Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1874, Page 7

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1874. - 1, D, D., ‘:glm 8t 320 4§ o'clork this eveing. 023N Tavhin will preack this morning b B ine Templo Cliuscl cornes of Harrlsod fuprmonetrzels. : %, Goodspeed prosches this morning i Eiaveh, cormer of Morgan snd Honzos sttt STl e evnlimg Dr. Morgan, the new Pro- d s . aud Dr. Norikrup, will addrezs oy on fho greit centeonial education Chremcnt . \TIORAL. il proach morning and even- b o oual Cosgel ot Aaywood. Tho Bel et L been eecazed for one year, R atery Tpon Lia [£b0re to-day. s tly Chureh, corner of Indiana avenue o trevt, conuwuuion servico will e P ey 1 in (ko crening the Rev. M. peidja B0 resch. Smi o Cuatcn Strect Ciureh, thers will be com- = nd the Bov. John fon servicein he morni preach morning and Chauxch, corner of L. T. Cl:amberlain will presch morning st {ue England” Congregational ar Dearborn sirect. Jiydo will praach morning and neregaiional Chureh ¢! Tleological Seminzry, =nd evening af Unton Park Cone Millard_preaches this morn— 3t Church, corner of Hioyne und 3 p. . there will be out-docr 1 North and Alilwankee ave- wili presch et Oakdand Church Orleans, will preach o Churek, coruer of ) O fhero will bo preaching at the usual hours in tho Wiera Aveauo Church, - Sablth school sf 2:30 P betre ity 99 fag st thi "k By Eev, Dr. Dandy will ! 3 420, E. &3 ‘ering &t Tritity Methodist Episcopal 2ue, near Twerty-fourth street, 2000 Zev. 3. 0. Lreck Will preach moruing snd evens g ¢t the Centenary Methiodnt Epfscopal Church, pject: ** Pelting Oilier Peoplo with Stoues,” Tetiel Axmerican Mcthodist Episcopal Church . gmetion will il serviees, moming uud evening, o thei Dew end’ temporary room, Railrosd Chapel b ev. J. W. Fhelps will preach morning and erening i tho Michigan Aveuuno Methoaist Episcopal Church. morning in Grace te nircote, cach ay Dy, Felton will e, cortier of Lo W Vreact in the Beunton he Rev. J. T. Walker will preac] oty e Vet Fouricenth sirect, near Throop, a ning fa the First Scoteh Churen, corner of sganon tad Adems Mo:iing subject: “5Gifc Witkout Cause i the Scotch Charch.™ Zht the_Amorican Keformed and Jeflerson Park on W, on i , near Ang, the Rev. U, . will presch in the £iorning, and the Rev. N, D. Wikliawwson, of South Bead, in thy evenng. Services in the Ashiand Avenuo Caurch will be rew semed this nuoruing in the Swedenborgia Chiapel, on Waabington strect, Sear Upica Lark, Sermon by the Dr. Arthur A will preach mornlog 3 bytesian Church, coc- igan svenue snd A'wentieth strect. e £, S. Eiy will preach wmorziog and evening ot Graco Drésbyierin Cuureh, ooraer of Yinceutica and Osk cvennes. ZTha Sacrement of the Lord's Suppor will be ade mmisiere] this moratuy ot tho Westninster Presbs- forian Clicreb, corner of Jactson and Peoris streets, Preachinz Uy the pestor in tho evenlng. Subject: The Lapers of Sazmzsla.” —Thic Ttev. G. T. Crissman, of Morrison, will preach poring snd eveaing ut the Eightn Dresbyterian f§ Cuurch. B e Rev. W, W, McKaf will preach this morning and evening at tho Ninth Church, on Eflis avente. ¢ Prof. Swing wil preach this morning at the Fourth Church, corner ¢f Rush und Superior streets, —Tke Rev. Charles L. Thompson preaches this moreing and rveaing at. the Fifth Church, corner of ‘Wabesh svenue sud Tuirty-1imit street. e Bev, J. B. McCiure will preach at River Park orni Lie Rev, Mr, Surbridge will presch this morning and evenng in the Teath Churel, ou Ashley street, Dear Robeg, His morn n * The Cross, s —Tue ltev. Di 3L Blackvarn preaches this morzing at the Taird Church. v eve service, TNITAILN, 2 of St. Louis, will conduct the the Cirurch of the Messiah, corner of veaty-taied etreet, this morn- 1oy —The Rev. Rolert Collser will preach in Unity Chureh ti morning on *Ths Churciof the Living God” 5 DETORIED EPISCOPAL. Bishop Chency, buving Teturned from bis summer vacation, will prexca Juorning and evening in Chris Cuurck, corner of ilichigan avenus and Tweuty. fourth nEx&t. CHRISTIAX. The Ter. Tease Everctt will preach morning and the Christian Church, corner of Indiana Wzt 1s Mau ho Ange's, is evining enbject, At 3 o'clock he will p: ards, on * Prepare to Mect Temple at 3:30 T The Rev, Dr. Ryder wi Mickigun avente, mesr Liist: vico at the Church cof the Redvemer, West ton stroct, u the ev: 1eCELTAN preach ¢ his morning eran Church cf Holy Trinity, 5 8 Hall, corner of Waslunglon and Des- laines sireots, —The Adventists mect all, X 'Toing ond evening in their street, Preaching by El- son will lecture at 8:20 p. m. in Grow's corner_of Madison eiroct aud Bishop Sallfect, * The Beecher-Tilton Imbrogho—Its Mozl and Relifiors Bearigz.” Al aro invited. —The First Socicly of Spiritualists Loid morning 138 evehing reryicin in Grow's Opera-Hall. Samuel Quakcr medium, will suswer questions €2 deacribe spirit friends, Council No. 1, of Illinois Spirituslists erence at 3:30 p. m., at ball carmer of Yranklin and Van Barcn stree! 1 —The South Side Lebrew Lesoci e for the casuing Juwish liolida, corner of Tywenty-sixth strect znd avenue. ~Tpere will be & mweeting for worship in the Fricnds® Ireting-house, (his morning snd eveniug, 03 Twenty- sizth sircet, botwieen Ind:ana and Preiric svented, i CALENDAR FOR THE WEER. EPIsCOPAL, ept. G—Fourteenth Suudey after Trinty. BOMAN CATHOLIC. g::lL G—Tlifteenth Sundsy ufter Pentecast. p 3 Tia., Bept. B ativiiy of e B, V. 387 Bt Adrisn, 1. on will hold ser- m the church Gor- Bt 9—0f the Octavo of the Nativity; St gouits, Bept. 10—t Nichols of Torentino, C. Bl n—or m»l&:m ;3 S8, Prowoe and Hyacinth. us, ML, Bept, 1201 the Octave. —_— LIFE'S LESSON. 'With etrong hope and stzunch endeavor, With high sim and lofty plan, Work and ktrise, and dazo foraver, Inlifels *fzont” and batile-vaz, . - Bwerve not, e'en though Hope, declining, Trattor turns—tho Each day, promised vic i Bewnsin every rising suu. X the fessons Fate s teaching In tho stern afray of life. To our inmost hearts still rescling Trom the clamor 2nd the etrife, Decpen Thought within our spirits, Widen still the epirit-ken, Prompt more fully of lifc’s morits, Heghten love for God and men, ‘WEo hall eay that unzvailing Are those essons conned 'mid tezrs, Wiile the hezrt, its youth exhaling, ‘Waited for the coming years 2 Who ehall say that it were better 1 to us ‘twers never kuown 'What it was to wear Wrong's feiter 2 What to meat Life's blows alono ? WEo hall tell ns that resistanco Unto outrage {s not gain, When we war against persistence 1n foul wrongs the fzlse maintain? I thy heart can meet such battle, Thou art noble—thou art brave,— Draver than, ‘midet caunon’s rattle, Had'st thon found 3 warror's grave 4nd, thus fghting, art advancing T0 the hero's wreath and bicr : Glory's licht is o'cr thee glancing, ‘Though man's praise ne'er reach thine ear, Through all woe and through all sorrow, Through all wrong and throtgh all pain, From our God and Right we borrow 3ight 10 strive and strength to gainl Fire for gold, the dross to sever,— hrough Life's fire we pass, to be Purified and blest forever, Sharers of Lternity | J. W, Dicsxsox, ~Aoung Lecnder swam across tho Ohio {rom 4 Jower Kentucky town the other night, to terview his lovely Hero on the Indisns sido; 4 the old man stood on the bank with a re- Doiverinhig hand, and Leaoder swam back -tiresomo inantties of the minsir REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. < TIE DRAMA. With the end of summer came our fall season of amusemente. Tuesday night four legitimate theatres were open, and o renovated minstrel ball. Al the places of entertuinment havo been fairly attended, end tho managers have gone to workin earnectina fair fight for the publio fuvor. Itis alittle early yet toforceast the sca- €01 from one weck ; aud we shall conteat our- eelves with examining, o for nsis practicable, the material we heve on hand for the winters amusemeat, cud the dispeeition made of it, A glanca roundis cheering. Wo havo two first- class star theatres, which divide atl the available stars visiting the country or resident bera ; two stock theutres, ome of which, st least, cin elaim to rank smong the first in tho country; aad a populer burat-cork com- bination to reliove the scvero meutal strain of the other houses. Tho relaxution of negro-minstrelsy appears to be o mecessity in tho srousement world. Thereis no reason why the genoral public should feel their iatcliects streined over tho ordinary dramas prescated on tho legitimate stage. 