, 1875-06-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

THE ACADEMY or MUSIC.
1he mo6t noftl'iad tnanayet In Chicago
Inst ovon[ng was alr. Gardlper. Aftor Issuing
cards OF Invitation, 40 to speak. 10 Tie
public At large to DO ca hand puncsuaiiy At
o'clock to eco The Etoamor start, his
steamer failed to pu. In IN appearance until
thArty-ave minutes after that hour, md for once
tue audience was indebted to tho ghllory for an
expression Of feeling Which good broodlne de-
ntes tho parques and dross-cizcle. hut Amort-
can audiences arc rroycrblally well-iucl!ncd, md
when tho curtain did eventually rise, tle audi.
ence At the Academy forgot ita past yexation,
and heartily applasdod tlls scono spread before
It On the s.nge. It exhibited stoam-
Ell, put together ty man who
had evidently trassssed the path Mark
Twain fniiod 10 leasn with that exao:ness
necessary to risos-pllos. The steamer, tho
ncrnory, tho grouninx, the ensemble Of tho
scenc. in fact. deserved tho Mndest compliment.
u "ns great day for Air., Gardiner. llts new
duccd to crowded house, and il tho mechanical
arrangements wero llttlo disappointing to him
eef. tile audience va. atrangcr to l,is high
tdea And eagerly accepted and app1auded that
portion o. y Which found actual representation.
70 speak Of tho pioco ~ an entire novelty Is to
convey m impression which tho facts do not
warfsut. But thero Ia norartbctoss q flavor
OF originality In the entertainment Which
pA9 ChlIl!Vk ufEIfUuks VINO 9tC{ le4FI D4{1fG or
mo7xing dramatic and n'nstrol company into
onc5 Nobody dreamed OF It until Gardiner t,e-
catno an author. Ths idea III unique. 1hs
o1cct IL ahtonishtng 10 use an adjective Al
cau!. lad been caiod On to do tho prestiligi,s-
tioa nf rubbing the two together 40 Hclmann
| does the rabbits, ho would haTo rubbed out moro
OF s'o ninEral and lesa OF tue dra1nn, but uardi-
ner Is a. yet tyfo III writing plays. Thou, too,
| he had excellent material Ia his minstrel COM
| rauy, and not no much 10 bonst Of with lls y,to
actors, and If he sacrificed tho dominats for tho
COMING race (sao sumnos), porhapa hs orres
| with wisdom.
ia tho story runs 1t 1--we insist upon tho
| To'd-uni1no. There IL no standard by which
| to measure 1t. uanco as novelty IL muat stand
upon lts rnerto. A very intellectual person froBh
! from college, whore nothing but tho Highest
form Of ldeaiian Deserves moments considers
ttou. might condemn tho aevoro realism of tho
Steamboat whistle, Of tho footing lautlscape. Of
the suddy light thrown upon tho 1toker fTom tho
Tor tho trnuecoudantal would DO satisfied BY tue
tablchuz Of Era tousney1ng to Heaven
| aby supported by two highly conventional an-
EtB With silver wings; md OF tie Goddess Of
Liberty {uho.n it would ho rauk Bacr7!ogo to
mention In itaies} striking tho letters from
! Cnc't Tom, while tho orchestra p1ayed IN appr0-
| prints melody. The Banlo o1aeslng spirit might
condemn aa improper the exchange ot greenbackA
"a degrading modern de.ico> for \ hearty aud
rcligioua coIoEed sla,e-a typo Which wss e1.la-
! pushed BY resort To the greenbacks Aforesaid.
| Tns same spirit Of casping criticism might ask
| by what right MISUNDERSTANDING prims-
| donna was Introduced to tho audieuco dunng
| the demolition Of tho steamer, but al immediate
answer would DO given By TIM performance OF
tho part OF Iopay. which, though rendered by q
man md MINSTREL, WAS far moro possible
creation than that OF HRS II. Deechoz Stowe
| And SO to Tho eud.
There ,a tleuty for scvera critic to phil ia
nlecea there ia much for everybody to admire.
IheEo 'e n!Hstro!sy for enc, erv;-tllnt's
for ME. iIaveslS. There's absur.lltv and slnBh
for another ;-thAts for tho idiotio part OF
| tho audience which cfamors for sentiment.
presentation ;--tbat's for Ill OF us. Tako 1t for
| al 10 all. It In = performance which everybody
would $50 Wilt! interest, and tnd plenty OF or-
| rottunty. to pratse aud dlBpgalso. For this
reason It ia model play.
. THE hpELpHl.
| Tho biil at tho AdolpAi this week. ia much tho
esne - that of last and Ia therefore lnt,inslcai-
IL good. Wo haso before montionea the inli-
vidual excellence Of tho performance with tho
| exception Of tho two xrca.Iors, who
arc in the!s way as good ~ tho
famous Wilson's. There la this much about
a SHOW. OF that description. However well
matched they may be- By tau time It is probable
completely sottled AZ that OF the wbito Stock
inEA OYER tho Mutuals. It would be interesting
TO test the puwera OF both thoss athletes against
| Hor1o Of our lotne talent, which should bo con-
! siderable. Perhaps Mr.. Grover haa some such
| iutcn!iou OF prustdug amusement for tbs
| rat!ous Of tho AdolpAt. II not. be II welcome
II Tie suggestion ln thels interest.
THE OTHER THEATRES.
| ThnY nn1v fnfr1w tfn p,1uA ~ T..