, 1874-06-14


acts very Frenchy, rs the subjoined outline will
show, and at the same time very strong IN eitua-
ton and plot. Rayonande, when the cur
tain t.es x,oaa is the 70 wife her OF 1ar4ss GaR1
an to''t Intimacy with one Mons. 0etare has
ended with the birth OF chlld, Ao'ten'e, who
has been living with her natural father. octare,
wishing to be married. urges Montdt9lnto adopt
his child frany admitting hes out
conecuts. An interview follows between 0ctaue
cn,l R1uruo1}de in which the latter expresses her
xepugnance to this idea. whefeupon octare
threatens to send the child to America. The
Captain entering setties tue, tue mater " mahlng
ME child dtb7e,.ne is ignorant that octace Is her
father. Int has been told by him that Roymotde
Is her mother. She has been cautioned against
giving any sign Of recognition n tbe presence
rnshos to her arms Mother and daughter are
interrupted by Madame Guichard, vulgar per-
son, fancco OF 0ctace. who has followed ddrl-
enne from Paris with tho intention OF discover
and alarm refers her to 0ctare, and the act
ends. The second act is full of fresh complica-
lions. Iu,e. Guichard compcls Octace TO &C
knowledge ddrieune as his daughter Her
mother, ho SAYS, iB dead a Ihs laoy demands Rns.
monde. and Octare secures from the latter
promise Of surrender. In explaining
matters to Capt Mont1i9lin, Ray7nonde betrays
herself, tells her husband al, aud obtains Ills
forgiveness. In the thlId act, Nona,qt1n nas
his, her parents being unknown. Meanwhile
.3I,ue. Guichard claims tho child in tho Eamo
way The Captain, to savo hls W1fe, decIares
that Octuue has acted for him; Mnae Gutc'tdrd
is enchanted With the magnauimity OF her future
husband but her suspicions are not all auaycd.
TO test matters thoroughly, she resorts to
strntupem. She suddenly announces TINT 1draen-
ne has fallen from tho window: Raymonde
screams, and again betrays ihe "loow
s satisfied. diEcards Octdca, and the curtain falls
nm A scene Of domestic tranquility and satisfied
iustice. The relation OF the title to the play is
nercly that Octare il known to Ad1ienns ouly as
| Mons. diphonsc, not as father. The strongest
feature Of the play is the Adraenns o1 nttle hJoh
| elements OF comedy. The cast Of tho principal
narts viii bo as follows: Capt Nontaighn. Dir.
| Charles Fisher; Octare, Mr. George IsrEes;
| Jorin, spy, MIR. LOWS; l'nyn'o'ee. Mlss ADA
Dyas: 1f;nc Giucitard, Miss Fanny Davenport; !;
| Adyie,sne, Dijou Heron. Ii will DO played all the
| week.
| M'y1cKEn's TAEATRE.
Mr.. Sothern's secold week has been no less
delightful to the appreclatiVe pubic than nus
first. Tho earlier half WAS devoted to our
American Cousin" which gave place "Wednesday
to the more artistic II less boisterous comedy OF
ssHome." This was ondeof those gems OF act
| tinc which VIC come ACROSS by accident III sea-
| son: which do not readily tako the eye OF tho
public, because they do not take me ear nrs.. u
| vas playcd with delightful case and enjoyment. t.
It was Sir. Sothern's recreation and cn1o5ment'
mt his Great opportunity. Mrs. Allen bad tue
best Of the piece, aud used her opportunity With
full appreciation Of its rarity.
| This week round OF a1r. Sothern's most de-
l,chtful porsonations will bo given. Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, aud Saturday
matinee, he will appear The Hon. Sam stt199s-
Lv in his apsurdity, "Erother SAM" which l.
