, 1874-05-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE ADELrHY,

oeooA'oo oAcuis' "lio"b osnoA sA'"b'i " I
acnting an endless round Of amuscments differ
Ing In essentials cyory week. Tho primo foaturo
~ au,l or "ntarto ;nn,ont m ha olvoa At l,,e
thoatro @ a,ons m ho ~ario,v md ID In N has hitherto
given It with groat: sucoess. This ia proved by
nor n4 ha m,napsmont @cn 'I without perpetual
] olanae nj, a,ol olasa Of nmusemout would neces-
anrily pull. That it las boon tho most remunor-
atiyo and most popular plaoo OF resort IN tne
CITY since its opening, Ia strong evidence OF
garacioua ,uauaeomcnt. Laat evening an In
noyation was made upon tho order
~ tho entertainment. and II popular applause IL
a oriterion Of popuIar appreciation, 1Ir. Growers
infaat mnya In dostinetl to long mud popular
| lie.
Tho eBnec;al variety ho offorot1 w3. Wv :'suser
tatIon Of ib bures1uo, which is nlurc IT,. e.- vol
1snoyn ,1ndor tic i,aIae he gayo 1t Four or Two
| voars aoo in Now York, 'tDad Dichoy." This IL
trayesty Of HRlohari Ill.," written by F. @.
1urnaua, md full q tho many e"'happyZ
9 tug # Sas mr.
iergono rs o ereat doal Of pruning At his hands.
Tho highly classical las been sacrl-
| f{cni In = measure to tho ppopular,
tho especial ponts travoatioa ~ hsye 9osn en-
many Of those "gaga," Of q national rs we'll rs
local chnraotor, Which appeal to IN audience and
bring tlo burlosaue home TO them. A. parodied
version Of Shnkapoarcnn drama may not poH-
Aristophenio comedy had, although 1t 1pay bo as
ieritimntojy dramatic, Chicago Il not Athens,
and burlosquo relatively equa1 to "rhe Clouds"
would fall flat at tho Adelphl. Such b!lrlosqu9os
md, indeed, burlosqio in tho abstract l,as
| fallen into dlsroputo as the "illegitimato" :"
| par excellence. "Dad Dlekcy," as originally
| written erred by hhooting ID far above
"nobtn Hood' aud tho other trash Of tho
Thompson reportory shot below, 1t. Mr. Gro
vera veraion iu. periaps' tho golden mean PCS.
profano herd, and 1t The same tiIne enough ab-
sons pockots with greoubaoka.
In making tho present venture lIr. Grover
han spared no exponse to pleaso tho ego, The
oostuming Of the piece is rcl1, al'd ordered With
by EIr. Noxon, undoubtedly the best aecnic art
| lit in the Wast, aud ia worthy Of oloHe study.
Il was not lost upon tho audience last eyea-
ing, for oyory Bot was appauded. The
acting is confined to three persons, Moses W.
Fiske, who plays Richard; Ed Marble, who
noraonatos the Duchess Of Tork, mud Miss
Frankto. who appears az Richmond. Mr. Fiske
ia familiar Us burlosquo artist to all who wit
| messed the representation Of ",Tho Field Of tho
Cloth Of Gold !" at tho Opera-Houso some years
| ago. Richard Is his original character, nnd IN
a6surdy ridiculous. THO burloaque ia suf-
f1cently good to touch even the gallery. 1t1ackg,
| porhaps. the AUTHORS humorous conceit of M
| amate1r actor anxious to present such Richard
| al lo had evolved from the text but it la suf-
! ticiontly funny to rank with tho pioce. Mr..
Marbles Duchess is an extraordinary pioco Of
buresquo acting, for which hia portly
figure is In great measure Responsible.
Tic contrast which hliss Franhio ofters aa
Richmond to nfr, Fiekos Richard Is telling. cs-
pocally 10 the last scono, where tho stcreotypod
Richard md Richmond fight is presented. rbe
s good, an escellent Chorus baying been provided
for tho occasion. hoadod by tue tunefu1 Riel,1o.
who has sung political hosts to frequent ric-
tory: ,u,o.,:'. ,ox+o,,o,. 80 y ,s il ~,
background for tho Display of the variety tsa:
turoa Of tho house. Thoso aro all new. The
| Ry1nnaBtio feata Of tho Curry Brothers
aro novel aud deserving Of. praiac!
Charles Parks suggosta q weil-atooketl
tho little Poreians tho Vaidis Bisters so through
their astonishing performances on tho trapczt
, and tho stage; Moasrs. Pratt and .Crocker, TIT
champlon skaters aro excellent IN their way ant
tho balet, led by the Remmelaborg sstors; tht
, Amazon March, and other features Of tho per
formanca are nll good. Thore will be an extr:
ladies' night tonight, There is nothing, "hicl
Gun oifond good taste In any ioaturo OF tue pef
,, formance, and as tho mounting OF s.a piece ant
: itB accessories aro superior to anything that ha
,, been giyou In tho city, there la no rcnsot wh
"Bad Diokey" should not 1.-Two iu popular feyo
, for some weeks to como.
1An1s ~; n1 noos1aniiT. IT, -. , IT,,
| tssN1A+
1sllt," brought to Chicago by 01r. Charles Mum
ford, was yesterday afternoon opened to tl
gaze Of the public, Who botWeon and s O'Clock
took advantage Of the artlsso treat IN store 10
them, and fockad to the Exposition Building il
goodly numbers. The peculiar nature and enor
NOUS size Of the picture and the mems Of view
ing it, were fully described in The TRIBUNE
weok ago, but T. may be veil to stats gonorall
inc Is feet in height bY $50 feo
;; in circumference, aud ia viewod tror
: = platform innido the space inclosed by til
naintinr. Tho top Of Tie platform, which
about 81 feet in height. is reached BY m cas-
snire( FIGHT Of stems: When tho visitor arrive
at the etiee OF tho platform and looks ut tho pi(
tnra tl1e affect uroIuced is. as nearly "a nrt Gu
mako it. the uamo aB that enjoyed BY tho artisi
. whnn ta1x,nc tia skotcbcs from their ballonr
,a,,aaaa1 Muula ovor tSa cty nsfnra Im bnncet
{ S;m and ali around him. lies Paris. brjeLt wit
t thn,,,snuds , af riittsrinr eas-.amps and ciariu
shonots;n;1owa villa IL lie disfnnoe ard to
i oaoh ia roon,,,;t vat aomhro forns ot tin At
erent epon hi Ii,ls wnss nnmes bacamo 40 familiar
t1I cao"s ~ tha sGarmnn srar nj
!. | tt' A"ssot n@11 ~ sAe - y Et sA raj 1a1 :