, 1874-10-11

has touch Ut romance aboa. it, Eight or pin
years nso he was gchuo!u. :stcr in q mi6er2b b1
Attse v:ilaEe lit tho vicinity Of Aunic: ,7ltn
| salary OF goo iprins (about $3.50 t. year. Ha,
ag good vo!co ns Noct one day to the intend
ant OF the Court theatres nad asked to ba att
csptet III the chorus OF the opera. The i1}te.l
aat sent him down to the general naua:cal Il
rector. Lac!l'ncr, who vas to try his vocal Eow
er5. After the trial the ir.eudaut informed til
able to take him in ;lo chorus but he woulI giy
him for the tina salary OF 1000 aorius yen
and train him for the opera. The young singe
Progressed rapidiy.c that IN . few months b
s'1us tho pErs - afa:e. in q Freischntz" 3" Will
| gre4. sr,ccesG- Now ho is one Of the best sirg
crs Of GerEaaYy--tho only one e:nons :uolsy1
| German tonoss who can sing Waguer's Tristan
] in = Tristan aul Isolde, aud S.eJmnnl in til,
Nsllsuaro.' Frau Veg! il TIE oaiT lady singe
Mho. ~ 10 fss, has - ta;ieu tie part Of $50 de or q
TAG London 4lN1engxm of the 2sl. ,,lt. aa,z
- IAe u1iseiiug OF the ssa:uo Of D.ltc, tha com
| 2oser takes pl4ce il Dru5y Lane Theatre mex
! Friday. the 25:A inst, Tne Committee hayiu1
| requested Sir Aliclael coa:x to sunyeil' tllt
static, lie hiss consented 70 assist vt tie eere-
| tours viii bo Invited. Mr. Chaiser3on liasine
placed the thoatre nc the disposal OF tho Com,
mittoe ior tue aftcxuon Of the 25,h lust, rh;cI
will De the eve Of tho production Of the spectac~
u1:r dra1ux, 'kehard Ctour dc Lion, which
opera. y ral.sinano.' TITO statue vii
tace that Of Eduund ke4n. The sculptor,
a. a. Ma!enapte. Wps = pupil Of tAs late
Baron De I:iqueH aud foE many years WAS
Chief assistant TO Mr.. II. TLced. The statne is
cut out Of q ao}id block OF tho pnrcst white Car
lara marble: it l. feet III height, standing; upon
] S:cilan marble pedestal feet high. making
the total elevation l3 feet. Bafs is represented
standing, III tbs aet or composing, against pls
OF luis scoreo, in deep though. hdlLing in his
right hand E pcncN, and i'll Ills lett scroll OF
music copies. TGa eon.po5oz is u ordinary cos
!urnc, with cloak TIN Own over the left Shoulder
as hc was in tlle iaabit of wearing it. Tho like
ness is acknowledged by his widow aul. friends
to be most truthful. Tie static wcs eln;btted
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THG DIANA.
Tie extraordinary business which h@s held up
at Ite theatres during the week, in spite of ths
Exposition anl its nany attractions will pe.-
haps moderate somewhat hereafter. We hope
not, but Bueh unusual euecesses oanno. last lou.
Pfxct;calT but two legitimate theatres hare
boon open this week to DRAMATIC enterprises,
Hooley's apd tho Academy OF lius;c. Doth these
houses have Leen exco1lent]y patroni2ed, wlIlo
dsye1s Opera-House aud the Grand Ope,a-Hoase
both PLACES being utterly ill-nauaed-Layo been
equnl sharess in the general patronage. As The
opern will continue to occupy McY1cl5ct's
Theatre for some time yet. these four
houses will continue to share the business
OF the d,auatic Etngc. The general character
OF nnusemeuts offered is such that competition
will be Lively all round.
HooIEg,s rAE4TRK.
Edmund EalcoHera odd comedy, =" Ieu O! .!1o
Day" has been playing during the wcc! to CO.
ccl.ent houses. and winning for Hoo1ey's com-
paav ttc golden opinions Of enlightened an
diences 1t must TO admitted that tha Initial
performance Of the drama t7as not up to the
uarh, owing 1,aiuly to tie facs tha. 1t lad no:
Been rehearsed sufficiently before it was pre-
sensesi. There .wera reasons why this should
4oI haTo hctn, ba: the chief offender Nonda-
.satllcg Lac! reason for bcit1; imperfect, both
II her mere lines and i'll the study OF
he part DAt'Dg the wesl tie pieco
';cted up very considerably i'll its
nhnncr OF presentation, and :ascr performances |
zero admirably gwen. There was anotlser
CT son for the subsequent improvement in parts, |
Mr. Flcd Williams returned from New York. |
md saS 10 matters aLd thiniB- Unfortunately |
CT this genial gentleman, and ccuitaI nlsuEeof |
IL aet'uned to ind Ira. Williams sctionsy sick.
