Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1876, Page 12

I 12 o 5 i HE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 187—SIXTEEN PAGES. AMUSEMENTS. The Opera Strikes Its Tents and Steals Away. Operas Presented in Chicago Since the Date of Its Musical Recognition. Concert of the Apollo Club-- Liebling’s and Fuchs’ Recitals. An 01 and Interesting Letter from ‘Wagner—0peratic Notes. A Review of the Holiday Week at the Theatres. : How the Messrs. Kiralfy Have Trifled with Their Repu- 1ation. The Florences Coming with Their New Play, “The Mighty Dollar.” Green-Boom Noles Collected in Europe amd America—Kew York Notes. —_— x MUSIC. AT HOME. THE OPERA. In all respects the performance of “ Lucia” on Friday evening was the best and most ef- Tective the Kelloge Troupe has given this season. ‘The cast was a very strong one, indluding Miss Kellogg, Miss Lancaster, and Messrs. Maas, Carleton, Conly, and Turner, and the chorus was specially spirited and well up to its work. ZLucia, as is well known. is one of Miss Kelloge’s best parts, and one which she always sings with great fervor and artistic finish, but it is rare hat she has bad such cxcellent artisis {n the cast before, 5o that the ensemble was more than usually complete. We nced not go into anyde- tails as to Miss Kellogg's success in Lucia. That would be but a repetition of what we have written over and over again. There is but one number in fact that we need notice, and that is the Sextctfe.- All before this number is simply a gradual working up to it in solos and duets, apd all after it Js coacentrated mivers. The Sextette is the culmination of the work;, and it has rarely mustered better voices than sang it on this occasion. Soloists, chorus, and orchestra worked harmoniously tugether, and the cffect was superb. It was followed by 2 most enthusiastic as well as irresistible de- mand for an cncore, which was grauted. Mr. Mass deserves special credit for his magnificent singing in this scene and for his unusual dis- play of dramatic ability. In his delivery of the Curse he broke through his conventioual cold~ ness and astonished the audience with a mag- nificent burst of passsion and fury, and inthe last act was more than usually spirited. Mr. Conly’s splendid vice slso added greatly to the effect of the number and throughout the whole work, although his partisa small one, his singing was something better than we have beard 1rum uny basso Lere since Henri Dray- wn’s time. lu fact, the mantle of that great artist seems to Lave fallen upon Mr. Conly’s shonlders. He is one of the very few genuine bassos that hove appeared Lere, and is destined to make 1 great nuwie in the musical world. . In another respect, the pertormance was itly helped by the cast of that excclent tenor, Mr. Turner, in the winor role of Arfhur, which for ‘the tirst time bas realty beea sueg in this city. The suceess of the SeXtette was paralleled by the suceest; or the whole performance, and the audience yecognized it by calling the artists be- fore the curtain at the end of eact act. The season closed yesterday production of the & of which we ncea say nothing, 2s the cast and perfurmance were identical with those of week bevorelast. The scason as o whole has been thoroughly enjoyable, andis in decided con- trast with thas which Mr. Strakosch gave usafew weeks since. The troupe is billed for Cincin- nati this week snd will produce “Afiguou,” *The Flying Dutchman,” ¢ Star of the North,” and the “Bohemian Girl.”? OPERATIC PRESENTATION IN CHICAGO. In answer to arequest which we have received, ‘we priut below a list ot the operas which have been presented in Chicago, with the name of the-lead- ing artist and the date of the performance. ) ITALIY, AXD ENGLISH, the concerts of this Club commenceat 8 o’clock precisely. The associate members will only be entitled to three admissions. The certificate of membership cannot be used. The programme will be as follows: PARTL 4. 4d. Calm Sea.... ‘Rubinstein -1 0. The Belengured 2, By a's Arbor... G v s o Ciguan et EU o Eunkel {5, Variatiopssur un e de fieciboven ..o Fantaisie. 8. Faust Grand # Kunkel Brof ya. *-Birdic's Good-by ™ - 16, Bird Song. Aliss” Emma C. 11. Storm and Blessing... Kalliwoda MR. LIEBLING'S PIANO RECITALS. Mr. Emil Liebling will give the first of his series of piano recitals next Friday afternoon, Dec. 8, at Reua’s Temple of Music, commencing at 8 o'clock, upon which oceasion he will per- form the tollowing interesting programme: 1. Fantasic and Fugue, G minor. . Sonata, Op. 39, - Intermezzo, 0 (<. Scherzo, Op. 125 . 4.4 @. Feux Follets (Will -1 b. Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 5. Concerto, Op. 21 (with second pi companiment) .. PROF. FUCHS' PIANO RECITALS. Amorg the notable musical events of the season will be the piano recitals to be given by Prof. Fuchs and his pupils. The first of these takes place at Bauer’s music store, under the Palmer House, to-morrow evening with one of themost remarkable, programmes ever offered at an eotertainment of.this kind. It includes the Wagner *Centennial March,” Rei- necke’s Studies, in canon form, for four bands; Rafls “Etude Melodique * and “Lacn- dler,”” Liszt’s Fantasic on themes from “Rienzi,” Jadassohn’s allegro {rom a serenade (canon),’ Bacl’s fugue in ~C minor, Scholtz's polonzise, an adagio and ailegro from a Handel concerto, Saint Saeps’ variation on a8 theme for Becthoven, and Moscheles’ fugue for two pianos. Those who are to take part in this eplendid programme are the Misses Hattic and Carne Craw, Lipuian, and Scipp, and Messrs. Fuchs, Dyrenfurtis, Grimm, and Way. LOCAL MISCELLAST. The Mendelssobn Quintette Club of Boston, which will pay us a visit us ere long, will bring with them a new soprano, Miss Ella C. Lewis. Julia Rive is at home, but. starts East in a few days. She plays in Boston, Dec. 6 and 7; Wor- cester, 5; Springfield, 9 and 11; Hartford, 12; New Haven, i4; Bridgeport, 15; Washington, D. C., 18; Baltimore, 19; Troy, 21; and Boston, 23 and 24. The New Saturday eveni Wagner's ** Gotterdammerung ewwracing Siegrried’s narrative, Siegfried’sdeath and death song, snd the Funeral March. Mr. Bischoff, formerly of this ity, will be the soluist. Mr. C. A Havens, the orgavist, of this city, ave an organ concert at the Congregations Chureh, Ctinton, Ja., on last Tuesday evening, the occasion being the inauguration of a new two manual organ. A fine programme of voeal music was performed under the direction of Ars. C. H. Scott. ‘The programme of the Turner Hall concert this afternoon will be as follows: Festival March, by Graner; overture to “Ihrfarth ums Gluck,” by Suppe; grand military potpourri, by Menzel; concert waltz, by Zabel; cornet umann (Mr. Helms); overture to “Die Falkunger” potpourr, by and Danube Flowers quadrillé, by Ik Phitharmonic Society next will produce a scené from 1) parts, As the Carlberg “Flying Dutchman™ troupe is hovering about Chicagu, and way be here soon, our musical people will be glad to know its personnel. The troupe includes Mme. Ea- genie Pappenhietm, Miss Minnie Cooney, late of Strakosen’s Opera Company, Mr. Felit Preus- ser, baritone, Herr Bluin, besso, and Mr. Will- iam A. Morzan, late of the Kellogg troupe. AlL of the artists, with the exception of Herr Blum, hare been bere before. ‘The managers of the Apollo Cluo in order to accommodate 1ts patrons, and cnable them to et awav from the hall 2s conveniently as pos- sible, has adopted a resolution with to iages, of which the following is the sub- All carrlages will leave and take up thelr passen- gers at the Rinzie street entrance, where dupticate numbers will be fesucd. Carriages will tike up their positions as nearly as_possible according to number, and in the following order: The odd nur- oers on the north side of Xinzie street, commencing Aty fecteast of the hall entrance. und rnning east; the evennumbers on the south side of Kinzie street, rupning east from Clark street. The space be- tween the hall entrance and Clark street will be Jeft for stages. Runners will be provided to call the numbers, and drivers on taking up their pas- sengers will drive weet, thus leaving Kinzie street, o the east, free to incoming carriages. ABROAD. A LETTER OF RICHARD WAGNER. From the Brussels Mustcal Quide. Oct. 19. Paul Lindau,in the Gegenwort (a literary re- ‘view which appears in Berlin), publiches 2 letter of Richard Wagmner, addressed to Edward Hans- lick, the eminent critic of the Neue Freie Press of Vienna. This letter is dated 1845. Wagver was then conductor of the orchestraof the Dresden Opera. Mr. Hanslick was at the same time only 2 simple law student, but already oc- cupied himself with musical criticism. Having heard the *‘Tannhauser,” in Dresden, he pub- lished on this subject an article which was much noticed, and in which, though fully recognizing the great value of the work, he critivised the abuse of the chord of the scventh diminution, and felt impelled to say that the music played in general in the nes Iyrical drama 2 more or less secondary role. Wagner responded by letter. Iuis a very interpsting document to add to the pages in which we trace the struegles whick he had to sustain in himself before finding his way, and we belold the doubts which besieged that mighty iutelligence amid its profound and noble aspirations” toward a high _artistic ideal. Mr. Lindau recalls, apropos of the let- ter, that Mr. Hanslick was present at the repre- sentation of Taunhauser® o company with Robert Schumann. The latter, on leaving the theatre, is revorted to have said: “ The work is 1ull of Leautiful things, but is_uneven. Ah! if Wagner had only as much melodious invention Doctor of Aleantars, Cnderdl Marriage of Figaro. Fostition of Lon irewer of 1°reston. Letty..... Semiramiu, Flyiag Dutchmen i.es Ires St Gerval Ya Jolie Parfumeuse. . ates. THE APOLLO CLUS CONC! The opemng concerts of the season by this favorite Sofety will occur on the evenings of Tuescay ana Thursdsy of this week, at McCor- mick’s Hall, with an excellent programme, as- sisted by Miss Emma C. Thursby, the dis- tinruished vocalist, and the Kunkel brothers, the renowned duet pianists. In consequence of e unprecedented -popularity of this Club, it has been found necessary to repeat each concert, aud it must be remembered by the associate members that the admission cards in their.pos- n will only be received at the door ou the €evening for which they are dated. This must he observed to save annoyance, as it wiil be strict- U enforced. It will wlso Le remembered that as dramatic fire!™ These details do not seem to us authentic. At that time Schumann was not very demonstrative. Afterwards he did not se¢ “* Tannhauser ™ again until 1847, and his opinion of Wagner he then expressed ' in terms quite otherwis¢ characterized than that ascribed to bim by Mr. Lindau. In the notes left by Scaumann on the principal works in_the reper- toire of the Dresden opera during bhis sojourn there in 1847 we read Lo this ellect: ** Tannhauser,” of Richerd Wagmer (Aug. 7, 1847). An opera of which it is impossible to speak in go few words Incontestibly there s in it the whisper of geniue. 1f Wagner were a musician 18 melodious as spirituel, he would be the man of the hour. There might be much more faid of this 0p- ers: the work ig of great merit. I willcometo that perhaps some day. The exclamation reported by Mr. Lindau bas very much the sound of being but an echo, in- complete and disfigured, of this little note, so precious, notwithstauding its brevity. Schu- maun unfortunately wrote nothing afterwards of the Tannhauser. This much being said, here is the translation of the letter: Accept, my dear Mr. Hanslick, 21l my thanks for yourcriticism: it _reached me this morning, the iay of the new year. 1 rejoice so much the more vout £o full and developed appreciation of miy **Tannhaaser, " because 1 cannot be deluding my. self a to the impression which my work has left upon you. Do you wich me 10 say what I felt on reading your arficle? To'tell you truly, I read it with anXiets. When I read s enticism, whether of culogy or biime, on one of my works, 1tscems to me always that the Writer penctratcs into my breast. 1 cannot prevent a £ort of original pndicity which makes my €oul like my body. The execution of one of my works before the public is for me a #trug- gle which interhally throws me into an indefinatle Euperexcitenient, and o keen that, at a time when 1 was not feeling sutticiently strong to surmount it, Ihave more than once souzht to prevent the rep- resentation when the day for it was already fixed. 1am, nevertheless, convinced that, for the artis criticiem i< 1uch wiore protusble thin enlogy. The artist whom blame annihilates is worthy that death ; only he whom criticism teaches to correct himselt has reaily the right force in him: it is not the less quite nstaral that criticiem‘or enlogy should vivi Iy impress the artist to whom nature has given al- ready the energetic stimulant of passion. T cannot fistier myaelf to have. by my music, consigaed my poem to the second places but it is not true that 1 wish my poem to overrule my music. 