Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1881, Page 18

1o THE CHICAGO TRIB UNDAY, MARCH 13 ISBI—EIGIITEEN PAGES 5 _——————= 3 MUSIC. Master IMichael Banner and His Future. The Fortheoming Coneerts of the Bach aud Handel Society. - 7 The Season of the French Opera Troupe at McVicker's. Details of the Mapleson and Strakosch Seasons in New York. i Froublous Times in Both Troupes— General Musical Notes. The only musical event of the past weck was the concert glven by the young violinist Siichael Banner, pupll of Mr. Jacobsohn in Cineinnati. ‘We have 50 often recorded our opinions of this young player that it seems almost snperfluous todosoagain, and yet it isa pleasant thing to observe that He hus made decided and bealthy tmprovement since he commenced his studies with Jacobsobn. Hemunifests it in hisfacility of technlque, in his expression, inhis phrasing. and particularly in his ease of presence and control of himself as well as of his instrument. These are all good signs, and give promise that bels something besides a mere phenomenon, and that he has the stuff io him which, if properly di- rected and controlled, will develop him intoa waperior artist, who will make himself beard from. The young player appears aguin this evenng in Milwaukee, and this leads us to ques- tion the policy of these frequent public appear- ances while still in the hands of his teacher. | ‘There is time enough for the public bercafter. What be needs mow is physical development and strength, eod freedom from being over- taxed. He isstill oo young to feel that be ean .play before audiences, and audiences out of pure sympatny with his years and delicate Pphysique will be very apt to spoil him with ex- sgzerated entbusiasm. Ile has every promise of becommga great artist, perbaps a virtuoso, but it s doubtful whether his present course Is helpfui in that direction. Besides Master Ban- Der's playing, the concert wus made very enjos- able by the playing of Mr. Stampoffski. oue of Mr. Wolfsohn's most promising pupils, the sinping ot Miss Ettie Butler, end the sioging of that favorit quartet, the St Cecilin, who were received with well-merited enthusiasm. THE BACH AND HANDEL SOCIETY'S CERT. 4 The Bach and Handel Society; Mr. Julius Fuchs conductor, has fixed upon the 3lst of 1his month for their first concert, to be given in Hershey Hull. The program wili consist of miscellaneous selections in the first part, includ- ing = The Flight into Egspt,” by Hector Berlioz, ‘bewg Part 1L of * The Holy Family, sacred ™ triotogy for orchestru, sgprano sold, and chorus. Part [L will consist of selections from Handel's “Judas Maccebaeus,” for soprano solo and chorus. The Society will be assisted by Airs. Clare D. Stacy. THE BOSCOVITZ SOIREES. Among the inost interesting musiéal events of this season will be u series of musical soirées, to Dbe given by Mr. Frederick Boscovitz, the pianist, atthe piano-rooms of Messrs. Lyon & Healy. The first will take place og Wednesday evening, the 23d inst., when the following very interest- ing program will be pérformed: Concerto for two pianos and orchestra, op. 84, Mozart (f time bere); Sonata, op. 10, No.3, Becthovens Italian Concerto, by J. S. Bach; und three his- torical pieces composed in 1514, by Mehul, Mang del, and John Bull. Besides thesc a number of compositions by Chopin and Liszt will be played. Afr. Boscovitz will have the assistance of Mrs. Clara D. Stacy, the favorit soprano, who is al- ways welcome in the concert-rooms; also Miss Mary Buardman, pianist, and the new Mendel ¥onn Orchestral Society, under the direction of Alr. Henry Schoenefeld. TIE PHILIARMONIC SOCIETY. The regular clecuon of officers of the Phil- harmonic Vocal Society, which meets Tuesday evenings in the chapeiof St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Courch, corger of Carpenter and Was! on streets, resuited in the clection of o Mr. A. B. Putlman, President, in the place of Mr. Browne, and Mr. H. Clarence 1:ddy 2s mu- gical director for 1331. Ar. Pullman proposes in alarge degree 1o lend Lis personal assistance towards the building up of x fi soclety for the West Side, and with such g the future of the Philbarmonic scems bright. With Mir. George W. Lyon in churge of the Music Committee, this guarantees good voices and musicin the future, and the Sociery will give a public rebenrsal and concert before June i.and only the light class of music stndfed at_present. The other oflicers are J. R. Prindle. Vice-President; Georze W. TTressurer; Dr. L. C. Bitting, Financial § tary; A. A, Olney. Librurian; W. E. Secretary; and Prof. H. C. Bescler, Pinnist. Apolicadons_for membership_must be wmade elther by mail or in person to W. E. ). Browne, Becretary, Grand Pacific Hotel. THE FRENCI OPERA. De Beaup'an's French Opern Company opens 8 week's engugement in Cineinusti to-morrow evenmg with the following répertoire: Mon. day, “Les Huguenots:” Tuesday, “TheJewes: Wednesday, ** Romeo and Juliet;” Thursdu; + 3jda;"” Friday, “L’'Africaine;:” Saturday mut- inée, ** Punland Virginia;” Saturd. *Robert Le D:able.” The compu u{ 140 people, and bas been playing in New Orieans gince the lith of last November, when it first opeced inthis country. From Cincinnati the tronpe comes to Chicago for a couple: of weeks at McVicker's, then to Phila: hia and New York, spending two weeks in cach City, next re- turning to Paris. The troupe Is s2id to be one of the best which has ever visited America. THE BEETHOVEN, SOCIETY. The mext concert of the Becthoven Societs will be_given at the Central Music-Ha!l on the S6th of April, upon which oceasion Gounod' t. Ceeilin Mass,” Rheinberger's “Togzenbery, Mendelssohn’s cantuta, * Hear My Prayer,” will be given. Mr. George Henschei will sing the baritone solos. We are requested to say that the active members are desired to be present at aill the rehearsals. + L.OCAL MISCELLANY. At Mr. Liebling's second concert, March 31, the Rubtnstein Octet will be repeated by reque: At the pext Saturday noon concert at the Her- shey Music-Hall, Mr. Boscovitz will play a pro- gram of plano music. Mrs. C. A. Phelpsand pupils will pive a soirée at the residence of Mr. and Mis. J. W. Calkius, No. 5 West Moaroe street, 1o-morrow evening. A new musicul monthly has appeared in this city, the Church Chuir, edited by W. W. Wallace. It is mainly devoied to the publication of music Wrhich is adapted for choir service. On tho 16th inst. a complimentary concert will be given to Mrs.Jenny Vally-Scherenbery at Fairbauk Hall by several musicians of this ciry and by a chcrus of young ladies who have studied with ber the fairy cantata, * Little Snow- ‘White,” by Franz Abt. Miss Arabelln Root and her company gave concerts on Fridny and Saturday last in Kula- mazoo, Mich., with full attendance und fine suc- goss. The company wiil be flling Michigun ongagements during the next week at Marshall, Alblon, Bautle Creek, and other plices. The Freja and Seandinavian Musical Socleties gave g combined concert. last evening, ut RBrand's Hull. The program wis composed en- tirely of Seandinavizn music, under the direc- tion of Tvar Moe. ‘T'he saloists were Mme. Au- gusta Pio, pianist; A. G. Lundburg, tenor; and ‘Theodure Elberg, baritone. John Church & Co., of Cincinnati, bave recent- 1y issued a vers remurkuble reapsody for piano and orehestra, by Otto Singer, of that city. It 18 scL for two puanos, and is dedicated to Von Billow. The same house bas just 1ssued Part 1. of D. C. Addisun’s * Kindermurien Music School.™ Both works may be found at Root ns'. Mr. Eddy gave an organ recital yesterday no at Hershey Music-Hull, witn mE3 ,ll(-l\'Luyg Il;:)n- gram: *Fesuval Overtare,” by Nicolm; = Piet- ures from the Orient.” by S¢humann: allegrerto in B minor, gp. 19, by Guilmant: fonata in D miuor, vp. 1, by MAIIE: fantasie and tugae in C mnor. op. 1t . 