Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1876, Page 8

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. AMUSEMENTS .j‘ho Proper Function of the Dra- matic Critic. “ug the Sentiments of. Culti- Bt vated Aunditors, tuccess of ¢ Yarred in Haste ... Arrival of \-mma Waller, Sancerts of the Past and x”riwnt Week --The Apollo Cluv™ Wi Eellogg fn “The Star of the Sorth ?~-Home and Foreign Gossip. THE DRAMA. IN CHICACO. THE FUNCTION OF DRAMATIC CRITICISX s a0t to aducato actors, nor to exhubit the scraps of learning which a critic may have at bis com- wand, nor is it Bimply to entertsin the public. Members of the profession are often mistaken in this respect. They seem to imagioe that uotices in the newspspers are ioiended prin- ripally for their bepefit; and for thie resson they call all nfavorable criticisms upkind. The waly obligation of the critic to the sctor iy that 3¢ truth-telling. i 4 Equally erroneous is ihe tacit assumption of wrtain critics that it is the privilege of their position, sud should be the chief aim of their art; to aiaplsy their own vast and varied learn- ing. or their finent and graceful style of writing. American newspaper criticism has exposed itself Somuch just ridicule on account of the fine writing which is one of ita chief characteristics. Fine writiug is an end uato iwself. When it be- pins, truthfoi criticism too often euds; a wuphouions word is substituted for a homely one which conveys the correct mesning ; pretty soa- lences with no mesaing at all are arranged and tenrranged like the bits of gless in a alsidoscope; thought is cast in fanci- ‘of molds and bardens there; snd res) freedom of expression is 106t in the appear- anes of it. Criticism of this kind is to the drama what verbal criticiam js to litersture—small in @ty motives ood ints resulis. The tronble with the fine writers i that they liave too much of xhbat Mr. Emerson calls ““over-soul.” They are alwsys wanting to “‘expand,” as thoold lady eaid of the mussionaries in Africs. Over-soul ‘has its place in the imagination. but pot in ature; the only kind of sont ailowed in this d partment of human effort ia the sont of honor #nd trath. = el Nor is it the function of dramstic eriticiem merely to entertain the public. Enteriainment might be given by grotesque accounts of a per- Tormance, by ridicnling the pisy, or by malignact sbuse of an_unpopulsr actor. The sntics of & pantomimist or & negro-minetrel may easily be introduced into the columns of & newspaper. ‘The object of criticiém should be to give a re- Bex of poblic opimon. The public opivion which shorld be reflected is not that of the av- wrsge man, bat that of the cultivated man. The people at the very birth of dramatic art estab- {ished themselves a8 censors, sud solemuly sat in judgment on esch play adit was produced. Their attention was alwaya tarned, sna bas been ever £incs in civilized communities in the case of new plays, rather to the composition than to the manner of producing it. Newspaper criti- ism took its nse from mesagre reports of the teception uccorded to new plays, which became mutters of public intereet to those who were un- able to attend the theatre. From the pluin and sasy doty of reporting what the andionce did to what tho best minds in the andierce thought was a0 easy step : and thence it was 2 catural con- slasion that the critie, being himself & supenor xan, should tell whet he thought, shelteriug umself behind the plural obscurities ot nis edi~ orial office. 1t18 aewnguiar fact thet.in pro- portion 88 dramatic cuticiam grew. thestrical andiences ceased 1o express openly their appro- bation or disspprobstion. untl in the oresent day they remain tamely decorous, con- demning most severely only vy keeping silence. Thers is no obvious connection between tuess urcumstsnces. Andiences do not wait for the sspers of the nextday totell them what they shalf think about a play or an actor, and the pa- persdonot take their cue {rom the audiences. The growth of criticiem is individual and dis- inet. It is valuabie to the public in proportion witis s ratioval zod truthiul record of tho mpreesion produced upon au intelligent mind oy the performance of the evening. Such a record can never be mere dogmatism. The writer cannot escape scot-free by ssyiug ¢ It was thus and 80 3" Lo must also give the reasons ‘which saprort his conclusiona. As Hazlist puts it in one of his admirable essara an this subject, the critic must continually avswer the question, ““Why?" If be succeeds 1n answering this questian, he fulfills the mission of his art ; if be does not succeed. all the fine-writing snd comic romment in the world will not save lum from comparative faiure. ' The critica of Iate vyears have shown & disposition to interfere with the busi- ness msnagoment of the theatres,—to condsmu the niggerdly management of tius place, aud glorifs the generous policy of that., If this souree is abjectionable to the managers, asanio- forence with business rights, thor bave only themseives to blsme for it. They bave ever desn resdy to seek from the LEWSpPapers an- nouncements concerning their busivess affairs, and have ever assisted in the circulation of gessip about the private lives of actors associat- xd with their theatres. 1t may be contended that 2pe public bas no ngbt to know anything aboat Jo aness of a thestrs. So far as the privato susinees of the manager is concerned this is cer- wmnly true ; but the public is interestea in eud s & right to koow aboat chie priuciples of man- sgement which prevailin a given place. What can be of more vital inerest than the fact ibat Manager So-and-So has enzaged a good company wt extravagans rates. and depends upon the peo- ple to ryeward his epterprise. or the other fact thet bo hes engaged 5 number of miserable netors at wretched ealaries.and insulta the peopie by sesuming thst they wiil patronize his thea- tre? Dat it must be confessed that muny news- papers have gono too far in this direction. This 15 daugerous ground, and it reqoires for cultivs- tion s reckless and carcless spirit. The trun fanction of criticism is to record the best eenti- mepte of the best portion of an audience; to make close conpections between the play and $be public, by necessary explavations &s to the snthorship and history of the drams, and to anelyze the performance as regsrds the play, the actors, and the etage accessories. 2 * MARRIED IN HASTE." ‘The succesefnl run which this charming com- wdy enjoyed at AcVicker's Theatre last week was retifying alike to the managers and to the fre- quenters of the theatre. The attendance seemed to show that there is a revival of intercet in the drama, and that the managers now hiave tolerable assurance of fair remuneration for whatever good works they may bring forth west for repentanco. The burden of the play fell upon Mr. Dainford, Mr. Dillon, ana Mrs. 3Murdoch, 1t is eoldom that **the old man " of a theatre is 31ven zuch a part in moderu plass as the repre- sentative of Percy. Pendragon bas in * Married a Haste.” Mr. Rainford improved his apporta- 3ity. and did himeelf mnch credit. He bas not spperred to better advavtage in anything he haa iried this season. The part can be played bet- ‘e, and bas boen 1o doubt befora this ; but it is 2 question whether it has been better played in :bis conntry. A gentleman who saw the per- crmance of the play at Wallack's Theatre in New York unhesitatingly declared his prelerence Zor Rainford over Gilbert ; higher praise could Joarcely be given—this side of ibe Atlautic. Mr, derman Vezin. who assumed the part of Pen- iragon in the original London cast, made him- 1elf some reputation out of it. Mre. Murdoch 15 Bthel Groinger was quite_satisfaciory, after the first pight. This chsmming and conscien- fous ertist has made steady advaoces in her srofession during her residence in Chicsgo, aod Jas not failed to obfain from the public the srawe apd kandly remembrance she desarv Her faults are a Tapid zud iudistinct utteraoce. 