Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1877, Page 11

THRE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY., SEPTEMBER 2 AMUSEMENTS. A Prosperous and Encourag- ing Season for the * “ Legitimate.” Lawrence Barrett’s Kaleido- scopic Exhibition of ° Shakspearian Char- acters. Booth at McVicker’s-—-The Wor- rell Sisters at Hooley’s--- Minstrelsy and Va- rieties Else- where. A Generous Testimonial to Edwin Adams Tendered by All the Managers, Masical Events of the Week—The Eddy Concerts and the New Musical Predigy. Dramatic and Musical Gossip from All Parts of the Civilized World. THE DRAMA. LATRENCE BARRETT. The past two wecks deserve to be remem- bered fn our theatrical annais. Thev have been marked by a revival of public interest in the higher class of dramatic entertainment which is hiehly encouraging. Henceforth let us cease to deplore the depraved taste of the age, but rather scek to inspire our managers with better faith in the public, and tempt them on to farther en- deavors in the richt direction. Both Mr. Booth a0d Mr. Barrett have been playing to crowded houses all the week, and it is quite possible that if the cogagement of the latter had cxtended to another fortnigit the rivalry betweea the two actors would bave resulted in a continuation of the popular interest in this very interesting tournament. Mr. Barrett’s ecason is over, how- ever, and Booth has the field all to himsell. This has proved to be the most suceessful en- gagement Mr. Barrett has ever played in Chica- go. With the exceptionof a *run ™ of four weeks when he brought ‘ Rosedaie " some Fears ago,—the said run being due chiefly to the picee itself,—be has ceperally failed Lo be more tnan the favoritec of a few. This time he has obtained u wider hearing, and bis acting has clicited much discussion. The rapidity with which be has ruu through & variety of important dramatic impersonations in these two weeks quite precludes any examination of lis perform- auces in detwl. Runming through Shakspeare at railroad speed with a shrick, and a roar, and a rattle may be very enterprisivg, but it is not a babit that should be encouraged. The chief performer may be *¢ well up ™ in his parts, but ke can hardly expect competent supoort from even a vpicked company in such quick travsitivns, nor can he expect & man- azer to espend that eare in their vreparation which works of such maenitude re- quire. Manager Hooley bas toiled wsfter Mr. Barrett bravely in this matter, aod be certainly sbould be permitted to go scatheless for any sbortcomings, cousidering theextent of the pro- gramme he was calied upon to il In presenting such an extensive repertoire Mr. Barrett bas been bold envugh to invite an honest and fair judement of his merits. Perhaps it would have been more to the purpose had he chosen o give us ouc good thing,—say his Cassius,—and so have left an indelible impres- sion of his exccllence, than to etruggle as he did, and make himeelf and his coadjutors a company of theatrie . laborers, Mr. Barrett’s merits as an actor are consider- able. Few mien in the profession have deserved their honors so weil, or bave won tnem so dear- Ir. Some men seem to alight upon thatcele- brated ‘“‘sieep where fame’s proud temple shines.” Edwin Booth was marked, quoted, and gigmed by the band of Natureto be an actor. Otkers bave to “dimb the steep,” and climb it paintully, working underadverse and perverse conditions, It was so with Charles Kean, and maav others who baveachieved higk distinctions and it is sowith Lawrence Barrett. He has reached his present honorable niche in the tem- ple by dint of handlabor. An industrious and talented man whodevotes his Life Lo the making of verses may arrive at a certain degree of ex- cellence in the work,—as Bulwer Lytton did,— ‘but he may never become a poct. He remains simply a man of talent and industry, a good ex- amule for 2!l aspiring young gentlemen of the rising generation. And it is wih actors as with octs, They must have the inspiration. That “light thatmever was on sca or land ™ cannot be acguired: it must be given, Your Yorick never cultivated a talent thav could produce “fiashes of merriment.” They came 1o him. And it is true, thouzh perbaps a pity, that the best actors of any generation have gencrally achieved their hizhest triumpls not by study, but by what we must name, for want of more cxact phrase, inspiration. d Mr, Barrett i> not an inspired actor. What- ever degree of excellence he has achicved is the result of vers Lard labor. What a beautiful re- salt could he arrived at by the coremineling of tbe elements that compose an Edwin Adams and a Barrett. With Barrett’sindustry, and ap- ication, aud love of his work, Adamis might tiave overtopped ail the actors of theday. But Nature dispeuses her favors Wwith a sparing hand. By far the fincst performance of the past week was Barrett’s Cawius in *Julius Casar.” This is a character which seems to “fall in with the actor’s idiosyacrasies, and it is the best thing he bas ever done. He is all nerve, and fire, and petulance,—a character i which there is 1o re- pose. the very quality which Mr. Barrett lack: inhis acting. Unfortunately for the artisti £nocess of the performances, he was indiferently supported. The Lrufus of the occasion (Mr. Langdou) appeared to liave no conception what- ever of the character, and Mr. O'Neill’s Antony wss o piece of ridicalous rauting. We bave said that be mamted well in Othe'lo, but his ranting fn_Antony was mere shouting. His speech to the populuce vver the dead body of Casar was a deplorable exhibition of bad taste. Mr. Barrett’s attempt at comedy on Thurs- day eveninz., when he appeared as Don Felir, was a censpicnous failure. The comedy is a very amusiug one, but it is essential toits cnjoyment that all the parts be taken by weli-trained comedians. And in this case there wasnota comcdian in_the party. From Barrett dowm they played it in a very tragical manuer. Edwin Bootl's principal roles of the week _were diicheiiew und Bertuccio, two of the best in ‘his repertoire At the Adelphi the Blaisdell company have presented _*The Ticket-of-Leave Man™# in a someywhat loose and bap-hazard style. The play itself has not, and need mever, become anti- quated when well done, but it is a pity to put it on the boards at ail as a merc makeshift, and with 8 set of players who cannot do justice to the parts. SOCIAL NOTES. TOE THEATRES. Mr. Booth's programme for the present week jsas follows: Monday, Tuesday, and’ Wednes- day, “Merchant of Venice”; Thursday, Fri- day, and Saturday, “Hamict:” Saturday mati- pee “Don Cusar de Bazan” The iarce of “Two Buzzards " will be preseuted on tie first three nights of the week after the principal lay. ¥ L Ayt Hooley's Theatrs, Georze S, Knight, the weil-known Dutch comedian, and the Worrell ers will appear in an original character- drama entitled # Otto, or 2 Game of Chance.” They will be assisted by & select dramatic com- -any. : Tl{e Frank Frayoe parts; Who have been meeting with much popular favor lately in their travels, begin an engazement at the Adelphi on Monday i the American drama © Si Slocuns.” . The Haverly Miunstrels will be at the New Chicago Theatre for another week, and offer a wew and faseinuiing bill of farc. At Wood’s *Muscum, MHernandez Foster will, open in the sensational drama of * Jack Harka- way.” A number of new ¢ specialty perform- ers,” comprising song-aud-dance artists, Irish comedians, and trapeze-swingers, are also en- gaged for the weck, The Academy of Music, the Coliseum, and the other variety houses are doing a fair business. The Globe is closed again for repairs. GEIMAN THEATRICALS. The success which Mr. lexander Warster's company achieved at the opening performance last Sunday night will undoubtedly have the cffect of tilling the theatre this cvening to the Iast place, vspecially as the plece to be per- formed is one of the best Germsn melo- dramas ever brought out "in this city, aud gives Miss ~Cottrelly an excellent chance” to appear to the best advantage her part being: exactly suited to her versatile menius. The play to be performed this evening is entitled, “Von Stufe Zu Stufe,” (* From Step to Step”). There is considerable singing in the play, and it affords some of the members a chasce 10 show what they cau do ia that Huc. Miss Wasner-Mertens, the new leading lady, also makes ber first appearance in this pay this evening. AL.