, 1873-10-21

thrilling. Mia Sydney Cowell, rs FANNY Lar
s*abee, ii tho Hamo 3oviai paiuslal.ing, and con-
BoiontiouB lttlo artiBte that clio always Is. Tle
viyaoity Of Tho ohRraator Is In strong contrast
w, t9 gnersl nr OF oven MS
II looked at It In tho. light Of contrast, aud
consequently succeeds IN carrying out the design
Of the author to tho fullest oxtcnt: uer singing
or song, composed Jointly by MR. Oamppell
would kayo boon ioiler Int for, q slight cold.
hlra. Mncdor md Miss Cline, as A"nt La'Tdoec
aud 1fatige MqU1ttd, were tnoasMrably II keep.
inn with tho other ladieB. Mr.. D!aiHtloll would
DO vol to read tho llnoB put Into tho month 70 Of
will rlay tho rart orodtably. Everybody knows
ho can conduct himuolf on tho Btago with
tho easo md graco which any giyon, situation
ear can % %1safonen 50 % @ but + IS mnoytsne onsat
lesa l,o understands what l,o is talking about.
Tho part Of Philip Ktr1y is . dashing light
comedy Quo, and is we'll played by htr: Sullivan:
Ho dressed in good taate read fa1ltlebBly. and
appeared to much bottor advantage tna1 n lie has
Iopkirh, a character Tint il considerably oyor-
drawn. A servant is not usually allowed tho
privileges Of familiar In wo-regnlatod lami-
lios. Hopki'k will bear pruning. There ere
u Il vy M ahene t's I" no,stholess saf sN'F'iiS: IT,
sa'1sbury succeeds In presenting o yory pleasant
and truthful picture Of q stnid young country
doctor. He makes OF him quiet, thoughtful
honorable gontleman, and tho only pity ls that
hardly force or originality enough IN the ohaseo-
tor Of DR.. Tsnicks to mako 1t suitable for Mr.
0iddonB. Nothing remains to bo satd, except to
compliment Mr. Bishop, tho new stage manner,
its faults Is destined to draw for sono time.
THE AoADAstY OF huR1o. 49,.
Hiss Charlotta Lo ClcrcQ commenced lor
fortnight's engagement ut tho Acadamy Of Music
last evening In s'Tho Now Magdalon, playing to
crafty. The version Of tho drama differs In
some respects from those played IN Chicago be-
foro, sufficiently to corroborate tho statement
TINT It ia the authors. It Possesses some Of bis
peculiar masks, It also laoks some Of those
which ono would expect to find. at tho eame
timo thoro IL not sufficient .change in tho aeason-
ing to mako tho drama palatable aud tho ro-
n,arAs applicable to 1t upon it's first two preeen-
tations III this city would DO equally appropriate
give them. 70 aay that HISS 10 ,Olercq
Is IN actseas Of unusual capacity, finish, and
presence, iB merely to repoat what every one
knowa. To say that such would be tho opinion
of ono who Ind soon her only in tho role of
Of Music last evening. would DO taking q risk
unwarrantcl by tho performance. Tile Hoston
critics hnvo almost unanimously accepted her
rendition Of the character as ~ splendid I'm
peraonation,"' and !" . brilliant and tinslled ef.
power 4" and that 1t !" ia worthy to rank with
her boat dramatic portraitures." !" With such
glowing heralda as these phraaes to announce hor,
why she failed to come up to oneSs anticipationa.
Tall, inamobilo and statuesquo, sho has dignity,
grace, hnuteur, and compola attention. Where
those attributes arc oHHontia}e she must win
fame, but where impulse mud feryidity Of tenn
pora1nant are tho oharacteristics she ia wanting.
To uso an illustration which will commend itsolf
tn Ghtnnrn nnon1n. AfGrcY 1frYf.jc5. liz ma r1l1cl
ont Of her line aa I1a'nteI would bo out Of h1r.
Q. B. Dishops. There arc occasional glimpsea
Of tho actress who has delighted Chicago au-
diencoa before, juat enough Of them to sharpen
tho appetite for moro. The impression
size 1eayeB !upon tho mind ia TINT she
Ia playing tho part nR matter OF duty,
MI uncomfortable necessity which she would
gladly erado. or course this lB. not go. She
paid for the drama and IL playing 1t from choice,
but one cannot dfsrol the bo]ief that she Inns
chosen, to be Mr. Collins champion and CON
delen in unuttorabiv worthless 1t INIT half rs