Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 17, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TKIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTUBER 17, 1875, ~BIXTEEN FAGLS, AMUSEMENTS. John McCullough as ‘;Sparta- cus ”—--His Programme for the Week. Another Ilustration of the Fact that Caltivated People Shun the Theatres. . A Decided Variance of Opinion Concern- ing frving’s * Macbeth.” The Veteran Mathews---Gos- sip from the Green- Room. RBeview of the Thomas Concerts —The Amphion Quartette ---Eddy Recital. Max Strakosch on Ooera==-Musical Notes. THE DRAMA, IN CHICAGO- 'JOMN MWCULLOUUH. Dr. Bird wrote three tregedies—*'The Gisd- jetor,” *The Broker of Bogota,” and “‘Ora- loosa.” The first two of these are now the prop- erty of 2Ir. Jobn McCullough, having been pur- chased by bim from the trustees of the Forrest estate. - “ Oraloosa " 18 at present in the posses- ion of & brother of Dr. Bird, who is etill living 1in Indiznapolis and s a clergyman. ** The Broker of Bogcta " is thought by many to be stiperior to “The Gtadistor " in form and lapgusge. Mr. McCullovgh bimsel{ is said to be of this opinion. * The Gladiator,” however, Las always been the favorite viith the people, and it bas frequent- 1y been prosented when the personal preferences of the principal actor would have selected an- other play. Aparfacusis essentially s physical character. Its demands apon the brawn and lungs of an actor are great; but it has not the Intellectual quality in any marked degree. Com- paratively emall mental effort is 1equired £o give it a passable represontation. Whether it ia the best work that Mr. McCullough is capable of canpot at present besaid; but the indications are that it is not. Extravagant prase of Mr. McCullough in this character is mo compli- ment @t 2ll to him, for it would seem to assume fbst his® power lies prin- cipally in the representation of such parts, and that he lacks that higher spiritual ipsight without which mo actor can gain an en- daoring fame. We shall bave an opportunity this ‘wesk to judge whether this can truly be said of him, for Richelicu is as purely an intellectual conception as Sparfacus is pbysical. Wistever the verdict may be, 1t is safe to say that neither Mr. McCallough nor his friends wonld like to bave his Sparfacus called his best part. The impressions which Tse TRIBUNE recorded after the first performance of “‘the Glediator " were coofirmed by later rcpresestations. Mr. Me- Cullough wat alwazs st his best when he had a speech to mske. His declamatory powers are remarkable, though it must be said that at times ho speaks carelessly ond mechanically. The whole dislogue and monologue in the amphi- thegtre was magnificently rendero=: and the bitter invective beginning, * Men do vot war on women,” was a burst of eloquence seldom equaled on the dramatic stage. Mr. McCul- Jough's voico 15 8¢ present harsh and grating, owing to the straining it has received after a Jong disuse: but it is aiready mproving percep- tibly. and will, before many days, be 1o perfect form. \What 15 wanted to make 8lr. McCuollongh's Sparfacus complote can be eagier felt than described. I will «accur to the casual observer that the character is t00 much a man of words and too little & man of deeds ; that be is not throughout consistent, ‘whether he bo conceived as & brutal savage or as & Grecian hero ; that his tendernees is awxward and consirained ; that he sometimes substitutes Tuere sound for fury. Any or all of these cmti- ciems may be urged from differont points of wiew ; and, on the other hand, menta quite suf- ficient to cover the bplemiehes of the perform- aunce way easily be discovered. The actor is poysicaliy adapted for the part. He looze the gladiator every inch. His deep chest 2nd broad shoulders reveal immense muscular powers ; his high fore- Liead and piercing eyes epeak of intelligence 1o conceive and resolution to execute the campaigns. of a Geperal; and lus firm, elastic step almost suggests s picture of the homo in the Thracian Moontains whence it is supposed to be derived. Besides baving declamatory powers of a high order, as already noticed, Mr. McCullongh is singularly successful in expressing fierce pas- sions, When this 18 required of lum his eyes di- late and assame = new and_baleful lusire, and s form expands into giander proportione. On tne whoie 1t must be said that ** The Gladiator,” ‘with Mr. McCullough as Spartacus, is an enjoy- able performauce, tsouzh not thoroughly so. It lacks Larmony, but it possesses power. It has not the elements of greatness, but it bas those of Wuocess. CRITICISING A CRITIC. ‘The cultivated, the intelligent, the discerning, the judicious, the discriminating people of Chi- cago have been cousiog & good aeal of tronbie in & quiet way by their obstivacy in staying ab home. It has even been questioned by a compe- tent autharity whether there are any such people in Chicszo; and. adautting thatthere are, wheih~ er they bave any money they zre willing to psrt with. Tee TRIBUNE bas maintained both that the class actually does exist, and thatit bass way of spending money {reely when it is proper- 1y tempted. A contemporary disputes these po- sition, avd in ajzooa-natared way ridicules the ides that hoything can Le sccomphsned by ap- pealing to Intellgence, Culturs & Co., except as the appeal it now made at the principal theatres of Chicago. This view seemed t0 gaun Somo countenaucse last Mouday night, when & crowded house groeted Mr. Joau atciuiluugh. But tas oint of the argument which appeased forcible oudsy was cousiderably binnted before the end of the week by afallng off au the audiences. Neither the culture nor toe inteltigence of Chi- cago was Isigely represcuted ovon Monday night, for the sudience then showed by iujudi- cious applause sud sull mors iujuaicious sileuce thai1t did not fully enter into the eprit of the play. Tux TRIBUNE i8 not disposed to quarrel with and.ences. managers, or actors, of with thore who differ from it in opimion. Fall liberly of oppion in 8 matter of com- perauvely 50 small moment a8 theatrical entertainments can be accorded without a pavg ; z0d 1t will also be 1msisted upon in proper times snd places. Those who believe that the very roor support given Mr. McCullongh by the com- paoy az McVicker's Theatre had nothing to do witn the gradual decreeve in the eize of the an- giences Ay express their views as thoy see fit, but they will not find publio o‘{iuion on_ their Eide ; and the eame may be eaid of those who * mamtain, in Beason and out of season, that s poor theatrical company in Chicagois a better [omtnons enteryrise thas 8 goud gue. Tt 1a \ras that an expensive company will have a hard scason of it in Chicago at first, for the people bave been disappointed 80 often that they have acqured tbe habit of staying awny from the theatres, excopt when some uougnal atiraction. such as that offered by Mr. McCul.ough, is pre- sented. But common principles of mauagement il sbovw that, if lavish expenaitures on stage- scepery and appointments can be made to pay, 80 al80 can generous disbursements in salaries. Now it isnotonons that McVicker’s Theatre is famous for superb mouuting of .plays and excel~ lent stage-mansgement. % 'CULLOTGR'S PEOGEAMSE. This week Mr. McCullough will appesr ina new serdes of plays which will give him ample opportunity to show the inany escellent quali- tiea that are in him. *Jack Cade™ is under- lived for Monday and Tuesday nights, *Virgin- jus" tor Wednesdav and Thursdsy mghts and Saturday mativee, Richelien " for Friday night, and * Richard IIL.” for Saturday night. Every ©ue of tuese performances wilPbe warth seeing; aod. since the bill 18 to be frequently