Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 13, 1878, Page 10

+Leavitt Street Church, morning 2nd evening. - muan streets, morning and cveafpg, E THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES | Places on account of the hoarseness of Mr. Brit- ;*—————fi the accompaniat, who thus marted What a; pey Ashland and Ogden . aye- | in. aid 7250 i . fobid 8bboti Freneh willproachin the- Itorndr- of: «Jush’ and Supenitr AU T35, g o B0 F:"Pafton will nitcackin’ fhe Jef- erson Park Church, corner of Throop and Adams streets, a110:30 2, m. and 7:30 p. m. BAPTIST, The Rev. W. W. Everts will preach in_the Pirst Chureh, comer Sonth Park avenue and Thirty-first etrect, at11a. m. and 7 =The Rtev. J. W.. Custis will preach in the Mickigan Avenue Charch, near Twenty-thira strect. 2:10:50a. m. and 7:45 p. m. —~The Rev. R. De Baptiste will preach in Olivet Church, Fourth avenue, near Taylor strect, at1l 2 m. a0d 7:45 p. m. ~The Rev. A. Owen will preach in Tniversi- ¥ Place Charch, corner of Donglas plice 2nd Iihodes avenue, at 10:30a. m. and 7:45 THE STAGE. TIIE DRAMA. BARRETT AT HOOLEY’S. Amid the many sources of attraction which have crowded the city with strangers during the week, causing an extraordinary flush of business inall the theatres, it would not be casy to esti- mate with any approach to exactness just what advance Mr. Barrott bas made in winning popu- Tar appreciation here. In former days he was ‘mot wont to attract the multitude; he was the favored of the few, aud even among the few opinions differed widely as to his claitas to pre- cminence in histrionicart. But the last two visits bave been made ata time when the city was filled to overflowing with people desirous of amusement, in whatever shape it presented. jtself, and in such happy seasons the critical judzment is overborne by an appareutly overwhelming popular vote. Were onc to judee of Mr. Barrett’s performances from the standpoint of the Treasurer’s books only, it might seem that he had been making wondrous strides toward perfection in his art. To.be “so followed,” however, is by no means an indicu- tion that hehas added an inch to bis intel- lectual stature. The truthis, Mr. Barrett is to- day the same conscientious, cultured, intelli- gent interpreter that he was years ago when he plaved at McVicker's Theatre to comparatively empty beuches. The appreciation he won then e has retained, and he also clings to the same maunerisms, which, to many sincere admirers of nis talent, are a serious blemish upon the strength and finish of his work. Barrett com- 5 p. m. —The Itev. Lowis Raymond will preacli in the South Church, corner of Locke and Bonsparie sireeta, 2118 m. aud 7:45p. m. —The Rev. J. A. Henry will preach in the Dear- ‘bornStreet Church, corner of Thisty-sixth street, £t10:30 2. m. and'7:30 p, m. The Rev.Jobn Peddie will preack in the Second Church, cornex of Morzan and West Moroe streets, €110:30 3. m. :nd 7:45 p. m. —The Rev. W. C. Richards will preach in the Fourth Charch, corner of Washington snd Panlina etreets, at10:30 8. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rtev. C. Perren_will preach in Western Avenue Church, corner of Warren avenue, at 10:30 & m. 1nd 7:30 0. m. —The Rev. E. K. Cresey will preach in-the Coentry Strect Chuich, corner of Bloomingéale rond, a1 10:30 a. m. £nd 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. C. E. Hewitt will preach in the Cen- coniaf Charch, corner of Lincola nnd Jackson atreets, 21 10:30 8. m. snd 7:45 p. m. i —The ltev. R. P. Ailison will preach in the North Star Church, corner of Division and Sedz- iwwick streets. at10345a. m. and 7:30 p. m. —The Rev. E. 0. Taylor will prescn in the ‘Central Church, No. 200 Orchard strect, near Sophin, at 103452, m. and 730 p. m. - —Thé Rev. J. C. Hasclhubn will preach in the ‘{rst German Charch, corner of Bickerdike and s ctraets, 2t 10030 o o ot 5 e mands respect—even from those who | poThe Bev. L. G, Clarke will preac in the [ do pot admire DLis method—by - bis .g:;u:{}n%:g:?z Chareh, neas Weawortnave- [ oo 50F FOE BE M pur 2 pose: that of purifsing and exalting dramat- —The Itev. N, F. Ravlin will preach at No. 381 * West Maaison etreet morning and evemnz. Even- | jo art, and by his unwearying industry. Per- haps no actor of the present day merits ing sabject: o Circamstances in the Formation of higlier honors for making the most of his en- Charscter. METHGDIST. The Rev, ££. Stone will preach fn the dowments and his opportunities. While un e Edvin Adams, to whom Nature had been very fruc]l;r in the Clnrki-SIn-e! Cun{ch at 10:45 353 kind, alights carelessly upon the pinuacle of tegular prayermectinz, 7n.m. Noeveningservice. | fame Barrett ascends the toilsome steep by = v. S. G, Lat v u ek : Ade oes Conren in Toeveniny icich, 10 148 | tint of tiand Iabor, knowin evory fnch of tho ing rervice. B bard path he has traveled. The world falls in e e SieS rrusdell will condoct the | 1500 with the oue, pots him, spoils him, and Lills bim; the other it compels to take care of himself, but in the end it awards Lim the most lasting honor. In most of Mr. Barrett’s per- mental services in Trinily Church, Indiana avenae, nesr Twenty-fourtn sireet, al 1l 0 3. w. ‘The Rev. W. F. Crafts wili preach at 7:30 p. m. ciatlie er. Dr. Atkinson will preach m Grice roer of Nox Salie and White streers, % e o it Al ang White strettes | soramatices we peiveive -the tiacos of thii labor sarewell sermon in the evening. tra. | 1t the bard, cold, cultivated polish which char- e Avonns Chianch bty il proach fn the Wa- | acrerizes bis studies, and i which there is —Ars. Jennie F. Willing will preach in Cente- | rarely, if ever, a cdash of nature. Tle ary Chureh, Mooroe strect, nea Morgan,at 10330 | arrives v nis effects 29 one armves. st a Sultiton: ta, el o qpes: J- Etlen” Foster, of | o100 o mathematical problem. * Every cal- —The Rev,' Mr. Saflord, revivalist and singer, ; culation being exact, it must vome out so. ‘will preach 1 the Langley Avenue Church, corner | The result 1s recogoized, noted down, aud the of Thirty-ninth efreet, ar10:30 2. m. proper award is handed over. CONGREGATIONAL- We very much fear Mr. Barrett attempted The Rev. S. AL Frecland, of Andover. Mass., | 100 much last Week to do uny one thing par- ‘will preach fo the Union Park Church at 10:30 . | gicularly well. 1t may be comparatively ¢asy, ™. 2nd 730 p. i steady work for the *star” ju a dramatic com- Plymci oy eo all, Evercst will proach i | pany, who has his parcs all at his fineerends, Twenty S1th and. Twenty-xth steects’ ar 10.50 | 10 change the bill seven or cizht times in ona Pk B week, but it 1s hurdly ressonable to expect from 3. m, an A the subordinate persouages w such comibina- tions anything beyond slipshod work in deallug - with such *minor” roles as Drutus, Jayo, . m. F. Williams will preach in the Forty-seventh-street Church at 10:45 a. m. —Mrs. Laura J. Tisdale, Vice-President of the Tiituols adustril School for Girls, Wil spesk 10 | Jonie . Laeriey ete It becomes - 1o 'lll‘l;;hlu’dl curner of Leavitt and Adams streets at bod-carrying in such a quick sne- o i cession " of important representations as ormiriier. O.JL Pecke will preach fn the |l wiven at Huolay's Theateo last weok: We presume Mr. Barrett meaat, however, to pre- sent as many samples as possible of bis work, for future purposes, into the brief space he had at bis command. As a stroke of commercial enterprise, it proved suceessful, thanks to the Exposition and the races, yet it did not by any means éve the pudlic that Mr. Barrett aims most to please a fair opportunity of witnessing the Shakspearean drama with the degree of pleasure and profit they were eutitled to ex- ct. Pt migbt be easy to @enotnce M.’ Dave's company as affording_poor support to the emi- nent Mr. Barrett. We prefer to throw the blame upon’ M Barretr for lajmz too wuch - upon their shoulders. ~ If he means to adhere to his hizh purpose, it would be well for him 5o to arrange his programme that the members of bis company may have opportunity to become, not_mere hod-carriers, but intellizent coadjutors. Certainly there was wot much to be said in their praise for the as- sistance they rendered in_such plays #s *Ham- let,” Othiello,” or *““Julius Cwmsar.” The Ghost in ** Hamlet” was read by Mr. Lane in a way that provoked the gereral remark throusi the audience that Mr. Barrett hud fmpressed David Swinz into the service for the oceasion. Mr. Langdon’s Brufus wus a very creditable rerformance, and Miss Emma Stockton ac- quitted hersclf quite creditably both as Opheiia_and_Desdemona. As a whole, how- ever, the Shakspearcan part of the weei’s prozramme was deeply unsatisfactory, and amounted to no more than the reading of the principal parts by the leading man. Aund con- sidering that Mr. Barrett’s reading is singularl woootonous ia its unvarying ups and downs,— a sort of sce-saw, whicli is only redeemed by bis clesr and admirable ¢nunciation,—these rep- resentations caunot be rexarded as artistic suc- cesses, notwithstanding the tivancial prosperity which has marked the engagement. The most notable of Mr. Barrett’s achievements were his Jichelieu and his Cassius, in both of which.char- acters hie fsexcellent. His Hamlet and Otkelio denote fine wtellectual capacity, much study, and 2 keen sense of what is fittest for theatrical effect. He is incapable of complete sell-surreader to_passion; he cannot, express emution, and thiswas especially visible in the higbly ewmotional part of Othelo. He makes fove 1o Lesdemona about as ardently as wouid a wooden unage, and whea he calls to her *Come, honey,'” it sounds very much as 1f he were ealling down to Bridget to burry up with the dincer. It was expected tbat ‘Rosedale” would be produced during this engagement, ‘and wmuch disappointment was felt by many by its sudden withdrawal. ‘Fhe reason appears to be that Mr. Barrett’s contract with Lester Wallack tor the privilege of playing that piece expired abont a year 2£0, and when Wallack heard of its contemplated production he peremptorily forbade it, as he had already disposed of the right to MeVicker. THE OTHER HOUSES have shared about equally in the zood fortune attending all “the theatrical ventures this fast week. “The Two Orphaus,” at MeVicker's, re- cetved a very even treatwent at the lands of the company, and, although there are afew weal points in the presentation of one or two of the favonite personases, the cast is on the whole an improvement on that of last season, Joseph Murphy, that stalwart representative of Irish rumor, bonesty, and vourage, bns heel singing bis songs, dancini his jizs, and shoeine s horse to admiration all week at Haverly's to_crowded and delighted audicnces. The ~Kerry Gow” is a remarkable specimen of dramatic patchwork, but it has become a grener- ai favorite, aud is producing no end of ducats for Mr. Murphy. Toe Academy of Music and Hamlin’s Theatre remain to be noticed as valuable adyunets in the vromotion of the general spirit of enjoyment which bas taken possession of the community at, this time. Mr. Domluick Marray’s engagement at the last vamed house proved to be u very re- muyerative one, wl the Academy has been literally crammed 1o the doors every night. LOCAL NOTES. “The Two Qrphans” will be kept on the boards anotner week at McVicker's Theatre. *“The Grasshopper ” has become a burden, and the desire for it bas failed; so says Jennie Higbt. And now the mourners £o about the sireets out of an engagement. Tugh Fay and Charles Gardoer bave leased the Folly “Theatre frum Messrs. McGraw & Dovwney, the owners, forong year, and wiil open on the 2Btk with 3 variety slow. The traveling elocutionist is ubroad, and the dramatic and musical critics are wolny about armed to the teeti. THE TRIBUNE office has Elw;c\l several spring. guns on the enitorial oor. Robeon and Crane will open their season to- morrow evening st Hooley's with * Our Bache- lors,” which has receutly been a signal triumph in California. % Forbidden Fruit ™ is also no- derhoed. At Hamlin’s Theatre the Hyer Sisters, an ex- cellent combination of colored artists, who have achieved deserved recognition here ulready, will appear 1o a new extravaganza eni..ted, * Welma; or, the African Prineess.” There are several new additions 10 the company since its last visit to Chicago. The Amdcmg of Musle will contain for the Dresent a sumber of chioice variety attractions, in which some of the Tavorites of Jast week’s programme Will be retained, with several addi- tons. Manager Emmett appears 1o bave struck arich vein in reopening this place of amuse- ment, and his success has been so far eminently well-deserved. As will be scen by an advertisement ' else- where, Mile. Atlantl, an clocutionist and mu- sidan, will givea parlor, entertainment shortly The Rev. E. ¥. Williame will preach tn the Oakiand Church in the evenin —The Rev. Charles A, Towle will preach in the Bethaoy Charch, corner of Paolina and West i Ton streets, at 2:50 p. m. This 1 Lhe tenth versary of the urmanization of this church. The annivénary sermon wiil be preached by the pastor a7:30p. m. —The Rev. C. A, Towle will preach in Bethany Chlla‘:h ina and West Huron streets, at10:: ‘The Rev. Brooke Herford will preach in the Church of the Messiah morming snd evening. Morning subject: **The Word of the Lord by the Yellow Fever." Evening: **Kingdoms of God hat Are Always at Hand. ™ —Thne Rev. R. L. Herbert. of Geneva, Ill.. will preachin the Fourth Church, corner of Prairie avenue and Thirticth etreet, at 11 . m. Special car will leave the corner of Thirty-ainth street and Cottage Grove avenue at 10:30 2. m. —The Rev. Robert Collyer preaches in Unity Church, corner Dearborn avenze and Walton place, morning and evening. CHRISTIAN. George E. Bacon will preach in the Second Church, Campbell Hall, corner of Campbell ave- nue and Van Buren street, at 10:45 a. m. —The Rev. Geéorge W. Sweeney wil preach in the First Church, corner of Indian avenne and Twenty-ifth etreet, morning and evening, —The Rev. W, D. Owen will preach in the charch corner of South Park avennue and Thirty- tnird street, morning and evening. —The. Rev. Dr. Graham will preach in the church on Western avenue, near Congress street, at10:45a. m. UNIVERSALIST. ‘The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach in the Church of the Redecmer, corner Washinzton and_ Sanga- g *¢Sermon to Young People.™ —The Rar. J. H. Tattle, of Minneapolis, slinn. will preach in St. Paul's Church, Michigan avenu ‘etween Sixteenth and Eighteenth sucets, morn: «ing and evening. INDEPENDENT. The Rev. John E. Morris will preach in the Berean Church, corner of_Fulton and May strects, morning und evening. Eveninz subject, - The 0id Gosgel™ —Aiaj. Cole, the evangelist, will preach in the Chicago Avenue Church moming and evening. —The Rev. H. M. Payater will preach in Calvary Tabernacle, corner of Flournoy and loyne streets, morming and evening. TEMPERANCE DIRECTORY. The following meetings wil) be held this week: Every day—Lower Fareli Hall, Arcade court, 3 P Sindsy—Noble and Olio streets, Temperance Church, 4 p.m. 3 Obio and Carpeuter sirects, Nor- Wegian Church, 3p.m.; 35T West Madicon street, Ted-Ribbon Club Hall,4:30 p.m. ; Lincoln and 1n- diana strects, Tammany 1all,$ p. m. 3 789 Cotta; Grove avenue, Union ‘Temperance iall, 4 p. m. Wabash avenne and Twenty-second strect, Red- Ribbon Club Hall, 4:30 p. w. ; Peoria and Indiana streets, Norwegian Church, 3p. m.; 271 Milwaa- kee avenue. ball 1n basement, 3 p. 