, 1875-06-13

er1tion for the so1srice It is popularized- Prices
are put down to give the poor man chance. Il
bo must Sec trash, hs may Bee il
ut half price. In our -oWn happy
land the solstioe iB no better than any othel
! season, and rates ire maintained az though fixed
By the lawB Of the Modes and Perslans~ man
who likes trash must pay the same Tor 1t se the
man who adnaires tragedy; and, 10 1t sometimes
requires third person to decide which is which
in this country, perhaps there ia Shade" OF
justification for it: But By what peculiar pro-
cess Of reasoning does it appear that, SITTER pay
| ing for "eummor entertainment" tbs same
! price charged winter performance. the public
! must bug anything good IN summer At Advanced
ratea7 Are plays And players Like oysters, that
they nra unpalatable after Apr1f ana must We
| ray so much more for them in June than ln JAN
uary because Of tbs uncertainty OF their being
! Bholesome? Theatrical prices reallT ought to
| come down Instead Of ascending, and the grum-
bier who maintanH that4 when an attraction worth
! seeing comes to town, he must pay an additional
| tax to see it, has after I'll something to growl
over. Big as Douanzat may be, It must DO re-
! membe1ed that they have not yet become popu-
lar Institutions. Thofe ire so1ne play-goe1s who
have not yet come into possession OF them.
When the humbest cotta9ar has bonanza it
will DO time to rame prices Iii round. 4: present
tho distribution OF them has not been general,
md some people are actually thinking that the
time las come phsn their rights should be con-
sldered. 4 manager, however, is not anenable
to logic, az usual thing, aud protest or indorae-
mont are about equally wasted On them. Tho
warm weather is hare. aud will beavily discount
anything Ike popularity. The cast has already
been published. 1hs reader will have missed
from it soma Of the fanlliar nanos os last seq
son. This is explained by the 1act that another
branch of tho Fifth Avenue company 10 playing
II Big BouAnza" III different parts Of Tho coun-
try. Miss Emily Rigi Is not q stranger hore,
End will bs warmly welcomed by her oid-timo
EdnlireIs,
THE ACADEMY or Huszo.
**Esa: Tale Of the Dayous," presented last
week By Mr. Gardiner, with the assistance Of
Ha1erly's A{instres and his own dramatic con-
pany, has already been noticed in general in thi4
column as weIi-meant compound. The princi-
pal points worthy Of notice were tho scenery,
the negro rninstrelsy and tho occasional effects
in tsbloaux individually considered. The piece
taken in its entirety cannot be Is f&vorably COM
mcnted on, for It VAS somowhat unme2uine
OF course the elements woutd not blend. They
wore not in harmony, and could not by any
chance havo been made to accord But as pot}-
uiar exhibition introducing features which ap- |
peal to the general audience, it WAS succeesfuI.
Tho complaint that too much space had beea |
to mtnst.ety, to the EXCESSIVE color
ing OF she rIay. Mill nos TO made this week Mr.. |
Gardiner has decided 70 maintain Eva" in the |
absauce Of the Hayerly party. In their place the
Chicago qnartette, including FEedeFicks and !
Surrideo will illustrate. As regards the acting !
which will have better chauco Of exhibition |
than it had last week. there is not much to La |
said. MISS Noah and Mr. D.aisdell wero very
efficient. though the latter had vcrf littlo to d.
Little Miss Rosa played the part OF Eca very !
stage. The Ittie ulss is tho daughter Of Nr.
Shirley France, tho witty and capable ktaee-mau-
age1 OF the Adelphi.
Mr. GarJinar has decided to make a popular
to tho children, ind offers to admit
Lhom foE 10 cants at tho matinee.
Apropos OF Eva" correspondent seuda in
his remonBtEnnce
n tae Editor Of 7as catea7o 1stbune:
CalcAuo, June l2.-9our criticism On Mr. Gard1- !
