Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1878, Page 10

19 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MAY 26, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. - THE CLOSE OF THE DKAMATIC SEASON. There used to be some meaning in‘these words, but in latter days it has been lost, at \east as far as Chicago is concerned. There is 20 such thing, auy more than there fs a gbinko {ree or a wobbly bird. Our dramatic season is akind of serpent of eternity which carries its tail in §ts mouth. Yet the traditional phrase is kept'alive for want of & better. In most cases it is a mere matter of house-cleaning, a calamity which befalls thevery best regulated houscholds about this time of the year. In other days Play-goinge people made up their minds to do comething else~anything else— thas seck to intensify the horrors of midsummer by getting themselves parboiled in 2 hot anditorium when the thermometeris away up i the cightit The persisteat, needy, and oreedy, and oceasionally seedy caterers for suimn- mer cotertainment overcame these objections long ago, and by-and-by the most reputable manazements, finding that there was always some fresh pasture to be had, took a hand in ‘preaking up our yearly Sabbath. So that now the theatrical eeason has neither a beginning, a middle, noran cnd. Therefs an apparent ex- ception to thisin the case of a theatre which Tuns a stock company, yet there is no closing of the theatre, only a closing of certain coutracts between managers and actors. Combinations come along during the summer to fill up the interregnum, and entertain us, or weary us, ac- cording to their capabilities. Hooley's and Hav- erly’s theatres have been the receptacles here during the past scason for the various nomadic combinations that roam the earth seeking.what they can deveur, and they make no pretense of closing a scason or opeping one. McVicker's, which has been for years recognized as the star theatre, has this last season dropped its destruc- tive characteristic, and been run, as far as prac- ticable, on the basis of & stock company. How far the manager has succeeded in weaning the public from its old notions about the star sys- tem, can hardly be estimated from the results of one season. It was anexperiment on thepart of MeVicker, and one that scems to have been ‘hailed with pleasure by a certain class of theatre- going people. In many respects he has well redeemed the promise bie made at the outset, having furnished a good companyand presented the current dramatfc sensations fn a manner that could not but satisfy the taste of his pa- troms. It was a praiseworthy effort, and merited more liberal cncouragement than the publie felt indlined to give it, but it should be remembered that, in McVicker's case, it was_a novelty, and novelties, like new ideas, take time to bring forth fruit, or even to obtain recognition. Mr. McVicker has just gone East to look over the ¢ field, apd make up his mind what he will do during the coming season. Those who are fn- terested in what he is going to do are thus far left in the dark, sfuce be is somewhat undecided himgelf as to his fature course. Meanwhile it may be of some interest to present a list of the pieces given by the only stock compavyin the city from the scason commencing in August last, and endinglast pighr. Here it is, with the number of weeks the several plays ran: Weeks. Aug, 6—**Seraphine™ Aug. 27— 2 S Nov. 19—** L Dec. 3—** The Bells .. Dec. 10—** Sidonie ™ - Dec. ‘.’4—““ Simpson & Co., [EET M e R ) Beésnty and the_ F Jan. 21—** All the Rage ZFeb. 4—**Baby,” afi"" 'y the Feb. 11—** Paul Pry,” **Romeo J. J." *‘Lan- cashire lass™.. Feb. 15—+ Two Orp} Harch 18-Union Squ: **Celebrated Case Apri! S—*Exiles ™ April 20—+ Our A1d: Blay 6+ After Dark ™. Aay 20—** Sweetheats, to Another ™ LAST WEEK was chiefiy notable for the advent of the Park Theatre Company, which played *Champagne and Oysters,” simultancously with the produc- tion of the same piece under another namedone at McVicker’s. As we have already indicated, the only difference in the two versions is that ope carries out the original broad intention of the original, while the other eliminates the grosser 1eatures of the farce, preserving at the same tme its best farcical elements. It was well Interpreted by botn companies, and, with- out institutine ‘*odorous” comparisons, it is quite safe to afirm that the audiences have been we!l repaid for their attendance. “1he Rice * Evangeline”” company have donc a thriving business during the week at the Adelphi in their laughable burlesaue, which has proved 3 sourve of unfailinx entertainment for 2 considerable time in most of the principal citics, and which appears to have the eclements of continued success in it. The presentation of this popular extravaganza this scason has been the occason of arteuewal of several pleasant acquaintances of old times. There was George XKnight, who has emerged trom his shell and fluttered forth into the sunlight as a genuine burlesquer of a racier tyfln than one might have expected from the "Duteh character per- former of a few years ago. He is a fellow of infinite humor, and is destincd to make a Insting impression asa comedian. His imper- sonatiou of Ben Butler has sct the audicnce in 2. roar cvery evening. Then thercis Sol Smith Russell, in whose inimitable ““specialties? there is no end of fun. He is a yery important acquisition to the company, and his character exetchies contribute vastly 1o the enjoyment of the entertainment. Of Hunter, the Lone Fish- erman, it is unnecessary to speak, further than to say that his part. and his acting of it, is some- thing uuiqi‘lu inburlesque. Mr. Richard Gelden lays Le_Blanc, the notarv, with a_wonderful sense of the fun of the thing, which fs;catching ; while Dixey as the comic peeler is simply immense, judging from ‘the uproarious laughter’ Wwhich follows his entrances and his exits. Miss Venie Clancy makes a very vretty and interesting fizure as Evan- geline, and Miss Elizabeth Webster, who plays - Gabrl,is quite as charming s ever, snd has tmproved very decidedly iu ber singing sinco last we heard her. Altogether the company has come back tousin a better shape than it was ‘when last scen in Chicago. LOCAL NOTES. Fatie Putnam and company arrivedin this city after a three months? scason South. George Tyler, the business manazer of the Park Theatre Company, left Chicago for New York last Thursday. The Joseph Kean Combination, witha dra- imatic compauy from Chicago, open at Madison, ‘Wis., on June 4, for a summer tour, Victoria Loftus, with her lately imported troupe of British” blondes, will Soon i b cago. They are now playing at Tony Pastor’s, New York. Inez Sexton, the Sweet Singer of Michizan, who carries recommeundations from Kellogg, Cary. etc., will make her first appearasce in Chicago at the New Chicago on June 3. Mr. aod Mrs. J. C. Willlamson were in Chi- cago for a few days last week. Their season closed at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadeiphia, :s s?ggt{ad-:\y, and their net profits are reported. A portion of McVicker's company have or- avized 3 commonwealth party for a few weeks' tour. Roland Reed, Pesrsons, Wesscls, Gra- ham, and Johnson, Miss Cora Tanuer, Alice g‘:flr‘i‘e‘-fi' and Clara Stoneall, mase up the Several prominent dramatic stars have been {n Chicazo during tue week, among them Joseph ‘f."lk""“ and family, J. C. Williamson and his Tife, aud Johu T. Ravmond. The latter was Rggm.z pecuies for half an hour with Charlie eld. John, 15 usual, quit loser. Helen Stoepel, known t, ij , 2 the stage o He;gn, salled 8 week azo to join her (A muqe:{- i sm-_:l; 1:;: }):lus‘um paers, but they ue she is i 't this very evening at Hooley's Theates. "o00 Bliss Whitaker, the Bliss 3 general ke mfix&y-bux at Hooley's Thearre, gg:a‘l’:‘!s‘h o benett, next Sunday evening. - A yerps snd the parties therelu announceq mresooiCls 1 3 I nce 4ied on 10 appear.No one who Is knery 00 TS 1% miles avway will be oftered as producimns. s ouly Begessary to. sanounce the fagk o s, care for Mr. Whitaker his us e Saondad l‘;uus&mku his usual compliment of Ar. Dingess was ecen vesterda K mal nual fnspection of the net\’sn::pc)l" onikc::uss.: \}lls :Ei Zot be surprising, thezefore, to readers of newe. fixrneem "w'len[n for the first time that Adam 2 :;2;2 socrn}‘:us wiu hbz: bere to inauguraze i shows on earth ! };&hfifll&n;}m l‘&ecn the Lake-Front ?:r 'o.