, 1877-07-15
Outlines Of This Weeks Pro-
granlme of the Summer
Night Concerts.
Close Of the Hershey-HaIt Organ
Recitals--.Presentation to
Mr.. Eddy.
brilliant Debut of the New Hunga-
rian Prima Donna Max SIak-
osch's New Company.


Yin the minds Of Chicago people with reference tt
the character of the company that is to open TN
Eeason at HuoIey's Theatre TnE TRIBUNE alic
the other newspapers Of the city have distinct.
and repeatedly stated that all tho meln
bcrs OF the New York company, even to thu
leader Of the orchestra, would be here Mort
tl4au this: the cast of .s Les Danchcf1s," whicl
Is TO be- the opening piece, will be better than
that seen in New York or Boston, including MIR
Lewis James, Us well as Mcssrs O'Ncil, Thorne,
parselic, and Stoddart, and Miss katherine
Rogers, in addition to Fannie Morant, Sara
.cwctta Ida Vernon, and Mrs. Wilkins. III
spite Of these explicit statements, inquiries
have been repeatedly addressed to this office
by persons who are apparently in con-
0tiun Of blssful ignorance with relation
to the subject. For their benefit it may be
worth the saying that the performances which
are to l'esin it, this city TOMORROW will unaues-
tionaoly be the most meritorious, from every
standpoint Of dramatic excellence, that have
bccn seen in this city Tor year; and the series
OF entertainments will constitute an event, both
III social aud dramatic circles. Of the first in-
portance. We hope the people who do not read
1!le newspapers except On Sunday will observe
that aoo,cy's Theatre, where the com-
pany is to play, has been rcfurnish-
ell, calumined, painted. carpeted,
1rcscoed, provided with new exits, aud with
complete ventilating apparatus. 1t is aow q
beautiful and comfortable theatre.
"sThe OauicAcfIs u is the most successful play
produced in Europe Or America since The Two
Orphans" 1t is supposed to be the work Of
Russian amateur, who has put forward as
convenient pseudonym the melliflous name of
Pierre Ncwski. The rom antic st ory in Paris was
that this ambitious young lnan--Who has been
rariously described as ,looleinan burlened
with wealth and dignity, and us
sistence- presented his work to Dumas.
The French author from his pinnacle
ol fame looked ul1on tho beginner ut first with
disdain. Then he lonkcd ut his play, aud the
ds'lait vanished. It WIS work full OF J,ussi-
bltics. II needed mrlldinr at one point and
anolcr tu fit it for the French market; but the
necessary changes Dumas thought he could
undertake to make himself. Lie became 4 col
1.t,orateur Will, the Russian amateur. Que
character WIS injected bodily It was the char
acter Of i Young French diplomat, full Of cyui-
cism and wit, consumed with patriotism, oycr-
fuwipg with galantry, and possessed Of that
charming want Ut principle whirlIcom1nelldsitsclf
tn every French Inauguration. Other alterations
were made hy N. Dumas, chiefyin tue arrange
n:eut of tlle scenes, and possibly III the dc
1,oue,nent~ There is certain siowncss ami
clunasi1lcss In this latter respect, some critics
say, which argues sthcanterl,osfiun nj practiced
hand "a hand, III that, accustomed to holding
the iaborins oar, and laborng with it too mueil-
Tie story Of the play is simple in the reign Of
Nicholas the late Car of Russia, when the
eys vi serfuom were becoming conspicuous,
cises Of personal hardship were perhaps
more freq iucnt than in the early years
OF the Empire Experience tcacnes that
the f':s'grrss of every system of slavery
Is in this direction. As the idea vi human bond
aye III any country bcculncs traditional, the
abuses which follow in'tLe train of it arc cstal,-
ti.,icti liz customs. .4Iorcovcr as the condition
tIf intnr int int
i improves, their environment IN other respects
becomes nlore intolcrahlc. This was the ease in
Our own country bcio-e tle Proclamation of
Emancipation, whet We doubt not, 1t1ure sym
patlly was expended Oil one educated slave than
Oil ten Ignorant ones. Hence thu zeal Of Soutl-
ern masters to keep their property intact by
preserving it from tie colitaininati;, influences
"a mlnd and ilnaglnation. The romance
OF The Danichctis II clusters about scrf
Girl named -4nno, who has been brought up in
TIT huusc Of her noi'c mistress as Il daughter.
The Count tle 1ladimir, SON ot this noble mis-
trcss is struck with the dl.,,ty, prace and
simple trlthtulness Of Am:.a- He iovcs her, and
tells her su. She is terrified by his daring to
dcfy III this manner all tue csnycntionalltics
and the 1rciudccs Of lis mother; and even
more alarming tu her is the consciousness that
sic has been lrcsun'utuous enough to love him
IL rctnE1. Vtddtmir is about to leave lis |
iumc 1or the purpose OF joining his regiment at
A:ostow. The emotion exhibited by Annd touch |
es NM, an !, moved by sudden impulse, he |
tells his mother that llc loves the serf girl and
las sworn never tu marry anybody clsv The I
t"n'dcSS is overcome with astonishmcut aud
rage. IN scene Of rccrimination and fury, she
attempts to bend her son from his purpose. He |
Is nlcxlblc- The mother then appeals ~ him
on tic size Of his duty US sou, aud pers.iades
him to remain in Moscow for year, during
q certain Prince lafako1, and pay all possible |
attentions to tho Pri.tce's beautiful daughter. /
tic Princess Lydia. No sooner has Vladimir
departed Oh Ills rather cquivoeal mission than
13LS 6nr hat 41 nf1 L.:
reach bv contracting her i'll marriage with sert
On the estate, Que OSsip, the coachman Ossip is
good, faithful fellow who has loved d,na a |
long time lie knows, however, that his love |
caueat'on us she has always been in !
POSITION. In addition to the pangs Of |
1nreiuiied love he now las to e1- |
it's Of 4u.a Sic copjurcs lin to @ respert her a.
Tic petrothed OF his master, ani appeals to him /
bv all The sentiments he holds sacred not IN |
lore her to marriage which she would regard
rs worse than death. These motives were not
1Icccssary to influence the noble Ossip to protect
the happiness aud honor OF lis master. he
a.Tecs with dn,ta to have the ceremony OF mar
rage performed, bnt u, to treat her thcncetorwar,l
a. bis sister, until his master shall rpturu from,
Moscow aud relieve them both from their
at the end Of the first act while
Ita4i,air he has kept bis word and M freauents ups
Cd the house OF the l'rn.fess Lydia The only
result has been to piquc her by his exhibition Of
indifference to ner charms. which had always be-
FIRE prevailed over the most obduratc heart.
From pique to lore is > short step: ard from
dcspised love to hatred is, for small natures,
an easy descent. The I'rinees first loves aud
then hates Vtaatnir. The latter perscires both
emotions with equal indiiterence- He remains
aud Iopks forward with constantly increasing /
ln.pa1;ence to the day when he may return to
hts home and claim -da,a0 for his wife Like