Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1877, Page 13

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 187 —SIXTEEN PAGES 13 ANMUS NTS. Boucicanlt, ““The Shaughraun,” and “TForbidden Fruit,” ANl Three Presented to Chicago Theatre-Goers Last Week, And Flatteringly Becéived by Large Audiences. General Review of Dramatic News .from All Quarters. Performance of the Verdi Re- quicm by the Becthoven Society. The Ole Buoll and Thursby Conces The Beethoven Anniversary. Snmmary of News at Home and Abroad-.- Saint Saens’ New Symphony. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. HION BOUCICATLT'S TWO PLATS. Better than ever before have the thestre-go- ing population of this city had an opportunity of study'ng the arts employed by Dion Bouci- cault in the amusement of the public. Two of Lis rarest efforts have held the boards for a week,*“ —The Shaaghraun™ at McVicker's, and “Forbidden Fruit” ag Haverly’s. The two representations are conceded to bie the master- pieces of the prolific dramatist, and the contrast between them serves well to! display the versatility of their author. One is English, light as air, dependent upon the quaintness of its situations and suddenness of its chaoges. The other, Trish, sometimes filled with a roilick- ing deliveation of Hibernian wit and humorous positions. and sometimes tender to tearfulness in its Tevresentation of devotion and fidelity. The Enzlish play, involving weli-dovetailed im- possibilitivs. blinds the ‘auditor to its incongrui- ties, that follow swiftly upon each other, each distracting attection fromthe predecessor, and Qestroying all desire of comparison with the ac- tusl expérience of life. However critical be may ‘be who watehes ** Forbidden Fruit,” be forgets the logic of existence in contemplating the phases of the performance, and abandons his writical intention, as the surprises come thickly and quiekly, leaving room but for wonder how ibe author will extricate bis characters from tle intricacies in which le appears tu dclicht in involving them. The element of time is entirely forgotten. The characters turn upin all sorts of places, with a celerity kuown only to the telegraph, =nd yet it attracts little or no attention. Tne oddities of the situations drown their impracticability, and, while sinkinz every effort to counterfeit nature, they are con: tented with provoking mirth. “Tte Shauginaun,” on the other hand, thouzh fillea witha wild, fantastic romauce, draws the audicuee iuto an absorbing sympathy with an svparestly emioently possible phase ot life. Pecuhar and sometimes startling methods of expression are put into the mouths of the characters, but the conversation of each is so uniform that the surpris are off carly, and the intercst becomes centered in the vary- ing fortunes of the virtuous and the villainous. In the construction of the role of Conn, “the Shaughraun,” Mr. Boun- cicauls has infused iuto Lever's peasant 2 beroism that lifts him above the Jevel as- slgued him by that novelist. e possesses all e ceviltry and shrewdness, covered over with au air of stupidity aud recklessness, that Lever loved to hoid up as typicat of the lower order of Hibernian character. But a passionate devotion to whisky in Conn gives way to his even more passionate love for his master, aud, while (when thereis nothing of yreater importance on his mind) be will poach, and do mauny things that would be criminal in a mau of any other na- tiouality, yet he rises above all these tempta- tions when the objects of his affection arein danger, and stauds forth the embodiment of manhood, preserving rothing of his other self save his brogue and his inimitable faculty of expressing his views in pure, rich wit. As the situations become exaiting, he drops mently down from his eminence as foremost character of the play, to rise awain, equally gently, ‘when itis demanded of him to conceal the lack of climax or excitement. A carcful observation of Conn will enable one to forestull the coming of crises, for, while Lie lingers well forward during the whole of the play, yet be is held as a sort of cvloring, somsiimes brilliant and somectimes sottening away iu harmonizing other tints. It is the fault of the average Irish dramatist that he makes his peasaut sustain the whole per- formance. Intbe intensity of his interest in his bero, he draws. heavily upon all the rest. and, leavizg them little or nothing to do but 46l ia,” puts his Lords and Ladies in the rather equivocal position’ of standing around as sort of servants upon a man whose station in life demands of Lim that be keep quict untd - spoken to, and, crawl out of sight unless bidden to 'stay. Comn, on ti:c other hand, never appears until justsuch a human being is nevessary to do a given thing imperatively demanded by the exigencies of the cage. Nordoes he assume command of the whole battalion as thouzh he were the General of thedepertment. The treatment he receives Is of that patronizingly familiar kind whict the superlor shows to the invaluable inferior, while e aceepts it all with the deferential and humble aspéct impozed by the widely-differing sations. Preeminently polite to those above him, and droll under protest, as if he deprecated a bad babit of saying good things in any sowety, yet he isatyrant and a despot when he comesin contact with the cncmies of th whom he would protect. pulously servile to'tue En- glish Captain, be still does not hesitate to mimic aat Captain wien his back is turned. No mat- ter how comical an adventure he may be de- #cribing, he stops suddenly, and is all grave-and deferential attention if interrupted. He knows just how far to-o-with those above him, and is utterly reckless of how far.lie goes with his It would appear impossible that a fellow of his Wit and readiness in eluding danger should manifest Conn's courage and anxlety 1o court death, when he might, by 2 simple turn of the Plar, heve secured two reportsof a gun, de- manded just then asa signal. It is a'phase of the Irish character which may exist, this, volun- tary risk of life to secure a small detail, but it is gencrally deemed more cousist- ent with preconceived notions of the char acteristics of the Emerald Islander to se- cure his point and save his skin Tather by the cxcrcise of his head and heels than the interposition of his body. But later developments “scem to demand of Con a mani- festly 1oolbardy action, one not uunatural, hut cklessly improper, for it calls upondiim to Hsk i life for 2 man, when that life wss more than ever necessary tu the protection of those Wwho depended upon him. But even this may be overlooked in the situations bis act de\'elgpg)} It affords bLim an_opportunity to preside at his owa wake, an advantase not inevitably Youch- &afed 1o the hero of such ol.'c:&s|:ns( porceptible assing over some almost im| faulis, to notice which would Le h;'pem'i_tlml. the character of *‘the Shaughraun.” is perhaps ke closest aprroach to the wepuine Irish- the stage of late years has been graced. with, aud the method in which e it 2dapted to his surroundings iends an additional charmto lis own impersonation, and stamnps © Suceees upor: the whole performance. In general, the play has been well presented. e performers iave been carefal and studious, and though they sometimes érop a Jittie from the ideal they establish, yet the abscuce of any bad pateles may permit praise for everything. In the mounting, not_a detafl has been for- | gotten or neglected. - The scenery is excellent throughout, and the prison escape and the ruined abbey arc models of scenic endesvor. NOTES. ! 