changed, the honse wiil probably be crowded through the ‘weex, a5 it was last Mondsy. ©Jack Cage™ is soother of the prize playg secised by Mr. Forrest. Ita original title was “Aylmere.” The suthor, Judge Conrad, was & member of the famous Bar of Philadelphia. The play.was & 1avorite with Mr. Forrest, aud his Jack Cade bas aiways been corsidered one of his most successful personations, It was one of that robust tppe of character which seemed best suited to bLis splendid physical proportions. “Virgioios,” which id to_be given Wednesday aud Thureday nights and Saturday matinee, will probably be the event of Mr, McCallough's engagement bere. It hss been carofally pre- pared. and will be well Em on the stage. The Richelieu of Mr. McCollough is atso well spoken of. It is hopea that a good audience will witneas each one of these performauces. AMATEURS IN PUBLIS. The Genial Dramatic Club gave s presty little entertainmeny Thursday night for the benefi of St. Luke's Hospital. Two revolutionary young ladies,—revolutionary. that is to eay, in name,—Misses Washington and Adams, took prominent parts ; and the critic, being cu'ri_ad away by patriolic fervor, confounded one with the other. However, all ‘the pleasant things that wore sad of Miss Washiogton fitted very well where they were put, except that she did pot make ‘“amost bewitching page.” It was Miss Adams who did that. The performance was tolerably succassful, in consideration of the fect that some wmerious sccidents had to be contended with, The illness of Mr. Perry cansed some confusion, though bhis parc was well read by Mr. .8, L. Harmell. Iirs. ‘Torkington eang & song that was repcatedly en- cosed, oud Mrs. 8. L. Harrell, as Juliana, more than _estistied the expectatious of her friends. Tug TwinosE claims credit both for noricing the performance the morning after it occurred and 1or beiug os ‘‘genial" about it asit possbiy could be. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOTES. AMr. James Lewis, with tho * Big Bonanza” ana * Our Loys,” is announced for Nov. 1 inthis city. The Minntrels announce & bill almost entirely new, ** Tho Three Doves™ (arlington, Rice, and Sutton) being retained. Frank Muyo, an actor whose merit neods no ceriiticate, is to sppear at the Academy of Music tiis week in ** Davy Crockett.” He will be sup- ported by & company of his own. * The Sunday-Lectute Society announces the fol~ lowing programme: To-dav, Mrs. Juis Ward Howo; Oct. 24, W R. Emerson : Oct. 81, Mrs. Cady Stanton ; aud Nov. 7. Moncure D. Couway. Prof. Peprer is to give o series of six evening entertaiuments and Lwo matinees in McCormiclk Hall during the week begmming Oct. 25. Ad- mission will be only 25 cents, and reserved seats 50 cents. ‘Lhe uptcal delusions and experi- ments promise to bo mteresting and instruct.ve. XMiss May Howard, formerly & favorite with patrons of Coi. Wood's Museum in this cisy, bus become & star. She begivs Alonday, toe :5th, at Macauley's Theatio 1n Louisville, wheuce she goes to Ciuciunati, Indianapolis, and other Went~ ern cities. Dan Dougherty is announced by the managers of the Star Course for a lecturs in Plymouth Church to-morrow night on **Orators and Ora- tory,” and for one in the Union Park Congrega- tionsl Church Tuoesdars night on '** American People aud American Politics.” The speaker will be introduced by Bishop Foley, who has never before consented to mudertake au oflice of this kind. An entire chaoge of bill is announced for the week at Col. Wuod's Museum. Every evening, and at tbe matiwees of Wednesday and Satur- day, Sardou’'s comedy, *‘A Dangerous Game,” will begiven. ** Aurora Floyd " has been pat on for the off-day maunees. he comjany shows considerable jmprovement Bince its Lirst appear- ance, and the manage.s appear Mmore eager than ever to satisly the puolic, " Mr. J. R. Brown, the mind-readar, announces an entertainment for Thursday night at the Firet Mcthodist Church, corner cof Clark and Washington stroes. The yonog man is said to possesa marveluns clairvoysat powers, and to bo in other respects something of an intellectnal prodigy. His entertaiament will probably be worth' seemg. In Philadelphia be attracfed a good deal of attention, and received some favor- sble notice. e THE QUTER WORLD, MR, IRVING'S ** MACBETH.” The New York Tribune’s London correspondent gent & long letter giving his impressions of Mr. Irving's' alacbeth, the substance of which was reproduced in Tae TRisUNE of Thursdny. The same general views are expressed by the London corresiondent of the New York Times, as fol- lows: The eral impression produced his perform- o0 on 10t Brst gt hnlmdnubuz,ly been_one of almost uniform di¥appointment, though in varying degrees, and even LIrviug's stauncliest admirers aduig that this is not one of the parts in which ke is beat calculated to ehine. The truth is that hia Mac- beth, though in some respects s very clever and subtle performance, does Dot happen to be thc Aacoeth of Shakspeare. ' It is a coucepuion of the sctor's own fancy, which can b supported only by a corruption and “misinterpretation of the plain meaning of the drumatist, From first to last, lrving's Macoeth 185 poor, {rightened, whimpering car, without even a pasaing fonch of any kind of manliness, except, perhajs, onc fizsh in his last moments. , . . 8ir. Irving's personal sppearance and mske-up ars equally out of keeping With the character, His thin, slack igure und ruther shambling gait are inconsistent, with the per sonal strength and prowess it the ficld st tributed 1o acbetn, and ho uso makes up in much too young and dandified a way, wearing only 3 long, eweuping mustache, insiesd of & Leard, which weuld give bin o more solit aud smpressive Io0k. Ihe London Speclador ass : On tho whole, Mr. Irving's ssems to us a very fine, and true, and original itecpretation of Snakspeare’s conception,—much finer taan Macready’s,—though a good 5&1 £poiled Liere and there by the hold over his suind sidll reiained by the conventional rant of tyran. nical etage raditions; while of Buss Bateman's Lady Maeoetss we should say that thero was but ono great fsult in 1t,—the bauquet scene. The Saturday Review says : ‘Whereas we should be glad to see, or rather {o hear, Mr. Irmuig again in many passages of this play, we Bcarcely feel any such desire us regards Miss Buteman, ‘whom even fricndly critics of the pisy are damujng with fawnt praise, The Pal Mall Qazetle remurks : 2 Alr. Irving's understanding of the part seems to be that & man 60 easly evercome could Liave been no horo t0 begic. with, . . Miss Bateman us Ludy Macoeth plays {be opening scenes in a certain mouctone not_without welght. . . Mr. Irving's Macbeth being such as it is, Miss Bateman’s Luay Mocbeth could hardly have been. otherwise. ‘o London Zimes 8s58 : “Mr. Irving 1 precizely what his Yacbeth is mot; he bas » will o b8 own, abd when he has formed a con- ception he I dutermined to carry it out. His Nacbetn is from beginning to end consistent. He is scared by ihe wilches, he s scared Ly the project of murder, ho is scared Ly the progress of its execution, Miss Bate- man's Luay is, 38 it ought to be, the exact reverse of ar, Lrving's %acoeth. MATHEWS AND BOUCIGAULT. Charles Machews was born Dec. 26, 1803, and now, September, 1875, be is plaving the principal parcin aplece of his own composition at the Gaiety Thestre. London. He has beena very prolific dramatic author, Thelist of his werks includes one drama in eight acts, one in five acts, eix in three acts, twelve in two acts, and twenty-one in one act. Tie new play now beiag produced, ‘* My Awful Dad,” promises to be the most successful of all. It Las been said of Mr. Mathews that bo is 8lmost too clever as & play- w1ight, hid inventions and conceits being often too delicate for popular sppreciation; bug ae an acior he has always been conced- ed a front rack in the profession. Boucicault, on the other hand, is a better dramatist than actor. His wo.ks are purposely unambitious, and strike the peopls about at the average level of in- telligence. Ouoe of the most curious features of the acting editions of his plays are the compara- tively large space devoted to stage-directions, and the simplicity of the dislogue. Boucicaul: makes 1t a point to stnke out everything whbich strikes him on a first reading of & new play as being particalarly fine. NoTES, Barry Sullivan is pretty well liked in Boston. Boucicault has sold a new and original piay to Mrs. Rousby. Ar. Fechter has resumed his engagements, appearing in Toronto as Hamlet. Tue Boston Advertiser says the New Chicago Theatre was ** too good for Chicago.” Faony Daveoport and Edwin Adams played in St. L ouis st week at different theatres, A local drams called * Pick Nick " is now the leading attraction at the New York Theatre Com- ique. " M:.hl{-ddtiu:ula!