, 1873-05-20
imun. bail in tho cnao Of llbol Bhall bo 81, ,Ooo
nnd that it ahall ho $4,000 whore moro tIan ono
etat Is brought BY tho eaae plaintir.



Considering tho excessive moisture of Inst
ovenlng, Hoolcy'e Thoatro-tho pot Of tho lntios
md thb admiration Of tho othor BOX, ,-waH COM
p}imentod by fair attendance. Tho attraction
WAS "Tho Victims" ono Of Tom Tay1or's society
dramas, which is gomowhnt Of novelty III Chi
cago. its last appearance In thiH city having
takcn placo eo,ne nix yoars ago, when tho old
Museum was In its glory. There is not much
iu the play In tho way OF plot, md to somo
minds 1t iB all tho botter for that, because 1t
docs not involve much mental labor to follow its
progress. Flirtatlons abound, but tloy aro mr.
ranged In tho ueual fashion, 40 aH to 10 abruptly
terminated whom thero Ia an Interest,"
ing probability Of their becoming Borious.
The entro strength Of tho company was
ongagol, and TINT is saying groas doal
for any play, te versatility and ability Of tho
actors are gnarGntoo that If thore is any acting
a largo majority Of the. company. Mr.. Dillon
WAS in all bis .yoin, hs,mor biistling al! over
him, md his elastic conntonanco nsauming a1l
sorts Of comical attitutes. Ho WAS Joshua But.
sf''y IN fsosy ncnts Rasetss an h1pp0ang in
his. foot In It" with promoditatod blum.
doring that was simply delightful. His wit and
audacity carried him trumphantly through oyory
scrapo. 1lr. George GiddenB, who will bo fond
Y remembered, made big first appearance at this
There was too little Of him as Afr. Cnrd|e, an
economist and stntist," but tho small quantity
was Of excellent quality. He will be no uncom-
mon acquisition to tho establishment. Mr..
good ' heartod, nnsopRistIcatod kusbsnd''
was moro than usually natural unrestrninod, and
sober in voice and manner. It tHaB d noat aud
quiot bit Of acting with scarcely a touch Of the
afr. Ro,otey (soggs), an old merchant, .was Jolly
and nlfAblo enough. but porhAp8 ha talkod
in d tono too boistorous, as Ao WIS not
mailing ship ct 500, but c9nyors.
ipE y sswnsroo; oni;on.d 6Ser1e1si
&@seT Will 1s essas and iS5i ho roiod
Ills eyes In II fine frenzy" like any other atago
poet Mrs. Merry,oea!hc1. (s1iss Mcck) played
tho hoatess with much skill, though at tf1nos
eho lapsed into lnckadaiaica state that WAS not
absolutely essential. Her costume waa exquisite.
Without the accessories Of dress Miss OConnor
as AIRS. 1itzherbcrt WAS charming. She pleaded
with hor foolish poot Of n husband, with much
pathoa cried genuine toars and forgive tho
schpograco 10 as to tempt him to sin again, that
he might be onco moro forgiven, AIRS. Crane,
O strong minded woman, was initiated by Mrs.
Maeder, and Miss Anthony horsoH could not
have dono much better. The remaining parts
aro inconBcquential, and nothing mood bo aaid
about thom.
Tho scouory was fully up to tho standard Of
this house, and deserved the applause which IT
evoked. On the whole tho play, us presented,
will repay all tho trouble Of going, oven Il tho
ludicrous scenes, and abounding il wit and
h,l1nor enough to dIssipate the bluos. It will bo
on tho boards ovory evening except Tuosdny
and Thursday, when !" Risks will be produced.
M'v1oxEn's THEATRE.
Tho second week Of Mr.. Edwin Adams on
gagon,ent at McVickors Thoatre did not open
more auHpiciously than the 1lrst 10 far as lis
audience was concerned, for tho house was quito
small. While this was partially attributable to
H.. ~f1t flinn$i In Fn$
storm which blew up, toward evening. othcr
ca,lsos must be looked for to account for this
circumstance, which ncod not here bo enlarged
upon, having been mentioned before.
