The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-30

teile or what yer, to the tips OF her ,svs,.ai
shoes she shines and Qlistens like n nr,rc.as a.,
fairy tale. Mrs Gaforv 10 not Mrs. MoIon,o.,
III she were, II would be bstter A.uta -.
speaks her French, always lugged in nv thu .ar.
ana interpreted forward, as well an aha car,
ana would, doubtless, be surprised IL .nv ons
were to criticise II. She is eood-natur.d. tan
der-hearted, vulgar hammered person with bush-
els OF money and nothing to do Her Intaryiews
with Ltbbv are tlresome and m on otonous Tbers
are three Of them, each precisely like the other.
Her desire Is to have Libby marry Lord CdtrnS
0orm and tho Lord would not object. Ltbbv
prefers Chdrieu Brood, but as Charley is bashfuI
and chicken-hearsed, the poor girl has rather .
hard time of II. Mrs. GNforp 10 blunt She re-
fers to her happy management Of her departed
husband, tells with Rlee how she clinched dos
nestle peace by locking up his wooden les
whenever she went out, and shocks every sensi-
tive nearer by Dreposterous recital of the man>
ner OF his burial In an air tight metallic casket-
In her endeavor to serve her friends she mixes
matters terribly, and finally, after an amusing
courtship and a public proposal, accepts the
nand OF Slote, quoting his favorite bit Of
slang, " by large majority" Mrs. Florence
enjoys playing the Gtlaorp. She has a peauti<
iui nHure' which she dresses In mans
ner calculated to cause the shaps Of
She airs her French to more or less advantage
ana she typihes a class OF women exaooerated
OF course, known and read Of by all traveIied
men and women.
Mr.. w. r. Floyd's Interpretation OF ba.bfus
Charley Brood Ia the charm OF the piece. 1t is q
picture Of ingenious shyness and modest re-.
TRACY such we have never seen before. Miss
Josephine Baker invests Libby Ray with sim ole
beauty telling In pretty ways and with consid-
cradle art the story OF a young girl who believes
in helping her lover to his fate, and does It. Mr.
Weston has little to do, but seems to be a palms.
taxing actor. MIR. CIrrolls villain won't do. IL
Is impossible to make a rascal out Of such mate<
rial. He reads well. acts properly, underst lndx
bis business, and conscientlously does It; BUT
he looks as honest as the sun. Mr.. shannon's
Col Dart Is a bluG, soldiery bit Of acting well
conceived, and well acted. Miss Ellen Cum
minis Is an Oregon TRANSFORMATION, petite, grace
ful, and earnest. She does not look her part,
but as there Is nothing In it she cannot DO
blamed for making little Of IT,. Miss lone Burke
performs minor part gracefully and sweetly.
The rest Of the East have even less to do than
some Of these we refer to.
As awhole, the Mighty Dollar" Ia a disap-
pointment to the analyzer, a qualification to the
auditor, profit to the author II has no lite
rary merit whatever. Its sentiment hollow, its
epigrams dull, its written humor forced. None
OF Its situations are dramatic, none Of them are
especially amusing. Its dialogue In general 10
vapid, the only redemption being the spscialties
OF SIote and GtRo,p. Over $4,000 have been
paid by the public to witness It's productions
Doubtless Ave times that sum will be paid IN the
coming nvs ye RS. Attracting such general at
tention as It does, drawing such enormous sums
from the people as IL does, we conceive that per-
haps 1t may Claim t. rank high hereafter among
the curiosties OF the stage.
In museum It should be invaluable.
NsNsIEUR K