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THE EXHIBITION.
The Busy Note of Preparation
Distinctly Heard.
WHAT IS READY FOR DISPLAY
Preparing for the Emperor and
Empress of Brazil.
mm PR06IU11E or TUG OPEMXO.
Rehearsal of Wagner's Centen
nial March.
PlILADKLPHIl, May 8, 1870.
So much has been written about this Centennial Ex
hibition that I am atrald your reader* will know noth
ing about It, I told you ycsterdsy briofly bow far
ilto different departments were advanced, and It oc
?urred to me thia morning, us 1 was walking through
ttio labyrinths of boxes uud show cases, that tbe quus
Uou most ncccssary to be answered at tbia time is,
What is the Exhibition t
TUB KXIIIMTIOX OCTLIXKU.
Briefly, then, let me give this answer:?Here is an
tnclosure or 230 acres, in the heart of a park of 3,000
teres, on tbo edge oi a beautilul river, and within
torty-flve minutes of tbe business centre of Philadelphia
tnd three hours of tbe business centre ofSef York.
Within tboro are buildings oovering seventy U\o
acres, which you aro told are twenty-five acres
more than any other exposition?in itself a
most deceptive statement, for many of these buildings,
(specially those from somo of tbo States, are ol llitlo
tse. But In figures, 1 will sa^ that there are within
this enclosuro 1U0 different buildings, probably ICO
nore, although 1 am guessing, than lu any other exhi
bition. I should say that 100 ol these buildings might
la well not have been built What are the buildings?
Generally speaking, I would say, tho main buildiug,
the Art Gallery, tbo Machinery Hail, tho tlowor
'how, tbe Agricultural Deportment, tbe Womau's
'avilion and the United States Govern
ment House. Nine-tenths of tho Exhibition
rill be found within theso building?. They are all vast,
n thoir wuy?soiuo attractive uud uselul, uud others
I nod cuough for a shew. There is an Art Gallery, which
will remain as a memorial ball, the gift ol tho State to
tho city us an ornament to the l'ark. The Flower Build
ing will also remain as a gift of the city for ttio same
purpose. This Art Gallery cost $1,500,000, uud Is a
aiuch better building than Tweed's Court llouae, which
tost (12,000,000. Tbo Flower Hall cost $250,000, and I
tgree with Bayard Taylor that it is the prettiest thing
u the grounds.
Till SRVKRAL EXHI1UTS.
What are the otber buildingsf It would take |t
column to enumerate them and their uses. But from
my notes I take a hurried summary. A Swedish and
German school house, a hunter's camp, a milk and
dairy building, the Bible Society, Moorish villa, build*
bigs for tbe English, German, Portuguese, Spanish,
Braxlllan and othor rovernmcuts; a medical depart
bent, Japanoso house and garden, butter and cheeso
Ikctory, Stato buildings, a New England logbouse,
1 Jerusalem bazaar, a Canadian logbouse, atemperanco
pavilion and a swarm of cigar stands, soda fountains
and business exhibits irom various States. Somo of
these buildings aro unfinished, a few still in tbe frame;
but tbe most of them aro ready for tho visitor. If you
isk what aro tbe most Interesting I would say tho
buildings ol Japan and England?about a fifth of tho
bam building?most of tbe American government dic
pluy, tho llowers and all of Machinery HalL As to tho
remainder, iurther inquiry must dotermine your corre'
?pendent's impression of their value.
TDK OOVBR3C MKNT BUILDING.
The exhibits in the government building are almost
wholly m place. Tbe classification is complete, and
probably no otber branch of tho Exhibition will be
found so perlectly arranged and showing so well as
this. All the different bruuohes of the government will
be lound well reprosontod, such as of tho navy, of tho
war and ot tho interior, while the Smithsonian Insti
tute Is Included. Every Stato and Territory shows a
magnificent collection of ores, orpecially of the pre
cious metals, und it has been arranged that tho govern
nont comes into possession of tho same, tho valuo of
vmeh is IntrlDScally eqnnl to many thousands of dollars.
Besides, this is tbo only building exclusively devotod
to the exhibition ol'products ot tho I'uited States.
Tns colon Iks or kncland.
Nono of tho various nations of the earth will mako a
nore complete show than tho Colonies or States of
tustralia. Comparatively lew of our people arc aware
?f tbe wonderlul progress tnade during tbo last thirty
roars in this remote part of the world, Severul of tbo
eltles havo bad a growth thai has not been excelled
tven by Chicago, as, for instance, Melbourne hue a popu
lation or about 250,000; Sydney, ol 200,000; Adelaide
bus 35.000; Brisbane, 30,000; Auckland, 25,000 and
Hotiart Town, 25,000. Some or the newspapers compare
mutt favorably *t1th the New York Hkkalo and the
London Timet. The States represented aro Quoenfc
latid. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia,
S'ew Zealand and Tasmania, and thoir products are
to he found in what may be called tho northwest cor
ner of tbo main building. Many of theso things are pe
tuliar and strange, and ot these Queensland and New
South Wales lead off with enormous quantities of wool,
tin, copper, coal, new and klrungo varieties of nativo
?roods and gold. Tin Is tbe great leaturo of the Queens
land exhibition, and it is shown by tho ton. Victoria
will show mauulactured goods, and this Is the only
btatc that is largely devoted to nisnulocturos. All the
Btstes exhibit in common wines, raw silks, various fibres
tnd their products. In addition are several series of
large pbotoeraplis Illustrating agrizultural, pastoral and
mining life, which give almost a complete counterpart
?fltfe on our plains of fcew Mexico aud California and
the gulches ol Montana and Idaho. Iho whole cost of
Ihe Australian States In making this exhibition wil'
ixccod $300,000, and to show ibe enterprise ol the
tewspapcrs it is to bo noted that reporters aro on tho
Sentonntal grounds representing the Molbonruo Argut,
Ihe Sidney Herald, Brisbane Courier, Adelaide Obttr
ver and tbe (jueenilander at a cost of $5,000 to $4,000
each.
TUB Bl'ILDINUB W1THIX THK U KOI'MIS.
In addition to the 190 buildings within the grounds,
enumerated above, thero arc others bringing tbe num
ber up to about 2dU Perhaps sixty of theso arc small
Structures, but all are noat and highly creditable. Of
the remainder, none havo cost less than
$8,000, while others have required cnor
sious sums, as from $500,000 to $1,500,000 each,
the following Stales havo erected lino buildings, ut an
sverago coat of about $3,000 each:?1Tenteasee, New
York, Mississippi. Delaware, Connecticut, Michigan,
Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, with Colorado; Massachusetts,
Kow Hampshire, Wisconsin, lndtuna. New Jersey aud
Pennsylvuuia. The cosmic churauter of tho Exhibition
may bo gathered from a glanco at the list of nations
that are exhibitors?Argentine Con federal to a, Australia,
Belgium. Uruxll, Canada, Chili, China, Denmark, Egypt, j
France, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii (fundwith ,
Islands), Iialy, Japau, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway,
Luxemberg, Russia, Orange Free States (.trrica), Peru,
Portugal, Swlizerlnnd, Spain, Sweeden. Tunis, Turkey,
I'uited States of Colombia, Veuexoels. Tne products
tad especially the people of these landa are attracting
the greatest attention.
tub kxiiiiiitiox To-oar.
During tho twenty-lour hours a great change has
taken pIsco in the ap|M>arance or tbe Exhibition. In
ihe American department particularly, where every
thing has been left until the eleveuth hour, exhibitors
ire working with Renewed zeal aud energy, and many
portions that yesterday looked ragged aud lorioi n aro
llowlr
assraixo snare.
In the Brazilian section, now very nearly completed,
there is increased activity, under the impulse, per
fcsps, or having everything in pcrroci readiness lor tbe
fcmperor's coming.
The British exhibit la rapidly approaching comple
tion, la the Art Galleries England ts entirely ready,
fcer last pictures having been placed to-day.
TBS UOVBBXttSMT NXHIM1T.
The United Stales government exhibition la Ihe largo
Malteee croea shaped structure on the lake. and Is to !
bo In many respects a sirikln/ Nauru ol the fair. It I
la uader the control o( a disciplined forco of atten- j
danta, who are crowding everythinc to the front with
praiseworthy energy, but 1 hardly think it will bo In
complete rtadtneas by the opening day. This portion !
ol tbo Exhibition ho* been so little written about, and
baa been ao qaietiy gathered together, tbat the lutelli- I
gent visitor will bo likely to be sarpnsed at the display
to be itcen there. It contains tho richest and uio.-t
varied collection ol valuable oroa ever keen In the
world; there are tons upon Ions ol gold and silver j
rock, from the bowlder of Comstock ore to the red,
gravolly-lookmg specimen of Emma mine rock. The
identical and memorable specimon upon which this
mine was sold and tho purchasers also has boon
brought flrotn England, and is one of tlieir mineral
collections under tho charge ol Mr. Donaldson.
