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A GREAT MYSTIC
HAROLD MacGRATH
CCbpyrlrht, 1014, far TUroM MeOrath.)
White performing as strong
man in a circus, Trainor, a rough-
and-ready type of man, marries
Mimi Keene, a tight-rope walker,
known on the bills as Mimi La
France, They hate a child. To
get money for a home, Trainor
turns mining prospector, and
after eight months of hardship,
makes a rich strike in gold ore.
To protect his claim, Trainor
has bank attorneys draw papers
leaving the mine to his wife, and,
in the event of her death, to his
chitd. It is understood that his
j wife's brother, Keene, shall never
be able to touch the property.
Before Trainor can write his
wife of his good fortune, he is
killed by an explosion. His min
ing "pal," Donovan, sets out to
find the circus with, which
m Trainor's widow is travelling.
uonovanpnas the circus and
finds Mimi, her brother, Keene,
and Zudora, Trainor and Mimi's
dauahter. His news so affects
Mimi that she falls from the
tightrope and dies. Keene takes
Zudora under his care and be
comes a "mystic" under the name
Hassam Ali. He grows greedy of
gold. Meanwhile Zudora develops
into an exceptionally beautiful
young woman.
CHAPTER I-fContlnueiU
THE MTSTERY OF THE SPOTTED
COLLAR.
From her fifteenth birthday ,an-
jnivcrsary up to her" eighteenth
! Zudora noted a subtle change in
the manner of her uncle. He became
coldly aloof, rarely touched her af
fectionately, was moody and taciturn.
'Familiar as1hc was with all the para
phernalia of the mystic, she still re
tained unbounded faith in her uncle's
powers. Indeed, he was a hypnotist
of unusual power and was roughly
skilled in the science of medicines.
Zudora had practiced the former art
until she was almost as proficient as
her'master. It never occurred to her
that her uncle's means of existence
were unethical and generally those of
a cheat. Famous actresses and so
ciety women visited him, and not a
few notable bankers and financiers
came to him for advice. But the gen
eral public held Hassam AH in toler
ant contempt and the police with no
little suspicion.
The inner shrine of this equivocal
temple was draped with black velvet,
and there were secret doors about
which even Zudora knew nothing.
There was the inevitable dais, and
before this a huge crystal globe in
which Hassam AH saw the past and
the future as revealed by its victim.
It was easy to draw the past and it
was not difficult to draw the future.
The future in this globe was nearly
.always what the victim wished. Hence
ethe popularity of Hassam Ali, late of
Mig-Wig, the
UP IN the tree-top, high oh, bo
. high lived a tiny little fairy
named Mlg-wig. How he got that
. funny name, nobody knew. And how
he got up there in his queer home,
'' nobody could tell, for he had been
Inhere as long as anybody could re
member. He was Just there, and Mlg-
Iwlsr was his name that was all!
What did he find to eat? Do you
ask? Sunbeams! Tree-tops are the
very finest places to catch sunbeams
you can possibly imagine! And Bun
beams are the very finest food tree
;top fairies can want, Perhaps you
jhrould like to hear how he caught his
dinner of sunbeams.
Mlg-wlgr had a wonderful net made
of the finest shadow, which he kept
tucked under his left wing. Then
Ewhen he began to feel hungry he hid
behind the biggest leaf In the tip-top
ef the tree, carefully unfurled his
shadow net and waited for the sun
beam he wanted to eaten.
Usually he had not long to wait, for
lUg-vHy chatti tlmn up and dawn tht
htghtit brancha,
tree tops are the places where the
sunbeams first stop as they Journey to
earth.
Down to the earth carce the uasus
pectins sunbeam, looking at the sights
below, with never a. thought of da.
sw. Then suddenly there wuld be a
jrwifb. of the shadow net and the
JjrJght sunbeam was gone!
Of tuarw Wis-wig didn t eat all to
swubeims Jer me, no1 No more
f , as the birds eat all the, wuim on
L- e&iui e ibs ftsMhuppef MS ait
CHILDREN'S CORNER
STORY
tM m
the Eclipse circus, faker and card
sharp, chief of n band of most clever
and ingenious criminals. And Zudora
wandered in and out of this iniquitous
maze as a wild dove might have flown
over a pestilential swamp, untouched
and unknowing.
