The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-06
CHICAGO sN0BaiERY.
Chicago Tribune.

! tHlCdSO iIlDWttt
1t was stated last week, or week before
last, with moro or less Of flourish of trump
eta, that pretentious organization Gale
the Owl club had invited Messr. Salvini sd
Keene, eminent tragediaus playing here !c a
joint dinner OF reception, which was to talo
placo at the Pacific hotel Friday, the 25.b.
IL wns TO be n very superior affair, with dress
costs, and was TO quite lay over the single
barrelled, tragic reception given by
tho Press club to Mr., Keene on the pre-
ceding Saturday evening Friday came and
went but there wss no dinner. No eminent
tragodian, American or Italian, made his sp-
peamnGe at tho Pacific. There was no uau-
sual influx of dross-conts in the hotel, ana no
| newspaper paragraphs describing at length
the recherche, fashionable affair; but there
was . little statement hid away in some OBJ,
scure conner TO the effect that Mr.. Savini,
owing to business eng gemonts, was unable 70
be on hand, and thu! ther fore the reception,
ms far as he was concerned, would have to be
postponed until Tuesday of this week
a Tho real reason is very different from tho
one which WAS asst gned, end is worth giving,
because II shows the degree OF s1obbory RGd
contemplate littleness to which people can
sink. II appears that all tho arrangements
wero made for the joint reception Friday,
but, TO tho horror Of tho club, notice was
served on the members of the COMMITTEES Of
arrangements by MIR. ''Snlviui, or, rather by
his agent, that ho should not attend; Tint
| MIR X moi "a hte. -.
for him TO associate with, and
that ho didn't intend TO accept
any invitation from any Organization
which recognized Mr.. Kaene as biz equal.
Most persons, Glter receiving such a mofmCe
as this, would have told tho distinguished
foreigner or his representative, tint II such
were his feelings aud such his way VI expires.
ing them nothing could give thcm morc
qualification than to have him y'ay away; thst
tney should immediately recall tho invitation
to him, AMI refuse him admittance IN ease
he ventured w thrust himself into their pres
enco.
hut, far from doing anything Of tho sort,
the members of the committee Of tho Owl
clnb tell on their knees Ia the dust before
Mt SaIvlN or rather his sgont, and begged
pardon for. the slight, which
they declared was an unintentionsl
one, which they had put upon the grea
Italian. Their eyes wore opened, they said
They saw too late the blunder they had com
mttIed in venturing to keep Kcene snt
Salvni on the Same level, and they begged
for forgiveness, aud promised TO make ar
rangements which should DO satisfactory Ia
tho stranger. So, by dint OF much cnneaty
they got Salvini's sgani TO soften the rupgn
ness of his refusal and to write little not,
to them stating that /. would be impossible
Tor his principal 10 accept IN invitation 70
Friday, but that no would b,
+ glad to visit them on some other occasion
IL was ascertained that Tuesday wo ID sui
his convenience, and therefore the Owl clul
committee decided to give Stlyp gran,
reception Tuesday, while Mr.. Kaene, VIII
will not DO hero this week, was given rccep
hon last night. Of course he did not sro,
OF tho slight put upon him or no would No
have accepted the Invitation, and ho will h
disguised this morning when he learns VIII
. tho JOINT affair fell through.