, 1879-05-10
.AMUSEMENTS.


60. This manager Inns tried lard 10 establish
stuck thuatrc, to Introduce new llnss, to foster
dramatic tastu, uni educate The poopla to an up
preeIatio1l Of originality by encouraging nspir'
Ing lranntfsls hui l'o l,as failed IN his la1'ah'e
cxartinps. 11u haG tried this for two yoars,
mud during thai tllnu aha mn'nt1era of
his company for tho mDst part havd
nccn thoroughly capab1e people, anil In the set
ting nu'i dressing Of tho plays Mr. McVlcker has
freely expended his money and given every
thing his most careful supcrvstoE. M play
during tt,At time has hecn produced to Which
renl Objection coulll be taken cspn by tl.e ex-
treme morallst. The entertainment has been Ut
thr purest and Of The bust kind arlIstlcally, but
the pcopic Won't hare It, anil for next season at
my rass Mcvtcker's will fall into the ranks OF
the atar aInl combination houses. During tl,osa
two yuaFs, 1t 10 safe 10 say te naaa9er has lost
nothing, but we question very much whether he
llus trade more than running exnotIscs. lie has
only l,al tl,u satisfaction Of giving his expert
tllnnt q fair trial. And noW, seeing the lscless-
ness Of attempting the. establishment Of what
might have been Western tlranlat!c school,
wisely lctcrmiaes to swim With the tide. u1ni,
Of c0ursc tic smashing up Of The Stock conl-
uanY IL to b. depiarcd, for reasons sufficiently
patn to The o6acryaut. It Is hut another stcp
In tho extinction of the only scuols Ut acting IN
managers who adhere to tic old p1nn follow
air. AfcVscker's example, wo hclfoyo tile sooner
tlle profession and the public Will realize tho
@ 1,ovn,r inicr;nr },crfnrmances. wbo thn int,ry
81 ?Eass;s &c ss Sss ;s s:s :s T. =
tnarked Will be the deterioration OF the minor
actor mid the cold iutllllefencc WHICH will 10
mind. Tug new facss Of oHe week viii aispiace
those Of tho preceding, to bs in turn diapiaced
10 oaeNV
, f ,nq of t%a o,sT ut cpsI. Ja.
s,'eiI 'Mu arr;v" MI III nav systetn sik oysr
snai ssaI nsig hs ~ NV tais III ~" 'S'so"' s"
IN tic alth Of August the season opcnetl witt,
IT 1}nio'nnry'' iii witl, Ward ns i;arry,nors in t,,c
,iet o,"in p'sI h"n IL ron fnr iva weeks Fran.
,hst dat" mnt;l tn.n;ght ~ IL ~. ;1ratatia at,rae
ts a. apss aso Is hat NJ fninws 0 o'"a''0
''s'p Sept. aejoseph 5oi1efsou, "np Van wlukle;"
ooi; xs n 591Sn"" qSs ~, wss wssI,
t e'st a1-Kata Mal.ow. "htss'" "aS1; aow; thrco
Nor. a;-.f Roseialo;," two seoka
| Dec, "a Doallo Life" how; and "neaa
Aqn's r. sl!oes;. two ,, WseKs. =, 49, p..,.,, 49,,
Tsat a1@nsarn a1les7ed nany; ',yS "ct Sas week.
Inn. W-.beatiny.n nuw: one week
jan. jan. il, nIiasean!o; !" ia ono s week. S"
Jan ao-.' ureun nns.lcs:' ouo wook.
| Jau. s7-'''rwo Women,' nov; onc Week.
FsD: a-A1a t,s cayen4!sh. :la:c Shore" new;
th5ce, s, wseks; ,,,.,, eu...,. n
reo: 1Mfo's !. tdI1 snrp,W!:e p W, ,rn'ty "ooinson
aas mnasa - ,,a 'ne ,a mo9u' A"a otsoS'
March rch s4obms o"e Tlunioro" oo,,v tn,co
,vnaSa nnItsA "'Aa ''a'o'' pas's' '"'es
hnrIl 14-Eawtu Boot), .Ilamlct" .R,cta,d
ILL.," " "ntchclien, ii HTho :Foul's Revenge,
sti,rutus." s.King I.car." ''utho!lo, t7rho
Merchant Of yunicc." !" - Katherine aud Petru-
chso.' Macbeth, md this ntteraoon 'ilamlst;"
four weeks.
Tile officers Of tlle ttcatru for the aoaaou end
luz to-rIght aro: j. II. MeViclcr, lessee; IIor-
ucs AcVickcr, Business Managur; l.. l.. Sharpe.
Staao manager; 9. =. Kedtteld' Treasurer; l. 4:
Webb, musical director; j. ii. Brown.
nrou,ptcr; Mrs. Kellogg, coetumer. Tha com
parry, With tic exception Of Mr. Z. Il. Learoek
in February. comprise: Mr. W. +. Edwards. slr.
lsolniul Rcsl. Alr: j. d. Evorl,ata, sfr Harry
Whitaker Mr, W. 4, I.nyclir, MIR, j,