Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1877, Page 12

12 = AMUSEMENTS. The Past Week Wanting in Dramatic Novelties. Boucicaultand “The Shaugh- raun ? the New At- * tractioms. ¢ Forbidden Fruit ” to Be Ex- hibited at Haverly’s Theatre. Benefit of E. F. Thorne-==Bur- bank’s Readings=--=Green= Room Gossip. Miss Emma Abbott’s Successe-- The New Singer’s Special Merits. Death of the Philharmonic Beciety--- Dr. Fuchs® Concert---Ole Bull's Farewell. The Apollo Club---Miss Julia Rive- -Verdi’s Requiem---Local Miscellany. Saint Saen's New Cpera---Music Notes in Europe and America. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. THE WEEK REVIEWED. The past week was destitute of dramatic novelties, with the exception of the production of “Les Danichefls” at the German Theatre Suuday vight, which event was duly noticed in the columns of Tie TRISUNE on the following morning. The run of “Lemons™ continued at McVicker's Theatre. ‘the attendance was & ctory, and encouragement for the man- agement 10 announce the piece for revival at.a tuture season.” It ‘should be encouragement aiso for a contiouance of the present policy of liverality in the mounting of pieces, advertis- , cte. The acting, white notin all respects actory, was suflicient to convey the fun of the play without serious Joss. The art of lady- Jike quarreling—an sccomplishment of the first- uss—has not, however, been learned in Me- Vicker's. Mrs. Murdoch missed it both in * Lemons ™ and in the representation of the proud sister in * Maud Maller.” At Haverls’s Theatre the “ Evangeline ™ burlesaue was not &0 successful as it had been the previous week, sithough the notices of TaE TRILUNE in regurd 1o its mesits were faithfully reproduced in the advertising columus. 1t is only just 1o say, in view of Lhe. general condemmation which has Leea visited ugon the picee, that the company of actors cngzaged in the representation of it won much favor. They are tov good for the work that is required of them. M1t BURUANK'S READINGS. It would hardly be fair to judge Mr. Burbank’s capacity as a public-reader by Lis Hamlet of last Suuday. He was then laboring under serious disadvantages, the léast of which—namely, 3 severe cold—must bave been apparent to- the most casual observer. He fmpressed the audi- cnee, no doub: with the iden that he was more ina lury to get through and go home to his tea—or his ehlorate of potash, as the case might Le—than to convey an uceuraie idea of the play. Jlazdzt wzs never done 30 badly by any actor of note as it was done Sunday by Mr. Bur- bank. The wansitions from. character to churscter were clearly marked and casily taken, but the transitions from phase to phascof the ruine eharacter were not made at all. The more famous soliloquics were not_correctly rendered cven in point of emphasis, for the reason that the emnphasis was too abundant und forced. It is kardly fair, however, under the circumstances, 1o proceed intw detailedcriticlsi of the resding. Mr. Surbank is much wmore at bome, us his 1riends know, incomedy aud comical recitations. He will give the public a taste of his quality in 1bis fleld to-day, when he will read the prinei- bl portions of “The Midsammer's Night's Dream.” The “Pyramus and Thisbe” inter- Iude promises to bé, throngh the interpretation of Mr. Burbank, a rich treat. “THE SIAUGHRAGN." Mr. Boucicault will produce at McVicker's Theatre this week his play of “The Shaugh- raun,” which, without hyperbole, may be called “a justlycelebrated ” drama. It has been given both in England and the United States with the largest ineasure of suceess,—pecuniary, artistic, and political. Boucicanlt’s Irishmen we are not at all inclined to deride, and his faculty of playwrighting is now so universally admitted that derision of it is impossible. Yet there is a disposition in some quarters to sncer at Boudicault, us if he were not, on the whole, the foremost figure on the American stage. The cast of “The Shauehraun” will include Mr. Boucicault himself, Miss Katherine Rogers, —a well-known New York actress.—Miss Don, Mrs.; Stopeall, Mr. F. Thorne, Mr. Gearge Hoey, and Miss Gertrude Stanley. ‘The two persons last mentioned are strangersin Llis city, and are members of Mr. Boucicault’s piciced corps of supporters.” Great things are promised in respect of the scenery, properties, 2nd appointments; and promises of this nature, the public has resson to know, are always ful- fille %me ‘mansgement of McVicker's Th tre. . Boucicault, ina recent interview with a reporter of the Cincinnati £ y said: “T lm\'u’pl.lyed ‘The Shaughrann®’ a few nights over 500, and it bas brouzht me in al ther, including royalty which I have reccired from traveling companies, about $330,000.”7 ‘fhe rectipts for the time “The Shaughraun ” las _been running, Mr. Boucicault believes, far ex- ceed those of any play ¢ver written, certainly those of any play he ever wrote. y MR. THORNE'S BENEFIT. The attendance at McVicker's Theatre yester- day afternoon and cvening on the occasion. of Mr. Thorne's beefit was flattering bLoth for uumbers aud for cageter. The plays in the afwrnoon were “Damon and Pythias and +* Bluck-Eyed Susan.” Mr. John McCulloagh Kivdly voluntecred to play Damon, and lent to the grand old claracter the strength and sim- Jlicity that sre jts prominent features. The LDamon of Mr. McCullough has long been recog- nized 25 one of his most successful personations, and this wolld be a Jate day to enlarge upon its uerits, cven if the nature of the performance would admit of exact eriticism. It is suflicient to praisc without piving reasons for the faith that was in the audicmce of yesterday. Nr. Thorne's Pytkias was an cvenly-roumnicd embodiment of the charavter. He is not at his best in plays of this description, and is perfect- Iy aware of the fact; but yes yickled sounctiing of bis own taste in order to rrat, }l\lb“fl desire to sce Mr. McCultough 25 Darmon. t was 2 graceful act on the part of Mr. Thorne, <Tbe act, Toraover, hiad its reward; for, whether more care was cxercised by him, or whether the requirements made upon hiin were easier * “Alled, it is certain that be appeared to advan-, tage and deepemed the favorable impression L bad already msde upon the popu- lar heart. In the afterpicce—- Black- Eved Susan V—he was more in his clement. His VWilliam and the Susax of Mrs. Murdoch were artistic portraitures that uory will delight 1o dwell ypon. Inthe lng, “ Don Cesar de Bazan? was given. Here Mr. Thorne had new opportunity to ex- hibit Lis capacizy as a_rollicking zambier with fortunc; and the qualities of mind and heart which came so-aptly tobis assistance in Wercutio, D Artagnan, lago, snd similar parts, bore him off fuccessfully. The Z parts were sén- erally taken with efliciency, care was shown in the production of all' 'the and the remaining im was le, vo doubt, to concerned. e An incident unforeseen “by {he benefici was the presentation to himof 2 fine gold w: . onthe part of his many friends, at the close of the second act of “Don Cesar De Bazan.” Mr, Thorne was called out and followed by Mr. Lee. The latter improved the occasion to make the Lresentation in o few words of compliment and thot taken zrstalation. s Mr. Thorne, ali !L!