, 1874-09-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
TIE MUSEUM.

ALE hAN6EOAt
Whatevor might hayo boen Mr.. Plsccy's oh.
ject In postponing tue opening Of tho American
Museum until last oyeniug. ho doeoryog credit
Tor not having attempted competition with tho
counter attractions which wore thrown omen to
tue public. The Musoum auditorium is small.
but 1t would not have boon filled by suoh compo.
tiston. Az 1t vaB, tho house was decoutly full
last evening When Mr.. Fiszgorald'a drama "Ab-
duetlon." Which was to hare dono duty
az " lnfanticido." WAS presontotl to a Chicnro
audience. Considering the active coupotitiou
among MANAGERS, tito recollection Of last aoa-
son'a failure, and tue general dullnchs Of bus
tncHH, wo focl inclined to tloal kindly with Mr.
Fitzgerald's play and hfr. PlacoY's COMPANY as
conscience will allow. Iu Which caso cLar;t.
ablo ailonco ~ to tho main points OF both shall
say Of tho first that 1t has four acts, troo fair
charactors, and Romo light scraps OF fun in tho
dialogue. Further than this We decline to add a
word Of praise. Tho acting was not Of a CHAR
whole, 1t was unworthy of seriouB notice aul but
for MeBsre. Vining Bowers, CASTOR, anI Vim
son. nnd Blanche DoBar. would hayo been
aomewha4 below. tho standard Of the old Globe
meas. Not that either Miss DeDar or Mr.. Gas
ton doaorve tho most cordial commentator.
They appeared to better advantage than thoY
could expect from tho inadequaoy Of the rest Of
% iho %SGmpan;y. ~ me RaEte Of both were eingnary
oharfns Of beauty aud freshness to q rolo not
moro exalted than would become a .4walkinp
lazy" Mr.. Bowers bad . worry fair comedy pur6,
st9, snd shoSed US what he could do when not
eelipsed by moro distinguished luminary like
blr. sothern. Ho played with animation, mud
appreciation OF humor, and did much to re-
deem the Play from absolute stupidity. II
Lag frequently been noticed that he resomhled
those for which Dillon was frequently cast, and.
adapting hia make-np to 1t he Increased tic re-.
sen1blanco to almost a counterfeit Of tho local
faTorlto. William Vinson played tho part OF au
old o1-conV1ct, With a relish for murders and gin
% sort OF Eccles In dissipation, seAst,1cau and
Vagabondleul, and prodigy OF purposelcss mall
Ice. Flo madc Of the part all that could pousibiy
30 made Of IT. aud Indicated rather than proved
ton. We refrain. with tho kindest motive in tho
world, from mentioning any others membors Of
tho company.
Pethaps when tho piece Inns boon thoroughly
rcheaised, and tho company roorgauized with
some very delicate hints as to proprloty, We shall
DO ablo t. aay something moro laudatory of the
The author was called before tho curtain and
made q brief speech, receiving, Of course, tho
heartiest applause. Such a call, however, doea
not necessarily imply tho universal appreciation
Of tho public, OF oven Of tho audience, Ills
doere that not only tho whole audience presout,
but everybody else, should return this evening
to witncaB tho performance, il not likely to bo
realized.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
MIR: Robert MoWado, an actor OF excellont
standing and repnte, i8 playing an ongagomcns
tho Title role Of his version Of "Trip Vim VIM
klo," in which ho has heretofore pleased Chcn-
60 audiences, and achieved no small measure OF
SUCCESS. Mr.. Mc'Hade is we'll entitled to hi.
tlat he has chosen tho difficult patti Of competi.
lion in ~ domain already 40 nearly