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    J une 18, 1870.] THE TOM AHA WK. 243

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    A JSTBW PIECE.

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    been A GREAT cast upon man , y the refle...

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    A VICAR'S VIE W OF CHARITY.

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    lowing We admirable have, very extract g...

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    J Une 18, 1870.] The Tom Aha Wk. 243

    J une 18 , 1870 . ] THE TOM AHA WK . 243

    A Jstbw Piece.

    A JSTBW PIECE .

    Been A Great Cast Upon Man , Y The Refle...

    been A GREAT cast upon man , y the reflections British drama have , , from reflections time , to the time justice , of late of no which way the tends recent to call production in question of . a new Managers piece at have the been Vaudeville attacked in , and respects the , fac so t good that as a writer Two , Rose who s , could should produce have ^ been a play waiting , in many - an opportunity cepted and , put while upon __ . cartloads the boards of vul , clearl gar y twaddle demonstrates have been that the acml 1 _ 1 . __^ . 1 ^_ _ — _ . _» H J . am j » . . u __ a ^ M f ' * ^ Mm i iu 4 * fl >¦« + m < 4 > nJ ^ net T" » w wuic + j-k-v

    in aitac for their ^ nas Deen share oniy of abus xoo wen eand ucscrvcu to judge . of v ^ many . ua , wu .. of , them *^ vc ^^ * from ' **^ ' * their than last they work have , they deserved also seem . , Having to , have everlasting got neither ly poured more nor vap less id adulation over the miserable stuff that has been done into three critics questionable duall acts b y y got and their blunted have friends merits instead . , Consequentl of their a new critical writer y extended acumen , utterl , they y an overcome seems have excessive to ceased b have y ovation the to gra un be - - to his , workregardless ali abjectl ke ei ther of its true excellencies or pal It pable must defects be , admitted . that usualla new name does not receive that affectionate welcome which y has been accorded to the tne ent instancetne reai

    autnor ot ivuo Jxosesj put , m pres , Vaudeville in talent the fell house — company rare , and occurrence , the and critics so — the on a public had good to had soil follow , it in all the suit their . shape Had own of way Mr the . Albery Cross Theatre 's piece been we should produced have , let been us told suppose , possibl , at y , the that Charing he was - not without merits , of a certain order ; but depend upon it , we should have heard nothing of comparisons to Mr . Tom Robertson or even to Sheridan . but work Every it , whatever is this good critic be its oug interpretation second ht to be siht able at that the to with detect hands one of a meritorious or the two actors ex- ; ceptions , we look necessary for so vainly in g the theatrical , columns of the cannot London but press feel . that Passing thouerh , however he has , a to erreat Mr . deal Albery , and ' s that play , of we a -

    hig to the hly-important ranks' of modern character Eng , to lish learn dramatic , he is a decided writers . acquisition Had his p step iece to been point more out c to arefull him y wh criticised at are really elsewhere one , or we two should of its scarcel rriost y serious defects . Stillit is not amiable literally to blind an the author instant with but congratulations the more , sub . st The antial process kindness may is be to p point leasant out , on to him bad . what In is the , really first good lace in Two his work Roses , what in one indifferent or two , and hrases what strikes the ear as excessivel p , y coarse , — , not bluntly so , but p sug- , on gestivel the y one . ' It hand is a great from error , whether oron the the circumstance otherfrom arise mere , chanceto leave passages , purpose in a play , which , are open , to miscon-,

    at struction least . in It the is not pleasant of to ladies have to some listen to , in which the stalls b , reason of their taking company a refined view , of itfall passage s perfectly harm , y - lessly on their ears , but which is suddenl , y received by the less particular portion of the pit and the whole of the gallery as a downright good broad double entendre . but Doubtless , at first , , it the was experi a notable ence of drawback a few nights to the has excellence remedied of this the ; piece . Again , Mr . Albery ' s work is uneven . In one or two actl scenes y hi his tting wri up ting on s coul tage d effec not be t appears better , to and rem his ark aptitude able advan for tage ex- , but the next moment some crave mistake in the latter , or some

    very both weak hurried and his foolish writing lines , and , betray insufficientl the fact y that prepared the author the p has lot work the iece to which is its sudden they are transi fitted tion af Perhap ter the s the close weakest of the point second in act . p Nothing comes of the situation which effectively closes it , and both characters and story seem to have come from the pen of Grant another admirabl author y . rendered The bes by t defined Mr . Irving part , fades in the out piece in the Di l g as by t p act lexion , and , of there the blind no less youth abrupt , Caleb , a change circums in tance the which moral show com s - that Mr . Albery would have done well to keep those excellent lines of Horace in his memory , and taken

