Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1879, Page 10

10 THE OHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1879---SIXTEEN: GES. ina few minutes, aged 23 if ner of Hoyne and Le Moyne streets, at 10:45.a. and 7:30 p,m. Evening subject: ‘Trust. BAPTIST. The Rev. G. W. Northrup w Church, corner of South Par! irst street, at 11 a.m, and 7230 p. m. a —The Rev. John Peddie will preach tin the Sec- ond Church, corner of Morgan and West Monroe streets, at 10:50.a, m, and 7240 p. 2. —The Rev. E, B. Hulbert will preach in, the Fourtu Church, corner of Paulina and West Wash- ington strects, at 10:20 3. m, and 7230 p. In. “The Rev. ¥. Pierce, of Oneida, N. ¥., will preach in the Evaneton Church morning and evea- ing. —There will be preacbing in the Michigan Ave- nue Churcn, neat Twenty-third street, at 10:30 a.m, reach in the Firet avenue and Thirty- UNITARIAN. F The Rev. Brooke Werford will preach morning and evening in the Church of the Messtah, corner in avenue and Twenty-third strect, of Michig: y treet. Morning subject: **The Reality of Conversion. Evening enbject: ‘*Michael Servetaa.” “The Nev. James Kay Applebee will preach this morning in the Fourth Charch, corner of Prai- rie avenue and Thirtieth street. Subject: What Chnrtiamty Gave to tne World, and What the World Gave to Christianity,” —The Rev. Robert Coliyer will preach in Unity Church, comer of Dearborn avenue and Walton place, morning and evening. : —The Mev. Mr. Herbert, of Geneva, will preach in the Third,Church, corner of West Monroe and ‘Latim tireets, at 32330 p. in. UNIVERSALIST. The Rev. Sumner Ellis will preach morning and evening in the Church of the Redeemer, curaer of West Washigton and Sangamon etrects, Evening subject: “*Wiil the Ruler of the Univeree Be De- festea in the Final Results" he Kev. W. H. Hyder will preach in St. ‘Church, Michigan avenue, near Sixteenth jorning. Noevening service. Lenten 5 ‘*eThe Curistian Profession.” 7, ** Right and Wrong Zeal.” March 23, = Leadius." Services commence each day at iz p. m., and continue from thirty to forty- five minutes. CONGREGATIONAL. ‘The Rev, Charles Tiall Everest will preach morn- ing end evening in Plrmouth Church, Michiean enue, between Twenty-fifth aud Twenty-sixth pirets. —The Rev. E. F, Williame will preach morning ind evening in the South Cnureb, corner of Drexel and_Uniyn avenues. if ~The Kev. George H. Pecke will preach in the Leavitt Street Church morning and evening. Morn- inge subject: **Salvation Wrought in Us.” Even- s+ Lot's Deliverance. ~—Prof. J. T. Hyde will preach morning and evening “in ‘the Clinton Street Church at 10:45 2. an, and $215 p. m. “phe Life of Jonathan Edwards. ~The Lev. Arthor Lite will preach this morn- ingand evening at the New England Church. NEW JERUSALEM. L. Barber will preach at the Temple, corner of West Washinton street and Ogden ave- at 3 p.m. Subject: ‘What Are Good Works!" —The Rev. L. P, Mercer wil preach in the Union Churen, Hersuey -Mall at 11 a. m. and 8 p,m. Mornmzy subject: **Murdec*: evenmg: ‘The Church of Propneey, Sail] We See Its” INDEP! ‘The Rev. A. Monrce, will presch morning and evenins in the Union Tabernnele, corner of Ash- laud avenve and Twentieth street. ~The ey. Mz. Hunt will preach in the Burr Mission Chapel, No. uS80 Third avenue, at 7.45 ‘ev. N. F. Ravlin will preach at No, 381 son street, morning andevening. Even- ing subject: **ave ‘Temperance People Any Lights Pohticians are Bound to Respect!" LUTHERAN. . Edmand Belfour will preach morn- i eningin Trinity Church (English), corner of Dearborn avenue and Erie street, CHRISTIAN. The Rev. Georze W. Sweeney will preach morn- ing inthe First Cuurch, corner of In- a aveute and Twentv-fifth strect, be. A. Miller will preach in the church corner navenue and Cougtess strect at 7:30 p. eval morning servi ‘ MISCELLANEOUS. Richmond, trance speaker, speaks before the Finst Society’ of spiritaalists at the caurch corner of Bionroe and Lutlin streets. mora- ing and evening. Morning subject to be selected dy the andienee. —Ihe Disciples of Christ will mect at No. 229 ‘West Handolph street at 4 p.m. '—The Central Meeting of Friends nold a mect- ing for worship in Koom 1 Athenwam Building at “aes necting at 21:30 a, m, spel mecting at 3p. m. to- ming during the week. at Res- cue Gospel Miesion, No. $1 South Canal street. —Tne Libera: mee. o'cloc: i: nooa with the Women's Uniou at No. € Evening subject: The Rev. ‘Mrs. Cora —There ¥ aus, and eve: tin wilt preach morning West Madison street. Temperance Question, Mi. . A. will mect at moon in their free readiug- Ton. corner of Caual and Kinzie streets, - éwson will preach morning and even- cle; No. 1 South +t Phe Two Wit- and eveni Evening enbject aud the Bui cis mth: Green Strest Taber: Green street, Momme subject: nicexcs of Revelations.” = TEMFERANCE. iam3 will preach #t 3 o'clock. jnvtonian Home, corner ni strect and Osdea avenue. lar #¢rvices will ‘be held at the hall of U., No. 789 Cottags ecting of the South Side Red- form Club will be held at the bail, 4 " Cottaze Grove avenue, Thursday evenin; Good speakers will be iz attenaanze, "s. . Mrs, J. A. Kanouse will conduct the ‘meetig, at tie Gospel ‘Temperance Church, corner of Ohio and Noble streets, at +p. m. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. * EPISCOPAL. . —Fourth Sunday in Lent. e real vu side y-sixth vay of Lent. seventh day of Lent. ighth day of Lent. CATHOLIC. Mareb 25—Fourth Sunday in Lent. M Feria. Murch 25—Annunciation of the B. V. M.—Holy 4 day of Obligation. Ee eria. Mureht 28—Mcst Precious Blood of Our Lord. March 20—Feria. et MY BERRY-MEN, No doubt. come drowsy. ennay day, Waen Suntuwer o'er the iand held sway, ‘Tne berry-men huve passed your way, And sang aiord. as through the street They drove their wares, *- Here's fruit so sweet, And ripe, and rare,-and wondrous cheap!” All through the mellow Autuma-days Their voices pierced the golden haze, Chunting their dull and tuneless Isys. But, wher the tender snow came down, And folded in the brey town. ‘They failed to make their daily round. When Jo! jnst then the dull refrain Was straightway taken up avain, Light nere in this, my email domain. ‘And two wee men drive up and down (One's eyes are blue, one’s eyes are brown) ‘Tae piay-room floor, as through a town, Tieir taces trient with fun and glee, ‘'T wir voices sweet a8 sweet can ‘Tiese kerry-men are fair to ece. Now, when the rosy Summer's dead, And e’en the timid birds have fled, They call out, ‘* Berries ripe and red!" And, when the frost. with silent feet, Walke up and down the frozen street, ‘They sing of berries rare and sweet, So, up and down, the hve-long day, ‘They sing and shoot in their quecr play. **O buy from us! come up this way!" Clad in their dainty garments white, ‘They drive and sing with all their might, From early morning until night. And. though the Winter-time ts drear, ‘We in thts house have naught to fear, For it is always Summer here; For, with their pretty evesfashine, These precions berry-men of mine Keep Summer with me all the time, ‘When ezceps along the solemn night (1 would that you could see the signt!), Together, in the fading light, They kneeldown meekis by my knee, And ask with sweet humility ‘To be kept from all evil free. G vrecione berry-men! I say, Would that your hfe’s path could alway Ke cheltered as it is to-uay! Qask, while kneeling py my knee, That you may be kept eafe for me, My berry-mensofairtosee! Farra Watton. << Carious Experience of a Conductor. The concuctor of a train cast from Portland, Me., had a curious experience several nights azo. Passing through a car, he noticed a passenger asleep, and poked him In the Jee to awake bim und get bis ticket. The. passenger did not re- spond. Then the conductor pinched his leg, Sull no signs. The