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ms point: Her part is passive. She has to |
;nller, without saying how and why she suffers, |
W oTds DO not come to her assistance as d
means OF ready Communication between her and
.hc audience. She has to look surprised, bcwil-
Tered, horrifcd, all in a breath, without being
allowed the opportunity to describe her feel
igs. In her emergency she walks about the
stage, gcsticulates wildly, sobs, and shricks.
ehe docs not show pain in her face. She docs
not weep: Her voice loses none OF it's mellow
ness. Mr.. Stuart Robson, who plays Iala-
nsedes Perrtsol, is q clever actor labortng
with an adverse part. There is nothing
In the character; 1t has nothing to do with the
main action; and, being a specimen Of French
lltlmor, as distinguished from French wit, 1t
might proiitably be cut out Of the actio1. alto
s,cthcr. We arc not. moreover, willing
altogether to acquit Mr.. Robson Of wrong doing
with this part. He overacts it palpably. So
good an artist ought to be able to distinguish
between an eccentric aud = comic character Ae
ter sharply from the -onli'.et Of u Rose Michel"
lie does not. The ''Oh Judge, O-o-o fudge, you
will be the death Of mt aud my worms is an
exact repetition i'll tntonation, voice, lisp, cold
lines in stKose Michel" Mr.. Robson also yul-
garizcs the character immensely. II P..Iinesles
l'cf7ssol has any VIRTUE whatever it Is III being
intensely simple and earnest. There is nothing
Of the butfuon about him. MI Kobson's
grotcsq:c walk and action arc therefore simply
lt..&l llskiEs Ills 1u1EhE!A 9pEtNu ~ Liz 0ANut"
Ia, ia, Judge; Judge, ta, ia Knight find a
place in comic OPERA but has 10 business in any
thing short Of burlesque. His playing TN words,
IS :. do right; do you think can't writer. Is
trivial a:,d frivolous. The most artistic acting
in tie play is that of Mr, John
Us the representative Of tho dignitcd modern
gentleman. Tiers is no one IN the company
who has finer perceptions or more perfect art
than lc. His scene with Ferreot and Laeafdaad
1.,A t,o1 {ho+ hue
received the former In her apartments at night,
is without flaw. The restraint be exercises
over himself only throws into stronger relict
the emotions which lie represents as contending
for the mastery ct the man over the Judge. AIR.
Theodore Hamilton, as lfartial, thc brutal
gainckcepcr, is quiet and intense. He repre-
scnts the animal part Of the gauckecpcr's ma
tuyc to perfection. When he deties Eerreol to
tell the truth, l.e says, with mingled earnest
ness and cunning, ~ defy YOU" ard, shaking
fed ,lanncr, he departs without tho "sccne"
which most actors woald have INSISTED on max
ing. Mr., Frederic Robinson plays the part OF
Lavarda7td inteligenuy. Ills habit Of contract-
Ing his eyebrows and frowning violently Whcr-
ever he Is supposed to be moved, agrceahly or
otherwise, is not good art. The other charae-
tcrs in the play do not require special mention.
We are glad to be able to say that even the
very small parts are taken by artists. The
acting saves the play; not the play the acting.
THE TND ONFHASs -
will be played by the Union Square Company Mt
Huolcy's Theatre this week. The new cast, we
believe, is decidedly stronger than that Of last
summer. Mr.. James O'Ncill. the old Chicago
fayoritc, Joined the Union Square Company
some months ngo. The intention then was to
have him make his first appcaranecwith his new
associates at tn: beginning Of the regular season
in New York, but it has since been arranged that
he shall begin tomorrow, assuming the part Of
Pierre Frochurd, the cripple. Afr. O'Neill is
stronger as q Characterization than in leading
parts, and it is believed he will increase his rep
.uIation by his new assumption. For purposes
of comparison, We give below the cast Of tho
tsTwo Orphans y as produced in this city last
year by the Union Square Company, aud that
which las been arranged for this week:
ensy.'!ez * Rs;:;
{ss;s & i5 f:5;: S5ssS
iarics @ Dc Preslcs..M !: Go=xweli.:..T. IIam:llon
i:er t9i:Gf: John attne~s Matthews
5S'sSI + SaIH1M Kse:ts i NS'ey Wacy
Sa;sis$ Hs,ls: i si:i:, ssS:;
MisST Sior4nt
heniis s;EaS fIaT1S
Il a9asH f9sssri s's9iS '!hfh
Sister Gencvcve Ids Vernon. Vernon
S,s ffa4s,te. ::::llatt.s a}s s'A
S2r tef Tsis,c ''En Viii ps
The people may be surprised to learn that the
second cast, as given above, contains the names
of more persons who participated III the hrst
td 1f pf hs s pa oe i'll " are re'S aetna1
llave: more Of the originals - this week than
We had last year. John Parsel1e, Stuart Robson,
II. W. Montgomery, W. Il. Wilder, Alfred
Bccks, and ". $: Quiglcy, who were in the orig.
in Chicago last year They will make a great
difference in the rendering Of the play this year
and, as the substitutes for Mckee Rankin, F. +,
Mackay, aud kittic Blanchard, are fully as good
artists as the persons they have replaced, We de
mot see why tile rendering of the play should
not be even better now than it was then. The
performances Of Sfessrs. Parscl'c, Robson
| O'Ncili, Robinson, and Miss Harrison will b.
watched with peculiar interest.
| WHY NOT "LED AsTRAYa"
The presence Of Miss Eytinge in this city, ant
her known intention to remain here for scvcra
weeks, suggests the adyisabiltty Of rcvlvlns
| uIcd Astray" with the original east, in w1licl
Miss Eytiugc had very important part. w
hone tile managers Of the Union Square Com
paI,y will take this matter into consideration
Miss Eytine Is aready grsat aM}G avJ1'c e,ner nerG
/ VT dtG SAtS eAs s14o PN"
| improve any further opportunity to enjoy he
| admirable acting. THE TRIBUNE would no
venture to make this suggest ton but for. the FAC
that Wcssrs. Shock & Palmer contemplated
! something Of the kind, and only abandoned
thcirintention OH learning that Miss Eyt;ns
was not disposed to enter into the engagement
| As sl,p has since decided to stay in Chicago som
time, it is possible she may be induced to Chang
her intentions iii other respects.
| NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
JOHN Dillon plays at Milwaukee, July 8, 4, an
:, His season closes there.
Miss Claxton some mouths ago made an er
raec,neut with Mr.. Mcguire to play short SCI
son in Baldwin's Opcra-Hoase, San Francisco
beginning Aug. 7. ....-.. ...
Miss Sara Jewett has finished her engage
mcnt here, and will return to New York th1
week. She is regularly engaged to play Wit
the Union Square Company in New York mex
season.
Tic principal thing in the programme Of II
Adclplt this week will be the rendering OF 9
fenbach's comic opera, -" The Prima Donna q Of
Night,' by Harry Allen, Thomas Whittc'
Harry Little, Frank WlMtchcr, Maud Nilto1
and Blanche Galton. There will be the usu'
variety diversions, and the bill will close with