Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 3, 1878, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES 11 ENTS. AMUSE] arture of Robson and Crane Dep After an’ Immensely. Suc~ cessful Engagement. Their Places at Hooley’s to Be _Filled by the Ttalian Opera Company. geproduction of “Baby” at McVick- “ er's and *“The Danites” at the Adelphi. Thompson at the New Chi~ cgao--A New Style of Introduction. Den General Dramatic and Musical Gossip, and News at Home and Abroad. THE DRAMA. MESSRS. CRANE AND ROBSON. Those “strong star-brixht companfons ” in comic art, Messrs. Robson and Craoe, have {aken wing, like apair of cherubs, toward other e hope no less congenisl—spheres. For two sreeks they have played “ Our Bachelors” to {mmense audicnces, and have left & more abid- ing impress of their rare qualities than any of their former engagements nad afforded them 4 opportupity of doinz. It has been their ood fortune to find a play singularly weli B apted to thelr peculiar veln, and naving also pishoiaims to respect for its intrinsic merits. This is 8 comedyy and not a wire-drawn farce, jike the “Boardinz-House™ and some other productions of similar kind which have been the rege for s season. ‘The pablic has been nau- scated witbsenseless extravazanza,in whichslane i< substituted for wit, and*‘funny situations,” tumbled in neck-and-heels wisc. bide the pos- ¢rty of fnvention. To be sure there is an abun- 3ance of the farce element in ¢ Qur Bachelors,” put it bas always some reference to dramatic consistency, and rarcly degenerates into mere cowping. The one flizht of pure extravagance {o which Robson and Craue indulge at the end of thethird act—and for which tuey, not theauthor, are responsible—is really a blemish upon the plece, however laughable it may appear for the moment. The situation s suidcicotly strong withont it; and when Bangle and Jowler fall to chasing one anotber all over the housc, and the one pitches the other out of window, they take ‘sbrupt leave of their several characters. They might, With just as much propriety, in or- der o provoke a laugh, dauce an lrish jig and tarn 8 somersault. < 1f 1hie comedians were' fortunate in secaring 1he comedy, the comedy was equally fortunate in having two such players to handle it. The jmmediate and emphatic success achieved by the ploce has been mainly due to their cfforts, and withthe cast considerably strensthened, as it will be in New York, it may be safe to predict forit o permanent recognition. The audiences bere have divided the honors pretty evenly between the twin comedisns. It would behard to say which of the two has car- riedofl the most, but since there appears to existno jealousy, but a gencrous rivalry, be- tween them. the question need not be discussed. Robson’s forte lies in a natural drollery of man- per, which colors all his impersonations. Every character he plays must have a Robsonian peculiarity. Robson does 2ot depict Jangle; he makes Jan- gle sccommodate his characteristios to Rob- son, and that is why Jangle is so irresistioly fonpy. This is certainly not giving Mr. Robson the credit, of being a versatile actor, but no dne ever thonght of fastening such 3 eharge mpon him. Hewould not be the favorite he is were he to sink his individuality in a part. Mr. Crane's telent is of a more varied kind, cod leads him to a conscientious study of the personage he seeks to portray. He began lotx 150 252 burlesquer, and it has taken him much practice in the art of sclf-repression to over~ come a tendency to overdo bis part. But hehas succeeded in toning down the extravagance of style acquired in a bad school, without losing a jot of his command over the risibii’Cs of bis audience. In justice to Mr. Bradford, who adapted and Americanized this comedy, 1t ghould be said, in explanation of his claim to the authorshiff which has been disputed by some one, that he pever made any pretension to have invented the piot. [t was not aumounced s an original slay, but, as will be seen by the first programme, # 3 comedy, adapted and arranged by Joseph 3radford.” He is fairly entitled to the creait of laving done his work well, aud to remuneration brhis labor. The characters baye been modi- fed ip many essential points, and the dialogue s certainly been so altercd as to have lost all fhvor of the German. 1f onewere to investizate “al the pickings and stealings that have' been @ne in modern times by playwrights, low Rany original Enfilish dramas, worthy of the mme, would we have left? The list would not e alonz one. Robertson would be deprived ofthe title to most of his best works. including “7aste » and * School,”—the latter being sim- I 8 translation from 3 German play,—snd, as toBoucicault, it would be difficult to put a firzer upon a piece of his own invention. ~Tom Txlor's most successful play, * The Ticket-of- Leave Man® is n trauslation from a Porte St. Matin piece, and his ‘ Still Waters Run Dep? was stolen from thie Germaa, Gilbert, Brov;and 2 few others that might be named lare produced orizinal plays, but the number is susll. Both the Eonglish and American staze hare for a quarter of a century relied almost co- tirly upon French and German brains for the best'material, and _the public may well be satis- fied tnat it ehould be eo. The Anglo-Saxon in- telket appears o bave stopped production in this braxch of Literature, which reached i izh- st point of development in England, and which now appears to be traveling back fron its extreme, R'esm termirus to its origi- Dalsource in the East. Probably the nest cut- breck of dramatic “povelties”” will occur in Russia, which has already developed some ex- cellent novel-writers; and the Boucicault of the futcre, who i8 to furnisn entertainment for the American staze, will bave to acquaint hims £ Witk the Janguage of the great Sclavic pation. Warnot? Sooer or later French and German braias will be occupied with new pursuits, and the Sclavic will be the drama of the future. Who knows but that in the course of time we may return, aiter all thesc 1evolutions in popu- lar laste, to the primitive standard of ancient Hinlostan, where the playxoer conld only be thrilled by dramatic représentations in which the men were at least ten feet high and the women had a hundred eyes? 1 Patiently awaiting that time, we areat pres- ent gratified with the product of tbe French a0d German mind, avd have no desire to force back the Anglo-Saxon intelleet into a dried-up channel. Let our play-makers freely borrow, since we have- ceased to create, and let our Boucicaults at feast be repaid for theirindustry. With this admonition,—that they borrow with mination. We can produce trush enouzh of our own, and we can well dispense with for- eign rubbisn. ‘The author of ** All the Rage,” which has had 2 fortnight's run at McVicker's. has, it apoears, been guilty of an innocent peculation like his bretbren, having evolved his play from a Ger- man comedy called “ The Lion’s Share.” We makeno objcction @s to his way of ncquiring property of this kind, but vmufil mere that in future ne should_ be a littie more choice in his selection. With _Dillon as the Principal attraction, aided by Roland Reed, ry Pearson, and McVicker, the play has proved financixlly successful. Without these