Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1877, Page 9

1 AT, S < ———n THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE AMUSEMENTS. A Dissolving View of Star “ombinations. The Commercial Value of Stock and Star Actors. ugidonie” at MeVicker’s-- English Opera at Hooley’s. A Nice Little Seandal All the Way from Paris. The Abbott Concert Troupess The Gregorian War Con- tinues. Musical Announcements and Gos~ sip at Home and Abroad. LOWERING PRICES. BT SCBIECT OF THE DECLINE OF THE DRAMA paving been pretty thorouglhly exbausted by ¢he 1ndefstizavle interviewer, iL will now e in onder for him to procecd to the matter of low- esing prices aud the salaries paid to actors. It is oue that is alrcady receiving considerable at- tention trom the and a very lerge class of people are interested in the discussion. There is £2id 10 be 2 movement on foot among the New York managers to cut down the sal- aries of the actors, and at the same time to Jower the prices of admission to the theatres. The desire for some such step arfses from the usurecedentedly duil season, the heavy demands of the lesding actors, and the cnormous ex- pease attending the production of good plays. Vers fes mauagers are able to ciear expensesin these days of Goancisl depression, aud they imagine that & coneerted movement to reduce priees @il round would be the meaus of reswakening toe public from the apparent spatky esisting {n reference to theatrical euter- wioments. The experimeat might be worth trying, 1o ascertzin whether it would have the effect of increasing the class of theatre goers. isto tie question of setors salaries, that isone that must be sertled between the managers and eir employes. Juwill be found to rezulate elf by tie law of supply and demand. The valae of an actor is just what he will draw, and it i for the menager to ascertain that. The star sestem has to & great extent cbliterated the old way of remuncrating talent. As sooa as an actor becomes popalar, whetlier on account of artistic merit, or, as is quite too gencrally the case, by reason of mere physical attractiveness, or through come fortunate hit made ina new piese, he becomes a star. He is regarded 1s the source of attraction, and com- amends increased pay. Pat Rooney is io- ‘erior, as regurds skilled erit, to the g0st- commonplace walking gentleman, vet for a time Pat Rooney is worth $250 a week, while your walking gentleman gets $30. This looks at first sirt like an injustice, but in lity there is no injustice aboutit. So long a5 peonle will pay to see_Pat Rooney, and will rot pay to see Booth or Barrett, just so lonz is Pat worth a hirher price than Booth or Barrett. Jtis not a question of merit, it is simply an illustration of the old trade axiom that a thing is worth what it will bring. ; This enequal distribution of wages is an in- evitable result of toc starring system. which fram'an esthetic point of view i 10 be deplored, buswinch, srom 'a-commercial point of view, must pe-accepted as a necessity. It will regut lateitsclf in Gue time. Already we beyin to see 2 reaction taking vlace, The market is glutted with *stars** of all degrees and kinds. Mapy dogs there be ‘Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, - And eary of low degrec. When the public becomefully awake tothefact that trashy combinatious are not worth paying ‘money to see, the stock companfes will be re- pleniched, and competition will soon do its work, without the nheed of auy movemuut among the managers. . Just uow there is = perfeet hewira of impov- erished , “star combinations passing through 1his section on their way to New York. The Northwest aud South bave been fairly flooded with them for some time. There are about thirty of themn at present ou the tramp, all dozping each other’s fooisteps, deadhesaing on raiiroads and dead-beatine hotels. These peo- le come back erving aloud, *There’s no money in the country.” as if it could be expected at anv time that in the small towns of the West, or South, or East there could be found support for au endless succession of hastily organized $dramatic companies, each with some hastily prepared adaptation. There seems to be as Jittle business tact smong the mujority of these combinations as there is merit in their perform- ances. They all take the same route, following cach other tbrough the country Jike 2 Sock of shicep, one jumping over the. feace because the oteer did. At Bloomington, which contains two theatres, there are no fewer than fifty-nine dramatic combinations booked to make their appearance in succession. It is no wonder that the woods are full of distressed actors. There is not money enough togo around. Only avery few of the better companies, which visit the lurge cities, are clearivg expenses. The others are simply cutting other’s throats. All this will speedily work its own cure. - The wenderers will be scattered to the four winds, and tne members of the same, good, bad, apd ipdifferent, will be absorbed into the stock companies. The wapagers will obtain their gervices on moderate terms, the “‘inflated leading men ™ will have to succumbto the force of circamstances and come down in their price. And then it will be time to consider the. ques- tion of Jowering the admission-pri LOCAL EVENTS. THE PAST WEER bas been a reasounably prosperous one -at the theatres. The Williamsons at Hooles’s drew much larger houses than on their first week, and the business kept steadily on the increase. At tlie Adelphi Oliver Doud Byron played s fair ecgagement, motwithstanding the fact that lis vlay Las become rather stale, and could handiy be expected to offer much attraction, coming in the wake of “The Dauites.”? “TheBells” has had arun of a weck at Me- Vicker's, and it has gived unqualified satisfac- wiou by reason of the rare beauty of its scenic effects, as well as the care bestowed in the act- fog. The picce itself is of that weird, wild order first mtroduced by “The Yorkshire Tragedy,” aad tien by Jobn Lillio's *Fatal Curiosity,’ having aliost the same plot, with the added horror of the murder«d mau being the long- lost son of the man who murdered bim. ‘Fhat was te origin of melodrama in Enzland, the plays nained betag the first in which music was esed second to the voicing of the actors. The first play in Eneland - fn_which pal- pavle apparations were [otroduced _into dumestic drama . arose from Monk Lewis’ imitation of the German school. in “Raymond and Aemes: or, Tle Bleeding Nun,” in whfch the apparition of the nun was seen krough » thin yauze curtain. These effects Lave been wonderfully improved by modern in- Ventions in optics snd_the phantasmagorical psbilities of the magic lantern. This latest ]xhinmm ‘play has never proved a genuine popu- ar success, except when rving, with Bateman 2L nis back, made it the rage jo Enzland for a time. In New York, even with J. W. Wallack in the leading role, it was a comparative fail- ure. It was made attractive here mainly by dint of 1ts superbiy done scenic accessories. BELSHAZZAIVS FEAS The beautiful series of tablesux produced at she New Chicago last week merit o briefl refer- €nce by way of compliment to the skill and per- severance of 1ke Jadics who got them up, and the principal share of kopor certainly belongs to Mrs. Dzgery, to whose indefatigable iodustry was duc the best part of the suceess. The cos- tomes were particularly admired, and reflected