tfAjKjmmjiM jimffrv A 10 THE IG DISPATCH, SUTTDAX . ATJGrTJST 9, 189L fry 21, 1S19, a boy was bom to Mm whom he named EicharS Junius. His father, who was living with him at the time, or they Witn mm, doubtless muuencea me cnoice oi the name. This child was a great comfort to him, end the domestic river of life kept on running smoothly, as it liad ever done since the marriage. But the year following fcis birth troubles and controversies with the managers kept on multiplying, and Mr. Booth, becoming disgusted with the busi ness demands of li:e, concluded to try hi fortunes in the new world. The boy being too young for the Tovage, the great actor left mother and child behind. Mary Ann Holmes, of the Covent Garden Theater, accompanied him. His landing at Norfolk after nearly two months on the sea, his first appearance" at Jlichmondin "Rich ard ILL,' and his final settlement in Balti more and future illustrious career is famil iar history. HE AXWATS SUPPORTED HEtt. But he did not desert his wife on the other side in the sense of desertion. As often as it was convenient he transmitted money for the suppo-t of herself and child, and continued to do so up to the time she came to this country. When he returned to England in 1823 he met his wife as though nothing had happened, and Mr. "Williams, to whom he refers in one of his earliest let ters given above, painted the portrait of himelf, wife and dot. It was during this first visit of Mr. Booth to Loudon that he refused to appear before the ourtainwhen called out, and his good wife writes him the following note of advice upon the subject: Is It not ungracions to persist In denying them the indulgence they require, and that Indulgence, too, but the pleasure o. looking on you. at the eam time paying you what is meant alay9to be a compliment? lean eailv undeibtand that after much fatigue it would be far preferable to drag ourweury limbs and exhausted frame to our dressing room alone and I can understand anodest pride w Inch would mnko one not too eager to meet the wishes of 'some few lollowers at the bottom or the hall," but when it is so unanimously shown to be the general wish of the whole audience, and when, let the ex haustion have been ever so great before it Is but 12 word more Burely it most appear to every one ungracious. I could almost say ungrateful, too for surely we do one f latitude to those who advise and love us. should like to hear what yon teel ad an swer to the disappointment, pain or discon tent it cau-es, became I do believe you may have good reasons for everything you do, though I may not peicerre them. I like thp people, lor there is a generous feeling mixed with their admiration of vour talents. They think j u Uavo been ill-used and they seem jealous thai you should be so. Now there is a frien ly lecling toward you, ns w ell hs that natural telfljh inclina tion to encourage that which is to afford themselves delight, which does them honor. On Saturday the pit tickets arrived too late to be of use, and only one went on your tickets into the boxes. To-niht "myself alone." I would thank you for what I then on Saturday felt very sensible to, but 1 feel no power now to add another word but three God bless you. M. DEFENDING HER ABSENT HUSBAND. It is unnecessary to introduce into this narrative the correspondence which took place between husband and wife after Mr. Booth left for his return to America, in 1S27. The next letter of interest in show ing the relations between this cood woman and the mighty man of genius is written after Mr. Booth's second appearance in England, in 1833-37. Here it -s, with some relations to social matters only stricken out: 1839. Mt Dear Am1 I have so many things to tell and to ask of my dear Mrs. Nichol and of my dear cousins that 1 do not know where to begin. I want to write you of Junius, my husband. You knoi. itl.ont doubt, that became to London in l'C7. It appeals he had not the prudenre to make an engage ment with the London Tlieatei before leav ing Ameiica. In consequence lie has been much disappointed: the diivc-iorshavo more than once taken advantage of his position. lie has played but tv o or tin ee times at the Covent Garden Theater. Ho has told mo himself lie has not leei. paid for the nights when ho has played Well, it seems that these men only want to en-:go him at their theater so as to make him tali and lose, per haps, all his populaMt. "In a word, they shelved him while he was :n Lo idon." However, since many years Mr. Wallack has strongly uracil li'iiitooome to London, that he would make much money in so doing, I suppose that was the rea-on he diu not think necessary to contract engagements before leav ng America. You cannot trust any one in fns world. I suppose you have seen tho raners. We have read those from Brussels The Conner as pretty reason..!), e: but the Court Journal was a piece of infamy, I diiie i-ay, paid by his rivals. I can as-u're vou it grieestis much indeed. He was in this case to be pitied. However, he had courage enough to surmount it, but he was obliged to engage himself to the Surrey Theater. What could he do else was he not forced to make money? After that came Jam- Booth witu her seven children, applying to her brother for assist ance. ie hud been in the greatest distress and poverty. I shah ask you now, my dear aunt, if it was not enonph' to make anyone mad. In truth, he has had a trying and vex atious time on all sid"s. As to his bister, notwithstanding w!...t had happened, vou don't doubt but that he came to her assist ance. We must pity her. I do not know bow she has found means to get along in America. In one of tho lasc letters of Juniub here is wha1 he savs to me: "My Eister and all her troop have arrived In America. She has also tried to prejudice ray father." MRS. BOOTH'S FIRST MISGIVINGS. During the stay of Junius in London he promised he would come to see us at Brus sels in the month of May; and as it is now many years he has kept ua in that expect ancy, I felt certain once in England he w ould not miss cotnin jr to see his son. If I had thought different'y 1 would not have tnissea lea ing loi England wit'i Richaid. I waited then loi the month of Mav with confidence, when bctoiethat time I received a letter by w hich he P-iincunced to us that in two days he would bail for America. He told his son not to vorry because he could not come to see us ac urdiiig to his promise, but that he hau. lost m much money in hav ing the folly to come tc England tl.at he could not spare the expenses of coming to Brussels, but," bait! he, "v. hen two years have passed I suai! come to Europe to look alter the success of Richard." 