, 1881-12-25
Patience and Perseverance.

Special Correspondence Of The Chteugo Tribune "
New YORK. Dec. :ss.--The initiative faculty fs
as strong In managers Ms It is. in monkeys, aud
Just now almost every fellow WHO can lay out
route and yet trusted for supply Of stuck cuts
is organizing a Patience" company. Actors
who can't sing, singers VINO can't act, A1d
novIces who can neither sing nor act are being
hastily banded together ana hustled out ION the
road" scufl.ug und ebow.ug for precedence,
aud eager to obtaju the first grab ut the
rural shekels. The intlicuon promises t'
be as bad as :" Pinafore." There are Lady
.ln0elas who but yesterday were twfsltng Il
far aud warblnx serio-cotn:c dAtties; ex-sonE
and Ounce men burlesquug BaMthor1sc, aud
Grospenors whose proper station in Hfo Is be-
Hind bar or ut the brake OF street-car.
Not one In .ifty has tie slightest appreciation Of
the delicate sntire ut this little estheNc trife.
We IRE threatened with: terrible Patience"
epidemic tna1 will sweep over the entire country
from Maine to Texas, uncontrolled by local ifs-
ttuences, and numbering unapng its victims Hi
classes from the blasG metropolitan theatre-gocr
TO ths conservative rustic whose widest In
duxenco in the pleasures or the playhouse has
been hitherto confined to weeping over the
prccuclous pety Of LtEe Era. or 70 hilarious
enjoyment of the jubilee SINGERS That sturdy
old Roman warrior Virgtnfl1s was right when he
exclaimed in thunder tones: "Paticncel Nay,
prudence but no partence!' Virynfus had a
thoroughly level head. - d: f. d. =.
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Musical Notes and Announcements j.
The concerts Of the Mozart Society and Of the
Apnllu Club have been Sill fully nut!ced as they
huye occurred that any further comments are
UNNECESSARY. They huyc been well attended
ano show =, owing interest ID musical matters
r local origin which PROMISES well for the tut
ure, There is plenty .: good material here II
pruperly developed and trained. This the May
Festival wilt prove even more clearly than nny-
thing that has yet taken piuce. The Mozart
Society has the field practica1ly to itself as Il
mgnnerohor :. -..:. ~..:>. -
The only musical entertainment OF this week
will be given by the Emeiie Melville opera cont
puny ut Central Music Hall, which is to be pro-
vitlcd with scenery ETC., for the OCCASION. Some
! new spirit has come over the management OF
,his music hptl. for the lute George B. Curpen-
| ler was kn,wn to be oppused to renting the
hill to theatrical or oprralio Congratulations
during huliduy week. Being largely, owned
by members OF. Prof: Swing $ church and built
TO furnish that c.rporn don IN abiding place. it
was not udapted tor dramatic representations.
nrr1nv this week seeueyy and properties will be
hrouvht over from Huyerly's Theutrc, and the
orchestra will also assist at each performance.
ner,nuinv ut tho matinee TOMORROW afternoon
.piuufure" vii! be given until Wednesday, tu
bo followed By :" Patience" uutIl Thursday, and
.Btcoacc,o'' tne bula,lce Of tbs week. Begin
ming JAM 9, Plnatore" Will be Riven for u
week BIZ another organization. = .".. ~ = =
| The iirst reunion Ut the pupils Of Mr. s. G.
| Pratt will tako plncc next Thursday evening at
LYON & Hcalys music rooms. .,-&>' -
The twelfth annual Christmas concert given
! bv the Freju Singing Society will take pluce Ut
| Norrh SIDE Turner Hull tomorrow evening. r.
Elberr IA the muscui conductor, and Mr.. Levin
zen and MIR. Yitrap the soiutsts. - ..:~':. -
] Miss Jennie Hcrrick has been engaged by. the
sf.vfon star Concert Troupe in pure of Miss
Pmma uoyev, = ! $
| Last Thursday evening Mr. F. " Root gave a
part we're Mrs. Frank Hnli biisses Hcrrick,
Wade, clssk: and wsosney ; No., :; -, :.