conductor pinched harder. Still the slumberer slept on. The conductor then concluded to go throu:h the car, collect the rest of the tickets, und make a job of this man after he had finisned the collection. Hav- ing returned, he seized the fellow by the lez and gave ita tremendous pull, when, to his horror und surprise, the leg— wooden one—came off in his hands, AMUSEMENTS. THE DRAMA. CHICAGO. HAVERLY OUT-HAVERLYED RY M’VICKER. ‘McVicker has for some years past been decidedly conservative and somewhat Kip Van Winklcish. Haverly’s recent triumphs have had the effect of waking the old gentleman from his twenty years’ sleep, and he has Istely decided to adopt an en- tirely different policy for the future. He provosca to go inon the bounce plan, and not only run his theatre for all it is worth, but as many more tacs- tres and orgamzations as it is possible for him to control. lie has in partial development a dozen or moreschemes that will make the round rather warm in this wection: One of his plans 1s to en- lirely abandon and ignore the keeping up of a stock company. and only play com- binalions und sensations at his Chicago houe He bug also concluded to follow in the wake of the other Western managers and play Sunday nigh . - . I hear further rumors that MeVicker In- tends to specuiste in and run ont a Pinafore party and a Megatheriun Mastondonic Minstrel suow. He is also negotiating a combiuation with the Strakosches, to devastate the West with a si- gantic Italiun Opera Troupe. He has a correspond: ence open, und contracts pretty nearly, completed to bring out Carl Rosa's Grand English Overa Cor ‘In addition to all this, crlati 2 turned towards a certain, at nt some what unpopular, theatre in New York. He has made a. liberal offer for the. control of one of the theatres in Si. Louls, Cincinnati, and New Or- Jeans. He has for weeks past been quictiy getting control for next seavon of several of the promineut stars—for instance, Mury Andersou, Auna Dicki son, Ade Cavendish, John McCullough, Edwin ‘Booth. Clara Morris, and 2 host of others. One of ine dating schemes is to bring over Salvini again to this connisy, He bas also recently taken con siderable stock in our thriving Trotting Park, and will, without doubt, control for next seaton the Chicago White-Stocking Base-Balt Club."—Chica- go Correspondence Dramatic Neus. «Don’t mention any names,” said McVicker to me the other day, “and I'll talk to you. But what I tell you,—hush, keep it dark; let it go no further. Come and see ine.”” ‘The invitation was given in front of Lis Madi- son street house. It was accepted. After struggling through several bushels of telegraph boys on the stairway, and ywading. through sev- eral tons of posters, and. dispatches, and ad+ yance agents, the writer reached .an inner room at the hecls of the veteran manager. Upon a convenient lounge littered with bundles of money he carelessly threw himself, lit a cigar, and began: “1 talk to you,” he repeated; ‘but don’t mention any names. A manager has two sides, though you wouldn't think it. One side is the real side. When he shows that he hides his face. ?Cause why? *Cause the people want their realism on the boards,not in the box-oflice. Speaking metaphorically, you have to enter the dramatic temple of truth up the marble-steps of white lies. You musn’t cudgel the publit with truth before they’ve paid their money. If a manager did the people would call him a fool, with a big, big D.- And that’s the reason why 1 don’t want names or plans mentioned; if you do, everything will be denied.” = Pozzled at the above, I looked at him. “Ofcourse you want bottom facts, don’t you??? Yes.” “ Hayerly has given his biography, and Idon’t see why—I will. Years ago started life as a printer’s devil. Like the Admiral in ‘“Pina- fore,” my earliest efforts were expended uppo polishing up the handle ot the big front door. But ambition fired my soul. I became a news- boy and a bootblack,—I think that’s the proper capah; all great men do. I might tell you of the battles, sieges, dangers I did pass in my sub- sequent carcer as editor, minstrel, circus-man, and lion-temer; let that go. Ibecame a the- atrical manager.” ‘ Astonishment and admiration expressed by the listener. “You seem surprised,’ he went on, ‘ but there’s more to follow. Just twelve inonths ago I was in debt some $600,000; now I don’t owe a cent. Eh? How was it done? Like George Washington and my brother wanager round the corner, I never told a lie. Honesty, my boy. This straw, 1 confess, slightly op- pressed me. Now that it has been litted, my | pinious lift mc to the bright empyrium of specu- lation, and-McVicker is himself again. Read that from the Dramatic Veus.” seid Mac, pass- ing to me the extract at the head of this story. The writer read it. “Byrne’s general accuracy is universally acknowledged,” he continucd: ‘but in this instance the tale has only beer hali told.” What!?? l ejaculated, “is it possible that you intena——”” “{ do, indeed, but not.a word—hush,” said he, as Hoolev hurriealy entered the room and motioned Mac into a corner. Hooley inysterious!y whispered in Mac’s car, and Mac uid the same to Hooiey, when the lat- ter vanished. ‘ Jyid you see that once venerable and milk- white beard on Hooley’s chin, aud note the golden tint it is assuming?” Lhad observed it. “You see we must have unity in everything. Tooley snd i have contracted for the visgest load of burlesque blondes that ever crossed the ocean.. Hooley will manage them, and that beard .will, we calculate, be worth at least $1,000a week as ‘an advertisement. ‘Yhe Great Eastern, whi we haye bought. to bring to this country our Europcan attractions, will probably carry them from Liverpool to New Yerk. There will be 2 eontinuons string of novelties from the other This organization, which you know is a side speculation, will comprise 489 mem- from my innumerable Paris, i, St. Petersburg, and Ttalian agents tell me 352 have already been secured, and they are just hooking everthing plump and pleasing thatcomes along. Sarat’ Bernhardt will be the leading star. When the proposition was made her to forsake the lesitimate and xo ito the leg business, she said she ‘Hardly ever no, never’—felt so fiattere@ in her Jife, and jumped at it. We are paying her $2,000 a night,—a mere trifle.” “And the leader of your orchestra will be?” “Yan Godircy. He will bri Band with him. Sims Reevs of the troupe,—that is, ti my son, who is a dear, food fellow, succecds in getting him for me.” “1 see by this extract you intend to run out a “Magatherun Mastodonic Minstrel Show’ next season??? “Of course Ido. ‘The elite of the Ethiopian profession will comprise the troupe to the num- ber of at least 150. There will be sixteen end men, and perhaps Gilmore will be the leader. I may succeed in getting Talmage as end man, but we'll see.” «What about your chain of theatres? 7” “That's xl ttxed. I will have three theatres in New York, two in Boston, and one in Phila- delpbia, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Baltimore, St. Louis, New Orleans, two in this town, and two in San Francisco. I would like to turn the Palace Hotel of that town into a theatre; but more of that anon. Then I will have three theatres in London, the same number in Paris, and so ou. You see the object of this? Not It takes an intellectual Hercules to do this, snd I am ‘that man. I will tell you. ‘My army of agents ull over the world are’cap- turing everything. I will have everything and I will play everything at these theatres, andevery mavager will be shut out in the cold. Sardou, Dumas, Emil Zola, Meilhac and Halevy, Gilbert and Sullivan, Bartley Campbell, and George Fawcett Rowe will write for my houses ; Worth will move to Chicago and make the costumes. And, as for grand opera——” There is some taik tsat you are interested in the projected opera-house in thig city!” I re- marked. “My dear fellow, certainly Tam. Iam nego- tiating with the French Government for the transfer of the Grand Opera-House of Paris to Chicazo. 