‘x’r: rec attractions this ti £2ven elephants and the baby, Tom er;'wnngs Grimeldi Adams, the clowns, Louise Boshell, Melville and Dutton, riders. and others. Among the elephants is one with hair on its head a toot long. Mr. Dingess las been devoting his at- tention to elephanticapiticapilliculture for the past twelve months. Ile (Dingess) is a little grayer than usual, but otherwise as well as could be expected. The long-anuouced benefit of Messrs. Learock and Lee, of McVicker's compauy, will occur at voiey’s Theatre this evening. The entertain- nent will consist of the Irish drama, the ¢ Col- lecn Bawn, a scene from * The Hunchback,” and several variety sketches. In the **Colleen Bawn ” will appear Mr. Felix A. Vincent, Mr. Learock, Miss Laura Don, and Mrs. Emma Frank. In “The Hunchback,” Miss Uon will appear as Helen, and Mr. Lee as Modus. Miss. Jeaunie Watson gave another of her Scottish balad concerts at the West End Opera-House Friday evening. The room Was crowded by a larze “audience, composed chiefly of English and Scoteh citizens, who well appre- ciated the excelient vrozrammeset before thewm. Miss Watson obtained several encores for her effective rendering of popular Scoteh songs, and Messrs. James F. Hardy and A. Ruff were also well rewarded for the assistance they gave. It is Miss Watson’s intention to continue these ballad concerts in Chicago at intervals during the present season. The West End Opera-House opens for a sum- mer season this week under the manazement of Mr. Isadore Davidson, who will give three per- formances cach week, namely, on Thursdavs, Fridays, end Saturdays, vach Thursduy oeine devoted to some charitable object. The open- ing performances this week will be on Friday and Saturday evenings, and are for the beeflt of the Iltinois Industrial Schoot for Girls. On these occasions * The Lancasbire Lass will be presented, with Mr. Davidson as the * party of the name of Johuson,’ supported by Marion Lester, Miss Addic E. Goodricl, Miss Fraukie Dye, Floyd B. Wilson, and Marcus Moriarty. « Uncle Tom's Cabin * (reconstructed) will be presented at McVicker's Theatre 10morrow evening by Mr. Gotthold’s company, who prom- isc todojtuninast unexampled mag- pificence.” The public will be encouraged to believe in_these bruve words of the play-bill by learpingthatthescenicetlects have been prepared by Malmsha, Rogers, and Arthur Palmer. The Jubiiee Singers will be on hand ‘i full force, and the cast incdudes Gottbold as George Harris, Rawnford as Zom, Mr. Stockwell as Marks, Jen- nie Clifford as_Zopsu, Kate Fletcher as 3 Evs Miller as Eva.” The closiug transformation scene has been prepared expressly for Lhis ocea- sion. The Rice_company will produce to-morrow eveving at Haverly's the musical burlesque of “Conrad the Corsair.’” which was received with great favor here last season. It will employ all the members of the *‘Evangeline ¥ troupe. It will be cast as follow: Conrad ... E Miss E"z:he(h Webster Seth M. Crane iis Ethel Lynton Venie G. Clancy Zuliema.. ... Harry Josephs Gulnare.. Miss Hattie Kichardson A very pretty, delicate, and thoroughly well- merited compliment was l:ald last cveniug Lo oue of the members of McVicker’s company,— herself a v pretty, sincere, and meritorious actress,—Miss = Geraldine Maye. 1t not the elaborate flower-stand,—which has been passed through the aisle by ushers, 10 all sorts of artists. from the topmost altitude of operatic singers down to the crushed tragedian, —but a tribute of admiration and respect of a modest kind, befitting the object, who is an aspiring, earnest, courageous youne worker fn a field which too often offers in” these days but small encouregement for honest effort. Miss Maye was presented with a few flowers from hor friends in the audience,—that was all. Thev meant, probably, that she had earned this simple testimonial, Which was ex- ceedingly appropriate, on her retirement for a season. This youns lady has made, throush the legitimate channels of her profession, a lost of admirers in this city, and the audience cheered her last eveniuz wheun she tefully accepted the offering presented to er. Miss Maye is going Eust to her home for the summer, and it is expected thay she will re- turn to the West next scason. She will be welcome. The new comic_drama, *Harricanes,” to be produced by the New York Park Theatre Com- pany at Hooley’s to-morrow night, is, in one respect at least, an absolute novelty. The com- ing performance is not ouly ‘the first on any ‘age,” put the manuscript did not Jeave the autbor’s hands until within the past ten days. The piece has been written especially for the Park Thentrc Company, by tne_author of * Saratoza,” Mr. Bronson Howard. It was originally intended to give it to the public for, the first tige at the home theatre in New York next autumn, but the completion las been hastened to mect the present engagement of the compauy in Chicago. Those local theatre- moers who desire to understand the wmerits of what they are to sce, in advance, will do well to remain away from Hooley's Theatre to-morrow evening, except so far as'they may have confi- dencein the reputation alfeady acquired by this company and by the author. Those, how- ever, who cnjoy the peculiar zest of belonging toa “first night” audience—of being among the original judees to aoprove or condemn a new dramatic venture, constituting the flrst jure, 5o to speak, of the public trial—have now an opportunity. ~ Mr. Bronson Howard himself arrived in Chicazo on Monday last, and the compauy has been rehearsing during the nast week under his personal instructions. When asked the nature of the new piece, the author replies that 1t is *“a dramatization of William Cullen Bryant’s most eelebrated stanza:™? Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; The efernel years of God are hers. But error, woanded, writhes with pain, And dics among his worshipers. The story shows how a recently-married man, an ex-baclietor, has forgotten for a sinle occasion—for the first time since his happy union —the marital duty iocident to his mew rela- tlons; how two younr friends and a veteran worldling have been companions in his guilt; how they are discovered by their respective la- dies; ho they attempt to extricate themselres from their embarrassment by persistent, but unsuceessful, lying; now the Goddess of Truth comes at last 10 their rescue; and how they finally find safety and renewed domestic bliss in thé barbor of perfect honesty. An Angel of Midnight bovers over the scene in the shape of au indignane mother-io-law: and the phantom is only exorcised when the radiance of “Eternal Truth” floods the scene. The dppearance of 2 comic dramatist, and alot of such incorrigibly ludicrous mimics as constitute the New York Park Tueatre com- pany, as ** great moral reformers,’ may safely be set down as comething moral; and it mav well be doubted, perhaps. whether their suceess in the * moral show business » will be such as tomake all farther efforts of the religions societies unnecessary 1n this country. TIE PULPIT AND TIE STAGE. The following is an ext from a sermon on the nnn[versnr‘y’ of Shakspeare’s birth and death, delivered, at the request of Kate Ficll, by the Rev. H. R. Hawels, 1n London. Miss Field says: ‘It is satisfactory to see the stone-walls be- tween church snd theatre gradually crumbling away. Mr. Hawels sets an_ excellent cxample, which the Rev. Stopford Brooke is likely to fol- low in a sermon on the vecessity of an Enilish school of acting: Do _you now ask whether plays canbe made moral? Let the great roll of Shakspearc's dramas Dass before your eves, with ail their lights and shades, with alf their various characteristics, and witn ail their high and low conditions of life. Do you doubt whether such presentations have a moral tendency? Think of the magnificent solilouics of life and death which come from the lips of /amtet! that terrible arraignment of conscicnce in Clar- ence’s drcam! the bure and naked self-serutiny of Macheth ! the szony of Lear! the mental sutlering of Richard the Third! the remorse of Othelto!