Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 10, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRiBUNE: SUNDAY, O OBZR 1v, 1¥70.—SIXTEEN PAGHEN, AMUSERIENTS. The Enterprising MMamnager Who ¥s Needed in Chicago. The Stock Theatre of the Fu- ture---A Word Concern- ing Pretty Actresses. Beview of the Week---Notes and An- nouncements---Rossi, the Italian Tragedian, Failure of “Queen Mary”--- QGossip About Actors and Plays. The Theodore Thomas Orchestra Season~—Titiens in New York. Home Concerts for the Week-— Musical Notes. THE DRAMA. IN GHICAGO. WAKTED—A'{ ENTERIRISING MANAGER. He should be £. person who has had considera~ ‘ble experience in this line of business; he ‘must bave somo financ:al backizg; bis temper should be eweet; snd it is highly desirable that ho shonld not have notoriously bad habits. If he in a gentleman by naturs and association so muoh the better. We sbould like to have a Chu- cago gentleman for the honorsble position in view, but will promise fo weicome & stranger othierwise qualified with open arme. Anwperson answering to the above description msy apply to r. McVicker, and, on eatistying tho terms of that gentleman, may bacome lessee and manager of the Chicsgo Theatre. Thia 15 oue of the pretticst and most charmiog places of amnse- ment in Americs. It is upholstered in ele- gsnt style; the floors are vichly car- peted; tho walls are tinted a deli- cate blue; the mirrors =are large and resplendent. There is but one drawback toits smany charms, namely, the fact that it does not pay. An intrepid mansger, who has the educa- tion and the money necessary for the work, cen easily overcome and dispel the prest:ge of fail- -ure which now attaches to the theatre. The only question is whether the possible profits will repay the absolute riaks. Possibly they will. They sre only possible profits, it is trne; bot they are absolutely within the reach of any munager who is equal to tho emergency. Such an one will bg, in all Lkelihood, self-confident, and will not hesitate to _chanco something upon lumeelf. The rewzrd in reputstion which aweits the manager who sbali start the New Chicago Theare on the roza to success is much more coneidersbls than than the profits in money. He may become, if e chooses, the theatrical dictator of Chicago ; and, ia tune, if fortune emilcs upon theatre of such a character as D: N York nnder his management would prove a high-~ 1y profitable cnterprise. THE INEAL STOCK THEATRE bss been given in fragments in Chicago during the past fow years. The old Dearborn Theatre, during the lodg and prosperons engagement of the Wyndham company, was almost overything that could be desired. Hooley’s was good in re- spect to management, and almost good enough 2s regards the ccmpauy until the unfortnnate ‘secession of Murdoch and the Williams- es occurred. . The Now Chicago Theatrs ‘had an unexceptionable company, but the Jeaterials at hand were shameful'y mismanaged. 1t s combinstion of the best elements presented in these three ventures should be mzde, success wonid be assured. The Wypdhem company did, indeed, play & most prosperous sesson here nnder some peca.iar dissdvantages ; snd thore i8 no reacon why their legitimate successors in the field, if any £nse, shonld not Go equally well. Some suggestions a8 to the proper coarse for s mavager of the new stock theatre to pursme wero lately offercd in private by a gentleman wweil qualitied to speak ou tho subject. His idea would be to engr ge such a company as the ono pow under Mr. Hsll's mansgement, or summon that back, if possible. Then ba would enter mipon & liberal 2nd intelligent system of adver- tising such as bac been adopted by Measrs, Carpen- ter & Sheydon. Finally, he would work his com- pany bard at firel, giving & variety of plays— with some special attractions one nightin the week, sech as old Eoglieh comedy, or a light Shakspesresn pisy. Thos he would compel pub- lic attention. IIe would not be the kindofa men, we ghould thivk, to start off 1 the midale of suwmer with “Tom Peoryn,” or torun “Panline " for two weeks withous onea having a -aving houee. Old managers may sbako their eads snd ricicole the progremme drawn up above; but it 72ally has gomo merits, and mav bo worth trying. The traditions of mavagement which have prevailed in Chicsgo for some years past are abont used up. They are not apparently good things to fasten to in this stormy weather. Thoy wera long ago abandened in all citics hav- fog sny prcteasious to metropolitan sizo rud taste. Verhaps it is not too soon 1o abandon them in Chicego. Speaking merely wbat we believe to be public opinion, and with- ozt presuming to advise or dictate to managers whose experience and position certainly entitle them to respect, wo anbmit theso considerations to the attention of the persons most interested. THE PHILOSOPIY OF PRETTY ACTRESSES. Protty sclresses seidom have apy philosophy themselves, bat thore is a philosophy abont them formed by interested spectators which is not always recogpized as 1t siould bo. Beauty is as rnch an eleront in the success of an sctress a8 = fine quality of voico, and properly so. It is aot s low view of art which looks for beantiful wamen to represont the principal characters on tho stege. The very essence of a play often demsnds it. The absence of it camses a pantul incongruity between the lines of the text and tho surroundings. Pauline, Imogene, Juliet, Cleopalra, were couceived as beautiful women ; and it i3only tempting an audicrce to disgust to confide parts like these to plain-look~ ing actresses. The eame may be eaid of the modern society drama, so-calied, which depends very much upon pretty faces and millinery for its succces. Theee facts aro fett, if not always clearly recoguized, by the people. * Handsome 9 a8 handsomo doce ™ is mnot troe of women on the slage ; & more lixely rule is, ** Handsome does a8 handrowme ia.” A SHOW WEEE. For the benefit of the country people drawn %o the city by the Exposition *The Sea of Ice™ was given during the week past at DMcVicker's Theatre. The plsy ie pretty well worn. It contains only one idea of great distinctness, and only one sitna- tion of decided merit. **The thirst tor gold " is & pretty familiar old thirst: but the picture of the avaricions man subdued by love is not so froquently drawn in’ woll-defined outline. The plsy at McVicker's was admirably mounted, and indifferently given by the stock company. 