, 1870-10-02
A Coup d'Etat.
A Defence Of the Musicians.
AInusements.


CnIcA6o, Oct l.
7b thr Editor Of Tia Chicago Tribune:
Il may occur to you and to others Who
have read these 1etters. that I have, on several
'occations within the past two years, freed my
mind on tho subject Of r,r1or -Cn,ccrss-as
shose anomalous and bore some MUSICAL gather
i.gs held In pa1iors for thu benefit OF churches
nre Ettlcd.
For 70 doing I have incurred ths censurc OF
nnmert us clurchta in the beuc:lt business,
and provoked the amusipg wrath OF equally
numerous yo1ns people Of both xes, accas-
..n..d to 90 about from house to house. singing
=. Non e Yer "and with yerdure Clad" re-
tivit;E tncores f1bu their thoushtloss friends,
mid .;l!v s,raares whIcl, led them: to imagine
.hey we're artsets and not singer, and then
psnskins Of tho refreshing Oyster and fsigid
cream alter He so-c,11ed concert.
I think il Mattel had k,uan to wh2t uses
Nuu yor" would como. be never woul1
have arittan it eo that it could 10 Aong itaiis-
criuiuasely Us all four parts.
Entertaining theso feo.iugs, itis xita unu q
al 11.nsnre thst Ia, ht'ern IN .t- following
little doeu mert, wnic', hs- int reached mr.
need not assure you that toiuice g1ea'l7
sl's' tho bred 'si's:h cast upon tie watsre
Wn.nEA.. Ths calls made upou the time
ii the professions: musicians nt Cnlcag :,
IN installing u so-ca1led "par1"r con:
-cefts," have hpcn1ne nli tuo frequent ans
al1as, 'itesc nc. :riuz given si.loss nightly
'nsinR the vi t ~ parties win expect t2At saeh
services viii. as natter u course, BE- Rendered
WHEREAS, II tayinx heen ahanAnu,i1 snown
a. ctnc. It's IT THIS rlass act 1 At dtlftHsent
ali 1nf. 1tot,eu. Es al enterprises pes Iti,sg
sufr tstAcl +, AMT ing resc1b lug art pe1KTeEs.
.tMlrtpR nj Hcfn'tr'8 3 10 ttudT OIL tae part VI
performers, ~ applause 3ar to3 easily e2tnedt
| :caytuv nh lime TOR: stuaJ to those Eno woula
| .tA"iy sI tnpuJ 1t; AUD
| WHEREAS. In shr msJe!1ty Of EaseHt such ''rar-
''rs ca'.,., rts y given as meanS IT .alsiny
u,olty iur churah, purposes, whca result, II eff
l. c.ttt tly other tnrafs ~'nlh give 10 institutions
I oItlsttc lper1t tue at~quate PrcuularJ 11caus
,sccrs2 10 tbriT su rhrt: assL VI INC aFtsou"t
thus uiTcu hy nlustctass 'turHg season fs out Of
| Il prpp 1tton to their ncaus, and to the actual
.uhs given By individuals, ho, being cash ani-
ss. rs 1t tct cts roh-tder 'herustlF's az tht only
! al passous uE such csatin $: tni* kt1.e Ut
hirRs t*,,g almost lscu,!ar y cnasasD, aud e., e.
| aud,
| WnExEAs, It nas CONC t. psss that to decline 4
tt1urkt to skslst ut eot1ta.ntnrnts Of this drs-
,ittu's reuh.ss Ii telsoa :AEs refusing Liable
tte K!tEm AtZc.t. orr or less 0penfF, a8 uachAf-
.ra.te T. C.: therefore,
l:fsoirot, l: 1sa wr hereby pledge ourselves from
~ ws. O. 70 Et.r grs Issss gs
lta:rver, VT ere nrEe5 to- It's cQu!yalcn0 Is re-
L.. lvet ,of the same.
y Tht s,u. le exception To the aoovs tAIticle y
~. bsingls.g 10 thls iatt"n may, pea>,
.ettitt such actyloes 70 sA<1F oen eSHyftldtlo''
| rsstulhuslt.
; Members Of corporate mnsica, associations
.tc tf+f TO NIL In their 1NA Eoci".y Or societies,
1. Scale er y, itrs.-Tne 1Ds.ss price tor a snl0
| IfoI nt+r txo al ur lust uu enta> for RsRie
| IMrlGi maiAct s! al1 bt twenty-five ffo!lat6 E2s3
u. lowest r'tcc for u: sccamraniss, 1cu dollars