, 1873-09-17

Tho tffno Ina not long Huno by when the announce
ment that Afrs D. p Dowora playing at ono Of our
theatres would draw nrge md enthusiastic audiences
to shulder hor portrait Of Lady dudley, or yioa
their tear6 to Camille. But now although sho is play
lug Of tho prettlcst and boH appointed thcstres
in the United States, supported by fair
stock company, fully equal to tho areraga
that Chicago hns had to boast Of until tho
preacnt aeason the audience wa8 comparatively
small too small ut any rata for tho merits Of tho ac
tress. The attractions elsewhere do not appear to
havo exertod very strong Influence, for nowhore w"s
there largo audlonce. It must 10 concluded then
Tint the drama AI.ady Audleys Secret has lost tts
hold upon the Chicago public mud falls to attract ~ it
once did, II snot surprising. People do not como TO
aoc season aftcr In ono uncndlng round, tlI0
,samo pieces acted by tho Hana poopo, 10
tho performance never graphic, the performers
never 40 brilliant. It Ia not moro natural
to et oncsof regularly for ycara upon tho same food
than to e1poct to enjoy tn rotation q limited numnor
Mrs. bowers ii, ao ca,not expect Is 60 On playing
nLaly Audley y Secret to the people year after
o no. orsover Chang ano has pcon in our
endure hers nothing pleasant s,.to IN Tho lo
tic acting, and the autences caro- moro for
tho former thnn tho latter taken in bulk. OF Mrs
Bowers performance ast evening tho hano mcon OF
praise ah received Inst Beason s cheerfuly awarded
thoro s no change 3n III Il is tho a, same careful
bowers and for her the proud enineleo she OIL.
joys upon tho Btago And AR. Nccoliun wah precisely
waya was. There was nit q particle Of change in
oithor. lilo support was not tho sa'ne, however, ~
y as 1ees ,1r en ,sa
sentiment" andn "tyour through Englan M @ "a
which phenomena wero referred to Inst yeaf hut sie
playcd with spirit. h1r. Evans mhlo worry rehrcca-
bio country loafor as Luke Harris md wisely nbstan
c from atenpting rNto's he sosla a. not sustain
ssary Queen q seota," i Elizabeth." "Ga,attle, !"
and "The Hunchback," to good houSea, VIC Lave no
| doubt. .....
nheue snd Ffa5 u no "e week. s al
aud Purp1s;3a it Is Al9nin ,h1Sant1oo sts s Il
wssR; tho scenes arc changed sast and tho nss
differ but the change matte in tue S'st imnortM2nt at
paronlars. The ballet Is the snms ths Ley ato e
tleir performance, aud ol!eardon through lis. Ino
novelty Of tho week is ass Maggie SielolA n her m
sounriguet of I" Tho Aerial Qncen."
| MYERS orEnA-HousE.
| The m!uatrcls doing better this wcck than they
had REASON to expect in Wow Of tic many attractonB
eee,yhsre Their performance last evening waa grees-
M Wn ss Ss lid d ho
TLu entertainment this wco ia Iy at oiu tho lest
snco tho opening Of tho scaRon Tho arst rart con-
tains some very 1lo hallHl n,lstc nnong tho songa
Icing The Poor Old Slave" nu ancient negro melody,
which wun introduced In accordance with suggestion
It It with fcoiing, % and waa dsserysty npplauicl: ~
remaining Bolos were ucccptably re1'dcred MacAn 6
and Wilson III q now sohE nnu utsice "te 41oI o4nF
excessively funny but really artiutc. Linden, ae
everybody knows already, ia rarado1 IN notnE tht
prince Of nri1a dununa Ills Rongs this week nfo mol
only good muscaly, but they arc exeelently sung
Tlo eaue remark applies to tho quar- tct Bobby Ncw
fo IN s ys 10 hi, .eon lib sssf
ai styles OF dancing III tho act and 90 IN nctivo 70,
In reality Ia absolutely wonderful. rho skctch OF TIL
Clocklnakers Hoat "a made amusing by hco's com
caltcs. Daycnports Dutch apecialstics arc good q
| is the song and dAnco Of Mary's Heard tho Naws
| l,y AIackr Wilson, mud Eewcoinb rho rcrforInanc
| concludes With tho tinu-hDnore1 Gkctch or " QnG
| LODGINGS" which haa bcen made famous htrcaoon
by Maning aud Hart. 1t dops uot suffer ut tho hand
uf Cutton And Iilce.
. AIgrNta THEATRE.
4 fair audience nBaclub!ed ut Mken's Thcatro Las
evening aud Bcemed not q little pleased win ~
Chief in mort tho norohatin performer, slgno
Castplotl who coinhincsu h!,nse!f tho Acroba1c an
lerculca1 powers oi two cassoa Of crcua work usual
held distinct. The Martens family moved aud spa
aud wcso like cats II unuro had ncTcr insoudc
them to be anything clio. Tho performance entte
. with tho limited extEaEaganzn OF the =" Domo
! Kiugn in which Mr. Holt glittcrcd, gE!nted. m
gllHonea In magnificent 8p2ngltB, to tho movement
which tho orchestra played innsEniaeent iudolenl
full Of excellent oral hits wel and closely "araes m
t worthy of hotter sottlng Lima Edwi, added grac
ii not melody to tho ~An}e, which Terminated at til
comfortable hour Of 1o3o i. IN. The bill will 10 II
4 pcated tonight
Q 4 notice Of Alias OConltrs B!cknceB, published
TIE TRIBUNE yesterday, brings out reply from th'
J., 1ady in which bho wishes to correct statement
cuiatcd though Inadvertently to cast areiecion upo
Mr. uoolcy." Ho states that tat gentleman has bee
yory attentive to her noeda during hor indlaposo,
y placing carriago at her disposal, &o. But "a
% reaooion wae cast unon alr. nooHy, and as nobod
tjon with their knowledge OF lin, the necessity for
1t correction docs not clearly appear. /.