, 1874-10-13

THE OPERA,

toF m the preparation Of tho now version OF FRA
Uia7olo," and other uuforcaoon ctroums' aaccg,
&"e repertoire Tor Tho week has been revised,
nha nov stands as followa: Tuesday, Muir
tha"; Wednesday. 'Faust" Thursday, "Dou
diovanni"; Friday, "Troyatoro": and. Sasu:-
day evening, "Dohcmian Girl" I.nst oynt,ing,
The Marriage Of Figaro" Was subst,tu,sa for
Fra Diayoo.' with ths Rame cast as lust wosk,
as wa have already noticed it's performance by
thene artists, second notice could ouly b. n
repetition OF t,o tirst In general potn!1. This
evening Marsha " 'Sil bo given With Change
Of cart from TINT Of last weab, ns follomr.
Marsia. Mrs. Va, X,aS;
1a.y Hmney '.'.''.'.'' ''''...'........afr.. Stgun
L.oiel. Aiass
.C~re.ou
1oofEs's THEATRE.
last evening theslrayna OF tho preeent d ~ Tim
Quiutcssenco Of French hypocrisy, 1.-THE B-,,l,rx."
was produced ut Hooley's Theatra. It IL not
altogether new in Chicago. The edge Of tho
novelty had been takou OF by the Lingari Com
binatfon, who produced It four uooks ago ut the
Academy Of Music. Htil it Has present ii with
snch weakness Of ensemble that tue CT. Of tho
managers Of Aooloy'a Theatre, that jn !s.nent
should DO auspanded Tor eeason, possessed a
oortaln weight Of logic mud reason. 1at now
that 1t has boon brought out with ali the advau-
tagea Of sumptuous sccuery, exquisite d-csaiue,
aud the full strougth Of ono Of the bess stock
companies in tho entiro country, and certainly
the beat In tho West, Boo no reason tor revers-
ius tho Judgment meritel By the perfu, uanco
NO have alludeato. .'The Sphinx" us a dramatic
composition, Is really unworthy Of its d,stIu-
euiyhed author. Tho plot was sllrovdly summed
up by IN Eastera critic In t. line, somewhat as
follows: Blanche de Marsan, a married Toraau,
loves Henri de Sautyny, tho husband Of her
tcetcd By Ioutse, and Blanche poisons n heraelf.
1t would not bs fair to ray that tho peco has no
merit at all. Its dialogue II pregu.nt witl.
brilliant thoughts and graceful language, and
the tnbleaux which eud each Of tho fot,: nets
are effective. But tho rneagro plot has ro5 been
expanded witt. tho ingenuity Which his previous
efforts have led US to expect Of Octave Geuillet.
Tho construction OF the piece Is faulty
| The acts arc incomplete fn themselves and
| them nra occasional lines whose Importance IL
not apparent to tie auditor GIL tho first sitting,
| aud are 90 delicate that the neglect OF a moGe
| Bit Of stage business will mysstfy completely
10 the tablbau Of the third act. Louias xitrssses
! tho avowal Of loye betwecn her ftloud and her
husband. The only indication Of .Ao fAci Of I,er
| cosnizauco il i1er appearauco on pfactical
| balf the house, aud consequently tho other hntf
lost tile ceN to the 1aat act altogether.
The acting In the main vas very pleasing aoa
charocfar n R1urIs. Wa vant,1re5 to n-ciict
| that ler tjoiitod. ii no: plieymatic. mauner
was In i'll accord with the fcyerish chs,acter Of
tnors dogoripton Of ller,' wllich wo yeahl:o ouce
! more to reproduce:
nie lie .unrsan IL oae Of tho products OF our pres-
cnt System Of education aud Gtaa Of aocxy, who ars
the Forbidden fruit, eyen before they taste H. n:s 10
tonap1sston. 1t must 10 made palatahe by aoma
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sae'r !hris,;sa hi ; ~. nGH amy moc-nI , .ner ae!~
ass be- ge singai hstus ~ u1Ss el
ina1. Thcro must bo al opportunity for great dasa
tioa Or great rerhy-a perspective, IN fact aGordirg
| thu Imagination glainpaea Of the nnknovn, drams
IN sn aesfn :ao woman ,,ada,s wifi, t..h,o,,,. ,,.. a
a. W1"o a W.T. lm ,t h tIi ;y ne Gay
turbnsucc thcr eaiyoti !smiI!ar;tfea fha scu,
als elegance, aud their dcbaueheos Of coq.etry,
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10 harm to thsls own regulations anhapplly they
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E1ar!hg stI:n1la@sicat @ etfutn' ~ anuf Mre unp&1.
tGat 5 % tits is worthy Of tl,e halicon tinys Of
inst season, and not Of Hiss Hawthorne Or