1 may get ity if I do, perhaps that Goverament will give me 3 subsidy of a million a year—Ganibetta is willing to help the grand cause in this country.” | ‘© Who hare you got diready,—what stars?” “{refer yeu to the above, but you can add Judie, Sothern, Irving (he says he won't come, but we ate going to kidnap him). and one of the most astounding Chinese companies seen in the Celestial Empire since Confucius’ time. 1 tell you,’? Msc continued, “Jam a busy mun now. Besides all this, Lam laying a scries of wires connecting all my brauch offices with this in Ciicago, the bead-centre, and 1 can si} here at night and calculate to a cent how mucl Tam losing in every house in which Lam inter- ested. I may start two or three railroads, half a dozen wewspapers, a few banks—but 1 can manage those while I aa picking my teeth after dinner. As the Dramatic Noes says, ‘there’s blood in the air, and Mac intends to do his stare of sprinkling it.” WCULLOUGH AS “RICHARD.” In Jobn McCullough’s ichard J1J. there are blemishes as well as beauties, but, viewing it in its entirety, the only fair wav of regarding avy work of art on which a general opinion is to be pronounced, the personation is intelligent, im- passioned, und full of life and character. He has expended care upon the personal portrait of Richard. Form und feature are described with’ historic ungeinliness, and the grim, satirical humor of the. character is clearly marked. Itis not, however, so distinct as tu be the most salient attribute of the role. He is the man who feels the world is for himto } through the city bustic in,—the bloody butcher rather than the wily, subtle schemer and daring soldier. We do not like the delivery of the opening speech. It resembles the set recital of studied: philoso- phy, aud not, as we imagine it to be, the unconselous ineditative utterances of a mau thinking aloud while wrapped in a fit of pro- found abstraction. ‘The courting scene with Lady Anne was played with too much of the lover's spirit, and too little of the actor's, to convey fully the smooth and smiling villainy of the incident. But, although the first acty were below the hichest standard, the last two, including the scene in- which be | is IsiNed by Aichmond, were very effective. Mr. Charles Barron made a stirring J2/chmond, and the Lady Anue by Miss Emma Stockman, while lacking ‘finish and care, was a worthy effort, worthily carrled ont. Mrs. Augusta Foster im- proves upon acquaintance. — Queen Etizabeth was her role, and a creditable personation it was. ‘The Kinig, tedtous in bis whining, was wn- dertaken . by Mr. H. A. Langdon, he delivered the _— monotonously _ moral dialorue well. Miss. Virginia” Thorne and Little Annie were cast for the respective parts of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, and John A. Lane embodied Buckingham, Willis Page Yresse!, John S. Sutton Stanley, and IL. ©. Barton Catesby. It may be said that ereditabie efforts at accuracy in the scenic und property departments were noticeable, and the largest audience of the week assembled, who frequently lavished honest applause upon the star. To-night “ Richelieu” will be produced, John McCullough playing the title role. The fullowing is the programme for next: week: Monday and Tuesday, “The Gladiator”; Wedues- Gay, “ Henry VIII"; Thursday, “King Lear’; Friday, “ Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin,” and “Katherine and Petrucio’’; Saturday matinee, *“Virginius,” and in the evening “Macbeth.” On Sunday evening next, the end of the engage- ment, ‘Damon and Pythias” will be played. LOCAL NOTES. Mrs. Laura Dainty,'the reader, has returned to town. John McCullough as Richelicu this evening at Haverly’s. ‘Theodore Tilton lectures at Hershey Hall on Wednesday evening next. Lotta terminated a most remuncrative en- gagement of two weeks yesterday, Col. Robert Ingersoll will endeavor to make clear ‘Some Mistakes of Moses” this afternoon at Haverly’s. At Hooley’s Mr. Hocehster’s German Dra- matic Company will appear this eyening in Paul Lindau’s celebrated drama, “ Maria and Magda- lena.” This is one of the most effective Ger- man plays ever written, and. as the cast in- cludes the priucival of Mr. Hoechster’s excel- Tent company, a highly successful performance may be anticipated. Milton Nobles makes his reappearance at Hamlin’s on Monday night in “A Man of the Peopte.? His support will be Miss Mamie Floranee, Miss Grace Page, Miss Carrie A. Lous, Samuel E. Ryan, Harry Wentworth, J. W2Sum mers, Alonzo Schwartz, John H. Ready, Harry Mack, Willie B. Wright, B. A. Long, A. rt, Will B. Fuller, A. &. Acker, John Smythe. “The Phoenix” will be revived dur- ing the week. A Chinese orator with the euphonious name of Wong Chin Foo, will tell the people what he knows about the Uclestial question iu this coun- try fo-night, ‘The platform willbe fo the West End Opera-House. He is describedasa “native aristocratic Chinaman. TWodresses and lectures in full Orientat costume. During the three years of his lecturing in America, he has created a perfect furore Wherever he bas appeared. Mr. Wong is small in stature, bright, vivacious, znd humorous, and was originally designed for manufacture into a missionary.”” Fame with its classic serenity of front has already proclaimed the dramatic faculty, the achievement, and the renown of Mme. Modjesia, —the Countess Bozenta,—who will again come forth at Hoolev’s to-morrow evening. She will arrive in the city in the morning with her palace car, her Kaintuck,” her alligators, her parrots, her canaries, her goats, her monkey ad her irrepressible agent, Harry J. Sarzent. ‘Ca- mille” will begin the engagement, which on ‘Vhureday, Friday, and Saturday matinee will be withdrawn in favor of * Frou-Frou.”” Among the support are: Miss Josephine Bailey, Miss Ella Stockton, Miss Ethet Hemsen, Miss May Adams, Mrs. F. A. Tannehill, Miss Alice Brooks, Little Mamie, and_ Messrs. Frank Clements, J. W. Carroll, W Fersuson, R. G. Wilson, R. B. Mantell, J: 4. Miller, Edwin Cleary. dudze Bick’s remarkable curyscope, on ex- hibition at McCormick Hall during tie past week, has been drawing large audiences. This entertainment is nothing less than a panoramic exbibition of ail the points of imterest in En- glind,’ Scotiand, Ireland, Frauce, Germany, Palestine, and other Eastern countries; but it 1s Q panorama of an unusual kind. The pictures are projected upou a stretch of canvas measur- ing 1,009 feet, with a clearness, vividness, and reality heretofore unknown. An instructive lecture is given as the secues are unfolded. On Monday evening the audience will be intro- duced to the Wonders of Paris, Notre Dame, and the Louvre. Leaving the Grand Hotel the excursionist will be taken-up the Seine, viewing the historic sites and buildings along its banks, thence visiting the Palais de Justice; passing on to Notre Dame, viewing its architectural mar- yels and gettiug a panoramic view of Paris from the tower of Notre Dame, afterwards strolling fsiting the ruins of the. Tuil- leries. from thence to the Louvre and its art galleries, after which visiting the Vendome Column, the Madeleine, and several more of the. principal churches. A few. weeks ago a man calling himself E. P. Rogers, of Boston, and representing himself to be the authorized agent and intimate friend of Henry Ward Beecher and Theodore _ Tilton, ap- peared at Oneida and Norwich, N. Y,, and_ar- ranged for lectures by these gentlemen. Mr. ‘Tilton’s lecture he sold to the Alert Hlose Com- vany of Norwich. On the afternoon of the day when the