Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1876, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBU. SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, SIXTEEN PAGES. AMUSEMENTS. clty suthoritiea do not doom the mat:er worthy of at- tention, snd do not use measures to prevent Sunday {rom teing ssa the bad and tnhealthy influence the over the community onght to withhold their patronage deseczated, the prople of this city who do co han ' from such thestres, whether Adelphi, Wood ¥, or auy Miss Minnie Palmer Objects to the Truth. The Supersensitiveness of the Breth- ren ofsthe Stage. The Minstrels and the Museum-— Frederic Lemaitre-—Green- Room Gossip. Programme of the Von Bulew Concerts- The Beethoven Soviety. S. G. Pratt---Local Notes---Mew Music . ~-The Operatic World. THE DRAMA, |~ on IN CHICAGO. 43y YO HXB VIETUES VERY KISD.” Miss Minnie Palmer, the brave little woman who played st McVicker's Theatrs 1zst _-roek. thinks ene bas not been well treated in Chicago. We infer this from the pathos with which. after the firat night, she epoke the line in her plav of «Laughing Eyse": *Alss! I bavn't received much kindnesa in this great city.” 3ies Palmer is mirtaken. She hasbeon tenderly treated on all sides. We have said, and otbers have u}r], that she is a promising young sctress; that, with perseverance and industry, ehe msay some day become s good soubrette; ana that har_d:iet error bas been in beginping her profes:ion at the wrong end,—not in begioning it st all. If this judgment is correct,—and there haa been no dissent from it that is’entitled to any respect, —no greater kindness conld be dooe Aiss Palmer thao by deiivering it 1o her. Her fame cannot bemade or unmade by sdverse criticism in the press. The merits she has which rest on & golid basis will endure, tbongh a thouzand news- papers denied them. ; Eindly criticsm is not falee criticiem. Itis not the slurriog over of palpable deficiencies, or the exaggeration of good qualities. It is ihe truth tenderly told. It may sometimes be the truth hinted st rather than the truth boldly stated; but it can pever be falsehood, in any shaoe or form. The duties of cnticism, more- over, are two-fold, firet to the public, and sec- ondly to the artisc. The spurious criticism, falsely called kind, cap fulfill but one of thess sbiigations, It betrays its bighest aim when it iies to please the ariist. Lying, 1n the long run, does not pay. Lying criticiem, once ex- posed, is forever afterwarda a byword sod a hizsing in_the mouths of honest men. Then why should Miss Palmer snd her friends ask ns to Lie tfor ber? For no reason. Thev bave not done so. But if we have told the truth why ahonld they comolsin? For no resson, either. THE SENSITIVENESS OF STAGE-PEOFLE. Hazlitt says in one of his charming essays that hecan imagine no clsss of people better fitted to endure poverty than actors. We find much truth in this statement. Actors have con- tinually abont tnem a world of mock splendor in which they may revel, however straiteced their own circumstances. The sense of unreal- ity which their vocation imparts to life enables them to sustein easily all but the most pressing hardships. Their mottois: *‘Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die ;" and when they die or how they die they eeem oot to care. The women are mot thoroughly Lappy if they can Dot drees, but the men are indifferent even to this quality of greatness. The pnivacy of the ordinary actor is 1n the street. There he feels 56 may wear his shabby clothes, exhibit his zoase manners, or crack his contidential jokes. Bus «he general indifference of the profession 10 money is oumjeunsated by a dread- fal sepsitiveness io another direction. They cansot bear to be criticised. They are not pecal- iar 1o this, it is true; but, like our amistls ac- quaintance who bad more flesh than anocher mmao, and therefore more frailty, they are more entieised than most people, and,” therefors, itlogical a8 it may seem, more seneitive 1o criti- cisia. Not that they are self-satisfied ; far from it. They are conscicus of manv imperfections. It ie their intense self-coneciousness, rather than eelf-conceit, which overcomes them. There o remedv for this state of things. The prin: Elo of huroan nature upon which it rests is weil- grounded and canoot be eradicated by moraliz- ine. Balm for wounded spirits may, bowever, ccasionally bs found in the reflection, tbat the woiss actors a1e never criticised at all. Noboedy thinks it worth tce while. Whom the people love the press chastensth. “LAUGHING ETES' is undoubtedly one of the worst plays ever put on the stage 1n Chicago. It was written by & youog man of Rochester. N. Y.,—a journalist, se pelieve. He evidently has small experience >t tha stage, and tho trick of composition 18 not ane of his acquirements. Iie has laid the scene 3¢ his play in. Pans, probably withont ever hav- og been 1o France. He coufuses the oider of zhe French nobility in such a way 28 10 make tha pervant in the play be successively dubbed Count, Marquis, Dake, and Baron. The servant is much gratified with bis promotion from Duke to Baron. A promotion of this kind is nothing to Loast of. Tne play drags. Most of the talking 18 done by two actors. who sppear on the stage =8 chorus, Isboriously sceking to save the audiencs from complete bewilderment and tho terrors of intellectual night. Thereis no action worth mentioning after the first act, snd vo dislogue at aoy time. There isnosa part 1o the piece that a good sctor could make sovchiog of. 1t must be «aid, at the same time, that no unjust discrimination bas been shown in favor of thestar, Every person in the castis iven a chance; and sll the chances are equally B The piece is irredeemably bad, even for a specimen of the song-and-dance drama. CHICAGO THEATBES AND THE SADDATH-DAY. The following expression of opinion is wel- tome to the columas of TrE TRISUN] nd siim- Tlar communications, which show thoughtfulness and good-feeling oa the part of the writers, will from timo to time be inserted. TES TRIBUNE, it shonld be understood, does not subscribe to all hat its correspondents may choose to say: To the Editor o7 The Chicago Trbune . ‘CHICAGO, Jan, 29.—~Iu your SBUSDAY TRIBUSE I no- Liced tho remarks on the play of ¢ Henry the Fifth,'’ and the jdeas advanced by Olive Logan regarding the theatres of this city. This is s subject which ought to interest every person who attends theatres; and those whoare wholly opposed to theatrical performances should feal that they 100 have & mighty power to wield over 3 vast population like ours, snd a iarge and fast- growing dity bike Cnicago. As You well know, every pervon exerta oa induouce in the community; 0 every Cheatrs exerts a hoalthy or unhealthy influence in our great metropolis 01 the minds of the young and sdult populstion. Mr. Edltor, I believe in a God, and I 88 much ' belicve He in- tended people to bave inuocent, bealthy amusamenta {or the promotion of happiness and ele vation of the mind us 1 believe He made the sun to fise 1ight, the gentle breezes to retrenb, and the fruits nourish 3nd strengtben us. 1 believe, also, God made one day for rest in every week—the Sabbatheday; and bebevers in the Old Testument, whvther Jews or Gentiles, acknowledge thut Sunday was instituted 28 a duy of rest for body and soul; to lift the mind above the waves of tumulf, strife, and business, pesrer the Great Eternal. I take up your SUNDAY TRIACKE and, with interest, glauce at the advertising olumn headed * Amusementa,” Quie sn extensive mme meets the eye. The Adelpbi Theatre Zomos first on the list, Inotice the following quota- iion from THx TRIBUNE 3 “We advise Iadies Dot £0 patronize the Adelphi while The present bill remains unchanged. The play which topcludes the performance 18 unfit to be given in any Sccent theatre. Policemuen are the only ‘members of Pocicsy who abould hear it, and they sbould not hear it more than once.”