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Show Theatre. "Help" last night was the hit of the season. There was a crowded house to witness its porform-, porform-, ance, and the enjoyment ws uninterrupted unin-terrupted and g'.-nuicc. The j-lay L-sensational, L-sensational, yet it ripples over witb fun and mirth, for Mr. Murphy is -! equally at home, equally effective and ; j equally good, whether he is playing the j Irishman, the Dutchman or the . ! darkey. II 13 dialect is excellent in , either character, and his powers oJ comedy are very superior. There i much in the play and much in the actor to please, and while he taket-the taket-the audience by storm in the first act, the interest is never permitted to flag until the curtain drops at the close. The concert scene in the second act h the best thing of the kind we havo yet witnessed, made so by tho versatility acd superiority as a performer which Murphy displays; and probably the solo on the bones, when he appears as a nigger jockey, is the best thing in the scene. Taken as a whole, "Ilelp" in Mr. Murphy's hauds is one of the most successful pieces that has yet been presented to the American public. Mrs. Murphy made herself a favorite as Fanny; Miss Adam3 as the injured wife elicited sympathy; and the entire performance was excellent It will be repeated again to-night as a matter ot course. |