Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1879, Page 11

o e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 16, 1873—SIXTEEN PAGES. 11 —_— THE STAGE. THE DRAMA. AT HTOME. AR PAST WEEK IN CHICAGO. Athongh there Was mothing Of an extra- ordinarily sensational or {fashionable nature pro- doced at soy of the city theatres lsst week, hat portion of the public which supports smusements managed to fill in the time very- comfortably, and to extract as much genunine emjoyment frem the c?_tert:inments offered py Baverly, Hooley, McVicker, et al., as those +ntlemen could reasonably be expected to fur- nish moterisl for. Tulike most farme cities, Chicsgo docs not observe Lent by staying away jrom the theatre, and from the experience of {he present season it would seem that the jollier andmore rollicking the play preseuted the better tpe sttendance. At all the prominent houses something light and sparkling was offered. anager Haverly, with the nerve which he lone possceses, engaged Emmett and his uFrite” troupe. in spite of the fact that the combinstion had but two weeks previously ap- foraweek at Hooley’s. But luck was o Haverly’s side this time, and uniformly large suaiences were the result. There is no doubt qhst Mr. Emmett is an excelient comedian, a qair dancer, and A good singer, but even with these attributes of success tliere is generally a limit to the number of times in which an pctor csn “star™ 8 ity “Fritz? s a0 exception. If be were to come around sqin mext week a hearty reception would doubtless be the result, much after the msuner in which the Colville Folly Company used to be received when “Babes in the Woods ™ was somewhat of a novelty. The first eozagement was an immense success. Then' {he provinces were worked until the attraction pecan to pall. Hack to Cnicago. Immense guocess. Another rural excursion, and back to Chicago to replenish the treasury. The Chicago people mever failed to turn out, and, although {be performance uever varied a hair's breadth #ram the original presentation, seemed to have a0 polimited supply of enthusiasm always seady to be produced when Roseau bowed her- glf out st the lefrhand entrance shonting «Baby M'bine ? in an impassioned manuer, or 1he mechanical donkey executed its jig steps. Emmett and the Babes are so evenly matched fndrawing power that a competitive exhibition of their respective merits might be entered into ¥ith profit to the managers of both shows. Andefrom Emmeti’s songs and dances, **Fritz” jweak. The minor characters are of no earth- Jyaccount, and are assumed in the main by per- so08 who would give quite as much satisfaction inless conspicuous walks of life. ‘At Hooley’s, Lotta bas done a tremendous business, and one thut was well deserved. Al- ways a favorite, of late she bas improved won- deffully 10 _many respects, her only weakness being the sinzuiar delusion that she cau sing. Mr. Marble, who supports ber in a very creart- ble manner, is also sfilicted with the samo ballocination recarding hiwmself, and between them there is some fearful and wonderful work done jn thevocal line. Barring this, * Musette” 15 thoronghiy enjoyable, and this fact was amply sttested by the large audiences which witnessed itsrepresentations. It may have been that not all of this success was_due to Lotta or *Mu- gette,” and that a good portion of it came from the popularity of Hooley’s Theatre, which, since passing entirely under the control of its present mapagtr, has taken a decided turn for the bet- ter. Everythimyr produced bas been worth see-~ ing, and there have been no dispppeintments in the shape of much-adverused attractions which ugon inspection failed to back up the glittering manarenal epcomiums Wwith which they had Deen beraided, The Rice Surprise Partv closed a three weeks’ enzagement at_McVicker's last evening. After “Babes in the Woods” .had been done to death, “Horrors™ was put on. “Horrors* was com tively new. Since its first representation in this city, a general orerhauling of the piece bas taken place, and with results of 3 most satisfactory nature. If soy fault can be found with * Horrors ™ in its present sbape, it is that of lenzth. - Something over three hours is the time required tor its presentation, whereas two and three-quarter bours is Jong enough for any andience:: - Hamlin’s and the Metropolitan have - given their patrons sohd chunks of the “realistic? érama during the past week, in * Good as Gold,” ud *Broken Fetters.” Mr. Hamlin scems to be afflicted with a peculiar mania for engaging people whose stock in trade consists of a play, the bero of which 1s contmnualiy m difficultics of a more or less serious nature with the oflicers. of the jaw. No sooner had Dominick Murray with his striped suit and ‘* Escaped from Sing Sing™ departed, than Mr. Barry with his shat- tered come-alongs was brought in. Mr. Ham- 1w's sudiences undoubtedly admire the Bride- well drama, however, or Le would not furnish it. LOCAL NOTES. + The next entertainment of the Enslewood lectare course will be a reading by Laura E. Dainty, at Tiliotson’s Hall, Friday evening. At the Aurora Turner-Hall, corner Milwaukee «avenue and West Huron street, this evening, the Scandinavian Amateur Dramatic Club will produce * Axel and Wilborg,” Dr. Paoli taking the Jeading part. Mr.J. D. O'Hara, who wasto give an enter~ taioment Tuesday evening vext at the \West End Opera House, has received short notice to leave town to-night, in order to meet a pro- fessional engagement. His tickets are still good for this entertainment, which will oceur ouhis return to the eity. Menazer Rice, of Rice’s Smrprise Partr, achieved what be has Jong been firuring for during the past week, viz.: the securing from te Colville Company of Miss Lina Merville @d Miss Marion Elmore. two of the ‘most talented srtists of thatorganization. With this Teivforcement, Mr. Rice neetl fear no rivals. Thus far, Chicazo bas had but a slight inflic- tion of “ Pinafore,” an amateur company which horered on the outskirts of the West Side, and =ottier at Hooley’s, being the only manifesta- tions of the fever which has_raged so furiously in the East. John Allen will bri g out “ Her Majesty’s Ship» at the Metropolitan this weck, Dovever. Miss Inez Sexton will be Josgphine, aud the other parts assumed by lacal singers. Mr. W. T. Melville, who as Col. T. 3, Elevator the Grover *‘Boarding-House” Company Whieved quite 3 succese, will appear at Ham- livs this week ip_u sanguinary and sensational snma entitled, “The Tirates of the Chesa- Peske.” In addition to this, there will be a Taricty perforance, including songs and dances Ly Mclntyre and Heath, serio-comle songs by et.-_s Ella Mags, the same by Miss Robeson, Mr. John McCullongh will, to-morrow even- 5 berin a brief season at Haverly's, sup- Ported by Mr. Charles Barron (whowm tbe bills deseribe s ““an eminent actor™), Miss Emily Gamm, and & competeat company. The pro- Ranime for the week is os follows: Monday nnd adesday evenings, and Wednesday —matinee, Othello 175 Wedoesday and Thursday even- m"‘!;";}uli‘\ixslc.fi%r“: ngm' esvu‘nxi:x‘i_r, “Vir- 5,” and ‘A Regular Fix ™ Saturday even- g, Richara LA At Hooley's Mr. Hoechster's German Dra- ill‘xue Company will appear this evening in Aronge’s new farcecomedy ‘* Dr. Klaus.” ferever this play has been produced thus far achieved a notable success and the_critics 2re unanimous in declaring 1t the finest German Jay that has been written since the same au- 1hor brought out, + My Leopold.” With sucha Efl‘“e company as Mr. Hoechster’s, ** Dr. us * will no douot prove as much of a suc- ©esé here as it as in Germany and New York. bemurmw evening Judge Bick will begin in thCCflrmlrk Hall' his' Month’s Ilustrated Tour j‘mwzh ogland, Ireland, Contivental Europe, Alestind, and India. The plan is a unigue one, 20d its success 1n Boston, where it was redeated. Nrough several successive monthis, uud also 1 i % York, Brooklvn, and other Eastern cities, udicates that it is a good one. Itis summed 1o theone phrase, traveling by proxy; for Judge Bick, whoisa celebrated traveler und is !vmned 10 be 2 most entertuining deseristive ul:uker. acts as guide and courier, and, through * ageucy of his newly-invented - Eurgscope,’” €s bis audilory actually to the scemes und Dlaces indicated i the route, and puts them in ¢ Presence of not only the familiar features ot and visited, bug preseuts those objects Tarely scen because of their inaceessibility to .!