, 1876-05-10
ADTUSENIENTS.
HpOlEy9 THEATRE.

HoolErs THEATRE.
III. Days "piqus" MAS played Monday night
for Tho hrat time In Chicago. II MOI with =
most 1astoring reception. Tho auditorium was
tllod With brilliant aud critical susumblago,
whose applause and laughter gnvo subahntinl
!eokinony to tho Buccoss OF tho performance.
There kro objections TO be mado to dotails In
tho construction Of the play. Nor Is tho acting
In hil respects what Il should bo. Dat the per-
fornancs sa vholo docs not 1ag in interest,
nor fall to elicit lauEhtor who're mcsrlmeut is
tho end sought by the author. How many mod
srn dramatsta are there who can truthfully ssy
TINT thoy hAvc found In any audience accurate
responses to all tho emotions which thoy
snccooaed even In doing this, 10 has acoom-
pllahod moro thau most contemporary Amer,oan
p1nywrghts; and he Is entitled to the credit Of
auccess in fold Of effort whore Thousands have
faiicd. Tho klIno when It was fashionable to
snoer at Augustin DAILY a. IN adaptcr Of plays
has almost, II not entirely, passed away. Ho Is
henceforth TO bo known rs play-kuaokcr OF
experience and renown.
Tho plot of "Piqus IL as follows:
Afabt, Rer6p, fashionable Now York girl, Is sus.
forlng, At tho Eisng Of the curtain, from enbAr
and Thor.os GyH-arc boyish fellows fresh fro,n
w.nns r. elrE1ssn'ss dseson q sh1ras
IT, ss navy s sn Gesfna u | soo oa II
Stanash; tho fourth whom Aaees loves. u
ap"ona ao.,1. Les'ng handsome
se a$ts step'mohs1. not 's much oisr Tina hsf M
SELF who, being in possession Of largo property, and
Etval IN lovo-.nattpg enterprises. apmond Lssang,
after tender seeno With Maot! learns that hcr o1.
ssastesn ha M ssotons to IT,. Rsnfss abe. oyss
hears his false expressions Of devotion, and rah
Of pride aud pi1uc. accepts Can't Sandah who loyes
Ia inJA 1tN
ascond &c: 1atet At,V,e.s. transformed into Aaeet
baud III New EnglanI. Hare we are introduced 70
three new sc9uaintanees-Matshe,e stanaish stitr-
n'd ,eans4 e3 sSsas very fs:' 1nn ~ %
ct the bft,eI Il her 5un.n natore; iii
b1oushs Up ita anothes 5op'y va Gabts Is nos long
atmosphere that pervadcs 1t stiles her: she cannot,
and WI nos attend nsaycr. nos subnt 70 the deeor:
husosn entreats hor % to yeia Tor Tine Il isast, and
usee al tue means In his rowcF to soften tho uaaceus-
toned and dinsgteeabio .srrronnd!1gs Of hia home;
rutia; and, finally. IN an exeoss of r1gs.
ioYed him, but married. him because ahe
p"sd sy tne n sGash9ry S yond
2no ose. Tbera s' il 81 spss o
tain FGos again, fIbct las Chfld who Ia hcnceforth
taEo the child v!sh her: but, whilo consent for her
loves sla child too veil 10 let II Co. rho otler then
becoinlng desperate. arrsngcs with number OF
T. s;cs H. a + T. es etss
and gives orders to tho traps csst nu they hava
learned that money ts y b nasao BY tevslting
chilli on their own account. The fourth nnd
nth asts are entirely taken up With tho
| work Eattch, tho waif who has frIends nmong tho
trsmts, but who loyea her Now England frent!s bet
nd ss Seaa ssss e. ps |. In
to Tho auK,sh.st1tckea mother; tho husband rosurns
and tho wife. who hsa been loving him hard since
shs Lost him. ans hoE tus h.n,S;s's a. w.. oa hls
h.ir. .rrios Hoite. nd Jasy tad!ss accepts the
| other boy.1over, TnoTsty CYL.
