, 1875-03-21
Attractiyeness Of Toole and
Mrs. Rousby.
gooIey's to De Given Over to Negro
1li1strelsy.
Coming Appearance Of Mr..
George Vandenhoff
Music in Chicago and Abroad
--Operatic Items.
THE DRAMA,

THE DRAMA.
AD!scouRAC,NC PRoSPEc7.
xux u1Ea1T1MATK chowDIEd OUT THE tE@s111-
NATE
Among the disag1eeable things to be men-
toned as having occurred during the SeeA -
the contamination Of the Arrangement pet"eea
Mr. Simon Quinlan and Mr.. Mcguire oy VIAL"
Hooley's Theatre iB rented to the latter pe1eon
for two years. It is matter to regret aso'a o.
artistic standpoint, for it is Tafeos' "oADo"
edement made by Ar. Hooley tna9 ne e"
run stock theatre to his own sas1o1acnon' "ne'
therefore, nobody else ehall In catt'!ns Liz
company to California. be possibly sleiueu W
necessity, and, in Abandoning LIE coai in'la6
house to its fate and negro nlnst1elss' no eao
doubtless plead the same excuse nuoo' INV
ever AK ma deplore the result aud efmpa@n11e
Nth Mr.. Hooley in his 'defeat, 1t Is not 20
,,e denied that be IL responsible Tor 1t to very
,,rra extent. Previous 10 the openlng OF the
house lss, Season. when he bad engaged tho SER
vices Of the most accomplished stage manager
In the country, Mr. Hooiey, with jushhaole
,,r;de. 1aid before bis friends the plans Of the
sesson's campaign. They were admirable Ihe
nrodf1mne vas rich in promises easy OF fnlhn-
mar
hnuse more than prohtable-famons. He en-
gagged \ capital COMPANY, and WIS the envy Of
heif a dozen manasers. OF the manner iu which
that company was first split ne have nothing 70
f.Y. There were faults al round, no doubt, but
Mr. Hooley could better haye spared half his
cornuauy than the man whose plans would
hnYe rlaced him beyond The necessity Of
rn;nr to California It vas not wise thing to
do. The public have stood by Mr. Hooley very
yell this season 1t has been severe one' oat
}1%a 1aR
~ less good. 4 theatrical venture is not Ike
minstrel show. for money cannot be made as
fast in one rs the other, and ANYBODY Who Kept
sdoat this season did we'll. Mr.. Hooley has been
! heavy loeo7 in Chicago The pretty theatre IN
which ho pisyed his minstrels before the fire was
deatroyed, and he had 10 s.srt AGAIN undes ser1-
ons disadvantages. Ho has dono the best no
carld, and that has been Little Disappointing to
himself.
thB house to Mcguire is that it robs the c4ty OF
ia nost available theatre and transforms u into
n nnacro-minstreI house. We have nothing 70
s.y acanst thus class Of entertainment III 1tselt
and the company Mr. MaGu,re intends putting
into his house is the best IN the country 3nctuu
iug. u it does, Emerson. Arlington. Cotton
Kemtle, Rice, aud Little Mack. But We are 10
be su.feitetl with this sort OF thing. belly And
Iaon viii not submit 10 being summary
ousted from the Grand Op1a.HouHe. Grover
viii treble his attractions, &'iS kecp the sas'e!y
neccssltate "rronounced" change for the
tIsn % ali. Mr. Gardiner thinks Of estao-
lj.hing similar theatre On the Heat
Side. Whele in the Wofla tnep. VIZ
paople 20 when the minstrel business. the rane-
r. business, and the free-aud easy sort o1 thine s
nall On them. to seek novelty and Ecfreshment.
10 Ncylc6er's, OF COURSE; but Instead OF Ea7ane
two STARS N the city to choose tom,-Lke tuso-
1uaa zad Janauschek, like Rsvmond and honsos,
TaFfa
theatre to attend for legitimate amnse1nent.
Tnis is hard. It makes Hooiey's defectaon from
the legitimate rather bard to look upon "1tn
feelings Of sympathy aud resignation, especially
Is it Keeps the thea:re for two Eeara vacant 20
tbote who do not go into ecstacies over burnt
cork. With all our theatres, so-cal1ed,. then. 10
shall have but one theatre proper.
There is sone consolation in the thought thai
these cn.el ttinEnents can no more prosper To-
gether than it tneJ were al strictly as a''ast
cole will be held by Grover. His theatre Is tne
fsreest his experience the ripest, hIs Ingenuity
the most fruitful, his prestige irresistible, hAs
prices wi:bio tle reach 0f all, bus free-:nd-easS
tt5ie certain death to the formansy .s o. osnel
tyssens, j 5O-ccnt entertainment, With negro
sainstrelEy in comfortable dotes. With lega, *itn
beer. WITH acI obatic feats, and all tie Fast ie-
sources Of the variety stage will surely prevail:
When the novelty wears oil, Mr.. Magulse "dI fno
himself with an expensive company, efnaAo1
4ar9hinE at hun rs ho laughed at ststson and
Josh Har. last summer. aud q roll OF greennacks
to emphasize the disasreeable meaning OF h!s
emle. Els great minstrel show viii oa an ele.
nh.ut and when he takes it away Hooleys Will
Be- ynca,,t, There vii, be no available artists for
sock COMPANY ss.s will hsvs ads ;,S she,f sf
taugeuents Tor the season Inere WILL oe uoup.e
h the family, Magu1re has made q 6hort-sl8ht-
ID move Quinlan las done no better. Hooley
nay make IN enormous hit in San Francisco-
md be may not: lie has 70 1; run
.tsanst John Mccullough, and McCm-
lougbp stock company il ono Of the best
IN the continent, aud has prestige. The people
q that city viii haze nobqdy else TO mamse
guef. Ne sincerely hope not His company is
msdo Of such excellent material, and has played
together 90 long, that everything is harmonious;
But the public 10 u crotchety sort OF anan: anu
the public Of San Francisco is especially hcHle.
1h favors are pr;ncely in muni6cencs and dura, r.,
aoa. Our loss is San Franciseo's gain, ana III
hla fnands hope it will be Mr. Hooley'a also.