lecture was to have been given he col- lected the advance money from the sale of. tickets and left the town, but was overtaken and Jodged in the Norwich Jail, bi ing escorted thither by a motley crowd with broomsticks, tin” pans, etc. ‘The foreman of the Alert Hase Company then wrote to Mr. Tilton, asking him to make & new engagement, but the invitation was de- clined. A féw days ago Mr. Tilton, while about to begin his lecture at Clinton, N. Y., was ap- proached behind the scenes by the Sheriff of Chenango County and served with a subpwnz to appear on April 14at Norwich as a witn the case of the city against E. P. Roge: ony. Then the Sheriff banded Mr. Tilton au- other paper, being a renewal of the invitation to lecture under the auspices of the Alert Hose Company. ‘Ihe foreman backed up the invita- tion by suggesting that as Mr. ‘Iilton would have to spend an evening in Norwich anyhow, he bad better improve the time and make $100 by giving the wished-tor lecture. [e saw the force of this, and good-humorediy consented. It is probable that similar action will be taken against Rogers by the people of Oneida, where he bad billed Mr. Beecher to lecture, gecting away with the advauce-money, as at Norwich. Mr. Tilton’s Iecture at Hershey Ilall 1 Weanestay nightis under the management of ins authorized agents. Mr. Rogers’ operations are likely to be confined for some time to the State of New York. WASHINGTON TALLYRAND “OLD FEL. To the Editor of. The Tribune. CurcaGo, March 22.—Withont any desire to answer the’ ridicule and sarcasm Leaped upon me unnecessarily this morning by a reporter of Tne Trinvng, Lask, in justice, sufficient space in your columns for a plain statement of tacts in reterence to tlie suit broucht against me, and to whieh your reporter referred. ‘Te tacts are substantially the: When in Rock Island, TIL, ayear ago, with ig-House ? party, they played three performances to $90, and were stranded. Leonard Grover, Jr., 2 J. Rial, mapagers, asked Mr. Knickervocl Joan them 250 to bring the company to this which he declined to do, but offered to give it to ine if Iwould be personally responsible for it. ‘To this L assented, and he gave the money, for which [ sent lum my note for 365, including a previous loan of $15. ‘The company played here one week, ana left here without me, m conse- qqnence of'an affiiction of my throat. fv urely a personal watter between. Mr. Knicker- bocker and myself, and with which Mr. Haverly had nothing todo whatever. I did noi collect the money trom Mr. Haverly, and couid not have doue 80; therefore, if [ bad been in good health and-had engerements right along, the money would have been paid in a few weetis. 11] health is the only reason why it has not been _ paid. [ have retained Mr. Egbert Jamison as my coun- sel in the premises, and I will show that my connection with this transaction has been straightforward, honest, and business-like. Respectfully yours, Wasnincton T. MELVILLE, NEW YORK. SOTHERN’S PHENOMENAL ILLNESS. Special Corresponcence of The Tribune. New York, March 20.—It has Jong been con- ceded, I believe, that Dundreary Sothern is a good advertiser, What with practical jokes, dinner-parties, and MELVILLE, AND various other eccentricities, he manages to keep pretty constantly before the public. That is smart of him, too. But of sll the lay-outs he has given us so far, this sick-dodge is the finest. Everybody will remember, presumably, that acouple of montks or so back, the comedian was supposed to have broken down.” It was given out that he was not to act upon the atage again for at least six-months. His kidneys, liver, spine, braitis, turoat,—everything save his gab-factory,—had gone‘back on him, according to Horacep\Wall, and he wouldn't be able to keep , his cnzagements in this‘country. And he didn’t. ote But in justice to Mr. Abbey, of the Park Theatre, where he was' booked for a long sea- son, he allowed the production of “Engaged,” which he was understood to have purchased for Amcrica. ee ‘Then he went off on a jaunt to Italy. ‘That was all rignt; but now, with his Ameri- can dates still unfilled; he goes back to the stage in London. ey HE OPENED ATTHE UAYMARKET Monday night for a season! of three weeks, and willthen go through the Provinces for four weeks more. So you see lie has recovered his health rather suddenly, ‘and his breakdown begins to smack of the advertisement dodge. After bis trip through the British Provinces, Sothern will start at once for New York,—his American dates haying all passed by before that time, He will be necompanied by a couple of sprigs of English nobility, whose titles I for- get, but whose qualitics are highly lauded in a letter from the comedian'which I read yester- day. From New York the party will go direct to Canada, where Sothern owns a section of sal- mon-river. There they will pass the summer. And from the list of supplies to be purchased one injght infer that the salmon are going to have a soft thing of it. For, if the party under- take to eet away with all the liquids and solids set down on what list,they won’t bave breathing- space between May and December. : Unless they are completely awed by’ the grandeur of the british nobility, they will haye a jolly time of it. Besides Sothern, there will be Billy Florence, possibly J.C. Williamson, and E. A, Buck, who is half-owner and all the brains of 3¥ilkes’ Spirit. Won't that be a jolly old crowd? | fhe way theyll punish “Mumm,” and “Monogram,” and “Qtard,? uud the way “they'll hatch up schemes to advertise in the fu- ture, will be a caution. And the way those salmon will rub their bellies on the bottom of the river and snicker to themselves will ve quite jolly to sce. “THE LITTLE DUKE,” which is Lecocq’s latest comic opera, was pro- duced by the Duffs at Booth’s Theatre Monday night. {know the opera is comic, because the posters say so. ‘The first presentation of it was comieker than had been intended in some of its details, and more lucubrious than was meant in others. ‘I'he Dok was played by Florence Ellis, and the performance of umt part was surpris- ingly cood in view of the fact that she did not receive the seore until ‘thursday night. Alice Harrison was to have assumed the leading char- acter, but, owing to a misunderstanding with the management, withdrew. She would have undoubtedly helped the piece to a very consid- erable extent. * ‘The story of the opera is very slight. The Duke, who is'alad of 18, is married toa young girl in order to save her property, which would otherwise be Jost. After the wedding the bride is taken away by ber friends and placed in a convent-schuol, while her boy-husband is niade Colonel of aregiment. He proceeds to storm the convent for the purpose of securing bis wife, and, just as he suceeeds, he is ordered away to amore serious war. On the field he stows prodizious valor, und after the battle retires to his tent. THis bride, who has escaped from the couyent-school, slips into camp ayatnst the comn- manding oilicer’s orders, and is discovered with the Duke. Thereupon his sword is taken from him, but is immediately restored out of compli- ment for his valorous deeds, and the King sauc- tions the wedding. As Lsaid before, some features of the first night were very funny, One. man came on breathlessly with the important and astounding information that * The battle which was fought to-morrow will be fourht to-day.” A feimule member of the company recefyed some glad tid- ings with a ‘t Thank Heaven” that was so ridieu- lously “ piano”’ as to make the douse HOWL WITH LAUGUTER. And an elderly matron exclaimed, ‘ Hurraw, giris, now we'll haye some fun,” in such fune- real accents that the audience bad to shriek with laughter again. . But the overa in itsel! particularly comic, or particularly anyth ft