Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1875, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS. prospectus -of the Beethoven Society—The Lieder- kranz. trmonia Concert Company-~The De- * buts---Operatic Gossip. fhe New Chicago Theatre—Why the Localization Did Not Succeed. ¥cvicker and McClurg - Theatrical Personals Here and Else- where. Programme of the Star Lec- ture Course. MUSIC. AT HOME. 4NE EEETHOVEX BOCIETY'S PROSPECTUS. The vremonitory symptoms of the musical season of 1875-"76 are begiuning to make their appearance in the shape of prospectuses and an- pouncements. The Beethoven Society, whose season commences on the 20th inst., have under- lined thres concerts, the programmes of which will be 18 follows : #'Coms Lot Us Siny Mendelssoh: . %5ib Palm,—* Coms s Sing”...... n Viotin Solo—Andante and Finale from certo B m%m CONCERT, tata—* Erlking's Daughter'’, ..., Lo rvorus { Sty Bt G Ladies’ 1 Spiniing chorus ‘Praomers® chorus from . falo for alto, and ladies’ ehorus— % Mendelssohn In addition to the above concerts, Mr. Wolf- sohn, the conductor, will give a series of Chopin recitals, ten in number. EACRED CONCEET. - Asacrad epncort will be given st the Church of the Atonement Monday evening, the 20th ipst, under the direction of Mr. Gustavus Qeary, with the following programme :. PABT I, anthem—4 Bonum Est ” (acw).... .. .. Gustavus Geary Mre. Drew, Mrs. Dunker, dfesars. Herritl, Drew, and C orus. Bec. snd aris—*In Native Worth® i Crattion ™ - “Haydn Aris—“I Enow that My Bedeemser Liveth ™ Mrs. F. B. Wuke, Organ solo—* William Tell ”.... ....... # Th Ei’]""mu“ Falk, Somanra—* The .. e, ¢ Leier. * Bong—"Hoar Our Prayer ".............. Mendelssohn Srs, Prast. Mb—:) He - Was Despised " Quaristte and chorus~* My Fuith Looks Up 10 Thea ™. .. ...... b (stloa bf Mre. Drew, Airs, Duinker, Hesers, Herrill ‘and Drew.) PART IL % Dustto—“ Quis est Homo 2" (- Stabat Mater ). Boasint % Ars. Witkie and Ars, Lunker. ch Hear' U Sy Lora™ . ~Gustavus Geary Bac. and aris—* Buth and Naomi”, P rs. Drew, Aris—*Who Treads the Path of Duty”........Mozart —— Mr. C. 4. Drew. e 4 Mr. Louis !?IE. . = - Quartatte and chorus—* Rock of Ages™.......Warren [Solos by Mrae. Drew and Hrs. Lunker THE LIEDERKRANZ SEASOS. Tho Liederkranz Society will give the first concert of ita third season on Sundsy evening, the 26th inat., at Turner Hall, with the Xglloring programme : PART L L "lfillh.}'] Jubilee,” overture, .., .....Lindpaintner 2. “0Isis snd Osiris,” buss solo and chorus from “ Tho Magic Flute ™................. M " . Mr. A, Leiverman and Chicago Licderkranz. % Ingoduction to Lobengrin ... B. Wi Orchestra, 4 Béens and aris from < Der Freischuetz Hrs. A. Dony. & *0 Paradise,” grand aria fram “L’Afri- caine”....... ereseseseesa senssa.. Meyerboer Mr. E, Sehulize, & %0n the Open Sea .. +eseeses..... Aochring Chorus, with Baritonz Solo and Orehestr PamTIL . 1 “Ave Verum ™., 3. Aria finale from “Lucia i Tamermoor Mr. . Spreyne, by 2 “Loreley Paraphrase ™..... ... . ce.onn JNeawadba Orchesira. & “A Night In Venice™...... ... Donizetti 4 Mrs. A, Dony and Mr. E, Schultze, & @rand finsle rom * Sictkan Verpers ..... ... Verdi Solos, Chorus, and g, THE THOMAS BEASOX. The dates for the Thomas Orohestral Season in this city have been definitely fixed as follows: +At Plymouth Congregational Church, Tuesday, -Oot. 12, and Wednesdsy, Oct. 13, afternoon and evening ; at Farwell Hall, Oct. 14 ; et the Union Park Congregational Church, Fridsy, Oct. 15, sad Ssturdsy, Oct. 16, afternoon and evening. 4 THE CRESWOLD RECITAL. . _The programme for the ninth of the serfes of Treewold organ recitals, this afternoon, at Unity “Cureh, will be a8 follows : Mozart onizetti THE ABRMONIA CONCERT COMPANTY. The Sirst public rehearsal by the Armonis Con- cert Company was given last Thursdsy evening « Unity Church, in presence of & large assem- ‘Hage. When we meution that the audience was ot & miscellaneous one, but composed almoet eatirely of people of musical taste and culture, the epthusiasm displsyed on the oceasion Smonnted to something more than a mere com- Plimentary expression of spproval. 1t was an eamest recognition of the merits of this new amnsical orgagization. The programme was not A very ambitious one, though exceedingly good, dieplaying considerable taste in the variety and <character of the selections. The concert opened Fith & quartette, *Sunrise,” by Misses Van Oseland Cruikshank sod Mesers. Afason nd Olney, who eang it with greas_scoeptsace. The Second number was a s0lo by Mr. ason, who is Poesessed of a rich bass voice of considerable fompasy. This was followed by the pleasing ovuiar duet, 1 Enow a Bsnk” by Misses 82 Qedell and Cruikshank, which was received ¥ith hearty spplause and a call for its repoti- Yon. Miss Van Osdell has a sweet soprano Yuice, and, in time, with the cultivation Bhe is Dow having, ehe will unquestionably become s einger. Miss Cruikshank poasesses a Tich contralto of great purity, snd ks it well under control. Her fine physiqueand Ber manper on ' the kiage at once made her & Tavorite with the andience. . One of the most agreesble as well a8 surpris- features of the concert waa the fine singing Irens Hauck Koon, whois & coumn of ie Hauick, the famous American prima don- Her voice is s clesr, light soprsuo, unsut- glled for flexibility and sweetness, sod is un- ler perfect control, the most difficult runs sod 8 being executed with the greatest possible on. Miss Xoon's yoice resembles Miss '8, in vgn; it ni.h more nmuk:m‘a to; _ and flexibility than power, oug| Bisof that penerr :yqnui:y‘:?nt can trav- £r86 the largest anditorium. Miss Koon devotes arsalf to her studies with grest agsidmity, with 488 intention of making Ber dabat upon tho a)':n ml{-l(o ©on the completionof her mumoal edu- Mr. Olney, who rendered the familiar ballad Geaeriee ™ witn admirable e: jon, in & o tance of remarkatle promse. B s THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. s volee of oxcoptionally fing it e e quality and graat Mrs. . upper register being particularly zood. {re. H. H. Koon, who sang tbe ballag * Ingle- side,” and other familiar airs, was greeted with hearty enthusinsm by the audience. Her rich, fine mezzo-eoprano - voice seemed to surprise and gratify all, and evoked many enthusiastic encores, Wo wiah the mew onterprise nll suc- :fi?:‘e :nd confidently predict for it o brilliant PERSONAL GOSSTP. Mme. Sara B. Hershey, the new contralto who bas recently como to this city to resids, will make her dobut next Thursday evening at Ar. Eddy’s regular orgaa recital. - Vesper services will be held this evening at 5t. Paul's Church. Among the vocal selections are ‘‘Bapedic Amina,” in B flat, by _Dudloy Buck; ‘Again as Evening's Shadows Fall,” by Millard; ana ** Holy Savior,"” by Dudley Buck. Jar. Carl Wolfsobn has been visiting Mr. Oli- ver Hopkinson, the well-known amatear violinist at Bordentown, N. J., and while there improved bis time musically, baving appeared in b less than eleven quartette recitalsin which he took partiin ninety-five concerted picces, the recitals occurring on successive daye. Ar. Nathan Dy, the veteran music-toacher of this city, who has been in the service trenty- seven years, hae established a rchool for elo- mentary singing-classes in the lecture-room of the First Methodist Cburch. The class for adalts, every Thuteday ovening, commences Sept. 30; class for children, Saturdsy mioraings, from 9 to ; and for young ladies, on the same mornings, from 10:30 to 12, Mme. Sara Bravnsn Hershey, & contralto vo- calist of excellent reputation, for a long time Principal of the Musical Department of tho Pennsylvanis Femals Coliege, and who has had the bevefit of a_thorough musical education in Europe and much experiengo in teaching in New York, has come hero to rezide and