, 1872-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS.



Mr1CER's THEATRE.
The effect Of m improved state oftemperatura
was observable IN the increased attendance at
McFicker's last evening, though Christmas Eve
ls one Of the home nights Of the year. Concern
ing the Neg Me'-1;'ies Of Charlotte Cushman
there Isl and can be, but one verdict. Columns
and volumes might be written analytical and ex-
l7lanatory OF the unanimous finding, showing.
reat length, wherein and why it ia go, but
ed OF all is that it 1s great, and that it is
enfow things On the stage at the present
"nh can be truly called great. To those
~" go Miss Cushman act for the first tint
11ey 1er77lies appears 3 creation almost su.
| nuo'at while those who remember the renoy1.
u1ges07s'ae as che Tas twenty years ago, are non.
tue struck By the wonderfully vital genius
"u4cn ~ Wlthstood tho ravages of time. That
'nele snVld be no perceptible. evidence Of
WEAKNESS tone or physique in m actress now
more snan >rce-score years OF age, e1cites won
oer IN the nnds Of a]l behclders, the more so
1nas they haN expected to see the decadence,
not tue 1llrtss, of power. Nobody is called
upon TO make !lowanc-s; Oh the contrary, those
whose memory nables them to make the COM
par1son bear witess~ that the role is enacted to-
Gay with v1gor and force even beyond that
which characteriz1 her former efforts. It has
been urged as Al atument against the "star''
system in theatres, lat the presence of a great
ana SHINING Light iryes to eclipse the lesser
than zssf causing Len to dul1er than
ana 1t may be douted whether it is cor
rectly stated above-lks Cuebmau,s snnnort hv
the members Of McEiker's company in ."Guy
II Manner1ng' is decidety tame and inferior.
ora ia 1,n+
in the lot. This estin1;s, is not The efFect ~
comparison with Aliss e1sLman's maenifceat
1mpersonatlon; it arises ;ou1 actual s6ortcou
ings: Why Mrs: Allen I'd Mrs. Mverg. ordi
nary 90 g7pE,shtly and pIesiug, should aannter
DO justice to them, doss nc clearly appear. but
it is certain that they ara opn to snch Comment
Mr. O'Neill, IL Dandie DH,out. notablv fails
IN conveying anything like !, adequate idea Of
tne a. aron and braHny Scot. 4e does not make
the Drunkenness. DanGie wasoalv q littla con-
fused in tho head by his pottions. ha xraa
not staggering, blind drunk Tho omission
Of dialect deprives the part d much Of it's
5ady stdSp attsmptad i Is Tie letter cisq tted TIM
with Mr. Lanagan's Dominic Samson, s CONSISTS
in the fact that so much is eeen oi the formcr.
and SO little Of the latter Greater digtiuctuess
OF utterance-not louder tone ofYoice-yould
Pe BE-. an p,~,1np improvement; slr. Powers as
{t6{1NfE
Mannering, both furnish shining examples of
how not to act. That Mr. B!aEe isnot GOOD
Glossia is due to d voice which refuas to be VII
1aaous, and that HI. PendIeton is Mt 2 s1ccess-
full Dirck Hate7~icl is owing to prcci,ely HE o.
posite reason- Extra attention has been be-
slowed upon the musical features OF the Ma;
with an extremely creditab1e result. frhe
choruses are nicely executed, and the lullaby
song by Mrs. Myers is given with admirable feel
ing and expression. The subsequent rendering
m hJ- fr1uh r.
to those who have supposed that ballad singing
wa3 not among her accomplishments, ls1;uY
M2nner1ng" will be given at the Christmas mat-
inee to-day and evening, and tho remainder Of
the week.
AcADE1fT oE MUSIC.
The Carroll Family, in play called ssOur
are drawing fair houses at the Accd-
emy of Music. The play is Of the ma1e-to-order
class so numerous nowadays, having been de-
vised solely with reference to the capabilities OF