, 1864-05-02
mUaE1X ENT6.

AmUsEmENTs.
GEAR AND ZNnxRHAN.-Thls s'erling opera, re
Uarkable AZ being produced entirely by home tai.
ent has already been put the stage three nights
at Bryan Hall, and has two nights yet to run.
Judging from the constantly Increasing interest
and attendance, the two succeeding evenings will
be occaelons Of perfect futorc. We have no doubt
that the laet will be lbs BEST as 1t will also bo ts
most numerons'y attended Of the wno'c series.
tine thorough practical knowledge Of their narts
ana those Of their associates: that knowledge
which be gained only by actual practice In ac-
tual service. Valuable a. may be the mere rehear-
al, there IS 4 point which 1t does not reach Be-
caee the performer cannot realize IN 1t the feelings
and Incidents which present themselves In tha ac-
tual public DISPLAY With little Of this to learn at
rrst, the company hss accomplished the task In
three nights aud on this and Tuesday evening will
give uB The open FREE from flaw.
oF eficient make up than that By which this opera
ie put on the ttacc II ts itae That there arc some
little farfs lkcernahe now that the plan IS spread
mcnte might BE- effected, and which wonld be even
optn for criticism were the programme covered
With names Of prima Donnss and seeonao D9nnas ~
this occasion, and ba1sos who have been trained
fFom childhood to cater to nfastdious pubic taste
and to liye On the publie breath: tos aa instance
ample l md nicely set, and lerring EXPRESSION Of
countenance 7erines our Ideal Of ne hnIgomaster
to dot. Ills attitudes arc TOO u heepius WIN LIE
@ss enough be Of eeesfaa arenes !ss' qu.y
Of bis tones to s1p1efsa ne Fap'c m en1e
mept. and tie equally rapid recovery. But even
this defect-ff one It be-is opea to tusttdcatton.
Lumhard evidently feels that me lanit mosi feaan4
he is to be commended IN choosing to err very
little on the night side rather thdn mako hs char
acter ridlculons In IN opposite sense to that in-
hr ha m fhr1UYh
The same may be said Of Messrs. Fa1lhabefs Root.
Pearson and Schultz in the respective cnafacsesa
sin Of each Is rather OF omission than ot commits
eion and vcEy acute eye and car is needed to de-
And what shall he said Of the way in winch Miss
Main fills her part-tbat OF Maria Nothing. We
never saw q more genuine parsoaation Of such 8
character. Coquettssh, but nut 1norlinately vain
Ing the depth 0! her love for lTanhoe in every
ofthe uneurpassab'y natural postuges curtseylngs,
md tantallzing hmles which make to burn furious.
eause the interest Of the audience to center at
times solely upon her. She Is frequently applauded
but not specially. tos her vocalizsion ehu is 1ar
display that quivering, ST. Vitus
dance motion Of the vocal organs which
has msde 60 many, ridiculous. She aims
choice that she has tho. genuine appreciation
which mai tzuthiainess the drst and lat element
draws Of the mentality Of the audience from its
own Eeif and cauees It to enter into the expressed
feelings ofthe actor to eJmpashize in her Joys or
eut1erings. MfeB Main hns shown in this opera
the posfession ofa talent for which. perhaps, her
mcst rapsnlne friends did not give her credit. She
p'nst be eeen to be appreciated.
We have already eaid-tn former nottce-that
"an orchestra equally effective has never Jet given
better operattc accompaniment In the West" The
ns as
Compartment is really what It shou1d be-. trae
symphony IN itself and fitted to interest Of itscf
NeIther Is II heayy: much moro meagro @ body f of
the tingers. Nothing :of this, is heard In Bryan
Hall; but both are judjcious!y attempered and
wof toGeh5 IKE IT. t1 ha heanhf III nThss
full share Of the WORK, and being equally credited
Take It ali IN ali the Gear and Carpenter ns pre-
eented by the Musical Union, is produced In, such
way as VIC may look for III vain from artists
Ing much fasiher from home. The work itself Is
n.e ssd n sssSs
eho1ld be witnessed BY every one who lays claim
to the poascssloD Of taste In either Of these de-
treat an opportunity which occais not often n In
lifetime.
readings In Milwaukee, Racine, Madison and
JancsEile, and len Chicago on Saturday to fiji the
intent has suffered none IN Chicago; be has uni-
tornly been listened to by numerous and delighted
audjenres
ASTH1Kz AGAINST WnD-CArs.-The Coopers are
on "strike." One Of their demands will meet
with the appreciation Of the whole community, ex-
ccpt few indvidnale, yfz: that their wages shall
Es,pl e p9id n g5ee1etaeks o. Nstiona Raak bills
commend The example Of .he Cooper's Association
iose ~ tims in adoptlng il; fhe lei isfh oI Ias Is
Trade takes effect. An effort Ia being mads by
certain parties to nullity it. Let the whole body
q Chicago workine9en resolve thst atter the 18th
cy. Iffhts be Gone, wildcuts will quickly disap-
pear from circulation. The weekly wages OF the.
employed Class In this city Is not less than $780,
ss.n for living will tettIe the currency question
ez7eeers win follow suit. Manutacturers viii b.
wares in order to E. able to pay their workmen the
sam. ssms euIzsscy Some merchants m may continue to
hands except the bankers at ahave. We 20 In 10,
TIC "stEihs" againet wildcats; Let the working
Gle Sans currency; which Is saie, sound and con
stltutsopnl
DEMANDING TIE DETECTIVES -Tun REASON
Wny.-The reason IL at last quite plain Why the
dismissal Of the whole detective force has bean de-
cided On and accomplished. 1t has been ayowed
by the ueason-losing alscegen organ ITSELF whose
edi'eE,sa chief lastcr'y has controlled the whole
municipai government n Its Issue Of yesterday
It Is this that the Dffeetires hors noi1 and M+n
t1!aagato dste5teyJ,on ~ army: The Zgmes With
10 customary untrqthsnnesB, charges that they
have lAtterls been wholly employed IN hunting out
deeeffcI5. Thls Is not 70, as their record will
show. But this 10 the glst Of the whole matter.
That miserable sheet and its supporters, hate the
government. and wleh nothing more strongly than
that the armies Of the unIon should be dts6aaded
by deeeItion or otherwise. aud whoever interCeEes
to prevent thie is visited with their mortal hatred
Ucpend upon II, the next stcp Eonld be-if they
he'd the puWer-to search tho records for the name
Of ever. pairolman who has arrested descrter,
and procpre his dscharcc. They hate tho govern.
nent; ana leave no stone untnsncd 10 clog its
wheels aud Secure Its overthrow. Every actf0a OF
the Cerberua Police Board has been fnsttlted with
tins end In view. See how the cauldtpn bubbles
With the DEATHS head inside SEQ how the venom
Ennk1est No one who is guilty Of arer Indirectly
the rebellion can be by them tolerated for i mo.
mint.
METEoRoloG1cAI--The following Is the
meteorological record Of the week ending Sasus-
day. April 30th, 1874, taken at Mottrau's drug
etore, No. 199 West Randolph street. The