—Triburne, Jav. B, 1836, The manager’s closing appeal to the Isdies to come and see for themaelves if the pisy you represent as being indecent and jmmoral strikes their minds favor- ably or otherwise, ending with these wards, il Jerformance this (Sundas) night.” I sttended the Adelphi not long since, and never did I in any Eastern Iheatre see such s performance exbibited to an intelli- geut andience. Tue * Forty Thieves," with flourish- ing posters, advertisements, eic., was announced. I attended. Issw no merit in any of the actors with but one exception. During s long stage-wait, * Seelng. Lbe Elephant " was snnounced, and represented by hree mules and an elephant mask. This occupieda period of ten or fifteen minutes of uncouth gestu: Soarse langusge, throwing of bread at each other, an Such sctions as it would be complimentary to call buffooners. Noiseand disorder preva:l:d, people cot- ing and going like & market-place: ternoon. Perhaps “ladies’ night”’ is every respect; if 40, I sbould eay, Mr. Editor, that on ordinary occasiona the snblime and the ridiculous sre blended in that theatre. Sunday pecformances st any eatre, I believs, ought not to be tolerated. If ks other. I believe firat-cla : here 38 elsewhere, Firstly: Stop Sundsy perfoum- { ancea. Becondiy: A tusstre desiring to rank zs fiet- 88 theatres can be maintained clurs year after year must expect to ruceive small patronsgo at first, and let the moral aud inteill- gent lovers of the 560 that a reputation ia frmly established for first-claas plays snd actors oniy, and a firat-class theatre can receive the Bupport of the best citizensof our city, and in time reapampls reward finsncially, Third: If the masses who fre- quent common theatrea only desire a low grade of smusements, there ahould be & thorough cleansing, Dfting the mind to healthy and innocent amurements, which we aa 3 people need. Do this, and then Shak- speare’s playa will be fully o pprecisted by a Chicago audience a8 in_other citiés, where people 4o for milea towitneas Shakepeare's plays. Fourth : Let the prices be reasonable, 50 aa to come within the reach of labor- 1ng classes 28 well 23 of tno«e better able to pay higher prices. A friend to humanity. EAH. THE MINSTRELS. Mr. Haverly has beea liberal to the people 91 Chicago, and he nas reaped bis roward. B}s compauy of ininstrels is undeabtedly the hut'm the profession. His salsry-list is probably twico 28 large aaany otber; and his reccipts at tho box-office are in proportion. The theatre waa filled every night last week by the best peovle inthecity. The sudiences were almost equal in numbera snd characier fo those which as- semble at the same theatre durmg tho opera- season. This week the bill is oven superior to the one of last week. Arlington. Cotton, Rice, the Resnolds brothers, sud Schoolcraft ate re- tained; and among the new attractions is Billy ¥merson, who :a considered by the managers & host in himself. We do not think so much of Mr. Emerson. There are hslf a-dozen better 1ainstrels than hain the troupe which he leads inssastar. Mr. Pat Rooney, too, whois ad- vertised a3 & great Irish “*specislty artist.” dds po strengih to the organization. His place i8 in the variety hall, not ina miostrel shov. The piople who _throng the lower floor of Hooley’'s Thestrs every night have no taste for his performances. The eame may be ssid of Charley Howard, * the representative of the veteran darkey.” The sooner his services are dispensed with the bet- ter. The company as a whole, however, i8 de- serving of the iberal support which it 16 receiv- ing. We should be sorry to see it poorly sup- ported, for Mr. Haverly has shown a disposition 1.0 give the very best entertainment in tke cits. 1418 promises for the future are in keeping with 1iis present energetic policy. The beat -comedy company tbat has ever been seen in Chicago is one of the things that Mr. Haverly is able and willing to furpish, if properly encouraged. COL. WOOD'S MUBEUA. At Col. Wood's Museum this week * The Ticket-of-Leave Man ” will be given. The play is an old favorite, and may prove attractive. The genial McManas will personate Bob Brierly, Cbarles Rogers Green Jones, Connie Thompson Sam Willoughby, May Roberts May Edwards, and Estelle Mortimer Emily St Ecremond. At the off-day matinees * The Hidden Hand" will be repeated. This company is work- ing hard, and every _day sbowing noticeable improvemout. The managers are disposad to havaa good deal of singing on the stage, and some of it is very bad singing. The company isatrongerthan the average, music- slly; and if its resonrces were moderatoly drawn npon the result would be acceptable. All that needs to be dooe isto choke off the bad singers and use the others tenderly. The per- formance of ** Po-ca-hon-tas " last week, for in- stance, was very cieditable. Much of the sing- ing in it was agreeable, ¢ The Hidden Hand." which was given in the evening, did not go off so well. There was too much fiddle-sciaping and voice-rasping in it. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. Bayard Taylor lectares in the Sunday-After- noou Course at 3 o'clock on * E gypt.” Mary A. Livermore lectures Monday night in the Star Course st the Unmion Park Churcn, ¢+ Concerning Husbands.” Messrs. Van Vieet and Marsh, of Col. Wood's Museum, have made arrangemen:s with Mesars. Pelisaier and Ball to give Sunday performances inthe German language henceforth. The play selected for the opening to-day is ** The Iron Mask.” Mr. Pelissier a8 D'Aubigne. Mr. Boll as Gaston, and Madame Pelissier as Marte. The Comedy Company at the Academy of Music, embracing Mr. James and Mr. Whuftin— two excelleut actors—besides otaers of cousider- able ment, will give a vanied bill thus week. *+ Saratoga " is announced for Monday aod Tues- day nights and Wednesday matnea: ** Led Astray *' for Wednesday and Tharsday nights ; +Caste " for Friday night and Satarday matines ; aod ** Oliver T'wise” for Saturday night. Those who attend the Academy will be sure to see some good acting. Helen Potter will furnish the chief part of an entertainment in the Star Course at Plimouth Church nexs Tuesdsy night. She will rezd “ Ga- briel Grub," **Creeds of the Beils,” and otbher selections, besides giving imitations of Mrs. Scott-Siddons, Annos Dickinson, Ohve Logan, and Jobao B. Gough. The imitations are said to be without barlesque. The entertainment will be diversified by organ-selections rendered by Mr. Flagier, and by the singing of the Chicago Madrigal Club. A temperance play entitled *The Last Loaf” was given at the * Hume for the Fiiendless™ Iss: Thureday pight, to the satwsfaction of &ll concerned. The entertainment was under the direction of Mrs. M. L. Cummings, who person- ated Kale Ashton. W. M. Widiams apoeared ss AMort Ashton, I 1. Quinn a8 Caleb Hanson, J. L. Hollas 88 Harry Hanson, D. Wiicox