Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 30, 1877, Page 9

S — | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. 9 ~ AMUSEMENTS, Anything You Please, from the Star Tragedian Down to the Star Dog. A New Departure Respectfully Referred 1o Mr. Booth for Consideration in Begard to Shy- lock. ' Notes of Entertainments to Be Fur-- nished This Week—Mis-~ cellaneous Local Gos- gip and Com- ment. The Forthcoming Duello Be- tween the Crushed and the Won't-Be-Crushed Tragedians. A Serio-Comico-Business Affair Between Lord Dun-- dreary and the Count Johannes. A New Musical Enterprise in Chicago ---The Haydn Society—Local Musical Notes. The Kellogg-Cary Combinatien---Patti, Theodore Thomas, and Miss Thursby. LAST WEEK. Hightrageds. low comedy, bordermelodrama, minstrelsy, and variety have been pretty evenly distributed among the theatres during the week, and the manazers have, on the whole, £ood reason to be satistied with the financial re- sults. If there be misery staring people in the face somewhere, it certainly fails to appear in crowds which haunt the Exposition daily and throng the thestres in the evening. The weck has been one of continued prosperity aud of unusual variety in the entertainment. Booth's “Hamlet” crowds McVicker's Theatre as no other play in bis repertoire can do. On Thurs- day a great many people werc unable to obtain geats, and on Friday the auditorium was full. He was not quite so fortunate io the early part of the week with Sylock, and after all one does Dot wondr, for the effect of the tragic portion of the * Merchant of Venice,” which is the only porticn of the accepted version mow presented to an audience, is intensely gloomy aud disa- greeable. Dassanio, Portia, Gratiano, Nerissa, Jessica, and Lorenzo are made mere subsidiary characters; but a reading of the play, with the “ star system " kept out of view, might reveal to the intellizent reader that Shakspeare did not mean to make thic Jew the “star part ™ in this exquisite comedy. The suggestion has sometimes been offered that it would be a fair exverinient to adopt the interpretation of the aetors of old days,—days prior to the advent of Kemble and Kean—and make Shylock a comedy part. But this would never do. We have been elucated into the notion that the man who plays the Jew is a tragedian, and it would take at least 2 hundred years to educate us out of the tradition. The late Mr. Robson, of London, made 3 great hit in his pla inz of this part in his intensely tragicomic way. It was said to be onc of the fiuest Shylocks ever witnessed. Trobably Rob- guu was led into such a freak by the refiection taar Shakspeare was not in earnest in the por- truiture,~that it was in fact a serio-comic in- spiration of his, intended as a scnsational diver- sion. Such a character, and such jncidents, as the signing of that ridiculous bond, the demand for the pound of flesh, the advent of a ma quersier '\ a solemu court of justice, the dis- comfiture of the old wolf, who is made to turn Curistiau and turn over his hard-won earnings Lo the thiel who stole his daushter aund his ducats,—all these belong purely to the domain of comedv. Shyluck is the butt of all the per- & azes in the play, from Gratian to Launcelot Gothy, Heis from first to last simply food for ther 4, and their merriment is intensifiea by the comical seriousness of the old usurer. Sach a character; snd such situations, Siakspeare would never have dreamed oi introducing in a serious tragedy. To e sure, he made Shylock a representative char- & tur,—a representative Jew of the days of Jew- tion,—and the strength and intensity c deliveation was such as to attract toward ft the bizhest histrionic talent. The whole tenor of the comedy, however. seems to noint o the couclusion that Shakspeare preneditated rtof extravaganza in lus drawing of th -ter. The trial scene borders very closely upon fareg throughout. The Iezal points, about which a great deal of profound learning has been expended by commentators, are suf- ficiently fas-fetched to warrant the whole scene ending in an explusion of merriment. Assum- ing that the malicious designs of Shylock were eceepied by the Duke and his Court, and Lassanio, as a serious attempt upon the life of that honorable merchant Antonio, why, the old reprobate would have been hanged sud quar- tered, and Lis head stuck upon some gate-post 85 2 warning to evil-doers. Evidently Sbak- gpeare enjoyed the humorous absurdity of the ation, and he painted it with elaborate care. But Shylock was in camest in_the matter, you will say; it was wo joke with him. “Of course it wasn’t. He wanted that pound of ficsh, and he bated Antonio most beartily. He was 1 deadly earnest. But so was Sotfom the Weaver, and so is Count Joaunes te-day in his buttle with the Crushed Tragedian. We do not mean to advise Mr. Beoth to in- troduce a £ong and dance, or a comic song, into bis future impersonations of Shylock. The best thing he can do is to stick to his present way of rendering it. But if we arc ever to have a re- rival of the “ Merchant of Venice,” it might be v good experiment to give Shyiock juto_the Lands of 3 vomputent serio-comic man. wugzestior will be taken for what 1t is worth. To an emivent tragedian it will not scem worth much. Of the acting of the so-called minor person- azes of this play it is not possible to speak in terms of approval. Miss Laura Don, who is a remarkably clever Fxponcot of lightcomedy character, seems wofully out of her ¢lement in Portia, and the same might be said with_some maditications in reference to her personation of Upleelia,—in fact, of any of her dramatic persona- tions in which there is'a vein of seriousness and sentimental emotion. It is a mavifest injustice to expose so talented an actress to such criti- sismi. She has apparently no relish for 1m- personations of this kindz'and people who have salent should be permtted to develop itin their thosen sphere. X Amons the most_agreeable remiuiscences of the week at McVicker's was Mr. Wheelock’s Laertes, a vizorous, well-conceived, aud - careful serformance. His Gratiano was unequal, good ouly in spurts and starts, and in the trial scene quite overstrgined. Mr. Harry Pearson com- mended himself to all true lovers of theatric irtin his admirable rendering of Polomus. It was gratifyine for_unce to see an actor who did 20t permit tis *fine old courtier of the King.” “his worldly-wise old ezotist, 1o degenerate into s buffoon. ~ The part was played with excellent liscretion. HOOLEY'S. Outside of tragedy we bave heen favored with ivery pleasmg comedy av Honley's, fn which seorge Knight has manifested certain amusing «centricities that, with some brilliant ovpor- amity, such as oceasionally befalls the aspirant ‘or the higher homors of the craft, way mddenly develop him icto a comedian of some unexampled school. Thus = far Mr. Keizht kas lent himsell to be oue of the “ust army of ** Dutch character-actors,”—a kind of genteel clowning which will surely lhave. its day, aud which is alrcady begrinning to lose its relish. _If this were all the talent he possessed he would not be worth more than a mention in the lonir catalogrue of song-and-dance mncn that can only be exploited by such as our only Fitz Simmons, the champion bill-writer of the preat Northwest. Mr. Knight, however, has_shown himself to be capable” of finer things than are dreamt of in the minstrel profession, from which he eraduated. The play of = Ottu ™ Is 2 very creditable effort to build a fitting frame- work for a mixed combination ot siuging cana- rics and Dutch comedians. and it serves one purpose. But it does not serve the purpose of developing Mr. Georme Kmght's peculiar powers. He shoula at once advert! him- sell as a man fo scarch of a play- wright. Then a year or two devoted to the examination of manuscripts mizht sober lun downmnto u very excellent comedian. Helbas good material 1 him, a keen sense of humor, sn unusual adeptness i the art of surpris audience into sudden scriousness, and from mto laughter,—in short, he is a_.comedian of “wondertul versatility, But he must have a play. This play that Fred Marsden has written for him is mercly an experiment,—a very creditable oue inits way,—only it drops so_much leatber aud prunclly into the work, and the principal has to shoulder such an immense responsibility in the shape of tedious parlor scencs, with villaius sucking the ends of their canes and waiting for their cue to_begin, and such a deal of skinie-skamble stufl, that oue feels almost sorry for a good effort made at such enormons expense. \Why doesn’t Mr. Knight wiite to Burtley Campbell for a piece to fit hun?