1 am very angry not to have been in England while Junius was theie. I hav been uuped once more by too much credulity. I am afraid that my ej.istlo begins to tatigue o, and Tet I feel that I ain lar from having said all desire you to k ow ; o, my dear friends, you mu-t have p uiliicc. I hae received no letter from Junius since the last one uaud May 16, IrjS. lknow not what to attribute this to. Ho has been In the habit of wi itlng us three or four times a year: I lure no ciu-e to complain in le gard to his promptitude in sending money, and more than what he had agreed with me to send. Our cones,iondence has alwnys been on the footing of be greatest friend ship. Where he ta'ii ac we cannot imagine. They never mention him in the papers. I have w ritten many li'r.os. I hope soon to have a reply from a person in Philadelphia, who know s Junius intima.elv, and to whom I have w ntton.tor information. Booth wrot-i me while in Loudon that Mr. nenbon had returned the will (li b!e?) to Mr. Mentor; I doubt n this i true: I have much to complain of against Mr. llcnson. The ship of life ran along on a fairly even keel for the next three years, Mr. Booth sending money as, his inclinations dictated, many of the original drafts for which are in my possession. In ISil Richard was 22 years of age and an industrious, studious boy, showing a talent for languages and a penchant for religion. He became ambitious to do something, and his mother brought him to London lor employment. Success in London was not great, al though Mra Booth was received with con sideration everywhere as the wife of the great tragedian, as these two straws demon strate: RECEIVED AS THE TRAGEDIAN'S WITH T0X6DAT, Nov. 2, WO. Mrs. Davidge presents compliments to Mrs. Booth, and begs to say her name will be left at the box door of the Surrey Theater on Thursday next; and also an order left with the stage doorkeeper to admit Mrs. B.'s son and friend behind the scenes. Davidge. Mrs. Booth. Teursdat MoRjtcro. Mrs. G. Ward solicits the honor of Mrs. Booth's name as a subbcriber to the inclosed work under the patronage of the most re spectable ladies and gentlemen of the Theaters Royal. Covent Garden and Drnry Lane, as also of the nobility. Mrs. Kcan and Miss O'Neil are among tile latest of the sub scribers. The honor ol Mrs. booth's name will be highly flattei -ng. Thornton, Ehiston, McCarthy, Criss, San ford, X. Johnson, Macready, W atson. Addressed to Mrs. Booth. By this time steam vessels had succeeded the white sail, which was the only means of locomotion on the water when the elder Booth crossed the Atlantic. His boy, now grown to a j-oune'mao, had been rpleztdidlj educated bv hii direction and well brought up by one whom the sequel shows was a great momer. in ids yean pasi wnen there were only sailing vessels, they did not expect to hear more than once or twice a year; but the young man was not ignorant of the fact that when steam was applied the trip was lessened 10 two weeiu instead or ! two months, or more. He therefore wrote to his lather in the United Estates asking permission to visit him. It was promptly given, with an order to draw a draft upon Him for S0. The letter below states the fact: AddressM to Sir. Junius Bnitas Booth, Tragedian, at the Tbeater, Baltimore. N. America. (Copy) Losdox, 65 Geohqe St., New Roas, ) 7th ot September, ML Booth I received this Inbtant yonr letter of 1st of July containing a certificate con celved in these words: "Wo hereby certify that we received nf Mr. J. B. Booth the amount of a draft drawn by Mr. Booth on him in favor of V. Maxes for 0 ponnds sterl ing on the 27th March last, as per receipt given him on the draft." ffu. Cooke & So. Baltimore, July, 1811. On the back was written "Virgil Maxey." WOULD NOT BE TOJJUSTXT CEXSURED. This draft was not nromptlv honored and the following letter from Mrs. Booth to her husband eIiows the latter must have written her attaching to her some blame for the trouble about the money: The contents of your letter have made me 111; nevertheless. 1 do not lose a minute in replying. Our dear Bichard writes at my dictation. You were furious when you wrote; I can not give in to yon that I am wholly wronp In this matter because you have paid Mr. Cooke. It was not my lault, and I am not nlono culpable for what has occurred. If I should not have confidence in those who occupy honorable positions whose fault is it? Tou have yourself asked me if 1 wished to draw again on yon in the same manner; If as vou say they aie knaves you havonot owned It till now. I do not think s you, hit dear Booth, that 1 will never he paid the js0: fortunately, I am in London, and we will see if men in honorable places can cheat with impunity. I have begun to write to Mr. Maxey, and have bent him copy a of the proof that you have paid my dratt to Mr. Cooke. 1 wish you all happiness, and that yonr next lettei may bo less stern. The same as you have known me. M. Booth. P. S. I bee nothing stupid, as you tell It in . Good-by. my dear Booth. YOUNG BOOTH HAD FEOPEKTT. The delay in the payment of this draft and the sickness of Richard delayed all ar rangements for coming to America until 1842. It was during this y ar that the young man came near dving. Afterward, while preparing for his visit to his father, whom he had not seen since 1823, Kichard left the following will, showing that he was not entirely without means: I, the undersigned, Richard J. Booth, nom inate lor my sole heir my mother, Marie Christine Adelaide Oelannoy, He of Junius Brutus Brooth, living at BrubSels. to whom I leave all my property, real and personal, ot which I shall be possessed at the time of xnv decease. it. J. UOOTH. bone at Brussels the 24th day of Septem ber, 1812. I, the undersigned. Biohard Booth, with out profession, residing at Shaerbeck, Rue Saint Lorraine, No. 7, declare by theoe pres ents that I give general and special author ity to Mr. D. Ponoques solicitor, residing at Rrnssols. forme and in mvname to take and apply the income by process nl law for the account of Mr. Martjn on the petition of Mr. Lemmain of one of the three lotshere alter designated: Lot D, for the sum of 10,000 frnnca, Lot E, for the sum of S.OjO francs. Lot r, for the sum ol 3,i00 francs. These presents are made in accordance with law as pon er of attorney. R. Booth. In good time Bichard sailed for America full of spirit, leaving his mother behind. He joined his father, traveled with him for three years and more, until one night be hind the scenes some person accused him of nutting on airs, and called him the ille gitimate son of the great actor, taunting him with the fact that his father had a bet ter family living on St Paul street, Balti more. THE SOS'S STABTLIXO DISCOVERT. The boy made inquiries, and found it was true and immediately leit Mr. Booth and wrote to his mother the story that had been told him and insisted that she should come to Baltimore and establish his legitimacy. Richard had not taken to the Protestant faith, as his mother had thought he would, but had become a very devout Catholic, ami was a youug man of most exemplary habits. He became a teacher of languages, but it was difficult in those days to find pupils with meaiiB enough to pay for private tuition. Then he was a- quiet man, rather inclined to the melancholy, and this nat urally was a bar to his success, and life was very "difficult after the break occurred be tween his lather and himself. As soon as his mother could make her ar rangements she started for Liverpool, and in October, 1846, sailed for this country in the steamer Great Britain. She first night out she was shipwrecked ofi the Irish coast, and the following lines to her sister tell the story: My dear Therese It Is to yon only that I write You doubtless know that we have been shipwrecked. We started from Liver pool at 11 o'clock in the morning ot the 2J(1 of September, and had a splendid time. There was excellent company of more than 239 passengers. 