, 1877-12-02

| evening. 1nerc may De many Opinions as t.
the merit Of the play, which is Of somewha
eclectic character, but there can be but one optn
ion about the performance of it, and tile per
tormance,- sing1alarly enough, is such as I.
dwarf, in a measure, the merit OF the piece it
self. Miss Maggie Moore is comparatively new
to tue Eastern stage, and she is 4 delightful &C
| QUESTION. Her acting is alive with III
noccrtt n,errincnt, and there is an aoundanc
o. oaoa animal spirits in her that d'iIuses
appears. alr. Williamson is an actor long az.
distinguished for his ability to interpret what i
technically known as eccentric character. l,
MS rendering ol the soo1-humorel, uroll Dutch
| man. he Is faithful to the truth, and surprise
the audience in the closing scenes by his power
| 1ui dcilncatlou of the forioru madman Til.
acting is better than the play, and yet the pla'
mas oeen found to be pleasing to that large class
OF people who do not pause to consider any
| thing beyond the temporary delight derived
| from the stimulation Of yDe or Of ,urtA Thu
"al!lamsons are to remain with us Tor another
| week
At McVicker's Theatre ''Li1lian ~ has run it,
| appointed course, and has given uumiugIcd
! pleasure to the audiences.
THIS WEEK.
| Tic Nilliamsons in ssStruck Oil u will be the
| feature Of the week ut Hoo!cy's
! Oliver Doud Byron comes to the Adelohi or
Monday evening with his weE-known drama
"Across the Continent"
| The rehearsals OF Il Bcslazzar's Fcast,'' which
| is to be given at the New Chicago Theatre on
Wednesday and Thursday next for the benefit
] o. very deserving charity, arc progressing
| finely, and the actors are be- sriuninr to
wok well together. The Grace Churcll
choir, consisting Of Mrs. T. f. Stacey, Mrs
frank q: Hall, Mr. Leier. aud Mr. knorr, have
offered their services, aud will sing quartct,c
duet, and several solos. 4 large attendance is
looked for on both occasions.
Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson has nearly con,
cluded her course OF lectures at Methodist
Church Block During the pas. week she spoke
OF the English ballad and song writer's o! the
sixteenth anu seventeenth centuries, giving
sketches OF rare Ben Jonson, iai,lty Sucking,
forgotten. yet, wheu searched for, still smell
sweet and blossom III the dust. Tins
was followed, on Friday, by au at
count vi the great line Of poets be-
tween the times Of Shakespeare and John
Milton. Next Tuesday evening, account Of
the principal prose and verse writer's Of 1l1e
reign OF Queen Anne, constituting what is
known as 1hs Augustan AEc in literature, will
bc given On FRIDAY, Dec. !, the English Soycl-
lists OF the Eighteenth Century will be dis
cussed
At McVicker's Theatre :Thc Bells" in which
Irving, the great English actor, achieved so
brilliant reputation, is to be PRODUCED to-ilor-
row evening. 1t will be supplemented by Il
s!icr conedictta, I've Written lIoue,n i'll
which McVicker, Roland Reed, Lee, Richardson,
Alice Hastings, and Geraldine Muyc will appear.
AS this is the first production OF ''The Bells ;"
here, VIC append the cast:
Matthias ...--....-.,....Mr. Joseph Whcclock
kobel ...-.-.-...-.....Mr: Harry Pearson
Trlnkvelt-. mir. j. y, Eterlaln
Dr. Glsuten. Nr: II. H. ltichs ilsoS M
Judge Of the Court Mr. l*adole Davidson
tlert1 OF the Court. J. H. s2Ea"tt
Sotary:;. NJ: J.; s C',tton
Margaret. ..-.....----..- Mss Gerdtu!ne NAVE
Seanne----. iiiss cora !anneI
Martha. Mrs. CLARA sioNeal
BRONSON HOWARD A.in M'y1cnEn.
The interchangeable Detroit reporter captured
Bronson Howard and made him utter an cs1a-
phat1c expression Of praise about McVicker's
management. Mr., Howard writes as follows to
Mr.. McVickcr concerning the matter:
DETuo1r. Nov. so, 1s..7.-.uy Dear -HcI7cEtr:
On my way here from Chicago met the Detroit
giving us5 views Of your production Of - Lillian. "
need not tell you that am willing and glad TO
press myself In the manner here gwen and am
glad to repeat the s&nlc opinion 10 You over my
own signature. II nothing else, It will be salts
faction to YOU perhaps 10 know that you l41yc
compIisned the miracle Of nl1aceria! ast-sai ,sri
the author. II you ln not succeed with yoar
present company aa yonr present sesnls ar,tsts
aud in making that city what II ought be- vi
the great dramatic centres Of the country, it will
be because the Cucayoans. pubc and press, are
utterly indifferent to the subject. haye Just re-
ceiyed le11es from Mr. Palmer. Q! the Union
Square, sIcalsin. most earnestly and sateriIy of
your efforts this season. LII says to lEe: 1t Is
to McIickcr's credit that he tlyhs bravclv aud
upuu So good ar1l ione+i basis. - Thauk1E:: yaH
asuln. as did 50 warmly III person, for your care
ful attention my friend >'Llll1arl, AMI for the
admirable cast OF actors with which you have
Bronson HOWARD.