\\':Eser)man‘s West Side German Theatre, at Turner Vorwaerts Hall, will be performed Dr. J. B, \’ on 8chweizer’s Jatest drollery, “Gros Stadtisch,” (Country Folk in the City). The cast includes Schober, the comedian of the com- pany, Messrs, Mever,” Laswitz, and Leuchner, and Misses Boeckel, Richter, and Jager. After the play “Tauzkracuchen.” PERSONAL. The Jennie Hight party opened last week at Galesburg to the largest audience ever seen tuere. Miss Hivht had quite an ovation. She playsin Burlington this week, after which she will rcorganize ber company’ for a Seuthern tour. ¥ Miss Elizabeth Von Stammuwitz, whose brill- iant enmuzement last season at the New Chicago Theatre is well remembered by the patrons of the German drama iu this city, makes her debut. in Enzlish on the Sth of October at Washingtou. From thence she sets out on a starring tour of the principal citics, appearivg as Deborak, Lady Jane Grey, essalina, and_Lady Macoeth. Miss Vou Stammwitz deservedly ranks high as a tra- cedierne of the modern German schiool, in which she is distinguisbed for the strength, and, at the same ¢, the fine coloring of ber ver- sovations. Possessed of rare dramatic nower, young, and of bandsome, majestic preseuce, and baving thorougnly mastered the Evglish languare, she mukes ber debut under the most Iavorable auspices. THE LECTCRE SEASON will be inaucurated next week by a series of brilfiant and eiaborate scientific entertainments tobe given in the Michigan-Avenue Baptist Church by the povular scicutitic lecturer. Prof. W. C. Richards. The entertainments will occur on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday eve: ings, Oct. 2, 3, and 4, the subjeets bes “Por ers of the A, *‘Frauklin’s Eleetric Kite. and ““The Wonders of the Sun,” cach bein profusely illustrated with brilliant expenaents. Prof. Richards has in his possession the must pericet scientific apparatus. belonzing to auy Drivate person in this country. and the seres of lectures announced enables him to dispiay . the Tl resources of his laboratory. so that the en- tertainments will be both very entertaining and instructive, sud will undoubtedly be lareely at- tended, particularly as they are to be eiven the very centre ot the residence district of the South Side. EDWIN ADAMS. Mr. Adams has come thus far on his way East, and is now stopping at the Tremont House. Heis inpoor heaith, and it is quite probable that more travel would operate un- favorabiy on his chances for recovery, so that Le will be likely to remain here for a little white longer, ‘There scems to have arisen a spantaneous desire on the part of all the mem- bers of the profession bere o pay this much- foved actor some testimony of respect. A benefit was suggested, and .immedi- ately Mr. MeVicker tendered the use of his house. Mr. Hooley did the same, and so id Mr. Haverly. Whether there will be three cral testimenial benefits has not been devid- «d, bat a select committee has the matter under cousiderativn. It is not only here, however, that such tokens of sympathy have becn extended to Mr. Adams. We learn from a vote by Mr. Sothern that a grand compliment- ary benetit is being arranred for bim 1 New Yark, wn whish occosicn + Hamlet ™ witl i pro- duced with the fvilowing somewhat amazing cast. The complment is full of kmd thomzht- fulness, and the drs»asition of characters 1s ob- viously thus twisted wsiue ont for the pure ol gaimne 8 splendid bouse, whicn assuredly will be the result: Kinz. THamlet {ulunills Frank Mavo cCullongh George 1totland W. Florence R 3. 1 t . .G. De Vere -D. W. Waller Lotts Marc W, Crisp Bernurdo. W, Davidge E. Marble ontague Frincisca. i 1 g L €. Williamson Lewis 8 -Sothern Queel Fillinmson Ophclia, . Floreuce Actress Mme. Ponist ORT’S DEATIL A new and startling explanation of the death of M Davenport is printed in Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, wisich says: - The detasis of Mr. Duvenport’s last iliness, as commamcated 1o s by a member of his imme- te family circle. and which have not been pub- Tished, are very curions. e was the victim of & qu: . “1t scems that about ix weeks azo he first felt the symptoms of acute rheumatism, and. bemz in Duston. complained of them be- fore a ouack doctor, who. persnaged him that he wonld eastiy effect his complete cure. e in- duced bim 1o take fifty acid pills in rapid snc- ceseion. In a fow days after Mr. Davenport's retarn to his country Louse. Canton, ke began to erccive that his _stomach rejected all - food. o aent for Dr. Dowlmg. who is bis ordinary attendant, and that_gentleman at once saw tht the ucid in tne pills, ucting on an enfechled stomach and irritated Dlood, had ina short time irretrievably ruined the coating of the stomach, and that nothing coufd be done to save the emi- nent artis He informed his famly. when Miss Fau tarrived, altho 4 better, Davengort s were cailed in—eizht of taem e the xame £ad_answer. Mr. Davenport wiay ept alive by stimulants, and was quite aware of the approach of death. He prepared himself oy prayer and resignation, called his children around him and blessed them, and bade easch in tarn a pecial adicu. [ fast words und looks were for hin belaved wite, whom fie a.ways called *mother. ™ Such 16 the truth corcerning his death, and we are ssured on the best autherity that had it not_been for the fatal pills bhe would have been with us stil L. A careful investization,” says the Boston Post, ** snows the_above charge 1o be utterly unfounded. Mr. Davenport was in cousultation with & Boston pnysician, a mewmber of the Mas- sachusetts Medical Socioty. some time previous to his deathi but the géntleman in ouestion, Dr. Henry A. Martin, of 27 Dudley strect, is oneof the best known and most highly vegards ed of the medical practitioners of this , and. as an authority on vaccination he is the country over Jooked up to as one of the best.”” Dr. Martin writes a long letter disproving the accu- sation. EDWIN FORREST'S WiLL. Forrest passed *a life of sturt and strife,” and now thut he has passed into the peace that passeth ail understanding, it seems a strange fatality that bis last will and testament stould become the occasion of a renewed strife over his boncs—a stril 8 The will of Edwin Forrest was dated April 5, 566, and contained provisions for his sisters, ive. their death having ‘Trustees were James mes Samson, of New York; and Danicl Dousherty, of Phitadelphia. The will directed the sale” of all property except Spring Brook, in_Pennsylvania, which was fixed 33 the location of the Forrest Home. The will lso gave Forrest’s library: to the Home, arg a picture-gullers for the preservatiou of his col- Iection, besides a neat theatre for private cyhi- bitions aud training, to which pupils shouid be witted. Leuturce on science, literature, and the arts were provided for, as well as celebra: tions of the Fourth of July and Shakspeare’s Virthday : ils of the will gave an annuity of mes Oukes, and _bequests of $3,000 mes Samson and Danizl Dougherty, $10.000 to Miss Elizabeth Welsh, daughter of John . Welsh: 32,000 to 8. 