, 1876-10-05
.oftts "Phases " atthe Fifth.
so" Avenue Theatre.
po,y's New Play Impressed
h'" m Impartial Observer.
c,nr1omeration Of FARGO, Burlesque,
Ballet, and Extravaganza.
-,.ot Amount OF Nonsense to
Minimum ofWit.
o,,a Acting saves ths "Phases" from
Lamcutnble Failure.
,,rv,.oond<acs Of TAs Tribune.

.-..,, o,rre,poudtncs of TAd Tribune. !
30 ynRK, Sept. 2S..-When new play ID an
~. N.s IN be produced at any one OF our
h7,.ont h7sIt theatres, tho event exc!tes rs u,uci.
p.., p'ou.s n. docs tbs announcement Of new
in's' =, fayo,lte author. Therefore, when
eoo, ~. nraelRjmcd that he would produce, at
w. r,,1. r Avenue Theatre, on Wednesday night,
te .a INV nrcparcd by himself, expectation
nsn ,ntoe, Mr.. Daiy Is not great dramatic
W :.,or. In has never written anything TINT Is
'auy, s,,,cd to survive him; hc has u,ado no con.
.sa.on Of high literary merit to the library Of
gtlur plays; yet ho has done an immense
pI". a",, n dramatic work, some Of It we'll, some
'naae1eully, and somo OF 1t postt17ciy pau,
,oospJ Il from either literary or moral stanu-
"ant. Dus lie has seldom male failure Tho
i ii,.t.t he wh.cs or "adapts," nre thrown to-
ra rI.h,r with degree OF skill which makes thcm
t,r"1itcs with tho public. lie possesses ready
,.,nlty for wrlting,-whtch he gained
. ,ournal!st, Wit. mucs,
taor1rdec Of dramatic requirements, and An
'sm.cy with stngc-carpentcriug possessed by
sT nls7Trlgli.s. Dclug also manager OF tho
sh I'M. .A5cnuo Theatre, he ia able to have bis
.,n xsy In producing Ills work,-a privilege
Nv writer's for the stage enjoy. Mr.. Daily l,aa,
,tsreiorc. been ablc to give to the public MINI
r., a, pIays which have been highly successful,
.ed most Of them thoroughly enjoyable. II he
~, NJ aonr little 10 elevate the drau1a, hc las ut
l,,,t clothed II in purple and finc linrn, and
,,,1, Ana dresses compensate, In measure, for
,..t of both wit mud morals. Hence, when
hs' ps' a., ~ ,,rn thcntrc. undcr hts own auncr-
aafeo F." A' y" '@'''~"'
TREAT WAS SarAeisn'
Wednesday night tie houso was crowded
,,orn ton 10 bottom with tho beauty and wit Of
N, ,avn. Every seat had been l!spoacd Of
NV ~. u savancc: md 1nwyr.s. t,dccs. doctors.
s ,ntssr., iousnail.t,, bright men, and oeau.eous
yvmrn assembled TO sec the new p1ay. IL was
, ,full.are.. occasion. Tint is the proper thing
INV m nflrst nlghsn; and "ilrst night"
h'' W ,,.,,,nu,hlo t,dnr IN udo.1 +
y. there trsD''s from curiosity, S not having
a.sL.ted" at tho conservation OF now play
.1u,e /, became the "propcr" thing to do. III
t4,I ,rllom do pyoper things ut any timo or
49,. urt s.ort a. ,n,,r1, es ANYTHING IN sco
pIase' p.s "en1 as ".as. . 40 NY 'I " 49, ~
icr nIiclI now 1hueR truth tueto 10 III nret
llutsa sweeping assortioh tllnt tl,a New York
trsks arc hostile tu American playwrlghts, aud
,r, :, horc tI,r,r nn1nton, ~ n na,v ntnv
ao' W. " uas ~. em ,i op'ua a.a,.s ~" .naa ua1
up'1 W. y, w. s,,a ,,.., ,,a,..n n,t, .,,.t
Meme". y. s''o pscee' na'e Ocioio srtu tnaa
believed this to bc base s1ahdcri NOW Know
!l Nr, DAILY is not Il fayor!te with uewspa-
e,.rneu: vet TIC newspapers this morning g,yo
K. rt,v III Nm conx,5rra,ton n ,1oacrvrs. IN.
un ray ~ ."e ."sa" :. s', ~ 4ss.e. @ Cu",. 49,
HA@ 1caf1he IL 10 p4eeos, Us your I"scaEo
uilcs assurcaly would llnvo douc. ours hayc
,poteagcl u t,,oso po!nts wlkel, arc good, sue-
sts,h, ,hc,c thr NAV NAV In t,nnrnvcd' and
sssI ,sm arc "nei u,iinod i ~ far % wnr. thsn son
~ 4osS ~, nass, 81 ri !, at thn hrt n tho ns,v
esr, ,al not Gsiur m hnbitual drn,natiu critic,
nd thrrc;nrc nnt tinh,c tn l9rnt liarte;s charHa
afahrhcrr ot1 ~ corr,,,tinu :, 7 vii ~N ~
trtt, nv yo1; sunt,r r1t. rl4y.
H,ho nnt.n. an ,,,,xy}ni Inv r. c,oea,fv
M. nsa Sramn,,r Ta"cv n ia uctthrr trnaci,;
e,.nir fo-"c hnIIat ,,,-1,so1e .na,|dra,n!s
noT sT;1.rnoo,,,a raa, n os hnxavn'r t"var n
~ ~ aa s4ont t<n, ~ ae' 'ra,,s i -
u w. nIt1;p stEp' a., ae.as W91y 11p1v.
so,sd th pl1us ~ ~ so Pay, MY @
nnc1snmr sniIs T. !. Tx IN. Wnmndvr civ.
s;,on N0vg1sy y fomr enascs anu n.,aas asas,
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st,s",n., u, I.,t ~ Mc e.maps, ~ aoeSt ,, WI
.ssr " s,.ina J n,; ts ~ ". wv w,
s"a, sJIs y selles ol Phaacs' u elty.Mnct-po,
iana. saa. 9nasss," TO 70 sure,-exageeratci anu
1ps II1posssse, 9Gt, ln INC absence 9! plot tne lh
s'usa's may !air'y 10 Eronped aa "fllases."
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