TIIS UROCXDS
are filled with working men, and In the buildings the
preparations go ou day and night. Freight trains are
going and coming over the* net-work ot rails evory
minute, crowded down with boxes of goods, or return
ing with empty cases. These lattor are taken to Immense ,
?beds, outside the grounds, where they are stored j
with as groat core as the rioh goods tliey contained i
and in tho same relative positions, so that when the
Exhibition is over they can bo found with mathemati
cal read in on*.
Tho bustle of preparation eontros about the
XA1X UCM.DING.
Emp*y boxes aud full ones encumber the aisles, and
are heaped up In the exhibitors'spaces, and looking
down upon the twonty-ono acres of floor, from one of
tbo side gaMeries It la as busy a scene as one can :
Imagine. In tho other buildings thero is greut activity,
but the oommou ondoavor sceius to bo to have all in !
readiness first in the main buildlug.
TIIIC CITY.
The cltlxons arc making ready with groat unanimity,
and tho stores, hotels, public buildings, banks, ware
houses, otlicon and private residences aro brilliant with
flags and patriotic decoration*. Mayor titokley this
morning issued a proclamation requesting tho closing
Of places of ousluess on Wednesday. He also suggests
tho display of flags and patriotic devices, and a genoral i
illumination la the evening. Tbo State House bell will I
be rung for thirty minutes at sunrise, noon snd sunset. I
It is requested that church hells bo rung at the same j
hours. Many distinguished visitors?It would be in
vidious to mention names where there aro
so many?have already arrived, and moro
aro coming by every train. The President j
will arrive to-morrow, and will spend to-morrow
night at the bouse of Mr. Childs. He will be escorted
to tho ground* on Wednesday by a military procession,
and, as tho rldo la over threo miles in length, the
parade will begin at half-past eight in the morning, the
intention being to huvo tho ceremonies over and the
Exhibition openod to tho world by noon. Tho core
monies, as lar as the speechmuklng and musle aro con
coruod, will bo brief. General Hawley aud Mr. Welsh
will hardly occupy moro than live minutes each with
tboir formal transfer of tho buildings and grounds, and
the President Is not extravagant In spoocb, as all tho
world knows. Tho grand ??Centennial March," by Wag
ner, will not occupy moretliau hall an hour and Q,r1n<-y
Lanier's cantata It not long. Your readers li
already been Informed of the programme In full, |
llshod In the Hkbald some time since, but tho follow
ofllcial bulletin, Just Issued by tbo Centennial author
ties, givea information which It may be well to re
poal:?
mu u. TB" J?r?CIAl. ritOflRAM**.
. Tnt IuIIm Stttii Lotteuulil Cunimlnioo aiiBonnee* the
following orders anil programme lor Die opsulng or tho in
ternatloual hxblhltion un tba 10th nut ??
i The commission, with tba concurring counsel of the Hoard
of Husoce, instructed its officers to kivs loriual Invitations
! ?o persona in official |?.ltlon to. tho.a offl "l?l|y"V"
i nected with the Hxliibltion, aud to members ol tba press
j by reason of tba impossibility of discriminating anion* the
! numerous and generous supporters of tba enterpise.
I i. n.the if?** Wept thoso at the aaat and or the mala
I ^Uhed'rala iil^drnitTloa. PuWiC " ?lu" A" *
j The main building. Memorial Ilall and Machinery Ualt
? will be reserved for gnena ana exhibitors until tho conclu
I *ion of I he ceremonies, about one 1'. M., whan all re
i Unctions will l.e witbilrawn.
' *- ' i'fesident of tba United States will bo eiicortad to the
I Exhibition by (lovarnor iiartranlt, of Pennsylvania, with a
?ev ?r mwro i'eonsylTMila aud N?w Jar
Invited guest* will enter tho main baildlnK from the carriage
coneourae ?t the aaat end or by the south middle entraneo
2? * door-, will bo ..pen to tlieni at nine A.
M. I hey will paw to the platform in front of Memorial Hail
through the nurth middle doom of tbu main building and
a n?i~ "CCUPJ', th?lr Pfaeea belore a quarter pant ton A. M
All the xpnctt in the vicinity of the platform, nave what may
be needed for passage. will be open to tho public.
The ? rcheatra of Jfai pieces hi,.I tho chorus of 1 000
voi.es will be uatfer the direction of Theodore Thomas aa
slstad by Oudley lluek. .
. ? rBOURAMMK.
1. Quarter put ten A. M.?National Alra, by the Orchestra.
? Half-post Jen A. M.?Arrival of the i'reaident ol the
L'Dlt6u htjlUlii, j,
3. ''CentennUT maugunitlun March." by Richard Wagner.
4. Prayer by the Right Reverend Hisbop btmpaou.
5. Hymn. by John lireenleaf Willi tier.
Music, by John K. Pain., of MaaaiichusetU.
"riftii and Orcbeatral accompaniment.
"gsMiUllon "flhe Buildings to Ine Commission by the
I resident or the Centennial Hoard of Finance
7. Lautata, by Sidney l.anier. of Georgia.
Muaic, by Iludler Buck, ol Connecticut.
Hhsmi ioIo. by Myron W. Whitney, of Hoaton.
'iWX. Vie the President of the
CommUsio President or tho Centennial
9. Address by the President of the United State*.
Aril llf. I'if, i*B* Hallelujah I'liorus, Salntos of
Artillery mihI muglug of tho (/liiine*.
Hall" ,hr"uK'i tho Main Buildlug and Machinery
j 12. Reception by the President ol the United States In the
I ( l iivilion.
No flags or ensign* extent inch as are nermarientlr fixed
lVl!*i.ntii l?""'i ib? p'*re* on ,'1* morning of tbe
j ltKli until the signal be glvon. The organs and other
1 notice '"'truments and the bella will await tbe aame
1 Fxb'ibUbm^nln0*,1,'''^ ?f th ? L,n,,,", declares the j
1 f,,M.lt .. . P?^;-|h?e 0n ,b* ?<?? "ear him will Ih, ?n
, lurled an a signal lor the robing ol all other flags and
, ensigns, the ringing of tho clilmes. the kalute of mii ? hun
dred Ktins on Ueorue a llill andtlie ?ini;lni{ ol the Hallelujah
I Cboroaof Handel by the chorua, with orKau aud orchestral
aoconipltlllmeilt. ?ram?ir?i
loimediately upon the announcement the Koreirn ( oa
, miaeionere will pas. Into the Maio HuildliiK and take place*
| u,H.n the central aveuue, opposite ilieir respective ??cllona.
I niTl'!.! , ?? 1! V"'ed "?????? conducted by the
r.V*":"*1 "*'1'bttlon, uud rollowed by tba
I ruesta ..f the day. will pass ttirnuich the Mali. Hulldln*
tlie 1 resident passes the Korelgra Commissioners tliev will
: ,,n'1 ,h? body will move to Mo
j tin lib way the President will he saluted by his military j
| escort, formed in two lines between the huildlntrv
' H""- *h'" the procession shall, aa far as '
posalhlaa have entered the building, the I'reaident aa?lste?l
? H V|0 '! , { W,U r'J" ?reat ?,'ne ?
andI the msohlnery c.unected therewith. No further formal I
I order ol pro^rAiuuie will oe requirvii.
I J,"* ' in*',1' "J10!1 of as may Choose to I
, follow will be everted by way of the north main aise or
! judi?"Va^ion th* , tt"trr" l,,Wi r ""d to tho J
! o^WXKr U" SUin WMlMwflIbek.pl j
The 1'resident ol tho United States will bold a brief re- I
j ceptioii iti ilif j# tvilioti.
! ..lilJ"ii'd "t Impossible to conduct th. !
| exerc ses In the open air they will be held In tbe Main i
Huiidinr, and the best reKiilatlous the ciriumstane.s may
arrllsl ' ^ cun""un,e-'-? " tba fuest. upou thel?
iijr order of the Centennial Commission
, . a, JOSEPH K. IIaWLEY. President. I
John L. ?.'a?PBKi.i.. Secretary. 11
, DO* rtVHO AXII UOVKK.VOR KICK.
