New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-13
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
RED LETTER NIGHTS.

The second part of the title of this piece
Catching Cr9sus us significant Of its character
than the lrst part of H. The work IA musical farce and
its central character successful paryenuea charaG
ter such as and Burton acted with such
magnificent humOr This old fellow though he has been
shrewd enough 70 large fortune by speculation in
pork is still ass and throughout the five acts OF this
elaborate farce he csjOed and bsmbOozled by almost
every OF its fourteen other characters His daughter
recprOcstes the love OF poor artist and this sutton
turned % the house, returns in dsguise 10 the
infurae sire Mrthu effects are obtained in this way
and still more mirthul effects are obtained by the old
cxpeden Of making the young lady pretend to an awk
ward gawk in order TO disgust the titled father OF an ars
tOcratc poor sutton whom she does wish TO accept
but whom her foolish father would thrust upon her Muck
comicay, furthermore. is made TO upon the err
savement OF the ridiculous CrGsus by mpersonated
Dutch girl, at festval-whioh is called Kirmess and
which IL supposed TO occur ia Delmonie0s ballroom.
II will be at surmsed that his play contains sub
stance Of design or thought TO which serious re-
Election attach itself with view % sober comment
Remark necessarily takes the form OF eration OF Incl
dents In these the piece is uncOmmOny fertile Many
OF them reminiscent Bits of the first recall well
known points In "A Scrap Of Paper and Ici on Psrls
Francois and the scheme OF act third recalls Letltias
trick in the old Bellies Stratagem" But the old and
new blent In most agreeable mosaic OF AMUSING
nonsense; the movement Is rapid; the language
aside from occasional trite phrase OF current
slang Is crisp anu the persons introduced are prOVu~l
with plentiful edients for spughty acting that the
mirth or the work seldom ags and i- general eject -
agreesby ludiCrous. Mr. Lewis In his beat vein OF
hunOr, and the eanesfness Of his aSinine folly was ira
sstby comic Nothing could be finer ia its way than hi,
compacent reference to bis LOuey Ounce chamber.
and his shy ounine." Miss Rehan carried her difficult
and dangerous scene of tOm-boy masquerade with sur
prsng discretion much variety OF histronc manner and
unAagging animal spirits and she was deserYedy COM
plimented with special recall In comedy, high or low
the excess which kills. and restrain is no impor
tan than to berate the mirh making powers Miss VIZ
enja Drehcr young actress Of remark able personal
beauty and of pQuant temperament and talent had 10
prescnt sketch Of a skittsh and t0ntaizng widow, and
abe cave this image perfection. Mr. John Drew, hay
ing occasion TO assume several DISCUSSES Is shown in
considerable ran ge versatility is steadily natural and
and quietly and sometimes quantity humorous. The
number OF clever sketches Of character and o. slightly
satred domestic lie that have been crowded upon the
canvas OF this farce i quite surprising Mr. Drew md
Miss Rehan depicting connublal bliss ten years after
marriage and drifting Lady Teszle quarrel is
OF the bes OF these Mr Fishers Old English lord could
he extOilcd too hi MY Mr Parkes l. unusually
happy In his akada steal lover, and Mr. Giiberts carl
cature OF the gru artist had the double merit o. numOr-
Ous ecceutcity and discreet repression Mrs. GloeIt
Mr. Yorke stephens. Nis, May Fielding Miss IRWIN and
Others in the and the performance u DISK and
cheering the most engent lover of carlcatuIe ana
frOlc could desire.
ness and taste-Tth real rosewood doors
ana furniture ana appropriate mbeIshnients-adds To
the lively effect Of this piece, and while II delights INC
ey and instinct Of luxury inspires sentiment or wonder
expeuded-eertanly by Air DAILY aud sometimes by other
theatrical mana seIs-on pays Of the most t.ing KIDD