Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1878, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS. The California Theatre Com- pany at Haverly’s This Week. Continued Success of “A Celebrated “Case” at McVicker’s. Some Hints on the Sub- ject of Programe- Making. The De Murska Concert--- The Freja Society Concerts. A Chicago Singerbund --- The Kellogg -Roze War in Earnest. ° THE DRAMA. SOTHERN. Awong the dramatic presentations of the past week the only ove which could be said to pos- sess the charm of novelty to a Chicago audience was Sothern’s appearance on Friday evening in thefarce of ‘A Rejular Fis,” with which be supplemented his excellent impersonation of “ David Garrick dn both of these pieces, dif- fering widely as they doin character and pur- pose, Mr. Sothern shows how casily ne can drop - the fantastic tone, and identify himself with creations that belong to a totally different realin of comedy. They underestimate the power of this actor who imagine (hat his success has been the result of an accident which threw a part like Dundreary in his way. It was the outcome of a deliberate purpose on his part to hit off the foibles of a well-recognized type, and he has kept the world laughing for about twenty years over that exquisite caricature. The laush, it is true, has at last. begun to die away,—and Mr. Sothern was quite alive to the fact himself,—but itis nevertheless true that he has created a character which is unique in theatrical history. Inthe “Crushed Tragedian™ he bad the same deliberate aim to hold up to the good-natured merriment of the public some of the absurdities of histrionism. In America this purpose is not so clearly recognized as it would be in London, where there still lingers numerous examples among the professsion of the old-fashioned strut- tng kind, whose methods are unalterably bound by the traditions of ** the good old times ” and the grana old masters. Here the conversational school of acting nas prevailed:so long that, with avery few exceptions, we have a very few tra- gedians of the aucient class with whose man- nerisms he could successfully deal. It is differ- ent in England, where the old traditions are to @ large extent still reverently followed, and where, accordingly, such a caricature is calen- lated to obtain a keener recognitiva. And as the Dundrearies of the Enzlish nobiiity have been pretty effectually lauthed out of their humor, so probably will Fiza tamont be the means of sweepiny away much of the ridiculous pomposities of the tragic art. After seeing that preposterous ship of fluwers handed up night alter night by ike industrious ushers, it will be hardly possible foran audience hereafter to keep a straizht face at the presentation of a floral offering to aiavorite. In Lavid Garrick Mr. Sothern gives a refined and earnest deline: tion, the spirit of which is to inculcate a pu and noble lesson,—a lesson of large charituble- ness and of true manhuod. It 1s perbaps the Inustartistic and finished impersonation in his repertory, and displays the versatility of his tal- ent. Tne faree ot “A Regular Fix” isa trifle in itsel!, but it was acted with a consummate grace and easy humor by Mr. Sothern, that re- minded“ one a good deal of the. manuer of Charles Mathews in his best days. In taking leave for a season of “The Crushed,” it is due to the members of his company to add a word of commeddation for the generally sood sup- port they nave accorded him during the present successful engagement. AL MeViciker's “A Celebrated Case ” has ran to tbe cise o1 its seconu weeks, and yet the pub- licdo not seem to be weary of it, if one may judge irom the -size and character of the audi- enc Itis not one of the ephemeral successes of a day, but is evidently destined to an endur- ine popularit Frank Mayo has met with his usual good fortune here with bis familiar“ Dayy Crockett,” Waich has drawn at Haverly’s.. It is, needless to make a fresh examination of a play which bas been so orten present aro play-goers. It is alwa: elcome, and Mr. Mayo's admirable portrayal of this rough dia- mond of a frontiersman 1s one which has ever a direst charm. LOCAL NOTES. “A Celebrated Case” wiil enter upon its third and last week at MeVicker's to-morroiy evening. There will be uo ehange in the cast. At_the New Chicago, the Duclos troupe with Pauline Markhain a3 prima donna, will bez gin an-engagement to-morrow evening in a Spectacular extravaganza called “* Bu-Peep.”” A-very successful. benefit entertainment of a musical and Jiterury character was given at Cal- y Tabernacle Thursday evening last. The programme offered was ‘an execlicnt one and the attendance large. George Fawcett Rowe’s version of “The Exiles? will be brought out at Hooley’s on Monda ri] 3. Jt is now i the height of its E metropulitan success at the Broad- ew York. Jadies of the Michigan Avenue Baptist will give a os cal and literary soiree evening at t esidence of Mr. J. nce Sorte Prai B avenue, to aid them in wir benevolent work. A choice programin has been preparcd. me . A brief dramatic ‘season will commence on Wednesday evening at the West Ena Opera- House, with Tom ‘Taylor's play, founded on the late Russian war, called “ Love Levels All,” which will introduce Mr. Heury F. Byron, an English actor, and } May Wheeler. © Tue branch of the California Theatre com- pany, who are to produce “A Trip to the Mooi” to-morrow evening at Haverly Theatre %, arrived in this city last erening. They are: Mi rrison, Miss Plaistead. Miss Singer. Messrs. Keene. Mestayer, and Harrison. They are sucsts of the Sherman House. Mr... Rezcre, the business manager of ‘Migs Mary Anderson, is in the city. Miss An- derson bus engarements at St. Paul on the Ist and 2d; at Minneapolis on the3d; at Eau Claire ou the 4th; at Milwaukee on the Sth and 6th; and then she goes to Grand Rapids, Jackson, and Jetreit. After that sne will probably come to Chicago to play a brief engagement. , The Young People’s Assi ion of Plymouth Congregational Church are preparing to give Tennysou’s “ Princess in a series of very elaborate tableaux on Thursday evening next, assisted by Mrs. Laura E. Dainty, who will read the poem. All of the accessories will be of the Most elegant description, and the rehearsals Promise a very attractive entertainment. Havericy’s reorganized minstrel trouve, thir- y-tive in number, will start to-day for Sun Francisco. heir names arc: George Thatcher, Mili-ka?? “Meet Me at the Garden Gate,” 5 Out” (serenade), “The Brother's Lul- isb: ‘ith euitar, ‘Sauer-Kraut Receipt,” with banjo, “Dot Gal mit de Wooden Shoes: or, She Fainted Away in My Arms,” “Walken on dot Esplanade.” “Climb Up, ‘Climb Up; or, The Mountain Guide.”? The spectcular “snera bonffe “A Trip to the Moon,” with Offenbacti’s music. will be pro- duced at the Adelphi to-morrow exaping, with the original Parisian models und —_cos- tumes aud a urand ballet. The dramatic portion of the piece will introduce the principal members of the California Theatre company, by a special arraugement with Joun McCullough, including Miss Alice Harrison, Miss Gracie Plaistead, Miss Marion Singer, aud Messrs. T. w. Keene, W. A. Mestayer, aud Lewis Harrison. A new balict by M. Bolossy Kiralfy will be introduced; with Mile. De Rosa, Mile Palladino, Arnold .Kiralfy, Antonetti Corsi, twenty-four coryphees, und a grand corps de ballet. The svenery is by Voegtlin, one of the best scene-painters in the country. The cast of the extravaganza is as follows: Miss Alice Harrison... Prince Caprice’ Miss Gragie Plaistend.... rincess Fantasy Mr. T. W. Keer *... Microscope Mr. W. A. Me: King Kosmos Mr. Lewis Harrison. ~King Pin A QUEER PROPOSAL. The New York Dramatic Vers prints the fol- lowing proposal addressed recently to Miss Kellogg, adding that the charming cantatrice, while fancy free, has no inclination for doctors: Cixcixxatt O.. March 14, 1878.