Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1876, Page 12

12 THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DEC MBER 24, 1876—8SIX AMUSEMENTS. The Humor and Poetry of «welfth Night.” Miss Neilson’s Charming Personation of Viola. The Cleveland Company Judged on Itz Merits and . ' Demerits. Gossip of the Green-Rooms in Chicago, New York, Paris, and London. The Second Operatic Season--The Bee- thoven and Apollo Clubs. Chicage Musicians Abroad.--Local Mis- celiany---Foreign Operatic Notese THE DRAMA, «TWELFTH NIGHT.” THE HUMOR OF THE PLAY. The representations of “Twelfth Night” at Harverly's Theatre during the past week were .interesting to all classes of people—to those Who were unfamilisr with the play a5 well as to stadents of Shakspeare. The laughter of the sudience, which bespoke rather an emotional sympathy . with the action than 2 complete in- tcllectusl appreciation of it, was the most - pleasurable incident of .the occasion. No other one of the unfamiliar plays of Shakspeare would have produced. simjlar results. “Twelfth Night™ blends exquisite poetry—one eminent critic has called it * ethereal "—with the broad- est humor. While the former guality has rec- ommended it to the affections of the imaginetive, the latter sppeals o an frresistible way to everybody. The humor consists in the exposure of human frailties, and les in the situations as much asin the laugusgg. No charscter, apart from the others, reveals enough of its own weakness to* excite the mirth of the spectator; but by the playing uponit of ouiside forces its true ns- ture is brought to light. So there was 8 basis of sense inthe ramark of the captious eritic who imputed it to Miss Neilson as a fault that she hed made people laugh by reviving “Twelfth Night.” *Wedonot solaugh on read- {ug the play,” remarked the caviler. Itis true **that we do not 8o laugh, because: the full force of the sitnations is notseen in_ a reading,—es- pecislly not when the reader, as oftcn happens, ‘wants imagination. Moreover, in a reading, the characters are not exhibited,as distinct per- .. sonalities, endowed with faculties of mind, - dividualized by costume, and made forcible by their direct appeal to the outward senses. There 15 the humor of the Clown, the richest character of the kind drawn by Shakspeare; of Afa'volio, who, as the Puritan of the honsehold, is a sathi- cal sketeh; of Sir Toby, who combines some of the lcatures of Squire IWestern, Sir John Brute, ond Halstall ; of Sir Andrew Aguecheek, who be- came in the hands of? Sheridan a BobAcres ; and of Fabian, who takes a plessure almost too malicious in the discomfiture of others. Sucha ‘wealth of comic materiel has not been lavished 4n any other of Shakspeare’s piays. These four charscters and .arie, the mad, are aselect coterie whose Weuknesses arc _mutually interchanged. They have furmed amony themsetves a Fools’ Exchange, when the trading.is over, as nut uncommonly lap- ‘pens 1 modern times, some are proved dishon- vst wits, and others are shown to be honest ouls. Could anything be more suggestive than Sir Andrew's ‘innocent exclamation, “ O had I ‘but followed the arts;” or dir Tooy’s, “Is it 2 world to hide virtues in?” and nis caes-and- ale retort upon Malwlio? The Clown’s Llunt af- zirmation to Ulivig, that her brother’s soalis in bell, and his dexterous use of her denial to show tle jolly of gnieviug dor Lim, is 2 bit of native shrewuness not disagrecable. Maria is a mere m.schief-maker, and we adinire ratber there- suwits ol ber scheming than tie thing itself. Mawolivis 2 delivivns butt, learned avove his station, aud yeta child in cealing with the linesse of o maid. The greatness he bus vhrust pon him s not of the kiud he imagiues, buz 1uore powerful to crush than to raise bun. - . THE POETRY OF “TWELFTH KIGHT." - ‘The poetry of the play lies in the characters of Viola, Glivia, Orsino, snd Sebastian. No eritic Las noticed, 0 far as we have read, how fine is the contrast between Violaand Olivie. Bothioved ‘passionately, yet how differently. Viola never t0ld her love; Olivia pushed her suit with per- sistency. If the conduct of the one sufgests 0 world, how apt the poor are to be proud: that of the other might be described in words the poet did not write: > 0 worid, How apt the rich are to be willfal! Violg was not’ merely too proud to tell her 1love; she was 2ls0 too -falthful. Her constancy to honoris noless conspleuous than her love. How beautifully has the poet exbibited this trait! Though Violz loves the Duke, she dis- «charges her mission on his behalf to Olivia most zealously—so zealously, indeed, that she obtaing Tor herself, unsought and undesired, the favor which ghe bad_solicited for ber. master. She hates ingratitade with such righteous indigna- tion that she would rather. see her benetactor anarried to another than betray him. In perfect agreement with her uction fulls her speech to 1 hate ingratitade more in 2 man ‘Than )ying, vsinness, babbling, drunkenness, Or any tzint of vice whose strong corruption ™ ts our frail blood. Her fidelity is shown again when Ortino, en- Taged at u.cy fndifference of Oliria to l;‘:sell aud Ler evident preference for Viola, declarca: I'll eacrifice the Jamb that I do love, To spite & raven's heart within & dove. Viola replies: P And I most jocund, apt, and willisigly, To do you rest 8 &anfind deaths vr%:\{ld die. She is willing ot only to die for her master, but even to die for the Jove be bears another. Was ever there 2 woman so beroic in her lovel Miss Neilson’s embodiment of Viola is so ‘beantifol an exposition of the text that we pity auy one who admires the play and has pot séen her fn it. She fs singularly deficient in the first scene with the sail vicg apparently slurred it 08 unimportant. Not to mention the fact that none of Shakspeare is nmmportant, it ehould be suflicient for her to reflect that the scene serves to introduce her to the audience, x:nd (\f ucntly L'_n't‘l:s .i:n’lulmmbn which s mate 10 assist or ref her during the Temainder o’i the action. The mistake of Ere‘ar— ing arich dress so soon afier the shipwreck should by all means be_szvoided. She should also bring out more forcibly than she does the meaning of the lines s My brother, he is in Elysiom, L Perchance he is not wned; what think you, sailors? She spoke this hurriedly, slmost without a pause, uut even catching at td‘:: hope of the :flm’d‘: l“‘ggchmu heis not waed.” The ect of disco in, ening was, how- iy dipetled. Piolz 1a'a ever, soon effectually man'sdress was the character of passion and imsgination that the poet has deswribed. Her first interview with Qlivia was given with fceling and discrimination. The spesking of so simple alieas - B Which is the honorable lady of the honse? ‘was full of meaning. thflt&lded Orzino’s suit most gallantly, until the listener might think that only the cruelest she alive conld resistsuch supplication. S0 in the passage beginning “Make me a willow-cabin at your zate™ she conveyed the poetical expression most delicately. One of the notable triumphs of the actress lay in the first_discovery of her kmowledge that Olivig foved her, - This scene in the acting ver- slon s arranged for the end of the first act. Viola has just_received throngn Afalvolio the xing which Olfria has sent. ‘The text here runs: T)elt no ring with her: whst means this lady? Fortune forbid, my ontside have not charmed her! She made good vitw of me; judeed. £0 much, That, ns methought, her cyes nad iost her tongue, For she did speaX in starts, distractedly. - : loves me, sure: the cunning of her passion A jord: 5 " ne. Fow the )“ 'sring! Why, he sent her noxg These last four words are a study.. (Tixey are firat revelation Viola has had of the possible affection for herself of the lady. The ludicrous- ness of the idea strikes her. ** Tam the man,” she exclaims; and. as if .10 8dd, * What a man am I to satisfy a poor lady’s love,” she tosses back her cap, and throws out her right leg, jauntily, then strides