_ Bartley would do the thwg in two hours and a half. Quly the oiher day a traredian ed Bartley Cauipbell to get up a tragedy v blank verse after the munver of Shakspeare. The plav- wright received the vote after supper, and he Lad two ucts finished and manled to tae sctor by noon pext duy. A man who ean du Lhis can write 2 comedy. Shakspeare could write come- dy as well 23 tragedy. So cae Campbell. e can do snvthivg. This is not a paid advertise- went tor Mr, Campbell. but mercly a hint to Mr. Kpight. Tt 1s the duty of the journalist to scent out talent and actin the capavity of & oiuter. ADELPHL Tue Frank Frayne party nave done well, shot well, and produced wild rosrs of applause over the achievements of that dog. Withoni thelr dogthe Frayne Combination would be populasly rezarded as somewlhat tame. The mitle shooting is ngbly excitiby to its way, avd 80 3s the i, Ing of Mrs. rrayue, but 1t 1s the dog that draws ana 1t 18 the dog that creates the bursts of ap- vlause that rend the galleries. The dog 1s the #tar actor ot the combmation. e rets three wieals 4 day, snd d 't bother Fimsell over the failare "of any s s bank Heis a self- made dJog. and came to this conotry without a dollar 1 hts pocket. Now he 1s worth at least a thousand dollare. Haverly's Minetrels are emwloving s {airmens- urcof poputarity at the New Chicago. Itisa very complete orzanization of 1ty kind.—proba- bly'one of the best now n existence.—und the taste for this fpecies of entertamwent Lias ap- ‘parently not yet died away. VAKIETiES. Varicty theatres flourish in abundance. there being-no less than three of ther wow domg a good business in the ey, Having all a1 once dropped the free-avd-easy clement, they are entitled to the consideration due 1o all places of eutertatnment which turnish amusement to those who desire it. It is impossible, however, to characterize indetail these TLs, urther that. to mention their existence. There s the Academy of Music. and the Coliseum. and the Museum. The latter mstitution, by the way, is under the control of Tounv Denier. who, as soon as the old contracts with Beu Cotton run out. will provsbly inaugurate s mew fnd ot entertainment. includmg a fresh varicty of curiosities for th ection of lis visitors. GERMAN TIEATRICALS, Mr. Wurster 1: just now making the experi- ment of giving German dramatic periormances on weck days. Several German taeatre mun- agers have tried the experiment heretofore, und failed on account of the reluctancy of German: to attend theatrical performances on other days than Sunday, and it remains to be scen whether this last effort will be more suceessful than pre- vious attempts. There is no reason why Mr. Wurster should not succeed in his praiseworthy attempt to make week-luv performances m this city as popular 2s he has made bis Sumday pes formances. This city containg ai o0 Germans, more than mo: where the theatres are doing a good business every day in_the week. Not being able to secure the New Chicago Theatre for week- day performances, he has sccured the North Side Turner Hall for this purpose. and will give periormances there for the pre. every Thursday evening. The first perforn at that pla e, s not 2s well attende. been, but this was probaviv due to the tact that the play w0 well known to the patrons of the Ger- man drai most of whom had scen it before, and that the Dbrizht particular pany—Miss Cottrelly—wits not m the cast Prospeat i brought out. th ounc. The b uced Thursday 2 were the * Fanuhe Hoerver ™ (Horuer Faunly). one of the best modesn comeli Auno. and acoues Offenbach’ pretuy little operetta. & Hanny we Jacht (Hannie Weeds and The comedy was and showed that Mr. Wurster's company ins goud materiat for such plays, thouzii it re particnlarly to produce <, opera bouile, and : tas. Mr. Kochi could nut have L lr. Horner, and a more reat: this able character actor has never iven nefore. He even excelled his rendition of the chiaracter at the New Ch scason. Mr. Helmer was equally good as ? sessor. Mr. Kost surprised cvery excellent performance of 8 stranger, the part being entirely out of li Kruezer, the new character artist, made quite a Lit m the partof the or ‘mdam . ns Ten- body by his dition of t acter el mere like aud correct thun any in this part. As remar formers. they cannot be as far ¥ They acted weil, but thev were i their parts. The mothers looked young and the daughters wuch tuo ohl company would be materia good vecentric old lady, awood juveuile ackre were added. Some of the ladr to the company mizht eas sides Miss Cottrelly. juvemle parts. Mrs. Mertens, whe made her second appearauce. appeared to much better advantage than ehe did last Sunday. She reads well, and has 4 sympathetic voice. but she does not understand how to dress becommgly, and her watk is awkward. Tue operetta was a orilliant per(ormnnfe. l}w of the much too The acting and _ singing both being finest description. It 1s hard to sa who of the four actors that appeared fn it played and sang best. Miss Johanna Clauseen, Mr. Rost, Mr. Schober. and Mr. Waldorf proved what they can doif they et parts properly suited to their capabilitic There is much anxiety manifested to secthe company in comic opera. where it will undoubt- edly achieve a success, 35 nearly every member of {he company i3 a good singer. The performance at the New Chicago Theatre will beanew comedy by R. Kueisel, a noted German auther._entitled” * Gretchen’s Polter Abend” (The Evenmg Before the Weddine). Miss Cottrelly, the brliiaut soubrette, takes the Teading part. which is mdicative of an enjoyable entertanment and a good house. LOCAL EVENTS. THE THEATRES. Edwin Booth is now in the last week of his present season. On Monday evening he will play Othello, with Mr. Wheelock as Jago; Tues- day and Wednesday, * Richard 111" Thursday « Richelicu ”; Friday, “ The Fool's Revenge™; Saturday matinee, Iamlet’; and Saturdav evening *Othello,” Mr. Booth taking the part of lagu. At Hooley's Theatre the Lingards will open in Mr. Gordon's histarical drama **Heart and Crown.” which bas won high favor 1 some of the Eastern cities. Alice Dunning Lingard will play Marie Stuart, and Horace Lingard will lay Rizzio. They are supported by a New York company. At the Museum Hernandez Foster will ap- pear in *-Robinsou Crusoe,” a play written specially for him, and a number of -operatic, soubrette, and cymnasuc - artists will assist the entertainment. The Haverly Mibstrels iwill continue at the New Chicago with a number of new acts. MISCELLA: Dion Boucteault ope: at McVicker's on the Sth. Mr. John Blaisdell has engaged Katie Putoam forastartrip. She will openat the Adelphi on the 15th. Mr., Edwin F. Thorne passed through the aity the other day on his wayto