Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1876, Page 8

1576—SIXTEEN PAUGEN. e AMUSEMENTS. - The Dreary Prospect for the Coming Week. Why the Chicagoans Did Not Take Kindly to ¢ Henry Vo Olive Logan Lifts Up Her Voice and Berates This City. A Play That's Born to Die—Notes from the Green-Room. Close of the Opera Season—Von Bulow Coming—The Apollo Clud. THE DRAMA. I CHICAGO- ) DULL ASD DEEART. ‘With the dspz Ilesrs. Jarrett & Pslm- er's scenic-actr, . nold, Chicago will be sgain, g0 far a8 thestricals are concerned, & dreary waste. Mr. Rigoold will be missed. He is & fine-looking man, and, we should judge from his manners on the stage, a good deal of a gen- tleman. He has captivated the ladies, who con- ronfirm the verdict of otber cittes, and pro- nounce him * just the sweetest” fellow that ever hived. Discriminating eulozy of this de- ecription must go long wey towards reconciling 3r. Rigoold with his hsrd fate. While be re- coives such praiss, ho can despise the nnsympa- tnetic men, whose dieplessure, perbaps, is as much dae 0 jealousy a8 to any carefal balanc- ing of whys sod whereforca. An additional con- rpolasibn which he may enjoy is that, dull as the play is with him, it might easily be duller with- pat him. There are thousands of actors less latanted and not 6o handsome by half whom Mesers, Jarrett & Palmer might easily have se- sared for less money ; and, in view of all the circumstances of the case, we zre rather sar- prised that they did not make a saving in this direction. Ontside of the acting, little fault can bs found with the maoner in®which AMeesra, Jarrett & Palmer bave brought out ** Heary V." Tbey certainty deserved more liboral patronage than they receivedin thiscity. Ona or twowets of their scenery were remarkably beautiful—por- haps too modest and rich for popular apprecia- tion. The costumes apd the sunlisry forces, too, were provided with e liberal band. The stage-mansgement of the plav was genorally ex- cellent. Meaos should be devised to avoid somes of the long and frequent waits which are at pres- <nt 80 great a feature of the performance. The audience 18 politely bored every night by the ap- poarance of the scone-curtsin. which 14 drasn apparently withont rshme o reason. They coald bester afford to do without a pumber of scoues fban have them atan expense of temper sud patience. DOTELE, DOUBLE, TOIL, AXD TROUBLE. In witnessing the representation of * Heary V. and obrerving how mauy parts had been Joubled, tha writer was reminled of Edward Everett Hale's funny stors, ** My Double, and How He Undid Me.™ How easy it must be, in- Ieed, for an actor to plav one part in 2n even- g tolersbly, and snother of a decidedly differ- ant character badly. The Archlishop of Can- terbury may well lose his pontifical digaity when be becomes only Willams, a Soldier in King Zenry's Army ; the Earl of Cambridge when Lie ix traneformed into the Duke of Orleans may Dot o readily lose bis English burr ; Sir Thom- ar Grey as the Constable of France msy be ouly & miserable Prenchman ; Sir Thomas Er- pengham may uot gracefully surrender bis white ocks to Macmorris, a common eoldier. Theze sndlees doubles cauee a deal of troucle. They sonfuse ; they destroy the illusion of the play ; they excite the 2musement zod curiosity of the andicoce when the opposite feelinge would be more in coneonance with the epirit of the play: the speclator never enjoya that peaceful repose of mind which ~generally foliows the killing of a acior, for it is the bad actors who doubie, and the scon- cr one is killed tte readier he is to appesr sgmn o another character. Doubles often bring act- sreto grief. laving succeeded in ome part, they are ruined in anotber. Their virtues and nices are both made prominent ; and, as in_tho 3sse of the old conundrum, s pound of festhers 18 generally judged to weigh wess than a pound of lead, so does in equal weight of vice put mn the balance tend virtue kicking sgainst the beam. * The [wo Orphans” is s favorite play for doubles. #e have heara of a manwho once piayed Lafleur aod the Doclorin a country tawn. The local sper scored Lafleur severelr, saying that he ;id not understand the first princioles of actin, sut the Doclor, according to the critic, was in- irusted to entirely competent hands. There may pave been reason for cach_one of thesa judg- meots. One man in his time plays meny parts. It would be surprisiog if he should play them all well. We are in- chined to think he should mot play mors than one at a time, if he can exercize any choice in the matter. When managers thrust two parts in oue play on s siugle actor they must be- held reaponriole for a portion of the consequences which follow ; when an ector assumes two im- portant characiers from choice, as we under- stand Mr. Louis James nasdoue in *The Two Orphaos,” he sbows either Jack of good judg- ment or excesaive confidence in Lisown abili~ des. A 5COLDINO » the people of Chicago for tho manmerin rhich they neglected ** Henry V." might be in- teresting, if it wers given by one who had the power 1o nexist the lashings of the conscience ith lashings of another kind. But scolding for its own eake is scarcely worth the while. It is snough to say that many persons who preteod 1o be cultivated and snxious seekers after Sramatic representations of 8 high order pave willfally missed the opportunity to se6 & play of Shakercaro’s which has acver beforo been acted in this city. No doubt many residents of Chicago saw the play in New York. It is becoming 8 regular smetom with maoy people hers to taks their theatrical smusements 10 New York rather than m thiscity. They know that more and better things can be had for their money thers than aere. Atthis joint itis possible to offer one teason why theatrical entertainments in Chicszo ire o poorly patrovized. Bat it is not possible ‘hst 21l the people here who ought to have seen ‘e plav have done k0. There 12 3 good deal of tham about the profeseed lovers of Shakspears. [oey ery wildlv for Shakspoare when they bave it not, and for sometbing else when they bave Shrkepeare ; mesnwhile, they o pretty eteadily 1o the negro-minetrels. Befors diemissing this part of the subject entirely, it may be proper to aay that tbe prices of admission for * Henry V" were raiscd from $1to $1.50. This dcubt- we68 causcd the attendance to be less than it stherwise would bave been. The old acale of Jrices will be reatored with the present week. OLIVE LOGAXN ON CHICAGO. Alettor to the Graphic recently published contains Olive Logau's views on ths social life of Cuicago as mavifested at the theatres. Chi- cago aociety did pot appreciate Olive Logan when, a8 * the best-dressed womanin the world, " she made her appearanco on the stage of tho Academy of Music; and it is therefore kiud of her to appreciste Chicago eociety. It is kind of ber to asy that the people who ‘constitute Chicago **society ” arenot **greenhiorns”™; that it bas set uD money 88 King; and tbat it really bas no money to set up. Still more considerate are the halt-truths of Miss Logan in regard to ihe theatres. Having first adjudged the society here to be essentislly provincial in matters of stt, which is not far from the truth, aho pro- teads to Bay : But bow sbout the artistio domsin in the Arsmatic branch? Why, here my pen is arrosted from riting the most withering condempation oaly by fesr 3 seemning wnjust to certain