Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1876, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES AMUSEMENTS. L Weck of “Guy Mannering® at Mc¥icker’s Theatre, Mrs, Waller and Her Performancs of “Meg Merrilies"——Popnlar Indifference, fernale parte. Tho opinion expressed in Tnc TrIBUNE last weck, that one or two representa- tions of **The Duchess of Malfy " at McVick- er's Theatre would be a wise slteration of tho week's programme. Lss been borne_out by tho facts. Ifthe change had been made. the an- diences would certainly have been larger than some of those which witnessed * Guy Mauner- ivg,” inasmuch as studente and loversof the old dramatiets wonld have been attracted. The play, it must be confessed, is not adapted to the avcraze popular taste. Tne people have supped full of borrors, and their attention is turned rather in the directivn of five-sct farces than towards the * unpleasant” worke of Wetster, Otway, and Shakepeare. THE CALIFORNIA MINBTRELS. to become of negro-minstrelsy ? Its What Decline and Fall of Neg:m IVin- | decline is 32 steady and certsin as anything can strelsy in Chicago. be. In fact, itis almost gone already. The present performers at Hooley's Theatre are not negro-minstrels. They belong to a better and higher order of performors. Glance at the pro- - Balatka’s Benefit---Musical College Soi- { grammo for tho current week and you will find ree---Apollo Club. it to contain several Irich songs, eaveral bur- lesques, a banjo eolo, and ijustrumental music. There is nothing in a7 this which tends to illas- trete the negro life or the peculiarities of tue The “Atlantic Monthly” on YVon | negrorace; end the iminstrels aronot negro- Bulow---Foreign Musical Notes. THE DRAMA. IN CHICAGO. ' GUY MANNERING.” Walter Scott had the genius of a great story~ teiler. Th 2 legends of the border, old women'a tales, and th * skeletons of romances hidden in miustrets et all. They are mercly - burlesquo performers. The taste for epecimens of negro welody and pegro humar seems to have passed away with the abolition of slavery and the con- fernng of sbsolute political equality upon the onco-dexpised race. The fancy Northorn darkey, the lusty plantation darkey, the brokeo-down and pathethic old darkey. the motherly darkey <aunt,” the sisterly pellow-gal, and tho varions other iuventious of ribald spirits on the siage, have disappesred in tho impenetrable gloom of the past. The only real negro- the chiromcles Of the early English writers, be | minstrels nowadays aro res! negrocs, such us st _ fzfe H'a.';:."l]a .did not possess the creative fio.n B “ree, and he knew it. Hence ::T :: 1‘; L‘Ef&fé‘: to hum as a virtue rathes thap & fault that he cx, *cised 8 wonderful self- yestraint1p theuee of Jthe ample material that sell into Liis bands. He )t tho substauce of the original as he found it adding" to it the earroundings of the period fo Which it belonged ;4 Attire and introduced anew to | the two troupes of Georgia Miustrels, which bavo delighted Witiazn Lloyd Garrison, Oliver Wendell liolmes, Hemry Wadsworth Longfel- low, and other famous residents of Boston, who bave the best meaus of knowing and sppreci- ating the brightest sdes of negro charactor. The California Mivstrels are not negro wingtrels, aud do nct pretend to be. They are simply bur- lesque acuore. Sometimes they appear with un- blacked foc 26, and do no discredit to themselves in that light. They sing Irish, Dutch, and and covering ite nakedness with bis smooth and | French song » lndifferentls. Thay iritas Jews, faving diction. The opportumties cheracterizalion or strong gituation ™ serted themselves in the course of his work ho often sliowed to pass unimproved, eitder be- cause he mistrusted his powers or becaus?® !m revercuced tho truth of bistory more than e ¢id the promptings of geniue. The high art of Bir Walter, it 18 apparent, was io narration. Fur- pish lum with the material and bhe could tell your own story a hucdred times bester thaa you could teil 1t youreelf. Nor wounld he Gistort or maugle it. " He would embeilish it yerhaps, filing out the nnuerfect ouilines of fuct : st this poiot e would fntroduce an inci- dent from another story. and at that he would mdoige 10 a picasant excursus ; but the mate- xial facts 20d allegations of your story Le wonld preserve, Io ol his wanderings he would not preach. though rometiwes be might prose. Lad potlung didactic in his compori:ion. He had the facuity of narration in «n enunext degres,— that zod only tha:, We cannct, conceive thst anyhody at all com- petent to judge wonid say that Bir Wziter pos- weesed dramatic gerius : yet this assumplion 18 quietly made in popalar dramatization of = (ioy Mannennz,” 1n which Hfiss Cashman won her greenest laureis and Mrs. Waller her latest lho revival of the play in this city oLes. ] durng the past week bhas given frosd occasion for the study of it as a whole. considering Mey JMerrities, as she wes originally wtended to be, & sadordinate chatac- er. The play has been taken, with seurcely any alteration. directly frem the novel, ‘The loves of Juisa Mannering sud_ Henry Berfram ato re- heersed in Ml their inmte Ltuences: Lucy Fiertre s made to marry Col. Mannering. in obedience to some strange 1des of draumatic pro- priety : and Loininie Sgmpson 8 thrown iv to auake fun for the audieuce. Itis anoticeubie facs, by the war. that the grotesque snd foolish tade of Loininie Sampson 18 shown in the pisy, to the exclusion of those amiable qualities in which he so abounded. But the drama follows 1he novel s faithinlly as could be expected,— 1ndeed, more failfully than would bLe expected f:cm a dramatist of acknowledged power. The uramstization is worthy of Walter Scott; iz +uch a pince of Work as he would Lavo done bad hie sttempred o adagt his work forthortage. The paucity of 1dent and e2~entinlly nodramatic char- acter of the play. aside from the part of Meg AMerrilics, is shown by the fact that the first act and the greater portion of the second, in whick Jilég Goes not sjpear, invariably drag heavily xnd weary an sudience almost beyond the tounds of endurance. Tho restlossness which rrevails throughout the hocse before the en- trance of Mg is apparent to the most casual ob- server, and ihe Jond applause which groets her is as much an indication of relief 28 a token of welcome. When Aeg disappears, the former apashy returns, boing relieved now sud then by the ecccntricities of AMr. Dandie Dinmont, who 18 introduced not for this purpose, but becanse be happens to be in the stors. We do not find o this trestmont of tne material provided by Sir Waller apy trace of the genus which tho old dramatiste brought to bear upon Boccaccio, Froissart, aud Ilolingshed. The aim of the dra- matist gaould have been to make & good play wven at the &xpense cf somo violence lo the dotails of the story. If Jfeg Merrilies i8 the principal dramatic figure in the group she shonld have besn made 80 eatlrin the actiou. Thee title of the play should bave been « eg Mazrilies,” not ** Guy Mauuering,"” for there 18 nothung in the whole history of the Iatter to en- title him to a place on the stage, unlesa it be his early astrological predictions, which have too remote 8 convection with the main acticn to be used without aiteration. MNS. WALLER AS MEG MENRILIES. 