Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1874, Page 7

1] e neoo By W a r 3 3 1 -3 I THE CHICAGO. DAILY - TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23; 1874 7 {ebseco-juico : oo wes™ alks during the over ladies’ dresses; the woman erformarce ; the man cocap whisky, and the woman s Ligh bat; the msn who 50 pds washy eentiment. and tho woman rifases to give up ber seat to ita rightful w0 B e who cor i —that o T people in s the maw who kicks the chair . frant of {E eontinuously_throngls J ve acis, and the mes in late and makes troable all 1l these. and zilihe other disagree- the audience are strangers from ;?i:‘.'—':-mm their long-suffering, harried, out- ‘o, trut silent victims are tha weli-brod resi- - (hersn rp our caurEge by ‘of 8 great and_beantiful city. 1t.will be kest illusion in the world, but let us keep in to think it is a fact. Siih liey THE DRAILA. whe revival of dramatic matters is a glow pro- e in midsummer, bo tho mavnger's efforts * paver 60 Vigorous, or the publio never so ready {ar3.£439500 - gy legumato at one theatre has beon open dramatic business, and - between emself and, the reader, a5 a profound secret, it Fay be wiispered that the public failed to givo g much encouragement to it. tiic may have dono itself injustice. Fasier of fact e wald boast of Wherein the As 2 none of thehouses open last weels largo audiences. Hooley’s, with 1) Mr. Grover's efforts, wes not well attended; e Academy of Music was more empry than it boen_for o long ttme; McVicker's Theatre eamiued more people, Lut it did not appear to. * §ias o lazy, dull, €ort of week all round, uf- feding po basis for specnlating 8 to the coming wssom, we bope. . A'VICKLR'S THEATRE. For the rast ig7ing bhete in Easion " ead weelk thio stock company has been 0.0ld-fashioned dramas, * Ciy- wo Loves aod a Lifo.” We n fave noticed them at somo length, sod it is not Fisésrv to repoat whet has been said abont They indicate Mr. MaVicker's policy for {5 season, which 13 admi wiing featara of th pow me ied able. ‘I most inter- of the wecl was the presentation mbets of the company. This was fsiog, for, ko far as can bo judged from a acquaintance with them, they add cousid- = to s strepgib. Especially.propossessing fl{s. Frack Murdoch and Mr. Hardie, whom e bavo seen m two different roles. Tha lutter . Yillpe s great favorite. In addttion to his many fellant professional qualities be has o ine Litcne voice, 2 pretnepubiic Eevicer hus . aod will during the week to come ‘anopportunity of bearing him. Mr. beeu fortunate in securing him, if .basty judgment possed upou him by the e 2 public in ono week bunpen to botd, Ths metk ono of tho most amiablo of men'and post talented of American actors will open atwo secks enzagement 2t MeVicker's. Mr. Edwin " pdame baa vot plaved in Chiragofor a long time, wdlis reappearsnce will . bring out his mauny simirers. ir. Adams has decided to chain him- U o loager to one picce. His engagement wisgesson will show bim io & number of dramas Fine the utmos: £cope for the cxbil Tematile genira. Monday and ‘Tuesday nights ¥, Adams r, MeVicker Digger, M. Birceas the wil play *Hamlet,” supported Ly in Lis famous part of Zhe Grave- F:aok Murdoch as Ophelia, Mr. King, and the remainder of the st iuch as it wsed Lo be. - Wednesday night i ite Saturdsy matmes the fine old drania, “ea of the Day,” will be plased with w0 equally.etrong cast, and Thurs 10d Satarday another strox, Friday, “'Tho Dead drama, Heart"—not to ke cocfounded with “The Mar- be Hesrt "—will be produced. Ar. Hardie as Jasqucs Le Crand will sing tho * Marseilluse " 00 * Gay Versailies.” TLi ia 8 strong tempta- tino t46 pablic, snd will be appreciated with- cudubt. Jobn Brougham's drawma, *Tue Red Lilt; or, the Sigual of Dange preparation for the following vev is_in active THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Oliver Doud Livron is an actor of great popu- fnty, nd Lis engagement at the Academy of Musiciss certain card to.win. He 183 frank, Plessant setor, and wins favor more by the. per- toual gifts of Lis honest uvature than by dazzling biatri Wea an iovto sbility ho lms et exhibited, this without dispategement. Alr. Byron! 8 soeng man, and his etage expesience is not frest. e Lies chosen to appear as a star before ks term of dremutic apprevticesbip bhad been krved, and therefore presonts in a more con- pizons degieo the cruditics of method aud &rie which woula not appesr m a more lable posivon. Ile s steadily im- miing, however, and has the _innate ty to realize his imperfections. For this #son his andieiices are proue to give him every oeouragemeni. His éngazement at the Academy gl but one week's daration, in which ume he iplay lis three picges, *.Donald -McKaey,” “Tea McCullough,” and *Across the Continent.” Tuese are of the sepsational order; 'sud familiar # Chicago. Wo Lave not been taken into the mager's confidenca.entircly as to- the cast of a2 pieces, nad share sith the public as gnaw- sranxicty 2s to the trides of .support, etc. Mr. Gziiner has a. fucuity of cmerging from that . fzumtive orifice, 8 huot-hole, with less dificulty tan most people. iscloged again for one week ouly. off Ins foices, aad once more the ; s hanle HOOLEY'S THEATRE Alr. Grover ! sk of cleaning and Lrightening . will be com- i Genced in frout of the hLouse, wh:le rehearsal ¢ willbe judulged in behind the foot-fights. The thelist is a Dembers of tne.great company are all, with but e gr tw0- exceptions, slready in the city, and long one. **Led Astray,” which mide &9 decided & hit io New York at the Tnion . Bquure Theaire, will be the first picco played. - Weseame to give the cast of the picce, al- feonrh 1t ill lo-morrow : + ount Budoloh Chandocs. * Eectar Placido, Domager Ceuuters De Dsroness De Riveniero, * Soune 0 Soglie.. not be preduced until a week from James (' Neil . Murdoch Aonaghan Tovise Hawtiorne 3ra. Fred. Wiilisme Ciora F.Mzeder Liss Lizzic Gale firs Neilie Bellew 3i's3 J, A. Ciizord THE AMERICLY MUSEUY. - Mention was r:zdo Sunday of shic preparations I progress ot Opers-House), kadee, Mr. O . ave bcen ma tro is to occnr Tuesday, Sept. 1. tle new museum (formerly AMye uoder tue supegvision of tae Placey, Fertber developments end tho formal opening of the de, The mugeum wiil be thrown open s week or 5o later, 15 the curios %ill Le 2 eociety picce, eufitled “Abduction.” i ew it Clircago, téerthe title of s are ready. The openivg-] ;ecxr: though rromi<ed once before **Intznticide.” The chauge Yrames is vo improvement in more ways than e, - 81 follows Miss Blznch }.!‘: Jean Hosvien Fanay e i‘: Marion Heleombe, e Nr. Fitzgereid, tho author, will supervise G prodection, 2 Toe company engaged thus far, 1o Do Bar, Gaurgo Guston, Jured Juycelyn, S, Helland, Sondaunt, Clifton, s Edith G K. E- nnng, F. Smidl, i, Mizs Balley, Tot yet dezided upon. Ay old Chicazo Muscum favorite, George Serens, will be tlo leader of thio orchicstra. ¥igs e fre, was o il remembered still. Barof the quiet order. . e, it wij Bpglar, The 2z, Ind Ly Lete Ticatro, Bungebury I Xr. Gary;, Yevery wityy X1 1. Vinsom, De Bar. during her stay in Clucago after great favorite, and will be_pleas- Vinihg Bowers isa goad Iy supported Mr. Ibe remembercd, and was very other names are more or- loss n is ecd, the outlook for ness se: tening, and, if angtlung happens to bit the lictiace, theré nisa o » S o mav be 8 ran Of Prosperity. MISCELLANEOTS. stage-manager of the Salt is m the city, ‘ fall is approaching completion. r intends replacing his present iron, under a new putent, and feels 0&dent about i’ Iy ticzaet.