, 1866-12-23

clnuHLi, anu LHE OtuEE QQ1GL 6uOuTO8 OF CHt.
cago believe that Le -hoaAtur, Napoleon's |
organ. Is really discussing the splendid col
lection Of dynastic Chinese coins owned by
Mr.. Lake OF this city, and rubbing its sleepy
old eyes because the Chicago TRlnusE 49,
scrts that the 1ong-tailed mandarins made
coins 5000 years ante Chriauns, consider
ably further back from tho old Greek
coinage than that u from our nickel
nrleapces1
lie lNonit1r wants TO sec that collection,
and Mr. Lake Is going to grntify the Gauls
by sending it over to the Exposition.
Speaking Of France makes one think Of
and speaking Of Belgium, reminds
nc that Servais, prince Of all violonccllo
players, is dead. Educated By the great
piatcl, be rapidly made himself master OF
bis profession, and With his magic bow
achieved triumph after triumph in England,
Germany, Denmark, France and Russta.
Since 1s4s he hiss been in tho conservatoire
who have since become distinguished. Ono
by one the u1usical links between the past
and present arc being sundcred.
Chicago is going to have Big organa
Not only that. =.
Chicago is going to hsvo the biggest organ
ever built in the United statesl!
do rot often use alang, but cannot re-
ffaln from sayinK-how arc you Henry Ward
Becchcrf
Also, how nrc you, auburbse
The Chicago Z. u. c. A, have the matter
In hand. John Y. Farwell II one OF tho cary
atides te bold up the expense. There will
be no financial stop to this orgnu hut plenty
Of musical ones. Price, $4,000. Happy
builder not yet picked out. Location,
Young Mons Christian Association huild-
Ing.
builder has room enough, but who Is going
10 build the player:
!. We're you lucky enough to get al Invita-
tton to Banmbach's pretty little exhibition
the other night-exhihftlou Of sweet young
faces In the most charming little toilettes.
playing all sorts Of pretty thugs iu mall
ner which indicates that Chicago By yAnd.by
will have some pianists. While all were
good for such young players must be al
lowed to particalarizc Miss Annie Tinkham,
daughter Of E. ]. Tinkham, Esq, who played
Jaell's Fantnsie On themes from Norma su-
perbsy. Such power, expression and facility
of graphing chords and octavcs, in one SO
young, never heard before.
Here We arc right on the heels OF opera.
strakosch hiss "ewnng round the circle''
hunting for greenbacks in the South, which
arc ns scarce as loyalty. He expects to como
ont even here, and OF course he will. for Max
has ono good quality. Like Gcorgc Wash
ingtcn, he tells tho truth.
| That is Hog great credit tn man as species,
but II Is wonderful II man as an imprcsario,
In general, an impresario could sec Anaulas
and so forty better.
Eerdfs Troyatore has been dipped in .ths
fountain Of yonth. II never growB old, and
therefore I am not astontshed that every
body from Michigan avenue TO RobeE street
is getting ready to 60. Capes are coming
out of the wax, lorEncttcs ont Of their caaet
and hackmen are heaminc. Ali the singer!
arc old friends, except Irtre, tenor sobusto
formerly Of Maretzek's troupe, who has ths
reputation Of being the best Fxust IN ths
couptEy:
Then again, Max is going To astonish tn,
ladies With something elegant and novel fl
the line of programmes; something whicl
they can keep among the billet doar ami
regrets.
| shan't tell what It Is.
Our theatres ought TO be ashamed Of them
selves. For whole week they have bcel
tunning the mercst stuff. Why can't "
have something legitimate? ] see Colone
Wood has underlined Fortunto for this week
Just the thing ~ Christmas. There ar
lots Of elegant Christmas plays, pAntc
mines, b&!3cts, operettae, bufletqucs. an'
. scenic pieces, which our managers ought /
be enterprising enough 10 prepare for th
holidays. The trash VIC have been delugc
with for weeks past, Is utterly beneath cor
Tempt Do give us something new occasion
ally, and when We have old pieces let the,
be tolcrsbly good at least. Who wants t
| gre Grimth Gauns out Of his covers, Femal
Gambler, &c, de-: Oil reform 1t alte
gether!
What relief 1t will be when Rlstosi come
/ "a relief not alone to sec great actress, br
also \ legitimate drama to see genius
the actress allied to genius in the playwright
Think Of Schiller, Shakespeare, the Erca
d1amatists, and the spirit OF the sublime ol
Greek tragedtans, interpreted b5 Ristosi I
4 Aedca, Mary Stuart, Elizabeth, Jotitl
Phedra, Lady Macbeth, In Chicago!
]. Gr1u will have a&ored for all his shor
+ oomsngs By this sublime penance. forrt,
: him for bis repetition Of twenty operas, 4
= teen Of which were 1.-The Favoritc." 70
give him for his husky artists, for his fasco
;. for everything. J.6. has talent for Il
dramatic stage. Let him hereafter esehe
the harmonious qua1re1e of tho opcFatic Al
leave them to Maretzck and Ma1. Thl
0 know do from rt ard allegro hum dnddnft.
: G. doesn't.
c hare got another bono to pick With o
I.theatre managers in regard to those aft
: noon performances w whfch they cali matinee
i am not ambitious for the martyrdou1
!. prurient prudery, but must Fay there is
fearful procession Of scarlet women to a,
from their Institutions, Wednesday and s.
urday afternoons 4 sad crowd Of Touged n
t bedtzcned young girls, many Of whom, 500
cr or later, will become as sexrlct rs tht
!. elders crowds OF men, Eho fight The liz
4 nights and adorn the street cosners In I
i day. Scarlet everywhere, and the respect
= be woman who goes, pust sit in tie rene
!. ton Of 1t!
Z Arc the theatres descending from pl
4 honscs 10 assignstton bouseaf
: Hay It doxnAs broad rule that no nc
n csl, respectable woman should 20 to = theas
:. matinee until ttesc autumual and withes
learcs arc weeded out.
=, Al night performances there Is very cit
It Surveillance. AT day performances, MOI
. The result is, The social evil has seized up
:. the theatres a. convenient exchanges, whe
Z | its internal brokerage can be trauaacted.
g by theb by, that little girl Alice kingsbu,
y who appeared here once and Achieyad +.
ure, has cout out on the San Fancl.
+ boards atd achieved twenty thousand gold
;, dollars In ffeecu nignts,
4e HeaIdes that she Is teacher in a Sund