, 1879-04-20

the picture with as much attention to detail as
possible, and the result is an admirable Shak-
Webb as xEaeon, The syracusan merchant, recitcs
the story Of his misfortunes With genuine
pathos. The Anttphoti arc by Mr.. He-:y Coulter
and Mr.. r. j. Dillon. The resemblance is very
eomk1etc, and TIE, acting aud reading OF Mr.
Coulter is particularly noteworthy. Perhaps
the weak spot in the performance is to be found
among the women; still Miss Kate FORSYTH, Miss
Alicia Robson, and Fanny Francis as Adriaua,
Luciano, and Lcsb;a, were very we'll done. Much
commentator should be expended upon the
scenery, anti particularly upon that OF the Sec
ond act, descriptive Of an Ephesian street.
"The Comedy Of Errors" will run another
week, when Messrs. Crane and Robson will re-
verse parts, the former taking the Dro1,.io OF
saeuSs and the Latter that e EpheSus
now playing at AcVicker's. to Messrs. Robson !
and Crane:
CHICAGO, April .16 1s70.-Dtar Robson and
Crane: Your joint performance uarvelously
~ fnn Ee in 9 go s os1 and the nsh
scenes ever witnessed. Thanking you for your
intellectual and amusing Lesson in Shakespeare that
have this day received at your hands. am yours,
admlringly aud sincerely, I. ". kEENE.
CLARA MORRIS.
COL Havorly has captured Miss Clara Morris,
and on Monday evening she appears at his house
i1f this city. To use hackneyed phrase, OF
course it will be s'a notable dramatic event."
Her greatness is we1l eaa knoTn, %; T. and I'VE need
onnort11nities. The programme will be On Mon
day aud Tuesday evenings, 'sArticle A." on
Wednesday and Thursday, '"Miss Mutton - on
Friday and Saturday matinee, "Camille, e,"-six
performances in ali. Among the support will be
Nr. Joseph r. Wheelock, Mr.. George Morton, Mr.,
81, 3. Norman, Mr.. Charles Plunket, Mrs.
Mollfe Aiaeder Steele, Mrs Amelia Hodges,
and Miss May Croly, daughter OF Mr.. D. G.
Croly, formerly editor OF the New York Graphic,
and OF bis wife nJcnuic June,'' who is under
the chapcrouage Of Miss Morris By the
way, sneaking Of Miss Morris, We are re-
minded Of au interview last week be-
tween her and Cincinnati reporter, in
which the lady gives her version for the first
timc-as she says-of the difficulty with Rose
Eytiuee in San francisco. Freddie and his wife
entered a box, q drunken man nude some COM
motion in the parquer, was elected, and the
play proceeded. t'As Sir Francis {the play was
East Lynne y left the STAGE" said Miss Morris,
t.Koso Eytinge began her sofiloquy, and turn
ip., saw me in the box. She stammered little
in ller lines, anl her complacency was not re-
stored by the fact that Mt. Wilson forgot his
hat on the table and was called back for It By
bow In the gallery. The play proceeded to the
end Of the act, and then the confusion behind
the scenes began again. Suddenly the curtain
was hastily pulled back aG the side and Miss
EYtiuge came before it and: began a speech to
the audience Her first sentence did not pro-
duse pgs 50 ss sse9Ssd = ne her ees ad
wholly unnechautcal, aud she claimed that her
feelings had been SO outraged by the vile words
OF the man who had hecn elected from the house
that She was unable to complete the play. She
Mr. Wilson came out and announced. that Miss
Eytinge was sick, aud thut she really could not
NAV. Miss Holbrook, Young LADY who played the
servant was inducedt to undertake to read the part
that should have been played by Miss :Eytingc.
and so finish the play. At first I was inclined
fho hCv fo~ ,hota al h11t
upon thinking the matter over moment, saw.
fiat such course would be discourtcous to
Miss Ho]brook, so remained until the perform
nnce was over, Miss Holbrook read the lines Of
Todv Isnbe{ so we'll and so intelligently that
threw her nv bouquet as compliment. While
Miss Eytinge was in her room the manager of
the theatre visited her and endcayored to get
her tn finish the play, but she declared in Ian
guage that I will not repeat that she would
never speak line IN DIS mouse. ohe was au-
nounced ior mat.ne9 ene pe1e d
th.t ro, viii MT NV ~ Yon are to un-
derstanu,' said she, shat will never play again
in your -- house, VERY well,' said he :;
you are woman, and cannot help myself.
The stage-manager NJ, vas % Will n'm, anu " ueaaa ~
and and pcsFea me- to help hun out o his di1eu]ty
finding f that he would b. compelled to
| close i his house II l. did not come
to the rescue. I. at haifpast / in the
morning, consented to play Ntncy Sykes on Sat-
urday evening. I got COPY Of the play, and
studied the part from II, anu "4u ou' NC se ~
nearsal o. Two seenes p!4}eu .ne - ~ -, aa,,
house. so careful Was not ~ W nt: nny
rlgnL Oh MISS Eytsc r.aa he baH +olan ererr
tlt; tneatIe uutn 1n11s ~ - o+,1 wnr,,d
not nse her version OF Nancy Sykes, but studied
nv oart from The nnhlfshed book OF the plav,
u.h;'n The other characters were played from the
m.a,v , a1;,;nn 80 rom see did not enter