itk credit on the taste of the lady who pre- pared theu—Mrs. Ocbm. Thbe thanks of the ‘adics are due to the Grace Ghured choir tor their able assistance, and in fact toall concerned in the entertainment, waich has realized o falr suw for the Hospital. PERSONAL. Qida good bausivess inMil- “Tke Danites * . SUNDAY. {DECEMBER 9, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES . waukee. Mr. Mckce Rankin and family will re- malu over Suuday in Chicazo, : M. ‘James W. Collier, who was with the “Baby " combluation, paid a flyinz visit to his {_;r:c;:_as Ii;xicmungx cmt hgi&‘y(mon llxns way to the : S needless to add that the '3 bination has disbanded. e e THIS WEEK. l M'VICEER’S THEATRE. . The new plav of “ Sidonles: or, The Married Flire,” which s to be produced at thi theatre to-morrow evening, is founded upon Daudet’s French novel of “Fromont Jeune ct Risler Aine.” A translation has been published in this country under the title of *Sidonfe,” and has attained a wide circulation, but the authors of the play have constructedit 1rom the original French “version. So many lave found nnh absorbine interest in the novel, either in the Fremeh or the English, that there is & great curios 5 1o seewhat sort of a_play could be constructed from it. = Some indeed have expressed the opin- 1ou thatitis impossible to ereate a play out of the material, not on secount of a lack of dramatic interest, but because of an embarras de richesse, and the difliculty of crowding too much charac- ter, incident, aud emotion ino the - briel space of a dramatic rcoresentation. The playto be produced by McVicker must solvethis problem. The authors are understood to bave availed themselves of the characters and the main thread of the novel, and thercon to have built up thefr dramatic strueture. The characters are certaiuly striking types,as all who have read the movel will admit, and, though lo- cated in France, find ~ their’ countérparts in all civilized _ countries of the present day. Therc is Sfdonie, who will be ree- ognizea by thousands in socicey as the typieal wiurried firt, constantly hanging on the danger- ous cdere, and yet, avoiding the Lopeless plunge iuto crime; bétrayed by selfishness, ambition, and vanity into trifliog with man’s love and Lusband’s fionor, and restrained by cold-blooded sclf-control from actual criminafity. The Sidonic of the play is a someswhat different char- acter from that of the novel, but a type of the coquette that is common in rea) life, though new to the stage. This character inds a con- trast in the sweet and gentle Desiree. who, lowly iu coudition, sutlering from physical ailment, and unfortunate in love, remains pure and charitable. The true wife finds a mode! in -Clzic, who 15 faithful to ler bu band in ' his reverscs, and wins bim back from the _jascioations of the ‘*married flirt * by ber love, constaucy, and de- votion. William Jsier, the husband of the flirt, isa frank, generous, open-hearted mau, who Ligs rade hisown way i the world and finds the greatest pleasure of hislife m contrib- uting to the bappiness of those he loves. His careeris 0s joyous as that of 3 great Doy till heis overwnehned with the shock of his wife's treachery, which has ruived his partner, bank- rupted bis business, and destroyed his_confl- dence: then be rises like a lion that had been betrayed into a snare by kindness, turns upon his deceivers, aud shows the world huw_noble and just a trite wau can be under adversity and dishouor. Delabelle, the crushed tragedian, is o picture of character uot uncommon inside and outeide the dramatic profession. Such charac- ters can hardly fail to interest if the authors have doue their work well, and the actors inter- pret their work intellicently. The “pieee will employ the full strength of the company. THE ADELTHI Madame Rente's Female Minstrels will con- stitute the principal stiraction at this theatre for the weck. Among the members of the troupe are James Collins, Rosa Lee, Viola Clifton,"* Sallie Adams, Hattic Forrest, Fauny Floreace, Lulu Mortimore, Louise Montague, Juliet Pascal, and Tierney and Cronin, In addition to these, the management have en- gazed the Mabel Santiey Loudon burlesque troupe, winch will appear onthe sume eveuings. THE GERMAN DRAMA. At the New Chicazo, Mr. Wurster’s German Dramatic Company will appear this eveping in Scribe’s great historical comedy, eutitled “ Ein Glass Wasser”? (A Glassof Water). Miss Emma Wicse, Miss Mary Wolff, and Miss Eurenie Lindeman have been especially enraged totake the leadine charactérs, and, us these ludies are all brilliant_ actresses, an unusually fue per- formance may be expected. ADBY SAGE RICHARDSON'S LECTURES. The lectures of last Tuesday and Friday, telling of Pope, Swiit, Steele, Addison, Prior, Gay, Richardson, Smoilctt, Ficlding, Goldsmith, Godwin, and others, proved popular and en- tertaining to the select audiences assembled in the Jecturc-room of Methoaist Church Block This week, on_Tuesday and Friday, the las two lectures of the course will be given, tellin: of Bacon and bis contemporaries, and Words~ worth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and others, This afternoon, at 3:30, in the West End Opera- Fouse, Mrs. Richardson will give her lecture oo *Rallads, nnd Bailad-Writers,” _giving choice extracts. Thursday, Dec. 13, 'and Mou- day, Dee. 17, resoectively, she” will give ner Jectares on the * Ballads aud Souz-Writers,” and *The Lake Scliool of Poets,” in Union Hall, Evanston. GENFTRAL STAGE NEWS. ACTURS' SALARIES. The New York Sun prints the following list of eataries paid to some of the principal actors in the mewropolis, which it claims is copled di- Tect from the managers’ books: John Glibert. m:fiuxm:n XKatherine itogers.. 0 Mciee Lankin (Wiea 111 MOk s tara Morris (whien at Dalys)., - imue. Pontsl. 75 Coehlan W iolrmng Ei " a0 James O Nei 125 Maud 1 w ¥anoy Ho: 130 Dora Golduhwait &) Charica Thora. 00 ifnaa_Dict 1 Charles Fisher. 125 Bifou Hero D% J. M. steddare. 125! 3 The weckly salary list at Wallzek's Theatre is abont §2,600. The Cnion Squars list ix about the rame, bat this includes orchesira, supernumera- Tes, scenic zrusts, ctc, Mr. Morton, the scofe— ainter stthe Union Square, gets S55 weckly. Li Tioverts when at Dals's ot 100, The a: bill at these theatres ruus from $5010 $120 2 week. At Booth's it goes up 10 $175. ~ Tue theatrical ad- Yertieng and printing of a first-class Bouse is neves Jess than S550, und_often- execeds 400 a week. The rent, icense, and Incidentsl expenses of box- offce, nscre, etc.. cv far increasethe sum total, that Xr, Wallack avers he cannot_raisc bts cartain forless than S600. Al1 this is cxclusive ot rogal- Tica paid on plays. Mr. Paimer, of the Umion Square. says it has cost his theatre’ §12,000 2 year for plays. NEW YORK NOTES. Ar. Eben Plympton has left the Fifth Avenue, and reappears at Wallack’s this week in Mack- aye’s new play. Mr. W. R. Floyd, formerlyof the Globe Theatre, returns to Wallack’s Theatre, New York, as stage manager. Helene Modjeska (Countess Bozenta) opens not at the Union Sauare, but at the Fifth Ave- nue, on Dee. 2. Her first role will be ddrieane Lecyuvreur. Elizs Weathcrsby has Dbeen Iying quite fil in New York during the past weels. ler trouble is, however, of a temporary descriotion, being a very severe cold. She gocs to Boston Dec. 24, 1o appear in Cheever Goodwin’s new buriesoue at the Globe. There has been trouble with Rose Eytinge. She was cugaged at 1he New Broadway, under the Strakosch contract, but itscemssnezttempt- ed to ignore it, and rctused even 1o see Stra- kosch’s agent, Mr. Alfred Joel. As a portion of the money sie_receives is_really his, there is bound to be some trouble about it.