, 1864-10-31

Chlcs 20 as Musical Ccater-An Iude.
pendent Destiny MARKED out
for kNeF.

Abe new opera house ts rapidly approaching
completion On the exterior and bids fair to bs one
Of le Institutions OF Chicago II not OF the whole
West In addition to the exsrtions Of Mr. Crosby,
who Is making this building labor of love and o,
Mr. Boy Jtugton, the architect, the well known i'm.
p1eesrlo Gran, who IL prc-cmtnenty the father o.
opera IN the West, is overlooking and advising in
many important details. He pronouneea it erand
SUCCESS thus far, AID predicts that it will Prove,
tttion Of he eify. Arigont, an artist rom New
York. has been buet1y At xork for three months
past upon p the sceneEy, and has Jet i've months to
label me results Of biz b1utb Will be all that the
The house viii koid three thousand people,
stating comfortably twenty four hnndre.. The
fnrnIthed. viii seat tWeiye hundlea. The , next
tltr will be divided into boxes Of four Fests each
accommodating d ve huadted. while the third tier,
IL adolt,on to these, there viii be liz proscenium
bcxee, corresponding With the ueFs. The boRse
will be hested WITH Rfiam IN al lts departments,
ire vii, he rendered Impossible. Tha stage, dress-
ine.rooms and green-room are very large, will be
comp1ete AID elaborate In all theft Appoin.
msnts, .,,,1i and thorouSblS warmed 20 thst
blue Tipped Nornas. Ronn.s and Coun:-
ee.es 10 chatter atias, and tenon aud baasl
vil lose the necessity Of teartag their PASSIONS to
character Of The building, The immense frontage
gives excellent business advantages, Two OF Tie
iraf stores haVe already been secured BY music
gerb ladies' Restaurant, to be conducted on the
European pan. In fact, every improvement aud
dseora11G9 M t6at taste can suggest and wealth pro-
We may confidently expect, 60 strict Is The scru-
TRY pnd 80 uuremt!tsrg and patnstakin9 lie ia.
bol bestowed, that the Opera House viii prove not
which the city will 0e proud.
We;must confess to little Of Cotton Mather In
ouf composition. We are not content to regard
este II as pub ic benefit All art, ali sciences aud
ali iIetitutt. rs are liable 10 sbuec. ConsfeSe and
F!etcncr were Vulgar; but shall We have no more
peetry9 Ii'fsn vas 1aseivieu., and Ruoens was
proes bat must vi! painters lay 'dowo their pen
c,le? Beearse nude women are carved must the
ctsel lie idlef But tay the carpet5 and the tight
lact the optra ~ an ofsf fot OF the TGeatre. We
DRAMATIC action. Apart rom that, the two insii.u
tiobs are AZ unlike as 1scht from d1kress. The
in moral surroundings Of the rheaterare ali want
T5eaters find no. delight at ,ihe Opera. The pit
ard The gallery Of tie Theater ale kupI ID the
orera House: The ends sought to be ob:atnet by
to the higher qualities. 1t too often minialers only
to the lower passions, Al tis inhaen e too often
tesds only 70 d.Gride. The ocs7a is eleyat,ug in
We hold that genuine music and vice are iocon.
paub.e. Athotousbly bad man Is no luver OF mt
&C, and he man that hath no music in bis soul Il
III l0E LfEaeQU9 HtfaE1HECut dGQ EpOfl4.'
Great cite. need amueenenta and especially
those Of high order. Secure an amusement IN
which the ennohlirg and purifying element ol art
enters and Jou have made etep in advance in the
right direction. In thEee entertainments we class
the opera. European uatious ara quick to ac-
knosledRc Its potency, The Frencbmtn says give
us the opera ana then bresd: Napoleon deyotes
tix h.Idted thcutard francs to Its support. There
uss considerable truth wrapped up In the famou.
e1agrerat1on Of Nicholas Of Russia that the opera
usd done more for he country than his laws OF the
schools. We nted hardly mention what L. appa.
rent on the snrace thst the oper stimulates trade
that 1t Keeps busy emsu army OF miiltuefs, tail,
OTIS, dress makers, edds TO The net receipts Of
dry goods honses, brings money lLt9 tee city and
tet pa il here, adding to the metropolitan wealth.
But 10 - our rnutlore." We snail soou have a
diBtiLc i've Western ee1son Of Opers, and no Longer
oepEn1 UPON New Yo1k or Boston to set our tnu-
sical faehioIe forus. Cincinnati aId Chicago have
their opera houses, a1d St. Iou1a will have Que
shortly. GrAu has taken these three cities uniel
his wings, and will commence hts conq7ests with
the Inauguration ol the Chicago House, devntin;
a seven months eeason to the three cities. West
ard tie star OF Open takes 1ts way. We are s
length Independent OF New York operas, Nep
| YORK artists and New York uaueic ashsd over 70
| Western consumption. We shall sit do*n to fres|
| barquets, crown cur own singers With cur owl
grf ande, and II tse Maretzeks and StraEOsches q
| the Eaet find themselves hard up, occaslonal!
Eel a them prtma donna stamped v lth the appro
| batl6n OF Chicago audience. With the comm
! spring, the bursting OF bud and breath Of balm
gales tho time NJ the singing Of birds shall come
| ano the voice OF the turtle shall be heard In III
lard, AID both birds and tuttes shall be onr onn.