A special train o?or the new rout >, tho Delaware aud
Hound It rook and Nortb Pennsylvania llallroadf., will
leave Hound Urook to-uiorrow at ten o'clock A. M.
will brinu Governor Rice and tlie Boston Cadeia, of
Maniacliusetta, to this city to attend tbe opoumg cerc
luoniec, and will return on Friday, May la, leavinf tbe 1
Bcrka street station at bull pant nine A. M. Tho train
Will bo band*omoly docorated and ik lurni.bed by tbe
N'ortb IVRn."ylvaiiia llailroad Company Tho italf of
tbe Governor .ccoinpaine. him, the cadet* beiug under
command or Lieutenant Colonel Tbomae V. Kduiunds.
The parly will arrivo atl2:30, and will be received by
a battalion or the Firm regiment Infantry, National
Cuurd Pennsylvania, under tho command ol Mulor
Charles K. Ide.
Tho Independent Corp. of Cadeia dale tbeir organisa
tion in 1741, und la coui|m.iod <>r tlrst class material.
Adiutaut Uonoral l^itta. Colonel It. M. Urioloo and I
oihor members ot Governor Harlranft's peraonal naff
will receivn Governor Rico nnd stair on beliair ol Uotr. i
ernor Hartranft, and Gcnorul Hnnkaon will also be rep- 1
resented by onu or bla perronal stall oincers.
Tbo Kmperor ol llrazil will .Uu arrive in bi. quiet i
way to-morrow uud will go to the Continental Hotel, to
tho rooaia now occupied by tbo Kmpresa Tbo Kn.pe
ror'a status at ibe opening cciemonies of the K*hibl
tioB will be merely tbat ol u private itonlleman Irom
Ura*il. "The Kmperor Is iu Urazil," ho bus said, and 1
bo will, by bU own desire, take a scat witb the Com
luiasloneri Irom bit country, a ticket haviu* been i.aued
lo one Pedro de Alcantara, Justaa It would b. io John 1
Smith.
WHAT Til. PIFFIXXyT ITATM IIAV. COXTRIHt'TKD.
The lollowlnji table show, the amount ol money sub
scribed lo the Centennial slock In tbo Various .States or
this Union. It is brought nearly down to dale. It is ,
instructive as showing how the brunt o( the whole |
Centenuial celebration has been borue by a lew com
monwealths, while th. citizen, or many Important
Mate, have contributed little or uolblDif. Iu view of the
'act Hist aoiue ot llio inuteuillal Commi.sioners have
manifested a meddlesome .pint concerning the man
ugemv'iit or tho exhibition?having di.ue noihing lor it
when it to oat ncedod help?it hiiI he liiterosiiug lo
know tbe exact status of those gentlemen, and how
little thmr respective States buve paid into the Ceulen
uial treMury, wbtU tbe buurd bUU in i'biUJ*lpi.i? vf
tbelr commluaiocers Bast bo p?i<i from the general
funds?
(/uala at .Sunttfr .
States and Territories. Shares o/Shm-i ,
At'iijtuaL Subtt rihcd.
Alabama -0,"v'4 71 f J'.rJ
Anzons iMi 124 10-4
Arkansas U,5?S 4 32
California 14. 04"> 0.3SW j
Colorado 1.034 ? ? 1
Connecticut 13.W30 1,871 17,6?o
Dakota ? ?
Delaware 3,242 2 107 13.:ii<4
District of Columbia.... 3.417 3#2 2,062
Klorida 4.S09 84 190 i
Georgia 30,710 . 27 -70 !
Idaho 3<9 71 710
Illinois M,fi7l 1,701 1#,S<4 |
Indiana 43,.'<80 25 234
Iowa 30, !Ki7 7 6? ,
K iut-ua 'J.460 7 40 :
Kentucky 34.200 ]06 1,050
Louisiana 1K.S62 121 MX
Maine IB,268 08 <>i0 !
Mary laud 20,262 S5S 7,008 j
Massachusetts 37.700 3,344 33.302 j
Michigan 30.7U* 240 2,313 i
Minne-ota 11,404 10 100 !
Mississippi 21.472 2 20
Missouri 44/41 22 110 '
Montana. .">34 13 114 !
North Carolina. 27.7S5 12 120 |
Nebraska 3,1U0 S3 Tito |
Nevada 1,102 70 7<") 1
New Hampshire 8,256 1,064 10.;*?40
New Jersey 28,400 12,720 100,4#*
New Mexico. 2..S83 ? ? I
Now Yurie 113.titM 20,407 SS6.812
Ohio 6U.123 302 3.07H ;
Oregon 2,360 471 2,::34
1'enusylvauia 91,341 187,21H 1,614.148
Rhode Island 6.037 2,638 26.372
SoutU Carolina 18,300 6 60 j
Tennessee 3^,03? 7 04 j
Texas 21,-3) 18 180
Utah 2,261 ? ? !
Vermont 8,'.73 07 070 i
Virginia 31,774 46 3->4
Washington Territory... ?>'-! 3 30
West Virginia 11.404 7 70
Wisconsin 27,363 124 804 .
Wyoming Territory 230 ? ? ?
VOKK1UX GOVkKN'MKSTS.
England 60 r>00
France 42 420
Cbinit 1 10 |
Prussia 1 10
Spalu 1 10 j
Sweden 1 10
Switzerland : 2 20
Total $2,132,140
KKl'AHITVLATlOX.
State or Pennsylvania bun paid $1,014,148
From all other sources 617,092
Toul $2,1*3,140
Tbe State or Ponnsylvauiu has subscribed... .$1,000,000
The city ol Philadelphia ban subscribed 1,500,000
Total $2,600,000 :
Both subscriptions represented by Memorial,
Machinery and Horticultural bulla $4,832,140 ]
tiikudokk Thomas' rkiikahsau
Theodore Thomas baa just concluded a long, trying j
rehearsal or Wagners "Centennial March,*' at Horn- j
cultural Hall. The rehearsal was one iliat even the '
compoaer might be proud ol, a* the ludelutiguhlo cou- i
ductor never allowed himself a moment's respite lor ;
hours. Tbcro wero about 126 musioiaus in the |
orubeatra, und Thomas had tbo most trouble
with the local player*, who were unaccustomed j
no his iron discipline and the standard or music set
lorih In Wagner's work. The inarch is tar superior to {
oither the Huldigungs or Kaiser march, by the sumo ;
composer. Certainly, Mr Thomas' judgment wus not !
at rault when be culled upon the grottc.it living com
poser to honor America's Centennial. Warner hiiu
-ell has a great opinion ol his work, lor in his last letter :
to Thomas he says:?
"Whilo I give you my warmest thanks Tor tbe warm ;
Interest and greut labor you buvu bestowed upon this
subject or an appropriate march Tor tlte hundredth
year of the American Republic, d? not forgot mat this |
work bos cost tuu a doal or caro und trouble. - 1 had j
but short* time to wrlto It, and It was com- :
posed while uiy mind wax distracted with the ;
production or my 0|>?ras at Vienna and Hcrllu.
Vou may know rrom the motto from Goothe which I j
havo attached to the tulo page ho* earnest 1 was
about it. Whatever or melody or beauty tbore may be 1
In It is tbe inspiration of thoso beautiful ladles of j
Amoric* who mode you their Interpreter lor me. I >
shall be doubly pleased II thoy like it. My friends j
bore are entirely satisfied, and 1 think ol it very ,
highly."
Tbe march Is written in the key or Q major, tbe j
score culls for three llutes, three oboes, three fagotti, '
one contra fagotti, threo trumpets, one bass trumpet, ,
three trombones, one contra bass tuba, lour ,
horns, triangle, cymbals, tamtam and string j
quartet. One distinguishing feature in the work Is j
the simplicity of the first and leading motive, which !
cousists of lour notor Only every musician
knows tho marked effect produced by Liszt I
in his eonoerto lor piuno in K Hat, in which the motive
cousists of only seven notes, and in Ins "Faust," in J
which tbo governing theme is still shorter. The '
sumo character is in Waguor's "Centennial March."
Tbo material Is simple enough, but there Is real gouius
in tbe troutmeni of it. notwithstanding the
tremendous technical difficulties with which the
work abounds. It is uot in the slightest do- I
gree obscure. It is written In a more |>opuhtr, I
so to speak, vein than is generally known or Iho com- ;
poser. It is brilliant, spirited and dashing from be
ginning to end. The march opens with a lutto ciiord
in U major, then comes the first motive or lour notes,
succeeded by n general march thetnc; a peculiarity of
tho work is "that tho brass funlare usually brought in
merely to till out a march uci|Utrcs a l.ew Importau.e j
at*Wtinner's hands. The modulations are perplexing to
the players, but are no loss effective to llie hearers.
