, 1874-04-05

a1as1a .Maty 3tyeE
Those who had the good fortune to witnes
| the performance OF this piece, with another sta
in the leading role. will remember with pleasurs
the general excellence Of the supper: given b,
the company. Mr.. Rainfords Sir Peter Te0ai
and Mr.. pierco's ol.ve7 Surface received warn
| commcndation. Perhaps it would not be tres.
passing upon the good nature OF Mr. Barron to
implore him, in anticipation OF crowded house,
! to hare programmes enough to supply every
| body. Tho novelty Of sEch proceeding would
| adj to tie enjoyment Of tho performance very
materially.
rooLEr's THEATRE.
! Risks" AZ We hnYe carefully pointed out
! when occasion offered, is a slender specimen Of
tue parlor-d1ama, angular, graceless, and poor.
! Hence Mr, Hooley had no right to expect driy-
ing business from it. That it drew tolerably was
piece OF good fortune quite out Of Mr. Hooley's
| usual line. Tho events OF the week we're the
benefit Of a1T. Soggs on Monday, and that Of Mr.
J. J. Sullivan on Friday. The Inter was, as we
Dillon played q Richard III" with such wonder
full gravity as to coDvuEe the audience tbrouoh-
out the entire act. The incongruity Of the thing
was"so astonishing TINT it needed no drilling on
Mr. Dillon's part to excite laughter. Dlr. suli-
van was fortunate in meeting his deserts in
crowded house. To turn from the past to the
future, however, brings us face to face with
Miss Katherine Rogers. a lady who has won from
the cities Of the Far Nost most unusual praise.
An enthusiastic adnirer sends us in tho follow
ent VIC modestly withhold an Endorsement
This lady, who appears for the first time IN Chicago
on Monday night, IN Juliet Is preceded by atesing
Of the great ne Of actresses OF which Mrs: Sid
do1s and Hiss O'SeI the ancestral figures. She
is recognized in London as the only artist who full
fill the entire range Of the trama, from Lady Macbeth
to Lady 1ta-k, combining tue volume and passion
essential to the with the grace and delicacy re-
qu1red for the other. She burst like meteor the Pa
clhc Slope some months and carried San Francisco
aud Sacramento by Storm Virginis City then became
captive and the fundamental principles Of Salt Lake
City were profoundly affected during the fortnight
sne turned the heads Of TINT po1ygamous community
Miss Rogers Is Of the quality Of actress 10 which Miss
among these who are rising into e1ninence, or
may mention her and Misc Clara Morris. would say
they will divide the range Of dramatic character salts
high legitimate drama, grand md poetic, both
1n tragedy , and. and comedy, while Miss Nor
drama, intense and realistic. They I'll the epace
'earing room for competitors. Neither Miss Rog-
crs Miss Morris what may be called "apec{-
repertoire having only few crack parts and nothing
beyond. There's the hope in them. Dramatic au-
mount with their highest flight ct poetry Or realize
heir most touching situations. But chiefly in such
H. feT ss af a0 nd q
re have had Of bu1'esque, and there |
3oston and Philadelphia debauched by variety
hows, thcro is home for the intellectual drama In
ae Vest, md Chicago and San Francisco will become
he centre Of it's gravity.
Why, then. let have actors and actreeses Of our
wni Those who have trlSeled East and 10 Europe I
testify thut theatres equal the finest the
ord, audiences IN culture and in taste inferior
tolerate nothing but the best. Let us 11ise
ur own celebrities, nor deny in ourselves the nteli
ence and diEcernnclt know possess. Miss
ather3nc Rogers is appreciated BY the higher class
! London aud New York, but fonnd no thea !
e in either city devoted to the only kind Of |
lay in which her excellence Is ayuiahie So she
went VEST" and found the t many Of the West had
.s same tasts as the few in the East They said
'e press whose praises are not the theme Of mural
who has not bacn illustrated on the dead-
ent; who has no agent trurapettongued! Why is
These are the common clements Of SUCCESS We are
I'D to nd that many Of the better class nrtists de-
1o to borrow them from tho circus wle1e they |
long.
The ADORE is high praise OF the lady, but does
IT exceed that of the California press. We
1ait her appearance, therefore, with interest.
he cast OF characters will rather try Hooley's !
mpany, especially in the secondary parts
acre arc some among them who probably never !
I'D Inns OF Shakespeare in their long ex-
rienco on the boards Of Chicago theatres and
sort will be embarrassing. However, We leave {
q matter to discriminating public, giving the ] {
ader an opportunity to reflect upon the uncer-
nty Of theatrical requirements as displayed in {
g following:
}iet Miss katherine Rogers
dy Capulet. Miss Fanny Matthias
e Nurse-. Nrs e. F. Maeder | =
meo Ar !. !. Suliy1n |
rcutio. Mr. ]. II. B!aisdeu
avoa., ": J. F. Egbert /,
,a,iet .Ir. Russell soets
ar lawrence. nee.,..............~.Mr. NJ. y. B. Arnold Il
is, .Ar. Walter Eytinge =
q, asSFfs T9 s a.dssai & HssS d
tha zsr. Mr. Augustus Dunbar