1t is sufliciont that they do. Tho minstrels thrive upon tho weakness of tho public brain end its uncuitivated tasto, or olse tho drematic representations given in Chi- cago zro miserably below their proper standard. Ingsmuch 28 the latter i3 by no means the cazo, andicasmuch as threo of the theatres in thiscity aro on = par with eay three 1n the country, and vastly superior to most of them, tko public can- 1ot claim lack of excellenco in them 53 a reason for a prodigal partiality for tho stalo jokes and tugo. THE OPLNING OF HOOLES'S THEATIE upon the new principle of first-class manago- ment 2s well as first-class_people was en event to which the puilic locked forward wilh unusual interest. ‘Tlus was proved both by the character of tho nudiczce on tho opening night and tho well-filled appearanco of the house. Mr. Hooley had called upon the mozt intelligent portion of tha cotamunity to savport hum, and tho rosponse way uemistakably sincero. There were other demands mpon the public that night, but tho clugs of people observed at Hoclcy's oponing 2{“ not likely to be allured by mudicere attrac- ons. In critically examining “LED ASTRAY,” the drama presouted during the waek by tho comedy compeay, ons is led to no conclusion os to the especizl feature which insured its unusual success in_ both Boston and New York. Whilo it is admirubly constructed, and is of tho insense emotianal school, thero 1 nothing par- tacularly novel in it, nor do sny of its_situsiions rovesl the secrot of tha strong grasp it had npon the publio favor. Tho subtleties in which it abounds, and which so completcly stamp it French, are not observablo by tho great mass of theatre-goors. It is not more drematic in its climaxes, more human in its intereats, or closer in its sympathics, than o drama prosented at Ac- *5 Jast season, and promptly repudiated by the intelligent public. We are driven ta believo its unpreccdented succers absolutely fortuitous. Perhapsit is not 8o purely artisiic as Vider's “Imoolstion.” Thera is moro padding, and the emotional strain 18 wtermittent. Boucicauit is Dot tltogether o conscientious artist. He is eacceusful becaunse be yields. He stoops to uer. Nobody better than he understandsthio public taste; bis condercension marks his cons tewpt forit. His sdditions to s drama aro in- Fariably clap-trap. He hurls in an Irishman of the most stereotyped mold, and interlines washy gentiment with amazing prodigality. Feuulet, Scribe, and Sardou write for Frenchmen who would repudiate clap-trap. Boucicault realizes the average intellizenco of his sudience, and lowess {he tone to its aporeciation. Boucicault suceeeds, too, and vindicates bis low opinion of the peoplo for whom he is catering. Novermind the wretched incongruities that ensue from mingling burlesque 20d clap-trap with sentiment —tho sudienco 5 a whole overlooksit. Thatis tho charm of his adupting. He his a right to claim “Led Astray” os oniginal. No other liv- ing drawatist could throw in thepopular rabbish that he does. What remains after ho has watered a French drama is still rich—zlmost rich epough for ua. Frenchmen laogh at our dramas. We jack unity, Comparo the delicato detail of overy French drama with tho cosser filing of an Amorican jece. Our national appetits is satisfled with oss artistic cookery. Tako an instanco of this fino inlricscy. Whilo drmande is reading poetry zddressed to her by an unknown lover, the Lori in the distance, tho dialogue of tho younger lovers, everything, tends to bring out the picturo of tho'husband in the selfish enjoyment of his own pleasuro and tho neglectof his wife. Every word is an accessory; every actioa is a finger- post. This 1 truc dramatic art. Observe, moro- over, the justice and fidelity to nature in the stormy ecene between busband and wife. Sho, with her *“ mania for sympathy,” ectually withers ot tho discovery of her Lusband's infldelity, while her Iover is waiting outside overhearing the wholedialogue. The husband has her mens- ure. *“You lost the right to upbraid me,” he crics, *when, with your mania for sympathy, you carried your wees into your meighbor's Liouse.” Theright of her posing beforo tho world as o .victim has not beon lost on Lim, and she discovers that his sunposed Llindpess is vol- uniary. Thereis a world of philoeophy in his taunt that * the_sympathies and condolence of her femalo frienda soon proved Loo weai a stim- ulant, and she was urged to pour out ber soul to one of tho oppesite sex.” Recent events bave added an interest to this drama bevond any it could liave possessed when it was the ragoin New York. Then the circumstances were alien and distorted. To-day they are scen to bo domestic and legible. \Why blink the fact ? It was an American home on the stage astruly 28 ‘though Ienillet had written the drama on Livingston sircet or Michigan avenne. But it is highly immor, and, if our social tone were not already Jow, would bo debasing. It showa us whore we stend, and its immorality is onr owa. It iy utill a question whether the public ex- posure of social rottennees iy improving. 1t hes not yet boen decided that contact with vice pro- cong -is playing the fop parts iu the company. Whou tects virtno by inoculation. It has not yet been demonstrated that the warainga of tuo stage sink into the lifc and walk of the individual. It is therefore unsettlcd whether such dramas exert an intluenco for good or bad. “ Led Asetray ” holds up two sets of characters actuated by smatory passion, the pure and tho im- pure—ntd o villairious set of Boucicault's crea-, tion, which savor of the poval settlement. Tho course of pure love is comparatively smooth, and ends in happiness. Misery is the lot of the other. Happiness by all is attained only by the purgation of misfortune, and the young lovers Teunite the guilty—*‘renow oucé more their fi\:\rriage vows,” a8 the cant phrase of the day 88 it. There can be no discussion s to the most in- tereeting point of the performance— THE ACTING. We can pronounce without ethical hindrance upoa its quality, individually and collectively. As a whole it i8 what wo want—is good. It means semething more than positive goodness beforo Alay ; it meaus exceilenco, Wo shall speak but briefly of two artists in the cast of **Led Astray "—Mrs.Williams and Harry Murdoch, although they are both strangers to us. There is so little to criticiso about them that it would bo superfluous. The gecret is this: Theyaro noted artists repeating a triumph, eud almost nhlitemfi.