The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-23
ADJUSTMENTS.

Honest Hearts and willing Hands.
l went to the Academy of Music last
night, not for the purpose of seeing the
play, Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands, particularly, or Duncan B.
Harrison, but | will confess it, l went to
see John l.. Sullivan. / went prepared
to be horribly bored, but was agreeab1y
disappointed and was highly amused.
All day long / had been talking in rather
a confused way about pugilistic brutes
and dramatic art and before the curtain
rose had mentally written innumerable
criticisms, cutting to pieces the entire
pueilistic and dramatic professions.
The house was crowded, not wen
standing room being obtainahle, when
the curtain, amid the hideous bowls and
hootings of the gallery occupants and the
not less boisterous clapping of the orches-
ira circle, went up. With impatience all
waited for the evenings great event. inc
in the beginning of the second half or the
first act the great pugilistic hero APP
peared. l had expected to see a modern
Goliath, but instead beheld a large fine
looking man with his chest muscles mar
velously developed. Surely not the fighting
brute he mad been pictured to me time
and again. But for the dull, unvarying
expression of his face John L. would be
handsome. How they applauded-so in
tent was j, in criticiSing the magnificent
physic of the man that / forgot all else,-
but poor John l.. did not forget it. He
simply made a bow, and clap as they
might John L. would not come TO the
footlights. He looked as though he could
never find his proper position in
SO with logged persistence he
stayed there. When he spoke his first
lines ! involuntarily looked about to see
from where the voice came. There was
nothing in his appearance to indicate
that he was the speaker, SO undisturbed
help comparing him TO some good looking
mechanical automaton, with a phono-
graph inside. But John l.. had not been
long on the stage when ! made a dis
covery-he is bashful. He was never so
happy as when he could avail himself Of
the few opportunities to turn his back
to the audience. He mad me think some
now OF a bad boy compelled to be good.
/ feel well justified in saying John 1. will
never make an actor, although he had his
part letter perfect. His excessive mod
esty places too great o restraint upon
him, and makes him afraid of his own
voice, which he sends out in fine STYLE.
Pathos and humor, tragedy and comedy,
were all rolled out in the same monotone,
which never failed to excite the risibili-
tie of the audience.
L must give him credit for one thing.
he is graceful, and as long as he is going
about the country exhibiting himself for
the money he makes out of it, he does it
in as unostentatious a manner as possible.
He seems to know he is in the wrong
place. and / am sure he is never so happy
as when the curtain separates him from
the laughing crowd in front.
OF the play what shall / say? 1t was
fairly good, and Duncan b. Harrison was
very expert as Snowman of his great at
traction. / sincerely hope for the sake of
John LIS manifestly bashful feelings his
career upon the stage will be short, not
to mention the qualification his retire
ment would be to the true lovers of the
drama. EIDDA.
Jacobs Hoboken Theatre.
The Devils Mine'' was produced at
H. r. Jacobs Hoboken Theatre last
night before a lnrge and appreciative
audience. Commencing on Thursday
night "Money Mado will be produced at
this theatre under the management of j.
NJ. Hill. Mr.. Hill is so widely known as
an amusement caterer that the
ment of this attraction under his man
agement is a sufficient guarantee of its
excellence. 'Money Madn had Il run of
over seventy-hve nights at the Standard