The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-07
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with originality OF plot or incident In features
but deyelopes the pecuarites that for Colonel Sci
lers SO much popularity in spite Of the lugubrous
story in which that typical character was set 1.-THE
Mighty Dollar'' is attempt to introduce some char
acers peculiar we should hope to Washington into a
story Of the ordinary texture OF comedy drama and
from the rough sketch which has resulted IL s evident
enough that had skful hand undertaken the
work there not wanting materials to build up
work OF more than ordinary attractiveness Tho
new play comes from the hand of journalist which
ought TO have been guarantee against the introduction
of incidents that have been threadbare on the
stage. In tho play which Mr. woolf has given US tho
types Of character presented cannot be received
fairly representative Of any class OF society. 1t
has tho usual fault of attempts to satiriZe
our native falings and presents impossible combina-
tons OF characters in situations that could not well
in rural life. The plot of the work is so dfuse
that fails TO win and hold the attention Of the audience
The interest, therefore, depends chiefly on the detached
efforts OF the two leading personages whom should be
inclined TO pronounce impossible oven in Washington
II is no doubt matter Of great difficulty to
present character like the Hon Bardwell Sote with
out falling into exaggeraton, if tinged with vulgarity
but even in lobbyist there should be some redeem
ing qualities of mind or heart We do not suppose that
in Congress the mere fact that man is a rogue is
enough to secure for him influence or to make him
sought after by designing specuators and yet
in the character as drawn by the new
dramast there is nothing to redeem his offensive vul
garity 1t is due to Mr.. Florence who creates this
role TO say that he has done with it all that could
be done. His makeup was clever and artistic,
and he played with spirit. In presenting eccentric
characters upon the stage dramatists should keep
them as nearly as possible within the lines Of
good breeding and of probability. That a member of
Congress, even from the Cohosh district should so
picnic with very shabby looking dressing case and
perform his toilet while waiting Tor the arrival of the
other guests is not very probable and is certainly not
funny People who laugh at such exhibition and
slider 1t amusing must have peculiar of the
comical There was no serious effort made in drawing
the character of the Hon. Bardwell Slote than
To roughly sketch a character with which humorsts
have already made us familiar. As piece of character
zaon il is sadly deficient completeness and artistic
finish. The same complaint may be made generally Of
the play Its plot Is weak and without any strong
linking interest SO that the acts are well nigh SEPARATE
tabeaux. The language is commonplace and some
times open to the suspicion of vugarity. What fun
there Is is broad and the dialogue is marked by the
absence of terseness and brilliancy which have
rght 10 look Tor IN comedy. notwithstanding these
drawbacks the play was apparently much enjoyed by
large portion of the audience especially number of
what may be called alphabetical jokes, which
set up as pegs upon which to hang the future popu
larty of Sote But the jeu d'esprt belongs to that
class which make the judcious grieve though the less
thinking portion of the audience may applaud. Mrs.
Florence created the role of one of those silly
of fashion ''who have lived so
long abroad" that they have lost the good
manners OF their own country without acquir-
ing those of foreign lands. Her impersonation
OF this character marked by great deal of
ness, though 1t was open to the charge of exag
geration as the Bardwe slote of Mr. Florence. As
burlesque of American life ''The Mighty Dollar' will
probably achieve popularity, but not until it has
been very considerably cut down. Many of the sub
lines The Improvement would be Immediately felt
and the piece relieved from the dragging which last
night lnterfered considerably with its interest Owing
to the length OF the speeches and the unavoidable
delays attending a first nights performance the
curtain did not fall till midnight, which renders
il impossible to enter fully into a DESCRIPTION
of the plot and incident of the play
and therefore compelled conGne ourselves to
ganclng at the chief personages with whom strangely
enough the real dramatic interest has little nothing
to do The attendance last night large and consider
able enthusiasm manifested during the progress of
the new play which well mounted and put upon the
stage IN manner highly creditable to the management
Several of the of great beauty Nothing has
been omitted to present this American play with every
aid TO popularity and be that when the dialogue
has been considerably shortened and the action
rapid 1.-THE Mighty Dollar may prove fair success
The following is the compile caste of ''The Mighty
Doar:n-The Hon. Bardwell Sote ''from the bohosh
district" Mr.. W. j. Florence; Roland Vance, journal
list, Mr.. J. save; Colonel Tom Dart, Mil
lionnare Railway King, Mr.. j. c. Padgett;
Arthur Lemaitre, the world owes me liv-
ing and l must have it," Mr. W. Wallace Grant;
Hon. George Saville, member from Holowcore Mr. l..