1 cannot conceive of u. pocticzl subject which 18 not, before all, musical: my Sancerkricg. if it 13 poesible that the poetical tentiment_predominates, 35 not the less, inmy ininost thought, inscparable from 5 musica] element. But I must necd remark this: Since music is an eclement in the work of art, it becomes s0 predominant by its nawerfal ac- tion npon the senses that the essential conditions which are its own become, in fine, those of the work itself. As to the question whether music can be adequate to ull that & whatever “be. motwithstanding, capacity of {he jatier,—1 dare yet afirm noth- ing. The pocms of the operas of Gluck were far from demanding from music all that it could give, as to passion. These poems rarely riseabove a certain pathos more or less fettered, —the pathos of the trazedies of Racine,—and, moreover, in the places where the music ought to go beyond the poem in expression, Lbe music of Gluck reats often 1ar this side of what it could be. Again, the poems of the operas of Mozart stir very little the fibres of ‘human nature; Donna dana is an exception which is very far from exhansting the material. Spon- tini,in bis ** Vestale " (secondact, scene of Julie), and Weber, in **Euoryanthe " (for example, where Eglantine learns the sccret of Euryanthe), were not able to express the contents of their sub- ject except in making of this music of the chord of the setenth inution, of which you have accused me; for my part, in see- ing what our predecessors have _done, I can recogmize that mueic has its limils, 1t is indisputable that we have not yetattained cither the true nor the bezutiful in upers,—I do Dot speak from a poiut of view purely musical; 1 spealc of opera talken in its ensemble 28 o work of art. In this sense, and in considering my abilities, which I mistrust more than I mistake, I'rezard my resent and future works only as 8o many cssiys in the possibility of opera. And believe me that the power of retiection has more value than you attribute to it: the works of art in a period of high civilization cannot be produced without retlection. The_Christian poetry of the Middle Azes, for ex- ample, is absolutely inconaciente; but that epoch did not create a work of art perfect and entire— this glory was reserved for Goethie, for our age of all objectiveness. It needsa nature richly endowed 1o unite both this force of reflection and the immediate power of creation, It 18 this which makes the rarity of grand apparitions in the domain of arL. One thing which scparates me absolutely from you is your admiration for Meverbeer. T tell you frankly that I sm personally the friend of Meyerbeer, and I have all the reazous in the world for estceming him 2s an affectionate and amiable man. Tut, obsc if 1 assemble ail that repels me in the music of opera, all internal contradictions, all external in- compatibilities, shall have my idea of Meyerbeer. Nevertheless, 1 recognize in the music of Meyer- beer a great ability for broad action. 1t is just this which stops the noble maturity of art, because De succeeds in sausfying inevery Way by the neg- i inferiority. Ile who goes astray in the just 50 much the higher aspirations of his being: he who courts the trivial intentional- 1y may cull himself happy, for he hus nothing to lose. ~ Adien, ete. Entirely yours. Ricasnp Waexen. MUSICAL NOTES. Flotow’s new opera, “The Flower of Har- lem,” is about to be produced at Turin. There is o rumor that Italian opera at St. Petersburg will be discontinued after this year. A daughter of Ambroise Thomas, the com- poser, has just married M. Deveriaof the French Legation to China. Carlotta Patt, assisted by Camillo Sivori, Ra- fae1 Joscffy, and Juies de Swert, is giving con- certs in Germau eitics. Von Bulow has left his summer retreat (Godesberg-on-the-Rhine) and taien up hisquar- ters for the winter at Hanover. 3. Pasdeloup has issued an appeal to French amateurs with regard to the recent hissing of Wagner’s music at bis concerts. A symphony, by Johaunes Brahms, in C mi- nor, Was performed for the first time in the Mu- sikalischen Akademie of Mannheim, on the 7th t. JMme. Antoinette Stirling-MeKinley is varying her public performances in England by siuging cradie-songs 1o a masculine audience of one small infant in her own chamber. A young American, Miss Jenny Howe, re- cently made her debut as Falenfine in *The Huzuenots” at Brusscls. Her voice was ad- mired, but she showed lack of stage experience. Ame. Adelina Patti has just returned to Paris from her rapid tournee in ‘the Provinces. Her progress was as triumphant as it was brief. Ste sang only in three cities, and only four times in all,” but” these concerts brought in the sum of $11,000 in gold. Tidings from Malta announce the suceessful debut in that city of Signor Santa_Croce, better known here as Mr. Hurry Stunfield. He ap- peared in Ponchielli’s * Promessi Sposi,’” and sung four successive evenings in that fine opera of a somewhat * advanced ¥ school. Figaroannounces that both Mr. Mapleson and Jir. Carl Rosa coutemplate opera performances in America next year. ¢ There will probably also be two otlier European companies in the field. Tt is not unlikely that Mr. Mapleson may himsclf leave for America very shortly.” Mme. Nilsson has returned to Paris from her successiul tour in Sweden, and will next visit Holland, under the airection of Herr Ullman. Her operatic performances in Vienna will oceur in Januars next, and she will sing in German at the Tmperial ggcm,—li‘m;gu in the *Hugue- nots, “Lohengrin,” * Faust,” ¢ Mignon,” and “Hamlet.” A ool Miss McCulloch, the Arline of the *Bohe- miau Girl,"” at the matinee on the 25th ult., at Robinson’s Opera-House, Cincionati, had a nar- TOW escape 1rom a horrible death. It was in the last act, when she was standing before the mirror. Her flowing sleeve caught fire from a candle on the table” She attempted to extin- suish it, but failed. Ier peril was scen by Mr. Hall, who rushed from the wings, and, by his well-directed efforts, extinguished the fire after the slceve was nearly destroyed. Though Miss McCulloch suffered great pain, she pluckily re- mained on the stage, and concluded ber part of the performance. De Vivo writes to the New York Graphic as follows: In vour editorial of yesterday headed **That Grand Opera-House Scheme,” there was a mis- understunding which I shonid be obliged if you would correct. At the time of that exiraordinar; combination, tle Parepa-Rosa, Wachtel, an Stanley opera cason, of which Carl Rosaand Adolpk Neuendorl were the directors and [ the munager, I did not clear $122,000, but the gross receipts of these memorable eighteen perform- ances reached that sum. This omount was, 1 think, the largest ever taken in at any theatre’in the world, and a handsome_proft was cleared. Wachtel received one-third of the gross_receipts, Parcpa-Rosa $1.000 a night, Stanley $100, and Miss Adelude Phillips $150, 'besides the salaries of othier artistes, an orchestra of sisty performers, 00 3 chorus of sixty-two persons. _Yours, faith- fully, D. bE V1vo. Buireuth came very near not. being_ Baircuth. Richard Pohl, in the Neue Zeitschrift, relates, tiat, before Wagner had decided €0 construct the theatre at Baireuth, Liszt had obtained by some means the consent of the Grand Dulke of Saxe-Weimar to have the theatre ere the bn.uka‘o( the Iim, beside that madg illus- trious by Goethe and' Schiller. From pojitical considerations the vroject was, however, fru; trated, and there was no more