‘orfltzn'n new comedy, to be rought out af market, Lond Droght out at ymarket, London, will b Bret Harte has written something which Stuart Hobson thinks 18 the long-looked-for “ coming " American comedy. Mr. H. J. Byron, author of *Our Boys,” written a new playin which Mr, ‘.l‘nolg{:’wh:: on Dec. 4 at the Gaiety Theatre in London, Miss Maggie Mitchell, supported by a capabl company. which includes the efldanlylnd ];P:vug 1ax #ctos, . Ar. William Hasris, has been playing | ‘Fanchon” aud the other famil L her repertory in New England cities during the last fow weel . r. Lawrence Barrett has been acting Cassius inhBIm Frencisco. He will play that characterin the revival of ‘Julms Cisar™ at Bootb’s Thestre. A Boston actress ia told by the Adrertiser that smong the rudiments whick she bas yet to Jearn ia the fact that ber nose is oo pretry to be talked through. . Tenoyson is Justly indignant thot his play lh:{:ld be pf:dncedjln America without his sano- tion, and after the Batemans have purchased the sole righy to it. Mr. Edwin Booth, having almost comp letely recovered from his recont accident, will apgear at tbe Fifth Avenue Theatre Monday, Oct. 25, in ** Hamlet.” Some of the hardened mapagers in New York sav that *“ ¥rou-Frou” owes its success to its pamo, —that people go to 860 **Frou-Fron " to find out what ** u-Frou” is. George Vandenhoff, the well-known actor and reader; having recently returned from Europe, gave his irst reading for the seasou in aid of & charitable object at Association Hall, New York, Thursday, Oct. 14. Tho most beautiful and expensive dresses Acen upon the New York stage this sesson have been worn by Roso Estioge, in *Led Astray,” and are provided, not by the artist, but by the managers of the Umon Square Theatia. The Brooklyn Argus says: *Thereis & ru- mor that_tho Whole of the Hooley-Campbell compavy is sbout to make a tour with *Balls and Bears,’ aod otber lively vieces, leaving tho new theatre here in the hauds of a minstel com- pang.” ‘The New Orleans Republican displa; deal of trueinwatdness when itremarks eorge Honey, at the Boston Globe Theatre, 18 getting o better position in bhis country than auy other Euoglish “actor, emm:ly because he quietly took his place in » good stock company, and avoided the noisy reception aud worthless verdict of New York theatre-goers.” Excerpt from au advertisement of the Fark Thoatre in New York : * Mr. Stuart begs to an- nounco that he w1l have the privilege of shursly introgucing ove whom he and all who have seen fim deem & most distinguished artist, the West- wrn comedian, John Diffon, who has generously postponed his eunuagement in consequence of i)he“ uuspproachable” success of the *Mighty ollar. " = The London Saturday Review rays of Mr. Boucicault’s ‘“Shaughrdun”: ¢ One easily un- deisiands the success of this play in America. The public there know less of Ireland than we do, and ‘8 fashion provails of affecting sympathy with Feoianism. It is said that, if one Irish- man is to be roasted, another is atways ready to turo the pit, aud Mr. Roucicault is probably true to nature in ascribiog his hero's dangers to indigenous malignity,” The old subject, ** Overdressing on the stage,” Dag been revivea by irate correspoudents of the New York papers. 1. E. R.” denies thatthore i much eviravagance in this respect ; and i the caso of Miss Mario Gordoa (Mrs. Joha Reytaond), who piayed Laura Hawkins in * Colonel Bell ers” recently, tho denial seems to be well gas. tained. The first iwo simplo dresses for Miss Gordon's Laura Hawking cost but 8440, includ- ing the dressmakar's bill. The Directors of the Crystal Palace, London, are producing a new sories of siandard English comedies uuder the direction of Mr. Chatles Wyndbam, who has recently returned from a tour in Germauy. The plays chosen for repre- sentationare: Lovel's “ Wife's Secret, Bouci- csult’s *O0id Heads and_Young Hearts.” Tom Taylor's “Still Waters Run Deep,” Morton’s * Spoed the Plough,” Shakspemre's -+ Much Ado About Nothing,”” Mrs, chbald's “*Every One Has His Faul,” G. W. Wille' ** Man O’ Airlio,” The last is a queer sort of comedy. An idea for managers. The Philadolphia Press has the following : ~*“ At last a favorita idea of ours—a grand children’s Christmas pantomime —ig to go into effect : but, alas! in New York, not Pinladelphia. There is time, however. and Jjust about time, to rival Now York in this matier if we go to work at once. *There’s mullions in it " undoubtedly. The Academy of Music should be takcn ; the company and scepery shouid bo first-class in every respect. 1t ehould be largely advertised for weeks ahead, not alone in Phila- delphia journals, but io those of neighboring towns. We conld make such & grand spectacle 88 would of itself attract thousands to the city.” MUSIC. AT HOME. ‘THE TIOMAS CONCEETS. The only musical event of interest during the past week bas been tho inauguration of the sea- son by Thoodore Thomas’ Orchestra and Hme. Madeline Schiller, the piantst, who made a most successful Chicago debut. Seven concerts in all kave been given, two of them matinees, and at two of the evening concerts two entire sympho- ia works have been given, the 8eventh of Bee- thoven’s, and the G Symphony of Haydn's. While in music that is familiar to the public the programmes have not been quite 0 interesting as1n past Beasons, in new music, that is, music mven hore for the first time, they bavo beeu extremely attractive. In this respect, in- deed, Mr. Thomas’ programmes can always be anticipated with pleasure. Other troupes scarce- ly ever give us anything new, while Mr. Thomas always brings us fresh and pleasant surprises from his immense repertoire. Out of forty- four numbers on his programmes, nineteen haye been new to our sudiences, namely : The over- ture to Cherubini's ** Les Abencerragen”; the pinth and fourteenth of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies; Saint Sacne’ symphonia ekerch, Lo Route d' Omphale™; Hofmann's ** Hungarian Daoces,” *“Threo Character Sketches,” and **Schausprel Overture ”; Hornemaun's ** Al- ladine Overtura”; the second entr' acte 1o Schubert’s *‘ Rosamunde,” and the theme and variations from his quartette in D minor ; the bailet music to Gonuod’s *‘ Romeo and Juliet " ; Max Bruck's romaaza for violin, op. 42; the overture to Mendelgsohn’s '+ Melusina ¢ selections from Gluek's * Orphens™; the over- ture to Bargiel's * Meden™; the overture to ‘*Lodoiska™; the Haydn Symphony o G; and the Mozart concerto for flute and harp. Mme. Sciuller's repertoira has been a very pleasing one, ombraciog the Chopin concerto in