The morning call., 1892-03-01
THE THEATERS.
I" The Henrietta Before q Full
House at the Baldwin.
Miss Ethel Brandon's Benefit This Evening.
Bluff King Hal" at the Grand.
Business Elsewhere.

"The Henrietta" called the flu de steele
American com dy success, opened the closing
week Of Mr.. Stuart Robson aud his players at
the Baldwin last evening. very large aud in
teigent audience SAT before it-a quiet audience,
apparently, too much absorbed in the business
OF the stage 10 find time for applause. We think
Bronson Howard made a mistake In calling this
work OF his comedy. Ii Is a satire on modern
New Y1rk life-on American life at large, IL you
Iike-and one of The grImmest kind. sur
geonis scapel could not more clearly demon.
sirate the anatomy OF subject than Mr..
Towards pen has laid bare the entire
framework OF this life il is the pic
ture OF condition of society where the love Of
money has usurped and displaced the best feel
ings OF our nature to such an extent that all left
is hollow mockery No; 1t ought not to be
called a comedy There Is nothing hearty, jolly
or really good about IL. There Is instead the
lowest ana worst passions of the human heart
mAsquerading in robes stolen from Thalia.
Nicholas Var Aistyne (Mr. George S. Wood.
ward) callrd the "Old Mex In Wall Street." has
but one object In view. putting up jobs
to ruin all who place confidence In him; his ED.
est son. Nicholas Vanalstype Jr., a confidential
associate in business ~. Carl Smith, aud at
the same time conspiring TO Iuin his father and
take his place. besides being a bisamst and
sc0undrel generally; the Rev. DIR. Murray Hill
ton (Mr. j. b. Eversham) the hypocritcal stock
dealing minister OF a fashionable church, which
The elder Nanaistyne constantly boasts Is being
comic element in any thing tn SO PEOPLE give us.
One Is disposed TO shrink from 1t as mental dc.
Element But CLEANS of light are shot through The
situation by MIR. Robs0n's Berthe, the lamb, who
turns out not so great fool as he looks; by the
manly conduct of DIR. Parke Wainwright (Mr W.
Ii. Elwood). by Watson Flint. a broker (SIr.
Laurence ManniDg), and by the ladies, Mrs.
Camrlia Opdyke, widow Mrs. R0bs0u); Mrs.
Rose VaDalstyne. wife OF Vanalstyne Jr. Miss
with Beriie (Mlss Olive May. and Lady
Mary Trelauney. old VanaisIyne's eldest
daughter Miss GinevIa lngersoiD, married
10 Lord Arthur Trelauney (Mr. Franclyn Reglid),
All English arlSIocrat who comes very near being
an idiot, aud the character, by the way. was very
well played, with DundreaIyish vein running
through IL. Whatever fun there is in the piece
comes from The mistake made by 4 misdirected
note falling into the hands OF the widow Opdyke,
whereby the Impression gets abroad among the
ladies that The Henrietta" "a mining bait that
old Nanaistyne has set for his friends 10 bite at)
Is a woman OF a certain character. 1t may be in
the piece, or II may be in the east, but a second
serving OF The Henrietta does nor affect the
dramatic palate pleasantly as the first one did.
The piece VIII be continued all this week.
Tonight Bluff King Hail.
The Grand Opera-house will be crowded this
evening, Judging by the sales al the box-office. TO
enjoy repetition Of the Stewart-0ConHell ro-
mantle work. an episode in the life CT Harry the
Eighth set 10 music. Several important changes,
and all for The better have been made In the
original distribution Mr.. Richard Will sing the
title role instead OF MIR Joseph ID. Reddng; Mr..
Ferdinand Urban. the constable OF Windsor. In
stead of Mr.. Louis Sloss Jr., and Mr. Pear
son. the captain OF the outlaws OF Windsor
Forest, Instead OF Mr.. Amade Joullin. The
well trained and conscientious chorus. which
attracted so much attention and commanded
welldeServed praise, viii be in place as before,
ana We have no doubt that the second perfolm-
ance OF this opera will he much better than the
first. There Is much real or pretended polher
between the proprletors OF Bluff King HaP'
and The Committee of the Art Union for whose
benefit IL was pToduc, O. Ciphered down, how
ever, IL looks very mGch ike a well-conceived
aud ceveriy executed advertising dodge 10 bring
the opera into public nOtOriety. The Bohemian
Club are merry over Ihe imbToglio, and the bar
Is doing a roaring business especially when
Redding, stewart, Louis Sioss Jr.. Daniel VCon-
nell. Amade Joulllln. ct ais, partie 10 the wal
OF words are present.