—Ezchange. Among tire latest debutantes fn New York is fiss Regina Dace, who appeared lust Mdnday at Grand Opers Houscas Juiia in “Tae Hunch- Dack.” She is s2id to benot wanting in intensity or in power, but wofnlly deficient in tenderness 2nd passion; per small face aud features express vivacity and vehemence, and her rea is wholly devoid of variety. Maric Wilkins is better. Sbe Wnsjnjflrt‘.lx, it is said, by repeatediy hauiing Kate Claxton up- stnirs in the last act” of *The Two Uiphavs.” Mizs Cloxton was too re: in her %avs to five any assistance, and La Frociurd’s health £nd strength ave way. _An excange sugwests that if Marie kad dropped her irom the top of the stairway once or twice it migit bave bad a good eifect on Katherine. A The production af * Risks,” by Reymond at the Park next month will introdice to the staze Miss Rosa Barnes, a daughier of Rose Eyting by her first busband, Barnes, of Aibuny The young lady is just 17 Fears old, very pretts charmivg in manuers, skilled in music, and very talonted in other respects. She hias taught wmusic to n few pupils, She had for a long time a sipgular aversion to the stage, which her mother, desiring ber to adopt the profession, was unable to cradicate. A cbauge has lately come over ker mind, and_the enzazement with 3fr. Abbey to play with Raymond has becn the first result. . AMI3CELLANZOUS. tory, the scalptor, has just completed a trasody entitled * Stephania.” : John ‘McCallough is plasing through the 3ticdle States under the management of Mau- rice Gran. 3Miss Fanny Davenport will ehortly appear in Laviother Shaksperean character—that of Leena, in ** Al's WeM that Ends Well,” aud also Isa- balle, in Southerne’s ** The Futal Marriage.’? Paulina Markbam, with her new company, will take the road in two weeks. Theyare said to be well kecled. Wnr‘rcn’§ new picture of Robson and Crane, s “The Two Orphans,” is cven more touchizs than.the * Cherubs.” Mr, Tracy, of Buffalo, reluctantly. cousents 2o let bis wife, Azucs Ethel, return to the stage. They are now in Paris. Miss Maud Harrison has been favorably re- ceived in California, Her Annain * Les Daui- clieffs *? is greatly admired by the press. Charlotte Thompson will plav this week at, the Brooklyn Park Theatse ina new piece, e~ titled Newesis: or, Shadow and Suulight.” Miss. Emma_Young, a daughter of the late vrophet, hus adopted the stace a5 a profession, and is in San Franciseo looking for an engage~ ment. Mr. John T. Raymond will visit London next April, and will appear at the Gaiety Theatre as . Scllers. It js-mot doubted that bis fresh, and characteristic style will meet with iou in the English Capital. Charles Fechter has mortally offended the peonle of Rochester, and they don’t want ever to see him again. According to the Erpress, Mr. Fechter was so inebriated as to be unable to play, and the money was refunded to all who paid. The manager,refunded about $40 to peo- Dle who didu’t pay, which called down the scorn and contempt of the community. Boucieault’s *Marriage” was 4 falure, and now his_ Combination Company fullows suit. Dion has fclezraphed to_his manace: to_ dis- band it on the 15th. TheNew York Zribune says it is beliered this is the begiouing of the Dreaking o of the combiuation systewm, which hos been so ruinous Lo theatrical managers througkons the country, and which has materi- affected theatrical suecesse “The new musical and spectacular piece by Cheever Goodwin, Jo Bradford, and John Bri- ham, is now in the_hands of the manager. It is au extravaganza founded on » elassical myth, and affords ample _opportunities_for fine scenic embellishments. - Some novel effects are intro- duced, and one new feature, it is unticipated, will cast the *Heder Dance? and “ Mule Fiing ** fnto the shade. The musfe ing,and many of the airs promis “catehing 2ud popular as anyihing in *Evan- gelive.” Amoug the speeial engazements for tbe production of the picce are Mr. Nut Good- win, Miss Weathersby, and Miss Larkelle, the popular voealist and comedienne. 1tis rumered, also, that Miss Auonie Pixley, from the Califor- nia theatres, bas beer engraged. The Norristown fferald akes this metbod of puflinga favorite: * The beautiful and accom- plished Miss Lurline De Mudgins, the protean artist_and voeal wizardess, was the victim of o htful runaway the other dav. The carriage was overturved und the gifted actress sustained 2 broken back in two places, ber neck was patn- fuliv dislocated, and her pet dox Tramps was fataily killed all over. Miss De Mudgivs has entircly recovered from the severe injuvies, but the loss of her Tramps has given her nervous system a severe shock., This favorite actress expeets to appear at the World Theatre next weels in a new play written expressly for ber. N.B.~theaccident part of the foreoiugis a pure ~—or poor—fabrication; but Miss De Mudgins is worthy of as much free newspaper advertising 45 anv other actress, and we Hopeour newspaper friends will give her the beoelit of this para- graph.” . FOREIGN NOTES. Mr. Ereser Junes, a very excellent English act- or, and a great Manchester favorite, is dead. That terrible Lord Chamberlain has refused permission to perform **Baby " {n Londoa, He is down on nuditics. Sothern {s engaged by John S. Clarke for the winter and summer season of 1878 and 1879 at te Haymarket Theatre., Mr. Chartes Wyndham has opened a new series of woderu comeaies at the Crystal Pal- ace, London, e will be in New York next season. A brotber of Edwin Boath is to take charze of the busiuess at Haymarket ‘Tneatre, London, during Mr. J. S. Clarke's visic to this country. Miss Neilson will 7o on a tour of the Conti- nent under the manazement of Stralcosch, She willeive fifty performances, and the repertoire wiil include Jtoalind, Tmogeue, and Juriet. She plays in Berlin, Vienna, §t. Petersburg, and ends up in Paris during the Bshibition. Heary Irving says he “never reads mewspa- pers, a3, on the one band, they might make him vain, and on_the other miserable; €0 that he wrets'out of the dilemma by ot readinz themn at all. At the same time, some kind 0ld friend was sure to tell bim what was in them."” # A PARIS SCANDAL. Soecial Correspondence of The Tribune. Pants, Nov. 21.—There is a pretty little seandal in dramatic aud soclal circles about Mile. Lea d”Asco, the charming actress who is playing Lena in *“La Tsizaue” at the Ren: sance. On the vight of her debut she received 2 splendid bouquet after the curtain had tallen on the first act, with the card. of the Baron A. de Courcelle. Next duy there ‘was another floral bombardment, with a note from the Baron begzing permission to present his respects in person. 