, 1872-12-22
REVIEW OF ADJUSTMENTS.

bHAmA 1lLs
The greatest of living actresses begins an on
gsgement at A1cVicker's tomorrow evening, ap-
spearing in her vigorous and unapproachable rem
dition Of Neg Merrilies, in the drama Of ''Guy
Mannering." The reappearance Of Miss Cush
man upon the Chicago stage, after an absence Of
so many years, is IN event calculated to awaken
an intense Interest among amusement patrons,
the more SO that it is extremely probable, if not
altogether certain, that the present will be her
last engagement in this city. Her recent ap-
pearancea as reader will servo only to
increase the desire to SEQ her with all
the powerful accessories of the stage
to heighten her grand approximations,
and, as Mr.. McVicker has adopted q scale Of
prices 30 low under the unusual circumstances,
nobody will need to be frightened away by reason
of the expense, and the attendance will doubtless
be very large. The cast Of characters in Ct Guy
Mannerirg; or, the Gipsey's Prophecy, is as fol
lows:
Meg Merrill Miss Charlotte Cushnan
Julia Minnsrns. .octavia Allen
Lucy Bertram: Mary Myers
Mrs. Mccandlish. Mrs. Post
Dandie Dinmout, ONeiI
Henry bertra1n ......-.-.....-....-W. ". T. Power
Colonel Mannering n Barron
Dlrk Hatterlck- IL j. Pendleton
Daiie Muckethrift. Neil Grey
Gilbert Chosen @. y. Blake
JoeA Mose1ey
9abf1e!- ROSCOE
Sebastian. e. Barry
ffanco. Narten
Incidental to the production Of the play, the
following vocal numbers will be given: Glee,
s'The Winds Whistle Cold" Messrs. Roscoe,
Moseley, Pendleton, and Grey finale to act first
-'sThe Fox Jumped Over the Parsons Gate"
by the characters. and chorus; song,. "Oh!
chorus, tsThe enough and Grow to Roost are
Cone" BY characters and chorus; air, "Oh
Hark Thee, Young Henry" Meg Merrilies
finale, t'There is Nae Luck About the House,
characters and chorus.
E'v1CEERs THEATRE.
Miss Jane CoombB has just closed un engage
ment at McVicker's eninently successful in
point Of attendance, and rendered notable chiefly
by the elegant manner in which the various
plays wero put upon the stage. The old come
setting in Chicago. In the main the
performances have been satisfactory in their
dramatic elements, and have given as high q
degree Of pleasure to the audiences as it ordin-
arily falls to tho lot of managers to afford.
There have been faults and defects where per-
fection WAS looked for, and e1cellences have
been developed where mediocrlty Was expected,
30 that all in all, the Jane Coombs' season at
McVicker's may be set down ns fully up to the
average. A parting word to Miss Combs, who
counts 30 many admirers in Chicago, may not be
amiss. Even the most devout worshippers at
the shrine Of her talent and beauty have
UGEuu u U1aE0ftE L14dt LuGI 1H0l EQIeut9QB TO
turn to clay; or, to speak more plainly, her
warmest friends have of late noticed in her act
ing imperfections which did not formerly exist,
and which are 80 superficial and unnecessary;
and, withal, so easy Of correction as to lead to
the confident hope and belief that they NAV be
recognized and amended. Chief among these
faults, is that of reading, in which Miss Coombs
shows strong tendency to re1apseinto the sing
ing style of elocution. With the correction Of
this unpleasant peculiarly, Miss Coombs would
be her old self again, and may rely upon q cor
dial welcome to Chicago, whenever she makes
her appearance here, '~'
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
A most successful season of two weeks Was
closed last evening by the Lydia Thompson
Troupe at the Academy Of Music: During their
Rtay the company have given burlesque as VIC
have never had it in Chicago before-with
uniformity OF dramatic and vocal talent and e1-
cellence not commonly massed together; with
careful exclusion Of that offensive coa1seness
which has heretofore kept respectable people
away from this class OF entertainment; with
costumes remarkably rich and tasteful; and
with that captivating dash and rerre
which Miss Thompson Possesses, and which
she has infused into the entire Organization.
On Friday evening Lydia was rendered COM
Plimentary benefit, and in spite Of the intensely
cold weather. the house vas densely crowded.
"Lurline Was given for the frat time in Chi
easo, introducing all the members Of the troupe