is like any other French composition of a light, order,—rob it of its smut. and ‘there’: nothing left but ‘The-plece contains some very but its ‘libretto is wretchertly commonplace all through. {tis put upow the stage in a remarkably effective way as regards seenery aid costumes, and the singing is verv vood. It will not have along run. Booth’s "rheatre is too larze for operas of this sort, which Jose their strength when played before anything but a closcly-packed auditorium. Ada Cavendish nas gone to Bermuda, and will ih not return before the middle of April. succeeding month she will star @ initk and water. beautiful musi Wall; ‘Theatre, supported by the regular company of that house. This fact is what gives color to the rumors that her sickness is a subteriuge to put off the Broadway Thestre management. It is said around town that, Dr. Phelps, of Murray Ili, who was mixed up with that alleged Ben- nett duel, and who delights.in being connected with all manner of schemes likely to produce notoriety, first. suggested to Theodore Moss, through Billy Floyd, that Miss Cavendish ought to be made ‘ayailavle at Wallack’s. Theodore Moss, it is proper to explain, is the Treasurer of Lester's theatre, when there is anything to treasure. He favored the, plan at ouce, and trotted around to sve the Goyernor—the “Gov- ernor”’ is Lester himself. Well, the party put their heads together, and finally concluded that if Miss Caveadish was going to ‘play at another house in the mean- tine, she wouldn’t be of any use to them at the end of the season. But if her eugagement at the Broadway should fall through,—vwell, there was no telling. So Phelps went off TO SEB MISS CAVENDISH. Tle was surprised to find her looking so il}. She must really allow him to feel her pulse. Phew! Ninety-four in the shade! Something was wrong. Ste must run out hertongue, Um-ah! That was bad, very bad. How was her chest? Hie was absolutely alarmed, and insisted on examining it. And he proceeded to thump her ribs until she almost coughed her diaphragm out. ‘That settied it. Tie prescribed brandy and ‘soda, Bermuda, a canceled contract, and Wallack’s ‘Theatre in May. She was scared almost to death, but took the dose with a fortitude which was little short of heroism. _ This is the tale that is watted about the inner circle of dramatic familiars just now. tell it as ‘twas told to me. There is another dreadful rumor, which is to the effect that Arthur Wallack is going to act. arthur is as yet a youth to fortune and to fame unknown. (1 think that sentence bas been used. somewhere else, and, as my vauie is not Bouci- cault, [don’t want, auybody tu thiuk 1 claim it as original.) fferctofore Arthur has coufined his talents to literary pursuits. ‘That is so say, he has been the “reader ” of his daddy’s theatre. He is delicate—cyen ethereal—in appearance, especially us to lew But then he read ‘Clarissa Harlowe” 2nd “Spellvound” in manuscript, auc ohe can’t expect a fellow to be very healthy on such 4 diet. ‘There are grave hints that Arthur contem- plates perforwing in “Ours.” It is even said that he thinks of supporting Cavendish in May. It may not be out of place in this connection to tihe hotel§ at Saratoga, Long Branch, Whort are to be opened for retugees from Gothat earlier this year Uhan ever betore. lonly meation this to show that odd coinci- Cenves will sometimes occur. ART[IGR WALLACK is an attenuated edition of his father. You have seen a rubber band pulled out to its greatest lengtht Well, agahat band when hauled taut resembles itself whea slack, so Arthur resem- bles his daddy. He looks as one imacines Lester would Jook 1f he were stretched. Arthur has a beautiful mustache, too. Indeed, some irrev- erent critics fo so‘far as to say it is tier than the gorvérnor’s. But I think prejudiced, as “critics are apt to be. complexion, though, is real sweet. ‘There is no gainsaying that. “And his bob-tail striped suit is what oue might call “galloptious.” He isa little loose in thé joints, perhaps, and just a trifle light in the yraist, but still he is pretty to look upon. ‘Thert-fore, he is bound to make a good regulation Wallackian actor. Dacre and he might make ‘a fortune with the ‘Two Or- phaus.” Praise can go uo further than that. Mr. Abbes, lessee “and manager of the Park Theatre, is on the'war-path, He is the great nickel-plated Jack Haverly of the East—the United Mastogon‘Park ‘Theatre Manager of the Atlantic Siope. “He has a Park Theatre in New York, a Park Theatre in_ Boston, and a Park ‘Theatre in Philadelphia. Besides that, he mat ages Lotta’s business, and next month he's go- ing to hire Booth’s for a season of Aimve. I don’t know whéther he’s going to call her a sub-Park Theatré star or not; but I should tnink he might, now his blood is up. Mr. Abbey has hired his.-two new Parks aud Booth’s The- atre within the past month. Heavenonly knows where be means tostop. Away down in bis soul I believe he intends to establish a belt of Park ‘Theatres from the Atlantic to-the Pacific, and from Maine to Teras, as Mr. Hayes would sey. About the time that is accomplished, Jack Haverly will bave scooped up all the combina- tions in the country, and then those two man- agers will just run the whole theatrical business of America. This thing we call enterprise is a big scheme, tirst thing you know. ANNA DICKINSON and Jonn* Winter have been riding a tilt at each other through the newspapers. John Winter, it seems, was the author of a paragraph which recently appeared in the New York edition of the Denver Vews alleging that Miss Dickivson’s “ Aurelian” was a yery flat play, go to, and sim- ilar to some very brilliant iluminative novels b: one William Ware, goto, and had been rejectet by John McCullough, go to. Miss Dickinson, entirely unable tocomprehend how “ Aurelian” could be flat and at the same time startlingly resemble William Ware’s brilliaut illuminative novels, called Join Winter to account in about the most sarcastic “card”? I ever read. She also wanted to Know where John Winter had become acquainted with her play, and added in good set terms that John McCullough bad accepted y, and she had removed it from his is entirely without a refusal or hint of a salon his part to play it. In point of fact, Miss Dickinson hinted with commendable bluat- ness that John Winter was a dissembler. ‘Thereupon John Winter rose up and came for her. He pegan by saying he had taken her lay to bed with him in the Tremont House, oston, und had read it there in three hours of time. Lt will merely call attention to Ware’s nov- els, he adds, just as any play on a certain topic calls attention to past works on the same sub- ject.