Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1878, Page 10

" srreat saving of labor for the critic, aud 3 mo: 10 ? THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER '15, 15783—SIXTEEN PAGES THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. OFENING OF “THE SEASON. This may be called the opening of the theat- xical scason, althoush the term has become ratber meaningless in a city where theatres never close tueir doors all the year round. The tirst breath of cold air, however, has an awak- cniug influence. All at ance there are crowds of all sors of people Slling wlt sorts of places of amusement, the Exposition Buildiny, the theatres, and the varicty halls, dnd zo we aro bound 1o recoguize the appearance, if not the reslity, of ourfall commencement. - Mr. Juseph Jefferson apened 103 moderate bouse on Monday. Next day the audience iu- creased in puwmbers, ana they Kept thronmng aud more round the box oflice weck wore on. Jobm e engagement has been o far the most successtul, finaucially cousidered, he has yet played in Chicago. Mr. Burney Macauley, With lis new sensation, hus Jound audience fitand not few, aud Mr. John Hawlin, who burst into the middle of the week, auprepured aud with 3 cheap cdition of a well- worn spectacular picce,—even he cawe off with a tuir share of profit. With the opening of the Academy of Music, which occurs nest Monday, he smusement world will certamly be *m 1ull blsst.™ AN thisargues fruitfulness and hedii- ness o & community. Chicazo reasserts her i to pe “oce of the best show towns® in 1his grest and glorions land. We look furward 10 tte coming winfer with the assurance thit aur cup of Tlexgure shall be full 1o the bu, |, “To b sure. there is nothing promised as yer but repetitions of old delizhts, and 1t seems hike proceeding 10 thresh old straw to talk aver the dramatic pictures.abiat have been presentea for our edification. 1n New York they have got into a wayol letting tne actors do a!l their own erittcistu in advance. Miss Cavendish, Genevicre Ward, Modjeska, and all the comiug stars, are cuptured us they arnve and wade to deliver opoions about’ thewr own merits,—which is a more as the Cullouzh’s -one of cunvenient aund satisiactory process for the actor. This ethed way in tine supersede crncsm: it has apparently come to that «l- ready in the Ensteru metropolis, and the wa suay some aay reach the West.® As yet the - terviewer here restricts himself 10 mere mat- ters of persunal Mistory,—reminiscences of fumous' mew, gossip, scandul, and other readable mateer. By and by, perhaps, tne actor will become his own entical expunent m every town and villaze which 0Whs a newspaper. New York has set te example. We wduld hike to hiear Mr. McCullough, now, discourse W his juterviewer shout Uthello, and tell bt what be thumks of that character. . He bus evidently a- very intellizent coucention of he part, and he might be ableto expluy more uid do how tie clearlythan a mere observer eucceeds o toung dowu the fierce pussion of 7The Moor 1o the level of smuulb, botished decluiming. When you ask an cx- Pert o these matters what he thunks af Mr. McCullough’s Shiaksperean_representa- tious, hie invariably besins by saying, * We.l, you kuow, Jobu McCullowsh is 2 most excellent wan.? Which reminds one of the evasive crit- ism of Emerson upou a well-known literary man be cecountered in his Euglish travels, * Wiat did youthwk of Georse Giliitian ¢« f ok, said Ralph Waldo, *that his wife is a very pice lady, indecd.” Mr. MeCullough is noL 3 man who coures any such persoual popu-. Jarity, but it folléws him everywhere in spite of hunself, ynd cuters into 2 pood deal of tne comment that s usually bestowed upon b Work. His Uthellv is simply a tolerably smooth Verformanes, such a8 au aetor o incuiocrs ability might give after proper study of the lives. Waoere he mizat be great e becomes unexpectedly tame, snd there is 2 tonotony n Liis voice. uif, and facial cxpression woich im- ses the listener with the saddenine wea r b that the actor is ot in earnest. He vies out many of his passionate passuges wilh meaning- Juss repetitions teat are **not set down.” It is au ominous symptom of weakuess. a luck of coulidence 1u Bis power 10 ex;.ress the author's weanisg Wit mwensity. Waen Oeo saus *Damy her, lewd weneh, O damo her?? tlie curse fiiicuty terrible, but Mr. MeCul- lough is not sati: without reiterating it uver and over as be strides zeross the stage. 1le has “dampable iteration.” He s O bloud, fugo, biood! blovl! blood? Aud *again. U misery! misery! < misery And s0 b mauy Cof the best pussages. Thesc arc stupidities which no_actor stould pernit himself o mdulze ip. In sume respects Mr. McCullough’s performance showed zoud ntel- Jectual appreciation of the character; but at its best was fitdle more 1ban a 1air réadivg, Mr. Warde's Zago whs a spirited aud graceful per- Tormance, but failed 10 convey a true sense ot the innate malimnity of that human deaon. Aliss Granger wavea reasouably Zood portraiiure ot rhe wentie Lesuanona, avd Mrs. E. L. Daven- Bort’s £mica was a very sceeptable peform- ance. ‘The rest of the cast was rather unworthy of the company. Mr. Jeflerson has entered upon s Which promises 10 be at onee an enjo; season nent to e public and a source of profit to the manape- anent. His exquisite ;. £rows in beanty as we waze on it, aud, lik Ls of the ke, it metlows with age. gicture of Aip Va Wkl the The toguer representations, sud lend Hect (o the performance which < 10 complete the ilusson. Famlins new tncaire was opened lust Mon- day under somewhat uniavorable cireumsanees, and bas been punnivz ull the week very muci in the mavner in which it bezan, fie Naiad performance, both dra- aud presented one of amatically and picton b Luat comd have been ot losetled Hamlin seems hent on ceiting oui of the regular variety busitess, sud pestaps he wiil i time be able to cenmpiizt bis object. - But he must do better 1han this Deiore hie can persuade the pubiiciato e beliet thut be bas succeeded. LOCAL NOTES. 3. “Jefferson will play Jép Vi W, this week at McVicker's, . Ed Barrelt, the: comedian, has been engaged by Manazer Nortol, of De Bar's Opera-ilouse, Sc Louts. Charles Pond. the actor, who has been da gerously ill at the County Hospital, is now con- Valescent, and wiil soon be out. Charlotte ‘Chompson, wilh ber combingtion, now playiug in St. Louis, will s0on put 1w an xp' pesrunce in this city. Sne has two new plays, Leon Le Clair and_Muwc. Florine, opera- boufle artists, left for Detroit Saturday, under eugagement to Mauager Welch, of the Comique. Rice's Evangeline » Combination,with Miss Lizzic Webster, Miss Clancey, Mr. Harry Hun- ler, and othier tavorites, will open at looley's ou londay, the 234 nst. Val Love, of the Theatre, Comique, Kansas City, bas cagazed Mark fluehes und Thomas Dalton for the scason. They left Thursduy pizht to £11 their enrurement. All dates made by stars and combinations for the Southern circuit have been canceled until Jan. 1, consequently there will be au fuflux of Troupes for the Western circuit. Fred B. Warde avd Maurice Barrymore, the urchasers of Diplomacy,” Lave engaged the jeronis, aod thev will open in that play at -the New Bark Theatre, Brootiya, Sept. £, Harry Webber, stape-maueer at Hooley’s Thealre, at the conclusion of bis enzagement there, tikes the road with » comoavy, playing his sensational drama of * Nip and Tuck.’ The “ Uncle Tom Cabin I’ compuny open at Haverly’s Theatre to-morrow cvewing, rein- Zorced by several govelties. and containug much - of the efements which gave the play s DOp- ularity receutly at McVicker’s. Mrs. Lvdia Hastings willzive aa entertain- meut at Hershey Hall next Friday eventor for the bencfit ot 1de vellow-fever sufferers. She Wil be assisted by Louis Fulk, and other musi- cul talent. An attracuve programme bas been ali prepared. Clarence H. Livingston, with his bride. nee Esener K. Cary, late leading lady of the Califor- uia Theatre and Grand Opera-House, San Fran- asco, arrived in town last Thursdav night, and will remain i Chicavo unul Monday. Alr. Liv- bestonis the capitalist, associated with Mr. Kennedy. Thev bave leased tue Ewerson Opera- House, ana refitted it in solendid styic, som: what after the Standard Theatre, of New Yorl Nr. L. is e route Fast to engaze combinations. 3ir. McCullourh's reportory for the present weck is as follows: Monday and Tucsdar <o Gladiator”: Wednesaay matimee, * Romeo and duliet ¥ Wednesday svening. * Virvinius™; [hursday, “leary VIIL® with Miss Emily Gavin as Queen Kather.ne,; Fridsy, * Brucus 3 and Saturday, “Macheth” This is 2 trons and attractive bill, and will ‘exhibit Mr. Ao Cullough In some of bis. best creations. Miss Gavia s & lady wcfl ktiowa bere as a reader, and her debut ar Houley's wil X : s e ¥'s will be looked for wre pi TOEGERMAN THEATRE. Jir. Alexandor Wurster, iz theatre-mansger, opevs at the New Chi- CiZ0 this eveoinr with the best Gcr:;mu 3 drmm:mp;:ny thal was ever , brougit to- : - rether in this country. Mr. Wurster has made a new departure, sud will_hereafter give daily performances at the New Chicazo, wiich he has rented for the seasun. There is no reason why Mr. Warster should not succeed in his new venture. This city has & population of about 100.000 Gerimavs, or persons that speak the Ger- man lanzuage.—more tuan most German capital ties, wuere there exist several theatres where .daily performances arc given. ‘Tne new com- pauy that Mr, Wurster bas engaged for ihis season is of such a calibre as to draw. out the theatre-lovine Germauy, if such thiny is possible. flis company consists of twentv-four | members, ten ladies and Tourteen .zentlemen, all ol whom are able to tuke first-class parts. The stace-manager and leading man, Mr. Ed- ward Haerting, is without question the ablesy Gezman actor in this country, and bas but few cquals in the old country. "As a stage-manager be i no saperior. Mrs. Hedwis Hesse, the new leading lady, is the best German act teat has e establisned a repy ation as Fannie Janausibex. For many past she has played leading parts in the prinapal Court theatres in Europe.- Mr. Huus Ravene, the ‘uew juvewle muan, bas been director of th German theatre in - Breslau. He cam 10 Uis - country about {wo years awo, csiuc wihich thne he has been plaving star engase- ments. He bas no supeffor us leading and Juvenile man 1 this country. Mrs. Alviua Heyifld, the new ovératic sonbrette, bus a reputation equal to Cottrelly, ang, it is sud has a far betler vowe. Sue comses from San Fran- cizeo. Miss Helena Jantzen, the vew juvenile Jady, epmes lrom Hamburg, Gennany, where shehad au engazement au the Carl Schuftze ‘Theat She ix a beautiful young girl of about 19 years of awe, with fiery reil hair duivn to her wiist. Those who have s Lae retearsals danng the wi Lalented. But v 1 othec talgnt, Messrs, hoch,Schober, Schmil Puls are 4 quarieite of comedians ol theatr can be proud. Tuen there are lissier, Bonnet Tfetz, and othera. W is 100 well und fivera- biy known to need much introduction. She soubreites in the couttry, : tul i all otuer parts. - Miss Abl is suuiher <oubrette with an excellent reputation, and M Roliardive Otto, as old lady, is sait to be as sood as any that have appeared heve. Mrs. Tietz and Mrs. Mever have also zoud reputa- tiuns as talented actr Besides these, Mr. Wurster is negotiating with a first-class tencr and aother operatic svubrerte, so as Lo enable lum 1o bris ous, in wddition 10 dramas, com- cdies and farees, oberettas, opera boutle, e “The wanzural performance this evening will be kspeare’s velehrated comendy * The Taming ol the Shrew,™ with Mr. Eaward Haerting as ‘etrueeio, and Miss Hedwig Uesse as Ktheri in which’ parts e two have achieved immense suceess in the principal German theatres. Mr, Ravese and Miss Jantzen are also in the cast, Monday, Taesaay, and Wedn v nights there Will be ‘perbormicd 1 new How to Kist in the Dark.” Thursday, Frudas, amd Saturday mights, vew simang, larce “Der Voriobunes Teutel (**'Tne Engaements Dasil ) will be performned. GREEN-KOOM GOSSIP. It is understood that the new play® ¢ Mother and Son,Mshoctly tobe presented at the Enion Suyuare Theatre, 15 a translation, pure sud sim- ple, oi *Les Bourgeois de Yont d’Arcy,” not anadaptations ¢ Rose Eytinge, the actress, tells a Philadelphia interviewer toat Mrs. Florence’s s, Generas Guiftory o ~The Mighty Dotfar® 'is uply Mrs. [lorence ters Now it i3 Mrs, Floreiee™s tarn to speak. “1 think » says Miss Ada Cavendish to an in- terviewer, 1 am the best Lealrece since Mrs., Nesbit. Nobody etse has been able totouch jt.”? Way: shouidn't ¢ acuress he ber own critic? They are ull'doing it in New York. . Mr. W. J. Florence is orzavizing a company for the production of his vew play written by Paul Menit. It is said by those who have reud 1w to be tull of strong dramaiic work and thor- ouzhly in_keeping with the reputation already made by the wellignown actor aud s exeellent Leluniate. Mir. Rarry Suliivan will eommence his tour at Blackpool ‘o the 231 nst. He will remain in England two years re, and will then take a farewell tour of Am New Zealand, and Ausiralia, givine some performances Me buurne during the winter of the Melbourne Ex- the well-knowa Ger- | lubtion year, 1530, Tie great question which will azitate the- atricul cireles wuen *Les Fourchambaults ¥ is produced is, stould the twb brotiees, in the t scenc ol the ifth acr, kiss eacn othe or should théy merely emorace, or shoutd th sauecze the emotion i th: supreme elimax T French would oot nesttate i ceiding this quy 0. Wood's Museum in Philadelpbia having ad- vertised a dramatization of the * Vicar of Wake- ficla™ called the *Loye of Olivia,” Fanny Day euport applies 1or an injunction, which bas been sranted nntil the case §5 arzued. Lu her bill of nplaint Miss Davenport that the man- fid i amers of ke Museam i ausouncing the pro- ¥ have printed iu duction of “Luve of Oliv Love of* in letters their posters the words half an displaved in 3 hwe by 1tsell in Jetters sixteen tuches long, This she says Was dong'so as to “have tie eifect of an announcewent of the pro- «duiction of the play wiriecll shu owus, thus de- | ceiving the paolie. vicini of Mary Anderson’s Jul'e in “The acK,” the New Yurk Zanes V51 facts, ui Jeast, were made evident, tuat Miss Anderson doss not under- i ous? that Ler method is asculine; aud tiag purely mod AUsrTounGings are unsvited 1o her,—us much as a waier-lily §s suted 1o a partecre, The long sweep of her arms, the communding tones of her voice, the tuliness of her walk,—all these belog o the herowe munner which i$ essentiiiy tiers. “Iu those portions.of the play where she onld vise above her surroandmgs, she was ma- jestie and int ing; hut throughout thn sue. cession of scencs in which Juiu s alternateiy reguired Lo langa, to wdulze Ler vanity, w sui- ier, 10 weep. o repent, and o Press o seule of xtill subtler cisotivus, she was but a child plaving with the pussiun of life.’ Jobn Guido Mcthua Schelier, and his wife Murie Scheller, who, with thelr child Adolphe, felf vietins to Lhe yetlow fever, und were buried au Pitisburs, were artists widely kuown wud esteemed toronzhout the country. Methua was an accomplisbed scene-panter aud (dr: nuatist. He trauslated © Fanchon the Cricket and “Little Baretoot” for Miss Magwic Mychell. and Moseutial's * Deborat # for Mr. Augrustin Dalv. which tuat zentieman with may audacity christened **Leab,” and which beew taken as s, Marie Scheller was 2 popu- far soubrette, who firse appeared iu Eoelish 4 Laura Keenc's Vavicties, now the Olyupe, and poorted Bootl at the Winter Guarden She played with zrace aud iptellizence Opcia, Juie e Mortemar, sul Portiy; but her most remarkable periormance was as Desdemon to the Utheilo of Dawison, and the fugo of Edwin Booth. All plavroers of the tme will remem- ber that peculiar performance, which ercated much sensation and yielded a very larse profit. in which Mr, Dawison played Othelu m German, Mr. Booth fago in Eusiish, aud Mme. Schel- ler Desdemona alternately in German and Ey- #lish as sue addressed oue or the other. Tuere was nevera heartier laugh went up from the grecu-room thap ou the vecasion af one of theperformances ol “ Romeo and dulier " at the Fitta Avenue last winter, when no less a personage thin the Hon. 8. d. Tilden occupied a promineut box. The aunable Presidenteclect wus 1w bign good humor, sud avplauded the fair Juliet most rapturously, but with the nicest discriminauon, for he Is 20 esteemed authority in the futerpretation of the works ot the-im- wortal Williamn. So plessed was ne upoy| particular“occasion tuat he sent for the ater, aud requested to be allowed In exp) I thanks to Miss Andersou iu persous; i dunng the entr’ wcle was ushered - be. bind the scenes by the courteous Ste- phen, who tapped lighnly aL the door of the star chamber;’ w othier words, Juliel's ~ dressing-room. Miss Anderson " (Lap, tap). Noreply. A vizorous application of the manager's kouckles this tme. * Miss Aunderson (" (Rap, rap, rap.) “Well!” sang out a silvery voice that doubtless muve buche. lor Tilden’s heart forsuke 1ts accustomed lnper- turbability, +*Miss AudersonP* thus the maa- uger, with deep empressement in his toucs; *" s Excellency Gov. Tilden requests the honor of an introddction,” when forth from that clostd door, to the horror of e mavager, tu the electrificauon of the watting Goveraor, 1o the giee of the call-boy, to e utter and unds- guised amazemeni of the whole establishient, came this: 08, botherauon, Mr. Fiske! 1 can’t see Sammy now. Tell him to wait till § wash off my * make-up!'"—Ezchange. - NEW YORK. ® - Sar'LLss” Special Correspondence of The Tribune, NEw YorE, Seft. 12.—The maddest, the wildest, the craziest man fu New York this w is Jobn E. McDououssh. Jobu is u theatriéal manager; Jonu hes mavaged almost everything. from and including 2. Punch-sud-Jud show up o and socludivg a fiy-by-night snapcalled & The Molly Mazuires.” Joln used to be u capitalist, baviuz acquired that Gistinetson by manipulat- ing Punch and Judy iv' Austratia. Johu is stiil a finaucier, having put the product of all lus labor into the bands of Sarab McDonoush, shrouzh the beatilied process of bankrupze T appeared in America, and has as | but- John, with atl Ins ‘remarkable skill and | th; foresight In money matters, daes not under- stand the problem of mavaging a woman; and just now three of them are alter John, meaning “*bizness,” every.one of them. Let me tell you about it, for the story is an interesting ouve. A vouple of years or sd ago, & plav was writ- ten for littie Katy Mayhew by a San Francisco man named R. H. Cox. It was purchased for Miss Maybew by a Mr. und Mrs. Ennunds, two old family fricnds of hers. Tuen Cox died. Then Miss Maytew played the piece, aud it was a faiture. The Just act wanted doctoring, and one Clay M. Greeve, who announced himselfl as the correct literary puvsician for that worlk, tackled the job and carricd it through. After | that the picee was played again, and it was found that the sum of $50 which Miss Mayhew had paid Greene for his work Was a very poor investment. Greene himself - gcems to have shared in that apinion, 1or he started upon a second reFision of the Iast aet, and Look in to hielp biim one R. 8. Thompson. And right here it may ve renarked that tpe play was & drama. tization of Bret ITarte’s famous story called R IMIE A When Greene and Thompson had fixed up that troublesome act again the play was pro- dudd onee wmore, and was found to be 4 triile 18 hit in Lt e i better. Then Grocuo voluntecred (0 80 Bash | wover yny assessment the coats may ke, and and try to geu the play produced here under the'{ | it aliow you to use the play pending dec management of some id man, —for the | ion.” wouid not cover combined parses of the thiy Greane arrived in necessary expenses. Well, Green raud Opera-flouse, and gofd themabiout it. Gut. New York onc flne duy, and gotis eye pecled | e feluthat he had plaged it low down on fora financial backer of 8 speculative turn. | (hem by not warning them of possible trouble, After he 1md worn ont a couple of seclions of sidewalk on Union Syuare by the constancy * of Lis vigils, he fell azatst the aforesaid Jobn E. IeDonough, They had a bz powwow, and the ipsiot of it was that the “Molly Mawuite ™ fnancier-arreed to furmnish all necessary money T for printifie, company, and sotorih, Greene | McDonongn to vut the play on there, if rusied home, wroie s leag lefwer to | bronsht all the sccurity between Lere and Miss - Maghew, suggested that her fm- [ U—alifax. © For," he exclaimed, = tiat would meudiate presevee in New York would be a | rain the piay, MeDonousn, Pixley, amd iy cli- woud thing, tt was about fast May, and Me- | ents-prospeets of ever beinz able to do any- Dosmugh propozed Lo brinr ont the play at the | thing with her picee hereaiter,” i Umon Siuare Cheatre darine the summer, foree | Miss Pixtey says she dun’t eare how it turas arun for it, ana then put it on the road. Do yon | out, beeaw cDonouzh Las wo to pay her kuow what *forcin a ren® st Thiey produce | weekly, aecording to contract, wicther by a piece 2t some metropolitan theatre, baving en- | or not. But Miss Gilman has ged the house for a certain time. 1 the play | of the horn anvhow. doeswL mako « bit. aad_people o't comesanit pay their moncy to soe it, the Mwnazencat fills e suditorinw every night with desd-heads, so s 10 wive the appedrance of bir busivess. At the end of the * force,” the matager i i the Dole. 1o a considerable: extent, but e seis his wioney bucke by playing the picee shroth the country, *after s long aud prosperons rau i New York?'