    care" Personam Si quid inexpertum foimare novam scense , committis servetur ad , et imum audes . Qualis ab incepto processerit , et sibi constet . " A forgetfulness of this most necessary principle mars , to a

    great of that extent influence , Mr . Al over bery ' his s work audience , and loses that for he him would a vast otherwise amount possess . That he should have succeeded as well as he has done , when greater labour would have given him such an additional claim to merit , at all events shows him to be a verv

    promising character , together litterateur with . It his cannot two daug be hters denied suggests that his at leading once a from sort of the upper chair class speech Pecksniff in the , last a suggestion act . Still which , there gathers is unquestion weight - and ably no freshness one need and be orig afraid inality of in recommending the piece , , taking the it as most a whole blase , playgoer to sit it out . Good as is the author's workthe actors b tional work y his is way intelli still in gent better which appreciation . Mr he . delivers Montague of his rather mi part ght trying , and be better the and very , suited unconven conven , yet - / - love tional would -making sentiments easily , lack too , he in is the puts extremely hands an amount of unexaggerated a less of " experienced real life " and into actor therefore it . that His it , ,

    most pleasant . As to Mr . Irving , we cannot say more of him than this : He is one of the best character actors on the English stage , and derives immense advantage from the circumstance that he is able to speak the English language like an English gentleman . His Digby Grant is perfect . Mr . Thome ' s Caleb Deecie is congratulation again another among artistic the triump joint h proprietors , and it ought that to one be of a their matter lead for - ing burlesque stars turns out to be a shining comedy light as well . Mr . Stephens is perhaps a little too " dry " as the lawyer ; but what he had to do he did extremely well , and got through one admirabl troublesome y . scen As to e , Mr over . Honey -burdened , it is with simp a ly refrain impossible of " dear for me him , " not excellent to be stuff amusing of it . and His managed part is an to impossible be missed one as soon , but as he he made left , lie iciuica iiie ciii

    these me 3 L « tg days c . jl of twenty female part y guu pieces u , ex . . s . a . Miss Lc cure Amy , uuibLance Fawsitt in with needs the more exception repose , but of one she exit is strong realised ly at the home devoted always , Lottie and , throughout . , To sum up , Two Roses is a very pleasant evening's entertain-1 ment actors ; but apart it would it is be very simp doubtful ly ridiculous if it would to forget have that made piece the , least stir . The , one suits the others , and together they are likely to please London for some time to come . Our best advice to Mr . Albery is to carefully look out all the defects of his first successful effort , and take care that number two has as much welcome claim to . lasting reputation as number one has to kindly

    A Vicar's Vie W Of Charity.

    A VICAR'S VIE W OF CHARITY .

    Lowing We Admirable Have, Very Extract G...

    lowing We admirable have , very extract gratefull tro y m , to some thank local the paper Echo . , Not for a the line fol of - it ought to be missed : —» " The Rev . R . C . Gibson presents his compliments to the cular Secretary received to the from Shrewsbury him , asking Infirmary him to and preach in answer for it , to begs a cir to - inform him that he must decline doing so , in consequence of a public announcement that they received a benefit from Bell ' s Circus . At this circus young girls are reported to have ridden on the ht - to horses be in . the If a young of girl an appears elderlwoman in comp for any at all irls , it to oug be standing on horses compan gallop y ing round y a circus , is young subversive g of the divinely-enjoined modesty of the woman , and totally repugnant to the shrinking delicacy which is their characteristic ; and he cannot officially assist at an institution which derives income from such a discreditable source . " " Weston Lullingfield Vicarage , Shrewsbury , May 31 . " such Is t a here person such as a the place Rev . as R . Weston C . Gibson Lullingfield ? The thing , and is alm there ost i t once good to more be , true we , and almost as we begin re-read to fancy the paragrap the whole h , to enjoy affair * some must thing be a very hoax like . If deep it be indi not gnation , we confess with the to a Rev feeling . R . C of . you schoolboy Gibson mean , and ,, by an are it d , Rev give inclined . R him . C to . Gibson a have sound him ? Wha up lecturing like t on . earth ill What -behaved do you do mean attack b on y it a set Passin of charitabl g over for y disposed the moment circus your riders uncalled , what - can for

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 18, 1870, page 243, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_18061870/page/11/