1 was accorded, and it was not long before his visits became more frequent and his relations with Mademoiselle more intimate, till at Jast he was duly installed as her *pro- tector.” e zave her his address, and confided further the fact that he held a_confidential po- .sition inthe Government. Theactress’ lodzings werc at some distance irom the theatre. One morning a neat little coupe was placed at her disposal, having beeu jobbed by the month, Did she Jike pictures! Euormousty. Next day two chefs d’auvre from oue of the first dealers in Paris were on her walls. Diamonds to the value of 40,030 fraucs were given to hers they epent several days in lookinz up o dwelling that would suit; finally one was fonnd, and the carpets and furnitave therefor duly ordered. Al this on credit,~indced, the flowers iavished upon the _debutaute had beeu ordered in like manner, the bill incurred _being 4,009 rancs, ‘The Baron was to have met her onc evening to pay taree years' rent in advance, and to put her in possession of 100,600 francs, ker *“allowanee 7" for the same period; but, to the surprise_and isqust_of the landlord and the ladvy, M. de Courcelle did not vut in anappearance. Nor did le on the morrow;. nor yet on the next day. Patience is among the virtues which Mile. d” Asco does not possess, hence she got mad_and went to the Baron’s office to raise trouble witlh the family. She was ushered luto the troitor's presence, Wwhen, lo! o surprise: M. de Courcelle was a blonde; her Haron was o pronounced branctte. Explanations ensued, and the eud of it all was the discovery that the actress, the landlord, the nouse-furiisber, the jeweler, the flower-dealer,—all had been tricked by a swindler, upon whose traces arc the police. He is believed to be an art-student. a pupil of Meissonicr. The actress fecls » little sore, I doubt not, at baving been tricked on credit: but, on the otber hand, it is a good advertisement for her, aud I have no doubt she will'soon con- sole hezzelf and find a true Baron. PaEscorr. MUSIC. THE MUSICAL EVENTS OF THE WEER which has just closed are summed up In two concerts by our home societics, the Beethioven aud the Apollo, the former wiving- us a repoti- tion of the “Manzoni Reqajer,” sud tle latter a miscellancous concert, assisted by Teresa Car- reno, tae pianist, who is no stranger 1o the Chicago stage, 2nd Miss ta Wels, of Boston. who 1ade ber first appearance here. Of the Becthoven Socicty’s concert we need say no more than that its ‘second performance of i“ihe Requicm ™ was incvery way creditable, both to chorus and orchestra, and to express a regret that the audiences could not have been reversed so that the comparatively small audi- ence atthe second performance might have heard the first, 2nd the very Jarze andience at the first Theard the sccond. The second wes in every re- epeet so far superior to the first that it deserved to be beard by a crowded house. The Apollo Club does not seem to mavifest aoy signs of falling off in popularity or in the excellence of its work. In the former respect it was fully up 10 the remarkable successes of last year, and in the latter it manifests superiority, baving taken a leng step lorward by strengthening and developiug the tenors, thus showing the - cor- rectness of Mr. Tomling’ general scheme of work, which has heen devoted rather to nbso- Jute musical teaching with rezard to reading and general voice-culture, rather than to mere concertizing. Considcring the one great ob- stacle that must always standin the way of nicennerchor singing, vamely, the limited rep- ertoire from wkich the club cen araw, ft is cer- tainly remarkable, not only the resulis which are accomplished but the manner in which this onranization still keeps its hold upon popular favor. The two soloists, Miss Welsh and Alme. Carreno-Sauret, wot oely made a very agrecable impression jbut a very de- cided saccess While we showid have : . | itselt effective without dimi preferred to hear Mies Welsh ina smalier hall, still her voice was of sutliclent power to make ing at all its very agreeable quality. Mme. Carreno-Sauret, notwithstandine her rathier uuigue veadinge of the Second Rhapsody, made o success of en- thusiasm. Ap andience -acquainted with the scores might have been tempted to question her interpretation, especlally of the Rhapsodie, but this condition of course being wanting,the audience acecpted ber clean execution and somewhat spiteful style as uvquestionable drafts upon its grood will applavse, and hovored them with very decided satistaction. The present week Is still inore exacting in its musical demands, for in addition ro the two Abbott conterts, elseshcre mentioued, TIIE JIESS ENGLISI OPEIA TROUPE will appear every evening at Hooley’s Theatre, and will remain withus through a scason of two wecks, being the twenty-fourth season of En- elish operain Chieazo. The troupe has been somewhat changed since last winter. In place of Miss Kellogg it is now headed by Miss Emne- lic Melville, reputed to bean excetlent mezzo- soprano and amost charming little actress. The troupe also includes two other sopranos, Mile. Benziger and-Miss Louisa Searles; that prime favorite, Mrs. Sezuin, for the contralto roles; two tenors, Mr. William_Castle ung Mr. C. H. Turner; one baritone, Mr. J. J. Benitz; two bassos, Mr. Heury Peakes and Mr, C, H, Mor- ton; and Mr. Seguin, for the buifo roles. The, | conduetor is Sienur' Operti, 60 long connected with Booth’s Theatre and the Boston orches- tras, an admirable musiciun, leader, and com- poser. The repertoire can scarcely be lled English, as it is_composed mainly of the lizht and sparkling operaso theFrenchcomique 0ol, adunted for the Enalish stage by Mr. Coouey. The geason Wil open with the “Chimes of Normandr,” a comic opera by Robert Planquette, which has already become a favorite opera elsephere. n addition to the standard operas, such as “The Bobemfan Girl,” “Fra Diavolo,” cte,, cte- Ambroise _Thomas’ idsummer Night's Dream® and Malllart's Villars' Drazoons " will be given auring the season. The ** Chimes of Normandy” wifl be cast as follows: Mignonette. Germaine 2Miss 3.elvillo Ars. Seguin Mies Searles Mr, Castle Mr. Torner Mr. Morton Mr. Seguin .M. Benitz THE EMMA ABLOTT CONCERTS. The Emma Abbott tronpe will contest with the English Opera troupe for the popular favor this wesk, ia Lwo concerts to be given at the New Chicavo Thestre on Monday and Tuesday evenings, The troupe bas been reorganized sinee if it bere last winter. Miss Abhott and Ferranti remeln, but Mr. Robyn takes the place of Mr. Case at the piano, and in place of Brignoli we have Mr. Stanley, who will be re- membered as et one e prominent in our cwn musical circles, having sung for a long time in the Trinity opal) Church choir, subse- quently identifying.hiwself with En, To these have been added Mr. C. N. Allen, who oceupied achairas violinist with the Mendelssohn Quintette Club lust season, and Mr. Arbuckle, the cornetist, whose pame would be a tower of strength inany troupe. ‘These artisis consti- tute thie troupe proper. Either through some delusion in the mind of the management that it was not giving the public its tmoney’s worth, or else with the determivation to make a spirited fight against tho stiractions of the opura by an embarrassmen iches, Mme. Kive- Kiug, the and original Swedish Ladies’ Quartette (Hilda Wi berk, Amy Amberg, Maria Peterson, and Wi Delwina Soderiund); who liave been singing this, seasou at the Eust, In the Thomas orchestra con- certs, lave been sceured for the Chicavo season. The programme for the opening night is a temptinz one, as will be scen by the numbers: Miss Abbot will sing the *“Casta Diva,” Des- Saucr’s “Ourrey,” and in a duet from “Cris- pino ™ with Ferranti. Ferranti willstng Rossini’s apolizan Tarsutelle” and Perrine's * Be- ware.? Mr. Stanley will sing_the