1nd occasional lapaes 1nto tzmeness when she € pot 1ne(ired by & large audience or & spirit of 1vEiry with some one of her associates. Her rirtues are a gracefal manner, tenderness, and a ympatbetic batare. She often lacks force, but 0 emergeancies she is not wanting in feeling. Mr. Dillon a8 Gibson Greene waa as eutirely wmt of his element 88 » fisb on dry land. The baracter is one which Sothern could do justice o and this is a8 much as to eay that Dillon 1 € uld nat Jdo justice to it. Neither did the part | o justice to bim. His talent lios in another di? rection. He is a strong plaver in farce or bur- !lesque. Ile bas been edusated in that kind of { verformance : his voica and the muscles of bis face, by long training, have be- come sdapted to 1t, so that it 1a easi for him to make a grimace than to &void on and, if it is not unkind to sy 8o, tho time has passed in which he could have essayed gentesl i comedy with a promise of success. As tothe author’a part in *¢ Married in Hasts,"” little need be added to what has already been said in Tur TriecyE. The play shows great intellectual re- gources, arefined wit, correct dramatic construc- tion, and excellent taste in tho arrangement of detads, 1tis a work of fine fibre, and of Iragile 8abstance,—not a product of towering genius or of exalted force. 1ts relation to art is that of & beautiful vage : the statues are wronght by bet- ter hands. FUMA WALLEE, an actress hoth of the last and the present gen- eration, whose recont return to the stage has “l been gladiy welcomed by the people, will fllsn engogement at McVicker's Theatre shis woek. She is billed ooly for Meg Merrilies in * Guy Mannering.” If it is soy w-ynpomme. we hope the Iatzer part of the week will aee ona or twh oprosnatanons of . *Tho Duchess of Malfy. *Guy Maunering” has had its day. Like all melodrerass, it cujoyed its best success in its sarly histary, and it owed most of ita suc- cess to the promiuent talent of one person. It Das not the elem:ntas of perpétnity in it. Ina fow years it will probably be shelved, only to be raproduced a¢ long' interyals and for special oc- casious. Mrs. Waller i doubiless as well ftted s any living sctress to assume the part of Me Merrilies ; sud thers is nothing presumptaou even in per vying wivh the lamented Qnfl?}mu. Thasa who wish to age ** Guy Mannering ™ can- ot hope 10 88 it umder beiter conditions than with Mra. Waller in thw principal part. -— THE OUTER WORLD. AMERICAN SUBJECTS ON THE STAGE OF PARIS, The following paragzsph, from the New York Tribure, will give aomw idea of the truthfalness of the representations -of American life which are given in the theatres.of Paria: Americau subjects are rapldly becoming the fach- jon mpon the Paris stage. vollowing L'Etrangerc of Dums, b herotne of which is an “American zdven- turess, a new play by M, Delgit, called Les Chevaliers Ge ta Patric, was brought our ¢ the Theatre Histo- Tiquein Paris on the luth of February. The jour- Tala inform us that M. Delpit waa born i New Orleans in 1549, and remsined in the United States antil shortly before the breaking out of our Civil N¥ar. He then went to France, e itered the army, won bia Ted ribbon, and tWo years ;10 took the Academy prize fora poem called ¢ Ropeni ubce.” The Clicvai~ Tors de la Patrie s tragedy of the War of Secession : Yha principsl characters are Abrai i Lincoln, Stono- wall Jackson, and Lady Barton, an English Peercs 1 The author's American_parentage s et to be accopt~ e Dy the forei critics as a guarsnice ! the correct- fless of his dramatic presasiations. Hence they 5oo i ble in the circumstance—tbe irony othing remari o Wbt tho author Bimself, with nis avawed South- ern eymyathies, falls to prveive—that £ cause of i8' e ¢d to have Leen the imposi~ e ey President Lincolal NOTES. Adelaide Neilson will return to this country shortly. Clara Morria will make her ifovalid home in Augusts, Ga. Rose Michel " is to give wayto *Feweol™ at the Union Square Theatre. March 20. The new theatrs built by Mr. Baldwin, of Ssn Francisco, and lessed to Maguire, cost £265,000. ¥ Miss Sara Jewett, who has been playing in Washington, was at one time & clerk in the Trensury Departmont thero. “The ides of Mareh,” the 15th inst., will be observed by a special matines performance of +Julins Ciesar " 3a New York. . Mrs, Nelly Ames, * Eleanor Kirk,” has written a society play entitied ** Fliriation,” that has been sccepted by & Boston manager. The dramatization of Dr. Holland’s **Seven- oaks” is nodesstood to be by Miss Gilder and her brother, the editor of Scribner’s Monthly. Tooie's spelling-beo farces in England are conducted with the assistaunce of coufederates in the boxes. They excite much amusement— &nd proit. AMr. Chbeney, owner of the Globs Theatre, Buston, bas just made his first appearanco as an actor. Mo played John Mildmayin **Siil) Waters Rua Deep.” iss Beatrico Strafford, the American girl who essaved Julielin London and falled, is now in Pniladelphia, and will probably soon appear on the stage of that city. Jfiss Kate Field has bee playing in the En- glish provinces, aud it 18 reported by the Philadel- phia press that she will appesr this epriog in one of the London theatres. It is intimated thot the causs of Donu Piatt's furious aszanlt upon Manager Ford, of Washing- 10D, is 3 singular waut of sppraciation on the part of the latter of anew plsy written by the former. Sir. Fechter continued in * Monts Christo " at the Walnut in Philadelphia Isst week. ** Weak Woman " was revived at the Chearnat, and Bes- sie Dariing in ** Alaguolia * was the attraction &t Ars. Drew's. Sardsnapalus, not Sardanapatus, is the correct ‘pronunciation of the title of Lord Brron's cele- brated tragedy, which is now boing played in Glasgoss, and 18 to be brouglit out in New York next season. 