New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-08
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MR.. GOODWIN IN "A UO,SD NINE.
the reentrsnce of Mr. Nat Goodwin upon the Iocss
stage places within tho public reach considerable
source Of innocent pleasure and for that reason 10
ought 10 DO recorded as an important hestca eveua
Mr. Goodwin came forth at the Fifth Avenue Tbeatrs
on Monday night in q threcsot piece entitled Gold
Mnep written by Mr.. Brander Matthews and Mr..
George r. Jcssop, and he enacted part named s'ias
x woolcott OF Grass valley, California. q. A
HIS performance has been repeated each night since
then, t has pleased HIS many admirers. and u oids
fair 10 hold the stage for considerable period There
are eight parts I'm Gold Mines besides that of the
principal parsonage and Mr Goodwin enjoys the pro-
fessional cooperation OF Mr. z J. Buckcy, Mr. kobert
G. wilson, Mr. Henry diversified. Mr. John i. Crsyens
Mr. Thomas r. Burns. Miss Kate Forsyth, Miss Ma
nette Comgtock and Miss Ida Vernon In those suxias
characters Tho scene of the play Is laid at the homo
Of an English gentleman, Sir EycraEd Foxwood. ~
Kew and the action Is supposed to be contemporaries
Gus. Ina piece Is farce, with threads OK comedy
braided into It's texture and It's value to the spectators
Is found TO be- first fits comicalty. and secondly Us
suggestiveness Of kindly aspect OF human nature.
Mr. ooodwtn's embodiment Of woolcott, although
monotonous and although made to seem insincere ~
his nyeterass tendency to quiz. 10 the Indication OF
lcvahie IDEAL Of gentle and manly character These
points may serve to explain the auspic,cus weioome
with which A Gold Mines has been received Ans
pteSe wsa nse bear fhprsnsf'si earsfdsrssons oa-
causes mrth and It swakens the response OF ecniAs
eood-vfll The authors might have made It comedys
but they seem to shrunk from the strenuous labor
of such composition, and 10 have becn content With
superficial and ludicrous treatment OF CHARACTERISTIC
manners deep feelings and grave experiences They
VIII meet with slcoess-iargeiy sttributsbls to Mel
Goodwsn,s Individual charm Of drolcry-but not with
ths success thai was possible 10 earnest profoundly
truthful and brilliant exposition OF American chsrcer
II is somewhat strange that almost every existent
inlay relative to American character should stop shor
al farce and caricaturc This piece rs fresh shuas
of thu MD ArnQri an
Cousin. wooleott owns gold mine In California
He visits London for the purpose Of selng It, and be
IS invited 10 the house of English Knight pros
pective purchaser who does business In the City.
Being an American gentleman, possessing KIND
heart high principles, great delcacy OF temperament
magnanimous sonl and abundant shrcwone's ana
sagacltyan Of which virtues arc strenuonsiy urged
for him in the course of the piecehe does not know
the difference between the front door and the con-
seryatory: no mistakes obvious outier mr
baronct; he offers cigars 10 hunky In an Enshsn
drawing room he talks slang; he Is pert ana intrusive
In his manners; and he generally wears his hat the
house. Every American gentleman does these things,
and it s Of course, easily possible for stranger no
comes from America to walk into any English nome.
unknown and unannouneed, and have confidential
chat with servant 10 the draw1ngroom This occurs
every dayand naturally, this occurs at the beginning
Of "a Gold Mines Having effected an entrance in'o
the Knights abods, Mr.. woolcott hnmediatey DO
slsng Of HIS SOD, his daughter and his sister. ms
social feat also & readily feasible IN london, wors
uarticulsriy whoa the American owns new nat ana
ksena a nueb OF the time upon his head; and II no
MAKES reference TO his bottom dollar ana iose'oH
etsculates 81 should smiie,' he may dspeno mat hs
welcome win be all the moro royal ana nis eonqu.s'
all the moro expeditions and complete. Inat Is mr.
woolcotts experience in this play and ont OF tnas es
nerience flows tho humor Of his procecamgs. no
presently falls I'm love with the KniaAss ~ioo~eu
s..ter He lrds that tho knights son hes Deon IN.
fortunate IN spcculations and has pocoms : :.
for ten thousand pounds. He sells has go" m'A0
the knight, for less than half its vhae, 80 ~
,r,v.,.iv ~ nav the Young ecnteman's debt, and m
e,deutally 10 reduce himself TO penury-forsctuns.
svery California speeulator would naturally ao
there might be moro than market for = sooe So
In the British Empirci and that properly ol se
mitted and notorious worth as his GOA mHo ~.
possess distinct use collsteraL Az iasr 49,
Is about 10 depart Dor Palestine 3 mo "a. mar
agent the beloved sister becomes aware ., Us sr
nsnity and shereupon discovers that she lows ~.
Here again one Of the great cardinal principles " y.
| and of art gimners into view ana SHOWS y.
| toun6 thought OF these authors. woman a"sss
does love- a man the moment she finds OUT tnss "
| done q eeneruus deed-and this Is invanaDv 'no
when he has habituay worn his hat tn her psrof g..
t.naa ana aetes IN her presence il he were mos'
II there be anything that wiDs clever 80 -
| woman,s affections It Is . happy coms'h,1en
A,neftoan slang with vulgar manners ana m"ss' "s
1 Awkwardness snd goodness were 9wsss = 49,
| MUM ia love affairs Amelia ioveo i'so'A -
| sight a.. -. :. ,,or.
....a.,,,,s,v = Anmorist 10 does not inpersonaio
he dYrsos the charm OF his own humorous
ncy~onalisy he plays ono part under many names -
/ e . ,yar rfme,ly the wag reves m tho oxtssS
/ gances ~ burlesquc. This time tho wag appeAs -
elegant evening dress with hae, hsndsomo 49,. 49,:
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