! Sabe? At to That is what McDounouzh wianted to do for *AMliss ? and Katy Mayiew, aceordine to the ronicles of St. Greene. Miss Mavhew's heart | to siie would in all protability have ¢ Lo share in tae ingentious I she noy received a see- slad, aud ed 1or New Yory pr: of process of “forcin oud leiter trom Greene—Clay M. Greeoe, tn | ad tius epistic hesaid tuat Jotn MeDowongh would <hare the starrine with her. ‘That is, his name | 11 should be posted on the bills in wyual provor- tion to hers, thus: **Miss Katy Mayhew, sup- ported by John McDonouzh.” — Now,, Mi: Muybew saw the § She knew Mebonough w; ol 1o support her, tut Iv-decorated theatre is packed every night, that heavas oinr 0 TeIv on fer for Ais living. | and Miss Cavendish is embusiastically applang- Besides, she probabiy woudered, many | ed. Lo the lirst part of the play sne faiis to- o bare, where pu earch he ever became competent | e of intzrest, but alter the curtain rofls up to play *second ? parts. Surely success asa | on the third act she is magrificent all the way Punch-and-Judy slinzer dou’t ah makea | through. [ never saw an andience so amazed good actor of 2 man. B as the one which mathered Monday nisht {o se ilowever, she wouldw't have it. So shesat | ner. They were rather bored by the vpening down and wrote 1o Greene saving that the play | hali of thie evenings performance, but when vclonged to her, and that she woutd be the sole | tie star struck for them ut the point indgicated attraction or nothing. she L ept them along to 1 It she Tue ““author,"—Greene, Clay M.,—closely | is propetly manasred her fortune is backed by McBonourh, wrote ler aguin a Wallaci’s openiug with * Clarissa Harlowe agdin, bezxing, entreaang, threateni hu was not a distinguished suecess, The p as 00 wse. The mare they wrote, the madder mutty,” and the actors were not well fitted io has done for a Cozblau was swamped. The bill will be changred s abaut Luis on - Whicn utmust, Katv became. Tn one of the Jeite time, Greene, in a state of despera stimulated bis humorons vein to i * My dear Fatty,” and contindes in a4 soon, and some old comedies revived. sitain equaily subtle and spontaneous. But | - Hendersoby opens the Standard to-night with comudy husiiess had no more eifeet than senti- | ©An Open Verdict.” From sceimg the rebears- ment.” Tne letters fell oi from berhike water | als, Pofafraid the picco won’t wo. But that’s off frow a rublbr overcoat. She grew madder, | ove of the things about which “ you cau’t some- thouih, every time the *author ** amd his man- | times mose alwuys tell.” Irausien. ager wrote. And when her wrath had reactied a stlicient betht, she ot warried. I Gow't kuow why 1t is Lt actresses, cspe- iatly in Califoruia, et married when they be- come wrathful. The vsual ran of women yet wrathfol atier they get maried. Bup w actresses in California it is different. Wh they et mmad, they wer waeried Miss | po Julfteys-Lewss, becumine anery because she wasn’t advertised properly in * Diplomacy, immediately commiited wedlock, Miss Mayhew did likewise when sie became mad eooush.” 1's he ir. it settled it. Mayhew would not come 10 play, **sppported by dohn MeDonough, Greene and bis manager Wwere wild,—wild not only becaise she wouldw’t come, but because she said sie’d stoo them from viaymg the pece without ner. But they - chomens tiey could bridue that over if toey could only arrange for a tstar”? Therefore, Whiic thuy were bes Mayhew to come on, they ovpened telegray communication with Ant tornia soubretee. Her terins MeDonough, and he tel Just what be would yive. and be looked ubout tor Actors, muun: ware Ada Gilman, _saving she Was best nctress of the three, or, in the ph nare, that she could 1 4, 5. 8. 78 el ler, Sie didn’t as a thi 58 party and ageats told him Lo en- the Se- P ology of tue Union § * knock the spots off from al! of fem.”” Miss | 3 2 the country, two or th 4, journey from New York, spending ber vacation, | * and MeDonougi imuediaiciy vpened 4 correr spondence with her. {Uis tirst fetier to hier b 5 date of Juty 2f,—three days before s last tetter to Moy S s 6. you se, befor selection he wis 10 Lo uther Judi tetter by tel were Tess costly than M und that the latter demanded the O, DT fier Lo conie ne \‘F\' rongh with tuc md propositions oh, ‘statinge per ternis, which s Pixiey’s only on e ar xpenses | 7. of herscif and husbaud from *Frisco here, in tdition to ner subsequent suiary, Cpon re- cetpt of this telegram, MelYonough wrote Miss of Uilmay to start tor New York at ouce. She [ © 2 = - cameé ou, euraged with lm, sat for photo- | Thursday evening, Sept. 19, for the benefit iraphis and Went ick to the voutilry (o spend | of the yeliow-lever sufferers. The following we time unil she was “wanted for well-known singers have Kindly volunteered O ey e Miks ooy, oue i A48 | heie scrvices in this_bencyolent cause: The conciuded what she would aceent Mchouowra’s | Chicago Quartette, Miss Bluett, Miss Hardy, terms aud pav her own fare to Now York, And | Miss French, Mr. Dexter, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Smith, she telezraphed i to that eifect. Ilere was McDonourrh in a pickle. Two veople had ac vevted the same enwazement, and te couldn’s employ more than oug of thewm. Whew! 1t looked squaily. Clearly he must get out uof the serape sometow. Lo was hot, MeDonough went out on Union Square, as he savs, and met Len Grover, to whom ne told his troubles. Grover suw the light, and informed his frieod that Miss Gilman was—so he bhae heafd—enzaged for the season to W. D. Gem- il of the Chestnut Strect, Theatre, in Phila delphis, McDonouzh kuew better, but it was 4 way out of thy trouble, and he grabbed it. They biad u drink and separated, leavive the barkeep- er to chulk down 4 quarter for future referenc and contemplation,—the chalk, oot the quarter. Tuat, alas! he may never ¥ Mr: M its Chi SleDonvugh rusoed to the telegraph sttion, 2 el S - avenine. 