National Republican., 1877-02-01
1.-THE Forbidden Fruit"


or course there was crowded house at the
National tire last evening. What else could bc
| expected amer our announcement in yesterday
| mornings REPUBLICAN that the play, being
coarse in theme and low in grade. was exceedingly
well calculated to delight an audience of old
sports and people Of easy morality But We shall
yesterdays paper. We criticized the play then
at some length, and have nothing moro to say
aboutit. Our present business is with the actors
bly,. Although the Boucicault Comedy Company,
for such is It's name, does not embrace very
| with such rare judgment that we have presented
70 us as unique and perfect representation as II
owing TO The superb manner IN whieS Il Il
acted, and to the lberaty Of scenery and appoint
msn.snin which n, latter rssIec however, the
cyerywhere. It is = cast Of which wsilacR's
seen a.hsneS %s annaS Sdis Bssy nGs sso ssS nsSs
Ing LADY, portrayed the character Of allowing and
cg eonnding wife with 2 fidelity 70 nature very
acting 1t was a sweet and chsste character that
she performed, and II stood out In bold and pleas.
ant ant relief from among iis questionable asso.
Miss Josie Bailey enacted the part of zu,a, a
tbs y ars indeed aSan IN all M
the rare abilities displayed by tho lady In rem.
aering g pleasing to the audience the wlles and
Mrs. Sergeant Bu,fsr, the wife of the leading
counsel, was ably portrayed BY Miss Georgie
ssntatIon deserves especial comment. i'pi'-
gtont Buster, and exhibited a knowledge OF tho
requirements OF true actor, who does not rely
.solelyupon the reading Of the play for an ex.
planation Of the character, but portrays II in a
has already become q byword IN the town
Mr. W, y. Ferguson has lost none OF the al
miIable delivery and manner which marked his
rendition OF Cdtrngorm In The Mighty Dollarn
part in which no one has egualed him. He now
comes to us as the Capiain Dsrrfnger OF the play,
and is extremely telicitous In his repres
=, Mr.. Augustus Piton, a gentleman whose facial
likenefs TO Edwin Booth Is remarkable, and who
has Long bee been supporter Of that eminent artist,
10 cast In the character OF Mr.. Cato Dorf, who,
weafied OF domestic life, concludes to 20 and Is
led astray. Mr.. Piton was deserving Of all the
delighted snd aPprcciative audience. The re.
mainder Of the company, in their respective roles,
o and Lent Their aid IN
principal partakers in Forbidden fruIt' would
be sadly at hult II deprived OF their assistance.
Theater Con,igue.
Manager Rogers Is to be congratulated. He
gives an entertainment lasting for three hours
without fatiguing his audiences. Everybody is
In good spirits hilarity is the order OF the eve.
ning, and prevails "by n large majority
Last night the house was packed, as It should
be, for the bill presented replete with every.
thing amusing and entertaining. The opening
sketch of "Biil Poster, Beware" lacked only the
comical visage and antics Of Jake Budd to make
Il success, but Jake came In shortly after TO
lend his aid In depicting "An Editors Troubles"
VIII II. Morton essayed some new motto and
character songs, receiving repeated eneores for
his ideas upon the unsettled state Of the Presl.
dental question. The Miaeos, four in number,
roll and Harry and Miss Eioisc Alien, lent their
were ably seconded bI Miss Lli:le Mulvey and
miss Jenny Miaeo, the latter performing skip
ping rope dance with much grace and finish. TIE
German team, Messrs. Watson and Ellis Is the
they wear out the veeome "a sccerdsa eaSea tSs Sna
Charley Lord as Sim Dipsey. In the "Challenge
Dance, Dance" was immense, and took the purse. The
psrermSs sdasCs solos s9ana ee,rees eaa
wound up The feast by introducing a novelty. in
gu,drie. II you want relief from mt the Sqssns cSres Of
business, good laugh and the worth of your
money, 20 TO the Theatre Comlque every night.
Charity by the Pound.
A pound party" for the benefit of the poor
will be given at Tallmadge Hall tonight,
for which an evening" entertainment Of unusual
interest has been provided. The hall will be
open from 10 o'clock.a. m. for the receipt Of do
nations. The entertainment will consist Of
Music, orchestra; duett, Miss Mygatt and Mr.
sio, Miss Iottie swallow % recitation, yWsi MI John I
Tweedale; solo. Mr.. Harvey Kohr; reading, Miss
Mary Cauldwell; solo, Miss Lois Mygatt; panto.
solo, Miss Sallic Flynn; music orchestra; appeal
for the poor. J. II. Thompson; auction sale OF
packages; Refreshments; dancing at 10 o'clock
Every effort will be made to secure the comfort
and enjoyment OF those present. As the entire
receipts will be donated to tho immediate relief
OF the suffering poor, II is hoped that the oppor.
tunlty OF combining duty and pleasure will be
largely batropized. The admission will be %
cents and pound Of something useful to the
poor.
The Opera of"Faust" Next Saturday Evening.
The Fairlamb Amateur Opera Company an
nounce another and last performance OF Ciou
mods 'Faust" at ford's Opera house on next
saturday evening. On the occasion OF tie first
representation Of the aforementioned opera, a.
the National theatre fortnight since, we crit!.
eised the performance at considerable length. A
nOteyorty feature Of that event was the exquisite
and effective rendition OF the role or Margueritd,
by our leading vocalist, Miss Eva Mills, who made
her debut In opera upon that occasion. Miss
Mills will again perform the same part next Sat.
urday evening, and will doubtless surpass her
previous effort. The rest ofthe cast which is the
same as before, have undergone careful and con.
slant coaching since their last public appearance,
and marked Improvement Is reported-a piece
OF news that fills us with delight. Ford's Opera.
house will, or course, be filled In every part and
the demand for seats Will doubtless be In excess
Of the supply. The rule, however, Is hrst come
hrst served.
"Shaughrsun."
The sale Of seats Tor the "Shaughrzun' begIi ~
this morn nj tho Nathan nj Thaatra