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New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
CUICiGO.
MUSIC AND DRAMA-NEW OPERA HOUSE
TIE EXPOSITION BUILDING-EDUCA-
TIONAL.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. !

CHICAGO, Jan. 26-The opera has largely en-
crossed the attention Of the city during the week,
both that company which is here and that which is
coming Tho first week of the Abbey season is nj
an end The attendance has been unprccedentcdly
large. The scale of fees for next week is q very
generous one. and yet seats for the Patti nights of
the Mapleson season are already finding purchasers
at from so 20 $50 premium The musical results
this week. however, haye not corrcspOndcd with
the financial. Faust on Monday night was
shabby performance and disappointment also as
Capoul was substituted for Campnnini. "Lohcn-
grin on wednesdays night was fascO, and Cam
panini was in such bad form that the curtain was
RING down before tho Opora was finished, while
Nme Nilsson principally distinguished her elf by
breaking down q lounge in the nuptia chamber.
" Don Giovanni" on Thursday light was a very
mediocre performance. Mime SembriCh saved the
week and mado great success in Lucia" and
L" The Barber of Seville" Hor reception has been
more cordial than that Of any other artist for many
years. "IIamlctn has been taken off from noxt
weeks repcrtory and Tie Prophet substituted,
but as the performance of the latter will be mainly
in the nature of a rehearsal for Cincinnati not much
is expected from IT.
The most pleasant Operatic announcement Of the
week Is that of the incorporation of Il stock COM
pany with several prominent real estate men and
capitalists in tho Organzaon for the erection of an
opera house such as Chicago has long needed. The
site selected is on the of Clark and Washing
ton sts., now occupied by tho Exchange Building.
The new building will be nine stories in height fire
proof, and will be known as the Opera House Block.
The seating capacity will be 1000 The remaining
space on the ground floor will be divided into stores.
and that above devoted to Offices. The building
will cost between 100000 aud 100000, but tho
situation aud tho elegance of the structure will in
sure an income that will pay handsome percent
age Ii will have three fronts. the third being on
Calhoun place, which Will give the architects
ample scope for the display Of their ability The
projectors OF the enterprise are Messrs. Edward
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Koch, Charles Henrotin, W. d. Kerfoot and p. l..
STANLEY

Koch, Charles Henrotn, w. ID. Kerfoot and 7. t.
Stanley.
Tho Common Council has backed down from ITS
demand for tho payment Of 10000 rental Tor the
ground occupied by the Exposition Building, and
has agreed upon the nominal rent of $500 offered
by the directors. The papers will be made OUT az az
once. Tho popular pressure, in this instance st
least, was too great for the Council 10 withstand,
and thus tho building which has beon made famous
by expOsitiOns. festivals and conventions VIII re-
main to witness the nomination OF another KcpuD-
licsn President next june
Mr.. Matthew Arnold has delivered his two lee
lures on Emerson" and Numbers" this week to
small houses. owing to the operate attractions.
His audiences were less than thousand persons on
each occasion, that which assembled to hear
" Numbers being only 400 His reception by the
Literary Club was very pleasant, but apart from
that his visit has been a very quiet one
The President of the Board of Education, in hls
annual report urges that manual training DO
adopted as a new High School branch: lie says
IL il said there is room in our High SchOOl
cOuisc for industrial studies and that therefore me
suggestion is impractcable. But such position is
absurd since the manual training schools arc
nothing but hign schools with the practlcal part
added and sOInO or all the studies of the dead
languages cut off. II cannot be impossible TO en-
graft department of mammal training upon our
High School course nor need the trial step De
costly. The timc has come for innovation IN tnIs
direction, and the Board Onght to take mp the CON
siderdtion of tho subject with this end in view"
The entertainments for next week are the Maple
son Opera Company at McNickcT's, the Abbey Opera
Company at IIaVcrly'S and Stctsons Monte
Criste" Company at the Grand.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
4 STORY or SUMNER AND GEEELET.
From Ererv Oner SATURDAY.

