Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1874, Page 7

GOTHAM. 4 Visit to Bellevue Hospital. il M. DJs—--An Interesting Nurse. = flerers---Countless Cripplesess ufihflf‘:w of Delirium Tremens. Corrapondenca of The Clleago Tribune, et Nzw Yonu, Nov. §, 1874, aars ago. after 1 bnd taken a friend L g O “amay ont West,” all over tho tho ot 4 rambles of our Contral baastifol, 48088 opring expedition: after L e tho sghts, and attractions, and Shon or much-loved Gotbam ; ufter sho esades, O tors and. sctreases, 500D our Jd M’;fliugi sod heard our most popular and fne blGILED, BT ors, of dilfferent denomi- 3 m:n;':’:;:"m':mua a desire to visit our old patiopt wd "fl'hw:a_‘xm HOSPITAL, 2nd repuiation had reached oven lim:ta of her far-Western home. 2t tho office of the Coremissionors of P Camection, e wore kindly given & mg:’: d;hu superintendent, and soon found 'u’n thogateway that leads into that im- ourselred ¥ P8 ot half an acro of green Jense baldiog- 24 ‘sod varigsted fall-shrubbery, looking out B Fast River on tho entiro sido, sur- o st by iroa muiliogs, and provided with maforuble seats for the comfort of thaso tients who may be avlo to hobble out to them, 1od s op o the wide etonejentrance, and, monnt- Ing the stepe, We found oursclves within the i aballof the main building. On ono ide of {hoballadissbled seteran hobbled around a Jrgoroom, lined willoolc-shelves, and lled with all manoer and kinds of surgical instro- meats, ghastly s0d ternfying in their polished sy, My friend, who has a kind of morbid sarieity in such matters, examined these differ- eot bright izplements of torlare, while I went i search of some M. D. to whom I coald deliver oy credentinla, 0d from whom wo could pro- eure 8 guide through the building. Tu a8 large, cuserless, almost empty room, with plain cano fetags wd o round table, weio mauy ‘outhfal members of the medical faculty, very fimidand modest in demesuor as tley bovered \rouad our celebrated eurgeon, Dr. ; shose carrisge and liveried servauts awaited him btke court-yard. Theso young candidates for medicsl bonors, with incipient, downy mus- taches, were all eves and ears ond nhseqnioqu stuaution (like sstellites rovoiving around their ¢entral gun) for the great M. D. alone; and he semed giving them st once ndvice, instraction, 10d sdmonition combinea with prescriptions und directions, in & bewildering manner. Not until ths “Eead Centre™ bad departed were the nn- fedged ard newly-made doctors at liverty to steed to my wamis; and then their mauner ed all at coce from bumule reverence to most unpoeing diguity, as 1be ous I aduressed papded me snd Iy Tequest OVEr t3 uolher boyish M. D., who in turn nauded me to & thurd, who shouted, **Jobn,” - SIOW THASE PERSOXS AROUND!" in a voice that I had just Leard aised in most deferentisl toues. ‘*Jobn,” however, did nmot Teel bio digoaty so weicbty, being cniy sn * or- derly " in ope of the surgical ¥4.ds, and Lie was, therefzie, volie snd communicative. After ne baJ looicd, elngst In reverence, at the marble tablet in memory of gocd oid Dr. Valentino Mctt, and had reaa the Landsome tes- timoois! £o thosa eurgeons, who died. in the d:s- chirge of their duties, and whose places, alus! will be hard to fid,—yuung Drs. Georpo T. El- lioit, Cock, Richaids, Olmsted, Dewey, aud a wore of others,~~we passed into (Le female wuds, over Hoors s clean and wlite 28 ecouring eanmake them. Among the female nursea we found several good, clever, mothexly rouls, but oulv one rartculariy Liight and. intelligent, oe seemed out of place amid ber sad suronndings—tefined, geotle, and . with voice, and touch, aud lock, of perfect, heart- ft sympathe, ‘Ihe pocr sufierers, in 1Loir nar- " 10w white beds, c.ean 2ud tidy, seemed to love beras she walked among them, and followed her with eyes of trust and loving Lopefuluess. She foketoail a8 8z passed aloong, and her very Preteocs seemed & panacea, as ehe adjosted the pillows ot ove. smooibed the feverish torehead o other, and closed the blooushot, staring tyeaof staitd. Sbe gavensa lutle Lusiory of &b pocr uffcier; aud that ehe herself had wme heart-histors, wa read in her refined, gentls msuner and accent. There are thirty wards in the Rogpital, acd three nuises to each wird, stk the **ordetlies,” mostly convalescent mey and women, making atour a Lundrea oones. There are alont seveuly trained old nur.ea (oot cld as to years, but in experience), ¥holive, and eat, and eleep io the ouilding, aud the rest come oz 1 Lurs, by dsy and a: pight. 'On{ sympatlues were greatly aroused, as we tat into whose f! beyond the Applring; THE CHILDEEN’S WARD, 10d saw the poor hittie sufferers,—a very army of broken fegs and arms, ents, burns, braises, ud rn-overs. Que boy, 9 yeurs old, with a face ms yalid as marble, and gelden rings of baur, lay Bmiling and quet, looking at us with ‘wide-open bine eyes. He bind been ron over by the cars, and culy'a week before hud had & log aad amn amporated at one operation,—the am Slmcat at tho nocket of e shoulder, and the leg below the knea ; and set. said the ** orderly " in lucud.mcefi ba {5 the most brave and paticnt one of auy of them, und takes his wine every day ¥ith & deal of reluh. It is the couragé with ¥hich 8 percon bears pain tha: carries him tirough, after all; or, as the nurse expressed &, “ e mit end the pluck " in the boy would Lever let Lim die. Here aiso wo saw listle chil- ufln all drawn out of sbape with rheumatism, some with distorted, deformed Lmbs, which ez bens straigntened. Tflhen ¥ere 910 patients in the different wings, 804 twelve dociors in constant daily attendauce, mnt; through each ward twvics a da and, over = 56 Yousg medical practuioners, corps of I_Ypemncau, Pracuical city physicians, The ting for all the medicines, permits, and Presciptions is dove in the bwilding; and there 4 le latoratory, whero not only %1 tho medi- m“‘"P‘“ p, but whers also ths chemicals sPrepaced, In one immense room in - the o 0z, bandles of ciothing, hats, shawls, g &gnnbonneu abonnd,—buing the clothes ‘mbmmmmuthe:nre brougbt in on the Sopllsacls; and the siglt, and tbo swell o8 nnmumnxded we of the second-hand clothing- mrm ml‘:‘:;hnm -;:beax. Out li:n the yard, : g over the grass or li alon; Bt bigat, lico swanbung, mere L C T tratel COUNTLEEY CRAPTLES, e 28, and in all stages o1 bsndage and gy P limoe, enjoying toe clenr, bracing by up so's looking emilingly at tho boats puss- hfll!l:n down the vusy river, aithough with 23, 8ud ghrunken, trembling boaies. oy the grage-plat stands the Medical Col- bl ere the poor who need mediciue, nod able to come for it themselves, can bo !Wumenl £Ipense to them. A few mors M.D.'ssat in essy chairs ou the wide % lipbed back in indolent ease, emoked Frog d displaed tneir meaical nonchalance. trgyl, Plessant, eonny windoms of the ohy, 1, bellesy ‘children could e in thewr ey :M look with longing eyes upon tho teggocs 304 the many paesivg sbips and Loy g, QU restless, bectio littfo boy, with feryy, Rer, kept tracing the paseing-by of the ’"fnmafi" As his racking cough and skeleton [y of the gpeedy ‘passing out alove, vron be reiere, Of his tiny bark, I could not h.':::mdbd of little Puul, in ** Dombey and "‘Nlire.“ the goiug-out of bis eimilarly- Anong (b g 10 Male wards we saw only bandaged g(h"'“flhnmhn aud it s asconishing che num- Ry 4 i daily from street sccidents. 