—iss Clara Louise Keltogq—Dean Friexp: The writer bess dress you dn bebalf of a young Christian physician, who desires your acquaintance, and, if agtecable, would be pleased to open a corresnond- ence with you. The doctor bas been pursuing his ecientille etudies during the past seven years. in medical coliege and hospital at home and sbroad, including Cleveland, Cicninnati, Philadelphia, New York, London, Berlin, and Vienna. traveled extensively in Europe and America—En- gland, Ireland, ‘France, Italy, "Switzerland, Austria, Prussia, Bohemia, Saxony, Belzium, Tavaria, etc, He has visited Queenstown, Liver- pool, London, Paris, Rome, “Naples, Florence, Turino, Bologne, Verona, Pisa, Milan, Venice, Geneva, Berne,’ Zurich, zerne, ' Munich. Vieona, Dresden, Prague, Berlin, Cologne, Brussels, etc., including many other places of in- terest at home an:tabroad. Hehas viewed the Bay of Naples from the crater of Mt. Vesuvius, and witnessed a ‘**elorious sunrise from Mt. igi, and has crosed the Alps by the **Simplon Pas: Napoleani highway from Italy to Switzerland. Hie has sailed on Luke Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake zerne, Lake Constance, Lake of Geneva, and ‘on the Adriatic, and he has enjoyed the scenery of the Thames, the Seine, and the Rhine, the Rhone, the Danube, the Elbe, the Po, the Tiber, andthe Med. The museums and guileries of art and seuipture claimed much of his time during his sojonrn in Europe, especially the Louvre in Paris, Pitti Palace in Florence, and the Vatican in Rome, including the rich galleries of Dresden, Munich, Vienna, nad Berlin, etc., were frequently visited by him, ‘The royal palaces in England, Itly, ‘Austria, and Prussia, with their wealth and splen- dor, were the objects of bis adimration, especialiy those in Austria and Italy. ‘The Honzes of Parha- ment. in London, Berlin, and Vienna were vi by him during session, and the cathedrals with their treasures did not escape his attention, name- ly, St. Paul, at London; St. Peterand St. Paul oat of walls, aURome; Notre Dame, at Paris; and the wonderful cathedrals at Milan, Cologne. Florence, Yenice. etc. ‘The Doctor ixa very quict, unassum- ing gentleman, strictly honorable and conscien- tious, being a devoted Christian, the son of pious parents, whose ancestors camé from Prussia, and his own name is linked. with the Royal families of s Li eo England and Prussia, His age is 38, height Ove feet tive inches, complexion very fair, has light hair, light eyebrows, hazel eyes, and wears heavy sandy beard and mustache, temperament nervous, nguine disposition. Kind, patient, and forsiv- A favoravle reply will elicit further particu- Confidentially yours, AE lars concerning him. GREEN-ROOM NOTES. Acomedy has been produced lately in Graz (Austria), Whose title is “2x2—4,” and it bas succeeded. Modjeska reavhed Cleveland last week on her way to Chicago. She opens at Hooley’s on the 22d of April. Julius Rosen, a prolific play-writer in Ger- many, has produced four new plays, called “The Dilettanti,” “ We,” “Nerus Verum,” and: Columbus? Eze.” John McCullough says be expects to sail for England about the end of May. He will proba- bly play at one of the London theatres, put so far no positive engazemeut has been made. Ibis ramored that John McCullough will take Bootu’s Theatre for four mouths, two of which will be occupied with “ Coriolanus,” and the other two by either Henry Irving or Genevieve Ward. Max Strakpsch has made a proposition to George Faweett Rowe to mae a dratna of the opera of‘ Aida,” with the idea of having Miss Neilson play the title role during ner next visit to this country. Sardou says it takes him five months, working five hours daily, to write acomedy. tle throws away Uvice aS much as he uses, and usually eliminates some of his characters after he has begun the final drait of hi Henry Ward Beecher wilt net on his present lecturing tour about $55,000. His weekly sermon in: Brooklyn brings him in $20, a year, and he makes $15,000 a year by his writ- ings, bringing his yearly income up to near 390,090. Mrs. Florence Campbell Winter, wife of Will- Kiam Winter, the dramatic critie of the New York Tribune, is a member ot the dramatic company at Mrs. Morrison’s Grand Opera- House, in Toronto, Can., and she has been act- ing there ull the season. Among the English actresses who are coming over next season are Ada Cavendish, Agnes Robertson, and very probably Adelaide Neifson, whois said to ‘have made in Eng!and $12,030+ this on, against $72,000 she made in this country last season. No wonder she wants. to come back. _Charles J. Crouse, agent of Salsbury’s “Troubadours,” has arrived in San Francisco from Australia, and the company is expectéd on the next steamer, which arrives April 24. The Trowbs will probably play in California and Oregon until the end of the present season, and expect tu open in Chicago some time in Sep- tember. A late London letter contains the following: “Mr. Gilbert says he is willing to return to Mr. Sothern the $5.000 which that deserving actor- paid for ‘Ne’er Do Well,? and never played. Mr. Sothern is therefore £1.00 better of tnan he expected, if he chooses. He has a good many unacted playes in his possession, works which he has purchased at oad times.” Another proprietary riebt suit is on the tapis. It is believed that “Our Aldermen,” waici is shortly to be played at the Park Theatre by Crane and Robson, is a free translation or adaptation of a German play called ‘“ Hypo- conder,” by Moser. Mr. {mre Kiralfy has bought from the author the exclusive right to this play in America. If, as is. believed, * Our Aldermen” is the play, Mr. Kiralfy will im- mediately apply for an injunctiou.on the ground of being the owner.—Dramatic News. special dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette rejates the following extraordinary occurrence, which took place at Bloomington, Ind., on the 2sth: “No little excitement has been raised thiseveuing by the wa¥ Herman Linde, the great Shakspcarean reader, was treated by the students, because he refused to lecture last night. This moruing his cflicy was found bhang- ing in the campus, on a sycamore tree. He was further insulted at the depot this evening, when he departed for Terre Haute, by wroaning, play- ing tricks, ete. Mr, Linde has left the matter in the hands of T. K. Millen, who will bring it up before the court and see that justice is had.” Moritz, the Hungarian tragedian, of whom great things Were expected, dues not appear to have ipressod the London critics very favora- bly. The following, from the alt tall Gazette, fairly expresses the general tone of the London press: Mr. Moritz: has a rough, strong, gut- tural voice, and his pronunciation is as harsh as it can well be. He cannot be ‘said, either, to have cultivated tuis somewhat refractory orzan to much purpose. In senses of: strong passion there is no half-way tone between a howl and a iss, While in the ordinary passages the harsh monotony of his method became exceedingly unpleasant. Here and there, it is true, there were evidences that the actor may be capable of betterthings. Part of the famous speech to the Mrs. George Thatcher. Harry Richmond, M Richenond, John I” Kemble, Billy Mee, Frank Cushman, William Henry Rice, Billy Welch, Charley Diamond. Buy barton Johnny Rice, Manu, W. HH.” Rov, J, W. Freeth, Joli Xapfer, Thomas Dixon, W. W. Barbour, Heore Miller, Charles Freeman, Eddy Osun go) Kent, Gus Ellis, We Ik Seti coy, Cua Fe é. Miss Henrietta Monroc, a ama tals a Iinpersonations have hose hisbly indorsed in Eastern cities, has. D Vited| by a number of inent citizens. ‘to gratify the lovers of elocutionary art ie este efure a Chicago audience. ‘The request is siqued be some ssa names monz them Prof. Swing, WH. Barnum, M. We Fi Jharles Edward Cheney, N. ion He coals Eas