four gentiemén, or others cqually good, it is doubtful if, in its present ehape, it could retain the attention of an audience through that long third act. The humoris forced and occusion- ally impolite in its ever-recurring allusions to corns and bunjons, and the four vl comedians have hard work to save it from utter dreariness. Dillonis the hardest laborer of them all, as he may be said to carry the piece upon his shoul: Qers,—a Samsonian task for auy one man. LOCAL NOTES. Miss Mand Kenicott is to give s dramatic reading at Hershey Hall on Saturday evening. A choice programme interspersed With music will be presented. The McKee Raokin combination, which re- tains all the principal members thercof who appeared here some time since, will open at tne Adelphi_to-morrow cvening in Joaguin Miller’s blay, “The Danites.”” It proyeds Zreat popu-~ . acting. lar success on its first representation at this theatre, and this time we. pnm promised many impmvemTe:ts in d:v: scenery a8 well as in the ic cast includes Messre. Rankin, Louis Aldrich, C..T. Parsloe, Vinin Bowers, and Kitty Blanchard, the minor parts belng dis- tributed very much as before. Robson and Crane opbn with * - will remain there for three nights, and then Lake 3 trip to Toronto, Cavada, before going to ‘35?: X;:;L; :'I:lerlc‘ “im"& open at the P;\rl?': on the nlimited e will be entirely rcorgnnh:gagcmenL Fhoeasy "The comedy of “Baby” will be born azain a n b :\.lc Vi(:ker, s Theatre to-morrow evening, :‘:‘fl the Big IV.” are to be in the cast, John Dillon being assizmed the part of Baby. The comedy Wil be supplemented with the Irish farce of Barney the Baron,” with Mr. Dillon in his }lopulu character of Barney 0'Toole. Follow- ng is the distribation of charscters in “Baby?: Willle St. Paul Mr. Tracy Coach. Howard St. Pagl -.Mr. John Dillon \r. J. 1. McVicker r; Harry Pearson r. Rojund Reed \[r. Harry Lee Ir. G. R. Spracue -Mr. W. Richardson Miss Laura Don s Clara Stoneall “Mies Geraldine Mays Madame Aurelia. Miss ; !n!fle ?}Druhx:\)n: Susan., Mies Alice Hastings The New Chicago Theatre will be opened to- morrow evening under the management of Mr. J. A. Hamlin, with Mr. John R. Allen "as_busi- ness_director. The scale of prices are 75, 30, and 25 cents, and no extra charge for reserved seats. This is generally recoznized as the pret- tiest Jittle theatre in the city, and, with the ju- dicious management which it is now likel have, a scason of prosperity in its someiwhat checkered carcer may be anticipated with confl- dence. The initlal performance will be Denman Thompeon’s humorous and trutbful picture of New England character, entitled ** Joshua Whit- comb,” which has been received everywhere with the most flattering marks of approval, Since its first production here the piece has undergone many chapges, and the character of Uncle josh, 2s now delineated by Mr. Thompson, is charac- terized as a fine portraiture, delicate, modest, and true, and full of fine and tender fecling. Miss Julla Wilson plays the part of Tof, the crossing-sweeper. ‘That cccentric individual, Dr. Landis, made an exhibition of himself at the Academy of Music fora few evenings last week, to the amusement of the spectators and the terror of the performers who * suoported ” him. He played a soul-harrowing tragedy entitled “The TFiend, or the Torturer of Innocence,” composed by lumself, which consists of a series of stab- bing affrays. Dr. Landis was introduced to the audience 1n a somewhat novel fashion. At the close of the ordivary eatertaininent the man- ager came before the_curtain and said: ** La- dies and gentlemen, I have to announce that Mary Grufton. our performance Is now over, and that for what is about to follow we will not hold oursclves responsible. It is an act of some kind by a person that I find to be an infernal fool of the name of Laudis. I was induced to enzage him when I was East, having been informed that there was some ment fn him. Ihave discovered him to be a balf-crazy lunatic,—an ass. You caun do just as you like about it, either stay and see him, or go away. If you can stand his nonsense, 1 can’t.” \\'hlf\: this speech was being @elivered, Dr. Landis stood calmly at the wings waiting for the cur- tain torise. He then made bisbow, and pro- ceeded to work in his onc-act drama, in the course of which he stabs every one in the piece, or knocks them on the head. The reckless way he had of braudishing a formidable dasger scared the performers, who, a5 soon as they were dispatebed, jumped up and ran off the stage. Fortunately no blood was soilled. GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP. There is a tendency to melodrama all round the theatrical compass. Sotnern is engaged in writing a book. Count Joannes will at last be avenged. Barnum says that he has sold since he began business no less than $53,000,000 worth of tickets. Count Joannes is to play Jomeo at the Ly- ccum, New York, nest week to Miss Avonia Fairbanks’ Julict. Baldwin, of San Francisco, threateas to pro- duce ** The Exiles " there, and Hill, of the Cali- fornia, threatens to injunct. % Miss Lotta has sccured the copyright to “ The Grasshopper,” and will introduce that lively in- sect. to the public this scason. Mme. Modjeska will appear at theBoston Mu- geum Feb. 25 as Camitle. That stage is now oe- cupied by ““A Celebrated Case.” The San Francisco Alta complains of Ed Thorne’s * painfully bad acling, and lack of in- terest in his duties and the characters he under- takes.” A bew play, written by Mr: FrederickeA. Sehwab, on the basis of the French novel of “gidonie,” is presently to be brought out at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. At the Paris Ambizu, “Une Cause Celebre,” which bas been transierred to the Porte Safnt Martin, has been succeeded by & revival of the *Case de I'Oncle Tom.™ M. McCullough will begin an engagement in Boston on the 11th of Februars—at the Boston Theatre—as Coriolanus. The great Roman play is to be revived in a magnificent manner. The business at_Booth's Theatre is said to ave fallen off considcrably of late. Mr. Booth is now confemplating a trip to England, where he has had liberal offers, and where he Wwill un- doubtediy make 2 sensation. A Cincionati editor has written a play called «The Murdered Lemon, or the Canal-Boat Cook’s Revenge.” An expert pronounces it first-class, only he can’t see Bow they can pre- sent twelve canal-boats on the stage in the firs &cene. Afr. Dampier, an actor of Australian farhe, played the dual role of Dubosc and Lesurques at Broadway, New York, last week, in “Tne Lyons Mail,” which is a new adaptation (attributed to Charles Reade) of “The Courier of Lyons.” Another verslon of the same picce was produced simoltaneously at the Eagle Theatre, with Dan Harkins in the leading parts. “The Dead Secret,” which was produced six or seven years azo under the name of wgezebel,” s playing av the Fifth Aveoue Theatre, New York. 1t is spoken of as 1 play of questionable morale, not cheerful, and leav- ing a disagrecable impression. In the cast are George Clarke, C. W. Couldock, James Lewis, J. B. Studley, Katherime Rogers, and Edith Blunde. The New York Tribune eays: ‘“‘Mr. Bouci- cault’s play. on the subject of ‘A Cciebrated Case,’ which was to Dhave been acted at Wal- Jackos, will be produced elsewhere by its author. o the shsence of all international copyright Jaw, the field is open; and as long as there are aters to be troubled, the strong presumption is that the industrious Mr. Boucicault will trouble them.” Mr. John E. McDonough met with an accident recently that came near putting an abrunt end to his earthly carcer. He was examining the contents of 2 box of papers in the sitting-room of his_residence, No. 1333 North Thirteenth street, Philacelphia, and took out an old loaded rovolver. While handling it_carelessly the Ieapon was discnarged. and Mr. McDonough dropped to the floor. His danghter, who was in the room, dragzed her father to a lounge and then fainted. When medical assistance was procured it was found that the pistal ball had entered the left breast just above the heart. 