Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1876, Page 13

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 13 — Jorpriced the audience with her el rendered Silfiption of - **The Bobolink.™ Her clear B mciation and_nicety of expression, for oue so young. cals for no little share of the praise this T atertainment 8o justly mer fe reading of Lonzfellow's ** Birds of Killing- worth by Miss' Ella Mitz, would lave done Todit, to one of more mature _vears. ifhe Gislogue by Master Dicky and Miss Pauline Fbterman, entitled **Little Brown Birds, ™ 15 also Stservinz of special mention. Master Dicky also e a very amusing description of **The Moather. [N ko=, A sonz, *The Mocking.Bird," sccompanied by Mr. Iiart, was I .dly encored.’ Mr. Hart's imitation of the mock- 1o ird note was admirally exceuted. No little teedit 1a due Mies Howe for her careful training of fitse youns amafeurs, and_those interested 160k forwand with much plensare to a repetition of this Hiate of entertainment, which has so beneficial an sfcct on the minds of the youny people, and s0 $eoat 8 source of enjoyment fo the older ones. BARINGTON. ‘ The residence of Mr. Le Loy Powers was the scenc of a pleasing wedding ceremony Sunday last, 1t which time and place Miss Josephine Earle, of auconda, was united in marriage to 2. C. V. 3sger, of Turner Junctivn, by the Rev. G. K. be Miss Howe, Hoo 3 Puring one of the heavy thunder-storms of last geck the barnof Mr. 1L Bower was struck by lighing. Two horses were killed and the bam ¥ss somowbat damased. Thie villaze wae visited Tast Sunday evening by some of the wretched tramps who are jost now’ in- Testing tiis portion of the conntry. They entered the honse of Mr. Jucksou while the family were yway et church, but fortunately were able to se- cure only a emall amount of booty. Abont §¢ in change was guthered up, when, having first unsacked the pantry and helped themselves Jiberslly to the tood thinge found there. they de- parted.” . They next visited the depot, and, cutting Onta panc of zlass from one of the windows, en- fered the express ofice. They were successful ooly to the amount of $1.50 in money, but broke open several invalnable packages and scattered the things in the oficearonnd with little regard to order. 1.ake Zuricp is juet now obtaining he reputation of being & perfect paradice for fishermen. Mr. Trown, of Tark Ldwe, paszed through this place eith fieh, the totsl weizlit of which was GO pounds, all canght in a few hours. Dr. Surbank, of Chicago, was in town Wednes- 2. ’ Mrs. Willism Deckywith left for Aurora Wednes- day to visit friends at that piace. Mre. Dickenson left on the same day for Evanston 10 sttend the Comumencement exercises. RIDGELAND. Thorsday evening the Ridgeland Literary Club ssrembled in the epacious parlorsof Mr. E. A. Commicgeto celcbrate its annual recnion. The Club mcetings have beenheld every two weeks gnce last fall, ond have been very inter- and ‘beneficial to the members. At this, their last mecting, fhere was a more Drilliant assemblage than has ever beenseen in this fFaburb, and the t¥enty or more uew faces attested its rapid prowth. At 9 ovclock Presi- dent Beecroft called ‘the meesing to order, tnd announced the einging of a **Centennial Iizma by Mesers. Spoorier and Nussey, and Mes- dawces Cuinminzs and Richmond. Mrs, Georse E. Dutters was pianist. This was followed by readinzs und recitations by Messrs. A. K. Lucas, E. [I. Cunminge, 2nd Williat Spooner. A cornct Eolo by Prof. W. . Lently added fo the variety and enjoyment of the entertainment, and resalted ina loud cncoze. The whole company then prome- paded to the :trains of sweet music. Presently the diming-room coors were thrown open, snd the compzmy were invited to partake of wruwberries and cream, ice-cream, lemonade, cuke, ete. The tzbles were covered with & heauti- ful floral display, nd_prescnted an exquisite ap- prasance. The refreshments were enjoyed amid After singing the . ** Star- . pleasaut conversations &pancled Banner, ™' the Clab adjodrncd, 1o meet the Eecond Thursday in October. Mrs. Dutters and Mivs Robbins have Jeft for the Centenni: ir. J. 1. Beecroft has gone to Europe. ENGLFWOOD. An art-reception was given by Mrs. Addie Bene- det Monday evening in her etado, over Beck’s tank. A large number of friends of the lady wese precent, who pussed the cvening pleasantly in ex- umining the paintings, many of-'wkich were anc- ticned off ¢uring the e ig. The nest little hull adjoining the stud: wes also thrown open, ~ and the strains _ of music ive' ~ tlose who were inclined to 2nce an opportrni'y to indulge fa that favorite pestime. Tient supper, followed by a sew wore w ing's enjoyment. A etrawbesn ival was given by thie Indics of the Methodist Episcopal Church, cor- qer of State and Forty-seventh streets, in the chiarch parlors Taezday eventns. “Tue ‘i ¢ ic Jubilee Singers gavea farewcll Lizh-School Hall Wednesday even- in {0 a large sudicnce, Tne aivmni esercifes of the Englewood High talze place in the school ball Tuesday. 3 The exercises will consist of the Fresideat's ad- drexs by Master Wright P. Holden, o reading by 74 and Riss s}llt T. Lewis. and the ** classes o, ki Nins s Mary Ilowe and Misa Dickic Broad. - A rennion or soclable will foliow the rez- ular exercizes. ‘ OAE PARE. This week will close the public school for the sommer. Teachers end scholars are looking for- ward with pleasure to their freedum. Several chungee are to e made the next school-year nmong the teachers. Mr. Durkoe, the Principal, and Miss Julia Ormincon, teacher of the Intermediste de- Jartuent, have resizmed their positions, and_their places will be led by others. Mr. B. L. Dodge, of iz, 1lL, Las been elected Principal. Al fer'of several years” experience in 1his county, and is considered jost the man for the e. Misx Woodrufl, Miss Kare Douise, aud Aary Lewis will remain. Another teacher is osen. Durkee. withhis estimable wife and Miss Orminson, will be greatly missed, both in the echuol and in sucicty, and “the entire community wish tuem **God speed™ in their mew field of labor. It ie whispered Miss O. will enter z new state this full. ir. John Rernolds, son of the Rector of Christ Churgh. lias gone to Colorado, where,he expects 10 Temain son time. . iles i visiting her old home in Truro, ra, Fo Nova Scotis. IIGOLARD PARE. Mr. Schuyler M. Coe contemplates leaving Highland Park snd making his home {n Canada. Jfe will Le greatly missed in society, being one of its pmmlncnnlmmbe N Anomber ef people from the Park will visit the C.n*enn’al, among whom are Mr. and Mrv. Morey, 3-. ond Mrs. Leslie, Mr. and Mre. Lasher, and others. tue A, O. FanLodge held thelr picnlc yester- day. Vicnics had been appointed for almost every day daring last week, but, owing to thie bad weather, wei mned. . Five were known to Yove been ani ed, bat that number did not Olhers are expeetud for some time rhend. ek will see the Third Presbyterian Charch h) and the Church of the Epiphany, c was postponed from the 20th on we- of the weather. ‘hinted that the Iadics of the Baptist Church contemminte a strawberry festival on thelr church grounds some time within 3 few weeks. ELMBURST. The closing exercises of Elmharst Boarding- Schocl took place Friday afternoon, and were highly sreditabie to the kchool. Among those that gave most. pleasure to an ap- preciative audience were: **Gen. Grant's March, " count s Fannic Stacy: **My Dolly,” recitation, by G instromental duette, *‘The Mockj, Lillian E. Nind and Mabel New “The Belfry of Bruges,” Miss Anuie Cromwell; song, duette, Missex Addic Bates and Ruthie Talinadge; recitstion. **Lady Clarn Yore de Vere™; song, bolo, *‘The Gate's Ajar.” Mias Carrie Stacy; essay and closing words, Miss Liliian E. Nind. CICERO. The scholars of the Tilton School at Central Park Yeld a picnic yesterday at 2 o'clock p.m. The affair went off very pleasantly under the management of \ies Julia llanerhan, Miss Mooney, the assistaut ‘eacher, Mre, I. Erickeon, Mrs. Conby, and Miss Suat. "Mr. Smith furnished boate gratis. e—— OUTCAST. n onteast, friendless and lone, A caild of the street, uncared for, unknown; A curee resting on her, nowlere to go, {ler waviward feet treading the pathwsy of woe; Aimlessly drifting, hopelessly lost,— Dne more unfortunate on life’s tempest tost. Dnly an outcast, shunned and contemned, A straneer to pitr, judged and condemned; Yoo wicked for prayers, scofling at teard, Comeloss atiko of the world and Its encerds Dead to the memory of hzppier hours, Plucking Life's thorns, unheeding its flowers: Gone the 't cost-valoe® of her girlhood's falr morn, — Only an object for the finger of &corn. Ouly an ontcast! Misery's own, Dead in the Morgue, anclaimed and Tnknown. Tirush #oftly back the damp musges of hair rmmfn‘w ace sorrow-darkened, yet wondrously ir: Reverently fold the white hand on her breast; Only an outcast gone to her rest.