Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1881, Page 20

¢ 3 i t ! : ® THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ‘SUNDAY,_ APRIL 3, _1881—TWENTY 'PAGES. 20 e e e - MUSIC. Close of the Beauplan French I Opera Season. Interesting Details of the June/ > Saengerfest. Mme, Peschka-Lenfner, Cary, Czadidus, Whitney, and Remmerts, Soloists. A Chorus of- 1,200 Voices and Orchestra of 150 Instru- ments. The Greatest Concert Week Prom- ised Ever Known in Chicago. Billee Taylor &f the Grand Opera House This Week. THE FRENCH OPERA. ‘The opera season is over. and has been ono of the most remarkable musical successes we have ever had. Its representations have been noticed so fully from doy to day and also in ourlast weekly summary that we need not do more on this occasion than to give them amost cordial indorsement, and to wish them success in the East. In this connection it iwill be a pleasant announcement to opera-goers that the tfoupe, greatly strengthened, will appear here nedt No- ‘Vember with a new répertolre. THE SAENGERZ EST. The SFngerfest Commicees arc making rapid prog-ess with their wc.k, and have surmonnted the principal obstacle 1n their way, the selection of a sopran~. by closinr a contract with Mme. Peschka-Leutner, thegrer ~nipsic artist, who. it will be rememtered, ma *: a splendid suc- cess at the second Giliu.:v tival in Boston, for whicn she was specially engaged. The soloists for the Fest are now all secured, andare ms follows: Mme. Peschka-Leutner, so- prano; Miss Cary, alto; Mr. Candidus, tenor; and Messrs, Remmertz and Whitney, bassns. Mr. Candidus has already forwarded his xéfierwh-e, and it is cerfain that he will sh)f the “AMasonic Ceutata™ of Mozart; the “Prize Song™ from “Th. Meistersi the gre: arias from ‘‘Eur: _ath *Oberon ” “Siegfried’s Love Song. from the * Walkil- ren'"; in the grund Quo from * Lobengrin™: in the quartet from * Rigoletto” and in the trio from * William Tell,” with Whitney and Rem- mertz. The chorus, representing Hfty-six so- cicties, will number not less thun L2 voices, &nd pleked socleties will be_taken for the solo quartets, among them tne Young Minnerchor from Philadelphia. who will sing the quartet on the “Salacus.” The orchestra will number 150 pleces, seventy from here and eighty made up 1in Cincinpati, Milwaukee, and New York. The rinclpal works will be Becthoven's Choral viuphony; the “Salamis,” for malc chorus; the *Odyssey,” for mixed volces; the “Death of Drusus,” for male voices: the entire firs+ _act of * Lobengrin' 2 *+Tass( 34 “Preludes”; and manr's " ».530C, and these will be mter. sparse ter works. AL present every- Infilnoks tcvorable for a great success, 1t 1may in any eveat bo asserted that such an array of solnists was never before presented in any festival in this country. MENDELSSOEN QUINYET CLU3. That favorit a:d old-tine orgapiz. tonm, the Mendelssohn Quintet Club of Boston, whuse nampe stands at the head of chamber-music per- formers in this country, gave two performances at Farwell Hall tast week, notice of which had o be omitted at the time owlngy . the pressure of other rwusical entertainments. It is fortunate that a motice of . these excellent and well disciplined artists at any time would only have been an emphasis of the many pleasant words ™ we bave often written of them, and that now all that is neces- gary to do is to commend them to the people of California, whither they are cn route. They wili play there for the first time, but, as they have a National repwitation, it has undoubted!y preceded them, and v.ill sccure them A larzeand ‘enthusinstic patronuge. In their peculiar sphere they stand unrivaled. - They are solo artists «:& more than ordinary skill and intellixence, and by thelr experience ns quintet players and their long work tozether, they have become welded into an homogeneous and harmonious whole. Their repertory fncludes the best chamber music of the best maaters, and to it they give an inter- pretation which is not only full of dignity and refinement, but which is as nearly perfect as it is possible for players to reach. The pcople of Californfa will do wiscly 1n & musical sense if they give them a-warm welcome. They will be richly repaid. 2 BEETHOVEN SOCIETY REUXNION. | The third reunion of the Deethoven Soclety was given =i the Methodist Church. Block on Thursday evening, and was more than usually interesting. The vocal attraction of the even- ing was & young singér from the East, Miss Jennie Jerzykiewicz, who sans the ** el Raggio from “Semiramide,” Mozart's * Violet ™ in Ger- ‘man, and the “Amie Moi Mazurka™ of Chopin, setby Viardot. Tho opening aria was not well adapted for her voice, although she showed skill and study in its performance, but in the other numbers she sang charmingly. Her voice 18 very'sweet and smouth, but lucks somewhat inpower. . Mr. Wolfsonn opened tho concert with the “Moonlight Sonata” of Beethoven. It 45 pleasant to know that Mr. W. hus reacwed his study of Beethoven, und next season may play . cireserles of tho sonatas, as he has done Gowe oofore. Mr. Carl Recker plaved the ui.e’. .:f Ries with fine expression and finish, and also with excellent tone. Mr. Eichheim sbowd again that he holds the position of our fi* cellist by his Une playing of theGaitermaun *Csntilena” and the A la Hongroise.” Tho singingof Mr. W. C. Grnimshy. 1 new-cymer, smade a very agrecable impression. The Men- 2a1ssobn Trio in C winor, for piano, violin. and -~ "lo, brought the program to 4 close, and wus beautifully played, especially in the Audante and Scherzo movements. THE GUITAR CONCERT. A testimonial concert was given last Wednes- duy evening at Hershoy Musie-Hall to Miss Lulu Hiltabldel, the accomplished guitar-teacher of the Hershey School. Sbewas assisted by Misses . A. E. Kearsley and Alma E. Bate,sopranos: Miss * 1da Gilbert, contralto; Mrs. Anna Hiltabidel and Prof. A.J. Way, of Cleveland, guitarists: Mr. J, L. Johnstom, tenor; and Mr. H. Clarence Eddy, orgauist. The concert was in every way a, success, and the lorge nudience present fiinni{E3ted™ thair appreciation by hearty ap- plause. “Mr.Krederick Boseovitz was given o numbers upon the: program. bLut he failed to ‘make an appezrance; and disappointed a inrge mumber of people. Prof. Wuy und Mr, Eddy supplicd his place by guitir and orean Solos. Prol. Way displayed inusual ability in his min- agement of the guitar, and exccuted a number of 20los in a brilliant und urtistic manner. Miss ZLulu Nefltubidel’s playing was slways graceful and finished, indicating refinement counted with a thorougk knowiedge of tho capabilities of the instrument. - PRATT’S SYMPHONY REHEARSAL. The public rehearsal of Mr. S. G. Pratt's **Progigal Son Symphony " took place yester- day noon nt Central Music-Hall, under the com- poser’s direction. There was a very large nudi- ence in attendance, which of ftself was o com- piiment to Mr. Pratt, and tho performanco elicited expressions of hearty applause, that must bave been still more satisfactory. We have not the time to cnter finto anythlog liko =a detailed notice of the work, and fu- deed todo that fairly or intelligently would re- quire two or three careful hearings. It $s divid- ed into three movemens, Aliegro dlastoso, Adagio-andante, and _Allegro mu vor Troppo, illustrating the three episodes in e story of the Prodizul Son—his departure, bis rictons und his return. Of these, the Adagio seems to U8 most symmetrical, g5 it is the most” eflcctive and clear, though hisskill in harmony js best displayed ja tho final movement, where the motives of the first two regurn and are in- terwoven. As aruic, his themes are very clear- Iy defined and skillfully haodied. though his climaxes are not always strong. and in the first Tuovement the instrumentation at times seems thin. Itis by all meansthe best and wmost im- portant work he has ever produced, und it ought 1o have a more public hearing. Mr. Pratt closed the program with his * Antique Minuet and Pastorale” and * Wedding Potonaise," both for orchestra. The lstter is now quite. fumiliar. ‘The minuet is very bright and graceful, and its tendency to manotony relieved by the Pastorale in the middle part. It isa morceau that will be- ‘come very popular. _1HE LIEBLING CONCERT. 