Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1876, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES AMUSEMENTS. The * Blighty Dollar,*® and the Actors Therein. ——— Attendancs on the Play—Its Effect on the Auditors, The Museum Company Will Devote Itself 1o “ Devotion.”. The Hinstrel Doys’ Programme--Hovements of Homeand Foreign Actors. The Von Bulow Imbroglio---Ger. man Musicians on the Rampage. Views of an0ld Music-Teacher, and Cer- tain Comments Thereon, Husical College Concert---German Mili- tary Band---Stanley’s Good-Bye. THE DRAMA, IN CHICAGO. #{THE MIGHTY DOLLAR = bas been the attraction at McVicker's Theatre through the week. It hss drawn very large andiences. Friday night people were turned awsy. The whole city seems {0 have heard of tho plsy. The slsngof the Hon. Burdlrcll_ §l?ll bas pepetrated every houschold. be initial *gag.” which admits of endless variations, and which the lowest order of Wit can use success- fally, bas been adopted by tho younz men about town as the quintessence of refined hamor; and the French of Mrs. Gen. Gujlory has beeu ap- propriated by the young women of fashionable society 28 a rightfal inheritance. Paterfamiliaa vow asks for s C.M. when he wents gonr maeh ; Bobby, the son and heir, comes in fo dinner with the blsud announcement that he is P. L G.; and Matilda, the daughter, spesks her ordinary French, in exact imitation ot the Gil- flory. Thbe people have wonderful powersof as- similating slang ; andap sffectation of ignorance and coarseness is, 10 S0me persocns, the merest child's play. But when coarse people try to be coarser, nd ignoraat people conceal the little sense they bave, and dull peopls dis- guise their lack of wit in the vyest- menta of mangled Epglish, the resulis are not agreeable to high-minded and patriotic citizens. +The Mighty Dollar ” is exceedingly fanny. It is remarkable for good sctivg. It ocontains a pevere and useful satire on American politics and tho ides of Government by popular suffrage. There aro s dozen standpoints from which it per cent stipulated in the former contract, Rossi is to nave 50 per cont of the gross receipts, and Grau is to pay, in addition, the traveling enses of the entire company, going and comin, gignur Rosei has appeared as *‘ Nero" in Paris. is recomized as a hero, De Lacy dies In his dangh. ter's arms, Marr'le is held for trul and execntion, and Franklyn 18 restored to nis wife and foriune, IHE MINSTRELS this week will attempt the representation of a remarkable native American opera, * Bone = Squash Disblo; or Lifein New York in 1835." MUSIC. Mr. George H. Coes will appear as Bone Sguash, AT HOME. a patent chimney-sweep sold to the D—1I1; Luke Schoolcraft as Juba, a fancy whitewasher; J. R. Kemble as the The Etil One; sud Ben Cotton as Old Pompey. The “opera™ is given in seven sceres, which have been prepared at a lavish outlay of paws and money. Pat Rooney is to remain, and **The Centsonial " finaie will be continued. New capaidates for public favor are Weslyn and Casey. JOHN DILLON. Mr. John Ditlon will begin sn engagement in Chicago March 13 or20. He opens in Milwau- kee Feb. 21, for six pights, and will be support- ed by some members of the late Hall combina- tion, THE VON BULOW WRANGLE. The recent Von Bulow eeason of concerts has left & bitter tasta in the mouths of many of the German musiciaus of this citv, and. aas a cogee- quence, the whole German world 18 in & fret and fame. In the balls of the Maennerchors and in the cafes, in the beer-saloons, and wherever two or more Germans meet, Von Bulow is the bone of contention, The Guelphs and the Ghibellines, the students and the Philistines, never wrangled more furiously or foolishly, Apropos of the general rumpus, we print below 2 letier from oue of the most prominent German teachers of the piano in this city, not because we sgree with his sentiments,but because 50 much of defer- ence is dua to a gentleman who really introdaced claestcal piano masic in this city, who was playing the Beethoven sonates bers over a quarter of a ‘THE OUTER WORLD- GREEN-EOOM GOSSIP: “ Running a Corner ™ has finished its run at the Arch 1n Philadelphia. It was billed for two may be witneased decently and with pleasure. Bat ope of these standpointsis not that which al- Tows the spectator to admire the central figare in the play. There is nothing admirable in the Bon. Bardwell Slote. He is cne of the most re- pulsive charactere ever pot on the atage; an un- principled, ignorant, dll-bred political adyen- turer ; keepiog his vote always on the market; saking and taging money for his influence in love affair; and committing bribery as a part of bis regular busioesa. He i8 the sort of man one would not like to trust alone with the epoons. The people ought not to admire a character of this description; and the fact tbat they do is melancholv. It shows how strong & bold tbe Barduwrell Slofes have got npon the lsus inteliigent portion of the American peo- ple. The period bizs not yet entirely passed in which mero shrewdness is held by & large num- ber of respectable citizens to be 8 snfficient uabification for public office. and s clever rascal 18 preferred to a stupid man of honor. THE FLORENCES do some excellent activg in *‘The Mighty Dol- 1ar.” There is very little in their make-up or geaersl style of acting to remind the spectators of anythiog in the parts assumed by them in former sezsons. Mr. Florence completely loses his identity, and is for the time being the Hon. Barduell Slote bimself. His manner is thorough- Iy artistic, and as refined 88 the nature of the performance will allow bim to be. His imitation of a epeech in Copgress is perhaps more after the styles of a stump speech thau in the vewn of the best Concressioual efforts: but such speeches bave been heard in Congress. His delivery ot a forensic appeal for the freedom of the African race while sittiag on the back of one negro and baving _hia boota blacked by two othors, is as fine a piece of satire as the play covtamns, ifrs. Flareace, too, deserves credit for Ler personation of Afrs. Gen. Gilflory. It £hows a decided advance in her professional at- tainments. The author of the play has contrast- ed the cliaracters of Afrs. Gujlory and Bardwell Slote, endowing the former with the moral quali-- ties which the latter wants, and meking her de- ficient in the sbrewdness which is Slote’s oniv virtue. The good nature of Mrs. Giljlory lesds ‘ber to offer her services to wet her friends ont of trouble, snd her stupidity never faus to plunge them deeper in. THE SUPPORTING PARTS. After the Hon. Bardwell Slote and Afrs. Gen. Giljlory, the most important parts in the play are those sssumed by Mr. Seymounr and 3iss Aoore. The formeria s bashfal lover and the Jatter a bold lovea-one. Miss Moore plays her part with much intetligence and animation. Mr. Seymour is not so successful. He does mnot dress lLke ‘“an awfully rich young mao” por act like “an awfolly nice” one. Hemakes the bashful lover & foolish booby, tuch mors In the style of Dolly Spanker than as be should be in the pattern of young Marlowe. There is po other acting in the play deserving of particular meotion. THE ATTENDANCE isone of the phenomena of the season. Itin- creased gradually from the begioning of the week until the end. Standing-room is now in request nightly, and before the end of next week, no donbt, even this will have to bere- fused. We have heard of ono infatnated