The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-15
dMUSElfENJS.
The Hundred,h Performance OF the rinarore.


Evidently the craze for Gilbert and Sull-
vans works is very far from over. Tho Pima
fore" took now Tense OF life last evening at tho
Standard. whore it has reached its one hun
dredth performance. and appeared in new
drcss. though manned by its old crow.
The scene Of the ships deck md the vessels
in the harbor is made more realistic than il
was; the cannon are quite like the real thing.
the brass work shines in man-o-war STYLE. and
altogether the stage has II thoroughly naval
look The scene is set MS formerly. broadsides
OF the ship and not afore and AFT view. rs many
OF the other theatres here and in Philadelphia.
Beyond these externals and certain fresh
and bright costumes thcrc is no essential
change. For Mr. Whifrcn tho piece seams TO
have become q little wcqrisome, hut still he ~
the best VI all tho First Lords that have 80 far
boon heard. Davidge is still themost dcspon'lent
81 DeddeUes-a perfect picture Of that familiar
and weH-known typo in the navy man,ot-
hidcous with rnint. ard in every way overdo
the part and make it ridiculous. With Dayidge
II is perfectly true md natural.
The hundred performances however. have
brought to Miss Eva Mills-the Captains
dnughter-no lesson 81 imhroyScmeni' f re-
ia Mt fault now. Her lines are recitel IN mo
same monOtonous. schoolgirl fashion,
poor render in any elementary clnss-
tho stress being usunv put on tho wrong
word and the whole performance being sun
crude und uWnt"uriSh. Inc difficulty prObNhy
is radical She has. however. natural grace
Of movement that puts ilucncy and ease into
all her motions that her speech hicks. ,,.
Tho pinafore' w1s preceded by an ndapta.
tion 10y Burnand Of Mortons famous Box and
/ Cox" SIT TO music hy sullivan. Whimn, Con-
wav. and Mackin took the characters Of BOr,
Cor and Bomcer. Within has so identified him
self with tho pompous SIR JOsenl TINT he did not
/ look like himself ~ himself. He showed what
an excellent low comedian he Is hy capital i'm.
personntion Of BOr, to which both In acting ana
| singing Mr.. Hart Couway's Cor WIS AN almost
/ equally good supplement. Mr.. Mackin. tho
BOmccr. Is n good singer. but has very clcmen-
/ tary deas about acting.
Sullivan has put soma OF his prcttiost music
/ into this farce. One or two Of the pieces are
/ quito ms good as anything In the plnafore.'
| notably SO an mir for BoWcr at the COM
| mcncement written in imitation OF Han
dels style. and Bor's Hush n-by In
con on tho Crnie top n charming
/ lullaby treated musicnlly. with entire serious
moss. and IN the sentimental STYLE oi which sui
! Ivan is mister. hut set to ridiculous words.
! ished as anything of the Kind he has made.
/ Tho piere Is likoly To proVe very attractive.
! Mr.. Whi!lpn hns So much singing and king
J 10 10 in n that his voice ~ already tired
/ before tho 'pnaforc" begins. which Is draw
hack. Tho addition. Of this farce which Is
| long ono. and It Is further drawn out by
an absurd habit that the actors have " no.
! cepting tho very slightest marks OF pleasure
! rs n demand for repetition, 50 thnt II
! becomes actually dangerous to applaud
! ANYTHING SO imminent "a the risk ~ having 10
| listen ~ IL all over again II is safe TO snv that
| generally not ono I'm hundred in m audience
! mu'h too apt 10 turn compliment into an in
{ fiction.