‘;ngmpdse, mngeil’w'nplrlg:‘rgum in hus gone oat as the_comedian of the Furhish manner, and the scene closed amid the hearty applause of all present. RUIN OF A HOLY SHOW. Fabian Beavclerc’s Biblical Tableaux * came to grief at Detroit yesterday week, the receints having dropped down to $6 per night and the balauee in the treasury to even less. The sad- dest part of it all was that the managers, Lewis W. Perkins, of New Orleans, and Edwin Browne, of Chicago, haa an unbiblical quarrel in conse- uence of the failure. Browne asserted that™| Fabian Beauclere, the alleged proprietor of the tableaux, was a myth, and_that his only carthl representative was Lewis W. Perkins. ~ The of- ficers of the law have put their iron _hands uj the holy paraphernalia. Even thevaliant Joshua had to succumb to judiclal process, and the laws of Moses bowed before the revised statutes of Mickigan. Norgs. At the Adelphi the people will be provoked tomirth by the usual number of variety actors, 2nd the entertzinment will be enlarged by the “local ~ arama called * The Poor and Proud of Chicazo,” which is understood to be a thinly- disguised version of *The Streets of New York.” i At Haverly's Theatre this week Mr. Bouci- cault’s “Forbidden Fruit,”” which is founded on “The Great Divoree Case,” but by na means 2 simple adaptation of tuat picce, will be vroduced. The acting of it elsewhere has call- ed forth much laughter aud applause. The company engared to represent the picce is said to be entirely competent for the purpose. ‘The Museum will rcopen to-morrow night as a varfety cstablishiment ‘of the first-cluss, under the manazement of Mr. Ben. Cotton, the well- known nezro comedian. The names of the actors presented in the advertisements are as- surance that the performance will be of the most unexceptionable deseription. Smoking and drinking are not allowed about this estab- lishment. THE OUTER WORLD. NEW TORK NOTES. Coghlan’s Hamlet was much admired by some of the critics. Mr. Rowe’s “Fifth Avennc is now in Phila- delphia. At the conclusion of the Philadelphia cugagement, the company engaged wilMlisband. Mr. Rignold’s contract, which was one of ten ‘weeks, witl be compromised so far as the two last, wecks are concerned. He will then return to England. “Fifth Avenue™ proved to Le one of the dullest and most unintercsting of pieces, and wholly unworthy the care that had been taken in its presentation. The Kimlfys brougnt out *A Trip to the 3foon ™ at Booth’s Theatre last Mounday. The picce has already been described in these col- umns as a flimsy extravaganza. Daly’s * Blue Glass,” which also first saw the light "in Amer- ica Monday, is another four-act farce stolen from tlhic German of Rosen. My Awtul Dad ** was underliued lor every evening at. Walluck’s, but “The Rivals” was substituted Weds in consequence of the illness of Mr. W 3 “Qur Boarding-House * was given ai the Park, and * The Davichells” at the Union Square. Kate Claxton and Mrs. Wilkins played in “ The Two Orphans ™ at the Grand Opera-Hous Gossip from the Dramatic Vews : - Tom Wh Combination. _Bijou Heron lis been engaged to appear at Wallacks, April 2, in the new com- edy by Boucicault. Aemes Booth has been cu- aged to play the part of Clespatra at Niblo's; an” unsuceessful attempt was made to Mary Anderson. Mr. Schwab, dramatic cr the Limes, is to leave that paper and accompany Aliss Neilson to Europe. A translation of Rome Vuiucue,” an old style trazedy by M. Parodi, produced in Paris last vear, will succeed S“Blue Glass” at tue Fifeh Avenue. Marie Wainwright, the_debutante, will do the Roman maiden, and TFanny Daveaport the old bag—a finely-drawn character. The play by Brer Harte and Mark Twain, the name of has been decided on as ** Toe Heathen Ch 1= completed and has been submitted to T. Parsloe. It is in four acts, and depicts the conflict between the whites and the Clinese in California. . Mr. Parsloe starts out with it in September GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. Marie T. Courcelles, a ‘member of Miles® Cin- ciunati company, lately seen Lere, has been recording in print ber opinions of ecminent American actresscs. She writes cleverly. r. McCullough will hereafter have two thea- tresin San Franciszo. The new theatre will be the bome of comedy and the society droma, while the California will be devoted to stars s es. The stock company Tor tne comedy theatre witl be brought from the East, aud will probably be joined by a few from the California company. ‘The Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, was given over last week to representations of “Lewmons,” and the piece will hold the boards till further nof Rowe’s “Fifth Avenue” was produced st the Kiralfys' Broad Street Theatre by the compuny from Booth’s Theatre, New York. Sothern istilling an engagement at Mrs. Drew’s Theatre. The Floreuces were at the Walnut Street last week: they are to be sueceeded this week by Jobn MeCullough. The Globe Theatre in Boston reopened Mon- day night with a_performance of * London As- surance,” John Gilbert and Ada Dyas being fn. cluded in the cast. Thursday night © Money was given, with Theodore Hamilton as Alyred Fodyn and Miss Mav Harte as (lara Douglas. Charles Fechter is filling an engigement at. the Boston Theatre. Rose’ Eytinze’ was at the Museum last week. Next week Genevieve Rogers is ancounced for Monday at the last named place. Dion Boucicault was at the Cincinnati Grand Opera-House, and Lettie Allen at Wood’s Thea- tre last week. Effic Ellsler and John Thomp- son were at St. Louis, Lawrence Barrett was at Cleveland. H. J. Montugue was at Boston. Lotta was at Pittsbu: Joseph Murphy was at Milwaukee, Maggie Mitchell at Albany, John T. Raymond on the New England circult, Ed- win Booth at Baltimore, George Fawcett Rowe at Richmond, John E. Owens at Aususta, Louise Paweroy at New Orlezns, Charlotte Thompson at Nashville. FOREIGN NOTES. Sardouhas in relicarsal, at the PorteSt. Martin Theatre a drama, “Les Exiles;” but, as he is dissatisfied with the fourth and fifth acts, he has determined to rewrite them. Messrs. Daudet and Belot’s play, * Fromont Jeune ¢t Risler Aine,” attracts large audiences at the theatres of The Ilague, St Petersbursg, Stockholm, Vienna, and Florence. MUSIC. AT HIIOME. EMMA ARBOTT. W¢ have already chronicled the remarkable popular success of Miss Abbott in ber concerts, and the handsome and hospitable greeting ex- tended to her in her old home. It remans to speak of ber now as a singer, and it will not re- quire many columns. A tiny little blonde, scarce tive feet in height, exceedingly slight and delicate in physique, with a winsome, appealiug cxpression of countenance, easy in her acqu aintance witt the stage, at home with an audience, too stender to contemplate anythinz scrious in “music, too chitdlike fn appearance ever to be. fwpressive. always having to strive too hard ever to ‘be in repose; which is the soul of Lonest singing, this is Emma Abbott. It would perhaps b unfair to criticise ber af- ter such irgmentary hearings as two or three concert numbers, but fortunately, or unfor- tupately, s the case mav be, ber very opening numberon Friday cvening, the Gomez ballate, displayed her voice in all its ranges and ber re- sources fu full play. It was a serious theme with a compass of notes and a degree of enbel- lishment that offered a fitting test of her abiti ties. Aswe lave already intimated, the con- stant effort which naturc requires ler to make with a voice which lacks in ‘volume and breadth and leaves mo Tepose in lier work, makes her singing uncven and spasmodic, with kard zasps of respiration coming tn at the most improper places. The vainfulness of effort is always apparent. She appeals toevery hearer: “See how hard I am working to please you. Sympathize with me,” and yol do it in spite of yourself and with a kindly feeling, and before you know it, you are predispoged in favor -of the little singer,—¢o little that you wonder where so much voice comes from. Theregisters of her voice are uneven. The Ligher voice is admirable, of clear and flute-like quality, but the middle i defective and slightly ¥orn, and the lower almost ni. The hard breathing of which we have spoken interferes with proper phrasing and her cxecution espe- ciallin runs is not clear and Jecided. Tliese aresome of the denicrits, but there are merits just as decided, and among them that Zolden one of a correct ear which enables her to dowhat few others can do—singin absolute tune. She also has the faculty of strikinga note and diminishing it in a manner which is as | wonderful as Brienoli’s sforzandos. In fact, *hier 80tto voce is 60 excellent that there will al. THE; CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 18 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES —— ‘ways b i:.:mmauon to use this diminishing quality often, and perhaps to make a 8] u.