Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 1, 1873, Page 9

S A —— THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUN 1, 1873. . THE CHURCHES. ‘Bebuilding of St. Michael's Catholic Church. The “Iuterior,” Tho ¢ Tribune,” and tie * Christian Ad- vocate.* Extracts from the Raligiofis Prass " on Various Topics, . Programme of Services in the Churches To-Day. Episcopal and Roman Catholic Calen- dar for the Week. §T. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. The mogt imposing ruins seen on’ tho North Bide after the great fire Wore those of a church on the corner of Linden and Hurlbnt stroots. There were those who characterized theso ruins aa the grandest in-the city, and others who had gone the rounds of the Old World, said tbat they had seen nothing more imposing. Theso Michsel's Church, were the rumins of Bt b the . cormer-stone of which was laid on the 4th of . November, 1866, by Bishop Duggan, and which was comptleted two years fter at an exponse of $160,000. Its builders were Messrs: Wallbaum & Thomas. Strange to relats, the fire, while destroying every vestige of woodwork sbout the great building, | Qid not injure carcely & brick, but loft the mas- -plan” has been recently adopted, and-is said to- ‘work admirably. PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. Tho Presbyierian miniatora of Chicago, at their last Ministerial Association, discussed the im- portant question, “Whother or not a synodical missionary should be employed for the Synod of Northern Tllinofs,” the mejority reéponding in~ the affirmative. At the next moeting, the topi of consideration will be “The Divorce Quoestion,” enggested by the late marvelons increase of busi- ness in that line. It is to be hoped the Associa- tion will exert a salutary influcuce in‘that de- partment. 5 g . MISCELLANEOUS, In the hsmg of tha cornér-siono of the First Unitarian Church last wesk, Robert Laird Collier seid, "I&wnmmcu this stoue well laid, in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of: tho Holy | Ghost.” " Alocal roligions journal venturos to inquire whether this. is. s Unitarisn sen- tenco ?” A Baptist church has been organized at Oak Park, the foture. prospects of which are said to e “* encouraging and flattering in the extreme.” Perfect harmony prevails, and suficiont money Pledged to support a pastor. ~The Garrett %iblics Institute haa received a valuable donation of 100 books from tho library ‘of the late Rev. M. O. Bribbling. . A Womsan's Mission Circle, auxiliary to_tho ‘Woman's Baptist Hieniunnr{!Sccmty of the West, kas just boen organized at Hydo Park, of which Mra.'J. H. Woodworth has been chosen P r nt. i “It,ianot intonded that the Methodist -Bool Goncorn, of Chicagd, shall go wroug. Dr. L. Hitehcock hos boen in tho city looking after ita; accounts; - Al correct. The efforts of the Y. M. O. A. in establishing nfree reading-room in the mew L. 8. &L S.. dopot have been crowned with success. Imme- diately . after tho adjournment of the great Jubilee, the room sot apart for the parpose will" be thrown open to the public, Itis 24x50 fect, as seventeon windows, and 8 lighted at night by and is heated by steam, and located im- ‘mediafely over the passenger waiting-rooms. ‘The Twenty-fifth Street Baptist Church was “ formall; church 1dst Sunday aftérnoon, Dr;O!f:od pre- siding. . The onterprise starls off g with & membership of seventy persons. * The BStock-Yards Baptist sion, horetofora in charge of tho Second Baptist Churcn, has taken: thoe prolimdinary steps oward becomin sive walls, sbutments, towers, and long win- dows all ‘intact. The Society is now rapidly rebuilding the edifice, with no material changes. “The additional cost will be $60,000. This church is sbous 200 feet long and 100 foet wide, and is in one single room, msking it the second largest if not the_largest single church room in the city, and giving it & seating capacity ‘of about 5,000 persons. Thero s no attempt at- display and all the finishings will bo plain. Its arvelos foaturos are its vastuiess. The walla ‘are 70 fect high in the clear, with windows ‘esching almost to tho - upper line. Its ‘threo - grand entrances are from tho -morth end, - thongh . there are others. ‘This parish contains 1,400 families. Jor a total of abont 8,000 souls. The Superior of -the Church is the Rev.John Da Dycker, who -has sesociated with him five assistant priests, ‘whose names are the Rev. Fathers Mayerus, Ro- \sonbauer, Peter, Hahn, and Schogeman. In .charge of the Church is the St. Michael's Sehool, under the care of the Sisters of Notre Dame at “Milwankeo, Wis., which numbers 1,100 echolars, wand, also, & large Sunday-8chool of 1,500 schol- ‘s, Ttis proposed tocompleto the great building by next Scptember. It will be the first Catholic «Chureh rebuilt since “the fire. denomina~ tion lost four churches onthe North Bide, the’ $t. Joseph’a (German), on Market street ; Church of the Immacnlate Conception (Irish), on Frank- lin street; <Charch of the Holy Name (the old Cathedral), on State street, and Bt. Michael's. These willall be rebuilt as soon asitcan be done. s DOCTOES DIFFER. J It is marvelous to observe how doctors will difter. The Northwestern Christian Advocate, the worgan of the Methodist Church in the North< west, fas ltely very fully explainod its views on the subject of “Advertisements,” and espe- cially wespecting the character of those contained in'h’mcmflo’l‘nmm all of which it has & right to'do, if it so desires, but now comes the Interior. ths orgen of the Presbyterian Churcn in the Weat, and from ezactly the sams data has this to say about the matter: There are-a varety of objects for which Methodista and Presbyterians labor in common, and among them an independent body. - Last weok, Trustees an other roquisite officers were elected. ' The Sec- ond Church has relinquishod all rights of prop- -erty and control, leaving the Mission in posses- sion of a neat chupel, and with suficient strength to maintain & church organization. : The Jedicatory sorvices of the North Star Bap- tis¢ Church will take place to-day. - The sermon for the occasion will be presched ot 10:45 a. m., , by the Rev. W. W. Everts, D.D. A Sunday- school jubilee will be held at 2:30 p.m., and_ additional divine service at 4 o'clock and 7:30 . m. An account of this church and -the new uilding appeared in o former edition of THE SuxpAY TRIBUNE. *~The Rev. M. M. Parkhurst is said, by his phy- sicinns, to be in need of recreation, sud, accord- ingly, 'will soon go to San Francisco, and thenco sail for Japan, Chins, and elsewhers, as inclination prompts him. He will be absept & year. SERVICES TO-DAY. 2 b I X EPISCOPAL. ~ The Right Rev, Henry J, Whitehouse will administer the rite of confirmation this morning at the Church of tho Atonement. The Rev. H. C. Kinney will . officiste in the morning and evening. - —The Bev. Charles Edward Chenoy,having retarned from a bricf absence, will preach at Christ Church this morning on * Passing By on the Other Side,” and this evening on “ A Glimpse of Heaven.” —The Rov, John Wilkinson ofiiciates this morning and evening at the Church of the Holy Communion. —The Rev, E, Sullivan will preach this morning at Trintty Church on “Tho wind bloweth when it listeth,” and this evening on “ The Divinity and Per— sonalify of the Holy Ghost,” —The Rev. C. P, Dorsctand the Rev. O. G, Street will officiate at tho Ohurch of the Ascansion, No. S10 ‘North Wella strect. 