2 “The Shaughraun will be continued this week at McVicker's. % Mr. Burbank, one of the fincst readers in the West, will give another of his popular enter- tainments this afternoon at Hershey’s Hall. One of the features will be the * Fox Hunt,” the ¢ Thimble Story,” and “ The Wake,” from the ¢ Shaughraun.” Another strong programme is announced for the Adelphi this weck, and a week. from next from next Sunday night Mr. Charles Andrews, the Treasarer of the theatre, will take a benefit. A number of the leading artists in the profes- slon have voluntecred their services. Mr. Walter C. Lyman, of New York, the Shakspaarcan reader and humorist, will appear at Hershey’s Hall Tuesday night in dramati herole, and humorons rumiin"& recitations, an humorous impersonations. The entertainment is under the auspices of the pupils and friends of Prof. Lyman, and_there is every prospect that it will be an excellent one. " This weele Miss Charlotte Thompson will entertain the patrons of Haverly’s Theatre with “Miss Multon,” produced -in” Chicago for the first time. The play kas had a good run in Paris, London, and New York, and has been highly spoken'of as a great dramatic suceess, Miss Thompsou will be supported by-the Grand Opera-louse Company, of Cincinnait. Tt was announced in Tac TRinuNE of Tuesdny that Haverly's Theatre would aguin chanze hands. and that Mr. K. M. Hooley would once more assume control, The change will be made on the Ist of July, when Mr. Hooley, Mr. Simon Quinlan, and Mr. W. H. Crane will'take hold of the popular theatre together. Mr. Hooley is known as a successful fannger, and Mr. Crane has cstablished a reputation as one of the finest comedians on the stare. The theatre will be refitted, and on the opening night the Union Square Company will uold the boards, In mounting two or three farces, with music and a sort of varlety peslormaice to il up the interstices, Mr. Ben Corton,at the Museu, has undertaken a departure that deserves uttention and commendation. For the plays he has em- ployed some clever artists. and the rest of the performance is intrusted to the hands of people i i The theatre does not partake in the least of a variets show, and the cntertaiument is one that appeats to every taste, gratifyiug all. It is such a place of amusement as Chicavo people demand, aud well descrves their patronage, THE OUTER WORLD. NEW YORK NOTES. The Florences are expected back in New York shortly. ““Blue Glass ™ is all smashed up at the Fifth- Avenue, and “ London Assurance ”” hos takenits place. Last week finished the trip to the * Moon,” at Booth’s; “My Awful Dad,” at Wullack’s; “Medea,” at the New Broadway. “There will be a grand change all around, Easter Mouday, Mr. John McCullough wif] ap- pear at Booti’s in “Virginius; Miss Anua Dickinson will make her first appearance on the New York staze, at the Eagle Threatre, as Anne Bolegn, in “* A Crown of Thorns”; Mr. Bensen Sherwood will reopen Niblo's with Antony aud Cleopatra,” Joseph Wheelock and Agmes Booth sustaining the 1itle roles; Mr. Daly will Fr‘wwe a new piece at the Firth Avenue; at Wallack’s a new veuture of Boucicault’s will be brought forward, in which Miss Bijou Heroun will appear. The New York <ribuneis cruclly severe on Mrs. J. H. Hackett's Wedea, which it character- 205 as **a larze, aquiline, hard-feat ured woman, with a thin, metallic voice, and with a vast na- tive capacity, such as we have seldom scen* cqualed, and never surpassed, for unwainly titudes, angular gestures, facial contortion, burried and Jachrymose utterance.” It clos with a erand blast at the whole performance: *Huwmdrum it might be called with no violence toeither truth or courtesy. Mrs. Hazkett had the co-operative 2id of 2 genius named Oakes Rose. who, a3 Juson, passed the evenins in an abortive endeavor to button his shoulder-blade to the calves of his legs. The representa- live of Creusa, Miss Muthilde Medina— having, probably, stumbled over the Greek roots of the pl fainted at the end of the fir axt. and was, inkindness toeverybody, conveyed from sight. It may well be rexretted that the syncope did not _become general. 1€ Mrs, Ha t wishes to becone an uctress, she ought to join a stock company, to which ber dis- tinzuished nume 38 a passport, and learn—if it be not too late—the business of the profession. Such exploits as this do no goo to those con- cerned in them, and only mauke the stage absurd.™ # AROUND THE COUNTRY. Miss Rosina Vokes is to be married in April. Fechterisalternating Ruy Dlas and Don Ceesar de Bazan at the Boston Theatre. *¢ Lemons,” with McKee Rankin *in the title role,’ did well last week in Philadelphis. Miss Clara Morris is expected soon by Boston. She is still in California under treatment. John T. Ravmond kas been playiug ('ol. Sellers under Mark Twain's very nose at Hurtford. Booth has appeared in most all his strougest avs at Ford’s, Baltimore, during the past Magpie Mitchell has to carn $15,000 & year he- fore shie gets a cent. The interest on mortgages on her property reaches that awmount. It is said thay little Mabel, daugbter of Rob- ert Struthers, made aremarkable hit at the Boston Museumn, as Paul in “Sarab Multon.”” Max Strakosch has taken the Montreal Theatre for the month of Juue. e caleulates to make his new theatrical venture remunerate him for Dis operatic losses. Recently Lawrence Barrett opencd in_ Louis- ville to an $18 house. Tne money was refunded, and no performance given. Throughout the country .\ln Barrett’s failure in New York did Tim great injury. 3 mma Waller recently appeared in Mr. ‘T. B. Pugl’s star course, Pitiadelphiy, and read the whole of Byron’s “Manfred” from wmemo- ¥, achieving a complete suceess in the interpre- tation of that great worls. < Newspaper comments aboul 2 young man al- Jeed to have followea the actress, Alice Oates, from St. Louls still continue. The Lramatic News asserts that he has made her an offer of warriaze, aud that he bas been scen inan opera- Dox with the boulle singer, evidently in high spirits. George Holland, now at - the Chestaut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, has been secured to sup- port Sothern at the Eazle next season. It is anvthing but 2 brilliant engagement. But then Sothern, no doubt, wants his brilliancy to shine alone and undisturbed by rivalry.—Dra- matic News. The Kiralfys are in doubt. as to what they shall do with their Alhambra Theatre, Philadeiphia. It was built for Centennial business, and did well during the cxhibition. It is speciuly cal: _culated for spectacular. productions, but Phil delphia won't give broper support to that style of entertainment. “The house {s vacant during a great portion of the time, and nothiug has paid of late there. POREIGN NOTES. Mrs. Join Wood announces the sale of her 1case of the St. James Theatre, = Clatterton is 2 comolete failure at .the Trancuis. und will shortly be quietly dropped. Mr. Joscph Jefferson has decided, since the Compton benefit, toremain 3 year longer in London, and to make his appearauce in new cuaracter parts. There are rumors, apparently well founded, {bat Mle. Croizette, the fawous actress of. the Theatre Franeais, is saortly to marry Stern, the banker, amd consequently to quit the stage. \. ‘M. Jules Claretic has written what is cailed a o spoctacular drama, entitied *The Opext Sca. Its plot turas upou the adventures of the members of the late North Phlar expedition, and 3t is said that it may possibly be produced in London