as Dick Bristle, Fred \Vall as Sam Cnuobs, Misa Florenco Candee a8 Lily Ashton, Fanoy Alton as Patly Jones. Recitations and music foliowed the play. Mr. Ben De Bar will fill an engagement at Mec- Vicker's Theatra'this week. He will appear as Falstarf 1o * Henry IV." blooday and Tuesday ; 88 Falstaff in the * Merry Wives of Windsor " Friday and Saturday nights ; and as Micawber in the play of the same name Wednesday and Thursday nights acd Saturday matines, ** Mi- cawber ” will probably be the beet play of the week. The company 18 more adéqusate to repre- sentations of this kind than to the demands of Shausperean drama. Tho cast for ** Micawbor * promises well. Ben De Bar as ‘‘the fallon tower,” * waiting for sometaing to turn up,” Alrs. Murdoch as Liltle Em'ly, 3r. Seymour zs Uriah Heep, and Mra. Stoneall a8 Mrs. Micawber, can scarceiy fail to answer public expectation ; 2nd pablio expectation in regsrd $o them is very bigh. It would not be surgrisiog, eitber, 1f Ar. Gossin should make a good Daniel Peggolty, or Mr. Jobnson a good Han. e THE OUTER WORLD. FREDERIC LEMAITRE. The death of Frederic Lomaitre, which was announced Fridsy morning, was not wholly un- espected. He had been in feeble health for several years. Ouly a forr weeks ago it was an- nounced that & benefit had been organized in his behalf by the Italiao sctor, Signor Rossi, who has recently equaled and surpassed in Paris the greatest efforts of the old favorite. Le- maitre was born in Havre, July, 1793, ana was con- sequently over 77 years of age at the time of his death. He sprung from s family of artists. He began his studies in bis native village, eotered the Conservatory, and waa for two years under the tuition of Lafon. ‘He waa a candidate for a debut at the Odeon, but was not allowed o appear, though he re- ceived the vote of Talma. A second attempt, in 1826, proved successfal, and he appesred as Narcisse. The following year he pasaed over to the Porte St. Martin. One of his successes there was in the play *Thirty Years; or, the Life of » Gawbler." From thie time his position in the profession was establiehed, and be sppeared in succession in all the principal theatres of Paria. He created at the Folies Dramatiques the char- acter of Rober( Macaire, in the piece of the same pame, of which he himself was oneof the aathors, Alc_:nndex Domas and Victor Hugo mn_fided to him roles written expressly for bim, which he filled with great power. In 1835 ho madea tourof England, a the conclusion of which beaccepted anengagement at the Varieties. Here Dumaa' * Kean," which has sinco been o tri- umphantly rendered by Roasi, was first brought out snd achieved a marked success. At the open- ing of the Renaissance Theatre, Ruy Blas made, 8t the same time, additional fame for the artiat and the fortune of the new theatre. Subsequently, at the Porte St. Martin, be created the charscter of Cesar de Bazan and mauy others almost as well kpown. The decay of Lemmtre's powers was a8 sudden and completo as their growth, Like many a good player before him, he **lagged superfluous on the stags,” continually announc- ing **farewelis,” continually ** reappearing,” and now often finding failure one of the unavoidable things. At the Palaie Royal, in August, 1862, he broke down entirely in ** Les Salumbougues.” In1868 he reappeared at the PorteSt. Martin, and wss & temporary favorite in the old pisy which bad first given him renown, ‘‘Thirty Years, etc.” He received a peusion of 2,600 francs sovoral yoars sgo. We are unabls to say whether it bhas been continued to the present tims. Lemaitre, in his day, was an actor of the first rank. He was i some sense a founder of the scbool of Delsarte, and was ever a thorough be- liever 1 the principles of dramalic action which it enunciated. He wis sometimes called | + ne Talma of :he Boulevard.” TOE ELEPOANT DAMA. Charles Dudley Warner writesa to the Hartford Courant of the theatres in Berli The extravaganzs of Jules Verne's ‘ Round the | Worid in Liglty Days " fs put upon the ttage of the Victoris Theatre atan exp-nso that good houses for over 200 nights Lave not paid. The spectacles are al- most 100 g30d and like nsture; you can sce the sima things out of doors ; the steamboata that come pufl- {ng in, the real trains of cars that croes the stige, ong can bis even better olsewnere. But the splendor of gome of the Esst Indian spectacles really renders Jjourney there supertuous. Idonot believe we should see anything so magnitcent in India 23 the spectacle of the Rsjab’s funeral on the Victoria stage; and hen Lis widow camein upon the back of an ele- phant, I thought that the triumph of art was attained. The theatre is united with the menagerie. Tho legiti- mato drama Lnsnothing furtber to expect, It is pos- sible thot the clephant may be as destructive to the le- gitimate drama as_he was to tie Roman army that at. tempted to make use of him—be may turn and tram- pieit underfoot. But, st present, I'vote for tho ele- phant, NOTES. Mr. Charles Wyndbam will probably vieit this country during the coming summeor. The Palace Theatre, San Francisco. is said to have passed 1nto the hands of Col. J. H. Wood. Col. Wood bas dispensed with his stock com- pany a¢ bis Museam in Philadelphis, and nere- after the lecture-room will be occupied by com- binations. Oakes Rose, at one time a member of Hooley's comedy company, waslast week plaving Phineas Foggin *Around the World” at the Buffalo Academy of Music. Jobn Dilion commences an engagement at the Hosward Athenmum, Boston, to-morrow night. From the Park Theatro to the Howard is not a rung higher, certainly. It was rumored in New York last weolk that all the leading maoagers contemplated a reducrion 1n prices, but on inquiry shere was ne founda- tion found for the report. $250,000. The estato of Oakes Amer had a se- cured clsim for $100,000, it beiug & Afth mort- gage on the theatre, sud an_unsocured claim of 26,140. The assets consisted of cash, $2,177,99 5 notes, 395,70 ; stage property, costumes, paint- s, etc., valued at $10,000. His pain:ings were sold by the Asigues for $1.350; priuts, $225: lbrary and private theatricsl wardrobe, 81,500; stage property, etc., $3,000. Mra. Fiske writes to the St. Louis Republican *that * Rose Michel,” at the Upion Square Theatre, isnot a great ruccess ; that Wallack is goiug to tho dogs; that Maude Granger, who has beon ongazed to play at the Globe Tneatre in Boston, can not act ; and more trash of the same de- seription. Afrs. Fiske's husband 18 the msnager of Daly's Thratre, acd she mav be o prejudiced witness. It is true, however. wo believe, that Miss Eytinge will take a_ benefit at tho Union Square Theatrs early in February, and then go on a atarring tour. This idicates the sithdrawal of *‘Rose dichel,” and the prodaction of Bret Harto's new play, written for Stuart Robson. Maggio Mitchell was at Pitteburg lzst week; the Furbish Iifth Avenue Company in ‘‘The Two Orpuans™ at Baltimore: the Florences in “The Mighty Dollar” at Cincinnati; Fraok Mayo and Mrs. Oates at St. Louis; Frank Aiken and Genovieve Howaid at Eansas City and otber Southwestern towns; Mrs. D. P. Bowers at Al- baoy, N. ¥.; Mrs, Emma Waller at the Califor- e, San Francisco ; a detached compa- ny of Kiralfys with ‘Around the World™ at Buffalo: Isadore Camerou and G. B. Wldron at Portiand, Me. ; Harrigan & Hart and the New York French Comedy Company at New Orleans; Jarrett & V'almer’s ** Henry V." at Indianapolis ; F. S. Chanfian and H. J. Aontazue at Brookiyn; John T. Raymond at Nashville and other South- ern cities ; Barry Sullivan at Cievelana; Baker and Farroo at Providence. 