4 —The Rov. Henry G. Porry officiates to-day at All Saints Church. —The Rev. J. F. Walker will preach as usual at Cal- vary Oburch, Tlo even subject is “(in no more, lest & worao thing come upon thee.” - PmEspYTERLAN, The Rev. Abbott E. Kittredgo will preach as usual st tho Third Church, The eveaing subject is, % A Maply Fear and a Fearless Courage,” —Tho Rov. Mr. Forsythe, of Englewood, will preach this morning in the First Scotch Church, The Rev. Ar. Latimer, of Londonderry, will prescd in tho 1s the reformation of persons who are prone to false- Hood s smother io. the iranstormation of icious and Tho editors of THE DArLY editor of the Adtocate that tho objsctionoble adver- tisements which gaveoccasion for his denuncistions, had gono into their psper without their knowledge, and contrary to their instructions, To this the Ad- Tocate, Topliod by stigmatizing tliosogentlemen 23 “Srilital liars.” We submit that this was a reply which Do gentleman would have made. For our- selves, we nevar hava seen ome of tho objectionsble adverfisements in THE Dircy TRIBONE. We do nob doubt, however, tho Advocate’s assertion, that, in the courss of its rescarches in this subject, it discovered such things in THE TRIDUNE. We imsgine that a persod whose taste or inclination lead bm” o gmn o the dense sdvertising columns 2 am me 4 Slly, n u§¢ u”i‘;.‘.“,g-.yudu:"":.m-m.. rouid bo - sucoeseful, if suficiently esger and persevering in tlo s of thome i tiemstats, weid 1o, pave been printed originally in TaE TRIBUXE, copled 28 a .ssmplo by another, paper, was of such a construction that o one but an expert in such matters would con- Jooture what it.means, We therefore readily, and ith great satisfaction, sccepted tho statemont of the pristors of that papor thst these ovil things had - Foeh smuggled into their columna withont their | Jmowledge or consent. We should be reluctant to be- 2leve that & great jonrnal like Trx TRIBUNE, in the en- evening. —The Rav. Dr, Gulick will preach this ovening in the American Beformed Church. . —The Rev. Bpencer L. Finney will preach this morning and evening at the Jefferson Park Church. —The Rev. Arthur Swazey, D.D., will presch thia morning and evening {nthe Ashland Avenue Church. —Prof, Swing will Jreach todsy at McVicker's Theatre, METHODIST. - -The Rev. Dr. Thomas will preach st the First Church, at the usual hours, —The Ror. J. O. Pock will preach this evening only, at the Centenary Church. —The Rer. S, McChesnoy preaches this morning at Trinity Church, In the evening therewill bea love. feast, with instrumental accompaniments, —The Rev. C, H. Fowleris axpected fo preach this \evening in the Central Hall, at Highland Park, —The Bev. B. D. Shepard, of the Michigan Avenuo Church, will preach this morning st Grace Chureh. —The Rey. AL M. Parkhurst will ing at the Michigan Avenuo, Ch D, Shopard in the evening. BaAPTIST. The Rev. Dr. Northrup will preach this morning in the First Ghurch.. B. F. Jacobs will lead tho Gospel ‘meeting in the evening. = —Tho Rey, N, F. Ravlin_will .preach this evening only in the Fifthy Church, o Rev. J. 2 Langgidgo will proach bls mornin {n the South Church on Locko strcet on_“ Singing and Sufering,” In the eveningjbe will lecturoon * Tho reach this morn- and tho Rev, B, ioyment of wealth and_unexampled prosperity, would top to win n fow ehillings by such mesns. “We givo “them credit for better business mansgement than that, and for a higher moral status, as well. THE RELIGIOUS FRESS, 3 The Advance proposes’ to make its next issue 2 grand Jubilee number, and will accordingly bs ilinstrated_with ongravings representing _the Colissnim Dapot, the Grand Pactho Hotel, & like: Tiess of Mayor Modill, eto. Itsleading editoria) for the week is_““Our Theological Beminaries, in which the Chicago Seminary is given a good showing. The following words, which appear st the cloge of the article, may set some interested S thirbang e ‘Exsct uniformity i precisely what is not wanted in the theological training at this day. 1t wos no real dis- advantsge to Andover, > generation &ince, when it was Xuown that Dr. Woods and Prof, Btuart differed in - vews; or gtill ister, when Professors Park and Shedd taught each his anphya! the fall and re- demption. The lectureship system nccome- ‘plishes thres capital things: it emphazisea topics of importance which yot ara not suflicient for & profes- sorship; it secures the yaluable services of able men without’ the expenso of firoviding for thelr entire sup- port; and it introduces a wholesome varioty of opin- ion and influence, which should be welcomed rather ibon feared. - T The Standard is in ecstacies over what it calls | » “Baptist Jubilee,” suggested by the following resolution_recently passed by the National Ed- neational Commission at' Albany : ‘Resoloed, That the Executive Committee of the 'l American ‘Baptist Educational Commission are hereby requested and desired to take such aotion as shall seam proaching national centennial, by s simultancous ‘Dovement in all tho States tnd Teiritorios for th Lib. | eral endowment of our tnstitutions of learning, and 1hat this Bozrd invokes for that end the co-operation rith the Executive Committoe of the soveral Advisory Boards, in order that the most complate tion of the denomination for tho purposes of this resolution sy Bo effected, iz : This Interior is overflowing with the “procied- toga” of the General ly at Baltimore, but i-Ands space Eufficient for & ‘ Union" article, of “which this is the prophetic part : A Wesiarts our brethren in tho Sonth to unite with us In wp-ting npon-its pure pogess of warfare B xtieet over the pricipaities and pawers of o¥il Eiore glo.ows Uhan any achiovod by our fathers, or by any Ghrisp denomination hitherto. And ‘waare T30 of Siitn. Chat this union & coming 0 u epace, e B et i - closed g, Solierated; Dot oned an ok trom Germany and can Mecomplighed, Yo ma: T 1o aTeR tue roraity put they will Do Swert away. BOCIAL BIBLE-READINGS. _The *Social Bible-Reading " &t the First Con- s:ififinnal Chaurch lsst Monday evening, not- tanding tho roin, was & gratifying success. One week from to-morrow evening is the second "ldm& of the series. The subject, ““ The First in,” the Rey. Dr. Goodwin in chargo. . FULLERTON AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHUROH. -One of the most .growing. Presb <hurches of the city is that known as the Fuller-, %ou Avenue, on the North Bide, in charge of the Rev. W. C. Young. Thirteen ndditional mem- were raceived Iast Sundsy, making s total of ninety gince Mr. Young began his lsbors, ono Jear az0. This church hss’ beon orgenized bout ‘eight years, during which. #ime it has boen supglied by tho Bevs, Dr. Lord, Kirkwood, axd Prof. William M. Blackbum, end {bs pres- et incumbent. It is safe to ssy thetitwas Rever more prosperous than at present. Located one square west of Lincoln Park, amid the g“fml groves of that localits, with 8 congr&:snr 1on largely drawn from_the wealthier popula-. Yion of tha town of Lake View, and having o pas- m"l‘“ i8 young in years as in name, and who $2a Just been installed oficially, as be is really, % the hearia of his people, the foture pros- ‘2t Unity Chi ‘History of Joseph.” —The Rev. Florence McCarthy, will preach s usnal. at the Union Park Church. Tho evening subjoct is, 4 Yhat I Enow About the Boman Catholics.” —Tho Bov. E. J, Goodspeed preaches 6 usual at tho Second Church, * The evening subject is, “ The Try Bisters ; or, Woman’s Worth.” s ... CONGDEGATIONAL. | TheRey. E.F, Willima preaches this morning at Ahe New England Church, The Rev. L. T. Chamber- lain proaches in tho aventng, —Te Rev. Dr. Patton will preach this morning snd eveniog 2t Oaidand Church, —The Rey. C. D, Helmer will presch this morning and cvening at the Union Park Clurch. —Tho Rev. Mr. Craycratt will preach this morning and evening at Plymouth Church, The Rev. Robert Oollyer will presch ‘this morning and evening at Unity Church. —Tho Rev. T. B. Forbush, of Cleveland, 0., will ‘presch this morning and evening in the Third Chirch, —Tho Rev. O, W. Wendte will preach 25 usual st the TFourth Church. Tho.evenlng subject fs “Tho ‘Nation's Dead - S % ‘—Tho Rov. Lilrd Collier will preach this morning nt theChurch of the on “The Biblo and the R IL 3 The Rev. A: ‘Gountryman will preach this morning in Marray Chapel, - There will b a concert in the evening. - . . ATIECELLANEOUS. 