'The conception of Aeq , Merrilies which Char- Ioite Coshman and Mrs. Waller formed almost eimulianeously suuk, %o a great extont, tho g¥pey in the witch. Mfeg glides upon the stage ruddenly aad swiftly, and ahows herself in such mysterious msuner that one can imagine her o bave been dropped from the clouds, or sent up on s trap-door from the regions below. There are sorious objections to this exaltation of the witch-like traits of Meg. The age of Guy Mannering was not the age of witches. For a long time even the witches of Shakspeare were baniched from the stage, though be lived wnd wrote inatime when belief in witcheraft »as aimost universal Sir Walter Scott neither believod nor supposed any of his readera 1o be- Tieve in witches, and he had too much good sense 1o alow s mabiog a witch of Jeg. Noono " wonld be more surprised than he at tho distor- zon of the character 1n this respect which Mies Cushman and Mrs, Waller brought abont. The weirdness of Mea bas been exaggeratad to catch the applause of the groundlings, and her nobil- ity of Dature bas been sacriticed 1o give the greater prominenca o thia maw idea. Ale, 28 & <queen, a8 & womun of resolute purpose, as o tender purse and guardian of her young, 182 grander character than the skinoy and ridic- ulous old witch of stage tradition. Theeo bigber qualittes were not slurred or ignored by Mies Cushman, uor bLave they heen by Mrs. Wsalier; bot their relative imporiauco bas been” underrated, and tho just proportions o the cnaracter bave not been pre- served. Mrs. Waller rices to the full diguity of tho rubject in the last sct. Iler Aeg thew loses the odor of brimstous, drops tho broomstick Torever, aud takes on the robe of righteousness, Bhe in gravd. Jer comrage. her fidelity, her wmplicity of character, are all illustrated. Sha fies 86 3 herowe, with her lust breath enjoying ber triutopb, and caling apea the peaple about berto celebrateit with & hurrah. She dies in overs pct of her body,—head. arma, logs, eyee, aud zll. A more perfect imitation of the awful presence of death haanot been soen bere for many a season. Clara Mornis 1s the only other Uving svtrees who has rtudied how to die, THE PHENONENAL ATTENDANCE apox the performances of Xdrs. Valler can only andicate that the people have lost interest equal- Is 1n * Guy Manneriog ™ and in tho actress. Miss Cushman herself could not draw full houses for 2 week to ses this play, though she could doubt- less make & vast unprovement on the empty #jaces which Mrs. Waller addressed. There is o doubt thay the duys of the glory of “Guy Maoneriag” have passed. It 18 8 certamly doomed to a place on the shelf 88 any play ever was. Mrs. Waller deserves a better fate. She 13 an actress of undonbted talent, approved Dy two penerations of critics aod plavgoers, and eull beamng with her the vigor of a new life. Her renowu 18 Dot commensurate with, her amerits, partlv because slie has been 80 long re- ured from the etage aud perily because her repertory has been himited aud unpopular. She has been for vests therecoguized representative of what is painful in dramatic literature. Ste is the ouly Uuchess of Maify on the modern swge, and, if the otber termble plays of Webster could be arranged for repre- | the copymight io the play. sentation at the present day, thers conld mo- | were assamed by for bold | nearoes, Ymakees, hoodlums,—every peeahier Lich pre- | tyIeof charac ser. Theirim is to please the pub- Jic, and they fi.vd it easier to do this by entering intothetieldof generalburlesquethan by confin- ing themselves.to the narrow range of negrolife. How snceeasful thewr-efforts are . may be judged from the fact tha t minstrels are tho best paid members of the dramatic profession. Their salaries are donbl ) sud thrice those paid to the noembers of ax or dinery stock company ; zud, winle they contiaue to give o good & perform- ance as the compsa ¥ at Hoolev's Theatre, they earn_their salarics. This week ttia ballads in tho firstpart will Ser “Ella Leene,” by Muryby ; ‘ou'll Soon Forget' Kathleen,” by a; and Mo Good-By.” by Fredericks. Dilly Ein- erson_will sing * Hil lérbrand Montrose,” and sen Cotton “Lhe Wa adering bmen.” The finafe, continued from Iast week, will bo “T'ne Bells.” The features «of the second part will bea leeture on “¥ish,’’ by Harry Bloodgoed ; +Les Miserables,” by Em eruon and Kemble; a banjo solo by Edwin Frenu :h; & sketch by Blood- good and Lewvitt ; Billy Eanerson ja his special- ties; and tbe burlesque of last week, **Tuo Coming Man.” SOTES AND ANNOUSCLMINTS. 3r. Edwin Byron, the boy tragedian, will ap- pear at Col. Wood's Museum Mondsy night as Dertuccioin **The Fool's evenge” He has won ecme praise from Ewstern critica. Jfiss Hattio Jobreon, the reader, has entersd into ab ongagement for a week with the man- sgement of Col. Wood's Museum, and will mate | her first appearanco on the Clicago stage ion- day, March 27. Her dramagdc abilities aro said to be of a high order, and Ler friends predict for her & great success. The week will be de- voted to the production of stetliug pieces. The attiaction of her debut will be enbunced by the first appearance 1 mauy yes.ss of the popalar tragedian, William McFuriand, 10 well known in Chicago as the mavager and leading sctor of Rice's old Theatre. ! Alr. Jobn E. Owens begins sn .sngagement of tno weeks at McVicker's Tuea:Te to-morrow night. The first week mil be de roted to ** Our Bors,” Byrou's new and very sucee esful comedy, wineh has bad a ran of over 350 nisits in Lon- dop. 3ir. Owens assumos the part. of Perkyn Middiewick, a retired butterman. Mr. Raicford will play Sir Geqiirey Champneys. ‘The son of the butterman—a high-mnded, caltivated young mao~—will bo personated by Mr. Gossin, and the zou of the Baronet—a priggishly good fellow— by Mr. Seymour. The two girls will bo_ropre. sented by Mirs Tho:npon, Who comes with Mr. Oreens, and Mrs. Mardoch. The cast is stroog, and the performance promises to be moe$ cgree- ahte, —— THE OQUTER WORLD, 'GEEEN-EOOXM NOTES. AcKee Ravkiv and troupo are in Pittsburg, Edwin Booth netted $52,000 by his Southern tour. John McCanllough will appear in San Francisco Jarch 27. Frapk E. Aiken and his company were in 3in- neapolis last woek. Bartley Campbell is to write 2 farcical comedy for Mesers. Harrigan and Hart, to be completed byJuno 1. Ia the Union League Theatre. Tuesday even- ing. Judgo Barrott played Claude Melnotte, and did it eectively. Petroleum V. Nasby and Chatles Gayler'a new play of * Iuflation " is announced at the Buffalo Aczdemy of Musie for March 27. Jr. Louis Jsmes played Buckingham, sup- porting Darry Sullivan in *Richard {IL, at the Baldwin Opera-House, San Francisco. The Kiralfy Brothers have engaged tho milita- 1y band of the Ausirian Grenadier Guards for their theatre in Philadelplua during the Centon- nial, Mr. O'Neil replaced: Mr. Cathcart, who was suddenly stricken with illness, 1n the last ropre- sentation of ¢ Richard IIL” by Barry Sullivan in San Francisco. Mrs. Kate Batemsn Crows has-been com- pelied to abandon the stuze in London ou ac- count of a retura of her old complaint, intlam- mation of tho eyes. Mias Sarn Jewets, the leading actrass of tho Fifth Avenue Theatre's traveling company, was taken ill in Baltimore, and Miss Jaffreys-Lowis was sent thero to roplace her. “The boy Hamlet,” N. S. Wood, was skinned alive by the New York critics. 