-' Zeneral tourist. The programme for the ‘eek includes, on Tuesday evening, Westmin- ter Abber; Wednesday, Houses of Parliament f‘d Cauterbury Catbeedral; Thursdav, Modern 2ncon, jie prisons and palaces, its docks and art e leries, 115 churches ‘and_museams; Friday, dent 'London and the Tower of Loudun. Karardas erening, o trip to Windsor Castle. A Straay matinee will be wiven with special ’l‘erenc_fio scholars and teachers, presenting the ef poiucs of bistoric interest about Loudon. Lotta enters upon the Inst week of her er- &:,mm at Hodley’s, and will produce *;La ie.” ) is thy k the New ok orig s is thus spoken of by It there could be an¥ibing more absord than *'La Cizale, " the * wild farcica) conceit ™ in which the inimitsble Lotta ngv::red lastnight at the Park T‘hefllu. it would bethe cttempt to eriticise ft. La Cirale. ™ of course, might be criticised, hut a8 Lotta is on the stage nmearlyall through the plece. absorbing ail attention, the piece scoms 10 De of little consequence, pretty as the - concelt™ 8. Lo Ciyaie, afterwards Lelio de Latour, i3 a lttle circus-rider, banjo-plaver, comic singer and asncer, | entamsiastic apout her professlon, and ' an out-and-out Bobe- mian. Eariyin the three-act piece ehe learns thatshe has arictocratic conneetions and is an heiress. Tn the eecond act she aApvears in gorgeous fashionable raiment at the honse of ner aunt, the Gountess de Latour. vaiuly endeavaring to behave herself as a young ladv shonld, and secretly lons- ine to return 1o “herold life. ' Her sunt has pro- vided a husaand for her, but she laughs at the iden of marrying *+a ilrst-cass idiot,” ns she styles the Count de toppe. whom sac,mocks and derides anul ehe tnds tiat he, 100, 18 averse 10 the mar- riage, when the queer pair indujge iua can-can de Jol Her heart §s really fixed upon Jarignun, & Youne painzer, by whose kindness ehe hns been en- abled to cancel the ngreement which bound ber to a company of acrobats who bad become vbnoxions to her. Fipally. she runs away from ber aunt’s house, and, scél refuge in the vainter's studio, finds that her love 1 reciprocated, and all ends happliy. All this, however, serves no other pur- pose than to give Miss Lolta opportunities for in- dulging in the wildest extravagances and causing uamitiznied merriment. NEW YORK. “PINAFORE™ BY A CHURCH CHOIR. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. NEW Yomg, March 12—We have a virgin “Pinafore.” Xact. It comes from Philadelphia, and it gotaway Just in time. Had iv remained there n,lot.uer week, its—but I dizress. b Edgar &Fulton brought it over here. I know of its virginity, because Fulton told me. And Fulton never misses fire. He is posted. This vestal catertainment is ziven us as a sort of spgar-plun to roll under our tongues while #é mourd for Cavendish. Ada was to have opencd at the Broadway this week' as Kosalind. But she*stit up., She played in Brooklyn 2 couple offvecks ago, and eontracted bronchitis. Tundersgand that lorace Wall did not do the cunmz?fi.; for her this time, tbough he has made $ost of her bad contracts this year. This was ber own speculation. And when she found she could make as disastrous a job as \Vall him- self, she said she was willing to dic. She came pretty near doiny that, 1oo. The only thing that saved her was the fact that Frank Picrce was cast for Jacques to sup- port her, and 0. H. Barr for Orlando. . When she discovered that, she wauted to .live long enough to find something worse. It she does, she will see the three next Centennials. “But Miss Cavendish is really very ill. Sne was attacked seriously last Thursday night, and is to be laid up, according to her doctor’s pro- gramme, for at least a month—if his fees cou- tinue. On Friday, Chandos Fulton scooted for Phila- delphia. There was eagerness in his cye when be started. Before he arrived at his destination there was a einder in his eye. Chandos, like the wise men of old, gmded his steps by the reflec- tion of a ‘“star.”” Shedidn’t land him in a stable, but he struck a church-choir the first thing. A rude individual who sat beside me the other night said Fulton was guided by inchoiry —hut it wesn’t any such thing. That man was murdered before morning. ‘When the manazer of the Broadway hove in sight, that Philadelphia choir rose up as one and said: We know what you want; it is ‘Pina- fore.” We have been practicing it for months, aud the congregation are tickled to death with it. They say it just knocks the stuffing out of old Dr. Watts. *‘Pinafore’ hasn’t been played in New York, has it? Just say the word, and we'll get up and come for you.” Fulton said the word, and they came for him. IT 1S A SUCCESS. New York has scen almost everything, but it never before saw a comic overa done by church- choirs. That, to borrow one of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s most immortal phrases, takes the rag off the bush. These novices sing the musie of the piece as it has never been sung in New York before. They are s little queer as to make-up and acting, but 18 singers they get ahead of the best we've bad. Every solo is en~ -cored, as is glso_almost every, concerted piece. “Pmafore ? is the only itemon-the programme, and the performarce always lasts till half-past 10, owing to this trequency of recalls. So, you see, the audiences here virtually ger the piece twice esch evening,—for, whenever one of the amateurs gets an encore; r she roes back and sings the whole sons over again, o matter if it has forty verses. There aresome things about this performance that would make ahearse lough. The man who plays Deadeye goces through the piece like a cross between a superannuated sexton and a Blue island avenne horse-car driver, His ideas of make-up are wild and terribie. Inorder to represent the carious optical trouble which is Dick’s trade- mark, this Philadelphia chorister bas pasted over one of bis eyes a section of a visiting card upon which there is around black mark. The effect given is similar to that prodaced by a pistol-tarzet in the distance. All these people are a little queer in their notions of paint and powder, and' consequently they look mighty fuuny. Among the sisters and cousins and aunts thereis a tall and rather raunt female, who is clad in a painfully-platn black silk, and whose prineipal business it is to look solemn and watch the girls. Obviously she bas been chosen by the guardians of these tender shoots to take care of and shield thewn from the harm which the Phila- delphia viliagers believe exists all over the me- tropolis. = < Ou the whole, this compaoy is well worthy of the remarkably-extended pstronage it is receiv- inz. Ivis emioenily respectable, and has made an enormous hit ou” that account as well as be- cause of the splendia treatinent it bestows upon Sullivan’s music. The picce is to be retained for the present. THE M'VICKER PARTY. The party which is to come to McVicker’s will be 1ully equal to any that has attempted the comic opera thus far. It wili einbrace Eu- gene Clarke 2s Capt. Corcoran, Charies_ Vivian as Sir Joseph Lorter, Haidee Heller as Litlle Buttercup, Laura Joyce us Joscphine, and Max Maretzek as chief of the profanity department. ‘The otber parts will probably be filled from the company now playing at the Standard Theatre. Considerable interese will attach to this party through the fact of Miss Heller’s connection with it. She bas long been_anxious to adopt the stage a5 u profession, but during the iite of the Jate conjuror, Robert Heller, she was oblig- ed to abandon her desire. She IS a good singer, and has a fiue personal appearance. ‘I'he proba- bilicy is that she will make a favorable impres- siou. At the Lyceam * The Sorcerer” and **Pina- fore** are now played togeiher, under the guid- ance of Frea Rullman, the ticket-fiend. It is attracting fair patronage. Freyer's party bid farewell to the Xuih Aveoue last Saturday }:i;:m, and went over to the City of Erotherly ave. Monday pight, Stecle Mackaye’s “ Thro the Dark " was broaghy out, in the presence of an immense throns of iwituesses. "The piece is a stirringund somewhat extraordinary melodrama, and it may be said that there is more *melo about it thau there js *-drama.” 