2 There will be presching this afternoon in the’ Tem- peranco Hall of the Washingtonian Home. ., \cihe Rey. 0. A. Burgess proachos sz usiul 3t tho Christian Church, -The evening subject is -“The :—Tho Rav. J. O. M. Hewitt will preach this morning Oak Park, on “ The Temptations of Evil_in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” 8. E. Mabey, of Amboy, will preach this morning nd evening in Advent Chirlstisn Chapel. —Tho Rev. James Harrison will preach this morning and evening in the Church of the Piigrims, —Elder D, R, and Mrs, L. S. Mansfield will preach this morning and evening in Misaion Hall, No. 619 West Laka strect, and this afternoon in the grove near Lincoln Park, —2rs. Harrlet Carpenter Barnes loctures this even- ing in Grow’s Opers Houso on Victoria Woodhull, —The Rey. C. Day Noble will preach this afternoon in Piymouth Church to the Second Bwedenborgian So- clety, on * The Church of the Household.”." - —Thero will be services this morning and evening at Immangel Freo Protestant Church, & —N. Frank White will speak to the First Boclety of Bpiritualists this morning and evening. - —Afr. Thomas Wilson will discourse on Hell this evening to the Brethren of Ona Faith at their hall on Wood and Lake streets. £ CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. vi 5 'EPISCOPAL, : June 1—-Whit-Sunday, June 2—Mondsy in Whitsun-week. “ Junc 3—Tuesdsy in Whitsun-week. 4 Juns &—Ember-Day, y * Juns 6—Bmber-Dzy. - - 3 t Y Jurne T—Ember-Day, % g ROMAN CATHOLTO. June 1—Pentecost, or Whit-Sunday. June 3—Whit-Monday. June 3—YWhit-Tuesdoy. June 4—Ember-Day. - Jupe 6—Ember-Day, June T—Ember-Dsy. & 3 ELSEWHERE. ‘Biehop Simpser will presido at the judicial confer- «nce at Bezver, Pa., in Juze. e ‘A Hobrew theological seminary is.to be erectod’ in Oincinnatl. : The colored Jubiles Singers hive met. with.s royal reception in England. ¥ Tho Tabernacle Baptist Church of St. Louls, Mo, has beensold to the Boman Catholics. . Tho Rev. Dr, Ewer, a well-known - High-Church Sior of New York, has announced his bellef in- \” Town City hus pledged over $58,000 to secure the I ‘eation of the Jown Presbyterian College. e George W, Gurtis, editor of Harper's Weekly, 13 ‘lay pastor of a Unitirian chuzeh o Baten Taand. _Dr. 3. F. Hurst as been cléctad to the Presidency of | Drew Seminary, recently vacated by Bistiop Foster. : 'A mégro woman who preaches ot o church near 'afidrfioxgz‘«!. C., is attracting much attention by her” extraordinary eloguence. - =5 Eecls of the church are very encouraging. Tho Trshant membershiv is 210, The *gnyelope | Yalo Disinity School has turned out 654 ministers® Tecognized” as o regular Baptist-|: riously, | {uring the last half century, of whom about 640 still A Bunday-school work smong tho Chinese and Ttal- ians in New York City has been commenced by mem- bers of Dr. Crosby’s Fourth Avenus Presbyterisn Church. D . ] A new Afethodist monthly magazine has bean found- ed in Newark, N, J., under the editorial direction ‘of ; the Rer. Dr. Hare, 1t is entitled The Central. . The Rev, Hobart Richardson, a Methodist divine, Who i5 84 years old, iarried o widow, aged 71, in Port- 1aud, Me., on fast-dsy, - - . - - il A memorial against Romish practices in the Church; of England, signed by upwards of 00,000 persons, has, bocn prosented to the Archishops of tho Church.’ - Tho new chapel of tho *Old South,” Boston, was' opened recently. The chapel, parsonage, and. chi 1 which will soon be commencod, are:to cost sbaat: $500,000, i St Tho Rev. Dr. H, H, Jessup, of the Syrian Mission. of the American Board, reports twenty—eight Sunday-? schools in that misaion; comprising 894 scholars, Bishop Andrews has bought a honse at DesMoines, Towa. setles the question of “at or noar Omaha or Council Bluff Aliss Phelps, the authoress of “Gates Afar," has heard Miss Bmiloy, the Quakeress, preach, and gpeaks” of Lo 24 Liaving a oico as swest &8 a violin'a, ¢ 'Tha Golden Age suggesta that us there are fourteen of the Truesdell bridges in New Esgland, and as the Baptists abound in that region, it would' be well for people to boware of going to witness mmorsion, © - -~ Bishep Colenso has entared the lists against tho dis- covery of tho Moabitieh stone, and has aiso announced his intention of writing againt the cross oa the special symbol of Cluristianity. - - - A committeo appointed by the Doston Preachers’ .| Meeting are arranging *to hold a serics of educational meetings nt tho great centros of Now England, for the purposo of awakening greater mterest ou the subject of higher education. - Tho yousig Prosbyterim Church st Willow Creek, Mo, has rafsed $12,000 toward s building, and s vigor- ‘ous young congregation at Fort Collins, Col., has com- mencod the erection of stone church, According to Methodlst statistics, - the increaas of their denomination in the United Btates for twenty years has been 50 per cent greater than tho incresse of ‘population, g out of the Cliurch bas alwsys beena for- ;. Marrying .| telture of membership among the Quakers, This pro- ‘vision of the disciplino was changed at the recent an- nual gathering in Nowport, Rhode Tho Congregationalist, in its notice of the Memotr o ‘Samual J. Msy, the Ubitarian philsnthropist, says, “If the mind which was in Josus Christ was not in him, wo shonld liko to know whers to ind it.” The Evidence Society, of London, is giving a third course of Joctures, in tho Iast one of which the Rev. Dr. Gladstono will discuss tha subject of * Miracles as the Credentials of Bevalation.” Tho Japtist [eckly was sent nine years to a man who nover paid a cent for it; and the other day a Weekly was returned to the pblishers marked on the margin, Gone to 3 better world.” 3 The Rationalists of Germany are engaged in a revi- slon of the Bible, which they propose to call the Prot~ estant Bibls of tho New Testament, The same have united in 8 body called the Protestant Union. -Tho Auburn Thoological Seminary. will remove to Aurora and be amply endowed, unless the Auburnites Taiso $235,000 for it in aixty days, That is a business way of doing things. The Rev. Thomas Carter, writing from Mexico, ssy8 the churches are immensaly rich; it is tho convent property that fs taken by the Government, and somo of the churches also ; but tho greater number remain in the hands of the Homanists. - —By s law of the tato of Pennsylyania, passed st the - last scasion of the Legislature, *all parsonages owned by sny church or religious society, with the lands attached thereto, not excoeding five acres,” are exempted from taxation. i —Ths Bev. 8, 8. Schmucker, of the German Reform- ed Ohurch, has publiched an elaborate plan of Chris- tian_unfon, tho leading feature of which is the forma- tion ‘of ' General Assembly, in which each denomina~ tion shall ba represented by at least five delegates, tho suthority of the Assembly being simply advisory, Recently Milsn was full of pessants, who came to visit the Church of Ssut’ Eustorgio on the fete day of Baint Poter tho Martyr, The particalar objoct is to prescrve themselves from headsches for the year to come, and the all-powerful charm conslsts in knocking tho hesad moro or less hard sgainst the marble urn of tho Baint, Toa stranger, this_serio-comio | is productive of an indescribsble sensation, the irre- sistiblo desire to- laugh opposing the pity for tho ig- ‘norance so glaringly evinced. There is said to be the very smallest indication ofa breach of barmony in Mr, Hepworth's new congrega- tion, His Board of ‘Trustces (uine) compriso the weaithy few who left the Church of tho Messish With and the terms of threo of them expiro now. He hos publicly expreescd his _desire that they shall be re-slocted, but the congrogation wish to put in office £ome of thieir own number besides, On the strength of an address made by the Rev, Dr. Bellows at the late Unitarian Conferencs, coupled with the fact thet his church is in the market for sale, there is a rumor afloat that ho is about to become s Congrogationalist or to Join some other sect. REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. THE