before it is seen In-Paris. fics Katc Ficld appeared at the St.James, L:n:i%n last week mp lier own comedictta. en- titled + Extremes Mcet,” and achieved a marked suceess. ‘The dialogue’is_polished and witty. The plot i slight, but_amusinz. Miss Field’s acting was natural and_unaffected; indeed, the Globe, Standard, and Ezaminer speak of the play and leading Iady in words ot high praise. London theatr®s are in troubic. The Lord Champerlain now refuses to grant any licenses _for pew theatres unless there are stone stair- cases. The Saturday Review criticiscs this de- terinination of the Lord Chamberlain, and ad- duces Capt. Shaw’s recent pamphlet to prove one stairs are the most dangerous that :fi%&slbcl’huflh It claims that the best stair- ways are made of wrought iron, covered with slabs of stoue, wood, or slate. isletfer says: *‘*L'Hetman,’ a five-act drfin}’uairn verse, bs;' M. Panl Deroulede, draws crowds to the Odeon, and will be plaved there . for along time. The subject of the playis taken from Giagol, the Russian novelist. We are in the middle of the seventeenth centu The Cossacks of Ukraine wish to throw off. the yoke of Ladislas, King of Poland. They revoit, (tght, and gain theirindependence. The action of the play follows the fortunes of the insurrection and .the war, and of course a love affair ismixed with jt. Critics find in the play many faults due to iznorance of the theatre; but the drama owesits success, not to its structure or its development, but to the grandeur and zenerosity ot its senti- ments, to the spirit which animates the whole worlk, a spirit of valor, sclf-denial, and patriotism. The poetry of M. Deroulede is far from irre- proachable in form, but it abounds in striking, noble and strong lines, which call out_enthusi- astic applause. The setting is splendid, the act- ing excellent, especially that of Mme. Marie Laurent in the character of Warucha, a sort of Cossack prophictess. De Paul Deroulede is one of our most distinguished young officers. En- tering as a volunteer in 1870, he won his cpau- lettes and the cross of the Legion of Honor at the price of his blood anda giorfous wound, Since then be has published * Chants du Sol- dat,” two collections Which had immense popu- larity and gone through many editfons. The brilliant success of ‘L'Hetman® will be a precious encouragement Lo him. He has meantime enough to live upon, for he is the nepbew of M. Emile Avgier.” MUSIC. AT HOME. TOE VERDI REQUIEM. At iast the Beethoven Si y has made its marl;, and a Jarge white ong, in its production of Verdi's ** Manzoni Requiem,” on last Thurs- day evening. We doubt not that the excellence of its performance, all things considered; was a surprise to the musical connoisseurs of the eity, who, knowing the difiiculties of the work, hard- ly believed the’ Socicty could perform it: to the condictor of ,the Society, who more than once in the progress of its study has wished he had never undertaken it; and lastly to the Society itself, whose perform- ance must have exceeded their own anticipa- tions. The production of the work was greeted by a large sudicnce which was both kindly dis- posed and enthusiastic, and quick to recognize the good points. The Soziety turned out aboat 145 voices (al- most us large a chorus as that which first pro- duced the work in Milan), filty temors and bassos, and almost twice as many sopranos and altos. As compared ‘with the chorus of last season, this shows a decided fall- ing off in mumbers but the shrinkage has been for the better. One fault of the chorus last season was the consiierable amount of use- less lumber in its material. This having been Qiscarded, the 145 voices are vastly more effect- 1ve than the 200 or more used to be and more susveptible to discipline. One little illustration is to the point. Never before in the history of the Society did it get upon the stame promptly or in.any order. 'This may be a little thine, but the straw shows which way the wind Is blowing. Never before has the Soclety shown such conscienzious devotion to work, such patience in siudy, suzh enthusi- asm in performance. It is by no meauns yet 2 perfect chorus, butits improvement is so marked a3 toaugur forita large degree of futura ex- celience.” The balance of parts yet remains to be strengthened. The tenovs, as the most faulty section, need some strone, true leaders to keep them up to tuc key and give them a more devisive guality of tone. ¢ altos, so far as they gro, are good (altos alwavs are), but they need strengthening. | The sopranos and - bassos are better than usnal. In precision of attack and steadinessof tempothey showgreatimprovement. which is particularly noteworthy in stch eatehy phrases and involved fugal work as avound in ihe *Reguiem,” and the same may be said asto tune, considering the chromatie confusion and the abrupt and inconsequential ke nges that confront the siuzers almost on cvery page. In expression there yet rem ométhing to be done. . The Soviety las learned the art of stop- piug when it gets through with a phrase, * bit- ing it off,” as Thomas told them iu Cincinnati. It has developed a magnificent Jjortissimo, with less of noise aud more of power. It has not yet, however, mastered a ood pianissimo. It is sn admirable piano, but that hardly an- swers for such infinitesimal divisions of piano as a p p p p, which may be found in Verdi's score. This, however, will come with practice, and the Soeiety need not et despair o1 _heiug able to suminan the ghost of 1 tone. With the ¢ tion of tue fuirue in the last ‘chorus, wl somewhat_cloudy, the choral numbers w cellently giveu, ¢ Iy those in the Irae.” an ved n very en- thusias| This is no 1 praise, for the singinm of this ditlienlt work is not chitd’s lay. r The ensemble of the solo 'S than that of the chorus. Aliss Thurston is en- titled to great credit for the haund:ome manner in wnich she acquitted herself. Ier singing, Dboth in expression aud execution, showed wreat careand _intell Ly She also displaved 1 tact in the use of her voice and preserved it in all ats freshness and streagth to the oseof the * Libera me.” al- though the trying forte passawe just before the last monotone called for her whole voice, buth in strength aud range. In Miss De P work there apparent whi for hersell as an We refer to her as le: eravated and simply outs oo. Miss De Felgrom ha; rich and powerful voice, with a nnddle reaister that could bardly be improved, and very pronounced dramatic abilit Why she should choose to mar such b ies with a tremolo, devressing ber tone, and producing the effect of falseness not only on her vwn part but on the part of those einging with her,—why she shonld insist upon an effect th: kills true blendiug of voices, or why she should use this antiquated. miserable. artificial attempt at emo- tional _effect s a mysl Apart fron this, ss De Pelzrom’s 2 would have been r showed the effect ,but by the tran position of some uf_his most trying numbe: sucreeded very creditably, his drincipal fai eing a tendency to get out of tun Mr. Ber: ) sang in 2 manner that indicated a very thorough appreciation of the sentiment of the work, and with__a genuine artistic . suc- he cess, if we may except the one trill citled for . in_ his = score, the per- formance of which was so elephantine as to be funny. Mr. Eddy deserves the highest praise for his nccnm}muimcnh their skill, cor- ;, and exquisite taste. When one con- siders the extrene difliculty of revroducing or- chestral eflect upon the organ, especiully when they