1t Is stronz,— if auything a little too stroug. But it is graphie, and in many respects a very telling piece of work. ‘Ihiestory may be briefly told, and the syuopsis thus formed will be 1ound as interest- ing as the play itself. fndeed, ““TRRO THE DARK” is rather an elaborated outlfne of a thrilling tale than a rounded drama. It’s strength is its weakness, Mr. Mackaye has worked it over too wuch, and bus used all his energy on the crust of the play, without infusing it with what might be called the “stulline.” In the prolorue, Harry Graham, s gambler, who has fallen into the clutches ot Jeter Van Slink, a Jewish money-lender und rapscallion in general who wants to buy Graliam’s son, cou- sceuts to the barzaio. _Urs, Graham objects, and confides Ler boy to the care of Jol - Aieston, her brother. ‘fhe husband quarrels with ber afterwards, and threatens to destrov her daugh- ter unless she tells him where the buy has A strugerle cosues, in whicn Graham falls from the window iuto’ the sca, and is supposed 1o have been drowned. Vun Siink secs the strua- gle, and the climax to the prologue is formed by his declaration that be now as 1frs. Gralam in nis power, In the uext act, he bus used s Knowledge to jntunidate ber aZaiust protesting 2t bis robbing her of herremaining caild, Gurdya, Wwho has grown into womanhood watched over und protected by B iiy K.cotz, who was when a child owued und used 28 a thiel by Vax Stin, bug whose real nature is high-toned and bounor- able. Arthue. e other chiid, has become a nau, and has assamed bis vocle’s name. \Woen the act opens he 1s an ci ver, und is_in love with his cmployer’s daughter, Aute Mortimer. Here' the old vusiness of a parental preference for u rich swtor is introduced, tozether with e regulation curse business auwl the danzater’s marriage o the poor Lut virtuous young man. In the next act, one side of thé slage is occupied by a club- room and the other by the apartment of Arthur Alston and his wife. The auditor is expected | a to imneine that these two rooms are separated by several miles of space. In the club-room Robert Hardy, an unscrapulous cousin of Kafe Mortimer*s, is having a splendid dinner and . PL @ SOME FRESH DEVILY with old Van % ; in the other apartment Arihur Allston 13 becoming blind und Lis wife isc starving, Arthur goes ‘out at last to beg food fi for Lis Wié, at the same instant that ber father, in the club-room, having relented, is drawing uj nis will in her favor. In the next act, \Thlug takes place on one ot the London briducs, Kob- ert Hardy, who thioks he has discovered that | o Kafe's father is about to disown hin, meets the old man and kills bim, throwing bis bodv into e river. dArthur, coming upon the bridee to beg, finds a pocketbook which the murdered man has lost in ihe scufile, and takes it home with him. Next day, Laving used one of the notes from the pursc to save his wife from starving, the murder is traced to him and he is arrested. Bily Ktootz, alter | bi vainly trying 1o save him other ways, declarcs that he himself is the guilty part: In the next act Herry Grakam tarns up, having been saved from ueath, and acquired riches. Bily Zioolz, under guard, is condactinz him to his wife and children, when he suddeuly discovers Van Stink and flardy abducting Kate, ingorder to get pos- session of ber property. Liliy saves her and ex- | D voses the villaius, . the good people are all stored to each ather, and Kivotz, having by his ol the renort, that_ Harry S ¥ Pindrore,” with Modjes New York on of May. Tle will bring with him a new picce by W. 8.°Gilbert and another by fI. T. Byron. leave the Rice Surprise favorite actor in California for several veas nd bit them on the head. Genevieve Ward in- troduced the custom while playing Jane Shore at Woonsoclket., Ada Cavendish sailed for Europe yesterday mocering. Mer visit 1o this country has not been profitable pecuniarily. * Qlivia " is said to have cost Fanny Daven- ort §5,000 in the way of losses. For such a orribly tart play this is cheap. Rosina Vokes, swho was always a great favorite in this country, has rejoived the Vokes family troupe, and will come to America with them ext tall. A Mexican theatre manazer: was lately fined $50 for selling_ more_tickes than his house would accummodate. They don’t do that sort [ thing on this side of theline, | We are elad to learn that there is no truth in ent is to produce a8 Duttercup und imself as the Admirat,—Boston Hera’d. Mr. Sothern will sail from Queenstown for 1 steamship Adriatic on the 17th Mr. W. A. Mestayer, it is said, is soon to Parey. His place will e taken by Mr. Courtaine, who has beena Mr. Fred Williams, who came to this city Jast act of goodness satisfied himself thatleis | some. years ago as stage manager for Ioolev’s respectable enoush to marry Guetia, does so. a1 Mr. Harkins is the Koutz; Mr. Hardenbersh | o Fan Sink; Mr. Wheelock the drtiur; Mr. Fisher the Sir Philip_Jfortimer ; Mr. Dacte the Leobert Hardy; Miss Wilton the Kute; Miss Maye the Gurtha; and Miss Irving the \rs. Graham, The other parts are unimportant, and a wood many of them badly performed. This is espe- chally the case with Mr. Chaplin’s Jarry Gra- 2amy aud_Louise Allew's Aunt Philis. As to Harkios, Wheelock, Hardenbergh, and Fisher, and the Misses Wiiton and Maye, one caunot speak otherwise than in terms of praise. Mr. ] "heatre, will at the close of the present season baudon the tieatre and devote bimself entirely to literature. Charles Fetcher is writing 2 play based on the domestic life of Napoleon L, iu which ne him- self will act the character of the Corsican. only thing there is no blood and thunder about it. The known about the production is that Bob Hart is alleged to have reformed, and at a recent meetime of the Ameriean Temperance Uuiou in the Lyceam Theatre, livered an address In which the evils of intem- ew York, de- Dacre is, I presume, perance were set forth in glowing colors. g . THE WORST STICK - e ever admited to juvenile business in New York. | o Boucicault broueht hitn out, and that is another reason why Dion ought tobe killed. He bas gota lisp, a drawl, and a peuny-whistle voice, ull of which would make him invaluable asa corset-fitter’s clerl, but which are ridiculous in serions parts upon the stage. “Toro? the Dark ™’ is wounted at the Fifth Avenue in 2 most elaborate and beautiful way. ‘The setsare ull of them remarkuble, and the Dridge-scenc gets away from anything hitherto presented in New York. On Monday night, C. W. Witham, the artist, and Bensou Sherwood, the stage-machinist, curtain rolled up and sbowed tbis Jast set. 5 The dialogue of the piece is constructed with great care, anda good deal of indgment is shown in_srranging the situations, which are George C. Brydon, an old actor in_reduced frcamstauces, has got intotrouble io New York by selling foreed passes to the opera at the Academy for 50 cents apicce. He was takeu into court, but Col. Mapleson charitably declined to prosecute. Miss Rose Kenney, of London, azed 18, {s the latest Juliet. If the older actresses are ever yo- ing to fill their pockets, 10¥ is the time. The and rl of 18 will usurp the boards directly, icep them as Jong as she remains pretty.