934 nst sent dispatch 10 Fister allhg ooy v?’m& sacred concert for Sanday eveuiag, the 22 fust., York, graobed his carpet-bag and scooted for | tthe Baptist Churek, fn which not oply the PBuilaiiciphia,—bere be lives, in the house which hie made over to Sarali McDouough in 1859 fa order to prepare for emergencies liko this one. But before e weut, he authorized the dramatic editor of a Sunday paper bere to say that Miss Pisley would play M'usy, thus showing (hat he couied on calling his eurazement wita Gilinan “'of,"” merely ou'n rumor that she was enseged elsewhere. When be got to Philadelphia, be went to see Gemunll, who coufessed that he bad been 1o uegolation with Miss Gilimnau, aud that e had SENL Ler SUMe CulLracts Lo Sign, 4 Week oMmore betore—but which she had not sigued. Clearly McDouough saw thut there was uo enwawc- went berween Gewmiil and her. Still, he wonld pretend to bielieve there was, and so vain tiwe, So lie went tome aud wrote her a letter, suying he was “muctdisappotated” 1o hear that sne was encared 1o Mr. Gemuwill, hat ne * was ufraid 1t would be too late to wet PRley ® (e had al- ready enguted and_unnounced her), and askim Miss Gilman what iie should do. This was on the vignt of Auw. 0. Wuen Miss Gilmur re- @eived Lhis letter, Dot suspectini Guplicity, she auswered it, explaising that her wegotiations vith Gemmill i not reached a contraes or agreement. Oun the 14th of August McDonough wrote her u sccond letter, begging ber for re- fief, aud still averrinz that he could not get Pixley. Bui the auy before that he hsd adver- scd Miss Pixley, aud sbe was ou ber way to New York, having ocen scot for by McDonouzh on the 10th, or four days before he wrote Miss Gilman praving for revel, and fearine Le could r:ot get the Calitornia soubretie. All of which shows that the Punch-snd-Judy capital- istwas wdived 1o do erovked busiutss with Miss Gilman, g She, too, beran to smell a rat and cae to New York. When she uarrived, she found Miss Pixiey adverused to open at the Grand Opery-House on the 9th of September, io the part for waich she (Gmeu) had beew engagzed. She wps advisid by ber attorney of at of ed of about this time, pu ment and make him pav her the salary he had agreed to pay Unring tho entire season,—sup- posiug, ol course, that he had thie mouey to pay her with, v proached, and_MeDononzh went on with the week hie eaing over from imtend the last reheursal. . -AS only Katy N injunction pn farge It boards all over the city; aud lastly, be had con- tracted to produee M throngihout the Uniteu States. teld the trump card, and so he be . for her, with his hair on end, and the perspira- ove her at any cost. weit to-lier lawy q penditures and thie losses waich must fall on lawyer said: vent _to Poole & Donelly, m amd thes this house under auy eircumstane But Judwe Dit sel, told me yesterday that he woulidn's aliow “P'wo year: bled upon Bret Harte! tizeit for her sume time. the Work, pushed it three-tourthis tn aud put it into her hands. other dramatization wonld sav she had appro- 1 thai’s the way the matter stauds this afternoon. There has béen nothing like it sinee_ Modje made her first aopearane ‘The erest s benelit of the yellow-Tever suilerers will take 1 | place this evening at MeCormi we simply anpend the programme: . Address .. §a. **Lead Kindiy Lizht Miss Cary, Jivs. 1 i€y I sx Hoyne, Iy, Halyour, ) A parlor coucert will be given at the residence Prof. Ka A\ concert for the benefit of the yellow-fever sufferers will b inreh on Erids Insdale is uot disposed to be numindful of The ladies of the villago on F raising $75 by voluatary subseription. The Dra- matie Club have provided an entertainment for next Thursday evening at the Congregational years was prominently musical futerests of this city, has arranged 2 Dest local talent will; participace but also some | singers. Enrlewood evidently intends to do her share towards the relief of the fever sufferers. minstr concert and dramatie reading is avuounced to take place on the 24th inst. under the ‘direction their service [ ‘The Eddy organ re Saturday next, it being the sixty-third of the season, ~ The proxrumime will be : 1 " 10U, Ariozo~** But the Lord 13 Mindtul. 2. *‘Andante G .. Bliss Anpie M. R. Barnette's * First Musfeal Afternoon ¥’ was Thursday last, on which oceasion her own yoeal tlass of Mme. Nielson. As both of these fa- dics have. been quietly doing ood work for some meooths it is due thab their well-con— firmed expelience us teachers should upon tis at she could hold McDopough to his.enzige- Meanwhile, the date for the opening ap- avarsals. - Monday morning of this g2y o Phialdelphia to super- he stepped antily into the back-door of the Grand Opera-, e b saw (hay “ Uacle Tom’s Cabin”? was preparation. . - X s o ciis? he asked in surprise. * O, uothing,” was the response,—nothing, hew las arrived, and -has put an Lliss.’ " & . That was the climas! McDonongh was in a ew. e had to pay Miss Pixicy wacther he 1 & Mliss? or niot; likewise he had to pay Gilman; similarly, be haa to pav for 3 amount of printing, whiclt was on the bill- ss7 in twenly cities The kuew Miss Sayhew What was hie to do? - an o scati jou Folliz off from his fat ribs like the river Nuzara Falls. He searchied, bue be_did ot find.” His Sbigct was to compfunise with inally he gave that up, and r wit & gitiful tale of lis ex- y the piece. [ler m il he wasn’t allowed to pl FProduce seeurity to the amount of sxo0fto Once more a gleam of hope shone on him. ITe nagers of the aid “ Nixy, old man! You can’t play * what Then MeDonatrh went (o Niblo's, and has ar- nged 10 produce the pivee there next wee hoefer, Miss Mayhew?s conn- o a literary friend of hers stwu- *Miss™ in book form. ter resuding and marking it, he sent the st her, with the vromise that he woulit Afterward he ey of the way o, und then laid it aside, beeause ther UL oany dmmediate prospect of setting it . But when he beard of MeDonoush' e seized his manuscript, completed ir, first she declined t, on the ground thap the owners of the ted tieir property. But aftera goud d nersunsion she consenzed, and Dier drama is vertised in the Dramalic’ Neas to-day, So ¢ pickle, all round. iswt it? udish nas marde a great sensation at 3 'Theasre in = The New Mardal S 1 Tl in New York. their pares. l'd's the worst work.Boueicanis ny time, and even Charles MUSIC. YELLOW-FEVER COSCERTS. red concert arranged for the Hall. As tne blic is already familiar with all the details, TART 1. Overfure—*¢ A Mizhty Castle is Our Lord daie . «e..essMeyerbeer Loesct’s Orenestra. Proj. Davit Night Song.. LAbt Samson). . Iandel o vy, i <o...o . Dudley Buck 100+ No Evil Shall Betull Fhee " (Eli). .. Costa St Cecilia. Quurtette, The Prayer.. . ire Loiis C. ifuc] Christmas Hymu. . Adolph Adam Siss Cary und the Apollo Clui AT 11 Paraphras<ec—**The Sweet Bye- wnd-Bye Cipolio *¢ Retorn, O Gad or Host: " Mins Aun ¢ Luwiss -+ enes Weber George Lacsch Loesch's Urch The Lost Chord. .. M ss dune Lovise **The Ghapel ™. « oo Sullivan iry. +eeeee.Kreutzer Tueme and Verfutions. .. Beethoven Laeseadnad Strong @ “*laric! What Mean .% Voicesr™ . Gounod b, **Come Unto Me, « Dow Harmonia Qiartetts. ££0ld_Unndred Hrs. Faraell, Jtise Whit- rs. Kewp tou, Mys, K. C. fiall, Mr. Huieard, Jr. Sloan, the Apollo Ciib, Lucsch’s Ur- chestru, dud the enfire andcace. Prayee and Benediction SV Lrof. Daci Mrs. fienry L. 1aceh, No. 290 [udiana strest, eu ut the Trinky M. E. cvening, Sept. 20, by Mr. and s. Clark P, Willson and Chaplain~ McCabe, . Willson i a sister of the late P. P. Bliss. ever suifercrs. ay succecded in duty’ towards the yellow- urels, and Mrs. Dr. Carpeuter, who for many connected “with the the most prominent of the Chicazo solo A verformauce was given Friday evening, which a goodly sum was raised, a0d now 4 Mrs. A, Gustorf, the proceeds to be forward- to the destitute aud fever-oppressed people thie South. The hore talent will contribute nd 2 number of musicians from a0 Will assist in the performance. THE EDDY ORGAN citals will be résumed oo follows: « (Le81. . Choral— Sleepers Walke, s wemsiceesnes-ono Mondelstohn {Best’s Arrhugements, | Fuwue in € (Book I. Aria—** From Mie beus. ™| op. 14..5. De Lange ‘nicago, ] No. 5 .. ** Conzolation™ in Grund offertoire in'¥, ov. 35, néw (theme irom Beethoven's sonata for plano and viulin, op. 47) .