San Francisco, where be'is to piay an engagement. The Just-for-Fun Dramatic Club wezt to Ho- bart Jast week ard plaved *The Last Loat.” The people of Hovart appreziated their talent | and turned out to the. strength of the town. The treasury of the Club is now filled to over- flowing. Bartlev Campbell’s new play, * [Tow Women Love,” will be brought out at the New Chicago Theatre on Oct. 15, with a selected company. Ed Brown has captured Imogen, and will wander away with ler through the Northwest- e wilds seeking after greenbacks or silver. At Wasserman’s West Side Theatre will be given *Der Herr Stadt-Mustkus und Seine Ka- Detle " (The Musician and Iis Orchestra), a hap- py little comedy by . Kneisel, accompanied by music from Conradi, which is quite a favorite among English as well as German playgoers. It was given several tites last season, and scems to improve with repetition. The friends ot r. Edwin Adams will be glad to hear that there was a decided ‘mprove- ment in his condition yesterday. ‘That s friends are not limited to this par- ticular region may be scen from_this brief dispatch from Mr. Sothern, which Mr. Adams received last evening: ¢ Dear Ned: I never in my life met such enthusiasm as_your benefit is creating bere.” Mr. Adams is in_hopes that e muty be enabled soon 0 o to bis home in Long Branch, but his physician is afraid to let him undertake such a journey in his present con- dition. The course of lectures to be given at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church by Prof. Rich- ards, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nihts, and Saturday ratinee, promise 1o be ¢ jovable entertainments, a5, in addition to the popularity of the lecturer, brilliant experiments, on the most_extensive scale, will be_presented o illustrate the themes discussetl. On Tuesday night the subject will be the *¢ Powers of Lhe ir, when all the mysteries relating 10 mases will be practically and entertainingly illustrate Wednesday evening, the bistory of electrdit under the somewhat seusatioal title of ** Frank- Jw's Kite.” will be preseated, and illustrations on a grand scale of electrical phenomena will be made The last evening lecturc will be About the Sun,” when curious and entertai iug exneriments respecting color and light will he presented. The matinee will be for children, and be iu the uature of a scientitic entertain- meunt. The popular prices of course-tickets, tozether with the central lovation to Sout! siders of the plave where the lectures are (o be siven, and the nastional reputation of the lecturer bunself, should make these iaugural lectures of the season very successful. THE ELKY BENEVIT. ‘The Benevolent and Frotective Order of Elks 15 an organzation well kpown to all the theatri- cal professton. 1ts objects wre of a charitable uature. and it has proved itsel{ in 1nany cases o yers present belp fu time of veed. The Chica- 2o Ladwre of this Order 15 fourth in the order of succession, and there have been five organized siee n other cities. Each one i3 entitled, ae- cording to the laws governing the Assoctation, to ask the privilege ot ove complimentary bene- fit a year, and vo morc. The time has now coine for the Chicago Lodge to putin their clatm, and it bas been heartily responded to by all the theatrical anagers of this city, Whe have exch and all tendered the services of por- tious of their company for the oceasion of the first benetit. It is perhaps not gencraily known that the Elks are composed largely . of members of the theatrical protession. It is therefore to be anticipated that thiere will be an unusual contribution of varions Kinds of talent. Mr. Mooley has tendered the use of his theatre {or the purpose, and the benefit is _arranged to come off on Thu rternoon, Oct. 11,7 The programme will be duly announced. A com- mittee of arrangements is now at work upon it, and they will undoubtedly avail themselves to the utmost of the matenal at thei command. SOTITERN'S LATEST. THE CRUSHED AND UNCRUSHED TRAGEDIANS. Sothern. 1 his comical representation of «The Crushed Tragedian,” has brought. dows upon himsclf the wrath of 3 tragedian who is determined not to be crushed. George, the Count Joannes. of the New Yogk Supreme Court, Counselor, has applied to Juaze West- brook for a preliminary iujunction pending a suit brougnt by i against Dundreary to re- steamn his acting a part in the said play in which, the Count avers. Sothern personates him, and alse to prevent the plav being acted in the State of New York. The Count. in stating the case, said Mr. Sothern was maligning him and making $400 nizhtly ut his expense by representing bim man. *Wel,” added the Court, im- oIy, 1 have been au actor myselt, and I am proud of hav. 1 belonged to that bonorable profession.” Judize. Westbrook said he could not grant an injunction without a beuring on notice to the othes side. When Sothern was informed of the applica- tion by a I¥orld reporter he at first lovked upon the matter as some new sell at his expense. e was i the dressinz-room getiing ready to g0 on the stare us * The Crushed,” when the following charaeteristic dialogue was held: +1s this 3 jok €7 sl the actor, stifily. “Oh, no fndeed ! he really bas. Haven't you heard of L6 and now it oo, sir. 1 The v that when 1 go down to the I enter into a disquisiti o discuss Sanserit at length. | w1 ot te be trifled witn. Do you anticipate avy personal trouble be- tween the Count and vours “ 1 do," responded the actor,” drawing off his truulscxs. o case of 3 duel, whom would the chal- urally come from him. e wottld not think of cutt “ But be is titled. amd ach a matier.” inin s 0. far as I know, sim- ilar houor has uever beea conferred upon you by any German potentate.”™ P But that’s o: forat. It's wa any time I pl “ How would you fight the Count if e should call on you " -1 hiaven't considere v beeause 1 was too busy togo 1 tor me, and I can bave 1t d the matter fully, but I think with cannon. 1 am sure I shall insist upon these new Paris cannon that discharge 170 shots a minute. e shall sit upoti one of thy nes and [ upon the other, when they shall e discharged, and straightway there shali be no reumant of either the Count or Sothern.” “Iam sureyou are joking, sir. I iwish we were not oblized to confine ourselves strictly to facts, for [ think there is a good deal of humor in this thing.?" *+Oh, came now," returned the actor, ** don’t say that about facts. . You will make me laugh and ! shall crack the pamnt.’” Well. what shall 1 say, Mr. Sothern?* ~Say that we shall fight with cannon, with impruved Gatling guns, and that I don’t know anvthing about the matter whatever. Say that 1don’t know anything about the Count Joaines, and that I will shoot bim to death with a Gat- ling zun. Say that if ever I see him again I will zet myself un to look just like him, if he any worse than Ldo now. Say that the Ye Crushed Tracedian, once trodden on, mever sleeps. Say—ob, say what you d——n please.” ‘Ihe Count is evidently in dead earnest about the thing. When questioned as to his motives in the proceeding, e said he had never seen Sothern'till the other evening, when he went to the Park along with Gov. Honau. * Heand 1, said the Counta **look very much alike, and bis pictures are often sold for mine.” He pro- ceeded: ** When Sothern came out I said to Hollnan, ¢ Well, Hoflman, we lovk alike, and there is our third. But you_were never a tra- gedian, and 1 was and am. So it1s I be is imi- tatiug.’ I started inmy seat when I saw the character—a character that was built upon my sonal appearance, but that was exaggerated I vile ways. This Count Joaunes has anose of fiery red, and was ne with detirium tre- What is the 1evitable result! People hear of me. kuow me by my pictures, come and see this man, and exclaim,” *There, fAufis the Count Joannes.! The other afternoon only, a mau whom 1 knew notstopped me in Brosdw: putahand oz each of my shoulders. and eX. claimed, *‘The Crushed Tragedian, by —1!" Thus is my_character assailed and my reput tion stolen from me to reward a consciencel actor with $400 a night. 11cel asif I must go o the stage and horsewhip him before the pub- ic.”! “Te:i Mr. Sothern from me,” added the wronged man, “ that I shali zet my injunction, and that be shall not win the $20,000 that he thought, by meanly and unscrunvalously hefoul- ing a fellow-being’s character. ‘T'at fellow-being is swake and wil! turn upon the fcui foot that crushes him.” A correspondent of THE TRIBUNE writes from New York in reference to this comical mudale which the New York papers are discussing in a spint of solemn drollers: Ot course voumust be aware, as everybudy” hiere who knows any- thing is, that the whole thing isone of Sothern’s cleverly-voncocted selicmes for keeping his name up. -1 he sure, the Count is in dead earnest in the afair, and 1t is ail ponsense to suppose that Le bas lad unyilung to do with the con- ' i spiracy. It was all Sothern’s own doing, and very cleverly done it was. I believe he took the hint from an incident of a similar kind which occurred some cightecn or twenty _years azo in Chicago. Perhaps some of vou will remember adramatic squio gotten up by Andre Matteson and Shuman satirizing sume of the heroic miitia Colonels, particularly a harmless _but pompous old fogy of the name of Lieb. McVicker bor- rowed the veritable coat and bat of said Licb, and made the people merry at the expense of the well-known citizen with an exceedingly droll caricature and an exact counterfeit pre- sentment of bim. The Colonel sent o chal- lenge, which Mac published in the newspapers, with ‘3 replv, at the same time notifying his challenger that he would be found at a”certain hour in front of the Post-Office, armed to tne teeth. Iow it enced I don’t remember, but it furnished plenty of merriment at the time, and swelled McVicker'sreceipts. Well, Sothern beard of this ol story, and being always ““game for a ractical joke, vspecially one that will combine Plisincss with fun, be at_once vrojected s sim- ilar scheme. Il saw in the Count the very man he wanted for his purpose, and this s sbout how be made him his_victim: Sothern ison terms of goodfcllowship with 2 number of em- incot members of the Bar here. To one of them Tie broaches tue idea oue day as a capital lark. His fricnd mects Joannes and reproaches him with cowardice in permitting a comediun to ex- pose lim to_the_ridicule of the public. “IUs ihe talk of the whole profession,’ he fusinuates to George. and the members of the Bar fecl ontraged that one of their most esteemed asso- ciates should allow such a ribald insult as this to go unpunisbed. The chivairons Count at once takes ftire, cries bavoe, and lets loose the doss of war. The mewspapers take the bait, Sothern secretly chuckles, and the Crushed ‘Tragedian groes on drawing splendid houses. “This, 1 believe, is the truc “inwardness of the matter. ‘I'he Count was very indignant when a re- porter acquainted him with the rumor which was current, that he had sold himself to Dundreary for $10 for advertising purposes. “My career is my reply,” he said to the interviewer, *‘to that” [ pomnt_[poiutingl. Sold mysell to Mr. Sothern for $10¢ No sit—nor for $15. Why, 1 bave sucd the man for $50,000. Comprom— sell myself for §102 Never. * Whispered even in Supreme Court. Chainbers.” say vou! Be it so. Excuse me frow u further iuterview. This does grieve me, although 1 aw used to scofli We shall uot always be 50, however. N Wednesday, in Tammany Hall, which has been engased 10r the purpose, 1 shall appear before the world, no longer as 1 ¢Crushed Tragedian,” but as un wernsbed tragedian, | know this scheme fell through last week, but (bruit it not abroud) that was Lhe wean reason of mere dol- lars aud cems. A geutleman of unimpeachable integrity has guarantced the rent for next Wednesday. en Lhat base caitifl of the Park will uolonger wake the merrimentof the gaping crowd at my expense. Adiew.” A subsequent iuterview with Sothern elicited from that inveterate joker the following re- markable statement “No papers have yet been served upon me; but ] am fully prepared for any personal assault that this evidently insaue man may make upon we. Numerous Tevolvers have beeu placed at the various side-entrances of the stage, and I shall nut be defensel Firemen have also been stationed at_intervals with buckets. Morcover, the Hou. El Perkins, animated by motives which 1 confess mysell unable to fathom, hus _asked -permission to be upon the stage ready for auy emergency. Ileisarined to the tecth, IfTaw not oblized to resort to foree within a few days, 1 mean to have the fel- low served with a wnt of bignmy. Iam ad- vised that such is my only course, and -that it will be etfectusl.’ DRAMATIC NOTES, BEAUTIES OF BARTLEY. Bartley Campbell, it appears, can not only grush himself. but he becomes the cause of gush- fulness in others. The dramatic critie of the Detroit Free Press is lost in admiration at the Jiterary excelience of *‘How Women Love.” Listen to him* ‘T'his play is froitful in epigrummatic, terse, po- etic. and yet alwuys simple. thduzut. Indeed, its chiefest beauwy is directiess and simphaty: but around that cemral excelleuce cluster nany bloom- ful tendrils tnd fragrant flowers breathing the grite- ful wroma of sweetness, and devotion, and self-sac- nifice. This s especiatly true of the charagter of Cluire Le Moune, who cree uto one's better na- ture,and ‘*comes tostay.” She 18 a blossom of buman gentleucss, a figure of womanly trath.as gracious and lovable as the Agmes of David Cop- perfiel He says tha “in the matter of construction 1t is out of the realns of eriticism,” which is a somewhat dubious compliment. Howeser, be affurds us an opportunity of judging for our- selves 95 10 the * eplgrammatic, terse, and sim- ple thoughts,” for K liasated- o Tew samples while sitting through the pluy. Here are some specimens of Bartiey’s **bloomtul tendrils and fragrant fiowers " : ““Love never dies. The dull ray ashes that time sifts upon it may look like deatli, but beneath it ail the red coais glow uud ghiter.™ "\\"L:‘ ouly love those we cup, not those we Prue hearts are the coinage of God's merciful mint. ™" +-Bravery is only periodic. There were times shen Napoleon shivered in hig boots.™ ve 8 woman her own way and ehe not_only berself miscrable, but everybody else tis not enough that a woman should be pure; society demands that she shall also appear s0.™ heworld offers happiness to =i that are brave enough 10 demand their birthrizht. othing m the cconomy of God islost. We with pain every pleasure we know.