are as dramatic as those in the Requictn,™ the rapidity with which the ‘changes must be made, the Hgntning-like runs of pedaling that constantly oceur i this score, and the fact that he was pluying ubon a strange orgam, Mr. Eddy’s performance deserves to be classed as that of a virtuoso. The moral of this performance is o v It shows what may be d Becthoven ty sets itself to work, and that three months of re; 1 are better thau three weeks, and that discipline s Letter than dille- tantisio. As for Mr. Wolfsohn, he deserve: other praise thau that of the success of his singers. It shows what he has done better than we can tell it. leis to be cougratulnted that after having traveled through the woods so long he is cmerging into the sunshine of the open landscape. The public in general will be glad to know that the ** Requiem ™ ‘will be re- peated for the benefit of the whole public on next Lhursdav evening, Holy Thursday. ‘THE OLE BULL CONCERT. The concert, by the Ol¢ Bull troupe on Friday evening at McCormick’s Hall was oneof the most remarkable popular suceessas ever known in Chicago, and the greeting which welcomed the veteran of the violin excecded fn enthusiasm that of auy former occasion. The hall was lit- erally crowded to overflowing, as a large num- Der Iind to stand, and many could not gain ad- missiou. The cnthusiasm - of the vast crowd kuew no bounds, and as every one of the artists was encored, with the exzeption of the pianist (who, by the way, deserved one much more than some of the other artists), the concert was prolonged to a very late hour. To the crowd Ole Ball was the centre of at- traction. IHis nmwbers were his own composi- tions,~* Mountains of Norway,” a funciful fan- tasie, and the familiar “ Siciliaua ¢ Tarantella,” both accompanied by the piano and organ, for which latter instrumens he seems to have a spe- cial fancy without any special reason, and for his encores hie gave medleys of American airs,— “Sweet Home,” *Hail Columbia,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Star Spanaled Banner,” * Arkansas Traveler,” ete., cte. Time has dealt kindly with the old player since he was here betore, frost- ing. his head more thickly with its snows, but not quenching ‘his vital “encrgy: He has the same erect form, graceful, stately carriaee, easy presence,and kindly face as fu the old days, and apparently plays with all his old power and kill, and with much of his old finesse and trickery aiso. 1t is of no use ioattempt to criticise Ole Bull. Heputsto rout all canons of critivism and scorns all wraditions. As he t qual at times 2 full half. pln{xs like no one else, and as he plays nothing. that any ome else plays, ,no standards of comparison can be = made. Iiis playing is thoroughly characteristic of Ole Bull and of nothing else, and if he plaved every other note out of tune he would still sway the ¢crowd and command their sympathy. [t fs only necessary for him to elevate his violin towards the zenith, tower above it, close his eyes, dash a spray of hair over his face, and saw away, to draw down the thunders of applause. But'it {s not alone his peculiar technique. There are superadded a tenderness, and at times asort of moclk heroic sentiment which are thoroughly individual. His eifeet upon the audience was overpowering, and at the close of the last number, after two encores, the applause grew into bravos and shouts all over the house, not 0 much for his art, because he has none, as for his catering to -popularity. Miss Thursby, to musicians at Jeast, wes thecentre of fascination. Her rcw‘ftlon was one of which any artist might be proud. Her opening number was the intri- cate and exacting ** Queen of Night ¥ aria from the “Magic Flute,” which is a test plece for any artist; and lher second, Taubert's pretty “ Nightingale Song,” which was most delfefously sunz. The Mozart aria taxed her utmost powers, Which is not to be wondered at, when there arc so few singers who can render it satisfactorily, us might be expected in the case of an aria writ- ten for an exceptional voite. It was a thorough- 1y artistic effort none the less. For her encores she gave “ The Pretty Mald of Dundee ” and “Robin Adair” inamanner that leaves no room for enticism. Miss” Benziger and Mr, Karl were also handsomely received. They have appeared here $o recently that it is not ncces- sary to particularly characterize their singing. It was unfortunate for Mr. Licbling (2 Lrother of our own Mr. Licbling) that he appeared in such a galaxy of artists, and had the accompani- ments todo. Ie is apianist of cxtraordinary promise, with a clear and crisp techuique, fine phrasing, and pecullar relincinent of sentiment. He is apparentdy very young, but already has a conunand of his instrument that ‘)romi_il:s great things in the future, when he shall free himsell of uervousness and beeome familiar with._audi ences. s three numbers—the Liszt Rhuap- sadie, the Chopin Nocturne, and the Tausig Waltz—were very creditably given, and his ac- companiments were marked by excellent taste and diserimination. 'We hope to hear him some time in & prozramme where he will not be offset agrainst so muny counter attractions. Tie scason_closed with a matinee yesterday, at which Ole Bull played * The Nightinzale " "and «Carnival of Venice,” and Miss' Thursby sang the Mattei waltz, “Che ;fluih," and Gounod’s “Ave Mari,” the violin obligato by Ole Bull. THE BEETHOVEN ANNIVERSARY, ‘The Beethioven Society will observe the fitieth anniversary of the death of Beethoven with a concert at tne Hershey Hall to-morrow (Monday) evening with a programme exclusively of Bee- thoven’s compositions. The Society will sing o devotional song, and the ** Hallelujah Chorus from “The Mount of Olives*; Miss Ella A, White, the ¢ Penitence?’; Mr. Knorr, the “Ade- iaide?’’; Mme. Eterlein, the “Abscheulicher” aria from * Fidelio ”'; and Mme. Eberlefn, Miss White, and Messrs. Knorr and Bergstein, the Canon Quartette from *“Fidelio.” Mr. Wolf- sohn will play the Funeral March from the Souata, op. 25; Mrs. Watson, the Sonata in E. minor, op. 90; and Messrs. Wolfsohn and Eichheim, the G minor sonata for piano and cellu. ‘The concert will be prefaced with some appropriate remarks by Mr. Greencbaum, the President, of the S Iu Milwaukee, the anniversary will b: commemorated by the Mil- waukee Musical Sot ufder the Ieadership of Mr. Eugene Luenis The Society will produce the Graud Mass in C with full orchestra. TIUE HERSIEY POPULAK CONCERT. The concert at ITershey Hall Friday evening was one of the most delizhtful and cozy littte affairs imaginable. The programme brought three trios, by Mozart, Havdn, and Beethoven respectively, which were played charminely by Messrs. Eddy, Fehl, and Eictheim. The great feature was the Beethoven trio, op. 70, No. 1, the one known as the “ghost” trio, which is full of imagifation and spirit. The songs, also, were of a superior quality, being a duet of Rubinstein’s snd of mendelssohn’s, rs. Hershey and Miss Hiltz, and two songs by the latter who zives promiso of be- coming a very charming singer. The audience was small, owing perhaps fo the attrastions v] but we kave no doubt that when it ¢ own thut such a concert as_this, with so five a prozramme so_well played, can Dbe heard for 25 cents, the audience will inerease to its prover proportions. LOCAL SHSCELLANT. Signor Carozz, assisted by his pupils, will #ive a musical soiree at the Grand Pucific Hotel on the 3lst inst. a. Mr. Licbling’s New York concert takes place April 10. He will be assisted by