, 1875-03-09


ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Tim norformnncn NJ I'm :. 1}ilied Aon" nt I'm
a,.a.,n,. ~ rl,,,. i.t.es,,sa -. ~ a,,t. -
Hssa'.a s, 4ue. usa'. .ns,oaueea W Nv psup'o u
ln'ca8o no" actor and genuine dramatic ore
alton. This much no are constrained to aay Of
Ar. Kaymond'a characterization TINT 1t IL dig.
sInct, and original. and truo and. therefore,
tl,at II ia a pufs creation. The novel known as
tho "dildcd Ago tho tont production OF Marx
Twain {AIr. CtemonB} and Chhr1os Dudley War
ner. fol- from tbe prcss heavily II It yas not
atill-born. It at leaat Ind nat auf1,c,on,
v,t.,itv !, s,-.,r, H. a,,.,s 49,, a.,,.s
7!tahty 20 sussl7o tho gusts hnu calms
Of popular caprlco. Tho dramhtlzation which
1lark Twain attesward malo Was at tho start
scarcely moro successful. The play vas accept
cd by tho public as 8 ,s:t specimen of the mod
eFh soc'cty afama anu th'a ess'fnato' VIC botles",
was correct It 30 happened that tho part Of
Col. Mul1erry Sellers was assigned to III. John
T, llaymopJ. an actor of recornfzed merit WIN
had bean waiting ror a ci,.nco In! ,hoao mauv
n"a peou "14''1' 4ot c"al'o7 ~ 'oeso many
yoass'-Wcary ycaTa theJ must llnre heomod to
him. Tho hour ind the man we're both come
Mr. Raymond indiviluaI.zed bis past-lost him,
aotr Il, i, 10 rim .tocl o1n,o,,,o,, i.-a,, thn w.
a,,lt 49, ~ 49, 49,. =. r. ~. ~ o,'s'
s".s "as 10" o1sn 1or tae aetof anu 1ao pay.
Perhaps thu moHt noticeable feature Of Mr.
nsymonds porsraitnro IA It's faithful preaenta-
actor. Mr. Raymonds Col sellcrs IL not mo1eIy
m audaciouB, uuscrupuloua apeculator, aud i
prodig!ona liar, and al ntnaBlng brag9a1t: lie is
an,asss al s an, and much more eesae Is % lies arc
binding them together, aua in semo met. measure s
juatifying them, IL nsertw,uod tho n,an's uu-
bounded self. contidoncc, and caav crelulity
and unta,ling generosity. lie ia not
wAo!ly bad: Even big failinys, lean 10
closor than brother. rs vol Ill tAc tlmo
Of adgersity as in prosperity in short, ho IL NO
insinuatinE end plausible rusca and has 10
many eood qualities, that ho will pans In tho
FELLOW. attor ALL"
When wo haye said this. we bare said enough
to SHOW t1ut Col. Sellers, as exhibited BY Mr.
Raymond, ID q typical American cGasac.
cu.nstances of our civilization. The class
OF men to which this type belongs camo tnto
ezistcnce uiep "tho RESOURCES Of tno oouutry"
first began 70 DO aoyoloped: aud will continue
Into por1nanont ahape Or until ' the 1esourcca
Of tue country" arc Ill developed. 1t IL tho
Bnu1e character, under varying aspects, which ap-
pears III Dlckens' American Notes" and IN tic
Yolutn{lIouH chronicles of tic Wasbinrtnn lolhv
alti III Mark Twain'a ''Gilded Age"
Wo hare not ttmos to notice IN dotail this tuorn-
Ing tho particulars OF tho perforu,auco Inst
night Mr. Raymond waH uiways easy, careful.
and sustained III l,is c1oEta. Ills Yoico has tlnt
and ultuatioua. and tahlnnmx' an1l th,t a"rt -;
rubbish. in which tho play abouudp vero alI
effectively Rendered. Il wan, tn this respect. iu-
~ t,o ~. ai,sc-,n,n.,,n , "ayona oisappolnt'
ouce' HI ,,,,re thnn occ u ova1s.,s,aa., .s aa
. point Ill tlo matter of pa,,sua viii,
tho evident rurloHo Of forging applause. Thia
,, Waa mahicsIiy tho ease o. tho coao Of hfa sub
trn,,o ". ~ ,ho ~ tIaa @ i1os .ousaans, apob.
Tho trial scono, in wLrl Nlr, Tayn1or1d wss, in
our opinion, ''most perfectly ridlcutous."-lf
no mny 10 permitted that pnraso out Of tho
Houhs @ ,auses " o%a M oona"aa aonoThat INJURED
natn nlaycs ard l. alsn er ss;t y, tne nnposa
to tho charge Of boing some .bat 'yet,lonc'
Outside Of Col. Mulberry Sellers aud Lii. John
Nnyino'd. who ero TOR q! Practical purposes ono
,a, 'rs W 11o t.a a tacfo III xors ttlo IN tho
heavily when Wr. nnTmona Nv .a fn9 ~, asaseso nn
stage; but tl.ia w,ls not to DO rocrottel M .nnn
SINCE It relieved the ponotony Of The character,
sna tehaefe1 s hlh return most welcofne: AE.
crc1i.tnhlv. mi, M!ss ;neoy} aef''l.tou nanhe!1
was csr1,ost and conscioutianss T., I'n. ,a) %.s)
lion OF tho psrt, - IVA 'A''' r s'"'
Before closing, word Ia private with Mana
ger Gardiner; Please have TINT !usightly and
sar,s III. n 'Fovs o. yoar Theatre
como in cariisoos from, IT. ao"s Si5a ~, WOO
precaso tho faYur.
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|, ~ e "osay ttla'1su'sheo tu!s lasess Vsa-
ast san ,,s1u ssaso t1om t1nesanu' opened
'"'' o'eun6 ~ *no slcAee 1aeatfo TO houso BY |
w ~, "eaus eaue4 10 What tlo esent deserved.
,ocdiug nights vii mos. certainty rsn,oSv % r rlo
lramn in whict, sl,o ,nodo Inv ia .,s |
IL rL,,..a e. a.. s4 '"as "VpeAsance
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