Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 7, 1880, Page 11

MUSIC. &y9 Work of the Apollo Clab Cho- = ve Matinees—A New Feature. ; = ‘The Saengertest. of 180 — Negotiations - with Gerster, Cary, Candi - dus, Etc. ees ‘The Litta Concert Party to Be in Chicago Shortly. aye Sullivan's New Cantata, “The Martyr of Antioch.” An Interesting “Budget of Home and , Foreign Musical News. Giubis displaying unusual activity ase mation of Hs season's work, Mir. Tou He ehh ebaracteristic energy and thorough- ag. besides the geueral club rebeursal, Bgbr and oloe sub-rebeurouls of the several paris during each week. In addition to the reg- Pur eoneert work witich bas been undertaken py the Clu, the management . projected and Pin inaugurate this week a Geries ot choral nées, wherein the members of the Club can jorerpret those pleasing and popular part-sunge aod the liguter melodie .musie, the study and tice of whieh is designed to give variety Pid pleasure to,the active members of the Ciub, fui! by its attention to detail to rest and retine the vores in tue, chorus 60 us to maintain the freshness and tlaish which have beun one of the marked characteristics of fhe Apollo’ chorus since Mr. ‘Tumblin has been its conductor. At the chural mutinée, which will be given uext Friday afternoon, the ab inst, in the Central Music-Hiall_auditorum, the Ladies’ Churus out the Apollo Club wall up- pear iu a number of part-sungs and concerted ypusie, wntten by such popular composers as Bat, Hiller, Abt, etc., and the program will be Telieved by solu instrumental uumbers. Tickets for wis matinge can be obtained by associate members or thuse interested in the cultivation ‘of choral music upon upplication to ans of the Indy members of the Apollo Club Chorus, The first grand concert of the regular Apollo series jstixed for the rst week in December, and as an evidence of the thorough manner in which the Club propuses to do ‘its work the manage- ment anbounce that ithus secured fur soloists nt this concert Muss Faunie Kellogg, Charles Fritsch, the celebrated tenor, und Myron buuey, [tis reported that the Voluntary ap- pleatious for as-0eaite members tickets already Qyuais the capacity ot the bull, aud the ques- hon is being dnscussed us to how the geueral public shull be curcd for. THE LITTA CONCERT COMPANY, which has been meeting with the most popular success of aby of the cuncert companies orean- jzed tor the present seasun, has been secured by Mir. Curpeuterfor a brief series ot concerts the last week of this inunth. The unequivocal suc~ cess which Litt bus achieved bere each time sve bus appeared seems to bave becn repeated fn other places, und in Canuda particularly she has created afurur Wh.ch hus not been equated since Albuni’s tour. ‘this engugement will be the liretiu the West of ber regulur company, and will be juvked forward fo with great interest by concert-goers. The ninth seasun of the Star- course entertainments will be opened by ber on the 25th inst, to be fuilowed on Saturday, the Sitniost, by a popular mutinge and evening uncer the details cf which will be aunounced r THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL OF THE NORTH AMER- ICAN SAENGERBUND. ‘The Central Committee of the Bund has been working quietly durimur the lute poittica! excite- ment.and fas now perfected all pretiminary arrangements. Vocal sulv talent of a world-wide repuuition is being enguged, Mme. Gerster, Miss Cury, Candidus, the great tenor, Betz, from Ber- iu, and Remmertz being in contemplation. ‘The Orchestra will be composed of the best material of the country. and wilh number 150 performers. The grand chorus bas just been orvanized, the Germama Minverchor being the nucleus of the orgunization. Ata preliminary meeting of the chorus last Friday evening. about 15u were pres- ent. The nfuterial was found to be of an excel- lent quality, the voices smouth and strony at the sume time, blending perfectly together, und the reading capacities of the mémbers being: in every way satisfactory. I: is contidently ex- pected that the chorus will ina very short time Dumber 40 voices. A meeting uf the citizens of Chicago will be called by the Central Committee for pext Toursduy evening at Ublich’s Hall to ‘appoint the different Committees for the festi- yal. and to devise means to muke it a’grand suc- cess, worthy of the reputation of Chicaro. In this connection we print the following communi- cation? To the Editor of The Chicago Triune. . CHICAGO, Nov.6.—There ure many singers jn Chi- azo who have jong wished and hoped thst we mignt uve a musical festival such ax wre enjured by Bos- ton and Cincinuau, and will be by New York next summer. Recent English papers are filled with glow fox uccounws of the great tentival at Leeds, and when Wwe read uf the support given to {1 by ull classes, und ‘Of the unbounded enthusiasm shown at the pe ances, we are led ta wonder when it will be vussible Groave a testival in Chicas a well supported by our Dusiness men and as thurougtily appreciated bs our people. Sir. Bu.atku has ofered t singers En oppurtunity to ake part io a grea festival, bue it seems 1o buve been culdiy recelved even by the sing- Ing societies. We bud no doubt that they would re- it as u rare opportunity, us It certainly fs, Dut so ‘ag we cun learo onis a single suciety las given the matter real encourazement, nnd shown Sir, Ba- Jacaa suc Pood Will as he certainly deserves. We do notuoderstand that Sir. Baluka asks any ftoancial aid, but simply the help of our sincers, which te my surprise Is witubeld, se far us ureanized sucieties are concerned, ‘The festival, however, will be held, and eare tuld that well-trained societies from several Enstern cities, und about 0) of the Cincinnatl Festt- Ful churus, will be present and participate. ‘pis wilt fnsure a ine chorus, und we are p.omised that the Orchestre #ad suluisis will be equally good. We are {ntormed that Mr. Bulatks will zie an opportunity to siuzers to juin his churus, which will meer ot some central point. We do not see how singers cun Aford to luse euch an opportunity. and we'bellere that nota few will avail themse.ves uf it and take part in the creat festival n x ummner. USE Who WILL LEND 4 AND. [The writer of the above does not seem to un- derstand that the festival to which he refers is & festival ofthe North American Sioyverbund, and that the Ameriean societies vot belonzing to the Bund do not feel inclined to take part en, masse in a distinctively Germun testival.] LOCAL MISCELLANY. : Mr. and Mrs. Louis Falk will give a concert f the oid synagog at Peoriu on the 2id of this mont! Mr. Boscovitz, the pianist, will give the first of two recitals at the First. Methodist Church aext ‘Thursday evening. Owing to repairs in Hershey Hall, the Lewis~ Eichteim concert will be postponed until a week from Thursday next. J.M. Russell, of ton, has just published the score uf a parlor operetta, entitled * A Cap- Mini Joke,” by Arthur Mundy. The new Philharmonic Society, reports, good Progress in the study of “The Creation.” and Will soon give public rehearsals with special Programs. An Old-Folks' concert wilt he given on Tues- day evening next by the younger members of the First Presbyterian Chiireb, at the Iailroad mission for the benetit of the Young People’s Temperance Union of that misslun. _4,We have received the November number of ‘the “Song Friend.” a monthly musical paper, issued by 8. W. Straub, of this city. It is uwell- edited periodical and contains, in addition to its ter press, several pages of music. Mr. and Mes. Louis Falk, Mrs. W.S. Watrous, ‘Miss Jennie Hunter, the reader. and the Chicago Quartet will give # concert at the Opera-Huuse, ‘aukeyan, Nov. 9. -Tuis party will give enter- tainments this seasuu in und around Chicago. “| Miss Martha Blanke, who’ bas lately come to this ety trom New York, i a pupil of Reinecke and Jadussobn, of Leipsie, and of Liszt, and is Said to be un excoedinsly fine performer. | Miss lanke will receive pupiis ac ber residence, No. 400 West Randolph street. alt, Boscovitz, the pinnist; Mr. Heimendahl, le Violinist: nnd Miss Dutton, the soprano, buve _Bteocinted themselves into company for con- $Ert purposes, under the manngement of the L ‘orld Lyeeum Bureau. They tre unnounced fora