'm. ; 508 West MMadison strect, Washingtonian lome, 7:30 p. m. ; 91 Green streel, near Madixon, 4 p. m. Monday eveninz—Clicazo aveute ind Lamabe strect. hall; 426 Western avente, near Polk atreet, Bethany Chiapel; Lincoln street, near Twenty-sec- ond, M. E, Church: 97 South Desplaines strect, Union Chapel; Southport avemue and Belding strect; 224 West Polk street, near Halsted; 97 Greenstrect, near Madison. Tuesday evenine—271 Milwaukee avenue, hall in basoment; Wabash avenuc and Tswenty-sccond etret, club-room; Thirty-i(th and South Dearborn treews, German Church; 351 West Madison street, Temperance Hall. Wednesdny evening—Noble and Ohio etreers, Temperance Cnurch; 87 Townsond street, mear Chbicagoavenne. - “I'hursday evening—Indiana avenue, near Trwenty- mnth stréet. Armory; 91 Green atroct. near Mag- 1:on strect: Carpenterand Obio streets, Narwe- gian Cburch; 213 West Madison street, hali: Union Etock-Yards, Temperance Hall; Indiana and Lin- coln streets, Tammany Hall; 271 Milwaukce ave- xue, ball in basement. (Friday evening—~780 Cottaze Grove avenne. Union Temoersnco Hall; Peoria and Indiana streets, Norwegian Church: Lake and Desplaines strects, Bethel Home: 381 West Madisan strect, Temperance Hall: Union strect zud Canalportave: i Noble and Ohio streets, Temperance Charch. in the Holland language, & ~ . Saturday evening—91 Green Sircet, pear Madi- €0n sureet; 271 Milwaukee avenue, ball fn has ment; North Side Roling Muls, Potter's Hails Carpenter and Ohio strects, Narwegian Church. —The Woman's Clristian Tempemnce Union holds daily Gospel meetings in Lower Farwell laliat3p. m. The leadera for this week ar Mondar, Mra. George Rounds; Triesday, Mrs. S. Nutting: Wednesday, Nirs.' Charles Goodma: Touruday, Mrs. M. A. Williams: Fricay, drs. Rt. 1. Decker; Satarday, Mrs. Van Osdel, - 3ISCELLANEOUS. Mre. J. A. Eaznouse will preach in the Gospel ‘Tempersnce Church, corner of Noble and Obio RS B Foster, of —Mra. J. Ellen Foster, of Towa. will epeak in the chiapel of the Washingtonian Horme at 3 p, m ~—The Prozressive Lyceum will meet in the Fhird Tnitarisn Ch ek, comer of Laflin and dionroe . m. iums' and Spiritualists' meeting will be Deld in e parior of Madame Desmond, lute of , at No. 76 North Clark. ¥ TR street, sccond ' floor, A Spiritualiets' and Medioms® mecting will be held at No. 400 Weat Madison street at 3 b, m. ;o The Dizciples of Jeaus the Christ assembie at 0. 229 West Randolph etrect at 4 p. m. Allwho are so inclined are invited 10 come. oirs. Cora L. V. Richmond, trance speaker, £peaks et the church corner of_Monroe and. Latih Fureels at 10345 8. m. and. 745 .t In the uornine the epirit Phonix will coptinue the series 8 cospinitaal Dynamies,” Evening: The spirit Congasre, Jarker will jecture on * Who i the Somtorter.” Services close with an imprompta —Tyng Micelon Sunday-tchool, - £irst sirect und Arcner n!cnne, 29938 gw By CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. - Oct. 13~Seventecnth Sunday after Tri et 15—Fast; st. Luke m:'}::-x:;:‘x‘:f.l e catnoLic. Oct. 13—Eight, 1 Uct. 13—S2 Thereen, V. at the Chicago Atkenzum. The cusertainment v‘ucz. M-St Ldward, Ring of England, €. (from | ®ill consist of readings, vocal and instramentas . 175 ;::‘_: i music. The St. Paul and Milwaukee papers epeak very enthustastically of this lady’s efforts. The Wisconsin, of the latter city, says: * Asan elocutionist she takes very igh rank, leving . Luke, Evanceli et 185t Peter of Altyntara, her volee under thorough control, and giviog her delivery the finest effect.” Prof. Emil Fraoklin, the dramatic reader, will give an_ entertainent at St. Paul's Uni- versalist Church on Tucsday evening for the benefit of Habnemann Iospital. Tt will con- sist mainly of recitals from memory of ‘sceues from Macbeth” *Richard IIL. and “Julius Cuwesar.” Miss Nellie Baugs will give mausical recitals on the piano. Rice's Surorise Party, fncludidy Alice Harri- son, Willic Edouin, and otber distinguished fa- vorites, wili appear to-morrow evening at Il erly’s Theatrein_ their new eXtravazanza, writ- ten exprossly for them, entitled, * [liawatha.” This combinatiou has received hizh praise for its eflicacy from the Eastern press, and its d- veat hiera will no doubt aford the public ek pleasure. GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP. Edwin Booth begins a three weeks' engage- ment to-morrow at Philadeiphia. James E. Murdoch has been appointed Pro- fessor of Elocution at tue College of Music, Cin- cinpati, O. = The widow of Tom.Robertson, the dramatist, bas married agaiw. The -lucky gentleman is Herr Jacob Speltz, of Fraukfort-on-the-Main. Tt is stated that Mr. Henry Irving has ac- cepted a play by Mr. Frank Marshull. The plot is said to be founded on the career of Robert Emmet, the Irish patriot. 1t is now asserted *on good authority» that Mrs. Emma Waller wrote An Open Verdict.’” “Ibis lets out Gail Hamilton, Ben Butler, Bartley Campbell, etc., but what will Mrs. Waller say about itf Charles Fechter, the actor, was the other day arrested, at his country seat. in_Richland Town- ship, Backs County, taken to Doylestown, and Teld in §300 to ansier at court for popping ofl “inscetiverous birds? too carly in the season “for the law’s pleasure. The time will conte when youn won’t have to leave the theatre between acts to 2o out and “sce a man” Edison is experimenting on waves of lirut sent through -the telephone, and siys that * Before a year [ will make you see 3 man a thousand miles away.” And now it transpires' that “ Adironducks” is not a new piay at all, buv that Miss- Ada Gray played it, under the title of “ Kdwed Tools,” some time ago. and that the play is a tranela- tion from the French, the scenes of the orfginal of which were olanned iu the Pyrenecs. Maggic Mitchell’s brother, Jobn Mitehell, who dicd of yeilow fever at Memphis, leaves two children respectively aged 6 and 7, who are Jeft in a pest-ridden city without a single friend or relation. Muzefe Mitchel} will ndopt them as herown. The present diuliculty is vo get thewm North. A boy stood back on tue gailery floor, Atthe naughty female show, And cust lus earaest giauces o'er Bald-hieaded sin below. “I'm too far back, " he sadly sald; Yet he dared not forward wo, For he #aw his aged father's head % First in the foremost row. The inventory. of Montaguc's personal effeets, which were advertised to be sold ou Friday, twenty-one pairs of ordinary trousers, twelve pairs of stage ditto, thirteen vests, nine- teen white vests, and two white stage vests, twenty-nine coats and twelve stage coats, and nine pairs of boots aud shoes, stawce bouts, ship- pers, buskins, Lops, und legerings. It is stated that Miss Neflson will visit Ameri- ca and {ulill a farewell ecugazewent of 100 nights under the engazement of Max Strakosch, January. She will then pro: aud, atter a tour throuzh the Colonies, retire from the stawe. Thisis her irst farcwell envagement. Before she grets' to be as old as Cushman was we way hear of ler again. Vandenhoff felt himself called upon to deny the story that he had been educated for thie pulpit. 1Inareceut letter he says he was edu- cated for the Bar, aud adds: “ [ practiced law in Liverpool for turee years; but, in an évl hour, quitted wiz ana own to don sock and buskin: and so it happens that to-day I play Hency the Eightl’s Lord Chaucellor, having forever cut myself off from the possibility of being Queen Victoria’s.” N We believe that Mme. Modjeska is a Jewess. Miss Rose Evtinge certamly is.. Edwin Bootk is of Jewish descent, and so is Lester Wallack, as he bifself admits. No one doubis that Rachel was a Jewess, vor that Bogamil Dawidson wos of Jewish birth. Mlle, Schacider, the favorite interoreter of her co-religionist Offenbach, i of course a Jewess; and Levinsky, the leading actor of the Vienna Bureh Theatre, is, as s vame indicates, also oue of the chosen people.— Jewish Vimes. -Miss Fanny Davenport is more in want ‘of & new play than uny other actress that cau be named. *Olivia’ fuiled to draw money into her puree durie its run tn New York. and now &he only takes it on the road because she bas uothiug better. All her old plays are so thread- bare that she fecls compelled to let them rest for a time, and &0 she will be with absolutely nothing to act if “Olivia™ fails"to draw in the provinces. With all our army of American dramatists, it scems as thougi one might he found bright enough to get Miss Davenport out of her dilemma. Denman Thompson apnears to have made a very palpable hitin New York. ‘the Etening Loit of that ity echocs the sentiment generally expressed by all the papers when itsays: *The oersistence and ability of Mr. Denwan Thomp- son have been rewarded at last at the Lyceum Theatre, the public having discovered thar, his Joshua Wteomb Is £ rilliant and original picca of work. In respect of natural humor ana artistic finislt it will compare favorably with any eccentric impersonation now to bescen upon the stage.””. Mr. Thompson will propably be West agala duriue the preseat season. Actresses devise_most_ingenious plans to se- cure free advertising. You never read of an authoress falling down aud breaking Ler nose, or burying a pet dor with wrave ceremonies, or carrying a Lorseshoe in hier pocket in memory of a favorite horse, or being run over by an om- nibus, or traveling with four cats, two dogs, a monkey, and a parrot, or narrowly escaping death by drowning, or having ten thousand dol- lars? worth of diamonds stolen every six mouths ou never hear of an authoress, we say, g 10 any of these dodges in order to call attention to a fortheoming book.