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SCKAKTOX TRIBUNE SATURDAY MOltNLNtt, HISFTJfiMBKR 21, 1895.
News-of the Green
Room and Foyer.
Whatever way he thought of Oscar
Wilde, the Individual, it Is not to be de
nied that Wilde, the writer of plays.
posses:it.s a wonderful facility for mult
frig epigrams. Here are some of the
coruscations in his latest play, "An
litest Husband":
It Is not the perfect, but the Imperfect,
Who have need to love.
All a n, except a sin against Itself, love
Should forgive.
London society !s entirely composed now
Of beaut. ful Idiots und brilliant lunatics.
I hute being educated; it puts one quite
on a level with the lower classes.
Nowadays people marry as often as
they can. It is most fashionable.
Wore women Brow old nowadays
through the faithfulness of their admir
ers than through uny thing else.
No question is ever indiscreet. All an-
1 like looking at geniuses and listening
to beautiful people.
You have your price, I suppose; eveiy
feody has nowadays. The drawback is
that most people are dreadfully expensive.
Secrets from other people's wives are a
necessary luxury in modern life, but no
mun should have a secret from his own
wife. She Invariably tlnds It out. They
can discover everything except the ob-
V'vVTiat this century worships is wealth;
the Bod of this century is weulth; to suc
ceed one must.huve weulth; at all costs
one must have wealth.
Do you realiv think thnt It Is weak to
yield to temptation? I tell you that there
ire terrible temptations that It requires
strength and courage to yield to.
1 am alwavs saying what I should not
ny. I n fact, 1 usually say what 1 think,
A great mistake nowadays, makes one so
liable to be misunderstood.
The world can't stand a man who al
ways suys he is rlKht. but they are very
fond of a man who admits that he has
been wrong.
In the case of a woman who (lyes tier
hair, sex is a challenge, not a defense.
She wore too much rouge the other
night and not quite enough clothes. That
Is alwnvs a slRn of despair in a woman.
I think that In practical life there is
something about success that is o little
unscrupulous; something about ambition
that is unscrupulous always. If a man
has to climb the crag, he climbs the crag;
If he has to walk In the mire he walks In
the mire.
Nobody Is Incapable of doing a foolish
thing; nobody is incapable of doing a
wrong thing. , ....
It Is an excellent charity. The object Is
to try and bring a little happiness Into
the homes of the upper classes.
Nothing ages one so rapidly as being too
modern. . , .
Moralitv Is simply the attitude we adopt
toward people whom we personally dis
like. A man who cannot talk morality twice a
week to a large Immoral audience Is quite
0er as a serious politician.
I should fancy Mrs. Cheveley Is one of
those verv modern women of our day who
And a new scandal as becoming as a new
bonnet, and airs them both In the park
every afternoon.
Fashion Is what one wears one s-seir.
What Is not fashionable is what other
people wear; Just as vulgarity Is the be
havior of other people.
It is not always nice to be expeoted and
not to arrive.
Uachelors are not fashionable any more.
They're a damaged lot; too much is
known about them.
Romance should never begin with sen
irinnt. It should begin with science and
end with settlement.
Edward Langtry, from whom the fair
Ll!y seeks to be divorced, lives at Holy
head and has been a pensioner on the
bounty of his beautiful wife for many
years. He is rather a gay and dissi
pated gentleman who does nothing for
a living but demands that Mrs. Ixing
trv suport him as the husband of such
an eminent and wealthy lady should
he kept. He ha never seen his little
daughter Jeanne (who Is now about 14
years old) since she was a baby, and
never comes near the Lily's many
handsome homes about England and
eb-ewhere. Mr. 'Langtry is a commend
ably steady and violent drinker and oc
casionally a reliable rumor flies over
the Irish sea that Mr. Langtry Is dead
of a flt or something stronger, but It is
invariably denied by next mall. Ed
ward 'Langtry married Emllie Char
lotte le Breton when the Jersey Lily
wns only 15 years old. Mrs. Langtry Is
on the continent at the baths of Alx
nd Carsbad. She has had a distress
ing but not serious attack of rheuma
tism, which Interfered with her keep
ing American engagements for this
season. She sent an agent across the
seas to personally convey to Henry
Abbey the warning thait she must break
her contract with .that manager for this
year, primarily because of her aliment
and likewise because a play suitable for
the demands of 'Mrs. Langtry and the
American public could not be obtained..