mansgers—men of per- Toct understanding of what the public should bave in ihe way of dramatic art, snd who would gisdiy furbish restrained by the common business viding that which the public will pay . - rformonces have never been a la vode in Cbicago. Toers are bundreds of Chicigo peo- rie whoenjoy 8 good play, but who rarely if ever g0 to ihe theatrs, because one never mects one's set there, but on the contrary must it cheek.by jowl with Hoosiers from meighboring Indisna towns, or du- brous charactsrs from ibe unfeshionable streets. Tho sxperiment of providing en expentive and well-select- £4 company, with advantages in the way of scenery and costumss, has been repeatedly tried in g0 and alwsys with disastrous resulte. Tie onsequence s thst mansgers, forced to cater toa differest tasts, furnish for the moet pard such tuartainments as would—-{f by those it were judged— 2ix the status of Chicago as s metropolis of the cheap- ent and most trampery sort. Thus on the stage of the first theatre in the city, McVicker's—a besutifal art temple of curious and elegant architecture znd ad~rn- ments—I saw in the Christmss week & so-callod enter- tainment by twa low men who droned their dull songs and danced their graceless jigs through five long acta of a drama which might be tolerated on_sufferance during the space of ten_minutes ats London music kel of the pooror sort. Mr. McVicker is himuelf a fine 20107 of the old’ school hua played in London and all our own grezt cities with praise and profit; yet, whean in conjuuction with that nuiehed artiste, Carlotta Le- clerc, he presenied to Chicagosuch masterpieces as **Ths School for Scandal™ and other standard come- dies, he was greeted, I was told, by sudisnces which made the excheq uer groan from very emptiness, Na- ture ands theatrical managers cash-bozes abhor 3 vacuum, and Mr. McVicker wieely concluded that if the best people would not come fo see good acting, the worst people myight come to ses bad. The most nu- merous and moat elegantly-attired sudience I havo seen gathered at any theatrs in Chicago duriog my present ten dsys' visit was at s minstrel show at Hooley's Theatpe—the theatre next in rankto Mc- Vicker's—where a fellow of iulinito jest, Billy Arling- tan, distorted Lils mouth and sang the ususl humorous love-s0ng toths. perennial supposiitious * yaller gal' with tmctious ghee. Tuis performance was 3 good ons of it kind ; yot it waz a kind which 1sozly permitted on the minor etages of New Yorg, tnd wouldba the conco.mitant of- grog and tobacco in Eurcpesn eap- itals, There are some points iv Miss Logan's letter which need explanation. 1f dramatic per- formances have *‘uever been s la mode in Chi- cago,” how is it that the principal manager hers ban made two or three larze fortunea? Is thera aoy clotie connection betwesn provincialism in matters of art and bad art? If so.is oot the fact thatt bad a1t no longer satisfies, g indica~ 110n of departure from provincialism? Is there pothing suggestive in the comparnson of a good entertaiumeut of 1ta kind at Hooley's Theatre, and s baa' entertainment of its kind at McVick- or's Theatre, aud the audiences that gather at each place 2 When bad performances are tho rule, and ¢ 0od performauces are the exception, the latter will generally suffer. ‘There is the truth ip a n ntsbell. & CLSRIStW, OR THE BESUBRECTED BRIDE,"” is the title of” the play which has been compossd by Dr. Adol:h Olieodorft, of this city. Judging from the plot, & synopsis of which wo Lave seen, 1t ia clearly are-impossible drama. It isa story thrown into tlts form of a dialogue, bat possess- ing not the slightest dramatic character eithor in conception or trestment. The busgling English in which the piot is anfolded suggesta that the dislogae is notsa specimen of good conversation. In justice to Dr. Ollendorff it should be said that the work 13as passed through the bands of a translator, and in the present versian noue of his own styleils allowed to appear. The sub- stance of the plot ig this : Claricsa loves Alonzo. Bho 18 duped into a secret marriage with Harrs, SnpposIng at the time that sas is being married to Alonzo. Sheis deserted by Alonzo, who joins the Continental' army. She flies from Harris, ber husband. Ay report of hsrdesth is sproad abroad. Sheis :afterwards found in Baltimore aud married to A%onzo, her husband having been convemiently killed in the meantime. NOTES AND ANNODNCEMENTS. «The Hidden .Hand ™ will be given every night, and at the Wednesday aod Saturday mati- nees, at Col. Wood's Musoum. At the other matinees, ¢ Po-cavhon-tas” will be the at- trection Cyntlis E. Leonsrd will dolivar a lecture on 7 he Baby of the eriod” ot tha Clark Street Mothodist Chureh Wednesday evening mext. “The fee for admission will be but 25 cents. The people have muck to learn on the subject, and Ought to bo glad to hear it treatod of by one who feels berself competent in the premises. The old favorites, the California Mipstrels, will make their reappesrance, after an absence of three weeks, at Hooley's Theatre to-morrow night. DBesides the reguiar members of the company (including Rice, Arfingion, Kemble, the Heyuolds brotbers, and Fredericks), Mr. Pat Kooney, an Irish comedian, and Meaars. School- craft and Coes, will appear. Helen Potter, tho new dramatic roader, ap- ears in tha city under the auspices ot the Star Course Tueaday, Feb, 1. A novel fexiure of her programme, calling_for dramstic. powers that few people possase. Btheimpersonataon iu voice, mauner, and appearauce, without barlesque, of her rivals on tha platform —Scout-Sidduns, Charlotte Cushman, Auna Dickinson, and others. Miss Minnio Palmer, of whom mood reports come from the South. will fill an engagement at McVicker's Theatre this weelk. She belongs to the school of ‘‘tom-boy” sctresses, of which Lotta 18 at present the chief exponeat. Miss Palmer is said to be verv preity, vivacious, and suxions to please. She1s still a young girl, and has ber reputation all to make. She will appear 1n & plaz written expressly for har by 3 gontle- man of Rochester, N. Y., entitled * Laughiog Eves Inthe cast supporticg ber will bo Mrs. AMurdoch, whom the babitues of AcVicker's will be glad to welcowe back sfter an absence of four weeke, Mrs. Stoneall, Mies Atoare, Mesars. Goesin, Seymour, and Rainford. Some mombers of the company which opened the New Chicago Theatre, aezisted by a large number of other people, will appesr at tue Academy of Music shis woek in **The Two Orpbaps.” Mr. L. L. James, 5 fine actorand a native of Chicago, will play the Cluvalier and Pierre the Cripple. Mr. Thomas Wiiffen will lay Picord; beis abolutely witbout & rival in the part. Mlra. Rogers will also muke an excel- lent La Frochard. The two orphans will be impersonated by Mies Agoes Procler and Miss Fiora Baker, from peither of whom will it be fair to expect much. 1t is said that Miss Helen Tracy has been engaged to join this compauy, and she wit! probably assist in any plays it may bnng out after the withdrawal of the *Or- phans.” . THE OUTER WORLD. NOTES. Jobn Ozenford has returned to the Lundon 7imes as dramatic editor. ¥rank Aiken snd Genevieve Howard are act- ing * Van, the Virgioian,” in lowa. Iontague, the New York pet, has been play- ing D'Alroy st tho Brooklyn Theatre. Mrs. Emma Watller makes her first sppearance in San Francisco next week as Meg Merrilles. Miss Effie Germon bas left Wallack's