As the miser grew stronger in Has
sam Ali the evil thought previously
referred to became more and more in
sistent. Zudora must die. When he
faced this inevitability for the first
time he was genuinely horrified. He
was her uncle; her mother had been
his sister; the girl was his flesh and
blood. But the constant recurrence
of an evil desire gradually lessens the
abhorrence of it. Today in Hassam
Ali's mind there remained no shreds
of compunction, only a desire to ac
complish the deed without in any
manner directing suspicion toward
him. So to this one object he now
turned the brilliant powers of his ab
normally evil mind. Zudora must die.
But how?
In a few days she would be 18. On
that day she would become enormous
ly rich. He must rid himself of her
before she had time to appreciate what
the power of money meant. But
how? In what subtle, cunning man
ner that would make it impossiGlc for
the law to trace the deed to him?
And there was another obstacle rising
slowly but surely and formidably over
the horizon. Love. Youth and the
necessity of love, these menaced the
plans of Hassam Ali. He had tol
erated this keen-eyed, clean-lived
young lawyer, John Storm, because he
had in a way relieved him of the trial
of finding entertainment for Zudora.
The time had come for Storm to be
sent about his business.
One night, while he was dreaming
over the past, marveling over the
strange crust of cynicism which over
lay his sense of moral obligation, Has
sam saw his way. Zudora was inter
ested in detective work and had often
begged to be allowed to use her
powers of logical deduction. Zudora
should play the detective to her
heart's content, and if she met with
some terrible accident who would be
the wiser?
Twenty millions in goldl
"Hi!
idii
lis hands opened and shut spas-
ically. Indistinctly he heard a
rustle of petticoats. He opened his
eyes to find his niece at his feet.
"Uncle, don't you know what day
this is?" she asked.
"Why, it is Wednesday."
"Have you forgotten that this is my
18th birthday?"
"Eighteenth birthday? Good heav
ens, so it is, so it is!"
Continued Tomorrow.
Tree - top Fairy
the insects! He only ate a few, the
rest he played with and such fun as
they had!
Jilg-wig chased them up and down
the highest branches. He flirted with
them on the outmost tips of the twigs
and he played with them around the
big tree trunk.
But for all his frolics with the
cheerful sunbeams, Mig-wig was
sometimes lonely, A tree-top Is a
rather far-off place to live, you know!
He wanted some real company,
somebody he could talk to and play
with. He thought about his lonesome
ness so much that he didn't even play
with the sunbeams any more. He just
sat around and moped and wished,
and moping and wishing are no more
fun for a tree-top fairy than for you
and me! '
Finally the sunbeams could stand it
no longer; they wanted to know what
the matter was, so they made bold to
ask him.
"What's the matter, Jlig-wlg?" they
said, "don't you like to play with us
any more?"
"Yes, I like to play withyou," an
swered Mlg-wig; "I like to play with
you fairly well, but I want some other
company, some really truly company,"
The sunbeams didn't know what to
do about that. They could play with
him themselves, but they didn't know
how to get him other company,
"Maybe we'd" better tell the west
breezes," the sunbeams decided. So
they did.
"WanU some company, does he?"
said the west. breezes when they heard
about it; "well, we'll have to go and
see him!"
They blew up Into the tree top and
found the lonesome Mig-wig. "We've
come to play with you," they said,
"now let's basin!" They playsd and
played till sundown. Till .poor little,
Mig-wig was so tired, be was glai td
have them stop. "I believe after all,"
he decided aa he went to sleep, "my
old playfellows were the best, VII play
with them tomorrow."
Bo he did. and he didn't fret for the
breezes again. He lived happily with
his sunbeam friends forever.
Tomorrow Mr. Booster's Ambition.
Morals Gommlsslan far Chicago
CHICAGO, Dee. 1-A permaneat Meala
Commission of tire memoeia. who will
Inquire into tnuDeraUty la Chicago and
report to the Chief of Police with sugges
tions for unoi-uving condition, wu j
UufUe Met night by tlie cm CotmeU
SCHDMANN-HEINK
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
RELIEF CAMPAIGN
Concert for Benefit of Needy
Promises to J3e Great Suc
cess Noted Artists Lend
Support.
MME. SCHUMANN-HEINK
The appearance tit Madam Schumann
Helnk at the grand concert for the
benefit of Ihe home relief, French, Ger
man nnd Austrian Committees -of the
Emergency Aid Committee nt the Metro
politan Opera House on Friday, promises
to be one of the big nodal events of the
pre-Chrlstmns season. Fifteen prominent
bax-holtlerR at the opera house arn re
serving their bote, and many other so
ciety leaders have purchased seats.