1. I.; Jane Coombs 2t Lowsville ; Augusta Dargon st Toronto; Du~ prez & Benedict's Minstrels at Milwankes; Ka- tie Putnam at Auguste, Ga., and other cities in the South; the Maguire Comedy Company at Sacramento, Cal. MUSIC. AT HOME. THE WEEK which bas juat closed has been somewhat quiet in s musical way,—a sort of lull between the Celis Logan admircs Faony Davenport be- cause she Las learncd to manage her train with- out that backward kick which has become almost an imperishable tradition of the stage. L1iss Helen Tracy will make her sppearance to-morrow evening in Lucy Hooper's new cow- edy, * Young Wives and Oid Bacbelors,” at the Chestout Street Theatre, Philsdelplia. Mllo. Dejszet once received a mote after a briltiant performance thus ingenionsly phrased: + Mademoiselle, when one snes you, one loves you; and when one loves you, how can one see yoa?" . A benefit is being organized in New York for G. L. Fox, the insape paatomime-actor, who is now very poor. A. M. Palmer, of the Union Square Theatro, sud Josh Hart have ihe affair in hand. Tt is annonnced in London that Miss Fowler will gail for the United States in August, and that she will appear in Septsmber a: Wallack's as Nell Guynne in Tom Taylor's play of * Court and Stage.” Mes Kate Field givea this as Brron's last mol: Said somebody to the wittv dramatist. + Miss — is itcning to return to the. stage.” #Then she must act with & scratch company,” replied Byron. The Florences are exchangiog their mock #Mighty Dollars” for the geouine article in the pockets of the people, to the sstisfaction of all parties concerned. They report business very brisk whesever they bave been. Some very absurd rumors have becn flosting about that Miss Rore Evtinge was soeking to ob- tain a divores from her busband, Col. George Butler. There 18 not the most remote graiu of trath in these rumors. They aie probably of malicions origin. Three plays on the subject of **Anne Baleyn,” one of which was Tom Taylor’s, were written i England almost simultaueonilv. Ove of them, entitled **A Crowu fur Love," has been brought out at the Gavety Theatra, and Tay'or's was uu- derhined for producsion several weeks ago. Jarrett & Palmer have given countenance to the dead-head system by inviting several large bodies of men to visit thewr representation of Jutius Cesar. The Yale students have been, tho New York Legielature is going, aud other colleges and Legisiatures will be invited in their turn. The chief of the claque in the Vienna theatrs Aa der Wien, Herr Pancvetz, died. leaving a cou- mderable fortune, gained in- the exercise of his profession. The members of the theatre, from bighest to Jowest, were in the habit of employing bim, and even used Lo taxe hum on their proviu- cial tours. The programmen at the New York thestres last week were as follows: At Wailack's, * Mar- ried in Haste," with Lester Wallack as Gibson Greene ; st the Fifth Avenne. ** Pique"; at the Uuion Squsre, ** Rose Michel™; at Booth's. *Juling Cmsar™; the Park “closed for re- hearsals.” Miss Genevieve Ward, an American actress now performng in London, is preparing to give a mornicg performance as Zady AMacbetl in that city oo tha ith of February m aid of the Uvited States Centenris]l Fund. AMr. Joseph Jeffornon has promised to take patt in the witch scena. and Mr. Chatterton loans Drury Lana gratis. “Te Tour du Monde,” which was withdrann after 416 performances, is to be revived in the Englich opera sod Von Bulow soason. and vet it has given ns two very pleasant concerts, the fourth reunion of the Beethoven Society, which was a8 delightfnl ay its predecessors, and the very remarkable concert by the Apollo Club on Thursday evening, of which a detailed notice has already appeared in Tup Tnisuse. It was not ouly the best concert aver given by the Clab, but one of the most notable ever given in the city, and bave won maoy laurels of commendation for themselves and their excellent leader, Mr. Tom- lins. We nuw pass to THE VON BULOW CONCERTS. Monday evening Dr. Von Bulow, the great Ger- man pianist, who has been concertiziug through the Esat with 80 much success, will inaugurate his brief season of concerts at McCormick's Hall, agmisted by Miss Lizzie Cronyn, an excol- lent soprano from Buffalo, who has been se- cured by Von Bulow not only because sheisa very fine siuger, but also because she possesses the ability to sing in tune,—a quality somewhat rare to find nowadays. We need not say any~ thing of the great musician with the view of in- ducing people to go to these concerts, for to as- sume that concert-goers noed informstion of a man who is one of the world's greatest compos- ers and executsnts would be an insult to their mtelligence. There is one point, however, upon which all are eager for information, namely, the programmes, sod thess we appeu FIRST CONCERT—MONDAY, JAN. SL. PAXT L {(a.) Fantaisie chromatique et Fugn (».) Gavotte in D minor...... Sonata. Opus 31, No. 3, in & Allegro—Scherzo—Minuetto—] 5. {[&) pamsne A Tanae (b.) La vita felice, Opus &, Mise Lnzze Cr -} 3.8 acn Beethoven 1. 3 <...8pohr Boethoven (@) Prelude and Fugue, Opus 35 @.) Prelude and Fugue. 4 2 S e skl o) Mendelssohn (b.) Thres Bonga Without Words.,.. (.) Nocturne. Opus 2, No. 2, in D flat o J () Polish Song. “(Arranged by Liszt,) 49 (c.) Berceuse, Opus7........ 4TAL) Valse brilliante, Opus 42. Chopin (a.) Canzonetta—" Mia Piccirelle,” From N Salvator Ros3)......u.e0e {(b.) * Thou'rt Like Unto s Flower HMiss Lizie Cronyn. 4. Venezia 8 Napoll. Gondoliers o Tarantells,. .. Liszt SECOND CONCEBT—WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2. PARTL 1. Sonata, quasi fantasia. Opus 27, No, 2...Boethoven (Moonlight So: (a) Splmflng Song, 2. Dutchman.” (b) Grand March, {1 3. (@) Vol che sapete.. * 1) O Santisima Vergint Miss Lazzie Crenym, PART IL {(l) Chacouns..ce.oveee 1. (&) Sarsbande et Passepl: - *9 (c) Gavotte, {rom the Balet “ Doa Juan.”. (d) Menuet et Gigue. - ((a) Umpromptu. Op. 90, No. 2. 2.4(b) Ave (ay 3.4 (b) L'Amante impazis (a) Tho Lake 4.4 (b) At tho I (¢} Hungarian R} THIBD CONCERT—FRIDAY, FJ PABT I 1. Councerto in the Italian style (1728).....c0..... Bach upring at _the Cnatelet. During 1ts run it pro- duced 3,000,000 francs. Out of this suwm the au- tuors received 240,000 franca: that is, M. Den- nery had 120.000 fraucs, M. Verne 80,000 fraacs, 2[. Cadol 20,000 francs, and M. de Najac 2,000 rancs. Gov. Rice, ex-Gov. (aston, Mavor Cobb, Mr. Ralph Waldo Emersop. the Rev. James Freeman Clarke, the Rev. E. E. Hale, the Hon. George S. Hillard, Mr. W. D. Howells, aud the Hon. Chatles Hals were present at the Globs Theatre in Boston on Monday evening, at the invitation of Manager Cheney, to witness the tirst pre- sentation of the drama, * Broken Hearta.” The Philsdelphis programmes last weok were : At the Waloat, ‘“Around the World,” with the original Kiralfv Compony; st the Chestout Street. ** Our Boys:” at the Arch Street (Ars. John Drew's), Mr. and Mrs. Baroey Williams ; at Col. Wood's Museum, *Cash; or, A Heart of Gold;” at the Eleveuth Street Opers-House, Carncross & Dixey's Minstrels; at the Arch Strect Opera-Houss, Simmons, Slocum's & Sweetnam's Minstrele. A. Oakey Hall