Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1879, Page 10

0 THE CHICAGQ, TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 19, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES Shepherd, corner of Jonesand Homan streets at $:15 p. m. —The Rev. R. H. Bosworth preaches at Engle- wood this morning.. : 3 —The Rev. M. D. Church preachs at St. John's Church, Ellis avenue, near Thirty-seventh street, morning and evening. _ —The Rev. H. M. Collison wiil preach at St. Paol's Church, corner of Carpenter snd Washing- ton streets, Subjects: Morning, **The Chizrchon Barth”’s evening: ** The Yoke of Charch. METHODIST The Rev. W. F. Crafts preaches at the Wabash Avenue Church in the morning, and the Rev. A. W. Paiten in 1be_evening. ZThe Rev. J. M. Caldwell preaches at the West- ern Avenue Church morning and evening. —The Rev. Dr. Thomas preaches at Centenary Church morning and eveninz. —Dr. Williamson preaches at _the Slichizan Avenue Church this morning. Subject: « The Ernct Natare We Need.” 3re. Jenpie M. Cald. Well, the evangelist, presci®s in the evening, and each evening during the week. —Mra, J. 1. Willing wiil preach at Emmanuel Church, corner of Harrison xud Paulina streets. Subjects: Mornipg,~ ** Music”; evening, *-Our deal.” 8t e Rev. T. C. Clendenning will preach at the Langley Avenue Church, cormer of ‘I'hirty-minth sireet. Subjects: Morning, **Why Does Curi Prefer an Open Evemy. to a Lukewsrm Friend?" evening, *-What 16 the Moral Infinence Theory of the Atonement?™ ) —The Rev. Rovert D. Sheflield will preach at Grace Church, corner of LaSalle and White streets. - Snbjects: Morning, *low Can We Reach the Masses with the Word of God:"” Troubled Waters. —The Rev. M. 3. Parkhurst will preach at the Firet Church, corner of Clark and Washington streers. Subjects: Morning, ** Love for God vs. Love for Sin: evening: ‘-Mary Magnalene and the. Possibilities Through the Bible for Fallez Women.” —The Rev. E. M. Boring will preach this morn- ing and evening at the State Street Church. —Tke Rev. S. McChesney preaches at the Park Avcnue Church. Evening supject: * Women and the Gosper.™ EBPISCOPAL. Bishop McLeren will offictate morning and even- ing 2t the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, corner of ‘Wasbinston and Peonia sireete. Holy communion 8£10:30 2. m. —The Rev. Samuel S. Harna will officiate morn- ing and eveningat St. James' Church, corner of Cass ana Huron streets. lioly Communionsts a. m. —The Rev. E. Sullivan will ofiiciate morning and evening st Trinity Church, corner of Twenty- sixth sireet and Michigan avenne. Holy commun- jonat5a. m. - —The Rer. Henry G. Perry will offictate morning d vening at St. Andren’s Charch, coroer of ington and Robev streets. —The Rev. J. Bredberg will oficiate morning and evening at St. Ansgarius’ Churcl, in Sedgwick street. near Chicago avenue. —The Rev. Clinton Locke will oficiate morning and evening at Grace Charch, inWabach avenue, near Sixteenth street. oly Communion at 8 &.m. —~The Kev. Arthur Ritchie will oficiate morn- ing and evenizgat tae Church of the Ascension, corner of LaSalie and Elm streets. z —The Rev. Charles Stanley Lesterwill oficiate moming. and evepiog ai St. Paul's Churck, on Hyde Park avenue, near Foriy-ninth sireet. —The Rev. B. F. Fleetwood wili officiate morn- ing and evening at St. Mark's Church, corner of Cottage Grove avenne and Thirty-ixth street. —The Rev. G. F. Cushman will ofiiciate morn- ing and evening at St. Stephen’s Church, in John- s0n street, near Twelfth. . 4 —The Nev. Luther Pardee will oficiste morning and evening at Calvary Church, in Warren avenue, pear Oakley streer. Holy Communion &t 7:45 m. l!‘—'fl:c Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr., will oficiate morning and eveninz at the Church of the Epiph- any, Throop street, near Monroe. —The Rev. W. J. Petrie will oficiate morning snd evening at the Church of Oar Savior, corner of ncoln and_ Belden avennes. - There will be eveming prayer at4p. m. in St isston, No. 437 Western avenue. ill be evening prayer 21 7:30 p. m. in Tope Mission, No. 1341 Milwankee avenue. LUTHERAN. The Rev. Edmund Belfour preaches at Trinity Church, - corner of Dearporn svenue and Erie Etrect, this morning. NEW JERCSALEAL ‘The Rev. L. P. Mercer will preach in the morn- ing at the Tnion Church (Hershey MMusic Hall). Supject: ** The Uses of the External Charch.™ UNIVERSALIST. The Rev, Dr. Ryder will preach at St. Paul's Church, Michizan avenue, near Sixteenth streel. Evening suvject: ** Geiting One’s Due,” —TheRev. Sumner Eig will preach in the morn- ing, on ** Aids to Faith,™ at the Church of the Re- Ceemer, corner of Sangamon and Washington etrects. Vesiry gervice in the evening. CHRISTIAN. The Rev. W. D. Owen preachesat the church corner of Thirty-third street and South Purkavenne this morninz, % 5§ ZElder M. Y. Lord will preach in the mérning 2t the Second Church, in Oakley avenue, near Adams street. ZTre Rev. J. P. Bamett will preach morning &nd evening in the church corner of Western ave- Tue and Congress strect. —The Rev. Georze W. Sweeney will preach this morning and evening in the First Church, cornerof Indisna avenue and Thirty fifth etrect. UNITARIAN. ‘The Rev. Brooke Herfora preaches at the Charch of the iah. Morning subject: **Living for Jsays to Come.™ Evening: “* Tne Salvation of the P —The Rev. James Kay Applebee will preach in the morning at the Fourth Church, corner of Prairie avenue and Thirtieth street. Subject: ** What Zlurt Be Added to Faith.™ —The Rev. Robert Collver will preach morning and evening at_Unity Caurch, corner of Dearborn avenac and Walton place INDEPESDENT. The Rev. N. F. Ravlin preachesat No. 381 West 3ladison street morning and evening. -The Rev. C. . Kimball preaches at Moods's Chuzch morning ana evemne. ~—John E. Morris preaches at Berean Church, cor- nerof Fulton 2nd May streets, morning and even- evening: **The nz. —Elder Rarmond will preach morning und even- ing at Burr Missivn Chapel, No. 339 Third avenue. MISCELLANEOUS. Liberal rennion meetings will be held at No. 213 West Madicon street, the services begiuning at 2:30 o’clock p. m. ~The Rev. Dr. Mathewson preaches to Advent Christiane morning and evening in the Green Strect Taberuacle. —Services will be held 2t Railway-Men's Reading- Tioom, corner of Canal and Kinzie streets, at 3:30 . m.. for railway men. he Young Women's Christian Temperance Tnion of the South Side will hold its fizst public meeting at Trinity ML, £. Church, Indisna avenue zear Twenty-fourth street, av 7:30 o'clock this evening. All young people are cordially invited. —Tle Rev. W. F. Crafts preaches in the chupel «of the Washingtonian 1ome at 3 o'clock this after- —The First Society of Spiritoalists hold services 11 the church corner of Mlonroe and Laflin stroets, £130:458. m. and 7:45 p. m. Mrs. CoraL. V. Atatch, jrance-speaker. Morning subject fo be chocen by the andience. Evening: **The Infin- ence of ‘the Teachings of Plato on Early Ch T y." Scrvices close withanimpromptu poem. —The Disciples of Christ will meetat 4 p, m. at X 0 West Rendolph street. —The Children’s Progressive Lyceum will meat ot 50 1n tae church coruer of Monroc ana Laf- Iin strees. _—The Central Meeting of Friends will be held £¢10:30 2. m. in Room 1, No. 50 Dearborn street. TEMPERANCE. = The Women's Christian Temperance Union will Told daily Gospel mcetings at 3 p.m. in lower Far- weil Hall. Tne leaders will be: Monday, Mrs. 3 rof. Haven; Tuesday, Mrs. §. S. Nutting; Wednes- R. Merriam; Thorsday, Mrs. 3L M. aturday, Mre, W. A, Barnes, A com- gecration weeting ‘at haif-past 2. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. EPISCOPAL. Jan. 19—Second Sunday after Epiphany. Jan. 24—Fast. Jar. 25—Conversion of St. Paul. CATHOLIC. Jar. 19—Second Sunday after Epiphany; Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; S3. Ma- rius and Comp., MAL Jan. 20—S8. Fabian aua Sebastian, Mf. Jan, 21—St. Ages, V. Jan. 22—S8. Vincent and Anastasius, MM. Jan. 23—Espousais of the B. V. M. and St. Jo- fepn; St Emerentiana, V. M. Jan. 24—t Timothy, B, M. Jau. 25—Conversion of St. Paul. —_—— A FANTASY. Elizabeth! Elizabeth! Can lafe be lessa gain than Death? Al tell we what joy folioweth ce past the river thon hast vreath, ceely unictiered, 2s one suith— Sure that no foe beleageereth. izabeth! Elizabeth! ke tide 1¢ wida ang white lo-night: A storauy warrior. in his might He tilts against o lesser knizht. And all the weak opposer’s frizht 1a iest be topple from the hight ‘Where, shicld abreast, he balanceth, Ana keeps the old love pare and bright For thee and thine—Elizavetn ! Crnicaco, Jan. 8, 1879, LiLLiE STRERIDGE. ——— Startling 2 Drawing-Room. Zondon World. Oue of the most eminent pianists in London, baviue suffercd much from the irrepressible corverzatiun of drawins-rvom audiences, devised tuc otlier day & means of giving a iittle lesson to tie town. Ile arrauged with his violin, v oioncello, 2nd the rest that the music shonld come to a sudden sLop in.the st of the loud- c:t passage of the piece, at e fm‘en signal from bim. It wasdone. The bawling and shouting voices were left in the iwinkling of an eye, high wnd dry, as it were. npon a shore of silence. Jcyous, ciear, and distinet, abovethemall rose a Yolce irom the foremost seats, the voice of Lady —but no, tortures shall not drag her name from me! And these words were r;nziu’g Ipon the startled air. *We always fry purain Jand THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. THEATRICAL DRESSING-ROOMS. We heara great deal abont sayings snd doings in the green-room, but does 1t ever occur to the American reader that there is really no such thing asa green-room in our theatres? 1t is a mere fizure of speech on this sideof the Atlantic, althoughin London and Paris that veuerable institution we believe still flourishes, and is as of old the resort of the privileged fellows about town who like to pen- etrate these mysterious regions bebind the scencs. The recent unplessantness between two operatic warblers over the question of their - dressing-rooms serves to revive a natural icterest in green-rooms and dressing-rooms, and probably nine ont of every ten persons in an audicnce would be ready to forego their pieasure in a performance for the privilege of roaming for a half hour among the wings. What are dressing-rcoms like, and low do the actors live, move, and have their be- ing before and after they strut and fret their our before these footlizhts? Does,Olhelo, just after shaking tbe life out of Jago, step into some cozy apartment right at hand and smoke africndly pipe with him while making up his mind to smother Desdanona? In old times, here ss elsewhere, there was a room Ect apart in which the members of the company could meet together during the, * waits,” but for some reason or other the custom has died out, and the soclability hereto- fore a feature of the other side of the curtain is considerably restricted. The ounly thing ap- proaching to a ercen-room that we can remem- ber in Chicago existed in the old Museum, and that was simply a dimiy-lizhted, dingy-looking corridor in front of, the dressing-rooms, with a plain wooden b¢nch on which the actors could sit and wait for their cue. Into this a few priv- jlered visitors were occasionally admitted, and many an interesting remiviscence might be re- called of thst once-familiar haunt. Nowadays, however, the private dressing- room of the actor constitutes all that is left of what was koown as the green-room, andin view of this fzet it would scem reasonable that managers should bestow no little care in mak- ing them as commodious and comfortable as possible. As a rule this is not the ease. Itisa melancholy fact that stage dressing-rooms offer the poor player but somry hospitality. The ‘proscenium may shine like the cohorts of the Assyrian in purple and gold, but we rarely find the dressing-rooms sufliciently comfortable to reconcile even a super to bis surroundings. In a word, they are for the most part ill-ventilatea dens. Chicago bas made s great advance in recent days in this respect by constructing the theatrie- al dressing-rooms in a manner fit for human occupation, although even here there is still cousiderable room for improvement, as a walk through these cubby-holes of genius will sufli- ciently demonstrate. Of the six theatres of which our city boasts two beclong to the renais- sance period, built immediately after the fire; the other four have found their way to fame and fortune in supsequent ventures. McVick- er's and Hooley’s belone to the first class; Hav- crley’s, the_Academy of Music, Hamlin’s, and the New Chicago have arisen from ashes of necessity. A'VICKTR'S THEATRE before the fire had perhaps the poorest accom- modations for the actors of any house in the city. Iu its present construction it must be owned that the comfort of the players seems to have been one of the chief considerations of both architect and manager. Mr. MeVicker re- sembles Boythorn in * Blesk House” in a larze measure. He professes the most malignant disregard for the feelings of otbers just when he is most vi v, ndustrious in bebalf o somcebody el: 'ssing-rooms ghow this plainiy enough. Possibly the remembrance of carly days in Chicazo 1way have had something to do with the matter, but when Mr. Sharp modestly invited _ the present writer into_ the star’s dressing-room the latter could hardly fail to be struck with the general air of lusury which pervaded the apartment. The room is longx and Darrow, its outline conforming to the horse-shoe curve, but it is roomy, weil ventilated, and sumptuous. A bandsome Brussels carpet cov- ers the floor, upholstered furniture breaks the monotouy ul the view, and au clezant full-length mirror of plate-glass in a gilt frame could re- veal, if it dared, manv alast louk of some pal- pitating divinity, before she took ber cue and *ewent on.” Above this enviable apariment, which is situated at the left of the stage, three other rooms are piled, all of them marked b the eame kindly consideration for the actres: wants, especially in the matcer of inviting chai ana flawless looking-glasses. Stationary wash- bowls in every room, double gas-jets, and plenty of room, are tbe prevailing characteristics. Fresh air and a fountain ot hot airare essentals ‘which hiave been supplied with equal liberality. ‘he * gentlemen’s rooms™ are arranged in'a tier of threeon the right of the stage; are equally well furnished, "equally ‘well lighted, ventilated, and equipped, and differ from their vis-g-vis only in the possesgion of less elaborate ornamentation. In close juxtaposition—to bor- row a phrase from Mr. Robson—to the founda- tions of the dressina-rooms may be observed a furnace Whose generous influence preserves s lcasant temperature among the artists. The acts that the basement floor is paved with con- crete, that seven furnaces radiate their good cheer, and that the windows -all- round open upon alleywars, may account for this unusual, afmost revolutionary, hyzienic condition of things. ‘HOOLEY'S THEATRE has been less fortunate in the construction of its_ bchind-the-scenes accommodations. The difficulty of access to the dressing-rooms from alleyways and through tortuous passages is all but insurmountable to on¢ not tamiliar with the clew to the labyrinth; and after the visitor has strucaled into the dim recesses e finds anything but that air of comfort which should pervade such a place. The rooms are small and poorly ventilated, althoueh it must be confessed that the good theatre manager does all tliat lies in his power to kecp them clean and in good order. it was the fauit of the architect, not of the mansger, and by and by he will doubtless find his wav toward a thorough reconstruction of this part of his establish- ment. At present, it bears a rather unfavorable comparison with some of its newer contempora- Tics. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Still another contrast is reached when one crosees the river and examines thé quarters furnished for the recention of players at the new Academy of Music. Meet Mr. Nick Norton first at the box-office and anuounce the facr that cariosity bas impelled a visit, and he wiil reveal marvels ot scepie skill, upon which Matt Morzun Jorked with fidelity sed zeal; be will shift scene after scene to displav the cunningof that master hand, and roll up acd lower curtain and act drop, ana will light up the stage and suditorium to exhibit the pictonal and upholstered treas- ures of one of the most verfectiy-appointed play- siu the world. Theu hé will take his tor behind and show bim an arrangement of dressing-rooms_such as the variety sperformers who play there have never seen or dreamed of. The gcuera] arraugement of aressing rooins re- sembies that of McVicker's Theatre. The floors arc vovered with rich Brussels carpet: the walls ere spotless in plaster, and are decorated with hanidsome plate-glass mirrors, framed in black alnut and maple, and cunningly contrived b gas-jets to reflect the performer 2t his best. Six of these prigeely apartments provide quar ters for the performers in white. Two **black rooms * below, one on each side of the stace, are reserved for the gentry who make their liv- ing by blacking their faccs, and whose burut- coris habits rexder them unwbolesome tepants of lusurious apartments: Whether they have besmeared tle virgin plaster with inky rcminis- c:]l;fes or not may be left to tbe imagination to t i HAVERLY'S THEATRE. Although Mr. Haverly has just Javished a small jortune in the decoration of his theatre for the reception of thc opera cowpany, truth compels us 10 state thac bus little bas been Gone towards reaeeming the deplorably bad arrange- ment of the dressing-rooms. Itisoneof the Jarest theatres io the country. Cant theatrical parlance calis it *‘a mau-eater,” because it con~ sumes so wany helpers bebind the scenes, and rolis up colossal fortunes in the weekly-expense bill. Some three years ago Olive Lozan racher claborately described the interior of * Booth's ‘Theatre, cquipped for a speetacle. It was inter- esting mazter, but anybody who has the privi- lege of the stage at Haverly’s can gee all _that Jarrett & Palmer could show in Booth’s, and something more. The wilderness of ropes and belayiag-pins rivals the erest docks of Liverpool, while the mechantcal contrivances which an abundance of space bos invited arc unequalied for ngennity and adaptd- bility in auy thea:re fn this country.' The stage is smalier than that of either Booth’s, the Phila- delphia Academy of Music or the Boston “Fheatra; buz far simulicits of manipulation it is unrivaled. And the reason issimple emough. It may be summed up in two words—Chicago enterprise and modern experience. ‘But, after oll, the dressing-room is the thing. One must pass over in_perfunctory silence the magnificent galleries, the unsurpassed line of sieht and acoustic properties, the elegunt man- arers' offices, and all that, and confine one’s self 10 the dressing-rooms. He whom r.hfi. Chicago worid delightcd to christen * Ole Fel,” Leonard Grover, is _to blame for the ecaoty ‘comfort of the present aressing-rooms of Haverly’s. They are aporosched in summer from the alley which bounds the west side of the building, and in winter from that on tie north. Here good discretion ;has been used, 1he object being to sliorten a transit through snow-beavs for the Iadies. Ou entering, which one can do burglariously by slipping the bolt, two, corridors open; on oue side the ladies’ rooms sre ranged in Jine, while a bricf journey under the building takes one to the masculine quarter. Good drainage and ventilation might cxact something in addition to what the house boasts, and Luxury would necd a sponsor, should she think of visiting these apartments. Little, plain wooden boxes constitute the dress- ing-rooms: boxes with lids to them, with arimy wooden walls, frescoed by forgotten variety- men, whose irregular autographs testify less to their cultivation than their native ability. A small mirror which sufliced to reflects the nfgritude of a negro ivstrel illy assists the old mau’s features or the tender vutlines of the leading juvenile countepance. More air, more light, and better drairage are required to make Harerly’s dressing-rooms_compare with Haver- ly’s auditorium, ‘Haverly’s stage, or Huverly’s popular aud sagacious managemeat. HAMLIN'S THEATRE. Perhaps justice would have been more impar- tially done Juhn Hamlin bad the record placed him beside the Academy of Music, but contrast is an indispensable element of dramatic success, and Hamlin's contrasts delightfally with Hav- erly’s so iar as dressing-rooms are concerncd. On the left of the staze, and flush with it, are two cheerful and well-furmshed apartments, cndowed with runnicg water, marble wash- bowls, and other contributions by the plumber. Over them are two equally well equipped, whils below the staga a group of six rooms {front ‘& well-lighted corridor. Heating and ventilating proterties; have been carefully studied here, and "the artist will find no just cause for compiaint.” A step or two from the eroup just mentioned leads one intoan airy, open space, from which radiate four more roomy and well-ordained apartments, all supplied with gas, rusning water, and a current of air which can be tempered to the most closely shorn of variety performers in the dead of the cruelest Chivago winter. With the multitude of exits, the tine line ot sight, aua the housand and one details which the arcbitect has taken care of, the present article has nothing to do. The dressing rooms are good, and that is something worthy of notice. THE NEW CHICAGO. Nothing could exceed the_courtesy of Mr. Walker, of the New Chicago Theatre, when re- quested to exhibit his elephant, except, perhaps, the wary discretion with which be descanted 5 upon thie approuches to the Louse, the exquisite beauty of its auditorium,—in which, by the way, the facts justify the eulogy,—and insisted that, Jike Melrose Albey, the dressing-rooms should be viewed by pale moonlight, or gaslight. That there is pleniy of room in the building for charming rooms, and that one or two of those exhibited were verv acceptable. the reporter is willing to make affidavit with alarming reckless- ness; that Mr. Walker looks and acts as though he rezarded actors as scnsitive human beings he is also willing to assert, but a limited acquaint- ance with the recesses of the basement occs sioned by & strangely expeditious examination thereof prevents his committing himsclf to blend praise of what may notbe the best in the world, and yet may be. THE LAWYER AND TIE ACTRESS. To the Editor af The Tribune. Cmicaco, Jax. 18.—A lawser, noted for his scarcity of hair, and an actress of no mean re- pate, experienced for a few weeks the “divine passion.” A somewhat finer looking and far richer rival came upon the scenc, and the lawyer was “Jeft.” He wrote her thus—I possess the originals: My *‘suit "' is not *a suit at law," You know by my ** admiseion,” “+ 4 judzment * at your hands T *erave,” But *‘judgment by confession.™ I **served you " lonz before the suit IVas by me fairly mooted, You *‘accepted service " with o smile Tho' you knew I was ** non-suited.” At first I feared you wonld **demur™ - With spirit and annovancs, But you ' pleaded * prompta quibbling ** ples,” *+Confeesion and avoidance.™ "I can only win my “*suit,” _You will never **filca bill,™ For daring life my task shall b To **administer your will.” ~ After a few days the following was handed to him: To me yon have assicned 8 **part* Regiring some precision, To snswer as a lady shonld With courage and decision. You've becn persistent at the **play " In which we two took part, My **lover's lines” were meant for you - When 8 dummy pressed my heart. To *‘make up™ was a pleasant task After **ecenes ™ we shonld have missed; You sulked, 1 pouted, looked askant Forgiveness—then we kissed. In tragic tones I swore my heart Wonld break nnless we wed. Dut I.ove's ephemeral, like the wind, Took **wings " and now is fied. "Twasbut **one act” in life we played, The.'