DRAMA. The dramaticseason of 1872-3, which came to an end last evening, was, from certain points of. view, unusually brilliant. Its lustre was greatly enhanced by contrast with the dull and dreary senson of the preceding winter, when wo had no theatres but the Globo snd the Academy of Masic, and theso not marvels of anything at- teactive. It will compare with any season we have ever had hore, for several of ‘the greatest artists of the day have visited us, and played short engagements, and the thres weeks of Ttelian Opora would atone for any short-comings. With Oharlotte Cnshman, Edwin Booth, Dion Boucicanlt, Jano Coombs, Lawrenco Barrett, Adelaide Neilson, and Edwin Adams wo have had » foast, whose especial feature was the variety _of delicacies served np. Almost every phase of the drams has been exhibited, from blonde bur- lesque to tragedy, and generally in a manner quite acceptable to the theatre-going public. . - As to stock companios, there is not much -to _be said of s favorable character: Mr. Hooley .alone has preserved a company whoso strongth. is remarkable. He desorves the fullest praise for tho persevering mamner in . which he hea gradually introduced new elements of dramatic talont into his company, and would get it, even though ¥irtto in his case had not been his own ‘reward. With s high-priced company of sterling | artists, ho has boon 80 prosperous during tho past season that there isno doubt that he will continue his present policy, and graduslly wean the masses from the idolatry of calves, not golden, but silken, and cultivate their taste for the legitimate. J It is to 3Ir. McVicker that we bave been in- debted for tho most brillisnt dramatic stars during the season, and for that he desorves the ‘thanks of the community. But there is another ‘side of the cage, and it is only fairto ask whether he has acted in good faith to those- whose green- | Viekarg, backs have lined his pockets. Ho has adhered :to tho pernicious star system, and therefore palmed off upon us s vastamountof cheap mediocrity in his company, relieved by an occa- ,sionsl bright ray from the star. With the ex- ception of threo or four members of his company, ,whom it is noedless to mention, that gracions galaxy possossed sn individual and integral wonkness which' none others ontside of & country ~ town could achieve. Thus every performance, even with the in- terest clustering round Cushman or Booth, was not strong with occasional weak points, but almost totally worthless with a fow redeeming features. A chain is no stronger than its weak- ‘est link, and in & form very little. modified this applies to 2 dramatic performancs. How would’ “ Macbeth,” - ** London Assurance,” “ Julius Cmear,”_* Richelien,” or ‘‘ Guy Mannering” stand {his tost ? During the past fow weeks Mr. McVickor hag taken from tho company a hrg:ismpnrhon of- its members. In the sbstract this would be positive advantage to the thestre sndits pa- frons. But he hoa filled their places, by rare in- gennity.with even weaker vessels, and—the con- aro too: horrible pl’t‘ombe regalled nocl for two ary weeks because tion of dramatic “impotence at Mc- g‘nfing Booth’s tour through the prov- inces with what shonld have been support, would not permit him to appear in anything elso. It was unjust to Mr. Adams, and unjust to the ublic. Itis sincerely to be hoped that Mr. K(cvmer will horentter observe the necessity for sécuring something like a good compmg for the ooming 8esson. lsor years his theatre has been degenorating in this respoct. Threo years 8go it was thought that he had touched bottom, and must como up again. But it was only mud he had resched, and he succeeded in sinking to the wonderful collection of last year. Thero ia this consolation : if any changois made it must .bo for tho better, and the more radical it is the more to Mr. McVicker's =advantage. If lio persicts in the policy he adopted for last Bosson, the formidable array of finished artists ‘at Hooley's and Aiken's Theatres will certainly cclipso him, despite the advantages he enjoys in loeality and the position he has occupied in the the ag -| public favor. . Mesars. Aiken & Lawlor succeeded in getting togethera fsir company, better in than McVicker's, but tho season was too far ad- vanced for them to secure sisrs of m{emnflxrx- tude. Mr, McVicker had captared the best, Mr. Gardiner the next choice, and, except Lawrence, ‘Barrett, nothing better conld be ‘obtained toan Mr. Proctor zn cordingly Alr. Aiken concluded to dissolve tha'| played to & the Bishop's homs. |- [5,” | about » year, and prove compshy, and wait for better times. These bet-., ter times, wo hope, are cOming coon, and, if the .expectations of the new manzgement are real- iz0d, there will be little to complain of dnring the nebumen. s resume of the various pieces pl in the cit; at the four most important menms’fgxmekn's’, Hooley's Aiken's, and the Academy of Music—. may be of interést_to the public, and wa shall ‘thereforo give s brief skotch of what has been' dono, It St serves only to recall dolightral evenings .spent in the enjoyment of ploasant company and the lofty spirit'of the olrfdmmm-. tinta ; the trivial plesssotries- of the. modern pquvrxighu; the wit, sarcasm, pathos, passion, philosophiy of some, the rabid Nonsensaof othe: 1t will niot be without_somothing to racommond "| it. It is hoped, however, thatit will be of ser- vica other than these;, and a suggestion for fu- ture amandments in catering to the publio tasts, M'VICKER'S THEATRE. The new building, With its elegant auditorinm and goneral internal besuties of covstruction, ; arrangement, and finish,was thrown open to tha ' public on, Thursday. ovening, Aug. 16, the first ioce played in in it being “Timo Works Won- ors,” givon by the stock company, then now, in eome res}zecu. to .the crowd who thronged it. Mr, McVicker deliverod an epilogue on the first night and at the conclusionof each performance. This' pleco was kept on the stago for the re- mainder of the weck, and on Aug. 19 gave way to (“Asticlo 47, alsd by the company, unas- sisted by external talent. It ran for three wecks, being played to good houses during the. wholo of “that time. On Monday, Bopt. 9, +** Saratogs ” was again sn& on, the stage after to be most successful to tho management, its sparkling dialogue, elo- Ennt costumini g, and many excellent features oping full houses for another three weeks. On Bept. 30 *“The Rogue's March,” by the com- any, was produced with Mr, McVicker as aj. @ideon. This was kept on during the whole week, and’until Thursday, Oct. 10. On Friday snd Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, thotAma- teur Operatic ‘Association, under the dirsction of Bignor’ Farini, produced “Trovatore” and “Puritani.” ¢ Leap-Year” was mnext pro- ‘duced, and was g:hyed four times, on” ‘Oct. 14, 15, .and 16, and the Baturdsy matines, “ Married Life" taking its place for the remainder of the weok. On Monday, Oct. 21, “Saratogs™ was sgain given by the company, and ran for one week, being the 1ast of the hEiclss I})rodncarl by the company. Maggie Mitchell was the first star of theseason at McVicker's, and appeared first in ‘“Jane Eyre,” dramatized from rlotte Bronte's exquisito story. This occupied ber first week. The second and third weeks were marked by Miss Mitchell’s: specialty, “Fauchon ;" the fourth by “ The Pearl of Bavoy.” “Jane Eyre” was Teproduced during the fifth and last woek, and was played every evoning ; “ Little Barefoot” at the matines. The epizootic prevailed during her engagement,which was a most unfortunate episode, as it reduced the audiences’ considerably. Even with this draw- back, her engagement was finuncially a success. The next star was Miss Jane Coombs, who layed a three-weeks engagement, ope: 'nE on_ ec. 2 with “The School for Bcandal,” which Tan for one week, being withdrawn on Dec. 9 for “TLondon Assurance,” which also had & week’s run, On Mondsy and Toesday, Dec. 16 and 17‘ and Saturday