Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1878, Page 10

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1878—8IXTEEN PAGES. THE STAGE. 5 THYE DRAMA. JUR THEATREE MANAGERS ARE STILL PONDER- e over their plans for the coming season, anzfous-’ ly sweeping the dramatic beaven with their donble-barreled opera-glasses, and looking to the near future with mircglea lhope and fear. McVicker, having partially completed his pro- gramme,—which Js to comprise a preliminary snmmer season, begiopwg with the Wallack compeoy, on initiatory season hegivning and endivg with Joe Jefferson, and & regular sca- sonm,—bas come back from his exploring exnedi- tion in the East, and is taking it easy fors while. Haverly is circulating around New Yok 28 nervy zs ever, telling the boys that, whilche only cleared $100,000 inst season, he is dead sure of making a go of it this ycar. Fvoley has ulready bazeed seventeen attractioss and 1is till out gunning. MeVicker nas nothing quite defipte to say concernivg bis projects. ln a gep-ral way be tells yon that his patrons willcet 2 little of everything that is going op, buta¢ is cautious and wary, aod one can’t cxaesy gather from im whether be s to bring o Ada Cavendish, aud Genevieve Ward, and pme other Engiish celebrities,.ornot. He seclines to make en- Zagements with mere pobabilities. As to his stock company, he say” ie has alrcady made arrangements which be thioks will give the tobeat McVicker's for just one weck more. They will give nive performances in alf during that tite, includiug matinecs on Wednesday, Thurs- day, aud Saturaay. Miss Mand Hastings srrived In this city Tues- day night, and Jeit next morning for Bismarek, . T., where she plavs an_engagement of four weeks al Whituey’s Opera-Housc. The Folly Theatre on Desplaines street opens this week under & co-operative management, which is to preseat an olio and general variety bill, with a drama entitled **Witd Bill. Prof. Steln and wife, the Hindoo jugglers and second-sight readers, arrived here the other day from tbe Sandwich Islands. They openon the 1st at Henck's,Opera-House, Cincinnat, Miss Victoria North, who appears at the New Ciilcago Theatre 10-ImOroW CYCuing as a erio- comic elnger, is the daushter of Levi J. North, one of the pioneers of thestre manazement fu Chicago. An anxious inquirer wants to ask if it is really true that Miss Geraldine aye is to return to McVicker's next scason. Itisreally so. At least McVicker says he has engaged her. Young man, be comforted. John Dillon, the popular comelian, aided by Marie Louise Dillon, Miss Lettic Allen, and a select company will produce at Iaverly’s The- atre Lo-morrow evening *The Colleen Bawn.” The cast includes Mr, Dillon as Afiles Na Cop- paleen, Marie Louise Dillon as dun Chute, M ls: of ‘Avlen'ss Ly O'Counor, anc the remainds the characters are distributed among aciors, most of whom are well known in Chicago. Mr. Gotthold, the manager of the -t Undle Tom * company, has just. completed arrange- ments to_ take the party to Europe. Withi an auginented force of native sibrers, and a few public even better mtisfaction than lact scason. “\Who is my Jenting man??’ said he the other day in answer t7such a query, “well, I'll have w0 or three of them, and Imean to place them fu just such 8 way as will be advantaceous to the manascment and the ticket buyers. I am al¢o to beve several leading women, who will be disposal in the same way.*! wnis viclous habit,”” contioned le, “into wheh mansgers have fallen for some years past Jf setting vieces and srranging business to. suit ihe peculiarities of some particular leading toan, #ill sooner or Iater prove rufnous both tomsuag- ars and actors. 1t places the management at the nercy of sny actor who has attained a populari- sy, u all Jikelibiood eained through the good judegmentof the manager in * placing him * prop- srly. Your popular leading man iu some of the arincipal theatres of the Esst becomes ~ally the arbiter of the fate of a new slece. The vpart assigmed to bim does a0t gquite fall in with Lis popular style, md fie throws it up. Therefora the picce capuot be produced, although it may have every element of success in it. Would you csll that good manarement! And yet it is the svstem Wiiich has been in vogue in some of the best New York theatres. In the long run, it will enefit ucither the actor, the manawer, nor the pubiic. = “ 1n my opinion.” McVicker goeson £o say, <4t is the play more than the player that con- stitutes the real attraction now. Look at the ©Two Orphans,” #Was it Charley Thornes act- iug, or Mrs. Wilkins’, or Kate Claxton’s, or Me- Kce Raukin's, that made such a bit evervwhere? Notabivof it. The piece drew cverywhere, whetber cast badly or cast superbly. It Mr. Coychilan juto some of the fine old comedies that you critics are so often lonzing after, and wili he revive 3 general public intercst in them ! He ought to, you will say, but experience has sliown that néither hie. nor artists twice as zood us lie, would be able to do jt. Your Thoracs, and Coghians, and Montagucs derive their pop- warity,—which is well carned 100,—beesuse, a5 1 say. they hiave been judiciously placed in picces that have appealed strongly to the public taste. Now, 3Ir. Cozblen. I understand, is gaing to Wallack at_a salary of $100 a week, \What is Wallack gofnz to produce next seasoni f am fold that it is to be for the most part o DBoucicanlt season. Boucicault {5 said to be engaged on come mnew pieces. But Boucey’ hes wrtiten more failures in his time than e has euccesses: and he is liz- Dle to do &0 aguin. Supposing bis first aud see- ond venturcs prove failurest IS it to be ex- ected that Cogzhlan will save them? It is hard- I¥ possible. Sce, tuen, what a position Mr. Wallazk will have placed bimeelf in, witha hizh-salaried actor on bis hands, Who may not beable, be he ever so willing, to breathe life mto the dry bones. For my part I intend to cast what picces I produce according to my own judgment, and not the judmnent of my compa- . M wy judmnent is at fault, I am content to pay the penalty.’ -~ Speaking of the question, now widely agitat- t the lowering of xates of admissfon,” Mr. McVicker was of opfnfon that the present rates mizh vitimately have to come down, and that as Soon as the inflated actors saw this necessity, they would iave 1o come down too in their 's. [t was impossible to do it row and muke a living. We must awall ceveiopments, and, tn the meantime, possess our souls in patience and keep our tempers. ! ‘A CCLEBRATED CASE" will be continued at Ilooley’s Theatre during the present * Fourth bf July ! week in_conse: quence of its success during the week just ended. The two classes of the community wio do most of rthe verbal advertising of the stage—the quiduuncs and the fashiouable Iadies—stem 1o ke undecided even yet as to (e mierits of eaclr of tae orgavizations which £hook & Palmer have sent us with this play. _The diversity of opinjon centres most in Thorne ‘and Coghlan, in Miss Barrison and Miss Jewctt. -Miss Lindo Dietz is uviversally sdmitted to be by far the most artistie representative of Ta'en- tene Ds Mornay, and Mr. Parselle to be unap- proachable in the Duke [ Aubeterre. ‘Lhe verbal waris over Coghlan and Thorne, Miss Jeweit and Miss Iarrison. As regards Coghlan snd Thorne, their respective merits will never cease tobe food for arsument till all men agree as to the respective merits of Forrest and Macready. Thorne, in “The Celebrated Case,™ “as in every role he plays, wiil startle and move by thia force of his maznetism, while iris vlzorous detivery fills the car, and biz finc presence fllls the