The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-23
BROOKLYN NEW PARK THEl TIRE.


new Irish DRAMA rejoicing In tho decidedly Celtic
name OF 'sKerry Cow. Dhuivl" presented for the
first time this theatre last night The play is called
q one, but 1t is certainly the plot dialogue
which merits this epthet. All the friends OF our
childhood present the s,age--thc old Irish VII
LAIN the young 'coleen, y with her unrcasoning lovc
for the ardent patriot; tho Saxon soldiers and the
.s.causc" There were. however some things which
may fairly be called original horse shod upon
the stage by Mr. Jcc Murphy. who, report says true
,s,narsah,e Tor muscie The Costumes were rather 81
eccentric and had the merit OF combining almost
very fashion that has been IN vogue since the time of
Charles l., OF lamcnted memory The English was also
.eoIcnt Of cmes, in TACT, every variety, from
The nasal twang of New England TO the rich broTue OF
Connaught was heard In turn. "Tho Doyle Brothers"
is TO supplant this ingcniousy named drama next
week.
'BRAss" AT THE RRoOKLYN THEATRE.
Mr.. George Fawcctt Rowe made his first appearance
In Brooklyn last night the crratic and irrcprcssblc
Walton stray in his original comedy .Brass" Mr.
Rowe played with all his usual vivacity and kept the
audience in constant laughter by his amusing charac
tcrization. There several changes from tho
original cast at the rk. Miss Kate GIrard played
Mary Markson with remarkable strength feeling
soyouug an actress This lady Is gifted with cx.
sclicnt stage appearance and a sweet and telling
voice, and she no doubt WILL with careful framing,
make useful and accomplished actress Miss Maud
Harrison, who great avoritc at this theatre played
charmingly Alice Masham. Mr. vining bowers
was good the Admiral, when he did forget his
lines Mr. Cyril searie who played juvenile part IN
New York, made now departure and appeared last
night AZ Mr.. Markson, the lawyer Mr. Scare has not
done wisely IA thus abandoning part W. ich he had
made decided success. Brass" Is advertised for
every evening this week and Tor matinee on Saturday
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTE.
Ross has written a letter 10 the London telegraph
in reply the English criticism OF his Hamlet Hc
denies that Hamlet bc taxed with insanity at all
In the acceptation OF the word" The follow
ing is his Interesting description oftne Character:
As regards the clinical question: whether or no
Hamlet was purposely painted by Shakespeare with
10 representing atypc OF Norman character
opposed inhabant OF any other cline, there Is
no evidence cxtrinsic or internal, TO prove | have
ever regarded Hamlet as type OF humanity at large
when under certain conditions Of temperament natu-
raj or acquired, there Is conflict between
the reflective and intellectual powers and the
active principle between the impulse to act
and tho perfect concurrence thought resolve
produce acfon. Such temperament. IN which the
vmplatc disposition rctards and ovcrbears the sug
restons or sanguine and nervous organization pro-
iucng doubt hcsItatIon. and finally despair. wEclm-
ng ia tie black waves even the strong principle OF
owe may exist undcr any cline, II not more a
produco of Scandinavia than Of Italy, and may