New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
THE DRAMA.
PINK DOMNOS.


~, 1-.;oA-Souore Theatre reopened its doors
la,o and merry audience last night, and resoundeu
,r,th continuous laughter the intrigues OF IIn"
Do,,inosp were complicated and resolved l"o
nlav in its original French has peeh ono
tbe most marked Of recent successes III ",i9
on5 in the adaptation of Mr. James AloerrS II H' %
,, a., eoually pronounced favorte in London "hei "
has now been running four months We nave NO ~.
e. Il viii he as keenly relished by gocd AIue'i
GO ,ybo having Of course no personal experiences
- tho sedrctions OF CTemorne ana Maoil'e' anu
tbo danger OF making love 10 PINK oonllho "n'i ,i
,op are NOT sure who is inside Ii, Will be curious 10 o
,,non these strange phases of fast life across 'he
inc barrier of the foothghs. We are mioreo 'n"' ~"
To,,os Ahcrrv has carefully removed from the play
"every Objectionable lne" and perhaps the risor WIN
which this stern British mOralist has prHned away
;r,,rrrieties may account for or two passages
where the action seems to halt little and incidents 70
lack sufficient reason for being; but these ueeo'S "
too slight TO interfere materially with the movement
what is beyond all dispute aTeuarhapy DIlsA "'u ~
farce comedy, ingeuOusly planned ana IN Ren'i"i ~
neatly constructed. II deals with the adventures
~ t,ro wives who don pink dominos and tempt tueir
husbands TO C7emorne by way Of testing the virtue VI
,,r lords Each lady, Of course takes the spouse VINO
does not belong to her, and there are mysuhcatiol9
caused by the Interchange OF partners ana Vlc
interference Of a third pink domino "",rn
o,o1oscs tbe maid OF OF the ladies'. 10
si 1e ris,ebayior Of the married raEes, the antics
- o. loose old uDcle and demure young man, the lies
o,d byuocrisies which stnd the text like stars III INV HI
,,on,ent and tho final bundcr which brings apou' an
for situation whose delicious absurdy touches
off cxuoson Of mirth would DC mpossii e Withh me
l,,i-s of n hurried midnight review. We nave salu
enough perhaps 70 indicate the character OF he pleco,
,rd We need ONLY ada that il rales ON amid roarS Oh
1ap,t,r and abounds in sharp dialogue, whose VII is
cvrccted 10 be a compensation for its general Iase-
,oss II is not worth while TO discuss The moral oI
a. tr1cs like this They have none. Ihey are meant
ply Ia auuse An idle hour and If the elant husDahus
are t punished for their escapade, II 1t is the lIJnieu
vis who suffer for being too particular. If the Whole
4ct ~ the farce Is that "no dog refuses bOne-ihe
o,1v difference Is between the dogs that nave
been fonrI ont and the dogs that nave NOT
We hardly think that the public viii be harmed by the
lesson or Will take hc trouble 10 inquire what the lesson
is The play has been admirably put upon the stage ana
T. ac+ed TO charm Mr. Charles Coghlan and MI Z. A.
Stevenson as the risky husbands elegant, lively and
selfpossessed; ana Mr. Coghan, who has the leading
mart touches 1t with grace and lghtness that
are almost French They fortunate in such wives as
Dfrs. Agnes Booth and Mss Linda Dictz. Miss Maud
Harrison gives a singulary goo performance OF deep
but dc1onre waiting maid. rf Mr. Jennings, Mrs Ph
Inns and others are well d.tei with parts Altogether
"Pink DomInos" is capital fun.
LYDIA THOMPSON.
The first performance of the LYDIA Thomp-
son season at wauack's Will take place tomolro"
evening