3, by Merkel: = Morcean de Coneert ¥ by Luxs” and » Se o do Shacortinec” and **Schiller March,” by CoN- Mlie. Emma Roemheld, a Chicago girl. now | £inging in opera in Span, had a beefit at Sunti- 850 In February, at 1ne close of which presented with 4 Inurei crown of silver s diamonds and » magniticent brooch. chuin, and cross, the latter of rubies and pearis. ' The presentation was accompun.ed with an address Printed 1s 1 souveniron white satin, and she w afterwards serenaded. Last Thursdny evening another of those inter- esuug musical soirées was given by the pupilsof the Chicago Musical Colleze in Apulio Hull wo n Jarge and uppreciative audience. The numbers were all well rendered, those of especial interest bewng the vocal selections by Miss Lillian Reig- nolds, und Mr. J. J. Haustaedt, and the phano- playing of Miss Idn Wolfe, Messrs. Chitford Mor- ton and Emmett Witson. J Boston's Melodists (colored) sang at St. Paul's Methodist Church oo the 25th of February 1o & large and wpprecintive sudience, and have been requested 1o repeat the same vn the 17th inst., at the sume place. They also sang on the 29th wit, at Avenue Hall, for the benelit of the Red Ribbon Club, Twenty-second strcet. On each oceasion they were assisted by Mr. J. B. French, the oniy colored elucutionist on the stage, Who was favorably received. They manage these things better in Italy. In conscquence of recent disiurbances in the Teo- tro de Liceo, Barcelona, provoked by the unsat- isfactory performance of *Mignon,” the Civil Governor of the town Intlicted a’ penalty of 280 pesewus on the management, and ordered the theatre to be closed unt.l a better_company Was engaged. Whata revenue **Our Carter” might obtuin for the City Treasury by such very desir- able means as the ubove! The twenty-sixth chambor concert of tho Lewis-Efchheim series will be given at Hershdy Music-Hall on Thursduy afternoon, the Iith inst., upon which occhsion the following pro- gram will be performed: Scherzo, from Rheln- Derger's Quartet, ap. 89 (Messrs, Lewis, Mublen- Druch, Allen, and Bichhieim); Rai's Trio, op. 138 (3fiss Ingersoll, Messes, Lewis and - Eichbeim): Rubinstein’s Quartet. op. 1i. No. 3 (Messrs, Lews. Mublenbruch, Allen. and Eichheim: and Rbeinberger's Quartet, op. 33 (Miss Ingersolly Messrs. Lewis, Allen, und Eichheim). Miss Jennie Hunter, the reader, to whom & complimentary testimonial will be wiven on Tuesday of next week, will herself read some very tine selections on that occasion. Among other things. she will give a scene from ** Romeo and Julict.” and several entirely new picces. In the musical line there will be quintets, quartets, trios, ducts, and solos by some of the best talent in the city. Miss Hunter's fricuds are sprring 10 pains 10 wuke this the hterary and musicul event of the season, and their elforts promise to prove successful to a remarkable degree. Over 1wo-thirds of the tickets bave been already sold. The first anniversary of Etna Lods A.0. U. W.. was celebrated nt Brand’ ihe 0th inst. There were nearly 1500 people present, and the alfair was a very pleasunt one. I'he program also did eredit to tho innager, it being choice and varicd, and special mention shoutd be made of little Tillie Schleiffurtt, dnughter of the composer, only § years old, who sunr a well-known jubilee song, accompnuica by the £tna Quartet, in u manner that coutd be hardly expected from one so younw. ‘The Bauer Bund—cmploy¢s of Julius Baver & Co.—pluyed in a manner superior to mauy professionals, und doserved the applause roceived. The JEraa Quartet sang well. After the concert dancing was In order. The seventh of Mr. Liebling's soirfes was xiven Iast evening at Pelton. Pomeroy & Cross® Ppiano rooms. The program was as follow: First ent of Reethoven's Sonata, op. 10, No. 1 moven (Miss Cottle): Gilmore-Josefty’s Concert Para- phrase ** Columbia ™ (Miss Clarke); Beethoven's Sonata Adagio, op. 13 (Miss Benedict): Mczart's Sonatu 1n D major, first movement (Miss Tan- ner); Chopin's. Nocturne, op. 37, No. 2, and Etude. op. 10, No. 5 (Miss Cunningbumy): Heetho- ven's Son . >, first movement (Miss Lewi 2 and Kullak’s * Lut- zow's Wilde Jagd™ (Miss Fuller); Beethoven's Coneerto in C minor. first movement (Miss Buel); .and Schubert's March in I8 minor (Miss Seaverns “and Mr. Liebling). Mrs. Belle Matteson Powell, a well-known fa- voritin Chicaro society,and n pupil of Miss Aunie M. R. Barnette, has been sing:ng with fereat success at an entertuinment given by the Harmonic Society of Macon, Ga. ~The Macon Teeyraph and Messenger says: = fn *sullivan’s Trinl by Jury * Mrs. A, H, Powell as the Plaintiff achieved a complete triumph. Her clear. sil- very voice admirably expressed all the ¢motions of the Plaintyf, and her acting and demeanor rfect necord with the sentiments ex- We congratulate the Society. upon the possession of so gifted u vocallst, and but ex- press the feclings of the large andience present in saying we hope Macon will frequently behold her in eostume on our boards.™ Mr. C. E. . Milller, the director of the Milller: Conservatory of Music. has organized a_ladies’ chorus which has been christened the Euterpe Dumenchor. 1t is a novel feature of the chorus that they will sing only German music of such composers as Schumann, Lachner, Bargi seu. tiller, Rhemberger, fauptonn. lteinceke, Schubert. and others. ‘The Sociery meets every Thursday afternoon, and at a recent rehearsal the following officers were elgeted: Presideutt Mrs. F. Beek: Seeretary, Mrs. George B. Arm- strong: Treasurer, Mrs, H. Mulier: Lioraran, Misa €. Wagner. Prof. Millier will direct the Work of the new Society. The Euterpe Damen- or now numbers about fwenty members. A limited number of ludies who are familiar with the German langzuaze and who disire to study these lyrics will be admitted to membership, nod these may make application to the Secretary at Bauer's music-stove The Comley-Barton *Olivette’ troupewiliap- pear at Haverly's Thontre on the 23th inst., and will give short scason of this favorit little opera with Catharine Lewis i the title rile and John 1lowson us Captain dc Merrimac. The Philadelphin Recond says of- their_performance: “The Arch Street Thentre wus packed clear o the sidewnlk lnst eventng, and the encores were s0 abundant that the performanceof * Olivette™ did not conclude tilt a very lite bour. Compari- sons are odious, and therefore will not be made. that Miss Catbarine Lewis as on a3 Captain de Mer- he Iatter muking Suilice it 10 & O ivctte und Mr. Jobn How rinue are the life of the picce, an admirable -dog’ § sings wetl as Valentin, and t mukes Coquelicot very funnys; that it is rather nconvenicut to have i Countesy who canuot sing 1 note and has to muke 8 substitute of Velontine (Miss Marie Jansen), who does very nicely: that 1he scenery und costumes arc beautiful, and the chorus, in their je and tleshings, ver: uresque, and that “<Olivette” will crowd the hovse and till the treusury for the balance of the week.” TH OPERA. A pew comic opera by Lecoq, called *Janot,” the libretto being by Meithac und Halevy, has been very successtul in Parls, A new compnny has been formed for tho per- formance of ** Billee Taylor™ in the Provinces, and will open at the uew Chestnut Street Opera- House in Philadelpbia on the 14ta jnst. Verdi is working on bis new opers, He intended orisinaily toeall it **Othellto, was restruined by respeet for the mewmory of Rossini. He is also revisiog the score ot ** Simon Boceauegra.'” Hero Is the latest about Wagner. It is said that he has sizued 1 contract with Here Angelo Neumaunn, ot Lei , by which Herr Neamann ¢ right to perform *The Ring of belungs™ in England and the United States on condition thut Herr Neumann pays Herr Wagaer 10 per cent of the SToss receipis. Mr. Mapleson opened his season on Monday eveni in New York with **Martha™ (I). Campanini, being laid up sore throat, has not uppeared, Ravelli tuking bis place. The per- formances thus far have -not been very satis- uctory. York Timex rathor curtl suys: n should have select- otow's 1 his e sprinu season mys- teries thut cannot be_explained,” and closes its notice: The orchestra was noisy and rough, urd marred the singiog of the principal artsts, there were frequent errors in_ the templ, and in seuer: pshod charieter 10 the work which {vas disappotuting, considering that this was tae first performance of n season of which sreat things have buen promised by the management.” ‘The only event in - dlartha * was Ruvelli's sing- iug of the *Mappari.” for which he was called out fourtimes.