™ cunnot lock our heats in tombs and lay our loven them. ™ in is but aiother name for rorrow." nee take a woman o your heart, it is im- possible to drive ber out. They always' come 10 Btay. " enthusiastic listener would have becn inclined to reprove Mr. Campbell for burymg such golden sentences in a mere love plav. 1€ una 15 full of such things we tremble for Such bloomful tendrils would be fatal in presence of a practical audience. They should be torn trom the unholy ations of house, and cmbowel beautiful 4 voltue, bound in calf, and labeled NEW YORK NOTES. Helena Modjeska, Countess Bozenta, will soou appear in New York under the manage- ment of Mr. 1. J. Savgent. It has been now determined that the regular season of the Gnion Square opens with © Sera- phine,” and not with ** Salvator Rosa.” The second contract between James C. Duff and McKee Rank:u has been abrogated, and he ocs traveling witli the Danites on his own re- sponsibility. “Bona; or. The Young Spanish Beggar? is the title of a ‘new play in which Miss Genevieve Rogers appeared at the New Park Theatre, Brooklyn, last week. Mr. Dion Boucicault’s new five-act drama, entitled ** Marriage.”” will begin the twenty-sixth regular season at Wallack’s Theatre on Oct. 1. Much interest is, of course, taken in the event. Mr. Paul Nicholson, manazer of the Mary Cary Company, and_bis wifc were cailed Lome suddenly tfrom Cincinnati, by the death of their youngest child. The vacancy occasioned in Miss Cary's company by the departure of Mrs. Nicholson (Adefaide. Thornton) has been tem- porarily filled by a Mies Liliie Swinney, of Cov- ington. Ky. Mr. Borace Wall has eugaged the following company for the Grand Opera-House, San Fran- cseo, under Mr. A Kennedy: Edwin Thorne, dJ. B. Grismer, T. Egverts. Jennie Murdoch, Annie Blakely, Elsie Moore, and Charles Stan- lev. It issaid that Ada Dyas was offered 3200 a week, but ehe wanted $400. The leading is, therefore, yet in abeyance, *‘That Wife of Mine" is the title of the new play produced by the Florences. A New York critic says there is very little vitality in it “* Broad farce spun into three acts for the sole purpose of leading up to utterly absurd and im- possible situations can only be suceessful when 1t possesses some emiuently superior character- istic feature. *That Wife of Mine’ bas none.” S Though no arrangements have yet been con- cluded for secufinga tenant for the Fifth Ave- nue Theatre, there is reason to believe that Mr. Stepher: Fiske may tinally become its manager. It 15 reported, however, that awoug the appli- cants for a lease are Miss Kate Rogers ana Mr. E. 8. Gilmore, besides a number of less respon- sible persuns. It is also reported that the rent has Leen fixed at £25.000, 1. e., $10,000 less than was exacted of Mr. Daly. Mr. J. C. Williamson, who seems to bave made a fortunate hit with =* Struck O1l ™ in New York, has been giving an interviewer a history of the piecce. Durng a visit to Sait Lake City a local author named S. W. Smth showed Will- iamson a play of his own writing entitled * The Deed: or, Five Years Away.” [he actorthought e suw in it the elements of success and bouglhit, it. After he had carved and hammered at it, and written in a part for Mrs. Williamson, it was first produced at Salt Lake City and - was tolerable. It needed much more work, and tinally it was proauced in San Francisco for a benefit under the npew tile of ‘Struck OWL» At firsz, Williamson _says, it was not such a very great £o,”” but the more it was done the better it went, until **swimmingly ** was the word. Then came the ides of playing the piece all round the world, and traveling by way of the West; from San Francisco to Honolulu, Mcibourne, Caleats, Cairo, and- Londow, acd back to "Frisco. It made the complete cireuit, and struck oil everywhere. The play and the Williamsons will constitute onc of the traveling features of the prescnt dramatic season. Clara Morris acted JMiss Wulton at the Brook Iyn Academy of Musiclast Monday. The eur- tain Qid not rise till half-past 8 in consequence of Miss Morris baving'fainted. Her acting in the second act, however, showed no weaknoss, but there was another long “wait ™ after it, and it was a quarter past 10 before the curtain rose for the third. In the fourth she became so hoarse that she spoke with difliculty, and was seemingly very weak. Several times she took doses of medicine from a cup while onthe staze. At the end of this act she was encored. She came into sizht at the back of the stage, clung for an instant to the side of a scene, and was compelled to drop into a chair before the cur- tain was lowcred. She was given a rest of nearly Lalf an hour before the final act, and the play was pot finished until ten minutes before midnight. Miss Morris was exhausted by her endeavor. The fovitation to the members of tlie theat- rieal profession o sce “The Crushed Trage- dian " was pretty geucrally accepted. Among the many represcntatives of the staze present were Dion Boucicault, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Flor- ence, Maurice Grau, Rohert Heller and bis weird sister, Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Williamson, John Me- Cullnnigh, the tragedian; Harry Watkins and family: Harry Palmer, Arthur Wallack. Robert Johnson, Joseph Proctar, J. B. Roberts, J. F. Shendan and wife, Mr. Tannehill, Georze Boui- face, T. Aliyn, Arthur Leclalr, Angusta Sohlke, Lillic and Louisa Lldridze, C. D. Hess (of the Hess Opera Troupe), Siguor Operti, James and Henry Poakes, John W. Carroll, Mrs. Crisp, Edward Lamb, H. Weaver and_wifc, dJ. C. Padgett, Birch, Backus, and Wambold: Bryant, Welsh FEdwards, Muses Emily and Mabel Jordan, and 'scorcs of others. At the end of the third act Mr. Sothern was four times called out, and at the clase of the performance, being calicd upon for a specch, he came forward, and, after apologizing for the loss of his vatural voice and thanking the audience for their appreciation of his *piracy,” carnestlv invited the members ol the profession to do all in their power to make the proposed performance for the benelit of Edwin Adams successful. He said Mr. Adams is very ill and is trying to reach New York. Ln the course of a fortnight he hoped arrangemients would be made to zive the performance. What the plar should be was {mmaterial: he was willing to play in anything, “Hamlet,” “Othello.” or anythiug that would draw well. Mr. Sothern Tetired amid hearty applause, and it was subse- quently made known that a meettwer of the principal arusts_of the city will take place, vrobably at the Gramercy P'ark Hotel. on Mon- dav, Oct. 1, to concert measures for a great cn- tertainment having in view the object men- tioned in bis remarks. GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. Rose Eytinge made a hit in Antony and Cleo- patra™ at the Calitornia Theatre. Miss Oahdene, a- distinguished Southern so- ciety lady, has been engaged for Mr. Boucicault’s & Brida! Tour™ compaay. Paul Molyneux, the colored tragedian, who played Othello the past winter with success, is soon to open in Boston, previous to atarting on a starring tour. George Miller and Fred Aimcs, both well- known Ch & I men, have ““struck 0il " in Cincinnati, where they are runnin: teel varicty at Wood's Theatre to biz housi Louise Pomeroy bexins at_Roch Siuce ber, apne added Kosalond, fwagen, Vida, Beatrice, Lady Mucleth, and a new emotional play tv her reper- tory. Mr. Johin Brougham has heen compelled to abruptly cease his verformances. Two attacks of vertigo overcame the encray of the. es- teemed actor and playwright, who vielded to the advice of his physician and returmed to New ork. Mr. Robert Heller and Miss Heller will begin their season in Boston Monday, Oct. 1, and will open in New York at the old Fifth Avenue The- atre, Twenty-fourth street, abeut the end of November, under the management of Mr, Stan- ley Dust. An actor, who was chiefly noted for the etyle and superfluity of his wardrobe, went to the Iate Ben De Bar to apoly for an engazement, and named as an inducement the extent of his wa robie. *Gad, my boy,” reolied the veteran man- ager, “ but there must be something to put in L On the last nizht of the * Dark Citv ” at the Fifth Avenue 2ud the last nights of Daly’s man- azement, the house was SUL Singularly enoush, this is preciscls the sum of money to which Mr. Daly opened his manageriat- career— at the ola Fifth Avenue Theatre in the fali of Mr. Harold Power, well