National Republican., 1881-10-18
THE THEATRES LAST NIGHT.
Rat Goodwin. E,iza weaihersby, Minnie
Palmer, and II. Il. Graham.


In the "Member for Slocum" Nat
Goodwin and his charming wife (our old favorite,
Eliza Weathersby) have found play that will
prove greaersuccess by far than their" Hobbies"
in which they have won dramatic aurels for some
seasons past In the first act Mr.. Goodwin, as
Onesiraus Epps the crafty English NJ. P. Cwho,
while hen. .pecked by his wife and pestered by
mother.in-law at home for staying out all night
at parliamentary debates, in reality has been hay
ing some fun with the boys" at the club and
elsewhere), drew upon his rich fund of humor and
created uproarlous and prolonged applause. The
arrival Of his friend, Blu Smith u. II. saville),
nearly gives the racket away to the two curious
females, but Epps, with great deal OF ludicrous
pantOmime Ineligible only to Smith, adroitly
ayerts the c0nretemps. During al this time Onesi-
mus the gay deceiver, Is annoyed by notes from
mysterious lady with hobby for woman's rights,
known to him as The Ama=on, whom he has met
in his peregrinatlons, but who later in the play
proves TO be A,etiusd Smith, who has separated
from her husband BIZ, and the curtain falls upon
a very amusing scene, where The Amoson (Mrs
Goodwin has pursued him to his residence, where
he manages TO get rid other Just as his mothcr-in.
law comes In the room. Act second opens with a
setting to renresent Arctttsas parlor In her home
yitation, Epps calls upon The Ama.on
While. While apparently snittSn with his fair
fear Of being compromised, and allows her to do
most of the love-making Her husband unex-
pectedly returns, and OnesiuS Is concealed In her
bOudoir. Smith DEPARTS however, without stis-
pectng anything wrong, and she detains OnesirRus
until atter twelve m when II Is too late for him to
vote in Parliament, The act closes MS she avOws
her fnteItlon to commit suicide because lie will
not reciprocte her Affection and his horror at this
unpleasant predicament was laughable in the ex-
treme, Mr.. and Mrs Goodwin sang pleasing duo
in this act, at the end of which a superb basket
of flowers was sent up TO Mrs. Goodwin. Their
burlesque of the "Racguette Waltz simply con-
vulsGd the audience. The gst of the concluding
act Occurring at Mr.. EppS country house) Is as
follows O,lesimlts discovers that The Afad=on still
| lives, as she follows him to his home. The ire
pressible mother.in. law his wife, and Aretl,sas
husband (OAesinus friend. Blu Smith find the Amd-
ron secreted III the member for SloCun's
| apartments. This defloument paralyZes
everybody but the dashing AretlUsd, though
matters aro satisfactorily explained and
at the finale all are reconciled. Smith takes his
wife back, and Epps promises eternal obedience to
| his wife aud molher-in-law. Tho support was
better than the average, Miss Reiffarihs (for-
| merly of the +" Tourists assumption of the char
acter of Nrs. Epps being especially good The after.
| piece billed as An Amusing Dramatic Spasm
| was n sidc-splittng buttonbursting burlesque of
| " Camille" (Condensed) Mr. Goodwin as Clara.
| Morris Be,i,hardt- Davenport JdRdusCIek Cdn,iue
with a cough, had her heart " cracked u
| in the most narrowing manner. Mrs. Good.
WIN depicted Count Armdnds foibles in q
way that showed she had a perfect con.
ception Of the immense opportunities In the
| pnIt. At five more performances and two matt.
| nees will The Member for Slocum' hold forth
| ut the National.