3Mr. Licbling’s concert at Fairbank Hall on successfully performod at the first concert, and repeated on this ceeasion by request, the fact of which no doubt called together thu large audi- ence, which was made up of the prominent mu- sicians #nd musical people of tho city. This work 13 seldom performed in this country, Mr. Liebling being one of those who bave bad the courage, or at least the zmbition, to attempt it. Tke dilliculties sre stupendous, requiring an un-~ t:'iog technique 1o overcome them; but Mr Tietiing attacked them with an abandon and that were electrifying. The samo qualities sere shown in the Mendelssokn number, the Fantasie, op. 28, the performance of which se~ cured hir: an encore, 1o which he played his charining composition, * Feu Follet,” which isn most_dainty little morceau, abounding with charmiugz effects, Messrs. Clark and Heimen- duhi assisted, and also Messrs. Lewis, Allen, Leisegung, Kracmer, Oesterle, Schoeppe, and Bebouz. In this connection it is interesting to know that the Rubinstein octet was_also brought out in Boston recently by Mr. B. J. Lang 1u oue of his Tremont-Templeo concerts. “BILLEE TAYLOR.” The new nautical comte opera, * Billeo Tay- lor,”” will be performod all this week at the Grand Opera-House. The opera will be pre- sented with now geenery, costumes, and up- pointments, with a larze orchestra and chorus. i Tho cast of the cpera is us follows: Signor Brocolini W. Montgomery Mc, J. J. Bepitz. Mr. George Thorne - Eugene Clark 3 1tachel Sangrer iss Emma Guthric Christopher Crab. Sir Mincing Lane Ren Barnucle ‘The Hon. Cupf Billee Taylor. Arabella Lane. Susan... Eliza Dabse; Misy Hughes Pheebe Fairlei sca Guthrio Of these, Signor Hrocolinl, Mr. Euzene Clark, Messes. Montgomery and Bonitz, and Miss San- ger, have alrendy appeared here !n opera. AMIERST COLLEGE GLEE-CLUB, an organization for the singing of coflege songs, will give a concert at Central Musle-Hall on Tuesduy evening next, with a program fullof the melodies of college days, both ol the new and old styte. The following Hst wili recall old times to many & graduste: My Last Cigur,” “Duteh Company," * Mory's Lamb,” * Rumskio- rumskio,” “ Three Black Crow: 0Oid Qaken Bucket,” *Co-Ca-Chelunk, Billy Magee,” + Gpidee, ckle, Cackle,” *The Man in Our’ Towan,” *We Won't Go Home Till Moraiag,” ete. The Club has met with great success in {ts trav- els, und undoubtedly the numerous alumol of Amberst will sco to it that they have onc here. CHICAGO COMPOSERS. ' As our readers may be aware, the concert given last Sunday afternoon by the Liescyaug orchestra at Brand’s Hall was devoted entirely to the works of Chicugo composers, and that such a novelty may ot be passed unnoticed wa print the followlng brief criticism of ench work, which hos been furnished us by'a competent authority: Although none of the productions bore tho stamp of genius, nevertholess u number of them showed evidence of n thorough knowledgo and careful study of harmony and counter- point. Judglng also by musical reminiscences, chanteteristic of the great composers, Mondels- sobn, Schumann, etc., cropping out here and L was casy to perceive in whose footsteps they fuliowed. The best number on,_ the program was n march ‘by W. Rohde, followed by a scherzo and inter- mezzd, by tho same composer. All three were well couceived, bore marks of orig- inality. and showed the skill of the composer in rezard to instrumentation. They met with_hearty favor from ke audience. An overture by C. E. R. Milller was next given, and bu for its length and the thin Instrumcatation in parts would have proved more interesting, Tho composer was evidently somewhnt out of his ciement, and is more at home in organ com- positions. Prutt’s serenado for strings was heard wext, buf, es the same was performed ~n previous occasions, and cniticised, further comments 8rc = UNDCCESSAry. favorit violinist, E. Heimendabl, also penred as a composar n ap Greriure entitled “Snaring.” The work Is concelved in the Mendelssohn riyle, and bears evidence of careful study in musical composition. The main fautt fics in its extreme 'sogth, and bere gnd :hare were weak sputsin il urchestration. The compo:itions ur . (. Gles ceasisted of ap- 2 vod wd entre’ucte 10 his opera ~Utho Visconte,” made ki.own here by A7 Iicdy an the orgnn, and criticised uereiwfore. His work shows ~sreful study, and is done in & thorough music.nly manoer. He bhas chosen the new sehool—namely: Wazner. ~Henry Schounfeld, ova of the lufest acuisitions musteally, was represcoied by a “scherzo” for thres: violins and viola (a rather peculiar combination) and an utre'acta from bis can:ata “ Easter Iayll.” for strings and two clarionees: also 8 march fr full orcbestra. Tho scherzo is a delightful bit o orizrinul compasition, and SIMDS the compUSCT a8 u thorvugh musician. The entre'acte also ved very intercsting, though’ somowhat pro- ix. The* Heroic” march by the same com- ser is conceived in tho military styic ula Scbubert, bai suffered sowmnewbat on acconnt of its lengthy proburtions. Betier justice could huve been done tho scherzo and Idvll bud they boen played In a smaise ball, Mossrs, Ratch and Schlelffarth were represented by dance measures, the former producing o ~‘Dance of the Gomes,” which fs full of spirit and fire, und being of a popular character made an immense seasation, He also produced some- thing of A quict nature ealled * Evening Medi- tation,” but. which proved munotonaus on we- count of its length. Mr. Schleiffarth aiso pleased the nudicuce with @ venlul waltz enlled *Prairie Flowes To go into details concerning the conducting, which was undertaken by ench composer, would -n: nttempting too mueh, and it is more proper Trawthe veil of charlty on this subject. THE BOSTON IDEAL. "he Boston ldeal Opera company have ndded Olivette to thelr répertory, and that they give tho operan splendid interpretation will appear from tho followini cas Capt. De Merritac. Valenting W. H. Macdonald Tom Kurl Duc Des If: Burnabee Coquelicot. e Frothingham Mnarvejol.., George Kummerlee Qlivete.. Murle Stono Countess idine Ulmar Velontiue. Lizzic Burton Moustigue. May Calef Tunkeeper. . Montgomery Mistigris.. A. E. Nichols Lartimon.. - Mr. Jobnson “The Ideals pley i return Grand Opera-House in April. whien thoy will also produce - ‘The Pirates of Penzance.” A RESIGNING COLLEGE. The Cincinnati Gazelle says that within two yearsand a bulf, * on actual count, seventecn Professors, some of them celebrated for their proficiency, have either left the College of Music orare no longer connected with ft. These aro Messrs. Andres, Perring, Thotsss, Mees, Foley, Schnelder, Wittgenstein, Steflanone, L Villa, Flechter, Rothemund, Krehbiel, Miss Emma Cranch, Mrs. Kate Westendorf, Miss Louisa TRoliwagen, Mrs. Newman, snd Miss Thorndick, 3t 1 well known that most of these teachers left Decause they beeamo dissatisfied with the man- nzement, others because they hud not sulficicut ‘professional work, aithough the puplis were said to inereasc in numbers daily. lesides those tencticrs, the following persons craployed hn the ofiice of 'tho college nre mo longer_connceted withit: Miss Thresher, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Brook, and Mr. Mendenhall.