Charles Sumner, many years before he was
known in politics sought the acquaintance of Horace
Greeley in New York. He found the Journalist much
engaged and was invited by him to to his house
tho next morning and take breakfast Mr.. Sumner
not an early riser and ne liked good breakfast when
ne did get tp He rather anticipated one In this
AT the early hour named by Mr. Greeley, he left the
AsiOr House took stage and rode several miles up
broadway and after much difficulty found the residence
of his new friend at Old-fashiOned farmhouse,
Situated in the middle OF orchard between broadway
and the river where he was Hospitality received by tho
occupant. After considerable conversation with Mr..
Grccley the latter remarked 60 his wife who had
into tie room, that Mr. Sumner would probably like
something eat. She expressed doubt whether there
was anything In the house, at which Summer, who
really hungry after his long ride, was sOmewlat-wcll
surprised, TO say the least. why. mother" said
bread and milk In the house" She thought that IL might
be So and soon appeared with n mug, two bowls and
some crackers which she placed "A bare pine table
and the two incpicnt ph1ntlu Opsts ate their breakfast
In peace Anybody who knew sumner and his dainty
ways I'm these things appreciate the situation. No
doubt the first and last time he did Justice to
bread and milk The friend to whom Sumner related this
Incident had feeling, which time rather strengthened
that the older philosopher practising grim Joke on
the gay and what festive young man from Ost0n
Sumner however, never could appreciate a joke, aud
considered the nsactOn real so far as good f
concerned, although he related IL with considerable
glee Perhaps he had i1 his heart something OF tho
feeling OF Thaokeray, who once said to friend IN
Boston, often wish knew whether Becky Sharp was
really guilty when found by ber husband with tho
Marquis vi Steyns under such remarkable cifeun-
staa0eS"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

The tendency iD almost every thing here Is through sur
felt and chaos toward Il reinycsgation. This II the
case with the press; its conditions had become uneasy
through competition. expense and invasion. 1t was in
vadcd not only hy experienced outside men from the
West other places who imagined greater profits in
New-YOrk journalism than anywhere else, but by tho
weekly papers especially the illustrated serials
some of which had become profitable and the basis Of
large manufacturing establishments II is the tendency
OF respectable power TO preserve itself by
another and OF papers handled by men without
fixed principles leaped to the confusion that to meet the
invasion the morals OF the invaders would better he im
tated On the dramatic stage the looking for pc
cnary success has led to the elimination OF partners
employees OF scholarship, taste and principle IL il now
seen that IL nothing but money the purpose OF the
drama all sorts OF adventurers may become managers
Our oldest actors. like Mr.. Booth perceive that il Is not
enough play well for long period OF years. but that
like Mr. Irving they must part with of their profits
and put them into literature and venture upon new
pieces which have relevancy to and hem-
sphere Everybody knows that the number OF workers
in all literary fields is large, but they require 10 have
advances made toward them from cmbarkers in the bust
ness phases OF the drama and publication. Dramatic
partnerships require other element than capital
alone.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Said TO the old Crotchet above: q don't that you
are making much hesdway against women by citing Il
play that sOme satlrical like Gilbert or Balzac
probably wrote" Said the scamp, more resOnantly
From our first mother Eye who combined with the out
side man TO reform Paradise, down TO the times Of Cath
arlne OF Russia and Isabella Of Spain. the political SUI
prcmacy OF women has been at the cost OF her Ovclicr
career DO not speak OF her political equality for
doubtless in the course the worlds progress there are
to be wonlan's revolutions, too. The greatest women
have been the best wives, Ike Isabella of CASTLE. Maria
Theresa and Victoria. Catharine the Second OF Russia
let loose upon that country its present corruption and
cOuscirncclcssneSs In France there three
of influence Margaret OF Navarro, who wrote the
coarses book and bore the manifest King Catharnc
Mcdic who ruined her family and france and ma,sacred
her subjects and Josephine whose forgiven in
her sorrows and show us that love and suffering the
unrest wells IN the crowns OF queens In Cabarnc the
Iirst OF Russia awOman greater than any In in
ellect the intellect OF Vcisstude for nature never
proves so well that the second place is best for
when sharpening the worldly wits OF her Ouca-t sisters,
tho Dcahs who bind SamsOns fast. Catbarine
beautiful Swedc, the wife OF dragoon Cap
turcd in fort she became a Russian Generals booty,
was presented by him to his Prince, and by the Prince
70 Peter the Great. Thus shc knew all grades of
and long after she became mother the unacknow-
edged ia c OF Peter At length in his extremity before
the victorious arms OF Swedish Charles the Twelfth,
Catharno raycd the last great trick OF selling her jewels
for her master. The barbaraus heart touched with
gratitude. She mounted his throne, ia instinct sl
woman OF the camp. aud died drunkard."
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