— the statement of moral duties which we find up and down those unconsecrated, and_yet forever dear and memorable pages, —those exhiortations 10 love 2and horor, the encourazement of virtue, the bitter denunciation of untruth and untrust, those sweet, apostolic utierances, —** the quality of mercy is not etrained, ¥—and then can yon ask whether the play is moral, whether it leaves us indifferent to #ood and evil, and whether it contains anything that Ia wortk our learning? . . . You want to know how the stagc Is to be reform- ed, and by whom, and I reply it is by you, by you Christian congregations, hy you the clergy, by yon the religious world; you have turned your backs on these piaces, and they get worse and worse. Of late you bave frequented them morc. and Xhee’ have £ot better and beiter. What are you todo? Arc you to subject yourselves to eichts ond sounds which grate upon yonr moral suscéptibilities? No; but you are tolearn hfe in its length, and depth. and breadth, and truthfulness; you must learn to bear ench a pretentation of it as Shakespeare sives. Arvoid what 15 bad and corrupt on the stage, and if % want ty suppress bad plass and degrading ex- ibitious, then do nat let your facee be seen at bad piass. 1t you by chance reca bad or corrupt thine, et people clearly know shat yon taink of it; let Ihe actors sce that yon do mot aprove of i but go to the plays which are and ©good, praise them when Yo ffme away. Go again, try and learn what he lecsons arethey teach, let your character be lenl:mm; 2nd formed upon the goed and true mod- You it cannot be reformed. The actors must live, Iive hanorably, —do not thempt them ennobling 10 Sater for the *4beasts of (he people ™ by 1 < eavin :':a:l nndly beasts to cater for. v“, en all th?;l lg '\and respectable keeps away from the stage, Why (el JRUeL be degraded, and the only reason Y ceer acon staze i so much imoroved is tbis. re good people go to the Play. Moral oplnion has ch:ng’id.”nmi is daily changing. Thinge are not as they wero inonr fathers' days, althonzh T am far from saying they arc ail they shonld be. Macready has done much, Phelps has done much, and those wise heads of the Churcn who have sbaken hands with our best act- ors have done much, and it remains for you—en- lizhtened Cheistian veople—to do the rést. The firet thing that Is wanted is 2 sound public opnion on the play, not the public religious repudiation of) the staze: and the second thing that {3 wantea is private sympathy with the actor, J. HARRY SDHANNON. The following correspondence will be read with interest: Jaster J. Harry Shannon : The undersicned, who have either heard you pereonally or have had your powers deecribed by enthusiastic triends, would carnestly request you to give at least one more entertainment in Chicsgo at.such date as may best guit your convenience: ¥. W. PiLxen, M. HEamn, Duaxe Dorr. Mansuary FreLp. LEoxanD SweTs, 3. W. Tuoxas, D. D., A. G. Laxk, E. M. Boorn, LETuen LAFLIN Mizes, Citas, G. Sxita, M. D, And many others, St. PauL, Minn., May 24.—Jfessrs. Palmer, Heath, Doty, Thomas, Iooth, and others— TLevEN: | thank you most sincerely. On Frida evening, May 31, st MeCormick Hall, I will do my Dest 1o canfirm the kind opimons of yourselves und fricnds, for which occasion I will arrange sn en- tirely new programme. Cordiaily, J. HLARRY Snaxy GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP. The Lingards begin an engazement this weel at tne Park Theatre, New York. Stetson, of the Globe Theatre, Boston, fizures up his losses for the season at $12,400.40. Rosc Eytinge has goue to England, and it is expected that she will make an appearance cither in London or the Provinces. Palmer's Uncle Tom _combination, now at St. Louis, will, after June 2, repudiate Tom and £o 1 for'the ' Black Crook.” John Blaisdell is the business manager. The Havaunese Soectacular Combination open the Indianapolis_Opera-Iouse to-morrow even- ing with the *Black Crook,” for which new scenery and all that has been prepared. Fanny Morant has severed her connection with the Unfon Square Theatre Company, and will spend her summer_at her country resi- dence, in Narragausett Pier, Rhode Island. Joc Jeflerson and Dion Boucicault became grandfathers simultancously. The next timo Lip comes to_take a peep at Faliing Water, his usual toast will be in order—¢Ifere's to your health,” etc. Frank Mayo intends to eoto London this #Davy Crockett? on the Co . At the same time Joaquin Mitler is over there reconnoitering in the interest of McKee zlhanl:in, who proposes to carry *The Danites cre. Keene, Mestayer, Lew Harrison, Alice Harrl- son, Gracie Phisted, and Marian Stuwer arrived from the East_Friday night, much improved in appearance. They received more than a hearty welcome from their numerous friends.—Ala- California, Aprit 19, Ciifton W. Zayleure, the well-known autheure, adapteure, and translateure, has written a new dramatic brockure for Frank Chanfreure. It is called ** Crookedeure.” Its tone is said to_be quite peure. Its success is almost sewre. - His real name is Schneider.. Mathilde Cotrelly, the sprightly German soubrette who was recently playing in New York, joins Miss Otellia Gence’s company at California this fall. Miss Euzenie Lindemann, formerly of Wurster's Company in’ Chicago, is engaged for the same compauy as juvenile lady. The Grand Jury in the case of Mrs. Rousby against Mr. Bandmann, which has excited so much remark in London, ignored the two counts charging him with grievous_bodily harm and actual bodily harm, and found a true bill for a common assault only. And thus ends the 1air Rousby’s sensation. The assistant manacer of the Detroit Opera Rouse was hauled before the Polico Court last week for markiug seats as taken when in reality they were not reserved. The law provides that anv manager found guilty of tnis offense shall be fined not Iess than $1and not more than $3 for every seat so marked. A cablegram from London announces the un- equivoeal failure of Mr. Sothern inthe ** Crush- ed Tragedian™ at the. Haymarket Theatre. There was a very large house on the first night, which, as the play progressed, gave vent to noisy signs of disapproval. On the second night the house was almost deserted—Dramatic News. _Miss Generieve Ward has recently remodeled Kotzebue's play of **The Stranger,” and, it is said, she bas greatly improved it. The ‘ front scenes” have all been expunged, and the meet- ing between the Stranger and rs. fHaller—az which, 23 it is usually ¢Jected, the later faints sud the former runs” awav—has been so treated as to be made rational and impressive. The Forrest Home for decayed actors contains six inmates. four wen and two women. The ladies are Mrs. Burrows, whose_theatrical ca- reer was_mainly spent in New York, and Mrs, Rboda Wood, an actress of Epglish birth and training, and whose latter experience was in Culifornia. “The men are George G. Spear, whose stage life was mainiy spent’in Boston as alow comedizu; a Mr, Thoman, at one time a successful manager in California, and more re- ceatly an actor “of the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia; Mr. William Lomas, a Phifadel~ phia_actor; ‘and Mr. Connors, an ‘actor. of old-standing. It may scem curious that in all these years so few members of the theat- ricai profession have found an asylum in the lustitution. The fact arcucs either that there are very few decayed actors in the country or lll:lé they bave difficulty in obtaining admission. Tu&®truth is there is 2 Zreat deal ot red tape in