Madame Schnmann-Helnk soys she It
delighted to have an opportunity to sing
In Philadelphia for charity's salte.
Bolides thp renowned contralto, Leopold
Godowskl, the famous Polish violinist, and
Alfred Cornfcld. the young Philadelphia
violinist, who Is well 'known lo music
lovers here, arc Included In the program.
The following box-holdera on an
nounced today:
Mrs. B. T. Stotcsbnry. Mrs. John Con
verse, Mrs CliHilcs Frazer, Mis. J. Ber
tram Llpplncolt, Airs. Harry Thayer, Mrs.
Athur Thomson, Mrs. Andrew Wheeler,
Mrs. Barclay H. U'orburton. Mrs, Aituro
do Heeren. Mrs. A. K. Fischer, Mrs.
Arthur Muilrn. Mis. Horace K. Smith,
Mrs. William Warden. Jr.. Mrs. John H.
Dever. Mrs. Walter Thomson, Mrs. Ottn
T. Mallcry, Mrs. Khrllch, Mr. Clark
Thomson and Mr. W. Blabon.
Many other well-known society people
will attend The sale of seots Is said to
bo most gratifying.
"FEAST OF CHERRY
BLOSSOMS" TONIGHT
TO AID ART SCHOOL
Bellevue-Stratford Will Be
Scene of Costume Ball,
Pageant and Fantasy of
Rare Brilliancy.
The ballroom of the Dellevue-Stratford
tonight will be the scene of the "Feust
of the Cherry Blossoms," which Is the
form tho annual costume ball, pageant
and fantasy. In aid of llio Pennsylvania
Museum and School of Industrial Art, will
takrf this year. The affair, the fifth to
be given for the benefit of tho Institu
tion, has been arranged by many fash
ionable women of Philadelphia. The
Plays nnd Players will also take part.
They will present "The Flower of Yed
do," by Victor Mnpea.
The Institution's need of funds over
came sympathy for the war situation.
For a while the managers of the Insti
tution had hoped, In view of the onxlety
over the European war. that the affair
might be omitted; but the fact that the
school Is suppoited by Individual sub
scriptions, which augment small appro
priations from the city and State, led
them to decide to hold the event this
season.
Mrs. Jones Wlster Is chairman of the
associate committee of women in charge
of the ball. Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson is
secretary and Mrs. C. l.elnnd Harrison
treasurer. Other members of the com
mittee Include:
Mrs. A. J. Drel Bid- Mrs. George O Meade
die Larga
Mlas Harriet nianchard lira. Joseph 1-eldy
Mrs. Samuel T. Bodlne Mrs. J. Ilcrtram Up
Mr. K. H. Haard plncott
Howia Mrs. John W Pepper
Mrs. J. Oardnar Cas- Mrs. Rll Kirk Price
tatt Mrs. Win. Rill Scull
Mrs. C. Howard Clark Mrs. W. Yorke Sit
Mrs. Henry Ilrlnton venson
Coia Mra. Kdnanl T Stotes-
Mrs Wm. Stnitoera bury. .,
Ellis Mra. James F. Bulll
Mra. Charles W. Henry .van ,
Mrs. Samuel F. Hous- Mra. Charlemagne
ton. Tower
Mrs. Itsnrr LaBarre Mra. Alexander Van
Jayne ' Rensselaer
Mra. Arthur H. Lea Mrs. S. Trice Wetb
erlll ELOPING DAUGHTER IGNORED
IN R, R. MAGNATE'S WILL
Luculs Tuttle Never Forgave 3ln
"vTho Married Chauffeur.
BOSTON, Dec, 2 Lucius Tuttle. former
president of the Boston and Maine Rail
road, who died at his home in Brookllne
last night, never forgave his daughter,
Mrs. David R Brown, for eloping with
his chauffeur In 1913.
jlrs. Brown, who lives on St Mary's
street. Brookllne. almost within a stone's
throw of the paternal home, says sbwdld
not know of her father's death until she
beard of it from sources outside the fam
ily. The marriage of Mrs. Brown was
rmt recognized bjf Mr- Tuttle, and during
his last Illness no word about his daugh
ter came from him.
