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THE GRAPHIC. 
MUSIC AND DRAMA. 
The reception accorded Dr. Antonin Dvorak, who has 
assumed the directorship of the National Conservatory 
of Music in New York, was most cordial. The leading 
he country unite in the expression that 
~>r. Dvorak is a valu- 
wenton the stage at thirteen and became 
fifteen. Mr. Gerry, of the Society for Pres 
Cruelty to Children, it' ‘ “ 
the injury sustained by children undertaking the 
duons work of theatrical life at an early age.—3" 
Bernhardt is playing in St. Petersburg, Russia.— 
Kiralfy’s great spectacular production w*~< 
Chicago in April next • 
Local —Lottie Collins has been at the 
House this week. Chafes Frohman'i 
present “Settled out of Court” att]-_, 
short engagement beginning November 21.—“A Knotty indignities if 
Affair” has been holding the boards at the Haymarket gian passports 
Theater—“Friends Across the Potomac,” which began ——"-" ’ 
that a careful canvass of the si 
shown 15,000 workingmen 
and 8,000 si “ 
l might stand 
alone as a symphonic 
titles of the parts are 
—Nature, Life and 
-. Dvorak is possessed of an 
excellent faculty of keeping his forces under perfect 
control and of obtaining the most delicate gradations 
of tone.—Gilmore’s Band is to be continued under the 
same plans that were adopted by the late leader. A 
trip called the Columbian tour of the band was begun 
about two weeks ago. All the principal cities will be 
visited. Colonel D. W. Reeves will be the conductor 
and Charles A. Barcher manager. The band will be in 
- Theater.—Roland Reed has Ferreira, oi 
--™ Grand Opera Hi- ” . 
‘A Trip to Chinatown” will begin 
20th.— 1 
lowed by the “Spider 
FOREIGN. 
ah* akii Ibelasd.— The British Cabinet 
nt at this —It is reported 
present “The celebration of t 
Mr. Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, will propose t 
the Cabinet to release all political prisoners in Ireland 
—The President of the English Board of Agriculture 
; ~ ooara oi Agriculture -, 
refuses to repeal the prohibition against the imports- on ' Chol< 
tion of live cattle into England —In consequence of the stea mship 
appalling. The deaths there are estimated 
000 to 40,000. The people going any distance 
■ carry tags, with the name and address there- 
Cholera is also raging at Hankow.—The German 
“T "'" neorew eatuses of the bicycle, the appearance of the Toledo, 
3h barefooted through Ohio, Cadets in the great military parade at Chicago on 
his son, the Duke of York, will ^Uhe Chtea^Col^ fl^^cf 0 “rBiCTC^to’tt 8 A^ 01 
bianExposttion.-Miss Cozens, a noted female suffrag- inter^- * * *”“■ 1 
d n ““J®* 11118of the Woman’s Emancipation Union, Far-rea. 
if usefulnes 
ir wrongs.—On and after March 3, n 
may confidently be expected in 
" “j rneaua remote. The bicycle, with its 
light and graceful metallic construction, its remarkable 
strength in proportion to its weight, its noiseless rub- 
-to Steamship Company will dispatch all 
^vessels from Southampton, Eng., instead of Liver, her t£e* both K. _ _ lOTrlolnt 
ssz : sssass 
he^chstag 
disperse the crowd. 
.—Emperor William will O] 
m person on November 22. The ar_ „ m aral 
engage the attention of the body. The Prussian Land- 
st perfect scientific principles, 
sr 9, pact 0 
reforms proposed bv Dr euperuuous; i 
. 7 U with such smooth pavements mechanical traction Wm 
be practically as easy without any rails whatever. 
" m therefore be °sed only for swift transit 
and freight transportation, and will have their own ex¬ 
clusive rights of way, probably both overhead and 
° nder B ronnd - The “conductivity” of the streets, so 
Miquel, Minister 
ministerial circle decide 
policies.—The army bill 
provides for an increase 
of motion gained from tl 
togeth r with the removal of „ 
obstruction to travel. Costly widenings, i 
he universally si 
my will be 64,- 
900,000 marks.—It is an¬ 
nounced that negotiations 
, 100 narrow, will therefore 
become needless. Multitudes of light vehicles, of 
wUras sizes, impelled by electricity, will speed noise¬ 
lessly in every direction, and bicycles will be numbered 
■ pleasure and exercise^ immensely 
a their value f 
—rwSSSISiL S “• - 