— Gope, but not nissed in this pitiless world,— Oniy oue more into eternity hurled. Ciucsco, June 18. Owex M. WiLsox, JB. e ————— _The Harvard University Crews IHarcard Crimson. Tn spite of changes and the Joss of thelr captain, the Gaiversity crew is ina very favorable condition. Thelr endurance is wonderful, and a little more ractice in smatl things, such ae starting, will bring hem fnto excellent form. The six to row at Springfeld will probably conelet of Bancroft, stroke; Bolan, 2; James. 33 Jocobg, 43 Thayer, 53 Moraan, bow. Immediately after the Springfield Tace these men will £o to Sdratoza androw in 3 eix. The Esecutive Committee of the club have decided to try o paper boat in the Suratoza race, and an elort will be made to obtain subicribtion from -aduates to pay for it. So much bas been done by %‘;: :u&e: Sm{t&‘“ towsrd mecting tie expenses of The crew car that it is carne: hoped that the 5 S will see the necessity of lendinz ussome R e Bould not be foun possible to ruise the roguisite amount for the urchase of 8 Paper boat, 'the shell of last year will bave tobe used. ] AMUSEMENTS. The Performances of the Union Square Com- pany. The Acting in “Ferreol”---The “Two Orphans*® This Weels, A Call for “Ted Astray”—New York Theatricals—Grgen- . Room Gossip. Gffenbach and Aimee to Appear Hero Koxt Week at MeVicker's. Carl Rosa's Opera Company- Musical Notes at Home and Abroad. : THE DRAMA. IN CHICAGO. THE UNION SQUARE COMPANT. “Ferreol” has run its comrse and been withdrawn. It is unquestionably a weak play- 1In the hands of less competent actors it would be absolutely a bad play. Only the Union Square Company makes it endurable. We say the play, under the most favorable circum- stances, lacks vitality and strength; the asser- tion carries with it the obligation to explain why. Letustry. The construction of ¢TFerreol” is faulty. The . curtain® rises on the interior of 2 French lady’s house, fin which an evening party is being hedd. The company are discussing the merits of » shocking murder case, the aceused person being a common ac- quaintence. ~ This introduction is easy and artistic. The spectator feels that heis being Dbrought at once to the middle of the story. So, indeed, heds. The great misfortunc isthat, be- ing thus happily arrived at the middle, he ean- ¥ tothe end. The dramatist has“willed otherwise. e advances, like the crab, backwards to the beginning, and dous not make the cireuit to his starting-point until the end of the second act. Thence he takes up his line of march through two acts more to the end. There is thesame kind of ingenuity displayed in this backing and filling process that we used to hear the volunteer-firc companics exercised in in runningto a fire; their motto was, * The Tongest way around is the best way to the fire.”” So M. Sardou seems to think the circuitons route is the most efective way of reaching-our emotions. Ie desires to come upon us likea thief in the night; to conquer us, who stand like the zallant band st Thermopyle in defense of our liberties, by finding a sceret path and ot- tacking us in the rear. His failure is caused by his impudent assumption that his cnemics are deaf, dumb, and blind, as well _as few in num- vers, He dogs't surprise us. We sce from the start all 3y movements, which are intended to be seeret; we consult with each other on the probable outcome ot his expedition; we hear 1he clatter of his camp equipage. The noise of hiis final charge stuns_ and dismays us; but w are overcome at last by forces which might have attacked just as effectively in front s in the Tear. Ttwould be instractive, if we had the time and !Luzc to spare, to estimate how large a part of the first two acts of #Ferreol” is de- voted to bare narrative. There 5 a vast amount of story-telling. e company tells of the progress of the trial; La- yondaud Lells Ferreol, newly-arrived, of the ar- rest and indictment of the prisoner; Ferreol tells Joberte of the actusl scene of the murder; _Wartial tells the Judge of the treachery of Lis (Martial’s) wife. thus arraneing a motive for the ‘rime as it is finally revealed. Notice at this point how elosely the dramatist follows the buzk 1raci from the rising of the curtain till its fall on the second act. Bach storyearries us farther gway from the present, and towards the genesis of the crime. With the third uct the interest of the play begins, and it is fully sustained to the end. Admirable work is shown in_these two acts. The :m?u!sh of Hoberte and Ferreol cul- minates; all the minor personages, who inctm- Tered the previous action, are swept away and forgotten. The spectator sees now only the un- bappy Ferreol, who secks to destroy himself in order to save the honor of a woman; that wom- an, who hias the appearance of being false to her husbaud without the sin of it; that hus- band, whose uprightuess in all the official aud sonal relations of-life makes an attack on is honor unpardonable aud shocking; the trae wurderer, stupefied by llfiuor and’ crazed by the treachery of a base and heavtless womani the public prosccutor, whose nature as a friend and man nl Tonor bas risen above the barriers of official decorum. - The situationis thrilling. Tt takes hold of the sympathies of the audicnce. For the sake of it we can almost pardon the Tmortal suffering of two hours of dreary stupidi- ties and story-telling which preceded’ it. But we cannot @ bring_oursclves to extend this plenary indulgence. The lmFrc. jon, cven after 1he strong sceue at the end, 15 one of weariness. Tho play is not the thing Wwe wanted. It bas pleased‘and displeased us equally. The terms of the cquation cancel cach other, and there is Do unknown quantits of delight to caleulate at our leisure. Tt kias been said that Sardou, in the construc- tion of this play, has adopted 4 bew method. Something of the kind there does seem to be. When this has been said, however, we are no Dbetter off than before. Then we decided that the construction of the play was faulty; now we have only to add that M. Sardou’s new method, according towhich the play isconstruct- ed, is faulty also. ~ If his method mcans, as Was intimated in Tms TrmuNe of Tuesday, that o climax may be reached by advancioe from positive dullness to comparative interest, or if it neaps that truc dramatic action may be assisted by doing a small guantity of it up 1o voluminous wrappings, the sooner M. Sar- 45u discovers his crror the better. What does lic intend dn this play by thrusting upon us his roomfull of peoplewho havenothing to do with it, his eecentric juryman, hisasinine photosraph- e, hié cousins, and brothers-in-law, und betroth- eds, and heaven knows what else! Does he im- agine that an audience can find snfficient_enter- tainment for two hours instudying the relations of these people to cach other, and examining the beautiful dresses which the women wear ¢ Such really seems to,_ be the infatuation of the author. Serdou assumes that narrative has “been too much neglected as an adjuvant of the stage; he has attempted to employ it liberally. The conscquence is that he has Tailed and Lis play has failed. If he had condenscd the first two acts into one, and thrown some vital action