matines, * The Lady of Lyons " was given; on the following nighta “ Bchool for Scandal ” again ; on Fridsy and Saturdsy even- ings *Tho Stranger.” Miss Coombs' engage- ment was a decided success to herself and the. mansgement, . Charlotte Cushman followed her with's three- ‘weeks engagement, during which period the re- ceipts st the box-office were enormons. Miss Cushman’s was the most brilliant dramatio en- gagement of tho sesson, and the three weeks commencing ot the sbove date will long be re- membered 1n the city by the lovers of the drama. Her first appesrance was as Meg Merrilies.in “ Gy Mannering,” and 8o great was tho rush to witness this superb impersonation that hundreds_ ‘were nightly turned away, failing to obtain even standing-room. ** Macbeth ™ opened the second week, with Misa Cushman in the role of Zady Macbeth. At the New Year's matinee a complete transition from tragedy to comedy electrified the audionce, and the performance of *‘Simpson & Co.,"” which ‘was then given, will never bo for- tlen by those who had the-rare fortuno to E: pregent. It was repeated several times after- ward, but never again with that complete aban- don which characterized the first performance o tho new year at McVicker's. 5" with Miss 23 Queen Calharine, for the- est of tho week. The third week opened with “Guy Mannering™ again, three performances. On Thursday, Jan. S, “Macbeth” again. On Friday, “Henry VIIL” and “Simpson & Co.;” the samo on Saturday. afternoon ‘ and 'evening. This was probably the most successfal as well as ‘%m prilliant engagement ever played in tho est. The three following weeks naturslly showed somerwhat of o falling off, but the cngagomont of Dion Boucicault aud wife was also succesaful. The taste for dramatic representations appeared to have been sharpencd by Aiss Cushman.' “Arrab-na-Pogue ” was played during tho week ending Jan. 18. “Milly the Milkmeid” and “ Kerry” wero given on Jan. 20, and for threa SuCCeRBIve! nifihu followed by “Arrah-na-Pogue” and “ Kerry.® The latter was given during the third week with ‘ The Phantom.” o A fortnight of Italian opera cclipsing any- thing of tho kind that had ever been known in this part of the country followed, commencing. oo Monday, Feb. 8, with. Lucca and Kellogg. The operas with. roceipts were ns follows: ondsy, Feb. 8, “ La Favorita,” with Lucca as Leonora, $3,444.50. Tuesday, Feb. “La Traviats,” - Kellogg 28~ Violetia, S1,643.50. Wodnesday, Fob. b, * Faust,” -with Lucca as Marquerila, $5,631. Thursday, Fab. 6, * Linds di Chamotni,” Kellogg, $1,023.50. Friday, Feb. 7, # Don @iovenni,” §6,500.50. Saturday, Fob. 8, matineo, * Faust,” $466.50. Monday, Fob. 10, *Mignon,” $4,109, Tuesday, Feb. 11, # Trovatore,” Kollogg, S74L Wednesday, Fob. 12, “ Fra Diavolo,” 4,002 Fridsy, Fob. 1, “ Marringe of Figaro,” $6,000. Saturday, Feb.. 15, matinee, ** Mignon,” £5,158. Total in ten performancas, €413,526.50. o i On Monday, Feb. 17, AIr. Edwin Booth reap- ed after.two years' absence, and remained ere six weoks, opening with . Brutus,” which was given four times, and withdrawn on Friday for the ““Aferchant of Venice,” played also at the Baturdsy matince. On Baturday evening *‘ Don Cresar de Bazan.” - For the first threo evenings. of the second week he played ‘The Lady of Liyons,” given alsoat matineo ; the remainder of thie week *‘ The Fool's Revenge.” The third week was characterized by ‘‘Richelien,” Mr. Booth's ‘most finished character, on the first three even- 3. i} ings. Thuredsy evening and Saturdsy matines # Much Ado About Nothing ;" Fridsy and Satar- dny evenings “AMachoth.” The fourth week “ Hamlet,” with * Don Csar do Bazan” at the Saturdsy matines. The ffth weok wasremarkable for the production of ¢ Julins Csar," with Mr. ' Booth successively in the characters of Brulus, ' tho next star, Lis #Red Pocket-Book.” - Ac-: Abbufl-mrm P Cassius, and Marc Anfony, The sixth and last week opened with ‘* Richard ITL.,” played five times; Saturdsy afternoonm, /¢ et,” and evening, Merchant of Venice.” The company played ** Article 47 ” a8 a sort of by-play when Booth went throngh the provinces, and My McVicker through his: company, Like &: moth through a worn-out overcoat. 3 Miss Neilson, then the rage in 8t. Louis, was 'and once again McVicker's wos crowded. * Romeo and Julict occupied the firat week, except Saturdsy afternoon, on which oceasion ‘the * Lady of Lyons » was reproduced. On Mordsy and Tuesday, April 14 and 15, *Romeo aud Juliet, again, and the eame on- Baturdsy evening. *As-You Like It” for the rest of the week. Miss Neilson noglected to leave any substantial token of her spprecistion of the notices she received. Mark Smith in “One Hundred Years Ol for the next two weeks to fair business. - - The second soason of Italian opers was nearly 88 great a success as its predecessor, 88 seen trom ga Jolloming facts: Mondsy, My 5 ‘sust,” Luces, £8,100; Tuesdsy, May 6, « Martfis,” Kellogg, $1,500 ; Wednesdsy, May & * Mignon, 85,300; Friday, May 8, * Mignon,’ 84,300 ; Saturday, May 9, © Daughter of the Rogiment,” $3,800. Total'in five performances, 17,800, ; The last three weeks of the season, while Booth wag starring in. the provinces, was filled in with the ill-starred Edwin Adams, whose en- gagement has been anything but remunerative, to jndage from the empty chairs which have con- fronted him. He opened with “The Marble Heart,” played on Mondsay md'l‘nesdn& even- ings, M¥ 12 and 18; ““Wild Oats” on ed_.l'zeo- dsy and Thursday; “Wine Works Wonders,” on Friday night, his benefit, and repeated on Satur- day evening, With *The Marble Heart” at the matinee. * Enoch Arden” has been plsyed ingessaatly for the . past bwo o osks unl y evening, when a_change o nounced, and Schiller’s ¢ Robbers” played to & fair house. _On Saturday at the matinee ** Wild Oats,” with Mr, Adams in his most_captivating role, waa given to a good house. On dfimfig -3'3%1:5 MMr. Ad.-.ma" m.}g-gamunt eaded ‘HOOLEY'S THEATRE. s The rebuilding of Hooley’s charming thes! half 8 square from where. it originally stood bo- fore the fire, was a circumstance of ‘much im- | portance to tho amusement-loving public in icago, inssmuch a3 it has become what it wes intonded to be, a temple of gentoel comedy. It was thrown open to the public on Thurs- ‘day; Oct: 17, with s performance by the antommie combination, ' Who businezs for five weeks, BIVIlK way to a modification - of “Rip Van Winkle,” played by his then company, assisted by JoLn Allen, Little Mo, and Alice Harrison. On Mondsy, Dec. 9, appeared tho “new com- EoeCtices pesiombedbs -t ‘oot oo erforine em bein 's comedy, “ Partners for Eni!e.“ & m This was kept on for a week, and followed by - Jocal five-act comedy, entitled * Fun,” written Mra. Lafitte Johnson, which ran for ono.week so. The next week, by specinl roauest, “Tho Lancashire Lass ” was put on, and remainod during tho last nighta of the old year, Tho new year was greeted in this theatre by a reproduction of “Fun” st the matince, with i4Peep 0'Day " in the evening, the latter being wphdc:d. the following weck by ‘Babes in the ooda.” p On Jan. 13, Bartley. Campbell's “Fate” was produced, and ran for two weeks. “ Paul Pry” wos Plnyad four times, and gave 'way on Jan.'81 to * Everybody’s ‘Friend.” The following week ** Blow for. Blow " was produced, followed_ by s farce, and_on Mondag, Feb. 10, “David Garrick,” which, with * Paul Prv,” again occupied the -week. ‘‘A Serious Family” was next played, and with * Everybody's Friend” complated the next week. Falge Bhamo” was J)mduced on. Monday, Peb. 29, and was played to crowded. honses every nigbt for throe weoks, with two matinees & weelk. On Tuesdsy, March 18, “Peril” was per- formed for the first:time, and that, too, alter .tho recent additions to the company’ (Misa. Glover, Mr. Norris, etc.), which kopt it running for 5 fortnight, when it gave way, as we all must, ' to-+*Fato,” which lived only one weel. Then, orr April lil‘u reversion was had to tho French drama, and * Alixe” was ployed with & strong cast of characters, introducing Miss O'Conner. Though it wes only held on for twelvo performances, the picce achisved a prompt and. uousual popularity, which would have insured. it a long ran had tho. mansgement - thought fo continue it. t was withdrawn on Friday, April 25, for “The Ticket-of-Leave-Man," followed by ‘‘Frou-Frou” and *‘Blow for Blow.” - On May 6, and for the fortnight following, “Rigks,” another pieco by Bartley Campboll, waa producad, and during tho third week of its life alternated with Tom Taylor's ¢ Victims.” ‘The week which ended yesterdsy commenced with Bartley Campbell's first dramatic produc- tion, “Through Fire,” but that was withdrawnon Thursday night, when * Falso Shamo” was sub- stituted. % While the pieces that have been played at Hoo- 1ey's during tho season are numerically less than elsewhere, ‘it will be remembered that the season was briefer to him, and- the long run \which many of them ‘enjoyed testified to the eagacity of the management, As for Mr. Hooley’s company, there is only one recommen- dation to bo made, and in that the public will {)ain heartly. It is, ** Keep as many of the mem= ers of it as you can.” 1t would bo strange if there were not some wesk.points, but these seldom, if ever, obtrude themselves painfally. %{et:huy could be strengthened, 6o much the er. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. - Since its rapid ercction, tha Academiy ‘of Music has been s}erpetnnlly running. - Last’| year's seeson-ended in May, 1973, and & summer Benson following _continued until Sept. 1, 1872, when - tiat which has just closed com- menced. Its prosperity has been considerable from the day ofits opening, and the past nine months aro no exception to the rule. Here especially have been produced _the sensational picces of the best and most rational character, with Frank Mayo for. their apostlo ; such stars us Alrs. D. P. Bowers, Carlotta LeClercq, Robert McWads, and the Lingards ; and hers, too, English oors, flour. ished for's brief week, whilo burlesque and vaudeyille entertainmentd havo mot with due ap-. preciation, In some of the stars the public Tecognized artists of nationa] reputation, and grosted them with proportionato_attedtion. TFhere were always, or riearly always, fall houses, for, when the more cultivated turned up their Rogos at the bighly-spiced nonsense of the sen-: sational drams, there was not lacking an eloment of society whidh dolighted in it and, whon {ho lower orders of intelligenco failed to’ sppreciate “ Pygmalion and _Galates,” the house was- crowded with quite knother class. On Monday, Bopt. Oliver Doud Byran opened the season with s fortnight of, hair-raising. pis- tol-firing, knife-brandishing sensation, of which “Ben McCullongh” is a fair specimén. When the public ;Y‘retil.e was satisfied with all the gore that could bo squeezod out of that, it fod m:mptuomd; upon tho horrors of “ Acroes the Continent,” when Mr. Byron's cngsgement ended. Mrs, D. P. Bowers was tho -next star, sup- ported by Ar. J. O. MecCollom, appearing on tho firut night of her engagement, Scpt. 16, in * The Hunchback,” followed on the next two evenings by ‘‘Love’s Masquerade.” The next two per- formances were “ Lady Andley's Secret,” which Mrs. Rowers has pre-empted by her genins; then #Camillo” ntthematinee, and ** Lucrotis Borgia” to concludo tho first week. In duo succession followed, during tho next week, *Queen Eliza- beth,” **The Honeymoon,” * The Hunchback,” and * Mary Stuart.” This was_for the esthetic patrons of the theatre, who enjoyed the chango and were satisfied. p Tho tastes of the non-esthetics were next| gratified by the Tony Denier pantomime com- paoy in * Humpty-Dumpty,” o performance which waa certainly far too broad for refined au- diences. 2 Miss Ada Grayplayed in * Fron-Fron " for one week, commencing on Oct. 14. Tlo lady being little kuown here, and the piece of absorbing in- terest to neither one of the two divisions of hu- manity who frequent the_theatro, the results wore not very heavy. ° > Mrs. Chanfrau’ commenced her week's en- gagement on October 23, with “Dora,” and ended it with “Christie Johnstone.” Tho epizootic now commenced ita reign of tor- ror, accompanied with fatigue to man and beast. Hence West-Siders alone wers able to patronize tho “‘Black Crook.” which followed the Chanfrau engagement, with Betty and Emily Rigl smong its attractions. ' It remained at the Academy for two weeks during the very woretspell of the horse disenaso. 2 Miss Charlotte Thompson followed the.*Black Crook” with & fortnight of the lezitimato, g:y- ing “One Wifo,” “Victorine,” **The Sea of Ico,” “The Coming Man,” and. ‘“Camille” in that time. Tho Lingard Combination, consisting of Will- iam Horace Lingard, Mre. Lingard, and s good company, were the next occupants of the stage {or one week, commencing on Dec. 2, in “A Life's Dream,” written by Mr. Lirgnrd, and the Iatter's characteristic skotchos. * David Gar- rick " was played _at tho last three porformance, Another fortnight of limbe, at double rates of sdmission to sce them, while tho Lydia Thomp- son Company oxhibited. The roceipts indicated thst thero i still s populat nteret felt in lower imbs., Z The' Carroll Family in their sensational- specialty, ¢ Our Mother,” for a weck, commonc-- ing Dec. 23, wero not popular. “Rip Van.Winklo,” with Robert McWade, during the next week, to good homses overy night. fhe Seguin English Opers Company com- maenced their weok on Mondsy, Jan. 6, the operss being ns follows: Monday, **Iartha;” Tucs- day, *Maritana ;" Wednesday matineo, *“Doctor of Alcantarn;” Wednesday evening, ** Bohomian Girl;"” Thuradsy, “Trovatore;” Friday, “ Mar- itana;” Baturdsy, matinoo, ** Bohemiad Girl;" evening, * Fra Diavolo.” On Jan. 18, John' Collins played in * Golleen _Bawn,” and in the same for the three succeeding nights and one matinee; *Paul Clifford” for the romainder of his engagement. A week, from Jan. 20, Joe Murphy 1n * Help,” and * Charles O'Malley,” especially tho former. . On Fob. 8, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq opened with ibo “Lady of Lyoos” which has hoen iven with wonderfal frequency in the city dur- Ing the season. This was continued until Thurs- dsy, when ©3Mnaks and Faces” was brought out; on Fridsy “As Yon Like It;" the same on Saturdsy matines and evening. On Mondsy, the charming _comedy * Pygmalion and Galates” +waa played for the first time in _Chicago, to the delight of the sppreciative hundreda who were fortunate enongh to soce it, and continued thronghont the week. 2 John Jack and Annie Firmin, in “John Garth” and * Wife of Two,” with s benefi for Miss Flora Newton, d: the week following. Spencer Pritchard’s sensationsl ** Counter- feit,” with the alleged suthor in_the principal character, during the week following. The next week was givenup to benefits for the attaches of the theatrs, all of whom real- ized liberally. 