3r. McVicker carmied, the comedy part with consid- ercble cave, and saved the piay from uiter bad- nesz. Mr. Gossin, who appeared as the adven- turous man cousumed by a thirst for gold, was At times quits good. but hia articulation was often 50 indistinet and burried that it was im- possible to tell in some pars of the theatre what he was talking avoat. The audiences were Jarge throughout the week. From one point of view, the perlormance was good euough for an Exposition week ; but, regarded in a different light, it was not. In Ciccinna:i ike custom i3 to presentthe vers best attrac- ZLious of the seagon while the Exposition is opea. This palicy is more liely to be rewarded in the Jong Tun than the other. ANONG THR MINOR AMUSENENTS of the week was the closmng of the Academy of Music, which is much beiter closed thao it has Iately been open. The minstrels: did-an excel- Jent business, calling the' camp-etools into roquisition nesrly every night. At the Museam, , OTSTbody wore & Prospergus Iook, and tho mag. agers expressed themselves well sstisfi=d with the patronage they received. ** Led Astray” was put on the stage in tolerable style, but was not well played. **East Lyone"—much bef- ter done, yet still not a marvelous performance ~was continued at the ofi-day matieees, BENETIT FOR ST. LUKE'S HOEPITAL. The amatenr dramatic entertainment to be given at the New Chicago Theatre Thursday evening, by the Genial Dramatio Clab, promises well. Already a large number of tickets have been sold. The management have wisely placed the price of admission low enough to enable everybody to assist in this worthy charity, viz.: U0 cents. Tickets purchased at tbe various places where they are on sale can be uxchaoged at tho box-office of the theatrs for reserved seats, without extra charge, Wednesday aod Tnorsday sfternoons. The following is the cast of charactors for ** Tho Honeymoon "z . Miss Julis Washington .Miss Victoria Adams ANNOUNCEMENTS AXD KOTIS. At the Musoum, “Led Astray” will be con- tinned for the ovening performances and the matinees of Wednesdsy apd Saturdsy. ‘‘East Lynne” will run its fourth week at the off-dsy matinees. % Carpenter & Sheldon announce Daniel Dongh- erty for two lectures, He will speak of ** Orators snd Oratery ™ in Plymouth Church, Oct. 18, and of ** American People and Americau Politics ” in the Union Park Ciaurch, Tuesdey, Ocs. 18, Alexauder Stephens' Gates are Oct. 25 and Oct. 28, His subjects are yet to be announced. TRossi will ap) in Chicago early i g Novem- ber. Itissottled that he will not play in Me- YVicker's Theatre. Either Hooley's or tbo New Chicago Theatrs will be engaged for him. He brings his own company, sod the performance will be in Italian. Rosai is said to be one of the atest trogic sctors living. His Iamlet has been especially commended, and 1u all romantic parts he hag been mers or less euccessfal. Tennie C. Claflin, who is now ia this city, con- firms the report that sho isstudying for the stago. Bheintends to make ber debufin Chi- cago—say at the Academy of Musie, with such a company as_can be gathered for the occasion. She will try Lady Macbeth for a beginning, and if this easy part fits her well she muy devotd her- sell to sometbing which will make larger drafts ppon her ability. Mr. Joun MecCullough begins an engagement st McVicker's Theaire to-morraw night, thpeaz- ing as Spartacus in **The Gladiator.” The play is one of several that were sccured by Mr. ¥or- rest by the offering of liberal prizea. It isa native production. Mr. MoCullough bought it frow the trusteos of the Forrest estate, and now bhas tho sele right to produce it in the United States. There has been a disruption of the Hooley and Mapuoire combination. iHaverly, of Haverly’s Minstrels, is now associated with daguire as o lessee of Hooley's Theatre, and it is undorstood thar Hooley bas stepped down and out. The lease was orizinally for iwo years. Hooley's PBrooklyn theatre is'said to be doing very badly, end the company in San Francisco ir scarcely domng more than paying expenses. The disa- grecment between Huoley and Maguie was cansed by a proposition of the former that the San Francisco enierprise be abandoved, Emerson & Co. will be 1n the city this week, and will immediately start for San Francisco, where they are to open suother hail of min- strelsy. The Chicagoe troupe will remain hero for tho prescnt. It has been Jargaly renforced, 2nad does not seom to have suffered seriously by tho late secessions. To-morrow might J. R. Hemble, tho stage-manager aud interlocutor, will take a benefit. Hs hes always been popular bere, snd will doubtless not be forgotten by bis friends. Arlington, Rice, and Sutton are down for now songs and thnlling acts of various kinds. e THE OUTER WORLD. nossI. One of the Eastern papers gives the following sketch of the eminent Italian tragedian, who is to begin an engagement in America at the Ly- ceum Theatre, New York, Oct. 25: Signor Ernesto Rossi, was born at Leghora on the 2ith of April, 182), bis father being o wealthy moz- chant m that'city, He was educated for the bar, and when his school days wore over was gent to tha Uni- versity of Piss, where he firsi gave evidence of his tal- ent for recitation, His first appearance on any stago is suid to havo becn madein lus father's banking house, where Lis constructed a temporary theatre and acted Damon to an admiring audience of his compn- ions, Kis futher wzs absent at the time, and Lis un- expected return putan avruptend to the perform- ance. He subsequently left Leghorn and his fatker's To0f, and jolned & company of strolliug players, en- countering the ususl bardshirs and disuppointments which attend such a life. In course of timehe sttractzd tho sttention of Madens, sna _thenceforward his for- tunes and fame grow apace. In 1852 ko was a member of the Royal Surdinian troups, and two years after ho sppesrod in the Carignano at Turin, Hers ho achieved a grest triumph, and be was atonce ranked 2miong the foremost of Living Italian tragedians. Ho bas played in France, Spain, South Smerica, Austria, ‘Hungary, Prussis, Germany, Belgium, and_Italy, but he has never yet performed before an English-speak- ing sudience, His repertory includes Humlst, Hac- veth, Lear, Romeo, Coriolanus, Ruchard 111,, Louis X1., Cetego, Damon, Othetlo, end other characters. Ho is, ‘morenter, a good tinguist and an excellent musician. ‘Tho memories of Saivini tnd Ristord, which have sned 60 much glory on Itulian dramatic art,increase the igtereat wiicli s falt in bis fizst appesrance in this 5. BTEPHEN FISZE'S ‘ QUEEN MATT." It is pretty evident that the adaptation of Tennyson's poem which has been playing in Philadelphia is, as we predicted it would be, a sad piece of botchwork. There is reason to sup- pose, also, that the adaptor, Mr. Stephen Fiske, was fally conscious that his version had no ment, otherwise it would certainly have becn produced first in New York, and arrangements would have beon meds for & longer run in Philadelphis. As & mattor of fact, Misa Dargon, who assumes the lesding part in the piece, was un- der coutract o bring it out in Chicago ove week after the first performance in Philadeiphis, and would have dono 8o, no doube. Lad not the Academy of Music closed ita doors somewba} suddenly last weck. The opinion that the Pluiadelpbia managersbad of the picce, wien they cowid eriously contemplate 1niro= ducing it to the Chicsgo public through the medium of the sbominable company at the Academy, cau be imagined. The truta scoms to be taat Ar. Fiske, Mis. Drew, and Mr. Gardioer. thought the adaptation might o to gull the public with for & few nights, and that a harvest might be reaped before the esscntial wealiness of the piay wasdiscovered. Eveu in this ex- pectation they have: heen dizappoiated. It is doubiiul whether the aciing edi~ tion of the play which ia preparing under the personal supervision of Mr. Teanyeon will be at all endusable—the general opinion is that it will pot; bat in any case it may be taken for granted that the American version is worthloss. Mr. Fiske's own card of explanation, in which he confeeseato wonderful Liberties with the textof lie poerm, is suflicient to condemn the play. “ OUR [OTS ™ IN CINCINNATL The litigation over this charming comedy, which ecemed happily ended in New Yorl, has begun afresh in Cincionati. Mr. Lewis bas taken the play there, and has been appearing in it a8 a star at the Grand Opera-House. Florence contests his right to produce it, claiming that &l rights for the provinces have bgen purchased by himself from IFrench. Lewis holds his title from Daly, who bought the play for New York, and, he alleges, cortain other cities, inclaging Ciacinnati, from Freoch. The right of Daly a8 1o any city outside of New York is denied by Trench and Florence, who aver that Daly volun- tarily surrendered his rights for the provineial cities. Timo has been granted plaintiff and de- fendants for the procuring of ovidence, and Lewis will bave piain sailing for twenty days. : NOTES. Townsend's play is to be produced at Daly's. Rignold has been playing *“Heory V." in Wasbington. The Brooklyn Theatre with Agnes Ethel is doing 3 good business. Wallack's Theatre opened brilliantly with “ The Overland Route ” Tuesday night. Charles Thorne, Jr., of the Union Square, has given up his intention of making s starring tour, “ Clenearty ' was brought out in Boston Mon- day nicht. Both the piay and the actin, mach admired. ik Tho English critics eve delighted to find thas Ar. Toole broagnt no ** Americanisms ” back to the London stage. Chartes Pope has been playiog tragedy, snd Den De Dar has been doing Jlicawberg for the first time at St. Lonis. 