The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-23
Milton Mobiles,

| NODIts anu MS gita' NcW orb company
on Thursday evening, resulted in filling
the Athcneum to its utmost capacity last
night, with an audience comprising all
Of the best elements OF our society
Having witnessed second performance
by this splendid company, we are pre-
pared to cordially endorse the glowing
encomiums that the press throughout
the East and West has layished upon
them. 1t is, indeed, model organiza.
ton The dialect songs with which
Mr.. Schwartz commences the entertain
ment, are very happily rendered. The
make up" bearing and manner are all
! Tcutonic, while the vocaliam is far supc-
| ror to any performer in the same line
that we have heard.
The sparkling little farce of the "Two
Cousins" followed. introducing Messrs.
Ernest aud Gerald Byne. two very clever
English comedians, who created a furore
upon their appearance at the Theatre
Comique, New York, some three years
ago. During the action of the farce,
which occupies but twenty minutes. Mr..
Ernest Bync presents four strongly con-
trasled female characters. Each toilet is
model of elegance, and the rapidly
with which the changes are effected is
simply astounding. while his appearance
is that of a thoroughly lovely woman.
Indeed, many in the audience stoutly
maintained that he was woman-that
no man could be 80 intensely feminine in
appearance, walk, GESTURE and voice.
These gentlemen, however, would only
need to meet Mr.. Byne upon the street
to be fully convinced of their error. Mr..
Gerald Bync clever light comedian.
and capital vocalist. divided the honors
OF the farce with his brother. His idea
of a light, sparkling clio, to get the audi
encc Ill good humor for the commence
ment OF the drama, is very happy one
indeed. And now we come TO the actor
author, Milton Mobiles, and his truly fine
drama Of "Bohemians and Detectives"
The title Of the play, and the name of
the hero Jim Budsoe). had led us to
expect something on the scalping knife,
blood and thunder order. but our sur
prise was complete and happy. From
trst to last the action of the drama l. as |
quiet and coloquial as rip Van Wrinkle" |
There is plot full of interest. which |
commands the attention OF the audience
from the very opening scene. The per-
sons represented are all thorough types of
American character, Just such characters
As we encounter in our every day walks
OF life, but especially numerous
in and about New York city. In the |
prologue Mr.. MOBILES presents II. a picture
Of scedy New York Bohemian, and |
gives a most amusing and faithful por-
tralture ola class Of men TO be found i'm |
all large Eastern cities Il sort of istcllect- |
nal vagabond; man who has seen
betterdays. but who, by force of crcum-
stances" becomes Bohemian, because
previous training renders physical labor
an imposslbility. We find him
ensconsed in garrett in
baxter street, writing a con-
'inued story for sensation paper. |
There is something strikingly original in |
this situation. Mr.. Mobiles is alone before
tue audience for at least twenty minutes:
while the eNtravagant situations into
which he gets his heroine, in his attempts
TO escape the ''hcayy villain" and his
witty. running comments suffice to keep |
an audience in Il continual roar of laugh. !
ter for that extraordinary length of
time.
The various characteristic expressions
through the play will undoubt-
eddy live among us for many months to
come. Altogether, we think we are but
echolng public opinion in saying that Mr..
Mobiles has given us the most satisfactory
offered TO the public of this
city FOR many years. Mr.. Mobiles closes
his season hi, evening. and leaves after
the performance, on the Belle of Mem
phis, for Memphis, where he opens on
the 2j.h Tor one week; thence to New
Orleans. To such of our citizens rs have
not seen Mr.. Mobiles in his great Amer.
lean drama, we would earnestly beg. do
not let this occasion slip. for the chances
are that it will be many days before such
4 company again visit Us.