After the death of her first husband,
Reuben Foster, Jr. & Baltimore lavfTr.
sle returned to live at hom. She ami
Brown were married by tbe Rev. Cort
laod JJ.yers and so. notujad the family
frm Twk Btaob. Pr. Oterga W MU'er,
of DayUua, Mr TuttU'a otter son-in-law.
said t4ft' tbat the retire una had
never asfesd about Mrs. Blown from the
date of her learritge-
OKEGON BASS Jin Kim PENALTY
SALJEM. Ore , Ut. I -The amendment
tp abolish capital punishment Id Oregon
was adopted b a malurliy af l."7 aeiord
uig tu the 'Blclal anniiuacemeiii
The aUniMUke vi hus i,M a4 U
uSUv IW.SHi.
1 if nL s MEicilsf8Slil!P
ft! 11 I I li jy JgS35rVM-'5 1u
AtniLPIII Today." by George liroadhurst
and Vbraham Schemer. A wife, excellently
plnjed hy Ethel Valentine, sees luxury by
'Mm easiest way" and Is killed by her hus
bsnrt. rtftOAO "The Secret " bv Henri Dernsleln,
adapted bv David Helasco A study of fem
inine Jealousy In which Qabrlelli .tanhelet.
the heroin, seeks lo destroy people'a happi
ness Frarcea Starr provea herself an
aetrese nf exceptional talents In an unpleas
ant roll1
FonnnST "The Queen or the Movies." a
kaleidoscopic muslial cwnedy. replete lth
stIikIiih" dances and catchy, funny snnas.
Frank Moulan appears aa a screamingly
ttinpv reform professor, and May I?e SSousa
a fnaclnsMns: ' movie" iren.
flAMlICK 'Potash nnd Perlmuttar," drama
tisation n' Ihe famous storlea bv MontaRue
nMss. one nf the most capltallv amusing
plays -,f oan. human appealing to all
KKITH'S Nlhfl llnrrs-more In a playlet.
"Drifted Aptr ' the theme of which Is the
old one. archaically treated, of the estranged
husband and ulfe reunited through the mem
nrv of n dead child
MTTI.K THEA'rnn Hlndle Wakes ' bv
!nn1 llniiRhton First production In this
clly of nlav which rrested a sensation in
Tendon V srlrt having been compromised
refMses to mam thus challenging the old
code And asserting the Independence of the
new feminism splendidly ncted.
f.YMC H'gh links." musical comedy, with
hook bv otto Ilauerbach and musle by rtu
dolph Frlml. etarrtnij Stella Mayhew. A
rolllckl.ig evening a entertainment, full of
fun nnd song
WAT.NIT "The l.lttle Lost Sister." drama
tlrr.tlen of novel by Virginia Ilrooks.
Theatrical Outlook
Promising, Says Brady
Iteturnlng lo New York the other day
from an extensive trip. William A Brady,
tho producer, declared that the North
west and Middle West tingle with busi
ness optimism. From his observations,
Mr. , Brail v said he looked for a leaping
revival in business ond a boom In theat
ricals As a result, he, announced he
would put on an unprecedented number of
new productions after the first of the
i-ear.
"As an Indication of my own faith In
better times," said Mr. Brady, "I will pro
duce a new play by William J. Hurlbtirt
wllh Grace George In tho leading role. 1
have arranged with Harrison Grey Flake
for the engagement of Mmc. I.ydls.
Lopoukowa In her new play, which has
been viewed with exceptional favor else
where and for which I anticipate a cordial
reception.
"Itchearsals will begin almost Imme
diately of a new and unusual drama by
Wayne Bryan Corlock, called 'Jim's
Woman.' In which Dustln Farnum Is to
drlglnatc tho leading role. A little later
on I shall produce 'The Decent Thing to
Do,' by Charles Kennedy; 'What Will
John Soy?' by Edith Orr; a new comedy
by Frank Craven, and a new play by
Owen Davis. My two New York thea
tres, tho Playhouse and the 48th Street
Theatre, are fully provided for, whllo
tho big production of 'Life' In all
likelihood will remain at the Manhattan
Opera Mouse until the end of the sea
son. This condition In my affairs leaves
me free to take advantage of the period
of prosperity, which I believe will be
greater than any we have ever seen and
which I fully expect will continue for
years to come."
Along the Pacific coast, according to
reports, tho theatrlcnl business is boom
ing. The tour of the "Cablrla" moving
pictures brought to Its home oftlce JM.OOO
In IS weeks. "The Bird of Paradise"
drew WW In one week at I.os Angeles.
"The' Whip" and "The Girl on the Train"
are filling houses along the coast, and In
San Francisco Gertrude Hoffman Is turn
ing people away.