concert at Engiewood on the I2tbh. ‘The Farin} Enzlisb opera company, including is mu. sartin, Mrs, Lozo von Belz, Miss Adaling swarcing, Sig. Fridori, Sig. Furini, and Me. co, Biuibardr. will perform at Hamilton, fa ‘On the 17th und 18th inst.. and subse- quently’ at Woodstock, St. Catharines, and To- soatit aah, second concert of the Lieserang-Heimen- Ooh Quariet Clugwill tuke place on the 9th at- uirbank Hall. The Ciub will be assisted br 7 ‘Alice Bateman, pianist. The program will inde the Quurtet, op. Is by ‘Tschaikowsky: for quintet, by S. G. Pratt; end the ‘Tetv, op. 20, by Jadassobn. fhe vrogram for the Turner-Hall_ concert thls bate} includes the fuilowlug numbers: March. by Koeliing: overture to * Rafmondl, y Thomas: “Carnaviling Polka de Concert, nsniann: selection frwin Strauss’ = Rieder: 3 Overture t North Star"; Serenade for tute, ¥ foln, by Bee= 2 ren: ee Us cWreudes": © Schubert g he pourri otti, by Arditl; an . tee“ Fis ing Star Galop,” by Beul.” < ‘ph private Pixno recital was civen by Mr, S. G. "Big ee Friday evening lastat "bis residence, perenciuba avenue, upon which ocension be Rie eimed.a very excelient program, including Hensel’ seni from the Enghsp suite: adoia”’ study, und the study “Lf 1 Were 8 Bird”; Von Buelow’s “Lacerut" in- Promptu; Liezt’s *Gnomenrei 3 en”; Von Web- -M'6Bondo in E flat; one of the Mendelssona thout Words; Schumann's ‘Kreis: Jecigns, No.2; and the following Copia num- Bers: Etude in C sharp minor, Grand Valse in A at, Nocturnes, op. 37, Nos. 1 und 2, and the Andante Spianato and ‘Polonaise. Miss Jenny ‘Dutton assisted with vocal selections. ‘The first reunion of the Amateur Musical Club occurred on Wednesday afterpuun tust, It ‘was in every respect a great auccr'ss, evclully as well as musically, ‘The program was an excel- lent one, and in every Instunce well performed, fully sustaining the credit of this admirable or- ganization, which has now commenced its fourth Srason. ‘The Misses Bateman and Storrs. and Messrs. Clark and Lutken - assisted, adding greatly to the interast of the occasion. Mr, Eddy resumed his organ recitals yester- day hoon at the Contral Musie-Hall, playing the Bueh Prolude und Fugue in & winor: Thayer's Canon in 8 tlat, op. 54, No. 2: Buck's Counce Variations in ‘the “Star Spangied Banner” Merkel's Sonata it?E minor: Saint-Sadn’s Rha selic in E, No.1; and Guilmant’s** Morceau Concert,” op. 24." He was ussisted by Mr. Cari ‘Troll, who played Max Bruch’s violin concerto, op. 28, and, with Mr, Eddy, the Mozart-Wilhelmj lurshetto, op. 108. On Thursday evening, the 11th, the Mendels- sohn Club of Hyde Park give their tirst reunion this season. A uumber of the soloists of the Club take part iu the program, ineluding Miss rude Cornell. the talented young supruno, whv is being educated in mnsie by the Club. Sr, Lewis wid Misg Ingersoll are to play the britiant “ Duu Poloumise.” vy the Wientawskt Brothers. Mr. Ruot is also to bring his cboir down fur thig oceasion, and they ure to contrib- ute four ouinbers to the program. ‘wis is the churus choir of twenty-five tpicked voices which ig one of the attractions at the First uptst Church of this city. The program for the régular concort at Brand's Hall this afternoun includes the follow- ing numbers; “Friedrich Wilnelm March,” by Bilses overture to ‘Zampa,” by Herold; *Qvenua Waltz,” by Champtey; concerto for trombuoe, by Sachse, performed ‘by Mr. Zeller; fantasie on * Futuitza,” by Liesezang: concerto tor violin, by Mendelssohn, performed by Str. eimendahl; anduate for string instruments, by 5 waky? Overture to‘ Rienzi,” by Wug- Egyptian Murch,” by Strauss; and “Storm Galop.” ‘by Keter- Beli. On the 10th of Novem- ber au extra concert will be given, in which Mr. Liebling will appear. . Mr, W. S. B. Matthews, of this city, bas just ) fitished a ‘k Ou music called * How to Under- stund Mus. It is a very schulurly work, in wuich the anthor goes. below the surface und seeks to expiam the relutions be- tween music and feelings and to impress the pupil with a clear consciousness of that reluuion, + 1t might be culled a study of the essence of ius.c rather than of music ta its interpretation. Not the least interesting purts of Ure book are the sketcues of the great cumposers, which sre admirably condensed and digested. ‘I'he bodk is wntven in the famil- tur form of object lessons, and is a credit to the writer's inusicul scholarship. Mr. C. A. Havens will give an organ recital complimentary to the Fucuity and students of the Cuicago Female College on the lth, a2 O'clock p. m1.,at the First Baptist Church Sun- day-Schuol Chapel The program will include Bueh's Fugue in G minor; Merkel’s Fantasia in A minor; Guilmant’s “March und Fugue Re- ligieuse "'; and popular selections by various cumposers. Mr. Havens will be ussisted by vo- calists from the Scnuvert Club, in whose num- bers will be included un aria trom * Don Sebus tian,” by Mr. H. L, Cleveland; a trio, * Iwill juve the Gord,” from “Eh, by Mrs. Havens, ‘Miss Squiers, and Mr. Clevelang; quartet,” The Seng of the Finx Spinner,” by Leshe, the basa part taken by Mr, E. S. Evarts, A double quartet of ladies will sing part songs by Smart and | Wagner. SULLIVAN'S NEW CANTATA. Speaking of Mr. Arthur Sullivan's new tata. "fhe Murtyr of Autiocn,” which way pro- duced at the recent Leeds Festival. the London imes Says in allusion to the principul churnc- te Phat such types as these bave not in- spired Mr. Suitivan wub much force of dramatic pussion is nat 8 matter for surprise. All that pertains to the mure especially dramatic part of hig task is, indeed, very inferior to the re- wainder of t13 work. ‘The modern drumina per musiva lays the greatest stress on che dialog carried on either in recitative, or developed to a duet proper. Mr. Sullivan's recitutive is al- ways of the most conventional type, and one, at least, of the two ducts muy be unbesitatingly pronounced to, he the least satisfactory speci- inen of bis workmanship. It fs the converse between Margarita and her father Callas, like most musical fathers and like all musical priests, heathen or Christian, a bass (Mr. King). he duet proper {3 preceded by a shurt orchestral introduction of marked rhyipm, which, in reading the score, one accep.s as a’ slizhc pictorint {Mustration of the entrance of the high pmest, till, to one's utmost surprise, it appears again as the rousical equivalent of Margarita # ecstatic appeal to her celestial ‘bridegroom gold crowned,’ Never bas dramatic propriety been saeriticed to mere pretciness in a more undisguised munner. it is Dleasant to turn from reluctant censure to praise, and point out the numerous, charming features which Mr. Sullivan’s work uridoubtedly pussesses. Almost every single number, end x8 such the pieces should be considered, conttins clever incidents. and the instrumentation in more than one place may be culled master!, . 2 ew Mr. Sullivan's new cantare, altho very unequal in execution, is undoubtedly the work of a skillful and highly-gifted musician.” MUSICAL NOTES. Mrs. beaten will rejoin the Abbott opera- troupe at ville on the 9th. Brahms has recently completed his third or- chestral symphony and a puino-forte trio. Auton Rubinstein bas written a new sym- phuny, which is shortly to be published by Sentf, of Leipsic. A“ Waltz for Four Violoncetlos,” by Mf. Fitz- enhagen, has been performed frequently of late with marked success in Moscow. .Ata recent mecting in Cote Saint-Andre, the birthplace of Heetor Berlioz, it was decided to erect 2 monument to the composer. “La Damnation de Faust,” it is announced, will be given ut ‘Tremont Temple. Boston, Nov. 12, with Mr. George Henschel as Mephisto. Biss Griswold, who took a prize at the Con- servatory in Parts, isthe niece of Bret Harte. She bus besa engaged by the Grand Opera in aris. Wagner's “ Kaisermarsch ™ is said to have elfc- ited the greatest applause at the concerts recent- ly given in Hamburg under the auspices of the Buchgeselischaft. It isasserted by foreign correspondents that Mile. Patti and Nicolini are not 2s good friends us they were, and that a ‘!sepurare main- tenance " is not an unlikely event of the future of this much-talked-of couple. Miss Minnie Huuk is reported to have sung with much success in Brussels lutely. During the next two wionths she will make a tour in the principal cities of Germany and Austria, In Januury she will sing at Nice in * Carmen,” and afterward will return to London. Ole Bull by-his'last will bequeathed to the 3fu- seum of Bergen, Norway. 