Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1878, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MAY 19, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. SPARING THE CLOSE-OF THE SEASON. e are DOV approaching the close of a theat- sfes} seas00 and entering upon the summer cam- A en, when the Chicago public may expect to “eatertained by the traveling combinations ,;:Sah hsve just been let loose upon the country. o, it will make bt Jittle difference to our mu:.re—gflffir since the Chicago managers have for the entire season dealt exclusively on the mbination System. McVickeralone has made 5 offort in the direction of establishing a stock ::mpln"v and with bis usual pertinacity he has otk to his plan and compelled the public to Lelieve that jtisa step in the right airection. The ‘fnancial Tesults of the scason have not, perhans, been commensurate with the desertsof £uch 80 enterprise, but this was hardly to be ex- ed. It will probably take another season to eopvinee the people, who have for years looked o Mr. McVicker for star enragemz2nts only, that exccllence €an be attained without their aid. Itis uederstood that Mr. McVicker intends to sge the same policy in the future, and doubt- Jess he will eventually reap his reward in solid ecompense s he has already done in popular eiteom. The otber manacers Wil have the gad open to them as before, and will carry on {ye competition among themselves for the let- fiag of their Bouses to such attractions as may e “on the road.” The cit theatres for the past week have been aioly occupied with © variety ** business, and ghat of o sort which bas- proved unusually at- fractive as well as harinless inits tendency. The Jiarrigan & Hart combination and the Mitchell’s sre fair samples of a soecies of Jight, rollicking fan, which is well calculated to minister to the wants of & populace which seeks pleasure rather {hsn instruction in its entertainers. Perbaps the most ambitious production of {ue week was to be seen at the New Chicago Thestre, where 3 play called © Satanus ' was played by Mr. C. K. Mortimer and compeny. It as cersainly one of the wildest -specimens of T Biack Crook ” absurdities that las ever been dope. Yet it seems to have proved one of the best “drawing’ plays of the rhole week. Mr. Mortimer,” the author of the picce, has some exalted mnotions g5 to the literary merit of his production, and it was worth a whole history to hear the modest man explain himself, as he did the otber dav, to the critic of one of the early morning papers. “Jamuot an egotist,” said he, “but I am prepared to say that it s the finest productiou P tue stage. *Mortimer,” snid Charles Barras 10 one the other day * you have equailed if not gorpassed my effort, the * Crook.” You know Goethe, of coursc?™ continued the author, “Goethe, the Dutch playwright. Well, he had some zood ideas, no doubt; but, sir, he bad no fcaof s plot.. I don’t mean to say that I have exactly outstripped Goethe—on the contrary, 1 want to give him all pussible credit. I have tsken bis idess in tbis play and made them presentable.” The same_modesty of statement broke out when spcaking of his merits as an actor. ¢ Peo- ple.” said be, ““say when they go to seean actor, *Pshaw! be is not Booth. Well. as I ¢1id to Mr. Hamlin while we were_ negotisting this enzagement, 1 am not Booth, I am Morti- per. Boothis of one school of acting, and Mortimer is of another. If it had_ not been ghat in my younger days I had apished the rum 1 did, I should Eex v on the topmost round of the ladder.”” But to rightly appreciate Mr. Mortimer’s esti- mate of his power as author and actor, one must see toe piay itself. LOCAL NOTES. The Brittan & Burr Combination bave re- torned to Chicayro, huving closed their season in Eentucky. The “Tncle Tom” Combination, with fresh sxessions to the compeny, and new scenery and g{i\nmcnts. will oven’at McVicker's on the ml Psuline Markbam’s burlesque party, which ‘was orzanized in Chicago, has met with great success at St. Lo where they opened at the Comique to a packea housc. H Frank Skiff, the scenic artist, who has been {or several seasons ai Haverly's, has been en- faged for one year by Messrs. Emmett & Clapp, &t the new Academy of Musie, George Tyler, formerly manager of Georgze L Fox's “Humpty Dumbty ¥ troupe, is in the ity acting as azent for the ** Champagne and Ossters™ company at Hooley?s. The Hevanese Speetacular Combination, now being orgavized in this city, will open at the Grand Opera_House, Indianapolis, May % The Tale of Enchantment,” after which 0 to St. Louis, Actors and actresses from all points East and ‘West are congrezating in Chicago looking for eummer enzazements. Most of them are in- cifferent a5 to the salary question; they want simply engsgements: The Herrizan & Hart Combination, after fin- fsbing their enzazement at Hooley's, take a Jonz jump from Lere to Council Bluils, from which point ther will proceed to San Francisco, where they remain four weeks. Mrs, Laura Dainty has been malking an ex- tenged tour of the Western States. shez will be © Denver to-morrow, and from that point will Eo 1o Boulder, Georgetown, Omahs, Aurora, acine, and Geneva, and will come back to Chi- taro in time to attend the two represeniations 'ly),(mgze Butterfly Ball here the first week in McVicker’s compary will continue to preseat daring the week the comeay of One LIL7 Leads todnother,” w which they have achieved a notable popular success. It is another version of the German comedy which has been present- ed under various names. The public will have €1 opportunity of comparing our home com- rmy with the Eastern one fn their rendering of nl:;slme play. Competition is the soul of busi- ) in they Bwe‘s' Extravaganza Combinatfon opegs at Havery’s to-morrow evening in the ever popu- ir “Evangeline.” Among the artists com- Eounz the company are Sol Smith Russell, rparzc S. Enight, Harry Hunter (the Lone anhmm), Harry Josephs, EQ Tarr, Golden, okine Dixie;and among the ladies, Florence pllie, Lizzie Webster. Lizzie McCall, Flora € ete., ete. It will be givea with the original wusie. and all the other originalities which bas ’T‘ll:de the prece so vopular here and everywhere. e orchestra aud chorus will be under the - direction of Mr. George Locsch. . Last Saturday cvenine a large sudience grected Mr. Saniuel Kayzer, the dramatic read- :r, at Hershey Music-Hall, the occasion being a (essumnuul 10 that gentleman by his pubils and n;] ends. The prozramme included several orzan K tfi by Mr. H. Clarance Eddy, vocal numbers ¥ Mre. Jennie M. Jewett, selections by the Chi- fifa KQu_nrw: and six or cight seléctions by = fi\"ztir e youns: elocutionist displayed mma ’d Cs3s a reader, cach selection being it cl;}rc With 2 prace and finish seldom at- s ned by readers of greater vretensions. Mr. n:}'zcr has an excellent method, and, while he o ver rants, the full meaning of the text is rought out forcibly and effectively. The complimentars benefit to Mr. George oo aud Mr. Harry Lee, which comes off i unday evening at Hooles’s Theatre, offers In(re zood attractions, which shonld prove a lhd’mmmpense to those who want to bestow - patronage on the affair. The programme {Pprises » The Collcen Bawn," a ccene from h ¢ Hunchback,” some recitatious, a bit of b "Slquc acting, anda farce. Among the var- DoDl Ors in the entertainment are Miss Laura ll'ené Wwho will play dnun Chute, and the scene be- - nl Mogus and Felen; Miss Bijou Heronm, ‘hO plavs By 0'Connor; Mr. Georseé Fortesque, 0 will givea burlesque act; Mr. MelIntosh, r. McQuade, and several other volunteers o and national celebrity. A feature of the Performance will be the presentstion of o photo- 20k of the beneficaries to the audience. The Park Theatre Comedy Company, from -'fl'_ York, will be ot Hooley’s Theatre this ek, oneninz to-morrow evening tn ¢ Cham- lnj:;';ne&nd Opyste The scene of the play 1n version is located in London, not in Chica- fau‘nsm the McVicker translation, and it is in ar acts. The cumpany includes several #es Which will awaken pleasant recollections ong Chicago theatre-goers, such as LeMoyne, 15vls, and Sidney Cowell. The cast is us fol- Godfrey Grahame 3 SETRN ....Alr. James Lewis {zn-w Herring.. Mr. W..J. LeMorne M. Iien Maginley Mr. J. G. suville W, ¥ dney Cowell 7 Agnes Elliott The Caild Orator, Harry Shaunon, who is mflwnu tie American prodigy, avpears to- o orTow eveninz at McCormick Hall. From all iwoums be appears 1o be a remarkable child, 0 is said 10 number among his paternal and Taternal ancestors Alexander Hamilton, Hayne, :}.fl Torter. 