‘xmg, Blly Rice 1is not expected Lome from San 0 yet. The climate, or Chinese rociety, agrees with him immensciy, 1t 18 g:b,erg MetWade follows Oliver Doud Byron at Y play ewy with it.at MeVickor's tho following week, Hip Van Winkle ;" Jederson e TOOLE AND THE CRITICS. A g, : 'hq,fi:muj Bk Teatre, Toole bas, after much clever prelim- 5, mado’ Lis appearznce at Wal~ playing m Albemy's new piece, ug, SBilien for kim and entitled “Wig and Gown.” Tehuve hefore us tlio, comments of tae Times, e uy A dram o it; ke, Leen writien Ly the eams critts. ) by the same evident desire to belitt'e; \ T, Herald, Trilune, nd Evening Post, usu- 3 Xegarded as mora or lees reliable suthorities The two first might . subjects. : Thoy zre ngheveral motivo is tho same in both crisicisms, iy & :iu'cffie b Dhr;.:sealogy 1 borh is almost-identical insteuce, the J¥orkd commences. - },,f,:’ Zighta 3t Wallack’s were fumous affairs ‘long. vl Toole was thought of, and it was natural 52 night afzer b was boih thought of: and se- W hosd vill Lo n brillisnt social event, doubted if o shoald ever have known how e reaple who town if ) wIa s i tg"j Poasiblo Ly It may romebody were hiding. Wallack's lad- Dot opened, Itis to reconcile the very gay society-pic- ,;é“\!fl:cd by tile first night with the demonstra- Rigy a3t it {6 August 2nd the wutering-placea. all g 20 kv, joyment. Mr, Moss, the Prospero of this snal modesty, doclared that the s:tributable entirely to Mr. Toole, and- it wa can plecds him better than to [ fall in with this fllusion and,p¢mawiodge that tho town had but one idea, and thut 'Wak, to scu ie nent English comodia atelial b And thus the Times: tr. Toole mado bis first ap) ce lavt evening be- comfortubly hold. Less conld hardly have. bogn ox- pected when Le who, we have been told in ali varietine of t5pe, is the groatest comedian fn Euglund was the star. As very few people in this country had ever heard of Mr. Toola ‘before, perhapa such® announce. ments were good management. Perhaps it was neces— Bary to tell people something that perhups is not quite true, und to scatter a not very aftrative lithograph sbout tho town by way of further advartiscent, And yet Wallack's Theatra is protty sure of & full houss on any firat night, and Mr. Toole s a man who may trust to his. own comic powers to fill o theatrs many times in which he has once played to an sudi- ence reasouably willing ta be pleaveil. ~Aud last pven- ing bo had ax uudience which, for ita willingness, woa a vory Lurkas among audiened. Tie World continues of the play : Low comedy was gcen lere nt its Lost. Bat it may bo questioned if Q1o play admits 0f 8o much loy comeds., It PUrports to be a lifflo drama, and {t deals with the fortuties of ‘several pérsous in s suficiently #orious manner to warrant a serious side to the por. trayal, It was accepted as farce, aud uproariously laughed at. In the scenes which follow there’ was Lt Yoo omumend, nnd a great dal fo bo_smuged st The assumption of silly good nature was vers well sustiined by Mr.. Tuolo in the manuvering to marry b8 dauubter, and the effort o adapt Linmelf to hiy new fortune. Each uct depends upon & series of trivial incidents, disconnestod ‘and irrelevant, for its offect, and the Court scete, no less than {he Todging Reene, must, wo think, have been & Jection of a great deal of fare The Times puts it thus : * Wig and Gown,” the pley of the evening, is amms- ing euongl, because it gives Mr, Toole, uud vne or two :;uursgf:.\u(c?‘m&;;uy. 8000 opportinities 10 make n. Bat,of .ifsalf, 1t 48 the thinnest poasible of ull dramatic spovn-meat, (B The World sums the sctor up in this way ir. Toole is 3 man of medium size, with s pleasant but some what rugged fuco. Ho epewks wilh 4 strong Eugiish accent sud pronunciation, ‘and at {imes re- minds one a Littlo of Barton in his younger days, not in his acting, but in certain facial mannerisms, and ao unctaous method of polnting a humiorous remark. So fur 38 wearaablo to judge of .lum after one night's rerformance, he appears {6 bo s comedian pu.e sad simple, not of the Lighost order, but possessing that combination of intelligence, talént, ond sportiveness to muke a plessant fmpreosion in any low-comedy part that b assumied. And the Temes in this: Alr. Toole i3 an actor of. very considerable Lumor, nat of the highest order 3 but, 85 far sy we can judge 1rom one evening’s performance, bo 1 tot au actor.of very rare powers, or fitted to shine in real comedy, He i8 3 “apoc: actor; end in this cort of. work he is pretty sure to win public favor, Both laugh togethor over a **floral ship " sent. ap to Mr. Toole, as if somebody intended there should be 8 triumph, and Lisd speut money to secura it. ~ Injudiciotis’s. that means. The Post 18 more cend:d, and treats the matter feirly. The pitli.of its comments is in tho. fal- Towing : Tu the first act Vi, Toole kept bis audience thor- oughly amused by his qusint aud natural hamor, and intbesecond 3ot fu the cross-examiustion scene, be made s genuine hit. e played this with great force, and theappisuse was well carned. Ho was, indeed, literal ¥ applauded. throughout, ana was czited befors tho curtalu after every act: Lut there was no mistak- ing the fct that the enthusiasm was for the actor, and ot for tho plar. He did excellently with the bad ma- teziuls provided, and fairly sustained his roputation, bt we are convinced thut e will be even more suceesst ful in eome other character. “ Wig and Gown " con. sists of aseries of farcical incidents strung together by the elightest possible fhread. The first act i per- Dhaps the best written, the second bas the ouly situa- tion in the play, =nd the third has, 50 far 28 we can soc, hotuing ot all. Ieis, thou, no smail to Mr. Toolo when we suy that whiie he was on tie suge the attention of the audience never flagzed. Of course no such person 18 Cuole ever did or ever cowld exist, o is a caricature, not a crecture, but the caricature is £o clever that we forget improbability in langbter. We boye, for Alr, Tooi’s sake, that ** Wig and Gown " mey rua for a lon time ; we Lope for our own i £00m appear i a character more titted tw Tho Herald is disposed to kindio beanily. It says: Looking 2t Teole snd listening to im it is well-nigh imp03eibie to rid ourselves of the impression that wo Lave been trapsferred by some magic rower tack to she smoke and dw of the great Engish Dietropolis, and thot we breatho the wir of cuckueydom. Those who have 1o ecquaintance with the dificrent {sy.ca of English Life ate very apt to miss the excellences of Mr, Toole’s performance; for, though bis repertoire is ex- tenive, the characters be best succceds in portrying are go thoroughly Eaglish that no similar types exis: in the oufside world.~ i was mo doubt_owing fo the consciousneas of this didiculty that * WIg aud Gowu” was_nelected 1o iniroduce Mr. Toole to un American sudience, 25 it deals with 2 phase of lifa not altogether foreign to our soclety. At least we suppoac thut foma reagon of this kind -induced the selection of a tedfous sud unintesesting_ply, whieh depeads whotly for its interest on the acting of ‘Mr. Toole, And, fastly, the Tribune, which izuoted 28 well for the fearless candor of 1ts expresuion as for the literary excellence of its entiques: It need not bo urged that the contemplation of such 8 character—even with the consciousncss that it is ehown under imposaible circumstancer, in a stupid play, and therefors in imperfect Lights—ia 15 bene- Tcient a8 it s delightful. Thero can be no Guestion, at any rate, of the value sud the charm of such contemplation, wlien Mr. Toole ix the actor. A sweet and toucning simplicity of char- acter and abundant droflery of demesnor—uncon- scious and involuntary, through. the moxla of good-. matured merriment, chipper aluciity. comic perplesit complacent re=ignation, and 3 certain mild and pati endurance deeply suggestive of the nature of the true gentleman—are commingled and Hest the basis of Alr. ‘Loole's acting, He charms by his natural and gpon- taneous art; but he charms erill more by the finc spirit -within it. It is, we think, somotimes poaible for a tragic actor to win. a_ flctitious ascendancy ; but no such conquest and renown are ever possiblo to a com oas withont the inter- ucting. 