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THE SCBAJNION TBTBD1TB SATURDAY IIQSIMIXG, AFKIL 6t 18JI5.
News of the Green
Room and Foyer.
BelftW Are itwo of the more fetching
Verses of Thomas Q. Seabrooke'S pop
liar topical Bong, "Swim Out,
D'Orady:"
'I was a jolly tailor and I fell Into the sea,
Ind when 1 reached the bottom, the ship
far awuy;
I lost my nerve completely, anil, begob, I'd
not be here
(f a decent little fairy hadn't whispered In
my our.
cHortrs.
Iwlm out, O'drudy, you huve no time to
spine,
foil're stranded on the billow, twenty
miles from anywhere:
If you don't mind your business, there will
be one vacant chair,
So swim out, o'Urudy, swim out,
I met a whale out walking, and he was fat
and full of fun,
And the two of us got talking about the
yarn that Jomih spun,
He said he'd never heard It, so I told It to
him then.
He smiled, and said politely, as he winked
his other tin:
cuoarfl.
Oh swim out, O'Grady! you take mo for a
Hat?
t've got a great big swallow, but I couldn't
swallow that.
Believe me. .Mr. Jonah, was conversing
thro' his hut.
Bo swim out, O'Grady, swim out.
There Is a general feeling among
theatrical people that the Casino posing
nf nude women clud In smiles and
bronze powder marked the culmination
of the anatomical entertainment; anil
thut from this time forward, for at
least a year or two, there will be a
gradual reaction In favor of those types
of public entertainment In which brains
are exhibited as well as the human
body. Sensible persons agree with
Vllllum H. Crane that the "living pic
ture" fad hus gone far enough. Apropos,
Mr. Crane says: "The most encourag
ing thing about all the dirt that is
leaching the stage Is that none of It Is
of native origin. Most of It Is coming
to us from England. Our own dram
atists are showing' no disposition to
imitate what the Englishmen are Writ
ing. When what was called the adul
terous drama, that was translated from
the French, Hist became popular In
New York, there was a great outcry
against it, but I do not remember any
thing In the plays of that time that
compared with the Hastiness In speech
that we hear now on the stage. In
these plays that are supposed to be
popular the men and women listen to
speeches which if a man made them to
a woman in her own house she would
very promptly call a servant and have
him shown out. In all my experience
of the stage I have never known the
taste for such nastlness to last as long
as It has this time, and It seems to me
there is no way out of the situation ex
cept through co-operation on the part
of the actors, and. a steadfast refusal
on their parts to speak such lines or
play In pieces of such Immoral tenden
cies as most of the plays popular for
the past season or two."
Again, Mr. Crano observes: "I am
pretty certain th.it a determined oppo
sition to enacting unworthy roles and
speuklng impure lines would be very
generously supported In the profession.
It ought to come from the actors, be
cause they are the ones that suffer
most. The profession has advanced so
favorably In public opinion and an
nctor has become so thoroughly what
he makes himself that the players can
rebel against the degradation which the
character of these modern plays bring
upon them. In the mind of the greater
public the actor Is likely to be associat
ed with what he plays, and of the num
ber of people that see a play there Is
probably only a small proportion that
separates, in Its estimate of what 4t
has seen, the actor and the part he is
playing. For that season, when actors
appear In the plays that are disgracing
the stage today they are dragged down
and degrade their own profession. A
legitimate result of this condition of
things In the diama can be seen at the
music halls, in one of which a manager
Is endeavoring to attract the public by
the announcement that he will display a
woman nude. This depth of degrada
tion has never been reached in the
whole history of amusements before.
The decency of the theater has never
been so Insulted In this country, as far
as I can remember. The actor la the
one to put a stop to such a condition of
affairs by refusing to appear In the
class of plays which have led up to
such a state of things. If an author
brought to me the best-written, the fun.
nlest and altogether finest comedy that
I ever saw, and it was tainted with the
indecency that is rampant on the stage
today, I would refuse to act In it from
the sense of respect which I feel for my
own calling, even if my Inclination
tempted me to play the piece." "Sena
tor" Crane can count on carrying the
country on this Issue.
