J. A. HAMLIN, Manager. Wm. J. DAVIS, Associate Manager BAUER HARRY HAMLIN, Treasure This Opera House is the only Scientifically Ventilated Theatre in Chicago. WEBER PIANOS MANUFACTURER OP ALL ONE WEEK, COMMENGING MONDAY DEC. 5TH, Grand, Square, Frank L. Gardner's celebrate d KINDS company Inciluding Annie Grahamand Lewis Mor- and Upright rison willpresent OF PIANOS. 5th Ave. & 16thStreetN.Y. TheseInstruments Combine the Musical Instruments, highest achievements in the Art of Piano making, and are comprehens- 184 The ively 182 & Journalist, the very best made, The finest Stock shown in the city, including WABASH AVENUE. A COMEDY DRAMA all styles of Grands, Up- In a Prologue and Three Acts, by Archibald G. Gunter rights and Squaresat the CAST: WEBER WAREROOMS, THOMAS BEN HAM, The Journalist LEWIS MORRISON 250 & 252 WABASH AVE. CHANCELOR HERBERT, a young American THECHICK'RING - FORREST ROBINSON PODINGTON SMITH, a British Widower - JAMES BARROWS EUGENE LA FONT, a French Galley Slave T. F. EGBERTS BARGAINSIN — AUGUSTUS VANDERPOOL; a Society Idiot J. HARRY BROWN HENRI LAURENT, Sous-Lieutenant Gens d'Armes- Diamonds!— HENRY WOOD. PIERRE, Sargeant Gens d'Arms - GEORGE DAVENPORT WATCHES! Hazelton, BILLY WILSON, Switchman D.,L. & W.R.R. and Ernest HARRY- Gabler Sons' THORNTON -AT— RICHARDS, Mrs. Hartwell's Butler HENRY WALTERS SILVERWARE! FRENCH JIM, a Leader of Tramps - E. LA FONT —FOR- Pelton,Pomeroy Cross, HAPPY HARRY,Engineerof Locomotive "Altoona" C. HERBERT AND SARGEANT JONES, HOLIDAY PRESENTS! 152 STATE ST. of the New York Detectives MAT. O'BRIEN M. VIDOCQ, of the Paris Police G. H. ST. CLAIR M.C. EPPENSTEIN, 168 Clark St., ADA HARTWELL anAmericanHeiress ANNIE GRAHAM Money at low rates advanced on IRENE HERBERT, Her Cousin LOUiSE DILLON goods of valu e Lyon & Healy, MRS ST. CLAIR HARTWELL, her Mother ELLA WREN HUNT, one of the Women STATE DEBORAH Strongest-minded in the World MARY RADCLIF FE ROOT & SONS' & SALLY WILSON, Switchman's Wife, EUGENIA BLAIR ANNETTE, aWaiting Maid CARRY RADCLIFFE MUSIC CO., MONROE Gens d'Armes, Train Men, Track Hands, &c, &c STS., 156 STATE STREET., to announce that, Inaddition to PROLOGUE : Haveconstantly on hand as fine BEGthe standard styles of Musical SCENE Benham's Lodging's overlooking Galleys and Harbor of an assortment of Boxes, of which they have on Toulon, moonlight.- Six months elapse. hand upwards of 1,000, playing from one to twenty-four airs, their special Act I Scene—Mrs Hartwell's house, 5th Avenue, New York City, Band and Stringed holiday importationembraces numer- The destruction of the Marriage Certificate. Three months pass. Instruments ous choice novelties, such as musical Act II. Scene—Mrs. Hartwells summer villa on the Hudson. AS CAN BE FOUND IN STANDS, Tableau I—THE PROOF OF DEATH. Tableau II—THE BOX OF C C WATCH BON-BONS. Lapse of three months time. HI AGO. GLOVE BOXES, WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF DECANTERS, Act III, Scene-The Lone Freight House, on the D.L. &.W THE CIGAR STANDS, R. R. duringthe greatRail Road Riots. THE TRAMPS REVENGE. SWISS COTTAGES, The curtain will only remain down for two minutes between the first SH EET MUSIC and second tableauxof Act II. BEARS, DOGS, —AND HARES, — The Band, under the baton of Mr. Armand Buisseret, will play the FOXES, etc. following BOOK DEPARTMENT Thishouse is the only establishment programme ofMusic: 1.—OVERTURE—"The Jolly Robbers" Suppe OF OUR BUSINESS. west of New York possessing facili- 2. —WALTZ—Pictures of the North tiesfor repairing MusicalBoxes. Sea Strauss Call and g.— Selections fromPatience Sullivan Examine 4.