the management of the Iome. It requires time, muc wire-pulling, aud. as Pat Rooney would sav, “great intlooence,” to get into that Lome. Ittook Connors—thelust oneadmitted— something near two years to pass an cxamina- tion. ‘Thicre isliving liere in Clieago anaged and worn-out player of respectable antecedents in whose behalt application was made a good many months since. Ie was recommended by all the theatrical managers in town, and by sev- cral of the best kuown members of the pro- fession in tuc country. No notice was ever takenof the application. The question occurs, Whag was the Home designed for? It is said, too, that your decayed actor, when he pets in there, is treated very much like s pauper, and set to perform’ all sorts of menial dutics. Surely this was not the plan_contemplated by the grand old man who left the money to build it. MUSIC. THE TABERNACLE CONOERTS. The two concerts given for the benefit of the Newsboys’ Home Iast week were very success- ful. Probably 15,000 people were present nt them. After paying Mr. Strakosch $3,000 for the use of his artists, aud settling up other ex- penses, the managers of the 'Home will bave a surplus of nearly 4,000 to apply to the relief of the street-waifs. 'This is very vice, as the Home ueeded the money. The public has been very generous in its donation, but, in return, what has the opublic received? The answer to this question answersa complaint which is almost universal, namely, that artists give us nothing new, either because they are too lazy or too obstinate. We expeet ama- teurs and vnon-professionals to have their repertolres, but in reality they exhibit better repertoires than the profession- als. In these two concerts, what have Miss Kel- logz and Mme. Roze given us? Look at the basii! MMiss Kellogg has sung the “Ernani in- volami,” ‘O Luce di quest’ Animsa,” “Sieet Epirit, flear My Prayer,” “Last Rose of Sum- mier,” “I Know My Love Loves Me,” “ Comin’ Thro’ the Rye,” “Down the Shadowed Lane She Goes,” and some new monscuse by Clay. Mume. Roze kas sung the “Robert, Toi que J’Alme,” the * L?Arditi Waltz,” * Nothing Else to Do,” “Sweet Iome,” “O Mio Fernando,” the ¢ Mandolinata,” It Was a Dream,” and “Kathleen Mavourneen.” Miss Cary, being out of voice, had but one number; but, as that number was the “Lost Chord,” it is an eloquent. indication that if she had been in voice we might have had the O Don Fatali,” the *“Abu Has- san aria, the “Wake Saturnia,” etc. Un- questionably there are some very good things In these selections, but the most of them have been on the programmes for nearly a quarter of acentury. and_have been sung all to tiffeads and tatters. The world is full of good things that would be just as popular, if ‘pooularity is what these artists are sceking for. They ought to know these old things_arc getting tedious, if ot stale, 2nd that something new would add a {resh zest to their singine. It would be just as consistent for a manager to produce half a dozen old plays year after year, or for a minis- ter to preach his'old sermons over and over, or for a hotel to feed its guests with continuous bash, as Jor these singers to come to Chicaro and perform these old Irayed-out numbers. If they are unable totkeep abreast of the new music, we sngeest to them to £o to Mme. Ru- dersdorf and buy a repertoire. Apropos of the artists who have been in these concerts, as some ot them will ‘5_112‘2‘135 agaln next fall, some general facts relatice to our operatic prospects next season will be of in- terest. Mr. Strakosch has already signed con- tracts with Miss Kellogg, Miss Cars, Miss Marco (daughter of tho late Mark Smith, the actor); Rosnati, the Australian tenor, whomn e expected to have had last season; Mr. Conly, the basso; and Sig, Lazarillo, 3 mew barjtone. He is also in negotiation with Faure, the great French baritone, but it is extremely doubtful whether he canclnduce him to leave Europe; also with thres or four other vromincat bari: tones and bassos, and promises to bring an cotirely fresh chorus from Europe. In the mat- ter of the repertoire he vroposes to make o new departure. “the works civen last season, he will retain but two— **Aida™ and, “Mignon,” which are always strong cards, and devote the remainder of the repertoire to novelties and revivals. He pro- poses to give Bizet's ** Carmen ' ; ** La Vie pour le Czar," the new Russian opera, by Glink: ‘“La Forza def Destino,” whict has been rejr] ten by Verdi; Masse's “Paul and Virginia “The Magic Flute,” with Kellogg as Pamina, Cary as Lapagena, and Marco as the Queen of Night; the “ Prophet,” with Cary us Fides and Marco as Bertha; the * Nozze di Figzaro, ™ with all three of the Iadies: “Robert e Diable’; ¢ Holljngworth,” on an _American Maretzek is writing; and a sct- ting of “The Two Orphans,” by Robert Gold- beck, in which Cary will take the role of the Blind Gir!. With reference to this last work the St. Louis ffepublican savs: When Max Strakosch was here a few months since hie called upan Mr. Goldbeck and proposed that he should compose &n opera on the subject of **The Two Orphans,” promising to produce it in New York with the most magniticent cast that could be procured. The nmumerous important characters would, he thought, give the opportuni- ty o combine o large amount of talent. ‘I'he whole plan was diseussed between the impresario composer, and the tesk accepted. ‘The 48 been commenced, and during the summer vacation Mr. Goldbeck intends completing it. kosch, the composer, and the few who are cognizant of the plan and treatment of the work and of the ability of the gentleman who hus undertaken it are very sanguine that the result will be & masteriy and successfal worl All who are aware ot Mr. Goldbeck’s abilities as a composer will await the new work with o great deal of interest. KELLOGG IN A PET. The Strakosch troupe savg in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, and the Wisconsin of Thurs- day afternoon says: The Opers-louse was crowded with a brilliant audience lnst evening, and. despite the several disappointmients, the concert by the Strakosch company was a'very enjoyeble affair. Miss Cary and Mlie. Carreno “were absent from the pro- gramime, @ fact greatly regretted, but there were numerous other first-class atractions, snd, on the whole, the concert was a succ Miss Kellogs was laboring nnder n severe _cold, and the apologzy was made for her that, had it not been for the ab- Bence of Misa Cary, she would ot have appeared. There is no doubt that Miss Kellogz was really not in volce. and this can account for whatever of dis- apvointient may have been felt at her vocaliza- ton, it it cavnge wecount for hor utter mdiler- ence to the audience. She was hissed, probably for the first tune in her life, and it is noticeable that the explanation and avology came after this exaibition of disabproval. An audience certainly has rizhts that an artiste }8 bound to respect—par- ticularly when seats are $2 apice MUSICAL FESTIVALS. It is a littlc remarkable that the first hing to Chicago in the matter of festivals should come from Indiana, but it is none the less time- 1y on that account. Here is the hint: To the Liditor of The Tribune. Toparr, Ind., May 22.