, 1876-02-22

HVtcxER's THEATRE.
Tho temperance Of Mr, Raymond HaS Es1eEad
last night by largo audionco. Tho character
with which ho has identified hia namo has be-
come = public functlonary. We tho people-~as
tho threo tallors saId.-know Cot Mulberry
Sellers better than no DO our chance acquaint-
aucoa. 11ia famo has spreaa abroad whero his
poraon Is not familiar, and hls person Is photo
gtaphed in the minds oye Of thousands. We
knox his schemes tos tue amolioratlon OF mail
kind, lis aauguine temperament, Lis atroug aui-
NAL spir1tB luis substantial honesty ot purpose.
his amiablo qualities Of generosity, fidelity, aud
fHendllncss,. bis tenderness, bis Jovtaty, his
huuor. lis Belf-oonldcnce, AiB simplicity h!s
contempt for forms, hIa Audaoity hls Seutal powor
OF lying, and. aboy1 sll, Ills nativo refinement OF
feeling. A comparison Of Sellers aud Dartimeu
Siote 10 naturally invited hy tie close proximity
into which they hayo been thrown 10 thta city.
Tho former IL much the lnof-drawn cbErpc.sr Of
tho two. llc III nearer 10 nature, and therefore
closcr to cur hearts. Sttters IL quick. dealing
In patent nossrums which At the worst can do
little hn1u. Blots IL 3 thief who takoS nonoy
from the frat pocket ho finds open and eonttn-
alr l.aymond'n characterization has Improved
decidedly since lABt year. lia style Of acting il
eycn quieter and moro intcnho now than then.
Flnency and gllencss Of speech arc tho priu-
GlPA@ lRbAlkt klata GOts Au4 kkiGut Aau
eadovuopta which Mr. Raymond has Inherited
by long aud faithful service. Tho almost i'm
palpnb!o essence OF $ tiers Ia biz faculty Of CT
sYgoration. Tho artistic portraituro OF this re-
1uitea lnose careful sctsng' tos to exaegsstato t,
burssQue,. whero tho bones of many = good
actor now 1lo bloachlng. kr. liaynontl, We ats
glad to zoe. has escaped tho common fate Of
those Who do too much. lIe haa stopped short
Of s'esss Is e1,gsa.sston ot ssr prop;
dramatic tntoreat. rcoplo recognize 1t at
once AZ universal trait Of 1nauhis. aud eSpeci-
a!ty ~ pecullssltT Of new cnunt.y and now
nation. whore tho wilderness eau TO nlaao to
blossom III day, HheFe fortunes are moro
often won than loat and uharo life Itself IL ill.,
toxtcatod with the atmosphere that ButToundn il.
Sellers has an unboundea luaYlnation-or SAY =
power Of inyentou-Hlich has boan coMmuni'
lives, rather than taken ia rtss In him spon.
taneounlY, What could be 1eAdltr IN Wit or more
Ingenious than hta explanation Of tho uutowatd
circumstances In his homo which gsya 1t tho ap.
l'eatanoe Of poverty Ia the eyes VI his visitor
How deliclously he explained thai beat was a
product only Of tho Imagination. aud taat tug,
MRS Nete \ Hute preventive Ut tho Great Lon.
don Plague. An Imagination that could conceive
sueh thipGR tu such dlro sxtsemitea would nnt
pothsps equip poet, but II might IusllfY : mai,
to act - : pAtent-lAwyos or l'oddlor.
The play Waa well put on the stsge, - ls usual
with tue excellent btAKa-1nAuageE OF MeHiokeE't
Ihoatte, and tho jury scene MAS toletably apted.
Tho DHt!lot Attorney at Washington, however
Seymour, aud no counsel for ths defeuse, We
venture to say, would appear On tie stage.
~ lit. Hawley did. III full dress. The
other acts Of thu play xere. not so
Muslo ia.t year. Miss Raehal Noah w.s betlei
Laura Aatok1ns thAa Mlss Carroll Mr. Assr,
Murdoch batter Selty than MI. 0ossn, aud
Soaug keanioost : b~stsx Clay ia.okhs, thar