There come* a suoeepston of changes jrom 6 to H
major, 1) and C sharp, a and 1) Hat to 11 major. Here
tbo trio step In like a vision or beauty; tin. modula
tions are principally made in cbroiuatl. s by the violins, I
tho basses holding us a point d'orguo F below grariu
ally resolving Into H llat. New motives aro repealed,
but shorter esch time, by the wiud instruments, the
basses being iu contrary motion. The rytlim
ol the march becomes syncopated at thn end of each
phrase, until there are but two liars left without s.vnco- |
patiou. There ia hero a peculnr passage. the siring
quartet holding out in the key of K Hut, the trumpet.;
l.infariug in l?, mid othor instruments presoming differ* i
ent motives. Ihecilect is extraordinary and must bo !
heard to. bo appreciated. Then comes a phrase in !
which wind Instruments give tho funlare, as It wero, In ;
the strings present, tho Hrst triplet motive, while
the basses bold the point d'nrgu.-. The cod* is im
mensely efleciive. No composer baa used the effect of
syncopation with more success than Wagner; that
may he seen In his ojivras. A great deal or tbe dra
matic powor of "Lohengrin" lies iu bis judicious use of
this one eilect In music. The coda ol tno march ts a
perfect whirlwind. There are numerous rem Hi- )
?sconces ol Tristan and Isolde, tbe eaiuo j
working up lo a climax from motives, or
governing subjects aro brought in at onco. The air is j
tilled with liurinouu: sound; every instrument is
employed. One would think that the orchestras ol tbo
world wore united it) a grand hymn. Y.'t there is
nothing sensational. It is true music, und iho most
glorious tribute that could bo jwid lo the American j
Republic.
To-morrow afternoon other works will bo rehearsed,
among them a Centennial international work, by
lla.rtens, or Thomas' orchestra, made up or
the lollowing National anthems:?"America," j
"Washington March,'' " Hail, Columbia,"
Argentine, '?Republican March;" "Austruu
Hymn;'' ISelgium, "La Hrabancone;'' Hraacil,
"National HymnFrance, "MarseiliaisC, Denmark,
Volkslled (ierman.v, "The Fatherland;" Kng
laud. "God Save tbe Queen;" Italy. "The Kind's '
March;" Norway, "National Hymn;" Netherlands,
noibcin; Russia. "National Hymn;" Spain, "Tho Span
ish King;" Sweden, "VolkslledSwiizerisnd, "Honor
to Helvetia;" Turkey, "Orsnd March." The music will I
lie ol one of the mo^t striking features ol llio opening
ol the Centennial. An immense chorus is engagud with I
Thomss' orchestra.
CENTENNIAL LEGION.
A general meeting of tbe Executive Coinmlttoo of
the Centeomal Legion was bold yesterday at tbe
OIJ Guard Armory in this city, and tbe organization of
the Legion was fully consummated. Tbo choice of
Generals H. W. Slocum. of Now York; Fit* Hugh Loo, of
Virginia and A. E. liurnsldo, ot Rhode Island, an Ueld
olllcers was conllrmed. It waa ordered tbut the head
quarter* of the Legion should be lorthwlib established
in New York under tbe direction of tbe three IW>d oM
cers, and tUut tbo general staff shall be appointed at an
early day. It waa also voted unanimously to invite tbe
West 1'oint military and Annapolis naval cadeU to
parado with the Legion on the Fourth ot July,
tbe lultcr escorting, a a a murk or rcs|iect to
those national institutions to which the cadet* belong.
The Centennial Legion comprises thirteen companies,
representing the original .Statct ol the I'mon. Their
names, and tboso of their offlcers, with the dates of
their organization, aru given below:?
1'rovideuce Light Infantry, of 1'rovidence, R. L, or
j ib /i'd in Capialu llullock, Wtntndlf.
Kiyotteville (North Carolina) Independent Light In
fantry, Major Charles Hai^U commanding; organized
In 1790,
\V?. hinjiton Light Infantry (Smith Carolina), Major
R. C. Gilchrlxt commanding; organized in 1*07.
Huston Light Iniiiutry (Muasacbuaetts), Captain X.
X. Noyes; organised in ItHM.
Huto Fcntublea i IVnu?yivania), Captain John W.
Ryan; organized 1811
New Haven Uraya (Connecticut); organized 1816.
Tbe Old i.uard Veu-ran (lattery (New York), Major
O. W. Marlsun commanding; urgaulzed in 1S.0.
The Nnrlulk Light Artillery (\irginla), Captain Sain
Hodge* eoinuiatiding; Organised in 18US.
The Muakcog Veleran.-t (New Hampshire); organized
In 1*A4.
Too Church Riiles (Ceorgla), Captain Frank G. Ford
commanding; organized in ISM.
Volt-ran Company from Filth Maryland regiment;
?rgaataed m ih?m
Tbe Hhii Keurncy fiuard* (New Jersey), Captain W.
H. I>i-Harl commanding ; oigatized in isut.
The American Kitlv* inelaaarei. Captain Samuel M.
Wood commanding; organized411 1876.
Tbi* s|>e< ial corps is appointed to awscrahle in iroutof
Independence Hall. t'hiiudelphia, lor parade 011 July
4, in tomiiieioorainiu ol tnu 100th aiiuiversary of
A roencau independence. The lieI I olllrers elected are
General Fitz Hugh Lee, of Virginia, by the Southern
command-; (iwueral H. W. Slocuiu. ol New York, uy
Um Middle Stat* uoniyaniea, auU Ueueral Ambrose E.
Btirntildi' fnm the Now F.n*U?d eompajlle* The
legion Mill ho organised tut" three battalion.-. I no
centre wi'A )>e composed ol lite ttoaton light Inlan
Irv, of Massachusetts; Old Guard. of New Y??rK.
and Washington Light lulauiry, oi Bouih
Carolina. una will be the color butiulion.
Tlio remaining ten companies will be irqimlly diu??
Into right and left wing*. TU>' stalf will constat of an
udtutaot, quartermaaler, coinmisaarv ami seven aities
dc eatiu>,JiO selected mat each of tho thirteen ? tu os
(?hull bo represented lii'llie held anil stall, all fcppcartnd
tn full Continental tiuiiurm. mounted.
Ihe colors of tbe I*gion will consist ?r crimson
flag of Kutaw, borne by Colonel William IViwimflun
during the Kevoiutionary war, the Continental fla. e?d
the Dallonal color*. Each <;om|?eiiy !? to bf ir th# H?I
of the State u represents, Legion and company co or
bearer* to imseroblo'wlib their guards of honor in In
dependence Hall preparatory to tbo parade, previous
to wiiich there will be a graud ^tresa review, Inspection,
trooping ol color*, ice. on Chestnut street, iu Ironl or
tho old Hall, ou the Fourth of July, l*.'s
THE LIBEKAL REPUBLICANS.
SESSION OV THE MAIlONAL COMMITTEE AT 1HE
yiETU AVENUE HOTEL YESTEBDAt A CON
VENTION CALLED SUBJECT TO CEliTAIN CON
T1NOENCIEM.
In response to a call Isaued by Mr. Kthsn Allen,
Chairman of tho National Committee ol Liberal Repub
licans, a meeting was hold, commencing at noon yester
tlay, al the Klllb Avenoo Hotel, to talco action In regard
to calling an aunual Convention and to discuss and dts
poao ol such other matters us may come beloro tho
committee. At roll call there were thirty-one delegates
present, twenty-one of wliout went proxies. Among
tho members of the committee and proxies present j
were the following named gontleiiicu:?Lieutenant
Governor Xickorson, of California; Judge Clarke, of i
Connecticut; Hon. diss. G. Davis, ol Massachusetts; :
Senator Fowler, ofTenuossee; Governor \>armoth, of
Louisiana; ex District Attorney ltiggs, ol Kansas; Judge
Thomas Wilson, ol Minnesota; General 0. W. Anderson,
ol Missouri; Wui. C. New berry. or Virginia.
After roll call iho Chairman delivered a short address. ,
Ho reviewed tho present political xituatiou.
When the members present had cxchangod views on
the subject ofrel'orm nominees a motion was niado to
hold a liberal republican Convention, und tho motlou I
was carried. Another motion lollowed, that the Con- j
vent ion be held in Philadelphia. 'Ibis was amended in
so lur as the place of holding the Convention was con
cerned. Tho amendment provided thai tbo Convention :
bo hold at Cluclunati. Tho question was put lo a vote, i
and it was louud that tweuty lavorod rbtladelphia
against eleven who deslrod to scloct Cincinnati. Half
an hour's debuto eusuod on tho subject ol the proper
jlmo for holding such a Couv*utlon. It was Hnall y
determined that tho Convention should bo called lor j
tho 28th or July, 1870.