* curtaln * down,—it's of the H A *“change of programme " in the **bill," Andyou—nol1n tue ** cast.” Since the receipt of the above he does not go to the theatre. The *profession,” he says, is heartless and wicked. F{e has just finished an introduction for “ Baxter’s Call to the Uncon- verted,” which he proposes to inclose to his former acouaintance. Yours, StugINs. LOCAL NOTES. Ada Carsendish opens at MicVicker’s on Feb. 3, in * Jane Shore.” Len Grover's “Boarding House? Company has broken down, and Hooley will have to fill p his week with some otiser attraction. Palabrega, the Swedish magician, and Miss Mary Leyton, the reinarkable second-sight seer, will give a series of enteriainments st Hershey Hall, commencing donday, the 27th. Miss Helen Potter, a reader of considerable reputation, will zive some of her personations of prominent men, actors, and actresses, this eveninz, ot Tillotson Hatl, Enclewood. Mr. M. L. Saley will lecture on “Splinters” next Saturday evening at Tillotson Hall, Engle- wood, this being the third of a series of enter- tainments of the Englewood lecture course. Buckstone’s celebrated drama *Green Bush- es ” will be presented to-morrow evening at Me- Vicker's Theatre, for the first time bere in many yea 1t will employ in its representation the ‘entire strength of the stock company. Mr. Joseph Murphy, the'popular Irish come- dian, will play an envazement of one week a% Hooley’s, opening in the * Kerry Gow,” with its realist horse-shoeing scene.” Wednesday his new play, *Shaun Rbue,” will _be riven, and on Fridsy and Saturday ** Maum Cre.” . Mr." lamlin’s will be devoted'ns usual to varicty .this weck, in which is included a sensational drama writ. ten for J. R. Weaver. entitled ** Toby, or the Shadowed Victim.”” In the first part there will appear four end-men and thirey ladies. Harry Little, alias Len Grover, Jr., has been at his old tricks again, banking what money he had at the faro-table and leaving his company in the lureh. A few of them have found their way to Chicago. It is said that vouns Len made an attempt once more to kill nimself, but did not succeed. Miss Alice Harrison, the charming little Cali- fornin actress, who recently appedred 1 con- junction witis the Rice Surprise g:rtv at Haver- 1y’s, passed throush this_city Friday evening en route for Boston. Miss Harrison will soon be- gin au engagement at the Boston Museum in opera boufle, the opening piece being * Le Petit Due,” in ich sbe will assume the Luke de Berthenay. Tue revival of “Rosedale” at McVicker's, and a round. of familiar characterizations by John Dillon at. Hooley’s, coustitated the ouly dramatic attractions of the week just passed. McVicker announced thst ‘‘Rosedele” was brouzht down from the shelf in obedience to nunierous requests from the public, but it is to be noted that the manarerial compliance was rewarded with indifference. The play was as handsomely mouuted and as well playcd as be- fore, but it was carc und labor wasted. The musical attractions elsewhere proved alto- ether 100 much for ils _success. Che Dillon ° compapy succeeded in drawing tolerably good ™ houses, espgcially during the Jatier end of the week, and in the evenings when John was in good humor the performances were highly acceptable. fe is a capricious genius, is Jobn, nowever, and needs a considerable deal of potting to keep bin in . the rieht vein.. The party is about to start forth on an extcosive trip to the mountain regions of Colorado and elsewhere. TRE RECENT QUAKREL between two leading operatic artists has not yet been carricd to that excess which marked the. ditferences of two uoted siage Leroines of an “smoke-if-vou-like? theatre. carlier period. The ladies were Mrs, Oldficld and Mrs. Bracegirdle, ond the seene of the en- counter was in the rooms of Heory 8t. Jobm, afterwards Lord Bolingbroke. ‘There was a se- lect company prescat, and the ladies wished to sing, but. both wiehed to sine first, and abous tois they quarreled, St. Jobn finally caled up- on young Masham to name the one who should sing first, and he namea Mrs. Brag:ezudle.' Mrs, 01dfield was soangry that she said: ¢ We have been talking of duels just pow. 1 wish it were nl}‘uwed amongst wonen; Il Edhlw’l’d tike to pun- 18h your impudence, Braceeirdle. v “Don't banile vourselr, my dear Oldfield.” replied Mrs. B., with a_sarcastic laugh, U1 will meet you when and where you .fav. . Wecan put on male attire for the nonce and fancy our- selves men.” | “1 wish you dare mske good your words, Madam,” dnswered Mrs. Oldtield. = ““If you doubt, me and are in a burry we can step into the next room and gcttle the matter at once, replied Mrs, Bracegirdle. *T am willing; we will fight with pistols. I am a dead-shot, said Mrs. Oldfield. | At this time St. John interposed and sug- gested that, as the ludies were determined to fight “they should gllow him_to arronge the mianner. Tt should be thus: He would take a candle and step to the further end of the room, holding it out at earm’sl length. She who first spuffed . it should be declared the victor. Thbe ladics sscented. St. John took his position, and Mrs. Oldifield raised _ber pistol, Ieveled and fired, The shot was so truc that the flame wavered, and_applause en- sued. Then Mrs. Bracegirdle took ber rival’s place, but just as she raised herarm a trembling scized her, and she let it fall to her side without firing. “1 canmot do this,” she cried. “Ishonld never forgive myself if I hurt dear St. John, and would rather own myself vanquished.” At this display of heart the applause was greater thau before, and Oldficld put her arms about her rival's neck and wept tears of for- mivenness. Mrs. Bracegirdle then to show taat she really was a dead shot set the candleona stand near by, and, taking the same distauce, fired and scuffed it out. i NEW YORK. THE BEOADWAY AND WALLACKE'S. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. New YORK, Jan. 15.— Les Fourchambauls was launched at the Broadway Theatre Moaday night, and at the same hour Mr. Wallack resus- citated “Ours” at his theatre down-town. Both houses were full, and several men in the gallery in the former place were in a similar conditfon of bliss. There wasalso a big array of first-mighters at each house. Actors, litera- ry men, aud hotel-clerks were olentifully sprin- Lled among the smaller collection of paying aunditors. In one of the boxes at the Broadway were Ellie Wilton, the favorite California leal- ing lady, and Ellen Cummins, an actress well known in Chicaro. Opposite them, crowned like Henry of Navarre, with s white plume a rard long, more or less, sat ‘“the young, the gifted, the beautiful Elizabeth von Stamwitz.” But Wawkeen Miller was not there. ‘‘LES FOURCHAMBAULT " is the veticular conveyance which serves to briog the Lingards out. The story itself is a simple one, but it jsso deeply submerged in “gab” that it scems almost unfathomable. The first act serves to introduce the Fourcham- bault family, which consists of father, mother, son, ard dsughter. The father (W. H. Lingard) is tyrannized over by his extravagant and selfish wife (Miss Laura LeClair). Theson (O. H. Barr) is a rascal, who has an illegitimate passion for Mar:e Letellier (Mrs. Lingard), an orpban who lives in the family. The daughter is played by Dickey Lingard, and has nothing to do with the play, excepting to repeat some lines which the author thinks are smart. I Bernard is a wealthy and modest young man, who is called “uncle” by the orphan girl, and who is played by Joseph Wheelock. Baron Bulois (Mr. Cromp- ton) is the father of an unseen and therefore ardeatly admired character, who is betrothed to ZFourchambauit's “smarty *? daughter. Heis A MERCENARY OLD CUSg, and is after money. The