1 do not know how to ex press to you the magnificence of our vessel. At 1 o'clock one is served with a cold lunch eon; at 1 o clock a splendid dinner, consist ing of everything you can imagine. I do not see how a dinner could surpass this, not only for its excellence, but lor the elegance of the table. I was not sick, and so had the pleasuie of profiting by it. MRS. BOOTH IN A SHIPWRECK. Everything went on smoothly, nothing could have been better. We had trouble to finish tea. We were all retired In oar charm ing little staterooms (petitos chambres a coucher) when suddenly cries from the sail ors were heard from below. Our vessel was on a sandbank; the engines stopped, and we n ere all in the greatest consternation. The passengers w ere ordered to dress themselves and the terror apparent in the faces of the officers and workmon of the vessel made it evident wo were in great danger. Prayors were uttered, and everyone commended themselves to God. One thought alone occupied my mind that Mas my poor Richard. What would happen to him when he should learn that his mother had perished in the waves? lie would reproach himself with having been the innocent cause, poor child! In this ter rible moment I lell on my knees, with my beads in both hands. I confidently invoked the succor of Notre Dame d'llalle et de la St. Yurge. A Catholic woman at my side pie seuted me with somo holy water. A fright ful spectacle was buddenly presented. There w ere on the vessel iff children, the troupe of dancers who danced at Brussels. Imagine the bight of these children and their dicadful cries. I cannot describe to you this dreadful scene any longer. It will be enough for you to know that we wore thusbettteen life and death from 9 o'clock in the evening until 5 o'clock in the morn ing: that our vessel was between two rocks, and that it was one of the greatest miracles it was not broken into a thousand pieces. I write this in the cabin of a miserable fisher man. ; If I shall start again for America I will write you, my dear Therese, but if I am un able to obtain my passage I must be resigned and return to Brussels. 1L Booth. September 25, 1S4S. THE TRAGEDIAN'S LOST BEMITTAXCE. The next letter of interest is from Mrs. Booth to her sister Therese and shows be yond question that the great tragedian was, up to ner very departure lor America, con tributing well to the support of his Belgian wife. Even after she had sailed for Amer ica, been shipwrecked and returned to Liverpool, a draft for 50 was received from Mr. Booth, which was of material aid in her coming to this country: Liverpool, Oct. 6, 1843. Mr Dear Therese I have received jour letter without date to-day. How ia it, Therese, you have not made me acquainted with the contents of that letter ol Booth's as well as the bill of exchange? 1 would have been able to reply immediately, and you send me a letter for Booth that j ou should have posted in Brussels. Do you not Bee that the effect will be to make Booth perfectly easy on my account! But it is not yet too lat. Go immediately to my aunt Julia, to whom I wrote too late go and ask for a copy of Booth's letter, the amount of the bill of exchange, and the name of the city from which he draw s. Lose no time in this; then write, yourself, on a sheet of paper and send it to me at once. This Is an excellent idea to come to me right after the lecture in your letter. Booth will thus re ceive my reply Just about the time I will arrive in America, or some days before. Another idea, I know someone on a vessel which will soon leave Liverpool who will put the letter in the post. At any rate, send me Immediately the copy of Booth's letter and all that I have asked you. I shall leave, if it please God, at the end of the month. I am reimbursed for my voyage, and have al ready retained my place in another vessel. In a little while you will be relieved of all the annoyances that I give yon, but just now, for the love of God, do that which I ask of you. ANXIOUS ABOUT THE IiETTEB. lime. D'AIbret should immediately remit the money to Mr. Delannoy, to whom I shall write as Boon as I receive yonr reply, asking him to send me the bill of exchange If it haa not yet been cashed. For you cannot doubt that money Is very necessary to me, dear Therese, and that it will be bettor that I should receive in- England all that belongs to me. "You understand, Therese, that I ought to know what Booth says to me to be able to reply at once to blm. Then, too, I am curious to know the contents of his let ter. What do you say to the farce trick I am got g to play him? I have not been to see Booth's cousin In London. I have feared a round of furnished rooms tins cousin has made me think this. I have nothing to discover in London which can be said to frighten Booth. Tell this to my aunt to be repeated to the Councilor. Do not forget. He knows what I would say. Mrs. Booth's next venture was on the Great Western, the crack ship then crossing the ocean. She arrived in IjTew York while Mr. Booth was playing with Mr. Forrest the engagement of his life at the Chatham Street Theater under the management of the elder Charley Thorne, now living in San Francisco.if I remember the date right, and this is her own narrative of her safe landing in America: AWAITING BOOTH'S ARRIVAL. Baltimore, Deo. 17, 1S18. Mt Dear Therese Thank God I have at length arrived. Directly after my arrival in New York I left for Baltimore. I wa3 In a great hurry to see Richard, It was In the morning. I took the idea to go and find him In the cstablibhment where 1 knew ho was giving lessons In Latin and Greek. IIo was theie. Heave you to Judge of the Joy his presence tave me. Ho was very much mbved. I hud great difficulty to keep trom exhibiting my happiness too much. We got into the carriage hich waited for me, aud Richard took me to a furnished house where be had secured a lodging for me. It was so delightful lobe together. Booth was playing In New York when I arrived. He Is Just about to commence