eye; while the auditor who zroes to the theatre more ta study than to e moved will miss Iu intervals the subtlety and syrthetic beauty of artistie development of char- acter which is the charm of theMacready school to which Mr. Cozhlan co evidently, though per- Liaps unconsciously, belongs. On the other hand, wiile the 2nalyst, the cyn- ical man of the world, and all that class of peo- e wlio 2o 1o the theatre, not 10 feel n play, but to " enfor the luxury of critcising it, Tlavish -just pralse on Mr. Coehiun’s more §tudied cfforts, the masses in the theatre will ever miss in him those electric calypses of human passion that seem in- €Iy tc burt from Tiorne, and sympa- thetically to thrill the hearts of those who love the Juxury of feelini better than the exertion of anal Thorne mighit make 3 popular stary it is very doubtful that Coghlun ever would, autside of a metropolis that contatued a Jarge proportiou of the cultured. ~Thorne is poet in his artless art. Coghlan fs 0 dramat essavist; aud essavists will always be wore plentiful than poets. Thorne’s urt s certainly the more rare fn quality of the two. : As to Miss Jewett aud Miss Hurrison, regard- 1oz whosc merits fn the geliueation of Adrienne much is being sald, no Auch comparison can be instituted. 1n thelr actiug of the part there is very littte difference in ecxecution, nonein con- 2eption; and we imegine it iz more atout the adies themselves than tnefr acting that youne Culcago is divided in opinion. “ Whas a Licss ing it s that all men do not fall in love with the same maiden!” What Miss Harrison Joses by lack of experience is gained by ber rival. Whiat Miss Jewett Joses bya too_cvident sell- ousclousness of manner, Miss Herrison gains b{ self-forgetfuloess. But the capacinies of Miss Jewett are of 2 broader, hicker, more in- Lellectual character; and she evidentls possesses 3}’,?? deeper sagacity and more varied adapta- T The O'Jeourke of Mr. Stoddart, and the Raonl ;L.\tl‘r. [Crlsp’éhnvednlre:d); received their due ed of praize, and it only rewmaius to notic that in Mrs. Phillips Mr. Palmer has intcoduced to Chicagoan artist whose fame and abilitics ;x;: &x‘::‘bg:c lt;xemcq\upments of the part al- r & pres stof hr%m ‘? C?&" preseot cast of “* A Cele- aken in its entirety, the cast is one wi Woriby of so flne 3 dramacca Sat oF ik the putlic scew not 1o tire, judwing by the at- teudance of “the past week, which has de- lcrmined the manaement 1o retaln it on the ‘boards for the rresent one, aud to make it the atiraction of their Fourth of July matinee, Miss Clara Dt 0CA%, JOT A ara Brown, a talents Englewood, who s growing i’uo‘yla?:lznfimf!go‘;l read at the Athenzum Thursdav evening. | Fox, the gymuast, met with v Tast el While pracicing. some oo, cident Cinclnnatl. © He Las, however, entircly recor- Miss Marion Holcomb will assume th Zopey st Mevicker's, vice Hiss Notns Jospor Aho Dme:u_s to join John Murray’s traveling The Miaccos, Tom and Jeunfe, tos i ¥iliam Eunic.ste ot N1k Hobarics « By Cnmg n’x’in, company, have arrived in town frorm Miss Jeninie Tight's compan Miss | 5 for the fall vioter s being iy filed. iss Highs wii Shirauout the 2:h of August, and. will prob changes in the present cast, he will sail ver soon after the close of his enzagement in Mil- waukee, and will give ¢ Uncle Tom’s Cabin "' in Liverpool forone week. After that ho takes the company to London, where he 1s to open some time in Adgust. It is not unlikely that he will make the tour of the proviuces bofore his return. The New Chicago Theatre will be opened for ashort season to-morrow evening upder the mapagement of 3ir. Joln R. Allen, who has been fortunate in sccuring for his inftial week a most attract{ve combination of veriety talent, Making due allowance for the enthnsiasin of the billwright, therc secms little reason to question that this promises to be among the most popular cutertainments given here for mauy scasons. Pat Rooney heads the list, and this wonderful delineator of himself is followed by another Chicago favorite, Harry G. Rich- mond, and still another, John FHart, who, with A, C. Moreland, will give us Etblopian comedy in abundance. The Allen Sisters, who are said to be remarkable in their way, will make thelr first sppearance, while among other attractions are named Charles Diamoud, Blauche Corelli, the Wymans, Clifton 2nd Fox, Miss Nault, Vie- toria North, Charles Avery, und otbers equally distinguistied. ‘The extraordinary success of the little people warraits Manager Uflner in remaining unother week, when the Midects depart for Milwaukee. Chicago seems tn bave sone into cestacies over these specks of humanity, Nothing in history records anvthivng of dwarls so small a8 Gen. Mite and Lucia Zarate. Lucia never scems to tire. ShG runs to and fro slong the platform, determined to have her own way, like some mischievous spritc of a faizy tale. The only fn- fluence that seeins to quiet her is the music and the einging of Miss Jeunie and Admiral Dot. She watchi tently their comic dialogue, und laughs and enjoys it as much as the audience. The General, with bis little white head. no blr- ger. than a Judy’s fist, and his Lright eyes, so in- clined to be more dignitied, but apovars to en- Jjoy tkorousbly the company of 1ady com- panfon. It is a rure sight to ste bumun bejnws alive and active, yet so small that a tbimbleful of water isas much as a «lass for au ordiuary person, and whose finger-rings will not slip ona icad-pencil. GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP. Mr. J. W. Jeuninus, well known on the dra- matie stage, has eogaged with the Hess English Opera Troupe. i Mr. William Warren starts this week for Lake Geneya, 11, where he will pass a portion of his vacation with relutiv Miss Eliza Weathersby and Mr. Nat C. Good- win will travelsexi scason withanew play, written for themn by John Brougham. Mr. Jobn E. Owens is to make a prolessional tour of the world, taking two. years for this ex- ploit, which will coustitute his.farewell appear- ance. Sothern hos decided toreturn to the Park Theatre next feason. as he failed to make uny favorable arranwement with the managers of the Kifth Avenue Treatre. Rice’s **Surprisc_Party,” a new which will include Miss Alice Hars of the best artists in the profession, will take the road nmext scason with a new play by Mr. B. E. Wool: Afr. Junfus Bratus Booth and his wife, known 23 Miss Agnes ook, formerly Mrs. Perry, have lately, completed a fite hotel-residence in 'Man- chester, where u number of well-known profes- sionals will Visit this senson. . With the closeof Wallack's Theatre, Mr. H. J. Montague, so long its leading man, is re- leased from metropolitan engagement, and, after a brief rest, will hazard a starring “tonr through tae West and California. Mr. Joseph Proctor is oceupying his lelsure hours this summer at his residencs in Manches- ter in constructing a drama based on the Bivle story of Saul, David, Samuel, and the Witeh of Endor. Tt is probable that it will be first per- formed fn Boston. A Xew York correspondent of the Boston Jlerald, writing of the soclal position resses, says: “1luve secn Mr. Frotbi vromeuading ut a reception with Sara Jewett; Dr. Bellows eating cream at a cburch fair with Linda Dfetz, and_Mr. Beecher walking home from church with Jelfreys-Lewis on his arm." Sulvini’s wife was a pretty yvoune Ei h girl whom he met. once under romantic cireu stances, and whose sad story appealed to hi sympathies. She was suddeniy Jeft friendless and without meaus. Salvini offered to marry her; she aceepted his offer. and he is now a havny but anxious husband. La Signora Sulvinl is a