National Republican., 1885-02-10
AMUsEMENrs.


Robert Griffin Morris is q young journalist
of New York who has on several occasions
heretofore asked the Indulgence Of the public
and of his conrrores OF the press Tor melo.
dramatic and comedy. dramatic indiscretiuns
Of his which have from timo to time been
brought forward, These indulgences, the
events proved, wcro we'll bestowed, and Mr.
Morris gradually won the confidence Of his
fcllow.toilcrs and tho iavor of the public a. a
serious and reputable playwright Kind words
aud generous patronage were showercd upon
his dramas ~ they went the rounds OF the
cities, and In every way he was shown the
esteem and confidence IN which he and his
work were held and yet, after all this he now
comes and, without single note of warning,
springs The Kiudcrgardou' upon his trusting
friends, and with one fell gwOOp dcmolshcs
tho reputation which II took "Old Ship
mates aud 'rhe Pulse OF New York; years to
establish. 10 be guilty of the COnstructtOn OF
such u giddy, frivolous thing as The Kinder.
garden wercOncnsc enough, but tho breach Of
literary trust Involved therein is greater still
and almost objectionable. The Kinder
garden Is Of that immediate tyne Of dramatic
composition to which Dreams" Pop and
aud "a bunch Of Kcys' belong Tor belonged,
for let us hope they are no mortl. aud Is not
perhaps worse or better than any OF its pre-
dccGssors. The FUN Is not of so violent
character the alleged satire Is not such broad
burlcsQue, although burlesque Il nssurrdly H.,
and the whole performance Is Of that subducd
tone which would indicate that the sixth
assistant nurse who inspires this species OF
thing Is dying Of exhaustion. We would not
be understood rs saying that there y not plenty
of Fan In the piece, because that would
he far from the truth, but the fun does
not flow as easily rs IN other similar pieces
familiar to the stage There are Misses Ada
and Riiie Deavcs, lively, agreeable young
ladies. who sing tocrably and dance charm.
ingy in a varied assortment of costumes
there Is Miss Lydia Neamans, who does like.
t.stg anita much and thnrn
Miss Emily Yeamans, Miss Fannie Cohen,
Miss Annie Martin, Miss Maud seth, and
Miss May Fcrry-all in the same line. George
Bruenng, the fat boy, who for long time
prcyed on the Madison Square lardor, has
been rclecated to "rhc Kindergarten" where,
OF course he couldn't avoid being funny II
he wanted to. Then. there is Mr.. Stanley
Macy, who doesn't make so much nun as he
thinks he does this is In coniidencel, and
there are couple of other gentlemen Nearly
all tile songs and dances were encorCd last
night, and after all maybe the public aud tho
press will forgive Mr.. Robert Griffin Morris II
he will promise the next time he perpetrates
anything like "Tho Kindergarten" to give
them timely warning
NATIONAL THEATER.
MY Partner" the play which secured for
Mr. BARLEY Campbell the recognition of stage
managers on account of It's success With tho
| public, was presented before large audience
| nj tho National Theatcr last night The play
IS strong one and esi,.plisaed MT MT Campoet
u
| filled with thrilling situations, and oil of the
! opportunities which are offered by the play,
| are utilized to the best advantage by an eX.
| CQllCnt company. Mr.. Louis Aldrich, as Joe
! Saunders, assumes the character OF the honest.
| oponheartcd westcrner in manner which at
! once captures the sympathies OF the audience.
| Hisacting is vigorous, sincere and pathetic. The
part Of Maj Britt Is filed b. Mr.. f. :: Tarr,
who invests the character ofthe local politician
! with a peculiar egotism, which renders u eH.
| cecdingly funny In the role Of Mary Bran;
don, Miss Dora Goldthwaite shows TO good
| advantage, and her acting Is replete with
| wOmanly feeling. Mr.. Luke Martins Wing
| Lee, the Chinese servant was cleyerly done
| and ELECTED much laughter and applause. The
| play will be continued every night this week,
| with matinee performances on wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
ALBAUGHs OPERA HOUSE.
"The Galley Slave" one OF BARLEY Camp.
bells most successful dramas, was reproduced
before moderately large audience at AL
baughs Grand Opera House last night, under
the personal supervision of the dramatist
The play is well known here, having been
seen To good advantage forseveral seasons past
but II probably has never been set with such
magnihcence rs last night. The large stage oi
the opera house wasgurgeously dressed for tht
principal scenes and evoked much favorable
comment. Mr.. Nelson Wheatorsft, as sydney
Norcott, brings out the strong points OF the mar
of destiny. Mr. Harry Eytinge made capi
tai Oliver Oliphant. Miss Ellie Wilton, a
Cicely Blaine, made decidedly favorable i'm
preston, and exhibited unusual strength III
the emotional scenes. The other parts wer'
well taken and the play ran smoothly. II vii
be repeated at every performance during th'
week. with matinee performances on Wednes
day and Saturday afternoons.