New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-29
TIE DRAMA.

uTUE CANUCKn AT THE BIJOU THEATRE
That "The Canuck7 will be popular thcre can DE
M Doubt All the seats and all the standing space
we're occupied at the Bijou last evening. ana the
onpressiye heat did not diminish the audience even 20
The end although tie pay was not oN'r nh' "'ihoSU
half. past IL O'Clock. The title IS Ill ch''cn' tc
methods by which the effects are gained are oi"n
rouch and harsh the oldest Of eNpcdients are nco'
the reformatons and rcpenancos ere 81 that suunen
s,.,oue and violent Kind never seen elsewhere than
an the stage. and the inventive fault dis
rlavsa ia NOT always cCpi0uS. The story
!, ~ tbe simplest Act first passes on
4 Vermont farm. end scenes ana mc'"eht'
not unlike parts of 'Thc Old Homestead are Drought
foryyard The beloved son of the aged coupe tla'
live On the farm is at home for short stay with ms
uaycnts This simple youth has married an ad
venturess who already has two wicked husbands living
pu, Now York lawyer has procured for him Book
staverrlack Moeks Wright sort Of divorce, and thC
ardent youth thinks he is free 20 elopc with Arch
anyo the daughter of Jean Baptstc CadeauX, Eench
Canadian farmer The dcluded girl leaves The pastoral
innocence OF life the Canadian border for the Sldeo
sulsndor Of Ncw-York fat Into this modern
Eden, up several flights of Stars, craw
two Kissing seipcnts, the adventures, whl
ensnared the Vermont Dsphn,S. and her vile &C.
conplice jim Hogan, called "a NcwIO7k sport
but villain who varies sporting life by INC
occasional exercise OF the peaceful calling OF oursSy
These two chase happiness down the elevator Inc
supposed divorce Is declared to be bogus ana tIlc
unhappy young from Vermont Is arres~o Ioi
bigamy ON the aceusa. Of the immoral adventures
II IS Inferred that Tanmany Hall promptly eXpels
all who are concerned in any way with the ahalr'
hut the play is silent on this point.
The last two acts occur In tie nome 0t
the Canadian farmer where everybody is retOred
20 each other wickedness is put down. and innocence
emergcs triumphant in the good old style, 80 often
Oh Inn hlln
border but so rarely in the s0eden and debased city
Of Now York
II might be thought from this hurried outline OF
few things in the piece. that THE Canuck7 is not
startngV original. Perhaps not. However, 1t is
entertaining and interesting, and it highly sue
cessfn last evening Materials are pHt together with
def construction and the acts end with welldevscd
clmaxeS. Moreover, Mckee Rankin invests tie chief
part that OF the quaint cid French Canadian farmer,
with genuine charm. jean Baptise Cadeux is queer
compound Of shrewdneSs and simplicity, kindly, az
fectionate soul. whose oddities do not obscure the
sterling goodness Of his nature. Ili fresh figure
on the stage and MI Ranlin did IRE best work OF
Fischer deserves praise for excellent acting IN thS
part Of the adyentursss MIS- Mabel Bert vas graccfui
lie true note OF pah0s. Miss Jennie leamans amused
as so little ccnntry girl While Mrs. Yeansns as an Old
Sang5 ste had severe Htpie thronGhcnt lie even.
nS e escape falling into the rc irish 6rosGc which
is so familiar from her lips Charles CowLes, the
old Vermont farmer, and Charles II. Clark as Leb
from The Green Mountain state Both acted with sur
prising fidelity and truth. Wilton La"kaye, ae the
spOrtive burcfar and ;. Miller Kent, the prOdIg0!
SON from upper vermont. were far less sncces~fil.
Mr. Kent was insipd, While Mr. Lacsaye was Gtgo-
is the worst blot upon the plece, and AT,
Lackaye acted it in Such way a not 10 leave
a SINGLE miriratinr feature Do the authors Of this
play suppose that such creature a. they represent
his jim Hogan gains entrance 10 decent New,
Nor hCr,a qS a
him as visitor to respectable household. 49,
The play bill SAYS that the piece was written by
OF Jean Bsptste CadeauN lry George Cameron
Rankin. II the authors will excuse the IN
spfYerable vulsarty Of Gin Hogan anc cor
rect some minor defects they are sure OF a Irht!-
BILE and prclOn ged life for The Cauuck' But hcy
ought also TO change the illsounding and 0NcnsiVc
title The play Is written with plenty OF spirit ana
dash, and never flags or grows dull