, 1876-10-05


Ia followed by remarkably clever "ses," repro
acnt'ug the auditorium VI Il thcatrc al The tack
Of the stage, the hofc being full, nr.l mother
of .ifu.ue|, aias MHt. Hur,oiyiu. Tic effect 6
capital l,-4tfutut In abort nkrts and tights, pt-
rouettlng an,i ,poat.irlnE IN most la,,glablc
stage +, order TO get ut him. Thih scene L. fol-
lowed by n genuine ballet, III wel, Mile. Don-
fantI mud Mile. sohlkc, asatstcd by .
dozen or marc dancers, execute
THE sNow-HALtRT."
,., This ballet has about Is much n,, to DO
Ut S' 1'aly 'haa III" "'s alsncer. .sasagsd,'
CID seotsy sy s saMn h. s ey ss we4s ",s not rsy
viii, enthusiasm. The balfet-buslness Is rather
oycrdonc lust at present., and tho Firth Aycnuo
stage ie not large enough to tnass tlnncerh for
gFnp d;play 1 FIJI ths 1ailss T. n not II p9pn: s
poetry uf motton'r; but fsubmtt that the act Of
= course, heavy fat woman balancing herself on
tho tppcst tip OF her ttp-toe, and Kicking m
It may be scientific, but II 50, 1t Ia tfuxlcyzcd
beyond my comprehension.
After ilio bullet comes Tho Inevitable transfor-
mattonscene, when humber OF at,ge!s In tights
rlsc.up through tue htage and asscnd skywards,
k!sstuH tlluir handa 10 tho audience ~ they
mount. III this instance, l{Htutt, tn his ballet
dress, his hcnd surmountcd by tI.nn's plug
llnt+ 1OffCu LILO central CONFUSING
tho audiunco, with laughter BY t6c singularity IL
| Ills attire and tic gravity of ll!s countenaace.
Ti1H FounTH "r1IAsn"
brings US back To the hume Of 4nr. Samplts and
llcarslng the nights adventures, IN which thuy
l,ad been handled with considerable ruu9!incss,
when Indy client conlcs In tu consult San1ples
III regard to sumo vorec..procecdings which he
iii lnothcr-ln-lnw With her eur At tho customary
key-hole, which is Ills cue to explain tho adyc1l.
turcs of the prcyluus night SO d TO mike II ap
pear TINT l.e md !lHtuet were gal'ayant!nC In
luigct IL some r,clolran'at!c advice to his cl-
truant husband, md oil IL serene. Mother
il,.law ia overcome by the mock hc-
ss!fs u and sf e.svsss ;Sssss'ffs n ss%;s ;a
braces. The willow. opportuno1y appuars to
reproach Samples for having separated l:cr from
pnsscs up nnbvl;now'' from hu!newhcrse. and
faet, Il one 'i of tie "phascs ot tho play, With,
MIR. DAILY forgot to put down In the bill, but
THUS everybody IL rcconciled, and tho curtain
falls on as Monsenslcal and yet laughub!u play
as has lately been presented to the public.
!. or d. 1'is .!,.ri AcriNn, o,,oa,.,
particular, while one Or two OF tho actDrs cO.
trivcd to create out Of nothing eccentric c1ar.
meters which arc not only a'ntlsng but natural
and worthy Of moro permanent setting, Mr.
Coghlan, thu rcccntlY-lmportcd English actor
was exceedingly happy "a Sdnpl<': llo Ind tht
heaviest burden Of tho piece upon his shoulders
and carried II through splcndidly. Ills accncs
with the widow, and Ills numerous n,lsndvcn
lures In hGr apartments, wore dulfncatGd Will
an cnse and naturnlncss seldom cqualel. Mr.
Cogh'an is valuable acquisition to the Ncv
York stage.