—a triumph which was repcated in “Don Giovanni,™ with the * il mio tesoro.” The general performance of the work was, however, us unsatisfactory is i1t wus here. Strakesch's troupe hus hardly fared better. Of its performance of the » Bohenuan Girl * the Tribune_say ‘ne performunce of Bulfe's Bohemian Girl* lnst mzit by the members of the Strukosch-Hoess c at Haverly's Fifth Avenue T \s un extraordinary atfa Why $0 many peopie eame to hear ft it 10 understind: why they npplawided such 2 ren- dering of it was simply meomprehensiole.” Of the performance of ** Fra Duvolo” by the same troupe, the Word says: *Miss Schirmer cas an_inadequate Zerling, Miss "Annandule un istuctory Ludy Allcusti, Mr. J. Peaks an un- sting Lurd Allcash, Mr. Perugini—in spite of three or funr robust 10tés above the stutf and a sensatiounl death-scene tthe end of the op- era—a weak Fre Diarolo, and Mr, Tilla_ an_ab- surd Lorenzo.” To crown all, Nym Crinkle's paper indicates troubic in_the Mapleson troupe in the followmg paragraphs: * What does Mr. Mupleson think of the ameressive alliance be- iween Rasori and Campanini? And does he care?” 13 it within the bounds of possibility for one leading tenor in an opera troupe to lke anotner teaer in the same company ™ MUSICAL NOTES. Mlle. Marie Heilbron, as you may know, quits the stige delinitively as Viscountess de la Pa- nouse. Herr Georg Henschel. the well-known bai- tone stnger, und Jhiss Lilliun Bailey., wno Is a well-known soprao, were murried in Boston on the 8th nst. Miss Anna Louise Cary closes her senson with prit & The Iith she wili smg in_the < und 24d for the Phil- Mr. Thayer is suffering greatly at present from an old_cercbral disease, which quite unfits bim far any work beyoud that inseparabie from ms ollicial positon as American Consal at Tr.este, und bas temporarily abandoned the fourth und last volume of his great work on Beethoven. Str Julius Benedict has just dictated an article for ~eribuer on the Jenny Lind tour in Ameriea. ‘The incidents of the tour, from the Showman’s point of view, have, it will be rccollecied. al- ready been narrated by Mr. Baroum, but us Sir Jutius Bened.ct was the pianist of te tour, his account will be of great mterest. i s0r 31’ }he Oirlmn at the B ¢ and founder of the Senool of Church Musie at Mecenlin, died Jon. 0 ar his chateau at Linterpoort. in the vicinity of Meeblin. This fine musician was the author of an oxc?llem work, “ £ d'Orgue,” which is in general use, and wrote several co for the instrument. HReTinoR _ Miss Henrietta Becbe has becn éngaged tosing i n series of concerts tn England, und will leave New York on the 2d of April. Her tinul appenr- ance, for the present at least, will take plice at Chickering Hall onthe eveningof March 2 when shewlll have theaid of Some emincat }‘,‘.".‘f;i;,‘,“‘;’,,.‘,"’.: 1ake pare ‘in some of the glees ch s 48 repeatedl; e bl e ly won the fuvor of Verdi's string quartet in E minor w: on Feb.7 at one of the )l(.nulx.\l)1 rl‘ov?lslnplgid- certs. Ferdinund Praeger. writing of it In the me.jlu.suaz Standard, suys thas, lovked on with iet- | " him | principat worl the work tas no higher inter- est than that of cariosity. Melodlous, if tune- ing is all that word impties, it is, especially the romance; but the standard charucter is that of his operatic tunes. His part-writing 18 vir- tunily wesk and commonphice. The opening date at the new Keokuk Opera House l?xfs b%gen set for the 15th inst. Me. Will Davis will leave Monday night w th a co npany of nineteen people, tha_principal members of which were announced in lust Sunday's ‘TRIB- uxe. The engngement is for three perforn- ances—two nights and one matinée. % Jeno Hubay, the violinist who is the chief at- teaction at Pasdeloup’s concerts in Paris this winter, 1s & young artist only 23 vears old, aod o Hungarian by birth. [His father wins the leader of the orchestru at Budu-Pesth, and teacher of the violin, the only one his son bad urtil he was 11, when ho went to Berlin and studied under Jouchim for four years. In 1878 Hubay went to Pacis und took lessons from Vieuxtemps, who ook a great Interest in bis pupil. A dispatch to the London Times dated the 25th uit. suys: *The Neue Freic Pressc announces that on Tuesday the only authentic portrait of Frauz Schubert, che composer, i water-color by Rieder, was sold by aucdon. Itis described as tweuty-four centimétres in Hight and of mid- dling_urtistic value, but was knocked down to Granitseh for 125 torins. -It was painted in 18%. Rtieder, overtaken by a shower, had songht refure in the house of his friend. Schubert, und while waiting there made this sketeh, which he afterwards tinished at two or three sittings. It hus served s the original for all subsequent portralts of the composer.” A correspondent of tho Boston Courier, writ- fng to that journal, urges the enagement of Mt George Henschel as_conductor of _the Hur- Vard Musical Associaton next weok. It et it be remurked that very lenient eyes. 4 of he hus o down- beat, un almost unknown thig in the gyratory wovements which buve beconic thro bublt- ual usage to be rezarded us conducting.” We do not know how it is with the Boston conduct- ors, but nobody with eyes could fail to mark the emphnsis of Theodore Thomas’ down-beat, and that gentleman has been o toferably regular visitor to Boston for a number of years. How- ever, Mr. Henschel's enguzement wmight work much good to the Harvard concerts, * with tho ism wiped ont and more progressive abstituted in the councils of: the man- agers,” which the Courier'scorrespondent thinks would oceur if it were etfected. NEW MUSIC. . New York: William A. Pond & Co. Chicago: Lewls & Newell—+ Hochzeitsmusik ” (Wedding Bridal Song,” Music), * Weddung Muren ™ and arcanged for four hands, by Adolph.J * Lu Jolie Bernoise,” a reminisc of Bwi land, by Julius E. Milller ide RI; Mareh ** ang.* Right Forward, March,” by John Philip Sonsu: Senator Putt’yGrand M 2 Joseph Rall; ~John Kiley's Always “Dry hird Full doon Union, outh Fifth Ave- nue,” ané * Don't You Miss the Traln,” by D. Braban. C. H. Ditson & Co, York: Lyon & Heuly Batho; “Ovelisi Walcz,” fer's Maren,” by Vi he Parnell Polki “Good Luck Polku, “Skip Polkn " and don: * Frosty Loc “ark! The Convent Bells Are Ring W, Marchant; “New Love,” soni, by ch Hotfm Romance” and * Meet- ougs, by One Morning in soiig, by Arthur W. Marchunt. Chicugo: Brainard's Sons—"Oze Word with Thee,” song and chorus. by Edward Stol Don't Be Crying, Little Girl” song und ehors by James C. Macy; the P, P.C) Waltz,” John C. Minton. THE SANGERFEST. Progress of the Rehearsals of the Fes- tival Chioruses—Report of the Press Committee, x The Press Committee of the forthcoming Sin- gerfest have sent us the following commual- eation with & request to publish: ‘The rehearsuls of the Festival choruses, both for mixed nnd male vOICes, Are progressing un- der the personal dircedon of Mr. Btk S0 satisfuctorily, that beyond any doubt the most exceltent perforiunces will reward tho urduous Tubur botn of chorus and conductor. The two Oy " by Max Broct, and the choral X uth Sym- pliony, are both alrcady well pra Chicayo, by It V. aron; *Teu .