New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-22
THE DRAMA.
, oprvNc OF THE SEASON.

reason 'u' o,oor many visitors in Newborn AZ ro
,,ue and curiosity with reference w 80 of them at
o,,t,l will impel the attendance o' NO" noon offered.
,he several entertainments wnon no" I'm come on the
1utle by little also. the cool wea'"o' and all the
,osid,n, nopuation will return 10 Wv, ~ bofore.
'eS'u'"' ~, ,, ina prosperous actou' ~ -
'uca'Os ,,oon made this time, Win ,,,
w. - q conviction, mysterious o"' -, orso and
-, -. spcctacles murder, HlV' i' - not ia
ueo'' =, .xnIos,ons form the kind OF uraii' ~ ~,
the noise OF ocated when the weather is NOT
likely 10 'o Cousins are in town. than when the
" -. :. cold and we are In town ourseNe~
,,,ef sce,ns 10 be- growing, also that the p'S ic
al times in which to produce drama'ic c"'V' ~ =,
pnhlo mind is to strike that mlnd upon ' Mr.
t'' 1, Nth n mauet The Learned MI
Augustus Harris, OF London % D,nrv Lane.
ion. and his noble example as se' II, .Sa 1n,tod
- ,,,r 70 he widely followed both IN inc on.'
s,ates and England. Last season we 50" ou n,or
theatre 1Wal!acks) given mp 10 inc s.'eU -, ,d i,
psgcantrv and bland nonsense OF io"'" F,ho
,bor op,rters we saw the prevalence OF P'eoo' - w
JUNO - 1r,s season the announcements Indicate
-. a., ,,oin i TO be worked more thoroughly '""i
- MS the almost universally accepted uocul"o W
theatrical mana gers that the public mus nave "'"'
rublic wants. and al present tie preVaoht VIC" - -
The pubc wants gunpowder ana red IRE AHo ""n' 80
oi,, say il likely to be literally supplied. Ana C."
ho admitted that theatrical manager onSHt a'""'S
follow rather than to attempt to Lead the 'aS'o u '
o tl,re * nothing at fault but tie popular caprice
rhen our theatres are everywhere loaded Win inc "i
NJ ,ueodrama-a kind of work whlch mas Hi0e' n,'
sllv been the product of narrow ana colnn''"
To This connie xion at all events, We nave oOlhe -
Uauack intends TO produce piece cdilou A"Aoh -
life" written by Mr.. Henry PetltI' an amnoo nun"
49, nos came into distinction through his facne 'a9u'
lc tho use Of Mr.. Crummless real iuDs lhS P'''
Uos acted on July 20 at McNickers IheaHc' NHo'eV'
aud II appears to have been exceedingly wen I'o''O
o. ,urn, saws that il invested with that sustained
feel
lo,s and hurries us along with hungerlng an"
n burning". Another remarks that 1t moves rapuH
and there little no time lost In aik One soo "
If depicts the blowing OF state Prson' Win tHo
,ape therefrom Of many ornaments OF socie!' ~
Rortv this bears the maet Mr.. Wallack has summoned
hs new company for to-day but, for the present. DIS
oe will continue to offer the melodious sailre OF IA
nence" Mr. DAILY has begun with reVlNa oi 'i'o III
haryplay of The Passing regiment when re"uerS nO
aoubt remember as light and bright, mn'nlu anu O'oN
In a charuingy piquant manner. lie makes " A''o""
however that he will Oh the 5th Of September presen 'o
,,,r,,, NJ " Mankind" This also is OF the noble or
Nor NJ IN, u,aet and will make itself notwithstanding
Lord ByrOns cOuplcti
..Tbis world is a bundle of hay; -
Mankind are tue asses that pull
Nv Abbey Will open the Grand Opera House on Au
rust 2s with "Ihe Lights O. London" drama WINCH
mough of thin caibre and inferior Order contains bo'h
humanity and numor, and is Ii fair eXemphicauoh oI
The spirit with which Charles Dickens aPproac"ou LIS
net supec OF social relorm-the rescue anu feseHera
non of the poor Mir. a. NJ. Palmer interested III TINS
revival and Mr. J. W Collier Is TO manage IT. so IL VIII
be well accomplished. Messrs Harrigan aud Hart an
nouuce tie rtopening of the Theatre Comique
Tor next Saturday evening, August 20 Wheh
will be produced Irish drama, entitled me
Blaebbiri" written by Mr.. George L. stout ana haV-
Ing reference 10 the rebellion Of 1745, when the
fortunes Of narles Edward went down upon The dreadful
REID Of Cuuoden Great preparations nave been made
Far the production OF this work. MT Tony Hart viii ap
near it, az an idiot boy ana Mr. Imrgan IS an Irish
piper
Hiblo's was reopened last night by Messrs. Poole a
Fillmore with "a revival OF d" Youth" The house mas
been cleaned and redecoraed. and AS play goes Know
IS one of the most conuOdous airy, safe and comfort
,hle of theatres Youth" is play OF
tcenery almost exclusively The embarkaion ana
the battle were set ana managed IN briiliano way
and the general effect picturesque ana hVey' mr.