1o shonld not be confonnded with the boy tragedisn, Master By- ron, who is to play ic Chicago this week. Tom Taslor's new play, ** Anne Boleyn,” isa snccess at the Haymark London, and Mg Neiloon has consoquently determined fo projong her stay in the metropolis beyond her original intentiup. f The Florences, with *The Mighty Dollar.” were at the Waluat Strect Theatre, Philadelpbia. At the Chestnnt Street Lheatre, same city, Byron's play ** Daisv _Farm," was the attraction. 2+ Uncle ‘fom’s Caoin™ held the boards of irs. Drew's Theatre. Frsuk Frayno snd his rifle team appeared at Col. Wood's Museum. The very able and accomplished critic of tho New York World, after reading the critical no- ticas of the Londou journals oo the acting of JMr. Henry Irving, records his judgment that that actor deserves credit for brenking away {rom old theatrical traditions, and perhaps for scholarly couceptions of Shakspearean parts. Misa Sophie Edwin (Mrs. Stevenson). one of the pioneer actresses of Californis, died in San Francieco recently. She made her debutin 1850, was the oniginal Lady Jsabel in that part of the world, and continued to act until Jast November. She was born in Australia. She keft four chil- dren. but no property, and had no reputation iu the East, **The Wonder " ia only half the titie of the comedy at Wallack's, Why does not the plagbill give 1te explanators title—+ A Woman Keeps s Secret 2™ Ars, Inchbald, in ber prefacs tolirs, Centlivre's play, 6ays that * for a female o ho! her tongue 1s 3 cool act of deliberate fortitude, and only censures the occarrence because of its wmprobability.—New York Aeraid. An English adaptation of **Le Gascon® has been produced, without success, at the Londen Olympic. Mrs. Rousby's Marie Stuart calls forth the following comment from the Tele- aph : **The gerious interest was often turned into deliberato ndicale by the etracge view taken of the tompersment and domosnor of Marie Stuart by Mrs. Rousby.” Mr. and Mrs. Barry Williams were billed 2 appesar at the Boston Theatre last Moednv::igh‘z in * The Connie Soogah,” but Mr. Williams was attacked with plenriey Sundsy, snd ** Tha Col. leen Bawn" wau consequently eubstituted by the kind permiseion of JMr. Fiorence, who owns The principal parts the stock company. At the where be found a bester exponent of the leading | Globe Theatre * Around the World" was cog- tinued. The Musenm was given over to a Cen~ tennial drama. ¢ Paul Revere,” which was pro~ duced with s large cast and a pumMErOUA COMpRNY of supernumeraries. The first three acts are said to be principally made up of gunpowder and wadding, but the Iater ones devclopa plot of eome interest. At Beethoven Hall, the Georgia Minstrels appeared. Jobin E. Owens was at Cincionati last weol the Furbish Fifth Avenue Compauy at Detroit John T. Raywond at St. Louis ; May Howard and Mary Arderson at New Orloans ; Rtignold and Henry V."” af Cleveland ; Lotta at Wash- ington; Daly’s traveling company in ** Piqus &t Baltimoro; Edwin Booth _at Lonisville ; Lu- oille Western at Rochester, N. Y. Mr. James Alligon, the Australian manager, is pow on his way to Ssn Francisco. After a stay of fonr weeks ip that city he will &sil for home. He has engaged the following artists for his thestres in Sydnoy ana Adelaide: W. H. Lin- gard, Mr. G. Chaplin, Mra. Scott-Siddons, Messra. Paker snd Farrou, Mra. Oates’ Opera Company, JIr. Craue and Misg Alice Harrison, sod Mr. Ed- win Adums. e will produco ull the plays of ths Fifth Avenueand Union Square Theatres in Ausg- tralis., An interesting foature of Mr. Booth’s South- ern engagement occurred in Savanuah, h close of the performance the ladics formed in line, extending from tho theatre to his hotel, a distaoco of about four blocks, through which Alr. Booth was obliged to pass, receiving 88 he d:d so the smiles of the hundreds of ladies who fined the sidewalk. Ilo was cslied upon here by Gen. Julinston and other leading citizens, and received evory attention from the peoplo of Sa- vaonab. Jir. Jobn E. Owens was_obliged to suffer the vexation of a_lawsuit in Cinciuati last weok, 80 ettemot being mads to enjoiz him from pro- ducing *Our Boys,” to which Augastiu_Daly 8ots up a claim. Owens holds his title under an alleged sale by Mr. Byron, author of tho play, to W. J. Florence, tho ostensible right being to produce the play in a largo sumber of cities ox- clusivo of New York. Application for an in- junction was refused, but security was required, aud the play was given only oue pight, Mr. Owens falling back on * Solon Shingle.” The Rose Afichel of the Union Square Thoatre —Miges Eytinge (Mrs. Butler)—has sjlittle son of remarkable clavorness, who has not until the othor day been permitted to visit the theatro. Ho sat intent through tho first act of the play, but when the scene came in which Pierre Aichel and his wife have their exciting controversy, Erauk’s eyes filled, and he leaned forward an shouted Iustily with his emall voice, *I don't want that man to psak 80 to my mamma!” ‘The house—it was o ladies’ one, being o matinoe— came down at this unexpected protest, and Rose AMichel herself, overcome by the sitnation, *‘stuck dead,” and took immediate sction to- wards_baviug the young geutleman brought around to the green-room.—New York Corre- spondence. 1t is rolated of Frodorick Lemaitre, the great Freuch actor, who recentlv died, that he delib- erately intoXicated himself with absinthe, that he might better depict tho besoited character of the rag-picker in “ Lo Chiffonnier.” He catried his renlistic acting to euch an_oxtent that he often gave real blows instend of sham ones 1n & caso where 3 stage fight or_struggle took place. On ous occasion when about to perform beforea monarch he appesled to s ¢ fiu{:&f” to let his ears be boxed 1n agenuine way. The msn asked 100 francs, which the great actor readily mave, but in the performance the effect was spoiled, for the blow was given with such force that the ‘‘super™ bellowed : **That's too bard, M. Le- maitre ; you promised not to hurt me.” Mr. Henry Graves, Troasurer of the fund for thoe erection of the Shakspeare Memorial The- atreat Stratford-on-Avon, writes w0 Mr. John Brougham, nunder data of Fob. 23, as follows : The dosigns are tlus day exhibited for the Stratford Theatre and Gallery. We bave enough money to bwld the thestrs only, with bate walls ; We now waut money to put the ornamsnts to it, and build the museum gallery. Wo have tho land on Avon banke looking to the church, at the end of Shakspeare's garden, where ho died. 1t ig littlo wo ask—the profits onlv of one night, April 22, st every theatre in the world, and the whole will bs completed worthy of Shakapoare. Anierica ig Eoglis, 80 far as tho great poat is concerned. Toey. #ay they admire bim; let the managers, by iviug a_belping hand, prove ihat they do vo by acts. The Amorican window 8 up (pearly completed).” The London Tumes, in a careful notice of the new dramatization of * Bleak Houss " entitled +Jo,” eays that the spectator would be puzzied to decide what the actors are doing and why they do it, if he had not already been informed by Ar. Dictiens. ‘The play