2Mr. Tennyeon and Mr. Irving are bolding con- gultations o5 to changes NECOBEATY. to the 3 of *Queen Mary,” 0 order to adsvt it to the stage. The chief altetations will bs in Cranmer’s speeches, some of which will be omitted and oth- ers shorteued. My. Joho D. Stockton, formerly of the New York Herald, bas written some remarkably good dramatic criticisms for that paper. He is under- 8100d £0 be the author of the clever erticle on + The Rival Iiamicts,” which appeared in the Herald during the engagement in” New York of Barry Sullivan and E. L. Davenport. The heroine of Dumss’ new comeds, L' Efran- gere, tarns out o be neither & portrait of Mra. Blackford, nor a type of auy particular class of ‘American womsnhood whatever, bu merely a quadroon_or, perhans, an octoroon, at all events » ** culiud passon " of some shade or bue of cafe- su-ait,—tho very palest most probably, The New York programmes showed no change st sy of the principal thestres. OIr. Lester ‘Wallack resppeared Mondsy night, after an ill- ness of several days, as voung Marlowe, 10 +*Sne Stoops to Conguer.” "A new play, * Ben Iarsel,” inteuded to catch the Jowish vote, was (¥, produced at the Graod Opera-Honse and damued. Kato Fisher waa at Wood's Museum. Sophocles’ trazedy of ** Antigone " was recent- iy produced at the Theatre Royal in Dublin, with Mendelssobn's music, and the gallery gods wers 80 well pleased that, according to their castom, they demanded a sight of ho anthor, *Bring out Sapherciaze.” they yelled. The mausger explamed that Sophocles isd been dead 2,000 yesrs or more, and conldn’t woll come. Thereat agamin_shouted, **Then chuck us oat his mommy.” Tue New York World makes a timels exposure of the *100 nights” frand: A fow monthy ago a sngularly underservod comedy was pro- duced at one of our thestres, and was gensrally said to be a literary and suancisl failure. By adroit management it was kept upon the stage for a bundred nights at an oublay of £10.000. Does the reader uuderstand why? Simply bo- cause there is a vast market for new plass ont- sde of Now York, which market is governed in its choice by the lenpth of the run ** The Mighty Dollar” is evidontly the play referred Tho Boston Theatre was givan up to the Titions opera troups Mondsy, Wednesday. and Thursday evenngs, and Saturday matinee. Tuesday night 1. R. Shewell hed a benefit, at which Johu McCnllough sssisted. Friday night wag ot aside for the benefit of Jirs. Thomas Barry, which was very largely attended. Tho Kiraifys occupied the Globe Theatre during the week with * Around the World.” The Musenm presented “ Waiting for the Verdict” Monuay, ‘Fuesday, aud Wednesday evenings, and Wednea- day matines, and ** School™ Thursday and Fri- day evevings, and Saturday matines. Saturday vight the benetit of J. W. ling took place. Mr. Edwin Booth and Mr. Ford parted at Cave City, Ky.,~the manager takiog his company, twenty-seven porsons, back to Baltimore. Be- fore settiug out on the homeward journey, the tronpo presented to Alr. Ford & gold cross, a8 a token af frieudship, and to commemorats the Boosh expedition. The most remunerative busi- ness of the tour was done at Nashville, Balti- mere, sod Atlanta. Mr. Booth's bealth bas been greatly beuefited by travel, and Ins Bpirite much cheered by the symyathy and admiration of the Southern proole. 'The tour began at Baltimore Jan. 3. and ended ar Bowling Green, Ry., March 3. Mr. Booth has not acted south of Baltimore on thie Atiaatic Coast since 1830, Hin Chicago engagement begins April 6. Mrs. Emma Walier played Meg Merrilies ana The Duchess of Malfy st Cincinnati last week, John E. Owens in “Our Bora” and Rignold in +Henry V."-were atDetcoit ;. *Cal. Sellors™ and 3iss Mary Anderson, the Louisville del ju- taute, ot St. Louis; the Florences in *T'ho Mighty Doliar” at Pittsburg ; Lucille Wests:rn st Bufialo; T, G. Riges at Albany: Sothern st Hartford, New Heven, sud Spnngfield ; Loua. at Baltimore ; Augustin Daly's _traveling comp: 1oy in * Pique” as Wasbington; Fronk Mayo ¢;nd the New York French Comedy Compaoy at Yiew Orleana: Charlotts Thompeon and the Bog ton Globe Theatro Gompany at Providence, R. L Maggie Mitcholl at Nashville: the Kelly & i eon Minstrels at Montgomery, Als.; the Haverly Minstrels at Louisville. The manner in which Lemaitre created Ruber! Ifacaire was very singular, and serves well to illnstrato his curious and subtlo genins. Fobert Macaire was the name of s villain 1 a c:ommon- place sort_of piece callad *L'Aubeitge sux Adrets,” On the occasion of its first 1epresen- tation the unforsunate Robert got ssed. This was more than Frederick Lemaitro co nld bear. Qn the wsccond -evening, tbarsfore, —Robert Macaire was_quite another creation. 1Lemaitre had amplified the character, made it dr. >l filled it with caricatures, and tho debighted a udiences clamored forit for hundredsof nights. 1.emaitre used to lament over it 88 Jos Jefferson does over Rip Van Winkle. Iinever gave Itm suy chance to play anything else. Tho London Times ssys: *From '1iamlet’ Mr. Irving proceeded, ill-advisedly as, at the time, we thought, to ‘Macbeth,’ and our antici- pation was beforo long justificd by the. public verdict. With still greater want of jud gment, wo fesr, has he now attempted Othello, for which he either altogether [acks, or at le ast has failed a8 yet to exhuibit, the qualifications which such a character demands. In lus pathos he is monotonous without being tender, in his rage violent without being dignified, while biis love for Desdemona hss altogother to be taken on trust from the words thut are put irao his mouth. In mauy passages, moreover, and eapo- cially in the third act, whora ho demancin from hor elanderer some isngible proof of his wife's guilt, his_violence is such as to render him_al-- most ludicrous, and aliogetber unintedligible. This latter fault is, jodeed, most umhappily | prominent thronghout the performance.’ JOSIC. AT HOME. MRS, STACEY'S GONCKET. The principal musical event of the pasty week was the complimentary concert tendered to Mrs. Ciara D. Stacey, on Thursday evening, ab Plym- outh Congregational Church, which was sttended by a iarge audience. Mre. Stacey was sssisted Dy Mies Ella A. White and Messts. Carl Wolt- soln, H. Clarence Eddy, Willism Lewis, sod Mr. Eichbeim. Mrs. Stacey’s nambers. wers Mendelesokn's concert aris, * Infelice,” which geems to bo a favorite with her, and Remndeg- gor's “ Blumber Song.” Sae seng the = Infe- lice” aria better than we bave heard ber sing it before, and threw 8 great deal of dramafic ex- pression into it, & festure in which she b a8 hith~ erto been somawhat lacking. Auss Whito esog » Liymn by 3orkel, which is new here, in 3 very finished and detindd manner. The instr amental numbers embraced the * Souvenir De i(pa,” by Mr. Eichheim; the ‘“Elogie” of Ernest, that besutifal ountpouring of 8 broken beart, played by 3fr. Lewis; a Pollaca of Chopin for piano and 'cello, by Mess s, Wolf- sohn apd Eichheim ; two movemen';s of the Raff trio, the Adagio snd finsl Vivace; and several organ folections by r. Eddy. Wo ato glad to be able to anoomuce that Mrs. Stacey will, at the request of pumerons West Side Iriends, Tepant the concert at the First Congregational Chureh to-morrow evening. Apropos of Ars, Stacey's d:sparture, it is pleas- 20t to record a reception given her last Saturday evening at the First Congregational Church, in the parlors, after tho rehearssl. Upon this oc- casion & very elegant card-case was presented her by the choir, of which she has been the soprano 80 long. The presentation was made by Dr. T. D. Fitch, who gaid: **Mzs. Smacer—In bebslf of the organinst and membera of the choir, I take greaf pleasurs in presenting von with this gut; not for itB intrinsic value, but that it may serve to remind you of the pleasany associations with us (as 1 have no don& they bave been), and that you may look upon it 88 & token of our respect aud esteem for youasalsdy audas an srtst. Qur relations ith you have been of the most pteasant natare, and it is with extreme regrat that we are to lose vou. Bat what is oar loss we hops will bs your Eain, and wa trust that vou will Tmeet with the succees which you so truly deserve.” SUNDAY-AFTERNOON CONCERT. The first coucert of tho serics of four in aid of the Good Samaritan Home will be given under the management of Mr. Arthur D. Creswold, at the First Methodist Church, corner of Clark and ‘Washiugton streets, this afternoon _at 3 o'clock. In additiou to the othar attractions Miss Blanche Reives, of London, will on this occasion make Ter first appearance i Chicago. This Jady has received the most flattering testimonials from thie London press, The programme promises a rich musical trest : PROGEAXME. E 1. Orgen Solo—Overture, * Masarmiello ..., ..Auber A, J. Creswold. 