The New York herald., 1878-02-19


piause. OF late, however, he has peen before the
| public in the sad light OF broken down old man.
with health gone and wealth departed. He has
sufficiently recovered 10 play such part as
Stout, NJ. r.. but the traces Of bodily teebeness
are still very evident although the old heartness ap-
pears In mis- voice. Let us hope that no may
ind a comfortable nicns IN our bos. theatres.
where, from time 10 time, he may come out from
as do not require much physical exer.ion. We want
such gcnIa art AZ his as long as Il can DC obtained:
HIS welcome was most enthusiastic, and he seemed
too overcome by emotion TO speak.
tngo to The part Of Clara Douglass, but she
might wear moro becoming oonnct ana
wrap In the last act. MISS Dora God,hwalto
was Pretty. artiul and well dressed as Georrina
through tho week. The whole performance went
without hitch and TO continuous laughter ana ap-
plausc.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-THE ''DIAoULMAUGH.
As pleasant q performance as We have witnessed
In long time that OF 'The Diaoulmaugh" 1.-THE
Good Dcmonl at Ihe Fifth Avenue Theatre last even
Ing, and largo audience not slow 10 testify It's
approval by frequent applause "The Diaoulmaugh'
is an adaptation OF MessrA Argo Vermond's "Les
Memories gu Diablc,' which was performed at tho
Theatre Francais by H. Durand's company during the
early part OF the season. Tho work OF adaptation
has been ceverly done by an. H. F." the well
known New York correspondent Of tho ST. Louis Re-
publican who has characteristic Irish play out
OF an equally characteristic French play. In few
words the story the play Is that of widowed lady
and her daughter who are defrauded OF their rights
by u vilianous steward, who tries to provo the
daughters illegitmacy, and, being relative, 10
secure the property 10 himself He Is aided In his
fraud by Sir Ralph RardOn and Sir Hugh CLANCY and
his wife, Lady Bedea tho injured widow, takes refuge
with peasant woman, Ona shannon, ana as she IL
about TO leave the cottage Neil DOrsay tho Diaoul-
maugh. enters to the accompaniment Of thunder and
lightning and the superstilious peasants take him ior
the devil. This idea Is Kept up by circumstances 10
tho end Orsay's uncle In whose Office he was
cle.k was .as enemy Of Lady sedela rn ana Dos .as
1saS 70 carry o
work SO successfully begun by him. DOrsay tolls
Lady Bedelia that he will set her right before the
world II she will give HIM her daughter, whom no
loves, in marriage The compact Is made, and be sets
out TO accomplish his object The diary that contains
all the facts tho case Is burned. The only other
cew to the truth is in the possession oil Terry
Cavan, faithful old servant, to whom his master,
To- Keen until some one should appear 10 him With
certain password; then he was 10 tell all he knew.
Ola Terry was so AFRAID that his might escape
him that ho made any reply but '.yes" or ''no
10 The questions asked him and was looked upon as
sort OF idiot by the peasants and people oil the village
In tho last D'Orsay, who knew tho passwords, has
forgotten hem and Ola Terry refuses 10 reveal his
secret Every inducement Is offered, but 10 no pur
spoken by accident and hr, in great excite
meni, brings forth the documents from the tomb
Mr.. George Clarke as Neil DOrsay, the good demon,
did very well in the nrst third and fourth acts In
second act ne lacked the AIRY grace OF NJ Vena,
who played the part here IN French. HIS costume as
Mephstopheles at the fancy ball gavc him more the
look Of mountebank than OF the subtle and serpen-
tino Prince OF Darkness. Veniaps costume nsaae
like ,ha. Of the conveniiOnal MophistopneIes
In Faust, and that is what Mr.. Clarke should have
taken as his model. II little startling TO hear
Mephsto speaking with rich brogue Why DOrsay
should have had marked u brogue We cannot
imagine was no, oseo oy ns 0sSsr s M
Clarke appeared to better advantage in this piece lnan
IN either the dead secret" or "Sidon'e" Mr.
