, 1874-09-11


Whom tho weather conspiroa with tho Expoai-
ton to kccp people away from tho theatres,
houao such as Dir. HooIey had last oyoning
would Indicate, ii anything, that tho long
lookod-foz theatrical company had arrived and
was recognized, by this We do not mean to eay
that tho houso was paoked, hut that It WIS as
good as could be expected.
In ordor to bring out tho full strength Of the
company In auch O manner that everybody
would 500 it, tho management decided to change
tue bin last eyeniug, or rather to interrupt
tho run OF F." Led AstraY' by giving
Buckstono'a woll-hnown comedy. ''llarrlcd
Lifo," which draws hoavily on tho ro-
SOURCES OF company, and soomo to
have boon writton precisely for such an event as
that Of last evening. Of course Tho farcical
olomsut cntors 80 widely into the conatitution OF
"Merriod Lifo" TINT it scarcely deserves to rank
NTH tho standard comedies Of tho lny. 1t is iu-
tousoly dro1l throughout, formed With perfect
syumotry but tho humor is occasionally
atrotchcd to transparency, aud becomes tcdious,
ag in the last act, in which tho wives mourn tho
r1,pturo botwcou thouleelyes and their htlahanda,
Symmetry demands tho Gllnation, but proha-
bility would oxeiao it. Judgment wosild cog1-
nzo,nieo the mattor by reducing 1t to one-
fourth.
Il waa rendered Inst evening With tho most
deiixlatful oYennesR and spirit. and 30 fur full
fllod tu u,isalon as to convince the most cynical
Of critics that in IIooleys cusnpany was snaleria!
o.tch as tho West las uovor aeon before Pri-
n,arly tho iutozest attached to such monlbota OF
tho combination AZ had not before .Appcared
Thoao worc Mr.. ", Crano, tho low comedian;
alr, George nyer, tic famous told nal,;" and
MIsa Daley. An expectant audience willingly
oxprossod itB ontiro appreciation OF tuese artHta
Mr.. nyor is too roll known on general prinef.
MOS to ucod nay very extontlod polaonal notice.
It will probably 10 nows to many Tint Chi
cago saw Ms. lsyey's n'aidon eaoft on tho
stage yoars and yenra, aIgo-poraapa thirty Of
tAom, lilo 1nado Ills debut in "1lalnlot," sup
t,ortiug tho Hon. ]. D. Rico NJ. e., who played
tho titIe rolo. III those thirty years Mr.. Kyer
haa acquired, II not n wealsll Of apeese, ut nm,
touch, tl,oroughncap Of appreciation, and skill
M m actor. lio haB returned to tho city 10 make
Il lIy home md we hopo sincerely that ti'o Htago
Of tho city will bo enrichod by ,hia, permanent
etttloment here 1le ~ noI only M tno moIt mi M M
thapt tnpef'tt aftod d person h has yet to apponr
in Ohtcavo. His oloession Ia beyond 81! rsasee.
aud hts rale ability II utl'izins n,sltlto details for
,,yoductpg strong effects IL ploabane stsl1y for
Ills oopatliolls on tho stage, as So1l rs attentive
naonhcra Of tho audience.
Mr, Orane IL not q stranger IN Chicago. l1o
nany. and las been spokon Of in these columns
na = yonng comedian Of the utmost lronise' II
tat,;nr liz place 1aAt ovolirg on tho stage AIr.
Orane sl,oued aone no1v2,ns!loHu, but tho hy-play
WITH which ho introduced h!tnsulf oantlyatad a'1
a,,iior,uo III front and boln tho fooliigbtH, nssl
enonulago.i ] lin to procood. which ho dig. Wo
nsu]i not orisieiao Mr.. Usana to-..lght further
thu,, to apnuro him tint ho can take h',I
placo on tho boards aud IN tho parts rendered
Ho has only to YcEress some Of tho extravagautt
togdenolss induced by long buF!ssu'o- o-actlna' and