1ers comedy. which appeared in THE TR1nuSE II
ast Sunday, seems to me, now that have been t
dorded the pleasure at witnessing tta produ uon
hough, psrhaps, we'll tntcntoned You csrtainIy haye
lot given Mr. Gardiner credit, or. at lcas SUFFICIENT
'rstsc tor The Painstaktng months Of eaborato prep
nsting an acceptable aud proper presentation Of
E7a to the refined and cultured p4trous Of tho
cd , few shost M months go and Ar aAra-
e11bed, crude. and nnarustic; but h;s throbAing
eart snd mighty brain, filed with dea1ra elevate
he tone Of The tyrleal American drama, resolved on
urruounting this obstacle to the writing Of truly I'M
ne1so Play. Hsnce. ike Pe.or tbs Great {who:n in
oan7 reapets tho West siae manager strongly sesena-
enius. With tarbarous elncas,pn, who jourusyel |
Amsterdam, and earousd btn.actf among the ahio
r4npe Of his coed prototype constantly befc:s hts
yes, with many regrets reluctantly turned bis back
= tho m -Qneen q c4ty Of THO Lakes weighed anchor
nd Kh al sail Set. turned his ship's PROV ia tho
ERECTION Of {Sew1 Alnste1dau1, where on bis arrival
assumed oRgeTy behttinE the dela OF useful l4bor
ought and readily found employment in one Of tho
umerous shipyards that dot tbs shores Of that !
mons city, y, Behold tS the 1es1t The mode, ta
: was through the su1b2lsnt w1teSs Of the Aissis-
ppi:
'iics to fsown down every attempt Of native ;
nnius to develop and parfect the much ! T.
'a1cp?esented American drama. 1ustcad Of speak
g words q encouragement 10 playuTights t
eroiea0y endoaFozanz, sometimes at great :
ecun:a1g sacrifice, ia foster il the average d
laste, tho snbe md besn:siul they reser P to thep
ost gigantic efforts with aneer or in such manner
to b sufficient in Itself to damn Tho gresteat play
iurnpty Dunipty Joe A1urphy, a Johnn1s Thomp-
y or Gafdfner. Thus 1t was poor Barley Oamp- a
u Tas slaughtered like innocent h1ub tt
Comedy, in the lands Of capable vrtuous md y
eu.intennopea 1utboT. 4ke the manager OF the | n
sademy Of Anse u generally not only Ga; md o~ ,.
hsre set to discover the who doea not consider
nsen cenpstent 70 intelligeuty cst1.iso comedy.
lts 10 DOUBT ARISES from tie fact Of tbs acion Of
fnedy neng more funnar to than that Of tragedy, a
o7s Like Thas Wo are accustomed to in everyday ii
rn1non tfe. Hence Nanagrr Gardiner, and ths ~, ~
71k 3Dt*ozleAkioueu Sd1lntnS AHGr1c1n drAq1&Gsta
ould oceasionslly favor ths public with ~soobne' u
gody, which might have tho effect porple1ng tho ra
nd~lke, souled, ndler-tau critics. whom tc
aSenl5 philosophy has auEht nc 10 look npou as ei
AS11ded ndEcreauts. and whom never mention / IL
Y IN terus OF Patience and pity When the progress f
Improvement shall have given tho ktuorc3u critics g
haster and puKor taste than they possess they ~
rocelVe with favor tho dramatic compositions OF u
1ohna1s Thompson, @. t. Gardiner, Jco Murphy, q
our genius and local f&rorite Iart al
C2mpoeu, whom the critics spleen and envoua na or
. bath Tslny eadsaTored 10 ru,hlossy and forever nj
1h. LIESAxnrR - ~
1HE ApELfH1. it
1T. Grover has On hand his upuaI summer 81
siness OF contending againat opposition frou,
road, and thu consequence is tremendous =,
play of advertising and an unusually strong ~
l. Apropos Of the former, visitors from ho
'oad may as we'll stop and admire the Job | 81
rk which Cb;cago cap show On an emergency, ~
Q bill hss patriotic faror. Ar Grover is d oe ue
riot and Snowman, and has che eyents OF ~
'ellcan. history usually pretty Accurate. He wa
70 toreraind the world at large that tbs pree- h.
week IL Bunker Hill week, and devotes 1t to 1e
ladies' by giving three ladles nights de-
opening piece is 4 tableau OF the ha
tn OF Warren, ftom tho historical paiutiug til
David Strong has promised to eclipse himself nu
his endeaVor, and the tabeau viii undoubt- n, ;n1
: be vezy fine. The string OF special features h.
ne oiio u long and strong. Leona Dare, the Il,
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