—not that “Aurelian” ts stolen from them or even colored by them. And as to M'CULLOUGH’S REJECTION OF THE PLAT, he had “supposed ” the tragedian had rejected it because he said he wasn’t going to play in it. This may be calleda square backjown on the part of John Winter. His original paragraph was written with the very apparent intention of conveying the ideas, first, that Aurelian 7! was nv. second, that it was Boucicaulted from Willian Ware’s novels; and, third, that the actor for whom it was written had rejected it as unfit for use. i It wasn’t pleasant for sach adiqnified journal as the New York branch ot the Denver ews to zo down into its boots in this way, and it is said that the young editor.was angry cnough about itto have struck somebody real hard. But everybody ran away, aud left him to yent his wrath in an editorial on the reiations of sissy’s ruffled petticoats toward April mud. In the future there is no likelihood that John Winter will be allowed to tackle Anca Dickinson until he can get her where she can’t strike back. Managers have begun to let up on the “Pina- fore” business for the present, and are now turning their attention toward “ Eugaged.” Everybody who slipped up on the former lunacy has now gone crazy over the latter, and “ENGAGED” PARTIES ARE FORMING EVERY- WHERE, ‘The following rights have been granted: J. H. MeVicker, States of Hinois, Wisconsin, Missou- ri, Minnesota, Kansas. Culorado, and Towa; Henry E. Abbey, New York and New England; Jom 1. Ford, Baltimore and Washington; George Fawcett Rowe, Canada; W. D. Gem- mill, Pennsylyania, excepting Pittsburg; Jane Coombs, Cincinnati, Louisville, Inuiauapolis, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Tole~ do, Dayton, Evansville, Terre Haute, and La- fayette; Owen Fawcett, small towns in Michi- gan for suminer tour. ‘Mr. Abbey already has a company on the road in addition to the one now doing the piece at the Park ‘Theatre. Both are meeting with great success. ‘The party which govs out to support Miss Coombs is an unusually stroug one. It in- cludes Owen Faweett, George Holland, John Mackey, E. A. Eberle and Mrs. Eberie, Emma Vaders, Emma Rehen, and. Rosa Wilson. The piece was produced Monday night at Ford’s in Baltimore, and at the Novelty Theatre in Will- iamsburg. ‘The dramatic agents here are beginning to shape matters for next season, aud there is a probability that nearly ali the theatrical busi- hess this summer will be done through one firm, ‘There has been some talk to theeffect that Wall thought of assuming the management of one of Mr. Abbey’s Park Theatres, and would give up his agency business in cousequence. Morris Simmonds, who has for years been recognized as the solid man of all the agents, has gone into partnership with COL. T. ALLSTON BROWN, who was formerly the agent in New York. Both men are exccedingly well hked py all reputable managers, and are known as *‘square’? in all their dealings. ‘There is every reason to believe they will do all the first-class work this season. ‘They will have larger apartments than any agents have hitherto occupied in New York, at No. Broadway, opposite the Dramatic .Vews oflice. ‘ris situation is aboye Union Square, and {3 se lected as 2 measure of safety. When ail the of- fices were side by side, the “pavement was cov- ered cach day bya mob-of dizzy fakirs, who onssed their time between working the lunch- ronte and sunning their summer mustaches in front of the doors leading up to the agencies. ‘They were so annoying and 0 much on the “inash ? that lady professionals could scarcely be induced to visit the offices at all. And it is to escape this that Siminonds & Brown will move away. The partnership is wisely chosen, and managers everywhere will be glad to hear of its formation. ‘ ‘The New York theatres suffered considerably Jast week by reason of the walking-nateh. But business has been picking up steadily since then, entirely without. regard to the traditions of Lenten abstinence trom amusement. At the Fifth Avenue “qnmo! THE DARK” is drawing considerably larger houses thau dur- ing its first week, but in spite of that fact is to be taken off soon. [tis the policy of Mr, Har- kins to give a rapid succession of plays, and to avoid as faras possible long ruus. ‘The piece iow being rehearsed is Stanley MeKenna’s + Whims,” and it 1s to be put on with a great deal of claboration as regards scenery and up- holstery. It will be brought out either next Monday or the Monday following. © “At the Lyceuin, Broadway, Standard, Olympic, Stadt, Tony Pastor’s, and the San Francisco Minstrels’ Opera-House, ‘ Pinafore” is running in various gradations of butchery. At the Ly- ceum its stay is limited to this week and next. ‘After that Haverly is to open the house with Mrs. Oates a3 the attraction. . “The Celebrated Case” is on at the Grand Opera-House fora week. It is interpreted by d. W. Collier’s company, and one of the morn- ing Qailies remarks that Ed Collier is too dimin- utive in voice and stature for the part of Jean Seenaud. If it had said intellect, now. one might grasp the idea, But to call that broad- uge-bassoon voice and that double-barreled- rdif-Giunt figure diminutive, is cruel. ‘There is NOT MUCH INTENSITY OF ACTION in Collier’s patty nowadays. They have played the piece until they go through it with about ag mnueh feeling as you would expeci to see in the Royal Marionettes. Jim is a good fellow and a smart manager, but he ought to take a cluband wade into his company until he succeeds iu waking ’em up. "fhe rumor that Mrs. Barney Williams would returo to the stage at the Walnut Street Thea- tre, Philadelpbia, early in May is confirmed. That is a good city to play in if you dou’t want anybody to Know anything about it. Aad, as I presume Mrs. Williams ts managers to un- derstand that she is open for engageé:ments, I look upon it as a solemn duty to tell about it outside the City of Brotherly Love. It would be mean to let her play away there for a cuupte of months without auybody but Philadelphians knowing anything about it. IrHuRieL. *Thisis a mistake, I find. It was William, ot Bill, ¥ asia! John. I basten to correct the error. —. SCATTERING. GREEN-ROOM GossIr. J. W. Collier is seriously ill in Philadelphia. Joc Murphy has gone to California to reeuper- ate. Lulu Jordan joins J. W. Norton’s company in Albany. Louis James does not go to San Francisco. Next season he will remain East. ¢ Billy Wright, the Ethiovian comedian, was buried at Philadelphia last Sunday afternoon. “The Miner's Daughter” is the title of Rose Eptinge’s version of That Lass o’ Lowrie’s.” Billy Florence disastrously dabbled in stocks during his recent encagement in San Francisco. Howard P. Taylor has suld Miss Rose Wood a new five-act drama entitled, “Pigeon, the Tor- ment.” The Albany Argus, in its largest editorial tyne, tells us that Mary Anderson ‘Does not soften on eulogy, or sour on criticism, or fatten oo flattery.” A painful impediment of speech, says the Dramatic News, bas afflicted Stella Boniface since her recent iliness. Mrs. Crabtree, Lotta’s mother, may baye made several poor investments, but they certainly do not include Lotta herself, Arthur Wallack, a son of the famous New York actor and manager is soon to make his first appearance on the professional stage as Hugh Chaleote in * Ours.” ‘* Ichabod Crane,” by George Fawcett Rowe, will probably be produced at Wallack’s by Jobn T. Raymond in August next. The drama is founded on Washington Irving’s story of “Wolfert’s Nest.” Emma Leybourne, serio-comic, who has been singing for several weeks past in the Adelphi ‘Theatre, Terre Haute, Ind., was taken suddenly | ill March 12, and died years. She performed up to the day of her death. Pneumonia of the leart was the im- mediate cause, In_private life she was Mrs. George A.Sage. She commenced her profes- sional career in New York City tn 1875. Lester Wallack lias signed a contract to olay three weeks in the California Theatre, San Fran- cisco, beginning June 16. fle will ‘leave New York about June 2, although he may start West the middle of May, and play a short encagement jn Chicago or some other Westero city. Mr. ‘Theodore Moss will take the theatre off Mr, ‘Wallack’s hands, and run it from the middle of May until the end of June.—Buston Herald. Billy Rice failed to put in an appearance with Hayverly's minstrels at Louisvitle on the 13th, as he missed the train at Nashville. Manager Foote went to Mr, Rowland, Manager of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, and offered bim $250 to run a special train from Nashville to Louisville, for the purpose of paving Billy Rice appear at the first mght’s performance. “Row- jJand refused. Billy arrived in time for the sec- ond performance, und was welcomed by one of the largest audiences ever scen in Macauley’s Theatre.