10 o, n‘m Lave the hospital-arrangements ol} 4, that, when a person is injured, or ok 2nambulance, a p:licoman can tele- o devas, -and in: threo minutes the wxn the’ vehicle, and the person's . “i! % 1sid on tho soft bed, en routs o o farther end of the garden, where the _e0ds, but on the duck, etands the th é:' tragical ‘-§nocildnnn. But I enter- within-i1s ead, patiful heny 13the busement of Bellovue w16’ colla, et Er g ¥ E i (4 oy, 250 Blacod tho. insane awairiog trens: Ry o0 {0 tue Lunatic asylums. or the prison- & 10 the **Islard,” but uudergom; tarsble punishment of. | o epg (D UEIUM TREXENS. ¥ [0y ‘r]:n.a ravings, fearful the wailings, Ry s elmprecativus, of the poor wretches, st g omule, contined - these -cells, and kg oo demon of drunkeoncss. We oy syl tao grated door upon thres or toueli fackels and w_handentTs, writh- I & E $eisting sgaiuat isnaginary domons, and | THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY - NOVEMBER '8, 1874—SIXTEEN PAGES. under the curso and penalty of but we did olute life ; 1ot care to linger in these aark, un- dergronnd, dismal aparcmeots. They must damp when the wight falls, snd utterly “unwholesome; but clean’ and very tidy were they all. And to the poor, abandoned wretches, ehonting and raving in the borrors of mauia-n-potu, probably they wero far more comfoitabla than ay hovel they had been nsed to riot and revel in. An'd 80 wo left old Bellevue,—ons of New Yorlt's oldest, bost managed, most efficient, and Jargest hoepilals; and, 88 we took onr eeats in the'car, wa thauked God, not oaly for the genial summer-dav, the welcome sunshine. and the blessine of Lealth, but aleo for our day at Belie- vue, and its lessons of patience and benevolence. Bruram. REVIEW OF AMUSEMENTS. NOT TO BE CAUGHT. Mesers. Gayler and Florenco, whose Joint efforts at tho Academy of Music have afforded 80 much enjoyment to the patrons of that house during the past weel, have variod the monotony ©of their respective vocations by venturing upon rolee not quite what they would have chosen. Yortune hinppened, however, to thrust an adven- tore upon them during the week, and they made the most of {¢.* Charloy Gagler may be known a His fig- ure is naturally delicats and slender, but a sur- feit of the good things in this world hiaa ronnded the curves into fuller richness, und broadened his featnres into 2 cbronic smile of good bumor and benevolence. Ilad Afr. Pickwick been viewed through the doable-million magnifying glasses deceribed by his erratic servitor, the impreasion on the mind would have been Gayler. ‘Lho roof of bis hoad is covered with prudent curls, perfeetly bleached,—a condition which adds waterially to the sirof an:iquo good-fellowship, and which has been attained only at groat ex- pense, sccording to a prescription not generally known. - Ho wonld attract attention anywhere. His companion, Mr. Florence, 18 8 mun whose countenanco is, or cught to be, 1amiliar to everybody. TIE OLD FRIEND. . These two gentlemen wero promenading a day or two ago, when & third pemson addressed the Intrer. * Mr. Florence," said he, ** I guesa you do not recollect me.” ** That is true, sir,” said 3. Florcuce. ** I met you,” pursued the friend, *in Altany, and we enjoyed o sccial glass at the Delavan House.” ** Iudeed,” eaid Mr. Florencs, without thought of guile, ** I am pleased to have met you.” ¢ Let us repeat our previous experi- ences,” said {lie friend, ard «n adjournment was bad to the Sherman House bar. In payiog for tha drinks the newly-found friend c:u'c&ael}' dropped a ticket fiom his pocket-book. * I'm in luck,” smd be. **1hat ticket has drawn quilo &sum in TUE HAVANA LOTTERY.” “Yon are moro fortauate than most specula- said Mr. Florence. Yes, ut X don’t know how much this is gocd for,” snid the friend. **If you and Mr. Gayler have oothing better to do, just como round with ::_:el to the otiice aud We will see the value of this icket.” . Florence began to dresm vaguely, bat, anx- ious to profiv by a bit of experior.ce, acquiesced in the proposition. After some weli-played bungling on the part of the uew fiiend, the office of thie Havaua Lottery was found. Thestianger preseated his ticket, and learned that it had drawn one-twentioth of the prize of $4,020, which was jost §201. A convereation occurred upon the manner in wlLich business was canied on. The man be- luud the ofice conmuter p.oduced a roll of bills and paid over $200. **VrLy do you not pay in full,” maia Mr. Flor- ence ** Oh, we alwsys pay round numbers,” gaid the obliging clesk.” “The Secretury Las piven in- structions ta that effcct, Weare allowed a com- mission, and take 1t 1n that way.” ‘“Well,” observed Mr.. Flororce, scoing that the Havana Lottery ticket was retwrued to the holder with a stamp, *do yon ot keep tae tick- ets or coupons 7" ** No,” suid tk:e other; *wo register thom.” ** But where are your vorchers 2 “We do not need them. I understand the maiter. Iamthe Secrotary.” T think not,” said Mr. Florence. “You ara mistakea, then," coolly retorted tho otler, ** and you've leained something by coming up bere.” ** Bat I want the other dollar,” said the strange friend, “ and you ought to give it to mc.” 0, £i1, wo keop that dotlar. However, we ALWATS GIVE YOU A CHANCE foranother ticiet iustead, wiuch makas it about &1 evea thing,” And be produced % sot of bunka ratas. “What do_you think zbout it ssked the strange {riend of Mr. Florence, hesitatingly. *“Well,” replied tho person ldl.'.lefi.bu{ T don’t kuow what you think abont it, but I teil you my opimion: "I think youare tve d—dest Dair of scound:els, and tuo d—dest pair of foo's T'vo met with in ten years, and if I were goingto stay in town I'd tako plessure in testifying against yow.” ** Would vou, indeed?” said his *friend.” * Zou would be the bigger fool for wasting your time, for perhaps yoa don't know the law on this snbject a8 well as we do.” “No, I do pot,” said Florence. **I eeo you take 'thiugs pretty coolly, which convinces me you aro old bands in the business, Bat you must be & pair of most cerfect gulls to think you can capture an actor of my experience and steer bim blind ioto s bunko-house. I dou't,care whetber the faw is with you or not. If it is, things are in s ewect condition in this town. V'hat I want ta do ie just to give von my opwion of both of you,”—aud Leie be gavs it. It was evident that this edventare was due to TUE FRETERNATURAL PENEVGLENCE of Charley Gayler's appearance. The steerar, an iguorant clown, bad looked into the lexicon of bus craft for 8 man answerng o Chazley’s description. He bad there learned that he must be 2 farmer, and that from the roots of tnose venerable rivelets could be raked clover and timothby seed by the peck. Gayler has had seve:al adventures of this kind. People are alnays coming up to bim oo the street nnd reminding him of appointments, which, on considerstion, he discovers to be bogus. to deed, it is dangercus for a man to bs _reen with Gayler on the street. Bunko-men aro - attracted to hia face 25 moths to a candle, and for the seme res~ son. Hence, o very general and highly etrone- ous impression is paining ground that Charley is studying for sadmirsion to that frateinity. Asa man is judzed by the comrany Le keops, nice people like Sothern and silly Flotence should always walk abaut 6 feet behind Gayler when they promeunde tho Chicago stieots with him. It was owing to the pictorial benevolence of form and complexion of bhis friend that Mr, Florence was introduced to o thoronghly charac- torestic Chicago institution. THE DRARA. Audiences during the past week hiave not been 28 generously divided among the three theatres as they ought tohavebeen. Noneof the leading places of amusement have received the patron- age they deserved, Hooley's coming nearer the mark than any. - Here business has continned to be good, but the star theatres have not equal good fortune. - There is no resson to bo assign- ed for this, except the very obvious one that the ‘public at large took more interest in the ** Vir- givian " than in Catlotza LeClereq o W. Flor- ence. M'VICKER'S THEATRE. Monday, Tuesday, snd Wednesday nights 4 The School for Scandal” was played with a good céist 88 noticed last week, Thursday night, Tom Taylor's pathetic drama, ** Mary Warner.’ was sobstituted for it, and continued thronch the week. Mliss LeClercq was cxtiemely forable sud natural in the pathetic scoues of the Grama, which abound to tho exclusion of everything elso. The present week will be given up to Wybert Reeve, the great English actor, upon whom the public tuned & cold shoulder last epring. The meglect showy MNr. Baeve was due the modest manner of his sanonucement, -and not o the character of bis acting. His Count Fosco in * The Woman in White " 18 one of the most perfectly sustained of etage portraits. It 1s the original conception of an artist of the highest class, anod holds ap audience spell-bonud. ~ He is a maa of fine fig- ure, ‘admirable elocution, and distinguished maaner, and will, now that be is known, be bet- ter trested thap he wss. Ile is supporied by Miss Adeline Stanhope s 'ady who I8 spolren of 28 having sccomplished ox “wordinary rosults, and who i8s regarded sa one of the rising stas of the Englith stage. *‘Tue Wowan in White™ wll be plaved this week with the fuilowing dis- tubution of charactars e Wybert Reove «.F. Hock J. M. Hardie W. H, Seymour Moriarty Aunie’_Cutherick,] Lo ik ie 58 Blanhope ion Holcombe. ++Mrs, Allen Mrs, Cathierick.. ++Mra, Hoimes Madame Fosco, Mre, Bt Miss Stanbope plays .the two charaoters assigued hor in to preserve tho extraordi- pary regemblance between the two charsctors as described by the anthor. ~ ACADEMY OF MUIC. Mr. Florence has, during the past weel, play- od in three different character-parts st the Acad- emy,—Capt. Cullle, Jules Obenreizer, and Bob Brierly,—and left behind him a pleasant recol- lection of sterling performances. We bave no- ticed thom from time to time, and bhave nothing toadd upon the subject except s hope that, on Lis return to the city, he will choose some other timo tban election-week. The present week, Miss Ella Wesner, a pro- tean artiat, plavs in Fred Maeder's drams, * Mixed,” written expressly for her. Bhe as- sumes & pumber of masculine characters, 1o which particular she is said to excel. Mr. Gar- diner is going to enliven the piece with spec- tacalar effects, and wanta any number of youog Iadies to help him. HOOLEY'S TOEATRE. “ Tho Virginian " has had a very comfortable life of it during the past thres weeks, and will now ke taken off to make room for something else. Wo seriously urgs Mr. Campbell to re- model the last three acts by condensing them. Could he reduco his piece to a three-act drama it would improve it considerably. Its matter ls spread over too larga » surface. Tho present week will be given up to standard comedy. Monday, Tuesdsy, and Wednesday, ingo and evening, _Bulwer’s comedy, “3oney,” will be played, with the following cast of character: Alfred Evelyn. Mr, Jomes O,Neill 8ir John Vesey Air, Goorge Byer ves ... Afr, W, H, Crine Sir Frederick Bloun ¥, H. 8. Murdoch Stoat.. Ar, N, Salsbury Mr. H. M, Brown M. J. Neah Charles Dade A. Bowman Duntar Evelyn’s Servant * 3. Wilding i, .. Mr. J. Macarthy Ciara Douglas. Afiey Loulse Hawthorne Lady Frauklin . .Mrs, C, ¥, Maoder Georgioa..... Aisa Marie Bornard Tuo rest of the week * London Assarance " will be played, the characters being distributed a3 follows : 2 Sir Harcourt Courtley. Mr. George Ryer Dazzle...,. Mr. Jawmes O'Nelll Alr, H, 8, Murdoch . 2ir, H. M. Brown «seMr. D, Fitzpitrick +.Mr. W, H. Crano AT, -Misa Minnie Dogle Miss J. Gullagher BTAR LECTURE COUBSE. Tho fall annonncement of this sopular eeties of entertainments for the ensuing winter appears this morning. The course ia in many tespects an improvement upon that of last season. Tho entire abeence of what may bo termed the sensa- tional element is onc of ita marked characteris- tics, and oue which will be welcomed by the better class of lecture-going people as a retarn Lo solid princioles. Themanagers, in the preface of their Star Magazine, afirm that their aim hos this year been to bring back the greatost successes of the previous seasons, nghtly judging that thosa who havp beoa found by experimont most pleas- ing cnd enjosable, will prove more atticctive cards than thoso who are untried though never 83 highly rocommended. A glance ac the list thus far aunounced shows that only ono of ths pumber, Willism Parsons, is new here, aad of bim too much capnot be said in praise. The graceful snd well merited com- pliment extended to Prof. Bwmngz by giving bim the rlace of honor in this most im- portant series of Caicago’s literars entertan- «msnts will be approved by all. Ilis lecture wili inangura.e tue course, Nov. 17, in McCormick Hall. The subject, it is understood, will boa local one, appiicable to the new movement toward a reform in our city affairs, and will ba entitled * Tho Troe Cilizen.” 'Ihe mapagers Dbaving bought the masuscrints, the letare will ouly Le deliverad m the Star Cowso. Among tlie mosc notable pumes in the list will bo ncticed Daniel Dougherty and Charlotte Cusbmagp. The former,last yoar, distinguished hiweell =8 the most eloquent lecturer on the platfoim, whilo tho wide reputation of Aliss Cusbmau needs no word to insure her packed houses. Tuose who remember ber readings in tho Btar Course tiires years ago will recall the dificul'y cf obtaining even admission to the chusclies to hewr ber. Miss Cushman has an- nouuced toat this is her last vear upon the st: and the thees evenings of her readings here, Nov. 80, Dec. 1 and 2, will bo the last she will pive ia Chicago. That earncst orator, Charles Dradlsugh, the Enghshb Republican, will follow Miss Cushman, Whio Dayard "Cayor, James T. Fields, Fred Douglaes, William Parbons, the charming Caro- lino Richings-Barnard corcerls, and other enter- taraments, will fill up the series. A notable im- provemeut of this £easoa 8 in making thecou 1cclude some twenty or moro eutertainments, stead of the conventional tan. Tie 8tar Courss Lias thus beeome, in magnitude as well a8 excel- lence, among the very fitst. An improvement in tickets, which will probab. Iy be adopted in il {he large citios, 18 this vesr inaugurated Ly Mossrs. Cerpenter & Sheldon, with whom the ides is original. * Option tick- ews” are issued at the rute of L0 cents cach, which entitle the holder to gelect reserved seats for any of the Slar enter:aiuments he may pre- for during the whole winter, thuv combining chespnesy with. complets_adaptability to tho in- dividual taste and convenience of ths purchaser. ‘Theio are many advsutages of tho ‘‘option tickot” cver tho old course ticket which will suggest themselves to all. The sale of **option tickets" will commence to-morrow morning. The managers, not wanting in thewr customary enterpriso, iavo arranged with the Raudolph street and Wabash and Prairio avenuo ‘buses to take ali paseengars holding Star Coursa 'bus tick- ets (which will be given with each rezerved saat) direct to McCormick Hall. After the enteriain- ments, 'buses will be waiting to take them home to their residences oa the West aod South Side, 80 that no one can longer object that it is cither inconvenient or expensive to attond the Btar Course at McCormick Hall. The firat five enter- tainments 4iil be held in McCormick Hall. For the convenfence of their patrons, depota have been established for tho salo of option tickets at Jaosen, MoClarg & Co,'s, at Siluby’s, on Twen- ty-second street, and at Borden's, corner of Thir- ty-first street and Indiana avenue on the South fide. On the West Bide, at Dyche's, corner of Madison and Halsted; at Beli’s, coruer Madison and Bheldon, and at Elmore’s, 706 Weet Lake; and on the North Bide at Rociwood Bios.', 74 Noith Clark, and at Laux's drug-store, 974 North Clark, 'CORMICK’S HALL. Ono of the most enjoysble entertainments which bas ever been given in this city will be that afforded in the McCormick Afusic-Hall to- morrow evening when * Grace Greonwood ™ and Mre. Sarah Fisher Ames, two of tho most ac- complished Iadies who have ever appeared upon s platform, will treat their audience to a series of custume impersonations and recitations with stage effects. Both ladies are exquisilo elccu- tonists, and no one need doubt that the evep- ing’s enjoyment wbhich they will afford will be of a kind be long remembered. All who love good reaging and recitstion should atond at McCormick Hall to-morrow evening. THE LAXRSIDE LECTURE COURSE of the Young Men's Christian Association will be innugurated on the 17th inst. by the Hon. Carl Schurz, who will speak on the subjecs of + Bducationsl Problems.” The reopening of Farwell Hall s another ree- toration of the old aote-fire landmarks. Many who have hitherto atiended musical and other entertalnments ia this place will be pleased to recognize in the new building another proof of tho encrgy with which even onr places of amuse- ment have been restored. ‘Workmen have been engaged night and day in preparation_for the Lakeside Course, and the audrences already secared by the attractiveneds of the names edvertised.