, 1874-11-01
REVIEW OF ADJUSTMENTS.

MooRCROET" AND THE CRITICS
| For the past two weeks the newspapers {
New York, Manager DAILY, and Bronson Howard
ths drAnatist. have been indulging in discus
aion marked by intemperate language on th
one side. and in general by fond self-adulatio
on the othex. The discussion is interesting t
people living away from Nav York, ipaamueh a
it relates to that somewhat indefinite. and, as th
New York critics would have us believe. uuat
tainable, object, an American drama.
The Cause OF all this discussion is Rrouso,
Howard's latest dramatic composition,
aooncRorr,"
which WAS written for Mr. Daiy's COMPANY
aud WAS played for the first time fortnigh
ago. Its production gained for It the unanimou
condemnation Of the criica,-tLo Tribune, Her
aid, World, and Times apparently wing With ont
another IN saying unpleasant things, not Of the
drama only, but Of its young author, Mr. Brou-
son Howard. This gentleman's primo otfense
seems to be that he was formerly connected With
| the journalistic profession in Ee1 York, having
occupied good position, it We arc correctly in.
| formed, on the Nor York Tribune. It ID per.
| haps for this reason, together with the marked
! ability Of its critic, that
THE TRIBUNE
| has so completely distanced it's contemporaries
in tho Eork OF deriding the author and condemn
ing his American drama. OF the merita Of tho
piece We can know nothing. The critics, 10 their
very evident desire to crush 5lr. Howard and bis
drama out Of existence, have kept the world In
total darkness ~ to its merits or defects. They
have treated it with very general denunoiation,
never condescending to particulars in one in
stance. Nor, all that the Chicago public knows
Of Mr.. Howard is comparatively favorable. It
knows something more than New York does. It
haa seem md ,anphad oxor usar,+oo. " nd a,-
:s.s 49,. s .f': 6e' 0uo
Joseo INC eooo tn1ngs ID 1ne piece even while II
may not have accorded 1t unqualified approval.
1t has also seen another comedy. Diamonds, ~
The third piece, "Lllan's Last Love" was nro.
duced ut Hooleys Theat1e. IL this CITY. for lie
first time. and. being yerv fair niece wfth manv
merits had hearty reception From these
three dramas. especially tla last which was
more proteutious tnap Tho two former md cnn-
timed eyiderces of deener tbnuoht fooothor
with better knowledea of dramatic conetr17c-
ton, no were I'D to regard Mr-
Howard as promising youns dramatst
with every prospect OF future distinction. We
are surprised to learn, therefore, from the Trib-
Wa shorld nrefer TO meet with rio vorL .hout
the year l9l3."
From the eager msnner in which his last nm
fortunate piece was damned. and from tia caro-
ful avoidance Of Ill mention ~ Of tt tho ~ niece. ice
which was not brought out il New York. ve f; fsncy
We detect
THE Asrxus op TIE ATTACK.
Mr. Howard 10 far defed tie nrnnrietias aa
to trust to provincial reception for bis Lest
avoidance Of his drama. .Dnam-Taps" which ~s
hara not sean .n3 w1ch 49, 11ra, $500 -"
time in toxn aot ,ne I'M
critics. in measuring Mr, Hovard's ability. haYe
carefully confined tnemaeves In .S,rerora1 s,5 |
i Diamonds..' W,v il thin7 II wo,1d a1,nnsr "uq
seem as though thew had been WAITING for |
an oDportunitv Ia convince tho anthor of fbas.
two farcical comedies that tr1,e criticism could |
only be found in tie metropolis. II Mr, Row
ard stl,l donhts This nronoa,tion l,e na,,., ~
al that they had .daaL sasa him for ooooay but
Of no account can read ihe criticism ~ tbe Va
York press upon "Moorcroft without cand,dlv
Admitting that just and impartial criticism i
Their exhibition Of calm ANALYSIS and nd unbissei
udemeut carries CONVECTION win il Az ne,.essi.
y Of the case.
Mr. Howard. in a card tn the Nav yorl,
Tribune. eelects for The benefit nj tho I. s,,oni
,ovs' =. I. ninn,es J" and nannio ~ IT, aa. esuo
yhataver. who fail to Ta"ar, ,hasa ~ a.so. assa
nfallibic 'AAe7o p"pe'" ID
soxr or TIFF pus.arx
,h;ch have h.an uaad ~ no,,nao.;,,, ,-;., L.;
rama,;c afTorts s;,,eo ion rTIaa - "i.n 01H
no Hare ara sonna - th.x1 ~ ~ W. n@.!el
nRh,sh =. ). t,ross ,nd 1',1aax ..ls ans uea1len1
nn,fo, n,,tv 81 ;mhac,1;tv ~ :. r;.15s a.ue
contemnofaneons tnmfooiarv - !. ;,,ana
,r1;tr ~ 81 ~. -;: AoA1o ao@
o1,.r" :. .o,,oo,hsSr sn1o4En = aolse-
s;ckan;ng nrsr,;ty y .ta ~ VI :. nsn
eut that in rho ..aonit uro b;r, - w. ~ ~ ~ |
nrt nraaa r. Hn1ard I,,a ~ i,a I.d1 - sns 80"
TT. 'A' '4~>f . "aso 'a'''e
In addition to this onslaught upon .aroor-
. ..sSA+ - o A' Hoo@@ eAAFo4A ~ aecuse the