Flashes From the "Stars"
Ian Maclaren, who plays Nat Jeffcote In
"Hlndle Wakes," will have an equally fine
role as Jones, In "The Silver Box," by
John Galsworthy, the coming attraction
at the diminutive plaj house.
On Christmas eve Henry Arthur Jones'
new play, "The f.le," will be produced at
the Harris Theatie. New York. Margaret
llllnglon will plav the leading role, and
the other parts will he taken bv C. Aubrey
Smith, a. W. Anson, Alfred Bishop, Violet
Hemlng and others.
Al Jolscn wants a new chorus written
fcVr the English comic song "Sister Susie's
Sewing Shirts for Soldiers," which he
sings In "Dancing Around" at the New
York Winter Garden, and for the success
ful writer he will give a box for the per
formance. The words of the present
chorus tangle Mr. Jolson's tongue, as
may be judged from the present chorus,
which runs:
Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers;
Such skill at sewing shirts our shy
young sister Susie shows.
Some soldiers send epistles, say they'd
rather sleep' In thistles
Than wear the saucy, soft, short shirts
for soldiers sister Susie biwi.
Whltford Kane, who has scored a suc
cess as Christopher Hawthorn In "Hlndle
JOHN McCORMACK
Will be heard in recital this even
ing at Academy of Music.
JOHN McCOEMACK SINGS
A novelty in program making la to
be tried tAit tonight at John McCor
mdck'B song recital. Instead of arrang
ing a program In advance, the, singer
has decided to let his audience make the
program. Request for songs have been
stnl to him and from these requests Mr.
MtCermack will make a selection. He
will thus be heard in a majority, per
haps all. of the songs with which bis
lume has been closely associated. Mr.
McCormack has also a collection of Irish
songs, aDd some ballads written espe
cially for bis use by members of the
younger group of Irish composers. Mr.
McCormack will be assisted by Donald
WcBeath, violinist, and Bdwln Schneider
at the piano. Mr. UcBeuth, -who comes
from Australia, is a "discovery" of Mr.
iiiiwrmaek. and now a protege of
PtUi KreWer.
QHHiDKBN'S HOSPITAL OLINIC
Owing to the uuiasd number ef chtl
den brought to Mate in the Children's
Homeopathic Howdtal. an adolUoaal cHalc
will be held toda-y from it 3d a. ru to l
p m This a tot sick children only It
wtii be held hxaftr ever; Wednesday.
Well i.hlld eo will canunue id be btouzht
j to tb regular clinics, on Fridays.
Q7?ie
STELLA MAYHEW
"High Jinks" Lyric.
Wakes," at tho Little Theatre, Is almost
the only character man who Includes a
feminine role In the many striking mascu
line roles which havo won his fame. His
playing of the part of Mrs. Farrell, the
charwoman. In "Press Cuttings," has
been one of tho big hits of his career. Ho
played It cVrlglnally for a Joke, but It
proved to be ho excellent that he was kept
on In Ihe part.
Wlnthrop Ames has engaged Gllda
Varesl for his forthcoming production of
"Children of Earth." Other engagements
are Herbert Kelcey, Erllo Shannon, Olive
Wyndham, Cecil Yapp, Mrs. Kate Jepson
and Frank Thomas.
Preparations are under way for the
regular production on tour of "In the
Vanguard," written by Kathrlne Trosk.
The sponsors are Jesse Bonslelle, Ber
tram Harrison and Aaron Stern. The
play Is a dramatic argument In. favor
of. peace. It was originally produced at
the Municipal Thoatre In Northampton,
Mass , which !s presided over by Miss
Bonstclle and Mr. Harrison.
Annette Kellermann will shortly for
sake fancy diving exhibitions, In which
she has had a long and remunerative
career, for the role of prima donna. Vic
tor Herbert and Anne Caldwell ar at
present engaged upon a musical comedy
In which she Is to be starred. The ac
tion of the plot, It Is said, will afford
Miss Kellermann opportunities for her
musical talent, which she abandoned for
a swimming career. She received her
musical Instruction from hor mother, who
conducted n conservatory of music In
Melbourne, Australia, many years ago.
A new theatrical firm has been organ
lied In Chicago. Tho members are Jack
Lair, playwright and newspaper writer,
and Jonn II. Itaferty, known as a war
correspondent. Mr, Ilafcrty will act as
general manager and Walter S. Duggan
has been pppolnted as chief of the liter
ary department. The Hrst enterprise of
the partnership will be a tour through
the Middle West of "Help Wanted," a
plav by Mr. Lait. Tho rlghtB were pre
sented to tho firm by Oliver Morusco.
