, 1874-12-18

10 bG AL GxcDl[Qnt iu,jtlkUu,H In NnH nft}-
mately assured of It's rcnlty md not o,tt OF llo
touso ttune too sontl. Tho lire ucg,1rrou on tto
3blh Of July 1BJU tho lonA boinr aI {)t n1lt1 thn
inaurpnco $4,000.
rtr r,nr nu1a,v.rrn
in al,auty on tic onposIto sile Of tin nlloy IN
woro ao11,cwhat frirhtnnri sir1 lin. ,'nt "waro
Of The cSact ocalftv n iho confnrration ti,o"rit
tl,cra wna nn 1,rcnaaitr fnr roor hrrnrn noir h.,
pproacllctl tho foots Its M nl MIN aroarcd 1}a ,ae nv
"LAp1ls AND UrSTLk,,rS Ia rniot la mint.
vou wiii rnvnr In IT, ,In,',t"r ,,.,s, "I "
yoir jntorosta nm ,yc11 NJ ~ n,y', sit .o.v ''"
Jrst thon son1o n,,t, wbis,crn IN him % ron, tho
In,untr In to nrn,vs w,,n fo,t p nn,no.xhnt ,,aro
secn%o m ,nconnt ~ IT, oss',na,a ~ ena 'vu
i,o sa;tl - '@e ''e""'""'o' ~ '"'o'5'
aI,at,ieH ami 'nant1omcn. Got mt NJ 1,oro lra+
as aulc, a. Cod viii 1et you.' 1'o'' '"''
1hs worrfur ,yaa hnoiod nromnl,v md 4, ,cca
tl,au lnT M hour ihe thnatro mi ,,ont1v i,,onls
nj n1lucont h,i,.linns sne;,, nana ''"t'S ''''A
IN ti,oso dnys It was t1G,cult to mt stara e,nco
their term. woro too lnroo' mi hnnro ntnrls
nutnrs woro nlmnst whn1iv ;1cno,,tlot ,,,,n, Mr
1,ico wae M oxrennt 1nannret an1 IN aovnrei
occas,o1,g showed Iis versatility nv an nrfnr iIo
wnu ro,na,knhlv HeItnnsscase,1 o,,,, .yhonoynr
any Of Ills company woro unnblo to rlay. on &C.
coiint If sickness or from my other CAUSE ratllor
would ~ ' " ~'oD0 <'' N'' @''
s,,nr, r,,,, >.,,a,...nr
r.; ,,,a ov, ,a,ro ,a,,n L ~
m wo or ,ottor linn t1,a nctnr 6ii1 i,uvn 1nnn
aE ..m}oo h,Rnt wnle ,1,1,ad ciafla %aa aeaag ma
n,eco taod tn ronnrt' or ~ ratar ,ras nnho VI ' to
aI,n,r hi,nun,f ~ "noo,,nt w ~ rna ;rtnx,cntoS
fin romd;tin,, ,gaa ~ ,,,wn ~ ,nt III nr, o;,
VIM nhnut tn In r,,"s m Mani anj TIN nommns,v wna
T.; Az re n ,n,rouer hn o ,r,a In to
nlaye lie jirsi two acta With n,cnt eat,nfact,on
io In nu3ioncc 1,v thnt ti,no nic1in rInnT ha.i
hocomo n1t'iroutIy sohor In ho nrosant. M
ablc nnd j." wadcd tI'rorvh tbo oth"r
TIRED acts. On another OCCASION. Nod Harris
soIv md ~ n ~ M svo u,G
i,ava IN hn cHanrcd or Xxx l,n"so cIo.a,, ,cont
among tlo audlonco to lnugh III Ills sooyo 1T % t.a
managers distress, liz. too. was njstakon M !:
formal with Nr 1f,ca in tIo joos;nn @ II,
Tho fltet !" etnr' introflucod In ,hn f!niroco
nnblio m,flcr h;s mouaocnnnt w,e r1w;n 1;arrost
via apncarcd M .Ioni: Ga>,c ,Tnno X 1as7 e'''
fTwne t,nnnt1,a Mar lin t1ostructon ~ no ~ H.,
nnrcl,nsctj ''& A'oo' NAA'' ~'so
ror nv nr.npop,, urnrrr
tho proseut sito Of Il;co's ilinch Lp01ao foat
nnd IN lin 7nnnth fn1low,u1 fNcnt 1,s IN forn''
Fob. 5, 1851. with procramno vhjcl, e1nbraeeI
tho Singing Of tllo "star-Snane!cd Banner" MI
nddress wrjtfrn bv n II RI vin1 n,d anole,, ~ ~
