, 1870-02-20
Some Plain Words About Them
The Opera House.
Is 1t Fulfilling Its Mission I
The Bernard Troupe.
ArnuHefn0ntH,
Review of tho Week.

cR1cAao, Fea. u.
. tAs Editor - 7ax Chicago Tribune:
shsl! "t:fe 10 Jeu to DAY OF au7scuents or1y,
,r bare much 70 saY.
There u no rcst for the Wicked in this world,
Inlch senfnds ne to ssJ tia. Al A.ss Lyds
thompson did hertelr The peasure to .,,a,l m.
e1sonaiiy II the Opesa Haale On Friday evsn,aR.
may bo expected saat have sosue,hin1 TO sa1
. Mss LJdi Thompson IN fe:1fp.
AEd have got something 70 say.
~ Inc great Dsufet rem&!ked, "rBslll Ev."
Ano wnAt u trort. propose, ~ long IS my p>r. |
older lssa, 10 ss'ck nv pen into Lydia Tao2p.
OF balloon unni the thing ca.l2paes, AoditIs I
very long pen-holter.
SoF, DO not tuag1ne th1t have ANYTHING |
'1sinst L3oia Thompson personally. s4s Gay be |
gem Of pcreat raJ sersae. sas uay be norer
s1baeE her sEeatness Oh the dssert All. sh4 may |
" tathK Of bel1'J srd JOY forever. She msJ
Ne prf OF pFopr1ety acd . pattern IN respect to
III the fdEa'e EtrtueA pseAume Rae u. tot I
AEow roth!Ee 70 the contrary. sha;l, therefore,
ksaame that ~ Il the nodtt wo1an Of tne
period, AID not LED nto the foolish nrtatsse o.
uHAnng thn 2rohs Personalities OF her Fnday
evening speee1. MJ batua Is with Ida Taonp.
Ioas peftUnanets. aod not with Lyd:A Thompson
tetealf: and peopose to light It ont on sns line
Il II sakes nj summer and rams over ta.o the fnl
Mtss LYDIA fhomp. on 10 tho Msuager and pEp-
pr1otoF Of The troupe Of socaIed hloade1 now per.
forming so-cs1 ca nut,esquea a: the Ope{1 House,
and Il tnefef0fe sespoQslote for erery word aud
Inr sf..e ~, nc.r.i1 h.x ,,,as.. ..k E peot'' -
pulls the strsugt, and the performances xhlch
domain Of r. r-,tr,.e nn,,+son. ~ us1 ~
Tin eartt. -'>- - A'011
IN the nrtt nt,ra ,ne,at. m.
called blondes VITO can lay any clam IL dramatic
AbllltJ, They condition 2be,r Rneeasa noon tha,,
n.r.on,, rn,s+r. ,1o,. .,a -, s.s. epau S NeH
80, 4, ~, .,.,,ss 80 49,, y, ~o1'' .ueJ a3e
soy,,,.o. ~ ,n,.n,,no ~. 10 . eaa ota.t no
+, ran ~ - ,sa.s * oaaenk Na'ca haA'!
80 1870, eua4 ~ oso o2sa Ied
cns.n rns e,onrs,. a,raa s.se eanns ~ very
r,or, n. ,..enxa." -, ~ = .epvu @ "seulAesusea
~ ~ sn,m.,'ha~ ~. 9H eso 1o.Re'
.,rr,rs -a.sus p.oataet
~. ~ y, ~. - "A1'ot
or. ~ ~ n,,n,.s .ee a,s, ~ sa.e., ,as1e ~ nos
m,rrt.e Nv a, s,a,n-e. aeu u'e
i,s,.,. =. A1'
-n,a .r,th,,. ~ ,.osss, t'eEs
,n,,, ~1v.r,on, se.,sn,,r ~ - ths sss "ste aaI'
sn..,1s =, !. -, >, ~. rs,.s,,. asS ~ le mo'oe GU
~ = s,.,n...e.. tete u AoAe-
~ ~ Go ,.ss & su !" inuecHc5' 9ns nese
,ao .Fresa w., fa.s ~. s.upS ~ P1ufencs.
tAete AA'e VS. - e1FN' a4'tals "Ao aa'e Appeared
Iefe III nale eossnuet ~. Tor instance. Kellogg.