—Your interesting article on the above subjectin Tuesday's TRIBGSE Drompts me to suggest the organization of u Philbarmonic Soclety in Chicago on a scale worthy of its mer- chant princes. You should not wait for the action of come whole-souled man like Mr. Springer to donate his thousands, but erect on eharcs a nil- harmonic Hall on the grandest practical scale, first obtaining the designs of the principal structures of this kind on both continents for your gaidance, and then erect one superior to them all. Such men us Leiter, Hutchinson, und a hundred others of Jike wealth and intellizence, bave only to meet and de- cide, and the thine is done. With 8 weil-sclected orcliestra and chorus and steady rehearsals your Philbarmonic concerts will pay as handsome » divi- dend to the shareholders as any other investment, in addition to the maintenance of Chicago's prestige in this a3 in almost everytning else. Vox Por. 4 CHICAGO SINGER ABROAD. The many friends of Miss Gleno will be glad to hear further favorable news concerning her progress, On the 23th of March Petrellas opera of ‘*‘Ione’ was brought out at Malta, with Miss Raimondi as Jone, Miss Glenn as the siave Vidia, and Mazzolen, the tenor, who sang here at the dedication of the Crosby Opera- House, as Glanco. The Malta papers speak very highly of ber performauce. “Fhe Zimes and United Service Gazetle says: ‘“*Since her first an- pearance in our theatre Miss Glenn has made s surprising progress, in her style of singiog no less than in her expressive actiou. In ‘Linda’ she was admirable; in *Martbha' delightfut; aud ‘Tone? she has proved eminently suceessful.” The News of the same place safs: **Miss Gleon was a beautiful .Vic%, and those who did not hear her cannot form ‘an idea of the prog- ress she has made since her debut.” LOCAL MISCELLANT. Mme. Roze-Mapleson will remain in this country next season, and will probably sing in couceris. ‘The Beethoven Soclety rives its last concert Juue 4, when it will bring out Max Bruch's ‘“QOdysscus.” Mr. H. Archambault has been sccured as organist of St. Marks' Protestant Episcopal Chu{s:l.\. Ho will have the entire charge of the music. Mme. Rive-King played with her usual suc- cessat & coucert in the Detroit Opera-House on tgf cvening of the 21stinst., assisted by local talent. Before the Strakosch concert troupe disbands, it will_sing in Peoria, Bloomington, St. Louis, Fort, Wayne, Toledo, Cleveland, Bufalo, and Montreal. MMr. H, 8. Perkdus, of this -city, will conduet aconvention of the Houston County Musical Associztion, at Hokah, Minn., next month, be- ginning on the 17th and continuing four days. A concert will be ziven on Tuesday evening, the 25th, at the St. Pauls R. E. Church, for the benefit of the piano fund, in which Miss Ettic Butler, Miss Jessic Bartlett, Miss Florence Matthews, Mrs. W. Fred Wood, and Messrs. Jules G. Lumbard, C. T. Barnes, John E. Me - ‘Wade, and W. J. Wentworth will take part. There is hope for vrogramme-makiug when the suburbs send us such 2 beautiful little pro- aramme as has been prepared for a_concert at the Bethany Union Church at Washingston Heights on the 8lst, in waich Mrs. Thurston, Alrs. Dulton, and Messrs. Leech, Hale, De Celle, Franchere, and Letourneux will tuke part. - Tho Quaker City Quartette Club, which en- Jjoyed such a bigh reputation during its exi cnce, has been reorzanized with the orimnal tenors, Dr. C. T. Barnes and Charles A. inorr, and the original basso, Charles ¥. Noble, asso- ciating with them Frank F. Powers, baritone, in the Blnl.'e of Mr. Holmes. The new Club will undoubtedly reuew the old reputation next season. The Haydn Sncle? has been 2 2 rumpus, which has led to the displacement of Mr. Cres- wold. The Turner-Hall innumerable cliques have also been o a rumpus, which has Jed to the displacement of Mr. Loesch. The Haydan Society being . without & conductor, and Mr, Loesch being without on orchestra, the iwo have come together, and Mr. Creswold is “out in the cold.” Who will lead the Turner-Hall concerts remains to be seen. The programme for the Turner-Hall con this alternvon will include Scheuer's “Couvgle\{: de Alsace March™; overture to Relssizer's 4 Yelya*; Reinhold’s funtasic, **An Eveniug in the Forest”; the overture to *Ewmont!: Weber's “[nvitation to the Dance; Allegretto from Mendelssohn’s Svmphen{ in A minor; overture to Linapaintner's #La Guerrie ! “ Madame Angot Potpourri™; Strauss’ ¢ Car- nival Waltz 5 Parlow’s *“Races Galop.”” The Michigan avenue M. E. Church Cholr, assisted by a chorus of forty voices and the fol- lowine solists, Mrs. E. K. Macgillivray, and Miss Jennie Herricle (sopranos), Mrs. J. 1. Loomis and Miss Lizzie Wilks (contraltos), Mr. H. D, Gilbert (tenor), Dr. C. E. Martin, gbnssa Mrs. C. E. Martin (piano), and Miss C. B. ean.ers organ), will givea’ comeert at the church on lichizan aveoue, near Thirty-second strect, May 31, under the direction of Mr. James S, Martin. The programme is an unusuaily ex- cellent one for s church concert. Comnany 4, of the First Reziment, will give & promenade concert in the Exposition Build- ing on Friday cveniog, June7. Theattractions will consist of a varicd muslcal vrogramme, given by one of the largest and best bands eyor organized in the city. A chorus of sixteen male voices, selected entirely from the company, will sing Keller's “American Hymn” and' the ‘Star-Spancled Banuer,” accompanied by the band. The company will drill, and the Aurora Light Guard and other outside companies are expected to participatg, The procecds arc to be devoted to the turnishing of the new ar- wory. Mrs. Eugenie de Roode Rice, assisted by sev- eral of her (yupfl!, the Hurmonia Quartette, and Mr. Jules G. Lumbara, will givea concert at Hershey Hall on Friaay evening, June 7. The pupils who will appearon this occasion are the Misses Bangs, Hutchins, Gates, West, Rice, Williams, Camp, Moss, Van Inwagen, Churcher, and Fetherly, and Mrs. R., S. Tuthill. Among the features ot the prozramme will be the en- tire Fifth Symohony of Beethoven for two pisnos, each’ of the threce movements to be taken by four different performers. Misses Butchins and Bangs jointly will give the B minor Concerto of "Chopin “and G minor of Mendelssobn, and Mrs. Rice will for the first , other at San Frane time in public play Rubinstein’s brilliant_and difficult ballet music from the opera of *Fera~ morz.” The regular fortnightly reunion of Mrs, Re- gina Watson occurred at ner residence, corner of Ohio and Cass strects, on Wednesday after- noon last, whep an_excellent programme was performed, embracing selections from Beetho- ven, Schumaon, Schubert, Liszt, Rafl, Reinecke, and others. The pupils assisting were Mrs. Hauines, Mrs. Gardner, the Misscs Luat, Allport, Root, Sprarue, Spauldina, and Houghteling, and Mr. Lutken. Miss Ella White being pres- ent, kindly consented to add a vocal number to the proeramme, Which was very tastefully ren- dered, and added much to the enjoyment of the oueasion, The concert at the Centenary Methodist Church last Monday evening was un unusually pleasant one, notwithstanding the disappoini~ ment that was felt at the absence of Miss Cary, whose place was supplied by Mme. Roze. The Iatter sang the grand aria from * Robert " and Corven’s pretty batlad, *It Was a Dream,” and for_encores, “1'd Nothing tlse to Do” and ** Kathleen Mavourneen.” ~The ladies of the Harmonia Quartette (Mrs. Farwell and Mrs, Batfour) sang * The Wanderer’s Night Song of Kubinstein superbly,and Mrs. Farwell’s sing- iner of Bishop's son, Tell Me, My Heart,” was one of the tinest effurts of the evening. The twenty-seventh pupils’ matinee of the Hershey School will occur next Wedpesday afternoon, on which vceasion several very inter- estingworks will be given, amone them Dudley Bucks' ** Concert Wultz,” bv a_auartette, con- sisting of the Misses Grace A, Hiltz, Mina and Pauline Rommeiss, and Mrs. H. A. C Mrs. A. E. Bngnam will sing_ Ko *Bel Ruggio,” from ‘‘Sem pavfed by a chorus of female voices, Riordan will give Bucks’ **Spring Song’’; Cossitt Mattei’s O Gentle Paze”; and Mi: Pauling Ronuneiss the **Clang o' the Wooden Shoon.” Miss Carrie T. Kinrman, the talented organist, will play Ritters’ E minor organ sonata. accom- Miss MORE FESTIVALS. The Cincinnati Festival is to be followed by two smaller festivals, one at Baltimore and tne ‘Tne Baltimore festivat will take place Mav 27. 