person who has been every night thus far, and many bave confessed to thres nights, The success i strong testimony to the populanty of Mr. and 2Ars. Florence and the agreeableness of their personadons. If it were not for the fack that one or the other of them is on the stage almost the entire time, the andience would soon wearr. Mr. McVicker's company bas peihaps not much to do, =mud it certsinly does nothing with su enthusizsm—sn abandon, 80 to speak—of which it uever before seemed capable. The play is, however, beautifully put oo the etage. Some of the ecenerv is new, aund all of it zppropriate and fresh. The music is intended to be something of a feature, but it may be re- marked that the D. Q. galop, played between the * first and second acts, is not so d. g. as it might be, unless these initials may be interpreted to wmean d—d gueer. * DEVOTION.” A new plsy with the above titls will be acted for the first time at Col Wood's Museum to- morrow mght. Mr. Lonis L. James has been specisily eogaged to act the principal part. Messrs. McManua and Wilson and Miss Roberts arealeoin thecast. The playis founded on Gibbon's story ** For the King.” The snthors, Messrs Thornton and Hill, have been assnred b, warions persons pretending to be skilled in mcfvx mstters that the play bas gennine merita.” The substance of the plol as newly arrangad is sbout a8 follows: i De 7, an old Tory, married his dsvgh- mflxpflm@flnum i bhs jotned the Contiaenial army. Lacy intercepts dispatches addresecd to his op-in-1aw and betrays their contents. Fyanilyn is ar- rested, tried for treason, and condemned to death, Ho ‘escapes {rom prison, and enters the army again under an assumed Dame, hoping in the end to_prove his pa- triosm by gallant sction in the Seld. His wife, who i8 devoted to her Lusband, follows him to the camp and warns him of 3 patticular danger which threatens bim. She is discovered in the camp, and sccosted there by an old lover, who, after the reported death of Ber husband, had renewed his importunities. In or- t the snspicions of those about her, the de— 5&’5 v%l;;tn %o the statement of ber old Iover that she is now thed to him. Her husband is tor- ared by jealousy, and is on the point of clsiming his e s petacace of his commerding omicer, whea ehe, in order tosave him {rom arrest, disowns him utterly. Sbe afterwards urgea him {0 visit her at her bome. Hedoes €0, but only to heap reproaches on her head. While this scene between busband and wife 1 passing, Coi. Marrilie, the lover already referred 1o, caters, He taunts the husband, who is of couree dis- guised and unknown to him, and forces him to betray his identity, Toe arrest of the husband follows, Iz the Inst act, Marville, the lover, and Delacy, the father-in-law, areshown to be traitors, and Frankiyn weeks only. Miea Neilson's persopation of Juliel, at the Haymarket Theatrs, is highly commended by the London eritics. A newItshan Hamlet, looked upon asn formi- dable rival to Rossi, has arisen at Milan in the person of Giovanni Emanuele. Hoolay is working hard at the Twenty-third Street Thestro in New York, and expects to make 8 success ia the old home of Dan Bryaot. Salvini is living at Florence with his new English wife, aod studying Macbetn, which he proposes to make his principal part next season ia England. Forx, the demented clown, is to hava a benefit at the New York Academy of Music as the end of ihe present month, st whnich many prominent artists have sgreed to appear. “Henry V.” suffered av Cincinnati last week in conmsequence of the panic at the Robinson Opera-House Ssturdav week. ‘The attendanceat all the theatres showed a perceptible falling off. Miss May Howard played a very successful engagement at the Qlympic Theatra in St. Louis Iast weck, appearing with great credit to herself and satisfaction to the public as Lady Teazle, Mercy Merrick, and Nancy Sikes. Negotistions are perding with the mansge- ment of one of the leading theatres in New York City for the early production of Dumas’ Iatest and most successful play of ** Danicheff,” which hes been very successful in Paris. Itis said that Mies Victoria Vokes will shortly m a 1r., Critchett, the son of a celebrated London oculist, and her sister Rosina will wed Mr. Cecil Clay, son of the celebrated whist-play- er, James Clay. of London, England. Preparations aro making for the early produc- tion of Mr. George Fawcett Rowe's pew play, **Brass,” at the Park Thestre. * Brass" i saia 10 be by far the best piece o dramastic tork yet done by that gentleman, who will piay tho lead- ing part i the play. 3 A New York paper saya: “Mr. aod Mrs. W. J. Florenco are rapidly msking s fortune with Mr. Woolf's play. **Tho Mighty Dollar.” InIn- diannpolis their share for the week was $2.500 ; in Louisville, £3,000; and they averaged s profit of 500 & night 1n Cincinnatt. Emily Faithfoll, a woman-suffrage agitator in Eugland, who had but poor success in this coun- try, 8ay8 in ber paper that ** America always acts detrimentally on our (Epglish) dramatiste.” Then keep your dramatists ot bome. The American stage is supplying more first-ciags act- ors to Epgland thanit receives thence, A savage Indianapolis critic asks Mr. B: Sullivan_where he got the absurd version of Richard III. tuat ho choss to foist upon the peo'plp of that city. The version is Colley Cib- ber's—no more, and po less. It is absard enough, no doubt, in some respects; but Mr. Sullivan has respectable anthority for prefer- Ting it to the original. Edwin Booth is paid 8600 per night during his present engagement with Mr. Ford. Oune of the stipulations is that 3r. Booth 18 never to dasny night travel, and rever to leave any stopping- plzce befors 11 o'clock in the day, ualess he chooses to do 80. Mr. Booth is released from ever plaging 1 Washington City, or on Friday nights during his Southern tonr. In the middle of a representation of “East Lyane,” at the theatre at Cambridge, Eng., late- Iv, the company. led by one of the actresces, strock on account of not having received their salaries, The maoager thereupon came forward and enmmarily threw the lady head foremost into the orchestra pit. Bat this did not mend matters, and the andienco had to be dismissed, receiving their money back at ths door. Thera was no change of any importancs at the New York theatres last week. * John Garth ™ was given at Wallack’s, a8 previonsly annonnced. ¢« The Twing," Mr. Wheeler's now plav, is to be roduced at Wallack’s in about two weeks. It 188 comedyin fonr scts, with a dual role for Mr. Wallack. Matw Morgan is_paioting the scepery. Oneof theeets is 8aid to bea fine representation of Mr. Wallack’s summer-resi- deoce. Tho New York managers plead as au cxcuse for not reducing prices that the Empla prefer the high-priced seat to those which are offered atlessrates. The trath is that the pedple do not vrefer the birb.priced seats becauss they &re high-pricad. but because they include the best parta of the hoase. Many of the New York managera are sharks; and the speculator-sys- tem, which all the nnincipal theatres maintain, is & groes outrage upon the people. Sheridau Shook’s bill, presented in Congress, is intended to make an injunction granted by one United States Circaiz Court binding 1n all with Rankin last summer has convinced him that some such measure is necessary. i fled from circuit to cirenit ; and, a8 an injuncticn in each one was necessary, the expense of prose- cating