New-York tribune., 1879-11-11
FIFTH AVENUE THE ATRE-THE PICTURE.
NA,nn. Enlhsn.fh Ind annnnncnl lis infnn

When Goldsmith had announced his lnten-
don OF m king foreign tour IN Qn,t of new and better
nines Dr. johnson t,rscly remarked. che will bri
hene a whce-harrow. a e can that an Improvement"
sre urd. are 80 sutued t.,aj thew cannot 70
That ant tang has been done. a. they Themselves have
doacit Mr. Inn Peri.caris pre-cats glowing lustn
Ton of tGs irutl. II not enough for him th"t
about hundred thousand bad plays have been written
and written, too. IN the German style. of
pnilmc thread from sloo, pouring milk
anduat.r throasa Spout-coucerulng tho poor artsi
who rcrues he uled aay fran the cruel hrglud. and.
after aefsng the boated arstocrat aud foiiing the
treachcruus rival ends by bccoming her happy nus
band tbs due old plot. which takes us back to the
sweet mid days of the - Taies Of L avcllcr" seems
to nave occurred this essentially experimental and
caiiow writer. very much the mcass eur 20 ugc-
uoas and enterprsing Chi dh0od Every mgr. oient in
the play OF " The Picture, ,-wncl has been written by
Mr Perdicaris. and when represented last nigh IN
the Fuih Avenue Thcatrc.-ls old as folly
RnG the that has been made OF these
aneirnt and venerable materials tntre uOt
percepiIhc fash Of invention, one ray Of novelty or
one Skinner Of brightness Through four prosy ac's.
and nearly three weary houC tns mOnotonous current
Of commonplace flowed langnidly on aud. when az
last the droning ceased. tired audience
tronted VT 0ipaintlng also by MI Perdicsris
called /" The Triumph OF Immortality" Itis work a.
both hrawny and spuiua. merit. even though vastly
theatrical and preteutons: but Mr. Pcrdicsrs surely
might have shown il without all these iu,uhcr-
able prclminarieS. IN the triumph OF dat
ness that such ulay should have col itself
represented at all IL tn triumph of
patience that audience secured sit il out
Its conclusion The spectators TINS occasion not only
vowcd II with patience but more than encourage
with applause. Specification Of all the dcias of tliS
work would b. tedicus the tn itself There l.
need To point out-eXccp perhaps, sel-suiicicn
mdivii iuals Ike Mr.. Perdcaris-t iat n number
aloeues do not constitute play. and that what
M. called u,f rsIi. Ite
sither the deiineauon oi character the por
travail OF representative cxpcueucc The actors who
participated tins afar were mostly objects o.
pity in OF their surroundirGs but This the most
bf them would have been under the happcs of circum
stances. Mr. Joseph Whcclock did all that could Dee done
Fth had parta sort OF small beer Raphael. and 10y
AIS vociierous delivery OF several um'd eNhortafiou
waEeneG the easy response OF puhnc enthusiasm
Mss Nard Alnsyne concerning Whom the Voice o.
prophecy has been literally eloquent for time,
realed herself rs pretty woman Wi feeble voice,
omew bat shallow and superficial temporatu. 90. and
oierape talent for parior iheltrcl~. Mi.s Marie Pres
iott. 10 whom was al ot;cd the strongest parJ
the piece, acted under the mauiicat dis
'dvanta-e Of ABSURD situations. oycrwuelmus gibD,e
ma iutArercnce. She showed, ucVcrlAtlrss. iurrc.
1-tt' a." oi.mauc "pih"ne; one Is handsome
'pinhh' ana the lnliit "i htI voice IL ttinai
Her uf VulcC. however. is almost wholly
rued. ua shore L. much antliliy ia nor fnovtiuonis
ilA q. ."l'H INC iA.A.t ". .N' Do humans Ni' ''r
arufsfuf,s gnd The tuiiiuu tHat d. l-Nr ul distinct
sor Ir ana coherent itouay. Toe prucrt d.n-~ ol
precl0i.ns enid nsmtd u-uy MuodgDG. cAc.tcd
un-cO.. Tie rest of a.. acting WAS probably iol iuere
hsnfd tnau Tire pay thar compelled d. Ait.r Iue
nd.n. 49, also colcoc ea b. I- nm '-rlio.r.. S. M the
.ssi.tlrle Cir Townsend I,rcv-in whcn ttcs Dor
cook liberties with slic names ladies Nlusr
NV vl,.ef,- Dt.s.. me .,,ffla rvi,iti,, was -
lead lsi nave ever sad occi on 10 record.
iertaker OF extensive fici iiic would have offered au
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