The New York herald., 1879-03-11

Mile Msihiide de- Mcrival ased 49, Miss Kate Bartlett
s.S,.ns e%. Dupont, M,ss Mss resrl T. Bssas hss,1ss
Mr.. palgrave Simpsons adaptation of NJ. Victorien
Sariou's Lies Pattes de Mouche" which was first
presented in its English dress in 1861 "a Scrap OF
Paper" brought ont at wallacks last evening to
good house with pronounced success. Mr.. Lester
walack and Miss Rose Coghlan making quite tri-
umph Of 1t. Tho audience. before the first act was
half over. keenly interested and during the
ond and third acts explosions Of laughter fire.
quent and enjoyment continuous.
The plot Of rhe play. it may be recalled. Is Of the
slightest Prosper Couramont. an eccentric fellow
who has travelled round the world for sport pre-
SCENTS himself ~ the chateau of the Baron de
Ia Glacicrc to ask the hand Of Mathilde.
the sister Of the Baroness. He is I'm
PEELED to do this by tho knowledge that
one Of those convenient old dramatic uncles who
make Wills with terrible conditions. will cut him of
with unless he marries somebody. The Baron
refers the matter to the Baroness. Now Louise Ia
Gaccrc and NJ Prosper had been sweethears and used
exchange love letters. The Baroness opposes the
match. and in the dispute that It falls out that
the last letter written by Louise had never been
ccivsd by Prosper. but had remained in
little ststuctte OF Flora for the past three
years. both rush for Flora. but the husband
returns and tho company arrive. Prosper finally
secures IL. and determines to hold it until the
Baroness consents to his marriage with Mathilde.
suspects what is smiss and calls on Pros
per TO- give up the letter. Hc refuses.
s him n, np The
spaxkle with fun, are devoted to the search for
the letter. II Is found and half burned. but
Of ways. and IL finally captured and goes to blazcs
- torch OF Hymen between Prosper and Suzanne.
allowing Mile. Mathildo to marry signing youth
named Anasoic. Tho intrigue is wrought out with
ccnsumrnate skill. the situations arc immensely
"a the action s.,ss ,nd Ms tss Ms sr'tns crisp
this light. sunny atmosphere Of truo comedy,
which seems to have the effect him Of
which proves veritable laughing gas for his
audience. when We thought how the genial Lester
% Gnn ~lss its e ehsrns and damp
subceslar exhslstions for couple OF dreary weeks.
mArvclled st his sudden rcvitaization as he came
on. looking his old self-no. his young sef-in .
suis Of cool white flannel. cut IA chos,. weiooked
at the playbili again and saw that Mr.. wsllnck
not look IL. But there twas. and all down the bill
Of the glsy were the ages o. the people M Gilbert.
ss"sps ss, about the knees. Mr.. RccSaei thirty. .
zs.scls, nineteen. Hs would pass for i. six.
down. Was ever such sacrileesous biunderingr-
Miss Rose Coghian vss put down ss twenty-cight.
MISS 81 Bonifsce. twsnsySour .Tha. win cause
: ro~ for = rebate of SIX. q. years ys. as ,, least"
s.: ss .ss ass s.sn sen billed x.d
ne sbouM or we should NOT Ike to be around
sceording to the humor We felt in for see
ing an imitation Of the Day OF Judgment.
ter and the wreck OF worlds thrown in.
| This prsctsre we cannot approve II appears that
u endcavor 20 satisfy some carptng
critic who has been saying that this one or
the other looked too young or too old, or something
OF the sort. and this WAS to "hx things irrev-
| ocabiy.. II hes not nr~i things. We should rather
be the csrpng critic than the man who wrote that
psybl The critic mS~ r.?ent. but the payoilier has
Lester Prosper hts him like . Rlove-a Paris1an
| hid. Rather ecceptric. believing himself trtfe
cynical. hut In reality man of heart. dashng aud
cool fond Of FUN for fun's sake, and dipping into
| sentiment . duck dips into the water. only
90 como quickly up again and scatter II In diamond
| spray from ia wings ~ 10 hies away. Miss Rose
Coghlsn. the acute. quickwitfcd suzanne brought
bear and achieved perfect She seemed none
the for her late scquaintancc with the
chateau in '.spebcund." hut rather rcveed in the
comedy . child who has been let out of school de-
lights in the freedom of all out OF doors. The Baron
OF Mr. Rockwell WIS the be~t piece OF sctng he has
achieved In sight OF New York audience Miss Ger
mon warmly welcomed. aud played the small part
with her accustomed vigor. and Mr. Gilbert made
n. 4. Wood ovcrsctcd Auatole I'm the first act; he
should be bsshsu but not irrtatingly and stupidity
Mr.. Wood II young and ambitious, and therefore
very likely TO overact small part. The remainder
The play fs handsomely mounted aud should
enjoy popular favor. II 10 ful OF healthy laughter.
and far beyond hundreds Of comedies that have
come and cone since u was written. nearly
tho only change necessary TO bring 10 down 10 date
the substitution OF pullbacks for crnolincs. in
the dialogue and the ladies' drcsscs. We welcome
Mr. waIlack back 20 comedy though he had been
on . long and psrilous journey.
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