, 1874-02-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
1t'Y1uHEn'e,

which have led to tho choice Of the worst epeci-
menB Of tho French school OF dramatic COM
position for reproduction upon tho American |
stage. Augustin DAILY is chiefly respousi- |
bio for tho great wrong aono aoofoty |
by forcing thoBo Objectionable affairs upon
the public and 1t is upon him, as tho champion
Of tho drama which obtrudos tho sorea Of 30
oiety upon tho gaze Of the world that managers
may cast tho roproach for tho present state of
public indifference to tho ataso; it is to him
that tho authors of deserving
plays owe tho comparative inaitrer-
ouco with which thoy have beon received.
The confidence Of thoatro.goers has boon tam
pored with by tho Fo,7mosas, and Fernondes, md
Coras Of this pornicious school, and tho public
is naturally inclined to bo suspicious, and very
shy about patronizing anything that savora Of
ttern. Tho diseasod appetite which fattensupon
suggestions OF impurity hnB already passed the
etago at which moro suggestion tiohles tho pal
ate 1t needs something stronger, which 1t lnds
in the low variety businoss. The Meroy Me,'-
ricks md Madeleine Noreis woro compromise
characters, and hayo had theirday. Tho
tusto which rejected thom before ca1l-
not be expected to accept them now; that
to which they wero agreeable linda them
now insipid. And, as NC said, 1t is to Augustin
DAILY that they owe what little popularity they
ing vicious plays in sun'ptuous setting; mud,
lost in contemplation OF the frame, the public
forgot to study tho picture. blr. DAILY. has only
one thing to claim as al ottaot to the damage le
Atire. who had the misfortune to be an inno-
cent creation amid guilty surroundings, furnisl-
ed CLARA Norris stepping stone to Climb to her
prosont position. Grateful to AliIe for this
quality OF hor surroupdlnge,, and forgots
tnat the debt OF audiences to that character is
not altogether as great as her own. 1t is almost
m infatuatiou with CLARA Morris to adhere to
brilliant actreas, but how is tho public to
be convinced Of this unless It aeos her7 And
how can she expect tho public to flock to her
| while she offers them only such dramas Us 1t
moro scrupulous than other cities upon this
Is: but Miss Morris cannot complain
| Of want Of enthusiasm when she remembers that
Alr. Dnly'B ways are not necessara'y Chlcago'e
bear in mind that, while Alike" is not by any
means free from those impurities which
arc the groundwork OF tho moretrictous
drama, It Ia not as bud aB many othora.
| Il has olever plot, which is neatly developed,
mud sumo noll-Ieined chaiaoters, and q moral
which is exceedingly correct, and the light,
amusing dialogue OF the Fronch school. Above
and beyond al these, 1t has nt present Clara
| racornmondation' Trla nart of dfrc n
IL svory. Nv pathetic. baa @ in : boins under
avn. but tie consequence Of l1or mothers sin.
sho is not an isolated being, but ono too COM
mon in this world. She possesses nature at
once passionate and tondor, which ia
too often the legacy lott by tho errors a,
scrupulous care by her faulty mother, whose solo
solace slo ia amid the misfortuues consequent
upon her CRIME, atld has developed 9 morbid
o,,sv IL Tia kav'nota Of har charnoter. and pro-
oIJ} o;n;{ataa ~ zAo tha trapedv w;th wh;ch the
nieco c1oseu. suc6 q character is not
naca's a. Thoro o f. m nr pt rnaonaton
pt ploatAI ~ Il +a aaor.r fer Sa;no 1vh
aasa, and the occasional gaipHes Of tho 1Sa nn
pao'di 1sno !ev nTe TUG e1tonges. n pG
tn.t sH ey;aa o MoPr;s i,aa rpu cpuHc,,tratat 1a
her ' attention. becanse they poaaesa tho strong
eSs ~ Xi.a Marr;. antr IL H.
ILL., Gam na+nat 0o rannt;o mni19a owo.an nnr nI
Mu ta ran% tochns ,n1 ata,eoacon
presentatioa &c Of Tie tie character % arc arc what obara
@ ates sAths ohsraeer Of which IL We e obtan Wow
every po q Hue sa1s s s.v aa N
Is Forrsss ss nor hor gestures IS GRACEFUL as Sal
| nj
nor ef ro1t1 w. G ~ ~ Ia, -" t ,nau
1aus at,as ha coynietoa o,,arartor sh;nh
etao1 as sao HJnrEa Sy.ra''7 nd tbu 10 no
n1s I'M" ~ tairro, Aao ~ II norn - not,ro
~ ~ ~ tnv yndarapand What III IL " = ;a I'll
r w,,icn hss roade lar famons. The onlv tliiu
an,f, nan - tt i o1nnl1 hol ", s,aforo :,
,nra i,aiy III ~. .roatara ~ t1da mod t,ot al,
: ann,l aexnte ar stdv a1a.hnr rsn;ua tn eo,nt
thinn W can ra.o @ nnon with niaasure IN
alIoyed bv imnnra nj, ,preat,ona" I,at her do tlit
: @ snG H. u T. Ia, Hofnra t,er militant fmtnro.
a ~ ~ her s,,,nnrt ~ cannot aneaa i, fiatterjn
tonn, uet r pNa,I "a NIX ta aotor TINT H. Ia Wns
senr aeo and i,is a,nontion in cottinr worse Al
4 wnTaa' Strs. Allan is stary and M;ss Datchoi1r
II anatanrtR1, ani nnsraeaful. Mr. Ho
- aanI would Inservo thn hioheat prafr
=, @ for hia uarsnnatton Of tho Marou
de- Cesserine if ho could oyoroome the naturl
1oPaoto i,, tfa unoac, 1In ia imnrovirp in mi
a Taanost md. If ia ever anccools in banieb,nr
= ' wiII ,,o ' M a1cc,ont ,.ctor. AIr. Morris a,
! nroo,atea tin nart Of tho D,o de- II
( randai. but he has 90 many rnannerlFn