The New York herald., 1878-11-26

Shakespeare's Comedy Of Errors was produced At
the aboye theatre last evening with success laysre
audience enjoying its rolcking fun and comical
situations though it had been written yesterday
and spplauding the Characterization OF the Dromoa
by Messr. Robson and Crane, who made decided
hit.
The production Of this piece, in which the Bard Of
Avon, with the unsqueamishness OF his genius, de-
scended TO broad farce and buoonery necessarily
because two actors seldom be found like
enough to enact tho droll twin servants
of the twin Antipholi. Some twelve years
ago it brought out in London with
wonderful at the Princess Theatre, .
freak OF nature like that recorded the play having
cast two brothers Tor the Dromios. These were tho
brothers Webb. of Dublin. AS like each other of the
stage two peas, when made up for the play
II absolutely impossible TO distinguish
them apart In height and build alike with the same
gestures and the voice and the facial fun
piness. their bizarre appearance alone excited
laughter. Their round. clean-shayen faces set off
with three extraordinary tufts Of shock red hair.
their rolling gait and the unctuous way
erssts made mn one Of tho da'n npsin,sn, an
most side-sptting pieces Of Circumstances
imaginable The late Mr.. vining was one Of tho
Antipholi at the London Princess. The webbs
played the piece for six years through England and
Ireland. but death removed one Of the brothers and
"A
little while since to give Messrs Robson and Crane
all the hints of experience for bringing out
the comedy. When it il mentioned that last evening
this veteran actor played with nice shading Egeon
the father of the two Antipol. who gives the piece
its slight shade OF seriousness it will be seen Chat
there was hisr1onic "Reminiscences in the perform
Playgoers who knew the two Dromios OF last even
ing in other parts were ~ loss 70 imagine how they
could be made To look and talk alike. We knew a
stiff Robson and supple Crane: q roaring Crane
and a squesking Robson; wooden faced Robson and
rubber fsoed Crane. How were these things to be
confoundsd? Well, we found firstly that Robson
compromised the stiffness and Crane adopted Rob-
more like Robson than Robson himself. II
that we're possible. For the rest the cos
tuner dressed them alike; the perruquicr gave
them twin flowing wigs; the inaker-up gave them
twin pirnplcs. and Crane kept his lips and checks as
murh under control he could. True their identity
wholly lost and this is mainly because Crane
the likeness OF hard-boiled pudding. Let this
be his ambition for some time to come Bn: the
evidences OF careful rehearsal throughout:
aud Only that desire to mako the ed1cenent of in
dviduaty perfect We would indorse the verdict OF
They were che comic twins Of shasespeare axe care,
all but from the ~ the chin.
The sccnc outside The house o. Antirholus
uproariously funny with the wrong Dromio inside
the door squeaking his defiance to the right
Dromio and bis outraged master outside The
xccne on the mart where tho Ephesian master
and break away from the officers and
both the Antipho and Dronios are pursued by
the mob tan old Webb piece of .business,1 shook
play IL given IN three acts, and although clipped III
fhe broader portions OF the dialogue is little com
pressed II went smoothly from beginning 10 end
pnd word ~ praise y due 10 the management
tor the liberaIity - tho scenic mounting the
hne OF the mart Iphesus eliciing marked ap.
plsuse. and 20 the intelligent stage direction which
made the groupings artistic and effective. modern
front" scene was the only bemish the historic
accuracy of the sotffng
The cast was good IN eli essentials. Messrs Evans
and Aiken were fairly alike as the Anfipholi, and
would be so II their eyes artistcslIy
bey ptayed with yiuOr and fute1liU,urc
DIR. Pinch of Sol Smith WIS protesquey enough
made up 10 excite mirth at sight. The ladies
played we'll. Miss Monk. the loving. Jealous wife,
and Miss Robson, ~ the philosophic and startled
spinster, admirable the latter pretty young lady
having improved much since we last saw her. II is
not necessary 20 psrticusrzo through the whole hist
lrt to sum up in noting capital performance.
UNION LEAGUE THEATRE FRENCH vArpEvunEs.
Last night members Of tho French Opera
Boufe Company that recently performed 81 Booth i
Theatre appeared al the cosey Union League Theatre
IN foW brief vaudeylies Conspicuousy excellent Of