1t s & very narrow ceeape from instant death. The wound is thought not to be very danger- ous. ‘thc present . Dumas is an_obliging fellow. The Union Square Theatre of New York, haviug 2 Jawsuit on hand, seut to France to obtain s sworn testimony to being the author of “Les Dunichetfs.” He refused to swear to it on the ground that bis word alone must be taken ia au S\merican court, as it would be in a French one, and be would not bumiliate himself by swear- ing. The managers of the theatre had won tvers point In the case. but proceedings were entirely blocked by the French author's vaoi and they had to fose it. Perbaps the real r ‘ou for his refusal was that, as_they stole his play, it did not matter tolim what becatne of thuif suit. That, at least, 1s the more rational, reason. Read the following over ten times carefully before you make up your mind about the fair, and fat Hamlet of Mr. Fechter: Mr. Fechter's damiet was neither romantic, poctic, epiritual, nor delicate o soal, and it wis Puite 'gross in form. The actors exceution, fhobsbeasin the firet_coliloguy. and the colloquy in which the Prince first hesrs ‘of the apparition. ind the fnstructions 1o the player—was ndmirably Precise, firm aad influcntiai; and 1t was delizbt- fnlly various. = At certain points, also, the em- bodiment was Yery effectively suggestive of whit soeun reckless passionateness, large magmauimity and wild_splendor of nature on the part of the Aot “Tnis coinage the art of Mr. Fechter ia very unning in. By dint of this he creates sumptuous o Compléte sllusions in melodrama—seeming to ‘e a very noble and wplendid creature.. The Nashville Banner prints the following Jetter from Edwin Booth in reply to the ques- tion sent by a lawyer, * Was Hamiet nad DEAr Sm: The subject to which you refer is, as you well knos, one of endless controversy among o8 learncd heads, and I dare eay they will ++ war overit ** till time fades into_eternity. Tthink T - am asked the question nearly three hmundred and 2 y-five times a year, and 1 usually fad it eafest | to side with both parties in dispute, being one of those, perhaps, referred to in the last line of the following verse: - Genlus, the Pythian of tho Beautiful, ¢ ooy Tathe trntas & Tladie 10 the all; From eyes profane a vell the Isis screens, And £00ls on fools sull ask what Hamlct mesns. Yet, 1 will confess that I do not consider Hamlel mad—excent in **craft.” My opinion may be of little value, but "tis the result of many weary walks with him ** for hours together, here 1 the Jobby.” Truly sours, ‘Epwix Boora, ABROAD. 5 Lord Lytton’s posthumous play, ** The House of Darnley,” will be producea in New York shortly. The autograph of David Garrick is- worth about $14, that of Mrs. Siddons brings about 320, Rachel’s §5, Handel’s $210, aud Edmund Kean's $15. . The Paris Theatre Lyrique rccently gave a Greek matinee, Sophocles and Aristophanes sharing the honors in adaptations of “Electra,” “The Assembly of Women,” and *“Lysistrata.” It was curious to see these chefs d’auvres of Greek literature recited upon the stage where the Greek drama has so often been most un- mercifully parodied. Mr. Henry J. Byron says that Charles Kean was one of the most sensitive of actors; but, Strange to say, this, sensitivencss was only ex- nibited to any great degree during the per- formance of ‘cértain parts. For instance, when laying Wolsey, 5 door slamniug, an ill-timed cough, o crving infant, or an obtrusive nut- cracker, would drive him to despair, whereas, {f he were playing Hamlet, you might bang the doors about with Impunity, and crash Covent Garden without upsctting him. Evidently anxlous for_scnsations not entirely lewitjmate, the Comedic-Francaisa annouuces that® Sarah -Bernbarat will soon appear as Camil'e in the * Dame aux Camellias,” and that Mounet-Sully will play the part of Armand. All Paris will run to sce the miraculous Bera- Dhardt in the death ecene, which will doubtless be sufficiently horrible to electrify everybedy. Salvini's rendering of thedeath of Conrad in the play of - Civil Death,” which he hasbeen giving here for some weeks, has ¢xcited a great deal of discussion and criticism among the French. There are plenty of peopte who think as the gentleman ywho sat near me at a recent Salvini matinee said e dig. *If I were to choose be- tween the conventional and reatistic manners of death on the stage,”” he remarked, “1 should choose the conventional. The other is too hor- rible to be in good taste.” With what energy Taine would rail at sucha critic as this, and now readily he could trace the man's pedigree straight down from that unoaturally refined period of the ecighteenth ceitury before the Revolution, when even children were taught to Zatls In stilted periods, and to £o Lo bed by rules learned from the dancing master! Salvini’s pathos has made a great impression on all classes of French critics, however much some of them may dislike his realism.—Paris Letter, MUSIC. THE TWENTY-SIXTIL SEASON OF ITALIAN OPERL 1IN CHICAGO will commence to-morrow cveniug at Hooles's Theatre, with the performarce of the well-worn «Trovatore,” and there is every indication that the scason will prove not onlya remarkable financial success, but also exceedingly enjoy- able from a musical point of view. The troupe is made up of old favorites, with some new- comers, who will doubtless make zood their claiins to popularity hefore the season is over. The list includes Miss Clara Louise Kellozg, Allle. Marie Roze, Miss Annie Louise Cary, Miss Montague, Miss Lancaster; Tom Karl and Mr. Graff, tenors; Messrs. Verdl aua Cauffman, - baritones; Messrs. Conly and Gottschalk, bassos; and Mr. Behrenswill have charge of the orchestra. With such a combination, We are warrauted in anticl- pating some very creditable pertormances. Of these artists, Mlle Marie Roze is a stranger, al- though she is well known by reputation as_one of the leading European prime donnve. It is written of her in the Eastern papers that ¢ her voiceis of the most delicious quality, every note stands out clearly aund artistically, and there is a rounded fullness in her toues which is exquisite in its coloring. She may mot be styleda powerfui vocalist; but this fact is for- gotten in the melody of her voice and in the compass which it possesses.” In view of ber emincot position in the lyric world, the promi- nent events of her life may not prove uninter- esting. We