, 1879-05-25
THE STAGE.
THE DRAMA.
CHICAGO.

NM
..t.r Wallack, Is three times grandfather.
~ -,,n upon the stage carries his years better.
oa1 .,,snty years younger, possess such buoy
fe'.,d rev. el.sricity Of spirIk As .Xv AtnfM Dad
fae. .1 +be week people have had u chance to see
oal'a -, the boards: off the stage he looks like
"ll ~-se+ryed army officer cnt from the
"en,r :of Thackeray-tall, straight dark
and mus,ache, with Keen eye
nn .h,ch he invariably fxes an eyeglass, and he
49, teiI story and relish one about rs we'll ns any
e@. - The writer happened to ind him at leisure
'".,e,dsy and in talkative mood. He was highly
Co., With bis reception In the West; the people
psN INctn very kind to him. and 20 had the press
wss rlad to say that his reception warranted
sa4 a.,,esrance in both ST. Louis and in Chicago.
,.ryc had one or two funny experiences,
..aT ;, safd he; nd scarcely got of the cars
49,, 3donday morning when young fellow from
.,.ninr paper rushed into the room and asked
nha, 1.,hought Of your city. confess Was
~. 49, ,,,ved at the demand, and asked him for IN
s~ssor two to make up my mind upon the matter.
49,. 49, what saw on my way from the railway
.sno, to the hotel. however, the place seemed
,",ep bnstiine, and all that sort Of thing told
49,: a. This wouldn't do, though, and be
s..d lot Of questions at me about
11nrinuRti. St. Louis, the theatres here. the
..r.e there the hotels, ,-egad. think he quizzed
oa na .hont the lumber trade, and asked my opinion
1r.nt tlink, It was the Stock Yards, you've got
~ss = n,ace. eh:-and even went the length OF
''..a,7nt;na to rake up the history Of my great
"em aas"n,hsr"
eranomolus, ~ aopbt a.+,saea b,m,"
..The Young man eridently thought had for
=, one ot the papers he made me say that cor
a,,,1, detestcdcincinnati, and that St. Louis was
snr,11v abominahle to me. IA to Chicago, he made
~ 90 into ecstacles over it. The young man
.honobt it all right, no doubt, but what will my
trisnd.in these Two cities think'"
"1n Ctncinnau soat ous'aess "As
..Fai1-ony fair; the audiences Wore rather
ebill1."
Ana ~ ~ .ras x.~v n,+t,r,,o :.
my Reception va" 'e41 11A1eAtas W luz n Il
hss been in Chicago" )" .......
r.y,.r .r;,h h,s s,x1~ he ,ron1a hav~ .ra,
mole lau1'''~. .:*.: .. A
more eaDse 1ot sta,lacaaon' n anu tnfnea INC con-
1ersa1ion upon the subject OF atara.
..1he old system OF starring remarked the come
x.n ..,nDesrs to have been lost sight of. Bi.torf
esh. 'pp n"1.a,o rs,, I.h1r,es Ms+h.,.s ~
Sal5tn. he'no'e' As0u' euA''1S Aalae"H' ana
Other great lights before they. started out, OBJ
t,nea in the largest city of the country in which
tbey . iiyed metropolitan :reputarion. In
all foreign countries 1o'oay some place 10
acknowledged to be the place. In England 1t is
Iondon: IN Austria, Vienna; IN France. Pans. but
il ID totsllJ different in America. Boston saya to
New yort. .Oh. we'll, why should ron claim the
rrtstett comedisnv and Philadelphia turns IN her
ao.e + Boston Claims thc greatest t1aeedian. This
1nndons Judgment hui here boston says
Ynrk W. Ch,caen ~ much ss Boston' There
l. aotA' ,bs sA'e diiscnltv with m nctor Who
her;ns 1he starring sIstem here. Take Booth. Jef
fnrson WcCnilnnph. or Barrett They are MT con.
n.ct.d xith sny eitv in this countrv. their rrnn
3.+,nn ia General With me il IN enriTry ifferent
nv rrpnutstion il asseciated entirely with Eew
Y9rt So when 20 tn Boston viii, NV New Yort
..,e ~ ~" 49,. .S-r<, 4hs;~ .hnn1aat1s snS 49,
nf tha @1e.t eomediaTs thew haye nrodnce
Wonld h. nreclsely the same with Warren were he
tn oo n New Yorf All the cjties Of this conntrv
sre 1undon.. They will Readily accent Sa1vini |
with An Italian reputation, and would Henry iry-
6 ee6t Iester WaIlsck or INV other bodv WITH New
York reputation. But Tye had Quod luck: I'VE
been yefy kindly treated.n
.s3ut sad The writer. ssthe reason for that fs
that New York although an umusement-seekine
rity, is not by any means = dramatic CITY,
:tYes: that's 80, The people Of New York don't |
ARE one sixpence for the drama don't say that t
;esnlar dramatic patronage doeen't exist. rhey
!" -. un ~ ~ ota+ ~ 49, s w. tp 49,
mother. That's the drama In New York. I don't |
ny that In erumbling spirit. II they won't take
q the drama, managers and actors have nothing to |
10 but to follow their taste"
- But you deplore this falling OF in dranAttc
..1. ,...
21ye The nnblie good stuf. LooE It .Dinlomscy.
think 4 DlHY HaB ever better Drn3nce8 in mr. !