1 Joho Brougham has msde a great hit as th ex-buttermait in_*Our Boya™ ab Daly's New York Theatre. He succeeded Lewis. ‘The experiment of French plays by a French company which is to be made st the New York Lyceum Theatre will be observed with interest. The performances will ziternate with thoge of Ressi in Italiao, and the sesson will extend over aixty days, thirty plays beiok given. Joseoh Wheolock played o star eormgement lest week at the Rochester Opera-House, in < Amos Clark; or, Tho Bar-Sinister. “Around the World in Eighty Days " has been withdrawn from the New York Academy of Mu- sic. 'The managers can hardly have gotten out clear. Alexander Dumas is said to have finished his greet work for tho Comedie Francaise. It will bo entitlod * Monssiur Condoule,” or «“ L'Etraogere.” Idadame Ristori letelv played an cngesement at Rydney, in New South Wales, one week of which yielded her, itis said, a net profit of about $10,003 in gold. John Dillon, supported by the Arch Btreet Theatre Company, Pbiladelpbis, commongss an oogagement ab the Academy of hlusic, Balti- more, to-morrow ovening. Kate and Ienbel Bateman, the talsnted dangh- tors cf the late . L. Bateman, have sbandoned their intention of visitiog this country during the present sesson. They will appear next year. Oincionati approves of the New Chicago Theatre compauy, which is giving ** The Two Orphans ” thare.” The Gazelle says thatof the thirty-two charactors cast in tbe play there1s nct a eicgle one who does not merit publicap- probation. Mons, Jules Verne has slready pocketed €60,000 by his play, *“La Tour du Monde." His books, numerous and popular as they are, bave never brought himin so much. The piece hias beon played 372 times corsecutively at Porte St. Martin. Mile. Venturoli, who will b remamboered as at one time & Jeading dansense at Crosbs's Opera- House _in this city, during the ** White Fawn" and “Undine” performances, had a benett in Thiladelphia Intely. She hos been suffering from a paralytic stroke for the Izst two years., Mr. Georre Fawcelt Rowe has just complated anew local dramp i3 fivoacts, which it is in- tonded to produce on tho principal stage of New York. The action progresses nt a momentons period of the city’s history, aad its incidents ars snid to be upcommonly novel, interesting, and impressive. ¢ ** Rose Michel " wes, after all, no great loss to Augustio Daly. Competent critics say tbat, when produced, it is sare tobe a failure. In Paris, with one of the grestest living uctresses, Mile. Targenl, s the heroine, it had but a very limited run, and in Londou it fell through at its fourth representation. Mr. E. L. Daveoport has sustained a conven- ient injury, just severa enongh to answer as an advertisement and to let him out of an engage- ment at Troy which promised to be unprofitable. He sprained his wrist in falling in ** Macbeth ™ Friday week, but mausged to close out his en- gagoment in Philadelphia, since which time ho has been resting. Tho Cincinbati Commercial does pot agree with the New York Tribune that there is nothing dramatic in George Washington’s character. Fho former authority says : “ Nothing diamatic, in- deed! If we could pet the genuioae old Georgo on the stage, and get & pburst of true inwardness out of him, there would beat least a dramatic situation or two. James Parton and Mark Twain tozether onglit to trv a Washingtonian drama.” When the curfain rose at the Pittsburg Academy of Music Moundav might, the McEeo Rankin company appeared sitting like a miastres tronp or, 88 & locsl print has it, *‘dressed in citizen's ciothes.” Mr. Vandenhoff explained to the andienco that an injunction had been issned forbidding the production of the play, but that the matter would be fought o6t to the bitter end in the courts, The curtain was then rung down, and the audience slowly dirpersed. No admis- sion fee was charged for this novel and enter- teining performance. Daring the week beginning to-morrow, a new ‘home production is to be brought out for the firat time on any stage. at the Grand Opera- House, Cincinnati. in the shape of a soctety com- edy, entitled * White Sulnhar : or, 4 Dag at the Springs,” from the pen of Cherles E. Calichan, Esq., Prosecuting Attorney of tho Police Court. As tho titlo would indicate, the playis founded on the cccurrences of one dav at White Sulphar Springs, W. Va., and withcut being at all farci- cal, tbe piece abounds in humorous 88 well as pa-~ thetio sitaations. Spesking of the extraordinary simplicity dis- tinguishing certain theatrical pieces of thé pres- en period, Francisque Sarcey tella as of & drama which was written by Guizot at the age of 12, and certainly reached the oxtreme limit of the quality in question. The stnge reproscnts an opon space 1n s forest. A womsan, weepiug bit- terly, 13 soated in fropt, leaning against s tree. ZEnter o gendarmo. Gendarme—** Why aro you weeping, roy good woman ?” The womaa—*‘ Ah, sir, I am tho mother of seven children, and have 1o bread for them to cat.” Gendarme—** Good boaven ! what a misfortane!” Draws his sabro and stabs ber. T'he woman dies of agifation and agony. Curtain falls. The new Eagle Theatrs 10 New York, which bas been erected during the last summor 1 Sixth avenue, 2t its junction with Drosdway, by Josh Hart, the well-known theatrical manager, is now tinished, and is to be opened for the win-~ ter dramatic season to-morrow. The auditorium i 48 by 66 feet, and the stage 40 feet deop by 100 feet brosd. g The scenary is now in prepara- tion uzder thirection of Matt Morgsn. The drop-curtain is & fine specimen of scenic att. It was puinted by Morgan, and has a groundwork of white gatin, with a medaltion in the centre representing ths birthplace of Washington. The cost of the siracture, naido from the value of the lots, is abous $100,000. The theatre will be used for *‘yariety” bu:inesa. MUSIC. AT HOME, TIE THEODORE THOMAS ORCHESTRAL SEASON, Tha long rest is over. Tha summer days are ended, and with the cooler winds aund falling leaves the musicinns are burrying to their tasks, The season in New York opeued last Mondsy eveniug with Tilicns, of whose success our renders bave slready been informed. To-mor- row evening English opers will bo Isunched, and on the 18th the Boaton season will open with Hans Von Bulovw, the great pianist and greatest Jiving interpretor of Beethoven. Our own ses- .gon opens on Tuesday evening of this week with Theodore Thomas and his incomparable band, under the auspicea of