, 1874-06-21

| The past week has been very fruitful in
| amusements OF the highest order. It has also
been particularly hot, and, when hieh-class
! dramatic entertainments come in conflict with
| hot weather. the latter invariably wins. Apart
from the fact that business has been only fair,
! the week has been brilliant, With such artists
as Alr. Sothern aud the membera Of Days Com
| pany here, the quality Of entertainments has
!; been superior to anything VIC could ask for in
the summer. II the pecuniary results nre dis
appointing, managers must bear in mind that
they reserve the bcst months OF the year for
other places than Chicago, and console them
selves with the reflection that woro they to
come to the city at some other time, when
the thermometer stands below 50 deg,
they would be more 1belally treated.
It il sheer nonsense to complain
Of want Of hbcrality On tue part of the public.
Many people would gladly pay tho price Of ad-
ton bath in hot theatre, iu case that were
necessary. Ii the great artists really wish to
test tho lberality of Chicago, let them do so
without making lberality purgato1ial torment.
They have taken their large receipts in other
cities in cool weather; We have paid great artists
large receipts hero in Chicago III cool weather.
We like the drama in it's highest form, aud are
ready to patronize it literally when the conso-
quoncos are not suffocating. II tho great
&IL1SLS ~ Aob DotItfC ~. Atk tAEAA L4. 4AESe
remarks arc necessary. for tue consolation OF
some very nice people who learn for the first
time that tropical heat ia not an Eastern lnsttu
ton exclusively.
nooLEx's THEATRE
has been doing al the business Of the week. nat
uraHy enough, as a most remarkable aud e1pen-
slye company has been endeavoriug to please.
Nothing but the merits Of an unusually strong
piece, played here for the fret time bJ Da!ys
Company careful III all its details, could leye
1rn.r6 which 1ava an foCn1
ances ut this theatre nightly.
Monsieur Alphonse," however, has had its
run. and has been very popular. 1t deserved lis
popularity, inaHmuch Us 1t is piece OF many
admiration but the e1cison OF some lines OF q
not altogether desirable nature. But much Of
tho effect Of a dubious speech tnheres
in the manner of tutoring it, and it is owing to
Miss Davenports good judgment aud taste TINT !
the audience scarcely realized that anything un-
us,1al had been said until the words were re- !
callad. We baye spoken at length Of tho manner
in which the piece was played. Subsequent per- !
formaacee teepened hrst Impressions The enl-
gayety Of Miss Davenport. tho melodramatio
failure of aLr. Fisher, tho neat and judicions |
comedy acting of Mr. Lewis the cool, self pos
acssed arrogance of Afr. parhes, und the mar
ve1ous power Of littie e. Bijon Heron-all thHae We
bark's drama Charity will bs played, with the
cast Of characters:
DR.. Athesney.. MT Charles Fisher
Ted AthGiney y. Il. narkins
Fred smsiIey. George Parkes
Hr. Fitz Partington. .Nr. James Lewis |
Mr. Skinner. .3t u fa"eest !
The buuef. AF. l. OeEeau |
The foo.uau.: -31r ". Beekman
.lzs 'anhrnRh Miss Ad. Dyas
auth Ttedgett. Altss Fanny Davenport
caroline. Nlas GElhlthS
The character Of Ruth Tredget is the gleat
riumph OF Miss Daveupost'B career, and has
,een warmly commended.
M'v1cKER's THEATRE.
Mr.. sothern's three weeks engagement has
come to an eud, and the genial comedian leaves
lie city this morning He has given us On this
econd occasion all his popular characterize
Dundreary, Sam, Dur1d Gdr,7ck, and
t{fed DorTison. The two former characters
70 pre-eminently those Of air. Sothern. Tie
ieces are calculated to show him alone at his ;
eat The two latter are played by him to sink
il individuality as much us possible. and make
he excellence Of the representation general In
lead OF personal Fer stars, venture upon i
Acr,lcipg their Individual Prominence to the +
ubnc enjoyment. "Hous and "David Gar i