—New York Mirror. Alice Harrison was enraged to play The Little Duke at Booth’s ‘Theatre. by James U. Duff. Rebearsal was called one morning at 10 o'clock. ‘Miss Harrison was punctually on hand, but for three-quarters of an hour nothing wasdone, and no particular notice was taken of the lady. She walked up to Mr. Duff, and said:_ “Iam Alice Harrison. I live at the Coleman House. When you get ready to do anything come up there and. let me know.” Before Duff could answer, she had whisked out of the theatre and was gone, and the day after she sent back the part.— Dramatic News. The performance given in London for the benefit. of Mr. Chatterton, the energetic and lately unsuccessful manager of the Drury Lane ‘Theatre, was a brilliant and successful affair. During the twelve years or more of Mr. Chat- terton’s lesseeship he has treated the public to almost every variety of dramatic entertainment —tragical, comical, poetical, romantic, and sen- sational. "He has’ produced Shakspeare in the “legitimate” fashion; be bas given . Milton’s **Comus,” Bvron’s “ Manfred,” * Doge of Ven- ice,” and “Werner,” modern plays by Bouci- cault and Andrew Halliday. The Scotian drama, by the latter, suoported Drury Lane .for many seasons, und when these failed the collapse came. When ‘The Passion ” pay was about to be produced at the Grand Opera House in San Francisco, the Supervisors called upon the man- ager and requested him to ~eporess it.. They were refused the request. Since then a bill has been introduced in the Californian Legisiature making it a misdemeanor to exhibit or take any part in exhibiting, in any theatre or any other place where money is charged for admission, any play, performance, or representation dis- playing or intended to display the life and death of Jestis Christ, or any play, performance, or representation calculated or tending to profane or degrade religion, and makin any person vio- lating any provisions of the order guilty of such misdemeanors to be punished bya fine of not more than $1,600 or inprisonment of not more than six months,.or both. According to the latest accounts the audiences, slight during the first nights, were Steady increasing. — Mr. Morse, we hear intends ere long to produce his passion play in au £astern theatre. THE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. The following are the dates received at Toe Triponz oflice up to last night: Attraction, Location, Anderson, Lawrence, Sas pags. Fy hiladelphia . in, 1 week Parrett, Lawrence..|New Bedrord, Sass Herger Famil fan Franclsco...... 24th, 2 weeks Buffalo Wit (San Franelsco....../17th, 2 weeks oyle, Anne.. Aurora, TH.....°022) 23th’ and 26th campbell, B. ‘ato IGalveston, Tex. Claxton. Peorta, wi... Cairneross & Dixie's i Minsir Baltimore .......:..l9tth, 1 week Willfamsburg, N.Yj2ith, 1 week Davenport, Fann Emerson's Miustre(s; Emmet, J. k. Fecnter, Charice: rbes’ Dramatic Co'F Granger, Mand (Standard Co, )..4 Gorhotd Tai") Ortawa, Cai Patchaeld, sass. Brooklyn. 3 nizhts 1 weeic, h, hy, Saisbury's ‘Trouba-| jours. ee Thomp3en, ” ‘Char- Jorze. Thompanu, Ward. Geneviere....|0 Witttimson: PuilndsIphia . Wara’s* "Diplomacy" | Tatedy. Sarvhaiite'n, Mina. Virginis City. MUSIC. AT HOME. THE OPERA SEASON WHICH CLOSED LAST EVEN- ING with the representation of '‘Carmen,” with the same cast as that of last fall, has been rather unique. It opened with ‘The Huguenots,” which served to bring Miss Kellogg out in very strong light, and gave us one of her best repre- sentations, in which she was handsomely sup- ported by Mr. Adams, but beyond this the per- formance was very thin. This was followed by “* Faust,” with Litta in the role of Marguerite, a part for which she is not adapted, and with the weakest cast that nas been made here for many yeurs. On Wednesday evening Kelloge gave us her brilliant personation of Mitina, and Cary ap- peared here for the first time a3 IWiqnon, with what success has already been intimated in these columns. The performance as a whole would have been a smooth one had it not been for Miss Gould’s very listless and apathetic personation of Fedewco, Naturally, the admirers of Litta expected to see her on Thursday evening in the role of Gilda, which she sung at the East, but Miss Marco tock the part, by no means of- fensively, and yet without that strength which it needs. Pantaleoni’s splendid personation of the Buffoon was the event of the weck, and one of the grandest performances ever given in Chicage ‘Yhe general performance of the work was very smooth, and decidedly the best of the week, for which reason, of course, the sinallest house of the week was ic attendance. * Lohengrin * had been announced for Friday evening, but was withdrawn,jaud $500 were re- funded to disappointed people at the box-office. Still, the house was full, and enthusiastic over the first act of “ Lohengrin,” the first act of “Traviata,” and the fourth act of “The Huguenots.” - ‘The season closed yesterday with “ Martha and ‘Carmen.” It has not yielded much fruit, aud we now turn from grand opera to comic opera, with every promise of en- joyment and success. THE LITTA CONCERT. The Litta concert, which 1s to be given to- morrow evening at the Plymouth Congrega- tional Church, will afford the admirers of inis artist a better opportunity of hearing her than hus been given during the opera season, as her lections are made witb special reference to her itty aud yocal skill, which has uot been the during the past week, Miss Litta upon this occasion ‘will have the assistance of & quartette (Mrs. Stacy, soprano; Mrs. Bage, alto; Mr. De. Celle, tenor; and Mr. Bowen, basso): Miss Jessie Couthoui, the very remarkable young reader, whose reputation oas now become so tirmly established that ber uame alone draws a large audience; Mr. Walton Perkius, a new pianist; and Mr. Benjamin Owen, organist. With such attractions we may_natu- rally anticipate @ concert of unusual exeellence. ‘Yhe programme will be as follows: Wallack Party....... Weathersby Frotia's| PART 1. 1. Organ—Overture to ** Mariana” _.., Benjamia Owen. 2. Reading—‘* Asleep at the Switch Jessie. Couthoui. 3. Quartet—‘* The Parting Kiss” ‘insuti dire. Slacy, Mrs. Bagg, Mr. De Celie, itr. Bowen. 4. Aria—*'Caro nome,” from **Rigoletto”.. Verdi Marie Litta, S a **Barcarolle” .. -.. Rubinstein 5, Pisno—+b‘* Valse caprice” d’apres F. chubert... .... Liszt Watton Persins. Ed De Celie. PAUT I, Reading—Medley (new)......... Jessie Conthoui. Song—*‘My Only Own"™..,. ...:....8. G. Pratt Marie Litta, | 3. Quartet—*+Ob,” My Love's Like the Red, Red Rose Urs. Stacy, Sirs. Bagg. dir. Decett 4. Piano—‘‘Miserere dn Trovatore" : Watton Perkins, 5, Aria—‘*Toreador’s Song,” **Carmen”...Bizet Frank A. Bowen. 6. Solo—Polonaise from **Miznon” ......Thomas Marie Litta. 3. PINAPORE.” Sbip Pinafore”? has come to 6. Ballad...... . 5 2, - Om, “Her Meiesty fies ‘ai disciplined crew will put in their fest ape ance to-morrow evening under comm Veteran imuresario, Max Maretzek, whose gee aud experience as a conductor are suarantees at excellent and enjoyable performances, “3° programmes correctly announce that this wal be the first proper production. It 1s cast to acto, who can sing and singers who can act. [¢ ill be equipped with a strong orchestra and cyt and Mr, McVicker will mount it in excel shape. With the work and money tart been expended upon it, it is safe to assert Te it will be produced here inastyle every ot equal to that which established its success - the Standard Theatre, New York. The cast it be as follows: oul Sir Joseph Porter Capt. Corcoran Ralph Rackstra Dick Deadeye: Bill Bobstay Bob Beckett. Tom Tucker. Tom Bowlin. Josephine. . 22. Little Buttercup... Hebe. .. -Chartes 1 +++eJOSeph P Charles Cire Rowe W. Menay THE ABT SOCIETY'S CONCERT, The second concert of the Abt Societ; given on Friday evening next at the Fist ae odist Church, with the following Programme; 1, The -**Capstan Chorns"....... ; 2. Serenade—‘*In Stiliy Night” 3. ‘*Marcia and Finale,” from ** Concertstaek ". ae Miss Neally Stecens. 