, 1874-06-26

Chicago is at present the theatre OF 4 vory
Interesting conflict the gladintors being man.
agors of variety thcatros. The grcat mon Of
| Boston and New York; Messrs. HtotBon and Josh
Hart, respectively. have swooped down upon
the Chicago man, Mr.. Leonard Grover, to CAP
ture him or perish in the attempt. 1nasmuch
aB the first week Of tho conflict Inns not rot rono
by. we decline 10 paas an opinion upon the de-
groe of auccoes that our honorable guests haye
met with. In place Of doing co. re shall
merely sum up tho main attractions that the
variety theatres offor. Mr. Stetson has con-
| siderable prestige and, being visitor, do
serves tho first moution.
Fully prepared for seyoro contest, AIr. Stet-
e"n brought with him the beHt company he could
o..!ccs. In doing thsa he pad Chicago deserved
compliment, and the result will be profitable.
His entertainment is very strong ono aud in
the variety and general excellence OF it's features
deserves the hearty patronage Of dlsintoressed
public. His company is very largo aud very good
80 large and 10 good that he ia compelled to
allow but two encores OF his best featurcs. With
poor show, thiH would appear egotistcal. But
his show IL NOT poor. and the regulation ia
needed. Any manager who includes among his
variety performers Mafllt aud Bartholomew,
has an attraction Of great strength.
The farce ''Smiths and Browns" is
calculated to impress an audience very
favorably with the humorous ability Of these
two woll-huown pantomimiss. Tho farce is
very laughable, and heartily enjoyable. The
Oshkosh Bnnd, composed Of MeRsrs. 6choolcraft
I'm old Chicago favorite). MoAndrewa.. and
hiokey Ia = capital act and deserves the highest
Eraise. Austin aud HaBs, the champion sknlers,
are pretty well-known by reputation at any rate,
and their performance is extremely interesting
and ekifnl. The name Of Gus Williams il nut
as vol knowp n tho West AZ III Doston aud New
very best Ethiopian comedians i'll tho country.
to tho full extent. II 1lr. Stetson relonted
in biarulo alr. Williams would be encorod all
night. The 1riall ekech cause and effect " is
funny also, and Ntesars. Barney, hickey, and
Ryan arc Applauded llberally, Misses Adah
Richmond and LII Lu Delmay ara thoroughly
appreciated: The former ih 1 stranger to Chi
caRo; tho latter made q hit at tho Adelphi, and
y warmly remembered by. her admirers. Tho
acrooatlo performance Is any living mortal can
and the nicsy Of skill required 70
perform some Of tho feats. The boye
that is saying good deal for them,
Tho donb!e somersaalis which they perform,
alighting with marvellous accuracy upon the OIL
dor Nelson's feet, are as wonderful for skill on
their part AZ for strength aud endurance on his,
and the three together constitute wonderful |
team OF performers. The concluding act, "Ihs
Young Recruit" belongs to hlat1lt i BArtholo-
new, aud IL one Of the most luaicrouB panto-
miu'es extant II the audience, in paoo Of
Ea,ng from from, their seats during tbs great battle
would find much to laugh over and enjoy. Ta1an |
as whole, Mr. stotaon has n capital entsrtain- !
ment, and deserves the patronage Of all who like
an evening spont III contemplation Of wtat IL
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