, 1880-11-07
Sudden Termination Of Miss Agnes
Robertson's Season.
Revival Of the Star Lecture Course
Sara Bernhardt.
General Dramatic News-Profes-
sional Directory.
FAnuRES AND SUCCESSES.

cities where she plaveo oe1"to eoAue uc'e' a'Ao
she hRs drawn the >1hinnest kind Of houses |
nho,,, M baa as those Of Mr. and Mrs. George |
Knfrht at Notwithstanding her Chicago en- /
vogenent She has proved a failure as a star.
I,,,,ht wetks a9o bliss Robertson started, unner
tha management Of StrAkosch, upon tour
which was to have lasted sixteen weeks The
company had been on the road but Your weeks
when had business and scantily- hlled treasury
compelled general sheaFing Of salarles
Then Strakosch drew cut anu le1t inc
rom to their own management. Since
that time they hive been going along
m n sort of n cooperative plan. But codpera-
tim did not do At indianapolis a few weeks
AFRO their season nearly came to I'm end' but
they m thcred strength somehow, KEPT on tailng
their duaes, anu finally opened In this city Il
week ago, Here the conclusion was forced
upon them that the ventura was hopeless one
So lust nigh. rhe curtain fell upon the final per-
fornnnce OF the season OF Agnes Robertson.
The reasons for the failure are very plain. and
straKosch's ] experience. She appeared ii plays
fhur have ceased 10 be popular nnd III chHrnc-
tnrs tnn. which she has outlived. The heroines in
t.Arr,,h- ua- -Puxue" and in Jessie Brown" were
originally drawn by The nnshtso anshor to u Ut the
sne w,,s utrordcd every oppurtunlty for the ful!
display OF Ii ru,her pleasing style OF acting, and
this. added to charming pessonay @ aae hs .st nef
dnys the lady WAS scarcely deemed strong
cnol1gh to star. Her acting Is perhaps as at
trnea!sv t1I as Who N cuuid sstisiy the eye and The
fuucy IL the embodiment of such roles as Ely
VC"nr.nr, a.ruh Me<il1. or Jessle Br"w1, We
have a MISUNDERSTANDING lady. As we said, Mrs.
ls,u,,.icuut has uuturnwn the parts she has ut
tempted. and the ouly chnAce sue had OF MAXIM
Favorable impression lay III her securing
Dtuy in which there WIS d character more IN &c
corGunce with her present qualifications
Lawn Tennis" Will bccome very popular
entertainment. It has been drawing lurge
L,,,,.,.e tht brief enhancement
which began last Monday and Will ternl'lnte To-
night. 1t is one OF the latest oE the muslcat-
com1cal concerns. with very slight thrend OF
| plot, with plenty Of music, humorous sayings,
| but il ia US far above the general run or such
+ things as was the vokes enteralnment apove
appearance in this country. LAWN Iennts IS
/ n polIshed and Il finished piece OF work. There
is pungency in its sntlre and refinement in IT'S
| fun. Coarse sayings and indicate al
iusions are never INDUCED in, tho peo-
1de,' ple, well chosen for their scver,l, paris:
is tue au,hor Of : Lawn Tennis" and In it Nc
has put the ssss sss wcrk 5rss we
| fortunate in securing for the inlt rprc'atiop of
| his COMEDY two such artists Us Mr. John Huwson
and Mr. Digby Bell. Mr.: nowson nus ntnong MS
| In whatever part he appears we Invariably hsld
him bestowtn9 the utmost pains upnn every dc.
| complete Sir. Digby BELL has greatly Improved
during the past ten years, and IS stu ln,proy-
lug. His comedy Is becoming delicate. unforced~
gifted with such u voce. SIR. Armand is an i'll
| tlluercut actor. but he sings Ia pleasant tenor
which bis ps1d bssys n H. hz M
| There is nothing particularly striking among
the actresses found IN the Gust individually; out
! collectively they form 4 chAruntnR-lt0kin9
group, and are fully equal to what is required
" There appears to be no decrease in the popu-
lur;ty ct 1.-THE Tourists" fur every p:rfor.n-
ancc has beeu well attended. Aud tho people
hnve roured over the Textures OF the show
Haverly's has been the stage upon which s.n'th @ n
and Mestayer's performers have appeared Ia
their antics Mr. and Mrs. George Knight have
done q wrelched business ut Mc!ickers s.
appeared. it is trash; perhaps no worse than
tile rubbish carried around BY Etnmtc, Joe
Murphy, nnd some others; nnt tne people nefe e,fe
clever peopse, and the sooner they get better
vehicle fur the Of their skill tho better
| II Will be for them and fhr tho patrons of the
theatres in which they appear.
