upon the manner in which Hoppe I rendered the company’s music on their recent visit here. The letter follows:• “Mr. Fred Hoppe: Allow me tothank you kindly for the splendid manner in which you handled the music of the “Girl from Kay’s” company. Even though you had no rehearsal, it was the best since we left New York. May your success land health never grow less. Yoursi — --musically, LOUIS A. LESURE,“Musical Director.1'In speaking of the note, Hoppe said: “This note means somethingto mo because one of the newspapers took occasion to criticise our rendition of this very music. Mr. Lesure knew nothing of that criticism, and his statement shows how little some people know about playing music which you have never rehearsed.