X. Willard; Charley Brood lawfully bashfu awfully
sick and awfully nice, you know" Mr. Charles villers
George Washington Skidmore (civil rights( Mr.. j. W.
Brutone Lafayette Berry civil rights, Mr. F. Langley
Mrs. General Gildory, who has lived long abroad
Mrs ". J. Florence; Clara Dart, the Millionnare's
Mossthorn Farm (her first appearance in America) Miss
Annie Edmondson; Libby Ray, Libby Dear, 4" Miss
Edith Osmond; Laura Seabrght, LOT Fairfax" Miss
Pearl Eytinge.
LYCEUM THEATRE-oPENING OF THE SEASON.
Messrs. Grau Chizzola commenced their fall season
last night at their handsome theatre in Fourteenth street.
in which during the past year they achieved so many
triumphs Opera 6ou6e served the initial attrac-
ton and was represented by very charming work by
onenbach which has already been given in an English
form by Miss Soldene at the house But con-
sdering the wide disparity between the English per-
formances of Madame LArchiduc" and the one given
in the original last night the latter may be considered to
all intents and purposes first night The
story is an amusing one, beginning with the
inevitable rustic wedding, interrupted by
raid of handsome Amazonian dragons, who carry of
bride and bridegroom suspected consprators and in
troduce them to the Archduke much to their amaze
mcnt, as prescribed count and countess The rustic
bride, in her assumed character lady noble degree
wins the admiration of His Serene Highness, although
not exactly in the that Mrs. Grundy would die
tate. Being an original according to his own state
ment, the Archduke allows the fair rustic with whose
charms he is smtten, to assume his rank and power
and very nearly suffers in ugly scrape into which his
passion leads him. There is bewtchlng little captain
of Dragons four idoc counseors of state four con-
spirators in top boots blackencd eyebrows and long
coaks, and score of other characters necessating
large and well disciplined company. The cast
last evening follows Marietta afterward Nine
L'Archiduc, Mile Coralie GeofIroy; Giletti her hus
band NJ. De Quercy; Fortunate captain of Dragons,
Mile Duparc; the Countess, Mile. Nardynn; Count NJ
Roger Archduke NJ Duplan; Ponte1ascome, NJ Darcy;
Frangpano, NJ. Castel; Bonavopturo, NJ. Ludovic:
Bonardo NJ. Walter; Ricardo, NJ. Benedick L'Hote "
Davals; Panodoce, W. Adorcy; Andantno NJ. Gerard;
Cho-sa NJ. Leclerc Tutt Fruit, NJ. Kremer.
''Madamc LArchduc," although partaking Of the
nature of Ofenbachs later works, in proncness to
repeat former musical deds, has all the briancy and
sparkle of the Franco German composer, and is
thoroughly enjoyable from the to the fall of the cur
tain. In it may be found occasional of true
xFrifi in Of fla
pieces Mile. GeOnroy welcomed back to New York
where she had already established her musical reputa
ton by her exquisite creation of "Giroh6 Grotla with
heartness that showed that metropolitan public
do not forget deserved fayortes In her first coupets
commencing with "0u 10 vais, dainty little address
to her husband and her fellow mattresses flor
she was a pretty waiter gr) she displayed all
the humor and Dash of Aimee, without any quality that
might be termed coarseness greater degree OF sue
attained in the second act the sarcastic adj
dress TO the little captain, "Vous Officer nous
tache," in which voice, action gesture and drollery
inmitabe. Not in . Giro1e-Giroaan did
Mile Godfrey attain such standard OF assured popu-
larity as last night in Madame LArchduc." A new