The Sunday herald., 1886-10-17
ADJUSTMENTS.

hHlcIlVan nlaywright hau ever acnleVcu.hsuVV'noe "
sudden and phenomenal as BARLEY Campbelii none
80 concomtantly captured the heart OF the public
and the pocket-boot OF the managers none ever had
80 many dramas simultaneously performing 10
crowded houses the boards OF nrst-class theatres
throughout the land. The unprecedented popularity
of "rhe Galley Slave" "The White siave,' and
Others and the popularity combined with merit Of
"sIheria" and "My Partner made the latest work
OF their author subject OF something more than
curiosity. To such an attitude Of the public interest
"Clio" came as surprise. II wasbeitcr-and worse
than any OF its forerunncrs and In all things dit
ferent. IL was full OF passages OF noble thought
and lofty feeling and strenuous and sonorous dc,on
worthy OF the golden age OF dramatic writing. II
held scenes and sayings OF the --LATEST absurdiy. 1t
basked In an OF ethereal sensibllity and pocsy,
or groveled In interest bdthos The grand scheme
ofts conception on the spectacular side was barely
met half way by the economies OF production. Its
verbal beauties were often marred and mangled In
the manner OF delivery. Yet the reception accorded
the play was warmly enthusiastic, and still more 80
the welcome that greeted the author when In answer
to repeated demands he appeared before the curtain.
Alas! poor fellow, he was as weak and dsjolnted |
and feebly long drawn.out In speech rs in person.
lie shambled In his walk, and rambled In his talk,
and author and audience were alike relieved when
all was over. Within the year since gone BARLEY |
Campbell has forever stepped aside from the |
busy ways OF men to misty world /
where he himself Is by turns the king |
or clown, the rogue or hero, whereof once
he wrote who that remembers him then, AMI now |
rehears this play, with Its bursts Of genius and its
apses into folly can doubt that even then had crcp
upon him the shadow Of that madness to which we
read great wits are near alieds To this pathetic In
terest, extraneous from the play ITSELF Is added this
year cast better calculated at least to bring out Its
more poetic traits. Miss Sybl Johnsione, VINO por- |
trays the title role, Ia lacking greatly In the expert
ence, but also In the methodlcal hardness and mo
Ag Nf las
| son. Her youth, grace AMI beauty, however, 20
very far, and, while crude In the more decamaory
scenes In the passages OF tenderness and appeal she
was simple. earnest, and effective. In her Greek
costume at the royal fte she was alike charming
apostle and ensampe Of the gospel OF classic dress
| reform. SO much for the heroine model who came
near to being the model heroine. As for the sculr-
| tor hero, Mr. John Burlegh looked and acted the
part In manly and attractive fashion equally re-
moved from rant and conventionasm. 1t is per-
haps not entirely disadvantage for an actor not TO
have been born and bred altogether within sound OF
the prompters bell. gallant oiiccr In the war,
successful merchant lawyer, AMI legislator since its
close, Col Burlelgh has brought TO the stage quail
| ties Of mind and culture which enable him, even In
| so purely romantic play as "Co," TO speak and do
| man naturally would under like circumstances,
but as the trained actor, warped by mmemoral ira
dtion, by sort Of possibility Gan. Miss John
stone Bennett did the soubrete comedy OF Dfdi In
envous Of the superior opportunities OF the ballet,
seemed charably to devise emergencies for fleet.
Ing glimpse of very pretty ankles. Miss Pauline
Gaty as the Countess Enice gave the role
Of the intriqante In n somewhat amateurish
II wholly f-satisned manner. Mr.. Mar
shall the easy villain, Giopdnnf, was not
nearly so preposterous as such stage creations
nearly always are, and Mr.. Williams as ''the old
Campaigner" presented Falstaflan sketch OF con-
siderable humor. The supposed comedy OF Mr. Nc
Cready Pietro was sufficiently depressing, while
the painful old idiot who ambes In and out looking
for his damaged memory on the floor as II It were
bent pin should be gently but firmly led away TO a
sequestered spot and shot at SUNRISE The scenery,
before, II somewhat sombre, is rich and approprl
ate, and the ballet tboon incredible and unspeaka-
ble) contained faces and figures one could gaze upon
with more pleasing emotions than the veneration
!. inspired by antiquity. Mile. Cornalba's dancing
was agile and spiritual ever, and the costumlng
/. and grouping of the coryphees novel and beautiful
The earthquake scene was given with almost toe
| vivid realism for these latter tremulous aud
seismic days, and the performance altogether an i'm
provement upon even Its initial trumphs.
