Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1876, Page 12

12 ] ot AMLUSEMENTS. Review of the Holiday Week at the Theatres. A General Complaint of Hard Times Every- where. Mr.Sothern’s Engagement This Week—His London Trouble. A New Pla& to Be Produced at McVicker's Theatre. Cloge of the Opera Seascn--Chi- cago Philharmonic saclet'y. Yals College Concert-New Kusio Society--Operatic Notes, THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. THE BOLIDAY DIVERSIONS. It 1 an 0ld observation that the holidsy week ‘1o America is not & good time for the theatres. Chbristmas-Day commonly calls out one or more large andiences at each place of amusement, but the attendance during the remainder of the week is below the average. Such has been the experience this year in Chicago. The only dramstic enteriaiment worthy of the name has Dbeen at McVicker's Theatre, where ¢ Our Boys hes been represented to small companies of enthusiastic play-goers. Nor can it be pald that the performance deserved a larger pa- tronage. “Our Boys” excellently acted is an sgrecable entertainment, but badly done, a8 it ‘1S been done at McVicker’s, it 15 less accept- able than old melodramss. The confidence which the management reposed in. the abilities of Mr. Botto, which was shown in casting him for the important partof Pe: kyn Mfiddlewick, was wonderfally misplaced. He does not understand the first requirements of high-comedy acting. His volce fsloud and rasping. It piercesthrough =od through the snditory perves, until the listener forgets the charecter on the and thinks only of the actor and his own sufferings. The lond method, Mr. Hotto ought to know, was abandoped by good actors some vears A sutficient reason for doing without it is found in the fact that defects of execution are less ap- f‘nrum in s quictdelivery than in 2 boisterousone. Mr. Hotto had chosen to mzke the pathetic appeal of Perkyn Middlacick to his son in a sub- dued tone, wlile he might not haye been effect- ive, be would not bave been ridiculous. His drawl and whine would not have been so con-) spicuous, and it is le that the artificiality «f his method would bave. been in a larye meas- are lost. Miss Tracy’s deficiencies fa the part of Mary Melrose were guite as serious as those of) . Hotto in » own fiedd In- stcad of omakig the character an impulsive, ingenuous, sincere girl,, she represented a cnlcnl-lig?. affected, and un- interesting coguette. rs. Murdoch’s short- =omings Lave already been alluded to. With there three important characters badly taken, it @os of cotrse impossible that the play shouldbe giveu in & satietactory manver; and yet'it may Dbe said that_the two bovs were well embodied y Messrs. Thorne 2nd Lee, and that 3Mr. Rain- iord, Mr. Jolinson, Mrx. Stoneall, and Miss Mar- le were effident representatives of their re- apective partr. ‘The pantomime at the Adelphi won a genuine end deserved sucecss, though the nitendance shroughout the week was not all that might be desired. The entertainment is put on the stage with liberality, and there seems to be a disposi- tion on the part of the manarement to earn all the patronage they may reccive. The Georgia Minstrels 2 Haverly’s Theaize delighted many fne assemalages. Complaint is made of some wf their jokes ss being . cxceedingly old; out, i1 so, tney are old coouzh to be new to the oreeent generation. At the New Chicago Thea- tre, Mr. Pat Rooney and a number of other variety aciors bave been giving an exclusively iri entertainment, snd have received «l} the fevor they have deserved. The bill at Wood's Muceun was saddenly changed Christ- mas-Day. and Kathieen Mavourneen * was sub- stituted for * Naval ments.” Thechange ‘was aaintained, it is twought, during the re- meinder of th‘:d{fl.‘ek. £Et 3 NOTES AXD ANKOUNCEMENTS. Hasveriy’s Hibernisna will remain at the New Chicago Theatre another week. illie Sackett and Maurice Pike are to play 8t the Museam this week in 2n entirely pew Crama called “ The Blacksmith.” The Academy of Music, on Halsted street, is to be occupled for some wecks as a variety theatre. The prices are very low—I10, 15, and 25 cents—and the character of some of the gen- tiemen connected with the management is an ussurance that the eatertainment will be re- spactable a8 long a5 they have snythingto do thit. Prof. William G. Sumner, of Yale College, is advertised for two lectures in this city this week, He speaks this afternoon at McCormick Hail on “ A Republican Form of Government,” aud will, &t is aonounced, embody in his re- marks % noD-j u review of his recent ob- servations in the South. Next Thursday even- ing he epeaks at. Farwetl Hall on * Revenue Re- form and Free Trade.®? The new play entitled ¢ The Law of the Land,” never befure represented in this country, will be ced st McVicker's Theatre to-morrow #fternoon and evening. Cheracters by Mesers. Thorze, Rainferd, Johnson, Lee, Hotto, M- Vicker, Seymour, Mies Trazy, Mrs. Murdoch, und Miss Effic Everbam. The last-named is new 10 Chicaza, John McCullough will 2ppesr as Coriolanss Mondsy weel. Ar. J. Hamilton Farrar, a gentleman who ticld an official position in connection with the Centennial Board of Finance, purposes civing a serles of Jectures at. Wood’s Museum, beginning to-night and coutinuing every Sunday nigit during the semson. The subject will be, of rourse, the Centennial, and the lectures will be Mustrated with many views. Mr. Farrar brings high testimouizls of character and intelligence trom the Centennial Board of Finance. M. Sother ix to fill an engagement at Baver- s Thesire this week. “Lord Dundreary ™. be presented Mondey efternoon_and e:i‘:n— :og, and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings: Thursday, the new play “ A Hornet's Nest #§ Friday, “David Garrick” and “Dun- dreary Married and Settled”: Satarday after ao00n, ‘“Darid Garrick.” Mr. Sothern, in the representation of these plays, will bave the as- vistance of Miss Linda Dict, Miss Ella Storrs, aad Mr. Chbeevers; but there is su ominous sflence on the part of the managers as to who #ill compose the remainder of the company. THE OUTER WORLD. HARD TIMES AT THE THEATRES. The present. 16 53id 10 be the worst theatrical winter season known to Paris in fifteen years. London is also very dull, and in New York not more than one establishment—the Union Square—~is making money. Buston has the <dumps severely. Philadelphia has been impov- erished since the Centennisl. Washington and Baltimore—always lethargic—are now prostrate with every symptom of distress. Ngi Oflkshs has becn 8 bad spot for every managef thit has been there. The Kellogz Company prudently broke its engdgement with the manager of the Varicties Theatre in that city. Mary Anderson, who is 2 preat local favorite, played for two weeks to empty bencnes, #hd stitl had the best sudiences in the city. Mrs. Oates and Almee sre now playing in opposition to each other, and neither has made enough money to Voast of. The Southern tour of Alrs. Ostes, 1ndeed, has been disastrons. She lost 31,000 in onc week at Savannsh, and elsewhere encoun- iered similor {ll-fortune. Farther North, AMr. John T. Raymond has had an unprofitable reason at St " Louis, and Rose Eytinge at Cincinpati. Margie Mitchell at Bufialo and Pittsburg frequently had less than 100 persons in the bouse. Chivazo has been no oasis. Ouly during the Exposition season and waile Miss Nelisor 2and Mary Auderson were bere have theze been any :\uxfienues of vonsequence. Even Zrom San Francisco, the Eldorado of theatrical enterprises, come gloomy repofts. The melan- chioly influence of the panic has st last ed the theatres, snd they will continue to feel ‘the pressure until the finencial stringency is removed. SEW YORK NOTES. The Kiralfy play of “Azurine” st Niblo'sis