, 1877-04-08
A Brilliant and Varied Week on All
Sides.
Blue Glass Goes Out and Rip Van Win
kle and Kit Come In.
Remarkable Concert Week--.Close Of the
Apollo Club Season.
The New Orchestra Organized
by Mr.. Creswold.
A Recherche Old-Folks' Coucort---
Summary Of Home News.
DRAMATIC.


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- DAs1a LII ~ l. Ac'
sAlohf FALLING OFF IN THEATRICAL At
iEHuANeE VI LATE
enouia ea'l 1ne a!tenton OF managers 10 tne 1act
'ua. III habt 10 oe induced IN onis
Willis ~ IL pleasant feople VIII not Turn oat 10
pa.'ou']e poor p!aS or All indifferent ocsos' ana
- so"n "ou'a preserve any repata1lon 1of ora
matte taste and culture Its theatres must combine
to commend their entertainments to the masses
There are hut few th;nrs tbar aneat he,,.r Yor or
help civ more tban n renntaton for 1ihero,;1v n
Yer q that l6etaIity by the public This reputation
mi ,hS nass. aas at"aSs M aau, out manaSers will
eatte-goeEs % within Their walls. The best plays
ana me best actors with frequent changes are de-
manuel. ano only tnels prodnctlon viii arouse tue
M'v1ckER's.
The bill has been varied. The week opened witt,
"our. Boys" the marble ileart" was sana-
Wltched III 1ot Mfs. Mufaoch's benefit, anu
Lemons" made Gttfng ending. Tomorrow
ntsnt Mf. r. >. chan1faa VIII open In MS hesy play
OF NIL or the ARKANSAS Traveller one OF The
most femaskaoie proauctlons OF the age
IN the line Of heavy tragedy. AL
that the 1eVered imagination and radiant
iancs can DO IN the painting OF u play has been
done Tor xii. y Its lights and shadows arc
sna'pls deaned* LIS never weak when, IN tue
hanus OF other authors. such play wouId nas,
the inventors OF = Kit have made their strongest
hits. Where. under ordinary circumstances the
auditor would look Tor rest, "k Kit plunscs
even deeper into the plot. and, when one would
naturally expect some touch OF quiet and pence.
the MIR rcsounds with the report OF the nisto and
t. ..a,.4 ..1 ~. xa... =. .rI, 49,
- feao'ent "'th the fragrance ot snnpo"oer+ 10
tue aVcrage author OF plays. the habits and man-
ners OF Western people, Southwestern more
Il
and yet, the more perfect and thorough dramatists
ignorance Of these things the more fruitful he be-
ton t8 across .sss the sssss;ppl sny Tug is tel
to red shirt, revolver. disposition to shoot at
uaily In order to show the supposed dialect Of the
district 'What do yer soi.' it IL upon this prin-
cipIe that Mcssrs. DeTnlden and Spencer have
constructed what PROBABLY appcars to them to be
oil ideal representation OF Western ltfe ln his
part Mr.. Chunfrau lives thoroughly up to the re-
ask OF hiu1. As 10 hdeiity to nature. the nieca
must be seen to be appreciated
u4vER1y,s
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Lemons" drew we'll unt.l Friday night, when
''Blue Glass " was substituted. New York critics
seem to have laborcd under grave mjscooceptiop
a. to the otis'nof - Elue Glass" Great credit has
been awarded ME- Ausust'n Daily for very bad
adaptation OF Julins Rosen's play, 20, Diese
Maenncr go, These Men y, when the fret act
shous tbo+ u 10 rrarn,r och.r;.,. tr.,s,a+;or ~
sno"s taat IS merely meenau'esl .'an>'at'on Vi
very oId anu very well -kno"n aesman comedy
entitled ''Epidemisch' {''Epilemic''), with no
attempt at adaptation save the introduction Of the
,vo,,u :. rive c1ox. ,d fa,,, iol,a ,,r thraod-
oure on the Minstrel stage In the % translation Mr
naty ms auuefca strictly 10 even the stasc lirec:
tlons, without stT.ns thought to me demands Of
modern plays anu as an essential result be
has Reproduced faithfully that pecnl!arlty Of
Gefman anthofs, the rfe$ensos;on OF oat TWO char,
nctess ~ ose H. an a1no.s nasscH s!aEe, ana
dtodhcuon m o. huunet OF actots nVa:iaoly aho5ns;
Inc playMtIsnts u to1s aay seetsi TO nave ssuaea
.nG i, osnsa's si11 asG.u ~ Ieraeeeaao lou
t1n sis s ths. ~ oIessu nlm aHu
c,s ,n;, ~ anM as ~ .us ,pttay otLen esvWs le-
a a',ias De sp.sgnty and
.:Nlue Gass excited M litt1e inreTcst l., ~.