fuvorite sous from ““Mantana,” © Let me like a Soldier fall,” and Morgan’s ballad, My Sweetheart, when a boy.” Mir. Robyn will play Schuberiti's *Sou- venir a Beethoven™; Mr. Arbuckle, a fantasie by Hurtwan and Levy’s “Young America Polka 5 and Mr. Alle, Sainton’s ** Roni zurica’ The Swedish Quartetie wiil sing Ohl- son’s “Necken,” a Swedish popular soug; blud’s “Varsane,’ or spring sougs “Rosen e Nordunckae” (PThe Rose of the North"); und Eisenhofer's *Standchen zum Namensfest” (“Christening Serenade™); und Mwme. Rive-King will - comiplete- thfs “Some- what remarkable programme with We- ber's “Perpetual Motion™ pnd. the Liszt fantasie.” In conmection with the of ¢ o _slight sketch the advancement of literature, arts, and scicnces among his people. In 1863, Carl X u great deal of 2ttontion to thec 1 nd was hiwself a fine violinist as well as pianist, secured to the Corservatory a yeatl endowment of 50,80 kr, sbout 39,000, Which gave to the best musical talent of the couvtry au opportunity of development. Through his eforts the great musical powers as well as the talent of the Swedish Lady Quartette was brought before the public. The Swedish sing- ers have long been noted for the purity and swectuess of thieir veiees. Jeany Lind received Der first instruction at this Conservatory and made her deout at the Natioual Thedtre in 1837, a3 -Alice in the opera of “ Rubert 1L, Duke of Normandy.” In 1867, the students of the Royal Conservatory were awarded the fist prize for chorus singing at the International Musical Couvention held at the Paris Exposition, singing Kjerult’s celebrated song, “The Wedding Party,” for which the composer alsy received the “gotd medal for the best composition. any of the Swedish com- vosers, who are noted for theif sweet melodics in song, were also students of this Conserva- Lory. “THE HERSHEY IALL PUPILS' MATINEZ. . The thirteenth Papils' Matinee of the Mer- sber School took place last Wednesday at Her- shey Hall. The prozramme was one of unusual interest. The first nuwmher was a trio of Cherubini, “Sleep Noble Child” (irom *Blanche of Provence”), sung by the Misses Groce A. JTiltz and Mina-and Pauline Rommeiss. Miss Mary P. Hentrick sane “Laseia ch’is Planga,” from Handel’s ~ “Rinaldo,” and Miss Wiltz sang the cxquisite Seeua and aria of Ayatha from * Der Freischutz)? The most unusual feagure of the programme Was the performance of three Beethoven sonatas, Op. 10, No. 13 Op. 27, No.2: and Op. 22, by Miss Marguerit Mr. Lucius J. Henderson, and Miss Eva Mayers, all pupils of. Mr. Eddy. The sonatas were plaved entircly from memory, and these as well as the vocal ns were given in fine style.. All the vo- on this occasion were pils of Mrs, Hershey. Instead of the usual Pupifs’ Matinee a2 week” from rext Weanesdoy there wili bea Reception on Friday, Dee. 21, admission to which will be by special inyitation. The Pa- pils’ Reeeption at the close of the summer term \¥a$ a most suceessful one, showing the quality of instruction imoarted in the scliool to be of tne highest order. The present Reception prom- izes to be'still nore interesting than the last, and we look for performances of great excel- lence. THE MUSICAL COLLEGE REUNION. The Chieago Musical College, 493 Wabash avenue, gave its first Reunion, lust Mondoy cvening, to a crowded house. The programme was well arranged, The first numbtr, Mazarka Faatastique, On. 53, by Wollenbaupt, was per- formed by Miss Minnie Johnson without music. ‘The expression was good and the touch fine. The next number consisted of readings by Prof. H. M. Soper, one of the College Faculty. The eentleman read N. P. Willls * Parrhasius and the Captive.” The declamatiou was finished and cuitured, aud althoug] voice has not quite the desired volume, T ings are full of enfertainmeat. Miss Julia Goodmau per- formea the Nocturae, Op. 15, No. 2, by Chopin, and the Tarantelly, by Rafl, with an ‘ease that was surpristeg, and showed great improvement. She bus gaized in power o” expression, Miss Emma Marstonsanz the uext nuinb She hus a fine voice, and will undoubtedly make a good singer. Miss Blackman did full justice to the 1o numbers of Schubert’s ** Moincus Musicale.” Prof. Soper followed with Teadings, ** Laughing in Mceting,” by Stowe, and Poe’s poem, © The "he “ Miserere,” arranged by Gotts- chalk, was exccuted by Miss Agnes Knott with great brillianey and good expression. She may now be considered atine perforier, and does honor to her teacher, Mr. Z{eafeld: The duet “What Mountaius” was suug by Miss Alice Lonzden and Mr. Bozye in admirable style. The soiree concluded with a brilliant performunce of * Radicuse,” by hisses Richards and Majone. ‘The programme finished, a few friends remafned and persuaded Misses Lunsden and Wishard and Prot. Hattstaedt to fayor them with more musie, which was creditably executed. Prof. Hattstaedt sang Schuman’s ** Two Greaadlers” in 2 handsome maaner. The next Reunion will be given at the College Monday evening, Dec. 17 ANOTHER CHICAGO SINGER. Aconeert will be given on Saturday cvening next at McCormick’s Hasll for the debut of an- othier singer, Miss Awaclia Kieinofen, o mezzo- soprano, who has just roturned from Lefpsic, | to © Egmond.” where she has been studying with Prof. Goetze, She will remain nere but o snort time, as she fn- tends to return and furthr prosecute ber studies. Sne has already made sn European de- but in *Sounnambula” with success, aud bas been highly commended by the German pross. Her numbers at the forthcoming concert will be un exacting test of her avilities. as they include a0 aria from the “ Huzuenots,” an aria from *Stradella,” Mozart’s Violet, aodl Schubert’s < Haideraeslein.” She will "be assisted by Messrs. Eichbeim, Rosenbecker, Schmoll, and Seebiauin, and the Germania Mzunerchor,' - THE GREGORIAN WAR- One of the.anti-plain, chanters comes back at the Gregorians in- the following spiteful and polnted attack: . To the Editor of The Tribune, Crucaso, Dec. 8.~1t has been beuntifally said that **Music fathe duuzher of Relixion. " Certatn- Iy 10 one of the many beautiful ceremonies of the Church is better calenlated than its grand sacrod ImUSC 10 give expression (0 sentinaents of relisions resnect and devotion and to euliven and lncrease piety by moving and striking the senves. [n com- mon with ** A Parishionet,” fullv nino-tenths of the conzrezution of the Cathedral of the Holy Nume rezret that, since the introduction into ity choral service of Ar. Allen's +* gixih vpoch—the Renaissance of Plam Chant "—thet cannot be even suspected of attending the sérvice. Tue fact fs, ¢ that for some time muuy of the people, to nvold the music, have cither attended the earlier Masses. or have gone to othier charches, where they can listen to such mnsic a« lus done honor and glory to God in the Cutholic Churches of Chicazo for the last focty vears, more or less, and which our Bishe og;l;l:ld l‘orw!;z‘; h:lvurnusur ted with all the - . occusions of every one e 'y oue of our Catholic Vith the music o which the pricst rars Mass perforns other ceromonice, the - diredior of T Cathedral choir ** does 1oL, we hope. intend o in- terfere; uniess he can_occasionally accompany it with hurmomions chords, As to the rest of the musle, or that part of the service performed by the choir, those.who have been menibers. of the purish since the tir<t church wax builc know that 1t need Tok be elthor Girogorian or