roughly noticed. = ““The Black Crook” revival at the Grand Opera-House was not successful. Itis caid that Boucicault is to be practically the manager of Wallack’s Theatre next scason aa well &s this. Miss Clara Morris has been ill again, and the run of “Miss Multon” at the Union Square has consequently been interrupted. ‘The houss formerly known as Wood’s Muse- um bas been opened as the New Broadway T:hr?m under the mansgement of Mr. Ban- v . \| Sothern is to open at the fine Eugle Theatre (which is to be transformed from 3 variety es- tablishment to 2 comedy theatre) on Sept. 3, 1677. The nume will be changed to the Gaiety Theatre. A new and excellent company will be engaged. C.R. Gardineris announced a5 the manager, but it is understood that Mr. Sothern 1s the purse-bearer. . Edwin Booth played Richard ZII all last week, except Baturday afternoon, at the Ly- ceum Theatre. *Ruy Blas? was given at the matinee. *‘Brutus’ will be given this weck. The business Is very bad. ‘ Miss Multon” and “Led Astray™ continue to be represented at the Union Square, and *‘The Shaughraun® at Wallack's. " Augustin Daly’s play, “The American,” s dragging out a precarious exist- ence. Lotta remains at the Park Theatre. *“The Black Crook,” with Morlacchi, was given at the Grand Opern-House, and the Kiralfys’ specta- cle, * Azurine,” with De Rosg, st Niblo's, ‘The new play of *Dan’l Druce,” lately pro- duced at Booth’s Theatre, does not seem des- tined to have a long run. It belongs to the or- der of what—{for want of a better phrase—may ‘e called the domestic drama, and for this sort of work Booth’s Theatre is manifestly too large. Moreover, the contains but one female character, which, through favoritism, has been intrusted to Miss Minnic Palmer, a hiece of one of the managers. 8heis scarcely out of her teens, and a not. very promisiug novice so far ns the business of acting is concerned.- But “Dan’l’ Druce™ is generally pronounced s good play, and it affords fine opportunities to Alr, Lawrence Barrett, who assumes the titnlar part. He will probably add the play to his re- pertory, apd **star” with it throughout che country. If he can engage a competent actress to Lorothea, and Wwill convey to Danied Druce some of the exquisite sensibility whith is 50 apparent in_nis personation of * The Man O Airlie,” he will doubtless meet with abund- anf appreciation. * Dan’l Druge™ is enjoying & very extraordinary successin London. Itisa dramatization of “Silas Marner.” GENEEAL AMERICAN NOTES. Mr. Couldock is one of the stock company at the Royal Opera-House, Toronto. Mr. E. L. Davenport is to begin an engage- ment at the Walnut in Philadelphia, to-morrow week. Ravmond’s new play, ¢ Sevenosks,” is not a success, and the St. Louls Globe says his *Col. -Sellers” is played ont. - Janauschek i3 to be at Baltimore this week; Msr%nderson at Washington; Stuart Robson in 2 Two Men of Sandy Bar? at Detroit. H. Eytinge, for several years stage-manages of the Grand Opera-House, Cincinuati, has re- tired from the stage, and will devote himself to the instruction of persous desirous of entering the dramatic profession. r. Ben E. Woolf, theauthor of ““The Mighty Dollar,” was formerly the leader of the orches- tra at the Chestout Street Theatre, Philadel- phis. Hie wife isa member of the theatrical profession. and he has consequentiy had wany gg&onunides to become familiar with the ma- ery of the stage. A new event in Philadelphia theatricals wiil be the revival of *¢3asks and Faces™ at the Chestnut to-morrow night. . F. F. Mackay will appear for the first time this season, assum- ing the character of Triplel. - ¥. 8. Chanfrau was atthe Walnut last week. Lucille Western will succeed him to-morrow night. Soldene has been playing at Mrs. Drew’s Theatre. Mr. Smythe Clark, 2 well-known citizen of San Franweco, made his debut as Shylock at the Californig Theatre recently. The Florences be- gnv.hctr engagement there in ““The Might: ollar ** last Mondsy night. Bothern and Xefl): gou follow them, ‘makingup a sesson of ten weeks. .“ Ahmed *” was produced in a gorgeous manner gt the Grand Opera-House Monday night. Maggie Mitchell was at_Cincinnati last week; J. T. Raymond. at 8t Louis; Sothern at De- troit; Adelaide Neilson at Buffalo; the Salsbury Troubadours at Milwaukee; Genevicve Rogers and Fraok Aiken at Memphie; Kate Claxton, in *The Two Orphans,” at Washington; C. W. Barry at galtimore; Bouceault’s Company, in “Forbidden Fruit,"at Cleveland; Rose Eytinge at Pittsburg. The dramatization of *“The Scarlet Letter,” which has been spoken of for some time, is to beg{resen(ed at the Boston Theatre to-morrow by Mrs. Lander. Last Week the * Sardanaps- Tus* cowpany from New York was at this thea- tre. Lester Wallack, in his new play, * All for Her,” was at the Globe. He departs this week, and Boucicault’s “Forbidden Xrait® will be given. Attie Museum last Tuesday, “Poor Jo” gave way to a new translation from ' the French entitled “ The Double Weddine,” and the comedieita called “ A Little Change.” Stuart Robson played Capt. Crosstree at the Howard Athenmum. Maggie Mitchell is to produce her new ‘play of “Miznon” at Cincinnati to-morrow night. A Pittsburg paper says of it: “The dramatic re- quirements of the part are many and various, and would make & heavy demand upon the pow- ers of any actress, and we koow of none more thoroughly mY]abIe of satisfying them than Mageic Mitchiell. She made g lucky strike in securing the plece. It Teveals possibilities in her acting that old theatre-=oers had not dream- ed of. Nbehas long ‘becn recognized as the leading juvenile actress of America, but that she was 8 great emotional actress as well no one had suspected. The play Is very artistically conrtructed. Tt will in time become the princi- pal play in Maggic's repertory, if it iz not so already.” FOREIGN NOTES. Albery’s new play, “ The Man in Posseszion,” has not been able to hold possession of the Gai- ety Theatre. . Heary Irving coutemplates giving Richard IIL.” at the London Lyceum with the original text, delinesting the high-comedy side of Rich- ard's character. ‘The London imes says that Dutton Cooke's ““Book of the Play” is disappointing. 1t costs in this country about $12, and at that price ought to be good. The wm&mfiu& the London Vaudeille, after plaving ** Our Bovs ” more than 609 times, was taken out of it for one night to assist in a ben- ctit. The eritics were looking with sume in- terest, at last acconnts, to see what would be the effect of thelong run upon the actors. Planche’s “Iuvisible Prince™ was tite piece sclected for Miss Jenny Lee’'s reappearance at the Globe at Christmas. The Vokes family re- appeared at Drury Lane in the pantomime of “The Forty Thicves.” A new play by an Amer- fean guthor is in rehearsal at the Havmarket. One of the most successful pieces of the da; in Paris has been the *Tour du Monde en § Jours.™ The Society of Dramatic Authors has ‘published its report, showing that the .receipts thus far have been * 5,000,000 francs. The euthors' part slone amounts to $100,000 or 500,000 francs. 