Here Is a clever bit of repartee cred
ited to the much-ln-evldence Oscar
Wilde. Some would-be dramatist com
plained to Wilde that his new play
was not noticed by the critics. "There
is a conspiracy of silence against my
play," he muttered. "What would you
do about It if you were in my place?"
Oscar reflected for a moment, and then
replied, -"Join it."
And here Is another story, the au
thenticity of which cannot be vouched
for. It concerns an actress who got an
engagement upon the accuracy of an
accent. It was an important part of a
Russian adventuress the sabled, be
diamonded!, polson-bearlng adventur
ess who speaks pure Siberian Russian
mixed with Parisian French, and
avenges all through the play. It was a
matinee, at the Globe theater, London,
and the piece was called "The Monk's
Reason." 13. S. Wlllard played the
leading role, but adventuresses were
scarce Just then on the London stage.
Marlon Leo, the American actress, now
with, the Kendals, was then at Brigh
ton. She heard of the need of the man
agement and hastened to the manager.
She began to aot at the moment she en
tered his office. "I hear rat you vish
a actress to play a Russian character,
Iz stat so?" she queried. The manager's
eyes) expanded. "We do," he replied.
"Vel," she continued, ''I like very much
to play ze part." The manager en
gaged the Russian actress, as he con
sidered her,- on the spot. "Your genu
ine accent will carry the piece," he
said. "I hope so, replied iMIss Lea)
sweetly, resuming her American voice.
According to Colonel Brown Mrs. W,
O. Jones has studied more lines than
any other actress (or woman) on the
American stage. She has played every
Some of the More Important
Doings pf These. Our Actors.
thing from a young ntfdshlpman to
Lady Macbeth. During her engage
ment at the old Bowery theater many a
night she has acted In three pieces a
tragedy, a drama and a farce. She has
also played the flageolet In the orches
tra. She has played the "opposite
leads" to J. B. Booth, s, and Edwin
Booth. A more versatile actress has
never been seen on the American stage.
The late Harry Watkins played more
parts than anv other man on the Amer
ican stage. He played Ophelia, Desde
mono. i'aullne and tho like. He acted
lugo to Forrest'B Othelo aud supported
nearly all the old sturs.
FOOTUGHT FLA8HK9:
lloper may appuar In London.
Mrs. Laiujtry will do "Camtlle."
Charles Frohman hus nineteen compa
nies William Olllette hus Just finished a war
play.
Olga Nethersole concludes her American
engagement and sulla for Europe April .
A spectacular drama called the "Flylnj
IHitchmuu," was produced In Boston last
week.
Bardou's next play Is to dout with tha
life of the unfortunate young Prince Louis
XYll.
Comedian Frank Deshon will play in
St. Louis the coming summer.
Frohmun Is to give a performance of
"John-a-Dreams" that will begin at 11
a. m.
William Collier will shortly produce a
new farce by John Fowler, "Who Is
Jones."
Manager Dean, of the Baltimore Acad
emy of Music. Is to many Anna Boyd, if
"Aladdin, Jr."
Mrs. ' Langtry has engaged Miss Eme
Shannon to accompany her to Kurope, to
aiipiar there with her In "Gossip."
Sydney Grundy Is receiving royalties
from nineteen tympanies playing his
pieces In different parts of the world.
Charles H, Hoyt. the playwright, and his
wife, known to the stage as Caroline MIs
kel, are to sail for Europe April to en
Joy a vacation.
Joseph JelTerson has accepted tho Invi
tation of the Harvard Union to deliver an
address to the students of the university
some time this spring.
George W. Monroe- will be handed down
to history as the actor on whose perform
ance the curtain of Niblo's theater, New
York, was rung down on for the last
time.
Iaadore Hush, who was injured slightly
In Hie accident which betel the Kolund
Ileed company, has recovered sufficiently
enough lo continue her work with Mr.
Keed.
Trinity college, Dublin, made Henry Irv
ing a Doctor of Literature, and when he
addressed the Royal institution a few
weeks ago he wore the robe and mortar
board hat which are the signs of his col
lege honors.
