, 1876-02-08
A1USNNlENTS
At'vIcKEh'a TuEATnE.

M'vIcKEn'a 7lIrATnE.
Tho Hon. Darl'srn 9totc-tlo principal ohnr-
ac.cs In nlt Floroncea nov rlas, "1ho Mighty
Dollar"-ls Of tho sanlo general typo al Mr. Hay
mond's Col. sellers. 10th ropreHont ctass Of
statesmen poculiat to rudo and dis
organized state OF society. Tlloy arc tn
part tho product Of That mysterious process
which IL called "dovatoplnY tho resouroos ot the
country" andn part tho rosuIta Ut tho cxtrsva-
gauoo aud corruption Following upon tho War
and cl,cnp n,unoy. "trho Mighty Dollar"
Of tho Hon. Dard,reN sloie, II should
DO romalnbelcd, IL tie Broanbaok ns
about 90 conts on tho dollar. The
casa with which tho Government rlado money
IN tho tlusll timns was direct Incentive to tho
prodigal uso Of i. which, tho S'oics Of tho day
authustzed As that period paBeos n,7ay. many
Sf S tho e. s's, s. T vii TP''s not to %bs S1zs'' .,s fs
remain In Tho eoantry uucnlttsetod communities
and spataeiy-sottlol stntoy, tho S'otes mill al.
wayaa havo foothoid In uongrosss but, In pro.
portion s' honest monoy md principles Of
roncy and dopauel,ca publio -cnse,
@ iauoncs ~ pesge fos ~ tic S'' bet.sf ss
began years ago. 1t Inns now TO far advanced
ton ~ that which III. florsnee otrerad last
night at MoVickor's Thoatre. Tho ehtto docs
NIT sting too painfully.
The resemblance betvoon slote, and Sellers,
yie e.! Las boon notissd' Il not b9ro ,.,a aat IL
sas not 'te .. tbs s.e ~ saos s'e s pisss i
fa,cina.tng raacaI llo has good qualities, lio
band, is handy, ropulalso sinner. Not as'nRlo
ray diyiuo illnmfnntes Tho dnrkneas Of lla mind.
1!o is tgnorant,. dlsllonorablc., untruthfnl,.-.h
choat. countoffeit;. MI ntaoclhto and loader
Tho ono trait 10 haa wh!uh recommends Lin to
tho sympatlioa Of nudssncoia Ia his hhraNtinosa.
llo poaseBsos certain low cumming. and = facnl-
ty for miapronouhcing aud misunderstanding
+ oFs asnuy s; 4so asao LIN sugss n @
Of Tho slang Of tue poriod. and Lis
accomplishments III this direction endonr him
to many. no io ,elao, u must 10 admitted, IN
creation. Thera probably has not boom = per-
formanco In AfoYickers Thnatro this wsntns
which provoked SO tnuoh lauglto1 as tlat OF laht
"Tho Mighty Dollar" possosaos intriunlo merit
as . play. Outside Of tho Hon. Haryi,cell Sow
oral characters arc finely drawn, aud much In.
Eohuisy ih shown n tho arrangement Of tntasast-
Ing situations. Thcre is not, perl,ape. much
Eood doai in il that is b1ieht and apatkliuR.
Tlkero - unqueutionably All abundance Of fun
III 1t. Tho pupB and sho Rlang arc often good
tlo plot IL coillfortBbly insr!oaso md haEsnon-
g oay o 'as 'nz sSlns saS 'ef0ss' & sSs sys
!ns: Tho story ls, II briet Us fol-
r journallst, had two iosos. dno II tou s mat
one. sho subsequently discovered ,his passion
for tho n,arriea woman, whlch had not ed-
vanccd beyond remedy. She discarded, but
still loved hiu,. sho implorod tho assist
nnee Of tho married. woman, and finally sue
while tho n.ual complications ariso botweon tho
husbnud OF tho married woman and tho lovor.
young scoundrel named lemaitre obtatnoa
possession Of tho hecrct, and lold it
married woman llo did not gain anythnv
BY lis tl,rcRtg, int INFLICTED Rood deal OF NIX
iety aud suffering OH tho wDman. III tho end
the Misunderstanding arc oonred up: huHbhnl
aud wifo azo 1ecouciloa; the young journalist
and lila afiaucod CAME to Ill understanding anu
tho play closes amid general congratulations on
both Bilies Of the curtain.
Two episodes in tue play furnish tho principal
amusement These aro tho lovo-mAlsing bo-
girl. and tho complications that ariBb bptNoen
1trs. Gen. Gudory hud tho Hon. Bardcets aiote.
The part OF Mrs. Gen. ui9orY Ia assumed by
Mrs. Florence. Ho havo not alluded to Il betoEo
things for tho last. It ID III exceedingly clever
porsonation, and Q pieco Of characterization
which REFLECTS no little cIa1ie upon the author OF
the play. Mrs. Gen. Gtplory Is au abridged
edition OF tho American wo.nnn abroad, She
has boon Ia Europe and acquired a
smatsoang or Fecncl, but she doeau't
speak 1t. In n! her travelling, TO uso
tue worda Of alr. Emarsou, aao haa merely car
| fiGd rufus to ruins. Tho conversations betHeon
her aud tho Hon. DarI,ceA Slott~--wto, It will
bo understood, ls q male Mrs.. partihgton-are
extremely amusing. ss,o dlEols from tho
lion. Darti~et! in having good heart,
aud boinx to somo extont q oroAaure
Of generous impulses aul good morals. Tic
arrangement Of marriage betwoen 1cr md
Hsote is u mistake In taHto. Il ia a'most in tho
nature OF All anst-clt1nhz. Sfotg Ia q lnw-bred
rancal and hnv spectator Of average moral traits
ing could Heo him go To prison without pang.
The play 10 handsomely nut on tho stage, aud
yerv creditAbly nctcd. afr. seymour, as tho
oashful lOyhr, and iiisa 1foorc, rs tho fotward
lovcd-one. hayo a soeno togcsher Wlliol, they
carry on weI. All tue uttlor porsonn in tho
cast arc respectable In ltetr parts, Tho audi
once last night was qnlte large. anh soe.ncu to
be thoroughly entertained. We coli recommend
tl,e play as ono which every t1oasre.Boos should
Sec.
HooLEY's THEATRE.
In HFto Of Btrong counte1' attractions, Mana
gor 1Iaverly's tine aggregation Ut minstrel tai.
ont began the wcok With house cnsiro'y flied
with TIM ci1tntnhTy {}uo~l1otfup ardiann1. Tim