French gentleman recently told me that he thought
there were 10000 French III New-York. Many OF the
French do not like this climate they do like the free
dom OF the society, and probably the American people
get along with them better than any other race In some
OF the best positions this city where ncness OF skill
is required in the higher mechanics the higher chem
istry, and in original investigation and testing. the
French surpass any people They have much daring
I'm original material investigation the English In
original philosophical investigation. The Engishman
wants to trace and institutions up to their root
the Frenchman wants TO trace nature up to its secret
source All our brewers acknowledge their ndcb cdness
10 the great French author erments and the finest
flour ground this country arises from discoveries made
in the grain by Frcnchlnan.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

It is astonishing how long it takes FOR fact In morals
20 go the rounds OF the public apprehension The Bsh
arsocracy has been i'm existence Tor seven hundred
years. and yet every and then an adYenturcr can
find his way through England well rs America claim
ing 10 he lord of some title which does not exist ni AL!
although always existed To separate INC fase
aristocrcy from the so with lapsed titles "cfe
there is no dlscOyerable heir; for generations men more
or less honest come forward to dispute the claim Our
Lord stirling, who brave general In the EeVoh
tonary War; thought he the Earl OF stirling, ana
spent much of his life experimenting for that u'le
though he turned out to bc good republican at last
The same earldom led Of the most extraordinary
trials in Scotland where the adycnrer nearly suffered
the extreme penal consequences of the forged evidences
he produced but that his heirs pressed their CLAIMS
I'm this country aud some of them stl live here Rail
road budng hereafter will have construction COM
panes These institutions, like all others which arise
from peculiar circumstances expand and take leSll-
macy hut at last a little child can explode them with
remark like that OF the child In Hans Andcrsrns story
vhogo the Emperor OF China had been covered with sc
fine suit of clothes that it not visible 10 any but the
most cultivated eye The swndling weavers VINO p IL
OH him left it his good taste. and he left II to the
courcrs and the whole empire affected to see bcaut
ful garments Tho Emperor went forth naked "a he was
born to be rebuked by little child which had no sooner
spoken than the scales fell of the eyes of the empire
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

scepcs about the utility OF broad education for women
are moi unconmon Said culsty old fellow on Broad
way to me: witnessed tho acting OF play in the city
of Paris, called The Female Kingdom II represented
a few men lost in forest aud surprised there by n
formidable party OF hunrcsscs pursuing the wild game
with laI,-dOgs and poOdles As well as could get the
story with my imperfect knowledge OF French. this forest
and country mOnopolized by women. They had re
duced the men TO domestic servants and had assumed 10
do all the hunting, loafng. drinking fighting and govern
ing which had been il-done overdOne for thousands
of years by inconsiderate mankind. When the hunt
resscs had performed a ballet dance and charmed all
present by their grace and beauty they pouBced upon
the ntdcrs and took them r. the capital city of the
Amazons There the full degradation OF men was re
yealcd The women the police. the politicians and
the gaants They chucked the men paroDizngly under
the chns kept well shaved, made them carry the
babps and wash the lnen and nothing was heard but
'Oh We poor men Our work Is never done" The new
arrivals cOnsI ired against the Female Kingdom. The
tlOmcsticated to arms. The ladies were driven
TO the citadel In the third act their army, composed Of
beautiful Zouayes dressed ia more pcnury of garments
than ever, went through gorgeous drill and reyicw.
TIE fort is attacked! The poEr over tho ramparts
The women throw down their weapons and throw open
their arms-aud the men fall into them"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

