New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
,,,rru AvENuE-THE COLONEL.


r.and,s nlay of "The Colonel. -
MI .r,-vholy knows Is sort of theatrical ana
NH" :, e Tho serious Family and WHICH IL no' ~
e''' ,on the local stage,-was reproducca noie %
INV :, the Fifth Avenue Theatre, where !" was NV
he" r,in Bayey, and his theatrical cohp"n!' "
twas received with attentive patience anu SUM
e-s,s, py a numerous audience Inc olu ooou
Is n good play. aud its satire oi rehsous '"'
..,,y gent force, because religious cant sun %
h r,rt, ermore its characters afford a liberal scope
H. nv, NJ the actor The Colonel directs l's s'''i'
,ns, the foolish side Of what mas oeo" '"'
sa.,ne,icism:" and this. at least IN America" iS "
,t ,eaiing the air boxing with Dag OF Sna,'"e
60 M such folly is here prevalent And ine N''o,o
sors its characters " tn unreality. Wheh 'le Po'
- a., giyen in New-York it was a novelty All" bo''
vonack-the foremost and best light oo"c"',' y, -
muersopated prominent part IN II; h, ' i,ei@
sad r certain success Last nlsht II len from the
n,less and vapd The situations taken ir a.
iss ra,nv however were instantly recoS hi1e1 ~
d ones and their intrinsic dramatic worm ~, 90 i'm
carry the performance a 10y en"idisy defeated
me point chiefly notable IN the repes arard who
csSrd Mn Blythe This enioyed and VIII DC 1e is
inembered pquant NLaccsuss' ,he charm of a ms
saS and tantazng personality Det9Iego m
ireadh and in richness. ana deNo1 o 1u scnoo fbe
1ns , n,Ioi1e used TO be play ed; but bright anu u
moi the less this the hit OF the nis JaJ Woodd
- Nr Eric RavIey appeared as c"'y'.,' ~ 81
G5oi v,,-ohv Mcguire and inspired ceI anca,ion
ne ~ recret tnst he should lar nstahe H ilr he
A. 10 imagne himself comedian; ". 80 obsrnred bv
iieve however this PLAYERS talent ~s forrser
had cold Mr. Walter REYNOLDS, ns h ,ck of Gle
~eS-,.fcs painfully emphasized 'he "OA =.
sapoe aud breeding IN MS poiu.s a. -, a ,rofcs
s,arsrayal clever and telling. nevertheless i'll pio.
Soma sense The parts we're played a. my d
rear 10 have been written III spirit OF eA, rttcar
eluusv burles,ne. Miss Carrie Iufher' III pa
w.. 49, far AWAY as possible from nature ana piop1 l9'
and thus helped to intensity the gene i an htN me
atmnspherc OF nsincertty and ilpleIa WIN = -,
whole performance saturated Inc ,o,onel ~ ~,
ne career of two weeks. II Will aulusc P.plo
ar easily pleased. and therefore IL may iul t -
recitation OF those who have brought II AGAIN 20 Wv
pnhlc notice. In dramatic point OF We" us ioS"''
fatiOn Is unimpOrtant
ITALIAN OPERA AT The STAR THEATRE.
There were many evidences III the PERFORM
,nee Of Frnani by the Camhiaggo-sien opera ,oh-
80 ot tbe star Theatre last night that the task OF
singing four operas week Is "earins
che voices and zeal of the principals
Not oplv sgpor Gianniii but sienor Wunhnt also
csy, n performance that generally ineastc anu
s,titless Judged by the standard established as' "eA
D., ,bese artists The baritone however felt the nspi'
,irr of the third oct and redeemed som OF the failures o
tbe earlier portions Of the opera by excellent shsihI I'D
his great air and IN the final which despite an noiuti
Interpretation was demanieu nho I've, u,,,,5 H. a
That the tradition in this resrer was MOI Ws'u y I"
ssst t,a rrail of which belongs wholly to the music
The sties4iess or WEAKNESS noticeable IN IN, cases "
pinunni and Nilnant spread uS tNh hi,,
ascent egunfa Peri who the Efrfu ~ the oe'as"i
sle iimaiuns IN her ease Tere na'miai o n.. a
earnest and that her slghns ieu sh.rl u
hieh . e'w3ehee WIS VIZ "no"' -" snrh
~ !, r,ais -, ,n civ mil salsiartiri " 80 uira
ehi,, ias iiiiit w pahmtni y " s hnt sung - ~
ash,ai n,anhpi va beautiful 'ntps sgnir sihWM WIS
/. iie,,lhpi aai tnii,eit satisiAtiHtt ~ fiifa An.
reuish kn,ma vii he sHrs 4 ehsnep has hsgN
,a.at So hp ias itiiethahtt p, 'h9 N..5 -. et,,,tt
,-hs iispp go SATURDAY t'rn'rs le','H ~ '}'''
sifiiiai thr eisih VII hp " ANA "s eh''h'''N