4 The ‘*Equinox” .............. 5. Aria—‘*Capa Fatal Mestria”.. irs. J. A Farwell, 6. ‘The Village Blacksmith” g (By request.) 7. **A Fresh Song in the Forest” 8. **Rhapsodie Hongroise" No. 15. Mise Neally Stevens. 9, ‘*The Desert 10. Romance—‘* * Mrs. FAL Farwell, ee (‘Cello accompaniment by M. Eichbem.) 11, * Absence es Vinter”, 1. 18 ++ King Witlaf's Drinking Hora’ LOCAL MISCELLANY. We nave received from the Chicago Company a new and very pleasant little compo- sition’ for piano, ‘‘Childhood Dreams,” by Charles F. Ward. Mrs. Jennie May Jewett has just finished an engagement with the Sc. Paul Musical Society, siuging at their concert on the 18th inst., ang at a matinee on the 14th. - The Abt Society will give its second concert next Friuay evening at the First Methodist Chureh, assisted by Mrs. J. A. Farwell and sfiss Nealy Stevens, the pianist. Mr. W. H. Powers, formerly a welt baritone here, has returned to this Geer Peoria, and is now associated with W. W. Kim- ball in the music business. Sig. Farini has returned to the city from bi “Trovatore” trip loaded down ith proving congratulations, if not with provincial green- backs, and will now resume his teaching. The forty-second pupils’ matinee of the Her- shey School of Musical Art will take place next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A choke programme ot vocal and instrumental music will be presented. Dr. F. L. Peiro delivered his second lecture ou the structure of the voeal organs before the pupils of the Hershey School of Musical Art Jast Wednesday afternvon. The subject was treated in a manner at ouce scientific and inter- esting. The programme for the Tarner-Hall concert this afternoon will include the following oum- bers: March, ‘On the Banks of the Saale,” py Faust; overture to “Maritana”’; Strauss’ “Au- tumn Roses Waitz’’; overture to “ Mignon *; Schubert's variatioas in D minor; Nesmadha’s “Lorely Paraphrase*?; selections from “ Lo- hengrin” ; potpourri from ‘The Chimes of Nor- mandy”; polka, “The Two Nightingales,” duo for pleeolos, by Bourquitt; and Berustein’s Cardinal Quadrille. Avery enjoyable entertainment of a musical and elocutionary character was given last Thurs- day evening at the Eighth Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Anna P. Tucker, the elocutionist of the eveniny, created quite a favorable impression in the reading of several well-chosen selections. Her delivery of Whittier's ** Witch's Dangh- ter” was marked with considerable force und ing. ‘The Oriental Quartetite fine depth of fe Miss Leila Graves, pianist, and Prot. Lyman acquitted themsclyes creditably. The programme of Mr. Eddy’s eight organ recital. which was given yesterday noon at Hershey Halt, incladed Kuehmstede’s Si in ©, op. 33; Best’s Parapirase on Ro: Prayer, “Gtusto Ciel”; Bereu’s ‘Chromatic Purne,” op. &1; Bach’s Choral Prelude, “ You Gott will Ich nicht lassen” ;-Handel’s Concerte in B flat, op. 7, No. 3, arranged by De Lange, and played here for the first_time; Sparks? vu- riations on “Jerusalem the Golden”; and the “Hymn to Bacchus,” from Mendelssohn's “Antigone.’? Miss Sara E. Williams was the vocalist. Mr. Cart Roelling, the accomplished leader of the Getmania Maeinerchor, who enjoys a wide reputation us a composer for the piano, has sent us five of his compositions: “La Rosae lAnc- mone,” Ricordi, Milan: *t Polka Brilla “Galop Brillaute,” Schermer, New Yor Ricordi?” pezzo fantastique, Ricordi, Milan; and the ‘Whirlwind Galop,” for four hands, Edw. Schuberth, New York. Messrs. Lewis & Newell, of this and Pond & Cov., of New York, also have soi of his sinall works in press. Piano teachers and students would do well to exanine the works we have mentioned, as Well as bis other compositions, with the view of practical use. The third and last symphony concert by the Chicago Orchestra, under the auspices of the Coicaxo Musical College, is announced by Dr. Zeigfeld to oveur at McCormick Hall Thursday evening, April 17. Avery enjoyable programme is in preparation, and we’ hope that the musical public will cucouraze the managers of these concerts by giving them a full house. Rossint's “‘Stapat Mater” is being rebeai uncer the direction of Mrs. Jenny Kempton. and will be given with orchestra and large chorus; Beerho- ¥en’s “Pastoral Symphony”? and the Hiller Piano Concerto will form the instramentai num- bers of the programme. The admission is but 50 cents, und reseryed seats 25 cents extra, which can be obtained at Root & Sons’, 156 State street, on and after April 15. An interesting soiree musicale took place at the Chicago Musical College, 493. Wabazh ay- enue, last Monday evening, the principal nam- bers being taken by several members of the juvenile class, who performed thelr various pieces with credit to themselves and teacbers. ‘They were assisted by Misses Swain, Malone, and Mr. Hattstaedt, whu added to the epjov- the entertainment by their fine ‘The ment of rendering of several vocal numbers. programme was closed by a formance of the Overture to “Wi Plaved by Miss Mary Wishard and Mr, J. J. attstaedt. The following were the juyeuile articipants in the progrimme: Misses Helen utler, Dora Seeberger, Vessie Westover, Cat- rie Hitchcock Wilsou, Vinnie ingledew, Mabel Wishard, and Nellie Browo; Masters Fred. Wild and Fred Conneit. We have received from F. A. North & Cos Philadelphia, the following uew music: “A mighty Father, Deign to Hear Us,” a quartette with soprano solo obligato, adapted trom M iy erbeer; “ Beuin, My Soul, the Exalted Lay, quurtette with bass solos; and “0 God, Pre- serve Us," chorus with solos for the four parts, adapted from Andre, all three arranged with organ accompaniments for churca servic potpourri for piano on themes from “ Plea” fore,” by Theodore Moelling; aud Part Vil. of Emerick’s admirable series, * The Practical Or- gauist,” containing selections from Beethoven, Mozart, Gluch, Mendelssohn, Volekmar, and others, adapted from yoluntaries, with registra tion, pedaling, fingering, and even the metro- nome signs. “the selections are nade with ex- cellent taste, and the arrangement will save Or ganists a great deal of trounle, as it 3 adapted to the class of organs usually found in churches. ‘The concert given on Thursday evening by the Schubert Club was a decided success 1 every particular. ‘Ihe occasion was one of specia, in terest, on account. of the appearance of Miss Zetine Moutey, violinist, and graduate of Leipsic Conservatory. She could not. give the « Variae tions on the ‘Theme of Mozart,” by Ferd David) with ber accustomed vigor, ou account of pai ceut illness, but nevertheless she displayed & brilliant technique and broad and majestic tone, and Was graceful and elezant in her bearing. The * Reverie,” by Vieuxremps, was exavisitely played, ‘snd was remurkable for pathos, bene ness, and povtic beauty, Mr Pratt played bis own “Polonaise” in bis usual artistic style. Mr. Havens played an organ transeription of the Beethoven Theina, op. #7, and ‘ Offertuire, te #4 10, by Buttiste. ‘Ihe double quartette, (Sp! ae Is Coming,” by Goldbeck, was very _effective’y sung by Mrs. Harens, Mrs. L. B. Sinith, | s King and Squires, and Messrs. Baker, eveland, Pierce, and Byarts. ‘the Schubert Lady Chorussang Abt’s & Spring Morning’ “ “Ave Maria,” and were beartily received. ‘ a Schubert Club sang part-songs by Leslie, Sac farren, Mendelssobn, and Benedict. ELSEWHERE. A BUDGET OF OPERATIC GO3sIP. From Our Own Correspondent. New Yorx, March 20.—For three days past there bave been some lively scenes in and about the Academy of Music. Not to the large: gather- . juga cud enibusiasm on the opera nights du * p-