, 1879-02-16

eSaSGe'at!oIl. tueSc are types o1 certain cIaSse
ot our tellov-creatu-es familiar to everybody
As dressed and acted By the leading members Q
te Er1terlon,' they are worthy of profes
sional lIfe everlasting in the museum OF ami
mated curlosities Inhabited By Lord DAndrear.
the Crushed 1raged an, BdrdutI .S,ote, Co
Audiences in search OF broad fun must find mucl
to their liking in '1Nhims," which never de
scends to seriousness, as farcc-comed'es, 10
lack OF capable Interpretation, are apt to do.
NEW YORK.
MAGGIE MITCHELL AND "FLor5AM AND JET
[ SAM"
/ Sptetal Correspondence Of The Tribune :
! NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-For period which car
only be counted by cycles that small bunch o1
/! nasal nervousness known to The throng Us Mag
| gic Mitchell, and to the few as Mrs Paddock,
has been hunting for fresh play in which tc
renew her old-iimc triumpbs. Like ''Japhet In
search Of father,' or Bret Harte hunting a
Government Office, her zeal has been untiring,
| and the many set-backs she has received have
only EpurTed her on to fresh endeaVors- She
has tried many pieces, and out Of them all only
one has approached success. She has tackled
*.Bccky AtIr,'' '.Bird Of PASSAGE: and long
list Of plays, out of which only Menon u sur
wives The fault WAS notal~ays with the play
either There is certain kind Of business
which Maggie Mitchell can do: but beyond that
line she is 10 deep water: Give her drama
with Fdncaon in IT and she will carry the piccc
Give her any other character, and the piece has
got to carry her.
More than one play-Writer has tried to make
fabric OF one or the other Of these kinds, and
failed. And when a week or two ago it Eas
made known that Len Shewell had brought his
mighty intellect to bear upon this problem
everybody began to sncker. They thought it
would be *'sure enough" failure, this time.
But upon the large -oak-fromlittle- theory,
comparative success spraue from small ex-
pectatiops. "F1otsam and Jetsam'' u is one OF
the lucubrations OF Mr.. Shewc}rs late exile in
the far, far West It is a queer sort OF drama.
but is. on the whole, good one. Col. Sim
produced it Monday night at his Park Theatre,
BROOKLYN, where Miss Mitchell is playing brief
starring engagement. The story, in brief, is as
follows: Marguerite 4,,toine is the daughter Of
a Norman farmer, who has once owned
ducats and lands, out who is nor rather
close upon financial sLipwrcck- The girl has
two lovers, one Of whom is the son Of one Of the
richest and meauest old chaps in all the country,
while the other is young fellow of the poor
but Tirtuous tyne. OF course, she loves the
latter with all the fire of female peryersty, but
at his suggestion, Just Is the rich lovers old
man is about to foreclose q mortgage on the
family farm, she consents to put her preferences
behind and marry the person she detests. There
upon the Door but virtuous young man goes to
5ea first soacing himself BY snortipg old scene
aith his rival. Some years later he re-.
turns, to ind that the girl be left
behind him Is not altogether happr,
AND, having accumulated little cash, he !
oeSs her to ~, oh, fY With him,-which, of !
course, IS very proper and strictly vlrtuOuS |
proposition; with still rampant perrersity, !
lo"ever' sne declines MS delicate and chval-
'ic otfer, and he goes away in q bowling rage.
de proceeds to the sea-snore. takes small !
>oat, and puts out IN the midst of storm,
ully determined to get himself drowned. The !
husband OF .Aarguer'fc has learned ol what has
passed, and also goes to the sea-sho-c, where ne
jumps into SECOND small boat, and, with blood
q his eve, follows the strictly yirtuous young !
:hap. The elements, being ia league with what
gooo and rloht, proceed, OF course, to devour
ne wicked husband who has been guilty Of the
er"ard landing the lover right side up with
are. -narguer.tc then gets ready to marry hi1,
ND the auditors go h:hins Tor moral.
y Is queer stofs, Dull strong one. 1t deals
'ilh neree human passions, aud, although the
At
, l
be creature Of his heart and afterwards makes
er Z 7llains propos1tlon), still the piece is an
7terestlhg one. IL possesses great many ele-
1ents OF oratnauc strength. aud leaves last
1g impression; It IS sometimes jcrky in treat
lent, out. WITH that de1ect remed;cd, 1t can
:afeeiY 1an OF success Miss Mitchell PLAYS
IdrgueFt;S, ana the unsI eakabie and 1nscrutah!e
'llllam Harris does the husband. Shewell also
lays IN the p1ece, which will doubtless form
1e mainstay Of the coming starring engage
cnts OF the Maggie Mitchell Combination.
OF "MEx1co,"
le other new play done in this vicinity last |
ouday night, I came pretty near sav;nr nj
4erc was to be said in a dispatch to Tms IN Tn1n-
Ne directly after the performance, Long and
ore or less bitter reflection upon the misercs
that night hasn't altered nv on;njon or ,y,5t
ali who saw the niece. W,thont sol,tsr ~.
ption, the pancrs which speak Of it at ali con
mn it; and those which don't allude to tie
retched dzzle are actuatetl by a charity which
altorether too nure and holv for VII Tnrl-
urnaiisn. Ever since tie horrible three hours
ii half occunied hy Il Mcrico,s j, fret nrose1.
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