er a couard Swett, and others equally known who have heard and auinired Miss Momoun re e eutertaiument will ead ay. come off at an At Hooley’s Theatre, Mr. Joseph K. Emmet will make his re-entree, aftera lengthened absence from the Chicago stage, in his celebrated play of “Fritz,” which, we ‘understand, has been almost wholly reconstructed and consider- ably improved. He is accompanied by a com- plete dramatic company. Among the songs in- trotiuced by #riz are the following, written and composed by Mr. Emmet: “Who Vants Some Venetian Senate was delivered with an ease and vivacity which led us te peett much, and his words to Desdemona werd also spoken with af- fectionate gentleness. But throughout, apart from other grave errors, there was a complete absence of dignity.” _djvis said of Macready by a writer in Every Saturday that when once, at the Walnut Strect ‘Theatre, Philadelphia, he was playing Virginius, Miss F., who was then the popular leading act- ress of the theatre, played Virginia, and most charmingly she did it; she was happy at acting with tne great Englisnman, and tried her best power and graces. alas! all through the first scene with Virginius poor Virginia was made ill at ease because of Virginius indulging in a suaden groan or grunt durin most of her speeches—us, um! ah! ah! oh me! and so he coutinued until the scene with her was over. Of course, the young lady was annoyed and alarmed - at what she . could ‘not vomorchend the cause of, so she deter- mined to ask her father what annoyed him. Going to his dressing-room door she knocked. Who's that?” answered the Roman Father. Miss F. replied: “Can I speak with : ment, sir!, “Yes, what is it??? “(What was wrong in the scene with you that made you £0 cross aud caused you to Broan so all the time! What bave Daone!?? “What. done, Miss? God THE CHICAGO ‘IRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 31, 1878-SIXTEEN PAGES. bless me! you curled your hair. I never heard of such a thing! Outrageous, dreadful, abt could with didiculty go on, an!” MUSIC. PROGRAMME-MARING. Tt is time that a reform should be instituted in the making of programmes by our local con- cert-directors. If a programme is worth mak- “Yng at all, itis worth making well, for in a very importent way itis an educator. We have be- fore us a programme of aconcert recently given in the Oakland Church, a “grand” concert it is called, in which not a single number is given correctly. Tt may stand asa type of many an- other botched programme, prepared for audi- ences in this city who-are presumed to know nothing of music. The first number reads: “Piano solo—Poet and Presant.” It should read:. ‘Piano solo—Overture to the Poct and Peasant—Suppe.” The second number makes Randdigecr, instead of Randegger, the com- poser. The third makes Thellah, instead of Hallah, the composer of “The Storm.” The fourth reads: ~ “Song—Valse I) Bucia —Ardite;” and should read: ‘* Waltz- song, ll Bacio—Arditi.” The sixth gives neither the name of the number nor composer. The seventh, ‘* Piano solo—Donorah,” would read better, ‘ Piano solo—Dinorah—Meyer- beer”; at least we presume that is what it means, In the eighth, the old ballad, ‘She Wore a Wreath of Roses,” appears as “ She Won a Wreath of Roses.” Ihe ninth attrib- utes “Nancy Lee” to Molloy, instead of Adams. ‘rhe tentn, “It was a Dream,” ap- pears without the namqof the composer. Such sloppy work as this is inexcusable. We would suggest to concert-directors that thev study some of Mr.. Eddy’s programmes. The first three numbers of his last organ recital will il- lustrate what we mean. They are as foWgws: 1, Prelude and Fugue in A ee Bach (Book H., No. 3.) 1U85U750 2. Skizzen (**Sketches”) in C major and © minor. sees eeee Schumann (Opus 58, Nos. 1 an 1810-1856 3. Toccata in A flat, op. 24, No. 2 ......Suemann 1790-1860_ Here every number is distinctly located, and the date of the bircit and death of the composer {s given. Wherever new and important works occur, a few lines of description are appended. Mr. Eddy has probably prepared during this present season a hundred programmes, in which not an error can be found, and in which every number is described with absolute cor- rectness. Taken together, they convey a great deal of information, and they are worthy of imi- tation. ‘THE DE MURSKA CONCERT. Mme. De Murska, who has been absent from this city four years, during which time she has been singing in California, the Sandwich Islands, Australia, and New Zealand, will maice her re- appearauce this evening in a concert at Hooley’s Theatre, assisted by the old favorites, Susini and Brivnoli, and by two newcomers, Mr. Makin (bazso cantante) and Mr. John Hill (pianist). Tne programme will be as follows: PART I, 1. Ballad—** Will ’o the Wisp”........-...Cherry b Ur, Makii 2. Aria from ‘‘Lucrezia Borgia” ........Donizetti ‘Sig. Ste 3, Romanza from ‘* Martha” ‘M"Appari "Flotow a Sig. Brignoli. 4. Variations de concert—**The Carnival of Venice”. es -Benedict ditte, Tima de iiurska. 5. Piano solo—Prayer from ‘* Moses in Eqyot".. .Thalberg 6. Duo from *'L'Elisir d’Amore” Donizetti ailie, Ima de Murska and Sig. Sustnt. PART In, 1. ‘A Warrior Bold” Adams me fakin. 2. Arla of Leporelio—"*Don ‘Giovanni ”..Mozart Sig. Susini. 3. Ballad—‘Love Onee Again”. ‘Sig. Brignolt. Sullivan 4 5. Piano solo—**Dance de Necre” Mr. John Hill. 6. Trio from *‘ Attila”. o Allle. De Murska, Briqnoli, and Susini THE FREIA CONCERTS. The concert given vy the I'reja Society at Mc- Cormick Hall last ‘Thursday evening proved a tine success, both musically and in point of numbers, the house being filled with avery en- thusiastic audience. The male chorus of the Society gave the opening uumbers, “ Hor Oss Svea,? a Swedish national song by Wennen- berg, and the “ Alp Sung,” by Avt, in admira- ble style. The effect of the chorus is really good. The tenors are exceedingly fresh and clear, while the whole chorus 13 well balanced and ¥ery skillfully handled by their efficient di- rector, Mr. John L. Swenson. Mr. Christian Krause follewed with the “Elesie,”” by Ernst, ior violin, waich, although well given, lacked in sympathy ana true spirit. His plaving evinces a good deal of talent and a pretty guod school, which may yet make him a master of bis instrument. The Swedish ladies sang “The Water-Lily, by — Abt; “Hark, Hark,” by Eisenhoffer; ‘‘ Der Wasserman,” by Schui “Concert Waltz,” by Dudiey Buck; * Foiksongs” anda Serenade,” by Abt, and, in response to their encores, sang “The Old Folxs at Home” and * Nordland 7? (The Laud of the North”). The ladies have improved considerably in concerte! cifect, but did not sing with as much resonance aud tresh- ‘ness a5 when before us last fall. The ‘Concert Waltz,” by. Buck, proved too heavy a work tor them, and in consequence lost a good deal 2f its clearness. Mrs. C. D. Carrington, the soprano of the occasion, sanz ‘ Heaven Hath Shed a Tear (Kuecken), with violin obligato by Mr. Lewis, and “Sing, Sweet Bird,” by Ganz. Mrs. Carrington has a voice of pure quality. and under . good control, and her appearance was very warmly greeted. in reply to. the hearty applause sie gave Natalie, the Maid of the Mill,” and au old cotch vallad. Miss’ Bertha Burge played the Ballade in A flat_by Reinecke with excellent taste and finish. ‘The programme being long, and each artist having personal triends, encore followed encore, until the audicuce was more tian satisiled, in fact gorged with music, and many retired before the close. As the Freja Society have made their concerts one of the musical events of the season, a short sketch of the organization may uot be consid- ered out of place. The Society was organized in 1871, with their present Director, and iucor- porated in 1874. It has about 100 active and as- sociute members, among whom are most of the prominent Scandinavians of our city. ‘Chey