, 1875-08-17

Int It Ii not Interesting. t,orgtcred m Il wuri
Of art. II III heuesth criticism. 1t hat na plnl.
Y1o iii s aqt ay up t' ne
t,oor dlRlnatrIs. ateerforth. f.ittio Imly
regeottyy. Ham mud Mh % t'numidgo .L;'
corne forward .gain IN tho mimic ,., wotll
~ nAtaraI as life. The ssronEoas s,tua.son r.
Just aa plainly taken from tho "crickot OIL tho
Iftartf,.' Tile sccno is tho fnnlona one In which,
,1oIln rerrybing'e iH lod to suspect Dnt Of mil
olhy. tat haa]; nase up ~ fTana fssh,at' l,,1,
o to obiectton of courtc. to taking material in
this freetlanled manner from Ulokons OF from
any otller master Of fiction. II II we're skillfuy
tsei afttrNatds THIS author OF - Tim lonfyn'
-o:. 1arl.ps y may 10 tse atlartes -laa not
conceded ti!is mucls. Though tho whofe stmoa.
plero of tho play in Englirh. tho accs,o IN slo-
lonly Ind in Ametiea, md Tho time Is
fixed during oHr civil War. rln!s wo have
rorlatkahIe neonxrnAea encl, aa halls 's1ures'
~ "AI,pte.Irco 1nn." and a traaIt'onai Eugliah
father louriHhihx RA happly aY ca't be III tho
heart of America. It may 10 III Sebraskn OF 1t
may ho IL u a1ne. Int HoInnwhnte tn Amerca ~e
know the action mist bo; for tbs hero sights In
I'rout u1cs tho provincial dialect which cottepv
has associated with Lancashire on the American
eta3e: yet tho piay.bil aayn, "l!aco anil time,
Mn.otiis in ls13" Tho ply il l.o.shy e"osgl:
.'ennT The maid Of tbo Arplo-Tteo
lun., lie ia young and rich: nnd o. d.
pendent upon his teBty old father. Hho
xocially no match Tor Tom. Tho aessy old father
IL mrlel and believes 1iB ron IL engaged iu a
tiitrcputablo lovo affair With aomoboty unknown
to lin. Tho il t,ianerited. joins tho Cilio'
1--we receives ls fathers blcss1hR. and In happy.
Theua III M entire abuenco OF motive fur tho
action from beginning to end. The sesty ola
father had decent fohAnn for diE.hfler1tng bis
tax f1Hff
rho ron has no exeuBo. unlesa 1t be supposed
slat IN il totally deficient in commou-aenso,
for deceiviug hs father Tho PLAY, as Nc
as' saia. has ak aIs0'uloly l',,.,nn. no plot;
an occasional touch Of pathos which redeem it
from utter badllesB; aud this fs as much II eau
honestly te said forit.
Tie new company will DO with .1s yct for many
mnnsIH, and thsro will la ample Tina to discover
both til strength aud Ito "csl;ncsa. To judge
It by itH iirnt appearance would bo manfsHtly
unfair. Bomo Ut tho ladies' wrro nervous. TheT
| had good reason to DO. Seldom Ia an nctrcss
| large number Of ladies' and gentlemen teong-
inE to tho profession woro preAent; and tho az
tot'lanco Of old play.goerB. who k1Iow good act
ing when they geo It, was unusually large. Cndcr
| tho circunntanceg. a!lconcerned sc1uitto1 them.
| Tclves with credit. NJ: Chinponda'e as old
| }rnryA Air. james as Tom I'en,yn, Mr.. Cole
man az John jA9e Temple ian eccentric old Iaw-
yar>. Mrs Ada Gilman aa Kitty Pro4f, and Atiss
i te'sn iraey aa Jeuay were pei5naa s ~ 9nat "a
oouo ~ e1pectea' AZ nny sate ac .nua ..ieu w ~
| filled.
| ...e.-.-,,
| Hootexs. o,,.
/ !Ae re-HPPeatanee VI Ai. JOIN cli'on "aa
welcomed by full Louso last n'gh1 and tho
| cutsy Of tke comedian upon tho atagc WAS the
etpnn1 for n storm Of Anf,]ause that abuudantly
| ot:n., -, .,,..;. I'll ~. ..,.o
sss'AAeo !.t' P'pa'A'tsf VIZ eAi'"so t''of .
WHO declared tue fact that hn appfee'at'To
| aud f8vorably disposed audience would sit in
Judgment fupou tic now play in Which ho pre-.
aaptaa h,maa1f fol +ho natron,oo of thnai,c,
T.'es. .n 1ss s,s 49,
soetb' 3na1 tAe e'lecs u! 'Ao oth'oA upo'' sne
aultenco "aa aotnoThas Disappointing was eTi'
dent, aud this In spite OF tho fact that a1r. Dillon
nfuscd h,,nnr md 3role,v i4,to MI tho scenes ia
,,lto,, ho .rnos,o5 ,,l tbat sonh ~ tho a,tu..
"o'eh ~ epF.a' .e' auo eo. 80 esaa
t'ohs were PFoouctl'e OF hearty amusement
Tho fault is in tue play wbero so much is sacF''
| iced to iutcuaify thu in.oteat that tue 10
cumuIatiou Of Iuconcruitics distrncts tht
nttn,,,;or o,d m,,a ,,,a c,,,av ro n,
o''eaepa a'!a MAIN -" enu'a~' ~ III
to leaTo m impression OF crudity and incom
| pleseucaA. The rule OF dramatic construction
tuat requires that tho tienoucn1eut Of tho pio
shall be concurrent with tho cuI,niustiou of tht
nnterest IL antirely icnorod b. The tarno aDt
commonplace tableau with which tho drAms
ends. II by any propriety Of language "tableau
can be applied to tic lncongrt,oun grouping, in a
! cosuor of tho stage, with which tho action Ut tht
| play closeB.
4 detailed skotch Of tho plot vas given in lasi
Sundays TRIDuaE. Il is 1t presens ouly noces
sa7y to state that the p!ay IL cue of those
olabofatc impossbsit;es OF tue detective class o1
tlra,nus, iu which scoundtelH with amazing taciI
ity contrtvt to pass themselves otf as eontiemon
and nobleu,cn, and nearly marry beautiful hoir.
asses, rhou tue detectiyo stcEs on tho scene II
tho laat act aud uumaskB hia siIlainy leading
him OF to Jail, whilo tho beautiful heireeB fa1ii
!u tho arms Of her tue love.. The detective
| b1atneas fH favorlte substrntum for plot, as Il
admits OF great degree Of complication aud nj
mnny incongruous effects that can be 1aliet
| upon to provoke mirtn Tho uao Of tho do,
tSc,iye mode By W,lkio Collins i1 xou,o OF liz
novels for iustanco, shows TINT q high dogree o
interest can be wrouRl. in from tbs material
but tho conception oi MI iutrc1to plot, so.nt
startling situations. nnd humorous episodes arc
not sufficient for the construction Of q goo<
drama, Tho skiliful playwright begins his Worl
with tito coust.l1ction Of q frsmewora, but Ae il
careful to cover It veil and in tho complete er,
| nf rnt,,raInesa md rrot1h;Iikv surrnnn1 tht