1 number of his jew- els. medals, and decorations, given bim in the course of bis loug vrofessiomil cureer by Kings, Emperors, and olver titled persontges. Includ- ed iu the bequest is the golJen crown, set with dinmonds and pearis. presented to bim some tea rs agu by citizens of San Feancisco. Mine. Essipoff played recently in London, and went froin there wy. Hamburg to sll a concert engugement. She is expected In London again jn Muy. Much anafety bas been felt. about ber health. Ske caught a dreadful fever in July in Lisbon, where she A with the thermometer al Liv degrees ade. und was still suifer~ jug severely from its eects when she was in London. : ‘The friends of Miss Clara Louise Kellogg will be whtd to learn that she bas been highly: suc- cesstul in Vienna this season at the lmperial Opera- House in that city, The Neue Frete rrese, wiyse eritie 1s the well-known Edward Hau: Hcl. speaks of ber performance as“ coloasul. whieh is evidently extravagant, but goes to Show the tmpression she has’ made. Miss Kellogg's first appearance was -in the rile of Eeonora in 1 Teovatore.” in whieb she is suid To have shown herself 10 artiste of the highest order.” The excellence of her début is further Stated to Le due “not only to the power of her Yoice and bravura siugimg. but of 1 pure sense Deautiful, and -to the respect for every ss.on, be iL ever susinall a parase. arr, logy, who bas jon fame In New York i id by the Suine authority “to have sung wonderfully well, with perfect ease and the iost_ refined music: liste.” No one who hus heard Miss Kellogs sing. ju ber Incoiaparavle manner the polonal yignon” will doubt the justice uf this notice of the Viennu erivie. Irish audiences take no nonsense from per- ‘The London Referee tells the follow- tive of the fact ‘There was a pretty bit of discord fu connection with a Cork foncert the other nizht. The vocalists engaged Gate Sims Iteeves, Muster Herbert Reeves, and Signor Fol. The lvet-numed, having come to chis last turn, gave # S€a $0 in his well-known viugurous style. und retired. A repetiuon was Siuvladed. Full dido’t see it, and simply bowed. Grminon left. the theatre. The noise went on, Hewivatt. the munuger, caue forward to ex- plain, They wouldn't have bln at apy prices and doubtless would bave thrown bricks at him bad bo not Sid: Naglor. He was treated with similer Sidney TAS Nobody but Foli would or could be contted, ‘The young Reeves hud a try. but it was all dumb sbow. Papa couldn't stand by and Mus is bope, mis pride, and bis joy thus treated. sone. rusbing on, pe seized dear Herbert by ang end and drugzed him away. There was no the Mguneert tbat night. ‘The encore system is morponmination that should be stamped out an Airrunately it fg stumping that i productive of half the mischief.’ * NEW MUSIC. pe ‘wouta , §. Brainard’s Sons: ** Darling, Wou wp lhisage,§. Bren?” song and chorus, by Jobo Xohatledge: “Postillion d Amour Galop.” by Cie eer Cresses,"" by Burnap: * Boceaccto i by, Edward Holst; “* Legeuds of the by E, S. Ratt. Library: “Fire- corit Authurs; “Queen of of beauniful, and i itzes; «Pearls of Song.” # collecdo OPO itu popular ballads; ang Oo ovints’ Pastime,” a collection of choice piano Beal edition of selected choruses: a Were. i ihe Ngati a hy Hav: 8 Phe Haine yy and Light’ trom Bohemian Girl"? “Down ina Flowery Fesca; “Over Hill, Over Dale,” by The ‘Shepherd's Furewell.” by “Pilgrim Chorus.” from, “1 _Lombardt Ba eile’ Cor Roba a4 De Pearsall. ing Son, y Otto Lob, qurtet fc voices. trom," The Laies’ Choi Ht fF ene * Brainurd’s Musical World,” for November. New York: G. Schermer, * Common Sense in Singing.” An essay on tha" Practical School of Vocul Culture.” By Gottlieb Federiein. “Practical School of Vocal Cylture."” A book for the use of tencbers und pup 1s, containing a systematic course of exercises tor the equal de- velopment of all ranges of the voice, and for overcoming the break. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co.: Chicago: Lyon & Healy: “The Spanish Serenade,” by Sulfe; *The Broken Flower,” by Jacques Blumenthal; Dreaming and Waking.” by Thomas Anderton; laggie Sullivan,” song for soprano or tenor, by we is ie The Vale,” f. Sudds; “ Deutscher Wultzer,” by Henry Schoenfeld; ay Green Polk by W. Ro- manie Callender; “Introduction” and “Happy Meeting,” by Gustav Lange; Transcription froin * Boccacelo,” by Jungmann;, “Sumber Song, Merry Mav,” by Gustav Lange: * for plano, by Franz Schubert; *Cri- terion Mazurka,” by J. W. Cheenes; “Bells of Cornoville Putpourri,” by Sep. Winner; “ Vio- let Bells,” by William Smallwuod. legretto. GARFIELD AND ROSECRANS. A Letter from Edmund Kirke. New Yor, Nov. 3—To the Editor of the New York Tribune: Ag your corre- spoudent, W. F. G. S., in a communication in the Tribune of last Sunday has fallen into some errors in regard to the suggested candi- dacy of Gen. Rosecrans for the Presidency, I trust you will allow ime to make this cor- rection. ‘The truth and the whole truth in rezard to that transaction is as follows: In May, 1863, Mr. Horace Greeley, editor of the Tribune, in a private interview with ime, stated that in his opinion, and in that of very many of the most prominent Republicans, the policy of Mr. Lincoln was leading to the destruction of the country; that he and others had so repre- | sented to Mr. Lincoln, but without any good results, and that nothing remained to save the Union but the selection of some other candidate for the election of 1864, who would infuse greater energy into the war and inspire renewed bope and con- fidence among the people. Rosecrans was then on the high wave of popularity, and he seemed to be the right man for the emergen and Mr, Greeley closed the Interview by as! ing ine to visit him with a view to, ascertain- ing if he was, as he expressed it, “sound on the goose.” 3 ‘After conferring with several prominent Republicans, I decided to go. Gen, Lose- crans received me with a genial, whole- souled cordiality that won me irresistivly, and, supposing that 1 was there in pursuit of literary material, he invited ine to be present at confidential conferences with his officers, and in every way tried to further what he supposed to be ovjeet of my visit. More than this, he opened himself to me fully: confided’ to me his inmost thouslits and feelings, and the natural result followed. Before many weeks 1 realized that J was pluying the spy upon a man who was giving me his un vserved and unsuspecting Contidence. The thought oppressed me, and T decided to make a clean breast of itto Gen. Garfield, for whom I had conceived a very warm adiiration and friendship. He heard me with some surprise, but sald) promptly: “It will never do, my dear fellow, Iose- crans is now in the right place. Such a sug- gestion even would ruin his usefulness in the army, and itis here that he is needed. Moreover, the moveiwent would not. succeed. ‘Mr. Lincoln is tuo firmly seated in the con- fidence of the people. And Lbelieve he is the right man, specially raised up to save this Nation.” ’ He grew very warm upon the subject, and for half an hour lied me with arguments in support of his opinion. AtlastI said to him: “But what shall 1 do? Iican’t stay here receiving Rosecrans’ hospitality, I feel like a man stealing @ ii sheep. And he won't let me go.” “Then tell him,” said Garfield, ** what you are here for, and 11] guarantee he'll say to you precisely what I’ve said. If he does not, your mind will be at ease; there will be no misunderstanding.” 