, 1874-11-29

Lat week vss singularly uneventful in mat
assof interest connected With the drama There
I'll absolutely nothing to notice about it it the
let Of holiday be omitted. Thursday was the
MY dsy which brought ANYTHING like general
5sood attendance At the theatres. Fortunate
s't5oagh the evening was threatening, and the
ss1szl bent Of ones inclination VAS drowEinesH
10 sleep, all tile places Of amusement were
s0Sdsc. Especially were Hooley's and the
::aad opea-Houso jammcd, whi|o all the
Ssz' including lectures, we're equally bene-
@e. 4aough for the sake of shocked digcs-
.asH would be uuwi6c to regret that Thanks
tag comes but once in the year. in justice to
= nana such audiences as come with it
1"a!a not be ccnined to single occasion.
TIE AcADEAE OF MUSIC
aA tfaak chanlrau has been playing during
10 seek 1T the Academy. Although favorite
,4s' Boston, where for one season she Was
Naeasf1 figure Of the stage, Mrs. Chanfrnu
,,.a ~ ao' nade vcrv pronounced succeDs in es-
4saEa66 herself in Chicago. d beautiful
I'm. ,.' refined and gentle, she has every quality
:: .sa eloald win esteem and that recognition
=. s-' asaEys grccts the mention OF her name
~ l., Ind ~ord. But it must be confessed that
90se important elements Of dramatic sue
-. ns lacking in Mrs. Chanfraus acting. She
~ 'o'ee' and fellows nature ut too great a
r. ;3e 70 nlay successfully on the emotions
VI soe ccis in dramas which claim unusual
= ese = Interest, this is unfortunate. "Was
rr,.eas Is such q drama Though
Esss.e esass 1t possesses such features. their in
S,,.;.se loft Ii the absurtii;v OF some Of tho
;,or -: ~, - requires great deal OF c0npro-
na MN ones common sense to believe in
1sn.as OF circumstances as these A Wo1n-
Aesieo 10 6 person she dlslik6s1 the mar
s5,.sea'ouy is secretly performed, there being
.Es..osledSed witnesses and one secret one,
d., !ot,ncr the clergyman and sexton, the
;srsna Of the lady; church and records.
ttt;s NY and sexton, arc all destroyed. The
aeuna burned to O crisp, holding in his
t,Ssa grasp the marriage certificate of the
- IS free from the smell Of tirc ss shae-
-. aesh1cs, s:a and Abednego; the precious doc
tessv 1s INTO the hands OF the heroines low
e,ns n1end and then out OF them, finally
!. =, .ubns hat tue this gs' IS staetesns n0aen1
ii, .se Probability rntner fine. Another
EsSoe Mposab.e .a scepe occurs between The |
"a hn.aa9. aaa her Ausbands mother. The gentle |
H. ilea. l;s soft Of Geofrey DelamGyne. has
IL. Wy - Guild to the guardianship Of his
e.;sna ~ s1st as that worthy Indy enters, tile |
u. L.: has apparently dead. a stage-lawyer
I'd ~, ~ out, while wife and motner-in-lax
Ia as..ae' aud exchange opinions Of one au-
I'd. tiag ..a;g to tho author, but unintereHting |
fp, t,o oaIasce: While they arc wranSling
~ 'e -, ,euid, the stagc-1awyer announces the
r, II Us u.s. mutish husband, just as he would
ts1 e,sa e tsu lourt please, tie prosecution rest
~ apsthy and ip5if1erenea t % aitocethep nnu M1
ss,S'saa ss,S'saslb!c in the sight Of so mau7 imures-
Id r1s peopie. It w1ll occur to the reader that |
ksa' Il; ch,n1l nasaral and that plea will be made
wa Sas snsairaus acting. For men do not
Ses ~ :. from the past to the immediate future
-sss 70 t2se With ths event Of the sea-