, 1877-09-16
Nothing Doing in the Musical
World Either at Home
or Abroad.
The Collapse of Augustin Daily
as a New York Theatrical
Manager.
Striving to Become the Napoleon o1
the Drama, He 0'erleaps
Himself.
A WEEK OF TRAGEDY.
BOOTH AND BARRETT

present indications, IN the anticipation OF more
like unto it. The advent simultaneously II
:hc two principal theatres Of the Two leadine
irascdians Of America has awakened an ufl-
Fonted interest in the higher aspects o1 ola-
matte art, and revived among the more cult1'
rated classes Of our population q taste lot
hcalthful amusement. The Chicago stage, Ill
common with the stage elsewhere, has been 1of
70 long surrendered to the light. frothy produe-
lions of the farce-comedy order that 1t was
feared the reign OF high art bad gone by. 1t
would have seemed quite safe Two weeks ago to
predict failure for ME. Barrett, and but a mod
crate success for Edwin Booth. The CRY was still
t'morc fun,' and, whether spiced with saucy I'M
proprictics or not, the fun was welcomed A
reaction, however, has come about, and. some
what contrary to the general expectation, trass-
rdy is in the ascendant. A tidal-wave OF tragedy
has swept all at once comedy, song-and-dance,
trapeze-feats, and everything Of m1rth-pro-
yoking order out Of fashion for q season. Strange
are the whims OF the public Awcek ago people
were saying, away with melancholy
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come
Now the tune IS changed, anu such e11anse-
For Heavens sake let M ns 81 upon a. tHg rs sroono
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~ oet ht -. ~ ,aa1s of +1,air r,ronhasv-
49, -~ae ~ +na 1000 actors ~ ttc ,1ar nl,r.
.esas.t +r,,,si,;as +,,at ware .,rar rcnnod
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tae.aanr ~ Thc rbi1osonI,cr WIN stations
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a>''n7 iu'e ID too. .a"s
we seem to. want II 1t IS tragedy that
is offered, we must have Booth OF Barrett,
not Jones OF Thompson. II it is ballet. we
,1,,,,,o,3 T.rl;on; Men and woman and
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boys and G1r1s afe SO eons1'1uteo tha1
q yaricty-show than bad Hamlet. We speak
hv hc card for It is mite annarent that the
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presence mere o1 Inc t"o "osS eminent tragic
actors Of America has rea~akened an interest
iu dramatic art which is encouraging, and which
,oa, art ss a healthy stimn1ant. IT, is a trinmnh
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LOT any ACTOR 10 oe aoie to el'er1 Inc cuifenI oi
popular sympathy from unWholesome into
~ee,- h,s n,ost ennh,+ica11r o;ren +1,c liz r. ar
"~A "@@ AAo'' ~'- -, $500 49, ~ " ~
olttepeateu asse111on 1Nae LUZ puo!lc Is "ea1leo
of melancholy Danes Ihe people who pay
never weary nf ANYTHING that is gooi The
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e'"' ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~
not pc LOO oIten Lo1o,-ano no" the age gives
it proof It is only people who never pay,-the
,,r;,i1oood ;nd;vidna1a uho 7o,f ;n+a +ba hn1,1
~~~~A
eeate ~ LIZ .neaae 0ao "nuoS LUZ paying
spectators bg lnelf elaIlc pra1tlc. and then loaf
out at the fall of the curtain to eat cloves and
1o,f boc,- ocain IT is on1r +}fs c,oee of .,o,r,o
49, r.1.1.s: ~ ~. 49, " P~oh1e
WIZ A'o nu1''At 'euiou7' a''o oe'e31o oaeay a'lo
Iticta7en "the same tn1ng over again." and
nothing new.
But LUIS apparent uncruat1on IN public taste,
VIC tn,nk, can pe readily accounted 1or. Ihere
is nothing mysterious IN 1t, and nothing really
unusuai It matters little whether the enter
1aann'cnt offered be Of m:rthlul or serious
character, provided It be OF tlne quality: Booth
Is SOUGHT alter not because people prefer stak-
F7'carian drama to French frolic, but because ne
Is IN Intelligent and sk1'lfu1 interpreter Of
Shakespeare. It was the same during t!lc recent
era OF comedy. baby" anu "torblddel
Fruit" became extremely popular, because the
pubic feeognizea IN 1ne'r pfesentation G aliSn !.
cc5ree ol merit N LUG performance. Aini u
will be SO again. when the present serious vein
Is exhausted, II the 'noVelties" that suler-
Eede 1t shall be presented IN an equally artistic
kpIat"
Ar. Booth has giEen US IN quick succession 2
Eel1cs Of shakspeaFean atd other dcllneatlons u
Widely dueI1n9 clataftes, Incauuln3 Hanuff,
hing Lear, Hr.4t'ss, anu ttqnde -ne',ofte. as r.
CARDS his Interpretation ol these characters, IL
would be next TO Impossible tn saw anything
that would not be mere repetition Of what
has been said in these columns over and over
again. Mr.. Booth pr1ntss none" parts with him
e aaheres 70 thoSS m .ong osen idenas,
with, nor does nc lntrluce any essential change
IN ms rehaes.hs u tae1n. nltn INC exception
OF 1elc a tne.s ~ aasesa.. ~! t'.e ulspoaI
ION o. sGne " @ a. @ u.ao',al ; 'as,aelon rom
41s o'u - s,s aa ses .el:s Nv oeeas1ot
'or IT, 1Ss'son ~ 1o.; :, s1,',i nHsS.aons
~ .ue sle @u4e - ~ enouiu ~ sa!u. " way o.
.is' o. a.e ~ 's'uation ~ ta
3e .'orfiasrna1s " a. ~, ias ~ oui oplnIon
ter .rar Viz, ,ro - .utt u. sSot as tIlcl
,tnrs of fhe nast ,,. .'la. ene Erga
1,rhcst n;r~,t1e ~ fa1 a., a.t ..nea Us
n,or,s s,1rnnrc, thar h;s - a! ~,
raisc ,e crr oI oid aon ~ Il r,eat M i's ~ 10 !.
WIN is IN III nrns ~ i;ra j., t,'e f'i1 a. ssu
ot both hts mental and nlysical fscuites +
YanI1 and in Cfnudr ve,n,1s Rooth na-s,;,1t -
nroso,+e Or ,+bf,Ia, . 1te A1ooItt -, .[4u'