known in London one of the most accomplished farceurs of t best style, intends giving a dramatic cotert: ment throughout the United States. [le be welcomed in his _seleeted sphere of action, where the name of his father, Tyrone Power, the great Irish comediau, is still pleasantly re- membered. «Jay Bee Bradford, the_accomplished Bos- ton critic, has written @ play which will_be brought out in San Franei The title of it is **Qur Bachelors,” and it is said to be full of fun. Robson and Crane, *the slue brotiers,” as they are now kaown, will take the Jead- ing parts. Mr. Cranc will represent = _burly, blustering, overbearing, audacious individual, while Mr. Robson will be as meek and as lack- ing of decided opinion as & Congressman when offered a bribe. the minstrel, was buried in cnwoud Cemetery last week. The funeral ces took place at the ** Little Church Round the Corner.” Kerus was a Mason and. a mem- ber of the Order of Elks. Both lodees attend- ed the funeral m fullregalia, and were so numes ous that it was with sreat ditliculty t could be found for them. were Cnarles Backus, Billy Little Mac, Leouarit Bryant, Caol White, E. T. Stetson, ~idney France. Charles Lord, Charles W, Francis. aad the majority of the mewmbers of Touy Pastor’ troupe. The Boston correspondent of the San Fran- cisco Mail grives the followig bit of ahout the recent marriage of Miss Eliza Weath ersby to Mr. N. C. Goodawin: *Mr. Goodwin has seen a great deal of life. and ialy in the *profession’ during b of )lilc in it, but he has only just turned J that the lady has thirteen ~years the better of bim. IHeisalso a blonde, and not bad-looking. The warriage is surely a love match ou b sidles, but the newly-married couple are striving to keep it a ‘dead s 7 doubtless fearing that it would hurt business. Both of them now traveling wit_kice’s Evangeline Combiua- tion, and so fearful are they that their secret will out that they invarianly stop at a different hotel from that 1 which the rest of the com- pany is domicilcd. It is considered o most un- ¢qual mateb in all save love, but both seem to bave an abundance of that.” Ravmond appears to kave made a hit in his new role of J'emoroke, the insurance fiend, in Bartley Cambell's play of “Risks.” The Cin- cinnati Gazeltz, in a uotice of the performance, says: A The humor of the character of Pembroke, as por- trayed by Mr. Raymond, 1= dificult to analyze. So intensely eerions does 12 all seem. 50 dutent 18 thrs embodiment of cheek upon the business of getting everybody. men, women, and children, to take ont 3 policy of life-nsurance. that one can at3rst only retlect upon it from a serious standpoint. The fun of the thing is not n marter of refection. The un- Tortunate sictims of the man of risks are brought face to face with death in the most matter-of-fact manner, the insnrance azent steals upon them With hrascs of the most solemn Kind. yet the spectator Prins. Pembroke descends like 3 woif upon two young people biiling and cooins 1n the mo=t ardent Zourtship, and gravely urges them, on behalf of their children. to take ous not one. but two policies of tife-insurance, —one apicce. and there is no end To the applause which he receivesat the expense of Lhe unfortunate couple, He ladles out the soup at dinner with some useful remarks to each person present on the absolute Decessity of an tnsurance policy 10 individual happinese. le ives away the Taoncy of another man. and takes alf the credit of is what the average novelist ecrtainly has not. The authoress of Puck s undoubtedly a clever lady, but she may well *pause and take a bix think” before she ventures on ground which Dickens, Thackeray, and many of our most re- nowned writers of fiction have feared to tread.” “Henry VIIL” has been magnificentl, mounted by Mr. Charles Calvert, at Manchester, aud the panorama of Old London and the Masque are said to be particularly striking. So also are the Grand Hall in Wolsey's palace,® the hail in Blackfriars, and the Council Cham- b)cr. the last beiug a representation of the Painted Chiamber at Westminster, from Capon's arawing in **Vestula Monumenta.” On the 221 of this month “Our Boys™ reached its §75th cousecutive performance at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. [t was orig- inally produced on the evening of Jan. 16. 1573, and is still presented with very nearly the orig- inal company, Mr. W. Warren. who sustains the character of Sir Geoffrey Champneys, having never missed a single performance. a feat which is certainly without precedent. in the history of the drama. The London correspondent of the New York Times says: “IL is a curious coincidence, and one which is tempting the iuventors of mots into a wild literary excitement, that the two most aml}lllausly proclainied dramas of the sutumn season should have bad metallic titles, aud that they should both be dire failures. * Brass? bas cmpticd the Haymarket. ‘Guinea Gold' vearly led to 2 more scrious demonstration than bissing on the opening night. There wis a lurze and friendly audience.” They cheersd the opening scenes, applauded the leading actors; but the sunshine was only transitors. ~ Absurd- itivs, that almost amounted to insult, toliowed incidents that were as unnatural as they were weak ; and at last the audience could endure the Strain on its patience vo louger. A storm of hisses, ashout of derision stopped the play. Mr. Jackson, the acting manager, who was also on the stage as an actor, appealed to the honse for a paticut hearing; but nothing woula keep the audience quiet. It taughed mockingly: it hissed_anerily ‘Guinea Gold? was damned, and the criticisms_appearing in the leading journals arc the hardest and cruclest I have ever read.” AUSTRALIAN CRITICISM. The Adelaide Star has a dramatic critic who stems to have somc novel views as to the daties of that fmportant office. This 15 the way he sums up the business of a week. Speaking of the Theatre Royal, he says: There are two companies now at the theatre, and the performances of the vue interfore_consider- able with the attractions of the other. The former apueal more 10 our feelings, yet it must be allowed that the members of this bumerous company do not please ws. Their manncrs are impertineut. and their actions irntating, thefr performnces move the andience, In fact. In oar case, they caused us to mave out of the theatre. We determined to zo away. Some of them. however. determined to go with s, and they were those aguiest whom we were most incensed. | home we wa ve chilled Lo the bones, and we the we hud shaken them off. We had not_calculated on their total want of moral scnse These depraved creatnres wonld not quit us, und’ we complained toa high police authonty. ' e stated that he could naL interfere, " but whether he could or not be aforded us no protectiow Midnixht was approachinz, snd _we turned nto scley's forjsome oysters. They entered the shop at the same time. and, while we went iu for a fecd of oysters, they too wentin for u feed. until we were dniven to desperation. One would have thought they had never xatisfied their hunver he- yet behind the scenes we allknow they are s terrible giuttons Without wishinz fo k onr readers we are bound to state that they did not leave us when we left the shop. and we must also state that Me. Moselev, who bappened 1o be absent, would not have udmitted them had Bebeeu able' to prevent their access. We paid, v hidn't. 1t was Dot to be expected that thev wonld, inst our will they mace us p i of pure robbery. How e a row on the premives Ieft Aswe just waid. this wax not the fast of them. * We went home. end would willingly iave wished them a kind good nizht if they had then left