, 1880-11-14
Sarah Bernhardt as Gilberte in
Frou-Frou."
Foreign and Domestic Dramatic Notes
Professional Directory.
wHA1, THEY GAVE us.

other play, In the portraya! of which Mr. Polk
had been particularly happy. That charncto,
was Phirps Ut 1.-THE Bakers Daughter" In
"a Gentleman from Nevada" he has been re-
christened aud appears under the name Of Chris
to1,tcr Columbus Cal. The non-success Of the
piece is very easily explained. in tho first
place, tho novelty Of the~central figure has
| been worn OIL in this city, and th the
play, having been written merely to show ut
tue peculinrities OF Mr.. Columbus Gall has not
in itself sufficient interest to absorb the atter-
ton Of an audience. 1t Is but right to say thnt
since Monday night much OF the meaningless
! TUX spoken by Gal, wholly irrelevant either to
| the illustration Of the character Or to the de-
| velopment Of the Dlot, has been cut out, and the
| piece is more compact than it was. hr. Polk
| makes rs much out Of the part rs an uctnr
could. His support is not exactly whit it should
! be. Mr. W. C. Kelley. neither In bearing nor
| In speech, eau convey tho impression thnt he is
| cnactlug the part of an English ar'stocrat. Miss
| Louise Dixon evidently thinks thar her r0lc-
| the maid of titled. lndy-is that Of rough
| soubret. Miss Emma Pierce tsa graceful and
su far us personal appearance goes, Hi interest
| in:s actress. She also performs all tho scenes
| with one cxception-in II tairIy acceptable MINI
That one exception ID ~ is where she Is de-
indeed. requiring some elTort. She delivers
| her luos with about As much concern rs she
would expatiate up:,n pm M paper Of h hair. pins Or
| berry cream. Mr. Frank L'osee gave vigorous
| piece ot acting: Mr. aturry supplied very
queer Chinnmnn. In cities where Phipps Is
not r 50 We'll known as be is here there is no
doubt future for the play.
When one goes to see spectacle he expects to
hnd Just so many cnrt-londs Of rubbish dumped
upon tho stuge in the course Of the evening; he
makes up his mind to this in the hope shnt Mt in
tcrvu1s tho bottled insects Of the ballet
will swoop down. whirr over the dust-heaps. and
make the air tremufous with their beauty. He
gets the regulation. quantity. perhaps n little
Eishty @ Buys. % Ha also getsa little @ more 'ta shan IN
the average quantity Of female anatomy; and
50 the thing IS about even. We hive the horse
aii soris Of dramns. The Ktrsfys' piece ,nsy
f. f. WHICH NM: NJ: ~ George t.', Gei1iI and M1
and scatter along their trail sticks Of Bunk OF
England notes with the easy indifference and
ebnrming pFoasaty Of men, men "ho had been sur
chnrm in diaboltcal badness, then there is i
charm in the manncr 10 which the kiratfys have
don. But we suppose the average patron OF
spectacle cares very little for the story. He
wants the bullet: H. wants to see pretty
"Ar,nnd the World in Eighty Days" these
spectacular n'anagcrsh have done fur better thnn
during the last engagement they plRved here;
indeed. we do not remember sceing In many
years better trnined lot Of dancers mud a
brighter array of c0st,tincs upon city stnxe.
slIe de Kosa beads the ballet, and, while
ahe n,ay not have the charm of Snnxal!i
or bonfanti, when they were seen ut their
ttRt over cattle to this country. Since Monday
night the audiences hnve heen large, aud no
doubt they will continue to be so until the en-
- Tho rvyival Of " The Bankers Daughter" at
Hooley's by the Collier company, although the
drw1 @ as
well lifted for the Interpretation ut the piece,
generally speaking. The weuk paints are few.
We have m actress new ii, the local stage. Miss
Boyle gives ia her work the chnrm ot refinement
and taste. and Indicates the possession Of ability
suited for inyEnue roles Such part as Lillian,
however. oyertaxcs her strength.
