, 1876-01-23

IL The status Of Chicago II metropolis IT ths cheap
e.t and trumrery sort Thus the stags Of tbs
nrst theatre in tbs city, Mcyickersa beautifni art
meas-Itaw in tho Chz1stmRs week so-ealled enter
tzinment BY tvo low who dronsd their dull songs
and danced thesr ezaeeles, ss through ave long ac
during thu spacn Of ten minutes at = London music
hsI OF the poorer sort. Mr. Mcvicker IL himself nne
our own great cities with praise and pront Jet when
In conjunction With that nnt.hed a5s. Carlotta Le
elsEe. he presemed to Chicago such masterpieces Is
dies, he gree ted, told, by audiences which
made the ezcheq uer grosn from very enptiucss NJ
tuss and ths. sat m.n.eer .., 1nno ,
the best people 'Fouid not come to zee good acting the
worst people might come to SEQ bad. The Hoat nu"
ne.ons sna n1tt u; dnsae nv
present ten d1y4' visit was at d minstrel SHOW It
Hoo.eys TheAtne-the theatre next in rank 70 nc
vickets--where fellow OF in1n1to Jest, Billy airing
ton distorted Lis mouth and sang the usual humorous
losesoug to tbs perennial supposatious Jaller g.l
with snctous gtee. Tnis performance was 9ooa one
of its kind yet 1t kind which Is only permitted
on The, minor etnEes Of New YorI. End would ba tho
CONGO infant Of. gEoE and tobacco IN European cap
it2ls
There are como points ia Miss Logsn's letter
which need explanation. Ii dramatic per-
forma,ces have "ueter been = Ia u1ode IN Chi
caeo." 1on is it that tho principal manager here
$50 <,- +ErAn larr fortSrnR7 Ia khera
nAo ua 49, a"n,.,t;on ha,Tsan nroyinc;alism in
,r,;,t.-s Of ri and bad art2 II 80. il not the
fact that: bad art no longe, satisfies, 40 indtca-
t,on Of departure from p.orincialism! II tuese
nnthjnr suggestive in tho COMPARISON OF gooo
entertain meut Of lta kind at Hooleys 11eatfe
ard bao, entertainment OF Its KIND IT a1c WICK
or'a Theatre, aud the audiences thas gamer as
each place When bad performances Alo luz
1u'e' a1u ~ ~;u nanaTsiir .uyfer. Tnere Is the
trnt1, in = ntshell.
.1>n,su. Oh THE nEsuanEc1ED BRIDE"
:. ,ha +t1a or tha ulav which HIS been composed
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thrown into tue 1osn1 "a e.~'osoe' ou' poaooeU
ing not the 81 Shsest oraO&tic cha1acter e4suet III
conception OF treatment. The bun9iinE English
in which the plot is onfolded suggests that the
dlalogae is notlA specimen OF good conTeteat1op.
In justice to Dr. Ollendorn 1t should 20 eao
that the "o1k laas passed 'ulousn ene o@uas ~ .
translator. ano ID ,he psesons ,rho ",,,.
his own ssste ,s anu1oa T,or;sp1 iov.s Ijonzo
stanoe OF lug p4u@ tn's !a1 = 4e!Io i1 g..
sho ID aapeo 10 ~ heele' o1alat.1 49, ..r-aJ -
euPpoeinB ~ tue t'ns .uas p e10 - oe n ia;.'s
to aonzo anels ossetleo w , {p, ~ Tor,,. 1o..s
tae eonLoonS4s ao.+ - nsr dasth !. s7,ro.d
ue1 ua'oeSI Sl t,s-.-s1d. @onno IN Ra1t,rnorc
~ ,,.rr;od ~ A1onzo. her hueband h,Yipc been
convan;antIr coa EiiIeIl in ths meantime.
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''The hidden dano Will Us gwen e'ets
,cea \. Col. Woods Museum At the other
-. :. .po-caphoo,t,s" will he the at.
n'A1'no0o'
traction
Cyntlia E. Leon ard will deliver l lecture On
NJ. n.,,x, ~ ,ha 1,eriodn at III, Clark Street
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