across the stage witho swagper specially assumed for the occasfon. Mr. John Weiss, in his)ately-published ** Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare,” attributes sn identical inter- retstion of this line to Alrs. Charles Kean; but t 15 claimed for Miss Neilson that she had so acted before she could have had an opportunity to see the statement of Mr. Welss, objec- tion ehould be raade to the sssumption of mas- culine manners by Viola when she is alone, it may well be snswered that:the ides of Miss Nelleon is in perfect consonance with the sub- sequent lines, which sustain the- situations and give expression to Viola's amusement at the mlsplaced affection of Olivia_for her. “Poor Jady, she were better love her dream,” and “'What thriftless sighs shall poor ~Olivia breathe,” are certainly not mournful, or -even unite serions, manifestations of concern for the jesperate condition of the lady, which, indeed, might be casily cured, as it arose from- slight provocation. ‘Miss Neilson’s acting in the scenc with the Duke, in the second act, beginning with tne line, “She never told her love,” has al- ready been described and highly praised in T TrisoNE. The interpretation was wonderfully diversified with light and shade,. and the mean- jug brought out_as few who have not studied thé subject could have conceived. The duel scene was comical, and not overacted seriously, at Jeast not to such a degree as. to deprive the audience of the most uproarious*laushther. The play closed with an eccentric dance, the evident purpose of -which is to provide againet the anti~limax caused by the omission of the Clowr’s songs. There would be much reason, perhaps, . under some circumstances to regret the chanee; but the fate that would likely have befallen the songs, if they had been attempted, 18 an aw{ul question that must be taken intothe account. The dance, at any rate, serves to pre- serve a place in the public’ eye for Viola; and surely 5o charming a character as the Viola of Miss Neilson cannot be seen too often nor too long. It was the_great misfortunc of the repre- sentations at Haverly’s Theatre that two of the highly-poetical characters were intrusted to incompetent actors. The part of the Juke was taken by a gentteman who had a face for low- comedy, and no talent for acting of any de- seription, . Olivia was embodied by.a lady of meagre h}uflmcat!ous for the ‘responsible po- sition which she was obliged to assume. The true poetry of these characters could better be felt from 8 reading of the play than from the acting; and we shall not sitempt so fruitless a task as would be an analysis of the perform- ance in these parts. The Sebastian of Mr. Piympton had some merit. There is a fresh- ness and simpliity in his method which it is easy to admire and praise. His dellvery of the linés beginning ) This §8 the air: that Is the glorious sun; . This pear] she gave me, 1 do fecl't and see’t, was expressive and’ intelligent. ' He wants only experience and study to become a thoroughly- cowpetent setor. His promise is delightfal. REVIEW OF THE WEEK. THE EUCLID-AVESUE COMPANT. In an estimate of the abilities of the company that supported Miss Neilson the fact that they 1abored under very unusual difficulties should be borne in mind: They were compelled to play “Romeo and Juliet,”’ almost without notice, from Miss Neilson'’s “manuscript,—a version which differs from that used by every | leading actress in this country. Soslso they studied *Twelfth Night"” from an American edition, which, at the Jast moment, they were obliged to-exchange for an English version. But they should remember, while smarting under & sense of personal gmevance, that the public cannot be informed of what transpires, behind the scenes, and the press must take a company for what it appears to be on the stage. Tue TRIBUSE made no more allowances for their first_performance in “Romeo and Julict then if they bad belonged to Chicago, snd it must be confessed that: they deserved all the lashings. they reccived on sccount of it. Not so in the case of ** Twel{th Nizht.” With the exception of the Duke, the Countess, and the Fyiar, a1l the characters were asgwell token as they probably would have been at McVicker's Théstre; and the company as a whole is not gnmlly interior to the one that Mr. McVicker ad last year. The Sir Andrew Aguecheel: and the Afaria would have been creditable in ma.lv organization vulside of New York. The Wal-. 2ollo was rot bad. The Clown had some merit. The Sir Toby, if he bad recognized the fact that he was less a coward than Sir John Falstaff and more a brute, would have been acteptable. Tne TniBUNe hos reccived a communication frotn the stage-manager of the company, which, from a sense-of professionnl courtesy, it must decline to print. Substautial justice has been done them, it is hoped, in the foregoing. R NOTES. “Naval Engagements® and * Beguty and the Beast ” will be given at the Museum every night this week, and at the matinecs of Wednesdoy | and Saturday. i Callender’s Georgia Minstrels, composed of twenty genuiné negroes, and constituting one of the most pleasing orzanizations of the kind now “before the public, will fill a0 engagement. at ‘Haverly’s Theatre this week. A trent in store for the public is the forth- coming EI,M“‘“‘“‘ of *Coriolanus™ at Me Vicker’s Theatre,with Mr. John McCullough, tne ‘best actor .of Roman characters now in America, in the titular . Next week the .new drama, never produced in America, cntitled “ The Law of the Land,” will receive its first representa- tion. Mr. Haverly has engaged a company of Irish ter aciors, including Mr. Pat. Rooney, to fill sn cpeagement at the New Chicago Theatre this week. The entertainment is di- versified with 8 pavorama ealled * The Mirror of Ireland,” and with the pranks of Danand Josie %Ium‘s and the songs of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. renuan. J « Our Boys™ will -be given at McVicker's Theatre this_week on the off-nights with the opera. Alr. Hotto will have an opportunity to prove his mettle as FPerkyn Middlewick, the re- tirea butterman. Messrs. Thorne and Lee will represent the boys, and Miss Tracy and Mrs. Murdoch the girls. Miss Marble will repeat her successtul characterization of the lodging-house servant. Kk Mr. Deafer, the manager of the Adelphi,anda famous pantomimist, will make his first appear- ance this season in the pantomime called *“ Jack and the Beanstalk.” Unusual. pains have been taken to make this production every way de- serving of patronage, and, as it is peculiarly ap- propriate to the holidays, Jittle and big folk will ‘no doubt turn ont in numbers to witness it. Actors have been specially eng:éged to play the Pantaloon, i, &nd- Columbine, new ‘scenery has been painted, and amusing new tricks have been inyented. Some excellent_gentlemen have taken excep- tions to the crivicism >assed on the representa- tive of the Vurse in “Roweo and Juliet” to the effect that she need be no older than Lady Capulet. They say stage tradition makes the nurse abont 65, If they will reconcile this tra- dition with the circumistance that the Nurse actually suckled Juliet, and had weaned her only 12 dozen years before, they may be able to main- tain the argument with betfer reason. It is a ainful thing, but we feel compelied to say that ly Ca; did not exhibit her usual good sense if she chose as-a wet-nurse for her daughter 2 woman over fifty years of age. The rresen'. expectdtion is that Miss Neilson will fill another enzagement in this city beforc her return to Enrope. She is under engagement 1o Max Strakosch for 100 performances. ~ After these have been given, she will 2o to Californis, and possibly 16 New York, on her own account. In February she is to personate Imogen in “Cymbeline,” at Philadelphin, for the first time ‘on any stage. - Her desire and hope now is to repeat the impersonation in this city, possibly at McVicker's Toeatre, atter her trip to California. There mey then also be other