™ LOCAL MISCELLANRY. 3r. Frederick Boscovitz will give o pianore- cital at Hershey Hall next Snturday noon. Maurice &' Engremont, the young Brazilian violinfst, who hus made Such 7 success at the East, will play in Cemral Musle Lall April 1t and 16. The Root & Sons Music Company have a large mportation of Geman band and orchestra noy- elties, Just received, and published in Dresden and Hamburg. A correspondent writes: * Where may one hear the choleest music Easter morning? By answering the above in your Sunday issue you will greatly oblige n constant reader, but mu- stezlstranger.” Tho programs for thie Euster music are not yet made out. Signor Farint will bave hisannuat concert at Fairbank Hell on Thursday evening next, upon which occasion. he will have the ussistance of Mrs. Florence Forbes, Mrs, Hattlo Cornell, " the Misses H. Lewis, Addle Hiestand, A. Carter, Mionie Hill, and Messrs. Bluthardt. Ryder, Milii- gan, Davies, and Keimery The program 18 made up of balluds and operutic selections. A soirfo will be glven at Apoilo Hail ‘on Wednesduy evening next by tho' folbuw tune pu- pils of the Calcago Musical Colleze: The Misses Addie and Emmu Vaugha, Stelly Soper, Faonic Stokes, Blanche Sargeant, Jennio Hunter, Fidelin ggfi;:ul;e, b‘erémd_:: ‘l‘uhusnu. J(‘:lnnln \Vfindull. o, Carrio Munger, and Maud Picree, ussisted by r. Ocstorle, the fute piuycr. The L. A. Phelps concert company i5 prepar- 1o t0 give n Series of concorts fn tha State of lown auring the next fow weeks. The company ¥ill consist of Mr. L. A. Phelps, Mrs. Ida Mac Pryce, Miss Nellic Wolcott, Messrs. B. F..Groves, C.E. Reynoids, and Qtto’ Oesterle. The coto- pany will visit' Cedar Raplds, Marshalltown, Os- caloosa, Des Moines, Grinnell, and Newton. The cighth of Mr. Liebling's soires W Inst eveding, Siss Grace Starrs polag tha poni: of the evening. The young ludy played Schu- bert’s Sonata in A minor; Chopin's Nocturne, op. 57, No. 2, end Polonuise, op. 40, No. 17 Liszt's Second Rbapsody; Jensen's “Silent Love” and Romanza, op. 10, No. 1; und the Liszt Concerso fn Edat. Mr. W. L. Grimsby was the vocalist. Mr. 1. C. Eday gave un orgun recital at shiey Hall Yestorduy AfLOrn0an, playin the fa ‘Thursday evening was in every respect a great sucreas, and was & fitting close to the series of tho season. The most nomble featvre of the # eeucert was the Rubinstein octet, whick wasso lowing program: - Fantasic and Fugue in minor, by Kichter; * Orpheus,” by LIE;'X: mm: duction and chorus of the Priests of Hultzel, from Mr. Gleason’s opera ** Montezuma''; sonata in D minor, No. 1, by Guilnant; * An- dante Favorl,” from Lachner's Second Suite, op. 115; and a concert-satz in E tlat minor, Merkol's Jast orean composition, which Mr. Eddy recently received from the composer. Ars.’ C. Baldwin sany * With Verdure Clnd” and a cavatinafromn * Anna Boleoa.” 5 The Amateur Musleal Club_gave another of its cutertainments on Wednesday afrernoon last, with & program_of exceptional charucter. —Al- though tho weuther was forb{dding, yet quitea large nudicnce assembled and was ‘well repaid, as the progrum was one of the best of the sea- son and was well performed. Mrs. Carpenter and Miss Allport had the program in charge. For tbo next two concerts the programs will be in the bands of Mrs. Hadduck and 3irs. Burton. The program of tho concert a¢ Brand’s Hall this afternoon willbe as follows: Overture, + Franz Schubert.” by Suppe; Gavotte (new), by s. Swmith; Polka Mazirkn, * Schoen Rothtrant,” by E. Strauss: Fotpourri, * Faust,” by.Gounod: Qverture, *lteturn Home” by Mendelssohn; Waltz, * Vieune Forest,” by 3. Strauss; * Mu- sical Iilusions,” by Schreficr; Overture to *“Teil,” Dy Rassini; Quartet from * liigoletto,” by Vor and * The Gnomen Dance,” by Katzsch. Tho program for the Turner Halj concert thie afternoon will be us follows: March, * Greeting to America,” by Binl: overturé, * Prince Mcthu- salem (new), by Strauss: waitz, * Blondine ct Brupette,” by Walateuful: sclection, “Pirates of Penzinee,” by Sullivan; overture, “Fre(- schiitz.” by Weber; *Trilumeret” (by request),by Scirutiaau; varladons on Russinn soogs, by Schrejner; potpourri, “Aus melnem Stamm- buch,” by Faust; gavotte. * Brautrefgen,” by Biehi: gallop, **Giomen,” by Katzsch. s Atice E. Browne, of Higbland Hall, a pu- il of Miss Mattie Western there, descrves 1o bo counted among the remarkabld young planists of this vicinity. Miss Alice is a littie over 16. Laist Tuesday ¢vening she played at hersister's rcudlug in Evanston Weber's ™ Invitation to the Dange.” Chopiu's Nocturne in & major, op. 87, the Black Key study, the Scherzo iu I3 tiat winor, op. 31, an?! Lisat’s “Rigoletto.” Tor an encoro sbe giive 7 very smooth und rapld performance of Weber's ¥ Perpetusl Motion.” Allthese things she gaye Lrom memory, in an casy and clegaut inanner, and with great npoarent repose. She appears on Tucsday evening of this week at Hignland Park. Mr. W, S. B. Dathews anoounces a scries of thre performances at Evanston April 5,7, and 8, in Union Hall. ‘The tirst is to bu a lecture on certain modern composers, fncluding piunoforte fHustrations from Ruff, ' Muszkowski, Schur- weuks, Brabms, Henselt, and Liszt. On Thurs- dny evening thero will be un exhibition of u part of nis ndvanced pupils, when some seven of them will appear in important selections. On Friday evening ho will fecture on *Certain Phases of the_Modern Romantic School,” and Miss Lydin S. Harris will play for illustrations: Duch's ** Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue”; Bee- thoven's Sonntu fu C minor, op. 111; Henselt's Schumann’s “Romance™ snurp; and'itNovellette” -In B; Lisze’s ini's “Campanelin”; Schubert's “Erl Kiug,"” and the Chopin Concerto in E _minor. There will be singing by Miss M. Lizzie Walker und Miss Curtis. v The plans of Mr. George Loesch, which havo for their ajm tho estabiishment of & permanont orchestru_in this city, ure fast taking definlt shape, The immedinto object IS to give a scries of eight popular concerts (to occur on Thursduy afternoonyat Central Music-Hallsimilar tothoso now estublished in Boston, which huvenn enor- mous patronage and bave proved i great suc- cess in every respect. The programs ure excel- len in_ charcter. made up of sclections from the 0ld masters and from the best works of the more modern writers. ‘This pian should be cqually successful hera, and as the