, 1875-01-10
An IRISH PLAY.
L PICTURE OF oTHER DATB,

HrtH<n for Tic TRIBUNE
Some thirty years ago (dear me-. how Tins
does fy, to be sure y it was my good fortune to
spend few Weeks with military friend OF mine
tacu q1artered at the Porto Bello Barracks in Dub
lin. The most lively recollections of my visit
np still retained, for indeed Dublin, ancient as
it is the Eblana OF Ptoleuy), is d beautiful city,
snd it's surroundings are not less worthy Of ad~
mi1ation. The bay is simply magnificent, and,
NTH its neyerfa;ling feet OF sailing-vesseis and
steamers
=. On pleasure or On profit bound,
md The rieing ground OF C1ontarf to the north
sast for its frzu'., presents picture On which
the ere may well love to lingor.
Inland excursions we're frequent, and well re-
Earded we're they by the attractive ricturesque-
nsss Of the scenery. Tho lakes the Elarney-
1tone, and thosss 1ncomprehensib1e round-tow-
En-, whose history and purpose are alike myB-
tsry, claimed and freely received all due consid-
staton and regard, while the Meeting OF the Wa
te1a ia the Vale Of Avoca fairly stirred up the
aivlne Afaatus, aud made unwonted poets OF us
Ill
In the piping Zines Of peace, garrison duties
Hs seldom severe, aud amusoments with
nut end are permitted. and even Pre-
szabed, both for the officers and the pri-
atas- Libraries, tennis courts, Backgrounds,
Ind what not. are provided for the man, while
ne officers may extend their recreations ss far
beyond these az their pirate incomes may JUS
ny them in doing, always provided the rules OF
ne service are properly kept in view. Thus,
ndins to hoands, steepla and hurdle races, and
:ener coEnate e1citements, are far from infre-
suhnt. -
= :: Of the histionic art led the van.
*The p,:1y-the plays the thing"
: Tery commodious It<ae theatre was mpro-
" seeed, corps dranatique soon enlisted, and the
season was opened under the most favorahle
eusp1ces- The ofchestz4 was supplied By some
"oe OF other OF the regi1nentsl bands, and, con-
s7ancntly, it WIS always excellent. The scenery
*as admirably de1lneated, aud very mastery
saeets we're ready ut any time to be produced; !;
We artists being in all cases amateurs, since no
taosess'onal aid Ct any sort WIS ever called in
-ne nfse performance happened to be the PLY
" 9ohn Buil, =" in which. or rather after which,
incident occurred which MAS sufficiently
nsale7ous ~ to Justify its being noticed en- passd,A
ona part Of Dennis Bulg,7ad1ery was assigned to
EGA%- UDonnor, Of the til Light Infantry.
.o", oConnor had ell the qualifications fer
os ~saaeus except the tsifing ones of verbal men,
~ ~ End some sort Of diecre:1on IN stage situa-
~ - What absurd interpretations he made, and
aos entirely he would sometimes confound the
prauaaffer, ~ well as his ie.low-p1xyers, to say
~ :! OF h1s apparent total Inconsistencies
@ntE Whereabouts on the tstagc. It boots lne
aA now 70 toll. The roars of laughter which
xo~ned rs, h's blunders Of text, or ready, though
w dwz5s appropriate, substitutes therefor,
s..; e accepted by him as SO m,s.h applause. hon.
~ tIos earned. and hs never failed to acknowledge
W snonta az merrinent as susza By the funniest
- .aaa that can be imagined. He Was, besides,
~. ready It speaking that he had been
s ICED By the s:age-manager TO announce the
s3 psea md tho avaning OF ih performance.