5 . On Monday, Aarch 10, Byron in “Across the Continent " and *Ben McCullough ” sgain, and TLydia Thompeon for the week following. Frank Mayo played Davy Crockett in & sensa- tionsl drama Wxt{l similar title fora week, and succeeded in elevating that branch of the drama from the mnumPt toward which it tends. in_“Bunlight,” *‘Uncle Tom's Cabip” and “Ten Nights in a Ber-Room ™ for the next week, followed by Baker & Farron in “ Chris and Lena.” oy On April 15, Frank Chanfran, in “EKit the Arkansas Traveller,” for two weeks, * Little Nell” in #Fidelia” for ons week, who played ont the season. ATEEN'S THEATRE. Aiken's Theatre has not doring the past few months been so _astonishingly successful as it might haye been, but this was owing to & com- -| her comic o] -the engagoment ‘ending with ¢ ‘bination of unfortunate and wnforeseen circum- stances which persecuted the unfortunate man- agers. l;h;)? ‘were too late to secure more than fairly good company, and 2s for stars, Lawrence Barrett that titlo. Tho situation was 08 a little too far eouth for goneral convenience, : but this defect was Futly exaggerated by the merciless owners of pr Etcyud upon the public at the doors. Business ad not quite grown up in the neighborhood, and the theatre stood almost apon the southern boundary of the new business district. In spite of all this, whenever the attractions were really ‘good the honso was filled. The Thomas and ubinstein concerts, the brief : opara bouffe sca- sons,” and Lawrence Barrett’s - engagoment, | | clearly indicatod that the § I blic would overlook . the situation if it was o worth their while to do go. During the next season it will bo worth ;hnt:;r&whun, 28 already suggested in:these col-* nfiTnli’: r.hu:r: mdc&anaz on Oct. 9, 1872|mlho of our destruction as 8- city, with a Theodoro Fhomas concart, 156 fast of 3ve Biven . By this fammces St : Ll On Monday, Oct. 14, Mrs, James A. Ostes and company commenced sn en-. gagement of two weeks, and met with con- siderable success. ¥ The - following weck “The Ticket-of-Leave lBl'u_n ‘I'mfl.x Frank Aiken in his specialty of Bob rierly. 5 On Nov. 4, George L. Fox, the original i#Humpty . Dumpty,” changed the character of ‘the entertainment, playing for four weeks. On Monday, Dec. 2, commenced a short sea~ son Ruobinstein and Wieniawski with five grand concerts and one matinee. The latter concerts and the matinee were given to crowded houses. “The following week wag signalized by the en- gagement of Lawrence Barrett, who oponed with ¢ Hamlet,” which was continued until Fri~ day, when * Othello” was presented.. At the matince ‘* Hamlet ” again, and on Saturday even- in§ tha: first. weeck closed with *Othello.”. f Juhus Cresar " was played during the whole of the week following, and the first four evenings and Wednesday matines of the following wol ‘ Bosedale.” - Mr. . Inyed against heavy odds. - For the firat - 0 hed to contend with Jane Coomba - Barrett two weo -{ at McVicker's, and for the third with Chailette? Cushman as Meg Meérrities. In tho fece of these- heavy disadvantages he drew largely, and hia season was one of the most fortunate at Aiken's. Daring the following week * The Long Strike * was given by the company with only fair results, ‘togother with Naval Engagementa™ and Don Ceesar do Pazan.” 3 On Jan. 6, Mr. Joseph Proctor appeared in *The Red Pocket-Book,” a highly-flavored sen- sational piece, which was kept on during the weok. 0o second week “Nick of the ‘Woods.” 5 s The Aimee Opera-Bouffe gesson followed on January 20, with the following operas: Monday, “ La Grande Duchesse ;" Tuesday, ‘‘Le Peti Faust;” Wedneadey, ‘‘La Belle Helene ;' Thursday, “Genevieve de Brabant;" Friday, - *La Perichole:” Saturday, matinee, and oven- ing, *“Les Cent Vierges.” = The theatre was crowded to its utmost limits, standing-room be- ing af & premium. _ appropriately followed “ Poverty Flat "ivery this brilliant weok, with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Al- baugh, and “a stream of real woter falling the entire’ height of the building.” . This virtually closed the season at Aiken's, but it still remained & place of amusemeont, 88 may be seen from the following record: On Friday, Saturday matinee, and..Sunday. ovening, Feb. 21, 22, and 23, farewell Rubinatein . conezrts. Me.cch 24 to 29, inclustve, with Baturday mati- nee, Aimee in opera bouffo. March 31, McKee Rankin and Kitty Blanchard in ¢ Rip Van Winkle,” and for eight nighta and two matinees thereafter, with * Oliver Twist” for tho remainder of the second week. Monday, April 14, Stuart Robson for onaweek in “Law in New York,” and for the second week # Little Em'ly.” On April 28, 3frs. G. C. Howard for one week in * Unele Tom's Cabin.” . Monday, May 5, Mrs. Oates for:one week in comic opera. e S B On May 12, the Ban Francisco Minstrela for one week. On May 19, Laura Eeene and her excellent .company for two weeks, opening with * Our ‘American Cousin,” played for-the first week ; “ Hunted Down ' and ** She Stoops to Conguer” | for the second. = And so endéd the season. THIS WEEE. During the coming summer season, a8 an- nounced lest Sunday, Miss Eatie. Putnam will take McVicker's Theatre, commencing -to-mor- fow ovening in & piece written expresaly for Ler by T. C. Do Leon, entitled *Bot; or, through Fire and Water,”, a sensational drama can life. From the flattering notices which Mies Putnam has received abroad, there is every Teason to believe that this talented lady, whose expériouce is considerably ahead of her years, will meet with a good recoption in Chicag%whcre she is etill pleasantly remembered. The cast of characters iucludes Katie Putnam, Edwin Browne, W, H. Power, H. A. Ellis, . H. B. Nor- man, James H. Rennie, Ilint Kennicott, .J. B. Everham, Agncs Brennan, Harry Jones, F. H. Ellison, Miss Maudo Hilton, Mrs. 8. A. Nash, and Mre. J. E. Hartel . Among the dramatis pereone” may be recognized by anybody who/ a5 eeen those gentlemen, Capt. Schuyler and Afr. Jim Bludsoe, of -the *‘Prairie Belle,” with some mixed characters such a8 are usually to be found in' various uncomfortable, not, to 8sy nn- ‘heard-of, situations in tho sensational drams. | After long weeks of preparation, Mr. Hooloy's .| Compeny have broagatto perfection the brillisnt spectacalar burlesquo ““The Gentle Savage,” moditied and burnished up from John Brough- am's * Pocahontas.”. 1t is,seldom that an adaptation_to_local “requirements meets with success, but it is not exug%emfi.ng the facts to state that Mr. Bartley Campbell has. re-tonched and adapted the original in such an artistic man- ner 88 to add -brilliancy to what was brillisnt before, and to charge the now -_piece with fun until it sparkles all over. Puns without number; local hita:; fresh, erisp, pointed, and witty; jokes of real merit, with nothing that can offend the most rofined sense, are contred hero.--The mounting of all the plays produced at Hooley's during tho Ceon Ty bis neanticsatly Sk, kol a8 tho *‘Gontle Savage” depends toa great oxtent upon such sccossories, the public may rest well assured that nothing will be wanting in this re- spect. ‘The music, too, has always been good, and thero will assuredly be no change in this ro: spect. With John Dillon and Mliss Glover in the leading roles, aud with a company so well adaré2d to comedy characters as Mr. Hooley’s, it is safe to predict a sesson of merriment while the piece remains on the stage.. It will be pre- coded every evening by a comedy, to be decided upou hereafter, produced ina mannor 8o well undorstood at this theatre. From this date and for some_ weeks Aiken's Theatre will remain closed in order that the cxtensive preparations necessary for the roduction of the summer spoctacle may not ba interrupted. The title of the new feature is ¢ Zoloe,” founded npon the famous opera ** La Bayadere.” The rols of Zoloe will be filled by Morlacchi, who has been engaged at great ex- ‘pense, while the lesser parts, will be taken by artists of the highest ability. ' The sconery of the opera is being painted by Mesars. J. H. Halley and Louis Malrnsha. There is to be a grand transformation scene, which the maunagement promise to make the most dazzling ever given in thecity. The costumes are algo to be in keeping with the other liberal preparations. The dato of the opening is fixed at June 16. Moran & Manning’s Minstreis will appear on Monday evening at Myers’ Opera House. The opening bill promises a host of good things for lovers of burnt-cork minstrelsy. Tho first dput consists of an overture by W. L. Habbs and the orchestra; *‘No One Cares for Me,” by J. Wool- sey; “My Gal" by Billy Maaning; “Little Robin, Tell Kitty,” by Frad. Walz; comic ditty by Frdgk Moran; Dy the Sad e Waves,” Harry or. ugeno will ging - ‘y burlesque ballad _in his inimitable style, “*a Ia Luccs.” Unsworth will describe Venus astronomically. * Mrs. Dittamus’ Party” end “Italian Airs™ will follow; to conclude with Manning’s burlesque, “Three Houwrs in a Rat-Trap,” This promises to be very funny. Billy