—Schurz, Adelaide Phillipps, Bret Harte, Hepworth Dizop, Camille- Urso, and Scott-Siddona. DRAMATIO NOTES. The London &pectator thinks that i ZLord Dundréary Sothern Laa deteriorated. Fred Vokes' botter half presented him with a brand-new daughter on toe 34 uit.. at Ingdon. Tather Phelan, of Baltimore, admires John McCulloagh's acting, and recommends his flock to see nim. The new epectacla av Niblo's, **The Deluge,” Lias been tuuniog nearly two months, and will be continued indefinitely. : Misa Clara Morris acts_at Mrs.' Conway's, Brookiyn, io & few weeks. Itis thers thet she will first play Lady. Macbeth. ot Ha Rainfoith, formen of o atock at l'wbn'x:in's Opera-House, rl;' playing * Dun dieary” in the.South with. the Selden-Irwin Combination.. . TR £ Beveral French artists sant checks to Dojazet’s benefit in this form Good for a pictare,” «nd eigned with their names, These sold for good prices. Mrs. Scott-Siddons is going on s *‘farewell tour” through Iudis, China, Japan, and the United Btates, and it will take her two years to bid everybody adien. A drama from the pen of Prince George of Prussia, Laving for its plot an episod in Italian history of the sixteenth centurv, is now in the press and will shortly be published. The management of the Bowery anpounce a play callod **Just in Time ; or, Life in New York," wiich is to be the medium of introduciog both champion light-weights and champion wrestlers. The Besumarchais Theatre has revised the “ Abime " of Dickens, which was first brought out in French in a dramatic form on the 2d June, ;JSSS, at the Vaudevilie of ths Place de la ourse. The Oates Comic-Opers Company have just closed & highly-successful engagement at Rich- mond, Va. At Mrs. Oates' beuetit, last week, & nulitary company there presented her with o su- pezb basket of flowers. It is said that Miss Cushman gets £500 for ev- ery performance daring her present engagement. ‘I'his makes $3,500 = Week,—a comfortable sum these bad times, when the Premdent of the Erie Railroad only geta some £800 & week. Mesera. Jarrett & Palmer havo proved them- selves the sharpest managersof the season, The reception to tho Lord Mayor of Dublin mado “ Connie Soogah " success, and now they have organized a graad farewell to Miss Cushman. Some {imo ago a Parisian_manager, not so rich as they are hers, borrowed o 20-frane piece of a Bohemuay, and the Bohemian has Jived on the cafe mon ever since, on the tradition that “s manager had sccepted a piece from him.” 5, Dowoing's entire Ninth Regiment Band have volunteered to head the procession of Arcadian torchbearers on the mght of tho Charlotte Cushman farowell ceremonies. The Messra, Edge have grawitously contabuted fireworks for the occaston. Frederick Maccabe, the English ** monologuo artist,” mado his first appearance In New York o faw mights ago. His powars of mimicry aro said to be wonderfal, and the effect of lig nu- merous characsor imporsonations s heightened by ventriloquism. Mr. John Brougham, in a card, intimates that Leresfier all persons desiring to prodace his plays must obtain his written consent, and in characteristic metaphor announces that he is *‘on tho war-path, with & sharp knife, relentleasly determined to scalp all infringera.” A London carrespondent remarks, ** Weatward the tide of actors takes its way,” and adds that the next one to leave the metropolis is Mr. Goorgo Delmere. Ha ia described as “a low comedian, somewhat in the style of Toole, but barder and orier, though possessed of a greater power of siuking his own individuality.” The Graod Opera-Honse, New York, has floal- 1y been leased, and to the Kiralfy Biothers, who will make it a grand spectacular theatre. They Lave purchased from Jarrett & Palmer, for the sum of $10,000, the right of 1he exclusivo use of * The Black Ciook" in New York, and that popn- lar spectacle will ba toeir initial attraction, The Louse is now undergoing complete renovation preparatory to an early opeaing. Tho New York Arcadian’s State ticket—For Governor, Max Sirakosch; for Lientenant-Gov- ernor, Whitelaw Reid; for Cansl Commissioner, Col. Multery Sellers; for State Prison Inspec- tors, Birch, WWambold, and Backus; for Judge of tha Cour: of Appeals, Josh Hatt; for Mayor, Charley Delmonicu; for Register, Lester Wal- lack; for Aldermen-at-Largo, Dan’ Brrant, The- odore Tuumas, Dion Baneicault, aod Tony Pas- tor. R. 8. Meldrum, the lesding man at the theatre in Littie Rock, A1k., which was recently opeued, was found dead in hi3s room between the hours of Gand 71in the morning of Oct.21. He bad acted tho character of the Prince Lamech in “Eamson.” the previous evening, and was ap- parendly in good bealth. An inguest was held, sud the verdict was death from apoplexy of the beart. Howaa a pativo of Boston, Mass,, and Le bad been an actor for many years. He had held promiment positions in many of the princi- pal theatres of the coautry, and Lad been con- uecied with various tiaveling companies. —Casimir Delavigne's play of the **Children of Edwamd"—~ths subjeck of which wasthe usurpation of Richard IIL—wes interdicted by ‘Thiers, then Prime Ministor, because ha thooght the story Lad an noplessant resemblance in some pointa to the history of the Orieans dynas:y. Delavigne_went 10 the King, aud Thiers was resent. Delavigos said, **Sire, you know that flmo a collaborator io this tragedy (yourself), for it was Your Majesty who, under the shady groves of Neuilly. asced me to put the subject ou the ttage.” The King replied, ** You are quite right.” Let tho iuterdiction be taken off.” And g0 it was doue, in spize of AL Thiers. The event of the London dramatic season will be the production, atthe uew Prince of Wsles Tbeatro, of & tew work by Mr. W. 8. Gilber:, author of "Pygmolion and Galatea.” The **work " is peculiar 1n this—that, consisting of two mcis, it contaiug ouly twa paris, ono of which will oo plaved by 3r. Hare, the other by Mrs, Daneroft, otnerwiso Miss Maris Wilton. ‘The success of the ‘‘new idex” is of course problematiesl, though Mr. Gilber's genius may carry his new comedy to success in spite of the dificalties which he haa cliosen to placa in the way. Miss Linds Dietz, formerly of Mr. Daly's compeny, i8 now acting with Mr. Sothein iu ** Our American Cousin,” st the Laywmarket in London. Speakivg of another American nc- tress, 1n tho samo cast, the London Athenzum says: ‘ Amoog feminine exponents, chosen apparently for the improbability of their distract- iug attention from the principal figure, one acrests attontion,—3iss Walton,—who makes as Afary Mereduh her first appearsncs in London, 2ud shows such signa of intelligence and ability a5 Justify & Warm 1oterest in her futuce career.” Georgo Francis Train and MMatilds Heron oc- capied a box at Daiy’s Theatre, in New York, the other night. Near by were ex-Gov, Fenton aud Mies Ada Dyas, swinging a3 entire peacock’s tail fora fan. Oakey Hall, the patron of plays, was there, of course, and in one of the piosceniom boxes sat Adelaide Neilson, radiant in beauty and good clothes, while solitare esrriogs big as filberts fiasbed in ber ears, » mecklace and pendant of enormous hiillian:s filled ber square- necked