—Norristown Heraid. “wilt Toneycomb,” in the Brooklyn Eagle, tells the following charactenstic anecdote of the husbaod of Mrs. . B. Conway: * One evening he wished to o out with *the boys, but Mrs. C. strongly desired him to remain at the theatre, To elude suspicion he sent his friends on ulead, and he returned 1o the green-raom for some: thing. As chance would bave it, Mrs. Couway ‘haopened to be in the room, and, of course, the old gentleman was a_prisoner the rest of the evening. Thrusting nis head out of the door, Leshouted after the imain party: ‘Roys, the enemy arc upon us, and we arc besieged. Go on; but remember I am with thee in spirits, if not o body.'"? The Ptiladelphia North An erican, speaking of Ada Cavendisly, says: * Her plaus have been very badly arranzed by ber azent, and It may seriously interferc with her suceess in this coun- try. She bad only two weeks in New York, when she was doing very well fudeed. and now she has gone from” here to Canada one-night towns: theu o Philadelphia for a week; then Jumps to Sau Francisco for three weeks;. from there plays back five weeks i1 one-nizht towns as tur as Detroit, skipping Chicazo; then back to Chicazo—and s6 on.” That is the sort of a route to make anybudy sick. Why, the railway bills will et up protits in a fashion to drive a wreus man wild."” Inreplyto a statement in the London Fra that Surdou had mntrusted the trauslation of his new plag to certan parties, the playwright writes Lo a frieud to Boston this explicit and posttive dental: T My Dear Ste: It is_absolutely false, i the £ra, that ] have named, throush 5t ufi:?}x‘;‘ Clement Scott and Siephenson a3 transiators of my piece, - Poudre D'Or." 1 donot know Mr, Har- 113, and as to Messrs, Clement, Scott, and Steph- euson. I know them 100 well for having distorted my piece, **Dora,™ 1u_ the most ridiculous man- ner, 10 permfiting themselves 10 suppress somo entire scenes, 1L 13 uscless 10 add that I should 1ot choose such translators. (Stgned) s V. Sarpou. In the course of a recent speech delivered at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool, Mr. Irving, be tragedian, alluded as foliows to bis new con- neetion with the Lyceum Theatre: Lagies and gentlemen, 1 hope it will not be a matter of indifference 1o’ ou that at the termination of. my present Louf, my professional career in Lon- don will enter upon a new period, though with- out change of scene. When an getor turus manager, it is 1Ot With a greedy wish to monop. olize cicher brofits or opportunities, 1, at least, most earvestly profess that it will be iy aim at the Lyceum Theatre, of which L am now maa. aer, o associate upou the stageall the arts and all the talents within my power to subsidize, 60 as t0 make the. theaire a truc school of des: mati¢ art. 1 caonot myself pretend to be o master of any schuol; but I can say that most emineut members of iny profession hiave joined me. aod will belp to make my theatre all I could wish it to be for the benefit of the public from whom [ have received so much kindness.” At the Aberdcen Theatre some weeks st ' toward the close of the first act :l 3 Fanuso::fi’ £ob Sanders, the dog-fancier, came upon the stage with sundry fancy puppies stuffed into his coat-pockets. He sallied forth from the righe wing of the Pproscenium, and. glancing to- . wards the upper private box opposite, according 10 the custom of some exprericl:nceg’ AgLre 2’; eye caught that of one of the two male clipants: AL that instaut Bob had to speak the cateword of the part, ** Bay a little dorg!”™ which was received with' laughter by the audience generally.. Then one of the zentlemen in.the boxstood up, and with an excited look and in very distinct Continental accent, pro- tested that be did not want to buy ** one dog,” and stated that he thought it a most unusual vroceeding oo the part of aoy actar to ask him “one o wonderiul impertinent questions!’ The actor used all his tact to stave off the awk- ward interruption, with a jest, but the stranger evidently fels hurt, and persisted in stating his self-made grievance. The actor finally lost his temper, an unseemly wrangle between stage and box followed, and the drop-scene was rung down. Haus refused to leave the box without, s friend, and the two bad to beforcibly ejected before the performance could be resumed. A correspondent of the Baltimore £very Satur-~ day writes to thut paper s follows: **Do you know what might be_called the blind-bouguet dodge! Not “Miss Fauny Davenvort and Miss Genevieve Ward have tried it very successfully recently at Booth’s Theatre. After Miss Daven- port had given her performance of Josalind, and had sung the *Cuckoo Sone? without ob- taining the traditional encore, she was called before the curtainout of compliment to her charitable participation in a benetit for a good cause. When she came forward a basker of flowers was stretched out by the leader of the orchestra, but she didn’t see 1f,—no, she_ dido’t sce it atall. ‘Poor Fanoy must be blind,’ said some one. All this time the flowers awaited her accoptance, but she bowed herself off with- out being able—poor blind girl!—~to see them. Of coursc the audience ot up u sufficient ap- plause to summon her back to tuke the basket. She gave such a starg of surprise when she saw themt,—* Where could her eyes have been all the time?? Genevieye Ward is stone blind, too. ‘The other nizht, after Queen AKatherine had died, Mies Ward had fo reappear, and, though she looked stralzht at the floral tributes, she didn’t sce them eithier, and had to be brouzht out a second time before they were apparent to her defective vision. When audiences find out this Jittle trick, they will allow the flowers to be seot around to the stage-door.” In a discourse with an interviewer on the sub- Jject of actress’ dresses, Stephen Fiske, the New York manager, expresses himself as follows. Leadinz actresses can ufford to dress handsome- Iy in private Jife. Few ladies of wealthy busbands Tiave 5150 @ week for personal expenses, and act- Tesses who earn that, or more, have a right to dress clesantly if they choose. When the old Fifth Avenue Theattc was_started the system of dress- ing in the French stylo was [naugurated. . Mr, Daly pmd for the splendid costumes which the actreases wore wao appeared in his picces. Jir. Wallack adoptea the same system. In every cqu tract with a Jeading Indy, whose part demands traordinary costuming, you will inda cluuse st ing that the management provides_for all modern costumes above two for esch play. This was in Ada Dyus' contract, ‘and Misy Davenport’s, aud no doubt it is alsoin Rose Coghlan's. One of the richest dressen Miss Cozhlan ever wore fn New York was presented to her by her brother, All the bridesmaids _in Boucicault’s ** Marriage, ” who wore such elegant, custumes, received their drosses attie hands of Lester Wallack, from slippers to orange wreath. Generally speaking, stars provide their own dresses, which are part of their capital. When a_star like Modjesia or Mary anderson carus $500 or $600 a might she can weil aford to putronize Worth. There 13 not now; and has not been fursome time, any actress on the New York e who carus $30 to 350 aweeicand wears s costing S500, or playing sny part where any grossly extravagunt dressing would be anlowed Dy the wanagement. Outside of character cos- tames, a3 in -The Two Orphans™ or *+ A Cele- brated ~ Case,” the managemnent finds all the dresse NEW YORK. SIGNS OF TUE TIMES, Special Corresponence of The Tribune. NEw Youx, Oct. 10.—There are thirty-two places of amusement, such as it is, in New York City, s0 far a5 the returns are in. There arc some back counties still to be heard from before the record is complete. But even now there is enough to show that Metropolitan mapagers have got to be upand dustingif they don't want to fall into the straight aud narrow path which lcadc:h‘down to the siga of the three gold balls. 