, 1869-02-28

II a!s' al Thomss Barry very s1oe'1l md I
nplJ and the hit Of the whole cast, In
,me cstimatioaA Is made by Mr.. William {
Lc Moyne, Who plays : sussau1.uated
id Top, clingipg. TO dtnd5is1ns of !
ress and manner q she rtpe sge 1f serenty- | >
The bottom OF Ill bis atteetations.
ather laughable msatakn WAS made By {
be critic In hab notice Of this new play. The
'on, 0f all our daily papers, gives most
pace 10 dramatic mastes1, though ita com.
tents are not Of great critical rsauo o. wide |
Ioc Of .'schoo1." inc.npora:ed into his own
ext, without any hint Of quotation Or credit,
rerF minute analyais Of the whole plot Of
be piece, taken act By act. THIS rovtcw
ras taken bodily from London weakly pa
,eE, where It appeared aiter tbs original per
b. b Poa hsd omitted eyen q read tie pisss
10 strike out the local References; and 20 the
Boston public were zr4vely informed that
l'When the curtain fell the at1Aor was at once
enforced to come forward and receive con-
or course the evening papers
contemporary and tho iondest
laugh 1t the bl1nder, oddly enough, came
from the 1otnadl, In the morning edition of
which the e1nne identical summary Of the
plot from the London Era bad been conveyed
Without acknowledgement IN the same waJ, ]
hls own By chsnhpE about TWO words to |
every. sentence by tic substitution o. tae1
Bropymes. ..-..--...
NEW BPDc1ALrt1s IL BuB1HKss.
Speaking Of selwyn's reminds me that Ar.
Il. A. McGlcnen, the business mAnager at
for bis expctience In amusement matters and
marked talent for anything ID that linc Of
business. This is 10 keep turt Of agency
for musical artuts, a kind of intelligence Of
fice for professional singers and lnstrumental-
lists. by means Of which any Que desiring to
part 81 tho country may be cheaply aud veil
supplied with the asslstancs desired. Boston
VII alWsJs Re sort OF headquarters for
musical people, 40 long IS morn aud greater
concerts are given here than Ia any other
American city; and next season any maaa.
ger who wants TO get mp troupe for any
small or great occasion will oulT have to
write to Ar. McGleuen to hare Access 10 all
| the talent available. .-.
has been devised by hr., william F.
ship Of The Boston Athennum. THIS is to
act as representative hero Of the libraries in
| different parts the country willing to PAT
tor hl. services, experience and knowledge of
photography, In the purchase Of books. New
libraries arc constantly founded whose local
the atd Of q man thoroughly acquainted In
such matters and retideut hero A. thr literary
centre Of the country, In makiog Their k
lcctiops aud properly filling their shelves.
Mr. Poole begins his work With the new Il
m At ,tSet cfno ,ssa, 'ssF ol
town affair, Of two hundred thousand
dollars. ...--..-.-.
I ATRlo OF SKw BooEs.
Mcssrb. Sever q Francis "a publishing frn
OF few books but good ores, which dAfus Il
1 io- h-n Lat FfF
The yea nterary s:hub," CsmbT1dxe,l hav'
got out, khis week, two now books, aud hav
| another In tho blnde1's hands ready for pub
. ucAtion next week. " Arne" IL very pc
etieal Id In prose, with frequent 6nstche
Of cxqulslte vtsse-a hoEwegaan book. tho,
oughiy iubuea nth The spirit Of Soru szix
lh6 and thought, aud tfst translated in tca
don about two years ago. The author. Her
: B}osnson, though still young r.an, Is one c
the 4 ost prominent Hritels 81 hts eonutf1
{ snd big bonk has ths ra1o quality Of preserv
. lsnxuage. It makes but ! little bool
aud u published In paper coren
The other look Issued by 8, &F. Il 4 M,
: edition Of The "0olden Treasury" Of eelet
1ops made and edited By Mr. F. +. PAierav.
the size Of the volume being reduced withou
. Almost 70 Into The pocket, aod need nc
i pc1cepuhiy tax the leanest purse. This II
q markedly 1ktltul collection Of the best song
i and lyncs In the English lzuguagc, from ii
day OF Shakespeare to our own time, seams t
pns soEst6es h,s s{er25th1ns r. vo,t h; h.s!ng
: EDO, Lovely Rose," aJoaa andtfson' @ ~ ;
. "sir John Moore,' "The Bridge of si8hs,
,. "The Elegy In a Country GhurehTsrd,
\ and go OF down the list, and when o.
" nnda 1t In meat and readable form selling
" rttatl Tor dollar, It seems that nobody nee,
j. to lack = TASTE for poetry or the meana
y cultivate 1t.
= Tho third Dook from this house which
- nase sloktn OF as not Jet out, Is little boz
Id IKE" Asne." II Is nothing leAs thsn II
"fankenstcin, or the Modern Promethcul
N q Mn: Shelley, which the 1att London CT
Is tion informs Us wss The result Of an agre
sh 1nent between Lord Byron, Shelley md b
II, vile, and fourth person, to each write
Ghost ftory while so1ouru{ng In SHItzarlan
i'd The oths : had not perscy ctat e enough to q
II. y ont ihe covenant; bul1the framework
~ snsh shhs1lsys sto,5 came to: her u dre..
:, =. she was enforced to put Il ali On paper.
- IS unfamiliar 10 Cur public, and the utH q
j! tion may mget want.
oTHHH HOOKS 70 COMB.
"e Mes.ss: Fields, o4good e Co. hare ma
dy bT which the "Diazy md CORRESPONDENTS
lcr Of Henry Crahbe Kobiuson viii Be issued
to thtm IN Ibis country simultaneously vi
ee, It's appearance 10 London, / few weeks hen
icNn that The same publishers hive
be | prcs 4 Tolumc entitled The B1aunvt
ID. PaPcn." Fo'eAtr Aosea Colt Tylcr,
o the Michigan University.
~ Another N.Neln author il to trv
~. favor Of the public under the ausp.eea
II 4u1d i uoag ghtop. This Ia Mr. John Jan
~ FIT, tf Cincinnati, and the volume viii
d" one OF pueuaa, mostly uew to types and Il
The book " I'll bc out IN few days.
ed The second volume Of Rsoxnlnk,s j" r
let spd The Book'' Is nearly ready for the Am
The can public,
In | NEW PICTURE.
I'D Mr. Charlts 4. Barry, the artist who ma
ia aspectalty OF c1you drawings, and wh
lts picture, The Muthcrless," has as;sine,
very great popularity In l,thoes.phic cop
has d1awu new Nork, which hAs been pa
n on exhibition II one et our galleries, aud
80 10 bc reproduced In the a1me way. 1
vhi entitled be Fairy Story" and repre e
Fou Two beautiful gltt, one dark damsal OF ftt
=" or stxtceu, And Tho olhct flossy haired II
~ Witch Of tKklse, sitting with arms In
M tnined and taces clotc together, while
se. elder reads aloud trurn 4 hook Ihe tom
tho picture u cheerful aud almost me
whrre lLs predecessor was sad and pcnst
~ and Il seems quite likely to make 4 hit In
tH trade RxvEz