, 1873-11-23


IL not surprising that, with Charlotte Onshtntn
81 tho atar, supported by Er. 1loViclorn Com
panI, giving nlcl! rarforinances as tho ClioaRo
public Illbstantlally approved llo should do wol.
with The ojferycYsont Lolita In l,or do,;|lo role oi
Lille Nell and tho MarchfonesJ, iu 'Illo Old
ourioulty aAop"
srAa LECTURE couaeE.
Chicago In promised, on TucDiay ovoninp
next, MI unusual sratoreat aud literary trcut il,
the lecture t. be gsyon under tho auspicos Of tho
Star Course In Music Hall, by tho Hon. Dan
DouElerty,, an orator who, 1t is claimed, sinca
Though born III this country, 1lr. Doughorty, by
antecodents, Ia an Irisllman, hnd lias what Ben
Perloy poore calls, in speaking Of him, !" tho
Iriall gift Of oratory" Tor year9, Mr. Doughorty
speaker Of tho American Bar; but tho great
woalth gained by him IN lia praclco Of law, and
his love for scholastic pursuits, caused him,
shortly before tho close Of the var, to retire
what lost sight Of during tloae later yeara.
Tho announcement, however, that ho hna boon
Induced to again como forth frum 11ia uo-
S elnalon Mill recall tho many inoidenta Of
genius. 90 Tint undoubtedly lis appearanoo hero
will be almohs an ovation,- n,-partioularly as his
fame has mado his namo and oratorioal powers
familiar to the memborn Of his profession hero,
- elaewhere IN America. The locturo soleoted
To- for hia debut hero as public speaker ia said to
be ono Of the most polished and brilliant ofYorts
Of his life. Tho thomo, "Orators md Oratory,"
L. ono that onaboa him to display tho full oxtent
t, o. hls great powers. From report Of tho loo
wo ars 70 able se get glimpse not only Of what
lecturer, for the Tribune, describing it, rays:
No man unaerst.nda r. better tho power Of Tho human
{ not vaatiag bat the vocal s. H.
Of his lecture elegant aud polished dlAoto tis
course on tho nature Of oratory, sad during lis do
tndc, bis hands cIsspod in 'front.' but rvetng sstep.
ton not ore by tho forco aud dignity Of hs dctloa
he ~ asnsd IL his saosss e ns pe.S Se &
ssa,s's%sn': ~ n T., whsa. xsldea b such
0hathnn, Miralcau, and patrick Henry, tho appear.
snSo s5 ot sonsrant yors Of snd yh a.y snd grace
ten>y ptqacng into tho humorous aspect Of bis sub
Jet, he showed himself At once maserly delincatox
pressiIlo: Tho broader comedy of ha to-
Ftes was followed by c!evsritatons Of tho leaders Of
tns E1g;a y e .aowne the
but tho most admirable performance OF MI was that
Witch fo!lpwsd whorcn. aftor rebuilding Sensational
e. s.,S Ss sss Ss s,..s: $ss 5,,a$yy Z;
tnrs Of triumphant entry into Paradise 10 depict
lis S dSne iHa % Ter Seh
struck out like Thunder crash, ware to most o his
hearers revelations Of tho power Of iho human
less fclicitous, and tho Illustrations ho gavo from
ah9kspearo showed TINT 1t least ointment trageIan
THE UNION rAnK COURSE.
49,, Ihls courao Tas opened BY tho appearance OF
hr. Do 0ordova last week, who ieolurcd In tho
Union Park Congregational Church. Tho sec.
H1,ollaud, leeturer vol known by his etfortn in
Chicago. Tho thomo Of his discourse is "The
Elements OF perBonal Power"
- DRAMATIC NOTES.
The Sun ecariilog tho "New Masdn1en.n
Persian actross nnmod Zuleika Ia soon ia
appear in London.
Threo New York society 1adloa arc to mako
thoir debut at Daly'a this season.
Carlotta 10 Clercq succoeds Cla1a Morris "a
leading lady Mt Dalys Theatre, New York.
4 now tragedy, By Prince George Of Prussia,
ontltlod "Christine, has boon ouccoasfully per-
formed at Muehlharsen.
RlHtori may speud tho winter in tho United
states and Mexico, on her way TO India aud
AuAtralia in the spring.
Mrs. Amolia nannistor, who mado her debut In
Pittsburgh half u ceutury ago, died at jersey
City Inst week, aged Is years..
''Tho Babes in tho Woods " Is to DO the nams
Of tho now ppoctaoular pantomimo which is to
follow "The Black Orook" at Niblo's.
"What is TO bo tho next play in which Mr.. J.
Lester Wa!lac il to appoas :ca IS Ie,is,' 1ya1lac
| Graphic puta it,
& Miss FORD, daugl,tor Of John T, Forl OF BaE
| t!moro, tho manager, ia tie author of tho MAY
! Of" Daniel Boone" produced lately as tho lowe
cry Theatre, New York.
In December Arr. Lawrence Darrolt will stm
with travelling company, aud fill out two woe!ia
| iu Worcester, spsiugAeld,, Hartford, Now Haren,
| and other New Eugland cities.
h1r. Colo, tho Quincy circus man, Is tho owner
OF boy agod IT, and girl ngod 1G. whom 1o
| purchased for 500 OF . dubuque father, Beyon
| years ago, under q promise Of caring for and
educating then,, He has kept his prolnibo nttor
a fashion, for tho boy is MI export bareback
! rider, aud tho girl O graceful slack-ropo pcr-
| formor.
Lnst month tho professional drama Was per-
| mitted, for the first time within remembrance,
| TO be represented in Oxford, Eny during tho
University term. The studauta attended. u,oBt Of
of Oxford have had thoatricala only during tho
vacation, tho doors Of tie theatro boing closed
| - those OF the college oponod: Tho reform ia
| the thoatres woro silonced tile music halls vore
| unmolostau.
Tho Now, York, Ecening Malt says: "Des-
porste cffortp gro boug naao by tile manage
ment Of the Olympic Theatre to secure audi
encee for Mr. hfoWado; FREQ tickets hare boon
!HfAhAJ} bchltuIEu1 puL III W4oEnpT
thoae WHO ayaiIod themselves Of tho gratuitoua
| privilege did not regret their wasted timo. aIr.
McWado ia an actor OF fair capacities, but Lis
Rip Yan 1Hnke is palpable plagiarism, aud
playing to FREQ audonces is not the way to in
crease his reputation.
Mr. George Jordan, the actor. who died
abroad last weo]s, Was born III Baltimore about
1928, and was originally printer. lie made His
debut at tho baltimore Museum under the man-
age.nent Of John f. oweus: In ls4o ho appeared
Ill Now York at Durton'a Theatro, and was for
aoyoral years u great fayorite, being considered
the fandsomost mnn On tho American Btaga.
divorced from him in 1858. Tho second Mrs.
Jordan was Miss Emily Thorno, daughter Of the
comedian, Charles Thorne.
a fow authors monopolize the atage Of Lon-
don and Paris. Threo dramatsts, Tom Taylor,
At present the priuceys Globe, Olympic,
Strand, Vaudeville, Royalty, aud Court. rho
Hayn,arkot will bo added to the liat III day or