\:g} other lees fortunate players on tho boards. Dot bave captivated all who bave seen them. Alr. Williams promisea thatin a very short tims they will not be conspic- uous, for the material in the company can soon be wrought up to their lovel. Mr. Williema i sanguino, but wo beiieve him, sud await the event in faith. v . O'NEmL reappears a strong popular favorite, n actor of upsurpaseed vataral advantages, and a proy to cortain {zulte, balanced by a frankness sud mod- esty which eradicate them. And we propose in the kindest way to tell him some of them. The first criticism of the average auditor in con- templating him is that ho is redundant in sc- tion and artificial in elocution. It is undepia- Lle. The first defect springs from tho obvious fact that the action i3 not epontaneous; it is forced. It isnotthe natural effort to give the meaning of the words; it is dome with the purposo of conveying moro than tho wo: mean. It is the superfluons demonstration of a transparcut proposition. A simple declaration is not nided by complicated antomime; on tho contrary, it is entangled, Joses ite way to tho hoart, and s piteously weak. Supertlaity 18 Mr. O'Neii's besetting sin; and it is against it that we seriously caution him. As to the other failing, it comes from precisoly the eame canse, Thercis in tho lines falling to every part a great deal of padding—waste material—and the actor must show his discretion by discrimi- npating between the impuriaut and the nmmpor- tant phrasce, Mr. O'Neil 13 overanxious not to lozo a point, and thus accentaates phrases mere- Iy thrown i for the sake of catenation. Heaco his passion loses force by protraction. If he quivers with emotion at the words *Good morn- ing,” how is he adequately to say ‘I love overcomo these faalts, which will requira no little exertion, as they have become contirmed by tong habit, be will bo a charming actor on tho Ligh road to fame. But he must #ct resolately and without sauny false pride to corrcetthem ay .once, or he wil not even savo his distan. Thero are against Lim no_insighificant com- petitors, but he has rcceived wouderiul gifis from tho freo hand of nature. To be cas) must be patural 5 to bo natural oa the must be disceruing. Mr. O'N eion is not what it onght to Le. 2088 HAWTIORNE bus a good reputation all 1k wugh tho comntry. Blio came to Chicago preceded by 2 herald, aud it is astonishing that sho bss nob disappointe Shois, 40 far 4s one can judgs from a s part, more than we anticipated ; capable of thiog loftier than tho Irench drama. ‘Lhis is new indeed. Hor conception of the role of _Armande is flawless, and Lier range of esprossion extenive. Bhe has tho sirength for subuuned actiog, and & volume of pessict fOF CiLergeuce . These are inteliigeutly apphied, tud leave adoabl 88 to which phaso of feeling sho best espree. Her natural gifts, too, are generously bestowed. Her figurs is tall tnd IMposing ; woln nity, aad imyrosave in subjcction; T Dbothh. Her voice is 8oft, bt pt to g under t00 greay a SLralu, 1f WO 4r0 Lot L. Her action is at times upy nover scant, but muover oxcomaive. is that of a ludy when u is persoated. When n point is to be mado it brought out without violence. Her elucution is casy, and recalls the drawing-room rather thaa the rostrum. She is comcly witkul, if 1ot abso- Iutely radiant. Ier features aro espressive, and, sbo has Jearned to use them without shocking common seure. We doubt whether » wuck Le: ter loading ludy can be_fonud outside of Daly's Theatre, ~Suio racalls Miss Dyas at times. Sho dressos in perfect Laste. i - Miss Bellew, whose appearance was dizappointe “iog, has fortunately resigned, and Ler placo the cazt will bo taken by Aliss Annio Leonari Mr. Morton Las many good poiuts, but is yet uneasy upon the stage. in fact ho i £t firt movoments are gwiward, and his strice pro- |- digious, But e is earaest and hus fow muuu “ismy. B. ROSE fore ex wa look over the actors who havo Lur¢iGfo iong of sgrerated buman woakuess to the dim .absolute insanity in thess parts, wo thauk Mr. "Rote for sparing us. Ue is liht, heudrome, and refined, but his walk ia bad. e has boen traveling on fost trains for a year, and b gait has suffered from poor tracky aud makiug up lost time on epringy road-beds. 1o has almost forgotten how to walk on the stags. Lut oy his action is graceful in other respects he wiil zoou make up lost time on the Loards. A little pa- tience will scttle all that, for tho new tracitis a smooth one for him, and Lis rusuing geur is evidently iu apple-pie ord: S piays intolligontly, talss withoat msoutlng, aud infuscy Spint mnd adventuro iuto his _ acting. is danger Qs frem overdoing it & litilo. Ho is Lot s callow boy, however, bat & youug actor of good umbiticn and fair training; of family of succesaful ar- tists, Lo promises to be umong tho Aliss Gale has not o very grateful part in tho picee, and, although there is nolhing wi her uct- ing to find Tault with, it is Becessarily of such & negative cbaracter as to give no opportunity for forming an opinion. Of course there never was such an old lzdy on tho stago a8 MBS, ALDER. She is boyoad all praise. Sho Gresses in the most wonderful style, but ber acting is unim- peachable. Whethor ehe irradiatcs tho Eccuo With the Bweetness of mellow age aud kindly sympathy, or makes everybody uucomfortable with the petulance of disavpaintcd egctism, she is trnly the cheracter she represents, and never Mrs. Maeder. When, as tho Dowager Countess, sho snecers at the Bympathy-sceking -Armande, wo almost forgive the latter in view of her tribula- tions. We could almost pardon the resurrcction of *The New Magdalen” to sse M. Macler play Lady Janet ay once more. THE STAGE-SETIING i8 worthy of elaborate description. Little doca an sudicnco sppreciate tho stage maunger's throes while the curtain is down, a8 he seis tho stage for an interior, and furnisties & drawin: Toom with the skill 6f an upholsterer, tho ra ity of & magician, sndtho iuste of—a man of calture. It 1s worthy of & separate article, and shall havo its deserta some day. ThLo orciestra is nader better leadership than it was, but Mr. Hooloyis determined that Mr. Ganliner siall hold the palm no longer, and that the South Sido shall have at Jeast 83 good an orchestrs zs tho West ; botter it can scarcoly possess. The public curiosity to 820 tho new members of the new company who bave not yet appeared is 80 strong that tho management fcol impeilod to gratify it, and, in_ ordér to do so, break in upon the run of *‘Led Astray” ‘Lhursday snd Friduy evenings, resuming it Saturdav. Llurs- day evening, * Alarried Lifo” and ~ Tho Rough Diamond " will be played. Tie cast of iho former is a8 follows : Mr. Younghusband, A, Yonughusband Br. Lynx.. ‘Mra, Lyns (iirst appearance r. Dove (irst appearauce). s, Dove, Mr. ight, ‘T © The Bonnte Fish-Wife” will be cast of the former is as follow: Churles Torrens. Y'rank Vincent... Danvers.... Lady Creamly Bra. Torrens, Grabam.. Theso picces will be mounted and rehearsed with the same attention to propriety of costum- ing, and other detail, s the opening pieco. 