-mz{ [ it as’ Brignoli with Lis sf, and Wachtel with his ut de nmoitrine. Her stac- cato motes are delightfolly firm and positive, and her ideas of expression, her rending, in fact. very correct and scholarly. About "her dramatic ability, the few numbers she lias sung give little room to judee; but we ci at least sy that iu ballad-singing (Sullivan’s **Looking Back™ was a gem of vocalization) she brings out sentiment in a very taking way, and makes it allthe more effcetive by very elear enunciation, aud that in all her work there is & certain briskness and brightness which will al- ways commend her to the popular sympnt‘hy. Lastly, she has thbat peculiar magnetic power, that faculty of scizing upon an audience nn'd appealing to its sympathics, which will always commmand a hearing, and always comend her as a favorite to those who may not_even be dis- posed to accord her high rank as a vocalist. Balancing the books, we should say that, while wedo not think that Miss Abbottisa great singer by contrasts with the really great singers like Pattd, Nilssen, Albani, and others; while we do not think that* she will take a lead- ing place as a prima donna upon the lyric stage, judgine her by her musical adaptation alone, we still think she is 2 good concert singer, who will hold an honorable place anong American vocal- ists, and will bea favorite with the American people, who will always Le ready not ouly to pay homage to her musical gifts, but to adnire her courage and cuergy as a student and the purity of her charscter asalady. And there certainly will not be one among those who have heard ber so churlish as not to wish the little singer many lome years of success in the pro- fession in which she has labored so Lard, so earnestly, 5o conscientiou NOTUER IMIILHARMONIC DEATH. Once more an attempt to organize au orches- tra in Chicago for something higher and better than mere beer-fiddling or Turner-Hall Gem- uetlichkelt has falled, and, alter giviug oue concert, the new Philharmonic Soziety has gone to pjeces. Mr. Licsegung,. its accomplished leader, may conpratulate himsel he is nov alone in his failure. Bergmann, Unger, Almer, Balatka, and Fuchs. have preceded him as illustrious victims, although some l])f t them have had a tonger lease of life than he. Lias been the sad experience of the writer of this to pen the epitaphs of two Phitharmonic Societics belore tiis, one of which died because it was premature, the other of old age and childish- ness. The third goes under from want of money and the exasperating demands of the Musicians’ Union, who will not rehearse or play without money in advance. It is none the less sad that Chicago cannot have un orchestra. In plave of the symphony concerts Mr. Liese- gaug has organized a quartette_as follows: Ist violin, Dr. Jordan; 2d, Mr. Bus!«ch,tlfl: \'i‘tl)ln‘,: he firs Mr. Alien; cello, Mr.' Lie: soiree will be_given March 3 I Hall, when’Mozart’s Quartet in G major aud Schumann’s Quintet will be played, Mrs. Kloss taking the piano part in the latter, Mme. Eber- lein will also uppear. DR, FGCHS' PUPILS’ CONCERT. The second of the serics of musical entertain- ments by Dr. Fuchs, the well-known teacher, and his pupils will be given at Bauer’s music store Tuesday evening nest. The programine is so unusually novel and unique that we print it entire as follows: ranT 1. 1. Ciaconne and variations from the fourth violin sonate, .. Bach (Arranged for four bands by C. iteinecke. ) Miss Marie Seipp and Juttus Fuchs. 2. a. Chorus from **Judas fceal (Arranged for six hands by ) Hisees Hannah, Clara, and Hatlie Lipman. 3. Jut. Grace and {tumor. Stich] - 1. Red Riding-1lood. Bendel Miss Hattie Cram. 4. Gavotte with variations. ......... Gluck-Reinecke Messrs. W. Dylivengurti and Fucks. 8 Wallz o tonbasioions -Raff 3fisd Paisbe Liehm. 6. 4a. Etude, Monczynski “ 0. *Aulac de Wallenstadt™. ... Liszt - Miss Marie Seipp. PARTIL 1. Variation on the fong **'Ach Schif- fer, licer Schiffer, ” (Septett, op. ) ATy -... ........Beethoven isses Marie and Hattie eppand Haunal Lip- . Fucks. and Julius Fac, S man. and Ar. 2. a.Rondo. Trginia e Cory b.**The Shepherdess.” . Master Charles Grimm. c.Etude in six'hs, ** The Squirrel ... Koeliing iss' Esnily ililler. d. Tarantells. .. oo, wisoisstspiueia AR iss Ilatiic Crasm and Juiius Fuchs. 3. Variations. s & ran % a.Album Leaves..... ‘uchs. «Herm. Scholtz ai 4. {0 Polia from *ViI e Milano”........ .....H. v. Bulow iiss Carrie Cram, 5. n Melody. I1. Scholtz -A. Rubinstein a. Variations ona Norwegia: 0. Polka from ** Le Bal**. Mr. W. Dykrenfurth. 6. Coronztion-March for two Pianos....Meyerbeer Mesxrs. Wey and Fuchs. As this programme is specially to exemplity that form of musical composition calied ** Varia- tions,” the following from the pen of Prof. Fuehs himself will be of gencral interest: A detailed explanation of the meaning of ** Vai ations, ™ sach 85 T use for the beueilt of my ech ars, will, 1 think, be of interest-to the public. Such an explauation I have been unable to give in my programme for want of suflicient space, ‘The name ** Variations” means, in music, the representation of a musical thonght (theme) with difterent clianges. While, in the canon and fuguo, there ix scarcely any changing of theme, in the real forn of variations this becomes a necessity. A therne, in the canon or fugue form, however, may become a variution. This varying of a theme may take place either in the princi#ul part, the modula- tion, tone-gender, the form of accompaniment. the rbythm, or in the changing of the form of the theme jtself. When the form of the theme is chunged (us melody into march, dance, or rondo), s ure classed under *‘character-vari: in contradistinction to **form-variations, " h latter the theme remains unchunged. The above nume: r, are nut quite appropriate, since form-variations can never be without cnar- acter. The variution-form may occur either as an independerit onc or us part of a whole, as in the *phantasia, " **symphonia,” etc. neral, simple, easily comprehended, and melodious themes are gelected upon which to write ince these niford the composer a large 1d, and make it possible for the listener to dis- tinguish between theme and variations. OLE BULL. The well-known violinist, Ole Bull, ina fare- well way of course, will give two concertsat McCormick Hall on the 23d and 24th, assisted by Miss Beuziger, ‘Tom Karl, and Mr. S. Licb- Iing. pianist, of whom aud which more here- after. The programme for Friday evening will be as follows: 1. Piano Solo—Rhapsodie Hongroise.... ..... Liszt Ar. 8. Liebling. 