Joseph Brooks, who Is playing
Crane's company this season, tells Jo
Howard that the story of a syndicate
enlisting the capital, experience and
enterprise or J. n. .vicvicKer. oi um-1
man: Hnnrv C Miner, of New York: I
John Stetson, of Boston; Hrother Al
'haugh, of Washington, and others not
yet publicly known, is correct. It la
the purpose of this syndicate to pur
chase plays and make expensive pro
ductions in sundry eastern cities, Chi
cago being probably the western limit,
utilising the services of a tremendous
stock company from which necessary
casts can be drawn. Charles Frohman
Is virtually at the head of a similar or
ganization and Henry K.Abbey is chief
of another. With Joseph Brooks as
manager and Charles J. 'Davis as busi
ness manager, backed as they are by
men whose aggregate wealth is nearer
five than four millions of dollars, How
ard thinks that this newcomer should
tbe able to challenge public attention
and. secure a general favor.
Here Is the plot of "A World of Trou
ble' in which Thomas Q. Seabrooke
stars this season: iMIddleton Slmpkins
(Mr. Seabrooke), a retired gentleman,
Is the victim of mistaken Identity. A
woman he has never met claims him as
her husband. As he Is already mar
ried, he Is sued for bigamy, and secures
acquittal through the disagreement of
the Jury. He retires to the country for
rest, and Is unfortunate enough to ap
pear on the scene when a girl swoons.
He saves her from falling, and while at
tempting to revive her is seen by his
wife. The girl drops a locket, Mrs.
Slmpkins finds It, sees the girl's pic
ture within, and concludes It is a love
token. The locket is peculiar In that
while it contains two portraits only
one can be shown at a time. Simpkln
notices' the lookot In his wife's posses
sion. His suspicions are aroused, and
when he secures the trinket and opens
It he finds a man's picture. Complica
tions ensue. They are heightened by
the appearance of the woman who
thinks Slmpkins is her husband, by the
presence of a detective hired by Mrs.
Slmpkins to procure evidence, and by
the arrival of a young lawyer, the
owner of the locket.
' 'Says Henry beg; pardon. Sir Henry
Irving: "I am becoming very much
Interested In the possibility of a state
or national theater which shall be sup
ported by the government and shall
contain as the most Important part of
Its organization a school for acting
which shall be wide In Its scope, anil
take In all branches of the art. I
don't know how long It will bo before
England will take this most needed en
terprise up, but I have an Idea that
the venture will be tried here first. You
need such an institution. There is no
reason then why you should not have
a national drama, because, with an
Institution of this sort, the writing of
plays could be fostered Intelligently
and systematically. Such ' a school"
and such a theater would be great aids
- tn the cultivation of the national taste.
Hundreds of persons would attend
l licit a institution, ' who would never
5ome of the More Important
Doings of These, Our Actors.
become professionals, but who would
be taught true standards of taste and
thought. Their Influence in guiding
the fancies of their friends would be
enormous. The technique of the mi
metic art would become popular, and
the majority of persons would know tit
once on witnessing a piny whether It
wiui true to the canons of art, or
whether it was a mere makeshift with
which to make money and money
alone. America has an abundance of
material for a national drama. 1 was
reading only the other day a work
by John Fiske on the l'urltuns. There
Is an epoch In your history which is
filled with the most dramatic material
for your drama. The privations, the
noble courage, the wonderful bravery,
the Incessant strugsle of these people
for a commonwealth, where their belief
should be free and their liberty un
trammelled, should huve glwn tho
playwrights of this country abundant
Inspiration. We don't want to have so
much realism in our plays. We have
too much of the hospital, and u t
enough of romance, and the ro nance
which grows out of love; of the plays
that rest for their Interpretation on
the (Jreams that influence the nobler
uctsof humanity."
Hilly Van, who is known and recog
nized as the greatest living minstrel
comedian today, will be at the Academy
of Music tonight with his company. In
forming it he dhl so with the view of
revolutionizing minstrelsy, giving a
performance entirely new and novel,
and yet so far ahead of all previous ef
forts that his organization would at
once be recognized as the leader In this
style of amusement. That he has ac
complished his aim no one will dis
pute, for the show contains more orig
inality, more scehery, more beautiful
costumes, and represents more actual
expense than any other minstrel show
traveling.