3 M'VICKER'S TUEATRE. The first star engagement at MleVicker's Theatre this scason hus come to an end. Edvin Adams hias been devoting himself throughout tho past week to the part of Ned Jfac Dermott in Jobn Brongham's drama, “Tho Red Light, or the Sigual of Danger,” with success, tho at- tendance having becn uniformiy good. Alto- gother, Mr. Adams in two weeks has seen that his popularity hero has mot waned, and that sterling histrionic merit, versatility, and genu- ine, hearty acting still have chorms for tho public of Chicago when found in the person of the most amiablo and cordial of cctors, Ediwin Adams. Tho second star of the season ot McVicker's i8 Joo Jeflerson, who reappears n8 Zip Fan Winkle efter an absonce of four years from tho Chicago stogo. Itis neediess to remind the public of this peerless production. Lverything iu the mounung will be new. Tho Cust of characters will b as follows : Afr. Jeeeph G Jefferson e Hol ~Oczavia Allen iss Carrle Pennoyer JMr, Joseph Jeferson Swaggelius. . Afastor Julien Zo.d Spiit of Hendrick iudzon, WA Lavell Demous of tio Kaatakilie, (A Izpse of twenty years.) AcT 18, Rip Van Wiaklo. .3r, Joseph Jefferson Derrick von Boekma G liand Cockles e Villagers, efc., by the Compuny. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. TRobert McWade has camried his Rip Van Tinkie from the city in order to ailow Mr. Jef- ferson s chanco, and the Academy will for the coming weok gupport an atiraction from the Far West. The staris Mr. . A. Mesiayor, of San Francieco, who brings with him o drama written for him, and entitied *‘ The Hoodlum.” To a certain clsss *“The Hoodlum” will probably prove attractive, innemuch a8 the play exhibits » phaso of Lfein the Western slums, skin to that in our own snd differing only in modifica- tion. Our slums will sympathize with those of any other city, 2sa matter of conrse; and, 03 thoy are extensivo in proportion to tho rizo of tue city, the gallory at the Academy will teewn with appreciation. ~ Mr. Mestayer comes to us with strong recommendations 85 an ccoontric comedian. ~He Las played good engagements in San Francisco nud_Montreal, aad_may do %0 in Chicago. Now and here, if avy timo and any- where, & firet-class rowdy can mata frien Alr. Mestayer's hoodlum ‘is dezcribed as class. The full company and orchestra will La heard {rom. THE MESECY opened Tueeday night to a good houss. Mr, Fitzgerald's drama * Abduction " was the picce, with Miss Blanche DeBar, Alr. Vining Bowers, 7 o Yo daro moti” He is driven to IO O o afforis vo malke # fair contrast, sod Sepioimen sfrs o mate 8 s conisch sad gelf and his nassion to tatters. When he Las and Mr. J. H. Vinsom 88 the principal attrac- tions. These were actual. The author's attrac- tiveness was nominal. The pioce is of the do- mestic-censntional order, with hideous plots, and disgusting characters very deliberately drawn. Whatover euspicion of goodness ori inally lurked in any charaster ineured the prun- in¢ of that character to o condii:on of utter in- sinidity. Ioterest does not consist in repressing icular haira that stand on end, mor czude for impossiblo woen. | The inauspicious, The sudianco ral, and forgot its rights, probably be- cepuce it nad uot paid for them. There wasan ‘uneomforteble apprehension prevalent that some of the & cns from tho cariosity department had escuped to the stago, and o vagae fear mani- fosted itself that other monsters might follow. Indeed, wo are not certain now that 3Mr. Placey upou a nuvel moda of opening both the aramatic £nd curiesity departments at onco. If this was the case, the specimens should have been preperiv labeled, and tha wondering au- dicuce culivltened; if not, tho fossils and sponyes shonld lave beon carried back 0 thcir shoives ofier tho first act, tho laifer being carelully wruug out bofore being lzid oway. MF Placey would -bot- ter ~ havo waited ustl the curiosity fenced in, and the dramat- ic company ko orgauized that the latter need not Tiave drawn so Lugely ou tho former. Witk Miss Debar, ilr. Uowers; alr. J. H. Viosom, and Mr. Gaston an a nucleus ho mizht bavo gotten to- geilier a very competent and useful company, 1m2:1e o fuvorabls tupression fo start with, and achieved grccess from the beginui; Now he hias sometbing to ando boforo stariing even with tha pallic. the call for tho author Taesday night was an absurdity into which no wanager of £chge conld havo been betrayed. His acting was Jericctly Lad, and nobody cared to sco himmoro than was necdssary. The call was ovidouco of & clacqne, and the disguise was moro transparent thun the drama. Mr. Placey should have anoth- or opening, tor even Mugor Colvin could not sit dopartment had bey .throush two acts of **Abdaction.” From pro- data wo are led to etato, without absolute certainty, that * Abduction” will bo continued tho yrésent week. Alr. Stevens Las prepared 1.3 following musical programme 1. Overturc—* Di 2. Fantzsio for vi cari lia, Rudolph Hever. 8. 3lein Lebenslauf ist Licb und Lust,” LT B 4, Coucurt polka (solo for cornet)...... dir. Helms. THE GRAND OPERS-TIOUSE is o vory pretty theatre,—~too pretty for its - pregent purposes. As » minstrel organization the preseat is ss good 83 could bo oxpectod. Bob Hart is not 2 member of it, and probably will not bo. Bob Hart left fown *un- der circumstances of peculiar atrocity,” a8 the polico reporters eay, “snd, o8 othor mombers of the company were connected with him in that affair, it is perhaps as well that he should not basten hither too pro- cipitatelv. ¥'ho public ia a forgiving creature, bt its forgetfuluess npghna to good points as often s to bad ones. The ovil that Mr. Hart did lives after Lim here, and if he ia received with opon arms we misteke popular feel- ing somowhal. Not - & word was ever breathied ngaiust the Arlington, Cotton & Kemble Minstrol Ccmpany except asfree-traders. Henco tho success of thut combination and the good o of Hyors’ Opera-Houss. Apropos of 1, thero aro acts on the programmo of the Clurk-xtreot minstrel-house entirely too rough for ladios fo witness. In addition to the ordinary first part, with ballads by the vocalisty, i3 a banjo solo by Cocs; the burlesquo oporetia Tho Lose of 8t. Flour." by Keily, Loon, and Lester ; ** Comewhere my love ing,” by Tyrrell, Lang, Surridge, ana Kayne; Maiiing's budget_of ballads ; © Bello, the Beautitul Bionde,” vy Lew and Frank Col lins; the wiole to conclade with the farce, * Dompoy's Patience.” DRAMATIC NOTES. Mr. Chbarles Gayler, the dramatist, travels with W. J. Florence during tho onsuing season. The London critics say that these american hactors karn’t pwonounce Hinglish, you know, to save their hize, ‘ang 'em ! The late Mark Smith was solected to play Lenry VAT st Booth's during the engagement of Misa Charlotte Cnshman. M. Dennory has dramatized Jules Yerne's #Journey Round tho World,” and tho play i in ‘proparation at the Parte St. Martin. Mr. John E. Owena will open the autumn sea- son ot Mra. John Drew's Arch Btreet Theatre, Philadelphis, on Monday evening next. Tho accident met with by Mr. Toolo proved more scrious than was expeciod. Ho has been unable to appear for more than a woek. Salvini is begzed by the Hornel not to carry out bis intontion of wisiting England, remem- Loring th:0 shocking Lroaunent of osher eminent foreign axiizis. A poctic drama by Henri Bordier, called “ The Ciunt Amaury,” ia which Charlomagne is prin- eipal cuaracter, is to bo brought out at one of tie Larisian theatres. Tho Vokes Family drew £10,000 into the treas- ury of the California Theatre, San Francisco, during the week ending Aug. 23. They have made on immense bit. Tennyzon and Swinburna are respectively de- penient upon Tom Taylor and John Oxenford to put *Boadicea™ and * Bothwell” in shaps for dramatic ropresentation. Georgo F. Rowo plays o short engagement at Mre. Couway's Theatro woek aftor uoxt, appear- i in bis wall-known character of Micdwber, in which, it is necdless to eay, ho has Do equal. Pictures of Mrs. Rousby, mot the least of whose claim to the attention of Americans is that ho is ovo of the most beautiful actresses giish stage, aro already being shown in Now York. + A Success " is the title of & now comedy, in fonr acts, by Paul Lindau, reprosonting tho tronbles and pleasurcs of & dramatic anthor, which will soon bo produced in Berlin, Vienaa, aud Dresden. 