2. Serenade..esssen-vee Oriental 3, Duet—* QUIS £3t OO M...onee.o Miss Hatie de J. Starr and Miss Lottic 4. Aria—* Jerusalem,” from St. Paul.. Muss Blanche Iieives. 5. Song—* 0 Ruddier tha tho Cherry 7......Handel Frank Tiiden. 6, Scoteh ballad—* There's nss room for £wa,". Miss He fl;ll 1e de J. &hmfl;n Haya P @, ¢ Hymn to the Emperar ”.] n . Orgon Solo— {8 & AT iaryllis .. ..-r+. Lonis 11, J. Creswoid. 8. Song. ’9. Mercl.. Oriental Qr 10, Song—~** Tell mo my hears o Mies Blanche Reives, 11. Grand Triumphal March.. A. J. Creswold. On the oceasion of the second concert, to be givon nost Sanday, Merch 19, the programme will inelude some of tho gems from Mendels- sohn’s - Elijah,” by Aiss Emma Thurston, Miss V. de Pelgrom, Mr. Ed C. ale, and others. The ‘miscellansous numbers will also be very fine, in- troducing Handel's colebrated sris, * Let the Bright Seraphim.” and duot for two pianos by Mesars. Ledochowski and Creswold. OLD FOLKS' CONGEET. The 01d Folks’ Concert last Wednesday even- ing, at the Michigan Avenue Bsptist Chureh, nn- _der the diraction of 3Mr. C. B. Holmes, was a very <eesesns Bishop ‘snceeseful sifair, and was the best'shing of the kind that wo have listened to for & long time. The selections on the programme were quite va- ned, embraciog roligions hymns and anthoms, national bymns, and comic songs. Tho choras consisted of some twenty-five voices, tho dif- ferent parts being .very evenly balanced. Among the selections were Keller's American bLymn, “Angel of Peace™; *Steal Away to Jesua™; Welch national gong, * All Among the Barley”: *“Go Down, Moges™; **Auld Lang Ssne,” aud “The Quaker Courtship.” All the Bumbors were supg with vigor and precision, as well as with the requisite feeling and expression. *The Quaker Courtship,” by Misa Whitaey and Mr. Broderick, was very good. The singers were most elaborately costumed, even mo™.go than tho troupe that’ first made thesa concarts popu- far here. The concer! will be repeated on Wednesday, the 15th, with an entire change of programme. - An old folke’ concert will al<o be given at the Sccond Baptist Church Thursaay evening, the 16th ust. THE PHILEARMONIC CLUB CONCERT. The firat of the series of Philharmonic Club concerts will bo given to-morrow evening as ths Plymouth Church, with the following admirable programme s PART I 1. Quintette in B flat, Op. 87. essrs. B. and F. Listernian, £, Hartaeqgen. 2. Canzonetta from * Salvator Rosa Gomez 2Misa Laura Schirmer. 3, Hungarian fantzsia for violin. . st Mr. Bernhard Listerman, 4. Introduction aud variations French horn.....Belz Mr. Adotph delz. 5. Rhapsodie in F, No. I4.... (Dedicated to Hans Von Bulow.) Pautharmonic Club, ......Mendelssohn Grawin, A. Beiz, A. . PART 6. Concerts in E minor for 'cailo, 3. Adolph Hdr 7. Fantasia for fiafe........ Mr. Fu 7. Eugens 8. Andsnta cantabile from quartette in D.. P ~Tochaikowski ond F., Listerman, A. Hartdegen., 9. Song— To Sevills ".... Dessaner Miss Laura Schirmer. 10, Invitation a 1s Danse, ... Phiihnrimonic Ci A BENEFIT FOR MB. BALATEA. The Liederkranz Society will give their con- ductor,;:Hans Balatks, a complimentary benefit at the North Side Turner Hall, oo Sundsy even- iog next. The leading feature of the pro- gramme will be tho entire fourth act of ** Will- “Gramm, 7 fam Tell” with all the accessories, and the fol- .3rs. McGnira ..Alr, Schultze ..M. Greiner Alr, Bereghy Triple chorng and orchestra. The miscellancous part of the programme will consigt of the overture to '*The Merry Wives of Windsor ” and **Souvevir de Meyer~ ‘Teer,” for orcheatra; Schumsoa'a * Two Grona- diers,” by Mr. A. Leivermann; violin eolo, Visuxtemps' ‘“Grande Polonaise,” by r.- Do Clerque; and an aria from Donizetti’s * Favor- ita.” ¢ CHTNCH CONCENTS. ‘The eecond of the series of Plymouth Church concerts will be given on Tuesdsy evening, the 14th, with & very atiragtive programmo, per- formed by the choir, with the assistance of Mr. T. A. Bowen, bass, and Mr. James H. Dowland, the elocutionist. The solo numbers of the pro- gramme are Chopin’s ** Funeral March ™ and the overtare to Schubert's * Rosamunde,” for orgen, by Mr. Flagler; Mercadaute’s “Salve Maris,” by Mrs. E. O. Seymour; and Loder's soug, + Philip the Falconer,” by Alr. Bowen. It addi- tion to these numbers, Mr. Bowen and Miss Foresman will sing Pipsuti’s “Love Thou;" Nrs. Seymour and Mr, Sauth a duet; sad Mrs. Seymour, Miss Foresman, and Mr. Smith the campana trio, **When I am goune from thes.” ‘I'wo quartets by the choir and readings by Mr. Dowland complete the programme. On the 4th of April, Mr. A. P. Burbank, the reader, will ap- pear in this course at the charch. A vocal and insirumental concort will be given at the Fifth Presbyterian Church, corner In- diane svenuo and Thirtieth streots, on Tuesday evening noxt, under the directorship of Alr. K. W. Cross. The programme, which is 8 vory pleasing one, mili_be given by Mrs. O. L. Fox and Mrs. Addie Havens, soprauos; Mr. Tile, baritone; Misa M. A. Todd, pianist; and the Chicago Madrigal Club. Mr. Havens will be the sccompanist of tha evening. 'THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT. The third Apollo Club concart is announced for Thuredsy evening, the 23d inst., and it is ex- poctod to be the most brilliant mustcal enter- - taloment yet given by this popular organization, ‘The programuie contains many strong featuras, among the choral numbers beiog Lacboor’s “ Hymn of Praise’—a chorus of great difficulty- when rendered withous orchestral supor Grace's * Latin Drinking Song;” Otto’s “Even- ing Hymn;” aud Smart’s “Rbine Song.” The |. soloists arg Miss Julia Rive and Miss W. E. Ben- zager. 'The former is well kaown here, aud ber piano numbers will be among the chisf attrac- tions of the concert, being Beethaven’s ** Sanata Appassonsts,” Chopin's * Ballad m A Vlat,” aud Listz's * Polonaise in E Flat.” Miss Benza- gor will make her debnt here on thnt occasion, singing * Bel Roggio,” srom Rossini's ** Kemir- amide” and Mulder's *¢ Staccato Polisa.! THE CHOPIN KECITALS. The first of the series of ten Chopin recitals by Mr. Carl Wolfkohn, the conductor of the Beethoven Society, will take placo uext Satur- day afternoon at Standard Hall, corner of Michi- gan avenus and Thixteenth street, beginning at half-past 8 o'clock. Mr. Wolfsohn will play three selections for the piano, and AMrs. Emma Thurston will sing six Rubinstein sovgs, In order to give non-members of the Beethoven Society an opportunity to sttend these recitals, the Directory have decided to seil eoason tickets admitting two persous to eachof the ten re- citals for 85, Thess tickets can be procared at TRoot & Sou's ana Lyoa & Healy's music stores. BENEFIT CONCELT. The first of the series of Sundey afternoon concerta for tho benefit of the Good Samaritan Home takes place this afternoon