characters, thas intro- duced, cacklé a good deal, and then the curtain rolls down. The mext act shows the home of Af. Bernard and his motber (Mre. J. L. Carhart). There is & secret about their lives, which no- body not endowed with second sight can make out.. The mother tells her son a long rigma- role, to the effect that she was wrongfully sus- pected by her husband, and thereupon skipped out and lefc him prior to his (Bernard’s) birth. About this time the news comes in that old man Fourchambawit has become bankrupt. Dernard’s mother commauds him to rescue the ‘busted business man, and, when be refuses, tells him Fourchambault is his father. Inthe next round—I mean sct—they all come up smiling. Bernard offers his parent a partoership and 240,000 frames, which are accepted, nobody knowing the relatiouship between them. In the fourth act the Baron Bulois, having heard of the financial crisis, wants to withdraw his son from his alliance, aod, in order to bave a suffi- cient excuse, starts o story that Marie Letellier and young Fourchambault are on terms of crimi- nal intimacy. o THEN TITERE 13 A BIG ROW, and Afarie leaves the house in virtuous rage, charging the whole family with complicity in her misfortune. The fifth act shoss L. Bernard dnving young Fourchambau!t into a marriage with ularie, on the ground that his attentions nave compromised her, and therefore he ougit to do the level thing. ~After a stormy sccue he consents, whereupon Yarie comes on and re- jects the offer, explaining that us sbe don’t care enough for the lad to warry him, no one will think sbe cared enough for himn to have uilcy relations with him. At this juncture, it is suddenly shown that Bernard and _Marie have loved each other all along, and ss they fall mto cach other’s arms the curtain comes down, the audience snickers, and the lizhts are put out. Such is the story of * Les- Fourchambault.” It requires a good many words in the telling, Dbut, atter it’s all done, what is there of it 2 The story talks and talks and TALES ABOUT ILLICIT LOVE, but shere isn’t any evidence of the article itsell in the whole thing. It kind of dances around iskirts of adultery, but never gets down And when the piay is all over, the 't tell for its lite whether Bernard audience is a legitimate son of Fourchambauit aud his secoud family are off color, or vwhether, as Arternus Ward ~has remarked, *'it is, on the contrary, quite the reverse.” For a drama_that has been go much talked abomt, “*Les Fourchambault » is a disap- poiutment. In regard to scenery, it was well put upon the stage. In regard toacting, one or two ot the minor parts were done well, aud voe or two were quite awful to bebold. Mr. Wheel- ock made the hit of the . In the last act, dufing his scene with "his anomalous brother,— which, by the way, is the -only remarkably fine scene in the play,—he developed unexpected strength and power. Idow’t think f ever suw an actor sothoronzhiy in earnest es he sppeared to be. The audience thought so, too, and they kept the piece at a standstill for three or four mioutes while they appiauded. ; 3IRS. LINGARD WAS VERY GOOD, barrior the chromatic 'scale which she has trained her voice to follow, and which it does follow with religious and uubendiog rigor, whether in comeay or trazedy. Mr. Lingard was passable, and Dickey was so-so. Alrs. Car- hart, as the mother of the wealthy Af. Bernard, zave us what would have been cntirely correct in .lfeg Merriiies, but was scarcely the thing for this part. Crompton, as the crafty Laron Bu'vls, was made up s0 as to closely resemnble Napoleon 111., but bis” physical grace Wwas not at all im- perial. In fact, he was painfully sugaestive of one o those miniature men you see in the toy- shop windows at Christmas time, made out of Crandall's building blocks. **Heart and Crown” js anuounced for next week, the “draught ™ of thispicce havinz proven very izht. Later we shall bave Mr. Edwarin “King Lear,” supported by Wheelock and a wmhfll_r—chosen cast. AT WALLAOK'S, ‘‘OURS" has been fairly remunerative in the two presen- tatious given thus fer. The play is well mount- edand well done on the whole. Mr. Cozhlan,es- pecially, has made ahit. But the management bave viven up all liope of making a “ run ¥ with anything for the preseut, aud a speedy change of bill is comzemplated. = Wallack talks of mov- ing up-town next season. It is gettinz uncom- fortable around the vicinity of Union Sauare. Tug TRIBUNE tells me that Mr. McVicker is about to produce Abby Saee Ricbardsou’s play, which is called *Two Women.” There isa history to this crama, and perbaps, in view of the fact that Chicago is soon to see the play, soine of the story may be interesting. Mrs. Richardson is anindefatigable reader of the Lest authiors, both French sod English. Two Years age she came across a_story by Octave Feuillet, and thorily aferward read Gaboriau’s + La Corde au Cou.”” The possipility ot com- ‘bining the motif of the first story with the most striking situation and incident in Gaborlau’s tale, and making - A STRONG DRAMA N from this material, presented itself at once. Early in the present season, she completed and copyrighted her play, which was at ouce.vl!]’!l’- nounced by several critics to be a remarkably strone and Interesting plece of work. The dia- logue is nearly all original, and the plot is devfi_l- oped rapidly and dramaticslly. Just at this juncture an odd incident occurred. Mr. Hen- derson produced “Almost 4 Life” at the Stand- ard Thentre, and it was given out that bis |;!:1y was a dramatization of **La Corde au_Cou,”— one of the novels upon which “Twvo Women was founded. Most dramatists would have tried at one to get thelr play produced in opposi- tion to Heuderson. Bui Mrs. Richardsonm, on the contrury, withdrew lufirl ge'&“}m'u“r&-ut‘x‘fl:gs!: reat success had been predic or it by C b ihom Phecn eubmitted. , A to. whom it had relative of hers,- however, mentioned tho existence of _ the play to Mr M Vicker, and he asked to sec it. ‘The first glance of his expericuced eye convincea him of its value, and he at once requested to be allowed to produce it. Having heard tie rlar read, I can venture the opinion that Mr. McVicker has ot a good thing. The dramais in four acts, contains absolutely no useless talk, and its sittations are very stronz. It ought to have . A GOOD RUXN 1IN CHICAGO, and doubtless will Mr. MeVicker bas often expressed to me a sense of dissatisfaction at the laci of apprecia- tion shown in Chicago toward his efforts to pro- duce new and good picess in a_superior sty! He tells of one instance where he was in New York looking at the performance of a picce which was the rage of the town, just then. A zentlentan trom the Garden City met him in the Tobby, ond said: ¢ Ab, Mr. MeVicker, why don’t: you get this plece for Chicazo? If you would only zive us such plays as this, now, we'd go apd sce them.” “Idon't think the_ Chicazo people would patronize me, even if Idid play this picce,” re- plied the old gentleman, with' a twinkle in his eve. . 