3fr. Toolk has certainly won his fame otitvide of that Tegion; and the sccret of his success will be found, 4 wo have intimated, in his personal characteristics, The more we sce of Lis acting, the more, doubtless, wa shall realize of the contact of n sngularly drol} porson. Through his two personations Isat nlght were kcen u reslity of Tesource, an honest, unailected meth- od, a tenderheart, a quick and Jecp sympxthy with tho pureetections end the simple experiences of home lifo, 2 great futd of Bumorous eccentricity, a qui versatile adsptability to character, and ance of fire and force. 1n fHummond Covle ing moment—decision " sucreading perpi beart_taking .procedence of the head—dir. Loole was cigctrical, But this actor’s method f3 oLviously that of nature, and is to be judsed by a long course of steadfust dherence to the truth,—in the workiug out of churscter under the play of miirth and the pressure of emotion,—and not by dizzling .flasnes. Mo might bave mzde 8 more Lrilliznt it than he made lant nuight, bad he been 5o fortanate as to select an opening tali of mere emphatic luster sud eignificance to au Américan anditory. He accomplished enough {0 how Limeelf . delighiful humorous actar, and -to win a popular lilang thist opens the way to opulent succeas, e i o bl DRAMWATIC NOT=ES. Miss Ada Dyas, .of Alr. Daly’s company, is ex- pected to armive from Europs in the next Cu- narder. TRachel's mantle is s3id to have fallen on Mlle. Agos, a French hiagedienne now performing in Lorndon. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Florenco arrived by the Scotia last Wednesday. They commence their first engugement in Pittaburg, Mr. Lester Wallack has been quite. ill of late, but novw,. we aro guatified to statg, he 1s rapidly recovering. - “Blondin, the famous rope-walker, Les been giving performances at New Zenlaud. Not contented.with aa act of ‘*‘Macbeth,” Madame ltston is, if rumor heth not, learuing to act Marie Antoinelle in Englisu. Tiis would Lou treat; batIiauey it i8 to much to hope for.—Lornet. 3 Mr. Parkes, of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, au- tierpates a ehip-load of trousers from London 11 time for hum to make & selection for the opeving nighs. Bijou Heron bas had many _advantageous of- fers fur thie_eneuing scason, but prefers to re- main with Alr. Daly. “-Led Astray " has not created the marked sen- eation in Eualand some people. auticipaced -it would, The Liardest cut_of ail was the Loudou critics’ allusion to Stuart Robsou as an American ! Somé of Jr. Toole's specialties to follow “Wigand Gown,” are: *Uucla Dick’s Dar- ling,” *-Ici ou Varle - Punl Pry” & 1omestic_ Economy,” * Dearer thzn. Life,” * Fure aud Water,” and “ Good News.” XNiblo's Garden. having fcund that ‘“Griflith Ganut ' 18 fur more attructive . nos than wien it originally produced several years ago, es- pecially a5 it hias an‘added title of Man, Wife, and. Pastor,” will continue to ropreseat that drama during the present week, Miss Henrietta Irviug is not an unhkely Kale Peylon. The fashionable athletes of Boston have taken | great interest 1n the genticman connceted with the Hippodiome company who lifta horxes, car- riages, houses and lots, or zuything elve taat bappens to be Iring about. They assert solemnly that he hax you xnow, a marvelous chiest, con't you know, and that tha_spinal, three-plv, baci- action'cords of ‘his mrms aro ‘susceptib'e, you know, to strains of the most protricted (suy six months) character. Then they go to I'arser’s and take it out of téa-cups! AMiss Kate Field, it is stated, will make her debut on the dramatic stage this season in Cin- cinnati. Peg Woffinglon. : Mr. Barry Sullivan has, it isrevorted, beea en- gaged by Messr+. Jarrett & Palmer fora eeason Eoginning in Angust.of next vear, and extending. over 150 nights, at $300 per night, with £150 ad- ditionul for each matines at whici he appears. The Liverpool Post, eays: * Dank Loliday, makers will- bé able to viuit an old- friend who Liag been some time away-from: Loudon, Magk -ciety ples, cutitled ** Tho L'rey of the Gods ; ™ & Herroles are to include Kosalind.and. cabe opens the great St. James' Hall this after- | noonand eveuing with his clover and amusing entertaiument, *Begone Dull Care,’ fora lim: ited number of reprcscntations previons to tak- ing.lus departure tor America.” The casc of * Hamlet,” to be. played noxt sca- Bou at the Lyceum 'Theatro will be as follows : Hamlet, Mr. Henry Trving; Folonis, Mr. Chil pendalo; The King, Mr. John Clayton: Grave-digger, Mr. Compton; The Ghost, Mr. T. Mead; Ophelia, Miss Isabcl Pateman. Zwe Majiltons have left Liverpool for this country, bringine with . them Miss Coleridge, Miss Cissy, and Miss Bertie Jiploy, who will ap- ear witl: them in two new pieces which they are about ta produco in tho United Statos, beginning 8% Providence, Il 1. Tb9 New York Arcadign condomus Douci- cault’s new play, * Belio Lamar.” The first act 18 8aid to be powerful, tho second sveak, the third simply uvendurable, 'The civil war is tho_sub- ject, and the tendency is to ronew animositios. 12 18 ouly Mr. Boacicault'y knowledge of stago offect, says the. dreadian, which- lifts **Befle Lamer™ “above iho ruuk of & Bowery melo- drama. . Tho usual number of “beautifnl yoang ladies ” are underiined to make their diamatio debut doring the coming season. What becomes of these demoiselles siter they bave made their debut is a question as diflicult -to answor a3 that in relation to pius. Few are over heard of n, and the supposition is that they go back to plain sewing, An Eastern paper paya: “Thoso who eay the bLlondo and log business ias died ous in this city bavo ooly to go to Wood's Museum theso warm afternoons and have their incorrect im- Ppressions scattored to the winds.. You seo it thero just as you used to six years ago, whon Lycia Thompson first gave New Yorkers a taste for.this kiod of entertainment at this identical establishment. And it is an entertainment suit- able for the season.™ g Sothern and his sons sailed last weok for Eng- land ou the Britannic. ' aking the circnit of the globo Lias bacome o mero postimo. Stophen C. Alassett, kuown by the cozuomen of “Jeems Pipes, according to the Boe, o San Francisco paper, has begun his sccond tour roaad the world 2s an imitator and reciter of comic stories, interspersed with ballads. He began his professional tour with a brllisnt audience, a_varied prograwme, aud lavish applause, £0 he may bo sud to Lave started under favoruble auspices. A bold innovation has been made by tho Bowary Theatre, which has anJertaien to give Suuday night performunces. **Tle.Polish Jew” nas recresentod there aftor o smered concert. This somewhat startling expefiment has won tho admiration of tho.idle cast-siders, but it does not appear to have outraged tus sensi- bilities of the Sedbatarizns. 2 _Says Barnum to the Boston Traveller inter- viewer: **Lagt vear L visited the oig towns with the circas. xt year I shall have two &ets of tants and fistures, two scts of men, and travel by railroad. It will cost from 6,000 to £7.000 per day to do ko, but it shall be doue. White the exhibition 18 going on in one locali: my men wul be cugaged m the work of puiting up the duplicate teut in avother, and it will be ouly neccisary to transport tiie performers and Liorses by railroad, leaving bebind & foreo to tako down tae first tent sud earry it further along the route rezdy to receive tho exhibition again,” At his old tricks again. i M. Jules Verne is preparing his “ Tiound tho World in Eigbty Dags " for tba Paris stage, H. J. Byron is writing another piece for Eme mett, ‘*’the American Actor,” with the last word omit:ed. The Lingard comedy company will preseat tho following novelties during “tie coming season An origiial comedy in four acts, written e: prescly for them, aud emtivded ** Professionals uvd Friends.” In the third acts serio-comic opera will be introduced, tho music by Prof. Schultz, of the California Thoatre, whils in.the fourth act W, Horace Lingard will intioduce a new series of sketehes, A three-act comedy en- titled.