— Bufalo Ezpress. At is now thought that Emily Fowler, of Lon-~ were both called when the | don, will be leading Isdy at Wallack’s next cason. Rose Coghlan a3 refused an offer to remain, and bas accepted a proposition to £0 to Baldwin's Theatre, San Franvis $200 u week, bezinning in Juve. 0, a1 1 salary of Her ister, mostly of stronz dramatic ioterest. Some of the pictures were redemanded on Monday night, and Messrs. Harkins and Wheelock, together with Miss Wilton and Miss Maye, were_repeat- edly called belfore the curtain. probably run throuzh The picce will Lent, snd mey be longer. ‘There is every wdication that Mr. Mapleson intends to stay in America permanently, all rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. that should proye to be the case, Jack Haverly will have to find somebody else to manage i3 nieger-shows In Eugland.” Mr. Maplesou some time ago bud a Jease of the Academ, for a term of seven years, but he ha row with some of the stockholders n while afterwards, und now claims that they bhave broken theircontract with him. undisputed possession of the Academy was threatened, and NE KICKED OVER THE TRACES. of Musie o lively Apyuow, his Lily Coghlan, is engaced as walking lady at the same house. Mr. Beckett will not reémain at Wallacl’s next season, snd it does not seem probable thut Mr. Corblan wlil either. Oiher chianges are contemplated, including the enzaze- ment of Mabel Jordan Harry Lee. John Gilbert, W. R. Floyd, aud Mme. Ponisi of course rewain, -Dramatic News. 3] The exact amount reatized by Mr. Baldwin by enterfaining Mr. and Mrs, Harriote (Miss Clara Morris) was $060 & week. They recently made o visit to bis famous rauch at San Gabricl, and on their arrival Miss Clara Morris asked_for some paper to send her address to the Post-Office. The writing-desks were alf closed, but the housekeeper found 2n old envelope that an- swered the purpose, aud in it was a note for $1,980 ou 2 Los Angeles- banking-house due in Dezember last. On their return to this city the note was tianded to Mr. Baldwin, who had~ for- grotten ail about the circumstance, und it was But he wasn’t to be chioked off in any such casy way as that—uot any. Mapleson has been with Jack Haverly just long enough to absorb | ¢ some of the latter’s enterprise; aud, when he | Iy befitting to the proprict forwarded for collcetion. Such princely non- :halance in regard to money matters is emineut- of Baldwin’s Acad- found he couldn’t have the Academny, be de- | emy of Music.—San Frano®o Chronicle. clared that he'd malke those stockholders look sick before he got through with them. So he started out and terviewed a pumber of Gotham's wise und weaithy men, and the resuic camp. To come doswn to facts, Mapleson is_golng to | 1 have an opera-ouse of his own. 1t is to bea magoificcot adair, aud will cost mo end of | 1 Mr, Clara Morris, whose'maiden name is Har- riot, jumped out of 4 sleeping-car in Ornabia the otheér day, and pounded @ stranger, Mrs. Clara will prove a lively sort of bomb in the enemy’s %f;’;f;;"ss‘ifizhfle’;:!‘flc’ Pplandiis he feue tire stranger to both Mr. aud Mrs. Clara Morris, never baving seen Mr. hem before. He made no resistance, an Morris (whose maiden nhirte s Harriot) mounted he cars and pursued bis'languid way toward the money. Subseriptions to theamount of $150, | effete civilization of the East. {f Mr. Clara 000 bave already been raised, aud the fund is { Morris is seeking exercize ot this sort hie ouzht Jun'Keene is_understood growing day by day. by all means take o spatrine tour throush the to have chipped fn to the estent of $30,000, and | South. There are 10,000 railroad stations In this dJay Gould is _also in the scheme for o biz | section, and there is a lirgb, fine-looking man at aniount. W. IL Vanderbilt has fudicated that | each, waiting to be vouuded by justsuch fellows he intends to furnish the kand upon which the | gg Mr, Clara Morris (wipge maiden name is Har- building is to be crected, and itis ziven out that | n the site chosen will be_the spot where Gilatore’s | 1 Garden now stands. . The enterprise is an euor- | tipn. mous one, and will prove a relief from the over- bearing manarement Of-tlie ormanization whicl has Litherto been what Dennis Kearney woald call & LA VR B 1 —— 9 —. .. —~~——Dbloated inonopoly. 8 “The Little Duke,” which was brousht out with a distinguished lack of success in Boston a few weeks uro, is announced for production at Bootl’s ‘Thenire Saturday night. Mr. Joha Dufl is understood to be the financial incu- bator of the scheme, and he claims to have se- jected a compuny which is remarkably well ‘The only Crook ™ was rudely- brolf the refusal of Mile. Bohfanti to dance unless er, would do well to iot). Mr. Morris, ha —Atanta Constitu- ravel in au ambufunce The unruffied trung iility of, “The Black Con the first niznt' by he should “lead” the ballet in the spectacle. On Sunday night the druys rebearsal began at 8 o’clock and Jasted untily.] day morning, would be trouble between her and De Rasa, who Was to share with her thyhouors of premier, for it scems that the danseuge who comes on last is the best, and as the two could not danee last, a cloud of danzer arvsefabove the managet f after 8 oo Mon- It was:gyident then that there B, i‘;fi:fi’fif?&fifi"fi&’z{’i’s‘ gl-ft,cx:? e:f::; :l’s.hc makes o | horizon. Starin, the mouager, suzgested that success at one theatre, he wants to manage oll | they sbonld Imks u“ ,drink ¥ _f,?'.-!mshw, the rest of the play-houses in town. That was | Pull straws or e first uight's - ap- what busted bim when e was with Daly. I | besrance, w.fl:a o l;nr;m:mfr%n; u:e'f:f 2 1?5‘5“2 don’t know whicu of ’em learned it from ggu BT B s e s other, but, if the old man should m: with this venture, as he bas with * Piuafore,” ig came off Boufanti was not to be found. perb floral tribute that cost S100, with violet “B's” all over it, stood-in the lobby to be sent to the dancer, but the curtain rose and fell with no Bonianti. and Bonfanti loses it. DeRosa’s superiority as 2 dancer may also have had something to do with the matter, and Mr. Stario, Sr., expressed himsel! to that effect Wednesday night without wmuch quahfication. all the otber managers in the city have got to rise up and dust without delay—that’s what’s the matter. Mr. Wallack has been doing “4 SCRAP OF PAPERY this week. The i was Boucicaultea from the French of Victorien Saraou by Palgrave Simpson, and hos been done in this country be- fore, It is a light and airy comedy, marvel- ously constructed, and, on the wiiole, well layed by Wallack’s company. Lester 2oes to cheertully agreed, and Bonfanti aiso: De a won, and when the initial performance Asu- By this the manager saves 3150 New York Alirror. The Presbyterian ministers of Philadelphia sl ta Moy o play Hiee: Neeeis, tuder o G o Dreludices azuinst the thea- Barton & Lawler’s manarement. ‘Ihi ment was made possible by Mme. Junauschex’s consent to give up the Jast week of her time in the theatre, and Lawrence Barrett’s cobsent to defer the beginning of his engazement one | P week. Aona Dickinson, whose time was ar..| & rauged to come betweén that of Janausehek | Y and Barrett, bas already asked the manazement to_postpone her duté uwil the autamn, in order to sllow her to make a bricf trip to Europs. Barton & Lawler therefore let her | ! off, and gave her three weeks in Ociober. So | & Ir. Wallack’s cneagement was successially f andwiched in between the others. His terms for the three weeks ure, 1 understand, $10,000. “There is a strong likeliliood of his playing a short engarement in Chicazo upon his returu. Blisie Moore’s uew play s finished, and is soon e tre. firming that iv for chureh communicants to attend theatrical nut going on, kuow much about it. that 1 kuew_more than sne did and cver On_Monday they passed » resolution at- mplous and unchristianlike erformances. * When [ was on my last voy- e, gaid Dr. Malin, * I was introduced to a oung actress of rathier Drepossessing appear- ance (the good brethren pricked up their ears and sn me why we Presbyterians were opposeda to the tneatre, aud I replied that “ Sne skied 4 rather nificantly). was because of its exradiug character. She iuquired if I had ver been jnside of one, and when 1 replied that had wnot, except to inspect one on Chest- street wiilo the performance was she informed that I did not My response was ould know. I knew the history of the theatre. fo e pup o reheursal at oneof the ieatres | £ ier, T fold her that actors were. bypocrites. here. 'The piece is said to be_of much interest, and the central part is well fitted to Miss Moore’s line of buswess. ~ 1t is the work of Archic_Gordon, who was formerly a Caicago journalist, and who is now connected with the Dramatic News. ¢ THE LATEST SENSATION NERE this mf is the production of *The Black Crook at XNiblo’s Garden Theatre, under the manazement of the Kiralfys. 