, 1880-07-21
.AMUSEMEN

ADJUSTMENTS.
1TAv1c1eLY,s.
In our current cpmciy tho trllo spirit OF tho
comic m,lso Is seldom found. It hRs utmost fled
from our staRo, md tho pluy. gocr hns between
tho authors and the managers almost oeused to
distinguish tho counterfeit from the genuine
metal. Many Of our writer's certainly copy
Immunity elfootlycly but tho best of
thom nftcr nil aro llttlo else than dramatic
Photographers. We find in tho comedy of
to,day cxaot pictures. Of ofdinary life,
commonplace and probable occurrences,
discover In oio n group Ut boar1lurs eagerly de-
vu1lring thoIr food truthfuily enough SGT beforo
us, and In nnothor n knot Of mlntnG brokers
discussing the fluctuations ut tho 1narket- VIC
rccognze tho pCuple wo uioot on this stago and
tho manners wo havo tuat loft behind
uB OH tho stdewnlk-iu short. tho thontro
and tho street reproduce ono nt-
ioudness; imagination and wit nre absent.
Mo,aro tho grandfather, Dcaumarchniso tho
father, and AuEor tho son Of French dramatic
lltGraturc.-not to speak Of Sheridan, tho in
tcl!ectunl heir OF Corgrore, and tho rest Of tho
greut English comedy writer's, like our modern
authors, also copied humanity ~ It actually
WIS, but thcy copied It at its best- They did
net sst,S r. ta ppa9 ana Fross eftsr
Their clusters Of persons wero scIected With
sttgo thcy worp briiiltant, in 1Wtyes" this
pt,otio si,lrlt Of unctunt comcJy rcnnpenra. and
lint spirit viii be found dellciousy refreahinE by
and nonsense Ut "eontrmpornueniIs " humor.
"Wlves" Is by Mr.. Brotson Howard, gcu-
tnman; Ss q show II his os dei!cato
renmnoyca from III % tSo Eisebon Ct VII Of mapy of our
,fa%at!sts Eor the !'lst si,1o f. ths S!iy i VIZ
was Endorsed ny n iara, en- atldionco. W III. WowHrd
has 1nado lis piay by Tic skifui blending of two
y Fcmos" neefos n,st Mecna Gs, hn.is w1tf
; eIen s,. oi ~, ,ho " TSrSs I IL ;ao % massess
two @ see6 staliaard plays and weavins them into
perfeut @ as those col coe,liea sro IN ther OIL sinai
atate, ahd hIyh as tlioir iitorary value Is. no
sasriieva. II by kIoa San5Iinr thnsa plsys T now w
only found on Iii,rnry. sholyes. can 10 protably
paf%Pot tho staxs, 1T ; y hsSf { she%; ;1,,a
T'sef Esa 10 sa aEo Il dss ,ta1 Mnfs" as
alor a t,est uolipbtiu, niay. ia has done
SO, asit, wbiio wc may pt,jret to tie epoctacuias
nature et tho fourth net, as bolnE out of koup.
aii,y tl,ar It il nYcntive i1non fiii, eifnrss of
fwo stunii oi,1 hlookhcne Tbo trv and tra;n ~ =
nnir ~ voumr vir1s NJ w1Wcs ~ 3cnnn,r~ MN IT, =
@ @eerta,n hhi thooricss, III iho . comedy ] S resta 81 M
,p T. W ,n
noses BY two yo,inx lovers Vic como % uI;on tbSo
upon the, ,recoivs Tho rowasd thotr @ flIy ] inerits.
Il 4 ths f. FsiSs @ q lev; ISais KY: and SSldissi
scei,o Ii In pagia. otior,iins IN maanito
ItTnt onnnrt,i,ttv fnr fho cosI,1n,er anS tho
scnnio nrttt fHo crstnn1os .Ycrc rint ,!n., Hns
propriate; tho sunnery. furniture. and siscnrs,
ff,n11s "ntttniv o,,t ~ n,nrnMnnt onH sconc wn
ascoranee With " thp pvrod. t III Tins nsS We ats Mas
frn.5,n ~ eamewi,at u cnn,p sot and m taw1ry
charnotSr. Thurs yns sttne yorv saottnr ana
snmn vnrv ha,l Gc5,nr ~" roat wne ',ot n*omiv
Sn,unce4i bv @ NM mnsns. Nfss Eatherine fcwis
rnn,ln fhe HI ~ tha nvcn,ny ~ S1rss tha Wnr1,
nmS nruarneitrn ' wtSn ~ - r9ns1,,br nso
nn plioo''sn tion ott W' MI ~ ,3R@ ~ oo,1na
tinn ~ rim tr,atfI III wnn.,,v to1uH, nnd
fnnncent 4uMe, ~ Mnitcrc xat wns Una
a fins rnncontinn in its wny. md akiiifuiiy cnr.
riHi fnr,EHrd. EhC unya * thC nhnr,ctcr . tin1n
Her nHiye simplicity iii tho second act, whom s0
| tells her furious Klnrainn OF tho visits OF her
lutHEl' Msis nsautaeM villa caiulslt tAut, Anu.