New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
.Dp. HILL" At TIE GARDEN THEA IRE.

The founding Of an Establishment for amusement
purposes Of the magnitude Of the new Madison square
Garden is an incident OF no small Importance III III"
HI story Of amusemen,s in this city. Tic progress OF
tie work and the completion Of each OF 1t, distinct
stages have been watched with the Interest that such
an enterprise undertaken on such scale. would
naturally attract Anohcrs"p toward the pcrfectng OF
the whole plan of the builders Of the Garden made
last night in The opening to the public Of the Garden
Thcatrr. which occupies the NORTHWESTERN corner Oh
the large building Aside from tn" mere curiosity thar
leads many people to wish TO be present on snch all
OCCASION the dedication OF new paylion,c gains an
ntnres, from the feeling that the first performance In
/, MAY offer some index to the future character and
policy of the theatre.
The Garden Theatre itself has been described already
and i Us familiar to those who have not seen II rs
printed arcOunt maze it, The appearance OF Tie
housc. architccturaly Is pleasing especially 'hat {"
the prD.ccnium arch After the Of pieusii- in
novelty has passed i! i possible that some oi Tue
coorS used in the decorations. and especially th'
,!nudorcc OF marble may Il tribe cold. Tie
design of the balcony fronts is also les effective than
might BE- wished, and lacks harmony with Inc "'h"r
parts Of the house. Int these points are perhaps TO lie
regarded rs t.ifeS. and j. certain that the general
impressions mad" b. the new theatre were distinctly
favorable An cxCrllcn, feature il that the lines Of
SIGHT good and there Is hardly seat that docs
not afford u capital view Of the Stage.
The play offered last night was a farce in three
acts written by Hamilton Aid" and called Dr. Bill.
which has had considerable f7in az The Avenne Thea
ire in London. Tue chief object in constituting
farce i, t. excite mir,h h! p!acng the characters III
strange or embarra- sing amusing situations. ana
this the author Of Dr. Iill" has unqne>fionaby sue
ccrded in doing for the audience Of last night was
Kept laughing heartily for II large part OF The time
while The curtain up. Perhaps the occasion OF 'he
greatest hlariiy is the lpl ing up Of Il nunb'r o'
people in various dark rooms. ana the Subsequent
discovery that the wi"ne people art Locked up to
cchcr after the keys that ~hould ic"a|' them have
been lest, There are other inc dents that arr. cN
t,rIncly funny after They have been brought about
but The fault with thcn Is that the means oi ihN"Nms
and taugn: the chain "t the story are 10" '!'aiN
apparent. The author seems to have DECIDED on a
situation which would be an AWKWARD one i"i hl>
characters aud would lead them TO misunderstood one
another in a lidcr"> and then {" have sci MN
self To bring tha, situation about 10y any '"'r'e' no"
ever rlaiin improbable. the part OF tie !""f'"
themselves. !, hardly possible thai any hi'l
living in a civilized country could b. ignorant ~
the ways and the habit Of physician N>''i'H Il pr
,,nt a. ;L, ynnn. man for the puri"~'> 81 The
story inmt>.Jla:u> Dr. William E!pwh ioI E''''
While and i, i, not to he believed thai MAJ '"n!d -
,urcxi aud lAla:cd i'll Il dir, b, !. woman hot
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@' o aeI IF h hHM n i1 happy ,H.,.o
worhmg to prducc is II" dhitt TAG i''infii '.u
t:t ar" u-,si produce should hc made TO Hcrn
,n,Tu,I in tnr,u. i've, and >h1,ld not be- aloA"d I"
re-, al t.r..>rl, g. ln,ic iIe,ii~ /" Al e!Ii
Tn, acting Of the piece naturally a'kt'l "" "'',!
,f purpose and harmony that hIr important 10 III"
fu,.c-; c:ivIcIt Il piece Of this class a'Id >i' II
u,Iii.s, effort. not TAI tc expected rom 'o"PI
81 ,,,cutly formed. but there Will d"uiticS~ tc lh
p;x,ynciit. In this particular la iffir time ahd ~iIc
Of TIE ind, idual performances ALREADY merit pi.,c
WILTON L..cksvo IN many part. within
S, @ ,s i much ssrveA i" s%"s "
iniIn r>onation. The title par, IN Dr i'iii Is tr
iul and agreeable piece Of g!t comedy acting, w'I,h
III, In we'll with the broader lninm Of several OF u'c
other characters. Of thr>c George Webster the III
All extremely happy aud Mcnld liac to Try AZ -
Oh" Of The best. II l. PLAYED bN j. u. fpH. Inc
yorn4 fellows hlundc;ing goId hHn"r and v"chi'y
T.. ii.nd . W" i'pN."l,i'd. WIN II hrinr everyone
Ehi I" gain great reputation AID pI"tlt" ~
III" cAjri.,c Of content and i"It" al IiIil,
j. 10" Iip'cit aud Isl In"si- r." "N'ef",''"
greater and a ii'tl" more cDin">ur: ard sell
c"c'i i'll the general pictuN'. >ms" member 81
The London COMPANY la lsrn biou:ht her. Tor W."
present pl,ft, ton Th.- is Mi, rdnh k-nw,id
he !, 80 i.. stage for scarcely ten minutes. nt ~
of The most decidedly favorable impr .~i"r> Of The
her pari t. needed IN the piece and {, onl, pat M
tha, >i" iniI'lucr the hanrti'! Dance" Nj,
"A furiOu,!y icalpn, polio" -"r:can' Ma bright :,"'
graceful and Mr. Louisa Fdrhgr did all tha c"ni b.
expected wilh a NOT r-pc 'i,l' .Iiins part III"
,h,r PLAYER, George l"ck>. trdaan II nd"r-"n.
- ;aiiLrv. Nh, Isabella EI">'ii. MIS- Jane 'ri'i
and Nj, Ionic Alien.
Two 'nrry sr,WI. "ir OF which l. Idiff
satisfactory. aL1 tin. Other extremely hahd~oH". y
,'.,ri play ,hpId bc given icipr" lr. ilil - W.
BEEN MI neatly o'clotk. and hri"d l"'' than i"p