, 1875-05-30
THE DRAMA.


|. THE DRAMA.
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| THE SUMMER SEASON.
i DULL WEEK.
| The opening OF the summer season Of warn
weather is dull affair st best, but the past weel
has been almost hopeleesly uninteresting Bu
for the perseverance aud pluck which, apart from
bis dramatic ability. Mr. Charles Pope has dis
played during his engagement at McVickerl
Theatre, the week would have been the dulles
On record Mr.. Pope was the ao1e represents
tiye Of the drams, unless the performance at th.
| AdelpM be included. He has met with no en-
couragement during his stay In the city. Iii.
business has been very light, but In spite OF thif
neglect hs has played his bsst every night, anG
has extracted from. tho company such show o1
merit A. 1t could make. The present weak thero
will be but one dramatic performance il the
piece ensitied J" On Hand can be BY any stretch
OF conscience thus designated.
j.; ruE ADxLpm
appears to be tho most interesting theatre dur.
ing the present week. PlaJbills are deceptive,
but that ia the business Of managers. care.
| full study OF the promises for the week ssoms to
indicate tha. Mr. Grover will have things pretty
much his own way. There il no drama this
week The clio ia consequently stronger than
| ever. Tho first appearance is announced of the
famous Wilson Brothers. four in number who
| constitute one OF the best teams OF athletes on
tho boards, Miss Angie schott, in her clever IL
luAlon, +" Le Salon du D1anle "; tho Cawthorns
children, Miss Jennie Southern. and Blanche
Selwin arc also on tho bill. Shed Lo
Claif, tho remarkable trapaza performer.
remains this week. His act is ono OF the neatest,
~; 1f,.3 ft1f o3yAS
naee, and deserves especial mention. Ihe per-
fornnnce concludes with the screaming farce
Turn Him Out" with the best Of the company
in tho cast, including Mr. Franco. There viii be-
two LADIES' nights this week.
THE ACADEMY or Mrs1o.
The season OF four weeks Of minstre1sy ut
Hooley's has not daunted tho management in
brioginR out Haver1y's excellent company to take
their place for the present week. Tha company
was very successful On its last visit, and haa
been meeting with fattering notices from the
newspapers Of Cincinnati ard elsewhere. It il
strong. combination. Among its members arc
D. L. Morris, Primrose, West, Edwin French,
Burton Stanley. George Wilson, NJ. g. Barlow,
yelling Brothers. ]. II. Ffeeth, and 7. 3. Dixon.
The bill gives every promise Of N eujoysbIe eu-
tertainment In addition to tho regular min
strel performance will bo produced drama ensl-
tied EVA: 4 Tale OF tho Bsyous, founded upon
"Uncle TOMS Cabin" It is said to bs made up
from tho higher scenes OF that well known eto1y,
aud contaius nothing dismal The1e arc four
steamboats, IN tue piece anl moving pzuo-
rama BY Nr. Piggott. The nainstrs1s ara inolud-
ed in the cast OF the piece
HooLBY'5 rHElrRE.
Perhaps tho most effective notice Of tho per-
foru1ancs to bs given at Hooley'a this week
would bo quotation from the modest pIaybill
which Is Is follows: 'sMonday, May 81, md
every evening and Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees. and until fusther notice, the Inimitable
the Unapproachable, tho Incompatible, the
Great-surnamed the Modem Proteus Mr..
John Thompson, the most versatile artist living.
Author, actor, mimic, comedian, vocalist, dAno-
speciality drama Of 'On Hand" of 10 marvel
ons ganins We feel ourselves totally ,nsompe-
tent to speak With proper supeslativenesa-
M'y1cRER's THEATRE. =.
From grave to gay, from *'eamson and
"Macboth" to slack and Jill" il tbs lap At
Mcvicker's Theatre this week Tho "Jack and
Jill pantomime company is undsr the manage
ment Of N. D. Roberta Among tho specia1
features are ths Jee Bcothess, tho little Faid,s
B,ttora, Prof. O'Heardon on tho tumb!erouicon,
Hiss Emily Herbert, the dsnseuso, Eunice and
Franklin, pAntUmimists aud comedians, Charles
Chriadlo aud 4. ". Alafiin and Mile. Dsarborn,
with her company Of lady velocipodista-
HooLEY's COMPANY
appear to have already lost their hold upon tbs
public, They opened with ''Pe1il." by BARLEY
Campbell, and there appeared to be general
feeling that the entire lst Of Mr. CampbelIs
plays Was to be given. This horrible apprehon-
sion WIS strengthened by the fact that III.
Campbell had preceded the party to San
Francisco, WAS still there, and is now.
ur. Hooley then announced ''Ulti1no," and |
compiled it with i" Tie Big Bonanza-" Warned |
against this uss of the nams he called it Buy |
ing Bonanza" Mr: Dais's lavyer in San Fran.
bis using The word . BONANZA" and Tn. killed
a1s piece. Hooloy became rattted. Buainess |
md Barley Campbell did not 70 together. He |
ried Caste, " and It failed. he nut on t*Chcck- |
nate" and "jonny Lind. )" and threatens to keep |
Last Love" are promised Tho fact Of liz mat.
;er is Hooley ia ratified again, and No 5re ein-
:oroly sorry for it. Had he fought shy OF tho |
ilmsy. unsrammatical, and plagiarized mess Of
= modern society drama" which he commenced [
nth, he might hava held the respect Of the San
3rtncisco public.
pA1Y's COMPANY.
Mr.. Daily viii open at McV,cksr'a Theatre two
seeks from tomorrow With ths "Dig Bonanza"
ALL otoJ ~ @A4Gs1f1O n W Du VI U0t A44GQ HGoh1
[uration, and the question is whether the run OF
he first piece will give him an opportunity to
'toduce anything else. His intention was to
lay, in addition to the famous farcicA comedy,
Women of the Day. which was the first suo-
esq Of tue season just preceding tho u Bonanza"
Divorce" "Rosa Michel" and "Saratoga"
Though it is still two weeks before the com
any comes here, and the opening OF the boz
hco has not been announced yet, applications
Or seats have beeu made BY vory large. number
people, This seems to indicate that the
eason here will he unusually prosperous. It ia
. long sinca We have had any novelty and CON-
dy that Mr. Daily may count upon 1ea-ty re-
aption.
STuFFED ANIMALS. t.
The large collection of stuffed animals, rep
les, blrds, and fishes connected with the recent
hicago Museum, which, it il understood, cost
early $40 600, arc offered for sals by tha agent,
II. I. B. Boyd. No. III Madison street, for S.
%. Here is fine chance for 9omo enrerp1ia-
e Snowman.
PROF. PEPPER
i'll give lecture 1t tbs Academy Of Music this