, 1877-08-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

" "Si1KEf AT 110OIEf@S THEATRE.
The performance, of "snlkc +" nt lTouicy's
Theatre this week nrc wrll worth sccing, md
must provide entertainment for every intcllt-
gent person WHO attend them. We say this
Without reservation, although IL is necessary to
add that thu drama a. constructed by the late
Andrew halliday Is fcc','c anil ineffective. The
despite nf the dramatic defects Ut tho plny. mot
in consequence II! Its merits. At1miratlc act-
inC, hcaCtifui scenery, anl q grtsp. bright s,g-
gcsttrcness In ct'statne 20 together to
wonder and delight. Only to sec Tho character
fzatioi1s of sutnc Of the familiar pcrsons In the
'ettan is worth y Journey: The h.fuh 4rieA!eby
e s.art ~, rarsse r. 1 ts -, aa 1a: gs ef ~
of Mr. f.eflingwell the S7netra Of Mr, Jcnnings,
ntl tho Fttnns Sqttttra nj Miss Sylvester, asc us
in'lly1Hal and genuine az II tic pencil Of
powcrcndowcslt the nIgnrcs With vitality. In the
parts which urc lcsa individual. and admit Vi less
dtstliIet Treatment. surh as Nfcjtoia& anl Hale
Nieksety there arr t9 ho seen 3raccful att agrce-
ahle aclors like W. O'Sc'l mud Miss Jcwctt, WIG
con tearsc!y dual II: m unpsasng manner With
any work they undertake.. Tile A,nike Ut Miss
Bfjuu ilerol,, tic 1ida I'Ftes 0f Miss Norw0ud,
tho .Irs* s4Heefs ct Mrs. nrntul,c, and tho .Hrs.
might 10 conceived, but cacn has merit Of lts
own, and none Is sufficiently wrong to mar the
hymmctry oi the performance. 1t Is Impossible
t.at 50 tilany tlne actors SHOULD 10 joined in
play drawn, from D'ckc,ls. without = af-
for,i'ng liberal amusement, and whoever sees
.SHaaotU in his first interview With Sq.teTs, Or
witnesses the party of FunHs Sqatrrs at tea
MID cards, will feel that the evening I'll wlIch
tl'sse , .,ghts light arc snio{cd T. not tad!y spent
ancc Is tho careful mounting Di the play. Thu
SCENES most noticeable arc ihc uflteu oI I;r1yh
.ytk'tby, the .xtctior and interior views Of the
xh soss sdd asd ho.sss ss aud t' potsss nss
sought, nnd not unsureessfully. Many
o. tue % sssnss ssen amust walking o.,t Of coy.
nlcnt with which Chicago Is familiar would
think of array1ng hall q dozen pxters IN En-.
Etsi s;,stuMc nIcroty to pfescfFo the i!1ustoni
ARD waess si;e woaa ta ct1stcss q !sk
by hint The couch mar be laughed Vi, II ono
chooses; but at least It IL real coach, and the
hortcs arc solid flesh and blood;
nt ,as'f snrodqst'H ton on th' ssags j.
and tho scene 10 which they participate does nut
suffer for tho want Of nie,i aud women WHO Tau
act. We are not disposed to drrluc realistic
effects II they are obtained With no loss In other
The eommendatton Of tho acting nnd scenery
| In ''smlko" needs to be fully ns warm as t.ey
deserve, because back ot them both lies a tllcnn
| HOt 81 plEAbAHk EO uRlhuiEs 10 AlFs 1lnllls
| days work rs dsa,aat!st which cannot
serious csiticism. lie has been over.
cvn,e by the temptations common
| with writer's who invado thu rcg.ous Of Dlckcns'
imaK!natlon, 70 gsasp to- lna1'y q the slShcs
there so pEouigally poured Out. IN the "4mtkcn
Of Ar. Halliday thcre IA scarcely an effort to
prcscrys consecutive development Of tho ac-
sn TIER Ct e4Sbnr a1s sst' M Mgsss1n' s e ff s @
comes, carly IN tue evening, Ut, nnspeakable
tle sst Of spanking stnatl hoy Is
that makes the whole world Kin; but il
pul!s on Tho imagination when repeated
with only a difference IN the sExe Ut tho boy
spanked. As TO tut story Of Sn1x, thcrc Is
youth at tho best. Tiers Is nothing hcroio
sayc hl. love Io~kafs 1Y'tkit1V wIllcl, Is hardly
touched On III tac strama. and his death. 1lia
~ fact wi,lcl ill., Halliday iinsrlt seems ss to
have recognized, since 10 has injected 90 much
sqaesfs into thu action, und hus called
longst John nrodls to the rescue. Na:II,
drama. liz IL always talking aln'ut his lerocI-
! Y, and having u talked about, but never ex'
lIittttng IT, nv is punished for tho one purc
aud noble sentiment ho enterta!ns,-his loyu
various iuhun,anties. E.aIA las nothIng y d
with the torture 0f !SmRt Ut Dothcb0ys' iinla,
yct lio IL callel in for tho last tat,Ieuu aud i
Eruless IA let loosc at him as II lie were rcspun-
stbio for tho death Of bis ron. After n!l,
tlle. .story Of Snakt In Mr.. Iiallllay's version
Is Gniy that Ut buy stulen fFo,. lls father un.l
Muster. 'fhls will nut supply u DIANA With
ltlu md motion. II does not answer In the
preernt instance. Ouly tho plctrfca from
Dickens Which thu Union SQUARE management
provide make tho performance 10 agreeable ~
1t II. "SlnIke" will be acted this weak. The
audience last night was goosl.