- Batiste [Firat time in MISS BARNETIE'S MUSICAL APTERNOON. at Recd’s Temple of Music pils were agrecabiy assisted by the piano first opportunity be properly acknowledeed. Mme., technical development, althoush this necessa- efson’s taste would ‘seem to direct to rify precedes, and it is perhaps not to be ex- D aiready be~a broader calture. were “The Brook,” by Pop exceuted by Huldat: miss; duet, by Misses Alma’. Jevae. (6 and 7 abstravted from * the purd and a forn (Waener- Ella years), nursery for verv - Drilliaug Dan! 1) by Mrs. Annie Barler-Huarlbut, ted that the result of her brief work should Her numbers . very cleverly senson, a quite youn and, evidently the per- nce of the ditficult Tanniauser March a lady who adds an inteilizent reading to a highny fini; The vi hed techuique. numbe were “Funa Magia it Canto * (Campaua), by Mrs. Jenny L. Turking- on: " (Biauchi), by both of whom were re Estremi istanti” (Meread; Matteson-Powell, wno e the occasi bl encare. has a voiee of excelient aualit presenc ve siners than as a pupil. ° Miss Barnetie seeis to fmpatt to with Lacility the Ttalian method, v wl Lins herself been educated. Sv far us sty coaceried her sucees cunsidered assured, and regarding the develop Litly Lynch, i fa Negl e, by Mrs. Belie e off the honors of Mrs. Powel 1 a very agrecable il ouglit rather to he weleomed as a v ratefuf addition to our chureh or - concert her pupils ich she 15 as a teacher enist be MERL oL the voice it 15, of coirse; tov early to expuct deasive results. . LUCAL MISCELLANY. Mr. W. N, Smith has heen lected musical difeetor of the Englewood Musicai Societ; A, M. Fietahier, resigned. J. Hattstaedt, of the Chicaze Masic has returaed trom bis swwmer v vice i ton. Ilis institute at Lewiston, L, proved very stcesssiul _ Prof. IT. of this eitv. will conduct the se semi- Mivention ot the North Missouri Mits SMr. Prait’s piann pupil his resulence, 1T Indiana avenu re dLattie L. Colburn, Xids Ma Misses Hii), ¥ The Chicazo Lady Naperville on Mond engazements have b Davenport and Museating Oct. 1. fage part, for concerls chool of Musie: day alternoon n Sam Art will be formed on S - ar L o'eloek, wider the dirc ton of Mr.3: 1 Kuavzer. The ¢ bt for beginners and for advane The West sidaghor: for tie n last ¢ retieal wRer tie du Charloti= Hawes, of Boston, livering of luciures i ri of December or * Nuture's B, [ city durn ther inJanuard, Her subjects o s+ Nazional Masic, ynis, ¢+ The Influence of Music,”? aml tires will e accompanigd with ape musical ilustrai tie il come e h s will give a soirce at Dt 30, ed, Lie n Ly to oceur abou in elocation at the Hershey the indorsement of the best musical authorities in Boston, amongs them ol Pame, John S, Duwight, and B. J. Ly ept. 16 Misical Art begins fo-morrow, ready beon Jurge muombier of stidencs have every pro 2. 3. Parviance, who ha exlensive expericnc as tacaer in ghe a thorouzh course of Europ wly, bas Liestn secured as vocal dlent musi ed of more than usual literary ral waodern lanag el be fownd in our advert with chits: ¢ an operatic entertainment d . Ope Farini will at the West E evening negt, The progrunuie witl open wirlh the second act of *Martha,” cust as follows: Marthi, Miss Minuie | 3 Nuney, Mrs. A, vas toilows: Leonnre, M cent, Miss Swnlley; Iuez, Mrs. C. Jenks] Manrieo, Mr. A Lewisy (4 tina; Lz, Me. Tayior. Betw will e sumz as Tonwvs: ¢ uni " by Miss by Mrs. G, Jeuls} Miss McBean. given Wwith seenery and in costnme. The first rol touk place Friday o’cloek, at MeCormis tion of Prof. . act, avating noring, Sepr. K Hadl, Scliool of A et of @ s had st and dition to Miss Pur- omshiznments, and s, besides, conversant Details_of ising, House on ‘Ihursday s entire last =5 Lilic West; wul @i Luna, A. Fa- the acts solos wa from - Br- Wanitten; o Love My Love,” from * Rooert,” by ‘Lhe operatie fragments will be I of the Chicago Orchestra , at 1y under the direc- ker. The pupils of the Cnivawo Musical Cuilege have free admis- ston 1o these weekly rehearsal: rangement t wusic was performed, amor, was the Leonore Overture No. 8. ro Urchestra hias found in Prof. Ros: ronductor, i urchestra. Ther irants for the comductor's baton ik, This 15 envourazing, Amoug them all thie right man may yet come to the surface. e New York 27 of the 10th inst. says of one ut our ex-urEanists: Mr. Johu White, the. oranist of St. Patrick's, Ty afkernoon Lue tirst of & xeties of mix congerts which he Intended giving at that cathedral. UWas tn s0e respects 2 most tnter- esting concert, Mr. White had, by some excellent WORK T3t year, satnerd for himsele an enviaole po- sif1on dmeny 1he eraanists of New York; his pro- en selected with singalar d_been admirably wuterpreted. way neoved himsell an artist flerciore the first of the con- curta which le annuntuced for this season became an event of decided mterest. Mr. White's eoncert showed work in the right direction. nuwmbers an his vrosramme were ex- in the celleut. ¢ wag L relude Fune of Frio aind Canon_ by Metkel, aud Thiicle’s € i and Fasue. Beenies Lnovelties—among them u couple of ¢-Mocceaux & Extive.™ by, Jlancls, for orzan and violu, Wit the violin part ot very well played by 2 Mr Raboch, a Beucdictus from Liszt's ** Rrennung's Messe,™ with the vioim obi eveu worse “played than the tormer oe, b same vidlmist. und a Sonata Pastorale, by Rheine herser, which charmingly played oy Mr. White, and which was in itsell a most delishiful composition, 1ult of the poctry of grevu fiehds and pleasint woous, strons yet not strident, uracefut hut never weak, The Sonata by Steble, ** Saul, " & 301t of symphoniclone painting, wass thorougii- s work, modeled somewhat after the Sonata, tiona notatali ity equal, av least, a3 could e judged by a sisgle these there were sev —30 far, bearing. THOMASTANA. . Mr. Theodore Thomas had bis farewell benefit in New Yori on the 1ith. ‘The New York 4'ril~ wne 5335 of the programme: There are two novelties on it; oue, a series of #elections from the *+ eold, " the Grst opera of the Bayreuth Frilogy s the sccond, the Vorspiel to Goldmark’s *¢ Quecn of Shebs, " some of the ballet music of whicl iis becn_very popular here for some time, thanks o Mr. Thomas' intro- duction of it. T'he ever povular fandel ** Larzo ™ walt be given, and the other numbers wil) be \We ner’s ** haiser-March, " Runinstein’s ** Valse Ca- price,” one of 3 brouzht out for the Tiest time durin 1 Boven's uverture 1o Fideho, ™ Liszi's _sy¥mupbom bovin, ** Les Prelodes,™ the Wil Tell ™ overture, a Strauss waltz, ** Wiencr Iresien,” and Berhioz's fiakorzy “'march. The soloists will be Mise Emma Abvott. who will - tue ** Casta Diva ” from ** X and a ** Salgo gia, " from Verdi'y or ‘lszllupietrs, who will * Noel. The New York World of .the same date says: 1t 18 8aid that a8 soon as the -agnouncement of Mr, Taeodore Thomas* Cincinnuli engagement wwas made public several eentiemen of Ui city agreed 1o nake up a sulticieat sum tu secure his retention here. One gentleman headed the st with 35,000 and others followed with sutler »ums. At the and this ar- The ¢ proper encourement of the: publie, there hoie that Cirazo will soon buve a firet- e three or four other rame tine the New York and- Brooklyn Fhilhar-, mouic sucieties were canvassed, and 1t is certain that they wre willmz 1o runranice Mr. Thomas £3,000 for b@ scrvices us conductor.