New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-19
THE DRAMATIC WEEK.

THE DRAMATIC WEEK.
rho wool, inst ended WIS. in theatrical circles,
- 81 littlc and tedious events. Mr.. Hickey opened
,ho ,,osp,on,litan Theatre 1t il commodlous COM
Portable and cheerful house, and doubtless It's sS '
bv and nv be occupied with something OF Sucio"' I'M
nortance TO deserve thoughtful attention Al preenV
Mr. Fmmet ia performing there in his hackneyed trivial
silly character OF Ft performance whlch appears ~
o,,rse many parsons Mr.. Emmett can neither act hor
sing Int he is an expert dancer he can speak Noiuo
In broken En- glish and he has picturesque appearance
Furthermore, he performs upon the harmoh'con' o
will appear a, the Cosmopolitan Theatre curing 'nc
ore,ept week Mr. Hickey has underlined :" Ola Snip
otea bv Robert G. Morrls-seen last year at Haverys
NJ steson,s revival of Monte CTisO was ehectedat
Bootrs Theatre andmay he seen there for htte uhe
It's mechanical, 5usness-like reproduction o "u o
and usually tiresome pay, and no single atulo"'c VI
is calculated to genuine interest Inc SCENERY "
CANDY in color and mostly inappropriate IN chaaceI'
no a+ contains several good names, hut the managers
choice for Edmund DqnfeS FOR Mercedes, for DdnVdrS
and for Ferndnd proved unfortunate Aslue from '"o
performance of Noirtier by Mr. Henry Lee tlere wa"
nothing in representation to htt IL ABOVE '"o uo
level of edocrty. 1t can hardly be necessary 10 Hue
eest that The atmosphere and associations Oh uon0
is arr mira romanc and that only an actor OF tue
most sensibility in ITS cenra ch"rao'i
can carry the piece in such way as TO create anu s
tain the essential Illusion. Mr. james ONell aliouE"
clever and experienced mnTesses us as uhsy-
&c,
tosoip,t,nc manness and romantic heroism Characters
s,ch as Dgany Mann and Captt HdckStey are suggestive
of the direc ion OF his faculties Ina cast Oh uo u'
of LYONS Mr. ONeil wOlld be capital b'"pS'""'' "e
Syoud be out place as claude Nei"o"e' 4ulS j. H'
ssid in disbursement but IN illustration without ne
Iif,i,7 i'm nee OF a thor 0ughly excellent Edmund
U,ts ma performance oi Monte Christie cou"
realty succeed The mpcTsOnation OF MerccdeS' pl ls
Katherine Rogers. had beauty II PERSONAL aple"""'o'
tut possessed neither her customary TENDERNESS o '
touch OF that lovely deicacy OF method "mcn H'' 81"
dcareI her f. thoughtful judges OF dramatic art MI
80 nerForuance of NOrfer of surprising Merl"
II is said that Mr. stetson cOntemp.aes revival OF MI
po,ye drama of Little Emily "a piece which goes IN
The rarle o; the late Andrew Halliday, and Ol IAe
Three Guardsmen.' ,,
:. Her Atonemeut," by Mr. Arson Pond, has received
,,,,. ,,r..sentarions at Haveriy's Tn atre one OF
Inc characters IN this piece, Irish policeman Is maze
to communicate 10 Irish servant-g H. on Il "i"'o
nigh, in the city Hall PARK, the opinion thaV American
nlav writers have chance of getting their WORKS pro
apced here on account the subsevency OF our stage
h, E,o,sl, drama lists and English ideas This lmperu-
mont nonsepse receives effective ebake In the pitseh
tatjon OF Mr. Ponds drama rs piecse4! o'ca7o
,uch PLAYS as Her AtODemcnt are thrust upon '"e
nublis attention. that American piaywrlterS are per
hons IN some ousrters viewed with some distaV0r Inc
Krter of good play. whatever be his natonthtS' heeu
-. t.or tbot he will lack recognition. At has been
proved too in experience, that the American "'l''r "
had plavs may very confidently count upon tue PuO0
.upnort NOT very long ago, upon the selisahe stage
,-bicn IA now embelshed with Mr. Ponds ian'as-
nc foolerv the grossest MISREPRESENTATION OF AnoIo"
life ana manners produced with success 'Na' nS
Iotd ever since We refer that hideous oOncOcIion
nj melodramatic eX.ravigances' the drama oi Inc
white slave" by MI Barley Campbell This IS iair type
nj the kind Of American drama which meets Win general
accerauee aud will surpr Sc us to near tnat even
g. ,toner,ent is greeted in the Western wilds. as
,oitol MAY This form Ponds Extract VIII prevail
Az Uaverlys Theatre throughout the present week. ana
Miss Emily Rizl will continue to shudder anu ca"
the air and fancy that this "a emOtohAi acu"s VI INV
most aporoved order. Mr.. Barley Campbes drama OF
!. sin ria" will be produced AT Ha'erys Theatre Oh
TeDrlary 90.