dress, and bracelels glittered on her arms. German scholarship has of late been occupied with tLe ancestors of Bhakspeara's play of “Romeo aud Juliet.” Of these there are IMadiiano of Luigi Groto ; Castelvines of Moa- toses, of Lops de_Vega; and now we have a tragi-comedy, **Los Bandos do Verona," by Francieco de Ropas—tho earliest of all. Ales- sandro Romeo, burglationsly nntuin% the house, raiscs his arm to slay, but instead falls in love with Julia Capelete; sie drinks poison to rescue borself from Ler father, who endeavors to kill Romeo. Julia is imprisoned in the castle, which Tomeo besieges with cannon. The foriress'sus- renders, and the papa consents, The following early notice of Shakspearo was Iasely discovered in tho British Muscum in the address **To the Reador” 1n an old comedy, *The Privce of Prigga' Rovels,” published in 16513 It was Plato’s conceit that, if Virtue had a body so thot all the Leauty and Justre of its scversl o:naments could be soen, all men would b in love with it, By tha same rule, were Vice druwn, and _all the parts and 1ms of it set beforo us in ita helght of Deformity, that with oo glance of the Eye we might discover all the ugliness of it, we should fly from it with winged haste. Tue true and primay intent of the Tragedians and Commedians of 0ld wus 10 magnifia Virtue and to de- presé Vico; And you may oiserve throughout the works of incomparable Johnson, excellent Shakspeare, and elegant Fletcler, &c,, thoy (bowever vituperated Ly tome streight-laced brethren ot capable of their subiimity) aim at no other end : My drift is the ssme in the compgsure of this comedy. Pampl'ets no critiks can more contemn ‘than myuelf; however, it may pleaso thousands of the valgar (for Whoss saires Iam pusposely plein and spungy); something thers is here that wll inform the wiser sort. Such taings a3 these are 23 than loast of iy recreations,— Vule, Victor Hugo has been writing again in bis osrn curiously uolimited vein. He hss prepared 3 fow pages called ** Mes Fils," which are to form preface to the works of his two sons. This is the charactoristic manner in whicn he speaks of Charles Bugo's translation of Shakepeare : 4 To introduce Bhakspeare into France, what s vast duty | He accented it ; he knew tbat his Iife would be thenceforth bound by the promise made in the name of France to tha great man of Eneland ; ho knew that that great man was one of the great men of humsn pature, and that to serve that glory was to serve cuvilization itself ; Le knew that such an undertaking was imperi- ous, that it would ba exacting snd lofty, aod {hat, once commerced, it conld be neither iuter- rapted nor abandoned ; he knew that it would take twelve years to do it ; he know that his vouth would Le spent overit; he knew that to sccomplish ‘such s labor he would have to cloister himself; he coosented, snd s he exiled himself far his father, 50 he imprisoned bimself for Bhakspeare. Ho renewed the fear- fal nightly combat of Jacob : he fonght with the changel, aod bis muscle did not give way.” George Vaadenboff writes to the New York Tribune to prave that Macbeth was a gentlémsn. Bays he: * When Macdaff and Lenox announce to Lim that the King has rewarded his valor by creating him Thane of Cawdor, and that they are deputed as the messengers to infarm him of the honor, he replies: Glamis and Thane of Cawdor! £ The greatest is behind {—Thanks for your paina, And agawm, immediately, after: }“wg' truthsare told Ppy prologues to the swelling act Of the Imperial theme, 1 7hnnk y‘fl". gentlemen. Thus he twice pointedly and courteously re- turns thanks fto them for the trouble thay’hfls taken in comiog to him, on the part of the Eing. Immediately after, before goiog ont with them, he )::l{n them this elegantly-worded com-~ pliment, full of courtesy and high breeding : Kind gentlam ains Sherd overy day 1 bire the ea? o sesd e, Meaning, of course, in bis heart. Conld oy modern politeness surpass that? He keeps a rogister, in his heart, of their kindness, and every day refreshes his memory of it. All Paris {s talking of the new actress, Mlle. Tallandeira, who appeared two nights xg’o at the Gymnage, and asking whether another Rachel Lias been discovered in this somewhat rude, un- cultivated, and terribly passionate woman. * To me," Bays the correspondont, under date of Oct. 16, “*sho seems more like Menken than like Rachel, but the majonty of voices give her higher praise. This woman was born at Tunis ; ber. mother was an Arab, her fsther was a Frenchman. Whenshe was a child she was brought to Paris, and was made to earn her liviug in an bumble shop, where she was known 23 Marie Dabreuil. When sho grew old enoagh she ran away from her father, and bexan e for herself, takin, % the name of BMlle. Tal- landeirs,—~a name, by the way, whigh she seema to bave invented oat of her own head, 48 00 one over heard of it before. It isnota French name, and it can scarcely be an Arabic pamo. However, that goes for nothing. Her adventures seem to have been numerous, and she lLes always been in & scrapa of some kind or othor. Her first lover took her to Russia, whers she once mneacly drowned In the Neva, and was wounded hylmnwl o afight in the Newski Prospect. Vhen she went to Brassels, and there, too, her passion led ber into a combat, in which sho was stabbed. Sometimes shs fought with her nails, sometimes _with & dagger. Not lon az0, beiag on ono of her vislta to Paris, she ha. a'happy thonght. Bhe woud go on the stage, and becomo a grent actrese. Sho bullied Reg- nier to give her # fow lessons. He taught her bow to moaerate her action and to temper her transports a little. ) e DITUSIC. Thereis s very docided lull in the musical campaign. Last week's rocord is a blank. This week's will be the same, and notbing of interest may be expected matil Monday, the 1th inst., when the Di Murska combination commences ita brief scagon. Tho peculiar feature of this ses- son wiil be its brilliancy, and, as concerts of this class are growing very rare, there will uodoabt- edly bo & rush to hear the fair Hungatian and the excellent artists who sccompany her. The concerts tako place on the 16th, 18th, and 21st. CONCERT AT WAUKEGAN. The Garden City Quartette Club of this city (C. W. Smith, first tenor; B. T. Howard, socond tenor; R. M. Clarke, first bass; J. M. Hubbard, sccond bass), asgisted by Mra. O, L. Fox, soprano, and Mr. Louis Falk, planist, will give a concert at Phepix Hall, Waukegan, on tue 18th inst. ‘The combination is one of unusual strength and excellence, and our neighbors may expect a vory ]nuperiur concert. The programme will be as foi~ PR PamT 1 1. Quartatte—*‘ Toast™,., caeenn, Garden Uity Quartztte. 4 Quartstte—* Fovest Bong". Garden 5. Bolo—*Way to Paradis Mrs. 0. L. Foz, 6, Duet—* One Word, Farewell”, .. ...... Miss M. Smith and My, Smith. 7. Quartette—* Evening’s Twilight ™. ... Garden Orty Quariette, PART IL 1. Pisnolorte—" Fantasia on themes from Lucretia Bargis ", 2, Trio—* 11 Navigant{”. 3 Quartatie— Tarl Song ”W’ arden City Lette. & Bolo—Salected. drs. O, I, reoz. 5. Quietette—* O World, thou art won. ‘ous fair . s, by 6. Daat—* Larboard Watch # vest). ... Glover a .Il(l;rl. sl();lul nn(d(:{x;lllr:)qhard.) . Quartetio—* Peier Grsy " (COMIC) ..veumeseesam— Gunlen L\I’y Quartette, PARLOR CONCEBT, Tbe firct of & Acries of s1x parlor concerts, nn- der the fayorsble uspices of s committes .of eight Iadies and gentlemen of the Church of the Redeemer (Univeralist), was given on Thursday evening Iast in the hall at the corner of Weat Lako street and St. John's place, . The entertain- ment, which coneisted of vocal and instrumental muszic aud readiugs, was rendered doubly pleas- ant by the addition of dancing. he ‘st tendance was 8o large that the hall was found to ba inadequate in capacity. The following programme was rendered excel- leutly by tha particioants, and, judging from tho applause, to the delight of the audience. The singirg of Mies Kate Drewster wae especially marked by an encors: PROGRAMME. 