him was epormous, and there was never any certainty of a final decision. As a matter of in snother. George Rignold in Heory V." was at Cin- cianatt lnst weck 3 My Howerd st Sh. Lows; Jobn T. Ravmond at New Orleans; 3fcKee Ran- L &t Clevelaud ; Edwin Booth at Savaonah ; J. F. Wheelock and Lilian Jogce st the Port. land Museum : Mrs. Scott Siddons in * Romeo dence, R. I; Daly's Fifth Avenus Company and Alaggie Mitchell at Baltimore ; Clara Morris at Wasnington ; Charlotte Thompson at Brooklyu Agunes Booth, the Eelly & Leon Minstrels, and Callepder's Georgia Miostrels at Louisville ; Barry Sullivan at Indianapols ; Edwin Adams at Memphis. A correspondent writes: ** The dying out of the old comedy with its tyrannous tradition, and the slight use made of the dress of the last cen- tury in the society comedies, makes it mcch easier for beginners. A voung man may be quite at ease before ap sudience in his drawing-room dress, wearing his mustache and whiskers, who would be wildly awkward in the style of tho regency. If you wishto be convinced of this, seo Montague play Ziarry Doonlon in the ¢ Road pears! what hopeless want of pockets he be- trays! what nervous anxiety about his paddings, and general nnhappiness! Mr. Dondreary Soth. e{n 1n ‘David Garrick* is another fearful exam- plo The Boston programmes were_all now last woek, Jobu McCullongh played ** Virginine,” “Jack Cade,”and * Othello™ af the Boston Thea- tro; 3Ir. Montague, of New York, appeared at the Museum in * The Romance of & Poor Young Man* and *‘Caste”; Jobn Dillon continmed at the Howard Athenmnm ; and Afr. Honey with w0 fresh plays waa the atiraction at the Globo. Arrangements have been made by which Miss Katherine Rogers will not sever her_connection with the Glove for the present. Miss Afsude Granger, famous for her handsome dresses, has begun & eeagon-engagemeni at this theatre. Mr. Murdoch has recently recovered from a se- rioos illness. The managers of the Globe pro- pose to give a round of Shakspesrean ropresen- tations, includiog * Othelio,” * Romeo and Ju- liet,” and ** Macbeth,” on aturday nights. Mr, Sotbern snd Linds Dietz begin an’ engage- ment at the Boston Theatre thig week, Maurice Grau has signed & new contract Erneeto Rossi, the famous tragedian, for w&: appearance of the latter in Americs. The new agreement stipulates for o series of sixty per- formances, covering a period of five montus. All the representations ara to be Shakepearean, and are {o consist of tho following plays: ‘‘Hamlet,” **Aacbeth,” Romeo and Juliet,” “Othelio,” ** King_Lear,” *Coriolanus,” ang the **Merchant of Vemice." Thodsbnt of the great actor in New York is t0 take place on the 2uth of September next, either attho Lycsum or Booth's Thestre. As 8 basis of tho agreo- ment, Rossi agrees to pay Grau an indemnity of £10,000 for the violation of his former contract, the same to be deducted monthly from the re- cejpts of his performances. Instead of the 35 amo of oy parts of the Union: Tho experiencg of Mr. Shook fact, some Judges decided 1o one way and some and Juliet,” ** As You Like It,” etc., at Provi- to Ruin.” What a thing of legs sod arms he ap- century ago, and who has been recogpized from that day to this as our best interpreter of this school of music. When even the phlegmatic and philosophical **P. B.” gets on the rampage, it msy be taken as sn indication that Germany is distarbed. He writes as follow: To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune CRicaGo, Feb, 12.—Von Bulow, not satisfied with the laurels he has legitimately won as & great plsyer, longed for auill anotber distinction, so he made a spesch, in which ho stated that his countrymen, the * Dutch,” demavded of him that he should ply ** Home, Swoet Home,” “ Yankes Doodle,” etc, Since the Germans here prononnce this statement an unmit- {gated falsobood, Von Bulow sbould, in justice to bim. self, gise tho source whence he derived that informa- tlon. " Jt seems 2 if the only kind of criticism which agrees with the Doctor is unbounded admiration snd adoration, 4 exquisite, beautiful, masterly, perect,” and so on, ad nauscam. To himself his i reading and interpretation are infaltible. Those who admirs in- discriminately are the connofsseurs, and those who daro to differ, the ignoramuses, If he mettles us, he will find the levellng process democracy slighty differcnt from that our ‘n Empire. which he pretends to discover in H{smarck ‘The charm of novelty will soon paas, and then he will be judged ke an ordinary mortal, He is a magnif- ceat player, and yet the rhapsodfcal styl of Liszt and the moderns {8 his propor sphere. Thathe treats Beethoven in the samo ianner, thess few examples will illostrato: C sharp minor sonsts, altesretto: slow movement, pauss on the third bar_from the end; same sonatta, Drestoamtato: _second theme a8 an_dndantino canta- bile. ‘The tounter movement beginning at the forty- second bar ferked, 7, and a shori pause, whero simply - 18 marked, Souata Appassionats, alleqro ma fion troppo: ass presto, consequently Ro difference between that and the following presto. Any one who heard Liszt's transcription of the “Ave Maria” of Schubert played by Bulow, and who re- flects what it purports to express, will sdmit that his interpretation was utterly void of religious devotion, The Chopin Valso, op. 34, No. 1, is another specimen of bis failibility. The ritornell therein was 8o jerked and precipitated that even the rhythm was lost, The modest and conscientions interpretations of Beethoven which Rubinstein has given uy might serve him as an example worthy of imitation. Not- withstanding all this, bo isa great player, and ho has given us in many & humber genuine delight. Balow the mun we would willingly forget in Bulow the artist, since it is not a pleasing- pictore. Hoving entered the yearsof discretion some time 8go, his basty judgments, bis unprovoked insalts to his coun- trymen, sud his loguacity, are something marvelous. i s gained an unenviabis notoriaty in Enrope, and he is rapidly making it bere. Hols down on Paritani- cal New Englund, and he sheers at his beer~drinking countrsmen. He pronounces judgment on the whola musical profession of the Unlop. The small feet sud ears of American women, however, pleise _his majas- ty, and 8o be will condsscend to seftle among us, Ho ionately, but whether or not ho takes smol whisky straight or crooked as an antidote aquinst that nicotine poisoning, his interviewer does not state. P, *P. B.'s" screed divides itsolf readily into two parts : first, the musical, and second, the per~ soual i and we regret that the latler constitutos the priacipal burden of his complaint. He leaves us little to comment upon 1n his musical com- plsints. Qut of fifty-one numbers, aot to men- tion encores, which Von Bulow plaved in his sea- 8on, he finds four, the **Moonlight" and *“ Ap- passionata ” sooatas, the transcription of Schu- bort's *‘Ave Maria," and the Chopin waltz, op. 34, No. 1, which do oot suit him. We have studied his criticism, but we do not fisdanvthing beyond the fact that Voo Bulow’s reading of thesenumbers does not suit bim. Bat has it not aver struck ** P, B.” that an_artist may get out of the conventional ruts, and give us his 0¥n in- terpretation of the sonatas, and that it is not uecessary that all artists should read alike? He spesks of *the modest and conscientious inter- protations of Beethoven™ by Rubinstein! Can it be possible