1 ‘‘Rome Vaincue,” the play lately Erodncefl with suceess 2t the Comedie Francais, has failed throughout Italy, except at_Milan, where it met with some small favor. At’ Rome it was a flas- co. Theresult is attributed in equal parts to bad acting, and to an jmperfeut translation of the French poetry into Italian. Sarah Bernhardt, the grestest actress in France, if not in the world, has 2 salary of only $2,400. Sbe is lookiof forward to the time when, Jike Rachel, she” may vislt England and the United States, and make her fortune. Ra- chel’s highest salary at the Comedie Francais was $16,000, and her original income was but The “Alcestis” of Euripides has been pro- duced at the Crystal Palace. The critics sr;.cm toregard it asamusical rather than as & dra- matic event. The acting was unsatisfactory, the managers being unable to secure the ser- ;‘m\nfdxrix Hel:‘nm:"y-.dn, the oniy ac‘tlor in ing] Who has any success with the Greek drama. J The case of Mr. Sothern against the late stage- manager of the Haymarket Theatre is_briefl gmmcd upin the Louden Spectator of Dec. i us: Mr. Coe had a three yesrs' eng;fi:.mgnl, on£10a week, as stage-manager at the Haymarket, from Mr. Sothern und Mr. Bucketone, whep he was sud- deniy &i: d by Mr. Sothern. He therefore claimed damages from Mr. Sothern, and the case wey decided by Baron Cleasby on Thursday. -Mr. Sothern's defente was that Mr. Coe extorted bonuges from actresses enzaged at the theatre— which was not proved—and shared commisions with an agent who engaged actresses, which was. ¥r. Coc’s reply to that, however, was that Mr. Sothern knew of the practice; and thongh, e ‘Baron Cleasby remarked. it s ‘odd that Ar. Sotbern should Lave Ueen suddenly enraged about THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE @ practice Be knew of before, the joryseem to have taken Mr. Coe's view, and gave hun £1,035 dam- sges, an amount which will almost Insare an tempt to secure a nsw trial. There can hardly be 8 doubt that Mr. Sothern, whether right as to his pertieular facts or not-a point on which =be Jury 09 decided against him—was perfectly right in rying, as he thought, to checlc a practice which mustserously {njure any theatre. The London 7%mes has a leader on the subject. It cannot pretend to regard the verdict as satis- {actory, and intimates that it was not warranted by the {aw or the facts. Erckmann-Chatrian’s new play, “L'Ami Fritz,” is the success of the year in France. The actinz of Got as the old Rabbiis most de- liclous. He etudied a number of Rabbis, aad made up_an ideal by uniting the peculizrities of all. He offended some and pieased othiers at the end of the play by pronouncing the ancient sacramental phrase in 8 peculiar manner. Com- iug forward, he said: * Ladies and gentlemen, the drama that we have had the bonor to pre- sent to you was written by MM, Erckmann and Chatrian.” When he “reached the word ““honor,” he gave it a peculiar emphasis, and then looked about the room before proceeding. The gesture and manner were so significant that no one could misapprebend them. He hed the honor to present that play, and if there was any body who did not think it wasan hogor, just let him'sav s0. MUSIC. AT HOME. THR OPERA. The opera season virtually closed Friday evening with a very excellent performance of *Fra Diavolo,” and this will probably be the last opera we shall have this season, except some performantes to be vouchsafed us by home talent. Auber’s bright and cheery little work drew a crowded house, and the perform- aocs was surprisingly gooa, considering that no less than three of the artists, Carleton (Fra Diavolo), Conly (Giacomo), apd Turner (Lorenzo), W mew in their parts. 0Of the entation by Miss' Kellogg (Zerling), Mrs. Seguin (Lady Allcash), Mr. Seguin (Zord Allcash), and Mr. Peakes (Beppo), ‘we need not say anything except that the latter more and more inclines to exaggerate his role and make it broader’ than strict requirements allow. Mr. Carleton was a surprisingly excel- lent Fra Diavolo. His make-up and costuming were admirable 2nd in better taste than any | other artist in this part has heretofore shown on Chicago boards. His singing was a novelty, in- asmuch as the part s written for tenor, but with the exception of the “Young Agnes” song, the terzetto, and one or two minor pas- sages, he took the music in the orig- inal key and sang it with excellent taste and unusual dramatic effect. Fra Diarolo is evidently a part’ in which he is destined to makea great success. Mr. Couly also produced quite a sensation with his pergonation of the rather solemn and comico- sentimental Giacomo, sang his part in splendid voice and style, and carried off & rousing encore for his interpofated song of “The Wolf,” in the last act. Mr. Turner also, although he met with a rather serious mishap in the sccond act, re- deemed himself in the last act by his beautiful rendering of the love song. * Mignon” was given yesterday. Tuesday and Wednessday of this week the troupe will sing in Louisville. On Thursday some of the artists sing an oratorio in 8St. Louis, and then the troupe will go East for its winter campaign. THE YALE COLLEGE CONCERT. The Yale College Glee Club, which was here in 1874, will give one of its plessant concerts at AMcCormick’s Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8. 1ts programme, of course, is made up very largely of college choruses, and, as the Alumni may be desirous to know which of their old songs are to be sung, we enumerate them. They are: *Wake, Freshman, Wake,” * Now thro’ the Midnight,” * Ba-Ba,” “Daylight on the Lea,” “Nelife Was a Lady,” “Three Little Darkies,” ¢ Amicl,” ** Halico-Calico,” * Gau- deamus,” “Little Dog,” ** Church {n the Wild- wood.”” “Bull-Dog,” and * Bo-Hunkus.”. The list will make every graduate desirous of living over again the roystering days of college life. MCSICAL SOIREE. ‘The Chicago Conservatory of Music, asslsted by Prof. Gill’s pupils, will give a soireeat Kim- ball's piano .rooms Friday evening, the 5th. The instramental numbers willincinde a Mozart trio; * Intermezzo,” by Schumann; * Rondo and variations,” by Chopin; * Sonata appas- sionata,” by Beethoven; and *“Le Pre sux Clerea,” by Osborne and De Berfot. The vocal numbers are an aria from Dudley Buck’s “Don Manio™s duo trom Cowen’s * Rose Maiden '3 Braga’s * Anpgel’s Serenade ; a Mozart ¢ Con- cert Aria 3 Prayer from Wagner’s Rienzi : and Rossinf's trio * Gratins Agimus,” The in- strumental numbers will be in the hands of Miss Jacksom, Miss Batterlce, snd Messrs. Ledochowskl, Allen, and Eichhelm, and the vocal numbers will' be ‘given by Miss Moran, Miss Mackenzie, Miss Adams, Miss Tappan, and Messra. Gill, Martin, and Dexter. THE CHICAGO PHILHARMONIO SOCIETY, composed of fifty players, under the leadership of Mr. Adolph Liesegang, will give its first con- cert Jan. 17. The first rehearsel will take place Jan. 16, at 2 p. m., at McCormick’s Hall. The programme Wil include Weber’s * Jubilee Overture,” Beethoven’s Somphonv in O minor, and Myerbeer’s * Fackeltans,” by orchestra; arigs from “The Magic Flute " and “ Barber of Seville,” by Miss Jenny Busk; and Chopin's concerto for piano in F minor by Miss Bertha Burge. The subscriptions for these concerts m}gfi: the hands of John McCurdy, who is well known in musical circles and is authorized by the management to solicit and collect. 4 NEW MUSICAL SOCIETY. A new and comparatively unheralded musical soclety has suddenly sprung into existence in Chicago, under the direction of Mr. Arthurd. Creswold, the organist, and has been christened the * Haydn Musical Soclety.” Its officers are are as follows: President, Henry Greenebaum; Secretary, G. W. Felton; Trasurer, E. E. Creppin; Librarias, August Erieso; Director, A. 4. Creswold. The Society already bas an ama- teur orchestra of forty-two pieces enrolled, which is rehearsing Mendelssohn’s Fourtn Symphony and Haydn’s Fourth Sym&hony in D major. Rehcarsals are held every Wednesday evening at 209 State street. There i3 ample room here for such an organization, and, if it lmsd‘the element of industry in it, it may suc- cee i “WHEREABOUTS. Mme, Essipoff will be in Washington this week. Oates and Aimee were in New Orleans last weel. Oie Bull made his “ positively last appearance ** fn Boston last week. The Holman opera troupe is {n Detroit. The Kellogg troupe will sing two nights this week in Louisville. Soldene Is in Philadelphia. PR LOCAL MISCELLANY. Prof. H. 8. Perkins, of this city, will hold a ‘musical convention at Plymouth, O., this week. ‘There will be a praise gervice at Christ Church this evening by the choir, under Mr. Tomlins’ direction. : Mme. Essipoff, the great Russian pianist, gives her first concert at McVicker’s ‘Theatre next Monday evening. Dudley Buck conducted bis Venite in C and Te Deum in B minor at the Christmas Musical services at St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, where he is organist. : At a Convention of music teachers now fn session 8t B‘?