5 7 T followed Garfield’s advice, and tate that night opened the whoulesubject to Rosecrans, only withholding the names of the gentlemen who had sugeested my mission. He laughed heartily, and then said, pronptly, precisely what Garfield had predicted he would say. Becould not listen tothe proposal. His place was in the army. The country had educated him for the position he was in, and it was entitled to his services there until the War was over. He was not without a manly ainbition, but Mr. Lincoln was the right man, and it would not be true patriotism to take any steps whatever for. his removal. Ie closea by requesting me to say to those whom represented that he peremptorily and ab- solutely declined to have his name used in connection with the Presidency. This I did, and I ean positively say that it was his own declination in May, 1863, and not his defeat in September, 1863, that prevented the carry- ing out of the project for his nomination. {make this statement in justice to a uoble man anda pure patriot, who, whatever his recent political course, is entitled to the esteem and gratitude of every true Republic- an in the country, EpuunpD Kirke. AFTER ELECTION. For The Chicaga Tribune. ‘The People apeak_indeafening-thunder tones ‘send their great that forth, Dogpite the sulley South, from East, from West —the might#, chivalrous North, Marshaled in gleaming, bostile lines, the oppos- ing straggling eulumns incet, Give to the Appouruttox die its crowning lustre, seal, complete! No victury, triumph, starred upon the long-re- cordtug seroil of Time 2 Crowns with such deepening splendor, light— grows su immortal, graud, sublime! ‘The Rubicon is passed; Scylla, the huge Charyb- dis, roar ia vain ‘Tho barking sea-di gs sleep, while our great Flag _ touts o'er the fand and tnt Lulied sire the fires of Hell that raged and burst in bitterness and wrath, Whose curséd knell of doom has rung on every Tree-born voter's path, ‘Thro’ her proud, patriot, guardian sons, America now sends * All Huil" To ages yet unborn, and swears, Here Justice, ‘Frecdom, shull prevail! ‘The clouds, long shadowy, dim, cheerless, and dark, now tinge with hues of sold— Prophetic tell the tand thro’ forgertes, violence, irnut noi be sold. Disunion’ red lance defied, its dread Apoc- alypse of The Nation peerless towers, majeatic, grand, feariess of overthrow! Thank God,a new-born era ot thanksgiving gloty iS begun, Of blessing boundless to descend from father to each worthy son. Freedoin, with its relyghted torch, its lambent, dazzling fame, Shall cuuse te foul oppressors of mankind to blush with guilt and shame. Melting the discords of the past in its strong erneible of hent, ‘The Kust, the West, the North, the South, in union, brotherboad, shall meet; ‘The freedinun in his cottage catch its warm, in- vigorating ray; Man grow man's friend on life's mysterious, crowd: toilsume way. Sweet, soft Arcadiin vales shall smile—bigh, lofty mountains solemn, stand— Declare the juy, the gratitude, of a once sun- dered, now united lund! The reign of violence, fraud, shall pass forever from the Barth, And man see Nature's Paradise restored as at Creation’s berth. Rev. Pror. W. S. BLANCHARD. a Vindication of Adopted Citizens, Phitudelphta Press, The crowing net of President Hayes’ Admin- istration would be, und ouzbt to be, the negutin- dion of a treaty witb Gerinany, in which a frm stand should be made opposiug the Europeu: prine:ple of “once # citizen always citize whieh finplies a restriction upon individual opin- jon not io accordunce with our belief or action. The United States has been made whut it is by foreign; immigration, and our udopted citizens ought to receive the same protection from our Government that its native-borp citizens do. This they do not receive. No greater sinner aurninst our sovereignty exista than Germany. The urchives of the Embassy at Berlin sre tilled with the complaints of our adopted citi- zens, who bave returned to their native lund, tbat they have been threatened with expulsion from the country orenforced en- listment in the German army. The German Emperor now sayé that Alsace and Lorraine shifl not be included in‘ the operation of the present treaty with the old North German Con- federation. Tnis leaves us witbout an extrudi- tion treaty. sofuras Alsace and: Lorraine yare concerned. and places our adopted American eiuizens of Alsuce-Lorraine birth in the position ofa German citizen if be returns home and is found in bis proviuce. One of our citizens now lies ina German prison, Heis wrongfully im- prisoned. Germany refuses to release him. Ae The case now stunds, our Government is power- less to act; but in duty to the men who. as mucb as apy, bave made this country what It is, it ought to insist upon bis release, and then nego- tiate a treaty whieh will grevent tho possibility of such ocourrences, or else demand satisfaction from the German Government for any such acta. ———— & Frabtt te second nature.” Contract the habit, reader, by always keeping Dr. Ball's Cough WEUD. be THE CHICAGU TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 188¢—SIXTEEN PAGES THE SSAGE Failures and Successes at Local Theatres. Sudden Termination of Miss Agnes Robertson's Season, Revival of the Star Lecture Course —Sara Bernhardt. General Dramatic News—Profes- sional Directory. FATLURES AND SUCCESSES, ‘There has beennoevent of marked importance at the luca! theatres during the week, except, perbups, the uppeurance of Miss Agnes Robert- gon itt the Gradd Opera-House. Miss Agnes Robertson has né, reluctant us we may be to state the fact, provdd a remunerative star in the cities where she played before coming here, and ashe hrs drawn the thinnest kind of houses— nbout as bad as those of Br. and Mrs. George Knight at McVicker's—during her Chicago en- wagement. She has proved a failure asa star. Bight wecks ago diss Ruberteon started, under the munagement of Strakosch, upon a tour which was to bave lasted sixteen weeks, The company bad been on the road but four weeks when bad business and a scantily-tilled treasury compelled a general shearing of salaries. Then Strakosch drew out, and left the troup to their own management. Since that time they have been going along on asortof a cudperative plan. But codpera- tion did notdo. At Indianapolis afew wecks ago their seuson nearly dame tonn end; but they guthered strength sumebow, kepy on tilling their dutes, anu finally opened in this city a week ayo. Here the conclusion was forced upon them that the venture was a hopeless one. So just night the curtain fell upon the final per- formance of the season of Agnes Robertson. The reasons for the fallure are very plain. and ought to buve been seea by & muuager of Sirukosch's exper.ence. She appeared in plays that buve ceased tobe popular und in charac- ters which she bas outlived. The heroines in “ Arrnh-na-Pogue” and in” Jessie Brown” were origioully drawn by the author to fit the quulities of his wife, Miss Robertson. In them she Was utforded every oppurtunity for the full display of a rather pleasing style of acting, and this, added to a charming personality, mude her a favorit with the public. But eyea in her best days the lady was ecarcely deemed strong enough tostar. Her acting is perhaps ag at- tractive as it ever was, but, in place of the young girl who could satisty the eye and the fancy in the embodiment of such réles as Eily OCun Ayruh Meelinh. or Jesste Brown, we bave a mitroniy-fookiug lady. As we said, Mrs. Boucicanlt hug outgrown the parts she bas ‘at- tempted, und the only ebunce she had of making a fuvoruble impression luy iu ber securing a plus in whic there was a cbaructer more 1n uc cordance with ber present qualiticador “Luwn Tennis” will become a very popular entertainment. It bus been drawing lurge houses at Hooley's during the brief enyxgement whieh began last Monduy and will terminnte to- night. Iris one of the latest of the musicul- comical concerng, with @ very slight thrend of a lot, with plenty of music, bumiorous sayings, | Burivisus far above the general run of such | things as was the Vokes eutertainment above the numberless imitations which fullowe. its appeuranee in this couuiry.. “Lawa Tennis" is - # polished and # finished’ piece of work. There is pungeocy in its autire und retinement in its fun. Coarse sayings and indelcate al- lusions are never indulged in, the peo- ple, well chosen for their several parts, enter into its spirit and present two und alalf hours of refreshing amusement. Mr. Ben Woolf ig the auther of “Lawn Tennis,” and init woe think he has put the brightest stage work we have seen from his pen. ‘The author has been fortunate in securing for the interpretation of nis comedy two sueb artists.as Mr. suhn Huwson and Mr. Digby Beil. Mr. Howson hus among