8. ith, of Cincin- uati. and §2 nmlul. the Actors’ Order of Friend- ship, of Phitadelphia. ‘l!te actor certainly earned all that he ed of, angd was morally entitled, one to dispose of s wealth as seemed Dbest unto hitn. - But blood will tell, and blood <cometimes tells most elfectively alter the blood is congealed on one side while it _pulses eagerly on the other. One William B. Forrest, hailing from Massachusetts and claiming to be Edwin Forrest’s nephew. has commenced suit against the Forrest Home and others to recover certain Jands in Yonkers. Westchester County. The ‘avowed object of the suit is to test the validity of the will bf ‘which Edwin Forrest bequeathed mouey and lands forthe maintenance of the Forrest Home for_superanuated actors, estab- lished near Philadelphia. The defendants sav that William B, Forrcst is a pretender, and that is claim of relationship with the dead trazedian is false. Justice Prate, of the Kings County Supreme Court, bas granted an order removing 1be case from the Supreme Court to the Unite States District Court for the Southern District. Some of the New York papers prouounced this claimant a pretender, whereupon bis attor- ey, Jobu Townslind, comes forward and _de- clares said William B. to be a respectable Bos- ton merchant, and that there is no doubt as to the refationship. *¢ It is true,” he says. “ that one of the biographers of the late Edwin For- rest hazords a statement to_the effect that with Edwin Forrest was buried the Jast of his race; and, althoush Edwin Forrest was accustomed to telt his friends he Ladno living relatives, he well knew the contrary. He went to Scot- laud aud sought them out and bestowed pres- ents amang them, 41t may interest your readers to know the gencalozy of the late tragedian. John Forrest, wno died'ln 1503, at St. Mungo’s, Dum{rieshire, Scotland, had nine children, among them Will- jiam, born in 175% and John, born in1771. Will- iam came to the United States, and married Re- becea Lanman, aud had by her a numer- ous family, amouz whom was Edwin Forrest. All Edwin’s brothers and sisters predeceased him, intestate, unmarried, and without i John, the son of said John, married Mary 1. aud had numerous children, among them Will- iam, who went to Nova Scoila and married Abigail Beat. He died in 1542, leaving two sous, one named John, the other William B., who came to the United States and was a naturalized citizen before the death of Edwin Forrest. It will be scenthat the arandfather of Edwin Forrest was the great grandfather of William B. Forrest, the onty heir-at-law of Ed- wia Forrestwho is a citizen of the United States. As to your editorial comment that it is late inthe duy to question the will of Edwin For- rest, I way say that the Trustees of the wili in effect sdmitted the fnvalidity of the will by applying to the Legislature to grant them tne lands as escheared property. It wouid seemn to be more in accord with Justice tnat a blood telation of Forrest should tuherit his property than that it should Dbe ex- pended” in maintaming a bome for our decayed actors,” The counsel for the defendants say that William B. Forrest was a relative never seard of before the death of or by Mr. Edwic Forrest; that be was a Scotchman, who had never thought of gettiog his navaral- ization papers untit Edwin’s death, when they were made out in Massachuseits upon she very day the will was admitted to probate. Whatever ending the case way have there is prospect of a aetermined coptest over the prop- erty leit by the trugedisn. BARRETT ON FORREST. Lawrence Barrett, in the October Galazy, thus records his opinion of the reat tragedian: As bis life bad been made eolitary by misfortune, s0 deatia found him slone, coming early one morn- ing 10ty Ais s1lent charider and sunmoning him to that rest which the world rad denied him. Tle great actor tlept. leaving venud bim a char- ity which he bt boped to perfect before e died, by whicn his feilows aight be made happier, leav mg belind him such a fame as no American may expect torival formany pencrations. but Iaking with him a power and 2 manhness which e could not oeyucath, & royalty of soul which despised ail cowurdice where the drama’s interests were in- voived and ascorn for professional meanness of every kind. 1 can testify to the warm interest which Mr. Forrest 1ok In all_young actors who seemed éar- nestly to desire_ advancement. and were willine to labor 1ot that end. Winle { wax fulfilhng an e garement at the Chestuul-Street Theatre in Phila- aeipby many ¥ Mr. Forrest. then at nome for s vacation, occupied a box nearly every even- ingt during my performances. and between ihe act he would feud me in a few lines upon a card ot an encour. g character, ot voint out Rome error which he had detectea.” ['was onty too bappy to he thus nstrucied, and felt deeply 1he compliment pudto me in this way. In ull lis sugzestions and corrections | found kim to be 1n tne risht. never revelled but once, and be kindly referred me tothe authorittes upon the subject, when I was taught humility, and_my apology and thanks coy- cred the shame of my rebellion.” During this en- gazement | «aw much of -lum ~ocially. and rarely discovered any of those harsn features of character for which he Wwas noted among wen e spoke in- vanably of his fellow-actors with tenderness: and when he had been deceived. or bis contidence had been abused, he silently passed the offender by. In this respect, 1 vresume, hie conduct had undergone 2 change from bis earhier habit: snccess had made him cgotistical certainly, and this egousm showed ftself sowerimes in a huthorous way, sometimes in a sertous one. He often declared that to be a succeesfn) actor a man must have acquired a libernl education in the progress of his professional work. ile certainly was «n exceilen illustration of his own_theory. He Toved books heealy. and knew them, too In summing upa life like this, where strength and weakness are in forcible cottrast. it is imy sible to deny that no man hind aupeared before his time who wis destimed 10 exereise so_great an - flaence npon the drama as he did. Te loved his art with all :he fondness of a woman, aud he gave Bix life und fortunc toif. Possessing the grandest qualifications of- an actor, he omntted no lubor to improve himself. scorningalike the evasinpe of the slugiard and the trickery of the charlatan. T the indolent and aniworthy hix wreth was sud- parinc: tothe earnest student he was a child. ~ Ali the stories of his cruelties den und u; a5 oot s hatred of halfness in his spzauz from his unspar profession. Studious and constant himself, he Eould tolerate no indifference in others. e has Teft a space which it is searcely possible to fill. Many bave striven to possess themselves of the cast-off robes of the dead King. But how shrunk- en:nd shriveled do theit lean anatomies apiear those ample garments! They copied only his ofects and fancied they ginsped his excellences. Tt all actors may hope to profit by s instructive carcer: pres the same hugh aim for the drana; labory ‘ep the actor's fame ag spot- Tess e his rivinz with the samne honest purpose and i y to attain deserved rewards; 2nd seorning 1l those external means of notoricty by which an epbemeral success 18 gained at the cost of sieerity. truth, und the very iutegrity of the drama itse STAGE GOSSIP. TYORR NOTES. 