Gecilian to b Gatholicy but that, the sernons preached in e lauguaze, the music way vary sccoraing (o the tellizence, - taste, and ability of those who render it “Mozm's Tiwelfth Masa **perhaps Mozact mever wrote: ™ bt if the advocates of tne ** #ixth epoch * can tolerate violin xolos to interpret that **harmony " which Dr. Fr. Witt says **was dis- covered with no tliought uf uccompanyfug 1t or hurmonizing it With chords.” then must the peonle of the Holy Nume have been fooltshly Livish in tacir vgrand £ otor $600? expenditure of thausunds of dulinrs for 1 uq orzan, and whel did theyswant with 8 wa for blowing the orzan which il wost This Gregorian apd Cacilian musi ed the carly Christians in_the Catacombs and i to-day be sed by nooks and wuns in their peaccr ful cloisters: but it will bardly answer o develop the resonrces of the now argau of the great Catlia- dral of the Catiolic Dincese of Chicaz. The Church. which has colicetedand has been the patronessand protector of aif that was tu be admired, from evers clime and from every sge, in arcniteciure. hterature, science, and the arts, and whose incompurable chefs d'wuvres, that_are her glocy, prove that she is_ still their home, has ot neglected ber wusic. With the compositions vt liundel, aydn, Mozatt, Beetsoven, Cherupini, Von Weber, " ltossini, Wagner, Verdi, and huu' dreds of Uhepreat masters of melody, writien especially fur the Catholic Service, there can be nu excuse for anlagonism other than that they are not embraced in cli cateqory of the capbilitivs of the organist and the chuir nnder his direction. The geutleman, wiio snent falf a year traveliug about tuly from’ Bresciu to Girsentl, und magimes that Re i3 posted about Cathoiic music, **Lnows as it about it oy u dog does shout i holdzy,™ if Lis knowledie is conlinied to the obscure composers se mentions. It {5 dvvoutly 1o be hoped that the socicty of his countrymen, the **Cezcilia Veretn.” waicti, be 5a58, was urzautzed for the Leformation of the Catholic Church” mnsic, will 8ad” plenty 10 do in therr fathuslang, and that on Sunduys and Lolidays we n to music less distractin thau tisis nasal chanting, and on_appiopr tuonghsad oceasi ¢ Such beantiful son; English, us Moure's **Come Ye D ** Angels, Ever Bright and Fair, " bring more consolation to wound more fervid devotion t ine Gregorian **Litanies for unintelligible Latin, for the b yutural lives. 1f, however, this thing in, I would favor tae crection, on & valueless portiou of the olu cemletery grounds, ot a structure g0 secuuded 1 should fesue, " where thesc enthusiasts for - Pk Chunt' mifit congrexate 1o monopoize it for their wors! CaTuouic. Mr. Mucller (Grezorian) also returns to his own delense, as {ollows: ad.” in old and of their s ot fur Lue purpose of Cintcaco, Dec. 8. conuinuing the controversy with ** A Pazislioner, witois vxterly ignorant of tha facts 15w, but 10 correct some of his falsc quotations from my articie, that I make this y Gnul reply. Asfarus szcred (ind Y may aad toa great extent secular) Ty ialy i coneerned, The views 1 expressed are identical with thoee of o number of distingnieked masiciuny Jiving in lialy (among thew Lisz); the dowulall of music in Staly s even Le2OmE Soaprarent, izt a fow 2501t was spoken of in tae italian Pariament thie view of takin meastres azalnst ic. Our **Parishioner, by n remarkable process of acdition, estended the Jist of the connos: 05 sacred music 1 condemued. Leaving ont his addi- tionof Mlozart, Hlaydn, and Rossuad (Lwould by nozeans condemui at large the sacred music of Huydn and Mozart), T will simpfy say, that if i wonld bpen any WOrk on the b and 1 sincersly wisithe would do & then he would o longer make assertions ro absurd), tie wonld see atrauk the sacred music of Mercadante and mbiliutte occupies. 1f he would look into chel’s Sozars Cutalozue, he would learn some- thing ubout the so-calléd Twelfth Mass of Mozact. While Y abstained from giving my~ oniwon on the performance of the Tocal numbers of that coneert, und only defended the charsczer of the +puriskioner” trinmphaatly ays 1 mu been clevated to the seventh hieaven ) Inz to them. A2 i differed. and tho ears tickled chauts and Cu i " C. E. R Meeuzs LOCAL MISCELLANY. Tae fifth Hershey Popular Concert will ocenr next Friday eveninz, Dee. 4, iustesd of “on Monday cvening, as usial. An attractive pro- gramme he presented. Apollo clubs are spreadin: male chorus in Brooklyn, ized with Dudley Buck 2s conductor. wive its first concert in February. ‘The Gregorians will rejoice and “ Parishion- er” will regret to learn that there is a move- ment on foot in St. Louis to introduce the Gre- gorian chant in the Catnolic churches of that clty. The members of the Bach Choirare requested tomect at_the Apollo rooms next ovening, Dec. 13, at 7343, as busine: portance will be presented for their e uon. - The last reception this year of Mme. Eugenic dc Roode-Rice will be given next Wednésday cvening, nt ber residence. Mrs. Lice, by re- ill repeat_some of the sclections given The latest is a Y., reeently orzan- Iv will Haus Balatka has resioned his position with nis Quintette Club in St. Louis, and it has revr- ganized under the name of “ The Philharmonic Ciub,” with Mr. Louis Mayer, formrly a cello ptayer in the Thomas Orchestra, in his place Meanwhile Balzika has started asotlier quin- ette with the euphonious name of e unkel, mad Dreyer Club for *Cluss Music!” The first soirec of classical and ?o ular musfc will be given at the concert hall of the Southern Division of_the Cuiearo Conservatory of Music, Thursday, Dec, 1. _The programune’ includes a sonata ot Beethoven; the Wiliners raphsodie; and o Bourree by Silas, to be played by A Ledochowski, Tie vocal numbers will be given Dy the Schubert Club and pupils of the Con- sérvatory under the direction of Mr. Havens. rogramme for the Turner Hall concert thgfiferfo‘:n will fuclnge Meyerbeer's ©Schil- Ter March™; overture to “ Maritana 7’3 Nesvad- ha'e “Lorelel overture*’; Loesci's 0wl Club Concert Waliz”; Lindpainter's overture to “Lichtenstein; _selections from “Mme. Aurot’s Duuthter ™2 sclu from “Trovatore by Eichhein: Guneis fantes Carneval de Venice in the Forest”; g ; ana Hauschild’s * Vive le Rol Marcl.” St. Panl’s Reformed Episcopal Churcls is to lx:n-tc:}1 concert on Tuesday evening, Dee. 11. The programame cousists of some. delirhiiol se- Jections, and Mendelssohn’s $2d Psalm, to be in by the full chorus choir of tiv: church, B the direction of C. 5. Lee, Miss Fanuie taking the solos. Mr. Edaward Dexter El:xo‘cgl “The Villaze Blacksimnith " by W and Miss Mina Rommeiss 2 ** Luilaby ** by M Tone, Miss Nellie Bangs playing the “Grande Polonaise” by Chopin. GQuartettes sud trios will complete the entertainment. lisago Conservatory of Music will awve n'{:]o,gc(r::lr’t t") Wedoesday, Dec. 12, ut W, Y- Rimoail’s piano_rcows. Tac programme wiil include the following piano pumbers: Y iommuse a Handel,” by Mosheles, for two pinnoa: *The Weber Polacen’? arranged by Hewett; a movement from the Trio in Crainor, by Mendelssohn; * Le;Campanella” of Liszi: and the post movement of Schuman’s concerto o Aminor. The vocal numpers will include: «Le Lac,” by Nisdermey “Let me dream again,” by Sullivan; a song by Overti; and two Factts, to be given by 3ir. Gill and his pupfl Mr. Eddy’s regrular orzan yecital was given vc:‘terdav{\aan. at Hershey Hall, with 2 pro- iramme facluding