zather them from a letter to the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette: She was born 1n Paris, and, in the lanzunge of the hackneyed musical history, ** carly showed a delight in masic; wonid stand for hours at the pixnv, and comnose little melodies of her own, etc., etc.” At the age of 14, when her two years' ferm of study in Englund was coming to an end, sne presented a httle play at school, acting herself, and fuifilling the manifold dutics of prompter and stage-manager. A few days after her return to Patis M. Auer secured ber admission to the Paris Conservatory, where she remained for three years, during which time she was selected Ly Auber to singa ‘*Benedictus at the chapel of the Tuil- Jeries on the occasion of the birthduy of the Prince Imperial. This so pleased the Emperor and the Empress that she sang before them again, two months later, by special re- quest. Obtaining the first prize medal on her grAduation July 20, 1806, a three-years' engage- entat the Opera Comiane xoon followed, Iler tirst appearsuce was in Lerold's opera of **Slarie, after which she sang {anain ** Lu Dume Blanche’" Zerlina in **Fra Diavolo” Marguerite in **Pre eux Clercs;™ **Joseph ™ and” ** L'’Ambassadrice.”! Capoul was then the tenor. Mme. Roze created the parts of Therese in Masse's ' Le Fils du Liri: adier, " and Feb. 13, 1805, Auber's **Le Premier Jour De Bonhenr ™ way brouzht out with her in the feading part of Djelm, which proved to bea tri- umph. Ller three years at the Opera Comique had twght her famibarity with the stage and made he o actress. They had ulso udded strensti and yolume to her_voice, 5o that she aimed 4t wrand_opera. For two years she stugied with \Wartel, and an éngagement with M. Emile Perrin, of the Imperial Opera, for three Jears, was given her at once. With Nitsson and -Carvaliho fresh in the recoliection of all, she made her debut there as Marguerile, and was as suceoss- ful as she had been ot the Opera Comique. The three years' engagement was broken, however, by the war. Peace declared. a brief tour in Holiand aud the south of France, and an engagement at the Theatre de In Monnaie ' in Brussels, where she gliyed forthe frsi tme Amalia, in **Tn Ballo in fasclicea,” was followed by et engagement lo £0 1o ber Majesty's Opera in London for five years, swhere she made her debut in **Faust” in 18 Since then she has eung there every scason. In addition to creating the patt of Queea Lerenqaria 1 **11 Talismano, * she sang the principal parts in cight or ten other oneras. She has about thirty operas in her repertory now. The Cleveland Herald of Jan. 23 aiso con- tains 3 statement concerning the prima donna, Miss Naonie Hart, rceently returned from Europe, which will be of interest in this con- nection. Itsays: Mies Hart's sudden arrival home a few days ago from Washington, in tue height of the ecazon, was soon followed by anannounceinent that she had con- Cluded an enzagement with Max Strakosch to maken debat in Chicago fu the opera of **Norma, ™ the de~ butante sustaining the title role. Fartner inquiry clicited the fact that the announcement was per- fectly relisble. Max Strakosch hius secured Jiss Tart’s services, kindly allowing her to select her own clioice of opera for juterpretation, and any city for representation. **Norma™ was sclected for the former, and Chicago for the latter, Miss Tart hus now her grand opportunity. ‘The repertoire as far as snnounced s as fol- lows: Monday, “Trovatore™; Tuesday, *Fa- vorta”; \Wednesday, * Faust’ 4 Aida "5 Friday, * Bohemian Gi of *Trovatore will be as follows: . Miss Kelloge Miss Cary " OMr, Graif ir. "Verdi Mr. Conly ) “THE DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA. The amateur performances of **The Doctor of Alcantara® at the West End Opera House, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings last, in which Mrs. Lemuel Freeman, Miss Fanny L. Whitpey, Mrs. O. L. Fos, and Messrs. Freeman, Hart, Barnes, Smith, and Sloan, took part, were so successful that the operetta was re- peated on Saturday cvening. ~Considering the number of really escelicnt sivgers enzaged, a successful performance was nataral- l{' to be looked for, but in reality it exceeded the general expectation and was in all rezards soadmirable that the same combivation ought to extend its repertoire. There are many little operas, ot requiring chiorus or orshestra, which they could give with much effect. Mr. Baird, who bad the direction, and ali concerned may fairly congratulate themselves over their suc- cess. ‘The indefatizablelittic impresario should immediately_ses his people to work on some- thing else. - fow_about “ Don Pasauale,” or - 'l'h{c Elixir of Love,” or something of that sort . LOCAL MISCELLANT. Mr. Emil Liebling will give two piano recitals at Hershey Hall March 22 and29. A valse ‘brillante of his own composition will be played at one of the recitals, which will be looked for with great interest. The regular Turner-Hall programme to-day is a very attractive one. The first and third parts, which are light, will include Barthol- meds’ “Festival Polopaise,” the over- ture to ‘'Stradells,” Keler Bela’s concert wsaltz. “On the Rhine,” a ballad by Voigt, Strauss’ Mazurl “Ein Herz, efn Sion,” and polka Francaise, *Nach K@tzer Rast,,’"’::fl Loesch’s “ Davy Crockett March.” The second part is a cluster of gems, including the over- ture to * Willism Tell,” Soedermann’s “ Wed- ding March,” the HBoccherini - Menuet for strings, and Liszt's * Prelude,” The managers of the Hershey Hall Popular Concerts have decided to mrey a serles o? five extra concerts, with special - attractions, at the very low price of $1, including reserved seat for the series. Mr. Liebling, Mr. Eddy, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Eichheim have alrendy been secured, and others will be added. The concerts witl take place Feb. 8, 25, March 8, 25, and April 5. A testimonial is to be given to Miss Maud Kennicott, the dramatic reader, to take place Saturday, Feb. 9. Miss Kennicott is said to possess & maguetic voice, a singularly clear ar- ticulation, and a power of riveting the attcution of her audience; in other words,that ghe has at- tained to the skill and finish of an artist. She will be assisted oy Miss Nelly Harmod, soprano. and Messrs. Emil Liebling and William Lewis. The Chicago Musical College has established abranch in toe_West Division at 44 Loomis street, opposite Jeflerson Park. As both fnsti- tutions will have the same teachers. the pupils of the West Side will have the same advantages as those of the South Side. Mr. Ziegfeld, the President of the Colleze, will personally supes fotend the West Side Branch, and will teach there Tuesdays and Fridays. The West Side Secretary, Mr. Hayman, will receive and reg- ister pupills at the new institution. The sixth musical reunion of Mrs. Revina Watson occurred at her residence, 241 Obio street, last Wednesday, and was, as usual, characterized by the attendance of the musical elite of the city. I these reunions, which ocenr alternzte Wedoesdays, the standara of excel- Tence obtained is exceptional, as it is rarc indecd that a_cluss of pupils display the intelligence and eyident knowledge of the works performed manifested at these recisals. On this