Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1875, Page 3

— ARUSEMENTS. Sweetening Actors for the American Market, Bemarkable Ellustration in Irving’s Hamlet.” The Civil-Rights Bill and Chi- cago Theatres. What the Managers Intend DPoing, and What Colored People JHave Done. Actors and Actresses Who Will Figure This Week. The Musical World at Home and Abroad. Personal Notes. THEATRICAL. THE DOCTORED DRAWA. BOW ESGLISE ACTORS AEE * SWEETENED FOR THE ANERICAN MAREET." Frenchmen turn’ up their noses at the cham- pogne they get in this couatrs, and, supposing they sre not interested in its importatidn, de- tlare that it is poor stufl. It does not follow \hat the wine ia really of a very inferior quality, but the Americaps insist upon having sweet thampagne, snd the wine is doctored” in France. It is *sweetoned for the American market.” By this means, most inferior brands 1re doctored and shipped to America. ‘The ex- tessiva sweetness conceals its deficiencies, and sverybody is happy. It is & fact that our better laste is discarding the excessively sweeb sines, and preferring champagne an nat- arel. There is & singular parallel to be found in the importstion of foreign, ,es- pecially English, dramatic talent. There sre two ressons why the American market s tempting to the English speculator. Ameri- sans are the most generous people in the world in their support of amusements, and to make 8 hit in the States is to make a fortune. Our own American actors are fsr superior to those of . England s a body, and more than ever £0 to- isy, when J. 8. Clarke can pisy English charac- lers to the delight of English audiences, and fhorne, Stuart Robson, and others are more popular than therr own celebrities. As & conse- qguencs of this, the Americans prefer to import their talent. To make an inferior article pass Tor the best quality, the shrewd manager is com- pelled to * sweeten™ the actor he brings us, and he does it with puffery. The fact is that the swestening of English actors for American consumption has been reduced to s system, and the ingenious speculators in dramatic talent look far ahesd in preparing their goods for ready acceptance in the Urited States. The readingpublic will recsll with something fike amusement the columns of preliminary no- tice which preceded the sdvent of Mrs. Adelaide Les Neilson to this country. The choicest sulogies of the English press were eent along in advance ; were published in the; New York pa— pers, were TewTitten there, were scattered through the West, and a furore was most ingentously ‘pchieved. With the prestige of English ap- proval of the most decided character, New York, its public and its critics, based their opinions of Afias Neilson upon the assumption that, whether they detected her greatness or not, &he was necessarily 8 great actress. And they all said %. For a long time, too, they preferred to trast the celebrated critica of London before venturing to assert their own modest and con- Irary opinion. Tho discovery that sho was mot great was made oventually, and then the critics and the public began to reduce their enlogies, and at length discosered that the lady in ques- Yion was only an sctress of very moderate ability yutside of one particular part. A lovely woman 3od & most interesting person, she was good in Juliet and weax elsewhere. And that is her ypresent position. Miss Neilson was * handled ™ most ingenionsly. Unfortunately the thing was sverdone, and that sort of sweetening has lost s power of advertising. Just at present the same procees is being tried inLondon, by Mr. Bateman, if we are not mis- taken. The article he wishes tosell in the United Btates is Mr. Irving's Hamle. Me Irvingia a melodramatie actor of considerable pawer, and made his most pronounced success in atranslation of & German melodrams, called in English **The Bells.” He is perhapa the - strongest exponent of this variety of the drama on the London stage, and being one of s limited numberof really good actors in England, suc- coeded in obtsining _universal _recognition When this gentleman first essoyed the role of Hamlet, those who knew Lim by reputation were x&u h.i:u' to exprees their surprise that au actor ‘school shonld attompt the part. But to tho _surprise of the world at large, the London eritics universally spplauded him. The accomplished gentleman who writes criticisms for the 7imes, and all the other papers, praised bim to the skies. The correspondents of the newspapers of the United g:::el'lnt with the stream. They all declared the most marveloua creation of mod- | ecn times. The correspondent of the World, if we recollect right, alone dissented from the gen- enl newspaper verdict. He boldly declared it vulgar, melodramatic, and ridiculous. The very Rointa'tlio critica praised 28 evidences of his ecp research and wonderful originslity were elther stale or poerilo. Among the former may be mentioned his *business” with tho players. The curtain falls as he eits down to write of the o wishes them to insert into their pieco. or this he received s ronnd of newspaper ap- plause. Tt is old on this side of the Atlantic. Mr. O'Neil did it at Hooley's, and nobody gave him acolumn for it. Another wonderfal innovation by Mr. Irving was to hold the paper in his hand during the performance of the ‘* Murder of Gonzago.” Salvini does it. Half a dozen Americaneiamlets do 3t. Itisbnts iriflo, and yot it secured the wildest praise, Indeed, the examples of the superlative lsudation are so numerous that ope wondors what sort of actors the pets of England ean bo. A most admirable xeview of tho case was written by & contributor to Macmillan's who calls Limself * Templar.” Inhis article on ** The New Hamlet and His Critics,” the writer marvels over the amazing troubls the critics wero at to find something ta syin Irving's praise. One accomplished gen- sleman found it worthy of haif & column that Mr. Irving had actuslly studied his part ! - As if awything but the direct damnation wonld have deen lus deserts if he had not studied it. He sxzmines the performance very minutely—too xuch so for reproduction entire, but the follow- quotation will serve to show the reader just bow Mr. Irving treats the character : The trath is that Mr. Irving's Hamlet,ns s natural in e '_h‘:emm? from sucha as *Tho Bella,” is & melodram forman g points” n which Do wins mmost = those; ; ‘applause are those which we swociate with that class of drams, and the points ¥hich belomg to ' Hamict, snd Which Mr. 3v1nu overlooks, are exactly those for which this kind acting finds 0o expression. Bpeaking of his appearancs, the writer says : “fihflu some physical and other gifta Thich encanirage the ilusion that Lis Hamiet i reslly Hamlet of tho metsphysician. His very hand- 80me and etriking face, his command of varled ex- Eeasion axd prevailing' Jook of dreatmy melancholy— these are in favor of the higher conception of the Fart, but they do not constitute it in themselves, nor Trevent the Teal effects being produced in quite an- Sherway. Somef the crtica have obsorved that stier the husty exit