his good qualities one priiseworthy characteristic, In whatever part be appears we luvarimbly fad him bestowing the utmost pains upon every de~ tail, ‘The work is alway's artistic, und the effect complete. Mr. Dighy Bell hus greatly improved during the past tea years, and fs still improv- ing. His comedy is becoming delicate, unfurced, spontaneous. We rarely find such an actor gitted with such u voice. Mr. Armund is an in- dilferent actor, but be sings in a pleasunt tenor yoice which his audience believe in. * Mr. Bur- ton {s good, but a little bard in his comedy. There is nothing particuturly striking among the actresses found in the oust individually, but collectively group, and are fully equal to what is requi of them. + ‘There appears to be no decrease in the popu- larity of “The Tourist,” for every perform- ance bas been well attended. Aud the pvople have roared over the fenturesof the show. Haverly's bas been the stage upun which Sanith and Mestuyer’s performers buve appeared in their antics... Mr.and Mrs. George Kuight have done a _wreiched business at McVicker's. “Otto, a German,” was the play in which they appeared. It 18 ‘trash; perhaps no worse than the rubbish carried around by Emmat, Joe Murphy, and some others; but the people here will nut bave tt. The Knights are undoubtedly clever peovte, and the sooner they get a better vehicle fur the exhibition of their skill the better itwill be for them na for the patrons of the theatres in whieh they appear, THE STAR LECTURE COURSE. The managers of the series of eutertainments given under this head begun shortly after the tire und dropped some tine agu announce that they will immediately begin again. No doubt they will mect with the popularity formerly awarded them. When the Star Course was first inaugurated It was ulmost impossible to induce lecturers of ability who were popular in the East to undertake a Journey to the West, and hence Messrs. Carpenter and Sheldon, who were pioneers in this cluss of entertainments in the West, were compelled to pay extravagant fees, which practically amounted ton bribe, to } secure men of ‘the stand:nz of Puillips, Curtis, Beecher, Chapin, et al. Continuing in their efforts, however, the managers of the Star Course gaveanavefage of ubout sixty entertain- ments each yenr, und during the first six seasons introduced for the first time to the Cnicugo public thirty-seven new candidates for public fuvor on the lyceum plat- torus, six at the readung-desk, tive new mus.cal organizations, besides maay old famtiar favor tts. Among those who itrst wade their bow wo the Chicugo public from the Suir Leeture Course platturm were James T. Felds, Daniel Douguer- ty, Willuim H. Parsons, eston, Jobn Huy, Mark ‘Twain, Josa Billings; Gen. Kilpairic, ine poet, Suxe, Bayard , Jobo G. Holland, Prof. Winebell, Greeley and Tilton, Mrs. Santon, and Mrs. Livermore, Schuyler ‘Colfax, Bret Harte, and Edward fverett Hate, waile from Englaud they induced to come to us George MacDonuid, Gerald Massey, Charles Bradlaugh, Edmund Yates, Pepper with ts ghost, the pnil-, nnthrop.e Eumilg Fuith(uil.and the Rev. Newman’ Hull, Among “the readers tacre xppeared for the first tine in Chicago Courlotce Cushman, Mrs, Seort-Sidduns, Bellew, Vandennor, and Harriet HeecherStowe, while among the inusical organwutions appeared the Pats-slurio com- pany, Buruabes and the R.cbings-Bernard troupes, und. the —-Phirdmumc Club, and. every lover of muse» will ac Knowledge ‘that the concerts by ‘I'bomas’ orebestit, Rubinstein. and the Mendelssvan Quintet Club bave lirgely cuatriouted to the tnusieal history of Chicugy during the past few rs. years. ‘The Star Course outgrew the capacity and re- sources of the caurenes, und the manugers were compelled tu return {0 the centre of the city, where, nowever, tha inconvenience and inne- cessibiiny of avuiluble auditoriums made it imn- possible to coinfuraibly provide for those who desired tu attend; and four years ago Mr. Car- penter determined w postpone ba series of entertaiiments until be cuuld secure & pluce ac- ceptable to the class of peuple who could attend them. Now that such x place has been built, Mr. Carpenter officially anuounces his srrange- ments for 8 popular series of entertainments, of whieh this will be the ninth season, woich will inelude among ite attraccions the Mile, Litta coneert. company, whereby the long-dusired op- portunty to bear Mite, Litts in eoncert will be atforded; Wong Chin Foo, the Ch.nese aristo- crut, who, educated bere, wil (tell “ Whatan American Can See and Do ia’Cmna"; Josh Billings; the Palestine Arabs who prom- ise u novel and unique entertalninent; Theodore Titton; Mrs. Livermore; the Kemenyi concert compuny. which we muy expect to be worthy of the grext viollu virtunso ut its head; the Hindvo Jugslers and Soake-Churmers, the tirat of their custe ever introduced into this country; tne Hun. Schuyltr Colfax, and the En- giish Liberalist Charlee Bradluugh. ‘Lhose who desire to seek the amusement and instruction wnich this Star Course will afford can secure & reserved seut at the nominal price of lu cents for each entertainment. ABATTLEFOR TRAGIC SUPREMACY Edwin Booth, as evefy playgoer knows, will shortly appear ix Loadon- In touching upon this event Olive Logan resurrects the details of his great father's battle for supremacy. in London in 1818, as leading uctor of his age with Edmund Kean. The elder Kean was drawing all London to Drury Lane even as Henry Irving is now crowding the Lyceum, when an actor with great repntation in the Provinces, Junius Brutus Booth, appeared at Covent Gurden,and night after ‘night played * Richard IL." in such a vigorous manner thatalarge setof theatre-goers pro- nounced the new man the equal, if not the su- perior, of the idol of the hour—Edmund Kean. ‘To settle the dispute, and also to further stimu jate the pepalation in reineet to the acrons tbe Drury 18 jarement brought the elder Booth to that theatre to act in conjuaction, with Kenn. The trial play wae to be “Ochello,” with Kean as the Mfvor and Booth 23 fapo. The house was crowded; the excitement prodigious. Barry Cornwall, who wus present, writes of the event: Booth, at tirst, seemed to shrink from the com- bat, He, however, eventually overcame bisfear, end went through the partof Jago manfully. But Kean! No sooner did the interest of the Story begin, and the passion of tho pert justify his fervor, than he seemed to expand froin the small. quick, resolute tigure which had previous- ly been moving avout the stage, and to assume the vigor ana dimensions of x giant! He glared down upon the now diminutive Iago; he seized and tossed him aside with frightful and irresisti bie vehemence. It seemed dungerous to cross his path, and death to assault him, The impression which he made upon the audience bas perbaps never been equaled jn theatrical annals. Booth’s defeat was complete, He would not act with Kean the second night, altbough announced to do so in the bilis; he returned toCovent Garden, where the public crowded to hiss bim for break- ing his engagement. It was alleged that these disturbances were organized by The Wolves (an actors’ club, of which Kean was a principal meinber, held at the Coal Hole), but If it were so the public went with them.” “ Whatever may be the verdict," Olive writes * passed In London now upon Edwin Booth, there is one thing very certain. His success or failure will not be the cause of any of those disgraceful riots which here and there war the wonals of the English and American stage. Ido not knowa single person who does not wish Edwin Booth well. In private life he isso gentle, so retiring, so mod- est; in his stage relationshe isso generous, su larxe-minded, so truly a great artist, that men even in the stme line of business are fond of him, and woyld scarcely lay a feather in his path to Impede iris success, even for the advancement of thelr own.” ‘ PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. Managers and agents will please send in their routes on or before Fridzy. Combinations and stars will be at the following-named places dur- ing the week: ‘Attractbm. « all tho Rage”, age ‘Kecine, Ws. 9 AMiiwaukee. 0-13, Detroit, Mich . 