The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-10
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| fellow who looked like him." Osborne lnys ths
responsibility for the AFFAIR, 80 far as tue mat.
| rimonlal busines9 is concerned. Osb Jrne al.
| Inits that no was proprietor of a skatlng.fInk
u Bueyrus. There, he says, no fllrted with
hiss Koarsley. she became smittsn. 1t was
| useloea 10 resiet her love pleading eyes, He
Ind TO marry her. But as he was already
married, 1t had to be done by proxy. Fortu.
nateiy another Osborne turned up. He was
| Identical In form and feature with the frat
| Osborne. Oeborne No. 2 was passed on at the
link as the bona-nde lover. Miss Kearsley
| was deceived. She married the counterfeit
Osborne, who left for parts unknown, after 10.
| ceiviDR money from Miss Kearsieys uncle TO
| clear out. So runs Os0orne's story. But tho
| two Dromius story Is looked upon as nctiOn
by the friends Of Miss Keareley.
| Tho event in dramatlc circles thls season ia
| tho appearance Of the great Vienna actor,
| Adolph S0nnenthal, at the Thalla Theatre In
| New York. Herr sOnnenthal arrived Sunday
morning at New YORK, and was met down tho
| bay by party Of enthusiastic Germans, who
| proudly escorted him back 10 the city. In
| the afternoon he was given a most cordial re.
ceptlon by tho Thalia Theatre, aud In the
| evening he was received by the Liederkranz
| Society. number or eminent theatrical
| people wero present ana many sent their re-
srets. on the European Continent Mr.. son.
enthal stands In the front rank OF actors. Tho
| estimation In which his abilities are held
theIo may be Judged from the fact that
| during the theatrical festival In Munich ssv.
| erni years ago no was assigned the part of
| Hamlet in a cast that INCLUDED the best talent
TAILOR, sas az tho age OF 25 years became coo.
"sesei with the Uourt burg Theatre I'm
| Vienna. few weeks ago, on tho celebra.
| tion OF tho twenty.flith anniversary of
his engagement, he was knlghted by the En-.
| pefor. He enjoys the distinction Of being tue
only nctor who has acquired n title among the
| nobility through his art. During the past
| nvO yenrs MIR. Oonrled Of the Thaiia Theatre
| has mnde 2f trips 20 Europe, and each time
| he has made Il his business to press this
! matter. In December, 1883, the actor prom.
/ ised TO come here II Mr.. Conried could get tho
Emporor's permission. The manager went at
| once 10 tho Emperor, secured his permission
| for a special vacation for the actor, aud then
closed his contract, by which he agreed to pay
the actor 5000 for each performance Mr.
| sonnenthals engagement began at tue Thalia
| Theatre last night, and VIII comprise twelve
night appearances and two mauuees. Ills
llI.t eppearanco wae, In "Uriel Acost4."
"Yater una Sohn" will hold tho boards to.
night and "wednesday. Other plays TO be
produced are "kean, NEln yeramter Edel..
mann, man,, soh,nn s"hsmiet ac', "Fromen, Junior and
stat" "Der Marquis Won Wiener" "wahnund
wahnsinp," and "Ein Attache."
TH CRITIC clips with pleasure this tribute
! o. Postmaster. General Villas by the btadisoo,
| lWis.) STATE J0UFHdi a strong man mentally
ard physically, nn able lawyer, an eloquent
and powerful speaker, lrst-class business
man, radical Democrat, and high-toned
| gentleman. Colonel Villas Will enter the Oabi-
| net of the now President with n bright pros.
/ pect for future usefulness TO his party and, We
| trust, to The country. While politically there
| has never been tho least agreement between
| Colonel Villas and the state JOVfHdk there hRs
| always existed warm personal friendship that
/ lends Il 20 rej0ice in his promotion, and %
wish him tho most complsts snccess In the
| high position to which no has been called.
| The STATE JOtTndfs regret Is that the Demo.
| cratic Party has been called TO power; bnt as
| II must bo go, the calling OF no Democrat 70 IA
| place In the Cabinet would give It more pleas.
ure and satisfaction than does that of Colonel
William +. Villas Of Madison.
| rev machine for bicycle practice, designed
| by DR.. Sargent, has been put IN the Harvard
I lnf QN aNQNa n(
| 6ry wheel, over which is seat which eau
| DO raised or lowered at pleasure 70 accommo-
dnto any one. the pressure on the wheel can
| be 30 regulated as to make the work as hard
or easy as is desired.
