, 1873-11-25
ADJUSTMENTS. a

Hn0LEYB THEATRE.
"Leah, tho Foraakon," play that haa
galnod not littlo celebrity In this and European
countries for ita sterling merit anil from tile
fact that 1t is d loading foat1lrc OF tho ropor-
torres Of many Of tho great Actresses Of tho
day, WAS produced at 1Iooley's last evening TO-
foro fnir auliencc. It iB unnecessary to
dovoto any attention either to its plot or con-
struction. "a It haH boon aeon ovor and oyor
again by MI Of our thcatro-goers, and ia protty
thoroughly understood by them. The rolo Of
leah is nssuned by Miss suaan Donn. Shc Ia
by no moana now to tho part, md It is not
flattory to say that Bho imporuonatos It as woll
ns any native artistic. Indeed, she nugtalnH tho
character with extraordinary power from DO
ginning to end, and in tho churoh-yard eccno,
kin for his unfaithfulnoss, sho rises to m un-
expected dramatic height. Nevertheless, Hiss
Donin would suffer by comparison with tho
foreign actresses who have pictured the forealen
JowcHa on tho Chicago stage in othor days. Her
support In not what it ought to be, though in
aome respects Ii is crcditablo. Tho play, 30 far
as tho acting goes, aooms to huvo boon put on
the stage in groat haste, aud without giving the
players time to mastor thoir lines or take in tho
situations in which they aro to figure. Ii could
not bo Just, under tho circumstances, to eritciHo
a first performance. We feel satisfied, however,
the company will do itsolf justice before tho play
IL taxon off. The stago arrangements roflects
tho highest credit on Mr. Bishop and his assist-
ants.
ACADEMY or Mua1o
The Academy Of Music, which, with other thea
tros, ,languished last week, was crowded last ovon
ing, tho occasion being tho opening night Of tho
Lydia Thompson Roason. The company ID uomo-
times known as tho Lydia Thompson Burfosoue
f1YnrAnv nm A Yrfunr,n mt nna tn 11nHaraf1rH
The pieces generally subjected to burlospuo nro
reproduced without single foaturo Of burlcaquo
about them. LII other words the bur!oaquo is 30
utterly ovordono that It is Hat. The bnrlesque
Inst evoning. is, q favorable specimen Of tllis
aggesating '''4 It's 4iatnoss to aay ny that M
1t docs not possoss single feature which might
funny things which make an audience laugh,
such as Edotin In his " Hoathon Ohineo" act, but
that ia not witty. In thus commenting on tho
absence Of any literary merit, wo do not say
tho burlesquos Of tho Thompson school do not
ing would contradict tho statcmont, and tho fre-
quent outbursts Of laughter would point TINT do
ntal very kecnly. Il docs amuao by furnishing
IN ontortainmont which, if aensoloss, Inns the
ship to sit through the performance and pass
an evening OF quiet amusement, for there nra
sights and sounds enough to please. But it is
acarcely worth standing through. The only nov-
Hurry Taylor for Harry Beckett, change which
does not add strength to tho company and tho
Introduction Of skating act by littlo boy, who
sings about the grl he loves in shrill voice.
The ouly novelty Of which ono cali improve ia the
addition OF Miss Ada Beaumont to tao COM
pany, tho lady, being the possessor Of q good
soprano volce, which has been veil cultivated,
The old favorites, Alice Atherton, Camille Dubois,
Tillie Ec4l, and the othcry, still remain. "Blue
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