23, and 2. under the diree- tion of Astrer Iamerik, the well-known Ieaderand composer. He vill bave a chorus of 80J voices, and an orehestra of sixty-four, wit Mmc. duer- bachand Mr. Remmertz, of New York, for solo- ists. Wehavenot yet scen the promamme, but Beethoven's **Choral Fantasie,” and his “Hlallclujah Chorus,” from *7The Mount of Olives,” are among the numbers. The San Francisco Festival will be given May 23, 20, and 80, and will be a Gilmore affair. ment announces ** Chorus of 2,000 Voicess im- mense Orchestra; full Military Band; ereat Ar- ray of Solo Tulent; Anvils beaten by biaeksiths in Costume: Caunon tired vy Elcetricity; Bou- uet of Local “Artists.” ete., etc., ad nauseam ! The soloists will be Mrs. Billings, Miss Clark: Miss Drasdil, Mr. Fessenden, and Mr. Whitney: and Carl Zerrahn, who is old enonrh to know better, will conduct. The programme is made up of detached choruses and far PERSONAL NOTE: Mme. Pappenhicimn will take her farewell of Boston-on the 2ith inst., in a concert, assisted by Fanny Kellower, Tagliapietra, Sherwood the pianist, and the origi Swedish Quartette; and of New York on th th, when she will be assisted by the Oratorio Society. Amons other works, Russini’s *Stabat Mater” will be miven. Miss Cary will sing with her the Quis Homo."—Whitney, with his quartel p gave a concert in_ Omaha last Weds day, en route to San Frencisco.——Made- live Schiller, the pianist, e her farewell concert in Boston Jast Tus Levy, the cornet player, is giving concerts in ey York.—Signora GGemma Donati was to ake her debut in New York last Friday evening as Leonora in ** Trovatore.”——Tho ‘Hess troupe ‘continue on the hizn tide of suc- with “7The Chimes of Normandy. Young Lichtenbers is off for Europe azain, and taies a farewell benelit in San Francisco on the 27th inst. TIE CINCINNATI CHORDS. Otto Singer, the accomplished director cf the ereat chorus at Cincinnati, has written them a eard of congratulation and thanks. In the course of his card he strikes the key note of thelr success as follows: You wiil agree wita me if I say that the anpree- edented success of the Cincinnati Mav Festival has been made possible only through a combination of A zreat many favorable Circumstances, but of these the chief and most wonderful tature is the willinz- ness of almost all who have taken an active purt, either it the management of the whole undertak- inz. or in the performances themselyes, to give up tl own personal interests and ambition< for the benedt of the whole; and. indeed, the many sacri- fices of time and iabor which the members of the Chorus have rendered cannot be too hizhly appre- ciated, There is o hint in the above for many another chorus. TIIOMAS’ SUMMER SEASON. The New Yorik Iorld of the 2lst inst. fur- nishes che following interesting particulars of the Theodore Thomas Sununer-Night Concerts, which comiacnced 1n that city last evening: Duch cariosity has been excited in New York musical circles regarding the character of the music to be played at Gilmore's Garden during the summer by Mr, Tarodore Thomas. We are vlad to be in a position to allay the fears of tho purists and at the same time not to alarm the admirers of **popular* music, The selections and arrange- ment of the programmes will be absolutely under the control of Mr. Tiomas, who will provide music which is ** popular, " according to his definition of the term. 8ix nights of the week, and on one even- ing (Thursday) each weck o complete symphony and other classical works will be given. Mr. Thomas' interpretation of the word **populur™ will, however, b a tiberal one. as ho i3 fully alive 10 the necessity of making bis programumes aiteact- ive to the masses; but, .as he said to the World correspondent as he was leaving Cincinnati for Cleveland last Saturday, ** You may be sure the music will be_*cican,’”' After next Monday, ‘‘request™ prozrammes (a Chicazo idea) will be ‘ziven on Monday evenings. Sabject, of course, to Mr. Thomas' judgment. the Ditces to e pluyed ou these occasions will be thoss recewving the larsest number of voles from the public. The ‘*requests” nre ‘to be sent to Mr. Thomas before the Saturday of each week, o thut time way be given for the selection and printing of tho prozrammes. This novel and interesting fea- ture will probably create some amusement, but the ‘‘cleantiness” of the programmes will sull be resdrved. The openinz nights are to be siznai- zod by the first appearance of Mr. R. Shuebruk, the cornet virtnoso. Mr. Shuebrak Is a young En- glishman. bornin London, who has received such iizh praise from competent critics abroad that no doubt is felt by Mr. Thomas as to his ability. The orchestra to be employed will be Mr. Thomas' awn, strenzthened as it may be found necessary to suit the size of the bullding. MUSICAL NOTES. Max Strakosch owns a niteen-pound boy. The “Walkure” of Wagner -has been pro- ?I}V':cd at Rotterdam with the most disastrous failure. A contract has been made with Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist, by which he agrees Lo give thirty concerts in America during the coming season. 1t is understood that at the close of the pres- ent tour of the Carl Roga_troupe, the marriage will be celebrated of Miss Julia Gaylord and Mr. Frederick Packard. ‘The statement that Mario is In comfortable circumstances is now contradicted. He is quite without resources, and a concert is to be given in Londou for his benefit, Mme. Christine Nils- son journeying to that aty specially for that oceasion. Gounod has just published the “preface ™ to bis new opern of “‘Polyencte,” a precedent which he establishes in France. Master Wag- mer, in Germany, has done it many time Gounod’s theory is that no composer can possi- bly male the subject and_general intention of his opera tao clear to the ordinary mind, and that preface is an indispensable adjuuet. The cogeerts by foreigners at the :Paris Ex- hibition include’ threc concerts by Mr. chiy Leslie’s choir, July 1S, 19, and 205 oue_ by Gilmore’s band July 45 two by the Swedish students of Upsala University; one of Scandi- navian chamber-wusic; five concerts by the orchestra of La Scala, unger Facehio; three by the orchestra of the Apollo of Rome: three chamber-music concerts by . the Conservatoire of Palermo; three concerts, in July, by the Sympnonic Society of Madrid; and thrée cham. ber concerts with Spanish music. There will also be concerts by o Hunwarian orchestra, 2 Belgian, a Danish, and a Dutch choir. The London Jigaroof the 4th Inst. ¢ Signor Runcfo fs a handsome man, and mauy onera-goers thougnt, on Saturday, a lucky man. At uny rate, a_young and zood-lovking " tenor has rarely received o many kisses os dlvedo did on the staze of Mer Majesty’s Theatre,” The Princess of Wales rocked in laughter, but Miss Minnie Hauck, likea trucartist, would not cave in, Lugging her stage lover amain and again, until Alrredo, fairly out of breath, ran_away, Mile. Zare Thalberg, who was sitting in Titiens’ old box, just above the Royal box. clapped her hands in glrlisn delight; and Mr. Maplcson hag received due notice jfrom three *first tenors ! that, unless each {s permitted to play Faust to the young American lady’s Marquerite, he will :‘:l sex”per:x:d ta chqose between swords and pis- says: ——— Some people are like the old Deacon whouséd to cheat his neighors in o trade, and then kneel down by a stoné woll and pray that if he had done nnythive wrong a stone might fall on him, He satistied his consclence by the flimisy asser- tion that he must be all right, because not a stone bad eyer moved from its place. Oae day, however, after the usual viayer, a loose stone g‘ll% ?:li'e'd t&xcr. jum;ggmtio bis fect in fnm terror, out: gracious, ! didn you know I was joking i L gine REAL ESTATE. The Survival of the Fittest as Between Governments and Rea] Estate. Tendency of Investments Among Lead- ing Chicago Business en. Condition of the Loan Market--- Saizs of the Past Week. Trust-Decds and the Supreme Court--- Building Permits. ¢ Any news in real estate this week?” “No.» Any opinions?” “Yes. Government bonds are up, and real estate is down. It is the fashion now for cap~ ital to go into bonds. Buta chanee in this Is already perceptible. Capital is beginning to o the other way, and scon you will see bonds down, and real estate up.” The views thus cxpressed by one of the lead- ing real-estate awents of this city accurately ex- press the tendency among invesiors. A state of affairs in monetary