of the King and Queen in thp Plx-tome, Mz. Irving unaccountably omits the Lurst Wby koo sirjeken deer gowoep, )y lef icken deer The'part ungaled play: 80 runs the worid away,” ::::mm\ohv- Toticed.that this omission 18 26 o a ecien of alterations (whether intentional or furtherance of the melodramatic side of the foomacter, Themost fumous « point ~ made by Mir. 18 2t this juncture of the play. His purpose in iriag ‘\The Murder of Gonzago * plased efore the ot b fndicated by a highiy-wrought pession of action, perilonsly approsching rant,which in THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. the language of the theatres * brings down tho house,” and moreover 18 clearly used with that intention. The writer sees sn awkwardness in this ar- rangement, thus acconnted for : Of course the reason js that 3fr. Irving bas placed the climsx of the scene whers Shakspesro Lad not placedit. . ... In this instance, therefore, the sac— rifico of one sirongly-defined characterlstic of Hami~ Tet's mental_condition s _cffected for the mere réason that it would otherwise have interfered with a cheap and vulgar melodramatio expedient. - As it undoubtedly would. The writer con~ cludos his article with these words : When one writer, evidently a cultured and independ- ent thinker, stylos such a performance ** esrly per- fectmit o bigh tims to ask how itis that dramatio criticism haa Jearned to bo 80 exsily picased. It ia sure~ §¥ falee tolorance to the art and its firofessors Lo Tyaise The bost that 18 as ff it wers the best that could be, 1t Inay seem ungenerous to s performer sruggiing dur- ing the decline of his aré to— i * Keep 80 sweet 8 thing LTS by 05! g}‘ggfllythum of the English dramsa falls little ahort. of perfection, 1 sctors are commoniy 3id to be & vain ncfip?r'trhnlnmeflmnlmnh eulogy 24 this can affect to bo surprised ? Dat being in the secreta of tho dramatio pro- feapion the barrister is_surprised. He is be- 1o Srod to find such nnanimous praise of s per- Tormance which, according o his own showing, is not the Hamlet of Shakspeare. He does not Inow what managers, and actors, and dramatio critics know—that Mr, Irving's Hamlet is being gweetened for the American market. In show- men phraseology, be is well handled. r. Bato- man s Miss Bateman's Leah in the same prudent and spgculative manner, If wo are not: Tistaken, Matilds Heron owed much of her early popularity to his foresight and enterprise. 15 it surprising, then, that the American news- papers and the American public are growing sus- picious of the trans-Atlantic puffory ’ with which shrewd managers advertise their clients ? The matter becomes all the moro patent by com- paring the excellenco of the stars who come here unpuffed. Wybert Leovo is a. good example. His Count Foscoiss most remarkable piece of acting, and he did not bring a line from London ; not a Jine from New York. Ho came on his merits, and those who did see him were dolighted. Mr. Toole's standing in England was too high to need any excessive puffery. There have beon efforta to write him down because of the absence of the esccharine essential in New York ; but whers Alr. Toole has acted the wittiest diatribes will bo powerless to change the excellent im- preseion hie has left with the public. ‘The shrewd mansger manipulates New York much 88 ho does London for *the provinces.” Bat the New York cntics, 83 & class, are as su- ‘perior to thoso of London as American actors are fo their English brethren. It is not by any means safe to rely npon the opinions expressed by certsin newspapers of that city. For this reason it is that the independent expression of opinion, oven when in opposition fo that of the grest critics of London 2nd New York, is not of Secessity incorrect. v may be, but just as likely it may not be. Theactor who striveato silencead- verss criticism by citations of what the Enj lish papers Bay of his performance will do well to compare the fulsome laudations of the London Dewspapers upon Alr. Irving's Hamlel with the Article in Macmillan’s Magazine forJanuary. The former deal almost entirely in_ geperalities; When they condescend to particulanio they are Tdiculous. The latter is minutely particular and intelligible. To run the gauntlet of critics eager to praise beyofd a poradventure id not & severo test of dramatic ability. We have during the past week: had an exemplification of the forego- Ing. Mr. George Fawcett Rowe has boen play- ing what he calis Micawber. It is not the Afi- cawber of Dickens, certainly. Itisnot even the Ificawber of 5 competent actor. All the sweet- ening in the world will not ‘make it palatable to 20 intelligent. Chicago audience. And with Mr. Rowe, a8 with all strangers who come to Chi- cago, the publio.will bs far better plessed it al- lowed to decido upon his quality withont any doctoring of it by elsborate nowspaper quota- tions from tho other side. Chicago does not care what otner cities do. * We take ours straight without any sugar,” if you please, gon- tlemen. ——— SUMNER'S LEGACY. THE CIVIL RIGETS AND TIE ACTUAL MANAGERS. totel-keepers and the proprietors of theatres are supposed to be most vitally interested in tho passago of Alr. Charles Sumner's legacy o the American pation—the Civil-Rights bill. Con- sequently, thoy are all in s state of uncertainty as to what they are going to do asbout it. They do mot want to loso the patronage of fashionable people, and they cannot afford to pay s fine of $500 twenty or thirty times a night by refusing to obey tho law. Bat there seems to be no danger of their coming into collision with the legacy. They curse it {freely, and, wo are sorry to 8sy, Mr. Sumner's memory suffers every time the matter is men- tioned; but what can they do? They must live, and must obey the law, for they are all law- abiding citizens. They'sre unwilling to eay much sbout the case. But the act will not give them much trouble. The colored population of Chicago is a very quiet, respectable, and well-behaved element, and not able to afford the Juxuries of the white people. They possess, t00, sufficient inherent delicacy and self-respect mot to force their presencoupon those who will make them feel ont of place. Of course, if a colored man insists upon taking & box or seats in tho parquet or dress circle, Le will Lsve them, whether his neighbors like his presence or not. It they do not, they can do the other thing. It is not likeiy, however, that the treasurera will be unable to dissuade them from trespassing upon the prejudices of others. 