tickets for the eficht coucerts huve been fixed at 82 for the course, thero i3 reuson i believe that the scheme will e generousty supported by the musical public of this city. The complote pro- grams _for tho &enson will be published in full shortly. Furtner purticulars Mr. E. G. Newell, of the Chicago Music Company, will furaish on application. . MUSICAL NOTES. Pappenheim and Wachtel have been singing at the Frankfort Opera-House. It is now stated that dme. Schiller, the favorit planist, will return to this country next August. Atier the close of the season at the New York Academy of Music, Mr. Mapleson will taje his compnny to Boston, where it will open with *auartha."” An English version of “La Mascotte,” the latest opera by Audran, the composer of **Olivette,” will be brought out at the Galety Tucatre, Boston, on the 4th of April. A “Faust Overture” composed by a woman, Emilie Mayer, has been performed with success y the orchestra of the Wianter Garden, in Ber- lin, and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. ‘Valleria. one of the most useful and consclen- tious of Mapleson's sopranos, has sailed for Fugland to fultill nn engagement with Gye of tte London Covent Gardeu. Sho will sing with Albani and Patti. 1In n recent lecturc on Chopin, at._the Poabody Institute in Baltimore, Asgar Hamerlk, tho Musical Director of the institute, snid’ that Stephen Heller, a bosom triend of Ch:gln'fl, told bl that the Polish pianist rendered his ow: works in_an easy, natural manaer, altozether different from the extravagant and affected one adopted by most modern performers of his ‘works. Mr. Charles Halle is closing an excellent work at Manchester, England, in bringiog forward some of the unknown compositions of Mozart, which bave heen rovcuily published for the first time. Among thoso which be Lin3 produced Intely are the grest Haflner serenade, and a curfous and interesting Notturno for four small orchestras, of which = the second, third, and Tourth are echoes of the first. Arrigo Bolto has recently pret with a most en- thusiastic reception by the v of vedne, b native town. _After the 3 of hisopern * Metistofelc’ honor of the camposer. WhO wils, moreover, ure sented with a silver Inurel wreath und an artist- jeally adorned addross, on tho Hrst page of which three leves are represcnted, in allu- e il *Goethe Palm,” still exist- botunicai yos2ons of Pudua: o3ton, has introdneed an Mr, B.J, Lacs, 2 idea in the printing of concert programs wiich commends itseif for indorsement and fmitagon. Toe program for bis concert givi-+ in Tremol Yemple on March 10 was printéd ou t2in Japa- nese paper. similar in texture and weight to that Qut of which the unique paper i:bkins, pynubir on pienic_occusions, i mde. I ular nerit of thesc programs was ilo noiseless; it would have been impo listeners to have disturbed the music with thom by uny possible nmount of manipulution. What 1 boon t would be if opera librettos- could be printed in & like maoner ! NEW MUSIC. Ciucinnati: John Chureh & Co. Chicagos Root & Song’ Music Company:_* Tho Night Patrol” nocturne, by Jobann Kafka; *The Broken Rose,” song, by Max Maretzek; “Cur Leonn," soug and chorus, by J. B. Ferguson; * Advance Mureh,” A. Beirly: “Good Story Waltz,” by Leon Loroy. New York: William A. Pond & Co. Chicago: Lowis & Newell: Theold English ballad * Billy Taylor,”* artangred asa_hornpipe by Alfred Cel- lier; *Faith's Repose,” sncred quartet, by Juli- us Bdward Meyer; * Keep This Flower for My Sake,” songz and chorus, by J. P. Sketly. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. Chicago: Lyon & Heuly: “Skip Polkn,” by M. Walter Langdon; My Partner Waltzes,” by Clarence 8. Stern- berger: “The Three Friends,” small fantasie on motives of favorit operus, for the piano, for six hands, by D. Krug (Lo Dame Binsiche): * Lo tendezvous Waltz)! by Emile WaldteufTel: * Waiting,” sons, Blumenthal; *Tho Old Love und the New,” Song, by Frank Musgrave; 1 Long to See the Cotton Grow Again.” plun tation song, by Caurles E. Pratt; * Bivdie Lee, somg and chorus, by Joseph E. Green; “The erry Dance,” for alto, by J. “Tender and Trac,” by Sullivan. Brainard's Musical }iorld for April is justout and may bo bad at 8. Bruinard's Sons’ music store. It containga story written speciully for it, *The Haunted Orgunist ot Hurl * Blographies of American Musicinns,* ent subject being Mr. F.G. Gleason, of this city “Elementary Music Teaching.” by N. Coc Stow art; “Our Kncipe ut Weidmer,” by J. M. Tracy; letfers from Cioveland, Chicigo, Boston, Now York, and Leipsic: n musical review of the month; music trade department; musical gos- 8ip; several puges of very interesting editorials, and fine selections of populir music. The J5orld covers a wide field in itsscopeand is fuil of mot- ter thav is of interest to musicinns and musical people. —— NEVER AGAIN. For The Chicago Tridune. White Is the beard of tho old man gray, And his bair is thin, Aud his pate is shiny and pini; But hall nover ag'in Tell of that Winter far awny, S0 cold and long. Nay, nay— Never ag'in} Snd is the Lrow of the old man gray, And bis peak?d chin And his nose will strike ero long; But he'll never ug'in Boast of snow in his boyhood day Inold Vermont. Nay,nay— Never ag'in! Scorned by our youth IS the old man gray— His yurn they can sping And bis prestige is crumbled and gone, So ne'll never ag'in Have on the weather & word 1o gay. His bank Is broke. Nay, nay— Never ag'in! Hobble off home, palsicd old mun gray— Your stories are thin. . 4And your sentences charm us no more— Never, no, never ag'in! Oldest inhabitant, off ! away! Your grave is dug. - Nay, nay— Never ag'inl_ NEW-MAN. —e— For close confinement, want of air, sedentary babits, and brain and nerve-tire, trust in Hoj Rissors % 2 THE STAGE. Attractions in the City—PFrederick Paulding—Genevieve Ward: Imported Ticket-Speculators — A Pagific Difficulty. An American Comedie Francaise —Fires in Theatres. Notes Réia.ting to éhe Drama at Home and Abread. ATTRACYIONS IN THE CITY. At the Grund Opera-House durmg the past week Mr. Frederick Paulding bus been acting. His nudiences bave been “excced!ngly small, but quite as lurge as he deserved. Hohas appeared ns Hamlet, Shylock, Bertuccio, Claudc Metnotte, and in apoor specimen of French melodramn called * Salviati; or, the Silent Man,” which, let us trust, will never be scen'again on a Cnicago stage. Considering that Mr. Pnulding bas not had the advantuge of that stago training and experience which overy actor deems absolutely necessary beforo attempting such réles, he does wonderfully well. Ho ' fs somecthing more than o mero stage-struck young man. He huos talent. Ho possesses physical and wental qualifications which _in timo might, with proper care, make of him a zood actor. But he will never becowe a good actor by pursuing- his present course, which I3 prompted merely by an overweening vanity, and maintained by virtue of along pursc. He has been hammering uway at those characters for nearly three years, and it is safe to say that had be not been backed up by capital he would .ot as a star have lusted one week. His represe. ta- tions of tbose great rbles could not possibly have drawn audiences sufticient to pay raitrond fares and hotel bills. Weunderstand that a greatdeal of moncy has