Fire Fly

LOTTA (with new Songs, &c.) as FIRE FLY. NEW COSTUMES, EFFECTS AND APPOINTMENTS, BY LAUREYS, B. SHERWOOD AND BENEDICT.”

“Lotta, this evening enters upon the fourth week of her successful engagement at Niblo’s Garden, where she appears as the dashing and vivacious Fire Fly, in Falconer’s military drama of the same name. Lotta appeared in this drama a little more than a year ago at Wallack’s theatre, and in it she achieved one of her most brilliant successes. At Niblo’s she is to be supported by a strong company, and the piece is to be provided the fourth week of her successful engagement at this theatre last night as Fire Fly, in the military drama of that name with all the accessories of new and appropriate scenery, thereby making it quite possible for the piece to have another long run.”

“Lotta commenced the fourth week of her successful engagement at this theatre last night as Fire Fly, in the military drama of that name. A crowded house witnessed the performance and warmly welcomed the dashing little comedienne when she made her appearance. The character of Fire Fly is one as suited to Lotta as the character of Fanchon is adapted to Maggie Mitchell. From the first scene in the play until her death at the close she carried her audience with her, never allowing the interest even for a moment to flag. She makes her points most effectively; whether it be with a mischievous toss of the head or a saucy movement of the foot, it is ever with the same telling effect. Her acting is the very essence of a harmless deviltry peculiarly her own. She enters into the spirit of the character of Fire Fly with a zest and warmth as if she believed herself the real character which she acts. Full of life, fun, mischief and dash, she gives an amusing picture and entrances her auditors highly during the whole evening. The support rendered her by the company was good. With one or two exceptions the actors were all well up in their parts. Miss Kate Newton made a charming Venetia, and the Harrold Cecil of Mr. J. H. Taylor was a calm and careful piece of acting. Felix A Vincent made a very good rake and did all that was possible with the part allotted to him. The piece is well put on the stage, many of the scenes being new. ‘Fire Fly’ is good a run.”