, 1877-10-28

THE HUNS ESTIMATE OF 1.-THE DAS1rE5."
From Our 0,ua Correspondent
Boston, Oct. aa22.-The sensations in the way
Of amuscments HOW are joaquin 11ifler's play
of "Thc Danitcs.'' and Mary Anderson. The
opera, with Pappcnhcim for the prin1a donna,
holds It's OVID. but every night the Boston and
the Globe show enthusiastic audiences. Every
night people grow tumultuous with applause
over the scenes in the miners camp, the Howl
ing Wilderness saloon, and before the cabin
door Of Billy Piper. Or, at the Boston: they
Weld surprised tribute to the surprising per-
fortnances Of Mary Anderson iu her roles Of
Juliet, Neg INerrit;ts, Parthena. ETC. OF course
MiTler's play creates the most sensation, for
several very obvious reasons. In the first place,
Boston people were immensely amazed when
they read the New York criticisms Of the play
after its representation in that city. They lad
no faith in the play before. They couldn't con
cicye in it possibilities OF even moderate sue
cess. They had heard enough OF these tyros
trying their hand at writing plays.
THERE WAS BRET uARTE.
Not al1 his falne could carry his play out OF the
region OF mcliocrity. and Howells, whose
destinations " were so clever and amusing in the
mares If the dGnutc, thjnned out awfu11y Oh
the boards. No, no; let the poets and the story
tellcrs stick to the magazines anu books, autt
let the stage alone; and Joaquin espccialty.
Three, or four, or five years ago Joaquin came
to Boston, anu Boston, with great curiosity, rot
on its eyeglasses and, taking long look nt tue
Poet Of the Sierras, look which tooa IN the
Uhep) floating cllrls, the dazzling hngcr-rlngs,
etc. shook its proper old hea,l IN lis1pDroval,
and came to the final conclusion that, though
they saw III signs Of the rcd shirt anu the top
bouts, tcg were all there, reatl} to sllrn. upon
them without momcnts notice, and that the
owner, with such wild, unciyilze'i. 7tnBosfo"alt
pecul'aritlcz Soani IT. you "'Ho Ho;ton uG exs
tune.n lone ~ and come into the world
with an inborn sense Of the small rules
and regulations Of "soclcty" and "cu'tur,
Sicrras came aud went. aud bis name dill not
onncaT in Tie AtIantic Monthly, anu Harvard did
not invite him to read poem before the fhl
beta Kappa Society, and .
BEACON HILL DIDN'T FALL oo"S y hhfo'I nA"'
AND CAMBRIDGE DIDN'T ADORE HIM,
and thus tile whole matter appeared settled Tor
tns whole world, aud Mr. Joaquin might retire
to obscurity, or to the hith-rate p4aec asSl'aea
to those t'persous on whom Boston dld NOT
lavish her s1ni]ss anu EXTENT her sua'e 1n'aa, ,
written some striking lines. Oh, YES; out sTin-
hurpe had been his master, and he had no ''cuI-
tur,n and took unparaonablc liberties With cue
Eunlish language, etc., etc, etc. 1his was the
lict. AUH HDEU LIE hHA 1CAA1S+Aoo - LIZ AAAo
hear1f of the coming play they were s'rrepared."
It was OF no use You couldn't fool them.
Could any good come out Of Sazaretht + eth: -
Hr aid by they read the New York papers,
and a feeling of uneasiness began to come oTes
them, for big little Boston, after al, has
A VERY LITTLE FEELING OF DIFFERENCE To-
wins TuE MIGHTY METROPOLITAN PRESS.
And Dy anu By, when the New York company
brought the play to the Globe The hno rubbed
ment. Thev we're sure before they went that
Mckee ankn and 9thsrs her had fa ca[aa tae
rpoijs m at the Globe. The house is packed
The New York success has doue that. The
sceacry is perfect Norhing more UNIQUE. 10th
theatre. The play opens we'll; every one a.
ts As it goes on IS sss Ss"dy w wa;mS aa: 70 DIS as
,,1av p vs h;s h,,nor aud wisdom, and 1he Farson
9nys ~ out" and .'bets bis bottom, bottom
doliar,n feeling OF enthusiasm
herins to bud and beat, and'after time, wbcn
the school-tcacher appears, aud Sandy and 1h<
Parso1 deliver their telling sentences, strong