Aere1t', tsssf'' MI. sefnln ana others, but th-5
were MODEST feaoed !ades In any COSTUME, and
there was no hint Of rtunercy or ,mnodes.y
aoout teetr appearance.
Saw, tee result Of this appeal IL sg.ctptib,e Of
preef What IL ste character Of the aa1eacea
~hta 60 to Fec the docal!ed tlopdea: Are they
nsadt up Of the opesA-EoeTa: No. Arc they
= adr up Of tho regular patrons 1t tue drama.
Nc In tn rnrsna! &C Of my dutitT IS o cr.Ec In
This city have beeB IN atte1dAu: upon the dlAra
stt apets. Hsltrtga nzntly, iot 1fseeu years, Aad
ar, therefore, familiar with tho a1dlenceA Tao
gallery u nied With neo who be!onE 10 The mn
>cTutl, md with hat.g1o n boye. The rest OF TIE
audtelce Il composed OF OLD men Who ought 10
krow better, Of jockeys and sporting men, aud
faet young men about town, who throne Il thick.
~ At1ut Tho tonL,sai1 as poasipe Here hrd
there 4 ron an, ~n7 Looks 1shaned Of her1ef, Is
she opan& to ha{ Tae p,opor1,ap af man ia
women ia as a1to1,nd great mary OF sbesa
uen sptrs d1.utnt clusters, and lxrre watch
cha,rr. and otnet v,se proclaim thstr ca.rao,er In
.ne mo.t rrmis,akable manner. The broaaest
sLu..ops e..rq out the heast.est anr.1x
ard tho Eos, 7u,ea. displays tie no4s
erthu.:sstja appIause. No wom.n who
would preserve he- ee;t.rcapact c,n
70 10 tneea performances. No man wuo has Any
te1f. rtspect can Eee3 It !ocx II be uafes nrac
tee Of y,at:ue taeu. N7hss elected the 1noa.
ettnn.lsst,c applause and laugater On the Open
Hr night Of the so-c4led pusesque OF Aladdin ?
feuasS TOO ,pdcncAte sgd afpss for nos!.css.ox
1t 1annlo, on tho o,hes hand hare bean hl1sad and
this ttuupt Of bloLdes snopld have beeo iauXa1
urou The Instant thai there Hte nouEda OF deceucy
ee4ond which they canpp: 60 But It VIA the
.u!ssf toko OF the cooceft saloon, peype,rate1
upon atage, which VA coneec1ated to art, now
d graded RON IT. ktgn purposes, for 1he cdinc4-
llon Of concerts aIoon audienee.