company, because sho was cast for s part that dida't suit ber. Catherine Lewis, a sister of Jeffreye-Lewis, is wccessful in England as a smunger in “ Girofle- Girofla.” John McCallough, the tragedian, will begin an engagemeut at the Boston Theatrs on the 31st of this month. Mr. J. H. Montagus has accepted s pew play by Mr. James Steele Mackaye, and will probably produce it in Brooklyn. Charles Thorne, of the Union Squars Com- pony io New York, says he has noidea of going to England for Jarrett & Palmer. Wade's Opers-Honse in San Francisco was opeped Jan. 17. The seats bad previously been sold at auction, aud $140 was paid for the first choice of boxes. Miss Neilson has accepted an engagement, for America, under the maoszement of Mr. Max Strakosch, and she will reappear st Booth's Thea- tre next season. ) The new depatture of the 8sn Francisco Min- strels in New York, by which the stage issel in the first act with = parlor-scene is considered an agreeable change. Miss Clara Morris begins an eogagement in ‘Washiogton next month, and sfierwards goes to Philadelphis sod Baitimore. Io March she goes to San Francisco. Boucicault writes that he haa lost £100 a week with the ** Shaughraun ™ in London. This asser- tion conflicts with the reportod extraordinary success of the play. Miss Anns Dickinson is to sail for the West indies for the good of her besith. and her ap- pearance at the Fifth Avenuo Theatre is, there- fore, indefinitely postpoaed. The New York Sun again saya of John Dillon: **He is evicently an actor of unusual talents, taste, and skill, likelv to grow in public esteem s he ehall become mure widely known." The best-paid performers in the amusement business nowaday are the negro minatrels aad variety actors. **Study Hamle! o more,” says the New York &ar; “ Barncy Finnegan's the rage.” “Nym Criokle's ” new play, which hi accepted by Mr. Wallsck % enatted v res Twins." The Graphic advises the. thestrical managers to ges even with Mr. Wheelsr by writ. ing his play up. ‘Vienna has just produced s company of youth- ful actors whose ages range from 6 to 14 years, and who are giving dramatic performances in the varions theatres of Germany. Fsiry stories bave been drawmatized for thsm. The new American coatract between Maarice Grau and Signor Rossi has been signed. 1t pro- videa for sixty representations, the debut to take place on the 20th of September, in the Lyceum or Booth's Thestre. Mis. Luev 1. Hooper's new and original play, entitled ** Youog Wives and Old Bachelors,” 18 in rabearsal at tbe Chessnut Streot Thestre, ia Philadelphis. Ths Chicazo play, *‘Running 3 Corner,” will bs produced at the Arch Strect Theatre, Jan. 31. J. W. Blaisdoll is at the Arch. Linda Dietz. a favorits New York actroes, was to appesr with Miss Neilson in Tom Inglan's pew plag, * Anno Boloyn,” at the Havmaiket Tneatrs 1n London, Jan. 17, but the production of the play has bean postponed. Prof. Popper's debut in **The Alchemist's Daughter” st St. Louis was a failure. The Professor didn't know his psmit. After the fust nizht another actor was wubatitured. end the Professor, carefully hid sway belund the scenos, exhibited his tricks in optice. William Henry Norton, the well-known actor and member of the Boston Theatre Companv, died Mondey night at Lis residence in New Heath street, in that citv, after a somewhat lin- gering illoess, resulting from geneial debility. e was bora in England, ai.d began his profes- wional cereer in 1833, at King's Cross Theatre, Londoo. Sincs 1569 he has played constautly to Boston audiences. He made Lis las: appearance Nov. 13, 1875. #Married in Iaste" promiees to make aa do- cided s hit at Wallack's au 1t did at the Hsymar- ket Theatre in Londoun. Its piot is pures, its sitnations ara strong, its disloguo eparklioe, and the best talent in Wallack's compsany bas been enlisted to procare for it & faithful representa- tion. Mr. Wallack’s Gibson Greene snd Mr. Gil- bert's Percy Pendragon have already becoma popular characters, and the play reems destined to have a long run.—XNew Xork World. Frank Mayo was at_St. Lonis last week ; Mra. Ostes, the California Minsirels, and Edwin Adams at Cincinnati; McKes Raokin and Barry Sullivan_at Detroit; the Kiralfys at Buffalo; Robert McWade at Albany; F.S. Chanfrau at Providence, B. L. ; Jane Coombs at Indianapolis ; Lotta at Charleston ; Edwin Baoth at Ricbmond 3 tho Florences. with the ‘*3lighty Dollar,” at Lowsville ; Joho McCuilough at Pittsburg ; and Jobn E. Owens, with ** OQur Boys,” at Waihing- ton. Moors says, in his life of Sheridan, that **The Rivals” was suggested by a comedy written in 1749 by the author's mother, Mrs. Frances Sheri- dan. An exsmination of some old playbooks, presented to the British Museum in 1864 by Mr. Qoventry Patmore, lasvea no doubt whatever of the truth of Dloore's assertion, and shows zleo that for the character of Mrs. Malaprop Sheri- dan has borrowed some of the famous blunders without alteration from the character of Afrs. Tryfort in the older comedsy, ** A Trip to Bath." Mr. Hart Jackson was obliged to resign his position of business manager_of _the Brooklyn ‘Theatre because he oxceeded bis authority in ordering Mr. Schwab, dramatic critic of the New York Times, ous of the theatre. Mr. Schwab wag ontbe stago at tho time. The rules of the the- atre ore that persons not employed by the man- apgement shall not bave admittauce to the stage; but it appears that Mr. Schwab did not 10 on the stage until after the performance, and then by invitation; moreover, Mr. Jackeon had nothing to do with the management of tho stage. Mis resiznation was demanded by Mr. Palier, one of the proprietors of tho theatre. A correspondent of the Boaton Journal writes from Paris: * Losri is making grest orepara- tions for hia London appearauce, for he is to meet his formidable rival, Salvini, tbero. Irving 18 also brandishing his horne for the combat, studying Othello, some say, with tho iotention of outdoing both tho great Italians. A studrof the three Hamlels, as they will be offered at that time, is the subject of a letter which 1 have promised mrself to write you. Salvini, it seems to me, i8 the greatest in Hamlet, Rogsi in Oihello (or certainlv in the leat scones of it), and Irving : hh in Macbe —— MUSK AT HOME THE OPERA. The very ramarkable season of English opera is over, aud the troupe has left the city to faltill 1a engagement in Washington, which com- mences to-morrow evening. It has been s re- markable season in two respects: firat, for the immense patrontee bestowed ; 2nd, second, for the musical success. The troupe has givenin these three weeks twenty-ope performances, as follows: ** Mignon,” three times; *‘ Bobemian Fra Dievolo,” *‘Maritana,” ¢ The Talisman,”" sod *‘Martha,” twice each; and ** Rose of Castile,” * Trovatore,” ** Huguonots,” *¢Lucia,” ** Fauet,” *¢ Lily of Killaroey,” * Mar- mage of Figaro,” and *‘Ernani,” once each. It isan anomaly in the local records of opera that every one of tbese works has been given as originally announced and cast, =nd that no one has been indisposed snfficiently to prevent appesiance. The only novelty in tho repertoire was ** The Taiisman,” whicb, although it failed to make a very popular impression, pevertheless was a source of pleasure to musi- cians who wisbed to study Balfe from a higher standaid than baliad opera like the * Bohemian Girl." The performances ol the