Emma Carus and Kitty Gordon, It is
announced, have allied themselves with
the I.alt-Haferty combination and will
shortly appear In new productions Miss
Gordon's medium is a comedy; Miss
Carus will be given a musical play which
Is booked for a summer run In Chicago.
Kitty Gordon has received a letter from
her husband, Captain Beresford, who Is
at the front with General Smlth-Dorrlen,
saying that he had never appreciated
the comforts of everyday life until he
had experienced war. "The humblest
dresser with a small time act has a bed
of roses compared to the existence of
even the luckiest soldier," he writes. "It's
a case of clenching the teeth and going
through with It, no matter what hap
pens. After a day or two In action one
realizes everything that can happen and
docBn't give a d other than to main
tain one's morale and personal honor.
As for life Itself, that's the cheapest
thing hereabouts. Tell that pleasant door
man at the Palace Theatro that I will
bring him a Prussian helmet after the
bally fuss Is over."
THE KID'S CHRONICLE
MB and my cuzzln Artie fownd a old
messlnger boy hat In the street to
day, and we played messlnger boy, tak
ing terns beelng the messlngir boy nnd
dlffreut peepll for the messldges to be
delivered to, like lord Kitchlnlr and
Kernel Rooxvelt and our teetchlr Miss
Klty, the telegram we sent to her bee
lng, Pleere dismiss skool 4 hours erller
today and moreovlr you got a mole awn
yure chin, Wich she has.
1 no, I sed, 111 send a telegram to my
sister Gladdls and you can ware the hat
and dellvver it at our house.
G, awl rite, sed Artie. And I rote awn
a peece of paplr. Meet me by the fire
plug, I am yure soul mate.
You bettlr put it In a envelope, sed
Artie, YVIch I did, going in the house
and getting wun and rltelng awn It, Miss
Gladdls Potts, and Artie took it and put
the note In It and put awn the messlnger
boy hat and rang our frunt doar bell, and
I opened the doar, saying, Did you ring
this bell,
Wats the nalm, sed Artie.
Potts, I said
Thau rite, sed Artie And he handed
me the envelope, and I looked at It and
sed, Im not Miss Potts, Im Mr. Potts,
you hold the envelope and keep yure hat
awn and III call her. Wich I did, going
up to the top of the stares and yelling,
Gladdls. Gladdls, hars a mtsslnglr boy
beer with a telegram for you.
My goodnlss. well wy dont you bring It
Up to me, sed Gladdls.
I gese he wurt you to sin for It. 1
sed. And Gladdls calm running down
awl excited, and It was so dark out iu
the vesterbule ware Artie was that she
thawt he was a reel messlngir bey awn
akkount of his messlngir boy hat kumlng
down ovlr his eers, and she took the en
velope and went back to the end of the
hall ware It was lighter, saying, Wy,
this Is no telegram. And she opened it
and red the note, saing. Meet me by
the are plug, I am yure sent mate, well
for merseys sakes watt. this. And she
calm and epeaed the ftuat doar so she
eood see the rltelng bettlr, waking the
vesterbule so lite enyboddy oeo4 tee It
was Artie lasted of a messlngir toy, and
she Bvde a grab tor bltn and Artie dedged
vuwtlr bar arm and rag out ef the frunt
doar and I fcwick ran in tkw Prter and
)umpd out ef tba window to the pay
ment, ad GUddis was standing at the
frunt doar mad as enything and Artie
sed, Rnv a user ls,dy and then we both
ran down the street sad enuund the
cornlr afMng like thing as If it cm
a arrW Jk B H4aia, wich was.
SUPERB CAST HEARD
IN "LA GIOCOHDA"
Caruso and Associate Ar
tists Win Ovation at the
Metropolitan.
The second performance of grand opera
was held at tho Metropolitan last night.
To welcome the ever-popular and ever
wonderful Caruso, and the other stars
liberally presented by the company, an
audience of music-lovers gathered and
filled the house. Women In lovely gowns
were In the boxes and on the floor.
Women, no less lovely, but In simpler
modes were In the upper galleries; the
percentage of men was notlcably greater
ns one oproached the upper air The
horseshoe shone and glittered even as
It (ltd at the first performance, and the
applause came heartily and frequently
from all parts of the auditorium.