more ludicrons and enjoyable than oven LoFo
| T1~,ro Erif}a HntHT(f1T
nights another Robertson comedy. which wa a,
wilton ios alr. Sothegn, ''Dayid Garrlck, viii
ba PLAYED, followed by 'tDundrcarT Married and
Settled" Tls latter has not before been played
in Chicago; the former will be remempereo- u
QUO OF tho most perfect md memcrable pef1oln'
ances ever given in Chicago.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Tho vivaclous Eokes Family haFe nn1snet
their three weeks with profit to themselves anc
the public. Last week they played in rount
Cit, Miss kosina played in ''Nan, tho Good fo'
Nothing." well as in the specially OF the eve
Mug Tomorrow Manager Gardiner WILL STAR
in a four-weeas trip with the Nokes party, visit
lug the principal cities OF Minnesota. thcnce t@
Detroit. and homo through Indianapolis.
Tomorrow evening Cal!onder's Georgia Mln
etreIs will commence work for one week only
giving 1natinees Tuesday and Saturday after
nocps. They will be remembered by their goot
season last year. and BY the names OF tne Gou a.,
! r,
Deyonear, Abe Cox. Jimmy Bland, Charles
Hicks, Dick Little, ". Z. Lyle, mud others.
TEE ApELpHI.
aIxion" " has teau doing good business dur
ing the week, and the troupe OF ARABIA from 80!
ura!em have ustouiehed everybody with thcl
feats Of strength and audscity. This week ~
entirely new course Of amuaements will DO ruu
The piece de resistance will, OF course, be the e3
travaganza, Fairy Talisman," with which ~
the acts vii be interpolated. Among these w1l
i.o the comedian, George n. Edeson, the fayorit
banjo soloist f. N. Hall. tine Bcdouln Arabs
the Morgan Sisters, Miss. frankie and the Fan
: tom1pe Company under Sig. Constantine, IN III
latost comic pantomine, "Ihe Magic 10y
| THE cH1cA9o THEATRE
T.u1u. the marvellous female acrobat and tra
peze artist, whose appearance at .Nlblo's IN Ae'
: York, was q nine-days' wonder. be:.1ns an CO
cacemcnt tomorrow night ut the Chicago Iheatr
Under the new management OF Mr. Leon De Leon
4 private entertainment was given by Lulu q
the theatre Friday evening, ubo,,t 200 ladies AZ
7 gentlemen being present by Invitation. IN
,. performer went through serles Of evolution
such as wero never before seen III ClncagG
: Chief among them was the triple Homefaau
from tho stationary bar at the ceiling to the NJ
below, and the great leap OF twenty-five tes
from the stage to d platform above. Lnl
stands upon spring trap. and at ssgh'
is shot with tremendous velocity straight NJ
ward, and aiights on the platform by 1or"at
!, lean az she il going up. The fent is almost aE
= railing. and would be severe strain upon tn
nerves Of the betolder were it not that. by =
ingenious continuance, a strong net ls instant
!. eprcad under tho performer as her 1eeS lca'
q the trap As specimen OF mecllsno~like acc'
racy of movement, and perfect intrepldity 81 81
nelf-coniidence, Lulu is certainly marvel III
remainder Of the bill for this week inclades
variety performance, in which will appear, Il
tue hist timo in Chicago, Miss Agnes sutlcrlan
called the Scottish Nightingale.
1,uAMATIC NOTES.
/ Ecohtnr an3 Miss Lizzie Price arc playing
four weeks engagement in San francisco.
Dumas is writing drama for the Odeon to
q called .sThc Tallin. OF Jerusalem By Titus
= 4 translation Of s'Othollo" into Hebrew hi
G lust boen published at Vienna.
"saratoga" has been adapted for tho Con
Theatre, London, under the title OF q Brighton
The colored population OF kaneas City ha
n Eesolretl, That negro minstrel shows tend
K degrade our race"
J. shakspeare's beautiful play Of s'The Ter
: pest occupies tue stage Of the Walnut stre
= Theatre. phlladelphia.
= Tho Few York Clipper says that DR. To
Hampton, a Cincinnati comedian, has written