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setting a charming example which most Of our |
artists might larpelY profit by.

| setting charming example which most oil oul
artists might largely profit by.
| Side by side with the performance OF the sta
was that OF Air. c. ". Couldock, whose charae
rcrization Of -Micaon,te, the good old pTonpter,
who loves -adrie1i,te better tilan his fortune o.
self, was as true and excellent pierc OF actt1't
Us has been seen in rcccnt days. The 1ucnt'nea
tion Of the artist with his role was complete, Sc
| complete that am sure those VINO SEC M NJ
| never think Of him Us anytE!1G but Feratanit
| pron,ptes, who can tell the tour Of rehearsal by
/ instinct. Mcssrs. Lealoyne and Tom Nhlaen' u:
Prince de BouiIlou and AdIe Chots:M respective
| ly, gave good SUPPORT. The mounting ahu
| dressing Of the pire was notably tine ana n
Mime. Modjcslsa plays -iafitmne III C'ilc;Eo as
sr doubtless will it is to Ie hoped That parts
OF the SCENERY ut least, will accompany the per
| formers. For
OTHER THEATRICAL GOSSIP,
there is new play, translated from the French,
OF course. ut the Union Square. The success OF
tic, remains to bc seen, Us last night was tic
first representation. 1t is too hazardous TO
make any predictions In times when tht 1ftch,
ard III. OF Count Johannes can fill the Old
Bowery to- ovcrcrowding, while there arc NUM-
bers Of vacant chairs at performances of 4 very
different grade. Miss Davenport has been
starring at Booths, which seems odd enough
for one SO identified with the METROPOLITAN
s:stock." But the laiy has host of ai11lrers,
who have done What they could to make her
Il
win Booths reappcarance at the theatre winch
hc built and named. and which he certainly
should be able once more to fill with enjoyment
and people. to the peoples profit and bis own.
f. THAT CoLoRED BABY SHOW
at the Hippodrome closed Saturday night. No
reported, which goes to show, what is
GENERALLY conceded. that black babies
are as much tougher than white ones
as they are mure Drecocuus. ihe babies anu
their 1n,thers were arranged OIL Il long platform
i1l the centre Of great circle whose boundary
was formed by the Wagons containing the
ucnagcrc. Thus the coured youngsters were
gazed ut alike By animals and men, and women
also. The former doubtless thought what lat
morscls thcy would make, and the latter what
bright, healthy, chubby babcs they were There
was no charge for the living examples III natural
history, memories uf which will probably haunt
many of the children throughout life. The
growing lion, the peaceful bear, aud the rest
less wolf we're but few yards from The black
dots, VINO eyed them with opcn-mouthed won.
der. Bcyond question the babies we're in a.l-
vance Of those at the white exhibition. The
mottcrs too, were as ruie much more prepos-
sessing, ant, were without exception meat and
cleany. Whenever the band struck up, the
natural senstivcuess Of the race to music
was shown. in marked manner. Babies
Of two years, babies Of less than
two, wee mites of babies, would dance
and play patty-cake," keeping time with
astonishing accuracy. They were a smart set,
and no wonder the mothers were as proud as
their treasures were lively. 1t was not neccs-
sary to poke and pull the little ones to Keep
them awake anu
PERFORMING FOR PRIZES,
IS was done to Il sad e1teat at the Fifth-aycnue
baby show. The infants were talking to the
animals, to each other, and to their inquisitors
with impartial aspect. They were ready for
ANYTHING. aud ut the end OF fortnight ol after
noon and evening exhibition, keeping them up
until midnight, were apparently as fresh and us
delighted as ever with The brass band and the
gjIutd eases set all about them. There was no
runaway Treasurer to leave mothers priceless
but fearful, and this last Of the baby SHOWS for
the present was concluded BY q walking for
the cake, " in imitation of the plantation Gus
tom, which was participated in BY big bnbies,
from sweet and colorel 16 up. The babes
goes on, with its first Of living bareback riders
and its double-somcrsault-o plants
man.
There has been great hue and cry about
TAMMASY REFORM
since the DAYS OF Tweed's outgoing, vet one by
one the Tammany chiettaiAs drop AWAY, taking
i bag Of public money with them. Some say
that Mr. Murphy is in Canada, some that he
rides in the Hinloo OH the pcrllous sea, but ali
admit that he is ''lost to sight, to memory
tined to lose the s3o,0oo or $4,000 which are
lost with him. Murphy receives scyerest cen
sure at the hands of some Of his friends. They
call him fool-because. If he made up his ulinu
to 20, nc didn't take more. 1t is good Demo-
cratic doctrine to get AWAY with the spois; but
With all OF them, mind, and not with n paltrv
S50,000 or so. Tammany has had little expert
cncc with small thieves That brings things too
near the Police Courts. Owen Murphy has dis
graced his family aud himself; he has dissraced
even Tam%a1y! 1 w We'! may the amazed citizen
111e next is that the remaining Excise Com-