perfeetly proper person and well- conducted wile, but poor Salvini’s triumphal experiences amons women in the past make him too clear-sighted aud suspicious a bhusband. Tie issnid to be as jealous us Uthe'io, Apropros of the death of Charles Mathews, who was probably the youngest old mau who ever wrod the staze,—playing youthful parts at the age of th ali the vVitality of a boy of 2),—the - New York 1World takes occasion to note that longevity is the rale of player-folk, and prints a list of lonx-Jived players of emi: nence to vrove the assertion. Selecting only those best known, but understanding that thie rule zpplics withas great force to more minor ayer-folk, a Jist witl run thus as topersons ana. : Mrs, Abington, 83; Astley, the equestrian, 72, Auber, 837 Bahmister, 375 Miss O'Niel, 501 L. J, Bedford, 18 Youhe Betty, $3: Mrs, Bracegrirdle, ¥53 Thomas Barry, 775 Brahum, the singer, 705 Colley Cibher, 73 Kitty Clive, 743 Miss Cushiman, of cancer, at. G0; John Colling, the Irish uctor, 70; Georee Colman, 743 Cornellle, 73; Joe Cowell, 72; Cumberland, 797 Clarles Dande, dramatic author, 70; Mrs. Dave coport, 84: Dejazet, 78; De Rosa, the @reat tenor, 90; Tomt and Charles Dibdin, each_at 50; Dowtou, 8; Pierce Bzan, 77; Mrs. Faucet' arren, 70; Wiliiam Farren, Mrs, David Garrick, 97; Goldoai, the Italian dramatist, 86: Thomas Gray, a famous Corent clown, 100; Handel, 743 Miss Foote, 70: Havdn, 773 Hackett, 70; George Hozarth (Di in-law), 865 Johustone, Lhe Irish_comediz Kec! Roger Kewbie, 815 Charles, 79 Kemble, 66; Sam Lever, 70; Lemaitra Macready, 80: Maywood, 70 Maeder, 673 Meyerbeer, 705 Munder, 745 O'Keefe, 861 Parry, 705 Pasta, 633 the two Placides, each over 705 Povey, 653 He Tom and 'Madze 20 of the statce, §7; Robson, 737 Rossini, 765 Mrs. Selbv, 701 Mrs, Siddons, 75; Mine. Tussaud, 903 Tambu. Fini, 70; Fred Vinine, 813 James Viuig, 7, and his 'wile, 73; Wiilian Vining, 73; Ars. Henry Viotng, 103 the Wallack, 73, his brother Henry, 18, aud his wother, 90 Chiurles Mayne Young, 803 and Mrs. Veram over, CHARLES MATIEWS. TOE DEPARTURE OF THE WORLD-RENOWNED COMEDLLY, who has fretted and strutted an unusually long hour upon the staze, briugs up many interust- Ing reminiseences of a generation that has passed away. Perbaps few blograplifes of the present day would be more entertaining than the record of this man’s carecer, extending as it doéSover a veriod of nearly eighty years. From h‘} infancy e bpd assocated with the most brilliant men of wit and tashion of his day, and bis lome life ecems to have been like & frolic rather tham n eri- ous coticern. A few reminisceuces of his staze career will appropriately find place here. Mathews made his debat on the stage of the Olympic Theatre, London, o 7,133 et S5t appearanee O O e T 155, OF 3Mii. GEORGE NENRY LEWES, The “Uncle Tom’s Cabin » 5 prolopged run at this £eason s one of e, :323 unlooked-for things in these of revivaly, is in his recent book s Rehisgssent book *On Actors and the Art of His firsy appearance, in *‘Old and Yor Stagery™ formus 3 plestont laading-place in my ‘memory as I wander backwards. Bie Liston deluyed his dogarture from tho stage In order 1o protect the dobut of the son of his old collenzae and friend, and thore have been few debuts more curiously eSpected and more cordislly welcomed. ]t was known to -*the boxes" that Charles Mathews had been made a pet of {n many aristocratic families, and bad acted in private cir- cles at Rome. Florence, and Naples, with singular snccess. It was kuown to *the pit”™ (in fhose dys there were no stalle) that the ¥on of the pub- lic favorite, thoush traized as an architect, had re- solved 10 quit Purin for Theepis: and s the Olym pic, under the manngement of Mme. Vestris, Was theutre of the elegancesand the home of pleas- st wirthfulaces, Uis sppesrancs of the younE artiet at this theatre was in iwelf an event.” DBut expectations sitch as these are as perilous 1o weak pretensiozs as they are encouraging Lo real talent s apd i Charles NMathews triumphed, it was in virtne of very undeniable gualines. Anything 60 niry and fascinuting ss thie young man had not been'seen upon our stage. In gen- eral theatres feel that the jeune premier i3 their wezk point. He is bad enough ju_fiction, but 10 ficon we do not see im, whereas on the stage thie weaisneas of the churactor1s wsuaily ngiravated by s+ bend inthe ack * and 2o implacble fatn - ity. | Charles athews was emluently vivacious, nfmble spirit of mirtl sparkled in bis eye aue siriness lo every gestuze, 1l was in inces Dinvement withoiit ever becoming obtrnalve or fil- ey, A certaln grace tempered hig vivacity; an innate sense of elegunce rescied him frob the cxaggerntion of amimal spirits. -+ ile wanted weiiht,” as on old playsoer once reproachfully suld of Bini; but he bad the qualities of his de- fects, aund the want of wefahit became delightful airinees. Whether ho dunced the Taruntella with the charming Miiss Fitzpatrick or wpatched up a gquitar and sung, he neiher danced like a uancer nor sung Jike 3 mnger, but threw the charw of a lively nature into bothi, 1 think T sce bim now fn “ Qne Hour, ” seated opposite Mme. Vestris, and made 10 suhflue his fpatience while he held her skeine of sitk,—a very drawing-room version of Hercules at the feet of Omphale, —and I picture 10 myself how the majority of our Jeunes premiers would camport themselves in that position! MATHEWS AXD COUNT D'ORSAY. About the year 1524 he left Englund fora tour of Italy, in thetrain of the Earl and Countess of ~Blessington, the famcus Irish Conntess and authoress, so_celebrated for ber brilliance, her hospitulity, and the gatherings of distinzuished literury people froin all paris of Europe under her roof at Gore House, and whose relations_afterward to the celebrated Count ’Orsay, ber daugzhter’s husband, caused gomo scaudal.” Count D’Orsay was of the trav- eling party on that oceusion, and young Charles hada quarrel with him, resuiting 1o a chal- lenge to the Count. The iatter. fecling him- self in the wrong, made a large and generous amende, and the matter passed out of sight. Talking of the wits of his youthful days, Mathews uot long 8o said : As youngman 1 enjoyed the great aqvantage of spending my time in the plessautest campany, 1'0rsay, wy momentary foe, was » mua whostond alone. fle was not o oroessional wit, but the most deligntful of mep. Do wus handsome, nc- complished, well read, fuperbly dressed—a danay of tie first water, but the best-hearted aud kind- Jiest zentleman that ever breathed, The wite, too, did not, like the later generation, talk to make a noint, for they iad genuine wayety. Lord Alvau- Tey and Georse Colman, for Instance, neyer cared 10 make points, for the gayety of thieir tempera- ment carricd tiem away and carried You away too, for their brignt (un was too_ethereal to be bottled up for retail. {1 was not any one partcalas it but a blaze of dreworks—the magic, not of matier, but of manner, which constitated thelr peculiut chanin. Perhaps their jokes were not yood enoyh 1o tiear long carriage. Very possibly. But thoy poured ont their fun in pure lizhtuess of hearl, und did not walt atlently. like’ 3 wolverine, to poknce upon_you with u savage sncer, and then relapse into nothingmesa for the eveniug. ‘liey onjoyerd themselves, ond communicated their enjoyment toothers. It was u pecaliar phaee of wit, utierly different from that carrent nows; for plenty of guod things. sre eaid to-day, but a'different Kind. Syduey Smith for fun wes conal to any but he shoue most in « very small circle swaller his avdience the better ke talked, —and There waa mora thau mero fun