, 1879-05-22
AN[USENl .ENI'S.



My Leopold" Ia u four.act comedy from tho
Gcrn,an of IArronxc. 1t wah produced for
the ilrst ttnnG IN this city ycsterlay afternoon.
There Is lWt1ling particularly brilliant III tts ,l1a
fogue nor original In its situation. Wo nny say
II Il brlsk III tI,,vctncnt, little tliflusr, but
telling ptnsa storY In plain way. mud teacl,-
ing on excellent tcsso1. TO oycrlntiulgrnt
pnrents. Jitrr l'tNst Is shoemaker,
wealthy AMI ignorant, WHO, resolving flat
hts snt shall bc Il gcHtietnant tacriAccs
everything 10 carry mt tl,at determination.
Arro1ant and oycrl,carIng to alt save hts son, tho
fntrr turns. In his blindness, hts daughter Tiara
uut III doors for presntnfnu to bccutHe engaged
10 his honest foreman, Rado'ph. The son,
L,fo,oH, dcbaucllco unl spcralthrlft, suon
runs through old 1Fttge's fortune and reduces
hin to tic shocnakInE trade onco more.
Lto'o'd fees from his native land to California;
wlgrc he Is brought to bls senses, makes money,
anu, IL u certain extent, rcconpcnscs Ills OLD
father for tho misery he. has cnuscd
him. Tic plaY 10 very strong in
character, anl the language Is always apprq-
characters WE are introduced TO In the arst net.
Jte follows tho fortunes Of tic fn,nity
pretty, constantly through thelr stury. lie
ts ~ lu1pcc.lnions mltactau. .1tfmtgfr talr. i.
q. Edcsanl, with mania for turning every ytlltng
lie marrles Nartha lt1slner tSltss Rosa
l!an1), the daurhter Of poor 1awyer's
clerk, Carl E.if,r. Thu mad musician
aud 4nartha have about all tha fun
VI tho play, anl they make tic must of It. Mr..
Edesun was particularly happy In his makeup.
and Miss Rand was EXCELLENT ia tic secnc where
size reproAGhcs the rceTor OF her sister HARE
{Aliss Ne!lla Binglam), a part, although ss,ull,
The assumption of which vas sufficient to place
this yYung actress In favorable light. sno las
rood voice, ts .eaay, graceful. an!i eood.look-
ing. ;rhc Did father whose iondness for
snd .1, u1tiatcls loud; hm tS r91 ss.,,a waa
In It's varied phases The character WAS admirably
presenter, but tho actor cxcellcd in tic last net,
where, In i,oyerty's obscurity. his daughter iinds
hin In gurret working at ILLS old trale, deter.
tnined 10 pay Of the debts contracted BY htA
worthless son. Tho scene Is pathetic ont. in
hcrsolf wonderfully we'll. Her opportunity,
however, and It Is 1sell taken. is in the second
act, where wo arc given c1ercr bit OF comedy
tn the lUye-lnnktng between Miss Don uni Atr.
Hardic Us Radutph, tho 1luuest workman. lie
gava the rolo strong nt,d manly ring. and 1t
sona.ion but for a certuin awkwurdncss IN tic
uetlpn. VT. q. +. Deyere AesgrFes praise for Its
Carl 9FHiner, and So dues Mime. Pottfst ns Ills
wife. Miss Alice Sherwood played the part Of
lfaa ,Stolts will, ntcG effect, a.rt Miss Jennie
Clark rs tlle 1nunlrcss. j. l.. tlav MS Schma'i-
back, I. G. Baker as 4lfetitsh, ana Il. a. Murton
/ as an apprentice anl walter, added their mites
10 performance which would have been much
better with Il few moro rchcarsals. On Satur-
tlnv Afternoon ntd Oil Sunday hight "My Leo
pull" will be repeated. Tie lnattucc was
yesterday poorly attcllded. a1r. Wallack III the
evening, as ".My Awful Dad" played 10 largc
hUuse.