his wimen tour. I don't want to do anything to pro vent him fiom making money, so I shall wait until he comes to Baltimore, and as soon as he arrives my lawyer will fall on his back like a bomb. -Nobody hero has any no-Ion that I am the wile of the famous tragedian. My lawyer tells me that con sidering the fortune which remains to hlin. I may demand 5,0 0 fram s, or, If he haggles .about it, to take ,0u0 Irancs. What do you think of that, Therese? I desire for you aud lor me to succeed; then no more caie, do you undeistand? I don't want to interim e with anybody's liberty, much les that of my son. He must wait for me, how over, for if I suc ceed with Booth he will have an existence assured and Richard will be tully at liberty. This idea gives me a good deal of worry. Richard Is ery good. Every moment of his leisure he passe with me. We laugh much. He asks me questions about all the people in isrusseis, even uie most insignincanc. HEARS OP BOOTH'S DISSIPATIONS. While he wa- traveling with his father Booth used to sing to him the song of the Tobacco Pipe," and also the romances that poor sister Agatha used to sing, to the guitar. Richard has told in e during the last week all about the follies and extravagances of B. He has baiely escaped several times being run over by carriages while he was drunk. I passed through the street where tho Holmes live and I saw the house. It has not a very grand appearance. I have not seen any one of that set. M. Booth. She never molested the great tragedian. but waited until he came to Baltimore, and then she and Richard went together to the theater to see him. There is, I think, one man still living in Baltimore, or was, I think, a few years ago, who witnessed the meeting between them. It was a very stormy session so far as Mr. Booth was con cerned, so this old manager once told me. Mr. Booth urging her to return to Europe and she pleading for the recognition of the legitimacy of her child. He refused and they parted forever. It takes three years, I believe, for a person to acquire a resideuce in Maryland before bringingsuit for divorce. She had probably been told this fact, for after leaving her husband she and Richard went up on West Baltimore street, out of the expensive part of the city, and rented some rooms in a plain house and sat down for three years watching the clock, every tick of which must have seemed to them to be laden with lead. A VERY MODEST LITIS. Richard earned a very humble living by teaching languages, and they were as happy together as possible under the circum stances. Here is her own tale of life there: t21 West Baltimore Street, Bal., V. S., Nov. 1S49. MY Dear Therese Richard writes this letter at my dictation, because my sight is a little weak. I have delay ed writing as long as possible. Before I quitted Brussels I tola you that If I succeeded with my husband I would take care ot you. I have succeeded so little that here, alter more than a year I have not received a cent. My affairs are so much embarrassed bv the death of my cousin in Loudon that I do not see the possi bility of determining the time of my de partuie hence. Richard gives lessons for which he is frequently nut paid. You see this Is not pleasant. My health is not very good. Richard is very delicate. The climate is bad. The only thing w hich is cheap here Is meat. Mutton Is 23 to SO centimes a pound, beef 40. I nay for two rooms on the second floor, not furnished, 25 francs, and they are still un curpeted, the walls whitewashed; this is not good, is it? We go to the theater with tickets which are given us. Amusements are very dear. We go to mass at the Cathe dral. I huve nobody to help me. 1 do the housework alone and it is very fatiguing, seeing that I have to go up and down two flights of stairs for water and to the cellar for wood. Rlchnrd helps me a little. I make and remake my own dresses; In a word, I am always at work and never Idle. I don't uppose there Is another woman In the city who would take my place, who is well enough oil and has servants. I ofteu have a very inflamed tongue, and I suffered terribly with the heart during the summer. If we remain here another summer we must be differently lodged. It would kill me. You see I tell you all. When 1 have any pleasant news you shall sliaie It, and, In the mean time, be equally frank with us. DEATH CLOSES THE BOOK. As soon as the long agony of waiting for a residence was over Mrs. Booth filed a bill for divorce, and upon his own admission a decree was granted against the great trage dian, which is common property among the court records of Baltimore. He died about a year later, but his first wife lived with her son six years afterward, when death closed the singular game of life in which she bad played such a pathetic part, and in its his tory compassed the battle of Waterloo and the War of the Rebellion in one hand. Richard, the other prominent figure of her side of the stage in this domestic drama, kept on as a teacher of languages in a Catho lic seminary and in private lamilies, until war called him to duties of mercy in the field, and if I am correctly informed he died while doing good deeds in a Confederate hospital. William P. Maulsby, who was hb mother's counsel in the climax of this wonderful romance in real life, was the Col onel of the Third Maryland Infantry on the Union side daring the war, and has been an honored judge since its close and still lives in Frederick county, Md. This ends a narrative which I never in tended to print. I gathered up the threads of it on two continents as a matter of senti ment, and have kept them as a casket of in terest to myself and to personal friends who are interested in what is strange in life. Frank A. Burr. Special Excursion to Atlantic City. TheB. &O. R. R. will run its fourth special excursion to Atlantic City on Thursdav, August ia Rate, ?10 the round trip; tick ets good for ten days, and good to stop at Washington City returning. Trains leave at 8:15 A. M. and 920 P. M., with parlor cars on day train and sleeping cars on night train. To-ka-lon A perfect toilet article. By breaking np the firm tissues the skin be comes soft and velvety. Eliwood and return, 23a, tenth page. See "ad. on Midsummer Clearance Sale. All summer dresses and gowns must go at a sacrifice to make room for fall styles. Come early for choice. D " Parcels & Jones,-29 Pifth ay. TEE MUSIC WOELD. Potency of Patriotic Sonp in Ameri canizing the Immigrant THE EXHIBITION AT THH2TA. Balfirti Popular Opsra as Put on st the Dnguesne Last Week. -In ITEWS FOE L0YERS OP THE AETDITnfE Mr. Silas G. Pratt's unique "Allegory of the War in Song," which was so success fully, given in New York under the auspices of the Grant Monument Association, will probably be repeated in Chicago at an early date. Patriotic songs form the princfpal element of the work. In a published