The New York herald., 1875-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
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Bu r or Ex-MAYoR A. OAKLEY HALL
The p, rk Theatre was thronged last night by an
nouience full Of curiosity TO see the new play OF
.sCrucib e. and witness the debut Of Mr. A. Oakley
Hal az actor The occasion was one OF great interest,"
Sor the appearance the stage OF man Ike mr. Hal
is sonnet hing not seen, and the result was wholly
uDexpe, The plot Of the piece is weak anc ana the
la1guag stlted and II the principal character
was IN the hands OF any one else =
would enjoy a very brief Mr. Habs ap-
earan &c before the ootlghts warmly geetea ana
he med quite At home in his new vocation uuIhs
the Or act but the OF the piece progressed nc
Gppar mtly lost that poise essential 70 success ~ ne
really gave him very little opportunity Tor
Ihe display Of dramatic fire and power
There were no strong nor thrlulnS sltuAtons
10 ar ke the spectators or sten attention. while
Ihe enouement 10 50 tameiy wrought ont snas ~ oe.
meaningless and inspid. me ulaosno ,sr" a.
time witty and Crisp anu nss e =,
= ew good scenes The nervousness OF q
nrst night naturally sgalns. hr hai IA ma making
any decided impression, but with time ne WIZ no
dor ibt achieve what all bis friends desire-success
he audience was peculiar and not at all Ike those
ust nlly seen theatre on a "hrst" night Two
rows Of the seats in the parquet were occupied by
ac'sors, and behind them were many seats occu,
pi ed by members OF the legal profession OF all
gr ades Both OF these classes came 70 satisfy their
cHiosty-the first criticize who had often criti
cized them-whe the legal luminaries were there 70
satisfy themselves whether the successful lawyer would
prove successful actor This portion OF the audience
was probably critics present Scattered
pyer the parquet could be many we'll
known Journalistic faces and they too critical,
though disposed 10 be kind and consIderate to one
they might claim as a member Of their Guild The
theatrical managers present of course came
10 Judge for themselves OF the merits OF the
new play and the actor, and tt curious
10 notice looks they exchanged the piece pro-
gressod The liberal sprinkng Of politicians through
out every part OF the house also another notable
feature Of the audience, and they unsparIng in
their the curtain fell for the last time Bet
the call Tor Mr. Hall and the demand for speech
hearty electrical one for all seemed anxious to hear
from him some remarks reference to the play aud
the new departure he had made in life When Mr.
Hall came before the curtain he seemed TO be embar
rassed and nervous which only natural under the
circumstances. Twirling his cap in his fingers he
gald.-
II have begun tonight 10 be no longer speech
maker excepting IN far as speak the words written
by others now ask your consent TO allow TO fulh
my words But thank you--I thank you with worry
ull hear-I thank you from the bottom of that heart
am no longer here convict except as fear, in
your estimation y
Among those present Collector Arthur Recorder
Hackett Harry Palmer George Weber, Joseph Tooker,
Commodore Garrison, L. J. Jennings, Gus Williams Al
Ecrnon s Sullivan, Benjamin Wood, G. L. Harvier w.
Florence Mr.. Sarille, Dwight Sanford, Robert Cut
ting, Jr Leonard Jerome. Thomas J. Creamer, Gun
ming 5. Bedford, exJudge Cardozo District Attorney
Phelps, G II. Livingston Thomas J. Hall and number
Df otherR