The reannearonce of Caruso Is always
an operatic event Last night the ama
teur critics were In flna form. Passing
out of the hous one heard such criti
cisms as the following: "He's Just as fine
as ever Isn't It wonderful?" This was
in a feminine voice. "His voice Is get
ting lower. He'll be a baritone soon "
came In more serious tones. "He'll be
lust as great when he's 89," said another.
The general opinion was that Caruso Is
old Caruso still, perhaps more so. So
great was the enthusiasm of the even
ing that even the Metropolitan's scenery
came In for comment which was not un
kind. Just why "La Gloconda" should have
been chosen for presentation here, when
the season la so woefully limited, was a
mystery to many. It is not precisely a
popular opera, but It Is familiar. It
would not In Itself draw a crowd ns "II
Trovatoro" might. Its one excuse for
being Is that It affords excellent scope for
no less than six artists of highest calibre.
Obviously the Intent of the management
was: to "draw" on the artists they cast
for the parts. In this they succeeded.
"La Gloconda" may be unworthy, but
with Mines. Duchene, Motzenauer and
Destlnn. with Caruso and Amato and de
Seguroln. there was some excuse for
giving It. For next week "Lohengrin" Is
nnnounced, also with a splendid cast. It
might not be unkind to suggest that
"Martha," "Trovatore," "Travlata,"'
"Tonnhaeuser" and "Thais'" should All
nut tho season.
But If the Metropolitan Is going to give
Philadelphia casta Instead of great opera,
they nre certainly doing It well. Last
night's singing was almost miraculous.
The high honors go to Mme. Matzenauer
nnd to Mr. Amato: the highest to Mr.
Caruso. Mme. Dentin n's soprano was
excellent, to bo sure. But It lacked love
liness of tone, nnd In dramatic quality,
fell far short Indeed. In the easier
cantablto passages, and particularly In
the trio of the last net, Mme. Destlnn re
deemed the undistinguished singing of
the earlier acts. Her voice Is a pleasure
to the ear, but one leaves It with affec
tionate, not passionate, memories.
Mmc. Matzenauer. In the heavy role of
Laura, eang In a voice which was
eloquent with feeling, exquisitely mod
ulated, nnd well restrained. She, too,
could not bear the added necessity of act
ing In the third act, but her tones were
never cloudy, her expression never at
fault. Mme. Duchene sang the blind
mother of the heroine with Impressive
quiet, and In the first act threatened to
dominate the play more than once.
The men of the cast, however, took
tliat part. From the first Mr. Amato's
sinister, Iago-llke figure lowered over the
scene. In spite of exaggerated facial ex
pression, nnd a sort of truculent gesture,
Mr. Amato supplied nne acting. His voice
was superb. It had the powerful reson
ance which was noted here when he sang
with the Boston Symphony, and Its dra
matic variations were both Intelligent and
Imaginative. The quality of Imaginative
sympathey which he possesses makes him
the foremost baritone of the operatic
stage.
Mr. de Segurola was picturesque and
austere enough. His voice was powerless
In the first act. but acquired tone nnd
color. Tho part Is ungracious, but Mr. de
Segurola made Its "big scene" splendid.
And to come to the 'star," the ad
vertised and money-making star of the
opera how superb, and superior Mr.
Caruso really Is to his reputation! He
acted last night, as he Is not supposed
to be nble to act. There was not the
trace of self-aggrandlxement In his work,
hardly a shadow of the frivolity which
once disgraced his parts. And his sing
ing was of that order which makes com
parison Idle and criticism vain. Let him
sing and considerations of time and space
vanish; there Is only the perfection of
his voice. It Is an old story by now. But
tho voice which has been called the
greatest tenor of all time does not ap
parently grow old. Today it calls out the
some similes golden, and flute-like, and
opulent with color. It Is a miracle,
Mr. Polacco conducted vigorously and
with notable solicitude for his singers.
Fine as the orchestration of "La Glo
conda" Is. the opera Is for the singers,
and Mr. Polacco left it there. The or
chestral triumph of the night came with
"The Dance of the Hours," which has
never been so exquisitely wrought as it
was last night. The poetic quality of this
Interlude Is far above that of the opera.
And the performance of It was on the
lofty level it demanded,
REFORMS FOR SING SING
New Warden Plans Changes for
Benefit of Prisoners.
OSSlNING. N. T.. Dec. 2.-Here are a
few of the observations expressed pub
licly by Thomas Mott Osborne on his
first day as warden of Sing Sing
prison.