—"See that my graveis kept green" arranged for solos for Oboe and OUR French Horn, performed by H. Bareither and C. Schanz with bass quar- tet chorus. PIANOS Powerful OPERA GLASSES for hire, apply to usher. AND TheCHICKERING PIANOS used in this theatre are from Pelton State and Monroe Streets. Pomeroy& Cross, 152 State Street. Organs. PR OGR A MM E . Is THE JOURNALIST! Schweitz e r R. by G. S. UTTER, Publisher A MELO-DRAMATIC PICTURE, CON- return far TAINING EPISODES IN BOTH R. theknowledged EUROPE AND AMERICA Minneapolis. Office, 45 East Jackson Street & Beer, C the SAVE — IN — PROLOGUE AND THREE ACTS Fancy Goods, other. It best EMMA ABBOTT. —BY— favorite THE —AND line The management announces ARCHIBALD C. GUNTER, — ABLE, Send with great pleasure the return of route The Prologue: for connects the representative American pri- TOYS to at SCENE. Benham'sLodgings, Toulon. Choice importations between MONEY! ma donna, Emma Abbott, and her Prance, with view of Harbor and Galleys, at wholesale and re- Maps tail the largest Grand English Opera Company. by moon light these Chancellor Herbert, a young American stock in the Vice-Pres. & and The season is a necessarily brief accompanied by his eccentric English west. Chicago friend Podington Smith and Thomas Ben- 111 State St., California.points of the en- one because extended ham, the correspondent of a New York Chicago Gen'l Time To and gagements of MissAbbott, which paper, have been visiting the prison. Her- GREAT bert is secretly married to a young Amer- with contemplate an appearance in ican heiress, Ada Hartwell, who has been RUN MAD nursed duringa longillness, by the moth- Mang'r. Tables, view every reputable opera house in er of Eugene La a notorions French over the delicious flavor of the everyKansas SAVE Font, escapes Opera Puff Cigarettes. or the the United States, so great is the convict. La Font from the Gal- The paper leys and induces Herbert,by appealing to will not stick to the lips. get City, demand for her among managers. his gratitude to La Font's mother, to aid him to avoid the "Gen d'arms" on his E. varied Commencing on Monday next, track. La Font gets away, but Herbert is railroad about to be imprisoned for assisting the Don't Fail to them ROCK December 12th, Miss Abbott will escape of a Galley Slave, whenheis saved of Council TIME! first present Aubers delightful Op- by the exertions of Benham,the Journal- ST. scenery ist, who by an ingenious ruse places the EXAMINE era, Fra Diavolo, which has not Police onanother path. Ticket ofpenetrating Bluffs, been played here for several sea- The Play PARISIAN the Tuesday night she will make Begins in America, six months after. Ag't sons. ACT. I. Is at thehouse of Mrs. Hart- DIAMONDS. the her first appearance here as Mig- well the mother of Herbert's bride, A cer at Omaha. tain Count de la Fouche is the idol ofNew Solid Gold Parisian JOHN. Rocky nonette (serpolette) in the Chimes York society andis reported in the news- Diamond Stud, $3 any Wednesday papers to be engaged to Ada. Herbert ar- Gen'l of Normandy. For rives suddenly from Europe to claim his Same as above, hand-- Western wife when to his astonishment he learns somely mounted, $5 Atchison, SAVE matinee, The Bohemian Girl will ISLAND from various sources that the woman who Parisan Diamond Ring for 7 Ticket be given with Julie Rosewald as is his wife (though for family reasons she - Ticket Mountain States still bears her maidenname) has not only Parisan Diamond King, heavy 10 prima donna. Wednesday & the accepted theattentions,but is actually en- All Goods Warranted. Office and Dec. 14, opera gagedto Count de la Fouche. Though Ada Range, night, Usigli os new THE in really loves him, Herbert concludes that AT Pass "Two Cavaliers or a night in Sor- she has no longerfor him the affection of r Ugo Leavenworth, a wifeand discards andleaves her. Diamond Palace rento" will be presented for the ACT. II. Three months after at Mrs. Ag't. .S. St. Hartwell's Villa, on the Hudson, shows 119 East Madison Street, or one firsttime in Chicago. It will have Near Clark. Territories, the Journalistas a detective. DelaFouche a stronger cast than any opera in has proved thatHerbert is dead and pur- way Paul suaded Ada's mother to induceAda to ac- BUCK CLOVES. the Miss Abbott's repertory. Thurs- cept her promised husband. Ben Chicago. him as ROUTE. and ac- and hamrecognizes him Font the escap- Grand Store. Canada. day night, "The Chimes of Nor- asLa PacificuïGloveu ed Galley Slave. La Font knows this and Stevens mandy will be repeated, Friday sends to Benham aBon-bon