Mesars. Carpenter & Sheldon, who have fallen into the habit dur- ing the past two or three years of doing Eome- thing hands ame for the public in music, as well as in fectures. Mr. Thomas brings with him not only his full orchestra, but slso Mme. Madelino Bchiller, an excellent pianiste. His programmes for this eesson comprise several novolties and thave been made up with more referencs to pop- ularity, but st the same time are not let down at all from bhis strict musical etandard. They differ only in diversity, embracing more than usual of Scaodinavian, French, and lignter German musie. His opcning prozramme is a curioeity, in not having a single Wagner nom- ber on 1it, in which respect it is uniqus. ‘Che concerts of Tuesday and Wednosday nights and Wednesday afternovn will bo given in the large aoditorinm of the Plymouth Congregational Chareb, near ihe corner of Michigan avenue and Trenty-sisth stroot, and. those on Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday afterncon at the Umion Park Coopregational Church. The Thurs- day night concert, which was purchased from Messrs. Carpenter & Sheldon by the Young Men's Christian Association, will be given in Farwell Hall. The programme for tho opening night will be as follows = Orerture—Abencerragen.. Larghetto—Sympbony No. va Beotl Cancerto—Ne. 1, E: Mlnor, Op. 1i (First More- Madame Madeline Schilier and Orchestra. Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 14 (new). PABT IL Overtura—Rol ferre,. Symphonic Pl.?eul;xp—" Lo (new) Rondo Brilliante B0« Madame Hade! [Adspted for orchestra by Theo, Thom: Torehlight March—C minor, NG, B..eveeces l(e)']zrbcer ‘With regard to this programme, which is one of Thomas' best, we mako the following extract from=§: private letter from = very competen: ifigidt Beathoven hss written nothing lovelier ghotto of the Second Symphony. FRbapyodie i3 immensely brilliant. The Robespierre overture, you muet know, is very gfix , and illustrates a phuse of tho French “Revoiution includiog the Merseillaige and be- hesding of Robespierro, Nothing can be finer -than Thomas’ scoriug of Schabert’s ‘Serenade.’ ¥IY nevor fails to recervean encore. The * Torch- “light March’is one of tho threo Meyerbsers _composed for festival occasions av tho Court of - Pruseia. This one is simply gorgeoas.” THE THOMNAS PEOGRAMYES. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Cmicago, Oct, 9.—The wise musical critio ‘of the Times suggests that, it Mr. Theo. Thomas 'waa not somenbat short-sighted and projudioed, ho wonld seo that he conld maka more monoy by making bis pfogrammes loss classical. Will you please call his attention to ths fact that the full- @8t houscs, bothiin Chicago andin New York, have been ou thoeo nightawhen the programmes wora exclusively classical 7 The ** Baothoven nighta™ in Cbicazo we all remember as always fall, every aeat being sold. In New York, Thomas was able | toretrieve the losses of the *‘ropular™ nights only by an extra number of *‘classical” nights, which were an overwhelming success. % USICIAN. THE APOLLO CLUB. That old snd favorite musical society, the Apollo Club, is now in active rendiness to take thetield. It hasbeenin constani practice dur- ing the summer, and the new conductor, Mr, Tomlins, has made this practice both progressive and educational, IHis rehoarsala have becn sys- temstized g0 a8 to get full work from tho Ciub without fatigue, and to do this the most rigid discipline has been maintained. The rehearzals commence promptly st 8 o'clock, with a full at- tendance of the Club. Two consccutive ab- sences, without valid excuse, are sufficient rea- son for expulsion from active membership. Ex- tra rebearsals are also held for individuals who require-extra attention, and sub-rehearsels for exira parts. By this system of training. rigidly and persistontly carried out, the Ciub has at- tained, report says, a higher dagres of perfec- tion {han 1t bos evorreached before. During the season the Club will give fonr councerts—in No- vember, January, March, and May. No tickets will bo sold for eingle concerts, associate mom- ber’s tickets alone securing ndmission. Thess tickets havo boen redaced from $10 to $5, and ontitle one to an admission to each concert, with two extra tickets, with reserved seats. The reduction of price is working admicably, and ag- sociate members are pouring in very rapidly. Arrangoments are now pondinz with Bliss Julia Rive, and 8. B. Mills, and other noted artists, who will appear io the serics of concerts. Tor tho first concart, Mr. Andres, the excellent Cin- cionati pianist, and Mrs. Alice Docevee, tho “Sweot Genevieve” of the Richings Old-Folks troupe, have been securod. Ars. Decoves for the past two years hae peen under traiving, and rovort u£enkfl highly of her. As o foretasto of tho good things the Apollo has. in preparation we give tho choruses that will bo sung at the first concert. They aro as follows 1. Double chorus from * (Edipus 2. Part rong, * The Wcodlzad Rose ..., 3, Berencde, “ Ret, Denrest, Lest. 4. Chorus, * Martyrs of the Arena . 5. Part gong, ** Suilors’ Jong ™. 6. Glee, “ Strike tho Lyre ™ 7, Chorus, * Pilgrima’ Choras KOSIO AT ST. SAMES. The new 8t.Jemes Church, on the North Side, will be thrown open to the public tc-day, and upon this ocoasion the musical exercises will be of unusual interest. ORGAN DECITALS. The twelfth of Mr. Croswold’s recitals will be given this afiornoon at Unity Church. The seventeonth of r. Eddy's series of organ recitals will be given next Thursday evening at the First Congregaticnal Church. JOCAL GOSSIP. Miss Irens Hauck Koon, our Chicago soprano, has been acquitting herself with great credit in & concert at Belvidere. Mr. II. R, Palmer, formerly of Chicago, now of New York, is in the city. He has several con- ventions on hand throngh the West. Georgo ¥. Root is now in New England super- intending the publicatiun of bis new book, tho “Choir and_Congregation,” which will shortly be publiabed. Miss Hardy, a pupil of Miss Ella Whito's, made & very successfal debut at Mr. Eddy's or- gan concert 138t Thoreday evening, At tne next -concert Mra. L. M. Doun, a Galosburg soprano, will eing. . Owing to the illness of Miss Killner, the con- tralto, who was to have sung in the forthcoming performance of Nicolat's ** MeiTy Wives of Wind- sor,” Muss HKatie von Wordiagen, formerly of this city, and now of Cmcunati, will sing in her place. A Paris paper of Sept. 18 has the following personals, which will bo of interest in Chicago : i Miss H. H. Glenn, 183 Fauborg St. ionore; Mies Jeesie M. Haskell, 116 Douievard Hauss- mano; H. 8. Porkins, 118 yBoulevard Hauss- mann.’ Pratt, our composer, i3 in clover. Liszt has been corracting his compositions. So elated is be that he writes : ** It i3 possivle that classic Leipsic may be bored with some of your humble pervany's * crude’ orchestral effort ; positive is it thatif I livo and am well, the Berlin critica sball heve en cpportunity of measuring judg- ment with our learned man of of the \est.” Weow! Monday evouning. the 8 inet., 8 very plezsant and suceessful masicale was given at the resi- dence of H. T. Hawkes, 4 Woodiand Park, by Misses Buckingham and Howard, Mr, Stanley and Mrs. Thurstoa, of Trinity Clurch cnoir : Mr. Goodwillie, of the choir of the Church of the Messiah; Miss Crocker, orgaunist at the Michigau Avevao Baptist Church ; r. Sanford, and other musical celebrities. A delightful evening of music and song wwas spont. ‘I'he last isauo of the Song essenger has ap- poared. Iissya: *Our American music jour- nals are used principally s the * organs’ of pub: lishiog bouses. The publishing interests of the Root & Sons Music Conupany and Messra. John Church & Co.. Cincinuati, are intimately con- nected, ond it is decided taat one *organ’ will gerve their purpnse. The publishing work is muaiply done ac Cincinnati, and henceforth the Song Afessenger will be morged in Church's Musical Visilor. Bir. Frederic W, Root retires from editorial work.” A correspondent writing from Paris says: I tako pleasnre in recordicg, for the satisfaction which it may afford ber many {friends in and out of Chicago, that Miss H. f. Glenn is now very pleasantly situated jo Paus, receiving vocal inglruction from Moneieur Wartel. From ariists, both in London and Paris, she has ro- ceived mach ancouragoment, which will doubt- less provo a stimulus in her ambitions and well- directed offorts. Daring her four weeks’ stay in London, bliss Glenn was the guest of Mme. Marie Roze-Perking.”. —_—— ABROAD. TIETIENS GECOND CONCERT. Tpe TrooNe has already contained a sum- mary of tho notices of the New York press upon Mlle. Titiens’ singing last Monday eveniag. The eecond concert was given on Wednesdny evon- ing. Wetake the foilowing notico of it from the New Yorlt Tribune : ‘Thenocond of the Tititns concerts presented sub- stantially the same featurcs as the first. Thero wns the same large and demonstrativo andience, diminish- od somewhat in sizo by tho wet weather, but uncon- querablo in its resolution o encore tho whole bill, ‘witkont discrimination between the good pieces ond tho bad, There wag a programme of the same general character as the first, put together without judgment sud without taste. Thero was also the same astonish- ing jnequelitics fn the performsnce,~one number stirring the audience to derisivo laughter, while the next quickeped the pulso with cnthusiastic admira- tion, Talren 25 a whoie, these are the most remarknbls concerts New York has heard for many a day—tiresome, prolix, provoking, bad; but not to bo sltogother gflfl‘ over by anybody who really cares for music. e Arst eong by Mlie. Titiens was tho ** Bel raggio,” {rom * Semiramide,” In the character of the Assyrian Queen slic has won Eome of Ler most brilliant tri- ‘umphs, but it is {mpoesible to reproduce in the con- ert room ‘the majesty with which she invests tha heroine upon the scenic stage. The role takes all its greatness from externals,~from the dramalio action, situntion, and accessorics, not from the mnsic, Tho &ria chosen last night is 8 beautiful specimen of Ros- 8ini's art in the iuterweaving of florid and clegant or- Rament with tho texture of o chscming melodys but it is eatirely barren of suggestion. A singer of Mile. Titiens’ calibre noeds a higher kiud of music 1o call forth her powers. This is mercly & displsy piece for vocaliats, It is trne that she howod a rzre abilityin the mansgement of the dificult Rossinian rou- Iades,but 2 exhibition of this kind to ba eltogethar sat- defactory calls for a somexwhat fresher voice. Wo took far more pleasure in her simple, swoet, and dignified singing of “The Last Rose of Summer,” given in En~ glish for an_encore; far moro nlso in her beantiful Tendering of the cavating of Euryanthe, * Glockiein im Thale,” whose fina poctical spirit she gave out with chxrmlnfidellm. Mlle. Titiens, in short, 1s & thor- augh artist, and tliat ia what wa can eay of very few living prima donnas, Listening to her, fo her best ‘Tmoments, 10 one can Stop to sex whether this or that ‘note is not too much worn. TUNHAPPY CINCINNATL The Philedelphia Press eays: Tho Beethoven Society, which bad so much success last year under Afr. Cross, is at present withoat a lesder. 1t is understood that the celebrated Otto Binger, nuw of Cincionati, and who organized under Theodore Thomas the grand choruses for both of his Tecent festivals in that city, has been invited to asstme the vacant leadership of the Beethoven, Alr, Singer is now one of the most prominent chorus mastarsn Americs, and his residence ia this city would baa substantisl advantage that can bardiy bo overestimated. 17 o sccepts the profored position the Bosthovan Society will resume iis reboaraxls on the 13th fnst. Wo may add to tne above that Mr. Singer has accepted the invitation, and that Cinciooati is now looking sorrowfully for some one to fill hia Flace. MURICAL NOTES, Herman Rietzol is so sxsrsorginary child pisnist who bas bren appesring sb the Peabody Inatitate, Baltimore, Ho played with complets mivor, vroficiency Chorin’s Polonase C sharp rillianss Schumasn’s Arabs:que, and the rondo in E flat msjor by Weber. A grand testimonial performenes is to be ten- dered to P. 8. Gilmore at bis New York Concert Gardoen on the 20th of October. Mme. Fabbri was royally welcomed in *‘La Damo Blaoche ” in Ban Franciaco. Mr. Fischor 28 Gavesion was not a success. M. Gounod is working at an opora, * Heori MI1.,” the libretto of which is to be taken from the drama of that name by Alexandre Dumas. Mrs. H. M. Smith, the noted singer of Boston, has accepted the position of leading soprano in the new church society of the Rev. W. H. H, AMurray. ZLe Guide Musical states that Wagner bas written a now introductory scens in s ** Tann- hauser,” which will ba eard for the firat time st the Vienna opera thortly. AMre. Moulton, the singer, who stapped so suo~ ceesfully from eociety to the concert-room n few seasons ago, is to marry a fo.eigner—A. de Hagermen-Lindencronse. HMadome Hensel, the author of the Life of Gottschelk, has renounced the Jewish faith snd joined o Mothodist church a¢ Binghamton, N. . Ehe is to become an evangelist. Considerabls amazement has been cansed in Berlio by an advertisement in the Intelligenzblatt, to tho éffect that *a ladies’ orchestra, with or without ¢ostume, are open to an engagement.” There was a French singor with a tremendons vaica who conld not discover what line in art he was best fitted for. IIo wens to Cherabini, who told him to sing. He sang, and tha foundation trembled. * Well,” ho gai hen he had finiah- ed, “1ilustrions master, wiat shafl I become 7 “ An auctioneer,” raid Cherubsni. The programme of the London Crystal Palace concerts for the coming seaston includes the nine symphonies of Beetboven in chronological order. In tho list of solo arlists engaged we find the names of several artisis well known in America —Miss Herage, for instance, Mlte. Torriani, 2iss Krebs, and MMiss Mebilig, besides our own sing- ers, Miss Antoinette Sterling and Ar, \Whitoey. Lucy Hooper writes from Paris: * Mean- time, the musicians are hard ot work. Ambroise Thomes has shat himself up in his country-sent to work unmolested at bis opera * Franceacoda Rimioi." Thoe patiticn of **Psyche” is said to be finished. Gounod is giving the last touches to s new oratorio entitled * Genevieve.” The rohearsals of ‘*Aida” at tha Italian Opera- House are slready commenced, though the opera i8 not to be performed till some time in April”” THE SPORT OF A KING. Extraordinary Siag Hunt by Order of the Bayagian Moaarch—foyalty and Sausages. . Musica, Aug. 14.