1 appear under the ranage- Tobert Heller « ment of Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer. Miss Augrusta Dargon will fulfill an enzage- ment at the Broadway Theatre during the cur- reiit seasun. ‘The Wilhamsons appcared at the Union R w York pewspapers announce that Fox, ctor and clown, Is dying, naving been stricken by paral Mr. Boucicauit's new comedy is now called « Marriage.” 1t will be the opening play of the vexrular season at Wallack’s. The receipts of the Bowery Theatre on the night of Buffalo Bill were S1,097.50; 2,250 persons were in attendance. Charles A. Crosby, the agent, of Clara Louise Relloge, was married to a vasiety performer in New York previous to his depirture for San Fraucisco. Proceedings have been threatened against W. J. Tlorence for the use of the title, ** That Wile of Mine ™ for his new comedy. The claim is that the title was copyrighted “for a novel some months ago. There has been some talk during the last few days of Mr. Boucicault writing n new play for Joln McCullough. The dramatist is thinking of rewriting ** Belle Lamar,’” which bad the ele- ments of a good play. Actors seldom haye the oppostunity of seeing cach other play, and as many of them wish to sce A Crushed Tragedian,” they have asked Mr. Sothern 1q give an estra afternoon perform- ance at the Park Theatre. Ou the last nicht of the “ Dark City " at the Fifth Avenue, and the last night of Daly’sman- house was $92. Singularlycnough, s precisely the sum of money to which Mr. Daly opencd bis managerial carcer at the ofd £ifth Avenue Theatre in the fall of 1869. On the 20th of October Mr. Joseph Jefferson will commence his only cngazement in the United States this scason at Booth's Theatre, under Mr. Daly’s management, and at a later period Mr. Daiy will offer to the public an ex- traordinary revival. long in_contemplation, iu which a nével combivation of other great artists will be introduced. ° The seating capacity of the several New York theatres is as follows: Academy of Music, 2,433; Nivlo's, ® Grand Opera-touse, 5 Baoth’s Theatre, 1,507: Boiery, pic.1,625; Wallack’s, 1,617; Daly’s, 1,553: way, 1,523: Lyceum, 1,203; Union Square, 1,210; Globe, 1, ¥ San_ Francisco Min- strels, H raucais (Rwenty-third street), G10. The zuttural tone affected by Mr. Sothern in the “Crushed Tragedian ' is beginning to tell very seriousty on his voice, which has become $0 hoarse as to give him some alarm. This affec- tation of voice is one of the charms of the per- formauce, but physicians have already notified the actor that louz continuwnce in the babit will produce an inlammation of the larypx which ‘may have serious results. It seems that Mr. Duff has, after all, signed a contract with Mr. McKee Rankin for the season. He and his wife are to play in the * Danites” alone, and will receivea percentage of the profits” beyond a stated sala The contract 15 for thirty weeks, with privilege of more. On the whofe, the contract is a zood one for both par- ties, as there is little doubt the picee wiil do well outside. probably even better than in New York. We remark from aur exchanges that the Asso~ ciated Press agent here telegraphed all over the 3% country a report that the play was & “faiture on -|:in C, by Robert Goldbeck, Allegro, Scherzoy | i (By Fantasie {rem the Opera Mail Caledonia, 'Galop—+ *Throngh Thick and Thin some persunal motive, as the general yerdict was success_on the first production. Was it Swab- ism?—Dramatic News. The Springfield Lepublican says: * Seven of the principal theatre manazers of New York City have united in a protest against the dramatic critic of one of the newspapers, threat- ening to withdraw their advertisements snd courtesies if he is continued in a position which he abuses. They charze that he is malicious, and they suspect mercenary, in bis habitual in- justfce.” We do not feel an over-weening sym- - pathy with the managerial views of the duties of the press toward playsand players, but in this case we_presume the mauagers “have reason on their side—our only trouble is to decide whicu of the papers and critls the guarded statement of the Graphicrefers to. Malite aud dishonesty have run riot in the criticism of drama in the New York press. The so-called critics have dono their work not only vidlously, but stupidly; damning the ood plays and crushing the fresh talent with brutal strokes, but almost certainly pufling trash and incompetence. The time has Bot been for some years past when we dared put our trust in the judgment pronounced by these persons unless we had corroborating evidence outside. There have been of Iate occasional signs or reformation, but nothing radical, and e submit that the_rmetropulitan press cannot afford to let so bad a state of things continue., as that which allows respectable authors and astors to. say that neither can expect fair treat- ment from the papers unless they bribe the crities.” GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. Frank Mayo follows Mrs. Bowers at the Olytapic, St. Louis, With % Dary Crockett.” Mr. John T. Raymond’s “ creation " of Pem- Yrook, in * Risks, is spoken of in terms of the warmest commendation by the St. Louis and Cleveland newspapers. Mrs. D. P. Bowers’ new play, “The Third Estate,” was produced at the Olympic, St. Louis, last weck. It is highly commended by the critics of that city. Miss Davenport madeher first appearance at Torouto last Monday night in * Pique,” before acrowded house. She was received with the utmost favor, being called before the curtain at the end of every act. The richest actors on the American stage are our three most noted comedians,—~John -E. Owens, John 2. Clarke, and Joseph Jefferson, As a rule light comedians are extravagant and tragedians grasp more fame than - fortunc: Tt is the funny man of the troupe, at whom = the world is laughing, Who reaps the best finan. cial harvest. The following communication sppears in the New York Evening Sost: “If the well-dressed party who occupied a farge part of Lows E aud F, left, in the Park Theatre last cvening, and who annoyed every one near them by their con- stant giegling and conversatiou, interspersed with candy-eatfug, will send me their addresses, I wilf wail them « tract on the way to bebave in ‘public.