Mra. Iico. sf,oyo IN unmhlo fJfo III -. Gnntain ~
tic Watch" md "Dnnl.Bolls." %N'1 -
Ylis thoa,ro yon]d soon to ,,avo pa,d nuoh
bottor than tho nlr, ono for n' IN f t,o annsa- eu
n,,ont vonre - staran ~ tno nrat n,uouitMJo
t,iayod within its wa,ia' 1,harIofto rhsh,no,,
van Tho first rnost nro,nInont nm slo nrcn,ry
in lilo Btruncor IN tho n9iI, antl niay,ns,
6 Mc,r n1orr,1tcs > m tha mil, ~ Jniv 1s61
fow NIGHTS previously. j. Il. hIcvicker' who had
ham IuI. SIr n,cn a,rco 1sis hsd r,alio -a liz
fnrowoii apnnors,,eo bninp to,I,1c, od n cnmnlis
mcutary lenoiit. Ho, Loweycr. rcturuod Starsh
10, 1862, Tor short enlargement.
Mr. H,cs had bonuHt, nnnoariup in tia clnroc'
fcr Of Adrinu Yr.p,on.
III October. 1850 nIr. Nlcyichor reapnesrad,
and waa installed Us stage manager. Ht this
time JOHN Il. Walnh, nov Manager Of tLo Wost-
cru Eewa Couapa,,y. was tho tiekut.colinctor nt
tho door, and John AicNally. afterwards we'll
knnwn unwet,enlor wna ,roua,1ror
At lilo close Of tic soason. jan. q. 1883. Mr..
Rico had another benefit and on Feb, I,
t, ut which seven lots on tho West sido. not far
from Union Park. wrro dihtrib1to,] Az nr;yeu. lin
tickets being Sc each. On the 3Uth Of Decen1-
ber OF tho Aamo yoar Mr. N1cfickcr had his
u fnrowel benefit, Mr. Mcfarland taking bis
place as manager.
From this tlnle on htr. Rico conducted his
Theatre very successfully. presenting u,lcl etara
III Naggie Mitchell, Coulduck. Chanf.au,
IIeckott, Lola Mon,cz, John Brougham, aud Mr.
and Mrs, ]. Y. Wallaek.
I'm Tho 5tA or tDhr1lary, 1907, hlcftck6f
opened i4ia theatre on Madison street. This row
addition proved moro attractive than the old
"CAicago Thuatre," and Mr.. Itico, having ne
curnulascd considerable wealth. decided to
RETIRE rRoo1 THE nustSEss.
Ills management practically onded Nov. 81, 1867,
when tho season closed; but ,olcascd tic build
ing to Mcfarland, who opeuoa with tho Car
sican I}rothors." This ventura was not very sue.
cessful aud, other theatres having sprung in
tho city, Alr. Rico determined to ut.o
hs property by turning it tuto husi-
ness placcs. TLis was done, tho building
was occupied aB storcs aud ollcos, until 1871,
when it WAS destroyed in tho groat tirn. A sub
stautial structure waa oroctcd oa the site the
following year, and IN known ~ Hicoa Block"
- monument Of his enterprise aud faith iu tho
fnture Of bis loved CITY.
After abandoning the thcntro 3fr. 1lico deyot-
Cd himself to the Improvement OF lis real aB-
tate, Of which ho hod acquired large Quantities.
Ine hoatro Tas converted into storca. John
lcNaliy. tho ex-trcaBn1cr, opened his bookstore
there. aud y hill!erdhaioon occupied tho sekna!n
der u tho lowor floor.
HIS punL1c LIFE.
Although prominent aud uctiye citizen almost
from tho lay Of lis arrival hero, and Il war.,l