, 1876-01-23
Ehy fl1c Chicagoans Did not Take
Kindly 10 j" Henry T."
Olive Logan Lifts Up Her Voic' and
Berates This City.
1 APTay That's Born to Die--Nofes from
The Green-Room.
Close Of the Opera Season-Von Bulow
Coming-The Apollo Club.


rl CHICAGO.
Dull. A:D DEEAlF.
With the depa: &C; Iets... jarrett PALM
er's Ecsnlc-act.r, .4r. n;gnold. Chicago will be
again, 70 far II theatricas arc concerned,
drssry was.e. Mr. Rgnoid will be missed. he
is = fine-looking man, and. We should judge from
his manners on the stage good dcA OF ! gen.
tleman, he has captivated the ladies'. who con-
confirm tho verdict OF other cities. and pro-
uounce him ..iust the sweetest +" fellow that
ever lived. Discriminating eu!oyv OF th'e ae-
ecription Must 70 long way towards rcconstlins
Ar. Riguo]d with his hard fate. While he re-
ceirs. such praise, hc can despiss tho unsympa-
taet,c men, whose dlepleasuro. perhaps. IL I'd
much due 70 jealousy Is to any careful balane-
inp of vbrs .ua vhoreforcs. An additional con-
sol.s;nn Which he may enjoy is that. dull ~ the
nl., il with him. it might easlly bo du1ler with
nut him. There ere thousands Of actors less
talented and not SO handsome by half whom
Mcssrs, jarrett l. Palmer might easily have &C.
cured for less money and. in Vie" OF al the
circumstances of the case. va are rather sur
p,ised that they did not naks saving II this
direction.
Outside Of the acting, little fault CAD be found
with the manner in which Messrs. jarrett d
Palmer have brought out - Henry &" They
rcrtainiy deserved more liberal patronage than
they received in this city. ons Or TWO sets OF
their scenery ve1e remarkably beautfui-per-
haps too modest and rich fsr popular apprecia-
tion. The costumes apd the auxiliary forces,
too, ucro provided with liberal hand Tho
stage-tnana8ement Of the play was generally ex-
cellent. Meaus should be devised to a1o'd Some
~. ~ r,rss+ r., t,,ra ~ tbs performance. The
,nd;enca IA nol,tely bored every night by the ap-
oasr.nce of the ecene-curt4in which IL drawn
apparently without rhine or reason. They coald
od 90 Of Ind
s.,;ance
no1,r1r. porB1E, TOLL. AND TROUBLE.
n c.;tncas;np the repyesentz;lon Of "Henrv
1.nd ot.er?inc how mauy pasts had been
sonbisa d.. a thn rrlfar WIS reu,in led OF Edward
Ere1att ualn.a fnnnv story. NV Double and
H. IL 11r,1id Vr How easT it must be, in
Ind Tar m actor to p}ay one part in IN even
no ro,eTsbIy. aud auorhex Of decidedly differ
',;u@ tn; % nav veil lo,o his pon.idcal dignity When
:. tason.a. onlv lI,i,nm,- q Solder in Kiuo
I;,-',.,,,s 11n,,I ,l1e Eori Of Ca,ntridqc when
=. :. J,.nsfornrd into tbe hike Of Orledus nav
rot 80 read,ly lose bis English burr; Sir Thorn
~ ~ f.re,, ~ ths Constable Of France msy be
nn,e . y;.era.!e Prenci,man: Str Thomas Err
,,.'ason NV m. rracefully surrender lis white
ocIs tn sIaczloryfs. a common soldier These
.n,Ts-s douh,.. canea A dezl Of trouple. They
.oafu.a :. 1hev destroy tbo illueion OF the plav:
~ a1c;,a 1Ie nrnuseinant End cur1ositv Of the
,uI,cnca wien the opposite feelings would bo
mora in coneouapce With tho tpitlt Of tho
49,. aio ,be snecIator never euioys TINT
peaceful rerose OF mind which generally
foliows the killing of bad acsor'
for 1t u tne oao actors Mno aouoe' ~. au .ue
IT o..e 70 aIu "Isrse,ar Donh,a, of,an hr,o sct-
~ n rrief. Having succeeded in one part,
;hey are ruined in another. Their virtues and
Hces are both made prominent; ano' ~ IN toe
3ase OF tno GU tGnuna. an!. pouou ~
.b,, eoannd ~ iesd an doea
N equal veirht OF vice nut IN the balance
,end virtue kicking against the beam. "Ths
Two Orphans is fayorite play for doubles.
To have heard Of man who ouce played Ladeur
Ind tho Doctor in = countr! to~n. This local
71per scored La1eur severels. saying that he
lid not underatand tho first p11nciples OF acting;
But the Doctor. according to the critic. vas 1n-
trusted to entirely competent HANDS. There may
have been reasou for each one OF these ludg-
neots. Ono man in his time plays
many parts Il would be surprising II
he should play them all well. We arc ln-
cllned to think he should not play more than
one at = time If he can exercise any choice in
the matter. When managers thrust two parta
in Que play on = eiuGle actor they must be held
xespousio1e for portion OF the consequences
which follow; when IN actor assumes tro i'm
portAnt characters from cholce, as Ne unQer"
stand Mr. Louis James has doue 10 '*The Two
Orphans," he shows either lack of good judg-
nent or excessive confidence in lis own abili-
hes.
scoLp1xo
IT thu peopIe Of Chicago for the manner in
khich they neglected ''Henry T." might bs in
erestinr, il it ue1e given By ono who had the
power to nsaist the lashings Of the conscience
gitn 1.shings of another kind. But scolding for
tts own sake is ecarcel, worth tho while. It is
,nourh to saw that many persons who pretend
n be cultivated and anxious seekers sitter
So. -.,,-a.an,,t;on. of a hioh order
a1Aa'~'4o 1.p'0 ,,o,+,,,t,4 -
aaTo "1l1a'iy m1seeo 'no oppoI.uu'' "
see plhy OF shakecearea Hnico mas
aeyer before been acted ID tols CITY.
No doubt ,nsnY residents Of Chicago "a" the
play in New Tork- It is becoming regular
,nstom With many people here to take Their
theatrical amnsements in New York rather ta=n
- ~ .ole e"s- Icy huo" tn"s u.o 49,. ef,sn
shinge can oe nad lot tnelr money tnele tnan
acre. AT THIS 1oint II III possible TO onet one
reason why theatrical entertainments IN Chicago
Ire 60 poorly patronlzed. But it is not possible
hat Iii the people here who ought to have seen
10 ,,lav ha r. dnna m Thcra m = pood deal Of
,h.n, shout tha r,rofes.ed Ioyer. ri shaksne.ra.
na. ~ -. .;,aI. r. S;,+rana,rs .han .1,e. h.ra
aue, -, 80 - - -s.h; 49,. - 49, - L
NOT. Apu 1o1 soue.n.nh e'eo Hhen TIE! oato
Shakespeare; me3n"nne' 1ney go n!etty etaaol!y