Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1875, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28, 1875.—~SIXTEEN PAGES, ; = - rformets, the moment they had fin- formed Episcopal Church, on Washington Tefevrs, Eilers, Toschi yoars. will fll an etgagoment 8¢ MoViok 9 the pertor theatre o the ouher, | street, near Aon. THE FINE ARTS. | Glacnais, and many ousery, J Pl Morghen, fomta, in tho exosssively bigh oclor snd g ey, frain a AMUSEMERTS. Bow Chicago Managers Deal with the Costomers in Holiday Seasons. Entertainments Last Week—Fro= grammes for the Futare, American Acfors in England—Bossi in Paris—Green-Room Notes. S. O. Pral’s Musical. Experiences at Berlin—The New Concert- House—-Hinnie Hauck. Titiens Kot to Come to Chicago--- Cbopir Recitals---Balatka’s Bepefit. Masical Gossip in This City and Europe. THE DRAMA. IN CHICAGO- A HOLIDAY WEEX. The people are beginning to understsnd what # voliday-woek at the principal theatre in Chica® g0 means. Itdoes not mean any rest for the actors. ‘They zre worked harder than in ondi- nary times. It does not mean any estrs enter- teioment for the public. The theory upon which the vresent season haa besn managed seams t0 be that the peopie should be squeezed when they show a disposition to go to the thea- e, and eaticed by fresn bait when they ate io- aliced to stay st homa. Thus, duniug the fonr weeke in which the Exposition was held, M- Victer's Theatre played only the stock company, sod relisd upoa tranemnt custom; and in the weck just past the same policy was pursued. Tao neitber fnstance was the experiment notably eaccessful. In the nature of tniogs, 1t will be jess and Jess successful the longer it is tried. The stock company st McVicker'a Theatre is not ng this season. When the public becomes ihcronzhly acquainted with its demerits, and understands that they are likely to be exposed 0D each recurring holidey to s similar trost, the public will exercise ite blesswd privilege of 6tay- 10g ot home. In passing this judament on the siock company, we speak with malice towards noue,—wita cbatity for 21l In onme or two +isvs, sach as “The Big Booanza” and “ Bun- ring s Corper.” and generally in the tighter or- d&sr of comedy, the compsny bas appeared to considerable advantage. Lo pieces of this kind it is more likely than not, when judicioualy ce8t, to convoy a plessani impression. Butin melodrama and tragedy it is seldom to'erable, It wras not orgavized to g1ve esterisioments with- out aesiatance ; and this very fact has been more £asn ooce urged in excuse of its worst perform- apces. At its best, 1t has become an old story to Chicago audicnces, and st ita womst it would scon become 89 if the people could beinduced to g0 svd see it. Thers is really no reasonable £xplanation of the policy of preseoting the com- tany m old risys on boliday oocasions, except chat the management desires to avoid dividing the receipts with & star. The wisdom of this policy need nat be It is a self-evi- dent'proposition thas, if bad performances ars often given ta crowded houses, good per- farmauces, in the course of timse, willbe given 0 empty benches. THE PLATS AT X'VICKRE'S duzing the week past were unnecesearily dreary. Firet there was *The Jewess,” a welodrama of a peculiar kind, depending io soms measure upon gorgeous costumes, splendid scenery, and mosic for its success. In this last requisite may be found the keynots of the failure of the play. ‘The choruses on the first night were exeorable,— # stronger word might bs used if one could be found without drawing oo the vocabulary of prafanity. Whether they improved after the £rst night, nobody who heard them tbep, in tbe porsnit of pleasurs, can bsve any means of knowing ; for & yoke of oxen conld nat arsw acy one who had seen * The Jexess ™ once to see it m. * The Ses of Ice.” which was revived for‘ft"hlmdly and Fri- day nights. wss also s beart-rending perform- soce. The scenery has been prepared with care, £2d the mouutiug generally is fiue ; but the act- ing in oue or tno partsis extremely panfal, whec it is not Janghsbly incoogruons. These two yieces copstituted tus Thankagiviog enter- tainments at McVicker's. They could only have been ploasing to drowsy soula who bad satisfied tbe pbyeical maa, and wished to have the 1ntel- lectaal man lulled into unconsciouspess. The srrangement or such a bill was the more surprs- iog exuceit did not show the compauy to the best sdvantagn. A rattliog comedy and a farcs would bave been much tetter ia ever; sense, and more yrofitable to the management, because less ex- ‘pensive tu produce. OTHAER AMUSEXENTS LAST WEEK. From what has been said it is an easy infer- ence that the principal attractions of last week o the Cbicago amusement world were not fur- mshed by the representatives of the legitimate drama. Tbe Minstrels acd tne Kiralfys gave the best entertainments, and the audiences both 3t Hooley's and the Adelphi were only measured oy tho capacity of the honses. There is notbing aow to be seid of the perfurmances ateither piace. Fachis good of its kind. Col. Wood's i'nseum bad it full enare of pablic patronage. Tbe Museum company continues ta work hard, uid to produca various favorite plays with more v less ratisfaciion. There 18 not much to be wid of it 1n war of praize. A zood many people 1 Chicago do like the Museum lectare-room en- artainments, and to them doubtless one kind of sctiug 18 a8 good s anaiher. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMESTS. The colored Jubiles Singars, who gave s pleas- rable entertaioment st the Adelphi Theatre ast Sundsy n:ght, will repeat it to-night. They 0 to Cal:fornia cnder the management of Mr. 1’7};1. Hayden, for s lopgtime agent of Mr. RS The Kelly & Leoo Minstrels contious suother T8k at the New Chiczgo Theatre. Cool Bur~ reas, Surridge, the Haleys, Harrv Taibot, sud sther members of the compavy, will sppesr 28 3sunl The finale to tne first part will be a se- #clica from ** Girofle-Girafla.” Tbe Skidmore Suarce and “ Mons. Chonflenri™ will hold the woarde for anotber week. * Aroond the World” will be continued at t| Adelybi The attractions will be 1o y -ho sddition of the snake-charming socens Lo the ecular performance. The reslistic effects of is ecene wili be looked for with somginterest, The Adelphi managers had the pleasare of take g 1 sbout £3,000 at the box-office Thanksgiv- g afternoon 2ad evening Tbe programme of the Sunday-Lecture Society ’ar to<iay 18 & lecture by Mrs. A. H. Leonnwenrl “The Luglish Governess at the Siamese Court ; r -*Biam : 1ts Court and Castom+, " with nearly Jurry large magic-1antern views of Siameso idols, palaces, temples. royal personsges, the white olopbant, costumes, Amazons, gtc. Next Sup- dav Chsrles Bradlaugh pives his new lecture, * Five Cead Men Whom I 'Have Enown.” <ol Wooa's Mussum will present its usoal stiractions in thecuriosity department this weef, «1d i the lecture-room new bills will bs pre- \ +oted both morning and eveping. Falcopers fuish drams, **Peep O'Day,” will be given every svening and at the matinees of Wednesday and Baturday. At the matinees of Monday, Tuesday, Thursdey, xnd Fiiday, *Love in Liversy” and “Chevalior D'Indastae” will be presaated. TheNew Chicago Theatre Company, under tha msnagement of Mr. Hall, plaved {lu: waek in Ssvaunsh, Augusts, and Atlants, Ga. The Savaapall Adgertiter of Tuesday speaks in very lugh terms of the performance, saving that cothinz like it bas been seen mnce the Wynd- nam Company visited Savaonab. The repertory of the company embraces ** The Two Orohaps,” = Led Astray,” ard *Saratoge." All the old wembers, azcept Riss lracy, seem to te still iu.