A dispatch from Albany, N. Y., says:
The report that Corinne, the actress, had
died here turns out to be untrue. It origi
nated In the death of a Sister of Charity
who came here from the west two years
ago and bore the same name as the ac
tress, Corinne Kimball.
With characteristic vigor C. W. Coul
dock denies that he has applied for ad
mission to the Forrest home, and adds
that he never expects to discover any ne
cessity for so doing. The aged actor !s
living at present In New York, and will
receive a benefit during the first week in
May.
Edwin Milton Royle will produce a new
play next season called "Mexico." It Is
his second effort at playwrltlng, and he
has worked upon It during the past two
years. It is described as a romantic com
edy drama, having for Its background the
war of 1847 between Mexico and the United
States.
At a bona fide professional matinee at
Koster & Blal's last week there was no
restriction placed on smoking, but the ac
tors paid a delicate compliment to the wo
men of their profession by declining to
avail themselves of a privilege which
might have proved annoying to the ac
tresses. The time which has been held all over
the country for E. S. Wlllard next season
has been canceled, Mr. Wlllard having
decided not to return to America next
fall. He will remain In London all next
winter and will produce a new play by
Henry Arthur Jones, which. If It proves
successful, he will bring to this country
the following season.
"The Alderman," the new farce comedy
by K. N. Stephens. Is said to give John
Kernell the best opportunities ever af
forded that unique fun maker. The per
sonage represented by Mr. Kernell is
shown In three stages of progress from a
newly arrived Irish Immigrant. Some of
tha characters In the piece are said to be
types entirely new to the stage.
London PIck-Me-L'p says: "The disap
pointing Impression left by the dancing of
Carmenclta, the much-talked-of Spaniard
from New York, affords yet another in
stance of the fact that an American repu
tation, so far as a public performer Is
concerned. Is no guarantee of real value."
The London sheet Is Informed that Car
menclta was not the rage outside of New
York.
At Harvard recently Reerbohm Tree
said: "I believe that the state subvention
of a theater would lead to a higher ar
tistic level than at present exists. In a
democratic country, however, such state
support Is likely to be withheld. One
can only hope that some millionaire may.
In a fit of temporary Insanity, bequeath
his fortune to be devoted to the founding
of a temple of dramatic art."
John Drew s four Weeks' successful en
gagement In Boston will close tonight.
During the week he will begin rehearsals
of a new play written for him by Henry
Ouy Carleton, which Is as yet unnamed,
and which heproposes playing once during
his present tour. If It proves a success
it will be the first piece to be produced by
him during his engagement at the Empire
theater next October.
The abuse of bill posters and window
lithograph privileges has caused a great
deal of trouble recently, and the manager
of New York theaters have decided to
make a concerted movement toward the
abolishment of the custom In vogue at
most of the theaters of presenting store
keepers in whose windows lithographs or
photographs are exposed, and owners of
property on which bill boards are erected,
with orders for seats.
Last week Fanny Davenport sent Sar
dou a draft on Paris for 110,000, this be
ing the second Instalment of royalty of
same amount sent the distinguished au
thor of "Olsnionda" since she opened her
season last December. When the royal
ties of the Paris production are added to
this, together with his revenue from plays
being presented all over the world, It Is
easy to compute the advantages of being a
great and successful dramatic author.
ONLY THREE DAYS DISTANT.
Cuba Is Near Enough to Be a Part of the
United States,
From the Chicago Herald.
Men who ere Interested In the em
bryo movement for the annexation of
Cuba point out that this Island la now
much nearer to the United States than
Louisiana, or even Florida, was at the
time we acquired these territories from
France and Spain respectively. When
Louisiana was purchased for tlt.OOO.OM
in 1803 the region to the west of the
Mississippi was almost a wilderness,
and so completely isolated from the set
tled states that It was much more diffi
cult to reach New Orleans than it is to
go to Rome or Berlin at the present
time.
When Florida was coded ,to tho
United States in 1831, after two years
of negotiation and much reluctance on
the part of Spain to give up her conti
nental possessions, Florida was much
farther from the city of Washington In
point of time than Cuba Is at this day.
