, 1877-02-11
TIE OUTER WORLD.

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The new Russo-French play with the above
title, said to be the joint production Of Dumas
and Pierre Ncwsk, was produced at the Uniou
Square Theatre Monday night. The scenery is
described as superb. The Tines says: *Its
performance, which occupied three hours and Il
half, was listened to attentively, but the impress
sion was not favorable It. deals with scenes IN
which none but 1 Travelled spectator, or play
goer dcsirous Of securing instruction rs well as
enjoyment, tan feel the slightest interest; it in-
PRODUCES but oEc parsonage for whom an atom
OF sympathy can be entertained, and the little
action it cmbodies is cloggcd by mass of ycr-
biage which only Partisan audience, used to
such experience by Parisian actors, will
tolerate" The Tribune, as usual, takes
exactly tho opposite view, pronouncing
the play sstrong in its simplicity, beautiful ii,
its telling, and pcturcsqucn III its su.roundings''
The Herald says: at is, perhaps, necessary Ior
thu greater part of tie audience to make an IF
fort to place themselves en- rapport with the
state OF civilization represented, but this osta-
Gle once overcome it is difficult to refrain from
entering heartily into sympathy with the stTug-
giles, plottings, sacrifices, ana sorrows in which
the characters Of the "Danicl:ciIs' are iu-
yolyed.'' The 1t.yid says: ..The novelty
and the richness Of; the Russian costumes and
sccEic effects, the asting. of Miss Aorant, Miss
Katharine Rogers, and AIR. Thornc. and the pre-
sentation OF au eyccllcntly-1onstruc;ed play,
full OF pure and elevated sentiments, contributed
to succcss that YVES indisputable.'' Thcactiug.
Of Mr. ONcil as the lordly lover is not, it is II
pity to say, much admired. Mr.. Thoy11c rs the
ovcrwe!ehtcd,a as 1n'1d- The minor parts arc all
we'll titled. The story has been several times
told III The TRIBUNE. It is that OF the love Of
a Russian nob}eman for 4 sert-girl. His mother
intcrfercs to prevent the marriage, and,
in his abscncc, marries the girl to
3 scrf who loves her. The love OF the
ienoble-noblemau i, however, superior to his
passion, and lir Tcnounccs his briGc i'll order to
make her happy in the arms ol another. himself
retiring to a monastery. The play will proba-
bly, be sceu here next summer with the original
cast
"F1F=u AvESuE.:'
George Fawcett Rowc's new play at Booths
Theatre seems to be purely sensational in its
origin and Development It is called Fifth
Avenue but, for all it has to do with fashion,
able society, might as well be called the Allah
tic Ocean. The principal points in it are thccol-
lision of two steamships and the sinking Of one
OF them; q murdcr-sccuc, supposed to be copied
after the Nathan horror, and displayot soldicry
picturing the return OF the gallant Seventh
Rcgiment and their conflict with the rioters in
1858. The Herald says: ''The situations arc
detached, and the scenic effects take from tie
story something Of continuity and cohesion, 1t.
was evidently written to display the resources
OF the theatre and to be what 1t is-a local
drama OF much vaEiety and force. Alr. RoWe's
literary abilities, however are to fine too permit
hin to do careless work. The Tribune says:
Fifth Avenue is 4 tivc-act nclodrana, kindred
in general character with 'Tht Streets oil New
York, but much better than that picce.'' Tic
1i'nes calls it "a panoramic story rather than
= 4 study ac Of men en- and manners" Ihe acting
AmeEicaE--gets no praise. Warle as au En-
glshlnat is said to TIC better. Parsloe and
Johnny Wild in iow-co!nedy parts are we'll
liked Maud Granger aud Kate Girard are said
to be acceptable
NEW ToRE NOTES.
The World aud the Herald have been vacinc
war on the managers to obtain a reduction Of
prices OF admission.
Daly's company ut the Grand Opcra-Housc
played 81 Fernando " last week. "Lcu,ons ~
Was continued at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
The suit Of Edwin Booth against Jarrett &
Palmer to restrain the latter from using the
ua1nc - Booth Theatre :" has been discontinued.
The success Of "Our Boarding House ~ at tile
Park Theatre is beyond doubt. Nearly every
night it has been found necessary to remove the
members Of the orchestra to make room for the
ovcraowing audience.
MIR. Meath, the manager Of the Bowcry Theatre,
offered TO play Edwin Booth an engagement of
two months there, giving him the entire receipts
to establish the Bowery as tirst~class ssstar"
house, but Mr. Booth declined tue proposition.
.s All for Her" came to IN nntifrlely end at
Walllck's Theatre last week. "a Afornin.
Call u and "Married Lifc:' being substituted,
Ihc failure must have been severe disappoint-
ment to 3lr. Nailack, who had staked his rrpu-
tatIon on the statement that the play was tho
best Of the century.
The New York Dramatic Yeas mcntions a lady
we'll known to Chicago thcatrc-gocrs In the fol- !
lowing complimentary terms. ':Miss Elsie
Moore, playing in *DIrorce' with Daly's cunpauy
at the Olympic Theatre, on Broadway, is one of
the landsonest women on the American stage,
and is rapidly becoming good actress"
Judge Donohuc,s decision as to the right to !
play 1.-The Danit4cfs" p" in this country takes a |
step forward in the ycxed question of an nu- |
thor's right to his own literary property. The
plea Of the defendant seems to nave been sub |
tla. the publication OF the pla.:-.as
4 complete surrender. but the decision against
him holds that when he sets up no other clai1n~
than that Of abandonment by the author, he
must BE- able also to make good his own title to
Lhc use OF thc authors WORK. He could show
no suck authority, and therefore is dcbarrcd the
use OF the play. .. =. w.. i:
The Dramatic Ntus has the following items:
. Willie Winter, Of the 1trioune, now writes tho
musical IS well Us the dramatic criticisms Of that