opportunities to see * Twelfth Night,” the eminent success of which, wherever it has been played, has been one of the most agreeable features of her present American tour. Miss Neilson plays next at Buffalo. o NEW YORE NOTES. Mrs. Emma Grattan, a well-known sctress who filled many imnportant roles at Burton's Theatre was buried on the 14th inst. *The Shaughraun” will hold the stage of Wallack’s Theatre until the end of January, ‘when * Forbidden Fruit ” will be revived. A New York lady well known in the best ‘so- clety, and the nfece of a dignitary of the Epis- copal Church, is soon to make her debut at a distant city, probably New Orleans. Edwin Booth’s business at the Lyceum The- atre has not been good. He played ¢ Richelieu” last week. *Richiard IIL” will be given this ek *Brutus™ und' *King Lear * are fn re- ¢ Led Astray?' has been revived for Saturday nightsat the Union Square Theatre, with Miss Xatherine'Rogers in the place of Rose Eytinge, Thomas Whitlin as 2 substitute for Stuart Rob- son, and other changes in thecast. _ - - z The cast of *Daniel Druce,” to be played ‘at Booth’s_on Christmas, is as_follows: ~Daniel Druce, Lawrence Barrett; Sir Ja Combe, W. E. Sheridan; Zeuben Haines, J. W. Jen- ings; Jeffrey Wynyard, Fred B. Warde: iar- ;ltfi!enrq{ Veavors Joe' Ripiey, E. K. Collier; ‘Sergeant,” Andrew Jucques; ¢ Soldier, Harry Horan; Dorothea, Miss Minnic Palmer. : The suit of Dion Boucicault against J. Hart on account of an alleged {ifringement of eo?y- right of the * Shaughraun » by Mr. Hart's of the “Skibbeah,” has -been "amicably setf and the procecdings were discontinued. Lawrence Barrett played . Richard III at Booth’s- Theatre ;enterdnv weck, and was not highly praised for his personation. The bouse was closed during the week, which is a suffcient indication of the absolute fatiure of “Lear.” > i The cast of Mr. Daly’s new society drama, +The American,” produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre last Wednesday, includes Jawes Lewls “as The American, Mr. Cozhlan as The Duke, Miss Jeffreys-Lewis as Mrs. Clarkson, snd Miss Dav- enport a8 Zhe Duches. Charles Fisher and John Brougham, Mrs. Gilbert,-and Miss Nunez have parts s ly written for them by Mr. Da!‘y. The pln'y is a frec adaptation of Dumas’ “LiEtrangere,” which recently had a qualified success at the Comedie Francais. Daly patched it up, added an act, inserted characters, and re- constructed the situations. The aundience at the first performauce was not large, and all the papers speal coldly of the play and the acting. GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. The Salsbury Troubadours are to beat Milwau- kee during this week. Eliza Weathersby has joined the * Evangel- ine” comic-opera company, and Crane will probably be added when the organization reaches Chicago. The Pittsburg Commercial says: “Of all the new plays produced here lately, Miss Mag- fi;’lflk:llell'l ¢ Mignon’ is entitled to take tne is chest rauk.” The Gazette says: *‘* on ’ ¥ far the best drams fu which We have ever secn Miss Mitchell.” . Rose Eytinge was_at Cincinnati Jast week; Augusta Dargon and John T. Raymond at St. Louis;the Salsbury Troubadours at Cleveland; Georze Fawcett Roweat Buffalo; Emerson’s Minstrels and Maggie Mitchell at Pittsburghi the Chicago Company in * A Case for Divorce® at Toledo and other Ohio cities; Sothern at Nashville, Iudianapolis, " and eisewhere; Mary Anderson at New Ofleans. Mré:sAmes’ new play, ¢ Flirtation,” was brought out at the Chestout Street Theatre in Philadelphia Monday night. The Times, usually very severe, pronounces it a literary and ar- tistic triumpl I” and the other journzls confirm the verdict. ¢ Forbidden Fruit” was played at Mrs. Drew’s Theatre; Chanfrau -was at_the Walnut. The Kiralfys cnnounced the last representation of *“ Azurine” at their Alham- Lra Palace, in consequence, they say, of 8 pre- vious cngagement to bring it out at Niblo'sin New York. + Lester Wallack’s new play, “All for Her,”- received its flrst representation in America ‘at the Boston .Globe Theatre Mondsy night. It was written by Messrs. Herman Merivale and Palgrave Simpson, and is based on the story of “The Tale of. Two Cities.”” The play is well spoken ¢f by the critics, though complaint is made that it'is a one-part piece, the prominence -being given of course to Hugh Trev 1 vor, who cor- responds toDickens?® Sidney Carton. ‘Mr. Wool’s dramatization of Bleak House was repeated at the Musenm, where it has been received with ‘much favor. * Sardanapalus’ was prescnted at the Boston Theatre under the supervision of Messrs. Jarrett and Palmer, and with the orig- -inal New York cast. | . _FOREIGN NOTES. Four of those spectacular pieces ‘called ** Re- views of the Year” sre in preparation at the Paris theatred. . = Mr. Irving has reappeared as Macbeth at the Lycenm Theatre in London, He is soon to undertake the part of Lowuis X1. A czfit_v of the first edition of Marlowe's “Ed- ward I\, & Tragedy,” bearing the date of 1594— the year ater the poct’s death in a tavern brawl —ha# just turned up in Germany. The earliest cdition heretofore known in England is that of Frederick Lemaitre was one day walking with ‘his manager, Harol, and cxplainiog to him_his views on dramatic art. {* As for managers,” he said, * why—" I :underatand,” replied Hrrol, “most of them are fools.” ¢ Most of them !” apswered Lemaitre; “ all of them are— ‘without exception.” * Le Rois' Amuse is not to be given at the Portc St. Martin in Paris this winter after all, as_Victor Hugo declares that no one but-the elder Coquelin shall play the part of the de- formed jester, ond, as the clder Coquelin be- longs to the Comedie Francaise, the managers of the Porte St. Martin cannot engage him. The pln{; csailed “La Comtesse Romani,” known to nhu-gelg the work of Dumas, and Iately produced With great success at the Paris Odeon, is billed as by Gustave de Jalin. The latter furnished the rough sketch, from which Duamas worked up the flnished play.” The new trick of putting forward inexpcricnced men as anthors sometimes serves to save 8 great repu- tatiga. Mme. Chaumont has been actingat the Opera Comique fn London in s singularly Frenchy play called * Tato chez Tata,” by Messrs. Meil- hac and Haolevy. She personates an ingenuous vouth, who rascues from s courtesan the hps- ‘band of & woman for whom he (the youth) has a. romantic attachment. The I'ord Chamberlain refused to license Mme. Chaumont’s pleces for any onc but Mme. Chaumont, the authors, MM. Meilhac and Halevy, have written tosay that they objected to any other artiste representing those pieces. Bince “The Virginisn » was frst produced in Chicago, the people may be interested in read- ine an opinion of it and of Mr. Plercy, a Chicago setor, by 50 high an authority as the ~all Mall Gazelte: That ** The Virginian ™ does not -very actively delicht & London audience must be admitted; and its fatlure in this respect cannot be even partially sttributed to the actors, who, on the whole, did very fuir justice to their parts. That is tosay, those wha had opportunities used them, and the rest attained tq the dead level of mediacrity, sbove which the chardcters allotied to them never rose. This was especially the case with Alr. S. Piercy, tlie American actor who played Vandyke Vernon and realized 4 thoroughly conventional conception bLthDruug‘hly conveniional acting, whileheshowed his correct appreciation of the *‘set speeches ™ .allotted to him by delivering them with the tone ‘and manner of a prescher. At the risk of injustice in jndging him from such a part, we ghould say that he was an actor of some intelligence but of at present very little force, and with wholly mistaken notions as to the proper management of the human volce in scencs expressive of emotion. HUSIC. AT HOME, TOE OPERA. . The second English opera season has been the local wusical event of the past week. Although counter dramatic and holiday attractions have somewhat reduced the audfences from the pro- portions of the first season, the: managers have little reason for complaint, as their rceeipts are not on the wrong side of the ledger by any means. The operas of the week have been “Trovatore,” “The Marriage of Figaro,” “The Flying Dutchman,” and * The Bohemian GirL.” We have already noticed thg four per- formances somewhat in-detail, but there are still & few points in each .worth indicating briefly. “Trovatore” only served to confirm impressions heretofore recorded, that the role of Leonorais in no wise dramatically adapted to Miss Kellogg.