1t scems that his gift of oratory k“ developed in bim at the age of 5, and ft daimed for bim that be is controlled to speak ¥ some unscen pewer. Perhaps he is a Medium. They say Bo power on carth can stop M 85 lonw as his breath bolds oat. In the ©yenings when he has no engagement, it is said, his father has to hear him_speak for an hour hefore he can go to sleep. His pulse was timed by a physician in Boston pefore he began speaking, snd it was 71. After speaking an hour and a half it was 69. The subject on which be is to talk to-morrow evening is not aunounced. RKATE FIELD'S PICTURE. The following story is told by Trinculo, in the Spirit of the Times, of Kate Field, when she made her theatrical deout at Booth’s Theatre: Our friend Freund, who was publishing the dr- cadian at that time, hapoened to be present at her debut, and made 2 eketch of Kate Field’s head and face asshe was singing. It appeared fn the nest number of the Arcadian, and was. without doubt, the most cruel caricatare ever puolished in Ameri~ ca, because 1t caught come of the unmistakable- ness of Miss Field's face, and exacuerated the pecullarities to a hideous cxtent, without destroy- ing the identity. t wrs a picture of o mouty, And such a mouth! Well, when the paper was pablished, and she eaw a copy, ghe insiautly sct out to buy up the edition. ‘She bourht 200 copies of Brentano, and had a man carry them up o her room, Then she started for the American News Com- pany and bageed the whole stock, I happened to be in the Arcudian office at that time, and the orders from Brentano and the News Company came in for 500 more papers. Eatire £tock sold! I remember how Freund went round the ofice rubbing his hands in ecetasy. *¢ The paper,” enid be, **has madea hit at iast; T knew 1t would,” Then there came in another order foran extra hua- dred, and he sent word to his printers to put on more paper and keep the presses running. In the meanwhile Miss Field had oot round to Brentano's and aiscovered a fresh pile. She was nota womanto turn back when she once under- took a thing, =0 she bouzht up the additional 200. Her room up town was filling up rapidly. She had four persons at work, two were carrying and two were piling. She sailed out with firm intent, determined to take all the news-stands in detail. And the newsdealers, seeing that there was & run on the sheet, kept eending down their orders. Freuud had bis press zoing, and with equal de- termination meant to supply the vuolic demand, if it took all summer. Al the fellows in the drea- dian office were in an estraordinary conaition of clation. The voracious public could not get enonzh of the paper, and Freund eallied ont to en- Joy the excitement, 1 believe e and Kate Ficld passed each other at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. She angry, but resolved. He beaming, but puzzied. Her remurk was, as ehe eaw a fresh pile, **O dear, is there no end to this dreadful shee was. *‘Gomg like hot cakes. I always would. " Do you know that I believe they are both at it _:et. For they arz both very cetcrmined charac- ers. CHARLEY GARDINER. The Dramatic Neus contains the following bit of gossip about an old acquaintance: b Not a little curiosity has been felt to know what Mr. Charles R. Gardiner, of the Arch Street The- tre. has domiciled himself in New York for. Nobody denies his t o domicile where he pleascs, He states, however, that he continues ihe business manager of Mrs. Drew's Arch Street Theatre, though he iz 10 live in New York. Now, it is very well to say that he can be uscful to Mrs, Drew in the way of procuring attractions for her from here, but it is & very queer bueiness manage- ment that can be conducted u coupic of hundred miles from the pluce managed. Of all pusitions ina theatre, the business manacement is the one of most local importance. And then is it cred- iole that Mrs, Drew ~will pay Mr. Gar- diner his regular ealary s bher business manager. and permit him 8t the esme time to represent the interests of balf-a-dozen other out-of-town theatres? For my otwn part, I look upon it as a cock-and-bull story, to give Mr. Gardi- ner eome sort of countenance while he rtarts a theatrical a2ency in opposition to thoge already in existence. There can be no special objection to this; but why dizzuse it? But there is a decided objection to Alr. Gardiner's method of conducting s proposed ngency. e bus, for instance, nsked Henry French to allow him (Gardiner) to book the out-of-town dates for ** Diplomacy.™ und he offers 1o do the work yor nothing. Now, this is simply o cut-throat game. Every kind of work in this world is worthy of some.pay. 1f one man comes in upon any business to which he does not properiy belong, and offers to do gratuitously what has before al- ways commanded a price, he takes the bread and batter from somebody’s mouth, and it is the duty and interest of a1l the others to run him ont. Mr. Gardiner has often been called a trickster. Let himn not to try any of Lis tricks here, for New York is dangerous ground. GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP. Lotta will oceupy her Newport home during the summer. Kate Claxton is negotiating for a new play for cext senson, and has cast her eye on **Bal- samo.” Denman Thompson is through with his suc- cessful San Kraneisco engazeinent, and is on his way home. The scason of the company en- gaged with him cnded in Deaver vesterday. A drama was recently brought out at the St. James' Theatre, London, calleff “*The Scar on the Wrist.” A new picce is announced at the Marylebone catled * The Red Stain on the Fore- head ”'; and a farceis advertised at an East End establishment with the title of “The Smudge on the Nose.” A characteristic storvis told of a burlesque writer. When 2 favorite domestic drama was once brought out, a terrible wait occurred, on the nignt of its production, after the sccond act. The orchestra had exhausted its repertory, and still the curtain remained down. Present- Jy a barsh, grating sound was painfully audible from behind,—the sound of a saw struggling throuzh wood. * What is that nofse?” fmpa- tiently asked a gentieman of the author. “iWell, 1 can't eay,” answered he, mournfully, “but Isuppose they’re cutting out the third act.” Why Louis Aldrich did not o on to Caltfornia with “The Danites” is thus explained: When he was cast for 7%e]Parson, in * The Danites,” he made the part a study, played it with a good deat of vim, made the ‘fmrt 2 prominent oue, and was nightly received with apolause. While on the road the part became so much of a suc- cess that McKee Kankin wished to partially cut it out, to which Aldrich naturally objected. Rankin, however, insisted on cutting out the paralytic scene, which was one of the best, and Mr. Kankin. as Sandy, played the scene himself, Mr. Aldrich then declined” to go to California with the company. A New York theatre has Introduced a uew idea of a box-otice. Tu its lobby stands a square box, mounte? ou a handsome pedestal, the box containing an exact model of the interior of the theatre. There {s a glass front, throuzh which vou look at the theatre asif from the stage. There is a tiny mode! of every scat in the house, and its number ena letter plainly indicated, so that you may chosse vour seat, or see just what the position is of that wiich you are offered at the box-office. Then at the side of tbe box are eluss windows, throurls which you can look at the stage, and see just what view you can get of it from any seat in the house. Mary Anderson raves over the boys of Yale, She said to a traveler the other day: “New Ha- ven is the place for me; those dear Yale-boys are 50 delizhtful. How they raved over Far- thenia, you don’t Kuow. ~Positively the far- famed gallery gods of San Francisco were noth- ing to them.” Of Bostou s said to the same izterviewer, who followed herina railroad-car all the way to New Jersey: “Boston was lovely. 