E minor, Weber's *‘Tondo Lrilliante” and **Coneert- stueck,” Hnmmel's Andante in E tlat, Mendels- eohn’s “Seremade” znd ‘‘Allegro Giojoso,” Dloscheles” ** Recollections of Ireland,” Rafll's “ Concerto, op. 185, Chupin's Polonsiss in E flat, Beethoven's Sonata, op. 53, and Schumann’s Concerto in A minar, op. 54, besides Chopiu's Fantasie Imprompta and Mattei’s ** Concert Waitz.” When has a pianist given usa more dwversified or attractive selection of works? To say that the orchestrn played well wonld ~ bo to il refined "~ gold. In its magpificent massing of tome, in solo work, in promptuess of_attack, precision of tempos, no matter how rapid, and in all the nice details of expression and finish, it has not let dowun at all from 1ts customary excellent stand- ard. Mme. Schiller has also made & most excel- lent impression, first, as an easy, graceful, and modest player, and second, 88 an arhist of the first order in intelligence, refinement, xpres- sion, and brillisncy of teciniquo. «If ohe gnes- tion hos been asked more frequently than an- other, it is, How does she compare with Anos Meblit? ‘It is angracious to make compari- 8ons. but we should briefly say as a solist, great- er; a8 a concerto player, not a0 great. The band leaves herefor Cincinnati, where it will give a series of concerls in connection with the Har- monic Society, bringing out among other great worka Liszt's new conata, * The Bells of Stras- bourg.” 1t will take with it tbe pleasautest good ‘wishes of all our concert-goera. ° Another calin succeeds the week of concerts, and this week we dnit back into the old routine of home concests, which will bo given in the fol- lowing order: , OPERA AT M'VICRER'S. The arrangements for the grand opera of ““The Merry Wives of Windsor,” by Nicolai, to be given at McVicker's Thestre Nov. §, by the Liederkranz Society, under H. Balatka, are now completed. The opera will be given in excellent style, with the following strong cast: Sir John Falstaff, ' Mr. Flood fr. . Eoch hiile, Anus Roeetts, of New York Mrs. Page. .. fisy Kate von Wordragen, of Cincinnati ies Anne Page............. . A, Doy, of Chiczgo THE LIEDERKBANZ BOCIETY will give 1ts esecond concert of the sesson this evening at Turner-Hall, the programme embrac- ing the overtures to **Oberon " and *Rienza for archestra ; the chornses *“Op the open sea,” by Moebring, ana the tridal chorus from *‘Lo- hengrin,” for the Scciety; and the following eolos: Abt's **Child of .the Vine,” by Mr. Wirts~ chorek ; Mercadante's ‘‘ Ah! s'estinto,” by Mrs. Reiplipger ; and a solo by Aliss Fanny Abmaham- who has lately come here to 60D, 8 New pi roside, THE AMPHION QUABTETTE. This new orgamzation will maks its debut on Taesday evening at McCormick's Hall, assisted by Miss Ada L. Hoemer, a pianist who -has come here from the East with an admirable musical reputation. The programme will be a8 follows : PART L 1. Quartette—* Oh, Hush Thes, my Baby ™.’ ..Sullivan 2. Semg (o req TG Tiyan Guartetie, g (by request)—* Let me Like » Fall# (Nxzrllfin.zl)i.. i Wallacs Mr. W, H. Stantey. S, Violin solo— Az Montagaard ® oo ... De Berlot i, Heman Allen, 4. Bong— { :*The Belis of St. Ethelred " “Imp.tiene™.......... rg. W B, Foote. Plan . *'The Brook ". 5. Piano solo— {b. e Xiss Ada L, Hosmier. 6, Duet—=Ah! 8o de Mali Boi” eredi). .. Aties dunger and Mr. Stantey. BABT IL @, “From the Velleys” (Bc»m hemin Gir).... 1. Quartette—1 y uThere's One that 1 D The Amphion Qua: ietle. 2. Cavatinia—+Una Voce " (Barber of Seville).. Rosaint Munger. Mes Clara E, 4. Trlo—* By Moonlight " <N Hrs, Voot 3.8 Minger, and v Hate. 5. SBong—*The Muriners " +s2es-e.Randegger Jir. kdward C. H. le, 6, Quartette—* Good Night, Beloved ".........Pinsutl The Amphion Quartette. - TAE EDDY REGITAL. The eighteenth organ recital of the Eddy series will be piven Taursdsy evenivg, with the following progcamme : 1. Concerto in F, No. 5. 5, {u. Csnon n ¥ soarp, op. - 0. “ Invocation,” in B 3. Yrelude und Fugue, in G 4. Prayer from * Rienzi 7, Bdiza &, Fantasio-sonnta, op. €5... 6. Soug—** In Night's 8till Calm ", Az, Edward Schuidze. 7, % Plctures from the Orient,” op. G 8 Theme aud variationan A fat.. 2 LOCAL MISCELLANY. It ig intended to give a series of Sunday even- ing concerts at Urity Church, commencing on the 31st mst. Ar, Creswold will plsy a choice programmo of organ music at bis thirteenth recital this after- uvoun at Upity Church, commencing at 3:30 o'clock, A privatg letter from Paris saya: ‘*Miss Tes- sica Haslell 16 studying with Mme. Viardot, and Mirs H. H. Gleon with Wartell, both doiug very well, £ thitk.” The musical features of the Lakeside Courso during the remainder of tho season are a fol- lows: Nov. 2, Mendelssohn Quutette Giub; Nov. 16, Camilla Urso Troupe; Ja. 18, Rich- ings-Beroard Concert Tronpo. The Young People's Association of Plymouth Churetwwill hold iheir third aoniversary exer- cises this evening in the church, on Michigan avenue, near Tweaty-sixth street. In adaition to addresses by the newly-elected and retiring Presidents and tha pastor, the musical pro- gramme will be of 1nterest, including Kullak's -Pastorale” for organ; tho Rbeinberger Motette, *“ Near is the Lord Our God"; Mosen- thal's - Glosia Patri 7 ; byma with cornet accom- paniment ; Flagler's anthem, * Cautate Dowi- no”; Bishop's anthem, ¢ Night's Tender Shades"; bywu; and a Bach prelude and fugue for organ. Among the ploisant entertsinments of the pust week was tho reception of the Leavitt Street Congregational Cburch at the residence of Mr. C. A. Pnelps, 49 Hamilton averus. In addition to the usuat sociability upon such occasions, in- ters-ersed with inctramental music, thoso pres- ent hed a rare treat in the fine solos of Amo. Herschey, tho new cootralto, and Mm. F. C. Wilkie, the lattor well kuown s an_amateur of oxcellent ability. Mme. Herschoy combines great power, witha most flenible voice for contraito, and_her efforts are equally bappy in oratorio or in ballads. Her ferte isin her thor- ough method with pupils, giving to them the re- suits of her long study in Europe, Ono of the featuros of {he Beethoven Society this season will be tho reunions to be given at their rooms on tho last Friday of each montb, when the iustrumental performaoces wiil be in the bands of the Chicago Beethoven Quintette Club, consisting of Mr, Carl Wolfsobn (piano), Mr. Willam Lewis (first viohn), Mr. J. Hubbard (second violin), Mr. Heman Allen viola), and Mr. M." Eichheim (‘ceilo). nrivg the season, the following works of the oid and new masters will be performed at these reunions, viz.: Quintettes by Schumann, Raf, Graeduer, Hiller, and Go.thart; quariettos by Beethoven, Brohms, and Schumann; trios by Beethoven, Schumann, and Mendeissoho ; duos for piano and 'cello by Rubinstein, Mendelssobn, and Beethoven ; and duos for_pianos ana viohn by Beetioven, Lafl, Girieg, sud Goldmark. The first of the reunions will take place on the 20th inet., and the firet grand concert, which will be a Aendeigsohn festival, Dec. 9. . ——— ABROAD. MAX STRAEOSCH ON OPEBA. Max Strakosch has thus delivered himself upon the subject of opera to a New Yerk Herald reporter : The genera] dosire in New York of “ the eatablish- ment of opera on a permanens basia ” (to use thesanc- tified and technical phrase) I telieve {0 bo ull gammon ard moonkhiue, 20 much a3 to partake of the naturo of an unmeaning expression. Having studied the histary of opera in New York for the Tast twouty-five years, and having in addition sadly reflected upon my own experiance in the same line, I venture the opinion that the people of New York do ot coaslder apera a Decessity, and have never shown a true deaire_ for that orat lnxury, For twenty-five years Mr. Max