0 yes they would—I'm sure of it.” “See here, 7 said Mac, with earnestness, ‘I played this very piece at my theatre the first time it was ever dome in America. I spent thousands of dollars in getting is up, und what was lgm result? Ilost every cent Iexpended on it.” . The gentleman conldn’t reply to that kind of argument, and didn’t trv. But McVicker still keeps. pegeing away at his system, and 1 have av idea that be is going to wipe out the preju- dice agaiust home productions -after a time. His tenacity is commendable, anyhow. ROSE ETTINGE, THET SAY, has been very sick for a few weeks back, from overwork. I don’t know but you may have noticed that swhenever a professional, from ill- ness or other cause, cancels datds shead, it; is on account of ‘‘overwork.” There’s another funny thing about it: solong as busineds is zood cases of this sort are rare. Miss Egtinee busted up a whiie ago, out in Pennsylvapia, and came to New York, canceling dates in Cincionati and elsewhere. It is mow aryvely anvounced that, after several weeks of sickness from overwork, she will shortly reappear at the Olympic theatre. : ! MR. F. F. MACKAY’S COMPANY, which has been playing *‘Caste” and *Our Boys ” through the smaller cities with marked success, will shortly come before the public bere. The pariy travels ander’ the name of *‘I'ne Criterion Comedy Company}’’ and no ef- foru is gpared to make it all thac the pame im- plies. The theatre which, under the pilotaze of Minnie Cummings, was epeedily and com- fortably wrecked few weeks ago bas been engaged, and is mow: undergoing extensive alterations, prepzratory -to open- ing with its new manazement. Al Jarger stagze is being built, an elaborate procénium arch is goiner up, and the decorations are freshening under the touch of upholsterers and frescoers. Whea the changes are completed, the house will be christened ¢ TEE “ CRITERION THEATRE," and will be opened for the season. The first play brought out will be *Our Oddities,” writ- ten by Stanley McKenns, so thev say. A preity tair “koowedze of Mr. McKeuna's former literary achievements, however,: wonld lead one to the supposition that perhaps * Our Oddities”” may possibly be only a Bouci- caultization of somebody else’s work. Tlat is one of Ais “oddities.”” He and Boucey worked together for a long time,—that is to say, he was Diow’s clerk. Whether Le learned the ropes too fast, or whether the old man was taking lessons from him, will %mnahly remain forever shrouded in mystery. = But, anyhow, therc was AN AWFUL ROW ONE DAY, each charging the other with terrible crimes of all kinds,—aund they parted. ) A friend of mine in San Francisco write me from that city under date of Jan.G that the town is literally carpeted with posters of the Georgia minstrels. He says: ‘“Never before has?Frisco been sp thoroughly billed. Circuses have done what was considered hefty,” but it was for Juck Huverly to show us what printers’ 1k really meant. Dan and Gustaye Frohman, who run the Georgias for Haverly, nave just put out 6,200 sheets of posters and 1,000 lithographs of five kinds. ‘That will seem large when I tell | you that no previous show bere was ever billed to more than half this extent. Jack is a rusher, and the Frohman boys know how to carry out his de- signs. Josh Hart is a failure here, playing to 1orty or 100 people a night. Rice- has done well cxcepting in his two weeks at the Grand Opera- House. The Florences bave made a big hit at tie California. ) 4 EATY MAYHEW ¢ was not a success in New York this time. She was engnued for two weeks at the Standard to play “Mhiss,” butat the end of the first week her season was abruptly closed, the very thin excuse being given that ** Mr. Henderson had prevailed upou her to retire in order that the theatre 1ight be used 1or dress rehearsals of ‘H. M. 8. Pinafore.’” The latter piece is to be produced to-night. It is a musical burletta, aud the libretto Is from the pen of W. 8. Gilbert, author of ** Palace.of Truth,” * Pygmalion and Gala- tea,”’ and otber famous plays. The musicis by Arthur Sullivan. LAWRENCE BARRETT ' is in Brooklyn this wcek, drawing large houses into Col. Linn’s Park Theatre. Boucicault is at the Grand Opera-House still, playing to fair business. “**Evangeliue® draws well ot at the Lyceum. “The Banker’s Daushter® still packs the Unton Square, and Frank Mayo de- ligats the large crowds at Niblo’s. Jolu Owens wili open at the Park pext Monday in “ Dot.” In the meantime, Colville is playing there to good audiences. The Fifth Avcaue remains closed as yet. S ARCHIE GORDOX, of the Dramatic Newsstaff, is writing a play for Miss Elsie Moore, who, by the' way, bus just re- turned from & very successful enzagement with George S. Knight. She coniemplates starring as soon as Mr. Gordon gets her play ready. And, as he is working bard at it, the time can’t be far distant. ITHURIEL. EVERYWHERE.: MAGGIE MITCHELL AND THE COLONEL. While Mageie Miachell was in Cincinoati she received a letter frow a Colonel in:the army who is ambitious to sbine 8s a playwright. It is one of the most extraordinary literary efforts that cver emanated from a man of! war—or a man of peace.either, for that matter. Wonder what kind of a piece he would produce. Here is a specimen of his manne ++1 dont only epeak the Enclish Langnage as per- fect as yoarself, but also immetate the Yankee, the Irish the Ethiopean and other Defective Pro- nunciations but also speak the Germard Lwnenage ina dozen different provincial Tongues aud am satisfied { wonld make my way on the stage, if i only gotastart, the more £o by introducinz a dozen new Plays, which would be ensy to e, be- cause i am macter of both Lanzuages and can transiate them myzelf." Xe wishes to be recom- mended to Mrs. Barney Williams, **who, 0s i have read in-a paper this ‘Fall, will ' have to take the staze amain for a livelyhood, me and dler, might perhaps make oscelt lent partpers.” The most extraordi- nary jingle of words in the whole letter is paragraph, which spins alongz as follows: **Please excnse my " Intrution into your Pressence in this munner, becanse unother chanée to see you aud asis your advice in my case, which i hove you will ‘be kind Enough nor 10 refuse an Amateur who bas eerved from the mueket up during fifteen long Years and has from the beginning to the End always been considered one of the best members of the Compans. who has essisted many &boor Actor with bath money - &nd assistance in Benefit Plays: (who hus frequently rceived aoplause from *s German audicnce ' 'who sat cead and cold like charchmembers) who wonld bave been on the pub- ltc stage long before now and rivalled with the best of our Stars; If his wife would have concented to do £o, #hv is dead now and i can do what ood luck may direct me; in my present occupation i can hardly eurn beard aud cloathes, in an exposed con- dition of cold and wet, which i cannot stand. ™ i J0AQUIN MILLER is preparing his Mexican drama, and in his own zuileless way be is seekiog to create the taste by which it is to be admired. To a friend he remarked that ““one of the reasons why Amer- ican dramas are not successfal, is the lack of color in our democratic life. America levels everything, e¥en her heroes. An American society play gives us personages who are all on one plane. The dramatic distinctions of life and character disappear in aland where you cannot cuff a bootblack without a fear that he will be a Deputy-Sheriff or an editor to-morrosw, and avenge himsclf tenfold. How can you get color and form into a picture where the nabob and flunky both wear the same kind of a dress- coat? No, sir. The Inoisn red of our life never gets over the Alleghenies. But see liere,” he shouted, suddenly, “there’s Jlexico hanging to our skirts like a tropical perasite, with all the chivalry of Spain, the romance of the aborigine, and the color of equato- rial Africa; a land drunken With her immemo- rial snperstitions; whose soil is red with the conflict of ages; whose people blaze with the colors of barbarism, and retain all the poetry, of afendal age? Why don’t we have Mexican plays? Why shouldn’t we draw on Mexico, as Engiand draws on India?” 3158 FANNY DAVENPORT says the peculiar thig Wwhich struck her abont the London theatresis the habit whichisin vogue there of everybody eating am:l (;rink;lugt ne the performance. Youcan send for wha %g‘?