Miss Auna Drasdil and Jacobsohn, the violinist. It is announced that Miss Benziger-Martinez and Mr. Tom Karl will sing with Mr. Tomlins* choir at Christ Church this morning and even- . Prof. W, C. Lyman organized a ciass in elocu- tion yesterday morning at the Hershey Music School, and will give his irst lesson next Satur- day morning. * A testimaonial concert will be given to Mr. Heman Allen early in April, in which Messrs. Licbling, Liescganir, Ledochowski, and others will tuke part. Mr. Cresweld has oulined a concert at Unity Church, April 10, in which Miss Minnic E. Cur- tis, the Oriental Quartette, and the Liesegang Instrumental Quartette will take part, George Scilieffarth, of this city, the édm- poser ol the-popular **Schuetzen March,” has Just written the *:Frubljingsboten Waltzes,” which are published by Olfver Ditson & Co., and for sale by Lyon & Meal, The managers of the Half-Orphan Asylum have completed their arrangements for 2 bene- fit concert to be given at ~McCormick’s Hhlly April 2, in which Miss Annic Louise Cury, ¥rs. G. B. Carpenter, the Second Presbyterian Church Choir, and others will appear. The attractions of thie concert, as well as the claims _of this de- serving charity, will undoubtedly call out a full house. The fonrth of Mr. Eddy's orzan’ recitals was given yesterday noon toa good audience, not- withstandiug the storm. Mrs. Stacy was the vocalist of the revital, and introduced three numbers which we believe have never been given here before,—**1 Moun as 1 Dove,” from Bene- dicts’ #8t. Peter,” a \'Cl’f cffective one; Franz’s **On the Oeean 5 and Rubinstein’s “Evening Song."” The last concert of the Arion des Westen, of St. Louis, Balatka’s Soviety, took place last ‘Thursday evening, with a Balatkaish programme, -including *The Overture to Maximilian Robes- ** Prayer of Earth,” * Pil- gerim Chorus,” from *“Faunhausers” Schumann's “Tranmerei;?" amd the thirdscene from ** Lobun- griu,”r“'im Miss Heleue Bulatka as soloist. Tow natural ! pierres” Zoclin for the Turrer-ITall concert: this afte s followa: * (ustavus March,” by Stredi ture 10 “The Magic Fhte;” nd potpourri, ¢ C: ousand and One Nighits” W -mazurka, idering Birds;" olle-Girofla fantasic; overture to *Zamy finale from * Lucrezia Borgia:® and qu from “ Merry Wives of Windsor.” The Licsezang String Quartette, assidted by other musicians, will give o concert at MceCor- mick’s llall, April G, for the benefit of the Merey Hospital. * ‘The first quartette soiree will take place, April 2, at Hersher Hall, uponavich oceasion_u Mozart quartette, a Schuman quin- tette (piano part by Mrs. Kloss), and o sclece tion from “Un Ballo in Maschera® will be friven. The soloists are Mme. Eberleis, Dr. Jordan, pud Mr. Creswold. 7 Tie fortheoming coucerts of the Apollo Club take place April 3and 5. The soloist will ba Miss Turner, one ol Mme. Rudersdoril’s pu- pils, who has taken Miss Thursby's place io the Labernacle cholr, New York, and Miss Fay, the pianist _who studied with Liszt at the same time with ) Rive, and is a planist ol acknowledged exzellence. It should be remsembered that these are the last concerts of the scason to the mem- bers of tue Soviety. . The extra concert or festi- val in June will be a public affair. Miss Alice Lansden, the accomplished young sopruito who ntly appeared with such re- markable success at the unuual concert at the Musical College, has been engaged ns soprano in the choir of the Plymouth "Congregational Church of this city, her term of service to begin next Sabbath. Miss Lansden has a voice of ad- mirable quality and a method of siuging that is full of promisé for her future success, It prob- ably will uot trench on any other singer's pre- rogratives to state that she i3 one of the_most promising singers in the city, and, assuch, Plym- outh Chu s to he congratuiated upon hav- ing secured ber services. Mr. . 8. B. Matthews, of this city, fn a con- tribution * Concerning Musieal l’ia.no-Pln‘\_’inz," to Dicight's Jouraat of Mausic of March 17, says of the rending ability of three of our well-known pignists: * Mr. Fafk reads anything, but he frequently plays too fast and without good ef- feet.? ©Mr.” Liebling ‘not only reads very rapidly, bat remembers a piece. after two or three times playing it.” “The only person 1 have ever known who was distinctivelva ¢ good reader’ ond at the same time played The programme rille as if he was reproducing a musical effect distinctly present in consciousness is Mr. H. Clarence » the organist. . . . This much is true, that Mr, iflddy rarely fails to phrase clearly, to play his picce in snitable tempo, and to set the prominent ideas in a proper co-ordination. Now he tells me that be- tween the pereeption of the notes and the per- formance ot them an entirciy complete concep- tlon of the music intervenes, so that he hears the music before he plays.” Mre. R. Watson, the well-known pianist, has been giving a series of * musicals " at her resi- dence, 254 Ontario street, every fortnizht dur- ing the past winter, in which her pupils have taken part. -The very best class of music has been performed, and auet and quartet playing has been o feature. Mrs. Watson's pupils in- clude some of the best amateur talent in the city, and, us 2 consequence, these informal ‘“musicals ™" have been very enjoyable. The vupils who took paat in the last (cizhth) recitel were the Misses Lizzie Sprague, Jessie Root, Auine Ogden, Jessic Willard, Nina Lunt, Blaney, and All‘purt; Mrs. McKay, Mrs. Barbour, Mrs. L\:’u]“ Mrs, Jobn Clark, Mrs. Gardners: and Mas- r On Monday evening last_“Tannhauser " was I:roduccd in New York by Fryer's Wazner Com- ination Troupe, Mr. Bischoff taking the title role. The New York Zimes says of his persona- tion: *The distribution was only passable in other respects, for M. Weinlich was hardly o fit substitute—thonzh the only one to be nad uder the clrewmstances—for Mr. Blum and Mr, BischolT was often 1l at case, vocally aud histri- onieally, as Zannhiauser.) he New York' Trib- une also says: “Mr, Bischofl was a novice with 2 fine and abundant voice, which on this occasion was husky anu not under the owner's control, a misfortune not surprising when we know that the whole morning was spent by the company in a severe rehearsal.” The complimentary concert tendered to Miss A!_IL‘G Lansden, the ‘soprano, and Miss Mary Wishard, the planist, both pugils of the Musical 1 College, will be iven April 12at the First Meth- odist Chureh. The programme upon this ocea- sion will be one of speclal interest, as it will be rendered maiuly by pupils of the College. Miss Ulnsdelu will sing Kuccken’s ‘*Heaven Hath Stied s Tear,” and an aria from Verdf’s * Nabue- ¢ with chorus accompaniment, and Miss Wishanl will play Kullak’s -Octave Etude,” I}ccum\'cu‘s Sonuite, op. 27, No. 2, and Liszt’s Second Rhapsodie,—~a very remarkable selection for this promisiez little “pianiste. In-addition to these numbcrs for thebeneliciaries, the Misses Buschwah, Rocmheld, Foresman, Henrotin, Rosing, Henrotin, and Spaulding will take part, and Mr. Peters will play the’ violin and Mr. Eichheim the *cello parts in two numbers, ABROAD. SAINT SAENS' LATEST STMPHONY, The Paris correspondent of Duwighl's Journal of Music sharply says of Saint Sacns’ latest symphony: Amnew and original heroic, allegoric, seraphic, diubolic, atmoepheric, and symphonic composi- tion, in several episodes, entitled *-La Jeunesse d’li¢realo, ” from the pen of 3L Saint Saens, was produced 'st the Chatelet a fortnizht ago. The classic simplicity of the name given to the work offering much scope for brafn ricking, the com- piler of M. Colonnc’s programmes oulizingly supplements it by the following interesting de- nils: On entering 1&¢, Hercules saw two paths open to him,—that of ' Vice, bordered by guy nymphs and bacchantes; aud thut of Virtue, severe, ardnous, obstructed by dillicultics and dangers, but promising the reward of immortal- ity.” Heedloss of the viciony UlanQishnents of picasure, Hercules resolutely chooses the career of virtue.