SC Sick Indeed that she vas competed to E1yc
- her part, aud play tho undesirable Of i'll
aid Her s!ucc was taken By Miss Doyle. who |
|as recently been added to tho company. Miss |
tov1e will mako hcf LOT TO Il CAicagu nudic1co
!, tho pars under' 5Iro Williams nsass wilI bs
Understood By the i::teiiigaat pubiic,-and ,.o
:Aers 90 to Hcoley's. Tno;e glio do.
ave their seats tcfore. the curtain falls.
he present week a1r. Hoosev will bring out
Tie noi,in1." We Laye had :: The E1u:u. !"
ere @lseaiS, and !te:1fo:c are prepared 10 ,,1ss
Judgment upon its rresea:2:loo rather than |
e pieca--Gi.sci4 hos not called forth tie highest |
ra:bc- = is i,osalb!a ulas good enEcmtia nay |
thr!ay it to better adyantante than has yet been |
le piece, and some remarkable bits Of 2cslag
30. Ihc p::s Of Blanche te -N1rsa7 is ole
Inch can be interesting very much .a3 Il diss- /
tecsb!o exueletlca is in:eEsstir::- It appeals 10
u neral olfacio5ies. Feahte5 himself acspisss
10 woman lie defeats with Bucn equity Ho
AIS describes her:
E:e1y woman is. to sorae exteu:, u enigma, Ltt sns
ere iaan i! the rss: Q: her I':2n sex, k.a 7sa:
t.ks sae Sphinx for symbol. +;.<. ifcrsa,sfs il
le Of TIC products OF orr k.s.e,lt System a sauca
'c -2 state Of socatr, H!o tired OF life before
wing lived a u, apt: for whom forbidden fruit,
sn o. fore they tlse ii, has temptation It nlusr
snaGs aIat.ble by sonie extraordinary scaso1ing.
aos aossSat % ftsi e,ss a as Bs4ges 1t4 595 I
her heroic criminal. There mist be IN oppo7t,,-
y fs great derGt;o CT great pertldy. perspective,
Let, atfnrhug the Imagination Eli:npes Of the M
:. cusniha1sng IL death!
hss set and sti!1 f. your sister III aEec-
" but, in yuur tuulost heart. sou Judge her US
yetey us d.. SEc = type Of lctes:7Ele class
typc If t,cse perverted soslngs who hays but QUE
u, 0ao thought, passion in life,-plaaeura! ]
:as1rc under frivolous aud cupabbe FORM
. ths1n tic Eozd d:;ty aa no n.csning. pfnriHes,
'rsitE, proprct:, rcGation-alf that is worthy If
either i3cose dospise! Do 10; sup
se uldervaEc the pleasures Of tl1s fashionable
sd. On the contrary. appreciate them fully, M
alcinS the enioyE,cnts of life. But tiese wonlca
aie with fashionable .iie ouly to disgrace it. They
ng into Society t1.eir ridiculous turbulence, their +
liyocal familarttics- their seantla.a OF eegauee
their ceoanclc7ies Of coquetry. They drive away
aeat like you under penalty of being ae little
pectea ~ tlessl.cl7es, ioF they do harm to their
a regulations unharIIly; they living caluzn-
agatnbt lhe world OF our Tr4S and .lott,nts! b
the preparations for tho best ayallable pro- ii
ctou OF this piece OF foyasisla iluaol otr and 0
bid dissatisfaction have been made, and We i
likely I'd see the Meca brought out in the h
'ordinato parts as well at the Union Square Il
entire. M;ss Hawthorne, ve venture to predict, | II
90 earn est and digntted for tho dallrium of fpl-
the whirlpool Of se:thirs vanity and vcxatlon Al
spirit Which ia tue life and hope Of the mod a
French Observation-Disclosures de .Marsau, b.
aase climax to French wl!Ifulpess ia thin same Sc
!actc We hopa she IS tie last effort Of tho IN
lltcrous dromstist. After 4.Tho Sphinx N
he Deluge" from E1blo's. certainly. Il not Il
+, let US hare body-snatching. arson, and III
atry fer the theme. II We nuss have crime vi