, 1881-07-24
THE STAGE.
Saratoga !" Attracts Large Au-
diences at H0o1ey's
Theatre.
The Dismal 1.-Two Orphans a Fail
ure at the Grand.
"The Octor0on' to Be Seen This Week
at Popular Prices.
Production of " The World" at
McVicker's Thursday.
Dramatic Jottings-Plays and Actors
at Home and Abroad.

uOOLE9>S THEATRE.
The performance Of 81 Saratoga" ut Hoolcy's
Theatre improved considerably during the week,
but it still fell very fur short of perfection.
There WIS i decided Frightening up Of the cos
TUNES worn ly tue men nfter tho first night, and
the play ran very smoothly with repetition. The
audiences were lnr7=c and tue applause generous
and abundant. SIR. Bassett's Papa pAndcfp0ot
has bcrn dcseryediy commended by tho press
and public, and it only remains to add that &c
usually shows Intelligent effort in whatever he
undertakes In the last icai weeks he has pla ycd
widc range Of eccentric character parts, and
not one OF them badly. Mr. O'Ncills Rr', S0cE-
cit Is distinctly crrdtabIe but no more. He
represents everything hut the mercurial tem-
permanent which IS The life nnd s1ul @ OF TIE part; s
measured, both in sDccch and action; if be were
not 50. he could not be the suod u1elodramattc
actor that he most RssuTcdly is. HenE 50, he
can never appear to tue hest advantage in
comedy. His light comedy reminds one OF
Edwin Booth, Il good many stages removed. as
Pe1F7clio though in that part the actor mas me
advantage for him OF blank verse and Il doubiet
and hose. 1t Is odd that there should bc such
an influence in dress, and still more that me oil
ference between prose and poetry should make
or mar 80 many Il good actor. Hut the tact is
generally recognized that playing iu Knee
breeche5 and Spoutng blink verse IS pro-
3essiou by Itself, unti no more to be ruthiesly
Invaded by tyros from outside thnn the field OF
lea:itinate musical performance Is to be by the
untutored actor. On the other hand. it IS almost
Invariably true that one who has acquired pro
ac1cncy in this kind Of acting cannot
1t will shed the bubits Of lifetime and obtain
success in tho tighter walks Of the drana- Mr.
UNelll does mot possess such fncitity. He IS
seldom more, and often less, than pleasing In
comedF.
The other members OF the company are dill
gent and faithful, bur not always highly success
tut Miss Lettic AIien-can she be the tTansltory
star Or comet Of past years?-is aRTeeab'e as
Lucy Garter; Miss Emily Gavin makes Mamma
londc71Dtk prt.sentabe: and there are perhaps
6ome ninor merits in other parts But the r.
1eet ot the whole performance is to deepen the
Impression thIt few Of tho participants IN IL
haze an actual acquaintance with fashionable
4tfc at Saratoga, or at any other gaudy watering
place.
."sar:tosa" will be continued On the stage Of
Hooleys Theatre for another week tho atteho-
chefs" IS underlined for carry production at
This house
"TIIE wORLD's AT NI'ViCKER's.
hlr. james VI Mor1issey, business manager
Tor BROOKS g. Dickson. arrived here yesterday
IRON England He announces that "1ne
World" the great success OF London md New
1ork. will be produced nt McVic'7 'Ts Iheatre
Thursday evening, July -. 1t will u enacted bJ
suitable co1npgny and embellished with unu-
suai scenic effects. 1.-The Raft Scene" The
Last Drop Of Water THE Private Insane
As:Iunr,''.. Fatality at tho Hotel ~ River kc~
11eat, !" Passenger Elevator" and The EAplo"
sg9 op dhe arg soe ot tfe
az 1na has JUST closed tho season at "MnAshs isss
Theatre. New York. The New York IrtGMnc
Eays OF 1t: Its success was very GreaL 4ne
most dcafeninc. no SUCH reception has been
extended to anything else produced IN New
York this season. The view OF me
s es.e 1s t0*saEs .asers p0a ~. to' as SS oreY nd
Oppressive u anything OF tbs sort couid posi-.
als ha or eree has the stageiu cur r!nae."