1t was the bow anchor of the managewment, whieh, by a series of blunders in | ¢ its selection of plays and its awiul butcieries of plays after they had been sclected, had almost ruined the reputation of the house, and wussaid | ] 10 be deenly in debt to the Stewart estate, Had | gy i1 ot been for the redecming taste of the | ralfy brothers, it is probable that_the *Crook” | S. Pinatore,” would have settled the fate of Niblo’s. As it | o was, the old maunagement succceded in ringing | o io for sowe of the priocipal such autumnal beauties as Aunie Ward Tiffany and Belle Howitr, w as’ the interpreters of @ leswshow are striking ooly 'as regards their maturity. In oher re- svects the representation fets down somewhere into the present decade. But the production is nowhere equal to cither of its-predecessors, cititer iu its Scenery, personuel, uor even in the . upholstery of the coryphees’ calves. The cheap prices of admission bave uilured some pretty | indicates that the season Will be a pr one finaucially, whatever 1t may be musically. good audiences, but the avernze bald head n the crites,” said I, ‘because W what ¥ and make his colengues if they had se One worthy brother nodded in an uncertain manner, and the rest looked i- | small pamphlets beariig the iscription harts | ado about.—yew York She thought thut this was a bard expression, nd asked for an explanation. “You are hypo- hile acting you say vou go bebind 1hie sceucs omen, aud vice versa by ! Bretbren, yon see how Dr. Patterson asked n ** Piuafore.”? u don’t mean; men out of hanging your clothe: up the sexes.™ shocked. * Well,” atterson, I have; that is o ontinued Dr. euy, [have read it 7’3 and with this remark be drew a libretto of that opera from- his pocket. y several hands were seen to dis v pockets, nstantancousl poear mto us man Passaces were then r rder thut the bretbren might know win [ thing it was that people were making such an MUSIC. AT HOME, THE OPERA SEASON WILL COMMENCE AT M'VICK- ER'S THEATRE to-morrow evening, and the larze advance sale erous tronc row don’t shiae and bulge up wich delizht { q,¢ norcounal of the troupe is so well knows the way it used- to when Jarrett & Palmer beld the leading-strings. This is u moral ** Blaeg Crook?—one of the sort which no married womsn need have anv fear of letting her hus- baud see. For the paths of rectitvae are far, far more uttractive to even waywurd humanity than the sort of revelry which ¢ spectacle hojds out. IraurisL. SCATTERING. GREEN-ROOM GOSSTP. Salsbury’s Troubadours are contemplating another trip around the world. Lester Wallacl id to have signed a com- tract to play three weeks in San Franeisco for $10,000. Buffalo Bill’s Couipany has disbanded. Now if the Bison would do the same everything would De lovely. ] J. I1. Stoddard and John Parselle have been ' engaged by the Union Square management for LEXE §eGS0N. The sharely Lydia Thompson is comingmito this country again, under the waasagement of Sam Colville. Mrs. Thomas Barrs’s beuefit at the Boston ThAL;il‘(‘: ucx’ix :::nn.h, oue of We lady’s danwh- ters W ‘The latest advertising racket is for actrceses to have e stage-curtin unezpectediy lowered ¥ that it does not need introduction. Mepusto.. is s follows: Miss Cary in the title rol letto,” Miss Litta as Gilda; Friday, *Lohen- grin,” Miss Kelloge as Eisa; Saturday alter- noon, *3artha,” with Miss Litta and Miss Car¥; Saturday evening, *- Carmen,” Miss Kellogg in e title role. = Th 11 make ber debut. Aid S teodance. part under the leadershio of Carl Koelling. Mrs. 4 und depart on an exteaded tour of the South | &s & Hungarian fantasis it would certawnly be ac- The season will open with ““The Huguenots,” cast as fol- Jows: . Miss Kellogz +Miss Litta. Miss Cary ir. Adams -Siz. Pantalconi Mr. Gottach: Ar. Couly On Tuesday eveniu; foilows: Marguerite. 4 Mr. Westbers Mr. Cauffmun <M. Conly ek, the repercary - Miguon,”? with Thursday, *‘Rizo- alentine... For the remaivder of the Wednesday GERAN AID ENTERTA An entertainment is to be given at MeVi heatre to-night for the benefit of the German ciety, which prowises to amply repay ai- The Germania Manuerchor will take Clara Huck, who is heard too rarely, will sinz threc numbers,—Beethoven’s ‘ Adelaide,” ‘‘Hast du wich lieb?” by Bohen, and *“I’und mein Bag,” aTyrolean song by MuHoeker. A number of ladies und gentiemen appear in a musical comedietta entitled ¢ Der Licbestrank,” by Gumbert. The entertainment wilt be further culivened by orehestral und vocal selections. ‘The object is a worthy one, nnd the perform- ance in ftself attractive. so that there will prob- ably be a large attendance. The complete pro- | gramme will be os follows: PaRT I .Fr. Schubert A. Dorn .Beethover® 75, Cla 4. “Fly, Fly, My Song!"... .. .Joetze Quadruple Quarietteof tie Germania Maennerchor. 6. Songs: .rg)) Serena . Braza The Xizhting I Alienell s, Maria Roelfing. 8. +0, Maria"aRomanza for ‘cello.. Carl Koelling ‘With accompaniinent of o string quartette, pianc and harmonium. 3 3[',:). At L')ltfi/fi:illl. . §a) **Do you love e . Songs: {b) ot g drs. Clara ifuci +2s...C. Bobm C. Milloecker Verdi A. Koeliing Christian{ 2 . ja) 9. Two Songs: {43 UROMAL Jfrs. Sarig Koelling. God, Fatherlan 10. ». Der Liebes-Trank (* tion™}. . o o F. Gumbert Roeschen. Mrs. G. Schleiffarth eter.. s ir. Jonos Miss Herda .oe o ME Ritter -+ Mr. George Schieittarth Miss Rosenthal PUPILS' MATINEE. The forty-first Puoils’ Matiiiee of the Hershey School was viven lust Wednesday afternoon, the following being the programme: Orgaw, grand prelude und fuzne in B mioor, Bach, Mr. A. McCatrell; song, **The Flower Girl,” Bevi vani, Miss Victoria C. Adams; piano, “Flow Song,?” Lunge, Master James Kelly; sont, “Come unto Me.” Leslie, Miss Martla_John. 5003 songs, *Serenade,” by Raif, and *I Love “Ihee,” by Buck, Ar. J. C. Taylor: piuno, sonuta in F minor (first wovement), Beethoven, Miss Dora M. Stein; voeal quaricttes, “Farewell, ‘fhou Lovely Forest,” Mendelssohn, and * Bar- carolle, Branms, the Suppto Ladg Quartette; piano, *Arabesque,” Schumann, Miss Mar- gruerite M. Walker; song, *-'Ihe Voices of Svring,” Mendelssohn, Miss Donna C. Davis; song, *Ol! that We Two were Maying,” Gou- nod, Miss Minnie Sherwood : and piano, “ sloon- ligkt on Green Lake,” Goldbeck, Miss Eva Mayers. DWIGHT’S JOURNAL OF MUSIC. . 0 the Editor of The Tribune. Ciicao, March 14.—1n last Sunday' tne ieme in the musical vas the ollowing pnragraph: **It 1s matter of regret that the veterau editor, Mr.Dwigat. is not succeeding moch better under the mew anspices than be ¢id under the old with his Journal of Slusic. While tne musical world 15 disposed ta humor him in this Bach mania, it does not wunt o paver that is all Lach. A recognition of Bach oughtnot to imply a denial of every composer since Bach.” Feeling that there has been o mis- taken impression vn the part of the writer of the 1tem in regurd to the position taken by Mr, Dwight 1 bis Journal oy Music, I would desire to muke this statement, which wili admit of verification. Since the Journal of Music has heen under the control of its uew business management, tnere bug been only onearticle upon Bact in the paper, and -that wus from tae pen of o contributor. A pirit of fairness bas always marked the criticisms of Mr. Dwizht, and bis universal culture would prevent the elevation of one composer by a suppression of the merits of all the others. In his reviews of con- cects e has mentioned the interpretation of Luch's compositions with the same Jiberality of judgment that he exhibited when writing of the “works uf otnermasters. aud has in no manner indicated that he was *‘aman with a bobby.” The whole bear- 1ng of the Journal or HMusicis s digified one, and msniests an elevation of the ideal in Art that is most praiseworthy. All its criticisms oear the stamp of courtesy and fairness, and ate 80 fur re- moved from the petty, fauitinding mode induleed in by many of i's contemporaries as to be worthy of emulation. = Jr. Eady has played ninety-threeselections from Buch in his organ recitals, yet I have not heard i charged with being onmindful of the claims of the other composers. Mozart, in1788, when in Leipzig, heard one of Bach's compositions for the first lime, #nd was 0 entranced by its beauty that he exclaimed: ‘*Tuank God, there 13 something new, and I can learn something.” _Ever after ho tried to bring the compositions of this master into universal recognition. Robert Franz, in the pres- ent day, bas given both his time and influence to the esténsion of Bach's fame by brnuing many of bis matchless compositions into notice. The pro- gramme of the next Musical Festival in Cincinnaii i% headed by a composition of Bach, and our coun- try i3 just awakening to & more zeneral recognition of his truly great music. And'to nonest writers, earnest patriois of the cause of the pure and true 1n masic, like Mr. Dwight, a0 we owe largely the advanceinent that has oeen made in this art in onr new land. The