, 1876-02-20
Concerts Given By the Musical COL
lege and the Beethoven
Society.
Other Musical Gatherings---'' P. B." and
the Won Bulow Question.
Miss Beaumont's FaiIurc---1Iusic.
al Gossip in the O1d aud
New World.
THE DRAMA.


*'pEvoI1ox,"
the new play Of Mesers. Hill and Thornton, cloeec
\ brief and uuerontful run at tae Museum las
night. The play nas some merit. II the pTin'
cipal pasto were assumed br good actors and the
illusion OF the dialogue sustained By correct
scenic surroundings, the performance might
furnish sorth good entertainment for Rn eyen-
ing. But in this case it might DO necessary to
import M audience from New York for the oc-
carton, and the RESETS EonM hardly par for the
paina It is Perhaps blessing in disguise to
the authors OF the new play that little money
was spent in producing it, In eny event, its
success would have been predetermined, sud its
treseot failure is not discoursging, from an ar-
tistlc po!n: o. view. Il new play which bank
rupts nobody in purse or reputation must be
selj TO have Gone tolerably we'll in these days.
coMNoS-sESsE ACTING
The reodering Of Devotion" at the Museum
las. week Was noticeable for e1aring contrasts
oot only in intensity aud finish OF acting. but
t.so in she styles Of acting which we're repre-
se-ted on the stage- 4 number Of the members
:: the Museum company pride themselves upoD
beng coDnon-sense actoys- It all depends
upon the meaning Of the term whether they are
20 or not Common-sensa has been associated
Of late years with the idea OF plainneEs and
simplicity, and later eiiil with the hard substance
called mAtter~of-fact. The relationship is OBJ
,aous enough Principles OF common-scnsa is
tle Old phrase to express the primary intuitions
which are ut the same time 11e conditions aud
the cohconitaots Of all thought. They are the
universal inheritance Of mankind. Tie lowest
aud The highest, the most poeIics1 and the most
plosR1c, possesB them III equal part. No class has
! night 10 clam them distluc.iyely. Tne use OF
the elerul-commou-=cn5e-w makes it syn
OBVIOUS with low order Of shrewdness and
Skill in dealing with men effalrs IL species OF
vulgarism- Professors uf coumor-6ense a1e al
u1oes invariably vutgar1anf. The school OF CON-
mon-eeuse ac.oTs, no GOuEt, mean onlr to es;ab-
hsh claim to being simple and natural. Their
style is tia. OF private life, their speech is
pitched IN All easy conversational tone, and their
emotions are 1epTessed or let ont for an airing
under the str1ctest restraint. The idea Of acting
requires something moro than this s; and COM
r2on-sensc itself dictates that wnateEer mems are
appropriate to 1orthy cad should be used
Conversation On the stage should be louder and
more aztlhcial than II pryate life; the step
must be longer; gestu1es mora frequeul and
pronounced; the EXPRESSION Of emotion moro
dec1ded and uncontrolled. The whole truth ia
summed up in tie statement that common-sense
does not exclude fancy, but il the Easis and woof
Of it. There is nothing ne:ltonous in passive
acting for It'll own take.
MR. LOUIS JAxEa
enforced the distinction betweea genuine and
fictitious conanon-sense On the stage BY his act
ing in ''Devo:ion during the past week. 11r.
James laboEed under some disadvantage in hay
ing company of inferior actors about him.
though at times the contrast told strongly in his
favor. He is. in the first place, man Of per-
ceptions, capable OF bringing out all the tine |
points in character, and giving it |
lgtt or Shade as 1t requires. He has, moreover, |
he prime qualification Of an actor,-catlyauoo. |
n limited SENSE, actors are born not made.
they are never born, however, with all the fac
1t,es and endowments that are necessary to sue
:css on the staSe and there never WAS greater
n'stake IN the world than tho general assump-
aon Of Western managers that ignorance and ]
can find An appropriate home on the
taGc. Nhen 1Gno<aEce aud c3a1seuezs are called |
Upon to promote knowledge and refinement. the
Consequences are generally unfortunate Mr.. |
lanes il in this respect an example to most of !
HIS professional brethren in Chicago. He has
so1 merely surface acquaintance with good |
English language aad manners, and becce be !
inds !. comparatively an easy matter to repre-
cut t1em for the instruction and entertainment |
II an AUDIENCE.
THE MIGHTY DOLLAR"
eaves 1:s this week However coa1se and ro-
uleive tho portrait Of the Hon Bdrd,peH Syo:c
aar be. We are forced to ackno mledge that it is
faUn from life There are statesmen in Con-
TOSS not whit better at heart nor more agree
bic outwardly than Mr. Slote. 1t has even bccn
aid that distinguished Senator unwi,ting,y
nd unwltlnsly sat Tor the portrait ard chat tre
Aenees is faithful in all it's details except in |
the subject aa thief Everybody
noas there a,e no thieves in Congress. Heaven |
clip us, no !! The fun OF the play bas met with |
opuia1 appreciation. The audiences toward
,e caoee OF the week, like those of the week
Foced ng, Tere Immense. Tho account TT the |
a1-o!Ece must have been satisfactory both TO | /
r. McVicke1 and the Florcnces.
THIS week Col john r. Raymond ia to make a | j
il Chicago. Ho played last
ess Side, and = large number OF resu- :
+ patrons Of the theatrs did not have /.
!e opportunity to aee him His pay-the tit1e !.
" Mh'ch oy The nay, has been changed from 4. .
is essentially different from ..Tne Mishty | I
olls1; and tue character OF Sellers, though :
IS OF the same general type ss BcrdreE Slote, :
eSe1y eye way more refined and agreeable Sellers :.
his nrngg.doclo aud incidental dishonesty. d
's chlldilke and kind in disposition. His U
,azt is big and tender. He never seeks to in Z
re anybodT aud, when he has ruined his
lends hF Wild speeul.tlo3, he doee not desert II
character in Chicago whose predictions OF I
9 future greatness OF tho city always q
'5ran edc facts, who Nas q prototype Of Col. | r
t1eTs. MI EeaFss, OF ST. Louis, must have | 4
me qualities Of the snme kind; and. indeed ! D
cry glowing Western village OF CITY is neon. 3
etc without ITS own particular Sellers. The IL
" will undoubtedly be rut on the boards at ! T
c'lckers with some approximation to excel n
ace, and the acting will not be worge At ali ! i
entst than it WAS at the academy of Musjc. ! ID
:. Raymond will remain two weeks. He viii
obabfy draw full houses during his entire en- y,
cement y
z0TEs AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. T.
;fr. John Dillon W1ll begin an engagement At ca
:vlcker's Theatre March. +. appearing in pl
ron's new comedy, Married in Haste" Z
IT, Julian Kent, described on tbs bills az ..
he grest sensational actor," is to pIsy IN eu- Ii
cement OF one week at Col. Woods Museum -
- Wild Bill" The piece is said 70 be "re- ~
te with q terrific combat between hi
Id Dlu and the live bear, julia" &C
he Haywood Bsothers' Combination, which ~. NJ
,ears to be mixed minstrel company, will 49,
ibit ut the Academy of Music Thursday, l.,
1ay, and Saturday nights and Saturday ~ ~
anee. Plate-spinu.ng and tighs-rope dane 49,
will constitute paft OF the entertainment. F
hs benefit OF Mr. Bliss Whitaker at Hooley's be
'at1e Tuesday afternoon should not be for tt,
:en. As that Gay is holiday, it will be con- thi
lent for many of the friends OF Mr. Whit no
r to attend He has boeu faithful and as IN
.oU3 in his attentions to the public, and / dir