2. Duetto—11 Convesno. . Lucantoni Mlle. Isidora Martinez and Mr. Tom Karl. 3. Air ‘of Astroflamante—from **Magic Flut e dfiss Emoma Thugsby. Bionntains of Norway... ... Ole Buil, 5. Tenor Solo—The Soft Sonthern Wind. . Barnby Ar. Tom Karl, 6. Cavatina from La Favorita— O mio E Yeruando ™ .- Donlzetti Al ‘ & . ...Chopin ¥ opin—Tuustk 8 9. 10. ‘The Nightingale. ... Muss: Emma Thurs 11. English Ballad--Louking Ba 12. Mlle. Isidore Harlines, ‘Dueitino—Lna notte 2 V'en Miss Emmu Tharsby and Ve, Ton VEROI'S REQUIBM. On Thursday evening next the Beethoven So- ciety will produce Verdi’s Manzoni Requiem at the Plymouth Cougregagional Chureh, with Miss Thurston, Miss De Pelgrom, Mr. Dexter, and Mr. Bergstein as soloists,—the accompaniments by Mr. Eddy upon the orzan. We arc requested in this counection to state that members are respectfully notified that the concert will begin preciviy at§ o'clock, and any person comiug after that time will find the doot Jocked and will not beadmitted Lefore the intermission. This rule has been found vecessary for the hen- efit of all, singers and listeners, audis especially importaut for Verdi's composition, beginniny its first part pianissimo, which, of coursc, woulil be spoiled by any late~corner, aud . thus discour- age the performers and also the audience. TIE APOLLO CLUB. - The next Apollo Club concert will take place on.the 3d and 5th of next month. The soloists will be two ladies from Boston—a Miss Fay, pianiste, and Miss "Turner, a oupil of Mme Rudersdorfl. The princizal choral selections which will be given by the Apollo Club are Ambroise Thomas' “In the Tyrol,” Abt's ¢ Night Song,” Vogel's Waltz,"” Mendels- sobin’s “Song of Art,” “Pilgrim’s Chorus " from “Tannhauser,” and Genee’s ‘ Italian Salad.” The ladies" auxiliary chorus will not assist at this concert. LOCAL MISCELLANT. Mr. Emil Liebling, the planist, will givea concert in New York City, April 3. ‘The Directors ot the Hershey School have en- E‘:zed Prof. Walker C. Lyman to conduct classes elocution and give private instruction. will take wis, Eich- Beethoven, The first Hershey musical events place on Friday, the 23& Messrs. | beim, and Eddy wilkplay trios from Mozart, and Haydn; Miss Grace A. Hiltz will Shor e solo, apA ’ dues with Mrs. Sarah B. Hershey. . The Haydn Musical Society, under the direc- tion of Mr. Creswold, will give its first concert at MeCormick’s Hall in about three weeks. The Norwegiau Singing Society will give a concert and ball at Brand’s Hall, corer of Clark and Eric streets, on Saturday eveaing, March 24. As it is the first time the Soviety has given a concert in tliat part of the city, there will undoubtedly be a large attendance. The third orzan reeftal by Mr. Eddy yester- day noon was as usual an excellent sucecss, A notable featurce of the performance was .\lgss Ella White's admirable singinz of the .\lur,lu:l Hymnand the two Franz songs,—* (P)l W L,Ee Thou in the Cautd Blast » and ‘* Good Night. The programme for the Turner Hall concert this afternoon will embrace the following num- bers: Sharpshooters’ March, by Schleifurth; comedy overture, by Kela Bela; first finale to * Musaniello 3 grand potpourri, *‘Flats and Sharps,” by Selireiner; Grillenbauncr Waltz, by Strauss; aria, % The Happy Days of Youth,” by Abt; overture to “Martha”; fantasie, **Tlic Beautiful Gulatea.,” by Chr. Bach; and * Here and There Galop,” by Faust. The pupils of Mr. Frederick W. Root gave a very successful and very pleasant matinee at the Apollo Club roomson Wednesday after- noon lust. Those who tuok part were the Misses Crockett, Munger, Davenport, Greene, Curtis, Spry, Barnum, and Hovey, Mrs. Day, Mrs. Weber, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Jewett, Mrs, Hall, Mrs. fline, Mrs. Ayer, Mrs. Ulimai ), and Messrs. Paxton, Eddy, Coffin, McWade, Frank Root, Wheeler, and Greenleaf. ‘The matince of the pupils of the Hershey School last Weduesday afternoon was a very successful affair, and showed a commendable condition of musical prygress iu_the school. One of the most pleasing features of the pro- gramme was the masterly performance of the great Buch fugue in B minor by Miss Carrie T Kingnan, oncof Mr. Eddy's orzan pupilswhois now playing at the Fourtl Presbyterian, Churel - on the North Side. The clearness, precision and alance of the performance wore something and showed most painstaking and couscientious study. Mr. W. N. Smith has been emploved as choir- master at Trinity; Mcthodist Chure , near Twént emgaged fn oreaniZing a chorns choir, His methud of securing singers is 1 novel one, and should succeed. During the coming year three tirst concerts L Clie regu mewmbers of the choir 1 ckets to the cancerts, aud are at liberty to sell them and ap- propriate the moncy to their own use, the ex- penses of the concert tickets and join the choir uvited fo meet Mr. Smith at the chureh on Friday evenivg of this week. The complimentary concert which.was to have been tendered to the ) ary Wishard and Alice Lunsden on the 22d fust., has been post- poned watil April 12, It will be remembered thet these two young lad the former s pian- ist and the latter a vocalist, acquitted them- selves with remarkable excellence at the reent annual concert of the Chicazo Musieal College. The fortheomms concert is jutended as a recog- nition of their decided” musical talent, aud it i3 plessant to note that several of the pupils of the College will take part, among thew the Misses Ida Buschwah, Emma Roemield, Lizzie Foresmun, Louise Icorotis, 1dz Rosing, Jennie Huntoon, and Mabel Spaul ding. ‘The concert will take place ut the First X- Methodist Church April 12, The New York ferald has in its column of an operatic programme of e, Lohengrin,” “Tann- " commens ing i Mr. AL A. Bis- chof, f v, i3 intrusted with the leadii Pappenheim, favora- bly acknowledged here and abroad as A ce rity, shares with him in this ** Wagner Festival 7 the principal roles. That in a vity like New York Mr. Bischoll should be selected to repre- sent the prime and diflicult parts of & r?mum.l (in * Wallkuere "), Loliengring and Zanhauser, is an vement and testimonial of eminence inartistic reputation to our talented and ener- getie Chicago boy we have every reason to'feel prond of. JULIA RIVE gave a very successful concert in St. Louis on the 13th. Assheisso soon to become ares- ident of Chitago, very enthusiastic criticlsms could {hardly be cspected, but the followine netice frowm the Kepublican will be of Interest: “T'he Rive concert last night at Mercantile Library Hall was scarcely, if auy less successful in attend: ance than the Méndelssohn Quintette concerts of Just we ‘I'he hall was comfortably thied with an appreciative andicuee. and there was no lack of ¢n- thusiasm, when merited by the performance, some- Wing which occurred froquently. - OF Mis ltive's pluyine it may be said that, while she yet lacks & Dortion of the ease and grace, and the sympathetic rendering of that mistross of the piano, Madame Essipotl, she is a performer whose execntion in the present isadmirable, and whose promise for the future is what could be boped. The rendition of the **Spinuing Sonsz* from the Flying Dutchmen, and the ** Grand March ™ from Taunhzuser, where ic melody was given with the left band while the right gave’ o spray of notes, was londly cncored, and this appearance of th¢ central #izure in the concert was but of a piece with the rest, ABROAD. SAINT SAENS' NEW OPERA. Rudolph Arouson writes to the New York Zlome Journal from Peris, under date of Feb. 20 as follows, concerning Saint Sacns’ new opera “Le Timbre d’Argent ™z On Friday evening Iattended the first representa- tion, at the Theatre Lyrique, of Camille Saint Suens' **Le Timbre d’Argent.” There were any number of celebritics present. Among composers I noticed Charles Goungd, Ambroise Thomas, Antun Itubinstein, Jules Massenet, Victor E. Reyer, Victorin Joneieres, Puladill Duvernoy, and Guiraud. The opera wils not warmiy received. The ~lidretto and music are in Some instances excecdingly drole; the e amixture of ** La Muette di Portici and **Faust.” ‘The introduction to the first ct, on account uf its finc orchestration, was much ad” mired. A melody for Benedzct, **De Mau ‘e s Voi- seau qui 'eveille, " was pleasing. In act second a romance, ‘*°Le Douhenr est Chose Legere.