Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 4, 1880, Page 9

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Tom Keene’s Program for Next Season as a:Tragic Star. Chicago Theatrical Attractions Going and Coming. The Strolling Players—Their Location for the Ensuing Week. z A NEW PLAY. When Robson and Crane played their last engagement in this city—then “The Comedy ot Errors’? was given for the third time in Chicago—they promised us a new piece when they again appeared. On Monday evening that piece will be seen at Hooley’s. Its title. is “Sharps and Flats.” The authors, Clay M. Green and Slason Thompson, who, according to what we hear, have. succeeded in writing acomedythe central figures of which admirably contrast the delicate wit of Robson and the broadsword humor.of Crane. In this city, where,“‘the glue brothers” have so many admires, their appearance in a new play is of more than passing interest, and we will give the reader some idea of what he orshe may expect to see next week. Here is the cast: é ‘tuart Robson Cutler Sha: 81 Dullstone Wm. H. Crane Frazer Coulter A. 8. Lipman Harvey Singe .. Marian Pemberton Mrs. Lydia Lownde: Mrs. Dulistone Flat Mr, Mary Myers Nellie Flat....... joyd. A correspondent tells us that “‘Sharpsand Flats? is in four acts,—Temptation, Educa- and, Speculation, and Realization,—and fs a broad and lively satire upon the American spirit of speculation. Its central idea is pro- claimed in its title,-for it deals with the two classes which make speculation possible,— the sharps, who, like’ Robson in this piece, roam the wide world over in search of flats to supply them with rich - pickings, and the flats, who, like Crane, the speculative parson, start up at every corner to be ‘taken in and done for.’ The piece opens with a philo- sophic lecture on instinct, the heroine being imbued ‘with thequeer notion that she is ‘somebody’s child’ other.than the person who claims the relationship of father. In ‘Sharps and Flats’ it turns out that the hero- ine was right, and Cutler Sharp in the end is proved tobe the young Jady’s papa, although in one of the acts he is made to propose marriage to her in his charaeter of a sharp after a Flat’s fortune. But she wasn’t that kind of a flat, having a military chap on the string. Crane impersonates a_ self-opinionated old parson, who, without any worldly ex- perience, but with a well-developed lust for Mammon, is completely infatuated with the idea of making a fortune in stocks. He gloats over the figures which promise to make him wealthy, and all attempts to question which way his figures may turn—up ordown—merely provoke his anger and con- tempt. Sharp has told him of the wealth to be made by ‘turns’ in stocks, and he is bent on making a ‘turn.’ Sharp extracts a devil- ish pleasure in making Flat indulge in all sorts of quasi-immoral practices as viewed from that ex-clergyman’s standpoint. He makes him learn to siuoke, and, with the neat grace and the deviltry of etloroneh enjoyer of the weed, gloats over the natural qualms which threaten to end Flat’s first smoking lesson with the exhalation of his soul. ‘The fun of the first two acts,” our correspondent gaes on to tell us, “consists of the various methods Sharp takes to force the slow process of changing Flat’s clerical innocence for the wickedness of a specu- lator.” We will pass over the Incidents of the piece which our correspondent particular- izes and cite one of the situations which creates “boisterous and wild applause,”—a situation, by the way, which, if we remem- ber correctty, issimilar to theonein ‘French Flats.” “Sharp and Flat are going along swimmingly. One of the San Francisco daily papers publishes a highly eulo- gistic history of the firm, which they read to each other with great seli- gratalation. Hardly lave they finished the peruse when another paper comes into their hands, taking the opposit view of the firm’s transactions, and denounejng them as fraudsr Flat it characterizes as 2 worm beneath its editorial contempt, and Slurp as a devil-fish living on the offal of the stock market. Crane puffs and blows with ygge, but Robson shows that he- means blood The attack, impairs their credit, but he leaves that to Crane to settle while he goes off to visit the newspaper office. While he is gone the full tide of ruin sets against the house of Sharp & Flat, and Crane shows what a hollow mockery he is in point of business capacity. When every- thing seems ‘Jost, and the only hope of the sinking house is that Sharp has murdered the penay-ccliner who has caused the disaster. Robson returns and utters the single line, ‘I’ve seen the editor.’ Even that is almost inaudible, but by his appearance the audience at once divine what has hap- pened during his absence.” THOMAS W. KEENE. In THe True of Friday we announced the fact that a contract had been signed be- tween Thomas W. Keene, the well-known actor, and W. R. Hayden. The contract is for three years, and a renewal will ‘be op- tional on the part of the manager. Last year the ability of Mr. Keene so favorably im- pressed the late Tom Davy, of Detroit, that arrangements between: the two wee entered into for an extended starring tour, to begin early in the seascn of 188081. Mr. Davy’s death quashed the - contract, and since that event negotiations have been pending between Manager Me- Vicker and the actor. Mr. MeVicker, how- ever, concluded that he had in the manage- ment of his theatre enough to occupy him, and W. R. Hayden stepped in and captured Mr. Keene. ltis intended that he will play the repertoire of Booth, that he will open in Boston some time next October, and that his piece de resistance will be ‘Richard IL” Of course the advent of a new tragic star will be looked upon awvith much interest, and his work will receive thoughtful attention everywhere. Mr. Keene. has. been on the stage since 1856, his first appearance being at the old Bowery, then under the management of John Brougham. He began as a super, gradually worked his way up, and since 1865 he has been before the public playing 1cad- ing business in the combinations with which has been associated. Iti 1870 he went to Great Britain, pla yed in the chief cities, and received marked encouragement from such men as Tom ‘Taylor and the late John Oxenford. In 1871 he returned to this country. Sinée then he has been seen play- ing the opposit!characters with the late £ Tas Davenport, John McCullough, and Edwin Booth, and his impersonations have received much attention from critics and from play- goers. LOCAL NOTES." ‘An opera-house at Petersburg, Ill., has been finished. The stage is 23x46 feet, and the auditorium seats 500. Itmay be stated that on the 12th E, a. Sothern begins a ‘week’s engagement at Me- Vicker’s. “Lord. Dundreary” will be the piece. ea Mrs. Rose Watson writes a letter denying that she seized the baggage of Messrs. Herne and Belasco last Saturday night. Who is the Mrs. Watson, then? . Lawrence Barrett, we are informed, patnogdbledanew play Rasiien by Atr We W? Young, which he intends to produce next fall. The legend. of “ Arthur,” already used. by Tennyson, forms the Subject, and the title is “Arthur Pendragon.” The treatment is criginal, however, and the play is written in plank verse. - . Miss Cayendish’s contracts with her com- pany for the present season terminated last night, but she has prolonged the season one she then goes to. England, to visit her home, and will return to open;the next se gon Sept. 6, under the muangre ment of Mr. T. B. MacDonough, who lras directed the pres- ent successful season. A j r Sprague, of the Olympic, is busy at'present preparin for his summer season with his circus. ie willshave about fifty horses and ten, performers. He doesn’t be- jieve in wild animals, so he‘won’t carry any. ‘He proposes to invade the small towns, which weel the larger shows never touch, and he confi- |. dently expects to bag $50,000 before the: end of the season, F a meeting of the Lorley Club at the resi- aenes of Mr. Soper last ‘Thutsday evening, dramatic readings were giyen by Mrs. Cowell- Vobkirk, Miss Emilie Gavin, Miss Edna Brown, and Mr. Stanley, “Miss Brown, who recently played Hmelia in amateur per- formance of “ Othello” at Hopley’s, read the potion scene from Romeo and Juliet,” and received marked applause for the perform- ance. : essrs. Abbey and Hickey send us a mani- tent warning thé public agairist ‘the “parties organized (and now being 80), composed of an inferior lat of would be; pantomimists, Dagoes, Italians, and Heaven knows what else, who are imitating, and go boldly adver- tise themselves as the “The” Spanish Stu- dents, thereby leading the’ public to be! that their mob, so. to speak is the ori troupe of Spapish tudehts, specially brought to this ‘country byfMessrs. Abbey and Hickey. 2 “ Hobbies” for the last th itis highly probable that Miss Eliza Weathers- by will not_be seen again. for: at least two seasons, With Nat Goodwin‘ (her husband) she will go to England in June, where she in- tends to remain for ayeare In the fall Mr. Goodwin will return to this pountry, and in the following year—according to the present program—he with his wife Bs go to Aus- “to-night, and tralia. They have been verysuccessful dur- ing the present season, and affer several years of hard work Nat thinks histwife deserves a season’s vacation. ’ ‘As already mentioned, Miss Cavendish ap- pears to-morrow evening at: McVicker’s as Beatrice in ‘Much Ado About Nothing,” Mr. Piercy rill personate Benedick, Mr. Ha- gun will be the Don Pedro, Mr, Lawrence Eddinger the Don John, Mr.j Archie Cowper the Claudio, Mr. B. A. ‘Eberle the Dogberry, Mr, Henry James the Verges} and Miss Helen Sedgwick will assume the rdle of Hero. ‘As You Like It” will be given the last three evenings of the week, the finishing nights of the Cavendish engagement, :“Jane Shore” was presented last night to a moderate audi- ence. t Will Gillette’s comedy Po “The