Bach's Prelude aud Faguein &+ Guilwant's “Second Aeditation ™ in F sharp mipor. ob. SU; Lux’s Grand n‘engmus Mareh," op. 35; Gleason’s Sonata in C sharp minor, op. 23 Buck’s variations on the ** Last ose of Suwmer ”; aud Bezthoven's overture Mrs. Jenny Kempton saog Mendelssonns © Lasans o i s Small’ Bird Calling,? and oot & aSaind Soug,” all theee - in a manner ‘that as rarely heea’equaled on the Chicago concert-stage. The latter soug secured an encore, which is very rare fu these recituls. We have received the following new musle from the Chicazo Music Company, which in- cludes several’ Very {nteresting pieces that are already making a sensation in_ concert-rooms: “The Lost Chord,” by Sullivan; * A Letter,” by Blumenthal: ' Mecting " and *Parting,” py J. Haydn Ward; * Chimes of the Chapel of the Sacred Heart,” for piano, by Ferd. Dalcken; *Hunter’s Song,” by J. Remington Fairlamb; “Musical Clock," polka elezante, by A. Bley; a “Prayer ¥ for soprano and duet (““As a Token of Our Friendship™) for tenor and soprano, from Mr. Glenson's manuscript opera, *Otho Visconti™; and a very pretty little waliz (* Wedding Chimes”) by Mrs. W. S. Walker, of this city. ‘The puplls of Mr. Joseph Singer zave their sixth recital at his residence, last Tuesday even- ing, with a vers long butinteresting prozramme, mainly of violin music. There were cighteen numbers in all, thie most notable of whhich were Becthoven's * Promethens * overture, for violin and piano, by Mr. N. Morzau and Mrs. H. Frunk; Bluicenstengels song, “Ye Merry Birds,” transeription for violin, by Charlés Ad- ams; Wichtls Trio for two violins an'l viola, by Messrs. Wegl, Lorn, and Adams; tie Andante Irom. Beethoven's Scmezi urranged for violin and piano, b and Singer; IHsu- ser's Tarantella Giocosa,” for violin, by John Greer; and the Stradella Trio for violin, organ, and piano, by Messrs. Weyl, Adams, and Singer, SURURBAN. The Mendelssohn Club, of Hyde Park, will give its first renvion on Saturday evening, Dee. 8, ot the lecture-roow of tbe Presbyterian Church. Four reunions and a concert with chorus, and with the assistauce of some of the Dest solo talent in Chicazo, will be given during the season. Mr. W. N. Smith, the leader of the Trinity Methodist Church choir, will give a dedicatory concert at Tillotson Hatl, Englewood, on Tues- day evening of this weck. The following have volunteered and will assist in‘making a pleas- ant musical entertainment: Miss Jenoie Dut. ton, soprano; Mr. Thowas Goodwillie, barito: Mr. Tdward De Celle, tenor; Mr.” Henry W and Mr. A Fletcher, pianists. ‘The Engle- wood Musical Club, under the direction of Mr. A. M. Fletcher, will also participate, and the schiolars ot ouc of the preparatory rooms of the Eaglewooil High School will, under the direc- | tiou of Aiss Fanuy Mack, give some selections. Last Friday evemsg all Waukeean tirned out toattend the benetit concert, and we doubt if any finer audience ever congregated within Plienix Hull. The programime was a varied one, incluging some goud uuartette singing by Me: Barnes, Sabin, Holt, and Spragucs s celightful duct by Miss Barnum und Capt. Sabin; and solos by Miss Burnum, Dr. Barues, and Mr. Sprasue, that were excellent. The hit of thic evening was made by Miss Bmilie Gavin, of Chicago. _Ier revitations were received with applause quite new Lo Waukegan ces, res were positively demanded. ier seee tions Were in exceeding poud tuste, and _her voice and stage-presence something extraovdic An_improvisation for piano and harp by s McAllister, daughters of Judwe Mc- Allister, was reccived with hiearty applause, as was a very preity little character duet by Master and Minnic Whitnes. The chorus, under the Jeadership of T. C. Estee, Esq., was. excel- Lent in the first. numiper, but t nd unfortunste seleetion. L WS suce- cess, both artistically and financially, and the two sovieties, the Y. M. L. A. and Y. M. C. are much indebted to s management of the aifa THE GAME OF CHESS CHESS DIRECTORY. Cnicaco Curss Crve—XNos. 62 and 65 Wash- ingtoa street. Cricaco Cuzss AssoctaTiox—Hunsen & Welcl's, 150 Deafvorn street, opposite Tiupuxe Builds Chress players meet daily ot the Teemont House nge) and the Sherman House (Easement). tionw intended forthis department shoutd be addressed to Tue Teisue, and indonied *tChess, ™ for 10 CORRESPONDENTS. Kt., Turner, Zil.—The auswer ta BI. 1.1 takes P, in Enigma No. 101 1 2..Kt takes K I dis cb, and 3..Q mates at R 3 E. ., city.—~Would Jie to sce {he continuation in the fmme you kend. If Bl 15..Kt to K¢ 3, thereseems to b nd ipisediate dange J.S. V., city.~Problems app mmn are generaily oriviual; Lm inv lected. There 15 no differehce in the 3filwankee, Wis, ~Problems received: ticd to atate whether tney are origi- 2. The price of ** The Chess Openings™ is s JL. £, Bird, Logelinz Chiess Loows, 49 Y. 5 We do not know., W. I. 0., city.—The solution to Problem No. 105 by 1..P oKt & 10 Key, 3.8 to Kt 4, tte., thoasha secord, 13 very neal, and we are by 1o meaus certain that it is not superior {barring a slight irrceulurity that will reacily sugzcst itselly to the solution intended. 0. R. B., citr.—**C. A. P." writge: *‘In rol: tion, to Mr. Benjamin's proble:n (No, 101), his eminder has not aitered the fact that'if Black to muke o certuin play of the Raok it leaves Rwith B or T e to White the option of first takiu checking with P, I merely wished 1o voint the {4 t a8 criticlsm), s 1 was attempt: 5. In Enma No 1041 have point what similar feature, as you will s If ftis to be ealled a blemish at ail, Taw frec +ay 1 deem it but a slight one_inan otherwise ex- ceilent problem: and this applies to that of Mr. Benjumin as well.™ (The defect referred to by our correspondent 1n Eni 0.104 occurs fn the } variation, Bl 1..Q I moves: White can then con- finue 2./Kt to KU6 cb, or2..Q 10 K ¢ ch.—En. Trwese.] ENIGMA NO. 10 UT2ird Prize in Cieteland Voice Tourney.) BY Nl W. A SHINKMAN. White: King K Kgseventh Quecn at K I square Lk t () vix at k& Tawn ot K secund Tawnat QB A0B Black. Kinz at K thlrd T Afth S 13 weventh 2 second Puwn at K Kt fonreh Pawnat K Kt afey Tawn af B sitin Pawn ut Q second i PawnatQareh | ¥awn ac d Kt second White to play and mate in thres moves. PROBLEM NO. BT AR, E. BaRDE, Black. ser st 106, €aICAB0. White to play and mate in three moves. «,% The White King should be removed to Q rq. in Problem No. 103, and Black Pawns udded at Q 6and7. SOLUTION TO PRODBLEM NO. 104. slack. 1..4ny wove Olaices 1.0 Sice vglflrl ‘accondinzly #, Carrect solution 10 Problem X from W. 1. Ovincton, C. A. P min. J. 1. E. R, B., or; J._E. Robinson, Cousror, Manchester, 3.3 Kt Beukwa, Odell, 1 W. M . 104 received 0. R. Deoja- . O. Sonnenechien, " aud L. Peterson, Winona, Minn.; . M. Tumer, 1L C. ler, Aurora, IiL SOLUTION TO ENIG3A NO. 10& Biack. Roine 1. Rj.‘l:kes? QoK sch { ZlRtakaQ Reto B3 mate *,% Correct rolution to Enisma No, 104 reccived from C. A- Perrs, O. 1. Benjumin, J. H. Camp- bell, €. W. Clatk, and E. Baroe, city. NOTES. A handicap tournament has been commenced in the Boston Chies: Club. There are twenty entries, an¢ eacn player has 10 play three pumes with cach antazoni A chesa club. bearing the title of **The New York Stock Exchange Ches3 Club,” and nomber- iuz upwards of forty members, bas lutely been or- panized n New York, .1t fs the purpose of the American Chess and Problem Aesociation to issme a programme for o game tourney as £002 38 arrangements, which arc Fow pending, can be brouznt to completion. From Viennn we receive the gratifying news that Tere ErnstFalkveer, who during along residence iu this conntry has made himself famons as a brill- iant chess practitioner amw £D excelient COMMOnta- shessantiar,, e I8 Wistririe Ze ¥olution tourny camposers b tor on onr game, has the'1ate Dr. Gelbiabs.