, 1874-05-03

as American ladies write to American actors
John Mccullough, and many of our hom,
players. She was dying Of love, and 1e
| parents consented to thoir union But he
relatives appealed to the Magistrate to kill tn.
| traSedian.. The Mandarin did it by degrees. H.
! tortured him to death, and tortured his bride
| too: Now if this marriage had happened in the
United States, some clergyman would havt
family, impa1ing his bride and al1 his lady
relatives on the point of sermon. The Chinese
are moro civilized.
MUSIC.
The opera-bouf1e troupe, which has been al
McVicker's Theatre during the past two weeks
has folded its tents, and leaves for Milwaukee
to-day. It will remain thcro until Friday,-fou1
days being sufficient to demoralizo that town.
aud will then return here and give three per
formances at Hooley's Theatre, az follows: Fri.
day evening, tia Grando Duchesso u; Saturday
afternoon, tLa Belle Helene; and Saturday
evening. "Orpheus the three principal works
of Offenbach. On the following Sunday, tue
troupe will leave for San Francisco direct, and
that will DO the last ne shall hare Of opera
boufo or any other style of opera until mort
season, when there will be two opera bouffe
troupes in the field, both operated by Grau.
COMPLIMENTARY so1nEE.
Tho second OF the solrees complimentary to
Mrs. Rice will DO given on Thursday evening,
tho 7th inst ut the Pacific Hotel, in tho elegant
Ladies' Ordinary, instead Of at Standard Hall as
heretofore. This ia change for the better, as
the arrangements at Standard Hall at che last
soiree were aimply disgraceful. The programme
on this occasion will be as follows
fAnT -.-.
{f1SAr r1H Ir 1hzrfE E1f1h
. Yoeaj Ouartette-Serenaf;e" e. aferschnsr
iiessrs. COIN. Gootiyidqe, Einahars oud Ifd~r.
3. piauo-DaIlale, G Minor. .Cnopin
Mrs. Eu1en:e R,er.
l. Violin Solo" ~ ~ M@ontasnard @ '.-....Ds Dersot
o .r,, MI: ~ zen Hea1M n;,et a t.fn: :,
o. W1s Haa1,1 ~ a3nse1 '''4Auoes'
ranrm, 1''>'
g. Cpntralto Solo" The Grand Old Ocesu !hlillard
7. Solo for Violn-"La Mutt .Vieuxtemps
+nr. Hsman ANefa:
D. 'os01 o''e'- e'1s eS1 HOMO o'aFas a@ter Y.,z,
~, !; p;.. o.5 -, y !; f:;so io"aa4
10. vo, ou.r.etsm s: Ess5,s 5,tisrs e.
4<'''* c9g" s~o1r'ao< n'~os,a ara
rha ,ext Ano1io C1ut ecor, cor,er+ h.s b..n d.s-
neas npo1to Saup eolcg.t % nas ueen oon
n1aels n1Gu 'os oune q ~ .t1so ,t uIeaston Ine
nen' ne" '95n qas p1aatu,: aoa4os ou.nrrr4z
WI % Rosta to n
XIII, nIra Eto-a Borrv ~ Ns1aon V.,,a1 ond
S1.J ~ ,i1t:4as1:11, Aso: ~. ssiSol IVY 0uu
- ~ -; ". ~ W. ptooao!, w neie on
the z@u ann 80 lnst., anu give t"o concerts, at
one OF W1lcQ tho - btacAt hlaser WILL be per-
formed with the assistance Of four Of our lead-
ing church choire.
r4r orn rorrs
The Old Folks Troupe under the direction of
Mrs, Caroline Northumberland. will shortly re-
turn to this city, and on the 11th inst viii com
mence veeks season Of their UNIQUE and e.
celleut concerts. Those who did not hour tnem
during their recent visit will thus have an oppor-
tunitT to do 40, and as those who did hoar trem
viii be yery sure to 90 again. it behooyes thoso
who did no: to be on hand promptly, Tie weeks
concerts will undoubtedly be very successful.
AZ they will virtually closo our musical
season. ~'~'~
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