letter, after speaking of the constant influx of im migrants loreign to our institutions and our ideals, Mr. Pratt continues; The necessity of transfusing Into this vast alien body a common regard and purpose in the direction pointed out by our forefathers, of molding them and their children Into a nation which shall fulfill the lofty destiny of universal freedom and equality, for which tho blood and treasuro of patiiots have been so lavishly and nobly poured out, needs no argument. This tiecesaitv beln? admitted, ltwonldan- pear that every possible effort In aid of this purpose should, without delay, receive the cordial support ol every loyal aud right minded citizen. The potency of patrlotio music In this di rection is universally conceded, and the composer, as well as the Grant Monument Association, in prouuciug at tuis time a col lection of patrlotio songs in the form of "An Allegory of the War In Song," are actuated by a desire not only to increase the fund with whioli to build what will be tlio grand est mausoleum in the world. In honor of one of earth's gieatcst and most successful military leaders, hut also to kindle anew the Humes of National Union sentiments, and thus inspire all who participate In this musical reunion with a lottier purpose and more exalted Ideas of the value of American citizenship. The inspiriting effect of the war songs upon the "boys" themselves, whether on the march, in the camp or in action, has otten been proven. Their value as patri otic stimulus to our rising ge' eration has also been frequently acknowledged. It has remained for Mr. Pratt to point out the ap plication of this powerful force to the im migration problem. It is not a hall bad idea, either. We might reach the heart out of which are the issues of life, national as well as in di vidtial better by teaching these benighted strangers to thrill responsive to the strains of "The Star Spangled Banner" and the rest of the good, old songs, than by requir ing them to learn the Constitution by heart or to stand the test of some oi the other "Know-nothing" shibboleths. . rroTrss of Music and Drains. The United States Consul General at Vienna has sent home the following official dispatch regarding the projected exhibition of music and drama, of which mention has already been made in this department: A very interesting exhibition is proposed to be held in this city next year under the protectorate of Archduke Charles Louis. The exhibition Is zealously promoted by the genial Princess Metternich, who appeals to all lovers of music and the drama to aid and assist the committee ot management in mk- trrr ftirt nnHwrlfllflntr irrpfif. annARq. The objects which are aimed at are to pro v!de an exhibition illustrntingas completely as possible the history and progress of musio and the drama. The exhibits are to consist of portraits of eminent composers, play wrights, actors and actresses; paintings and engravings repre-entlngliiterestlng episodes In theatrical annals or In the lives of mu sical and dramatic celebrities; manuscripts, musical scores and autograph letters; curi osities, such as costumes, stage properties, remarkable playbills, plans and pictures of theaters, ancient and modern; testimonials presented to dramatic and musical celebri ties; books on music and the drama, and mu sical instruments of all ages. Tho exhibition Is to be held In the grounds of tho rotunda and In the rotunda proper In the Prater. Several rooms will be fitted up to represent the mise en scene of theatres In this and former centuries,, be ginning with the performance of comedies by Aristophanes and tragedies by Euripides nt Athens, passing on to the mystery plays of the Middle Ages, thence to the perlorm ance of the Theatre Francals In Louis SIV.'s reign, when Corneille's "Clnna" and "Au gustus" appeared In the perukes and dres3 of the seventeenth century, and coming finally to a Shakespearian play as seen in our days, with all its correctness In detail, at the Burg Theatre, of Vienna, or at the Lyceum in London. Moreover, it is proposed to hold some con certs and to organize somo theatrical per formances in connection with the exhibition. These would comprise works written or composed lor the occasion and old works, either unperformed or but little known to the public. The exhibition Is to be industrial as well as artistic. It is expected that the people of the United States of America will participate in this very interesting and unique exhibition; hence I think It oppor tune to call tho attention of our artists and art lovers and promoters to this subject by your department Not Very Important If True. The Queen of Belgium is an admirable harpist, the Queerfof Italy, to say nothing of her skill as a pianist and.singer, is a graceful performer on tho mandolin; almost all the Euglish princesses play the piano; Princess Beatrice plays the harmonium in masterly style; the Czar has a predilection for brass instruments and the banjo; Queen Victoria plays tho organ excellently; the Prince of Wales Is a virtuoso on the banjo; the Prin cess, his wife, is an accomplished pianist; the flute beguiles the leisure hour ot the Duke of Connaught; the violin Is the favorite instru ment of the Duke of Edinburgh; Prince Henrv of Prussia plays and composes for the piano and violin: the Empress of Japan is a skilled executant on the koto, a sort of harp, the national Instrument of her subjects: tho Queen of Roumania is a clever performer on tno harp and piano; King Geoige of Greece devotes himself to accoustio experiments w 1th bells and glasses, from which he ob tains extraordinary results, and plays the cynibaluin, the Instrument of the Hungarian gypsies. Le MeneitreL The musical predelictions of still other royalties might be added to this list. Queen Bee is notoriously addicted to "Hum, Sweet Hum;" King of Spades always turns nn with "the trump-et shall sound:" the Queen of The-may has a natural liking for "Jlai-Lueftern;" Prince Ton's barbaric prefer ence is for the somewhat monotonous chant, "ltahl itah! Siss Bang Boom!" and every housekeeper has learued Queen Sware's penchant for "Break, Break, Breakl" Music In the Homes. In this city, when to so many the goal of all musical study is the garish brilliance of public performance, or, at least, the empty acquisition of a showy and fashionable ac complishment, it is pleasant to seethe quiet, homely side of the art emphasized as in the following excerpt from a British cotempo rary: The old English love of home isabeau tifnl thing, and In a climate like our own'wn are ex necessitate for a large part of the vear indoors neoole. and as wo do not live ' UI uoieib,us LUiAiiy Auiciikoiio uu, auu uo not live out ot doors, a Boulevard sort of life, as the French do, we must see to it that our homes are bright and happy. Music, how ever, is not ordinarily the enjoyment orour evening hours, for England's daughters too otten close.their acquaintance with its mys teries and melodies when they leave school. They sometimes, alasl discover that tbev have no ear for it, without considering whether they have ex ercised much perseverance in their studies. Marriage, too, seems oiten an effectual key for most pianofortes, and a stray production of some easy sacred pieces becomes the sole relic of "other days." Now nothing bright ens home more than a little good music, and If womanhood Is at lault In- this respect, manhood is worse. Education at ourpublio schools should emDrace music. ' When a yonng man has cultivated bome knowledge of instrumental music, be can spend many pleasant balf-honrs with Beethoven and Mendelssohn. I have known families where this has been a life-joy, and an antidote to evening home leaving. If style has never reached perfection, it has risen to the reach of a real enjoyment of some of the noblest music .. The Garrow Opera Company, r- , -..