New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
PHILADELPHII.
Observation-Disclosures.

TrRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE i''lDo'h
pm, ,nrrpuIA. Jan. 19.-With the best seats
.. @, o,cb tho Abbey Company have literally Jamheu thu
chestnut Street opera House for most oil tue
ances and even the on nights INC 'u''." 10 -.
been largo. Society" has made Ic'c VI '"' '
- Tbcro wero some doubts whether II Womb &c
cont italian opera anywhere but at the Academy OF
N,s,c bnt the first night dispccd them The theatre
-os upcou,fortalIy crowded. Chcstnut-st below ana
oboyo the building for several squares was I'hed WIN
c,rJores IL to be hoped that most OF inc peopc "ch
10 hear the music, but IT was undoubtedly INC proper
thing no be there. AtIsuch prices any man OF woman
society would have been dscrcdcd by being absent
pcople laughed at the bull Of youth In the loODy
who declared II the tickets had been ten dollars apiece
There would have been many people here that NOBODY
could have got in ut all Full dress for ladies ana gentle
men was the rule and the boxes were brilliant WIN opI"
parties. ,
with invitations The round Of entertainments mas peeh
wonderful Nilsson has charmed everybody III private
fo os well AS upon the stage. She has been Gu Chcst
mt st saunteiing along II she were nobody OF par
ticular account She even went slcigh-ndinS' sohe
rescued small dog from wicked boys on the street ana
generally she managed as to have people thi'N hcr
most delightful ,,.
The outlook for MaplcSoh next "ccA 1T 'no my
promises very well.
There will he good supply of tragedy here next week
with Booth at the Walnut and Barrett at the Ches'hut
street Opera House. In addition Miss Mathcr Is 10 give
Romeo and Juliet " at the Arch. ,.,,
Bcggar 81 udcnt at llayerys Is 10 6c succeeoeu
on the IS Nh by The Princess Of Trclizondc. 80.
Mrs lanes b. Potter and Mrs. Burton HARRISON o NcN-
York are to appear here In the Union League lheaie
ON February 32 for the benefit OF the fenhsy iEama
Museum and school of Industrial Art. Memorial liall
Paramount Park The play will be ihc lnS~lah i3hcl
moon" The Union League Iheaife,H IL my nr
called j. the new annex the Union League cum huil
inc and was constructed especially Tor Dalls u
is claimed that II is the handsOncst ban room III he
city. No dramatic performances nave 'H YET oo'" s'i
in it, IT holds about $50 people.
The Committee of One Hundred dominates Mr Hunter
for Receiver OF Taxes rather, aS puts H. ldOscS ms
nomination already made by the people II promises us
Endorsement of King for Mayor II the Dehocac uo
yention dominates him. Philadelphia clty loutcS col
NOT he more mixed The extraordinary interview WIN
cx Mayor Sokiey man hitherto loyal to whatever
his party did hos not been without ITS eject ncIE
hundreds WHO will be satisfied to vote Ior clther
smith or King The Ercing BietR Il ont OF the traces
and is sorey di-plcascd with the nomination Oh 5nlh
That The Bulletin should object TO the action OF RepuD-
lican convention l. most surprising.
Professor T. D. Cope, OF his city. goes to Washington 10
assume charge OF the Department OF Pac0n0oSy III ne
National Museum. lie will take with MIN ms Famous col
lection OF foSss, which includes specimens hot repre-
scutCd in any other collection.