1 went there very much frightened, but I assure you eversthing was lovely from the beginning tothe end.” Tie writer adds: **Supoer being over, the compat d probably never to mecet 0s 8 theatr] company agail That's what we have always sald—that Miss Anderson is a deligbtful actress. Sheis comiog back to Chicazo.« An English correspondent swrites very sensi- bly concerning the fashion of *'long runs” of plays. He remarks that the habit of running plays, voth in the United Statesand in England, as long as they can be run without a change, is seriously injuring the rising school of actors. 1t breeds monotony and maunerisms, and s the bane of real zenius. In England *Our Boys” ‘bas run more than 2,000 times, and some plays have had almost an cqual presentation in America. This sort of thing offers a premium for dullness. The artist knows his part, and knows no other. He has little chance for ver- gatility or progress in any directfon. Mageie Mitchell has vlaved Fanchon till everything she attempts is Fanchon, and Sothern has done .dreary work i everything but Dundreary. Mrs. Rousby’s arm is made the subject of in- numerable paragraphs and articles. ~ When she first made ber appearance in London she was so young, so bezutifuf, and yet o rcsFecmlvle mar- ricd woman, that people rerarded her as a rara avis among actresses—a timely angel of regen- cration sent down to demonstrate the sanctity of Jawful domestlc ties, even in the midst of a profession gencrally supposed altozether care- less of *“*blessed conventionality.” —Tumtaler, otherwise Tom Tavlor, it wis who first dis- covered her, or rather ber points were first re- Vealed in that author’s listorical play, *“'Twixt Ax and Crown.” She then became the dramatic heroine of the day, and was hailed by lier Iriends as an inspired priestess of the W)egitimate drama,” and ever since the has aroused interest by her beauty and her viclssi- tudes, while her moving accidents by flood aud field batoe elivited sympathy and interest. NEW YORK. REVIEW OP THE PAST THEATRICAL SEASON. Fram Our Own Correspondent. New York, Mav 16.—There has been printed any amount of gossip about the various thea- tres, the fortuncs made or not maae by the leading * stars,” and the probable management and company chanres to take place this fail; but as yet I have seen no coispact and accurate revlew of the theatrical geason now drawing to its close in New York. This scason has proved unprecedentedly bad. With the exception of Wallack’s and the Grand Opera-House, no thea- tre fn this city has made moncy. Some of the managers have contrived to make both ends meet; others have consumed their own and their supporters’ money in the vain attempt to levy successfully upon the amusement fund of the general public. Ido not bropose to seek the causes for tins condition of things theatrl~ cal, but to give the facts. Wallack's has made from 330,000 to $40,000, the larger part of which oes, of course, to Les- ter Wallack, the lesser part to his faithiul serv~ ant and Treasurer, Mr. Moss. The money will 0 as rapldly as it came i LESTER WALLACK is an expensive man “to keep.” He requires an income of the amount given above to go comfortably, as he regards it, through the year. He is said to keep close pace with his fncome, and to be dependent, from year to year, on the revenue of his theatre. Well, there is no more luxurious liver in the metropolis. He has his steam yacht, his town house and his country house, and 2 fine stable of horses. Then he has two or three sons, and one son-in-law, whom he is kind cnouch to support in clezant idleness. All this costs money, and the money is thrown out with a lavish hand. Fortunately for a man with such tastes and outlay, Wallack's Theatre is as sure to yield a rood revenue &s is any property in New York. The past season, so desperately strous to nearly all other managers, has proved this pret- ty conclusively. The main reason for this suc- cess is the prestige of agreat name. Every- pody knows of Wallack’s.” Every stranger who comes to the cityis as certain to zo to Wallack’s as he is tofind out Trinity or Central Park. ‘This great name allows. the management to dis- pense with much advertising that must be done by rivals. Ore who does not kuow it cau with difficulty spprecinte the advantage of the “drawing” quality fuberent in a theatre itself, aside from the attractions the bills may present. A second reason is, that Mr. Wallack keeps up 30 uncommonly N . FINE STOCK COMPANY. Auy play he may present is considered sure to have some featurs worth Secing, to be splendid- Iy mounted, and to be played in a magner a5 éffective as the play itsel{ will allow. ‘Taking the managzement at Wallack’s, and judging it by a strict general standard, and 1t is not consid- ered good ; but it succeeds, for the reason that ahv.uinz which will not go anywhere else; will zo there. One further point remains to be noted. It has been shown that a fuir business can be done at Wallack’s without his personal presence in the cast. But it bas also apoeared that, to do anything more than an average business, Lester Wallacic's name must be on the bill. The $40,000 protits would not be found on the books bad Mr. Wallack kept off the boards throughout the season. Heis still a_necessary part of the prosverity of his house. When he feft the stage this season, the receipts ran down $400 a night. 1 touch on this point because Mr. Wallack is 8aid Lo Be satistied, now that he has secured MMR. COGHLAN AS LEADING MAY, that he can himself retire from active scrvice. The veteran actor and manager has few friends who believe he is correct in” this idea. By the sway, Mr. Coghlan is not to receive $350 a week, but §300. In this counnectiou, also, the error tnat Mr. Harry Montague will altervately “star it” and play at Wallack’s may be rizhted. Mr. Montague’s engagement terminates with the present season, and he will not return to Wal- lack’s either during or after he bas completed his outside tour. ‘The Unton Square Theatre has not made a cent. ‘This may scem strange, after the regis- tering of continued success with the. “Celebra- ted Case,” which ran on with much apparent prosperity; but it is nevertheless trne. The “Celebrated Case proved a disappointment financially from thefirst, and, after its long trial of it, the Unicn Square does not stand so well as it did. This theatre is THE GREAT “FREE" AMUSEMENT HOUSE of New York. Large andiences do not count for so much with the Treasurer. Not only does every Alderman go there free, but he bas seats for his wife, and family, aud fiends, in addi- tion. Aside from this bad success in the last scason, the managers have been quite as unfor- tunate in their plaws for the nest., The French play of *‘Joseph Balsamo,” which they bought for their opening piece for this fall, has proved such a dead failure in Paris that its purchase is regarded as n complete loss. Messrs. Shook & Palmer, however, intend to keep to thelr line of Freuch sensations. They find Thorne to beabet- ter leading mau for then than Mr. Coghlay, and have secured him despite his erratic movewments during the last few months. Their company will comprise Miss Jewett, Miss Dictz, and the other favorites. THE