thoughs of V mar. “This ocenrred fn 1856, Several years terward, Wagner visited Baireuth, o muicipality of that little Bavarian city af- the having offered him a piece of land, he decided there to | construct his theatre. Mr. Pohl also sta this subject that, in 1853, Liszt paid -2 visit to Wagner at Bas (,‘r\vhcre was for the time the composer of the Tetralogy. Joachim, the cele brated violinist, who a5 not then so vehement an anti-Wagnerian s he is to-day, accompanied Lizst on this visit. Wagner was” then working on the Gotterdammerttng, and mode Joachim ne. quainted with its principal fragments. THE DRAMA, CHICAGO. r THE WEEK REVIEWED. No fmportant change of bill was effected at auy of the theatres last week. *“The Great Di- voree Case ™ was given at McVicker's Theatre on the off nights with the opera. The California Minstrels again oceupied Haverly’s Theatre. Mr. Pat Rooney and a number of hegro-min- strels and variety actors were at the New Chica- £o ’Lihe:trc. The run of A Case for Divorce” continued at the Museum, * Around the World in Eighty Days” received its sccond week of continuousrepresentation at the Adelphi. There is something to be said in connection with the lflstrllflvlned performance which the Messts. Kiraliy may not like to hear. Toe TRIBUNE notices that they have not kept perfect faith with the pub- lic. The entertainment has not been kept at the standard of excellence with which it bezan, but bas steadily deteriorated both in respect to cting and the ballet during the run of two weeks. After the first night two of the prinei- pal dancers were dispatched to Philadelphia to assist in the production there of the new spec- tacle called ** Azurine.” Soun aiterward Mr. Lyttel, who is a popular favorite, was quictly withdrawn in the sarze manner and bis . place supplied by Mr. Barrett, 2 local comedian, Othe er changcs there have been which are not worth noticing inn detail. It i5 soff. clent to say that the Messrs. Kiralfy have jm- posed upon the public. No doubt tliey will find their reward for this action, and it may be a re- ward of a diflerent kind from that which they are looking for. They came here a year agy with no reputation cxeept that of successful grutesque dancers, and by honorable dealing and liberality in tue mounting of their piece Ficy gained the " confidence of the people. made 2 good deal of money then, and. they have made still more this ‘scasor from the same piece. They have been generously treated by the pubiic. We regret to sce on their part 2 disposition to traffic -on their old regntntmn, and toabusethe confidence Which has been plackd in them, If they desice to exhaust their resources in Chicago, they have only to continue in the course which they have entered upon. This week they produce still another spectacle, +* The Lucky Star,” from the representation of which it will be possible to judge whether they intend to maintain their old reputation or to increase their new one. THE HOLIDAY PLAYS. All the theatres were well patroizedon Thanksgiving-Day. It was a pleasure to notice that the real dramatic representations at Me- Vicker's Theatre and Wood’s Museum were not neglected. ‘The Divorce Case™ and “A -Case for Divorce” may not be fine specimens of composition, but they are at least vast improvements on the rubbish which has of late been seen onthe stage of Haverly’s Theatre and the New ChicagoTheatre. The acting at McVicker’s has also been highly enjoyable. We inadvertently omitted mention last week of Mrs. Buker’s creditable persona- tion of Betsy Parker,tne servant of the stony glare. Nothing that Mrs. Baker has done this season has been so aceeptable to the public as this part. The other charactershave already been spoken of as they deserved. Mr. Rain- ford's .}fr. VWeathersby Grandison is not so true or artistic a portraiture as his bric-z-brac hunter in *Marsied in Haste” The intellcctual requirements of the two. parts demand a de~ cided diversity of expression, yet Mr. Rainford, owing cither £o a faulty conception of the char- acteror to limited capacity, has made them strongly resemble each other, Thebest holiday play, in a financial sonse, was seen at the Adelphi, afternoon and cvening, when many were turned away from the doors, unable to gain admission. Mr. Rooney also had a flatter- Ttz aztendance at his New Chicago Theatre, and the Minstrels, though the least well patvonized, had oceasion to lift up their hearts and rejoice insong. THE PLORENCES. This weelc Mr. and Mr. Florence will begin an engagement at McVicker's Theatre in * The Mighty Dotlar.” It is now almost a quarter of century since they made their first bow before a Chicago audiencelin Rice’s old theatre, and they have been’ pretty constant visitors during all that time. The play which they bring with them, although destitute of merit as aliterary or sustained dramatic effort, is very amusing in spots. Molierc has said that comedies are written to be played, and he was accustomed to e of the success of his own works by the number of persons who came tosec them. Judged by this standard, *The Mighty Dollar” isa suc- cessful play. Lest the author may fecl too proud of it, however, we may add that o play s Judged must be placed in the same Wwith the interesting fut lady who draws tosce her. In the present representation of “The Mighty Dollar,” Mr. and Mrs. F| will play their old parts; Mr. Thorne Mr. Gessin’s_part, foland Vance; Miss Tracy that of Miss Carroil, Clara Dart; Mrs. Murdoch that of Miss Moore, Zibby Dear; and-Miss Tan- ner that of Mrs. Murdoch, Blanche Mossthorn. NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, “The Law of the Laud, or Dead to the World,” a new play said to have been a London success, is now in rehearsal at McVicker’s Tiea- tre. Tyler's Humpty-Dumpty Troupe will be at Baverly’s Theatre this week. They will be succeeded next week by the famous Salsbury ‘Troubadours. Miss May_Roberts, formerly of Wood’s Mu- senu, is to be leading lady in Macauley's Thea- tre in Louisville, opening theré as Laira Hatw- kins in John Raymond’s * Col. Setlers,” to-mor- row night. THE OUTER WORLD. NEW YORK NOTES. Boucicault in ¢ The Shaughraun » continues at Wallack’s Theatre. Mr. Rignold, of Henry V. fame, sailed from New York for Europe last night. Mr. Tnomas Whiffen has made another agree- able success as Bokusin Lotta’s play of Ma- sette.” Clara Morris prepared for her death scene in ¢ Miss Multon,” of studying heart-discase at the hospitals. The revival of **School for Scandal ” at Daly’s, ostponed in consequence of the success of “as ou Like It,” is now aunnounced for Tuesday next. Charles Fisher, too, has_been injured by the ‘socicty ” drama. His Ja wiieh, fifteen years ago used to be much admired, is now con- demned. Bootl’s * Bertuccio ”” was the attraction at the Lyceum last week, Therg were vacant seats in_the auditorium Monday night. This