::
Charles T. Ellis, the sweet singing
German' comedian, will be the bright
particular star at the Academy Monday
evening, when he will present for the
first time In this city Ills new play,
"The Alsatian," an Irish-German come
dy drama, full of song and refined
humor. iMr. Kills has a number of new
and original songs for this play which
have met with favor everywhere and
doubtless will become whistled upon
the streets, as do all popular melodies.
"The Alsatian" affords hlmample scope
to introduce his songs and clever
dances, and as the public is making a
growing demand for them, he Increases
his collection each season.
Three great operas will be produced
by the Tavary Grand Opera company
at the Frothlngham next Monday and
Tuesday and Tuesday afternoon, and
It behooves those who really love high
class music to get ready for a treat.
No organization was ever better
equipped in every way for Its work
than the company which bears the
name of the great prima donna, lie
side the world famed artists of Its pcr
sonelle. there is everything about the
company which goes to make up the
perfect ensemble needed to make an
affair of Its sort successful in every
way. All the surroundings are com
plete. The scenery Is as pel feet as art
can make It. The costumes and pro
perties are new and expensive. The
orchestra Is enlarged and a big chorus
of fresh trained voices are necessary
aides, elaborately arranged for.
Louis James'company has been care
fully selected from the ranks of the
leading players of Shakespearean dra
ma. Guy Lindsley. who is his leading
man. Is a strikingly handsome young
actor of the greatest promise. He was
for several years associated with Itoli
ert Mantell, then with Mmo. Modjeska
and lastly for three years as leading
man with the James-Warde combina
tion. William Harris has had many
years of useful service in the foremost
ranks of the native stage. lie was for
years iMme. Rhea's leading man and
was last seen with Alexander Salvinl.
Henry Langdon Is a veteran of the
classic stage. James Harrison- Is
another of the sterling old actors whose
services are always In demand. iMIss
Alma Kruger, 'Mr. James' leading lady,
is a young woman of rarest beauty,
who has created a sensation wherever
she has 'been seVn. 'Mr. James will ap
pear at the Academy Tuesday night In
a magnificent production of "Othello."
Lewis iMorrlson and his powerful dra
matic company will produce his elabor
ate scenic and dramatic version of
"Faust" at the Aicademy of Music
Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
The piece will be mounted with magni
ficent scenic embellishments. Start
ling scenes, that makes the poor miser
able mortal feel his weakness, when
compared to the power of the Im
mortal, come In quick succession. For
this reason Mr. Morrison's "Faust" Is
a worthy moral lesson as well as a
gorgeous production of dramatic and
scenic art. There are many electric
surprises and mechanical novelties,
making It as a whole one of the most
elaborate and brilliant productions ever
witnessed. One of the features In Mor
rison's production of "Faust" is the
music. There is a quartette of singers
that render some beautiful selections
during the action of the play.
Manager Davis attraction Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday next, after
noons and evenings. This entertain
ment Is entirely 'different to all others,
being original In conception and replete
with new ideas. Intelligently carried out
with superior artists and scenic ef
fects. The company Is n large one, con
sisting of thirty comedians, hlgh-clnss
singers, dancers and musicians. The
long list of entertainers Includes
'Madame Flower, the leading singer of
her race and properly styled "The
Bronse .Melon;" IFred J. Piper, the phe
nomenal baritone; rMadah livers, one
of the world-famous Hyers sisters: (Mr.
and Mrs. Tom iMelntosh, comedians,
who are too well known to need fur
ther introduction, to the theater-going
public;, the Brothers Mallory, musical
artists par excellence; Tom lirown,
tho recognized mimic; Johnson and
May; 'Mattle Wilkes, the Hnllldny sis
ters and others of equal merit. The
scenery and costumes will form an Im
portant portion of the entertainment,
being designed to present each feature
with proper effect. Taken as n whole.
John W. Isham'ff Octoroons will present
a programme In which the most caustic
critic must find considerable to praise,
and will add to the reputation of Davis'
theater as a.f)rs(-class play-house.
CHATTER OF THE STARS:
Fay Tcmplcton U 32 years of age.
Augustin Duly has four companies.
Beerbohm Tree's Hvengall made a hit.
. Kichnrd Oulden has returned to tho va
riety stage. '
James T. Powers' says he will not play
at all this season.