** Gught We to Visit Her?” a five-act so- 2] version of “ ifousicur Alphonse,” translated and adaptod by Engeno Sarcours, entitled ** Octave Alpuonse;™ and versions of the “ Sphinx,” and “The Orphans.” La Teatation,” from which “ Led Asuray " was talten, wisl be 1e- tained in their repertoire, Lucy Hooper writes from Peris to the Phila~ delpiw Press that Mille Clistina, the * two- headed nightingale,” is on the point of mar- Tiage, the Luppy man being a very rich English- mauw. The murriaze, it is suid, js to take place at Avignon. Will not the bridegroom render himself . liable to prosecution ror bigamy ? The Courts Liaving decided that dllieand Christina are two sepatate and distiuet individuals 1n tno reccut swit brought by the Orloans Railway Company.to recovur the price of an oxcra ticket, the agent of tho Ivo-headed N.ghringala baviog insisted upon paving for one. Iam told tust ane of thie sisters is very bappy and coatentsd with ber geculiur position in life, arguing that bad she been born a normally constitated indi- vidual sbe would ouly bave ocon a commou-place little colored giri, 1orced to work, hard for Ler daily bread, while now sho 184 curiosity to bo stared at by Princes, is well dressed aua well fod, aud is waking pisaty of meney. Tho other s ter, on the contrary, bemoaus her hard fate, and would have proferred -fieedom, an ordinary for- mation aud an every-duy life. A veteran conciergo of the Paris theatres was buried tho other day, kuown as Constanz. His full name was Constant Provost. He bad been attached to the Odeon for nearly forty years, had known zll the theatrical authors and actors iiv- ing, and possessed tho carte and autozaph of neacly evory one of them, tho whole forming a remarsable gallery ‘in his’ waiting-room on tho first floor of the theatre. Thero wight bo scen the photographs of Dumas, Georgos Sand, Pou- eard, Augier, Rachiel, Bocage, Leauvallet, aud miany more of equal celebnity, with ilatterin, dedications: “To my good friend Copstaut. my dear Coustant—my excellent Coustaut.” A weok or 80 ngo Conataut betook himself as usnal to his little country bonso at Chaville. e re- tuned to the theatre at night aud entered his room. The next evening he was found seatod on bis bed. bis bead reciining on onearm. They thought him asteep, but he.nover woke; and o doctor being seut for pronounced that ne had been dend at least twenty Lours. A crowd of*| artisty followod his romains, cach and all person- &l friends of poor Couscaut. Joha Collins, the well-known : died the otber day at D, plia 1 the G5th year of hiis az¢. He wis born as Lucen, néar Dablin, Leelsud, waero bis father was, for mar y years, propr.ctor of the Lucan Spa Houso. = At the age of 15, Collins went to Loundon and studied for thelytic stage. Hisdebut was made a: the Haymacket Tueiue ay first tenor in En- ghsh opera. i great lut was mace iu tho Baguar's Opera,” as Capt. Macheath.- Hecamo to'America m 1646, and mada bis fist appear- avee ou the American stago a8 MeShane in tho **Nervous Men,” at the Park Theatro. in this city. He supsequently played the same charac~ ser, and .t of Teddy Motoney in ** Teddy the Tyier,” at Dhiladelpuis. Though going back and forth between this country aud Lirope, and 2t oue time visiting Austraiis in. his profession, he rasided principally in Americe, waking his home iv Philadelp g Kheridan Shook skilfully took the wind ont of Daly's sails last seagon, aud the mones out of Daly’s cush-box by o lucky bit. He is working like n beaver to gustain Lis mccidental su- perionty. Irish comedian, e — music. Musical affairg begin to brizhten up a little. The musicians are Legioning to return. Prospec- tuses are coming in from abrond, aud it will not bo loug before the singing-birds will bo on the wing. Qur local clubs aro trushing up and pre- raring themselves for thecampaign. Among them, the Apollo Club Las been looking up its record. It.finds itself entirely out of. debt, and with a eurplus on hand, and its activo members eager and ready to commence work again with view to giving concerts to its associate mem- berz, wlich will bo movs than usually atiraclive. In this connection, we ero requested to stato that there will be a meeting of the ac~ tive mambers of the Club, a: their rcoms, on the 81st of August, at which time it is *xpected that every member will be on Land prom_tly to errange matters for the cming season. The Beethoven Society, we uuderstand, has eecured rooms in Pike’s Block, corner of State aud. Mooroe streeis, but as the,leader, Mr, ‘Wolfsohn, is-away on his summer vacation, we are not able to preskot sy details of the plans of the Society. % 3 THE CHARITY CONCERT. We print below tue piogramme of tho Charity Concert, for the benetit of the sufferers by the grasshepper-plague, . which takes place at the _L'xxéon Park Cougregational Charch on the 81st inst.: 1, Male quartet s 2. Piao solo—% Gruul 3. oo b C L’oum.Phs i 4. Or solo—Overtare “ Paragra [0, 8 "..8uppe O o i, Zouts ks, &. Contralto solo—* XEue ben is G, Oyerture— William Tell ™. s, . C. Hendenhall ard Jir. Panz 11, 1. Quartette, male voices. ... Litaney Quarteite Club. 2. Piano zolo—* Riupadie Jlongroise ». j Hr, . Ledochotnki @ ¥ Faded Flowers,” 3. Soprano solo {b. « Ipquisitiveneus,” ra. T E. Stacy 4. Violtn solo—* Sonvenir de Boulogne™. .. e Beriot Mr. Aeman Aiien, ocal trio—¢ 1 Navigwni Ara. T, . Stacy, Miss Ells Whitt, c 6. Duo—Polonaise for violin and plano,. Mesars, 1. Ailen and N Ledocho: TURNER MALL, The following is the programme for the Tur- ner Hall concert this eveaing : «-.Schubert Tundegger Ay, 72 C. Jiwiwen. --Chopin uskl PART L 1, Marelr. 2. Ovortar: ** Traumercien | Fantasls on then) ELxtreordinary exhibition in mimicry and presti- digitation Ly Jferr A. Schultze, of Berlin, Lito of the Acadetny of Music, 3r. Schultze will mtroduce sonio prowanent Coicago characiers in_ Lis own luimitaile manuer, PERSONA L. Harry Getes. formerly of this city, has joined the Adelphis Club, of Loston, in which he 1s first tenor, W. ML Skiuver second tenor, C. H. Webb first bass, G. R. Titus second bass, avd Iloward AL Dow accomuanist. 1t is the intention of tho Club to give public concerts. Ar. J. E, Peckios, formerly of Boston, now basso at Der Majesty's Theatre, London, wag merried in that city; July 23, to Mlle. Marie Roze, & promingus English soprano. Tho newly-mar- Tied couple, I company with 3fx. H. E, Periivs, tho Dircctor of tho Kausas Normal Inetitute, Jeft this city a few dave ago to atténd a fanily reuniop at Woodstoek, Vt., ou thoe 25th 1st. Mir, and ek, Perkiny sail for London on the 2d of Septemper. Very pleasant musicals—tuoss avant couriers of tho sepson—wero given lust weex at the rewi- dences of Mrs. O. K. Johion (who Lus recently returned {rom Boston) aud of idrs. Jerah Cole. Mr. L V.