occasion Mrs. Watson was assisted by Mrs. George B. Carpenter, soprano, and Miss Ella A. White, aito, adding much by their elegant sinzing to the enjoyment of the affair. A concert of a very ploasant character will be given at Brand’s Hall on the cvening of the Tth st., under the direction of Mrs. Christine Nicison, teacher of the piano in the Hershey School. ‘L'he Freja Society will sing three num- bers and the Blaney Quartette two, and Mr. De Celle will sing Reichard’s “Image of the Rose,” with accompaniment by the Frejo. The instrumental numbers will include Kontski's “1e feveil du Lion,” played by Masters Leon Vel Motte and Wella Anderson, two very re- markable oupils of Mrs. Nietson’s; and the Mendclssohn G minor coneerto (orchestral part on second piano by Mr. Lutkin), and Von Weber's Invitation to the Dance,” by Master Vel Motte. Mr. Edde"s organ recital yesterday noon was an unusually pleasant one, the programme in- cluding the works of several comvosers rarely Deard bere. The instrumental numbers were an Introduction and Fugue in D _minor, by Im- manuel Faisst; the Scherzo from Lachner's Fifth Suite in C miuor, ap. 135; tke chorus, “‘Srcut locatus est ad Patres nostras,” from Bach’s “Magnificat,” arranged by Schaab; Alphonse Maiily's Sonata in D minor, op. 15 the Souata fn D minor, op. 1; the Andante in G, No. 1, b Smart; and the Fantasia Eroica, op. 29, by Fried- rich Kuchmstedt. The vocal numbers weretwo trios, Cherubini’s *Sieep. Noble Child,” and Proch’s vretty ““Speed Thee Little Boat, " sung by Miss Grace Hiltz and the Misses Pauline and Mina Rommeiss, whose graceful style of singing and admirable blending of voices have made their performances hithierto very pleasant fea- tures of the Hershey School concerts. WIEREABOUTS. The Hess English obera troupe were in Louis- ville last week, and this week will be in Cincin- nati. The Adaws-Pappenheim troupe are an- nounced for two weeks of opera in New York City, commencing ¥'eb. 11, and have underlined «Rienzi.? The Oates troupe are in Nushwille this week. M. D. Whitney sang in the © St. Paul * at Philadelphia, on the 25th alt., and in « Elijab ” at Washinzton on the 29th ult. Miss Thursby is giving ber farewell concerts at the East preparatory to her departure for Europe. Tl\cosore Thomas_gives his Jast subscription concert in Boston Feb. 13. The Richings-Ber- nard troupe has as many lives ns a cat. After haviog disbanded in Califoruia, Oregon, and Nevads, it 13 now singing in Denver, and De Murska'has joined the troupe. The announce- ment is a stunoing one, as will be scen by the following extract: “Ilma De Murska, the world’s greatest prima donna, supported by Madame Caroline Richings-Bernard, America’s favorite prima donna. The entire musical de- partment i3 under the suporvision of tie Qistinguished _violinist, _ Mueswro. . T, K. A - Jules G. Lumbard, il 8. who'is with the Sol Smith Russell Troupe, sang in Grand Rapids, Mich., on_the 29th ult. - Mrs: H. M. Smith’s Concert Company is in Yermont thisweek. The Barnabee Troupe is at present in Massachusetts. The original Swedish Lady Quartette is in New Hampshire and the other quartette in Iowa. Camilla Urso was in St. T.ouls on the 30th ult. Aimee closes her New Orleans engagement this week. MUSICAL NOTES. Albani will sing in London in April, and Patti will appear at the end of May. Dr. Damrosch will bezin the first of a series of orand sacred coucerts at Gilmore’s Garden this evening. Messrs. Macmillan & Co. have just issued Part 1 of the lonz-promised *Dictionary of Mu- sic and Musiciaus,” edited by Mr. Georze Grove. An exchange pronounces Italian operas, writ- ten by modern Italian authors, to be a faflure. It says the nation hes degenerated musically as well as otherwise. Before the end of the Glasgow season, Von Bulow manared to get into hot water with pretty much everybods about bim, and has not been invited to come back next year. A mysterious stranger, who keeps his name 3 sceret, has written a libretto for Offenbach, and the composer is writing the music for it in the seclusion of a charming retreat at Nice. Miss Emma Thursby has_organizeéd a concert company, consisting of W. T. Carleton, bari- tone; Master Leopold Lichtenbere, violinist ; A. 1. Pease, solo psanist; and G. W. Colby, di- rector. Ambrofse Thomas? * Psyche,” which was orig- inally an operctta, has been clevated into grand opera, and M'lle Heilbron has been en- mared to singin the title part during the Ex- hibition season. Bralims’ second symphony was produced for the first time on the 30th or December, when the Philbarmonic Society of Vicona played it under the direction of Ilans Richter. - It was re- ceived with the greatest favor. Dr. F. L. Ritter has published, under the title of & Voices of the Night " (Sehuberth & Co.), an interesting series of pianoforte poems, or char- acter-picces, three in number, being musical i1- Justrations by Longfellow, Coleridge, and Keats. Iu Spain as in Ttaly the same stand against extravagant prices has been made. Mme. Pau- line Lucca having demanded, and obtained §1,200 a_night, the prices of scats had to be ralsed. In ltaly the people staid away. Ats Afadri they crowded the house and hissed Mme. Lucea off the stage. Thercupon Mme. Lucea tendered her resignatior e — MARIE. 1knoyw a face, and T have known it long, And 1 have followed it for many and_many o day, ‘And I iave woven it within mine every sonz, ‘And I have loved, will love it, for its own eake, alway. dear But I have never told my love, albeit \When sang I thus, in silence and in tears, When sang 1 thos. » recompense most sweet 12 with me now in these mne after years. A golden promise whade me long ago, 1ts happy consummation waits me there ; At least, a svmething inward hat it s0— Strange, mystic whisperings do so declare. Like jizpings of a lute wind-stirred at will - tlc breezes fan the drooping flower, Atwrcatide 1 mect my promised bride. o chunt the sweetness of the silent hoar. Perhaps n dream, perhaps an idie dream, Some wayward fancy Turking ia the wind— 1 know me not, and yet to me ‘twould scem. A something more than wondrous good and kind; For it doth gmive me rest and qufet sleep, Lulls every passion into sweet repose. What if tne world should frown, and X should weep? R What then—oh, me! what then—would it disclose? From out the relics of the living past 1 call me blossoms of a snow-white hnes Althoush the masy ate of rank weeds grown, 1 beed them not, 1 chierish but the sew. Like some dear friends we know are tried and true, e press them close and closer to our heart, And never can we let them {rom our siew— They of themselves become ourselscs in part. So, too, when cmblems of a bettes life, Thrice-hanpy blossoms of a hopeful day, 1 hold me fast amid the world's cold sirife, And prowdly will 1 wear them i my heart alway. But what of her of whom I spoke? A face 'As fair asHeaven, for Heaven's ovn Queen Is she. B rille the toars course ewiftly down my check, The while T breathe the name—sweel name— Marle Josern D. TCRNEY. GOSSIP FOR LADIES January and May: Another Hicks- Lord Affair in New York City. A Man with Three Wives Wishes a Justice to Give Him Still - Another One. Co-education : Some College-Studies that Girls Canot Pursue--1 Bomanco of Divorce. A