have a fine hall on Chicago avenue, ‘near Mvody’s Church, — Jarge reading-rooms, and a good Jibrary uf standard and musical works. Tucir Relief Fund, w wives to any member who may be sick or di bied a weekly annuity, amounted to over $1,500, invested mostly with Skow-Peterson & Co. aud in the savings ‘banks, tie collapse of some of which lett their treasary rather embarrassed. ‘These concerts (Thursday and Saturday) were given to replenish this fund, which many limes has been diverted to the assistance of unfor- tunate members. Tne Society hus sustained an important position among our musical organi- zations, und will no duvbt secure a nandsoine return from these concerts, as it deserves. sPIANO RECITALS. Mr. S. G. P: has decided to give two-piano recitals at Hershey Hall, the fitst to take place ‘April 15, and tie second April 22, both beng afternoon cosgerts. ‘The . programme of the first will include the Bourree in A minor from Bach’s ‘ English Suite”; Heu- selt’s Etude, op. 13;Liszt’s “ Gnommenreizen ”; Schumann's “ Bird as Prophet” and “ Kreisleri- ana,” Nos. 4 and 5; Chopin's Ballade in G mivor, Vaise in C sharp, op. 64, No.1, and *Berceuse 5 and the fullowing numbers of his own composition: Fantasie Caprice, Romanza, No. 2, and the Polonaise in A flat, No. 1. A CHICAGO SINGER ABROAD. The following extract from a- private letter paysaglowing tributeto Mr. L. A. Phelps, formerly of the Chicago Musical College, aud. wiil bring’good news to his many friends: While in Florence we had the pleasure of attend- ing geveral musicals, and listening to Mr. L. A. Phel aug American from Chicago, who is not unknown in the mugical cirdles cf that city, not only by his voice, but also his fine imstra- mental acquirements. It is cold.pjaise to simply tay we were delighted with his ‘vice. It is of a peculiar timbre, between leagiero and rovusto,— light and heavy, —a tenor voice of mezzo carattere. With enonza power to till the larzest auditorium without effort, it has yet a tendernges and pathos for dolce passages which, while 1t penetrates to the farthest distance, cauges one to almost hold the breath for fear of losing a single tone. There is a sympatay in it which works powerfully upon the hearer, und brings the tears almost in spite of one’s self. Full and roand, it is yet so completely. under control a3 to display ‘at times tue greatest delicacy of quality. Mr. Phelps has a’ paysiouate love for his work, and the last four years of severe application in Germany and Italy have icreased rather than leseened his enthusiasm and single- heaztedness of purpose.’ -While preparing for. the opera, be bas by aomeans laid aside his instru- mental study. ‘The same power ana breadth of ex- pression is here shown as in his voice. it {s not from suariug one common mother-coun- try that Mr. Phelps’ musical attainments seem co euperior to us. Greater proof of it is shown in the fact that Carl Rosa bas mude hiin overtures to sing in English opera whenever be will accept. But Ar. Phelps prefers to defer his debut till nothing aa the way of study and preparation can: impede success, and, moreover, inclines to Italian rather than English, having already made a goouly reper- toire of the finest operas. In Leipsic he studied with Adolph Schimon, and in Milan with the old master Lamperti and Antonio Trivuizio, yet “troupe closed its season with “ Rienzi” thinks, forvoice .cul Signor Luigi Vannnect (who was fo: ‘sixteen years Director of Orchestra at the Palliazo Theatre, aad the first master of voice culture ix Florence,) excels them all. In- deed, he is by many considered the finest in Europe. Itdoes not neea the gift of prophecy 10 forecast for Mr. Phelps a successfol career. He is so thor- oughly masical, possessing » mastery over thy piano (which of itself, if exclusively pursued, might make him distinguished) with his wonderful aympathy of voice, thatsuch a combination, unusual even in artists, cannot tat] to place him high up in the scale of the world's musiclzns. - LOCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. Lfebling’s second recital will be given at Hershey Mall, April 6. The Apollo Club will give its Jast_concert of the season, April 25, at McCormick Hall. A testimonial concert is underlined for Mr. George H. Broderick, the well-kuown basso. Mr. Robert Goldbeck has been elected leader of the St. Louis Harmonic Society, a uew and very vigorous organization. Mrs. F. Dickinson, a graduate of the Leipsic Conservatory, has been appointed teacher of 1 harp at the Chicago Musical College. F. W. Helmick, of Cincinnati, se: arrangement of the principal melodies of the “Chimes of Normandy,” for piano, by C. Baker. The Haydn Musical Society has postponed the performance of the “Hymn of Praise” (their third concert) until May 2. Rehearsals will take place every Monday and Thursday evening un- til that time. Miss Zo Swisshelm, daughter of Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm, and a former pupil of the Chicago Musical College, Jately returned from her studies in Li ic, has_vecn playing the piano with great success in Pittsburg. She, coutem- plates making Chicago her home. Anew class in the art of reading vocal music at sight will be formed next Tuesday p.m. at the Hershey School. The advanced class, which has completed a single term, was able at their last icsson to read anu sing correctly at sight four-part music of ordinary aifliculty in both major aud minor key The many friends. of te Percy Douglas, formerly of this city, will be glad to know that she is makin for herself an excellent reputa- tion in New York. She is engaged for a num- ber of concerts, and has been offered a band- some church choir situation. She is to sing with Miss Cary at the uext Philharmonic con- cert on Staten Island. Speaking of the recent testimonial to Mr. Wolfsohn, the New York Jerald says: ‘Wolf- sohn’s own playing, which is ‘neat? (to use the word in its exact sense), because his playing is never tawdry or whimsical, many lovers of music in New York will remember. It is aiso intellectual, and his pianissimo is Ike the ruflle of a zephyr on a summer fake.” Whew! A testimonial concert will_be given to Sig. Farini at Hershey Mall on Thursday evening next, upon which occasion Mme. Salvotti, Mrs. Kincaid, Miss Hoisington, Miss Kohn, and Miss Thomas, sopranos; Miss McBeau, contralto; Miss Hill, pianist; Mr. Deen Jones, baritone; Mr. Jules G. Lumbard, basso; M.’ Buisseret, violinist, and M. Caille, cornetist, will ag pear. We bare received from Arthur P. Schmidt, 40 Winter street, Boston, the followiag new music: ‘Souvenir de Baviere,*? ** March in 1) major.” and “ Romanza,” all for piano, by G. W. ‘Marston; “Ave Maria,” for tenor or soprano, by Henshaw Dana; “La Galante,” polka graciense, by C. M. Ackermann; and a sacred quartette, ‘OQ Salutaris Hostia,” by Vincenzo Cirillo. The programme of the Turner-Hall concert this afternoon will include Bartholomew's “Fest Polonaise,” the overture to Reissiger’s “Mill on the Rock.” a fantasic for clurionet, overture to “Rienzi,” Beethoven’s “Turkish arch,” Meyerbeer’s ‘¢Fackeltanz No. 3,” ut’s “ Les Preludes,” Conradi’s * Offenbach iana,” Strauss? ‘Autumn-Roses Waltz,” and Beyk’s * General Werder March.?? The twenty-iirst pupils’ matinee of the Her- shey School will take place uext Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock at Hershey Hall. Amoug the most important works to be given upon that occasion are Mendelssohn’s G minor Con- certo. Thiele’s ‘* Chromatic Fantasie” for organ, besides 2 number of other instrumental and vocal numbers. The matinee last week con- sisted solely of recitations by the pupils of Mr. Samuel Kayzer, and was very successful. Aconcert will be given in the Methodist Church Block April 15, under the auspices of the Chicago Musica] Colleze, for the benefit of the Bennett