1Ina few words, there never was a time in this city when business was so slow with the theatres, or when the prospect of revival scemed farther removed. Times are very blue, and maoazers are dublous. Competition has done it,—competition always makes the seller blue, even if it does brighten up the purchaser. Now, Gotham is a big place (I helieve no city in the Union, except St: Loafs, claims to be larger): it has an_immense floating population, and a heavy list of fixed inhabitants; but when you ‘come to crowd thirty-two smusement- housesinto the city, there isgoing to be trouble. Iwas talking withan old theairical manager about it the other day,—a man whose name has been identificd with theatrical enterprises for 8 dec- ade. We were sitting in the office of the Union 'Place Botel, calmly surveying the crowd of dizzy fakirs shifting ‘over the sidewalk, and I had Just put the problem to him in its most complicated hght. He coughed, thought a mo- ment, accepted a proffered Havana, and pre- pared to “spread himself.” Dear boy,” said he, with the paterral superiority which an old professional' ever assumes; *“‘dear boy, it is 23 plain as one, two, three. Letus take. first, the variety theatres. There are—let’s sec—one, two~—fourtecn of them, In this blessed villaze. You won’t ask why they dou’t pay, for the reason Is very evi- dent. There are too mauy of them. Five or six years ago, there were ouly two or three of them i the whole town. Why? Because they hadu’t become popular. Look at Tony Pastor! There isn't a combination leaving New Yorlk that can rake in the cash like his. And yet, 1 can remember when Tony used to bang out his shinzle down on the Bowery, with as littlo thought of playme on the road as he bad of fiy- ing. Then Josh Ilart opencd out, over in Broad- way. After he got under way business became zood, and then by easv degrees it got to be immense. He was allowed to run along with- out much competition for a counle of seasons, uutil other managers began to sce hehad struck a good thing, and one thot would last. Then they began to pile into New York, till they're thicker than fleas i Southern Culifornis, and Just ubout as troublesome, ‘- That's whal's the matter with tlie variety theatres. ‘The business is overdone., Fact is, one part of maakind can uever train itself to sit by and see another portion make money. They are bound to take a whavk when they gt & chance at a good thing, and that's what kills off uny branch of business - which starts in with uvery appearance of being permanently succese- ful.” Now let’s touch the comedy theatres of New York. There are four of them—Wallack’s, Uuion Square, Yark, and Standard. Why is it they don’t pay? There is plenty of room in New York for four first-class stock theatres, so it ecan’t be competition which hurts ’em. No, sir; it’s expense—useiess expense. Why, with 7o of them, at lcast, it hos al- ways been a struggle which should control all the theatrical Lalent in New York. The day for that sort of thing 15 past. Daly worked that scheme until it busted him, and when he was obliged to quit the others ouzht to let go. But they didn’t. Look at Wallacl ook at the, Union Square. Both of them have got com- auies so_big that they cannot begin touse *em. Think of the salary-lists! There's Waltack’s, {or instance, with Charles Coghlan, Rose Coizn- lan, Charles Burron, Genevieve Rogers, Harry Beckett, John Gilbert, dobn Broughar, and 2 tremendous 1ot more, all at big salaries. Why, whe list of employes at that theatre foots up S2,000 and $3,000 a week. It's jmmense. You take that item of outlay, add to 1t the cost ot printing and advertising, the lease, the royalty on uew plays, aud the cost of mounting, and you have struck a clew ywhich leads to the fact that Walluck pays out ciose to 3700 every time his in goes up; and ‘in order to barely cover peses of lis theatre he has got 'to play to at least 35,000 a week, It’s o wonder the- atrical managers dou't tike Augustin Daly, for he’s the-an who first drove them into payinz big salaries to actors, and then into mounting their plays with expensive elaboration. “Ihen there’s ungtber item. Every stock manager in New Youl' bas 1o or three (some- times eiwhit or ten) people i his company who are not [n the bill, but whose salaries %o on Just the same. They are epgaged 1more to keep someother theatre from gecting hold of them than because they will be useful to the mana- &er payiog their salarics. That's a big mistake, Supposing: the man who runs a theatre has plenty of class artists to play all his parts, what'in the name of common sense does he want with a lot of others, just to keep a rival mauvager trom . employine them? It's all right asa tatter of pride, but it js sure to break down the profits, sooner or late: i ‘“And bere we get down to this salary prob- lem. Theiden of paying such salarics as 3300 a weck for single actors -or - actresses is all wrong. Now in any other business a man gets Just what his services are worth. A wholesale salesinan draws pay in exact proportion to the amount of trade he can control. An actor ought to be paid in proportion to“the number of dollars bie draws futo the treasury. Do vou supnose there is a stock actor in New York Clty who brings $300 ivto the house emploging him! Not much, there isn't. And yet vou ask why it is that ‘the theafres do a, business which is short of the outlay! Competition and extravagance—that’s what’s the matter.” s Avd wy friend brought - his fist down on his knee with great force, by way of anexcjgmations point to close his areument. . ‘,‘?3,,53;‘;,'.,, | DALY TO THE FRONT AGAGNys soulc Last spring 1 recall writing very:positivaly o Tie TRIBUNE that Mr. Daly was:goliz to:have a theatre in New York this winters :Suweeandidg. events, however, aidn’t scem to ‘henmithuiiout,! and, although [ knew that wheuthexentiliwns | written there was every reason to .bslievesit,! still it was impossible until a day.or 150 ago to 2et hold of tangible evidenca of theifact:” Batf that Daly really intended to ‘have atheatre:iin] New York this season there is:nollongerroaim;j for doubt. Withio a week I have:seenardgiters written by him engaging certain plugens-fos I.ns’ theatre for the season of 1578-'9, and asitina Lhe; terms of others. So his departure forikinglandj was, after all, a trifle more sudden ‘than:isgen- erally supposed. - Just what his object abroad may be 15 difficult to say, but I am in possession ot facts which go {o show that Daly will not stay beyond seas later than spring. Wealthy men ar¢ backing him for an enterprise here which, barring accidents, will again walke him tue “head man” in New York, and, although some of his rivals affect to look upou him as a bygone institution, they all in reality look for- ward to the deveiopments of next season Wwitn ill-disguised anxlety: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Among the new cngagements at Wallack’s i3 Miss Genevieve Rogers, who is 8 Chicago girl,— the daughter of Mrs, Rogers, the famous &ro- chard, and Howard Rogers, the scenic artist at McVicker's. Fora couple of seasons back Miss Rogers bias been starring with Fraok E. Aikenin ‘*Maud Muller,” with some artistic success, but not much financial protit. This year both lady and gentleman very wisely con- cluded to give up star work for the present, and take some good stock engagements which offered. Mr. Aiken went to the Blanche Meda comvany, sud Miss Rogers, {t was generally supposed, had ergaged herseif to Col. Williamn E. Sinn, of the Brooklyn Park Theatre. There- fore her appearanco Monday nignt with Wal- lack’s company in * The Road to Ruin® was something of 8 surprise to professionals, who thoughs they knew all about it. And I may. a3 well add that, iu spite of the fact that Miss Rog- ers did not come from England and did oot get a salary such as only Enplish actresses can draw in New York, she niade a bit, 1 hope Mr. Wal- Iacls will profit by this example, aud try tolearn that there are at least cueor two actors and actresses of American birth and education who are guite as capable of good work as the aver- are Euglish player who leaves a salary of £5 in Eungland to drop into $200 or $250 a weck here, Mr. Will F. Sage, a resident of Chicago, and a brother of Mrs. Abby Saze Richardson, has been in New York and Boston for a week or twopast arranging for the production of a new play which he completed some months ago, Itis a French melodrama of vgrem. strength, and will be brought out by McVicker on.or about Dec. 2, The author has ciosed with ove of the leading theatres here, one 1 Boston, and one in Phil delphia, for its production directly after it