:" Enoch Ardoii,' with Mr. Adams in the title
role, was tho attraction last oyening. Whilo
this brilliant and popular actor has achieved q
reputation by his imperHonation of characters
demanding dramatic talonts Of higher order,
and more e1acting in study 1t soems strange
that ho should regard as his speciality that Of
would amount to worry little, and that it in ho who
ennob1os by his Characterization = Which
might not, in other hands, be 30 successful. It
+ sao tre that he can nd IN tho = Rart for
Gnu, illustrate to tito world TINT a real motor
can, by tho force OF Ills gonius, construct CHAR
acter marked, dignifiod, and popular out Of not
worry promising matorinl. And this Alr. Adams
question is whothor he is correct in supposing it
to be either his greatest or oven most popular
part. It is probable that beforo tho wook has
como to IN end he will hayo received evidence
would DO worry limited, thero is not much to
recommend the. piece. It possesses, too,
an atmosphere Of all.peryaling SORROW, which
not only finds expression in the hapcss miarnor
who was !" cast away md lost, but which hangs
over the gayer scenes and robs them Of their
gaiety. fIoro Is nothing to contrast With this
~ the plot unfolds itself, tho mirth il there DO
mirth, being too broad OF too dull to boar any
relation OF Light to the shade Of melancholy in
, which 4 tho entire drama is s,1 moulded, aud aud
tho public" which many others in Mr.. Adams'
repertoire retain. In this it shows its weakness,
il in nothing else. Tho mind Of the audionce
has beeu kept in condition OF long susponsc rs
known BY sudden vision appearing to his vito,
tho fceling is one OF reliof to think it is 10 worse
than that. And here one would think that tho
playwright has missed tho ontiro spirit OF tho
pSs ro2s 5aor Hs An"e pa4cs ae taS oonvo9sd Yso a
inatant bolief Of Enochs death, and
abandonment Of oil hopaB Of his return, which
finds expression in Words In tile play, how
over, tho audience has the uncomfortable con-
cluBion thrust upon 1t by hor vision Of her hus-
band "undor q palm.troe," that AIRS. arden il
guilty Of conscious bigamy; or ut best, rejecting
90 disagreeablo q theory, regard the incident, 30
exquiaitoly full Of meaning In tho poem, as
h 1Sf Rappen Pr HS sng s "E'ps Ea sce o:S for H. H.
Adlms Share Of it, there is tto to say OF 1t that is
not entirely commendable. Tile actor has perfect
conception Of tho character dimly outlined in the
to1t, and suBtains 1t throughout. His olocutlon,
always good, gives freBh meaning to tho wonder
fully dramatic lines in which the poet has de-
acribed the lonely island and in his discovery
at length Of tho long-looked for snl, and con-
ssquent restoration to homo aud humanity, aa
vol as in tho last act, whore he talsos farewell
view Of his vito md children, he rises to the full
lolght Of his genius and tAere, indeed, ono
recognizes the actor. Tho angry detorni-
nation to wiring from heaven that share Of hap-
pinoss which should be his gives way to bis u1l-
dying love for his vito, which impes him to
forget himsolf, leat In claiming his own ho ill.,
juro her. Hero Is an opportunity for t1ne dis
play of dramatic feeling, and tho opportunity ia
not lost.
Mr. Adams' support was in general better
than could DO expected. Tho dramAtB per-
soaa, son@ are Fortunately, not numerous, aud
Myers, and Mrs. stoneall, there was
no requirement Which could not bo amply
o'Noil az Philip Rdyfound himself moro ut eaao
fore, was far moro pleasing, especially in his
as usual, quito up to tho marls, and mato Of The
part something moro than tho lifeloBs ofllgy
which ono IL apt to regard it. Mrs.
stonenll, always acceptable, succeeded In
adding considerably to the interest
Of tdo piece in' Alirian. Lane, tho
garrulous rolict Of bibulous inn-kecper.
Enoch Arden" gives m opportunity for tile
Introduction Of strong scenic ofroets anu in tho
mounting Of 1t tho management have shown