1t wag tho unanimous voice of the press and &t1z0 of w York that tho funeral services over the remains of Mark Smith should beheld in the Clureh of the Transfigurstion,—*the little churcis around tise corner.” J. K. Emmet will lesve England on the steamer Celtic, Sept. 10, to fulfill a tvo weeks' cugagomont at ilrs. Conway's Theatre, Brook- iyn. ~ SIr. Emmot bas been received with much favor in Evgland, He is playing in Liverpool to crowded houses. Tho Park Theatre, Now York, will bs opened on Monday ovening, Sept. 14, with Mark Tiain's American play_of 1 Col. Sellers, or tho Gilded Ace,” with Mr, John T. Raymond in hia original eraation of Col Sellers. Mark Trwain will personally superintend the prodaction of bis pieco. TLo uniform worn by John McCullongh sa Col. Bligh in Doucicault's new play, “Siotla Lemar,” is strietly in sccordance with the new army regulations, and admirably oxhibits his soldierly proportions. Its use in this play Is, however, an anachronism, for it was not adopted by the War Department until about & year ago. Tho attraction to succeed “DBelle Lamar” at Dooth's Theatro_is Thomas Otway’s trsgic play, ia five acts, * Venice Presorved,” which will be presented on Monday evening, Sopt. 8, and for tho first time in New York in over twenty-five years. I has recently boen retouched by Boaci~ Ccault, and will be offered with new 8Cenery, now music, and new costumes. Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre opened last week with 3 pew play, ealled * What Suould She Do ?” Wilkes' Spirit says that it is buta gloomy melodrama, and ita first production st this the- atre ou Tuceday night achioved as dire a failure as *Mr. Albery's Fortune,” which inaugurated tho scason last year. Tho getting of the play 23 very rich and sumptnous, and the Indies ex- hibited some matvelous toilettes.” The dramatic eeason in Boston does not prom- ise to be as bright ae ours for tho comiog year, Tliore aro no names promised that eity which we havo not ; and we have some that: Boston' will not sce. We bave likewise pillaged tho Boston Museum for a manager and two guod actors,— smong the best in the country. What wo ought :p do xrn o justify th thoft by showing spprecia- ion of it. Mre. Lander has been playing Cleopafra in Shakspeare's grand spectacular at Philadelphia. An eveving paper says : *The great dofects of tho performanco—and thoy wero great defects— wore & disposition to declaim when something elsa than declamation was needed, ond a general Jack of warmth and color, an absence of that £cneuousncss without which any representation of tho Egyptian enchantross must seem insuffi- ciont. Tlus last element of weakness wo at- tribute rather to deficienciea in the temperament of the actress than $0 a lack of appreciation of the more sabtle elements of the character.” Rother amneing funerals they somotimes have in New Hampsbire. ' A clergyman in omo of the cities, who hall towpsy the last honors to & man of doubtful gharagter recently, began his re- masks by sayifg: “1 was not gcqusinted with the deccaged, andetherefors hardly know what io say on thig- occasion.” He psuged, when reseutly. ono 81 fie mourners, who had evident- T_ been drownikg bis sorrow in tho flowing bowl, Spproached him, aod placipg bis hacd familiar] on his shonlder, #aid : ** Whas! cld feller don't you know Willis? He's fellers (hic), he was. 'Low me ve. Willis,” £aid the drunken man, addressing the corpse, “this is Mr. Brown; Mr. Brown ), this 18 Willis. Willis, my boy, Alr. Brown's hic)'como to preach yer funeral (hic) sermon.” The’ dranken man was hustied out, and tho fageral procooded. A Fair Haven soloon-keeper recently refused to scll a 10-cent bar of sosp to 3 littlo girl for 8 cents. Her mothor waited uatil the next Sua- day, sent the eamo child for soms whisky and somo beor, and then prosacuted tho dealer for selling them countrary to law. One of the saddest thinga about the Small Boy of tho present day is. the uncertainty which seoms to attend him as ho bounds along through life. You can't always tell what ho is going o say. At n Sunday-school service beld not long 80, an amiable clergyman, endcavoring to llus- trato the necessity of tho Christian profession in order rightly to enjoy the beuefactiona of Providenee, spoko as followa: * For instance, I want to introduce water into my honse ; I have it pumped. Tho pipes and faucets oz in_good order, but I got no water. Now, why do I get 1o water ?* The reason, he wished tho young people to sec, was that lio made no_communica~ tion with the main in tlie sireet. But the hoys were too_inten: on plumbing and water rates. “XNow, why doIget no water?” *I know," shiriekod a littlo ono, * you don't pay 1" A certain combination of interests has been represented o that of ** Beer and the Bible.” Tha tactics whick have given rise to this uot al- {ogether reverent watchword ara now caticatured by the proceedings of a French association at FParis, which mizht on a similar principle be credited with tho union of the missal sud the wine-bottls. The general reportof the Socicty of Notro Damo du Salnt, instituted to promote the couversion of the Freach people to Cathol- icism, announces that the Central Committeo hzg rosolved to convert the wine-shops into improv- 10z places of resort. **Toecalm,” says tho report, * the effervescenc too often daveloped in thoso suciont ssnctusries of hus, it (the Committes) has asked us, uoL, indeed, to watcr the wine, but to pourinto it & fosr drops of that golden elixir which will per- mit honest wine-scllers to sell the wine at a cheaper rate,” and further, **The wine-sollers, hoored by larger custom owing to tha good measure thoy give, engage to rawse their estab- lirhments to_tho rank of Catholic clubs of o spacial order.” In short, nny ownerof a cabaret who chooses to accopt tho position will bo ena- bied by the Society to undereell bhis less ortho- dox rivals, on the understanding that be will, in return for this advantaze, do a little smong his customers for the Church. e MUSIC. ‘There is but lit!le of interest to note this week in the local musical world, except as indicating fature events. The Apollo Club is rapidly gel- ting itaclf into good working ordor, and has al- ready commenced rehearsals. In this counge- tion we are roquested to stats that the annual moeting of tho’Club will be held Mondsy evening, Tth inst., at their new hall, over Mzt~ son's jewelry store, corner of State and Aouroe streets, at which it is desired every member shall beprozent. We givo below a list of the more important numbers underlived for their ro- unions during the coming wintor, from which it will be seen that their programmes will be run- ning over with good music reoting Victory.. Ballor’s Chorus from # Flying Dutolkman Threo double choruses {rom * Antigono Turkish Drinking Song.. ZLament.. Serenado. Osstan.. Belections from ; Bong of the Rhapodes, from * Od? Julfise Amen (soprano solo and chorus), Tho Rheia. o s Bill of Fare Lotos Flower For ono of thelr Roceptions the following num- bers will probably be given with mixed chorus : Ar. Goldbeck, and othor home composers, have also promised the Club some new four-part songs. Tho programmes will algo include scv- eral instrumental numbers, to be furnished, as heretofare, only by the best availzble artists for concerted pieces. THE LICDERKBANZ. The following is the programme of the Lied- erkranz for the ectire season : I. Grand Concert. Sunday Evening, Oct. 4. PanT L Orertare to * William Tell ........ Prayer Before the Battle. Chorus wi ", Mochring Grand Aria for Soprano, Donizettd Regnava il Silenclo, from “ Lacia Instrumental, Gipsy Lifo. Chorus. PADT 1L, The Entire ** Stabat Mater,” for Bolos, Chorus, A0 OTEhESN;onsseves soesassessonsassanse L. Grand Concert. Sunday, Oct, 25, pAnT L. Overture to *Zampa™......... 4 Raptures of Spring *—Aale chorus. Aria for Tenor. . +..H. Schumann FADT I An Operetta, or from Opers, in Costume; 1 e Sockd Cathoring - Sndag, Som. 15 With » Miscellaneous programms, IV. Grand Concert. Sunday, Dee. 6. Overture to Mignon. .. +o=A. Thomas Cliorus for Mala Voices. Bass Aria, from * Don Giovanni 7. Grand Aria for Soprauo, from ** Traviata Verdi 4 As the Heart Pants,” Choraa {rom For- Mendelssoun nizettd from 4 Lucia ... Song for Baritone. ... . . atus,” Grand Ensemble for Soprano Bolo, Clioriia, and OFcheStrS. ... . vvvs..r V. Grand Coneert, Sunday, Dec. ¥ T PanTI Overture to ““ Der Freischuetz,” PART I An operstta or scencs from opers, in costume. V1. Grand Soctal Guthoring. luncuy, Jen. 17, With » Miscellancous Programme, VII. Grand Concert, Surday, Feb 4 Overture to Egmont ", .. .. Berensde, Chorus.... Grand Aris for Boprano, Disblo ™., Instrumen Terzetto for Soprano, “4ve Verum.” Clorus. Instrumental.... Third scene frol n,’ At time in Ohleago, entire) cliorus, and orchiestra.... R VIIL Grand Concert. Sunday, Feb. 2. PART L Oyerture—“Fra Diavalo™. ... “ Farewell My Fatherland "—Chorus Aria for tenor, from * Rienz{ ”. Aria for fl){z{ll‘ll-‘)i “ Cosecration of Arma frum * The Haguoenots ... “Meyerbeer PanTIL An Operotta or parts of Opers, in costume. B O T Soctal Gatherimg Sunday, Sarch a1, - With o miscellanoous Pro; , X. Grand Concert. Sunday, April 11, Overturs io “Rienzi ... e R Wagner “Song of Night.” Chorus. 0 Tago Suol.” Grand Ara far Soprano, from ** Ths Huguenots,”. Tustrumental. <s5 Quartette from Rigoletto Chorus of the Armorers, from * Rienzi,", Terzett from “ Don Glovannl,” Aria for Baritone..... Mareh and Chorus, from TESTIMONIAL CONCERT. A complimentary concert will be given to Mrs. Antonie McGuiro on Thursday ovoning, Sept. 10, at the Germanis Mannerchor Hall, with the foi* Towing programme : ” PanT I 1. Grand Polonaiss Brilliante........ueese AMr. 5. G, Pratt. 2. Recitative and Axa, tradella 7. Hre. Autanic MeGutre, 5. Basa Bolo, * Roll On, Deep Ocean " Hr. Thoman Gooduwillie, 4. Rocitative xnd Aria, * Non Temer Amati " Mozart 3has Ella White. 7. “from’ the for solos, B PART T 9, Quartette, * Fideifo"....... i i hite, and Ara. HeGuise, Mias White, and 10, * Boatman's Song”.... The Germania ORGAN CONCEBT. " An organ concort will be given at the Union Park Congregational Church Tuesday eveains Sept, 15, at which Mr, A. J. Creswold wil ofiiciate 8t tho organ, sswsted by Xr. Louis Falk and Mr. Knopfel. Mies Jossica ilssiell, Sig. Guido Emanuel (a new teror), r. Bowen, snd Afr, Hannemann will also appear. TUBNER HALL, Tho following is the programme for Tarner Hall this evening: b M Omoh:d and Sea ".. b’fl’nu: fi:fi 2 e to * Orphoua ... c] & i Frania trom the < Blcillan Vesperes o 4. Overture to * William Tell™ 6. Divertisement Solo for Clarionet., Perfornied by Jir, Wiceen G. Introdnc:ion to * Lokiengrin™. 7. Faniasic on themes from % Tro & ‘l"yl‘puum(}!mn'l “ Indigo ™. . Waltz— Greeting to $pring 10 Dinorah Quadne. o or, ook, Carl Dorg PROTAL: ’roi. Carl Borgstein, late of Louisville, mads Ciieago Lis home, sad has secopted b o eition as basto in the First Congregetional Clareh choir. The Professer, who brings with hin oo excollent wmusical reputaiion, Lias alio commsnced a ciass of vocal pupils, £5 will ba secy by bis card in our advertimng colnmns. ‘Flis Song Mrssenzer containg the following al- Inéton to Mr. Emil Liebhwg, of this city, snd bis brother: - . A private r from 2Ir. Emil Licbllag {whoso do- parture for Earops wa chrunicled is a recent issue), dated ot Deridn, gives 3 lowing account of the piaios playing of Lis brower Soloraon, 3 lad of 17, who must be 3 genalve prodizy. uir. Liehimg, himscif a pianist - of raro attainments, 3nd an intelligent (ritic, ssya that i L never heard s finer pianis, with the single ex- ception of Rubinstein, Wo givo below a list of picces recently played Ly the yOuug wan at 3 private mat- Polonataoin A fat. Bailade in A 1 Tho2t Welding Sacei apsodlo Hougroise Camnpavella. Rigolett Ercllerizna Schumann, antasie in Fantasie in G . } Bchabert. Tyo Copc Aendel:sohn. certo Webur's Coucert-Stuck, arranged by Toar: It Sx‘ inn:n:\k;d‘ that B‘Ian(“fl' Lbh:bmg may make & ‘ert tour in this country during ¥ % sliall pive hink a hearty weltoms, O o8 e MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. . Mesars, Scribner, Welford & Armstrong bave imported from Lngland tho firet volume of s now * iistory of Masic,” by W. Chappell, T'. S, A. This wor4 is inteuded to take the place of Lumsy's aud Uawkiug' lustories, now a ceutury oid. Tho anthor ssserts that he'is ablo to clear away difliculties which have bitherio been re- garded 83 iusurmountadle; to afford a clue to many pasanges in tho classics hitherto of doubt- {ul interpretation ; snd to explain the wholo sys- tem of zucieus music so that any reader may un. derstaud it. There willbe four vulumes, 30d tho work is iilustrated with wood cuts. - Tio Athencum, in its pages devoied to mu- sical reviows, notices the recent pubiication i London of Schumann’s cantata, ** Der Rose Pil- gorfahrt” (* The Lose Pilgrimage ™). TILE ENGLISI OPERA TROULE. Tho New York correspondent of the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette writos the followirg gossip touching the Kellogg troupe: Eoglish opera will sgun have Aiiss Kellogg, who “XNym Crinklo” says was “once the represcuistive American einger.” Was * onog L+ Las taken h place, SIr, Whccior 7 ot Vsl hemareat. suscly] ¥erhaps the knowing * Nym bani an Amerk- can,—even then I hiesitate,~bubtala, Albuni isa French Canadian : hier father can_sceyelly speak enough Ea. gitsh to make Lis wanty Imowsly That wos 2 very hard Tap, Mr. Wheeler, but it ong Tebonnded against the peu (hat gave it.” Engliah opera, 1 aid bufore, will Bave Miss Kellogg, an Engliah opera is uafe. Bosides this prima douns, thers will bo Mrs. Seguia, and, of 3Ir. Seguln, who makes up well if ‘he aud * rumor Sase that Mies Duo riaod, 8 young American, minying with grea suicetsa in Houll Amarics, will bo 34ded to s trouge, Castlo