—His Majesty King Lonis IT. of Bavaria is earning geouine tmmortality by his eccentricities. He is neither statesman norwar- rior, nor are his dominions, even had they not been reduced to a eort of vassalage uoder the newly reconstructed Empire, large enough to make him of any cousequencs in the world, Stiil he occupies a large share of public atten- tion. Sometimes he suddenly absents himself from the palzce, sud his Ministers aro left in utter ignorsuco of his whereaboaty, whils *¢gol- itary sod alooe” he wanders about the crags of bis mountains, or plays the recluse in soms abandoned old castle. "When the fit strikes him, he orders an opers or a drama to be performad before him as gole spectator, and within a week post be oerived at_the Royal theatre just as the performance closed, and the public were leaving. Nevertheless he entered the Royal box, and sent word to the zctora to play the whole four-act comedy over again, not 8 person being sllowed to remain _in the sudience part of the nouee excopt the King and his few attendants. As he pays well on such occasions, his whima are cheerfully gratified. Lately he has taken to study the lifo and times of Louis XIV., the ** Grand Monarque™ of France, who died in 1715, ufter haviog reigned for seventy-two years. This was undoubtedly the ablest, but also the most absolute _and dissoluts of ail the Cape- tian Kings of France ; vet so much has the Ba- varian Kiog fallen in Jove with him that some months ago ons of the King's country residences was transformed into A mimature imitation of s palace of the great Fronch Eing of a hundred aod seventy years ago. All the farniture was made in P'aris, modeled after the criginals, as were also the dresaes for the King and all the Roysl servants, the carrages, the harnesses, sad- dles, even the table china was specislly orderad at Sevres. Therules of coort etiquette which wera in force under the Freuch Kiag have been adopted ; the French language alone is spoken on guch occasions, and when thus attired and surronnded, King Lonis of Bavana actually be- lieves himself to be the great and &Bmumt King Louis of Fraoce. Abouttwo months ago he had transformed himself again into s French name- sake, and was reading one of the exciting siag hants that had been arranged for Lonis XIV. ia the forest of Vincennes. He resolved at once that he must have a stag hunt also, and gave noce orders to the master of the horse, This cbaging the deer with hounds came off three days ago at his Frenchifled palaco of Hohen- sclwangan, and it was the most ludicrons event living man bas yet set eyes on. Of course it was to be at night, with torches, the King to witness it in state from the large balcony of the palace, and the deer, with the hunters, tho hounds and the torch-bearers, were ail to pass in front of bim. Bat here was the trouble. The officer in charge of the arrangements knew that if there was & renl live deer in the case the snnimal would choose hia own course {0 escape from the hounds, and might speed away in an opposito direction from where it was wanted to go. An ides struck him, and he hurried off to Alunich to an ingenions mechanician to whom he confided his difticnlty. ‘The artisan promised to construct an artificial deer, to be sst running like lighten- ing by clock-work, that wonld go straight shead when once set in motion. This secured, o pack of blooded hounds was bought in Epngland and brought hera. Atrack was cleared for them, running on abee-line from one end of the park to the other, passing in front of the Royal balcony. The mechanical deer was completed in time, cov-~ ered with & fresh decrskin and the force of the mechanism tried, being found to work admirably ‘The ofticers wero dehighted, whon another diffi- culty seomed to mar their snccess. The artifi- cial deer gavo out no scent and the hounds would not_follow it, One of the chemberlaios at lnst worked out o plan. *We’ll keep the hounds on meagroe dict a few days befors the performancs,” ho said, +‘then an hour bsfore the start we'll give them a slight taste of smoked sausage ; oo the deer we'lL hang a string of these sausages, aud then yow'll see the dogs run affer the sausages like devils.” And thus it was doge, At the appointed hour the King sat in state on his throne erectod on the belcony, surrounded by his Court. all ¢lad in silks and satins after the fashions of Louis XIV. On came the deer. the huuoters, the hounds, the torch-bearers, shout- ing, yelling, bellowing, barking. Justin front of his Majesty two of the foremost hounds had reached the deer, and plunged upon tho— eausages. The jumb of the dogs upset the me- chavical deer, and tho contrivance lay upon the ground, striking out furiously with its legs in thosir. Yot the hounds gaveitno heed. as they should in a regular stag hunt, but fell to fighting smong themselves for the possession of the sausages. The King: left in disgust and shat himselt up inthe mountaivs, while the bargers of Munich are laughing over the mon- arch’s remarkable hunting experienco. e SHUT THE DOOR. The night is cold ; the flerce winds blow: Dark clouds the heavens hide; ‘The air is white with drifting snow; The crnel Frosi-Kin reigus ontaide,— ‘His minions roar. ©On1 shut the door. Within the v s warm snd bright And Tight aispels all tioughts of gloom The lowsred custajns hide the night ; Tuzarious comfort Alls tho £00im, And ease floats o'er. On 1 shut the door. Wit the social harp, sweet-toned, e e, s it crowmad, ers beaty 'Nad Victows pare, anspotted vell Is each thrown o'er. Then ehut the ddor. For, just without, they hivering stand, The wratched freezing, steeped in Sin, Begging for warmth, some kindly hand To ope the dobr ang let 1o, Butno; still more TFell sbint the door. The fierce wind must not enter here, ‘And Virtue must not meet with Sin: ‘Thess tender frames no cold can bear, And white Tobes black when Sin comes in. Forever mare, Then shut the door. Yes, ahut the door,—the cold, the storm, ‘Il sin, the missry, ahut out, Though many & frozen, Iifeless form At morn our steps will Lo about, The winds etil war, Bhat fast the deor. Hoorrros, Il e W. T. Mathews, of New York, has been com- miseioned by the Stste of Bouth Cirolios to paiot a fall-iength portrait of Chasles Sumner and one of Abraham Lincoln, for the SBenate sod House of Reprepetitstives of that Stste, Thsi of Linooln in psarly dnised, sad 1hey of Bome nor aboni balt dons, Taxo, " reap. The present gallery indicates, if it indi~ THE FINE ARTS. Ruskia’s Classification Applied to the Exposition Galleries, American Artists Weak in History, Theology, and Politics. Their Showing Better in Portraiture, and Best in Landscape. Pottery in the Exposition-—HMajolica, Henri Deux, and Minton Ware. Home and Foreign Notes, RUSKIN'S PRINCIPLES. THEIR APPLICATION TO THE EXPOSITION ART- GALLERT. Abont the end of last May Mr. Ruskm issued a60-page pamphlet of notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal Academy, 1875, which, a8 a resumption of an annual geries discontinued some fiftcen years 250, possessed unususl interest, and has run through several editions. ‘Though marked with what be himaelf calls the **lanocies of his de- clining years,” and here and thera exhibiting a vebemence and excess which are only tolerable because their very violence furnishes their anti- dote, theso notes have the wide value which be- longs to criticism based, as Mr. Ruskin's always is, upon permanent and essential principles of art, ratber thau upon academic and technical quality. It is not, perbaps, too great respect to our own exhibition at the Exposition—if it be, as has all along been clsimed, & fair exponent of the coadition of American painting—to wish that 3fr. Ruskin might make & visit toit, note-book in hand, sod tell us what he thought abaut it. Only it is to be feared that the general barbar- ism of America, 2od of Chicagzo in particalar, might divert him altogether from the mair topic, accustomed as he ia to make the subjects