, 1873-10-29

| nnton WHICH survives boutwell,, Grant, and
Richardson may look with complacanoy upon
al tho other torrora Of existence"
Nobody can toll what sort ofnotionB may get
| into, or got out OF, Gen. Grant's hend about tho
| tinanotal Bituatfon.- Cincinnati Commercial
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
| It is matter Of regret TINT ono weck Of nriea
Carlotta LeClercq's engagement at the Academy
| Of hluHic Rhould have boou devoted to drama
| which placed hor In d false light, and possessed
in itBolf nothing to attract tho lady'a many nd.
mtrcrs, who may Justly feel aggrieved at the
| slight put upon them. The effects OF this course
were plainly observable in tho s1endornosB Of
tho audience, which only partially filled tho
protty theatre lust evening. Thoao who were
prosent, however, will havo reason to be glad
that they took tho opportunity Of aoeing good
society drama well played throughout. state"
| ia n piece which, H. will 10 remem-
bored, was among last seasons suc-
| coasfnl entertainments ut Hooley's. It
Is undoubtedly tho best acting drama Of Mr.
Campbell's production, and, though not espe-
| CHILLY abundant in true dramatic effect. nor en-
| tirely FREQ from what may DO callod dramatic
| trlokery, doaeryoa considerable praise for iu-
| geniouB construction mud sustained interest,"
The characters arc brought generally into good
contrast and arc nicely shaded. In fact, a Fate"
is drama ca. able Of lowing strong impres-
sion when judicIouHly handled. It treats upon
subject possessiug points Of universal intereRt,
and inHuros tue attentive sympathy Of mixed
audience. The strongest character, the ''act-
ing part." Is that Of Juno Temple sinister per-
| sonago upon whoso intrigue and balofu1 intlu-
ence tho plot mainly doponda. Tho role is ono
worthy OF Rtudy. and, in tho handa OF
an actrcsa Of Misa Lo Olorcq'a capacity,
could @ be easily made a very striking and folci-
6io part s ,,. Ihe star however. prefers to take
verso OF Juno Temple. Helen Is . woman in tho
true sense OF tho word, nffcctionato tender,
and woman1y, and the incidents Of The drama
Ordinary strength in tic actrosa. AZ played By
Miss Lo Clc:cq, Helen receives a touch Of color
which gives additional pathos to the part. With
out dotracting from tile aorrowful interest iu-
| seperablo from her condition aB victim the Or
tist blends with it superior dignity OF con
acious innocence rather intensifying than de-
stroying sympathy with misfortune. The
Character becomes strongly ideal, and worthier
star displayed those ovideuces Of finish apd cul-
| ture-those trifleH Of stages gesture and intona-
ton acquired only by tho most careful study
which mnrk tho true ARTIST and are generally in
| such unpleasant contrast with the cruditeB OF
tho stats support. In tho more trying emotional
scenes there III an occasional weakness, although
little eau be found to cayil ut. In tho fourth
act, Miss LeClercq strengthens her disguise
periloua sort with most performers. but In this
case, whero tho language IL apparently thor
oughly understood. very effective, Miss Fletcher
scarcely appreciated tue possibilities Of Juno
1enp6, and the star was tho sufferer thereby.
Miss Fletcher ia very fair leading lady, but
! uoitber in physique nor dramatic ability is she
capable of doing so strong part qualified JUS
| tice. This unfortunate inadequaoy ia doplorable
| IA inHa nf lin
| cast was even aud well-balanccl. II ia truo that
aIr. Marble burlosqnol the part OF BIaize, bo.
CAUSE ho tried to mako suporlatlvoy funny that
which would have been funnier had il been
less acted. Mrs. Hill's costume Miss Dvcer
| was rathor too outre evon for Bloomer, uor
! was thore much force 10 her imporsonatfo1. Mr.
Wood. as Frank Faraday, gaye q much moro
acceptable Impression than during the polforna-
anco or tug drama laat weok. The
| rest Of the characters woro better
| than tho average and Messra. Donn Barrett.
| Everhau, and Robinson, and Miss hfolIonry ali
| nicely played drama. "Fato will be continued
until Friday evening, when, on the occasion OF
her honent, Hiss Le Clercg will appear as Rosa
lind. This will be repeated ut the Saturday
mntipee. and the fortnight viii conclude with
"Masks and FaceB."
"Erin A-Onorra," the Irish drama at Mr.
Lawlors theatre is drawing good houses all
ton Of tho character Of George Francis Train
uto what is in itself sterling sensational Irish
piece, full OF higlly-soaBonod incident, OF tho
popular ordor, IL rather u mistake. There
does not appear to be even the most remote con-
nection botween the. Eighty personaga intro
ducoa aud tho plot or inodeuts Of tho play. Mr.
Wallace, in playing tho part, droaaes iu tho con-
yontional brans-buttonea coat affected by Mr..
Train, and mnkcs up into fair resemblance, but,
III the original B ttishtY, all limitations must DO
imperfect. ThoBo who liko the biglly-iiavored
drama will find the Globe Theatre . pleasant
place to spend Oh evening IN.
THE 1Ap9.
The Royal Yoddo Japanese troupe Of jugglera
will commence their entertainment ut KingAbury
Hall this evening, remalning for one week only.
This ia tho last Appearance In Chicago Of thia
celebrated troupe previous to their return to
JapAu. There il to bo natiuee on Saturday
afternoon. As tho troupe hava made tine
record In the country, thelr laht appearance will
ba one OF interest to tho sightseeing COM
munity.
A new combination OF dramatic ta1ent hns
been formed, which will start out from Chicago
II fow days for tour through tho Vest mud
Northwest. The leading stars arc two strong
Chicago fnyorites, in WhoHe SUCCESS tho public
will alwayo take an interest. They are MisB susau
Theatre In "Teraudo" called out 30 much fa-
vorable comnlcnt from people and press, aud
Mr.. Fank Alkon. The company will leave CHI
cago in a I CIV daya under the management of
Mr. Theodore Morris, aud open ut 1t. Paul on
Monday next, where they will play fur six
nights, thcnce Minneapolis. aud 80 on to Omaha
and the Far-WeBt. II good wishes from frieuda
Mr.. MorriH' troupe will have littlo to complain
Of on tlor return.
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