teach singing. She can be communicated with at Lyon & Hes- Iy’s, ar at her residence, 42 Ann strect. The first rehearsal of the Boethoven ‘Society for the eeason of 1875-'6 will take place Tuesday evening at the roome corner of Monroe and Btate streets. Those of the nactive members whose address the Secretary has been unable to obtain will please take this mode of notification 20d appoar st tha rehesrsal. The associate members of the Besthovon Society will be called upon by Mr. William L. Dutton, who is au- thorized to solicit the renewal of their member- ahips for the sezson of 1875-'3. e o ABROAD. OPERATIC GOSSIP. Mies Venie G. Clancy, formerly connected | with Mr. Gran's opers houffe company, and lately with Robinson Hall, bas joined the Oates troupe. Slio is an artist of undoabted escellence. After two months’ vacation, the Paris Opeta Comique has_been openod with the *Fille du Begiment.” Nothing need be said of the per- formacce, which was of average merit, and the house was filled, despite a torrid heat. Among the new works which the management can count is the Piccoling,” an opera comique in three acts. libretto by M. Sardou, music by M. Ernest Guirsud. The tenor Valdijo has becn engaged for threo vears st this theatre, and ‘made bis debut in ** Zamps.” He belongs to the Grand Theatre, Lyons, for the winter, but will retarn for the season nest year to tho Opera Cowigue. Mr. Carl Rosa's English Opera. Company, which was acoounced to open the Princoys’ ‘Theatre, London, last Saturday, compriges Mlle. Torriani, Misses Rose Tersee, Julia Gaylord, Annie Carina, and Cora Stuart, sopranos : Misses Josephine Yorke, and Lucy Franklin, ana Mrs. Arynoslev Cook, altos ; Messrs. D. H. Bates, Fred- erick Packard, Nordblom, and Lyall, tenors; and Mesurs. Santley, Campobello, Celli, Ludwig, Agyusley Cook, Sauzélle, and@ Howell, baritoucs and bassos. The repertory includes the ** Mar- igaro.” Faust,” * Zampa,” * Mari- ‘o Bohemian irl,” ** Marths,” Balfe's ¢ The Sicge of Rochelle ” and ** Rose of Cas- tile,” Chorabini’s ¢ Water-Carrier,” and Cag- noni's * The Porter of Havre.” Late foreign papers contain goma details of tho cost for the “Nibelucgen Ming” at the Daiteuth performances mest year: = Tao work will be eupportod by tho chief tatent of modern Germany. Fraulein Sattier-Grup, the adinirable mezzo-gooraco from thesiheatre at Coburg, is one of the principal artistes. Fran- loin Haup, from Cassel, will be prineipal soprano. The thres daughtera of the Rhioe, who havo much to do with the development of the story, will be represented by the sisters Lelmann aud Fraulein Lammert, from Berlin. Herr Bootz, of Berlin, will appear as the god Wolan. Nierng, the basso, and Herriich aro included in the cast; and the two priocipal giaute, the Gog and Magog of the opera, will be delineatod by Herren Ellers and Vou Reichenboerg. Thers will be a comic character which is allotted to Herr Vogel. A season of English opers will be commenced by Miss Clara Louise Kellogg and ths complato and powerfal English overa troupe pow dnder her management, at Booth’s Theatre, New York, on Oct. 11, prox. The promise of theso per- formances is sxcesdingly good. Miss Kellogg's orincipal _aitists aro Mesers. Casilo,. Maas, Carleton, Peakes, and Seguin, Mrs. Van Zandt, Miss Beaumont, aod Mrs. Zelda Stgoin, A Foong lady from Baltimore, Miss Annie Monts- o by nsme, who has long stndied under Wartel, in Paris, is also to appear with the com- any, and—if we can credit tbo Daitimoro ournals—will promptly win recognition. ~Tho Beason i to begin with he repreeentation of Bonedict’s *“ Lily of Killarney," not for the first time, however, as the New York papers state, and, Iater on, Afiss Kellogg holds out &_praspect of arevival of * Tha Star of the North."" THEODORE THOMAS. Two remarkable concorts were given last weok by Theodore Thomas at the Central Park Gar- den. At one of theee the programme was made up of Berlioz, Liszt, and Wagner, as follows: rARTI, Overture—* Le Carneval Romain " Spaphony—* Harold in taly ™ Gbbligato viola, Mr, Laetens. PART 11, Symphonic Poem—*Les Preludes *. Dia Loreley....... ... o) Mephisto Walte, Lenaa's FART OL xnuls)ducuon and Finale—* Tristan und olde™... 3. 4. H. Buchag. Kaiser March........ o The second was a Schumenn pight, with a programme inclading tho symphony in G, No. 2; the pisnoforte concerto, played by Mr. 8. Milla; the * Traumere:;” the Overture, Inter- lude, 2nd Invocation of the Alpenfay from 4 Manfred;” and the overture to ‘ Gemovevs.” The season closed on Thursday evening with a benefit, the special attractions of which were Beethoven's Fifth symphony, Bach’s suite in D, Hsydp's ** Military " ymphony, one movement from Mozart's concertante for harp and - orches- tra, and tho *'Sonats appassionsta,” execated by Master Liebling. THE SEASON'S DERUTS. ‘Wo have prepared the followiag table showing the first appearances for the sesson of 1876-'75, which will be of interest: Arabella Goddard, New York, Sept. 29, Mile, Tittens, New York, Oct. 4, Kellogg Eufluh Opera, New York, Oct, 11, Soph:e Helloron, New York, Oct. 12, Wachtel German Opera, New York, Oct, 18, Hans Von Bulow, Boston, Oct. 13, BOSTON IN BUBINESS. Boston evidently means business in & musical point of view. She will have in the fleld thig season the Sol Smith Russell Musical Combina- tiop, the Heine Concert Company, the English Glee nnd AMadrigal Troupe, the Temple Quar- tette, the Plulbarmonic Club, the Boston En- gheh Opera Company, the 'Redpath Euglish Opera Company, tbe Baroabee Operetta Com- pany and Concert Troupe, and the Mendelssohn Quintetts Club, all of which will travel. THE SIEMANN~WAGNER TROUBLE, In relation o the troubles at Bayreuth be- tween Wagner and Niemann, the Figaro has the following : It appears that the Iadies wero at the bottom of the yecent split in the Bayrenth Cabinet. Herr Wegner has the good fortune to possess a wife whose nom do guerre 18 Mme. Cosimo. He had also the good fortune 10 possess what must be considered a good company, among whom were Herr Niemann and Herr Betz, Ths fair Mme. Cosimo had the ambition to be the better alf of the prophet of the future in fact as well as In nsme, The composer of Lohengrin * had endowed ber with sll his worldly goods, and Mme. 0 con- #idered that, in the eyés of the law, the imoresario's troupe formed part of his warldly effects. Conse- quently sbe came mpon the stage, gently cor. Tected e urtints, Srdered them sbout, ana enerally ook the 'affairs of management’ into Ber own fair hands. The srtists ezpostulated, butinvain. Herr Wagner was appealed to, but he was too sagacions a man to interfers in quarrels be- tween his wife and third parties, so Herr Niemann, biesaing the lady's temper, packed np his portmantean and departed for Berlin, a city where women’s rights are not nesrly #0 roughly asserted. Herr T#k and other members_of the company may possiof (Xoliow his example. Herr Wagner, iop, hias bad b little ifficulties. He found fault with hus costumer, #0 coptinually annoyed by the touchy old composer's interference that be at last abruptly lef: Bayreuth and lold poor Wagner hs had bitter make the costumes jmself. 