—that is - 00 for each sucicty’s seriex of concerte. Me; Thomas has, nowever, actusliy signed the Cincin- nili coutract, and cannot by sed without tone cunsent of tie otliee contracting varty. 1t 19 said that this conseut can be obtameit if the necessary amoint 1 raised aad Me. Thonins usks to be ré. leased. 1f he goes to Cincinoati and coters upon Lus duties his contract will preclnde his retnran here 10 conauct any coficart. Whatever 1s done 1n the matter. therefore. must be douc guickly, Ver coutra, says W New Yorg Times : ‘Theodore Thomax was asked last night It there was any (ruth w the reporl that be had been offered induccinaty t remain 1 New York ine stead of wvine o Cincinnati. - He satd he bud not read the reporta referred o, had not heard of tae allezed_imtucements, and he did not care about them, Tt ouebt Lo be understood by this time, he savul, that he nas signed his contract to go to Cin- cuunuti, and toat he intends to tullll the promise he buas it 20 the ggmlemen in that city, Aud the Cincinuati Guzelte says: The subscriptions that are being raised 10 New York 1 mduce Theodore Thomus to remain in that 5 10 lead one of the papers to suspect the presence of a colored gentleman in the Cmginmati wood-pile. ‘e ¥uspicion 13 uatounded. e rentlemen who mvited Mr. ‘Tnowas to Cincin. nuti do not cnyage in practices of that sort. MUSICAL NUTEs. Mr. C. Fritsch will uot joiv any of the opera- y ar¢ 80 heavy troupes this season, but will rématn in New Yurk. Ditson & Co. have just published the first number of their Musical fecord, & periodical of sixteen X muele. The fecord will appear weekly, and ’i_lsct, including six pages of popular. Messrs, Ditson & Co. announce that they will continue to publish Dwiyht’s Journa: of Mus:c 83 usual * notil Jan, 1, 1370.” Stgnor Frapolli, itds said -in London, has been eneared by Mr. Mapleson, senior, for tis opera | scason,in this country. Mile.de Murska will hegin a series of concerts city toward the end of September, under in this I the manaiement of De Vivo. It is stated chat Verdi is engaged upon a new 3, whick will be opera, entitied * Mouteza, first produced at La Scata, Milan. 3. Sajut-Snens has just completed an opera entitled *Etienne Marcel.? [t duced at Lyons tn the conrse of mext season. -- ‘ew has information to the effect that 8. B, Mills. the plamst, will ap- andhause concerys, Oct. 1. The Fungarian violimst, Edward Remenyi, The Wusic Trade I pear at Leipsic Ge for a number o e will arrive has been enwae: the United States. vember. . Alter terminating his present series of con- Tom Karl pro- eerts with Annie Louise Car, poses enterng upou a European t kill time until spring. Tho Marie Roze-Mapleson concerts will com- Tty ) sy mence at Steiwway Hall, New York, on Monda SR Sept. 3. The follawing artists will appear: N T eI TEON Y, 2, = Muue. Marie Roze, Sier. Brianoli, Mr. Carleton, G Mot : aud 3lr. Ferd Duickens wad thiere "will be an | 12-t6 E: White’ vrehestea under Mr. G. Carlhers. Nesotiations | {{={d | b s, ire now pending for the appearance of a young cello pluyer also at these concerts. it is said that Nilsson bas growy fat, and, like | Playeil betwees A= \ of Pl Swedes e passed, coarse in_features and i Thr aza Titiens said: son worn_herseif out prematw less liviper. upand o home. * Chri ol zues 10 some fashionable party, in the morning, and goes home exh; voive has sullered Tor ip) Such primer csfe, wonld have Tas fonger. Now 1t is already U8l ruis be wone in live yea - s of tire new myth opery, ** Perei tively lixed to taie place at R Al i 0L the amount of subseription by tie ** Patronacyerem” of the e suiificient to eover the outluy of the tine work, Noone will be admitted vrmnances exceot U ity A3 300 1l subseription of 150, 1579, and 18503 50 th il for caclt visitor will be &2 nses ang of | Bayreuih. iy ‘the programme of the War tival, Musical Assoctation’s Worvester from the 2l 1 cutirdly worthy of the 5 will e umder Carl Tih sudes its laree chorus, has for soloists My Oswood, Mrs, E. R Dexter, Misses Fatiny Kel- iouw, Zilla McQuesteu Laura Schirmer, Mrs. J. K. Barton, and Srs. O. T. Kimball, so- pranos: Miss Cary, Mrs, Flora Burry, and Miss “lta Welsh, contraltos; Cirles “R. Adfms, Fritseh, Walter Keunedy, and Dr. W. J. Clarke, tenors; and A. E. Stodiiard, Tasiapictrs, 8, 7. Hammond, and ‘D, Al Babeock basscs. Besides, the Temple and S tets arc enaged. The Meudelssohn Quintet, C Subply the instrumental force. beerzht concerts. On Thursda 2th, Handel's” * 12 Allegro 7 r0s0 " will “be @ven, aud Eric v Festival will close with the oratorioof * Elij THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS, for Tug Deaveit Eptror ] Communicationsinte: should be addeessed to Q. D. ORVIS, Chleago, 111 For Publfsher's price-1ist of standard works on the game, addr ke Athenwnm, PLROBLEM the Draught Eattor. PLAYERSY DIRECTO! By **SWEET SIXTERN,” South Evanstoa. White. rally after the” spring of life has “Chnistine Wisen [ have sung T wrup, myseil ine, alter the éxertion wigiit of opors, pAts on her balj-dr stays up i ted Sifteen ording to Herr Wagner’s official orean, the a aaelies Wochenb atl, the fivst representa reatls in 1850, nposer wilf be members of the tiog_who have paid their an- illings for the three baritones Orchestra, the 50 Deacbora streat. all 4 s will be pro- | Sretl $i0 have beea fhcorporated. aud the or weak i Sir. MeCalloch itas b cularly fo il f concerts in early tn No- our thut will Toss looking. arely by e nd austed. Her 4 voice, with years ned, and will tin 7 is deting 15 to be ratsed mountin: to the s o at ter County 1o hesheld in inciustve, is ddents. It on, and, be- ni huber Quar- 58 othie ternoon, the 11 Pense- eveuine the . rT. Dlack. @ Black to move and wia. POSITION By H. i rly, T ack men on 2, 11, 13 Wiite men oa 10, 14, 1 ilack 1 me TQ CORRESPONDENTS. 1L Pryant—Attended to. B, Fonville—| od with thanks. Frank A. Fh X—Proot-sttps malled.: 1L 3. Hall—=WHil try to acconmmedate you. Jderny Keady—Your neat fictle end game Wil appear . owa. King 21, Kiug 4. Dest donbl Positions, a chofce collection of €xcell Volumie is a repriot, & great author. and Svhere tup e of the ahless hands of D: burg. 1 (@) The byg white had to draw, Tlaged at Quuncy, T, friemd. SEpr. 12, 1 Oh! wlho is that beine celestial, Who 1 A Seotland, fouz 2 library s our dragg! ome_nob_only work ever “pubilst ratue weleomne €0 us e s The Dragelic LT of the 7yr: bisi throi Whor we are et e received in AT L B, iR e At 19 oF She e (WAl Lo redd or the BEtTer). fon wlenivadt et et T ST M, WILD 33 By VAT e Radris Smdrecie ok “Yoliaxgd, " i Second ite rated Ve e T M ay perieer g0 TS that e treatise will b UnAoAnd Play A% ALY 01 The EAme of Gty e hepe tpat it Wil b el 3 dove: (of iy Popularize the intéres he leaves 1t fy 1o M ALY 1 X0, 82, By Charles J. Davls, .