The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-01
AHTSkIfE.NTlS.


An SIN, tne JOINT production OF Bret
TInrte and Mark Twain. was last night pre-
scented ut the Filth Avenue Theatre to largo
and brilliant audience. II isa mclodrama in
four acts employing fourteen characters, the
most conspicuous if not tho most important Of
whom is "a Chinapan called An SIM who is in
tended to exhibit the puculiar talents of Mr.. C.
4. Parsoc.
Tho plot Of the play is weak, commonplace
and not at.n original the incidents are tangled
and unscuucntial. the language is often broad.
" humorous. and once or twice coarse. but
never witty or cpigrammatic. and the charac-
tcrs arc mere sketches We shall not attcmpt at
this time to 40 oyer the four acts in detail IL
viii suffice to say that the first three are
obscure. tedious and somewhat inane Tho
story is that of u murder committed in the
mines. and charged upon an innocent man.
who Is saved in the last act from the executors
Of Lynch law hy the innocent act Of Az
SIM who produces the murdcrers coat. About
this simple thread IL clustered unnccessar-
~ "a great deal If what is m"ant Tor comedy. hut
which ~ sometimes dull farce and often broad
hurlcsuuo As 70 piece OF dramatic work the
play Ia hrnrnth criticism. A an entertainment
II is laughahlc and lively. owing 10 the
viii hc those. however. who will fail TO
So" in Mr.. pnrsloe's wcll-hnown manner
i-ms and his recently acquired facility ~
s1N NJ Nrllirnn man twr" IN minute any
unrtruiturr of Chinese chprartcr The best
20 ing WIS undoubtedly tpnN 10y Mr. Edmund
'"lh.r. vino played To" part ~ miner and
murderer. Tn" best sr'nc was the last, whorc
2 successful attempt was made 10 show the
hwkwuods Judge aud jury.
What are We To- think. however. of drnmati-ts
who ~ ihls luie day Introduce Ms. Ndi1plop
nc1Iu, or what shall we say of a scene in which
% lover cannot di-criminat" hotwccn the woman
No. ndurgs and th" Emma Nine. actually mis-
tHk in- ti" lnnLuag" lc"arsoly Intended iororcl.
III u business Is hhnoi bodily ' ont mi'' Of
pnk"y Hal x 'Cru"ihlo ~ Il is thni cheap
sait. and SUGAR are made TO do service IN di,l-
Mr. Mark Twain was CHILLED ont ut the end OF
ih" lhlti net and mndo the following speech:
MARX rwAiN's srrrcH
LAprrs ASp GENTLEMEN; In view Of this adj
m'ial|" su"'"-1. : is moot thar try 10 express
g. yJu our hearty thanks tor the lnrgc share
witch YOUR encouraging applause has had in
reducing NJ IS -nr'"~s. llnI- Office trhruu,n
%" with grnni pleasure. This is very rrmurku-
Toe puy. Uu may n" nave noticed i. but U.s.
SURGEON y Is 81" Tho construction Of this play
was work e gre0i labor and rrsrarrh also II
GENIUS and Invention. aud plagiarism.
Should NOT fae, blood .rlrl'in,s disasters ns,i.
ont q play lut ~" wanted them To- Doe now uii, -
lfiUnnt. unnaokn"y't. In "a lucky moment.
n- .ng something perfectly frH-h AMI ap-
raNins. 1t seemed q sirok" II rnnus. AN in-
~ irui on. We Wrr" charmed with 10 $50 we
IfGrnlv uVrrii % little. Consequently
wNun tne ulnV res first enmuist"d. We found We
nd lmd tAul -t.ge break down wen tunes N
tlr Nr-' urt We saw that that wouldn't
d' tho 81 20 WIS going 20 be- po
Stacy Il didn't notice ihat' INIT is yer.
shy tii.- sort of thing argued poverty NJ inNcu-
-u.lf cnurs, w, -0t 4, work and mi SOM, I'm.
ltttiuu- upnn that aorid, mt: and We threw
Little variety into the general style Of II. too.
'ffiih ih' stag" 'oa ID Away came IN about
funtIght- and -uli tho pa~s"ng ~ down among
~ 'mu-llon-. You can -"r how moneton'u-
'hHt wa--to tho musicians. But We fixed ail
ln't Al present me ~tace roa b only breaks
down once. priNut" cHrriags brooks down
"n'' and tn horses q another cur
lrt ont one or two Of 'hcso. hut th,n
w" hai Oh" b ars' and yehirl'7- IN our hands
amt we c"uidut nn rd 10 throw them away IN /,
mere puii hln. am making this explanation
~ m" hop" that u Will rgronoilH YOU tuthe reln-
IT, than Otherwise. For the ,nstru ton OF the
young We have introduced gam" of poker IN
IN ilrsi T. IN" game 81 poker j. too little
Hero ana thor" you md an ambassador INIT
las som" idnn ~ the gam; hr you take
our ignornnoe onGht To make Ms blush.
Why. hay" oven known = clergyman
IL n'mr,' cuiif "rd' .siilnaNie. pure-n"nrt,
and fail"r-wh0 liln value an o.r 'uil uh'vr
hru'.lis'ns. Whoever -ros Mr. Tlf-ioc In ihis I
! "-'r- a- good AMI natural and consistent |
4, nanlau a~ .r.ll s". iu san Frlnaseo. /
IsrI.' ti"n. The whole purpn-" ~ the pio.' is /
q tii go ana oll.fiunuv iur IA" Illustration uf /
TINS character. The ChinHman isgO,ne 4, b.. /
g and lN and a dlnirut political problem, /
YER h'i.i,r' -. nS well enough %
-, .t.., g. t.r.ianI' rt'c a.i8r.' ,bnn |
nanlA mont amt tur authors have done their |
81" tiNv ihis evening, WiIl -y only yu, /
NN.d ,n"fr Hnlni i."s r. marNanis play. Il Is I
N.- p" I'i... AMI so wade. and 80 deep 4u /
place r.. uuI 800 Niiupr lNs. that u Npuld /