of hia comments starting-points. for essays upon all manper of social aud political questions. Some of the results that would follow from THE APPLICATION OF RUSKIN'S STANDARDS it ia not imposaiblo to surmise, by attempting to clagsify the more importaut pictures in our own galleries according to the hezds into which he divides those of tie Royal Academy. Disclaim- ing all purely technical critiuam, and insisting upon weighing what claims to be high art in the highest balances, he says : Popular or clagsic, temporary or eternal, all good srt is more or less didactic. My artist-sdversaries rage at me for esying so, but tho gusyest of them cannot being momentarily grave, nor the emptioat headed occasionady instructive; and whatever work any of them do thai s indeed honorable to themselves is also intellectually helpful, no less than entertaining, tootbers. And it will be the surest way of estimating the intrmsic value of the artof this year, if wa pro- ceed to examine it in the several provinces which its didatic fanctiona occupy; and collect the sum of fts teachings on the subjects—which will, I think sufiicient- Iy embrace its efforts i every kind—af tieology, histary, liography, natural history, landscape, aad, a3 the end of all, policy. Leaviog for ths moment the more puzzling of these appellations, what have the hundreds of painters represented in the Exposition to say abons THEOLOGY AND HISTORY? The theological biss of the American artist, even giving the word its widest construction, cannot be eaid, from the evidence of this collec- tiop, to be strong. Where we should in former timea have founa scores and hundreda of pictures of sacred subjects, the only things we have ap- proacbing them here are, “‘Crosy and Crown,” and the Burial of a Christian Martyr.” Not one other picture that could be said to be di- rected to the expression of a religions emotion or a spiritual aspiration. In the Koyal Academy Roskin found five worth commenting upop, among them Poole’s ‘‘Ezekiel's Vision,” and Armytago's “Julian, the Anosiate.” In history we are not much better off, for be- sidea Lentze’s Revolutionary scenes, Wilmarth'a “ Nathan Hale,” and Walker's modern battlo~ pieces, there is hardly lnvthing to be reckoned, Tunless we include James Board's ** Night Before the Battls,” W. Thompson's * Scous in Vir- ginia,” Willard's * Last Day of Hercalanenm,” and E. Johnson's * Milton Dictating to His Daughters,” and the last at least woald as well go under tae department of bicgraphy. This limization of religions and historical sub-~ jects to not mors than & dozen pictures smong 00 is & curious circomstance. And whenit ia considered that people as a rule quote most from the books they ate most familiar with, tslk most about what they are most interested in, and draw generally mosb upon what they moet have in mind, the inference is natural that our artists are not in the habit of dwelling much in the history of the past or the religion of the futare. ere wonld be an opportunity for Mr. Kuakin to make it interesting upon the spirit of the age, ‘*a cen-~ tary ocenpied in carnal and mechanical science —+" 5 fallen race who have sold their hearths for money and their glory for a morsel of bread.” Under thehead of biograpby, says Mr. Ruskin, *Iinclade DRAWA, DOMESTIC INCIDENT, AXD PORTRAIT, this last beiog, if good, the sum of what drama aad domesiic chances have been wrought by, and befallen to, the person portrayed.” This proviace therefore would include, in our exhibition, not only the *‘Iago” of Hicks, the **Ophelia " of Do Craro, and all the geure pictares of E. Johnson, Homer, Lambdin, and Perry, but the portraits of Lo Clear, Sellstedt, Healy, Phillips, and others scattered through the galleries,—perhaps one-fitth or one-sixth of the collectionin all. The next two heads cover a large majority, perhaps three-quartezs, of the exhupition. The animais and flowers would easily enongh be clase sified under natural history, but the assortment of the works of THE VARIOUS LANDSCAPE-PAINTERS between natural historic pzinting of scemery and tree landscape is a work of difficalty, open “to endless disagreement : The distinction between natural historlo painting of scenery and true landscape, i3 that the one represents objects as 8 Government Surveyor does, for the sake of ‘a good account of the thi themaelves, without emotion, or definite purposs of expression. Land- scspe-painting shows the relation between Nature and man ; eand, in fine work, & particalar tone of thought in the painter’a mind regpecting what he represents. 1 endeavored thirty years ngo, in ‘ Modern Paint- ers,” to explain this diference briefly, by saylng that, in natoral history painting, the t was only the Bpectator’s horse; buf, in’ landscape-painting, his fricnd. The worst of such friendliness, however, is that o concoited painter may at last leave' Nature out of the question altogether and talx of himself only, and then there i3 nothing for it but to go back to the Government Surveyar.” Bierstadt, Cropsey, Hart, Richargs, Inneas, Casileer, McEnteo, Keneoit: as the roll is called esch lover of laadscape-painting sssigna the soparate names to the list of the surveyors or the friends sccording to his own 1mpresaions. Most of the former we shall always have, be- causo the possession of the best guaiities is es- sential to masterly landscape-painting, o stago upan the way to the achievement of that art, upon which many balt and rest. The Ruskin-~ Jike head of i thus explained: We inquire what our British ariisty hava to say to un on the subject of good Government, and fts necesnary resultse,—what triumph they express in the British Constitution and its present achievements. In 0ld times all great artistic nations were y talkative, chiely, next to religion, on the smbject el nt. Venice. Florence, and Siens did little d, in figures and hic POLICY ‘events conducive to their For this class our bossted American exhibition farnishes us not one, unless we go back and re- cover from the department of history the few battle pictures, which indeed have little in them to connact them with general policy. And so it appears that in an ers which has seen the most. eritical struggle our Government has ever met, which has witneased devoted patriotism and wise statesmanship upon the broadest field, has teen marked with great battles and grest debates, has eaved the nation and emancipated every slave, our artists have absolntely nothing to esy upon the recent or current affairs that are employing the anxious or the grate- ful thought of profound men everywhere. And yet tbe artists are aptto think the reviewers Bomewhat too hard upon them when they say that the painters of the present day, in their de- votion to the technicalities of their profession, remove themselva too far from the great current of human life with which they have need to be in full sccord, if they are toproduce works wortby of endaring {fame. Whai they sow tkey cates suything, that our sctists can paint better thap they oAn think, aud thet shey esrd BOM for thelr'yahicls §uan for whai ihey acavey, Feshla to saepoin of misr faligrein -provinces Which depend most direct. ‘ia the ory of ' landacape. tion of the old and interesting piecef, b0} :; Interest in thar suggestions of & and which, by their moderats cosh Hurley, Ulater County, N. Y. thought of at Bome, is to ba seen McClurg's. illustrated articles on ‘¢ Household A% Cbarles Wyllys Elliot, the first number b the ** Dining-Boom.” Evarts, by Mr. St. Gandens, has