-, . A .,.,.,..,.. ! ,. t Last week's production of "The Bohemian Girl" by the Garrow Opera Com pany at the Duquesne was, if anything, an improvement npon the admirable! per- week's production of formances of "Girofle-Girofla," "While Balfe's lovely numbers rank much higher in the scale of art, they are so spontaneous, so eminently "singable" as to be within the reach of a good light opera troupe, like that which Mr. Garrow has gathered to gether for this summer season. Miss Clement found in Arline a nrach more snitable role, one in which she seemed quite at home. She sang with increased warmth and finish. Miss Boche, too, was better placed in this opera; she made the gipsy queen a very impressive personage, and sang her love-lorn song pathetically, to boot. Mr. Brand's Count Amheim was a felicitous mingling of dignity and pathos, the very opposite in both voice and action to his AToxcrzouk; it takes a true artist to do this. ' Mr. Hallam's sweet tenor revelled in the grateful measures of Thad deus, and the rollicking, burlesque DevQshoof created by Mr. Drew sang better than that kind of a character is expected to sing. Mr. Bobinson's drill of the chorus and orchestra brought forth acceptable results. The house was crowded night after night, and many were turned away at the doors. It is really wonderful how deep Into the popular heart that tuneful Irishman has sung himself and his "Bohemian GirL" Crotchets and Quaver. MAsSEitET's new opera, "Werther," the text of which is taken from Goethe, will be given at the Vienna Opera House. C. D. Hess has engaged for the Minnie Hank Opera Company Mrs. Tavary, Olga Islar, Mrs. Tremelll, Montsral, tho French tenor, and John Clarke. Mr. Siegfried Beh rens will be the conductor of the troupe. Mrs. Kate Ooclestoh Lippa, of this city, assisted by Mrs. Metzger, a Baltimore con tralto, gave an exceedingly successful piano forte recital at the United States Hotel, Atlantio City, last Wednesday evening. JThe United 8tates of Columbia Intends sending to our World's Fair an orchestra of ten men playing npon native instruments, which are unlike any other in the world, to play typical Columbian musio in connec tion with the exhibit trom that country. The Annan dale & Hamilton English Opera Company, which begins Its career to-morrow at Richmond, Va.,hopes to succeed to the success ot the Emma Abbott troupe. Let us hope that tho change in name and in per sonnel imply a change, in artistic policy as well. Verui Is getting on with his "Falstaff,"but confesses It is at present by no means near completion. He thinks It should be given in smaller theaters than La Scala, Milan, so that the comedy playing may be better understood. Boito's text greatly amuses the composer. Baspmaster C. A. Cappa has, been receiv ing letters (only published) from prominent men In musical circles, full of the warmest prahe for his programmes and Interpreta tions at the Sunday concerts In Central Park, New York. Mr. Cappa most not leave his good programmes behind when he brings his band westward next month for the Pittsburg Exposition. The Prussian army has Inaugurated the enstom of sending its best regimental band masters to Bayreuth to learn the orthodox method of rendering Wagner's music. Eight een Prussian bandmasters were there last week and 29 more will be sent this week. The object of this custom is to Improve the quality of the music at the mllltarjconcerts given regularly by the bands at the towns in which they ai e stationed. BRODSKTfof Leipzig), violin, Jan Koert, viola, and Hekking, 'cello, will make three fourths of the best string quartette New York has ever had. They are also to lead their respective departments In Walter Damrosch's new symphony orchestra. Hek klng's los to the Boston Symphony Orches tra has been already made up by the engage ment of Alwln Shroeder, of Leipszlg, one of the foremost 'cellists of the day. The American Composers' Choral Assoofa tlon offers two yearly prizes, In the form of two gold medals, the first of the value of $100, for the best 15-minute cantata with ac companiment: the second of the value of $50, for the best part-song. Composition (anony mous) with a motto, and a sealed envelope wltn composers' rame', may bo sent to the President, Mr. Charles B. flawley. Metropol itan College of Music, New York. A military band of young boys, called tho Austro-IIungarian Juvenile Band, is coming over for an American tour next season. Manager D. Blakely writes: "Each one of the boys is another little Hoffman, or Hcgner, or Mozart, and It Is therefore an Obseniblage of youths of phenomenal musi cal capacity." That "therefore" Is good; It has the cogent force of a Q. E. D. Pittsburg is to have a chance to pas its own Judgment on these four-score "little Mozarts.'. Gcstav HiifRicn's summer season of grand opera at Philadelphia continues with una bated success. Gounod's "Mlreille," "Aida," "La Gioconda" and "Lakme" have been among the recent productions. Beethoven's "Fldelio" is announced for this week. Look ing at this list of opotas and at such or chestral programmes as those of Mr. Seidl at Brighton Beach to say nothing of Bay reuth's festival it is evident that midsum mer is not an absolute bar to the enjoyment of even the most seiious types of music. Mr. Ovide Musis Is to be married In En rope this summer and will return to Amer ica in September, accompanied by his wife, Mme. Folvlllo-Musin, who Is herself a violin ist, pianist, composer nnd orchestral con ductor. The lady comes highly recomended by Massenet, Godard and Lassen, and will be one of the members of next season's Musln Concert Company. This troupe will sail for Australia In May, 1692. Mme. Musln will make her American debut in Brooklyn, play ing her own compositions on piano and vio lin and conducting an original symphony. JoHAirif Strauss' much-delayed but now completed "Sitter