Judge — October 14, 1882 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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= paph ad nee 1 Tue Jevax dropped in last week to see the new comic Manteanx Noirs,” at the Standanl, and, not | having shared the exile of Mra. General Gilflory, was | fully appreciative of the delicate consideration of the management in translating the title on the play-bills into “Black Cloaks.” Why, in the name of all that is inconsistent, a production which poses under the styl and title of an English comic opera, should harrow lis audie Linguistic nerves with a French tith of those things which no fellow, not even Tir Jepce can find out. Even * Pink Dominoes,” taken rerbatin et literatim from the French, dropped its native tide of * Dominos R “before it started on its mission ‘of making the salacious chops of English-speaking citizens woter, But **Manteaux Noirs” is a hybrid. A Spanish story, stolen from the comedy of Scribe, by English librettist. Tue Jepor is very thankful that he is not called to pass upon its nationality. The courte accepts it as naturalized, without calling upon Mr. D'Oyly Carte to produce its pa A comic opera, ghey call it—save the mark! Comic inly is, with a kind of Palais Royal pleasantry, Messrs. Paulton & Parke have smoth it in heavy English wit, as se sauce may be pour- el over a tender turkey; but since they have been wis ough to keep much of the dialogue, all of the plot and the best of the situations of the original comedy of “Giralda,” the turkey remains a succulent dish, for whose sake it is well worth enduring the the sauce. How it passed the Lord Chamberlain in London is another conundram, for the story is—well to put it mildly, suggestive; and far be it from Tue Seve stone at a story which 80 close to the immaculate ermine of his illustrious brother without defiling it, Like many French im Pportations, both vinous and dramatic, it is full of froth and sparkle, and pleasant exhilaration, while you a imbibing it, but is apt to leave a disagree the mouth after a long evening spent in its compa Bat who thinks of this while the champagne Is circlin Vive ta bagateltet Let us enjoy the doubles entendres and tantalizing situations, and confess that Doll Dolaro makes a bride worth intriguing for, even if she be a trifle matronly for the Belle of Valodos. But why call the thing a comic opera? ‘The man who wrote the numbers rejoices in an unpronounce able, unrememberable name, which circumstance alone prevents Tie Jcpor arraigning him for contempt of court for compelling his honor to listen fe to the succession of notes with which he has hampered the action of the comedy. A lot of indifferent verses, fet to different airs, can no more make a comedy into a comic opera than a handful of plams and citron can convert a loaf of baker's bread into a pourd-cake. If they would only cat oat the music altogether, or have Alfred Cellier or some competent musician do it all ‘over again, why, then—— Bat we are speculating. To facts. A new importation—Mr. Manstield—proves to be a good comedian and an acquisition to our stage. He reminds us of Duplan, with this advantage over Dupt that we can understand what he is talking abo You see Tux Juvae did not share the exile of Mrs. General Gilfory. Miss Fanny Edwards reminds us somewhat in appearance, ete., of Augusta Roche as Lady Jan In this case, however, the reminiscence is overwhelmingly in favor of Lady Jane. Mr. Ryley is rather out of his element, and as Don Philip, th King Consort, gave the least satisfactory perform- ance we have had from that sterling come His change to Don Jost is a decided im Carleton looked handsome, bat con ed. was born $0; maybe the part called for it. red savagery of to cast as brushed Ne taste i three hours Maybe he He was | | ous overactin; Carleton anyhow. Dolaro looked pretty enough to eat, | ut as to her acting—well, she didn’t seem to try. as done better with better parts. As for singing, there was nothing to sing—except one interpolated ballad, written by Cellier and sung by Carleton, It | was pretty, and in the dearth of masical attractions was encored vociferousl; Who wouldn't asi in desert if he thought there was th chan f getting it over again? ‘To sum up, then, She neore an remotest Tue, Jur would recommend his friends to go and see * Manteaux Noirs,” if they can nd the most unmusicianly music of Bacalossi (that's the fellow's name), the dull and persevering jokelets of Mr. Paulton, and the meaningless monkey-tricks of | Mr. Wilkinson, who mars a good ,part_ by presumptu- They (Tue Jvvar's friends) will be rewanled by a magnificent mise en scéne, lots of pretty chorus girls, and a rattling good comedy—shightly off color, but none the less amusing for that. The ence” of the Bijou Theater soems to be inex Peep into the box-office window at Booth’s, and ten to one you will body concerned in the man- agement, aud if you do, he will wear a wry face. ‘Cause why? “+ Romany Rye” is not asuccess. “+ Man- king” has not drawn paying a to Daly's. * Taken from Life” has been taken from the hoards at Wallack’s, afier achieving the worst failure of all. Too much blood and thunder, and scenery, and impossibl , and impossible villains, my masters; and too litte literary and artistic merit. The melodrama eraz has bad its day, though doubtless, in spite of past les- our managers will waste a few more thousands on the trashy productions, before the fact is brought con- vineingly home to them, Jiences heroe The most thoroughly enjoyable entertainment New York has had this season has been “The Rivals with Mr, Jefferson as Bob Acres, aud Mrs, Drew as Mrs. Malaprop. OUR CARD RECEIVER. A NEW JEWISH JOSHUA. Tar Jcpar,—If you Mu. > not believe that the Jews are