- Her Successes have never been made in the parts of the hero- ines of the fatcnse Italian school. Leonora, like Zucrezia Borgia and Norma, requires more breadth, strength, and robustness than sbe possesses. Miss Kellogg’s Leonora is a cre- ation of gesture, pure and simple, and not al- Ways very attractive at that. Leonora, irration- al and absurd as -the character is,is not alto- gether a figment of arm-tossing and genuflec- tion. Grant that her passion is about asun- natural and unreasonable as can be imagined, still it Hes below the surface, and is not alto- gether physfcal in its manifestation. In *The Marriage of Figaro,” onthe other hand, Miss Kellogg is at her best. Susanna is & light, airy creation, an admirable companion of the volatile Figaro, and Miss Kellogg fills the part with freshness, piguancy, and grace. .In *The Flsing Dutchman,” her Senfa was an improve- mentupon herfirst verformance. Inasmuch as its style of action and music is not that to which she has been hitherto accustomed, she is en- titled to great credit for her representation, the more particularly as the rolé {s one that is in- tensely dramatic, requiring utter self-forgetful- ness and sustained " effort.” If we were to make any suggestions to Miss Kellogg, we should say that the dressing of 'Senfa might be more char- acteristic and attractive, and & suggestion to the management may also be pertinent, namely, _that the painted tablean which rises from the sea representing the apotheosis of Senfa and the Lutchman is_an absolute eye-sore, whichi makes the finale ridiculous. Surely a human tableau, like that in the close of * Faust,” might easily be arranzed which would make the denouement very effective. In_this connection, we may say that Mr. Conly’s Daland was a superb_artistic performance {n the make-up, action, and music. h tha” for Wednesday evening, " work of the Bed -lon’s Wave That he should have mastered this part in such short time is_surprising. Mr. Turner, the new-comer, has also taken g strong hold of musicians by his beautiful singing of ‘e Pilot’s Song, which of itself would atone for a multitnde of fanlts fn other directions. - This weck the troupe’ gives nothing mew, but the repertoirc is a very popular one, including ' The Starof tbe North ¥ for Taesdayevening, “ Mar- v with- the old casts, and *Fra Diavolo” for i’“rldny evening. The .latter programme will be something of a novelty, ingsmuch as Mr. Carleton, barftone, will mfle the tenor role of ¥ra Difrolo for the first time,~an assumption - for which he the precedent of Santley England. Mr. Coly, Tor the first time-also, will assist Mr. Peakes In the Jobber business,—a combination which will be eagerly anticipated by lovers of this favorite opera. flc cast will be as follows: * 'THE FREJA SOCIETY'S CONCERT. The Freja Singing Society, conducted by Mr. John L. Swenson, will give its annusl Christmas -Concert in the North Side Turner-Hall on Tues- day, the 26th inst., with the following pro- gramme: 1. QVerture............+ivesue. .. Exposition Band 2. Chorns—'*Hoad ar de Skandinavers' Land?". “esose i 3. Quartette—** Brilllant St: 4, Solo—Aria from* ‘Maritana™ Miss. 5. Bullad—** Kung Eric och Lifdra~ bauten™.... . 0 Vivo ef 0™ oes .. Bessrs, M. Olson and R. d'Alily 10. Clhorus—+*Evidlstana Skarpskyite- marsch”. 3 ...Freja THE TWO SOCIETIES. The usually excellent critic of the Juler-Geean says: s 1f the reader who is acquainted with local music- al affalrs will gake a retrospective glance at the oven Club it will be scen that the Society hus given to us_such compositions as Men- dalu;{n‘l “*Elijah, " Beethoven's Mass, Gonnod’s Mass, Gade's *:Erl-King,” and his ''Comala.” Has the Apollo Club given any selections of such Tnajestic proportions o8 these?” We think not. Of course not. How could it? The Apollo Club is a maennerchor, and the repertory of s maennerenor is confined within exceedingly nar- row limits, being composed almost exclusively of part songs. Upon general principles, how- ever, the Gradus ad’ Parnassum should be slow. The question is not what has a society done, but how has it done it? - No person or society is doing anything for music when music is not well done. A common German part song in simple hsrmony well dons is a ste forward. Even a3 Bacn cantata bad- 1y dove is a step backward. But the benefit of the Apollo Club’s slcw and sure progress and martial discipline, now that Mr. ‘Tomlins has an auxiliary ladies’ chorus of picked voices at his command, will manifest itsclf be- fore the season is over. He bas underlined work which, under the spur of his educationnl process, will do something for music in Chicago. CHICAGO ABROAD. ~ Chicago muslcians are making a name for themselves all over the country. Balatka has -organized a quintette club jn St. Louis, which -gave itsfirst concert onthe 20th. Its members are Ernst Spiering, first violin; John Boehmen, second violin; P. G. Anton, viola; H. Balatka, | *cello; and Miss Lina Anton, pianist. He has also organized achoras.of 250 voices and an orchestra of forty pieces, which will give “*The Messiah?” next Thursday evening, the solo parts to be taken by Mrs. Seguin, aud Messrs. Maas _and Carleton, of the Kellogg troupe. A local celebnty will do tue soprano solos. Mrs. Clura D. Stacey sang Mozart’s * Violet ” at the first Ladies’ Day of the New York Lotos Club on the 18th inst. Golabeck has announced a series of con- certs {n 8t. Louls. Mrs. Flora Mueller, who will be well remembered here as Miss Flora Kuntz, sang on the 20th inst. in an amateur perform- ance of Maritana,” a8 Lazarillo, in Cioannati. Mrs, Imogene Brown sang an aria_from “ Tra- yiata ” for the New York Arion Societya few evenings ago. Caryl Florio, formerly of this city, 13 the planisi for the New York Mozart Club. On the 20th inst., Mr. i, C. Eddy, our well-known organist, exhibited the new organ of the new St. Paul’s Church at Cleveland with his customary skill and elegant playing. It will be seen:from the following numbers that he gave the Clevelanders a severe organ programme: Guilmant's Sonata, No.1; Merkel’s.** Concert Adagio”; Lux's ‘Fantasic de Coucert”; Bach’s' “St. Anm's Fugue'; Meyerbeer’s ¢ Schiller March”; and Thiele's * Theme and Variations in A fist.” WHEREABOUTS. Mme. Essipoff, the distinguished piaunist, played at Boston on the 1Gth, Providence on the 16th, Springfield, Mass., on the 20th, New York on the 22d and 23d, and will be in Philadelphia this weék. Last week the Holman English opera company were at Detroit; Ole Bull in Providence; Soldene in Washington; Julia Rive e Boston; Camills Urso, Fabbri, Tagliapletra, and the Parisfan Military Band in San Francisco; Amie waos in New Orleans aud sang in Lecocg’s new opera, “La Petitc Marie.” De Vivo an- nounces a sesson_of Italian opera to commence in New Orieans, Jan. 10, with Palmierd, Persiani, Galimberti, Cooney, Tagliapletra, and Gotts- chalk. He also announces a secoud season with Di Murska; Roseati, tenor; and Susini, basso. The Barnabee troupe was in Milwankee last week. The Sherwoods were in Boston. Mrs. Richings-Bernard was in Memphis. LOCAL MISCELLANY. . The Old Dominion Jubilee Singers, forty in number, will give & concert this eveningat Haverly’s Theatre. £ Signor Farini has gone to New York to nego- tiate with soloists for his forthcoming operatic performances. The third reunion of the Beethoven Soclety will take place next Friday evening at the First Methodist Church. The Schumann