| 1ba wicanization. We are exceedingty glsd to fiear that it bas been doiog well financially. Ubere is po more deserving compauy west of sew York. - _3r. Barry Solfivan, the distingnished \isn of Egland and’ Ireland, who, befors this <aecn, bad vot been in . America for sixiesn he b Theatrs this week. ‘¢ Richelieu” will be given Monday and Thursdsyeveniogs ; ** Richard ITL.” Tuesdsy and Saturdsy: * The Gamestar™ Wodoesday ; * Hamlet " Friday ; and_* The Btranger “at the Saturday matinee. The en- gagement will be full of intereat, aod thoss who are not reguler attendants upon the theatro will find it to thoir interest to ses Mr. Bullivan as often as possible. Tho fact thal he has been g0 much caroed at and railea againit by the Eoat- ern press only goes to show his highrank in the profession. Mr. George Milter, the business mauager of the Califorcia Minstreis. will take a benoiit to- mortow night. If anything forther than the remarkable merits of the company were naeded to secure an overflowing house, it would be furnished by the populanty cof Mr, Miller, who is always straightforward and agreeadis in bhis dealings. The Miostrels have been doing ®o large a business that any ecom- mendation of their verformances seoms BuDEr- fluour. Thavksgiviog night the house was filled by 7:15, three-quarters of an bour before the performance was announced to begin, anditis estimated that 810 persons were turned awav. The esme excellent company and new attrac- tions are annonnced for the preseot week. Par- ticulars may bo lexrned in the advertising col- umos this morning. ———— THE OUTER WORLD. ROBSI IX PABIS. Rossi has played throe Shakespearean parts in Paris—Othollo, Hamlet, and Lear. His sopport is said to be very indiffersot, and the Eoglish auditor caonot reconcile himself to the * Il pocero Tom ha freddo,” instead of “ Poor Tom'sa-cold;™ but the Hamle! is ns much praised as over. It was played all the first weok in November to very large audiences, It is said that the dangerous illness of his son, who is con- sumptive and cannot leave Italy, was the canse of his breaking his American engagement, and that he was all along very anxions to visit onr shores. Recent advices indicate that he will come, afterall ; and we may look for bim about the holidays. Rosst's Kean 88, enacted in Paris Nov. 8, was in many respects a remarkable per- formance. In one act of the play, 8 mock-piay was given, and the various charaoters engaged in rep- reseoting **Kean” wers distnibuted abont the sctual thestrs. Thbus. the Prunce of Wales, nith Lady Goswell aud his suits, oconpied a box oo the right, Lord Mesvill was in tho drees circle immedaistely opposite, and the constable was in the pit. The play in which Kean appears {s ordinsrily * Romeo and Jultet ; " that night it was ‘Hamlet.” Throughout the sceme the Prince of Wales is tluting with Lady Kean's jealonsy ia soon aroused. He pars no attention to wbat be save. In vain Ophelia and the prompter try to call him to order. Hia eye wanders to the Prince’s box; he becomes incoherent. “ Hamlel” says Ophelia. pays no attention. ** Hamlel,” she Tepeats. * No!™ hosays, with & yell of jeal- ousy, “Ismnot Hamlel; I am Falstaff, the friend of the Prince of Wales ;" and, rushing to the footlights, be uttors a string of invectives agajust the Roval party, balf mad in his excite- ment. Zord Mesrill cries out, **Down with Kean!" The Constabls calls *Order!” aod, amd the 1oud snpleise of anandience which can for « mcment hardly tell whether it is jest or earpest, the curtain falls. Signor Rossi was agaio aod again summoned to recaive the con- gratulations of his spectators. AMERICAN ACTOES IX ENGLAND. American actors are now among the most con- sgicaons on the London atage, and the fact is 80 noteworthy that the newspapers of both countries bave drawn attertion to it. Miss Kate Field says that the finest three pieces of sct- iogon the London stsge ars by two native Americams,~Hermann Vezin and Jo Jefferson,— aud one American citizen—Dion Boucicanit. Morsover, the lssses of the only theatre devoted to Shakepears is an American woman—>rs. Batemao : and two Americans—Miss Ward aod Miss Batemao—ars ackoowledzed leajing Eo- glish tragediennes. Tho Loudon Aorning Post also pays & eful complimeat to Amarican actors in England as follows : Not few nor unimportant are the contributions to histrionic art we owe to the Unitaa States, Among the ‘beat supports of our stage sre men lixe Mr. Hermann Vevin, Mr. Sothern, snd Mr. Chippendals, who are either American in extraction, or who kave studied their att beneath tronsatiantic skies, Dating years mm?nd\'e]! recent the contingent of American ao- tors has received important additicns, To mention the princival oly, who has forgotten the Solon ohinais of Mr. John E, Owens or the Narcigss of Mr, Band- magn, 3nd who does not feel that the cayes of Life have been lghtened, and a temporary oblivion has beeis ob- tained for its sarrows In watching the comic creationa of Mr. John 8, Clarke ? Of all actors America has sent us Mr. Jefferson ia the most widely remembered. HOTES. Mr. Harry Beoket took the part of Mr. Honey in ‘Caste” at Wallack’s Theatre last week, and a very com peteat critic pronounces the resultan 1mprovement npon *‘the original Eecles.™ The comedy of *‘Masks and Faces,” bv Mesars. Tom Taylor and Charles Reade, was zevived at the Prince of Wales Theatrs, London, Nov. 8, Miss Ellen Terry sppeared as Mabel Vaughan, Mra. Baocrott as Peg Woffington, and Mr. Ban-~ croft a8 Triplet. 1In consequence of injuries sustained by a fall on the stage of the Walout Toeatre, in Phila- delphia, the ap of Mr. Charles Fechter at the Lyceum Theatre in Now York, which was 10 bave taken place to-morrow night, has been postponed until Thursday. The Richmond Theatrs bas been closed four sncceeaive Saturday nights this season and the ‘money refanded ; and it is now doubtful whethar s payiog audience can be obtained on Satarday night for aome time to come. At the beat, thea tricals are very dull in Richmond. Mr. A. Oakey Hall and the piay of which heis oneof the aathors are being well advertised in the New York papers. ‘The first nizht of the new play will doubtless furnish a genuine dra- matic seneation, though it is not looked for- ward to with much interest as an artistic ovent. The New York Star ssys: ** That story about the Vokeses and their 31,100 check to pay Bel- more’s fansral axg:nsas. is all gammon. The whole thing cost sbout $600. Florence gave the lot, Harrv Palmer gave 8125, iontague &25, Vokeses €150, sud Sam Colvilie sttended to the rest. Chatles Matihews, the calebrated English dramatic author and actor, is 72 yezrs old, lack- ing a few weeks. Iie has been forty years on the stage. Of late vears his voice baslost power, but in every other respect he seems to be as bearty as ever. te is now on a professional visit to India. The misfortunes which ended Mr. Booth's ea~ reer a8 & menager bave be2n a blessing to him as an artist. In tho last twe yesrs he has had time to study two new characters, Richard I1. and Legr, and it i8 8aid that he never acted as finely as he has doring the past month. The critic who bas eo savagely assailed Mr. Booth's Bamle! iv 4ppletons’ Journal finds much to com- mend in hig Richard 11. The mansgers of Booth's Thestre in New