that he remembers Rubinstein's interpretation of tho *‘Mooulight " and ** Apas- siovata,” which was so entirely unconventional a8 sometimes to mako the music almost unrecoguizable? Does he remsmber no jerss, no sekips, po breaks, no pound- ing, inthose moments when be went into fine frepzies? If not, we fear P, B.s memorvis dimming with time. As o strict constructioniat, Yon Bulow follows tho text mora closely than Rubinstein. ‘We come to the personal parts, and here B. " represents quite a large German consiitue: cy. Heespeaisof theabuse which Von Baolow has lavished npon his countrymen, which leads us toinquire what was the motive? Simply this: Von Bulow discharged his orchestral con- ductor 10 Boston becanse the latter gozzled so much beer 2s to be untit for bis duties, which Yon Bulow was wise in doing, and took occaston in his aggressive way to auimadvert severely upon the uge of beer as ao eloment of musical £uccess, which, perhaps, was ipjudicious, From that moment the abuse commenced. The Ger- man press of this city, with one exception, assailed him in the soverest manner, long before he came here, and the clique was formed against him when he arrived. He had to contend against it all the timo he was hore. hat thess cliques are, “P. B.” him-elf knows in his long experienco. Hans Balatks, Otto Lob, Dr. Fuchs, and numerous other German leaders in this citycould unfold a very interesting talo of what cliques have doue for thet. Thoy know that cliques aze the bane of German musical efforf. Hans Von Bulow is a hot-headed man, there is no donbt of that. He was foolish in making bis Saturdav-afternoon spsech, there is no_doubt of that also. He should have gone quietly on his way without recogmizing the ciiques, depending upon tho sympathy of his hearers, the great mejority of whom were Americans, who know nothing and care notning for enques. Butsome allowances can be made {or n man of nis temperament who hits back when haia bit. Wocan only resret finding so old apd accomplished a musician as *P.B." entering the lists agast an artist who has re- flected 50 much credit upon German art, even if he belongs to the ** moderns n artist who has done so much for the very class of music which bo himaelf has taught 80 many years; an artist 50 modest that he has not even played aoy of is own compositions. Let us overlook the man for the artist, and the moods for the music, a0d be thankful for the pleasure he has given u8 and the good work ho bas dune. Pinn- ists do not giow on evory bush, cspecially Ger- man planists, and therofore ot ts sppraciate them when we get them. We bear a great deal apont German art and art-work, and we have no desire to behttlo it ; but wonld it not bo consist- ent for the Germaus to encourage and support German artists instead of wrangling over them ? CENTENARY CHUECK CONCEET. Tuesday evening, the 15th inst., a miscellane- ous concert will be given st the Centenary M. E. Church, at which Mrs, L. B. Starkweather, Mrs. G. H. Tarkington, Mrs. I N. Danforsh, Mre. 8. P. Walker, Mrs. George . Jackson, Mr, W. 8. B. Matthews, Mr. William Lewis, Alr. M. L. Wheslor, 8 male quartette (Messrs. Pond, Fuller, Stone, and Hatch), and the church choir, will take part in a very attractive programmae, THE STANLEY CONCERT. The concert tendered to Mr. W. H. Stanley, the tenor of Trinity Episcopal Church, took place ot Standard Hall on Friday evening, with a fair sudience in attendance. Ir. Stanley was agaist- ed by Miss Jegsica Haskell, Mrs. Thucston, Mrs. Watrons, Mr. Hale, Mr. Willism Lewis, 3. Creswold, and the Orienial Quartette. Miss Haskell made her first appearance sinco her ra- turn from Europe, and carried off the hoaors of the evening. Her numbers were a cavatina from the * Huguenots,” an aria from * Figaro,” and & Schubert song for &n eocore. She has improved in her singing sioce sbe laft ns, nses her voice mach better than she did, and eings in 8 more confident maoner aod with decided dramatic ability. Heor voice geems to have improved, especiallyin the high register. The other artista ‘were up to their usual stand: THE GERMAN MILITARY BAND. The German Militars Band will give a series of farewell concerts this week ax folloys: On Tueeday evening at McCormick's Hall, for tho bogefit of the Alexian Brothers' Hospital; an Thursday evening at the Union Park Congrega- tional Church ; on Friday and Saturday eveaings aud Saturday afternoon st McCormick's Hall. As the record of this band does not Bsem to be ;::’:iah:u t;n?ur L:encer;xnu:. ;e glve a few icerning them. The band is de of members xium the 15 of tho famons bands of the | Thirty-fourth apd Seventy-sixth Begiments of Prussisn Infantry. In 1867 it waa called to at- tend the great musica) festival at Lyon+ France, at which it took the frst prize. At that time Emperor Napoleon invited the baad to Plns‘. and two yeary later it received a four weeks parole from the Prussian Government, when 1t went to Parisand piayed in_parade before Na- oleon at the great circus. On this occasioo the ‘mperor roquested that the Prussian signals be given. Afterwards, ho algo asked for the signal for retreat, to which the leader replied that the Prussians had no sigoal for retreac. The members of this band siso served in the Franco-Prussian war, sad many of them wear medals of Lonor and marks of distiction. The baud bas secured leaye of absence for one year {from the German Goveroment to attend tho Centennial colebration in Philadelphia. Herr Beck, the director, is from the Thirty-fourth Regiment. On his retarn from the war he at- tended the Conservatory of Music at Leipzig . for tbree years, where he received a thorough and classical musical training. He is but 25 years of age. but the masterly manner in which he directs the bsnd is something wonderful. Tha followiag are some of the batties the band served in, taken from ofticial records: The sieze at Scrasbourg, from 24th Auguss to 27th Sep- tember, 1870; Piertofaiter, Oct. 20, 187D; Pasques, Nov. 27, 1870; Longeau, Dec. 16, 1870 ; Villeraoxel, Jan. 9, 1871; the three doys' battle of Belfort, from the 15th to the 18th of Jan- xlmry, 1871; and the battle of Autech, Jan. 23, 871, THE WEST SIDE CHORAL UNION. “The Choral Union of West Chicago” has solected Friday evening ns its permanent even- ing for rehearsal, and is now rehearsig in the church corner of West Washington and Ogden stroets. The officers of tha Society are as fol- lows: President, L. L. Bond; Vice-President, 1. 