, 1880-04-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
IyOOLI:Y's.

Tho announcement TINT Ho1son md Crane,
those populns tncrryfnakcrs, would Monday night
nrpcar in now plny drew MI immense audi.
uucc, TINT tiIlcd every sent in 11ooleys Thentro.
rhose who cnmo iMto had either to stand Of re.
tire, "Sharps and T1nta' is tho natne Of
the piece, nni its authors nro Mcssrs.
Cluy ureon and slason Thompson. Tho as11j-
cnco VINE Il most responsive one quick to catch
point, ready to show their appreciation, and 1t
,nay farly bu snid that their reception OF tho
work, at lcnst nftcr tho flrst net, Indicated TINT
tl,oy had found II, 1t whnt they hud conlS for
amusement. OHr reatlerB arc already fnu,Itt,lr
with tho plot, therefore 1ninutnly detailed nc
count OF itB incidents Ia uncntGet for. THO picco
e,,,lcavors to sntlrize tho speculative marta; 1t
belongs to tho fa.nily of fnrclca comclys 1t Is in
four acts. md those four nets arc
laid III San Francisco. The intention Of
tho plny Is good, tho ccntr,l fgurcs.-
Cutler Sharp and Dulhlofc Fhtt-nro lDldly
drawn md well EDtrastctl, sono Of tho situations
nro very funny, particularly TINT at tic end of
the third net, but tho piece might well bo uor6
Bkillf.1l III construction, It Might Contain moro
substance aud It might easily bc i,loru pointed
and brighter In tho matter Of tlIllog. There is
in 1t neither TINT ingenuity nor TINT rchness
and niccty OF Invention which lifts 1t into tho
first rank Of Eurecal work. The interest In the
Iirst two acts Is not we'll a.lstnIned, and tho
cli'nn1cs aro badly rcncEet. tMtt tho blcn'!slits
hsrG n'st wt TSry q @ tbn ny; s rsc. bc
gins In the third net. Tho eccne f. laiA III tho
offices Of Slmrp anl Fsat; who 4re fairly launched
mn1.. md Sharp, a type uf the stock jobsiinB
fnK lttthscllilt!s Of tho pactfo Coast. \
their sulls by tho publication nf terrible
article whict, bct9 tho T'Ir sn rs frslilds Of tho
most pronounced typo. Flat u furin,ls, but
Sharp means blood, md Rocs ~ tn nuke tho
Glit0r swim ia hlH OWL Rflrr. This nrtClO CMuEtB
Just ns this .fGct Is Htiiio'lnetl to t1dt, Shafp
at,l9gcrs on tho accne. IIe dies not require tn
utter one word. The audience knnw ttnt hc hAs
seen tho editor. lIe Il n wreck, lint, cont, and
IiSare I.s Is limp VIII the sirassic. ls F,sps aud
grasps at tho tloor. and the curtain fnlls. Stu
irt Robson by his nfry. delcato. and al,urp arr,
erisP and peculiar speech. :, gtyes 2 2
ap hRs w. H. Erns S asH te ietaess Sf
u churncter essentially absurl. yet ho reefrnue
from rendering him impossible. Tho AnBles and
ab,tttnelts OF the queer old fcllnw who tries hls
best to fn1nlinrlxe himself 10 tho ways Of tho
makeup, gcsture, md speech. Tho othor char.
actors aro incro sketches. There Ia tho yti!ng
Indy lftrltn tAtss Agnes rructcr1 who Is looking
for her lnnE-fost fnthor. who pa!Es OIL with
young military chap thfr: Frazcr coMtsr); thero
Il M's Lutiia Lo1,aSs tairs. AIlcla lsobsonl. who
tHl!ss Nellie Hoydl, who mHrr!cs tho lfer; Percy
30slilfp fhfr. +. 81. nurbcckl: and then there Is
tho wIfo u Flat Nfrs Nnry Mycrs1. m exccetl-
nsy mild Old Indy. who Is alluded 10 as
tlioIr pirts ncccptnity. Thoy, were afforded Ill
t,e oprortunity, but thoy Improved 1 ~ H., t'I; ::
WILL be seen during tho week.