, 1870-12-31
BOSTON,.
Political, Literary, Art, and
Theatrical Gossip.
The Massachusetts, senatorship 49, MIR.
Summers Quarrel---The Book
Seasou-.-The Globe The
afro Trouble.
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BosroH, Dec, 81.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
We enter upon the Christmas aeason In An
rnrsally placid condition OF peace and good
will. In our municipal election We have elect
ed for Mayor m honest, respectable Demo-
cratic lawyer By Republican votes, and every
body acquiesces in the result with surprising
good nature, the feeling being general that
We need = system Of economy in the City
Hall, and We are more likely to get it in this
WAY thar in anJ other. The defeated move
ment 70! pzb!lo park ahows sIgna Of life,
and ia likely to preeent itself 1T the State
House again with more energy than ever.
The Legislature which the new year will
bring together eeems likely to have IN e1-
ceptionally dull eessiou. That terrible baby.
the Hartford 4 Erie Railroad, Ia too far re-
dueed 10 make another such family jar as
that Of last winter, and it Is a1asd to see whst
can come Ep to get excited about. As to the
SeIatornhir, all the reports Of any rivalry to
3lr. Wilson aTe the sneerest Inventions OF
people who make living By news, and, when
none grows, feel it u duty to manufacture it.
s:.7. Wison hurt himself little
= tss fh Of 5 5u sss Sat one 1a sasb xoai aE1i
as that is nothing. to political
constitution Ike his, and his popularity will
hardly chow scar when the vote OF the two
houres comes to be taken few weeks hencB.
Ar to 3fr. Su1nntts quarrel With the President
and his tel!ow-S* nator, while there is not
sratk OF feeling ia favor OF San Domingo here
in MassAcbust tbs, think th, re |. a very gen
e1at sentiment that our great Sensior hts
made = mistake, not in essenIia1s, but in
manner. which is often 90 highly essential.
His indiscretion first appasred in that amazing
S''eP sas BEEN efsx hsishtened b bpys'' ~ entife
lack Of any conei!istor? dispositio91
his course, San Domspgo realfr stant1s better
tefore the country than il be had not said \
word agairst It, Tbis We can acknowledge.
the re.pect in which 31r. Sumner Is held: for
Nc who know him best can o11set bis arrogance
ty his integrity, bis eSotism hy his eaTnest-
nesa, bis disre gard Of the little gentleneases Of
lut1ic life by his devotion to principle. We
right and o,hers differing from him mas
tt.nk they are right; and, knowing tho
strength and persistency OF the man. and the
et.aEge intent be las for calling ont savage
llops aimed at bis own head, We apprehenu
very uncomfortable timer in the Senate this
winter, untesA soMe way il found to heal tho
breach Hhlch has been made.
LITERARY MATTERS. "
We have had no piece Of literary gossip 80
stirring al the Withdrawal of Mr. James T.
Fields from the firm Of which hs has 10 loug
Teen the most prominent member. But.
after all, apart from tho personal ln-
tere Ut which great host OF fEiends have in
Nj. Eielae, IL il not 60 stirring MISTER. The
new ;lrm Of James II. Otgood i Co. will re-
tain all the high character. all tho alliances
with authors, all the trelcss energy. Of the old
one. and il likely to hare career quite
Al ensiable as the old firm. Tue
lest book of .he expiring year, and the
tatniliar imprint, is published to-day, in bret
Hsrte's volume OF - Poems. and, in week
/ or two, tho rcorganized house will have
! ready for announcement list
of books for 1871, Of which Ticknor 4 Fields,
in tht ir palmiest days, might have been proud.
| Mr. Fields himself remains in the room Of
honor, and III the editorial char OF the Allan
tic Monthly, and his former partners will have
all the advantage Of his literary taste and his
friendships With authors at home and abroad.
Foremost among the books Of the now year
will be Mr.IoWell's new volume Of essays, Dr..
Holmes eesay on Mechanism in Thought
and Mora1s.' Miss Phelps noval, Cha1les
ns,e' ssasIsisE ss5 si9 in Esg 7sge Saturday. sf Nd nd
iaa, Norris - Earthly Paradise" lectures
| on ''1ioman 1mperiahsm," By Prof. Seeley,
| Of "a Ecee.. Homo" fame, " Ad c1erum." Advica
| 10 young preachers, BY the auth9r Of "Ecce
| Dens," and more trautfatione Of George Sands
|
liehed BY Roberts Brothers. Special interest
attaches also to the North american Reoiesr,
! to appear with unprecedented punctuaAty OH
| the ist OF JaruAfr, under the editorahip OF
alr: Henry Adams. with new life in every page,
and tho kceueHt kind Of political criticisms
its @sadirg speciality.
I 0ur art museum project goes clo~ly but
eurely through the preliminary stages.
The si1 Preferred de,'sns Of cornptting
architects sor the building are on exhibition
here, and Al earnest effort viii soon be made
to raise the funds needed to make beginning.
