, 1875-09-28

ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Tho regular season at thls tleAtro opened lsst
night. A sensational drama entitled Smoke,
Or tho Pirates Of tho Chesapeake" was produce
3D. The pioco Ia beneath criticism. It consists
for tho most part, Of inoxpiIcablo tlumb show
and nosc. This most startling effect In tho rapid
tliscbargo OF n1mber OF blank cartridges al
tho characters on tho stago and th!uga III gun
orRl. No particular regard has been paid hy tho
dramatist to any rnlos Of composition, and tho
play Ia not cleyor. eyen ~ nn appeal to
bad. afr. ". 7. Melville. who ussusnca
tho leading character. IL nn actot Of aomo
cxportetIce. lilo has hettor stuff III him than ho
showed last night. uo seems, however, to hive
taken kindly to Dowery 0usinoBs. Perhaps tho
reason IL that Bowery bustncss pnys him better
than anv other. Most Ut tho other members Of
tho now company are comparatively unknown ia
the profession, and some Of them haTo recentiy
tho performance Inst night ns IN tndsx, 1t Ia d
fntr inference tilat tho Academy Ut Musu Is to be
largely given over this scason to heavy blood
and-thlnder performances. There ia donbt1es
the location Of tho Academy ia not bad for tho
purpoae. but It III groat pity TINT 30 cory
littso theatre should 10 obliged to make money
In such way. Discriminating pcoplo will not
forgot tho many good things they owe TO tho
past management OF tho Acadotny of Music. aul
will be error ready, when tho opportunity offers,
to patsonlze any deserving Entertainment that
may bo offered Within Its walls. Tho audIto-
rum OF tho Academy has been freshly decorated
by Col. Dazelle, an artist nor Of GhicnRo, WHO
Ia highly spoken OF by those who know him.
OTHER AMusEMENTs.
Tho Now Chicago Iheatro seems to hars
touched tho city people at last. Tho audience
tboro last night was tho largest since tho open-
ing; still 1t was not too big acrowd for comfoft.
Tho character Of tho audience was even moro
signiflcont than It's size, the largo nutnbor Of
carriages outslt!o showing That tho "Tuo Or
phana had excited tho sympathy OF tho pooplo
on the avenues. Il harmless sort Of 10 in}unc-
ton haa been Issued against feature Of
sha performance at tho Nen Chicago by
the Row. Arthur 1'tchie. Hector Of tho
Church Of the Ascension. He ha. forbidden
bis choir-boya. who APPEAR in tho church Eceno
IN tho "Two Orphans to sing aRain IN church
until they IRE through with their engagement at
the thcatro. Tho bays sang last uigl!t al though
nothing had happened. Ihoy hare doubtless
taken their Rector A. his wortL
Ono Of tho richest burlosqucs that bas boon
OG-una." ~ played BY tie California ainstrois
at Hooley'p Theatre. Lilly Rico, "a the bud eli l.
Is ntneuso. Ills eBcape from the garret ysliding
down this bnnu[atera OF the rtckaty sth4tcaBc Ia
one os sbe 1noat thrilling and per!lons perform
ances eser seen 90 thu dranlatic stage. AIR.
William Arlington dresses the part OF Nenriette
beautifully, but lie ovorncks at ti,ncs. Tho
pathos Of tho situation il blurred by tho intensl-
" Of passion which Ao soinotlmos hhows.
'tEaat Lynne" is continued at the Museum
otF-day matinoes, aud "CaKto" Is given in the
evening. The propriotors Of this place oi
amusement have seen ft to maugle notices
Of thono plays which appeared IN Tnr
TntnuNE; nnd bnro published one or I've
sentences, With ths suppression Of sotne words
and qualifying phrases, "a advertisements. II
must DO a bad causa that needs boistcriug Q.
| thls sort.
s'The Two Orphan" still keeps tho boards al
tho Adelphi. Large audiences witness thu per.
| fo,nancn oyery night, though tho hlglI-pricnd
tity their dot,ght in tho po1 1tortnnnce by boster.
| GUS shouts OF appiauBe.
"Running Corner drow good house agAlr
| At McVicker'B Theatre las. niRbt.