The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-04-23
NEW YORK.
rRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

All lovers OF Dickens will remember how
in Bleak House, that oily and blatant Boan-
ages of the Conventicle, Mr.. Chadband,
improved the occasion at Mr.. Suagsby's
and addressing 10, the forlorn outcast of
Tom-All- -Alone's, said: :" II the master of
this house was to go forth into the city and
was to see an elephant, and returning
should say to the mistress Of this house,
Lo, Sairey, the city is barren; have seen
but an eel wousd that be trewith? No,
my brethren" |" At present, however, in
New York, save the seeker after sights, Wis.,
tied Mr.. Barnum's show he could with
trewith" say just this. There is literally
nothing of interest going on. Theatrical
business is at q stand still, revivals are
"played OUT" there are no murders, and
the furore over municipal mismanagement
has availed little. Easter week alone with
its deyotions, and eggs, that, unlike Pando-
ra's box, when opened reveal goodly and
rare gifts, together with all the attractions
Of "Spring openings" give acceptation to
to the feminine part Of Creation, and leave
to the sterner sex nothing but strict atten-
tion TO business and dutiful payment of
bills. until, with Byron, they perIorce ex.
claim, "How deeply painful is all pay
pentl" The weather, il is true, has i'm
proved wonderfully during the past lew
days, SO as to beget visions of prospective
trips to Coney Island, Manhattan Beach
and the various adjacent seaside resorts,
which are rapidly making New York de-
slrable residence in summer. Soon, too, we
will be enabled 10 walk over to Brooklyn,
for this end of the great bridge Is approach
ing completion, and near City Hall the via
duct can now be seen. There has been
some commotion in certain literary circles
over the projected "poets' festival" TO which
| last week alluded. II would seem that
Mr.. W. +. Gill, the prime mover in the af-
iair, used the names of certain poets, among
others Richard II. Stoddard, X. w. Glider,
Dr. Holland and others without their sane
tion. Mr.. Gill and the chairman of the
festival committee say that they only spoke
of these gentlemen as having been invited
to participate. The EUe,iing Post assails
Mr., Gill somewhat grossly, and accuses h m
of advertising himself, and in a communi-
cation to the EUenin9 Mail, the aforesaid
chairman states that Mr.. Edmund O. Sted-
man, Mr.. Algernon S. Sullivan and others
are in active sympathy with the festival.
Mr.. StOddard is reported to have said at the
Century Club to Tribune reporter that lie
did not consider Poe worthy OF posth humeous
honor; but better poets and better critics so
consider him, and il may safely be left to
posterity and the literary judgment of other
lands TO determine which man is the great
er--Poe or Stoddard.
On April 18th and 18th the pictures OF
the late Sanford R. Clifford, N. A., were
sold. One hundred and tifty.one works by
the most distinctive and distinguished ar
fists realized $2S,sl0. Those who are IA
miliar with Glitiords beautiful aerial ef-
feets in connection with the scenery on the
Hudson, Venice and elsewhere will haye
little difficulty in seeing that this is no ex-
orbitant total for such work. Tho current
number of the Art Interchange, among
much excellent matter, contains a portrait
(by himsel) OF the rising young artist, Mr.
Douglass Volk, as we'll as a reproduction OF
his Academy picture of this year. Mr.. B.
F. Reinhart, the historical and portrait
painter, has just executed in black and
white, sketch for a picture representing
Washington and Rochambeau in Yorktown
The composition and grouping of figures is
very well managed and effective, this being
speciality Of the artist, and the picture
bids fair to be of high and permanent value.
Mr.. Frost Johnson's large portrait of Cardi-
nal McCloskey approaches completion. The
Cardinal, who lately called at the studio TO
see it, expresses himself as much pleased
aud Mr.. johnson has expended much con-
scientiousness and skilled labor on the
work. The architectural features of the Ca
thedral in which the Cardinal Archbishop
in his sacerdotal robes stands are faithfully
rendered, as are the various portions of the
priestly dress, and in attitude and expires
sion the figure and face are imposing and
excellent Mr.. Constant Mager has Just
finished a picture Of "Evangeline," illus
trating the lines of Longlellow:
Halt way down the hill EvangelIne waited
in silence,
Not Oyersoms IN e with grief, but strong in the
She is seated on rock at twilight on the
shores of the basin of Minas. In tender
sentiment, accuracy of treatment and finish
the picture is very good.
A number Of guests were on Friday even
ing last invited to No. 65 Fifth Avenue, at
present occupied by the Edison Electric
Light Co., in order that the feasibility Of
the light as a domestic institution might be
exemplifed and tested. Something resem-
bling an ordinary gas-fxtures was suspend
ed from the centre of the ceiling and from
this the light radiated, the result being the
production Of light whittier than ordinary
gaslight, but not much more brilliant. Mr..
Edison explained the processes and sprinci-
piles involved and uniolded his plans for
| lighting a certain district of the city.
II is estimated that the losses Oi Metro
politan theatrical managers during the past
week amount IN the aggregate 10 about $780,
900, owing to bad business. The only i'm
portant events, in addition TO the expected
return of Salvina and Bernhardt, being the
announced production of RGymOnde Miss
Clara Morris version Of Dumas, Ills "Mon-
senr Alphonse" at the Union Square The
atre in whish the great tra9edisnne herself
and Mr.. James 0'Neill win take the lead
ing roles, on the following week Camille
will be produced; the substitution for the
"BLack Crook" Of BARLEY Campbell's very
popular play "My Partner" the return OF
Lotta as Little Nell and The MarchioHess TO
The Park and the great spectacular melo-
drama, "Fhe World" at Wallack's. The
Old Globe Theatre on Broadway is being
pulled down and on its site the Stewart
Estate, 10 which the property belongs, will
erect an elegant and commodious building
for Messrs. Hafrigan 4 Hart, o. "Mulligan
Surprise" fame.