—Ticket-Holder.” The New York Heraid pitches into the Metro- olitan manazers for hiring out ‘their theatres Hurmg the summer vication to cheap provincial companies, aud draws attention o the way they mapage these things in France: Daring the summer mounths the Theatre Francais allows the principal actors of the regular company to take a conze. [n their absence itrecelves select aspirants from the provinces, artists whose pro- fessional reputativn seems to entitle them to a metropolitan position. To these it accords a curtainnumber of performances, affording them an opportunity of submitting their qualitics to the test of a Parisian public.” Mr, Fechter made bis maiden eifort in this mavuer in Paris, in 1346, at the Theatre Francais. in a tragedy, where he was assigned the leading part, FOREIGN CLIPPINGS. The play by Lord Lytton and Mr. Coghlan, which, it {s expected, will be produced almost simultapeously in New York and at the Court Theatre in London, will retain its title, *“ The House of Darnley.’, The Princess Theatre, London, opened on the 10th with 2 new melodrama by Mr. Byron, en- titled “Guinea Gold; or, Lights and Shadows of London Life.” - Mr. Wilkic Collins’ dramatic version of his story entitled “Tue Mooustone™ was produced at. he Olympic; ani Drury Lane reopened on the 22d with Mr. Wills' adaptation of * Peveril of the Peak.!” Henry Cpmpton, the Enclish actor, has just died at'the azeof 59 He made his first appear- ance in Londun in 1837, and, alter engazements at_ Drary Lane and other Loudon theatres, joiued the Havmarket company. He was a great favorite in such Shakspearean characters us the Gravedigger in *Hamlet.” Launcelot Gobby, dutolycus and Naster Slender. ‘The Loudon correspondent of the New York Ties writes under date of Sept. 3: *The only ungualified success in this year’s bistory of thie sture 15 Liz; or, That Lass o' Lowrie's.” Whether It will pay remains to be seen. It was produced on Saturday night for the first time i London, and yesterday and to-day all the leading and minor critics have spoken of the work in one unanimous chorus of praise,—this in spite of the drama being badly mounted, and played on a band-box of a stage, only fit “for £mall musical pieces. The first night was no- ticeable for being the opening of the autumnn season. Every criie, except Mr. Joseph Knuzhit, of the Athenerion, Wwas present. = Reade ard Mr. Iepworth Dixon, 3 Crawshay, Mr. Justin McCar- nd. Mr. Joseph Albery, suil s host of represenzative men and women filled the stails and bo: fu§ an_ audience not likely to be tempi ics about ster- cotyped virtue trinmphant over conventional vice. But it was one quite open to be impressed by bonest manly work. Frow first to fast the house accepted the drama with a warmth of ap- proval rarcly witnessed on a irst night. Stalls and gallery jonedd in applauding the robust seu- timent of ic story. Miss Leclerq as iz (Joan in the novel) wou " all hearts by her rough natu- ral graces, and her broad womaniy impersona- tion of Mrs. Burnett’s heroine. MUSIC. CIICAGO MUSICAL CIRCLES have comparatively little to occupy their atten- tion at this time. The eveuts of the past week Lave been few aud of minor importance. The season, bowerer, is about opening, and already there are heard here and there some notes of preparation, which may be the prelude to some * welodious burst.” EDDY'S OBGAN RECITALS. TYesterday Mr, Eddy introduced a Prelude and Fugae of his own, which were so well done as toawsken & desire to bear more works from the same source. They are broad in form, and worked out in a thoroush and musicianly man- ner, the counterpoint especially being vert smooth. He also played Mr. Dudley Buck's second organ sonata, anew and exiremely el- fective work. Mr. Buck’s compositfons in gen- eral are noticeable for the well-sounding and available, rather thau for any decply passionate significance, but_the present work s catculated 10 give one & higher iidea of his powers as a com- poser. it is in three movements® un allegro in the nsual form, very well worked out:an enjoyable and _romsntic adagio, cleverly reliev- ed by asccond theme: and a finale, which isa rondo, the composer having avoided the fugued finule 50 common in orzan sonatas. We give the preference to the first two movements, and congratulate organists on the addition of su well-written and agrecable a piece to their reper- tory as this sonata. One of the features of the concert, although ot on the programme, was the introduction of the Jittle English boy-soprano, Master Vicary. This 1ad, only 14 years of agzc, sang two difficul arias from raviata,” “Ah! fors’e lui” and *Sempre livers,” with such case and grace as to complete]ly win the andience. e is a litttle English boy, and althouzh almost wholly unknown here he_ has alrcady cxcited great interest in musical_circles where his voice is considered a marvel of compass and flexibili- ty. The lad has the wonderful ranze of three ull octaves running from { below to [ above the stalf, and its quality is said to represent the ers of the female voice so nearly as to be fered phenomenal. Since the disappear- ance of the Loy sopranv Colier, no such voive bas come Lefore the public, and as Master Vicany sines bis three octaves at all his con- certs he lias his own meuns of verifying his claim to this wondegful range of voice. TURNEK-TIALL CONCERT. ‘The following is the programme for this after- noon of the’ regular afternoon concert by the Chicago Orchestra, Joseph Clauder, conductor: Emperor Wilham March.... 0. Schmoll Overture—** Consecration of . Keumann Itlustration Waltz. . Al Strauss The Nightingaie —Solo for piccolo == Ereculed by Mr. Ch. Holm, Overtare—** Mig; % .Thomas Recoilecitons of Scoi- Jand—Fantasie. e .. JMME. RIVE-KING has reccived the latest work of Raff for piano and orchestra suite, op. 200: First, introduction and Fugue; second, Menuett; third,Gavotte and Musette; fourth, Cavatine; fifth, Finale. She Is also studying from MSS. the second concerto 3, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. the first night. This must have been done from ' 1 Adagio, Rondo._ Mme. King is . her praise of M. Goldbeck's 5353:?{3? u’él;: says it has ereat musical worth, and fs, besides very brilliant and effective. Mme. King Teaves for'St. Paul this evening, where she has been ¢enaced to play next Tuesday cevening, the 20th. She will also g;:ly at Winona the 27th; Janes- ville, Oct. 3; Detroit, Sth and 9th; Lu'uisfil.le E¥-pioth; Richmond, Tnd., 18th:’ Columbus, > 20th. * She plas later ab Springfield, Jack: gouville, Reokuk, Burlington, Des Moines, Day. enport, Dubuque, St. Lonis, and Cincinnati, y ALICE SITTIG'S BENREIT. Next Saturday evening (the 29th) Miss Alice S}mg’s benefit takes place at Brand's Hall, North Clark strect, under the auspices of the Germania Maenuerchor. Miss Sittig is a pupil of Hans Balatks, and -the benedt has been ar~ ;afiged. to flur‘tgher“her musical education. The oHowiug tuteresting program: fallow eramme has been pre~ 1. Trio for violin, *cello, and p a L. v. Beethoven no. ... 2 Gmad aria”‘from Der Frei- ey “Afice Siciiy, O+ 2 - Weber 3. La Cascade. piano solo.. ....... Paur AMr. Oscar Schmotl, - 4 Tm Wanderschoenen Monat i, choras... Geritania Saenner igr. . TECHrel 5. Adelaide, song. - +eese.. Beethoven 8. Solofor'cello.... MILWAUKEE. The Absu.rd Heresies of the Cream-City Socialists. The §t. Paul Company’s Earnings---A Crazy Murderess---What to Do w{th Her. Political Gossip Concerning the Dem- ocratic Convention---Railroad In. fluence in the Nomination. Speelal Correspondencs of The Tribune. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 22.