and Campbell have Letn engagod for sotue time. Tho chorus ia now, and Lo been rehearsing grers day cigeo List May inthe Kuabo piano-forta building on Fifth svenue. Bir, Hesa ia in town all the time, hurd at work. Grau is bot conmectod with tha management of the troupo this year. Mr. Ieseis chief cook, He was last yesr, oo, 38 far 38 sitending to everything goce, but Mr, Grau's name was first in. tyo i, sy Rcllogg ias not eca Il fls summer: slaiad 3 Rumber of operas, besides entirel rearranging * 1ho TaSAL v FoF THO Eagne siags, Shio has alao been studying hard, snd her voice was Dever in better condition thaa it 18 to-doy. Enghah overa is no child’s play with Mies Kellogis ahe has taken 1t up s ber Life-work, and. with ber Uiero fa no suich word a8 fail. Lugt yeur sbe sbowed the publio what she could do; this year sho will show them how ehio can {mprove. T am fold 4ho cleared $40,000 Iast soar notwithetanding the * panie sho may calculato on double that, now that the timea are better. The Eaglich opers season opeas fa Chicago on tho 5th of ouer, MUBICAL NOTES. _ A youthifal comporer (aged 13 yoars) has pub- Tished, iu London, twenty short. piccea for the piano, called ** Childish Fancies.” . Mrs. Oates and her new opera company will inaugurate tho fall and winter season at Ford's Grand Opera-Honso, Baltimore, Aug. 81, with “La Fille de Madame Angot.” Tho Mendelssobn Quartet Club, with Miss Heurietts Beebe, socrano, will make o concert tour through 8t. John, Eestport, Calais, and Bangor, next weck. Three now operas will be produced in Paria during the coming winter: *Le Roi do Lahore,” a grand opera_in threo scts, by 3. Marsenet, libretto by L. Louis Gallet; * L'Indien,” by M. !I:'lt;gr:iun David; and * Calendal,” by M. Victor 50, The little bouse at Salzbarg in which Mozart composed his * Magic Flate" has been presont- ed to the Mozarteum of that city by Prince Star- emberg. A large albam, containing all the por- traits and all the autographs of Mozar which have been collected, or may be collected, will bo kopt in the honse. s Carlotta Patiiand MM. Brignoli and Ritter bLave returned to Paris, atter giving & serica of concerts in the Fronch provinces. The combina- tion was a powerful oue, and, a8 Was to ox- [ 2cied, proved a great success. Lt is rarely that three such artists are to be Leard in the sxme entertzinment. A rumor bas prevailed that Verdi was to be romoicd to tha rauk of the Legion of Honor, ut nothing of the kind is announced. Among French composers one only posscsses that high distinction, namely, AL Ambroise Thomas. AL Raber, Gounod, and Felivien David aro Officers, and MM. Vietor Mascse aund Francois Bazin, EKnighta. - Vienxtemps, tho violinist, who had long been unzble to make up his mind to leave Brussels, and whom _the Belgian Government, in accord with the Director of the Conservatoire, made every effort to retain, scems to have at last de- cided upon taking up bis residenco in Paris defi- pitely. - “ Whittington and His Cat " will be the sub- ject of Offenbach's noxt opera bouffe, which he 1s to compoze * espocially for England.” Tho compoger is to receive 215,000 from the London music-publishers, Messrs. Cramer & Co., for the rights of the pieco. The libretio will be written by Mr. H. B. Farnie. The opera will be pro- duced at the Alhambra Theatr o during the win- ter, A highly dramatic sceno was enacted at the Albert Hall on bank bholiday, discroetly veiled, of course, from public gaze, but for all that & matter of public intercst. After Ar. Bims Riceves had sung the ** Roase Song,” from Balfc's “Talismapo,” the epplause was so great that the popular tenor complied with the goneraily- expreesed wish of tho audience, und gavo tho same composer’s * When other lips.” This was felt by Mme. Balfo, who was present, to be so high a compliment to her deceased husband that, first asking Mrs. Reeves not to be jeslous, &he fairly a0d warmly kissed the popalar tonor, ond this not once but two or thiee consecutive times. The late attack on Prince De Bismarck, at Kisvingen, has bosn tho cause of muach demon- stration st placed of amusement in Germany. At Salamonski's Gircus, Stattin, whero “Cinderol- ia” is ployed by clildren, nll tho principal political” cvaracters of Europe are introduced, aud Bismarck now enters the ring with his_arm in a sling. Another child, who plays the Pope, enters and shakes hands with the noble person- ages assembled in the ball-room scene, but on- approaching Bismarck, who offers his hand, torns from him with contempt. This little inci- dent causes the most cnthusiastic applause and laughter. Hardly a eong of comic singer at theatre or music-hallis sunz without Bismarck and Fatherland being introduced. M. Offenbach has poblished a letter in which ho sonounces his_intention of instituting two annual prizes of $200 each, ono for & comedy in one act, and the other for an opera comiqus, the librotto of which will be provided. e BUC- cessfal works are to bo played at least throo times, 0 that the public may judge of their merits, and othor managers see whether the productions are likely to suit them. I have recently heard some touching details connected with the last hours of the beloved and lomented Parepa-Rosa. BShe waa in unusual. Dbealth and epirits during the days that immedi- ately preceded her death, and ono day &be not only rebearsed tha whole of “ Lohengrin,” but alao entertained somo company in the evening. That night Bor child was born,—desd. On learn- ing the fagt of the death of this ardentlv-ex- pected andlong-desired infant the shook seemed to tara tue’ poor mother's brain; she becamo deliniaiss, ~widly’ nccasing Lerself of baving caused the.death.of her child by impradence and over-exertigh, sl in that state she continued il her ‘é'rzh. Her burbond is sadly broken fiowafbot n bealth and spirite, by bis great onglh hs is now engaged in formiog n. #i-opwra troupe to travel dunng the poming: scagon- through the leading cities of reat Britain, bié is sald to be totally indifferent " d gpiritleas, poesesaing acarco 3 ahadow of his 0id busincss energy au artistio enthusissm.— [ MADE ONE. Iarriage, of Miss Emma Smith and Mr, HMerigold. The Dresses and the Presents. No mors brilliant or prottier wedi 3426 brtl] Pprottier wedding ever oc- currod in this city than that whick called togethe S some huudreds of people st the Cathedral of SS. Poler and Paul at 6 o'clock Thursday evening. ' The partica most deeply interested in the ceremony which took plae on that oceasion were Jits Lmma Lovise Smith and William 4. M;_:gnld. both of Chicago, 0 bride is tho daughter of Mr. Sheld Smith, a resident of the West Division. She iy a tall, béautifal girl, a gradnato of Brown Somi. Dary, Auburn, N. Y., vivacious, intelligent, and and tho highest ornament of an extended circlo of scquaintances in the West Division. The bridegroom is & partcor of tho firm of W. D, Kerfoot & Co., real estate dealers, and Laa been connected with it in various ways sinco ho was a bog of 16. Tho match was considerad in overy W2y & suitablo one, espevially since the romantia w2 tho most impor(ant elemous n it i Jovitations had becu issued to ¢ yrest man friends, and scarcely & seat could ba obiained 1y tho nave of tho Cathedral previous to tho cerc- mony. Expectation was,ns 15 usual in such cases, oa tip-toe, and as every couple of friends entored tho church the anxious sitters tnrned, round in- quiringly to greot them. For once in the anuols of weddings' the party was on tune. fi?