™ Suchis. in substance, the legend which M. Saint-Saens has attempted to fllastrate, Ten minutey orchestral cloudiucds represcut the hero lesitating beiween the two roads. A shurp five minutes’ of musical thunder and lightni; n the form of a wild bacchanal dance, is thought sut- cient to de five of calm, sweet i Intervals of instrume: virtu. In twenty min in twenty days it will be forz Jeanes e d*llercale ™ bus the usual fanits and good quali ties of Saint-Saens, at skillin the har- monie effécts, vagueness In the working out of the idea, und utter wantof originality is required. If M. Saint-Saens were well adrised he would choose less pretentious titles for his com- positions. The name by which it has plessed him to distingnish bis lust work §s both pedantic und disapporuting. WHEREADOUTS. Aimee closes her season in New York this weck. Next weck Strakosch will introduce the telephone to New York. The Evangeline troupe was in Loufsville st week. Kellogg closed her Boston season last week. Fyer's Wagner troupe commence their scason in Boston to- morrow evening. The Handel and. Hayden So- clety of Boston give Handel's * Joshua™ on Easter Sunday, with Miss Thursby, Miss Ade- luide Phillipps. Mr. Maas, and Mr. Whitney in the solvs. Toe Oates troups sane in Sprinzield, Mass., Wednesduy evening. Ima de Murska is singing in opeva in Sun Francisco. Soldene I 15? week., Es c “and will appea Ole Bull evenine, The Club was at Princeton, Iil., on ¢ Abbott sune. at Moline oa the 22, Peoria 23d and 2ith, and will si; Quincy on the 27th, and Jacksonville on the 3th. i MUSICAL NOTES. Carlotta Patti is in Paris. F. L. Ritter has just finished a pianoforte concerto, M. Jacll, the pianist, has just fnished a tour in Switzerland. . Wachtel, the tenor, has reappeared at Berlin as faoul, with all his old sucee: Miss Juliu Kive will paly at the next coocert of the New York Philharmonie Soviety. Miss Fanoy Kelloge and Ar. M. W. Whitney have been engaged for the festivai at St. Louis in May. Albani_is going to marry Gye, it is true, but it is old Gye and not young Gye, as was at first reported. It is denicd that Frau Materna has accepted an engagement with Gve. Her visit to England will be non-professional “Signor Susini, after a ten years® absence from the United States, hos returned hither irom Australia, well-nigh unchanged in appearance. M. Amodio, the well-known baritone, has left off singing and established himself at Madrid, where he s started a uewspaper in Spanish called 21 Nuewo digaro. 1t isu literary and, theutrical paper. Miss Blanche Davenport. & young American soprano who has Iutely appeared with success inTtaly under the namne of Biwnea Lablache. has {ust accepted su engagement us prima donna assoluta at the San Carlo Theatre in Naples. Mr. Gye opensin [talian opera and concert at Covent Garden on April 3. He announces, among other novelties, Verd’s ¢ Sicillian Ves- Rubinstein’s **Nero,” Nicolal’s * Merry Wives of Windsor,”. Wazner’s *Flying Daten- man,” and the grand opera seria. by his Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, entitled #Santa Chiars.” It is only recently that the announcement was made of Miss Clara Nickel's debut in_concert, at St. Petersburg, with Patti, Cary, and _others. Tmmediately following this she was offered a three weeks’ engazement in opera at Moscow. When lust heard from, shc had made her ap- pearance in-the * Jewess,” “ Rigoletto,” “The Huuchback,” the latter at the benefit of Lueea. Ifweare tobelicve the announcements of somic German papers, it is_owing to Herr Wag- ner’s ill health that the. Bayreuin performances will not b renewed this vear. but it is more rea- sonable to suppose that'the real canse i3 that the late appeal to rafse capital for the under- faking, on the basis that only_avowed partisans of the * Nibeluugen 7 shall be present, has been 2 failure. Miss Annie Louise Cary left Bostonon the 20th for her home in Gorham, Me., to rest after her labor and trimmphs, in Russia. which she thinls 2 splendid country, with delightful peo- ple. Jer vacation - over, Miss Cary will nprcnr once in Boston, woing thence to Chicago. It s understoord tnat sne wilt return to Russia next winter to add new laurels to the alresdy heavy wreath she has won there. Prof. Ritter, of Vassar, being enzaged in con- { music witha book on Musit in America,” asks conductors, directors, Thicads of concert institates and music schools, a3 well as all amateurs practically interested in music, to send him programines and constitn- tions, or any documents bearing relation to mu- sical ‘cuiture in_America. Iis adaress is at ‘Vassar College, Pouphkecpsie. The New York TWorld of the 21st says: 3 ors that have been industriously circa- Tt Fa e lobbtes of the Academy durins the past week, that an Italian season will follow the Wagmer acason, turn out 1o be true. A subscrip- tion season of twelve nights and two matinees will begin on the 4th prox. llessey. Albites und Pal- mieri arc announced s directors, with AL De Vivo 28 mansyer. The company will corae from Havana, Where it has had o very snccessful scason. Its personnel iv 38 follows: Sopranos. Mesdames Pal- micro, Rastelli. Marck, Persiana: contralto, Mme. Rambelli: tenord, Sizmors Celada and Le- nari; baritone,” Signor Bertolasi; baszod, Signors Tol Neero and Rembelll. The musical director will e Max Maretzek, with Signor Tomast as conductor of agrand orchestra and a chorus of ffty voicer. The repertoire will consist of **Rigoletto, ™ ** Dallo in Maschers,” *‘Polllato;" -**Martha,” *¢Trovatore.” and Verdi's grand tragic opern, ¢4 Don Carlos.” o BOSTON. The Old South Ball=-What Bru- netta Is Going to Wear. The Buckram-Backed Trostees Fly fo the Legisla- tore-~Holy Horror at (he O1d Meeting- Houso Being,Saved by Dancing. Dr. Bartol Holds Forth at the Chestnut Street Olub on the Revival—Mr. Savage Holds His Own, - The Golden Rule Declares the Revival a Defeat. Speclal Correspondence of The Tribune. Bostox, March 22.