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Show I THE DRAMA. All free passes have been abolished at McVieker'a theatre, Chicago. The Timet of that city ami mentis the change- as in the best interest of both papers and theatres. Tho Boston museum lias just opened for its ihirly-third regumr dramatic season. This house hits nut been closed for a siulo performance lor th past two yearB, having given , &18 performances in 02-1 theatre days. I Tho managers of theatres in Cer-m Cer-m any havo resolved not to engage actors or actresses for special lines of characters, but to make them agree to play whatever parts are nasigncd to (hem. Tho Kcv. B. Drummnnd, in writing writ-ing on the drama in an English magazine, contends that the theatre ought to be a moral and educational inllnence co-operating with the church in the instruction and ctiuca-1 tion of the people, oihibiting before , their oyes tho noblest examples of virtues; teaching them that in the long run virtue will receive its reward, re-ward, and vice be ovcrlakon by its fitting punishment; that justice rules beiualli tho seeming inequalities of lifo, aud a retributive providence pro-sides pro-sides over the allairs ol men. |