When these matters had been determined Judge
Cla rke icported:?
TIIX <'*LI~ . i
The National Liberal Republican Committee, appointed
bv the Convention held In Cincinnati In May. 1H7.. brim:
fullv authorised no tu do. hereby order that a National
Libvr.il Republican Convention bo held In the cltv ol I liila
ueipliia on the iMlh oay of July, IH7H, at twelve o >"'11<?*?___
Kac'o State Is Invited to send to such Convention a repre* ,
sentatiou oqunl lo tl?e number of it? Sou an r? and Kepro* |
tentative* lu the Couitrea* of lite United Hlate*. j
All oltlseus who deslr. to maintain and perpsUJte the
national honor and national prosperity, who are In la?or or ,
the equality of all men before the law ol whatever race or j
color, religion or polities; who d. slre the pennanenreof the
Union auu the constitution, with the thirteenth. Fourteenth
and Kliteenth amendment*, and ar? omioaed to reopenlug
anv or the questions of lb' late fratrlcUal war. Ion* since ,
regarded a. -tiled ; who b -lleve thai In tltue of profoud |
pence the civil aiitUorlty should be supreme; that tho l
civil service ?r the u'ovoriiineiit should be so refiirtned
that honesty, capacity and II lellty shall constitute
the on) v valid claim to nub;lc employment, and
that to secure till, no Fresldent of the United Male* j
should ho u candidate for re-election; w o Uslievj that all ,
laws or Impost ibould be f-.r the purposes ol revenue oul.v.
aud Hdjustcd, a? far as powible, with Impartiality a? to ail ,
sections and inter, sis ; who are In lavor >.f a I
t4> specie psymont, a* demanded ulike by tho niitlint ton- ?
alderations ol cotunierelal morality and hone?t ifovarntnent. i
and, above ad. who arc iu uion at the head of ,
the Kepubllc to carry out honest measure-, are c..rd a.ly lu- .
vltrd to Join iu sending delegates to this Nullonal Com en- |
The prescut demoralized condition of the publle service,
the startling revelations of corruption and the consequent ,
prostration of all Industrial inlere?is. mine than cotiUriu the
warnlniis of the rllberal republleaus 'III the eauipaigu or (
1S7J itu<l have vindicated'their efforts, than made,Jor na- i
tloiial rcfortn. The w..rk of political r..irllicatl..n then de
listed. vet remains to be done. Ill tin* >V"ik each elcctor, ,
as a patriot, must perform hi* part Theclltarii luuot rise
above the partisan. XlleKiaiice to country in this hour
of trouble U a higher duty than allegiance to ,
party It i* necessary tli.it the peculator t
be eliminated as a controlling power lit party
politic-, that olf.ee may again become tl?. no.: or
honor, aud not the avaaue to crime. B.?th ol the old parties .
have a pernicious history thai makes them equally I in potent
lor turtlwr public good. While all tiling* are possible. It
nevertheless seem* Improbable that reloriii will I,e secured
" within party lines." Willie till. I* lo be hailed with Joy H
accomplished, experience give* but Utile fause to hope lor
It. Tl?? rotormeil convict?? uot imun.ly the be ?t eltlxen. nor
will a reformed party bo the best exponent or morality. |
The pari V that Iiaiily usfHls relormatlou needs burial. Out
of the ruins ol both ol these decaying orcai lra.ioiis true re
form must come, and lu such a way thait the^!
Jie nation will approve; otherwise all efforts will be in v?ln.
he nominee* In the purity ?r their cbsracters innst be the
guarantor* of the principles tlier prolass. an. lor their ?up
port when pUced belore the country we cordially weltotue
the co operation ol all patriotic cltl;en*. w limuit regard to
nrtsvioiiti aicul nltilintioiiM. li?III AN
t hairuian National Liberal Kepnbllcan I omuiiitee.
After the adoption of tbo call Mr. Hopper, of Missis
sippi, ollercd tbo following resolution, winch was soc- <
onuud by Mr. Ciimiiigs. ot Alabama, and udopled;?
Whereas the hope I* entertained by many patrMlo'rttl- l
sens that bv their continued agitation within the Party |
lines" one or both or the dominant parties may be lid. in ,
platforms and nooiiuees, to grant all the political p;,,l',r"'*". '
tiou required bv this organisation; and whereas the II cral I
psrty.'^desirlng only th ? public '.""?l, r.-ix.irdlep ol o'rite'. '
does not lavor canseless. independent action if ''?baileer ^
tainlv appear that all which it seeks In the ?a> or political |
purllication cau be as well secured through other organlia- i
'' iiVsoVved^'rhat ir, after the rcnuhllean and the dem.wraile
conventions l.ave been held In June next, one'"(M ll,'? i
parties shall saem. in the Judgment ?l our chalrinsn Mr.
Vibau Allen to bava respunded to tlie principles and aims
or th" liberal repnblican ..rgaalrallon, both in m?..nr.,.
aud men. in that event our clia.rn>an i? hereby authurisoa
by proclamation to annul the call tor a Satloaal
tHiH dav ordered. Hut a 11 e r. m I uu.a v r u t. on v anJ t if. r
course lielnit unfavorable lo reform, he Is rinpowor. .1 to take
?Iicil action 111 furthering the call lor the t.onvanllon thl*
day ordorod ?*>? lie may !??jc*'i??*ry.
Tho final undorstuiidlng which the Xatiooal Com
nntU'O hart before NpNralinjt vsau hrictly u? lollow?:
TIIK IOY TIIK IMt'K
Htlie ropubllcuns nominate a "machine" man and
the democrat* nominate a pood one, tho libera.s will
side with the democrats; II the democran nominate a
"jiscblnc" man and tho repabllcana a reiormor, tno
liberals will go with the repti hi loans. II both noin Initio
good inen they will split?which Is nol very philosophi
cal. to say tlu h aat of It And lastly, II both iho demo
cratic and republican parties nominate poor meu, tho
liberals will innko their own nomination.
lu conclusion the fallowing was adopted:
Ke sol red.That the thank* or this National Liberal Repoh
Ilcan Coiomittee, ami of ilia partv and of *11 K?-;? ami pa
triotic clli?*n* are ..tie to ?ur chairman. Colonel Ktoau All. n.
I.,r the n.tcllly and real wllli wi-ich he has <llscharkeJ the
trust conlldeil to his hands lour yrsrs ago. Hsund lo the
liberals by no stronger lie than a .en-e of OUti, tll?t li?*
nevertheless pruveu in his ease more nowerfnl than the I
lurement* ol office tendered by the olhet " "
coiiiur* or the Jeers ol enemies; tested ami tried and found
true, lie Is .1 noble representative ol that exalted character
which we demand In national politics.
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL CONVEN.
TION.
The Nutionnl Convention of the Independont Party,
which will tako place In Indlanupolis on ibe 17th of
tin.' month, will be organized in Congressional dis
tricts, and the lollowlng arc the names of the delegate*
ami alternates from (be nix Congressional districts Into
which thla city la divided:? *
Four Ik D>*trirl?Delegates?Plluy Kreeinan and
Charl<* H. Williams. Alternate*?Theodora Tomlto
sou, Jr., and John McCartney.
t'ijlk Hiitrtct?Delegates?Horace H. Day and C.
Mdioru Ward, Alternates?Kgbert Hazard and A. C.
Owen*. ?
Sixth District? Delegates? Joseph J, Kinnerty and
Krank Waters. Alternates? James Maglll and II. M.
if eUinA.
SrtmtSk IHitricl?Delegate*?Or. K. I'. Miller and W.
Hyatt. Alternate))?(ieorge llluir and John Klltli'tuan.
KtgMh Initrict?Oltontn?P?i?f Cooper uiid Juiikc
C.i>-in. Alternates?Thomas Tully and I'. H. Spell
niun.
.\intk Diitrict?Delegates?Will mm A. Cnrsey and
Wmiace I'. UriKim. Aitoruatc*?John Cavaoagb and
Joaepn A. Taylor.
LEGAL TENDER DEMOCKATS.
