, 1879-01-14

unIguG collection OF all thu editfDB bf EeTvantes
IN q! langnaaes. ana works "gomt Ccfvantss ts
HragKc, E4q. Dt Don Quixotc It Ind t!fty.tour
SPANISH c:ittona. comp!eto set Of The Nrltlsh
pntents, the blt'dlug OF which cost $4,000, was
In tic reference library.
is tlcru mt moral In tho destruction Of the
Birmingham Public Library by iiro Which may
tnliucucu u1r City Fathers 10 provide tlre.pruuf
quarters for tho Chicago Pab'lc Llorarryl
The Faust Of tho Tess Troupe and Misc
Abbott.
70 tbs Editor q Ihs 1rtbuns.
CntcAoo Jan. 1l.-rhc American people havc
no right to expect general merit or symmetry
In any musical or dramatic performance 10 long
ms they maintain the star system. 30 long as
they will pay tens OF thousands OF dollars for q
fcw exceptional notes, sentences, poses, aud
nothing for excellence In orchestra, chorus, or
company, SO long must they have such repre-
scntattons Us tho Hess troupe guYo on Friday
evening rs Faust.h Thu music Of tho opera IL
poor at best, ,-soo light for such subject but,
when II Is poorly rendered, ono Wishes they
would give us the play iMatca1 OF the opera. It
Ia difficult to hnd suitable scenery for either;
hut Miss Abbott's manager might have found
sofno other representation OF an altar Ia Ger
inan church than the little, top-licayy stand
nade to 10 duty on this occasion; and he might
| l,aye turned lown tho foot-ltehts or drawn
| coIored screen bctwccu them and tho agonlzln r
penitcnt.
As 1t was, I could not attend to her notes, for
fear st,o would ovcrturn that stand; aud she
certainly must have had 1t on her MUD, and
satea pes uet'on ~ ''s eAeeeu,IK ,lnnS' .
should not havo trltatcd It to holt! lamp, and
| to throw the weight Of herself aud agony either
nj 1t Or bcstde was out Of the question. II
ioolcy tlas nothing with wtlcll to represent q
church altar, / would aiyiso lin to ri a pact-
IL 10 tba los,r viii liz eouoiu Of scraws' and hays
atunu rf]n,tur Itnarcs sct:,,reu fnss To iii Ona
tfollar would cover The cxneuse. and ,uarg,Krfs
could proceed with her rcucutunrn Without
thaught Of tt,p,inf over lie aiinr. 30. by
tnudujuttnr Ills Irbt, the auulcncc would
not ba Troubled by the rosy pInk oyetIjs
mud bloon Of youth of tha sorrowi,r
siuSid nnnear a. % blnonii',,. s.ll r.,1!',. md
rosy.facci. after Two ycurs 81 1osrow such as
hers, ID oil tl,u tuy ss meets Fias Of, lho vii.
lsge greenl 4 deecn: RESPECT fo1 Tic optnlons
aslde littla Of ber bloo,u. S0. TOO. thut lout
If ia ;s,une tnrht i,nyo assumed. wii'y he ro.
ltancsl III Ills is,tlse With hts married slater,
svrnu lout uF thr Indignant brother: III ouIiru
of rye ioi,r ulastetrtt over lila htarinr. red facu
wulil llnyr niiIeI lin greatly. bot il, INC ,il,rl
n,u] In Tia atte,nnt IL Hid ,ipr.ntiy. n,nk,
uiia,ls lnyc rs,or,. u,arn gently. md sttyi hayu
oxear yitf ie .sess 81 Ga,. IN Ills roIs o
stnnlnT wei, on ljs GnnsIsnms frvs. md II il
wall thsy nrc stont. lar n irebler t,uir nuycr
fnniii Inv. aIsta,nrti HIN nnflet tbe wntrht t,f
Woruurr;f.,s .rrrxses. ''-'@'
Mis- Abbott il vrrv realistic. Al m netrcss. b,,r
In I'M ,nnnnii,,hi x.I.i,e III" was snn,cthfnr 'nrc
sIcrtnu1, n,ndrms nTe sat In i,e cnay wnn.sI n nd
v"rv ,i"rnnst rIfire wEen " mn: 1 IN ,In"ht n
fios,f'c wo,,1i shnos. for hsrni,, .,nr witt
w s,nit,.n,y chan"" n,o'4.. w III hcr w w"n.r' ANIL
ern,, t.nv thn s",n,it1 hs,s,,,' ~, ts,n,,trr f
IN" ra,,iy ~ W,ss EsI,,rnis iIrs,,.rrnis IL bcr
m"I,snitness. firr Muirstv oni rov,,rs. wfns
,!n .v,m,,,I1s mi -sa,'. q ~, s,"';a:., .".1
h1. i, ~ tiia "m. III ,hIs /. III Ill ioat vii, ,ii.s
Ant%tt NJ AMI m" ntsies h:,ys, -, tcmnt" IN ~ mn
~. ~ ~" I VII ~ n ~, 49,. a,,s. ~ @ Inv
I .a ~ III ayn he",, H. r. garan ~ T o.,n. Il" A's
WI Wtes Hhhntt;s IE,r,s,s.its ,,aE.. H%., v,.
rim r., hcr ,rcntu".s a. ~r,i ~ ~. n~": ~.
the defensive. 8ne certainly should guarl
against 10 sgr!Dua = blunaer. Her passion ol
grtcl Ut tia asata ol lG!e"f1At wa quito o. nne
~ anstn!iS =. ~, :! pn's VI wiz wns
f,nart,y t;nsIan,an II It mi mi l.ct, ft,r thn