50 that the Bsyrenth improsario lstely pos- = oF orTa erares b of worldly affairs has for it 1a uaually’ tha gentleman who quarrels with his brethren, and the 1ady,who finds grievous fsults witl her costumer. SCHSEIDER V8. ADMEE. Tho Paris correspondent of the New York Ezening Post writes: Mademoiselle Schneider, the opers bouffe einger, has just brought one of her many grievances into court. She has been tor some time past rehearsing in tbe nmew opera of * The Boulangere,” and was ex- pected to appesr in the title character when 3 quarrol suddenly broxe the engagament. Echneider, dissatls- fied because she was not ailowed to conduct the re- hearsals and to manage the whola stage businese, re- fused to go on. Shoagreed to continue rehearsing until an artist waa found to take her ‘place, and the surprised director scquiesced, He engaged Aimeo at once, but Schaoeider did not like this, and, returning, 53id o the director : ~ L will play n the *Boulangere’ now,” “It's impossible ; after your refusal I engaged Afmes to replace you.” ** Very well, sir, I shall consult with my lawyer.” And &ho has now summoned the director befor the Tribunal of ommerce, - Meantime Aimes continues 1o rohearse the role, THE TREMOLO, The following letter to the London Musical Standard touches ‘many of our own singers as well as those in Europe, although we think we can say that tho ovil practice has considerably abated hero of late : During the past musical season a tendency to In- dulge in * vibrato ” singing ou the part of mauy vo- calists who occupled prominent _positions hag been too frequent, and, 20 far a8 I have seen, the press has passed by this terrible failing without the censure it assuredly es. In the case of the quartet of vocalists Lrought here Dy Verd to sing in his * Requiem,” and who _present- ¢d 50 muny ndmirable qualities {n their einging, the public preas scemed deaf and blind to the fawl fauit {0 which I have referred, The sopranc was quite In- capable of sustaining with 5 steady fone A above the stad, and I heard, during ono of the * Requiem ” per- formances, s lady mear me remark, “ what a beantiful &hake the vocalist had.” when composer and singer ‘were guiltlesa of any intention o introduca a shake. Now, all truo snd well-educated vocalists know that & shaking or trembling voice is not o desirablo thing to cultivate, but the very roverso, and that it is also 3 sure indication of furufficient or 'false training, or of taxing the vocal organs beyond ‘their naturul capabili- ties, Tt is, of course, sometimes the result of failing powers from old age, and frequently in_such cases we can admire the skill of the artist who, triumphing over his phbssical fuilinge, causes us to Tegard chielly bis ripeued judgment end mental superfority; but when youth beguns to Imitate tho palsies of old age it is time for those who stand by to Taiso 3 warning voice. © MISCELLANEOUS. Carlotta Patti, Ritter, and Sivori have gono to Vienna to give concerts. Gungl took the baton at the London concerts, Covont Garden, for the tirst time on Aug. 28. Miss Anna Holbrook, pupil of Mrs. J. H, Long, of Boston, {8 engaged as contralto with the Barnabee Concert Troupe. v Joseph Walter, Royal Concert Master at Mu- nich, and an excellent violinist, has died from s severe attack of brain and nervous disease. Alr. Arthur Howell, husbaod of Rose Heraee, is the stage manager for the Carl Ross Enelish Opera Troupe, which commenced its seaton in London on the 11th of September. Mr. Max Strakosch hasengaged Mme. Arabella Goddard for the Titiens concerts. Herr BischofT, Mr. Tom Karl. Signor Orlandini, and M. Sauret are to complete the ensemble. Tho centensry of Spontini was celebrated, says Concordia, at its proper date, that i8 to say, last sesr, at the Villago of Majolati, the country ‘where pontini was born, but without any brili- iancy of effect, owing to the poverty of the place. A millionaire of Granville, Wis., has recently made & will, in which he leaves £50,000 to any incorporated town or village in Wisconsin that will not tolerate » brass band. If that is the kind of mon be ig, we may entertain some sus- picions with regard to the manner in which he obtained the $50,000. L. G. Gottecbalk, a younger brother of the late L. M. Gottschalk, the celebrated pianist. re- cently made his debut on the Iyric stage at Cre- mons, 'Italy, under the'assumed name of G. Gastont. He sang the role of the Dule Alfonso in ** Lucrezia Borgin.” The Italian papers givo :| very flattering accounts of bim. Max Schloss, born in 1816, who served first ab Cassel as tenor and then at. the Dresden Courd Theatre, nod for & number of years at the Dros- den Koyal Institate of Ar:, as prompter of opera, likewise who was appointed last winter as upver prompuer of opera_at the Hamburg Town Thea- tro, has died in his family circle at Wehlau, in Saxon Switzerland. The Paris Renaissance wag to reproduco ‘*Girofle-Girofla™ at its openiag on ths 1st of September. Tho now cast was to differ littio fro.a tho former one. This theatre was then to put into rohearsal * Les Porcherons,” by Albert Grisa, and ** Cagliostro.” the operetta by Johann Strauss, with an opera bouffe by Charles Lecocq, written by MM. Leterrier and Vanloo. M.'Vie- tor Konig bad entered on his functions as ad- ministrator. ‘ Tho programmes of Yon Bulow's concerts in America’ Bave been published rather proma- tarely, we' think, seeing that his munager hes not yet made arrangements with an orchestra. The scheme is not an aggressive one. but it in- cludes the beat concerted compositions of Bee- thoven, Chopin, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Liszt. It 18 now definitoly settled that the eminent pisnist will make his American debut in Boston. The New York World says: *‘An important sddition to the forces at Gilmore's Garden has ‘been made in the person of Mme. Carrie Brooks Gulager, & well-known and generally accaptable prima donna, whose rich 20pranc voice waa heard with pleasure on Mondsy night in the Pol- oaaise from **Mignon,” and st night in the scena and prayer from * Der Freiechuetz.” The experiment of adding vocal goloists to the many other popular featuros of this garden has there- fore proved eunccessful. Mrd. Gulager's clear, clean enunciation was heard in all parts of the building, Her method is o good one, and she Bings with feeling no less than with taste,” The patrons of the Globe Theatre, Boston, ought to be bappy. The orchestra will include tha following excellent musicians: Mr. J. C. Mullally, leader ; H. Heindl, J. Ackeroyd, first violins: V. Ackeroyd, sacond violin; A. Bilse, violn ; Waif Fries, ‘cello ;. Steinmanu, basso: H. Koppitz, fisuto; A. L. DeRibas, -oboe; H, Augarde, first clarionet ; W. B. Cuandy, second clarionet; Paul Eltz, bassoon ; J. Lippoldt, first horn; C. Scbumann, sccond hom; H. O. Prown, first coraot; J. O. Mullally, second cornet; W. Goddard, trombone ; H. D. Bimpson, tympani. % Lucy Hooper writes: *‘The Fronch préss is expressing & good deal of indiguation at the English tourists for going into the Grand Opers in check shiooting-suits, Knickorbocker trousers, and soft felt hats, whila their countrywomen ap- pear in brown stuff traveling costomes, flat, wide-brimmed straw hats, barege veils, and thread gloves. They say, and very justly too, inat these people would not bo admitted to any London theatre in such & garb, and to aysume 1t to vieit the Grand Opera here is positively in- sulting. Of course—but then they are English. One does not expect to draw blood from turnips, much less to find politencss among the En- glish.” i —— THE DRAMA, IN CHICAOO. AN APPRAL TO CULTIVATED PEOFLE. The minstrels again did the best business of the week, though the large number of visitors in town from the country made better times at all the regulsr places of amusement. It is be- coming a serious question whether the honeat critic ought to nupbraid the publicfornot patron- izing as they deserva the legitimate theatres, or the “legitimata” managers for not catermng properly to the tastes of the public. At least one manager in town has the means to eatisfy the requirements of the most exacting class of theatre-goers. Mr. Hall, of the New Chicago ‘Theatre, is the man. He is not altogether to blame for not heving achieved more than a par- tial success up to the present time. The apathy of the public in the early part of the season was mainly responsible for the small succees of the