"The cells In the air-tier block must
go. They are not fit habitations for pigs.
They are damp and productive of dis
ease, especially of tuberculosis,
"The coffee Is the vilest stuff I ever
tasted. I tried to drink some, but had
to take cocoa.
"There Is not work enough to go
around. I think the beet way will be to
put the men on two-hour shifts, and
allow them opportunity for athletic ex
ercise In addition,
"I am going to allow the prisoners to
talk. I think the polloy of silence is
diabolical, It Is as bad as the dark cell
treatment, which has been abolished at
the demand of an outraged civilization.
''Before I leave the prison I hope to
eeo capital punishment abolished."
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and photoplay expert.
That the educational pictures are grad
ually coming to taka their place with
those pictures classed aa entirely enter
taining, or pleasure givtnr, Is rapidly be
coming an established fnot If proof
Is sought for this, every one will agree
that If in New York city a leading
theatre can devote one-thlrti of Its pro
gram to educational pictures, the fact
must be established,
Educatlonallyl, the use of these pictures
Is not Immediate; commercially, their
profit Is more remote; ultimately both
their uses and profits are permanent.
Time with the consequent growth and
accumulation of subjects will find them
fulfilling all anticipations and expecta
tions; for educational purposes they will
soon be Indispensable; for theatrical pro
grams they will also have a permanent
place.
It Is not very long since It was a
common cry among exhibitors that the
use of educatlonals adversely affected the
receipts. It used to be a common excuse
for Indifferent programs and the exclu
sion of educatlonals that "w4 must give
the people what they want." This Idea
was combated at the time, contention
being made that If the people were given
that which they ought to have It would
soon result In that same program becom
ing that which they would demand. Ttr
tures and people have grown together
The people now are fairly well educated
In klnematography, oven If they do only
think It "a motion picture." Neither pic
tures nor programs of five years ago
would sumce today. There Is a definite
moving picture culture being experienced
wherever pictures nre habitually shown,
and tho Inclusion of the educational pic
ture Is largely responsible. May we pre
dict that from this time on It will bo per
manent and profitable In the theatre.
FOREIGN VIEWS FAVORED.
A survey of educational films of the
scenic variety reveals a strange and sig
nificant fact. It seems that pictures of
foreign subjects are far more numerous
than pictures of our own country. The
beauty spots of Europe, Switzerland, for
Instance, and Italy have been covered
with thoroughness. The same holds true
of France, Oermnny, Holland and the
Scandinavian countries. The Idnemato
graphlo records of the natural beauties
of our own country. Its historic sites.
many of them noted for their plcturcsque
ness, 1st unique and extended trade, com
merce and Industry are, comparatively
speaking. Incomplete. It seems to us that
inch pictures might be taken al small
cost and would be reasonably sure r4
market. Any good high-school text book, t
would make a first-class scenario.
Teachers In the public schools remark
frequently upon the Influence of the mo
tion picture upon their pupils. They say
that children who are regular patrons
of the better class nf houses often are
away ahead of their textbooks in such
subjects as geography and history. Such
children ask questions which show un
usual quickness of perceptlori. If the
purely Incidental educational values of the
picture have this splendid result what
may we not expect of a systematic course
In educational pictures? Proofs of the
value surrounds us on every side. Take
the Klelne production, "Julius Caesar"
No textbook, no, not even "The Commen
taries" themselves, can give a more vivid
picture of the Gallic wars than this was
i.rnifM of historical films. The same
holds true of all the other parts of "Julius
Caesar," whether they relate to the life
of the conqueror or the events In the his
tory of Rome.
"WOMEN AS CENSORS.
Since the 1st of last July Detroit "has
been without an official censor, ewing
to the fact that the Board of Estimate
would not make an allowance for the
same In the appropriation asked by tho
nolle department. The police depart
ment has made no attempt, exoept in one
or two cases, to pass or censor ui nj
way picture films, although plain clothes
men. as well as the regular policemen,
have been expected to report any fllros
which. In their opinion, were unfW to be
on public exhibition. It Is a fact the po
lice department received very few com
plaints. At a meeting of a committee from, the
Detroit ".Federation of Women's flub
and secretary of the police department.
George A. Walters, It was decided that I
the Detroit treuerauon or women s hubs
should take charge of the censorship of
motion pictures In this city, penning tno
active organisation of the recreation com
mittee, provided for by a charter amend
men adopted in the November a election,
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