‘wn‘ 0., George F. Root, of this city, will read a paper on *3fusical Terms,” and bis san, F. W. Root, & paper on * The Voice.” Jules G. Lumbard, formerly of this city, hada benefit concert in New York fast weels, in which he was assisted by Mme. Gulager, Mrs. Anna Bulkley Hill, Mr. George Werrcurath, a quartet of men’s voices from the New York Ballad and Glee Club, Mr. 8. B. Mills, Mr. Arbuckle, and Mr. G. W. Morgan. Mrs. Imogene Browne, formerly of this city, sang in the ger(nrmmoe of * The Messiah » on Christmas Night by the New York Oratorio Sodiety. TheNew York FEuvening lost says: ¢ Mrs. Browne, :whose clear, sweet voice and pure style are admirably adapted to oratorio music, as she has often “proven hitherto, san, her numbers effectively. She rendered ‘E know that my Redeemer liveth * with devotion- al fervor.” The St. Louis Globe-Democrat of the 27theays: £ The oratorio concert which had been arranged to take piace at Mercantile Library Hall on the 28th inst. has been necessarily postponed, and the place changed, owing to the work entailed in placing the new grand orzan in position. It will take place on Thuraday, Jan. 4, in the great hall of the Merchants' Exchange. Prof. Hans Balatka, with a full orchestrs and a choir of 250 ‘voices, will conduct the affair, and some of the finest voices in the Kellczg Opera Troupe will &ing the solos.” i The programme for the Turner-Hall Concert, this afternoon, under_the direction of Joseph Clauder, will include Faust’s * Gén. Kamecke Aarch 73 ¢ Jubilee Concert overture,” by Bach; chorgs " ' by Wagner; selec tions from “ 11 Trovatore,” by Neumsan; ¢ The Blue Danube waltz,” by Strauss; * Solo Galop,” for wood aud straw instrument (ChxrlbsWebEr performed by M. Scheamacher; overtare to Star of the North”; * Humoresque DOL- pourrl, No. 1.” by Riede; and % Arm in Arm quadrille,” by Weingarten. ABROAD. MUSICAL NOTES. Miss Rive is quite ili in Boeton. L Brignoll, 1s.to bave a benefit in Buffalo early next month. 1 Myron W. Wiiltuey is engaged in the Western cities from Jan. 1to Jan. 22. 3 “Miss Auns Meblig has been playlng in Man- chester, England, where she met with much sue- cess. Dr. Bulow has entirely recovered his health, and is 25 fresh and as full of professional ardor 85 ever. Herr Wachtel has met with sreat saccess and drawn crowded houses 0 Raou/ fn the ¢ Hugue- nots” in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. A collection of 300 letters, written to and by Chopin, anad in the possession of his sister, 18 in course of publication at Dresden in German. .The Didaskalia, a Russizn journal, reports that with the next winter season the Imperial Italian Opera at 8t. Petersburg will cease to exist. Mme. Panlive Luces, after epacting Selika (* Africaine "), has appeared in Brusscls, at the Theatre de 1a Monnale, in *“Faust” and in the “ Trovatore.” Miss Minnie Hauck, the young American prima donna, has been singing in Pesth and Berlin, and bas met with extraordinary success in both cities. Mme. Nilsson, after her successful tour in Belgium and Holland, bas returned to Paris, on Ler way to Vienng, where she will appear and sing in German. g Frau Materna, who played an important part in the Bayreuth Wagner performances, will, it is rumored, be a member of Mr. Gye’s next Italian opera company. The return of Mme. Adelina Patti to the Ttalian Opere-House in Moscow, in the character of Dinoreh (in Meyerbeer’s * Pardon de Ploer- mel ), has been rapturously greeted. - Prof. Dr. A. Reissman, of Berlin, well known as a muslcal historian, is now the editor of the “ Musical Lexicon,” which was begun under the supervision of H. Mendel, recently deceased. Herr Wagner’s “ Rienzi,” to borrow the re- ‘port of the Italian critics, has met with successo colussale at Bologna. ' The jiuale of the second act was encored—speltacolo stupendo—it is added in the notices. Carl Rosa is cousidered the wealthiestoperatic manager living, Parcpa left him a large for- tune, and his own efforts have been 2 remarka- ble financial success. Report says that he is about to marry again. A new composition by Anton Rubfustefn, a sextet for string {nstruments in D_major opus 97, was performed on the Tth of November for |the first time in the quartet soiree of the Rus- |sian Musical Assocfation in St. Petersburg. It is asserted that durine the Parls Interna- tional Exposition in 1378, Madame Adelina Parti will be engaged at the Grand Opera, to sustain the part of Pguline in M. Gounod’s “Polyeucte.” Signor Nicolini, also, it is said, will sing in Paris during the Exposition. Herr Von Flotow, after the successful recep~ tion of his new three-act opera, “Il I'ior d’Har- lem,” the libretto by M. Saint-Georges, was in- vited to a banquet at Turin, at which be roposed & toast in these words: “I drink to gmy, which will always remain the land of melody, and will, perhaps, be its refuge.” Mme. Schumann played with the greatest success, at the Eighth lcwandhaus Concert at Leipzig, ber hushand’s Pianoforte Concerto mn A minor, Mendelssohn’s Variations, Op. §2, and a waltz by Chopiu. A new symphony in D winor, No. 8, by Herr 8. Jadassobn, was well received, the composer conducting his work. Dr. Franz Witt; the head of the movement in Germany to restore purity to the music of the Church, has determined to put & quietns, if pos-' sible, to the everlasting diecussion on consecu- tive fifths and octaves in compositions. He has offered o prize of 800 marks for a brochure which shall thoroughly treat of the prohibition of thore successions os laid down by the writers of the fiftecnth, sixteenth, and seventeenth cen- turies, including a criticism of the compositions and theories cf the niveteenth century bearing on the pomts, and a discussion of the question g; what extent thesc argaments apply in our y. ——— UNDINE. “*Once I rose from the ses Urnm the onter-air,— Sitting upon 2 wave, " Combing my yellow hair,— < Langhing among the spray, . And gathering sea-weed there ** Beantifal as & dream, e came in tiny boat, 4 ‘With rose-hued salls . Out on the air afloat; 1swooned at sight of my love, Bat soon in his arms awoke, — Awoke to find myself Cluglnd with passionate pain, ‘While his kisses and tears Fell on my face like rain, 1 was so cold, he said, To not love bim back again. ‘He knew not, perfect Jove Or woman pure znd true 1s delicate a8 breath £ Of roses washed with dew: 1 bid the thought awsy, Loving him well, 1 4% Ah! they called from the ses, Dragging me pitiless down. How the frail boat rocked, Till T thought my, love would drawn; And 1 dreaded the depths ‘Where dwelt my mother's frown. Once ehe fondly loved A mortal ol like I; 1t way 2 curse, abe said, In prison I pine and dfe. 1 do not wail and weep, But my heart bleeds at his cry, For every diy he comes, Sag and pale, to the beach. Reaching his srms for me— ‘The love beyond his resch. Alas the women's love She is powerless to teach! Ah! conld Tdrag him down With me on the coral strand; But be would die in the sea, And I yould die on the land. 1s there no place for ns, dear, Where breczes are always bland, — Some sanny, wonderful isle, Where only fsities etay, And out of ihe glassy dupths 1'd fioat Lo your arms at day, ‘When the roscs tinge the Eaat, ‘To love