For new country Ike II is amazing how innova-
ton has been discouraged though there has seldom been
any real innovation which has not been triumphant At
q time when nearly all the actors in the country were
worslppers OF slavery, tho play OF Uncle Toms
CABIN walked upon tho stage and made numerous FOR
tunes Oly n few years ago DR.. Holland and Mr. Smith
who had been experimenting with the reading public,
both It ought to be and ii believed they dis
ccrned taste for pictures and decorations. and they
tried magazine, which almost Immediately struck
the general taste and that taste is TO Dc the
taste of England too because both the leading American
magazines have large cculaOns In England based in
great part upon their popular pictures, and the British
publishers seeing If they cannot pick up American
support for similar illustrated magazines. American
humor and racy cscrption IN at least newspaper
have resulted in duplicate set of forms olectrotypos
going abroad and being reprinted. Our press had be
como too cnterpriSng for its audience while the British
press had endeayOred to maintain editorial opinion
the first standard OF journalism. In the long those
adyenrers WHO find out the people the best will do the
best The present tendency OF the American mind is 10
ask for respectable guidance but the rein must not be
too tight and facts must always be given freely to
Justify strong opinion.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

The conditions OF opera in this city slow that COM
petition merely directed toward financial results does not
satisfy. We have two opera houses and each has its
manager and company. and prices scored UP to art
lists not much TO get the best results from them to
deprive the opposite audience from hearing them Thus
the two audiences thrown unwllingy into state OF
rivalry not productive OF artistic feelings The Italian
nature which is ut the basis OF opera singing Is
TALLY jealous and the record Of their painters no less
than their actors and singers is that the end usthes the
means Music is not TO be advanced in young nation
like ours by talk the acts against the opposite
academy The spirit OF musical competition ought to be
frateI nal and II such was the IN wYor the
pensos of the two operas could modified their audi
ences would visit to and fro and these excessive salaries
would be unnecessary, while the good singers would ap-
pear frequently and therefore draw moro people
The opera Is believed by tho theatrical managers, has
hurt tho theatres The OPERA however has shown some
respectable enterprise and We have snsw frstclsss
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Mr. George PendletOn's brother, Elliott Pendcton was
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel during the week. gentleman
resembling his brother but not so stout ana probably
taller Tic brother Is not much Of partisan, often
vote. MS home tickets with regard rather than
issues and IL be careful Presbyterian church
member who would rather ride any day than Sunday
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Robert Lincoln. the Secretary of War, came more
nearly out OF the the City of Washington thah
any Of or public He was born nearly
forty years ago in Springfield Illinois, and, 1t Is sad az
a tavern where his father paid four dollars week for
board for himself wife. At the birth OF the second
child Mr.. Lincoln wrote to friend curious
sketch OF the Secretary saying: Wc have another boy
born on the 10th of March Usi6 He is very much
such a child as Bob at his acc rather OF longer
order Bob Is short and low and expect always VIII be-
He Alks very plainly almost plainly any body He
is quite enough. sometimes fear he Is one OF he
little rareripe sort that smarter a about 1--WE than
ever after He has great doal OF that spirit OF nlscer
that the offspring Of much animal spirits since began
this letter messenger to tell Inc Bob was lost out
10y the time reached the house his mother had found
him and had him whipped, and by very likely he Is
run away again. Not long after this Mr. Lincoln was
sent to Congress for term, where he made one
speech 1t did not look much like his coming to the
Presidency after he went home. Robert was young
man about ready for college, when his father was
made President and political life from the stand
point not OF q mingcr in it but OF the prince and vic
tim OF H. The best thing he found in Washington was
his wife. of whom he deeply cnamOTcd, and he las
proved a most careful husband
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

In new railroads where there is 10 public subsidy one
would have supposed If hc had thought about 1t some
years ago that the directors would have found spe'l-
tendcnt who would have put ont the contracts aone l
whole line without the intermediate agency OF second
corporation to build these railroads required some
stimulus corresponding to public subsidy ana thS was
found in the prospect OF large profits to people %" le
ground floor. Consequently too many OF our new r"ii-
roads have partakcn OF the nature of a scheme.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
composition produced md then not on the se"eo
its mere popularity. but of Its excellence.

