, 1873-05-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

AMUsEnrENTs.
| nooLEYa THEATRE.
Fair audiences wero prosont on Monday md
last evoning ut Hooley's pleasant theatre, Bart.
10y Campbell's "Through., Tire" hcing produced
as the attraction.
Through Fire" lie tho first of nEr. Camp.
boll's dramatic infants, aud, though 1t haa boon
played all over tho country, and was eyon
produced In Chicago about eix years ago, QUO
fools sort Of tenderness in taking 1t up. Thfa
fooing Of dclicacy is rathor intensified by tho
| conBciou8noss tint It III intrinsicnlly tondor
bantllngi. and incapable Of standing q worry So
voro or searching inspection. Doforo ontoring
into any detailed criticism 1t may be rs well to
pioco, and lot him form his Intelligent opinion
upon tho merits or lomorlts Of its construction,
Gert B,asto,o is tho confidential clork Of tho
banking-honse Of Josslyn l. Co., In which Adam
yossEyn and his ,nephaw, Jaruis .1osslyn, tho vl-
lain OF tho pieuo, arc tho principal flguree.
Grace yossIyn, daughter Of tho former and cousin
OF the latter, Ia beloved by hor cousin aud tho
osE ghg hor p1efero1ce for tho
leo az the motive Of tho Villain. Gus ITpis Is
another oferk in tho bank, who becomes o tool
Tor Tor the villain to carry out his purposes,
nna parneIn far tna IT. reason tho.d is sspated and
maindor being merely incidental aud acoessorv.
Tho means whereby tho villain .aasails his rival
| nro ns follows: foreign gentleman Of peculiar
leaving Instructions TINT tho identical coins
must bo restored. By meanR OF duplicate key
Gus 1sn1s sas obtains aceoss to the safe aud eb
Jaruts, who takes his koy from him, md has at
once a hold upon him md means OF running
his rival, who has, 1t is supposed tho only key
70 the safo Whom tho dopositor calls for ha has
90 a they arc aon from the ssfe
| former charges tho latter with tho theft,
blaekens his oharaotor, discharges him, and
threatens arrest. He then mikes IN examina-
fertan grss ao g to make appear that d.
%ssas ss * &
tho discovery loads to nothing. B,istoio takos
15Saage3 5Ss! into his confidence, ana tho two maot
tho donbloons, aud promises to assist
for boston weak attompt is made ID arroot
that bad man at tho depot but, though D,issou
tons, and dassuroH him TINT "that is tho man" and
though tho policeman goos through groat doaI
Of pantomimo aud tolls him tint his tin,o in
cone, cor Jarois o.. exhibits tho false koy 10 Tlpis
lniny triumphant. B,-isto,o aud Dadactt /" "a
West" e; and ero found on tho plaina,'
mssa nHn P of tho Tosns daR oh. t. BE-
ton, making long-windod speeches to tue tr11cu-
lent miners, and assuring thom !" Tint there is
latent IN tho breast OF oYery man q sense Of ius
az see nd 5h9 nao God u present IN tho ranho
Herr u orc however, his piety dooa not prevent la
-. striking ioad " and getting wealthy Wills
Living this life tue pair arc surprised as woll toy
naS|d;no Snd ;no a. Nadae mestns With tho goss" family
waiting,maid. Brfsfo.o maintains q acoresy as
to LIS identity, but is discovered OIL moonlight
n,sht 6y ;Graee' who ndA him lying rock,
a',a ad promises to marry him She cxp1nns tint
eoliloquy, explains that ho wants to got it away
from lor, and hiros Iipis to kill Brislolo, whom
he las recognized: And, though the author o.
Poci9liy points out that the your Is 1855, Jaruis
count. Meeting B1isto,o himself, howoyor ho |
tries to murder him, but DatlgeU appears
With Q gun aId aaks permission to Glow ha head
oit; Iho next soon Ct Jdrnls is in neatly-tur-
nlahod room in the Siorrn Nevadaa, where he ia |
drinking brandy, whon Tiuis comos in by tho
window, revolver In hand, aud tolls him tint Lo
l1vpts( ts . wrcck, and 10 soon going ashore
npGn tT" taG shoas o. something or othor but adds
this he presents his pistol at Jaruis, takes q
drink OF brandy makes him writo out confosuion
Of hls evil deetls takosa at tho branlybottle.
fn1oassp sna DEPARTS pne Is hs BY tie wndow
liz
ing the audience jump. Before he has boon shot, !
und therefore while Within range OF tho ,1rlerors
pistol, ,a9uts, BY anperhilman ingenuity, has
nfiea % his paper f. ana. when he falls is Of
as l!e is dying, and tho lattor IL told whero hIs
yinlioation can bo found Ho III told In 4 wliB-
per, bocause Jarvis stands over him. anxious to
taught him., and w failag to a'a ronlemhor moahor
moro than the first part Of it, as all wicked 1non
especially "on tho plains."' manage to do just
follows I'4s:o'o up te mountain, al tho Inter Tor
started to sock tho buried paper, and shoots
him. The curtain falls on tho fourth act, Jarvis
saying+ saS y:+r,d mna ha In Both dead an aafa."
full ot impudonco and fada hiu unelo
stage, roapootabIe old gont1ornon WITH
handsome daughters arc in d chronic state OF
demands, tho daughter, aud filings down tho
greonbaokB. This IL no exception. Grace con-
Bents; tito woddlng-daY arrives; wedding guests
arrve; and 50 doos B,isto,e, who Is not dead
Of confessions Bgnod by Jaruis aud convon-
ont policeman, III white cotton goyeH carries
oif that unprncipled person. and so on. TLis
!a, in brief, tho marvellous outline Of the plot.
saS wea fsa sSso ss Is so~esmss teiliax
ills mother tint Grace will have
nothing more to do with him bccauae, In ller
Jn1'ufS called linn a thief, Grace
promptly drops 1T and denios tho charge, and
furthermore makeB him promise to bo faithful
o laor. Lator, whom Rri8to.o follows Tipis to
lia room, the latter js going to do tho square
'iscora are about to DO carved from inside lin,
,eeauao he won't finish his 'gnmo of poker,
1risto.o intorpoHea, and, with tho ohoor-
ul sentiment gyon above, throws oil
!pon tho troubled watorn.- Ono good turn
losoryoa anothor, and whom Jaruia wants to xiii
3'fslo,o, BadyeN Btops In with gun. Thoro arc
ONE amusing soenes between BatlgeN and
Fenny, and COL Ba1bington md his sister PaNN
meaningless, and commonplace, On tho whole,
Through Fro" would do woll to rank with