and be loved alway. ‘Buta glad thought comes,— - Sweetest this thought of mine: Life miist ebb away Into a song Divine, And the s0nZ will seck the shells, And they £hall all be thine. Blow, ye winds, from the East; Blow them over the sea; 1f you cannot blow my love, My dear love, 'unto ine, You can govern the tides And the treasures of the ses," On the shell-strewed strand, Pale in his death he lay; 1n some happy land Perhaps they wzlk to-day, Safely hand in hand, To love and be loved alwsy. ewr. And 1 never list fn a shell T beautiful songs of the sea, Bat 1 think of the legend old; And often it brings to me The strength of the Undine's love 1n wild'ring song of the ses. Cricago. Exna Passuons Brows. ———— HOPE. * Sweet Hope! O beavenly boon, Bequeathed to man by God, T'0 gave o heart, tnat’s old too eoon, From feeling bareh the rod; Te lift the veil of dark despair, And thwart, perchance, hard Fate; To make again the world scem fair Ere ail is lost, ere ‘1is too late. When desolation drear has sealed The heart from all that's fair, Then seems thy magic wend to wieid A wondraus Llessing, rare. y light, el reve e goal Canistuas, 1876, © C.'J. W, Rough on Gen. Sherman, The San Antonio (Tex.) ferald relates the following: This morning, while politics were being discussed in the immediate vicinity of a stove in the back room of the Court-House, 2 a gentleman who was reading a newspaper in- quired: *‘Have any of you read Gen. Sherman’s repurt to the Secretary of War?’ A frosty- looking old customer from the country, who is here as a witness in a hog-stealing case, and who{s very simple and childish in his ways, drawled out: “1 hain’t rcad his %ort, but 1 bet it’s all lies; every word of it. em Dews- paper reporters don’t know how to tell the truth enyhow. What paper I3 the Genera! & re- porter oni” SUNDAY. DECEMBER 31, *a calamit; " obtained permigsion to use the sleigh on trial. NEW YORK GOSSIP. Too Much Relief for the Erook- lyn Sufferers. Distress of the Democratic Manhattan Club. How a Pretty Widow Disposed of Her Sleigh. A Buse to Provide a First-Class Recep- tion to 2 New Wife. PoorBusiness for Actors---A Real~ Estate Scandal. A Honey-Moon Telegraph. Special Correspondence of The Tridune. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—What . & city of contra- dictions! On Christmas-Day it was more ob- servable than usual, and the differences of high and low life werevery conspicuous. The streets were filled with youngstérs of both sexes, and representing all grades of society, some with rags, some with tags, and some with velvet gowns, aimest literally. Thé children of the rich were happy enough in their possessions, and, with well-filled stomachs and warm garments, were contented ns possfble. The other kind, with lcan and hunary stomachs, and half-fitting rags, were lookers-on in pity ond sflence. Some of the saccmes that were withessed upon the up-town avenues were simply pitinble; and in some cases bronght out a spirit of benevolence npon the part of strangers not often remarked. There was a mighty deal of philosophy in theanswerof apoor man who received $3 to purchase something for his chfldren's gratification, when asked how he spent the money: ** For coal andcorn-beef to Just through the month of Jan- uary,” was theapt reply. There is apt to be too much consideration for Christmas-Day on Jthe dear. children’s behalf, and not ¢nough for the weeks und months that follow. Think of mechanical toys and Parlsian dolis and their wardrobes costing $100! Many of these were sold in this city, butis it too severe a comment to denounce such expend- itures as criminal in the midst of the gaunt famine which stares thousundsof worthy people in the face? TUE CASE OF THE BROOKLYN SUFFERERS. A fecling is beginning to be manifested that the measures for the relief of the sufferers from the Brooklyn Theatre fire are entirely dispro- portioned to the necessitics of the case.. Al- ready nearly $75,000 has been realized, and as the relief committees have thus far only developed an actual want upon the part of about 600 persons, in- cluding whole familles, the amount is over 8100 per head, and when it js remembered that this number embraces young men and women qualifiea to work, or members of familiesranging fronrfour to ten, the disproportion of relief is mani- fost. et the work broceeds 28 if the meces- sities of this particular clas were 50 pressing that withont the dispensation of the most liberal-handed charity they would be in danger of fustant starvation. 'hese relief measures are eminently praiseworthy, but in the licht of the wants of 50,000 other poor which effiict this city and Brooklyn, there ought to be o more widely- diffueed system of giving for their benefit, The tux upon the charitable demands not only a ju- dicious giving, but a systematic giving, so that the money donated may be wisely used. There faa car- rent belief that the mere machinery of many of our charitable ipstitutions absorbs a large percentage of the gifts of charity, but if all our worthy poor are as liberally treated a3 the Brooklyn suffercrs, such might be imagined a blessing to the clags receiving benefits, THE MANUATTAN CLUB TROUBLE. ‘The aristocratic Democratic Club, the “Man- hattan,” is in finandal trouble. This Club'is known among Democrats as the * swallow-teils,” indicating the well-dressed partisans ¢f he Democracy, in contradistinction to the *chort hairs, " meaning the rough-and-tumble Democrats ‘who do the voting and pack primary meetings. The Manbattan Lios been distinguiched chiefly 88 a rival of the Cnion League, but while the latteris re- Jocing in a well-invested surplus of a quarior of & million dollars, the 3Manhattan hus been_flonnder- Ing hopelessly In debt for overs year. Last sam- mer there was a foreclosure of a mortgage of §30, - 000 on its property held by Duncan, Sherman & Co., under which the Clab's’ T’nnefly was bnlllght in by Avgustns Schell, tho heavy respectability man of the Democratic party in this city, This mortgage astill unpaid, and there 18321, 000 besides due for Interest, taxes, and othelr liabilitics, The Club embraces’ a membership of over 600, and among them all the leading men of wealth belong- ing to the party. Such names as Relmont, Tilden, 0'Conor, gnmh:'r, Courtney, Wickham, Devlin, and others well known a8 possessors of large in- _tomes, would seem to defy such 8 result as bank- “ruptcy, bt ** respectability® alone cannot sup- R_on a clab, and it scems doomed to speedy death. 'he Club may be honored for this, that it never concealed its devotion to eo-called Democratic princivles, and in all ita career haa been a coo- sistent gupporter of the regular ticket. Dut it utterly failed to exercize any influence in the party counclls, as the short-hairs were and ore the -con- tmlllnfi:]\lrim. and hence the Manhattan failed to falfll its mission. MERRIMENT IN THE UNION LEAGUE. While the Manhattan is wrestling with its debts, the members of the Union League recent-~ ly bad a merry time over a small matter which, for some reason, excited consfderable agitation. Perhaps it was ina epirit of merriment that the question arose, In the course of some proposals for reduclng the Club expenditures, 2 to the proper rice 10 pay for washing toviels. The present price 83 cents each, and, as the daily consumption of clean towels is enormous, the item utpenred to some of the members of the Executive Committee as excessive. Accordinzly a motion was made that a new coutract be maude, snd that the price ereafter shall not exceed 1 cent each for washing towels. The Hon.” George W, Blunt opposed the reduction ou the ground that three cents was low enouigh, and thatit was taking bread outof the washerwomen's mouths, and skso that it was too