Construction companies TO build new rsiiroauS n'o
never been impersOnally considered 1he hrst Two
panes OF this kind naturally grew out OF the ouuis "
the Pacific Raroad and the division OF that enterprise DC
tween two corporations each better aware than the
Goyernment of the ground aud the true cost OF con-
strucon and therefore each formed itself into con-
tracing TO divide the additional profits from the
Government bounty About four years aftcrward inc
Union Pacific Construction Company through ql"IoI
betreen its magnates became tho subject OF public IN
vestigation but this did not lead criticism into discussing
the merits OF tho construction company SYSTEM to at
tack few Copgressmcn who had been invited into the
outkIrts OF the schcme was considered better game
Hence some poor yoe-getters, rs Lincoln called thcm'
few OF whom fully comprohcnded the construction com
pany system were haraed for years for their few nun
drcd dollars Of profits Subsequent experience has shown
that acute men. who had other than business ca
pacty have also entered construction companies on tne
ground floor" il has been called, and have suffered
materially. Indeed these companies have been uscn III
some cases to attract subscriptions 10 the road uncr inc
promise Of very great and speedy dividends man PIT
ting up 900 expected TO receive abont that amount
in bonds nearly the same amount in stock and ha TIE
same amount in some subordinate bonds. al OF when he
thought would come to par nearly and give hm Tor
his $780, 900 perhaps S2500oOi Unless he paid every
call he forfeited all he previously pad The temptation
was naturally great to with small hXed Incomes "ul
with respectable capital in the time OF low Interest II
half the attention had paid TO the general morals o
construction companies that first paid to Ic" per
who prOftcd 10y thcm more benefit would nave &C
crued to times.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

1As people Of Orange do not constitute such old and
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Ben Butler must take pleasure In the business
and political situation Ifthe Democracy feels too weak
10 carry the country next me their voters will abandon
them and look out for some labor or workmens organza
t.on beftting untoward business times Consequently
"a things grow worse, Buffers chances will become pro-
digious but whenever the times become frst-rate for
everybody Butler Is entirely obscured He is like man
who formerly lived in Philadelphia and who went to all
the funerals II the doctors were Idle and the health
booming this was never seen but the moment an
endemic came along turned out splendid In green
speotaces full suit OF black Grape around his hat and
on both arms and seemed to take lively interest In his
fellow men because they were down.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

see that Mr. Bergh has performed the feat Of stopping
the Unitea States mails because some of George Otss
horses went lame and sick last week during the rain
The fromen, tho rioters, even the cartmen when they
are blocked and the paradns militia open to let the
mail wagons pass bat when Mr. Bergh interrupted them
the very wiud mills ceased TO spn In obedience to our
Don Quyotc. George Otis was the executive spirit OF
Ben Halliday for many years. Some people thought,
when tho mail wagons first appeared, that Otl's taste
had ordered be painted red white and blue, but
at a early opportunity he said he was sorry anybody
had taken him for such fool that nevertheless the
eoor 81 the mail wagons Is indorscd by time. They
cannot be mistaken for anything ese after they have
become settled In the mind they are rs durable there as
the British arms put up over tradcsmens signs IhS Is
the only country where the people have cold chlis when
their own heroes and insignia mentioned. A man
can say on the stage die for Spain, OF, lie remains
an. Englshman but II anybody should say TO the pub
lie. II q Of Washington" there ruhs low mnr
ur all round of Oh bosh" 1t seemed 10 be needed that
somebody should put red white and blue wagons into
the city landscape.