opening week. Still, it must be said that the maunagement of the theatre has wot been free from errors. The se- lection of “Tom Peorru” as an opening piece was unfortunate, and the production of * Pouline " Jast week was not the best thing that could have been done under the circumstances. Chicago is not Philadelphia, nor are the patrona of Chicago theatres that cultivated class which supports the best orgsnizations of the East. The traditions of management which prevail in Yhiladelphis, to which Mr. Hall adheres some- what too rigorously, must be modified to meet the peculiar exigencies of the present caze. We are glad to notice evidences of improvement in this respect at the New Chicago Theatre, thongh it is no compliment to Chleago or the dramatic taste of her people thatacompany of artists ehould be put at the nferior work which is promised for the present week. The inten- tion manifestly is to fix the attention of the poblic first, and educate it afterwards; and this is the proper course to poraue. Of courss it would be s ridicalous blunder to as- sue that Alr. Hall 18 engagod in s missionsry enterprise at the now theatrs, or that he seeky to educate the pablic in dramatic art. He is not presumptuous or bemevolent enough for that. 1lo is engaged in o business undertaking which depends for succees upon tho patrouago of cul- tiveted people. For that reacon only doca ho seek to bring such people to his theatro, and to make those who come already more deserving of & position in the_ssmo class. With this simplo business object in view he has engaged an ex- cellent company, at largo expense, and has placed them in a beautifol littlo theatre. If there are onough . retined people in Chicago to support sn 'institution, of this kind, be ill make a splendid success; if our fashionable society is, for the most part, vulgar and ignorant. he will boonly tolerably sus- tained. We shall watch the progress of the ex- periment with some ioterest, and sball observe with cariosity, not upmized with aosiety, the movements of that lofty order of Chicago nobil- ity which appreoiates act best when it is pointed out and particularly commended to notice by a brawling snob in New York. THE ** LOCALIZATION.” Further representations of * Runuing & Cor- ner” at McVicker's Tneatre only confirm the judgment which we expressed after the firat per- formance,—that its local festures did not save it from utter failure. Xf it hud_ depended prineci- pally upon them for success, it would have been hooted out of the theatre the first night. There was an audience on hand ready for just such rough work, if the occasion had demanded it Tho plsy was saved by its mechanical excollenco; by tho ludicrous situations which suggested rather than described an incongruity of circum- stances ; and by the faithful rendering of the au- thor's ideas at the hands of the stock company. Mr. McVicker a8 Ginz and Mr. Seymour 28 Bangs are about equally good. ir. Jobnson, the eomic geniua of ihe company, does foll jus- tice to the character of Theoplilus, though it mav be shown in the future that the part makes ‘more of him than he does of the part, Gunx's tureo daughtors are represented by Miss Carroll, Mrs. Murdoch, and Miss Moon, of whom it may bo said that all three act their paiis with tolera- blo precision, and the last two look them as well. Miss Maon is open to tho charge of overacting, d slie 18 at times unnecessarily coarse. ' Miss Carroll is eometimes weak. sud sometimes tov mature for & girl of 18 summers, Jrs. Mur- doch is much better than eithor of tha others. Sbe apyruximates, if she does not quite reach, a faithful add adequate rendering of her part. As we have said, the piece owes its success to admirable scting. and- to essential qualities apart from the locai fea- tures. 1t may be said, indeed, that the time hag jono by when a localization could be made s nine-days’ wonder in Chicago. The city has out- grown that sort of dramstization. Everybody doos not know everybody elge. Even *Fairbani, powerful as he i8 m lard, cannot strike a re. sponsive chord in 500,000 hearts merely by hav- ing his vame mentioned in public; and “0ld Huzch” is not a terror outside of the precincts of the Board. Commission merchants know that Kirby is dealer in options ; but can half a 1illion of people be expected to kaow as much, or, knowing, to take much interest n public al- udions to Kirby? We have ontgrown the in- cipient gtate, and become a city fully developed. Itis no longer casy to move the whole body of society by touching ceriain of its members. The appeal must now beof a higher order than those which find_expression throngh per- songl columns, if the desire i8 to arouse aud fos- ter publio intcrestin a dramatic performance. The case would be different if a {fln_v could be carried about the streets and sold at retal like a daily newepaper. Asitis, those peopls who visit a theatre go thero with & more earnest pur- pose than merely to hear chit-chat about Tom, Dick, and Harry, whose name aud fame are to them uuknowo. CURIOSITIES IN CRITICISM, If dramatic criticisms in newspapers are good for apything, they aro valusble when they in- form the public trutbfally what 18 worth aeeing at the theatres and what had best be avoided. If = newspaper critic condemns eversthing he might as well not criticise ot all, and if he in- variably praises be should put bis notices in the advertising columns o once. Just at present there are two mewepapers in this city, one of which condemns sbeolutely and the other abso- lutely praisesall the performances at eertam theatres. The paper which praises does the printing for the theatrein question in ita job department ; the paper which condemns does not do tne printing in its job department, and bo- pidos it has recently been cut off the free-list, and 168t it3 regular ~ daily adverticements in the columas of *amusements.” We submit that the conduct of theee newspapers is a cariosity in jonrzalism as well 28 & cunosity 1n criticism. PEBSONAL GOSSIP AND NOTES, The prices of ad mission at one or two theatres ‘have been reduced latoly, and reserved seats can now be secured in any part of any theatre in the city for 81. & Mr. J. Z. Little and Miss May Howard, of the old Muscum company, were in town last week. Mies Jonnie Hight and Alice Holland, of the same company, bave rotired from the profession, and are living in Chicago. The engagement of Mr. Thomas Whiffin at the New Chicago Theatre promises to be almost a8 memorable ag that of Mr. Crane at Hooley's Theatre. Mr. Whiffin is new to Chicago, and he 18 yet aetrangor to the public, but he will not long remain so if he acts up ta his reputation. it {s for what he promises rather than for what o has yet performed that he deserves this par- ticular notice. Mr. Frank Aiken's appearanco at “The Adelphi " last week must have aronsed pleasant _recollections in the minds of old play-goers of his early successes in Chicago. Mr. Alken is one of the most conscientious and earnest actors ever connected with the Chicago stage—and cor- tainly the most uufortuoate. His toney was mostly eubk in the Dearborn Thestre and Aiken’s Theatre, bath of which deserved public suppore, and failed to get it. An agreenble incident of the weck was the re- appoarance in Chicago of Mr. C, A. McMaaus, formerly connected with Wood’s Muscum, now 8 member of the Marien Tarlor company, which gave “‘Bulls and Bears” at the Acadomy of Music during the week. It is now almost ten yeara since Mr. McManus was part of a regular Chicago institution, and he seems to_have lost notning, personally or Ylmuaaionnuy. during the ioterim. He is known here as a clever actor and 2 gondeman. v 0 At'Hooley's Theatro this week *The Two Or- phans " will be produced in black, with the scen- ery and accessories which