FIFTR AVENUE THEATRE ‘has kept open, but has done the worst business possible, With the exception of the brief sea- son_played by Modjeska, the house has not made acent, How much has been lost Mr. Fiske only knows, and he may ve relied on not to tell. T{\c Filth Avenue has no **draw ™ at all. Overwhelming atiraction ivits artistsis necessary, in order to succeed against the estab- lished favor of other houses. Mr, Fiske started in late, and has worked up-bill all winter. The keepin the theatre open is an instauce of sheer pluck, which will probably be rewarded by a five years’ lease of the house. There has been no end of rumor about this Icase, but the contract for five years, with Mr. Stephen Fiske’s name in it as lessee, was drawn up and to be sitned to- day. So thiat Mr. Daly will not et back, n er will young Mr. Duff have a chance to repeat there bhis misfortunes at the Broadway this spring. Itis denied positively that Miss Rose ytinge made any application for the lease. "How Mr. Fiske has manazed to cndure the losses entailed is a mystery on any bypothesis other than that the managers of the Giisey es- tate, knowin it better for the property to keep the theatre open at a loss than to close it, and baving confidence in Mr. Fiske’s ability to lose as little money as anybodv, have furnished him the means to go on. This fall he will have & Iair start and chance. The rent will not be so Ccrushing as hitherto. Modjeska is arranged to appear, perhaps to open the season; and Ne son will play there if she comes again to this country. THE PARK THEATRE has bod some profitable weeks, but these were balauced by the unorofitable oncs. The state- ment of the News that Messrs. Abbey and French, who were joint partners in the Park until recently, divided $137 as the net profits of the season, isno doubt correct to acent.. Mr. Abbey made something further out of his con- tract with Lotta, but not enough to pay many bills for summer travelsor a trip to Europe. Sothern's gcason was profitable, but Sothern took nearly all of the profits, as hi¢ usually does. Crane and” Robson made mougy for the house, and Afmee {s doing well for a closiog attrac- tion, Next scason Mr. French will continue Dis contract with Lotta, but stie will scarcely lay at the Park. _She cannot make money any onger in New York. Sothern is promised to lead off with a new niece. Lotta is also to bave 2 new play. written for ber by Olive Logan. THE BROADWAY THEATRE has been a flat failure. Johu Duff, the veteran manager who was helped to fortune by Humbpty Dumpty Fox and Joe Jeflerson, put up the moncy lor his son, James C., but the boy sunk it, and finally broke up in debt to his company ané pretty nearly everybody who had furnished articles on trust. For two weeks “*TheExiles did o good business. and *“Tne Danites was profitable for about the same length of time. “They could not nnke up for other Iosses, how- cver, and thesmash-up was signally complete. Tbe Broadway has now beer turned into a_ mu- seum and theatre combined, on the plan of Bar- num’s old museum, but without Barnum’s at- tractions or mnanagement. Thesuccess is dubi- ous. BOOTI’S THEATRE has been unoccupicd a large part of the season. Booth made money there in his six weeks of Shakspercan representation; **Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was_profitable, and Strakosch coined money out of his operatie venture. The Boston « Exiles” Lad a disastrous expericuce, ana all the other ventures were attended with dismal results. As was announced in Tue TRIBUNE last Monday, Jarrett & Palmer have a lease for 2 uumber of weeks, and are trying to induce Irving to” oven for them. It is not probable that he will come. Nor is it probable that Booth and McCullough will join for a season, though they could do well. McCullough is erowing in favor steadily. TIE GRAND OPERA-TIOUSE is the second and last of the successful theatres this year, Messrs. Poole & Donnelly, by a strics adierence to the system of presenting in excel- lent style on the West Side the plays that have been tried and approved on the East Side, and presentinz them at the popular prices of 25 and 50 cents, bave realized handsomely. They have certainties, but their reat s low— will hold an immense rices they have ofiea he “ Celebratea Case 54 b their audience. had §1,000 audiences. is to be brouzht out there, and its reputation will no doubt bring them in money where it failed to do the same thing for the Union Square provrictors. The present lessees will retain the Grand Opera-House and their present profitable system. This about covers the ground. THE SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS come out 2 triflc ahead, but the other minstrel and variety performaaces have made little or no money. ‘The French Theatre did not pay. Ru- mor hias it that the Lyccum has been taken for tiext year, but no facts zre given. The Stand- ard, under Mr. Henderson’s management, has not Jost much, and is said to have kept even. With uew attractions in the fall Mr, Henderson has great bopes of putting this cosy up-town bouse on & paying basis, aud if be doesn't, he /‘(\d. - ~ has money enough to stand it. In passing, it may be sald that, report to the contrary not- withstanding, Maggie Moore, John McCuliough, and Lester Wallack are not zoing to Europe; and that Mr. McCullough was not so fortunate as to make 25,000 out of his season’s “star- ring.” 6. MUSIC. THE SEASON IN NEW YORK. From Our Own Correspondent. New Yorg, May 16.—There were two notable features fn the musical season just closea. These were the Thomas symphony concerts and the scason of Italian oycra by the Strakosch combination. Outside of this there was con- siderable musie, the Damrosch concerts having delighted many, and the concert programmes Leing very numerous; but there were few @romioent features caling for review. The Thomas concerts were & 2reat success financial- ly ss well as musically. They succeeded in adding $1,000 or more to the dividends of the Philharmonic members, and proved that the selection of Mr. Thomas Was the wisest move ever made by the Society. The Strakosch operatic suceess was too recent to call for further comment. Mr. Strakosch did what he undertook to do,~showed that the Academy ot Music was not the sole house of successful [talian opern, and tauzht a salutary Iesson to a certafn number of gentlemen who betieved themsclves in cortrol of the destinies of opera in New York. Probably this break of Strakosch's did much to bring about the revolution in the Academy manggement, which- ranks as one of the im- portant changes of the season, and one fraught with interest in reference to its eflect on the future of opera here. This season the Academy lost money, and was unused ncarly all the time. When the stockholders were called on to pay heavy assessments they began to open their eyes, and finally decided tbat there must De a change, as they could not afford to carry the debts of o proper- ty of that size, the property was to continue worse than unproductive. There resulted a comvlete change, and the Academy now bas o liberal management, dis- posed to eneouraze instead of discouraging the operatic season. The new Board has al- ready received and taken into consideration two propositions for next year—one from the two Maplesons, father and son, of London; the other from Max Strakosch. The Directors re- uested the gentlemen to name the artists they would agree to produce here. Mr. Stra- kosch gave in the names of Kellogg and Cary as prime donne, and some others. ~ Mr. Maple- son has not yet made reply to this request. In either case, a season of ltalian opera is assured at the Academy. The only view of the Direct- ors {5 to secure artists who will reflect credit upon the Academy, and tend to raise -the ope- ratic standard in this country. They wish to have no more disasters like that which attended