8. Baker;.Secrotary, M. E. Cole; ‘reasurer, A. G. Lanpe; Libranan, Mr. Colyer ; Conductor, O. Blackman ; Assistant-Conductor, L. B. Stark- weather. The Unionwiil mve two concerts this season, one miscellancous and ome an ora- torio. The oratorio of *‘Samson,” by Handel, which is new in Chicago, bas been selected. ‘THE OBPHEUS SOCIETY. The Orpheus Society will repeat ths perform- ance of the burlesqus opera, *The Gladiator of Rsvenns,” this eveping at their ball. The solos will be taken by Mpsars. Schwarz, dlayar, Ar- nold, Tietz, Huessen, Braun, Overbsck, and Jonas. THE MUSICAL COLLEGE SOIREE. The soirce given last Thursasy evening by the -students of the Chicago Musical College in honor of Mr, Carl Wolfschn was in every way succesaful and enjoyable. The College building was crowded, and the musical features of the evening were charnoterized by the same excel- lenco of taste and proficiencr in scholarship which are noticed at all the College entertain- ments. Before the concert formally began, Miss Anvie Harrold addressed Mr. Wolfschn as fol- low: Mr. Wo!fsohn, Ladies and Genlemen : Befors be- gioning the programme of the evening, Mr. Ziegfeld, the Preaideut of the Cotlege. desires me to call the at- tention of those who have honored us with their pres- ence to the fact that our little entertainment1s given 28 a testimonial to Mr. Catl Wolfiohn, Its purpose is £o manifest in a musical way the appreciation by the teschera and pupils of ATr, Wolfschn's untiring devo- tion to musical culture, and the excellent work he has sccomplished in this_city, both 13 conductor of the Beethoven Soctety, whose entertainments have done so mtich o elevate the tone and cultivate the taste of our masical performauces, and a1so 3 3 planist, whoso ro- citals sttest both the most persisient appiication and telligent comprebension of hisart, ~Wa trust he will keep in mind that the efforts of the ovening sro those of studonts and amateurs,—pupils of tho Col- lege,—and that it is the puroose ither than the merit of the eatectalument which is intmded to gratify him. Having premised so much, T have the honor to tender Alr. Wolfsohn this basket of flowers, ou the part of the College, a8 a token of the esteem i3 which La 18 held by both Faculty sund pupils. Mr. Wolfson acknowledged this compliment in a fow fitting words, expressing his apprecia- tion of the good work tho College is dowsg, and tes:ifring to the excellent musical standard at- tained by the pupils. With this the concert was begun. Miss Clara AMurdoch, who is one of the ‘most skiliful pianists in tbe city, played & Boa- thoven sorate (op. 27. No. 2)for a solo, and also plased the Kreutzer Sonate, mith Mr. Lewis on the violin : this waa probably the most srtistic performance of the eveuing. Thera were two trios for piano, violin, and ’cello, one played by Miss Bolle Jausen and the other by Miss Annie Harrold at the piano, with Metsrs. Buisserot and Eichheim at tho otber instrcments; both were listened to with gratitication. Miss Mary Wish- ard and Miss Ida Pierce was slso notable, each in her own way, for their jroficiency at the piano. Mies Wishard exhibii great power aud received much encouragement frum Von Bulow, who heard ber play when he v2s hare, and Miss Pierce evinced a remarkable gift of memory for a musical student iu playing without ber notes thres of flandel's minor pietes. Among the features of the evening was a fluto solo by Master Otto Oesterls, 8 boy only 13 years old, who gave his sob with great spirit, &ad & pizno &oto by Miss Cisudie Buel, a little girl of excellent promise. Tha vocal selections of the evening were given br Mra. B. Hancock, Mieg Lizzie Foresman, and ihe Misses Birdie and Lids Esster, Miss Foreiman sang a beau- tifa) song by Wolfsoha, called **Twilight.” AMrs. Haucock hss s fine, sympatheic voice, and sang Schubert’s ** Mziden’s Lamen:i”™ with much feef- ing and admirablo oxpressior. The soires was in every way a pleasant affair. The Collega zives a public :oncert to-morrow evening at McCormick's under the dirac- tion of Mr. Ziegfela, and wita tho assistanco of a fall orchestra. The programme will b as fol- owa: : PART L 1, Overture to “Don Jun" ~svsereesesBozart Orchestra. 2. Coneerto........ woseeecenanrens s s RUbIDSLEED Mias Ciara Muréoch. (a8 g, Jo- Greeting...... - 0. Autumn Soog; fsacs Fanny Gites and 4. Polonalse, op, 53 s 5. “ Ombra Liggiers,” from * Di e o fo 6. Trio for piano, ¥10lin, and "edl adassobn Anss Harrold and Messra. Leiis Gnd Eichheim, PART I, 7. Concerto.... . Miss Hate Douglae. 9, Fiute Solo, *Caprice de Concert.. Master Otto Oesterl 10, Ave Maria”.... 12, Overture. e esenessean e veseeeesecBeethoven Orchestra. THE BEETHOYEN BOCIETY, ° Tho Besihoven Sociaty gives its second con- cert Thuraday eveniog next, at MleCormick Hall, with a very diversified and attractive programme. The first part is occupied with Niels Gade's can- tata, “The Erl-King's Daughter,” which was given here some yesrs ngo under Mr. Ziegfeld’s auspices, in which Mrs. Clara D. Stacy, Mrs. O. K. Johnson, and Mr. James Gill will take the 8olos, The second part opems with Rubin- stein's cantats, **Die Nixe” (**Tho Water Sprite ), in which 3rs. W. 8. Watrous will have the_solo. The **Spinning Chorus,” from the Flyiog Dutchman,” will be repeaced. Mr. Eich- beim will play a Bargiel “*Adsgio " for cello solo, and the programme will closo with four selec- lections from ‘* Lohengrin,” the Bridal Chorus, tenor aria, male chorus, and finale to the first act. The solos inthe latter number mil be taken by Mrs. Emma Thurston (goprauo), Miss Lizzio Forasman (contralto), AMlr. Charles T. Barnes (tenor), and fdessrs, Carl Bergstein and Frank A. Bowen (bassos). The third and last concert of this season will take place May 11, at Plymouth Church, when Mendelssohn's ora- torio of **Elijah™ will be produeed by the So- cioty, with organ accompaniment by Mr. H. Clar- ence Eddy. The Wolfsohn Chopin recitals will commenco March 18, a6 Siandard Hall, 1t will also be an interesting item of news that Mr. Wolfachu has already underlined Verdi's Man- zoni Requiem 383 for nuxt year's work. NEW MCSIC. Mr. Robert Goldbeck has lataly composed a vocal soptette, which has been rendered by *The adrigal Singers” in New York to tho v thusiastic applause of both andiance and o8, b0 propounce it on » par with *The Sands o Deo" aud ‘‘The Threo Fishers,” by the same author, which are admitted the finest pieces of dramatic scoring &8 part-800gs in the repertoire of modern American compoitions, Mr. Gold- ‘beck is now reeidiog in St. Louis, whers hus time in largely devoted to writing. ——— ABROAD. THE WAGNER FESTIVAL, The London Musical Wortd says: Tho lac of Auguat is fized for the opening of Wag- ner's great performances. Many of the artists cog. cerned have srrived at Bayreuth,” Niemann and Bats are present; they play Wotan and Sieamunae, Thg part of Brunhi'de is taken by Signora Materna, who .s also at the post. studsing and practicing with the others. Scana, from Vienoa: Fran Sadlergrun, from Coburg: Wekerlin aad Vogel, from Munich; Gurs, from Leipsic, and many others bave arrived, As we have already stated, large botel containing 400 rooms and 600 begs will be opened for the occasion; but all the ac- comm2dation Bayreuth can offer will no doubt lesve ‘hundreds of visitors cam ping out in barps and sheds, stable lofis aad peasants’ huts. The Royal comers Eowever, will be carefully looked after; they are to by put up at BayTeutls Castle, by order of King Louis, orchestra numbers 115 instrumentalists, largo El'fi’a‘lxfi}::‘l theatre. Tho machinery i8 now rllling. An inportant part of the preparations for the cpa{z ing hss been finished in the last few weeks, amoog them the Reconcjliation tableau and the sketches of tne cfil- tumes for the Tetralogy. ¥rof. Dopler, from Berlin, is sta; at Bayreuth, and haa brought with him the chic sketchos for all the charactors in the four musical dramas, tho figures and costumes being colored. Herr ‘Wagner u:ngsetl i liveliest dlight at this ticimagination. The glittering Toresdoftas R mbudotmits thelt g fowing gar- ‘ments, the sedge and water roses, and the exact prod- ucts of the water-depths surrounding the Watxyres in their winged helmets, the WWofan in armor and with weapons, holding the music-inacribed spear and wear- ing» bl mantle, allegoriziog tho wids o%\eu;téuh:xt_ wif Viegfrieds ; iberieh tos batebis dwuch