, 1875-10-12
AMlJSI;11 IJN1'S.

ADJUSTMENTS.
M'VscKEH's THEATRE,
va 1'ntarc'i's Atory Of 4parfncus ip The m,
o1 ofassoe. ID unadornad and moagre. II renre
aehta tt'o 1hracian gladiator st Capua; tolls al
wv tih'"R h,ooF Lis Ieadorsliip; and cbroniclos
III haro oulltno hts yictorica aud tIefonta. X,
previous historian had done Justice 10 In 1,c,no.
fy ~ Hpariacts. Roman hatred anil nom,n
envy bclitt1od Its achievements. Ife vaa o..
uo"n in tho books as rash fool who asnired In
tho empire OF tho world.-As al ignorant waif
OF 1oIsune' who won temporary succees.a
1nsoush tho blunlers OF otI,orn. hut plutaret,
Hna 10 " "aa hras or all q freeman and Afterwards
"encfal. Hpdrtncus planned aud fought ontv
Tor freedom. Ho would haye brolen t,rort,h
lug outpoets or Ronlan civilization nud bocftno
axasn only Thraoian. IA tho plny bua Il
no thahkod God tLoro woro some barbarian.
Ielt' Ho loogod to 10 with bis Thrac;on.
and With that lot hc would hayn hccu coutspt
| h's so'dleFe. turned gddy by tho uussnoo,o,t
oeightH upon Which they trod. would not let him
60 They saw sicily and Komo as tnev an,,.
poBeo' open TO Their vlctorioua a11ns; tloy tonn.
gu 10 sack tho Imperial city, and ebtabhh t.cn,.
eei'o7 On thrones. .spariacas was drawn into
tl'ls campaign most unwllingty. 1Io forobodod
W. from Inc start but he refused TO doxert hin
i'm
10 lend onward. %''''1
Those familiar historical focts aro r, tho
Whole remarkably well usod in DR.. I,I,aa NAV
'Iho Gladiator" but tl:o central ncura of t1,a
p'eco Is not dsawn With epttre accu,ncy. lin
iacks some OF the finer qualities which ,nodorn
io9eafch has discovered belonged to tho
historical Huartacus; aud le EOS
seahea inhtoad homo rudo poners which
snt "ei nave beon dispensed With in All artls-
tio, tio efea:ot: Sn Thus tho odeuty and se!fdoso.
pay. and N rlnco OF them he is 11ado tn cxhih,f
holno pftisaI passions, which Wero, at lcas, nat
1i ais IaletlnguishinS characteristics. Fart Of Mr
acCeulloushs shortcomings IL tue pesfor,nnuco
81 S'artdcus a1iao from lilo faulty cpncen,ion of
tho playwright othors hra plainly duo 10 ,,is
own detlcioucioa and defecta. Ills voice has le"n
strained Of lats. Il il not nov very nleIodinuu,
tn; nna ~ its Quality of roughnoss dBgu:eed, m It
might DO, by any nrttiicos known to tic stuge'
oPaf:dcRs, OF oourao. cannot rcasppa},ly be ~.
lected to speak tu nityery ncccn.a but M lin
ether Land There ia ITO authority to warrant Er
II iieso a}an oeyoIon to gutturalgylnnastcs ns
!! !! tneBo Aioho conld oxIrcsh tic lcopcAt en,n-
nona. Mr. Mccullough IN not stroue Il, patl1ot:o
Pasts' and whom intense ioelius ia 10 In ~ |
oteslea re-. merely BY tone ho floqnently desccnds
he etfors Of the school to Witch l,c bconra -,
ssofu ati appearance Of sttatuiue,-to Le ,at,,.
