Our American Cousin at Home

“At the Broadway Theatre a decided improvement in the attendance was to be noticed during the past week. In “Our American Cousin at Home” Chanfrau continued to give admirable caricatures of “His Lud,” and “Brother Sam,” and made himself up so as to be perfectly unrecognizable. His bye-play was capital. It was destitute of stiffness, angularity, and awkwardness, and yet was ludicrous to an extraordinary degree. Mr. Chanfrau is possessed of a fund of rare humor to guide him in his delineations. He makes up for the diverse characters which he undertakes with true taste, and he acts correctly, and in due accordance with the parts in which he appears. He has some striking peculiarities of figure, voice, and countenance, all of which tend to excite and keep alive the merriment of the audience. Miss. Marie Boniface made her first appearance in this city since she was at the Melodeon.  Her actions are very stilted, and she seems anything but easy on the stage.  She sang two songs, which were not exactly the style for a Broadway audience. . . . Seymour’s Uncle Pete was clever, and he sang ‘Happy Land of Canaan’ with much zest.”