, 1877-11-18
Far-West Criticism-Stuart Robson
on Typos and Actors.
TIE Opera Season at Hooley's~-Review
Of the Weeks Performances.
Emma Abbott Conccrts---Mnsic at the
Cathedral OF the Holy Name.
TIE DRAMA.


the opera. there is unusually little to record be
yond The quiet close Of tho Campbell season !
The New Chicago, aud i prosperous week q
McVickc:'s,-the performances at the latte
place bci1. designed for the benefit of til
rolice1ne:a's Benevolent Fund. 1t may be IL
1rrcs1i,.y to people generally. as we'll us CRAFTY
III. lo .u,itv:nc, particularly. to know thit tl,a
1u,t1 will in all probability be augmented to til
cxtcnt uf about S2.iXU. The houses hive bce'
steadily on The increase siucc Monday, and tn
last few evenings have presented very hand
so,;,c exhibit indeec. There is another crafty
i1lv circumstance to note in connection with this
anu that is, the evidence afforded Of thu
alcaua.cnc*s Of AlcFicker's Stuck company II
tho representation OF old standard comedies,
s:1cl. as Tile Serluus Family" t. All tha. Gilt
tcrs,'' and such fa-ces as Boots at the Swan
Tile public have seen ami i!t1orseG the PER.
forlua,ccs, and hereafter. when there arr nc
:.*tars - in the way may look, perhaps, foI
revival u still better pIcrcs, sucl, as the
sic!vcs Of the manager are loaded with. Me-
Wicker himself is about 10 rc-cnter the arena,
unl, with the material Ut Ills command, VIC may
Look forward with some confidence to 4 profta-
bic and pleasant season at his Theatre i'll the
intervals between the eomings and s.oings ol
tl,. accepted theatrical consultations.
The BARLEY Campbell company closed their
season at the New Chicago last evening, after
having fingered through i pretty lengthy Ell
gagement. which, unfortunately, has not proved
source Of profit to the manager. They hare
gone to st. Louis, so.ne changes having been
made in the organization Of the troupe. The
new members arc Mr. J. ". Blaisdcll, J. H.
Rennie, Tillie McIIcnry, ". T. Lloyd, and F. X.
Wallace,
Sam Dcyere has filled in week at the Abel
phi with one Of those indetinable compositions
"Written expressly for the actor which afford
certain degree OF amusement to class
OF thcatre-goers who are easily pleased. The
play is q mere excuse for the display
of certain accomplishments on the part
OF the central figure. This kind
of work attained great success years ago with
Fritz and it has had innumerabIc limitations,
the best OF which was the piece eoucoctcd for 10
Murphy. They depend entirely for their Sue
cess On the talent Of the one performer. Degcre
is an entertaining fellow in his way, and hence
his play has met with considerable favor.
The West End Dramatic Company performed
1t Richclieu,'' with a. E. Dickson Is the Cardinal,
and Miss Sara Kegau as Julie to q large audi
encc, on Tuesday evening, in very crcditabie
manner Edward Connolly, altton5h rvun:; in
years, took the part Of Huquet to perfection, and
might do we'll TO follow up the business. The
performance concluded with the amusing farce,
" Nan, the Good-for-Soth,ng," "wth Miss frankie"
Dye as Nan By request it was rcpcated last
night. The following wercthe players: Mcssrs
F. L. Greenewald, H., Hammond, ]. Bcekman,
j. Martin, and j. Wilson.
r;--;a 11-ate+o- ta1.ns 49,. -,-"a a'ss
111@1e f.o9'el tshes eue P1ace u E'lza cath
essof- Que Wall DC q decided acquisition to the
company, Miss Webster formerly PLAYED sou
brette parts here with much accc,tance. ami
1nsd>, .'';.s ~ =: ~. .nusA ,1Nee'''anee' ano
'iaoe qulte ut III Boston as thf'tdre IN - The
eorsa'F.,,
Some London paper has seen fit to ridicu1e
the prctens;ous of Gcorc, n. C;,r;co ,r,,o ,,.s
1",.la;s s:.s".',s -. - 49, ofn1co' -" no uas
1aooeu 1''Ase4i Ill Ills p'ay-baiis there as tue
EScat-dmerican actor" OF course the London
napcrs, with their usual atr1tencs will orropt
Cinr5ro,s n1ar-;,;I1 or nostor &C ~, ~
\ A.,,.,-;,a,, .o:,.se4 , =. - 49, .Np'esS'on y.
A'ne'ie1n sentiment anu " 1aueh consumedly"
over our pllnoness to artistic merit. When
Tony Delight goes over there as O great
American temperance lecturer they will do
the same. They do mt rn,w Who
ND ,rha+ ~. r;: y" ~ Nuo" Wy
aa'o "nat tuls c1pflco is. Ac IS al inspired
barber He was known in San Francisco as the
s'ase-struck barber, and he *+cane out" there
some years a9o IN rather unusual way Clip
rico had some cash on hand, and one day he
cropped Ills razor forever, as he fondIy hoped),
and hired the use OF theatre from Tom Ma
ro- ou' ;, IL n"uoun.eu VIZ !, p'",
~ n4 WA supssu .oapAns' 4'!. -
eoule sao ~ pFela ~ s'n :. n.sse. n.,a .,.a
1s. aa ~ pa.,a. - ~ ,,;n
eno" soou'y auolene - 49," w., ts n.st a"s @...n
SUI, "as sna ".a s,I1,n,1a. =, uato. a''.
tn was1 sI he he .r % ntf and Lad to 70 on in la
and sl,od with clogs. The comicality Of the sit
uation was too "neh tor hin1' 50 that when he
+hu fathsr,s s,,irit'' ETC. he rxecntcd naa4 aut
and all-too-faniliar bit of brcakdown,-which
eirectually spoiled poor Ciprico's Dane for that
evening. me pasoeF came 70 chicago, and
ari, su ,ttcmnt tn rcnrescnt Ed'ny o. Music
Nov hc Is in Ionaon an1 the crit;na t,,o nan.
-rove1v de1,onnrnr 1,;m Nc 1'aI tne sustc a5e
actor. 1 A"el'can
The parac7aphists arc busy with Eliza
NeatheTst'y's recent tickling sensation. The
friends OF that lady deny the statement that
young Singleton tickIed her ribs with his fnrer.
but they leave the matter just as it stood when
theE sflo" that the tickling WAS done to Nal
t1ooaSln himself. Scripturally speaking and
cons1ructlTcly considered, it was rib out OF
%..s a";.s;s guy tnal was tlckled- This Is what
"'S ofe'''aiiy asserted
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
1'The Danitcs,'' Joaouin ,5,11cr,e ,,,x which
appears to have achieved s;ona1 s,,aaas. ~. 49,,