Pro- fessor,” the attraction at Hathlin’s during the week, isa work of little ierit. It makes people laugh, however, and that is a virtue Which covers a multitude of imperfections. ‘To-night willsee the last of it, and to-morrow Oofty Gooft with his ‘ Under the Gaslight” company reappears. ‘The drama, the reader may be reminded, is by the’ truly original dramatist, Augustin Daly, In the com- pany are Miss Adelaide Thornton, Miss Grace Roth, Miss Alice Wren, and Miss Bes- sie Clifton, and Gus Philips, J. W. Somers, J. R Spackman, and G. S. Reed. “The Tragedians of Kalamazoo” cannot be said to-have made a favorable impression at Hooley’s. Theirentertainment, fashioned after ‘The Troubadours,” “The Froliques,” and kindred organizations,.is merely the variety business in a new form. They havea slender thread. upon which to hang: their jokes, songs, and dances. |Everything de- pends upon the ability of the performers; ay little upon the piece, In the case of “The Troubadours” and in that of “The Froliques” the people arealiclever in_ their peculiar lines, while among “The Trage- dians” there are few above the average found ina variety theatre. The last performance will be given to-night. L George W. ‘Thompson “will this evenin; close a profitable engagement at the West- Side Academy of Music in his drama “ The Lowensteins.” Apart from the rather clever piece ot character acting on’ the part of the star, some good work was ‘done by the stock company, the effort of Mr.’ W. T. Melville in a- German: dialect: part bemg particularly noteworthy. Mr. ‘f. J. Landon also fur- nished a good double-dyed villain, and Miss Lizzie Fletcher in a syuipanhetle art, Miss Annie Boyd as the soubret, and J. H. Brown. as the lover, acted creditably. For the ben- efit of those.whose sensitive feelings were wounded bythe Hebraic: sketch.of Frank Bush, we may state Emmett has compelled that gentleman to-etiminate every- thing of an offensivé nature in his ‘ busi- ness.” To-morrow-evening Ms. J. Rs Weaver Will present his drama of “Toby.” “Enchantment” was_ produced at Niblo’s Theatre, New York, early in the senson un- der-the supervision of_the: Kiralfy Brothers. Tg will be seen at Haverly’s on Monday might. In New York it ran 121 nights, here it will run two weeks, and:-we are told, will be, presented with all the gorgeousness characterizing its original presentation, Car- Joads of scenery have been. taken into Haver- ly’s during the past few days, and the Kir- alfys have been busy selecting and drilling the people. In the spectacle there will be three ballets, led by Mile. Casatti, Mile. Cap- pelini, Mile. Carnalba, Mile. Zallis, and Ar- nold — Kiralfy, while the cast embraces Blanche Correlli, Virginia Buchanan, Amy Lee, Menry Laurent, and Charles Peters. As in “ The Black Crook,” “Phe White Fawn,” ete., there will bea variety feature in the show, giving the Herbert’ Brothers, Moly: the Russian gymast, and a'French troupe o: grotesque dancers an opportunity. A CARD FROM THE ELKS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribuns, LopcEe Rooms Cuicageo Lopez, No. 4, B. P. O. Exus, April 2.—The members of the above lodge hereby tender their sincere and heartfelt thanks to the following ladies and gentlemen for the very valuable aid and services rendered by them upon the occasion of the third annual benefit of the lodge at Haverly’s Theatre, April 1, 1880: J. H. Hav- erly, Esq., for the use of theatre and other favors; Messrs. Whittaker and Fitzsimmons, andallthe attachés of Haverly’s Theatre; Messrs, Broadway & Treyser, Little Mac, Frank Bush, The Tragedians of Kalamazoo, Will Gillette and his Professor Company, Miss Dickie Lingard and company, an Messrs. Mullen & Magee, Charles W. Young, and Harry Annstrong. : PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. The following stars and combinations will, during the coming weeit, play at the places named. Managers and agents please for- ward routes by Friday of eaeh week: Attraction. Anderson, Mary. Anthony & Eilig. Abbey’s Pantomime, “An Arablan Night”, “Alvin Josiyn”... Abbey's “Fatrfax”, “All the Rago” Buekton, S Abbott, Emmn......0.++45--- Norfolk, Va, » dtlcamond, Biuisdell’s “Merry M’k’1 1a, a Kearns, Neb. 1 B Cineinnatt, 10 5 shar . Mattoon, II Sheibyvilt Batrd’s Minstrels, Berger Family. Boston Idea Buitalo Bill. Booth, Edwin, Rew Wark cigoti Guvendish, Ada. x -Chicaxo (MeVicker’ “Grav fordaville, Ind Cotton, Ben, Com} Collter’s “ Banker's D'ter” Criterion Company. Catrneross’ Minstrels. Claxton, Kate..... “Dr. Clyde” Gompany... Davenport, Fs Denier, Yon; Holyoke, Muss Springtield, Mass Somscw : AT “Enchantment”, S17 Florence, Mr. ani 5-10 Yorbes’ Company, eo 8 Wun in the Bristot”. 5-10 Grays Agger 3, ganey Slave” No. 1 5-7 “Galley Slave” No. 8 et @Grau’s French Opera.. Gillette's * Professor® Herndon, Agnes... Haverly's Mastodons. ‘Haverly’s Georzias..... . kezO Laporie. Ind outa Bang, iad. |. the Czar, and no insurance on my life!” Lotta......... Liliputian Opera | i eS © jew Bedford, 1 River, Mass, Woonsocket, It, New London, Cor spose Sas A igs a ‘EE, ‘Linco; Neb, maha. Des Moines, f New York (3 Portiund, Ma, Lawrones, Mass. . Haverhtit, ‘Manchest Pixley, Annie... “ Pirates,” A Co. Pomeroy, Louise.. “Pirates” B. “ Pirates” “Pirates” poe aaents Rice's Su Rice's * rise... vangell Rentz-Santie Rooney, Pat. Robson and Crane... Sothern, E. A. Stevens, John A... Smntth’s “Tourists ‘ragedians of Kalam ‘thompson, Den... ‘Wabber, Harry. ‘Williams, Gus...... GARCELON’S INHUMANITY. His Treatment of the Wounded After the Battle of Antictam—Dr. Ham- mond’s Heproof. : Now York Tribune. % It has been reported that after the battle of Antietam, Dr. Hammond, of this city, who was then Surgeon-General of the Army, was going over the battle-field caring for the wounded, when he encountered Dr. Garcelon, recently the Governor of Maine. The operations of Dr. Gar- celon upon the wounded were so brutal and so unlike those of a physician that Dr.’ Hammond was obliged to remonstrate with him and to ask him to'leave tho. battle-fleld. Dr. Hammond was asked yesterday if he would state what occurred at the time when it is al- leged he met Dr. Garcelon ‘$n tho battlefield. He said in reply: “It wes just after the battle of Antietam was fought that L, with Inspector-General Mure, of of Britisa army, now Sir Wilham Mure, Director- General of the Medical Staff of the British army, and with my cousin, Dr, Ninnim Pinkney, of the United States Navy, went over the field. We were all shocked by the performances of a tall, thin gentieman in a linen duster, who was cut- ting and slashing in a most indiscriminate munner-at the wounded soldiers, and had his pockets filled with their bones. "His perfor- mapces were 89 contrary to ull medical science that we,were all three snocked, and we cautioned him about it. I especially remonstrated with. him and told him he had no official capacity there and must stop. He informed me that he was Dr. Garcelon, Surgcon-General.of Maine. I replied- that. the only Surgeon-General - recognized by the United States Government was myseif, and that, he should not assume any such func- tions unless by my permission. It wasatter this ‘ occurrence that lissued the order about having citizen possielang appointed to care for the wounded in battle. Dr. Gurcelon was indignant at tho time. Dr. Mure threw up his hands in disgust and said: ‘My God! is it possible that the Governmont allows this?” “T recognize ‘the physician,” continued Dr. Hammond, “ who was on tho battle-ficld then a3 the man who was recently Governor of Muine. Thave only mentioned this circumstance to Dr. Hamlin, of Maine, who wns & Medical Inspector in the army, when we were dining together late- by Tum at a loss to know how it became public. have never questioned Dr. Gurcelon’s motive, andihnave no doubt he meant to relieve the wounded; but I did not like his doing it in such a butcher-like way and without authority. The wounded men were all in barns and well cared for, but in Four places, as is always the case aftera battle. What I principaily found fault with was his doing it without ‘authority, and without proper discrimination, and with great loss of blood—more than should have been, or ‘was, necessary.” A BUTCHER’S COMPLAINT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. @urcaco, April 3.—Being a regular reader of your paper, and secing so many come to your columns for information and receffe it, 1 am induced to try my luck. The question Task is one of large and material interest to a certain portion of our citizens—namely: the butchers, whom T consider‘are not being used quite fairly. Why is it that they are’ charged a yeurly license of $10 to cut and sell mest, when,other men can do the same thing and evade the license? Are the butchers licensed to seli any particular kind of meat—becf, pork, mutton, and ff so, which Kind is it? ‘How is it my next-door neighbor, the grocer, can cut and sell pork, ham, dried beef, sausage, and poultry, and yet havo no license? Now, Lam'not one that is given to complain- ing or to envying another man’s luck, but I do certainly think this discrimination is not quite fair to us butchers, for {t {s seriously encroach- ing on our business toa great extent, and is liable to do so more and more if not stopped. Ido not know whether this question has ever been agitated before in your paper, and I think the settlement of it in'a satisfactory manner lies toa great extent with the butchers them- selves. Theirs is the complaint—Iet them see to it. Butchers, tobacco denlers, saloonkcepers, and others are licensed, but the grocers are not, and yet encroach on our business. Pardon me for.taking up so much of your val- uable paper, and hoping this letter will be the means of causing the butchers of this city to hestir themselves in the matter, and take some immediate action against the encroachment of their business by outsiders, I remain, sir, ONE OF Tih BUTCHERS. - HUMOR. The bartender contrives to serve two mas- ters,—that is to say, schooners. “Put no fulsome compliments on my tomb- stone,” said a wag. “Don’t give me any epitatty.” A boy. recently hanged himself because “gomebody, found fault with him.” That boy was certainly nut born to be an editor. - Distingushed American (traveling in Russia): “Here Ba nice fix ’'m'in—invited to dine with “Where have you been for a week back?” ’ asked Felix Dunshudder. “Just been in for a couple of porous plasters," was the reply. * A fellow in Now Orteans is said to have eaten aboxof Castile soup to get rid of freckles: Ho still hasafew on his face, but inside ne isn’t freckled a bit. . “You do not like to make calls,” saidan uncle tohis nephew. “ But you must make calls,” he continued, “‘forthere’s alweys pleasure derived, —if not when you enter, at least when you come out.” Tho session, *Unei wears Serown,” is absurd, because no sensible King ever goes to bed with his crown on. He always hangs it on the back of a chair, with his vest. Tho editor of the Sauquoit (N. Y.) Register sug- gests that persons sending in big eggs will pleaso | accompany them by several ordinury-sized ones, not for publication, but so that the contrast will ‘be apparent, and as a guaranty of good faith. Remarks by 2 Texas maiden to her perfidious lover: “I ain't ‘got no brother, and dad's too old. ‘to fight? but if you will just take one of these here pistols and step off a few paces, PU fine in the duet, and misses won't count.”—. ew's Bazar. 4 They were sitting together Sunday evening, with an album ‘or Lwo Between them, when she Jeasantly asked: ‘*How would you like to fave my mother live with you?”” in just fit- teen seconds he had his bat half-way down over his face and was bolting through the gate. Manville (to his widowed friend Chasuble, who has views on art)—“ Is it true that you've broken off with Sir Henry's daughter?” Chasuble— “ Alas, yes, Iwas forced to, although she isa charming woman.” Manville—* Way?” Chasu- bie—" Incompatibility of complexion. She does not suit my furniture.” —English paper. lies the head that . American Pottery. Thirty years there was but one pottery in this country making white and yellow ware, and nota mill to grind material. “All the ilint and stone. required was imported from Great Britain. Now there are 800 pottertes in the ver $6,000,000. ie ry Cc two or ture yeara resulted in the erection of thirty new kilng in as profession again, the Chicago Club made him _ BASE-BALL. The Boston Club as an Encoure, ager of Contract-Break- ing. Wright’s Trouble with Provi- dence, and Its Result—Notes of the Game. © BOSTON’S WEAKNESS. At the beginning of every season the Bos- ton Club finds some excuse for starting a war upon the Chicago Club, Last year it raised the senseless how] about the League legisla- tion .which debarred Harry Wright from taking a seat on the players’ bench; this year it-has worked itself into a dreadful state of excitement. because the Chicago Club con- tracted with Beals for the season of 1880, claiming that player to be subject to expul~ sion for non-fulfillment of a contract entered into with the Bostons in the fall of 1875. It hasbeen explained in these/ columns that when Beals signed a contract to play in Bos- ton during 1876, he had a verbal agreement with the officers of the Club that in case he decided not to play ball at all in 1876 he was to be réleased from any obligations into which he‘entered. He did decide not to play, and remained for five yearsin Colorado. Learning that he contemplated entering the an offer for 1880, which was accepted, and he has reported for duty. The Bostons claim that Chicago did wrong in hiring him, and are doing everything in their power to have him punished by the League for the myth- ical offense which they claim he committed five years ago, and before the League was organized. As the efforts in this direction are not-luely to be attended with any re- markable degree of success, it is not neces- sary that further attention be paid to the inatter, except to remark that it was as much the ‘duty of the Boston Club to notify the other members of the League of any cause of complaint it might have against Beals as it is its duty to notify them of the engagement or release of players. But the most amnsing part of the whole affair is the cheek displaycd by Boston in making a wholly groundless complaint against Chicago in regard to the latter club hiring a player under contract with another meinber of the League, when it has for years Systematically. followed the pian of inducmg Players to violate their contracts with other clubs and play in Boston. A little research develops plenty of “queer” work in’ which Boston has been engaged, and shows that -elub up in an exceeding! y bad light. In 1875 Messrs. Hulbert and Spalding, of the Chicago Club, --visited Philadelphia and contracted with Anson and Sutton for the season of 1876. Anson came, according to agreement, but Sutton was worked upon by Boston, and went there to play. He is now 2 member of the Boston nine.’ In the same year the Chi- cago Club contracted for Jones, and again in 1877 he was hired for 1878. Both times he was given advance money by the Chicago Club, but on each occasion -the Bos- ton Club ‘persuaded “Chicago to let him off, and returned the advance money. Jones is also a member of the Boston team. In the middle of the season of 1876 Boston induced Brown and Morrill to break their engagements with the Lowell Club, thereby -seriously crippling the last- named organization. Last year Brown was regularly engaged by Chicago for a portion of the season, but mysteriously disappeared after taking part in.a few games.’ It'is hardly necessary to say.that Brown is a member of the Boston team. No man who had twice broken engagements would be overlooked by a management so friendly to the practice. Morrill, the other man who, violated his agreement with Lowell, is now the Captain of the Boston team. A man named Burdock made 2 contract with the Chicago Club in 1875, but he never turned up to fulfill that contract. Of course Burdock is in the Boston team, and is an especially cherished member of that critical organization. In 1876 ‘Thomas Bond was suspended from pay and salary by the Hartford Ciub for good and sufticient reasons, and before the case had been investigated by the League he was promptly secured by Boston. He is now the nitcher of -the Boston team. At the League meeting, in December, 1876, the Hartford Club endeavored to present charges against Bond in order to secure his expulsion, but the Chairman of the meeting promptly squelched the matter by decidin; that the complaint could not be heard, Thai Chitaan ‘was the President of the Boston Slub. < ‘Thus it will be seen that of the present Boston nine six aré contract-breakers, and four of the lot have at various times made engagements with the Chicago Club which they never carried out. In view of. these facts, the tless said by Boston about Beals the better. THE WRIGHT CASE. The trouble between George. Wright and the Providence Club in regard to the “‘re- served-men” matter has already been al- luded to in these columns. A great amount of noise is being made in certain quarters over tho. affair, although it is really not: worth the powder already expended upon it. The facts are that Wright was one of ‘the five men reserved under the Buffalo ‘agreement by Providence, the other clubs binding themselves by signing that agreement not to approach him in any way with’ offers for the present season. When the subject of the year’s contract was broached by Mr. Root, President of the Prav- idence Club, Wright demanded an increase of salary, which was refused, he being of- fered $2,000,—the amount received’ by him last season. He declined to sign unless his terms were acceded to, and was left to take his own sweet will in the matter. After wait- ing a reasonable time for him to reach a con- clusion, Providence signed Peters for next season in order that their short-field might be properly attended to in case Wright re- fused to play. As soon as the engagementof Peters was announced the Worcester Club began to meddle with a matter in which it could have no possible interest in case it in- tended. to live up to the agreements it had signed upon becoming a member of the League. Bancroft, the Worcester manager, “happened” to be in Boston, and, durin, conversation with Wright, the latter said he would like to play in Worcester this season if he could do. so without neglect- ing, his business. Bancroft replied that he would like to engage him, and agreed that in case Wright could get a re- Jease from Providence Worcester would take jim and allow him to go_home every night swhen the Club was in Worcester. Wright, during this talk, said he would not play in Providence under any consideration, as he did not get along well with President Root. Bancroft thereupon hied himself to Provi- dence and asked Mr. Root if he was willing to release Wright, but received a very prompt and emphatic negative. Thus the matter stands: Wright says he will not play in Providence, Root says Providence will not release him, and Bancroft is trying to create public opinion in favor of Wright, hoping thereby to induce Providence to change its course. Mr.. Bancroft’s mistake was in meddling in the matter at all. The Buffalo agreement was a wise and necessary ineas- ure, and no clubs were benefited less by it than Providence and-Chicago. It was a measure taken for. mutual protection, and, having been. willingly, signed by all the members of the League, no, one of them should endeavor in any way to tamper with it, If George Wright chooses to refuse $2,000 a year in Providence he is at liberty to do so, but the action of Worcester in takin; his side in aquarrel with Mr. Kootwas all wrong. NOTES OF THE GAME. Chicago has theonly ambi-dextrous pitcher. ‘The Albanys think some of coming West this month. : For first-basemen this year Chicago has ‘Anson, Goldsmith, and Gore. _ Ross Barnes is at present in Kansas City, and will manage a nine there this season. - ‘The Chicagos will play at Adrian, Mich., April 29, opening the grounds at that place. There‘are three first-class catchers in the present Chicago team,—Flint, Williamson, and Kelly. ‘ “Syracuse” McCormick is still out of a job... Nichols has been engaged as. change pitcher by Worcester. 2 ‘The positions of the Chicago team’ in the opening League games will be as follows: Goldsmith, D-3 Flint, c.; Anson, 1b} Quest, 2b. ple, 1. £.; Gore, Ifa nine iso ized in Baltimore, Hawes, who played in Boston last Biy'be its Captain and catehen Yn PPO Clayton: &Co., 83 Madison street, hav pene ue League echedule for in mes 2 ly heat form, will furnish i the public free of cost. algeties Cammeyer, who ran the Mutual Club in tts palmy days, will manage a codperative pro- fessional nine in New York City this season, playing on the old Union grounds. The batting order of the Boston team i thé* opening Penge games ‘will be as fol: lows: Jones, Jim O’Rourke, John O'Rourke, Brown, Morrill, Foley, Burdock, Bond, Sut- Ni oss A The annudl_ meeting of the Chicago Amateur Buse-Ball Association will be held, next Wednesdayioveat at8 o’clock at the club-rooms of the Dreadnaught B.-1 Indiana strect. The League season opens May, the Chi- cago and incinnati Clubs playing at Cincin- nati, Cleveland and Buffalo at Cleveland, Providence and Boston at Providence, Wor- cester and Troy at Troy. ‘The latest talk in regard to the Providence team is that McGeary will play at short-field, while Bradley will guard third base, Ward doing the pitching. Peters will either play second base or act as substitute. ART. ‘AT HOME. ‘The spring term of the Academy of Fine Arts will begin to.norrow. ‘The results of the last quarter, the greater portion of which is displayed on the walls of the Academy gallery, are highly satisfactory. Many of the pupils displayed a thoroughly artistic con- ception of the studies they were called upon to make, and it is doubtful if any art school in the country can show a better result. There are numerous examples of studies from’ the flat, from casts and from life which are worthy of a critical examination. They display a certainty of touch, understanding of effect, and knowledge of modeling that give promise of really good work in the future. One feature of the school! is known as the “fifteen- minute class,” in which’ the advanced pupils devote on stated occasions fifteen minutes to pencil-sketching from life,—the pupils pos- ing foreach other. Many of these sketches are excellent in their way, and cannot. but be a great uid to the acquirement of.free hand-drawing. The Faculty of the Academy consists of Messrs. Spread, Earle, Robert- son, and French, assisted by Messrs. Vander- pool and Carpenter. China-painting is under the charge of Mrs. Bond. ‘The classes are arranged as follows: Flat, Antique, aud Life, every day except Sunday, 92. m. to 4 ‘p. m.; Water-Color Class, ‘Tuesday and Thursday, tto+t p.m.; Oil Still-Life aud Lund- seape, Wednesday and Friday, 9 to 13a, m.3 Perspective (beginning April 31), Wednesday and Friday, 1to 4 & m3 Artistic Anatomy ‘beginning April 19), ‘Monday and Wednes- lay, 4 toSp.im.; China-Painting, Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 12a. m.; Sketching and Gomposition, jaturday, 9to 13a.m.; Even- ing Life and Antique, ‘Monday, ‘Wednesday, and Friday, 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. The Academy of Design will be closed for a few_days for rearrangement of the gal- Jery. Mr. Paul Brown, a well-known marine painter, succeeds Prof. Robertson as teacher of drawing from life. A couple of wood interiors from the easel of Brenner, of Louisville, are on exhibition at Wolcott’s. Both are faithful transcrip tions from Nature in her quietest mood. Schwerdt is putting the finishing touches to portraits of Recorder Brockway and Prot. Di Campe. During the past tivo weeks ho has been making studies from still-life,—fish and game,—ana has ‘succeeded in fastening to the canvas the fleeting colors of the fiuny tribe with capital effect. _.- Spread is at work on a Jarge figare 5 piece descriptive of the thrilling episode in Walter Scott’s novel of “Ivanhoe,” where Rebecca tells the wounded Ivanhoe the Nanyig fort: unes of the conflict, resulting from the at- tempt of his followers to secure his release from the castle in which he lies wounded and in captivity. * Elkins, in his new studio in the Pike Building, has on his easel a large pe, —scenery in the Yosemite country. Private letters contain the intelligence that J. Carroll Beckwith, of this city, isnow in Spain for the purpose of studying the works ot Velasquez and Murillo, and obtaining new vand. picturesque studies among the peasantry of that guitar-playing country. - : Fred Frier, one of our Chicago artists, has returned from a two years’ visit in Europe. NOTES. Sarah Bernhardt will have two busts and s Picture at the Paris Salon. Thomas Moran haz sold his large picture, “The Mountain of the Holy Cross,” to Mr. Bell, of California, for $5,000. “The Fortune-Teller,” by Watteau, and “La Ronde Champétre,” were lately sold in Paris for $16,220 and $12,100 respectively. “Venice: Sorning,” Will Gedney Bunce, has been sold for $1,000 at the’ bition of the Society of American ts. Isabey is ovor 80, and has lately turned his at- tention to water-colors. He isa leading exhib- itor in the water-color exhibition at Paris. One of Flandrin’s chefs-d’ceuvre, a picture of the Virgin, which was beileved for some time past to have been lost, has been discovered. A statue is to be erected to George Sand. The site proposea is the Vailée Noire, in Berry, the pyar tere ae many of her romances had their The collection of ancient arms. formed cA Napoleon If. at the Chatcau of Pierrefonds aboutto be remaved to the Museum of Ar- tillery at the Invalides. It comprises over 60 pieces, some of which are of considerable value. When Queen Victoria was in Italy last sum- mer, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. de l’Aubiniére made forty-six oil-paintings and water-colors of scenes visited by her and the Princess Beatrice at and near Baveno. These works are now on exhibition in the Belginn Gallery, London, and = said to be novel, picturesque, and interest- ing. ‘The Inte Princess Alice’s monument for the Royal mausoleum at ore, near Windsor Castle, England, is almost tintsbed. It is n com- mission from Queen Victoriu. ‘The Princess Alice clasps her daughter, the little Princess Maud, whose head reclines on her mother’s breast. Two angels guard the herd of the statue, which rests on & pillowed block. Mr. Linton begins in the March number of the American Art Review @ history of wood engrav- ing {n America. The paper {s a biographicai sketch of Dr. Alexander Anderson, to whom “wo may rightly ascribe the honor of being the first engraver on wood,” and is accompuuied by fourteen of Anderson’s quaint wood-cuts re- produced successfully by the phototype process. ‘The statue of the late French ex-Prince Im- perial, just finished by Mr. Boehm, the Euglish sculptor, represents the youth in a r-cumbent position, bis head supported by two pillows and fi military cloak under him. He wears the Brit- ish Royal Artillery uniform; his bands folded across the breast, rest on the hilt of his naked sabre. Athis feet are the pith helmet and pr garee; a pair of spurs lie at the right, a sword- seapbard opposite, and on each side of this a glove. “ Apostle” Sfoses Thatcher has brought back from Mexico to Salt Lake collection of Aztec ttery, Which he hus presented to the Deseret Museum. The Salt Lake Daily Herald mentions the possession of relics on the part of the Mu- seum from Peru, Costa Rica, Yucatan, Mexico, Sandwich and the Society Islands, Scandinavia, and Jerusalem. While gnthermg fresh and youthful wives In foreign purts, the wsthetic * apostle” of to-day accumulates antiquities of more enduring clay. ‘The National Gallery of London isin sion of the specimen of Perugino which was em- bargocd by tho: {talfan authorities, itis suid to belong to. the first decade of the sixteenth cen- tury, and is in a fine state of ervation, hay~ ing belonged to the gallery of a private family of Perugia for many years. It contains figurer of the Virgin and Child nearly of life-size, witt two angels Hying above them bearing 1 crown St. Francis and St Jerome are on either side. ‘The cost is said to have been $16,000. An exchange says that Baltimore has this winter, through the liberality of one of its citi- zens, become the possessor of a work of art of great beauty, which has the additional interest of being the only copy ever made, we believe, In the same material us its original We refer to the bronze reduction of the Ghiberti Gates, mude by Barbédienne for the Vienna Exposi- tion. They arc bulf the bight, and therefore quarter of the size of the original doors, and have not yet been exhibited to the public. Thy bronzeis of a rich, pure tone, dark and shadowy in the depressions, and shading inte gold in the figures in highest relict, which are gilded. Northwestern Immigration. ~ - The emigration to all Western and Northwest- ern points, and especially to points in Northern Minnesota and Northern Dakota, is heavicr than it bas ever been before ut this senson of the yeur. During the last ten dayathe Northern Pacitic hus carried out nbout 1,200 bona fide settlers. most of whom will find homes along or near the line of thatroad. The business, it is belleved, will largely increase during the next two months. ihe. Stichigun Central” brought here yesterd five car-loads of emigrants and seventeen cur: 1ouds of emigrant freight destined for points in tho West and Northwest, and stil! larger con- signments are to follow during the next few days. Most of these people come from Canada,