Mirotzek has attempted opera in New York, and has consistently lost in this city the fortunes he mado by it 1 Mexico and Havana, while, after all, be is now Teduced to the necessity of giving singing lesscns, My elder brother, Maurice 8crakosch, afier many Operatic trials in New York, Iift for Europe nearly ruined, and succeeded very differently thiere by his ability, Mr. Ollman, who was long 3go obliged to quit Ameri-" ca in destitute circumstances, after three or four sea- €ons of opera in New York, has made an independent income in Europe Ly merely jobbing in operatic mat- ters. In aadition, your own humble servant begs to state that he Las mide s fortuns in concert which he has 10st in opers, and his experience Las shown him that there are many persons in America who still hava conscientious scrupiva against this style of entertai ment, I could entertain you at length about the u ‘vantages of opera managers {n Euzope, aud the disa vantages Of American impresaril, but this has besn 100 offen told, and you know it too well. I came, therefors, 2gain to tho conclusion that Italian opers is no real wint here, bus that scemingly there has been a preconceived determination sbown in your criticism 10 forco upon me in all kindness o business which I do rot intend going into, aad which I consider ruin- ous. ST. ANX'S TUNE. The Leeds Mercury says : Asingular and interesting discovery has been acci- dentally mado with respect to thia well-known hymn- tune, which has boen {reatod by Bach, Macfarren, and other loss noted musicions, as a fugal’ subject. Ith- erto it haa been aimost invariably attribuied to Dr. Croft. In the Yorkshire Exhibition, however, there .| ‘may Row be seen an 0ctavo book, in which the tune is called *¢ Leeds Tune,” by Mr. Denby. This book bo- longs to Mr, Thomas 8, Trrner, master of St. Philtp's Schools, Leeds. It was “licensed Feb, 14, 16878, and printed by John White, r., of York, for Atrahnm ‘Burber, bookseller, of Wakefield, who atgo revised ¢nd correctedit, The music notes are of the old lozengo- shape, with the canto fermo (or air) in thetenor, Tins discovery (for 80 we conceive it to be) ia most interest- ing to musical people generally, ard to this district in ‘particular, s the probability is toat * 3r. Denby,"” composer of o hymu-tune adir ittodly one of thie finent we poesess, wus & Weat Riding if not a Leeds mun. Dr. Croft was born in 1677, and was therefore only 10 yearsold when this book was published. MUSICAL NOTES. Madame Nilsson intends to make a tour of Grent Britain. Irma has a little sister, Marie, who is doing well in opera-bouffe in Paris. Miss Kelloge announces tbat she will prodace “'Fidelio” in the conrse of the season. A dispatch from Boston announces the death of Mathias Keller, composcr of-the American Hymo, Pinsuti’s opera of **The Merchant of Venice,” founded on Bhzkepeare’s play, will soon be produced in Venice. The 15th of November is the time fixed for the opening of the new Chickering Hall aod the beginuing of tho Von Bulow concerts in New York. Mr. Hererau, the organist of the village church st Heswell-on-the-Dee, was struck dead by lightning the other Sunday while playing the “ Maguificat.” : Anton Rubinstein is in Paris to consider the point of several modifications 1n his opera ** Ne- ron,” which he has written to the Libretto of Jules Barbier. Mra, J. Levy (nee Conway) has abavdoned the dramatic ttage, and j8 devoting herseif to the culture of Rer voice, with a view to a specdy debut in the concert room. The National Conservatorium at Pesth, whose foundation been very loudly announced, exists only 88 a project, since the fands were voted long ago by the fieir,hahz, and the plans were finished. Frapz Liszt has been nominated Presidznt, and, noticing how little disposed the authorities were to carry out the engsgements they had entered into, Lisat quitted Pesth thorougbly sunoyed, and weat to Weimar. Correspondents of English journals have re- cently announced that Gounod has finished an oratorio, *&t. Genevieve,” and is now working upon **a grand five-act opera” called ** Henry the Third.” Wagner has obtained for his new work the asgigtance of the greatest machimst of Berlin, to produce uncommon automatio effects, as sev- eral wild animale, including a dragon, are to ap- pear moving on the stage. Cagnoni's new opers, ** The Porter of Havre! “ Papa Martin”), which has been produced in ondon by the Rosa English-Opera Company, is not highly epoken of by the newspapers. The ‘music i8 gaid to be weak and commonplace. The programme of the Crystal Palace con- certs_for next season includes the nine evm- phonies of Beetboven in chronological order. In the list of solo artists are eeveral well known in America—Miss Herseo, idlle Torrisni, _Misa Krebs, and Miss Mebliz, besides Antoineite Stetling and M. W. Whitney. Gaspard Spontini's first centenvial *anniverss- Ty of his pirthday has juat been celebrated 1n biis native village, Malolati, near Ancona, ltaly. The festival was very brilliant, and ended by laying the corne-stone of an appropriate monu- ment to the memory of the composer of **Fer- dinand Cortez™ and * La Vestale.” The New York ZTribune of the l4th says: ‘*The season of opera announced by Mr. Nenen- dorfl at the Acldem{vol Mumic will begin with *The Hugmenots, Wachtel appearing in the character of Raoul, in which he made 8o strong an improssion during his former visit to Ameri- ca. Tho * Postillion,’ the ‘Jewe s, and *Trova- tore " are 1o tollow *Tho Huguenots,' and Wag- ner's *Flying Dutchman’ will be given some- 9 what later.” The ssme paper also saya: * Mile. Titiens having succumbed to the trials of sn American climate, as all siogers do on their first arrival. wo of the concerts promised fur this week are’ omitted. Next week we shall hear the great vocahst in oratorio, and we trust with more favorable and becomiug surroundings than have thus far encompassed her. *‘The Mesdiah,” with the new Centennial Choral Union, is ao- nounced for Wednesday.” All Leipsic is enthusiastic over an opera pre- sented for the fimt time at the New Theatre, which bids fair to take a bigh rank among the great operas of musieal lterature. The opera bears the title of ** Die Foliunger,” the name of the Royal line of Bwedes, and is founded on events in the hustory of that house, The text is by Mosentual, and was originally demgned for Mererbeor. The music is by Kretschmer, a young organist of Dreeden, who has been em- ployed upon it for over four years. * Tbe Bohemian Girl™ has been produced in London by tho Cari Rosa Opers Comgany, with the additionzl music composed by Balfe for the French version, which was first produced in Paris twenty ycars ago. This music consiats of & trio, introduced io Act II, for Arline, tho Gypsy Queen, and Thaddeus ; a chorus of G psies and a due for Arline and the Gypay Queen ; together with a new overture and a march. The Obserer speaks of the overture as ooe of Balfe's beat compositions. The performance was bighly praised. liss Horsoo was Artine. Among the audtence were Madame Balfe sad ber son-in-law, the Duke de Friaz. o ca B THE ORPHAN'S DREAM OF HOME. and day broko dreary on her troubled vew. Bhe crept into her little bed, and sleep hath o'er her com: And Func‘)z. with its magic touch, brought dreams of erly home, Farge:lhm of the Pauper-House, and others with her cre, Bhe was amain the petted child, blue-eyed, with golden Ah! “ Nature's sweet restaryr, sleep,” o blessiag Is to some; Bat, oh! how sad to those who weep, and wake to sigh for home. Her dream wus of her own *‘Green Isle,” far o’er the Atlantic's wave ; A mother's kiss, a fathier's amile, and all that ifo e%er geve To malte of Earth o Paradise, 28 such ’twas once to her, Like fountains from some rocky lake, her fnmost soul 10 8tir, Then mem’ries came, eo wild and sweet, of childhood and of love, Such as ghe neler again may meet to charm her thoughts above. 