- Flagler, the organist of Plymouth Chureb, in this city, was reported. recently. in Paris on route for home. 3lr, Carl Wolfsohn bas left the city on a short vacation 1 Minnesots, preparatory to resuming Lis daties hero, The Germania Maennerchor a1¢ contemplsting 2 moonlight excursior_on the Peorloss, about Sept. 1, to Evanston and Iydo Purk. = Musicians will find gotne valnable rending in anartisieon **The Organ,” wntlen by oue of our promunont organists, which wo print. else- wuere. . A REMARKADLE ALBUY. The Chicago Musical College 13 publishing a new catalogue, which will e of greac irterect 0 the musical public. Mr. F. Ziegfeld, the Director of tne College, has. received manu- seripts from most of the greatest Living com- posons in Germany, which, of course, have nover bees published, und arc dedicated to himself and the college. Among the masters are such pames 28 Adoiph Heoselt, Franz Abt, Fritz Spindlor, L. Jungmaun, B. Jadsssohn, Carl Lewmecke, Dr. Zopr, Grasen-Hollman, r. Volek- mar, Jausen, Joachim Rai, Leiser, Eich- berg, Bundssy, Dr. Levert, 'Dr. S:ark, Ricuard “eiet, J. 0. Lobe, Yrof. lucator, Dr. Polko, Dreslauer, Gottuold Krug, and others. T reception of these man- uscripts is a tlattering testimonial to this insti- tutton, whose success may Le 1ferred from the fuct that 1t bad 763 pumls iast season. T TUE NORMAL MUBICAL INSTITUTE. Tho Nornnal Musical lustitute held by the Meiisrs. Root, at Monmouth, 1L, has just closed itsression. During the last two weeks of the wouk, Mr. Carl Wolfsoun gave a series of piauo fo:ta recitals before the ciass and such of thu :cal peopla of the city as chose to attend. Lhe programmes were as follows : 3 CCITAL, Beothoven 1. Bonats, ap. 31, No. 3 = Sougs Without Words, endelseohin Seuumann ECOND T Sonata Pathefique, op. 13 cturnes, F maj '3 nuase Miitaire, Fiuseral Marca. Redows de Coneert, . TPolacea, I major (tra TALID HECITAL Sonata, G major, op. 11, No. Mowodie in F uud Fifch 1 Kinderscenen (Cirildbood Scencs) Spinnmg chorud from Wagme: Dutcliman » Valse Etude. VOURTH RECITAL. Sonata, A fiat majar, op. Sougas Without Words, Nu: o CITAL. Welfsohn 3, 4 Bat Alarche Alilitsire (transcriition Tausig),Schiubert FIFTM MECITAL. Sonata, D minor, op, 31, N Beethoven Nocturue, D flat majur, and Tolonaise, C sharp mmor. = Slumber Song (tranacription sLisz1), 1 3. 4. Slenuett (trunseription Lisat). 6. Poiks di Bravura.......... FIXTH RECITAL. 1. Bonata, E flat major, op. 27, No. 1.......Beethorea £ Songs Without Words Nok. 7, 10, 13, *ag,56, i +re-n. Mendelesohn 3, Oa the Ses (tranacription’ Liazt), Schubert 4. Polacea. Viisein Weer 5. Mementoes. -Wolfsohn G. Souvenir de Cresson, Caprice de Concert. . Wolfsoun SEVENTI RECITAL, 1. Sonata, op, 27, No. 2.... ... ... Beethoven 2. Poionaise, E flit_minor, promyitu, C sbarp mincr. 3. B.amenstueck, L Elogy_of Te “iriking ™ Sonata, op. 10, 27 Fantasiestteck, an Y. Roudo, A nunor. 4. Lacendler, ... 5. Traascription, “ Faust The closing concert of the Institute drew sa sudience of a thousand persons, The chorus, under the direction of Messrs. Wolfsoho aud F. W. Root, rendered sclections trom. Beethoven, Mendelssobn, Gounod, Wagner, and Rossimi Tho solosts were Mra. W. E. Foote aud iliss II. H. Glenn, of Cicago ; Miss A. B. Coe, of New York, and Messrs. Wolfsoha aud C. T. Root. THE DE VIVO CONCERT TROTTE. Sinco_out last Sunday’s issue, the details of the De.Vivo concert 8cagon havo coms to band. The opeiug concert of the season will bo given 1n Now York on the 21st of September. It 18 tio intention of the company to make a tour of the privcipal cities of tho United States and Cauada. It is composed of three vocalists and accomy.an- ist and three instrumental performers. Mile. Di Murska -heads off the list as soorano. Sae will be 28sisted by Ferranti, the buffo baritone, and the tenor wilt be either Prazza or Della lioc- ca. Tho instiumentalists are Mile. Tercsa Ca- reno (pianist) and AL, Lauret (violnist), both of whom were with the Patti & Mario_troupe, aud Signor.Gaetano Braga (cello). Mr.. Rimbelisk 18 tbo accompauist.” The choicest selections of Ttalian, French, and German opers music will be given to the publie. +° . MUSICAL PUBLICATI( . S. CDrainard's Sons, of Cleveland, havo answered o very decided public want iu issuing a collection of tae more popular English songs. The scries as far as compleied emoraces the following: “If You Ouly Kuew,” by Sainton- Dolby; *Tho Bifd and the Cioss,” by Malloy; “Ronuld aud L" by .Gray; “Dawn” by Vi~ ginia Cabriel: © Dearer Than Al to Me," by Frederici; ** Evening Bringeth My Henrt Bacl to _Tnce,” by Cawpann; **O Weary Soul,” by Gabriel: *The Old, Oud Song.” by Farnio: 0, Sweet, Forgot mo-not,” by Samiart; *Sad Heart O Take Thy Reat,” by Gabriel; ** Whisper in the ilight,” by Nish; “Ono Lock of Hur,” by Wrighton, In addition to these, the same Loaso has just issued **Ah! Dearest, Were I By Thy Bide,” by Keler Bela; *Love and Poetry,” by Offenbach ; “Shadows,” by D. A. French, and % Fisherman's Song,” by George B. Selby Victorin Viellot, the music-publisber, has dicd n Paris. Ho deult exclusively in uational songs and street-ballads, which he sold at prices vary- ing from 2 to 4 cents each. As he.gave onlya small sum for s song, and sold some 200,000 or 200,000 copies of it. bo soon amassed a large for- tune, thoagh he wont to Paris o poor.msn. Of *The Song of the Girondists,” for mstauce, 200,000 copies wero 8old in 1513, and 500,000 in 1870. He' purcbased it for 73¢ francs, Of ‘- Les Crarassiers de Reichsofen," bought for 10 francs, 250,000 copies were stiuck off. Vieilot had ndmp', with a refrain, *Je te fis souvent cornette,” set to music by an unkuown strect- singer, aad sold more than 100,000 copies of it. The Musical Times has s very intercsting ar- ticie an the origiu of aar Anglican.chant, which wo commend -especially to the attention of ail interested in Church-music.” We have ouly space Tor a fow remsrks. . It is proved that, ko far from aur beiug indebted to the Gregorian, we have bona fide evidence of the antiguty of the Anglican, and that whilst the former is es- sentially foreign and fitted to Latin words, tae Aunglican 18 bared on the earliest ectting of the psalms by Archbishiop Parker, to what be called * the pooplo’s.vulgar verse.” The writer afrer giving naumerous instances, sayd : ‘* Thus we see that our little chant-form 18 English to the very marrow. -It isno *barred Gragorisn,’ as tho, phrase rus ;. it has o, mare_ to. do with, Gregoricn then tue old common-measure : Clhurch-tunes ’ have to do with tho medieval hymo-tunes.” We again advise ell our choir- friends™o read the cutire articte in the Musical «Zimnes of Saturday last. Messps. Chundler & Curliss have just icsued “The Mill,” and *The Happy Watderer,” by Jousen,—those adwirablo. . pi i which, it will ba ra:membered, T o preted so fincly Last Gcason. Lliese £50 pieces should ba in cvery pinnist’s reportoire who ns. pires to play good wusic. TAL 1 OECHEST2A, 1he Derlin correspondent of tho Cincinnati Gazetle writos that paper.an extremely interest- ing letter on the Berlin Orchestra, from which wo copy the following : N Out of o score or more of orches'ras in the Ahere sre four that can propezly lay cluim to @ Tep “tion, ‘These ure the Opera-Tuuse Orchistra, Bilve'n, -Brenner's, aud: ono rocently. arganized by the rroat musical director, Stern,” Thezo. contuin. from sixty to teventy musicians each, and are never dishanded, - In sume of th:o older oreliestras i sz inen havo played side by side almost s lifelime, siciaus are paid Jow salaries—from 10 to 20 thalers a y buc beer i chesp and Aliing, and wuless an pfer from Thomas, oF gomething elee puts the idea of emizration into their hexds they ate coutent to iddia away th lives ou the scme wllowance xad under the szmoe baton, ‘The Opers-Tiouse Orchestra, which vas formerly “under tho direction of Taabert, is now led by Pelkhcrt, Tanibert, however, diroets kix ar ight symptony-con- cert overy year, and on the eveniugs. of these th opera s “oinitted. In perfection of -exeention ond riiperb accompanylng of singers, this orchestra is, perbaps, unexeelled in Europe. Lise is the Royal Musical Dircctor,.