, 1881-10-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
Al,YICEER.S THEATRE.

! = II
! The play OF "Pygu,al!on and Galatea," which
Miss Mary Anderson has added to her rer ertory
| and in which she appeared for. the FIRST time In
Chicago lust night, Is not new play. nor was ITS
| performance tast evening the first representa-
ton it has received in this CITY, 1t was given In
| 1872 at the old Academy Of Music, and has been
| repeated at another place of amusement within
! afew years. In England, Mrs. Kendall was the
ori3inut Galatca- It was first given n this colin-
| try by Knte Rogers, at Wallacks, and subse-
| quently starred In By Miss Leclercq. The plot
Of Mr. Gilberr's play differs from the old story
| in several respects According to tradition,
Pysmalion was d celebrated sculptor Of
! Cyprus who had resolved never to mar
| ry, but, becoming enamored Of his own ivory
statue, Venus endowed It with life. and he mar
rled her The incident is beautifully woven into
verse ty Morris IN his 'Earthly Paradise" In
the modern version, however, PUJmnio1l Is al
ready married. and It has been agreed between
him md his wife. CHnisca, that whichever proves
unfaithful shall be struck with blindness Pvu-
n,dlIon. ia au uuguarded moment, prays that his
beautiful statue may be given life The
prayer. Is granted. The newly-created
woman In her innocence. kaowiug only
Pyymalion, loves him. Cynisca Is lead
to believe him unfaithful, and calls on
.Irtcmis to strike him blind Her rash prayer
Is sranted. Galaten personides Cu,sisca and
never loved her. She praSs the gods to restore
to him his sight, protesting her will tngn ess to
return to the cold marble from Which she
sprung. Sight is restored. aud Gatufea returning
stone. rhe play Is an exceedingly bright one,
abounding in keen satire and ready Wtt.
Galatca's Innocence and ignorance of evil give
rise tn many absurd situations, so that the
comedy element has full play
The part Ut Galatea, for its adequate preSen-
tarion requires beauty @ nna tatent; .,'.; ag mefe
she not beautiful 1ae nss n5Irav woa s,,ces se4ae
fully the eenseless clay awakening into
new lfe-the maiden SO Innocent and simple,
yet IN whom Is bosn t9G nersf q 70 save a
orher-reouires ability uud trained skill OF no
mean order, In the tender and affecting scene
mir,.ble picture Of dt3sxirlnE, hopeless heart.
which, having lost all in life gives up that life
ITSELF: In the comedy OF the second act she sur
fully brought OUT. Her persouarlon was easy.
graceful, und pleasing. II Is part Tor whicn
she Is peculiarly we'll qualified. Naturally classic
cntions were thoroughly in harmony With the
character taken. while her step Was deliberate
amt her utter11ce OF her lines sumeWnat TOO
entirely ID harmony with the inpnlsire nature !:
of girl curIously seeking for kuowledge IN
world where al! Is strange: nevertneless. me I
ali tho more forcible and ever present. Il Is q
very charming play, md one which Miss Ander-
son has done well In adding: TO her, ,ls5t.sEA very
large audience tnesseo esae s entbI,siastic IN
their demonstrations OF approval the ptcce
WINS well put upon the s'age,s unfortunately
was vcry bad. What is d strong scene for
Cpniscd at the close OF the second act was marred
by an Ineffective performance, nlthouen the
very stolId sculptor. Sir. Norman was husnor-
o,1s Chr1.s1S. The play will be again gtven dur
ing the coming week II $ - :.:...;