small 2 matter to talk about. Jackson S. Schultz thonght the Club shonla act as any individaal ehould in regulating their expenses, even to the smaljest item. Upon such diftcrences of opinion the discussion waxed earmest, und led to many amusing nveeuhesz some” of them guite didactic, and flled with witty lly(ni;s on the subject of washerwomen and towels. Finally lhhfi;fl\'n and {mportant question was decided by the Executive Committec in fuvor of the reduction,—swhich will doubtless be denounced by the opposition party organs as another Republican outrage. HOW A PRETTY WIDOW SOLD HER SLEIGH. Among the effccts left a pretty young widow ‘living up on ome of our must fashionable thoroughfares was a handsome sleigh. Sbe was not the owner of a horse or carriage, and o sleign’ seemed 2 superfluous article, so she desired to sell it. Haviog informed her friends of ber wish, there were several applicants for a bar- guin, and amony them a widower neighbor, who He used it accordingly, and expressed himself satisfied ‘with all but the price. The widow thought she would like 2 slelgh-ride berself, snd ltughingly re- marked to her neightor. **Asljoaned you my dleigh. itisonly fair youshould loanmeyonrhiorse. The gentleman assented, bul inquired, ** Whowill do the drivingy" She answered, **Oh, you will. of conseel The fun of the suggeetion strack him favorably, anda sleigh-ride was soon arranged. The result was rather amazing. They not only rode together on that occasion, bat on severil others, and the recontre, &0 apparently sccidental, soon led, to gossip In the meighborhood. The women,_ £aid, _ **3lrs, — geems uncommonly devoted to Mr. —,”" and the men smiled and sdid, **Flirtation between lwo old birds means husinesa.” A few duys ago the gentlemsan fn- formed his family that before the Lenten season commences he expecta to be married to the widosy, ond the news went the rounds very mpidelg. In the meantime the widow guictly announce her **sleigh had been sold to Mr, —." A HOTEL INCIDENT. Some time ago a new landlord vook possession of one of our most aristocratic hotels. He was supposed to te a bachelor, and, being a very dis- tingue man in his personal appearance, was not_ alittle flattered by the smiles of his lady guests. The hotel filled up with winter boarders and all bands were hoppy. About three weeks ago mine host consulted with some of the lady boarders upon the snbject of a ball or party aboat CI{rIllmu ume. They aseented at once, and the details were placed in their hands 28 to invitatious and pro- mme, while the landlord proceeded to attend to §is outine of duties ds f nathing bad happened. The date appointed for the bal was last Thursday evening. Itwill beremembered that last week there were severnl Europesn steamers overdue; and it wae noticeable that our friend the !_ndlord became uite anxions. A snite of the finest rooms were B e porzoous. magaificence, and the clerka were informed that the rooms had been enzaged fors lady expected to arrive on the °‘ Egypt.” Hiis anxiety, 08 day after day passed and no zteam- er, was painfolly remarked. Luckily carly on Taursdoy the ‘* Egypt” was eienoled, and in the afternoon reached ber dock. The Iandlord met the steamer at guaranting, and escorted his guest to the hotel. Iz the evening the mewcomer cime forth from ber apsrtment, and entered the parlors where the ball guests tserc assembled, leaning on the landlord's arm. Shescemed very happy, and the other guests wondered who she wus. Al doubts were set at rest when the naughty landlord presented her to several of his qoat dsuua’gn(mfl guests as ** 3y wife.” He had gned the Ball soas o make it 8 832t of cosg-0ut for his wite, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. ,lutely true, that the sledge parti The marriage hod been a sceret one, and the wife had been wgeEnmpe for :several months disposi: of some property Interests in order that she migh assume in public the title ehe_bore in private, of 3rs. L—, wife of one of the hotel lords of this clty. A HONEYMOON TELEGRAPH. A bon ton marriage was celebrated here a few weeks 8go between the daughter of awell- known banker and a young merchant. The demands of business were so pressing that the bridal trip was a short one, ond in a very brict time the young husband wus back iv his store attending to business. Now. while this man 1s remarkablo among his friends for his devotion to the interests of his firm, he is likewise knovni as ome of the most love-sick of “Iaveye;.!‘ During his conrting esperieuce, bouguets, - kets of fruit, perfumed notes, and othier soft evi- dences of his gushing love, were daily occurrencess and the young ludy was remarkable for the same line of condact, and their genersl reputation was that of un uncommonly love-sick couple. After ‘marriage the Indy had no idea of losing the society of her hubby 8o quickly; but as he must be'at the store, and evidently she could not go there often tosee him withountexciting unpleasant obser- vation, it was resolved that & private telegraph wire, working ‘on the alphabet system, suould commanicate between the store and - house. The wire was stretched accordingly, and, a3 the story. roos, there i3 an incessant signaling upon .the in- strament for the atiention of the young husband, ‘About one-fourth of his time fs spent in answer- ing his wite's messages, and she tells ber fricnds 1t18 50 sweet to think she can sitin her own room through the day and talk to ** dear Charlie " away dJown-town. _She thinks it is 80 nice that she uses his time most outrageously in communicating soft nothinge, but Charlfe’s partners openly denounce his new honeymoon telegraph as an infernal humbag. TOADIES TO HIGH ART. Undoubtedly an artistic eye is a good thing to have in the family, and no well-regulated honse- ‘holdshonldbewithoutone; but,whenit isabsent, the heighth of absardity 18 to to pretend to have 1t. The recent sale of the Taylor Johnston collection of pictures afforded a certain class of people an opportunity for considernble pretension in this line. Theylooked at certain pictures, and pre- tended to criticise them severcly, zad then went daft in admiring other pictures of less merlt. Mr. Johnston told several reporters that some of the pictures which cost him “the most sold for lesy than cost, and otaers for which he had paid only moderate prices broaght the largest sums, Tuke for example **Tarner's Slave- Ship," which cast $30,000a2d sold for S10,000. 1t is & monstrosity of a picture,—a huge daub to the unprofessional eye,—a gmupln": of yellow, red, and bluc colors, and not at all attractive, AMany persons who saw it in the Museum of Art asked, **Where is the slave-shipf” while lonkifi at the picture, and there is no doubt that if 1t hs been put up as the production of an_{nferior artist it would not have sold for $500, or hardly $100. TYet it was an object of intense admiration to peo- ple who could notses its true ments, and they raved about a real Turneras if they bad Tarner on the brain. Probably the shrewdest buyer in all that assemblage wae old Air. Garrett, President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, who employeda well-known artist to pass upon the artistic merits of all the pictures before he would bid npon them, When gatigfied on this point, he bid liberally and secured many of the gems of the collection. 