The New York herald., 1876-09-13
AMUSEMENT rs.
MIR. CoGHLAN IN "MoNEy.

MIR. CoGHLAN IN "MoNEy."
splendid audience welcomed the first appearance
OF Mr. Charles f. Coghlan in America at the Fih Ave.
Theatre last sh lie made decided hit His Alfred
Evelyn. in Money! is not better than that OF few OF
celebrated actors it exceptionally fine
performance. Ho has fine face, which recalls tho
portraits OF John Phpot Curran alright and unusually
expressive eye and mo sic features Ii is an actors
face and ali good actors have kind OF iamily like
His gestures few and swift, aud his defect is
"a certain awkwardncss, or rather angularty, Of
ner. He is an intellectual actor. His methods arc
earnest honest and true. There is insin.
ccrity IN his style, and he commands re-
spect by his dircctncss and power. There is a
manness about him that particularly
admire and no is free from the tricks with which
vanity seeks to compensate for tho conscious want Of
skill Mr. Coghlan is the best actor I'll AT England
has sent America for several years. In tho second
act where Alfred Evelyn tells the story of his lilo
and love, he made deep impression, and was called
before tho curtain at the end oil that act and when
the curtain dropped upon the fourth. If the
interest declined after the second act 1t the
fault Of the actor much that Of the auth or.
Moucyn declines and has its nti-clmax in the fourth
act Tne auditors anticipate the end Of the pay and
Buwcr only stretches their patience not their interest,"
upon the rack.
Teunyson in a poem published in Punch but sup
pressed long ago. described Lord Lytton he padded
who wears tho stays" lhls padding we see III
all his plays 1t is Ike kotZcbuo IN his Stranser''-
half false and half true. There was one situation OF
which Bulwer very tond-iho separation
OF lovers by misunderstanding. 1t is SO IN
the "LaIy of Lyons" in 'Rcheieu" and It
Is so in 'M0ney," He plays upon tns theme
good voice sings beautiful melody slightly out
OF tune. In y fred Evelyn We find some touches Of
Hamlet aud ol Timon OF Athens There Is an impress
sion inadc OF more artlcc than OF art. Sill money"
has great merit 1t Is elective, II has clever dialogue
and strong elects and when 1t is Well Played it never
fails TO interest the audience
Tho performance by the Fifth Avenue company
generally good. Mr.. Charles Fisher especially
capital Graves, and he and the 'Sainted Maria" did
much for tho success OF the revival of the play Mr..
John Brougham was, Of course capital and made the
selfish character OF Mr. Stout moro pleasant than 1t
ought to have been. lf Iago Is nothing II not critical,
John Broughan is nothing II not genial Mr.
Davidee excellent as Sir John Vesoy, aud Mr. Bar
rynore appeared to advantage Sir Frederick Bount.
Mr.. John Drew was TOO young in appearance for Sir
and the Old Member emphatcay do
vcoped by Mr.. j. II. King, member
OF the company Another first appearance here
that of Mr. Frank Bennett, who rendered q small
part cevery. The ladies not successful the
gentlemen. Miss Jefrcys-l.cws as Clara revealed
some pathos but there too much of the
nked sweetness, long drawn out in her elocution,
while Miss Emily Rlgl's foreign pronunciation was
hardly suitable TO the role of Georgna We liked the
Lady Franklin Of MISS Mary Wells; it was meant by
the author to be kind OF satellite to Graves and II
had to be slightly buresqued the author and the
actors should be blamed. Altogether Money" opens
Mr.. Daly's. eighth brilliantly and II could hold
the stage Tor long while, Tor Mr.. COghlan alone
would make II an absolute success.