ns: but these depraved creatures insisted on ente: We need not say more, nor <ay a8 much, butif the theatre ix to be crowded with 3 company of this sort we unbiesi tati ert that the theatre must be condemned a3 pluce 10 be avoided. Aficr briefly commenting on the performance and the actors. our much-abused eritic cluses with this broadside: We have already alluded to the fact that the housc is **frightfully full of fens." asa Tady re- marked. During the most tender passuges mizht be seen Guictly and perhaps unconsciously scratching themselves, The theatre is dirty, and antil the Beas are reported to have been turned oul we are not goiny there MUSIC. THE MGSICAL SEASON has comimenced to develop. Mr. Eddy opened it, a week azo Saturday, with his interesting organ recital. to which reference was *made at the time, assisted by Miss Ella A. White, one of the best and most intetlizent musicians in the city, and 2 vocalist who is always welcome to ur concert stage. Since that. there bave been few scattering concerts, the forerunners of the musical rush that will soon be upon us. There bave been testimonial concerts to Mrs. Hattie Starr Pither and Miss Alice Sittiy (the latter of whom is ou the eve of departure for Europe to prosccute her musical studies), neither of which need public notice. Master Luwis Vicary, the English boy-soprano, assisted by the Misses Hiltz aud Heudrick and Mr. Eddy, sangr at a concert ou Friday evening, at Hershe: Ifall, which was well atteaded, and gave the au- dience several proofs of bis remarkable musical abilities in such numbers as Handel’s * Angeis ever bright and fair,” Eckert’s Swiss ¢ Echo Song,” the * Ernani involani,” ete. We have already spoken in detail of this young lad’s singim, and only need to add now that he made the same decided impression upon bis auditors i public that he Las hitherlo wade w private. On the same evening a coucert was jgiven ut McCormick Hall, in aidot the German Frauenve- rein, by the Hessian band, a foreign orzanization spending its summer-vacation in this coutry. ‘T band s a rather mediocere one, and the coneert derived its principal interest iu the first apoear- ance of Mme. Marie Salvotti, & German siger from New York, whose leading peculiarity is a was ' p not like to the charitable deed 10 himself without tne slightest compunction, with & gavety even which is cun- tagions. At least <o it proved with toe large audi- ence last night. They laughed ** consumedly. ' as Tncle Toby was wont Lo remark. 1t may be added. by way of conclusion. that the satire of the canca- tare 13 as keen 8s the bumor 13 broad and refresn- ing. FORBIGN NOTES. Mrs. Rousby will appear at the Park Theatre, in London on Oct. 10. R . The remains of Virginie Dejazet have been finally buried at Pere la Chaise. the grave being marked by an iron cross surmounted by gold leaves. B The King of Baviia, although an eccentric sovereign, 13 no fool. He has just inangurated 8 dramatic competition.at Munich for the best nistorical play, Lhe best high-class tragedy, and the best first-rate comedy. The pnze in each case will be $500, and the copyright is to belong to his Majesty. Almaviva, the celbrated writer of the London, Figaro, sesibly says: ** A report has got about 2nd has tound particular credence in the Amer- ican papers that Ouida 15 engaged upon an orig: inal play. 1 believe the pews is mcorrect, h\u' it 1t were not it by no means follows that the play would be a success. 10 become a playwrignt it is necessary to huve. above all things, expe- Hence uf the stage and its capabilities, and this very powerful and robust voice. She will also sing this afternoon at Turner Hall, in counection the band, we believe. Lastly comes Mr. econd orzan recital, given yesterday at Hall. His numbers were Mendels- sobn’s “Prelude and Fugue” in D, of. 37, No. 3; Merkel's exquisite “ Canon ™ in F sharp, op. 39, No. 3; Spohr’s Psalm 130, *Out of the Deep”; Handel's Fifth Concerto in T3 Bach's Chyral Prelude, “Jesus Chnistus, unser Heil- and 3 and Battiste’s Offertoire in D minor. In addition to the organ numbers, Miss Hiltz sang the “ Verdure Clid " and Hatton's ** Sky- Tark™ with remarkable excellence aud finish. ‘At the next recital Mrs. Clara D. Stacy will sing. A NEW MUSICAL ENTERFRISE. Eversince 1t became definitely known that the Apollo Club had officially determined to restrict ite studies to the development of male chorus singing there has been considerable cuii- osity evinced, particularily by the ladies who were members of the Tomlins mixed chorus last season, respecting his intentions for the coming year. It scemed to be a universal senument both among singers, as well as the amusement, public, that it would be a musical mistortune to Chicago if Mr. Tomlins' splendid abilities as conductor should be limited to the narrow field of male choral work; and, as a consequence, 2 persistent effort was put forth by those who had studied under him last scason to continue the work he then so success- fully inaugurated. Al spcculation and surmise will svon be sex at rest, for it is now understood that Mr. Tomlins hasdecided to meet the demand fpade upun bim, aud ibat he will now take the conductorship of a mixed voice musical assocation. provided his ideal of such a soacty can be attained. The require- meuts of the membership will be very severe, botn as respects attendance snd musical attair ments; but to such as can qualify, the benetits Will undoubtedly be so great as to amoly repay them for the vemnands made npon them. ‘What Mr. Tomlms’ plaus are 1t would be now remature to state in detail, but the work he [a< Siready done is evidene sullicient that they will be oninal, and it will be wo violation of configence to assert that if successfully carricd out. they can scarcely fail to mark a uew ¢ra i chorus-singing in _this country. When Theo- dore Thomas was here this smnmer thesc plans were o subject of cousiderable discussion be- tween m and Mr. Tomlins. and Mr. Shomas expressed the liveliest interest in their early inauguration, und insisted that Mr. Tomlins was the very person qualified to make theexperiment. Mr. Tumlins? dea of the Socicty requires that the member- shup be strictly lunited, and only those fully qualified be admitted. Such as desire to become members are wvited to make application direct- 1y 1o Mr. Tomlins. When a sullicient number of desirable applications are received, such per- sons will ve notified to attend a preliminary meeting, where Mr. Tomtins will present his views und plans, and a definite organization be effected. The applications will be taken up and acted upon in the order received, so that those desiring to co-operate should apply earlv. A TESTIMONIAL TO MME. RIVE-RING. As will be scen by the letter below, alargt number of our prominent citizens have united in extending the compliment of a testimonia concert to that excellent artist, Mme. Rive-King .As to the merits and character of this testimo nial we shall speak hereafter, havingz only the space to-day for the publication of the invita tion, which is as follows: Atme. Julia Rive-King: Those who afiix thei names” below, in token not only of personal e- tecm for you, 'but of appreciation of your ability a3 an artist, and as an indication of their satixfac: tion at having permanently in their midst one whe has gained 0 enviaoly hizh a position in the ore- fession of music, beg that you will accept at theis hanas a public testimonial of welcome. They ask that you will remard this request not in the nature of an ordinary cowpiiment. but a3 3 #1gn of their intention o ublicly weicome you tc the city which yon have honored in cavosing for your home. It scems to them nething