The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-16

Arr, Music AND me DAWN. B. Frod-
sham, an art connoisseur of cultured taste, and
who has personal acquaintance with the lead
ing artists in England, France and Germany,
has established new Art Gallery in Chicago,
which promises to hold the front rank in the
West. The two most attractive works he has
as yet on exhibition are. Rossiter's five serial
pictures, illustrating Milton's Paradise Lost;
and the other, which Chicago journal pro-
nounce ''the gem of the collection" is Con-
slant Mayors national picture of Consolation.
The journal referred to says:
The subject is a very familiar one,--a dy-
ing soldier lying with his head raised on pill
ty standing by his side reading to him from
the Bible. The accessories are very simple
the thread bare army coat, the discolored
army blanket, and rough box standing ON
end on which are seen the medicine phial and
the tin-cup. The folds of the tent are parted,
and a glimpse is caught of distant mountain
and valley. The expression on the soldier
face is very real and very touching, and the
wan complexion is caught with painful 6del-
ity. The hands, clasped beneath the face
which they support, are painted with remark.
able power.
There are, besides, large (Raffaeles) Ma
donna in oil; Mater Doloroso, by koegel,
who painted the celebrated frescoes in the
grand hall of Charlemagne at Air Ia Chapele;;
and, among engravings, fine one (Eugiish)
of Tennyson. Mr. Frodsham will, ere long,
also place on exhibition Eastman Johnson's
Kentucky Home.
A life of Junius Brutus Booth, written by
his daughter, Mrs. Clark, wife of the come
dian, will soon be published by Carleton, of
New York
Edwin Booth has reconsidered his determi-
nation to quit the stage. He re-enters it this
winter.
Mr.. Frederick Robinson, who is to appear
at Wallack's, as light comedian is from St.
James Theater, London, where he is much
admired.
Mr.. Charles Reade's dramatic version of
his story, "Never Too Late to Mend" will
soon be produced in New York.
"Arrah- ma Pogue is now being performed
in Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco, Lou
isville Troy and New York.
A subscription has been started in London
for the erection of a monument to William
Vincent Wallace, the composer, and for pro-
viding fund for his family.
The Chicago papers are increasing in their
commentators of Grau's new opera troupe
now performing in that city. The Republican
of Tuesday says in its notice of the rendition
of Lucia" on Monday evening:
The concerted effects produced by Grau's
artists, We do not hesitate to say, are the
finest that have been given in America for
years, and IT they have at any time been ex-
celled We certainly never heard the rendition
The chicago public is not treating Mr.. Gran
endeavor as II should, in not attending these
operas in greater numbers. The troupe is
now proved to be of unusual excellence. the
wearing off of the diffidence usual upon a
first appearance in new place leaving the
artists in condition wherein they can do
themselves greater justice. In manprespects
the troupe Is unequalled in the adaptation of
each voice to the other, in their unusually de-
iightful qualities, and in the correct information
with which they are delivered. With requi-
sites of such excellence as these, we cannot
understand what more is desired What are
the public waiting for? New operas? 1t is
good place to become acquainted with eve
rything in the line of operate music. But
sometime people will wake up to truth that
operate habitues have long ago learned that
old operas, such as the Lucia, Ernani. and
few others are worth all the new operas that
managers are compelled to promise to satisfy
morbid curiosity of the public. Why are
they new operas? Composed, many of them.
years and years ago, why are they called new?
Because they have been performed so seldom
that opera goers know little or nothing about
them2 Don't ask now rhy they have not
been sung oftener, for fear we should be
Obliged to tell you that they are not worth
performing. Every once in a while one of
them comes to the surface for moment, like
Don Sebastian last year, and then sinks again
out of sight. Would that such might never
come to light again.
=" The rule in regard to attending operate
performances that can be relied on is simply
this: Always go to hear an opera the second
tune, IT you have once admired it. New
beauties will appear at each rendition, and
you will be surprised at the interest which
constant re hearings of the same music will
beget Ask the old attendant of the opera
whether his experience does not coincide with
this rule. and he will give full assurance of
its truth