high standard of i TrIBUNE in musical matters should prevent an injustice being done to a_brotaer writer. The circulation of Lwight's Journal. while not as lurze us its merit deserves, I8 far reaching tn its influence, and brings 10 ity worthy editor x larger acknowledment than the writer of the above-mentioned parazraph can be aware of._As a musician, I feel a deut of urati- tude to every honest writer wha, by advocating the csuse of tac pure in Art, extends the influence of truecolture. C. 1L BritTaN, Mr. Brittan malkes a very able defeuse of the Jjournal to which heis 2 contributor, but at the same time we are not aware that we have ‘‘a mistaken impression in regard to the position taken by Mr. Dwight in bis Journal of Music.” We have no disposition to depreciate Mr. Dwight as a critic, or the value of bis paper. It is to-day the only distinctively musical paper, with one exception, the New York _lfusic Trade Hewew, that refldets any credit uoon the musical literature of this couatry. The fault that we have to find with Mr. Dwight is his conserva- tism. Ue runs in a rut, and wuat that rut is we will let Mr. Dwight bimself explain. lu an open confession, made in 1876, in bis paper, blr. Dwight said: We feci 1hat the highest point yet reached in artis sull occupicd by Bach and andel, Haydo, Mozart, and_Beethoven, that they arc standurd, uand only from their hiZht can we with any safety judge of the mirmsic ment of any one of these “*ireat clum ants.” Is our musical puolicas yet half envurh at home with the great masters to warant it fu_ hsiling and aceepting every last ex- travaganzs as & »ign Of -* progress’'¥ 1t would be ubsurd to deny the high point in art reached by Mr. Dwight’s five composers, but we do objeet that Mr. Dwight shall devide that all others who do not staud the comparison with them -sball be taboved. It is this very measurcment that has led Mr. DWiglt to co: tinuously and persistently refuse Lo _acknoy re the merits ot the French und Russian ctiools, the present rowmantic scaools of Germauy, and the musicof thefuture, aud to be- little Mr. Thomas and other conductors who ¢ oerformed their works. It woald be just as gonsistent to demand that all paiutings shal be measured by Raphael und Titian, all” sculo- wre by Phidias aud Anzelo, all books by Shakspeare and Milton, and that those which fail sball be discarded. Under Mr. Dwicht's ing canons of criticism, musical prozress d. Weagree with Mr. Dwight as to the bigh place bis five composers ocenpy, but we donot_on that unt _propose to have Wauner, Berlivz, Liszt, Raff, Brabms, Saint Saens, Bruen, Tschaikows! Rubiostem and others of the modern schools ruled out or depreciated, nor fs there amy danger that in acknowledeing hat | is “due to these masters the old composers will suffer. ‘This Mr. Dwight has never done, and it is those who hold bim und bis pager in the hichest re- spect that would rejoice to see him get out of bis ruts, acknowledge that there are other com- posers, and that there are other interpreters besides the Hurvard Symphony Orchestra. ABT SOCIETY. ‘This Soclety zives its second concert Friday evening, March 23, at the First M. E. Church, corzer of Clark aud Washington streets, assisted by Mrs. J. A. Farwell, soprano, and Miss 3 Stevens, piunist. Seats can be reserved three days in m{vuuueut the concert at Lyon & Healy’s wmusic store. ¥ LOCAL MISCELLANY. 2 Mrs. Kempton has been suddenly called to Boston by tie dangerous illness of ber mother. An Eastern paper says: * While Mrs. Oates was abroad last year sue devoted nearly all her time to musical study in Paris.”” Then why don’t she sing? The Slayton Lyeccum Bureau has perfected a new orgunization tor the secoud Remenyi season in the West, wnich commences next mouth, ‘The troupe will include M. Remenyi; Mr. Duicken, pianist; Mrs. Thurston, soprano; uud Mr. Frank Bowen, buritone. A concert and readings will be siven at the chapel of the Washingtonian Home on Tuesday evenmg, the 15th fost., under the ausoices of the He Loage, 0. G. T. Mrs, Emily Evans, Mrs. Louis Falk, Mrs. Frances Adams, Mr. Louls Falk, Alr. Hurry Thomas, Mr. Noble, and te Chicago Quartette, will take part. We undersiznd that the Director of the Schubert institute, Mr. C. A. Havens, has en- gared the services Of Miss Zelene Mantey, o graduate of the Leipsic Conservatory and pu of Ferd Duvid, as teacher of the violin. Norih and West Side pupils will be received on Wednesduys dud Saturdays st Nos. 191 und 193 State strect. The ‘Archer Concert Comique aud Erin Tableanx” have jus: reorganized in this city, and on Saturduy next recominence their season, and West. The members of the company are as follows: Mr. Cherles Archer, Miss Virnle \{tmon. Miss Juliette Raymond, Mr. Harey M. Clark, Mr. Mell Gibbons, and Mr. Charles W, Chase, agent. A musical and clocntionary entertainment will be ziven at the Eigth Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening, the 20th _inst., in which Mrs. Anoa P. Tucker 'and Mr. Lyman, eloca- tonists, Miss Leila V. Graves, ihe promising young pianist, and the Oricntal Quartette will take i3 Graves will plav the Weber- iszt ** Polacca Brillante” and an “ impromp- ta” oy Kraeger. The subscription sale of tivkets for the Lifta concert at Plymouth Congrezational Charch, on the 24th iost., has slready bezu very large, over 500 havingbeen taken. Subscribers ¢an exehanze their tickets for reserved seats at No. 152 State street nnd No. 125 T'wenty-second street on and after Wednesday the 1954 iost., without charge. The sale to the peneral public will commence Thursday worning, the 20th inst. The Schubert Club, assisted by Miss Zelene Mantey, violigist, Mr. 8. G. Pratt. pianist, aud the Schubert Lady Chorus will sive a coacert Thursday evening, the 20th_inst., at_the hall coruer of South Park aveaue ind Thirts-first strect. The Club, by request, will appear in some of {hieir strongest numbers Waich they have given in previous concerts. ‘The enter- tainmeot will consist of part songs, Guartettes, violin, piano, and organ solos. Mr. Pratt has becn oblized to change the date of his third symphony concert again, on account of the opening of the Authors’ Carnival, which oceurs on the evening recently fixed for the cor cert. The date is now aonouuced as Wednesda; evening, April 16. The programme remains as already announced : Liszt’s * Preludes™; Men- delssohn’s * Lealian Symphony ”; Pratt’s * A piversury’ March Overture; and vocal selec- tions by Mrs. Stacy, Mrs. Watrous, and the Chi- cago Lady Quartette. On next Monday evening, the 17th fnst., there will be a soirec at the South Side Chicago Mu-~ sical College by one of the juvenile classes, as- sisted by Miss Wishard, Mr. Hallstaedt, and sowe vozal pipils of the College. The-follow- ing youne people take part: Misses Helen But- ier,” Dora Secbereer, Vessie Westover, Carrie Hitcheoek Wilsou, Vinnie Ingledew, Mabel Wis- bard, Nellic Brown, Masters Fred Wild aid Fred Connett; vocal numbers by Misses Minnie Swain, Jeunic Malone, and Mr. Halistaedt. ‘The programme fur the - Taroer-Hall concert this afternoon will Include the following num- bers: The “Turper Magrch,” by Bach; the over- ture to ** Haidee,” by Auber; the * Sketeh Di- vertisement,” by Re: the “Carpival of Ven- ice,” for tour violins, by Daneln; the overtura to **Ruy Bus,” by Meudelssoh: he scherzo from KafP’s -‘Im Walde” symphony; Shint Saens’ ** Phaeton '3 the potpourri from *“Tro- vatore,” by Neumann; the *Cousortin Waltz,” by Strauss; and the “Full Sail Galop,” by Zickoff. We were fo error last Sundayin the state- ment that the Reubke *- Sonata on the Nincty- Fourth Psalm,” recently vlayed in New York by Jonn White, bas only been played heretofore bf' Messrs, Carter, Warren, und Eddy. It was Y aved in Chicago in Nuvemher! 