Gustayus Leyck Mr. r. +. McCianuih Miss Lnuha VII
mot and Mrs. Charles Poole he included III Inc cast
"TAe Lights . IOadon" Will be produced mere Oh sep
len,ber il.
TIE Windsor Theatre has been prosperonsly reopened
Miss Charlotte Thompson appeared there last lgit as
Jane Eyre Her presentation OF TINS character has oilen
been described and It justly esteemed ior It's passion
ate sincerity.
gnl,ts the last week Of Tbe snake Charner at the
BHou Theatre in which Miss Selma DOarO is acting
Prince Agndoor The comic opera OF " E'loo Iay lor
viii be produced mere next week
MI stetsoA, al Booths Theatre, Is diligently preparing
Tor the production Of The ROmauy Rye"
--auoiner Inelodrama Of highly spiced kind,
wherein the Stage effects OF IND the Gaolght and
Ate. Dra are equ4ed II not surpassed. TINS piece
has had prosperous run IN London, at the Prnccsss
Theatre with Mr. Wilson Barrett III The chlei part Mr.
Catucart that theatre comes over TO NeW-1ork to
superlu, end renearsals OF the play in Booths
Theatre The gentleman g!p7! VIII De acleu ny MI
John ". Norton.
Two nelodramas produced last nignt-one at the
Union Square Theatre, the Other al Ha'ery'S Theatre,
und these thus opened Tor the new sea
son. BOth were crowded. The Black Flag, presented
ut the Union square, is one OF the plays Of Mr.
Henry Pet and it acted with cast including the
following play els; Mrs Nal Gooq"IH tiisp iili
NealLci SOY Miss Jennie Aurdock lss Agnes fIOc'Oi,
Miss Florence Robinson, Messis MAJ HVOd"ih Eu"In
1 Ihorue, LdWlu T. Narrey, j. G. saVAe, IAOmas j.
Martin George Robinson, Ed win Goodwin, William Allen
Compilations the domestic experience Of Two nall
brOnerstAc sons OF stern Ola LnsiiSI Iailneione oI
whom is good fellow and the OthtI ny pOctuca ras-
cal Both love the same gr Dut the bacA bheep IL re-
Irced 10y heri whcreupOn he RODS ana nearly murders
bis fancr nls innocent brother 70 oe convict
Cd Of th.s crime aud sent 10 prison he has al
ready forged MS fathers ndue 10 "a hOe ana TINS mas
fallen mo the hands Ol vdinOus Hebrew, VINO prompts
d "a to subsequent iniqmtes sdlorDoy helps the
Innocent brother 10 escape nom prison, ana another
friend him to prove his Innocence and convict the
real clprt TINS work. II viii readily D. seeh has been
bIt ater conventional model ana win secOhd-hand
mater ais. When adventures 81 tLls KIND are 10 be com
nended 10 the puOc inspection 1t would seem ~ be
necessary 10 MAKE the persons 70 whom lhy occur as
Interesting possible Neither the good nor tne bad
brother, III TINS instance, inspires sympathy. MIS-.
Good Miss WeathersDy az the sl OI-DOy was tine
mos. agreeable object Of the 0hpay Mr. Edwln Var
Iey gave pcTOraiice remarkaDe Tor uue tenderness
discretion IN the use OF voice, IN att
tude ana ia the gradual building up vi the ilrIDatc
structure.
Ine nelodraina produced at Hayerl's Theatre is en-
tilted Ranch TO-" the work OIL Mr.. Harry Mere
dn who crsOnatcd in II the Two brothers VINO are 1s
chIef persons. TINS piece, a. lls name implies, deas
with American frontier Ike. one scene al IL Is Iuu Oi
fame, IuIl OI SNOW Ine Irequent pistol
l. heard along course. there Is courtroom BEL
at the end, which a Jnc! disclosure Nndcatts lnhO-
Ceucc and oycrN helms gum III Mer, dItAs vigorous
exert observed with ~ ely interest by large
assembling. For serious Ietec ion upon play OF TINS
short. They posi- that
L. served, many minds, BY the average -cnsdUOn
novel; l., they arouse IlOmcnJAry sus peu-e