Medical Hospital, for which a very pleasant programme has been prepared. The Misses Ella Bensley, Louise Henrotin, Kittle Richards. Etuie_ Butler, Mary Wishard, Julia Moran, Fanny Peake, Ada Somers. and Messrs. Rosenbecker (violin), Oesterle: (flute), Koss, W. er, Hayman, Marston, and Hattstaedt will take part. ‘The twelfth Mershey Popular Concert will be given next Friday eveuing, The programme includes Lux’s * O Sanctissima,” Bach’s Furue in G minor, and Guilmant’s Allegretto in B minor, for organ, by Mr. Eddy; Barnby's “Sweet May,” Reinecke’s “Song of the Pig- mies at Snow-Drop’s Funeral,” and Smart's “ Carnival,” by Miss Hilz and the Misses Roio- meiss; and the Romance from Chopin’s Con- certo in E miuor, Searlatti’s Sonata in A, Schu- mann’s * Warum” and ‘Ende yom Lied,” and Liszt’s Polonaise in E, for piano, by Mr. Lieb- ling. ¥ The tenth violin and piare recital of the pu- pils of Mr. Joseph Singer, ajSisted by Miss Man- nah Greenebaum (piano), Sér. M. Mason (flat and Mr. P. ©. Luckin (offan), was given on Thursday evening last, with the usual success that has attended these recitals. The most striking sumbers were Mdbul’s “Caant des Oracles,” for piano, organ and violin (Messrs. Weyl, Lutkin, and Singer); .the **Polonaise,”” from Beethoven’s ‘Serenfde,” op. 8 (Messrs. ‘Adams and Singer); Krause’s ** Petit Trio,” for “violin, viola, and piano (Messrs. Neweoma and Singer and Miss Newcomb): Bruni’s * Trio,” for two violins and viula (Messrs. Weyl, Singer, and Adams); aud Behr’s ‘* Nocturne.” for ilute, yiolin, and piano (Messrs. Mason and Singer and Miss Greencbaum). MUSICAL ITEMS. a The Thomas orchestra played in Boston on the 23d; Hartford, the 2th, when Dudley Buck’s “* Don Munio” was given; and in Brook- lyn on the 25th, the programme including Rheinberger’s Fantasie, op. 97; Graedner's C: priccio, op. 4; Beethoven’s Fifth Sympho and Liszt’s First Concerto, by Max Pinner. ‘T! Strakosch opera troupe closed its season in New York yesterday with “Mignon,” and opens in Boston to-morrow evening with “ Aida.” Miss Thursby sang in St. Louis on the 27th, at Quin- cy, Hl.on_ tne 28th, and on ‘Tuesday evening nest will be in Cincinnati. ‘The Hess troupe, the Oates troupe, aud the Strakosch troupe all commence a season in Boston to-morrow even- ing. The Mendel Leavenworth last Ly Weanesday. W. Waitney sang in The Creation ? Cleveland) on” Wednes an hursday last, assisted by Miss: Lillian B. Norton of Boston and Mr. HL, Whitney, ‘tenor. The Bostun Philharmonic Club is giving concerts in this The Barnabee troupe is singing © in thusetts. The German Military Band ‘das waudered as far South as New Orleans on its way to Germany. Sherwood, the pianist, is giving concerts in Boston. The Pappenheim in Pailadelphia yesterday. THE OPERATIC WAR. The operatic war in the Strakosch_ troupe has broken out in reat earnest in New York. The New York Times haying printed an article headed ‘Operatic Discords,” Mr. Strakuseh published a card in which he charged Mr. Mapleson, the husband of Mme. Koze, with being the author of it. Mr. Mapleson hus re- plied very. sharply, charging Strakusch with writing the card simply for purpuses of adver- tising Miss Kelloge. ‘To his sneer that Mme. Roze-only drew $700 when singing alonein Cincinnati, Mapleson patly answers: “To prove that the receipts would have been no larger had Sliss Kellogg opened in Cincin- nati aloue, lies inthe fact that in February, 1873, Miss Kellozz sang *+ Linda di Chamounix,” at McVicker’s Theatre, Chicago, to barely $500 receipts, or nearly $290 less than Mar whereas the succeding night Pauline Lucca, iv “Don Giovanni”? (assisted by Miss Kelluge), drew over $6,000 receipts.” Mr. Mapleson might have male his statement stilt. stronger, if be nad taken into account the relative pri of admission, which made" Cincionati ence over twice as large as tae one in sr referred to. Mr. Mapleson closes with the fol- lowing sharp hit: ‘The letter signed by Max Strakosch also contains an insinuation that if. there is any **diseord ” in the company it has been produced by my want of “+ harmony,” but this needy no retutation, as every one knows that tne enthusiastic’but il-advised co- terie that surrounds the lady of *‘extraorainary merits” has provoked: even such amtable artistes as Christine Nilsson and Pauline Lucca to takea determined stand against a discourtesy and depre- ciation which have been vystematically carried on ugaimst other prime donne ecer eince Wise Kellogg's exivtence as an operattc artiste,—a period of nearly Aquarter of acentury. ¢ 3 TUE ENGLISH OPERA 3EASON. :The London Adkeneum of the 16th says: "Phe opening of the Royal Italian Opera 1s. offi- cally announced for the 2d of April; Mr. Mapleson will commence on the 20th of tae same month, As rezarde new works and ncw singers, there are utles and names freely hazarded; tac respective prospectuses, mnst be waited for by those wue de- sire authentic information, not thit the noveltica premised can even then be counted npun, itis be- lieved that M, Musse's charmmg opera, ** Paul et Virgime," will be oronsht out at Covent Garden, Dut ‘not with Mme. Adehna Fuit!, for whom the nds. s.255 | composer wrote the music of the part of Térginie, but with Mie. Albani, M. Capoul retaining in Italian the character he so.ably enacted at the de- fanct Lyrique in Paris—that of Paul. Mr. Mapleson hag had the good fortune to secure the **Mireille of M. Gounod, which was originally done at 1 Majesty's Theatre, but which the composer with drew on account of tne copyright loss be expert- enced with ‘*Faust.”” 3me. Gertser-Gardini will bethreitée. Fraulein Pappenheim, who hus been sensation in New York as Zlsa in ‘+ Lohengrin,” fachel in*+La Juive,” ana Valentine fo **Les Huguenots," with an Italian company, has heen engaged oy Mr. Mapleson, who will alsu pro- duce **Dinorah,” with Mile. “Marimon. Mile. Salla will retarn in ‘*Ruy Bias,” ana a pupil of Mme. Marches: will make ber debut. MUSICAL MISCELLANY. There is some prospect of “Lohengrin” be- ing produced in Paris during the Exhibition. Frederick Clay, the Englisnman who com- posed the popular song, “She Wandered Down the Mountain Side,” is in Washington. Miss Minnie Hauck will apoear as Carmen (in which she achieved great anceess.at Brussels) at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, April 2 Haydn's piano was sold recently at Vienna for ND Hariss{avout $600). The purchaser pre- tothe Musikverein of the-Austrian sent Capital. _M. Escuaier nas definitely decided to produce The Lovers of Verona” at the Italiens, Paris, where Albani has just hada new and striking success in * Linda di Chamounix.”” M. Halanzier has just discovered a peculiarly marvelous soprano at ‘Turin, where she has been singing inthe character of Sitain the ee de Lahore,” and she is to be imported to aris. Mme. Nilsson has just Leen appointed canta- trice to tne Court ot Rome. She has also been decorated with the decoration jor arts and sciences. The science in question refers, we suppose, to Mme. Nilsson’s kuowledge of the theory of music. : C. D. Hess, the operatic manager, stopped in Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, last Tuesday nicht. When he retired he had in his possession a gold watch valucd at $300 and jewelry valued at $300 more. When he awoke yesterday morning he discovered that a thief had entered his room during the night aad carried away both watch and jewelry. At Vienna the programme for the Italian opera season has been avnounced. It includes “Amleto,” with Mme. Nilsson as Ophe.ia, ‘La Traviata,” ‘ Faust,” “Mignon,” and_ “Lohen- grin.” In addition to the great Swedish song- stress, who is now, however, in all but pure physical strength more French then Swede, M. Faure, Signor Masini, Signor Campavini, and Mme. Trebelli-Bettini kaye been enguged. ‘The Opera of Berlin has recently ‘solicited