at the Yirss Methodist Church, commencing at 8 o'clock. The fimgmnmu has been salready published. Tor the second concert, next Sunday, the pro- grsmme will comprise’ mainly selections from “*Elijab,” to be sucg by Mrs. Tourston, Mre. De Pelgrom, aud Mr. Hsle, —— ABROAD. F MIS8 KELLOGG IN THE ‘‘STAR OF THE NOBtm.” The New York Tribune of the 4th says : Mies Kellogg revived dleyerbeer'a * Star of the North " iast night before a full houss, and the per- formance was received with 60 many marks of appro- ‘Dbation that she must nave folt well repaid for her trou- Dble. She has evidently taken great pains with the work, and ehe haa placed it on the stage with skill, tho dresses bright aud frosh aud tho scenery better than it usually ia at the Academy of Music. We cannot say that the revival la o great musical success, for this {8 propesly a 5 opera which severely tazes the resources of many a theatra of the first class, and i gite_beyond the reach of any traveling English compauy. With a small orchestrs, a medioere cast, and 3 meagerly-appointed stage, it loses much of ita_romantic character, the real paverty of the music is lald bare, ‘and the cmptiness of ils sham effects, stripped of the_ tinsel trappings of the property-man nd the wardrobe-keeper, contiutally affronts thie crit- ical taste. Nevertheless, Miss Kellogg deserves praise for what she has accomplished, and her enterprise has given the town a new sensation. Her own Catterina is natarally the moet agreeable by far, as it is the most conspicuons, personation in the picce. It has all her Best characteristics, for it is vivacious, picturesque, a0d thoroughly musical. The other principal parts were taken by Alrs. Rosowald (Prascovia), Mrs. Seguin and Miss Laucuster (the two virandiercs), Mr. Maas, (Damlowitz), Mr. Conly (Peter), Mr. Morgan (Gearge), and Mr. H. Peakes (Griczenzo), MUSICAL NOTES. Balow plays in Washington this weel, - It ig stated that Al Gounod is at present en- gsged in the composition of a new Masa. A pew German musical papor is announced, the Netwo Musical Progress Gazelte (Neue Musi- kalische Fortschrills-Zeilung). The first performance at Berlin of Wagner's *‘Tristan und Isolde ™ is now definitely fixed for thio 23d or 24th of the present month. Mme. Stolz, Miss Carey, Siguors Bagagiolo nd Capoul have been singing with great success in Verdi's “ Requiom" in St, Petersburg. Mifo. Emma Albani bas been the bright star of Gye's Italion opers company during their tour throngh Great Britain and Ireland this winter. Tt is credibly rumored that an early edict may be expected fron Cardinal Manning, . restrictiog the chutch music of his communion in Englsnd entiroly to plain song. Bellini's ashes aro not, it appears, o be al- lowed to rest in peace st Poteaux, bus are to be removed to Italy, tho municipality of Naples having voted a sufficient sum to defrsy the ex- penses. The Dublin papers speak in the highest terms of the singing of Fred C. Packard, of Boston, swho is with Carl Rosa's opera compnuy. Ous of them says no such English tenor has been in the city for yeare. 1t is now settlod that Herr Rubinstein will in- clude Lonaon in bis farewell tour s a_pianist, after the close of which ke will devote his timo exclusively to the completion of his grand opers “*Nero," and to composition generaliy. "Thercse Grunbaum, formerly a singer of much repute in Germany, died in Berlin on the 30th ult., at the ago of 85. She waga daughter of tho composer Wenzol Muller, and it wae for her-that W«:‘b)er"wrma the part of Eglantine in * Eury- anthe.” In cage Col. Mapleson should not return to America with an_operatic troups to take ad- vantage of the Centennial, Mr. Maurice Stra- kosch will probsbly cross the Atlantic with Belocea, Minnio Hauck, and 3Miss Blancho Tucker, of Chicago. The Manchester (Eng.) Courier spasks in nn- wusually complimentary terms of the singing of Mrs, Osgood, of Boston. in tho oratorio, “*8t. Paul.” as Manchester. Itesys: * 3rs. Osgood proved berseif to be & genuine acquisition to the imited ranks of those capable of rendering eacred music with appropriate fecling.” The Parie Opera Comigue, notnithetanding itasenbvention from tho Government, has be- come bankrupt. This theatre, which saw tho masterpieces _of Auber first produced on its boards, has of ato years brought out little that ‘was new, and, in these duys of musical progress and rapid creation, that is a high crime. Madama Lefebure Wely, the wife of the cele- brated organist of the Madeleine and the author of many popular organ and pinno pieces, notably “Les Cloches du onastere,” of which over a 1willion of copies have been #old in this country, diea gt the end of last month in Paris, baving buried her only son a short time ago. Sbe was berself a very able singer and professor, being one of Mme. Cinti Damoreau's bast pupils. —_— ELAIKE TO LANCELOT. Tloved you ; and true love must have retura, or dte, weep ot that s 503 but dream how, whep 1 he * Cold and desd before thee, Roves wreatbing o'er mue, T etill con list; and thea, i€ thou suculd'st adly sigh To my desd Leart, 1'd t€ar, and bless you where I lie | Life fa sossd ; and death seems sweeter far to me. bt I bt caant it jor, my 1ave! to die for thee ! ‘Roses will bloom again,— Wreatho over gloom again,~ But I shall to Lelow, and slumber peacerally, Forgetiing ev'r5thiog in bie but love and thee ! Enxa, EUROPEAN GOSSIP. Rinking in England---The Mania for Parlor-Skates. Getting Gas into s French Homse— ““The Royal Mews" in London. Relics in the Swedish National Museumse« A Reminiscence of the French Empire, RINKING IN ENGLAND. A London dispatch to the New York Herald eays: Tho theatres sufler severely by the deval- opment of spelling-bees and skating-rinke. A dramatic journal publishes a latter {rom sn aggrieved manager complaining that the riks, by offering cheap evening’s amusement with facilities for flirtation, are thinning the andiences of the regular theatres. Hecalis the attention of the Lord Chamberlain and the licensing mogistrates to tho fact that the rinks have noither music nor dancing licenses. He is evi- dently sofuated by a dog-in-the-manger spirit. . ‘The theatrical manager has dombtless canse, from his point of view, for complaint. e hear of nothing but skating, and the opening of new rinks. Dazaars, chapels, furniture warehouses, Tivory stables, pictare gallories, and even old Sadler's Wells Theatre, bave had to yiold to fagbion, and transform into homes of the new amusements. kverybody rinks. The smusement was fizet styled rinkuslism, but now it has & new name, the riokerpest. We havo a pieco at the Duke's Theatro entitled *In the Rivk,” and Mr. and Mrs. German Reed ivo a musical sketch ontitled Slaves of the 1) Rink.” IS BOCIETT. " ‘We have advertisements of rink teachers, rink Epor. rink envelopes, and & new soog, *‘ The ile of the Rink.” Everyllung, eversbody, a8 & poet in Belgravia says, is Gliding o'er the aspinlt, Atarapid rate, Faxing it for ice, too, Fancylng they skate; ‘Wit each other flirth Waggisbly they w; ©Oh! the rosy rinkera, * Rollipg round the rink. Brighton is the birthplace of rinking, or rather Mr. Princo saw the rink there, and took steps to secure a monopoly. He enlisted the loaders of English society in favor of his project, and vow thero are fifty rinks in the me- tropolis and suburbs. Plimpton, the