testifies to his belief that Bou- cicanlt was not actusted by mercenary motives in writing his Fenian letters to the London pa- pers ; and Boucicault humself repels the charge with muchindiguation. But it 18 the character of the man, after all, that tells against lim. We uotice that an Irish Fenian paper in New York has no mavner of doubt as to the meanness of his eelf-proclaimed championship of a causs that now peeds no champions. Vaulting smbition on the part of the manage- ment of the tbeatre at Calcutia seems to hava overleaped itself and fallen on t'other side. On the occasion of the ¥rinco of Wales' visit thore were asked the preposterous prices of £100 sud £50 respectively for private boxes, large aad small, while the stalls were fixed at £7 each. The consequence waa that, though His Royal Highness was present, Charles Mathews had to play “ My Awfal Dad ” to a helf empty house. Notwithatanding the vigorous denials of Mr. Stephen Fiske, there is good resson to believe that Mr. Daly was indebted to Florence Marry- at's novel, * Her Lord aud Master,” for several scenes in his play of **Pique.” "An unknown correspondent of the Now York Herald says that certain scenes in the play are transcribed from the novel without materisl alterations. Mr., Fiske charges Josh Hart, A. M. Paimer, and W. R. Floyd with being the originators of this so- called * hibel.” ‘The Boston programmen last woek were: At the Museum, final rapresentstions of ** Rose Michel ;" at the Boston Theatre, closing night of # The Two Orphans,” with Miss Claxton and Marie Wilkins; at the Globe, Gilbert's fairy play, ** Broken Hearts,” and the farce by the same author, ** Tom Cobb:" at Beethoven Hall, Haverly’s Minstrels. This week John McCal- lough plays an engagement at the Boston Thea- tre, and Sardon's ** Nos Intimos™ wiil be pro- duced for the first time in English by the Alu- seum Company. The New York Starsays: ‘ The leading ac- tresses of the day are fast maturing, and with very few 0xceptions there are none to take their places. At Wallsck's the leading Iady is Miss Dyes, who appears to be 33 _years old ; at Daly's Miss Davenport and 2Mies Lews, both not far from 30; at the Union Square Miss Rose Ey- tinge, aboat 36: at Dooth’s Mias Wells, about 46; Mise Mitchell must be 45, Miss Western 35, Mies Moraot 50, Miss Marie Gordon 45, Miss Waite 35, iss Veruon 40, Migs Effie Germon 32, Miss Norwood 23, and Miss Deland 40. Where are the young ladies to succeod thesa favorites * The creditors of Edwin Booth, the actor, met st the office of Edgar Kewchnm, Regster in Baukruptey, Thuraday, and & dividend of 374 J per cent was declared. There are twenty-ti creditors, and their claims amounted m?m'-';? o fa. Fantzisio No. 3 in C minor. *Mozart 2. {b. Rondo Giolso in C majoi syda 3. Cavatina from * Der Freischutz Miss Lazzie Cromum. 4. Sonata appassionata in F minor. G PART II, ‘a. Two romances from Opus 28, and’ A noveletio from Opus 21. 0. Preluds and fnzua, from O } Schumann », Ja.Chant de Ma. - b, Barcarole. 2= ‘ifias Lizzie Crongn, , Nocturne. Opus 37, No. 2 in G major 3. Chopin b, Tarantells, Opus43. ¢, Ballade, Opus23.. {J Three valses. Opus 3i. . The programme of the matines concert Batur- day will b the same as the programme of to- morrow evening's concert, THE BEETHOVEN BOOIETY. ‘The Beethoven Society gave its fourth re- union for thia season &t its rooms last Wednes- day evening o an uousually large audience. The instrumental numbers were the Bargiel trio in T major and the Schumann quintette in E flat, for piano and string instruments, and Mendels- sohn's ““Rondo Capriccioso,” for piano, played by Mige Minoie Bluomenfeld, Messrs. Wolf- sohn, Lewis, Eichheim, Hubbard, and Allen played their parts of the trio and quintette with even more finish and accuracy than is unsaoal with them. Dfiss Minnie Blumenfeld, a little girl of 12 years, showed decided talent in her playing on the piano. She is young in years, but matured 28 far ag_her playing 18 concerned. Her style and touch are those of an old artiste, aud not of achild. If health permits her, she will, without doubt, become a great artiste. Mrs. Staccy sang Mondelssobn's difticult concert aris, ** Infelice,” in fine etyle, although it lacked somewhat in dramatic effect. 8he was very snccessful in her singing of Randegger's **Slumber Song,” with ‘cello obligato by Ar. Eichheim. Mrs. Stacoy, by the way, willleave us soon to pursue her musical studies in New York. A benefit concert s been tendered to her, to take placo before her dopacture. Miss V. Ds Pelgrom, a young lady who hag studied in Parie for several years, sang an aria from ‘ The Prophet,” She has a full, round, mezzo-soprano. voice, and sings in the true French style. The aria was sung in s fine dramatic msoner, Mr. M. L. Wheeler esng Schubert's ‘* Post” acceptably. The next concert of the Baethoven Society, which will take place Feb. 17, promises to be sn exceptionslly fine one. The Society will sing se- lections from * Lohengrn,” with Mr. Barnes an Lohergrin, Mr. Bergsteln as Telramund, Mr. Bowen as the King, . Thurs- ton as Elsa, and Misa Foresman se Ortrud. Gade's Cantats, “The Erl-King's Daughter,” will be given, with Mra. Stacey ss the Daughter, Ars. Jobneon as Sir Uluf"s mother, and Mr. Gall a8 Sir Oluf. In Rubinstein's Chorus for female voices Mrs., Watrous will eiog the alto solo, The other numbers will be the *‘Praoner's Chorus,” from “Fidelio," for male voices, and the “Spinning Chorus” from the *¢Flying Dutchman,” for female voices. ME. 8. G. PBATT. Mr. 8. G. Pratt, our local composer and pian- trospection,” aud Slumber Song, thelast two io- terpreted oy Miss Brandt. It wmilbe _nmemnered a fow daya sinco we r-produced & diupatch from | the New York Herald stating that Mr. Pratc bas been & failurs both a4 a compossr and asa pianist. The criticisms before us go to confirm that dispaten. We do not intend to reprodnua tnem, for thev are crue'ly and personally se- vere, smonn:ing to a final condemnation. ‘They only state, however, what Tur CiicAco TBIBONE bhas stated in mulder and more courteous terms hetetofore, and are important 28 rhowing that our estimate of his abthitios is similar to that of the Geiman critics. We do not go 80 far, how- ever. We still beliave Mr. Pratt has talent, and we beliove that, if he directs it aright and con- tents himself with croeping before flying, he will yet make his mark in the world of music. LOOAL MISCELLANY. i Bischofl, our ex-tenor, is going to sing Maz in ¢ Der Freischuetz ” in April at Buflalo. Migs Rive will play Beethoven's Concerto in E flat at the fourth New York Philharmonic con- cert Feb. 19, Itis stated that Kellogg hes declined s hand- some offer from Mapleson for & six months' sea- gon in Europe, Addie Ryan, who will be remembered as the contraito who sung here with the Mendelssobn Quintette Club before the fire, died receutly in Boston. She was no relative of Thomas Kyan of that Club, as has been stated in Toe TaiBUNE. The principil numbers at the Turner Hall concert to-dav will be the overtura to Suppe's * Poot and Peasant,” overture to Schumann's « Faust "’ (second part), which is new bere. the finale to * 'The Grand Dachesy,” and Neumanu's “ {'rovatore ” potpourri. The Orpheus Society is making preparations for an operatio concert, to be given at their hall Yeb. 6. ‘Tho opera will be a burlesque on Hahn's tragedy, e Gladiator of Raveuna.” Tho music 18 taken from about twenty different operss. Tho solos will be snng by Messrs. Schwarz, Huessen, Scunsdig, Overbeck,® Meyer, nnl%‘fintz, the latter taking the part of Thus- nel A Milan correspondent of the Homs Journal writes: ** Of the gentlemen who have appesred here successfully are Mr. W. Cogaswell, of Cli- cago, snd Mr. Green, of Baltunore, both of them baritonos. Mr. Phelps, a Chicago teaor, and Mr. Hodson, baritone, of Bangor, Me., are very promising students, who have not yet made therr debuts. .. Miss Tucker, of Chicago, who ig studying hers, ‘is under eogagement to appear in London the coming season. Mies Roynolds, of Chicago, has fallen & victim to the climate, and lost ber voice. She has not spoken above a whisper for several weoks.” Alfred Pease has been writing a pianoforte concerto in E flat. of which the New York Tribunesays: *‘The thres movements are sn Allegro con faoco, an Andaate religioso, and a second Allegro con fuoco, altornmating with Presto. 