1t is moro proba- blo that they can be provided for in other parts of the housa until public feeling is reconciled to their proximity of s footing of social equality. The danger lies in the unprincipled con- duct of the shyster element of the Jegal fratornity. The Jaw provides that balf the five goes to the informer, and it ia seriously possible that some of the dregs of the noble profession will makea ‘business of sending colored mon into the best seats for the urposes of profit. The essy prevention of such iniquity lies with the Bar. of this city. As » rule, the managers will treat them with tho Samo 'circumspection sod care that they will all other patrons of the theatre likely to cause s disturbanca. The intrusion of a dirty DBridg- port rough, 2 lumberman, a squalliog baby, 3 ‘person troubled with aninfections digeaso, would be followed by his ejectment, not on account of color, bat a8 ‘2 damage to business; and so in the other cage. _Parl.up; ‘é‘i: mgin: chn;rt.l‘::“?;c and epigrammatic way o o - tion v?lu e].iciteld frm{l Ar. Gproveg b Il,"qnid ho, w3 darkey mado & pronounced puisenco of himself, don't yon see, and the aundience raised hell's_delights sbout it I should put him ont as I would s fire.” Perbaps that is what they would all do if it came to the point. “An stterapt was made by two vainglorious col- ored brethen Wednesday night, and Was success- fal, at McVicker's theatre. They asked for seats in 'the dress-circle. Seats wers offered them claewhere, which they refuscd, ingisting upon going into **the ladies’ dress-circle.” Thero was 7o alternative, and in they went. They sat, we sre informed, in Division B, Nos. 74 and 75. It 1s said that they tried to get into the Academy of Music, but were tempted to y MoVicker's a8 being far more amusing. — THE DRAMA. ANOTHER OFF-WEI Last week was the off-weekin tho dramatic posiness. All the theatres were unusually empty. Even Mr. Chanfran's * Arkansas Trav- eler” failed to bring the people out 1o numbers,but as it snowed habitually, this neglect is uot much to be wondered at. The other places of amuse- ment were even less fortunate in their patron- age, except the Adelphi, and s general stagns- tion prevailed. The present ‘week we are likely to bave s change. Each of the theatresis to have a strong attraction, and the bidding for populgg favor is Ligh. Mrs. Rousby at MeVick- er's, John Raymond at the Academy of Muac, & new bill at Hooley's, and a now company at the Museum, with equally strong_attractions at the Grand Opera-House and the ‘Adelphi, are suffi- cient to keep the people amused for one week. They must be hard to please if they donot find something to chooso in the midst of plenty. M'VICKER'S THEATRE. Mr. George Fawcett Rowe playeda lamentably poor engagement at McVicker's Theatre last week—the poorest of this season of poor engage- menta. It was not tobe wondered at. His successor is 2% English srtist also, but one better known to fame—the besautiful and re- fined Mrs. Rousby, who, if report does not ex- the charms of ber beauty and the grace of ber bearing, is & very lovely woman. It is Juetoher tostate that,so farss thia cityis concerned, there has been 1o effort made at aweetening her. We havo not been plagued L4 with a string of exaggerative eulogies from the London newspapers. Such mention of her as Thas been banded to the nowspapers of this coun- try, as indicating her standing abroad, is modest, and visibly without apy object of exalting moderate merit to rank with genius. Mrs. Rousby's agenta have generously left it an open question - whether ehoisa genius or not. All things considered, she comes to us with a pres- tige considerably more potent than quota- tions from the English press. She comes under the management of Maurice Grom, who hss . hithorto given K us the best there is without pufficg.® Ho bronght Salvini, Aimee, and Rubenstein to this country, and Jacob Grau, under whose advice he proba- bly acts to a large extent, brought Ristori and Jansuschek, with many others. Indeed, the Graus have given us nothing within the past few years that was not good, and for this Teason the public will be prepared to admire Mrs. Rousby. The drama in which she makes her debut in this city is an historical play in five acts, writton by Tom ‘Caylor, called **Twixt Ax and Crown; or, The Lady Elizabeth,” which presents that remarkable person in the fullnees of youth, the central figurein a conspiracy. The story adheres closely to history in essential points, and is said to be full of life and interest. The cast of charactera will be as follows : .Mirs, Rousby . AL Hardie Cicely.... s The scene of thie piay is Iaid in Bt. James Pal- aco, the Tower of London, Ashbridge Manor, and Hatfield. The date is between the sccession to the throno and death of Queon Mary. Mra. Tonsby has plsyed in_New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburg, and will remain in Chicago two weeks, X THE ACADEMY OF AUSIC. Frank Chanfrau bas been playing at the Acad- emy for two weeks with two capital varieties of the American drama, setting forth two phases of American life and character. And now comos the latest and most delightful of them all, “‘Col. Sellers,” dramatized from Mark Twain's “ Gilded Age,” with John T. Raymond in the title role. ‘As drawn by Mr. Clemens, Col. Sellers is a fresh and racy picture. As acted by Mr. Raymond, wo are told it is the most ludicrous and enjoyable of Modern character representations. ~Ho has played it for 120 consccutive nights to crowded honscs at the Park Theatre, Now York, and has made the greatest hit of tho-season, standing a little ahead of the **Shaughraun” and “*The Two Orphaps.” Mr. Baymond remains but one weak at the Academy, bat that week -will _probably be one of supreme satisfaction to audiences on the Woet Side. Mr. Raymond brings with him Mr. Samucl W. Gloon, & comedisn of considerable reputation and stiractive personsl sppearance. Following is the cast of characters ; ymond " Girl... 7 Thore will be two matinces at the Academy this weok as ust TOOLFY'S THEATRE. The scnsation in store for the theatre-going public at Hooley’s this week is one of the most thrilling pieces they will have an opportu nity of seeing for a very long time. It was played in tius city many years ago, but not by any such company as Mr, Hobley has, and lacked the fine scenic effects which will undoubtedly sc- company its representation at this theatre. It is * The Lone House on”the Bridge,” in four acts, and calls out every member of the com- pany, a8 will be secn from the following cast of characters ¢ Eugenio ds Garran. Countess do Torquerolies. Colett: Madeiin is once more awake. The management bavo wearied of the insignificance of previous at- tempts to make the house popular, and this time decide that their effort shall at least have the merit of earnestness. It must be remembered, however, that they labor under sorious disad- vantages. The sesson is not & good ono for se- lecting & company, and, but for an sccident which leaves Mr. George Clarke at leisure for a fortnight, would not have been able to sccure. his aervices. Mr. Clarke, however, has come here determined that.his share of the work shall be zealously performed. Ho hsa been given carte blanche to rehabilitate tho stage, and has {aken advantage of this generous trestment to furpish it in_s manper inferior to noth- ing ever exhibited here. Mr. Clarke jo- gists that, in- npholstery, he will show a stago which Mr. Daly would envy. 1t is not un- likely that he will, sinco he has” been invadiog Tarmture warehonses and hunting the city from Californis avenue to the lake-front, and from