week Mr. Booth will play Richard I1. Mr. John Drew, the comedian of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, was badly hurt on Saturda night while playing at single stick with a friend. Itis feared that his skull is injured. Mr. James O'Neil and Miss Sara Jewett zave the balcony-scene in ** Romeoand Julict ” at the St. Agues Church benefit in the New York Aeademy of Music Thanksgiving night. A'Poughkeepsie M. D. writes to the Tribune that Jlawmlet's madness was of the form kn®wn as meclancholia, and that on this theory Mr. go({m’s impersonation of the character is per- fect. Lotta’s engagement at the Park Theatre promises to be 2 financial failure. She has nev- er been a particular favorite in. New York. Good variety acting s no uncommon thing there. J. B. Studley, who lately played Pierre ichel here, I:as taken the part of Jacques Frochard in the "“Two Orphans® at the Union Square Theatre. The Plny is given every Saturday night, as Miss Morris is not able to dct twice in one day . For the term of their appearance in_“ King Lear,” Lawrence Barrett wili receivé $1,200 a Davenport, $1,000; Frederick B. n E. Sheridan, $300: and 2, $150. The sataries of the whole cast will_nggregate S6,000 each week. The expenscs of the piay will ‘exceed §1,200 1 night. The first performance will be to-morrow. GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. The Detroit play, ‘‘Angele,” was a failure in St. Louis, though Rose Ertinge played the prio- cipal part. Adelaide Neilson's appearance as Tiola In “Twelfth Night ¥ at Cincinnati was her first in that character on any s The performance was highly spoken of by the papers. The Philadelphia Zimes gives Miss Charlotte Thompson a well-deserved Tebuke for her in- efflciency and carclessness, and_for her respon- sibility in bringing forward a vicious new play called “ The Roses,” whichshe produced at the Walnut last week. * When the Boston correspondent of the Hart- ford Courantsaw “Two Men of Sandy Bar, the representative of Col. Starbottle was’ somewhat violently *“indisposed.” However, the corre- spondent, an old theatre-goer, saw enoug} judge that the play was the worst he had ever encoungered. John Raymond and Jo Murphy will be at Cincinnati this week; Adelaide Neilson at St. Lonis; Katic Putnam at Indianapolis; Maagie Mitchell at Pittsburg; the :“Sardanapalus’ Combination from Booih’s Theatre in New York on the New Eneland circuit; Soldene at Providen: nd_other New England cities; Charles Fechter at Baltimore; Sothern and Mrs. Bowers at New Orleans. * A four-act drama centitied “ Vendome™ was produced at the Bostou Muscum last week for the first time on any staze. The author is E ward Greey. The Boston Journal says: *The play is an effort to produce some of the stirring scenes incident to the Paris Commune of 1871, and it performs its work very feebiy.” Soldene was at the Globe and_ Kate Claxcon in “ The Two Orphans”’ at the Boston Lheatre, * Con- nce” laving been withdrawn as a failure. . Louise Pomeroy begins an engagement at the Boston Theatre to-morrow. ._Adelaide Neilson and Kate_Putnam were at Cincinnati last week; Rose Eytinge and the Florencees at St. Lows; John Dillon_and com- pany at Indianapolis; Oliver Doud Byron and Heirictta Chanfran_at _ Pittsburg; John Thompson at Detroit: Johu _ Ray- mond _ at _ Cleveland; Maggie Mitchell at Buffalo; Jane Coombs and the Fifrh Avenue v 'in_“Pique” at Toledo, Columbus, Onio cities: Janauschek and May How- ard at Toronto; Mrs. Bowers at Louisville: George Fawcett Rowe at Albany, the Julius Cuwsar Combination, including Davenport and Barrett, at Brooklyn; Chaufrau and-the Sals- bury Troubadours at Baltimore: Mrs, Oates at Washington; Sothern and Genevieve Rogers at New Orleaus. The theatrical event of the week in Philadel- phia, was the production at the Chestnut of “Tyvelfth Night,” with the following caste: Duke Ors.'no,jnmes\ Norris; Valentine, Geor%e D. Erroll; Curio, W. Murillo; Sir Tobey Belch, George H. Griffithss Sir dAndrew Aguecheek, Charles Stanley; Sebastian, Charles Williams® Anfonio, George Holland; Friar, H. C. Ken- nedy; Malwiis, McKee Rankin; Clown, T. F. Brennan; Fabian, F. W. Sanger: fRoberto, E. Bortram Viola, Lillie Glover; Olivia, Lillian Couway; Maria, Lizzie Harold. All the news- navers speak well of the verformance. but Aliss § Glover-is severely noticed. At the Arch Street ‘Theatre, Anna Dickinson madeherdebut, and had no success in the estimation of the eritics. The Kiralfys brougnt out their new spestacl Az- urine,” and “ Tae Field of the Cloth of Golad ” received its first representation at the Academy of Music on Tuesday night. The former had only reached the third act at 11 o’clock, and the performance is deseribed as o verv tircsome dressrebearsal. The house was not full, and the run of the piece will probably be shorf. It is evident that Philadelphia cannot support all the places of amusement which were called into existence by the Centennial. FOREIGN NOTES. Mrs. John Wood’s next venture atthe St. James, in London, is to be the “Virginians,” by Mr. Bartley Campbell. The Paris Odeon has given o new picce by a young poct,M. Pierre Elzear,entitled the * Grand Frere,”” the versification of which has produced a great effect. The painter Gustav Michel, of Weimar, Sax- ony, has written @ comedy entitled * Thou Shalt Not Lie,” which is soon to be produced at the Court "Theatre in that city. - Bougleault’s motion for an injunction to pre- vent Chatterton reproducing the *“ Shaughraun at the Adelphi in London hus failed. Vice- Chancellor Malins held, as in the case of the Bawn,” that,owing to its performance before registration in England, Mr. Boucicault had no copyright in the picce. The revival of Alfred de Vigny’s “ Chatter- ton? at the Comedie Francaise"is nearly ready, and the production-of “L! Amie Fritz* has beén indefinitely {mstpmxc Sarah Bernhardt is suf- fering greatly with her eyes, the vague vision- gaze which she maintains all through Rine Vaincue being extremely trying to them. The new piece at the Criterion in London is “ Hot Water,” a translation of “Le Boule,” a French farce in three acts of about the seme demeritas “The Great Divorce Case.” Mr. ‘Wyndham of course bustles through it in a very charming manner. At the Folly, Lydia Thomp- sun bas a_new burlesque, ‘“‘The “Very Latest Edition of Robinson Crusoe,” which the London Times pronounces stupid and wearisome to the last degree. At the Olympie, * No Thorourh- farc 7’ has been substituted for Clancarty.” This chanee also disturbs the captious critic, who seems to think that * No Thoroughfare ¥ without Fechter is not fit to be seen. —_———— HUMOR, The “Solid North " is what stops the Arctic expeditions. Sec-Czar-ism—Attempts to interview the Rus- sian Emperor. If an analogy from feline life is in orderin’ Louisiana politics, there must have been o good many voters * ou the fence” In Cat-a-houla. The peanut crop for this year js'$00.000 bush- els; and no people with 500,000 bushels of pea- "“‘? before them ever plunged madly into civil strife. New Yorkers who have wagered on the elec- tion the difference between truth and Jobn Mor is that Truth lies in a well and John lics in a pool. Railway potter (who has had the lizhted end of a cigar thrown into his eve): “Beg pardon, sir, but that eye’s full; the other is quite at your service.” The man who manages a_hand-car cannot be called o chief enginecr, and if you style him o hand-car chief he might be confounded with the wipers of the locoumotives.