New-York tribune., 1871-10-19
THE DRAMA.

TuE CHICAGO BENEFITs-BRILLIANT ATTRAC-
TIONS.
The interesting and lucrative series of
benefits, arranged and conducted by committee OF
theatrical managers in this city is to be crowned with
ewo entcrprsas Of magnitude and attractive
,ess Edwin Booth will appear at HIS theater, to-
tight as MaebetA. Charlotte Cushman will play Lazy
Nacbeh. Mr.. Creswek will enact Mdcdut. MI Waller
viii assume the tring part Of Angus The rest OF the
cast remains 1t has been in the three performances OF
macbeth" which have been given at this theater since
(he revival Of the tragedy on Monday evening Such
conjunction Of able and esteemed players Is unusual
and it will not fail we imagine to attract great crowd
"a Booths Theater and TO afford them great
icaI of intellectual qualification. There has been'
so lcarn, a largo and rapid sale OF tick
,ts at double the usual pricos. This Is
rhe aucury Of a crowded house. Tomorrow afternoon
ot the Grand Opera House. another remarkable cOmbi-
nation OF artists will invite aud repay the public notice
md uractical support. Edwin Booth will enact Pe9'1'-
,io ad Miss Lucille Western will appear as haeT'ne
s.!ss Agnes Ethel will appear in the third act OF Ia
,oile" Mr. Dan Bryant will act IN Negro 1arce'
md the nerstices Of this entertainment VIII De nea
IN viii Narious musical and miscellaneous features OF
IN attraetivc character. AmonS the volunteer arusts
Mrs.. S F FloreEce, Mr. Prank Mago Mr. John RAYMOND
Ar George Clarke NJ u vi CSneF Ss PSp p oefty
'ooft y. Miss Emma Howson ana MISS Emma nm AZ TSDn m
give benefit performance III aa OF Oaii N
cigo-plsO participate In this reprcsentaIon. a.; Az
The MhAtrelS IN the city ana brooklyn lnuoeu'
,1 ths final movement as do all the theaters excepting
Xaack (which will be the scene OF speclal enter
tiinnen 10 be presently announced. The money pro
cured by these benefit movements OF the Commttee OF
Managers will be applied, we 10 the ree o
ihe ruined artists artisans Of the Chicago stage
bile Mr. WallACks contribution WILL Is lntllnateo 10
made to the General Relief Fund. II cannot he neces
cary 90 urge upon the great public OF paygoers tne No
COSTLY OF making these benefits tho source OF most ND
m bounty the utterly destitute actors actresses ana
cmpoyEs ~ the Chicago theatrrs. Many or tnen were
nrGuai1d with hard times before this calamity arrived
Iey now IN a6ject desttutlOn-ther WaIuEoDcs ue
1lpip, tiTlO
tDey OwIrd, and Winter and rough weather 10 Gu
counter with little chance OF engagements OF none al all
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The next bill at Wallack's will consist OF
," Nice Firm and "Aggravating Sam"
The admirers of the sensation drama of the
rea" school have still few opportunities tlt OF see
sug Tie Streets OF New-YOrk" at Niblos Garden -
Jarrett Pamer's stage with all needfu embellishments
OF effective scenery Mr.. Frank MayO's engagement ter
L4nates ON Saturday night
Mr.. Sothern the comedian, arrived in New
York Yesterday in Scotia. He has been the Brit
ih stage since November 1851 and has played LORD Dun
DON Gt the Haymarket, on the Atm INST yleeu <oA 20
% the General Theatrical Fund. In his fareWcu speech
Iefore the curtain this occasion, Mr. SOhern said tna
h was about start for HewYork, which he regarded
S his dramatic birth since it there he hrst
began in To study the histrnlc profession lie
owned that the Americans be was indebted Tor WHAT
position he had attained since without her encOu
aReeut he would long agU have abandoned the stage
Is dramatic life he said had not been so altOgether
CoudlesS as many perhaps, had imagination the early
part OF il WAS chiefly occupied In getting dismissed for
obstacles and the reception he had met in the Hay
market Theater during ten years. ana the audience az
sembled before him, convinced him that nc had hot
worked and studied In vain