—wlateser that may be,—and bis orchestra playw it royal £ sy ond_on siute occasicus. In winter Lb popular and two sympliony couceris cxcl i Coucerl-one, cud fn (he summer gocs to burg to entertain the Russans. Ta2 or. about sixty strong, andis never audiences. Lrenucr's Ozcliestrs stands noxt. They sce tha con- servatives, ol | fogics th s N new-fangled deas uro all of their art, but they work out the oid oues 50 sdmir- ally that e public forgives them aud crowd to bear their concerts, They play Sunday afternpon aud Wednesday evening of eich Weck, in one of the leadin 03, s Orehesia §3 under the diroction of- Steru, ko Principal of s largo conservatury here, 1t s -cntly organized sud pheys i the Reie . ou of the fineat in Barode. Intha same hall 4 un e e organ, widch Agures, more or less, o alb the coneerts, . mme, played Sunday Ly Tren- ir iustration of thoso played at sympliony-concerts 1. TIEIL, 1. Ouverture zur Oper * Dor Frelschutz” von Weber. 2. Appotlo-Sinfonie (G-mmol) von Mozart. Allegro.—Lndznte.—Mennett.—Fiuale. 5-Minuten Pause, I T, mali (Op. 67) von Beetboren, rz0 und Finzle, a1, THIL. Ouvesture zur Oper * Jussouds ™ von Spolr. cherzo sus den * Ssmmer, atraun 7 von ¢ zur e Dar Waeserlrger” voa y uf the other orchestras would have given a touch us8 or rome cluer light u i t the classicul pressure, uerelly go expecting i take the nies aradiit. The popular caneerts are by no means aLove tie;American staudard of appreciation. Tho uuiform price of zdmissiou to the cuicerts is ts or tickets %55 gToschien (sbout 20 cents), 5a£50D. Y the week being soi o0, 1t 1300 small grtuka to find lov: bighly Thoniis! Otcliaica it New York1a estocin- ed he o Litve Lard it play and know it Listury scknowicdge that in perfection of execution it cannot be excelicd 1m Europe. If the graat orchestras Lere Iy zuy claim to_superiority, it i only in exedl— 1ijon, and most Alde dispute that cliim. Thomay has oA Madamo Auna Bishop in Cauforuls. 2 1t 15 reported tl:at Jir. retire from professioual | Tuis said that Verd:'s new mass will not to heard in Loadon this seuso: A new oratorio, “The the composer, Herr Blummer, w duced at the Sougazademie of L Iferr Leopold Auer, tho violinist, Las been marned at St. Petersburg to 8 wealthy Ruesian Iudy. > The Emporar.of Germas E July 4, b v, in o decres dated uly < Lecu graciously pleased to ae- cept the dedieation of Signor Randepger's cau- tata ** Fridotin, Tt is assortod that 3L Vienstemps has definite- 1¥ resigued bis vost aL the Cousorvazory at e 2ud that the uomination of M. Wieu 23 Lia kuccossor i aiready s W.:W. Segnin, 2 g0 of the fa that name, died in New Yorkon S, sged 23, Dunng the appearaneain t o5 of nis consin, Madame Porepa-Rosz, Lo soted 23 her Treasus it is rumored thut ey paiig the (o4 of s re- The Musica! Slandard Sir Michusl Costa coutem; teration of the 0.d piich a co: engagement at Her Alajesty’s opera next scasca. An ambitions. mamma complained to ibe musiz-master tuat her d Was going buck in ber music. **Why so, madam:” smd the Yrotessor. * Because,” she repiied, *Beiaphin tells me tuat Ler lugs piece wus in five sharps, aud the one she 13 now learniag is only two ! Mme. Adelica Patti has left Loundou for s Teonth's etay ac Dieppe ;. cho wil! go tueace to Pas, sud retun to Lnglacd i Sepiember for the Liverpool testival aed four provicial cots certv. Ou tae 3lst of Octoler ehe ma.ies hier re-entrce at Mescow, and oa ile th of Decem- ber at St. Petersbury, where she wil remai till the end of the gcason, March 7. Ou the 15th of March sho makes her appearanco at Vienna, whero she remains till Muy 3, returuing to En- glana for Covens Gurden on May 10. Tho Roval Albert Hall has been leased for threo vears to the firm of Novello, Ewer & Co., tho music-publishers, Lhey wid- bava tlre sol direcuon of the coucerts, the programamcs of whicl, 1t i3 said, be_direeted Iy [} reuther for the Wagncrian mnaw, 2 for oratorios, and Jir, Suiliven fur miscellsneous selectious. Clamber-compositions be executed. 'Lirero is to be & permancut or- cuestrs cugaged all tho year., Madame Patti is goicg to. cresto o mew part, having accepted the rols of 1iryiuia in M. Vie tor Masee's naw opera of ** Paul and Virgiuia,” which 13 to be brought out this year in 211, with M. Capoul 23 Paul. From LRussia the opera will ba transferred to Pars. where it 18 to Le produced at the New Opers with tho origmal artstes. Itis_understood that Murctzels witl at- tetwpt Italian opera sgain uext widter. Kumor has it that he L2 secured Aliss Violecta Colville for prima douua. Miss.Colvilio Las becu very successtul 1n Ecrope, i3 an American, and thought by some people to bo tuo **coming American prima douna.” Ar. Henry D, Palmer, of the mazagement of Bootit's ‘Lueatre, asgociated wita Ulnan, the Parisian operatic manager, has concluded an en- gagewent win Dr. Haus von Laloy, “the world's greaess piawiss,” for 130 coucerts in Amer.ca. 1w 1 Aew York early m Uctober, 157 Composers are, a3 = rule, exceilent examples of jougevity, a8 the following list, prepared by 3 Pansion paper, will testify : Gossce aied at 95, Auber ut 90, Mousigny at ¥3, Campra at 84, erubini at 82 Kimeau at SI, M Spoutii at 77, Kogsini st 76, Salieri 2 75, 1L del 8t 74, Paisielio'at 74, Lesueur at 74, Gluck at %3, Piceinnd at 72, Gretry at 72, Aleverieer at 70, S. Bach at €5, Hulovy at 63, Luieldieu at 5, Biothoven at 57, Delayrac st 56, Lull at Stebul at 54, A, Adem ot 53, Donizoiii at Cinerosa at 47, Nicolo at 43, Herold at 41, Weber a1 40, Chopia &t :ndelssobn ai 83, Mozars at 35, Dolitni at 33, Scuuvert at 31, and Pergo- leso at 26 years. Awriter in Appletons’ Journal eays: “The 30 tur the piaso Ary now af- fection, if-ardent, supplantsthe oid, A husvand is 2 most dangerous rival to the instrumeni— soon provails over it completcly—reduces it to gilepce. Girls who have beea steadily drilled at -board, who Lave stusied av Leipsic, Alilan, Paris, who have declared tast their betoved art shall always be their conzola~ tion, that they won!d be wietched. without 1t, geueraliy desert the pieno the momend they turust theit head into tho matrimouial noose. The refreshment-room of the new Grand Parig Overa-House wiil contain elzhc panels, representing, uvsder an silagorical form, wine, tue orasge, tho. tea-plent, buuting, fisaing, ces, nnd the coffee-tree. They ore iu Gobeliny tapestrs, made of. milis and woolen wiich copy tho paiuter's. picturs with +i a5 those of "Lis palstte, 2ad with all his sxillial dmawing. . Your. of the paccls Lave ooen tiuisned ; two Wil be. finished early next moath; the fast two will Le finished in Novewbar. Eaca of these psncls Lws taken up thie whole time of thres worknen during a whole year; no workman, working evers dav, 13 able (o cover more than 3 aquare feot in twelve mouthe: The eight pauels have iaken up tue wioie tune of twenty-roar workmen duriug a year. The musical featival which is to be Leld ai Liverpool during tho week commencing the 20th of Saptember, and from which the double resuit of a great muaical feass and a fund for the beae- 1 sitions § His first piauo reeital will take place | _World® -0f other { mar £it of tho focal charities is expectad, promicos in all roupects to be as successful as its. eaterpria- 1ug promoters can desire. Among the works se- lected for the porformanca are Mendelssohn's St Pauk™*41hg Creation (first aod second Barts), “Tho Messial” Gounod's uew mass, % i Custodcs” (conducted by the com- Doser), Snilivan’s oratorio, *The Light of tlio woduced for tho figss time in Liver- pool, and conducted by tho composer). ‘Lhers 2ro to ho three miscellineous concerts. Tho -PHucipal vucalists engaged_ ore Mme. Adelna DPatti, Mile. Albani, Mizs Edith Wrune, Ames. Patey nud Weldon';* Messrs. Suns Reeves, Ed- ':;(l;t). Lioyd; Bentliam, Stanley, and Herr. Con- Belrens. ko chorus will consist of upward v ralected from choral societies and Wusical bodies connected with Livorpool, aud the orchestra will embrace about 100 per- formers, compris 3lanchzster, eud many metropoittan, Juliny Denedies will conduct tho fo - Much as every one mey appreciate the mer- veious powerd, vocal and hietrionic, of Maduro riists. Sur , Adeliua Patti, the extent of ber repertoiro. 