~. at OIL hazards Now TO he natural, when Tia
put pl,, Is deeply n,oEod and tho wI.olo Loly VI
}: to tneaauro on syllxblen NTH a rico rorar1i
or quantity. let tlo achooI Of Mr.. McCnl-
ousn solneslmeB sGemu to proceed on this ytrv
Ironeoua I idoa. The consequence IL talucucs:' /
rom QUO brother to another III, "Thnn Fti1at
incsrd mo from thy heart bsaisf, thce frafn
lihe' delivered tninclugIy altuost calm I
n,o,n, W eoneelyo i'.1 u. triumphant Gencral
doatl', as II he vcro having bath Har,nad =
or his invalid daughter! srcn 81 Mr, MeCuf. =
'uGn III hls 1nolnonsB Of we8inoYs. IL .nsy In d
t T.. 'dee.. e3 20 conclude tla pTosrn ca.a!orno
Z, !sllo Ao1lbllaty ot vocc. AMI limited IDEAS "
stago ollalnosa. Ills performance il unoycn II
III ut times Crul0. ! I,
W.. MeG4ou9h4 bost linoor business ia t,eo'a- j
a4aon' Als Hpeeeh, Hume warB not then an. 7
o@en wag nngn!ticontly rendered ast right; t,
was Tug oud1oea IN tho a1n,hithea.te. His to. n
nee y to tao rf@:or, "Kneel. thou, whoeo ser- b'
ro to % sltS L. Ta" Ssen a,oa.o, dof ,eroHsnns Mn
IN ni, Of hssce passions. Alto Mr.. Mccullough ds
eomplGso master OF lu art, His D
lIo9 n ~ !ooxs ,x at she puny Rornans about h,M f.
ne y ki,co; oGe "ay were nuauslly puny aud 10
" III tue audience, mud opo young 1auy from
t suburbs was evidently relieved when 'Lo
sseo sa'., On "lthont eating centurion or two.
or of moro thin average ability, II ia f.
asuro, not pafn, to wttt,tHs Ljs performance til
M beginning to end. Ills dotlc!encIou ara so III.
~ e t iesa oasuaye than tue common excosseu th
V they can bo eaaior parlonad III ntten,nt. iut
to 4yoid 1nanneriHms OF ono kind In hras ar
len , 1uto taoee or another; that ia tho long no
! short or Lis method. lie doserycs to be
xed ti". - es s an actor Of marked ta!on1 who
'lua las gained d front rank il his prt,fos.
he supporting parts last nigLt wo,c badly thi
yau. y OnIy DIT. doasiu did anything 1t ali MI
th meniiouing, mud ho hos appeared 70 bettor do,
antage hero before W. W.
HooLEY's THEATRE. NJ
na a'uenl&tos OF Hooley and Mcguire, rs1uoro sas
Fnlca nave boen adoat for some time rass +
o oalmihstea st last. IA waa announced tee
buha2ys TRIBUNE. azgutc faqt Hook Ger
'ected arrangements for cooartnorahtn poE
'een himself aud Hsvorly tLe minstrs, Ma
|, with . view to leaving uooloy out in thn
!. HaVihg consum1ualod, ~ ho supposed, this
ming bargain, Mr. MaHuire TOOK tho lend Of
socona cs,,;a mstrei troupe, With Eporson Ut tho
:, mten Aaoo1ey 1aa 1aon collecting for seY- raEi
.aa not depart pty-handod. With Lin t,,v
lhe ensifo receipts for last vesk OF lie Wy
'.set .sonspo nov Y, playing pa Vt Hooey's Tue
'ouFse, takea fraudulantly. Mr. Mcguire IL i zoe.
onablo at law. Il appears that Il wss Lis
custom Of Hooloy aud Mcguire to ~
10 10, profits eTesy week. lilo treasuror tt
.nH a'!s,. 81. Gus obeck tor half shares sont
nfGa'hi!y - SATURDAY night calAe around, the
lnR Qua to each OF tlu paYtpetu, Uut n,
rday Hlkllt lat AIR: Magliss annou..ced 10
! 1seasaeef that Hooley was no lungor i,teE-
l., and he oausod check to Lo luaie out r. r.
Tor tic Wliolo amount. Az 1t ws After ~
lh& houfs, Msgntro waa Obliged to obtn,u sesl'
OF liuror1y on tia chccl hos"r.. Ensi
nR ulonsy. Having Perfected Tia hesniifnS mile
hrtsugement MnXu,fo loft for Sau Frsn xCco
Just as Aooley returned from tha E.ne Ia In
ey 20" ho!ds ukgerly responsible for tha
30 Sf Tue treasurer tns ladossel by him and H.
Mcguire sud Hooley hvYo benn
p. tue LITTER Wi inamsdiatnlx 81,