The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-19
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debut.
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Nice uoco,e Mitchell appeared last night 1t the
s,anaar, Tnestre in play with which her name has
been and promises be long Identified The part as
sumcd by her Is different from others In which she
Inns achieved artistic successes. but IL 10 s'ronE
full Of nature sympathy aad sugses"vcness
Mipnon Is familiar to the lovers oil opern, ous nef
story in this drama is moro effectively and dramasts
CHILLY told in plainly spoken dialogue than IN sons:
Mienon is the daughter Of noble parents, ana ~nsA
child was stolen by gypsys Her mother
dies of grief and her father, 'Srarati, al
most bereit OF reason iorsakes bis home ana
wanaers from place to place In search OF
his child. Unconscious OF her high birth, Mig
mon follows the vagrart fortunes OF gypsy
tribe. and is compelled to dance and sur
fer tpdicnity at the hands Of tho chief
Romano until she Is rescued from his fsrocy
by Wilhelm Meis,er, for whom sne concei.ss
an attachment. He, however, has fallen prey 10 me
OF one Phna, an actress and follows ner
fortunes Meanwhile Mignon watches with silent
grief this love Tor her rival and Is about 10 Destroy nor
ssf when she is rescued by her father sParat suese
quently she appears In the apparel o. rna ,nss
believing that she will DO as well loved a. sne wses
leaves the gypsiss from whom she had been
brought by Wilhelm Complications result 10
winch he old pilgrim her father, appears as mel
protector, and at last securing tho love Of VII
holm and the rscoenI.lon Of her msne eow.s.
iui, she enters into the enjoyment OF :
happy life. The play was handsomely monns: "a
end what may be accomplished BY careful rehearsal
Miss Mitchell It TO herself to protect naturally
Win to lisht timber She intouatcs admirably, but oG
quickly to be effective, and II the enor 10 main anso
must lose her voice As suppo1 s Wa snsraai shs
pilgrim spoke too low, the cast generally was excep.
iionaIly good and the respective parts wsro spoken
The house was not fuli but Il IL due 70 the
management TO shy that they have deter;
'.paporing" a house on a arst night, and those
who were present paid tor and doubtless enjoyed tne
without expecting everybody TO believe
in an artificial success was certainly commendapie.
GRAND OPERA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
R,ce's American opera bouffe extravaganza. "Evan-
reIIne ~ which was hrst introduced to New York au-
diences at the Tifth Avenue Theatre some months
ago. was produced Ut the Grand Opera House lass
evening before an audience that must have delighted
the managerial heart, for It filed every seat in that
immense house. The cast Is In the main the Same a.
seen here Hrst Mr.. Sol Smith Russell plays the law
yer, lie Blanc, the part formerly played BY me-
Golden who now plays tho policeman. Mr.. Russell
strength OF the company Mss Florence Ellis plays
Evangepe acceptubiy. All the old fnvorites are sun
in The company ana as 'a1 1S nSs
mono of It's comtcality. and the dancing heller won
rounds Of applause indeed laughter and applause
followed every scene. and the souRs and dances were
generally encored. Messrs. Poole Donnelly may
Congratulate themselves upon having struck another
bonanza. - - 800
BowERY THRATRE-"oUR BOARDING HOUSE
The Bowery Theatre presented last evening to 10
PATROLS who have been sucked, dramatically speak
ing upon the blood and thunder OF sensational mele
drama, the pleasant novelty OF an innosent farce.
"Our Boarding House," was produced with subssan-
TALLY the same cast originally given at the old
Eagle Theatre The situations and characters OF TIM
screaming burlesque-it would puzzle anybody 70 say
in what particular Is is ''comedy''-wers ~ laugh
ably absurd as the rendering they received
iasi evening and seemed DO keenly resbed by the
audience The nearest thing TO tho old Bowery style
drama that was done IN the play y where little
Lllypod chascs the clustering but chicken hearted
Elevator all the boarding house with double
barrelea shotgun To judge from she hearty laughter
of the audience "Our Boarding House, would seem 70
| havo received q pleasant welcome at the Bowsry
Theatre.