+ for four hunds: leanor_0*Muhony by ticed, ung only the first aet of * Lofiengrin * remiins to be studied. The mule chorus 1s also nearly through with its_work, and from the middle ot April ouly the fuistung touches will have to be gmiven 0 both. The June Musicai Festival of Chicago will be more complete than any amor testval ever held in this country, Lor, besides e grand composi- tions for instrmmental music nud the mis chorus us performed ut other festivals, it ¥ Mtroduce to the public of Chicago the ma! chorus for male volees, in which twelve hun- dred wood and well-trained voices will pactici- pate. The mixed chorus will be ncarly one thousand strong, and the grand orcheste: wilt consist of one hundred and Ufty urtists selected with the greatest care fur tho occasion, ull under the direction of Mr. Huns Balutka, of Chi- curo. ‘I'ne primary object of the festival will be to provide for the muny thousands who will nttend tne seven performuuces to be given n musicnl treat unequaled by any attempt hitherto made in this city to interpret, upon & belitting scale, the great Works wiich are being rehenrsed now. 1t wiil impurt a broader and clearer coneeption of such masters as Beethoven, Scuumann, cte. while furthormore, und perbaps ol Sull greater twportance, it will ennct the purt of cducator by inereasiug the public interest in musical art, cultivatiyg und retinmg the individuaai taste of the peopie, ead by culurging and expunding 3 true apprecintion of woal genius hus created and art can interpret. One of the most potent elements that will make f1selr felt in the future of music in this City is the intluence_upon thuse who make up the great chorus. Durmg the long winter-seu- son of careful pracuciug -the - members have been brougnt into closer uetive relations with music than could huve been possible indrawing- nd musical enteriginnents. It is inter- to hear the chorus members them- i speak of It, bow they entercd tho ranks, ond how they were oue and o all - drawn as I by magic into the wuer areh of music, coming regulur every week o rehearse, i spite sometimes of stormy weather, and looking torward 1o the tival as o event of their hves. For many it Wils 0 new experience to p e acknowlediced works of art under the direction of ougnly competent conduetor, who would oniy call their attention to techuicul fuuits, who could expound to them inteltigently the peeuliur beauties and mennings of the composi= tions under rebearsal, aid teach them the art and necessity of musical declamation, without which the works of modern composers never cun be sutistuctorily rendered. The enthusiasm of the members of the vrand chorus is s pgreat that the orgamzation will be pt up after this fesuval, to .available tor future occasions of & similar kind. And, luatly, the festival will show to the public of Cicago that we have means in our miast for such testivals without the necessity of toreizn fmportutions, except, perhups, in’ the case of some of Lo Solossts. Cnicago will be abundantly rewarded for the Iabor, the money, and the Lme which it sives 10 this great enterprise, and, wiile the conductor, the managers, and the executants all labor for the promotion of the cuuse of nrt, and find e rewurd in the results’ whick bave been fore- shadowed, the public will be more than repud for its patronage in the pleasure it will derive from bearimg the monumental works of music rendered on u grand scale. MATTHEW H. CARPENTER. For The Chicnao Tribune. O'er Western plains the snow is swept shifted: The wind's wild wail is borne nlong tho ir; The forests groun; tho highwuys deep drifted: The ridges all are bare. are Cold comes the Aretic wave: the sun is hidden From buman sight by cheerless civuds of grav; From the fur North the Storm-King comes un- bidden T greet us, day by day. By glowing grates within the snow-bound city, lazing farm-house flves, in woudaan's shed, Men's voiees waisper, With rexret and pit, i iconsin's Chilef i deal” He sleeps to-day the sleep that knows no wak- He goes, with folded hands upon his breast, Just b the morning=elouds of peace nre break- ng, ‘' his eternal rest. Grand was his work, and wise the legislation He helped to fushion with bis brillinnt When may we tind, in ali this gifted Nauon, A heart more brave and kind? When danger came, when ruin and disaster “Threatened our Lind, in fout Disunion's foem, With the stroni will und pursose of u muster He belped to stay the storm! He had his faults, but they were only human— They will not dim the lustre of his nam At nis remains no thougntless man or woman Will point the band of shame! The clo;ldslmuy come, the winds may, howl and whistle, ? The years m:y hasten onward in their flizht, Ason the Autumn-gale the Houting thistle Sails on. and fudes from sigat. While, hundreds that maligned tho AN while ving Shall cease with true regret to do him ill— Snailpeai with honest praise, und feel forgiv- 55 For him whose voice Is still. CGENE J. HALL. MILLARD AVENUE STATION, Chicago. il A Sufficfent Beason. A master was explaining that tho land of the world is not contintions. Heasked a bor, * Now. Jack, could your father walk round the world?” . said the boy. *And why?' * Be- cause he’s dead sir. e —— Lady—*Ts that really true?" , Drugg] madum, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrap is only 25 cents.” and - THE STAGE. A Theatrical Smash-Up—The Firm of Gulick & Blaisdell, A Stellar Trruption—What We May Ex- peet Next Season. Local Theatres—Buxom Fanny Daven- ,port as the Fragile Camille. Chat Concerning Actors, Act- resses, Managers, and Plays. A TIIEATRICAL SMASII-UP. The firm of Guiick & Blaisdell, which cnme iuto oxistence with a flourish of trumpets and o loud hurrah at the beginning of the season, has ceased to exist. They organized a bureau bere, and from this point they determined with all modern facilities to lick order out of the chaotia state of dramatic affairsof the Nourthwest, form clireuits, and revolutionize things geucrally. They oreanized alot of compunies, and called them * guaranteed attractions,”—guarantecd by Gullek & Blaisdell to be of the very first water,—and with these companfes they started upon n carcer through Lowa, Itlinols, Wisconsin, and adjoining States thut landed them in n diteh. Tho partners turned up in the city tho other day. Their appearance was haggard, and their story a harrowing one. With the res- jgnation of n man who knows he-hus been squarely beaten, Mr. Joseph Gulick related his woes. and tho tale, he thinks, should be a satis- factory explanntion of the tirm's position. ' It bns been stated that Messrs. Gulick & Blals- dell's original capital was but $700, upon which thoy huve tried to run a business requiring ten tines this money, but Mr. Gullck contradiets this story, and stutes that they had in the tre: ury 34,000 when the campnign was started. ‘This has melted away, and their liabilities now foot up some $13,783 »Qur intention,” said Mr..Gullck, *was to play the Northwestern and Western States, and give, tho peoplo in those reglons better atfractions than they bad been in the babit of sceing. But, alas!” sighed the manager, * we cast our pearls before swine, so tospeak. We put Jobn Dillon on the road with & better piece than be has had in years and a better company thun he ever bad. Wo bad Ditton about_tifteen weeks. His avernge re- ceipts were S200 2 niebt, but we gave him such a ridicilous percentage that we couldn't make a protit. Our losses on him were £33, including the linbilities incurred by his breaking the en- srawement by gett ng drunkund neglecting bust- ness. Dillon's sbhare was 10 per cent of the gross of the first 200, 15 per cent Gf the sceond §200, and 20 per cent of ull over. Besides we pnid utl bis expenses, *Nip und Tuck, really the worst thing we had, puve us g Pprofit of 2,40 before the eicction. ~After that the businesk ran qown, and we_concluded to let the party zo. The*Hop Scotéh' party we bad out_twelve weeks and three nights,and lost 5,500.0n It. The *Arablan Nignts® company wus, 1 think, the Dlest that ever went wes of Chicago, and yet in twelve weeks we lost” S420. Tho, losses —on these orgnnizadons of course pit us in u very bad box, rud we determined o try and racover ourselves with o mustrel company. Fate, how- ever, wgninst us, and we piled up $.000 more debt, when we concluded to quit. This troupe would, I think, bave nude money hud it not_been for bad wentaer aud a succession ot misfortunes which could not have beea fore- seen. For some time past,” said Mr. Gullek, “jr s been 1 hard struggle to get from town to town. Finally we renched De Witt, In. where we played to %), and then were snowed in for five da I don’t know how we would nave eseaped from the place had it not been for Cnpt. Gutes, the proprictor of the hotel. When we arrived in Chicago Bluis- dell had just tive cents In his pocket, and 1 had £2 whichi I burrowed ‘from the property-miin. Our indebtedness s concentrated, and we will y cent_when we get on our fect again. We owe Some $600 salary.” . Do we intend to start again? Of course we do,” suud the sunguine Mr. Gulick: “but in the wmeantime | am golng out, under salary, to msnage o company that will play o new picce called* Roows to Rent,” and Mr. Blaisdell will pluy u part."” ‘e lirm sum up thoir Dillon, & *Arablan