Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-15
1hs Carson 1ailn Appeal
..OLD TITLES"

was shortly to be produced ct tbs Cal
.ornis Theater. This same author i
the Honorable Tom Fitch. The S.-
Francisco Eohenians have duly Paid
:ksir respects to this piece. 10 doubt
rat the press Of presswork, political and
-lect:onal, has prevented cur noting
~hst has been said anent the same play
which has been. rs PEI promise. placed
cpon the boards Of the California Thea
Ter. The only notice 0: this dramatic
pro3ucion, indeed. that we have hap
renad to see is that which appears in
the Pacific Life of Saturday last. No
vember IL. II is easily discern;ble in
the outset Of this critique that the dra-
matte editor of the Life is not enamored
.. cur friends play. On the contrary,
10 does not hesitate to "damn it 70 etsr-
nal redemption" III these very decided
terms, to Wit, as follows:
"Ona more unfortunate" has boen
added to the number of those who have
nobiv shed their brains in win at
temp. TO establish the Independence CT
tie American Drama. '.O!d Titles, a
play written in the combined interest OF
mining, virtue, and patriotism. by Hon.
Thomas Fitch, and produced ut tie
California Iheater on Monday eveping.
bleathed its last On Thursday; ard II
tie author will accept advice. given IA
much for the sake Of his own fame H.
for the public comfort ana the welfare OF
the art III America, he will relegate his
Sisy to the waste-paper basket. and
leave 10 some less brilliant but more
practical playwright tho task of reieas
ing tie American stage from :ransia
tons. From beginning to end "Oid Ii
Hes is dull. tedious, crude ana utterly
inartistic. Wat lit!ie, and it is very
little, of the dialogue is brilliant is ,idic.
ulously misplaced, and the practical
stage effects are utterly ruined by beng
absolutely legged il.
Now ~e have read enough of critical
notices to find oct that the lamentation
over q pronounced dead failure is the
coolest kind of nockery; and We are
half Of the notion that Toms play
would have Jared better q. ibe hands o:
The local critics if be were a little nearer
themselves and tritis less :avorite
with John MCCULLOUGH AID some other
theatrical big wigs. 81 all events. the
Lies reasons fer daulning Mr.. F;tch's |
production seem to be offered in the de- /.
scription thereof which fellows the fore |
going extract; and if the play itself is |
MALT as interesting as this sketch of it, !
it is anything but failure in incident.
Variety and startling situations. We |
condense tie Lies summary Of the !
piece. which seems to be written in five
acts: The hero is Edward Ellis, young
San Franci--en, who has just been grad
uated from Iaie. This young man has
u Caiifornian's knowledge Of mining
and a college graduate 5 Ideas Of science.
mixed. 10 ala him in playing TIE paIt OF
a mining expert. He is discovered,
hos,ler, on the overland stage route. in
Utah. lie finds a rich quartz mine-he
and two rough companions. During
tic temporary absence Of Ellis eri lis
partners from the scenes of their mining
al over!ard stage goes by.
Among its passengers are one ;isbhins,
y mining Speculation, and Professor Cav
euiish of London. metallurgist. Sieb.
bins observes Ellis notice of location
md helps himself 10 il. \ telegraph in
strune ut at the stage station apprises
Ellis that the Indians ars burning sta
ions aud numbering the whites. He
a., an electrical train, conceais himself, I;
md wien the Indians have got into the
.aplil he blows the whole concern 10
lory. The young man next makes his
appearance III San francisco. at his rich
liher's house. His fathers ward is
'essie Britain. OF course Edward is in
owe with Jessie; of course, also. the
Ill man regards b:s son as degenerate
lnodlum and disoYns HIM. SO edward {
oes oil 10 the wars. He becomes L y
srigadier General in the Union army.
le is taken prisoner and experiences the s
errors Of Andersonyi.Ie. Meantime :,
tetbins aforesaid also finds his way to &
an Francisco. Edwards chums who il
barred his mining discovery sell their Il
l.eres. 10 S.ebbins. Ellis is released VI
,om Andersonville by Sherman. The c
rueI war being over, he returns to Utah q
, lock after his mining property. He
nds old Stebbins holding the same By q,
,otgun title. He raises force, among
hom lre come parties be has saved S.
ON death While in the army, aud these ! -
lip him to eject a compromise with
IS voracious despoiler. His fortune is
ade; the virtue Of cold Titles" TO
lining claimsl is established: and !.
;narries Jessie in blaze II
glory and blue lights. We should at
ke to know what there is lacking in
is play to make it interesting: The u
.actioy IF H. is inierSperSpd with |.