, 1874-05-27

HotnlnH 10 tNo QGVelopmont or tho plot aup-
aer1es no purpoao IN evolving tho oxprosalon, It
Is not dramatic, IL ID stngy. Tho acting Inst
ovoning was IN every way croditablo to tho atook
company, and tho star appeared 70 better adva1'.
sss ssse Is has s Mic Sn II rs5t rat.ssssa ss h'S ye yS
adaptabllity Tor expressing doep emotion. sho
has no tono IN her voico to mdlt into oon,pas- |
sion. sho can bc grlish and 1prlehtly, patllettoo
novor. It 's in tho expression Of Innocence and
moods OF mild and blarno1ess etoltomont That |
she appeals to all audience; aho cnn never move
by passlon. And when sho strivoa to sound tho |
depth Of character oven 10 crude nB Marie sho
fails. Pasaion is not her forto, and hor lsok Of
overcome: hirs. Myers in tho role Of cho,chon
was ofcoedIngls happy in presenting = ratAor |
equyocal character In \ pleasant light. Her
cordial relations With tho Commander voro al
ESpt "a, a19yo o dss nyng Hike snggesye s
crfmlnality WAS constantly Expressed. Mrs.
Myers was aa yiyaoious and graceful as when at |
hcr bost. Mrs. stoneall played tho part Of tho
MarcAioness with the easy force Of Indy ao-
respect d, most :, essential t11ctnbor Of
company at such a theatre ID Movioler's. Mr.;
O'Noil Was rather out OF his elelncnt In tue part
proved il the succeeding aets. ri Tho part be-.
longs rather to tho low comedian. and that Mr..
O'Noil is. not SO we'll fitted for as othors. Tho
supper acsno III the third act. However,, was very
y
dor tho table wdb ful' Of spirit, and as rohnod as
tho circumstances would allow. Tho fourth and
last acts were moro IN bis line, aud tho pathos
was developed gracefully and plcasnrably. Mr.
as asSr Mss II tns ys2 F$s sed se tni n moqs f
or fidelity. Mrs. Alien was only IN the first and
Inst acts. and tho EXPRESSION of hcr puthotio act
ing was serious disadvantage to tho star. The
other parts wore al we'll taken, and tue scenic
effects. .woro unusually tino, though out Of place.
Tile snHhg w6 oahn6t with bandot, say q good,
word for. Friday night Miss Mitchell has q
ronEPAudtfa otncts.
Tho weather Was III favor Of Eorepaugha
outdoor amusement has not presented 'itself
pdop1dd With tile nahal number Of Curious people
admirlng the pyoceasion. Tho new. trhppinga
Of everything about tho circus. wore duly aa,
mircl. Tho matinee performance WAS attended
by worry large number Of PERSONS. botwoGn
5000 did 1000 ut thd least esftnato boiling pros!
ont. This circus iB without doubt one oi tue tue
more money invested In Il, probably, than any
other such exhibition In the country. It iB In
cludod IN eight tontsj communicating with one
another. aud covering an area OF some thfoo
tonts eyer constructed, and comprises an untlau-
Among Hy 0A'Gasae shom arc NS' trained elephants,
half ' dokGn ,Gns., lions, ,,,r,nso,,fana supore
Borno1 & boTss nSnss IN n9aense ss 81 hopema &
grown elatd, houra of Ill descriptions, chetahs,
loopards, thguarB, md hearty all tho fe]idm
known to Tho naturalist, deer, nntelopes..
ostriches, and a gorgeous collection Of birds OF
many varieties. indeed, tho mehHgerie, IN blzo
mud contents, is an excellent study, and valuar
bio aid to tho standard textbooks Of natural his
| tory In the schools. Iii addition to this is an
assortment Of wax fgureB illustrative OF diflor-
s snSSSss eSa es,s Of s Ss' avslsso a1S ' msa
Is the department Of automatic figures,
tho most striking of which is tho group OF Swiss
bel.ringere. Those are not neT tlls soason. t t'a
| last visit OF tho ciroua to this city.
Tho ring-perfornlanco Is probably tho most
varied and complete On tho road. Tho clown is
Of course sonlothing like all clowns IN hts
hESi" hiEEhly Venerable @ BIZ antaasyH2Sa now jokes do
not fal in perfect ballateh, Ahrough the por-
oiIonalvo. aud herein lies m Steat merit Of tho
during aud graceful. MisA Eliza Coolo tho
lndy-fider is gracefrlly-forrncd and courageous
performer, aud her featB In tho ring arc among
the best ever attempted. Tho trapezo perform
anee too. is startlng. nna bomo OF tho evola-
the intellectual II ungainly manouvers Ct tho
two trained and peauut-fed elephants, tho
riding goat and tho aido-shows, all contribute to
tho Interest mud consequent sttccess Of the
Green's Garden, corner Of Madison and
Throop streets. Tho last exhibition will
bo gveu Saturday night, aftor which tho circus
wilt travel through Illinois, Iowa, and Wiseon'
lent circus. Mr.. Forepaugh must be held re-
HponBible for large number Of truant schoo
children for the next four or five days.
THE s1xTu SONATA .nEc1rAL.
Tho sixth OF tho sores Of Mr. Wolfsohn'I
sonata rsotas took p;nse q STANDARD Aa hnt
ing cut the largest audience Of tho aeaaon. Til
programme included tho aonetas op 70 In 7
sharp, tho op. 100 in E major, and the op. ~ II
sharp, No. 2. Tho first Of those is q yery brle
work Ill only tWo movements, and. compared Will
tho deep feeling aud sentiment OF most Of Heotho
ven's aouatns may be set down as 8 mere fancy
The op. 100 is moro interesting as belonging t
Deethoyen'a later doriod. It is usually attrib
evidence TINT it WAS written in 180G, G,-whiol
would be his transition period from; the fac
that it was w1itton for 519 octave piano, as wa
his custom in that year. The greatest interest
however, contros in the sharp miuor op. ~
interest. It is probably tho boat known Of a
Deethoyons piano-forte works. To amatours
is always the Moonlight Sonata an appel1atio
either growing out Of the term :. .moonshine,
which VI v.nss wns s1m'smss ae sf ft2p'a nu,ro sS
/
rhapsodical stories oil tho ! tpolko o,
dor whioh have been writton about it, in wlic
roses, and moonlight and bliud girls, otc., hay
figured 80 freely. Tho best key to ito meaning
however, is found in It's dedication, which reads
, , "sonata quasi una fantas,a.. composed for II
! clavichord or piano-torte aud dedicated to th
Countess diuliotth Guicoiardi by Ludwig vo
, Boothovon." The oldest edition known bear
dato Of 1909, showing IT was composed In h
first period. or what is known as tho period {
tho Hayiln-afozart style. The Countess Gui,
: oinrdl was Deethoyen'a Immortal beloved, VII
i subsequently, married Count Gallanherg in 18O
; At tbs time he formed her acquaintance he WI
q in his most prosperous circumstances. and hn
y nude up his mind to marry. IIe fell in love wit
. . the Countess, who was then II, propose
y marriage to her, aud was rejected upo
!. the ground Of unequal birth: Althong
0 Beethoven had manny love episodes, none {
. sentiment than affection, and almost iuvariab
= related to ladiea OF high rank, marriage with or
il OF whom would have boon IN impossible mcsa
+ lianco- This episode, however, undoubted
loft its impress upon him. It inspired three loy