'DEMORALIZATION OF THE DRAMATIC BUSINESS. In the history of the theatres and theatrical performances in this city and vicinity, nothing like the present utter demoralization has ever been witnessed. It has no parallel for a season 80 near the best in the year, It is stated upon ex- cellent authority that during the past week no one of our theatres poid expeuses, and one of the very best houses did not average over $300 per night. Another ran down as Jow as $25. On Toesday nightt, in George Wood's new Third Avenue Theatre, there were just seven peraons present at the time appointed for raising the curtain. Four of theee were deadheads, and the total réceipts were S1.25. At fast Saturday’s matinee at the San Francisco Minstrels the receipts were only S15. The an- dience was dismissed, 2a Birch and Backus could mot crack their jokes for any such price. A benefit at the Academy for the Brouklyn sufferers, with n company of the best singers fn Amcr!uh produced only $150. **Baba™ at Niblo's, and the **Black Crook " at the Grand Opera-House, both failed, and left the managers and actors inthe lurch. The ex- periences of the temporary comnanies gotten ap 30 erform on Christmas in subn<in cities were sim- llar, At Bridgeport a Chnistwas matinee produced 50, and an evening spectacie, 380, At Rakwey he receipts were less than t'ie expepses. ewd in otheplaces a similer result ensuec. Thove are hundreds of appii«ations for nositions and offers of reduced salaries cccorded by *he mancgers. A MIXED A3E OF SOANDAL AND 2RAUD. Mr. 8. Eeadlow, the Brooklyn resl-estnte agent, who was nearly killed by a brrglar last summer, i the subject of 2 scandalsuts gossipin that city, arlsing irom @ eu't-commenced agant him by a widow named Mrs. Anna M. Eerr. 'Shs 'was the owner of a lot whick she vished to sell, but says Bendlow persuaded lier to huild, and vsed up all ber surplus cash, and &ll she conld borrow be- sldes, When sne asked for a scttlement, she says Hendlow offered to 2ce her through her financial troubles, provided she wonld live with hita as his mistress, nud, when she refuscd, he threatenedher. Now_she charges him with conspiracy and frand. But Hendlow comes into court, and nct only denies ell the charges, bat insists that the woman igtrying to levy blackmail npun bim. He had nothing to do with her building oj:eratiors, save 1o recomwend her to an architect, wWeo superintended the work. The architect maken allidavit that Hend- Jow had naught to do with the buiiding, and that Mra, Kerr, finding that she nad 2nt=red into an un- fortunate speculation, is now tryingto make Hend- low saffer for her wisfortane. Jirs. Kerr. it is charged, bas become qulte hysterical upon the sub- ject of this peculation, and imagines that every- body is conspiring sgaibst her, and that Hendlow has been trying turongh this scheme to assail her virtne. She imsists upon the troth of lier com-_ plaint, and the probability is that it will tarn upon & question of veracty. Mr. Hendlow enjoys & good reputation, and it will be didicalt to assall ‘him succesafully. ANOTOER CASE OF ACTRES$-MARRYING. There is another actress, not now upon the stage, but living in comparative retirement, whose marriage with the scion of a young aris- tocrat has turnca the latter’s family against him. Five years azo she was the pet of numer- ous audiences, and none who tripped upon the stage received more sincere applause than this ac- tress. She attracted the attention of a yonng man who lived on Fifth avenue, and whose heirship to 2 million was undisputed. He sougnt her acqualn- tance, and in various ways convinced her that his intentions were honorable. Being connccted with a high-toned family of an interior city herself, sie was fiattered by his_attentions, and eave herself up to biwn exclusively. Upon & promise to marry, she left the stage “quietly, and bade the boards good-bye. They were mirried in the presence of a holf-dozen {riends, and immediately went to Earope. Not until then did ehe discover that he had b{ol.h‘s act alienated his friends and relatives from both, and it was only by using her own sav~ ings that fhey were enabled to retara to this coun- try in comfort. Allefforts of joint friends to ef- fec: & reconcillation fatled, but the young hos. band's mother kindly gave him $2, 000, with which he madea startinbusiness, and has since done moderately well. The couple are livinZ on Thir- ty-third street, and attend the éame churchas the stood that the recnuti(;ns against scarvy en- joined by law E the mercantile uavy are a3 urgently necessary and should be as stringently enforced in the Royal Navy. ——— HUMOR. A buteher is about to give an exhibition of hig Pas of the ballet—The bald-headed gentlemen in the front seats. Cronia would be just the man for starting a new world. He could meet himself and £ill all vacancies. During these slippery times you should wear two pairs of shoes, one as usual and the other on the George Ellot erows homely as she older. She never had much ‘beauty to though.—Boston Lost. % Sixty thousand Philadelphia familles, it i3 said, will soon break up housekeeping, frn their Contennisl wisite, TS 224 T :th are ol;r dtvlelegragg pt,)lcs like anactive octogenarian ecause they’re but not 1o i New Fork Commerciats” "o Dot B0 It would be interestinwto know just what thoughts rush throngh the mind of a man who sits down on a coil of hot steam-pipes to rest. Arl Beatz; a Swede, was locked up yesterda: for being drunk. _This supports Mr.p hf;rrlsse\-"s decision that Arl Beatz is off.—XNorwich Bulietin. An Elgin newspaper has this advertisement.: “Found—a buckskin mitten. _If the owner will ‘leave the otherat this office he will greatly oblige the finder.” Dentfst to hysterfc patfeat: “Don't _ cry, w3 wes husband's family. Theyare independent enough, live comfortably, ond, while regretting the alica- ation, are not uisturved byil. An mplary life has won_for this womun bosts of frisuds, and she ia a real helpmate to a worthy man. ‘WHAT THREE SONGS IN “BABA™ COST. During the run of “Baba® at Nivle’s last November, three new sougs were wanted which were to have been written by Johmuy Mack, author of the piece. Mack was ill, and Georze Devere, stage-manager, went to Max Maretzek and asked bim to have the songs written, adding that Mr. McCool, the lessee, would see the bill })_nm. Maretzek had the songs written by a young itterateur named Cooper, and ont of his own poack- et paid him $12 for the wervice. When he asked 3icCool to reimbarse, McCool did not, could not, or wonld not pay, and last week Maretzek sued bim for the amount. The ** Baba " managers owe the veteran impressario a large snm forifs own serve ices; hesxvs lie expected that, but he cannot he swindled out of money disbursed in addition to g own salary, EAUTT. ————— Why the British Arctic Expedition Failed, London Sanitary Record. ‘Without desiring to violate oflicial secrecy, we may.point out that the causes which prevent- ed thelate Arctic expedition from penetrating at least much nearer to their goal are now retty clearly made out, and have a great public Interest extending beyond the range of Arctic exploration or merely retrospective information. The expedition failed relatively because the commanders of the sledze parties failed in the most vital matters to observe the instructions given to them for the maintenance of the health of their men. It seems jncredible, but it np?eaxs {0 be abso- a0 s started with- out any supply of lime-juice, and that each man was expected to drag over the roughand mount- ainous ice a weight averaging upward of 400 pounds per mau,—just doubl¢ the amounnt of exertion which could reasonably have been. ex- pectedof them. Under thecontinuousinfluence of want of lime-juice and excessive exertion the joints .of the men began to swell, and the characteristic bloud effusions to appear, with in- tenee depression and lassitude. The swellings were rubbed with liniment as if they were Lruises, and, even when the presence of SCUrVy was but too angnerenlatbcre Was not any store of lime-juice to beused 23 a medicine, No won- der that when the remaining men still in health had to pull along the two sledzes and the scorba- tic invalids, they progressed only a mile a dar. It the Admiralty will produc the copies of the. instructions for dietarics, the logs of the sledge purties, and the same, it will be made apparent that an unfortunate neglect of th sanitary instructions given bet‘u)re Es%.amngc m5 nearly crippled the expedition. For all reasons, Past, present, and future, it ought to be under ?un’t cr,tvn;i it tl;e neighl !axs I;a;ar y:lu they will lose confidence {n my system of painless tion.