1t seeimed the bappy Chrlstmas-time, when all was bright and gay, And she could hear the merry chimes, young children at their play, And wc:flhud':.! nodding very wise, ampall, whispering stories Which liitle baby vainly tries to understand as well, And she presides, the Fairy-Queen, beneath the Christ~ ‘mas tree, En terite o Fairy, too, if such on Earth thers be; Her hum“;i:'mdnnnon quaint and old, by the Black- ‘water's side, Whers Letlie's n:}.;ux stream flows on in bright and 8D ? s ; And little sisters group around, and baby brother, 00, And old King Christmas shakes Dis hesd and strews his gifia anew. The dance, the melody and song, the music and the All the beguilements that belong to make a Heaven of Earth, Came ith & soukflt Lhilling force, sa in the daya ong past, And weary seats wero allforgot in Mother's clasp st she kneels to pray beside that moth- Her 1:§no heart is gushing forth ia childhof’s pu~ it) y. ‘Then comes her father's good-night kiss, there in the oft moonbeam ; Bhe fecls—but ah ! she wakes to find 'tis but a golden dream; She is, alas? an orphan-girl, from Lome and friends apart, And gorrow, with a sickening force, is throbbing at er heart, A gush of tears—a burst of grief—she prays to God for streugth; She bows her head, poor, stricken lamb, and comfort comes at length, She learned in childhaod's years to knaw there was s home of rest. Where sck and soffowing ones fiad peacs upom tho Savior’s breast Cricaco. Dast F. COLLEERY. BETTER THAN YOU KNOW. Softly smooth the hair away From tomples where faint threads of gray Already have begun to show. Your ewilt, sweet kisses burn my lips, ‘Whileall control my fond heart lips, And loves you better than you know. Yon hold mo in a closo embrace ; 1 feel sour warm breath on my faco; iy lashes droop bensuth tho glow In those desr eyes, whose tender light Compels my soul, its pride despite, "0 love you better than you know, ‘When overnead stretch cloudless s And all the 1and in sunshine lies; When red, red rases bud and blow ; When lips that told but scorn and pain Catch up their girlhood's laugh again,— 1love 500 better than yoa know. When eilver moonlight fioods the sarth; When dewy, starlit nights give birth To fragrant winds that come and go; When kneeling, praying o'er and oer That wo shall meet to part no more,— 1 love you better thun you kow. Some day, when wandering, wild winds wave Their unzeen arms above my grave, The world may colder seem,—and you, Though other loves be yours that day, Wil think of me, and sadly s3y: Sho loved me better than 1 ineir, AltRtAst KIBTLAND, Great Guns of Ancient Times. Speaking of the great guns recontly cast in Germany and England, the New York Evening Posteays: ‘The monster cannons now in ex- istence are sitnply examples of the manner in which history repeats itself. Four centuries ago, in 1378, the Turks erccted a battery of guus against Scutegi, the largest of which Was capable of throwing & stone-shot 82 inches in diameter, and_weighing 1,640 pounds, whereas the pro- jectile of the Euglish 80-ton gun weighs only 1,250 pounds. It is evident, moreover, that these enormous guns were of practical ser- vice, for 1t i rTecorded that 2,534 rounds were fired from them in thirty days. At the cnstle of Asia, on the Dardauelles, there still exists o battery of bronze caunons, some of which have & bore of 28 inches in diameter. When the British Admiral, Sir John Duckworth, forced the passnge of the Straits in March, 1807, one of his ships was struck by a huge stone-bal- let thrown from one of these guns, and it issaid that the missile made eo e a hole in the side of the vessef that the Captain, when he looked over the side to ee the extent of the injury, was rised to see two of his sailors thrust their heads through the sperture at the same ipstant. Royal George, whose pame i8 familiar to all readers of Cowper's postry, was one of the ahips injured in this encounter. The great gunof Beejapore, with 2 calibre of 28 inches, is another instance of what gun-founders could atcomplish more than three centunes ago. This weapon was last discharged. it 18 said, during the eighteenth cen-~ tury, on the occasion of = visit from the Rajah of Sattars. The shot weighed more than 1,000 unds. The Tzar Pooshkar, or great gun of 0oscow, has 8 bore 85 ioches in diameter, but has pever been fired with shotted charges, and we think that few persons would be anxious to make the experiment RO¥." works of art, which is spaken of a8 “ Goupil's months before pui isgze. From in lea farther. This soft metal plate 18 therefore placed in the battery.and a copper-plate in from this a8 a mold another intaglio plste ia obtained in tho bottery. This give it enduring qualities it is submitted to tbe acier- age process whereby it acquires Iargs number of impressions may be obtained without sensible wear. Jolio, however, do not resemble the graphs printed by the usual process, encugh like longing to photography ; whilo the ** photogray- ure’” be hezzo i and some resemblance to a_lithopraph, and an unelalled person would probably be az & loss to suspect a photograph. tained a carions cat, & landscape of a bit of park ecenery with trees, water, an ornamental bridge, a very expert eye to detect as a pho- cess of P. A. Motin, Amsterdam.” It is to be boped that Mr. Mottu will ind a shorter name for his process, if it come into general use, son with wood-cuta fllustrates surprisingl; truthfully goad wood-cutters follow nuy light ive evidenoe thit the ‘new FINE ARTS, Photographic Engraving, ‘What It Consists Of. and —_— spplied in this country to two distiney kot B 1 ‘Woodburytypes, Goupil’s Photogravure, | Work: the popuiar ** frecco-painting ™ ey 2% decorative surface painting n) h"t_"q i and Mottu's New Process. inoul e tecpers, While, toa mh::% : termis in application to the process h“‘fi £ Early Lifo of Selstedt--Grogorl, th | o color s id wpon froth pise e b . 4 Fresco Painter. Hondesing, - Poronently incorporney vy It is in this last method of {roscoing, tpy S y . _ | cese employed by the ol masters, thay o I The “Independent ” on the Chicago Pio- | of Mr. Luig Gregon, whose pyycs ™t ture Show—Vaini's Romanci. PHOTOGRAPHIC ENGRAVING. . WOODBURSTYPES. A common edition of the * Boydell Galleryof | j, Bbakspeare ™ has plates described on the title- | i psge as ‘“reproductions from the originala in permanent Woodburyiypes.” The photographic process of Mr. Woodbury thus alluded to has beon 80 considerably nsed m illustrations of works of art that it 18 worsh de- scribing. In all photographio processes the method of “taking the picture” is substantially’ the same, and copsisty in the production of the image of the object, called the “ negasive,” upon aglassplate. 