i hen all 1 thele TAFL ous characteristic costumes, MUSICAL NOTES. The Camilla Urso concert troupe are in Can- eda. The music of Berlioz i8 very popular now in Paris. Bilee's celebrated Berlin Band will come to Philadelphia. Alfred Jael is not coming aver for the Phila- delphis Exposition, 28 anLounced. Carl Evers, & pranist and composer of merit, died at Vienna on the Iast day of 1875, sged 56 yoars. Mr. W. 7. Stahsm wrote the article in the current number of the Edinburg Review upon “ Wagaer and Modara Music.” The Kellogz English opera company will be- fin a two weeks' engagement at tha Boston The- atre Monday evening, March 20, A basso, new to this country, but bearing an excelient reputation in Enrops, M. Petit, has sailed to join Mr. Strakoach's forces. Berlioz’s two-act comio opera_of * Bestrice and Benedick,” which is founded upon * Much Ado About Notting,” has just been revived at Weimar. A new opers, ** 8ardanapaius.” by A. 8. Famin- zin, has been produced at 8t. Petersborg. The libretto is fonnded on Byron's tragedy of the same neme. A new * Dictionary of Musical Terms,” edited by Dr. Stainor aud Mr. W. A. Barrett, ia to be ublished immediately in London by Novello, wer & Co. Pauline Lucea has been singing Selika and Marguerile nt Brussels. She has made a propo~ aition to retura to her old position in the Berlin Qpera-House, This year there are sixty-nins operatic troupes playing in Italy, against soventr-one Jast year, meventy-five in 1874, , eighty-five in 1873, ninety- one in 1872, und eighty-gix in 1870 and 1871. Ths London AMusical World, which is nothing if not facetious, informs ita readers that * the Americana " will celebrate the anuiversary of the discovery of America this year by **the execu~ tion of a viece by Liszt upon six bundred pisnos.” : Iafl is prepariog a new symphony in B flat (No. 7), which will be ontitled * In den Alpen.” It will comprise four movements, with the in- scriptions—+* Wanderang i Hochgebirge,” * In der Herberge,” ** Am See," and ** Beim Schwing~ feat—Abschied.” Mr. Max Strakosch will open a short geason of Italian opera (six nights and two matinees) at the Boston Theatrs, beginning Feb. 23. The company will comprise Mlle. Theresa Titiens, Miss Beaumont, AMme. T. Carreno (the pianist), Miss Coonev, Signori Brignoi, Tom Karl, Tagli~ apietra, Orlandini, Reyna MacDonald, Barili, and Barberis, Mr. William E. Biesford is engaged upon a new work, 8 grand romantic tragic opera, in tareo acts, entitled **Ponce de Leon,” a subject which has hitherto beon untouched, although it is one thac affords rare opportunities for d-a- matic trootment by the comoaser. The libretto is the production of Miss Hzlen Ashton Keane, who lately wrote a cantats for Arthur Sallivan. ‘Three representatioas of Italian opera will be given, under the management of 3iss Adelaide Phillips, a2 the New York Academy of Music this woek. The artists who are to appear are Miss Matilda Phillips, Mies Violetta Colville, Signorina Lamperti, ' Signor, Carpi. Signor Buganini, Signor Forranti, and Mr. Tom Karl. The first performance occura t0-morTow evening, when ** 11 Barbiere " will be sung. The Paris correspondent of the New York Herald writes: I stoted i my dispatch of Saturday that the contraot between Fauro and Morelli had beea annmilad. Thia fact, which is not a8 yes publicly known hers, will create con- siderable aurrise, 85 the arrsngement between them had been regarded a8 a faif accompii which nothiog could aiter. The distingaished French tonor has since signed an engagement with Jar- ret, of Loundon, the effect of which will be to trapsfer bim from the service of Gre to that of Mapleson. Nilssoa is to sing Elsa in * Lohen- griu ” this season at Brussels, and next winter in Paris. *The Maccabses,” Rubenstoin's' new opers, has been accepted at the Imoerial Opers, Vienpa. Mme. Krau3s i8 seriously indisposed. and the raepresentations of *Don Juan” are temporarily suspended at the Grand Opera.” HOW HE WAS MEASURED FOR STRAPS. Written for Phe Chicago Tribune, Iu the good old days of stocks and straps. and which lingered in the country towns for years after they had disappesred from the cities, I bapponed to be vigiting my old friend, the ven- erable Dr. W—4, in the Village of Brandon, in tho Btate of Vermont. z At tbat time, militia drills were common throughout New England, and “training day” was observed by the people with far grester in- terest than 18 Independeuce Day of the present time. For weeoks, ayo, sometimes months, be- foro a general muster, both old and yonng were busily employed in getting things in readiness; the mon, 10 arming and equipping themselves as the law directed ; the women and children, s the old man dirocte . Ono of these gals days was near at band, and I had been induced by the Doctor to remain and witaess the sport ; tho interval being employed in visitiog the various shops and stores, and ob- serving the eccentricities of the country folk. On ane of theso occagions I happened 1ato the shop of & little tailor, whom I shail distinguish by the name of Seams. I had been seated just long enough to get restless, when a footstep at the door airected my attention to the spproach- ing strangor. Ho was, I judged. about 20 years of age, and measured £ood G feet in bis stock- ings, and without an ounce of cumbrous flesh about bim. His habiliments were of home ‘manufacturs, and the rim of the straw bat which encircled e 1arge flat head measured at least a foot 1n width. “ Good mornin' loga and turning towards the s tranger. can I do for you to-day 2 ‘“Cau you messwa me for some trousers 3" asked Bumpkin. “I guess 60,” ‘snswered Seams, crawling off the bench. “What kind of trousers do you ‘want 2" he continued. ** Sawe kind as otber folks,” replied Bumpkin, 5 “‘Do you want them with atraps ?". inquired eam: “With what ?” said Bumpkin. ' Btraps,” repeated Seams ; *‘them's all the fashion now,” “ Whst's them ?" he cautionsly inquirod. ‘Wheraupon Seams gravelv proceeded to give him & description, explained theis use, etc., and concluded by displaying a pair of trousers with straps nttached. Bumpzin was evidently nonplussed. He neither looked at nor spoke to any oue, but, fix- iug his great pray eyes on the trousers, lapsed into a profound reverio. A few moments thus passed, when, 88 if suddenly recollecting him- self, Bumpkin procecded to sweep ‘‘a cleaz place on the floor ** with his hat, and then step- ping back abour three or four feet, st the same time expectorating vigorously upon hia hands, cried out : ** Mister ! are you readv 2" ** Yans," drawled Seams,” evidently somewhat ildered by these movemonts. Well, then, you kin jest messure me for them straps.” and &t the next instsnt he sprang forward and stood squerely upon his hands, thog elevating his heels about two feet above Seams’ hesd ; and in this poation he wag measured for 8traps. Pavr Trory, eaid Seams, untwisting bis ** What AN 1DYL, X stood upon a hill one glorions mora And watched the rising Sun; its s Sat green hill sides and troa-tops all ablaze, Rejoicang for the Day-King born; 1 thought, forsooth, It was the fire of Youth. 