been sunk in tha ctfort to make Mr. Pauld:ng u great star; agreat deal more will be threwa away betore he will be accepted as i Shakspenrean nctor. He has beenurgedon in bis Present course to o certaln extent by the mis- taken kindoess of his friends, who have seen more in him than there really is. If he keeps on it will be nstonisalng If he does not live to repent that he ever had such friends. *If the young mun fecls inclined to spend his money in this way it-1s nobody’s business,” we bave hoard remarked during tho weelk. This is a mistake, for while he isfrittering away a fort~ une ho is upon our stage, and the pluy-going public, led into the theatro by advertisement, have to give their whaok—small though it be— to pay the piper. Mr. Paulding. i he insists upon playing in the legitimate,—and 1t 13 1 most. laudable ambition,—should become & member of o zood' compauy; but if he i# determined to figure as u stir let him get a pluy writ- ten for him, and -then, like many an- other young man, ho may possibly 'watk fnto stellar- distinction. The most creditable work during the engagement has been done by Mr. J. J. Prior, Mr. L. Letiingwell, Mr. Ruinford. The costuming i3 throughout wonderfully good. Mr. Paulding will be secn for the last time thig evenlng ns Bertuccio in **The Fool's Revenge.” After * Widow Bedott "—swinch, presented by the best company we have seen in the comedy, bas drawn_well—will come to Haverly’s Miss Genevieve Ward. Ske wlill appear as Siephanic in the much-litigated *Forget-Me-Not,” und will play the part evers night, excepc Sundays, during = u two 'wecks' engugement. It will be her firsu uppearance on the Chbicago stage. Miss Ward is_an American, huving been born in Now York City, but during tho greater part of her professiounl career she hus boen identified with the English stage, where, during the past cight vcars in the provinces and in London, flattering notice has Dbeen.mide of the lady as Lucrexia Borgia, Adg riennc, Lecourreur, Jullana in * The Hone, moon,” Julfa in **The Hunchbuck.” ey 3c) riles, Beatrice in“ Much Ad) About Nothing, and’ Lady Macbeth. In the lutter character, abont five years ngo, she appeared at_the Porte St. Martin, Paris, and mude a bit. ‘Miss Ward Is described as an netress of * great power, with a good accent and a fiuent utterance, with expressive features. and she gesticulutes with easo and grace.” Her Stephante was oue of the successes of the Londonseason of 163-'8), and the pertormance bus generally been hizhly' praised in Eastern clties. Stephaniz is described as *a type of a Frenchwoman, inteliectual, fa: cinating, who has been forced by clzcumstince Into tne character of * Parinh adventuress and decoy.” ~Brought up inis convent or quict school, she has been, as is the French custom, married to rn_old_nobleman, of whom she Scurcely knew, evez by nate; by him trained to bu-uvil uses and used us 'a decoy for his gai:hling establishment, where the best men of egated to be tlecced under the s0¢.0ty CONgT shadoi of the fascinations of his wife; her son put away from her at his birth, after the ~French fashion, had grown up to despise her, and wheén she hoped for bi3 help 10 redec hersclf, bas turned from hior, and nnrdened her nature entirely. Never baviog staged beyoad the tatal fascination she used over ber hitshend's dupes, in the death of thit busbund her first desive 1 to resume that station In 8ocicty which she conceives to e her right, and takes tne only means availuble,—cowm- nianship with good women. It Is deuicd her, wa when ceashed and vanquished she begs her e to he spired, and offers to end her duys in o convent. Vvho tho support will bo we cannot say. ‘Ghe numes of the compuny huve not been annoufced. i * Lost in London," elaborately mounted and well cast, was rovived at the Academy, and drew Inrge qudiences. A string olio—including the Clipper Quurtet, tho four Shamrocks, the four cccentrics, Kichardson and Youns, Bd Bagkerand Florence Wills—precoded the drama. Tpe Dill for the ensuing week includes Johu Dition In tho farce “To Oblige Benson,” John Murray and Grace Cartiand o tholr' drama “*Constable Hook.” Andy and Annic Hughes, Charles Dinmond, Irvin Bush, Jennic and Charles Reese, and Charies Glidden, Wil do the variety nets. ** Muldoon's Pienic,” at the Olymple, has turned people nwny cvery night. The lnal perform- ance will o i arnme catitics wis " will be tho {eature atthe Lyceum durlng the cowing week. The usual variety bill will precedo tho play. Gus Williams ja **A German Senator.” is an- nounced for to-morrow uight =t MeVicker's. The plece is a comedy affordwg the Dutch din- lect actor opportunity for the introduction of his specialties. There wiil be comic opera at Hoolw;'s and at the Grand. TICKET SPECULATORS. A gang of ticket speculutors, whose faces have tor some years been familiar to New York tho- atrical babitues, have within the past week made their appearance in this city, and have succeeded once or twice during the past few days in maklng a.*“corner” In tickets for “Olivette.” Three or four of these gentlemen, with a plan of the theatre in ono hand and n bundle of tickets In the other, have for several nights stationed thewmselves in front of Hooley's Theatre and have annoyed and bullied every- body who entered tho house. The othor day they succeeded, it issuld, in capturing uearly half of the scats in the lower part of the house. Itistobe regretted that these robbers have been patronized by s good many people. We tuve very littic doubt that the schems fs winked at by Messrs. Comley snd Barton: we do uot think that Mr. Hooley would have any- thing to do with this attempt 10 swindle the public, becaust in tho past he has fought every effort made by ticket-peddlers to get the best of his box-office. When Mr.Camley was approached upon the sub- ject yesterduy, ho_said he was perfectly well aware that New York ticket spcenlators were operatiog here, but he sald he couldu’t prevent them. He had fougbt them in New York until he became convinced that the fight was useless. Mr. Hooley was also spoken toon tho subject, and he. declared his - onbility to stop tho ped- diing. We would advise theso two gentlemen to step round to McVicker's Theatre and they will there learn in the manazer's oftice bow Lo effect- ually squeleh tho ticket-speculating nuisance. The proper course for the public to pursue Is to refuse to purchaso tickets from these men no matter what the attraction way be. The man- agement of the Grand Opera-House, heaving thnt thisgang hud desizns upon the sule ~* sents for ** Billee Tuylor” next week, buv- -aken ‘measures to prevent thelr operations. A PACIFIC DIFFICULTY. Some people apparent) v stand ity und the PoCit siess of Hinoter: Morion & Homor s minstrel compuny ot: the Lacitc const threatens to result in thelr digsolution. Our correspondent, writ~ Ing on March 41, says: * For the privilcge of posscss- ing o one-half interest in_the troupe, duruiz their fifteen weeks' engagement on tho Pacltic _const with Charies E. Locke, Dr. Quinlin und it. 1. Hooloy paid, or rather agreed to pay. Morton & ldomer $0. Dy sumo inancial hocus pocus the Doctor. who bus cted oaTreasurer of thoe company, hasInfled to pay the stipulnted sum, ana_according’ to Morton and Iio- mer's story hns been busily engased in suwing dissen aluns and dissatistaction It the troupe in the hopes of ‘securing the best talent auhlsown terms at thy ex- piration of the present cagusement. terminasiug May 1. He is thinking of establishing & pernianent min- strel troupe here, should he be able to secure an cli~ xible thentre.”