, 1879-03-27
THE COUNT JOANNEs AS LORD
UUNDREAkY.

Htw York Htraid, Ndrch u.
The agony OF suspense which for week has
been torturfng Slr. sotiern's admirers fs oyer,
and tho uorst 10 known. When It was an
noupccd a fen days ago that the Count Joanucs
was to play Dundreary in "1he American
Cousfu," there werc among ao;hcrn's friends
those who feared that between the Counts
known abilities and the Ill health Of the most
prominent Of previous representatives of the
alleged nobleman Of certain period, the
laurels might b. transferred to the brow Of the
uucrushed tragedian. But the Count hns mug
unanimously uaived the laureIs; be has success-
fully captured Mr. Sotherp's whtskers, hair,
eyoglass, and dre&alng-Eowu; te has even e.
tabtlshed partial claim to tic standard Dun
dreary step; but with these be has apparently
contcnted himssit
The peculiar atscmb'aga which nearly filled
the Ittle at. james Opcrz-IIouse last night was
both sympathetic and critical; but, for practical
purposes, It was butter at Tor a "Plnafore II
chorus or ratification meeting than body Of
bctoldcrs Of an eminent trage,1Tan who was es-
sayfng popular comedyrole. 1t was Distinctive
y musical audience. keeping tine Will, feet
peculiar to the ballroom and singing Tie words
of all song music that was played. All this was
mleEe play, however, for long before the curtain
rose the impatienco Of the gallery mas manifest
ed in manner that cleared the seats beneath.
The raising Of the curtalu elfcted roar Of satis~
faction, above which was honrd voice, appar-
emily affected by tic sight Of the emuch.taundricd
Bfuney, proclaiming ''eix shirts for nine dol
larslf Tie emotion subsidized enough for tie
those who gave them, but When the invlurible
Ayouia Fairbanks appeared In the traditional
garb and chcvaturo Of ;, Florence Trenchard, one
delicious, 1unE-drnWn "AhW shook the housr.
A tn$n lad
Why this simple net should have provoked q
Tremendous "Oh!' IN which surprise, horror,
nnd admiration strove for the mastcry, was not
clearly explained, though perhaps the fact that
the public has its own ideas as 70 now much
feminine stocking should b. dlhplayed elsewhere
than On clothes-ltues aud ln the windows Of
ladies' furnishlng-Roods establishments, may
thtuw somo light upon the subject. A scatter
Ing AFu Of conmcuss. und dilninutivo terms
Of cndcarincnt followed. some oyer.enthlsastic
youths and old gentlemen addressing the Aero-
Inc as "Avvy" und "Vony," but tic audience
was reseryinE tts forces for fitting welcome to
tl,c Count, capitaily lnade up for so,er1,, an.
hed gracefully to the centre and front, tile
Bn.tlefn clique, which came to scofl, felt its
knees to rattle ,ab1ectly agaust each other as
clIecrs, roars, yclle catcalls whfstles, all other
into multltudtuous Vibrations, The Count
bowed; his tragic brow cast of its wrinkles; hc
was evidently pleased and was not ashamed TO
show II. Ills lps moved; perhaps he satd
something, but II ho did 0u1y tho sensitive pbo-
nograph of Heaven caught IFS words. but ap-
psause, even Of ouc's friends, cannot last for
ever lii n critical audIonec, n,,d soon a pcssou
who noted the stortnesa OF tile n0blcmnM's vest
shouted, "Georgte, pull down your ,ycst,".-a
suggestion which the audience heartily etnpha-
sized. Soon aftcrwarl,! during temporary
lull, tho Count was heard to sneak the llpe,
"l'Te cot an idea,' and the audicnco applaudcd
rs heartily US 4 this waa an acquisition which no
one had e1er before suspected. Then bo dis
charged au assortment OF wonderful puus that
8othern can never hope to equal unless ho first
taxes four ycare' course III q Iunatfc asylum.
Occasionally did flo preface pun with the nn-
s penes e soa {, nteeeus g a
forlorfty to tue noblu comedian, would respond
pltcously, t'stake It light" As cavl, pnu was
propo4nded tlle unanimous reply Of tile house
exclaimed, why, ho must be your long.
brother,'' aud, when the actor asserted his nos,
session Of brains, lie surprlsc Of the audience
seemed 70 know 70 bounds. such Vas the
could teen to have 10 mind no ono but tho
player Of the title role. When Asa Trenchard
expressed desire to BE- kept out OF the way Of
q 5acinsa he was htsought 70 "kccp away from
Of tllu lunch act before hin, BECAUSE there was
0corgIo on thc pluto" But even friendly I'd
miratton cannot stand everything, uIui when in
tho second act Georglana sMrprtlacd her noble
lover l The act Of i'rtng with Florence Trench
ard, With tho flnal result that the Counts arms
ind shoulders were frcghtcd With the combined
charms Of both benIiteous datnscls, the regard
OF tllc audience Changed to MI envy that WAS nl-
most dcmoniac In IT, expression. This tempe
tho Count uxclaI.nlng 'Neyer" about some-
thing; at which everybody l1sAt hus