—Boston Commercial Bulletin. ‘That Cincinnati widow who wanted “a corre- spondence with 2 conl merchant ™ has learned that there isn’t a dollar in coal if the customer stands around and pregents the driver beiug weighed. ¥ A revolution has broken out in San Domingo, but for the sakie of history it should be stated that it is not the same onc that broke out last week. That one was captured and put in the lock-up befere the new one had fairly started. In the bard-drinking days an old Scotch laird and his cldest son were riding home together {rom a hospitable gathering. Their ride for a while was_sifent, but at last the son said: ** Feyther, I wish ye was deid.” The old man ratber eadly replica, * Well, laddie, I nac aften thought that of my feyther, but I never hae the impudence to say’t.” Three cats on Huntington strect have been recelving election returns every might for the past week. We do not know just what United States Deputy-Marshals are made for, but if one of them should happen around among those cats with a club, we should be prepared to in- dorse any intimidation be might be sble to exercise.—Rume Sentinel. The Chinese do not scem to have an intuitive idea of the sanctity of an oath. A consular office- i, who had Lecn iu the service nearly nine s, was looking for somcthing which e evi- dently could not find, and was asked what it was. “The Consul is golng to try a case this morn- ing,”” he replied, ““and Iam Iooking for thelittle book he makes the witnesses smell.” A Gola Bill (Ner.) Judge nad just sentenced aman to prison for twenty days for drunken- ness. “Oi'm tould, yer Anner, that thim fhwat is in the jug do be not lift to have a luk at the papers.””” * True, Murphy, “true,” murmured the Court, still writing. * Thin,” cried the prisoner, * thin how am oi to know av Tilden’s ilicted” No answer was returned, and Mr. Murphy was led off waiting. One of the teachersin a Sunday-school was « stumped * badly Sunday afternoon. He was teaching the infant-clzss, and, after explaining the lésson as well as he knew how, he threw open the question-box, figuratively sfcaking, and told the children tiley might 1im any questions that suggested themselv He was aratified by-a T-year-old girl, who immediately piped out, * Who's clected?” He couldn's teif. The logic of childhood is sometimes irresisti- ble. A promising youth of only seven summers, who had been accused of not always telling the truth, cross-examined his father. * Father, did you use to li¢ when you were s boy?” %No, iy son,” said the paternal, who evidently did not recall the past with any distinctness. = Nor mother, cither?” persisted the young lawyer. # Noj; but why “Ob, because I don’t see how two peovle who never told a lic could have a boy that tells as many as I do.” The problem Tias never beensolved. ™ There is a mistake some- where, and the chances are that it was not made by the boy. —— BLISSFUL REST. ~*Far away in the golden, unknown West, Fuil many a lesgue all * Westward Ho,* TLies the lonely isie of Blisstul Rest, From whosé dreamy shores few come nud go. Few come and go from the dreamy shores, ail on that turquoise sea; No wild winds blow, no fierce storm roars. Mere is rest, here is peace, ” saith he. 4 So Jieth the isle of Blissful Rest Under skics of purple and wold, Fur down in the aim and distant \West, In the glow of the sunset's fold.” Here the roul falls asleep, entranced by the spell The invisible sea-gods have flung o'er the land. Nor motion is heard, *sve the murmuiing swell Of miniature waves on the silver strand, Here s rost, here is peace; the bollow, false world, Like 2 piimmering phantom, hath faded from sight, And new dife, like & ship with Rs white wings unfurled, Bouuds out 6'er the waters, all free in its might. ¢+ So Jieth the isle of Bliesfal Rest, Far away in this mystic sea, Many leagues in the rolden, inknown West; Suall we visit that land " quoth he. Traised mine eyes; the sobbing roar Of perilous, wintry seas I heard, And booming breakers on the shore. My mind with bitter fancies stirred. 2 soul, * I cried, **on this isie forget The loss of a love that was never mine? Can yon kill in this heart the demon Regret, ‘Wihose song is, * She might have been thine’? +4On this mystical ile can Memory die? Can an echoing voice be stilled? Can the soul at rest in oblivion lie? A/ canit# Spesk! Thou are skilled.” “* All tins, on the isle far in the West, — Yes, all that the mind may crave. But know, the land of Blissful Rest We find In & quiet gruve.” Frrix Boowsz, ONLY WAIT, When the epirit, worn and weary *Neath its daily load of care, Finds the pathway long and dreary ‘hard to bear, faint with fearing, Sighs to reach the golden gate, Then, In accents soft and cheering, - Patience whispers. **Only wait;" For a brighter day s dawning, Joy awaits us fn the morning,’ @ In the beauty of the morning— “*Only wait.” O'sad hearts, whose soundless sorrow Dares not let a murmur fall, Only it and trust the morrow— God's gréat love Is over all. Only wait, O wounded spirit By the crossof life weizhed down; Thou shalt surely Heasen inherit, Bear the cross, and win the crown; For u brighter day is dawning, Joy awaits us in the morning, In'the beauty of the morning— 4+ Only wait." Mmoo, Tre - tinct from structure. BOSTON. The Chestnut Street Club---Mr. Weiss on the Survival of the Fittest. The Scle-nflsts Routed---Nothing Decent to Be Said for Annihilation. The Pronoun I Invented Immor- tality---Dr. Howe as a Creator. 1 Triple-Bolted Dangeon---Lawrence Barrett as an Admirer of Joha Weisy' ““Fool in Lear.” Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Bostox, Nov. 29.