matters in which there has to be paid & PREMIUM FOR A 4 PER CENT investment is anomalous in this country. It cannot continue. No business man in full vossession of his faculties ought to place his surplus profits in a ¢ per cent investment for which he has to pay a premium. Government bonds at that price are sood for trust fuuds for orphans and widows, aud for the savings classes, who bave not the knowledge or ex- perience or amount of capital necessars to per- mit them to do better. But men of braios, kuowledze of the world, and the prescience to forecast the future growth of the country can dobetter. It isoften azood ruleto operate agrainst the erowd. Large fortunes have beca made in thls way, especially in rcal estate. When there is no speculative excite- ment, and the market is Deary, mood bargains are to be bad. It is worth notice that this is the policy which the most successful merchants in this city bave pursued. They have been buying freely in the last two years, of im- proved real estate. Where they lead, it is safe to follow The real-cstate fever of 15701873 is not to be hoped for or looked for. That was a veriod of SPECULATIVE DISCASE. But bara-headed fnvestors will agree that the financial publie is as sudject to moods and fash- fons asany other body.and the scramble for “securities " is now in as much danger of ex- cess as the scramble of half o dozen years ago for suburban lots. Productive real estate must in long periods yield as much profit as anv other first-elass investment. Able-bodied investors ought to be able to pass from one to the other according as the popular faney makes the turn profitable. SALES OF THE WEER. There were but few transfers of either city or suburban property the past week. The market waus dull, aud the” transactions were fewer in number than for some weeks past. ‘The unset- tled condition of things in the commercial and political world atfeets real-estate interests to a cousiderable extent. Agents, towever, bhave the knack of looking at the bright of mut- ters, and are hopeiul of a 1air scason’s business. The followiug are uoted as specimen sales of the week. A. J. Averell sold for Alexander Mitchell, of Montreal, Canada, to Willism G. Hibbard and Zdolohus C. Bartiett, of Chicago, ninety-two feet on the southwest corner of Prairie avenue and Six- teenth street for S10.250 and taxes of 1878. Also, for Ella A. Weber, thiriy feet on Michigan avenue, near Twenty-muth strect, for $,000. Slosson & Ca. solit to an Enstern party ten two-story and basement brick and stone dwellings and stores on Polk and Oakley, Polk and Armitaze avenue, also twelve unimprovea lots on Uakley and Iisho streets, north of Polk, for the suwm of $51, 000, Alanson Reed eolda lot on Fourth avenue, 75 feet routh of Van Duren streer, west front, 25x 103 feet._impraved, for $15,000. Sarah E. Phillips sold to 3. 11, Southwick lot on Michigan avenue, 126 fcet north of Fourteenth strect. west front, 22x180 feet, improved, for $12,090. L. I. Sidway sold _to Jokn B. Drake lot on the Grznd Boulevard, 150 feet south of Forty-first strect. east front, 453150 feet. for §7,500. Ienry Afberz fold to Cnarles L. Willoughby lot on Liue Island avenue, northeast corner of Twelfth street, triangle of 63 6-10 feet to Twelfth street, hn\)mrcd. 315,960, William T. Baker sold to alice K. Oglesby lot Michigan awnae, 225 _fect narth of Tweaty- 55160 fect, with baild- 2 89, for 312, 000. Eich sold to W.'E. Wording lot on West Monroe street, between Campdell and Rock- well avenues, northtront, 0x1%3 feet, iwproved, Luilding and lot No. 1578 Michigan avenue, 20x 135 feet, sold for 36, SATURDAY’S TR FER3. The following instruments were filed for record Saturday, May 25 ciTy West Madison at, « TEOPERTY. Kedzieav, n f, 50x 191ft, dated May 2,000 California uv, 25 ft s of Hirsch st, w1, 35 X105 ft, ddted May 2 > 600 Ewlng st, 158 ftw of Francisco st, & f, 73 X126 6-10 ft. with otaer property, dated. May 1 o5 fxises 5,750 v 117 S wof Taglor t. e f, 263 ft improved, dated May 24, 5,000 West Fourteenth t, 264 ft w o Throop S B 6 SN improved, dated o North Hoyne st, 0953 ft nof el 21x150 {1, dated May 2 400 Aoltke st, n w cor of Washten: 2155123 1t, dated Ju 5,300 Thirty-severth st, 72 1 [, S0x147 ft, dates 900 Silver st, n w cor of 1021, dated M 2,000 Cen- West Thirteenth 27 f, 253124 {1, improved. dute [ A lated May SOUTHL OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RA! MULES OF THE COURT-LOCSE. Maple at, 4812 ft w of Ellis av, s £, 14: dated June 14, 18 5,500 Fredenick place, 150 ft st, ¢ f, JI<ITS Ic, dated May 13........ 1,800 Maple f. ¢ of and rear Stewart 3 25x124 f1, dated My 17, 750 WEST OF CITY LIMITS WIT! OF SEVEX MILES OF THE COURT-NOUSE. Humboldt bouicvard. near Wabansia 8¢, £, 100150 f¢, duted Sept 1, 1875.... .. 4,050 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. The following fs the total umonnt of city and suburban transfers within a radius ot seven miles of the Court-House filed for record dur- iug the week ending Saturday, May 25: City sales, 615 consideration, $151,995; north of city limits, snles, 1; consideration. 23%0; south of city limits, " sales, S5 consideration, $13,463; west of city limits, sales, 3; consideration, 5, gl'»g. Total gales, 73: total consideration, $201,- BUILDING. ‘There were sixty-eizht permits takeun out last week for buildings, to cost $38,400. Some of the more important were: S. Anderson, two-story dwelling at 173 Bushnell streee, to cost $2,000. 3frs, Busch, four tiwo-stors stone-front dwell- nze on Menoininee sieet, corner of 1Vel, (o cost 0,000, ¥. Mudlener. two-story dwelling ot 374 West Waitingion strcat, o coxt S5, 500. e . Peterson, three-story store and elling 330 West Indiaya troet, to cost SA000. - 0% 2 Christopher Watrous, brown-stone front, three- stors, on the corner of Pine and Superior atreets, to Cout $32, 000, and barn, o cost S, 000, - o livbard, bura'at’ 851 Priarie. avenue, to coat §2,000. F. A. Chupman, two-story dwelling on the cor- ner of Dearliorn avenue and Buston place, to cost 6,5 J. Goodwin, two-story store and dywell and 303 W abash aveate; 10 oot 83, 000, 34503 James Otls, three-story diellinz on Foarth ave- B and, horstory et ool . Brand, two- elling ‘on Ce near State, to cost r{ e Sl Capar ateeey, LOANS. In the real-cstate loaa market the fizures for the past week were far in excess of any that have been reported for some time past. The actual loans, however, were no more than the average. About #150,000 in trust-deeds were given to secure an old and increased indebted- ness, also the money due from a defaulting ofilcial of 8 suburban villace; and, lastly, for part purchase of a property which latter cannot be located, as the lexal Jumipary who drew up the papers Inserted such a faulty description that thle ::hstm%t ]firmg cannot teli whether the roperty futended to be conveye v?::%umec or Ifinkc View. e espite all assertions to the ¢ loan-market, continues very dull, - Lhory e fair demand for money at 7 per cent, but some capitelists prefer to let their means lie idle than loan at that figure. Payments show o slight falling off as compared with previons weeks, but the total for the month is in excess of zow obligations. e followin w loans of the week: gl street, west front, 54x180 feef 23, at7percent. . > S25.000, 170 yeuy Lots 24, 25, 136 to 140, atl 1n Gre Branch Addition, situate betwon Tarn, strect an the Souith Lranch, boundell or J1e by Thoop's Canai, on the west by Targe 1t S5 and on the sout! ¥y the Soath 39 ety fve yeara gt Tper eent. g Braaen, g"o-‘m, State strect, between Polk and Taylor enst front, 253100 fect, $6, Shreets, per cent, 5,000, wve year 3ty Loton the northwest corner of Ada, colu streets, 72126 feet, $6,000, & per cent. en's Soqry mS ang 1y, Ve years oty COMPARATIVE STATEMENT ¥om T 31ax 25, IS EXDiyg = | Csiderat'nl No.{ Grtggrerr Ingtruments | R SRR N Trast-deeds. 110 370,417/ 1303 amee Morigges..| 28 47 ustl lzn‘;’;fs k] Aggregate..| 1385 405,208/ 15313 oo =2 ”E_ 3 doum Releases ... 