—~Ever since the great strike in July, the Socialists in this city have held weckly open-air meetings, usually on Sat- urday or Sunday evenings, at which the custom- ary fanatical and Communistic novsense bas been fulminated. At first these meetiugs were very largely attended by people who went out of sympathy or curiosity, but lately the attend-~ ance has been quite meagre, and the speeches have been lacking in force, originality, and com- mon sense. They are mostly Germans of the lower classes, who seem to have adopted that utterly absurd and heretical motto that the world owes them a living, aud they are bound to have it, whether they work or not. Of course, starting with this utterly ‘preposterous ‘proposition, they do not have to travel rar with their system of logic before they reach the conclusion that the Government is an Institution organized on purpose to dispense bread and meat to the poor and Iazy; and hence they are in favor of Uncle Sam taking charge of all the railroads In the country, and running them chiefly for the bencfit of the employes. As thereare to be no bloated railroad bond ar stock holders in their proposed system. to whom Interest or. dividénds are to be paid,—the Government having confiscated their property, that being 3 much cheaper way to get it than to purchase it,—the earnings, above - the op- erating expenses, could be divided pro rata amoug the operatives, who would certainly have a good thing except in those years when busi- ness was depressed and receipts lizht, and then ihe Government might levy a direct tax upon other industries to supply the deficiency. One fellow that I heard spouting from the steps of the First Ward School-House the otber night, Haller by name, nnd old enough to know better, boldly advocated the plan of baving the Gov- ernment issuc greenbacks enouzh to purchase all the rolling-mills aud machine-shops that are now lving idle in the land and set all idle mea at work st good wages under a foreman elected Ly themselves. Nothing about the sup- ply and demana of manufactured arti- cles seems to coter into the calculations of these insane people, nor do they consider the subject of taxation at all, except. it is some con- venjent process of taxing somebody else besides themselves. Siduey Smith savs that in a pablic discussion some thi must be taken for granted, and [ think the first thing to be taken for granted in attempting to argue with this ©lass of persons is that they are a parcel of natural-born fools who must be instructed in the first principles of political economy. Wnen it is considered a crime for 2 man to _get rich by honest industry, aud no erime at all for a mob of vicious vagrants to destroy the property of M. Sénge. Romanza fro 'i\fifk{n&%'x s Alice Sittig. Asda) 8. Duett komullnrmfl ...... esrs. Senge and Koss. 9. Oaz:vn, grand chorus with orcbes- ermania Maennerchor. LOCAL MISCELLANT. The Slayton concert troupe will give an en- tertainment in Centennial Hall at Oak Park on Thursday evening. Mrs. Hattie Starr Pither's concert, already noted in these columus, comes off next Thurs- day. The programme includes some excellent selections, and, with such good talent us is E;g‘::;; 'd ought to afford ‘a very enjoyable Mrs. Emma Thurston bas just returncd to her home, No. 332 Calwmct avenue, after an al- senceof several weeksat Grand Rapi She appears to have delighted the folks there by her singing. The Democrat devotes about half a column of solid rcading to'her merits as a vo- calist. Miss Inez Sexton, a pupil of Mr. Frederick Root, and s proteze of Miss Kellomz, is about to gro to Europe to study. Before shic goes she will give concert, which it is to be hoped will be the means of helping ber along. The lady is possessed of talent, and is cnergetic and indus- trious. Bhe deserves success. The choir of the Wabash-Avenue M. E. Church, comner of Fourteenth street, will give a concert Thursday evening, Oct. 4, under the di- rection of Mr. F. B. Williams, the Jeader, as- | sisted by the followinz: Miss Lillie Smythe, soprano; Mr. C. H. Stamnpofski, pianist; Mr. West, organist; the Oricntal Quartette Club, and Mrs. Laura E. Dainty, who will read some of ber choicest selections. The friends and admirers of Miss Jessie Couthoui have united in tendering_ber an op- portunity to give a public resding. The request is sigued by a number of the leading men of the city, who say they have watched the devel- opment of ber histrionic talent with much pride and pleasure. Miss Couthoui has signitied her erateful sense of the compliment, and desig- nates Hershey Hall usthe place, and Friday evening, Oct. 5, as the time for the entertain- ment. MUSICAL NOTES. Annic Louise Cary Las all her engagements completed. The Cape May bauds have all departed for their respective homes. Four English opera troupes are said to be on their way to this country. Miss Minnie Hauck has been singing with greas suceess at Baden Baden. Mr. Pratt, the Amercan pianist and composer, who has made a good name abroad, is about to settle io New York. A Mile. Titiens is announced to be weak, and suf- fering greatly from a disease that is beyond the control of phvsicians, 1t is rumored in musical circles that Brignolt and Miss Thursby will sing torether in opera during the present season. It is not improbuble that Chiomi, the new prima donna, will he among the attractions of New York opera during the winter. Maurice Strakosch has deciled_mot to ask Miss Emmna_Thursdy to_come toEngland, and that $100,000 coutract will either be sold or torn up. A Russtan orima donna {s aunounced who is said to be the equal of Patti. In the usual way, the wansgers publish big figures about her wages. One story is that Onakey Hall is studyiue mu- sicin Paris. The rumor. is fouaded on Oakey's exclamatiun when told that the New York pa- ers asserted that 3 woman a wart sharcd fiis clopement. 1t was *‘Wartel.” Mr. Kobert Goldbeck, the ciwninent composer and teacher, is home ayzain aod hard at work at the Beethoveu Conservatory. He has just com- pleted a quartette for the Whitney-Billings comn- bination of Boston, which witl be first sung at the 1lub next wouth. It is announced in musical circles o Brussels that M. Wiemawski hus resizned his Professor- ship at the Conservutoire. and that the post hus been offered to Herr Wilhelm], who is, how- cver, not_likely to accept, as_he refused only lately a similar proposal from Vienna. Maurice Strakosch writes to a New York friend that he has succecded In engaging Ade- lina Putti, but that, owing to the advice of her physicians, she will remain in Earope and fill a winter cngagcmcnl there. He adds that the prospects of the scason are very flattering. Mme. Etelka Gerster, the uvew Hangagian prima douna, who is takine rank among the highest, is only 25 vears old. She now is married to_ Siz. Gardini, who acts as her man- ager. Sneis very pretty, with a child-like face, large lambent eyes, and a quantity of beautiful hair. Accounts of the prospects of the next opera senson in Italy at present appear to be far from brilliant. 1t is rumored that the Fenice The "ci at Venice, the Bellini Theatre, at Palermo, and pertaps also the Carlo Felice, at Genoa, aud the Percola, at Florence, will remain closed, and that a complete sompany has ouly with difficuity been brought together for the La Scala Theatre. The pew prima donzs, Mlle. Gerster, who made such a snsation at. Her Majesty’s Opera tuis scason, is ackpowledzed by the critics to be the ereatesi artist wo as. appearcd Jiere since the days of Jepny Lind. She is a Hungarian Jady, about 25 years of age, aud possessed of a marvelous voice—rich and clear in tone, with an astopishing rang s othiers, the day for beating our spears into prun- ing-hooks has not yet arrived. THE ST. PAUL COMFANT. * Probably no better evidence of the returning prosperity of the country could be cited thaa is found iu the largely increased business and carniogs of the St. Pa:d Ratlroud Compauy. Siuce the new wheat commenced to come for- ward the receipts of gruin have been unusually large s compared with the same time in pre- vious years, and the gross _earnings ol the Com- pany liave averaged considerably over $1,000 a day. Onc day last week the Company delivered in this market 700 car-loads of wheat, besides the usual amouut of otlier grain, cattle, hogs. lumber, and other miscellancous freizht. Ou the other hand the merchandise for the conntry is mow going forward in large quantitics 0 supply a deficlency that has existed for the past three years in consequence of the country merchants ranning ‘on short stocks of goods and making meagre purchases. The passenger business has also largely increased. 1 suppose the same condition of irs is true in regard to the other lines of railway centering in this city, showine a state of prosperity that must be takén as on cvidence that petter times have already dawned upon the country. The consequence ol this has been a very larze advance in St. Paul stock. and it is said that those who bave bevn watching the earnings of the road and bought liberally have made a good thing. Somchow, when it rains porridee. the dishes of certain fel- lows are invariably righr side up. MRS. WILLNER. Over a year aco this woman started from her home in “Geneva, O., and came direct to this ecity. Arriving here on the 8 o’clock . m. train, ¢De bool: 8 carrriaze and drove to the residence of Dr. Garner, ane of our oldest and most suc~ cesstul physicians. The Doctor answered the beil himself, and, on opeuing the door, was shot throush the breast by this strange woman. He dicd the next day, sud . Mrs. Willner was tried, after a long duiay, for his murder. The trial was a protracted oue, being conducted on bott sides by able counsel, and, at its conclusion, it was devided that the woman was insane. She was then scut to the Hospitsl for the In- sane at Osbkosh, and the medical attendants there pronounced her incurably insanc, and that shut her out of the institution, as under our State laws it is a hospital for the cure of the in- sane, and not an_asylum for the comfort and safc-keeping of those whose case s hopeless. So she was_brought_back to our Couaty JJail, where she is to remain till the day of her death, most likely, as a common juil, with its discipline and surroundings, is not ti best place to * min- ister to a mind discased.” ‘Fhe case presents a strong anomaly in our laws taregard to_ipter-State commugication. The woman is a citizen of ORio, but has com- mitted no crime there, and of course nobody asks for a requisition from the Governor of that State to bave her returncd. Neither is there any law of Wisconsin ‘authorizing her return. But a writer in the News sugzests a short cut out of the difficulty which has the merit of cheapness and_novelty. The plan is for the Mayor to direct the Chief of Police to send Mrs. Willner back to Geneva and set her down safely at the railway station. Then, if her relatives there, who are numcrous and well off, —and the woman has considerable property in her own right,—do not see fit to care for her, she would be taken up as a vagrant and pro- vided for by the town anthorities. Speaking of the fncurably insane leads me to remark that it is a matter which bas already be- come one of the gravest and most important with which our Iegislators and- county officers have vet to deal. From the statistics of the Board of Charities and Re- form, which have been carvfully gathercd oA ORI - from actual examination, it appears that PHANTOMS. there are over 1,000 insane persons who area . public charge. and are now confined fa_the jails and poor-houses of the different counties ia the State. Many of these unfortunate persons have been returoed from our hospitals as ingur- able, but a large wmajority of them are awaiting their turn to haye the advantages of one of our State fustitutions tried upon them. Both of the hospitals are now full to overflowing. Three such persuns were returned to this city from the Qshkosh hospital last week, aud the State will soog be compelled to make provision fora thousaud more patients, whose claims upon the sympathics of the people are as strong asany. other. L POLITICAL GOSSIP. 9 1 understand that Mr. Fratt, of Racine, who has been industriously scoring all summer for the Gubernatorial race, Is getting out ol wind and is awready showing signs of distress. He has just resigned his position as President of a National Bank, thinking it would make him wore acceptable to the anti-resumotionists in his party, and that element thrcatens to make trouble at Fond du Lac Wednesday unless something is done to appease it. I think Fratt has been on the track tov long to win the race, and he is pot selling in the pools as well as be did three mouths ago. The dear people pener- ally do not_understand it, but it is a fact that the railroad companies will control the nomina- tion for Governor this week; notthat [ mean to say that they will name the ‘man who shall be nominated, but that they will say who shall not ‘be nominated, which is practically the same thing % Duteh.” T write this deliberately, because [ know it for a verity, and this infiuence will covk the of George B. Smith, Nicholas D. Fratt, Lieat.-Gov. Charles D. Parker, Gabriel Bouclk, and other aspirants for the honor of the Hirst piace on the ticket. Smith is the Madison attorncy and lobbyist of the Northwestern Company, aud all the rest of the roads fn this State, especially the St. Paul, are certain not to want what the Northwestern wants. Fratt, ‘Parker, and Davisare Grangers, and that settles, them. Bouck was Speaker of the Assembly o 1873, when tbe famous “Potter Jaw” was passed, apd took an sctive part ip that oboox- jous bit of crude Icgislation. To nominate Bouck, therefore, would be to zive the Repnb- lican candidatés an ‘casy walk-away with the Ye phantoms of the buried Past, ‘That rise athwart my path, Why come ye here. your eaddening gloom ACrosa my soul to cast? Back 1o your haunta{ ['m living now In liglt of the glad To-day. _ 1 weep 1o inore over vanished joys: Bzcg—huck-)'e ‘muet not stay | Why linzer ye. with shadowy hauds ‘That point mv mew’ry back To crumbled 1dols, Iying low Q‘er the weary trodden track? 1 close my eyes on your gloomy forms, Ana press on the upward way. 1'11 weep no more over vanished joys: Bock—back—ye ehaff not atay [ Aud yet, alas! with your presence comes ‘A yeatning—I know not why— To list o your blaintive. mourafut tones, Though | puss €0 quickly by. 1'fain would live in the peaceful calm And light of the glad To-da) . 1. will not weep over vanistied joys: Back—back—why do ye stay? ‘Why ehould we grieve, and monrn, and sigh Over things that once have been? * We cannot better our kindest deeds, 'Nor lessen onr greatestsin. A So back to your haunts, ye zoblin things, And there in oblivion stay, I weep no more over vanished joys— 1live in the gisa To~day! ULLIE R. ARERSTRON. Cmicaco, September, 1 IN MEMORIAM. [Z. L. Davenport, "'j" Sept. ':s‘l?‘l;l Ben De Bar, died 0 Mimic Muse, a swelling tide of griel Wells upward from thy bursting bearts “Twa strings mejodious of thy golden narp, . By Death's rude touch, are rent apart. One that vibrated anto measures grand, Past its strons tension tried. liea mate: And e'cn anather thou wert wont 10 touch, Tn unison with Laaghter's silv'ry late. Thy grief is not alone—~a mighty throng Weeps with thec for the glory fled, first money in the November election. 