Mr. DeunaD Thompson acted last week. at the Grand
-, uouse as Joshua Whitcomb -
,tronc. truthful, and sympathetic ehO"u'
mont Of rustic simplicity and genuine,
,omewhat uncouth, manliness. 1t IS Sa-e le"ue"ol
always to represent bad persons rs more tun p"I u
good ner.on as more than good The American ruStc III
particular has almost always been oyer-or uhueT'oe
Adam Trueman and John INIT for instance MT lho'nP
son might wi ely curb this tendency, IN his per
of JosL,io ghtoon,6 If there De countryman 80 oar
harou. an ABSURD tna he wodd take OIL his shoes ID
hauroora such man might better be left In obs;uilty'
uoey trait, OF character can be expressed or hucu'
ID without proceedings that are ankle sehseiess anu
vulgar TLere Is however solid merit In MI Ihohp-
,on's acting this has been widely apprrc ca Mr
lcKee Rankin will appeir q. the Gran" O+eI" HoA'o
ills week, IN che drama AZ -, H., ..,o
performances Of The Count - Dubarrv" a the tiih
ayeune Theatre, and endet eI@igement. ne hDs-
,on Ideal esa Company will alprar trcr9 I2.n IL,
IN . Fafiniiza" she Would and She wouldn't was
,'v,yed ON saturday at Days Theatre ana Will De
given for a few nights. Mr. DAILY h1s underlined new
comedy Mr. Sidney Wo nett nas given thrre recllal'
at the Tart Theatre ana he VIII be heard tISre
aca1n on Wednesday and saturday. MI George fl9uIe
begins Of rec al. at The same house on Monaay
n q reappeaIancc of Mr. Locke Richard on an eFeh'
which cannot la afford pleasure and promote me IN
fegent study o. Shakespc ares WORKS VIII DC SHeCteu
nexI saturday the Data inst, ~ C1ckerlng nan WDeh
he will rrcte "A Winter ale" An important announce
mept for this week. not likely To be dsregardeu
nrocIais tne rec Of 5isnOr Savlni VINO comes
forward az OneitO, tonight, in the academy Oi
Music who viii also appear on wednesday, lIhp
end SATURDAY. afternoons. King Lear Il announced Tor
We,Iuesdly Afternoon performances VIII De gwen al
most of The theatres Thursday that being was
i,ytNns BIRTHDAY THE silver King" at Wallacks "A
Parisian Romance" at the Union Square Iheatre
1Yomng Mrs WINTHROP" al the Madison square hea-
ire: "Tno ack Venus" at NiDo,s Garden ana dc7or-
- Ju0afion" At the Theatre COnlque are III tnr Gu
iy,oent ~ aple prospect, and evidently wi MAINTAIN
yhemseye- for a long tune yet IN the puonc l@gr Ino
80 eyravsOauza OF Mother GOOsr, given ny Tue an
Trauciseo Mnsirels has made n signal mt and VIII ne
1enesfed The bad weather OF last week Dana d every
tng-theatres included but 1t Is h0ped that We may
soon better days