, 1866-07-23
AMUSEM EN- rs.

The retirement Of the Opera Hou.e company,
alter brief and not very euccesstul season, has
once more left Colonel Wood and Mcrickef In pos
seseion Of The Held. The difficulty Of sustaining
three dramatic comnanfee Al once N Chicago ha+
been fnIy demonstrated by The compara,iye Failurc
attending sesesa] recent attempts in that dtrccuon
and du.1nr the past week onr Two home mana gers,
unltlpg in q vigorous campsiRn against the
hot weather. have cone their best 10 prove khat two
lheatres are sufficient to supply draustc en!erta1n-
meut for the community. The nesult has been eml-
nenlly Bat{Ffacsor5 to all. The theatres hase en-
literally paronized, and the public have been well
s'Ihe Ice Which, which has been the most
prominent event Of the wesk- has passed trtum-
phautfy through the dftt hcbdumrd Of H. career,
having won, detesyedtY. The appreciation Of cro~ ded
t.eular drama merits Al ,hs applause ii
nothing el.e than Prof. sylvestrt's beautiful
colo1d fountain, which icrmF tn appropriate clot-
1ng tAbeaux. the piece Is thoroughly sjovaoe. and
Hut thu fs by no means The only charm Of the Ice
WITCH. That captivating ano somewhat uiscnley-
ont pcraonaEt is eurrounded With variety OF en-
cha1tDepte which have ttrous claims on our admi-
sation and il 1e in these surroundings. more shhn
in Drnda betseu. or any al her attendant .ptte..
that The fascination iie-. Ut the tcenic effects Of
We can only Epeak ID terms Of The Numest
commentauon. The t1ant&orma lou Of the frozen
ees into fairy palace. the interior OF scveuo's
Die works Of eceu,c art. aud give pless'
ufe which hok1oW1 little from me drama. or the per
tonases Who aeute on The tcene., Indeed II would
Eca5cey be exaeEeEnnnK the tsct to say thx the in
tereet Of The spectacle would be consld rably en-
hanceo were many Of the figures altogether omit
and the acilnE. with two exceptions. has, If posi-.
bic. eti,l se.f. % "Macnus Snoso." a; dehnra'eo BY
arc 1he two redeemlng itstures Of The play. Snoro
is truly humorous conception, and It Is Oh him
and III. .wseshesrt that all our ey@psfhfes ure
aem ,rd ~ ~. n
and pfunella." The etory IL TO manttety unreal,
snd contains 70 tnaQy absorhI,es Inst It Is quite
The enoliml',et aud fntimentsl!tiee ol Hanold np-
sEollerls of ii. henennan: Mr.: M5srt
"s sa .na tPehqs hse 4naen ens'sos g. iae
l lee IL <szasafnt centna:. her OF tne uoIrrui
Ts' bs The n
tsnCs II little eonet Of enGulas beau ). composed
Tor her BY Mr- lRoeiohn, WHICH nightly ecl: loud
When We mention the ecenerg. the mech.nicsl
et1ectt, and the ActluE Of the two prominent =
soHases Just named, We Lave enumerated ali OF
The drama On which word Of favor en- be
bestowed. In osher respects 1t II tuAcrptib3e Of
S7st lmpsovcment, aDd In nolh!nc IL improvement
needed as much ee in the ballet. a nore un-
g,ae4 fm tet Ct poeturtH ~e have eeidom contem
plated lhG1t cvolutona recall to us the trurca
which are tomeiimee to be seeu ia an o,d-fteh,on.
cd 1altan hurdyFunly. wluch convey "a d. very
n,ne3n, Tsmote idess a,nos- Of ihe Of oon nc
sncefes around the etsee. holdinr oat
her hnre1s in q position which STRONGLY
na4p r ss;on, one W. the .ns ,h.t sns
so1ine her White tpbee. When Druda gives al en-.
teEtanmt nj 10 her lover IN the enchanted palace,
these attendant eplrsu come ru.blne on the Stage,
way, until they halt at lat 1c variety or
Which sEe apparcttiy meant to typlty Agony, Re-
more, Fear. ehame aud onef kindred emotions.
variety Of tehleaux are fo7 med beF remind one or
COMPANY 81 bot,l maids hant,nR isnen up to orr.
u snas' tnas po't,sn Of the tpeeac'c is decidedly
large tfare oi aur atcntton Il would be hI;hiv e,r
able 20 have 1t reformed altogether" Sncn 1surs,
spectacle tend 10 mar our cnjoymcn. Of that beau-
mul exhibition. and The spectators af1catlon u
conttantly distracted from II 10 The cTp,eso ne
movements o1 the re>teee uYmphs.
Alter MI, the*e detects are IN 4 mea.urc forgot
ta ten q We eaze upon thia narniacen, spectacle,
Wn,eh tlansp ports q. At cnce Into 'he rnms.ir .7ie
Meers mnt!e, and snootl.h', aud fecl, are on-.s
T. masterpiece q scenie AZ: thins Of besa1s. %
Mhieh ~ oIe rsn neser tire od Eauug Oh. perasps
re hlghe+t pfalse To be given 10 II sy he .ccD in
the fact fh1t It has The magic . retain Chic ~,
saococe 10 THEFT seats Ritter the pay IL over Thte
a1host mercantile 70 my one who hns observed the
carer haste Nth which audience. gcucrslIv uake
jor the door. 10 tecape The las word Ne upuer-
ssna taa1 i1ot sylse.tss, the inventor Of ,as magic
Ionpta1n Il noH preparing several novelties 10 be
prodoeed tn the course Of tne com,eE week.
produced Al the Open Hou-e, ana nr oplicsi IL
l9tloD Of startling Character. Al 'he tesa!naIion
q hls ptetent sn1sEemtht the p1ofeeos IL 10 sali
qa!rcu for him w1ae pcpu!ar1ty.
Attic Museum the play u ''Tte Victims" has
peen on lhc boards during the crrater part OF The
company base now thoroughly c+tabi-hea them
Ef!Tcf IN popular tavor. On Mouuay new play
entitled ''Fa-hon" Is announced. r'
7HE RlkK.-On Moncry evening the nropucto.s
o! he ltiDl. on Wabash ayerue, VIII give erand
entef.hinmt NJ which promises 10 afurd good
fport, aud thould be we'll attended. Usan's bind
w7u be In Attendance, md mary pleasant things In