presupposesa kuowl- edge of tho novel, which a dramaust, even when ho is dramatizing Dickens, abould not presup- poso : *¢If, however, weinay judgo from tho reception the piecs, or, rather, Jo,—for Jo 1s the piece,—met with on tho first night, thero are many who will not agroe with us, and who will be pleased to shed a tesr withont inquiring why or at what they weep. To such we can honestly recommend /o, and can, moreover, assure them that they will be much pleased with the acting of the young lady who ropresents tho crossing- sweeper, . . . and if they can cry at Jo, they will probably be able to lsugh at *the young man of the name of Guppy.'" Miss Jeunie Lee plays Jo. The event of the week in New York was _the revival of Mra. Contlisre’s ** Wonder” at Wal- lack’s Theatre. The New York Tribune inti- mates that the cast wes not so satisfactors as somo others which have illustrated this old corm-~ cdy at Wallsek’s. Mies Dyas is said to lack * glitter.” whatever that may mean, and Miss Geraldine 3laye is pronounced altogetker trivial in the part of Donna Isabella. The Union Square Theatre witnessed the last performances of **Rose Michel,” which 18 to be sncceeded by ‘¢ Ferreol " to-morrow night. At Dely’s, ** Pigua™ bad its 100th performauce, counting matinees, **Juliug Crsar” continned st Booth’s, and ‘“Brass " at the Park., Josh Hart at the Bagle produced » burlosque ‘entitled ** Pesked,” and Alatt Blorgan a¢ the Lgceum spother called “The Tique Family.” amueement, devoted to farce and vaundeville, seemn to bo enjoying only tolerablo enccess. Visitors are allowsd the nse of fres carringes from Union Square to thae theatro. i MUsIC. AT HOME, THE EVENTS OF THE WEEK. The music of the past weok has included two oconcerts by the Boston Philbarmonic Club, one on the South Side 2nd one on the West Side, both of which were largely attonded and suc- cessful; aconcert at Farwell Hall by the well- known Mendelesoon Quintetie Club; a ropeti- tion at the Michigan Avenue Church of tho **Old Folks® Concert ™ ; and the tinal performances of the Richings-Bernard troupo at the Museum. All these have been reviewed at the time of their occurrence. Thero are severzl interesting events announced for the coming week, the firss of which ig 3MR. BALATEA'S BENEFIT. Mr. Balatka takes his annual benefit this even- ing at the North Side Turner Hall. The pro- gramme is an excellent one, aod consists of the overtura to “Jlerry Wives of Windsor”; Scbu- maun's “Two Grenadiers,” to bo sung by Mr. Livermann ; Vienstemps’ grand polonsise, play- ed by Mr. De Clerque; and aa aris from,*La Favorits,” which . will be sung by Mr. Atbert Schwarz. The concert will cloge with the second act cf * Wilhelm Tell,” witli golos by Mrs. Mc- Guire and Mesgis. Schultze, Greiner, and Ber- eghy, and s triple chorus by the members of the Licderkranz Society. 'There was a full and sat- iafactory rebearsal of this act in Turner Hall last Wednesday evening, which was of a character to warrant the expectation of an admirable per- formauce. It is to be hoped the performance will be proportionate to Mr. Balatka's fong servico in the musical interests of tha city. MTEICAL COLLEOE SOIREE. The next regular soiree of the Chicago Musi- cal College will be miven to-morrow evening in the parlors of the College Building, No. 43 Wa- bash avenue, with the following aitractive pro- gramme : 1. “ Maiden's Wieh "—Piano and violin.. Taborowsky e Mabel Suawiding and Mr. A, Lutsseret, 2. Vocal det, ore aesssna, - Mendelssohn Nisses Emma Philpot and Haltie Simma, S iind &} - Vendelssonn e Tempie, 6. * Thou Everywhere’ . s Hai essrs. J. Lattataed! &. Sogoai...... 9. Aelods, Atiss Julia Doane and Alr. 4. Bui 10. Schiller March. . liss Sarak Conlex, The particular interest in the Coflege gossip just now 18 the distribution of the honors for the Present vear. There aro three grades of these, ~iz.: Thediploms, which 18 only issued to thoso who are graduated ; the gold medals, which are 1 igsued to throe of the moat capabls pupils 5 and, .Bchira .Taborowsky sacret. Liezt At the ! Tho latter place of. the silver medals, which are given to those pu- pils who receive fifty good marks in the course of six lerms, thers being one report for each term of ten veeks, with ten marking the highest degreo of excellence. ‘The medals, both gold aud silver, are among the handeomest of the kind that have ever been distributea. For the present geason the hosors have been award- ed aa follows : The gold medals of the Collegs were awarded to Miss Sarah Conley, Miss Kante Davis, and Miss Annis Harrold. The silver medals have been awarded to forty- four pupils, 48 follows : Sonth Side College, 493 Wabash avenue—Mra. Jonnie Wasbtburn, "Misses Mary Wiehard, Mary Talor, Daisy Knapp, {ds Pierce, Elis Bensley, Feooy Giles, Claudie Buel, lattie Foote, Kate Burrows, Maggie Cunningbam, Etta Little, Eloiso Raudall, tlattie Hunter, Clara Percival, Nellio Harmon, Grace Pattereon, Ids McEhwain, Dora Monroe, Della Clark, Julia Dosne, Maggie diuge, Gertrude Walker, Belle Temple, Ilorence ‘Wilder, lsrie Kimburk, Mabel Spaulaing, Emma Marston, Mesers. Fred Becker, G. 5. Dobbins, and Master Ldward Wright, West Sido College, 295 West Madison strect— Mrs. F. L. Lewis, Misses Phobe Dyer, Emma Gates, Nellio Egan. Litlie McLeisb, SBusan Junge, Hate Cook, Mr. Wulter A. Hodgo, Master C. Gardiner, North Side Callege, 333 North Market street— 3lisges Addie Geyser. Claudino Sothrup, Lizzie Ritchuo, Tekla Sothrup. SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT. The secoud of the series of Sunday afternoon voucorts in aid of the Good Ssmaritan Home will be given under the ablo management of Mr. Arihur J. Creswold at the First Jicthodist Church, this afternoon at § o'clock. With & fine array of talent, sud an excellent pro- gramme, the concert of to-day promises to bo oven a greater success than the ono of last Sab~ bath. PART I 1. Overture—*Samson ... Arehur J. Cresiwcold. = Prager from * Lo Propliete”. Mues V. D Pesgrom, 3, Do for two Pisnos—+ Ientasio on themes from Gounod ™. .. ... 4. Ana—* Let the Bright Seraphim AMrs, Emsna Thurston. 5. Organ solo— Seronade ™ (for string or- chestra). % “Handel + Meyerbeer AT Creswoid.” IART 1L = Selections from Mendclssonn’s * Elijsh." 1. Soto and duett. ... What have I o do with thes Alrs. Thurston and Ed, C. lale. +0, rest in the Lord ” igrom. - Draw near, all ye People™ ¥d.c. Hate. .. Cast thy Burden " Sigrom, and Mesars. Stecens and Male. 2. Alto solo.. Miza 3. Recit. and aria,.. 