Mmo. Mod Jos ka has decided to open
her engagement at the Garrick theater,
New York, on Oct. 7 with a revivnl uf
"Measure for Measure," reta'ning Clyde
Fitch's new play, "Mistress Butty," for
tutor tirmlililCtn
The Hopper opera company will' open ot
the Baldwin theater, flan Francisco, on
Monday evening. Nov. II, and will play an
engagement of four weeks at thnt houae.
It will be Mr. Hopper's first appearance
on ine t-an.nc coast.
Eddie Foy, having risen to the dignity
of a star, and now, In "Little Robinson
Crusoe," being on his second annual star
ring tour, has chosen to discard the fa
miliar appellation "Eddie," and now de
sires to be called Edwin Foy.
The Enrl of Yarmouth, who will one
day be Marquis of Hertford, continues to
annire tho Australians, whom hs recent'y
t.i.l lied by pel lonu.nt,' uk.lt dauces. It
Mle.-l ucn-.eveuieut . utt I cuuiher, lor
he has wraten the uius.c to a sous valied
"Hear Home Faces."
Uoldmark's new opera, "The Cricket on
the Hearth." .s now in rehearsal ut the
V.enriu 0H-ra house. It may be produce!
later n England, wnere some of h.s
operas have h.lherto been K yen. "The
Quiiii of Sii.'bu" being to-booed on account
ut its hav.UK a lMil.iiil subject.
Mme. Januuschek has inaJo un extraor
dinary impress.ou In the purl of .Mrs. Ku
ueiilutum. a "fence," m "Tbe Ureal D.a
inuiid itobbery," runn.ng in New Yolk.
Tin; pluy is a trashy melodrama; but the
genluB of Januuscluk him l.fted It to
high place iu popular a lien I Ion.
The Illness of lt.charil Manrtteld Is more
rer uns than was or g.nally believed.
What was supposed to be malar. a .a ty
phoid fever, ami h.s oiieiiiiig ut his iSar
rlek theater. New York, has been st.ll tur.
ther postponed unf.l some time In Novem
ber. .Modjeska has taken his time ut the
Uurrick. und w.ll bt-g.ti her engagement
there (let. 17, inimi'd.utely following the
Hollands.
William II. Crane discloses the fact that
the pluy he is to produce In January at
the Fifth Avenue theater. New York. '.
the work of Franklin Fyles, with whom
a con trait was made lust w. tiler. It a
eomcdy-druma containing a typical Amer
ican role fur .Mr. I'rane. Mr. Fyles has
Just delivered the completed manuscript,
und It will be rehearsed during the west
ern tour of the company. '
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM WALES.
Budget of Personal Information and Gossip About
the Sons of Cymry. '
Professor O. M. Edwards, the scholarly
editor of Wales, an English monthly pub
lished in North Wales, writes that there
is no English poet now living whose
poetical cumpos,r.ons can he compared
with those of Kited Lewis, of South W ales,
and lolo Caernarvon, North Wales. In
this connection the gifted editor makes
an appeal to tho Welsh bards to demon
sttate their native talents by writing their
poems tn the English languuge. He uslis
the eisteddfod to open its doors in lii.s
department of literature to English com
positions and thus oner an opporlun.ty
to its bards to compete Willi their English
brethren In English compos.tlons. The
Llandudno eisteddfod, wh.ch will be held
next summer, will udopt this method, and
the editor of Wales hopes that all national
and international eisteddfoduu will follow
this same commendable course.
Major Evan Jones, a Cambro-Amerlcnn,
formerly of Wisconsin, and afterwards for
mnny years Cnlted States consul at Car
diff and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Is ut pres
ent not in very high favor In Wales.
After living In England and Wales for
many years, it appears that the major
became Infatuated with the modes und
manners of the Britishers, and more es
pecially with their politics. Finally he
became very pronounced in his polit.cal
opinions, apparently much preferring
English politics to those of his adopted
country. Ho became a candidate for po
litical honors in one of John Hull's do
mains. Ho was elected member of parlia
ment for the borough of Carmarthen and
Llnnelly, defeating such a distinguished
gentleman us Sir U'W's Morris, the poet.
Nevertheless, the major's pol.tleal career
was of a very brief duration. .Many of
his constituents soon became dubious of
his sincerity, nnd at the recent election of
political table was completely overturned.