fIr. DAILY Ia indebted to two for The princi
pal material Of this drsms These ato Florence Mar
iyats novc, Itor Lord and Mastcs and the atoEy Of
nrst half Of tho pay and Charlie oas In tho second
haN: 10th pa'ts % arc psopety % @ arranged. and tno
Of ~ sseab
o work a. tho invention ot 0n ori9sa! plot The Arat
two nets and part Of the Third aro taken directly from
hyodod for tho most part though even this may DO
dotoetod ID or two instances. Mr. Da,ys serious
ides of osste - means of separation between hue.
band and wife, which ia 50 Essential part Of tho
casss a. "ss WHICH Flossaeo M.rryatt sscses to her
| Lddp tthe. Carr. II ia absurd 70 think Of New
York girl who would turn up her nose 1t Captain In
Ospss md ~ora Fl 'ss
American gisls Il New York, Or out Of IT, do no. turn
noye u we'll usod. better playwright than Mr. Daily
might bo proud Of having turned unprom!stng ma
&aoa o snS
mora remarkable on tho surface for bad grammar,
pous plaudes and false sentiment, than for vigorous
fancy truthful dotnoatlon Of character. Tho ChaEe
ltosB oaoe also, Ia well trpAto It Is full OF aFput
Ing suxgestlona and Aords opportunities for the intro
diaogao of tSo ply lisp i sprtstiy and aasssd sho
sab!ehux alfect1e aud the stage arrangements e1cs-
lont The only objection We have 10 urge 10 It IL IN
occasional want Of correct pcrhpective, for H.
stanco when tho child Is brought in At Tho third net,
wept over by the mother ad bto.en befora her cyes
tho conservatory seenc, two or tlreo couples make
1oye sue.sroly within he.rina Of bystaudors. With
down; sud Ill thor sa2ing ID doae 10 . loud voice.
There fl frequently anltlen Jumbo Of Incidents
which .snpoE!s!ly d!seonces.A sas spsesator. Tn!"
ras,ona,s Of which u obscure.
Miss JefFroys-Lewa assumes the important and worry
but generally easy and comfortable. Whsn shs for.
gotta hersef and becomes passlonAte RIO ia strong an
iicsl and weak. Hho was partonsry snoctinv Ia the
th set when, believing her child 70 10 dead. sha 70
! hor husband sobbing though her Leart you'd
break. The best actlra, however, dona By Miss
Ada Gilman and BIZ. owoa Eaweett. who played Rateh
act exquisite, especially tho part OF s1na OIL
man: Frank ohsrmsn - iao5sby ay!i the osler boy
| ysre} N rough and smart III snybody
could sxpect Ills e1noaon 70 tho hioated captaiist,
Aaftasg s.a,..sh Of " relations between capital
full q! telling points, Of which tho audience did
not fully appreciate. Mr.. Hardie - Mauhtn sandtAh
signs ot old axe In vo!ce, stop scton; and
tho robust manner In which be rolled out tho few
pieces Of rlsrtrap that fell to a share showed how
far short ho catne from bein tEus asat. Ar. Ring
! gold ~ Arthur Stund,sh apofs with gasp.
Tho eceuery Was nav throughout, and oxory sat ~aa
beautiful. Tic management lAyo exhibited linerslty
tn tho mounting of this pieca which Ii unusual
II ts delightful tn Chicago. "piqus" will b repeated
until further notita. 1t promises to have, and de-
aefYca to hare, Asuccess!an Of crowded houkas.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
maggte Mitchell is playing at 1loVickcr'a
| Theatre this week with ler own company. Tor
tho frat three nights and tho Saturday matinee
| "fanchou " ras underlined. and the "peArl OF
| Enpnv y will hn uyao fThurAttnv Fr1dnv ~ut1