The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-03-14


Then, Lady Clara, veer, do veer,
Aside from US In future tours;
For trust me, Clara, when say
Our hard-earned BhekelB shan't be yours.
Those who attended the recent series OF Sunday
evening concerts at the National Theatre (and, by
the way, Is to be regretted the audiences
80 numerous as to warrant continuance OF the con-
certs through the season) remember the admirable
CONTEMPLATING OF Mr.. Walter F. Smith. This modest
artist is really musical prodigy. Professor
Sousa, Of the Marine Band thinks he has prize In
him, and think the Professor Ia right. Smith was
discovered in the little town Of Schoolcraf, Mich,
where he had as It were, wasted his sweetness In the
desert air. When offered place In the Marine
Band he was 30 modest and conscientious that he
would not accept until Professor s0usa heard him
play. He seemed utterly unaware OF his ability,
and when the Professor asked him what he could do
he named half dozen pieces that only Levy and
Arbuckle care to tackle. To try him, sousa gave him
perhaps the most dinicult Of them all. Smith rem
dered 1t beautifully; the Professor was delighted and
speedily engaged him. Smith Is q hard student,
sbsorbs everything, forgets nothing, and Professor
Sousa says he will one day rank with Arbucke aud
Levy. All who have heard him agree that he is even
now an admirable performer on the cornet.
Did you detect faint odor Of csmphor at Al
baugns Wednesday night7 No, 1t didn't come from
dress suit that had been In retirement. 1t was
exhaled by the French OF the society ladies' and
gentleman who chatted 30 gushingly between the
acts II was the first opportunity they had had this
season to air their French In public and they worked
II for al 1t was worth. And yet, In spite OF the
phor most OF the French that assailed my suffering
ears was unmlstakably mlldewed and moth.eaten. A
young lady Just In front Of was especially merci-
less 10 innciing barbarous patois the weak young
man who accompanied her. She Rlowed On him in
self-complacent ecstacy as she stumbled along
through tumble OF mlsmatched substantives,
adjectiyes, verbs, and pronouns, all alike pro-
nounced with pure Chicago accent. At times the
unhappy young man made feeble efforts to answer
In kind, but failed miserably, smiled weakly when
she helped him out with the word which noored him
and then explained 10 her In English what 1t had
been his fond but futile ambition to impart in Gal!ic
spaniard to the right OF me, whose attention had
been attracted by the hating but unstemmed tor
rent OF the young ladJs talk, listened ln puzzled
silence for few moments, Then he leaned over
and whispered 10 his companion, an American, "De
young lady espeak English weef berra esrench
accent. What part de contry came she? Eet Ia
berra pecoolier dia.eck."
New York Is again disturbed by rumors that Dixey
must 20 at the end OF this season. New York can
keep cool about the Grant Monument Fund and
Jake sharpeis purchase OF the Board OF Aldermen,
but when II s intimated that Dxey Ia going TO leave
New York gets excited. Al least one would Infer
from the newspapers. The new report about Dxey Ii
that he Will next fall descend upon the provinces In
ali the beauty OF his glory and all the glory his beauty
leaving New York 10 nurse tender memories OF him
and console Itself as best IL can with Nat Good