, 1866-01-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

The city Just now is unusually foll Of attractions
OF the amusement class, magnets to drsw tmi1es on
the faces OF TIE public and the equiSa'ent Of money
trou, their pockets. In every direction Is tomc-
thing OF character designed 10 act a. Offset 10
the casking cares Of business, nnd enhance the
ep,oyncnts Of life. One thing -Ate.ghtug-haa e
yet been de MED this winter, bpt ne have all Of
The nmnsemcnt ciass In abundance.
GRovEH's DRAHAI1c CoNFAxY,-Saturday eTe-
nnE esea the @ TseE 1 as Y or
matinee being br1llssnt one: AE. Mufdock, Al
the bright particular staz Of the company, has
shone s t. ,es, s e11s hts
OF characters. principally Shakspear!an. He has
been ind,ferent1y wen supported on the whole. We
sre Wiling 10 accord 70 the Company dcsHatic
ing somewhat above that line, but We cannot recog
nizc ia 1t that height of talent 20 e1teavagauty
snsS I'd to T. on t ahs e. sss
Thing within the ordfpary dramatic scope woatd
probably be more promptly honored than by most
q he q E6oI Tie sPs chssge
whole verF far from being substantially excellent
combination. md cur horne companies DO not suffer
BY thc comparison. We an ~ thus wthont mate
a1y- The isct Is hat ouI Eastern conatns do net
rfvc us Cut here in the West credit for the abllt-
Y S S,r r @ t0gshs5 s5 such 7%oqps % easfn s en aa
tiine psst. We believe our home companies are
E. M oel = cs0
been offered more freely than that Of their Eastern
brethren for the best Of tae1t talent. and We now
hsyc domtelied no9g Is dramatic Iadlss and Esa,
merits, We welcome it 10 Chicago rs an agreeable
addition. and as a worthy rivnl to those already
here, but We cannot concede the claimed palm oi
superiority till Il has been won more unnstakabY
than hitherto. The management, in securing TIE
oge Honss has Gnsd N eayaels 0s9Gn t1
TO eome, 1ih p1ont to Itself aud pleasure To the
| public. =.
hrst produced in Chicago twenty ty-nfre years ago OF
Monday evening Tin be prodnssed " Wine Work
| Wcnders." or 1.-The lncon.tant-"
| MCsEUM-Tha ton or nore Of fhuman flesh ADORE
and The ton OF the dramatic circle below, hare daMr
we'll ut the Museum during the opening week Of th.
ycar. This company e most @ e9eeslsnt one, , ans
to rest On their laurels some Of the members NJ
| growing careless. They should remember that ad
mlntcn does not ast long unless M 3s s3on.s9tiy ds
| McV1cKEn'a 1uEA1RE.--Mr.. Proctor has fllet
b eF E d sa. ss Esst e 5SssaS
] ossY " md one or tho other ear1eaturea-actu
| ,niended-to good audiences; BE has been wel
supported BY dc company. Wsare elsd to Be abl'
/ John Uroughnm. the prince Of American come
diane, who will appear tn hts oWn plece-.. PaJtnt
/ with Fire." It Is a long time efnce HtoUsham az
md s1a NSesious Family" and his thousands Q
admirers will give hun cordial greeting.
SuAKsPEAn1As Observation-Disclosures Mark Bailey
cred On Satardny lsst, before the Teaehca' Inst
tute WIS 80 well received, viii gire series of Iea
iuea rom the works Of Shakespeare, Sheridan, Dick
aa.e s16 Eli aad q de G 9pers "a Hoaee oeer Rse
ranks as the dsst clocuttonist n A1cIiea. and nj
| give an entertainment combining with 1t uatne {
KEIIT & L1oN's Ms17RE1s-This troupe, ate
having mnls'ered largely to the enloymsns 81 q, II
public for tone muntha past, nov ieare us iot
mend ias tem ~ IL lovers q the nfh hor
KsJ0Hps TEapLAH FEs71yA1--Ihe th!t1 nnnus
Tempiar 81 vii aPGe taee pace 1t he fremont Hous
on 1resiay evening next Nine host Drake inform
Us that be- making great preparations to 1aak ~
this The ane5t tnas @ eTer Gaa 9 G9 a;
tinsuiehed TemplaI1 from abroad who have atgn
| aed their intention Of being present, oar GalGss
sE Knighta wt DO sl t. 9Sk 70 tne as Il
day day. Assquels5es ate pleasing and diyeEtjn
snn;'e Sys e, m e & II they asp
paseanse, the strange atsemblages of &c most g. s..
ei as Il be had list set hs foot over the dei
borne y and eaw The ghosts Of al1 the real aad d
| yltinus Individuals who had been created OF fal
ciea, chsein:-. each other over The vo!d. Haml
and into Romsos 1se;. fsse; nf DstaeuG, s;,
fadv Macbeth, nd Touchstone. .whow Jou know
he esp md balls. coues sailing by with SOU
wicked est on hts itPs Ihe ogasP nas9 pse:s9tt
There VAS wonderful variety Of costumes on Il
ice, and ali the masked, ~ veil as the u1lmask'
7 seemed 10 enjoy the1nael3es immensely.
At tha RIuf esnnd proMenade concert WIS gfre
| which W. attended by,a lasgc crowd, eompsist1
| Ill he e{lte OF the avenues: The Great Weele
Light Guard Band, uDdt'r the leadership o. He
Vas. dtscoursed most LIVELY and varied. strair
which constituted 4 chafulue fehfnte q me Gnst
/ tatntuent. The ice was In :.4~t"'sdtd = q
l the sport Was entered into
! | has peytf been equ411ed.
j | The Wash1ng:on was
!. | md the Inducements to
/ sFeat-{he quality u[ thf