—#Ii’s an il wind that blows nobody good”is just now exceedingly apropos in the cascof the Old South Church business.” It's been a disgracXful sort of busi- ness any way, as far asthe church people are concerned,~a business of extravagance and church vanity, which shirks old respousibilitics for the sake of making a show on the Back Bay with a fine glittering structure which leaves the church coffers so drained that there 1s nothing left to sapport any old duty or chargé. To be sure, the City of Boston might, could, and should have come forward and put theold historic cdifice, at the first call of danger, beyond all peril of future destruction, but the Old South Society, to begin with, if association and senti- ment are worth anything in this world, bad no business to put its old mother in such peril. It owed its allegiance in the first place to her, and, that fulfilled, it might have built for {tsclf as many tall-tower churches or Chinese pagodas for its boast and glory as it could have afforded, and nobody wonld have found fauit. But to have the old mother go begeing as she has done for the past year, to have ler contioually * going, going,” and almost: * gone,” from month to month, for want of money, while ler nineteentli-century children sat *worshiping” in their new magnificence, was too much. Two or three times we were told that the danger was over,—that the necessary funds were raised. No later than early iu the autumn an announcement went the rounds of the papers that THE MILLIONAIRESS AND A MILLIONAIRE had contributed the final quota, and then all at once we are harrowed up by great white placards breaking out all over the ** sacred edifice ™ bearing the appeals of Wendell Phillips, Mur- ray, Evarts, and other dignitarics, to save the old mother from desecration. And all the rep- resentatives from the Reveres, and the War- rens, the Quineys, and Adamses, gathered to- gether their old, last-century relies and made a “show ™ of them fnside the old church, to add something to this fund of salvation. Ilow many of us went in and looked at the old finery through glass cs —the embroigered petti- coats, the lace kerchiefs, the keepsakes and love-tolens of that old Colonial time? How many of us, despite the warning placard of “Iands off,” put our curious fingers on the Hancock table, and rocked the Mayflower cradle, and made further investigations pro- hibited by the careful guardiaus, and in doing so felt all our sentiment of patriotism 2nd ro- manee torilling up to our brains. And with this kind of thing guing on all wintersuddenly comes THE CRY OF DANGER AGAIS. There isn’t money enough yet, and one of two things must be done,—~two last resorts,—cither 2 mammoth and unique fair or a ball. And the ball is decided unon. And so out of theadverse winds blows this blissful boon to gay young Toston; for of all the balls that the Centennial year has projected, thisis to be the top and crown. Commodore Parker hus offered the gens, flags, and any .uther of the re- sources of the navy-yard for the decoration of the hall—of course itisto be Music Tall,—and the officers of the yard have also offered their services in the proper arrapgements of these. And the cos~ tunies are specially requested to be of the old time; and the Governor, and the President of Harvard, and all the Adamses, and Winthrops, and Mayflower-folk, far and wide, are going to add the grace and glory of their presence. Anid out of camphor-wood and cedar-wood trunks the old fincries are being pulled, and shaken out, and aired. BRUNETTA OF THE SCRARROOR CLUR, who is sixteenth cousin to the Mayflower-cradle, scorns ail this old finery. * Go and look at it,” she says, with fine disdain.- **Go and look at jt there in the Loan Collestion at the church. Tt is beastly stuff, ugly in design, dowdy, and faded in color.. There were heaps of it at the Texing- ton ball, and Icould have had one of the best for my wearing, hut T wonldo’t touch it. Tt’s ridiculous to think that all these 100 years have brought us nothing so good us this. It’s like the craze over the old china. Anyhody fn their senses must see that the lovely work of to-day is for finer. And so,” concludes Braoetta, %1 shall buy me a charming vew gown of primrose- color, and I shall loop over it the identical silk Iworcat the Lexington ball that I packed in camphor, you know, though it was straigkt from Hovey’s, to fool that sct-up Mayflower clique; and I did it, too.” It will be remember- od, perhaps, in the record of Iast year that I told the story of an adroit girl who " packed her pretty dress in camphor, and that the observing Teminine eye, taking in’ its quaint pattzrn and -fashion, and smelling the sacred odor of pres- ervation, Jooked with admiring reverence upon the wearer of such glorles, misled, not led, by the nose. And Brunetia here owns up to NEK AGDACIOUS INTQUITY, and thus confesses herself. “But in the midst of all these preparations suddenly the voice of the legislators is heard in the land at the top of Beacon Hill. The Judiviary Cominittee of the House reported a hill yesterday for the pre vation of the Oid Soutl, the State to pay $25, 000, and if need be the City of Boston to make up the deficit. - An army of officers, the Govern- or, the Mayor, the President of Harvard. the Presidentof the Historical Soclety, the Presi- deut of the Antiquarian Socicty, uf thé Gencalog- ical Society, ete., cte., ete., are suggested to hold fast the old edifice that it may never run away semin, and that it may be used for historical, memorial, educationaf, charitable, and religions purposes. The bill is reported at this eleventh hour by Mr. Hill from the Committee on the Judiciary, “To incorpo- rate the Trustees of the Old "South Meeting- House in Boston and to provide for the preser- vation of the same.” Did rumors of the coming ball so disturb-the orthodoxy of the Old South BCCKRAM-BACKED ~TRUSTEES that they thus, at this eleventh hour, flew to the lezislators! But while the bill is_pending aud waiting for red tape, all the littie Brunettas and Blondinas in the nejichborhood are putting on their finery. And the Cadet Band and_the Germania are learning the lust waltzes, and on the 9th of April the biz Music Hall will show the pretticst sizht of the century in the biggest and the preuticst ball that Boston bus ever undertaken. We shall pot be cheated out of our fun and frolfc, for all the legislating in Boston, and the gay festival will 2o down to the next century as the last saving belp of the old meeting-house—the Oid South Ball! - And up amongst the Radicals Dr. Bartol has just been saying his say.on the Tabernacle and 3lr. Moody and his revivalism. It was at THE CHESTSUT-STREET CLUB, and amongst his listencrs he .had sound- headed Mr. Wasson, and pure and_satiric_John Weiss, and equable and pacific Sunuel Lonz- fellow, and Dr. Warren, of the Boston Univer- sity, a staunch Methodist, and our valiant re- vivalist opponent, Mr. Savage. The “ paper was part of Dr. Bartol’s sermon de- livered just after the Tabermacle opened. ‘The stronzest !portions of this *‘paper? were in the analysis of what the revival really was. All revivals had the_ecfect, Mr. Bartol thought,.of localizing the. Deicy, which wasa danger, because, though it was well to identify wvurselves with God, it is not well to jdentify God with ourselves, and the human clement in the present revival, or in the God which Mr. Moody depicts, is very large. It would have been bei- ter, the Doctor thn:fihz. for Mr. Moody to try to gather in the churches than to work upon the church members. Thus they would have rafsed o ground-swell - which ‘would have shamed the latter. Buthe thought the missionaries had better let the hard-headed fnfidels alone. They couldn’t be scared in alump. GARRGLITY WAS PERDITION, DRIVEL, DAMNA- TION, and whoever would improve his time must skip the long reports of sermons in the newspapers, as he would Tupper's proverbs and George Francis Train's orations. A revival of honest business and work was far more heessary sn{:}n n‘{g{ivu of r:.lalzion. . E tad, Mr. Weiss agreed so thoroughly witi Doctor that he said he had noflfié A n‘gu.h- %‘: Warren spoke up for the revivalists, as did Miss TPeabody and Mr. Merriam, ex-editor of the Christian ~ Union, Mr. Wasson thought the mcthod at the Tabernacle lke Rarey’s horse- training in principle. Mr. Longfellow depre- cated the excitement. Mr. Suvage expressed his decided@ opinion that the revivalists were doing more harm than good, and the reaction would prove it. . 