Evening star., 1884-03-15

~ the new opera house are worthless. as il is
next to Impossible to see Or hear from them.
Unless one l. directly in front So the loss OF the
'"p one - not regretted and there may he a
AIN III acoustic qualities. The change will rot
cost the unhappy directors about $50 Geo 50
;iat WITH their other ,ich,s tlcy are nearly dis
frict"d, The whole building was originally to
cost apUut one million: it has cost mere than
t%o ana the end is not Vet; and BESIDE haViu- =
10 CIV" the building to an opera manager for
nothing tIey have 10 pay eye $3.50 for every
cl'era ne gives. They pay Abbey S1.oco q per
lof1nanc". and Gye Will not do ii for less than
@I.'tD- One thing IS certan-the Metropolitan
opera House will never bc the scene of letter
italian operate performances than We have had
rom abbey. He las Gone wonders. He has
failed Financially because lie did too much and
because the building was unfit for opera
REV. JOHN. T. NEWMAN.
The decision Of the Congregational Council
called to settle if possible the difficulties be-
tween the Rev. John p. Newman and part OF
his flock. leaves matters Just where they were
before. and an appeal TO the secular courts VIII
be in order. The Council advises the congrega-
ton to make C!c more effort to live in peace to-
Tcthcr-a perfectly useless recommendation
where the bitter aniTnosity DISPLAYED on both
sides is considered. Or. Newman shows by his
last reference TO Mr. Buckley the editor of the
Christian idtocGte. as a '.Hcthcaist mcddler =
that ne looks upon the present trouble as partly
the outcome at the jealousy of Methodist friends
Wno viii ieave the itnerant Brotherhood them
SciTeS II they could get calls al SlGG00 q wear
but DO not like to see other men so fortunate
" tcA the secular courts Get thrCuI with the
nam question ST Issue. which s: Does the church
building and Property belong to the Newman
parry or theIr opponents. an independent
church free irom either Methodist or Congreca-
tioHal restraints Will lie the result Newman
Virtually said a. much in lis address on We'd
nest!ay. TIE Pleasant feature or the decision,
tnu hon. I,I,-
pleased with the result. which means that you
can make the decision CT the Council mean
whatever you ike. ] happened t. hear New
Iiaii address to the Council on Wednesday,
ami whic il was very t!c!rIe!jtial in form. there
was in il spirit of defiance which plainly said
that whatever the Council might think or do.
matteT"l but little to John L. Newman or his
followers.
PFCKS "BAD BOY
In theatrical matters we Lad Il new play at
llaly : last ni"l,t-"Ecd Letter Night''-oue OF
halyS usual eNtravaGanZas with music. Peek s
Bad Boy still lives at the Comedy thcater
WiJh"taEding the severe rciraGks Of the
press. Tie Ilay is already briE"in" forth fruit.
4 respectable Brooklyn grocer last week found
u bunch al llis bahamas considerably tlinned
cut. although 10 one Lad entered the store to
Fay for tEefa. They hung outside the door. ;;ad
some rascal had All ac!ed a iacard. Take one. "
to the bunch. 1t was Cf no use to tell the irGtc
Grocer tnat this WIS one OF tIe. Bad Boys most
brilliant tricks.
STRAY STRAWS.
Or. Howard Crosby. the wel-known Presby-
teriaa clergyman. says that tectotaicrs are doing
more harm to the cause oil temperance than
whisky.
Andre the yOUnr fellow who,n Miss Almy per-
foratci before shooting herself. is out OF the
hospital and gong to marry an hciress. is this
poetic Justice:
The next play at the Madison Square is to be
RelascOs May Blossoms" Mos: of the travel
Ing companies Of the Madison Square have been
dlsbanded, ewing to bad business on the road
At this time last year there were nine Of these
organizations: there are only th;ce left
The dug 'scaipers." who undersell the con-
servativc druggists. have been joined much to
their disgust, by several large fancy bazaars.
such as l:tley {. Eric,!'s. il. selling patent medi-
c!neS at cost.
). y. Patttson. the pianist. is t'lirsting for a
conp"slt"rs blood because ne appeared in a
concert program last week as the Inilkman
pianist instead of .wcii-known pianist" ac-
cording to copy.