N Scoteh,” $5,500: winstrols, £4,000; notes due not cullectable, $1,4553 ox]mnsc of orgunizg, S2L00; eng 1,000; defaleation by one of their cmployes, $:09; properties, etc., SL10. It is understood that of he firn’s indebtedness 6200 §s due the Natonal Printing Comipauy, . W. Jones & Co., und $200 to Stow- Miss Fauny Davenport will act at Haverly' during the commyg week; Willie Edouin's “Sparks™ will be presented at Hooley's to- night; the Harrisons will to-morrow evening reintroduce their “-Photos,” this time at the Grand Opera-House; and Lotta will con- tinue at McVicker's for another week. During Miss Davenport’s engagement ber répertoire will be: Monday, *Camille” Tucsday and Wednesday matinfe, * Pique’ Wednesduy evening, *The Lady of Lyons® Thursday, * Frou-Feou ' Friday night aud Snt- urday_watinée, *Camiile™; “Saturduy night, “London Assurance: and Sunday night, “TLeah” Only recently hus this actréss added Camills. and Gilberte to_her répertoire. In those two roles, wecording to report, she has been sin- gulirly stecessful financially, and ber work is well spoken of by the critics. The compnuy supportiyg the Star includes Henry George Morton, W. Whiteear, R. G. W F. Chippendale, D. H. Chuse, W. H. Miss Emma Pieree, Mrs. L. E, Barker, Mi sic L. Rundolph, Miss Adelo Werner, Miss Maude ‘Frucy, Mr. Edgar L. Davenport, Mr. J. Lunt. Willie Edouin’s company in *Sparks™ "will be the Sumeas that seen in the piece on Hooley's stage i few months 1go, with the exception of 3115 Alice Atherton, who 13 still contined to her room. Mr. Kruger, wo understnd, hus oven added to the fun of his very humorous sketch of the Photographers The ~Harrisons musicul comedy 1§ yery known bere, th being the engugement { the compuny dur: nt scusou. Lotta wWill open the week us coe Murchioness in The Oid Cliriosity-Shop.” ** A TerribleTest ™ will be the melodrama at the West Side Academy, in which Miss Eitie Jobus will _ennct the leading rOle. The varioty olio will include tho clever dulect specialist, Gus Brano, the Lynn_ Sisters, and tho mexro team, Adams und Le- Roy. Sprague, at the Olympic, will bring on his Georgin Minstrels once more. well third r the pros A STELLAR IRRUPTION. The suceess of Thomus W. Keene as a trage- dian bas made. many an acter discontented with his lot: in fuct, it has spread among the mem- Dbers of the profession the *legitimate™ fever, and the consequences, in all probability, will be of nvery. serious churacter. From announce- ments tlying nround the country, this discontent will shupe itself into an irrupton of stars nest season. There are very few legitimate stock-netors in the country to-day. but the number will be further reduced next year when the *legitimate® flank of the dramatic profession will present the uppearance of & reg- iment in which every member s a Captain and the privates have d peared. It would be uscless to uttempt to arzue these actors who aure beat upon * legitimute ™ starring out of determinution. They will carry out their idea until their visions of fume and thelr savings have melted wway and hard experience mukes them wiser if poorer men. As fur as we can see, besides McCullougp, Keene, and Barrett, we will hnve Frank Muyo, Fred B. Warde, W. E. Sheridan, Frederick Panlding, and Frank Bangs, all reaching for tragic fame. There is no doubt of the fmct that thore i3 a re- vival In public taste for the staud- ard drama, but these gentlemen are over- imuting the extent of this revival, and most of tem will find it out very specdily. Firlt amongs e list of aspirants will be Frus 0, wnohas been for the past ten or tweive years confining his encrgies to the portruyal of border character. He bas made money and won a nume in his ** Davy Crockett,” but becomiug dissatis- fied with the line of business {n which he bus been suceessful, he propuses to * tackle ” Mac- bedh, fugo, IKing Lear, and the rost of the Shuk- speariun répertoire. | Before he went into the Dorder style of play he was accounted n fuir stock netor In_legitimate roless now, however. after-bemyr out ot the standurd drama for nearly adozen ¢ intends to jump before the public. 45 @ tragediun. We trust nis experience will not be as painful ns that of Mr. Dan IHarkins, —who w few years ugo became discontente with a leading positon in the ** pantaloon’ druma at Daly's. und. foollshly stepped out starrng in _the Forrest répertoire. His nttempt ended in a finsco of -tle most complete kind, Then Mr. Harkins wentto England, where ever since he has beea playing in the Provinces. He bas wisely.refrained trom flgw_‘flrlug in’ London. Keene's success will also bring bim back to America next seagon. Mr. Fred B. Warde, since the untortunate * biplomacy ™ tour, kas been supporting John McCuilough, aud making a good name for himself. Mr. Warde's friends, and- he bas many, canmot but re- gret the step he is about to take. “He s a good actor, but decidedly not strong enough just yet to travel as a star in legitimate roles. M neridan. who hasbeen starring tuis senson with varying success, will also be in the field, and, while' this gentlemun has not been here yet, from what judges say we should imagine that he might be very success: Tul, properiy managed. in such rilesas Lows X1. and Shy‘ock. The former part,we believe,will be made the foature of his senson. ‘Then there s Mr. Fred Paulaing, a young gentlemun who has been pegging away.in the Bast at Hamlet. Claude Melnotte, Bertuccio, ete., for a year or o, and whose time has been pretty equally divided be- tiween ncting, orgnnizing, bisbanding, und reor- ganizing companics. He will be here nlso as & **legitimnte " star, Even supposing these gentlemen to have the abilities to muake successes us * legitimate stars,—and the majority of them, we nced not suy, bave not,—the impossibility of procuring companies to support them isat once apparent 10 any oue ut 1|IYOuuqun(nl ed with the present condition of the American stage. McCullough and Barrett had the best they could ger, and Keene's mannger bad great ditliculty in secur- ing even the support he bad during the present Hud this starring mania taken an- season. other form, there would huve been more: chunce of success. Hud Messrs. Mayo, Warde, and Puuding, say, concluded to go together, and Messrs. Hurkins, Sheridan, and Bunzs formed another group, the movement would not ouly be productive of 'good results artistically, but we venture to say would be finuncially successful. But these gentlemen areanxious to have a lictle orbit all to themselves and shine, if not to the satisfaction of the public, to the gratifieation of their own vunity. Not only, however, has the legitimute ever seized the actors, but the actresses appear tohave it in quite ns axgravated a form. A lurgze number are mentioned as having made up inds to follow in the footsteps ol Miss Mary Anderson, the mos: prowising wmong them being Miss Henrmettn Vaders and Miss Muarie Prescott. igagements ure also being made for Mfis Selina Fetters, the young ludy from Louis- ville. DRAMATIC NOTES. ¥ Bernhardt will start for France on the ith of May. A Madge Butler has joined the “ My Geraldine” company. M. B. Leavitt is orzanizing 2 monster miustrel compuuy. Hobson and Crane will play in this city ina few weeks. “All the Ruge™ is doing well in the New En- gland circuit. Burlington, Ta., is golog to have a8 new $50,000 opera house. Nellie Larkelle has become a member of Leavitt's burlesque company. Manager Sprague bas no longer anything to do with the * Nip and Tuck " troupe. Dion Boucicault has brought to this country Miss Grace Otway, an Euglish actress. Snelbacker's Vine-Street Opera-House, Cin- cinnati, Is closed for extensive alterations. Haverly, it Is said, has parcbased * The Strat- egists.” and will organize a company to play ft. An Arabian Night ” will be seen at the Grand on the 21st, with Mr. Roland keed in the leading role. “Two Nights in Rome " has only been mod- erately successful at Baldwin's, in San Frauo- cisco. The New York Pémex pronounces Nat Good- win's new piece, **The Maviounettes,” * witless and flat.” The Bernbardt will begia ber second Boston engugement on the 28th. She will play at the Purk Theatre. On his return from Europe in