, 1879-01-19


and well-ordained apartments, all supplied With
gas running water, and current OF air which
eau be tempered to the most closely shorn OF
variety performers in the dead OF the crueest
Chicago winter. With the multitude Of exits,
the fine line OF sight, aud the thousand and one
details which thu architect has taken care OF,
the present article has nothing to do. The
dressing rooms are good, and that is something
worthy OF notice.
THE NEW CHICAGO.
Nothing could exceed tile courtesy OF Mr..
Walker, OF the New Chicago Theatre, when re-
the wary discretion with which be descanted
upon the approaches to the house, the exquisite
beauty OF its auditorium which, BY the way,
the facts Justify the eulogy,-and insisted that,
Ike Melrose Abbey, the dressing-rooms should
be viewed by pale moonlight, or gaslight: That
there is plenty of room In the building for
charming rooms, aud that one OF two OF those
exhibited were yerv acceptable. the reporter IS
willing to make affidavit with alarming reckless
ness; that Mr.. Walker looks and acts as though
he regarded actors as sensitive human beings he
is also willing to assert, but limited acqualnt-
ance With the rceesses OF the basement ocea-
stoned BY & strangely expeditions examination
thereof prevents his committing himself to
blend praise of what may not be the best in The
world, and Jet may be-.
THE LAWYER AND TIE ACTRESS.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
CHICAGO, JAN. 1S.-A LAWYER, noted for his
scarcity Of hair, and an actress Of no mean re-
pute, experienced for few weeks the divine
passion.'' somewhat finer looking and far
richer rival came upon the scene, and Ihc lawyer
was s'left.'' He wrote her thus poSsess<the
originals:
My ..suit " is not ~ suit at law"
You know by ny admission"
"A judgment ~ Mt your hands ''crave,"
But Judgment By confession" +"
'sseryed sou long before the suit .
Was BY 1nc fairly mootcd,
You ''acceptcd seryice' with smile
Tho you knew was - non-sulted."
At first feared you would 'tdemur''
With spirit and annoyance,
But you pleaded prompts, qaibelns "plea,"
''Confeesion and avoidance" 4"
II can only win my" "suit," -
You will never file a bill, !"
For during life my task shall be
TO *'admtnfster your Will
After few days the following was handed to
him:
TO me you hare assigned ''part"
Requiring some precision.
To answer as lady should
With courage and decision.
You've been persistent at the "play"
In which we t,vo TOOK part.
Ny ''loyers lines II were meant for you
When dummy pressed my heart
To "make up'' was pleasant task
After t'scenes u VIC should have missed;
Forgiyeness-then We kissed.
In tragic tones svore my heart
Wnnld break unless VIC wed.
But Loves ephemeral. like the wind,
Took t'Wings'' and now is fcd.
Twas but some act" in life we played,
The curtain - cown,-it's Of the past;
A ''chnnge Of programme ~ in the "'bill,"
And yon--not IN the cast
Since the recent Of the above be does not 20
to the theatre. Tue proftssion,' he says, is
hcartless and wicked. &c has just finished an
Introduction forts Baxter's Call to the Uncon-
verted," which he proposes to inclosc to his
former acquaintance. Yours, S1MEISs.
LOCAL NOTES.
Ada Cavend'sh opens at McVicker's on Feb. 8,
in '1Jane Shore"
Len Growers "Board;ng House" Company
has broken down, aud IIoo!cr will have to ill
up his week with some other attraction.
Balabrcga, the Swedish magician, and Miss
Mary Legion, the remarkable secoBd-sight seer,
will give q series OF entertainments q: Hershey
Hall, commencing Monday: the 9th.
Miss Helen Potter, a reader Of considerable
will give some Of her presentations
OF prominent men, actors. and actresses, this
evening, at Tilotson Hail, Englewood.
Mr. N. L. sa1ey will lecture on "splinters"
next Saturday evening at Tl1lotson Hall, Eagle
wood, this being the third OF a series of enter
tainmcuts Of the Engle"ood lecture course.
Euckstone's celebrated drama screen Bush
es " will be presented tomorrow evening ut Nc
Vickcr's Theatre, for the first time here in many
years. 1t will employ in its representation the
entire strength Of the stock company.
Mr.. Joseph Murphy, the popular Irish come
dian, will play an engagement Of one week a.
Hooley's, opening in the Kerry Cow" with its
realistic 1lorSe-shoeing scene. "Wednesday his
new play, ''Shauu Rhue," will be given, and On
Friday and Saturday Alaum Gre"
Mr.. Ian,ln's smoke-if-you-likcn theatre
will be devoted'as usual to variety this week,
in wnich is included sensational drama writ
Shadowed Vic:im." In The first part there will |
appear four end-tnen and thirty ladies'.
Harry Little, alias Len Grover, Jr., has been
at his old tricks again, banking what money he |
had at the faro-rablc and leaving his company
in the lurch. 4 few Of them have found their
way to Chicago. 1t is said that young Len
made an attempt once more to kill himself, but |
did not SUCCEED.
Miss Alice Harrison, the charming little Cali |
fornia actress, who recently appeared in con- |
junction with the Rice Surprise Party at Haycr- |
ly's, passed through this city Friday evening en- |
route for Boston. Miss Harrison will soon be- |
Gin All enlargement at the Boston Museum in |
opera boullc, the opening piece being lie Petit !
Duc,'' III which sue will assumc the luke de |
Dfrlae4oy.
The revival Of "RoseJae" at McVicker's,
ami round. of familiar charactcrizatious bv |
John Dillon at Hooley's. constituted the only |
dramatic attractions Of the week Just passed.
McVickcr announced that "Rosedae" was
brought down from the shelf in obedience to
requests from the public, but it is to
be noted that the managerial compliance was
rewarded with Indifference. The play was as
handsomely mounted and as we'll played as be-
lore, but it was care and labor wasted. The
musical attractions elsewhere proved alto
Eether too much for its success
The Dillon company succeeded in
drawing tolerably good houses, especially
during the latter end of the week, aud in the
evenings when John was in good humor The I
performances were highly acceptable. Lie is
.apricious genius, is John, however, and needs
! considerable deal Of pctting to keep hin ia
he right vein, Tic party is about to start
orth on an extensive trip to the mountain |
:cgions of Colorado and elsewhere.
THE RECENT QUARREL
between two leading opcratic artists has not vet |
,eea carried to that excess which marked the |