Those who formerly were Ills warmest
friends now became his bitterest ene
mies, hence his recent defeat. The mojor
represented a d'strc-t In parliament com
posed chielly of tin plu'e workers. H.s
successor Is 31r John Jones Jenkins, pro
prietor of some of the largest tin plate In
dustries In South Wales. S'r John Is a
self-ntnile man, having worked for many
vents In the industries he now owns.
'While on a tour through Sottth Wales a
few vears ago the Prince ef Wales ttss
the Pitest of the Welsh knight. Frev niis
to this the gentleman wits r pla n Mr.
Jenkins. The I nk of friendship becamo
verv strorir between the pr'ive nr. I SI".
Je'tk'n". hence the honor of knighthood
followed. 8r John at the lira.' of the
pence's v'i't was nttvor of the beaut f.il
seaport of Swansea. Ha 1? a'dtohen good
emp'oyr. it gentleman of 'dendld Judg
ment and of mo--" 'linn ""' cr" t!Vv
It Is vrv evident tttnt MnJ.v Jones h'is
lost hi wonted poiu'ar'ty with f tin
plate workers of South Wne, While of
eupv'n" n sent on the platform of the
eisteddfod recently held, a far. ilnr'ng
a dull moment In the oo"ee''r.e'S of tho
day. In a lourl voire, nked the major to
favor the iind'enm w'th th'it mind old
ronr known as "Off to Phl'adclphls In
the Morning." The mnior Ifd lust been
rtifenti'd in his political asp'rafons ami
he uolite'v refused to comnly with t'tn
wishes of the Joker, but the pnthor of
the sarcastic thrunt wns rewnrded by an
uproarious cheering of the large audience.
The nnnounoement made some t'me nar
throueh the columns of t.'dporn Rhyddid.
(The Trumpet of Liberty.) of the death of
Principal Ithvs, of Trefecca college, whs
Incorrect. The gentleman Is renldly re
covering from a long sei?e of a dangerous
malady. The principal Is a great scholar
and one of the brightest men of the na
tion. Trefecca college !s a Calvlnlstlc
Methodist Institution of lenrnlng, but Is
largely endowed, llnanc ally. hy that noted
literary character. Lady Llanover, who
Is a strong Episcopalian.
'
Mor'.en, the best known Welsh llternteur
now living, is also the raciest English
writer uf all the Journalists of South
Wales. He Is the traveling correspondent
or the Western Mail, Cardiff, the great
Tory paper of Wales. Murien Is a nat.ve
of Pontypridd, and is a self educated
man, having worked n and around the
coal mines of Olamorgansliiie, South
Wales for years. He has the "snap" of
the American correspondent In all his
writings, and he gives to his letters the
same delightful shad. tigs we find In tho
letters of the American correspondent. Ho
Is very popular with the Journalistic fra
ternity and Is the best paid staff reporter
In Wales. He is very fond of being un
gaged ill controversies with his literary
brethren on different subjects. As a rule
ho always has three or four of these
"newspaper lights" on hand. Ho Is a gen
tleman of great versatility, but he is un
enthusiast In everything pertaining to
Wales, Its people, Its language and Its his
tory. In a recent number of the Cerddor
(The Muslolnn), the following appeared:
"The philogliyil condition of poor Morten
Is growing more and more dlscourug.iig
every week. At tho eisteddfod tha other
day, when he discovered that I he maldn
name of Mrs. Ilerkomer, wife of tho
great English painter, was (Irlltlth, he Im
mediately went to the great painter to
congratulate him and to explain the mean
ing of the word "(IriMlth.'' "Profesiar,"
he said, "I am so proud to learn that .Mrs.
Hcrkomer Is a Welsh lady, pure and s.in
ple. I am eo glad of It. O, yeg; tnore la
no doubt of It. The nafno demons'.rale
the fact beyond any d -ubt. llr filth
means 'cryf ffydil' strong faith." "Well."
was the ready reply of the professor,
"Mrs. Ilerkomer has great faith in me.
Is that characteristic of tho Welsh wo
man?" Morien 'sold, "O, yes, and of tho
new woman, too."
Morien Is a prominent figure ncnin. The
old d setpis'on over the motto of the Welsh
refimcnt Is ugain beinn revived In Wales,
and there are several claimants to the
d.Ktinctlon of altering It from an Incor-rc-t
to a co .tct rendering. On the old
helmets of the reg'metit the .motto usd
to appear "tlwell anguu new gyw.lydd,"
which meart "Bettor death or shnmo."