of Richard Wagner the perinission to mount the Vatkyrie. The macstro at first gave a verbal consent, but afterwards changed bis mind and declared in writing that he would not allow the representation of the Yackyrie unless the three other operas which form part of theevcle of the Nibelungen were also mounted. The negotia- tions have consequently becn broken off. On the 13th of March there will be a grand concert, With orchestra and chorus, at the Jtal- jens, the programme to consist entirely of the works of Liszt. The orchestra, of 150 musicians, will be under the direction of Saint-Saens. Among the numbers in the programme the most conspicuous are tae symphony in the Divina Commedia, two fragments trom the oratorio “Christus,” the “Shepherds at the Manger,” and the ‘ Magi,” the lovely andante_ Gretchen, trom tho Faust symphony, and an “ Hougarian Rhapsody.” A FANTASY. It happened in this wise, a day. When Flora woke, at voice of May, From out her long und dreamy sleep; From out it coyly would she peep Up to the sky with furtive glance, Winle sunbeams ‘roung her forin ‘would dance, And skip, und sport, and glide alor With merry 1auh and joyous son: Oft would they kiss wer dainty face, As oft she'd blush with mouest grace; ‘Oft would they kiss her o'er and o'er, While twice ten thousund olusbes more Would come and go, and leave their truce, ‘Till naught but sunbeams shone her face. It hupnenea in this wise, they say, In part the merry month of May. For June is near, and Jone Is fair, With rosy cheeks and flowin: hair. Forsooth, she's ‘* every inca a Queen.' Lo! yonJer shines her silken sheen. May bodes ner coming; in 2 swoon She tatuts away, so fair, s0 soon. Sung outa ttle birdling sweet. ‘That fondly worshiped at her feet. Its little gong is little known, Save to the few, and Cem alone. Thus did it sing: ‘+ Ah! wo is me! For Just have L my true love—she Who tint my spirit wore to song, And orouzht me dainties all day long. Ab, wois me! Icannot sing ‘As used I muke the woodlands ring, As used I flit from bud 1o tree, While all the birdies envied me. Ab! woigme? Ab! wo is me! My true love gone! O where is she” Up spake the June: ** My birdie eweet, Why, way go ead? Why not ine greet? Why'not go join the festive throny, And pour for me tny sweetest son Though May is gone. I'l] be to thee As xood, and kind, and dear as ehe. Benold, my little birdie sweet, Behold those cainties at your fect!” The little birdie hung its head: ‘And thus again itsang and said: **Ah! wolsme! Ah! wo is mel ‘Thouzh much you kindly protfer me, Tcannot—no, 1 dare nut—take. For love, for her own dear, dear sake, I cannot—no. I cannot—take. < Ab! wo isme! Ab! wo is me! ‘My truc love gone! O where is she?" Again the Jane: ‘' My birdie sweet, Behold those dainties ut sour feet.” **Ah! woisme! Ah! wois me! My true love gone! O where J3 she?” ‘And this was all it sang and said, Alus! its little Ite had fled. Iis little song 1s little known, x Save to a few, and ¢hem alone. une is here, and June is fair, With rosy checks and flowing hair. Rint royal she ascends the pluce ‘Made vacant by the stster-Grace, May heeds her not. Alue! no more ‘he sunbeams meet her as before; And yet they dance and skip along Witt merry laugh and joyous son. And yet, and yet, ‘tis written, too, ‘They soon must vanish from our view. But what of Flora? Where is she? Forgotten? No, that cannot be. She ts the Spirit of the twain 2 Behold ber fair and lovely train. But where is she? She lives unseen, Yet lives she still, the Ploral Queen, ‘The little oird its little song Sings in the heart—sings a!l day Tong. dJoseru D. Tunxzr. = - THE DISCONSOLATE POET. Why love the maidene, Poet, if they make you So very melancholy all the time? Why wiidly wail whenever they forsake you? Why sing your sorrows in such doleful rhyme? . The world abounds with women gay and pretty, With golden huir and eyes of heavenly blie; There's many a girl, with tresses dark and jetty, Who longs to love a genius just like you. If you were wedded to your ‘+ Angel Minnie, " And all her sontatn! bloom had passea away, If her {air features had grown old und skinay, ‘And if her hair had turned a trifle gray, Would you not *‘vainly sigh” for some one younger? Would you not long for redder Ios to preset Would you not feet a sort of inward hunger When she woud greet you witha stale caress? Wontd it not in the future be consoling, While writing of some maiden’s ** sroken yow,” ‘To turn your eyes, in their **fine frenzy rolling, "? ‘And see her from the garden chage a cow? If she were yours, according to your wishes, Would you not long for**days thatare no more,” When sho-requestey you to ** wash the dishes, Or **utnd the buay ” while she mopped the floor? With hair disheveied she would seem quite shock- ine; And then how unromantic vou would feel Wnen, atsome undarned hole in her soiled stock! You glanced and saw her shining, yellow heel. If you were hapny o'er some new-made sonnet, And she should ask you, with a look of wo, ‘How many such will buy « gown or bonnet?” Would you not keenly feel the fearful biow? We know too well the miserable features ‘rhat haunt the poet who woud wim a name. The vuvhshers are surly, heartless creatures. Genius mast starve, or learn to feed on fame. Few are our comiorts, bonndless is our anguish. Some bloody butchers in an obscure stall Win win a princely fortane while we linguish, d in the race of life outrun as all. ‘The great world shakes its eides like bowls of jelly, And quotes our witty sayings for its own; While, with a tareadbare coat and empty—jacket, We struggle on unaided and alone: Love seldom kills us, but we think it tonzher Than all our other worldiy wo and guile; We get no sympathy for what we eufler— "The more we wail, she wider others amile. Oss Paux, DL Evusse Ji BOSTON. A Quizzical Question from a Charming Western Guest, Which Is Vigorously Discussed by the S. B. Club. Boston Society Gets 2 Hard Hit from One of Its Members. Vulgarity Worse than Wickedness—Edgar Fawcett and His Poems, From Our Oten Correspondent. Bostoy, March 27.—Said a charming and cultivated young lady to me, the other day,—a young lady from one of the Western cities who ior several happy weeks bas been visiting the Modern Athens,—How very delightful Boston is; everyoody is so héspitable, and kind. and good-natured. And”—with a littic extra burst of enthusiasm—“ positively there docsn’t scem to be a it of gossip, or backbiting, or pettiness of avy kind. I suppose this admirable state of things is the result of the preoccupation in culture of various kinds,—the clubs, and socie- ties, and all the rest of the good things that you've been so long at.” I don’t know whether this charming young lady from the West was in earnest or not; whether she really belicyed that she had at last found the Mitleanium, or an Arcadia patterned upon the Sidney recipe, or if she shrewdly sus- pected that, spite of its seeming fairness, this Eastern Paradise bad its concealed serpent, and her flattering words were only so many little pumps to draw forth the confession of the trath, L probably never shall know. { think at'the t’me, however, those dulcet tones were sounding in my ears the praises of the city of my alfections, that I was thoroughly convinced the speaker was in the blissful belief which her words implied upon the face of them, and I murmured, therefore, out of consideration for such beautiful faith in the unseen from the seen: “Oh, yes! Boston society is m a sort of kingdom-come state; we all know that. Robert Collyer, I have heard, said that when he died HE‘ *sHOULD EITHER GO TO HEAVEN OR TO BOSTON,’ with a decided preference, I beHeve, for the lat- ter place. . - Direcly after this conversation with this charming young Indy from the West, I betook myself to the Weekly meeting of the 8. B. Club, and, with the matter fresh in my_mind, I re- lated the conversation, an propounded two questions to that e and witty body: First, if the body thougnt that the youpg lady from the West did really believe she had found such an Arcadia as her words implied; and, second, how far Boston really did deserve the reputation which she seemed to have in this Kindom-come exemption from “envy and malice and all uncharitubleness.” 