Tho regular'weakly mooting of the Legal Tender
A*m.h tatlon took place lint evening at tho Startemnt
House, Gideon J. Tucker in the chair. A set ot resold*
iitio- were approved of, which denounce the I't c.i Con
vention as a I rami in Hint It approved (.'rant's financial
IHiliry and nominated Mr. Tllden, who la not the free
cholto of the democratic masses of thla State. Ibo res
olutions further indorsed tho action or the state of
Indiana in opposing runtrsction ol the currency, and
o.\|>re*.-eu regret that, the democratic majority in tho
House did not understand and respond to tile wishes ol
thi'ir ron*liliient?. A national convention of the legal
tender perty will he held at ft Louts on June IT, and a
State convention to eend delegate* to It Will tako place
on June L
THE LOAN EES' BANK.
It was aUted yesterday that a large Dumber of the
de)M>kltora of the Loancrs' Hank had signed an agree
ment, by which they bind meni-clvv* to not take any
step* toward preventing an runy resumption of busi
ness. Mr. Ituasell, the president, would not say any
thing regarding the hank's future action, ko that uoib
ilic i ould be deflnitcly ascertained. 'l he directors are
stilt in negotiation with several large capitalists, and
uunl thin- proceedings are brought 10 a termination
no ?tO| a toward resuming business will be laken. It Is
thought that sneb an arrangrtueut will be maiie n? to
enable lhe bank's counwl, Messrs. Jewell ft Pierre, to
wove to vacate the order ol the ap|<ulntntent ol a
receiver and to ailuw the bank to resuiua
The Elite of Boston in tlie j
Globe Theatre.
THE !P Li Y.
Life and Death of Anne Boleyn,
Queen of England.
THE HOLE OF HEROINE.
The Step from the Rostrum to
the Stage a Mistake.
I
l
Bostox, May 8, ISTft.
Mlss Anna K. Dickinson made her debut, botli an a
| dramatist and uu actress, at the Globe Theatre this
evening boi'oro what was probably the must brilliant
audience over assembled in an American place ot
amusement. An altsorbtng Interost has item loll In ,
the eveut ever siuco U was definitely announced tbat i
Miss Dickinson was to uppeur tor tho llrst time on the
Globo stage, and this interest was greatly enhanced
by the lact that she appears as playwright us well as :
player. Only two occasions are spoken ol'lu eoniparl- |
son with the rush for scats on Monday morning of lust
week?the appearauce hero of Jenny Lind a quarter of j
a century ago, und the iirst appearauce in Huston of tho j
lato Charles Dickens as a reader. llut even tho Dick- |
ens furore wus uo t so great as the anxiety to see Dick- ;
insun. . j
It may be said with truth that, great as the assem
blage was, all were seated be I ore tho curtain rose, uud |
all over the house there was a buzz of patient expecta- j
tiou of what was to follow. Tho people of Quiquen* '
dune, whom Jules Verne bus described so felicitously !
in his story of "Dr. Ox." uovcr exhibited more cheer- '
| i'ul countenances or liHtked at euch other and nodded |
l such friendly recognition. Poet aud painter, journalist
aud litlrralutr, belie uud beau, leaders of society and
leaders of thought, wcro assembled In the stalls or
' gathered in the boxes, the uauies of tho distinguished !
! company being too many for me to even attempt an \
' enumeration.
ANTICIPATIONS Of llls.s UU'KIXSOX'S TRU'XPH.
Many grave heads uodded approvingly throughout |
1 tho perloruiauco aad tho preliminary congratulations
of the giitod aspirant lor double honors were us nuiner
j ous almost as the assemblage which gathered to bu
t witnesses of the event. Miss Dickinson received in .
advance hundreds of letters troni h?r old I
admirers in every part oltbo country, lelicitatmg |
her upon the stop she was taking and extending j
her their good wishes lor hor complete i
success in her new calling. Kven the pulpit was ,
reudy to encourage her, and the He v. James Freeman !
Cturko and the He v. Robert Collyer, were especially i
warm in tlicir expressions of contideuce in tho wisdom j
of hor second choice of u career. The politicians, too, (
remembered the occasion, and sho had letters of en
couragement from General Butler, General Haw ley,
Govornor Hurlrauft, aud lnuuv others. As a
mutter of courso tho literary puild came out
strong in their predictions of tho brilliancy of the
coming star, Mrs. Julia WurdHowe and Weudill Phil
lips heading the list of these epistolary prophets.
Joaquin Miller did not forget to write, aud Mark Twain,
Xusuy and the other "humorists'' triod to bo very
luuny over this serious occasion. Last of all tho
actors came out in great force, uud although Manager ,
Macauley, of Louisville, advised her to bvwaio of taking 1
professional advice in shaping her dramatic career tho j
profession showed that they were not slow in followlug ,
Mr. Mucauloy's example. Barton Hill wrote to hor all 1
? tho way from .San Francisco, aud Miss Carlottu Lo ,
Clortq and Mrs. Jeunio Vau Zundt were among those
who sout their kind wishes. So general was the dispo
sition to Inflict epistolary kinduesses upon her that it
I is evident sho did not rend the liushols of letters sho
received on the subjoct of her debut or sho would not :
| have been so well up in hor lines as si.. ?*? to-night.
TUK FI.ORAL OFKKHIXBS.
The presents of flowers were only another phase uf ?
I the general Joy over Miss Dickinson's adoption uf the 1
| dramatic prolesslon, and It may almost he said that tho I
j floral ofloriugs catne from every part of the globe. Mis*
i K. V. Steubins. on her return from her journey round '
j the world, stopped long enough at Omaha to dospatch |
an onior to a Boston florist. Mrs. General Ghatfleld, of
New York, presented u large Mdlese cro?s, with Miss j
Dickinson's initials in the contra Colonel A. \V. Slay- j
back, a prominent St. Louis lawyer, sent n contribution i
of (lowers, and among the ladles at a distance who did !
iho same were Mrs. 3. Austin, of Milwaukee; Mrs. 1
Laura Curtis Hullard, of Hrooklyn, and Miss Libido j
Linsing, of Now York. Perhaps the most beautiful '
tribute nfftorod during tho evening was that of Mrs- '
Hachul Macauley, o| I.ouisVille, known lo the stage as
Rachel Johuson, who sent u unique aland of flowers of
tho height of Miss Dickinson, with ttoe word "Welcome''
wrought m bold letters lu tho base. Above this were
two globes?one lo represent the theatre where Miss
Dickinson made her debut, aud the other perhaps the
world she is to conquer. These, again, wero surmounted ,
by u llorul wreath and a lyre, and aecompau) ing tho
gilt was the following stanta:?
A liKiiriifii greeting iriun aisr:
No cloud inii?t lilds tliu rising "tar.
None near mun true than she who xndi
A welcome to the butt of friends.
80 numerous were tbesa offerings that un.v attempt
to defcrlbo tliutn would l>u vain. There was a bewilder
ing maze ot flowers, which it ?m impossible properly
to prosent to thi- heroine of the evening und which
only served to obstruct <ne lobbim mid passages ol the
theatre. It wan au absurdity Ibui ostentatiously to
attempt to do honor to an uiitncd woman In a iicld
where latiurc was probable 11 not inovitablo, and it wan
only Miss Dickinson 'a ab lilies and modesty winch
laved her from being made utteriy ridiculous In tba
eyes of everybody on account of the looilah zeal of her
admirura and friends.
miss wiinios'a plat.
And now let us see what Miss Dickinson has done to
meet the expectations indicated by the letters and
flowers of which she was the recipient. As (be ap
pears in tho uual character of dramatist and actress 1
wrtl tir^t consider the play a purl irom the actiug.
K very line of the drama?lor the piece is entirely den
I cicnt 111 lite comedy and except in the last uct vxhibita
in,ue ot the qualities ol tragedy?was written by Miss
Dickinson in a single fortnight and it was piuyed to
night as it was originally written. Scarcely a line
was interpolated or ciased und the whole is 11 study ol
the (into and the woman whose history is the theme of
! tne piece. Anne lioieyn is the leading liguro In the
play and the oilier principal characters are King Henry
VilLf Cardinal Wolaey, Ixird Henry Percy, afterward
Karl ol Northumberland; Thomas Cromwell, alterward
Karl of Kssex. and IiBtly Jane Seymour. All this may
lie nest understood Irom tin- caat, the distribution of
characters und the assumption of purta being aa tol
lows:?
Anne H?leyn Miss Anna K. Dirkii>?>n
Henry VIII ? ??? ????.Mr. T. L. Connor
? animal Woltey .Mr.J. C. Cow|>er
Lord llenry Hncy Mr. II. ri. Murdoch
(Aflerwar. r.url of .Northumberland!.