hot belleve that they were necessary to Jebovah whe git their battles, you will at least a Knowledge that the Old Te ure «propless that Uh Jews will yet conquer the whole work. If you believe the prophesies, w ou Koo fact that the conquering + You had your day. Isaac of York, ven the scorned Shylock himself, is rising to have very dasa, You are po Suppose it material victory! We will cram our poetry down your ears afterwards, and sing our songs while you are captured slaves Conronat. Hess to prevent It Tue Junors remarks: You must be the hero who ran away with the weak-minded Peekskill girl. Now, Mr. Corpo: ge that you are the conquering people, and the superior race. We never denied that. We only interpreted the average public feeling, Christian and Pagan, that you are undesirable, not admirable, mainly plcayune and mean, and some- times abominably dirty. But you have already begun to conquer all other peoples. You make. such fraudulent shoes that the Christians are becoming cripples. Your coats are shoddy and begsar us. Your second-band vests and pantaloons are sold by you as new to poor people, who catch diseases, which you also convey in your filthy cigars. Nine-tenths of the tea sold by you to the English is unwholesome saw-dust soaked in oak tanning. You bave putaloes and grape sugar in beer, thus ruining stomachs and kidneys You are conquering fast. ‘The beef that you eometimes pack for our poor soldiers on the hot, bloody plains Is rotten and diseased. The savage Indian does not kill as many men as your goods do. The very temper- ance drinks that you sell to conscientious persons are false, adulterated, poisonous, maddening. Thus you conquer. The medicines you handle are adulterated. You murder our children in their cradles, The very candies that our school-girls eat are poisoned by you, that.they do not live to become mothers. Mean- while, you fatten on filth, Corporal. When the tim comes to fight, as the prophets say we will, you will | noses you can ¢ have made our swords and guns so weak that they will not kill you. They will be like the gun of Samuel of Posen, You are so used to cheating that you will cheat yoursel¥ cording to y sin the end, as you many a time, ac- ur history, cheated your Lord. BY THEIR DEEDS SHALL YE KNOW THEM, Forron JepoR,—In the rural district wheace 1 came there were no Jews, aave those tangle-beanied fellows who peddied battons and tn, How shall Ite able to Know a city Jew? Coxnsenievr. First, by their clothes, which are loud and whimsical a little na bulbous, hairy head, The epend upon; for, although there are nae, the Jew nose has a little, uprising, n the side, as if it were Then the mouth has a mean, parsimonious r that cannot be mistaken, The chin Hyish and weak, or big and brutal. The imes weak, limber and slouching, as if and they work like the bellows of hands are always as nervous as the m to be clatebing. If y le with a him his price, he will aay, it for that price, becau wants you to think him a suffering saint for selling fraudulent goods at twice their price. He belongs to the aupenor race, and you will return the next time, and buy again. daisy hat other big mean streak something.’ twirl in the accorti man, and s Jew and gi fet you hay THEY ALL DO IT. Dean JepGe.—1 am a lady, and 1 sometimes walk on Broad. way between Kourtecnth and Thirty-thind streets, to see the xights on the streets and in the windows Nearly every time that 1 go tly think angers tm ladies abould notice th evi hat they are well dressed! ai ts that they seem What demand by their looks that Please explain this genus h Nonwat Sc Thi I they think that y reas will capt If you notice them they will probably speak to you, and ask you to walk with them, If you do you're a goner. They are ec empty-beaied fools. Th lieve to be beauty, Yet yi enough to allow an acquaint not know whieb are th strutting ce with them. Wi Digger fools, the girls or th hers. FRONT SEATS IN TH we tell us what you think © vated trains who let ladies stand, PUT SEVENTH STREET. Auxxir. It is hard to answer, dear, If you go into a crowa- ed train, you know that the seats are all filled. If som nerican rises and gives you a seat, you little angel, he ought to be satistied with your delicieus smile and your musical “Thank you, slr.” Do not forget the ‘sir.” It is emphatic, and means respect as well as atitnde. We have noticel, Minnie, that vulgar men You, 80 that their superior seat that you cannot ¢ Yet those are the very fellows who expect you to ad mire them, and who try to extract @ flirtation from your eyes, And we have noticed, sweet Mini that you are so fickle, that sometim rea gray, sedate man, like Tue Jepcr, who has a heart as well asa gavel, and instead of giving him pretty’ glance for the seat he gives you, you bestow it on the pig who took one from you. And, little girly, we have noticed that when we rose to give you a seat, and a Jew plumped into it before you could reach it, you badn't the courage to back us with a single In- ent flirtation, when we told him what we thought of him, YANKEE DOODLE, Borror Jcpax,—Why do you not fad fault with Americans, ApoLriE COMES. We do. Read Tux Jevar, We mean that every bit sarcasm shall be a lesson to the American. Still, we have a slight, and perhaps excusable, leaning to- wards Americans. Not that we have ever had a sip of the Know Nothing business, or would at all set up a German against an Irishman, or a Frenchman against an Italian; but that as the American has been pretty jored or very roundly abused, we propose to him a little better than we like anybody else. There are some bad Americans. We do not suppose that all England contains a stpider person than the American R. B. 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