New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
THE DRAMA-MUSIO.
THE DRAMA.
LYCEUM THEATER-MR. TO

Mr.. J. L. T0ole began q short engagement
last night ct tho Lyceum Theatr appearing IN ono Of
tho pieces which he has already made popular In New
York. and In two character sketches never played here
before He was cordially received. and he kept his
daence heartily amused the laughter during the second
half of the evening In particular being almost contnu
ous As Mr. Toole is better understood In America the
popular estimate Of his ability rises higher and hizher
He is the OF such storms OF merriment ~
used to be aroused By the unctuous humor
Of Burton. His fun is OF quieler KIND;
Q little homely sentiment generally underHes
s BIT Of domestic pathos, the love OF husband ana
wife, the tenderness and Of father and with
him the natural expression OF gentle feeling OF quito
much consequence az the drollery OF comic sua-
ton His chief excellence is as deneator OF Enghsa
middle and low fe In certain OF its commoner phases
sometimes Its sbsurdities, sometimes hs more serious
features He takes bis characters from the ranks OF Tho
DE op and 1t for the people that he reproduces them
Tho three specimens which no presented last night
were all different and yet they all had sort OF family
likeness Tho first Harry Coke IN the familiar "OH
the Line" slight enough. but admirable In Its way.
The second was The ArthM Dodgcr In little one act
arrangement of scenes from Oliver Twist called Tho
Dodger." II has no dramatic consistency but en-
ables Mr. Toole to give ono OF the most lifeke and
amusing presentations he has ever shown us. The
peculiar variety OF ruian represented by The Ar"t
is not known TO the streets OF New-York, and
the sketch accordingly may perhaps be less thor
oughly enjoyed here than In London but 1t
bears intrinsic evidence OF It's own fidelity. and is
surely the living embodiment OF the character which
Dickens made so widely celebrated. Tho third
piece last night was farce OF Mark Lemons en-.
titled Domestic Economy" In which husband
and wife teach each other lesson OF mutual forbear
ance by exchanging occupations for half day,
Miss Johnstone going out to dig potatoes. while Mr..
Toole home to mind the village shop goverp
a troublesome boy. wash. bake, make @ pie, and st
tha q household.
What mess he makes Of 1t, and how he depicts the
cross and heavy peasant leave our readers TO I'M
agine. -. -
FIFTH AVENUE THEATER
The cast of characters in "The Big Bo-
nanza" Is "a follows:
Jonathan C,vansdes. ESQ.,. banker. broker and bond:
SsG e fact s % Sd % 'A''
s." "P O. s.,' &c, &c; in fact the reVresenis -,
Uncle Rynpe sag.Gcu, Oh Observation-Disclosures. M ". Dsgs
Bob Raggles straghs from the big BONANZA Ills -,
JACK XII n,S aDSs-li1 IN Hss. s.s practice RnSs
Of Dc G.ors; 81 P.,..
CrumDets valuable family retainer. Jelnag,
TsSsrt Upho'ersr d" p.T..,
john Pos Mr. saIl'.n
Mrs Lucrets oawai.dsr. vile Of the banker, With
Rssen. s soprs S ssaSStcr heroine Of io@soc. b;a
sHg a. the depot and lasting for eight blocks uts ~
Mrs Caroline cs~aiadei wife Of the Professor with
viss bsi dsasSsef hero Of.
Ss Sis.! De Win v':' po; @ds' To- Nell.
EhIi maid at the babseTs........ Miss unno'
OLYMPIC.
Last evening the Olympic Theater had q
new programme and evidently pleased large number
OF spectators In the new performance some-not too
much-negro minstrelsy Is succeeded bS mnastc ea
which in novelty and dexterity attain the plane OF un
paralleed" Pauline. little girl, displays her eques
trian skill and Gus. Williams tells, In his peculiar way.
his experiences q policeman andisaloonkeeper I've
amusing burlesques are also played and the perform
concludes with a new musical travestie, Little
Dick Turpin," In which all the company arc repre-
sented This piece, which pleases by it's extrsyagance
and defiance OF stage traditions, cordially received
Leading parts arc still OF assigned during the
evening to Gus Williams, Sol Smith Russell, Miss Har-
rson, and Miss Engel who are all so popular that the
manager limits the "eDcores" to two.
MACCABE
People are becoming better acquainted with
Mr. Maccabe and the attendance at his entertain
at Robinson Hall increases correspondingly An parts
OF the house generally we'll hlled The performance
now consists Of series Of impersonsSns which
we'll done as TO create tho illusion that ono has been
seeing number Of players instead oftne very versa
tile mau TIE characters WHICH Ere drawn from English
and Irish life, decidedly entertaining and excite
considerable hilarlty Among them Is the sententious
old gentleman. who betrays all the confusion OF an un-
practiced afterdnner speech maker the elderly maiden
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and the fascinating young man. who is not yet entirely
extinct These impersonatioDs succeeded by those
OF wandering minstrels, which have become favor
| ties with the NewYork public The melo-drama In
which Mr. Maccabo performs all the parts, gives the
best features Of the performances which delight so
many at the low-priced theaters. Appearing as an
Epelish railway porter Mr. Naccabe introduces some Oh
the incidents British railroad travel aud shows that
ventriloquism is not yet numbered among tue "Iost
arts This entertainment which needs no Great msntai
effort for It's enjoyment forms agreeable change from
| the graver productions OF the stage
BRYANTS MLNSTRELS.
In their cosy theater in Twenty -third-st,
Bryants Mnstrels continue their entertaining per-
formance which has been modified to be in keeping
with midwiDter and is envened with Jokes possessing
On agreeable degree OF freshness Songs, sentimental
and comic, with burlesques the drama are leading
very good The oddities Of negro character are anus
ngly introduced In merry making scene on t0e ME
| sissippi River In what seems now the olden tipe'
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
The dozen OF more performers who, under
the lead of Backus wambod and Birch form the COM
pany Of the francisco Mnsrels continue nightly to
personate the negro as one who IN turn sings good
comic or sentimental ballad. tells funny stories. and
makes witty remarks the topics OF the day The
.leading counsel" makes boistereus appeal TO his
| imaginary jury. and the "young actors burlesque
dramatic rehearsas absurdly as could be desired
The most recent novelty Is partomime, whicn pss
many OF the incidents or the London one thoush may
| lack It's brilltancy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There is no falling off in the popularity OF
"The Two Orphans" and the Union Square tTheaier u
still on the high tide prosperity" The shaughraun
is as lively as ever 1t will reach its hundredth repre-
sentation next week-At the Park Theatre Mile Geon
row seems TO have made bit, and " "Girohe Giroas'
shows all the symptoms Of run-Mrs RousoS mas oeen
IN Breokyn since the close Of her engagement At
| the Lyeeum.-Mr BarRum continues 10 exhlDlt rases
and other equestrian sports at the HppodrOmo--n''
! Charles Calvert sailed for home on Saturday