, 1874-02-22

Mr. Booth lB supported by MlB6 Bella I1temAD,
from his theatre. m accomplished and popular:
,ruste. The cast Of "The Merchant OF Venice" !"
iii be as follows:
Edwin Booth
Po:sa .........-.---.........-M Miss Bella Pate1ca1
puts Of veniee-..- -...-:.....-...-...FR r r Pierce
Bassaaio -. Morsas
Lo'eazo Il. =. nlson
s., s1h5nc; an'to .''''..'.;ns ;eores a. HoIspa nInn
i1as,5so ~ uSJ Ballard
i+Scs. Emma Marble
Isuneelot Gobbo ........-.J. H. McVicker
Antonio. = Boen ;,
sAro '" - = ft.z Eavell
5Eqssnii0'''':'.'..'.'.....'..'...WJ 5qsni0' Ens,i ) Huley
aorn.,.r auca. '''''''''. Sidney Young
fe,isss. Josie Batcheldcr
y;th +hree s11ch artists as Edwin Booth. Miss
pe1l. p,teman. aud j. 81. McVicker in the cast
~ attha ncrfoTmaneo. TLis is the onlr occaa;on
y. sson NV rh;ch I'm drama will he nresented- The
-stn1n rs ~ the Shakspearean draua could neyer
h. mora welcome than now.
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~, IN m . f9lirer Twist !" iast NIGHT. Il has
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n,. na,a p~-o1 r.. haa1 rlariner for ona
~. 70 ~ ncsjan,1 ~ s1ns;c n is t;ne-hn1,-
rrs5 dr,ro. ss acrosn tie Continent." The great
rsra,n,1 " md nTnfessionai nopularit7 Of Mr. By-
f..e nm h.va .lTava eeonred Him GOOD business IN
ri rh;oaa, ~ 9~haro he has n1aved 3o 1arre honsey
hsr rara MT ,b1e to cone with the GENERAL dull
ras: wh;oh nraro;1s in tha citr- hnwayer. and
tbonoh h;x bne;ness imnroyed rightly through
~ vaa,r ~ ~ Ieadamv ~ Mnasn w.a mt AZ
~ - asan;ns- horeveT he viii a1neer in
no n;eca entitjed nDonald McEay." and
fonndsd m1d u, nn ;ncidente q, tha Todoc War With
correct co.tnmen stsrt1;nr 1ab|eaux. and al the
e1celient % scenic e.Tects which Mr, Graves knows
70 vii bow to prepare
r,nta " ssa .hont ~ mnnv Of his friends as the
Ie.demr Of sfusio vii hold, on the occasion Of
h. hanost TTs at.oe ~ the Academy will be-
toTeIv taYed 10 eccSmmodata his profeeeiona1
brethren Who have volunteered their perrices
for the occasion. and. il tho auditorium is as
well fTled a. TIA atare. lir. Graves will have
rc:hine to comnain Of. Among the many actors
Mn ha:a nromntly stained forward are Messrs
Fr.rt A,len snd Harrr Tinden. and Miss Maud
Hilton WIN vii niar n tha COMEDY "a Cup OF
Tea " folloved hrF N1 Rvron aud the Academy
Comn,nv IN q rJoss the Continrnt-" This viii
.ay ~ AIoss tue md b1;ne ont
the many friends Air. Graves has made during
his residence in Chicago and esnecially since his
! ecnnsc,;on Mn tn sfsge of tho Academy.
THE enrLrHI
! .prea,s to hare beon doing abou. all the heavy
trejnes. there VA. r. do airing the week, The
srery evening eeemb to show that the manage
Ceot haye Just h1a the mark with an entertain
nent that pleases ladies and gentlemen alike.
1he mstinees and Thursday evening per-
tozmsaces assure Mr. Grover that the fair sex
u satisfied, sud il their critical taste il not o.
Tended, he may be comfortably certain that the
fentlemen will find no fault. hr. Davis, the
hmous ventriloquist, ends his engagement anu
ntes Away the good wishes Of the patrons Of the
adslphi that he may come again. Mr: Page,
he cornet-plsyer, who has but one
8 n'1 in two continents, remains for
= sosaer week. His marvellous use OF the
Instrument has attracted hundreds OF people to
.ae Adelphi who usually attend only muslcal en-
.stsainments, and the prolonged applause ana
neqasnt encores with which his performances
greeted ere in evidence that he IL sqnderstood-
IA nps the more apparent rs he avoids anything
10 ctap-trap in bis selections, and, except when
re- responds to third or fourth encore, with
.s4t to good music. II. Rice, Esq., has an ora
!; an containing certain remarks on ptesens
! sS:l,, s:a, financial, and political complications,
! 'n1ch should be carefully heard, noted down,