, 1877-09-30

| o. genteel c1owning which will surely have its
day, and which is already beginning to lose its
relish. II this were all the talent he possessed
ne would not be worth more than mention In
Tile long catalogue OF song-and-uance men taat
| can only be exploited by such rs our only F1tz
Simmons, the champion tJill-writer of the great
Northwest. Mr.. Knight, however, has shown
himself to be capable Of finer things than are
which he graduated. The play Of - OFT ~ is
very cre'litable effort to build fitting frame
work for mixed combination OF singing cana-
rles and Dutch comedians. and It serves one
purpose. But it does not serve the purpose OF
developing Mr. George knights peculiar
powers. He should at once advcrtisc hin1-
| sell as a man in search OF a play
! wright. Then year or two devoted to
| the examination Of manuscripts might sober
l111n downinto u very excellent comedian. Hciia
good material III him. keen sense Of hal'lor, III
unusual adcptncss in the art Of surprising an
audience into sudden seriousness, and from that
| INTO laughter,-ln short, he is a-conedian Of
wonderful versatility. But he must have play.
This play that Fred Alarsden has written for
him is merely IN experiment.-av very crcslitable
Que III its way,-only 1t drops 50 much leather
aud prunclla into the work, and the principal
has 10 shoulder such an immense responsibility
IN the shape Of tedious parlor scenes, with
villains sucking the ends Of their canes and
waiting for their cue to begin, aud such 4 deal
of skim he-skau,h1c stuff, that Que feels almost
sorry Tor go>u effort male ut such enorfnous
expcnsc- Why doesn't MIR. Knight write To
BARLEY Campbell for j piece to tit h1tne Rart1ey
would DO THE thug in two hours aud ! half
Ohly the olhcr day tragedian asked hartley
Campbell TO get up tragedy iu blank verse
alter the manner ot Shakespeare The play
wright received the uote after supper, and nc
had two acts finished aud mailed to tnc actor by
noon next day. man who can do ti'ls tan
write cotncdy. Shakespeare could write cOnlc-
dr. Is we'll Is tragedy. So clr Campbell. lie
can do ANYTHING. This is not paid advertise
,n:nt tor Mr. Campbell. but merely hint to
Mr. Knight 1t Is the duty vi the JOURNALIST to
scent out talent aud act in the capacity OF
pointer.
Tue Frank Frayne party have doue we'll, shot
we'll. and produced wild rosrs Of applause over
the achievements Of that dog. Without their
dog the Frayuc Combination would be popularity
regarded - somewhat ta'nc Tht rttle shoe ting
is hlgh'Y exciting in its way, aud 50 Is the s1n.
lug OF Mrs. tryue hut It Is the dog that draws
anu 1t il the dog that creates the bursts OF sI-
rlause that reul the galleries. The tios is the
star actur vi the combination. lie gets three
meals day, and doesn't huthet f1mscft over
the failure of any SAVINGS bank Hc Ii self
made dog. ami e4tue Ia this country wilhant 4
dollar III his r.'kct. Now he Is worth II least
thousand dollars.
urc of popularity at the New Chieago. 1T Is a
very CONT plete organization Of its klnd,-proha-
bly, one uf tho best auw l1 e11>trpce.-and the
taste for this etcrits nf entertainment las a{i-
parently not yet died away.
VARIETIES.
Variety theatres lou:1sh III abundance. there
being no less than three OF thcu ucw dom.
good business III the city. Having al! at once
dropped the free-au,1-easy element they are
entitled to the consideration due all places of
entertainment wh1el. furnish amusement to
those WHO desire it. It is impossible, however,
to characterize in detail these resorts, 'trthrr
thai tn mention their cxsttucc- There Is thc
Academy Of Music, and the Coliseum. and til.
Museum. The latter institution. by the way,
is under tue control of Tonr Denitr. wiu,
suon as tue old contracts with Beu Cotton run
out, will probably inaugura:r new is1ssd ri
entertainment. including fresh variety o:
curiositics for the inspection ot his visitors.
GERMAN TnEATR1cAL>.
Mr.. Wurstcr Il just nov making the expert
ment OF giving German dramatic performances
on week DAYS. Several German theatre ulau-
age.s have tried the experiment heretofore, and
failed on account of the reluctancy o1 Germans
to attend theatrical performances Oh other DAYS
than Sunday. and it remains to be seen whether
this last effort will be more successful than pre-
yious attempts. There is no reason WHY Mr.
Wurster should hot succeed III Ills praiscworthy
allcu'pt u 'iiahe "eeA7ta' teiiutnltces M III LUIS
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