, 1874-08-16

times, after which he bows aud returns to his
seat. This was repeated great many times. aud,
| Wltl one exception, the bird nude no mistake.
The bird will strike tweuty-soven times, but
after that be refuses ard his owner atalcs that
| he has worked nearly year TO get tnis bird to
strike up to thirty, but it appears that l,s mer-
ory gives out at that point aud it is unable to
count urthcr. 4 collection in, OF course. taken
| up after each exhibition
Roncc ,,1+,a or;o;,a, A,o~;oo , ,,pon,
;a,nar ,yaa nrodHccd ~ naa,,'. 'sa,s. ns
~ ~ maS ,.e',na ~ 1onaay nlsl'
tonsa1y 10: Ino 1..h,,,a ~ "eA'.1t - :'o.n5 80
rnetrics1 ~, ro Wel7.wr1ta,, s;o, - 20 = u
,lao ~ aan.s raa,,oc,a 49, ,n. =, - a ~ -
-att,a t, tba artist - ."s! " lne
an,soe in ti1 love ornor, % ~ s.,d ~
sifa wl,o war, tcmnora, ~ =; naet a.,u ,st
| never III heart 'hv d,s,1,aomant no ~ ~ 80 II
and duty Of patriotism: This il trying, but it Is
assu .t.te ,s ane Wotai 1esson-1nnt c'l1 WIT
al.s .ne ueaIGs1 .! tllehds aha IL al~avs an 10.
dramatic and llterary results This also III trite,
| and Belle Lamar may thus be said to concern
the civil war pretty much ay smoke concerns the
| chimney it las loft. Nr, Bo1ccaule deity
roots Of his story; but it Is to the foliage and
not the roots that lie asks atteution. That foll-
| ago 4s startling situation and distressing emo
ton. The play has this damorit-in art-that it
10 ono tissue, Utmost unmltiGated Of hoart-rend-
ing misery. There il too much Dixie to suit
Union zealots. aud too much Unioniam to suit
/ Dixie derotees." Iue Times says: "'Eelle la~
mar satisfies the cuuduions OF 4 national play
| in all the following particulars. It Is convc1sAut
with an American subject of momentous interest
III the history of tue country. aud its incidents,
localities, aud most Ct its characters arc Ameri-
car. . All things considered, however,
Belle Lamar IL not likely to be Of permanent aud
| abiding interest. II it were tested by repre-
| sentation-sny IN London, or any 'other place
where the theme il not 70 Immediately interest,"
ing az here-we do not think il would be deemed
| the reason which induces the wi1e to leare her
| husband is hardy sufficient for its actlou.
otns1 pa'ff,n, f,,i,,a@s iano aa,,,,.'.;. 49, @
rIjcs a demand pretty reucrally made. to know
from what source 1lr. Boucicault procured his
| Original play:
oMe Editor at @ the Ss'. :. rars '' 7s1on's:
nr. Boucicauit. re- it is ass.rteu that tbs is tie
rst attempt to l1inR the subject Ghe Lite Civil War;
odvan,uce of r,rain held nncultiyate bv
! deeessor."
Permit me very nlodest1y to cali attention to
the fact that, 1mmealatrly after tho nrst battle
u Malassas; "1ota Auu 6 80 soSaa
..n,r a,a,,.s ,,taced;nr that Memorabilia frhr d.
pending for it's clief interest. upou the coua1uis-
sion Of q ''ilagraut act Of espionage by wom-
A. similar III many respects to the plos OF "1no
nes Aetltan ai, uau t,e 1ar ss.E hat
t1e 'scena f'
This drama Of :. Bull Run +" was played for ecr-
oral weeks to large audiences, in Now York, and
it was afterward performed III au tue principal
cities Of the country, with great success.
I state these facts 80 matter Of dramatic his
torv 1t is possible that some Persons have for
eottau them, or perhaps, ara Of the opinion that
play on au = American subject by ono not Lall-
IN. from ENGLAND or Fiance does not count
J: Yours truly, CHARLES GAyLEB.
f. Loros CLuB, New York, Aug. II, 1874.
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Mu5Ic
4'usea' a.,as.a 80 ~. ,do,,;,,a1 Hs.
tho CITY NO conce11s are you anoei'lneu'
and there Is little to report except from aoroaa'
Ey the 1st OF September, however, it is proha-
.hIe that some preliminary steps will be taken
,u,;a,, 7;r ,tr,., a., ;.Ec,+;or At faau+ of what
"1'i'1 "44 i4 Auoto ~ ~, 1.alrs, 9. -. ~
We may expect: Ing DuecsoIs o1 tne 3poAo
Club aud the Beethoven Society wilt meet soon
and outline their intentions, and the pros
,,ac,,,.oa ~ +,,a o,eratc u,naoera vi1 varv
fe>s1I- ~ 80
eno'', W a'a10 f.otI 80 W. o@A oA~'
refer definitely to she lta'iaa season.
opEnA11c INTELLIGENCE.
Adyicas from New York enable us to give some
ues.a1a A. s..a,ieoh T,'o ..,sta
the ilauaeeloont y! .oaA o'InAoseA 1no u i.1sao
of lis company WILL bo as follows: Nile. He'll
bron, pri1na donna, i'll place Of Nilsson; Mile.
Abani. who will arrive in the third week. Mmc
1,,,o,,t,o ~, a~a.no,;c ,,ort. and ,J11a aroro.;
31;s. a,.,io ~ ~ nn,sa Tor1s cnr,-slto ,ano,s u
nar,,,;ar an ;sicnoTa C,'I, I,ar,i Dalassioi and
Eonfratet!i baritoucs si11,or5 I'aelanietr., and
DoIpnanta ba.aes S;.,nnrs Finrni ScnIara anI
Iona+,; 1rh o1,nr,,a r. i. Nd viii nun,har 15l
.'eaas a,,d 80 orc1,o.tr, mi 1,;acasi r. ei5;.
Ion Il ria standard work. tba fol1ow1no
oneras ma nndorlncd IN t1,o renor
ttvre .si,e pronhele and "Siar OF the North. y
hv Mavnrlnar. :. FLYING Dutchu,au" and .'Lo-
In1,,n :, hv 'wocnrr :. Roma, ri Jul;ot hv
f:on,'o1. i non tsarIos ~ by Verdi: .Rur E}as;
etouttou ~ I4U ~, t1A9 ",
Is 31a1chetti - Cosl fun lutte and = Le Nozze
dl Figaro, BY Mozart lillian rel, by Los
slui and tho ."1la13zonl Requiem" By Verdi.
Tins s q tempting repe4 toire, but will it ever be
given ,rhe seasnu commences Monoay. Sent. Is.
ria mamLars: NJ A,n>ea,s new me, a-hou,fn
W. ea;Iod 3rn,, r-a.+ -, tbn tara;-n a+a
coni,any saiieu @ ilont W sno orete. aux
!. Iley VIII open AZ tho LScoufn. Ne" ora I'LL,
der the JOINT management o. uauIIce Grau and
C. II. CLIzzoiA. on the 24th. The inaugural
c.era will be ia Timbale u,.Argent," a work
cifirely new helc. This will :be followed by
81" 1,;r.o.ea ID trra,n1on5au u and III 1,i,a
,'s,--a,n,,r" ~ 0' -~oe 49," A "o''e