, 1874-04-07
AtlUSEM ENTS.
TIE YALE uIEE oLun CONCERT.

AAUSEMENTs. T..
TIE YALE uLEE oLun CONCERT.
|. Tho concert BY tho Yale College Gloe Club at
Kingabury Hall, last evening, attracted worry
large md elegant audience. It IL Bafe to aBaert
Tint all tho Chicago alumni Of Yale, aa woll as Of
many other colleges, wero in attendance. with
tho Wow OF rowling tho memories of college
days, and thus the Club Ind at once tho Bympa-
thy Of tho audience. Tho Club numbers sixteen
n1embors, -four first tenors, throo second tenors,
throo first basBos, three second bnaaes, two war;
blore, aud an accompanied. Mr.. Butler, one Of
the first tonorB, and student from Chicago, was
absent, owing to family af1lo.ion, so that tho
hrst tonors wore somewhat weak In comparison
with tho other parts, but tho Club had m arl-
dience which WAS not disposed to bc
critical. 1t came to enjoy itaolf, and
1t did 30. Every Yalo graduate felt 1t incum-
bent upon himsolf to be enthusiastic, regardless
Of sentiment or music, and thus II happened
that several sedate old citizns, and oyen como
Of Our most proper c!ergymen, found themselves
indorelng, both with hands ani, feet, sentiments
III regard to temperance and other reforms
which they would not cnro to avow in public.
Tho voices arc Of good quality, and in prompt-
1oss, preeieon., tune, and time, tho Club shows
signs Of careful practices. The programme, With
songs, which Of course present q mixture Of
fun, aontiment, and nook pathos which ia simply
inaescribnblo, and which to ono who
has never troddon the classic halls Of
anmbo1Ior," Tho '7Ba Da, ,"IA, D, U,"snd tie Tie
touching ditty Of "Io Hunkus, can only BE-
appreciated BY thoao who arc "native and to the
boys may be imagined from tho fact that in a
programme OF sixteen numbers thore woro ton
encorcs. Tho occasion waH a worry pleasant ono.
and undoubtedly every old college-graduate felt
voting IN hour or two, out OF tile struggles Of
tho world, to tho memories Of RtudoiIt-layB,
Immediately aftcr the concert tho Club loft for
Cincinnati. 49, ~
THE THEATRES.
If popular patronage ia to be regarded as
definite criterion Of merit then tho variety por-
formancos at the Adolphl and Globe Thoatres
must rank at the head Of amusoments In this
city, for both these FREQ and easy resorts were
crowded last evening beyond their neating capao-
ity, and hundreds wore turned away. Tue lattor
place owed its unusual patronage to its novelty,
Of courEo, and the former to tho woll-known
character OF tho ontertainmont. OF course tho
public ia the supreme judge Of what 1t wants,
that at tho three legitimate thoatres, where un-
usual attractions were offered, tho audience was
scarcely large enough for tho conventional cor
porals guard. And yet tho attractions wore Of
= character which, In ordinary seasons, would
have filed two Of these three legitimate theatres
to oyeraowing The School Tor Scandal" at
MoVickor's, was produced in q manner which
could certainly not be equalod In any other city
but New York or Boston, aud would have COM
9th soaay ii ot6or sey aissss 5ssS
Coombs Ia an artisto of recognized ability, and,
Lady 1eazle, hoa no superior On tho American
stage. Her name and famo' are known to
evory- occasional theatra-goer In tho city,
and her acting ie remarkable, as ovory
one knows, for 'its minutoneas OF do
tail and precision Of rendering. blcVioler's
company support hor In this pioce with unusual
ufectiyouees, and in tho auxilaries Of stago.set-
ting and Bmoothness Of action 1t waB never pro-
ducoa IN more acceptable form than last eYon-
last time and those who wish to enjoy al even
Ing of real dramatic amusement, FREQ from clap
trap md nhounding in morrimcnt, will make o
mistake it thoy allow "Tho School for Scandal"
to be played to another such house ae grectod
the rise Of tho ourtsin Inst night, At Hooley's
Theatre Misa Katherine Rogers opened her On
gagement with '!:Romoo and Juliot." The choice
OF the drama WAS hors, mud If she fails to reach
the interest Of the public she will havo only her.
aelf to blame: Tho, capabilty Of the star in
but tho support caunot 10 ignored altogether.
Hooley's company Ia made up Of "pantAloon-
ectore,"' who are hopo1esaly inadequate to play
ing III "undino" Z" one week, the .parlor-drama
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Tho support, with fow excopttone was simply
shocking. Mercat,o WAS q boisterous, stupid
fellow; Ronseo's reading painfully defective, md
othors moro OF less bad. Under tho crcnm-
stances, 1t would be extremely injudicious to OK
press positive opinion with regard to Hiss
Rogers. We incline to tho belief that she is
capnblo, intelligent, and consoiontiouH aotress,
who, undor moro favorable circumstances,
would have ahone in the part. sho is so
superior to tlloso with whom
ahe played tint 1t would bo dangerous to form
ln opinion OF her merits. Hho will repeat her
J.l.ei tonight, but hereafter will play in pieces
better suited to tho company, when M intolli.
gent opinion Of hor capabilities may be formed
Miss Estie Henderson played ut tho Academy OF
Music laat night in Darlloy Campbell'a pleco,
y L!ttlo Sunshine" Miss Henderson enjoys the
prominence upon tho American stage. Want Of
space forbfds an extended notice Of the perform.
lnce. At tho minstrols, the new song nnd danco
nen arc the speciality, and are unusually good.