, 1876-01-16

uusical College Soirccs---Operatic
Notes.
THE DRAMA.
IN CHICAGO,


1tozy Of Agincourt does not thrill every bosom in
AMERICA as it would in England. 1t IS question,
:oo. whether the peop.a who attend Shakape:r.
aan representations in this counst7 are not In
.e1ior, in culture and knowledge Of the subjects,
% the same class IN EDgland Be this ss it may,
here is epecinl need Of surrounding play OF
his description, designed for representation in
america. with beautiful scenes and figure uieccs.
which crafty the eye snd divert the mind. We
dmtre the manner in which iessrs. jarrett and
Palmer have brought out Heury w." both as
clever stroke of management and as a
salrable AID towards proper Interpretation
Of the subject. Ths tsolcau representing the
battle CT AE'nconrt, the reception Q. E;ng Henry
IN London. and the ee{'ousat OF Henry T. aud
:he Princess katherine. ara all admirably ar
aneed. The siege II Ea,1aeur is not eceno to stir
fever IL the blood OF age Ia tly becauss, we p-e
sumo. the speech OF kan5 Henry. ~ deli. cred by
DIR. Rgno,d. doas not ass:et iu mantain1ng the H.
uslon- We caE oalc opcu our eyes sud stop our
,ars at this Joint. aud imagine SOMA great actor.
AID oonntenApce all Illuminated wish the split
II his palt delivering taesa brave lines:
1aoe unto the bre.ch, dear friends, once :nore
II close the wa ] Up with our English dead
II pence THERE'S nothing 80 eco.rts l:au
Is modest Stiffness a1d huc.iLi;y;
3ut when the niast of war blows in onr t.-s,
Then initiate the action OF the tiGe1.
We have already had OCCASION to apesk OF and
condemn IN general terms. Later performances
u the play do not sccm to require ony 1aoiiica-
aou OF the judgment passed upon NJ. R.enod.
That judSman: Vas. it will be remembered, that
ae was fitted to shine in the school OF the society
51ana rather than in the subliueted regions OF
blank verse. He does the courtius-soene pref
lily. though even hero lie LACKS tenderness and
bot szE
preston Of strong feeling be is notably de3cicut.
Fad an actor Us Mr.' Risno!d is be il good piece
IT scenery. As Prince iG{ himself said ou
ssrtaiu memo able occasion, 81 I could have bet
s9r spared a better msr," so may .we Affirm that
better actor than Sir. I.1enold would not sup-
pIV his place IN ''Henry y"
Tho Fiuelcn and Pistol Of Messrs Ihcrae ard
aunlor does not always penetrate tia peaplo;
perhaps because It is 10 b'uu:; aod it is ref-esh-
ing to meet with scene, such as that in Which
Pistol Ii subdued bY Ftuellea. which eye-rbo,I:
in the audience heartily enjov. Mr. 3 shops
acting alter the retirement OF F1aelc,. is full OF
good points. be remains seated for time, and
1ooks f1eol: in trout. Ihca hc cas his eyes
with an expression OF anguish. tu1ns slightly in
tue direction Of Flue.lea tu-ns farther; finds
F.ueGen gone; hastily s; l:s CUE the remains Of
to his full 1ropurtions; fingers his
and sbriets: ..All hell shall sir Tor
thus" OF tho subordinate paris. the
Rest played, after FIueLen :nd Pistol is tbs
Duke Of E1cfer. which is assumed Ly Dir. Frank
F. Pierce, au actor long aad fa, orally known in
this ctty. There Is not regular member oI Hr.
NcVicke1's COMPANY ia tho piece, WITH tho c1-
ception OF Mrs S oneall, wLo ,e!le:;s any credit
upon toe organization. Fortunately the con1a-
ny is not required to tn much. ali the leading
parts beng filled ty imp .rted talent.
TIE ATTENDANCE
ct the performances Of Horny r." has bean
study fo- tns local chronicler of small things
The d1Et night, which snoc!l have beoa q most
successful Que, witnessed baEgar:y array Of
Empty benches Esch euo~c 1ueut night some
Improvement WAS noticed, aud towards the close
pf the week tie theat.e vas pretty well flied
The coming week, no doubt. evo:y inch Of
room E1l be occupied. Ne certainly hope
tuch will be tie case. Tie play will
remain but this ono week, aad everybody who
roes to the theatre at rll should improve the
orpo.tuIltv- It Ii oae that DO person who h2s
sny taste for dramatic performances and the
means to crafty it cal afford to loss.
Tbs n1auacers would do well, VS. think. to
:ut reckieFs1y, if necessary, in order to reduce
:he e1tre1uo length Of the performance. The
tsn.n EoT Uses st 1:!o and drops II tie last
SINE at 11:30, titus SeeSius the audience about |
aiIee hours and tbree-quaricss. This Is longer |
spend at tha theatre, especially when tho waits
ire frequent and long. 3: tho ,yav, a,so, some |
.acaos should be devised to dspense with the |
aboMlnabio scene carta1n. or at ieas. to make it's
appea:auca less fire. Iusn:. We could even afford |
~ Mrs Ru,nor oncs or twice rather than have
aer a. tie expense OF lorg Wall.
THE HALL CONVERSATIONS.
formerly known as the Nav Chicago Theatre
[.ompa is now resting in this city. it eniored
/ most proi:Gb, 9 trip in tbs South. though there
rere many hard knoc1s to take and few to Give
IN the West the s2ccc.s Of tho company wes ror
. good Bloomington snd Burlington had not
tie secse to appreciate it. The conusuy wIll not |
ssts bsh Itself here again for Chicago, uufortu-
1atel7, like Bu1llogton aud Bloomington has
1ot sense enoneh TO: the emergency. We shorld |
l2o TO have tie company appear, il ouiv for a |
Eeea, at the Sew Chicago Theatre. Tue pcopIe
nlent oe INDUCED to support good thing for |
Lat length u time.
NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
"Een.y v" will continue ut McYicser's Thpa-
re this week. The performance hezius each
light At 7:45.
The Ade]phi announces an extra BILL inclnd-
ng Court Of Beauty. 8 female minstrel first
'art. ballet, ETC.
Miss Mirnie Palmer, q pretty and clever
ouorette. OF the Lotta ordor, will BEGIN IN en-
ageneut At Aovlcker's theatre next week.
The Hon. SCHUYLER Co1tax will lecture in the
tax Course II the Union Park Congregational
'hu'ch next Tuesday night. Supi=ct: Abra-
Am Lincoln"
John Brousham's bullesque+ "Po-ca- -hon-tas,"
Ill! be the attraction at the Museum tbs week
verv evening and Wednesday aad Saturday
At the ma:inees OF Monday. Tues
az, Thursday. and Fnoa; - Cnler the Gas.
ght" will be given.
The Frank Frayne Rife Combination. said to
ontain several expert marksmen.w VII exhibit their
owers st tue New Cnlcago 1heasra this week. |
hey axe assisted hv dramatic com2suy in : |
lay called - 81 Slocum." The performances of
le company elsewhere have been fa7oraoly no.
ced i
THE OUTER WORLD. .
MI. JoHS DILLON
u been p1ay7ng leading parts At the Park
neatre in New York. during the past week. I
e general opinion is thar he made mistake in | /
usenunE to appea1 IN subordinate part With s
r. Oakey ii Ill, If his intention then Was to az
NE Leading rolee. The New York papers arc
It generally farorab!e TO Mr.. Dillon. The S,tn