the Adams-Pappenheim season. In the way of musical rossip, Strakoseh has sccured Miss Cary for a five months’ season, with right to renew for two months more. He will pay her $2,400 a month in gold, or $400 per month more than she recelved this season. Strakosch hos o sharp olan on_foot whereby he would effectually remave Mlie. Roze from the field s a rival to Miss Kellogg or the leader of a rival company which would hurt him in his operations. This plan is to engage Mlle. Roze to travel and sing in concert, in company wica the eminent violinist Wilhelmje. Propositions have been made to this end, and are now under consideration Yy Mr. Mapleson. Should the Tatter be accepted for @ season of opera at the Academy, he would probably decline the offer, resenting Mile. Roze and Signor Frapolli as his eading artists. There is considerable likeli- hood, however, that Mr. Strakoscn wili succeed. ‘Then be would be highlv bappy, with 2 splendid opera troupe and a splendid concert combina- tion. Strakosch, always planning, has another {dea. This is to benefit "Cary vy lowering the parts sung by Mlle. Roze this season to the contralto’s register, so _that she may apzear conjointly with Miss Kellozg as prima donna of the first rank. The operatic unities that must be sac- riflced would not stand at all in the way. Signor Gui:'cSDu Frapolli, the first tenor of ‘the Strakosch Opera Troupe, whose fmmediate suceess in New York during the recent season at Booth’s Theatre i3 doubtless remembered, has just received an offer of n three Years’ en- iugcmem irom Col. Maplesoa, of Her Majesty’s, ondon. Signor Frapolll has been winning fresh laurels during the tour now {n progress, and is pronounced by the Baltimore Cazefte ““ the best tenor we bave had since Campanini and Capoul.” For a closing bon mot, it may be said that ar- raugements are progressing to have a season of Hatian opera in addition to that provosed by Mr. Strakoseb, -with a aistinguished prima donni, most fuvorably known in Europe, as the leader of a brilliant” compan; This is one of the **dead scerets,” apd nothing further can be said about it at prescat. . G. TAE NEWSBOYS' BENEFIT. ‘The sale of seats for the concerts fo be given at the Tabernacle next Tuesday and Thursday evenings for the benefitof the Newsboys' Home of this city has been very larce, and it is contidently expected that a handsome sum will be netted for this deserving fnstitution. The scats have been divided into three scetions, for which 50 cents, 73 cents, and $1 will ve charged, according to location, without extra charge for reserving them. Many people were debarred from hearing the Strakosch combina- tion in opern on account of the extravagant prices. and to these this announcement will be welcome news. The quality of the entertain- ments and the worthiness of the objects ought to insure them success. Following are the pro- grammes for the two concerts. For Tuesday evening: FPART L. Duet—* T Pescatori * Gabusst Vatars. Tom Korl and George 4. Conty. a. Imprompta. Schuber Plano solo— | JETromRE: Gottschalk Jlile. Teresa Carréno. Aria—**Robert toi ‘que j'ame.” from “*Robert lo Diable™ ... - Meyerbeer e, Marie ko Hymno—**Les Rameaux ™, ...Faure Mr. F, G. Caufman. Tecitation and aria from ** Ernani ™ yer o Verdi sz Clara Loutse Kellogq. Tlarp solo—** Bolera™ ... . « . . Labarre Mme. Bartucca Marelzel Aria—**Nobil Signor™ from ** The lu- guenots " «.-...Meyerbeer Miss Annie Louise Cary. rART 1, Song—** Among the Lilies™..... Mr. Tom Karl, Song—**I Know My Love Loves Me™... . Whiting SMiss Clara Louise Kellogg. Asia—t PIE-Pafl from **Tie Hugne- zol s Jir. George A, Conly. Song—**The Last Chord," with harp, piane, and orzan accompanimen i Miss Annie Louise Cary. Piano golo—** Grande Valse de Faust”.. ... Lisat Jlle Teresa Carreno. Valse de Concert—** L’Aralti”. wee wesArditi Mile. Marie Roze Quartette—From ‘*The Bohemian Girl™..... Balfe Miss Clara Louise HKelloga, Miss Annle Louise Cary, Mr. Tom Kart, ir. George A. Conly. For Thursday cveninz, May 23: teceraneesss Dana Megerbeer Sullivan PART I, Grand duet,. o save o veen Flotow lessrs. Tom Kart and F. G Cangman, Piano solo—** Barcarolle Jovove.r.Chopin Mlte. Teresa Carreno. Romanza from **Martha"...... JMiss “Annie Lonise Aria—*Iafelice, " from **Ernani]’ Mr. George A. Con! Regitation an-l aria from ** Linda di Cha- MOUREX v esreeeense wunn 1o o.see DOMIZELL tiss Clara Loulse Kellogy. Harp £olo ....... o Godefrold lme. Bertucca sfaret: Arna—*‘0 Mio Fernando. "’ from “*La Fa- vorita™... sl ..... Donizetti o: «Flotow .- Verdl «..Donijzetti Mile. ze. Romanza from **Maria di Rokan™.. Afr. Tom Karl. +es JPease «onvee Mattet ma; (new MSS,)...Clay Cellogg. Piano solo—Rhapsadic Honroite, No. 2.....Liszt Mile. Teresn Carreno. “Itwasa Dream™... Jille. Marie Foze. Terzetto from **II’ Mamtrimonio Se- cto™ e-zeee ..o, Cimarosa ereto” .. S2% Miss Clara Louise Kellogn. Mlle. Marie Ruze, Miss -Annie Lowse Cary. CENTENARY CHURCH CONCERT. The course of cntertainments given at Cen- tenary Church will close with a grand coneert Monday evening, given by Miss Annle Louise Cary and the Harmonia Quartette, composed of Mrs. J. A. Farwell, Mrs. . Balfour, Mr. H. L. Sloan, and Mr. R. T. Howard. The programme will be as foilows: Song- ..Cowen TATT 1. 1. Organ eolo.... ape .+ Macfarren a. Tell Me, Flora. 2. Quartette {5 ThU A% 00" | Harmonia Quartelte. 3. Song—Cantiaue de Nol............. ....Adam iss dnnie Louise Cary. 4. Solo—Honor and Arme Tandel uir. I, L. Sloun. : 5. Doet—Wanderer's Night Song. .... Rubinetein AMre. J. A. Farwell. Mre. J. Balfour. 6. Solo—**Oh! rest in the Lord, " from **Elljeh ".. v saaac Mendelesohn “Miss nnle Louise Cary. ART 1. 4 . 7. Quartette—Parting Kis: Harmonila Quartette. 8. Song—Just as of oid.... = Miss Annie Louise Cary. 9. Song—Tell me; my Heatt.. Mrs. 10. Trio—Gratias Miss Cary, Mr. Howard, and Mr. 11. Quartette—Spinning wheel quartette from ‘*Martha ’ .. ..... Tarmont Quartetts. DEETHOVEN REUNION. ‘The Eighth Reunion of the Beethoven Socicty will be held next Saturday at Hershey Hall, The following programme has been prepared : Andante and variations for two piagos..Schumann. Miss Manierre and Mr. Wolfsokn. Quartette for female voices—Theirsun £hall no more go down. < +v. .. Tackerman. Miss Whitney, Miss Hoyne, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs, Hempto: Song—Come nnto Me. Mr, Larghetto, for flute........ Mr. Otto Qes Scherzo—B fiat minor. ....... k Jliss Fannie Blumenfel Song—Heaven Ilas Shed a Tear (clark nette obligato)....... .. Mrs. Thurston and Mr. Quartette. for female voices— { No Evil Shall Befall Thee .. . Ye Spotted Snakes. ~Macfarren. Miss Vhitney, Miss Hoyne, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Kemplon, Quintette, for plano and wind instruments— (allegro moderato~larghetto con moto— menuetto—allegro molto)....... ........Spohr. Messrs. JVoifsohn, Oesterle. Wiesenback, Mueller, . and Ulric. . POPULAR CONCERTS. The fourteenth Hershey popular_concert will take place to-morrow evenine_at [Tershey Hall. AMre. Clara D. Stacy, Messrs, James Gill, Emil Liebling, and H. Clarence Eddy will take part. The following is the progromme: 1. Organ—Trinmphat March.... <eeesBuck . re I Cuarence Edify. 2. Song—-Will o' the Wisp. . weseeesa Cherry o, PianoforteoalTs Janes Gii; . Pianoforte—Octave stady in E flat....... Kullak Atr. Eult debiin, § @. Stay at home, myheart.S.G. Pratt 4. Songe ';b. Wiehes .. GCanpnr Mra. Crar . . Organ—Rbapsodic in E........ .. H, Clarencs Eddy. 6. Song—Swecthearts (new).. Mr. Jumes Gill. i a. Kreisleriana No, 2..Scbumann Pianoforte—< . Polonaise in A, op. 1 .Chopin ), No. \[r. Emil Liebling. Song—0 loving heart. ... .Gottschalk Mrs. Ciara D. Stacy. Organ—Introduction and Bridal chorus (from **Lohengrin™)... BIr. I, Cuarence Eddy. MUSIC AT EVANSTON. At Mr. W. 8. B. Mathews' concert in Evans- ton the other night (which, by the way, passed off with great cclat) there were two little cir- cumstances not exactly down in the bills. In the audience, hid behind a very large man and a small woman with 2 new bonnet (one of the & Shall-we-gather-at-the-river ¥ shapes), was Mme. Julia Rive-King, who had come out fucog. to hear the youne ladies play her con-~ cert picces. The &cenes in tne ante-room, when the various players were informed of her presence, were very animated, particularly so in thecase of oze who had just played the * Second Rhapsody.” Among the crs was a plain, unassuming girl from do in Indiana some- where, from whom notbinz remarkable had beun expected, although she was down for no less important - a _number than Tausig’s paraphrase of the “Iuvitation to_the Dance.”” What was thie surprisc of the audicnce and the other players when this young woman seated hersell at the piano and ‘weunt through her for- midable number, not only with ease, but with no sinall bravura, and marked refinement and artistic repose. This young lady Mrs. King thought gave promise of becoming an artist. 5 LOCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. Armand Buisseret, the violinist, gives a concert at Oak Park on Thursday evening, in which he will be assisted by several well-known artists of this city. A musical ani literary entertainment will be given to-morrow evening by the Free Baptist Quartette, assisted by some of the prominent local artists. 1t will take place at the West End Opera-House. On Wednesday evening the eleventh and last pupils’-class concert of the season of Mr. Singer took place at Kimball’s piano rooms, before a gooa-sized audience of the parcuts aud friends of the participants. The recital was not_guite upto the usual standard, but this was explained by the fact that there was hardly any time for rehearsals, owing to a change of Mr. Singer’s residence and office in the time allotted forsuch, practice. The followlng i3 the programme srranged for this afternoon at North Side Turner Hall by the Chicago Orchestra: Storm _March, by Piefke; the Siren Overture, by Auber; Lum- bye’s Fantasic, Visions in a Dream; the ivar- rior’s Jubilee Overture, by Lindpaintner; Eveun- ing Song, by Schumaun; menuet for strings, by Brocchini: Wagner’s Kaiser March; Con- gress of Melodies, by Conradi; Waltz, Loveand Joy, by Gungl; and the Outpost Gallop, by Sclhieuer. The testimonial concert to Miss Kate Perey Douzlas on Monday evening last at Chickering’s Hall, New York, is pronounced a most com- plete success, so much so that it is conceded the most successtul debutant affair that has oc- curred in New York for many vears. As Miss Doutrlas is a Chicago lady. her many friends will be glad to hear of her triumph. Her volee is pronounced one of unusual strenzth and purity, and, with proper trainiug, she has amost brilliant future. She was assisted by several popular local musicians. Prominent among them was Henry Carter. whose organ-plaving is spoken of as a brilltant exhibition. Miss Doug- las contemplates a visit to this citv in July. —— KATY’S CONVERSION. AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT. Tou eny that you Iove me—well. maybe yon do: And you say that to me you wiil alwaye be truc; You 8ay (must 1 donbt If, my dacling Kathleent) That you're not as you used to be, **'twixt and between.” . A Farwell. Flotow +oeeeee. Coenea. .Mendelssohn, . Saint-Seans @ +.Sullivan B ® o Wagner That your love is s perfect as perfect can be; That you're always ot home when you're thinking of me; That your heart clings to mine like the tendrils of vine: But I tell you again, Katy, that's all moonshine. T once thonght yon charming—I did for a fact: 1 once thouzht 1o girl had such consunmate tact— Such n rare combination of all that's refined— Such sn illigunt way of diverting the mind. 1 was led to belicve once you did care for me, When | zave you my love, Katy, honest and free; But you gave me—well, scs, I forgive yon right here, . Though you dia walk me off, badly off, on my car. You know you were artful. The love you now ive Tsn Dfsslon that springs into life and doth live Like the bubble that floats down the swift-ranning stresm—~ In a moment "tis gone--a la beautiful drezm. You know 'tis & fact, and your own heart must rshiped the ways where your tiny fect Yon had jovers full many, but noue half so poor As lh::1 lad that you once turned adrift from your oor. But Time. ever onward, still onlike the blast, In trumpet-tones wakes he the voice of the Fast; All lts sorrows he flings far away with the wind, ‘Al its sweet recolrections to linger behind. 1le is mighty in everything, hapoy and cay: fle 13 alwave at home when you think him away; 1112 records are graven in rain, hail, or shine, And what he records doth he traly define. He brings me again, Katy dear, to tnat epot Where you once held me worthy, unwbrthy—what not; “ Tle brinzs me again, Katy dear, o'cr the sea— Buat he brings me no longer 2- whining for thee. For now have I leatned how a woman may love; How ste can, if ehe likes, be ay meek as 4 dove; In the very same breath be as sly asa coon; Yet as sweet a3 the roses that blossom in June. *Tis an art only known tothe dear ones themselves; *Fis n secret for which the philosopher delves. statesman—but search is in vaing I's own art, Katy—TEY IT AGAIN. T am not as Fused to be, foolish and mad; Tt not 43 1 used to be, poor und iil-clad. T 0L used to belsw P aswatio o e Shosels glore: Katy darling, T hayendeseiial S osgr D. TCusey. ———— SUNSET. od was the sun when, at the cloge of day, fin decked the Jandscape ia his bright array, And Jit the fowls up in their evening-bed, To show their beauty in his coat of red. The glassy stream reflects his zolden ray, T felis the £ehes it 19 parting aay. The muskras splashes, in his wild delieht, In flanc:d! of water, and in floods of light. before Nigt's pall is The night-hawk views, throw The tiny birdlinzs soon to be his owa. The patient_berds now homeward go their way; The farmer leaves his pastures and his hay. The bet flits by npon its leathery wing; The many insects cease to buzz of ¢ing. The froga croak londer at the closing Day; But flowers cloge to £ce him pass away. Cuicaco, May, 1878, Fraxs 8, Crascr. a once strongly-fortiied’ Roman camp. were, THE SAALBURG RUINS. An Old Roman Camp Near the City of Homburg, Germany. Bemains that Develop Many Facts Pertaining to the Military Life of the Romans. Appleton's Journal for June. Saunterfog lefsurely through ome of the side-streets of the now aquiet City of Hom- burg, iu the summer of 1875, my atten- tion the Saalburg.” Paying the usual entrance-fee, 1 was showa all sorts of curious trophies, and was informed that these odds and euds were the resuit of an excavation made in the neigh- borhood,—an excavation which had revealed the existence, many centuries before, of an exten- sive Komap military post within four miles of the City of Homburg. Studying the old camp, and all that in any manner pertafned to it, L col- lected - was arrested by a Inscription: ** Curiosities sizu bearing from tae THE FOLLOWING FACTS: On a wooded saddle of the Taunus Mountains, nearly 1,500 fect ubove the sea-level, sre the ruins, or. more properly, perhaps, the remaine, of z There s ittle doubt that these ruins murk the site of a cas- 1i {rum of greut size and importance, forming a part of that wonderful line of fortifcations (imes fm- perii omani) built by the Itomun legions s a pro- tection against the ferce and warlike Germanic tribes, Gibbon eays that the legions were en- camped aloug the frontiers of the barbarians, and that in the time of Hadrian there e two lezions 1o Lower and three in Upper Germany. These posts or camps were not only strongly fortified, but werte also minia- ture citles in which eachart had an artist-repre- sentative, und eachcraftaskilled workman, and in which the smenities and courtesies of social life were by no meuns neglected, ‘Tne time of the first building of the Saalburg is 23 yet mere matter of conjecture, but the strategic importauce of the olace, a3 well as its admiranle location, has warranted others in believing that tifis was 8 fortress BUILT ORIGINALLY BY DRUSCS, nnd destroyed A. D. 9, after the defeat of Varos. According 10 Tacitus, it was reounilt by Germani- cus A. D. 15, and it is by some identilied as the Arctaunus of Ptolemy.