11 COMIAUATIVE STATEMENT PHON 32T 170 iy i 1578 w5 Tnstruments J - | Yo | Caderatnl| Ko | Grgray: Trust-deeds! 336'S 921,430} 5 Mortgage: 95 268130, fi"fi?—%% Aggregate..| 45251,200,630| 005518, 0m.03 Releases. el A correspondcnt takes exceptio 3 marks in 1ast Suncar’s 1ssno 25 Lo the ehity the decision of the United States Spordt Court on forcclosure proceedings, 3 m’ more cxperience and a Little more rosegn L probably set his mind at rest. Youthjy soril Jump at conclusions; it is the season of uid g lity; but coufidence is a plant of slow gmm“' in’an azed bosom. If our correspondent .-4‘} take the trouble to consult our oldest | agents and our most experienced lapeg ol will probably hesitate auother time befos mitting himsell so uncompromisingly, "> O THE SPLENDID CROPS, The Marvelous Whent-Flelds of Iuingy, Wiscousin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Jo Missouri, and Kansas—1,500 Miles of Noy Railrond Building. B Melville D. Landon (ENl Perkins) puseq through Chicazo vesterday, having just . turned from 2 3,000-milc trip among the wheat and corn ficlds of linois, Wisconsin, Miggg. sota, Nebraska, Towa, Missouri, and Kangs, Thinking that the evidence of an €VE-Witnesy wno las scep the growing crops fn all thesg States within eizht days would be of valge, oar reporter astied him a few questions, N ** How do you find the winter-wheat crops was the first question. ** The winter wheat crop will be more than sy averaze :rop, but it is .not universally like spring wheat. In acreage, I should {udas, o third more than is vsually sown. 1 puseq throuzh Missouri over the Hanoibal &St Jo. seph Road yesterday, and up through Dligoly over the Chicaxn, Burligtor & Quiny, ‘Turoughout Missouri the winter wheat is fire, Cases of red rust in both Kansas and Missonq have been washed off by the rains,and thy wheat stands to-day fn fine condition. Taey are harvesting winter wheat now ia lowes Kap. sas and liin Missouri bas more corn fa thay. wheat, and it is only in Illinois 20d Missouri thag corn Jeads. In all the other States wheataimosy supplants corn.” “ But there is less winter wheat than spring wheat sown,”” sugzested our reporter. “Less? (Why, there are ten acres of spring wheat to oue acre ot winter wheat. W?uler wheat is only a drop in the bucket. Infact, if the winter wheat crop were all destroyed 1t would hardly aficct the wheat market. But tg winter wheat crop is not materially dar not even in Southern Kansas and Illinols, Ast suid before, the red rust of 3 week ago hg been washed off by the raius, and yesterday [ looked at hundreds of whneat-fields ‘in Missond ¢l Tilinois fram the car-windows, in company b practical farmers, and they pronomoced icld passed in splendid condition.” * How docs the soring wheat look Tt could not look better,” said Jr. Perkins, yis good everywhere. 1 have not seens bal pitve of spring W] this spring. In Nebraska —from Omaba to Kearnev on the Union Padfic —it is one larze wheat field. Many larze farms haye as many as from 200 to 1,000 acres, Lard this side of the 10Uth parallel in Nebraska— land that ten yecars aco was considered worll- less—is covered with wheat which cannot fail to produce from eihteen to twenty-five bushels to the acre.” *[low much has Nebraska increasel her wheat production this year?” AL least 75 per cont. Old corn-felds are all t, aud it is the same way in Dakota and Northern lowa, The freight trains are losded down with harvesters. You know farmersare now using harvesters which cat and bind whess at the same time, aud with these machines ons man can ride and cut twelve acres of wheats duy, aund be fresh coough to put three or four acres in shociss while bis horses are resting dur- ing the miadle of the day.” “*What do farmers expect to get for their wheat this fall?? . “Well, over in Nebraska the farmers told m that they would not be surprised ii they had to sell their wheat for 45 cents. They are ss- tounded themselves when they sce the immens crop sown, and now begin to regret that they did not plant some of tieir wheat Iand in corn. You know the California wheat crop, which was a failure last year, is splendid this year.” 5 ki ‘\"hcre dots spring wheat seem to grow the est *In Mionesota, Northern Towa, and ont o the alkali plams ib Nebraska and Ransas, Lands that were nat worth claiming before this season are mow beld at from §2 to $6 per scre. Tho rain belt Is traveling west, and closiog in on e in wh Northeast corner of State and India 200x100 feet, $10,000, five years at g‘p:: i wabash svenue, 160 feet sonth of Monroe old desert. An old man in Kearoey, Neorusks, told me that, twenty years ago, the country around Kearncy was ‘a desert. There was 1o vegetation there. It was considered worthles. Now, for miles and miles around Kearney it s one beautiful wheat-ficld. Why, T lectared fa Kearney on the 20th, and during the lecture there came up a terribie thunder-storm, deluz- ing the ground, aud fillinz the roads with mud und the fields with standine water. Remembery this wes in that same country where theold reography used to locate—anda truly, old zrid and parched American desert.” ** What otber indications of Western prog- perity have you noticed outside of the immense . wheat cropi” @ \\'h)',l!ln:)' are_suryeying_for and buildisg railroads all over the West. Tne Burlingion & AMissouri River Railroad is pushinga hun mile branch from Hastiogs, Neb., upthe Re publican River towards Denver; the Chicago & Alton is gradine a new track from Mexico, o, 150 miles to Kansas City; tne St. Louis, Kaosas City & Nortbern is preparing to complete 3 branch road 100 miles northiwest from their 1 at Bruoswick, through Red Oak to Cmmmx Bluffs; the Milwaukee & St. Paul veople they have got to build on beyond Algons, into the Spiric Lake wheat countrs, and 2 O presume 1,500 miles of new road will be bul before fall, not couating the 500 miles they ar8 building in Southern Colorado. a “The West,” continued Mr. Perkins, * Wi never 50 prosperous as now. Lands are everr- where going up. They Lave alrcady adv!n‘tfi 33 per cent beyound the Mississipol River, the wave of prosperity, which always strikes th corn and wheat-fieids first, will soon strike Cbk- cago, and then New York, and then the whole United States will be as prosperous as it wsi before the(War, the fire, or the grasshoppess almost ruined us.™ - ——————e TRUTH. O thou immortat Truth! Blest of Bmle Gods—briaht he‘uld :r trne blisa? cloved of bopeful Yonth— Of Age, the boon which none can safely miss The world moses grandly on, And man is fain to seek thy Heaven-lit goald 1e who well recks upon The lite to come, heeds teachings of the soul The soul! Eternal friend, : Or foe—as mortals will it In this state of strils? One seeks the carnal end: Another looks beyond this llceting life. Love Truth, O heart sore tried! Give o'er the vexing cares of time and 8e0% .. Aud, though in this denicd, f Win in the higher life thy lasting recompenss! Epwaiip P. Nowklie — More Connecticat Salmon. ariford Courant. AU Wiidion, 00 St s e et engsged o the regular profession of ' hauling {n shad discor- ered a salmon in his net. Apparently this partichy lar fsberman daes nat read the papers, sn0Be My B0 explanation for this novel caich, which wels] Res ten pounds. He took it to the hotel 0 S0 8 verdict on the new kind of sucker, which s 8aid was worthless to him, as it wasn'tasbad, After some bautering, he snccecded mdhrn{}z of 1t for 50 cents to a kind friend, who took it /50 4 favor to him.” The kind friend shortly 8Mte? £old it for $5. Thus does virtue prove ita 0¥ F2* ward. Bleanwhile, the gentle fishermsn m3y &% fect that if he bad laid ot 2 couple of dolar o 4 paper at the peginning of the year friend would not bave laid him out quite 30 3¢ 03 this interesting vccasion. The sainion are working np, the siver, Seversl have been caueht at Rocky T1ill, and o doabt (07 will be heard from soon at Holyoke. AtEsses agill net, Monday, the largest yet reporte: caught. It weighed nearly twenty-fve poi AR e SR PREE.