1 stood upon the surf-beat ahors, That fair, soft sve, and saw go down The bright-red Sun; ita glowing crown Of gold Lt up tho wind-awept ocean o'er: Tt looked to mo The sunset of Life's sea, ‘Whoile yet I gazed, there gathered, in the far-off rim Of eky and water, a dupen.ins clond, ‘That wrapt arouad the Sun s dull-black shroud, Eaveloping the brightness of ts diadem 3 "Twas 8ad, I said,— The glorious sua'is desd. en écho seemed 1o say 3 Twill zito apothier day. > iy Jaxes Lavaryoy, BOSTON. ‘The Poet Longfellow’s Son---His Work, and the Tide of Fashion, A Great Quarrel Amongst Bostonians Over Emerson’s Last Poemss-A General Verdict. Emerson at the Theatre the Other Night, at Parker’s, at the Boston Uni« versity; Emerson Every= where I---Western Girl Graduates, From Qur Qun Correapandent. Boaroy, Feb, 9.—1t has been the fashion, for adayor two, to flock to Wilhams & Everatt's picture-gallery for aview of Ernest Longfellow's paintings. The young gentleman is about 26 yours of age, and is a son of the paet, Henry W. Loogfellow, Of cour e, this fact brings him many frionds, and many curious sight-seers to this public exhibition of his pictures, which are thus placed on exhibition with o view to an suc- tion eale later. Mr. Williams, who onght to know, and who is always supposed to epeak with sincerity, no matter how fine the name a2d many the friends of the artist, says this iz one of the best collections by one artist he has ever bad. This is saying a good deal, but it may not be too much, Certainly 5 3R, LONGFELLOW HAS BEEN AN INDUSTRIOUS AR- TIST, 3 for the collection was a full one, embracing nearly & hundred pictures, But whv industry should enter into 8o many fields of nature is an- other question, for there is nothing so rigorously special ag the geniusof artistic production. An artist like De Haas knowa this. He knows that his region lies in seascape, and does not trench iato the borders of landscape. Corot is known to us by those tender, tangled greeneries of foli- age, and he has wrought his perfection by this constant study in ope department. Buat ilr. Longfellow paints woodland, and field, ses, and ehore, and mountain, and meadow, with in- teriors, such as Italisn doorwaya and fish-houses, sad with some awmbitious attempts’ ut figures. And with afl these, any one, either at o hasty or leisurely survey, must ses that woodland, either in wood-paths or thickets, and all that lovely border-land of lake and pond landscape, is really Mr. Longfellow's specialty. Two or tbree of these woody places—one o wood-path at Westport, N.Y., another a little Cambridge scene, ‘Uunder tha Willows," and still apother, a study of birches—suggested Corot at first glance, But thoy were charming ictures, and with a spuit of their own. I think the most original of ali wasa picture of trout-ishing in Maige. The foreground was in brown dusks of shadows and mist, and shining through and just above this dusk-brown of fofi- age the sun in soft-red flushes warmed the whole [andscape. A cavos laid at the lake-edge, and over everyihing thero was the look of sull solitudes which was inimitsble. Even a novice viewing it must have guessed something of its locality, it was such s_faichful picture. | A larce canvas represeated Jobn Alden and "Priscills walEmg on o long **barren reach of shore.” dare say it might haye been a good study of Puritan garments, but it was not an agreeable picturo by any means. aod tuere I8 no resson in the world why such & sabject shouldn’t make an agreeable and even beantifol picture. But thoumgh there is a certain quawt and realistuc force about the tigures, there 18 also » hardness which is parily due to tha sharp, severe coutrastsof color in the eky, and the lack of softness of atmoaphaere. There 18 one thiog, however, to be said of Mr. Longlellow's pictures : that however much une may criticisa color, and mauvagement, or selec- tion, it can never bo%aid that there is weakvess in the artis’s touch. And ttus is grantiog much. By and by he will no doubt settle more steadily into lus specialty and leave hia wander- ings ioto alien grounds, or rather shores, for those whose peculiar province i 18. It was amusivg to staod in the throng and note the variety, both in personality and comment. There was an 0dd mixtura of THE REGULAR HIGH-TONED BOSTONIAS, @athetic aud critical, =rtists, and **their breth- rau,” and others who bad little or no knowledga or love of art, but a great deal of 1ntares: and curiosity abont the poet Longfelitow’s artist son, There is little doubt, it is said, that the picz- ures will go off well at the anuction sale, which takes place in & day or two,—this large circle of family friends and the prestige of asgocistion helping & good geal, of course. Another topic of conversation in cnltivated gociety, which doos not seem to die out is, Emer- son's last poem in the February Atantic. The kov-note of this conversation is dissppointment. Lovers and partisans of Emersan strive to ex- plain in 1t some mystic meaning which tran~ scends the ordinary pea ; bat candid critics, who are pot brain-tarded with Emersonian sympa- tkies, do not hesitate to sy that this so-called p\):meis no poem st all, and the ganeral opinion is thal THE YOUNG AUTOCEAT OF THE ATLANTIO would never have gublished the lines if Emer- son's name hadn't becn attached. This may be true, for this same vouag autocrat, though find- ing courage to judge Whittier occasionally, may ‘well 8lick at 8 great a name as Emerson. “Think he'd s printed shat if I'd sentit?™ roared a young man whose work has been mors or less aporoved, as he with a fow friends sat talking over Emerson’s aat. **No, he'd have gent it to the depths of Tophet, and advised the aathor to follow it 1o a few well chosen and pat- ronizing words, and served ma right " 8o tho war of worde goes on untd one doubts if Emerson has any right to the title of poet, and whether the futuro will no: decree him aaly the place of a poetic philosopher, instead of the bard. 1t 18 certain that in all Jyric forms Mr. Emereon is entirely lacking, aod if poetry, as bas been supposed, must incinds these forms as well a8 poetic expression of poetic thought, why, then, the mystic Concord Sage must be aliowed to take some other rank than singer. T'he other night at the Globe Theatre IT WAS VEBY FUNNY 70 SEE EMER3ON AXMONGST THZ AUDIENCE at the first represeutation of tho spectacnlar pieco of nonsense, ** Brosen Hearts.” A sillier play 1 don’s think was ever putnpon the boards. From beginniog to eod it was a ridicalous fan- faronade of sentimental gush. A fairy drama haa always a prepondarence of absurdity, and is only endurablo as burlesque. ““All T want to complete mv bappiness,” I overheard an sdmirer of Emesron’s say laugh- iLglyio one of the intervals, **is to see Emer~ son’s face.” I looked across tbreo masculine heads, and six pink and blneand white feathers, snd caught the desired glimpse depied my neighbor. And I eaw the Saze with precisely ** thet queer, quizziesl look of amused sarprise which he sometimes wears upon his enigmatical countenance,” a8 Whipple describes it. “Doubt- 1esa that quizzical look wes a clear expression of tho quizzical judgment wupon the foliy which ~ it was supposed that even sensi- ble people would be amused by. There was quite an srray of the Sarvants. (I hope the proof-reader, by the way. won’t insist upon mak- ing thig word into sertants, aa in my last letter, whers I sm made to eay, at tne) conclusion of the *‘Radical Club,” that *at the next meeting Dr. Hadge will read, and there is'a good deal of aaticipation amongst tho servants!") Imagine the servaots anticipating ons of Dr. Hedge's profundities! But to return to the Globe andi- ence. That night thers was John Waiss and James Freeman Clarke, George Hillard and Ed- ward Everett Hale, and several Professors and scientific men amongst them, making up a very carious company to listen to sach & play s “Broken Hearts”! The farce of *Tom Cobb ™ that followed was & relief, but, thongh it had good points, it was not a fair field for such talentaas Mr. Honey and starlowe posoess. The withdrawal of both aftera few nights shows that both wera failures, as they deserved to ba. The Globe management does not often make mis- takes, and when it does it rectifies them with ox- traordinary celerity. snd by the good behavior, the thal cem 10 reign bora, mmdgg';t:;f':‘"‘ sod lurking savagerie” of Harverd. 