1. Song—* To the Bravess”. Blaney 2. Besding—* Drifting ", " J. Fautiner, 3, Puno Solo—“ Fantaila Belisaario ™.. Lows Fak, 4. Bolo—* I hesrd a voice”....... Ai1es Kats Erewster. 6. Song—* Bewnre ”. 7. Pisno Solo—* Valse Caprice Louts Fatk, Among the many Tment wera the following : The Rev. Sumner Eilis sud wife, the Hon. 8. N. Brooks and wife, Capt. Tuttle and wife, Mr, and Mrs, A. G. Throop, Mr. and Mre. Maaocel Tal- cott, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huyck, Mr. aud Mrs, E. W. Guilett, Mr. sod Mrs. A. E. Clark, Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Ruseell, Mr. and Mrw., C. A. Moree, Mr. aud Mis. G. L. Pitts. Mr. snd Mrs. T.J. Bammons, Mr. and Mrs. Catlin, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Higgiug, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Mr. and ‘Wallace, Mr. and Mra. Spow, and Mr. and Mrs. Donghertv, AMisses Lizzie Buesell, Mattie Throop, C. Wilbur, Ads Frost, Minnie Green, Lizzie Lyon, Florence Rice, Freanch, Frasber, Carson, Gregory, Reeves, sod tho Misses Backer and tho Misses Gillett. Mesers. C. E. Roberts, C. H. Rollins, Fred Den- nis, Cbarles Dennis, E. E. Hinchman, Charles Black, Charles 8mith, Fred Main, Chariea Pitts, Dean Hill, Willism McUiond. The Committee in charge of these entertain- ments- aro Messrs. Roberts, Rollina, Huyck, Clark, Mrs. G, W. Higgins, Mlra. Dr. Bridge, Miss Emma Fowler, and Miss Lizzie Bussell. The noxt conocert will be given on the 20th inst. at Martine's Hall. MUSICAL GOSSTP. George F. Boot 13 oo hus way home, making music all along the routs. To-morrow he holds & convention at Espyville, Pa.. The Song Alessenger, publiched by Messrs. Root & Bons, of this city, has madesnew and Vary excellent departure in the quality of music puinted init. Last month it furnished its read- ers with an exquisite motette by Rheinberger, snd this month has one by Richter. The bar- mony of each is sdmirably sdapted to choir pur- poses, and 1f the Messenger will only persevere, 1t will yet effect a revolution in the qaality of our chowr music. Three of our prominent choirs have salready taken up theso beantiful motettes. kford” has been excited over three per- formances of Belabazzar,” in which the com- oscr, Mr. Butterfield, takes the part of Zerub- gabel. Mr. D.N. Hood, the orgavist of the Second Presbyterian Church of this city, was the pianist and musical director of the affair. ‘The Apolid Club will give its finst concert to its associate membera on the 10tk of December, with an admirable programme. At this concert they will have the assistance of Miss Rive, the eminent pianiste, a pupil of Liszt'a; Mrs. T. E. Stacey, the soprano: Prof. Bergstein, basso, and other solo talent. 4 The rehearsats of the chorns which has been organized by Afr. 8, 0. Pratt, for the produc- tion of some of his vocal compositions, will com- mence next Friday evening at Reed's Temple of Music. Mr. Batatka will condaot. Mlle. Pauline Canissa, who will be well re- membered hete, was united 1n marriage to Mr. Fischer, in New York, a few days since. The Keliogg troupe has been doing a very large businevs in Louisvilleand St. Lonis since its sesson bere. . One of, the most interesting events of the present musical season will be the appearance of the anomal catalogueof the 20 Musical College, which this year will bo mude interest~ ing, not alone to the friends of this 1nstitutio but also to the whole musical public, an will contain material which will make it not ouly s novelty but s work of permsvent valustd teachers, students, and connoisseurs, and for home use, in a musical point of view. ' The cata- logue will contain s large number of composi- tions, both vocal snd instrumental, expressly written for this catalogue by the most eminent of the modern German compasers, st the appli- cation of Mr. Ziegfiold; the Director of the Cole le The list is 8 very_long one, and 28 the music cannot be obtained from any other source, and in reality comprises a complete representa- tion of the modern German school, the wori will be eagerly awaited. Meaars. Chandler & Curties, the music publishing firm, will issue the catalogue during the first week in December, and the elegancs of their work hitherto leaves no doubt that this notable catalague will be is- sued in beautiful shape. y senanl request Mr. Lonis Folk will givea #econd grand organ concert at Elgio on Tours- day evening, at the First Congregational Chureh. The }J’mgummt consists of organ sclections, trios for violin, organ, and piano, vocal solos, duets, cetc. Bir. ¥. will be assirted by Messrs. Bunnemsan, C. C. Lefler, Theodore Folk, Miss Diokinson, and others. The first concort baving been a decided success, the second promises to .| be a still greater affar and the md‘:ng concert of the season. A cmICAGo cHorR. 3r. W. 8, B. Matthews, our well-known or- ganist, bas writtan a very able and vigorous ar- ticle in tho Now York Independent advocsting and defending the use of good music in church choirs, and fortifying his position with a detailed narrative of the success of the Centenary M. E. Church choir in this city, from which we take the following interesting passages : ‘The choir to which I refer oxists in the Contenary A B Chuch of Chicago. My scquaintance with it Jan, 7, when it ws 3 v T quartett Tnder the' dlrection of Alr, T, Misti Towae. Ths fln&mr ‘'Was cangregationay, the choir volunteering an snthem by Bradbury, Woodbury, or soms other of equal welght. In the autumn of thal creased the choir to twelve, and msdo a ‘step in ad- vance by the introduction'of Erelssman’s Anthems, & rate book, nesrly out of print, These piecos wers quite or and » marked improvement over the ‘musio previously in vogue, At this time, too, we mads some progress in chanting. Towne left in January, 1867, and until the following October the choir wis under the direciion of the organist—the present writer. On the dedication of our new church we had increased the choir to about twenty-four, and for mece de remastance sang Henry Farmer's * Glaria,” from his Masp in B fit, In October, 1868, wo secured a new Director, in tha person of Mr. J. A. Duttertield, suthor of the Jopular dramatic cantats * Belshazzar. and of many popular foogs; Buiterfold was 3 good Director, sad under his lead the cholr grew Ly degrees to number forty or fifty. At first we sang out of Mozarts “ Twelfth Muss," a few clioruses from “ Mesaiah » and * Crea— tion,” and for lighter things a number of the director's own, which, however, have not been retawed in our repertory. 'In 1863 we purcnased & supply of * Buck's Motet _ Collection,” and found them -extremely enjoyable. His '#The Lord i3 King” and “ Brigheat and Beat ¥ we sang_freguently, and to the great pleasure of the congregsiion, During this time the Director carried on » singing-class Tuesday even- inge i thelecture-room, s ladiod! class i volce culture turday morning at 10 o'clock, and the T re- bearsal (by plano-forte) Baturday even! ngfw‘%; Te- hearsed two pieces with organ at the close of morning service. This for a salary of $1.000 o year. Immedi- ately on the publication of Back's * Second Motet Gal- Tection,” in 1871, we procured a supply, and bave since ‘used almost every piceo In the book. ‘The best of them are great favorites both with the choir and people, In Jaguary, 1673, a change of Directors took place, the incoming man being msn being Mr. Oriando Biackman, oue of the leachers of music in the public schcals, Although the choir was very much attached to Alr. Butterfield, the chiange occasioned very little friction—perhaps four or Ave singers following bim to Lis now place, t which Ho had been drawn by o larger salary, Nochange took place in the character of tue music, The new Director set himself to improve the atfack and incresse the volume of tone in the forte passages, We