—The second meeting of the Radical—or to give it its new name—Chestnut Street Club took place on the last Monday of the month in the Chestnut street parlors as usnal. Itwasa full meeting, though in the masculine attendance the gradual chnyge from the olden theological element to the scien- tific was more decided than at any previous gathering. For instance, instead of Dr. Bartol and our Reverend Colonel, aud the rest of the noted **Free Religioners,” there was Prof. Hyatt and Morse, who did the most of the de- bating that followed, though Mr. Abbott, of the Jndex, was present to represent the extreme leit of the theological side. _The subject of the essay, ** The Survival of the Fittest,” would very naturally attract the scientific mind. And Mr. ‘Weiss being the essayist, gave added interest in the certainty of no weak or imperfect handling. To those who had a doubt in Mr. Weiss’ faith in the immortality of the soul, this essay was a arateful relief, though in the opening his vool presentationof the arguments and theories of the skeptic had a misleading effect, which only made his final statements more welcome. In this opéning he said that, ever,since the doctrine of 4 THESURVIVAL OF THEFITTEST HAD TAKEN HOLD OF THE MODERN MIND _ 50 that the probability is strong that some form of it will eventunally prove suitable to the facts, he had been waiting to hear some’ one aoply it onestep farther; and that step, namely, which the idea of personal continuance takes from one world to another. Whether the ef- ficiency of natural selection be strictly limited to this sphere, summed up and stopped in the physical man, or if it continued to operate by | the death of the unfit, and the survival of the fit, to_establish another type of being—a fresh race—higher in the scale, just as we seé here the feeble, stunted, and deformed—the misbegotten _of the lower creatures— drop “out in order that the luckier ones may thrive and become the slow progenitors of the next in order. In mak- iug a rapid summary of the evolution theory, Mr. Weiss declared that it did not scem to him irrational to suppose that a million ortwo years’ worth of imperiectly developed beingsstraggling all along from the ape to the man lived through their bricf butterily summer, and are known of no more in any part of the universe. But, asks Mr. Weiss, after this showing, Whew did perishing stop and surviving begin! In what vear of the world was a society of creatures col- lected in whom the premonition of harmony BEGAN TO BREED THE HEARTACHE, and put a new salt into the tear? * When did our feet begin to disengage them- sclves—are they all even now disengaged? No crime seems top atrocious to be invented by a creature in the form of a man, and no ingeruity too great tolavish upon its commission. So many people cultivate bestiality with . such whole-bodied energy that if they could be turn- ed into their appropriate animals we should pity all the other beasts. Yet here they are wearins clothes of a pattern made by our own tailor, claiming to have paid a poll-tax, voting early and oiten, putting the breath of lite into brothels and hells, and sponging up with their bodies all the hideous liquors they can hold. Then, in some great peril of the Commonealth, they are all ready, thorough- ‘liv primed and educated, reduced by the law of legradation TO TUE LEVEL OF SOME DEVILISH MOMENT on which, as on a hearth, the fires of an extinct ferocity are relighted.” - In this manaer, with all the fire of his most fiery cloquence, Mr. Weiss proceeded to clabor- ateand exhaust all the arzument of the sur- vival of the fittest doctrine, and then from this evolved the statement, I must confess to do something, & de something, which selects us from the body, turns the brain into a flter to deposit a2 person within, prevent an- nihilation, and . make it impossible for nature to drop us- out, make it worth God’s while tosave us, is 8 powerfal motive, and it prevails fn the lives of many men who would not be willinir to talk about™ it. 1 con- fess to an all-pervading instinct of personal continuance, coupled with a latent haunting feeling that there is a point somewhere in hu- man existence, as there has been in the past, Where amiability controls the fate of men. Where is that point? You recofl from every effort to draw the linc; you shrink from the in- sufferable egotism; your own vicious taint threatens you with disinheritance in this sur- vival of the fittest.” From this consideration the essayist proceed- ed to also consider the fact that the brain with- in the body has_originated the instinct of im- mortality and the doubts that assail that in- stinct. His conclusion on this point was that, ‘¢t is plain that some intelligence has been con- spiring with the evolution of animal structure to produce something that considers itself dis- No propagation that is merely physical could be competent to perform that feat.” _ When he heard 2 man deny his perconal con- tinuance, Mr. Weiss said he was freshly con- vinced ot his own. 4 THZ PRONOUN I, HE DECLARED, INVENTED IN- MORTALITY But it mieht be said how many people there were in the human form who could say J but very imperfectly, and a good many not st all. And through tlic raaks of the fecile and foolish to the night of the idiot the question ran, What can Deity find for such as these to do? Andthen -camethe swift counter-question, When you say whiy save such specimens for a hereaftér, I re. tort, “ Why therf take the trouble of saving them for the present? __And from this point the essay and the essay- ist grew earnest und cloquent in depicting the carethat more fortunate humanity bestowed upon tiese fecble and foolish ones, upon all the lame, the lalt, and the blind inentally and physically, - Why is i asked Mr. W , that may born the objects of a special care? e haust the c 3 v of science to sap the obstic nate r ns, reach the interior, and put the of the scientists, it discovered with an; ectuy and notan emotional insight the h;:f.], lshorltv:ominvs of sahlejlcn, sl;ul established d::,d ya er fuw, which is beyond the 1 materiaism. { oy t was not a little 0dd to hear thy of some alter the essay. The Straighfnnc statement of the scientific sround b Tap illuminated with Mr. Weiss' glow of loeo, © that it made a profounder impression thay hig concluding statements of hope and faith and one Iady, whose intellect is of the higher o in some directions, but who hates thealogica) discusslons, remarked: “When 1 listeroy o the first part of the essay I felt as if T wanteq to go back to the olddoctrinesand be converteg byoi\ll;:ody and ?ankey"’ i thers, carrying away only the fine we personalfaitl'and the ‘subtle areument ey aunibilation, felt that in these days when intelligent pulpit s oblied to take notios o} the destructive statemeats and inroads g science, Mr. Weiss had nobly declared pi Iseli Iun apostle mni] c‘h}x:mniun for the higher aw in a manner and with weapons whj P itself could not overthrow, Lo el Seence A little later in the day, Tt “do\'nn 'r'x.nfi “vfi{;&msb AND THE »” eard a most delightful bit of news abo, essayist in another cap: : and this, ll:?l?l: conception of the character of the fool in Kin, Lear? as given in his book, * Wit, Humor, 3 Shakspeare,” just published; has met wizh’md, enthusiastic appreciation from Lavwrence: Byy. rett that he intends to adopt it intact ang en- tirg[ ’x)r& bis rendering of the play at no distant period. The admiration and acceptancethat the hizher class of actors give to Mr. Weiss’ conception of Shakspeare in this book s the_hisbest prajse that he can _possibly have, and especially prast fying to him, as he himself acknowledgeq, “over the walnuts and the wine.” NP THE GAME OF CHESS Crrss DrrEcTorY.