Thomas Cromweii Mr. J. W. I.anerusn
(Alterward Karl or Kiieil
ftlr Henry Norreys Mr. K. J. lNllna
Poke ol Nortolk Mr. J. tl. Murnetl
IMiku of PnfTolk Mr. W. II. Uilieite
Hlr Ihomes lJoleya Mr John I'mln
Sir William Kingston Mr. J H. Caller
Mark huiealon Mr K Strmliers
Magistrate % Mr. C. fler?oa
? ?Hirer ....Mr. J. Isyior
tirrtanl Mr tl. Connor
Pan.. Mis? oraee Dursli
L?dy J tie Iteyiewr Lillian t'onway
Mauge Ml?? Jennie Oourtay
Noble*, Courtiers. Lat lies. Guards, l'aae?.
The Dm act opens with a scene in the King's palace,
where Anne Boleyn is a fliemner ol the Couri. Tlio
o|>enihg dialogue is between Cromwell aad Wofsey, and
turns upon the dlvorca Irom Queen Catherine and
Wolsey ? determination that tb* King shaii marry
Mnrguertte or Kranee. The time Is the moment win 11
the Cardinal is wait'Bg lor a report of the action of
the bi-hcps on the King's appeal to their assent to
Warciinni's proposition that she la not legally his wite. ,
Lord Percy brings the Cardinal wort In regurd to ihe
altair. and while communicating it he sees Anne in the
distance. He is much smitten with Iter charms, hat
Wolsey orders him to retire, and he hss
no eppormmty ol communicating with her.
Then loliows a scene between Wolsey and Crom
well, in which the Cardinal talks of making
her tlte plaything ol Ilia King, and than a sceue be- |
tween Percy and Norreys, iu wmch the lormer speaks
of bin love lor Anne and his determination to win her.
He says be has written her, hut they are strangely
kept apart, and that ho haa bad uo answer from her.
As they retire both the King ami Ann*- eater, and there
Is a abortsoeM ol gailuuiry and compliment alter
which Anne retires and Woisey urgee Iter charms upon
the K.iit'. say lug Insidiously Hut 10 a king woman
is a woman ' As they go oft Anne enters with Porcy's
lenei in her hands, wuereu|>oa tlio yonng lord oppor
tunely comes ti|M>n tier and aces in ber conduct the
evidences ul her love lor him. Thuy embrace, and the
curtain lalls upon a very attentive love tableau.
THk mtrnn ait.
The second act, like th- tirst, is only introductory.
It la m Muee scenes, the ilrst bvtag au later tor la tne
King s palace. It la very short, aad is lor tbe purpose
01 des|>atclnttg Smeatoa with a letter to tbe liiahop of
It ayo hue aad abowiag tbe dawawaatlMt ol Ike t^ardtaal
In pursuing hta purposes. The oecuiid rrc J,l
Thom i* llolcy u's garden. Si* months nave . j> .1
sinco the lirsl net Sweaton, who *j- 11 '
flu. mas' musician-, is tberr, with the U t?< ?? ?
Bishop. and Sir ritoiuaj a.-k> In* daugnlor id ei 1 o*i ?
Smeat"u's prolenaioiis, becauseSmealon >* a -pv o lie
Cardinal and hit t* anxiou in obtaiu the I'urd n ?'?
*<- crib. She ik not dis|?osed tod" tht*. but ** IV. oy
then arrive* uud upbraids her lor renouncing hna u
discovert Wolsey's perfidy, and in tho cud ??? n
scnts, being determined to rum tit** i"' '?
ale. I'<*rcy tells her thut his lath r. '16
Puke or Xorlhuniberland, hid lx-eu oid i ?!
to carry out tho tuarrlagu commit Willi l.ady Ha'jr
Tabuot wheti he was a child una uu >*v- hor tin* let.. r
giving him back his troth. She points out io him t'.at
th,. letter in a forgery ol the Cardinal'* aud they ei1*
brace. hut only to part iinniodialcly. an I'erry ted* lur
he liaii alreadv married the l.ady Mary. ll is llicu *h?
swears vengeance against thet'ardlnal and return" to
Court In the third scene the King welcomes her back.
Sue has a violoul quarrel w ith Wol?ey and tbelteupom
she denounce- hint t? tho King. Row ing Woleey a el
tor to the Bishop ol Hayoooe. I he curiuin la:h -u tho
downfall of tho Cardinal und Wolaey disappears from
tho piny.
TilK TIIIKIl ASP V'UI'KTIt AIT*.
Seven roar* o'sp*o between the second undihirn
acih. The scene is at the King'* palace and It la mado
picturesque hv a tournament outside. Ihe third utt
open* with tho scheming of Crouiwelland Lady Jan*
Seymour lor the crown and cloaca with tho accusation
or high troaaon against tho Queen. ll i* purely an
acting act and show* the scheming ol
well the cold and crncl ambition of Jane. lWj
unsuspecting truat of Anuo aud the base puasions of
the Km;;. The llrst acelio of !ho fourth act 1?i tjia
lusinn scene. A una I* dressed lor execution and the
l,lock is In her room. Till* idea I* Ml** Dickinson *, and
Is made to plav a vury important part in the business.
There i* a scene preceding thi* which opens with a
dialogue hotwiteti Sir William Kingston. b* r Jailer, wid
a magistrate. In re.-ard to Iter trial and Ihe feeling* or
the people in her lavor. Then loliow* ascetic between
j Cromwell und Kmgsiou about a plot to ailunt Percy to
the co I in order to tempt hi r to try to escape. Alter
tliin Mho I* discovered alone with tho block, and then
i conic* the following remarkable soliloquy:?
Will the uiirlit never euil ? Oli! my tlod! I havoslom
1 iieiiHtiee lor the ?in? .-I' my whole Itte, were It a lonir aiM
wicked one. I have died a mi I. toll death" In the iireMfiire ol
ill ut ? (polnta to block). No! uo! no! I will uoi look at lt^
1 ? III not Me ll. It la not there. Tli ? i? uiy reyal aparv
: incut In tlto tower; tlila my oloilr ol atata. thin my er??wtt
I am Otieen .>r KngUnit. What liave I to do with Idocka an?
?caflold<* ami execution* ? tSluniblea agaln*t III* block.I
till' a ureat *cu of upturned t'ace?! (Altemptu lo put liai
head on tbe block.) \o!in<: Hie! I to dia! It c?unot
De It l? ltupo?sUla. Why. I am well. 1 am ktroug. I am
I mil or .ploudid viitor. The Ilia thrill" to uiy h U* aud (lagai
end". The blood throb* In my velu? and tbuudara her*?
i?trlke? her beaitl. People die ordi?ea?e. or bllgat. or de
cay?ave. aud ot a dagirer'* tbru?t and* .word ? uroke.
Ilate kill. Itaworae kill* aot, or my blood would ilraa.
ale them in tlielr marrUge wine. Their marriage w.aaI
My child, tuv vblld! The little one. KlUab. tb! lay baby,
inv babv. what l? to become or you? Tba niorulog betrlui
to liruak the l??t auurlne tbeae eve? .ball ever bchi.ld oa
earth Thl. da* I am uoinc to die! Till, morninii berei
?in aoul, my aoul. thla ?v<uln?? where? Oh. mercirul U>nl
liod opea to me when I knock, receive when I would
""?Alter tlila sitecch Percy la introiluced Into her eel
and etitreat* her to liy with him. She doc* not ileuy
her lovo lor Uim. but In language aa ImpaMionod aud
a* terse aud vigoruu* u* hor solilo?|uleH alio ichiki*>IiU
imploring word* la-cauao *ho la u wile ?ud a m ther,
and the attempt* to procure a conlewioit Iroiu lioi
having fulled, sho la Icl to ?xccOHott aa tho curtail
iutls.
TilK IIIIAJIA A* AS ACTIMl ft-^V.
In the drama which Mlaa IMcktnron baa given tin
rather meanliiglca* tulo ol "A t'rowu of Thoin? ahu
hi.a not attcmpKd to .-liine by her Itlerury excolleuco.
It is o*?"iilially an acting play, und if it lalla to keep
the Ntuge it will dirappear ulloguther. It la "I.tucv
Iroiu heginDing to end. and entirety freo Iroiu what
uctor* cull "Ulkv lalky." The speech I have aeut you
U the lougcst in the pioce, and there aro
lew other* ol any considerable length. With the
excopuou or Percy.' there i* not un agreeahla part In
the play. Wolsey iM ?chcuiilig lor the 1'apul chair
lor hlui*eir, and lo further In* design* ho la auxlou* to
cacrilicc Aune to the guilty hue of Iho King, bill Wi
prevent her marriage, ll 1* lor thia thut he tutriguet
with the Uiahop ol Itayonne aud craltily compels the
marriage ol U>rd Puroy to l.ady Mury Tallaiu Cretn
well la hia con federate, aud, after his lall, the
promoter ol the Kcheme* or l.ady Jaue
inour to destroy Aune Bolevn und clulcfc
the crown. l^idv Jane la simply odiouM. Ih?