5-20 Ada Cavendish. Providence, i 1. sis Adu Gras... E en gues Kobertsal Barney Macaule Yerre Haute, I Andiavapolis, Ind, -Burlingion, ‘Vt. ‘Rutland, Vt.. . North Agams, Muss, Fiehbury, Mass. Concord, Mass. Manchester, Mas: “nicago (Grandd) eChuriotie, N.C. ‘Suvanoah, 1-13 “ Child of the Btate”.......Aobile, Al: 89 ‘Atianta, Gi 1-12 Cincinnatt. 215-20 C, Hal's “ Btratesists”.....Bradrord, Fa. 250! Meadville Bs cibiawibene ‘Baftalo, N. ¥. Den ‘Thompson. Emma Abbutt, ‘Meriden, ‘Conn New Maven, Con Brid ceport- Conn South Norwalk. Conn. “False Friend”. “Fun on the Bri Gulick & Blaisdell ‘No. I-Joba Dillon...,...,Jollet, 11. Deeatar, Hi ‘Mattoon, Ul Duqaoin, UL Catro, ‘No. 2-Harry Webber....,L.a Cro: ‘Winona, Beardutown, Burlingwn, 1 Coaur Rapids ‘Water'oo. f Owatonns, Mini inn... ‘No. 3—" Hop Scotch”... Fucues er, Mi No, 4—" Arabian Night”.Joller I. ‘Gus Wulams...... ¥ ‘Haverly’s Black Forty. ‘Holman Opera, Herrmann... Herne's * He: ‘Mliwuukeg, § Syracuse, N.Y, if Gai”. Wilitamabure, N. ¥.... they .form. 2 charuing-looking ; “Golden Game Pacitic Rallrosd 8-13 Jack & Miller's Comats...-.Tuusville, Pa. 4 “Saeadville, Pi 9 ‘Sharon. Pa. 0 emeasue, Fa; a es Tanmuschek....+. e John McCullough Joa Jeserson.......--- Jekn T. Raymond Dubuque, Freeport. IL... Rockford, iw -Monmouib, Ht Porin. Lincoin, Til. Sireator, It. “Around the Cat et -Pattagelpuls Philndelptis. Birmingham. Leavitt's Special ene Rca ia. secoweene Corutiell Beutta, 1B. Boscia, ‘Guraba, Neo. Kiralty’s itt's Bente. sees Port HGroi. ers Flint, Mich ors. Enst Yautnaw, Sich. Bay City. Mich. ‘Hoca Istund, Town City, Ia. Des Moines, ‘Omaha, Neb. Sy Tan Be tchell's Pleasure Party. -Bo-ten..5- +: Ay Partner Rew York (Nibi Miles’ Juvenil ‘Nat Goodwin's Wrolique: Bridseport, Col Row tlaven. Co Albany: BS Dascescereeneseee Nea aa Columbus, Chillicothe, O. Springteld. 0. aston, O. Istehmond, iad... Polk's "Gentleman from, Nevada" Rice’s Bi Rice’ Rice's Surprise... Robson & Crane. snelbacker & Bea! Strasosc Opers. So dene Opera. The Tourleta.. ‘ony Denier. ‘Akron, 0. Mowat Vernon, v. col vloune (Acai) esas New Orleuny ‘Thomas W. Keen@,---. esa. Misb.02: Meridan, St. Wheeling. \ Columbus, 0. Eniicothe, 0) Louisvilie, K: ‘Tile Club.....-—--reeere~ ‘Wille Edontn’s “ Sparks’ DRAMATIC NOTES. ‘Hazel Kirke” at McVicker's on the 1th. Mr. Mortimer, the prestidigitist, will begin his season at He rsbey Hall on the 15th. “Cinderella” at Booth’s Theatre. New York, is said to bave drawn oaly moderately well. ‘The Detroit Free Press believes that Emmet is a better temperance lecturer than an actor. Sam Colville. they say, 1s really going to try, buricsque again, with Roseau 2s the centre- piece. Harry Sargent, we are Sorry to hear, has been stranded in some Southern city. Bel- garde is the cause. Cyril Searle and, according to report, his wife, Miss Rose Eytinge, are traveling with * Drink.” ‘They are in the South. “tthe Guv'nor.” Wallack’s success, will proba- ply be played through the country by Harry Cortuine and Barton Hill. Aimée and ber husband, Darcy, went into the- atrial management in Brussels. They have lost over $100,000 tn the undertaking, it Is sald. Mr. Ed J. Buckley doesn't go with Salvini, nor yet with A. M. Palmer. Mr. Buckley will next bloom forth with “The Black Venos” at eee ntly organized in this eee eat cada clerks wi give thelt, Bret erformunce at the West Ead Opera-House on Nov. 2 4. Opera-Hotisze will ping next gard st 20 GH appear i Bartley Campvelt’s * Van, the Virginian,” and will open ‘on Monduy, the loth. The New York Evening Post thinks the best The New Formice’s Surprise, Party are Miss Manon Eimore and Mc. Dixey's, legs, and the latter are really humorous. “The flack Venus,” originally produced at cember. ‘The Kiraitys will get . Helen Tracy bas been engaged for the cipal acting part. ea ‘The sute of seats for “ Hazel Kirke" open jst Loutson Thorsday morning. Up, to last “night $5,400 worth of seats have been guid. There bus never been suck an adyance sale In St. Louis since th time of the Jenny Lind furor. 'A correspondest asks: ‘Is the beantiful teagedionne, Miss Mary Anderson, a Swede or a Norwegian, and ws she born in either of those Nor ntres or in the United Statesr” To the Lest SeMour knowledge aad belief the lady was Dorn in Kentucky. “Don't you think gour producing $0 many plays endangers your reputation for piass.,.guid 4 Cinclonsti scribe to the prolife Bartley Campbell the other day. “think not. | Peturned tee dramusiats “Lone do Vaua. the nearly 200, graciously. Moller was also very prolific, and,’ added Bartley, “excellent withal’ Steele Mackaye pitsented every one who at- tended his Mudison Square ‘Theatre on the oc- Gncon of the 20th performunce of his * Hazel firke” with a souvenir vulued at 75 cents. He Is getting upone for she 800th performance which will discount it. McKee Rankin returns to this country early next month. He bas secured ‘William and Susnn,’ Wills’ version of, Jerrold’s _™ Black- Eved Susan,” and will produce it in New York during the’ bolidays, toxether with Joaquin Miller's new play, ‘749. ‘Tho best-paying stars of the season, so far, bave been Mary Anderson,. Jobo, McCullough, fom Keene, and Deu Thompson. The elecuon~ eering excitement bas not atfected their busi- ness, but many of the minor stars and combina- tions have suffered severely. Barlow, Wilson, Primrose & West's minstrel troupe to-night will begin an engagement at the Grand Opera-House. The four burnt-cork artists whose names are at the hoad of this or- ganization were the strong curds in tho party originally run by Haverly. They will be here for one week. ‘This comes from Boston: Two ladies went to .see Clara Morris, In one ot the most affecting passages of the play, when the whole house was hushed to stillness, one Iudy, who had been using her opera-glass attentively. remarked to the uther, * Poon! the trimming on her dress is nothing but Hamburg.” Horace MoVicker, manager of Joba T. Ray- mund's company, wus in town yesterday. The comedian appeared at Aurora inst night. The troupe will be in town to-day. The election ex- citement bas interfered but little with the busi- ness in the West and Southwest. * My Son” and “Col. Sellera ” have been the features. “ What are you laughing at?” asked Sophocles of Escbylus, us they stood at the side of the stage and looked over the vast audience. “At all those Athenian donkeys,” answered ‘Bschy- jus,“ who have paid from ‘five to ten drachma for the privilege of listening to this Persian act- ress, when they don’t understand one word She says." —Puck, Zam Keene opens at the Academy of Music, wow Orleans, to-aight. His journey from this clty to the Gulf has been a succession of the most remarkuble successes, considering that this isbis first season in tragedy. The impression he bas created, judging from the newspaper re- Eee appears to Indicate that his present popu- rity’ will be lasting. Robert Birdue, the well-known song snd dance man; died In. Liverpool, Eng. Oct. 3. 1379. On dune 8, 1878, the American’ team—Wayne. Lovely, Cotton, and Birdue—sailed for England Burt Wavne died in Liverpool March 13, 1879. Joseph Lovely is now dying of eonsumption ina hospital in Manchester, Eng.: and Mr. Cotton, now in this country, fs seriously il with the same disease. Exactly what Bernbardt's managers want, Dr. Howard Crosby, a Brooklyn preacher. last Sun- day. in announcing a meeting of & Woman's Missionary Society, suid. “I cannot refrain, in this connection. from referring to an unholy woman of shame who has come to this city to Haunt herself on a public stage. I bope none will so degrade themselves a8 to engpurage her immoralities in uny way.” “The Banker's Daughter” will be revived at Hooley’s to-morrow eyening by the Coll er com- puny. There are some strong names in the cast, Bnd the presentation should be a gned one. In the troupe are F.C. Bangs. Chnrles Walcot. Siz. Majeron, E.L. Tilton, Harold Forsberg, Alex H. Stuart, Joseph A. Wilkes, H. Meech, Walter Coiller. ‘E. MeBride, Miss Anna Bovie. | Strs. Churles Walcot, Mré. Mary Bunkson, Miss Lizzie Hudson, Little Fanchon Campbell, La Petite Edna Bankson. By the German dramatig company Sardou's “Daniel Rocbat" will be presented to-night at MeVicker's Theatre for the first time in this city. The translation from the French to the German {s the work of Dr. Heinrich