, 1875-12-21

Gu Ios At sHo ApptoAc1luG !nhuSHfatlon.
ADJUSTMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
"Tho Two O1phana" have literally como 10
grief in all pntts Of tho Western country. Every
company epgngod in representing tho WOES Of
tito lnchfymoso pair, except Mr.. Aiken's. haa
either liBbanded Or adopted asaow ropertory Of
plays. To the latter courao tho Rankin, Fur
biBh, and Hall combinations havc boon driven;
to tho former tho Waiiack and many other
minor organizations. 30 it happens that thoro
are good many theatrical orphans now ont Of
employment. A largo number Of these swoited
tho audience at tho Academy Inst night to wit
moss tho first representation Of tho play by tho
Aikon Company boforo metropolitan audience.
4 gentleman fnu,tlias with tho various strolling
companies that have boon giving this play III
tho provinces, pointed ont in tho theatre last
night QUO celebrated He'trieta,, two Dame Fro
charls, and no loss than fonr Chez diler do pan-
reputation In their way. and 1t Is no fault Of
theirs that tho companies with which they were
connected hayo gollo to pioces. Tue truth is,
tho country has boon protty vol ovor-
run by tho orphans: The H.. popular stoes
The bitter soason has arrived In Which orphans
inuRt so to tho Homo for the TIiendlosa or q
Hlmilar charitable institution, II they would Bur-
viyo ut all In character. Under tho clrc1m-
utancos, tho Aiken Company deserve crodit for
holding togsthoE no long. aud for drawing to the
Academy of Music targe a1tlienco. Doubtless
curiosity lad mitch to do with The attendance
Tho pooplc CHI easily find pleasure In soong 10
excellont play. represented by old fasor!.ca.
Indeed, il would hayo to bo . very bad com.
pany that should make "Tho Orpiat,B" "
an uniuteresting performance. Mr.. Aikcn's
Company falls far short Of boing irredcomably
bad. Some mcmhess Of tho organization alow
decided mort, and othera promise much more.
Misa QonaEievo Howard, who In understood to
bo daughter Of gentleman prominently con-
nectcd with theatrical mattors Ia Chicago, played
Henriete worry prottly. Her performance, for
in itB way. The Loutso Of tho occasion. who is
saitl to DO not than 16 yoara Of age, gave
good copy Of Miss O!axton IN tho same park-
rie7e tho cripple; Vas tolesnols payeu BY Mr'
dor OF tho cast during tho first two acta-which
wsso alt time and patience allowed the writer to
sitneBs-one performer who deserved favorable
mention.
NOTES.
AIr Harold Forsborg haB entirely sovcrcd hiB
connection with tho Museum company. lie has
many friends III this city who viii wish him vol.
TUE T1unuaE has been compelled to perform
dlsagreoablo duty towards AIr. Forsberg, fludipg
him In position which invited critic!sm, and in
which ho wns only too oren to attack. But 1t
wishes him tho full measuro OF succoss that ho
loAcryoB shcrcyor ho goes.
"Jacl IIarknwhy's Advonturcs' is tho at-
traction ut Col Woods Museum Mr. MoManus
playa the leading part. Every afternoon, OK
cept Wednesday, ard Saturday, "Rcd Hiding
Hood" musical bltrosquo, III givon for Tho
benefit Of tho young folks.
Dnkor and Farron, tho Irish and Dutch spc-
cialty actorB, arc now filling an engagement At
sloyickers Thoatro. Anybody who has soon
Lotta in any ono Of her many plnys will undet-
stand tho character OF llcssrs. Baker and Ear
ron's performances. It Is only fair to add that
they do we'll what they pretend to do.
Il ia understood that tho interchangeable Haver.
b, under whose brilliant management 1Iooloy's
Theatre has ntelY thriyon 30 well will Roon 80 to
California for tho purpose Of gathering tho frag-
1ncuts Of tho old llootoy Dramatic Company, In
cluding 0'Neili and Miss Hawthorne, and bring
ing them back to Chicago. Tho preaont arrange
mont Ia to unite Hooleys Thcntse and the Naw
Chicago Theatre under ono management to
place tho minstres iu ono theatre aud tho dra-
matte company IN tho other; aud thon to bid do
lauce to bad luck aud hard times. AIr. Uaverly
eral management In making money at ffoolays
Tlostro; ho, if any ono, can do well a. tho Ncw
Chicago.
At tho Adelpht Theatre "Tho Forty Thcgcs
hha boon put on "a grind spectacle, with elo-
rhsnts, tobacco, catneb, beet, nong. g.nud-dancc
men. ballad-ssugors ballot-dancorH, md other
featureB. too numerous to mention Tho ANA
zonian March, which was no Rtcat featuro OF
| Around the World" during tho last week. haa
bcon tosuecltated for the occasion. Some OF the
scenory is remarkably fine, and the management.
on the whole haye pms tho Pleco on tho stage
NTH = itborA hand. by rather curious and un-
usual arrangement, all the variety performers
are lugged bodily iuso tho piece, and madc to
fill gaps whilo tho stage is bcing aot for now
/ aceies. In this manner tho ourtain Is kept up
during tho entlr8 oyenlng.