Trio inD Minor will be the leading feature of the pro- gramme. The Chicago Philnarmonic Club is rebearsing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony for its first con- ert that takes place next month. Miss Jennie Busk will sing at this concert, and Miss Bertha Burge will play & Chopin concerto. The Root & Sons Music Company have just issued Gounod’s magnificent psalm, *‘By Baby- " for mixed chorts, which the Apol- Io Club will bring out this season. The produc- tion of this delightful work will be an event in the history of the Club. p The programme for the Turner Hall concer this afterncon will be as_follows: *‘Christmas March,” by Faust; *Ungurian Overture” {new), by Kela Bela; finale to * Masanfello”; A Nuptial Eve Potpourrl,” by Marchek: “Life and Joy Waltz,” by Gungl; “Bright Star of Hope," romance, by Halevy; overture to * Mill on the Rock,” by Kelssiger; * Wreath of Bac- chus Patpourri,” by Menzel; and *Sirene Galow,” by Neumann. Mr. Liebling’s last recital will take place next Thursday eveniog at Reed’s Temple of Music, the programme Wwill indude Bach's prelude and fueue in A minor: air _and variations (*‘Har- ‘montous Blacksmith ) by Haendel; Scarlatte’s sonata fn G minor, arranged by Tausigs Cho- .piu’s ctudes, op. 10, Nos. 1 and 12, aud op. 23, 0s. 7 and 11, and the polonaise op. 53; Schu- mann’s % Kreislerjana,” 1, 2 5; and Liszt’s Hexameron for two pianos. ABROAD. Carpi and Nanetti are singing in * Aida” in Paris. y Wachtel will sing in Berfin in February and March. Rubinstein will play this winter in Belgium, Holland, and England. Mme. Albani has married M. Zieger, Captain of the Municipal Guard of Paris. Gounod is about to produce an opera. The libretto will be taken from * Cing-Mars.” Itisfn fall contemplation to repeat “Der Ring des Nibelungen ” at Bayreuth in 1877, Mme. Adelina Patti will sing in Vienna dar- ing the months of March and April, and in Lop- don from May to the end of July. Miss Emma Abbott, the well-known singer, ‘who is now in this country, is organizing a com- pany, and will, it is said, give a series of con- certs'in New York City immediately after the holidays. 3 Herr Flotow’s new three-act opers, ‘‘Fior @ Arlem,” has met with great success at Turin. ‘The composer was called for twenty-six times. His other new work, * Zora,” will be bronght ont in Milan. The death is announced of Mme. Pradher (Felicite More), one of the famous singers of the Opera Comigue at Paris. She made her first appearance upon the stagein 1805, when she was only 5 years of age, and when 10 years 8t _tho fete of St. | which were proscribed b; old she sang in the leading concert-rooms. She retired in 153& Her huslfind. M. Pradber, who died 1n 1843, was professor of the plano forte a% the Conscrvatolre at Paris. Mme.' Pauline Lucca bad an enthasiastic greeting in Brusscls, at the Theatrede Ia Mon- naie, on her appesrance os Selita, in- Meyer- beer's “ Africaine,” one of her best characters. M. Tournie was Vaseo, and M. Devovod Neiusko. M. Gounod's mew sacred work, *‘Messe du Saere-Ceeur,” in C, produced under his direction ecilig, in the Church of St. Eustache, made a deep impression on .the con- -egration, among which were the musical nota- -bilities of Paris. The widow of the great pianist, Sigismund ‘Thalberg, who will be recalled a8 a daughter of the great basso, Louis Lablache, has catered a suit against Mlle. Zate Thalberg to prevent the latter from singing under her father's name. This 1s = little Diece of woman's ravenges but que voulez vous—7 A brochure has lately appeared in Paris, en- titled “Richard Wagzner et les Parisfens.”” It is 2n attack on Wagner and his expouent in Paris, Pasdeloup, director of the famous Con- certs Populaires. Against the latter an old story s revamped, to the effect that he 18 a Ger- man named Wolfgang (Wolfstep). g The Belgian News and Continental Advertiser, Noy. 25, speaks in high .terms of .the rendition at Brussels of an American_opers, * Qugerita,” composed by Mrs. Corinne Young, of New York. The * Wedding Waltz,” at theend of the second part, was_specially admired. and praise was given to the ** Chunson a boire Indienpe " in the first part; the **Descente des Indiens,” in the duetto, and the “Cheur et Valse des Fran- cailles,” in the second part. The New York World alludes to thé recent collapse of the Carlberg Opera Troupe in De- troit, and reports Mme. Pi’appenllehn 33 stating that the non-success of the venture was due to ipefficient managenient. The story that Mr. Carlberg left them in the lurch she pronounced unjust, as he returned to New York to raise funds, but was unable to do so. Mme. Pappen- helm advanced $600 of her own salary to pay the orchestra and chorus singers, and thus enabled | them to reach their homes. The London Figaro has reason to elieve that there will be great doings at Cambridge when Herr Brabms and Herr Joachim will attend, in the course of the spring, to be invested with their degree of Doctor of Music. As is well known it is usual for those admitted to the de- gree to contribute an *exercise” or musieal work, to prove their fitness for the honor. Herr Brahms has expressly written. for the oceasion a new symphony (which was, by the way. recentl ‘produced at Mannheim), and Herr Joachim will contribute a new work of important diménsions for violin aud orchestra. Lucy Hooper writes: *“Miss Annie Louise Cary is now in Parls, making o brief stay prior to her departure for Russia. Shé is looking very handsome, and her noble contralto.voice haslost none_of its wonderful swectness and richness, but_has, if anythiog, gafned in extent and purity. She appeared latcly at o mmusical soiree, given by an American lady, ina lovely toilet” from Worth’s. The skirt, of the pale bluish green known as turquoise, was trimmed with gathered velver flounces of the same shade. Over this .was a .polonaise of white crepe de chine, bordered with frinze, and sufliciently long in front to touch the ground when the wearer stood up. [t was looped behind and at thesides with large bows of white satin, and wus laced up the back, fitting like a glove. The sleeves were half long, on_the Marie’ Antoinette style. On one arm Mlss Cary wore & superb bracelet, formed of large, singly-set diamonds, one of the many gifts bestowed “upon’ her daring her last winter’s engagement in St. Petersbure.” S ———— THOU NEER SHALL BE FORGOT. Forget thee! If to dream by night Aud muée on thee by day; 1f all the worship deep und wild : Otgneu' hearts coald pay, ‘And busy fancy, blendiug thee ‘With all thy future lot: 1f this thou call'st forzetting thoe, Indecd thou'lt beforgot. Forget thee! Bid the forest-bird Torget hie sweetest tune, And ever bid the ray forzet To swell beneath the moon; Forget each old, famillar face, [Esch long-remembered spot: When those things arc forgot by thes, Then thou shalt be fergot. Kecp, If thou wilt, thy manhood's pace, -, Still caim and fancy-free; For God forbid thy gladsome heart Shall grow less glad for me. 1t all my love for putient years At last avall thee not, Forget me then, but ne'er believe Tiiat thou can'st be forgot. . InpuNarorts, Ind. CARRIE PATNE. —————— A New Temperance Project. ZLondon “Tele . Birmiogham Jis evidently anxious to scquire the gloryof leading the country in some new re- form, and now it has come to the front on the temperance question. 