™ for Helene, was we.l rendered, s was alsod **Chan- son Napolitaine,” **De Naplesa Florence.” The Iatter, however, is not original, In the third act # chanson, **La Papillon et la Fleur,” for Lose and Benedict, is very pretty; not 8o, however, is the **Danse Bohemienne and Finale.” Ti **musique du danse” in act fonrth, | was nol worth of a M. Saint K was completed in 1855, and is absolutely differen and inferior to any of his Iatter compositions, par- ticalarly as regards the instrumentation. Saens §3 strong disciple of Itichurd Wagn s, onsequently, not a great favorite amons However, &)huny re played wherever classicul music Is ap- preciaed, and have created for bim a repulation surpassed by few I wmusicians. * Jima de Murska is sin; Franciseo, with Fubbri, clman, Formes, snd other veterans. Mrs. Oates isut the Lyceam Theatre, New York. The Kellogsr troupe open= ed its Boston season last Monday eveuing with * Lucia.” The Wagner Opera F gressing satisfactorily in New Yorl Iyu. Aimeeis still in New York and has re ed *La Lelle Helene.” The New York Ora torio Society Isshortly”to bring out Bach’s ©* Actus Tragiens,” and Brahm’s * German Re- uiem.” The Weber troupe is in Louisville. Essipoff played at Rochester, N. Y., on the 1th, and will e in Cinciunati on the 224 aud 24th, Soldene was in Pittsbure last weelk, and will be in Buffalo this week. The Boston Philbarmonic Club play in Ciucinnazi on the 19th and 20th. Ole Bull played in Baltimore on the 12th, Ci cinnati on the M4th and 16th, Louisville ou the Tith, and is due in Chicagzo on the 22d. MUSICAL NOTES. Cary arrived in New York a weck ago Saturday. Rubinstein is to sive planoforte recitals in London about the end of April. Mme. Isabel McCullough-Brignoli sailed for Europe on Saturday in the Celtic, Herr Wilhelin], the great violinist, has post- poned his American - tour, waiting for better times. * Der Freischuetz at the Vice Kewal Egypt. The wife of Mr. J. B. Polk, the actor, has ap- peared ut Malta uuder the operatic name of Giulia Mario. 3 Mme. Madeline Schiller has had a mentary concert given a great guccess. Charles M. Adams, the Boston tenor, who has sung very sucsesslué]'\‘ l!u;‘ years fn Vicong, has en e ¥ Carl B season o London, o 40 HEXt Year's Mme. Adelina Patti has siened an zement :‘i;h ‘!)I;L‘\:l;l:e:lln: xuuiu of Paris on‘-"lr'fi:" begin- 1z of November. She Is e i duriu; four montls. © SpResn{ry e Carl Rosa continues to bring ont new o Carl) peras ;‘:s“élw :lr“ Eéz.;,'lll]sh mmpmlz,v, cx;.ml l!gellghu as much 3 a5 Tecent] s c Iu! season in Livcxptml.y e e A Paris correspondent says: It is difficult 10 say a word for the plot o’; “ Ly Mnrjolal:e.” the niew opera boufle which hns won trimmphant Buccess at the Repaissance Theatre, and which has been sung in Itatian Ttalian Opera-House in Cairo, compli- her in Boston, which was is annonnced us certain to run until midsum- mer. The story is sinply absurd und disBust- ing, but the mausic Is, as usual with Lecog, re- markably fine.”. Signor Arditi has rewritten "his ““Les Belles Viemolsts waltz expressly. for Milc. Albani, who introduced it as the *‘Albani” waltz in *Linda di Chaminoux,” at Paris. Carlotta Patti gavea brilliant concert at her house the other might. Among other celebris ties, Mme. Frezzolini sang, but fainted from emotion when the song was done. Adelina Patti appeared recently in Vienna as Amlr:l in “La Yéummmhula 7" Although her Clnque-men applauded furiously, the ladies of the audicuce treated her with chilling reserve. Herr F. Ries, music publisher in Dresden, an- nounces & new biography of Chopin, under the title, “Frederich Chopin, Sein Leben, Seine Werke, und Scine Bricfe, von Herr Moritz Ker- asowski.” . - Wagmer’s “ Tannhaenser * had fts first perform- ancein Moscow on the Sth of February. It is described as o lamentable failure, owing to a Inck of understanding in the conductor and in- efliciency of the solo singer. i A Paris letter in the New York Iferald says that the Baron Von Rbaden, ex-husband of Pauline Lucea, has commenced suit against her for the recovery of half the America previous to her divorce, On-the 10th of February, a requiem composed by Signor Botessini, the fumous contra bass vir- tuoso and composer, for his brother Luisi, was cd in the Roman Catholic It is spoken of with admiration. 1t is said that Wagner will visit London dur- ing this season with a view of covering his def- Thougit many obstacles have b in the way of a performanceof the * Nibelungen Trilogie" at Bairenth this year, the project does not seem to be entirely avandoned. ‘There is at present a spirited controversy in the French journals i i Mr. Offenbach is charzed with 1 bis’ voysge from New York, France, The great bouff Jupi sum of 2 o offers the 5000 franes, to be given to the poor workingmen at Lvous, if the truth of the charge can be established. ~The Musical Saciety of Milwankee has made satisfactory arrangements with the trustees of the Jmaanuel Church to commemorate in that A concert on_the %th inst. ees will be the Beethoven Mass The life of Beetho Among other in C, under dircction of Prof. Garratt, mixed chorus will constst of 160 persons. enry Watterson, the editor of the Loaisville Couvier-Juurnal, snd member of Congress, is 1 eritic (borrible to rdlate) but former on the piano. Apropos ys that Watterson says he intends to be the * Musician of the Future,” when he returns to bis sanctum at the Courier- Journal oflice. Look out for the Golterdum- merung! respondent of the New York Zribuue Prof. J. K. Painc has completed and is now busi- Iy scuring a’ powerful **symphonic fautasy ™ on the theme of Shakspeare's *-Tempest. The sub- ject, of course, ofers a much wider rance than 8 You . It, " which inspired Mr. Paine’s re- ent overture, and the composer, it is thought, has fully grasped hisopportunity. I have heard nearly all the work on tne piano, and necessarily shormn of some of the parts ned to various instruments, but from this f. ary and private hearing it i safe to say that the pi 2 positive advance upon the overture to ** As You Lrke 1t.” Mr, Paine las devised eharacteristic themes for Prospero, Mira dae, Caliban, and driel, and he blends and con trasts tiem with «reat ingennity and spirit. A riel, o s represeated by an’ eceentric, vanishing foctof the lo flate, lends a pezalrar fascina- tion to seve¥al pussages. ‘e storm in the begin- niug, too, and Lrosnéro's narrative to his daigh. ter, e very imoressive: and the management of the brass'instrnments, particularly in tae closing v s, I think, going to yield sgreat STOP THE PANIC IN LIFE-INSURANCE. To the Editor «f The Tribune. Curcaco, March 17.