, 1877-11-06


Ec'inc." and Is eshlrntly gong t'' win as much
attcntInn as tho frat helr Of Mcss.t. Rice i:
Brahan's tnvcutfun did. Whet4cr 1t deserves
MS WE'LL "r whether It does nut. depends lens
upon opinions of experts than upon tho iupl1se
D( thnse WHO 70 to sps It. The critical expert
Will prnbay ecc tn 1t tnorc .otth,llty 0t f,1as1.
suncth!ng more vi dramatic purnose, attt u.l-
hc e,nlId discern in tl,at delightful hoge.~slac
OF Hnt,scnsc wh.r1i Was tlai1cc.i, AMI sung,
and shouted around the Lone Fhhernan.
But ot whit nva!l are critical opinions In pres-
With absolute no.'sensc! Tho critical pen feels
Itself utterly lelpless tn such n case. 1t can
tncrc1y record the fact that "Conrnd'' Is as
n1nsens'cat as "Evangclinc ttat It IL made
drantaiis peysoae act we'll their parts where ali
tho honur lies; that the scenic artist and the
stage carpenter contribute their uAual 1mpor.
TINT ssRre toward the pleasure vi the entertain
ostlcr there is lnrl'y choice as regards absurd
!tv IN tho situations atroc0u.tIess In the puns.
We arc i.lcllnetl TO give " Eya,Hciine II tie
preference. probably because It was first aeep.
tuo, for tic reasou that 1t was 1nore spontune.
Gus and entirely i,ntrnnmclcu III !ts foolerIcs.
The very effort to render "Cunrat" u more
artistic piece n9 nnE+enAc tsian tts predecessor
the .esult sought fur III such thugs, wticl, Is to
cscutc tsesriHeilt ut apparently very lit.lo ex.
I,endlturc u intellect The moment yult begin
t" "critt:sc trllles Of this k',!d tue Charm van.
Of l,rart and hran'' nprosc these dreadful jokes
nnl unhcarl.of situations, o,Ir woulsl weep
mud not laugh; aau really onc feels
likc weeping uscr ths apathy of an audience
That lets Eo hy eu11le cxcrlletaltnE piece Of Word
twisting user which some one must have wasted
hours and hours Vi unhuhorc1 toll mud cure.
There are numerous samples Of verbal horrors
III "Cunrad,' 'shtrll Ia . trarcsty of Lori Bg::
y, tnt,n
turned topsy:turry.. Thc poem, howcycr. is not
sufficiently fresh III the tM'l,utar recollection
now to atford the requisite effect VI bur
lesq1e, that VI turning tnc sHa'1linr into the
points fail to tough the right ch"f.l There y
laborious effort to be grotcsauc, which
was altogether wanting u EvanEelinc,''
and thc Sant u onlY su.plled by
Is Of d iucs quality and altogether more cntoy-
able. As IT, the Mrtln., It WIS oil that could bc
desired FROM such weil-orEnnlxed and talented
comln.ny. Mtss wcathcrsby played Conrad
YIN wa. exceedingly ,droll Us BritT"to. ,Nssa
Hunc Clanyy, Harry Josrpl,s, anil Laurn Clanvy
cae', carried oil eonsldcrlolc hEars Ut tic
evenings rra!sss, a'"l tug setting Of the piece
icclIol's which won most namFrntton .nay bs
mentioned the barcarole. "lircaklng Di'ows,"
y tno llrst art, by, Mlas Clancy; tho
S3NIs III klE &EED&4l3 ''t}ktt uH01 u 4ltuG1
and Il tcw ollrr pretty selectinua. The muffc.
indeed, was usi,nirt'l throughout, anh cticitcl
freIncnt recalls for the singers. The mule
tlin,,-un1 VI the stur aets-waa loudly rll-
tl,v tnest tlIiug ii, tils pIcee. 'CunrAtl" +" will
have tile boards oil this week.
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THE SWEDISH LA Dies cONCERT
The first of ths series Of concerts by tho
Swedish Lady Quaricttc was given last evening
At slcCorfnlrks 1lall, ana tho siagcss we're
greeted by . tinc audience, composed In large
,,ouy of lin mu.1cal nrn,lc al ,hc .Ity werc
"r".ynt ami wnre TMttr NJ antl,t,sfaxt,. 4, tn"tr
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~ thcm rrrv rro,,,,nr,ui htn"Jc. AMI
the nihrr twn ns en,laJIy .lreb1cti hrt,ncttcs.
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| ex1.ericueo iu siuxng togrthcr. The expression
wlitrll they Eavu to their music Is somewhat
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