, 1873-03-30
REVIEW OF FAMUSEAIENTS.
THE DRAMA.

THE DRAMA.
Mr.. Edwin Booth has Just closed an engage
ment OF extraordinary SUCCESS at McVickor's
Theatre, where, during the past sir weeks, be
has appeared in . large and varied round of lead
ing characters, aud has invariably attracted tc
the theatre the very best quality Of patronage
The average attendance has been extremely
large, and accordingly the engagement is what
managers would call one OF the most brilliant
and successful ever played. Outside OF Now
York, it is doubtful whether any American city
could have furnished Booth audiences for six
successive weeks, and it is equally doubtful
whether any other actor could have
drawn such audiences for that length
Of time in Chicago. In his forty-two consccu-
tive appearances Mr.. Booth has played thirteen
different ro1es,-viz: Brutus, in John Howard
Pajne's tragedy Of that name four times; Don
Cesar de Bazan, twice; ShyZock, three times
Claude lftlnone, three times; Bertuccio, IN
ssThe Fools Revenge" four times; RicheEieu,
five times; Denedtck, In :" much Ado About
Nothing" twice macbeth, twice; Hamlet, seven
times; in Julius Cesar" twice as Brutus,
twice as Cassius, and three times aB Marc an.
tony; and three times as Richard III. A1tis-
tically considered, Ills highest success has been
in Ricl4etieu, Hamlet, Richard Berfucclo, and
Marc Antony, butin all the characters assumed
by him-save, possibly, that Of Adcbeh-ho
has fully confirmed lis previous reputation as
the leading American actor. From Chicago Mr..
Booth starts on an extended provincial tour, un-
der tie management Of A1r, McVicker, accom-
panied by several ladies and gentlemen selected
for that purpose from the companies Of Booths
Theatre, in New York. and 11cVickcr'a Theatre,
in Chicago. He opens in Bloomington to-1nor-
row evening; goes thence to Peoria for .wo
nights; and then to Galcsburg, Quincy, Jackson
vile, and Springfield, giving the inhabitants OF
standard drama in its best representation.
After leaving Illinois, AIr. Booth and his COM
pauy proceed eastward through the smaller cities
Of fudiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
New York, the season closing at Albany on the
24th oi May.
M'y1cEEn's THEATRE.
Tho week following the Booth season, and
preceding the engagement Of Miss Nellhon, il to
be filled by the production Of the eminently sue
cessful iarisian drama, I" Article Al, - which will
interesting Of modern plays. For the first time
in many months the ladies' and gentlemen OF
McVicker's company are allowed the opportunity
OF coming before the public on their own merits.
and without laboring under the disadvantage CT
comparison with q star" The customary ele-
ga1co of stage mounting at acVickers will
Characterize tho production Of Article II, - the
principle roles in which are assigned as follows:
George ~ isne4' n p,,v.r ,.
M nac'c[ Gnies Mh1e1bf 1h;s r:t anYc,rsncc, 1ercs
tInnsfa11r je Rives Ast II. flanagan
Monsieur de Lille, Advocate for the De-
fense.... George Roscoe
Potain. J. Iendleson e
De Aez'n. u Mi nisou nrsu
Simon ~ Me n,ry orry
Cna,eafo' Cn2a 0ctavia AI!rn
Madame Du ismc Clara storeali
MaFssiis siaFssiRe si5es asess
Miss Dawson. .3uiia Harrington
Next week comes Mics Neleon,. the young
English nctress, whose combined benuty anu
talent have fairly sot the amusement world
fractions and dramatic ability which 80 to make
up her brilliant success has not been determined
by the critics with anything like unaninity, but
they do concede her both to degree which has
gained for her the most unqualified admiration:
Her Julie: has been spoken Of by the Pre- presa of
and complete realization Of the character than
auy that has bocn seen for many years. tler
career in America has been brilliantly successful,
and, Of course, Chicago will furuiah no e1ccp-
tion' noo7 r,:e o.r.,-uorev
The un}avorahle wcatler wh1ci, prevailed dur
tn5 80 ,r1.a ~. 1;I 1,ad hoar IT.
cohtmnous!s lAteo paeIonaee "ilien ~ ~ poen
tractcl during the first two weeks OF the pTOduc-
tinn ~ aparii h,,t +ha attendance throughout
has heen extreinelv larra md fashionable, aud
the seal of success is stamped upon tue play, the
actors who have appeared In it, and the manage
ment whose liberality aud taste have given it
with such richness and elegance In compliance
with numerona renuesta for a brief revival OF
q Fate" AIr. Uooloy announces for this week
that extremely popular play, which, it
will ho Remembered yaa written ex-
pressly for this theatre bT Mr. Campbell, who
has recently sold tho copyright to Miss Carlotta
after , ita w,i,hdrawal % % from HooIcy;s stage this
timo, "Fate was extremely succeasfI on its
former presentation, but it should be still more
so as given this week, with it's greatly
strengthened cast OF characters. Miss Meek re-
niarkad favor ana Messrs Blasdell. Dillon, aud
torx.1s -ata;n thn;s ~ .aa,+a ria chanras ara