4. Quartotto......... Ari. Thuraton, s “ Hear e, Tsracl * Be not Afraid “ifre, Tn 6. Organ solo—Chorus. ... Thae concert of last Sabbath was, in point of cxcellenco and attendauce, a decided succoss. Mise Blancho eives, the principal soloist, cap- tivated the audicuce by her charming rendenng of Bishop's ** Telt 1ae, my heart,” and * Amaryl- lis," as plzyed by bir. Creswold, will not soon be forgotten, = Of Messrs. Schultze, Tilden, and the Oriental Quartette, 1t is sufticient to say that thoy each received an enthusisatic cucors, Mr. Schuitze responding, - to the gratification of the audience, by singing * Nearor, my God, toThee.” ‘Equally apropos were_the selections of Mr. Til- deu aod the Oriental Quortette. The third con- cert of the secries will bo given next Sunday, March 26, commencing at the usual hour. Se- lections from the standard ozatorios and classic- al suthors will be rendered by select foreign and home talent. TIE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT. ‘The third concort of the season ¢f the Apollo Club will occur at McCormick's Hall Thuraasy evening, on which occasion the Club will be es- sisted by iss Julia Rive, the pianist already so well known to the musicel poople of this city, and by Miss Wilbelmins E. Benziger, soprano, from New York. Tho latter lady comestousa stranger, but, if wo may_rely upon Eastern ro- ports, the credit of the Ctab for presenting the best artists at its coucerta will be ably sustained by the engagemont of Miss Benziger. The con- corts of this Ciub begin at 8 o'clocis precisely, and the associate members and friends are re- quested to bo in attendanca at that time, as no person will be conducted to aseat during the performance of o nnmber of the programme. Tho Secretary, Mr. E. G. Nowell, as_No. 155 State street, will be pleased to givs auy informa- tion requirsd concerning the sssociate member- ship of the Club. JULIA MATTHEWS AT THE ACADENY. The Julia Maithows Opera-Boufflo Company will begiu x geason in Chicago ai the Academy of Music to-morrow night with a performance of **Girofle-Girofla,” Tuesday night *The Grand Duchess” will be given, and Wednesdar night *‘The Daughter of the Regiment " and *‘ Alad- din, the Wonderful Scamp.” Miss Matthews, tho prims donna, has longenjoyed a high repatation 10 England, and desérvos & mugher one in this country. 3ITSICAL NOTES. The musical evenings of the spring term of the Hershey School of Musical Art, No. 42 South Ann street, will begin Monday, March 27, with & piawo rocitat by Miss Juiia Rive. MMiss W. E. Bonziger, the New York vocaliat who iz to appear at the next concert of the Apollo Club, will ba the guest of Mr. R. S. Ciark during ber stay in this city. Mies Julis Rive, assisted by alrs. Hershey, W. L. Tomlins. Miss Bonziger, and Lovis _Osterhz, will give a recital at the rooms of W. K. Nixon, State and Adams streets, next Saturday night. . ‘Mr. C. A. Havene, organit of the First Pros- byterian Church, has composed a “ Bonum Est.” 1t bas been performed by somo of our best rosi- dent singers, and is highly spoken of by them. Mr. George Miller. formerly business manager of the California Alinstrols, has sccepted a simi- lar position in_connection with the Richings- Bernard Opera Troupe. It is probable that both Mr. Miller and the opera troupe will profic by the new arTangement. ‘The concert given at Ferry Hall, Lako Forest, Friday evening last, undor the direstion of W. 8. B. Alatthaws, paseed off pleasantly and to the satisfaction of all present. The programme in- cluded selections from Beethoven, Schumann, Chopio, Wever, Gottschalk, and Liszt. Tue third concerto of Beetboven, in C minor, first ‘movement, was given with the assistance of Mr. Matthews, who furnished the orchestral part on a second piano. Gilmore’s celebrated military band will give two concerts at McCormick's Hall, in this aty, on Thursday and Friday evenings, April ¢ ao 7. The baud will aumber 50 pieces, including Levy, Arbuckle, Lefebre, Letoch. ana otber go- loists of merit, The band is engaged to go to Califorpis, and will stopin_ Chicago on its way there. It is unqguestionably one of tho best military bands organized in the country, and its cnm_:‘en‘.s ought to attract tbe attenfion they merit. Owing to the fact that the Apollo Clab con- cort occurs Thursday ovening, Mr. Tomlins, the Diroctor, is ablized to postpono the regular meating of his West Bide * Tonic Solfa class until the following week Thursday, and the members will take notice of same. Healso re- uosts the annmouncement to ho made that, in the future, the South Side claes will meet on Tuesday evenings in Chriat Church, instead of Trinity Church. The South Side class will, therefors, meot as usual on Tuesday ovening. but in Christ Church. 3rs. J. €. Jones, ome of the favarito and most accomplished teachors of Einging in_Chicago, bas received the following letter from L. Albites, the celebrated vocal teacher of New York, Wo ore glad to note, while printing this iattering teatimonial to the lady, that she has determined to remain in her present position at the Chicago Masical College. Sig. Albites writes Mrs, Jones 38 follows = New Yomx, March 12~My Dear Friexp: Will roulet me Enow how pleased you are with Chicago? Of coureo yon ought to bave n great savcess as a sing. iDe teacher, baving bad a Aino musical education, nd baving been taught sccording to tho best Itahan method, the only oue admissible for singing. Dat with all that and your kind disposition, 1 do not think Clifeago it for vou ; you are 100 good, t0o fine to stay there. Well, 1ct me know soon if you'woald come zndl reside i New York, and your terms, as I could offer to you a position af my callege. The success of my intitution is well establiehed, and Y send you circu. Iar to give on_fdes, Madame Albites jolns me with ber love, and believe me your affectionate and old fnend, L. Avsires, —_—— £BROAD. A GRITICISM OF VON BULOW. The Atlantic Monthly, in the course of n crre- ful and intelligent notice of Dr. Von Balow's concerts in Boston, Bays: ‘The thing that etruck us most forcibly was the per- fection of balance. Never was 3 man better poised nor wath great qualities mors beautifully biended than vop Bulow. In reading the many notices of his play- 0g that have ap) in Boston and New York papers, we must confess t0 £ome aurprise at the very general tendency there secms 10 be 1o deny htm any expressive power in plariug; fault has heen found Jith his touch,28 winting in eympathetic power. That he is moderate, at times perhaps over-moderats, 1n the use he makes of what musicians call the maans of expreasion, is very true, but we cannot £ee thot no | over faila to gain the ends Of expression. We 2 Har-* find bim unsympatuetic. o is, ou the contrary, sympatletic to o very high degree. In spitoof Lis militry bearing, and the autocratic attitude he habft- ually stands 1n in relation to his co-workors aid sut- ordinstes, bis attitude towards his listeners is emi- nently one of equality, most Lrotherly, snd sympa- thetic: his playing i3 2 cordusl invitation, 58 it wers, to followhim into the highest realms of music. JCBICAL NOTES. Boston admires Brignoli, and says that, ltke wine, he improves with age. " Wagoer's “Rienzi," st Madrid, has pleased the public better than it has the critica. During the yoar 1575 thore were no lesa than fifty now operas produced and sung in Italy. ‘The plana for the new Music-Hall in Cincin- l_m_lni contemplate & seating capacity of about Ame. Lucee ssug the role of FElsa in Wag- aer's ““Lohengrin for the first time in Cologne @ short time ago. The Cincinnati Gazetfe says: * Mies Julia Rive, wo are told, bas no intedtion of changing her place of resigence from Ciucinnati.” 