Manning alone would draw s crowd, and the excellent bill guarantees immense and con- vulsed audiences. Josh Hart's Now York Combination will re- main at the Academy of Music. Yor the first three nights ~of the 'week, and at the Wednesday matines, Harrigan and Hart introduced an entirely new and original Degro sct, and 8 character act entitled * In- nocence st Home.” John Eerns and John Wild will prodnco another act, new in Chicago. John all, the renowned Efhiopian com will ivo something new, and new songs will be given y Misses Wray and Hughes. ~Another novelty will bean original local skotch entitled * The Race,” the scene laid in Jerome Park, New York, introducing the trained horse * Kentucky.” During the ensuing week, and until farther notico, an_ Oriental spectacular piccs, entitlod *“The Children of Uyprus,” with new and ele- gant scenery, which has been playing for the ast three or four evenings, be continued, t includes, as such pieces generally do, & variety entertainment, with song snd. dance artists, and is monnted richly apd with strong scenic effects. The mechanical effocts are also excellent, and the piece is enlivened with new and original music by Ar. Georgoe Stevens. One of the scenes represents a galley, finely mounted, and capable of holding some twenty persons, propelled tho only one who really deserved :|: ublic: conveyances. who | through a sheet of water covering the whola stage. Ol Music, The announcement will be received with much /pleasnre in the mugical circles of this city thst, Afr. Hang Balatka, the old leader of the Oratoria. and Philharmonic Societies, who waa. identified with music'so wiany years in this has deter- mined to return here, sud during the last weel -porfected such arringements with our leading _Gurmnn citizens and mueicians 88 will place him in chargo of & large orchestra and & first-class: vocal'society. We ar6 not at liberty at presehi to give the details of the arrangement; but may say that the nucleus of the orchestra, consisting of thirty of tha best musiciane, has been sa- cured, and that engagomentawill be made in New™ York and elsewhere with leading players to swell thenumber to about fifty pieces. Mr. Balatks will s .‘d‘?fi'am\nicol the fq of Ameri-.|' :have absolute control of the orchestrs and its ‘music, and bes entered upon his work with tha dotermination to organize and perfect an orches-, “tra of which the city may boprond. . His engage- ment is so made that he will be at liberty to give, his whole time to this work without interraption. With his Imowledgo of our peoplo, his, well- . ksxqm»imluuh’y, and with idess more progres-. sivé than those which governed " tho -old Phil- barmonic, we may now look fora genuine revival . of music in the city, and expect to have it placed. upon o permanent basis. During the present -week some deflnite plans of operation will be de- . cidedupon of which the public will ba notiSed.” THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT. The fourth 4nd last recoption of the Apollo Club to its aesociate mem! this season will: be given at Standard Hall on Tuesday .evoning of this week with ono of the finest programmes evor presonted to an audience in this city. Miss® Ella White will b the vocalist of -tho- svening, - and Mr. Emil Licbling the sclo planist. . A ote: worthy feature will be the grand double chornses from ~ Mendelssohn’s * Antigone,” with tha . ‘Apollo Club and the Germania Maennerchor re- - speotive nlg_"a After the concert thers will bis-n* promenads and danco of a purely informal and * iwcu.l character. The programme will be as fol- . ows : E 1.4 Rliine Wine Eung 2 1The Bpring in Late r. §. @ The Dreaming Lak * b Tho Forest PART X, 6. Recitative and Aria. e Misg % 6. “ Futr Semele's High-born Son,” d chorus from “ Antigone ™. Apollo Club and Germanta 3. FamTIL . 7, @Berenido * b Beware” I 9. *‘ Hungarian Wi 10. “ Faust Waltz”. £ 3 Mr. Emil Liebling. 11. “Impatience*. 12, 4 Farewel ", A'n'xrn gy met U hes tor th e following are the programmes for the first © -mos ortheoming Jubilee, which : be given on Thuraday. ‘gramme will be as followa : 1. Jubilee Overture... PART L «.Weber i Military Ba 2 4 * Thb Heavens aro Telliug meov. . ; - oriis, & “ Thousind and One Nights Waltz ™. Orchestra, 9.4 An:n gu}u‘-".fl i i rehestre ¢l Band, 10. Bolo for wm‘:‘l oxi) 11, America”. T ‘Orehestra and Chorua, The evening programme will be us follows : PAnT 1. “ Tannhauser " Overture Orchest 2. Gloria from Twelfth Mass.. Orchestra, Band, and Chorus, 7. Overture to Der Frelsehtets srcrsrs.. ... Webez" i Orchestra, s 8. “ Hallelujah Chorus ™. 9. “ Raymond Overture...... Hilitary B 10. “ 014 Hundred *, Orchestra, Hand, and e_programme for the Turner Hall this nfigmnon is aa follows : T it 5, 5. Overture to ¢ Midsummer Nights BENEFIT CONCERT. = . Mr. J.Hand, the well-known and favorite- ‘violoncalliat, is to have & complimentary concert on thé 13th of June, at Aiken's Theatre, the do-- tails of which will be given hereatter. Mr. Hand is one of the most deserving of our local muske . ‘cians, and we trust the concert will be tial testimonial to him. ORATORIO BOCIETY. & 3 We are requested to stato that the .meeting ok this Boczety intendod to bave beon held on Tues« - dby evening zext, for the nomination and elec tion of officars, will, in consequence of the en- - gogements of tnembers in the Jubilee chorus, bs ostponad for one weck; and will be held ab yon & Healy's or Tuesdsy evening, June 10. AZINE. & gubstane. A NEW MAG Mr. Goldbeck, having e ded the publicae. tion of the Musical I has establiakod - in its stead Goldbeck’s Monthly Journal of Music,” the first number of which is just out. Itis far-: nished at tho low rate of cha dollar per year, andis filled with matter of interest to musicians. - - BUBINSTELY, 2 ' RBubinsteln bas finished his engsgement im, this country, and on_Wednesday last sailed fox Europe. 'In Now York City, Mr. Buhinstein- Sgured in 50 concerts. Thase yielded a total. oturn of §150,000. From Lfaine to Now Hamps - ehire he took part in 165 concerts, the full nume: ucing £350,000. Of the concerts: _to, besides ~the 50 in New-. York, 20° ware given in Boston, -12 in Phils: delphis, 11 _in Chicago, 10 in New Orleans, 9 in Cincinnati, 7 in 6 Lonis and in Washington, 5 in Baltimora, 4 in: Pittsburgh, 4 in Cleveland; § were had in the’ git:?: ift Ii{gw;xk, vflbv.ny, 'in‘xm'%m’ Bufln!n,’:mf e ; 2in Providence 0} Now- Haven, Columbus, n;i-im i g 4l o, ber, 215, alluded ille, spolis, Toronto, Mobile, Memphis, Nsahville,). and in Milwsukee; and 81 e curred in smaller towns. From a summary these facts, it will be readily admitted that Mr.' Rubinstein's worth has had general tion.." Wieniaweki, the violinist, also bade {arwal ta Now York on Friday last, and leaves immediatel¥ for California. x , MARETZEE'S OPERA SEASON. An anggf:xmen:hu been concluded betwean: Mr. Max Maretzek and Signor Tamberlik, sequr- * ing to the impreeario the ervices of tho distin- guished tonor for next fall. or Tamber! will receive nightly a salary tothat paid to. | Mme. Luces, who_is ‘to_remain, of conrse, the prima of the company. In addition the two artists namoed above, Mr. Maretzekls: e R e Xy ignor-Mendioroz, 3 g 0 Madame Natali-Testa.' The season will be comg menced in Boston, in September. - EVEN THOUGH.” ** Bonct thou how tears still fallow earthly blisat ‘Sun, shine ont, whils yet you may : Darknees follows sure snd swit, ‘Birds, aing cheerily to-day | Death may be to-morrow's gift, Eyes, belleve that ““blua is true ™t ‘Thgugh the fature prove it not. Lips, let kisses warm you through [ ‘Tliough kissed lips are soon fargot, Heart, be giad i Uittla space? . Lave, Bioom anca T Th :t”‘ Hsce ones len o™ Vit the aweet, dead fow'ra of Lire. Qonnods latast sdalition to secleetastical masi the Afasa of BS. Amcmdu,mpedm for tho fret timo iz fon & fow weeks sinca. ecclasiastical 1n tyle, the * Baneted " g =0, Salutaris being the best numbers, The aftcrnoon pros -