-The capacity of the American people for bLeing scared has become abnormally developed since 1873, If A becomes embarrassed, or is shown to have been dis- bouest, or is accused of being dishonest, B, C, and the rest of the alphabet in the same line of business are forthwith suspected. The con- tagion spreads faster than the plegue. No dis- tinctions are drawn. All are abused, vilified. Reputations gained by long lines of honesty and scrupulous care cotnt for nothing, This is unphilosophical. unbusiness-like, fool- ish. A madbull in acrockery shop is not an hervic fizure; but it faintly shadows forth the public, when crazed b{ oneor two failures in a particalar line of busines: The latest aud most striking instance of such acraze isthe panic over life insurance. The process of weeding-out the weaker members, which has been gone through withh in all other branches of busfuess, bas now been azcomplish- ed inthis. It is a positive benert to solvent corporations by relieving them from the rash clless “competition of desperate and fraudulent compauies. It is the extreme of folly to suppose that all cumpanivs ure alike. Life insurance is conducted ou mathemntical principles that insure sucvess. It is only when of Is criminally neglect their duty and wantonly spezulate with the funds their control that Tailure comes. Such neslec and such speculation always appear on the booke. They cannot be hidden there. 'The strong Eastérn companies have been courting investieation of I The State officials and committees of stockholders and policy-holders have been given free aceess to the records. The strictest investigation has found no tlaw. But, while a° dozen. companics are proved to be perfectly safe and oue does not stand the e the public mind fastens upon the one and disregurds the dozen. Men abandon their policies, throwing away in foolish fear that sure provision for wife and children of which they have a guarantee. This criminal recklessness should be stopped, It is tume for us all to bethink ourselves. Life insurance is one of the most, perhaps the most, beneticent provisions of modern tunes; and the man who is insured in a company of lunge resources, con- ducting its husiness without undue conceal- mieut, fuviting proper investigation, managed by men of standing and wealth, should uot give way to 1 mad anxiety, but rather rejoive and be thankful that he las laid up for his helpless ones u treasure which neither thieves nor credit- ors van take from them. LR —— BE COMFORTED. Remember, love, when these weak hands are still, “These wayward fect will wander nevermore; When specch s ushied and these warw lips are cll, . And heavy is'thy heart with anguish gore; When all the world scems wrapped in sanless 3 utlest tone of friendship Jafs thine car: Steal in thy saduess to my quiet room. And let iis little souy thy deep priof cheer, last hours, When puin my faith makes Ak satherf thick and fa omfort I":?unld stk ! and must this be the last? y head one little tress En memory of onr past: in hapoy time How oft thy hand bias falien, in lizht caress, Cpon it, in the gleam of swmmer-shine, lace, in this bitter hour, liee in the fush of mom, n over thee my po Ii-throe of our fove s relentless touch mine K furiow on i When uo xray hair trom While throbs the qui within, in; cn-brown T've culled: ung pulse of youth ‘Thus knowing, when in twilight-lush von tarn B xn.:' 3;: e of Memory, with fond, lins'ring . 5 3y loving With tlie frexh for 1f 1 cauld live, thou ‘The cares of life We might not always, “midst ous tri Affection's sunshine ritting throus 0 dream franght, i love nmchanged shonld be, iZht mar ity Tuftce bright; For thee, my dcarce So dusk i shde. Cherished because Thy praise itx chunging iy 1t will bring back the We wandired, idly-ca, throueh foreign jandss Tt will recall a dark head on thy bosom. . Sweet hingring kisses, elinging woman-bands. But, 0 belov'd, wi Upon thix tugen Listen 1o hear her yearning a cilevond tne vilent river sh 3 have left this cucl, cu-brizht in san: a guiletess grl, '3 oft have won. lirst thy chosen, while ¢ falling cents caliing n a3 crossed, "o Fdint not, my darling, thouzh'thy those dear fect along th stouy way v healing of the river's flowing. bid< thee’ " &4 Y s S P is 2 oX till ut 1t brink Time iy Coma W. Hanwr, ————— TRY VOICE. ct re: in song ! = 's restless thron aunting visions, drifting drg'“d of haze, % And dreawy cadences from other daye. Like some rare bird that £ang in Eden-bowers, Thy E):\;A‘:’c; voice floated throngh those twilight 3 Tt wakeued echoes that shall never cease— Those sad roul-cchoes, melody of peace. l_\\'a'ndcr if, beyond that Mystic Shore, Yoo’ 1l sing for me as in the days of yore: Fore'en in Paradise thy voice would thril] And charm me, with its. luring pathos, stiil. * Jurria CLazms, - inate of our American BOSTON. The Boston Sphinx Starts a New Venture. ‘What an English Novel Has to Say on the American Revivalists, Mrs. Dainty's Recitations--Reacon Sireet Comes 0u§ in Full Force to Applaud. Prof. Bell and His Telephone Talk from Providence to Boston. Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. Bostoy, March 14.—That enterprising sphinx sits behind the mask of * Roberts Bros.” anticipates the revival in business by a brand new venture—a fresh series of books called “ The Town and Country Series,” which, like the ** No-Name Series,” will include unovels, travels, essays, and poetry. But, unlike the* No- Name Seres;™ there will be no secret of author- ship; the name will be given in full, and he who ruus may read. The specimen number before me, which will mot be *out” for some days. is a tale by Holme Lee, the English writer, and author of that very charming novel, “Mr. Wynward’s Ward.” The title of the new story is a taking one: * Ben Milner’s Wooing.” Thestory itself is clevefer than anything of Jliss Thackeray’s in its close and quict delinea- tian of character, though it does not go beneath the ordinary surface much; does not break over the border lands of ¢cmotion and show us *‘the red blood coursing,” to say nothing of the pulses beating to the tune and time of RUODA BROUGHTON'S DARING heart-ometer; a tune and time that scares all the immorally-moral, dry-as-dust spinsterhood of both sexes, married or single, half dut of their primn and unhealthy little wits! ‘ Ben Miluer’s Wooing,"” however/#&ill horrify another class,—will make them goash their teeth, and rage fu what they will consider righteous wrath. And this class is just nowa wide and lively one,—that of the Moody and Sankey followers. It comes ncross one very funvily and unexpectedly, this little flash of moraland philosophical gunpowder, in the centre of all the cool, quict humor, the comfortable, Iazy sunshive of the book. It comes when it might be least expected, if expected at all, on ao afternoon visit at a pretty London drawing- room where are two pretty women and a group of children. But one can sce that the author opens fire in this sudden manner with deliber- ate design. And it is significant, after the LONG AND LOUD BLAZONING OF THE REVIVAL- 13TS’ WORK ABROAD, to read what one of the cultivated class of En- glish people has to say upon the subject. And here is the adroit fashion in which this say is suid: ““Presently came callers,—the last a perfect enthusiast for the two American revivalists who were then moving the town in concert. This was a young priest, lately from a country par- ish, und now attached to a vast London district as assistant curate,—a very tall, atbletic, lean man, with a emall head and npeat features, ana a positive voice., Mrs. Lowther heard him meelkly, though it was not probable that he im- pressed her. Pattie listened in simple amaze- ment to his sccount of how he ussisted in the inquiry-room, to which Lrsons anxious about "their souls udjourned after the services for the purpose of privately con- sulting