is played fn Chbicago. A New York manager, after reading the play, expressed anxlety to purchase the right of first production, but Mr. Sage had already sold it to McVieker. The melodrama is called pestiny.” John McCullough was in New York op Sun- day for the first time since he took the road this scason. Hewas as cheerful as a jaybird in elderberry time, and reported that business was immense all turourh the country. In Syracuse, Mr. Hickey, Manager of the New York Circuit, was offered $2,000 cash by an enterprising spec- ulator, for Mr. McCullougn’s two nights there. But be declined the opportunity thus beld out, and by so_ doiug quit winner to the amount of about $1,500 over the original offer. From these unvarying accounts of the business donc on the road, | infer that Jobn is still a rising star, He plays two engagements in New York this season. The first is to be at the Grand Opera- House in December, in * Coriolanus,” which, I am told, will be put upon the staze with espe- cial erandenr. Later on, the great tragedian will play o scasou at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, under the management of Fiske & Harkins, At that time be will give us a round of the plays 1 which heis best known, and-will not contine himself to any particular one. 1t won't be very long, I imaeine, before the second crop of busted combinations will begin to be beard from. Business on the Eastern Cireuit has upever been so .dire since the Eastern Circuit was cstablished. The Warde-Barrymore Comibination, with a com- pany and play which ought to make s tremendous hit wherever they go, have been playing to dis- astrous houses, which have at times run as‘low as §180 a nizbr. Their business, however, will begin to pick up uexc week, when they strike Philadelphia. \Barrymore, L learn, is rapidly im- proving, and by the time the partv lands in the Quaker City " he . will be ready to resume Ins position fu the cast. Faony Davenport, who is doing the -largest® buosiness ' of uoybody through the New Enelaud - towns, is playing to just about half the houses she drew last year. “The fact may be explained by- the absence of Daly’s company this year, or the geoeral dullness tn business. Both “are plausi- ble. A female minstrel party, which last scason did an average business of 3600 a uvight, has been playing in the same couutry to $20. Tae “Soldier's Trust” company, headed by Georze Boniface, are in ot water, 1 am inforined, and will be lkely to collapse soon, unless business should suddeuly pickup. A letter from a ment- ver of the company says they have received salary fora week and a half during the month and more they have been on the road. This is the same old play which busted Frank Bangs. last seasov, and—under the name of ** The Old Corporal "—made Majeroni very tired in Chi- cago this fall. It would ruin the Rothschild family to play it a vear. Blanche Meda, with * Won at Last.” still sticks bravely to the task she has set herself, although the speculation isa losing one. Miss Meda has n remakably strone compuny—probably the best thatleft New York this season, Her play, written by Steele Mackaye, aud run with great success at Wallack’s, is a remarkably powerful oue, and ought to have a.zood deal of **draught on the road. But for some reason or other,—probably because tha compauy aud the play are ad- Yertised as secondary attractions afier Miss Meda, who is comparatively’ unkoown,—the season Is not 8 financial success. The star is still paying salaries, however, and hopes for better luck pext week. She has been fleeced right and left ever since she cntered the pro- fession, and she deserves a good deal of credit, for the way she has stuck to her task, keepme up to every contract honorably. Although “Mother and- Son ' is plaving to packed houses every night, Messrs,.Shook & Palmer bave bezun rehearsals for their second play, which will be brought out just as soon as the present attraction bemns to “lose its grip. It is the picce with which they originally intended to open the scason. ‘The name is “Lillian’s Last Love,” and the piece was written by Bronson Howard. It will include the services of nearly all the company, and will be mounted lavishly. And, by the way, soeak- ing of the Union Square, Charles R. Thorne has fallen heir, through his wife, to $10,000 more, His marriaze has proven to be a regufar matrimonial bonanza, so lar, ItioRieL, MUSIC. THE WEER which has just closed has nol Dbeen very fruitful of music. The Rice-Kuox concert on Tucsday evening has already been noticed in de- tail in Toe TRIBUNE, and we need not add more 4t present except to say that Mrs. Kuos’s siog- ing was of & charucter to create a desire to hear her v more important work,—au opportunity we shall probably have, as we understand she will appear bere again this season. On the same cvening the pupils of Mr. Joseph Singer gave their fourteenth musical recital -at bis resigence, No. 560 Wabash avenue, it being the first of the season. The participants were Charles Adams, Georze Harvey, Alice Swmith, Ida, Eakle, Addic Macklett, Clarles Skeer, Lenry Weyl, Cuarles Horn, and. their teacher. assisted by Mr. F. Lefler, the basso. A choice programme of solo and concerted numbers by Mauser, Raff, Mozart, Mobr, Ries, Mil. lurd, and Haydn was verr eregitably performed, and showed great care and conscientionsness in the drilling. Aside from the well-rendered professional number, the variations from the Kayser quartette by Haydn, played by “Our!, Quartette,” composed of Henry Weyl, Charles Hor, first and second violins; . Charies Adams, vloia; and Joseph Singer. 'cello, was the special suceess of ‘the evenlng, and v/as performed with a degree of preeision and artistic tnsizht that is S rare among smateurs as it is ‘worthy of emu- lation. s On Thursday evening the sofree given by THE SCHUBERT INSTITUTE was a very enjosable entertsinment, and the large audience included musfeal conholsscars from ail parts of the city. Owing to'the {liness of Mrs. Hattie Colburn, the first - planoforte number was taken by Miss Larned, pupil of Mr. Pratt, who did great credit to herself and teacher. She rave the * Berceuse," by Chopin, -with unusual finish and clearness of téchnigue2 Mr. Pratt appeared in two of his own Cam skl tions, a “ Melody * and the Polonaise in B, fjaty which he interpreted in & masterly ‘mavhér/ ‘The well-knowa duett, “The Satlor Sighg; & sung by Mrs. O. K. Johuson and Mri ‘Cugttz Brittan, who gave it 8 new interest by a'véry: artistiereadering, althoughit lacked brillfardy in .tan. - Misg Jessie Crizhton, a young contralto of much promise, sanz Roeckel’s ballad “I «Cannot Say Good-By,” aud met with o hearty “reception. The gem of the evening was Cam- -pana’s trio, **Madre del Sonnio»Amore,”” sung by Mrs. Havens, Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. Brittan, -which was given with powerful effect. Mr. Brittan fu the aria “Alla Stella Confidente’! ‘was accompanjed by organ and plano, the organ giving a ’cello obligato as well as orchestral ef- fects. My, Brittan's voice hos_ gained much since his abseuce West. It is both sympatnetic .and powerful. The Schubert Club never sang better, and deserve specizl wotice for their ex- ellent rendering of the part songs. The airect- or, Mr. C. A. Havens, notwithstandine his du- ties were onerous, secmed inspired with more than usual musicianly feeliuz and 2nimation, wiich exhibited itself in bis organ playivg and conductivg. He was congratulated by any Ifricnds on the success of this entertainment, and we have to record a musical event of no small importance amoog our lozal ftems. THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA AND TURNER-HALL CONCERTS. It is on many accounts pleasant to record the resumption of the Turner-Hall Sunday sfter- noon orchestral - concerts, It is also pleas- ot to recora that the two. concerts hitherto wmiven ~ have been attended bv very large and enthusiastic audienc The programmes were really fine. esnecially the first. ~ For serfous matter 1t focluded Schu- bert's lovely overiure to “ Rosamunde,” the *+ Leonore” overture in C (No. 3) of Beethoven, Saint-Saens’ symphonic voem ** Phagton,” Gounod’s ballet music to the “ Queen of Saba,” and, besides these. several * popular” waltzes by Strauss, o fautasia for tlute, and s trombone p(cce. The sccond