The New York herald., 1879-10-07
PARK rHEArnE-..oun AMERICAN COUSIN. {"

night at the Park Theatre; not as young as ever
perhaps but certainly more lively and funny. and
large audience laughed heartily for three hours
if the piece its characters and incidents
tirely new.
The play. which long ago changed its leading
character-a typical Yankee-for English noble
of the lanyuid. semi-imbecile type that lazy
young Americans with and money still in
dustrously copying. has been played so many times
in New York that it would that every theatre
goer must have it and had enough
OF it. So the audience o; last night, like
the dozen or more "arst night" houses
that have gathered to Dundreary and
the other inmates of Sir Edward Trenchard's man
sion, was too great and demonstrative to be &C.
counted for on ordinary grounds. The secret seems
to be that the play grows with the years it passes
through and never takes the boards without
a fair assortment of features with which
to surprise the beholders, and also with
leading actor who never finds his own work
good that he cannot make 1t better. Mr.. Sothern
INDUCED last night in some new business, all of
which good, and an additional supply of puns and
character which he himself personifes. Naturally
there were n few persons present who had not pre-
vously seen the play. but they laughed no harder.
who could almost repeat "The American Cousin"
line by line. In his soiloquies. his conversations
and his lovemaking. the impersonator of the noble
lord never forgot that his duty was to be adde-
pated and he twisted and warped logic and sense in
ways so many and unexpected that those who knew
just what he should have said were about aston
ished as their neighbors.
good cast contributed largely to the endowment
of the evening. Mr.. Edward Lamb was far better
Asa Trcnchard than we usually have; he was a Yam
kee of the natural type. rude, shrewd. quick. but
shooting, which is utterly out OF keeping
with the character. and as bit OF busi-
could easily bc replaced by something
that would answer the same purpose his perform
artistic and did not exceed probability.
Mr. Harwood. as Sir Edward. made up and acted
the aristocrat that he supposed to be. while MIR.
Blakeiey as Binney, the butler. was overpower-
ing. The parts of Coyle. Buddicome and Lieu
er mo, have @ we cast and
neither bad. Mr.. Bragginton, rs Abel
Murcott. rather stout and rugged for romantic
strength Miss Ida Lewis. Florence Trench
ard was an elegant. dignined young lady.
talked and looked to have achieved a great
success in the part. Mrs. Mountchessington'
responsibilities were =, properly discharged by
Mary Meredith. Augusta and Georgna did all that
could be expected of them. The piece is mounted
in good taste and with careful attention to details,
and will of course draw as 1t has always done.
HAvERLY's THEATRE, FOURTEENTH STREET.
Tho wcathersby Goodwin Froqucs appeared last
night in Havcrly's Qate Lyceum Fourteenth street.
near Sixth avenue. in tho piece called Hobbies"
The piece was originally written by d. Z. woolf. of
Boston. author of ''rhc Mighty Dollar" and has
been played in several Cities The play represents a
household OF six persons. with tho old man,
maiden sister. daughter and domestic. The domestic
has a lover. who is beloved by the old maid There
Is good deal OF funny business between these
characters. A novelty Is presented In which fairy
is great feature. Miss Weathersby the domestic,
Minnie Glover. in the comedy and tho Prince III the
burIosque, introduced songs and played the charac
ter very acccptsbly Goodwin. in his limitations OF
Booth, Sothern, Barrett, jefferson, Raymond stuart
Robson Fechter. Frank Mayo and others, very
natural and elected great applause His acting
throughout the piece was noticeable for its com
icality. Miss Venie Clancy sang we'll. Jennie
Weathcrsby distinctive aud happy In her repre-
sentaons of the characters of the old maid and the
fairy. The other characters were we'll performed
and gave satisfaction to Of the largest
that has been gathered in the place for long
time
BROOKLYN PARK THEATRE TRIP VAN wrNKLE."
Joe Jefersons wonderful impersonation of Grip
Van winke'' was given at the Brooklyn Park Thea
tire last evening with increased receipts over his a
pcarancc last season. Despite the outside attrac-
tons presented to the amusement loving public.
which entertainments need not be here enumerated
few Of the hdbttuss Of Manager Sims well sp.