, 1877-10-21
a Dog Story About Tony Denier-
Stage Gossip from the Metrop-
oils and Elsewhere.
Beethoven Society Reunion
The Rive-King Testimo-
nial~--Apollo Club.
The Hess Troupe---The Season
ElSeWhere---A Violin School
---Local Miscellany.

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THE pLAYBILI.
sARpASApA1ps.
Although it NAV be true that Lord Byrt
composed his dramas with view of not l,ayir
them put upon the stage, there is no reasc
whv manarers for all time to come should
compelled to respect that ancient wffm-cxcep
indeed. it might appcar upon reflection that b
I,ordship knew very we'll what he was abou
His many dramatic compositiors NAV each an
all be said to have The elements OF cooa spe,
tacular exhibitions in them. A picture Of tn
de1uge in s'Hcaren and Earth, ~ with the angel
swoonng down upon the ton of Ararat to wo
the sisters Of Shem, Ham, and Japhet, nigh
make splendid stage effect Only the speechc
of the angels would assuredly be pronounce
wearisome By an audience, particularly if Georg
Morton WIS the star angel. Cain soaring int,
space with Lucifcr, the murder of Abel, and th
destruction Of the altar, might be worked III
into fine spectacular effects. But they woul.
hardly compensate for the soliloquies Of Cain
the long prayers Of Adam and Abel, and the in
terminable speeches Of the Devil.
OF course the only excuse for bringing s'Sar.
danapalus :" upon the stage was the supposed
opportunities offered for scenic exhibitions fo1
the production Of ballet, and the clothing OF an
army OF "supes ~ in the gorgeous garb of the
ancient Assyrians. 1t was not to be expected
that drama almost devoid OF action, and over
laden with dialoeue and monolopue. con1d of
{.sc1f he fopnd attract;va n nnn,ic ,h;ch
-1se1A oe .vono a'@Ae4'e " puul1c WHICH
2a"ue ~ olahspeare' anu ie5olces III forolooet
e[" 81 superb mouhungs anu al that sort
OF Inlne may go hano IN hand with hue
dramatic situations and effective dialogue, but
In most cases it is the monnt;nos rather Than
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tae t'etafs "ofA lnas atttacts tAe people 10 Inc
production
Richard Hooler in q burst of iocr1aritv
,ninr,ad nth ;nr,o+,a,,o a. -ho a.onr.;,,- ,,t.o
~ ".' A1 1Ap.1suee 81 tne uasss"s o'sei.
4nces o1 0eorHe Aofton,-"hose every l1ne OF
blank verse takes minute and ten seconds to
pass piveu r,oint.-prayc1v recommended Mr.
pa1rner cra ,;rb+ r. or+ ,,4 +b ,4;o -. 49,.
-;-.a - ~ ~ ~. ssN. Nv ~ sne eua wv .1u
gasc IL TO the carpenter. II WAS not bad idea
after all, for, although Mr. Morton appears to be
firmly of the belief that his reaf1inc If ie and
not h. Rosa md retonrn;sr,s dan,;n, ~ +hat
ryets the m attention Of the audience stsrn nu. re
gard for truth and Justice compels US to saw
that he ia lahorinr under a dclns,on. Tho last
of Tho Eimrods ;e fron, 49, a. 1.e+ -, T.,
+a,e-o,,a ,a.e 80 :" C." ns ~ las, ~ ~
toc1aoe bore, anu so IS Sate'ne'tss, his brother
lo-lay. and SO is iuutrrln. his mistress. md so
with all possible respect, is Zari,a, the
onecc 1f al +ho.a WV. 1o-c-,r;n1o,, ,,a~
ee'n.1o. s,,a,,,5 ho..>a :, :a,-. r.
sonases snoolo happen TO be Inundated at the
end Of the first act, no regret would be
felt. We do not 20 quite SO far as Mr.. Hooley.
We do not advise wholesale slauenter. Rut we
do bc1feve-and possibly this was the idea Mr.
HooIev meant to conycy-tbat. in a niece DO.
Totcd nain1r ~ ho1fot aGa nao,n ~ - ~ p.s.S
disnense win classic noetrv and ar.con. ;nstcoi
of it The old familiar bombast which goes in at