, 1877-01-28


NOVELTY IN CHURCH MUSIC.
They arc going to try something new at Ply
r. outh in the way Of song service, The "Plyl
- outh Collection - is to be laid aside for new
book, and every hymn will be preceded By
anthem bearing upon the sentiment of Il
verses. When the leader swings his baton, Il
congregation will join the choir. The idea
taking, and if the practical working prove ha
!, monious, others OF the churches will not hes
8 tate to become imitators Of Plymouth in tn
r regard Singing entirely congregational al
singing entirely quartettc have friends and fot
| alike. A happy mixture of the two is the ali
Of the present experiment. But whatever tn
, music, Mr. Beecher has not yet found himself |
the unpleasant position OF a well-known Ne
York clergyman, who, though 4 talented ma
and able preacher, is dependent for his aulienc
upon the organ-end rather than the pulpt-en
Of his fashionable church.
II THE Music OF THE STAGE
The overdowing houses at the Academy thi
week show the popularity Of the Kellogg En-
g1ish Opera Troupe, OF course, but show still
more that the people have been waiting fo
something good. The highly-anticip ipated even
OF the season is the debut in this country Of Mis-!
Emma Abbott, who is we'll again, and to appear
uGTa
month at the Academy OF Music
4 sTAMAER1SG FARCE.
A good story is told at the expense OF Jour
nalist who used to live in Chicago, and rho was
Tor some time employed On the morning paper
printed in Fifth avenue. He it was who once
upon time acted at the Globe Theatre, PLAYING
Iago In green glasses and with suffering voice
to the 0thelto Of a well-known railroad man. To
| the impeachment Of speech is due the story now
| related A manager in this city recently con-
| sented to hear the Journalist read short farce
which the latter had written, the sole condition
being that the reading should not occupy more
time than the manager did in smoking the cigar
he had Just lighted Away they started, the
one in no less. hurry than the other, aud
the reading aud smoking we're concluded to-
gether. Of course. the question was immedi-
ately put What do you think OF it?'' 81 Ncll,:'
replied the manager, "it is not bad idea.
Father. mother, lover, daughter, ali suffering,
will have novel eGcct.' Poor journalist, fu-
rious, exclaimed: *'They d-d-don't st-st-stam
mer; it's only my misfortune *'Oh, then, it
isn't funny at all. Sorry I can't accept it.''
FIFTH AvESUE''
With the matter of play-writing 50 nearly in
mind, it may be well to say that the profo1ud
critics who hare had the pleasure of reading
George Fawcett Rowc's new local comedy.
Filth Avenue" are somewhat divided in their
opinions shout it. The most competent per-
haps OF the number predicts that it will draw,
though he does not see much in it. Late cxpe-
rlenccs sustain just such paradoxfcal iuJe-
ment- lhe popular plays have been precisely
those without much in them, speaking from
ANYTHING but spectacular and sensational
standpoint. Managers Us we'll as critics have
learned the extreme hazard Of forecastine the
SUCCESS OF stage ventures. sDan'i Drucc :,
was thrown out IS bait for lovers Of fine sen
tlment well expressed. It cost Alessrs. Jarrett
d Palmer some thousands Of dollars although
they had Lawrence Barrett for their star A1r.
Mc'icker has maintained the legitimate at the
Lyceum, and thinks himsclflucky as he is, to have
come out tr1de ahead, in spite of those who
hare had him in baDkruptcy-in newspaper
dozen times But 10!
Lemons" the Vcricst jester in the court Of the
drama, is brought out at the Fifth Avenue, and |
the house forthwith is filed. do not mean to |
imply that Mr. Rowe'S play has any likeness to |
:" Lemons" 1t is doubtless not nearly SO fun |
NJ, and certainly not SO absurd; but it is be-
cause Of its striking and sensational scenes. to-
gcther with local characteristics, that Fifth |
Avenue ,, is cynprfed In fill hotb 4bo b,,o. - !
the a,1thor and fho scots ~ pooth,. r,s! opeo "
1,cen mnch dif,;cu1tv =, eoo,,,;ra n.:ae's .s 10.
caste r Fifth Avcnuc,, - 80 t.,.,"n 4e.4
profession. It would he or;ovanoa ,aasas
sho,,1d # nroro ooro1lr +-r;,,r 2 - 49,
rrprcTs or Tur npoor1v s1n]
4 cent1emon ,vbo rvs .,,~;o,,. s-.....
restipute. tolls mo tt,t ,rnore . +ho,sn-s n % ~ ~
used tn cone from Rroo,lvn ~ ,>1aoae ~ 1872 1922
ncnt in New York. hcforo +be a,;ant l,;saa.ss au
scarcely a scorc , n;rbt h,rc creesaJ , t,,s 49,
since This statement il cont;rmea ,at. ~, .4's w.,
Fc,rrnrn md tho ,,ronr;a+,rs ~ aa...-t =, w.
One Of tbe lattcr savs th.t a,,n.a
, b,,ndrca nersons 1rorc occ,,eto1,,aa - s.s. ees
his Dlacc for lunch before ,yo,ny 1,nnaa attaett
ide down from the un-town theatres ,rhoroas
,c nov rerards himself fortunate II h.1f,a-da.aa
If this class of patrons nrcsent tbcmsc1,oe
IBIS way the effects of the fire extend ,,cv,nd
ltrica1 Interests to the backnen. }orse.c,r ro,,,
oanies, and restauratcurs, and in turn to TN
many dependent on these, Asa cur;ors ~
stance of the Indirect operations of n conse
;ome questions put to street begear wbo i'm.
'ortuncd me late at night, and with a most plti-
ul story Of a starving wife, disclosed the fact
hat he had been waiter at certain restau-
ant, and was discharged because OF dull busi-
lcss- Happening at tho place shortly after. I
earned that not only was the fellows story