GIRL'S WATY. Thoy had been quarreling. He stood With flashing eyes, and spoke with cold diedain; Ter coquetry had made him half-insane. ““Farewell!" he safd. Her red lip curved * In scornfal, bitter ralling, undeserved. When the swift passion of the words was dead, She moved asidc, and bent away her head, Nor would she even touch her hand to his— So willfal and perversca maiden this. He turns to go—and in o trice she stands Bofore him, and has given both her hands: “+0 wait!" Sweet inconaistency! . . . Ah, welll Now there is much to hesr, and more to tell. +4Girls never mean but balf they say, you know,” Sho says. With ees that hint of smiles beloy. Ho answers: *Yes, Tknow. But (hem!) Isay, Now don't you think "trvonld be the better way, And eave a deal of tronble in between, 1t in the future yon would only let e know beforehand just whick hulf you mean?” Luro AL JANUARY AND MAY: AGAIN. New York Eventng Post. Away up in Tnird avenue resides a gentleman who has baked bread, large and small, for three generations of New Yorkers. He is over 86 years of age, but still hale and hearty, remarka- bly so for oncof hisadvanced, years. He be- lieves he will live to wear the crown of a cen- tury upon his {rosty brow, and makes all his caleulaiions aceordingly. Hehas never yet said die. 11is last wife (he has had four) died five years ago, since which time be has made his home with a8 matyp: maiden dauehter, living on'a street running off tae avenue, who, as she was supporting herself, and 15 the father persistent- Iy neglected to reimburse her for his daily sup- port, was so unfilial as to be perfectly Willing that he should leave her. » Within a block of the old gentieman’s bakery was a buxom milliner, as beautiful a milliner as ever covered the frame of a bounet, who was fighting destiny single-handed. Sne was but 22 years of age, and was an acute woman and full of business. On this lady the ancient baker had been casting the eyes of love for a year, and the milliner koew it. What woman lives who does not know ¥hen a mun is attracted? Sne knew it was not for nothing that the ancient baker left his own shop for hers—it was not for noth- ing that be laid at her fect, or rather upon her counter, the choicest proauets of his art; seed- cakes meant something, and pound-cake was expressive. Nor was she averse to all this. She was a woman of business, and she investigated. She found that he did own the building in which _his cstablishment was located, and she determined that when he offered Dis band, in place of secd-cakes, she would aceept_it. For, she reasoned to herself: « He cannot live alway. A man 86 years of aze must, in the course of nature, soon o hence, and then I shall have the building. Farewell, Tents; farewell, landlords. His shop will be my shop, and that building will marry me toa younger and better man, and my days will be peaceful forever.”? Further jnvestigation, however, revealed to ber the nlarming fact that the house was mort- gaged for more than it was worth, as was the Tachinery, stock in trade, delivery-wazons, horses, harness, in. fact everything the old gen- tleman possessed. She shuddered as she thought of the precipice she bad been s0 near to, and drew back inalarm. Her love cooled, and shie determined that, while she would smile and accept his floury offerings as long as he chose tooffer, there was no ma forher. That was the kind of a milliner she was. But one day a new light beamed upon her. A friend told her in confidencethat the old gentle- man, though embarrassed in bis business, was a prudent old file, and had always kept his life m- sured; that to ber certain knowledge he had o lite-insurance policies, cach for $10,000. This shie knew, for she had seen them time and again. \gain the milliner cogitated. Tiwenty thou- sand dollars of life-insurance! That was good enough. He would support her while he lived, and when Azrael should wave his urk wing over him, and he should join the innumerable Protession of bakerswhoare on the othcr shore, she could eitber live on the money or use it loariog off the incumbrances on the building. She decided to let the building go, and set up for a capitalist on_the money, and renewed her sweetness to her ancient admirer. Finally, he proposed and was accepted. The children did mot raise the absurd row that the fond children did; on tue contrary, quice the Toverse, especially the maiden dadghter, who had been boarding him. They thought it quite the proper thing that e shoul d marry. There was nothing like au affectionate wife to soothe the declining years of aun azed baker, and they cited any nuimber of cases to show thag disparity {n years was not an insuperable bar to hapui- ness. The children all blessed their father, and hoped for many returns of the day, and all that sort of thing. g “They weré married quietly, gad took up their aboden the miltiner’s bouse temporarily, and were happy. Last Thursday moruing, at precisely 8 o'clock, at their fruzsl breakfast, the happy wife cleared Ber throat with a pleasant cough,—onc of those apologetic coughs that has no Consumption be- hind it,—and remarked : + My dear, have you cver thought that death wes inevitable; that it comes to King and peas- ant alike; and that {t casts its bluck shadow on palace and cot, on happy home and dungeon dark?” %)My arling, the_truthfulness of your re- mark i onlv equaled by its poetic expression. The thought has occurred to me.” )My love. has it ever oceurred to you that in life wo are in debt, and that he who truly loves will take every precaution to provide for those swhom he Jeaves bebind him to struzgle with a cold and unsy:apathetie world?” wSweetness, L have laid awake nights over that conundram.” “ Apgel, you have two insurance policies for $10,000 cacti. Hope of my future, would it not. e well to have them made over, as it were, ta Deeo that, if you should wrench my beart ith riel nd cast a shadow over my future by Seccadiue before I do, I could at least have somethine on which to drag out a miscrable and entirely unhappy existence till I join you on the golden shore?” 3y fove, I have two insurance-policies, each for $10,000.” . s well?” They are fn—" 5 41Yyhat companies, my love?” «Be calm, Angelina, dear; be calm. One of them is in—" “What?” Z «The American Popular, and the other in thé Scenrity I *t goth broken!” «Proken, my darling, is & mild word. Busted would more fully express their condi- tion.” There was a shriek of despair, a long, Tow wail of agony, that betrayed a heart suddenly Vroken, and a bonuetless woman rushed from that door. The affrighted husband hobbled. after her as fast as his age and rheomatism would permit, but to no purposc. _She disap- ‘peared around the corner and rushed frantically toward the East River. Wietner its cold waves received her or not, is ot known. As the old gentleman is oceupying her house, and has no meaps of knowing whether or o she will come back to_claim it, his suspense is fatolerable, and is wasting him away to a mere shadow of his former sclf. Bat she has not as yet made her appearance. "Fho Sheriff has levied upon his shop and fix- tures, and, if she does return and make it foo warm for him, he will have no place to zo but the home of his mature maiden daazhter, who