13 | generally nuknown. It would ba idis to avieh Pruis on vue so pearleas ; but. 23 proof of Ler extraordivary geuius, I add the list of the roics 8Lo has undertaken, and it only remains to say tkat thare ia not one n whick. she has failed. * Luciadi. Lammermoor,” * Don Pasquale,” “La i “ L'Eliwir ia_ del Rexsimento,” d'Awore,” “TLinds di Casmoant,” Donizetti 5 »I Paritani,” I Capuleti” “La Sone namluia,” Billini; * L'E:oile du Nord,” Les Huzmenots,” + Dinordh,” eyericer; D Giovenni”' “Nozzo di Fisare,” Mozur Barbiere di Sivigiin,” * O:cllo,” “ Semiramide " (at Lomburg), **Lz Gazza Ladsa,” Rossmi ; **La “raviata,” *Ii Trovazara,” * Rigoletio,” *Balio “3Lartha,” Flotow ; * Les Dizmans de onne," Anber ; * Faust e Margueri (.hgl tie,”" “ Giovauci d'Are,” nod in Maschera,” Erueni,” * Lut=s Miller,” Verdi; | la C World. A e LITERARY NOTES. PLRIODICALS RECEIVED, Allanlic for September (II. 0. Houghtou & Co., New York). Coutents: “A Foregone Con- clusion ™ (continued), by W. D. Howells; *Who Was Sho ?” by Bayard Taylor; “The Lady of Littla Fishing,” by 3liss Woolson ; * Pescoylia," by J..J; Jervis; “Up the Graod Capal of China ;" * Coney Island,” by Charics D. Shenly; *“A Tiebel's Recollections ™ (continued), by Geargo C. Egalestou; “ The Moon,” by Prof. N. Shaler; * Biids of Ti Omen,” by Alexander Young ; ** The Novel'and Its Fature,” by G. P, Lathrop ; sl poems by Lucy Larcom, V. W. Yourg, W. W. Hurvoy, Edgar, Faweett, and Aliss L. 2. Broosa. International Neryae for September—Qetoker (A. B. Bames & CGo.. New Yoris). Contents : *+'The Negroes in tho Gulf States,” by the Rev. E. T. Winkler; “Leonardo da Vinci and His Vorks," by Prof. Geosge L, Austin; * Ariston, a Tregedy,” **The Moral Condition of Fraacein 1574," by . de Presasnso, D. D., National As- ;i ‘e Constitution of the San,” by Prof. C. A.Young : * Charles Sumner 30d Literuational Yee by President C. F. Magoun, ' s Monthiy for September (Seriboer & % York). Confems: * Alubama and the Creat South series), by 25 *Our New Normal Coliezs,” by Sa:lor Ruuning a JMnek,” by Augas:us Locker ; * Retherine Earla” (coutinued), by Adeline Traiton: ** Wan Lee, the Pagan,” by Bret-Harte; “ Mellow England,” by Johu Burrdughs; *“The Mysterious island™ loy Rochford” (cou- tmwed), by Justin McCariliy; Life on the Plai uster; “Tho Romance of Honse,” by Dr. Guomnuey; * Marshel % i+ Adong thio Medi- by Lady Blancte Marphy; *Pranz by Rickard Grant White; stories by jide, 3l. . W. 8., and J. T. Headley; : ¥. Parfons, Saltic A. Brock, arv L. Ruder, Anmie C. Ketehum, and W, York). Conteats September (J. 5. eott & Co., O k). _Conleats : The New Hypetion™ (continied), bv Ed ward Sirahan; %A Visii 1o the Lolomite: by W. D. “Threo Feathers” ned), by William “ Glim Geioa,” by R Davey co'ra " (con by George Macdona:d; * Recolloe:] 1mo d'Azezlio,” by ‘I. Adolohus ‘Troliope ling and Vialin-Flavers,” by Alexander ** A Troublesome Legacy,” by Margare: It “The Learer of i chcn in Lond “Theodore S. Foy ; & Tour of Tlree Steps,” by Ldwasd C. Beuco., : Pain Monthly for Septémber (Philzdelphia). Contents: **Prof. Cairnes on Political Economy “Au glishmau’s Thoughts on Aristoc, afier Four Years inAmerice;” “ Some Thongh? upon Deliciencies in the Moderw Educational “licssis_ and Prince Dismarclk;” ey’ Problems of Liie and Mind." AmericGn Homss for Scptember. (Henry D. Sitepard & Co., New York.) St Vicholas for September (Scribner & Co., At York). “tho Glode for August (BuTalo). Gemof the West for August (Ciricago). Diwenological Journal for Seplember (Samuel B Wells, New York). Northwestern. Review - for Angust (R. R. Dearden & Co., Chicago). Demorest's Iustraied for September (New Yorlkj. 5 3MSCRLLANZOUS 1TENE. . A “Tistory of Protestandism ® is to be issned will be * Thres Yoars of Our IListory Erckmann-Chatrien are members of the Committoe of Management of the new Paris Les Echos de £ Alsace-Lorraiie. ‘narles - Dickens, in presentind a et of hiy books tathe. Iato George P. Moriis. iuscribed tuem oa the fly-leaf of one vclume, **To George Morri.” \When the **efror” was pointed out to him, be said it was inteutional; hs thought ono piven namo enough for, anypody.. - —2r. James cllenrs, “well known far his conncction with the Atlantic & Great Western Lailway, sppears in & new light, 83 a_patror of literature, 1 reccut Londow uews, Tho Afhe- neenm £a3s 2 new amd costls ed matic and other works of ridaa Enowles bas been printed at the expenso of Ar. Mcllesry. It is iz Guartd vol on beavy toned pa- per. and oniy twenty-live copies were printcd. Lesides tho well-known dramas, there aro in- cluded some raie pieces and two or three never beforo printed, beeides tie life of Knowles, by Lis gon, Ricbard Brinaley Kuowles. . And tlmt rewinds us of the face that, when the deomatist Liad turned Baotist prezcher, and was trying to suppress tho drames that had brougit him fama and money, this gon bad not long becomo a man Catholic, aad was engazed npon . Lon- don Roman Catholic newspapes. What especially woved Mr. McHenry, the railroad projecior, to lus prescat expensive tribuce to the memory of the autuor of ** Tlie Hunchback ™ does ot ap- P vouncemedts’ by Amerian publittors: Dodd & Mead—A volumo>of papers for younz men, by Presi plins ; ¥ Kit J. 5. C. Abbott; **By Stull Waters,” by Ed Garrett. Xenry P. Skepard & Co.—A “eeries of ¢+ Juvenile Classica.” Tha Putnams—Drrant's “Among the Trees;” Dorothy ' story of tho * Tour in Scotland in 1 Wi Coteridge and ber father; Prof. James M. Hart on the Gerrean Universities: zn iliustrated edi- tivn of Mrs. Iawthorne's ‘* Nctey in Eugland and Ad Italy.” Ifeary Holt & Co.—Prof. C. K. ms’ % Democracy and Monachy in Frau fitl's “Thrco Ess igion;” ssays on Religio ine's ** Early History of Institutions ; ory and Practice of tuo Fine Arts,” by Scott; 8 translation of Warmer's and Essays; Preeman's aad Greece; urin Russis.” The Appletons—Per- soual Reminiscences, e‘c., of Gen. Lee, by Chaplain J, W. James ; Alr, Shucker's ** Chiase;” Ur. Primo’s ‘* Morse;" Herbert Spencer's tables of Descriptive Sociology; Mra. acquoid's “ 3f5 Stors.” The Harpers—Leopard Lacon on *The Genesis of the'New England Churches ;" « Hiszorv of Germany from the Earlidgt Times," Ly Charlton T. Lewis; MacGabau's * Cam- parzning on the Cexus:” “ David, King of ls- rael,” by the Rav. Dr. Taylor; Prof. Hopkins' lde’ of Admiral- Fooio;-arker Gimore's *- Prairio and Forest;” Camna's reccnt discas- sious of Political Eccnomy: a new edition of Mili's Logie; Mrs. -Oliphant’s **ForLove and Life.” , Bwberts Dros.