the fall, John McCultough will till & prolonged engazement at the Fitth Avenue Theatre. The whale has proved a bonanza to Manager Nunnewmacher, of Milwaukee. He is said to have made 325,000 out of the speculuuon. The Lingards, who have just returned from Australin, will appear at Baldwin’s, San Francis- ¢o, to-morrow night in **Stolen Kisses.” Performances for tho benefit of the Elks will be given at Hooley’s Theatre and at the Grund Opera-House on Thursday afternoon, the Jist. A correspondent asks if_Alice Oures died in Cincinnati the othor day. No: but tho death of her sister, Pauline Merritt, was announced. J. H. Haverly, Sam Cotville, and Rrooks & Dickson are mentioned as_eager togsecure a lease of Booth's Theatre, New York, for next season. Itis sald that Abbey’s losses in his New York theatre will sbout equal his protits from the Bernhards -season. The truth of this may be doubted. Theodore Hamilton _has failed as lessee of the People’s Theutre at Melbourue, Australia. He iutends. it is said, to travel through the Colonies witn **The Danites.” Salsbury’s Troubadours have done their usual business at Hooley's, huving crowded the thea- re at nearly every performuance. The engage- ment of one week eaded last night. Luke Schooleraft, who bas been playing at the Academy during the past week, was called to Toston suddeniy on Fridiy owing to the serious iliness ot his wife. $heisnot expected to live. This evening the *My Partner*” combination will elose u prolitable engagement at Haverl, The play Is one of the strongcest on the roud, ind andgompany, judiciously seleeted, give a most harinonius performunce. Wbile the ** Voyugers” at.the Grand Opera- House duriog the Two_weeks of its rnn hus ot drnwn us lariely ps mizht huve been expected, the business hus been u paying one. The drama is rubbish, but the spectaculur etfects and tho bullet should be well spoken of. The Mirror thinks the triumph of an actresslies notin theadmiration of a lover, butin the respect of a busband: and yet it Is balm to ber maternal heart to know that while she is eating oysters at Detmonico’s, her cherished better-half is skir- mishing around In the closet for the paregoric bottle to assuage the agonies of the infantile stomaci. Tho - theatre_on Desplaines street, formerly known as Fox's,—u name that bas bad u very checquered careér,—will Lo reopened to-morrow cvening under the manugement of Mr. Ed Hillser. The interior has been redecorated in a tasteful munner. The charncter of the eate tinment will_ be variety and_melodrama, the opening picce being * The Conviet's Dunghter.” An incident almost_rivaling that at the Grand Opera-House recently oceurred at _the T'renton (\. dJ.) Opers-Housc. The play was * Duc Tom'sCabin.” Two youn: girls from Burde town beceme thurougbly alarmed over the br tality of Niman Legrce, and when he appeared with a knife und it whip, threatening to kil Un- ¢l Tom, they tled, screnming with borror, much to the nmusement of the audience. The suceessof Cole'scircus, says a correspond- ent. in the Australian Culomes, has been some- thing unprecedented. The show will return to this country iu Muy, and Mr. Cole promises a number of sensatlonal features from the South Sea Islands. Cole’s circus will exhibit here during the coming summer. So will Sells Broth- ers, Forepaush, Burtum, and Coup. Archibald Forbes, the English war correspond- ent, will lecture in the Central Music-Hall next Thursday evening. The engizements of Mr. Bradluugh in Europe will prevent his lecturing in Ameriea this year, and Mr. Forbes has been enguged to filt” his ensazement in the Star Lecture Course. This will be the tenth and last of tae course. Mr. Forl subject will be ** The Inner Lite of a War Correspondent. Balina Fetters, the Louisville débutante, is go- {ne to muke a tolr through the South with the tollowing: Mr. J. 1. Huntley, Charles P. Do Gront, George A. dorris, George S. Grey, J. M. Fox, ltobert Fisher, Frederick Hooker, J. P. Milter, Charles Bassetr, J. Fruzer, H. C. Duvis, Miss Florence Kennedy, Mrs. J. M. Fox, Etls Baker, Gracie Fox, . Robert_Stéele will uet 'as business managers Punch Wheeler, ndvance agent. Adolphe_Belor, who bas been spending the winiter at Monzco. 15 reparing un inmense sen- sation for the stage. 1t istobe drawn from bis ronuoee entitied = The King of the Greeks.” the » Greeks” being in this case the sharpers in tho gambling world. The play will be brought out ut tho Porte St. Martin, Patis, in a fe weeks. For it success is predicted as great as that won by =Thirty Years of a Gambler's Lite,” in which Lemartre and other noted actors were 0 astonishings. The Keene company are having a severe tussle with the clements in the Northwest. They were due in St. Paul, Mion., last Monday. They reached that tows on Wednesday morning, where they p d afternoon and evening overtlowing botses. On Thursdny they begnn an engagement in Minncapolis which terminated Iast uight. Owing to anothersevere Snow-storm they are compelled to cancel dutes in Cedar Rapids, In., Omaky, and Lincotn, and wiil return to St. Paul and play to-morrow night. “The Waifs of New York,” a melodrama which was successfuily revived at the-Acudemy of -Music two weeks ngo, will be amony the at- trucnons for the rowd’ next scason, under the management of Mr. Williuo: Einiett. ‘The rea- son for this suceess is not $0 much ‘owing Lo the present strength of the piece as owing to the felicitous interpretatfon of a _soubret part M fe Howard. The present sof the plece will, we understand, Le swept uway, Mr. Bartley Campbell baving under- taKen to rewritc the play, with a view of not only bringing forward the soubret part but of hightening the general futerest in tho story. The churicter nssumed by Miss Howard i3 that of a New York newsboy, a combinution of humor and pathos, which she ioterprets witn considernbie _artistic powe guided by a thorough knowledge of such =z line of character. She presents a pict- ure of the gumin of Gotham, in his im- pudence, bright and ready wit, and general precoclty, with a fidel:ty to nuture at once recog- nized. Miss Howard will be the sturof the co bination, and, Il she winsns inany admirers clse- where ns she has at the Academy, her manager has a fortune jn tne speculation. Boucicault bas sent the fullowing letter to Clam Morris: * HoTEL VENDOME, BOSTON, Sun- dny, Feb. 23, 1881.—DeAR CLA ta: 1-occupy this the first moment I have free since I witnessed your performance to tell you vers sincerely I acknowledge the presence of the greatest Hn- glish actress in modern tragic drama that has existed during my caret I am no enthusiast, and you know am not complimentary to artl (who generally do not require the aftiatus of praise), but I would do myself injustice if 1 falled to express the opinion of an old judge. Heaven grant you health and life—it has granted you. everything else. I wl you would tell Thorne that he **ran you hard' fourth act, and that is snying \'cr{ much,—morn than any otber living actor could do. You are now at your zenith; you never acted so_well us you do now. L bave & great respect for your redécessors in the purt of Camille,—I mean Bnche. Matilda Heron, Modjeska, and Sarah B., —but you comblne all that was admirable in each. { have done. Receive what I have said a8 a hearty tribute from an old actor to a youny nctress;—but not too old in heart to be insensi- ble to fuch emotions as you can arouse. uor to the fresh wreaths you are weaving for your art. Ever sincerely youss. D10N BOUCICAULT.” Miss Ada Cavendish, a writer in the Feuilleton snys, “ought not to retain a very pleasant recollection of America. She was unfortunate- Iy nunazed in some respects when she came here. Her route through the conntry wis onc involving thousands of miles of travel and ex- traordinury hardships. The season was unex- ampled n1ts severity. The lady was fragile, unucclimated, and among strungers. Worn out with mishaps, overwork, disappointment, sad anxiety, and_ suffermg from exposurc, sne arrived’ in New York sick and discour- nged. to be met by u brutal and infamous attack upoon her private character, ber parent- age, her protessional houesty, and her ability. While lying helpless upon her