in bis jokes. Theo- dore Houk. too, wae & wonder. Yon may think when we are overdone with kinds, but you must recollect joke™ was a new thiug in his tine and The wit und fun of the older schoul vas, as I have told you. entirely differcut m char- scter, and when Houd burst wpon 1y with s puns T town ruug wits them. lioud's fun has been deprectateq of late, and periaps was not of the best kind, but no person who witneseed bis fin- provisations can doubt his genfus. It was war- velous. The lalian improvisulori e not for un instant to be comparcd with them, They are They recite the dulle<t trash in a lan- wiage which atfords imdnite factlity for rhyme, bat Tiook dushed 15rough tne most difficuit metces and the most rapld tanes without ever breaking down. JOHN BROUGHAM’S RECOLLECTIONS. The veteran Jobin Brougham furnishes a few interesting recollections of the deceased come- dian, Heeays: The first public appearance of Mathews was iy a icee called *¢The OId and Yonug Stzger.” John Pitton, who hionght him out, wis the ola cosch man, ind Afathews was the tiger. - When Liston, who'had the most wonderfully mobile fuce of any mau that ever lived, came on im fail dress sut o introduee Mathews, the audience burst out laueh- ing. Liston wore About his neck the collar and ti of the period, the the Jooking lke a great white pudding, ana though Liston did bis best to remain arave as'an undertuker the wudience would iosist on exploding in laughter, but Matnews' reception was most grantyine. The memory of his father Dag much to_do with it, but he himself was not ndnand in assertiod his claims to public recoznition. Tic had the great advantaze of having people to write plays for bim 1hat wero adapted to his pecl- 1r abfiitics and_accidental qualifications in_the wayof guilar vlaying, dancing, ete. Ie had 3 marvelous fnsouciance both on uid off the staze. He never letanythmg disturb him. He was'as happy on top of “an omnibus.as in a carriage-and- fourof lisown. Ieoften saud he had to study his parts in a nansom cab for_fearof tho baflifls. Nemade his debutat the Olymplc, but be Lad playea repeatedly in amateur periormances and in higt society, with the patranaye of such men as Lord Mulgrave, Lord Normanby, and Lord Bless- ingten. B “ime. Vestris wasat this time the manager of the Olympic, and she was the finest manager of the period. 'She bud exquisite taste, groat urban- ity of manner, but was awfally estravazant 3Mathews marricd Lier before -coming 10 America. Tn social hife he was 4. vivacions and brilliant talker. 1o had tn equanimity of tempoer that ad- hered to him on all occasions, and { raw btm once here, in the intervals of 3 most painful malady, Joke and lauzh us if he never experienced a_plys- ical or a wental pant in bis whole life. Pain nor discake, nor even crediturs, could kily him, and 1 doubt if he is dead now. ife wae s kind of » Sher- $dun i his way resaruingthe clase of paple known as craditars. ife was one continned comedy. which he hurried over 1o escape depression and ennud. Ife plaved comedy in evers-day life, nnd the few pafnful scenes that happened 10 him in bis existency hie ignored ga quickly and qufetly as was possible. i : Ife was not a bigh comedian. ~ e conld not play tho Charies Surfacis, but he was excellent In Sir Ciiarles Coldstrzam, ‘because W adagrod Peelf to his per<onatity. This was demonstrated in the : of Speculution,” in which he was ewi- nently successful. and where he displayed a por- tion of his own indi Inihe play of the zenius of his father for quick und astonishing ch citernating from Puff to Sir Fretjul Plagiary almost in a twinkluig. e despleed a1l the theatrical traditions, and gave on the st transcript of himsell in various: phases, THe wud always Charles Mathews, When un nctor goes out uf himkelf and presents an_entircly ifferent perzonmtion the uadience comes away saying *C\What n splendid fam'et, or Kichard 7., ot Virginiug, " as the case may be; but whea he pre- serves hug fdentity they say **How fne Mathews was, or Macreudy,” or Kemble, or IKean. Muthews will have is place in_the history of the Grama 18 oue who spun a tine bright thread of sil- ver (Lraugh its meshes, and though he was never profound be was alwaye gay und aristic. HI5 ACTING. Tis most remarkablo inpersonation was, per- hiaps, that of M. Aflabe Hauk, in the * Game of Speculation,”—an adaptation of Balzac’s “Murcadet.” As au actor, he wns alnost Parisian in the delicacy and exactuess of his prception of artistic form; but the wode] of iis father was (o the fast perceptible. Ilis volatility and his raid transitions were the most siriking elements of Is style. He did not inlierit the \'cntn]m&msm of his fa the rapidity with which he could alfer h c was astowding. {nstantaneously, in face, walk, voice, mauner, he couid be angther man from what you saw him o moment before, and ihe mare a picee abounded in these startling transi- tious, thie better it suited his capwity. Nothinz lngeed when he was on the stare. Ife bad the fertfii supertains to all mast: verat aloss for means to , and was 1 - repair an awkward mistake or the blunder ot a subordinate. had his mannerisms—as all men of extraordivary mental structure have— that would, but for his early association with the Dest socfety, have blussomed iuto eccen- uricitics as he erew older. As it was, they only served to give an air of oriinality to his man- uers and conversation, but were never disagree- ably obtrusive. NEW YORK. ACTORS MADE TO ORDER CREAP. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. NEW Youx, June S7.—During the past tew years a system has grown up in New York, which is working a good deal of injury ro the stage and society in one way and another. 1t is an outgrowth of the theory that ladies and gentlemen can become great actors by simply studying a few weeks, without any actual ex- perience upon the stage. In almost any jour- nal devoted to dramatic apd ‘musical matters, one may find the advertiséments of half-a-dozen people who profess to prepare pupils for the stage by stmple methods, st trifling expense. About half of these are played-out actors and actresses, balf arc very poor teachers of poorer elocution, und all make a comforiable living out of their trade. Therc mever was a greater system of frad in any Dbusiness. 10 ; g : e L e S e e e The incompara- | In all cities is a"certaln class of socic- ty which may be called * stage-struc This is especinlly true in New York, where many young ladics cvery- yedr make public appearances’ and then drop out of sight aguin. These are attracted by the advertise- meuts of the stae-teachers, who unhesitatingly fleece them as thoroughly as possible. Not one out of 8 husdred scores an appreciable suceess; but every one of the hundred stnks o ¢onsidera- ble smount of money in thevain attempt to show thie public her genfus, and it is expensive work, whether successful or nat. I bave one of the best cases in mwd; and, when I hove told the tribulations which attended at ail stages upon the upward road, I think some of the ro- mance of Thespian )ife may bave been rubbed off. BLANCIE MEDA. i A lady whose nom de theatre is Blauche Meda was fmpressed with the idea that shs possessed abudding genius for the stage. and that, with ‘proper training, her genius would ripen futo o full-blown Dlossom. She went through the regular course of preparation, und finally arranged for a publie appearanca. The play chosen Was sn old-fashfoned and *snide’ pro- duction, known as * My Lady Blanche,” and the_ place selected for her first shot at the public was the theatre which wns formerly known as Dan Bryant’s Opera-House. AMiss