Fullorton avenue to the Sonth Side parks, to find the sort of chandelier he wants. Ho has found it, and there it will be. As to the com- pany, 80 many conjectures have been made that The facts may secm disappeinting. The fact is that Mr. Keller had not arrived in town with the company ho secured, and, a8 he forgot to use the telegraph, his arrival at midnight was & sur- priso party. However, this much is certain : “ g;.me ‘Shame » will be played to-morrow night at the Moseum ; Mr. Clarke and Miss Blance DeBar will plsy the leading parts ; the scenic ac- cessories will be of unparalloled excellence ; two oxperts in the gentlemen’s game will occupy the billiard-table, and & benevolent Providenco will reo to it that the other parta are judicioualy dis- tributed. . THE ADELPHI this woek comes forward with s bill bristling with the friskiost of superlative adjectives, sad promises the very beat of entertainments. The programme commences with a reduced and im- proved version of & familiar drams, with the title *The Poor of New York,” with a strong ar- ray of talent in the cast. It will be mounted in the excellent style of the Adelphi, and the sen- sationsl scenes will lose nothing of their realism by tho efforte of Mr. Btrong. the scenic actist, 23 3r, Bhirley France, the stage managerThe olio, which follows the piece, contains the famous Lentons, Charles and Carrie Austin ; An- ‘Dio Hindle, vocalist; Harry Monroe, vocalist; Charles Diamond, song-snd-dance man ; Charles Howard, the negro-melodist; Chacloy Fox, the Sooden-shoe snd Dutch _comediad; the Adelphi Quartotte, consisting of Measre. Slanghter, Nov- hall, Rusbby, and Prior, and the whole host of gpecialty ariiats of tho house. THE GRAXD OPERA-HOUSE. The Minstrels have been doing well during the weok, snd announce a good bill for the present. Thoe last farce, “Belles of the Kitchon” was postponed last weok to give Place to A Chip of Phe 01d Block,” but this week it will bo given certainly. Among other novelties Billy Man- ning's act, ** Neck sud Neck,” snd Wayne aud Lovely’s ** Laughing Tallie Linden.” W.F. Bishop, the guitar ‘soloist, also makes his first this week. BLIES WIITAEER'S BENEFIT. Thuraday sfternoon & complimentary benefit will be given to Ar. Bliss Whitaker, the obliging and attentive Treasurer of Hooley's Theatre. The volunteer” performers inciude ali Hooley's Company, Con_Murphy, Charles and Carrie Austin, Billy Manning, E. 3L Hall, Charley Howard, and the Reynolds brothers. ‘The per- formance will commence with the langhable farce by the comedy company entitled, **Your Life's in Danger,” followed by & xecitation by Mr. Sals- bury. Lookout Mountain,” after which the variety volunteers will give their ecialties, the porformance concluding with * Handy Andy,” Con Murphy in the lesding role. STAB LECTURE-COURSE. Messre. Carpenter & 8heldon are arranging their epring sosson of lectures and concerta. 3 They are endeavoring to induce the Bhakespe- rean reader George Vandenhoff to come to Chi- cago, and, if guccessful, will give Chicago people the first opportunity of hesring one who has long been termed first among dramatic readers. The first smong the musical entertainments of the Star Course will be given April 5 by the Apollo Club, Migs Julia Rive, the pianist; W. T Lowis, N. Lodochowslki, and Afra. J. C. Jgnes, aoprano, in & brilliant progrsmme. Tho foflow= fog letter recsived by them from Mr. J. I Fields will prove a disappointment to his many friends here : No, 148 CHARLES STREET, BOSTOX. Aguinlam ‘doomed to disappointme ‘pelled by ill health togive up all my Tients. Retorning home froma two woeks' lecturs Sampaign, 1 am soutteriy unfitted to go on that Iam nbll;:d‘t‘:z cave in gnominiouslyand take my doctor’s advice to stop lecturing this year. . . . My throst Frampets brought to bear on my Tittls performance. Ani what's the uss of going to you if this is the cuse ? H st do my work well or not attempt it. T esn't tell on how disappointed I am, but man s not master of 185 tate, although Teonyson say heis. Truly yours, Jases T. Frevos. PERSONAL. AT HOME AND ABROAD. Mr. Toole follows Col. Sellers at the Academy of Maosic. Billy Manning is not st the end at the min- strals, but he soon will be. Mr. Gardinor announces s rehearsal of the «Road to Ruin” at the Academy at 2:30 o'clock tlus afternoon. Mr. Alfred P.Burbank, our Chicago reader, has been reading ia Knoxville, Tenn., and won the highest commendation. Billy Crane was summoned before the Grand Jury last weok for inciting young men to intox- 1cation in the part of Eccles. . Mra. Julia E. Duon, of California, is the les- seo of the New York Grand Opera-House. = The spectacle to be produced is “Ahmed,” and ‘Matt Morgan is painting the scenery. Miss Geneviege Ward, the American actress, formerly known" 88 Mmo. Guerrabella, and who has been playing with grest success in London in the regular drama, was to appear at Drury Lane on Feb. 15 a8 Rel in the grand spec- tacular drama of **Ivanhoe.” — MUSIC. AT HOME. CONTINUING QUIET. Tho local musical world still remains very .quiet, hero and there & church’ concert relieving ita monotony. * But little of general interest, however, can be expectea until Lent is over. ORGAN CONCERT. Tuesday evening, the 9th, & concert will be given at the Trinity Methodist Church, on In- diana avenuo nesr Twenty-fourth street, for the purpose of exhibiting the new organ recently put up by Messrs. Steer & Turner, of Westfleld, Mags. The programme on this occasion will be as follows: Mrs. H. 1. Dalton. 4. Selections from * Meyerbeer . s Louis Falk. 5. The Way to Parsdise ™. . Mrs, O. L. 6. Solo for cello. . 7. Aria from “Alda 8. Toceats in F major.. Louis Fal PART IL L. Overture to “Zametta .o oo euvee «esveno.Auber ak, 2, 4 What must it be to ba thera?”. 3188 Ella, Whil 3, fa Canon in F sharp. - 1b Marche Triomphalo, Mus Carrie . Kingna 4. Scene and aria from “ Night in Grenada ", Ereutzer Jr. A, Sclacarz, 5. “Gratias Agimus .. Rossini Miss White, Mesars, Schultze and Schioarz. 6. “Lifo on the Ocean " (description).... Louts Falk, The specifications of the three manuales and pedale of the new organ are as followa: OEEAT MANUALE. ens 1. 16 fect, open diapason. 2. 8 feet, Open diapason.......... Do 3. 8 fee, viols do gamba. o8 4. 8 feet, doppel floto. . -] 5. 4 feet, fisuto traverso. 58 G. 4 feet, octave .. 5 7. 9% feet, twelfih 58 8. 2 feet, super oc 58 9, 5 ranks, mixture. 200 10, 8 fect, trampet... e 88 WELL MANUALE. 1L 16 feet, Lieblich gedact e 12, 16 feet, Lieblich gedact 13, 8 feat,opun diapason. 58 14. 8 feet, saliclonal.. 53 15, 8 feet, dolce... 58 16. 8 feet, stop'd dia; 58 17. 8 feet, quintaden 58 18! 4 feet, violina.... 58 19. 4 foet, octave.. 58 50, 4 feet, flute Larmoniqae 58 21, 2 feat, flautino. 58 23, 3 rauks, mixture. 174 23, 8 fect, frumpet 58 24 8 feet, oboo and 58 25, 8 feet, Yox humana. 4 o5, 8 feet, golgen priacipal 5 3 1 g 2 ol 378 fect, duitiuna o os8 28, 8 feat, melodi .88 29. 8 feet, stop diapason. ] 30 4 fect, futo d'amour. 53 310 2 feet, piceolo. 58 30. 8 feet, clarinet. r 3. 16 feet, doublo oven diapason.. 