intothat one, he would have produceda play that would haveadded to hiis. rcg\xmllun,insmmluf this Jamentable effort. Nobudy wants him to give 2 1nurder on tlic stage, ora trial, or any other effect in the uaturc of an anti-climax. But there surcly must be in existence some fit materlal for first acts; if not, it w ill be well for diseriminating people in the future to despise the standing warningof the managers, and come into the theatre some hours after the rising of the curtain. £ One other defect in ¢ Ferreol,” and a very serious one, we have barely space to mention: the scene is 1aid in the present time. TRomance is precluded from thestart, and the characters lose much of the individuality which they might possess il mc% were allowed the assist- ance of costume. Thereisno glamour about a dresscoat, except to the unsophisticated maiden who delights to study the shoulder seams of the interesting garment in_fhe be- wildering mazes of the waltz. Pantaloon-and pullback-plays may delight this class of woren; they can never aspire to_be: ranked with works of bigh art. Mefodrama and tragedy have no room in theirstructures for diamond “studs and Roman gold crosses; comedy offers a sufficient field for these aids to modern acting, and with comedy they ought to be content. THE ACTING IN “ FERREOL." _ Nothing ew can be said of Mr. Thorne's ad- mirable assumption of the titular role. He Jeaves little to be desired. As an artist he, stands at the head of the profession in his de- partment of it. Miss Jewett’s Rolerte is not perfectly satisfactory, though, as we predicted would e the case, she improved decidedly after the first night. She bas not yet learned that Tast art of the accomplished actress, namely, acting in reposc. The demand upon her in this respect in the scene with Ferreol in which le relates the true story of the murder is heavy. She does not fully mect geoeral expeedationsat this point. Her part is passive. She has to iqfl‘cr, without saying howp:\nd why she suffers. Words do not come to ler assistance asa nl‘un! of ready communication between her and theaudience. “She has to look surprised, bewil- dered, horrificd, all in a breath, without being altowed the opportunity to describe her feel- itigs. In her cmergency she walks about the stage, gesticulates wildly, sobs, and_shricks. She does not show pain in her face. She does not, weeg. Her voice loses none of its mellow- ness. Mr. Stuart Robson, who plays Pala- n_zala Perrisol, is - a clever actor laboring with an adverse part. .There is nothing in the character; it has nothing to do with the main action; and, being a specimen of French humor, as_distinguished from French wit, it mizht profitably be cut out of the action. afto- gether. We “are - not, moreover, willing altogether to acquit Mr. Robson of wronz-doing with this part. He overacts it palpably. So od an artist ought to be able to distinguish etween an cccentric and a comie character. He ought also to be able to discriminate the charae- ; ter sharply from the Moulinct of * Rose Michel.” e does not. The * Oh Judye, 0-0-v Judy u 1 be the death of me and my worms,’ is an exact repetition in intonation, voice, lisp, cold- in-the-hiead, gesture, and_lanzuage of similar lines in “ Rose Michel.” Mr. Robson also vul- izes the character immenscly. If Palamedes Perrisol has any virtue whatever it is in being intensely simple and earnest. There is nothing of the “buffuon about him. Mr. Robson’s srolesque walk and action arc_thercfore simply rtistic. 1lis farewell speech Lo the Judgo— a, t, Judge; Judge, ta, ta’—might find 2 place in'comis opera, but has no business in any- thing short of burlesque. His playing on words, as “T do right; do you think I can't write?”? is trivial and frivolous. The most artistic acting in the play s that of Mr John Parselle, of whom we cannot sJJeuk too highly as the representative of the dignified mnfium grentleman. Thers is no one in the company who has finer perceptions or 8 more perfect art than he, Hisscene with Ferreol and Lavardaud in tize Jast act, when he learns that his wife has recefved the former in her apartments at uight, is without a flaw. The restraint he exercis over himself only throws into stronger reliet the emotions which Lie represents as contending for the mastery of the man over the Judge. Mr. Theodore Iainilton, as_Afartial, the brutal gumnckeeper, is quict and intense. He repre- sents the animal part of the gamukeeper’s na- ture to perfection. cn he defies Lrerreol to tell the trath, he h mingled carvest- ness and cunningg, you,™ and, shaking his hand at Ferreol in a quiet and almost dign fied manner, be departs_without the ‘‘scene’ which most actors would have insisted on mak- ing. Mr. Frederic Robinson plays the part of Lavardaud intelligently. s habit of contract- ing his eyebrows aud frowning viclently when- ever he is supposed to be moved, agrecably or otherwice, is not grood art. The other charac- ters in the J:I:ly ‘G0 not require special meution. We are glad to be able to_say that even the very small ]]mrts are taken by artists. The acting saves ¢ he play; not the play the acting. 3 “TNE TWO ORPHANS " will be played by the Union Square Company at Huooley’s Theatre this week. “The new cast, we Dbelieve, is decidedly stronger than that of last swmmer. Mr. James O°Neill, the old Chieago favorite, joined the Union Square Company some months The ivtention then was to bave him make his first appearance with his new. associates ot the beginning of the regular season in New York, but it hias since been arranged that he shall begin to-morrow, asswming the part of Pierre Frochurd, the cripple. Mr. O'Neill is stronger gs a chavacter-actor than in leading perts, and it is belfeved be will ncrease his rep- .utation by his new assumption. For purposes 1parison, we give below the cast of the Orplians ¥ as produced in this city Jast year by the Union Squure Company, and that Swhich has been arranged for this week: o Cheraller de Vandrey.C. Js Frochard. Az Gragson s Alleat s Deit Wild sed to learn that the contuins the names ed in the first Gora., Sheter Therse . ‘The people may second cast, as glven abov of more persons who partic] oreduction of the play in New York, Dec. 21, §74, than the first one, We are actually to have more of the “originals ” this week than e Ead last year. John Parselle, Stuart Robson 1T Y. Montgomery, W. IL Wilder, Alfred Bocks, and W. S. Qaigley, who were in the orig- inal cast at the Union Square Theatre, were not in Chicago last year. They will make a great dilference in the rendering of the play this year, and, as the substitutes for McKee Rankin, F. F. Mackey, aud Kittie Blauchard, are fully as good artists as the persons they have replaced, we do not sce why _the rendering of the play should ot be even better now than it was then. The erformances of Messrs. DParselle, Robson, ' Nill, Robinson, and Miss Harrison will be watched with peculiar interest. WHY NOT “LED ASTRAY!" The presence of Miss Estinge in this city, and Tier known intention to remain kere for several wecks, suggests the advisability of reviving “Led Astray™ with the original cast, in which Miss Eytinge had a very important part. We Tope the managers of the Union 8quare Com- sany will take this matter into” consideration. el Evtinge is already a great favorite here, and we are sure that the public would eagerly fuiprove any further opportunity to enjoy’ her admirable Acting. ToE TRIBUNE would not Yeuture to malke this sugzestion but for.the fuct that Messrs. Shook & Palmer contempluted something of the kind, and only abandoned theirintention on learning that 3iss Eytinge was nut disposed to enter into the engagement. As she has since decided to stay in Chicagosome time, it is possible she may be induced to change her intentions in other respects. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.” Jolin Dillon plays at Milwaukee July 8, 4, and 5. His season closes there. Miss Claxton some mouths azo made an en- gagement with Mr. Mazuire to play a short sca- son in Baldwin’s Opera-House, San Francisco, beginning Augz. 7. MMiss' Sara Jewett has finished her engage- ment here, and will return to New York this week. She is regularly engaged to play with the Union Square Company in New York next scason. The_ principel thine in the programme of the Adelphi this week will be the_rendering of Of- fenbach’s comic opera, ** The Prima Donna of a Night,”” by Hary Allen, Thomas Whiflen, Hurry Little, Frank Whitcher, Maud Iilton, and Blanche Galton. There will be the usual variety diversions, and the bill will close with a condensed version of ** Arrah na Pogue,” ren- dered by Adah Richmond, Maud Hilton, Harry Little, R C. White, E. Colemau, and others. THE OUTER WORLD. THEATRICALS IN NEW YORK.' The Kelly & Leon Minstrels have brought out at the Twenty-third Street Opera-House, New York, o sketch entitled * Coaching to Telham,” which Is dedicated to Col. Kane. Mr. Joseph Murphy’s performances in “The Kerry Gow” were continued last week at the Park Theatre. The Florences with their “Mighty Dollar” re- mained at Wallack’s. Mr. J. II. Stoddart asJoe Spurritin_*The Post-Boy " and the Vokes Fam- ily in *Belles of the Kitchen” were the attrac- tions at the nothing to bis reputation by _ his mew character, which scems, _indéed, to be entirely out of his line. Friday was a gala the Fifth Avenue Theatre, the celebration of the 200th erformance of *Pique.’. In the aftcrooon Divorce,” which also had 2 run of 200 nightsat the old th Avenue Theatre, was given with a cast embracing the — full strength of the company, and _ in the evening “Pique” was offered. Each Jady at this last cntertainment was presented ith a silver ticket. _Mr. George Rignold’s farc- well appearance in New York, for the henefit of the Central Dispensary, has been postponed until Saturday evening, July 8. The name of Miss Sara Jeweit, who was to play Juliel to the Tomeo of Mr. Rignold, has been withdrawn from the advertisements. THE GERMAN STAGE. Friedrich Spiclhagen sends from Berlin to the London Academy an interesting estimate of the present condition of the staze in Germany. He notices with implied disapproval the fact that the judges who have to award the Schiller prize have declared that, in the years 1871 to 1874, no drama has been produved in Germany to which they could censcl entiously give the prize, and proceeds as follows: . «+Jt ia foolish or malicious to speak of an entire downfall of dramaticart in Germany. Authors, players, public, exist. and not only €0, but nt‘n goud sort, better indeed than conld be expected in (or & Daly) day at the oceasion being “taken by the meeting with relrence to its work of next sca- son. The \vl'.o}j public will be glad to know decided to retain the Iadies’ ‘Union Square. Stoddart has added | ench unfavorable tines." Tle mentions as typical drumatic uuthors of the drstclass Ade Paul Lindgu, and G. \'un)lusur.mf actors?! We had here recently, quite apart fros Surnative artlély, tires actrceses of the fret ranke who were starring it ‘at the snine time, Marie See- bach, Charlotte Wollér, and Clara Ziegler. Within e, umsicur had an opportunity of Messaling, And the Seatne Casthe's s St iy seeing Goethe's *Stlla,” Wilbrandt's Grillparzer's *eded.' in perfection. three theatres at which they played wore flle evening after evenin) Fere gt empy. o ng; although the other houses k . Forthe first repreecntation of Meininger® the tickets iwere gone & week before ittook place, and yet people bewail the with the finish and likeness of a plotograph, and at much less expense. The hesd of Mozart ;:lllmhc an clezant ornament for any music- onl. The Pall Afall Budget puts in this first-class bit, which is as applicaole in Chicazo as else- where: “In a letter from Philadeiphia, the correspondent of the ZTimes speaks of tho Opera-House as ‘what in this Quaker City is the Academy of Music, but anvwhere clse would be a theatre.” It is very absurd on the part of the Americans to call their Opera-Houses Academics of Music?; but the absurdity is in d downfall of the stage, and the judges of the | BO W& connected with Puritanism. New York, SChilier prize soek. Dke Digtencs with kua antern, | 1ke Philadelphis, hos its Academy of llusicl:? three years long for o dramntist worth 1,000 | 8nd in both cities the local Opera-House has thalers, Wilbrand,, Lindau, G. von Moscr, emile, | been named after the Paris * Academie (Royale, A sinsle successfil evening brings them 1,00 thalers, and o greatdeal more.” .. GRELN-ROOM NOTES. - Maggie Mitchell, it is sald, will retire from the stageat the end of this year on account of im- paired health. *J. B. Buckstone, the veteran English actor, says lie has seven good reasons for not leaving the stage, and they are seven young children. “Le Proces Veauradfeux,” the piccc which saved the Paris Vaudeville last summer, las been produced with success at the Royalty Thea- tre, London. Lillfan Conway ¥as taken seriously ill during the recent tour of (eorge Honey’s company il New Ln&h:xd, and Mrs. Thomas Barry aceepta- DLly filled her, place. ‘The young laa Boston, not in BaLimore. Rossi says that Neilson took lessons from iet, teach- mpulsively colloquial " in- him, and that hegave her polntsouJe ing lier how to be stead of dedlaimirg the lines. _At Kroll’s Theitre in Berlin an extravaganza entitled * Derliers in Philadelphia 8 pre- sented nightly todelizhted crowds of Berliners who canuot, visit Philadelphin. Joln T. Raymoad is now in San Francisco, where he proposcs to produce * Sevenoaks be- fore the end of his engagement. Mrs. Raymond accompanies hlm‘Y and will ptay Mrs. Dilling- bam. Owen Fawcett is rusticating at his home in Ypsilanti for a fey weeks. Heis going to de- [ 2 liver a course of lectures on agriculure to the Daly has re-engaged him farmers of Michigan. for next seasou. Edwin Booth Cardinal Wolsey wid Petruchio, the Centennial Assoshtion. Miss Anna Dickinson hasadopted the unusual course of makingher debut first and studyihg for the stage aftewards, ! She is now under tho instruction of Mr. J. C. Cowper, of Boston, pre- paring for an e¢wly fall appearauce in New ork. “The Crcolc,”:n new play by Shirley Brooks, was produced at fhe St. Jumes Theatre, London, June 3, for a runlimited to twelve nights. The Times s B is not, indecd, a pluy of any great merit, liteary or dramatic; but of the gnnm\:&lu drama of the cay it ismobad spee- imen, i Jeinie Lee, winmade a_great hit_in London tion of ** Bleak House,” has appeared as Audy Blake in Mr. Boucicault’s play of the same name without increasing her repu- tation; she sudained it, however, and con- firmed the prevbus favorsble estlinate of her as Jo in a dramu: pawers. i The CaliforniaMinstrels are lesque of “Heny V.’ in San of John McCullargh. Hooles’s Mingrels were at Cincinnati Tast™ week. They %ru to Louisville to-morrow, au their vacant placi will be taken by the Comic Opera Campany. were at Milwaulkee, Detroit, points last week! Georze Faweott Rowe at Mo Treal: and Huveily’s Minstzels on the New Er gland eircuit. | The London citles are agreed In pronouncing Alexandre Dutaas’ the English vesion of D of the titular rok: oy : The new drama, “L'Espion: du Rof,” by Ernest Binm, sthor of * Rose Michel,”” has grovcufl fair sucress at the Porte St. Martin, 1t is thousht that the play might make a suceess in Amerfea if the original inteution of ied out aud the scene were aris, the suthor were laid in this coun instead of in Swy Fred Williams® an,” held the boards ai er favorites, ton Theatre. there were no apusements ot the Hub except the circus. The American Register sags: ““It is a note- worthy fact thai the great successes three years in Paris, namel, the pas Jines,” ‘La Torr du Morde,” ‘La Fille de Ro- land,” and * LesDanicheff,’ should all have been picces of unquastionable purity. Docs ngt this argue that_tliepublic—even the publie of Pari: —are begniningto prefer cleanliness to indecen- cy on the staget” Mr. Edward 4rnott has produced in Brook]{n a ‘play, recently purciased Enerlish translajor, entitled, by him from the “}i‘n art of azo, Mrs. lestf assuming the Stuert, and fafisg dis D drtagnan, pureund s layed by Mr. Amott. ing weak, though Mr. syoken of. Th lay ran through last weels. - At the Chestmt Street Theatre, Phi]:\delphl-.