tronpe have Leen remarkably smooth and effectivo even in such works from the Italian achool as *“Trova- tore,” *‘Ernani,” Lucis,” and “The Hugue- nots,” on which we are not accustomed to look for decided excellence when given by Englsh troupes. Diss Keliogg hereelf has taken, if poseible, a higher place than ever before in the good gracee of opera-goers, and that her assist- ants have not suifered io the popular estimation is shown by the facc of the very largo atiend- s0co upon the off aights. THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT- The secoud coucert of the sesson of the Apollo Musical Cluk will occur at McCormick's Hall on Thursday evening next, the 27th inst., on which oceasion the Club will be assisted by Alrs. H. M. Smith, of Bostan, pronounced to be the leading concert soprane of the country, who comes here expiessly for this coocert; also Mrs. Regina Watsoo. pianist; Mr. William Lewis, violinist and the Quaker City Quariette. No single tick- ets are sold foc these concorts. Only those hold- ing associate tickets aud the usual admission cards will be sdmitted. Thosa wishing partica- 1218 concerning associate subscriptions are re- uested to call on the Secretary of the Club, Mr. I. G. Newell, 156 State street. As the concerts of this Club commence at 8 o'clock precisely, the management hope the audience wili be in attend- ance at that time, a8 the ushera are instrucied not to conduct persons to their seats during the performauce of & number. The programme wili bo 23 follons: AbfAnT L a. Abaence. ... 1. Part Songe {o. Cavalry Song. 2 Quartetto— Sieep in Peace . Qu:berxc:liv Qua: a. Ave Maria, 3, PlanoBalo {b. Polonaise, E faf, Hire. Regima Wason, 4. Part Song—* When Evening Twilight 5. Bolo—* Umura Leggiera " (Dinoran). . Mrs. I, M. Smath. 6. Part SoHg—** AULDIMD ... ... eve...Maclarzen PART II. 7. Chorus—* Pilgrims’ Chorus 7 (Tannhauser) ... W3 8. Plano Solo—** Valse”, .A“'hni:sv‘:g Hre. Zegina Walson, ‘@, Abendlicd... b, Bird of Love.. - Mrs, H. M. Smith, 30. Part Song—** The Bnowdrop"... 11. Quartetie—* Night's Darkening Shades Quuxsr Cuty Quarteite, 12. Cborue—* Ave Maria” (sopramo and violin "™ obliga! Gomned Mra. Sm: . 13, Part Song—** Sailors’ Song . YON BULOW, The English opera is over, and the troups is now on ite way to Washbington. Itiadoubtful whether Titiens will vieit us. The Wachtel troupe has collapsed, and that is an end of the High C Poetillion. The only great musical at- traction we bave in prospect is Dr. Hans Von Bulow, one of the world's four or five great pianists. His concert will take place at McCor- mick’s Hall on Wednesday, Fhursday, and Fri- day avenings, Jan. 81, Feb. 2 and 4, and Satur- day afternoon, Feb. 5. Ho is known wherever music is known a8 & great pianist, critie, con- ductor, and composer, 2 man of sterling intel- lectual as well 2s musical ability, who has grown up upder the auspices of Liszt and Wagner,—a ]’rll)‘bl’ recognized the world over as the greatest iviug interpreter of Beethoven, snd versed iu every echool of music, from the enrliest days of Ihe piano to the present. The London Athenzum once said of him: The more frequently Dr. Bulow performs the more demonstrative does the approbation of his audi- ence become, This result is very nstural. The mark- ed individuality which characterizes hia style at first startied those artists a0d amateurs who heard him for the first time ; as_they have followed him in varions works, witn or without orckestra, the admiration pro- duced by his intellectual and poetic conception of the compoacrs whuse works Lie bas interproted, and by bia marvelious mechanism has steadily increassd. So irzematible is the influence of a» independent thinker, that compositions sa familliar almoat as houseuold words have been, 80 to spesk, recreated. The moat sble and exparienced ‘pianits of this mietropolls do Dot hesilats to declare that to hear Dr. Bulow's per- formances isto recommencs their letons ana prac- The advent of such a musician as this has al- roady crested a lively interest in Chicsgo, which 3. Solo wilt undoubtedly give him the same hearty wel- come it extended to Rubinstein. LOCAL MISCELLANY. The Arlon Society cf Cincinnati are sbout to produce * Maritans,” with Jiss Eato Von Word- ragen, formerly of this city, in the role of Lazarillo. le The reorganized Quaker City Quartette, con- sisting of Messrs. Noble, Goldsmith, Dexter, snd Barnes, sang in the Star Course last Tues- day night, with the exactuess and perfect drill for which they are so well known. - ° . I1. Stanley, the tenor of the Trinitv Church choir of this city, has accepted au engagement to eng in Englich opora next sexson with the TRosa troupe, and lesves for England in May to study with reference to this eogagement. Tho second courss of the Lakesido entertain- ments_at Farwell Hall will inolude conceris by the Richings-Bernard troupe, Feb. 7; the Camilia Urso troupe, Fev, 23; the Mendelssohn Quite:ta Clud, diarch 14; zod the Boston Phil- harmonic Glub about April 1. The Chicsgo Madrigal Club, consisting of George H. iroderick, the well-known bass; Cliarles T. Barnes, tenor ; Miss Faony Whitney, soprano; sud Mies Emms Baker. contralto, 1sa new oiganization formed for tho cultivation of the old madrigal aud ba!lad music that bas mnde the New York Club so famous. The third concert of the St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church, winter series, will iske placo Tuesday evening, the 2ith inst., in the ‘main auditorium of the church, under the direction of Mr. C. C. Loflor. The programmo is one of 1he best ever presented at a concert of the kind in this city. A mixed qnartette (Mra. Jessis Hardy, Mrs. M. 3L Dutton, Mr. Cofiin, and 3r. Lefler) ; adoublemale quartetts (the Qusker City and Bianey); tho pianist, Mrs. Capwell, Miss Aspkins, and Mr. Falk; the violinist, Mr. Lewis; r. Stoddard (horn), Mrs. Fatk _(soprano), and tho tenora, Mersrs. Geary and Leech, will take part in the performarce. The fourth reanion of the Besthoven Society will take piace next Wedpesduy evening, the 26th 1n8t., at the rooms of the Society. The pro- gramme will include tho Bargiel Trio in I major for piano, violin, and "cello, by Messrs. Wolfsohn, Lewis, and Etchheim ; sod the Schumana Quin- tette, for piano_and strings, by Deusrs. Wolf- sohn, Lewis, Eichboeim, Alien, and Hubbard : and Mendelssobn's *‘Rondo Capriccioso,” by Aliss Minnie Blumenfeld. Mrs, Ciars D. Stacey will sing Mendelesobu’s magnificent concert aria “Iufelico™ and Rangigger's **Slamber” soug, with ‘celio obligato ; Miss V. de Pelgrom, an aria from **’Chie Prophe and Mr. Wheeler, Schu- bert's “Post” and *Eulogy of Tears” All wubsequent reunions will take place upon ths Iast Thoreday of each month. Membership tickets may be presented at the door. NEW ArGSIC. Thoe regular monthly issus of Ditson & Co.’s new music, for several numbers of which woare indebted to Lyon & Healy. comprises soms very attractive pieces especially instrumenial. Von Bulow's coming is heralded by four pieces played by him, the Chovin nocturnein G major, op.'37; No. 2, the schetzo from the Beeihoven sounats, op. 81; No. 2, J. P. Gotthard's Gavotto, and tho Gavotte from Gluck's * Don Juan,” all of them very attractively published and ornamented with a handsome portrait of the groat player. In fonr-hsod pisces we have a **Burle:ts,” by Frauk H.Hamblin; Cail's + Heiter Galop,” arranged by Charles