alio made additions t0 onr ropertory trom time to time, especially of more legato music, thie practice of which seems o have perceptibly reliaved the choir {rom an annoying tendency to depress the pitch in certain states of the stmosphere. Not pro ong this story, the choir now numbers six- ty-aix members, one of Whom was alto fn the original quartette (the bass snd soprano baving * gone back an us * when we began to develop democratic tendencles), At thio present time we haYe in our library and avail- able for use the following works : Buck's two collec- tions, Mozart's Twelfth Mazs, the Peace Juales collec- tions, Buck's * Forty-tixth Psalm,” Mendelsabon's # As Pants the Hart ¥ and ~ Hear My Prayer,” Boo- scy & Co.'s “ Bix Anthems,” by Bmart, Hatton, and Barnby (the last three of which are great lavorltes), several detached anthems by Barnby, Sollizan, Win- ter, etc., Spobr’s ** As Pants the Hart,” to which we have just added s supply of the * Measiah,” of which the choir is very fond, The organ is & fine one, by tns ook, costing mear- 1y $10.000, sodusually piays Bach, Handel, and Meq- delssobn in the morning, and something from Best's or Cooper's * Arrangements * in the evening. (I men- tion tnis becauss it forms partof the muslcal influ- gnceto which tho congregation has Leca subjected.) ‘The congregation numbers from 1,000 to 1,208 1 _the morning, aud from 1,200 to 1,400t night ; that is to say, wears always fuil and sometimes overflowing, Tie cangregatlonal singing i very hearty, During this whols time there has never been & quar- rel in the choir (that 1 have heard of), and wa have the sume musis committes aa at Arst, The congregation seems perfectly willing we should sing what we like, as i¢ doean’t burt them and seems to please us. Thers have been criticlsms on the quality of our work,—and very just ones they were, t00; but nothing unkind. ‘Were criticism on the musical selections in order, it would doubtless begin with thosa of the organ, as the voluntaries are more severs than the work of the choir ; but, 80 far &a I know, there is very littis if any dispoaltion'to find fault even with these, MUBICAL PUBLICATIONS. Among new musical works now in press in Loodon are *Ths Great ‘Lone Poets,” be:n, short memiors cf the great musical composers, by F. Crowest ; and » lfe of Michsal William aife, by Charles Lamb Eenny. Tho progress of escred music in Paris is shown Ly tho stariing of a journal called the Oratorio. . A new romance, entitled *‘Bonvenirs d'une Cosaque, par Robert Franz,” has made a ripple of sensation in Paris. The principal characiers are *X,” who represents the Abbe Lisz toe ** Coesack,” who is Madam Olga de Janina, a piavist of talent, and tho pupil and intimate friend of Liszt. The book is said to be bardly appropriste_boarding-gchaol reading: less 80, in fact, than George Hand's and De Musset's re- ciiminative books, A French entic says of it: “The work i8 rather lively; Liszt is mot represented - quitse s spotless as ermino in k. It ia s spade & epade with an, smouut of boldoess approaching very pearly to csnicism, bat, at any rate, peovle will not eay that Madam de Janina is afrsid of show- ing herself rssho resllyis: eccentric, savago, impassaioned, capablo of loving even to crimo, an enemy of everything commmonplace, trampling on all vulgar ideas of decornm, and liviog 1n so- ciety with the freedom of a Cossack horse let loosa in the midet of the Russian steppes. Her accomplice, the Abbe X, is also treated without ceremony ; pitilessly stript, ho appears before the reader #s an artist intlated with vanity, in- toxicated with lhtl.e.rf. eaten up with gelf-con- ceit, avd_having ouly one idol in the world, namely: himself. It may truly be said that these two persons are nailed to the pillory, or the stool of repentance, by » pitiless laud. Madam de Janina does not spare herself any more than she soares the Abbe Liszt. Her sin- cerity is really the sincerily of & savage. The book is writien with a diabolical dash.”™ OPERATIC SALARIES. ) The_fallowing is nlist of tho salaries paid by Max Strakosch to the artists for the present troupe: $ 750 gold per night 2,000 gold per month 1,200 gold per month 1,600 gold per manth 600 gold per month 1,200 gold per month 1,200 gold per month 800 gold ped mouth 600 gold par month 460 gaid per month 17,550 ENGLAND. The London correspondent of the New York Times writes somo very interestng facts con- cerning the Yro!its of musisin that county, from which we select the following : ¢ year we {n- The profession of composer of opera bouffe fs evi- dently 5 yery uceative one. Just now, AL, Lecoq e celved £1,500 from & London firm for the right of pub- lshing and performing 1n Eagland the music of * Gir- ofle-Girofla.” For the performing right alone of tbe opera be is now composing to Victorien Sardou's li- bretio (based on that author's comedy of * Le Pro 5t Gervals,™ e is to recelve £1,000 ; so that, if other Eu- B Fgland, the forigh Hotia slone of ssch of . tion as Englan o1 lona of each of 3, Totons works must briog bim seversl " thoussad unds. i Gounod, annoyed that through some error in regis- tration he ehoald have lost all rights in connection with the representstion of “ Faust” in Engl wishes to reconp himself by means of * Mireille ¥ (in the ltalisn versioa Mirella ™ and sccordingly will allow no manager 1o play that very beautiful work for Joes than £25 per night. As a natural consequence, “ Mirella " i3 never performed. Verdl, I am told, asks £4,000 for the right of representing and publish™ ing * Aida " in England, which explains why, up to {his moment, n0 ona in London has had an oppartun— ity of hesring one note of Aids.” 1 do not know what extravagant sum Go unod asks for the privilege of performing the music of * Joan of Arc.” Hitherto, ‘however, 1t has only been given once, nader M. Gou- Dod's own direction and st his expense, without, I must add, bringing him in one farthing of profit. After giving a detailed sccount of the losses he hsd sustained by bringiog out greit works, 3r. John Boosey, in 8 letter on this subject to the Jusizal World, ‘wrota these memorable words : * I caunot afford to publish masterploces,” In fact, commerclally speak- ing, Verdi's ** Alda,” Gounod's *Joan of Arc,” Am~ broise Thomas' & Hamlet” are mot, all together, worth one sct of La Fills de Madams Angot.” MUSICAL NOTES. Theodors Wachtel is plasing s star engage- ment at Berlin. Ttalian opera has Some time this year reached its 380th birtbday. . An opera has been composed in Vienns on the % Pencles” of Bbakspeare. x Jamet, the baeso, has lately sung the Cardinal in “The Jewess” at Moscow. 3 Ambroise Thomaa is hard at work upon & new opera called * Francescs di Rimini.” Miss Cary dilikes to sing in * Faust”ats Sunday concest. The line muat be drawn some- where, and she objects to wesr fancy dr Jlhers. and sho b wesr fancy dresses on Btrakosch and his opera company find Sunday performances profitable in New York. The Mulder-Fabbri troupe h b iving “high-art" concerta at as Fraocisco, © 0 The popular composer Suppe has completed a new operetta, entiled * Dia Reise jnden Mond.” A pew opera, ** Rsftaelle @ la Fornarina,” is to be bronght out shortly at Turin. hpos is Bigmor Chisorti da Gasale, - ¢ SOmPOLeE Alyrio tronpe of Amencans are about to give 5 seriea of representations at Stambonl of aq operetts in Turkish, entitled ** Aarif Ayba," Before Albani's arrival Maoager Max - kosch tried to make the opera ;Eecaulnl u&t:l.:a strength of & fairly good ensemble. He fonad bis own puree suffered In_consequence. Sinco ile, Albani has been singing the tide of fortune bas turned, and he has now every prospect of & remunerative season. A sensation has been created at Leipzig by tha Gewandhaus orchestra having introduced into their programme for s charity concert tha over- ture to Wagner's * Tristan and Isolde.” The Pall Mall Gazette Bays: ‘“As regards new musical works in Paris, it is to be observed that all, or nearly all, take the form of opera bouffe, which is to France what at thia moment the ora- torio is to England.” There bas not been 80 great s rush to eecare tickets to any entertainment since Dickens was there, 8 wna witnessed in New York when tha sale opened, tho other day, for tickets to Theo- dore Thomas’ symphony concerts. At one of the Crystal Palace concorts in Lon- don recently & new maunseript overture by Mr. . Gadsby, entitled “The Witches’ Frolic,” founded on one of the well-known * Ingoldsby Legends,” written by Barham, was presented, Miss Emily Soldeno was ariginally the manager of a fashionable millinery establishment in Lone don. Her voeal histrionioabilltiea became known, ;:g»hdm um‘o:ha;a wiagnd hext to study for the ian opers stage, but she preferred to try b talents m English opera boufte. ek It the Leipzig Signale be correct in ita state- ments that 5l. Halanzier, the Director of the Grand Opers in Pacis, bas engsged Ame. Pauting Lucea to appear in the new editica next year, he has, indeed, been fortunate, after having secured Ame. Adelina Patti, Mme. Nilsson, and ilile, Krauss. 