bed, attended by two physicians, the puper was brought to her which declared that she was only *shamming™, sick, und it intimated that_this was one of ber' usul tricks to detraud her danager. The fuace ot tho physician who read it tingted with indig- nation. Ilc characterized it as the most unique picce of rufliznism be had ever encountered in print. But he was told that it would be useless to seek redress. That all the women who hud tried.it bud fuited, that by common consent of the prosecuting officer und the Police Justices, the nuthor of this outrage was wllowed o do as he pleased. Itscems to me that If Miss Caven- dish hud bad n male friend, with one drop of chivalrie bloud in him. slish or American, be would bave taken that little ditliculty into his own hands.” Pauline Markham_bas returned to the New York stage. She is the Stalacla in * The Crook,” revived lust weck. Nym Crinkle tells us, ** in spite of all her wmis- fortunes, woman. Her legs have been so often and so ably analyzed that to return to them would be o waste of adjectives. They are very gifted legs, and do mot depend upon action for their effccts. Markham does not deal in the acrobat's feats to win applause for limbs that, us Mr. Winter would suy, are beautiful as the lily I3 beautiful, without knowing the reasou Your sincere leg never bothers with the wh Unlike the chorus-girl's lec, the less it hus on the more brilliant jt becomes. Muark- hum, so to spenk, simply brings her legs to the footiighbts, und like trained animuls, lets them show themselves, sbe keeplng u kind ot sk:ll- Tully unconcerned watcn over them 1o see that uobody climbs over the orchestra and tries 1o barry them off. Jn her case that which may be called leumlinous art is brought to the hizoest siteh of perfection. All the rest of ber anutomy B shvordinated to leg. There is no faciul im- pertinenee of beauty to_confuse and divide the uttention of the observer. 'No vocal ability is for n moment_permitted to weaken the zlory of the lustrous llmbs. She says ineffect: *Iam the personified leg. 1t {singa little and take a hond in_ the dialog. it is a mere flourish of ornument.” The essentiul, spontancous, .and ablding thing, is leg.’ " GOSSIP FOR LADIES. TOE OLD, OLD STORY. Norrlstown Herald. 4 Yhat have we bere?” asked the editor-man, As the dvor it opened wides He'd a frown on his face, and in harmless grace A knife hung at his side. 0 A girl it was who opened the door— A maiden meek and fair; Too pale to speak her lily cheek, And wond'rous black her hair. «T've come,” the visitor said, **to sce If you'll print these lines 1 wrote s And, s down she sat on the editor's hat, A pang his bosom smote. Now, bad it been & young man lean, And thin, and gauntly tall, The journalist would have spat on his tist And run him to the wall. g Yea, then would the editor-man have danced, And suug a song of glce, - And, with eyes atlame, the young man's frame Would have cut in pieces three. But here was a case unlike the rest; And how to dispose of.it? He could not with the knife attempt her life— He could only gusp und Spit. At last a thought—denr, hnnp§ tkought!— Cime prunc:ng through his head: «Your verse, tnouza good, I cunuot print— But 'll marry you!” he said. She laughed, while the great, flerce editor-man. 'Fnis maiden did embrace; And. when she looked up, thro’ her biush she saw The sweetest smile ou his face. And thus the people were spared the verse, And a goud result uttained; The editor's gun didu’t Kill any ooe, And the maid a husband gained. NEXT THING TO PIZEN. Detroit Free Press. Three or four mornings agu A stalwart farmer man about 35 years of age reached the city from the north, und at onco informed the police that he wason the trail of his wife, who bad elooed with a nefghbor and headed for Decroit. In the course of two hours the guilty pair were found and taken to the Ninth Avenue Statlon, where the outraged nusbund contronted therm. He bud repeatedly said that he would kill the manon sight, and to give welght-to bis assertions he dis- played a rusty old revolver which bad becn Joaded ever since the War closed. ] wYes, I'll kill him,—kill him as dead as & door- nail!” he muttered not five minutes before the pair came in. But, lo! agreat change took plece ag they en- tered. Iostead of pulling out the deadly weapon and uttering u battle-cry, # Smile lit up his face and be held out a hund to either for ashake, saying: * Hai do thus. “ Well, Jed, I feel sorry,” replied Bauok, warmed his fingers. p “So you follercd us?” queried the wife, as she looked around the room. “Yes, Mury. What in thunder made you skip out in this way? Huve you anything ugin me?” “No,notas I knows on, but Haok said he loved me best.” “Now, Hunk. did you tell that? Well, rd r believed sich a thiog of you.” Jed, I feel mighty mean over this thing,” replied Hank. b do 1,” added Mary. Well, you orter, I tell ye. The man who runs off with'a neighbor's wife is the next thing to ‘pizen.” B shall never do it sgain, Jeddy darlinz,” said the wife, as she patted his cheek. * 1 tell you 1 was awful homesick to see your dear old Tace.” “Was you, pussy? -I thought you would be,” ne answered, us he kissed her on the nose. “ Jed, are ye going to raise a fussover this?” tnquired Hun! £ wWell, I orter.” wQOh, I wouldn't. I'm willin’ to do what's fair. You'n | buve allus been good friends.”” 1+ I know it, Hank.” s If I was married and you sloped off with my wife I'd forgive ye, blamed it 1 wouldn't. rn settie all the damages as far as I kin.” “ “That's fair—that's manlike.” mused Jed. w1l give ye that 3-year-old colt and call it square.” ° * Tale the colt, Jeddy,” prompted the wife. w1'll doit, Hank.and here's my hand oo it! There bain't nothiug mean about you, after ail. \'uu;n Mary won't slope agin?” No+ How could I leave myJeddy?" shé whispered as shic patted his feft ear: wWell, then it's all séttled,” remarked the husbund. * We all go home, I take the coit, you bmlu pxiomxse not to slope aguin, and everything is lovely.” “ Do’ you enter a complaint against them?"” asked the Captain. No, [ guess not. - You seo. Hank is kinder squar’ and honest, and Mary ie willin® to matke up, ond though I'ma perfect fiend when I'm roused 1 guess it’s my duty to forgive ‘em both in this ¢ The trio went out, each face as serenc as o June mornmng, xud when Hank and Jed decided %o tnke some beer to brace up on, Mary waited on the corner and sang: : “ Be It ever 50 humble, There's 0o place like home.” 1 didn't believe you was mean "nufl to as he AIISS COUTTS AND MARIO. Celia Logan writes of the Baroness Burdett- Coutts as rollows to tho Cincinnati Times: - I’ remember perfectly how Diss Coutts looked'and acted when she followed the glorious singer and Apollo Mario to this country. She wug not even then a youny woman, DOF was she even handsome. She looked from U to 3¢ years of age. Her features wero thick and irregulur, her complexion muddy and of thick texture. Sne was ot medium hight and most exqisitly molded, « Muthemuticalty speaking.”” | sne Is still four-fifths a beautitul ! gentlemen. She would curtains the whole perr;!r!mh:;fegolgemmhrm Ript expression on her face, nj if apoUlh iy .enchanted by the tones of ‘the poiC ¥erelyps The perforinagce over. sho oo clY tenel moments a3 if waltiug for the o8 Sario would near the stugze. by srcehk tnd on_him a look full of ndminon s, YUl besy . en 4 1o or enrringer s Coutts “woulg ghygia **To those behlnd the scencs in gy, g romnatic Stry was well Knonn.L00% dy kept Murio chained to Grisi, even g1 thy wearied of her und would gladyy so 7200 be by bis I¥Fic_ BORors to become th pagticay rich Englishwoman who b coeed8dof o Iose one note of that Henven-givas sl by from Bis divine gift of sonmesfegy O Ay tho bandsomest men ever born, alti, ) 0eet a trifle undersized. Grisi, too, wolRh he my type of a luvely [talinn, eyes nd sy e daric a3 midnizht, and’ In person: L5 Ke iy formed, althouzh at this time she wers Wty somewhiat passC. Althoupn the oSOt ag iugly on the ‘most [riendly fooror <o Coutts' _admiration for the oot Vg being supposed 10 be. merely e she ~migat feel for an i such 05 she bus lately shown pocroL i nctor, s terribly Sealous, and 1 % 18 at the time othing but the fey L altorether caused hor zo"pr.f{".,",’,:"sl'?flhrj hursets, ' semember, hoveter. Sas e t o wd been a dowestie scene bes i an Grisi camme to tho thagtre iy 18 up fury. The opern wis Sario woro in splendid voice, rying to outdo vach other, At 1 i proaches her betrnyer. sm.