—Clipper. ‘This statement, according to R. M. Hooley, is a trifle crooked. “The facts are that when tho troupe—a very-queer minstrel show it was then—appeared at Hooley's in February last, the probabilities were that It would dissotve. Mr. .Hooley, . however, stepped forward and miade o contract with.them for fifteen weeks, secured nn engagement in Califoruia, and ud- vanced Mesers. Morton and Homer some $600 to Lizel there. When they played in San Francisco thav plaxed aa enermoud encacament, Then “3ic evening. A blood-curdling | Mr. Homer endenvored to wigglo out,of the contract,.—an endeavor that was very promptly stopped by Mr. Rooley telegraphing Mr. Locke, of the Bush Street Theatre, at which house Llui{ wero pluying, that unless be (Mr. Locke) paf over to'Dr. Quinlin. and not to Mr. Homer, the monays due he would remove the troupe to tho ,Cflll‘l;ornlu Theatre. Mr. Locke at once com- plied. AMERICAN COMEDIE FRANCAISE. Steele Mackaye has anew scheme under con-’ siderntion, which if carried out is likely to at- tract considerable atte:tina among professional people, and to very substantially benefit dra- matic art in'this country. Mr. Mackaye proposes to organize n stock company, erect o new thex- tre, get together - “r elass body of artists, and run the wholt iuz upona cobperative plan. He has nothine whatever mow to do with the Madison Squ .ce Theatre. A Philidelphia paper publishe: an interview with Mackaye, in which be ventilates the fact that negotiations arc now pending for tha establishment of two new thea- tres in New York City. The first one will be called Mackaye's Theatre. and the manager says, “It will be - conducted entirely after my own ideas, and in it I shall bring out o number of novel mechunicl inven- ticns, of which I am now completing mod- els prior to obtaining patents on them. Tho theatro will be crected by a stock compuny with acapital of $1,000,000, who nre now engxui'ed in sclecting the mostuvailuble site for the building. The capitalists interested have nodesire tomuke moaney merely, but to endeavor to refine and elevate the stage. The first thing is to consider the artistic organization of the company.. If the theatre is successtul two companles” will bo furmed to trivel. At *he end of the first year five of tho most cupul miembers of the comprny will be selected as naso - wres, which will procure them emoluments in acdision to their saluries. They will have « share in the profits, They will Dbe sclected ford e+ lity and for their churacter as Indies end ge -gmen. Lvery year a certain proportion ¢f. _:profits nccuriiy from repre- sentations fn 4he theutro {tself or from.the t eling compauies will-be'set aside to be divided among the original nssocintes. Another propor- tion will be set asido annually fora sinking fund which witt be used in tukinz care of mssoelat members when ill or disulited, and also to pro- vide them with pensions 1. er they have served ten years. This fund, as it cumuintes, will be plnced out at interest, and =uvle as large us pos- sible tor thuir benefir. ~ At the ead of each year new associates will be selected, the “full number being governed by the growih -ot the business of the thentre. Thne ob- ject of this system of ussociates I to Securo » comfortable future for :.Jle and rep- utable members of the coupany und to inspi them wirs o hearty interest in their artistic wark. According to rules, any one ed 18 an associnte whose conduct shull at any time be unbeeoming to 2 tndy or gentleman or unwm-n:ly of their positlons as artists will be dismu. :od. The wisdom of this arrang:...cot ~ull be obvious 10 every one whose experiencs kas enabled b to realize how dependent a thontre is tor Its suc- coss upon the carnestuess and honesty of its urtists. Ladies and geaziemen whose conseien- i bnted to the success of a theats are justly entitled to something more than the mere salurics they rceeive as Its serv- ants. Theconversion of the position of the art- ists from that of scrvants to thut of ussociates eannot fail to develop an esprit du corps, which is the very soul of all artistic success.” Mr. Mackave proposes to divide the profits of the theatre inthlsway: One proportion ar:"ng asso- ciate members, anotber for the sink ), Or pen- sion fund, und the remainder umonys t- Jse finan- clally interested in the success of the theatre. Authors wuo provide the theitre with plays will Le pnid, however, before any of these profits are divided. A fixed proportion will be paid to tho authors whether they are known or unknown, Mr. uckaye having come to the conclusfon that an author’s reputa- tiondocs not draw the people. They ace at- tencted by the nature of the ploy, no matter who tke author may be. Mr Mackiye is noth- ing if_not cofosul in bis ideos, and he says if his New York theatre is successful he shall certain- 1y estublish another in_Boston, and possibly ono in Philadelphin, wll of which will be operated on the saune principle. 3 FIRES IN TIEATRES. Thn vecent disaster at Nice bas called the at- tew:t;on of the world to the existing metbods of dealing wiz1 contlagrations in thentres. Upon the gubject o London correspondent of the Now Yori Fieraid sends the following description of neystem, simple, inexpensive, and apparently effoctive, which should command the attention of managers in this countr: “At tho new opora-honse Frankfori-on-Main,” xays this - siter, * .1 kystem has been adopt2d fur extingulshing lires that deserves to be noticed. Thesystem is not used, howerer, bilng un invendon made many years azo by Her: Carl Stelie, the inspector of the Court Opern-Honse at Munich, where it hus been applied for some years past. Aloreover, the system is not putentad in Europe, \rector Stehle baving magnanimously refused to put_dnything in the way of its froe fatroduction everywhnere. \When [ was In Munleh, a short time ueo, 1 paid a visit to Herr Siehle, and with him ex- wmined tho working of nis fire-extingulshing system, i learned from him that It had nlready beon puc to practical and successful test. when (on the 2id of _August, 15) a tire broko out on thestaze of the Roynl Upéra-House duriag & performanceof Richard Wag- ner's * Rheingold.” "Fhe apparatus on the stage mey Be brietly dexcribed in order to understand the way in which the tire was extinguished. [t consists simply fn Oratud tabes pinced neross the entire width of the Sz, nud from each tubo o steady shower of water 13 poured upon the staze. In Munfch ench parforuted tube covers the space of two or three wings, from side toside, und nine such tubes cover the entire ataze 1t usicy demands. This arrangement of perfurated tubes Is by no ueans novel—the oniy novelty Is thelr applitution to the stave. Durlug the perforinunce of the *Ithetugold.” a lash of lightning, produced behind the seenes with gun-cotton, had set ire to the nearest gauze curtnin, which Hured up and communicited the fire instantaneously to the canvas curtain behind it The space’ being