1t is in the transfer, or * priot- ing” of this impression, that the chief diffical- ties and differences of method occur. Having procured the negative, how best to make re- duplications of it 1s the problem. The ordivary method of photography, a8 is well known, is the exposure of silver-chlorized paper, under the zegative, to the rays of the sun, whenthe light, pass:ng through the various- ly shaded parts of the negative, acts unequally npon the prepared paper bevesth, and priuts a reversed impreseion, without injuring the nega- tive. This precess answers the purposes of t portrait photocrapny very well. When, how- ever, a great number of copies are needed, and great permanency is required, a differeat method i8 necessary. The experience of thirty years | I has beén sufficient to show the fleeting pature of | §, photographic prints obtained by the use of sil- I B ver, and, if photographs are to be | ¢ anythipg more than evanescent shad- ows, other processes must replsce sil- ver-printing. Inventors, therefore, have busied themselves devising ways of printing photo- | e graphic negatives into some permanent material, and the resuit hag beeu a great variety of pro- cosses known as photo-lithoeraphy, photo-zincog- | & raphy, heliotypes, the graphic process, Swan's, Drvet's, Woudbury's processes, etc.,—most of which are methods of transferring the imoression of the negative to some sabstance such a8 stone, ziue, or electrotype plate, from which prints can be made with printiog inks aa in ordinary en- graving. It will be sren that this method differs materially from ordinary photography, since in | the Iatter the action of the sun does all the printing, while in the former the agency of the Bun censes—at the eame point with that of the engraver—at the production of a single picture uvon the s:one or copper-plate, which is multi- p'ied by means sunilar to the ordinary processes of printing. B In prinung upon stone or zinc there is no re- Lief in the plate, but tbe printing in dependent opon the different chemical attinities of tne ink for different partsof the sione or metal: In copper and steel plates, on the contrary, the prioting is entirely dependent upon dufferences in the relief, and tho aim of the inveators s to ¢ make the photographic negative impress an im- age of iteolf in PERMANENT RELIEF UPON THE PLATE. This is what is accomplished by the process of Woodbury, of London, which 18 applied to tho Boyaell Gallery and many other works. 1t is dependent upon tho quality of gelatine (which is substautially common glue somewhat finely prepared) when combined with bichromate of ro- tassium, a substance well known to photograph- exs, of becoming, on exposure to light, insolable in water. The parts unadected by light can ba washed away and the insoluble portions are left, forming & picturo in relief. A plate of soft metal is applicd under powerful pressuro to this piciure, and a sunken impression of it is ob- ed which 18 used in printing. In the re- port of the United States Commissioners to the | I Paris Expesition of 1867, the following descrip- tion of Woodburytypes is given: The process of Woodbury is carried on thus: A sheet of gelating s placed upon a thin shest of mica, and soaked in a bichromate solution feine, inlsglass, | o and potash zre more {miliar names] ; it is then plsced | § with the mica eido to the negntive, and exposed to the light; after exposure the soluble portion of the gela- tine is wnshed away, snd the picture is thor. oughly dried. This picture, ~which is in Telief, is piaced upon a clean plate of lesd or other soft metal, hydraulic pressure is applied, the gelstina pio- ture is impressed, and the mold thus obtained i used for prnting in the following manner : A few drops of warm gelstine mingled with any desired pigment are Pplaced upon thie mold and » moderate pressure is ap- plied with a glasa-plate OF other fiat surface s the supess fiuous gelatine exudes, leaving only the depressions nlied with the ink, and the varying thicknessof the ent gives the lisht ona stmde of the pisture, Many of tho ens are Temarkably besutifal, and they cannot ordinarily be distingnished by the casnal observer from the finest photographs, The process ia slmost s rapid as type pnting snd there is no doabt that » great future in this art is hero opening. There are many practical dificulties to overcome, but the Process s in all respects one of great promise. Ordinary printers’ ink cannot be nsed in this procees, for this reason : In ordinary steel and copperplate engraving the picture is made by a great number of sunken lines aud dots scattered | : over tho plate, which, when iok i8 applied snd the plate wiped off, retain a portion of the ink caught 1n them aud impress their shaps upon the paper. A Woodburytype plate, however, has no such lines and dots, but broad. sunken piaces where there are shadows, shallower de- pressiops in the haif shades, and the face of the | S plato in tbe lights—the depth of the depression | a being precisely graduated to the shadowa. Itis | b evident thatif & tluid ink were used and the plate | o wiped off, the ink would be wiped moc only | h off of the lights but from the broad | c shadows also, and the picture destroyed. It is necgssary, therefore, to use s gelatinous ink, | e: and to do the wiping by pressing a plate of giass upon the engraved plate. x-mlnmen'a art journsl, the Portfolio, makes use o A FRENCH PROCESS OF ‘‘ PHOTOGRAVURE,” or »photo-engraving, for the reproduction of process.” This is said to be substantially Wood- bury’s process, somewhat modified or improved by M. Roussellon, foreman of Goupil's. A de- ecription of an improvement on Weodbury's first procesa is given by G. W. 8impson in the Phila- delphia Pholographer of May 1570, which s identified by the editor, 3ir. Wilson, as tho same a8 Goupil's process. It is in the following words : Ho (Mr. Woodbury) was in the babit of adding a lit- tle coloring matter to the gelatine from which his Teilefs were formed, as an afd to examining their prog- ress in da\'elupml:gn Ou this occasion [about twelve lication), from some unexplaired cause, the color, instead of diffusing itself as o flat tint or atein, granulited and communicated to the gelatine relief a surface resembling that of a very fine aquafort plate. When this effect was first produced, I discuss- ed with Mr. Woodbury the chances of utilizing it 58 an 2id to producing a photographio engraved plate for The 1dea thus canvassed, Mr.- k2 copper-plate printing. Woodbury bhas since warked out to the present » granulited relief sn intaglio d or type-metal is obtained by bydraullic pressure; but, as such s plate would be too sott for valuzble service tn tho mode of printing em. ployed with copper-rlates, itis desirablo to proceed Telief obtained ; Inst is the printing plats, and to a sleel face so that & The examples of ** photogravare " in the Port- b Woodbury- types in Boydell. The latter are like photo- thein to be recoguized at once by any eye as be- arg some resemblance to s mezzo-tint, know what kind of & print it was, but. would not The Philadelphia Photographer of July con- and distant pavilion, Wwhich it wonld take tographic production. It is described “gdr:m“‘h 28 8 ** View tahen from natare, and princed witk the letter-press from a copper-plate obtained by the new photogalvanographical pro- This picture bears a general resemblance to s iithograph, agd is not highly eatisfactorv as a picture. The folisge resembles very closély in textare and form & wood-cut, and on compari- now and shade of nzture. If genoine, it ‘llo: 1 t processes hoto- graphic printiog bid faix to producy w‘v!;l tirelv out of the old closely resemhiing hand engraving, ———— ** Father Sorin” were exhibi ol tion, is done 1n the chm‘l:fig%&% large figures of Saiuts Pet Phintiag tacado of the chareh.” He parm 30, Flia the iustance of decorating this amples. and s work is said i b g saisfactory to the authorities charey, emgloyed him. Uithe e cellent group of portraits by L G, o2 Buffulo, bis o _porirait ia. therest S48 New York, hus only latterly become 1 mician, and has oot vet found hia way o ?mgnphxus of t::l artiste. tn:: fore of bis perso; history are. for record. 5 % Proper Ry family for generations hava borne i Selstedt. Tho absance of h?nn:?’ ouly apples S It is e custom in the country t if the father be pamed Lars and the Eric. the latter is cauefln’ Eric son in turd may ve called Lars, 1 whi becomes Lars Ericason. etc. The ::I, distinction comes from the place of py, as, for exswmple, Enc Andersaon, of this village, hamlct, or farm. Ia thus rather were, for amon rone into desuetude. that such o nomenclatare cannot obésin, inextricable confusion would result, aad j and this gererally recalla a part of b Dame of born, or some condiuon or pecalisny r. Sellstedt’s name, however, <l from any ealt region, His parents, during bis childhood, wers in liviog wr-hout the loss of ‘social poitiaz, tion, bt it was nou till 1842, when Buffalo, that it took the form af Since 1845 he has been purely an arnst, enioy. ing tbe intimate acquaintsnce and fcisodsaipey Lo Clear and Willian Besrd, ani Enally jagag an assured position as an artist of high rank g sn Academician. Earle, of a bull-dog snd pacrot, appearsat Ju. of Rocky Mountain scencry, “The Crom® which 18 to be exbibited first in Milwaokee. Mr. Erpest Longfollow, the poe's s, it about to pubtlick & volume of etchings of Amei an scenery, to which his father contribey descriptive verse. ing 18 successfully practiced iu Philadelphia by John Carbust, formerly & well-knoan phowe: rapher in Chicago. Sumner, has recently been presented to Geap+ W. Curus, by the City of Boston. Tha busivw :xficnud in Milmore, in Italy, and is moss tio ull-aize. learning to draw the buman ficure ll&r&n * Life schools ™ are in session Monday, Wedns- day, snd Friday at the Academy, and Tu Tharsday, and Friday at Prof. Holmes' panied with lectures upon anatomiy. scapo-painter. i8' ssid to be & promusiog aetiot..His spocialey saems to bethapli.nm grace and strength in horses, and tumdity sl Gelicacy. with restleseness, humor, m power, in some of the other animals, ashi¥na rage of appreciatiou very rare amope ssimt pawters. Youog Innees has inherited his {sdad brilliant talen: for color. ing the life of Pietro Vaini, the artist, wboe teagic aeath cansed much interest in New Yol recently, are given by a corrospondentof@d Cincionati Enquirer : son of a barber in Rome. His age was sboct 8 To those who are acquainted with Vaioi's ead life his romantic saicide 13 not at all s supes About, four years since young Vaini became da perately enamored of a married lady in Remt s passion was returned, although the lady v twenty yaars his senior.—s womsn of g beaaty and good social standing. After s tim Vaini grew desperately jealons of ‘lldmo: day the lady drove to the studio of M gwed lover to make peace. Shebhadnd the loud report of a pistol was hgard TH janitor rushed up stawrs, bat found thst Sigee ' & Vami had ficmly secured the windows aod doat The lady loft for France. fully recovered, and endeavored to give socdl - an _explanation for bhis rash cbnduct z R Baying the shooting was purely the Iady while in his studio took up the pubh etc., etc., buc all this failed, and the youns st hed'to leave Rome. é;ndso\nely hkudbu:k. h-: m::i; estion of & icago correspondent, what it b ican ari not being well represented in Chicst and limits it obsorvation to Cincionati: togetber without resson, that our remarks absence of warks by nativo artists in the *Iadus] Exposition ™ in that city and in Cincomtl were, as we wera gul a cataiogne of the * Exhitition of paintings, m & drawings, aquarelles, and works of Lous! the Cincmnuati Industrial Exposition.” We M, have been more explicit in mentioning tha oIF marks wero intended on the latter *Exposition” iy conaists of about 700 pictures, of which 14, If l’# correctly, are by foreign artista, There zre 1. E pictures, six German, and one exch of Duich, Romy and English. Fifty-eight members and sssociais the National Academy send pictures, Tedge, the Presdeut; Esstman Jobasar, the ¥ Fresident ; T, A. Lichards, tho Secretary ; ista in the ¢ known academicians excepr Page, Hunkinglos. Colman, Twenty-four of thoso artists seod | enough (from four to ten) to oo’ - which are hung together and draped by M‘ml_ Among these are Le Clear, Do i, 5. I Gift Entee, Bellows, E, Johason, etc, The galeriss - the artist, cago Department about 175 pictaren: and, while s & whole It Ak § course, competa exhibitiss is » highly reapectably show, and the Phihary, Hoats, Shilhpa, an Shisie of . Healy, Phillipe, an: il sl compiripon wih. sy In the coectim: 2 the journal which has made the estendad [ views of these pictures (T Circaco TR forelgn P, has not been even an allusion to auy forelm Py of *ecatacy;” thers has never been s better ative callection of American or Westeru st ety in this country. nor in this country or Eutope 3L | better or more clegantly arranged for the stody’ Particular school.” - cionati in making art, although we ahould judge that tha Jection is much the moat valuable snd int the two. As exhibitions of artistic works, B interesting and valuable, beyond & ?am ) are * loan collecttons ™ -t"l&?!!“‘ Ppurposes of an * industrial expositian.’ other look arcund, *if thers wes anatbst wgnofi},rurdu' s photographia e, WESTERN ARTISTS, LUIGI GEZGORL, FRESCO-PATYTRR. The teim fresco-painting, a3 is wall Ingwy, % The artist is at_present ongaged in >l E s came f, o Faibir Soriu or g pime [ g, and is og the walls, but bas execated 3’;,:":;““'- ings, of which those in the Expoaitiog e SELLSTEDT, THE BUYFALO PORTRAIT-) 2 Amoog the pictares at the Exposiumu th : emembered. This artist has flm"‘;fl ome note Alr. Sellstedt was born in Ewed;n,.u& to the farmung ] E “50n" to the father's Clrietian nage. 35y Lacsson, 8 PR y e aldess nubles in the country are them the cities it is mani, s CEEF herefore the ussge for a man wh rom (he country to adopt iy s family pip, he parisli or part of the country in which by vy dd p uwnufim:m ot citcnwstances, and gave b the bea: edyy, tion the country afforded cill ho was 13 yeny ¢ 8ge, whea he chose for hia profession that oy aitor, as almost the ooly means of eaming s xt bins showed it<elf early 1o yourh 1 s b arrived jy eamest i — ODDS AND ENDS. An amusing and woll-painted picturs by, ¢, en & McClurg's. H. A. Elkins has completed his large psaing ‘Woodbury's procesa of photographic. exgrse Afine bust, in white Carrras marble, of Churls Art students 1n Chicago have no excuse faxk t is 1ntended that the latter sball be s George Inness, Jr., sonof the well-known lmd mimals and Iandacapes. The pastseseon b pent in Conway, N. H. The expressim ¢ VAINI'S ROMANCE. ‘The following interesting particalars concey “ Piotro Vau was B a pensee,’ and theresult was a q there more tban balf an hoor 7o o the janitor was compelled to *break’ 3 nd on entering saw tho unforunate womst & athed in blood, while Vaini had s ternblopsd T 0 0no side of hig throat. The lady was ala ome, and after six weeks of suffering thet» overed. Of course her husband was fuis g when all was revealed, and, as divorcesdosd ¥ xist io Rome, a formal separation took pacs eanwhite Vaimid% _ He came to America.’ THE NEW YORR ' INDEPEXDENT wd o A ndent in Chicago complains, abot th dussl Junded upon a misapprehension of the facts o case. S0 far as Chicago is concerned, they & ided by an examinstion of F . In regard to Chicago, our correspopdent |72 “The Chicago exhibition is pures Conncil” except two; and v ‘and the pictures hung by William W Bes ™ 4 The Chi i com) the select East pictures Gellatodt of Bulalo, Lavmszd moet + 80 much for facts and figures, art = o Chicago, then, appears to have dono better (5305 S o expotition of mm-d:‘; ] o 2 and’ altoget Two or threo months ago a Detroilr, stasrd to build him a house, aud ss he heard his wife * jawing around " abont the i: of clocets é{’ houses, he s%axnml:m; Y 8 an agreeable surpnise, She went 1j day or two ago, and he pointed ous eleved & ferent closets to her, and asked : o] “Well," che replied, s & S ¢ 0 be wiling fg Liye 3 44 2 L