, 1874-09-06

mcstic-se1s2tiona order. with hideous plots
and disgusting characters very deliberately
drawn. Nhateyer Euspicion of goodness orig
inaly lrrl;cd in any character Insured the prun.
IN: Of that character to condition OF utter in.
sinidity. 1nterest does not consist in REFRESHING
tho particular haira that stand On end, MOI
| syn: atlT c-rde for impossible Toca. The
opening YVES ipauspictous. The audienco
was literal, and forgot its rights, probably be-
cause it mad not paid for them. There was IN
uncomfortable apprehension prevalent that some
OF the specimens from tue cu1loa'ty department
had escaped to the stage. aad vague fear mani
foascd itself that other monsters might follow.
Indeed, we are not certain now that A1r- Placey
had not Ii; upon no'cl moao Of op5ning both
the dramatic end curiosity departments at once.
II this Was tIie case tho specimens should hare
! deuce en"lteaed; if not tho fossils and
| eEont:eB should have been carried back
! to t4eir shelves nfser tho first act, the
m esg .rsv sarsfy KY Psesg nssg oaa 0u beee fore
ter havo waited until the. curiosity
department had Lee,, fcncel in. and the dramat-
ic company 30 organized that the latter need not
have drawn SO hugely ou the former With Miss
De1ar, lir. bowers LII. j. II. Vinsom, and 11r.
CASTOR a. nucleus 10 might havo gotten to-
gcther very competent aud useful company.
male . favorable impression to start WITH and
achieved success from the beginning. Row he
has something to undo before starting even with
tia public. The call for tho author Tuesday
night was m abslrlity into which no manager Of
sense could have been betrayed. His actirG was
perfectly bad, and nobody cared to See him moro
than WAS necessary. The call was evidence Of
clsc1ne. aud the disguise was moro transparent
than the drama. alr Tlacey should have anoth-
cr opening, lor even Mayor Covin could not sit
through two acts Of 'Atduction." From pro-
carions data we led to stato, without absolute
certainty. that y Abduction Will bo continued
&1,a
il.o following musical programme
i. Overture" Die Frau Aeisteriu .guppe
f4ntasso foF S'1,ia;; 1a:ni i,1 De neE1ot
3. Mein Lebcusauf ist 1ilb und Lust,"
4, conc.rt polka {solo for eornet] Levy
Lr. Helms.
THE GRAND oPERa-uousE
is very pretty thcatre,-too pretty for it's
prcgeut purposes. As o minstrel organization
the present ia as good as could 10 expected.
Bob Hars is not member OF it, and probably
will not be- Bob Hart left town "un-
der circumstances of peculiar atrocity,"
as the pclco reporters cay, and, Us
othcr mombers OF the company were
connected with him in that affair, it is perhaps
as we'll that he should not hasten hithcr too pre-
cpitately. Tho public ia foTgiying creature,
but its forgotfulnesb appliea to good points as
often Us to baj ones. The evil that Mr Hart
with open arms We mistake popular feel
ing somewhat. Not q word IVES ever
breatLed n.anst tho Arlington, Cotton l. Komble
Minstrel Company except as asfree-tfadesB. Hence
tho SUCCESS Of that combination aud the good
name of Myors' 0pcracHouso. Apropoa OF
which. there arc acts On the programme Of tho
Clark-street miuatrol-house entirely too rough
for ladies to Witness. In addition to the
ordinary 1rat part. With ballads by the
burlesquo oporetta Tho Rose Of St. Flour" by
Kelly, Leon, and Lester; ''Come where my loyo
Lies dreaming" by Ty:rcll, Lang, Surridgo. and
hay1le; Mai,uing's budget Of ballads . Dello,
the Beautiful Blonde oy Lew aud Frank Col
ius; tho whole to conclude with the farce,
II po:rp,y's Patience"
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mr. Charles Gaylcr, the dramatist, travels With
". J. Florence during tho an3uing season.
Tho London critics sag that these uamerican
hacto1s karu't pronounce Hinglish, you know,
to save their hizo, 'aug EN-!
The late Mnrk Smith Was selected to play
henry VIII. at Booths during tue engagement
Of Miss Charlotte Cushman-
H. Dennory has dramatized Jules Vorne's
t. Journey Round the World" and the play is in
at tho Porto St. Martin.
Mr.. John E. Owens will open tho autumn sea-
son at Mrs. John Drew's Arch Street Theatre,
on Monday evening next.
more serious than was expected. Ho nas beon
unable to appear for more than Woek-
salvini is begged by tho Horne! not to carry |
out his intoltion OF visiting England remem- |
berng tho shocking treatment OF other eminsnt !
foreign ac.i5.s. |
4 poetic drama by Henri Border, called t. The |
cauEt Arnaury," in which Charlemagne is priu- |
clrAl Character, Is to be brought out at one OF ]
,le Partisan theatres. |
ka4a IL.
Try OF the California Theatre. San Francisco. |
lu.ing the weak ending Aug. a They have !
made nn Immense hit.
Teunyaon and Svinbnrno are respectively de- !
1cu!ent upon Tom Taylor aud John Osenford to
mt ''Boadicca" and "BothTeu" in shaps for
lramatic representation.
George F. Rowe plays short engagement at
'{rs. CouTay,a Theatre week after next, appear
;lg IN his w1l1-kuoEn character Of Micdtpber, in
which, it is needless to cay, ho has no equal
Pictures Of Mrs Rousby, not the least OF |
vno4e claim to the attention OF Americans is
hat sllo is one OF the most beautiful actresses
N the English stage, arc already being shown
L NoW York |
IA Success is the title Of now comedy, in
our ACTS. By Paul Lindau, representing tho
roublas and pleasures Of dramatic author,
yhich will soon bo produced in Berlin, Vienna,
nd Drcsdca-
taso OF NcE York that tho funeral services over
he remains OF Mark Smith should be held in the
:hu-ch Of the TrnnsGsuration.-"th the little
hurcu around the corner"
]. E. Emmet will leave England on the
teamer Celtic, Sept. 10, to fulfill q two weeks
pyagement ut Irs. Conway's Theatre, Brook
y1l AIr. Emmot has been received with much
avor in England He is playing in Liverpool to
rowded houses.
Tho Park Theatre. New York, will bo opened
n Monday evening, Sept u. with Mark Tvain's
american plhy Of u Col. Sellers or the Gilded
~ge." with Mr. John T. Raymond in his
rignai CREATION o; Col Sellers. Mark Twain
I'll personally superintend the production Of his
iece.
Tho uniform worn by John Mccullough as
'ot. Bligh in Douclcau1t's new play. "Dollo
.amar," is strictly in accordance with tho new
.-ny regulations, and admirably exhibits his
elderly proportions. It's use in this play is,
owever, IN anachronism, for 1t was not adopted
= the War Department until about year ago.
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