, 1873-11-02
Is eaiti to te M "American society drama, aud
tho cast will bo aa fotowa,

Hon: v. Randall. anitivaSn
s'1 - Wt,astn uoorgo ulens
b.. ?. Arnold
1rr Bndt!ea -. T. Dahop
Ahery sedey. W; o.as u: vs,s
Ea sf!i s,sas a9fsGn niss oae
m" ors tr .MiAs NECK
Nss Fin =. ipb acssoA
NIra. Malycrnot. Mathias
har,ila. stas Aivors
| ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Cnr1ottn LeC{orou Ina Eopp away, having
scarcely realizol those pleaanut rccollectona Of
her TINT wcro enco entertained; Bhe bag cllnnged
in one sonso than al,o wan, but not In protea-
| aonnl way. Bho has played tho "rlo Now
Nagdalcn," Fate" hoaa1ind,". and "hlasla
and Faeoa," but har engagement has not been
very profitable ono. Thia wook tho Academy ie
bound to ra-eoho tho laughter OF .oacklng hum
lrotis Tho il,imitablo VokoB Family take Iossos-
| sion. Their engagements at tho Union S1unra
cedonted triunpha. Thoy have nevor before
been scmpted West, but tho liberal offers Of
,nnnngcrs lilso Mr. Gardiner have succeeded tn
bringing tlom out at last. Tlioro is 30 much to
to select. Primarily, 1t would be- as vol to con-
wort prevailing itlaa that tho entertainment ls d
Vaudeville aTair. Tho following, from Pitts.
hurRh paper, gives good ides ot Tho character Of
Tile first question TINT naturally arises IN
ONES mind nfter Witnessing one Of their per,
fornauce8 Is: :" Is 1t posabo that Troy arc all
nembera OF tho Hame family ?" it being quite
out Of the order Of things TINT any ono family
could produce such q brilliant company N
everyday life VIC aro quito accustomed to hooil1g
one or two OF n family poHseasipg taiontn far
beyond ordinary, but where IN entire 1amly 's
superior order, It must bo confessed that tho 9
ea1d family may be properly Viewod IN tue hghs
Of phenomenon.
sen T they n59 M spoa spe cats acas
any Of tic A1ajiltona and Fawlon Vokcs is ono
the hest 9gckstop daacera to 10 neen =, upon
What might be termed beautiful but they arc 90
, Intelligent, and possess such m abundant VI
yaoity and cspaety for mFt 1na5
tney are anything az tue moro charming tnan sa1
their attraotIvonoas. Their line of business ls
farce, blrlesaue, and the lighter bits Of drama.
Their comedy is Of the nature tlat in
spires tho most cynical with mrth, whie IT ncvtr
dcganeratea into anything coarse, which might
ofren1. In tho matn, they write their own
pieces and arrange their own music. Tho farce
3 Of Tho Bellies OF tho Kitchen, which haa been
played by thon during tho first half Of thie
weok's engagement, is ono Of thoir productions
: There aro five members Of the Yokos faml'
!, ly.-three alstors and two brothors: Fa"dou 70
! Vokos, aged %; Fred Vokee, q; Jeaalo. ~ ~,
d living il London, England, whore thoy carry OF
: q largo business in tho manufacture Of thoatrlca
Q wardrohoa. -. >,
From an oarly age the Vokes Children t1,tns a's
J. f fhoy hayo since maio q largo fortune. The,
q have been brought up OH the stago from In
. fancy. Rosns, tho fayorite Of tho company an
WAS only few months DID, when Sic waa cur
J, rio on IN the arna Of On old lady ID burlesq.1
it roauiring that lit of atnge-property baby, 10
70 its aucceBg. Ii ia said that Rosina did not or
= even onoo during hor share III til
10 piece but gurglod and coood .as j
'r She recognized llor natural element
y Victoria. the best singer Of til
u family, who has made hero such hit in bul
u losqulng, with Fred Vokes, tho prison acone i
y "Trovatore." appeared upon tho stage wlo
woso pS forte il d dansing, e. appeared as daaen
Y Ys q bs s egS % hxad sS vets' e be eae eas's E
OF most voraatilo men in his profession. Fro
40 boyhooa up he hes tried his hand at almost e.
u. u. erything. Acting, singing, dancing, acen
or speciality is low comedy, and hia jiga hornppe
10 10 and aniekstopa gro unsurpassed. :,
They began together as "a family IN ,ta tlo rr St
s8 iirBt hit. Thoy have neycr appeared with al
u 4. other company since, but havo always play'
ne ne together. Five years ago they attracted t
90 notice Of the London managers and, afsor iulh
~; ing latterlug engagements, they accepted
aa aa handsome offer from Mr. Chatterton, tue Ala
~ agor OF tho Iheatro hoya1, Drnry Lane- lh
~ " wero engaged for four years: D4rlng thelr at
~ thcro thoy rccoiyod many olterg from Ameflei
aa bears + 10 nsy I snors
~ returned to England to complete Ct nrt!
5ssson f" o. snS ne tsy Ie 1na
s an engagement wit Sheridan sook t9e ma
sst visit TO- this country wps ,vt yG; 3 er
nnfSffHf1 during