inventor, and Prince Brothers have an entira monopoly. No rink can exist without their sanction, conse- quently they have made ga immense fortano. Of the London rinks Prince's is the most fash- ionable snd exclusive. No Iady is sdmitted unless gho has been presented at Court, and the gentlemen constituto the flower of the aristoc- racy. Tho Princess of Wales iz a frequent spectator, snd the Drince of Wsles was frequent- Iy thero when in England. There is alao a smail rink at Sandringham. Jlany ladies of position, noi_eligible for Prince’s, go to the Chelsea Rink. It is the larg- esy covered rink in London. Tiwenty-five car- Tiageséare often seon_mornings and afternoons there. Nono of the demi-monde are admittod. Msoy gentlemen attend. Io tho evening .900 persons of both sexes are frequently present. ‘This is one of tho largest and mout favorite rink~ ing grounds. The Oxford Circus Rink was opened last 3fon- day. It presented a gay appearance, with its painted celling and flag-draped gallerics. It is lighted with eleven chandeliers. The floor is 88 feat long by 78 broad. ‘The attendance mustered from 500 to 800 perscns. Lords elagh and Westmoreland rink bere. The galleries contain comfortable chairs, and there ara refreshment bars, These three are the best rinks, It wonld oc- cupy too much space to give even the names of the othets. Thore is sn open-air rink st Ealing, 125 by 45 feet in extent, which is very popular and fashionable, Another, at Putney, attracts young men, and is numerously and fashionably attended. Amopg the ladies are some excelient and grace- ful skaters. Lady Folkestone, who skate: Princo's, and several American ladies have at- tracted especial notice. ] At the Royal Aveoue Rink may be seen Lords Patersbam, Charteris, Marquis Clopcurry, Sirs A. Sco:t, Henry English, C. W, Gerald, tha Hon. Y. Btanbope, and others of note. At this rink 60,000 skators bave enjoyed them- #elvos since last December, and thers has been only one accident—a brokon arm. Emivent an- thorities think that rinkiog will endare as long 88 cricket and other athletio sports ; in fact, en- thusiagts eay tiil the end of time. 1 paid a visit to Brighton to-day. The rink in that city broves to bo & greater attraction to the public than the celebrated squarium. There was a regular weekly rocention held at the rink this afseracon at which I observed a crowd of pretty faces and well-dressed men. - A iine band of music gave romancs to the poetry of motion. Here come two tiny midges of girlhood waltzing to tho sweet strains of the * Kuastfer Lebeu 7 of Strauss, whils near by %i(_c&a and twirlthe Marquis of Buteand his ride. ‘Seated at a convenient table placed in a niche and enjoying ** the cup that cheers bnt not in~ ebriates.” Lord William Lennox is_seen inflict~ ing tue story of Waterloo upon Sir Seymour Fitzgerald and the Earl of Chichestet. Up comes Commodore Asuibury of yachting fame, like a ten-kuot breeze and like a Mercury on wheels. Sir: Robert Sassoon gracefally clutches o pillar while telling Sir Thomss™ Loouard that skating is too hot work for Bombay. Gen: Shute and'two otber members of Parliament &old s caucus in the corner nearest the bar, and Capt. Wallace, tho patron of coaching, passes like a flaeh, having abandoned Pegasus for the flying wheels. The Jadics skate beautifully and toke to the Bport quite oxturaliy. Visconntess Forbes and Lady Wentworth may bo seon gliding gracefally ‘among the throng. The baud i heard azain. Now it is a potponr~ ri end anandante. The skating comes to a sud- den stop a8 o crash is heard. but it is oalys siater down, and the throng rolls on again in'its wavy circles, perhaps bumming to the tune of *“Tommy, Make Room for Your Uncle.” The sport will be extensively patronized in it present form, ableast until Prot. Gamgee's real ice rik, now being constructed ateChelsea, en- ables the akaters to enjoy the fun of gliding over the glassy snxface on renl skates. THE QUEEN'S CROWN. Suys the Liverpool Afbion: Oue gem af least in the crown which was borne before her Maj-~ eaty on Tuesday is of great antiquity and of bigh historic interest. The Iarge sapphire, the partial drilling of which suggests that it may bave formerly fignred in the turban of some Eastern Sultan, wes purchased, it is trae, by Goorge IV. ; bat in the front of the diadem, and in the centre of a Maiteso cross of dismonds, is the famous ruby given to Edward the Black Princo by Pedro, King of Castile, after the battle of Najeva, A. D. 1367. This ruby was wora by Henry V. in his helmet at Aginconrt, The gem is picrced right tbrough. Otherwise, alboit each perticular diamond, ruby, emersaid, snd pear] in the dazzling galaxy wmay bavo ita own pedigreo and legend, no authentic record of the crown jewely bas been presarved, and Queen Victoria's crown, structurally epesking, is a very modern affair indeed. The famous Tory crown of Sir Robert Vyner, which the crazy womsn mutilated in 1815, had sorved at the coronation of William IV. ; but, a8 it weighed more than 7 pounds troy, it was decided that the ponderous gewgaw should be broken up and that a new and permanentcrown imperial should be fushioned. Tho new crown is constructed out of tha fragments of balf & dozen by-gone in- signia of regality which wero broken up in 1838, and which included the disdem warn by Mary of Modens, by Queen Cearoline and Queen Char- lotto as Queens Coneort, and that assumed by Mary 1. apd Anne a8 Quoens Regnant, .Thus tho Britial crove may, 48 8 comparatively new thiing, made up of very sncient materials, bo held to present a sufticiont!y striking likeness to the British Constitation, which has itself been brokeu into very small pieces, which has been patcbed and mended, enlarged sud renovated over and over again. GETTING GAS INTO A FRENCH HOUSE. Lucy Hooper writes from Paria to the Phila~ delphia Telegraph : If any American dselling in Paris does mot wish wild insanity to form a featare of his or her condition, let them not at. tempt to employ French workmen, for she who writes these lines for a month past has been en- gaged in a frenzied struggle to have gos intro- duced ioto ber apartments. The number of cer- emoniea to be gone through with was in itselt appalling. Firat, the formal permission of the landiord (he pays not one penny of the ex- peose) bad to be obtained, which permissio; was formally gronted by s personal fi!i: Secondly, came ths architect of the bouse, and he aleo gave his permission in dua form. Thirdly, cams the contractor, who looked all about, took necessary notes, ete. Fourthly, the contractor came back with his bead work- man, and looked all over tho rooms agecond time. Fitthly, came an estimete of the expenses, a lordly docoment, filling half-a-dozen sheats of foolscap paper. Sixthly, the workmen armved and set to work. T'hey poked holes in various parts of the walls and cornices, sometimes mak- ing ahole whers one onght not to be, and set- ting themselves right by punching snother with perfect coolness. Then long lines of lead pipe in bare and unconcealed hideousness wera run along the cornices and down the wallg and ecross the ceilings. For the Parisian law does not suffer a gas-pipe to be imbedded in the wall of a buiiding, for fesr of internal leaks and consequent explosions and conflagrations. Then in each room a round ventilator must bo placed