New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-21
THE DRAMA.
MOTHS.


~. d;N8cult to divine the purpose that was
mt in This production; but the authors intent ap
80 "a have been TO depict wealthy society as mass oi
.tb,pg corruption in which virtue and innocence arc
Necessarily tainted and destroyed II any Thought "ha
rder,es the structure OF these laborious and teul
~ acts II is thought of this kind and can seoeg
SO necessary TO remark that such thought Is ho'ino
ne,tber for pungcncy nor depth cheaper, hoio 49,
Gal lesson of worldly wisdom was never opuuu," "a
even such an amateur misanthropist as the leciu
sroorv outhor OF the novels Of Ouida. IL Is ~
furthermore that this play is examined loi tt,g
situation for the development OF character " 70
incident (uness the bulys blow at his WIG Icy m .,
carded) or for even the slightest felicity Vi P siro.
iancuare Each act is prOlix each act mas AN .,,
,sor 81 tho matter amounts to nothing
80 tbon the ,ns,p,d statement OF case VI unnapp'
marriage The author would, prooaoH' .i''l- . ~
graphic correctness-the exact porti o. q. 49, On
oety But even here the piece Is Nv "u, ,o IN, g.,
fact merely certain individuals VINO W. ocsd
che diseased fancy Of NOVELIST anu "
~, .,. go ,n,nossible and manners that DO not exist
go, oyes In general II may justly be sald tnaV
tbcv aim at originality, and never MI any 'nine Suv
.ooopoe Tn this instance her story Is uun nei 0"'
g.. orc other sentimental fools or carhal NllanS 0
language is by turns fowery anu leeolo anu NO ~
, oeosa 10 be insipid when they become almost oo
oniy IN this piece the heroine, for instance
.ddod To an cratic but wealthy scoun-
dra, who has been her mothers lover anu tn"'
,notber is depicted as mdeous compound OF HlNoS'
,ensuay treachery and brutal vice. ola MIS- S"e"''"
ond Edfh Gran0er ere remotely suggested In the ara
o+c treatment of these women The husband Is thor
obgopr scoundrel; and, after the heroine has been
no6a IN act "a no woman either would or could ACT any
,rbore outside of crazy novel, this pugnacious ru Is
d nv little girl and ordered ont Of his own house 10
ne shot by q convenient stripping In woru tne pe'0 "
trash and vulgar and clumsy trash at that.
Tn act first Miss Coghlan, handsome ana lrgu III W'o
Gown bebeld Mr. Tearle long haired divinity STUDENT
whom she thought she could love-f ever she cou o'e
anybody. In act second Miss Coghlan was sought IN
marriage by Mr.. Gerald Eyre, a gentleman rom nus
s,a who wore blackngbrush across his FACE ana heu
pattude from the depths of his boots ana the au! most
snbv declared that she would never never never wed
tbot had man. But when Miss Caroline HUI, In the ca
paev of her mother had whispered into her nght ear
she changed her mind and married this mrsute sinner III
art third Mr. TeaIe called on the bride, anu II was
said that he had sung song which ehrageu INC
Russian, who thereupOn smote Miss CoghEh anu
hurled her upon the adjacent furniture in act
,o,rtb Miss Cogblan was q prisoner in Poland,
surrounded with eternal snow and white neece-h WHICH
Interesting condition she received call from MT 4eaIe'
who said that he loved her. and was thereupon promptly
told 10 quit the premises. Then her wicked hnsDahu
bounced in and made himself very offensive until Lo'a
T,ra cufed him with newspaper busted the floor with
bs nerson and invited him out to be shot in the front
rarden Toward midnight the target party came In with
a wounded duellist ana announced the death or the
and there seemed fair prospect tnaI MI
earle and Miss Coghlan would meet TO part no more
Ten persons participated in this affair and considerable
audience viewed the proceedings with patient goou
nature.
Miss Caroline Hill made brilliant HIT acting tDe
heartless mOther-a character which she dehheateu III
that sparkling rapid, triumphant manner when Is
traditional on the old English comedy stage
This lady was a pupil Of Mr.. Blackstone she mas
tbe fine swan-like air, the musical volubilty. ana
the talent of incessant instantaneous transition which
are among the attributes essential TO high comedy act
ing. Miss COghlan much admired In we're HeroerI
The personifcation was designed type OF stately
feid loneliness, and this design was very brilliantly l
filled Miss Coghlan's stimulation OF juvenile innocence
however seemed a little wooden, and, subsequently II
the quarrel scene and kindred stronger passages her se
represon took an artificial form and resutedin deneano
and defamation more than in true feeling. grIous
Inbred hoyden-presentcd aud accepted as type oil the
American girl whom in fact such portrait grossly
Iibels-was vivaciousy acted by Miss Isabelle E'esso
The finn of this Is of the kind that was formerly
restricted to the farcca afterpec Mr. Charles Elehhy
DISTINGUISHED himself by a manly straightforward 4,
though irregular, piece OF work, such a. nilch h
sketch something like the dignity OF real c"il clcl'
Mr.. TeaIlc absurd throughput ilc h'A WV wv
ton 49, 1o,, ~
Moths i false. As a drama 10 is lueubrOus anu tHe
some. moral lesson II IS trlte, prclt az W,
sonnd There are bad stTcak IN human nature ana b5
features IN human society but, az Wnoib uI9 on
Is good world, and il grows better ana not worst
niece has been decorated by MI "allack WIN lal9u
besItv aud IL ia acted for the most part, with an AFFINITY
much in excess of its deserts. 1t was received WIN II
discrminae applause and so FAR as we cOu luoBe Ac
temper OF the house, it had success OF toieraton