, 1873-03-18

almost puroly Oriental. It Is concorto howeYor.
which must be hoard many times, and partio!l-
henring, before IT can be unprecedented or eyen
understood critically. Wioniawnki played the
nrBt movement Of a Mendossohn violin concerto
with exquisite effect. and made 1t BY Lis intense
tive feature OF tic so1o-plnylng OF
tho evening ..' His subsequent i. rendering 9,Ss'ia
or m 5 Ess ss,ory ntr's snd lscoea ea
and cnthusiastiq applause. The two principal
features Of tho orchestral playing woro tho third
overture to ''Hdelfo, which was superb1y givcn,
and Ltazea symphonie poem, Les Preudea."
tation. As many times. as it has been played
hcro it still retains ita hold upon. tho popular
feoling, aud wears vol. This evening tho second
concert will be given at M the Union park Gongre
Thee "H1Sa@t''et a&oaas' o3ek:slra w
m &sion Tas Ksisx and 6;::sa s''sn'S'n
Second part from tho dramatic symphony, "Ro,
aoso q Ct narand Fato
raeo. 33sn 4son.ss esp0,si; orextssra.
e''Se'e IT, nsn1s i's Fnias,ki "a; and 0;sitsrs
4atroaastion -rstro Hsrsqan
~
-Iarch of lis Dav1dites againHt tic rAiliatlncs
ar. Anton R"6tnstcfH.
14''''s 'S'' 7&se 3%o,aas' 0rces,ra. Ns''''
Tho matinee performance ut Aikcn's Thoatro,
on Wednesday afternoon, Promises to DO one Of
tho nos % Se ever Evon IN ~ tue ot mo
grammos, but ia composed OF superb music. In
Gliding, among other uumbors, Schumann'a gor-
geoue :" Carnival" soyoral light numbers Of
IN a wens~sh fa ys Sno
from Mendolssohn concerto, aud Homo nun-
bora OF hia own, and the orchestra plays tho
overture to " nionzi,'' the lnale to Boethovou'g
I. promotheus." and tho always popular, nulsoczy
artists, observes to DO graatod by an ovornowipg
house. .. -...
ate7oxEn's THEATRE.
tJuliua Caesar" is tho most 1nlshed aud
ncho]nrly of the plays OF Shakespeare. Tho verso
is polished, tho mood elevated, tho oharactors
lofty and the action progresses n quiet, eyen,
pregnant with moaning, and the succession Of
incident, although not lively, is suileont to keep
tbs interest from haygiinag. Mr. Booth played
@ 1' Ii last eysnn "snas:x The ,5s sf is Is not for Of
an Samato o eaueason Nos s zoos @ not }ui g
ppftssS0 teo ~ @f eo put too y
Saso''d s ess 4 to g,s fS asSp1 sfsctse to
there Is not tho alightoat shade Of inaincority,
[ not vestigo of clap-trap; therefore, the actor
who assumes i, i haa no opportunity for making
npplnudB was preaont last evening, Ills porson-
nifty being several times removed In different
| parts Of tho house. He sat IN tho parquotte and
in the front row Of every circle, invariably inter-
| jccting his appreciation into tile wrong places.
| md smiling most inopportunely. This oyor-ap-
prociatiye generic individual being out In force,
It wns not strange TINT those who ttcBorvod rec
! ognition failed Of their full meol, nnd that tho
wrong man was twicccalled to the footlighta. Tho
fakr NJ
] be made with q company inherenfly yeak in tho
| 6hakosporean drama. Tho health Of Mrs Mlon
seemed too suporabnndant for the daclining
Portia, but s1e played aecoptably, II NOT with too
| much sympathy and tenderness. Mrs. Myors
| did M wolf as could be expected tho slight
amount Of stage business required from her rs
Ltcius, md sang 30 pathctica1y as to win o
aaIye Of genuine applause: Roman customs
s sss E9 5as nsaf se ss sesatg has s&s o
acuro to satisfy tho most ozacting denixen q the
Powors to TIC ic mportaat roe Of & Gassis s
caused some surpsise. It ia In. this
| gontleman's stars, and not IN himself, that lie
| IL not great player, ald has mover been able to
done by lin IL Chicago: II he M bad Ind liz own own
making lie would undoubtedly have boon quite
dItferont. or hls Cass"s, all that can be said
ig, that It VAS not quite go bad a. r. VIC expectod.
fully wooden and ineinHtc. His face had q dis
tressetl, almost agonizng, expression, caused by
pigments badly distributed oyer It: Noy ana
famous @ % dIalosae VIII HfSai,s; aside from this
proaaic. pro nIr. o'Nen, as Marc Antony,
was not laoking III !. d certain kind
liko thnt of tho lasnontoa Kirby, ct whose mimic
death tho Dowcry gods desired that they might
bo awakened from their somewhat heavy, aud
protsaotod alumbera. Mr. O'Neil's faults arc
largely olocutionary, and 1t would SOON might.
with duo caro- be a,loudod. Mr. Maynard played
julius Cesar bottor tllan tho common run Of
actors who take tho rayt. Tho remaining parts
wore indifferentIy vol done, but will improve
with repetition, Much Of tho aconery was hant-
somo, aud peculiarly appropriate.
! ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Ono of tho largest audiences that over aaRem-
bled In tho auditorium Of tie Academy waa pref
ont lust night at tue opening porformanco Of tho
Lydia Thompson nurlosquo Troupe. Tho house
VAS denHoly crowded In eyory nook and corner,
and many wore turned away for laok Of standing
room. It is usoloaH to ral against It, or to point
solemn moral OH tho deoadonco OF the popular
taste. People like u, and they 50. Aftor m
extended geason Of ehakapearoan tragedy, mod"
ern society comedy, or blood and thunder from.
tier drama, the public appetite fairly ''hankera
for tho light and pleasing ontortatnmont ahord-
ed by Lydia and hor blondes, and crowd
cd liousea arc tue rehult: Tho Extravaganza :.
entitled '!lho Iatost Edition OF AenilWorth, =
cago. Tho story follows tho fortunes OF Ansy
Robaart (hIiBA Wothorshyl and Leicester (h1isa
Tllompaon), IN whose behalf history u violated
to tho extent Of their ultimate forglyonesa nYy
Of tho company III brought out In tho distribution
to MiaaeH Dubois, zerbini, ind Atlierton, and
Moasrs. Edouin and Bryce elegant ooatun.oa,
pretty music, mud rollleking burloague are tl1e
features OF tho performance, which iH QUO OF
! | fl,n hnpk In nj a