Scarcely so much con be said Of Ills country
woman,
MISS AMY PAwsETT.
who nude l,er debut ns tho widow lust night
slc Ii not pretty, which Is, perhaps, her grcnt
est fault III tho eyes Of MIR. Daly's audiences
who arc used TO sceIng handsome md and elegantly
Is young. plump, with u full English face, whic
runs too much to juwl. Her profile conveys til
Idea Of ground;squirrel catrying hickory nut
IN ll!s CHECKS. Ilsr manners nro NATURAL ~
acting. III the lla,lda Of Fanny Davenport th
willow would have Gccn n prominent character
whereas Miss FaSsctt was content TO bo q n1cr
wal.dng lady. In maiinI licr second cntsanct
ecvlng sufficient injury to brlug tears tolIcr cycs
Sho WIS encouraged To. 60 On by the synlpt
tlotic applaiso OF tho audience, and s''o pllirK
, appear to better advantage IN bettor part; bu
zig verdict Of to tnfalliblc lobby last uight WI
"Shu won't do"
> MISS MARY WELLS
as Mury Aim, tho Emcrnld-1slnnder who 81
the cooking for Samp1es' family, md gave in
, neryantglrlls,, Inns been purchased BY dit
experience, or shp Could mover portray the elm
ass soe VIII s 80 ,faS ash NJ Iii
, WellA is ohe Of tho most conscientious indies
the stugo; al'o sinks her Individuality unt!ro
and completely IN her character for tho E1olncn
: md is SO laclilng II vanity tll9t she aors ~
| prrltnln IN Rnnf{tlrN nIfNnt1h1 nnHrnrH1nn
!. an appropriate makeup. Her -'lary Ann,
rich lrish broguo. and III pcrsonl arncara',c
waa the familiar 1risllwoulan onu constantly ii
counters lii tho street or thu household.
Mr.. CHARLES FISHER
\ ns Mr.. Lynn LtssHrtlu lnAue realistic chnrn
= tctlzution OF m !nane and apparently idiot
i part. lie is supposed to be wealthy baehcl
:. ot6o, who lacks brains to caro- 10y his propcrt
n which Ia controlled for his bu1suit by saNlEA
lis Guardian. Ltstureiy Is 1glty rs TO his W.T.
!; has ito mclnory, but has q habit nf dropping
q sleep at tho most lnopportgnc times mud IN I'll
!, speak Of, md squanders his allowance reckless
= upon ballet -lanccr. Mr.. Fshcr made this pa
n one OF the lcalinS chaEacter!za.!ons Of II
!" piece, III tho hands of q lcss sklllful artist,
j. would llayu been simply rundcred as an lido
y But tho fun Of The piece Is mainly develop
: through tho tnstruinentality OF thu: ra!e cc:e
= trlc comedian,
i Mr. JAMES LEw1s,
!
q kept tho audience In ronr ii laughter. I
Q, gravity with which hs Will soy un1 do tls ~
4. as Tho ballct-lanccr, ho dcyc'0ped ra
il genius Az to his lcgs,-perforMlpg h
T. tcrpsichoreau oyotut!ons with A., gra
10 and agility which would hayo done credit 10
a. Donfai,tl or Hohlkc. Evidently he LAS he
C. taklny lauciuH-lcssous u, tho sly.
~ Mils. 0iLNERT ...
n. has long been recognized us the vcry hest p
\, sonntur ut "old women" On thu Americ
ii stage; but lust night she. added another, W
fe bright fuatllcr tu her cap In making taugtblc
Imaginary mother.tu-law, IT., the pcrsun II "
Urolet Boslou. Tllorc has been mucl clnE
.s Ing tho rounds Of tho newspapers and Of soc
Il ~, for the pust few ycars, regarding t0otle
te iil.Iaw. Mrs. Gilbert lns Eruspcd TIC popn
ae idea resa,aius this abused domcstc sl'
nj eycr.prcsent, notwithstanding, ifruprel
H. bio, positive reality. II she Is not mother.
n law fn reality, she must lsuse lived with one
greater part of her life. for sio ls up to all "t
ii. tricks and their mannrts," Certainly ahc v
u perfectly at Aomu in the paEt, and excited
a.. .t1.1. 4EkH