bas notitied him mildly but firmly that, i she knows herself, he cannot live upon ber. 1t bas since transpired that the marriage was - the result of a conspiracy between the mature maiden daughter and the other childrea. The false friend, who told the too-confiding milliner of thie insurance-policles, was sent to do it by Ohe conspirators, who felt. that thelr father was Phncambrance, bat who were still anzious to provide tor kim. Heis still living in the mil~ finer’s house, but who can tell bow soon he will be ejocted from it? Ltis g cold world, and the winter is still upon us. The baker’s shop is in the hands of the Sheriff, and themilliner’s stock {s being eXbausted. There was but lirtle of it anyway, and that litle is melting away, melt- ipg away, like frost under & June sun. What will he do when it is all gone?! What will he doff she returns? Over these problems of life he muses by day and dreams by night. AN UNBLUSHING POLYGAMIST. New York World. “ This man wants to marry me,” said & wom- an at the Essex Market Police-Court yesterday to Justice Flammer, pointing at the same time to & weather-beaten man who stood behind her. “ Do you want to marry her?” said his Honor to the man. - “ Well,” said the man slowly, with his eyes fixed on the ceiling, *“ I don't kuow but that [ ml"hl“n: \i‘_!{:ll.” ustice Flammer then directed one of the clerks to make out the necessarv papers. The Dames were Mary Graham and William Kelly. ¢ How mnuly does this make, Bill?” nsked the best man while the papers were being made out, laa‘xinz admiringly at the bridegroom. | Wely,” answered Kelly, with g afr of modest merit and taking a chew of tobacco, “1 guess it makes about tour.” . “Hush!" sald Miss Graham angrily. ¢ Is this the fourth wife?” asked the clerk, stopping in the middle of his wriring. * Ves, I think that she'sNo. 4,7 replied Kelly proudly, while his friend looked at him more admiringly than ever. “ The others are dead, of course?” sald the clerk doubtuily. . “Deadi” repeated Kelly, apparently aston- ished at the question; ‘‘dead? ~ Why Dot us I kunow of.- ITnever heerd tell of any of them aying; dia you Johunie?? ‘¢ No, I never did,” said Johnnie promptly. This conversation was repeeted to Justice Flammer and astonished him greatly. “ Do youmean to say that yon bave three living Wives?" sald he. “Well,” answered Kelly, realizing that he ought to be accurate in a court of justice, “perhaps Lean't say I've more'n two. 1 got one in Liverpool an’ one in San Francisco, an’ 1 married one here, but she seems to have dis- appeared somehow, so perhaps I oughtn’ter swear to more’n two. You ain’t seen Sallie about Iately, have you, Johnnie?” “No,” answered Johnnic, getting impatient at the delay. No man s allowed to_have more than one wife,” said his Houor. “If your story is true, you are liable to imprisonment. I certainly shall not marry you to this woman.” They are only sailor-wives,” pleaded Kelly. Justice Flammer would not listen to him, and Kelly left the court-room, followed by a tearful and disconsolate Mary Graham. - WHAT GIRLS CANNOT STUDY. The New York 7Zimes philosopher points ont several of the regular college studies which girls cannot pursue: ‘‘‘The Sophomore year in most of our colleges is devoted to buse-ball. Will President Bascom have the temerity to as- sert that this is a sedentary pursuit, or that it is one in which it is possible for girls to excel? We all know that nature has so constructed the girl that she cannot. throw a ball with any force or accaracy. If the most accomvlished of President Bascow’s yourig ladies were toattempt to pitch a base-ball, the chances are that, in- stead of coming within reach of the batsman, it would describe & parabolic curve and swash the President’s front window. Neirher can voung lady students strike or catch a ball when thrown with the pYoper degree of force. In short, base-ball s a study in which it is mor- ally impossible that girls should ever success- fully compete with men. The same may be said -of foot-ball, which, in some collexces, is an op~ tional study, which those who do not fancy base- ball are permitted to substitute for the latter. 1t is barely possible, judzing from the remarks which Chicago and St. Louis. newspapers con- stantly make In regard to the feet of the ladies of those tities, that Western girls are better adapted for foot-ball than are the irls this side of the Alleghenies: but it may be safely asserted that no girl can graguate in foot-ball, especially in colleges where the Rugby method is studied, with any honar, or, indeed, with any standing inm ber class. By far the most important stady pursued ~at any Amer- jean college is that of rowing. From this study girls are virtually debarred simply by reason of their sex. Man is so constituted tbat he can reduce his clothing to a closc-itting undershirt and a pair of attenuated trousers, which add scarcely anything to his weight in a six-oared shell. Itisasserted by all scientific authorities that eirls are incased in many suc- cessive layers of clothing, which are believed to be pcrmuncnt?’ aflixed to them, and the aggre- rate weight of these is enormous. This would alone render girls unfit to pursue the fascinat- ing and improving study of rowing, but there are other obstacles cqually impossible to over- come. Girls canuot runto any extent worth mentioning; and arc hence unable to rua along the shore while a boat-race is in progress, yelling encouragement to the oarsmen, and announcing the adds which they are prepared to bet on their favorite crews.” A ROMANCE OF DIVORCE. Syracuse Courier. About the 1st of Jauuary there appeared in the New York Herald an advertisement inquir- ing for the address of “ the daughter of the late Horace Meech,” to whom, it stated, the late William C. Glynn, of Boston, had, by will, lefta fortune of §50,000, application to be made to Mr. Choate, Tremont street, Boston. Mr. Horace Meech was many years ago a well-known resident of Albany. ~William C. Glvnn was at the same. time—perhaps a quarter of a century ago—a teacher of music in_that Gty Among his pupils was Miss Mcech, daughter of the aforesaid. Glynn feil in love with the youns lady, and she, presumably, with him, and they werc married. The parcats were bitterly opposed to the match, and succceded, in a few months, in persuading their dauchter to leave him. A divorce followed. . Glynn removed to Boston, and was lost to sizht. His divorced \rite soon married a young gentleman in Roches- ter, who died not long after in the South. The swidow married, for the third time, a gentleman in Buffalo. He also died, leaving the widow With one daughter, now grown up, married, sud herself a mother. 3 The widow, in reduced circumstances, was Jivine with a sister on Staten Island, when some Albauy fricnds, secinx by chance the advertise- ‘ment, acquainted her with its contents. She at once took measures to_securc tlie bonanza left e by her first Jove. Itscems that Glvon, after removing to Boston, made a fortune jn the music business. Time, however, nor cfrcum- Stances, made him Torzet * the irl heleftbehind him,” slthough she had thrice married, and had ‘become a grandmother sioce ‘his eyes had beheld her. FEMININE NOTES. A young gallant, whose lady-love slapped him across the-mouth the other day, called himself a belted knight. A facetious fashion-writer says that the leg of an eighteen-button kid glove comes upover the vaccination-place. «Jt's only a drop in the bucket,” asthe man saiu when he fired his wife down stairs and she landed in the slop-pail. Out West, the boid, bad men give their mothers-ia-law * non-gxplosive kerosenc-oil Iamps for holiday-presents. Women are proverbially severe in their criti- cisms of each other’s attife. 