e} © Boston l{m Rome. The modelivg, the hair, is highly praised. ork, and two intariors of Lbraries, 12 with a pictare of P 8t brought West by s German said go bave turned up at Rochester. o ject i Coarlemagne seated ab 3 the walls of a city. Robert Pesl, the portrait selec eristic in its resemblanse, B technical skill and *tho study of Nater s B g the day—nasural n.:'m'hfi ix Bome true landsope b - undoubtedly have, scme, but fewer, 00 poris: B pa:otere, fewer etill gooa figure-) -peintary Tio Boyal Acsdemy of England ia 1 sumgy Gation i8°pow notbing moro than a larpe i % Tuatrated ‘fi¥nes folded in saloons,—thy Juy ;m‘x:l‘l:er :{ the Graphiz, shall wo call 1 LAy ol & 3 quant v Tastisttons™ af passing evente, - "0 bacten ot (9 ‘Wkat is our own Exhibition 2 5 POTTERY. BEAUTINUL SPECIMEXS AT THE lm Beattered through the diferent Yoomy of g, B Household Art Dapartment of the B 0DO maY 860 & faw Spocimens of potiery "o g different varioties, from the simole, wge, .3 5 flower-pot up to the shapely Majolicy oer 1. in grain, and embodyirg in jts mlar.nd'h % of decoration the results of Raphagy " 8 genius, Or those of the less-known bgy m‘% n!eTléflr o; %he rtm( of Heori Deng, e whole att of pottery hae : mént of thosmple faugh “clay e s 7l our eartiest barbarian ancestors, s Iy by the remains found in Egyp: and gl through the succeseive etages of im, — predoced by the artistio gonins of the G, e classic times, snd of the Moory, Jr et Fronch in the middlo ges. A nation ga py a0 individus] must climb befor it can w4 - we find, therefore, natarally that the frgy . & in this art in this 'cONDIY A™ 10 prodasy’ ihe clay but slightly refined somewnai .‘”’h forms. Of thus the terra cotts pmdmn;fl.‘“ = city, and the clay vases of the Bevaly an:tary u'g c‘xml:&lulpur.b BUCCOsAID gy fyy % ey go, but attempting nothin gl}:in&or dacamkic%. ulz % i thamyg e common Doulton ware, mags = factory of thal nsme at mem a .:,,"‘ 9 London, of which the collection has o specimens, one may see the next highr ol £% manafacturo, in tho existence of & fus fyrld £ = fine glaze also, while in the specimeg u:‘ finer Doulton ware, the brown water-bottia, . its wreath of dark brown leaves, he mum;: of high and individual taste which ploc within the category of traly artistip H 1% may be interesting to know that ‘pisces of 1 Inttar clags are designod both in form, coley, | 2 decoration by special artists, mdmmd;: cated. Of carefally-refined clay, and clsasie are the delicate lekuthoy, or unguent jary, by the Greek youths for ano.uting paprt bafare engaging in the oxervises of thy Lo tra ; of these present examples, oneia pp [ Eenéugen. t:.llm z:iherh;rim & dylicate order of colore e, of T¢ shire, make, £ i % or g!a‘fedl stoneware we see a wo in the lasge quaintly-marked metaliicn beer-jug and mugs, cupx’ea of m and humble kinsmen of the ‘brilliant Flandres ; these aro of German maka, I¢ on siop theatfrom s seems a long step ahead from earthenware to the bniliant Majolics, ln‘h‘:: 4 souse it i85 yok the primacy substance of b & the game ; it is simply an evidence of flmmg bo dene with the crudest matorial, vrovided it |y placed in the hands of those Who havs ths i & atinctive knowledge how to deal with it, bowh regards form,and decoration. 4 By that division, which places articlas y £ seramic manufacture which are trasincant sxt £ break with s mooth fracture under the head = ** Porcelsin,” and those which are opaguess; break with a rough edge under the hedi < Pottery,” Majolica belonga to the latter sy Though not a matter of certainty, tha evidmy i8 in favor of its nane having bean derived fray the island off the coast of Spain. in ths ¥afia ranean, where it was mada by the Mcor, frm whom sundry Bpecimens were taken on s s cessful expedition for the libarstion of wm Christian captives, undertaken by the Pis i ¥ the twelfth century. These plates wer placs [ npon the ontside walls of their churhs 3 trophies of their success over tha infldais ! B a5 decorations of the sacred ediiices, and rv § ‘mained there long enoagh to be seen by the by spired eyos of the Rgreat artists of thaac: Renaissauce, and to be to them models for imiia tion. Luca dells Robbia, the first of ME: up his business of a sculptor, and devolsd bt gelf to the study and reproductics of t ware; and though perhaps naither bs his immediate successors ever qui4. fini. ed the delicate and brillisot glars of th originals, yet they succesded in produciy nl! -5 ware twhi wdu & most worthy uuwgmr L3 prototype, and which, patronized by the vely Tod highly-cultivated. nobles of the tius, serving 38 s favorite field for the employms. of the taste and talents of the circle of pb who sat at Raphael's feet, to-dsy stasds & th best representative of the Re: ficst, work, charming and inimitable. strictly speaking, for the beauty of thesd. ductions of our time seems to almost equal th £ of the originals, aud it may be that the talm of the English potter Minton, who bas g 2 such laurals in similar fislds, may yet rinal & ! geoius of his great predecessora. In the ewer and plagus befors us ws 26 §2 style of ornamentation peculiar to the abodld which Raphasl was the great head, sod whid was made possible by the new knowlecgec? {1 antique which the Benaissance brogght wik These rieces were mada at Glen, in Froeds 2§ manufactory which bhas done much to pras us with interesting and beantiful fac smilesd tho past great schools ; the tazzaisa ol Doccia ware, a town in Tealy which etill Lhn the traditions ot its former prospercus mr 5y factura; this specimen meems to rival & nearly the brilliant glaze of the old. The ewer and plague, whoss ’ ornaments are the feurdlis and combind crescenis of Henri II., and s0 o Moarish origin, are sometimes known s OIRON WARK, 5 name taken from the place of its msoufeim 22 and interesting f-om the long uncertsiny 51 &2 its origin, from its extremo vanstr, sif great beaaty. Thareare but about fiftyls specimens, and $hese of almoat priceles and the place of their mannfacture has bat ¥ cently becoma known, —3 country {awn oEe : - tean in Francs, where from the pura flgt on tho estato s noblo dame solaced harsai, ing her lord’s absence in the wars, byMif theas beautifal articles made, being evabiel B o ety s g hold staff, directed by Eecretary. The baptismal ewer, a white groaod wik : 2 | 0 jcatest lines of blue aud's medallion o the! ffi color, exquisitely painted, i of the Nmey w8 & {ho oid capital of Lorraine, which, ks Do £ has never quite loat its elder excallencs @ U art. " The larger ewer and stand for the sios I Ppose are of BOUEN WARE, that noted ware of the early pars of the v eenth century, whose style of ornameatatios! . shapes had not quits ceased yflfl““ ;) the memory of some of 08 noW living. udu' esting as the ware of which forct complete table-service mede, when forosd great loases in war to melt downhufl!vl“ 1 Thesa also are of the Gien make, 33 ¥ emaller yase of similar d The ale-jug, mogs, brown color and quaint ornam: Kopglish style are of 3 lent oxamples of the kind. Inmmwz“k there are of course but few chances 7 is nothing to prevent our obaining ductions, ‘v‘rhidx&u such faithfal oopisf oL, old, which bring into our homes su-B forms and harmonies of color, which £ the meana of any well-to-do citizen. —— . ODDS AND ENDS, E. Wood Perry snd Winslow Hotr 5 A good specimen of Vertunni, Tho Art Journal begioa this manth s 85 A very beautiful portrait-bust of ‘;mn Pictorial ai bond-mmzn"”g,‘}y D Sampeon E1% l”hnlypcutdmmd” senznl When it was dheuch‘ tad 18 I 52 most disk