, 1879-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
e1,vlCKr1t,s THEATRE.

Miss Ada Carcndish, who las acquired the
peculiar reputation, since her adycnt In Amer
ica, Of being badly.mauagcd STAR" tnade her
bow to Chicago nudicnce last evening at Nc
vtcker's Theatre. II bad management
could scc,irc Miss CavenJlsn ns cordial wei
CONC everywhere rs she received here, nfad cn-
nble l,erto sustain tho first favorable Impression
made, through lva acts Of All antiquatcd play,
We should recommend her to continue In her
present path. She came lerc preceded LY eon,-
puratirely lttt1e hesnliny through The usslat
channels, aiu It must hare bccn, therefore,
NIL the more gratifying to stranger 10
find 40 spontaneous greeting awaiting her.
Tic lluslse was well filled, IN the balcony aud
gallery, as well rs In tho parauct anu circle, by
M Intelligent and tl'scriminat!ge audience, mid
recall At the close Of the 1ccond, ttirtl, and
fourth acts tn.tlt1cl abundautty to tic pleasure
her performance DtIurdtd.
AIr. Wills version Ut "Jane Shore" uas the
piece selected w Mssa cuvendftli tor her debut
ln CbfeaEu. In thls Inodelnzed edition Str.
Wills has discarded much uf the history which
Rowc's tragedy tells, an! which many i wufnl
ballad has sung, 10 tllc effect TINT Jnnc drae1cd
out wretcl,el existence after tllc 4cath of Eu-
ward, and finally die1 @ in a. ditch: Historically
50 probably Is Mr. Wills, sho brings
her er to I iha bosom Il ler family. Ticsu ar:
poluts less worth considering than Tic more
vital one as to the merits Of The drama founded
upon this l,alf-lcgcndary romanrc. Tic story Is
tou we'll known to permit Of It's recital In this
placc. We lave all been told that che was the
Kings mistress; ttnt she deserted Oil ]Ioncse
trucs1nati TO become for brief scuson the
glllcl ntuth futterinE around tho candle 1T
must haye been cnntllc In tfiOse da5s) III lsoy-
atty; that wllcn thu King died she betanle the
tnlstrcss Of Lord l1nstings, ntMl after him the
mistress Of anybody, perhapa, tInt offered. AS
this drat,n ttGS NIT OFGtCnt} tt be II recital Df
historical faets, II Is not IL fin: purpose u dis
cuas sLsc'l. As to lrr character which Is more
to the point, Mr. Wells Ecuresents her
nnl, with the exception Of her one
great mistake, worthy of stneere admiration.
Tn thc Kings death sf,c !s treated With scorn
md insult BY the parasites who haa tawnea
ut i.cs gntcs. All ot which was auits natural,
according to tic worlds way. Only one sturdy
FREUD, unss, tho baker, reI1ains by her III hsr
distress, md leads her back to thu horne stlu
had abandoned. The husband turn. his face
from tpr, nakcs her believe her child IL lcu.i,
ur! only promises 10 pardon her when Ehc has
cxpiatcsl her crlins In ,alc sight Of Heaven.
yans VINE our ;s,a, respets and tsy1npsthy y,., by
isll oycrturcs, aud prepates '1s for
thu narrowing s.enes Of her pvnnntc,
which uro interrupted BY rescuo Nhcn sue IL
ut the polnt vf starvation, aral foluwes! by Il
Without commenting at lcngth on tile merit
Of Mr.. Wills work. we nrc not inclined to ac-
cord It htg praiso " onr of sustained dramatic
Interest, but VIC GLADLY turn from ttr e,ntcn-
plation Of the play Itself, with its haltng blank
yrrss n,,d tedious narratlons, tn the rxce!lel,.
acting OF Miss CuvcnltAi, who brcatctl tnto the
dry homes llc breath u l,fe.. i, the '1rs. art
| sht makes All impression which Il ra.l!er tsap-
po1nsinu. although on after consideration her
belayiur Us .hc pnul,ercd favor'tc IL !cally
truthful. II is iu the. emotional p'lases
Of thn character, y the dcyelopmcnt