inclosed to the very top by panoramic wulls none of the firemen posted on the upper mulleries could have noticed the lire and much less operate nainst it Desides. the stuxo gallery was so barricaded with platforms and Stlicr things justaw the fatul puint and ' in the lmme- diate vicintsy of the wuter pluj, that, In view of the unavolduble crowding of the burning space by the to- flux of workmen, it wns utterly impossible 10 bring the hosa on tho stave and get it ready for action. After having observed thit somo of the work- men had, will nder the fimt efiect of the anic,“drwn the burning curtain up insiead of [owerls it down, and. therefore, the danger of o < sently cpened at speedy spread.ng of the tire was to be expected, Horr Swhle eansed the 1L division of the extinguish- I apparatus o p~ This operaied a0 relia- bIy, the snower - ¢ wils propelied 30 qulckly und sopowerfully puiof three porforuted tubes as to quash the tiro In u momeut, The whole operation was carried out within four miinuzes I the most quiet manner, wi:huut excitement, withont olse, whily the apparatis wns osien or §n nctivity under tail prossure only nbout one min ‘Ihe Iron cur.ain. which aftor the tiro hind been siznaled hud_been dropped Immedi- - ceived speciul mention, fs expecting the marble Emmett, McKeo Rapkin in his new vlay, = Fnrlys'nlne." _the Salsbury Troubadours, Thomas W. Keene, Camptell’s - Galley Slave, Joe Murphy, Maggie Mitchell, " Fun on e Bristol,” etc- e : Mr. Chardes A. Stevenson arrived in the city yesterday. He comes from Texus, and corrobo- Tates the report of Currie’s dentb. The mur- derer of poor Ben Purter went into a barroom, drew a revolver on the barkeeper, but before he could cocic It was shot dead. Edwin Booth, spitc of his bad support at the Princess’. London, where he closed March 26, 1S Bummed up by comperont English eritics us *an acter of the highest rank.” His Shylocl: suits the Englists public least of all, they proferring Irving's for several reasons besiges patriotism. Bouclcault:says he is really ‘going to forma dramatio compnny solely of the sons and drughters of successful actors. It is reported that, in addinon to his own offspring, he Lus en- fuged two sous of Joseph Jefferson, tvo S0ns of £.A. Sotbern, and the daughter of Lydia Thomp- son. 31iss Marion Foster. of Cincinnati, was recent- Jy engaged to paint for Miss Fuany DnvenPurg some satin dresses to be used Iin *Camille.” Upon learniog thot the artist is crippled by pa- ralysis, the actress offered to provido for her home with Dr, Lewis Sayre, of this city, until such time as she can bo cure or elso is pro- nounced fucurable, X A dispatch from San Francisco states that the Cumberlund has * busted ” complotely. The Cumberland was known in_Culifornia as tho “Actors’ Mine.” James O'Neill, Lewis Mor- rison, and John E. Oweus were interested in it. All of thom lost more than is good for them, but Owenrs was much the heaviest sufcrer. 1t IS sald that tifis mine was invented or discovered by another nctor, Goarge M. Ciprico, who * fitted up & gorseous vflice 10_San Francisco, and drew on Morrison, O'Nelll, aid Owens for expenses.” ART IN CHICAGO. .The Studios and Galleries. A standard authority tells us that * the high- est plensure of sensation comes through the eye” and that *the requircments of au cdu-_ cated man demand that he must have a knowl- edge of the general principles of fine art, and such power In practice as will develop in him that esthetic facuity without which he can nei- thor fully enjoy nor accurately judge in matters of tuste.” Putting aside the practice, which in the busy life of our Western men is nn impossi- bility, they may cultivate the babit of observing, which varies so much in different people, and which may be greatly improved by attention ana comparison, and by trying to see those thiugs which an artist sees without aas eye to their money value, The wewbers of tho Chicago Art League, which Is composed mostly of the younger artists of this city, encourazed no doubt by the suc- cess of the young Chicago wood-engraver, J. Edward Provine, who was awarded tho second of the Scribner prizcs, are many of them co- gaged upon etchings designed for the exhibition of American etchtogs at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, commencing the 6th of April. These young men are zll enthusiastic, mauoy of them talented, and, while pursuing their studies, would be very glad -to keep the pot boiling .by muking original and unique designs for busi- ness-men, who frequently require a fino class of work for advertising purposes; 2nd, although the designers are probably not proud of the fuct, it s an open secret that the same names inséribed upon pictures banging upon the wulls of some of vur wealthiest citizens might with equan! truthfulness be atiached to many of the gorgeous aud useful emblems of trud¢ in our eoterprising city. Therc is not much doubt but_that the gifted young artist who paiuted u Congress of All Nadous, the members dressed in the costumes of thelr own country, and crowding to purchase the soap of well-known manufacturer, would have much preferrcd to bave received an order for one ot Dis fine landscapes, but he needed moncy, and fame must wuil. Almost every one must have naticed the ndvertisement of a prominent liquor firm, consisting of & train of curs, with o per- spective as long us one of Mark Twaln's German woras,—laden with barrels and casks intended to convey un idea ot an immense busioess, but there are few who also know that the designer s a man of genius, poor and proud, whose lovely water-colors are the delightlof a few artistic homes. A certuin tobaceo Hrm appreciated tho work of one of our best known artists and teach- ers conuected with the Acadewy of Fiane Arts sutficiently to cmploy bim in palnting for them a pleture of two beautiful Sultanas lefsurely smoking their best brand of cigurs. These are only a few instances; but who shall say busi- ness-mea do not appreciate art in a practical it not esthetic way? ‘There Is on exhibition at O'Brien’s this week quite o large collection of pictures, many of them by lvcal artists, altbough by far the great- er pumber are contributions by familiar uames from theEast. All of these, including twenty pletures by C.P. Ream, which are hung by them- selves in an inner room. and consist mostly of nfs wonderful fruit studies, are for sale to pri- vate purchasers until Wednesday, when those remaining will be disposed of at auction epch afternoon during the remainder of thoweek. While there s nothing very remarkable in this collection, there are still many things worthy of interest and admiration, and at prices so reasor- able that they ought 10 tempt people who are redecorating and refurnishiug their homes, and making them beautifui for summer, to spend a little less money for gilt paper and apply it to- ward the purchase of a few pictures which, 1f well choscn, will be to them & constant source of pleasure. 