, 1879-08-03

"The Bankers Daughter we are inclined to
stamp his Babbage us the finest bit OF acting pre-.
sented. His dress, his gait, the deliberation OF
| bis uttefaucee, the manner in which he handles
bis gold-rim1ned spectaeles, his Wig, every hair
banker, the man who deals in stocks and shares
and in the dealing has become careful and mat
ter OF fact, and cautious Of his money Us veil es
| Of his speech.
| Mr: y. J. Lenoyne, like s1r: stoddart, is more
2 character actor than he is 4 low comedian. H.
nas m versatility denied to Stoddart
hls own Individuality betrayB itself
! less through his disguises, and, although
ne has not imprinted any personation upon the
punl1c Inauguration with tile force that Stoddar.
United States, he has playcd greater variety
| OF characters With greater variety OF manner
aud OF method than has Mr. Stoddart. Mr.,
l;;ctnoyne was once connected with theatre in
tlns city, and we are constantly hearing old
| ulaF-goers recurring to his Fdr7ner Alien in
"Dora, a,"-Tennyson's ora,"-which he pre-
! sented at the old Museum. At the tins, critics
| said it was as great piece Of character acting
as Rip Vdn 1Vtt.k'e. The role Mr.. Lc1noyne is
cast for in 1.-THE Bankers Daughter" is Old
Broacne. The character is more strongly mark
ed in the Dlay than that OF Bdbb age and tlt op-
| portunities for good actor are more abundant
The opportunities are we'll taken, and Mr.
Lemolne presents us with one Of the most ill.,
|
MEssRs- POLK, RAMSAY, AND L1SGuAN.
| Mr.. J. B. Polk eau scarcely be considered like
| farsel}e. Thorue, and Stoddart, crysta'lixed
member of the Union Square Theatre company
During Ills connection with it he has done some
! admirable work. eliminating III MS present per-
! tor!uauce OF Mr.. Bronson HOWard's humorous
creation, George Washington Phiuos. This char
aetcr tits him like glove; for, though most OF
his lille off the stage since be attained manhood
! is said to have been passed in the army, and
though he never measured yaru OF tape or ex-
| patiateu upon the quality OF pieec OF SWISS
| muslin, his i'm mpetuous, quick nature resembles
| thai Of phipns, and bis intense Amrrcauistn
| finds most happy medium OF reelection IN the
| character. We are sorry to hear that Ai:. Folk
| will be disassociated from this organization at
| the termination OF the preseut snthner season.
| Young Mr.: Ramsey, like Miss Maude Harrison,
| IS q product OF the management OF 4. N. fa'tn-
er. He has had few opportunities for display
at the Square itself; indeed, in that theatre he
never obtained very responsible part until lie
| was gwen that OF Ruf|edye in 1.-The Bankers
| Daughter" which he Is nov playing at Haver-
| ly's. Outside OF the Square during the summer
season Of the company accident mas thrown him
played in the mother taeatre, such rs Pierre
in 1.-The Two Orphans " and the young lover Ill
1.-The Mothers Secret" His work in those
parts was highly creditabe, aud now, in the rcle
of Rutatge, be seems TO have been Launched luto
the position Of juvenile artor Of this com-
panF. He Is conscientious. at times there is
au almost painfully measured precision in his
utterauces aud movements. but when he escapes
fsoni this he brings to bear upon such q charac-
ter IS the arList-lover in 1.-The Bankers
Daughter'' native qualities OF avery high order.
The Count de Curojac is personated By Mr.
Matt Ltngham, who became associated With the
Union Square IN the part that he is now play
ing. His success is unequivocal. lie sleeps
the Count in Par1sian veneer, he cuts him
eleanly from French life. transfers him with
fidelity to the stage, and never foi one Instant
does he lose the thread Of tile character. The
grim, sardonlc hunur, the case, the polish, the
woven skil!futlY into plerc Of the most charm
ing Continental Viliainy.
MISS ELLrE wnToN.
To secure leading lady ior the Union Square
who can stand upon terms OF professional equal-
ity with its jenns premiere, Mr.. Charles r. thornc
is no easy task. The New York papers are con-
tinualy telling us that Boucicault and Daily ex-
perience the greatest difficulty in securing first
class female talent Wal.ack has been in d.
letnma similar to the dilemma OF Boucicault and
DAILY, and it is said Manager Palmer has been
securing the country to flnd leading woman,
and Miss Ellie Wilton is the result Of 1ne search.
She may be said to be au experiment. For
number Of years she played leading business in
the California Theatre under the management
OF Mccullough. Miss Wilton Wil2'remaln men-
next season, and may be considered to be on
trial as to her fitness to remain in the organiza-
.ion. She nj ade her debut here last Monday
evening in the role Of Lillian. In considering
her performance it is but fair to glance at the
circumstances she finds herself surrounded with.
In the first place, she plays most exacting
part. Her associates comprise some OF the first
artists in America, and their performances
have had the advantage OF some five
citation has famiarizcd each with the others
peculiarities. Bearing this In mind, Miss Wiltons
performance is good one. She presents her-
self to us as capable actress, but lacking that
exquisite polish, and grace, and variety OF cx-
preston necessary to the satisfactory interpTe-
tation oi the photographic drama. She ncFcr
appears as if she were sinking under
the conscious load OF her OVID attract
iyepess, as Miss Sara Jewett Is Often
caught doing. She will never elcctrify All au-
diencc with those vivid and terrible emotions
found in q Morris, an Eytinge, THOMPSON.
and in one or TWO Others, but in her abseuce Of
artiiiciality there is found something winning,
which, if it does not disarm criticism and de-
feat Judgment, at least disposes the spectator
to beneyolence and satisfaction. Possibly the
eaucherie which we think we sec in many Of
her movements may wear away, anu perhaps
the voice, which in Hayerly's badly acousticized
theatre sounds defective In power and te1ibil-
ity, rlll appear to much better advantage in q |
house like the Union Square Theatre. |
THE OTHER LADIES.
Pretty little Maude Harrison is q product OF /
the Square She has never played elsewhere. =!
Her first appearance was made At the Brooklyn |
Theatre il our memory serves u.s. That unfortu- !
nate house was then under the management Of |
Shook d Palmer. She played souDrette part |
in ".lhe Flying Scud" when it was produced |
there by poor Belmore as the star. Her next |
essay was one Of the sisters in s'Ihe Tno +
Orphans" at the same house. After the burn
ing OF the theatre she was transferred to the /
Square. There sue made her first hit in the part |
Of Rebecca in *Pink Dominos," giving, it was
said. most rich and humorous exposition Of |
that naughty ]ady's maid. Since then she has been
allotted comparatively minor parts until she was
cast for Florence st. Vincept Hrowae in 1.-The
Bankers Daughter" Much praise should DC /
given Miss Harrison for the manner in which she
has so1tened the rude materials Of which the
part is composed, and thrown an attractive
mantle of refinement over the creation of Mr., !
Howard, aud made the character possible and |
a familiar type OF American society.
It was in the role ef Mrs. IhbDs in 81 Pink |
Dominos," played some two years ago at the
Union Square, that Mrs. E. j. Phillips made her |
debut in the house, and at the same time an inl-
preston which secured q permanent engage
ment. She is the widow Of one Of the finest
actors thai ever trod the American stage,-,oor |
John Nickinson. Mrs Phillips is an actress Of
vast experience, and f,er talents render her one
of the most valuable OF women for the stare.
She is said to be versatile. too. The character
of Aunt Fanny in ''The Bankers Daughter"
toee mt offord Yny,ch onporfrptv hpf in ha |