Ope may now leave the capital ,of the
United States Monday and be in
Havana Thursday morning, going by
the way of Tampa and Key West. -
I.
WHERE PARIS IS AHEAD.
Her Wonderful System of Pneumatio
Tubes and Telephone.
From Good Words. '
In Paris the pneumatio tubes used In
the dispatch of card telegrams and let
ter telegrams from one portion of the
city to the other are placed 1n the
Bewers. The excellent sewer system
has helped the development of this
handy means of communication in a
way which would not 'have been pos
sible otherwise. It is quicker than the
telegram for messuges within the city,
and would be perfect If the Blow Purls
Ian fucteur were replaced by the smart
London boy messenger. As we stand
below the tube we can hear the whiz
of the "chnae" distinctly. There it goes
nt lightning speed, bearing most proba
bly some tender message from love-sick
Jean at his office at the Bourse to pretty
Jeannette, who is tolling somewhere
near the Bon Marche, and fixing a
rendezvous for the evening, after the
day's labors are over. Wonderfully
convenient, these letter telegrams for
correspondence more secret than the
teltgram proper, in making no awk
ward mistakes In time or places aud,
best of all, preserving the cullgrnph of
the sender.
More serious things are doubtles pass
ing across the colls which cover the
remainder of the roof of the tunnel.
These are the telegraph and telephone
wires, thousands of miles of them con
necting the 240 postotflces and placing
hundreds of subscribers In the city
within earshot. Overhead) wires are
prohibited is Paris; so are sky signs,
and how much the city gains In beauty
those only know who have Been Lon
don, with its unsightly webs strung
across the housetops, spoiling whatever
of the picturesque there may be about
the streets and constituting a serious
danger to persons and property.
There is no comparison either in the
efficiency of the telephone in the two
cities. A whisper may be heard in
Paris, while in London telephoning is
generally a most exasperating opera
tion. A striking piece of evidence on
this point Is afforded by the fact that it
Is well nigh impossible to telephone
from Paris to any given subscriber in
London, and that before the Instrument
could be of any practical use for long
messages the two great foreign news
agencies, Dalziel's and Router's, were
obliged to have special wires laid under
ground to their offices from St. Martin's
le Grand. On the other hand, any sub
scriber In any part of the French capi
tal may be heard with ease from- the
general postotflce In London. In this
and one or two other matters already
mentioned John Bull has a great deal
to learn from Jaques Bonhomme.
WHAT SOCIALISTS WANT.
An Export Tax on Missionaries is One
of Their Vagaries.
The Socialistic agitation in England
Is pretty earnest. Just now. We get a
new idea of its meaning by perusal of
that interesting abomination, Rey
nold's Newspaper which to the aver
age Briton is the culmination of radical
Ism and chaotic morals. This journal
thus gives vent to its feelings:
"England has the distinction of being
the greatest pauper nation. In pro
fessed Christianity, gambling, and pau
perism, no other country can touch her.
Year after year we have been calling
attention to the condition of the unem
ployed, and asking for permanent, not
a temporary remedy. The government
has been heedless the Liberal govern
ment as much as the Tory. The fearful
weather has brought the question into
a prominence, almost imposlble to be
secured in any other way. An unem
ployed committee has been appointed
by the House of Commons. So far so
good; but what we want is a permanent
remedy. The Poor Law system is sup
posed to deal with temporary distress.
We recommend the unemployed com
mittee to consider the following mat
ters as a means toward a solution of the
difficulty:
"Reafforestation.
"Waste-land culture."
"The appropriation of the ecclesias
tical tithe tax on agricultural produce.
"The better administration of exist
ing charities.
"A tax on all missionary contribu
tions wastefully sent out of the country
for the conversion of the well-fed,
healthy, and contented 'poor.heathen.'
"The abolition of primogeniture and
entail.
"Railway companies to be forbidden
giving preferential rates to the foreign
er for agricultural and diary produce."
"The abolition of naval, military, and
civil service sinecures.
"A tax on horse-racing.
"Raising the age of legal marriages,
and making its conditions more strin
gent, so far as means are concerned."
NEWSPAPER SLANG.
