, 1877-02-27


r,, MAun MILnE
lhe play pFctcnted at ScSIcker's Theatre 's
supposed to have ANNE cnnuectlon,Fah Whit
TIERS poem, but tho relationship il, In fact,
f"r,,t. . es" r,,. ~ 'cls , e,en ,en. luz 'se
family nahr. me .Haea -aw''r OF tue
play 1narrIcs the J"dy' lives unl'app'!r With him
Of jealoury md ptnue, and /. fonni after a
,n,. .o.-ei, ...r,ar p s.it, h,, ssa,s. ~
""s s." st1'e r. ~" noo'a ."ns W
hnntess camp. Ihc sadgt Is hore'essly vulgar.
ikr1ce Young nan, families. in tress, trreproacba.
biz If, nanucr,, mi, ,o,,cl, giving ~ nre,rhtnr
~. ,,,o,rht -, W,.t..,o.,s t'; ssss"ss',
ns 'n9asn' o. "n''t'ets .aaae N po'n;e's
Ut feeling wherever the poen has been read and
understood. Tbc pso,,tl s!ster Ia ill.brctl -
we'll as proud; ht~ r,tences to -Naud
chow. sImply = want ,oi proper training
Jud0t's lamIlf, after Ill. arc rank pfetendcrs to
position, siucc they lave not learned to behave
In the manner customary with lalles
mud gentlemen. It is not neces.ary,
pcrhnrs, tn proceed With the other char
actcrs Of the PLAY. none of which are
put slown at all III the poem. and explain In
what respect the two compositions di!Tcr. The
rcads tic poem must be that they have CON.
paratirelY nothing II. common, and the
,1se Of the title to catc', the pub
lie I. crcditanlc neither to the
good sense nor to tho taste Of the author. Tho
plap hss. however. some intrinsic merits. The
ilrst two acts arc full nf pretty sentiment, and
there Is at tlmcs poettcal richness Of express
Sa f s steFf: I.s1 o s ien eo ss ps ste
tedious l,cta,,ec the climax il 70 soon
forcstal!cd aud discounted. Nothing IL gained
by dragging through two acts material that
eroc pcope tl.t IN ia ts e eceps ne
cnmc In tic progress Of Inc evening a
nnyensSn @ tses and Tsy ysSs s5s . hstes ~ Ms % 50
agine them to be tho famous .Atiss Edge
SlIss Elgea oftl, On Tie ttage Is about .. excit-
Ing a: suMiay'school picnic. The .onlg waE
H. ~ "tsm 'a. lug T paT ran s,,,t. - maac t. 70 81 -
iwo scts. viii a enrialt1r n,oyemcs,t iii
through there might b. In the slender rnt,,ance
Of tho drama Interest sHI1,.lcn. 10 hold tho At
.;u @ ~ ~ ~ aua'e,se ~, .or =" esenn nut tne
LIE eIto4M r. 10 any essna' an,ol'aea, anu tne
that bc,onr to II, Nf'"
Miss Gnnevicye Rogers prrsonatcs winsotntly
tho heroine. MdWt .nntlfr. She llas pot strength
~. sos o. t.,G .a'sst h.enEs, w ncT Hstncus
merIr h. a ;nc in,oirat,9n sc n IL i. ~ "rrat
actrcts, aid probably ncvrr viii lie, but eIc tnay
ensiy bc-on1e lscfrt and scrrt.cahfc in fheatre
OF tic first class. A. tstar" el,1 Is plainly as
yet ovcrweigltc1. shs wants breadth and de-
0Esn
wtcre shc lad merely to he engaging, no fault
could be found With I,er. Subsequently shc
had heavier work to do, and was then Obliged to
corfcss tnc{icdency ty initiating M,l4ly some nf
Tho more uA,ia1 manncrisms of rnlc-
brated "cn,ofsonal " nctrts.es. Tho Judgs
was played by MIR. Harry I.ee ~ veil as 40 an
tsira part deserved to he treated. Mr.: Muir
tcr was faithful TO tho autt,or's tr-
.cnslons. THO bet acting IN the piece.
alter that Of Miss Rogers, was done
ty Mrs Sto,lcal a. .uH<i's mother, md h Hr,
Johnapn rs .sntB jiaruia, d poet aud t.fpptr.
"sIalll Muller" will be repeated every night
this week, and at tho mstlrec Of Saturday.
II, so,,,,c cem;l sohnnNE: oasss conn.nv orc,,, .
"e .:o'asas s,. uou's "s.sa Sompany opsnsa
season OF one Week a. havcrly's Theatre !aat
| evening. Thu house WIS packed, tho Elasct.
tinc element being larCely In tho majority, and
lwtt1hcadc,l men bcinp thfrkly intersner.rd.
s.n"f,t,r IN th,. n-oh...,a s.at.
1spes'4ny T' ~" oteaes.'A ,a... ,"..,s: ss*.s.
! 1t poulctte." Nerve's style Is not MS vlvaclous,
generally, as .hat Of l.ls principal competitors,
-f1ffeuhoch ami Icc,u,o. his 1omtr ,n.lo,tics
,.s", 80. "'s NS'.''e .'..'..
arc iiSc!! enon@1t' nut he n'aH'tests constant
| !uclluatlon to drop into the sentimental. "Pou'
let ct Poulette," dIyestel Of IT, bouffc manner
| OF iMpctsouatl1n, would be little lyric drama
taIns ssvural pleasing airt,-the sertuus
,an wne, !. ~ y ~, usn "eaKSr snnn fHc .t ot ;ne
soos nre rn,her af,nsy. there arc INV rot,rrrtrd
effects. a,Ml tho ehofuses ure deficient In ring.
The principal muslear attraction Of tho piece Is
| MI, hMeat .Nto'. "ao - oae VI t4e