were usod by the Union 8quare Company during therr visit to the city. Buch an invasion of the reaima of senti- mook may seom to those who witnessed the orig- inal performance little short of profanation, but W0 must confess to contemplating the prospect with a certnin degreo of satisfaction. Billy Rice ought to make s Mother Frochard who will lexve nothing to be desired in bulk and coarse- nesd. Only the Izst scene of the play will be given. ASNOUNCEMENTS. *‘Running & Corne:r ™ will hold the stage at AfcVicker's Theatre during the week, Thbe minstrols at Hooley's Theatre will give *The Two Off-una™ in black, and & potponrri of sketches and songe. g ““Jack and Jill " is announced for the Acade- my of Music. The Roberts Pantomime Troupe, including Miss Leona Dare, undertake the per- formance. McKee Rankin's company are to bring out *The Two Orphans™ at the Adelphi this week. Kitty Blanchard, Charles Vandenhoff, and Ran- kin himself, are in the cast. Ar. J. G Russell, tha baritone of the Cali- fornia Minstrels, will take a benefit Friday night. The bouse will be perfumed and_decorated with fowers. MMr. Russell is one of the best singers in his branch of the profession. Col. Wood's company will play at the new Museum every evening and afternoon during the week. - Caste” will be produced at night and ot the matinees of Wednesday and Satarday. ** East Lynne " will b played at the other mati- noes, with Miss Isadore Cameron a8 Lady fsabel. At the New Chicago Theatre this week Buck- Rtone's comedy, ' **Married Life,” will be pro- flnfifld‘Mandl and Tuerday evenings, and there- after “ The w0 Orphans” will be given. The farce “Tompkina the Troubadour” will open the entertaioment the first two nights. 1tis put on to (fiuva the new comedisn & chunce o show THE STAR LECTURES, Carpenter & Sheldon have made up their schedale for the fall and winter lecturing cam- paign. The lectures will be given in the new Plymouth and the Union Park Churches, the halis being inconvenient in many respects. Tho Zoet conepicuons names in the list are those of lexander H. Stephens, Josgquin Miller, Vice- 1 rz. e of op o Rios Bept. 27 at Bilaby's bookatore, Twentv-sac- ond strect, Bali's drag-stors, No. 491 West Mad- igon atreet. and Jansen, McClurg & Co.’s beok- store. The Star Magazine, devoted to the inter- ests of the lecture conrge, will maka its appear- aoce next Tharsday. Snbjoined is a list of the lectures'ss far as arranged : James T. Fields, South Sido, noimes T. Fields, West Sida, Plea: for Choerfal- Daniel Dougherty, South Bids, * Oratory,” g D3nlel Donglerty, Weas Side, Ameriean Poli- } u?fli;::im 1L, Stephens, South Side, subject to be an’ acezander H. Stphens, * Weat Side, subject tarbe Vicu President Wilson, Sauth Side, sabject to/be an- The Hon, P. T, Barnum, West Bide, “ljha World nounced. 2nd How to Live in It.” Geu, N. P. Banks, South Side, “ The B’ep\lbflo— *“Longfellow.” WIS I¢ Eaduro 7™ f. Alexsnder Winchq * Ascent Moun{ Blanc™ uummeu;fl' B v of o South Side, * § imen Brix,” Am Eiizx Young, Weas sial, T Biin Bona- ge.’ :. u{l;g::.m Concert Company, South Sids, one grand ; ofi;r:abee Concert Company, West Side, one grand The Hon, William Parsons, South Side, “ Persever- unée,’::r ‘;)mu S(‘:E:humon." > oston o Rran — Club, West Side, one d Boston Philharmonic Olub, South Si o2 3 ide, one grand ‘William 8, Andrews, West Side, *¢ Dialect Humor,” Henry Vincent, South Side, * True Manlinees.” Bayard Taylor, West Side, how lacture, Carl Schurz, South Side, new lecture. Schuyler Colfax, West Side, * Abraham Lincoln,” Miss Helen Potter, South Side, readings and ime personations, ry A. Livermore, West Side, * What Shall We Do with Our Daughters " = Grand oratorio con West S| e cert, ide, soloists and 150 ——— M'VICKER'S REPLY. THE LAST LETTER OF AN UNPLEAIANT CONTRO- VERSY, Tue TrisoNE publishes herewith Mr. Mc- Vicker'sroply to Col. McClurg'alnst letter, andalso some communications on the same subject from Capt. DoWitt and Mr. Runnion, and thus cnds the discussion, sofar as the use of itq colamns is concerned. 1t is eufficient to say that Col. MeClurg was quite right in refusing to allowany of the menibers of the First Rogiment to figure upon any stage, and 1t would have saved much trouble had the Colonel commanding put down Lis foot in the beginning and not allowed any oue to got the impression that the organization might be used for theatrical purposes. Nothing could bave injured the First Regiment mora than to have had any of its members figure as supers, and it is fortanate that the calamity was averted, even at the cost of g0 much corre- spondence. MR. W'VICRER'S REPLY. o the Editor af The Chicago Tribune s MoVickee's Tumatze, Sept. 18.—I have care- fully resd C. McCiurg's statement, and the best I can say of it is, that it i3 s Dlaster of prevarication intended to cover a_foundation of falsehood. Me virtuaily admits everything 1 have said, but endeavors to giva the facts a coloring favora~ ble fo bimself. Ho commences by saying: * Perhaps Tshould treat Mr. McVicker’s card in Sunday’s papers as simply an uuscrupulous snd desperato picce of ad~ vertising.” What a lofty idea the Colonel hag of ad- vortisiig! Is it the custom of Jansen, McChurg & Co. to resort to *desperate advertising,” &nd announce their shelves of pitracting customers to their store who might by something else, aud does the Colonel judge others by himself ? Again he says ; ** McVicker, hawever, seems to have been thoroughly convinced that my objections were fixed, nd that his best course would bo ta influence- those under my command, and thus defeat, if possible my opposition,” Now, when Col. McClarg penn: these lines he knew they wero false, and that I csn proveit. Why place himself in such a desplcabls position before hia fellow-citizens, and why not ex- wibit soma adwit his error, and sk to bo forgiven 2 Agin I quote from the Colomel: *'This isthe wholo truth of the malter, and I leava it to the public to judge whether I have deserved the attack 3r. McVicker has made.” Thisis just what I want, and therefore demand of M ‘that he shall re: quire of the First Regiment an- investigation of the matter. and give mean opportunity to produce my cvidence. Thiais due to the regiment, due to him- self, and if the demand {8 not granted the public can and will Judge. Iwill place a business construction on this matter. Had McClurg given me his check for $5,000 0n the First National baving o funds there, ho would be dishonored with business men. He sllowed mo to make announcements to the public on the feith of consent obtained from him when he knew I could not fulfill these annonnce. ments, n consequence of his sction, and in e faco of this fact e claims credit. T say he is equally dis- botored~from s business standpoint—ae howould be in the first instance. There was an honorable way out of this difficulty for the Colonel after having given his ccnrent and even at tha late hour when ha isaued bis prohilitory_order, but he wza not the man for the situation, ~He is evidently one of those who, attempt- ing to carry water on both shoulders, stumbles, aad creates a paol from which he is seklom saved. I could Teply o very paragraph in his statament and turn it aguinst him, but it would occupy too muchspace in your columns ; hence I will dofer, and allow a littlo room for Mr, ‘Runnion and Capt. Dewitt, merely ro- marking that McClurg's inability to find me provokesa smile, Respeotfully, J. H. MoVicxen. 7. 1. BUNSION. Cru1ca00, Sept, 15.