TnNPx Eavo MI tlu n
piecc OF character acting Tho old mans agony
when they all their arts him TO get the secret
Flynn was very amusing and MS in the BALI
room was warmly applaudcd. Mrs. Louise Eldridgo
was capital oa arsa womSn ana MISS % yo'a Saaean
ton acted the vll!an Dugald Boync, with spirit, anc
Messrs. wnitien, Kennedy and Matthews and Misses
their parts The piece was beautifully mounted.
and tastefully costumed Tho last scene, the court
yard by moonlight, received round of applause The
curtain was rung up act The dialogue OF the
play 10 bright and the situations dramatic We be-
i,cve that Ihe "Diaouimaugh" will have successful
run Notwithstanding its unpronounceable name.
<s~a- BOOTHS THEATRE.
The production of "Uncle Toms Cabin" at Booths
Theatre last evening was attended by multitude OF
people, filling every seat in the house All the Old
familiar plantation melodies were given by the
orchestra to the great delight OF the audience. The
escape OF Eliza and child the ice foe real
istic as we'll could be, and the depicting the
Ohio River mid-winter was particularly admired.
Tho grove on St Care's grounds. the tavern
by the river. tho reception In st. Clare's house,
the deathbed Of Eva and OF St Clare. were all
admirably produced. but the browning scenc
was tho cotton plantation and real cotton
being picked by mass OF darkes dressed
as tho slaves used to be- Mr.. George Kunkel as
Uncle Tom played the character without exaggeration
and with correct appreciation of its relation the
play The Topsy of Miss Marie Bates was all that
could be desired. Mr.. Harry Hawk as Lawyer Marks
made good deal OF merriment, aud the other per.
sonages OF the dramaall sustained by white people
gave general satisfaction. Ths last acs Afforded
novelties, among which were the Louisiana Trouba
dour Quartet OF liberated slaves, the jolly coored
four Horace Weston the banjo payer and two little
coored children, named The slidelIs. as dancers.
The first appearances OF the jubilee singers dressed
singing excellent Their chief triumph, however, was
Ia the death Of Eva. where the blending Of the voices
was absolutely perfect That those theatres which, IN
make their rates popular Will do well was shown lass
evening the crowded condition OF Booths THEATRE
GnnsiANIA THEATRE-''wAHLER UNI wUHLER."
That there was rather small audience the Germa-
mia Theatre last evening due the attractions OF
s.Tannhauser at the neighbering Academy. Tho
sion was first presentation In America Of 'Wahlcr
und wihlsr" Voter and Meddler) the German trans
larlon by d.. Felix jain of III. Georges new and
amusing French comedy in three acts. The piece,
whose English title would be "rho Candidates. Hat"
was we'll received by those present, and the amusing
situations kept them In excellent humor.
Pauline (Franiein Meissnerh vito OF Papignol (Herr
Raberg), manufacturer of mineral waters and candi-
date Tor Deputy had written love letter to Georges
Durozeau, advocate, which she wished returned.
Durozeau, for saio keeping IN bringing It 10 her,
places II IN his hat which No afterward exchanges
with that OF 'Russian Prince at a dancer's A
similar accident lands II on the head OF papignoi,
whose friend, old Ponpare the R ussiau Prince" has
filed with tho idea that the Jesuts, through his
friends ano family, are conspiring against his eiec-
tion
The result Is series OF cross purrosos, the WHO
and Durozeau trying get the love ettcr out oi the
hat which the husband, has become possessed oI
ihcir ACTIONS meanwhile confirming the suspicious oil
Pspignol as TO the Jcsuitcai conspiracy. Thinking
all discovered they are stopped when about to fly,
everything ends happily. Durozeau hnds hiinscf
cocted Deputy through wild speech he made while
The chase The hat, aud Papgnol is glad though
he only gets votes to learn that his wie and