Some of tho Cliaraoterlstlo Expressions
of tbe Daily Saootum.
For The Tribune.
The newspaper of today has Its slang
just the same as the railroad, bank,
factory and, In fact, most lines of busi
ness have. Really the press Is respon
sible for most of these pithy expressions
in common use by the American people.
During the campaign at Buffalo last
fall two friends were contestants for
the mayorallty. One upon meeting the
other shortly before election shook
hands, a simple fact, yet a local paper
spoke of Jake Stern giving General
Jewett the "glad hand." Today most
any Bland-user tells you he got the
glad hand In such a place, or If he has
not met with success will say that he
received the "marble heart."
This latter saying Is, however, more
clearly defined as a reportorlnl expres
sion, used by one who has been "turned
down" In trying to Interview some
prominent person. "Turned down" , Is
in general use. The Bowery element In
New York say "thrown down," but It
Is used in the same sense and, of course,
Blgnllles that the speaker hus met with
defeat. ,' '"
A. New York paper, only a day or so
ago, 'spoke of "The Italian hand" this
was the headline of an article giving
the woes of the wife of . a native of
sunny Italy, whose husband had de
serted her. The ordinary mortal would
hardly understand a slang.conversatlon
between ,'two metropolitan reporters,
any more than 'he would comprehend
the patois of the Bowery.', '.'..'
.A noted scholar said i several ' years
'' "
ago that he liked slang because It was
so purely American. Slang Is today
almost a necessity, and while some ex
pressions are inelegant from a literary
standpoint, such as, "There are others,"
"Where are we at?" and similar
phrases, each on embodies so much,
more than could be expressed In a long
sentence that we naturally adopt them.
The French and Spanish have their
gestures. Amerloa has her slang.
Selden Munger.
OUR FOREIGN COUSINS.
Upwards of $40,000 has already been sub
scribed In Athens for the new Olympic
games next year.
Large deposits of guano have been found
at) Cape Cross, near Walflsch Bay, within
the German South African territory.
Preparations have been made for taking
the census of the whole Russian empire
on a single day next fall. The luat census
was taken in lUti.
Owing to certain information received
from abroad, the French government has
Increased the precautions taken for the
safety of the young king of Bervla, who is
now stuylng ut Btarrltz.
The mayor of Sydney recently refused
the use of the town hall fur a meeting of
the unemployed.onthe ground that the res
olutlons submitted to 'him were likely to
evoke a debute of a political nature.
Tobacco manufacturers in the Rhine
provinces of Oermany have threatened to
close their factories and throw 25,000 peo
ple out of work If the proposed Increase
In tobacco duties Is carried Into effect.
Under a recent taw foreign dogs are no
longer admitted into Iceland. The meas
ure 1b due to the fact that in 1893 a for
eign dog was proved to have Introduced a
malady previously unknown which killed
the greater part of the shepherd's dogs on
tho Island.
Cat worship Is the latest aristocratic
fad in England. The Princess of Wales
takes great delight In some tine blue Per
sians. The Duchess of Bedford never
travels without her favorites In well-llned
baskets, and Mrs. Wlnans has her cats
driven out at Brighton in a luxurious
buth chair.
Various Jewish deputations from the
south Russian centers, which have recent
ly gone to St. Petersburg to congratulate
the czar on his marriage, have been gra
ciously received. They are all more or less
Imbued with the moat sanguine hopes of a
coming amelioration of the oppressive!
disabilities under which their people suf
fer. . !
President Kruger, of the Transvaal Re
public, has no music In his soul. At a
social gathering given In his honor a few
weeks ago one of Bloemfonteln's sweetest
singers gave anartistlc rendering; of a pop
ular song.T he lady of the house asked the
president how he liked the air, and his
blunt reply was: "I go Into the veld when
1 want to hear the she wolf scream."
Next month a succession of religious
festivals will take place In Venice to cele
brate the Sooth anniversary of the conse
cration of St. Mark's. According to tra
dition, the church was first built In 828,
when the body of St. Mark was sent from
Alexundrla to Venice. A large part of
this church was destroyed by ftre In 76,
when the present edifice was begun. It
was not completed until 100 years later.
