New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-26
MR. pOUCICAULTs NEW PLAY.

Mr.. Boucicault is to appear at Wallack S
old theare-nOw the Germania and soon to have ne"
pame-in bic new Irish drama OF :" The Amadan," on
March 90 Easter Monday This piece had Its nrst rep
ton upon any stage the 9Th OF February at
,hs Boston Museum and has been current there ever
snce and very prosperous We find In The Boston gazette
the toosipg extremely careful account and estimate Of
Il, written by Mr.. b. E. woolf, whose ripe experience,
prnctical knowledge and stern taste in dramatic mat
terr make HIS judg rnents of authentic worth
That - The Amadan ia clever IN arrangement, that
It's story developed with skin and thorough snoW
EDGE OF stage effect that s dialogue lie crisp and com
pact that It's pstho 10 sS s S ~ in
msnner Will be taken for granted ana justly; b tho
1syor of nalty which have marked the dranatiss
nrevious excursions into Irish life and Irish character
idas he has generally contrved impress indivd
uality Of his own upon what he has appropriated In
cause he mas borrowed largely from himself IN bis
latest effort Outside the leading features OF " inc
respect character and motive OF what is 70 De i0anu
10 The Colleen Bawn," Arrah-nh-PoEue anu nne
and be- has treated them IN a conventional manner.
va5 net Of cTcnms antal evidence convict him
of crime OF which he IA innocent There is the equally
S Sd 1ss .C ess al Of Worthy fy into his
There the wellworn incident OF tLe young man WHO
10 make all right tefore tho thunderoot fa but whose
sin become, the Prop-riy OF vlaR %hV VII ,i D'
heroine etrnthed OF the suspected sIa DestOW he
conventional pattern and consents 10 tne saeineo 10
save her lover OF the heros Innocence Is made
clear aud the overwhelming rogue Is baed Ihere Is 10
brilliant ght OF invention In any OF these features nor
a. tDerr any marked newness In the tneIy olsGovery
NJ MAIDEN pa and wealth at moment Wheh al nope
of saving Tie inyeTiiled estate has departed. No.,
Tho KIND old priest who bas figured IA al OF Ut boc-
SsSsre he sane may be said Of the spirited yoqLg
Irieh Cir the counterpart OF Ann Chue aho OF Cole
IJollioL Both characters wander through INC pie
with higher oyce han that Of p1dding lherc s PIG
a GOOD uatrred a lady, gwen ~ knitting, whose nO.u
upon the plot and its development - OF similar sshI
tenure H. real hero of the piece is Coey the Amada
when ia comparatively rev 10 the staee thoGso m
sembIanse TO claude in French drama lie Cretin de
in an Ola drama whose acquaintance We made more
years ago than We care to reInember ana which WAS
,dos nj The niece as the idiot " Mr. BOuccaulfs piece,
vas in love with the heroine, aud sRyed her from the
Eono,cans he was the rival OF the evil genius OF the
NAV and the OF the earlier ~ that OF the latter
Tra,1a W. lard in Ireland. These condolences may
S:Sb' be accidental. -,
Ia WAS Impossible not TO contrast TIE snoSih1ess the
brlianey and the easy and natural How OF te oiaogne
in this piece with the dryuess vugarty ana common
place hat have cbaraeterzea s1e Mr.
has the art OF suggesting In rev shrp am SonSIse
touches what the less experienced anu rss py
wright finds necessary TO explain VI iuh dIosrnG
speeches % rugd commonplace ne nas % 80 -,
and orgets that something can 90 s rs si
the Intelligence Of MS audiences. ms ovd "Sver need
their story briefly and Fointeap nm ,eSU ~
thinE Mr. Boncicalt has shown IN The Amadan that
s III ID WORKED MS VEN q LIS" Oi' " co. ~. :.
There but two really strong points IN It: one Is
the character OF the diet and the other mat OF tne
key-driukng rascal. OLedry The later rssenpiess
Oorgaa and the other rogues OF the dramatsps risn
plays bat there lie o picureequeness ana OF lbd
vtduay IN the part than Is be found In It's coDgenTs
The idiot !, admirably drawn, and is genuinely toucnn
IN the depth ard devotion OF hIs love; bnt though
part the author has fitted TO himself do not thnE ~
calls upon his best It's interest fs chiefly drawn
from he situations into which he Ia thrown III makes
great demand upon the more intellectual quauuos Vi
the performer or bis art and viewed In the most favor
able light eaDnDt be deemed exscting or even
r.. BOllcicault
bess manner, with natural and un0btrusive patnos
wholly admirable but there u not enough In the tOie "