'The themes in each are comparatively Bimple, rhytbmical, melodious, and verv pless- g, aod though they are hand'ed with consid- erable freedoin the construction is so careful that the clearness aod regulerity of the whole work wiil etrike the most careless histener. Or- chostra and pisnoforte bave an almost equal promioence, and thore are many orchestral pas- ©aged whicn we judge must be highly effective io pertormance.” Following the Yon Bulow sesson the students of the Cnicago Musical College will give their angual concert at McCormick's Hail onday evening, Fob. 10. Those who will take part in thu coucert are tho Misges Clara Murdock, Fan- ny Giles, Lizzie Foresman, Mary Wisbard, An- wie Harrold, Kate Davis, Kate Douglas, Ella Crocker, Mrs. Louis Falk, aud Misses Lewis, Eicoheim, nud Oesterle. The leading numbers will be & Rubinstein and Hummel concerto, the Alendelssohn capriccio, and # Jadassohn trio. Ve ehall allude to the programme more in detail hereafter. Ticketa can be obtained at the Col- lege cr ita branches, 295 West Madison and 833 North Market strests. NEW MUSIC. We have roceived from Mesars. Root & Sous the following new music: * Down the Stream the Shadows Darken,"” song and chorus, by Karl Arini; *‘Kiss Me, Mamma, Nellie's Dying,” song and chorus, by J. E. Sampson; ** Uream of the Old Home,” song and chorus, by H. P. Danks; “Let Me Dream Again,” song by Sal- livan; ** Brazilisoa,” » waltz movement, by Os- car Mayo; *“Though Love May Leave tho Faithless Heart.” a song and duet from Batter- field's new cantata, ** Ruth and Naomi.” ¥. W. Helmick, Cincinoati, sends us threa new picces,—a new song and clorus, ** Who's Dat Knocking at the Old Back Gate?" a waltz, +* Remember Deeds of Kinduess ;" and a match, ‘She's Bright a8 the Stars 10 Heaven,” ——— ABROAD. TITIENS IN OPFRA. MIla. Titiens made her debnt in the opera of “Norms," in New York, on Monday last, with great success. The cast was aa follows : Norma, MIle. Titiena ; Adalgisa, Miss Beaumont; Poldio, Sigoor Baccei; Ororeso, Mr. McDonmald. Of Titiens’ impersonation of Norma, the New York Tribune eays : £ For Milo, Titiens the evening was a triumph. There ‘waa a splendid bouse. and the satisfuction of the spec- tators seemed Lo increase as the opera went on, Her first scene gave in the introdu:tory recitetive a boau- tUfuf exumple Of the grala AECLANALOr atyle of which shois so often called the luat represontativc. The +Casta diva " wnich followed was a little disappoint- ing, for almost all throagh it Yorina was a trifls below the pitch; but m the passionate finale ths nobls quali- tyof her voice, the breadth aud splendor of her method, snd her dramatic fire, carried everything before them, and the cur- tain’ fell amid scclamations, ~ In ths second act the beantiful duet with Adatgisa was indescribably tender and elegant, At the opening of the third we had the impressive scene by the couch of tbe sleeping chitdren ; and lastly came the long concerted passage in the temple, whore Norma passes throogh the wholo gamut of Pmion. from fury to despair, griof, tender= Dess, and love. All through this closing scemo Xlle. Titiens was astonishingly good. It is in vebement ‘music that she is greatest ; but in every kind, in the expression of geutls smotions and ihe tricks of vocal- ization, 3 well as in outburua of tempestuous feeling, sheis one of the foremost artists of the time. It is & thoussud pities that we hud not an opportunity to know her for what she is when she first cume zmong us, Miss Beanmont received very enthusiastic notices of ber performance of ddalgisa. Her success i, to say the least, astonishing, when it 18 considered that only three or four years siuce she was with the Lydia Thompson $roupe, and is now siuging ia Italisn opera by the side of Titiens. XUSICAL NOTES. Carl Rosa is 8aid to have engagoed Nilsson for an American season. +Malak Adhel," a new opera by Lamberti, has proved a failure at Alexandnia, Egspt. Anoie Lonise Cary has been engaged by Gye to sing next season at Covent Garden. Mlle. Therese asks of the Offenbach-Paguero apecnlation 20,000 monthly and expenses for a tour in America. Detroit is boasting a comic opera, *‘ Our Mam- ma,” written by Fred J. Thomas, which is ebort- Iy to be produced. Wagner is eaid to be writing an opera upon the story of ** Honrand Wallenrod,” a5 told by the poes Mickeiwitz. Miss Adelaide Phillipps will introduce ber sis- ter to the New York public ia ** La Cenerentola " in a fortoight hence. Rubinstein, who was entirely to return to pri- vatoe life, is projecting an artistic tour through Bwitzerland, Germany, and Sweden. Mr. Planche has srranged his familiar comedy ““The Foliies of a Night ” aa an opers, for which Virginia Gabriel Las arranged the music. Mme. Arabella Goddsrd has organized s con- cert compauy for Cauada sud the West. She gave hor first concert in Montreal on the 20th. Minnie Huck gains immensely io Berlin. She is gradually assuming Lucca's roles amid grest enthugiasm, The Emperor presonted her with a costly bracelet. ‘The Haodel sud Hadyn Society of Bostonhava now in rehearsal Handel's *Josbus,™ which has not been given in Boaton for many years. This is for Easter-tido. Bellini has not yet & monument in Ttaly. A Neapolitan named Florino has opened 8 sub- ecription to repair that omigsion, heading it with a eum of 1,000 francs. Mlle, Sanz, who was 8 member of the Lucea company when that willful little prima doona made her debut in this country, is prima donna contralto at La Scals, Milan, this geason. At the last rehearsal of the Boeton Handel iat, has been giving & concert in Berlin, with the assistance of the Court opera-singer, Mananne Brandt, and the pianist, Emil Liebling, the lat- ter formerly well known nere. The concert was given Dec. 13, at the Grand Hotel de Rome, and ttis programme and criticisms from thres of the principal Berlin papers are before us. With tho axception of two pieces by Chopin at the end of the programume, the numbers ace all Mr. Pratt's, and there sre eleven Of them (1), as follows : YValee Etude, Phantom Clouds, three Impromp- and Havdn Society, the Preeident, Mr. Perkins, presented the Society with accompaniments to the ¢ Meseiah,” written out by Robert Franz, at the roquest of the Society. They are sup- plementary to Mozart's Georing. It may not be genenlly known that the “ Mesgiah ” was never nished. Many of “the accompezniments—to ** The poople that walk in darkness*’ and * With his stripes,” for instance—are usually filled ont by the organist. Thieis the only Society now possessing the peculiar property of a full and complete score of the ‘‘Messiah,” which they tus Gracteux, Grand Polonaise. Noveletis in G (** Soul Longinga"), “ Droam i anderings,* *Re- ) torio. will give at the next performance of that ora- BOSTON. The Radical Club---An Essay on Don Quixote. The Quixotes of To-Day Discussed A Lively Talk. A Palpable Hit at the Beecher and Til= ton Scandal Jury. Col. Higginson Draws His Sword Against Tragedy—An Onslaught upon Him from All the Lions. A cnuning) From Our Oun Currespondent, Bostos, Jan. 27.