, 1874-04-25

and esteem he Is regarded by his nEsociates Surely
heartily and in the earncst hope that 1t viii prove TO
| small for the OCCASION
L Ei4 be AZ your service on Monday night, May
ca1oAao. April "A. 1874. ' 'NN1
TIE ACADEMY or NCsIc
| The Ma1lton-Raynor Combination has beer
| doing good business at the Academy OF Musi
! during the woek. It is understood that Chicago
! 1a the last city they will visit in combination
] They dlsband htre to form new combination
next season. The present week Mf. Franl
Chanfrau, ono Of the best, If not absolutely tht
in his role Of HIT in tha "Arliausaa Traveller
Ar. Chanf1au has worked hard to gire an indi
t y1duahty to the part, and has succeeded If
identifying himself with it. Tho drama belongs
| to the hlgh1y-spiced order known as sensational
| OF which it is about the best specimen extaDt
atr. Gardiner, with bis usual enterprise, has pro
pared new sceneEY, new music, intricate ma
chinery, new properties, and appropriate cos.
TUNES. Mr. Chanfrau has been In the couutry
tho past week, and met with unusual SUCCESS.
NEICEERs COMPANY
are travelling with Maggie Mitchell through the
"est, with immense SUCCESS Toledo and De-
trot bave been unusually liberal, aud the pros
pect OF good season in Chicago next week il
The Pearl Of Savoy" and other pieces. 1t will
be remembered that Miss Mitchell's first week,
| in 1879, was excellent, but the epizootic swept
down upon the city and cut of the recelpts at the
theatre.
... THE ADE1.pTr
! this week has another good till, with number
OF novelties. The most striking features OF the
programme are Alexander Davis, the great ren-
triloquist; Karl Lind, the Stockholm wonder; the
| Undine' Co1yphees in new ballet act Sig.
Constantine Nile. Eveline. and their entire COM
pany in q new Ravel pantomime fentitled, ..Kim-
! ka; OF, The Adventures OF an Aeronaut." ln addi-
ton to these are Billy Rice, tho Reynolds Brotu-
ers, and the Adelphi company Of stars in new
| special acte-
| MYERS opEnA-uoCsE
Messrs. Arlington, Cotton l. Kemblo have
| another new bill az usunf. Great interest at
| taches to these gentlemen, since their private
| performance before representative OF the Gov-
| ernment It is understood that Mr.. Arlington
| has poem in which the words bai and jail
rhyme, as also juggo and s1nuggle- This is not
| on the bill, but will be recitcd during the first
| part Cotton and Birdue will appear in their
song and dance sreciatiee, as also Courtwught
| and kewconb. There will be three fa.ces:
Somebody's Cont, "A Lesson for Ladies'" and
! "All's Vol that Ends Well"
MONTGOMERY QUEENS c1Rcus.
The weather did not favor Mr.. Queen, but the
people Of Chicago deded the chilly weather all
through the week, and filled the tents to
| Monday, when the rain unkindly interfercd.
Mr. Queen set out this season with one
idea, to make bis circus The best in the country,
and in this endcayor he has done we'll. Wehayo
Of the menage1ie. The performance in tue ring
is in keeping with it. Great pra:se is duo to Nat
Austin. tho Weu-knoWn clown, who, in the ca
pacity Of equestrian director, has ample oppor-
tunity to display his knowledge OF everything
pertaining to arst-class circus. Tho bareback
riding Of Frank. Barry, and the graceful and
daring performances Of little Mollio Brown, arc
deserving Of high praise. Chicago ia pretty we'll
acquainted with the lightning performances Of
Leopold and Geraldine on the trapeze, but the
nntSr I1t1$.x n1x l.
wondor. Mr. Queen starts out from Chicago with
everything n.:S, aud smooth and novel
performance He has the good wishes OF CHI
cago people for his success during the present
season. Mr. Claude Williams, prcss-aaent Of
the circus and correspondent Of the Now York
Clipper, will be found as good representative
OF Chicago as can be desired. ShreWd in busi-
nees matters, genial, sociablo, and merry in pri
vate life.
PARIS BT MOONLIGHT.
This panorama which represents Paris before
the siege By moonlight, has been exhibiting at
the Colosseum, New York, for some 1non:ba,
during which time it has been visited BY hun-
dreds Of thousands. The panorama is spread
out beneath the spectators who view it a. from
= balloon, and the effect is o perfect illusion.
This panorama is to be exhibited III the Expo
sltion Building during tho month OF May, under
the direction OF Mr. G. Mumford, Of the Amen
can Literary Bureau
AMATEUR TuEATn1cA1s.
The tt Hearthstone Club will givo dramatic
entertainment on Thursday evening, in aid OF
the Orphan Aaylum. No. 789 Michigan avenue.
Tho performance will be given at the Asylum,
and will consist OF two act drama entitled On
the Breakers" followed By the farce ~ II Turn
Next"
DRAMAT1c NOTES.
Barley Campbell has written I piece for Car
lotta LeClercq.
Tony Pastors variety company have started on
their annual tour.
John E. Owens has lensed the Varieties Thea-
tre, New Orleans.
Dan Rice was overtaken 1,y the floods at New
ORLEANS during an exhibition.
Mr.. John Mccullough ia to act ut Booths
Theatre in May. following Miss Nelson.
Miss Nelson will plays fortnight's engage |
ment at Booths, commencing tomorrow.
Aimee Descho, the greatest actress in Paris, |
salary Of lass than q, 500 year.
Daly's theatrical soason ends on June g. |
when he will bring his company to Chicago.
Lawrence Barrett is playing King lear. So |
ar he has been fairly successful in this trying |
-ole.
The word "God +" is not allowed in English
'lays. An actor who utters it On the stage risks
he managers licensa-
Little Bijou Heron ia the 1age now in New
FORK. The Tribune thinks he1 precocity mourn
u1 and sheds tears aver it.
Tho Maryland Legislature prohibits the mark
ng OF seats in theatres, reserved, unless eot-
lally sold before the rise OF the curtain.
"El Libro Talonario" CThe Checkbook),
omedy by Senor Echegaray, Spain's present
tirister Of Finance, is drawing crowded houses
{ Madrid.
The Eing OF Italy is said to DO very fond OF
lunch and Judy Shows Ho recently visited
,w theatre in Naples, frequented BY hzzaroni,
nd Was heartily welcomed.
h1r. Sothern will not 60 to Australia, as re-
orted. His ne1t engagements arc in England
nd the United States. After October, 1876, he
ill becou1e IN American citizen.
The Galveston Ciriltan naively excuses itself
II emitting s criticism OF the third and fourth
,ts OF u Fanchon," the critic 'beiug ut that time
ngaged at tho prayer-meet1ng."
Satire has been introduced in the ballet at the |
lhambra, London policeman comes in, and
,fuses to let the dancers proceed until they [
are shown him their dancing license.
s'The School for Scandal is still the rage in |
ondon. It has run 400 nights at the Vaudo-
lie, and Mario W1ton's company are about to !
ting it out in most elaborate manner.
Mr.. Sothern has made arrangements to travel |
trough Australia He plays ut tho California j,
heatre in June, and goes from there to Lon !
N. In October, 1875, he expects to return to !
ew York.