—Boston Globe, el e “You can’t come in here, Mr. Tilden,” said a . cirens man to a small boy who was trying to crawl under the canvas ‘without an electoral door-ticket.—ew Orleans Republican. 4 A man ix New Haven had to take 3 pole and poke 261 striped snakes out of his drain the other day, before water would run through it. This sounds scaly, but it’s snaked truth. A female corrcspondent asks the Boston Tmu.vcflfiawhat she shall do for her poodle doxg when it has fits? - Several remedies have becu suggested, but shooting the dog is most effec- tual. " 2 No man who bas examined & drop of water under a microscope can ever c¢lasp tae hand of an officer of & temperance association with as Em-.h cordiality as he did before.—Andrews’ azar. An Indianapelis debating sodjety has desided that the execution of Charles the First was un- justifiable. . The prospects of the Stuart family ye beg;lnn!.ng to look up.—Louisville Courier- lournal. “That’s all I want to know abont you,” said & Michigan farmer when be saw tramp paring anapple. “Inow scc that reckless extrava- gance has brought you down to this.”—Detroit Free Press, E *8ir,” sald a small person who officiated be- ‘hind the bar on being tvld to throw out a larze and particularly ugly inebriste, ‘‘you must think I’m an entire returning board.”—Rocliey- ter Democrat. The Czar of Russia makes mearly $55,000 a day out of his pusition&uunfl when ke knocks off ;]n th;sfinldd]e of ::he iy to hzolsm’t ?ino‘:k p‘!ln_v ase-ball, or see & horse-race; he Isn’t ced 3 cent.—Cleveland Herald. i Few men have 2 strictly mathematical mind, but we never knew one who couldn’t caleulate ‘within a sixteenth of an inch where his neizh- bor's property began when he was shovellng SNOW O own sidewalk. The skating being now very good, toothache and cholers-morbus have appeared among the boss, just after school begins, in the nature of anepldemic, and threatens to sap the founda~ tioas of our educational system. ““ Any man thet eats longer than I do,” sald Capt. Jack Ailler to his Mate, * is 8 — hog."” “Any man that knocks off afore he’s done,” replied the Mate, as he heiped himself to & Jarge plece of *‘salt horse,” ¢is a —— fool.” - Sympathizing Stranger—* Bless' me! How did you .manage to fall like tbat, sir?® Trri- tated Equestrian (whohas come to grief}—*¢ Con-~ found it, I couldn’s remain hanging in_ the air after the horse runs away from me—counld I3 - . A stont .German in the beer industry to an unprofitable customer: “Here, now, you took dose_doors and walk owet mit your ears, chi” (He doesn’t.) ‘ Heim, you dond got out? Vell, you waits a minnte und I gets 2 man dot vill!?” Hairdresser—*.Any off the beard, sir?” Cus-~ tomer—“No, thank you. I'velately trimmed it myself.” = Hairdresser—* Indeed, sir! I should not have thought any gentleman ont of * %:e p;ffesslon could have done it so well”— unc) “Why in the world don’t lf‘un gotowork?” in- quired a citizen of a lazy fellow, who was tx_vin% to borrow some money of him. ““Go to worky echoed the man, ‘“‘how can I do enything till L Lnow for certain whois going to be the pext President?”— Boston Glode. Upin Muscatine the musical and lterary young men of the Unitarian Church organized ihe Muscatine Uniterian Musical Philosophical Soclety; but, when the abbreviated title came aut fu print M. U. M. P. 8,, it struck ingn the Association and killed {t.— Burlington Hiwkzye. . The disturbance in a Floyd avenue house last Thurseay did not rise from a dispute about the returns from Floridg, a3 many supposed. but grew out of the fact that the mother of the family found her oldest son tampering with the gac:fi;i;;ess of the preserved quinces.—Rome entinel. He took o sudden seat, he did, In all his gorgeona foppery; Snch mournful spectacles we see When sidewslks are so slopoery. And she, poor girl, went down witlhizs Tn all Ber pull-bick feipoery : Such tragicineidents take place ‘When sidewalka are 50 slippery. Now is the time to make good resolations for the new year—especially in the morning, when you tind the collar-button fromthe back of vour shirt is goue, all the pins bend up double, and your wife calls np the stairs to_say that break- Iast iscold, and how much_shall she pay a man ‘réuml}ovehng off the sldewnlk,—cg)mmn'riul lin. It was very calm Jast night along the river. In the North the weird pluthes of glhe Aurors Borealis waved fitfully. Overbead, the stars sparkled with the brilliancy of an arctic night. There was no noise gave now and then that pleasant sound of plashing waters which de- ;xjotgs ltll:xt ;flathur small boy&us skated into an r-hole. ' All was sercne an ifol.—, iifhole. Al beautiful.—Nor~ It seems unfortunate that the Centennial couldn’t have extended over the 1st of January. This leaves 2 man With 1o resort when he secs a bill cullector coming, except the old one of stepping down cellar and leaving word that he has been called away to the funeral of a rich uncle out West. This does pretty well, as we all know, but it Is only generous to the collee :gr that he should have a little novelty now and en. Stephen Hall, a queer but weak genius, had made frequent gracious promises to his trcabjed friends that he would put himself out of their way. Onestinging cold night he vowed he would go out and freeze to death. About 11 o'dock hereturaed, shivering and slapping his fingers. “Why dow't yon freezef” asked a loving relative. “ Golly!" said the psendo sui- cide, ¢ when I freeze I mean to take a twarmer night forit!? McPherson (impressively): “ Eh! but here’s a fearsome exmva:mce—l}mse feerst-class car- riages! But T was forced t” it, spite o’ meesel’.” Mamma: “ Forced ¥° McPherson: “ &h] weel Yes, ye ken aw had a gift of a free pass t’ Llas- gae; but when aw went t the bookin’ orfliceend axked them to change it for a theerd-class tick- et and gleme t' deelerence In bawbees, wad yo beleeve It, they wadna do anything o’ the kind, and aw’'m just forced t’ ride tecrst-class.’— LPunch. % While the tottering ruins of the old opera- house were yet standing, a curious Yankee ¢climbed upon'the wall to obtain o better view. There was a rumble and atremendouscrash, and when the dust cleared away the Yankee was ob- served standing on a fragment of the wall that had miraculously rematned unshaken. It was just large enough to afford him footing. and furty feet from the ground. A police officer Tuns up and interrozates tae unfortunate man, who, uatng‘ his hands os & spenkin{:-l.mmpe'., explains. ~“ Well,” says the offlicer, you have clearly violated the law, but as you didn’t mean any harm I shall take nonoticeof the infraction. Ounly move on, aod don’t attract o crowd.”— Paris paper. Many years ago in Scotland filieit distillation Was a practice consequent upon the nationallove of poteut beverages.” [t was lamentably preva- lent. "Che idle Highlander planted his still 1 ke remote glen of the mouutain corrie, and pre- pared his whisky by the light of the e upn was en focorrigible offender. An Arayléehirg Highlander was repraved by Lis minister for en- SEn sid the Zfi%fl? “to ;;fi‘;;.a o i?g&o;}; Lh; :smuyl.’ My Lfit!lrehr, a0’ his faither ea drappie. i —far better for a bedfiep&[m thee oo e g i coorse big-stiil still, a0’ 2 I3 Qune mflym:n"“;gmm] = % dinna see muckle barm ia'n"