, 1879-07-06

trcme uncasiness. He stopped to question
Trubert:
the doctor come too late! I'm afraid be did"
Trubert was filled win his own thoughts, and
he scarcely heard. ayes, sir; yes. It is very
curious. We are looking for effects, and here
Is one under our very nose"
"And it is my daughter!' exclaimed the old
man: "Poor child: poor child. 1t is dread
fuir
following up bis Idea. 1--WE can easily put It
on the stage. You have seen the famous wash
house scene in .L'Assommoir.' You remem-
bcr how it ends2''
What are, sou talking about2" asked the
father, somewhat in q fog.
:" saw" continued the director. s'we can
'fake' it up, and the curtain can be dropped
Ths e. old daa man looked d d., aehast , ,o.,
too-by supers.'
At this point CITY from behind the trees re-
called the lather to the reality Of the situation.
He ran toward them and returned almost inlme-
diatsls, and interrupted Trubert in the further
DEVELOPMENT Of the unexpected BILL
Sue IS oil right: doing well. It Is bowl"
exclaimed the errapturea grandfather. But,
sir. do me another serVire. Run to the telegraph
office aud send dispatch to my son-in-law." "
(and he went to the telegraph office filed with
his own thouEhts). ''I'll send dispatch to
Chandfroid, - thought he; "he eau cone right
on, aud Well arrange the whole business at
once.n .
He sent of the telegrams, but the events Of
the day had mixed IN the Intelligent director
considerably, aud be mixed up the dispatches.
This was how Chaudfroid, who was q bachelor.
received next day a telegram reading: 'Your
vile has suddenly given birth to q
son. ! congratulate yon;" AT the same
time the son-ln-law, Mr. Florcnt Gabilier, re-
ceived this: "Yhe difficulty is solved. Come
at once. Enormous 'biff'"
LOCAL NOTES.
John Dillon played at GAINESVILLE, Wis, last
night
It is said that the frontier towns are filled
with idle variety people. There has been gen.
eral smash-up.
Tony Denier, who has, with tsHumpty
Dumpty," drawn good houses during the week,
winds uD his engagement this evening. The
company is a good travelling one.
At Hamlin's during the past week the colored
"Georgia Minstrels" have drawn more people
to that house than We have seen for some
time. The engagement will terminate Tonight
May Fiske's blon1 les closed their engagement
last night at the Metropolitan, much to the re-
lief Of their agent who brought them to this
city. Tie management OF May is task he
doesn't care To undertake again.
For the next three or four weeks the smaller
cities and towns will enjoy rest from the
transformers, as there will not be combina-
ton playing on the Western circuit, all having
retired-or closed to reorganfzc for next season.
The Megatherians at Hooley's this week have
done 6nc business. lively programme is
presented, which could be strengthened by the
elimination Of the nonsensieal attempt to bur
lesquc "Pinafore." This evening q perform
ance will be given.
HoImcs Grover, Jr., who styles himself the
r Car%a II Ma,
at Hamlin's next week in a drama entitled
..Thc Fatal Bon6.n & good variety olio pre-
cedes the play, in which Sanford aud Wilson,
Harry Stanley, Little Rosebud, Fannie Knight,
and others take part
a combination under the management Of
James nallack produced t'lemons" at the
Joliet Opera-House Fourth Of July night to
large house. The company consisted Of Owen
Fawccrt, James Walack, Phil Hawler, Marcus
Moriarty, Mrs. John Dillon, Miss Wallace, Miss
Victoria Richter, Miss Marie Lester.
". S. Glbcrt's burlesque comedy Engaged"
will receive It's first representation on Mondar
evening at McVIcker's. This work has be1o
puzzle TO many audiences, for the simple rca-
son, ne suspect, that they did not understand
it's meaning. It is q joke from beginning to
end, in the "Ptuaforc''. vein, as can
be seen from the authors preface to
the play, in which he says that in writ
ing this play his intention was to try
the effect Of treating broadly farcical subject
in grave aud earnest spirit, and without e1-
trayagance in tone, gesture, or costume.
with this theory, and the spirit OF the work In
derstood by the audience, the comedy las been
very successful: When the play was first pro-
duced in New York, lust seasou, the Tribune OF
that city said OF it.: "sEnga9ed' may, Indeed,
be viewed fn--at least-two ways. BY the
numerous and delighted audience That greeted
it last night, in the Park Theatre, it was
viewed as entirely piece Of fun,-as sk!t at
the contemporary Willsc Collins style OF plot,
and as frolic among farcical incidents. In this
aspect it is not merely void of Objectionable
attributes; it is trenchantly satirical and
deliciously funny. By observers who look
beneath the surface, on the other hand.
it :. mar be WE'VE, viewed as sardoDic
such thinkers, perhaps, it will bring sadness un-
derneath smiles. In any point Of view, how
ever, it remains one OF the most brilliant pieces
Of sarcasm that have been produced, in
Colman and Sheridan. The movement is
light; the Invention rapid; the ilcident comical;
the suspense sustained; the mystlticatlon, while
transparent to the auditor, most perpiexing to
the actors; the satire comprehensive, appropri-
ate, neat, clear, and fatal: and the style as crisp
as cracking snow and coldiy bright as ice in the
starlight. The underlying idea in the e1posl-
ton Of character is the olnniDresence OF selfish
ness and imposture- l. seems to have occurred
to Mr Gilbert that society is one vast network
to be mental dr1tt OF a greater mind than his
that Of Douglas Jerro!o. There may be much
in human experience to promote such conVlc-
ton; and it should not hastily be said that such
scourge to snams as Mr.. Gilbert applies In this
piece is not needed or justified" The cast OF
the Monday nights performance will be as
follows: Cheyiot Rui, young man of property,
MIR. Charles Stanley; Beoau'sey, his friend, Mr..
r Fulton Russell; .Nr. .SHmperson, Mr. Hudson
Liston; lfgj. -haeqiNienddy, Mr.. Charles Cot
lius; A,lgus MaeaNlster, a Lowland peasant lad,
Mir. ". Herbert; Belinda Treherne, Miss Lille
Glover; :Mnnt<, Syglpersom's daughter. Siss
Estelle Clayton; Mrs. Macfarlane, Lowland
widow, Mrs. j. ", Brutone; Maggie her
daughter, Lowland lassic, Miss Alice Mans
field; Parker, Afinnie's maid, Miss Blanche
Wheaton.
NEW YORK.
/ CHANCE FOR TIE oBlTUARY-WRTER.
Special Correspondence Of The 7ri5une-
New YORK, July 2.-Before next season Is
two months old. there is going to be q chance
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