| Full reports from oil sections OF MARYLAND
| on the condition OF tho growing whe It show
| that the roots OF the grain are everywhere IA
iufed by the severe weather and the success
| sion OF alternate freezlngs ana MEETINGS. Ii
| does not appear possible, at this time, that tue
| crop viii reach 80 per cent. Of tue average.
ih, haimers are generally discouraged at the out
question OF abando ming wheat culture for cat
| TIC raising.
number OF members OF the Typographical
Union In New York have been trying to pass
rulo restricting the hours Of printing TO six.
ihe STEADY WORKERS. Il % tho regular n monthly it9
meeting held lutt week Clarendon Hall was
| packed by members OF the union, who had as.
sembled prepared 10 hear arguments for aud
| against the Foheme. Many OF those present
| were men who pay their dues regularly, but
| who very rarely attend meetings. They we're
drawn together, however, on this occasion for
| Belfprottction, ana they took no pains to hIde
| their feelings In the matter. No action was
takep, nnd a special meeting was called for
Sunday afternoon. once more tho hall was
crowded by q set Of determined men, who
Thought thore was some limit 10 the jurisdic
tion Of thoir organization. vote was taken
on motion 10 reecind the resolution passed
for tho benefit OF tho shiftless type-setters.
The weil-dreseed portion OF the assemolage
nF Nn ~ AT hEpt kttufN
spend as much timo In front OF liquor bars as
they do Rt the case, cast their votes In the
nsgAilye, the yeas' however, carried the day
satisfaction TO the better class OF printers
President Barnard OF Columbia College is
much more conservative In regard TO "elec
| uyes" tnan President Eliot OF Harvard. Dr.
| Barnard had been invited 10 be present al tho
| meeting OF the Nineteenth Century Club in
| New York, recently discussed edilorIelly by
IliL cnII1c, at which Presidents Eliot aud
| McCosh debated tho subject OF electives but
| was unable TO attend. He has recently given
his views 10 the public. He says ''Tho
great evil OF the inyariable curriculum OF
study In our colleges at the present time Is
| that II makes IL impossible, at least after the
| end OF The second year OF tho course 10 teach
any subject with satisfactory thoroughnoas.
| From an examination OF the programme of in.
| struetion In Columbia College for the Junior
and senior years ! select my own college
rather than another, that my remarks may
| not feem inyidious. IL appears that II every
| student were compelled 70 lake every subject,
ana II 10 every subject should be given an
| equal proportion OF the available time, no
| single subject, II pursued continuously, could
| occupy a longer period than about q month";
| How is u possible 10 expect results satlstac.
| tory either 10 Instructor or 10 learner from
| such state OF things rs thisY There is no
remedy for the evil but that OF permitting the
| student 70 concentrate his attention upon
| those subjects which aro most In harmony
! with his native beuL and TO leave tile others
4 10 thoee 10 whom they In turn may be moro
| acceptable" AZ Columbia tho senior year
studies are wholly elective, tho Junior year
| studies partially 20, and tue sophomore and
ireshmen years wholly compulsory.
Several hundred persons assembled At stolg
| erwald's Hotel, in Readlng, last saturday
| night 10 witness a llyer.puddlng eating match.
| Tho contchtnnih Wore Joseph Marquet aud
! Henry finitn, the winner % receive f2O and a
| keG Of beer. Marquet became impatient walt.
| ing for Smith, and as ho had moi eatsn any
| thing during the day Il was agreed that he
should try u alone. Cries or f'Eit faster"
| rake your llme,' "D0n't choke" were heard
| from all parts OF tho room, but Mar1uat tJok
WAS found that In an hour and a.halt he had
| devoured four ana a.half pounds Of pudding,
| ten large glnesca OF beer, nge large glasses Of
water, three elhs8cg nt whisky, n bottio' OF
| vinegar, bottle OF caiaup aud large loaf Of
| bread.
| Alexander Corcoran, T., q. Mlllor and l.. II.
| DanRnuy, three Of the Canadian yuyageurs
| who have been In tho s0ndan, arrived from
| Liverpool on sunday. one of them In speak
| Ing of tho eNpoiienCea OF the yoyRgenrs in
| Egypt ana Tue soudRn Hays; "We got up tho
Nile ne TAR ns korii. The caiaracts " thti Milo
| are tAceedinrly dlulcult, The DDutH urOvidel