The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-24
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Of 49, was tho new o.erinS on tho Bowery
stage last night. Il was ,crfc:med at the
Peoples amid tho noise thet generally accom-
panies exciting plays at that tbentra. though
there were moments when tho noise on the
stage was creator than that from the au-
dence. The play was Jack Royal Of
the ed" and it had come from the long
tried pen OF Andrew C. Wheeler C"Nym
Crinkle." Mr.. Wheeer's duty in connection
with this work seems to have been simple
enough. and he has fulfilled it in a straightfor-
ward manner. He was required merely to
"ft" an actor with play. and. rs that actor
was Harry Lacy. who is. in any view taken Of
him. neither engaging. heroic. impressive. nor
powerful. the task OF writing up" to his cal
ibre was not arduous.
Indeed. there is some reason to suspect that
Mr.. Wheeler found this engagement Of his
cunning pen to be In the nature Of pastime.
and profitable one. The play may have been
written in the breathing spells OF e workaday
lite." which. II we remember rightly. is the
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the Conventional mould. with = humber q
what STACEY persons l9ye to e, call pict@rss; ;h
zig s i s% las
some effective bits OF business" Since it
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house was not full, because the night was not
ante VT sS0h but there were ts enough Es
drama Vas endorsed in he Eishtt way: w
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hsttanviils. which are intrusted with impor;;
tant gun contracts Royal assumes eommapd
ans Who had Engaged herself to hi@
press an m uprising among the mem iomented 81
h then Ops Ms
ies is
1s set pfe ae bses
the conspiratorsj runs the works stead
liz time: xssssfss sasi Ing
an emergency regiment: walks calmly into AN
underground meeting OF the wicked ones:
placed in front OF his nose: smokes cigarette
while his enemies prepare to carve him into
regiment drums are suddenly heard Without,
n5m the at If ps shsfs moo
the middle q deadly peril Is calculated Fl sny
t time to make Bowery spectator hold his
actor Of til; day. nay. more he can look e alter Issr
the ashes, which Is a far more delicate accom-
sr RSvs q hs sss at these shaSs
right he goes to the front at the head of the
Ninety. second. while the conspirators. gath
sGring their forces anew; plan the draft Riots.
These are suggested. however. rather than
pictured. There are excited descriptions OF
mob violence. and plenty OF pistol shots are
heard in the rear somewhere: but at the last.
when everybody Is tired. and the air Is filed
with smoke and CALCULATIONS. tho Ninety-sec-
3nd suddenly come home. land ut the foot OF
Twentythird street. and rush UP to the Peo-
Pies Theatre inttime to save everybodyand get
the curtain down.
That. the play is episode may be judged
from the fact that its six acts and six orches-
trail selections are given in the ordinary time
limit. Compression into four acts might i'm
prove the piece. and .abbrevietion OF the
element more effective. The acting Is
both good and bad. hut most OF It is
notgood. The chief villain is impersonated
by Myron Calico, whose writings. facial con-
Wrtlons. nervous manners and tndisttnct
esnunciation, were, wonderful to behold. Mary
Hamilton Mrs. L. ]. Henley who has before
this exhibited splendid promise. disappointed
her admirers by her mechanical and rather
careless performance OF the heroine. BY
Isr the best acting was exhibited by Claud
T. Brooke. as particularly surly rufian: by
James Lackaye and Phil Hunt, as agitators.
and by J, II. Bunny. and Harry Hotto in low
comedy roles. Mr. Lacy was uninterruptedly
W.lnclal ungraceful, and self-conscious.
Always does, and while the gallery cheers there
u none for actor