—Tho Radical Club—it is of 1o use, the old name will stick, in epite of reso- lations, and formal announcements, and the best intentions—held one of its spicieat moet- ings at the January session on Monday. Prof. Everett, of Harvard, read an es3ayon Cervantes' Don Quixote, and Joho Waiss, snd David Was- von, and James Freemsn Clarke, snd Samuvel Longfellow, and Dr, Bartol, aod Col. Higgin- son, were in the front geats as listeners. Of course, with this group, might be expected & lively discussion, and the expectation was ze- alized, and was, in fact, the best part of tne morning. Mr. Everolt's presenta- tion of tho character of the Knight of La Mancha was clear and appre- ciative, combining, a8 itdid, the recognition of Cervantes’ skill and intention with the living force and truth which resulted from this inten- tion. Giving & brief account of the life of Cer- vantes, heshowed ns where his keealy hamorons pense united with his poetical gevius to paint a picture which should stand to the world for all timo as an exponent of enthusiasm, as it is re- garded by the commonplace, conservativa world. A man of narrower nature than Cervantes, he said, might have hated his age and time, or, if 8 religious man in the senee that religion was meant then, he might Lave abandoned himsell to devotional fervor; but Cervantes, with hiy bumor, saw the ridiculous mde of things, and fell into A ¥IT OF LAUGHTER, (2 in which the whole world was forced to join. It 18 true that in the midst of this laughter Cer- vantes is accueed of having destroyed the digni- ty aod chivalrons feeliog of his nation. It is true that while he 1s the greatest of her poets, he 18 also her last, for, with Don Quixote, Span- ish literature died out. But this was not Cer- vantes’ fault. ft was once thought that the woodpecker kLilled treos because men noticed that the trees ho sapped soon after died, bat, we now koow that these trees were already rotten. Aod this was the case witheSpain. The’ essayist pictures the scene in which Don Quixote mis- takes the recogoition wbich he owes to the label fastened to his back for the result of his wide reputation. So to-day the good knight's dream has become reality, also bis portrait, aa e looked arrayed in battered armor, helmeted with a bar- ber's basin, mounted on Rosinante, yet beariog himself with lofty enthusiasm, would be known anywhere. Thisis the prerogative of geoius.— it is crowned kiong of the world; coin from its mint, bearing its stamp, circulates everywhere, and we, eering its imogo and seeing its super- geription, kaow that it is issued by Cresar. Cer- vantes in his great laugh had included appar- ently the best things aa well as the worst, and had thus made the essence of chivalry to seem a8 ludicrous as he sirove to make the forms. Bat the institution or essence of chivalry was not ridiculous: it was worthy of all honor, if not of reverence. Chivalry aud 1ts apparent ab- eurdittos sprang up in the old feadal days, but the esgayist protested in ascribing the errors of feadalism to chivalry. An ags like the present, De 8aid, which carefally removes every element of intelligence from a jury trial, has not mach to eay concerning another which believed iu the trial by combat. For wno is there. he went on but must admit that in the famous Brooklyn suit the jury were far from being the peersin any way of BEECHER OR TILTON. ‘With thia little aside as an arrow of defense for the days of chivalry, Mr. Everatt wenton to defice lus_igea of Quixotism which nas the absorbtion of a mind in ooe idea which went be- yond or apart from ordinary coaceptions, at or- dinary moments. Lovers, he declared, were Quixotes. In s commonplace maiden they would see angelic qualities; and the common- pluco maden eawa heroin s very faulty and rosaic youth. It was the old story of the Knight of La Man:ba. Still, though we laugh at love, there is no creature on earth that might not look poble to us had we love’s insight upon that pomnt. He whois intoxicated with one glowing thought ‘npon one subject is no longer an individual, bat nas entered upon immortahty. Ia conclusion. he said that he alsois Quixotic who fights againet tho truth, and the Devil therefore may be called the gieatest Quixote. COL. HIGGINEON, at this conclusion. started the ball oI discussivi by saying that he muat protest arainst giving tho word Quixotic to the Cousarvatives, as Mr. Everett defined them 1n bis last statement. He thought Slowzotic would suit them better. Mrs. Cneuey eaid in relation to Mr. Everett’s declaration that lovers were laughed at, that it was tender laughter. Dr. Bartol said he could not langh at them io acy way. Mr. Waseon was -suro that Don Quixote was ridicaloas to nobody but his fool. Col. Higginson then said that he thought the men who were in advancoalways ran tho riak of boing laughed at. Some escaped in- jury from being, like Sumner, withont percep- tion of humor, and others by laughing back. Mr. Clarke citod John Brown as the one reform- er who was never laughed at, It was the daring, the courage, the height of his nun altogether, with its tragic element, which was the reason, he thonght. He was, in fact, 5o coble that the grandeur of this nobility overcame sil else. In thia convection Col. Higgionson sud others ro- ferred to . THE OLD ENTI-SLAVERY DAYS, and said that all the prominent men in that cause were fally conscious of the ridiculous ele- ‘ments in it, in the shape of workers, and points of the work 1itself, but they accepted all asa necessary part. The Colonel then took up Pro- fessor Everett's tribute to enthusiasm, and slylv said he was very glad to hear tho Professor speak 1n praise of enthusiasin, bocanse he was not unconnectad with en institution which was suspected of being hostile to that disposition. I mean, he went on. that perhzps the Professor, baving the painful privilege of readiog the col- lege newapapers, might have seen some discuss- ions a8 to whether a sophomore. aged 16, having advanced to - THE DIGNITY OF WEARING A COAT AND READING THE ** NATION,"” ought to admire anything. This sly hit brought down the houss, and in the laughtor the Colonsl went on to declare that in apite of all this, 1t did him good to go out to commencement and hear these very boys ehow that they were 16 and not 60. Then, in connection with the words tbat had been raid abomt tragedy dignifying Quixotio movement, he astruck oif out of the mata road, as ig his usnal way, avd quoted Margaret Fuiler's saying that tragedy was a mistake. Aund pro- ceeded to show that judged by the further the nadvance gnard what locked like tragedy at the time to the actor in it was no sach thing. And the actor by and by perceives this himseif. THIS ROUSED THE LIONS, . and the roaring commenced. Wasson, Bartol, Clarke, and the whols of (his advauce guard, were down upon him. Tragedy was teagedy, and there was nousa to ehirk it. That it had ita noble ends they admitted, and that the noble mind when at a safe distance or even .at the time conld admit 1ts use they asserted, but they Also insisted that it never was other than tragedy. The Colonel buckled on his armor. They had mistaken him grestly. He unly meant that wlhen we better understood the divine parailax of the universe we should also underatand that many tbings that seemed griefs, that we made tragedy of, were only apparent. Ar. Wasson geve conrteous admission of comprehension of this explanation, but there seamed to be a gen- eral inclination to shake heads and to say in under breaths that life itself was tragedy. Somebody atked what it mosat whon such x master mind a8 Shal o's waa ki father ot all tragic drnpne.