1t will And, ewept by Sorrow's hedd, thy cther chords | 3% Gone A5 aw incident, showing_the. in- “Sob forth a Tequicm forthgdead. - figence of thése raiiroad companies in our State’ | litics, and as corroboratfng what I have en saying, will mention that Mr. of .Columbia, who was made temporary Chairman of 'the late Republigan State Convention, and Mr. Kelley, of Brows, ‘who was elected permanent President-of the same, were both railroad men,—the former 4 Director and attorney for the St. Paul Com- vany, and the latter a Director in the Green Bay & Minnesota Company. Thus you will see that while the hand may be the hand of Esua, the voice is still the voive of Jacol Itis well kuown. too, thatall the ralroad influence in the State in 1575, withont rezard tonge, scx, color, or previous condition of servitude, was exterted against that distinzulshed moralist and statesman, William R. Taylor, and in favor of Harrison Ludington, with what result is well known. So it will be observed that between the railroad men and the Grangers, the Lib- erals and the Bourbons, the hard-money men and the anti-resumptionists, and the labor re- formers of various shades of opinion, the Demo- cratic matinee at Fond du Lac Wednesday bids fair to be both interesting and bolsterous, Senator Doolittle has many friends in all parts of the State, and secms to be the secon:d choice of a still er number, while the Hon. Alexander Mitchell seems to be very popular with both the moneyed men and firmers, as strange as that may seem, when we remember that Mitchell is_both a “bioated bondholder™ aud a railroad President. It is said that he would mg‘)t the nomination for Governor if it came to him with something like uvanimity, but that he will not lift his finger to wet it, nor allow his fricnds to say he is a candidate.” He evidently has adopted the sentiment of one of our earlier American statesmen, that *the highest offices in the eift of the veople should be neitber sought after gor declined.’ uilp other_day, who is an in- veterate joker. He seemed 3 :\mll[ ;n %f € seomgdto be ingreat gice, ® **4 feel mood,” said he, *because have ot “em this time; zce’l ‘em n:h‘mg“r bors “How so” I asked, nll my senses becoming intensified with expectancy. ‘“ Why, don't you see anything? Don't you know that our side has nominated Swith for Governor, and all the Smiths in the State will vote for him, and that will elect him surei” Alnd Quilp went off rubbing his hands and smiling. TR THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS, Commanications inteaded for this Department should be addressed to Tix Taincwz and indorsed **Checkers. ™ CHECKER-PLAYERS' DIRECTORY. Athemenm, Nos. 63 2011 65 Washington street. PROBLEM 0. 32. By C. C. H., Chicago. White. ‘Waite to move and win. POSITION NO. 32. By Isaac S. DeveNr, Chicago. ‘Black men on 8, 13, 19, 23. Kings on 29, 31. \White men on 13, 16, 28, 30, 32 Kings on 7, Black to pisy and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. H., Cincinnati—Younr interesting eight-paga communication received with thanks. J. D., Jr., New York—Letter received. C. M. W., Chelses, Mass.—We shall continmg wir efforta to merit the compliment. 2 E['.[ J. C., Henry, Iil.~Problem on file for exam+ ination. P, W. S., Milwaukee, Wis.—Criticisms on gamea apd problems are always most welcome. Yoar play on game No. 106 appears below, W, 3l Terre Haute, Ind.—Youar criticism appears below. € A:C- Junceville, Wis.—Some of our good eritica are picking holcs In your Qlas e No. 506, Ro1d thelr play in this tesuer o e . 3. G.. Detroit—\We await a2 answer to our aggrigeof ‘W: wfi“’a & irhanks. for the Al . A. F., 8St. uts. —] nks for 15 The other matier will be attended to. e : NOTES AND CORRECTIONS. Dr. W. M. Purcell, Terre Haate, Ind., writes: o looiipg over Trrmuxs yame 108, correcting gome 96, I was much pleased with Mr. Chester's bluy o 880w 3 Traw for the blacks. At the fifticth moge the (0ll0Wh position occurs: Black men on 5. 6, 16, 19, 2 “ite men on 11, 13, 26. 30, kingon 7. Whiteto puy.” §f, " insiead 'of 11— he will try 26— 1 2218, ete., T think it wi)l’l reqaite fll)lhl: lflifllfl".‘m prevent a win for the whites. [ shall be insl i o1 a draw from this point,” cled by the sight Mr. P, V. Sater. Milwankes, wy el +¢In examlning gume 106 1 have come'k [vFites: clasion that Mr. Chester's play Iv not _souy® “O8- Ewenty-eimiy move play 317 tor - A} wonld 1tke to sce how black can draw*': 2 19~ 30-27 128-m | 18~-4 1 E -3 | 1910, 31 -2 | 7o 118 | 27- |22 15— | White zops lusen ;-2 | Te-iw wins. 1 respectfully accept Mr. C. A. Chester's chal- lenge to show a win to Gume No. 106. At the if- tieth move Jir. Cnester plays 11—, but 2623, 27--71., 2318, BI-7, 18—15 wina for whitc. Game No. 96 is the same asone puolished by .i. Drummond ju the Glasgow Iferald zbont threa yeamago. e 3. Donaidzon gave play on f—11 atibe twenty-first move of Game No. 106, stow- ing it to be aJoser. C. Herrn, CHECKER ITEMS. A match of about fifty games between Mesers. T atzler and Fitzpatrick is among the possibilitics in the near fature. Mr. O, P. Mclirath, dranghts editor of the Cleveland Post, is o a visit St. Paul, Minn. The Chicazo pravers would be pleased to meet Mr, M. oo hia retern tnp. 1t is proper to iate that the pretty positiongiven in our last isage as probiew No. 31, occarred in actual play between Dr. W. W. Purcell and Mr, Barton Brumficl. At the third move of our alu- tion Mr. B. played: 62, 27-21, 211, 2420, and black won. Mr. James Reed, Jr., of P\l!.lbmgi‘llyl inare. cont1sane of the Turf: **1 will piay.any of tl Fluladelphia pltyers for $100a pide, and mve $35 for expenses aud divide the door money equally, and guarantec their ahare no less than $25; ot will ; lay thirty games in Philadelplia, commencipz | B:L 29 next, on the same terms § offer themw. I will caver a deposit as soon 38 I receive articlescf | sgreement, and 1 world like to hear from them us | #00m As possible.™ H Mr. Yates very properly refuses to accent the | Position of the chailengingparty in the Wyllie con- troversy, sought 1o be thrust npon him by tke ““cn{uddu:." It now remains for Mr. Wryilio, to formally challeuge the chawmpion if he again| wishes Lo try conclusions across the board for the, title. If he 18 afraid to meet Mr. Yates he will prosecute his wordy paper war to the bitter end, and whatever position ta the checker ranks he may] gain thereby on the other side of 1be Atlantic, oi this mde he tooks a8 the champion quibbler of ‘the} world. The longer the controversy continaes th worse the case for Mr. Wyllie appears. M. Duulsp and Mr. Melvin Brown drawing aside th veil from before the transactions dunng Mr. ¥ yl: 1fe's visit 10 this country and the exposares thn) forced by the ex-champion bimself, canses us . thrill with 3 feehing of shame when we remembe that this man is the champion checker-piayer of dear anld Scotis.— FAe Scolsman. SOLUTIONS. SOLUTION TO PROBLEN ¥O. 81 =t [0 R, o TR 1413 wom |@mmises 9as o 77~ 1 9-1% |37 114—9 | Drawn. SOLUTION 7O POSITION ¥0. Z—3 |16 Black 19-2% (18-11 wins, GAME X0. 107—0LD FOURTEESTH.. Played in Cincinuati, O., betweca Messrs. Hats ler and Bryce. Bryce's mave. n-ts 1417 37 314 23-19 21~14 14 [15-10 2 e e d —8 7~11 jo—17. | Butsler 25-23 -3k 1913 woa. GANE X0. 108—BRISTOL. W. M. By Prof. Robert Marting and Dr. ‘cell, of Terre Hante, Ind. * Martins' move. 12-19 2925 0. 103—BRISTOL-CROSS. By Prof. Rovert Martins and Mr. T. 4. Fo Forrest's move, i 1-18 [25-18 | $-l1 ZE-24 37—z | 25— [20~15 1933-27 | 1—8 (32i-17 | o1 |is-it | 3= %2 |42t ! 1#-9 |83 [1-10 163 [Z-us | o1e a7 | -1 | 2-28 | 2419|1218 |zm-m | 913 [1e-is ! 1623 29~25 1518 23~10 =18 | 278 |48 (2-7 |82 [20-1 Fuo iR i (she joeem | 2317 | 15-19. {3021 .| 13- Drawa. 3 Bz [ 2-u izm-z