, 1877-09-02

1eauuc Bleak House, and when Frank
3totaaunt 40 asI. endeavors to improve upon
cleap cnIomo from great masterpiece. The
sketch OF Poor 10 by Miss Cary was compare
lNclv easy one to fill up, but then 10 is but a
ininor nl incidental feature in the drama. Lady
.Deaoce and !fortc'.se are the real dramatic crca
TONS in the piece, and it needed tue genius OF q
Jahauschek to improve upon the suggestion of
tnc novelist anG create memorable figure in
haotroi1ic art. The II emotional II acting Of that
.reat alt1stz as In the scene where she discovers
herself to Esther, seems TO us to dwarf the So
called emotional business, OF our ,iorrises
nnd Eytinees into mere exhibitions of physical
suffering. Miss Cary's 10 is a conscientious and
truthful picture so lar as it goes. We can only
Tememecr ZEN one which excelled 1t, and that was
lsaacaues, That young man undertook the
part when he was dying of consumption, and
probably no more realistic effort was ever seen
upon the stage.
THE ADELPHl
From grave to gay. Here Is grand 1istor-
ical-spcctacular drama. If it had not been 50
announced in the bills one would take 1t for n
Wild burlesquc. Bat no; it is serious attempt
to delincatc the career Of the great Napoleon,
taking the spectator all through bis campaigns,
from Italy to the great Moscow retreat There
are battie-sccnes aud ballct-dancing, with rerta-
bic horses prancfng on tho boards lin painfully
awkward fashion), aud niu1b1e nymplls with
twinklng feet ntcrposins their festivities in the
midst OF the most tragic business. The plot is
combination OF Theirs s. History Of the Con-
solate and En- pire," and some old-fashioncd
Gertnan 1dyllic romance. Napoleon and the
morse on which he @ rides appear to BE- the lead
ous~looking individual, whose main bust
steea from % tumbtinS into @ thep the bass ss
fiddle Or smashin: up the side wings. He
talks in true mcodranlatic fashion, calls traitor
@.torraltor," aud, on the whole, suggests the
idea that he is galvanized piece OF wax-work
out Of Airs. Jarley's exhibition. The real ill.,
tcrcst Of the spectacle ceutrcs, as might be sup
posed, upon tho ballet and the military II evo-
3ntons 81 "a army Of eoryphees, which arc real
scztsc Of tue troupe, is one Of the most graceful
dancers On the American boards, aud Lc
Iourncnr has long been an Object Of public
favor. Generally speaking, too. the compost
ton Of the euras de baltt is highly crcdtablc to
the industry OF the managers IN collecting such
an imposing array ct legs. The ballet is tue
fascination OF The piete- apparently, and it oe-
casons not little mystitication to those who
are mainly interested in this when, after de-
parting to the basement Tor rc{reshmcnt, they
come back at tue climax to See Nanoeo,
stride in on an elevated plank road and conl-
lnand the whole crowd to SURRENDER under
penalty OF sacking the whole city. The cory
phees surrender By gracefully striking attitudes
fails. In the retreat from Moscow humorous
donkey IS introduced, who calls for much mcrsi-
Incnt. But lie is By no rneaus the only comic
feature OF the same kind in this extraordinary
exhibition.
TUE MUSEUM.
The title OF Mr. J. 4. Llttle's drama, sold
Slcuth, the Dcctcctive; or the Mystery Of Bay
Ridge is sufficiently suggestive OF the kind OF
play which has been the feature Of Ben Cottons
establishment during the week. 1t is highly
sensational and deals with lot OF characters and
incidents such as all readers OF the Firesde Com
1Aduio,s are familiar with. It is tale Of
crime, hcroi=,n, lore, aud mystery, ending up,
Of course, i'll the approved manner OF all such
sror1cs after unhcard OF adventures on the part
Of tho heroine and unl1sard Of villainies which
arc eventually frustrated. MIR. Little is an
actor Of good ability, and plays the principal
MS r a snsh ba*
delineation Of Irish character possesses more
than ordinary merit.
ROBSON AND CRANE.
The names of these two fayorite comedians
whose comical physiognomics arc to be seen in
humorous trayesty Of Raphael's cherubs
adorning all stow-wiudows-stund at the head
Of the combination which appears at Hoolcy's
Theatre on Monday evening. Mr.. James O:Ncili
is also of the party. They will appear in ''For-
bilden Frlit,'' Boucicault's successful comedy,
which promises, with such aid, to achiesc
brighter success than it has ever done in Chi
cago. The following is the cast:
Mr.. Cato Dove Stuart Robson
sir. Sergeant Buster. .ME. ". H. Crane
Capt. Dcsrinscr. Mr.. James O'Seill
SNal5ack- .-......M Mr. frank Pierce
foHd ..hE. 1t21HcH
Joecph wo;tcrs ... .--..-... MI H. NafstOn
RAILWAY Porter ..............:.....Nr .Nr. 4. pnnosr
GOhoucloT.- -..~.-.-. .-..-... :. MI. burton
Caoa1an AI liAItfcS
The treat LulR-. 1tlss kat: Ae*Ion
airs. CATO DoFe- MEs hdlJ NEcEh
Mrs. S"r-eant Buster. .Mrs Howard Rogers
LOCAL NOTES
The 'sFlag OF Honor will be continued at the
Adclphi this week.
Rose Eytinge has accepted the Chicago version
Of 'tScraphine,' and will shortly bring it out,
Miss Mary Cary leaves Chicago this evening
for Cleveland, where she opens tomorrow even
ing. !
Ben Cotton scha1lcnscs comparison and
courts criticism " in a huge poster announcinga
long list Ut variety stars for Monday evening.
4 good many Of the names arc now to Chicago.
The New Chicago Theatre will be opened to-