27 55 18 oot bell garatareeeree- 27 35, 16 feot, bourdon. 36. 8 foet, violoncello 37, B feet, fagotto.... Total cevrraennn, tasecensnsnene CINDERELLA. The opera of “ Cinderella” will be rendered st the West Side Swedenborgian Church, near Union Park, on Wednesday and Thursdsy even- ings next, March 10 and 11. This work is com- posed of parts of Rossini's *Cenerentola ™ (Cin- Gorella) and * William Tell,” and, in its present form, was, yoars and years 8go, given more fre- quently in this country than any other musical production of its kind, snd should not be con- founded with minor productions bearing the name which hasbeen_frequently brought forth at Hooley's Minsirols and in other guarters. Bome thirty numbors of its great composer's music are woven into it as solos, dnets, quar- tettes, quintettes, and choruses,—smong them somo ‘of the . most credit- able of his popular efforts. 'Tho same work, in 1872, was presonted in_Brookiyn by the members of the family of Alr. H. E. Mathews, no otber persons participating, and this fact, con- sidering tho success attending its four rendi- tions, which eccurred in the Lyceum in that city waa thought to be worthyof special remark. This gentleman being now & resident of this city witl, with the aid of several singers outside of the family, reproduce tho opera for the benelit of the church sbove mentioned. A mumber of the parsons in_the cast printed below possess voices of no ordinary quality : Prince... .Miss Amy Mathews Cinderella.. rs, Lomuel Freeman Th Sespio ot Blamouth Congrogati 0 young people of outh Congregation- al Church, §cme¢r of Iudiz:: avenue lndgTwen- ty-sixth strest, aunonnce another entertainment in their series, in the shape of a concert, to be given at the Church, op Thursdsy evening next, Tor the benefit of the farnishing-fund of the new church. The programmo has not yet been com- leted, but it Will%:a a very atiractive one, and in ts performance thoy ' ill ave tho sssistance of tha Chuzch choir (Alta. E. O. Seymour, 80pranog Mrs. 8. E. Upton, alto; 3r. Charles Smith, ten- or ; Mr. Frank Bowen, bass), Mr. L V. Flagler, organ ; the Misacs Barrie, soprano and alto ; and Mise Emms L. Stiles, Miss Jizzie Foater, and Miss Harris, piano. _ TURNEE HALL. The following is the Turner Hall programme to-day: 1. Eamake Mareh. .. 2. Overtare to “ Deborah 3. Forst Finale from the * Barber of 42 Overture to * Blanca Siffred ™. 5. Adagio Religioso. .. 6. Avproach of Spring.. 7. Potpours “ Night an & 8, Fantasio from * Fra Disvolo”. 9. Waltz, ““Autumn Roses 10. Galop, “ With Foll 8 ADELPAI CONCERTS. The management of the Adelphi Theatre has ontlined & series of Sundsy evening comcerts, the first of which will take place this evening. The orchestra will be under the direction of Mr, George Loesch, the leader of the Academy of Music orchestza. In addition to the orchostra, the Hofer troupe of Tvrolean singers and the | Adelphi quartesto will appear. THE SCHUMANN RECITALS. The first of Mr. Carl Wolfsohn's series of Schumaon recitals will be given Saturday after- noon, March 18, at the rooms of the Beethoven Bociety, with the following programme: 1. Papiltious, opus 2. 2. Romances, opus 28, B flat minor. ¥ sharp major. major. 3, Song—* Woman’s Love and Life”.....,.Bchi Aiss Jessica Haskell, 4, Fantasies, C major, opus 17, ‘The second Schumann recital will take place on Saturday afternoon, March 20, . at anl—pgn 3 o'clock. As these recitals ars given for members i ensomtia, Thst e mesmboraa fepets Do at the membership-ti presented at the door. pkickecs b TIE_ORPHEUS CONCERT. The Orpheus Musical Society give a grand concart this evaning at their hall, corner of West Lake and Pooria streets, for which the following progamme has been propared: 1. Overture to Marriage of Figaro ". 2. @ [m Walde "—male choras.... 3. “Dich Alleint"—solo for meZZo soprano. Mies Anna Hilberg. 4. Romsnza from * Euryanthe”......0, M. V. Webar . 4 L Adio "—duet for soprano and teno; Miss Hilverg and Mr. Diuthardt. 8. “ Der Jaeger "—bass 800, ............ Mr, Joseph Schnadia. 9, Grand introduction, chorus, and solo from third act of * Der Templer und Die Juedin "....... ool Lenor solo by 2 On Sunday, March 28, the Orpheue Society will give the entire seccnd act of AMehul's « Joseph in Egypt.” _ PIANO RECITAL, - 8. G. Pratt will give a Piano Recijal at Reed's Templo of Music on Van Buren street, near Clark, Friday afternoon at 234 o’clock, with-the assistance of Are. Clara D, Stacoy, to which ho cordially invites his friends. The following are the selections: ‘a, Polonaise in € sharp minor.... 1.{b. Nocturnes in G minor and major. c. Scherzo in B flak.... ... a, {u.“owrx“hmli.n the cauld blaat ™, z &“!lo“nmylo\';"’ . {u. Rrelslerlang, N 3.4b. Nocturne in F (s c. Song without words. 8.G. Pratt. THE N L. A musical and literary_entertainment will be given for the benofit of the Chicago Athenmum Library, at its hall, No. 114 Madison street, on Thursday evening of this weeks, consisting of the following programme : B PARTT. - 3rs, S, C, Ray Duet, piano.... o kAt Bong, tenor, D. W. C. Gooding Recitation.. \rs. Slayton Duet, piano and violin l‘!’;’;\_“;gg ‘Humoros reading. ... 3.9, H, Dowland 3fr. Tildon Mr, Coulston Mr. Messenger Afr, Gooding Mrs, Wotzler Miss Minnio Prico MUSIOAL GOSSIP. Harry Palmer, of Booth's, has gone to Enropo to bring Von Bulow to this country. Harper's Bezar states that Mille. Albani and Mr. Ernest Gye were privately married in Lon- don & year ago. It is hoped that Theodors Thomas will visit Chicago on his way to the Cincionati Musical Festival, the first woek of May. Mrs. Jennio Vally-Scherenberg, s Phila~ Qelphis mezzo-goprano, who has studied snd sung in Europe, has made Chicago her home, 2nd wo hope will be beard ere loog in some of our concerts. Ar. Bischoff, so long known as one of our best tenors, has had a handsome complimént paid him by Mr. Theodors Thomas, the latter Baviog solected bim for the tenor solos at the Wegnr nignt to be given in Boston on the 10th inst. 3 Messre. Carpenter & Sheldon have arranged with the Apollo Club, Misa Julia Rive, Mrs. J.C. Jones, soprano, Mr. W, F. Lewia and Mr. N Lodochowski, for a grand vocaland instrumental Concert to be given in_the popular Star Course, on the evening of April 5. The largo organ built for St. Paul (Universal- ist) Church by Mesars. J.H. & C. 8. Odell was on* exhibition Fridsy, Feb. 26, at their factory in New York, from 10 oclock a. m. to 5 . m. ghnrchin this city on the 15th inst. The concert which was to ave been given last sweek at Campbell Hall for the benefit of the Tadies’ Aid Societies of the Western Avenus Baptist and Methodist Churches, and was post- poned owing to the storm, will be given on Tuss- Gy evening next at tho same place. The Blaney Quartette Club, Mrs. Slayton, Miss Busher, and Mr. 8. G. Pratt will take part. E —_——— ABROAD. The Scldene tronpe ara in Bt. Louis thia week. Campanimi is still at Milan, and his engage- ment at the Scala has fallen through. Rubinstein’s sacred lyric drams, *The De- mon,” is 8aid to have been highly successful at 8t. Potersburg. 