1 by Mr., Falk, at a concert 1n the Union Park Congrega- tional Church, and on the same evening by Mr, White at u recital in St. James’ Church. Asit was the first number on * Mr. Falk’s progratnme und the laston Mr. White’s, Mr. Falk may claim the first performance of it fu this city. The next concert by the Beethoven Society will be givenat McCormick Hall. April 23, upon which occasion Raff’s ‘- Elegie,” Hilter's canta- ta, **Sony of the Spirits Over the Water,” Sch: wmann’s * Wanderer’s Sone,” with accompani- ment of four horns, and Hoffmann's *Fable of the Kairest Melusie,” will be given. In the latter work, the part of .e‘usine will be sung by Mrs. E. M. Fuller of Magison, Wis., %ho was sowell known to our coucert-stage as Jessica Haskell. As it is a long time since she has sung here, she will undoubtedly riees with a very cor- dial reception. Last Monday Mr. A. F. McCarrell, the talent- ed young orzanist, gave an organ recital at Hershey Hall with the followinz programme: Gruad Prelude and Fuzue in B minor, by Bach; Eievation in E, by Saiut-Saens; Concert Fugue in I, by Krebs; Sonatain D minor, by*Mericel; “Allegretto’ 1n B miaor, by Guilmant; Theme and Variations in A flt, 0p. 34, by Hesse; and Triumphal March, by Buck. ‘The whole of the abeve programme, embracing as it does so many works of the Inghest order and of great ditlicui- ty, was finely played, cach_number receiving its appropriaté_expression. Mr. MeCarrell is & pu- pitof Mr. H. Clarence Eddy, and, if we may Judge by his work on this occasion, is certain to maxe aname for biwmself. Among the new numbers in Mr. Eddy’s orzan programme yesterday noon was a cycle of four in sonatu form by Carl Piutti, entitled Die Trauung (+The Wedding ). The first is an Allegro con brio (* The Entrance to the Church ), representing the arrival and entrance of the bridal procession, followed, second, by o Chorale (Ach, bleib mit Deiner Gnade), first in plaiu harmony und then worked up in an Al ererto. ‘The third number is an Adagio appassi anato (% The -Exchange of Rings ), and the closing numver, an allegro, reintrodacing the Choral, and represeuting the departure of the bridal pair, the whole eading with the harmo- nies of an Amen. The leading numnbers of next Saturday’s programme will nclude Kucln- stedt’s Sonata in A winor, op. 40; Best's pura- phrase of Roseini’s prayer, “Giusto Ciel”’; Berens’ Chromatic Fugue, op, St; Haendels Concerto in B flat, op. 7, No. 3; and Dr. Spark’s Variations on,* Jerusalem the Golden.” ELSEWHERE. THE VOGRICH CONCERTO. Our musical readers will remember that a few Weeks ago wWe gave our impressions, after a private hearing, of the violin concerto by Maxi- nitan Vogrich, the young proteve uf Remenyi. The concerto was played at a public coucert in ew York last Tuesday evesing, and, as the New York papers confirm our impressions, and record a remarkable suceess for the young comn- poser, we print the following exiracts from their eriticisms: - he young Hungariaa mnsician. Mr. Maximilian srich, gave s fiest New Yore concert lust uisht at Stemnway Hall. No little reputation nad been recurcd for bim in advance, partly by the impres- sion he had made in private circles, partly by the carnest Irendship of Mr. Rewenyi, aud e con- cert attracted sn excellent uudience. Loud and lungz applause estided Lhe satisiaction of this eym- pathetic pathering, Mr. Vogneh was recailed aguin and again after his principal pertormance, d be ceriainly has no reason 1o complain of any lack of warmth and appreciation ou the purt of tlie pudlic. 1t is not often that i LNENLWD Artist ob- tamns %0 quickly a hguring and a recognition. The vrogramme presenfed Mr. Vogrich 232 _composer for the otchestra, & composer for the violin, and zn excellent cxecutant of the pano masic of Each and Alandel ‘T most imporiunt number way u violin erio, written by him for Mr. Remenyi. and ayed by that artist. - 1t is very lo aborate in workmanship thoush clear in forni. y that such a work held the miercatof the au- dience during fort;-five minutes wonld be pretty high praise; bot we can say a great deal more than that. Itis foll of beautiful ‘noughts. ‘The first movement. an ailesro, i3 oroad und imposing; the second iy a charming sndante, with an intermezzo in sterking rhythm inits middle portions in the third u churacteristic Munearian melods 1$ wraught intoan ullesro molio. In the treatment of tne orchestra Mr. Vogricl is less snccezsfal than 1 writing for the solo iustruwent, his score having the common fault of a weak middie, but this isa defect of detail which study and practice may set bt Une first wreat thing s to bave ideas; aod ozrich has them.—Lrbune. The event of the cvening, however, was the praud concerto for the violin composed for and dedicated to Edoard Rewenyi by Vogrica. In this conuection it may be un inteces.ng fuct stated that the work was begun and tinished in_twe; A remackatle inatance of ravid and etfect- ivé composition. 1tis written in three movements, the ficst allegro maeatoso, Its principal matiy is in a sulemu or Doric style, which at once sccures the attention of the hstener, and gradually leads up 10 tae movement where the violin eaters with u quusi recitativo. and then moves on thronun u serics of florid passazes, alwaye preserving the theme, Low- ever, and_showing pericct consistency witn the openinz movement, The second movement con- sists of an andante, intermezzo, and andante. Tne finc inventfon of The composer is here dispiayed 10 o marked deuree in the tender and poctical senti- ment to which '8 expression, and tae wealth of harmony whiclr he elicits from the orchestra while gently comminziinz the wnes of the mastec's violin,” The fnale, ullczro molto. was eutirely luuzarian in its trestiment, bruad, martial, and grandiose in style, and fal? of ¢ar-catching national inelody, It was really the gem of the Cuncerto. Althoush occupyiny fifiy-tive minutes in its per- formance, @he andience listened ntteniively to every note of the composition, and when it was finished several times recalled Vognch and Rem-. envi to receive toeir deserved compliment. —/ler- Tae plece of resistance, however, way the grand concerto for violin, composed by Mr. Vogrich ex- pressly. for and dedicated o his friend Remeny and performed by bim for the tirst ime. "This i8 unguestionauly o remarkable composition, and fully justies the praises which have been be- stowed unen it in private circles where it hus been bat incomnblerely played. It opens with an aliezro maestuso ,on A tiwnie vearing some resemblance to the opening of the preat Chaconoe of fiaci,—1 theme whitn §s elaborated with extraordinary skill, and which is keot steadily in rememdrance turvugn every movement. In the second movement the composer has ventured upon an inaovation in “*form.” Followinz an “‘introduction™ and a lovely *chosale™ imitation Comes un andante winei i3 Inferrupted by an *intsrmezzo.” Tnis novelty geetns 30 naturul and fogical that 1t did not Jar upon tie nerves of the puristy, out was received with geoeral sizns of commendation. The taird movement isalso novel, being a wild Magyar mel- ouy—-enum'lf- orimnal—worked out with great breadth and freedom. It is alternately plaintive, passionate, bumorons, and quaint, Standing alone cepted as a fine composition: bat, as a movement of a concerto, the chief characteristic of the pra- ceding movements of which was Italan swestness and gracefal rythm, it seemea ratier oatof placs. The fanit to our nuaccastomed eacs, however M3 national ong, if fault it be, and, as the concerto . wmtended to be Hunzarian, the abraptnass of the changea of tempo and the quaintness of the thythm must of course be regardeid as justifuble. N o theless, the work as o whole wis surneisinziy pure in style, trathful, devoid of sentimentality, and delizitfaliy roythmical, The caief fault 132 su- persbundance of musical ideus, all cxoressed in most_tuneful langusge. but by mers accumulation seeming to lack continuity. — Forld BRATIMS' NEW VIOLIN CONCERTO. ‘The new violin concerto by Brahms was played for the first time in London by Joachim, un the 13thult. We exiract the more saliens featyres of the London Zim-s critivism: The score nat hayinz vet been published, onr ac- quaintance with the concerto is hmted to '3 sinzle Rearing, and Brasms® compositions one 2ud all By~ lony 10'the class of works which must be perfectly knownin order to be appreciated. Taey are 10> only of complicated desi:m und of scholarly exeen- tion, bat they also-frequcntly present harshnesses and noveltics of tonal effect with which only a per- fect knowledge of the entire design_can reconcile the hearer. ‘I 3olo par: in the new concerto, for instauce, appeared certainly treated with o view to charscter rather than to beaaty. There were, claily in the fizst movement, numerous passases which, whaile tasing the tecbaical perfection of the virtuoso to