New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
PHILADELPHIa.

THEATRICAL, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
lFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUSE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Is. - The Mapleson
week of opera at the Academy Of Music has been
artistic social and financial Every evening the
boxes have been filed with opera parties OF prominent
aides and gentlemen Just the is Haverys
(which IL drawing crowded houses with "The Beggar
STUDENT and the two theatres have made Broadst at
this point very lively Miss Lily Post Miss N re Jansen,
Mark smith and Sig Perugin are singing Hayery's.
Wednesday night at this theatre Madame Patti and Sig.
Nicolnl occupied stage box and Madame Gerser, with
her husband and some friends another They applaudet
the artists the stage enthusiastically. Patti made
great impression upon the audience by her thoroughly
natural manner evident delight with the performance,
and quiet, tasteful costume beautiful bouquet
handed the foOtlghts to Perugni with the eomp
mcuts of Gcrster.
"Jalma" the Boston Theatre spectacle, il 10 be done
under the management Of Nixon and Zimmerman Of the
Chestnut Street Theatre and Chestnut Street Opera
House, at the Academy of Music, for the holidays
Excelsior will he the boldly spectacle at the Walnut
Street Theatre.
ST. Glare club has entertained Wyndham.
Yesterday afternoon benefit was given ut Hayerlys
for the family Of the late ]. T. DOunely. 1t with
this house, then the Lyceum that Mr. Donncly lls
connected rs manager. The performance given by
representatives OF nearly all the companies In tho
city, together with combined orchestral OF all the
theatres
john MCCULLOUGH mas for years always played In this
city Christmas week. and he viii this year. follow
ing 1.-THE Strangers OF Paris" at the Chestnut Street
Opera House. On January II Abbey's Opera Company
appears at this house.
The Collector OF the Port Ex-Governor Hertrant only
reurns week with his family to his city residence,
rom his country home near NOrrstown
Some comment has been caused by the republication
here Of paragraph from The Southern Historical Soctsty
Papers, Richmond, Va, IN which the editor in referring
to what MIR Curtis has said In his life Of James Buchanan
anent Mr. Buchsnans sympathy with Secession declares
we shall hnd 10 easy task 10 show that Mr. Buchanan
(aOng with Northern Democrats generally fully believed
in the right of State seeede. and did hesitate 10
eve shall publish autograph letter from him 70
effect unless Southern had full guar
that their rights would protected in the Union,
they would be fully justlfsbe in seeding"
George H. Boxer has reelected President OF the
Union League Club.
philadelphia artists indignant that three OF tho
Tempe uzes were awarded tho late exhibition AZ
the Academy of Fine Arts, aud thrynne OF them have
signed protest.
Meetings have been held at the Academy of Natural
Sciences to make preparations for the reception of tbs
American and British Associations tor the Announcements
OF Science, 10 visit the city next September.
Early IN the week OF the reserved for tho
Ladies' Tea Party, next Monday night, at the Academy
Of Music ia aid of Memorial Hall and It's Industrial Art
Schools sold. THIS ia 10 be brilliant society event.
THE TRIBUNE looked for this week with moro
than ordinary interest, and IL the general comment
among newspaper that its appearance gave not tho
slightest Indication that had experienced any difficulty
in making itself again tho complete master Ot Its own
composing room.