Laube, the well-known dramatist. The chief characters will be represente! a3 follows: Daniel Ruchat, Mr. Richurd; Bidache, Mr. Meyer: Cassimir Far- (x, Mr. Hetmer; Charles Henderson, Mr. Roden- berg: Wiliam Fargis, Mr. Engel; Lea Hender- von, Miss Hedure Berry Exther, Miss You Kaseloska; Mfrs. Powers, Mrs. Markham. ; ‘At the Olympic Miss Maude Forrester bas, during the past two weeks, drawn fuiriy well. She plays Muzeppa. For the coming week the at- traction will consist, of Col. Saeibacker’s Ma- Jestic Consolidation.” That's the fulltide, The play bill also tells us that the show is ** Indis- putably the largest and best in the world”; that Tihas been acknowledged by “the press and ublic to stand without a rival’; and also that Lig“ peerless, unapproachable, ‘and alone ip talent, magnitude, and Sntrinsic ex lience.” Mr. Fitzsimmons: will bave to yield * the bis- cuit” to Snelbacker’s bili-writer. ‘An important event {on the season of 1881-"32 will be the appearence inthis country of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kendal, under the management of Mr. Harry Wall. Mrs. Kendal—née Madge Rabertsog—is looked upon as one of the vest comediennes in England, and Mr. Kendal has won much distinction on the London stage. Ivis probable that Jonn Hare ‘will come with the pair. He was the originul Sam Gerrldye in Rob- ertgon’s Caste": the Hon. Bruce Fanquevere in Play"; Beau Farintosh “School; Duns- combe Dunscombe in“ M.P." He is looked upon. esthe best exponent of eccentric comedy in England. The managemect of the Grand Opera-House ought to better discipline their. people on the stuge. Patrons have complained during the week of the loud alking and general cncket which annoyed those seated In the centre of the huditorium, While the general management in kind, raure care ought to be bestowed upon the condi‘don of atfuirs bebind the footlights. There ig need of a better classof stuye hands,aad there ig room for {mprovement in the scenic accexsu- ries. When this is attended to we will bave tn the Grand Opera-House one of the most attract- ive theatres to be found anywhere. ‘The managers of Bornhardt at first thought they could make of her in this country a society+ pet; but the munuer in which they circused the private details of her life, with which the public have no business, rendered this impossible. The New York papers Indicate that the scheme is to Stork” ber less upon her high reputation as an artist than upon the notoricty sbe bas uchieved of a tnore or less unenviablecharac- ter. To the full extent the scheme is being cur- ried out by certuin Eastero papers. who bave little regard either for deceacy or quod taste. In the pool made up to bring the Bernbardt to this country there ure Henry E. “Abvey, Henry F. Gillig, of the American Exchange. Londou; Mr. Dam, of New York: Mr, French, of French & Sun; and Sam Colville, the buriesque manuger. Even supposing her business to be. pbenomenal- jy large iu this country, remembering the very Tirge slice of the proceeds given Sara, there will be httle left for each of those gentlemen, save the glory of bringing ner to this couotry. ‘Mr. J. B. Polk will to-morrow evening make his appearance as a star at, MeVicker’s in a-piece written by Mr. Geor! Jessop, entitled * A Gentteman from Nevada.” Mr. Polk, a3 Phipps in “ The Banker's Daughter,” will be remem- bered. The central figure in the new play is a fully-developed Phipps, who fuilg under the naine of Christupher Co- iumbus Gail. The piece was first produced in Boston about six or eight years ugo, The fact Marit bas been played in the leading Eastern G:ties since then proves that it bas drawing qualities. “A Gentleman from Nevada” is a domedy-drama, the tirst act of which transpires ina little way-station on the Pacttic Railroad in Nevada. There a murder is committed. The Ngjsequent acts occur in England? on the estute of d nobic lord of high degree, where Christopher dt scovers the perpetrutor of tho murder, becomes the lion of the ar.stocratic circle in which be finda bimself, and marries a titled Indy. The support tncludes Sfiss Emma Pierce, digs Vir inia Buchanan, Miss Lizzie Hight, Miss Louise Biekson, ‘Messrs. Frank Losee. Walter Ketter. Milton Kainford, J. V. Melton, Murry W by Charles Parker, J. Vining, and J. Builey. In the Now York Times an interesting corre- spondence in regard to the theatre of | the present day is published as having passed be tween Mr. A. M. Palmer, manager, of the Onion Siare ‘Theatre, and the Rev. Dr. Henry W. Bellows. Mr, Palmer, under date of Oct. 20, wrote to Dr. Bellows expressing the indignation Vinieh he, in common with other leading mun- agers. felt at the abuse based upon ignorunt prejudice which several ministers pave from time to time heaped indiscriminately upon the stage. He said: “The theutre of this,balf of the’ nineteenth century is no mure like the theatre of Wycberly and Dryden than ts the re- ligion of to-day Hike that of the days of Savon- arola or Borgia, It reflects its period. It cao do no more, and it must do this to live and be useful. Take the leading works of the leading dramatists of the present generation, read then), if you cannot come to see then, and you will tind in them alla plea for charity, & defense of the right, a summons of universal brotherhood, —an advocacy of moral progress in pertest: ac- Gord with the march of modern thought, an attompt to bring Into interesting and easily Gomprehended form the best aspirations of our best thinkers. Isthe stage that presents such Morks justly styled “an instituuion to be fought aseagerly a3 bell itself’? Is a minister who secercomes to see what the theutre is doing Justitied in saying that the men and women eu- gaged In it'are not intivenced by any religious principles’ whea be studiously refrains from finding out whether they are or are not?" Sarah Bernhardt’s engagement in this coun- try. which will begia to-morrow evening at Booth’s theatre, New York. brings back ty old theatre-goers the appearance in this country of the other Jewish actress.—the greatest of all.— Mile. Hachel. Jenny Lind bad at that time just brought to a close her professional career in this country, and it was fondly boped and ex- pected by the gentleman who brought out Rachel that she would be socially and financially as remunerative and successful a speculation as the Swedish nightingale bud been. At the out set, saya the writer of a recent article in whe New York Sun, chere was every reason to be, lieve that such would be the case. She openet at the old Metropolitan Theatre, New York, about twenty-six years ago, in the trying part of Camille, in Corneilie’s severely classical drama of * Les Horaces.” of which she had made 8 ae. tinguished success, before she was 18 years oul, at the Theatre Francais, in Paris. “In spite a! the barrenness of detail with which Corneiiie ‘3 Ihasterpiece was put on the stage.” tho writtt fothe Sun save, * without ecenery oF music, Am to tbe Seolutely nothing ip the way of furoiture: but the two conventional red arm-chalrs, w! ce were ail that the interior of a Gree! culuce was 4 to require, and not- frontof the fontlights is of the best possible * withstanding that the great artist’ herself was destitute of ull personal xcept what could be imparted by yards of heavily ew- broidered white cloth draped around her Hexible form, she held an immense audience spellbound from'the beginning to the end of the pieces And the audience was composed of all that New York at that time could boast of fashivn, refinement, and cultivation. Duringevery engagement that Rachel played in New York she drew together an equally lurge and appreciative audience, aud yether visit to this country was financially a ghastly failure. Jenny Lind’s first performance in New York netved nearly $20,000; that of Rachel bardiy reached $5,000, ‘and the discrepancy rather increased than diminished as time went Qn Thursday night, according to a dispatch 10 a St. Louis paper, Miss Clara Morris war unable 10 finish her portion of ~ Article 47" at the Park ‘heatre, New York, and the audience were dismissed at 9:3). Miss Morris showed sizns of illness the moment ste ap- on the stage. At times she seemed dazed and unable to entch her cucs, as if she was under the