—a supposition rendered s1ill more probable by Lhe adaptavility of the name to the location. The old fort was the scene of many o contlict, ond often destroved by the victo- rious Germans; but it was soon rebuilt by the K who ‘apprecinted fuil well the sb importance - of the Dost as the key to the territories of the two nations. Aud, ac- cording to Viollet-le-Dac, each rebuildinyg added 1o its defensive strength. - Crumbled fragments of walls, the almost obliterated outlines of moat and rumpart, and irrcgular piles of stones scattered here and there within the inclosore to-day, mark the site of this preat Roman fortress, where the armies of the Emperors of the civilized world so often met their barbarian foes, and fought for ter- ritory mno fooner wou thua lost, but to be con- quercd again. In these scattered, buried stones, the antiquarian secs gates and towers, barracks and stables, baths and tombs; here he marks the Pretorian headquarters, and. close” by the humbter Liome of the contarion.. Furtbor on, his practised eye traces the former dwellings of veterans, Citi- zens, and camp-followers; and from bencath the earth he brings to light the boundaries of a town, with all it shops, its streets, its homes, and its graves. y For centories the historlan asserts that warsof ex- terminstion and conqguest wore waced here between the Germansand the Romans, with only short in- tersals of actusl pesce. A TOWN BPRANG INTO EXISTENCE about the central camp, and, 23 the placa increased ip strength, it became less and less an object uf atrack throbgh its sngmenting powers of resistance. _Security brought with it prosperity; 50 that, when most prosperous, it was too strongiio be a necessity, and, its success havinz destroyed its ruison d'étre, the gurrivon was withdrawn, and altimately the civil settlement was also abandoned. Fourteen centuries came and went, daring which time the old castrum sank decper und deeper be- neath- the covering of age, and decayed awdy upon that mountain-hight, cntombed and unknown. Rome fell by degrees from her proud position as mistress of and dictator to tbe civilized world, and internal .corruption destroyed her cmpire. Her anti-Larbarion fortitications became grazing- grounds whereon were Jed the herds of meign- boring and powerful States created by the lessons taught by her own civilization. The lines that marked her boundars-limits became more and more contracted; her barbarian tribal focs became cocqual pations: the Roman cagles retreated, and the legionaries became condervators, instead of conquerors. IN THE YEAR 1720 z etone in_the large white tower of the Electoral Custle ot Homburg attracted the attentivn of some passer-by, who nouced the fragumentary Latin in- Ecription on its surface, whick, on examination proved that it had been used a3 a Romaa **votive- stone" many centuries pefore the existence of either Homburg or its castle. After cunsiderable trouble and research, it was ascertalned that this particular stope. with many of its companions. had been orought to its present resting-place from the Saalburg, —the fact that the stones were already cd being suggestive of a saving of n of inquirs as 1o its origin. This discovery gave the first Impulse to antiqnaran industry, and a number of intercsting objects Te- warded the Jabors of the explorer. Cinerary urns in perfect condition, lamps, arms, colos in great abupdance, were upcovered, and In great part carried away, until Jack of meuns, wars, and other causcs, combined tostop further explora- tions. In 1817 some laborers employed by the Goverement in the construction of & hizh-road to Usinzen, came across an nrm containinz over 500 Roman coins of the first and second centuries after Clrist: but, strangely enough, this important dis- covery adaed no new fife to the abandoned work of exploration, which still slumbered ontil about 1860, when a REGULAR STSTEM OF EXCAVATION was undertaken, either by the Government, or un- der its auspices, and has been guietly and slowly prosecuted up to the preeent time. From the re- gults of these labors—aithongh but a very small portion of the ground bas beea uncovered—we are enubled to form a pretty sccurate idea of the ap- pearance of and the domnge in this 0ld Roman out- post and eettlement. 1 bave eaid before that the fortresson the Saal- burg formed an important link in the Roman sys- tem of extensive intrenched lines sloug the boun- daries of the conquexts of its eagles. The large civil settlement annexed to it 2eews Lo kave been created partly ss o nmecessity, but in great- er part as o conseqnence of the Im- perial polic; of pgiving to each vet- eran who had been twenty years in his country's service his choice between 3 money-gift of 3,000 denarii (500), or its equivalent in land. The veteran soldier \who had spent the best part of his life in the camp, wishing atill, like an old war- horse, to participste in military exercises: to be near the scenes of former illustrious exploits; to retain the companionship of former comrades; to listen at willto the sounds of martlal music and the crash of arms; or, 03 a mentor, to superintend and watch the lessons, and to ofer an_example of martial diecipline to the young recruits,—would naturally choose for bis homestead the neighbor- hoad of these fortified posts. Thus A CORPS OF VETERANS, with thetr families, formed a civil settlement, and more than doubled the efrective force of the garri- son. The social lifeand civilizalion of their Roman conguerors were thus ever present before the bar- Dbarian, and, if he learned only too well the penalty of war, so might he alzo see the privilezes of peace: And this peace was preserved by a constant readi- ness for war. Gibbon says that Hadrian and Lhe two Antonines ++by every honorabdle means invited the friendship of the barbarians,” and that durinx forty-thrce yéars, **with the exception of a few hostilities That served to exercise the lezions on the frontier,™ their reizma were noted for nniversal peace. So marked and 80 great was their intluence that the flercest of the Germanic Chieftains submttted their differences to their arbitration. A severa) [nscrip- tions to these rulers are fonnd carved on stones in 1n different parts of the camp and the town, we may infer that during their reigns was the period of the Saalbusg's greatest prosperity. THE CITADEL OR CASTLE PROPER formed a rectangle rounded at the corners, and enrrounded by 4 deep double ditch or moat. Four oates with tlanking towers constitated theentrances fhrough the walls, the latter being five and six As was customary In other amps, vill suppose that the northern ate’ was called the Pretorian, the sonth- Crn the Porta ieccamana, the eastern and west- ern respectively Porta Principalis Dextra and Porta Pnucibfll{l Sinistra. Within these gates were the tents of the tribunes, of the preyecti soclorum, of the centuriony,—the streets, some 350, some 100 fect in width, —tbe barracks of the lemons, of the volunteers, and of the allies, horse and foot, while tn a line with the Pretorian gato \was the Preiorinm, or General's beadquarters. Of the uncovered rulns on the Saalburg, the Pretoriam attracts_particular attention. It must have heen about 153 feet long and 132 fees wide, with five entrances, and an inner court forty feet squure, aronnd which \was a portico, the foundations and sandstone bases of the columas beng caafly traced. To the left of the main entzance we find the fonn- datlons