—J. 11, HeVicker—My Dean 612 2 1 bave reccived 8 leiter from Gen. McClurg, dated at t. Paul, which I givo you, along with a copy of my roply. It concerns the cobrroversy relative to Gea, McClirgls consent that Company B of the First Sogiment sbouid agpesr on your slage: AU know of it is, that both Capt. J. M. DeWits, commanding Compsby B, and Gen, A. C. MeClurg, commandin tho First Regiment, fold me that the consent ha been given. You will notico McClorg, in his letter to me, s3ya ho did not tell me that he had cousented, but left me under the impresion he had. Whilo this sppears to be s distinction without » differ— ence, T ought to eay that twice during the conversa— tion he guve mo to understand ho had consented, onco in reply to n direct question, and _that he did not intl- ‘mate tho alightost intention of withdrawing that con- sent, Yot this conversation pceurred the very day his onder to Capt. DeWitt, prohibiting the appearance of the company, ia dated. If Gen. NcGlurg pablicly do- nies my versjon of the conversation, 28 his privats let ter to me indicates hewill, 1 refer o tho following corroborstory circumstances : “First—McClurg ndmits he purposely left me under the impression he had consented, and this on tae sama day he wrote his order forbidding the appearance. otlier words, Lie claims that he doceived me. Second—I told you on Tuesdsy, the day the conver- sation_ocourred, that Gen. McClurg had in- formed me that he had consented 10 the appesrance of the company. Thia was two daya before I had any in- timation that thero would be an¥ troubls about th ar- ents. FindoCipt, DoWitt has told me frequently that Gen. McClurg had given his consent, and that there s no misunaerstanding on his part, I presums Capt. DeWitt is ready to afiirm this publicly. “Nourth—The appearance of the company wis ofil. cially announced two full days before Gen. McClurg wroto his order to Capt. DeWitt, and four full days ‘Defore you were informod of the contrary. If Gen. McClurg had never given his consent, it scems to me it was his duty to immedistely denounce tho advertise- ‘ment sa fraudulent and calculated o deceive. Fifth—A geutleman in the empl@i of Jansen, McClurg & Co., in fhelr book-stare, has twice stated to me thai Gen. MecClurg told him_ tbat he (MeClurg) “had tried to dodga Ttunnion * on Tuesday, but finally admitted to him hiat ha had consented. I can imagine it will be very dissgreeablo to the_gentleman to_be drawn into this controversy, since he is employed by Gen. AcClarg, and on this scoount I suppross his name for the pres- ent; butin justice toyon and tomsself it is proper that T should repeat what be told me. ‘Stcth—I met Mr, Corpenter, of the firm of Carpenter & Sheldon, tlie day after your card appeared, aud he said to me that’ he had been in @ store of e jurg & Co., and that Alr. Smith, of the firm, had told him that McClurg by giving his copsent had placed himself in an awkward position, from which he conld not easily eacape. 1 cite thess circumstances in confirmation of my own word, that Gen. McClurg told me he had cou- Hented, wiich he now endeavors to deny, but virtu- ally sdmits by saying that he purposely left me under 1be impression he had consented whenhe had not, I am alg0 informed that Gen. McClurg endeavored tosee ‘me before he left for S Ieul,’in order to tell Tae differantly, Of this T know nofhing, snd I do not see what bearing it has on the point atissne; but I waa not out of thecity, nor absent from the office, g o pobic peraace 1 tha desire to a1 - I hand you thll’lube nsed if it shonld be- to offer any evidence of sour state- Jaxss B, RUXsIon. controveray, come Recessary ment 10 the public. " B eyicter—Deuz B T 60, Sept. 17—V, H. deFicker—] : no‘z::g?in mfi" 'morning’s papers an article from Col, fcClurg, in which ho atates that I aid not bave his consent to Company Bs & ince at your thestre, and that before I bad ?d;mhylmflm-mmm ments T Yo e mtier 1o thin: After I Bad my Gret 0 o ‘sotbing. Sath T bed {bat I conld do nothing un a O Al el b 1 would bave. io got bis permis- Dim, and was informed that e was at the e i Huae. "1 went thero o so0_him. aud quite 3 long talk with him sbout {t. Hp did not Xnow et to suy shoat it. Then I told him T was to have 3 Tueoting of my company soon, and that if he would ot give his consent it was £o use for me to &3y wy thing to the company about ff. Them he told a 5o seo what the company thought of it 5a befors I made my fnalarranzements with you to come sud ses im sgain. Wo bad & meeting of th ‘subject was broug! s mdvomle'd to mj pt your offer, The next dsy the company ‘called again o see the Colonel, and sgain found him e aiines House, aud toid him of the action the talk he told me company bad taken. After 8 long talk Mo k {has e would have o objections, and to g0 ahead, “ ‘the'name of Company Do not do 1t in the s %z;g me of en. And if any of the T S A companies to him, * Certalnly not, if they A "‘&‘f-“'fi:u'.:“fla.ummm was s fuccess, probalily I could get you to give a benefit to the regi- ment. 1 told bins 1 Would (55 and have that wndae 8t0od in our arrangements, After Ileft him, 1 came nd saw you, and tld you that I bad tha comsent of tho Colonel, with tho understanding that it was to bo i the Dame of the regiment, and not 5s Compsuy B. 1In this way the matter stood until the following Monday evening, when we had another meeting of the company. I spoke to the com- Pany again on the subject, and told them that they were not compelled to take part, but that it was merely 3 volunteer affair, There was & motion offeced and ‘passed requesting mo to call for volunteers. Aa it was ‘Dow about tima for me o get my train for home (X re- sido at Riverside), T askad them to leave their names with one of the members, 80 that T cowd got them the next day, We did not have a very full meeting that evening, probably not much more than half the company, I obtained but twenty- two names, but in a day or iwo quite a Dumber came £0 me and fold mo they would take partinit. So far 18 getting men eaough from the company there would have been no trouble. On Tuesday Col. McCiurg sens for mé to come and ses him. I called upon him about 20%clock p. m., and he then told me he thought the matter had boen dropped, but that ho bad seen a notice of it in the Sunday papers, and some members of the other companies came in on Monday and told bim of the announcement. I then told him he had given me is consent. Ho sald that I misunderstood Bim, and that T was to come and see himagain. 1 told bim'that thera had ly been 10 misunderstand- ing, and that I wag only to see him after I had submitted our proposition to the Company, that L had done this, and he then gave me anthority t0 g0 on; and thers ¥as 0o occasion for me o see him again, ‘He then said the company could not appesr, aud I told hum that, sa 50 much Lad been said and done, he must give me o written Order to that effect, Ialso asked Lim to be s1ire and ses you that afternoon, 80 as to give youtime to make other arrangements, Lo promised to do this, Dut 88 it turna out he did not, If 1had supposed he ‘was 20t going to notify you, I would have done 60 my- self. 1 did not reccive his order, which is dated Tues- day, untll the following Thursdsy. Thers has been Bome comment because I did not get a written order from Col McClurg when he gave me au- thority o mct, 1 respected his word suiiciently to act upon his verbal authority. I only demanded a writien order when he recalled his ‘verbal order upon which I had acted. I regret the whole affair Yery much; but,in justice i you,to myself, and to my company, 1 must say that thers was no misunderstanding on my part of having Col. Mo- Clurg’s consent. 