1t has two strings to its bow,—an Imperial plan suggested by M. Cham- berlain on Wednesday in a long speech, and a local crusade against **quiet drunkards % which cannot be considercd a success. The member from Birmingham has been to Gothenburg toin- vestigate the Swedish system of regulating the traflic in strong drink. In that town the public houses are owned by the muricipal au- thorities; cach manager receives a salary, and gains no profit from the sale; he has, therefore, no interest in tempting people to drink, and he refuses, of course, to sell liquor to persons who “haye had enough,” or to young children. The community thus reap all the profit arising from the trade. Mr. Chamberlain proposed to s meeting of representative Liberals that this ‘I)rim:(ph) should be the basis of any new licens- gz plan in England. In his address he pointed out in detail all the advantages of the system. “If, gaid he, *“they had in all the bouses man- agers paid by nlar{, with uo interest except the good conduct of the house, with the absolate Certainty that the manager would be dismissed if iany disorder took place, and with no profit arising from the sule of drink;, the whole interest wouid be the other way, and orderly vouduct would be the first consideration and the sale of liquorthelast. Tbesameremurk appliesto other breaches of thelaw at the present time. The efficacy and morality of the police force Were to alurge extent sapped by the bribes of drink which the men obtained from the publfcans. That would be put o stop to from the day that the corporation obtained possession of the prem- jses. Aguin, there was toe most dangerons &r&cflce of allowing gaming, which was 2" most cult thing to detect. There was also the ‘harboring- of bad characters, the serving of children of -tender years, and other offenses the licensing acts, which would cease if only they could securc the controf of the trade for the bencit and . not to the,injury .of the community. A third advantage was the absolute certainty that the liquor sold would be pure and unadulterated.” In addition, it was stated as & pew'benefit that “the trade” would cease to interfere in politics, Economy wounld also arise from the diminished number of public houses. ~‘‘Gotbenborg,™ observed the speaker, *¢ with its 70,000 inbabit- ants, was amply su})pued with liquor, in’ fact oversnp%ued, by forty-one public houses. Birmingham,: Wwith five times the number of inhabitants, 'had twenty times the number of spirit-shops or pub- lic houses. ‘There wonld be an end to the enor- mous sheets of plate-glass, globe-lamps, mir- rurs, music, and barmaids in Bloomer costume.” Finally, Mr. Chamberlain proposts to give “am- ple compensation ” to the publicans at present in trade. ———— The Great Steel Works of Essen. Since the year 18% the world-renowed cast- steel manufuctory near Essen has been conduct- cd by Alfred Krupp. The maenitude of these works at this time will be uuderstood when it is stated that they give cmployment to 15,500 ‘men, more than 10,000 of whom are immediately employed in the manuincture of axles, wheels, tires and crossings for railways, rails and springs for railways and mines, shafts for steamers, machinery, boiler-plates, rolls, spring-steel, tool- -steel, guns, gun-carriages, and projectiles. At the_mives and blast-furraces 5,000 additional workmen find constant eirployment. The firm: operates 250 smelting furpaces, 390 annesling furnaces, 161 heating furnaces, 115 welding ani yuddling furnaces, 33 cupola and rever-beratirg furnaces, 116 furnaces for other purposes, 2% coke-ovens, 26+ smiths' forges, aud 293 stesm boilers. Connected with the works arg seventy- seven steam hammers and 204 steam engises, aggregating more than 10,000 horse-power.. To ' Hoige the pllcers, workmen, and their fumies, 8,277 dwellings are furnished, affording accom- modatfon to 16,200 inhabitants. Other owell- ings.at the mines and smelting worlks giveshel- ter to 3,200 more, while boarding-housts arc provided for 2,500 upmiarried workmen The sanitary condition of the workmen and their families Is amply provided for. A bataing es- tablishment, two hospitals, under the care of competent physicizns, and 'a disinféctiag house for the beds and clothes of the sick, re maiu- tained. A -sick, burial, and pension fund has been instituted for the benefit of werkmen, to which the firm contributes an amourt equal to one-balf the contribution paid fn by members. Besides a life-insurance associatica, the firm have organized an_excellent scholastlc svstem, four of the industrial schools for girk and wom- man being maintained at their exjense. The works were first fonnded {n 181 0, but have been under the present mansgement. for tte past fifty years. - B NEW YORK GOSSIF. One of Young James Gordon Bennett’s Escapades. Remarkable Achievements of a Modern Belle. A Mutual Admiration Society that Did Not Pay. A Veritable Case of a Crazy Judge on the Bench. Tonest Mearts ir[ Tatters and Rags--Corruption in Velvot and Silk. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. New Yorg, Dec.2L—A few weeks 2g0 & story of a family estrangement was given in this correspondence which implicated a certain mar- | ried woman-in What may be leniently called a « geandsl.” No names were mentioned, but the circumstances were known to several partles, _and when the paragraph was copied into one of the evening papers of this city it was Instantly recog- nized. The woman mentioned was in high dudgeon about it, and employed a friend to bunt for your correspondent among the city newspaper offices, ‘ot obtained no satisfaction in that'quarter, snd accordingly determined to sue somebody for iibel. Tnklugnam offensive paragraph in her hand, she called upon a well-known fezal genileman “whose office is 1n the Equitable Life’ Building, and asked hitm to begin a suit at once. Thercupon, some- thing like the followinz dialogue ensue 2 Lawyer—** What is the trouble, Madame?™ Madame—** Why, don't you see: this paper eays that I did 50 and 80, and it is calculated to injure ‘my character.” 3 % Y Lawyer—¢* Ieee no names mentloned at all, and how are.we to claum that it mesns you at all? I the story true?” Madn ** Yes, and that's what hurtame. ™ My dear madame, if it is trne it is no ure, .and you will be thrown out of court.™ ‘Madame—** Oh, dear! How did they ever find it out!" (Exit. 'This event happened five weeks ago, but so far there bas becn mo suit, and there will be none. “The woman referred to ought to be the last to conrt farther agitation of the subject. . TIE ROW IN THE UNION CLUB. There is great excitement among the .steady members of the old, aristocratic Uniom Clab (uot the Union League)of this city relativeto the misconduct of some of its younger mem- bers, and particularly of young James Gordon Bennett. His confreres in the difficulty sre Mr. Fearlng, & broker, young ¥r. Ellison, prospective heir to one of the largest estates in the city upon his widowed mother's death, -and Lawrence Neal, 8 ggnnlnr dociety beau. Bennett, it sppcars, has en unruly on several occasions, and recently Ellison and Neul, after a hot_discussion in one of the parlors as to their respective muscalar powers, were urged by Bennett to try conclueions upon the sidewaik, outdoors, When the wine s in the wit is ont, and these young scions of aristocracy pro- ceeded to put "iuto practice their muscular development. A _fst-fight resulted in mu- tual disaster, aud tbo partles retired. Len- nett returned to the Club-House, and there the subject of the outdoor fight was faken up ina wordy discussion. in whica Bennett championed :Elligon,; and anotner member took -the part of Neal.. A second fignt was proposed. .and they stepped outdoors to settle jt, Bennett getting the worst of it, for in about & minute be. was knocked down, and in falling strack his head on the aide- walk In such o way as to cause a severe gagn. He was removed to his house and his injuries properly attended to. The affair coming to the kmowledge of the Governing Committee of the Club, they have taken actlon by expelling Ellison and Neal, and reproving Bennett and Fearing. The whole Clubis deeply sgitated by these occurrences, and it has extended to the other_clubs, so that in the rooms of the Lotos, ‘New York, Union Leazue, and others, nothing hardly is talked of save. the Bennett escapsde. it is nonecessary to say that a garpluy of Huor was 2t the bottom of the dificul- ties described. WIHAT A PLUCKY YOUNG WOMAN DID. One ot the. triple millionaires of the avenue, 2 man noted for his energy, has a daughter who is gifted with some of her father’s qualitfes. She is