0ddly enough, the “other side’” are taking the excitemeut for granted,—theside that at the outstt very natarally welcomed the Evangelists kol ? DEPLORING THI LACK OF INTEREST, AND AC- KNOWLEDGING DEFEAT. The Golden Jule. Murray’s paper, comes out with n candid statement to this effect. Itsays that *“the revival labors have produced even in the Tabernacle audiences no solemn, profound, and, what expericneed laborers in simitar efforts mean by theterm, ¢ old-fashioned? conviction of sin® It cowviders ‘‘the . religious at- mosphere _of the plaze of an un- certain character,” and suggests thsg curlosity, an amused interest, the pleasure of criticism, tzke the place of ‘heart-searching spirit,” ete. Furthermore it frankly discloses that Boston itself is not enlisted fu the move- ment, that strangers from abroad are the larger vart of theandiences; and that lastly, *station- house lodgers, tramps,and professional *repeate ers,’ have swarmed intothese meetings,” . . & “for the sake of cnlisting svnpathy;” etc. And the Qolden Rulesums up by this conclusion? “ Boston herself is not being qujckened intojthe - divine life. -Her business and professional men are not being reached. Herstudentsand artists are pot being touched. ~Her wit and wealth are uot being converted. In short, all that repre- sents the power of Boston—the forces of heart and intelléct which make ber what she is— THE MOST WONDERFUL CITY IN THE UNIOX are not being brought into holy relations to God.” This from the source which it comes is very significant. If a liberal Unitarian or Radi- cal nad said it, it would have been pronounced “ prejudice.”* But the Liberalists will have gomething to say to the conclusion about * be- ing brought into boly relationsto God * through the revival system. N. B THE NIGHT-WINDS. ‘How'sadly o'er the snow-clad hills, ‘The winds, with sobbing wall, Breathe to their hard and icy hearts “Fireir wildly-thrilling tale. Ttgeems 28 if their toncs to-night Rave in them notes of wo, That waken memorics, to thill The sonl, of long ago. The Present fades. A bappy band Around our Motner's knce, We listen to old nursery-rhymes ‘That fill our hearts with glee; Or, trembling for ** Red-Riding-Hood,* e Gee the wolf draw uear; Al list! the winds taeir soft tones sigh With vague, prophetic fear. Awaytaway! The links that boand Tn one unbroken chain Pare heart to heart. young life to life, Enthrall me once again, Ab: Memory! give for one brief hoar The blessed boon I crave, Nor breathe of heavy ekles that lower Above our darling’s grave. . Within cur bright, unshadowed home, The months unkeeded flew, ‘Though each ane brought us sweet content, S0 old, yet ever new: Still perfecting our rounding lives With graces subtle, strange, Of waking thoughts whose strengthening wingy - Lared oft 10 wider range. We bound old Time with flowery chains, ‘And beld him with a epell: We chased the shadows front his brow And Jaugned the hours' kmell; We saw his wrinkles, merzing. melt To dimples brimm’d with glee; We hailed him eaptive in onr thrall, Aund bent the mocking knee. List!list! again, with raddening wall, The bitter winds eweep by. And breathe of radiant hopes that drooped Beneutha summer-aky, — ©Of oue who, buund to Puin's dread rack, Smiled through the weary honrs, Whose clinging faith clasped closs the Cross, As when she trod on flowers. e still, be still, O prophet tones From some dim, shadowy cave, Some 1emory-hannted, far-of shore, Some nnforgotten grave! . Ye come in luring gmse, and sizh In tones o soft and o, My yearning heart re-eclives faiat Loved tones of long 1go. Vain my love, my hopes how vaio— Life’s sky is overeants - i My wearicd heart, with silent aighs, Shrinks from the bitter blast. Th love that should have stemmed the tido— Alas that love should fajlt— as feft within my heart bat pride: 1ark:! how the wild winds wail? Stiligriding on the rapid waves OF Time's resistless xe:x, Bearius away loved fooixieps’ prints, In its rush to Eternity: Bearing swift un its shadowy breast “The blighted hopes of years: Al the voice of tne wailing, scbbing winds ath in it bitter tears. Aarcn 2. e e—— THE GHINKO TREE AND THE WOGGLY BIRD. Micare A. Corxe. One sammner's evening, Tong 5 There came a bird that none dic knavw: : And the ehinko tree said, ** Wo js mei *Tis the woggly bird, " said the ghinko tres. S*Atme!ah me! and woe Is me! *Tis the woggly bird, ™ said the ghinko tres. Under the shade of the tree it sat, And built its nest in the ghinko's bat; Aud‘thc eggs were laid that seemed to be The cgus of the foc of the ghinko tree. Abwe! ah me! They scemed to be The ezgs of the foe of the ghinko tres. **It's most absurd, it's most absnrd; T'll not be fooled by the woggly bird,™ The sad tres sanzs and *- Wo fs mel © why was 1 born a ghinko tree? Ah mel ah me! and woe Is me! 0 why was 1 boru a ghinko tree? ** Revenge Is siweet!™ the zhinkn cried; To staud upon his bead he tried: But failed, for he had not heen taught. Wheu _nllllli. to 'wsmu' as he ought, Alimie! uh me! he'd not been (aught, Wien young, t posture as he ought! So now the little woggleta roast . {ALleast, & year ago they used) Upon the brauch, if branch there be,— " The branch of the ili-used ghinko tree. Almel ah me! if branch there be, N "They roost on the branch of the ghinko tres, MORAL. ‘Ibere’s no such thing as the 2hinko tree: . There's o such thing, and no'er will be: Iv's also true, thougl most ahenrd, There’s no stch thing as a wogely bird. Ab mel ali ne! it's most absui But there's uo such thing A SONG. By a brook a boy was sitting, Weaving wreaths of flowers gay, But lic saw them by the water Rudely from him torn away. And s0, resUess, like the river, Flit my days s0 guickly by, And my youth, like these fair Gowars, ossoms sweetly but to die. Do not ask me why I sorrow, When for youtls ‘twere time fo sing. Al things hope, and Farth rejoices, At the glad retumn of Spring, Bat the voices, many thousand. Of awakening Nature farr, ‘Wake within my heart a longing For « bligs 1 sy not uhure. Al the joy of which Spring robs me, What can it avail me here? But one object hath my tunging— 1t 1y far, and set wo near. ‘Towards that desr and distant snadow Turn my thoughts without coutral; Al! but { can reach it never— Al pnsatislied my soul. Come, O tnnocent and Jovely? Leave your castle proud and fine; T will 1l yuar hands with Howes Flowers horn of sweet Sprin; ark! the felds with songs re-ccho, And the river ripples fair: ‘There is room i smailest cottage For a happy, lovl J puishiict e o SRR What Makes u Sea-Shell Sing. Bovion Watchman, ‘When the sca-shell is held up to the ear there is a peenliar vibratory noise which the clildren assure each other is the roar of the sca, how- ever distant they may be {from it. Philosophic- ally investigated the pecullar sound thus recog- nized is 2 plicnomonon that has puzzled scholars foralongtime. Theexperimentiscasilyinade by slmrl pressiog a spiral shell pver the cerebra of cither ear, the sound is_ver§ much like that of a far-ofl cataract.’ Now, what causes it3 Everv muscle in the body fs always in a statc of tension. Some are more on the stretch than others, and p:mnularlg those of the tinger. It is conceded that the vibrations of the fibres fn thosc fngers being commaunicated to the shell, it propazates and futensifies them s the hollow ‘body of a violin does the vibration of fts strings, and'thus the acoustic nerve recelves -the sonor- ous expressions. Muscles of the leg below the knee are said to vibrate in the same way, and if conducted to the ear produce the same results urzs Lowm.