Pazmann" is mentioned among coming novelties at the Casino, New York. How Is this? IstheCasino going into the grand opera field oris the Imperial Opera of Vienna to take from the Theater an der Wien its special line of opera as well as its greatest composer? "Ritter Pazmann" has been much spoken nf as Strauss' first grand opera, as It Is his first work lor the Imperial Opera. Perhaps Rudolph Aronson's Bay reuth experience has thus stimulated his ambition. Mr. Homer Moore, the well-known bari tone, has been winning bright laurels by his course of Wagner lectures at Chautauqua. Mr. Mooro's own singing, the pianoforte playing of Mr. William H. Sherwood and of Miss Evelyn Cummer, of Cleveland, and a number of stereoptican views of the scenes and characters have all been enlisted to illustrate tho subject. Mr. Moore has a number of friends in Pittsburg, and it Is by no means impossible that he may decide to accept a very tempting offer ot an engage ment in one of our leading churches. He would be a welcome addition to the ranks. Adelisa Patti's cozy theater at her Craig- y-os castle will be opened on Wednesday of this week. Royalty is expected to be present, for which tardy social recognition La Diva must be 'devoutly thankful. At the opening Pattl will appear In the first act ot "Tiaviiita," and in tho garden scene of "Faust." Irving has been invited to be present. Tho next night there will be a grand ball, and the third night another per lormanco at the theater, when tho diva will appear In the spinning wheel scene In "Martha," and the balcony scene In "Romeo and Juliet." Arditl will be the conductor. Richard Stahi. has nearly finished the new: "spectacular comic opera"(book by Cheeyer Goodwin) he has been writing for Francis Wilson. In a le'cent letter to Mr. Stahl, the comedian wrote: "Referring to 'The Lion Tamer,' I am most anxious for a musical suc cess this time: not only because it is more enduring, but also because I want to show Mm nnblio that I like mv nrofesslon mif. .. . i 1 i, .1.I .- -. ... flcientlv to give them something which will live musically." ! want to call this piece, and call It conscientiously, a comic opera. I am tired of burlesquing and clowning. Sincerely, Francis Wilson." And all the people say "AmenI" Philadelphia Musio and Drama says: "If every newspaper in the State of Pennsyl vania or only half of them would signify the same interest In the welfaro of the Pennsylvania State Musio Teachers' Asso ciation as The Pittsburg: Dispatch, that or ganization would unquestionably be greatly strengthened, nnd its Importance recognized in every section. It is only by the co-operation ot the newspapers and music teachers throughout the entire State that tho public will learn to appreciate and support tho association. Teachers in every town should see toit that the editors of thetrlocal papers give frequent notices of the workings of the association and do all In their power to awaken general interest In its welfare." The Paris Menestrel publishes some inter esting statistics of the performances at con tinental opera houses through the season Jnst ended. At Viena, Wagner as usual, heads the list with forty-one performances of ten weeks, und curious enough a Frenoh composer, Massenet, comes next with twenty-eight performances of two weeks, "Manon" and "Le Cld." At Berlin, Wagner, is also to the fore with elghty-ono repxee tatlons, but of thwe fifty-three were of "Tannbouser'' and "Lohengrin," and; only twenty-eight of seven later works. Outside of Germany French operas appear to be rapidly increasing In popularity, while Ital ian ones are not, an exception being Mascag nl's "Cavalleria Rustleuna," the success of which has been tmequivical in every direc tion. At one of the recent church assemblies In Scotland, Dr. Marshall Lang, of Glasgow, de ploring the poor attendance at their churches, declared that though "he had not much admiration for the Salvation Army or the Introduction of the tamborlne and the banjo into publio worship, he asked why they should not copy the example of a Pres byterian church In America and have the praise led by a cornet." Evidently the min ister regarded this as the greatest attrac tion that could he offered to an apathotlo congregation. The abhorred "klst o' whis tles" was inadmissible in the service of the kirk: the banjo and the tamborine were not worthy of much admiration, but a cdrnetl that was well worth looking up In order to lead the praise and draw the people. Ex change. G. B. Lamperti, the Dresden singing mas ter, thus explains the causes of a too com mon defect: "What is known as tremolo, .can only occur when one attempts to sing notes which are either above or below the range of the voice, or when one does not understand the equipoise between the breath and the voice, i. e., when one at tempts to bring out greater tone than the supply of breath allows, so that the vocal chords become strained. The third cause of tremolo Is that the young singer generally attempts too early in his career to accumu late a dramatic repertoire. One should, therefore, wait until several years have been spent in the theater and abundant rou tine has been.acquired, and learn to save strength and voice. The vocal chords lose their stability through being forced, and tremolo follows very naturally." This Is how "Parsifal" at Bayreuth lm pressed an operetta manager, Mr. Rudolph Aronson: "No wonder Mme. Cosima vVagner protests against the performances of 'Parsi fal' other than those given at Bayreuth, for the reason that thoy would be almost im possible, owing to the musical and scenlo difficulties, which are overcome by the superb orchestra ensemble and the enormous state of the Bayreuth Theater. "Parsifal," to my mind, Is the greatest of all Wagner's works. 1 was never In my life more im pressed than with the third act. It was like a dream. Parsifal's solo, the Good Friday spell and the flower girls' chorus are master pieces. Such playing as that of the or chestra, under tue direction of Herr Levy, I nev'er heard surpassed; but as Alvary in formed me before the first performance on Sunday last six weeks' rehearsal may ao count for that absolute perfection. The stage pictures are managed by Herr Fuchs with iudescilbable precision. There wasn't a bitch throughout the performance, and tor more than lour hours the audience of nearly 8,000 people sat In the darkness with out a murmur and listened attentively to the masterwork of this Shakespeare of composers. There were thousands of ap plicants for seats for the first performance who were unable to obtain them and I know of Instances where 73 florins were offered for a seat costing 20 marks." A BX6TJXAB E0ABEH Tint Made People Think It Oooldnt Be Only ft Gas Well. Night before last the people of Stowe sad Bobinson townships were aroused from their eonches by a roar that at first some of