, 1877-06-17
MUSEN1E Id.
: How the Theatrical Season
May Be improved.
" Our clearinghouse J" ut
Last Shuts Its Doors
Tony Pastor and Robert Me-
Wade Announced.
Gossip of American and Euro
pean Green-Rooms.
The Second, Third, and Fourth
Concerts Of the Wagner
Festival.
Wagner and Richter rs Orches.
trail Conductors..-Skctch-
es of Extracts from
the Trilogy.
Thomas Summer-Garden Con,
certs---The Hershey Mu.
sical Evenipg---Schu-
mann's Spanish
cycIus.
I Louisville Snngerfcst---Local Misoella-
ny---0peratio Notes in Europe
and America.
Louisville snngerfest--. Local Misoella-
ny--0peratio Notes in Europe
and America.
TIE DRAMA.

TIE DRAMA.
ApvANTAoks or rtlE DuLL SEASON.
When Mt. Too cricti for " Respite, respite,
md ncpenthc," he hnd possibly suffered from
N attack Of criticism In an aggravated form.
10 tlesfred to proclaim truce, promising on
ala part to a,luw his pen hrlcf vacation, and
invoking upon bis act tho couslcrnts judgment
Of mankind and tho gracious favor Of tho al|-
powerful prcas, Ills weary heart fongcl for
rest, aud Ills mouth watcrcd for tho elixir which
often hcfore had comfurtcd his dropping spirts
nnti assuagc1 his grief. Fanciful motives u,ny
safely bp ascrbcsl to Poe, since hc Is SONIC time
dead, and cvCn In life WIS not too careful OF his
fame; but It fs a question whether q similar
freedom may be exercised with reference to liv-
Ing HAptrants for the laurel and the bay. We hes
ltato oven to any that any dra1uatfst or actor
:arcs the value Of d tg what tho American
newspaper prcss mny, out Of its Infinite igno-
rance and fccblcncbs. decide. No ono Of tho
candidates OIL the stage for public invor ever
will admit publicly that he cares for crit
frisi1,, and many OF them have shown
by "cAa1gcs," "cartls," supplcatlons, per-
sonal nssau1t, and contumcly, That they
"dcspigo " critics and csl.lcisma no less hcazti.
1y than Detscy rFir did tho apocryptal Mrs.
Harris. The present writer has not tho courage
F.. to maintain anything to tho contrary. It Is not
true that tho professional people themselves
enjoy the prospect now opening before them Of
ra bricf rrlcase from tho annoyances Incident to
their work, Tho dull season has for them no
al1urlng fcaturo except that wllicl, rcsldcs In
Wel-apent period Of ialcncsa and rapose. hut
what shall be sahl OF tho largcclass permanently
established on tho wrong side Of the foot-lghts,
born, NJ It were, to privaeey and obscurity.-
atrical lalorsl Their vacation hss bce,, no less
1iardiy earned, and will ho by tfLen no lesa
heartily enjoyed, than that ot tho aetors. The
hast Of Tr w pG S sona H. tne s sfs fr
kctuc-drum and trumpet celebrate tho ,IIarch
OF roynl procession, Or tho downfall Of noble
house. be cpitotn!zcd in tho running speech of =
ali" vii cultivate hFs classical caircs
In boanllng.tousc OF tho second
class, md ican his heroic figures agatnst
contemplation of g0riss past and 10 cut',c. The
faithful dcnlhcad will retire Into tla outer
darkness, unfathornantc and profound, which
eu.uruqds hin when !'e l!as no ealI Of duty 70
low youth Will wlllrl In waltz or galup at watcr-
ing-plaeo hotels; the conscientious colntrymnn
wIlli!ngcr In fields white With tho harvest; tho
orcl,cstra VIII tune ct'ccrful measures In bcer.
gardens and pfcn'c-grounsls; tho usfcrs will
guide thu vcntllrcson'e street-car on lis
course, Or .propcl the gandy applicant
on It's road; tho doDrkccpcra vii! no longer lar
tho way Of Inpccunoua progrcss; the'Treasurcr
will moro gtIunt out Its money nor wish that
ns 1aio tn,cnt IT. 90 onser; tiiG tnahagcr WI trGt
''u sunG, lug u.a stsefS ~. r. VIZ sGeN new lie!l-
Will wish ho wasn't AMI didn't; and the great
public will unconccrneslly 20 about tts b,laluess.
without eysn Esgrctt!nE that tho theatres arc
the unprofcsstount world be fully appreciated.
The benefit. 10 not all on one st.le. Tho actors
have, granted rclcasc as vol as taken one,
1'o'3'' a0'A"H'. -
THE WEEK REVIEWED.
ItHns a dull week. Nothing broke tho ptacId
aurfa.e uf theatrical nfrnfrs. rrccnt ,mo,i .r..
us''t W Nv" .. "e 4hcat'e' from wn'ch
Af' crahs fetlrcd alter wednesday,. Mr. Frank
Piurcs supplied hts place, 10 the general satis-
,ns thcs, ~ H. ~, Ia, s.e,. - Mm%s o w. a..c.a
tsu M ~. 'Ne ~, ~ ~ w. ooasu'ns
',ouse, W. par' WIN tals NOW oia anu trleu
Ilay without regret, and hopo THAT 1t will Jour-
ncy 30 far aul 30 happily elsewhere that
it may never be nhlG to get hack
nga{u, Tllcrc ia sDt,lrtbfnr tf,o litt1c
ii It for The purposes of rcspect. aud nerhans
not enough for permanent enjoyment. 1t sui.
!s1s. Ike gu tbe other iArycs tn I'VE acts, from
m, .,,s..s a1";na ~aen uss tnaKo
chicf reliance unon surprise. When thc fun IN
lccualea customary, aud tho situations familiar,
1aaE"tef !ss, assai,pcars: comedy which deals I9t
ehaIa,rr. III .fro,r t,1d ,1,., ~ ~, st N.t
pathscs and linsciuatiat, apI "1tiasts tas frsu,o
M m,hnnnxs ,aro...it I',rtnm In tarfr' ..s WIS
Dl 'tUur Boarding HOUSE i" Thursday night.
The managers hail resolved to cut part Of una
svenc, and ha,l Informed all the company Of tho
. lact AIlss buchanan, however, was not a1altl
when required. and. after anlntensionally keep
Ink tha stage waiting blIu minute, w!Ilfully kept
S,, severn. niofo II otues 70 escape biamo win
Ing ac aaaenee' m no nc euttata 1 Pc 70 come 1oW,
nfter @ 1' uExsS ~ %as "rSna ~ Luz an,ehe'