é’&‘“f"“}’b ;gwa;s;:m,\mpriué Woddin:: , played by Mr. J. Weldon Eoot, the young coupla to {ha altar, Yol s hoaded by tho ashers, Astym 8 Ushers, R if by of tho bride, nod Goorgh Brekintt o pis was on hier father’s_arm, folowed by ¢ " maids who were: Misa Minnio Judd, dangntor of tho Hon. S. Corning Judd, supported by Murtyn; Miss Tilly flood. npported by A. | Ewing;. and Mies Katie ilastings, of Leaven. worth, supported by Will Evaus. = After them camo tho remainder of the bridal parly. When all wera ranged round the altar, tho Rev. Canon Knowles read the impressivo gervios of the Episcopal Church, shortenod, by castom, for tha rel:af of the principals, and tho sudienco and reporters had empls timo tostuly the appearance of ths party, Tho groupiug was charmiog. Ao artist could not Linve posed the parties to more pictaresque advantage. TUE DREESKS. The bride's dress wasof corded white silk, trimmed with quiltings of illusion, wita s: thresd run in the hem ou the revars on cach side, and branches of orango-blogsoms dowr: tho rovers. Itwas mado with chatelaino corssgo, a crown of orance blossoms on her head, and a point-laca bandkerchief, complcted a toilet which was aa pure in tasto 18 rich in material, and in perfect harmony with the fair girl who wore it. Her hair was arranged in tho new Cadogan braid, worn low down on the neck. Seldom bad a moro beantiful votary kneeled ab the chancel-rail of the Cathedral, und certamly none ever bent there in the role of a blushing, beautiful brido who deserved tho_appellativn better than Miss Emma Swmith. Nor did her graceful figure loso anything by the posture of sapplication. Miunio Judd worea whito corded silk drees with trimmings of the same, pink flowers, and elegant pearl jewelry. Miss Tilly Hood woro a whito tarletan drass with blas sash and blue flowers, and exquisite gold ornaments. Mies Hastinga wore & white tarletan drcss with ‘bluo satin eleeveless jacket, bluo sash and ow- ers, and Roman cameos. e groom and groomsmen were confined, of course, 10 tho fall-dress uniform which socicty impases alike for wedding and fauersl, opera and reception. ‘Tho services were pleasantly brief. The brids soswered clearly and fearlessly, and tho whole church could be summoned a5 witnceses of ker ¥ow to love, honor, and obey, should any doubt bo rzised hercafter on that important poiu When the ceremony onded, tha procession filt out of charch in different order. Tho bride was on tho arm of her new protector, and, if kind looks are No&nu;nfi of kind wishes, the happy pair have a fortune of the latter laid by for usa when xct:“n]red. After the harry of returning, 3 A RECEPTION . was given at the residence of the bride's parenta, Awmong those present wero the following: W. D. Eerfoot snd wifo; C. A. Kerfoot, Mr. and Mrs. Parmalce and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- kios, Mr. and Mrs. Merigold, Mr. and 3rs. J. 3. Merigold ; AIr. Baker, of Leavenworth; 3rs. Judge Evans and daughter, ilrs. 8. Corning Jadd, Miss Brigdon, tho Missea. Hood, De.d. - Clark and wife, Mr. John Woldon Root, Canon Knowles, and many others. The rooms were elegantly decoratad with smilsx, Madeirs, and other graceful vincs, aud presonted a pleasant sppearance. Tho pictures were admired, especially two of the brids, taken in_ different stages of childhood, Thase attracted a great deal of attention, and clicited the usual number of amusing, if personal, ro- maries. THE PRESENTS ‘were numerous zud costly, and were valued at £1,000. Among them were tho following : From the groom, an elegant sot of jewelry and haud- some gold watch., From W. D. Kerfoot sud Iady, an elegant eatin-lined caso, containing ouo dozen table-spoons, one dozen dossert-epsons, ono dozen forke, two butter-kuives, o mustari aud ealt set, sagar-toogs zad stand, ol of #o silver; tho licing wad green setmn, acd cvery piece waa marked with tha bride's name. From tho first bridesmaid, a solid siver soupe fan, nid, 3 Mre. e. From the second bridesmaid a whito sat with pesrl sticks. From the third brid black thread-lace barbe. From Dr. zu Clark, a sot of coral, with ring. 3 Fromtho first groomsman, & pair of dining- room bronzes. From the sccond groomsmau, i ret of cut-glass goblets, with monogram. From the third groomsman, & pair of silver batter- koives. From Mr. Heron, a cut-glass vase. From Mra. 3lollio Smith, a chatelaine, From Scanl.a & Hauser, an clogant floral design. From 3liss of Auburn, N. Y., & white sbawl. From Miss Small, an air-castie. From Mrs. Recd, of Auburn, an clegant card- stand of silver lined with gold. From Georgo Bershoff, s card-recciver of gilver lined with old. From Benjamin Joncs, a Liblo. Trom §ames Morigold, brother of thd groom, o black lace ghawl. From L. C. Dunning, of Pern Yen, N. Y., & silver fruit-stand lined with gold, From her brother, Arthur Smith. gold bracelot with coral and pear] settings.. From Charles A. Ker- foot, & heavy ico-pitcher.” From Mr. snd Alrs. C. W. Cobb, of Kalamazoo, s tolle-set in blue and white. From Jr. and Mrs. Morehead, silver napl ga. From Mr. Leluman, of Cincine nati, & gravr-spoon, gold-linod. ~From Mixs Virginia Clayton, one of Sheppard'a straw do- signs, full of exquisite flowers.” From Jrs. Wil- kins, & marble-top stand. From W. A. Campbell, aun elegant handkerchief-frame. From * Auntie * Merigold, & handsomo book. From Mrs. T. H, Hall, & gilver sirup-pitcher. From Mrs. Charlés Dana, bronzo with bouquet-holder attached. Refreshments were served and pleasant greet- ings exchanged between Ler fricnds and the fair bride. At 9 o'clock the bndal party Ioft for Toronto. For the noxt month or #o they will make a tour of Canada, and on their return g2t~ tle down to the jovs and sorrows of housekeap- ing at No. 120 Warren avenue. Their zecoption dato will bo Wedaeadays, attes o first of ciober. —_——— CUPID'S CAPTURE. In a daisy.decked vale, by moca-lighted streaz, Youny Cujid lay slecping at ¢v'n. Falr visons of love, that pamed in cach drears, Beemed warted by Cherubs frorn Heavea. The Lreeze that sighed low, "3ong the ruab d reccs, Boft praiss did Lestow On his amorous decds “Trae lessons of fove Le kad givea. He lnughed, in bis dreams, ot Lis marvelons nowe /, And the myrizds of hearts be had broken, a S The Knlght on the field, tho maid fu bor bower, All dreaded Love's mystical token. -~ Tho Jeaves, os Lhey stir: On the trees overhesd, WEen o tiny young bird Nestled intoita bed, Fell a8 words of a victim softspoem. - e slept, thers csme stealing along a yourg sprites * M',Vhazhxg‘u tep DOt 5 datxy did =hiver. She, sicalthily stooping, with pleasing delight ted 3 dart from bis quiver. The breczea sighed low, As ehe gave him s blow Of the cart in the breast, ung Capid forever, And captured young Cupid forerer, |\ N g g Rofe:ting to Signor Gomez's new opera, tke Lordon Musical World says tHat Gomez is not tho ouly mueictan who bas chosen 1 libretto called * Safvatar Rosa.” !n»i&;‘t Szgnor“l.kl;;\ trelli brought out aa opars wi e s3212 il Theatro Royul, Dresden; in 1337 & i Balvator Rosa ™ was performed ia Milzn ; 80 was another, by Ilerr Sobolewski, at Konigs- borg, in 1843 ; while lsstly M. Duprato pro- auced yet another with thelike appallatisz, sk Cmicaco. | the Opers Camique, Paris, in 1861