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troupe probably because shs will not sing out Of
the sekson- Caroline Richings takes her place.
DRAMATIC.
RECORD OF THE WEEK.

Dh AAHA11te
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
STAGE sCPEHsTT7I0fg-
The stageis rich in superstitions more or less
absurd. but perhaps the most sense!ess OF them
all ia thss which attributes to the public at
large general softening Of the brain from Ma5
to October, between which dates it is supposed
to ba capable Of approaching, and paying to see,
nothing but drival Perhaps this is thu theatri-
cal remoustrspce against tho general exodus
to Watering places. Il may be traditional re-
buke to the vaywardneas Of mankind in
desiring change OF air. Whatever its
source and meaning, however, there
the superstition stands to lsush OF despise, ac-
according to the disposition OF the theatro-coer.
Acting upcn it, our managers, dunng the past
week, have denied Us even the ghost Of legiti-
mate attraction. Whatever so!ace was available
lay IN the classic Performance Of "On Hand"
III which Ar. Johnny Thompson showed his vast
superiority over every otaer living artist aad in
his character Of the ~ Modem proteus" smiled
1T the futile efforts to anuse OF parsons who
we're not 30 gifted. Barring this prodigy OF
patient merit, there was nobody IN the CITY to
sustain tho drama, and Ar. Thonpson's shot.!-
ders must have ached in tho attempt to bear up
from this ausion to Mr. Thompson that his play
is legitimate. It ts libel oa s9On Hand to
declare it to be anything but rubbish, and, DUR
ing spell 10 which rubbish srppiants tbs
drama, it would be positive injury to business
to regard it ~ relAtsd ia tbs MOST distant rs-
move 70 sanAe.
THE ACADEMY OF Mus1C.
Contrary 10 the prevailing custom, we are to
suppose Mr. Gardiner is going to show ~ What
=
down 70 write play. Ono has natural curioa-
ity to know what manager thinks OF a play,
how be estimates the intelligence Of hin patrons,
and what he sup?oses arc telling points in
piece. How interested everybody would be to
learn that Richard Hooley had perpetrated
tragedy and WAS about to let it OF On Califor-
mia audience - soon as he found the Camp
bellite matter beginning to stale. What would
not the public give to learn that Mcguire bad
wrestled With comedy, and WAS about to diso!ace
his minRtrels With dramatic company orgaulzed
to produce managerial comedy IN fiva ac.a! It
ia neither hooley nor Aagulro, however, who
can eclipse Gardner. For the benefit Of
petu.uy sanding original plays to this
Office to be read, and iphichns upon
an unoiIending Journalist tho torturea Of = low
er sphere and warmer climate, it should be an-
nounced that hr. Gardiner hes avoided many
not original. It is not claimed to be the prodnc-
ton Of bis unasalsted intellect. It is repro
duction Of the brighter scenes in = popular story
many years old. Eva Teie OF tho BArous,"
is only version Of ''Uncle TOMS Cabin With
the tragic elements omitted In thesecond place,
Mr. Gardiner has not hired au express waeoa to
carry his piece around to the newspaper Offices
with l. piteous demand that it be read. For this
he has, 81 iIe deserves, the good OF the an-
tire profession Blessed Is the man whose nod
essy lnpels hun to Keep bis play at homo.
Alr. Gardiner ia gong to lHumlne his play with
negro mlustle sy, which idea is unique, AID will
be Popnlaz. There will be several good artists
in the cast, and almost the whole OF Haveriy'a
band Of colored people. The only objection 70
lnsus1ng negro minstrel taloDt into plcco il tho
utter absence IN nesro-minssrel Of negro ehA1-
aeter. But, as in the movements aud nannes Of
1noet actors, there ID corresponding absence Of
anything like nature, perhaps the injustice done
tbs negro will not be more marked than that
usually committed on the stage st the expense
Of the white man. Among the familiar names
in the cast are those Of Miss Rachel Noah aud
A1r. John ". Blaisdeu. Among the Attractions
audience ia requested 70 be On band early ia
witness the starting Of The steamer.
x'v1cKER 1HxATRE-
OF all diaphanous popular entertainments,
that Of the "Jack md Jill pantonimo CON-
Dany during the past week at McVicker's vas
the most airy and transparent. Before our
braina softencd to their present pulpinesa, Fox
played at tho Acsdemg Of Music. Incapable as
an audience Was in that stags OF semlsolidity Of
cerebral matter to pass aa opinion upon tbs
performance il WIS ne7artheloss, commented
on "a good. There is, between October and
May, something very droll about Fox, which,
between HAY aud October, it is difficult to for
get. The Jee Brothers vii! therefore pardon
the hundred OF so patrons OF pantomime who
visited NcTlcker's last week for not thinking
them funny in any marked degree- During the
past year and d bali there have baon seen aome
very excellent variety performances m this city
and Jace aod !1I aod the rsst Of them viii ex-
cuso IN expression OF opinion that the olso waa
very tame and tasteless- The good features OF
kind will wear no bettar than American wooIens.
Tbs party remains at AcFicEer's during the
present week and perhaps will redeem nssH be-
fote naxt SATURDAY.
HooLETs THEATRE.
Nj. Johnny Thompson plays at Hoo3ey's E'eek
longer. This ime ho gives the pubic cbspEe
Of bill. Instead Of ION Hand" We are to have
~ Zykes, tbs Snowman" Perhaps this piecs il
more p.latable tdan the other. Il 80. tho At
tendance at Hooiey's ought to, and probably
T,h, pick up little. Fri.ay evening M1. rhomp-
aon has benefit wherras "Di1ie, Our co4ozed
BrothaL," viii be played.
THE ADEL7BI.
Tho bill at tho Ade.ph Last weak ras the best
IT the season, and, Is tho best features renaiu
n IT this week, there will bs DO change for the
worse. Instead OF tho farce ''Turn Hin Out"
in which Messrs. White, France, and Little and
Misses Langdou and Marble played, ''My Neigh
,ors Wife" viii BE- given. There viii b. two or
hree new faces Mr. Montague, the London
.omiqus, and Pratt and CrocAer, the skaters,
nil b. new candidates for popular favor.
"THB BIG BONANZA
Mr Ho.rissey, Who leaves for San Francisco
.o-day, makes his parting contribution 70 thia
,olnms in the form of the cast Of "Ihe Big
Bonanza" and tbs pleasing annouucsueat that
ifiss Jenrys Lewis will be Of the party. Th%
asst is as follows:
Jonathan Charles Fisher
,rof Ca{l1slates James Lawn
Jucie Ks7nps. Dav!7se
Bob Rugg}es. John Drew
d, L.