Yok, Mesars. Jarrett & Palmer, have cd ax attractive programme for this season after the refirement of Fox, Lord Byron's play “‘Bardsnapalus™ is to bs produced under the personal supervision of Mr. Charles Calvert, who was Iargely concerned in the bringiog out of the ** Henry V.” pageant. * Julins Ceear” will be given Dec. 27. with Lawrence Barrett, F. C. Bange, snd Frederick B. Worde, in the cast. Alr, Bothern will appear early in March. Clara Morris reappearsd in New York Iaat Monday night a8 Esther in * The New Leah,” an adaptation of Dr. Mosenthal's ** Deborah.” The comments of the New Yotk press on the per- formance curiously illustrate how good and great and wise men” may differ in opinion. The Tribune gives it bigh praise ; the World is cold- Yy critical. but not displeased ; the Times is dis- satafied ; and the Sun eays the impersoustion 'was spasmodic throughout. The Tribunethinks Miss Mormis does not stir the imagination, bnt appeals directly to the heart. At the Globe Theatre, Boston, on Saturday eveping, at the conclusion of the firat act of *The Gilded Age,” Mr. D. W. Waller stepped befora ths cartain and aonounced that Mr, Rey- mood had received a telegram from New York, summoniug him to that city immediately o ae. count of the dangerous illness of his wife, and that Mr. Mardoch had conscntea to take his E[hcs in the Isst two acts of the piece. Mr.' urdoch perfarmed the dificalt duty thos' zn. expectedly impoesd upon bim with remarkable skill, and his delivery of the difficolt whisiling and slammering story was &0 admirable in ita humor that Mr. Rsymond himself could hard; have surpassed it. . The mansgement of the Olympic Thea New York offered a dual Thanksgiving mntin":; performance. The Grand Opera-Hoose was hired for the occason. and balf the Oiympic company, together with artists attached to other estres, began the peiformance at 2 o'clock. A3 the same honr the other balf of the compan: opexed the Olympic. The programma in botg theatres was ly the eame, but in the Graud Opera Honse the performance ran from the jop of the bill to the boitom, whils 1 the Olympic Theatre the order was from bottom to t0p- Twenty cariagos wers in attendsnos {0 2l shades, from ished their paris, 11m o #0 that eaon wue of the company playved his or her part twica, aud the ourtein dropped 1 both houses at the same Hme -, o Michel " was produced for the firat umnl}:.wh‘ihwnm st the Union Bquare Thea- tre, in Now York, Tuesday night. Miss Eytinge was 8 great succvas Lu the tisle role. ‘The Tunes says tho play pousessns great merits, ‘“and its soudering. under the maosgement of Messrs. Rhook & Palmer s neither more nor less than pertoct.” Jane Coombs and Lotta were at Cinciomati Tast woek ; Barry Sallivan snd Frank Frayve, the representative of *'8i Blocum,” at St. Louis; Luawrence Barrott and Hsveriy’s Minstrels at New Oricaus ; tbe Fuibish Fifth Avenus_Com- paoy and Mre. Bowers at Indianapolis; McKes Baokin's Gompany at Noshville; Rignold at Boston ; Katie Putnam and Robert MoWade at Pittaburg ; Edwin Booth and Faany Davenport at Philadelphia ; John McCullongh apd John E. Owens at Baltim eSS IE. MUSIC. LETTER FROM S. G.' PRATT. WHAT HE SEXS AND HEARS AT REBLIN. ‘We make the following extracts from s Istter from Mr. 8. G. Pratt, dated Berlin, Oct. 80, which will be of interest here in a muaical point of view: . . o Perhapsitwillbeof tnterest to your mu- sical friends to hear scmething of Bilso's now cele~ trated Concert-House, The establishment has beea in cperation for more than ten years without Inter- mission, excepting durng the ‘warm season, whea Biles always favors his orchestra with the cooling breazes of the Baltic Sea and St, Petersburg, and has, of course, been muccesaful financlally as wall ss wrtistically. The entrance to the Comeert-House is 28 uppretentions as that of s private dwalling,— amodest prelude to s stately and capacious auditor- fum, Teached by passing through 8 gfi-covmg walk of considerabis longth, where » large collection of shrubs and planta grocefully ushers one into the templs of the Divins Muse; and verily it s like a temple more than & moderu concert-1oJm in appear- ance. There sreno curves, no sweeping galleries, only s long, spacious room, with high, square ceiling, the sides bordered by two tiers, waich ure supported by thick columns massively arched. These tiers ara DArTOW, 80 38 not to injurs the acoustic qualities of the house, The first tieris dinided into boxes, ele. antly draped snd each box, separated by a partition from fia melghbor, is bigh and smposing in effect, & every loge or boz ia flanked by & heavy flated column, which resches its besutifully gilded length to the next tier aboveand supports on ite cupital & life-aized figure of one of the Mases. The higher tier s not divided in:o apartments, and hare, if the lower roor {8 not 80 over- crowded s to drive the peoplo upward, ome can ‘nhll!sfly and entirel; unobservod lsten to o of pramensds At ane end of this layge suditorium in a desp nichs, the orchestra of 65 well-discijlined men take their places nizht after night, and with hercic endurance, ‘made easy by long custom, rerform programmes of uradi's fearful conglomeratione— called by {hat suggestive name patpourri—to Beetho- ven, Schumann and the rest, The place s always well dlled, sometimeos (very often indeed) crowded. Ths general sdmission i now about 2) cents (it uaed to by lea, before France paid Germany the milliards, or, a5 one might say, befors the Alilliard era), The mals floor seats (sbout tables), 1,000 le, who spend. their eveuings here, eat their supper.—for there is an excellent resiaurant in conncection with the estabilah- ‘ment,—drink tea, coffee, chocolate, beer, or wine, =8 the taste und condition of the purse sgres. Biise's Orfchestrs has grown to 16 006 of Lhe attractions and ingtitutions of this'grew: caly, sud holding the stand- ard of parformances high, giving programmes of mis- cellancous and (twice a week) cLussical music, it has at Inat become, particalarly this season, the nval of the renowned orchestra, ~which litter in the bands of the antiquated Taubert produces nothing to which the critics care to listen, Bulse is essentially » popular director, Bevere in discipline, earnest and very demonstrative In_dirscting, gesticulating with head, hands, arms nod bddy, be works his men up to ‘perfect frenlies of crescendo effects, and by his en- thuaissm 10spires bis orchestra with the ssme feeling. 8till be is gracsful, and by no meaus & charlatan in Dbis movements. ‘The following is a sample of his ‘Wedneaday and Saturda; Q 4. Tasso's “Lament and Triumph ™. 5, Symphony No. 7 6. K.mepr March. 7. Cagliostro Waltz. 