\& ang “§he Stoops to Conquer” were plaved. The summer scason isto open at this theatre to- g Sothern is playing at the Winut, and Harrigan and Hart t the Arch. TheKirafys have brought out A 1ast week, Georizé Coleman’s ‘= John Bull * wiorrow night wih “ Our Boys.” l'ri‘thhc ,\loousl' at their Alhambra Palnce with moderate siccess. aiving concerts atthe Offenbach Gardens, cornes roud and Cherr{slrccts; 50 cents admission, ‘Aimec is to ovenin oncra-boufle at the Arch his week. Thedore Thomas' summer-night concerts continudat the Forrest Mansion dens. EIPTY AND VOID. ‘The above wutcting—plm:'::i banded until ned ) news at lmme,:lhl:mforn, sums itself up in a few notices of gneral intcrest. The most i ollo Club at its last busines: that the Club ha chorus which sag so fincly with it at the Tast concert. The ldies will have four afternoon preparation of female chquses, quartettes, trios, ctc., and two nigt-rehearsals a month with be sung in mixed chorus.| This will not disturb the mannerchor of §e Club. It will sing asa club, and the ladies’chorus will be auxiliary to it. This will greatl{ enlarge the repertoire of the fder sweep to its programmes Its excellent and indefatiga- ble conductor,}r. Tomlins, will of course re- rchearsals o donth for the the Club upp music to Club and give than ever befo main at the hel}. Miss Jennie Hsk, who is 2 great favorite in and who saug herein connection wit the Mendelssoln Quintette is about to leave Baltimordor Chicago, to malie her home to be given Thursday cvening pf this week, in which{ number of cminent artists are e will prove a great accession Eastern musica) circles; Club before thdire with fine success, withus. A teJmonial concert is her in Baltimoy on to take part. o our musieal frel Mr. Eddy, th W will hear some good music, West. Some ( ¢ Tho Americd Oleographic Corn, waukee bas jj! jssued a magni Mozart, finishd_by their are now engadd upon 2 This process the taking ol efit to lyric a3 rLs: dran:atic artists they vau produ laay: whom Charles Fisher has marriéd is Josic Bowne, formerly of the Boston Museum company, Her familylives in South azpeared at Ford’s Opera-House, | . Baltimore, Mondiy night, in the characters of erformance heing for the benddt of the Maryland Ladies’ laying a bur- Iy Francisco. Rig- nold contindes i the orjgaal at Wade’s Opera- Tfouse, having trumplied over his rival, Barrett. The Intter is nov playing Cassius in’ “Julius Caesar ™ gt the Qilifornia Theatre to the Brutus Butes The Oatcs company nd _intermeiliate just before the Revolution, ujen in the sixteenth contury. W. H. Crane isto appear for a seasou of five. weeks in “Evangeline ? at the Boston Museumn, with Lilllan Conway, Harry, Murdoch, and i Centennial . Aimee was at the Bos- v, ‘Les Déux Orphe- C | comprises 46 violas, e Gascon.” It | bie b: is supposed to te gdapted from_the French of M. Barriere by Mr. Muskerry. It was produced at the Olympie Theatre In London a few mQ;th Alary y. he Gascon 15 iple, and is, of course, Pl he’ Brooklyn -experi- nent seems no; t have beeu eminently success- ful, the play heng adjudzed heavy and the act- Arnott himself is well Offenbach has been m%lun has ceased to be of inter- cst, for the preént at least. There is no music athome. The susiciaus are off to woods and The concert-troupes are dis- season. Last week therewere 1o coucerts praer, aud this week the concert- goers will also Jave a chance to rest. Musical tant of these is the action cnown organist, Is con- templating 1 séuner coneert tour through the aoy of Mil- ¢ head of x{; fiar process, and cad of great beu- or aGvertising Ale-size heads 0 II{IPErinle, or Nationale,) de Musique.? No one will suppose that the Paris Opera-House was styled ‘ Academie? from any horror entertained y the French for the word * theatre.” Founded b enteenth century, when the opera was just being invented,—or, at least, was just being introduced into France,— the theatre in whichi the first musical plays pre- sented to the Freneh wercto be performed re- ed the name of * Academie,’ from the Italian demia,’—n concert. This inappropriate designation has at last been abandoned. What Was on e * Acedemie’ is now the *Theatre dePOpera’; and it is only in the United States that an Oecm—nuusu is still called an * Acaderny of Music.’ 1 We have reckived the_following new music: “Lord! Unafllicted, Undismayed,” a sacred song for contralto, and * When You and I Shall Married Be,” a scrioomic duet, by C. G. St. Clair, gub]islwd by F. S. Chandier” & Co. and Root & Sons' Music Company; *I Will Love You When Yow'ze Old,” sonsr and chorus, by J. F. Kinsleg, published bly F.S. Chandler & Co. The sauie fouze also urtieh the fldd with rTing canpaign song, * or Haye: T e ndcg A new String Quartette Club has been formed for work next season with Lewis at the head as ]x:rs!. violin. Suchaclub haslong been needed icre. COMPLIMESTARY SOCIABLE, On Thursday evenlug, the 29th inst., a com- plimentary soclable will be given to Mrs. N. Rowell, u pupil of Mrs. Magnusson-Jewett, at Lincoln Hell, upon which occasion the following programume will be performed: 1. Overtare 2. Serenade....... irs. 3. Piano 80l0............ 4. 'Tia bt o Faded Fho . *4'Tis but a Faded Flower”. Ars. Roweli. Taome 5. Piuno solo. 6. Reafling . SR 7. **With Verdure Ciad ¥ (Crestion).......Hayds rs. Rouell. THE SCNSATION of next week will be the joint appearance of Offcnbach and Mlle. Aimee in opera-boufle at McVicker's Theatre, commencing Monday, July 8. Weneed uog say to our readers who Offen- Dbach is or Aimee. They will present a very strong and entertaining repertoire, as follows: Monday, “La Jolic Purfumeuse”; Tuesday, #La Vie Parisicnne”; Wednesday, #La Fille de Mme. Angot”; aod Thursday, “Girofle- Girola.” On Friday Aimee will take 2 benefit, and the only matinee will be given on Saturday. The orchestra will be increased for thoou and the company will be 2 new one. We shall give further particulars hereafter. At preseat the mere snnouncement of the sppearance of the representative composer and performer of ent to'malke a very deeided stir among the opera-bouffe goers. The sule of seats will commence on Thursday at the box-office uf the theatre. ABROAD. ACIC 1IN LONDON. We are in receipt of the twenty-fourth issue of Rudall, Caric & Co’s London Musical Direstory Annual and Almanac, the pages of which contain some extremely intercsting statistics of musical science and business in the great metropolis. The figures are so absolutely surprising that we have been at the trouble to compile & smamary showing the vast dimen- sions of music as a profession in that city. There are 10 professors of music at the d 1 N @1 Etringere”, an _absoluge and Gisastrous | universitics, amoug them the Rev, Sir F. Y. foitirer Jlerminn Vezie ‘misconceived the | Ouseley, G. A. Macfarren, Sir R, £. Stdwart, I charncter of thie Dike de_Sentments, the vibrion, | § Oakely, Henry “{Xde, Colin Brown, and 1 there was mo!Sarah Bernhardt to save the | Joim Ella. There are 7 musicat journals in the 1 London ssishe did in Paris by her acting | city, the Musical World, Alusical Times; Musi- cal Standard, Choir, Orchestra, lusical Record, and Concordia. The teachers of the violin Jumber 299; viola, 23; ’cello, 705 chutra bass, 81; harp, 31; flutc, S4; oboe, 95; clurinet, 395 bassoon, 22; cornet, Gl trumpet, 1i; French horn, 45; trombone, 33; dram, 503 cuphonion, 25; Lombardon, 8; voice, piano, and organ, 23103 in all, an array of 2914 persons tene! in this.one city, and ‘)rub:mlv twenty many studyiug witi them. There wte 23 glee and q.u:u'tctiodubs that give conceris- profes- sionally. There are 957 music selivrs: 37 music printers; 25 string-makers; 10 nusicsmiths; 4 plate manufacturcrs; 20 fret cutters; 11 music- t | Etool makers; 11 plano-key mukersi-1S piano sillcers; 82 music-box makers; 