The record-union., 1892-05-28
MUSIC And THE DRAMA.
Something Worse Than ''The Glenn
enceau Case" in New York.

The VIlest Production Yet Put Before
an American Audience = Rosina
Vokes and Bobby GayIor in the Me-
tropoIis-sE The Fast Mail ''-General
stage Notes.
A. P. Dunlop, writing from New York
under date Of May 2lst, says: =
The only novelty in town this week is
a singularly offensive piece of indecency
perpetrated at Magician Hermann's The
ter. 1t is called tlysium,' and was pro-
duced by William Eleron and Pearl Ey
tinge, who Were last year responsible tor
the perversion of Dumas story called
The Clemenceau Case" which attracted
considerable attention by its rankness.
'ElySium' proves to be Maria Uchard's 5
notorious novel, Mon Oncle Barbassan,'
which has already brought forth a shame
ful play for the French stage, but this
adaptation is such a bold, brazen exploit
IN nastiness, without single glimmer of
genius in it, that all connected with it
will probably suffer- as the theatrical pub
lie, happily, do not take to salacious
plays. The shameful story tells of hero
who lnheritS a secret harem near Paris,
and the exploits, irredeemable in lasciv
iousness, have no charm, while many
jests and sallies reek with suggestions SO
vile that it is a wonder Anthony Com
stock did not arrest every one connected
with it.
AT the Biiou Bobby Gaylor came to
town on Monday with Sport McAllister,' ,
which was seen for the first time in this
city. Mr.. GaylOr, with his husky voice,
nlmble legs and grotesque clothing, is
somewhat OF novelty on Broadway, but
the SHOW with its inoffensive tiippancy
and its clever people, is sure of fair
share of favor.
''The present is the last week of Rosina
Vokes at Daly's, and her abrupt depart
ure this year is marked by the produc-
ton OF new three-act farce by Charles
Thomas of London, not yet on this side.
1t is called The Paper Chase and tells
OF long and exciting chase for a won
derful recipe for curry-once the property
of an East Indian rajah. 1t is Sardou's
Scrap of Paper turned to farce, but not
much but the scrap of paper is left. The
fun of the play is intensely English and
tiresome and Miss Volles has not a single
chance to show her metal"
THE FAST MAIL"
Lincoln J. Carter, then a bewhiskered
young man of %, applied to Manager Hav-
lin two years ago for date at one of his
theaters for new and untried play
called ''The Fast Mail.'' "There are
several great stage effects in it, said he,
land am positive it will make a hit.
will paint my own scenery, paste bills,
do anything if you will book the show"
The earnestness displayed by the young
author won the managerial heart and
THE Fast MaiP' was presented at Hav-
Inns Theater in Chicago. Since that time
Mr.. Carter mas made 100000 with the
play.
THE DRAMATIC CRITIC.
The dramatic critic is one of the numer-
Gus class of industrials who carry on
their business in the center of ring of
bystanders. He hears a good deal of
criticism of his own efforts, and the on
lockers are few who are not prepared to
show him how his work ought to be done.
Probably as much could be said of bank
President or an Admiral of the white
squadron; but the dramatic critic from
the nature of his calling is peculiarly
liable TO the comments and animadVer-
sionS of outsiders. Everybody may not
do business with Wall street or study
naval tactics, but everybody goes to the
play and has his opinion OF what he sees
there. What is more, this opinion being
OF some question of taste or feeling or
experience is as likely to differ from other
opinions as the person expressing it does
in feature, stature and complexion from
his fellow commentators. We hear o1
different schools OF criticism but we do
not hear of different schools of mathe-
maticians; we have the New Critic, but
not the New Astronomer. The reason, o1
! course, is plain. Criticism is not an exact
science; it is merely the reflection of a
temperament or mental capacity. and
necessarily varies as much as tempera-
ments and capacities do. Such PROPOSE
ton as this will hardly be disputed. Yet
in any discussion of the merits or obliga-
tions of criticism. you will constantly
find the disputants arguing each from his
own standpoint as if two opinions of a
given performance ought to be as much
alike as two specimens of an engine
turned article sent out from the same
workshop. There never has been and
never can be a critic entitled to boast o
being able to see through any other spec
tacles than his own. The New Criticism
is, therefore, only the Old Criticism
written by gentleman who allows his
attention to wander from the subject in
/ hand to the state of his health, the exac-
| tions OF his landlord, his washing bill
| and other matters of no concern to the
reader.-Dunlop's Stage News.
STAGE NOTES.
Joseph Haworth is rusticating on Long
| Island.
Henry E. Abbey and Maurice Grau are
! in Vienna.
| LAMBERT, the famous singing teacher O
| Milan, is dead.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Robson sailed for
trip to Europe last week.
Miss Alice Livingston will rusticate thu
! summer on the Virginia sea coast.
Z. T. Nagle has been engaged for mex
| season with ga Temperance Town"
Signor Perugini has returned to New
| York from two years visit to England
| Pretty Miss Charlotte Title has sailed
| for France, where she will pass the sum
mer.
1t is now practically settled that Henry
! c. Miner will run for Congress in No
| vember.
Charles II. Hoyt has been elected a del
egate to the convention that will elect the
| next President.
| Miss Leonora Bradley has gone to this
mountains in Northern Connecticut for &
| few weeks rest.
The net result of the benefit to the
widow of Captain William NJ. ConnoI
amounts to S96, ,720.
Rubenstein's opera, "Moses," Just fin.
ished, is in eight acts, and will require
! two evenings to produce.
| There is talk of giving Gilbert d Sulli.
van operas at the New York Academy O.
| Music during the summer.
! Jimmy Powers was married tc
Rachael Booth in Rochester Nav 18th
and will spend their honeymoon abroad
| AT the end of this month Her Maiestv's
Theater in London viii be pulled dowr
and mammoth hotel erected on the
| site.
Marie Halton, the giddy girl who
| eloped from the Casino with a London
diamond merchant some time since, is il
| Australia.
Maude Harrison denies the report thai
| she is to retire from A. NJ. Palmer's com,