3Mllo. Eugonio Psppanheitn mads her dobut in Ttalian opers, lagt Friday, as Viotelta in * La Traviata,” under the direction of Alr. Strakosc! Ar. Harry Gates, Into tenor of the Loston E glish Opera Company, bas accepted an cngs; meut with the Kellogg Euglish Opern Company for the next seagon. AMlio. Albani could not sing either * Lucia di Lammermoor * or “La Sonnambula™ at La Scalu, because the huge theatre possessed no scenery for these pieces. Mr. Maourico Grau, who returned from Eu- rope last week, has engaged Offenbach for tha Centennial. Mauy. otuer important contracts lixvo been mado by Mr. Grau. Dr. Hane von Bulow will commence a soason of six nighta aud four matinee concerts in Chick~ ering Hall, New York, on the 20:h inst. There will be three Beothoven soirees. Philadelplis will have s season of Iialian opera. Tho Strackosch Company, with Titiens, Pappenhcim, Besumont, Brignolt, Tom Carl, et al., open to-morrow at the Acadomy of Music. In tho musical circles of Paris it 18 rumored thut the new Theatre Lyriquo will die bofore its pirth for want of capital. Verdi, the composer, has been engaged to lead tne orchestra for the first six nights, for which **Aida * has been an- nouscod. Ar. Charles Edward Horsley, who died in New York on the 27th of February, was the original of the famons musical creation, ** Charles Auchestor,” a fact pot geperally known. Mrs. Horsley has ceciined to accept a benetit concert, not needing aid. The Gazelta Musicale, of Milan, Italy, pro- feases to have Bsen au announcoment in an American jonrnsl to the effect that on the 29th of November of this yesr—the birthday of Christopher Columbus—G00 _pianists will por- form one of Liszt's compositions together. Mile. Anoa de Bolocca, a young Russian prima doona, who has been received with much favor, Iias been prevailod on, by the usual monetary ar- gumonts, to vigit this country. Sne will set sail abount the last of this month, and make her debut in New York in opern on Easter Monday under the management of dir. Max Strakosch, The receipts at tho Bosion Thencre, the eight nights dunng which Tietiens has appeared in Italian opers, were 226,873, tho averago bewg considerably greater than that of the recent Now Yeork soason, and greater thin in any previous operatic engagement in ths Hub. The prices of the tickete wero lower than those of previons 80as00s. In this weelt's issue of .4 pplefon’s Journal Mrs. Lucy H. Hooper, whoso opportunities for ob- gervation hiave been of the best, advises young American girls who contemplate goiug abroad to study for the operatic stage or concert-room to study at home. To the case of Miss Kellogg may be added that of Adeling Patti. who received all her musical education in New York. Mr. M. W. Whitocy, Boston’s distingaished basso, with bis family, satled in the steamer Atlas from Liverpool for Doston on the 7th. He has had & very succesaful round of concert en~ gagements, sud visited all the principal cities in the United Kingdom, and returna to America to fill 8 number of professional engagements. Itisstated that Mr. Strakoech has it in contem- plation to give Lossini's **Stabat Mater™ in Boston o the evening of Wedneadas, April 12, with Mlle. Titions, Misa Aona Drasdil, Mr. 3, W, Whitner, and possibly Signor Brigaoli, together with a large and efficient chorus.” Twms will be positively Mile. Titiens® farewell to Americs, a8 smhn :ml': for Earope on the following Saturday, o 15th. The students of Wagner’s music who bave not the courage to attack Schopeuhauer's worka in the origival, will fiud, among the recent im- portations of Scribner, Welford & Armstrong. o brief study of that philosopher’s lifs zad writ- ings by Helen Zimmern, which will acquaint them with tho motaphysical basis of the music of the fture. 1In his essay on Beothoven, Wag- ner himsolf states that the pessimist philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer furnishes the ground- work of his tiought. 'The new volume gives the first popular presentation of this philosophy in English, and containa a fine portrait of the phi- losopher.—~Aew York Tribune. The New York Zribune says : ** There is now suthority for tho aunouncement that Richard Wagner has agreed to compose a grand march for the opening of our exhibition at Philadel- phis. . . . That the great mastor has been indunced to interrupt the preaparations for his model parformanco at Bayrenth long enough to write this mazch for America is the fruit of the negotiations of Theodore Thomas, under whose diraction, of course, the execntion of the piece will take place. Itis owing, however, to tne zeal of the Womeun’s Centennial Organization, which hias plodged itself to provide ttio necessary money that Mr. Thomas was suabled to offer Herr Wagner s suitable compensation.” The London Temes says of Herr Josegh Joachim, +‘the bright particular star” of tne Monday popular concer:s : ‘* The gifted violinist isnow at the veryzonith of his artistic careor. Never was ke playing bettcr, if ever, tndeed, so well. His extraordinary commasd of the instru- ment, througn tho tones drawn from which he reveais 1o usthe thoughts of the greatess of masters, was manifested emphatically when, at tio Philharmonic Concerts, a3 far back as 1844, bo first enlisted the sympathies of an English audience. But as his technical facility has, year after year, approached nearer to perfection, 8o, in an equally noticeable degree. has a far higher quality—that of poetical expression—been brougat to ripe maturity.” HEAVEN. When once, abont onr cattage-doar, A little, simple ohild, T played, The sky to ¢ was the great floor Of tho g¥and houze that God had made, And the bright stars that met my sight Were sugel-watchmen of the night, ‘Then childish faith and love conld sce, Iu every lonely, datksome place, The Father looking down ut me, And gmiles upou Iiis loving face. The Hecey elouds that silvery shoue Were glimpses of the Great Wiite Throne, In the far wost, at soft twilight, Amid the besm of red and gold, Did Heaven'n gates of pearly white 50 often to niy wight unfoid. Atevery eve my 6out kueit thcre, Borne ou the wiugs of chiidhood’s prayor. A me! that lova and childish trust With cluichiood's years Wero soon outgrown; The thiugs of time, of sense, of dust, Hid frow my soul God’s Great White Throne, And the world's mansions towered high, 1iiding tho gates in tho western k5. Heaven became place unknor. Like some far city 'cross the sca; God a stern_king upon a throne, ‘Who cared no more to smile on me; And uubelief bid from my sight Tuo anget-watchers of the night, The world wss besutifal and fair; 1 loved it glittering, dazaling toys; 1 gathiored al its gifta 8o rare, ‘And gave my soul to all its joys, The paw to Heaven dark becsmme,— 1 logt my way, nor asked the samo, With pity the good Father's eyo Watcned o'er me while 1 went astray; He sext an angel from on igh, And took my little child awsy. Tow well the good, wiee Father knew That I would turn‘and folfow too. Then esrthly things to me were naught; 1longed to find that city fair; Amid 1ts strangers one 1 sougdt,— ket child of mine,—a dweller there. 1 longed 10 walk the polden street, 1ts dear, sweet face ouce more to meet. Yeara have passed. I'm traveling atlll, So worn and weary, old and gra; T've alost reached the Western hill The sun goes down, 'tis closing de¥, Amid the besms of red and gold ‘That litzle child the gates unfold. ~=MIra. &. T. Perry, Kentoud, He was roading to his wife about an accident, a0 caavally remarked : -1 dare say there was a woman at the bottom of 1t,” when something tranapired that made him grasp his head in both hands and rub it deliriously, 2a if there had bean 2 woman a$ the top of itv—Brooklyn Argus. BOSTON. Paul Bevere Come Back to Us for a Centennial Holiday. A Minuet at a Masquerade---The New England Primer. The New York “Nation” Takes Down Our Enthusiasm. Faneuil Hall and State-House Frights ‘Wendell Phillips and the Hancock House---The Next Thing New IleHotypes. From Our Own Corresrondent. BostoN, March 15.