2 _ The music in the programme for the benafit, in Paris, of the aged sctress, Mlle. Dejazet, com. priged Auber’s *‘ Masapielio” overture, the second act of M, Gounod’s “* Romeo et Juliette, sung by Madame Carvalho and M. Duclesns; a trio for pisuo (M. Ritter), violia qu Garcin), and organ A‘)L Jues Cohen), on themeu from Siguor Verdi's * Requiem ;" the duet between Valentine and Raonl, from Meyerbeer's * Ha. guenots,” sung by Msdame Guoymart AL Villaret; and the trio from Rossini's * William ’figlu by Signor Tamberlick, M. Fsure and Ival. Mme. Patti and her husband live very happily torether, au unususl thing in similar marriages. Tbe old Marquis goes to the opera every might when ebe Bings, and sits down in a retired cor- ner, and never takes his lorgnette off his wife whils she is on the stage. When she retires he turns his back to the footlights, and rakes the bouse throngh his glass. If there 18 anythung ie Mme. Patti's singing or acting that does not smt him he tells her so when he goes behind the ecenes, and she does better nexs time. Such 1 busband is worth all the critics in the world Patti knows very well that what the Marquis tells her is for ber good, while & critic may sug: gest or cavil out of some unfiiendly feeling, In tne meantime, we are no nearer heanng thi great singer in our own country than we werd five years ago, for she finds it mors profitable to Day Mr. Strakosch a large amount of mouey every year until such time a8 she shall concluda 10 8iog to fulfill her contract. It was :\Yriml donna, after all, that was need- ed. Forall the excellences of Heiloron, Donas dio, Poteatini, Bignors Carpi, Del Puente, Ben fratelli, nglli:pxeus. 2nd the noble couwralto of Mias Cary, Mr. Strakosch lost money at the New York Academy of Music every night until ¥mms Albani came. ~ Since then it has been plain sail- ing and profits. The New York papers *en- thuse” over her singing. The Times editor actu- aliy pronounces her ** vary far suparior to Nilssox in many importaut particalars ;” which may very well be, for Nilsson is a loug ways {rom porfec- tion, but it ia & trifle ungrateful to praise the new love by disparaging the old. Tne Times furiher ~ Bays that *“a mora finished singer or a lovelier voice has mot been heard in our genmeration. The Tribune ssys sbat Mise Albani has ressored the star system in all its former vizor, and that *‘a voica 80 pure, 80 fresh, 82 mellow. has not sounded in our Academy for many s season;* and, ** We feel when Miss Albani sings that Wi ara listening not merelyto an ambitious girl, baf toatrained artist. She has not ye: display=¢ any great ability in tha expression of passionate emotious, either by voice or action ; but in her vroper sad possibly narrow ephere, she shinet a8 a star of the first magnitude.” The ?xcgnmmel for the concerta of the En- lish Glee-Singers of New Yoik, at Maustc Hall, Eloaton, last week, were as follows : Wednasday evening—Glee, * Sigh No More, Ladies,” Ste- vens; glee, ** Health to Aly Dear,” Spofforth ; songs, a. **Du Kommsat” (Thon Comest); b. “Pas Fiellet” (On the Mountain), Haliday Kierulf, dir. Nilsen; part-song, “To Daffodils,” Zim: mermann; part-song, - Thres Fichers.” Gold- beck ; eong, “ By Celia's Arbor,” Mendelesolin, Miss Fincl glee, “* Now the Bright Alaruin Star,” Grevillo ; glee, ‘‘ Queen of the Valley,' Callcott ; song, “O Bid Your Faithful Anel Fly," Lindley, = Miss _Beabe; _part-song, *Ob, My Love is Like & Rea Rose,” Garrett; glee, “Quecn of the Silver Dow,” Hindle ; *The Ci Autwood, Miss Beebe, Misa Finch, and r. Ailen; gloe, g " In the Lonely Vale of Streams,” Callcott; glec, “The Cliough aud Crow,” Dishop. For tné Saturday afternoon concert—Glee, *‘Now the Bright Morning Star,” Greville; glee, ““Adicu o Streams.” Atterbury; somg, *'Oh! Doabt 3le Not,” Goldbeck, Nr. Nilsen; glee, * From Oberon in Fairy Land,” Stevens ; song, +* Should He Upbraid.” Bisaop, Miss Beebe; glee, ¢ Queen of the Valloy,” Callcote; -part-song, “Stars of the Summer Night,” Smart; gles, “Crabbed Age and Youth,” Stevens ; song, - When We Are 0Oid and Gray,” Bainton-Dolby, Miss Finch: glee, **Sweet Thrush,” Danby; glee, Retire, 3y Love,” onzley duet, ** Whon Tay Bosom Heaves the Sigh,” Braham, Miss Boebe sod M. Nilscu; glee, * Sbades of tho Heroes," Cooko. Courtcsy Compensated. A young editor of a theatrical journal called lately ou the actress living ona third storyin the Rue Richelien, Paris. Leaviog her room be de- scended the stairway. At the first-floor landing a door suddenly opened, znd & black-coated ge: tleman stepping suddebly out, ran sgwinst t yonng man; berging pardon, he abruptly asked: * Monsieur, have vou half an hour to lose ?” *For what, eir?"” ] *To rendar me s Bervice which will bring you in a trifle of say 100 franca.” “ Do you call that losing half an hour? What isityon wish?" “To gerve ag a witnces toa will. Oce wit- ness had failed to come ; the sick man is dying. Will you serve The journalist consented, and, following the notarv, found bimself in a sumptuons chamber near the bed of the moribnnd, and seated him~ selz with the other witnesses. ‘The old man had no relative, and made short work with his will. It was ready for him to sign. ‘They opened the curtains to give him light. A ray foll across the journslist’s face. The sick mh saw him, and motioned him to ap- proacl “?8!1'," e £aid in & feeblo voice, do youknow me?” “I have not that honor, sir.” Do you recall seeing me at the Theatre Fran- caia " “ No, sir." o *T cdn refresh your memory. Did you not attend the representation of *Fire in s Con- vegten i was thare, certainly.” wADd T, too.” Yoo good orchestra atall; I & musersble stool, right in the doorway. The draft made me ill. You gave ma your comfort- able seat and took my poor one.” 1 did but my duty, sir, toward an old man and an invalid.” “Ah! They are rare—those people who do their doty. _Allow me to give anevidence of my scknowledgment.” ‘And turning toward the esr of the notary, the old man added & codicil to his will. The witnee- ses signed, the notary countersigned, and the former, each noted for 100 francs of legacy, re- tired. The next day the journelist revisited tbe actress. Comiog away he zang at the old man's door, and eaked after bim, He had died during the night. In duo time the young man attended bLis funeral. After it the notary aaid to him: * To-morrow we open the will. Bethere. You are interested.” o Our editor did not neglect tha invitation. Ho attended the reading of the will. The old man had bequeathed him 100,000 francs. An orchestra-geat well pad for. —A strong-armed American_tooth-sxtrsctor has just opened his_tool-chest in Rome. Per- sons who have seen him go through the muuo», think that ho is destioed to make “‘Bame howh'