, 1874-09-20

grab at the original. Clara ,lorf1s, to adver-
tise it, tho Union Square Theatre, and her
own explosive self together, set of on
q tnp to Paris to catch c5o!zettos s
OF morbid New yorLers- London managers got
bit OF it beforehand, and felt that they had
done their duty. 1t has never get been perform
cd in this country Tomorrow this much-de-
sired dratnn will bo presented in twc theatres,
the Union Square III New York, and the Academy
Of Music in Chicago. The lingards have reserved
their first performance of it for this city. and
will play it Monday aud TUESDAY nights. We'd
ne5dav night and Saturday matinee The Now
hlagt'alen " will be given; Thursday night - L.
Teutation," to be compared with Douclcauit )
version, LED Astray" will be presented; Fri
day night '*alous;eur Alpllonse," End Saturday
night :" "Deane dc Lys." I1e variety which Mr..
Lngara promises during t:io present week will
probably be appreciated by discriminating pub
Anything moro wretched than the manage
ment OF this pleasant I:tlo theatre cannot be
told without tears It was hastily opened, be-
foro it was in order. It failed to draw, and the
company. hopeless Of receiving thoir salaries,
broke their engagements. AS mascsllft for 9
wook, a1r. Placey engaged with one Elliott to
play buricsquo entitled ''Cinderc]la." Tie
curtain went up at $50, and camo down at 9:25
o'clock, giving complimentary audience
iiftv-tiye minutes Of tho most miserable per-
fornance ever ventured in Chicago. Monday
and Tuesday nights the theatre WAS closed be-
ccu5e the artists declined to work Gratuitously-
Wednesday tue brief performance was given. 1t
WAS, fortunately, tho only one. It is q question
whether such management could DO called au
imposition. because it ia generally believed that
nobody interviewed the box-ollice before ont"r
ing It was therefore as cheap al entertain
mcnt to the audience. as to the management.
lir. placcy intcuds rcopening Monday night
with the remaining fragments OF the fractional
company Of ama.euls ho exhibited WcdaesdaT
night. IT good COUNSEL prevails, Mr. placey will
not o;>en until tho museum is completed; Mr.
Elliott will return to tho dry-gools counter, AMI
sell calico; tho company will resume their in-
diyidual occupations. selling old cIothes carry
ing }iots, and washing dishes. If 1lr. Placey
taucies Chicago peo,>io Will tolerate ANY lourer
will prove that his lack Of sagacity 10 net con-
fined tile Gtrical exhibitions. Tho Htreetslan
phrase, ''Iut up or Shu: uH,' applies with
,oE:ca force 70 ,lr. rlacey. Tho sooner he un
derstands it the better.
NELLY Icons A:!SsrGEs.
AIr. Air,s was quica to perceive tho temper Of
Chicago audiences, and promptly suited his OK
hbition to tho Taste of the city by cxcisius with
particular care anything that could gvo oifenao.
Tie coEpany il as strong cs any ii the country,
and the entertainment possesses tho full merits
of minstrel performance Objection Was made
last week that sIanniug's humorous sketch,
s'Open oa Sunday" was stale. It was fa'orite
act in tic old Dearborn Theatre, and was played
by request at the Opcra-IIouso on Clark street.
Its popularity was attested by the rimcut it
provoked. The complaining auditor who found
it u stale is evidently awaking to , conscious
ness that negro-nsinstresy, while it anuses
largo class Of people. au:l until seen too often
contaipa much Lun:or, Is apt to pail for want
OF variety. Ie should llnvo thought of
that before purchasing LIS ticket. The
one. The general outline Of all such per
formances il tLs samA. The variety is
Of L purely subjective order, mud the
main features aro fixed BY tFaditiol,.
Kacincss and risiaalty aro not actually
II needed, for the humor is troal, and not OF
the highest The taste for it il not Of the higl-
est either. 1t is absurd to look for tho highest
form Of humoE in it. Tho legitimate theatres
furnish that, and tho miustrc5 do not compete.
The bill this week il unusually Goo1 one,
and will exhibit the company at its very best.
The first part Is el1a7s good. both i'll ITS dl:-
iaSno and musical features. Lew and Frank
Collins follow in their wooden EhoeH; .launing
and Lester give a sketch entitled - Aartz Out
douc," introducing, with extreme era ylty, the
bo1-trick Goes. Schouicraf1, and Collins give
q sketch entitled 81 Obcy1ng Orders" which is
~1nny. if not new Frank Bowles, the wizard
so1ost," performs on te cornet; and tho enter
tafument cEds with tho burnt-cork burleslue,
g. Mons. Chauffeur, os q P1ima Donna Of a
Night" with the whole Of the company i'll the
cast.
pEEsorAL-
Vining EoweSs. e1-leatl!ng man Of the Museum.
and al actor 0; talent and versatility has left tho
city for Buffalo.
1fr. J. II. Tinsom, character Of note,
formerly stagc-manager Of tue Salt Lake City
stage. and subsequently the other member OF the
Museum company, is laid up with rheumatism,
unable to move III his bed.
Fred Vokcs md family have been passing tho
greater part Of tue week in tho city, stopping at
the fremont House. Tho Yokes party will play
in Buffalo, Detroit, and Boston, and one night in
New York, aud tucu return to England. They
will reappcar next spring in 9 new aud more pic
kuresque and Fantastic absurditv than anything
Jet produced here. Chicago people, to whose
srm of enjoyment they have 80 bera.ly COL
triLutcd. will wish them pleasant voyage aud
speedy Return.
starring with Katie Putnam in tho provinces,
md making friends with the rural population.
DRAMATIC READINGS.
Alr. Alfred J. Knight, Of this city, will give
series Of dramatic readings Thursday e7oniug. in
Churcl. Elock, assisted by Ir. Louis
Tail. the well-kuowu orga1list. Mr. Knight,
though resident OF Chicago, is not as well
Known as q reader here as in the East. where be
travelled with Mrs. Macready and read alternate
y with her. He happened to be with that dis
tragedieaue and etocutiorlst at Prov |
deuec, r. l., III 1871, when the news Of Tho Chi
ago tlro stirred all hearts to sympathy, and at
he benefit for the Chicago sufferers promptly !
,iyen by Mrs. Macready, received some very |
compliments from tue press and pao-
,le of Providence for his reading. The pro-
,ranno includes seections by llr. Knight from |
The Lady OF the Lake, Marx Twaln's
: Rouehlng IT, ". 7. Palmer's :" Birth OF
4.ght," .' Shaulus OUrian." 'I1e Lady Of Sha- |
OFT, - Noses ard Hls Houad,' "a Quaker's /
letter. ~ Patent Sermon and selections
rom t.Dlacbeth." Mr.. Falk contributes some
# his bear organ so'cctlons.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
John T. Owcno has been playing at tho Brook
yi Theatre.
Harry Beckett is engaged at Wallack's this
e1sou again.
The CIcd Age is to be tried at The Parl;
'heatro, New York.
viii not aome pllanihropist invent substi-
ute for the sheet-rou thunder OF the stage7
Lawrence Barrett was presented with . gold
eadcl caue Mt Bloomington Lii. Inst week