8 musical bell Tounders; 148 tuners; 16music copyisss. There are 18 musical institutions; 19 theatres devoted to musical performances; 77 amateur organiza- tions; and the music houses of London printed t | last year 2,723 sheets of new musie, vocal and instrumental. THOE LOWER REENISH FEST. A correspondent of the London Zimes sends, June3, a long account of the first day of the s | frey-third Lower Rhenish Fest at Aix-la-Cha pelle, from which we take the followlng: The chorus containg 102 goprauos, 77 altos, 79 tenors, and 120 basses: totzl, 578, The orchestra 16 violoncellos, and 12 dou- with the ** wind " doubled (six horns), making, inclusive of harpist and orzanist, 124 piayers, and o total number of 502 berformers, about the number of those at our Birmingham Festivals, The principal eoloists are Frau- Jein Dicysenheym (soprano,) of the Mun- jch Opera: Fraulein _King . (contralto), from seriin; Merren Emst (tenor), —of the Berlin Opera, Wassnofer (baritone), from Vienna, Pleiffer (bass) from Hildburghausen, end Schradleck (violis) from Leipsic: and Madame Essipoff (planoforte), from St. Petersburgz. On the first day—Whit - Sunday—landel's oratorio “‘Solomon" was given almost in its integrity ac- cording to - the original score: With the excellent orgon part made by Mendelssohn in 11835. and a3 erformed under Iiiller's direction at the Colomne Y’e!fivnl of 1862, The translation of the Enclish text, written by Dr. Morell in1748, consisted part- 1y of the version made for Mendelssohn by his friend Klingemann, and partly of taat published in fill:nLelysic cdition of the Handel Society, Vol. 26, ) | 1867, THE CARL ROSA' OPERA COMPANY. T | The London Sporting and Dramatic News of o recent date says : “The Carl Rosa Opera Company have appeared this weelk at Carlisle and Newcastle-on-Tyne. On Mon- day they will uppear at the Thentre Royal, Bir- faingham; aad the provincial tour will conclude on Saturday nmext. The tour has been one of the most successful on record, and the fournals of TLiverpool, Maochester, Edinburg, Sheflicld, Brad- ford, and other largd towns, have universally praiscd the performances of the Company. Maoy of the provincial critics congratulate Mr. Carl Rosa on the ubsence of the **stur® system. and the aeneral excellence of all his ortists, Mr. Santley ax. of course, beenn great attraction, but other metnbeps of {he troupe huve equally won approba- tion. Mile, Torriunf has proved herself a finished artist in **dramatic roles. Madame Maria Roze- Porkins has strugzled bravely with the English ronunciation, and Miss Yorke, Miss Lucy Frank- cin, and Mrv. Ayneley Cools hive been fully effi- clent. Nest to Mr. Suntley, the most enccessful of the gentlemen hias been Mr. Frank Celli, whose {mpersonations of Mephistopheles, Count Arnheim, and many other important baritone roles have been warmly praised in the provincial journals, Lust s | year we had great pleasure in noticing this gentle- Tuan's marked improvement, during the Enzlish opera season at the Princess’ Theatre, and we are wlad to find our prognosticatiorts of his success thus far confirmed by our provincial brethren. Mr. Mr. Aynsiey Cook, Mr. C. Lyall, ond the Arthur Howell, isve also rained inuch applause. and Mr. Carl Roen has been ailed a8 the resuscitator of English opera, and one of the most conscicutions and akillfel conductors. We look forward with pleaenre to the Carl Rosa opern season next winter at the Lyceum Theatre. A NEW COMPOSER. The New York Times of the 22d says: 3 Twelvo pieces of instrumental music, intended for combination with words, and thus to take the forn of an opera, were last evening executed at Chickering Hall by an orchestra, under the direc- tion of M. Rosenboom. ‘they are the work of Mre. Corinne Young, and to M. Itosenboum was intrasted the task of zrranging her piano-score for the band. Though Mrs. Youne's music did not Imnress us as particalarly original or character- ietic, It possesses positive merits. It is tuncful, rarely commonplace. and generally vivaclous, and M. ltoscnboom's_writing indicating o_sumewhat ancommon knowledge of eflect, the twelve num- bers were listened to with interest ana several of them had to be repented. Mri. Young's efforts are of course rather reminiscent than novel, but oy -#re first efforts only, and eomething can surely be expected of o composer whose earliest attempts disclose quite a fond of meiody. The Setached worcesns made known Jast nizht, if Wedded to the text of a well-conceived and well- Told story, would gratify miost lovers of opurs comique in the Frerch scuc of the tesm. MUSICAL NOT Miss Corbett is to appear i Ef the fail in New York. AMme. Aanctte Ex: Tas arrived in Lunds Inie vou Ipseit izstevn ¢ | Packard, able stage manager, Mr. of Ruseia with the rank of an Imperial Council- lor of State. This it is to be famous: Albani has had a cos- tume named after hep in London. ‘Vietor Masse is still in want of a prima donna for his new opera, “ Paul et Virginie.” Madame Ritter’s translation of the works of Robert Schumuna will be published uext fall Aimee will fulfill engagementa in Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago previous to her visi to Californiz, RS PLAvQUR I ReeHak Patti, Nilsson, Luces, Faure, and Caponl are said to be engaged for the Brussels Monnaie in the course of the season. The Italian Government will convey Bellini’s remains from France to Cataniain a war-vessel at the end of this month. Miss Fanny Danziger, a young American fanist, who has gained a wreathof laurels in ermany, has arrived in New York City. A musical festival in London on July 29 in Ronor of Balfe will bring the following artists together: Nilsson, Costa, Carl Rosa, and Hersee. Another report about Carl Rosa fs #hat he has taken the Lyceum Theatre in London, and will produce Wagner's “Flying Dutchman® and Auber’s opera * Le Philtre.” The death {s announced, in his 63th year, of | Mr. George Barker, the composer of **Mary Blane,” “The Irish Emigrant,” ““The White Squall,” and many popular songs. ‘The Women’s Centennial Garden has fafled to make Theodore Thomas and his superb or- chestra pay in Philadelphia, and he played there for the last time last Saturday night. At a concert given recently in Hanover, Liszt played the celebrated fantasia and fugue on the name of Bach with Mdme. de Bronsart. His symphony “Tasso? was also performed by the orchestra. 3 Cambridge University, England, has resolved to confer the degree of Doctor of Music upon Sir John Goss and A. S. Suilivan, English_musi- cians. and upon Johannes Brahms and Joseph Joachim, foreign musicians. ¢ Lucrezia Borgia” was bronght out_at Her Majesty’s Opera, Drary Lane, on June 13, swith the following extraordinrry cast: Lucrezie, Mlle. Tictjens: Orsini, Mme. Trebelli; Gennaro, Cam- panini; Duke Alfonso, Faure. Signor Campanini bas reappeared at Drury Lané Theatre, in London. My Gye has engngeil from Italy Signorina Ernestina Gindele, a mez- zo-soprano. The Iady has sung’ at Vienna, and will probably male her debut in ¢ Aida.” A planist of the mature age of 12 is now astonishing the Viennese. His name is Rosen- thal, and he hails from Galicie, the Dict of which province has temporarily voted him a yearly grant in consideration of his unusual musical talent. B Bernard Latte, a Paris music publisher, died last month at the aze of 60. Hewas the fn- timal end of Rubini, Lablache, and Mme. Malibrau, and he made the Paris musical world acquainted with ¢ Luela,” “Lucrezia Borsda,” “1,'Elisir @’ Amore, " and other works of Doni- zetti's. Gounod having declared his inability to pro- duce his * Polyeacte” this winter for_that best of all reasons, that it wouldn’t be ready, Halan- zier has renewed his request to Ambroise ‘Thomas for his half of “Francesca da Rimint,” nnddi‘t ‘i]s probable that'an understanding will be reached. The followinz is a list of a few of the Itali operas, by native composers, which are awaiting raduction or reproduction at the Italian opera- houdes: * Agmese,” by Nani; “Mattia Cor- yino,” by Pinsutl; ““Imeldn,” Roési; “Oscar.” Grimaldi; “Maria Mentchikoff,” Ferrari; * Di~ ana,”’ Petrells; *Gulnara,” Guarneri; *Maleh- Adel,” Persiani; “I1 Conte di Montecristo ™ aud “Lise o il Volontario,” Capponi; “Maria i Sax -lno,”“l’ri(z‘l)%eqm;d‘;gnreging 4 Babils,” Sangerniano; rigo one,” Bavasuoli; “Don Cesare di Bazan,” S‘l’)‘}‘mpflul; “11 Vio- Jino_del Diavolo,” Mercuri; “Delmira,” Bac- chioi; “Saverio,” Alberici; *“Maria di Gand,” Mattei; “Sardanapolo,” Libani; “Matilda di Szvois,” Pontoglio; *Fingallo," Rebora. The American Register (Paris) of the 10th fast. says: “The opera-boufle element during the past yeir has been very fully represented.