5 Mlle. Tima Do Murska gave “Luciadi Lammer- moor ” st the new Opera-Houso in New Orleans 1ast woek to the largest andience of the season. Strouss threatens to discontinue composing, dance music and devote himself entirely to operas. Already he is 80 consaquential thas he cannot lead his own band. Caponl, Jamet, and Vizzani aro in St. Peters- burg, Nanettiand Biguora Soz, the contralto, are binging in Romo. Alme, Lucea is singing in Yienna: Mies Emma Howson, who has been studying under Lamperti, recently sang in Matta. TThe orchestrs selected by Wagner for the rep- resentation of his great Niebelungen drama will consist of 150 of .the bes:lpllyers of Germany, selected from the principal thestres of Bruns- wick, Dessau, Coburg, Meiningen, Weimar, Ber- lin, and Hanover. Lhers. will be 16 first violins, 16 second violins, 10 violas, 12 *celli,12 double basses, 7 harps, 5 fiates, 5 haatboys, § clarinots, 2 English horns, 2 bass clarinets, 16 horns, § trumpets, trombones, and 6 pairs of tympani. THE OPERA. The New York Evening Postof Monday last gays: ‘It nmow appears that there will 'be a spring season of ltalian operaat the Academy on Fourtcenth street after all. XIr. Strakosch has hired the building, and the performances will probably begin in March. The troupé have buen quite successful in Washington snd the other cities in which they have sung recently. Sile. Hoilbron has been very favorably reccived & Elsa in * Lobengrin.’ It i said that durinj the spring season ‘The “Flying Dutchman Y To produced, sud Miss Cary will ap- poar as Fides 1o *The Prophet.’” There Fi"Guits & diference of " opinipn between Max Strakosch and Albani as to their terms of parting. Max ssya it was bocsuse of tho_enor- mous salary he had to pay the prima, which the elder Gye, who had sub-contracted her to Strak- ooh, refused to lessen when it became apparent that the latter was losing heavily. Max remark- %4 that sho did ot draw the money ; that, while she fetchad $1,450 one night, the next night ‘without her thers was taken $2,500. 8o that the {improsario is once more converted to the excel- lence of & stock presentation of opers. Bat Alr. Ernest Gye tells just the conirary story; that there has been & considerable loss every night when Albani has not sung, and, however good the raceipts on her nights, 'they would not ossibly make lg the deficiencies of the others.” oreover, Mr. Gye says Albani has sung three times & week more often than twico (the contract pumber) in order to oblige Strakosch. Johann Strauss’ opers, ‘*The Bat,” was per- formed at the Academy of Music last week. Tbg World ssys: - The plot of *the comic operette, which is tho joint work of Meilbsc and Halevy, has slready been epitomized in theso eolumns. Tt affords a number of good situations, which Were taken sdvantsge of by the performers last evening clestly enough; and is by no mesna 00 intricate to be understood of persons who know not German, and are generally befogged by the libretto. As for music, it 15 n_'mfl.iuently accu- rate description to say it i8 written by Johann Strauss. 1t1s very much like & three hours’ Waltz, broken by the entractes, but was, despite this source of tediousness, melodious and pleas- ing for the most vart, and at times bright sod Vivacious enough to draw very hearty spplause from the large andience.’ The Kellogg troupe_closed its Boston season yesterdsy. Duting the week i¢ bromght out , and will be in its place in the mew three debutaats : George A. Conly, 8 Phiadel- phis, basso, as Mephistopheles ; Mies Marie Cres- wold as Siebel ; and Miss Flors Barry, tho excel- lent contralto, as Vancy in ** Martba.” Of Mr. Conly, the Boston Adrertiser 8ays : + Alr. Conly, 28 hig bearers directly discovered, ia 3 highly- accomplished singer, and is more thso half trained for the exacting vocation n which wo feel sure he will succeed if ho chooses to follow it. Hehasa grand bass voice, of uncommon range, and throughout its compass resonant, pure, and strong. He phrases_extremely well, pronounces well, and, in general, reads his music like an artist of great gifts and much experience. As an sctor—almoat of courso—he is stiff, dry, And inoxpromsive ; but o was not once absurd or offensively weak, and by severalquiet tonches he gave intimations of ‘possessing dramatic in- sight.” Mra. Van Zandt has been winning gold- en opinions among the Bostonians. The illness of -Mme. Christine Nilsson, says Figaro, ;unhappily continues, and news from Cannes 'states that by the advice of her physi- cian, M. Th. De Valconrt, thres weeks at least of further rest are abgolutely necessary. ‘Wheth- er she will be able to fulfill ber engagements at the Brassels Theatre de la Monnaie and with AL TUlimann for his ‘provincial tour is now doabtfal, and, after all, her engagement in London may possibly be the first she isabla to fulfll this year. CONCERT GOSSTP. Tom Earl, the tenor, continues to be ill, and Adelaide Phillipps will remsin in Boston, can- eoling her Westorn engagements il Karl xe- covers or other arrangements can be made. The first of the grand concerts by Wagner and Liszt, in aid of the Bayrenth undertaking, is to be given in Vienna next Monday, when Liszt's new work, *Die Glocken des Strasburg- or Munsters ® (Tho Clock of Strasburg Cathe- aral), will be performed for the first time. Threa seloctions from Wagner's Trilogy will also be given. The programme of the grand Wagner concert to be given by Theodore Thomas in Boston, on the 10th of March, includes selections from six operas, chronologically arranged, ¥oof the picces being new to ‘American concert-rooms. The foilowing is the bill : Overture to ** The Flying Dutchman,” Romanza of Wolfram. and Bacchapale from * Tannhauser.” Intro- duction to ** Lohengrin. Siegmund’s Love Song, Ritt der Walkuren, Wotan's Farewell, and the Magic Fire Scene from the “ Walkure.” Intro- duction and Finale to ** Tristan andIsolde.” In- troduction to the third act, Walter's Prize Song, and Overture from the * Meistersinger von Nuroberg. The teuor solos will be sung by Mr. Bischoff, and thebaritone solos by Mr. Remmertz. A letter from Romo of the 34 ult. says: « Tiazt, after a long eclipse, has reappeared in this city in the concert of the International Art Club. He played & duet with 3. Sgambati, his favorite pupil, alresdy & enperior maater of tho instrament. ‘The music was, perhaps, somewhat obscuro a8 to sense, but striking, astonishing, marvelous s to_oxecution. The applsuse was enthudiastic. Liszt was dressed as an abbs. His Dair, which has become quite white, is still yery long. The eye-glass with which he followed the notes was constantly falling. His touch 1astill & rodigy, and the keys seem to fly to the ends of is fingers. Theladies, in particular, were rapt in admiring astonishment, as they were forty years 8go. Tn London, Iast year, abont 22 sets of serial concerts were given, making something like 400 nerformances, besides sbout 230 pisno-forte reqitals, benefits, and miscellaneous concerts. These, with the Italian operas and performances of. English opers at the Crystal Palace, over 200 more, and exclusive of opers bouffe, etc., make up a grand total of 850 performances, or an aver- ago of nearly three musical entertainments of importance » day. There are 3G amatear socio- ties who give setni-public_performances, 20 Pro- testant and 16 Roman Catholic churches distin- ished for musical services, and 107 concert Dalls (exclusivo of so-called ‘music halls) in Lon- don. 