\:x? i RO B 486 The Colonel replied that : BHAKSPEARE MIMSELF WAS SOT A TRAG! nor was lifo tragio to him, that Homere. aud 10 our day Emereon’s life was not a tragedy, bat of the most cheerfnl complexion. Thers was no epecial responso to this, but in the cloak- room a few minutes later one of the listeners asked Ar. Wasson how the Colonel came to know for certain that Shakspeare's, and Homer's, ul_demarsou'B life w-; DOt tragedy, a8 men of wisdom don't go round *cryin, K w%mds! o crying out, *See my t course there could be no response of cer- tainty to this either, and the falnty 1o il query had to rest It remained for Dr. Bartol to 1llustrate most y the tragedy of the story of a little boy who wa graphical globe 1o his father’s study. :a crisd nufi \\ilh[})oldi-n. .}\I'Ihnn qneationed gy 2 he cause, he rep * The world = o here was a general amile of gati this, and we all separated with & dalig\?(fl e that we wero fairly entitied o our tragediss (ot of Col. Higginson, for somewhere or nthup(lfi‘ world pinchied ua ail. Toe next mesting L Hedge will read, ana there is a good desl of ticipation amongst the servants, ] THE GAME OF CHESg, Cmcaco Caress CLUD—Nos. 63 and 65 Washing strect; open from 9 a. m. £0 10 p, m. Cheas players mest dally at the Tremont Kousa (g, change) and at the Sherman House (basement), TO COBRESPONDENTS. Correct solutions to Problem No. 9 recelved from 5, Ienschel, E. J. Amory, G. E. Fullar, G. 8, o B, Jones, T.P. Halnes, “A. J. McD.» «J, 3 1 “H ML A, M.y #C. Gu Bl MT, HL P8 8.R." clty; “C. B.P.," Rockford, IIL; A, Auskegon, Alich.: #C. G Columbus, 0, No correct solutions have as yet been Problem No. 10. reoetd TROBLEM NO, 11.—BY MR.J. P, C, Inacribed to O, MoNx16, Eaq., Hermaon, iy, . Vo3 7z WHITE. White to play and mate in three mores, SOLUTION TO PROBLEX N0, 3 ‘White. Blsck. 1..R takes Pch 1..P takes B 2,.QtoQ7 2..PtoR4 8..P tks B bec. Et mato NOTES. The Hartford Z¥mes styles Mr. Judd the ®chey champlon of the West.” Ar. Hosmer will Erobably beheard from before that title becomes Alr. Juddy sx. clusive property. The match between Messrs. Steinitz and Blackburny ehould have been commenced by this time, but thy Westmunster Papers says *The arrangements for tht proposed match ars conducted with much secreay, any negotiations are in progress at all. A challenge appeared in s New York sporting paper Lat weak v che Bffecs that. Alr, Dimock was Preped o match Alr. James Mason against any chess flhyrrm the country for from $100 to $2003 side. It is stated that in nll probability the challenge will be acoeped by Mr. Bird, The First Connecticut Chess Congress will meet st Hartford to-morrow. The special feature of the week wiil be the Grand Tourrameut, the frst prize in which ‘will consist of 8 Champion Ch.llenge Cup, and s purse of at Ieast $50, several other prizes of 3 amonn being also offered. The Philadelphia Chess Club is actively engaged fa circulating an sddress toall chess elubs and players throughout the country, soliciting them to joia ina grand international chees tournament during ths Cene Tennial, and offer $250 at least 28 & nuclous towards & fund for prizes, They request aid and contributions from all chess cluba and lovers of the game. Sub- scriptions for this fond must be addreased to Emerson ennett, Treasurer of Pniladeiphis Chess Clab, M North Merrick street, Philadelphia, Pa. CHESS IN CLEVELAND. Following is the record of the sixth game in the ea test between AMessra. Judd and Alberoni: FRENCH DEFENSE. Black—Mze, JUDDy 1..Pto K3 White—M&, ALBEROSL 1..PtoE4 1i..Ettakes B 15..B takes P 16..3 takes Kt 17..Q to Ki worid. Hotold the | . CHESS IN DARIS. Recently played at the Cafe de la Regenos, EVANS' GAMBIT REFUSED. White—2L. MOREL, 1.PtoE4 1.PtoEK 2. EKttoB3 2..QEttoB3 3. BtoB4 3. BioB4 4. PtoQEt4 4 Btokt3 5. PwKts 5. EttoB4 6..Ki takes K P 6..QtoBS (@) 7..B takes P ch 7.KtoBig 8.PtoQs3 9. P takes Kt 0..PtoQB3 toEsq takes B K Et3 toEts ‘Btakes P Kt0oB3 toQ B .BtoQEt3 t takes R ‘R takes t toQ5ch QK3 takes Q ch (e) K takes Q RtoK Ktt0QBS 10 QKEt4 ‘RtoQsq toER3(f) BioKE4 to K Kt4 BtoKsq BtoQsq Ritskes B takes R B takes Et P :oug:'.‘ BloQRS 5 (3] BtoQB3 29 roq-q) takes Pch 3..KtoKt3 wQBT 3l..RtoQBsq -BtoQR3 31..Ptok B4 (2) PtoQR4 R.BtoBS B2 And White resigned. NOTES BY M, ROSEXTHAL. (a) Althongh this move hias been severely criticked Istill maintain that it is the best de ense, and tM only one that gives Black ths superiority of positian. (8) If BtoQRS3, Black answers Kt to K 2. (¢) Played according to the theory of v. d. Lazs, buf the result of this game is sutficient to show that il gives White not only a bad game, but that it Is ot {88 strongest move, The other attacks ars: 1..Ptakes P 2..PtoE B4; 3. Castles. (dy 1f P to B3, Black pisys 15..B to R 6, snd vizh (¢) All thess moves are the best for Whita, (/) In order to gain poss: {7) The oniy move to avoid loss of Bishop. (h) He had 1o better move, as hs must losa & ek % MYDREAM. Darling, Y dreamed last night s dark, sad dresm o you and me; I thnu{f’ht that we, in sep'rate boats, were drifting ot sea,— Frail barks, bat I was ot afraid, for they wers sidety e, Somesr that, when wo flosted with the sloly-Ali2E e, Teould reach ont my own, and touch your reanrzé and 3 And, though long leagues of space lay dark between 08 and the land, T did not fear, for Iy frail boat was kesping tirs With e, Ana your dear eyes were looking Iove and cheer acrod to mine, But, while I gazed, 3 shadow seemed to come betweed us two; Gathering all the blackness of the weird, dark night i} grow, And formed, I thought, a tremulous clond-hand, thd o seemed to me To beckon h‘flnn.r boat, snd—I was all alone at ses ! O dacling? all slone I'and. out long, weary rom land ! 3 X shricked thy name, and once, I thought, cold fngerd ewept my hand; But wild waves moaned, snd then I imew I'd lost 708 “ for ail time,"— Your life bad faded wholly and entirely from mine- I reck'd not that the slight, fral car had slipped from my eontrol, And ";:: ‘;he ‘waves were bearing it forever from Y Ireck’d not where I drifted, throngh the dsrk sad starlcss night, Bl:o?‘mlnmsmyqu.mdla the aim, uncertain Methought I sawa grest ship sailing by, and, "midst o crew, The chief, it seemed to me, of all that waird, dsck throng was Oh! how 1 8 and tried to hail you, a8 JoU passed me by But atil the abip saled o,—5ou bad not heard your g's cry Twatched the grest, black shadow slowly allp 8¥7 zom mo Into the night; snd once sgain I waa slns at ses §