8. Nocturne for four, celios, ‘Goitmann o fram Rlenz.... ... Wagner .. . . Yon will be gisd to hear of Minaie Hauck's great succens. Certainly T bad resson to bs thaniful that she is engaged her for the winter, flling the place of the Luces, who can never again play upoa the Boyal stage in Gerinany, for yon must know that when they engage s artist for life—which includes o Randsom ion a3 800D As they ara ** passe,”—their absence without lesve i3 considered the sate as & desertion from $he army, snd all the Royal stages of the Emptroaro closed to them. Minnis Hauck has airecdy won her way to the hearts of the Berlmers, snd is now tho reigning favorita, Xeaw her first appoar~ ance hero this sesson as Marguerts in Gounod's *t Faust,” and muat 83y fel: naional pride that her ‘success ‘was 0 gTeat and tho recalin after oich act 80 epontaneous and hearty. Vocally, 1 have never beard 50 rauch made of the part as she fade of it, her ren- dering discovering some beauties of melody in it for the firat tima to me. _ She 18 4is0 a0 actresa of the first class, and possessing as she does physical advan- tages of a most atiractive she carries her audiences with her, and irequentiy brings them to ber foet. Her voice ia pure sopranc, with some of the mezzo quality of tons, and in the lower register pos- seszed of thst contralto character which 1 remember In Cary's volcasu woll. Without going into partica- Iy shou: this performance, T wil timply sy that while Luoca in the Cathedral scene, with her wonder- ful dramatio conception, affected me more than did linnie Hauek, the latter’s rendering of the acene 1o the Prieon was far suporior In_point of dramatiy snd musical excellence $2 any and oll the performances 1 hure vitooeted, Hee imparseuntion o Mimien ity ‘pleased mo very mu and certainly the ovation she Teceives continually at the handsof her T roves thist our young American girl is ths star of the lin Royal Opers. It {8 scarcely to be wondersd 3t, for the Mallinger's voice is painfal to sten to her. And so when fhey heara freah voice with timbre,no false potes, and magnificent execution, it s littla wonder they go into ecatacies abont it, that the critics praise snd the people applaud. Iam informed sbe is engaged here for tho seasop only, Daving refused a longer ent. s docs nok some enterpriting American mansger oome over here and take her back ta her native soll, now, while she iz young and beantifal and her voice i3 st its best, and 5ot wait until she bas spent all her sweeiness on the desert air of royalty 2 “Wedneaday evening of this week an event oocarred Which many of your Chicago peopls will bs giad to Jearn. Mr. Ecmil Lieoing, whom T thiok we havo resson s a 0 pianist, mado Hia debut * Dafors. the Bert_pube” the_conmcerto af succase. that showed ho 1elt Mirasell master of tng situstion, and rendered the difficult work with deli and artistic teste, as well 82 with an elan that showed the great progress he Das made nnder Kullak's tuition for the past two years. His succees came very near being an ovution, hu{:!.ng recaliad thres fimes at the concluaion of the work, HiE return to Chicago may be delsyed anothor sesson by 3 comcert tour to 8¢, Petersburg. 5.6, AT HOME. XA, WOLFSOHN'S CHOPLS RECITALS. Mr. Carl Wolfsohn, who has in the past two seasoons given verv delightful recitals of Beatbo- ven's and Bchuman's piano music, will this sea- son devote himself to Chopin, and bas under- lined the following recitsls, which embrace s very exhaustive catalogne of Chopin’s best works, The recitals commence in March, sad the programme will be as follows : L P, FIRST RECITAL, First mb.\.m" le‘nl.;\;r, op. 20 ; nocturn on. 64 No. o, op. 62, N T, i, o, g8, "o O 6% N :B SECOND RECITAL, Becond echerzo—E flat, minor, op. 31; preludes: Nos. 15, 17, 18, 21, a0d 24 ; 30nata, B minor, op. 5% ey s AL, Third scherzo—O sharp, minor, op. $9; etudes: E major, C majar, F minor, O minor; andaute tnd . zondo, op. 16 FOURTH RECITAL. - Fourth scherzo—P major, op. 54; waltzes: A dat, minor, C sbatp minor, A fist major, op 435 bolers, op. 19 polomaife : ¥ sharp mincr, op. 4. AL First ballade—G minar, op. 23: impromptns: A flat maior, C tharp miair | barcaraia T abary maien BIXTH RECTTAL. Becond ballade—F major, op. 33 G mafor, D fiat é..;n?‘? op. 53, SETENTR RECITAL. Third ballade—A Yat major, 0p. 47; bercense: D flat major, op. 57 ; palonaiss fantasie, op. 61. RIGATH RECITAL. l‘rmrtih bmad;:! Tmnr,flnp. 52; etudes: Q al ‘minor, mafor, A'fat major, C 5 X or maor, C dhacp minor ; nocturnes : Cminor, onaise : A fiat major, E fiat minor, op. 26; mazurkas : P sharp minor, B minor ; taranialle : A8t major, op. 43; fantasle, ¥ minor, op. e Polonaises : A major, C. op. 40 olonaises : A major, C minor, op, 40 : s % , 0D, impromptus: rps jor, @ fist major ; sllegro de concert, 0p. 6. BENEFIT CONCEST. The orchestra of Turner-Hall will give a grand concert for the benefit of their conductor, Mr. H. Balatks, to-night, commencing 1t 8 o'clock, with the following superb programmi 1. Overture to “ Willlam Tell’’ 2. Andante from Symphoay in C minor. 5. % Dove 8010 "—Aris from “ Marriage of TITIERS 18 NOT COMING, Mesere. Carpenter & Sheldon ars advised by Mr. Strakosch that Mile. Titlens is too ill to be ableto appear in Chicago at the dates sn- nounced, Dec. 9 and 10. Thers sre other olr- camstavoes which would indicate that Titiens will not be haard st all in Cbicago during the Kennt Beason. We may posaibly be mistaken this regard, but st all eveuts her appearance is indefinitely postponed. GIRMANIA MARNNERCHOR. The pext concert of this Socioty will come off Fridsy evening, Dec. 8, at the North-Bide Tara- er Hall. Besides a miscellaneous orogramme of vocal music, the Measra. Russell and Wolf will give some choice selections on the piano and organ. Mr. Schmoll will play a fantasie, snd the Mesars. Eichbeim and De Clergue will asgiat him. After the concers there will be the asual social entertainment. THE BARSABKE CONCERTS. ‘The Barnabse conoert troupe appear twice under the auspices of Meesrs. Carpenter & Shel- don,—first at Fiymouth Church s week from next Monday, and at the Unjon Park Church the following evening, The programms for both evenings are gensrous and entertainiag. MOORE'S ENCLYCLOPZEDIA. Johz W. Moove, the anthor of sn éxcellent 4 Enpcyclopedia of Musio,” has propared an al- phabetical appendix, which is published by Dis- ton & Co.. of Boston, and which {8 intended to supplement the original edition withinformation and events that have occurred since tho mein work was issued. LOCAL MISCELLANY. The London Athengum of Nov. Teays of the Crystal Palace concort of that week: *‘ A new American vocalist from Bostorn, Madame Osgood, made rather a favorable impression by her sing- iog of an air, ‘ Ave Maris,’ by Mr. Dudley Buck, = composer of the United States, of whom more specimens would be welcome considering the ility shown in the Hymn to the Virgio.” ‘The Lurfine Club gave ‘s ** musical * Thanks. giving eveniok at Klare’'s Hall, assisted by Mr., H. Gaogler (cither), My, Heims (coruet), and Mrs. P. Grolland the Misses Kaafer anda Lang- heinrich, vooshsts. ) Mr. 8. G. Pratt, the pisnist. now in Berlin, was complimented by a large party given to him in that city, oo the 20th ult., by the Ion. Banoott Davis and iady. Pravlein Brandt and Minole Hauck sang some of b1s compositions, Miss Gregg's friends crowued her large school- room_Tuesday evening to witneas the olosing exercices of the fall tarm. The exhibition was very gratifying to the patrons of the Seminary. The entertainment consisted of musio, together with resdingsacvd rehearsals by several of the yonng ltdies. It will not be invidions to single out the closivg piece upon the pisno, Liszt's * Rlgoletto,” vy Mias Oarrie E. Pratt, as worthy of epecial prsise among the musical perform- ances. Prof. Booth, who haa given instruction in the school during the term in elocution, baa been very successful in securing a good vocal culture. ‘The Misses Byrne, of Chleago, pianists, gave some very succesaful recitals at a coucert in Boonsboro, Ia., recently. A pleasant musical was given Monday evening st the roums of the Central Conservatory of Musio, No. 206 State street, in which the Jissea Mfathaws, and Mesars. Walker, Cutles. ana Hall (pisaists), Mrs. Stillmau, Miss Starr, Mies Theatle, Mist Lindsay, Mrs. Goodnow, Mr. Woollett, vocalists, Mr. Heman Allen and Mr. Singer, violinists, and Mr. Nasmith, gwtarist, took part 1o & popular programmes et ABROAD. MTSICAL NOTES. Mles Marie Krebs, the pianist, is giving eon- certs in her nalive c.ty, Dresden. The new opaas now in preparation in Paris are **La Filtecls du Rol,” by M. Vogsl; “‘La Cruche Caseq” by M. Vasseur; **Jesone d'Arc,” by M. Mermet,” and * Pompon,” by M. Lecorg. i Mme. Pauline Lucoa haa been detained at Co- logne by illnes, and has had Lo inform the man- ager of the Theatre de la Munuaie, in Brussels, that she must postpone for some weeks her promised appesrance 1a that theatre. Dexter Smith has received a letter from Mme. Peschka-Loutrer, asying that she intends to postpone her visit to America until ehe finds some one withwhom she can make a satisfactory engagement, wnd who will be in avery way re- spousible. During bis seven weeks' season in London Mr. Ross has yroduced the following operas : * Bobemian Girl,” the ** Siege of hells,” Wallsce’s * Msritaua.” Mozart's ** Marriage of Figaro,” Flotow’s * Martba,” Verdi's * Tiova- tore,"” Cn;neni- * Porter of Havre,” Gonnod's * Faust,"” and Anber’s “ Fra Diavolo.” ‘The Carolins Richings-Bernard Opera Compa- ny made its fint appearance in_Boston Monday eveniog last, when Woolf and Eichberc's opera, “The Hose of Tyrol,” was performed. The troupe recentlr gave Adam's opera, ** The Brew- erof Preston™ at the Academy of Mausic, St. Jobn, N. B., with fine success. Yon Bulow jaid » handsome compliment to Theadoro Thomss while in Boston. He eaid that the musicil standard of America was ten years in advance of that of England, and that this wes mainly dua to the influence of Theo- dors Thomas, who had elevated the taste of classical musio to a high standpoint. Among the lilerary curiosities of the week in Paris must be siznalized s work juss issued by Tresse, entitled * Terpsichors,” by a subscriber to the opera, with a g{ahos (the rage is for pre- faces nowadays) by Mile. Rits Sangalli, premiere dansense of the Grand Opors, and the leadin; stacof the ‘‘Blaca Crook” when it was first given in this country. Theodore Thomas gave his first matines of the sesson last Satarday at Stemmway Hall. The pro- gramme includsd Schumann's first Symg;mnv in B flag, and: the Ballet Symphony and Wedding Procession (fcar nuwmbers) from Rubinster’s new opeta, *‘Feramorz.” "Mme. Sterling ssng the beautiful contralto aris,** Esurientes implevit bonis,” from Bach’s ** Mugnificat” in D, and the unpublished Mozart concerto for fluts and harp. They have livelv times in Berlin about their prima donnas. The feud, the daggers drawn, the excitementin the public papers, about Lucca and Mallinger will be well romembered; now there is anothaer affsir of the kind between Mms. Mallingner and Mme. Voggenbuber, who appear- ed a8 Eles, Mms. Mallinger's part ; whereupon the latter demsnded to sing Valentine fn ** The Huguenota,” bec 1ival’s part. _After long diplo- matic traoeactions Mme. Mallinger did sing in ** The Huguenots ” and—failed. Now they all &say thas she caonot comoare with Luocs. (ONA: A FRAGMENT. Tha sun is glsaming in the skies . “Ths restless ripples fail and rise | }rb.hpwu-mm.flmwmmufi;w corsair des abead, mmfiwm' the gkies, And,at Hee blood-red banner prondly files. Below, upan her deck, & crew of sailors e in view: Some watch the wavelets glow snd gleam, And others talk end {diy dresm. Upon s crimson divan les ‘The idol of the rover's eyes His only, dsughter. O'er hor hesd A eliken ‘canopy 15 With carnest Hight ber dark eyes glow ; Ter small, bare feet are white as mow ; Hor lips arored ; her cheeks are fair ; And long and dark her raven haiz, The ship sails oo ; the winds ariss: And stormy-clouds gather in the skies. With creaking mast and swelling sail, ‘The corsair glides before the gals, Above the bosom of the deep, The bounding billows boldly leap, The snowy sails are taken fn. Then bursts the ftorm with frightful din, And loud the wild winds howl and roar, Whera all was utill an bonr before. % T mom agatn, Tho das wis fale; 0 aun gleamed thro o frarplo str The resticenrh i3 A melancholy burden bore A lifeless maiden, young and fair, Witk anowy feet and raven bair; Euvorxe J, HALk, A surfeit of Trade-Dollars, Vinrinia (Nev.) Chronele. Trade-dollars are now moreabundant in towns along the Comstock than coins of aoy other de- nomumaticn. After the manner of Aaron's rod, they seemed to have swallowed sil other silver coins. Nearly every man that buya s ciger, O Teurncoraceoasensnasass. cvvseesenes, Mozart Wre. H. ) 2 driok, or a meal tbrows down s trade-doilar 4 Overtare to u&b::‘mm[?‘w“ iF | when Le comes to make payment. The shop- dr. E, Schultze, 6. “Holy Mother "—Ductt from * Marftana *. . Wallace Hre. IL Palatka and Mrs. K. Bderer, 7. Recitation sud Bstte-Hymn, from * Rienzi » -....Wagaer M. uitze iederkrant. LS Gmd?nzwfir‘ur man':g'm........,.uw Y. PAUL'S REFORMED CONCERTS. Tho firss of 3 series of five coacerts will be given Tuesday eveniug of this week at St. Panl's keepers are at times #0 deluged with trade- dollars that shey become almoat mid. In order to make change they aro often obliged to tarn out and bunt through whole sscks of * big Car- son dollars,” as eoms call them, o find & baif- doliar. They often have on hand a pack of trade- iin:l‘lm wn&o—dw d50-ceqz pieces. Ou the pay-day the mail and mining companies paid out busheis of trade-dollara. Next month ti’h‘;y shonld pay out & fow bushels of *“bLaives” and +quartons * to g0 with she dellars. < A Collection of Rare and Excellent Engravings. The Mastars of ihe Ari—Bembrasdf, Bartolozzi, Edelinck, Muel- Ier, Eto, The Art Journals—American, English, Franch, and German. Schwerd’s Portrait of Mr, Stanton. SOME COOD £NGRAVINGS. AN INTERESTING COLLECTION of engravings, termporanly oo exhibition at Jan~ #en, McClurg & Co.'s book-atore, was mentioned 1n Tre TRIBUNE last week. This collection in- ctudes sbout 400 prints, moy of them old and rare ; and in & fow modest portfolios is inclosed &n illustration of a branch of fine art produc- tion not lees useful and instractive to persons competent to appreciate it than the galleries of pawtings lately exhibited to us. There is room for grave discussion respecting the com- parative offices of infericr oil water-color paintings, chromos, photographic reproductious, and engravings, aa means of edncation to an ap- prociation of the master-pieces of peinting and scalpture ; but whatever doubt may haog over some of these agencies of artistic expression, there can be none about the last,—the pure and beautiful arc whereby the finest and most delicate expression is resched seemingly through the most difticult possible of means. An art-student can scarcely spond a couple of hours better (and as maoy more as he can get) than in sitting down comfortably with an enthusiast or expert io engravings and etchings, and turping over, glass in haad, 2 portfolio of fine prints. Certain uames are known toali persons who posseas aoy interest in engravings—Durer. Rembrandt, Raimondi, Toschi, Nanteuil, Sirange, Raphasl Morghen, Mualler, and many others. esented, and almost st random a few are assleoted for comment, keeping io mind that the number of pictures 1s almoat as large a3 the Exposition axhibition, and the suthors for the most part more important and interesting than the con- temporaneous artista represented there. Those