them thought came from the wounded dragon that escaped into a California swamp a few days ago. The seat of the noise was finally lo cated in one of the Clever farms in Stowe township, about two and a half miles south west of MeKee's Bocks. The roar of the escaping gas -could be unpleasantly heard at Pattison station, and at Craiton, on the Pan handle. When It was suggested that the well might be sold to some of the fuel gas com panies, Mr. Davis, a resident of the section, stated that the company that bored the well was in the swim in any event, as its fuel bill in the field was oyer $2;030 a year, and as the rent paid to the owner of the farm for the gass well is bat $500 a year, the strike was a good thing, whether the well could or could not be sold, and, beside, there are other operators who would be willing to pool issues. STOP AUGUST 13 AND 15 ARE THE DAYS FOR OBE GREAT GENERAL SALES Fare for the Round Trip From Pittsburg, Youngstown, Butler and New Castle Only 25 Cents, By special train over the Pittsburg & Western and the Ellwood Short Line now completed through Ellwood. Half rates also by the Pennsylvania Company's lines and the P. & L. E. R. R. on all regular trains. Four factories actually nearly completed, one of them containing over 45,000 square feet of floor space Two other very large establishments will positively be under way within a few months. We say this with a full knowledge of facts. A Coal Company, with $150,000 capital, composed of wealthy operators, are opening extensive mines, (6-foot seam) within two miles of the town and several hundred men now find work in the great Building Stone and Limestone" Quarries adjacent, with several larger quarries preparing to open next season. 1 .ftslrzrVffjrasS irE-jgjiriigi''if""aBjS STEEL SHAFTING AND TUBE WORKS. Ellwood's Factories, Mines and Quarries will soon employ at least 2,000 WORKMEN. Splendid farming country surrounding the place, and no other competing town within 10 miles. Compare the town site with any you have ever seen before! It is unequaled I ! Immense Water Power, Natural Gas, Electric .Light and Water Works completed furnishing spring water. The best Hotel in Western Pennsylvania. Sewers already laid; graded and Macadamized streets, and -over 100 ACRES IN A BEAUTIFUL PARK. More than 100 fine buildings already completed (shanties positively excluded). THE THREE GREAT TRUNK LINE RAILROADS Pennsylvania, B. & O. and Lake Shore Systems will alone build up a city at Ellwood. No other new town in the State has such natural advantages. Come see for yourself the "Pullman"- of West ern Pennsylvania, and what profits are being made'on Ellwood Lots by workingmen, farmers and shrewd capitalists. EASY PAYMENTS and almost no taxesl SPECIAL TRAINS leave the Pittsburg and Western Station, Allegheny, both THURSDAY AND SATUR DAY, at 10:30 a. m., city time, fare only 25 cents for the round trip to Ellwood and return. Half fare on regular trains of Pittsburg, Fort .Wayne and Chicago Railroad and Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad. The special tickets via Pittsburg and Western Railroad for sale at station and at our office. . BLACK & BAIRD, 95 FOURTH AVENUE. A TLASS AJtOrTO GAS VU3XOT0SS. Tw Boards Want to Control th Aflatraof an Irwin Company. nrzcxAx, tzlxobax to tux dispatcs. iKWnr, Aug. 8. This little city ti all torn up over the actions ot the rival boards of directors of the local natural gas com pany. Recently a number of citizens, who are stockholders in the concern, became dis satisfied with what they called favoritism shown last winter in supplying North Irwin with gas, while the town proper was left to get along as best it might wifh old stoves, scantling, store boxes, etc, for fuel. At a recent meeting these dissatisfied stockhold ers elected a new board. The old board claimed that this action was illegal and re fuse to vacate. Last evening both factions endeavored to meet in the little gas office at the same time, and the argument became so heated that half the population came down to see the gas fight. Several stalwart members of the old board barred the entrance, however, thus preventing the others from meeting, and the new members withdrew, threaten ing all sorts of vengeance. To-day the battle was renewed on several street corners, the rival members of the boards coming almost to blows. Both sides are gathering ammunition, and the keenest pleasure is taken in the affair by non-combatant con sumers. A distinguishing feature of the aflair is that both factions, with one or two exceptions, are composed of leading mem bers of the Presbyterian Church. SCUTTLED THE SHU. Serious Charge Against tho Captain of a Fadfio Ocean Schooner. Saw Fbajjcisco, Aug. 8. Bteward H. F. Moulton, of the bark Alicia, which was stranded in Apia Harbor, Samoa, last February, arrived from Samoa on the Ala meda yesterday. He made grave charges against John 0. Broadhnrst, captain and part owner of the Alicia. Moulton says when the Alicia left New Castle she was leaking slightly and put into Apia. She was surveyed and pronouaied seaworthy. The cargo was partly discharged and she. was surveyed again, this time being con demned. That night she was driven ashore by a gale while the captain and crew were ashore. The Alicia was then sold to a wrecking company. Moulton charges that after the first survey the captain scuttled the ship in order to secure the insurance. The Alicia was insured in the Union In surance Company for 19,000, but owing to the charges the company refused to pay and suit has been brought here to compel the payment of insurance. The attorney of the insurance company says he has affidavits sworn to by the Consul at Apia and by several of the Alicia's crew which cor roborates Moulton's charges. Captain Broad hnrst, who is in the city, denies the charges. Fonrtzi Special Excursion to Atlantic City "Will leave Pittsburg via the B. & a B. B. on Thursday, August 13, via Washing ton, D. C. Baltimore and Philadelphia, at the low rate of S10 the round trip; tickets good for ten days and good to stop at Washington City returning to visit the national capital. Secure your parlor and sleeping car accommodations at once. Basoes for lodges and societies at Mo Mahon Bros. & Adams', 62 fourth avenue. u To-xca-irt improves the complexion. It's a vegetable preparation and contains nothing injurious. ExirWOOD and return, 25o. Be & ea tenth page. Badges for lodge and societies at Ko Hahon Bros. & Adams', 2 Pourth avenue. tu 0 D AT: AN EIiLWOOD. AOcodXantaZMpatHnat, DMrstt Free Preu. Jow that ex-SpeakcT Beed has ietm;ic4 to these foreign shores, a sense of security pervades this great .people a sense of security born of the knowledee that if any body should happen to need a quorum for any purpose, and need it at once, he would know where to get it. 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