of a small building In which were kept the standards and the polden_eagles (called by Tacitus Jtellorum Deos), reverenced by the soldier next to his gods, and which Imparted to the building in whigh they were keptthe sanctity and dignity of a chapel. In front of this the pedestal and the scat- fered fragments mark where once stood A GRAND BRONZE STATUR. A natoral astonishmentat finding in tais remote ontpost 0 greut o specimen of the sculptor'a chisel is easily explained when we remember that tho lezions, even when recraized {n the most dis- tant provinces, were supposed o consist of Roman citizens; and no true Roman soldier ever forzot fome was the homo of art, and that, wherever that he was, there Rome, in her majesty, ner power, and her arts, should be represented aigo. any deep wells were found in_the fort walled sn, and the stones well worn, evidently by use. The furnsces for heating during the cold winter months were peculiarly constructed, and, in fact, 81l the arrangements for keeping the barracks and ofiicers’ quarters warmed were particularly notice- able. Not omly were the buildings warmed by cartben pipes in the walle, bot, in a considerable number of the dwellings in the adjoining civil set- tlemeut, the floors were also heated. On many of the stones found in the camp are marks indicating the companies and lezions con- stituting the garrison at different times, as the Eighth and Tswelfth and the Second Cohort of the Fourth Lezion. 1In the civil settlement MANY TOMBS have been found, and also the place where tha bodies of the dead were burned. Dr. Hefner says: **Imust confess that, with the exception of the street of the tombs in Pompeil, no relics of an- tiquity made such o deep impression upon me s these remains, compressed into a few square feot, of the warriors of the all-conguering Roman Em- pire.” These, contaimng all the ashes of tha dead, and tne lamps and trinkets buried with them, Bave been placed in astone honse duiit for their reception near the site of the ancient burylng- ground. On the west mide of the Porta Dacumana s groap of nine small buildings bas recently ~beea unearthed, which were evidently used a3 bathing-rooms. Among other relics found at Saalburg were _inscriptions of the time of Anfoninus Pius ana Septimins Seve- Tus; a stone aitar dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus, and another to Fortune; with fraaments of a co- lossal statue of Geniua. Aninnumerable quantity of small goms, rings, bracelets, and portions of armor have 2140 rewarded the labors of the patient workers. TIONOR 4ND RELIGION - were the two great controlling incentives that in- flucnced the legions. The oath of service and - delity was annually renewed. The suldier sol- emnly promised never todesert his standard, to submit his own will avbeolutely to t he commauds of his leaders. and to sacrilice his life freely for the Emperor and the Empire. On entering into camp all took an additional oath: **that they would steal nothing from the camp, and =~ wouid | bnogz whatever they might find to the tribunes.™ Cowardice or lack of discipline was visited with severe panishments. It was a maxim in the Roman army thata good soldier should dread his oilicers far more than the epemy. AccordinZ to Varro, the name of the army was borrowed from the word excrcifus, sianifying ‘*exercise™: and hence, {n camp or field, In peace or war, military exercises were consiant. There was a morning and evening drill, from which even_ tha veterand were not excused. ‘The nrms unsed in their exers cises were double the weight of those uscd in resl war, **The soldiers marched, ran, leaped. ywam, carried heavy burdens, handled all kinds of arms, and moyed to the sound of flutes in the Pyrrhic nce." TOE CAMP ON THE SAALBURG corresponds in Its general features to the descrip- tions of Polybias, having four gates surrounded by a fossa. with a rampart or vallum of carth; but, being o statita, or stationary camp. ¢ had ‘more bulldings than a mere winter mtrenchment. Heco we sce the stony outlines of the forum, or Quar- termaster's; of the guestorlu:n, 'or Commissarialy of the valetudinarium, or ospital; of the releri- narium, o Farrierys of the tadulinum, or Record- Office; ana of the bath-houses, so dear to the Roman heart. Then. mear the centre of the now silent camp, was the Pretocium, with its standand- house, and the augurale, wherein tha mighty Pre- tor consulted the nugurs, and before which stood the altars of the gods and the imazes of the Em- perors. Here the circuilor, or night-watchman, was stoned to death If he failéd in his dutv; here, at daybreak, came tne Tribunes, bringing in re- potts from their subordirates; here, at suuset, the watchword for the nlzht, marked on a four- cornered picce ot wood, called the fessera,, was siven to the centurions. " And at the four gates the stalwars sentry ceasclessly walked his narrow beat, ready at any moment, grimly and stoically, to mect bis certain death, without for an fostaut desertinz Dis post, as did_the hero in the sentry-hox at the gate of Herculanenm, in Pompeif. for in his per- son he represented the dizmity and the invincible power of the great Roman Empire. Tuthe adjoining civil scttlements the customs were not so dilferent from onr owa. * THE ROMAN FAMILY consisted of the women, the children, the slaves, and the clients. The shops (taberne) were crected against the houses, but their system and number were much more limited than ours, and most of the business was carrled on by middl€men. Mommsen conslders that their shop eystem did not admit of the supplying of every possible article of necessity or luxury, and for "this reason therc arose innumerable occasions where privae persons desired to dispose of this or tistarticie,—a sur- plus of agricuitural products, old carts, plows, or even old and invalid slaves, ~following Cato's ad- vice to the land-owner. Ilence the importance of the middleman, whom we may imagine bustling around in_the Saslburg settlement, with his tablets rendy and his sfylus nicely pointed, offer- inz to supply any want, to gratify the most fastid- jons taste, to furnisha cup by Phidias or a lizard h‘y Mentor to the collector of "curiosities. or arti- cles of more direct gmcdcnl value o the house~ Kceper, and all for his paltry 2 per cent commis- sion. s ‘Augustns had established s kind of reznlar post- al communication Letween the fortified outposts and the canital; and we may imagine the oreeting given to the Saalbore courier ou his arrival afrer his long jonrney, freighted with the latest gossip from Rome. The jar of antique coins—ullnded to before as having been the canse of a renewal of the interest in the excavations—was nndoubtedly part of the hoard in seme miser's arca or ar- martum, and which had probably been overlooked {n the abandonment of the pust. —_—— FATE. She planted flow’rs the first warm days of Spring, And day by day she tended them with'care. She eang the while, *‘Shine, sun: fall; geatle rain: They'li 11 with bloom the balmy Sunmer-air, And with their beauty make the world wore fair. When Summer came, they blassomed o'er and bl 3 But all in vain; the maiden heeded not; Upon her white bed lay she, mure aad &till; No song came from the poor lips, parched and 0t— The Summer-dass, the flow'rs, were all forgot. " The ghosts of fow'rs float on the Autump-alr, And mount and clamber to the cloudy zkies; They Hoat in 1dly to the aarkened room ‘Where cold in death the Lapless malden lies, With folded hands, ana dim, nnsecing eyes. Farrr Wartos. e STELLA. At dawn of light, in lastre bright, Astar §s worn On brow of Morn. But zrander far 1s that lone atar In crown of Night— A gulaing lighe, So inthy life, Of peace or strife, A beacon be, On land and sea. Let thy lizht snine, A ray divine, Tlluwe afar- A God-cent star. Cmcago, May 1S, 187S. 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