Wels; and «Cousolation” and a *Saltmella,” by A. Looschhorn, whoso pame alone will commend them. In that admirablo series for young play- ers, Lichuer's ** Jugenleben,” wohave ** Arioss,” *The Hour of Play,” *Morviug Praver,” and “The Decision.” Thers are, in addition to the above, the following instrumental pisces : Gou- nod's quaint_** Faoeral March of a Marionette ”; “Dreaming Flowers” aud ** May Breezes.” by Gustave Lange; * In Good Huwmor" Galop, by Tiud Aronson ; Uarl Faust’s ** Schuetzen March ™; Guogt's **Take Care March ™l Reminisceuces of Cubsa,” by Mrs. E. A. Parihurst Duer; and Edward Stransa’ **Lils in the Courts Waltz " and “[ce Sport Galop. The list of songs is not & very atiractive one, the best being Elumecuthal's ** The Days That Are No_ More;” Bamby's ‘ Whea the Tide Comes In,” a3 eung by Antoinette Storling; George Osgood’s * Brown Eyes Mas the Little Maigen,” written for Mra. H. AL Smith: znd Benedict's *“Kiss Me to Sleep, Mother.” ‘Tnho remamiug pieces are Claribel's ** You and L artanged for aito; & romauce, ** 1 Saw Thee, O Fair One,” 2nd s daat, “A Heart Which Is Berett,” by L. Hackeasl!n: **O When Shall I Be Fres,"asacred soog by Clera H. Seote ; *+Soft Shades of Evening,” a romance, Frank B. AMorse; **DoI Love Yon?"aod * In the Dark, intue Dew,” vy F. Bostt; ** La Madre Folle” and **Salva_Regius,” the latter for soprauo or teuor, by V. Cirtllo; *“*Tihis Gentle Fisher Maiden,” by John B, Grant; * Finerte," by J. L. Moltoy; “Swoet Dreams of Childhood,” soug and chorus, by 8. 1\ White ; **Pall Down the Blind," 3 camnic song, by Charles McCsrthy ; and +*Wnen I Survey the Woudrous Cross,” a solo []gr Z‘;P“m or tenor, snd qaarseis, by H. P. anks. P . ABROAD. 'WAGNZR'S TBOTBLES IN YIENNA. The current nuwmber of the London Athencum 588 Qur earrespondent in Vienna, in the commaunication in tuo Atnenaum of the L1tk uit,, No. 25i1, stated that Herr Wagner Lad lost casts witls the Vienuese. His etatencnt is confirmed, for the composer has sinco lefs tho Austrian Capital without completing his en- agement, His obstiuacy in insisiing upon tbe reali- zation of 3 mythological tablean compromised the man- wer, Herr Jauner, who wis calied to acodnt by the Governinent for the indecencios of the Venusberg scene; and tie Barcarolle of the hounds, one of the dogs having Leen kicked by o horse, caused exploalons of luugitter at the last roiresentation of the * Tann- Bauser” e cast of © Lohengric,” awing to tho compasor's quarrels with tha leading 'artists, was in- different; for Le could not sccure Frau Dustminn, Fraulein En, Fraulein Lowe, or any former ropre- entative of g, and was obliged 10 have JMadame Kuoplerberger. Nothing would in- duce Herr Beck 0 resms the part of Zal- ramuni, or Herr Rokitansky to enact agein the King Henry the Fow!cr, which was undertaken vy Herr Scarin, wo Lns o fine voice, buta bad style. Herr Noilet, & now baritone, ezsszed Teramund, but made littls impression. Frou Materos was Ortrud, and muster, . : Lohengrin was Herr Mauller, a deplorably weak teuur, who Liad not the presence necd- ed for the Knight of the Swan. Herr Adsws, being an Englishman, was removed from tho title parf. Tus restoration of the “cuts” from the original score completed the disastrons Tevival, after wiich Herr Wagner took his departure for Bayreuth, and thus ended the proposed resuscitation of his operss. How far this reverss ac Vienna will afect the ** Nibelun- gen ” pext August romains to be seen; but he cannot have Herr Nieman, Herr Adams, Herr Beck, and Herr Rokitansky, snd tho vervices of four of th3 best art- ists mow in Germany oro mot easily replacea, Herr Wagner has most imprudently waged war with leading ringers, not only in his scores, but with them person- ally, by wounding their amour provre. MUSICAL NOTES. Fred Rnblman has engaged the American tenor Adama. Fifty new operas were, according to the Choir, produced in Italy during 1375. Madame Nilseon has made an enzagement to give eight concerts in Scandinavia—four in Stackholm, two in Christinnia, aud two in Copen- hagen—during the ensuing spring. An Itslian composer, S, Emilion Bozzano, proposes to set to music, with chorus aad mli- tary flourishes, the third and fourth cantos of Dante's Inferno. It is stated from Germany that Richard Wag- ner's ogera, ‘‘Percival,” s second llcly Gral snbject similar to ** Lohengrin,” ia neariy com- pleted, and will be published in Vienna. Carl Rosa has finished an extraordinsrily suc- cesaful season in Eoglish opera at Livergool. It i rumored confidentialls that Mlle. Nilsson will entor into ao engagement for English opera with Carl Ross for an American tour. A cable diepatch to tho New York Herald says: + Lucca has outwitted Gye. She sang Wednes- day in Brassols. Under tho law of Baigiom and Frauce he cannot compel the cantatrice to sing ‘without the consent of her husband. Gye's con- tract was made with Baron Von Raden. Lucca pleaded that she Lad been married s second time. Gye's lawyer gave her permisuion to sing. e bas since discovered. from the dates of the marriages, that he could have beld her. There is a geuera! laugh all rousd. He will try and arreat Lucea in Vienna.” An nppeal has been made to the public of Pesth 1n favor of the two daughters of the Roman patrician, Polcelli, pupil of Haydn'e, and {for a long period conductor of the famons Prince Esterhazy's musical establishment, One of the daughters, granddaughter of the composer of “The Seasons,”is in s state of the greatest indigence. In this extremity, she has anuounced her wish to sell the [sat xelics of Hayda—namely, a gold watch, with his name engraved on the case ; & violin by Aotonio Stradazio, of Cremona (1608). on which Haydn frequentls played; snd a collection of his manuscripts and letters. The New York Tribuse of the 14th says : Theodore Thomss has made his snnouncements for the third Symphony Concert. It is to take piace on the 22d inst.. and tho programme is one of the most remarkahle he has ever offered. Ths whols evening will be devoted to Deothoven. It will open with the Firat Symphony; it will close with the coloasal Ninth ; 3nd beiween thess two extremen Mr, Jacobsohn will play. with the orchestrs, the voiin concerto. 1n the Ninth Symokony the Oratorio Boclety will supply the chiorus, and the quartet will be sung by Mrs. H. AL Smith, 6f Boatou, Miss Antonia Henne, Jlr, William J. ‘Winch, and Mr. Franz Bomamertz, L i THE FINE ARTS. DMlignot’s South American Land- scape Painting. Arsene Houssaye’s Meditations on the Pictures of Ruysdael. The Art Gallery of the University of Michigan. The Artists’ Associatione--Studio Notes. LANDSCAPES. KIGNOT'S “ BOUTH AMERICA." Church's large picture of South American soonery at O'Brion's Gallery was succeeded soms weeks sgo by & landscape of equal size and sim- ilar subject by snother American artist, the +South America " of Mignot, which will remain on exhibition for some time longer, nuless eold, of which there is perbaps not too much danger, a8 the prico is set at $4,000 or £5,000. This pic- tare, as one of the finest examples of landscape exhibited here within tho last year, deserves some especial attontion. Louis R. Mignot waga South Carolinian by birth and education. As an artiet be belonged to New York City, and was recognized during his lifa s8 an eminent land- scape painter, excelling especially in Southern and tropical scemery. At the outbreak of the