, 1874-10-05
THE CHICAGO DA1LY TRIBUNE MONDAY, OCTOBER s. 1874.

II ts tho highest pralpo to mn actor to aay that
| but tho faintest nlannorlHms Of TINT part ronan
/ inhln resBonation. Tho glccfu simplicity oF !npin
tho first act had counternart IN tho genial holf
:onoelt Of tl,o Tnlorona ic'es IN tue firnt "ct Of
Of hls votce recall that hero Of The UatsIsilla.
In the socond act, tho character OF tho simple
minded fop was bronght out admirably, both II
ti," noeuos with 81, Iucihs O957qJcr mud Capt
! bly from tho unnaual apnthy Or inofllctenoy Of
Alr. Hnrdio. who playod tho rolo OF tho daahing
!lovor. Tho art NTH which tho nnar posnts Of
hs'nor woro c1h!btad, tho llttlo touches
oxrreBsion Of hia face a. the poasibilitios Of
danger ln tho expected duol wcro suggcstod to
him. tho struggle to retain his courage at the
sticking point and the Innocent bsayat1o In which
loinda!sc,l to tic vory man With wl.om ho was
TO fight, wore inooncoiyably luttlorous, becauso
thoy wcro 40 natnral. suci, art was worthy Of
tho creator Of Jotforson'e Rtp, Fan Winhc Tho
i manner in which tho va1orous littlo lIrc-oatcr
| oscillRtod between tho most shameful pottroonory
aud the most determined courage ~ tho pros
pccth Of . duol appeared more or less inevitable
we're sufficient 20 keop the house IN one shrink
Of laughter. There was nothing IN tho whole
representation Of tho part that cvan bordercd on
oxtr;nvagaueo;; osia; It's hun'or = Tas rich to
extron'c. # w"s ono Of tho mos: polished COM
played to tho Highest order of inntcil,gonco,
Those WHO nisaod 1t lost nraro treat, such ns
thoy will not aoon have an opportunity again to
enjoy: 1t may bo hero nosod TINT Dir. Jcitoraun,
tried by MI old teas. was pronounced to be cum
| cdlan. Thcro was not movement to applaud
him after his entrance until tho fall Of tic cur
tntn. but thoro was laughter enough to interrupt
voicoa of the actors. It is not likely that Afr.
JolToraon could star III such a plrt NJ Bob Acres.
The domandn upop tho material Of llis ,surpor!
aro too exlaustng aud, aftor all, Rip ts too good
to 1oHo. Wo arc aorsy, however, that Mr. Jeifor-
| ono night.
Tho support VIVA not what II should have boon.
| Alr. Uarde was for aomo reason. a good
played tie part ot capt: Absolute WITH norvous.
neEa. His apaihY let several NEo situations fall
fiat. Wo havo hitherto Bcon him eparkling with
euotgy, yita]lty, and purpose, but Saturday night
he acted Or though sumo terrible calamity had
bcfallen him, whose shadow darhencd lis faco
and chilled his blood to torp,diLy. His voice had
not itB sterlng ring. and his action was stiff and
atnatonrlsh. Without regard to cause. ne
Should M 70 iucllnca to add thai. ho disappointed
Mr.. 1lainford as STR Irthony Absolute, was al-
most equally inefficient. Lilo wns tamo.-Bo tatno
that Lis rcproachrs to h!s son about losing his
temper woro without any flavor Of h1mor.
lraHcloll'ty with tho quiet deMoahor Of tho
younger man. Both wcro 80 much alike IN their
ntoliditY tnat tho seono Blipnod quietly to tho
tpgB. Nor woro matters very much batter in
| essential. Mr.. Ra.ntora waa u fur from eta-
bullying the ideal Sir Anthony absolute as it was
possible for an artist playing Lis tine OF busi.
nesH to no.
alrs. stoncal, however, was NIL that could bo
dcsrcd in tbs Tolo Of Hrs. Malaprop. rolling
out hcr "ntcc arrangement OF epitapha," with
a flrmuess and Belf4conscousneBs that took tho
audience by storm ovory timo sao SPOKE.
Ina f1T1 lv1Yf hay hmm MI H+nA
botter by Mr. Seymour. but in tho tiilllng mat
tor Of inteltigibilty Of reaaing there would have
been IN Improvement lad tho part becn as
uignod to him. h1r. Hollands enunciation was
general OBJECT Of tho picco.
N1r. Hurley played Sir Luci1ts 0FTrfggcr only
fairly. Tt would hayo boon moro pleasing bad
his effort 10 ill tho house boen lcsa apparent.
Ilurlov's yolce Is not Of 4 oallbro to roach tho
outer walfs without ggoat elliott, aud such effort
| detracta from tho force OF acting.
Mrs. Allon rather outwc'ghtcd Lydia Langnish
nor did elo play With tho spirit sho sometimes
unexpectedly oxhibits.
On tho WHOLE "Tbc> Rival6 would not have
borne the most minute inspection but for the Bill
perb acting of Afr: Jefferson. The farco, "a
| Regular Fix" concluded tho performance, aud
sustained tho morrimcnt Of tho audience. Tho
tnrcu iB mournfuliy unfashionablo affair. We
ahall ncvor got good American comedians III
shia generation unless tho farce ts revived.
| hHtll M6 Au HAFG UHG III In1CQEc IL 1H HQf33
actors specially. and wo aro doomed to sit
through it over and over again Until everybody
knows it by heart. With such d wealth OF
| atandatd farccB az exists, 1t Is WONDERFUL tint
sltch should bo the caBo.
1t may bo worthy Of remark that Mr. 1elferaon
takes away noarly ;330, ,0D9 from htt four-weaks'
engagement, aud that nearly 10000 people aaw
him act in that timo.
HooLEY's THEATRE.
"Othollo" Was rcpoated Saturday evening at
Hooley'a to an excollont louao, the audience ap-
plnuding, as on tho previous OCCASION, without
stint. Next Saturday ''uamlot " will be played,
This evening "hlen Of tile Day." announced
givou Sunday.
TIE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Lawrence Barrett, with hts well-organizod
company, openB Mt tho Academy OF Music tliB
evening in "Riclelieu." This pioco will bn
played twice only during Mr.. Barretts augego-
lnent,-to-nigl!t and Tomorrow night.
Ti1E alssrAELs
| at the Grand Opora-Houae have IN excellont
bill In add;tion to tho oparatie absurdity,
"S1ons. Chanlcuri," Manning introduces, with
the assistance Of Goes. his old layorito aifotch,
| "Qu,ot lodgings" which ~as ono Of tho atand~
| ard Bitle-BptserH at tho Doarbon ThoAtro.
MYERS opEnA-EousE.
| Watlaco & Henderson remlin lero during tho
| the Te6k nulY taelr ctlEEEoHleut LcEluluAtlHh
Saturday night. Tho bill for the week was pro-
parod too late to incorporate i'll tho Sunday suln-
n1nry OF amuse.nents. Prof Horrmann has m
ontrc change of tricks. Among his novelties Is
tie uasic-croBB trick, for the solution Of Which
Le offers fabulous reward. In addition to this
change is tho engagement Of tho trapcze artists,
| Mons. and Nile. Lamont. tho song-and-ianco
men. Baker and Doyle, and several now canta-
trfccs.
Tho New Republican Newspapers
| Organ Ill New Y0rks
Fro,a tha Neto Iurk IrttuRe, Oct. 2.
Theya has been considerable gossip for soycral