Aeda’s training hed already cost her a very pretty fiz- ure. gut that was nothing beside the system- atic pracess of fleccing through which he wus about to pass, When actors get Lold of an amaleur, especially if that amateur be one of the gontler sex, they immediately procced to “wo through’ ier.” That is what they did for Miss Blanche Meda. HOW IT TAS DONE. Now, when an experienced munager engages a company to vlay in s certain piece, he would as soon think of paylng them fora year's services inadsance os of remuncrating them for their work in atteuding the rehearsuls. It s strictly understood that they are to receive salary only for their publie appearances. But Miss Mcda was not an experienced manager, and conse- quently she had to pay the members of her com- pany for each rehearsal in ndditlou to their regalar salaries for the weck they wereto “sup- port " her. Then she had to put up avextrava- trant rental for the theatre, besides lavirg out large sums far ull sorts of things which ougit to have cost fur less. *My Lady Blanche” was fiually played, and was a ilead failure In every sense. The common verdict was that the play was poor, the coumpany was poor, and Miss Meda was not ealeulated for the stage. 5 SHE HAD PLUCK. According to the rule which ordinarily gov- erns budding geniuses, she onght_to have re tired then. But shedidw’t. She had s good deal of pluck aud o goud deal of money not yer expended, und ehe didn’t mean to quit just vet. Steele Mackaye's * Won at Last ! the end of Its prosperous run at Wallack's, and tho author was looking about fur Au_opportunity to utilize his plav. Miss Meda lost no_umg in ur- ranging with him. Mackaye, in eddition to be- jug u playwright, is a teacher of dramatic art,— probably’ the best in this country. He is 2 dis- ciple of Delsarte, und inslsts that anybody who Das the slizhitest tinge of talent for scting can become successful if he or she will practice the mothods preseribed by the great French artist. 1E ALSO HAD MOKNEY. So Mackaye took Miss Meda in hand and drilled her vonstantly for six weeks prior to starting ou the road with “Won at Last.” During a part of that time she relearsed the play once_every day at Bryant’s Opera-House with 20 expensive cowpany, each member of which was puid a rosular salary for these rehearsuls, just as if the play was being publicly performed. A number of the people engaged were the same ones who played in the drama durlny its run at Wallaek’s, When all was in readiness, they bedan the Eastern Cir- cuit, over which IJ.\L:I' played “for two weeks. Mr. Mackaye himself representea ope of the characters in his play. Miss Meda was the per- s0u Wiho ““put up ™ for the trip. She was very suceessful, from an artistic point of view, but I um told that she sunk §1,500 during that f vight. Mackaye bad drilled her until she was verfectly easy in_her part, and Le continued to ussist her during their journcy. She was under contract to fiuish the scuson with him, and doubtless would huve droppeda much larger sum than that wentioned above had it not been that Mackaye fell ill, hus winding the wholo watter up for the time being. SHE WILL STICK. But Miss Meda hud been so successful as an actress that she was more than ever determin- od to push ber ndvantage. With thet end in wview she purchascd “Woun at Luast™ outright, and began .to prepare for the sutumn cam- pairm. 8U€ has enzaged a combany 1o SUPporL iler, and bas shown good sensein selecting those she wunts. Taken all in all, I think her combinatfon will be the best one going out of New York this season. 1t includes, besides the leading attraction, Frank E. Aiken, C. W. Couldock, J. C. Padget, Walter Leunox, E. B. Holines, Mary Wells, Emily Delinor, Josephine Crale, shd others less widely known, THUNDERATION ! Miss Meda deserves success for her persistent determination, aud is on the road to reap a wood harvest of the dollars of our fathers; but [ suppose her expericuce, up to this point, has cost her somewhere near $25,000. 1 don’t be- lieve there are many soclety asplrants who pos- sess an equal amount, of toney which they care %o put Iuto chances of success or failure; but, if there are, they can easily et rid of it by appl¥- fne to any of the theairical teachers i Ution Square. JARRETT & PALMER. . The famous manawers Wwho have shown_that money can. be made out of leg-shows, Shak- speare, and the nearo drama, with equal factlity, are now o the midst of their preparatious to do a big thing wizh *Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” They coined mouey with the plag Inst eeason, and are fully determiied not to lose auy chance of doing the sane thing over awain. Ever since their great success in Pliladelphia, there have been rumors that they were going to visit Europe with their version of Mrs. Stowe's well-known work. But the wild rumors have but barely touched the reality. Thev are going to trausplant three companies of white dctors and three sets of *‘nigs,” to show the Enelishmen how we brint out pluyz on this side of the pond. Mr. Palmer is alrcady in London, and Mr. Jarrett will follow next week to arrange for the production of the play. In July the principal_company, which m- cludes J. J1. Rowe (Legree), Marie Bates (Topsy), ann C. J1. Morton (Uncle Tom), will start. They ere to perform every evening at the Princess’ ‘Theatre, London, and every afteryoon at the Aquarlum. Iu August the other two combina- tions will go. One of these is to play in Liver- pool, Manchester, Birminghun, andthe other large: cities, while the third will scoop in the “onenight stands.” Each company will have its fall complemeat of jubiles singers from Thom street n addition 1o the regular characteys in the cast. ‘The plan is a godsend to the unzmployed colored vopalation, as well as to the forlorn fikers whowill thus be hofsted out of Union Square. And there’s another ad- vantare sbout this plan of taking the dizzy actors to England: 1f the thing is » failure they caw't wet vack.here again, becanse there's no bridge, and it’s 100 tar to swim. PAT ROONEY’S BLACK EYE. Jac Aberle is_the managzer of o notorious theatre in New York known as the Tivoli. ile is also 2 member of the Tammany General Comhittee, und that i3 probably why his Place Is never raided by the police. Tbe style of per- formance given by his company would make.a stone funce blush; aod his audlences are mainly composed of the ‘‘tart”™ class of socicty. Aberle has been arrested a number of times for selling liquor on the premises without a license: but, beyond the process of hailing, none of the suits are pushed. The cloak of Tamwmany shelters him in its protecting folds, and pre- vents harmn from: coming near. A couple of weeks azo Pat Roouey was engaged to appear at the Tiveli, and also to sing later each evening in another hall, further up the avenue. After the Irish comedian had fin- ished his sketch one night at the Tivoli, he started to go out throuzh the front door, to Al his other engagement. Near the entrance he met. Aberle, who passed some unpleasant com- rent upou Rooney’s action iu playiug two cn- gacements at once in the same town. The men soon passed to hot words, and then Aberie struck Rooney on the jaw. The wiry comedian returned the compliient promptly, and they clinched. - Rooney was rapldly getting the best of the argument, when two of Aberle’s assist- apts came to his rescue, and Patrick had to run in order to sa his life, The police arrivesl soon afterward, sud both men were arrested. [ saw Rooney yesterday afternoon, and within - the hour met his opponent. The former had a pateh on his check- bone about the size of a 21 Treasury note, and the latter’s head was swollen so much that his hat appeared to be'at least four sizes too small for bim. A morning paper announces platnly that Aberle's theatre aud the bar-room attach- ed to it are used by thieves asa nlace for the concoction of pluns, and by courtesans as a point to meet their paraniours. The paper offers to furnish proof of its assertion, if proot is wanted. “JACK HAVERLY is making arrangements to do a gigantlc busl- ness next season. Inaddition to running bis own theatre fn Chicago, aud sending out his established minstrel company, le will nssume” charge of Callender’s Georgia Minstrels, and “ The Danites * combination, beaded by McKee Raokin and bis wife. He pays Rankin $40,000 for a season of forty weeks. ILaverly has on hand o number of other attractions,and tells 1 ler; *“Polka’ and *Recreation,” for piano, me he will have tho wiiole list ready for my next week’s letter, ITUURIEL. A CAED FROM COL. WILLIAM E. SINN. To the Edites of Tha Tridune. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Jutie 24.—The recent arti- cle which appeared in your paper, written by your New York correspondent, you can see from the style in wiich it s written, Ras malice at the back of it. I feel sure that u paper of the standing of Tur Trisuxe would not permit its columns to be used for private abuse and spite. The story that is there told i3 un- true from the beginninge to the end. I never usea word 1 dunot know the meaning of. 1 have no fear of those who know me believing this story, but strangers would, aud no man likes to be held up to ridicule for thc sake of a joke. Twill here say that if the writer can prove that this is true, aud name the carties, I will sena you a check tor £1.000, to be given to any eharitable cause you may select inyour city. 1 hiave managed first-class theatres since 1361 in four of the Jargest cities in the Union, have also been a manager of first-class variety theatres in several citles, so the story about the Park Theatra being the first legitimate fs also untrue. I vefer youto the Brooklyn Eagle, Union, Argus, and Brooklyn Limes, as to ‘my standing, etc. Knowing you wilt not eee fujustice done ma 1o your coluings, 1 make this frank statement. Respectfully, WiLLioe E. SINy, Manager New Park Theatre. MUSIC. TIE APOLLO CLUB. The Apollo Club, at its annual meeting on Monday evening last, Look a very loug step to- wards securing success for next season, first, by clecting a strong board of officere, and, second, by authorizing the Board to inyite a chorus of eighty laaies to become auxiliary members. The oflicers elected wer President, James Van “fnwagen; Vice-President, George W. Chawberling Secretary, J. 8. Hamilton; Treas- urer, William Cox; Librarian, P. A. Otls; Board of Management, J. Van Inwagen, G. W. Chamberitn, 4. 8. Hamilton, W. L. Mason, D. A. Kimbark. We understand that rehearsals will go on all eummer. This looks like work, and promiges that the Club will offer the public something well wortby of its patronage next season. Asa sample of what may be dove by an organization of this kind in a miscellaneous concert, we submit the last vrogramme given by the Boglston Club of Boston: 1. The Ninety-Afth Peain Mendelssohn 2, Night Song in the Forest. . .. Schubert Jtate Chorus, with accompanimeit of four horus. 4, §a. Welcome 5 Rheinberger & 18 MaySons. S e Fralz Mired Chorue. 4, Songof theSmamer Birds. . Female Lhorus. 3. Twe 1k-Songs. G T‘: I‘;’"’mfiuke‘x’: . ....From the Carintkien Male Chorus. - . *tHave you my darilng seen®... Oszood Mirxed Chorus. 6. Tho Dreamy Lak Male Chorus. Female Choriia. « «e+ Rubinstein +oeseoSchnmann 7. Spring 8. A May Night [Te golo 9, **Iow sweet the ir. Osgood. ] nt sleeps . ... Leslio 10. Morning Song Some of the above numbers have been sung bere, but we submit the programme shnply to show how veadily a programme may be con- structed for a good miehntrelior, With ausiliary ladies' chorus, without bavive anything medi- oure in ft. It is possibié for the Apollo Club to excel even this programme. and to underline some large Jmportant work besides. THE NERSIEY SCHOOL PUIILS' RECEPTION. The exercises of the second season of ihe Hersbey School will close with a_pupils’ recep- tion on Monday evening, the 1st. Twelve"puvils will take part fn the following programme: PART I : 1. Organ—Sonnta in E minor, op. 19 ..A. G. Riiter i Jigs Carrie 7. Kingman. £ 2. Arig—+* Zeflireti Lusinghler, " **Idomonco’ sitss Sara 12, Wilbams. 3. Planoforte—+ Silver Spriug inChamon- ny Valley,” op. 137, No. & Jnse Marauerits § ; ** frow **Sem- +.Handel from 5 . Mozart iss Hara 2. fln}'/lr';‘[ P 5. Organ—The great Fuzue in G minor.......Bacl 9 'mx Ar. A, F. MeCarrell. 8. Vooal Quarteties— ; L Sholt Beralt Thoe,” 9 Costa (8) **'The Tambourinc-Girl.™ op, . 9, 1 Schamann Jire. J1. 4. Cox, Misses Jtina ine Rommicise. PART 1. Polacca—** Sop Yirgin Vezzoss," from ** 1 Paritani " 4 eoe s vomsses BOIMEL ligs Fidelia Densmore. 2. Arla—**In_Questa Towba Beetlioven 83 Mina Jomme! Concert-Stuc! "inF Weber-Liszt .Faure . N CONCERT. The ud of Mr. Falk’s concerts will be given this afternoon at Unity Church. The pro- gramme will ivclude Liszi’s.* Prelude and Fugno on. BACH™; Jensen’s * Bridal Song; Lux's “Varlations ou the Prayer from Der Freischuetz’; aul the overture to Rooke's “amelle.” The Blaney Quartette will sing * The Lord is my Shepherd,” by Allen, and [ cannot always trace the way,” by Dow; Mrs. Carrington, ~There {5 a green hill,” by Gounod, and with Mr. Kimbark, * Thou man'of God,” from “Elijah”; and Mr. Cotlin the “Sailor's TFurewell,” by Sullivan. MGSIC AT HIGHLAND HALL. The annual coneert of the Music Department at Highland Hal! last Tuesday evenipg not only brought what was probably the most exact- ing programme ever brought out in an Americau boarding-school, but a series of players and singers able to do the numbers creditably. “All the young ladies played well, und several of them very brilliantly. Your pieces were played withoat mates. They were Liszt's Fourteenth Ehapsod Fegan, Liszt’ * Rigoletto 7 (Miss Case); the first move- ment of Schumann’s A ‘minor concerto (Miss Edna Sweet); and Liszt’s _concerto in E flat (Miss Dora Hunsberger). The two latter were performances sitogether superior to what is usually found in Semnaries. The Schumann concerto was played with great intellicence and musical feeling, and with'a technique that was entiroly adequate to {ts proper renditfon. The Liszt concerto brought out _the fine qualities of Miss llunsberger’s execution to reat advant- aze. Her technique is firm, elustic, and even, and her playing steady aud well sustained. She produces 3 powertul tone wathouy forcine the «uality, and in spite of the unquestionable difli- culty of the work she performed it with euse and splendid etfect. THE EDDY RECITAL. Notwithstanding the futense heat yesterday, Mr. Eday’s rezular noon recital was thoroushly Ccujovable. The programme was one ol his best, anoticeable teature of it beinz the Iutrodue- tiow, Fuirue, and Magniiieat frém Liszt's colos- sal work the “Divina Commedia,” arranged fororzan by Gottschalr, It was piayed in a musterly why, aud made quite a semsation among the musicisus present. The other num- hiers of the programme were a uew sonata of rkel’s, i F, which has never been played fo this country before; the overture to IHanmdel's “Saul”; Barnby's *‘Joy Allezretto”: the Gavotte from Bach’s overture in D3 and Silas’ Andante in C. Mrs. Stacy was the vocalist of the recital, and savg & charming_trio of num- bers, including Liszt's *It Must Be Wonderful Indeed,” Rubinétein's The Dew is