The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-01
THE ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG
BIZ THE aARRIcx CLUB.

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BIZ TIE aARR1cx CLUE.
We have nothing to retract from our hasty
notice of the performance Of this play by the
Garrick Club on Wednesday night. It was,
taken as an entirety, an extraordinary per-
Torrance, AID evidenced renewed efforts on
the part of our amateurs to attain perfection.
Notwithstanding the egregious idiosyncracies
of the dramatissr in classifying and distorting
the true character of the novel, the amateurs
were not misled where the original context
afforded them an opportunity for correct con-
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Mr.. Braughn, who for the first time played
the part of Manuel, surpassed himself His
Interpretation was faultless and his part was
read and acted with moderation which it
was feared he could not command through
out, and he faltered but once-in the castle
scere.4#
We are not surprised that he should have
weakened at this moment. Already standing
on the brink Of an abyss, be finds himself
compelled by the stage director to climb up
little higher, say twenty feet, in order that
his heroism shall be exalted by the increased
distance Of his leap into the moat. The sub
stitute who performed the leap has our deep
neutrality-suspicious. to the number o
rehearsals which he was subjected to- Mr.
Braughn's reading was Objectionable to q Ger
tain degree at times. In his monologues he
INDUCED too much in useless defamation and
pathos.
Mr.. Braughn dressed unusually we'll on
this occasion. although We must except to the
harmony Of sky.blue scarf with a brindle
suit. 1t suggested the idea of premium rib
bon at cattle show. Mr.. Onorato gave an
excellent conception of the bluff ex-army
doctor, and had the good taste of not being
as immoderate as the conception of the
drama,izer might have authorized him to be.
We may say the same thiog of Miss Roberts
in the Outre character of Mime. Aubrey, who
would, under no circumstances. have been
tolerated in the society OF the Laroque fam.
lily. It was capitally comical and not over
done. Mile. Heiouin found a personation in
Miss Vernon, professional of the old school,
who has retained as many of its faults as Of its
good qualities, and too generally interprets
the melo-drama in the tragical style.
We regret that we have not much praise to
bestow on Miss Doyle Madame Laroque) and
Miss Burton Louise Vaubsrgsr,) both anna
teurs. They certainly deserve credit for CON-
scientioasness but their elocution was very
defective This structure does not apply to
Miss Doyle in the first act, during which her
conception of the part of the indOlent Creole
was very fair, but her declamatory style and
staginess in the following acts were at vari-
ance with the character. We have but one
word to say of Mr. Colem ans Allan; it was
sober realization OF the old manorial servant
with Just little too much style in his clothes.
The trying, though limited role of Monsieur
Laroque found the csrefulness which ever
characterizes Mr. Buck, who personated it.
Il was certainly not overdrawn if few weak
points showed themselves in the death scene.
Miss Osborne may consider the part OF
Marguerite Laroque the best that she has yet
attempted, and there ia no doubt in our mind
that such parts are strictly in her line. The
curtain rose and many points Of her abilities,
which appeared to remain latent in scOo
prominent passages of London Assurance"
and "Clouds and Sunshine" manifested
themselves and gave assurance that the test
scene-that in the castle-would realize even
our exaggerated snticipations. The scene,
without being fiat failure, was nevertheless
tame and uninspiring-in strange contrast
with her explosion of feeling in the last act.
when she Acknowledges her love for Manuel.
Here, tone Of voice. accent, expression and
action were exquisite, and lett no room for
fault-6nding.
1t was another of her brilliant displays,
which emanate from her soul like meteoric
rockets bursting in darkness-but seldom
lasting longer. Miss Osborne puzzles Us.
Her very first appearance on the stage is win
sons; her every motion and gesture correct
and graceful, evidencing unmistakable cult
walton. Although glacial at times, her deliv-
cry frequently warns up to delightful inten-
sity; it is never boisterous. Volubility is,
however, sometimes mistaken by her for
spirited or enthusiastic utterance, and her
animation as often gives way to immobility
By.play is too frequently absent and effect
lost
Without wishing to be trivial, Miss o.
borne sometimes provOkes expecta ions like
unto the frequent and intense efforts OF Lord
Dundreary to sneeze-with the result so we'll
known to play. gosrs. And yet her faults can
not 6iispel our first impression that she is an
artisan artist of much merit, but who is
laborinQ under some unknown disadvantage.
There Is flaw somewhere which mars the
full ring of the true metal, and We think 1t
can be removed.
Mr.. Cowan, who undertook the part Of the
worldly De Bevannes, had carefully studied
his lines and understood we'll his part, and,
but for q marked awkwardness, which seems
to overcome him whenever he dons the mod
ern attire, would have been complete. Yet
no, for We suspect that if Margue rite Tilted
him finally, il was due mainly to the fact that
he dyed his NOUS ache black or his hair
blonde, we don't know which. Women never
forgive men. who dare to assume their pre-
negatives.
Taken altogether, however, the Romance OF
Poor Young Man was performed in manner
that justifies the rivalry and emulation which
exists among our amateur clubs, and which
now attracts to their performances apprecia-
tors of the drama that were wont to flee from
amateur dramatics, such as were presented
in former times.
Mr.. W. P. Freret, the well known real estate
broker, agent and appraiser, will remove to-mor-
row to No. Commercial Place, and will issue bis
Rent Bulletin on the 18th inst.