'Roughly speaking, there_are 2,000 profes- gors of music, who gain’ their bread by teaching or playing in the mnzropoli: and about 5,000 10 Hho provinces—120 provincial towns posseseing one or more (often six ' or seven) musical eocie- ties. About 3,500 pieces of new music were pub- lished in London alone, last year, of which about 1,000 sero Hongs, 200 vocal dueta, part_ songs, ote., 1,200 piano-forte pieces, 230 pieces of dance- music, 100 ssered pieces, 100 sacred duets, and the rest organ, orchestral, harp, harmonium, guitar, violin, flute, and other miscellaneous music. THE CINCINSATI FESTIVAL. As the time for the Cincinnati Festival draws nearer, evervthing concerning it will be received with interest. In addition to Mr. Thomas' or- nization s number of musicians selected from fhe best in New York have beon eogaged, acd both the Mendelssohn and Beethoven Quintetta Clubs have applied for places in the orchestra. The remainder of the festival orchestra will be composed of Cincinnati musicians. Iu Lohen- grin Mr. Thomas will conatruct his orchestra on tho basis aid down by Wagner himself, which will insure such an interpretation of the massive instrumental score as it deserves. Mr. Dudlev Buck’s friends in Chicago will be glad to know he has been secured as orgavist. The Cincin- nati Commercial 6ays : In the engagement of Dudley Buck s erganiat, Mr. Theodore Thomas has again shown his rare judgment and appreciative recognition of the magnitude of the Moy Musical Tritmphlied ita tones are ingenfously and marvelously interwoven and mingled with the orchestral instra- meatation, while it supports the intricacios of the mas- fve double choral In the Maguificat the o presses tho very heart and sou! of his_time there was mo & orcheatra. The noble old r: s that Robert Franz was 1o cowe after him, ‘e poured out the wealth of Lis genius in the music of 20 nstrument ha bad mado hus own. It is, howaver, i the oratorio of the Elijah that Dudley Buck will b ed upon to exeroisa power, In this {masterpiece of Mendalssohn’s the organ lends its im- Hosing volame of tone to the splendid chorals, golos, Fad concerted music which -distinguish this aratorio. 1n the Ninth Symphony snd in other music of tha Festival the organ has its work o do. 5 The Gazelte publishes the following note from Herman Kroismann, Consul-General at Beriin, and formerly of Chicago: AsxRICAN CONSULATE-GENERAL, BERLIN, Feb. 8.— . W Davis, Esq.:—Stx : The programme of the Mo~ ‘el Festival fo be given in Cincinnati-in May next, Sich you have been good enough o transcribe, i in- THead a glorious one, and mark an era in the progress of music in our Weatern Hemisphere. 1f such works 2n bo successfally performed and meet with fall and Sppreciative audiences in Cincinnati, # is 8 wonderful APhiovement. I bid God-speed to the good work with NEW MUSICAL WORKS. From Italy we hear of nine mew operas which aro to be produced: Two st the Scais of Milan, by Sig. Marchetti, * Gustavo Wasa " (the col poser of “Ray Blas”), and by Sig. Sosse, * foga " two at the Pergols,in Florence, by Sig. Famsgalli, *Luigi XL,” ‘a0d by Sig, Auteri- Manzoochi, * Dolores * ; by Sig. Schira (of Lon- don), at the Fenico, in Venice, ' L Selvaggia® by S1g. Pisani, at Tarin, *Ls Gitaoa”; by Platama, at Palermo, ** Giulio Sabino by Sij Nani, at Malta, * Agneso ”; and by Sig. Frooti- ni, at Catania, I Burgravi.” 1t appesrs that 8terndale Beonett has left a Jargo number of manuscripts, including no less than six symphonies. It was thonght that ho had only produced one, the besutiful symphooy in G minor, performed for the first time at the Philharmonic concerts of 1864, Seven sympho- nies in all from a composer who was thought not Yo be very prolific is great deal; and, besides these orchiestrsl works, Bennett's portfolios are found to contain a_large number of piunoforte pieces of various kinds. All the symphonies are Hnished, in one senso; they are written ont to the very end, and the orchestral parts are quite complete. S. Brainard’s Sons, the Cleveland music pub- lishers, have just issued tke following list of now muaic: * Aileen Adsir,” a song by Jules Lafort ; A Country Life for Me,” a charaoter soug by C. Thatcher; * Recollections of Peters- bure, descriptive medley by Clarence H. Diio; Dot Make Mo Laugh,” song by Lindheim; ** Dear Old Home," song and chorus, by Edwin_Christi +Little Maid of Arcadie,” Arthur Sallivan’s well-known ballad; My Favorite Flower Mazurks,” by Riccardo Banfl; » transcription of Il Trovatore for piao by Dorn; and the following gongs by U. C. Bur- arling Over the Bea,” *‘lly Dreaming and * Darliog Kiss My Eyelids Down.” The New York Zribune says of the new Ru- binstein Symphony in D minr, that it will be accepted 84 one of the most elevated in spirit, the moat carefully finished in texture, and the most striking in melodie, form of all the works of thia fine composer—perhapa as his very best creation. The .ty t movement be‘glins with & Lento in 8—8timy, he motive of ] ich is griven out immediately > he 'celli and basses, cchoed by tbe first violing,>1 en taken up by thq flutes, and repeated by the siolins with some elabora- tion, after which the speed chaoges to Allegro moderato. The opecing motive returns at the end of the movement. The second part is s Presto in 3—4 time, interrupted first by ‘Moderato assai, £nd afterwards by an Alleero non troppo. Then follows a_charming Adagio movement in 6—8, with severaljsolo paseages for flute, clarinet, horn, and oboe. The fourth movement has a short Largo introduction, and chaoges to an Allegro con fuoco, windiog_up Sith & magnificent finalo in D major. The sym- phony is scored for piccolo, flutes, oboe, clari- netsin B flat, fagotti, tvo trumpets in D. trux- pois in F, two horos in F, threo trombotes. tympeni, end strings. The piccolo and trom- bones are used only it the last movement. = " OBITUARY. _The obituary list, mnce our last weekly re- view, includes the names of M. Hanemann, 2 chamber musician and musical suthor, of Ber- Yin; Mr. Oliver Hanle, of Troy, N. Y., through whose aid Albani obtained hér musical educa- tion; Jean Henri Pape, the pianoforte maker, of Paris; Bignor Agnesi, the famous Belgian baritone-basso, who was’ latterly o member of Mapleson's troupe at Drury Lane; Charles Ward, s well-known song-writer, of Cincinnati; 3ad Jules E. Perkins, the well-known American ‘basso, & member of Mapleson’s opera tronpe. . HUMOR. New Bedford has but one whaler left—s school- master. Tho sentinel who did not cleep on his watch had left it at the pawnbroker’s. 1t is the hign price of slate pencils that is driving the saloon-keepers to the poor-house. Mark Twain says the Sandwich Islanders are generally as unlettored as the other side of & tombstone. Avoid annoyance; be cantious and kindly. It isnot xafe to trample upon 8o humble 3 thing as bit of orange pesl. “1always thought I shonld never rear that child,” said an old Iady of 90, on hearing of the death of her son, aged 70. ‘The Iady who advertised a lecturs on the sub- ject of ** Moods,” was disgusted at not having the *first person present.” The Town-Talkist of the Boston Traveiler sa! that, notwithstanding the cold weather, the pufi ley is soup-herb this year. ‘What 18 the difference between s tube snda foohsh Dutchman ? _One is a hollow cyliuder, and the other is a silly Hollander. A humorous apothecary in Boston exposes s case of 8oap in his show-window with the perti- nent inscription * Cheaper than dirt.” When .2 Florida Indian is likely to die, his friends place him where an alligator can take him in, and thus save burial expenses. * Your son died rather suddenly, yestarday, of throat disease,” is what an Idaho Sherifl wrote © a fond mother in Indiana the other day. wThere! there’s that very mitten I lost this morning!” exclimed & Richmond man as he quit spoosing out the pudding to hold up tho lost icle. p Alittlo girl, whon asked by her mother abont suspicious little bits in tho sides of adozea choico apples, auswored, ¢ Perhaps, mamms, they have baen frost-bitten, it was 8o cold last pight.” An evening paper speaks of some houdes the roofs of which are ** shingled with slate.” Thia is almost as good as the Hibernian description of a roof ‘copper-bottomed on the top with sheet-tin.” Young America is quiteforward, “TTlputa d on you,” said s little gamin to a companion. “You tryit,” was the quick roply, “and your ‘mother's monkey will be & cherub in less than ten seconds.” «How does your brother get on in New Yorla Parker2” *Vory well, indeed, ma'am, thank you. Hs's anly thoro throo monhs, and he's Slready beginning te speak the language besuti- ful "—Pupch. e The ghost of Noah Webstor came to s spiritusl medinm in Alabama, not tong since, and wroto on aslip of paper: “Itistiatimes.” Noah w3 right, but we are sorry to sea he Las gone back on his dictionary. *Now, there's a finished gentleman for you,” said a fireman as he %md upon the pieces of thy engineer that had bebn scraped up and_gathereé to his fathers, after the last attem t to train on nothing.—St. Joseph Heral Here s & capital subject for some _of our de- bating societies 1o wrestlo with during the re- mainder of cold weather: * Besolved, That the ‘man who has no cont to his_ stomach 'is poore: than be who has no coat o his back. Here's philanthropy : An ssaociation *to ele- vate the grade of butter manafactured in thit cogntry.” Hope this elevation of grade will not eneble the butter of the fature to outrank the butter of the period in too great a degree. ‘“Then you won't lend me that dime novel, eh?” inquired ove bgy of anothor in the Post- Office, Saturday. *“No, I won't.” **Al right theu; next time our chimney buma oul. you shan’t come into the yard and whoop and holler!”" «If T was a horse, now,” mused a big ba he etruggled up Griswold ‘street veste run 2 be stabled, rubbed down and be fed, but I'm a Doy, and I've got to bome, clean off snow, bring in wood, tote water, and rock the dumned old baby for an hour or two.”—Detroit Free Press. A boy 6 years old, haviog been much lectured by his fathsr on the boyishness of cryiog when any calamity happened, cheered tho parental hemt, the other morning, by raging, ** Harry Bolton cried nearly all tho day ‘cause hia father g!:é' ; but if you should dic, ps, I wouldu’t cry a it. A farmer told his mm to run into the pasturs and catch an ox. *Imean the of one; I will manage tho other myself,” he said. The man ran to do &5 he was bidden, bub suddenly nansed on bis way with tho exclamation, *Heis a reasonablo fellow, anyway, How am I to know which is the orphan?” « How wonuld you feel, my dear, if wo were to moet & wolf 2" ‘asked aa old lady of her hittlo grandchild, with whom sho was walking aloog o lonely countryroad. **Ob. grandmama, I shoald be 80 {ngh!aned! " was the reply. “*BatIshould stand in front of yonand protect you," said the oid lady. ‘“Wonld ymaul;rmniu?" cried tho child, clapping her ban with delight. **That wouldbe nico ! Whilo the woif was eatmg yon should have time to run away.” «Say, Jimmy, you'll be seeing "em again prett; soon if you don't let up on bngdgu." e has mari of one of his friends yesterday to & maa who had tarried lonz at the cocktail when it wag red. *Iguess not,” was the repiy, “I'va got the dead wood on them this time, sonzy,” sud opening his overcoat he showed bhim a bonquet of geraninms in Lis button-hole, sdding: +Didn't you see that item in the Courier, head- ed * Geraniums Will Drive O Snakes ?* "—2Madi~ son Courier. A boy about 12 years old knocked at the door of & house on Second street yesterday, sud, when the Indy appeared, said: “There'll bo a boy round here pretcy soon to clean your walk, but don't give him the job. His name’s Jim; he's cross-eyed, and he blows up cats with pow- der-snaps. Ull be here with my partner pretty soon. Wa go to Sunday-school, never sass our :not‘hets, l.ud;va‘ra going to gif'a l’le'xgl the money 0 the grasshopper- orers. e job was saved for him.—Detroit Free Press. 3 During the-great collapse of 1857, a gentleman of color kopt & bank in a Westera city. Hisin- stitation was apparently ina sound condition, but to be in fasnion with the wnite folks he concluded tofail. Nextmoming & man came and shook the door, but & voice inside responded that * De bank is closed.” But the man replied that ho had left a new pair of boots thera the day befors and wanted them. The sable tiran- cier finm the daodr uo&ly, and, throwing out one t, remarked: “ We is osly paying 3 cents on de dollar.” T AT % ‘Horace Mann used to tell a story of a conver- sation he once had with an inmate of s luoatic asylom at Worcester, Mass, whose pecuiiar mania resalted from an inordinate development of the bump of self-esteem. * What's the news ? Hans anythiog unusual bappened of late, sir 7" inquired he, with a consequentisl air. 3lr. Mann happened to recollect that a furioas storm had occurred a fow days previous, gave him some accoun of it, mentioning that on the weacoast it wea very sovere, several vessela having been driven ashore and wrecked, with the loss ol many lives. *“ Can you remember, sir, whal night in the woek all that happened 2" eagerly. inquired the listener. Mr. Mann said ks bo- lieved it was the night of Tuesday. ‘* Ah!" said the lupatic, with an air of solempity, mingled with triumph, and, lowering his voice to a whis- er, ** I can account for it, sir ! That is the pight I whiatled so. I must be more carefal in the fature.” —_—— THREE EPOCHS. DEBUTANTE. Quaint little mald, 8o coy and shy When men draw nigh, We ncarce may dare To verture there . And—whisper love. COQUETTE- . Archly sise glznces, - Gladdcns with Fmiles, OUerFy Most scar bBer heart. Her “ biero™ comes— Themald succumbs, - ‘And—yields to lore, Gronex B t