THE STAR LECTURE COURSE.
The managers of the series of entertainments
| given under this head begun shortly afte
the Tire and dropped some time agu announce
that they will Immediately begin aguin. NJ
doubt they will meet with the popuarit,
formerly awarded them. When the Star Cours
was first inaugurated it was almost Impossible
to Induce lecturers OF ability who were popuia
IN the East to undertake journey to the West
and hence Messrs. Carpenter and Sheldon, whit
were pioneers In this class vi entertainments Il
the West, were compelled to pay extrnvagan
fees, which practically amounted to Il bribe, t
! secure men OF the Standing Of Phillips, Curtis
Dcccher, Chaplin, ct al. Continuing In thei
etlurrs, however, the managers OF the Sta
Course xave an vefage Of ubout sixty entertain
; mcnts each yenr, and during tho hrst 81,
Seasons introduced for tho first TIM
to the Ch,cugo public thirty-seven nev
candidates for public favor on the lyceum plat
luru,. SIX ut the read.nx-desk, i've new mus.ca
organizations. pes.des l'any oiu lam.tlAr Iavoc
, | the ChicAgU public from the Star Lecture COuts
ptatturln were James 7. Fields, Dullie Doug,,cl
Mark % Twain, Josn billings, Gcn, Kpairck. "a
| poet Suxe Bayar1 TayIr, john =. Aollanc
Prot. Wlnchetl, Greeley und Iuton' Mrs SAINT a..
Hurtc u1,d Edward everett Hale, wn!le frot
!. England they induced 10 come to US GeoFS
MacDonad Gerald Mnssey Chr!es l bradlans1 10, Wy
unthropc Emily FuithfuL, aud the Rev. Newm.l
r Hull. Auong The readers tncre appeared Il
hs Ms ;st IN sAGaN SseT S an
Harriet iseccherstowc. while amuug the musics
orxanzttons ppeared @ the pa.s,Marto .s;,;, Rar ey
aud al'ee every lover of music WILL ae
nrehesIsa' nn9@ K,Ipinstein. t @ and lhe Hcudesson
+ Quintet Club have largely Contributed to Ii
u,usit.ll history Ut Chicago during ine past fe
j. Years. ,., .
the Star Course outgrew the capacity and r
!. SOURCES Of the uuurcaes, and The lnttugers wei
cur,pellcd tu return to the centre Of the Cit
T. where, nuweytr tha tncolvenitnca and ina'
| ce*s,u:i,ty Of available autitor.u'us In'tue It 1t!
:r pussbe to comfortably provide f"r those vi
desired to attend; aud fur years ago Mr. Ca
t penter determined " postpone h.a series
entertainments until he c.ult SECURE place q
ceptnbe 10 the class of peope who cnnlu at1eI
them. Now that such place has pecn bu'
Mr. Carpenter officially announces his arranS
| mcnts fur u popular series of entertainments,
, when this will be the ninth se;lson, whlca "
:, include l.nunx if5 attractions the Mile Lit
=, cnncert cnmpuny, whereby the long, desired
- - portu,nty to hear Mle. Lltta in et,ncert WILL
!: Afforded; Wong Chlu Foo, the IN nese artist
crur who. educated here, wsll tlelt ' " hat
- American Can See and Do tn'Cn1na'; 10:
~ ~. billings: the Palestine Arabs who pror
- - iae u novel and unique entertainment
~ - Theodore Tiiton: Mrs. Livcrmors; the Nemen
:, , CONCERT company. which we may expect -
y. " worthy of the Ereat violin virtW>so III its nea
: the Hinduo Juyglers and Snake Chhrmers. Z
,. first OF their caste ever introduced into Il
T. country; the Hun Schuyler Coifax. and the =
- -. g;ish Iiberallst Charles Braluugh. Yhosu "
- | desire 10 sttk the amusement aud iHstrncn
~ which this Star Course VIII AFFORD can secure
~ | reserved seat ut the nominal price OF ~ GEL
20 | for each entertainment
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