The Oerman chancellor does not accept
"conscience money" as complacently as
the British government. Somebody !n
Frankfort recently sent 1750 marked In
thut way, and the treasury has Issued a
public notice calling upon the offender to
disclose himself, falling which he Is
warned that he will have to pay over
again if he Is discovered, besides render
ing himself liable to prosecution for de
frauding the revenue.
There Is a strike against the hospitals
In Vienna. In Austria the private doctor
Is almost unknown, as nearly everybody
belongs to a medlcul club, by which, on
payment of a trifle, medical attendance Is
furnished whenever required. Those clubs
have long had an agreement with the
public hospitals to give admission to sick
members for36 cents a week. The hos
pitals are now trying to raise therate to
60 cents per week and' the clubs have
struck against them. -
At the little Breton town of Paimpol the
quaint ceremony of blessing the Ieeland
Hulling fleet took place a fortnight ago.
it was announced by the clamor of the
belfries, and after vespers the procession,
with sailors at the head, traversed the
principal streets, which were decked for
the .occasion. On the breakwater the
cure of St. Savior's preached to the 1,310
hardy mariners In front of the fifty-six
stout boats that were to carry them to
the far north. Then, preceoded by the
cross, the canon blessed each vessel sep
arately, the flag of each dipping in res
ponse. A FAMOUS INSTITUTION.
The Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Instltuto
at Buffalo, N. Y.
From the Boston Herald.
What can be accomplished by judicious
enterprise, when backed up by ability and
professional skill, Is shown by the mag
nificent buildings of the Invalids' Borne
and Surgical Institute at Buffalo. This
model sanitarium furnishes one of the
sights of Buffalo, not alone for its archi
tectural beauty, but on account of the
world-wide fame of Dr. Ray V. Pearco,
who established the Institution many
years ago, und Is today Its managing di
rector and president. A beautiful five
story building situated on Main street, the
principal business street of Buffalo, ' the
Invalids' Hotel can well be said to sur
pass any Institution of its kind in the
country.
Sixteen physicians form the medical
staff of this institution, who devote their
time to the patients In the building, and to
correspondence by letter with patients
who consult them from all over the United
States. tCach physician or surgeon is
chosen for his skill and proficiency In cur
ing one class of chronic disease. Thus the
patient has for his physician an experi
enced specialist who Is thoroughly famil
iar with the case. A material aid to the
medical treatment are the machines for
giving "mechanical movements," or mas
sage, electrical apparatus, Turkish baths,
etc., with which the hotel is thorqughly
equipped. Large and airy rooms, parlors,
reading rooms, elevator and many other
conveniences make this
A Pleasant Remedial Homo,
and far different from the private hos
pitals as commonly known. The World's
Dispensary Medical Association, of which
Dr. Pierce is president, Is the owner of
the Invalids' Hotel and the large la
boratory, called the World's Dispensary,
as well. Standing on the same lot, which
runs through to the next street back, Is
the huge laboratory, six stories In height,'
which furnishes ample room for manufac
turing Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, Dr. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy, Dr. Pierce's Extract of
Smart-Weed, or Water Pepper. These are
proprietary remedies which have been sold
for over a quarter of a century all over the
United States, from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. Carloads of these medicines are
shipped every day from Buffalo to points
east, west and south. An idea of the ex
tensive business carried on by this asso
ciation can be gained by what Is said of It
by the postotflce authorities at Washing
ton, D. C, who report that this one firm
spends annually for stamps more than all
the banks and newspapers of Buffalo cpm
blned, or over $100,000. The mall matter
amounts to from 80,000 to 40,000 pieces
dally. The first story of the World's Dis
pensary building is occupied by the ship
ping department; the second floor Is de
voted to the large newspaper advertising
department and the mailing; third floor,
printing room and, bindery; fourth floor,
bottling,, wrapping and packing depart
ment; on the sixth floor Is one of
The Bost-Planned Laboratories.