Atthe National last week Hermann, ,Jncie pr fncep.
among maglcians. praciiced the mysteries OF the
black art to the wonderment and delight of large
and enthusiastic audiences. I1isunlimed command
OF all the resources OF sleghtof-hand enables MIN
to give infinite variety to his entertainment, while
the grace, esprit, and genial ddblere OF his manne
adds amusement to mysthcatpn. The ambitious
" dramatic author who next starts a "Faust and Mar
guerite" show on the road should secure as his
u l. LMeDhfstophies, not Henry Irving, or even Lewis
. | Morrison, but decidedly and only Hermann. Per
u haps the most startling of all the magciana many
surprising ieats Is his latest MARVEL The Vanishing
IL Lady" Night after night despite the counter at
fractions Of real, live ballet at the other house
the front seats Of the National were filled with tn
II regulation bad-heads and lrst-row dudes. w
le could not understand II I'LL we noticed that the bald
70 heads were not rosy and jovial, hut henpecked an
d careworn, and that there seemed some hidden trou
BILE preying upon the mighty niel!ects OF the dudes
Then we noticed with what almost pitful intens
= they all watched The eifacement OF the Vanshin
Lady from the scene, and were not surprised to lear
~ that Mr.. Hermann receives over hundred letter
r daily inqulring whether the combination Will wOr
with mothers-in law, misht wives, or last year
" girl. The bass-drummer had trouble every nigh
and at thematlnees with unhappy looking oil
Nv gentleman who insisted upon climbing on the stag
'' and was recognized the man who went Into tn
" "woman's Exchange" last Wednesday, and said h
: had one hed be glad to swapon for almost anything
Mr.. Hermann should not parade 80 enviable an n
B. complement SYSTEMATICALLY, else publish hi
\. discovery for the benefit of suffering humanity.
u Beyond question the finest company OF comedian
which has visited us In many year is that heade
A. by Miss ROsina yOkes. This lady was the beau
'c, and star OF the famous vOkes family who we
III such prime fayores some few years since, but 81
has greatly improved. and Ia now one of the mo
Ia delightful the stage. Her two eDgag
yo ments here last season were signal artistic su
nv cesses, all OF the performances having atract'
re audiences OF the highest class and having been q
nd theme of universal praise. When the popularity
Mr.. Charles w Wyndham's company was recalled
, was supposed we had seen the best exponents
light comedy which the Britiah metropolis anorde
~" but the vokes company proved very distinctly q
perlOr even to Wyndham's. Nothing equal 10 It
fas allround completeness had been seen befoI
lay Every part in every comedy played seemed to
NJ s persOnator like glove Each member OF the col
nus pany Is superior actor, and perhaps the most char
ed ing thing about their performances Is that all
81 like gentlemen and ladies'. There Ia thereto
elr q peculiar distinction about their work. II IL
In less funny but more refined Than what we are US
nn- seeing Neater things both In conception and
ere ecution than "My Mllliner's BIZ" and "a Pant
md mime Rehearsal" were never put on the stag
ney These two pieces, 1t Is pleasant to note, will be
ted produced at Alpangh'a during this weeks engas
rye ment but the rest OF The repertOry IL new. The
vas are two new snort comedies "Cousin Dick' and
Double Lesson" both OF which are aald to be {
ted ircmey good But The chief attraction Of the we
es. viii be PinerO's comedy, which has been no en-
CO. mously successful In London
lily
4 II OF the chief novelty to he offered by Miss Rosl
NOkeb ana her cnhTHiiHg COMPANY thc Lohuoh ot
=, dard says: ''Of 'The Schoolmistress' compl
no success has to be recorded. The fun never nagg
'' from nrst to last The good temper OF the audIeI
was never allowed TO drO0p. The bright passaa
Will OF dialogue. some diyerting and unexpected
lks sode, created Of laughter and must have be
ild In the highest degree satisfactory TO all coneern
for To narrate the intricaces Of the plot would q
little idea OF the Schoomistress as It Is worked
at on the stage. II will be eoough 10 explain that
lind lady who supplies the title OF the play ia Miss Dyt
nro principal OF Voiumna College, near Portland Pla
- Among her weaknesses III no indiscriminate a reg
ohs for the arsOcracy that she esteems herself happy
be having secured for herself the hand Of mpecnn
Young gentleman, the Hon Pere Queckeu she
privileged to support him entirely; and asthe pro
his Of the college not suicient, she has secretly
with cepted engagement 10 play leading part II
coinic opera. OF this her husband ID to know nc
ing II Is understood that she IL going into the co
ST. try 10 spend her Christmas holidays. leaving MIN
I OF charge Of the school, where four of the girls
also remaining One OF these four IL, In trl
married. She IL the daughter OF dIafIai kdnkfi
part aud during her fathers absence abroad has bect
usiy the wife of a young gentleman. some sevent
ami years of age, who met her at q dai
NJ" fell In love, and within few days