a soclety belle in the full sense of the term, being courted for her good sense, per- sonal ‘beanty, and her father's zolden ducats. Aboutten days ago she received a telegram an- nouncing thata yoang lady cousin with whom she bad been on the most tender terms of intimacy was Iying dangeronsly ill ina suburb of Boston. It was on Saturday afternoon two weeks ago, the day of the memorable wind storm, when sensible _women kept indoors. This young lady, whose nawme by the way is G—, had mo time to communicate with her father, but, gathering to- gether all the money there was in the house, pucked her satchel, and, tsking her maid along, started off to Boston at an hour's notice. Ske ar- rived there In a driving snow-storm at 6 o'clock Sun- dny morning, hireda hacktotake her seventeenmiles into the country (there being no Sunday morning trains), and, to hasten the ride, pnid the driver to change horses en route. On arrival she founi ber rclative.a corpse, and the family slmoat paralyzed from grief. Kate persundcd a neighbor 10 carry her seven miles farther to a small to where 3 casket and funeral garments could be pur- chased, und, hastening buck, personaily super- intended all the details of an arrangemest to pre- paro the body for removal At daylight Monday morning, with members of the family, she was oif aguin, this time with the casket in charge, snd, reaching the railrond. the firat train was taken, ‘which in due time brought the remains back to the city. She never changed her clothing from the Saitirday when she’ left this city until toe next Monday night. It was a performance which would have worried an ordinary man. It.is stated that this yonng Iady 1s petitc 28 well as comely, 2nd in appearance the reverse of the tough little woman she has proved herself. i HE PROMISED WELL, BUT PRRFORMED POORLY. ‘There is a proceeding now before a Referee of one of the courts of this city which, in some respects, is very remarkable. It is nothing more nor.less than an attempt to compel certain execntors to carry out the written promises of a wealthy merchant who died abont one year ago, made three years before toalady friend. The plaintiff is Mrs. Lucy A. Boyd, and the name of the deceased Charles B. Upton. The case appears tobe that of 8 man who had married umhappily, and found some sort of sympathy in tne affection of an old gweetheart. Nothing wrong has appesred thus far; but it seems Mr. Upton at one time was engaged' to Mrs. Boyd,—then Miss Campbell. The engagement was broken off for some unex- plained” reason, and subsequently both married otner partics, Upton lived unhappily at first with his wife, and, though no evidence has been offered that Mrs. Boyd had any reason for unhappiness in her partner, the correspondence now in evidence roves very cieurly that the deceased and Mrs. oyd organized o mutual ndmirution gociety with- ont the knowledge of their respective partners. They frequently niet. Upion guve her handsome presents, and the two fawilies met in society, His wife was jealous, and three years before his death the intimacy ceased, or nearly Bo. Whileit was at its height, Upton wrote many tender love paseages 10 Mrs. Boyd, and onthree dccasions stated that he intended leaving her half his estate. Once he made it €0 emphatic that he said: **IfIwere to die to-morrow yon can usc this letter as_cvidence of my will that you shall divide my prope:ty with my wife." Again ho wrote: *:Whatever may occur, my purpose to leave you balf of all Ipossess inretnrn for your love forme is fixed. and no will csn alter it." There is no doubt of the end of this proceeding—the woman will get nothing; but the strange infatuation of the man fs onc of the most extraordinary on record. What her lawyers are after is that it may force & compromize. WHAT A NEW YORE SCALPER SAYS. | The prospective advance in passcnger rates to the West has mightily interested one class of people,—the scalpers who have tickets for sale. ‘When the fares were reduced some of them were caught with several hundred dollars’ worth of tickets on hand, which were shorn of their value, and on each of which a lous was made. Now they are likely 10 make & trifieon & few of the lmited tickets remalning on hand when the fares were advanced, and s a rule they are quite happy over the advauce. The scalper's specinl he Time tioket. One man in_ thia Ciby g0 Dadly ala in his_purchases of Centennial tickets, good natil Nov. 30. . He bonght them freely, and.until elec- tion day had a goud sale for them.' After election he bouzht, butsold not, snd now be is over $300 out of pocket by his losacs. The ¢calpers say that if the rates " are uniform,” and tickets un- they can make more money than if the prices flnctuate. ‘They play a very neat game, lurplyiug themselves with Western tickets from this gfllnt by buying quantities from points in New Kngland, such as Boston, Providence, Wor- cester, New London, eic. By selling the local ticket from Prosidence to New York nt & small dis- count, tney ensily get rid of Lhat, and thus obtain Chicago tickets worth $13 for about $10. Then a regular eystem of guarantees has_been started, by whicha Chicago scalper sells a Boswon ticket via New York, and . then guarantees $5 for the Boston ‘coupon—and vice versa with St. Louis tickets. AN INSANE JUDGE ON THE BEXCH. } It has been known for- some time past that Justice Kasmire, of the Court of General Ses- slons, was in poor health, and that his mind was affected. On Saturdaylast s singular scene took ‘place. The Judge had been granted leave of absence. and was understood to be en route to Florids, and arrangement had been made with Justice Morgan to take hia place. The Assoclate Justices—Kilbreth and Duffy—took their places as | uaual, expecting Judge Morgan to join them. To their surprise Jéxd','e Rnlnmlre H room, mounted the platform, 0] court! Several l:wyuprs present 'ma'é‘?.fi‘u:&:. whick were parsed npon by Kzamire, when hia ng- _eocintes quickly left their geats. When Kasmirs discovered he “way alone, Le sent for the other Judges, but they refused to reappear, and then Judge Kosmire ordered an adjournment” Other orders. one contradictinz the other, were also iven, bat not obeyed. The Judze, who was ey, ently laboring under a spasm of inunity. left the Beach, and waiking up to the seporters remarkegs ‘‘Gentlemen, 1 wish “you to sfate that my col. Jeagues refuse to hold court with me, on_the plea that T am-crazy.” As he walked away he'muttered an order for the arrest of Thurlow Weed and Shori- da:| il.lo:‘k dMflr his gelp;rlnre the Other Judyes returne reopened the Foburmed, sni ? reope court, when business - CHURCHES 'AND THEATRES OVEREAULED. Some astounding discoveries as to the unsafe condition of churches and theatres are beine made by the authorities having the matter i3 charge. The points of investigation are, (i) safety against fire; (2) safety of an audicnce in caseof fire. Hardly any building for public ep- tainments or ‘any church has been visited which is entirely free from objectionable featurcs. The churches, a8 a whole, are pronounced more upeata than the theatres, probably becanse there are more of them. Avery gencral attention has becn gf- rected to Beecher's Plymoath Church n Brooklyn, whicliis unguestionably the most crowded edigee during services jn America. Its aiales aro flleg with camp-stools, and ogress from its galleries 1+ very dificult. If a scrions fire shonld oe. cur in Plymouth Charch during service, n panic would be certain, and 1u 2 panicinore people Wonld be killed than fn' the Brooklyn Theatre. Trinity Crbapel on West- Twenty-fifth street 1 another popular city church which needs attention. 