3, POk seem 13 if *“Tho Boston™ had the pest o7 o0 argument on_the &ido of girl-atudente: &1 thia special girl-graduata Ang IS AN ILLINOISAN, NOT A DIST: i TR c%xcmo. T ooy ere are quite a nomber of fe) who are from the West, and a n.u’”;r‘é’.z‘ff" il ber of males. They fe all, howaver, oou8- enthusiastic about the University. and fivn‘lmB!‘P tonisns in their enjoyment_and their exprg of it in and towards this city of notiger 5 taioly all the anclent jealonsy betwsen the gor and the West must die oat soon, if it iy a iready at tho Inst gasp. when. the e 42t nob io this genial and friendly and mm,‘i’,g {ashion with our notions. N. P, THE GAME OF CHESY, Ci1CAGo CAESS CLUB~N0s. 63 and 65 Washy ingtq street; open from 95, m, t010 p. m. (Cheza players meet dally at the Tremont Housa gz, change) and the Shestmzn House (Basement), TO CORRESFONDENTS, . *@. 8. P."~The problem Row seems sound, scd wy shortly appear. *Rev. J. §."—No. 10 defeat the mate, “Igoatius,” Hyde Park, snd *H. L, Litmflelg., Problem Ko, 10 cannot be solved by 1..Q 0 &7, “L. P. B.,” Oshkosh, Wis—In Problem No.9, i p to B 8, becoming a Kt, R takes Kt. Solutin to Probe lem No. 10 incorrect. “C. 8 P.," Rockford, T.—Problem Yo, 10 wyy poser ndeed. No.12, asou sy, s tro sy, say Btands, See correction below. 8, J, F.," Michigan City, Ind.~The ouly chess ps. rloaiéal now published in this coudtryis the Chuy Journal, published at Dubuque, I The Ameriosn Chesn Hagazine is defanct. and the Chess Record ocen.. ‘Diea a limited space in an insurance paper published fr Philadelphia. Correct solations to Problem No. 11 received from A, Henscbel, E. J. Amory, G. E. Ruller, G. 8, Powell, 2, Barbe, Rev. J. Schoenbrun, 0.Sonnerschein, I, We “A. 3! Me WL B T T X D g ek “1¢ “Stack Yards,” 417 Weat Monrog street, “Gambit of 96, *H. H." “D R, uy AL E. B.” Ostikosh, Wi, 2 s PROBLEM N0, 13.~BY MR. W. 4, SATSEMAY, DLACE. The best moves should to mady ; warz. ‘White to play snd mate in two mores, *,* Protlem No. 12 unfortunately admits of s solg. Iution entirely different from the autbor's, by 1..K to QB4. A White Pawn should be saded at Q Kt X SOLUTION TO PROBLEM XO. 1L White. Black. 1.RtoK5ch 1..R takes R 2..RtoQchch 2..Btakes Rdisch Kt to Kt 6 chmate CHESS IN PHILADELPHIA. ‘The following game was played during Mr. AlcKene Zie's vizit to Philadelphis, his opponent being oneof the strongest members of the Philadeiphia Chess Club: KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED. _EMERSON SEEME TO BE EVERYWHERE JUST NOW. You go down to Osgood’s, and he pops in thera with his *enigmstical countevance,” and yougo into Parker’s, and be lifts up those shrewd eyes Of his for a swift survey of tbe menu and zp- pareatly uoconecious of the **good siara™ Bos- ton women are takiog at their sphiox. Aod into the theatre, and lo, heis there. And to-dsy heis Roing to address the students at the Boston University. And this University, by the way, de- serves more than a mere mention, and is getting more than that day by day. The otler eveing 1 hesrd one of the *“girf graduates " in elocu- tion read in & maoner that was altogether so finished and rare that I didn's wonder she was solicited by the Professor to stay on as agsistant, and that, 88 this asaiatant, sho had had the train- ing of the }hao‘oglul class gven over to her in part. A girl-graduats, for Boston University is the only Eastern University that admits women ; 5 While—Mp. MCEENZIE, 1..PtoK4 4 2 £ Qto sq [.Q takes K Pch 2 ..Q takes Q ch” takes Q ..Ktto B3 RtoKsq . PtoQt KttoB3 ‘BtoK3 EloBu BtoQ BtE BtoEKt§ PtoKR3 BroR4 . PWEEt4 BtoEt3 17 Castles (Q B) PtoQRS 15..BtoQ3 _BroBa 19 Btakes KRB Q) . PtoEKt3 20 BtoR6ch IEtoK2 2. QR0 Eaqen EtoQ2 2 Rtakes R R takes B 2 BloRLT U Relo K S 24 PtoQR3I Etto 83 25..PtoQ5 = gl‘mqs; ES g:ltoxt 27 KtoQBsq 27 Rto 23 KttoBS BBiodss 29.PtoQ Kt 4 29 KtoKtsq 30. 30..RtoRsq 3L PtoER4 ° 32..Ptakes P B S PtoRe3 3. RioK2q 35 PtoRS And the game was finally won by Black. (a) Pto Q ¢ would base been better; bk 2Ir, McKenzio was just o little homesick when ha made this move—or soon afterwards. (5) Black's play is excellent. The Pawn was evle detnélf left for capture, but the Bishop is reatly ezl cal CHESS IN ENGLAND. An interesting game in the lto match betweer Sfeasrs. Zukerort and Potter. The notes are by s Wisker, INNEGULAR OPENING. Whit—Ma. Porres, | Black—De. ZUKERTORE 1.PtoRB4 1.Pt0Q4 ‘PtoK3 2. EKt0B3 3. ERttoB3 8. PtoEs 4.BtoR2 £..Bt0Q3 "Caatles 5. Custles .Pt0 Q3 (a) 6..PtoQEL3 PtoKR3 B4 toKaq wB3 to KKt 4(b) PoEK4(9 1 toR4 PloK5 BBk gm:xgm 12.Etto QB3 es 13."P takes P PtoQ5 14 EttoE 4 P takes P _Et takes Kt ¢k 15..P takes Kt B takes P 16..Ktto Kt3 ° 17..Qto Kt 3 17..Pto B4y 18 PtoKt5 14. RtoKsq KttoB2(g) 19..BtoKt2 QR K2q 20.Qto B2 ‘BtoQ2 2 RtoK2 BtoQaq 2:..QRtoKaq R takes It 250 R takes B PtoER% 24..P to B5 () PtaB50) 25..P takes P ¥ takes Kt 25.P takes Bt Ptakes BPch 27..R takes P (B BtoRS 28. RtoK2 20.QtoEtSch 29 EtoBeq 30..QtoKR3 0..QtoBich 31..KtoR2 SI..RtoK8() $ gggae | Eassll 3. P Queens (m) takes @ 34. R tkes B takes P ch 35.K to Kt aq (n} R ©.QtoBTeh 37..Bto Kt Tch (a) Wo prefer developing the Q Bat QEt 2. text-move blocks up one_ Bishop in order to let ouf another, When tne K B haa been played to Q Kt 5, ¥ 10 Q 3 may be a good move, (8) Very hazardous; attacks of this kind, betors the Queen’s pleces have been developed, generally end (& dlsastrous rewest, and the preseat i3 20 exception ta e rule. t(:) The proper answer, giving Black the sdvantage at once, (d) Kt to Kt 3 seems preferable. (7) This mancuvre s very atie, The superionty of Black's position is now evident. () Why this square was selectod in prefersncs ta Kt 2, where the piece would have defended the Kings 15 quite besond onr comprehension. {n) Another very ‘coup. (1) He has no better play. (k) Moving the K to B sq would have saved time and have been quite safe, > (0 Very well played. This move ought to have been decisive. It in evident that the Rook cannot be taken, yet Black threatess 1 Queen his Faws, 3nd Win & Pleca. (m) Comparatively weak, B to B 5 wonld bavewon, 88 would also R takes R. (n) Another error. K to K 2would havo secured ’lh‘:hflm. After the move {n the text a draw is inav- S =T, DEPARTED DAYS. Tes, Qear, departed, cherished daye, Could Memory's Band restare Your morning light, your evening rays, From Time's gray arn once mors, Then might this restless heart be still, ‘This straining eye might closs, Axnd Hope her fainting pinions 1614 ‘While the fair phantoms rose. Rut, like a child in Ocean’s arms, Wa strive sgainat the stream,— Each moment farther {rom the shore Where Life's young fonntains gleam: Each moment, fainter waves they yield, And wilder rolls tha sea: The mirth grow dark—the sun goes dowa— Dark breaks—~and where axe Wo? W0