New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-30
TIE DRAMA.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-ARoUND THE WORLD.
q A very numerous notwithstanding the
whole commodious lower portions of the house,-congrc
gated at the Academy Of Music Saturday evening" to
witness the first exhibition In America OF the scenery
with which the spectacle OF Around the World"
originally presented at the Porte st. Martin Thcater In
Paris This scenery massive elaborate in construction
very delicatcy painted and in PORTIONS extremely bril-
liant Its obvious and ndspuabe merits may be said to
consist in somewhat unusual fidelity in tho copying OF
actual objects and in thoroughly artistic OF per-
spcctiye and color Its presentation Of tho steamengne
and the steamship among the best that haze been
accomplished our stage since Mr. Bout clult invented
and introduced the sensation" drama nd made stage
carpentry branch OF theatrical literature. It's views Of
the Indian metropolis, the city OF Calcutta the palace
gardens at Borneo. and the distant city OF Liverpool by
night such the eyes that love color and the taste
that perceive the poetry of landscape will finger
upon with unalloycd enjoyment. We limit remark. In
this instance chiefly to the scenery because the play OF
around the World is old story I. is, indeed,
known to stage through the medium Of other YER
but this adaptation does not very materially
differ from those which have preceded II In the public ac-
quaintance. The line of story is followed and the
same telling scenic effects made in both. IL should
be said though to the credit OF the piece now presented
that the rescue Of the HindoO widow and that OF the
prisoners captured in the assault the Pacific railway
train effected by plausible means and In more
rational style than in other plays NJ Vernes extava
CANA Of fiction The work should also have credit for
the now sccIc called the Cave Of Serpents I'm which the
herones fall into the clutches OF
scented with deviiish and terrific inccnuity-snd are
rescued by snake-chamer. This Is very fine and
very horrible The idea of making the American
prosecutor OF Fogg an IrishAmeIican ex-senator ana
New York politician has given yet another touch of nov
city to spectacle. Its professions are gorgeous
as to robes and very numerous as to persons, ana
its course is plenfully broken and diversified by
the sports OF female dancers To that the prescn-
taton Of this spectacle offered at the Academy OF
Music to extent effort TO revive the spendors
and the exctements OF The Black Crook VIII
not DO to mlsroprcsent the enterprise Large sums OF
money and prodgious aggregate OF labor haVo Dch OK
pended upon this un ler,ang, and the result is beyond
denial nc pageant Local play Gocrs have seen oettf
dancing and acting than revealed on satui-
day night at tho Academy OF Music but they nave sell
dom looked upon such handsome dresses and scenery
The manner I'm which the parts in such pay-so wildly
antastica and acted not, we presume
likely TO be considered of much consequence. Much
merit was percepble in the truthfulness of subsidiary
bits Mr. Owen Marlowe presented Fogg pllegmatc
and scrupulousy proper English gentleman md acted
with his usual metallic precision and conscientious ac-
curacy of detail 1t would should say he possible
TO reflect the character exactly with finer latent
spirit and there Just enough OF exaggeration In the
method OF the performance to make 1t effective ID SO
large theaer For tho heroines there are Miss Minnie
Conway who is pretty but not an actress, and
Miss Dora odthwaite who fair actress and pretty
woman Mr.. Rainorth neither eccentric nor fuhny
az Passeparto,a but Mr. Fitzgerald was very Ike the
local Irish politician Drake and comical In turbulent
way The lasted till midnight, and closed
with balletdauce in the clubhouse of the eccentrics