~ {Ld oulangere a des Ecus,’ by Offenbach, and 4La Petite Mariee,’ by Lecoeq, have been the note- Worthy sucecsses in that line, which counts amid partial failures the ¢ Moulin Vert,’ by M. Scrfwtte, the ‘Creole,’ by Offenbach, and ‘La Bell@Poule, by Herve. Amons the total fail- ures may be cited ¢ Le Pompon *and ‘ LaFillenle du Roi.” *La Cruche Cassce,’ at the new The- atre Taitbout, was hlighlv pogul:u', thanks to the delicious acting of Mme. Celine Chaumont as the heroine. At the Opera,—the Grand Opera,—with its subvention of 800,000fr., we have but to chronicle the total and disastrous failure of *Jeanne d’Are.’” The Countess of Essex, who died in England,. Tately, was thecelebrated singer Kitty Stephens, whoin J. H, Siddons in the Home Jouranal de- scribes as in 1819 “u tall, plump girl, with bright eves,” good and modest and wonderfully sweet-voiced. She had many suitors for her hand; the Earl of Essex was long witgheld by pride of birth from offering himself in marriagt, and dared not make a dighonorable Ympo: 1. Finally, ne gave her carte blanche, literally; sending her an emblazoned card, and begsing that she would write “on what terms” he might be allowed to hear her sweet voice by day and night. The card was returned with the simple supcrscrifitinu: “ Countess of Essex.” The Earl did not hesitate, but married her like a man, and thq lived happy ever after. She was the first Clari in John Howard Payne's drama, and “ Home; Sweet Homey! ™ was for years associated with her name. M. Emile S:ml’E:Z whose -brilliant flollufer— formances are, no doubt, well remembered in this country, has created quite a furore in Ger- many. - After a severe course of practice.he late- l&appmred at the Gewandhaus, in Leipzig, and ¢ exacting critics of that important art-centre united, through the medium of the Nachrichier, the Tageblall, and the dnzeiger, in extolling in the warmest terms Nis rare wirtuosite. A still more gratefal tribute was pald M. Ssu- Tet’s talent in the hearty praise of the principal musicians in the city—and praise for French art upon German lips iS not to be undervalued. It is understood, even, that the Professorship of the late Herr Ferdinand David's violin class was of- fered him. - M. Sauret, however, proposes, fora fl.‘nr or two, to devote himself aimost exclusive- [y to the_study of composition, for he appcars no less gifted in that branch of his art than in its executive department. The progress of this young and ambiticus musician will'be watched with interest. = ————— THE MODEL INSANE ASYLUM. o the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, June 24.—The management of the insanc is 2 subject that appeals to the sympathy and interest of every person in the community. Insanity is rapidly increasing; the intense struggic for wealth and position and the various vices that are §ze outgrowth of our civilization are responsibl,_ in great part, for it; Inits visl- tations it shows mo respect for persons, it “Xknocks as frequently ot the palace s at the cottage gate,” and if our bouseholds have hitherto escaped, they are rendered thereby the more lisble to be among the number from which its next victims will be drawn. We have, there- fore, o deep personal Interest in the matter. In- sanity is a curable disease; judicious treatment promptly instituted will restore to sanity from 0 to 50 per cent of recent cases, and within o sghort time; and in the majority of cases mo treatment is judicious that has not for its basis isolation from home influences and mild dis- cipline, and these conditions can only be found in n institution specially provided. Humanity, therefore, demands that these institutions be conducted in o skillful and cnlightened manner. The insane are dependants, *wards of the com- monwealth,”” in the vast majority of the cases supported by their more fortunate fellows, necessitating o large expenditure of public funds. If the proper treatment is mnot applied repidly, they svon become hope- lessly {insane, and = thereby a permauent expense to the body politie. A delay of one year will convert the number of curable from/ 80 per cent to 25 per cent, increasing fu an ins verse ratio the number of permauent depend-] ents. Economy, therefore, demands that ull the insane should be promptly placed undersuch influences as will In_the shortest space of time restore them to sanity. We bave, then, personal Interest, humanlty, and economy uniting most earnestly in demanding that our institutions for the care and treatment of the insane be properly conducted; that no appliance which skill or ingenuity can suggeat be for one moment del:;cd that will hasten the restoration of these unfortunates. The bospital for the insane is an outgrowth of the present century. In times past these un- fortunate victims were confined in jails, 2lms- houses, and other places no better suited for their proper_treatment, herded together in crowds, the ides prevailing that they were pos- sessed of the devdl, and foree znd violence were used to exorcise him. Starvation, the whip, the the ducking-wells, und Gther equaliy severe, were in constant paiicits wero chained to ehairs nod . ant strappel to their beds after year Mas wit- fipovesent, until” now the mgdel & o communiiGus structure, - welj- lighted, well-ventilated, well-warmed, cheerful and comfortable in every part. The insane person is regarded as 3 sick person, laboring un- der a disease” just as real and unspiritual as Eueumuma or rheumatism, the harsh and brutal keeper, who overcamne foree by force, has been replaced by the genial, warm-hearted, and amiable attendant, who overcomes force by kindness and tact, and by the example of his own self-control gradually leads his charge into aths of quietness. The priest casting out evils by the spiritual power vested in him has given place to the physician, who recognizes in- sanity as a disease governcd by the same gen- eral principles as other disenses, and who con- ducts the treatment accordingly. TIE HOSPITAL FOR TilE INSANE, to be successful in the highest d e, must be located, constructeq, and managed in accordance with certain principles that experience has found o be necessary. It must be so located as to bs convenicnt to those for whose benefit it was es- tablished, so that no delay or inconvenience wiil be experienced in placing them within its con- trol; it must be casily actessible to its basis of suml-lics. sothat it can be casily furnished at the least expense with all things necessary to the proper sustenance of its people; it must hive within easy reach an abundant water-sup- ply, and be so situated that the disposal of its sewage will be unattended with dif- ficulty; its neighborhood should be healthful and fertile, plessant and attractive, with scenery of an agrecable and varied character. “There ‘should be connected with it land suffi- cient for farming and gardening fiurpuses, for exercise and amusement as well as to give privacy to the institntion. Labor s an essential element in the treatment, and no kind of labor is more advantageous than cultivation of the sofl. Forthese purposes at least 100 acres are necessary, and double this amount is highly de” sirable. ¥ THE CONSTRUCTION OF TNE HOSPITAL is & matter of great importance; it will differ fn o many respects from buildings used for ordi- nary purposes that no architect, however sk{l{ , or Board of .