1t makes all the Qifference in the world whose aress is gored. Do they miss you at home? " e asked, as che folded and put away a letter she had just re- ceived from hermother.” “ Never,” siic answered; “they call me *Sis.”” «This is the maiden all wished she had ne’er been her nose in petulaot scorn scason’s hat had worn. 1 told her I'd never smoke another cigar,’” be said, sa(zl[y. Gand Iwon't. A pipc’s plenty good enoush for me—and he gracefully drew o match over the largest part of hi trousers. A St. Louis widow has had three husbands. She has on hand a fawsuit to break the will of fhe first, another to recover the insurance money on the life of the sccond, and 2 third to obrain alimony from the last. ‘A young lady of Williams, Ta., wishing to re- turn's ¥ouDg gentleman his ring, attached o tag fo it with his name thercon, and dropoed ft fo the Post-Office. On the back of the tag wae written, 1 hate to, but T must.” He slipped down in_front of the Post-Office Thursday, and she could oot help gizeling a little; and Sunday evening she wept alonc in the Darlor while lie sat_grimly in bis room and Pnohed cigars until bis stomach felt as light as his heart felt heavy. +: Apd you will' not be mine until I have be- come renowneds” * Not until then.” **That's casy coough. But tell me, in what profession would you like to have me distinguish mysclf?” Oh—any, any at all—as a life-long explorer in Africa, let us say.”’—Puck. English romance: Beautiful young woman runs off with handsome actor. They are sought by her ma and sympathetic youne cousin. After three weeks they are found. Beautiful youns woman does 1ot faint, but philosophically bids the actor adieu, saying thar her dury to the sympathetic younz cousin, whom she had mar- Hed secretlya month beforc her elopement, cumpels her to return to her rightful lord. The ma faints torlorn,” who often born, and turned up at the girl who last THE GAME OF DBAUGHTS. Communications intended for this Department should be addressed to Tne TrinuNE Dravent Ep- 1oz, P.-0. Box 215, Chicago, TN CHECKER-PLAYERS" DIRECTORY. . Athenzum, Nos. 63 and 65 Washington street. PROBLEM NO. 51 7 Dty Black. Black to move snd win. POSITION NO. 51. By C. Coorkrn, Owosso, Micw. Rlack men on 1, 8, 21, 2 ings, 18, 32 White men on 13, 14, 16, 25, 20, 30; king, * White to play and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. First attempt—Problem accepted. W.J. Giddey—Thanks for the scores. W. C. Parrow—Wiil attend toit for you. . Tenry Jobn Cook—Position placed on file.’ Charles Bateman—Solutions duly received. Billy Conkling—Your corrections appear below. M. Kelly~Thauks for the favor. - (2) Solutic’ correct. F. A. Fitzpatrick— wishes next week. CHECKER ITEMS. A match of cight games for the championship o Braldwood, T11. is pending between Robert Dick son and J: Ines Littlefobn. Messru, Stroud and Janvler recently had asitting a hirteen zames at Wilmington. Del. Score: Stroud, : danvier, 0; drawn, 8 games. : Mr. James 3. Dykes has accepted the chullenge of Mr. Labadie to play o match at draaghts for th champlonship of Canada. and has uppointed Feb. 25 38 the day for opening the match, The Turf says that tho ex-champlon, Dr. Clate, and Mr. A. O, Robinton, of Albany, playea & friendly maich last week, which resuftcd as fol- lows: Clute, 7; Robinsan, 5; drawn, 8 total, 20 pames. Auother match will probably be played so0m. In the handicap draughts tourney recently com- pleted at Stewarton, Ayrhire, in which thirteen players entered the list, Mr. William Red, late of Mauchline. now of Kilmarnock, carried of the first rize. Mr. Alex Dykeswon the second; Mr. W. Veir the third; and Mr. John Samson the fourth. Nr. ArtharDoll, of Cleveland, 0., recently viaited the players at Detriot, Mich., and the fol- lowing scorcs Wwere made: - Dol 4 Giddey. Dol Miller. ill try to comply with you t Mr. J. E. Daris, of Toronto, played Mr. W. J. Giddey thirty games at Detcolt recently. Scare: Giddey. 18; Daws. 6, and six games were drawn. 3r. William Tomlin of Duougne also contested the strensth of his play with Mr. Giddeyat De~ troit a few days ago. Scofe: Giddey, 7; Tomlin, 4; drawn, 1; total, 12 games. NOTES AND CORRECTIONS. Mr. Billy Conkling, of Dubuaue, Ia., writes that io Game 153—the tnird game played between Mesors, Yates and Barker—Vates could have Urawn at twenty-second move by 14—10 instead of The vositlon stands: Black men ou 1, 2, 1,13, 15, 20; white men on 14, 21,2, 27, 31, 32. White to play and draw a3 6 3 10— 8 (b)) (8)—2—7 white wins. (b)—0nly move to draw, 1n the fifth game boteen the same players, Bar- ker courd have drawn at the twenty-ninth move by 20—24 for 11—15. The position at that point stands: Black men on 1, 2. 6. 11, 12, 14, 18, 20; \white men on 13, 10, 21, 23, 83, 27, 30, 32. Black to play and drav, as foliows: - 26—19 1822 5~9 7 Drawn. In the cighth game, Barker's play 14—0 at the twenty-second move is an immediate loss. ANDERSON'S FIFTH POSITION. Béa!k men on 5 and 13. White man on32, King- on 30. 3 Either to play, and White to win. SOLUTION TO FIFTH =19 | 1] TOSITION. W This one is an excellent proof of theadvantageof” Jocal position; white gaining the game throngh wanting the move. ? SOLUTIONS. SOLUTION TO PROILEM NO. 50. 49 716 | 18—11 2. White 6-13 wins. 1511 19-24 White 2319 wizse 1823 GAME NO. 139—CROSS. By Charles Hefter, Chicago, [ =19 | M8 ) 2025 9 |24-19 | 117 18-23 1915 b ] o -6 14-10 (6) 10-26 230 | 9014 2521 18-35 116 (8)' 10-10 12 | 2030 11023 n-7 29-25 -1 20— 716 20—-11 11— NOTES BY MR. HEFTER. (a) Uniess a draw can be shown after this move, neither the aathor's ner Mr. Pomeroy's sotation to Prize Problem No. 4 is correct. (by Agive-amay move, but 200d enough to cor- rect sad draw Vac. 8 at 3d move, where 8-11 is ven. BTy Corrects Var, 50 at 11th move. {Though very diffient, yet seeminzly Zooa envugh for 3 draw. (@) In Var. 25, 23-27 was civen for a white wis, ~a good position. {e) Simply given for pretty play. (B Mr, iefter must have overicoked var 10 in Game 152, which shows a draw by 15-10 at thia potae. He ta, therefore, mistaken in his statement 1n note (a) abont the author's solation being in- correct. Tt s not necessary to show a draw attel §3735 4t the 39th move 1n order to sustain the Soandness of the position, as the draw is shown st Ep. an earlier period. ————— SNOW. 0 the snow—the horrid snow! ‘And the howling winds that cote and go- Sweeping adown the deserted atceet, Aaking o slush for dainty fect. - 14 poeta rave and make such 8 fus o bateFand veaaty In i thia mast, B is dltny snd aely 83 #iz, Meking things batefal elthoat and within? Cittcaco, Feb. 1, 1878 AN Opsznved o ——— Those young ladics at fairs who sell five-cent 2-7 )3 811 pin-cushions for $3 onght to be arrested lox-.' robhisg the males, 2 el ¥ & g