, 1879-07-27
THE STAGE.


THE DRAMA.
CHICAGO.
rn uy1oS SQUARE ENGAGEMENT.
dramatic event Of more than usual impor~
..a,e is alyays the reappearance OF the Union
cs,,,rc Comuany. It is invariably prolific oi
.srevab]e anticipation. and that anticipation IL
.ero,v disappointed. This organization and that
- Wa,]sck's Theatre, New York, are the finest
,sre IN America. The latter, Of course, has
ns,er been here. On Monday evening the con-
~, herins an engagement at Hayerly's in a
s,.r entitled 1.-The Bankers Daughter" the
~ of 4. r Cazauran mud Bronson Howard,
Nd founded upon Il play produced at McVick-
81 Theatre during the season OF 1ST-'7S,
entitled ::sLi'llau."
rhe consistency and reliability and uniform
t.;rness of the Dramatic lieaas' criticisms need
~ coommept from us. An extract or two iron,
: notice in that paper, dated Dee. I, 1878, will
a;ee onr readers some idea Of The Bankers
fn.npbter,n built ont OF "Lllian " by Messrs..
pronson Howard and 4. R. Cazauran. $50
;nnortaut production as this.' says the Mems,
.srr;ttcp by Two American authors, warrants ps
IN making some slight depression from the usual
form Of criticism to discuss the motif OF the
rork. 1t is happily one which appeals to
erpry husband and father. every wife and
,rotber. in The community. The subject Of the
.,or;ase de conpaaance has often been treated in
,ove}s. end we'll treated, too, but never before
horp va seen it presented 20 terselY and forciblr
- IN tThe Bankers Daughter "a Door title,
hr the xay). Two women in this play marry
~ from choice but for money. In the one
csse the coquette OF 20 marries the man
~ ~ aYoged1y for his noney-bars.
In the other, the girl Who loves a Door
man msrries rich one to save her faith
er from impending bankruptcy. We hare here
The two extremes OF that atrocious system
xhich is nothing else than lega1ized prostitu-
tion. The effects OF such prostitution become
xomau. too,) who has married to save her
father. after seven years meets the man she
originally loved, Her heart yearns for him, but
her purity forhids. This man became involved
in due1 with p-acticed spdddssisa about this
Fife: and ner husband, who has heard fumors
!of The cause, arrives upon the ground, to find
the wife bending over tue murdered q oody of
restraint. We have noble touch Of nature in
his taxing her gently from the dead man, and
vrspping his cloak about her form, as II To pro-
tect her from ca!u1uny. All thls leads up to the
KEYNOTE Of The play when ne husband asasa and the
e;n Which the two e1cellencfcs Of two writers are
most admirably blended, Mr.. A. r Cazauran in
The emotional and Mr. Bronson Howard In the
cor1edY. The one equals the other. It is no
more Mr. Cazauran's play than it is MIR. How
ehaea I'M arce1lenc;es which makes the generaI
SUCCESS"
This morning the company will arrive from
New York. the majority Of whom will put up at
,re re ,nown @ her. They are: Messrs. Charles
= Thornp IT, Jthn Parse1l. ]. H. stoddart.
r Iemoync' ]osenn B. Polk, II, Y. Lingham'
Wal5cn Pamsay. G. ". Rowser, Harold Fos-
be1n y +. Dali. + n. Thorpe. a. n. Opig]ey.
lis lis Ellie Wilton, Miss Maude Harrison, Miss
Ida Vernon. Mrs. r. ]. Phil]ips, Mrs. Marie VII
tins @ MIS- Sara Cowe1i. c W. Miss Ella McCarthy, and
nn5erxd d5 a,tIs @ nrenared to nresen1 sir nlays
if necessary dnrinr he enragcment. which viii
last i've weeks Besides >sThe Bankers Daueh-
ter * Lost ChiIdren.n " Mother and Son.
"A Celebrated Case. Is The Mothers secret,n
and 1.-THE Danichens.n Manager Hayerly
has Hisely concInded to make no ADVANCE in
prices. There will be matipees on Wednesdays
ind SATURDAYS. but the Union Square Company
VIA '400 ''"o o1,Tr ~ ~ .,so2nrT ~ ,rr1,,r
~.ossoa... = .saaa 49,. .. 80 1-~.,.
Anpguncen,enI IS 1oane enat oa tAonaay even,
ms "aaiGhS Z. M Mf" 1hs- 1oah eotrpn'as9n , VIII
aopear a. at; Hpotes.s 100 lneatres tne simuaIlIy u
names. anu nig u!aoue4 Az "uicn Iae posaets a1e
Torasa, may ieau ,nane pe1ple % 1nao ine oe!le1
;zea tI ana = snnsrvised ir Wa;IacE ~ Wai.
iack's Theatre, New York. II any one is
under that impression we may assure !
them that James W, the manager
of the rroune underlined for Hooley,s. and Les
ter. the Fastern LIGHT comedian ana mauaqer.
are two yery different ncrsons. artistJcajiy.
and otherwise. Mr: lanes ~
Wa]lack is The rent1eman VINO has been for sey-
eral seasons agsocate1 with Mr. John Dillon.
aud Lester Wa.lack is tie actor who RECENTLY |
drew tie nlay.goers of the tozrn to Haverly;s
IN crowds when be anneared in sOurs., ), ttMv
Awjnl DAD. ), and ..Rosedale. y Not for sinrle
moment do ne imagine 1hat Mr.. James ". Wal !
lack would intentionally in any vay |
shaue. or manner mislead the nuhlic |
Into thinking that he IL the ppn- |
nine New York article. or that he
has the einon-nure cou1nany from broadway. !
Danish the tboueht Tberefore we are certain |
that Nr. James II. Walacs will thank us for |
putting him right before the public. and making
clear bis position, which was SO apt to be mis- |
construed owing to the adroit mixing IN OF |
thtse two managers BIZ the efforts Of the editor
Of his three-sheet posters. The engagement at
Hoofey's will last two weeks, and The opening
play viii be ssI'he TicEet-of-L cave Mans with
4 cast comnrisfnor the folIowine neople: Frank
E, Aiken, Owen Fawcftt- Harry Rainforkh. ".
q. CorsweIl. .Randolph Murray. Charles s.
Coon. Miss Coal Dnfour. Edward Powell. !
Philin Hawlcy. tr. James. Mis5 Generieve
Bowers Miss Aiice ShoTwnnti' Nav Wailack
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