Morien, with hit usual rertard for Welsh
literature, wtolo to 1). A. Thomas, M. P.,
pointing out the fact thrt t wan wrong,
and that It should read, "dwell anaaii nu
eliywilydil," "Better ileath than shame."
Mr. Thomas Immediately called the nitra
tion of th" secretary of war to the error,
nnd thr.t minister siieeillly rectified It. By
the way, it appear thrt the famous goat
which marches with the regiment resented
the Imp-rtinent request of Morion ' lo
Riant him an interview, and it Is said
s nee then visitors to camp aro requested
"not to speuk to the goat." . ...
A Carmarthen man was recently hon
ored by the queen. The following will
explain Itself: Few p.o9lo :n Murthyr
knew until recently that we possessed an
old volunteer olllrer In the pron of Tom
W.llinms, the genial mnnAiior of Messrs.
Thompson tt Bhuckell's music warehouse,
Mr. Williams was a l.rutennnt many
years ago in the Carmarthen detachment
of volunteers, and his name recently ap
peared In the Gazette as one on whom the
queen's decoration for long service was
conferred. The presentation of the med
rIs took place In the salubrious town of
St. Peter's. There was nevef seen such a
gathering of the "old boys" as upon this
occasion. ' '
. ' i, "i i
"Is choir leading hereditary?" Is the
question asked in a recent number of tho
Merthyr Express. "One would Imagine It
were so," soys a correspondent, "Judging
from an amusing Incident which took
place at tha drill hall on Sunday evening
previous to the great musical contest, In
which the Merthyr choir figured so
"Miraeula," a spiritualistic drama, said
to be the work of Hartley Campbell,
"through the hand of 1. Hansom Ban
ford." . to be produced tn New York
early next tnunth. The play is in four
els ami tbe pr.uc'.pal parts are to be
played by mediums of nut. anal reputa
tiua. During the action four seances will
lie presented, and a full futm materialiau
t.on Will be shown by a Mi's. MubeVAber.
Charles Hoyt's newest comedy, "A Con
tented Woman." appears to have made
the most emphatic h i this remarkably
proline producer of winn.nK plays has
ever scored. Mrs. Hoyt. who is the star
uf this enterta.nment, has made a very de
cided Impression, and Is everywhere
praised for her charming and artistic ren
der. up of the w,fa who becomes infatu
ated with the woman's rights theory, and
then linds out she was better off iu her
natural sphere.
Sir Henry Irving is very near-sighted.
So, also is Frank Cooper, one of his com
pany. Once, wh.le playing a well-known
p eee, Irving dropped the amulet, a small
charm presented to him by the blind girl,
played by Miss Terry. The actors looked
ubuut the stage; but as neither could see
It, the play cume to a Kandotlll. Pres
ently a titter was beard In the gallery.
"It's near the footlights, toward the cen
ter," whispered the blind girl, who was
the only one who saw it. Hut the actors
couldn't timl It; so. seeing that matters
were growing serious, the blind g'.rl
stooped and handed her lover the charm.
The few laughs which greeted this were
drowned iu un indignant "Hush! hush!"
prominently. During the temporary ab
sence of .Mr. lun Duvies, Mr. Woodward,
the leader uf the urehe.nra, suggested to
the 9-ycur-uld son of the conductor that
he should till his father's position. It
was no sooner said than done. With tbe
assurance of an experienced leader an as
surance that almost took Mr. Woodward's
breath away young Haydn Oavles got
into the conductor's seat, and taking the
baton in his right hand, he piloted the
choir and orchestra through Wugner's dif
ficult chorus, "Hull. Bright Abode," with
perfect precision, and, to the unfeigned
delight of the onlookers."
It Is quite different now to what it was
In the olden times. Now there Is no royal
or aristocratic road to a commission In
the English army. This was made mani
fest recently by the promotion of u Car
diganshire mun to an honorary lleunten
ancy. tie Joined the army as a recruit
In 1S75, and by dint of sheer hard work
and untlagging erseverance he raised
himself to the position of quartermaster
with a commission. His splendid career
ought to act us a stimulus to other young
Welshmen who may feel Inclined to Join
the army during the progress through
tfiuth Wales of the Welsh regiment.
Though common soldiers may frequently
be a disgrace to themselves and their
country, there Is no disgrace In being a
common soldier.