box, contain- ANNOYANCE!! ing dynamite, so constructed that on be- night, "Lucia De Lammermoor, ing openedit will blow him to atoms; and this is turned by Benham into an instru- Saturday matinee, "Paul Vir- mentto compel the bogusCount to confess ginia," Saturday night, "Olivette,"" his crimeand he is driven out of society. ACT, III. Takes place duringthe great with Miss Rosewald as Olivette. Rail Road Riots of 1877 at an olddeserted From Lucia to Olivette the range Freight House on the line of the D.L. & Cabinet-Photos. W.R.R in Pennsylvania, In style, Finish and Durability, guaran- of Opera is nearly covered, and A trainhas beenwrecked by tramps, the teed equal to any made in Chicago at any leaderof the band, French Jim, is no oth- company Price, only $3,00 per doz. at that Miss Abbott's are er than La Font the ex-convict. He dis- J. K.STEVENS', enabled to present musical works covers that "Happy Harry" the wounded 108 Dearborn St. Cor. Washington engine driver of the train is Chancellor Ahlborn so widely different in character Herbertand thatAda is one of the passen- gers and is about to revenge upon them and style is the best evidence of the wrongs he thinks societyhas done him versatility. when he is again defeated and handed its great strength and over to justice by the irrepressible Ben- The advance salewill begin Thurs- ham. The above is a very brief synopsis of the day morning next, Dec. 8th at nine mainplot of the Journalist,but it doesnot The the attempt to give any of the numerous in- o'clock. prices will be cidents or situations employed in the CRAYON ARTIST and PHOTOGRAPHER same as during the seasons of the workingout ofacomplicated and eztend- Water Colors a Specialty. edstory. Strictly First.class Work. Boston Ideals, ranging from 50c. to Children's Pictures taken instantaneous- ly. Prices Reasonable. 1,50 withboxes at 8 and 12 dollars. 335 W. Madison Street. Miss Abbott's company is much Root & Son's Music Co.,Dea- The Acme Opera Company un- larger and stronger than whenlast lers in Amercan & Foreign music, der the directionof Mr. C. D. Hess JOHN QUINN, Jr., 156 State make seen here andbeside theold favor- Street, a special- is playing to crowded houses in Cornet Soloist, ty Grand Opera House. ites, containsamong the new faces of Sheet Music. The follow- the principal southern cities. ing late publications can Pupils Received. Geo. Conley, the Signor be The Acme's play a return engage- Mr. basso, found late of Her at their Store: ment at this theatre during the ED. B. SMITH. Valentine Fabrini, "Love in Mist" song, the words byF.E. winter. the Majesty's, London and MissLouise Wetherly, music by Arthur Goodeve; Mr. Ed. B. Smith, formerly Armandale. The Chorus is great- "Glory to Godthe Holy One," sacred trio, host of the South Park Hotel and ly strengthened in power and in composed by W.F. Sherwin; "We are The Chicago News Letter has Road Houseand later in charge of numbers and the very popular going a ay from the old Home," Song and certainly become the only repre- the Club House at the Chicago chorus, composed byD.E. Hughs; "June sentative Theatrical Newspaper Driving has purchased tenorandactor, Mr. William Cas- has Come," Canzonnetta, wordsby "Chalk Park, the premises, No 77 Clark tle be seen in of best Level," music by Ch. Baetens; in the West. It is a brilliant ef- Street, will some his 'Quite too doors notrh of this theatre. Utterly Utter," an Aesthetical Roundelay, fort and D. Dalziel, its enter- four roles. Mr. is a caterer by Coote; "Home Memories, Reverie, prising editor, fully deserves the Mr. Smith well-known exclusively in staple composed by a SisterofCharity. splendid success he has met with. and will deal Samuel Kayzer, teacher ofEle- " The NewsLetter is the best adver- goods. cution and Dramatic Art, instruc- tising medium for theatrical com- DRIVING GLOVES, binations visiting the Western TREFOUSSE KIDS. tion private and in classes, room Glove Store. 34, Central MusicHall. Grand Pacific Glove Store. States. Grand Pacific 2nd Sample Room Popular Resort Between the Acts--—DaCOSTA'S. of this Theatre.