New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-06
TIE DRIMI.
FIFTH AVENUE At BOOTHS

FIFTH AVENUE" At BOOTHS.
The first performance of Mr.. R0we's new
NAV Fifth Aycnue"-,iyen last night Booths Thea
ter and there by great multitudc-aSed tai after
IT, SO that only scant time Of the night remained Tor
liz discussion here. Fifth Avenue" is hye-act me0-
drama kindred in genera. with The streets
OF Nev-York." but much better than that piece IN
styie Tone feeling. and invention Its story Is
surrounded-perhanS overweight d-With pictures OF
realism These attributes almost monopolze nouce
while its representation Is passing, and they lnger III re-
membraucc after it, representation has passed The
spectator Of the superficial aspects Of the play sees
sljpwreck a view Of Wull-st, yi'w Of the Hudson
River a view OF the launching II monitor the image "
murder III costly room. and the scmDlance ~ an en-
counter betwiXt mob and The military forces. THESE
are all animated pictures and all f1usht WIN that
element Of tie actual which usually potent over TIE
average mind Amid these copies OF tie times now
ever Fifth Avenue furnishes positive ard delicate
story 4 young American and young Eng!.s-Ian love
the same girl III ac; rs the American Is her rescurr
from death the sEipw'cck. Ii act second he becomes
the manager OF her fathers iron-vorks ID NeW-l'iA'
In act third hero and heroine learn-aplaTcnuY 100
late-tneir own hearts. In act fourth ne is suspected
upder darlly threatening circumstances, OF beln-
ber fathers murderer. In act fifth he is en-
tirrly vindicatcd, his rival steps aside, and he
j. berohrd 10 the object Of his devoted love. This ohv-
ously IL not brilliant story yet Is one tat concerns
the human heart ana can take hold upon human sy-
athy The dramatst has tod IL IN sprIled dttl"h ''
win GOOD dialogue His invention PLAYS upon thctolc
Of the murder with skill and felicity The planning Of
robbery Is overheard by Irish soldier who preieni+'o
he asleep. in a recruiting office. He wTt.s warning
message on his paper collar, ond sends 1t ~ TIE hAnd o.
q pegress who pcddes peanuts. After the assault on
the victim of the robbery NE crwls to table aud teic
rrapls the frst TWO letters OF the name OF the man
whom he suppn-es TO his assaant In the sequel the
papqr co'lar. which nobody VIII take for long time,
turns Up opportunity, d helps TO smooth tue tanele
This part of the piece together with the incidents and
person, Of the street. cOn;te s popular strength II
/, not drama Of the high kind but Of s kind II a.
effective and strong. II had superb mounting and cap
i-,l differentiation. More Of this matter, though,
we can not relate now-except 10 say that MI.
J. H. Taylor DISTINGUISHED himself by q strong,
natural and facy-nnishcd persOnaiiOn OF The olH
merchant and did the best acting in the piece
Mr. Vining Bowers gave delightful sketch OF COME
American character, as'C0i Mark ARfony Smart NJ.
Kicuold effected his reappeagance. and was cordially
vrlcoTord Miss Granger, Miss Grari-whO acted with
remarkably keen sense OF character and engaging
sprightlness, as Cleopatra Smythc-Mr Z. B. "a1dr
and Mr. j. Wiid were called out. At the close
Of the performance there was an enthusiastic
call for the author and Mr. Rowe, coming before the
curtain was received with hearty cheers There were
no speeches The play is undoubtedly popular success
and thus II hits The marx at which il was aimed.