, 1874-07-26

o'clock IN tie morning, tllrco characters wore
standing in row. talking away their sesquipcda-
Ha rfrbd, when couple Of carpenters, 70 doubt
OF 6abbatarl1n principles, or at any ratio anxious
to get homo to supper and TO bed, pulled rapidly
away the cloth on which the three actors weIo
standing. Down they all went in TOW, aud i'm
mediately aftorward down went the curtain. II
this had not happcncd / firmly believe that
"Oonugh would hare continued until the time
Hheu the unfortunate theatre nus burned to tue
ground. I was one Of faithful dozen who re-
mnined true to 'Oonash," and who saw the
wonderful tnale OF most extraordinary play
London Society.
THE MUSIC OF THE PRESENT.. -
In predicting the evil days coming upon tho
earth great aud good man in early literature.
cited, as an indication OF tho approach, that the
"grinders shall cease because they are few" aud
adds that the doors shall be shut in the
streets VIXEN the sound Of the grinding is low"
Now. al many people nre beginning to suppose
that the present arc evil days, especially eince
a. tho grasshopper is become burden" We.
venture to call the attention OF tho musical
public to the fact that tho grinder has not ceased
to grind, aud that, instead Of being few, he is
at this moment a very plentiful being. II the
multitude OF hand-orgnns can be regarded as an
indication Of prosperity, then, indeed, wo are in
the heydey of our local fame.
As it is customary to give review Of
THE MUSICAL EVENTS OF TIE WEEK,
and as there is Eor tho past seven days little to
write about on this subject but the hpnd-organ
and orchcstrion, venture to la5 before our
Ioader5 some esthetic tit-birs on this subject.
Let the envious German and 1ppant French
man snecr IS he may at italian music. 1t is to
Verdi that II, 600 hnnd-oFgaas owc tho 81 Miser-
cre," now mEde throadba1e, md it is to-, :
TIE pARK-EyED PApnoxE
OF that sunny land that We owe whatever OF
music survives tho departure OF critics to tho
+. .s+ fron, +ba terrora 1T an e,oyated thermom
etcr.
Every man VINO travels on ho1so-ca1s' ano mas
made practice Of submitting to this torture
through tbs past ten months. must have noted
one OF two interesting rnlsyal facts. The mniu
etroot-car lines wero made n,elodious By about
200 embryo yirtuosi, ranging from yea1a
to II, and including boti sexes, aud in
Vulnerable. .grndes Of -rnggedness and dfrt. Their
Instruments were v1olins OF fearfm tone. harps
WHICH wore never exactly cordial With the yiolins
a;4d AL occasional flute which maintained a braye
independence against the subtle enc1onchments
OF tie other two asaailants. Perhaps, had auy
two Of them compromised IS giTo and take two
tones, as they do ounces in chicken-69ht. they
might have got away with the third !; but tho
anfn Is -
=. uosr uxY1E1prso 1ssrRu,rENT
and refr1ses to do anrLLiug Reasonable. Combi-
n.t;nn nsa 1o' wss norcr nnompjised anI therefore
i1 tha thraa rara ,Iare entered tn eurviyo
The divine mt. hEo many other divine arts. an
i,sted of coi,rno the tenlar and deIicate ser-
1tnse ni"es ~ " he otbcr ny md It was T,ot m
,,nco,.no ,,eee ~ W. .;eht to acs itt1o bata-footed
~ 4sai,1 t5oaln<, ~. ha,d ~ dauehter ~
eSo q asa{ i.nd - for not ss,;na
~, ;nisis;tla nonny Trnnr reluctantly from
ha,d ~ rn y tha o;hsr end n? tbn car
,Wl1I . 4oa1o ~ ~ h,rna nsafa toTv
intorest rest IN What follows.
nAnp r1NEs
~ .; 10 s.a;a ~ bnn1a ,onao,ou. to tha
pr1,o -. .1d ors5,o,1r ,ha c1dran co,aad to
fraausnt "a "a caE Thny sl;il hanr IN hahind
;t.t ,ha, +ha d1,va, ba- heco,n- Er,1len
11aa,av ~ a1,d in Terrnt hit no mora doa. the
tsans Of tho harp drive The mosquito to
aJr,o ~. +sath ~ .no rrnve,er Tho xonnr
.,;;a,s os - 40 +amn;n1 Tnoro nrof;tahte. ThoT
;a,,Ta1 ~, =. ~. ri f1om fonr to sir along The
{o1 {o.1o,;st1a h;-hwa,a. Tern1inr their doorostep
a!ana ~ aa,actiona ~ tha most voried da-
artt;o-, Ti,ev a. Sontl, s:ds ayenue ia thiea
! dave ana come round again about once = fort
ua9 =, alt M, w ~. - G15 - nla,tv ~ thsr, hut
.lent. M nt1 S;5a Grn Iara m aymnnthy - ith
~, a,rTr;s;n oTn,ctiyca This Sectional gJirt
| :; ~ rarthv of t:,a. en11chtaned naonle 1ho
| - .1,n; nn1 "o1:n' - ~10
| s"o" -. ,rr1r.y,.~-noy grock
~ 7 NV a. axstc and the vigorous efIorts OF
| ~. !ho,na Govcrnn1cnt nro not without effect
The lss7 padrono is driven to work. Capital to
start low rostau1apt in not forthcoming.
| 1ieuco tho orean-grinder. Behold him, then,
many times Duplicated; wandering through tho
residence avenues. Four early morning until
night be srinds, and tho sound Of his grinding
! is not low. "He-ear me Nor,na," "Ah che Ia
| morte.n aspiring, Spring., ge-entle tBpring, -
"Do1n in i coai-mlne," and other classic and
| unfamiliar numbers arc ground halt1ng and
whcezine from tho cylinder 4 mournful-look-
inr mau is .-.
TIE AVERAGE oRoAs-anIspEH.
ue has about ten days yrowtl, Of hair upon
his face. q stoop from hsbitualIy carrying his
musical load. and ho Affects IN utter ignorance
Of the vigorous Anslo-sa1on except when reused
| Ia cursug. Then, indeed, Ills whole appearance
| nndercoes E. chan:o. Let Small boy throw i
| stone at his musical instrument, and watch tbs
| rasult The piteous expression Of his soft, dark
eyes gives way to the most fen1sh EXPRESSION,
| and tie readiness with which he hurls staccato
accomn,ni,nent Of mouosyllAbic English, is in
itseH interesting and suspicious. But We Gun
nsrion him. not being Responsible for bis pro-