, 1874-01-07

home opportunities afforded for the enjoyment
OF this now thoroughly established and highly
popular class Of entertainment. They show it
by steady, regular patronage. and the result is
that Nrers' Opera-House is second 10 no place OF
amusement in tho city in point of material pros
perty. Indeed there may be one or two man
places With Messrs. Myers, Arlington, Cotton and
kemble whose cosy and comfortable auditorium
is nightly filed with class Of ladies and gentle
msn such es are seldom attracted by burnt~cork
performances outside OF Chicago, They lind IN
the programme rare budget Of fun artistical]y
complied, and so neatly aud tastefuliy served up
as to leave no chance for exception on the
ground Of coarseness, that usually besottng sin
upon the minstrel stage. This weeks bill is
fine one. A pleasant impression OF the lnatrn-
orchestra, which could scarcely be improved in
any particular. AIr. C. s. Fredericks singa
neat new ballad, ''Br1ng Back the Old Folks
siugs it with his great wealth OF pure, perfect
voice, and With fau]tless method. He is some
what stifr and INEXPENSIVE, as Of old, but the
splendid voice is there. Mr.. Dwyez and Alr.
Kavne each contribute vocal number. Let
All Obey" is not exactly a. ''bal-
1ad." az announced on the bill, but
it is none the less finely rendered by Ar. Kayne.
fusion OF Arlington aud Cotton,-two better
antipodes tbau whom it would be difficult to
in1agine,-and ends with very pretty finale,
sounds Of Sptlng." Bobby Nowoomb opens
business, which is followed by marvel Of alb
surlity entitled "Samson,'' which il produced
with realistic vividness which must make the
great tragedian over the way tremble for his
laurels. Arlington's Delituh il majestic in the
extreme, and the hnency OF his Italian is some
th,ng astonishing. The performance of Master
George Davenport iB getting slightly tedious.
His Germaa Speci21ties need little original
ity to make them acceptable: That stupendous
effort in behalf Of Noman's Suffrage is still
H., 4n1sr n<1Ic
The pantomine Of 'FSimple Simon is On it's Sec
ond week, and now rrns with perfect emoothness.
In regard to elaborate scenery, new and ln-
genious MISREPRESENTATION. and general e1-
cellence Of Arrangement and performance,
81 simple Simon" il exceedingly creditable to
tha resources OF the establishment
Jou.; DILLON.
Mr. Sothern's engagement at the Academy OF
Music closes Saturday. Monday Mr. Dillon
appears in one OF his speciaiues, to remain one
week only.
LECTURE By TIE REV. NB- SAVAGE.
The Key. Alinot j. Savage, pastor OF tho Third
Uu,ta1ian Church, delivered an interesting
lecture before the Christian Union Monday
evening on the subject Of Laughter in Ear
nest" Tue attendance was quite 1arge, espe-
cially considering the attraction elsewhere.
Alr. Savage began by stating that he had once
met man who had read the 81 Pickwick Pa-
pers" through without laughing. It seems al
most Impossible, especially as laughter and tears
aId Cous4utlcA EACA4h4tS14 Jo% oAAo
could almost imagine some OF our Darwinian an
cestors going into commissions over Sum Weller
or Alr. Nin1o.
II man suspected OF murder could still
heartily and naturally laugh, it should be ad-
mitted as favorable testimony in his behalf.
There were people who never laughed, because
they never saw anything to lauCh at !; people o.
whom Sidney Smith once said they never could
get joke into their heads except by
surgical operation. Quote to them Artemas
tLnr ~ hoVa
and my other habits are goed:" or Mark Twain's,
- II fish Is good for the brain, have some
friends who ought to eat b whale;" or Josh
Billings when ho said, II = young man can't
be we'll balanced in any other way. have no ob.
lection to his parting his hair IN the middle,
md thoy would either begin to argue On the sub
ject, or else take you for blcckAcad-
But there WAS another class OF people, the
very antipodes Of the foregoing, whose faces. a.
ways on the broad grin, would serve admirably
grand farce. They looked upon men aud wom-
en- Lies ups and downs, pleasure and pain, joy
and sorrow, only as 80 much grisr for their great
Joke mill. But to gain the reputation Of being
one Of these eminently funny fellows, man
must lower himself. He would bo liked as
plaything, bu. when serious work was to be done
lie would pe laid aside
third CLASS would laugh when there Was
nothing serious on hand, but thought that q
smile was inconsistent with carnestness, and
rirht- Air. Savage then proceeded to Bhow the
earnestness of Laughter by number OF apt
il,nsrrat1ons from various l,luori5ts. poets
thinkcrs. and statesmen, which certainly, ia
their effect upon the audience, gave practical
direction to The power OF wit and humor in en-
tortainipe people, He went on to show that for
dealing wi!h ADAMS and pretenses no power was
n, anpropri.te and successful as that OF laugh
ter, One OF the best thrusts Of this kind was
made hv old Father TAYLOR, the Ba1lor preacher
of Hoston 4 nomnous noodle from Beacon
atreat went intn Father Tavfor's prayer-meet-
ing, and, in condescending manner,
raTe the sailors some fatherly counsel. When
6o finiahea he sat down with tho air of one who
Ind come down from lofty height to do his
Christian duty by tie lowlv. Father TAYLOR,
who Was jealous Of tho rights and tender Of the
feelnra Of his sailors. ross Immediately aud ex-
clafroej els there any other old sinner from
uptown who would like to say few words On
Mr.. Savage cave large number OF amusing
anecdotes, Including two of III. Lincoln's best
stories. most Of which we're new to his hearers,
and which provoked them to laughter quite fre-
ouentiy. He smoke Of tho psopriety of the use
Of wit, humor, sarcasm, and ridicule in the pull
nit where they could BE- effectively employed TO
nverthroy wrong. II one simply use them to