who heard Mra. Edna Cheney. of Boston, lecture upon ALBRECHT DURER. bere last June will bo giad to find a representa- tion of that master. Durer, a4 is well known, wesa master in painting, etching, engraving, aculptore, and architecture, Whatever glory he may have acquired as a painter is fully equaléd oy his fame a3 an_eugraver. which far surpasses that of aoyof his predeceesors. At the com- mencement of tha firteenth centurythe two great masters of engraving sppeared—Durer, the head of tne German, and Raimondi of the Lialian gchool. Darer is pronounced by com- petsnt authority An artist of the greatest techni- cal powers aod skill, who, endowed with ** Littlo phaatasy, but witn'a very aciive 1magination,™ became most emunent by a wisa cultivation of no more than mediocre powsrs. His prints, bo- longing toan early day,are strange aod unat- tradtive to uneducated tastes, but greatly ad- nured snd sought for by connoisseurs. Tae sub- %on:u of hisplatesin this ¢ llection are, ** The rodigal S.p." *‘ Effect of Jealousv,” * St Jerome in the Desert,” ** The Eniglt and Lady,” “The Assnaption,” “The Vitgia Crowned by Two Angels,” and number of others. More easily aporeciated by thacaltivated spec- tator, not a specialist, than the woirks of Durer, are tnoze of Rembrandt,—or Rembrandt Van Ryn, —who followed Durer at the distance of over a geotury. A most striking pictare in this col- lection is from a well-knowp glate,— ““THE GLEAT RESCRRECTION OF LAZARUS,"— in which the central point of 1aterest is s most noblo figave of Christ, standing aimost with His back to the epestator, bofors the opeu carcoph- sgus, aod with the grestes: majesty and grace waving His hand, and hidding the desd come forth. Lazaras is wisible 1o the hewn atons coffin, while both beyond and in the immediate foreground ara the figures of the amazed, the helf-hgpeful, half-increaun- ious sisters and friends of Lazaras. Notthe least unexpected and peculiar feasures of this picturs are the heary drapery looped up over the sepalchre, aud the Oricntal cimeter and other trappings of toe dead maa slung azainst the wall. Altogether it is such a combination of the realistic snd the idealistic a8 is possible only to s master, Another of Rembrandt's great works in engraving is ** The Death of the Virgio,” of which there aro several impressions hore, one of which is an *“exrly stste™ of the plate, and bighly valuod—at 8125 or $150. A third fine es- ample {3 a portraif of himself, and there are also copies of the ** Descent from the Cross " (after Rubens), * Christ Driving Oat the Moaes- Changers,” ** The Little Jewish Bride,” *-James Silvias,” ete. All theso are etchings, not line engravings, which Jast were especially in mind when the great diticalty of handhing the medimn of ex- pression was spoken of above. To make s wids 8tep, thereare in the same portfolio numerous examples of the etchinga of THE PRESLST FRENCH SCHOOL, —Fleming, Le Rat, Lalaune, etc.,—which are ofien exqusite both in artistic aud technical quality, and generally pure products of the etch- 1ng-needle, though occasionally with a few lines added by the graining-tool. By the hand of Flameug is a fine copy of Rembrandt’scelebrated *+100 Guidan-Piece,"” an artiat’s proof. Avother early German engraver is Schoengauer, who lived from 1420 to 1499, who has the s:iff, early styls, but s credited by connoissears with fine quali- ties. His subjects *The Virgin and Child with an Apple,” and * Cbrist Befors Pilate,” &c. Taroing from ths artists who employed eich- ing chiefly, to the line engravers, THE ITALIAN BARTOLOZZI is ooe of the most famous, and his engravings are well-known, Carlo Dolei's ** Madonna and Child,” Van Dyck's portraic of his wife, Cipri- ant's * Death of Dido,” Caraccie’s ** Clyti,” are among the examples of this engraver. DBarto- lozz1 learned his art in Florencs and Venice, but did much of hia best work in England, where he arrived in 1764. ' Charles SBumver, in his pam- hiet upon the * Best Portraits 1o Engraving,” 80 far from some other authorities as to The contiderable genius which Le [Bar- tolozzi) possessed was spoiled by haste in exe- cution, auperseding that care which is an esaen- tial condition of art. Hence samenessin his work and indifferencs o the picture he copied.” Longhi also is quoted by Sumoer a8 saying Bar- tolozzi was ‘‘moet mofsithful to RiR arche- typos,” and ‘““whatever the origioals, being al- waye Barto'ozzl."” Among the chief of the Fronch masters are Robert Nanteuil and Gerard Edeliock, the latter a Netherlander by birth, both especially famous for engraved portraits. Among the printa of Kanteuil are the portras of *‘Edw. Mole,” * Andraas le Fevre,” ** Jean Francois s8in,” etc. Edelinckis'represented among othera by the portraits of ** Philippe de Champagne,” * St. Magdalen ™ (portraic of La Valliere), and *3ad- ame Helyot, called La Bolle Religisuse.” Some of these plates are referred to by Mr. Sumner: Tt requires no Temarkablo knowledge to re bis great merits. Evidently ho 13 a master, exes sway with an ubsolutc art, and withont astempts to tribe the eye by special eifects of ligat, 2s on metsl or n. . . . There it & “Holy Family,” after Ea- fazlle,and the * Hattie of the Stundard,” atter Loonardo da Vincl; but these aze less nteresting than his nu- merous its, smong which that of Philippe ds Champupne ia the chief master-piecs ; but thers are othera of signal merit, including enpacially Madame Heliot, or “ La Belle Religleuse,” » beautiful French coquette praying beforea cruciix, . . . The ene thusissm of Looghi finds expression in untisnsl praise: * The work whicli goes the moat to my blood, and with regard to which Edalnick, with good reason, congratalated himuelf, ia the portrait of Champegne. 1 ahall die before I ceasy to contemplate it with won-~ daralways mew. Hero in seen_how he was equally great as designer and exngraver.” And he then dwells ou varionn detalls, - the skan, the th eyes biving and ecelng, the moistencd Lips, the chin, coversd with 3 brerd uaihaved for s few days, and tha Dair in ll s forma. OTHER INTERESTING PRINTS. are by the Dutch Ostcde—psasasts opd beer- bhousese—by s fellow-conntryman, Golizius, who w28 eccentric and unnataral, but both bold and'refined, at wiil ; by Bolswert of Planders, whose ‘*Christ Crowned with Thorns” and « Crucifixion " are pronounced fine productio: Longhi and = Aoderloni, modern Italian artists; reproducers of the works of -the Old Masters; by tho German Miller, whose *:¥ax- donns of 8t. Lusto " is most famous (but not included in this collection), aod whose “8t. John the Evangeliss” (which is hers) rsuks next; by Wille and Dessoyers of Frances; by Woole$, Strange, and Sharp of England; a: " of late Of ceotemporaneous eogTavers, proof im- In the present collection oll these are repre-| { _ An eneraving familiar t0 New En, Trumonil's * gamo of Bunker H%llih;l?um { of Warren,” copied bv Johann Gotthard von lueller,—the tather of J. Frisdrich Mueller, the suthor of the famous copy of the Siatiae Madon- na. This artist was the popil of Wille, and the Fcton fna yery e e provt. am eomesl ine A - inga will be hers abous a w”.’e?.