The record-union., 1892-11-19
MUSIC And THE DRAMA.
Nat c. GOOdwin's Success in "a
Gilded Fool.
s'Pompadour JIm'' Corbett is a Poor
Actor, But His Play, "Gentleman
Jack" is Worse - Young Alexan-
der Salvini - General Stage News.

der salvini - General Stage News.
A.P. Dunlop, writing from New York
CITY. under date of November 18th, says:
"The most important novelty of the
week is undoubtedly Nat c. Goodwin,
who. in Henry Guy Carleton's a Gilded
Fool,' made very marked hit at the
Fifth Avenue Theater on Monday. he
is being praised on all sides for his clever
work, which raises hiTl to the level OF the
great comedians Of the world. The story
OF the play is that OF a seemingly lrIVOI-
GUS young fellow. but with a very level
head on his shoulders, who, through,
desire to show himself worthy OF the
daughter of the head of the firm OF q
highly respectable stock broker, IS IN
duced TO invest many hundred thousand
dollars to become the CO. by q rascally
partner. When the firm suspenqs 1t IS
found that the level-headed CO. has
made, by specializing exactly opposite to
the villains advice, enOughto set the tlrm
going again, and the daughter is the
natural reward. The part OF the Co..
Chauncey Short, Is played magniticently
by Mr.. Goodwin, who not alone shows
in the lighter comedy parts his we'll
known brilliant treatment OF the tarcical,
but astOnished his greatest admirers by
the stirring, real emotion in the pathetic
bits. Seldom has an actor been received
with more sincere warmth, and never
have the critics been SO unanimous as to
The merits Of the star and the play.
The other novelty was James j. Cor
bett, otherwise 'POmpadour JIM pugi-
listic champion of the world, at the Grand
Opera-hOuse in Gentleman jack a 'pu-
gilistic comedy in tve acts by Charles I.
Vincent and Manager William \. Brady
For fear of being knocked out by the
f.lasn Nyr
cede that he can act a little bit-a very
little bit, but the play, and particularly
The part built for him, Is so utterly bad
that even "A good actor could have done
nothing with it. The plot isn't worth
telling, and the less said about the acting
the better. Still Mr.. Corbett IS undoubt-
edty very great taNorlte. ana Will, no
doubt, draw bigger houses than any star
that is not built that way.
1.-The Scout another mOnStrOSity in
which DR.. Carver has the middle Of the
stage in i've acts, has also filled Niblo's
Garden during the week. 1t is labeled as
"a sensational, romantic drama and be-
side the doctor it has several indian
chiefs, a lot of horses, squaws and
papOOses in the cast, and every descrlp-
IiOn OF firearms from a Winchester rifle
to popgun. 1t has much in it TO Interest
those who like that sort Of thing and the
fall of CarYer's horse through bridge
below containing fifteen feet of water is
certainly the hight of realism. But for
the fact tnat q new horse has to be hired
each night-nO horse fool enough to go
twice headloLg into the tank having been
IOund-the press agent would no doubt
by this time have given the doctor a
$4,000 Kentucky thoroughbred. But per-
haps when the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals get through vOt-
ing. they may cut short this part of the
performance"
YOUNG ALEXANDER sALVINI.
This young actor has come to the front
very rapidly within the past two years.
Speaking Of a late performance in that
city the san Francisco Examiner says:
alexander Salvini, the son OF the blood
curdling Tomaso, made great hit at the
California last evening. He was APP
plauded vociterously from the moment
he reeled into the public square at
Madrid, ragged from his travels, until,
hand in hand with Mariana, he bowed
his thanks to the King tor the appoint
ment OF Provincial Governor. And the
actor deserved all the praise the public
accorded him. He would rank with
Fechter in the part but for the difference
in the styles Of the two men. Salvini
mars his performance the least bit by too
rapid utterance-sO rapid as to be indis-
tinct at times-in the dramatic passages,
but in the delivery of the audaciOus sar-
Casms and witticisms he is superb. RO-
nance is undoubtedly MS FORTE and his
selection of Don Cesar de Bazan' to
open in presumably showed him at his
best. lie is the ideal rollicking soldier OF
fortune, the tender lover, the brave man
facing death, the patriot subject OF the
King, the defender of the weak and the
bright mirror Of the otfenses OF the great,
all Just as D' Emery intended his hero to
hn His host work * n the finn o6tr
bits, where acting counts tor as much as
delivery.
mo trace of the accent formerly no.
ticeable in his Romeo Is to be detected
now, except at rare intervals, when a
long word contains a combination Of
vowels that are too much for him. The
audience was somewhat disappointed in
not Witnessing the display in sworGsman-
ship which SalVini is capable Of giving,
but this is promised for next week in tie
Three Guardsmen.'
Mr.. Salvini is generous star. His
people were never forgotten in the cur
tain calls, and from three to five Of them
Joined him in acknowledging the compli-
meuts of the audience at the end Of each
act. They deserved it, for the east
throughout leaves nothing to be desired
Miss Judith Berolde as Mariana, the
street-singer, object Of the Kings atlec-
tions and hOnored Countess of the hero.
in the popular ovation to Salvini. She
dressed the part Of the Countess magniti-
Gently, and LETT II matter Of doubt as to
whether she was preferable in her Dor-
trayal of the Street-singer or her grand
Reputation of the masquerading mon
arch's advances. Miss Maud Dixon al
lowed nothing to escape her as the ar
morer's apprentice, and made one of the
best boys presented by any actress ever
seen here.
William Redmund was Charles IL.
William Ranous, the scheming villain
Don Jose, and they, with the remainder
of the cast, were up to all the require
Inents OF the lines.
"DA9IoN AND PYTHTAs."
The following is the cast of Damon
and Pythias,' which will be presented
soon at the Metropolitan Theater. under
the auspices OF the Knights of Pythias:
Damon, a Senator. r f. Hoplzins
PythiaS n soldier ud C. fruSia
Dionysius The yrant..............Wm m. b. OIdfeld
philistius, the nt............ A be Wilson
Procles Monroe Gin
TlamOcles q Senator. OT......... Philip Hir>ch
Iucullus slave to Damon .....A Arthur v O'Nfcl
Calanthe bride TO PNthius Mrs. Kate Laurie
TJor1nion wife to Damon Miss Marie Rrusip
Little Damon, Damons child-.-SilNia Laurie
second Senator~........-,.-..-....Fr ranks Wallace
Third Senotor..-. ----..,I. J. l-araCy
Fourth W. J. Lyman
Fifth Senator....--.....-. j. Lloyd
Sixth LOUIS ElZGr
Soldiers, eXecuuoner, etc.
The whole production will be under the
irnr1nnediate direction of Z. S. Laurie. an
actor of many years experience, and it
will undoubtedly prove very excellent
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