, 1877-03-06
ADJUSTMENTS.


ont." which WAS presented At Ncyiekes'n Theatre
latt night. Is somewhat inopt1y ttyicd by tho man.
agement "a farcs.eonledy." This IA about IS a..
psops1ase Is It woald bo for n caterer to
Offer On i'fs bit raEo d'th Of fsh-ncsh.
Farce. comedy, fsum tho nature Of things,
cannot exist. The kind Of writing, the cqu1yooue,
the treatment Of character, the arrangement of
situations required by ono form Of composition Is
distinct from that demanded by the othc:. Tho
marrow II farce Ia humor; the essenee OF comedy
iawlt. faro proceeds by hopeless entanslc-
ncnt Of ideas; comedy BY the evolution Of ch%r-
actcs through an ascending series of
situations. ''Lemons" 10 not a comedy At al.
its farre In THREE acts. belonging to The same
school ~ "Thc Dig sonanzs," which waA Uttered
ttat!y t't parao public estimation. IIattnc done
aue.rcns with the nau.. we take pleasure in sub
ecttb:ng nnresrrved1y to tho op1nlon that 'lrmons'
Y pleasant play. littlc drawn out It il At
man humor II always majestic. The Orc At eross.
rHsroHcs !. ma ntancd With furn.iAins hr!sknrte,
and The rattio Of TIC artillery sonfs.s or
when II aofs mot kctn the an'lilor In Iivr-
II apprehension. The 'cornpcn1ailons. arc fonn,l
n lad4erona Misunderstanding. eprrammat!c lIs.
III ;s, paaHSey aeee Il
honor. Tho doctrine that society il, eomrosed Of
lemons md lsman. .sq.oexess, h n it.elf .ae
Al much long ago. One Ut thu characters
in the riay Il made = 1no!c yelta!re ~ hasn: IT.
tered ltie sim'le When ha divided tho people into
The bea.et: ana ths hcstep-vf ta,op,eTs and -:
tell u !ha, The world l. composed ii
e e. n oh es sta1s ts'ss; s
ssnee /: doae w Implication, that tho fools .re
aees ea M e sase H. 81 sse ay
hassy i1,pestlon Of 4. wero . number Of
tqucczGrs H6tG IN equal number Ut young Meu 1t
least n'po'.l6lc 70 20 10 thc coaf.e Of ihe
sa IT, wss soaus s
Of a society roman in middle lfu, who
non. md dn sppnriennnee Of so,1.e lescsrtton Tor
interested ia yatious .itestioss: heF parpo.ta
entirely dderent asf.asemeut Of, aasIes. A.
taoush yoanE ' lawyef pat forward a. t''s lemon:
. sns "; oc. ss' s s r. Z as s
to Tho previous inclination. Of. iha yoang
pe,aons eonss.nsd: Ths scasu!ng society:
shtswass iaan herself; s!s i .qases.d Il i III.
BY tho lm:nniaele lay. nf tav nn!se;ss. Them IL
tcst Nc sl!ontd not think Of: feeltne humlIai.
Cd 4 A. ..ssb Iceberg .hou,a srln'aa u. ts
s"as ssy assfs' sassa 's; IT.
.c!soct froul tho fntetett O thotc who may Walt
u
,,o,hin= u The ledge Of thesa vhu have
already been. Tha Misunderstanding ara end.
.ss. s Many I. " When as Se ssS ss.usF s1s'snss ss.
espsca ier roo to caa'!rnse ons man whsn t!.o had
rauso Of aGcnso aEalnst nAother, and accepts for
fs:s ;tSt IN" sH ss 9sss' ss.s
statement In prtut.
III sss 5 5.4s f.. !, 1.s. Ss. g. .g IT.
meaning suitsd IL a.s D,lua.
.es pnamSsr eooi IL st,"r. ss. sad nd shae
performance would hsve been vast credit tn tho
thsAttu hut fnr Tho too ob.luus want cf sufficient
snd precision q ezp1e.slOa. rha llpes SHOULD
N aS ssrn VIZ 10 ,hs s' IL Ps
thcre could be no Erasaaahio excuse. For ono of
these NJ. Les was Responsible, aad tor Tho
ssss sasf IT,. pS' Tbs yap fM@ pt9seaa e..
ty ", Thorne: ,Bota wess ogreeably
snnsatiansd 40 ths moes +aclen, IN the @ seIs"y. %
Alsa pon. tho ne",eoMts. made good in,'
pgss.es gs;:Sa p hs; ':ss .s Ast 6 M
should not have done, but. Otherwise xss fair.
Il iii III .aa,t noste sa lux oa.
s!se e. '' a.s snEaad aas II isis sesr. ~ Hairy
Isaagio". which. isqalses something more .slaa
n.efs luudnsss sra uadi.criminasina emrha.!s for
t.ss i: s'pss a eI'uGss :;a Zen IT,: a. s'si:, a:
10 The subject himself. Ar. seymour ~
an eceents.c ordetly u'uth glven "a drink
e. i H. w.s I'll !. io
zos. uot.bl. than tho 4s.lps, and almost thaa
con. .pleiencss Of fntsh, and sool !s:to has
probably nessr been rqu,lt4I In, ia thls etty
i ttE Yt1f. In kh& lHnf fdahlun