The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-23

Correspondence OF the HBFUBLICAF.
Dover, January 81, 1892. The ''Musi-
Gale" given by W. Il. Smither's in the
Opera House on Tuesday evening was
great success both financially
speaking and as an evenings enter
tainment.
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF
the evening a large and most respect
able audience turned out In respect to
the honored name which the promo
ter bears as well as in appreciation OF
"home" talent And should there have
been no other performance than that
of Mrs. Carpenter on the piano, and
the singing of our local PATTI Miss
Cannon, every person present could
not have been less than well satisfied.
Mr.. Smithers in his limitations of
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett
gave proof that no has O proper con-
ception of what reading Is, but un-
fortunately on this occasion from
want of compass Of voice his imitation
OF our great a3tor as Richelieu did not
make good imp esson on the minds
of those who have not seen MIR. Booth
act regarding that gentleman's imper-
sonation of the great Cardinal. In
his imitation of Mr.. Barrett as Cas-
sius. Mr.. SrnitherS was much more
happy and his reading OF the text was
excellent. In "a few minutes with j.
X. Emmett Mr.. Smithers evinced un-
mistakable versatile, histrionic abili-
ty.
Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Holiday. Miss PEN
newell and Mr.. Burnett afforded much
pleasure and Mr.. Schlossman's "Rhein
Lied" was superb, But Mrs. Mary
Walcott's rendering of Lady Duffer-
ines Irish Emigrant" commune con-
sensor the charm of the evening.
The Uncle Tom" Dramatic Com
pany which was advertised to appear
here last night, failed to make an ap-
pearance and report says they got
stranded on the impeeuniary and IN
appreciable soil of Smyrna.
In a former letter. l mentioned that
the Democratic leaders were determin-
ed by "hook or by crook" to elect u
General Assembly at next election,
which would without any mistake
send Democrat to succeed Mr.. Gray
in the United States Senate. But that
whilst they outwardly, ono and all, for
the purpose of enlisting the Bayard-
Gray contingency in the conflict, pro-
fessed that Mr.. Gray shout be his
own successor, several in converse
ton had admitted that Governor Rey-
holds would be their man when the
time came, and others, Mr.. Walcott
and Uncle Joseph Bur chenal that Jem
Walcott would be their choice.
That l was correct in making such
statement is very evident from a com
munication which appeared in the
Laurel Gazette of last week signed
"Uld New Castle. The writer, who is
evidently staunch friend of Senator
Cray, for he eniogles every trait i'll
that gentleman's character, private
as well as public says: There is secret
ly being conducted a miserable cam
paign against Senator Gray i'll our own
Hal a
condemnation OF all good citize ns,"
which goes to show that
"Fonl deeds will rise. ...
Though all the world o'erwhelm hem to
mems eyes"
Now, while ! am good citizen
enough to Join issue with "Old New
Castle" in condemning those parties
who are deceiving Mr.. Gray by false
pretenses, nevertheless rejoice in
this Illustration of the fact that his
party, ugly and venomous as IL is,
wears yet those precious jewels mo
ruseness" and a running to anarchy,
which resitsS the consolidation of all
into few. And thus IL is that very
eminent writer on political ethics says
"A mob cannot he permanency,"
and there is every reason for believing
that the mob which at present controls
the affairs OF our State will soon be
deprived of that authority il not by
the votes of our citizens, certainly
from the results of the dual conduct
of the leaders of that mob, who are
men whose thoughts look one way
and their actions another, who with
one hand row and with the other back
water.
Miss Irene, daughter of Captain d.
G. Montgomery and Walter Keith were
married at Camden N. j. last week.
Mise Bertha Jones gave very pleas-
ant leap year party at her home on
Bradford street on Friday night last;
some twenty couples were present.
Tho Dover Index says in reference
to the leap yenr ball given by the la
dies in Hall OF the House of Represen-
tatives last Thursday evening that
I'VE presume this will wind up the
series of balls at the State House"
Even the .1ndex" is ashamed OF Calico
Bob.
N. B. Whether 1t arises from want of
interest or energy ON the part of the
agent of the REPUBLICAN here, or mat
tention on the part OF your shipping
clerks, there is never enough OF re-
PUBLIcANs here to supply all who want
to buy it, and there is general COM
plant about the latenesS in the even
ing when what you do send come.