\Izm%\:rs, however en~ lightened, would be able of themselves to con- struct a building with all the details necessary. The plans should be_prepared under the direc- tion of one who has had extended experience i the specalty, and the Superintendent who is to administer its affairs should, whenever possi- ble, personally superintend its construction. It is highly essential that, while everything inita external and internal appearance should be pleasing to the cye, uo foney should be ex- cnded in uscless ornamentation; there should nothing _ repulsive, nothing prison-like, about i but, on the contrary, 2 Sovmciike’ comfort showld be matifest on every _ side. The rooms- occupied by patients should be so situated as to receivs the maximum of sunlight possible,and to afford pleasant and cheerful views. Especial sttention should be given to ventilution. An abundani supply of fresh air at an agreeable temperatura should be forced throughiout all parts of the building at all times, aud nmvlé arrangements made for the withdrawal of that which is viti- ated. Natural veatilation is lm[:un.'mt, but o sufficient. The building should be so construct, ed as to give full and complete classification for the patients, and_all the arrangements for the cooliing and the distribution of “food, the wash- ing of clothes, and cleanliness of paticnts, should be of the most improved character. The grounds around the buildings, to the extent of at least Ewenty-five acres, should be tastefully laid out and ornzmented with fowers, shrubbery, and rees. L The location and construetion arc baih mate ters of great importance fn_the successful con- duct of _an - institution for the insane, but they are as nothieg in comparison to . THE SUBSEQUEST MANAGEMENT. Theré may be defects in both lveation and construztion, and yet, with a vizorous and com- etent ndministration; a high degree of success Bé renched; but no degrecof perfection in either location or construction can compensate for de- fect in administration. It is of ount im- ortance, therefore, that the proper organization Ee established, and thatit be placedin the bands of competent men. Expericnce has taught that the officers of a hospital for the {nsane should consist of a Board of Managers, or Dircctors, 2 Suj erintendent or Physician-in-Chicf, ong or more Assistant Physk clans, o Treasurer, aid a Steward and Matron. TIR LOARD OF MANAGERS should consist of men noted for their benevos lence, liberality, and philanthrophy, thoroughly conscientious and uprigat men, who heve the leisure and inclination to_devote themselvas ta this noble work,—men who can so far divest themselves of selfishness as to labor earnestly in this cause for the benefit of !ufler::f hu- manity. This Board should have general coo- trol and supervision of the institution; - it members should make frequent and thorough visits to every mn‘ and exercise caretul over sight of its expenditures and its affairs generals 1y, aud so conduct, the general administration a¢ to inspire the confidence of the community and relieve the friends of the patients of all anxiety. This Board should be free fromall political bias, and should be appointed by a_power as inde: endent of political commotions as possible. g«’o person connected with the institution in ;3 capacity should owe his position to any palitical .. considération. The most important work de- volving upon the Board of Managers is the ape pointment ef & THE SUPERINTEND! ENT, aud, on his rccommendation, the subordinate offcers. The Saperintendent should be the chief executive officer of the institution in every respect. He should have entire control of the medical, morel, and dictetic treatment of the patients, unrestricted power of ap- pointment and charge of all persont cngaged in their care, and should ex- creise a general supervision and, direction of every department of the lnstitntion. His place is thercfore one of great importance, an t care should be exercised in his selection; Ec should posscss the requisite moral ph{sicn.l, 254 sodial qualifications necessary to fit him for Lis part, should serve during good behavior, and should Teccive a compensation sufficiently lib- eral to enable him to devote his whole time and energies to the performance of his duties. Ha should have bad o liberal general and medical education, and have already, by personal experi- cnce and residence in some well-managed instl- tution, acquired a practical knowledge of hospi- . tal organization and treatment. This Superin- tendent should numinate his subordinate offi- cersand have entirecontrol, as gfl:‘lously stated, ‘of all persons employed. Without this subordi- nation, good order and discipline cannot exist. As well expect to successfully navigate a shi) ith two Captains, or condnct an army throus] xé h?né.ceul ‘campaign with two Generals-in- of ‘The assistant pha'ald:mz should, besides being graduates of medicine, possess the requisite Thoral and soclal qualifications to win the respect and confidence of the patients and ewployes gencrally, and enable them to assume the duties of tle Superintendent In his abscnce. Tha Steward, under the direction of the Superin- tendent, should parchase supplics, keep the ac- counts, pay the employes, and huve care of the farm, ¢n, and grounds. The Matron should bave charge of the domestic arrangements, all the details of housekeeping, and a special supers vision of the female paticats. Such, then, are the general principles that should determine the location, constructlon, and management of au Institution for the treat~ ment and cure of the-insane, and it may ba profitable to see how far OUR OWN INSTITGTION, located mear Jefferson, fulfils these require- ments. Public atteotion has been quite se- rionsly drawn towards thisinstitution by Iate de- velopinents, and the present scems an op?or- tune time to make such changes {n that Asylum as will make it a credit to Chicago. In my opinion, there are defects in the loca~ tion and construction of the Cook County In- sane Asylum, but 1 consider them such as can In o gréit mcasure be remedicd by an efliclent administration. The principal objictions to its Jocation js its close proximity to the House, the difficulty of disposing of its sew- age, and its distance from the railroad. Its constructfon, all things considered, is highly creditable. Yet the architect night have very ‘materially improved its ventilation, secured & more liberal admission of sunlizht to many of the rooms, and otherwise added to its general cheerfulness. The great defect of the Asylum is in its mavagement. The Board who control it are politicians, and conduct the institution as a political machine. The Superintendent is not the chief exccutive officer, the responsibilit; of manazement belng divided between bim an the Warden, and even if he possessed every ?un.lmmuon réquisite he could not be success- ul in admisistration with such a divisfon of anthority. His tenure of oflice is too short and comp2asation too small to jnspire him to labor earnestly for the single purpose of advancing the instftution. . His subordinates are independ- ent of him,—deriving their places from the County Commissiuners without his recom- mendation. The office of Warden as at present constituted {s a serious impediment to success, and should therefore be ablished. To remedy defects, then, it is necessary to be- ginat the :orlr‘. The power of administration should be taken from the County Commis- sloners, and vested in a more permanent and less political body, The Superintendent should be made the chief of the official corps, his tenure of ofice extended, and his compensation io- creased, and he should be permitted to select his subordinates, and then held to a strict so- countability to the Board of Managers, who should keep themselves perfectly familiar with the working of every of the institution. Then will the Asylum conducted with less expense, will exhibit a less death ratc anda mor%}lb%;ul&umber o(tl"’eu‘);afles, and soon m o credit things o great city of t! st DES