In speaking of the recent elections in
Wales one would Imagine from the paen
or triumph still bounding In the Tory
runks that the result of the elections had
settled the Liberal party for a whole gen
eration. This extraordinary assurance
arises from the utter disproportion be
tween the numbers voting and the results.
The aggregate of the polls In England,
Scotland and Wales shows about PJO.Ouu
more votes given for the Conservatives
than for Liberals and Nationalists com
bined. Thnt Is the majority upon a total
vote of about four und a half million
votes, so that parties are much more
evenly balanced In the country than would
appear to be the case from their relative
numbers In the house of commons. The
smullness of this majority shows how un
substantial Is the margin upon which
either party may hope to build up a per
petuity ot domination nt the polls. As
history repeats Itiieir. people will cer
tair.lv see a return or the pendulum to the
apposite extreme of Liberalism a. id the
tluctunting opinions of a hundred thou
sand electors will he sufficient to make
nnd unmake m.nistriei. .Moreover, In the
ucgret;ate are included the out-voters
the voters who have qual.tlcat.ons In so
many divls'ons, und these are computed
HI on a modeiiite estimute ut three hun
dred thousand, of whom five-sixths are
Conservatives. Elm. mite these voters
fiom the general mans or true occupation
voters, and the Liberals have an actual
majority, although the Liberals are out
mimheml more than two to one In the
hoir:e ot commons. It Is necessary tor
the Liberals to keep these facts in mind In
order to understand the full meaning of
tho recent elections.
In regurd to the choral competition at
the recent e.steddfod it is very ev.dent
from the remurks of Alfred Edmonds, of
Merthyr, at a reception mcet.un, that the
.Merthyr I n. ted choir would have cap
tured the entire pr.ze had it been more
fortunate in selecting a better position in
the order of competition. However, he
said the cho.r had succeeded in gaining
one of the grainiest victories of the.age.
It was quite true the prize had been di
vided, but the fight throughout had been
conducted In the best possible spirit. The
best Judges uf music In the whole coun
try hud deelured in favor of the choir, and
Metlhyr was still at the head of Welsh
choirs. Had they sung curlier In the com
pet. lion there was no doubt but what they
would have won. Owing to their bad luck
In balloting for places, tho choir was rele
gated to the last place, and having w ilted
for hours the choristers were tired und
hungry and thirsty, and could not be
heard at their best. However, It was grati
fying thut they had succeeded under such
c:rcumstances. The choir still upheld its
reputation of having an unbroken record,
nnd not only that, but that they had won
one-huir or the best prize ever offered
since the memorable contest in Crystal
Palace In 1.N7I. This Is the only conclu
sion that can be Inferred from the adju
dication: "There was one choir (Mer
thyr) which might possibly have gained
the prize if it had not been that their very
elan led the m to sing out of tune to sing
sharp." There is no doubt whatever in
the minds of the musicians present lit the
great eisteddfod but thut the Merthyr
choir gave the most brilliant renditions.
The Rev. Abel Parry, D.D., one of the
greatest divines of Wales, has resigned
from the ministerial charge or ion,
Cernmawr, North Wales, which he had
occupied for over a quarter of a century.
He will lie succeeded by the Rev, John
Jones, of Llandysul, Cardiganshire, South
Wales, who Is also a very acceptable and
popular minister. Dr. Parry v. sited this
country Init summer, and preached sev
eral very eloquent sermons at the First
Welsh Baptist church, of the West Side.
Counselor Orifllth Jones, of Cnergybl,
North Wales, received the announcement
from Australia of the death of his son,
211 years old, who was on board of tho
Celtic Bard, on her way to Melbourne.
He was a very prominent young man at
his home In Wales.
'
The announcement conies' from LlaTielll,
South Wales, of the death of James Buck
ley, of Brynycaeru Castle, one of the
most prom nent men of South Wales.
He wan a very wealthy brewer and a lead
ing citizen of l.litni'lll. He was a magis
trate for the county of Carmarthen and a
very generous gentleman.
''''
Resides selling the anrlcnt castle known
ns the "Crystal Pa.lace" In the beautiful
vale of Conway. In North Wales,. Lord
Ancaster will sell o'nht thousnnd acres of
h's grext ?t.ite, comprising elegant
farms, the rights to Il3h in several beauti
ful rivers nnd lakes, as well as h'.s'vnst
hunt'ng grounds. This Is one of the most
not'iblo and ancient estates In North
Wales.