either in or just below the cornice, so as to facilitate tho escapo of gas should » jet ba acci- dentallyleftopen. Thereareasmany precautions taken a8 though traina of gunpowder were to be laid throughout the rooms instead of so much s-pipe. Then, in the midat of all, the work E:d to be stopped. The burners of the simplost possible pattern, s model, too, in constant use, were not msde aud had to be specially manufac~ tared. Ten days bave elapsed since eix work- men first came to turn my comfortable boms into o pandemonium, and still the gas i3 not ready. And this, too, when the firm intrusted with the work s ons of the largest and most important houses of the kind in Paris. Ob, for an ounce of the Yankee go-zhead-ativenees to infnse some life and energy into their work! And aftor all these workmeu get the burners fitted and depart, next must come the man ap- pointed by the city suthorities to put up the meter. And woe to the unlucky wight who ia one day behindhand in the payment of the gas- bill. Instantly the gas is etopped off and he is left in darkness to meditate on the folly of pro- crastination. & “THE ROYAL MEWS.” Jobn Paul has roceptly visited “The Royal Mews™ in London, and thus describes them in & letter to the New York ZI'ribune: Though pot often in an admitting mood, L will admit, and without qualification, that the Queen’s Mews lay over any mewses that I Liava ever before seen— not even excepting the Third Avenue mew of my own nalive city. In number of horses tho Istter has the sdvantage, perhaps, but, when it comes to quality, candor compels the admission that Her Majesty leads. Noron tho score of number either are the Royal Mews to basncezed at. Besides horees for her own use, the Queen has to keop a mount for equerrys, cions, and other exigencies, so she bas 160 in all. Most are of the Hanoverian breed, from slock introdnced by one of the Georges; capable carrisge beasts they are— heavy-shonldered, like all the family. But there are some finer straina of blood to bo seen —lithe-fimbed beauties, with arching neck and quivering nostrils—showiog an admisturs at least of Arabian. The favorite horse color of England is bay, with black lezs. On stata occa~ sions, lampblack aod oil aro used to_bring legs that fall short of the standard shade up to a proper tone—so the groom tells us, In that practice you will recognize a fair offfct to the stafting of footmen's calves. But one of the stables certainly nesded none of this doctoring ; the horses on one s1de being white aa milk; on the other coal-black, Hera we saw ths eight cresm-colored steeds (this is neither the time or the place to say Lorses) which were to draw Hor Majesty to Parliament on opening dsy. And we aleo saw the harness to be used on the occasion, also imported by the Georges—red leather, the trimmiogs gold-plated on copper, and the cost £500 to tho harness. The im- meuse etate carringe, a legscy of the same reign. was nou fo go ont; the Queen had not driven in it since the Roysl Con- gort died. And little wonder. A cumber- some complication of carving and gilt, with saf- fron Tntons climbing over the straw-colored body and sprawliog under the buff box, it would be difficult to imagine anything more yellow and blazing. Cinderella’s pumpkin looked like a conch; thia coach Jooks like & pumpkin, Asa circos wagon it wonld be a success, bubit iy fit for nothing else, and beyond doubt will be some day sold for one. Yet the original cost—as the groom’s story goes—was £8,000. The carriages in which the Hogal family will nde to-morrow, though less gorgeous, ars stiil quite conspicnons enongh to attract atteotion oo Brosdway. It wonld be thonght that Fisk was back or that Helmbold had broken loosa. RELICS IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SWEDEN. 8tockholm correspondencs of the San Fran- cisco Chronicle: Ino the regalis-room of the Museum 18 a carious collection of royal costumes, coronation robes, etc., from the time of Gustavus Vass to the Iate King; the different garments kept in glass cases bear the names of tho owners and the dates when worn. Some of the dresses are wholly of cloth of silver, with flounces, ruflles, stc., of the same material em- broidered in flowers and other patterns of silver thread or gold, the slippers for tho ladies being of the samo material ag the dress : there are slso suits of velvet embroidered ali over with the Swedish crown in gold; tnere are bun- dreds of such suits of sitire both for men and women. But the most interesting garments of all are those once worn by Charles XIL.; hereis an otter-skin cap and the light-brown wig worn by him as s disgnise on his retarn from Tarkey, and hore i also the complete suit he had oo when killed ; tho rough, muck-worn cowhide boots with spurs, his stockings, shirt, the long scarf of thig, dark blue #ilk which he wore with the ends tied behind; the lang, b, tight-buttoning military coat, fastensd from throat to waist with thirtean or fourteen brasa buttons ; the lesther pouch slung over hisshonlders, and the Jong blue cloak with the mud upon 1t of bia Iast ride ; the three- cornered leather hat turned back with one brass button, with the hole made by the fatal bullet, amd the light-colored leather gauntlets stained with his blood as he raised his hand to his fore- Dbead after the bulletstruck him. In atill anoth- crroom ia seen his cradle. hia baby chair, his grandmotber’s easy chair, and st the last the Tough wooden bonch on which ha died, at oaly 37vears of age,—~that wonderful man, whoso brilliant career, begun even in boshood, & wholo world had looked upon with amazement and awe. ‘The Musenm also contains departments illus- trating the history of Swedish culture in earlier ages, different halls being devoted respectively to tho age of stone, the age of iron, ete. Among madern relics are seen the diploma of Linumus and somo chemical apparatns_belonging Lo the celebrated Swedish chemist, Berzelins. Iu the regalia room is also the horse ridden by Gusta- Ix“l? flAdulphu in the battle in which he was od. A-REMINISCENCE OF THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Paris correspondent of the New York Times, writing of tho row between the Prince TImperial and the Prince Napoleon Jerome, says: This Tominds me of a piece of gossip that I heard during the best days of the Empire. In the most high and palmy state of Rome, a little ero the migltiest Julius fell, when Baron Hanss- man was Profoct of the Seine, and a great favorite at ‘Court, on the 13th of November, St. Eugenie's day, ho was invited to din- ner at Compiegne to celebrate the birth- dav of the Empress. Abont eighty guasts were invited. In front of the Emperor was Princa Nzpolean, beaide whom wers the Minister and Baron Haussman. At dessert the Emperor said, ** 3y cousin, you will have the honor of propos- ing the custoinary tosst to her Majesty the Fte press.” “I!