New-York tribune., 1876-09-28
THE DIANA.
LIFE AT THE FIFTH AVENUE.

LIFE AT THE FIFTH AVENUE.
If there was in Mr. Daly's theater, last night
any person to whom the drama 4 great art and the
theater an Important public institution the words that
rose to that persons lips upon the contemplation OF dr
ay's recent proceedings must surely have beenyour
aMoney but not !" The former pece-with
which he has filled his stage during the last two weeks
artificial though It may be, does warrant the exercise
and Justify the attention Of brains The Inter piece
which he produced last night, In presence OF bright
assernbae that filed the Fifth Avenue rheater in every
parts silly and senseless medley Of farce ingredients
hackneysd vapid and infinitely trivial In the presence
Of such stuff It usual to quote old HUdbTas on the
atte nonsense that the wisest men are supposed
occasionally 10 relish This is very we but there are
times and places with which mere eyty is ncompaabie
No sane person will object TO augheT-for without 1t the
world would go mad but It is neither goodpo
teytotas with serious his farce of "Le
which Mr. DAILY has, substantially, taken frem tho
French, both the topic and the stage are made con-
temptib!s
Life We suppose, s o comedy or a tragedy, accord
ing to the heart On which its burden Is laid.
TbOss hearts are the bsppest which feel the east-or
which, when they feel deeply religion schools 70 bear oil
ngs with cheerful fOrtitude. To touch sueh theme
only to grin over It Is to shook the better sensbiy OF
mankind This farce touches It in this manner--h at al
and may be said to yibrste betwiXt snieker ana
horselaugh so much, If the observer be looking Tor
anything ia OF the least importance For the rest 1t Is
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and proaigate conduct possible, usual IN great city
It's arst act IL all about mOtbernaw its second about
cook and some uncomfortable exposures Of personal
identity; its third about theatrical supper and
ballet at fheater The pivot ana the
Quality Of its sport win be indicated TO habitua play
ROers when say that Il memories OF the sltua
tioD in EverybOdy's Friend" It - in four aetswhch
stretch its fun extremely attenusted thread
and IL introduces twenty persons Its chief men are de-
pjcted as dangling after rich widow or eaptiyatinE
dancer and its chief business is TO show the pretext Ivy
which they tried 70 deceive their wives or other females
and what complications, comic, aiotie OF unfragrant
thereupon ensusd. II found 70 contain few Judi
rous Incidents and few eomca phrases and 70 afford
occasion for sketches Of characters and had che nes-
se advantage Orsueh remediless rash OF ieh etage
setting Such pieces have come too often Tbe theater
has fallen sufficiently into contempt without more OF
them Neither managers nor actors at any rate can e4
pect that thOughtful pens win waste care over e7hn
tops which aim at uotng than strenuous grimace
The PLAYERS who participated in illustrating MT Days
LIFE showed the aptitude that clever men and women
often display when they condescend to title with theft
own feelings ana skill Mr.. Fisher afforded perhaps
the most distinct piece OF character acting-a ype
Of simpeltug asi1inty maas nP and sesmingIy
original Miss Amy Fawsitt made neT nrst apeafinge
=: par Gs oe hsd no chance to make
strong impression. Miss Fawsiu is rpe round eood-
and and ean be 40 real IN her mimetic busi
ness that you do not Lhink tall atrward bow easy ana
uatural ale g. This is not remarkable IN an actress
worthy OF the nemei but It is sohd merikI Is.
snd all Of Miss Fawsitts merits are sohd.
There arc many miscellaneous incidents, ta. Du,
an trivial The Negro Hnstres every season present st
es GOOD sts at the low life OF the stage and the hSh
etve OF ths drama che supper scene and the pallet
rehearsal in br Days farce; and nobody regards them
Mr. James Lewis fnsO1icated te gtOupdlings with ny
spjude-shauked burleBque OF Bonfant; and BOnfaul
herself rayished the benches p her weumown, clean,
nimbis ara spintllaly suggestive stye MIC. Sonke
also danced end showed among other things how weight
and grace may leap IN harmony; As ~ the rest
different orluons may be about life, nosOgy we think
viii DENY that IL s too short to be expended ~ much fa
about lights ana paint and k stoekings and the rip
perry of a iurIesane Mr. Days veFsion though was
NOT A abort a. We could wish, for its thn stream tFeke
on en- sffe midnight 10 sec II was waste OF Time Aun
70 desebe Il with any miRuteness wg Oe mere
wastefSi vet We ought 70 note, tnouGh, that mf.
BrOughaaa Was able and uncouscOnsiy humorous IN us
copy OF ths Grand shakespsrean Maaagef kaas kaass
fbe hifa Al the ByrOnic Ballet we're received
with goodhumor; that everybody worked Wltb zesl ah
talent 10 carry tha piece smoothly that th9 aspee Oh
The stage wa often very nRs IN tae Japanese scene
sud thst though the tangled pnQ stupid k0t seeloa 20
beniley many Of the auditors, tine speclace ol
in-laW ehasng her dasKhscrs husband about ths eit
and 1aeRiDa p almost 90 death, was ha leo VITA Yoci-
eFsfios IT dllkht LicT 81 bad enough 70 nave ca
teer and II 1t pays play assume that IS ooeet b
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