In the country, in charge of a thoroughly
sclentlflo chemist, formerly of the Har
vard medical school laboratory. In fact,
the equipment, the machinery and the sys
tem with which these large Institutions
are equipped, and the marvelous meaner
In which everything works alopg ua
though by clockwork, .would well repay
a visit to Buffalo. ..
Gathered in the
World of flelody.
The Philadelphia Press, in reviewing
the success of the short season of Wag
nerian opera In that city makes some
comments . which, while directed par
ticularly at Phlladelphlans, are yet of
general interest. "It is plainly evi
dent,". tha Press says, "that there is a
large circle of people whose musical
taste is In accord with all that is best
In music, and who must be catered to.
This is not tha itlme nor place to dis
cuss the position of the Wagnerian
music-drama. The subject' Is a closed
one. : The whole civilized world has
come to the feet of the master of Bay
reuth, and the last in the fold, the
French, with tho energy of freBh con
verts, are already talking of building a
second Bayreuth Wagner drama hall
at Versailles. The enthusiasm for this
music, which was the music of the fu
ture twenty years ago but which is
the music of the present now, cannot
be underestimated, although it may be
misunderstood. The music of the Wag
ner operas Is on so different a plane
from that of the Italian and French
school that the very name opera is a
misnomer, since the word is associated
in the popular mind with a far different
condition of things than that that pre
vails, for instance, When 'Tristan and
Isolde' is sung. Wagner's musical
creations are essentially great muBlc
dramas in which the orchestration Is
not a mere accompaniment but as ser
ious a composition as any of the great
symphonies. Its relation to the Italian
opera is about that of the symphony to
a light cencert In which Weber's 'In
vitation to the Dance' should form the
principal composition of the evening.
In consequence, then, a performance of
one of the great operas, such as 'Sieg
fried,' requires the musical taste that
enjoys Beethoven's 'Heroic.' But,
while the orchestra in the Wagner
opera is thus, as far as composition
goes, an Integral part of the perform
ance and absolutely essential to its en
joyment, since the drama is the thing,
naturally, Wagner intended that the
voice and words should be heard, and
not only that, but that the muslo, voice,
action should have an appropriate set
ting. Hence, correct scenery is also a
requisite. Such conditions mean that
Wagner operas given by a superb or
chestra, sung by capable singers and
set with artistic effect give rise to the
greatest enjoyment, but are blank fail
ures if any or all such features are
wanting.
"The harping on the Importance of
the orchestra leads many who have
never heard one of the great works
given under favorable conditions to be
lieve that the music Is noisy. This Is
a grievous error. Wagner is not noisy.
On the contrary, he himself in his own
theater arranged the orchestra under
the stage out of the sight of the audi
ence, and those who conduct his music
In the proper spirit in this country sub
due the tone so that it is often so soft
that unless most absolute silence is
maintained by the audience the beauty
and melodies of the music are lost, so
that it is not the noise that the Wag
ner! tes go to hear, but such exquisite
effects as the voices of the forest in
'Siegfried' or the love impassioned
strains in 'Tristan.' These beauties
which lie in these great compositions
are of an exalted character, and yet
they do not exclude our enjoyment of
other and lighter musical pleasures.
We can still laugh over 'FalstatT if we
have sat strongly moved in 'Die Wal
kuere.' The lighter Joys are still for
us. It Is so in literature. There are
times when the great dramas enchant
and others when the lyrical masters
give us true delight. The welcome
given to Wagner's great dramas does
not mean we have eschewed Italian
and French opera. Oh, no, thpy have
their place. When well given they are
and always will be enjoyable, barring
those that have no lasting merit. And
the managers must recognize this."
The Editor of this month has anoth
er hymn-tune from the prolific pen of
Tallle Morgan. "Our Country's Voice"
is set to music written In a vigorous
and dashing manner, faithfully por
traying the spirit of the words. The
composer is, however, hard on the ten
ors, in compelling them to sing the up
per E flat so frequently. About one
fifth of the tenor notes are written
upon the second ledger line, which
will make the rendition of that part a
difficult task in a young choir or a
mixed ' audience. Tallle Morgan is a
great supporter of popular tunes, but
places too much confidence In the sing
ing capabilities of the average public.