Rebellion, his sympathies being Southern, ho left New York for London, where he died several yoars sgo. The present picture is dated 1860, and must have been oneof his 1ast works just before leaving this conntry. The firat impulse is, of courte, to compare between CHURCH AND MIGNOT s painters of South American scenery. Bosides the differences of color snd general effect in thelr pictures, which are obvious to the most superficial observation, one of the chief differ- ences in treatment lies in the extrems high finish of Cburch's work compared with the free- dom and manifestly rapid execution of Miguot. White Church polishes and refines to the last degrea, Mignot sppears to have laid his color ouce for all, and not, to have distarbed it after- wards; nor was there any waste of color in Mignot's hands, for in some placea thia canvas is scarcely concealed, 80 thin is the cover of paint, and yet the effect is ali that ho aimed at. \ithout attempting avything so difficult as s comparison of the technical qualities of two em- inent landscape painters, attention may be called to tho good qualities in virtae of which this picture of Mignot's has boen gaining stead- ily, ever sinco it came. in the estimation of that partof the community possessed of judgment and good taste. Undoubtadly, if we divide psintings of scen- ery into 1wo classes, 83 Ruskin did in the last exhibition of the Royal Academy,—one, of Natural Historic painting of ecenery, which rep- resents objecta for the sake of a good account of tbe things themselves, without emotion or definite purpose of expression; the other, true Laoducape, which shows the relation batweenna- ture aad man and, in fine work, a particular tone of thought in the painter's mind,—if wa adopt this clasaification, undounbtedly this picture be- locgs to the latter and superior class, true Land- #cape. Since it ia not very striking in its gen- oral composition and color,—boing a wide extent of broken country covered with the laxurisat verdure of the tropics, with a lofty mountain in the remoto distance, and & palm tree or two in the foregrouod,—it has probably been the expe- nence of many lovers of good pictures to over- look its great excellencies at firat, smply setying jtdown as a good picture, and then to find on subaequent acquaintance a gradual atiraction to it uptil their -Eprscinmn approached a pownt of enthnsiasm. For there is, aside from the ap- parent truthfainess of the picture, A DREAMY, POETIC QUALITY, 2 sense of the Isoguor and ease connected with the trozical rlimate, which is doubtlessthe ** par- ticular tone of thought in the painter's mind re- specting what he represents ™ which raises the picture from thaclass of Natural History to that of Landscape. The haziuess and softness of the atmosphers is a weicome change from the Dard, clear air of Bierstadv's Rocky Mountains. 1f 'we look to the particulars of the picture there is beautifal color all through is, whother we look at it far or pear. The impression is of an immepso deal of green foliags snd grass, tiroken here and thera by the color of abrapt ra- vines and water; but more careful examination shows fino browus and biues worked in with the green and yellow, so that the relations of color, oven when examined too closely to get the gen- eral effect, aro very pleasing as & mere colloca- tion of tints, and at the proper distance for re- ~viowing the pictureasa whola , shichthelitile gal- lery ecarcelygives room for) thetonesof thecolor are beautituily graded ana softened. Careful drawing and skillfully modulated serial perspec- ti%e, thio haziness iocreasiog almost by imper- ceptible dogrees, nnite to carry ous plage of dis- tauce bebind another as the eve lifts from the front to the back of the painting, and thers ia no confusion or slurring to prevent the specta- tor's finding out from the pictare all that he would if he were on the spot. The excellence of the foreground, which, de- spite somwe critical suggestions that it 1s lacking in force and weight, staudsin decisive ralief aganst the distances, consists larzely in the firm and deflaite—perhzps 1t is not too much to #ay mastorly—way in which the details of tree, eod rock, and_plant are painted, with just that degree of finish which i8 necessary clearly to viudicate their character at the proper *‘focus” of the picture. It is grwiee Imowledge and long training of band that puts in palm leaves and luxuriaot grass as these wore pawted. clear and crisp, true aud degmte, with pleasure to the srtist in_execution sud satisfaction to the apec- tator in beholding. Altogether it is a picture fine 1n sentiment and excellent in execation. aud no harm can come to connoissenr or artist in carefully studying it, ———— RUYSDAEL, THE FANOUS DUTCH PAINTEB. From the French of Arsens Houssaye, All the wild melancholy of love breathes from the landscapes of Iuysdael; hus waterfalls are full of tears; his fountaius weep torrents of despair. . Ruysdsel ia the poet of wounded hearts. His biographers affirm that an unfortupate passion alienated bim from marriage. What was that unfortunate passion? One interrogates in vain all the historizns of Datch art; the poets of Leyden and Haarlem. Bat thers is no national fiterature in Holland except that which palpi- tates in her pictures; the comic poets are Brau- wer, Steen, and Teniers; the bucolic are Berg- hem, and Paul Potter; the elegiac Royadael and Everdiogen ; the- philosophers Lucas, of Leyden, and Rembrandt; the romancers Ostade and Metzn, Gersrd Dow and Terburg; the lighter poets Seghers, Van Hraysum. All shades might bo found in making the toar of the circle. The biographers of Ruyadael have better Joved to explain his pictares (to explain the pictures of Ruyedael!) than to study his genius. Since they bave not recounted the romance of his hife, the field is more vast for the dreamers. Wo have a thoosand times followed Ruysdael in bis Iaudscapes; we have seen him sit down be- fore the cascade which bore away his tears; we have accompanied bim into the gloomy forest where he cast away his sighs; little by little we have discovered his mecret; he loved! It was some fresh. sweet girl of Amsterdam. She walked with him in the by-wayn; o led hsr be- fore the waterfall; he apolie to her of his hopes uron the bLorders of the forest. God above has witnessed all the joy of Fuysdael. But one day she embarked with her father, and was never seon sgain. Heawsited her during the hours, the years, the canturies. To cousole himeelf, he painted; he expressed nupou canvas all the poetic eadness of his soul ; the forest which they bad scen together, the branch which bad touched thbeir foreheads, the cascade which had suug to them the delights of the heart with the sweet and mystorions voice of God Himeoli, 4be etting sun which they had contemplated, the storm which had surprired them, the tres broken by a tempest, one day as they passed in a boat on the canal; all thess living souvenirs of a besutiful time he fized with passion upon his landscapes. Who knows? This ardent soul waa perhaps torment- €d by that paseion of the poets for the infinite snd unknown. . . . - i Thst which he studied with devotion above all, yras the contrast of lights, No landacapist has better comprehended chiarascuro. He bas threa styles which are very distinct. At firat he imi- tated, though with an original acceat, of which ho could_ not divest himself, the