Our 1iet OF statues soon to be Increased
by Mf. Thomas Balls marble figure Of Cover
nor Andrew, now on it's way from Lsghorn
for which niche has been made ready in the
ro.nnda Of the State House. :.
There rcmains now little doubt thst We shall
have granite monument on The Common te
| our fallen soldiers, though there has been 4
eutpEss;rE degree Of opposition to tho project
from yA17ous canaes.
THEATRICAL MATTERS. -
You have printed tho letter Of Mr. Charle.
FecLter, Withdrawing from the management
0: the Globe Theatre here, ard, dare sag,
| a1eo rnue Of the other correspondence which
has followed it. The uatter cAuzcs very gen
eral and keen regret hero. The new theatre
had done great deal for dramatic art while
under the management Of Mr. John II. Sci
wyn: it had elevated the standard of the pub
lie taete and the low- water mark Of msnAgeEia
effort in the matters ct staEe-setting and gan'
ets1 attentinn 10 detail; but with the adven
Of lIr. Fechler, himself greater actor thar
Boston has evtr had located here, and bring
ing With him the ideas Of art which prevail Il
t Pans. great deal more was looket
for. The company which WAS organizet
for the new season wsa not az
etror & in lts minor departments as it had beet
Fcehter there must 10 ecasumy somewhere
and 1t Was hoped and promiaed there shoult
be srecial engagements to meet particn!a
emergencies. Tho cpeninEpetform.nces als'
we're, TO some extent, Disappointment for
though admirable in themselves. they con
C,isto." Of repetitiorn Of the four or five char
| ac.ers Mr. FecLte1 had made familiar her
last year in etar euGacerents:. The publ
waited With patience Tor the fulalment Of Ii
noble plans 3fr. Fschtet was supposed to hay
nSs H. the %,ss 1ss riGya rsGys The sesoa,e
sith him; but The audiences mesh
ac.c1s did not wait with equs
: patience; they did not believe ii lr. Fechter
rlaIe. and thought they esw the theatre 1hic
h.vs essn 9e,
gloYv- The uagediau, Who ts the parts
; playp. waa as arrogant as Kuy Bias among th
s,pauish POLITICIANS, - ineolent As .Aon'
| Crssto in theYay Of his power. Ats; Chat
, fran rebel!td. theu Mr. Wailack- With :
,, uninterrupted series Of good houses to bac
him. Mr.. Feehte1 tight have pnt daNn ever
iLturTection, and have imported doc.le subo
.lirasee from England to make good the g.r
in bis company. But tho audiences were i
: regular, now favorable balar CO Ia tt
) ,reasuly, nov > doubtful one-aud tt
prot rieior, who theoretically oWns iheat1
!. ia the interest OF art only. but VII
!. 1e.lly likes 10 rec handsome profit for h
. en.er1,!4e. w.vered in his support Of Il
!, .aarase1, aud paid the disaNectld and d,
:. charged cncs their sa!lries week after wee
= III. Fechter resigned. nn~iiliug 10 ru1e with
Il Giyided power. and the theatre must be T
= orgarized in the nidst Of the eeasou. As
= the blame. it is not easy to distribute
n PlairIy, even from his biography bS b
= ardent eulosist, Miss Kate Field, Mr. Feeht
Is is Of : temperament always to be in hot y
II ter, passionate, Lonert, variable. egotistica
o plsirly. Nj. Wallack las been fsetidious to
s. fault in accepting parts in which he mig
1t Eaye added to his reputation. But It is - u
10 Ices to analyze spilled milk ~ it il
e c.y o.es it. Al enterprise Of the noble y
~ possibilities, which might have been to =
:. ttn far more ihau Booth's Theatre is 70 "
- York, has met with I disaster. and it is Z
e 'e easy 10 see how recempens'ng bened; may
u | Ct ncea1ed within il. -..
e Mr. Fechter il drawing better houses Gin
ID the scandal than ever before. Next week
se brings out the second new pieca Of his man
e eeziai career. :. Black and White" written
Wi1kie Collins and the actor himself, and pl1
ID | ed eucceeefu.5 in London. It is story OF
G. | yeurs hero whc. after various Incidents
af love- affair at Da1badoee, proves to be leg
Il. Is slave there, the sou Of \ planter B.
IL quadroon mother, and. after various melod
- matte sgopiee, il saved by the discovery Of
=, manumlesion papers.
~ The Museum has the manuscript Of
u Robe.teon's vers latest cCw piece, t' Va
T. ard it is likely to hare here its d1st represl
~ tation On any stage.
= At the Boston Theatre Mr. Waller Mo
Is esmesy, the English sctor, is to appear \.
he week "a Antony. IN 't Antony and Cleopatra
H. : tIaRedy which ess put in rehearsal with
d. ide. Of having Miss Glyn II the Egypt
bo ( Orafn brt for some unexplAited FraAot1