'Miss Katherlne Bloodgood, who sang
at Elm Park church on 'Monday night,
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was a great example of the value of
voice cultivation. The voice whloh
charmed her audience, appeared to be
the acme of purity and displayed an
Intensity of feeling which brought out
the hidden beauties of all the songs
rendered. A feature which attracted
considerable admiration also, was the
natural vibration of the singer's voice,
which, even in the lullaby, added so
materially to the charm of the simple
music. Although but lit years of age,
Miss Bloodgood has achieved great
fume and has secured for herself a
great name In the world of song,
Malcolm Douglas, composer of the
muslo of the "Brownies" spectacular
entertainment, is one of the hustling
up-to-date young. Journalists who in
addition to musical talents possess keen
business abilities. The idea of placing
the "Brownies" upon the stage origi
nated with Mr. Douglas, and it was at
his sggestton that Artist 'Palmer Cox
decided to engage in the theatrical en
terprise. The financial success of the
"Brownies" everywhere is the best evi
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composer whoBe bright music has con
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those who have witnessed the novel
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Professor T. J. Davles has removed his
studio to the Powell building.
The Lyric Glee club of this city will
give a concert at PIttston on April 18
for the benefit of the PIttston hospital.
The club Is under the direction of T. J.
Davles, Mus. Bao., and on the evening
of the concert Miss Florence Richmond
will act as accompanist.
SHARPS AND FLATS:
Mr. Damrosch is endeavoring to secure
Klufsky for next year's Wagner season.
William Carleton will sing the leading
role in Estelle Clayton's comlo opera,
4'The Viking."
On account of the great success Ysaye
has met with In this country he will re
main here under the same management
until the middle of May.
Operas recently given at Alexandria,
Egypt, Include "Alda." "Othello." "Trov
atore," "Lucltt," "Favorlta." "Cavallerla
Kustlcana" and "Gloconda-"
Paderewskl is alleged to have declared
that there are only two musical nations In
the world, the Gypsies and the Jes,i. With
the others music is a matter of cultivation.
Frau Sucher has Informed sn Interview
er that she Is astonished at the Intelli
gence of American audiences and that
they are much more famlllur with Wagner
than she expected.
Richard Stuhl, who wrote the music to
"The Sea King," Is dramatizing "The
Heavenly Twins." The twins themselves
are to be the chief feature; and there will
be much music In the play. .
Miss Mae Edwards, of Philadelphia, who
was called upon suddenly to take the pa-t
of Kitty Clover In "Princess Bonnie" dur
Ing Its engagement, In Baltimore, created
a most favorable impression, being bright
and exceedingly cleveg. She is destined to
become quite popular in comic opera.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby Pauline Hall will, at the close of
her present season, make a tour of Europe
on a bicycle, accompanied by George 1).
McLellan and Mr. and Mrs. Duncan B.
Harrison. Miss Hall will sail on the City
of New York In May and return about
Sept. 1.
An Italian paper says that the violon
cello upon which Slgnor Prattl plays Is
valued at $2,000. Ysaye has a UuaxOacnini
worth Jl.JOo, and Jean Gerady plays upon
a Guarnerlus valued at M.0U0. The Strad
Ivarlus that belonged to Ernst, and said
to be worth $10,000, has come into the poi.
session of Lady Halle.
Wagner is a much-written-about Indi
vidual. Herr Oesterleln, of Vienna, has
collected 20.000 documents relating to him.
This collection includes 12,000 books and
pamphlets, 600 portraits and busts and 300
manuscripts. Herr Oesterleln has occu
pied himself for many years with this col
lection, and now offers It for sale for $22,
ooo. The Abbe's Retort.
From the London Globe
A good story Is told of Monslgnor Mlo
land, the predecessor of Cardinal Desprez
In the archbishopric of Toulouse. He
was passing one day through the pig
market, when a man shouted at him,
"There are only priests and pigs In this
ploce." The abbe, as he then was, stopped
and said to the man, "My friend, are
you a priest?" Not.J," returned the other.
"Then," said the abbe, "you naturally are
the other thing."
Kbony Philosophy.
From the Washington Star. .
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