1 am willing, if Decessarv, to mako an atidavit of this, Yours, Jas. AL DEWrrr, Captain Commanding Company B, Firut Kegiment, e Y THE OUTER WORLD. DRAMATIC LAWSUITS IN NEW TOBK. Dramatic lawsuits are, a3 the reporters of fash- ions may, enregle in New York. Aerely as ad- Vertisements, perhaps, the managers consider them profitablo investments, Augustin Daly has two on his hands—one with Sheridan Shoolk, and the other with Lester Wallack. The first involves the proprietary rights in * Rose Michel,” with which Mr. Daly pro- posed to open his theatre for the fall season. Sncok & Palmer claim & proprietary right in the play, and have obtained a temporary injunc- tion agsinet Daly, who, for his part, avers that he has bought the original play twice over, and that the version which he proposes to give is mostly originsl. Judge Curtie, who heard and granted the application for an injunction, decid- ed that Daly bought the play from a person whoss right to sell it had not been clearly estab- lished in court. Moreover, the Court held that Daly’s claim of having constructed a new play ont of the materials furnished by ** Rose Michel” cannot be allowed to prejudice the case of Shook & Palmer. The authors and his as- signees, be they citizets or aliens, as far as the ‘manuscript and their rights thersin are con- cerned, are protected by the law; an these rights cannot be impaired or i fringed upon either directly or indirectl Tho_questions involved in this case aze not of much moment. It seems tobe conceded by both parties that the play was never published tn B rope, and the issue 18 merely one of fact, each basing his clsim on an_alleged purchase. The controversies over *The Big Bonanza” and *The Two Orphans” sre different. In these cases it is claimed that, the plays having been published abroad, snv American has the right to make such adaptation from them as he may choose. After the publication of & now play; only the uew features introduced by Amer- ican authors or adapters are protected by Amer- ican Inw. This principle has long been estab- lished. It has been affirmed recently in Califor- nin in the case of Bartloy Campbell’s” **Bullsand Bears,” taken from the same source as *‘The Big, Bonanza,” and in Wisconsin m the case of AMcKeo Rankin's adaptation of “The Two Orphans.” It is possible that Mr. Daly does not care to appropriate ** Rose Michel " outright onthe groand of foreign publication, since such & precedent might return to plague him in the fature; but if he can prove that the play has been published—or, in other words, performed—abroad, aod that his vession of it does not infringe upon the rights of native au- thors, he will be allowed to produce it, title and Besides this suit with Shook & Palmer, Mr. Daly appears 28 defendact in another brought by Lester Wallack, who has obtained a temporary injunction forbidding the production- of “Our Boys.” Still another suit of this kind is in prog- ress belween the Kirslfys snd Comnally & Pillett, the subject in controversy being the play ‘‘Around the World in Eighty Days.® The Kiralfys ;are producing this play at the Acad- emy of Mausic in New York, and the defondsnts have arranged to bring it out at the Grand Opera-House. A temporary injunction has been granted. THE SOUTHERN THEATRES. There are indications that the field of theatri- cat enterprise in the Southern States will bo worked somewhat more extensively and vigor- ously this season than in previous sea- sons for a number of yesrs. Edwin Booth has not sacted in any of the Atlantic Statea sonth of Maryland for over fifteen years; and the probability is that his journey through the Sonth this season will be quite s trinmpkal progress. Ar. Raymond, as Col Sellers, is also going to make the circuit of the Southern thea- tres, and doubtless “they are waiting for him npow.” Mr. Boath will not ap- pear in Washington City, bat he will visit all the other South Atlantic cities. Col. Sellers will be in Washington when Congress meets, and wilt hold up to legislators a glass whercin they may eee the inmost part of them. 'These, and indeed all the prominent actors ‘who vigit the Bouth this goason, go thither under the management of Mr. Ford, of Baltimore, who ia 8 preferred leases of tho Southern thestres, and to whose enterprising plans is mainly due the approaching revival of theatricals on the Soutbern stage. The New York Tribune., from which the above statements are taken, gives io- teresting noticea of some Southern theatres in the prosperons days before the War : In 1851 Joseph Jefferson and John A. Ellsler man- sged In Charleston, and frequently acted in nelghbor- ing cities. In 1853 the stock company of the Rich mond_Theatr managed by Jehn T. Ford— com; among many others, Joseph Jefferaon, Edwin Adams, aud Mary Devlin,—~who subsequently ‘Decame the wifo of Edwin Booth, Twenty years aga Jurrett and Ford were young managers in Btmory ; and i their slock companies and _among their associ- ates were John E. Owens, Joseph Jefferson, John S. Clarke, Edwin Booth, Edwin Adams, O, W. Taylenre, snd H. L. Bateman. Tho Baltimore home vf Mr. Bateman was then the beadquarters of theatrical lifa in that region. Tha Batomau girls, infant prodigles then, already gave deuofements of 3 bright fatire, ©Old Cowell was about, with his quips and crauks, And trom that coterlo bave emergel leading actors, {famouns nowadays on both the English and_American slage, and matagers who have succeeded alike in New York, Washington, and London. Since the War the Soutbern theatres have been generally decaying, and the prosent revival of interest in their welfare has come none too soon to save them froni ulter rmin. Mr. Ford was encouraged to make the experiment by the suo~ cess of Jefferson in the South in 1873. A DRAMATIC EDITOR ATTACKED, Mr. Frederick A. Bchwab, the dramatio editor of the New York Times, bas incarred the enmity of certain hangers-on ahout Booth's Theatre by ‘his unfavorable notices of Barry Sullivan’s per- formances. One of these ardent attaches at- tacked Mr. Bchwab Iast Monday night. The particulars of tho encounter are given in & per- eonnl statement of Mr. Schvab publiahed by the Herald : Shortiy after 9 p. m. I was leaving the auditorium of Booth's Theatrs wish Mr. Maurwe Gran, when a man nomed Bliss—formerly a curtwan in the employ of Adamy’ Express Company, lates a0 Inspector in the Custom-House, sud nince his removal from that po- sitton ona of the bangerv-on at Booth's Thoatro—ape proacked me aud said, “I suprose you have your “ariiclo all written on this performance.” T roplied 4 A performanca Like this needa no article. The actor is not it to be a Custom-House Igapector.” Bliss then struck at me, selzed mo by the callar, and began swearing. A crowd intervened and we wers parted. 1 called upan Otficer No. 320 to arrest Bliss, but ba re- fused. ° 5 ' THR MIGHTY DOLLAR.” % The sectet history of Alr. Florence’s new play, “The Mighty Dollar,” would doubtless be inter- esting resding if it shouid get iuto print. It will be remembered that the New York critica condemned the play with one voice on its firug representation. They have since modified their judgment sufiiciently to admit -that ‘the play is run! well now, aud possesses some merit, after all. One bégh sauthority compares the charscter of tha Hon. Bardwel Slale, assumed by Mr. Floreuce, fo John Baymond's Col Sellers. Bome _of° the peculiar hostility msuifested towards tbe play may doubtless ba accounted for by the fact that it is the work af a D author, whose surroundings oid not ¢ him to favorable considerat: FORNEY, BOUCICAULT. AND RALS Col. Forney writes from London to the Phil> deiphia Press : ** Dion Boucicault haa now been a littie over a week at his homein London. He is already fully prepared to open at Drury Lane ‘With his popnlar play, * The Shaughrsun,’ to be Been for the first time in this great city next Sat- urday evening, Sept. 5.” Col. Forney had & loog conversation with Boucicault conserning Wuliam 8. Ralston, the Californis baner, whom both had known intimately. _Boucicanll could only now remember the fact that Ralston was the benefactor of the Pacific Coast, the friend of the poor, the patron of art in all