King I* nowhere presented In a *tron.; light, aud even
tho purt ol Annie I* a nuro sketch in the prompter I
book. She I* not paiuled a* a good woinun, but a* aa
uuibttlou* girl and a wronged i|U?cn. U theru la anj
purpoao Hi iho pluy It Is to mIiow her In tho ol i
virtuous wile; but even this can only a|>
pear trow tho nctiu;; and not Irotn the hook.
All the other cuaracter* aro equally sketchy,
but exceedingly plastic, and &ipable ol strong deliueu
Hon in the bunds ol good actors. Few pluy* depend
moro cotnoletoly upon the cast for their t ucceaa, buj
lieloro I apeak ol tlila or of the acting ol tho heroine 1
wish to note particularly Miss Dickinson's method ot
dressing us A title Holey n.
Till: UKIIOIXB'* WMJB ItltsSHE*.
All of the dre-*e* were devl?od by MI-.S Dickinson,
and thev aro <|Ueenly In 'richness and elaborate In do
tail as well as l(l?torically correct. They are tour 10
number, one lor each aot, and wero not tumlo in Paris,
a* has been reported, but by her own dressmaker id
New York and under hor direct on. The cost of ill#
iiuitlt wa* fp.000. exclusive ol diamond* and orna
ment*. M Anno Haley n is *ttnpi>sed just to
have returned Irotn France, some license la
allowed lor French taste. Miss Dickinson wears a
gold-blonde wig. and display* Iter costume* with
exipns'to taste. Chore ?* a murvel of fetulnilic art to
her exhibition o: her queenly robes, ns act alter acl
bring* Ilioui helore tho public eye. The tlrst is thi
court drcs* Anne llolevn may be said to have wor?
when the admiring eye* or King Henry were aitructed
by the girl sli beauty. It is a creamy brocade, will
rnbv velvet trimmings and gold embroidery.
This robo 1* bewildering iu It* blended
bnutttv. and It I* as exquisite lor harmony aa lor olabo
miotics*. The rocond is a dres- supposed to l*i worn ??
tho home ol her lather, Sir Thomu* Bolevn. It is I
Motternich green satin, with a crimson .and cloth <w
told overdress of tho Venetian style, and it may b<
uescrilied as utuqtie ami pl<|Uanl, with a subtle sugge?
lion ol the atite-renalssanoi period. The third dre?s it
a marvel of brocaded beauty a* I* fitting fot
the rotal robes or au KngllsB queen. It I* or the azuri
ol an unclouded skv, and it i* made more queeulj
by a truiti or blue velvet and ermine and a girdle ol
diamonds ami pearl*, with a dlnmoud crown and nock,
luce. Tho stomacher is or woven pearls and old lice.
Tim last dress l* not the traditional black velvet II
which queens aroaup|?o*od to be led to the block, ll it
Minibre but lull ol a i^fstonnle suggestion or llitctts*
aud smothered lire, tvpilled by a blendintr of black un<
crimson satin under rich black lace. It is such a dresi
that a queen might almost wish to die at tho hands ot
the executioner tb*l she might be able 10 wear it; aud
this brthzs us the rising or the curtaiti.
The prompter's Ik'II ha* sounded. The orchestra ar?
In thoir places and tho overture has been rendered. Iu
a moment moro the mimic ?ciu<? will begin. All around
b "a sea or upturned laces,' which Mi-s Dlckiuaoti J
imagination in tho la*t act may convert Into those of
the witnesses of herexecutlon, to whicn v?i?>0 !???/??
rclers in the sollli*|UV I have quoted.
rtiK kisixi or thk i'i ar.ux.
Precl?elv at eight o'clock the curtain rose. Cromwell
and Wolse'v took Iho stage, and with words ol loomed
length and Ihuuduring sound tho play began. This was
lu itaell a biol omen lor the aspiring dobuisnte^lor 11
her endeavor* were lo ho moulded upon thoirx, It wai
plain enough that go->d fortune wss beyond lift grasp,
"lo asccriain this and to ssiisly their curiosity hi re
gard to her ilarmg venture, tbo Immense aiidl> nci
wailed patiently lor Mis* liieklus'-n's eiitrance. At last
she mine,reading us she walked. The King wasapproacb
ing Itom the other aide, and lu a moment she would
be required to utter her llrst line. When tho Kln|
Spoke shu answered, but fhowed einltarriissmeut not a?
liiuch as conttralnt. There wa* no flexibility In bei
voice, her altitude or her manner. She was Irighteoed;
but her awkward Interview with the King wa* not
altogether the result ol Irighl. as was afterward mora
particularly shown in her manner or reading tho lovt
{?iter from Percy. Instead ol being as light a* a bira
aud as bright a* a morning in Juno during this dclicloua
episode, she behaved as irshe was delivering a woman ?
suffrage address, and where she calls h'tn her darllug|
Instead ol whis|>crl!ig tbo words in a way to show IiH
joyrul emotions, she lairiv bellowod. As thero wsi
nothing but an embrace aiterward to close Ihe act, tb<
efleclivu tableau at the end was, consequently, only aa
alisurduy. When the . uriain leli sho was recalled.
ImiI then1 wm no paI cnthujo.iHm. unU tho favor wltfc
which *h? was rocoivtMl coutiuu??l to iliimuiMti hk tn?
lilhv progressed. In the secoud aft sho showed soma
tragic lorcc. but the lack of slage trainlug 0as oven
moro paiulully apparent than In tho llrst.
She walked the hoard* wilh difficulty, and avery
Step was prool thai it will still be many days befors
she hs* learned the rudiments ot her uew call nig. Hot
Interview with her lather was spiritless and stiff. au4
her recaption of her lovur awkwarJ mid IneOecllvo.
?<he however, resented In* Imputations mat she ha4
plaj'ed the wanton with tho King with genuine loellug;
Imt the re# onnlislion wa* clumsy, and the same r.s
mark applies to lisr threats ol veugeauca against th?
Cardinal. Her exposure ol Woolsey, which closes lb*
acl. ws* pretciilious. but not strong.
In the aceno with l.ady Jane Sevinour. In the third
act ihe keynote ol whli-U wa*, "I did grasp a throne. '
nbe delivered another woman's sullrago iecsire. Kvon
Miss l.llian t.'onway as ladjr Jane hail the advantage of
her iu case and grace. The subsequent fceuee. which lu
tho prompting l*>ok nre very alrong were very weak
on the slage. und Mis* Dickinson's shrill and hollow
\olce and her piatlortn tones did more to kill thvnt
than anything else The arrest at the end. which
ouu'bt to be very effective, was feebly done, but tb?
stage manager must take the responsibility lor lhi?
Throughout, the support wa* not good, aud aeemad d*
signed to hurt rather than lo help her.
A limiKKMINlJ Kl'KoaT,
In tho prison scene in the last act Miss Dickinson
went far lo redeem lierseli. Barring tho natural disad
vaiilaue* ol a voice spoiled by plaltorin speaking, the
aolihspiy waa lluely delivered. She bad the iU|e to
bersell, and consequently was more completely mis
Ire*, ol her action* than in the scones which preceded.
Her re I uaul to accede lo l.ord Percy's suggestions ol
II gilt was also a bit of vory good acting, aud war
ver? warmly applauded. ll sho had shown ai
much capacity in the scene* which procoded II
there woulJ at least be somo promise ol a career foi
her In the luture. Tho obstacle is a complete lark ol
light romedy power* and the exhibition ol loo muc#
aouibreness'm the heavy scene*.
Mi** Dickinson has written a very good play, and It
Is lo he regretted that "he also undertook lo act In II.
In the hands ol a competent aotres* it could not lall to
have a brilliant run, cs|m-c.i?Uv il ihe action were made
more con*et utive in the opcoing aot. The play wait
splendidly mounted, aud iu most r- spoets IU produc
tion wan Highly creditable to the manafamart of th#
la lobe. '
MAD IKXJ8 SHOT.
Offlrar O'Neil yesterday killed a rabid dOf a* tt$
Weat Thirty sixth street.
Another was abut by a Fourth ward oOtwatM M
OUvar street.