, 1877-03-25
The Ole Bull and Thursby Concerts.
The Beethoven Anniversary.
Summary Of News at Home aud Abroal-.-
Saint Sacns' New Symphony.
CHICAGO.


.Forbildcn Fruit" At Hayerly's. The tws
representations are conceded to bc the master
pieces OF the prolific 1ranatist, aud the contras
between them serves we'll to; display tht
versatility Of their author. One is English
light IS air, dependent upon the guaintnes:
of its situations and suddcnncss Of its changes.
The other, Irish, sometimes filled with rollit k
ing delipcation OF Hibernian wit and humorous
positions. and sometimes tender to tearfulncss
in its representation of devotion and fidelity.
The English play, iayolTing weli-loyctailcd I'M
possibilities blinds the auditor to its lncouyru
ties, that follow swiftly upon eacl, other, eacl,
d1stracting attention from the predecessor, and
destroying all desire Of comparison with the at
tlal experience Of life. However critical be may
be who watches - Forbidden Fruit, y he forscts
the logic Ut existence in contemplating the
phases Of the performance, and abandons his
critical intention. as the surprises thickls
and quickly, leaving room but for wonder how
the author will extricate his characters from
tLc intricaeies in which lie appears t..
2eliehi in involving them. The element of
time is entirely forgotten. The characters turn
up in all sorts OF places, with celebrity known
only to the telegraph. and yet it attracts little
or no attention. The oddities OF the situations
drown their impracticabllty, and, while sinking
every effort to counterfeit nature, they arc con-
tented with provoking mirtli.
"TEe ShauEhlaun,'' on the other hand,
though fl!ed with i wild, fantastic romance,
draws the audience into an absorbing sympathy
with an apparently cm!ncntly possible. phase OF
life- Peculiar aud sometimes startling methods
Of expression are put into the mouths OF the
characters, but the conversation Of each is SO
uniform that the surprise wears of carly, aud
the Interest Dc:o.ncs centerea III the VARY
ing fortunes OF the virtuous and the
villa;nous- In the construction OF the
role Of Conn, athc Shaug!isauil,* Mr.. Bou-
tacaulr has infused into Levers peasant
q heroism tf1:t lifts him above The level as
signed him by tia: novelist. lie possesses all
tie ceTiltry and shrewdness, covered over with
au air OF stupidity and rcrklcssncss, tint Lever
loved to hold up Is Typical vi the lower order OF
Hfbernian character. But apassionate devotion
to whisky in Co'n gives way to his even more
passionate love for his master, audi while (wl1cn
there Is nothing of greater importance on his
miud) he will poach, aud do many things that
would be criminal in 1nau OF any other l,a-
tionalisy, yet he rises above all these tcmpta-
tions when the objects OF his affection arc in
danger, and stands forth the embodiment Of
manhood, preserving tothng Of his other self
save his brogue aud his inimitab]e faculty Of
expressing lis views in pure, rict, wit As
tue situations become exciting, he drops gently
down from his enliucnce rs foremost character
Of the play, to rise a:raln, equally gently, when
1t is demanded OF him to conceal the lack OF
climax or excitement. 4 careful observation Of
Conn will enable one to forestall the coming Of
crises, for, while le fingers we'll forward during
the whole OF the play, yet he is held as sort Of
ctloring, Sum et.ncs brilliant and sometimes
soitcnlng away i'll harmonizing other tints. It
Is the fault Of the average Irish dramatist that
he makes his peasant sustain the whole per-
1ormancc- In the intensity OF his interest in
his hero, he draws heavily upon ali the rest. |
and, leaving them little or nothing to do but |
"Gli ia,'' puts his Lords and Ladies in the rather
equivocal position Of standing around as sort |
OF servants upon IMAM whose station in life !
demands OF him that be keep quiet |
until spoken to, and crawl out OF |
sight unless biddcn to stay. Conn, on
tic other hand, ncrer appears until just such j |
human being is necessary to do given thing
1mperatively demanded BY the exigencics Of the
case Nor does he assume command Of the
whole battalion as though liz were the General
Of the department. The treatment hc receives
Is OF that l'atronizingly familiar kind which the
superior shows to the inyaIuable inferior, while
he accepts 1t all with the defcrcntial and humble
aspect imposed by the widely differing sations.
fre-crnincntly polite to those above him. aud
d1oll under protest, as il he deprecated a bad
habit Of saying good things in any society. yet
he is t7raut and despot when he comes in
contact with the enemies OF those whom lie
would protect. S:rupulously seryilc to tue En-
glish Captain, be still does not hesitate to mimic
That Captain when mis- back is turned. No mat
Ter how conlica1 an adventure he may be de-
sefibing, lie stops suddenly, and is all grave and
attention if interrupted. He KNOWS
Just how far to7go-si:h those above him. and is
utterly reckless Of how far lie goes with his
peers. Il
It would appca. impossible that fellow Of
his wit and readiness i'll eluding danger should
manifest Conn's courage and anxiety 10 court
death, when lie might, By I simple turn OF the
play. hare secured two reports Of q gun, de-
handed just then as a signal. It is aEphasc Of
he Irish character which may exist, this volun-
arr risk Of life to secure small detail,
tut it is generally deemed more consist ,
mt with prcconceived notions OF the char .
ctesistics Of The Emerald Islander to Sc X
ure his point and save his skin j
ather by the exercise OF his head and heels
han the ;nterposition OF his body. But later /
developments seem to demand ol Con mani :
estly 1oolhardy action one not unnatural, but
improper, for it calls upon dim TO
ISL his tifc for man, when that life IVES Eore
q IAN ever necessary to the protection OF those
'ho depended upon him. But even this may he | s
reslooked in the situations his act deyelqpsA
affords hin an opportunity to preside at ms .
VA wake, an advantage not lne:itably Soucn-
aIed to the hero Of such occasions. (
Passing over SOME almost impcrceptlble |
9CttE. nofrn which 1yo11H la HyEHrCT1f1C1l. | =