The New York herald., 1877-12-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
UNION SQUARE THEArRE-s'THE MAN OF suc-


CESS"
A large audience assembled at the Union Square
Theatre last evening. to witness nrst production
In New York OF Octave Feuiiles play. in six acts en-
titled Mounjoye" put into English under the sugges-
tive but not attractive title OF srhe Man OF Success"
THIS piece has been produced In London as Mammon,
and recently produced IN San Francisco, with Mr.
Coshan In the part OF kaoul Mounuoye, the man or
success. The story OF the play Is in brief, that OF
who, by doubtful means, has secured great
wealth, sud. by his wealth. position. He utterly
given TO his ambition and sacrifices every good
Impulse he is ever touched by to the ono
purpose OF his life-success. Henriete, his wilc,
is good and true woman who Is holding false post
tion before the world. Her husband refuses 10 do
what she con sIders right by her and their two chill
dren, and she resolves to leave him. Ho hears her
resolution with shrug OF his prosperous shoulders
The children called in to take their choice oi
parent, Tho daughter ccclc goes with her mother.
the Roland goes first with his father, but. stung
by his reproachcs he leaves him and joins The army,
returning in the last covered with glory. rho
husband is left to himself and has nothing TO do but
chew Tho cud OF bitter reflection. Ho is reso-
lu,c at first. but in the end heart asserts its
supremacy head. and thero is recon-
ciiialon. Rector Saiadin Is tho reverse oil Mount
joye. He is all heart and Impulse The other
characters Tbcrgc. faithful old CASHIER George
Sorel, vrtuous young man with one idea and that
an excellent oneio clear his dear latncr's name OF
stain that cIngs II. But these STAN clearing pco-
pie no matter how much We admire Them Ia real life,
nre rather tresome in tho stage. Then there tho
baron Rlo-veiez a Peruvian adventurer, whose Peru
wan bark is only exceeded by his bite He wears Tho
exasperang nose that could almost imagine that
II mad driven MN to viilany ior tho sake OF living
up 10 It's promises. LUonay. banker is one
OF those who waltz well at balls and
make excellent seconds IN affair OF honor
The Baroness Rio-vclez, woman OF doubtful char
shtrh uItrou Wn nmu nltnnl Wh
character therc is not the slightest doubt the pcas
ant queen and some MINOR characters complete Tho
alion from tho French AMI has mad none OF that
adapting performed upon II which Is gen.
psatable TO an American audience. II relics upon |
dialogue, and not upon action for its success It's
passion Is suppressed and It's points arc almost 90
nice for our uucompromisn1 language. II is French
play that needs French audience and French actors
could be- better acted in America and II II uocs not
gain popularity II will not be the iout OF the manage
mcnt, but OF circumstances.
Mr.. Coghlan as Mountjoyc was rather unpleasant In
the FIRST His part was not heavy enough Tor
him there aud wanted sparkle; but as the play pro.
ceedcd he became home In the part acted
in manner that won him deserved applause His
passion not tnat OF the stage and his tiansiorma
lion was natural artistic. Mr. Stoddart played the
part Of Tibergc with less oil that groesqueness Tor
which he Is conspicuous ana with genuine iccilng.
Mr. Parsele as Saladn. Tho man OF heart, mad part
that suited him the lie, and he made II OF Tho
bright spots the evenings entertainment Mr.
Polk the Baron RoVel,z as capital and seemed 10
nrnuse tho audience Mighty Mr.. Montgomery played
his small part, LaJonsy, woI Ol Mr.. Smiths Roland 1t
may be SAID that lille oning down would improve
IT, Mr.. o'Neil George sorel, impressive, but
he pOsca with his hand upon his breast TOO much 10
be altogether pleasant ana rather STACEY. s he
ncu tho bill 10 the evident satisfaction OF his audi
.Dce. Mss Agnes Booth, as hcariette, Mountjoye's
%is was womany' m0'nsry hama ana a. aign.noa a,,a
IL might be suggested that she was at lines
little too kiitensh but, on ino whole
she pleasing and showed that she mad studied her
part with brains. She made decided hit, and, next
10 Mr. Coshap was The success OF tho evening Miss
tnd. MAI. unn mia ayAd In n -Noi
lady like and refined TO play the part oil u Jeze0el
successfully Miss Roberta Norwood had small
virtue, but she looked every inch what repre-
sented, spoke her Tow lines with appreciation
of their meaning. The play was beautifully mounted
and the curtain was rung up on almost every act.