1t ig extensively used for fashionable weddings, ang from its cloze proximity to Broadway, Invariably draws an fmwense crowd of persons topether. Thy means of exit are two small doors on Iwenty-(ith . street and the narrow passage-way leading to Twenty-sixth street. e papers are allowing correspondents to carry on a controversy relativa 10 the gafety of various places of amuscinent, and it may:be stuted s a safe rule that nnless the own- ers of such places make them pearly secure they will be avolded. There are already Edlmllmu that two of the city theatres which are not're. ded as particnlarly eafe are suffering, in the form of small andiences. It i3 singnlar that the theatre which ie lcast usefl is universally pro- nounced the safest of all,—the Academy of Mnsic. Its Jobbies and entrances on the Fourteenth street side make it pre-eminently the safest theatre in America in case of fire. This was a_lesson wisely learned when the Academy was last destroyed. TRAINING FOR THE FLYING TRAPEZE. Consiaering the number of fiying trapeze per- formers attached to varfous circus organizations and variety shows through the country,it is hardly surprising that there should exist in this ity two regular training-schools to prepare the performers in the dangerous art. In fact, it will be found that in almost cvery well-ordered public gympasium in the country the trapeze I part of the- apparatns, and trapeze performances part of the rezular exercises. But. as the gymnasf. nms are for- men only, tie training-schools ars pfincipally patronized by females. One of thess institutions i in a former dancing hal, on Avenus A, near Tompkins Square, and is in charge of & Tetired sircus rider. It i3 regarded as a_second- class nfiair. The other is In close xquimlly to the more aristocratic quarter of Lexington avenus, ond is kept by a Professorand_wife, both of whom have wan honors in public. Theirso-called school consists of a largeapartment with 2 heavy coatingof sawdust on the tioor, and a stout netting half way between the trapeze and groond. 8 a protec- tion only against the fiying acts. In the beginning pupils are exercised upon the trapeze which hangs within elzht feet of the ground, which gives shem confldence. 28 a fall from that Helght to the ground can never be serions. The pupils. are mostly fe- males, though males are tangnt at diferent hours. ‘The Professor says that young women can be tangit far more daring acts in half the space of time re- quired for wen. He says theyare braver than men. One statement made oy the Professor seems almost Incredible. He says he has frequent appli- cations from young women of good rank In society . .who are fascinated by the idea of becoming trapeze E;rlorm:n, and one of the very best pupils he cver d, who conld execute wonderfal feats in the air, belonged to & wealthy city family. She never ap- peared in poblic, and why sbe persevered in trying ordcal required for perfection in this art he néver conld comprehend. ) 5 A FUNNY ADVENTURE IN NEW JERSET. An elopement took place in Morristown, N. J., last week, which in itself- was a very practical, everyday sort of affair. The principal par- ties were a romantic young couple who loved each other madly, but, as the young fellow had no employment, and the girl’s father thooght he had better show himself man enough to earns support before he married. They wére forbiddento think of marriage. As they conld not waitthe pleasure.of their stern parients, they ran'sway to New York and were married there. Bnt this elopement had an episode which is rather fanny. The marrying occurred at the conclusion of & party held in the town, and the would-be berolne, Miss C—, was present, but her lover was not. There were ‘also present 8 Miss E— and 8 Mr. J—, from New York. During the evening 3r. J and Miss K Alirted considersbly, - and were the observed of all observers. This ynn% -lady was in. the secret of the . intend elopement, and shortly after midnight she com- ‘maunicated the fact confidentially to Afr. J.. and asked him to escort herself and 3iss C. to & point two miles from town, where the lover was expect- ed. He assented to the plot, and at a given signal a carriage was at the door, and the three parties “entered and were driven ofl: Immediately after they were missed, and somehow or other & report ‘wasstarted that it was an elopement. A brother of Miss K., who was present, rushed home and got = stout cane and a revolver, aud started in pursnit. About 2 8. m. he overtook broken-down carriage contalning his sister and Mr. J. Instuntly he pounced on the lntter as if intent upon killing him, and was 50 excited that he would llsten to 1o ex- plapation. The worst of it was that they dared not tell the trnth for fear of betraying thelr elop- g friends, and the sitnation was anything but plessant. All hands returned to Morristown, and the next day the truth was known. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF CITY LIFZ. Just now the streets are crowded with peo- ple looking for holiday presents, and with beg- gars seeking bread. Upon the principle that three-fourths of the applicants for assistance are rank fmpostors,.it is still very sad to tnink of the other fourth and theirundonbted sufferings. Women flaunt by on Broadway dressed in their velvets and sllks a8 if the wealth of Golconda had been poured into their laps, and poor. shiver- ine be, huddle their attennated rags together instriking contrast to their well-dressed shiters. ’Tis a study for a philosopher to stand on Broad- way near Union Sqonare nowadays, and witness the varying shades and typer of passing humanity. Alag, we know too well that there is many an hoo- est heart benesth those tawdry rags, and mapy & corrupt one within the broadeloth and for-lined silk robes as they move along the pavement. God grant a Merry Chiristmas to_the one, and an honest Tatore which will make 2 Happy New Year to the other. . BEaGTY. GOD IN THE HEAVENS RESIDES. God in the heavens resides. Come ye and trace IEn nlé B:‘B wurfin the f%otprlfi]t: of Blllgnnt. X, : arth, air, and ocean bear His sovereizn mar! And God Himself is God's most wondrous work! God in the heavens resides. Invisible To mortal eyes, yet all His presence tell; All form and matter tremble at His nod— All space and time own their pervading-God. Godin the heavens resides. Each rolling world Hangs in unfathomed space. or quick is hurled To hopeless chaos, at His dread comma! Past, Present, Future, holds He in Ris hand. God in the heavens resides. He spreads His arm “To otean's utmost bounds. Earth takes alarm At His avproach, and heaves to kiss His step: Seps rise, and mountains from their bases leap. * God in the heavens resides. _Great Author, Endl From Him all come, on Him must ail depend, To Him retarn, His fiat just abide, For He is God, and there is none beside! CuErRY JaEs —_—— . D.~Domestic Difficalty. Detroit Free Press. It is all right of the Hon. Bardwell Slote to Ing his “Mighty Dollar? around tbe country and say g. 1. for good fellow, c. d. forcash down, and s, m. for sour ash, but such little ecten- triclties don’t wear well In the family dircle. A forward youth of 14, whose pareuts live on Myrtle avenue, entercd the house the other d.l‘y and remarked to his mother: (thqsd d;une‘i-lrendy, and if tn'ott;_" why int. under) and L. (lightoing) ain’ “What do _yml(é%:xm e slowly ingnired. ‘T mean that you had. better t- & 1. (tn around lively),” he answered. She didn’t say any more, but when the father came home to dinner she quictly {nformed that young Napoleon was pickiug up slang. I3, eh? TII' sea about that,” and he called the boy in and inquired: “Napoleon, where were you last cvening?” O e e e ltle while ; What do you mean by ¢. g demanded the er. “* Why, corne; of course. You see, I havras.}. h. @&%fimq of abbreviating my ‘WO *¢1 see you have,” mused the father as herose up. “You will p. 8. m. (please accompany me) to the wood-shed !"” ‘They had a little physical exercise out tbere, the father holdiu%nme balance of power, and the son doing all the high stepping snd side danc- ing. " Whon the show had sdjourned the father sald: “Now, d. L.m. {don't lct me) ever hear any more of your slang.” “Not &. b. w. (another blessed word) sighed the boy, and be sat down on o lunp of Driar Bill and wived his tears away.”