—London Fisg: 12 9 foturmed (o, one pastime na a place of We regret to learn from the Dentsche Schack- eitung the death of Dr. Oscar Gelbfabs, player and chess author of high genine. The de~ a young ceased was onc of the Vienna coancl in the cele~ bratea match, by tefecraph aad correspondence, grand tournument fos the Emperor of prize, beld during the Vienna ExhiLition —Fuaro. between London and Vicuna. which lasted nearly 1w0 years. and ended In favor of the London play- ersin1874;and Le had aiso_taken part in the Austria's in 1873, A3 meeting of_the Chicago Chess Assoclation Inst evening, & Commiltee, consisting of Measrs. and, {f suitabie terms could be made with graph company, to arrange such a match. Pease, May, and Blum, was appointed 1o ascertain at what ratc the telegraph wires could be obtained for the purposcof playing n match With New Yorz, the tele- A Com- mittee. consisting of Messrs. McBcan. Dreier, Den- jarin, Watson, Uedemanu, Pfannenstiel, and urdick, was also appointed to arrange for the cup. and was liberally eigned. BRITISI CRiESS PLORLEX ASSOCTATION. ~] firat annual Cpallenge Cup Tournament. A sub- scription list was opened for the purchase of the 1t fa pro- posed to form u saciety undet the above title, for the* purpose of acra framing a problem code for the guidance of tles insuch tourneye. ¢ already siznified. their § A working coraumi of joining. ing periodical problem and with adequate prizes, and of t all par Most of tae leading Englis. intention e will be formed from among those_composers whoee problems ap- pear in ,**English Chess Problems.™ L of suflicient support beiag forthcomis In tue iz iu the enening montn, steps will be wken 10 hold the frst tourney with a3 httle delay as possible. The As- goclation will be opened on the avove terms (o drews, The Ferns, Addincton Grove, Sy Kent.—London Fieid, Nv CHESS I¥ NEW YORK. The following game we clip from the Field of the 3d ult. It was anc of a series British subjects wherever resident. Communica- tions whould Ye addressed to Mr. H. J. E. An- denham, London s recents 1y played between Capt. Mackenzle, of New York, and Mr. Richmond, President of the Buffalo Clicsr Club, the former giving the odds of the and the latter wagering 3 to 1 oa the resull ame. The Sinal score waa: Cupl. Macker r. Richmond, 13; drawn, 2. Knight, tof eac nzle, 1 [Kemove White's Queen Knight. ] Blact Pl 1 KttoK B3 Frogd ‘ White=Capt. Mackensle. { Biogs Kt to Kt s Qo s Fio KB4 () Gastics WK 3 K. to Kt Kttoh7 the_purpose of drawi well-knowe: hook tenck. (D) Nor does ths Black disappoint expe He conld havi iz the P 10.Q . throatening i nust then hzve auwered witl tiier side. ds vadiy wante nk. The e thic option of castlme o (c) The Ke.was afters protection of the K thue constitated is the foreite mneuverd oly the best conrve woull hiasve Leen 1o rel Black has Pw Q10K B2 (d) The termination is very preu Dow no otlier resource than {0 wove the 3, whereupon Wnite's () 13 1a the probable sally of Lo K Kt 5 with I tal 5 () Qs d el Kt takes Kt ! . Feilgns (@) aiiy White castles at ihis point: but the odus-giver #eneraily adopts some such div 5 the upponent from tho o, for ctations. suined nt least au importaut muve o K Kt PloK 1t she I at Q 2, having d for' the ter-atizck f the opponent. Proba- trenl the P, double ck, meting nest move by Q1o R7. CHESS IN GERMANY, A pretty little gem the Berlin Cliess Club between Mr. Dufe an sugateur. ALLGAIER GANBIT. Dutresue. Ad White mates Ip U (2) Pauleen's defense, B to K Kt 2, was ner known at the time this game was played. played some sears ago i usne and + Black—Amateur. L.Ftok (b) It is not often 0ne sees S0 eleuta mate in actaal play. ———— e - IRELARD, Hail, Brin! in thy sorrow still the falr the Sea: - AR 3 Queen of In ev'ry land the noble soul turns terderly to thes: Thy frowning fortune wins the heart taat Gwelly in ‘manly breast 1, And beats responsive to the call to suceor the ¢p- prest, Thy form 13 howed with galling chains; is filled with wo; Tpon thy bleeding form desconds Oppression’s cracl blow The vengeful 2nd relentless Jash thy mewmbers feel, 3 While all thy sons are powerless thy Wounes 10 hesl. make iy, as the lilics from the dew-dro) srace. thy hend; thy hear quiv'ring bleeding a coplons fountain flow, but O thy gritd pabeact, to thy wondrouschatms, and heighte 1t i3 the light devotion brings, that constancy fm- gen'rous hearts. Touched by thy sullering, thy sons, sca cv'ry clie, fails to win the love thut dwelis fu ttered 1o Narture a decper Jove for thee with the advance of time; ‘Nor distance dims that constant love that in their licarts doth burn: In ev'ry land their eyes to thee with fond affcctior. tura, - And ev'ry deep and cruel wound thou dost o an-. faith bear, And ev'ry added iine of gricf deep-set in patn sna care, Appeal with potent volce toall thy valiant done to-day, To wield far thee the arm of strength, aod break’ the tyrant's sway. - On thine hours of deepest gref, et Hope abids with thee, Tter buoyant spirit evermore thy constant solace bes Nor c'er forzet that deepest faith 2nd cf ‘sublime onstancy Shall wiu for thee the victory in God'a appointed time. Thy berocs bave not bled in vain: their valor ever Jives, And o all thy Toysl zons undaunted courage sives; Thy bards, with ardent love for thee, give honarto by name, And, with their ringing notes of tratb, still fan the Joyal flame. Thy statesmen grand, with bumning werds, have nobly pleau for thee, ‘And nourished ia thy children’s hearts the.purposa 10 be free: And, cherished as o sacred thlog, that stifl shall live Until thy valiant soos 10 thes o Isating give. Then Fortune haste the coming day that thee, fair Queen, purpose freedom ransoms Wken on thy brow the jewel rare of Liberty Is TWith Jeatons care thou shalt defend thy when obtalned, freedom. And doubly nrize that sacred boon through deepest suffering gained. Cacauo, 1877, MEMORIES. With %!1, snony hearts, and with eyes I it In the aesr, bappy days long ago. As the harbiuger fair of gla nirtn, ‘We hasled thee, O fast-failing enow! W.D. aughter- hours filled witk Aod now, as thy flakes whirl ro swiftly to Earth, We're lost in a dream of the Past; Cherished faces we zee, precious volces we hear, From the moments (u3 beaming 1o last. s of old! Qtfie days that st cone, Bow wo rlas them! Hlow we Jove the dear 1ow we yearn for them c'en When the Present 3hows fatrest ita lining of goid! AR "tls hard 10 o forth to Life's datles, To fyht all its Luttles, alone; But God wills not we it idly dreaming, Not kours tustare vaulshed bemoan. 4nd so. though our heasts sche with yearniazs As we wisifully turn to the Past. Witn a prayer we' 13 gathered in Heaven at lagt. There, from joys all too rare for Earth's That fled with the loved days of yore— toil on till tha harvest keepicg, ¥rom the bearts and the scenes fondly cherished, Lifc's straggles can part us no more. The Father of Mercy above— And bizd us, whom Daty now severs, 1n oae bright, cadless Presant of Love, them He'll weave 3 fair chaplet~ Froxus.