, 1876-07-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
uOOLEY's THEATRE.

HoOLEY's THEATRE.
"ConscicMce," new play by Mcssrs. Lancaster |
aud Magnus, was brought out Monday hight ny |
tho Union Square company. The SUCCESS oi tue
performance with tho audicnc1 WAS uncqulvn.
chi. Miss Caxton wns twice summoned before !
the curtain, and Mr.. Thorne received slmilar
compliment. Mr.. stoddart, who Oh this occa"
sion made hts first appearance In Chicago after
OIL absence OF saveral years, at oneo catao.
lfshcd himself IN the good gFaces OF
those present. Much Of his dialogue was
delivered to provoking accompaniment
Of murmurs antl subducd laughter. "Con-
sulcncen occnplcb. the same position IN the
drama thnt novel OF Air. Collins nr Mrs. Anne,
most thrilling net Of the play Is ayowcaMly M q
rtchau0e Of the sccYlwnlkrg Incident IN "The
hloonstonc," anu Tic tone OF tho wIlolo coin,
position y on level With tliat Of a. continued
tincs profess to disregard tho probabilities.
md, in 4 Sense, unnatural, II this be
ts pay: witch MS ass %sas .hs ass aae,ts
sc!enee" docs not pass. eltirey. beyond The reaeh
oi sympathetic Imagination: II only sneroashes
taiss = say ssn:stisas'; ra ssa l. sasSsf st
soaa g pas.ins ihe n{er aron
science" Sensational 1t may b.: but nnintersst-
Ing It 10 not; and piaJ which inserckA CMttt
vnted audience Is, We suspect, good enough Tor
Two asts ate we'll consumed In Introducing. the
bSsance Of thc piny is devoted 70 tile saving Of an
innocent man wtonstnl1y neeuhod. Tho Ensnlt 70
S5SSst ss anGt saa % Il tho @
| tho murder. Persons who efavc mystery. nnd who
vagne1y It H. neess,1ty fGE eSpsx1,y IN
Tho acqucnce Of erents ~ natural an exact: There
il uttcmpt to produce violent snests; me i,sae
dssanpsaGshcd sapsaG%a ' fiom tn simplisy i
the most conspleaous merit 81 ,sxp the piece;
While Tho authors w9qd hare us Ss!'ss @ aey aaa
densatioa They s. lhroagh te iotns et dsmga:
"conssianea'. !ia, close + f. pfIneipsl virtue:
a.as ssssas ts sny stss se,
% %lean ablo q iorcso asoEether ~ icuptstlon
''sS5s t. sss s',s'; ss
whieM aads nothing the general stock q human
Or to na ndg dGsfo ot tSs s.p33 i
having tic Jadgs who preados at the trai an inti:
friend y ho aeeusea psts. sna q tho '9ss a,
suiSoss @ have perceived ti.o Inconsistency At th!s
point, and havc attempted to explain 4 sway by
t!pHh a! sspsssh hs 'a % g.
r Tho p;ayxsights haSo s1peTieneed much trouble 4
arranging their ehasactors for iablcaax They hsyt
ana iho yoans hesoino u mnsat a ai q
aters house u order to aSe them n g1.ltSl 1o
ows. sos fseas II q siia! manner ths accused you
.,,s.s H. as3.s.!s ss;see's Il ees.,ssas.
s; sss9ss w''S y saS ss saa .is,ss
OF bo oo Il M ona o IL
fourth ac when tho heroine aScaaee :. i ho c9nli
Dental sei Gf .s ma1dc. nespitSS II; s0sn bsaet
tho md, and deserves full credit for the popula
q ansscss which i has wo.. -, ,,,,o, e,,,-. f,on
= pany. ii tlo han.ls, ot Inferior artists !
t H. d5n h ,ssea taouhs f9% ahe "s spahsf he asa
Q sho has acquired in q Tho Two oipl,an." II CO. GO,
n of Which Is sonothlns ny that psnluesd BY II
conant nse 81 tho trsa'o!o stop II an r oTxan H.,
kss IT. m.anpns pS s %hs Is i oushs com @
Q in lie iast two acts and particularly IN thu tse1
h dgs an gssr The sersss sna tts;SSn ssS;fs
wan. .! sonyeationali.y whIsh Y eas'mtns Y co,
tssst With her previous sst,ca m;taod' M Mf
~ saeriacing sac % his eha.actes too otton, to, i
3sss sl IL n ss
2. caps has been mnnagot le returns hons With 70
checks aud the dress which he w1fe IN the hFss ae
Thu other persons In tho cast, without e1ccptio
renaor taer pass fal a'tLce u MI Tesse g,
II. murdc,or, which the Rnthors have left me
sketch. Thu. slcep. walking seenc L. admirat
va rendered, and tho entire picture Of guilty N
~ drawing Of colUrins Mr. Stoddart creatcs tho p'
Of IN ccccnllc and aualsolc old doctor li!s cha
!e which Is so entirely removed from cxeesecs Of
NJ descriptions that the spectator At onss feels he
Is. 1nudo in the character now ac1ua1nsAnse,
III Farselie rs tho Judge Nj. Hamilton - tho law!t
~ mud Mrs. wilkins a. the maiden aunt, ara all =
~ ~. cnu bo desired. tConscicnco" will be repeat
Ia ne every night this woek. Tho attendance illus
1o has been lnfEo.