, 1876-01-09
The Plot Of a Celestial Play--Green-
Room Gossip.
Success Of the First Week Of tho En-.
gllsh Opera Troupe.
Christ Church Conccrt--The Apol-
10 Club---The Messiah.
TIE DRAMA.
IN CHICAGO.
4 w0NASs CQSGnEN.


WIS topic ct Conversation at luuch-party re
:ent:g. The warmth Of tho debate was sur?ris
Ing. Still more surprising in certAn quarters
1t it could have penetrated there, would hav'
been tie general agreement OF sentiment amonl
che ladies' present in respect to McVickert
1neatro. Their feelings we're too strong for ez
pies ion, aud cc't 'taiuly too unguasded to be in
siucere. they declared that The dramatic com
pcny "ss unit to appear before any metropolitan
audience, which is partially true that this man
ASsmeut wsa lilbe1a1 aud narrow, which caLnc1
be wholly Denied and that the regular paszous
If The theatre were deficient III tasta- They ven,
even further. and became uujust. Thew eaid the
theatre was small ana poorly Ventilated; it Ii
tot. They condemned the stfse management
which Is IS good SIS any in the country. They
declared that tho prices we're exo bi.2nt; they
ire lower, Oh the average, than those Of any re-
hT,ectso!e theatre in New York. fHE TRIBUNE il
no sinner OF the dramatic company It NcVck-
es's Theatre. OF Of the obstinate adherence OF
the management 10 by-gone customs; but 1t de-
sires 10 correct the opiuions recorded aboye,
which prevail quite generally. Mr.. Mcyicler
kss certain notions for which he deserves credit
He aims to have I resi- ectable theatre His
company may be composed OF sticks. bat they
tie peo; le OF Chicago consider thus quality a
recommendation to public favor or not. It Ger
1@iuls ehoutd be. But, IN Ne6 York. companies
with are made up a!moe, entirely of dis
reputable meu std woman are well patronlzed.
i lie people, perhaps, cJusl1er that tho prlEste
LIVES u the leisons ~t:o cater 20 she.r anuse-
nent are not to te taken into tue account. That
II mat. CT OF taste At iazst it will he admitted
.la;. tlusE things being equal, uLbicnished
re- utat'ons hfe desirable III sctota and Actresses
Is we'll xs IL CrdiHaiy muo aud Nomeu. Nt.
.ic!!cker deserves public gratitude for Keep ny
si!H company at'ore leproacu in !ts private chst-
sctef. even thonen he Lss ala" Ell IL III its pub
&C cap4ct = to f4l lar be the standard Ut per-
fecta''u- Another Respect III whtca McEicxer's
lGeatre II NOE. .hx Of pr4l<o 10 :ha stage-mEuage.
ui"nt. Tic plays ale alsR,s well mounted.
AID there IL no*ne1e evident at tina.
and OF the theat-e any desire to save
nuuey thst should be spert. II
the vlrtuee OF tte theatre wele stronger, the
stury "ou'd lie l1uger but the catalogue is a.
rea1y exhausted All that remains to pa SAID
should do ilr. elcEicXer Justice. and he ehouid
return tue compliment. Perhaps he will, another
~ex6Oa.
HEAR EorH smEe-
There scems to be + mietnkeo impression
tCooug sue DIZZY actors that The TRIBUNE has
established sratuaal somewhere in its CON-
nolloua building, At wu!ch Justice is dtspensed
70 all nemb=rs Of The profession. Last week
III indgnan. gentleman u1o:a to The
Iu18CSE tlat his manager had passed
so counterfeit b;ll upon him, And
reiufed 10 take it bacd. TAr information WAS
valuable to tue dramatic editor, wuo will here
sitter e1aE!!uc Closely ali the $40 bills that 10
receives from tbs manager tcferrea 10 tut IL
20 deilcate matter 1t WAS Impossible TO pass
lGdluea' uQ-h4ud. TIE communication MES 10.
n.4nted, and se.itenc- has te+u eue, eudeI Tor q
(.r JjfH q HI Ht
involve IHE IRluISE 10 a controversy between
:wo mueItet c3IuEInt1d, one PLAYING at tue
Academy of Music aud the otter II the Nes
Chicago Theatre, AID both Gaining to be the
orlsiual, olmuu-Puie Georgia AlLsrels, We do
nos kuov, or care, which LII the Ge,rx.1 Minstrel
Company. Tbs pubic viii not De long in ois-
covering which has the superior merit, and III
,atruulziug it as it deserves. In v4cw OF these
l,e4.s for justice, 1t is p-opor 10 say here ;hat
sremedy for legal wrongs may be found in tue
GOTTA.
NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Georgia Alnst1els continue another week
At the Acsdstny OF 3fus!c. There il no reason
to modify the favorable judgment on their per-
foiuaLce which Hrs given IN TIE TRIBUNE last
Tuesday.
The lecture at Plymouth church tomorrow
night is by ueu1y Vincent, on 'True Manlluess."
ueu1r |lucen: Ii a wel.-kuown English orator
tcd ief0.1nef, wAoRe 1epa. .Atiou for e2tneotnGsa
AID eioqueace IL very high.
Meeera. Har1,gaa and Hart did good weeks
oue4nees 1t tie Aaw Chicago Theatre Inst week.
HEErtran il Gle of tho very bert varetr per-
tormels lu tue country. Towards tue clese Of
the weed the managers were alle to announce
" 6tau ud4ng room, ouiy."
"Cuoe1 the Gasllsht," one Of the t1lumphs Of
the OLD Musouu. vial ba tbs ATTRACTION It Col.
Noud's Museum tb4s week every ni.Lt and at
he u.at1uees VI "Wednesday and Saturday. Al
lie masluees Of MoYdA.. Tuesday, thursday. and
EIloas. 'Acreutu1es Of 3 Couutry Cir! viii ba
Il,en.
Ihe Adelphi Nu!s week presents IN entirely |
uea bill Inc play VIII lie "TAe Oreau-ti.lud- |
!1-' aud the ol.o will be sustained bv Felix aud |
Eva VINCENT. la1z1e Kelsey, Walter BRAY, LIZZIE |
HA1,en. II. Loyaie. ana otlor weu-known !
fpec,Aity artists bes,de5 the regular dramatic
:ompsny.
Tho Georgia Nins:rels, clsiming to b the |
uHGioal troope Of ueg.eca. VITO have been Ten |
gcAra IL Lbs bueluess. will eAhia1t at tue New !
-lucago Theatre tits week They have les.ers
u Recommendation IRON William Lloyd Gar1i-
tou. Wendell PHILLIPS and othe.s. lue!aiod |
u .h.s :roape Is toe famous N4ly hersauds. who
Jan ueiiaer read nor 11..o, yet nes hl2a tepu-
.at1ou as an eut-lnau and 4 player On the tam
au1ILe-
Ja-re:t l. palmer's Shakspeare.n pageant,
i" Henry T., Which lAs met With urcu favor
wherever It has been }rsduSed. ~i'l DO The at |
.racuun At McIickeE's Theatre tbs week. TITO
csucry IL salu 20 be hle the costumee r.ch and |
Iii tLe arEolutments OF :ae uost CJrscous de-
&c. .ip:iou. Tue nu1lu4iv c1r~s IL said 10 num-
her 2eu. Not the least Ct the attractions viii be
: cl1ois OF MAd1igsl boys, b cbime Ut church,
[,e liz. and = WelI-ee!ected chorua- There are
forty-ts epeaklu: pats Jarrett d Palmer have
brought tile prlnc:psl aclors With tnem- iucudlog
IL. Gonrse klgnold, who has sumo reputation |
amtnc tho ladies for his good Iooss. Tho rer-
.ornlauce viii un lodotedls bs we'll worth seeing.
TIE OUTER WORLD.
4 CELESTIAL PLAY.
There has. been = .ow at Nr. Lin Neichungs
Theat iu ShanyuRi- Tue disturbance u 50 So
Teie saure OH similar professional mlsunder-
standings in Europe and America that it is
Yo7.hy Ut rcpo:t in this place. Tho story is
cid III the Celestial Empire thus:
Ii spems that Tival e,tsblishtuent nsae the :tls
<4.1 G4te, eaA.d the sheo-paue He-yuen, to4s;ed
PhUuSi{Hl