, 1875-03-14
Vandenhof and the Star Lecture
Course.
Approaching Debut OF Miss Emma Abbot,
a Chicago Girl.
The Cause Of Music in Chicago.
THE THEATRES,

THE THEATRES.
WEEK PULL or NTERE4T.
Tho week which has c1osod has been arno
the most interesting in amusement matters Ii
Chicago has enjoyed for very long time.
tho theatres hare been doing tacir best, and co,
petition has resulted in very excellent va1ie
nf entertainments. It llas st1ow1 Chicago Il
advantages abe enjoys in possessing two f1t
class rtar theatres besides its other places
amusement, for with one only, either Mr
Ronsbr OF Nj. Raymond world have been pos
poned for another week. and VIC should not ha'
boen ahfe to Tee them together. Tho poasessio
ct rival star theatrea has produced some occ.
sionally interesting condolences, aud will agsi,
1t happened but I week OF two ago TINT Cust
man and JanauscEek, the two greatest actresae
of thus country xers playing in tho city eimul
tanoolslY. Last SEASON Sothosn and 6alvin
played their respective versions Of "Dav:d Gar
rick " on the same evening. The past week Fl
have had two noteworthy artists, anti this Ueel
both the English favoEttes Hrs. Rousby and Mr
Too1e, will DO performing together. This com
petition gives impetus to other theatres, ant
tho consequences is snch liye1y Hesk As no hara
had aud will have.
M'r1cKKB's THEATRE
ArB. Rousby commenced two weaks' engage
r,cnt It McVlcker's Monday night, playing in
Tom Tsylor's latest pieee. '''Tvixt Az and
Crown" Since her opening night businaEs has
advanced steadily, and, considerin: the counter
attractions, has boen more than fair. It ia clar-
acteristic ct her acting that the mora one Bees Of
it the more pleasure il derived from it. The
pecn]iasity Of her style, which ne took occasion
to remark On after the first performance in Chi
cAgo, is an absence Of pathetic and pasaional
adequacy. Thus is essentially national failing.
To an English audience. accustomed to
the rigid fornality Of coaventisi life,
tue reserve of feeling. tho apparent
cotdcens in situations ct deep emotion
Or mad passion, would probabl; be untet-
Possibly anything like fire would bo regarded ~
hl-hEcd among our ngidly forn4l COUSINS, CON-
pared with whom ne are an extremely mercrr1al
people Thft the fault, as it undoubtedly is
from IN American point Of view, il national is
VIC hnve seen IN this country It is the hace Of
temperament as well as OF habit. TIE only ex-
ceptinn to the rule is in the case OF Hiss Neil
son, whose blood is warmed with an infusion
can weep hs1self and draw te.rs from
her audienees. But fen other English
artists eau- Alice Dun1ing is cool,
iynphatic, and statuesqoe; is dgnity.tsetf in re-
pose and IN action Her American experience
has somewhat eoftered her. woman of eyi-
deot dnpth Of feeling, rhat emotion she betrsys
is sincere and sctua:-but homeopathic The
raFcrse il t4ue Of Le ClercV. She Is not easily
moved to pathos, ana when ste il she becomes
'Elstauti. artificial in the extreme. Her pathoB
strpcted musk, which hhe assumes and takes OF
with great deai Of trouble. owing to the great
compexlty Of it, mechanical arrangement. THIS
. strange, for chs cannot plead pure Anglo
Saxon b:ood. Katherine Rogers Suffers from
the samo fAu1t Of artificial emotion. But
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