+ aad tue GAME NO. 23553 XGLE CORYER, bltween W, Fricnd p 225 | 27 T i1 r shaull draw this pus T EDiTo SINGLE CORNFR. een \e. I il AND THE RED;HEAST; 2INE AND SHADS. Bendinz o'er a placid hruox, . A Lily pansed ad . And. looking low witnin its deeps, A omething there espicd: *“Away dow theee, 1 do declares Twonder who 13 T know not who 1t looks 50 wuch like wo.” . 1Sang low and Sweef, on maple-tres Close by the brook, ubove her, A tny Jitile Redbreant—be Wi lon her fittle lover: ** Away down there, | do declare,© Ay Lily-love lies dreani : While L. trom of the sall tree-tops, Can sce her skadow streaming, e piped awsy s merry Jay, f And xoon be sat heside her; ' Eatnever dud she notce_hum? i hme! whiy could botide her?t- She would not spcax—size could not spesk? - The while he sat repining, tile she louked withis the brook, pon Lt something shuing. Ah! now I see my Lily-pet Is watching her own siadow.” Tae whtie be tuttered round her yet, The while she felt 2o alud, ). **Ah! now,” quoth she, **Isce, Iace, "Tia one’s own self in seeminy: P Aud what we du—Leflecti Liegets no idle dreawing.” e piped away a jolly lay ule hers = e was her littic iover still, gme aueht what wonld betide her. Dul on the wintry blasts bad come, Amd forceq were they to severs Yet sull the sunshine of their lives Lives ou—lives on foreser. 3 Jusern D. Tosxs. e ONES. ONE OF THE LITTLE raent of whit e terrestrial, jght? Arrayed in s nic of sutie on Who fillea me on Earth with del zarlund her head is adoening, OF towers wuose bloom will £ *Star of the Morning L eense: s, And bier busom the Jilly Conkling—Correspondence games are no crirerl- Mas tilted with Hlis brightuess and peace. it b i et o e L of Ehe contestinte. elio an At : : : avci ucross the bowrd ) | **My own dear Mamma,” she iv s3¥10g state the positlon of the Wi ‘o you not come up to me? ol Criciclsnt s smade, On? why 13 your apimit delaying CONTRIBUTOIR: Mr. Billy Coukiiniz, Dubiin IS Lo s Ui los: 2 woves In 1he 4-Fit7, v 2) 20-24 White wh ) Auy n Gam move woull lave drawn. Strange (i Would fall (020 sitch trap cousideriug plased by correspouden In Game 219 betwe 1oy re los2, hut the, ~14 In Game 250, at tw, whicli ves, play a3 T -7 218 3024 1o Game 251, ot the Gyel{th move, 15—1118 an imnie- late foss. 1n Game 252.at twenty-Afth move, 1721 loses, The following wiil draw: -1 | 11~15 7—11 2-1) 3-10 w-1s - le-7 fumv Drawa. CUECKER CHATTER. Mr. Roantree was cicetud Seeretary of Ontarlo, Draughs Club at therr last ucet! The Spectator says that durinz the Brantford, {n Octooer. Az aud play a frieadly match with dr. Mugrl Buffalo plager. The players of the West Division meet Henderson's new quarters. No. 1u1 West Frank wears tho Delt Tor Uit Tociults, Naving deresssd A1 the players who have called Apon bl 0 Mr. H. man. ot Momence. 1., ac_the " hewiguarters az the A wecie. fle Is a you aud plags a very omidgriug practice he has had. “The Yorkshire drau ment todecude who B the cliamiton. a.ued At £2, 13 o be wraried, <sful_competlior. Gct. 13 with at feast 1047 The antual drausht watch of the of Toronto was played at. Marxiisiss o e, Flay 13 elght members of the Markliam Glub playing: awaing, 8 Uke numver frum Toruuio. Scom—Torunio, e MarKham, teant by ube game. Frof. Frank A. Fitzoatrlck. formeriy 36 been electad Superiniendent of Sclivols ot 1esven: Wworth, Kaf.. atau avanced saliry, and has. 1o conos. quence, (akiis up s residenee fu. (he agier new magaziae, cilvely o dranghis, printer. 1t will ve pubils subscrintions and canunuai ative Lo the magazine shoul Del., ot Iast ndvices Jooks as ff 3| e tougher cusromer to haadle than In the zedtieman from the Guaker Cf afiernoon. and evening. : FINST DAY. Triest... Drawn 5 lirawn.. 5 ** Anderson’s Third Edition,™ revised other move would 1os for black. At usth move, 31—2G loscs. 3023 3¢ elght- OWLAE Will draws Labadie expects to meet cr of cousiderable wroumise, Cowwzaly, (rlend Chipuian. L-playcrs wre to Lave 3 tournas 0100 0 the ttie. Arice fur Lhe priz taledoatan Socledy 21: Tesuiting 10 u Victory for the Turouto tobe called tie ddnatust, devoics 3 now du the aats of dressed, The score In the Reed-Priest matclrac Whmington, eed had f x Thic resalt o rlisthe Grst two days’ piny 13 glven n (e foi in the seven Drawn. Any other 4z Flezpatrick the game was Drawa. the Hamiiton, lng, fair week at fdge, the noted dally ot Fraok Luke street. wus 8 vishor thenaum st 1 : wiount uf Astiver cup, 0 commence —Zurf. the 2T i, of St. Louls. e antic ty. “Fhe; paicd play each Total....4 Totat 17 Total 22§ Total X7 Tot. 8 1 extended Faor une of the angels of « And we s And e answers the questions we usk Him, # Aud nuthimg whatever can sever Cobb’s ‘Fhe brizbiuess of this world To sce?™ My caugliter, I peed 8 permission Po 220 1o your heavenly home; Just now Liyust practice submission, || And wait tue Lord’s odding to come. **Mamma, T will tell you a story: i A bright wolden barp I can play, oy Has carcfully tauzht me the way; snd in a circle aronnd Him Who loves lutle children lise me, With eyes that are pleasant o sue. **Mamma, when you reach the bright portal | 5% ‘That epens to this haopy place, You wiil bathe in the fountuin immortal That flis us with wisdom and grace. * Ol the pastures are verdant foreser, And lovely the flowers we hehoid; m lambs trom our dear Shepherd's fold.” Finsces Lassise MY NATIVE LAND. 0 would that now, when skies are blt And Nature wears her brightest hue, iler zarb of liviug green, My willing fect inight press once mag The verdure of my native shore, T'he brightest ever sceg. O fair ita hills when Morninz Light Leaps from the circling arms of Night T ereet the waking land: And fair its vales, whose rich cxpanse May woll tue voel's suui entzance, fondest thoughts comuand. ‘Blue ara the waters of the lake “Whose sbining ripples mustc make Upun the pebbly shore; Grand ars the overarching trees, Aud sweet the flower- vespangled les Miuc eyes sce nevermore. o Ne ky of youth, fair aud serene! other sky so bright I've seen < Sice lah:t Llouked ou ||ll:\ii‘ ; 0 tappy home! O youthful days S Throuzh ail the worids alee, cheatlnz warh Gy memory lives with me. And, weary of the crowding years. L backward gaze throuzh nuss of tear Aud thing, whe Lam dead, Tow sweeter far will be my rest 1f on my native country's bresst 19 laid my hifeless bead. AGNES AE) LIBKAKY. e i o e nn . Library, 173 WABASH-AV. We respectfully anmounce to the publ? that wo have associated with as in busieds: .. Mr. GEO. G. BRYSON, formerly of 5!{; i tiogery Department of Hamiiton, BO#E Co. i/ COBB & BINGHAN, Lt e peeause It s vndoulicuy 5y et et Do Tamilar chirosraohy of oot eiieoid feng A R0 lup, E: New Yo Qe ot the very The volume ¢ fire 2 g Lol 3 free gy Vork, nua"the & e “Abbott aag