more than they shonld do in recognition of this honor, which grives ta Chicaza the greatest interpreter of pianc compositions this conntry has produced. "They ask that you will consider their request and name such a time and place for & cogeert 83 may 10 you seem best. P. H. Sheridan, Frankiin Mac V. Eorsythe, C. . Lawrence, Darid Swinz, Robert Collyer, Julinn S, Rumscy, F. I Winston, Jobin DeKovs Tienry W. King, Marsball Feld; S.A., Jesie S, Hildrap, . Runnion, . A, William Bross, Alfred Cowles, Juhus Buner, L. C. Hluck. . Ledochowski, Lyon & Healy, 1. ¢ oyac, Jutliua Fuchy, Teiter, W. W. Kimbali, Edwip Kaith, Arthar Ducat, John N, Jewett, €D Hamll! E. C. Laroed, William Spraiue, 3. Roygers, F, Mahla, Dunlevy, Washineton Hesing, nowdon, A. Farwell, I mes, Georze Schneider, L. B, Sidway, H. Haarbleicher, F.E. Mor: Paal Huber. w, W. K. Nixon, E. . Hosmer, J. Youns Scammon, Monroe 11 Touis W Dr. G. Hessert J. V. Farwill, . Russell doncs, Henry Greenchaum, L. D Koone, Harry Tho: Charies P, Kell " C. F. Dietzech, Georse I1. Taylor, A Bium, N. K. Fairbank, Presie W. C. Grannir, Jent' of the Chicazo Farwerl, 5 Guat, - 8. Tuthill, . S. Hamilton, President. J. B, kaymond, of the Apolio Club, G. Bohner, 411, McVicker, President E/G. Avag, f the OwkClab, A W Dohn. G. P. Upton, Leonard Swett. William D. Eaton, Cmery A. Storrs, L. G 1d, ¥. W. Pulmer, George L. Armstrong. THE HAYDN SOCIETY. The Haydn Musical Society will give three concerts this scason on the following dates: Nov. 15, Jan. 31, and April 4. For the first con- cert the programme will fuctade Haydu's Second Symphouy, Weber's Capricein B flat, au over- ture compiled from themes from Rossi “Stavat Mater” by Mercadante; Kol “Sonuenblicts” (violin solu), the uverture to the *Bohemian Gizl,” and the march tempo from Rafl's * Lenore.” Miss Jennie Dutton, a pupil of Mme. Rudersdor(l and a sister o Alive Datton, the pianist, willbe the vocalist. The Society has also in rebearsal for the secoud and third concerts Mozart’s C major (* Jupiter ') symphot tn’s “Lobzesang,” other movements from Raff, and soine new musice. the * Lobzesang ™ will be given b chorus composed of singers selected from the churgh chuirs. The sub: i st is said to be quite larire: so that from’ that very important point of view, the finaucial, the season promises to be very successtul. CHCURCH CONCERT. A concert and readings will be given at the Wabash-Avenue M. E. Church Thursday even-’ ing next, at which a very attractive programme will be performed. LOCAL MISCELLANT. Mr. Alfred H. Pease has been giving planore- citals in Buffalo with great sucess. The Beethoven So«icty is alrcady ut work upon Verdi's “Requiem Mass,” which will be given at the first concert in November. The Kellozg-Cary Combination, now in San Francisco, will give two concerts in this elty at the Tabernacle about the middle of November. Mr. 8. G. Pratt bas made New York his homes Itisnot improbabl: thut be may appear vpon the coucert stage this scasou. His many friends here will wish bim success. The string quartctte for the Beethoven re- union this season will inciude Mr. Lewis, Grst violin: Mr. Fehl, second violn; 3lr. Eichbein, cello and Mr. Locsch, viola. Mr. F. T. Baird. the well-known pfanist and music teacher, has taken rooms at 435 West Madison street, where he may be consulted up-~ ou matters pertaining to the profession. Mr. W. B. Staoley, who formerly sang at Trinity Church, in_this city, is with the Emma Abbott troupe this season. The troupe also includes Arbuckle, the cornet soloist, and Fer- ranti, the bullo. Mr. E. G. Newell has resigned his position ns Scerctary of the Apollo Club, owing to the pressurc of business engagements. The place is now filled by Mr. Cox, former Treasurer, and one of tue oldest members of the Club. Mr. Diuby V. Bell, who has been studying fn ples during the past two years, is Lo make his operatic debut at Malta in” November. Mr. Bell 'is a sou of Mr. D. V. Bell, tormerly well known bere in the commercial college bustoess. Charles and Eugene Tiesset, the pianist ind tesor, Who unce uccupied 8 Very pruminent on in _our local musical world, are now ine with remarkabie suceess at Neweastle upou-Tyne, England. The former has recently written for tne Urown Princess of Italy a very briltiant Fantasie de Coucert on themes [rom “Maritana.” Mrs. Jeony Twichell Kemptos, the eminent contralto trom Buston, who has made a very J cided suceess i Enelish opera, and whose repu- tation as ab artist and teacher known ali over the country, is 10w ready to receive pupils at her resids 2 Michiran avenue, and Lo give fustruction in the tormation of the voice, aud in English and Italian vpera and wratorio music. Mr, Louis Falk gave two ofzan concerts fd South Bend on Tuésday and Wednesday of last weck., the occasion hewg the dedication of the new orean, built by Joimson & Co., of West- field, Mass., recently placed In the First Pres- byterian Church. Mrs. Falk sang two numburs at each concert. Mr. Ful E at a con- certin Quk Park on Thursday, given by the Slayton Concert Troupe. The programme lor the Turner Hall concert this afternovn includes Meyerheers * Corona- tion March”: Suboe’s * it Cavalry Uver- ture, fantasie **To the Memory of Carl Maria von Weber™: * Horns Pocus Potpunrei s Men- zel's ** Iimmortelle Wreath”; Strauss’ * Wicner Stimmen Waltz"; a Solo for trombone, txe- cuted by Mr. Braun; overture to Raymond the “Amaryilis™; and Bilse's Merry Wives Quadrille.” The * Musical Evenings,” which took place last scason every alternate week at Hershey- Hall, will be resumed on Monday, Oct. 8, oceur- ring every other Monday evening the The programmes offered will be of the choi descnption, 2nd will prove botu interestinz and entertaming. In connection with the llershey School. classes 1n elocution have been establis ed, conducted by Prof. Walter ¢, Ly T! are beld every Saturday at $:3) a."m. at fler- shes-Hall, aud_ Monday at § p. m. at 373 West Washington street. Stgnor Carrozzi has banded us the following notice for publication: We understand that Signor Carrozzi, whose resi- derice smong us auring the last two years bas bezn atly xpprectated by the higher class of niua- ical students, has received most flattering proyoie als from the South, and ba« decided to accept the same. retarning (o us at the clo=c of the acason. Althoush rejoicing for the Macsiro's owa rake thzé his Italian nature will be epared the suflcanz’of another Chicaro winter, e cannot bat sympa- thize with the deprivation which us pumerous ad- mirers and pupils will have to cudure i the tem- porary absence of their zenial fnend and teacher. The First Baptist Church Choir announce o concert in the courch Tuesday eveniog, Oct. 9, assisted by Miss Mary A. Wishard, pianist; Mis3 Lizzie Forseman, contraito: and Mr. F. P. Bow- en, basso. This organization composed of twenty-four voices. with soio quartetie, and the resulty of frequent and thorough reiicarsals promise an entertaioment of real merit. The programme will include four-part sangs of Men- aelssohn. Benedict, Barnby, Garrett, :_m:l ol mick. Miss Wishard will " play Chopip’s Fan- ic, op. 49, and Polonaisc. op. 5 e con- e be Gmder the direction of Mr. C. A, Haveos. One of the most interesting charitable events of this week will be the operetta to be ziven at McVicker's Theatre, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, for the henetit of the Habnemann Homeopathic Hosoital. Over a hundred little children and misses dressed as fairies and birds, tozether with Red-Ii Hoodand the wolf, will appear on tie stage. tairy daoce, in which all the children take part, will be u vers interesting feature of the uperetta. The costuines ol_thu