New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-15
LOST CHILDREN.


IL is made known that tins remarkable play,
current sl1ce April L. will shortly be withdrawn from
the Union Square Theare and, in the interest OF the
playgong population II proper, accordingly, to
intimate that rich anG opportunity Of amusement
Is about TO vanish and that It ought 10 be generally
outched. at least once before Il disappear. In this
drama the observer Oehods SORT OF eclectic mosaic OF
ancient remnants pacEthread and Old cakes
Of put together much the principle THAI
furnished forth the shelves OF Roeos apothecary The
inspiring design make up a show and it has
been amazingly fulfilled. Description Of the result Is
the only Kind OF comment thai the work either prompts
warrants and adequate description OF is wellnigh
impossible. This much. though, may be said In
way Of critical celebration. that the piece
ls in all respects, a boon. IL essays no por-
uaiture Of manners, no analysis OF motives no
eiueidaton OF complex characters, no employment
of the fccitcs 81 STYLE nothing that the under
standing harrow the emotions 10 is woIk OF situ3-
ton. and &c lays its stress entirely upon story It's
tale s OF two children WHO were abandoned in their
infancy, rescued and reared by benevolent clergyman
harmed by several dlslgreeaDe experiences and at
length, in decidedly wondrous fashion. recovered ana
identified by heir respective mothers All This Is al
legged to have occurred In old Paris, in tie days OF Car
diua Rchelieu. The tale Is, obviously, touching, and
the novelty q 10 need be urged The mannor OF It's
thea dsIntegraIon speak, is the main thing;
and tins. on the OF comic cccenr;city, cannot
DO hilhly extoled. At the basis Of the dramatic
machinery tnere lady who, without knowing IT, has
given birth a Guild ana who. Cor number Of years.
Is kept in painful lnoertiude 10 this interesting
experience Their, s also q wicked individual, Of Ilai-
ian origin who walks about with vial
Of poison in his pocket and behaves somc-
what Ike Richard the Third THIS person. u
ntmated, wishes acquire estate, which he can
only secure by coudscatng female relatives baby
and his prosecutions Of TINS obstructive nermaEe 40 ie
substance Of the drama. There aged Greek, who
LOOKS like ,he Wandering Jew, and who talks yOuoly in
on maud ibc voice. I'll he is mercfuy shot by the
guard 81 kim Louis Kill There peppory cavalier,
who resembles Don Cesar de B&z an ana ID nyBterousy
translated rags spiendor There is good priest
whose temperament paterua, and who behaves some
what Ike Cardinal Richolieu in that celebrated fourth
act OF Buwers play. There Is a eri0ns d" exiled
lady, whose relations 70 the piece are 80 exceedingly
remote that she might be exed altogether without
being greatly missed. These individuals. aud others
a. the usage has always been, in meOdrama - are
promptly produced any given poiut, wherever
wanted. defiance equally OF gravity and Erayltat0u;
and in the upshot as along the intermediate line OK
action every incident "a duly made To occur as virtue
would require and Justice demand. Two scenes-
/ one showing the defeat Of an attempt 10
poison His Reverence, Vincent de Paul, ara
tie ether the escape of the Lost Children
who this ume are lost up chimney by an Unlocking
bandit IN bis castle the banks OF the sene-ampoy
with skin and good effect the element Of suspense; AMI
these accordingly stand from the rest NJ the WORK
ms specimens OF rational and apprecIabe drama The re-
mauder is OF kind that ast0nshes, almost as much ASH
auuscs by It's wlir.ng incOnsequeuce ana ex'rayagan'
wduess II m -ht occur the irrsvereHt mind that Che
whole of this bus is trivial and silly, aside IRON
few bits Of stage effect and truly charming sets o.
scenery and rLlt amount OF preparation for play
I'D the first i've of the gnt which constitute Ais
one is ont OF all proportion 10 tue amount of action
which follows; bur the innocent mind is Kept busy win
ts fearful joy over the whole wide range OF The
ms ana more narticulqrIy with the conduct OF
tnar sapsut all valuable actor Mr. NJ V LnEh8m, Who
finds herein Erea. scope for his stc and upcDe f-
bic genius Nor u This matter might not be etiivil-
10 relate There are topics WhIDn,-evcn though
associated with tlc celestial institution OF tIt STAGE
h b NOT well TOO cur8us,y to consider Tue Lost
children viii not be found alter tIe present "etA h
the Union square Theatre. cut viii SHIFT 4ufo BABES ia
{ tic WOOD AMI r u the Rice Surprise Party.