-"m hf" a0 i ool ART JOURNALS, ** APPLRIONE'." The November number of Appletons' Art Jour- nal is uousually strong. Amoug the pictares is a ateel engraving after a picturs of Dors fn the most pleasing manner of the arhst. mmple fig- ures of a biack-haired girl of 13 or 14, and in her arms a child of 5 or 6, with no accessories spart from the figurea (which are clad in ragged but graceful raiment), excopt the wall behind them and the pavement under the bare feet The subject is ** Homeless,” but the pathos of the picture bardly equals that of the ticle, for the children look well-fed snd comfortable enough, sithough there is something touching in the pose and implorivg fook. The drawing, of course, is admirable, and 80 is the transfer to the steel. Another sign of progress in the Ari Journal is the pubtication of a conple of etchings by the lata Robert Brandard,—one an English village-lane, with the familiar quaint buildings and abuadant foliage ; tho other a boy making a whistle. The formeris espscially sgresablo in the expression of sunlight and shadow. The pictures exhibited in our Exposition ars repro-. duced in sleel and wood engraving. Une, Bier- stadi’s ** Halt io the Yosemite Valloy "—which, besides being open to question as a pictare, ia wot s first-rate example of stevl-eugraving, es- pecially 1n the distances,~—the other, Bricher's “*lronbound Island, Mt. Desert.”. 'Taers is also another pretty cops of a picturs of Bricher, *The Mill-Streat 0 a styleof the art- ist not well known hero, bat which waa his early and favorito veia of subjects. The other plates aro illustrative of acticles on *Edwin Lapd- seer,” “J. G. Naigh.” ** Monumental Braases.” ledizval Tifes,” « Household Art,” “ Japanese " and * Cameos.” 1f the Art Journal can keep up to this standard it will leavo little to be desired 1n its_peculiar provioce. A siogis re- mark of 3Mr. Elliob in his article oo Honsebold | trauts of Ars. Almini and zome oth —_— At (the Dininz-Room) is worth quoting : * This rule or princiols may b appliad to all the af- fairs of life: toe waportant thinga of daily use should be simple, real, sirong. and honest; the unimporiant may ba decorative, whimaizal, fan- tastic, perhaps." ** HAMERTOX'S PORTFOLIO " bas two of the etciiogs after old Enghsh artists (Calico:t and Constable tnis time), which stand eomething in the relation to pictorial art which some sorts of highly classical musis hold to mosical art; thai is, in order to appreciate them, the stadent must have made such advanco a8 to enjoy certain sorts of excellence empbatio- ally exprersed zpart from certsin ocher fine | qualities altogother left out. In the introdno- tion to Hamertou's large book on etching thers 1o o fine exposition of this matter, what to look for and what not in etchiugs as compared with the p.oductions of other processes, wood, and steel engravings, paintings, etc. Tne facsimile engraving afier Vevrassat is exceed.ngly simple, pleasing, and beautiful, and to bo appreciated by eversbody. The title is ** L'Abtenvoir,” and the conspicoous figuras s mau nding and leading black and whits horses ir0 & stream and & “on:an washing clothes at the shore, the backgiound pleasant and artiatic. ‘The accompanying article upon ** Veyrassat™ 13 by Rene Menard. Lhe ** Techvical Notes " are cootinued by tbree pages from ths practice of Sir Joshua Reynolds, of the mos: practical and nsefal sort for paintera in actoal practice. Mr. Hamertun conuinues bis acconnt of * Etty,” acd Atkingon discourses of * William afuller,” distinguished especially as a sketcher. ‘' L'ast.” The second fonr mountha of L’Arf, the great weekly Freoch art journal, are completed, con- ssituting & larga bound volume. Whether an- otber volume will ever rea:h Chica3o is prob- lematicsl, as the subscription price is about 332 | 1o gold, and our only subso:iber for it heretofore i8 on the point of leaviog the city. Neverthe- lees, a8 the most important art periodical in she world, something ought to be said of it. The text isby the bost known art-writers, mainly Frenocn, Taine, Menard, Bepan, Hamerton, ete.. and the illuasiratioss, which are profuse, ara of varicus kinds, wood-cats, eichings, sud liho- graphs, generally dirocted to thoroproduction of valasble or interesting works of weil-known art- ista. When atzention is drawn to the works of % particular man, either by bis recsiving honors or 10 the event of his desth, s good deat of room i8 given himin this very spacions magazine. For example, in the present volums there ara articles and maoy cuts of the works of the late Barye, tbe animal scalptor: and no doabf by this time Z’Art is hard at work on Carpeaux. The most important series of articlex 1n the second volame is anon the exhibition of the Freoch -‘Salonde, 1875" bv Paul Leroi, which rans all through, and 13 zccompanied wita reproductions of about seventy of the pancipal pictnres, the names of some of which—DBecker's ** Rispah Protecting the Bodiea of Her Sons Aguinst the Birds of prey,” for example—are aiready famibar toart-students. Nothing could be better, excoptiog attending the Salon. Simply as an indication of the broad scope of this fino publication, meution may be made of articles and fac-sumile or imitated pictures, upoa the Roysl Acsdemy of England, the works of Hamos, Detaille, Hoibein, Corot, Contemporaneous En- glsh Cacicatare, **Le Panch.” Pasini, Geger- felt, etc. Of oourse such a mass of malerial would be unmanagesble without careful indexing, o wilderpess without a guide: and no: the least admirable featurs of the work are the elaborate and vatious indexes. Thare are separats alpha- baticat lists of the artists who have furnished etchings, drawings, or wood cuts, whose works are reproduced on wood, or whose original drawings are reproduoed in fac-simile, basides fienoru indexes of engravings, aod of etchings, thographs, chromos, and * avis au relisur.” ‘‘DAS SCHWEITZERLAND.” An_ art publication which may properly bs mentioned in this connection is ** Das Scaweita- erland,” 8 summer journey through mounutain and vale, which is id course of publication by Engelhorn, of Stuttgart. It appears in monthly pumbers, similar in form to the art journals, at 80 cents a numoer, and is to be complsted ia twenty-four pumbers. It is profusely illus- trated with wood cuts, large aud small esometimes of landacape or bits of scenery, and sometimes of figures, which are excellect both in original ertistic qoality and in execation. Amopg the designers are the names of tne Calames, Braitn, Kindler, Specht, Hertell, Dill, eic. The text of course i3 in German. The cuts present much that is useful for the study and use of artists and amatenrs, possassing ex- ceptional excellence in composition and light and shade, and great delicacy in the manual part of the engraving. The subjects vary from mouotain scenery and peaceful volleys and lakes to the interfors of cottages, likenssses of peas- ants, pictures of birds, groups of trees, views of coasions of Bobert Bayhes, . Martinet, Mandel, | erally condomued. — 14 had castles, and studies of flowers. — 0ODDS AND ENDS. “iss Edmonia Lewis, the sculptar, is to open an exhibition of her works at 8t. Psul, Minn., some time thir month, Hezde's I ~mustine view, ** Sunset at Rye Beach, N. I.," Which wasin the Esposition, is pow in the gallery of the Academy of Design. Some 30,000 people, it is theught, have vistted Goupil's free gellery io 2se the six great works belonging to Mr. Stebbins, on exbibition thers, and report save that Mr. 8. bas been offered 7,500 advance for his purchase. * There is getting to be & cousiderable market in New Yori for the expensive pictures of the most distinguisbed Enropean artists. Avery, of Fifth avenue, exhidits at preeent pictures of Fortany, Cabanel, Bouguereau, Zamacos, Esco- sura, Schreyer, Becker, Detaille, Julss Breton, and O'Brien has pot heretofors thrown open the gallery connected with his ° ealestooms becanse he wished to reserve it for paintinga, and waa not ready to bang 1t. He i now propaing to hang and open the gailery soou, and bas issued a cir- calar to artista from whom he desires to receir pictares, snd will thna add & valuable festure to bis establishment. Miss A. C. Shaw, whoss studio is in Metro- politan’ Block, is painting, upyn orders, some diminative landscapes intended for Christmsa presents. Charming in compeaition apd treat- ment, and thoronghly conscientivus, a8 this art- ist's work always is, and moderate in prics, pothiog in their line could well be bester for their purpose. Soms of them have s resam- blance to William Hart's pictures, without his glassincas. . Mr. O. Schwerdt hasreceatly paintsd sn ex- oellent portrait of Mr. Stanton, thegrooer. The history of this portrait18 an iliustration of the sort of accident which occasionally overtakes s Rood artiat. Br. Schwardt presented & portrait of Mr.’ Sianton at'ths Exposition exhibition, which, a8 the likeness of a well-known man, waa pretty generally noticed, and slmost ss gen- some guite svidsnk bont the i ho sxpreeslon of ‘tne cleas pld-Taatin Sy, m ts common in old country housea. Notr: Iore common than for sriists, or any .‘:&h& ghmdl_muve workmon in It lilerslars, or mo jm;m‘ o be entiraly nnanls mmm"’“ b) Qment wpon their own Works firg reeh’ npon thelr hands; and s jt 'Lh;“ pened that Mr. Bchwerd, though reckogegy our best JFoctrait-paioters, put anon exh fi-mz 4 Pictare inferior to his nsual workmanshyp. 10 qu). to injure rather thaa help has now paing portraic ot Mr, Stanton, in whicn he bhay pletely remedieq both the faglts snoys -3, 02" od and produced n pating excellont s satisfactory 8s a piotase, m"‘!“ ly finished than the former, the drawins il modeling are strooger and more detailed, Jafl“, color good Hisnew and botser i : may have something to do vthTh";l:ul:x"% mente. r. Scherdt hns alao o progres 1 T persone. CLEOPATRA, SR Hal what is this the past And what iy this the « Farr love 1 frodlest Fair (e tha first of * Tha gods do maks to then unmats ; 2'berr pusest urn tiey mo d ta 0llghty « TUnen the anol they do dresk The work createds 10 thewr might» Caz this be life, and love, and praise, The joyous thing & warld = TiTes e S el A moment on the wine of gods? Avaunt, cold-tlooded bizot’s breed ! n“p.”;x';'.f%‘i‘““‘"\.""""" X o isopatra's creed In any thought that ehe must dte, This black decsy, this dooes, May scttle o'er less beauteous farm s But 100k y6 on my dewy bl 2 Rich as red wine, and douhly warmg Aye, Jook ye at the suppls curves 0f dainty imbs aad kweiling ban, ‘Half undisguised by robe that serves To cloths, and yes revesl, ita trum, And Hnger, pulse-wild, neath of "-S?:émm, xmemz'u“’.fl‘ Ang tell me, was ry made To molder into day? Aye, binsh aud burn *neath anfly it rongn thp veina wwify ol me, were chance, Ta Lifo mok roiied to tha berm Anamw:muanntnytmmnm, Down desp as life’s i} arons 'hrogss And a3, A stiled tarough deathly spell, ‘What inay in Esctu or Es.ven tlogal Aye, bang entranced 1 Hulf wiaried, yet st drinbiog Qe And tell e, "tween your fevared What wero an Heaven mors than ala) And throw yo at my high-arched fess, And feel the tiger’s love moant up? And tell me, from such frenzy swast, I truer joy immorials sap? (hxn fimfi aldn"l.nc“g mc, turs shake 2 dawp an of ering blightye This 'nnvmpzd form h’n"mcmel ache, Thess trancing eyea berelt of light? AMust this falr falis now docay,— Thess arms a Cesar did enfold, This breaat taat piilowsd Anton Bear durkeor e ) i tngae Gives o dia; 0l ghanen, T3ptara peary 16, loatasome welght of maltd AR 1 lifsin more than 1t may seem To praying Loave and bizot desp s Bveet 1ifa i6 mors than * ona *Twixt oo sicop aad snother alogp,® Bo spin your cresd, ye doting knas Who carsefal llumy.}:angbuhh Ss By hecatomb of earthly graves, Plied upward to this lying fata, And, anyo ral, my life endures; God-ruler of the godn this e, Which beauty fires, ad lova alfures, And passiogs barn to blissfal strifet Your gods my amfle sith barnin Fou gods hang repeared on my ng-'n, Go tell your gods T spurn their will,— iy charms do conquer thom and death Quisk, alaves, enclasp me; or T fallt ‘Wit means this weakness, desp obtczst By chull and gloom of speztral pall— 'us sohe-LX3 pang o raptars past? O_Endl.' can this indesd be death,— 'his drears sense of 1i%s o'arepent Ot lova accurss by ita last treath,— f surging passion tempesi-ant? And this the end of boastful fate,~ This halplausess of dread despatr,— This sickencd, pulssloss, paisied stats, ‘Which e'en attiints the very air? Ab? whers my savs enchentmonta now, Wooing a Ceaar st baets sighty— To Antony bis lite’s loze vow God's carses on the gods who bight! That 1ife diey sore whor fiarce gods bale,— Parched, busned, impaled by fovered rodsg Nor torments sach thelr angers sate: God'a curess, I will biight the gods] Ho, slaves! engird my sickened form ‘With rarest allks of Persian loom; This film-lixe ra1st whi-h warm suos cotn, ‘Throw o’er my bosom's f3ding bloom, Tnloos: my trestes; weight them weil With flashing fewels and rich gold, And let their mellow, mianieh’ spall My dimpled neck and shoulders fold, Theso cirelets that npon my arms Engirt the azurs reins aboni— ‘Theso anklet rings, gorged with rare chxrms-e Bball sang of rounded love chima aat. My drooping lasbes now renew th 'sn%. wild gloom of Paphisn &re Ths cholcest attar o'er me sizaw ; And hern enclasp tais jewaled fiy. Thrioe blessad thou, poor inesct-thing, ‘fl;[em mzr‘u?(n know! P&f;zu or pealsy fums of incense. s bore travail of thoughs-sirickan. ‘Naught matters it to thee or thins What god may rale, i god a aliy So that sun of skies may ahins ; o that the dews of summer fall. ‘Not cursed by pang of conscience harsy Nor hm:'n’tof » Hell beyond | Ho feversd dream and fexious fe3r Do maks thy sickened souss despond, Thon bendest kuso at 1o creed's shrins, por uariical bood doa s ‘0 B I all thy god divinz; A lying chaat, Hall, Heavon, or dreadl But, reveling thy brief day through, Cosin Brina el e s Vitnaalt oot and Heavea wimdh There, lay me on my couch, thick-spesed. TS velvota warcn 42 scts e w03 an o pains rack throu heady And shadows o'er oy eyelids flv.:p{ And yet—and yed—lif3 stubborn clrmgs ‘Tnto my heartatrings, stretched and tom$ But death 10 s0ma 20 £28CLS tartare bath the k> and erual patn 'ng‘-;‘ ma::lulmnn:‘u:g‘;‘m Ders besuty once L o eivaind, Bidanas toing? Gods, muxnu&,-fld.l'lflym h:nnl;‘i;:.udbdefrmw‘% Thav, shuddacing, visw the abaitersd T ‘With tncense buret to sshen wasle ! By ame tem; hining-blow destroy the stri: B{#gw hne;:n stron, ”mm;\;hmfli . Whils welling {riumph rings e g of Ita gasalon's fre! Thou siave! hasts, fotch me yonler draugh} In golden vial, jowel prankt; Thls mystic potion, if but gusffed, will gdnamf. deep, and marcy-fanked, And, while my neart les etill snd cald, 5 hndun’mllmdmvpedwnfl. Tho bruised dact of the gods I'll Lold— A pointlsss arrow—io my bresst. Edn in slombrous grace shall droop, "}{’lemmmfl.mhlw Bach rare and winning charm shall sloop To guard and garmant me aboat. * work of Natares rarest mood, T e resa of Al naatis, sl i, Btilt'mistress of all loves that 'And, by such lonng, pever dis} The puds for her dire wrath did mess., ‘And in feres maisoe aterved Lhesr Bhe scorned thers, And, god a1, oer her wieep the % BT, 1% 1875