, 1876-04-09

compared himself to child picking up
pebbles on the shores Of the aea of knowledge,
and Mrs. Murdoch will have to make consider
as Newton. Study, study, study should
be her maxim. As one who gave promise Of
better things, and who is capable Of them, snd
in whom the frequenters OF McVicker's Theatre
ness On her part are painful. There are MEM
bers Of the company, on the other hand, who
might be idle from fall till summer. and the
longer and the more devotedly they were idle
the better We and the public should ba pleased
Mr. BURBASKs READINGS.
Ths largest audience which the Plymouth
Church entertainments have attracted thia sea-
500 assembled Tuesday evening to hear Mr.
Alfred P. Burbank. This being Mr. Burbauk's
first appearance since his recent brilliant success
in the East, lie was awarded an enthusiastic re-.
ception BY an assembly as refined and apprecia-
two as it was numerous, Happily for the lovers
OF good elocution, Burbank has had the courageto
step away from the prccedents OF his profession.
Discarding the examples Of tho Vandenhoff
school Of readers, be has set up finer and more
popular ono, in which be is undoubtedly de6-
tined to have many followers. He does not at
tempt, in his single person, and without the nc
cessorics easentinl to hlstrionic representation
to enact an entire drama, ns nearly every noted
reader vino preceded him boldly attempted and
3n II.
~! u!oaf .a a: " ~" 80 :t: os $500 - ~
tragic stage which demand sauguinary associa-
tions and inspire only horror aBtonshment, or
dismay He has established, IN brief, Il new
school Of elocution,--the School OF Delight
in which merument is the dominating element,
and into which pathos euteTs to that degree
which makes smiles brighter after the shedding
of rather enjoyable tears. His programme
On Tuesday evening was an exceedingly hnppy
mixture, including in it's variety scene from
!ue o9augu1Aun anu qno VI osue.s sollo- =
Quies Aarh l"a1ns LltosaIy N'snl9a1os
WHICH, 10 ieau 81 cap1'auY % 70 Aane tno ooiou
~ eu aut1ol oespS1a1e n1 tnsn2Gs an19ne
.Iss soa auolenee; Ing oa'p ot fann, ness9 uta-
~ setn'Gn 1aa .ont4inl 'uhS % 1nv'sv9 po'n.s ~
auu tol.posltlon On tue uose' WHICH. Ae
specimen OF pure, proaa lun' Ii sSa1cely BUT
rrnarionsiy encore6-a yery unusud thinr in
readors' experiences,
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49, ~ 80 ,x ~
Mr. Eo"1n bootn nas aeteeu "!ta III. NC
speare Memorial Theatre, April q,
Co..
ihe nat4e ~ Aeouatu o1otot A&s ois*ppeAfeo
from the Adelphi bills, and G. ". Rgdon Is now
posted as manager, With Maurice Pike as ntage-
manager.
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.sr, eo,c,.,s,a5 +-eaad~ ~ - :. LIS s.sS' 4AS =
as1y .unp!etea naSsuy VI ..ma? eoT? -
AAu 10 aoout ~ oekiA AuoIuei OA 4Ab 4A49 Au0
Death OF Thomas a Beckett
MI. 2. Little. who has been dea11ne in t1ood
md thnnf7er mt roI. Woods >1;nsann, ty,; nra.
cont tn @ae1s drana.i7s,;nn ~ T;ntor VIA
..T,e. N,isarah1es> for fhe renresant.tio1 ~
which t3e comnanv il necnliariy af1aned hv Cod
md Nntnra md educatinn and assoc;sr;on Mr
1,ittle w1Ii asst,ma tha nsrt Of .Ssnn Tn,;can
M;sa Roharts those nf Fnnf;ne ana Cosetfc sud
NJ Wh;to viii he tha .E1rcrf ~ ~ occar;on
Mr. Rice WILL MAKE reappearanca IN the Min
euel company at aooley g ineatfa tnls week:
which il doubtless as loarned and profound as
many eHorts on tne lostIm =. N. aal1, tne
oaa1o anu anu naa MrSon ;t'
new and oriclnal sketch enttled s1rha Wis
itors-"
Mr.. Booth has marked out weak Of heavy
Work: beg1nn1ng Aonday night WITH " hchard
L., L., 10 mnacM no WI as5ae sae a'a.a5 1g:e. :e
Cummins that Of he Queen. Thursday night the
- MeEchsn. OF Venice" will be given, with Mr.
Booth as 5hydoc&- Mr. McV1cker IS Ld'11celot
1o6oo, az. Metue @ az .sh uso Ma,. M.ss ou.nnn d.n
- oshona sho n m s n-sdnasS 1s s .s 4.;t -
ptsut a1eu WI VI p.oIuoe"; Hoe ;as M.sn
mins as Destle1nona, and Miss Carroll as Emitia.