New-York tribune., 1883-06-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE RAJAH.


Those who have read The History Of Henry
Esmond" land who that cares for the nob!est
things in literature has not d, will remember the
quiet droery with which he records the painting Of
his portrait, after the battle of Benhem. "He was
painted by Mr.. Jerras, his red coat. and smiling
upon bombshell which was bursting at tho
corner of the pece OF all the masculine attitudes
this the one that is most in favor We all like to
think OF ourselves as preserving graceful equanm-
ity in the hour Of danger. No creature, printed
fiction or upon the stage, Is so fascinating as the
imperturbable hero, who gaze placidly into the
cannon's month and contemplate with unrlnied
composure the slaughter Of all other persons
whatsoever. In days long past tho happy pay-goer
often beheld q drama concerning King
Charles the Twelfth of Sweden, one scene
of which depicted that martial monarch, serene
under bombardment, applying snuff to his royal
nose. amidst the roar of great guns and the tumb-
ling of masonry-a supreme image Of nonchalant
valor. In one modification or another this sublime
individual is perennial in our theatre. Two nights
ago the local public beheld him in Mr. Frechette's
'Thunderbclt." Last evening at the Madison Square,
no was greeted in Mr.. William Youngs "Rajah."
And Of course he was greeted with the homage due
to greatness.
AS 4" the Rajah he has just come back from
India, to be the guardian of pretty girl in Eng
land and TO take of an estate which is encum-
bered with strikers" 1t Is a grand and awful
crissfor the girl does not want him, at first sight,
and the strikers do and these ardent kinds arc
very burly and very savage. great soul, however.
rises to great occasion. If Sir Charles Coldseam
could maui blacksmith. shall Rajah shrink be-
fore boss mechanicf Little do they appreciate
the tremendous resources OF this new Guy Living
stone who think that mOnosyllablcs or tobacco
smoke will fail him in this emergency. Women,
according to Shakespeare, like to be hotly wooed-
which, doubtless, that they naturally despise
prudent selfish lover. But the Rdjah has observed
that object so quickly arouses. OF SO long MAIN
tains, the interest of tho female heart, the male
angel can who be bland!y indifferent as well as
elegantly cool. This Rajah will be gently but icily
courteous, and he will keep aloof-and. all
in good time, the pretty ward will nestle in
his waistcoat. As to the strikers, they are twelve
to onc and hard-isted; but it's we'll known that
even tigers will not spring upon yoa if you look
them straight in tue eyes, and furthermore, the
odor of good cigar was always deadly to the lower
classes; besides he knows that the rugleader sa
branded convict and when the attack comes he has
only to rend the vestments Of this rioter and point
to the brand and a whole mob of furious insurgents
will shrink away in shame and cOntrition. These
things, it is scarcely necessary 10 add, are tho
Square Theatre, with Mr.. Georg, Clarke for Cold
srcam Miss Lille Deaves for the fascinated canary,
aud Mr. Max Freeman for the incendary ruiiian.
whom elegant efrontery aud India cheroots suppress
and extnguish.
This old theatrical acquaintance came up in
celeut form. We do not, indeed. remember timo
when he has emerged in such exceedingly light
marching order He has no plot to carry-in this
instance-no story to tell. no complex aspect OF
human experience to depict no mystery to unravel,
10 contrasts Of character to effect. no thought to
utter no mood of raillery to maintain, no human
passion TO display, words other than absolute
to speak, nothing whatever TO do
but to keep cool (which. perhaps is rapidly getting
to be diffcult smoke cigars and look pretty.
Felictous thrice felictous, Mr.. William Young.
to revive him in this tenuous condition az
this particular season of the year! To
have woven him into real play-as Joha
for example, is woven into "Stl
Waters would have been to tax invention aud
to address intelligence and this with the mercury
at So would scarcely have been kind Fortunate
Mr.. Mallory, likewise, to have thought of Mr.
George Clarke for the representative of this unlI
bered hero! Fifteen twenty years ago DIR.
George Clarke could act hght-comedy part in
snowy and spirited manner, with streaming ring
ets with ribbons tuttering from the shoulders and
with rapier poised upon the hip. Those days arc
gone. Florauthe! But. if you want actor who
can stand gracefully upon the parlor hearth-rug
lean in picturesque curves against the mante-piecs,
smoke cigarettes with an air, and strike you with
a feather every time. Mr.. George Clarke is your
artist in this ornamental department. 1t is tho
precious ire-screcn and decorative teapot method,
much fostered of late years and now in full bloom.
which this gifted performer represents, in his ripper
in f.b N0 of
worked with string, wo do not know that any,
hing could be more admirable.
Mr. Clarke was plentfully applauded last night
Is the Rdjah So was the nice English rural scenes
ghch invested him. SO was the lowering pug
,acity aud formidable wickedness OF Mr. Max
Freeman as the chief striker. SO was Mr. Thomas
" Yhiffen-whom people that see hunor through
microscope still consider funny. SO Mr. Le
ioyne who is funny, and who, likewise, IS
long way the best actor in this theatre. So was
Hiss Lille Deaves-a q girl who is learning how to
ct and may in time discover. 50 was Mr.. Klein,
or the fat boy, out of Pckwick and for being
tucked in the water; so was Mrs. Whiifen, for that
Hutton of Mrs Camp which IS known 10 tue stise
IS Mrs. Wil.oughby so were Messis. Day ION, MaZ-
anovich and Lipninc9tt lwno were @ caiaeu oaa lUs
its out of Dickens and numerous perverslons IN
ct and character, and word, OF eveything that IS
ruly Engllsh-for which reason we thlnk Jnis bad
Law will surely run-because of Its very batness
nd falsenoss And So finally. was Mr.. Young's
which the water is perfectly mpid. the
nix carefully SKINNED, and the mixture of the two
,ost artfuly effected and with all requisite sweet
ess More of this matter 1t were sgperiuons to re-
tie The essential point is recorded when We note
hat our old friend Coldstream has come bsck--and
ONE bv the way of Charlotte BrontS's novel of
SbirIeyp There once an old woman whose
ONE was invaded by a burglar whJ first ATE and
rank ali he could find III tho larder, aud then de.
arted with all her vauables. 1t amt the loss Of
no things she subsequently, remarked: what
)ok at is his keyhaylunce."
MUSICAL NOTES.
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