the new apostles. He detailed what such persons said to him, and he said to them again: which sounded very much like the con- fessional, without the safezuard of a consecrated enct. Mrs. Lowther had not beento hear the preachers, but she had heard much of them. The worla was full of their reoort, both for good and for evil.” And presently when the hero comes in, “ Mr. Narone (the curate) waxed warm.o e pressed expericnees, his convictions. ¢ My dear fel- low, a‘uu are welcome to them,’ said Ben. But be would mve no opinion a8 to the uscfuluess or the propricty of the revival serviees, and utterly refused to - pledge himself for the’ pure sincerity of the revival preachers. He supposed they were liable to exaggeration, like other men borne on a wave of poputar cmotion.” Passiug by the Hay- market, he had scen a great concourse of peonle TUKONGING THE ARCADE IN FRONT OF THE THEATRE; oing in for tickets, sume coming out, and cnon duty keeping order. The ma- jority were women—by their clothing not pros- erous, perbaps not ivdustrious, perhaps lost ¥ slotnful habits. The helpless, hopeless vicuity of une face under u battered bounet had fixed his observation. He was not prepared to say that such an one might not find in the hymus and sermons of the strangers | that Spur to'a better life which she was in want of; nor was he prepared to deny that she might #£0'to bear them ouly as a new diversion for her. idleness. lIle thought that the fact of thou- sands and tens of thousands running to these preachers vught to keep them low with the humility of a zreat awe. *“Tiere is nothing,” he said,in his ealm,philo- sophic manner, *like a right sense of the re- sponsibility assumed by teacher of religion tor keeping noble minds in an attitude of reverence towards God and man. To deliver rules and orecepts for the conduct of life is very casy. To set the example of o holy life that sball vot mar the Leaching is very hard. 1 bave thought sometiines that TUE CHUKCH IS LIKE THE TIEATRE, AND TOE PULPIT LIKE THE STAGE,— the less we go behind the scenes the better for the illusion.” " After the chagrin of the poor young curate is very eleverly depicted, and no less cleverly the displeasure of the two feminine listeners, there s| ding up of the episode which is good Thackeray himself: “Ben Miluer could but bow his head and liold his peuce under this discipline, this regi- men. To what purpose is argument with \:;)‘muu when their pious principies are infring- cd Whether the wise sphinx of a publisher brings this book out as '.[fw tirst of tt‘l‘e serics with perceptive purpose which divines and s to Lake at the flood-tide the popular ave, hie dods not say, but, even if he does not, the result is certain—that of the flood-tide of curivsity which starting from the English esti- ivalists, will” speedily take the book the seusation of the day. Well, uobody will be hurt by this sensation, not the rezivalists themseives, nor their most anxious followers, if they should be led to read the whole of the charumivg story. - And another sensation in tBoston just now comes % FROM CUICAGO. I think | may safely call it a Beacon-Hill sen- sation, for it has stirred the bearts and flutter- vd te pulses in 1 most unprecedented manner of & goodly portion of that goodly vicinity. Aud this i3 the drawatic recitations of Mrs. Dainty. * Readings,” sb-called, had come to be abore, andgnany” people fougit shy of them: When Mrs. Daiuty cune, T suppose the majority of persons at first thought tuese recitations were the same old fashion of . * read- Anzs,” in the same old Way or ways. So at lirst they went, for fthose mived reasons whichsend peovle to entertainments in virtue ‘of “a causc” or “an objet.” And after this, round and about the West End. you beard the question rather frequently, * Have you been to hear Mrs. Dainty’s- récitationf# And il you had not, you would probably an- swer, % Nog Luu tired of * readings. But this 1s not the usual “reading,”—it is thing quite different,—it is * dramatic reci- tatlon "5 and off ‘goes the gdmirer ona h%h key with alonz strive of rosy adjectives. By aud by you find yourself, as I found myself, ONE OF MES, DAINTY'S AUDIENCE. - Don Carlos was there, cabeatning Bra- ziliau, but he of the Club. Pres- ently he ca ercd in my ear, ** Perhas you don’t know Boston as'well as T do. Perhaps you don’t know that this sudience is one of the ‘bluest of the blue-blooded, the very pick and flower of the Hup," Aud so Don Carlos Las told the story. *The i))h,k and flower of the Hub have fouid Mrs. ainty out, have blossomed into 2 ruge over her, and strewn her path literally with owers, myscll -saw three buskets of floral treasures, the last almost as big as the = httle lady herself, lifted to the platformn ou tie night I iisented to the recitations. The pick aud flower of the Hub are nlol. always in }!;::t.;gl;z, but 1 think -they have shown some right fecling and taste in this mat. ter which daugx.hem credit. gl TO SPEAR CRITICALLY, ¥ Mrs. Dainty’s talent is essentinlly dramatic, Lence Ler success, for her success here or the applauses she wins is specially on ber dramatic representations of the dialect pieces, It s very casy to say, and it has been said many times of one. and “another reader who has been be- fore the publie, that their Place was | on ,the stage, but I think ' that an eritle would ® gilow who took the part of Murl Twain's **Sociable Jimmy,” and the husband and wife in ** Betsy and I ’Are Ont,” has some of the csseutial qual- * itications which help to make a successful act ress. At all events, without these qualifications, an zctress was never made, which summing up is as great a compliment as uced to_ be paid to the little lady whose name seems to fit her so happily. B XPI the telegraphic sclentists of Bostonare just now in a little fever of excitement vver Prof. Bell and his telephone. Mis last performance sur- prised even himsell a little, and may well inter- est and delight any one. It seemed a very big thing and a very biz story whea Salem” wag sald to be talking audibly to Boston along alittle wire. But the other day Prof. Bell, on his way from New York to Boston via Providence, stops in the Iatter place and adjusts his marvelons instrument. And presently fro forty-three miles aivay comes the distinet sound of a human voice to the waiting listeners by the telephone in THE PROVIDERCE PRESS OFFICE. “Just a horse-shoe maanet elghtor nine inches long, a coil of insulated. wirc, and the telephone ‘tube, the whole carried by the Pro- fessor like n satchel by a shawl-strap, do you understand?” communicated an enthusiastic observer of the working of this wonder. It is said both by the Professor and his assistant thag this last test between Providence and Boston is the most satisfactory of any up to this time. The first trial was a failare, owing to the conilicting of currents, the telephone Tequiring only the most delicate of vibrations, and the ordinary vower, therefore, in use in- the general offic of the Telegraph Company {n Providences, where it was applied, overwhelming the delicacy of the tclephone apparatus, and producing only- a confasion of sounds. But when the manager of the Atlantic & Pacific line connected his of- fice with the orivate wires of the Press Com- pany, at the request of one of the editors, cut~ ting out every relay on the line betiween Provie dence and Boston, the trinmph began, for the telephone is really worked by the most delicate vibrations, and” it is the action of this vibration upon _the maecmet that pro- duces sound. After the ‘conmection was thoroughly established with the laboratory in Boston, a brisk conversation was carried on’ be- tween Prof. Bell aod his assistant, with scarcely more delay than if in the same room, the voice from Boston reaching the Professor of course in alower tone,—as it were, the tone of distance. HOLD THE PORT was played in the Boston laboratory and heard distinctly in the Providence office, And®what scemed the best test of allto the little audience was the clearness with which the accidental voughing of the assistant was heard. It was one of those common-place facts which brougzit the accuracy of the test to acloser realization. Inthe face of all these facts, one’s imagination is'inclined to take airy llights, and fane the time when, alonz a little wire, one may establish communication with the most distant friends, and from Maine to Californin chit-chat may fly at the convenience of the par- ties interested, for Prof. Bell says that distance is no bar, but only the conditions of relays, numbers of wires on a pole, aud the state of the atmosphere. With these all rizht we can snng our fingers at distance and be as sociable witl our friends as if they were at our elbow. And hvv the time we get used to this, what next? ‘We thought awhile ago when we put on our fast train and sped over our rorti three dividing milesin an hour we had accomplished agood deal; but now,if we can talk as if across the tea-table over forty-threc miles of space, why not 4,300, when distance only creates better vibrationsé And if 4,300, how many more? N.P. A VENETIAN FUNERAL. The Obsequles of a Poor Girl. Apoletons’ Journal for March. ‘We turned a corner, and came suddenly upon a fondamento above a canal. Women aud chil- dren, barebeaded, with their knitting or strings of beads in their hands, as though they had just left their seats in the doorways, stood about the narrow cntrance of a house that faced the stair- case of u bridge. Their shrilt volces wére hush- ed, and a solemn awe lay upon the faces of the children. Within the corridor of the house stood small boys in white, lace-edged zarments, with unkempt heads, grasping long white tapers by painted wooden handles that had skulls carv- ed onthem. The silence was broken but by the wash of the canal against the wall,.and the low murmur of a chant that floated down the dingy stairway. The sound of the voices grew Tg:lziner, a3 though a door had becn upened. ere was a noise of feet and a flutter of white robes at the head of the stairway. The acolytes moved slow- 1y down the steps, bearing the lighted tapers aloft, and their comrades in the vestibule made way for them into the strcet. Therewasa heavy tread on @he landing, and four figures in long red gowns, with coarse, unshaveu faces shove them, and shabby boots_and torn tronsers showing under the folds, made their way down the narrow stair, bearing the burden covered witha lace-edged whnite cloth. “The becchini/? whispered the woman outside, and they drew closer together, casting looks of terror und dis- like nt the red-robed fizures with the swarthy, honest faces. The old plague-horror lingers the Venetian hearts, and the old name of the pest-time servants of the city clings to these Liumble sacristans and grave-diggers. In the vestibule they paused sod lald their burden down on the trstles, and drew their faded red haodkerchiefs from somewhere belind their dingy shirt-bosoms, and wiped their hard, seamed faces sud gray, shaggy heads. There were wreaths of the white; languid lilies on the poor coiton covering of the coflin, and a crown of artiticial roses with * Alla mia sposa”—"To my betrothed”—in silken letters on the white ibbon that tied it, and a pyramid of early dahl- ius, yellow and cnmson, at either end. The pricst descended the staircase, wnaking it ereak with the burden of his portliness, and brighten- ing the aingy vestibule with his golden vest- ment and his round fresh face with the square black cap above it. He chanted cheerily, as he advanced, and the acolytes caught up the solemn refrain In their shrill boyish votces. The ber- chini took up their pitiful burden, and, followed bg the priest aud the acolytes, stepped out into the street. There was a silence of a moment in the corri- dor, and then down the stairs came a group of coarse-faced women, Wwith eyes. reddened by weeping. They wore dark cotton dresses, from whichi tie red shawls and kerchiefs and grold ear- ings had Ybeen banished—the nearcstapproach they could make to mourning; for money Was searce and food dear, and the living had more ne=d of care than_the dead, who were in glory with the saints. Behind the women walked a8 young man with his eyes bent on the ground,— slender, and tall, and fair-haired, with the sup- ple grace of the gondofier in his carriage. hind us a girl’s voice whispered, *There is hes loyer, Giovanni.” ‘The procession movea on across the bridge the painted wooden standards borne aloft by the white-robed boys, the yellow purment o the priest flashing in the sun ifim’ the red rubes Of the becehini bright agaiust the pale gray ot the house-fronts ana sere leafage on the balconies. Beyond was asweep of canal that curved jnto darkness about an overbangina portico, and was lost in’ the tawny side of g church. The bridge had an old cscatcheon for its key-stone, and a putch of green vine starting from the crevice und throwing a caressing arm ubout the old mouster of the crest and drooping against the durkness of the Inner arch. ‘The sinlight streamed throuzh the wuter below, streaking it with gzold, and over the wreat boat- staises, striped serpent-fashion, blue and white, with colden crowns on themn, aud s scarlet crest beneath. We followed the train through a narrow pas- sage to where the sunlight gleamed on the slituy steps of a-canal-landing. A great black bulk lay aeainst the wall painted with emblems of death in ghastly wiite, and rowed by oars- men in dresses of shabby black. The becchini placed their poor load upon the black surface carefully, that the pitiful memorials might not be shuken, and then turned away with i salute tothe priest, strippiug ofl their red garnents as they went. The priest and two of the aco- Iytes entered a shabby gondola. rhe” women packed themsclves fn” another, and the yonng man took off his putched jacketand grasped the vear our while » grreat sob burst from his thront. It was plain to see that the boat was his vwn, aod that many a time the spusa, who lay 50 white and cold under the Mics, had sat in it, throned In triumph on a regatta-day, grand in Ler gold necklace snd the wealth u{ er young beauty. —— Family Succession in Congress. * Philadelphia Times. The Camerons don’t present the first Instance of fumily succession in the Senate. The present Senator Bayard succeeded his father, and both were elected to the Senate on the same day,— the father to fill a vacancy and the son to_suc- cecd for the long term. “Two brothers, Saula- bury, have rotated in the Scnate from Dela- ware—Willard having served twelve ‘years and Eli having succeeded bim, and now just entered his second term. Benton sat in the Senate with bis sor-in-law, Fremont,- and Dodge, s0f Wis- consin, served in the 'same body with his son 1rom lowa. Batler served in the House with & son-in-law (Ames) in the Senate, and Chandler served in the Senate with 2 son-in-law (Hale) in the Hmm’:; : "l;he'urgnzu; representation of any oue’ family in Congress was- the ‘thres \Vu‘l:_hume‘bmr.h x\;;zu served tneezhelr in. one Cong; m Maine, Elthu fr-— Tilincis, 30d Gadwallades From Wi that the little lu!’; ¥ hr