New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-02
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fCbn IN,,,S or LADY wRITERs-PICTUREs AND
r,Tr,ty-CIANGEs AT THE TIEATERs'
nosrov March 81. ~ Tie announcement
vas made week a6c that the anniversary OF the gtea'
1,r Ir,uee and Musical Festival Of 1869 would De Ger
ehra,ed this Summer Ivy somewhat similar an"I' on
much smaller scale, be held at the Skating MIX III 'n.
citv-the largest building in Ncw-Eneland capaoe VI
holding an audience According to the pupisheu pro
sra,nme tie affair IS to be under the auspices oi INC
s,acbpssetts section Of the National Musical Congress
It's 10 be under the direction Of Messrs Touee' 1hoo
aud Zcrrahu all prominently identified with 'he 'uo"ec
Of last year. il continue five days 10 Is W VOnSis VI
choral and instrumental concerts by an orchestra 0l 2Vo
and succession Of dctachments, each 1000 strong from
the choral societies Of the State with organ, cannon ana
So forth An audience 5OOis expected to be accommo
dated and the profits he divided among the socle
ties taking part perhaps hardly just to say that al
tbs brilliant announcement Is preEatu!ei Out seer
tain that there deal OF doubt as TO whether the
odair VIII take place al ALL aud certainty whatever as
10 the details Of THO share 1t may assume Il IS hhaly
carried through Tie prOcCt has many elements
which excite opposition. In tho hrst place.
the Rink, which seems an Indispensable yea
turo Of the project IN It's present iorin'
Is place Of bad l. fell in soon alter 1t was hist
orcued it had piece Of s roof torn Of in the gale last
Fa and it was not built with view e accoWnoda
multitude OF people seats built up like an amphithe
ater II may supposed that the leaders OF the present
proicct would never contemplate the use OF the struc-
ture unless they assured Of It's absolute saety bHt
sill such "reminiscences have their weight with the pup
lie Then the oGgaulstio Of the Musical Congress Is
such that there doubts OF the authority OF members
OF local divisions q act withoU. the consent o. the
higher officers; and in many ways there are dcuues'
such TO sure always bect the early stages OF every
great undertaking but such seriously threaten the
very existence % this enterprise and have manifested
themselves IN very and inharmonous debates In
The preliminary meetings which have thus far been held
The reluctance Of the representatives of many prom
In he
many as 10 its financial the fear Of bcltting the
grand memory Of the Jubilee which IS proposed to Gel
eblae have all had their weight and as matters now
stand it is about chance whether or not the
scheme shall be permitted 10 drag while there is yet
time with vigorous application of the principle OF
Least said soonest mended'
Nr T. : Gilmore hrs not been any sense leader in
this project and his connection with IFS early stages has
been very slight though he has been ready Loyalty to
give his aid m anything which his associates Of the mu-
seal societies may deem TO be desirable In fact, Mr.
Gilmore is so completely absorbed in the book which lie
Is writing as history Of the Jubilee giving to its com
position all the concentration the intensity, the warmth,
the passionate eaTuCsnesS which he gave TO the incep
ton Of the Jubilee ITSELF that he has very little time or
thought for anything else Much OF the success OF his
cancer has been due his habit Of giving his whole mind
and heart thing at time and If fidelity to that
habit sufficient it, the success of the book
may be counted upon certainty MI Gilmore seems
20 have floating about his brain nCbulous or at least
10 eclipse any achievement in the past but even that
waits for the completion of the book. The heap Of
manuscript rapidly increasing in SIZE and the first OF
It VIII soon be in the printers hands. with the hope of
getting the completed volume early in the Summer.
authors has been to tell the whole truth
about the Jubilee, including the long tiresome year Of
silent before the public had heard word of hat
was in store well as the noisy, crowded glorious
week OF complete fuion. Some Of the experiences Of
the protector among unsympathising people in New
f~tft
been in the actually mako very enjoyable reading
when framed in piquant style; and the earnest rapid,
style OF the work generally has in 1t abundant su
gcstons Of the spirit which created the Jubilee. and
ned 10 through in spite, it sometimes seemed, OF
fate itself
1t may be said that the beneficial influences Of the
Jubilee upon the interests Of in the country
large still constantly becoming apparent. Choral
societies have been work all Winter and
forming every week. from Montreal Minnesota and
voices which hitherto have been content with Pop
goes the Weasel" trained with clear ye, Israel"
and similar music Of tho higher class The Festival in
Coliseum the targetfor many sneers but it had
the seed good IT, and the growth Of that seed will
extend through many years TO como and over many
miles OF territory. whether Its original planting is
ally celebrated by lesser festivals or not
LITERARY MATTERS.
George ElIo new poem IS TO reach the American pub
lie first through The atlantic Monthly, appearing in the
May number of that periodical a week before the
May Macmillan is published in London. II work OF
considerable length in rhymed heroic lines and the title
is The Legend Of Jubal"
Mrs Harriet Bcccher stowe has turned account her
retirement in Florida and the leisure afforded by the
natural death Of the Byron controversy, by writing
series Of short tales each complete in itself to be called
"Odtown Stories" They Will be published in successive
numbers of The Atlantic Monthly beginning with that for
June the title indicates these stories will be work.
ings Of the Of New-EDgland life and character
IN the last century which opened In "Oldtown |
Folks AprOpOs Of Mrs. Stowe, probably more alb |
surdy false story appearedn print than that which
has gained newspaper currency TO the effect that
she lost large sum Of money by her Byron book 1t
hardly worth the cOntradctirg.
Miss Louise NJ. AlcOtt will sail from your wharves
Saturday for Europe the very morning Of the pubca
tiOn of her Old Fashioned Girl which its
with advance order already reaching 1900 copies
She gocs by 10 Brest and avoiding the harsh
climate Of England altogether Will traverse in eisurey
the south Of France with Italy the objective point,
seeking by every conquer the obstinate bron.
cbal difficulty which has troubled her so long The
pauoas OF her trip her sister, Miss Mary Alcot who
al continue the Italian galleries her study att and
'AualS friend. WhetheE Miss AlcOtt will give her
,i,e oho.d q, an literary work ls dependent entirely
upop the condition Of her hesh ID ELECTED by new at
mosphefes' $780,.
Miss Kate Field has returned from her prolonged
Western leeturing tour with highly satisfactory pecu
mary result and that best Of al success the certainty OF
plenty Of engagements for next Season. She Is Ia
to select for another Winters theme some topic con.
nected with the stage. with which she is familiar by
hereditary right and concerning which she has written
much and well In The meanwhile she is resting comfort
ably here and dong up Mr.. Fechter for The Atlantic
N0ly the lively and graphic style in which she has
IN past years celebrated the hisoDc powers Of Madame
Ristori and Charles Dickens.
"Mau's Wrongs" is the title Of book to be published