, 1879-03-16
THE STAGE.
THE DRAMA.


snr.ed at auy of the city theatres last weel
thar norton Of the public which support
.,,,,senepts managed to fill in the time yer
..nfortably, and to extract as much genuin
.u,oy1nent frcm the entertainments ofrtrc
,r Haycrly, Hooley, McVicker, ct al, as thos
rsntlrmen could reasonably be expected to fu,
len materia1 for. Unlike most large cities
rn,capo does not observe Lent by staying awa
f,on the theatre, and from the experience q
the nresent season it would seem that the jolEe
md more rollicl1ng the play presented the bette
The attendance. At all the prominent house
kometbing light and sparkling was Offered
uonager Haverly, with the nerve which b
,,one possesses, engaged Emmett and hi
nFritz' troupe, In spite OF the fact that tn
combination had but two weeks previously ap
neared for week at Hoo1cy's. But LUCK wa
m 1ayerIy's side this time, and uniformly 1are,
.,a,ences we're the result. There is no doub
.hat Mr.. Emmett is an excellent comedian,
f,;r dancer, and good singer, but even witt
+hese attributes OF success there is generally
limit to the number OF times in which AT
,tor can "s.ar" a city. "Fritz'' /:
~ exception. II he were to come around
,q,fn next week hearty reception
manner in which the Colyille Folly Company
rsed to be received when "Babes in the
Woods II was somewhat OF a novelty. The first
engagement was an immense success. Then
+he proyinces were worked until the attraction
besan to pail. Back to Chicago. Immense
enccess, another rural excursion, and back to
Chicago to replcnish the treasury. The Chicago
neop.e never failed to turn out, and, although
the performance never varied hairs breadth
fr1n tie original presentation, seemed to have
so unlimited supply OF enthusiasm always
ready to be produced when Roseau bowed her
telf out at the 1eftchand entrance shouting
aBaby M'hfne'' in an impassioned manner, or
tbe mechanical donkey executed its Jig steps.
Emmett and the Babes arc so evenly matched
IN drawing power that competitive exhibition
of their respective merits might be entered into
With profit to the managers Of both shows.
as,defrom Emu,ett's songs and dances, "Fritz' II
il weak. The minor characters are of no earth
II account, and are assumed in the main hy per-
tous who would give quito as much satisfaction
In less conspicuous walks Of life
1t Hooley's, Lot1a has done tremendous
business, and one that was we'll deserved. AL
rays q fayorite, Of late she has improved won
deftulls IN many respects, her only weakness
being the singular delusion that she can sing.
Ar. Marble, who supports her in q very credit
able manner, is also afflicted with the same
balurination regarding himself. and between
them there is some fearful and wonderful work
done IN theyocal line Barring this, ''Afusette''
i thoroughly enjoyable, and this fact was amply
attested By the large audiences which witnessed
its representations. It may hare been that not
all Of this success was due to Lotta or "Mu-
eettc,n and that good portion Of it came from
&h. ritv # 1r1i
passing entirely under the control Of its present
mauagtr, has taken decided turn Tor the bet
ter. Everything produced has been worth Sec
1ng, and there have been no disapppintments in
tie shape Of much-adyertlse attractions which
uoon Inspection failed to back up the g]ittering
managerial eucomiums with which they had
been heralded.
The Rice Surprise Party closed three
weeks engagement at McVicker's last evening.
After s'Dabes in the Woods" had been
done to death, ttHorrors" WAS put on.
Horrors - Was comparatively new Since its
oyeEhauliny Of the piece has taken place, and
with results Of most satisfactory nature. II
any fault can he found with "Horrors' II in it's
present shape, it is that OF length. Something
over three hours is the time required tor its
whereas two and three-Quarter
hours is long enough for any audieuee!.::
Hamlin's aud the Metropolitan have given
thcir patrons solld chunks OF the ''realistic''
drama during the past week, in Good as Gold,
and Il Broken Fetters." Mr.. Hamlin seems to
be afflicted with i peculiar mania for engaging
people whose stock in trade consists of play,
The hero OF which Is continually IN difficulties
Of more or less serious nature with the officers
of the iaw- No sooner had Dominick Murray
With his striped scit and " Escaped from Si,r
Sing :" departed, than 31r. Barry with his shat
tered come-alongs was brought in. MIR. Ham,
Inns audiences undoubtedly admire the Bride
hryr fu.u
LOCAL NOTES.
The next entertainment OF the Englewood
ecture course will be reading by Laura E.
Dainty, at Til;olson's Hall, Friday evening.
1t the Aurora Turner-Hall, corner Milwaukee
venue aud West Huron street, this evening,
he Scandinavian Amateur Dramatic Club will
)roduee st tAxel and Wilborg,'' DR.. Paon taking
he leading part
Nj. ]. D. O'Hara, who was to give an enter
alnment Tuesday evening next at the West !
md Opera House, has received short notice to
care town tonight, in order to meet a pro-
tss:onal engagement. His tickets are still |
ood for this entertainment, which will OCCUR |
u bis return to the city.
Manager Rice, OF Rice's Surprise Party, I
ehltSed what he has long been figuring for |
le Colrille Comuauy of Miss Lima AIcrviile |
40 Miss Marion Elmore. two Of the most
Rented artists OF tlatorganization. With this |
Mr.. Hice need fear no rivals.
Thus far, Chicago has had but slight intlic-
On OF =" "Pinafore." All amateur rom pany which
overed on the outskirts OF the West Side, and /
aolhe1 at Rooley's, being the only manifesto
oas Of tue fever which has ragged so furiously
the East. John Allen will bring out 4" Her
a]esty's Ship at the Metropolitan this week,
'Tever. Miss Inez Sexton will be Josephine,
ID the other parts assumed BY local singers
Mr. ". T. Melville, who as COL T. Il. Elevator
the Grover '' 'Boarding-House Company
n'efed quite = success, will appear at Ham
Us this week 10 sanguinary and sensational
ANA entitled, ''The Pirates OF the Chesa-
axe" In addition to this, there will oe
net performance, including songs and dances
MCINTYRE and Heath, serjoconic songs BY
lss Ella Mays, the same by Miss Robson,
W. John Mccullough will, tomorrow even
:, oce1n brief season at HaVerly's, sup
sted 6y Mr. Charles Barron (whom the bills
scribe as tan eminent acror''}, Miss Emily
EFia. anu competent company. The pyu-
amme for the week is Us follows: Monday and
ESQ, Rssaay evenings, and Wednesday matinee, |
'theiio'; Wednesday and Thursday even
= Julius Caesar''; Friday evening, "Vir-
aus y, ;, and a Regular Flx"; Saturday even
!, Richard 1lI.''
~ Hooley's Mr.. Hoechster's German Dra-
!e COMPANY will appear this evening in
a1songes new farcetomedy. ''Dr- klaus.''
'efevcr this play has been produced thus far
Us u: achieved notable success and the critics
unanimous in declaring 1t the finest German
7 that has been written since tie safne all- | ;