Hnrtow, Wilson, Primrose s. Vests Mfnstrels.
an rr IN whe4 there Is 11d
Grand Opera House.
IRISH POLITICS on THE STAGE.
Doucicault Is a glorious specimen Of his
race. He Is never at peace except when he Is
ut war. One week he is fighting with man-
agers tho next with critics, and SO on.
His hands are always full. Ho fights
more verbal dues rhan any living man. and
the hubbub always rebounds to his tlnan-
cIul glory. OF course he Is never uctuated by
sordfd motives In stirring up these tur-
motis, but is ever moved onward by the !
high moral principle that dwcs In his
great Irish soul. He is ut it aguin
III LuRluuU+ dG UAS UtkG{1 AuFAuLAT4
Of the present difficulty" in the En-
era1d lsle and hns produced an Irish play called
1.-The O'Dowtl," which Il specially nodded to
suit the temper Of the times. "The piece,"
suys the correspondents Of the Now York Times,
is highly spiccd and powerfully Favored with
genuine, unadulterated political suuce. Fortu-
nately for the success OF the drama, so fur As |
the catchin1of coppcrs Is concerned, 1t hns been
getting it warmly from the critics, who con-
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perience has shown thnt II you want to sell Il |
new book the best way to accomplish it Is to /
have it written down as work with very /
wicked purpose. Crowds OF people who /
wouldn't otherwise have thought Of 1t will now
read It just to see what It Is Ike So tis with
its teaching IS outrageous, aud it is
certain s;ea to draw houses ~ crowded from
Dnhliu man to boot. his furriu nl1ue uotwith-
standing. Hes coming to his native city with
week, he hernlda the coming OF the drama in
sensational letter to Of The Dublin daily pa
pcrs He says he has not been fairly treated by
Judgment Ut his fellow-ctizens In the nitttcr,
The sentiments thut run through The play ure tho
repealed the union and the &c, creation Of peasant
how Ut what il called 'landlottiism, OF which we
hcar and read more than Is heaithful just
Of bis countrysneu some extracts in prose
md poetry froul the dialoys and set
speeches III tile play, in which extracts. |
front Of his Offending / am my own la,1dlord,'
exclnin1s Tie UUnra. ! wish every Irish fnr1n-
er could say" the same.' AS he looks up to the
tiles when urtering this patriotic wish for uni
Icrsul peasant proprietary. the house usually l.
comes dow, with Il storm Ut cheers. Rroans. and
misses. Then, In the election scetlc-the seus,i-
lion scene OF the piece-youny u U'DO.rd the pop-
linr cundidute, stumbling on the broad platform
II ireland for the Irish and, every peasant
anded proprietor lets III what the police would
:nll an inttammntury speech, finishing up with /
.n lines OF rhyme, twisted fOr the occasion, !
rom Golusmlth's Deserted Filllge.' The rival |
got up after the pattern OF L<,rrt
and uhom the s,uRe pcasuntry lin |
he red vests which every body knows nre 50 |
:unnlun in 1rcland} boot down t. the cry Ut |
Castle hack. having prescribed emigrauon as |
he only cure for Irish ills, young UUotpd comes !
,ut With this slashiug speech:
''' Ny gallant opponent has told you that Ire
aud Is unable to support her population. Fifty |
'ears ngo she supported eight millions; now we |
number about five. Yet there are too MANY, |
hen we were a natiou; now are people! |
Then we we're sister; now we are domestic |
errunr-the Cinderella Of the British family. !
lust we b: told that our people incunbcr their |
'atfve land. which Gnu be put to a more profitu-
lie purpose tbau to raise men! Speculation |
inims 1t Is better suited for a sueepwulk, where
he carcass- butchers Of Europe can tetd their !
heep on our hills, ard stable their cattle In our
eserted homes! Must Cinderella be told, "lr .