The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-17
ADJUSTMENTS.


''How SHE LOVES HIM" AT wALLAcK's THEATRE.
The revival Of this sterling comedy at waacks last
night is likely to awake only one regret among the
theatre going public-namely that IL had not been re-
vved earlier In tho II 10 long ago since this
fine piece Of handiwork by Mr.. Bouccault has been
seen on New York stage that II comes to as almost
rs . novelty, and to thousands OF New Workers
II VIII prove entirely new. II has the great
merit Of being thorough comedy with plot OF tex.
ture just strong enough TO the story
and shining its effective OF character
and sparkling dialogue The Is laid England,
whose chalk cliffs constantly visible in fine
rine view. There two love stories In IL and
II 10 hard 10 say which should give the
play its title, for she certainly loves .him' in both
cases 10 an alarming extent. We suppose, however,
by the rule Of conrares that the love which IL 10 hard
est TO bring TO the lips Is that for which the author
names the piece This is the with Mrs. Tom vacil
Miss Dyas) and Mr.. Tom vacil (Mr. walackL They
have been divorced on q trumped up case, in which
the husband playing tho jealous monster, has fallen
into his own trap, securing himself . life OF
woebcgone cndeavor TO win back Mrs. Tom To that
end he iegns sickness and goes to reside in
seaside sanatarium. so AS to be near his
late wife, who is residing in the adjoining villa OF Sir
Richard English This wealthy old knight (Mr. Gil
bcrt), returned East Indian, has made distant
relative, Miss ATLANTA Cruiser lMiss Ellie Germon)
his hercss, and she Is in love with Dick Hartley,
young fellow OF no means but unlimited affection, and
possessing family wrong. or course Mr. Montague
plays this part Very soon Dick Hartley discovers
that old Sir Richard is his atherthat father who de-
serted Dicks mother on strong and apparently
well.fonnded suspicion OF inndelty, before Dick
was born. These are tho main difficulties which the
dramatist sets out to smooth away. This is accom-
plisned alter ailordng Mr. Gilbert several oppor-
giving Mr. Montague chance to exhibit nal love- de-
lance OF poverty and touching forgiveness OF his father
The instrument OF the eciaircissemet between father
ana son Is blooming, professional pauper Lady
Selma Rafilctcket, who IS always selling chances
N raiile for widow Or the daughter
Tom vac and his vile u requires feigned attack OF
fatal disorder and four comical consulting physicians
TO let them triumph all their Obstacles among
which Is an osr OF marriage to Mrs vaci IRON GER
tain boobyish Captain Yawey They are reconccd at
last In q scene luil Of humor
Tho plot, as will DO seen, deals very sparingly in
mystery, leaving tho mind ul play for approaching
the dow Of jest reparlee and epigran rs delivered by
play abounds in effective situations, and Mr..
Wallnck IN resuming this character OF thc
iond suffering husband lays New York under fresh
obligation IL is needless TO say that Mr. Montague
plays tho lover admirably and that Mr. Gilbert Is lifted
Ike glove by the grouty but whole hearted Sir
Richard Mr.. Beckett rs Diogenes the aiectionatey
pudent Irish servant redolent OF Charley O'Malley
and Jack Hinton, convulses the audience, ana Mr..
Floyd plays the soft. headed Yawey with keen
sense of its ludcrous side The ATLANTA OF MISS Ger
mon one OF her best parts and the little dialogue
With her heart was as prct.ly given as Il was prc!y
opportunity 10 display her powers but snc played with
case and skill; whilc Nine. Ponls, who first ap-
her performance Of the lady living her wits that
redeemed Il from some Of Its unlovable traits Her
tear her eye delicious All tho minor parts were
well filled, and as II 10 littc wearsomo to praise
everything wc would remark that the only thing in
the comedy any ono Is likely 10 carp ut 10 the
occasional broadncss OF some Of the illusions and
slightly blue eGcct OF some Of tho appropriations
and elongasons OF words in the course OF Tom
vacs stutterings They may DO excusable because
they were apparently enjoyed, and tho Same may be
Hartley and Asaanta Cruiser ia the arst act
show She Loves Him. will probably run to the end
Of the regular scason-that Is until the 9th inst The
house ast night was crowded.
LYCEUM THEATRE.
Last night NJ Emile Anjier's new piece, "Madame
Caverlet" produced a. this theatre for the first
time In America It was originally played at the
Vaudeville Theatre in Paris, where II is said to have
been very successful The plot is remarkably simple
one. An illassorted couple have some fifteen years
before the opening OF the play, been divorced eusd
Ct 0ro Both husband and wife being French, this d.
vorcc acts only Judicial separation, and does not
permit either 70 remarry during the lifetime OF the
other As represented in tho piece, the husband has
been alone to blame and the wife, long as she pos
their separation tho VITO retros to live with .
wealthy aunt in the country. and sho takos
with her her two young chiidrcn-a boy
and girl While living here she meets and falls dos
peratey In love with H. Cavcrlet, who takes her 20
Switzerland and there lives with her her husband
Meantime tho children grow up under the belief that
their father was Englishman. and that, conse-
qucnty, NJ Cavcrlet is really tho husband Of their
mother.
II is at this period that the play opens The rich
aunt has for long time refused her crring niece
but shortly before her death she has made will leav-
ing all her property 70 her. The husband, hearing OF
hs and DESTROYS OF gaining possession Of tho property
hasens 10 find his wife, and offers TO take her back
The wife, still ignorant Of her aunt's death, ndig
nantly reiuses whereupon no threatens TO take away
her children, She being the mistress Of another man.
proper person 70 educate them These diicuties
are solved by payment TO the husband who agrees TO
with divorced person Is lawful.
The principal elements Of In this plot are the
numerous very strong dramatic situations with which
the piece ab0unds The scenes between tho husband
and his and aferward with his wife arc worked up
with great skill and dramatic force But tho play
should never become o iavorte IN this country The
whole apparent aim Of the dramatst Is to portray
woman IL iii-treated and separated from her hus
band ana afterward meets her AFFINITY" The whole
tono Of the piece Is bad rs II leads tho audience 10
sympathize with this woman who, no matter what ILL
treatment she may have suffered or what tempta-
tons she may have been exposed 10, should
never have forgotten that she was still a wife and
mother To ask us to sympathize with such weakness
and want Of character is one Of the worst things
dramatist can attempt The piece admirably acted
throughout N. Veniat, for whose benefit the per-
torrance given undertook the role OF Henri her-
son. tho Of the divorced woman. In hrs scenes
with his sister and her lover he was charming In his
porraure OF tho careless youth, while In the latter
part tho play he displayed great power and
ability In his meetings with his absolute
father. The Caverlet Of NJ. Dalbcrt was quietly
effective and N. Legrand amusing
the youthful and ardent lover. NJ. Darcy As Mcrson
gave capital OF the careless rake who
lost all sense OF shame, Is Wiling evcn TO make
money Of his own dishcnor. Nine. Lormiani was Hen
riea tho guilty but injured vito, and she remark
ably strong the many powerful situations IN which
snc placed. The entire performance more than
usually complete, and was often appaudcd by largo
and appreciatve audience On Thursday George Sands
comedy, lie Marquis de vicmer," will be given.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Miss Minnie Hauck, now a short visit to America
will not, IL Is said, sing public until her return 10
Germany.