Bpt the azt.ceta!..9 and sent nudity and doubt
fu1 dialogue Of theeo so-ciled blondes ARC not
.ue only arguments afa1nAt xne:n. Not one Of
them displays spatk Of dramatic ability. Wc
hAye had actcra Of brslesque here nefofe, who
we're uore or iess liable to the aane charges Of
su,za,.s3 but they weEe ac'oz1 F1staestaase, !n
tnts form Of art, they were artsa,
| refer to tue leading people In
| Ine O7<ra BottFs troupea Of Moearr. Hteman
| arti Grlu. Teatee, DescsAuzA11 aao lose- bea
I Eefa nnten'ao1y <ulgaf, but theI were undent
ao1J dtsnstics al'o, DncheA2e, LsgFlfpo- s1c
Lsd0c west Eos as7sys enasse, eas sae1 we're u
~hss inpcsp bas!cs9fe ss'lsts, and tue sani1aolt
Character Of shet Atton tiunted tae edst or the:1
| lrdeiicscy, Now. these blondes have 70: nothing
| Of the Kind 10 fAi b4ck npon- They a:o sasnt
,ndel,cA.e or nash,pf. The. busness IS 1l.pp.,
| The bustIe4s Of the concsyt saloon and nothing
I else. THEY are bot pcr"urmtrg burles}1s ever
| or al the plays wh.c1 they produce, not pae CAT
pe c4i.ed ha,,e4que. They were 10 originally
tat they nave been "a: down, revised, reuoie!.ed
| md nIsp;ed for ihs peculiar hlocdo basncts a
cu1lefque ptesupposea Nell-de1ned chafn .sefl
which Ato csr1catu.es Of the realities atd zle IL
tecded TO show the 1'dlculo7s side Of hpc1an &c
| turc; cleaFEeas atd nuiky Of p!o:. which mus
be dramatically constructed; Re9oe for dtan1at
! action; IN alwsJ1 apparent cont1Ass between It'll
tes! snd the catc&t1re: muse and dance which
are appropriate 10 the general iore Of the bur
| esque; sid unula.ur1td 1nwy.
And VIA. do these cate.trg, chA,segtpg blonde!
give nj tor br11soue. Tha thtnuest thread OF ,
-fo,y. Eh,ch rtTer cana, 10 ntad tne ort rms,
VIII atv orc klnds p1trt On; ia NE 10 "Aiat1dlp.
| .A.ot.d ;, ct u1xtor," tho st,0ntxs, reseun1,nc,
| inerr 10 the orte1na1 tserpe. when 1nev p1r,or
| 10 bo,lcs ore . Aty o,he, mama would aerye tuy
as we'll Crop tbs tuia thread is strung tie stul
nhJch rafes IN the rea In anexs Of thesa Bio 1des
AID tnas eru Z u . coEpauna Of psnopal alinaloas
I Il adycrtrenents for no:sl And salpon. keepers
Of .iaie, Wosn-out ttteadp2se JOKES; OF aokra
tt tuucttos: Of rcrt ora. zpptals 10 the Aua.cocc.
sang son.s Of ne pe,,oa. I,tn which Lspss.
| tocdc.1 ,he community ,atne Time since xa,c
xert born In the corcc,3 sa;oons And nAye no mr.
to d with hur,,.ouo tn4a capnthslL4nu naa wit
| car.suanl,v: ct tue 10 Y sApz OF Tho s1ee1 wh!cI
fas, .ozpp men eaady tack and forth At sa.oo
es1s: nj n.&1s apoa words = hlca are 10 had u Il
! no sin OH uauneAttre; ct daacarG which note
| rises a.nfe Ina d,sni., OF doub Q Bhut11e OF IN
| ,rtt,.,c ,uertx ef = heeak down: and cf Wit wt:c
rnrld r.te ptaoche- Fyyor, std Jonn Drousaa-
! tnrn III their ncats IL lnetanlc diatukL
Tb,, ,.tn. ron.rnnnd xbten the h,ondea nsf n
.o...,,ov and snn,ose I. to he hurltauue. ]
srn.r ,Io.
Mv.er-. "a .ha h,ord.s. thar.snra- Ia 70 III,
mi, bns,nrta: tn dres, The n.e,yeA get their ps,
.ct ~ II. o,.arnx1 cn.or. d,pp the name blonde
nd ,are tne,r p.scer nron The drauat:c stage
stcra by p.s,cnt .abor src hcuest ztudy. the
EAT toreeet IN ACCOMPLISHING something. MI
rcornsoo. nesze,.. \ bright, xuar., lntefEtu
| rms vomsn- S,a hn. aome dramatic tnst;nc.
std rercepaons, wn,cn, unde. proper training
| ,,,ht ~ h.rp,nrts N that aha eon}t .ake