Spark:ling, 7 and the aria * Rendi PSereno al Ciglio,” from Handel's *Sosarme.” LOCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. Georze H. lott, who was formerly well known in this city a5 a basso, is exbibiting the ‘phonograph ju lowa. Mr. 8. W. Straub, of this city holds a five~ weeks' Normal Musical Ivsticute at Elkbart, Ind., commencing July 3. “The Apollo Club will hold its rehearsals once in‘two weeks auring July and August, begin- vite on Monday evening, July 8. Miss Fanuy Blumenfeld, the young and very Eronn ngr pupil of Mr. Wolfsohn, is goinz to urope to pursue her plano studies, George Ldesch’s Chicago Orchestra plays Wednesday and Saturday evening at *s Lincoln Pavilion, coraer of Clark and Grant streets. ‘There will be o meeting of the Bach Choir Moudayevening at S o'clock. We are requested the managers to say that it is hoped every member will be present. Mr. Dexter, the tenor, of this city, sang at & college_commencement. at Grinnell. Ia., on the 18th. This little town of ubout 8,000° people furnished 3 very good oreliestra of twenty pleces for the concert. - We are indabted to the Chicazo Musie Com- pavy for the following new musie just fssued by W.A Pond & Co., New York:™ I Would I Were a King," song, by Arthur Sullfvan; * We Suall Sce,” sonw, by Jocques Blumeuthal; * Meeting and Parting,” song, by Frederic Cla: “*duna Polonais Sriliunte,” by Julfus E. Mul- from H. Maslath's “Brookside Fancics™; “Le Crepuscule (EtudeMelodicuse) and * Mus- ings " (Mazurkn), by Homer N. Bartlett. ‘The Cecllian Quartette—Misses Whitney and Hoyne, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Kempton—is aiready reaching a degree of success in femalo part- siuging which promises to make the Quartette vne of the most attractive features of next season. Mr. E, G. Newell, who has just returned from the East, brings very welcome inteiligence as to the success of Miss Kate Douglas. Sue was chosen from over one hundred applicants for the choir in which she is now singing in New York, and is making a very solid and substan- tial suceess. Mr. Emil 0. Wolff, the youngand talented violinist, who is Legioning to make himself known to the Chicago public, reccives a benefit at the Apollo Cluo ‘Hall on Friday cvening of thisweek. Hewill be assisted by Mrs, Regina Watson, Mrs. Jennie May Jewett, Mr. M. Eictthelm, Mr. John E. McWade, Mr. Frederic W. Root, and tte Blauey Quartette. At the recent commencement concert at Ripon (Wis.) Colleze, the progrimme fncluded such numbers us Mendelssobu’s *O come, let us stor”: Weber's Cuncerto in F minor; Mever- beer’s “Shadow Dance; Schumann’s *“Two Grenadiers"; Chopin’s_B lat Scherzo; Men- delssohn’s ** Hear my Prayer”; and the *In- flammatus,” from Rossioi’s “ Stabat Mater.” Good for Ripon. Mr. W. Byron Rice, from the Boston Con- servatory of Music, has_béen engaved by the Englewood Methodist Eiscopal Church to con- duct the cantata of *Esther,” which will be produced within the next two wecks at that place for the benefit of the church. He has been engaged during the past week in_ rehears- ine the work. Englewood musical talent have voluntecred their services, aud, us there is plenty of it, there fs no oubt but that the work will'be produced u good style. The statement of the members of the Hyde Park Orchestra, as furnished by our correspond- ent upon the oceasion of its receat concert, was somewhat inaccurate. The lusiruments which actually fizured 1 the performance were as fol- Jowa: Violios, 113 violas, 23 ‘eellos, 2; contra- bass, 15 flutes, 2; piceolo, 1; clarinet, 1;. oboe, 1; bassoon, cornets, 2; French horn, 1; per- cussion, 2 carillon, 15 also, piano and oruzan, Which were used to supplement the regular in- strumentation wherever it could be done with offect. The total, therefore, was Lbirty, instesd of twenty-three as reported. The class in Musial Theory, at the Hershey School, was exawined on Friday afternoon ana subjected to a_very severe written aod oral ex- amination. Several prominent musicians of the city were iu attendance and were allowed the privileze of questioning the pupils. ‘Lhe latter endured the test bravely, and showed that they had not merely committed a series of rules, but had entered individually into the intricacles of the science and digested what they had learned. The result shows thay the theory of music is thoroughly tausht in 1bis iastitution, and we may loale for guod re- sults from it hereafter. The Di Murska troupe is booked for one per- forraence of upera at Iaverly’s July 8 (whew!), aud the Strakesch troupe Is due at MeVicker’s Nov. 12 for two weeks of opera, with an option for a second season in February. The following is Stralosch’s route for the season: Sent. 30 to Oct. 19, concerts: opera, Oct. 21 to 26, Philadel- vhia; 33, 29, 30, Washiueton 81, Nov. 1, 2. Bal- timore: 4, 5. 6, Pittshurz: 7, 8, 9, Clevelund; 12 to 233, Chicago_(McVicker's): 25 to 30, St. Louls (De Bar’s): Dee. 32 to 23, New Orleans; i, 31, Jun. 1, 1879, Meraphis; Jan. 2, 3, 4, Nusu® Tie;' 6, 7,5, Loutsville; 9. 10, 11, Indianagolis; 13 to 18, Cincinnati: 20 to 33, Chicagos o7, 25, Tuledo: ). 3u, 31, Feb. 1. Detroit; Feb. 3 to 15, Toronto, Buffalo, Rochester, = Syracuse, Utica, Albany, and Brooklyn; Feb.'17 to March 8, Booth’s Theatre, New York; March 10 to 22, Boston Theatre; March 24 to 20, New England cities; April 21, en route west to San Francisco. Mr. Charles F. Tretbar, of Steinway Hall, v York, has resumed the publication of kis analytical reviews of important woriss produced in connection with the Theodore Thomas or- chestral concerts, the current number being de- voted to Mendelssolin’s Italian Symphony. We have already expressed our opinion of these admirable reviews, and once more com- wend them to-our musicians and con- noisscurs. As reference works and as guldes for umateurs to the sentiinent of compositions they are simply invaluable. The list now_ includes Beethoven's Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Symphonics} abms' C minor, No. 1: Liszt's * Mazeppa "' ndelssohn’s ¢ italian”; Mozart’s B fiat aud G minor Symphonies; Rafl's “Im Walde” Symohony and Suite for piano and orchestra, op. 2095 Rubinstein’s Dramatic Symphouy, No. 4; Schuvert’s Niath Symphony; and Sehu. mann’s B fiat and D minor Symphonica. As the reviews cost but a trifling sum, all the above heing rurnisicd at 10 cents each, except the Becthoven Third (20 cents), the Sisth (15 cents), the Screnth (20 cents), the Eizhth (15 cuts, ths Brahms (2) cents), and the Sehubgrt th and Schumann D mivor (15 ceats), there no_reason why crery amateur should not Lave the set. They will be sent postpaid on receipt of price by ** Charles F. Tretbar, Stein- way Hall, New York.” ) MISS TICRSBY IN ENGLAND. Miss Thursby continues to meet with success in and. Onthe 12th she sang at the seventh Phitharmonic concert, and of ner sin ging the London Times says: Miss Emma Thursby, the Amrican singer, who appenred at the same concert, deserves aword of special praise. Her voice, o high soprano, is sym- ‘nathetic. and her metbod singularly free from tha manuerisms, such a8 constant (remolo and exces- sive portaménto, t00 common awmong modern pri- ma-donnas. Af the same time, the production of the voice, especially {n the higher registets, i3 re- markable for its ease and absolute purity of in- tonation. Her frst coutribution was Mozurt's arin, **Sperai’ vicino il lido,” & plece the enormons dificuities of which, asresards compass of volce— 1t oxtands to the high E—sugwesis its_destination for Alossia Weber, the composer's early love and subsequent sister-in-law, With the exception of the two arias of the Queen of Night, in the ** Mag- ic Flute. " we know of no piece in the modern Tepertoire demanding a more flexible voice and a more sccarate ear. Miss Thursby is one of the few singers who mizht attempt the last-named part in the orizinal keys. But 43 yet she bas con- fined berself to the concert-room. The lady also contribated Handel's ** Mio caro bene,” from the opera ** Rodefinda.