\\'nnt. aps there is a bar at cach tier, and dur- ine the intermissfon ladies and gentlemen get upand o out to these lunch-counters, w hich look for all the world like the eating conuters at a railway station here, for you sce pies and cakes covered over with plass ~ shades in. jusc the same way. Lodies \U}l stand therc and eai, and even take their brandy and water, The fact is, one is ex- pecting to hear a bell ring, ora whistle blow, and some one call out ¢ Ten minuies for refresa- * On the whole I rather like the idea of s going out between the acts, o5 ‘people here suppose that ladies never get tired from being seated so Jong, and then, as soon as the bell rings ana the curtnin rises, you sce every oue in their place, from the top tier down to the parquet, and in spite of the amount of drinling soinz on you sce very few tipsy persons 3t the theatres.” DENMAN THOMPSON'S “ UNCLE JOSI” isa copy from life. He says he is not only a real character, but he’s twios, and thus he ex- plains: In Swanzey lived for many years Capt. Otis Whit- cemb and Uncle Joshua Holbrook, and they were well known for miles around as **characters. TUnéle Joshna was a very peculiar man,—very shrewd, and having a great deal of common sense; quiet and self-possessed under ali circumstauces; Yound to do his whole duty, but never making any fuss about it. ile had some pecullar 1deas about ‘matters- and things, however,. and some people thongit he was gueer about the head. For 1n- stance, some years ago he went to Washington for no carthly purpose, o far as anybody could learn, except, s be sad, ‘‘fo regulute every darned ' thing abont’ the Government. What he did, and wast was donme with him, nobody in Swanzey ever knew: but he came back ana dropped into his old ways 5o quictly that people soon forgotall about it. Foor old man! he departed this hfe about three weeks ago, and, as aletter from 2 friend of mine then informed me, he ‘died as honesily and quictly as he had lived, with no bustle, fuss or coufusion. He had cer- ried n bag of meal into his tarn, and, having pluced it on the fioor. lny quietly down by its side and died.’ Capt. *Ote’ Whitcomb was a dif- ferent gort of a man in some respeets, full of {on, very original Inall his remarks and actions, aod with an inexhaustible fand of anpecdotes and storfes. From him I borrowed the comedy por- tion of my new charscter, whule from Uncle Josh I took the more serious iraits. As[ lald eack under contribution thus, I borrowed part of each one’s name, ana called my man Joshua Whitcomo. TIIE FAMOUS LONDON PANTOMIMIST, W. H. Payne, died recently in Dover, England. He had been on the stage fifty-four vears. His first_appearance wac 1 *Hop o’ My Thumb,” which was followed ten years later by a brilliant suceess in the pantomime of “Guy, Earl of Warwick, and the Dun Cow.” Payne, says the Te egranh, was {ar superior to the mere tumbler and maker of grimaces in a harlequinade. Grimaldi may have surpassed him in toe noble arts of stealing a moose, sitting on a baby. or tasting the flavor of a red-hot poker, but Payne possessed many of the higher qualities of Grim- aldi, who became “‘an sccomplished exposiior of all that is most dexterous and most elegant in the old Italian school of pantomime.” Of that famous scliool the most cousummaite mod- ern professors in France were Debureau and Paul Legrand, and 1ts last traditions were pre- served in England by the family of Payne. GREEN-ROOM NOTES. “Diplomacy ™ is still being performed {n Lon- don, although it has now beenkept on the stage for over a year. Henry Byron has sketched ont 2 new farcical comedy to be called *‘Our Girls,” which will follow * Qur Boys.” Bartley Campbell has recefved an offer of $3,000 irom Katherine Rogers for a half interest in his play, * Fairfax,” which is to be done at Wallack’s. Fanny and Florence Davenport both propose to capture London during the currens year, the eldest sister dramatically, and the youngest sister operatically.’? Even a giant is not 2 match for a woman, for Col. Goshen tells a Brooklyn reporter that his wife has run away with a man named Sweet, $10,000, & team, ard an educated goat. Tennyson’s new plav is to be prodaced at the Lyceam Theatre, London. The Laareate read it recently to Irving and a select party of grieuds, and the reading occupled pearly six ours. Mr. W. C. Coup. of the New York Aquarium, and another gentleman are negotiating with the proprietor of 2 large lot on the corner of Thir- ty-ninth street and Broadway, whereon they in- tend to erect a collossal building, one probably partuking of the character of Gilmore’s Garden and the Aquarinm. The dramatic critic of the St. Louis Times- Journal sits down before Mary Anderson and exclaims: “If we were Jngomar, and if Mary Anderson were to roll her grest juicy eyes around us and hold out her plump, white arms, and teil us about the *two souls,’ ete., we wounld be ten thousand times worse than the most ir- revocable demon if we did not forget our fe- recity and crouch like a quail on toast at her No. 8 sandals.’? The London Zeegraph mournfully observes: “ We have, in glancing throuzh the limited lst of theatrical novelties produced since last Jan- uary, ouce more to note that no dramatist has yet come forward to supply the vacant place of v one of the comedy-wTiters of the past. That nearly all thesposular pieces of the year have been adaptations, is tobe recorded as more com- plimentary to the resonrces of the French stage than creditable to our own.” ‘When the next London seasonopens,'it is said the St. James is to be the handsomest thentre in Englond. The new lessce, Lord Newry, is spendine $30,000 in remodeling the house. He has taken it on a twenty-one years’ lease, at a rental of $12,600 a year, with the right to pur- chase it at any time for the sum of §300,000. It isreported that J. L. Toole i3 to be the sub- Iessce, while some of his {friends say a new thea- treisto be built for him on the Thames em- bankment. Fanoy Davenport, in denying the story of her marriage to a Pittsbure man, said to an inter~ viewer: ‘“The only possible reason why such a story should be in circulation is from the fact that a certam gentleman from Pittsburg was very attentive to my sister and myself while we were i London. Besides, he Isn't a bachelor, as people say, but 2 kind of widower. Now, you may rest assured that the world shall know it just as soon a8 2nything of that kind happens; but it is uscless. Lcan’t get married if I would | nobody would have me.”” & San Francisco Alta-California, Jap. 3: & Thursday evening Mr. Bm"lzun Hill left ;f'or 81’; East in the interest of the manasement of the California Theatre, It is nearly five years since he wended his way across the” mountains. A great deal of intcrest has been attached to ob- taining & knowledge of his mission. From a variety of sources we learn that Miss Clara Morris has envered into an nrrangement by which she will play a season at the California Theatre, her terms being 65 per cent, and she to furnish six artists, whoare to strengthen her support. Theseshe had sclected, and it is Mr. Hill’s objeet when he reaches New York to enzaze them. Miss Morris will produce all the plays of her two last engacements in this city, and several new ones. The ex- act date of the commencement of her engagement at the Califorma Theatre is not fixed, but it will conclude before the first Mon- day ia May, as on that gate rhe is under contract toappear in Chicazo. We also leurn that Miss Morris’ last terins st Baldwin's Theatre were $2,000 a week, and that it was a rctusal to ac cept $1,500 a week for another engagement, that caused the present arranrement to be made,”? Mrs. Stephen Fiske writes to the St. Lo Hepublican that she is delighted by bcrLgl‘:: bund’s retirement from the Fifth Aveaue Theatre, and adds: ** Where’s the next idiot? I shall watch the poor wreteh’s encounter with pitiful interest. He’s sure to turn up, and the iheatre will finkh bim. It is haunted by n ghostly fizure 25 palpable to me as the foot- lights. I bave never entered the place, but T saw the spectre, the face of a man, ashen white; cres that did ziot see, 0 blinded wero they by disappointment; a_sick, worn, weary face, borne by a tired body round the cor. mer behind the Parisian boxes. Thet was the sbadow left by Auzustin - Daly Wwhen he closed years of faithful tdii and an out- lay beyond beliel.” Mrs, Fiske declares that there is no luck about the house. Her husband, she says, produced * The Chimes of Normandy " with an escellent company, who sanz night after night to emnt{ benches; but iz has since been success(al in other theatres. He had pre- cisely the same experience with **Evangeline,” elsewhere a preat hit. Mary Anderson and Mbd)eska‘dre“‘ much less money than was ex- v"ct,cd." ‘:Ol course Booth was the coming for.” She says: ‘‘He arrived: he gobbled 2 -hall the miserable little sums he drew, and be went off leaving everything in the treasury completely eshausted. Then followed Jeffer adi son. Fiske got up a weak sort of confige, that engagement, which was mumd—hoxj‘;e“}:oh and dragoon—by the first week’s busivesyn 0F HUSIC. AT HOME. THE SEASON OF COL. MAPLESON's TROUPE oray has over-shadowed all else that is musieal in the city. We have followed it 5o closely from d: to dayand given to its performances sg I Y space, but no more than they merited, that ye need not o over theground agafa. e Presens elsewhere our general impressions of the seaspy and some of the suggestions which it convegs, 30.that it is only necessery in this place to m:u:; the anrouncements for the comiug week, “and these are 60 attractive that it will be very i cule for opera-goers to stay away .ny',flnL The following operas will be given in the order in which they are printed: RIGOLETTO. Gill; ime. Laty Elelka Gegt <.Sitmor Camy Signor Del Pal Slipor Galarl -Mume, me. Lubll:.]:: innie Hagy Signor Frapony: Del papont - Mme: Gilda ..eoen FAUST. Faust . Jtephistopheles.. Valentine.. ile, * 1L FLATUTO MAGICO. Astrifiamante.... .. Le Tre Damigelle della Regin: Papagena.. Pamina ..... TLohengrin Enrico ... Telramondo. ... Mme. Lab] Hiine. Erolks Geony — 188 HUGUENoTS. ; Taonl di Nangis.... «-- - - Signor Gillan 11 Conte i Nevers .. Siemof Del pugm 11 Conte di San Rris ...Simnor Galass} Hugaenot solduer..... ... Signor Bignardi Tavzanes, -ee .-..Signor Bolil De Retz. Signor Franceschi De Cosse.. 0r Grazzi Mer L Thierry Manre! iznor Praig Marcello . S| Margherita di Valols Mile. Lodi Trbano...... i Dawma d'Onore Valentina ... LUCIA. easess sasesnnnnns MIE. Gerster LA TRAVIATA. Siguor Prapolii Sieor Galast or Francescal - Siznor Bollf Siemior Grazzl Robisti Flora ile. Bauermister Violetta, . <Mlle, Minnie Hank THE REMESYI-RIVE-KING CONCERT. After a long and brilliant seriez of concertsf - New York, Boston, 2od the principal Eastern cities, the Huogarian violinist, Remenyi, hss tarned his face Westward, and will make his dcbut ia Chicago on Tuesday evening, Feb. 4,1n McCormick Hall. On Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, he plays in Cincinrati with the Thomss Orchestra, and comes directly to this city to fill his engagements with Mr. Carpenter. His ap- pearance here will be a notavle event, and one which will be almost certain to provoke, not simply curiosity, but arouse enthusiasm; for whatever may be lacking in Remenyi, there can be no doubt that his performances are fired with the spacks of that same eepius which flamed forth, elowing and brilliant, in the erratie Paganini. He. has succeeded in making adeep impression mpon the public in the East, and, by his dazzling displays of technique, as wellag his mastery of the resources. of bis instrumeit, has gained the admiration of the very eritics who find most’ fault with the latitude he takes in interpreting the classic composers. - One sach says: 1lis playing of the Chopin Mazurka and Walts was exceedingly takinz; yet the changes he meda in the test seemed unnecessary, and hence not in very good taste, but tae beauty of his rendering of the two Nocturnes must be heard to be appreciated. Wecould not help feelinz, however, that the Hunganan pieces were his properest eiement; in them he was enchanting to the top of s bent,— not a very high grade of music, perhaps, bt one canuot help enjoying heariuz a thicg as well done 83 it possibly can be. playing of numbers 21 and 24 of Paganini’s capriccios {the latter of which i known to pianists as the Jast of Listz’s formida- able set of studies after Parunini) showed the music in 8 new hizht. Violinist after violinist has tried his hand at Paganinr's music, bat withoat effect, so thinand poor is 1ts musical essence; with solittle_edect, indecd, that some persons hava been led to conjecture tbat the composer himsell never coald have_intoxicated his hearers, ashe s reported to have done, by playing i as il was writ- ten. It seemed imposéibie that r stad should have ever been effectit are poor stnff, 1t is @ i a man have the devil in him, tl chance for showing it. As Rem (especially the latter onme), they wers like friskiest champagne, —no, not champawne, bat bot champagne panch, if such & beverage exists. Ono Iistened to them as if bitfen by a rohid taratula; it waa irresistible. And yet all this bewilderi effect was produced withont trickery; by simole, coatagions, personul magnetism. 1t is evident that Remenyi’s great popularity has been gained by his dash and daring rather than in the broad and lofty style which charac- terized Wilhelmj’s playing. Associated. with Remenyi in his Western tour is Madame Rive- King, whose reappearance here after ayear's absence will be welcomed by her many friends 1n this city, and as this siugle concert will be the only opportunity offered this season to bear her, ber admirers will undoubtediy constitute 8 fair proportion of those who will be present. Of the other artists who appear, Gertrude Franklin, the soprano of the compaoy, Will make ber debut,while Herr Remmertz’s achieve- & ments at the Cincionati Festivals have made bis - name familiar to the public as one of the most dignified and noble sinzers among the many ¢X= celtent baritones in tnis conatry. THE ATHEN E0M CHAMBER CONCERTS. The first chawber concert in the series pro- jected by Dr. Fuchs, the Director of the Athe- neum Conservatory of Masic, will_be givenat the Hall, 30 Dearborn street, on Friday after- noon next, with the following programme: 1 Trio. G major...... .. i Messrs. Fuchs, Leis, and Eichaeim. 2. Recitati d- aris, from **Tie Crea- ciiation and afis, from 5 ssdn i . Trio, D majer, O .. Beethoven Leiia, and Fichiein. Ceellia™ [with noforte ac- <ees ... Handel iing, Ocsterie,and essrs. Fichs, 4. Aria, from *-Ode to fate, violoncelio, and companiment] . Hime. Koelling, Mcs3rs. Ec TO DECIDE A BET. To the Eaitor of The Tridune. Caigao, Jan. 17.—Will you please state inSun- day's TRIZGNE who sanz the character of Lofar.0 in **Migoon ™ darinz the late encagement of the Strakosch troupe at McvVicker's Theatre, to decide a bet, and oblige a subscriber? Conly. - LOCAL MISCELLANY. Sig. Ferranti is makins up sn opera company for next season, and bas sccured Tom Karl- i Mrs. T. J. Shea, leading coprano recently of St. Mary’s Church, bas been enguged to fill tne same position at the Jesuit Charch of the Holf Family. The New York Jfusical Trade-Review 5¥s: “We are told that Carl Wolfzohn, of Chicagoy will pay & visit to New York, n order to fiv8 some piano recitals here.”” The latest list of F. S. Chandler & Co., the Chicago music publishers, includes ** Wild Rose of Erin,” a song by S. H. Price, and 4 Argels! Volces,” a reverie for piano, by Edward Holst- Mr. Edward Holst, of this city, has wdtlt‘en 8 very brilliant faotasic on themes from “Car- men” for piano, which has just beez issucd, and may be had of the Chicago Music Companyy No. 152 State street. Mr. A. G. Robyn has just completed the maa- uscript of & son{;nem-i‘led “November.” Itis dedicated to Miss Alice Lansden, ihe soprano nd tke First Presbyterian Chureh, St. Louis, an will be published by the Kunkels. Miss Nannie L. Hart, the young lady who, it will be remembered, made her debut in this city not long since in “Norma,” sang 3 few evenings avo in a concert in New York for the benetit of Miss Maria Tuck, Max Strakosch’s protegee. o Mrs. C. D. Gorham. a Fort Wayne lady well known in Chlcazo, has recently composed 3 brizht sod lvely plano morcems, which is pube i. Thiersy- s E 2