-:clfifla’f;hrfiml"' arm to its futlest extent she nuin:pdmfl the box in which the lonelady Sat, and el 8 forth: *Thou yet shull feel the anguy bas broken this heart ! Mario urna pria on Grist, and Miss Coutds drew fariner g 22 tho curthins. The words being In ltay o tR 1ot generally understool by (he poiil Ty the verdict was that u more snlcndmengh' d never before been gi o WICKLE AND HIS WIFE i othar nig oot Leuier g e other night old man Wickle ; while walking along thestreet, mmm::;"f: a mite societs, enzaged in a quarrel. * I'm not #oing out with you an ; uel. said Mrs. Wickle. * You are tooggih to cut up the way 50u did to-night.” The dey an old 1mun who has the rheumAtism so gt gt he can't put his socks on mornings, goingyy mite meeting and cavorting and romping g L bave done to-night. I say that it s shagen I muy have rheumatism,” replied the gy man, “but [ haven't got dyspepsia. I doyy growl and snap at everybudy. You have pee growing worse for the lust ten years, It Gidn’t baye me to pick at, 1 belicve you'd dor *1 won't walk with 8 man that ncs likea th. P2 How does the rhinoceros act?” mun, thinking that be would catch nfifi?m IS like a fool, thav's how b Cis ik 1 ow % Wickie walked rapidly away. fisfiinmffi man_ several puces behind. He finally cagght up, Just us a younz man came walking wlong, having especially fine, rounded, sloping shoul- ders, over which she invariably wore a truls regal camel’s-bair shawl. She was always dressed plainly in & dark silk or cashmere dress, and evers night that Mario sapg Miss Coutts snl In the stage-box entireiy ulone. She was dressed so slmply, her maoners and appearance veing so unassuming aud the reverse of strik- ing, that opera-goers of that day took littlo notice of - her beyond an occusional surmise a8 to who the loge indy in the box was, for it was Lefore the era of the matinées and ludies going to places of amusement unaccompunied bY . *'You are walking pretty fust,” gentleman. b L His wife didn't say noything. B “It's clonding up,” be remarked; “mustty L m]fi—“:x‘é d Iy, b e O ady -made no reply, but s okt o he exclaimed, addressing Mr. Wiekle, »what do you mean by attempting 1o thmg you company on a lady who doy not want you! It's becoming too frequent i Clevelind for ludies to be insulted on thestreey by loafers. Get back!™ The youngman struek at Wickle. Mrs. Wickle clubbed her umbrelly and, exclaiming, *Thuat's my husband,” strock the young man an undignified blow. The &i mun, encouraged by his wife's strike for e union, jumped on the young man and beld hla while the rattling ribs of the umbrella fellm the youth's head with a noise like the fallingef buil mnu.-)l. A Brsak amucl, nobody can break up our domsste ' said the wife, after the battle. sir,” answered Sumuel. *When 8 zn tries to destroy the domestic happinessof oy household, he catches wy cousolidated powerad A LADY OF LIONS. * New York Warld. Jules Gerurd {5 dead, ignobly drowned nmy African River, but Bombonell lives, and ts lions of the Dark Continent have long trembial athisname. A sister of Viscount Mandes, Louisa, Countoss of Gosford, now divides i Bombonell the luurels of Africa. The Internr tional Yacht Club, which started from Lisko ayachting tour 2nd included Algiessinthols of Its stations, procured its members tha toogel for opportunity of having a shot ut o lion uakr Bowbonell's guidance. The most enthusast members of the expedidon were ladies, it them the Countess of Gosford, Bomoocel received the members of the yuhler clubs s old acquaintances. Almost first question put to him was, * we go lion bunting?’ Now it mustb bornc in mind that Algeria s o foor the buating ground par excellence it used ot and one hus totravel u good distance nowiin 1o reuch some Arab tribe in whose neighbor lions nre tb be met with. Bombonell knevol two tribes to whom ie had addressed himself B anticipation of his expeeted visitors' clamoriy. Vuinly did Setry to dissunde the, ladies frd taking purt in the sport. Nothing was left fx him but fo take the greatest possible precaatn azainst any accidents that might befall thefi portion of the party, all of whom, afteran! Start, reached the promised land in ssfet Without wuch loss of time the beaters s4i work and promptly succeeded in rousing fissts lion und next a lioness. Unfortuuately theli after belng wounded, began to makein lcaps straizht for the vehicle occupled by Indies. The driver, sceing himapprouch, off his seat and disappeared in the num s horses became uneusy by the fring.esd It stinctively trightened by the lurking emjl.‘l dashed off. but were soon brought tod 1t Stand for them,—a fortunate one for the lad 1s It turned out. Tho lion cume up Wi 2 Dorses in o few leaps, struck his claws and intoone of them, throwinzit to the nw&m thereby not only causing the other onetd bt upsctting the wagon it thosame time, Quik as lightuing Lady Gusford was od ber fest 4 and almost touching the lion, tired atand WOty ed him so budly that the animal was uod! renew tho uttack. Bomnonullmmemmarfiflr‘ and with 1 couple of stots from bis revcl gave the lion tho coup de grace. 1tis HM\LM To sy that the hunt was brought to ao en that Lady Gosford is now the herolne of &FF hunt, envied not only by man & SpUrting B but by all the tourists at preseut o Africa. FEMININ B NOTES. When & New York young man pops the 0% tion, he now suys, ** Let's consolidate. Curiosify shop—0h whata lovely vase: K aotique, 18 it not?” * No, madum, it's » Whata pity! It wasso pretty.” Don't you think.” said a husband, mfl\“& l:r buking his wife, * that women are s tho devil?" ™ Yes,”" was the quick repif soon as they are married.”” 2 5 The man who said, ** A woman wmh cx::l:g mind on any subject in twenty-four ko been discovered. Ten yoars ago his wife P""u nounced him a fool, and she hasn'e ¢ mind since. An Enghish girl writes that no ma! long ut & woman who does not stare bn:: b sounds very well, but it snc does ot St g how is she o kuow whether the mun bass SLArDg Or not? i 1 quite agree with Byron,” !nldjhflln‘l‘l o a lady who wus suing for divoree. TPy such thing us friend:hip beteen & oot ot %, , It warried.” e My love for you is like that gIOWE0 pg sald Adoiphus a3 he blinked at mvmh;';;‘, antbracite and then at the object of his#ly A A eonte fall, she murmured the spark got quite warm trying© she spelied the sentenc “Yos,t satd a witness, "1 remes fendant's mother crying o e ere ot 0. She was weeplng with ber I ferred to. She wus weeplng Wi 16T o o ihe ¢ 1 remember the ouly one she b: ears #I%.Top, ning down her right check. ‘f{,’:‘( 2a” claimed tho Judge, *now couh‘i‘_l Cagt * Please, vour Honos d the J was awfully cross-cyed. v « your little birdic has been very: Ve o ot she wrote to the young man. * "“‘;?fl;fl“ of nervous trouble, und the doctors Sy st have perfect rest, und . quict, o 1 0 think of notblog.—ibsoiutely nulnlmfl-!u-;m;( e, di G re. 1 thought €O Jou B Voun ad 1t oser,sad 055 reud it throuzh u Slowly, and Pl his pockec and wi der the Sl and kept thinkiug, But he didn't 535 He only kept thinking. o «Wehave heliotypes, madamei L, oo show you, prints of rare beautys of 8t 19 mastérs, and of new pré :'mdvu;mn,_’ but these can bardly SCFVO ’-‘mrunmfl“"‘ * Prints!” she c!fl.‘lnhned. * why, [am out to-day 10 vl klnd’;’nrndr‘:fi. Do your prints fil’i’;fl‘g interview was becoming i little PRI She 1 he explained matters 1o her, 10 ek calls$ sponded with an elongte : ber boy away from pictoriul expior tho books, she went on like an eb! An Ecelesinstical m'":;fm. {The Vieur of o village ]G:B e gland, who s somewbilt uppopulal A fis purishioners, made certain FCEY cent sermon 1t waich & lady sol The Vicar wniked Aliownnf;a;‘l; bt cw where the lady W 4 gsm ber n good shiking, returned 10 tind finished his discourse. o —— : Winchester's nypopnugzn::" : will cure consumpdon, COUEDS. Feoaenitls, and general debility: twenty-one yeuars. ven by anyipgy B “occasion &« —