* one amonz a tolection of antel's arias recently edited_with masterly ac- companiments by Dr. Robert Franz. Ia each in- stance well-doserved applatse followed the per- formance, On the following evening she sang at th Leslic Choir concert, and the sam er_say: * Miss Emma Thursby, in Mendelssohn’s hymn, *Hear My Prayer, proved that the florid style is ot the only mode of expression at_her coni- maud, the touching appeal, < Ob, for the wings of a dove,’ belng especially remarkable for {ts tenderness of feeling.” . % MUSICAL NOTES. Adelaide Phillips will have an opera company next winter for Iyceums. Miss Anuie Loufse Cary will have her anoual benefit concert ut Portland Sep. 2. Aiss Abbott’s repertoire next season will be limited, as she will ouly sing high-necked opéras. The Mendelssohn Quintet Club, together with Miss Cary and Miss Lewis, zave the concert for the graduating class at Orono, Me., on toe 26th, At o recent sale of Rossini’s posthumous works in Paris, n Pre'ude Convulsif and Etude Astowmatique were disposed of to Baron Grant. The Norwegian composer, John 8. Svendsen, left Rome last month for Loudon, where he will conduct an original symphony and other new compositions. He spent the winter in Kome. The Hess English Opera Company, at the conclusion of their Boston season, will play a veek st 8t. Joho, N. B., and a week at uagl(ux, N Tiits will close the season of the present, organization. On the 1st of May Franz Abt celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his apuointment as Ducal Court Chapelmaster in Brunswick. . The artists and orchestra presented him with a siiver service and a watch. Johann Strauss has just married Mtie, Ditt- rich, a pupil of M. Procl, professor of singing at Vienna. Strauss has not devoted an un- reasonable lengih of time to mourning for his last wite, who died at tbe begioning of this year. : The flrst “Comuosers' Night,” by _the Thomas Orcliestra on the 25th, \vui’dem{cd to Aendlessobn. Two parts of the prorramine were given to him entirely.-sod included the Itaiinn Symphony, a quariette for French horus, an andante for ‘cetlo and piano. three s of the Midsummer Night's Dreans nd the * Infelize ™ aria, Which was sung by Miss Fanny Kelloget. The London Athenzum says: “The Worcester Musical Festival of the Three Choirs wiil ba celebrated on the 10th, 1ith, 12th, and 13th of Septemuer next- The new works will be the oratorio * Hezekiah,? by Dr. Armes, of Durbam Catbedral; an_ Anthem, by Dr. Stainer, of St. Paar's Cathedral; anda * Maenifleat? and * Nune Dimittis,” by Sir F. Ouseley, the Oxford Unl- versity Frofescor of Music. M. Sainton will be the solo violinist, and- Miss Done the planist; the singers named are Mile. Albani, Miss Anna Williams, Miss M. Davies, Mias B. Griffiths, and Mme. Patey, Messrs. E. Lioyd, Guy, Wadinore, and Signor Foli; the organise will be Mr, G, 11, Lloyd,” Mus. Bac., of Gloucester Catedral, Thé lending sacred works will be Handel's ¢ Messiab,’ *Elijab,’ the * Hyinn of Pralse,’ the psalm, ‘Jlear My’ Prayer? (Mendelssohn), the first purt of Haydn's ¢Creation,’ Hundel’s Det- tingen Te Deumm, and Purcell’s Jubiy Bach's cantata, *Blessing g .0 Sozarvs “Toquien? sies 20 GO onf ' THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS, Communfcstion fatended for Tirx Dravgury ¥hould b addressed to 0. D. ORYIS, b, ot Chlesgo, Tt s For Publisher's price-1t3 of standari woy gaine, address the Drausit Bateor, o 08 the CHECKER-PLAYERS' DIRECTORY, Athenieum, Dzarbora streat. PROBLE3 NO. 72. End-game from the Fite, played between Jom p, STZR, Jr., New York, and the Draught Eqieoy, 7 V. White (editor) to move and win. POSITION NO. 72. By W. K. AscoTT, Quincy, IIl. Black menon 1, 5,9, 10, 15, 13, 19, king 16, White men 03 6, 13. 14, 33, 31, Kinze 7, 17, - White to play and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. e J. D.~Yon are probably correct. John Kirk~Subscrintion continued as requesta; Will Teyazatn~The problem will be used vers soos, A. S, Chapman—Subseription recelved with hsnjy, E. J. Patrick and H. C. Clipman— el pmaa—Solutions e 1:. E. Bowen—Proot-aif he 25t fust. PR ot satif g E. IL. Bryant—Please send solutic sition, 10 sure attentian . "Ort1oa o jour fast 58! E. C. Sheallsr—Keverse the numbers ton, and 1t will pass tnusicr. 1§ it mors MU ol mos'e, ond Dot 311 48 you have It See thé palac? I F, S.—J. D, writes thac you 2 8150 b wom as fullowes - 00T PrOMiem ¥0.70 g szt 1~ 10505 | Wt =5 Wi o =10 ! e . CHECRER CHATTER. Ouir farelyn exchianges announce the inauguration of a draozhis fourney at Tranent, wish Suitable priey and apwards of turty coatentants, This 1s about the Feoson when the averngs checker. playcr 1anguidly shoves the Dleces over e oty persplringly prays for Covler weathi Mr, Joln Kirk, of furnett. contested 19 M. Fdward Teckwith ot Waupun. Wise, o fog oy 20, and W5 Rt 3 SUCCCASTUL. 35 OR LOPMIEr vccasloty. the'score standing Deckwith, 8: Kirk. 7; znd four aines were drawn. The mazeh for th Loudon, Ca...betyn cs, ot Wardsvl Dom{nfon champonshis. plsy irs. Labadle, of €} lgflé‘g[‘: ot Uy M7, Dries Ly 3 1 and 45 games. drawn. h 1ouks very much {XKC the score 1nade {n the Yates-Mariins mateh. While on his way from Chicazo. Mr. J. 1. Workmy of Sprinzeld, stonped a¢ Bloom (i5tor. 241 ames with Mr. Brool the strongest , 1he final score standing: Workian, il 13 Haties wore draw. Mr. John Robertson. of Berwlck, writes to the Glas- ow feruld, under date of June 4, correeting the seor erween himself and Mr. Wyllie a4 published In 1bo Yorkshire Independent, and cupled ju uil the draozbes Jocrnals throughout the land. ~3Ir. Loberison aliega The re to ave stoud at the ¢lose of sl dsys' play'ss. Wyllle, 13; Tobertson, 4¢ draw, 2 ik - 49 games. Mr. F. A. Towas, evidently considered himself wme- £hinz of # chee wefore i wandered away iy i (h wilds of Minnesota, sud ran af the shape f our okl-linis correspun Truax, the State cliamfon. The total the severul players au Moorhead stands Towa T Truaz. .20 Drawn. Towas....\18 Chambers v Drawn. 3 Mechonald. 1 rawn! SOLUTION: SOLUTION 70 KROBLE X GAME XO. 222-BRISTOL. H Played in the Hefter-Keed martch. Leed mavedfnt inall the followlng even-numbered games: ) 0 1-1 514 (10; 13- 9 =8 lzem!l 3on @ 2016, 11—, 31-273is0 dravs. 2047 1 Drwe 119 20 17-10 | ‘a—14 7-2 7 1ooks like 5 win. b (30 . 26 = 25 gpoi for a'win. P Rt | o S Dravn. 2} is=11 (a) Time was called on Mr. Reed at this move. 30 proved 1o be the only Instance whese time was called! B12 10-18 1713 cither side during the mate ——e———— MARY MAGDALENE. When death bad closed the solemn scene, e Jeaus l; in J“uac?h]'s tomb, ¢ weeping Mary Magdalene § ‘Come there In sorrow's deepest gloom. Behold! the stone was rolled away; An angel sat within, whoemd: - +* Come fce the place where Jesua 18T, For He I3 risen from the dead. +4 Go tell them all He i not here™ Then she remembered Jesus' Woi Apd Mary, for her love and care, Was tir# to see the nsen Lord. Tis love had cast the devils onts Then did her fajth in Lim appear. Al men had fied i fear and doubt, But Yary'slove had brougut her neak. o cac tolove **a sinner™ now; No one to fullow after i ] No voice of love,. ** Why wecnest thon? Ny one forgives a womaa's sl S WEsT Guovs, 1o, Z, x it - o ': g, l