concert had Mendelssohn’s * Fingal’s Cave”” overture, Cheruvim’s ** An- acrcon™ overture, the ** Phaetou ' repeated, Rubinstein’s _ “Feramors” ballet mi Schuvert's **Thou Art the Rest” for stri quintette, and Strauss ad libitum. Wnen one takes into account tbat this fine selection was produced by an orchestra of thirty-live pieces e city, and contafuing such masters of their respective {ostrumen:s- a3 Braun, Eichheim, Ulrici, Baireuther, Fehl, Oesterle, and_others, it is°easy to sec that the listever is at least in a fair way to wet hifs 15 cents’ worth. As to conductors, there is a diiTerence of optnion. On this question, we do not propose to bastily pass judgment, Ove thing is sure, the attack of the Chicago Orenes- tra is irm aud excellent. The shading is also good. Apparently they are on the road towards acquiring superior technique, and Mr. Rosen- becker1s entitled to credit for these excetlea- ces, 5 From another point of view, these entertam- ments allord a satistactory preparation for the symphony concerts which the Chicago Orchestra promises us by-and-by, and for which ticketsare now selling. It is by these regular rehearsals and concerts .on Sundays, that the Orchestrs comes into trainingr under its conduetor, sccu- mulates 4 repertoire of the best works, and ma- tures the Interpretation, and so by degrees comes into the unity and sympathy of a really 2ood orchestra. The_programme for this afternoon wil! in- “Germania Overture "'; Josef Strauss’ “Frauenwunde Waltz,” Popp’s fantasie for flute; the **Leonore” overture, No. 3; Boc- cherini’s Minuet, for strings; Marel from Ratl’s “Lenore” symphony: fantasie on Weber's “ Eurvanthe”; Faust’s *Olza Mazourka”; Zickof's Galop, “ With Full Sail"; and Lum- Uye's * Donan Blumen Quadritfe.” THE ABT SOCIELY, The Abt Society nave issued the following prospectus: To the Patrons of Sfusical Art: We desire to an- nounce the formation of u new male musical socie- ty, under the name of ** The Abt Society,” com: prising the following well-known gentlemen among our masical people: First Tenors—Churles T. Barnes,.W. C. Coffin, E.De Celli, Charles A. Knorr, Charles M. Smitl, Jdumes F, lird. Second Tenors—Robert T. Howara, L. D, Collins, E. Dexter, M. L. Wheeler, William'F. Allen, First Bassos—D. A. Kimbark, J. L. McWade, Frank Powers, Jr., F.'T. Baird,’ G. B. Booth, A. L. Goldsmith. . Sceond Bussos—John M. Hubvard, I. L. Sloan, C. C. Letler, Charles 't'. Noble, S. H. Osborne. The object of forming this society 13 to bring oat and present 1o the public music of a hivh order, believing that the citizens of Chicago, who so lib: erally patronize such art, demand u migher plane of music than hos yet oeen performed hore by our home talent. With this wim and purpose In view, they have wecured Prof. Georze Loesch ay their conductor, who stande second 1o nonc as a leader, aud not excelled a2athorongh musician. With such material to work with, the Abt Society wish iz undcrstood that they intend carryint out to the fullest extent in_their powerall that our music-loving people may deiere and expect of them, and they will ¢n- deavor to please ana eatisfy all who_may chance to Dbecome au associate with them. Thercfore they respecttully solicit your aid and potronage as an associate member for the masical scason of 18578-0; and, 13 the number of nssoclate memocers, witl be limited, it will be necessary to ptace your name in the ilunds of the Secretaty at an eurly day. They destyn giving three punlic rehearvals der- ing the present season, nssisted by frst-cluss talent, for the beneiitand pleasure of their asso- ciates, placing seavon tckets, admitting two per- sons, at 33, and adwmitting three persons, ot 7, entitling the tolder 10 resepved sesta without extra charze. The officers of the Abt Society are vank, President: John M. lubburd, V' dent; L. D. Colliny, secrétary; D. ling’s P Kimbark, Treasurer; Board of Manarement. John M. Hub> bard, 1. L. Sioun, C. C. Lefler, FrankT. Baird, sod D. A, Kimbark. LOCAL MISCELLANT. Mrs. Jennie M. Jowett and Miss Mary C. Hur- rison, of this city, will assist Mr. II. 5. Perkins in a musical festival at Hannibal, Mo., this week. Mr. Georgze C. Stebbins, the tenor, who will be well remembered bere, is singing with the evaugelist, the Rev. Georgge F. Pentecost, 1 Phifadelphia, The Apollo Club invites all wno are desirous of learviny to read vocal music at s1zht to join its Tuesday:evening class under Mr. Robert- shaw, at 76 Monroe street. A vocal aud instrumental concert will be given at the Western Avenue Baptist Ciurch on Tuesday evenme pest, in win AMrs. Car- rington, the M G. A. Pettit and Ella Oates, and Messrs. Stiles, Wilson, Cofiin, us- mith, McWade, Kuil, Mureh, and Scripner will take part. When a New York Tribune veporter asked Mapleson if hie imtended to visit Cincinnadi oud Chicago, he replied: No, I think not. We have brouzht our best material bere, and the length of the season wil depend upou the sup- port which the enterprise receives.” This js worse for Mapleson thun for Chicas, A musical and dramatic entert: nment, with a programme of 1 excellence, will take place” ou ‘Thursday eveniug, Oct. 17, at the Untau Cathotic Library Hall, tor the he: the Chureh of Our Lady of Sorra Fathers). Miss Augusta Lehder, Measrs chowski, Zeuch, Allen, Corby, the Liesezang String Quartette, aud a vocal quartette will take part in the provrammue. On Thursday evening, Oct. 1, a concert was given by F. 3. Pund's class ol the Centenary M. E. Sunday-School at the Centenary Chureh bef ive audience. ‘Tie ely and dividoally, did them- selves great eredit. The eross rocelpts of the entertmnment, amounting to 33 or over, will be forwarded to Mrs M. B Owens. New e leans, for the benefit ot the yellow-tever suffer. ers. 3 4 notice which has been seot to us says Al sinzers who wish to hmprove In singime and lend a helplug baud to a good cause sre cordially invitea to join the Eliss Choir, ors ized - comn M. C. which will meet for rebe: Hail next Thursday evenmg at 7:45 o’clock. Tns choir is under the leadership of Mr. Fraug B. Williams, and fs fntende portunity tor-the study of v musi¢, aud to aid in the work of tlie Association.” TIE MAPLESON TROUPE. The Mapleson ltalian overa season will he inaugurated next Wednesday evenimug i New York with the_performance of * Sonnambula the old-ume first-night oners. The complete list of priwe donue, sopram, aid contralty, e e follows: Mme. Etelka Gerster, Mile, Mtnue Hauk, Mlle. Parowi, Mme. Smico. Mile. Lidv, atiermeister, Mme. Robiat, Mile, Tro: melll, Mme: Lablache, and Mile. Pispni, The vrimi tenort will be 3 £y Bip nor Leli, - chi, Siznur srazcl, Sizoor Rothi, and She- The primi banitont are Sienor el Puente, Signor Francescl, and Signor. Galase, And_the prmi bassi M. Thlerry, Signor *Pyau, aund Siguor Foli. . KELLO( D CARY IN BUFFALO. The people in Butfalo- are evidentv no better suited with the patchwork concerts of the Kelloge-Cary troupe thau the people in Chica. gezirThe Bullalo Commere.al Adrertiser says the ' troune appeared before a masnificent aadience, dwian elevantly renovated hall and for the higbieat obtanable price of admission, and thus' comments an the performance: “Inéiend of & programme containing the r otanmsical progress, we (beimz one af ‘h‘::!‘:‘l]l:f dience) were otfered a ot of antiquated rubbish— musix aud mouldy. The tedionsty long prozramme. Was conspictions for quantiy only, and for guality Fasalmont utw very poor minimuw. Instead of & ¢ “kelection of duects, trive, and quartets, the reliigring of which ouglit to have lefi notbinz 1y cilticiem, there was an almost interminable apray SF'sblov, until nothing but the good breediner of [ theelecant uudience prevented it from. leavi 1mdl at.the expiration of almost two-thirds of | rograpme. And. to cap this climax, not one of touocal piecen waw proverly rebearsed, as was evident by the constant blundéring of Alr. Benrens, tirst violins), and those the best ptayers m . clude E. Bach’s March, ** Mars? Calls "'; Koel-+ would only have been endurable. AN INIUNCTION ON THE ‘“‘Curves op Nop. MANDY.? = A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquir, Bays: i % BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 8.