Year: 1875

Inc long promised production Of Jules verne's story


"Around the World" took place at this house under
the direction Of the Kiralfy Brothers Nothing that
could contribute 10 the success OF Of this nature
was omitted Characteristic scenery admira
bly, painted, conveyed TO tho public an
idea OF the countries in which the events
on the stage were supposed to occur, and the cos
tunes were nj once brilliant and correct The
grand tabeaux arranged with a thorough
artistic nnsh and gave to the performance
its true interest spectacle Although
the main personages Of the drama represented with
ability the interest in the story drags good deal and
this fact is doubt in part due 70 the absence Of


train the part OF the subordinate performers, who
display Thorough AngloSaxon phegm and go through
their parts as IL were under protest Among the really
fine tabeaux ''The Grand Funeral Pageant In the
Metropolis" ."rhe Fete of the Snake Charmers and
the tableau Of sinking ship, which is truly ad-
mirabe The baets at tasteful and novel and
are introduced with good judgment The house
greeted the chief effects is a guarantee that this
spectacle will achieve popularity here The version Of
the story presented last night follows closely the
French original the only important change being the
substitution Of Irish American for the Yankee char
acter OF the original We do not see exactly
what Is gained by the change except some
very long -wnded attempts TO be funny, for which
suppose we must hold the adapter responsible. The
dialogue OF the piece could be remodeled
with advantage at present there too many words
and too few points This has the disadvantage of
mpressing the audience thoroughly with the idea
that the actors merely sent on the stage TO
cupy the attention OF the public while the stage
carpenters are doing the essential business With a
little careful pruning "Around the World - presented
at the Academy, might have successful run, because
there Ia large part of the community who desire
to be amused usually rather than intellectually To
this class the splendid scenery, the brilliant
costumes and artsticaly arranged balets, with
ingly attractive Probably no spectacle in this
country was better mounted and appointed
There Is enough OF the blood and thunder school
OF sensatonalism in "Around the World" to
crafty even Bowery audience, while more
refined people will be apt TO pardon the
tions' and sinking ships" on account OF the real
istic and artistic manner in which they presented
The whole spectacle bears evidence of careful prepara
tion In all its details though at several
points effects were marred by the usual first
night delays Ii Is useless to expect a complicated
spectacle like "Around the World" to smoothly
the first night but the public have right expect
that the actors will know their parts Last night
1t was evident that several members of
the company did not know theirs and


consequence the dialogue several times dragged and
became absolutely tiresome This defect be
moved by little attention the part OF the stage
ager AT present there too many tabeaux and
of them could very we'll be dispensed with
especially ''The Terrific Cave OF Serpents"
which possesses interest, scenic or dramatic
and rather exces feelings OF disgust than OF surprise
Two scenes of remarkable realism the railroad
and the sinking ship The engine comes on the stage
under head of drawing several heavy carriages
after it, The performance last night with consider
able favor at the hands of the public and of the
unmporJant tableaux omitted and the dialogue q
little pruned and frightened up, "Around the Wordn
would no doubt meet with public favor