—Chicago Chess Club, Nos, g3 and 65 Washington strect; open from9a. m, 1 10p. m. Chess players meet daily at the Tremong Hnns;: (Exchange) and the Sherman House (Base. ment). All communications intended forthis deparimest should be addressed 10 Tu TRIBENE, 10d Tnlarsey TO CORRESPONDENTS. «*E. B."—Enigma No. 13 is correctly printed, . S."—The number for Nov. 5 cannot be ob. tained. The other has been mailed. +<D. H. K."~In your solution to Enigma ¥, 13 (the only attempt at a solution 8o far received), in the variation, fter1..Qto QRsq, 1..P takes R;2..QtoK 5, there 1o mate in fourif Black play 2..B takes P. Correct solution to Enigma No. 12 recefved from E. Swarth, G. . Powell, E. Semple. E. S. Watte, . J1. osington, % Howara Hall, . Basbe, D, cad, and I. Shoen! city; Kt., Tt Brodie, Austin, 111, " e Correct solution to Problem No. 51 recelved from E. S, Watts, W. H. Ovinston, W. Howsrd Iall, E. Semple, G. S. Powell, E. Dacbe. E. Swarth, Miles Afmy, I. Shoenbrun, and D, b, Kinkead, city; Kt., Tomer, IIL; C. G., Colum. us, 0. ; C. Brodie, 'Austin, Til. *,* The nomber of the Enizma has been chang to Correspond with that of the Broplems, e ENIGMA NO. 53— CCRIDSUM.” Respectfully inscribed to W. Haxs, Eaq,, BY MR. E. BARBE, CHICAGO. Bluck. Kingat QB TWhite. Kingac K sq Queenat Q FawnatK5 ook 46 0 12 6q PawnacQs Blshopat Q Ke 3 PawnatK Kt 2 PawnacQs ‘White to play and mate {n three moves. The above position, though not strictly within the realm of legitimate problems, is very neat one of its class. PROBLEM NO. 33. BY MR. I O. HOWARD TATLOR, NORWICE, ENG. Black. %/'W/ hrwé;// //%// o “w %///'%/) L i 4B - u ’- e ) & 210 0 White. White to play and mate in three moves. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 5L White. 1..E10Rsq 2..Mates Dlack. 1..Avy move SOLUTION TO ENIGMA NO. 12, ite. Black. .KtoB2 1..K takes P dls ch 2. KitoBS K moves $..Mates CHESS IN PARIS. The following lively game, played by Meesrs Rosenthal and Feisthamel, is from La Stratagie: DANISIE GAMBIT. 0SENTHAL. | Black—M. Fe1sTHAXRL. % 1..Pto K4 White—M. 1..Pto i Pro (a) Best. . (b) The stronzest move. (c) Anew move. Preferable to B takes P, given Dby the old authors, which is followed by 11..B wkes B: 12..Q takes B, 12..Rto K B s, (@) IF 1L Pto Kt 3; 12..Q to K 5, 12..Pt0 @ B3; 13..Q takes P ch, etc. (e) If 12. P to Q B 1: 13 B takes P ch, 13..Kt takes B; 14..Q to Kt 5 ¢h, and wins. (1) At this slage of the game White announced mate in five moves. CHESS IN ENGLAN. ‘The Westminster Papers says the following gimt should not have beer. omitted from Mr. Birdl **Chess Masterpieces™': KING'S GAMBIT. personal pronoun therel 'To laose the tonguc- tether of the mute; to teach the finger-iips to assume the privilezes of eye and ear; to put the idiot into truining for speech,manners, and de- cency, to grope clear throngh' his twilight till You touch the nerve of self respect; to- break pen the maniac’s caze and storm his mind with systematic gentleness, till fn his own face yon sec your smile; to lavish appropriations of monéy, method, long-breathed skill, and costly lifetitnes of the noblest and most lieroie souls upon creatures who make the home a place of melancholy aund mortification, who were born to do the State ill service, and who die to- reli us of despair,—surely there is something ne in this, some instinet that a spiritual quality is lurking cverywhere ib_matter, some bheayene born suspicion thatthe lump of an idiot may be the matrix vl a gem. And in this consideration Mr. Weiss asks, * Has man become more mer. «iful and long-suffering than God! Then s it merciful fu ¥ou to suppose that God is deprived Of his chance to imitate youraction anddo some- mau_— Io{ %1‘5 d‘ti'pr‘:;'ml and stunted souls? » ne of Mr. Weiss most striking il i king illustrations ., DPR. HOWE AND LAURA BRIDGMAN. What was Laura. Bridgman, be asked, in her triple-bolted dungeon until Dr. Howe withdrew the bolts? And in this work he compared Dr. Howe to a second creator inspired with the di. vine instinct of salvation. Quoting from various fources on the doctrine of aunihilation, Mr. Weiss suddeniy exclaimed, * There is nothing decent to be said any way for annihilation 1 The conclusion which dnswered the dominant question of why all this imperfection was per- initted, was the simple one that perfection was never intended hicre or elsewhere; that move. ment was the law of_the univerce. The arose. slon tbat followed was searcely of criticism op objection, and therefore hardly came under the head of discussion. but, perhaps, should more properly be called a_conversation, whete the various ticories of evolution were brought forward, no oue of which overthrew or in the least disturbed Mr., Wejss' statements or sug- gestions. Neithier was there the lcast, desirs ap- gflu;ecl:.:ltu‘thix_s dJSf.I‘.Il’b. There seemed to be a ] eeling of sympathy coinci w:stéx' th(é essay,—q [::erin;zp :hai andeoloeieace NCE HAD A GREAT DEAL YET TO LEARY, and that “there was nothi; c a foi?nnihflzfion.” othing decent to be said tozether the essay was one of the mq isfactory that has been given in me'cn??,f Et"»‘: canse. while allowing candidly the whole ground White—Mr. KoLtscn. | Black~Mz. MEDLET. PtoK 4 1..PtoK4 PloK B4 P takes P YK KttoB3 Pk 4 BtoB1 Bto K 5 Fogi ‘BreQy PloR B4 Brok RS D takes P iakes P 12 takes I B takes B Q093 KD g ftoRs QKttoBS K B takes P R takes B Qtol: 7ch ¥ Bio Kt2 QuoRRGch o K108 Xt takes P KKtioR3 5.8 takes P BroKt s QtoR4 KttakesQF RLR7cn KtoKtsg KtioDach B takes Kt P takes B Q toK sk KtoBsq wK7eh Ko Ktrq KttoEB4 to Ktseh RtoB2 KttoBi RoKEt® Rt takes G : takes Q takes R B takes Kt 0 K 0 QEt4 takes B | K takes P 0 B3 t0B4 73 .53 004~ WPtoKes tsxes P 34..1 takes P Qs ., And n a few more moves Black woa. e ——— AS FALLS THE LEAF. near; As falls the leaf when Winte: As psalms recede upon the ear As gently dies the vestal day- So he in'peace hath passed away. A spotless soul hath gone to God: 1ts vestures only scek the sod; nd, while ote cyes with grief are dim, His spirit sings fair Canaan’s byma. How bumbly lived he while below! In grace how surely did be grow; In prayer and praise his life was spent, Such as with that of angels blent. He walked the way that Christ designed Should be saivation to mankind, And, *“pure in heart,” is ever blest; With God he hath His promised rest. He sowed in tears: he reaped fn joy; e gained the gold witbout alloy: His treasure—not of earth—abos 1s coined in everlasting love! O peace divine! O hallowed calm! 1, Ke. n sorrow's cure, cleft upint's balm; Grant, Gracions Father! we who mourn ey also reach Heaven's blessed bonrne! Eowaun P. No