, 1876-12-17
Return Of the Kellogg Troupe
Amateur Operate Per-
formanCes.
liebling's Second Betital-The Beethoven
Sotisty's ccneert-Hsst-
minister Choir.
New Music.-Notes Of Home Mu"
sicians-.Operatic Cos"
sip Abroad.
THE DRAMA.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
REVIEW or TIE WEEE.
Mr. Moody ts partly responsible for the small
endance at the theatres during the past week
His audiences, numbering from 5000 to 1000
.iqhtly. must have contained many persons who
1nder different circumstances would have oeen
foand during the week at some one OF the thea
tres. 1t is TO be expected OF course, that Mr.
MOODY and his assistants will rejoice that an IN
1iuence Of this kind has been exerted; but the
managers, equally OF course, view the phenom-
enon with feelings Of different Find: lhere
was hardly prontab.e attendance anywhere c1-
cept at Haverly's Theatre, Where the SALISBURY
Troubadors exhibited their budget OF levities to
1nany ad1nir1ug spectators The 1roubadors are
at the antipoues from MeFErs- Moody and Sankey-
Where the former are, serious thought cannotlong
remain. All their efforts are directed towards
the supp, ession OF care. whether 1t be about
fe.nporai or eternal interests IAey art c4-
trcu1ely fr1yolons, and on that account all the
better iitttd to afford temporary diversion TO .
The small company Is Miss Nellie .1icHenry, q
yirac:ous and pretty woman, who Las several
small accomplishments, and the deXterlty re-
Guisite 10 exhibit them 70 the best adVantase-
Icr light step carries her safely oser dangerous
pIaces where heavier traveller would be ire
trieyab1y lost She sings piquantly, and the
audiense does not always observe that shc
siups badly, She has q song and dan.e cal1el
tsPretty as a Pieture,'' whicl, is done in the
Style Of Mile. Aimee an0 WHICH If quit as W.
i..r,onat,}c on The score Of lascigiuusncss in
gesture; yet there is sucn apparent pnnls
In her thought and intention that the seVeTest
critic has scarcely the heart to condemn. Hcr
whole mczit consists in her freshness, and she
he'd best mike the most Of it. Then there is
Mr. Salisbury himself, q comedian ot SONG ahli.
ity. who ean recite ''1hs seven ages ~ Man .:'a-
ucccnt1v, aro VINO hns tns ~" - iuset ,nu.;c:i
~ l,'a,, nsn ~ iittsa ~, IN SOM tie raroni.
1'aa~s.n.cs ~ it sngpestiny cold Of NEST
.1o-n,ng steadfost,ess. Nr. C1oarIay is a br eht
1n,,-. r7.ne,;;a1, s1,,1 s1nrer: Miss Corelli Is
.,uaIi,S9,t ~ = yood srhnni in comic opera. aud
5he nn.ecseor ~ = swert rnezzo- soprano voice;
Nr Wehs;er Is .ot.,ine in particular but a walk
r.nti.,nan 1,sra ~ iii nm ral,s il, the tab
ie5nT md to ailorn the stare, Ihe compnuy,
ri'.,. 'G +aa1 1,,art ;r TIA rnonncr Is far
t,asa ,.;n'r a., la-oe;no c,1irttn ot talented
.arta.s !na mcr,t That il ,msscsses ronsists
~ nn1 IN ~ s,n.sth adjustment of tie sliyht
.xt-.rar,nsa- .a11ed .tTIe Krooi1 u to the
et.;;t;! W. sox.nro1 nerfnrn,ers The
en;n"i s,r;+s which the ACTORS constantly tx
Lih;t -.,.st;t1+a n~arlr o13 thar stock in trade
W. 80 ,.ero.:-a+ - i <,ne INIT viii ,,1case and
cna +to+ hos . fnt,,r,, hatcrf il nreuat11re
md ,nfo41 ,,,,a+a anna1ranr. i, New York de-
1.roa 81 S.,.to,,meSt 1,r y vcar. Int II nrom-
isss soon to recover from this 1n:shap, and to
prove itself worthy OF the liberal patronage
~
"'' ..rur x,czrr no,r.pu
T.. ...ar- aenesz5 -roo,. - ,fo
Ane 11o.eIee@r ~ Ine4t seeoA@ "~.A ~ -"~
Vicker's Theatre, had patronage that must
have been as unsatisfactory Is it was unusual
for +hcm. The RrooE1yu firt.. the hard times.
,~a.., ~. 80" -, ...,-,,,r ana ,h,+
- +ta ,To..,r ,,aat;no. al, ,oort;,ar -connot
oo.on,t tor 4},a email rttend,nrp NJ, 1he retcnt,
ncrfornanccs of .sThe Afirbty Dollar.'' The
truth must be recognized that the piece Itself IS
70 use tne e%otess1's sians' pias g Jul 1ne