5 I certainly had hit upon an unfortunate moment for the last question, so far us the kingdom-come glory was concerned; for Blon- dina, who is always considered great authority ou the Modern Athens subject, and whose heart is generally overflowing with LOVE FOR THIS CITY OF HER LOVE, 4 to suet an extent that she will generally defend it from any and every aspersiun, and most joy- fully join in any applause concerning it and its people,—Blondina at this crisis threw up her hands and thus vehemently -spoke, out of the righteous wrath which had just been invoked from an experience of the inside of kingdom- come whereof the stranger within the gates knoweth not: “Boston Arcadian in its social temper! Bos-. ton deserving a crown tor tne siveetness and light of its mental atmosphere! Boston pureed of pettiness, of envy aud malice and al! un- charitableness! Hem!” And with this unspellable ejaculation Blon- dina stops on her war-path to tuke breath, and then gues on: . “We may not wash our dirty linen vefore vis- itors, but dirt fs there all the same. It is kept well out of sight, { admit, but it is there, and it remains there: the mean and dirty little- soirit, wuich all the soap ot culture, and prog- ress, und high art has not been able to start froin the feminine grain. Now listen, and re- member I am syeakme whereof I know,—and I am an unprejudiced speaker, in so far as £ an atriend of neitner of the parties in question. ‘The other day little MBS. MARIPOSA SENDS OUT INVITATIONS TO A LUNCU-PARTY. It is avery select affair, composed entirely of women, and gotten uc for the honoring of one woman,—a guest whose talent has been trequently acknowledged in Boston. While the invitations are being sent. an acquaintance not a friend of Mrs. Mariposa’s, but an acqusint- ance who is herself one of the invited; wreatly rejoicing. thereat, entreats Mrs. Mariposa to fayor ber friend Mrs. Primrose with an inyita- tion, because Mrs. Primrose, she knows, would be so glad to meet the honored euest,—Mrs. Primrose and tHe honored guest being kindred spirits in talent, etc. Tue little Mariposa very wisely and naturally. objects to this, and re- lies? me ‘But I don’t know Mrs. Primrose.” ““¢Qa! But that makes no difference. Mrs. Primrose is a friend of mine, and Mrs. Primrose belongs to the guild of talented women, aud would be so glad té mect Mrs. Blank.’ . “After repeated solicitations of this kind, the little Mariposu, who is a hospitable body, and whois always glad todoa good-natured thing, yiclds her own will and seuds to Mrs. Primrose tne invitation whica the friend had coveted for her. She hears nothing from ic. The little select party comes off, and isa matter of the past. Scill no word from Mrs. Primrose. At length, ata reception, it happens that. both ladies are present,—the little Mariposa and. the Primrose. “ We can imagine that the Mariposa was IN A RAGE OF RIGHTEOUS WRATH, and that she then and there determined to rise and explain mstters to Mrs. Primrose to her own satisfaction. I have some little acquaintance with Mrs. Mariposa, aud I know, therefore, how neatly this explana- tiou would be made: that in five minutes Mrs. Primrose was in possession of the facts of the case,—the whys and the wherefores of her in’ tatioa. How did she recerve this explanation— these facts? As a-lady—as a woman—would, of course, you think. Ste thanks the little Mar- posa; sie apologizes tor her neglect in respond- ing to her kindness, while sue perhaps depre- cates the officiousness of the ‘mutual’ who’ solicited the invitation. Notting of tne kind. {nstead, this Primrose lifts her chin into the air, and gives out only a little impertinent * Ah —um.? And this was in this much-vaunted Boston society, which is liited above pettness, above fall meanness, all envy and mulice and uncharitableness, by its culture, and clubs, and high art!” ‘There was nothing said for the space of sixty seconds after Blondina "ad concluded. As the country folks say, ‘Ww. were so beat” at this revelation of depravity in the Modern Athens that we could find cs NO WORDS TO EXPRES3 OUR DISGUST AND AMAZEMENT, which is certainiv a good sign,—a sign that such very fugrant otfenscs against good tecling and good taste are not so common that we can hear of them unmoved. Our Dorn, recovering himself first, said very demurely: “+ Id like to tell an old story over again, be- cause I think it so very apropos.” ‘The story is one we ure most of us familiar with,—that of the youngster who, in relating to a hih-toned mamina the offensive language of a small brother, and asking.the question, * Was that wicked, mainma!” ‘recefves the august re- ply, “It was worse than wicked; it wos yalgar!?? It is need’ess to say that the Dom receired an ovation of applause for this happy hit, and after that tne Club opened its mind very freely. Priscilla Mayflower, standiog up for the diguity of her native city, insisted that it was not fair to judge a community byan isolated case like this. Blondina insisted that it wa3 falr to judee Yery sweepingly wheu one (ound a woman placed like Mrs. Pritwrose in the highways of the world who could demean herself like tits. * Ah, well,” sighed Iittle Priscilla, + what- ever her place, she is only an accident herself.”” Which, I think, was rather brilliant or Priscil- la, and rather surprising, for the Mayflower fam- ily are not noted for their quickness. Brunetta ‘wanted to know the reason why,—the motive of Mrs. Primrose for ber extraordinary conduct,— WHAT HAD SIRS. MARIPOSA DONDE In some way she must have gained the disap- proval of the Primrose, who then .sought to frown her down. But the daughter of the old ‘Mayilower family sbook her head. “It doesu’t make it any better,” she said, slowly. ‘There is no excuse for such conduct. ete or a gentleman’s motto must be noblesse oblige: ‘And! think,” saia the Dom, after amoment, “if a nation basa mght to be judged by its ideals, so has s city, aud Iain therefore of the opinion thac we mizbtclaim to be judged py Priscilla Mayflower, and let the Primroses go— to their own destruction.” ° ... Great applause, which the Dom bears mod- estly, as 18 the custom of his sex. And now the only question that remained for us to settie was that concerning our charming + young lady from the West. Did she really be - lieve in us to the extent that her words svemed to impiy, or, having encountered, per. haps, some of the Primrose family, was she gently quizzing us in view of all our great pre. tensions? Brunetta gently sucgested that it might have been - her happy fortune to -harg encountered unly the Maytlowers, ana,if so, the ideal judement was to be taken as given. ‘And with this conclusion we turn to other topics. In the first place, to a waiting boos in the aavance-sheets of Edgar Fawectt’s poems. Itseems only the other day that we first met this fine, puetic-sounding name in the moutuly magazines, and some of us felt quite sure that it was an adopted name,—a nom de piuime,—so briefly melodious did it trip ‘of the tongue, aud so graceful aid it look in pritit, But no; this. does not seem to be the fact. The poctic name. belongs to the poetic owner by bdirthright. And, a5 we read -the poems, we tind that the name does not belie the nature. It 3 a gen ally-accepted. idea that everything well written in the form of verse must be poetic. The critics, af not the versemakers, know that thls {s far from being the fact. A“ harder task in hand than