influence of some narcotic. such #3 morphine. Toward the end of the firstact her inability to follow the play pe- came apparent to every onc, and after bestitat- ine a moment, ike a person in dream, she suid “Excuse me” to the audience. and walked olf the stage. Miss Morris does not appear in the second act of the play. At the close of this act the. audience were Informed that Miss Morris ewutd not goon. Miss Morris’ husband suld bis wife had bad’a similar attack nbout six weeks ago on her way to Boston, which bad yleldéd quickly to treatment. ‘* When we got to the theatre Inst nignt,” he said, “my wife compiained of feeling cold. “I wrapped her in a heavy seal-skin cloak, which sermed to have no effect whatever. Instead of getting warmer she grew colder, and only succeeded In dressing for her purt by a great effort of will. As she went on the stuge the chill gave place to fever. i sent fora nysician, who arrived just. as my wiel left the stage, where she remained as long as she knew whut she was about. Her temperature was found to be 15 degrees and she wus deliri- ous with fever. Ati o'clock Friday morning the fever left her, since when she has been growing bette! : UNLOAD, DEMOCRATS. What Must Be Thrown Overboard to Save the Ship. New York Herald, Nov. 4 The Democratic wagon is mired again, and we advise the owners to begin to unload as quickly as possible; otherwise they will find the concern sinking oat of sight in the quick- sand. - In the first place, they had better fling out a bulky package labeled ‘Solid South.”. They ought never to have taken thatin. It has strained their wheels and springs for a good while, and they will never get uut of the bog they are now in till they fling it away. "They had better unload Mr. John”Kelly without needless delay. There is no doubt about Mr. Kelly’s splendid ability. A man who can lose the State of New York to his party for two years in succession, and cut down its majority in this city ln a single election from 60,000 to hext to nothing. las, no douvt, uncommon ability as awrecker. If the party were prosperous it might keep Mr, Kelly a8 a luxury, or a euri- osity; but for the present they had better get rid of him ag quicsly as possivle. They can- not afford hit. They had better at the sume time “ship” Mr. Barnum and his celebrated mules, Mr. Barnum is not a Democrat atail, He isa Protectionist; he is opposed to eyery im- portant point of policy announced in the Cineinnatt, plationns he belongs to the Re- publican side and he ought as quickly as pos- sible to get leave from the Democrailc party to go over there. To muke him the manager of the Democratic canvass was to silence the brains of the party, to lead it away from its declared policy, and to depend for success on mere manipulation—which Is not Democratic. ‘They should at the same time send to the rear, and keep thein there, the ‘old Whigs,” who have been for about a quarter of a cen- tury the bane of the party. ‘They might prof- itably, for instance, dispense with the furth- er services of Senator Ranavlph, of New Jersey, who was the “ proioter,”’ so to speak, of that foolish letter on the tariff in which pour Gen. Hancock was led to announce himself to the Ameriean public as a sort of patent ignoramus. A Democratic Senator, so called, who explodes a document of that kind under his party in the middle of a can- vase ought to have a retiring pension. Finally, the Democrats ought to get md of the people who imagine they can carry an election by the invention of Chinese letters. When Gen. Hancock wrote Senator Randolph his notions about the tariff, the puvlic— which is not an ass—began to laugh at poor Hancock. But when Mr. Barnum and Mr. Hewitt and other famous Democrats clutched at the miserable Cuinese-Ictt-r busi- ness as their one hope of salvation, the Bub. lic laughed at the Democratic leaders. It is a bad thing fora party when its leaders be- gin to be looked at as comic characters. —————$—$$__—— ‘ HUMOR. ‘A doll in the kettle Is worth two on your nose. One man can Kill another, but it takes twelve men to make a murder of it. . Con! isso black that it is wonderful how a dealer can make a ton so light. Much as he loves roast beef, John Bull is con- tinually getting into an Irish stew. Extremes meet. The man with corus on his feet will quite likely show a wry face. ‘The air on the Mexican plateau {s said to be quite a tonic to the weak-lunged—plateaunic, a8 Z it were. ‘The musfc-publisher can conscientiously ad- vertise scores of new pieces when he only has two or turee. : ‘TMe mince ple is # littie backward this F ba and fears are entertained that the early frosts bave injured the vines. . Alonzo wunts to know “if It hurts a maa to be called a liar?” No, Alonzo, no. It {s more likely to burt the otber man. The Cleveland Herald says: frame and buwg in a steamboat stateroom: midst of berth we are in death.’ ”” An editor out West was in prison tor hbeling a Justice of the Peace, and when he departed the juiler asked him to give the prison a puff. A Philadelphia man who detected a plece of bark in bis sausae visited the butcher's sbop to know what bud becume of the rest of the dog- ‘There is already in existence a “Suciety for the Preservation of the Irisn Lunguage.” Sizht we suggest the speedy forinaton of another wNociety—for the preservation of the Irish Landlord?—Punch. It Is an amusing sight to sec a freshman come up to bis desk in the Drawing Academy, and, finding it occupied by a stern-looking supbo- more, stand gazing at him ten minutes, and then, bracing up, thmidiy ask him,“Are you sitting here?” —Acta Colunbtana. 2 A Baltimore paper says it is very bad form for ntlemen in society to talk of money matters. We suspect the Baltimore editor met his tailor in society, and was asked by the etiquet smasher wheg it would be convenient for him to pay for hig Ast suit of clothes.—Wurrlstown Herald Recorder—“ James Webster, you are accused of robbing old Mose of $4 on corner of Gal- veston aveni Prisoner—" Yes, sar; I {sob de ‘pinion dat de mitigatin’ sarcumstance ought to be tuck Inter tunsideration.” ~ What, miu~ gating circumstance do you refer to?" “De trubble I tuck not to hurt his feelings. I knows what de vle man suffers when be has to part wid adime, su I fixed it so he nebber knowed when be parted wid de cash.” “That wus vel kind in-you. How did you tianuge it?” “I jest chloroformed him, out ob pure kindness, wid & club before Iran my hand in bis pocket. He is a mighty wiry ole man wheo he Is awake. and “Good text to In you has to get a ‘sessment fur campulga puposes outen bim.”"—Gulveston News. —<—<$<—<——$_—_ SONNET. For The Chicago Trilune. Now golden Titan, shorn of his bright crest, In ruddy glory to bis migutly bome Sinks through the radiunt rainbows of the foam, While new Auroras seem to light the West. ‘Though yet his lingering beams with calllance rest, ‘As loth ta leave the all-encircling dome, The gathering clouds that v'er its surface roam firing durkuess on, and day is soon upprest- Een go within my beart Hope's Cyprisn star Kules with Cull glory, lke the duzzilog light Sned through the atmosphere by Phoebus’ car, ‘While through the Saming ‘skies he guides its fight: : ‘When sad Despair {uvo! SO ton The Lords Monteagie. x close of a lecture Intely, Lord Montes- ieee ‘Peer, sald that so far a3 his own feelings went be should be glad if the House of seen ee were abolished to-morrow. Tne Upper Toriwe, he said, bud no puwer except that of ve- toing the measures passed by the Lower, Cbam- Rereand was being continually reminded that it was dangerous to exercise that power. He felt That there was aelther grent honor nor greas dignity indelonging toa House which wag thus constituted, and, for ols own part, he should prefer w» buve the privilege of being returned sa bne of the people's representatives to the House of Commons. The tirst Lord Monteagle, Mr. Spring-Hice, was a clever Limerick ‘Squire, who became Chancellor of the Exchequerin England and further enjoyed for many years a valuable ainecure office. He was credited with the dictum that “ you should so hambug a bumbug that be amok e 1s HARDER SESS Bera feared sala to have perfectly succeeded im practicing wi ho proscbad. fps ORs HAAS oar ogy yersenmr beet ote ai