its phases, ond the most unselfish and liberal of mon. » Even.” said Mr. Boucicault, “if all that I loft in his care—and it was & large sum—should be sk in the general wreck, no worl of re- proach agalngt William S. Ralston should pasa my lipa.” WoTES. Agnes Ethel will cortainly return to the stage. She will make her reappearance at the Brooklyn Theatre Oct. 4, in * Fron-Fron.” Joseph Jefforson ia residing in Paris on the Avenno Josephine. Ho intenda to make that city his headquarters for three years to como. ““Rose Alichel ” is to be given for tho first time in this couniry st the Union Square Thestre, New York, Oct. 4, with Rose Ejytinge as the ‘heroine. George Rignold, the English tragedian, will ‘make his first appearance at Ford Thestrs, Balti- more, as Henry V. Ho will make a tour of the country, under the management of Jarrett & Palmer. The London papers say that Miss Victoris Vokes is soan to marry Mr. Clayton, the actar, and that she will bring many a goldon charm 1o wake the marrisge happy, . including $50,000 . made in America. A Paris correspondent writes : ** Frou~Fron ™ bag been rovived at the Gymnase, with Marie Delaporte in the title-role. Thia charming and winning actresa bas bat ope serious defoct—shs has a very plain faco.” The French Dramatic Anthors’ Society haa re- contly published the returas of its oporations for the last vear. The dnes received by tho authora in 1874 and 1875 woro 2.305.516 francs, ?g‘l:x;g 440,567 francs higher than 1o 1868 and ‘The performance of “Tha Rivals " at the Bos- ton Museum laat week is calobrated by the Ad- tertiser as the contennial of the play. *The Rivals” was written by Sheridan in his 23d year, and was immediately produced st Covent Garden Theatre, Jan. 17, 1775. The breakfast to Barry Sollivan at Dol- monico’s Tuesday was a pleasant and notabla event. Amony tha guests were 8. 8. Cox, John Brougham, and Joln O'Counor Power, ). P, It was observed that the occasion was not hou- ored by the presence of many distinguisied men. Mr. Tennyson bes been convinesd that his drumatic poem, “Queen Mary, ita original shape, is Dot fittod for representation upon the stage, and it is reported that he is mow en- F:gnd in writing ceversl new acenes for the sci- ing 2isy Bato- version which is to be intrusted to man. Rossi, the ominent Italian tragedian, will open at the Lyceum Theatre in New York on the 35th of October. He will open in Hamlet, aud sfter- ward Dh{.o Lear, Damon, Othello, Macbeth, Tomeo, Louis XI. and Nero. From the Ly- ceum hc;v‘:lgl‘ll‘gn :a Bouctgxn, Phllédelpbl&. Balti- more, ington, icago, Cincionati, St Louis, Lonisville, New Orleans, and Galveston. A new theatro was opened in Indianapolis Monday. Tho entire seating capacity is es- timated at 1,680. From parquette 10 ceiling the beight is 65 feet. (The proscanium opening is 36 foet in width by 42 feet in height, and the depthof stags ia 31 fect. The complete cost of the theatre igin the neighborhood of $50,000. ‘Wallace Hume is the architect. ._The San Francisco Call speaks ir very fiatter- icg terms of Mr. Jamea O'Neil's maaferly ran- dering of Farmer Alen. The critic aays : The mors we see of this gentlemsn, on occasians ‘where strong scting is required, the more we are satls- Sl that ba e 4 man of no ordiaary capacity, and that caree: vo us an sur in Anérican Ristrignic guiasy. T O i The regular dramatic seagon at the Fifth Av- enue Theatre in New York began last AMonday with the production of “Saratoga.” James Lewis appeared as Bob Sacket!, Fanny Davan- part a3 Eple Remington, Miss Jeffreye-Lewia aa Lucy Carter, and_Emily Rigl 28 Virginie. An opening address in rhyme, composcd and read by John Brougham, was a featura of the enter- tainment. Bret Harto has just finished Stuart Robaon's lay, which will probably be called **’lhe rodizals of Red Gulch.” "The character desig- nated for Mr. Robson,— Col. Culpepper Starboltic, —althongh tunny, is only reasonably promineat, the leading parts being of » more serions na- tore, and requiriog for their portrayal actors ot the first rank. The time and place of ita pro- duction have not yet been decided upon. An old plsy-goer in New York has fished up some impressions of Barry Sullivan’s first sp- Ppearance in America : Oflmenlngwmygny,lflndm I aat throngh 3 Irish actor, Mr. Hollingghead has received a letter from the diatinguished sragedienne, Madame Ristori, dated at Honolulu, Sandwich Isiands, signifying ber willingnees to play an engagameni at tho London Galety some time next spring in coa- Junction with Bignor Roesi. The enterorising manager of the Qiety exprasses his firm resolu- n;;zrn to bring together on the same stage tho three greatest tragic artists living—Salvini, Rossi, aud Bistari.w The following i8 taken from a New York, not from a Brocklyn, paper : ** We are not quite 80 squeamish in certain ways a8 we wers whea Freoch opera waspresented to us. That famous scandal trial did wonders in breaking down su- perfine moral prejudices. Anylow, most of ns can now relish the improprieties of opera bouife almost as well as though we had 1a Paria 2ll our blessed lives.” ‘much may be said for ZFrench plays as for French operas. The Boston Glode bastens to relieve Miss Katherine Rogers of an aspersion upon her fair name cooveycd by the statement that aho was *‘s Western actress.” The (lobe says: *Far from being s * Wastern actress,’ she as barely, if ever, acted in that locality, acd, asthe termn carries with it a certain status in the profession Dot over snd above desiranle, we at once hasten to make the amende. Miss Bogers is sn English sctress of great repats.” Whatker it is more desirable to be known_as an English actress or a8 & Western actress, ia s delicato question. “An sctress of high, if not the highest, or- der,” is what the Athenum calls lMiss Ellen Terry, who reappears on the London stage, on which ehe nsed to act #hen searcely more than » child. *‘Her presentation of Pauline in tho ¢ Lady of Lyonw," " says the oritic, *‘ comprised & series of pictures escn more gracefnl than the preceding, and all too good for the lackadaigical Dlagin which she appeared. In revealing {ho character she was less wuccessfal than when she reviously plased Portia, * showing ons of tho lmlie-l. of Shakspetre’s creations in colers in which few, even among students, had dressed nr ‘Whitney's new opers-house in Detroit was opeved last Monday pigit with a very indiffer- cnt performance of **London Assurance” by the Furbish compaoy. The anditorium is 77 feet wide by 72 feet 1n depth, and 60 feet higb. ‘The main floor is divided into parquette and the parquetta circle, and contans altogether nearly 700 seats; above this is the dress circle, seating about 260; and sgain_above this is the family circie with 400 seats. Tbestag is 77 feet wide by 40 in depth, and 64 feet iu beight to the rigging: loft. The scenery comprises 42 completo seta oy fiats and 150 wings with accompanyiog borders There are twenty dressing-rooms. Mr. Toole's Americaa tour was vory succesafal, financially. The London Era states that his stay in New York, extonding ovor -ssven wo.ks, brought receipis amounting to $49,762 In Pil- adelphia the treasury showed ag infiux of 10,- 000 ; in Balumors, ¥7.013: In Wastinaton, §2,88G; fn Lonisville, 23,820 in Curcinnate, $3,178; in Chicago, $5.061: in Bt, Louis, $Y,504; in Boston, 19,741 ; and in tweaty other cities performed ai in twenty-four nights, $19,762, sbowing a grand total of "$128.177 recerved be- tween Aug. 17 and Jan. 1. The receipts in Can- adsa from May 1 to June 1J reached 871,420, Mr. Toole visited nearly everv city s second time, and this factia very significast, Ho i said to be lmnn.” ging for a tour tu Californis in the fall of 877 CLOTHING. BOYS’ (\0.C. HILB YT BOYS coxxez Y | Ere SUTTS. U Monroests & SUITE.