—AS8 the season deepons and wa approach the Centennial sumtner, every- thing in the way of amusements secms to tako on,—I won’t call it &. patriotic flavor, but the flavor of old fashions and reminiscences. Itjisn bueiness affair in the way of the paid entertain- ments. of courso, and in the social junketings a matter of doing as the rest of the world does, following in tho groove. It isa pretty sight, howaver, to see the old Boston Museum hung ull over with flage, fiying gayly in tao March wind. This is to draw sttention to tho fact that inside PAUL REVEDE EAS COME DACE AGAIY in the handsoms person of Mr. Clarles Barron, aad with all his old associstes. LThe play is put on the stage very handsomely, and the old dresses. the furniture, and the fout ensemble of the whote thing is good, and shows a faithful study. But tlere is something very funny to our unenthusiastic nineteonth century eyes, that are always on the lookout for gush, in the gunpow- dery carryiug-on, the bluster and fluster of stage battle, in all tho first part of the play. Batat the fourth act we come upon the gracefal lttle love story. Annie Clarke, the leading lady, takes the part of the heroine, Mayylower Deene, which young lady is a Rebel bolle of Boaton who is be- loved by a young officer in Washington's army. This young gentlomsaa is sent into the city asa spy. Aud theu wo come upon a masquerade at the Province House, where ho is discoversd and condemaed to be bung. And this brings out not only some very fine acting on tho part of Ahss Clarke, aad Mr. Barron a8 Paul Revere, but we got some of the prettiest scenes that were ever stage set. In Lhis play Miss Clarke recalls her acting of seveu or eight years ago, when she was in er tecos, a8 Kate in * Griffith Gaunt.” There is & verve and youthful abandon waich is very like the old time. THE LADY'S GREATBEACTY of face and figure iy broughe out very finely, t00, 1n this old style of costume. If auybody wauts to feel as if the last huudred years were u drearn, let him or ker take a journey to Boston aud look at the delightful scenes where the awately minuet is deuced in tho old pariors of the Province House. ~Any reader of Haw- thorne must recall his old stories of tho oid honse, aud especially thatone of the Lady Eleanor and her gorgeous, ill-fated mantle, as this scene opens beforé ome. The ininutable Warren is the tunuy man of the piece, of courze, and to hear him guote from the New England Primor, in the nasal sing-soug of the Yankee, on every possinlo oveasion, is to Loar the most en- joyable bit of humor that has been before tho public for manya year. ltogetber, the new play is & pretty thing, barrina a hetle too much baug aud flash sua spread-caglewm in the first acis. But tho gaenerai mass of people seem michtily pleased with just this part. All the American ardor in the ordinary American bosom, uncerrupted aod untouched by TUE NEW IuSK NATION LITERATURE, flawes up st this bang aud flash of patriotiam, and applauds vociferonsly. We who are taintea by this nineteenth century spirit of unenthusi- asm don’t bhave balf 83 good a time as these ar- dent souls while wo sit and eriticite. But, speak- ing of putriotism, there Las been s good deal of feoling outmide of Boston recensly concerning the zunouncement thas the Old South Churen with its commnon befl wes to bo ecattered into fragments which were to ba preserved by the Historical Society, that the State-House was to be torn down, and Faveul Hall to have 8 like fate, all in the march of invading and vandal progrees. “* Don's let Boston talk about its Cen- tennial spirit of patriotisim while it proposes such outrages!” surieked the shocked and dis- e 'em, however; remember the Han- cock Housae !" i8 the climax of the chorna. It ig very fuuny to seo how quickly the wrong interpratation is put upon things that oue wounld think could not be uusinterpreted. The Old South Church was never 80 houored and sufe 25 by tha present propozition to purchase and hold it as i s(ands 23 & memoria bulding by the His- torical Society. Tho State House signified as *the old State Houee” is not_the giided-domed affair at tho top of Eescon Hill, but the ancient buildiag on State streot, loug ago turoed from State pur- poses into various store places. ete. ~ AND FOR FANEUIL BALL, notbing more is talked of than to turn out the markets in the base of tue building, and conse- crate it to & museum of State retics and memo- rials of the past. All three of which clhanges are devoutly to be hoped for, and sall threo in tho interest of national pride and the true senti~ mens of patriotism. I have no mauner of doubt, however, that the misunderstanding came abont by the very remembrance which forms the warn- ing war-cry of the chorag,—that of the Hancock House desecrasion of & few yoars ago,when in ail Boston there could not be found enongh of this patriotic pride and geutiment to pre- serve the old Governmeutal msnsion which Haocock himself desired to bequeaih to the Commonwealth, but, dying too soon to carryout his pian, left only s strong desire, which tho family endeavored to respect Istor, but withoat suicess. When the hanasome old landmark, in which Hancock lived and died, and Lafayetto was entertained, and \Washington, D'Estaing, Brissot, sud Percy, had been guests, was torn down, the minority who did their best to pre- serve 1t lost some of thelr pride in their beloved Boston by finding her wauting at such a criss, and have nover failed since to_express their dis- sppointment and disgust. Wendell Phillips is one of these, For a time afier the fiue freestons bouso of Garduer Brewer was completed, ME USED TO SHAKE RIS FIST in balf sonous and wholly honost exasperation at the new dwelling, in memory and regret for the old, which just such wealth aa this of Mr. Brewer's failed to purchase, Aud the next thing in the way of Centennial doings is _the celebration of the evacua- tion of -Boston by the British on the 17th. The programme is of the naunl militin aud speech-giving order, and poople are not ea- pecially interested in 11, because wo are having adeluge of Centennials, and may well wish that Wwe were on the other side of the year. Tus most interesting featare of these Centenuvitls is the pictures that tho artists are paiating, one and anather, to xcpresent dillerent scencs in tho Revolution, or during the colovial timcs. Longfellow's Jobn: Alien and Prsculla is to go to Philadelphia. and other artists are engagad on other gtudies. The pictures themselvos are not always admirablo, but they are always interest- ing, as brioging out tne artist's idess of such times, and a8 ehowing tho costume of the old days, for these pictures are gonerally faithfully etudied up from old portraits and relics. Speak- ing of pictures snggests [ THE NEW HELIOTY?ES which J. T Osgood & Co. have just brongnt ont. The work is remarkably well dons, nud are copies from pictures that Wo all know somerhing apout, or ought to know. One of the best of these ia Schreyer's ** In Danger.” 