BOOTHS THeATRE-''TwELFTH NIGHT"
sTwclith Night" was tho play at Booths Theatre
last evening" with Miss Fanny davenport in the char
OF Viola as the prime attraction. Although not
very frequently tho boards OF poll
tan theatres "rwclfh Night" is a comedy with which
intelligent theatre -aocrs familiar enough feel
but a very moderate measure OF qualification in such
an announcement the foregoing Tho play, to rc-
alizc ON the boards anything like tho idea founded
on a. thoughtful perusal OF 1t, needs
thing moro than one hgurchcad around
which the other characters arc to revolve mechani
caily. 1t Is, indeed, Christmas play, us its name
indicates and to be even fairly satisfactory should
be brisk and spirited IN action and have what might
be termed festival atmosphere IL cannot DO truly
said that last evenings representation OF truly
happy this regard. AT the beginning 1t lacked vi
vacily and dragged heavily. The audience was cold
ana mpathetic, as AN audience witnessing the
earlier portion OF this comedy IL very apt to be unless
pelcd 10 admiration by an unusually hnc repre-
senlaton. Miss Davenport seemed to labor at the
outset under something Of dep ressiOn, perhaps
cas,oncd by this condition OF AFFAIRS and though she
read inelligently IT not until the close of the
nrst act when the popularity oil the Countess Olva's
love toe her dawns on ner, that she showed any sense
da 10 w hA ri IN doI
rising TO very lively sense oi the requirements OF
the part, and finished tue with BIT OF
ing. she would have done well TO have preserved
more OF this manner throughout the succeeding acts,
IN which she moved with a. maturity OF
action rather In advance OF Violss lively
girlish mood Miss Davenport shows herself
equal TO more credtable endcayor and Will
doubtless improve with repeated effort. Tho Sir
Toby Bech OF Mr. Davdge was n creditabe pieco of
nc,ing. anu Mr. Charles Fishers Navolio elicited
SIR andrew AsuecneeK well aiso Most OF The re-
maindcr OF the cast seemed to have strangely
neous ideas of the parts allotted 10 them Miss
Hamblin played the Countess DIVA as II there
something tragic about IT, Mr. Warner was into-
erably soiemn TOOL and The Sebastian OF MT John
Drew was weak ana HURRIED Miss Eugcnia Paul was
hot sprighty enough us the miscniei making Maria
anc inc Duke 0.slno OF Mr.. Barrymore just
passaDc.
'DAvID GARRIcK" AND THE FARCE "a REaU-
LAR FIX" AT THE PARK THEATRE.
The strong Individuality which Mr.. Solhern has i'm
pressed upon his several dramatic mpersonaons has
rarely been popuary recognized than II was last
night when an audience assembled that 1led every
no,s aud OF the Park Theatre and made I'm
possible for to obtain that had
gagged advance. Tho ''Crushed TEagediann
unquestonably the great success OF tho season. IL
u feature Of stage acicn new to the public.
sydney Spoonful ir tue '.Hornels Nest" introduced
the actor lace 10 lace with the people
he be seen any day tho street and saying many
commonplace Jut witty things, while Dundreary reap
'pearcd in a halo OF nonsense which a thousand or
more representations on both sides or the Atlantic
csnnok destroy. In ..David Garrickn Mr. Sothcrns
strong point consists In his superb deinoatIon OF
character wherein are combined tho humor dclicacy,
pan,s strength OF nature that Is both reckless
and refined The dialogue To largo extent the COM
position OF Mr.. Sohern himself, although the plot Of
tho play may be accredited to German author.
strangely enough the original title Dr Garrick"
until change by Tom Robertson Itis to tn play
In huI O The aciur. however thai tho