play, and some curiosity as to its merits. And
30 tue house Friday night was d good
e, aha th tur prepared 70 ao2k 1asoapiy
wouid be- }iylt an1 cther;al ~ ~ nist AMI sha1 80
entertainment would lie alone in the capacity Of
the actora to faithfully portray the dsmay consc-
4nsnt a upon s awkwaeu ana !uderous situations
to ~ thn n.rf ~ 80 ',at,.a
ID not necessarily strong plot, but It is readily
perceived how an adroit and skilful author may
Make tne untaseiing OF tne error lne1pressibly
nnt mne f n"e us !ta H. ent.ca 70
the end, 1T does up to the antcipations OF
an audience, who see in the start where the trou-
ole is to lie, and who eau readily imagine far |
nofe rolcui0us consequences thon MI Dafy, Or
H. ~ .1 MY otscoYssea.
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H. ma1v Id mas, ~ ~, W. - ~ ~ ~ lssi a ~
a., ny u t ,oae .i ~ ~ ~ - .'e arlstc s1eel
80. ~ @ ; ta "S t..1 - 1uS pruuhGtion u
ra,n 80 .+i s,rts+, utsn a ~
ha! n.s,ea;ta 49, ~ sSaaes tne pay t pg,oM
nnnn ~ r,rrnte ;,1nsttotinp ~ nta.s. enn
~ LnG m, M " steseE co4
~. on;t' a. t 80. ~ aast .nt -. upon us
@ ~ 5, & ~ s sots ~. ~ e.I'a'l WIZ 1ls coua
~ auu huS H. n ~ GENEROUS sst
ao G,s.es 1 H. naS ~, ~ tne syLpan5 .. III s,snt
-. n petns, ~ eah oIiy sesset tua. ne san
10y nha Inc taaent 10 .asninIa5 sepsesen. the swell
ng 1ceas o. some authos waom Mr. Only mfsht
mmoftaiize ~ ms system or translation. Gnder
~ ~ ' psoles 10 ~ 1ue
leiecns o. iase r. n'nl psllotmance 10 tne herman
'sa311en1 "ao uo ->c" Ao'A agent.
MISS ELIZABETH Won sTAsfMWITZ.
The withdrawal or Miss Elizabeth Vim Stan,n,
;. t~o,,, ,f, .yr,eto,-a fa-.,. nxa,o+;. o.. |
WIZ '5oiu ~. "u.e.et ec4A'au otan'at1e toin-
pany at the Ne" cnicaso MARKS, pEactcoIly, the |
close OF the season at this theatre. Her advent |
,ionalfzed 4 new era in the German drama in
- an ara in ,vh1cb !, r., uftaa froro t,,e
aA'S''~"t w. - ~. va - 't.eu 49, .,..s
commonplace 10 the otsh'Iy q aft- GlHeo win
hose rare gifts Of nntnre which no eau supply,
Il stately presence, graceful figure, expressive
a,r-.g am, rfch mil svmnathe,,c voice -Mfss
@atu.e'' AA~ .AsA' ,1f1:,, ,hasa s.o
Won stamm"A1 nas not fe'!su ape. .a.se 4oi eu.
:ess. Nor has she been content with the SUCCESS
h.n 1