, 1866-12-23

Whether the San Francisco theatres arc
conducted on the Christian basis OF the San
Frlncisco Sunday schools on theatrical
basis attn not authorized to state. But since
Sunday SCHOOL, near Chicago. hired
Colonel Woods 1cuturn room fuF Theatrical
performance, an prepared for all soEts Of
parndoxes.
What are onr painters doing2 sec DrurJ
kns tlulshcd up sketcby sort OF catt1. piece
which il d great improvement on previous
efforts, There u good deal Of spirit In II,
drawing not always correct, grsss bad, dis
tauce Yery fair and Treatment very vigorous
for Dtury. Is1hc whole summers sketch
Ing 10 60 for nothlDg1 49,
/ have Just learned that Carl Formes has
1nne to Europe and declares ba Got n HIM
u,<i be will never come back 10 these shores.
He might hare gone without such emphatic
la5guaec. For the last two years be hm
been q musical najsanee, keeping managers
In a nauddle and audiences In continued dis
gust. do sincerely hope he will not imi-
tate Monsieur Tonson.
Philharmonic " is an unfortunate word,
The New York Philharmonic II IL drtietlo
morris, and must die before Spring. Tho Di.
rectors SOY " nnless II receives more eener-
ous support, the Society will be compelled
TO suspend the concerts at tho close Of the
present seasou."
How Natural that eoundsl-
Just Whist ai!s our own Philharmonic,
Our Philharmonic folks, In sheer despeea-
don, have cut Balatka down. shut the door
against any more Camille Ursos, are coming
| out strong on the home talent, getting uu.
sic ont OF the bottom OF the barrel, old fan.
! tasles, trombone solos aud vocal concertos
| with the nap all worn OF from them !:
| in fact, hAve carried off the warm potace.
1 dainty f1sh and delicate ttstrres, the nuts end
! meringues, and only left few slices Of cold
! meat, with part oft warmed ovcr.
Hweet Is revenge.
| II the people won't take Tickets, people
can't have music. II you won't par for a
firtt class dinner, you must take hash or 20
hungry.
Before I stop, have another source OF
trouble for the suburbs:
The Round I:1bt, the Eastern publishers
and the Eastern critics have Just discovered
a genius in the Norwegian nofElist and sons
writer, Bjornst1erne Blornsen, and arc cack
4 ling over translation Of his Arne" lik,
hens over their fresh laid egsn. Bless you
souls, Bjorngen and his delicious story o
"Arne" Herc known and read In Chicag
eight ycarB ago. The first English etltlo1
ofit ever Issued was pEiutcd erprrsdy 70
i CAeeyo ut Bergen, by Al. Geelmuyden'
widow" The little brig Sleipuer arrive
here one f1nc summers afternoon, all th
way from Norway, with 8 cargo Of stoc
! fish and atroc1ous hcrrinGs. Mrs. Geeln9hl
. den bad an edition OF Arne translated Int
\ English bY native Norwegian, thus pr
serving the idIoms, printed 1t on her ow
I Caloric press and sh'ppcd 1t Ter slelpner
Chicago.
: Chicago is ahead agalnl
Here Is one OF tue songs from it-full
;. poetry and musie:
\ 14 LAST goAa.
;. he went in the forest the whoIe day long,
n For ,hese be- had hesrd sueh ! wocdsous song,
n A wondsous cong,
t lie 1eh,oned nute from willow spray,
TO .es xltsIn sI1'GT I IL s;s; :S;e tune .y,
The awevs tupe lay%
e It whispered and told him its name At ,aat
i. But thcn Wills be listened away l. passed,
= AwaY 1t p2e1et.
/. Iut OF when be tlnmbered again II stole,
Again 1t stole
: With touches oflove upon bis soul,
Y Upon hts soul.
g. Then he tried 10 catch it ind keep II fast
" but he woke, and sway + the night 1t passed,
THE night 1t passed
;, ANY Lord. let nc pass Ia The night pray,
70. The tuas ss, taEen ~ hesrt ava.
Ny heart Awa5h
Ia | Then answered the Lard "lt Is Thy friend,
Its thy friend,