THE KENNEDY FAMILY.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1828, 1 June 1874, Page 3

THE KENNEDY FAMILY.

In spi,te of .the, Tvet oa-iSaturday. niglit, thei,''Kennedy.!.Famiiy' lia.3' a .weMlled liouse !at,',tlie ' of VMusic,. the gallefyfand'' pit'lndeed crammed. toMr,' Kenaqdy to find his", e'ffjrts so', well and he'ceHainly does his'part in return by entering 'into' 1 the .'.performance . with a spirit and force and evident'heartiness 'not often seen in one who night after -.night.has.to,appear, on tho-stage. But indeed'such'an entertainment as his.would be sadly Vhornofattractiyenes's if it were inot jgoneV through Vith spirit,' but Mr 'Kennedy .evokes an ; enthusiasm., in the audience which; spur's.liim.oh, tilLon. the stage, and .off; it, there, appears' to be a abandonment to the spirit.of tfee sph'g'.or"story.'' 'The glees, and catches we're" 'on ' Saturday itigbit' ; moat tastefully sung, and as for the Scotch songs and stories, the audience , by, them jusfc.as ;if they not'iielp'it. Really,' we begin to think it jWOuJd .be.dangerpus;for Mr Kennedy to remain long on the Thames. We used to think Scotchmen a plain, ploddfng, prosaic, practical, dry, unimaginative, ■ unexcitable, undemonstrative set •-- of people, but we confess that we are beginning to think we havo been quite mistaken, and to believe that Scotchmen are -fit-to < eo-in'-for'Home -(Rule* 'orliepeaUof' .the, Union, T .And;perhaps.the,,wbrsfc of,,it 'is' that they infect other people'wi'th'their insania, for John and Pat seem to b'i led by' Sawney till these solid people are helpless under the spell of-Mr .Kennedy. In the first part.'ias usual, Mr: l Kennedy 'sustains* the main burden of bringing the audience, jj-up rtorjv.the pitch of complete enjoyment, and by his brief and olever-t introductions ;it6 j the; sohgs.i.he .doubles their beauty by enabling all completely to understand them; and indeed Ibis;remarks are-striking and suggestive to those who are familiir with the .songs J; from.' tko L; days; of '•; ohildhood; the-best 1 bf : Saturday ,night|s : ,, performance,, ,w ( ere,,." Ca' the 'iow'es'to the'K'nowesV' by Miss' Marjory .Kennedy,,and Mr ; -. Kennedy's song of "The'women, areV'gane wud." Wilson's story of Wattie and Meg was splendidly recited by Mr Kennedy, and ..was vociferously applauded, aswas every lining throughout, the evening -as'indeed everything,deserved to beV.. iTo-night; is, Burns," and : Ve hayej no doubt there;.will be, ;a ; full,house and a .good performance.-! .Tuesday will-be the ilastnighfc of the Family at the Thames; 'They are' precluded from prolonging their stay by'engagements else-where'-'-':v ;J ;- ;;::;i '- ;! ' lji:: ' ; ' '\';