styie of Borg- hem and Everdingen. One recognizes tha pict- ures of hiy first epoch by the vivacity of the tone. Although he was at this tune less near to nature, somo amateurs sesk thoso pictures rather than thaothers; soduced as they ars by I know not what charm. which strikes the eye more Vivid In the second opoch, Ruysdaol has passed to that find manner, tho study and finish of wiich are a warvel. Now bio has spread over his pictures & charm which captivates the heart, because ons finds 1n them all the thought and the seut:ment of the painter. He no longer copied naturealone, he gave to it a soul. Finally, in lus third epoch, or bus third style, bs painted marines, views of Haarlem and BEoveling, and other towos and villages of Hollsad, with a tone mors gray and a brosh moie facile. These last are the leaat es- teemed. Ruysdeel, the d:eaming and poetic Tusadael, the ooe who had painted with love and with passion, all that pature had shown hum thst was charming, ead, or picturesjue, ended by painting only to enrich himeelf. Thegulden age of dreams was gono. He survived his 1llusions and bis beautifal taleat. . . . As Lie lived often alons in the silence of the woods and of the atelicr, Lis blographers have not been able to preserve sufficient traces to paiot his character. We can only study his life in scattered notes hers zod thers. He did not live in the world, because he found in Nature anosher world, whore his sincere goul was lsas disturbed. . ... Rugsdael was sn sutumoal landscapaist. He loved the wiads and storms,— the sadness of November, Nature had for him more toars than emiles, When he saw her emilo, it was no longer the emile of joy or hope, but rather of that souvenir which consoles. If e painted the sun, was the setiing sun,— that which gres ay, and not that which comes. He loved sbove all the falliog water. 1 will not say, hike_one of his biographers, be- cause his name—Ruysdscl—can be translated falling water, but because he loved to dream be- fore it, it calmed his agitated heart ; because the wsterfall pleased his taste for opposing colors. . . . 4 i Nono better than ho has painted the wierd pootry of the Leautifal evening, the cooluers penetrated by tho breeze which distils the dew; the mysterious tones from the.nooks of the for- est. One loves liuyadael because alone perhaps among all tue | urikcapists he has put his soul intohis work. Mu has made Jandscapes d'impres- sion ; ho knew L:ow to fix asentiment in & passing sunbeam, in s gustof wind, ina flitting sbadow. Not one of hia pages in which is not found this melancholy, even wild, genius, who has only confidence in the agitated_trees, and the water- falls are his sombre reveries. Oue loves Ruya- dael ; one may be captivated by Berghem, aston- ished by Paul Potzer, but ono returns to Roye- dael with a serious and orofound passion. The others reach ono thruugh the eye, hs through the heart. Melancholy lovers wouid placs their Decam.ron in ths Iandscapes of Luysdael. .. et UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THE “MUSEDM OF ART AND HISTGRY ™ in the University of Michigan was founded abont sixteen years sgo by the purchase of a collsction of plaster and terra-cotta copies of atatuary in Paris, Naples, and Derlin, and by the addition also of & collaction of engravings and photo- graphs lustrating to soms extent classical archi- tecturs as well as modern art. The limited mesos st the command of the de- partmeat have made the rapid growth of the museum quite impossible, thongh very valaable additions have been made. The object, it should be uoderstood, in & upiversity musenm of this kind is two-fold : To afford st once the means of art culture, and of illusteation and belp in the study of history and the clasaics, as well as other literaturo, ‘Thero- fare, objects of art and antiquity often possess o significance which wonld bo perbaps of little interest to the art-student or to tho ordinary visitor. An idea of THE CHARACTER AND EXTENT OF THE COLLECTION may be given ina few words. In siatuary the museum was able to purchass a few of the great typical works of full size, supplementing these, for the present, with the beat obtainable copies 1o reauction. The copies are all artistic, made partly under the direction of the Govern- ment officials in Paris, and partly by geuuine arusts in Berlin and Naples, aud sll valued by European artists for their purposes a8 high as the originsls. The plaster reductions end also bronzes are made on the svstem called the * Re- duction Mathematique de Achille Collas.” The smal) terrs-cotta reductions are_from Giovanai Mollica in Naples, and though individually they would not be _interesting, a8 a collection, and while waiting for the means to obtain larger works, thoy are invaluable. The medsllion collection is from Eichler in Berltn, and furnishes at ooce an exceilent opper- tumty for the study of tha development of mod- ern art from the time of Pissno, and of ascer- taining the featarea of all the historical peraon- ages of the last four ceuturies. In painting the mussum bas almost nothing. All that it Las been able to get together thus far 1o this direction is a collectivn of photographs 2nd eogravings, the latter ulustrating, by some of tho best examples, the art of engraving on wood, copper, steel, and stoue, and at the-sarie timo giving very perfect copies of soms of the great masterpieces of Raphsel, Holbein, etc, THE LARGE STATUES are the Laocoon, the Apollo Ealvedere, the draped Ausudstus, the Sophocles, and smaller, though of the sizo of the origuals, Ceres and Melpomene. These aro pertecs copies frem the Lousre Moulage, in Paris. There ars admira- ble busts of Cxassr, Cicoro, Isocrates. Ilomer, Cato, Seneca, and several others, of the size of the originais, copied chiefly at the Louvre, bat somo in Berlin, and also good-sized reductions (Collw's) in_plaster of the Diana of Versailles, tho Muses, Polyhymnia, and Euterpe, the Venus of Milo, Aristides (or Aeschines), Plato sested, snd sevaral classical and modern bas-reliefs, in- cluding Colla's reductions of the remamns of the frieze of the Parthenon. THE TEBRA-COTTA COLLECTION embraces about a bundred good copies of statu- ary and busts, mostly classical; among which there is tha group of the Faroeso Bull, the Farnese Hercules, and Flora, the Fighting Gladiator, the Dying Gladiator, the Wonnded Gladiator, the Wounded Amazon (equestrian), the two equestrian statues Nonins Balbus, father and aon, ths sitting statue of Agrippins, the bronze Mercury of Naples, tho equestrian bronze statuette of Alexander (original size), the Dancing Faun, and many others, all exceed- ingly perfect representations of the original in form, attitude, and expression, about a foot in average height. and though not imposing, of course very interesting to the tourist as a reminiscence, and to the studeni s giving all that 1= ossential for his parpose. IN ENGRAVINGS, tho museom has the fine wood engravings of Piranesi and Pasini of the architectural remains of ancient Rome, the best of which, perbaps, is the set of views representing ‘he exterior sod interior of the Partbenon, five in numbser. Dut few of the photographic views are equalin effect to these grand old engravings. Then there 1s the sot of Holloway's engravings of Raphasi's cartoons ; and fine engraved copies of Holbein'a Madoana, of Raphael's twelve hours of the day and nizht, by French engravers of the beginning of this century ; of Rubens' crucifixion, by F. Piloty, on stone ; of Guercino’s ** Chnat Crown- ed with Thotns,” and other copies by _Piloty ; Correggio's * Natwity,” on steel, by Lefevre, and various copios of like character. There is also a very beautiful copy in water-color of the Madonns and child belonging to the *‘ Dreeden Madonna,” of the onginal size, an admirable copy. A collection has been begun of COPIES OF OLD MASTERS IN CHROMO, made by Killerhover, published by Didot Freres, Paris, such as the * Pieta” of Fra Bartolomeo, tho **Ecce Homo " of Guido, and a Madonna and child of Sassoferato, Fra Angelico’s * Cruci- ?x!