1 don's think tho steel-engraving by Moltram conld be better, 1z is a scene of comiug night in 3 drifting anow- storm. and the quostioniog look exclaoged be- tween the two drivers of tho great tweive-horss team is not more eloguent of the title thau tho bliod, groping, deatb-chilied expression of the drooping Lorsos themselves, 1t is 2 very bean. ufal pictare, too. There is such denth and far- Teaching transparent light and shade in the at. mosphere a8 we gee in Bodmer's Ppictures somatimes. Huog up st the window with no backboard, this heliotype makes a most lovely transparency. MILLAIS® 118 OB X0 ™ Dakes a fine thing, The lines and depth of dark stade in this is exquieitely copied. ‘Thers are twenty or more reproductions of Landseers aoimals, and DMichetti's * Little Neapolitan Jaraudera,” o well dona thatone can't fancy aything better. Rosa Honbeur and Bougereat, Deiarocne, and Berne-Bellecour, sre some of tha other srtista who are copied. _One by Dellecour, &g ioterfor, called *Rent Dag,” ought to be studied by every American house-maker and house-tarnisher “for tho noble proportions of the room, and 1t suggestionsin the way of grace and beanty, There's uo bric-a-brac tomfoolery to stumble over in thia room, and mo litter of _homodern drawing-roomsost, 1tisallelogancs f. 9..Q to K4 ch—Ktto of form and simplicity of arrangement of this elegance. g i THE GREY COLLECTION GF HAEVAND Corryap which was first reproduced gives us all the olé masters preity neatly, and opens & wonderty] ease of way to educate the eye. It can't bng beneficial to any one to look up and gas Titian'y graceful curves and flowing lines, for instapeg, oo his walla, or Michael Angeio’s BLrong facey beering down upon him, in lien of the insipig prettinesses that thin parses have in the Past indulged in, becanso the great works wers on ot the reach of any but the mullionaire. Now, whos 3r. Thin Purse ficds himself 1 the ascendin scals of fortane, ha will not know now to L8 the great pictures which BIr. Greenbacks of [ day bas yot to learn in many cases. N.p. THE GAME OF CHESS, Cmcago Carss CLUB—~Nos. 63 and 65 Washingtop, street; open from 9a. m. to 10, . Chess plsyers mect daily at the Tremont House (Ex- change) and the Sherman Hovse (Dascment). All communications inteaded for this dopertmens shiould be sddressed to Tuz TRIDCNE, and indorsag “Chess.” TO COBRESPONDENTS, #J. P. C."—The problem is very welcome, *Carofus,” and others.—Iu Problem No. 1,11, n to Q Kt 6—Kt from B8to K 6, 3nd where is the matay A. Socxel, Riverside, TIl.—By a sinzular colncideans the problem which you have taken the troubla ta segg 38 original is identical with one of Herr Arderssen'y positions, Correct solutions to Problera No. 16 received from &, Barte, . 5. Powell, and D. 8. Baldwin, city; A, g, Baxter, Nauvoo, IlL. PROBLEM XNO. 18.—BY 1R. J. H. CAMPBELYL, WHITE. ‘Vhite to play and mate in threo movas, SOLUTION TO PROBLEM XNO. 16. White. Black. ‘B takes P 1..K takes B (4) BtoQEtS 2..Et0Q¢ 3..Qto K 5mate ) 1..K takes P (B) 2..QtoR 4 2..EtoB4 L 3..QtoEtimats | | 1.E0Q4(©) -BtoKt5 2.EKteQ3 QtoEsmate | « 1..KtoB4 2.BtoR5 2..Etakes P, L 3.QroK5mate *.* Varfation 4 ” in Problem No. 15, published laef week, woa rather ¥ mixed.” It should haveresd1..Q to Q B7—Kt takes Kt takes R, etc, NOTES. The acora In the match between Messre. Steinitz and Blackburne st last accounts stands 33 followa: Bteine itz, 5; Blackburne, 05 drawn, 0. In Paris, recently, 3L Rosenthal played twenty-nine gomes simultaneously without sight of board or mes, winnicg twenty-five, losing one, and thres drawn. The Swedish wood-carver, Oestergren, is preparing 3 chessboard for exhibition at the Centesnial, the pieces of which ars symbolical of the struggle between. Unitramontanism and tho modern spirit in Germany, On one side cf the board appear the Emperor William and the Empress Augusta £s King and Queen; Prince Bismarck and the Minister Falk as Bishops; the Rnights are Prussian Ghiands, and the Pawns are sol dlers and recruits. On tha othier slde stands Plus IX, as King, while his Queen is an abbess holding a wazen tsper well nigh burned out. The Bishops are cardi- nals, the Knights are monks riding on asses, and the Pawhs are monkeys on foot. CHESS IN CHICAGO. The following Fame was Iately played at the Tremont Exchangg between Mr. Rodlis, of Jilwaukes, sad Mr, ‘Hanghton, of the Chicago Chess Club: White—Mn, BopL1s. | Black~M=, HAvamros. 1. PtoKé PloE 4 2.EKttoB3 * 2.QKttoB3 ' 3..BtoQEt5 o KEttoK2 1 PtoQ3 @ | 4 PtoRKt3 5. BtoKKtS 5. BtoEKt2 6..Caatles 6. PtoEB3 7..BtoK3 7..Castlea 8..BtoB4ch 8..KtoRBag 9. PtoQB3 9. PtoQ4 10..K P takes P 10..E Kt takes P QBioBS5 1..ERtoEsg R to K sy 12. QKttoE2 PtoQ R4 *13..P10QB3 toQRS 14..QEt10KB4 QEtoQ2 KEtto KBS KttoK 4 BtoK3 fakes B Rtakes B Q takes Q B t takes Q ttakes Q B RtoK32 t0QEL3 takes P toERS EtoXteq toB3. e‘tnesxc o Q RRA toEB4 toE5 toE4ch And White resigns, as Blacx wins the exchange, snd, being & Pawn ahead, must win, {a) P to Q4 is the best move in this form of the Ruy Lopez, and speedily leads to an advantage for the at- tack. CHESS IN GRAND RAPIDS. The following game, between Measrs. Alberont and Shinkman, was played at Grand Baplds a fow weeks ago: SOOTCH GANPIT. White—MB, ALBXRONL | Ltack—ME, SHRIKMAN, 24 K4 1.PtoK4 Ptaxes P ‘K EttoB3(a) PtoQ4 Et takes P K takes P EWES Ktto K4 PtoB3 BtoQ3 PtaQ6 Qto B3 Btakes B RioBeq QukeaQ toQ3 Ptakes B to .BtoB4 Ktto R 3 (1) PtoQRS Kt to Et8g (2) [QktoKeq X takes R Kukes B Rtto Q2 BtoE7 RtoQaq S BtoK3 ' PtoB 4 R takes P ch KtoBaqg Rukes R P P takes P RtoK8ch EiwoB3 R takes B Kt takes B ch KtoE3 KtoK3 P10Q7() Kt tuken P T takes Kt Ktakes R (52K Q3 Res u (a) Not so good 33 B1o B 4, 28 it invitesn very fom ‘midable attack. {b) U to K 1 ch at once wonid have been better. e. g2 E4; 10..BtoB4—Q to Q33 11, Castles—~B to K 2 takiea X 4—Q tak B; 13..1 takes Kt ch—K to Q 3; takes QELEs ete. < (€) The quickest and surest road to victary. THE SNOW-STORM. As evening shades were darkening, And the aky became more gray, The icy breath of Winter Rustied, whiatling, on its way. The Erost-spritea, clad in their dainty robes, Fell to the Earth belows But the queer folk there saw naught but cloadly And flakes of feathery anow. ‘They feli on the dry and withered Barth With whispered words of love: Waile thicker and thicker grew the air With whirling anow abov. Tue flowors neatled closer still; Hushed were the murmurs of the rill; But the robin piped in a plaintive voice; As if be thought that he must rejoice. The drg::ing oy u’fn u?um%!n‘:nd fleld, And bespangled the golden "Round a gurbisb face that bad just pecped ooh—= A face thad was young and fair. z The blge eyes gazed on the scens withouly i the mow sk overall, - As they fell on river, copse, ana brak: And the elm-trees, weird and tall. The red cheek rected npon ker hand, A the fair, aweet 2ace looked dovm; While the snow fell faet o the window-sill, And agaiust the latuce brown. Her swags-down anood unlocsed ita bind, Revealing a neck of Ktat 3.1 § pearl, . And the Frost-aprites threw a glittering nod gl i love O'ertho head of tho d’:ml!-m-_