, 1876-03-26
Renresentatfon of "Ftrre0l at
KeH Fork---Green.R00m
Gossip.
Musical Events Of the Week---
The Beethoven So
ciety.
Musical College Soiree---Gllmore
COncert---Operatic
Notes.

IN CHICAGO.

IN CHICAGO.
MA. JOHN E. OWENS
hss shown improvement during tbs week. lie
does improve, OF course, in new paCts. He does
10. Jump into u character at once. and then be
done with it, Character is too multi!orm
thing for onhand appropriation; it must be
seized head, heart, and hands, grapplsd With
hooks Of steel, d secured with the atrongcst
1ashince. GOOD etore, it is true, approach at
once very near the parts which they undertake.
br 3 kind of inetinct but the finishing touches
require time. Mr. Owens ia just now putting
lhc finishing touches to his conception Of Ferkyn
M,ddeeeick While he is abons this work it is to
be hoped thst he will sec tho expediency OF
eliminating Solon Shingle from the part Of
Perkyn :nidd;euicl Each of the characters is
good enough TO be kept distinct. Ar. Ovens
does seem disposed to make soma concessions
in this respect Towards the end Of the week
his representation Of Perkya was certainly more
artistic and refined than At the beginning.
Pe,.Iy7s became moro earnest and individual,
and less peg for = clever low-comed1an to
bang his business upon. It las been
.aid by many persons rho have had
the pleasure OF seeing 10th Mr.. James Lewis
and Mr.. Owens in this part that the former was
more successful in it than the latter. II this be
true, the reason must be that A1r. Lewis r1ade
I,crkru N,ddle1cics subjective study. His
{'e7kyn Was probably not considered With re-
lat;on tu the audience or TO any old and familiar
yexIea by HIN in The words he speaks. The
character approached and treated in this man.
ner. night casly DO q moro agreeable and At the
zane time true: study than Mr. Owens has yet
made. There is something in the retired buttsr-
0vens so coarsely represents. II be we're not
sh-ewd he would MT he retired butterman.
but \ hntterman stilI: If be had not certain
ronch dignity or his o.n. he would not be an
Epc1shman at all: il be we're only and al
Ways = clown, he would not be tolerated
even ID tho h1 honseno!o OF ntT
.5fs'EnGg .fEng. so.'.pa t;s cha-sc,a- ,nna.r ,;,t1a
t;nsv .fter dinner: Ind be shows SO much re-
servo in his tpsiness that the waut OF it At Other
times is the more to be regretted.
1ls3 minneI1e 1nonpson Asa'sts t -at. osen9. s.s
eoo assumes the pat1 u -Au1J ~ne'osf' ',uo -
nc" 70 toe ssaeo' Auo ue1 oAeecsoe , tnas 20 90
nuca 9uo 70 uetsousneso 70 ~ ee4.
nose' 1oo .uAn1 Eoototc 90, ~ LAY oona an .sh ~
tno oSee .uu noutn, An1 ~ s1xe!a ssn ~ nasu
aepenoouco apon tue pns eea! .'' - paa .
elon, arc ner consPlcuous iaa'.s. an1 neeus q
E'o1e paeGso -. 80 +ah,;a,o ~
totcee' snd eauCaIlon uos o1 - ~ ~ H.
ou1 Aeo III sae sneo! ~ -. ~. .a sn,- ~ haSt
o.net suppo,.s oas. sc.u, s1
plsveu - % oeaa n1.ao r.,s &c ssh1a ~ ;a,
.eson.ea " 1a1ea IA.a nat ~ ~! -. .ho
Aa.oso u~e oeen ~ - n.En' s.o
're!uensc5o ~ ~"s ~. ~.
e1aAF FA.nE 20. pa'' +.t.ro-.hi-
eeeapoa not'ce ossn % ~. aaa asotayis III
ue' ~ for instance. ] "a Mrs. Tica,cber: and now as
5eua, tne a 1hs4' nae to 10 1 ,ipe nF charscter
ierhaps oy aanenE 70 sn'a nnG u ,;t.ia ~,
sne may 70. esaonen n,har 10 ..'.J -. ia 1ep M
tot1on ~ ie1no ". - at 1.a ~. ~ o5 a5 ~1e
saKe - eIats ~ WIN -. ; +hara % % To.h
noe a"ptoso - ~ tuo Doslnu.us, 80 % 'oe'' 10 "o'A"
ing 70 keop aea 11o" oo1us ~ no"'
"oUR BOYS,
Is 3 whole, cannot be pronounced As much OF :
xuccees "A =. Married in Haste" Whether the
\. ,,ro,,or ~ +ba c,rat,,ct;on 1ass A.,
seaos 70 tu4ooA W -.
tasuc' ~ WILL po o-4ao9A. 'oa'a,' ~
seeaou may w. 01e'i4oo ~ A1''o oo '4ao
1he cage Oh 1ne pleasuio "nich "onao nave oAn-
et~ise oeea a4olueu ~ ~ nofn. .,, ..1.sa
~ hn,f, ;nstsncaa t1,era were enraeements an
tered into without .4the consent OF tie parent OF
guardian "; and the denouements were As alike
as two pens Inc genera preference YOU'D pe
for Aar11eo IN haste II poth Here presented
togosher IL SHOWS nner oe;tneas,on @ .. enzfse
Ter. more compact construcson' and greater "a
I1ety OF action- ihe nfst ana lass acts o. oul
boss nase scalce hn{ ns;na ;rcdents ~ 1 ard Uui
r;,tv ,svinps strung together like pearls-or
buttons. In the second act there ii more action
aud some continuity OF effort There is also
oue scene, remarkable for its artlhc1aty, "
~nlcn s,a ~ r;a,. rpIU c.ntra nnd 1eft
"epsub ~ 10 d;aia.r,,a - sar;aa ri
u .ne e'aSe' Eaats W ~ ;n ondad th;a ~ -
1saaee. ~! osion pionaTs r;na-roon ~,
:eplesen.auon o. H., u.uy at,a,ar deae-ras cTedit
~ ;,s as;e;,'sjtv @ 10 q, fsr ~ it eoes: bu,
tha drnft mon fhe imacinasion OF tie audience
Is, on the whole. heavier than the effects will
satrant Peculia1ities Of Mr. Byron's Dialogue
a1e this frequent resort to asdes and similar
use Of broken sentences, which make the work
of tho acter exceedingly difficult. exact1nE from
tho persons on the stage the closest attention to
What is going on. Broken sentences are common *,
enough IN real lie, but not 90 common III uou1e
society Is nr' bsron mhaes hnem LII nts'
TIE BOT 1aAoEp1S
has come. and seen. and been conquered. Gar-
rick Edmund Kean, and Mac1eady first Won re-
oov, y, ~ n.r, ~ H,cboyrt 7TI ; Init Keau and
80 49, r. ..o,-n .,c,, With .nno i7ozcn
Macte&os "e'e "e'' s.o"n' .A3u "''l 49, c.~,
5oars' experience In the p1o1esslon' ano oa17'cs
uAs genius Mr.. Byron has no experience te
dlseraeeful, and certainly not surprising. Few