—A few minat the cartain rose at Ford's Grand Opera-Honercr ¢ night on the ** Chimes of Normandy, ™ auny b i Hess Enzlish opera_company. an oticer of it United States Circust. Jude Bonl, apoeared wisg an ijungtion prohibiting the wvrodnction of g overa. The Injunction” was abiained g opgl Bond' residence afier court howss, at the snif o Jobn €. Haroer, of Bultimore, azuinst Clacenes Hess and Willium Castle. Iutpee clims {hag 1y entered into copartnershio with Castie and ilmi' Uctaber, 177, cach contrionting 1,300, aul e ine the **Amércan Opers Compang.” el Hfess” salarles were to be 5160 ench i week, byp the protita did not yield this. they were not 1o come n debt against the company. Harser furthey churges that Hess bas failed To make any o tirns to him, and that he (Hess) iy insoivens He thereforc asks for ‘a Receiver and ap jo Junction to prohibit the ‘porformance of ( *Chimes of Normandy" **Suminer Nights Dream.™ ‘‘Litfle Duka* ani other oneras pu chased” and equipped by Hess with the fonds of the company. ~ He also charges that threc-eigares of thelr interest has been transfetred or sold 1o ouy Wetherell, or " his wife. Emma AULL, by Caeyy and flese, to exclnde iaintill. cte. The chee iy be tried Nov. 5. Harper gave 310,000 hons Judye Band fixed the respondents’ bond at the enmy mount. The house was well tilied, and 3 fe minates before § o'clock 2 messeagor arrived fron Harper's counsel congenting (0 aliow the play 13 proceed, defendants having agreed to farnizh (o necessary boud to-morrow. G THE CINCINNATI COLLZGE AND Ta=0Dogg TIHOMAS. We have received the preliminary circalar o the Cincinnati Colleze, coutainin: some futerest. iy nformation of the coudition of tne fusting. tion to date. “The full Iist of teachers, so far g5 engaged, is as follows: : Andres, . G Baetens, Brockhoren, 4. Cranch, Miys Emma. Lan‘mazcs—Frenen ioloncello and Pianofors Languages—Gemmay Fredin. Mmeé Hartdegen, Adoif. fluber, Car) Jucobsohn, 8. B.. First Concertmeister and Krehbeil, H. Langenbeck, Mme. Emma. La Villa, Signor Paolo. La Villa, Mae. Adelaid Langu Longworth, Dr. Lanaon X Acunsti Meee, Arihu: Mouliner, C Iy of Musie”, § Languages—Germay ~.The Vuiep Laniiag Mardoch. Prof. James E ..... Rollwagen, Miss Louise Schaerder, Sparrman, Miss Tidlen. Yo Singer. Oito. Biznetorty and Thes Thowmas, Thendors, . Advance Chorus Classes, Ensemble Playing, Score Playing, snd Conda Thorndyke, Mits Pattie... ... o ver Piagotnd Westendorf, Mrs. Catherine. . Eiocation Deportmes Whiting, George E.... The Orgaa and Tacory ‘Lhe entirc course of study devised - for. the education of a singer is promisedat a costof $160 for the term of forty weeks. The scheme embraces two_ singine essons per ‘week, oza bait-hour cach, aud one lesson per week spectively in piavo, declamation, Italian, agg theory. “As to the uew orchestra, the Cincinns§ Guzetie says: Mt. Thomas does not wish to disturb (he presen musical manazements, but 1s extremely anxioni 1p huild up an orchestra which shall achieve rea) ra. sults from 2 musical point of view. e himselfu willing to do anythinz and maxe auy sicridce to this end, and leave the Anancial result to the fotare, In this pirit he should be met by the musiciany, Let them do it, and both arnstic snd Spaneia) snc. cesa ia aasured. 'fo {reight the College Directors with tne responsibility of the businsas ment of the orchestra would be questionable pal. icy. Let them encourage the orchestrs s an m- dependent organization, and at the e time se. cure advantazes for thefr pupils by nsing the or. : chestra in a serles of symphony concertd, bat Tet the orchestra be mauazed by thio musiciats thea. | selves. The last number of Puck has 2 hard one on Cincinnati. {ts Jeading cartoon rcpresents Mr, ‘Thomas conducting asymphony of Neusndort's, with an enthusiastic audience of hoes behind. him. The titie of the picture js “From the Metropolis to the Porkopolis—Deo Gratizs—Ap- |, oreciated at Last.” ‘The New York Zvibune of the 10th says: The Brooklyn Philharmonie Society has jast con- cluded an urrangement which hus been pending for some time to eecarc the services of Theogore Thomas as director uf the concerts of the Saclety for the coming season. A dispalch was received {rom Cincinnati 'fuesday couveying the nassntof the Directors of the Collexc of Mesic to tho plan. and, as Mr. Thomas had already given a conditionsi aceeptance, the maiter is now settled. The orches- tra will be selectod by Thomas, and he will direes the last rehearsals as weil as the concerts, the drst rehearsals beine mtrusted to Sir. Dietrich, who hay long been his ussistant. The Brookiyn ¥aciety 13 10 be congratulated on its enterprise and success ta this scheme, and we can safely predict forita prospercus and even bnlliant season. MUSICAL NOTES. Max Brach is now: irector of the famous “Sternsche Gesangverein ” in Berlin. ‘The Martinez English Opers Company appears in ull the orincipal cities in New England this month. M. Gosche, assisted by Mr. Arthar Thomas, will manage a coneert tour for Remeny in the United States this winter. | Herr Wachtcl has returned to Berlin, whers his envagement at the Roval Opera-Honse be- fins on Lhe 1st of November. Wagner is t present engaced in rewriting one of his earliest works,—a symphony, composed in 1832, and performed ab Prague and Lelpsic lo 1834 ‘The famous Russian opera, “Life for the r,? by Gliuka, Is to be gwen in Germany T very favorable circumstances. Richn 4ns made the German version,ana Dr. Yoo Buelow will produce it in Hanover. - The New York Oratorio Society will give four concerts and four public_rehearsals this season uuder the direction of Dr. Damrosch.: ong the works sclocygd for performance are Hglcs *Messiah? and ®Alexander’s Feast,” Mendels soli's *Psalm 114,” aud (2 declded novelty) Kiel's *Curlstus.”” F After ail the bumbug about German bands, * we are zoing o have the genuige imoorted arti A copcert band of forty performers will arrive in New York about the wmiddle of October. They will te kuown as- the “Red Ilussars,” and their conductor is K, Schreiner, awell-known composer and violinist. A Paris dispateh’ (Oct. 7) to the New York Jlerad says: “Charles Gounoa’s uew. opers, *Polyencte,’ was produced at the Grand Opesa- House w-night; but it rather disappointed the expectations of the great audience that had 8s- g sembled. It is the wost ambitious of Gounod's | & works, yet many of the effects of instriwenta- tion aimed at by tiie composer have not beenreal- ized. ‘The music was rather heavy and colorless, slthough the opery was presented by unexcellent company, Mme. Krauss and Lassale surpassed themselves. The mifse en scene was maznll cent. and tull justice was done to the work by toe directors of the Opera-Hoase. There wass superb ballet, und esstul debut was made by the pew and b ul dancer, Mlle. Maur'” e — DYING. Tam weary. and wonld rest. Lay my head npon your breaet; Hold my closer, cloger, De 1 um dying: do not fear— # *Life 1s wearisome at best, Life te like a troudled dream, Or a worn and ruveled seam o I have fought a bitter fight. And have ofien Jonxed at nigl To aepart ere morning-beam. There are some will erieve, I know, A ome truce of sorros show, “Pley perhups will drop a tear, When at lust the truth they hear, . That my head is Iyiug Jow, Yo are weeping? Can it be That those tears are sbed for me? You are erieving? “Tbat is kind, Aud 1p Heaven [ will wind ‘Thut on easth you wept for me. Live for vour sake? Dear, you knaw, 11 1leave. s better so; 1t 1 lived. you might, perhaps, uto cold ndiftérence lapse; Tt 14 better that 1 go. 11. Derchance, some fotare day, You xhoutd wander by the way Where I he in quict rost, With my hands upon my breast, Aud with gentle touch should lny Lovely flowera above my head, Farirest blossoms, white and red, Let no cypress be entwined, But use thosc that call to mind That I'm bappy with the dead. Cutcaco, Oct. 10, 1878. Lavra UNpERmLL e — : A MMuze Porker. * Sherman (Tex.) Register. It is a 0w of the Poland Chiua breed, s two avd a haif yeurs old, awel wiil nearly, if D0S qGuite, raise the beam as 02 sounds. She mess- ures six fect -from the tip of her nose to ber tail, stands thirty-eizht inches high, and mess- ures two fcet across her back. Col. Wallace bought her when a pi trom o Collin Countf: farmer, who mported the siock from Kentucky. She s certainiy a massive piece of evidencz 1 ward recording North Taxes a3 o good bog raising country, 3 A $ i i 1 E [ x 1