, 1877-09-04
ADJUSTMENTS.


1tEiltful extravaganza "Forthsldcn Fruit"
Nivcn tn The public but the bust Of them IL ut'-
qucstlonahiy The inc prepared b5 Botcfcnult.
and this prnvc,l to l1c tho amusement sensation
vi last evening. 1Iooicy'A Theatre wa COM
fortably i!llei, and iy All and!cnrc that sccnIel
inspired by the anticipation Of pleasant cvcnt
There Was an atmosphere Of hftar.ty IN tho
drcss-citc'e and parqucste, which gradually cx-
tended 10 the ushcra around tho .ioos. and at
times rendered these young gentlemen lEabIc
to hc rcpnstcd for violation Of the rule. {see
note OH psogramtnc.) such violation was i'er-
feeliy exeusablc on such ali o.ras!un. tsscrs
orc hunlan and there ls bnt onu thing to ,fo with
lau2h ~ with sGccxc,-out with it, nc mat
ter whether you arc n horse, an usher, or
an AS.
"rorbiadcu Fruit " Is one Of the c1crcrcst ot
the fascical comcd!csof the dag. The idea which
II keeps before the mind of The audience from
beginning to end Is certainly suggestive Of I'M
proprlcik btit when VIC consider that 1t Is tho
hankerink after forbidden things that gives
pquancy 10 lite, there can be uo serious fault
Iound with \ genial skctcl Of possible ativcn.
turc In the socaI world which Inns for ita Dbject
tue lt,c.iicatt,n of no lesson Cuol or had, but
merely the moral to bu dcrlvet ffon III hulr nj
aimed nj in this play ut nif. it Is certainly one
that leans to virtues sldc. for your most so'ema
| Investigator into tic purport Of 1t viii III:
Obliged to atln,it that AFR. Cato Do< discovers
al the close Of mis- nights ndvonturc that there's
] nothtnE 30 sweet a. tne's own wife ind ones
| own ilone. Let this SOD he flung at thc head ot
the fuEitane tnqu!sftur fur want Of Il better
reason tor the production Of surt. plaS,
the performance last evening waa that 1t fur
nts!,cu occasion for remarkably brilliant COIN
b'natfnn Of eomedy talent. The eo'npany nctei
1toy nj tnftsH
rehearsa|s, Or l,y intuition. We n,tpuosc 1t was
thu latter. The p[csc might bc described as An
accumulation Ut d!vcrttnY sItuutOnh. onr scrapc
leauinR qut.e naturally Into another, and caclt
spectator IL wfuuEtt up into kind Of cnthusi-
ASH. Of mtrth:u excitement rs to how
the several dFanatis PERSONA arc 70 r..
several predican,cn.z: Tle success Of sucl,
play depends tn very large measure upon tlIu
actors, and not upon one or two, but upon the
eomany rs whole as,inE i e9Seft Il. 80 gn.,t sat
was Enthusiastically attaued bS the company as
Ilouley's last evening. Even James 0'Ncill,
who tnakea no psctcnsl1ns to bc q comic actar,
warmed up into Kind Of mild radiance, and
contributed an important ssare toward THO
pleAsure Ut the entertainments. The burden Ut
tle hlieccss, however, must he lntu Oh the
shoulders Of sirssrs. Crane and Robson. wllo
were caeh IN their peculiar vein quite distinct
tn reprrss M irrtsiauh'e tendency to buriesluu
and mnnnerlsm, and in - doing they
gained considerably. III tho esteem Of the 1u'l1,
ctour, while they lost not q jot of coNtro!
over tho rtsib'iity OF their audience. Mr Crane
appcara tn appreciate the fact ttat he does not
need, anY longes tho Md Of builoonery to a'nute
people. lie can be exceedingly funny without
apparen. effort. As Stryt Uatltr lust evening
lie created ruars Of mcrrltncnt III every Eestuf.
he M.lle nni tn mostly every speech he uttered,
aud IL il creltabic to his artistic scnsc Of tho
fitness Of things that be ditrlaysd admirable
ectf.rrprcfsion fn suaring usc Ut "gaC.h Mr.
Ht,1art Robson was no less amusing In lts nwr
way III the character Of Cato LHt<. ln which HI
leu. q most efficient support, being JUDGED sd o,l.
tortnancu WIS humorous In tho extreme
without undue c1aEEcrnt!oD, anil was-c1
ccpt IN few trressstiblo Instances whcs
Robson bubbted to the surtaee-n d!
Capt. Utrri,gtt MAS graceful at.d easy piece o
Rcttiu IN part which calls Tor little else that
tic tl0[ng ri good deal OF natural walking nut
talking nf Young gentleman placed in no yer.
extraordinary situation.
: Mrs. Mary Myers met with a generous vel
: come when she appeared In tho role Of Mrs.
Cab Dstt, which tlc played with the 4u!e
naturnlncss and woluanly grace which llas mad
ler a fayorstc with Chicago audiences. Zat
WAS represented By Miss kate Newton.
yousg y a 70 sS GfaSS u s IT,
. prcv!atc the extrsvagAnce OF tho idea ctnbodic
III thu portrait, anti did ample Justice to Il
s, Mrs. Howard Rogers was the :lTs. D4sftf q ~
OCCASION, and It is almost needless 70 sar that
I head wntor} 1t Frank Pierce, who rendered iu
Justice 10 the part, buth rs to dialeet aud othc
! | wise. AltuIettIcr tho performance was ycf
symmetrical un.l complete, md. TO Judge ftot
! the st.owcrs u applause bestowed upun 1t, va
.. most heartily appreciated by tho aud1enec.
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