TO DRIVE LIKING TO THE NAME OF LOVE” isto drive mere verse to the wane of poetry, But we have no such ditlicult task before us in this volume of Mr. Faweett’s. The verse is of the most ‘poetic order, both in constructiveness and thought. See, for example, how periect a poem in every sense of constructiveness and treatment is the following, with asubject thas few poets would pave dared: A TOAD. Bloc dusk, that brings the dewy hours, Brings thee. of sraceless form In south, Durk stumbler at the roots of flowers, : Fluccid, inert, uncouth. cee Right illcan human wonder euess F ‘Phy;meaning or thy mission here, Gray {amp of mottled clammness, With that preposterous leer? But when I meet thy dall bulk where Luxurious roses bend sud burn, Or some slim ily lifts to air 4ts frail ana fragrant urn, Of these, among the garden-wave; So eri a watcher dos: thou seem, That I, wita meditative gaze, Look down on thee and dream Of thick-lipped slaves, with ebon skin, ‘That squat in hideous dumo repose, And gaurd the drowsy ladies in ‘Their still seraglios! Such treatment-as thisof such a subject shows the real poet, perbaps, more than anything; tor it shows liow the divine gift of imugination can ¢lothe and transforin the most unsightly objects, Mr. Fawcett, it will be remembered, has latterly sung the praises of T. B. Aldrich,in the 4 lantic, with a passionate fervor of admiration that . one seldom meets in real life. A year ago or more there was avery full paver of his in prose de- yoted to the analyzation of Mr. Aldrich’s poetry, We catch glimpses now and then of Aldrich's influence in his own verse, but more seldom than one would suppose. Indeed, there is A HIGH PASSIONATENESS about Mr. Fawcett’s. verse to which Aldrich himself bas never attained. Take, tor instance, his * Violante,’—a subject which Boccaccio has treated in acomic manner, a3 Mr. Fawcett ex- plains ina note tothe poem, As Mr. Faweetr treats it, We get a beautiful story, which is a3 high und fine as any of Rossctti’s intense poems. He lifts it bodily irom the dirt to whien Boceas- cio consigned it, aud places it before using tender and exquisite creation. Rossetti cer- tainly hasdone nothing finer than thi Noiseless and brave, un the nest night, I stole Forth from the desd-still house, and hurrying thence Through many a moonlitstreet, got past the town And gained the elumoeruus olive-stopes that led By countless green yradations to the dark: Wreck of what once was baughtiest musoury. The immense austere half-crumbled power of store : Loomed vague in the wide wan moonlight. All the sea, Beyond its marge of clear-cut prominent cliff, Beamed like a pear! in Inminons amplitude, Save where one blaze of narrowing silver cleft Its blue calm like a great fulten scarf of light. Well, I have learned what Heaven mean, Fia- mett: jetta, Eaten of it fruitwise, caught its keenest bilas, lisa 11 and held it just for a tew tleet hours— Now, us the price of this my arrogout gain, (Since [, a mortal, have felt immortai joys) Hell yawns to entomd me in its dread duress! John Weiss. in his chaptee on “Blonde Woinen,” shows his appreciation of Mr. Faw- cett’s power of description by quoting in full the following pdem: Sceinz thy face, with all thy fluctuant batr Falling in dutl-g»id opulence from thy brow, Warening thy light-blue eyes, now tired or now Lauzhterful, or auw aun as wita despair, I wonder, friena, that It snonld be God's care To have made at all, what matter when or how, A being so sadly, aezolately rare. So veautifully incomplete uz thou! Orank black pool, with one star's imaged form! O sweet rich-hearted rose, witli rot at core! QO summer heaven, half purpled by stern storm! O hily, wita one white leaf dipt in gore! O ungel-shaoe, whereover curves and clings ‘Toe awful imminence of a devil's wings! As Mr. Weiss believes that the blonde woman had the greater capacity for being what this . poem. describes—a union of the devil and anzel—this rich verse nits his theory very ap- positely. But the quotation means more thac that with Mr. Weiss. It means acknowledy ment of poetic powers und the artof using language. And this acknowledgment, I think, all of us make very heartily to this of poctic verse,—this poet with ihe pu- 2 Stee THE BEAR AND THE SQUIRREL. Uiritten for a Little Chicago Boy by hia Tapa.} Asquirrel, that lived in a chestnut-tree, Once gatuered of nuts a heap; He thoaght he would dine that day at three, ‘hen be rocked on the boughs to steep; But, while at the brook a drini he took, ‘Yhere climged up a great biack bear, And into his maw, with his big olack paw, ‘He swept the puor squirrel’s fare. Ah! that was a meal foro glutton, I ween, ‘The squirrel had spread on biy ooard! Chestnuts, stripped of their our-juckets green; Walnuts, so neatly gnawed That in every shell at once you could tell Exactly where was the meat; In each filuert, 2 crack, of te squirrel’s knack, Displaying its dainties sweet! ‘When the squirrel, scampering home, drew near, nd saw waat the bear nad done, He wiped from even eye, with his tall, the tear Down his cheeks that started tu run; While, with gulp and swallow, be drew from # hollow Tis tambourine walnut-shell, Ang on it beat time, a3 he sang in rhyme— For sweetly he gang, and well: “The bear! the bear! it was he, Tam sare, Tuat stule all the nuts I own. His heart is black ag his skin; mine pare ‘Of such thett a8 was never known, And the squirrel gray can oe blithe and gay, Singing with conscience free, White the rubber bold shall in crime grow old— ‘Do you envy him, or me? **For the chestnuts thick on the green boughs grow, And of walnuts a pientiful store; Where the largest tlberts cluster, I know, And can certainly gather more. For the squirrel gray cun be blithe and gay, While the robber slinks to his aen: What dreams shall creep o'er his midnight-sleep, And who'd be a black ovar then! **Ue has eaten my nots—the shuck and shell— ‘But how shall he quiver and quaxe Wuen he wakens at nigut, and has to tell Of his terrivle etumach-ache! But tne squirrel gray can be blithe and gay, Nor ever a auctor need; While the dear fur his toil shall cet castor-oil, And a plaster of mustard-seed!"" So the squirrel his tambourine tapped, and 820% ‘Till tne rovins gathered around, And the chorus swelled tril the wildwood rang And the leaves stirred with the sonnd. But the squirrel each day hides safely away His dinuer in secret places: While the bearis led away hungry to bed, As he makes the most hideous faces! a A SIGNS. People who still adhere to tte look-at-your tongue-and-feel-of-y our-pulse doctor sometimes express not a little curiosisy in regard to Dr. R V. Pierce’s original method of distinguishiag: all forms of chronic disease without persooal consultation. Some even suppose thar be ac- complishes this through clairvoyance, or some other spectes. of professional jugulery. All ate is utterly false. He claims to determine dis- ease by the rational methods of science only. Says Comley, in bis Biographical Encyclopedia of New York State, speaking of this dist guisued physician: ‘ He perceived that io each of the natural sviences the investigator proceeds according to a system of signs. The geologist 10 his cabinet accurately determines and dcacribes the cleft of rock, which he has never seen, from the minute specimen on his table. And the chemist in his laboratory notes the constituents of the sun with the same precision that he s0- ~ vzesa crystal of rock salt. The anslozous system developed by Dr. Pierce in Medical Science is worthy of his genius, and has made his uame justly celebrated.” Fors fall expli- nation of this ingenious system of dingnosts see the Peovle’s -Commou Sense Medical Ad- YViser, sent, post-paid, to any address 00 ‘recelps of 81.30. ‘Address the author, R. V. Pierce, Me D., Builalo. N. Y. aaa, TAS & e & ; pommert coe PTS TE RIN ye: