, 1875-11-28
S. G. Pra1t's Musical Experiences al
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THE DRAMA.


Tho people are eRinnlnR TO 0uoei11Suo WAL
q oo!loay-1eek ut the principal theatre Ii Chaea
60 means. It does not meAn any resi- Tor shf
actors- They 1re worked harder than In ordt
nary times. It does not mean any extra enter
tsinraent for the public. Tho theory upot
WHICH the prceent season has been managed
eee.ps to be that the peopIe ehould be squeezed
when they show disposition to so to the thea'
&C, And enticed by fresh bait when they ale TO-
nliped to sta. at bonoa- Thus. during the font
~ee.e in winch the Exposition MAS held, Nc
vlcsers Theatre played only the stocx company.
xpd felsd uluo t1anessns custom and in the
veek just past the same policy WAS pursued.
In neither instsnce was the experiment notably
eaccessfuL In the nature Of Things, 1t will be
less and less successful the longer it is tried
The stock company ss McVicker's The1tre is not
strong this Season, When the public becomes
:aorouaAly acquainted with its dement's, xnd
1:naerstands that they are likely to be exposed
on each recurring holiday to similar tre.t the
ruh:.c will exercise its blessed privilege OF stay
ing ut home. In passing this Judgment Oh the
stock company. We speak with malice towards
uoue,-Mita charity for all In one or two
;isys, such IS THE Big Douanza" and Bun
ring Corner" and generally in the lighter or
6=r OF comedy. the company has appeared TO
considerable advantage. In pieces OF this kind
it is more likely than not, when juaiciously
t:.s: to coavoy pleasant impression. But IN
1pelodraua and tragedy it is seldom to erable It
vas not organized to give eotersaipments with
out assistance; and this very fact hzs been more
Eazn ooce urged in excuse OF Its worst perform
ADDE'S. At its best, It has become an old story u
scon Become 80 ii the people could be induced to
go snd see it. There il really no reasonable
exhaustion Of the policy Of preaeottug the CON-
rany IN old rlsys on holiday occasions, except
<hat the management desires to avoid dividing
the receipts with Z star. Tho wisdom Of this
policy need not Be discussed. It il 4 self-eTi-
dent Proposition th&s il hkd performances arc
often given to crowded ho0seg, good per,
foEmanees, in the eou1Be Of tins, viii b. given
20 empty benches
TIE P1AIa At Nv1ckKK1
during the week past we're unnecessarily drery.
Firnt there was "The Jewess," 4 melodrAmA
Of peculiar kind, depending in some messu1e
upon gorgeous costumes. splendid scenery, and
music for its success In this last requisite may
be found the keynote ct the failure Of the play.
The ohoruses on the first night we're e1eorable.-
b stronger word might bo used II one could be
found without drawing op the vocabulary Of
profanity. Whether they improved after the
E1st night, nobody who heard them
then, in the pursuit Of pleasure Gan
bavs an5 means Of knowing for yoke Of oxen
.1e xess once to SEQ it AGAIN. - The Sea OF
Ice" which ~as revived Tor Thursday and Fri
day nights Was also heart-tending Perform
~ ,ba n,onnt;na sana,s11T IL ,s. ,,s ~
inr in Que or no parts IL ertremeir nasnfn,
vber It il not ]aughably incoDgruous These
two Iieces constituted tta THANKSGIVING enter
ts1nnenta 81 NC 'ackets. 1ney oouio ontf nave
been pieaein8 70 dro"sT eouie VINO had satisfied
lec,raI rnsn iniIed into nncnnec,onsness Tha
zrraugemeot OF such q blll was de more aurnr1e-
Jag eunce It did not show the compauy to the best
bsye been much netter 10 eyert eense snd uoore
ornf,ehia n fhe ,n.n,oemeot hac.naa Loo ~
nensira ,o 1roduoe. 1'
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r,on wh,t b,, heAn ,a;a = !, ,r.o--
.nos 49, ~. a-;s.a., .t.S..t:., -. ~. '-.
IN the Cb1cago amusement world were not fur |
u:shed br tho representatives Of the leQitimxte
drama Thn M1nstrela and tne K;r,ifxs ..xo |
~ ,..s+ ea.s~t.;.11a.... 80 -: So
- Hnolas. ~ 49,. ads-e ~ ~ 't ] oosa
o. TIC capacity Of the houses. Tbere ia nothing
aew TO be said Of the perfofmanoea at en,her |
o;aoe, Each il GOOD nf its f,nd- ri Tnod,x
,.nseunn had its fnll ehare of nnh.;c n,tnnn,na
The Museum corocsny continnes to Tnrk ha1d
,,'d to produce various favorite plays with more
tx;d Of il in ver Of praise Aoood msnv neonie
n chicaeo do tiLa thu Mnaanno ,ertnre-roern a..
Artainmeuts, and to them doubtless one kind Of ]
te.1ug 1s rs good rs another.
NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The oolored Jntu1ee S1ngars- VIM p.v. n3ans |
,rs11e enta+a;nr,snt A. W., ada,,,, 1ssst,a
*!ap.e eo'eE'@4os9eot 81 1ne Aoeipol 1hea1e
Aa Sunday n!ght will repeat it tonight They !
70 to California ruder tie msnagernent OF Mr. |
". R. Hayden, 10, . long sime agent of Mr.
Ola
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