ém." etc., 2ll reductions, but oxceedingly per- ect. The photcgraphs sre t‘nite numerous, and some very large, especielly those of Guido's ¢ Aurors " and of ‘Michasl Angelo’s * Laat Ji u{l‘gmant." - ero are in all about 125 large engravings, photographs, and chromos, “S'g 150 capieugin' tluur and terra-cotta, besides three beaatiful ronzes, the oses and Julisn and Augastino di Medici, nearly half of tuo original size. ‘There is in addition, as observed above, & very fine collection of medallion casts of busts, gems, coins, etc., made by Eicbler, in Berlin, upwards of 1,600 in number, illuatrating at oncs tllg ort and history of the last four canturies. This museum makes but littls display com- pared with galleries of large paintings, and is chicfly valusble to the student and those in- specting the objects closely and individually. ozt of the copies tnken separately might be of littlo interest, but as a collection and studied in their connection are of real valus. It should be s2id also that the ethnographical museum, at presens connected with the art colisction for waat of space, and quue crowded, contains probably the Iargest number of South Ameri- cap, Chinese, and Japanecse objects of art and industry to be found in the country. P e ODDS AND ENDS, Healey’s portrait of the Pope is now in Bt. Loais. Fraok B. Carpenter ia at present paintioz & full-length likeuess of the late Ezra Cornell, the founder of the Cornell Gniversity. B. F. Spread 13 painting in water-colors, hm prasent subject being a little coast scepe, a stormy 862 and & ehip in distress. It is s pity. e vl B S oA B that the public for arming bry. art does mot warrant our artizs .“,::“! moro time upon it. dizy Biorstadt.18 employed upon a forest intarigy, “ representation o. gigantiz trees in the Mgy Valley, and another very large pictory py sents the scttlement of California Spanisrg;, E. L. Custer, of Boston, has complated portrait of tha Rev. Clerles W. Wendto, of caro, ordered by the Young Men's Chriy; Union of thia city. It is said to bea g, likenesa. o Beveral picturas are progressing in Jows’ studio io New York, includinga i‘.'pf;.f; ation of a New Eogland villags Sundsy m.: noon scene, sud & study of tho Monaatery of & Azgustine, with the cathedml cloge, ad | choral procsssion emerging from a by doorway, Mrs. L. C, Lind, having spent eeveral under Mr. Spread’s twition, is executing cry, portraits with care_and succest. In her po traits of some busivesa mon the likenesy r characteriatic 0xpression aro Very strong, ang littlo girl's hoad, which she IS now a yo upon, is a charming little subject. The new agsaciation of artiste hss lesssd storo in Brind's new building, near O'rieyy where the jato artists’ salo was held, inten, toopena gallers of pictures by homas ) there. 3[r. Enoch Roos, the artist, istg g, immediate charge of it, snd will uhbfi-n: salesroom of artite’ materials in connestyy ‘with 1t,—bat neitber galiery nor storais thromy open yet. Mrs. Mignot, the wife of the lats Loutsp @ Migoot, the American landscape painter, wy died in London & fow days ago, Droposos tg gy, hibit his works in that city earlyin Februay, The Acaderny says: “Mr. Mignot was cerkaigfy on artist of uncommon talent, a3 proved j - numerous London galleries, aad was in hamt of selecting subjects ont of the ordir beat. The exhibition should prove propoction, ately sttractive.” . The secoad of Mr. French's series of lactury upou srtissic subjects--snbject * The Amaay Caricaturiats, Thackeray and Hood ; on the y. tistic qualities of some literary mon who hyyy used the penct! as well ns the quill—wiil ba da. livered Friday eventug at 8 o'clock at the Xy England Charch parlors. The sams loctars v be repested Thuredsy evening on the Sou Side a¢t the Becond Presbyterizn Charch (con ner of Michigan avenus and Tiwantieth strest under the patronage of tho ‘‘Young Lasdiss' gy ciety " of the church. THE GAME OI"' CHESS Cricago Cress CLUB—Nos. 63 and 63 -Wathingly street; open from 94, m. t010 p. m. Chesa players most daily at the Tremont Houm [y change) snd a$ the Sherman Mouse (basement), ¥ v t i TO COBRESPONDENTS. . 0. G, B."—A playermay have a balf-dozen crmey Queens on the board st once, provided he can sdmas 1 pawas enough to tho eighth rank: orhe cn proma suct pawns to Books, Bishope, or Knights, as be ng olect. (. 8. P.” (Bockford, TI).—You are right, mity printd move was srroneous. K to Q B sg, M ym suggest, was probably the best continustion, “F.D, C."—Right in the main, butyou el tails. 3..PtoQB8, becoming a Queen or Baboy . doos ot Tata. A1 W, B,,” “E. B,” “N., B, © C, G." (Columbea 0.), “A. A.® (Muakegon, Mich.}—Saiutiens incorsd Look again. Correct solutions to Problem No, 8 roceived from A Henscksl, E.J. Amory, W. H. B. Cook, G.E. VI AL Hn < e Mlorgan utreet,” ¥ 412 West Monroe streot.™ PROBLIM NO, 10.—BY MB. W. GRIMNHAV, JUuatrated London News. 7 A 'y;; b it WHITE. Whits to play snd mate In thres morm, SOLUTION TO PROBLEX KO. 8. White. Black. 1.BtoEXi§ . 1..EtoQ5 () 2..QtoEBS 3. X mores 8..Qm(ls. 1. PwQsm 5 s 2.BtoE4 2. Anythin, 3..Qmates 1 . i L.Etrup 2.BrESA 2. K movs 3..Qmates CHESS IN CHICAGO. The following gams, contributed by Mr. B\ .U, was played » faw days sgo at the Sherman House: E, ! BEscie Eoeis gy e T} 8 ¢ k3 ol 1< NOTYS BY Ma. U. Hg)mnmhna'mulm 1010 & pegular Giee 0, (5) This loses st lexst & pawn, (c) Permitting White to force mats in #x moves b9 20. Kt to B7ch, R takss Kt; 31..Q to Rych, ac U Bldck doea Bot captura the Kt, Whits males & smath ered mal CHESS IN CLEVELAXD, Below is the record of the second gams a fla maldh batween Alearrs. Judd and Alberoni P Whtt—Mz, Aunznoss, Jumy =, SL .| _Black—Ma, 1..PtoE4 1..PtoE3 2.PtoQ 2.PtoQd 3..QKtio B3 to Kt B ..BtoQ3 t0QB4 = 8..QPtates BP takes P 6.BtoQEt5ch Q2 : 7. Btakes Bch s:ku B i 8..QtoKEt4 takes Kt b 9.°P takes B KB4 1 QEHa B3 [ 1. KKLtoR3 Ry 13..B takes P 13..0t0Q7¢8 Eto . Ettakes B 15..Qtakea Kted 15..Ett0 K3 16..PtoBt3 Qtakes P 17T KtoKt3 S RtoBag 18, KttoB4 Q7T 101K to K 343 a B3 o 220 K4 a3 23..Q t toE5ch .9 takes @ 5 K 30 26K t10Q 4 a1 P tto B6 23.. Kt to Kt BtakesP & 29_ R takes takes B b 30..K to Kt Lto K5 31 Hto K takes QB P 32..R take t takes B2d P B RtOE QBT 4. Rto B toR3 25, Rtaskes R P R takes BP 36 KtoKt2 RtoB7ch $I.EwB3 RtoQEL? 38.KttoQ4ch EtoB3 39 PtoR4 PtoKtd . 4. PtoR5 KttoK3 . K takes B Ptokis " K K B 13 to 1 Kto An?ll:?::rpth 2. BuLene s> v aAnd afters fawmaro movathe gune vAs An ezror, which dxf:‘)' o e enstiss the second playss —_— ~Mrs. 8age, I shoull lie to know whosé farrsboats thoee are thit I tunble overin the bhatl?” * Ferryboats, ndeed mr! Those 818 Very politeof yotto call ‘sm ferty- 01 *Dicn'c szy ferryboats Mrs. Sage, Y02 aiszadarsiod . £airy boot 1 suud, wy dost i :