™ cried Plon-Plon, with great bru. talhty, ** jamais!” Thias piece of insolence took everybody by surprise. No one said a word as the Emperor saok back into bis sest and turned s glass & moment in his hand. Presently he turned to Baron Haussman and said, ** My dear Baron, you are always ready for every occasion ; you will be kind enough to propose this toast, will you not? "’ ** Certainiy, sire; * responded the Baron, who zose, gluss in han < ‘I forbid any one to toast me now,” cried tho Empress, beaide herself at the affront Prince Napoleon had offered ter, snd her flashing eyes told clearly that sbe was having hard work keeping her Spanish temper nader contro). The Baroo bowed and resumed bis eeat, but a8 he did po be presented s glass right and left raited in the air. The movement waa un- derstood, With g childish look of pleasure, the Empa{oz caught up his glass, followed the Baron's example, and the tozat was drank in gilence. When the glasaes were drained, the Emperor balf rose and bowed his thanks to amt:b{hm!m“'b mz?z t%u Empress rose from o table, passed by the Princa of the bl gave her arm to the Baron. ooy and —_— ‘The Shah. The Shah of Persia has hitherto been unlucky in applying European civilization to his country. He was compelled to cancel Baron Renter's fa- mous coueession, which would bave given that enterprigivg Londoner & most unlimited control over the Persian finance and resourses ; he has not been able to utiliza the.-large quantities of postage atamps ordered during his visit to Paris, eimply because there aro no post-offices in Por- eia ; and now we learn that s mint, with all the pecessary machinery for coining moxey, and an elogant Epglish carrisge, intended for i of the haram, which bad baen nhippwfl‘n:\?dg?“ shire, and wora thance to be trausporied by egw :.vn:: to Tekersn, wers at {;n“t acconnts nu‘:; ‘a5t in & mountain pass about 100 mj Buehire, e T THE GAME OF CHESg Caicaco Crss OLus~—Nos. 63 413 6 Washingio street; open from 9.2 m, t010 p. m. Chess players moet daily at tha Tremont Housy (g, change) and the Sherman Houss (Basement), i All communications intended for thia dopartmeny should be addressed to Tae TRIDTNE, and indorug “Chess.” TO COBRESFONDENTS, #4. 8, Riverside, Til.~Solutions should almayg 3g zont with problems. In the one recsirad thers ay twa solutlons, one commencing with B takesKt, W, W. 8.7—Problem No. 14 canzot be solved by, Qo KB2ch, followed by 2..P 10 Q Kt 4, on socpgyy of Blaek 2..F takes P en pavsant. W, . 0."~You arein error. It 1..Et tskas 3. Kt to K B4, White does not mate on the move, nor 13 throe moves, aa wil readily 6ecur 0 YOu by referring to the position sgain. “A. A" Muskegon, Mich.—Tn Problem o, 14 19 1.BtoR8—RtskesR; 2..QuEB2 ch-xtoan- 5.QtoB8ch—KtoR % ' Correct eolutions to Problem No. 15 receirad Barbe, G. S, Fowel, sad 4413 West onros somsrs city. 4 PROBLEM NO, 17.~BY MP. W. A, SRINEMY, 3 BLACK. e £l warTe. White to play and mate tn two mares, SOLUTION TO PROBLEN NO. 15, . akes Q () 3 . s iny S 1..Kt takea P (B) 2..QteQEt6ch I 2. RorEttoQ B4 S.QorKtmates |{ 2 Eeb® | ;“Asx‘zmwmg(q x es e 3 Qorktmates | 3 s PRI I beresetin ’n]a 3..Qor Kt mates NOTES. Tn the Steinitz-Blackburne match, 50 far s burd from, two games have been played, both of which wers won by Mr. Steinitz. The Cuty of London Chess Magazine is to be rovived, with Mr. Wisker a8 the editor-in chief, asaisted by Mesars. Lowenthal and Potter. Tha 5t. Lauis Globe-Democrar, referring to the re cent contest between Messrs, Hoamer and says: “ Mr. Hoamer haa not bezn heard from much of late, but players in the East will see that it will be 0o *walk-over ” for them st the Centennial, if tha ‘West is fair]y represented. In fact, it would not #ur- prise us to see Mr, H. walk over the heads of several champions who have been mare heard of thase it few months,” We have received a note from Gen. James A. Conge don, stating that the President, Secretary, and Trea. urer of the American Chess Association bave formally Tesigned. This waa much the wisest course to pursus, ana now there is nothing in the way of making tbe Centennicl Congress s grand success. Thers is ng Iongerany reason or excuse for holding back. Lel every lover of the gamo in America contribnts hu mite tor making the Gongress something to be proud of. The Phildelphis Ciub has generously e sumed the laboring oar and has taken upon {tself the whole work, which 18 by no means little, of en gineering 6 B issus » World's Congress, To make the thing a success—something to be remem« bered 'fl'mtindl.—mancyll essential, It is not enough that clubs thronghout tho councry-are respondicg ta the call for pocuniary aid. Individnals have got & da llxnn‘x:‘li,hhglim?nnmbufiou lmmg&l.l ] ltem icited, and let every chess-player giva sccording to means, Everybody ia £ JP“LI ‘mer, an ‘6 chess- ing the Philadelphss club-rooms 1o ses glsdiators of the Old Werld and the New battiing for supremacy, will feel much easiar and more at home they contribute a trille in sid of the Cangress, Tho ‘money should be sent now, 80 that tha mansgers cin' announce to the world the amount of the prizes, 20 that Earopean players may be induced to enter the! lista, Contributiona may be rent {0 Fmmerson Bene nott, No, 10 North Merrick street, West Pann Squars, ' Philadelphun,.~Har{ford Timee. HOSMER VERSUS ALBERONL. As announced {n THE SC¥DAY TAIBCSE w0 weeks 8go, the serles of games between Messrs. Hosmersd* Alheroni terminated in a very creditable victory for the Western player by a acors of 5 to 0, with 3 qames drawp. Through the kindness of Mr, Homer all f* these gamea will appear in this column. TUT LOPEZ. Whife—Mg, ALNEBONL Black—Mz, Hosx=a 1..PtoK+4 1..PtoE+ 2.QKttoB3 ..PtoQR3 4..EEttwB PtoQ3 es Kt ch P takea B Kt to B3 (b) .PtoQB4 0K EtS E3() toER3 K3 20..QtoQ2 stles 1 Bhke&xs Bl B 12.KftoQsq -Pt0QB3 13..Castles Blok2 14..PloEEt4(d) -P1oER4 25, KttoR2 BtoKKt¢ 6..QtoK2 ‘BtoEBS3 1. PIhEB3 QtoERS by toKKt2 PloEKt3 19 KtoRag toEt2 A Rto K Kisq takea P 41..B P takes P toKRsq 2 KttoK B3 10E6 23, QRicEB2q takes Kt 24..Q takes B takes Q@ 25.'R takes O takes ¥ 26 PtoQEt3 toEB3 2T ERtoKt2 to K Kt4 2. RtoKB3 30..Kt takea B (+) 30..R takes B, and NQTES IY MRE. HOSMER, {a) Probably the strongest form of the sitack f2. this opening. (0) PtoK R3is the move made st this poiat by mauy of the beat players in Europe. (c) Much better than B to K 2 at once;ss it enstiss Black o retain his Bishops. & 1D, This secons necemsazy to prevent tho advanc '8 3 . () Aslip; but Black had a wipning sdvantsgh, EVANS G/ White—Mz. Hosuxs, 1. PtoK4 3.BtoB4 4. PtoQEL4 B takes P 5..PtoQB3 BtoR4 6.FtoQ4 P takes P 7..Castlen | P10Q3 8.QWQKt3 QKBS 9, . PtoK§5 P takes P 10. RtoKsq KetoX 2 (4) N.BKELS t0BEB 12..B takes Kt takes B B.Bloos®) ‘“"5%{‘2 4..Q to R 3 ch © 15.P takes B takes B p 16, PtoKtsch B3 17..P takes Kt takes Kt Q tokes B Q takes @ P takes Q (4) 19 P takes P Rtw0oQ% NERWER RtoQB 21, Rto : gmqgsu = QRwKt} * 2B KRt QBwg 23 Eto QB 24 KttoQB4 24, Rto Kt 5. Ktto QRS 25 Rtakes B 2. R takes R 2. KfoE2 27.7K1 taken P eh 27Kt Q3 27 R0 QBag 23 PioB B3 2. Kt takea R P 29, PtoQB4 $0..Reto QKtSch 30, Kt0QB3 S KitoQR3 31 KW Qé 5 32 Et10QB1 51 R10R3 £..PoQR4 83..Pt0Q8 3. KtoBag 34 PWQT 35. Kt K3ch 8. KtoQ5 5. Rto QB eq 3. ¥0QBS - 3. EQRS . PoQBE BRtoK2 38 PtoEB4 39 BtoRich 0. EwQBé 40.RtoBich 10 KtoBt4 1. R takes P 41 PtoEBS 42.Ktto QB4 42, RtoEB3 43K takes P 43. R takea £ 4. Kt0Q3 4. RtskesP = 45, RtoKt3ch 45, EtoR3(0) 46.;RtoQ Ktng 6. Riakes P ch AT KtoBt4 47 EtoQB# 137Kt Q5 | 18 RtoQech 49.K to B 5, and mates in thres moves. NOTES DY ME. HOSXER. (a) K Kt to R 3 was the correct play here. (0) This move wina a piece, Bost. 5?) Although White has won a plece, tho @ B Very even. » Rinck has bere but littla cholce. If he moted 3(5). Whits would mafe ar win the Book ia 158 maves.