an alndst exazerated degree, did Dok 8ho# any commensurate #mn of brilliancy or sonorous effect. Very different in this re- spect is the cadenca inserted in the flzst movement by Hers Joachum. Here every mote betrays the perfect master of the violin, every ca- pavility of which hie knows and turns to acconnt with uerrins skill. It woald, perhaps, be unjast to suy that he frequently spoils his ideas by their instrumental treatment, nlthongh exampies of ‘ such failure migntbe cited from both the sym- vhonfes, Gutitis canaily cercuin thas nis melo- dics, or their contrapuntal development, rarely anin additional charm of clearness from Wd instra- mentation. This want is especintly noticeavle in 4 concerto for the violin. ing 1arzely represented in the orchestza itseil, everything depends upon a treatment of the latter which, while 1¢ sapplies a harmonious accompani- ment £o toe viohn, at the same time suficiently -aiffers from it in quality of tone,—the readicst ieans for elfecting this needfal contrast bomg naturally supplied by the wind nstrumenss. This oovions' truth Lrahms bzs mnot considered sni- ficiently. ‘The most important themes for tae vio- Iin are played to the accompaniment of the orches- tral strings, and these 1ls0 100 frequently take a lesding purt 1n those alternate passages for solo in- strument and onnd_ which are one of the greatest churms of the form of the concerto. The consequence is that. to adopt another term of pic- torial art, the ontline i3 frequently blarred and the centre figure does not suficieatly stand forth (rom. a monotonous backeround. Our remacks aguin caiefly apoly to the openluz allegro, In the sec- ond movement (laratelto) the wind instruments play o more conspicuous part. The first theme is announced by thc oboe with guaint aud pretty ef- fect, and some charming collogny ensues between the Violins and various wind instruments, ln the same movement, woich promises to be the most popular of the three. the viohn bas some beauti~ tul cantabile phrases admirably acapted for it. “he_jinale (alleqro gioioso) is wntten in the vein of specitically Viennese humor, to which Brabias, in, spite of the fundamental serlousuess of ki3 North German paturd owes many of his happiest inspirations. Itis orilfiunt and joyous throuz out, and its stractura is as harmonions as tr'1s siu= ple As regards structure and thematic treatment, the first movement, howeser, secins by far tha most interesting. Itisa pieceof earnestand ad- mirable workmanship such 13, peruaps, 0o living composer except Brahms wouia be able to accoiu= plish. 4 MUSICAL NOTES. A new operretta, ** Boceaccio,” by Herr Suppe, bas succeeded at the Vienna Carl Theatre. At the Leipsic Stadt Theatre they are going through the entire series of the operas o! Mozart. Miss [sabells McCullough (formerly Mme. Brignoli) has resumed her old place in the choir at St. Stephen’s Church, New York. Dr. Hans von Bulow is writing recitatives for; Berlioz's opera, * Beatriz nnd Denedict,” for the Hanover Opera-tHonse nexs season. Mme. Pappenheim and Mr. F. H. Cowen, tha cowposer, have been aopearing with marked} success in coneerts in Edinburg during the past: wmounth, The Leipsic musical papers give the hichest. praise to Carl Reinecke’s symphony No. 1in A major, performed at the seventeenth Gewand- haus concert. Moritz Vogel s particularly en- thusiastic on the subject of its beauty and scholarship. Henry 8. Allen i3 not satisfied with the *Star Suangléd Banaer 7 in its pristine sbape, and so bas issued 2 new version in quartet form whica lic calls “ The Star Spaneled Eannerof the Nine- teenth Ceatury.” Most peuple will probably agree that the old song was goud enough, and that Mr. Allen has nov effected an improve— ment. 1t is sald. that farther proceedings are about to be bezun in the French courts with a view to eunable Adelina Patti, the Marquise de Caux, to annul her marriage. In Freuch law divorce is not recownized in anv circumstances; but a narriaze may be declared null und void if any frregulority can be proved inthe mannerin whicl it was celebrated. The Boston Handel and Hayda Societv’s an- nouncements are: April 11 (Good ' Friday), Bach’s ““ Pasgion Music? entire, soloists, Miss Edith Abell and Messrs. W. Courtoey, Joun F. Winch, and M. W. Whitney. April 13 (Easter), **Judas Maceabeus,” and May 2; * Elijab ¥ for the benefit tendered Carl Zerrahn, conductor of the Society for twenty-five years. ‘The ** Pinafore ” raze hos taken possession of the German element of our population, and u German translation of the operetta is under- lined ot the Germania Theatre under the name, ¢ [urer Majestat Schiff Pinafore.” The manager of the theatre, Mr. Neuendorff, has himself undertaken the gigantic task of transforming 1he words of Gilbert into tne Gerioan lanenage, and we are afraid that the labor will prove an ungrateful one.—New York Trade fteview. The Italian opera season, under Muzio’s direc- tion, at Ilavana, has collapsed. There is noth- ing startling in this piece of news, Yor, thanks to . Fryer, Maretzek, und others, We are nuc unaceustomed to these sudden break-ups. o seems, however, that io Havaoa the fault was not with the manager, but with the Boara of Directors. They had a yuarre! about two months azv, when the verformances had to be suspead- td for several weeks; the quurrel was patched up, and peace seemed to be restored, bur ap- pearances are treacherons, and the season came o an uncimely end.—New York Trade Levicw. The filth concert of this season (the thirty- sevenrh) of the Prilharmonic Society was wriven Jast pight at the Academy of Music, the public rebearsal having taken place e day before. ‘The best wishers for the coatinued success of -the Pmlharmonic Socicty cannot bat recognize the fact that there is **an impending crisis its affuirs. The mewmbers labor wita so mu carnestuess und zeal, and without the expe tion of any reward beyond the consziousness of #ood work well dooe, that it seews a pity their eflorts should be in the least wasted. The orchestrs is a noble body of players, and only needs the directing hand of a master to make its performauce #3 near perfeciiou as human powers are vapable of attaiaing. Without dis- varagement of Mr. Neuendorfl’s uundoubted capabilities, it is evident that be is not the mas- ter-spirft to guide the Philharmonic Soviety to suceess, cither artistically or pupularly.—.Vew York Lonss., — THE QUESTION. Wonid yon liketo die whilo the streamlet of Yonin Ts glidiny along its sunnfest way, And your pout floats on by the itowe While tue balmiest breezes o'er lay When the bark of Frieudsh:p is sailing beslde, O'crluden with treastres the heagt-depths prize; ‘When Fumne can be won ai od can be done, Would you wish Death’s hand to derien the skica? shore, We list to the promise thie brooklet gives, We luok alott on the azuce sky, And we clasy ouc beloved to cur trembiing hearts, No, no!notin Youth s the time to die! *4onld yon liketo die,” says a thrillinz voice— *+To sail to my ome while the heart 13 pure— To yo'wiile your loved ones are still your own, And await them tucre in your bliss secure? Wili I send amy sleep ere you've tasied ull The embittering dranghts of a false world’s fame? Wil o cowcand learm the grand Lova of the Heart ‘Tnat broke for you on the Creys of shame?” We look on the world, with its Joveless lives, 1is bilsnted hopes snd severed tiess We taunk on the Land where Joy e'er lives, And tae oliss of loving never dies.’ We turn to our Lord witn ontstretched arms: *+0n, let 03 00t stay till Axe araws pizh! Take us home, take us home, cre the bloom fa gonc, : For Yuuth, fresh Youth, 1s the time to die!™ Fiozus, —_—— TRUST, He never held me in close embrace, Nor pressed fond kisres on brow and face; il never told we 1 Lnders tons He loved of all Earth but me alone; Yetoft Isee in lus enrncst face Ihold iu his heart the husnest place. So, trustiug und appy, this sons L sing: 1 love him. L love hiw.' oy Darlinz, my King! Some day I know I shall hear the word T'nat trom him 1o one has ever heara; Some day I Xoow that we two snall stand. Begore the altar with baod in haod, Uur trust rewarded, our lives complete, For with perfect trust is life made swe Is.l; wufimz;x:d hzgg: Khlsfiou: 1aug: ove him, I love my Darhing, my Kingl CaIcAG0, Macch, Laoma, an:mufx_ The solo Insteamant be- *