—blaetzners Koglish Gram., Litr Helos' Lfa of Tuomas Brassey : amicr's correspondence, and éhn; o ween Dr. Channing and Luey Afken : 8i. Jol Trrwhitta o Oue Skewching Clab i Waltor Eesant’s * French Humorisss; ¥ IL' . Bates' “ Nuturalist oo _the River Amazom:” two of Hamerzon's earlier boosd ; o uew. Christmas #tory by Mics Roseecti; and a transiation of George Sand's latest-bovk, © My Buier Jean- nig." i Ww. Aurobiography Histories of America, Frarce, B. JMme. ths vest Liverpool and.: | | THE QUESTION TRICK. Exposure of the Celebrated Dr. West How 'That Worihy Won Honey and Reputation. Weal: mortals are forever curious relative to the grest uuknown. They aze ever lisiening for _those myaferious footfalls on the boundaries of suother world that may, in soma sort, give them usight intoa futmo etate of existence. Tho :'=ge of bona fido ghosts bas passed away. Among tio monutains of the *Three Kingdoms,” acd the Principality of Wales, peoplo may yet be found who actnally bave faith in apparitions. The peasantry of Frauce, Iialy, and Spain, be- of the Soints, but the vost majority of mankind has nd failing in this direction, but, has, nevertheless, s thirst for spirituat koowledge. Among this reajotity may bo fairly reckoned a certein element of tho Ameriean peo- ple. Taeso believe in what is termed ¥ SPIRIT LANIFESTATIONS.” The bolief has been fostered by the wonderfal dJexterity of elight-of-hand performers, aided by superstitious credulity. Messages from desd relatives, signal-knocis from tho shades of long= departed fricnds, have & great charm for tho wverage human being. To solve the mystery that shrouds tho fale of some lang-abseut object of alfeciion — father, brother, or lover —is joy iucomparablo to tho eemsitive human heart, ana the assumed knowledge that tha 8spirity of the dead can know aad sos tho doings of mottals takes away half the charnel terror that eurrounds the sombre problem of death. fed and fattened upon this sm has become- a creed with thousands, who cling to it astoa rock amid a stormy sea, whoro atl else savors of annibilation, but with tho creed of Spiritualism this article bus nothing to do, only to indicato one of the many waysin which tho gullible are led into f=ith in sirange goda. Among the geuinses who professad the gift of reading tho past and the fature, not to s.eak of the prescat, of all comers w2s a DOCTOR WEST who, mot long ago, pructiced on the West Side in the guise of o **spuit medinm.” Hundpeds came to the seer determined not to beliera, who came away ashamed of their doubts., Tacy bed seen with their own eyes, ad heard with® their own eurs, that which Waa stranger, more sturt- ling, than suythiog coscerved Ly tho brain of the poet ‘or fie rowanciat. = Dn West, by ‘the aid of ‘spirts fed,” actually Ilaid before tho cyes of visitors matters thar would have convinced even the glpptical St. Iicinas. Ho was a very frank man, this Dr. Weat. His manner was agrecable, sud eminently soothing. o wore a perpetual smile of benevolenca, wheaover his featurcs werd not distorted by e tense commanion with lighly interectnal ghosis. No wonder thas the Doctor was an ob- ject of admiration and even of terror, His reccprion-parlors were nlways thronged Ly ladies and gentlemen, eagzer to stend, ke Don Rogerick, beforo tue magic aurror of faig and sce thero revoaled that which would remain forever sealed, withous superratural aidl. The Doctor's favorite ** miracle” was to have his visitor write on a slip of Daperany question bie might desire to have.answered. writing wes beinz done, tue Doctar generally wauied into an adjoiving room, sy 1f perfectly indiferent. Tieu the visicor was Ciiracied to FOLD T¥ TUE PIECT OF FAPL,— Ling an even cross fold, first, one way, and theo the other. Tiis dune, the Doctor took 1 Beat pear the questioner, turminy his left sidt toward (e, luiter, ang tho leit paper, Doeior, 2 @ meditatit { ageinst Lis forchead, siill falkug to the qu ¥ After o minuie or t%o ho allowed the lzic nand to drop upon Lis kuge. ‘Tlren hewaved tua right myscerionsly, and, gotting nto & kind of fit, caliea upon * the ¥pirits™ to FUROW LIGHT UPON THE PAPER. Geuerally the question Was correeily easwered, bat, sometimes, although the question was ine varizuly defined, uo relevant answer was re turued, the Doctor averrivg that, on that partice ular gubject, the spirits were izuvrant. Thushe Lo blame of failare on too gentlemen n tbe frouiicrs of In either 5 tic visitor bis feo, ang duparisd astonished, convinced that (Lo Docior was a most_extraordinery man. His fame spread tar urd wide, and his * fees > became almost a8 unportant as those of & Jus tice uf Tho L'ea THE DISCOVERY. Things continicd in this state for qaite 3 time, when, unbaprily' for tho * Doctor,” 8 ssepucal, educated sou of Germany was tuduced to vig:t the enporuatural workshop. The Teutor went there determined not to be convinced. Ho wrote ten questions in the usual way, uad each time received an intellizent auswer. Tt puz- | zled nm, but he resolved 1o keep an eye on tho movements of ths **Doctor,” profesuing all the time the most profound belief 1 the mediumis- tical bumbug. - Ho culled ut West's place one day when the necromancer was suiferiug from a boil on the right knee, Which rendered the crossing of lege very paintul. Toe visttor wrote bis questior, as ustial, and folded bispaper inguch 3 maunershat it could not pos=ibly be changed withiout detee- tion. The * Doctor” cmyraged the interrogator in consersation, and fell into.tho usual **iit.* “Luen tho. Yeuzon observed thai the paper in West's left hand was smsller 2ud dirtier than the wne be nad written upon. Enlighioued Ly chit dizcavary, he looked at West’s kuees, 2ud san tne end of anotker paper, dexterously held there. Only for tho accidentof the bail, he could not have made the discovery. Then it was revealed to Liim that, wiule the nscromancer was conversing with him, be managed to transfer the writton paper to thie piace betwacn tihe kuees, the olinks veing tatea in the lott band. Whi.e, apparencly, euffering from convulsions, tie ** Doctor ' next managed to open tha paper, and read it. Continuing Lis grozus and mum- mery, distracting tha atiention of the visitor, he adrdizly mapagod to re-exchsage tho papers, sud was then ablé to auswer tuo question, aud. state Lau it was. An ordinary visitor would never Lavo suspected tho trick, for West, by long 1Tactice, Lad become perfect in his art. SETTING TP AS A MEDIUS. The German did not aliow West t3 think that Lo, was duscovorad, but politely paid s fee, nad wididrew. Tue next weel. the Yeuton, for pastime, praczicea as = **medium " and Leld par- Jor sesnces among his friends, creating an ine tiniiy of avtonishmest and rendering himself an object ol siguiar interest. ATRIBUNE ceporter visited this enterprising yonog maa last Slarsday, and, a4 in daty bound,. nterviewed him. The reporter suid, “Mr. Y—, you are re- porced to be a medium. Mr. Y.—Oh, notrcise. « German who had failh in suirits? * [ have neser. Spiritnalism i 2 grand humbuag, root zmidbrmch. 1018 8 showmag's trick—sleighit of band. R.—You uséd to visit Dr. West's establish- ment? : Mr. Y.—Tho bigzest frand I ever met, al thongh quite dexterons. If heis etil iv town he oughs to be expased,—they should &ll'bo ex- posed, for they do a great amount of harn te the credalous. ! R.—How did you find out Dr. West 2 3lr. Y.—Well, I studiod legerdemain in Ger- a0d Enoy 2l the tncks by rote. L'l show you that one. “ Mr. Y. then procceded to show the ** QUESTION TRICK,” a8 explined in the mtrodaction. Ie did it with rewaskable. corrcciness, and with & mmplicity that completeiy threw the obseryer off his g JMr. Y.—That’s tha simplest of the lot. are plenty of ottiers barder;to explnin, and all. of - them sbonld be done in the sveuing; but I will 8how you nine tricks in cards that will take yous breath away. I canfeave * Canada Bill” ell'in tho dark. Tho obliging Teaton then Loolk out A PACE OF CARDS, and performed most actomshing feata with those bits of pustcboard. His elosia, practiced in darker times, would have secured bim the un- enviable tortuse of the stake or the wheel. Ar. Y. also performed nnmerous kmufe-tricks, and . croved himself fit for aoy species of | shimblenggioz, threocird ~ monte. or mediumiom, He asserted _strongly thes everything in tho way of spiritualism, writ ten messizes, rapping, etc., was nothing mors Dor lewn than shof business, incomprehensible to any but 2 practical necromuncer. He is now laboring tog&:uetm:o all the mystories of the ““sesnce,” which he will publish to the world ag the easliert opportunity. Any body who beiieyes too m:lphcluy in the “land of ghosts” onghs to visit M. Y—, that s, if bo chooges to expluin hig ** black art.’ - lieve iv miracles of tho YVirgin, and visions Wule tha - Did you ever yet mee - uard. . ‘Chera