New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-12
THE DRAMA.
vAI1ACK's THEATER-RAFAEL

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The French play that is known to our stage
a1,o Marble Heart" was represented on Saturday
-, ~ va,lacks Theater, under the name N "RafaeL
srna aSantaon Is new and il is understood to be the
o-t NJ Mr. Boueicault 1t differs nom that with wmch
~ nnlie Ia familiar In the arrangement OF few OF the
,rceuts and in much OF the text but II not Detter
D,v than the old one and We doubt II 1t Is IA good The
tim a, few fippant expressions few tints OF
n,r and some rather harsh and demonstrative action
or violent than refined has given the piece slight nov
V ~ FORM Mt soue sacrifice Of lis pse cast OF moonlight
COMMONWEALTH was its chief beauty The substance
sud the spirit remain the same The spectator "a invited
% observe and 20 pity the OF good man who Is In
,-,,,,ad with love Of bad woman. The
.,sota.le must 81 course affect different minds
an very different manner Unhappiy snch
state Of facts Is not unusa in human experience luis
NAV nrr.eDts IL In dramatic form. The general erect
va think is somewhat mawkish and very mournim' n
man whose and Will have succumoed to bis pas
mons ha ceased be manly and therefore has ceased TO
deserve either sympathy respect That there are times
xhen AL men become az straw. in the hands Of woman
that her power altogether the greatest That Is IN the
vorld-is not TO be denied; and the TACT only
shows how truhfuly describe ourselves when we ROAD
the Prayer Book OF Sunday, and crave little mercy
tcr miserable sinners" 1t should not be Disguised how
ever in plays OF Of them that this condition gnooe
The derinm Of passion not mans grandeur any more
man TO he drunk ia TO be inspired Had lover says
ymcrsop who was noble and free, would he we're
pobler than to love me-" Too much proml-
nence has always been given, IN literature
70 this business OF love- and probably the custom will
roptnua forever THE world" says Beediok, must De
oooo,ed and tho subject is OF universal interest Hence
the popularity Of such plays The Marble Heart" We
DO however look for It's long continuance at wal
,scNs Thcater now presented. Mr. Montague Is pio-
tures1ue and In the character Of RaGe but he Is
weak in the passionate portions. and he does not con-
yey the idea OF being In earnest. The best
nher JOrdan--WhO
eeponAly 1ne he gave the idea OF reality In
M Monaguos performance there is lack Of substance
The fiber IA small and, though the art Is very pretty
And finished and the sctsr looks like some OF the
mixtures OF Lord Byron the beneath the paroTysln
does not win sympathy; and when Aareo says
IL bore the listener II quite Of her opinion Marco
Wa vcaedingiy well acted by Miss Ada Dyss who pre-
s.ned lovely OF proud scornful, hearess tsnta
HING beauty. Mr.. Harry Beckett took new honors by
act!ue with fine simplicity, and with constant indca
ttpns Of most delicate and just perception OF the
passions and relations involved In the drama
TIE part known as ToioDe He was not as light
end elegant "a previous representatives
Of t have bcen but he built it the basis OF strong
kind and nature, and gave 1t veneer OF drolery
acted t with excellent precision and finish grace
fu and sweet personstiOn of narfe by Miss JefTeys
Lewis attracted general and cordial sympathy. Mr
Montague was recalled after exit and at the end OF
set fourth and his performance certainly received the
pubuc approval
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Nile. Aimee will reappear ut the Lyceuun
Theater the l4thlnst. in " La Johe Parfumeu-e."
MscEvoy's Hibernicon will be presented to-
might Robinson all This work has been seen before
his Oty and is known TO be faithful and interest
mx portTsuture Of the scenery OF Ireland
Mr.. Lysander Thompson's portrait of John
Mccullough, now exhibition near the corner " Broad
way and noDsquars, will he sent ~ san Francisco tbs
week The work is very credsble TO the arst.wao u
che Of Lyssnder Thompson the actor long since de-
ceased forgotten-and il Is an excellent likeness
Of the fayOrite tragedian.
Miss Nelson's remittance at Booths Thea
ter will I've made in the character OF Amy EObsdrt
Mr. George Rignold will take q benefit at
Booth Theater the afternoon OF the 3h Oh Apr,
when he will act Claude NeknOAe and Hta.Gn
There ia in Baltimore an actor named
Goshen whose hight eight feet and II IL recorded tEat
local boot black charged ten cents shoe for backing
he TAI oen1fITDss IN scene from "Genevieve" but
soesn't walk muoh for fear OF falling over himself
RistOri will return to the Lyceum Theater
TINS evening and give sddiuopM iaewea @ @ re-
sean viii therefore b. cOnsCcd She will act, IN the
rearss Of next week Queen Hlioabeh, L'eea Borgta,
Newark and on April 10 IN Brooklyn.
Miss Clara Morris lately acted in new
piece entitled. Marguerite" adapted for her by MT
barton Hin OF San Francisco. from French original
The u laid in saxony The heroine is wife who
damaged by adultery and subsequently, struck and
blinded ry lightning she strives to expste her matr1-
monia error by hunting up her ehild-whieh had been
stolen by gypsesaDd returning the same 10 her arlicted
husband Miss Morris conferred this boon on Buffalo.
The Olympic stage is absolutely pOpulOus
with variety performers Of the first class The current
programme teens with strong and attractive features
nus stage addresses In parhcnlhr me s
changed. and plenty Of them and to this multitude 1t
y positive blessing. Leons Dare the Worrel sisters
PoOles galaxy. and upward Of dozen new performers
ere announced.
Mr-arC FOR CINCINNATI