9 Jobn Donoghue, who. exhibited n bust of Plsedre at the Paris Snlon Inst year, where it re- [ here very soon, when it will no_doubt be exhib- ited at nis studio in Reaper Block. He is at present engaged fn modeling the head of & gen- tleman of whom he has already obtained a re- mariubly good likeness, but as the work is to he a present and u Surprisc, no nume can be men- tloned. As there is no other sculptor in the city who to our kuowledge teaches, it touy interest muny to know that’ Mr. Donoghuo will accept pupils. Signor Gregori, who gues to South li+nd ia June to decorate the new building of Notre Dawe, which will occupy bim for the next two years, is already sketening out the designs to be used there. One of his sketches represents Columbus at the Court of Spain at:er his return from America. The Signor, who has'a class of young ladies, teaches them in a novel way, throush the aid of his daughter as interpreter. ately, was aauin rlsed, .d the performance was _en- nbled to be continue-’ (o the- end without Inierrup- ton. Thunks to the moss pafsewor'hy presence of mind und tact of the performers. und orchestra, who tinued phiying whiie the fron enrtain was being panic nmonz the andi= the day, & ropped, the breaking out of o ence was prevented. and th was luckily brought to a elos DRAMATIC NCTES. Mr. W. E. Sheridan follows Genevieve Ward at Huverly S, Fred Marsden, the dramatlst, is seriously ill in Paris, France. Mr. Roland Reed, we hear, has been enzaged by Sam Colville for neat season. The oldest child of Martin W. Hanley—8 years of age—died a week azo In New York City. “The Legion of Honor* company will begin an engagement at MeVicker's on the 11tk The IHurrisons will not bave R. E. Graham in their company” next season. He will be missed. Clara Morris is reported to be seriously ill, and it Is feared will be unable to act aguin this sea- son. Miss Ida-Shapeleizh is going to leave the * Sparks" company. She is going to rest for a while. - The Clipp>r prints the startling information that Miss Fauny Davenport Is vapidly becoming o heavy weight. A niece of the poet N. P. Willis has become a member of tho Union Squarc Company. Her nameis Eloisi \V_Illis- Louic aud J. A, Lord and company, are raport- cd us still stow-bound in the Fur West. They ¢ been blockadea smcee Feb. 8. The Actors' Exchnoge in this city known as “The Drum,” has moved into mare commodious auiirters on Mudison street, west of Dearborn. To-morrow evening tho Vokes family will be- gin their Americun ¢ngagement at_the Boston Globe Theatre in ** The Belles of the Kitchen." ‘e author of the tragedies *Bozarrls” and “Caravasset,” Nathaniel Deering, died fn Port~ land, Me.. on the 23th nit. He was 89 years old. Itis suid that Mr. George Clark has bought from tho widow of Barncy Williams nll the Irish plays belonging to that actor, and will travel in thom. Robert Jones, of Shechan and Jones, wcll- known_varicty people, is sald to bo dying. Husty consumpticn is tho trouble. He s lso crous ncident sald to be in pecuniary aistress. Mr. John E. Owens made his reappearance in New York City last Monday evening in a play cntitled *That Man from Cattaraugus.” Tho pluy proved an absolute fuilure. John Dillon will probably e a member of Huoley’s comedy company now being organized for next season. Jacques Kruger has already been engaged by that mauager for the same troupe. Two clog_dancers—Wilson, of Boston, and Williams, of Springfield, Muss.—last week con- tended for the champlonsnip. Williams danced until be fell to the floor. Wilson kept his feet and won. ‘The physician in attendance upon Mrs. Edwin Booth says her recnvcrr isfmpossible. Mrs. dMe- Vicker, ber, mother, I8 now in Loadon. Itis trohahlfi that Munager McVicker, gow in New York, will shortly go to England. At the forihcoming benefit to Bilss Whittaker and Fred H. Wallgee, which will accur at Hav- erly’s Theatre_on thoafternoon and eventag of Sunday,-the 17th, Mr. Whittaker, it i3 said, will make his first appearaiice on auy Stage. Amoog the attractions booked at Hooley’s Theatre between now and December are Robson and Crane, * My Geraldine.” Steele Macknyc's company, the San Fruncizco Minstrels, Harrigan | und Hart, Daly's * Necdies and Pins,” . Families” and * Cinderells ut School Mr. Eaton, who is doing some _excellent work, sent several pictures to the National Academy of Deslgn in New York, and has a number at O'Brien’s that ave’ especially good. He has just finisked n lnrge marine. “Of the Coust of Maine.” The lights and sbadows on the waves s they dash over 1be snow-covered rocks seem truthful, and the picture is an interesting one, aithough the rocks have hardly that ruggedness and solidity that one sees in Nuture. Most of us buve had quite envugh of winter, but Gean Smith has the audacity to try and per- petunte our grievances, and is indusiriousl working upon o large canvas to be culled * A DBlizzard.” It i3 a cattie plece, and is oot ad- vanced fur cnough to describe. The same artist sold Inst week to tho Chlcago Jockey Club a painting of horses ealied * The Bemis Group™; | o to i gentieman of this city another picture entitled * A Sultry Day.” Mr. Alfred Payne, whe 13 one of the best por- tralt’ painters bere, has in his studio some ex- tremely pleasing pictures of hls two daughters. One, painted in tne sunlight, 13 especially good, showing the texture of the halr admirably; the other, 1n_shadow, but with a glowing, lifelike color; in truth, a speakiugly tikeness. He is also 8t work upon a full leuth of Bishop McLarcn, Who is represented standing in his churchly vestments, holding a book in bis left haud, while the rizht rests easily upon a table at his side. Although not near’ completion, it shows the promise of success,and fo Mr. Payne, who s an ardent churchman, it is no doubt 1t work of fove. In the studio of Messrs. Katz and dough, who work togetnor, are many lovely little bits of Nature, us well ns some more ambitious work, well worth cxamining. There ism pretty fu- tumn scene by Kutz, and un unfinished pioture entitled “When tho Day’s Work Is Done " that $hows the promise of considerable merit. Mr. Hough had on his easef o crayon head of a soung L!rieml,whhsu very likencsshe hud happily caugi At Hazeltine's is a portrait of O. 8. Lyford, Superintendent of the Chicago & Eastern Iili nois Railrond, painted by W. G. Sogar, also ser- ernl other ¥ ‘r."s by the same artist, who makesnsp - ity - shis brarch of wozk. Mr. Hazeltineme ™' last week of a number of valugble picture. ae, a landscape in_water- color, by Bellows. called *A- New Engiand Homestead,"” wus bought by O. W. Potter, Pres-’ ident of the Nortn Side Rolllng-Mills Company, for o lnrge price. Paul Brown's “Abating Storm " was sold to the proprietor of the Matte- son House, and Ford's lurge Culifornialandscape was also disposed of for o good sum. r. Frank L Jervis, who, for tho first year of its existence. wus drawing-master and art teacher of tho Ladies’ Decorative Art Associan- tion of this city, has located his studio at No. 409 Duyton strect, near Lincola Park, where he has, in conjunction with Mr. Karl Lederer. formeriy illustrating artist of many of the leading pub- lications of New York, established an art-school. It i the intention of these gentlemen to give in- struction fn all the branches. fncluding drwina, ofl, watercolor. etching, engraving upon wood, ctc. The best professors in the various branches will be engaged, and every necessary appliance; tor study provided. They have a spacious hall ! "PROFESSIG. .iv, = D=. 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