Miss Llstle Davles, daughter of i Mr.
nnd lm. Thnmns nt ink tied T.'nn knlnt
j Tret'car, South Wales, succeeded to win
tne nronze medal nt the Koyal Academy
of Music, London, for the year iHiKi. Miss
Davles possesses an admirable voice and
Is a very apt student of music, ,
. . i
The announcement of tho death of 'Har
ry E. Evans, of Pretoria, South Africa,
has been rece'veil. He was a native of
Llnnfynydd. South Wales. He left for
Africa in 1831. He was a litem tettr of con
siderable note, and contributed largely to
the periodicals of Wales, He also con
tributed frequently to the newspapers of
Africa. He was a gentleman ot rare
educational advantages.
Great success follows the efforts of the
Tin Plate Workers' union In South Wales,
tn establishing the old rates of wages.
The employes of 340' mills were work'ng
for the lower rate of wages ten months
ago, but at present the employes of 316 of
the same mills are Working for rates
asked by the employes, which art) very
satisfactory. Every effort Is being made
to have,, the proprietors of the remainder
of thelv mills acquiesce to the higher
scale or wages, ana tn outlook Is very en
couraging.
Cymro, .
in
World of .Melody.
Years ago the Englishman wbo want
ed to hear Orand Opera, wended his
way to Covent 'Jarden, and sat in the
all while he listened to productions
In which Mario and Urisi sang, or even
in the earlier days of Patl. They did
the best they could, those artists, but
the stage settings and costumes were
tawdry almost, compared with what
now, even the smaller Opera houses
ihlnk necesnary to offer the public.
If Pattl herself were to look buck to
the days when she appeared In Paris
ur iMohcow as a comparatively young
girl, and mentally contrast the scenery,
tlAWETAVAFiY
the crude surroundings which were
thought to be wonderful, she could
not but help wondering Jiow slow those
old Impressarlos were. Certainly she
would refuse to appear now on a stag?,
set for the opera of Faust, unless real
flowers were used in the garden scene.
Imagine the wonderful effects, thanks
to elocitrlclty, which are now shown in
I)r. Faust's study, given with a little
cheap red fire, and a set of scenery
whioh consisted of a big flat scene,
and ta lot of little ones running out on
either side of the stage, o that the
bare walls could be hidden? The scenic
art, and the wonderful changes made
In perfecting the Illusive work of those
who cater to the public as managers,
was never better shown, than today.
If a drawing room Is to be presented
to the eyes of the audience, It Is re
produced exactly. There are no paint
ed sofas of the period of the ark: no
cheap furniture; no flat celling. All is
as fine as in the real palace or mansion,
or whatever It may be. The velvet
plush that covers the couches costs JS
a yard. The woodwork Is oak, not
painted pine, and the doors and win
dows open and shut Just as they would
ordinarily. Even the bric-a-brac Is
real. The public won't have imitation.
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Of course, the putting of an opera
company In commission, as the sea
sharps would say, Is not only no child's
play, but costs a great amount of
money. Most of the popular theatrical
successes require not over a dozen or
fifteen persons. That is the players,
those who appear on the Etage. Take
"The Henrietta" for -Instance, or "The
Senator." To be sure there are several
sets of scenes, but the play has perhaps
a week's run. It moves like clock
work and perhaps the theater Is full
every night. Lots of money Is made,
and "It's a good season," as the man
ager says. On the other hand, an opera
company, as a rule, does not present
the same work every night In the week,
the same singers are not heard In the
different productions. Then, too, as a
rule, the operas attire as the women.
There Is the chorus, the great orchestra
and the big salaries of the artists.
Contrast this with the expense attend
ant upon an ordinary theatrical com
pany and know that the man who can
put upon the stage such productions ns
grand operas and adequately present
them Is a public beneraotor In every
sense of the word. The Tavary Grand
Opera company this year possesses re
markable qualities. Not only are the
singers the most eminent artists in
their particular lines in the world, but
for completeness of detail and elaborate
surroundings, nothing to equal Its
presentations of the master works of
the master musical minds of the world,
has ever before been attempted. The
success It attained last year, when it
made a tour of the country, was phe
nomenal. It hopes to eclipse that rec
ord this year. Charles II. Pratt, under
whose direction It Is, formerly managed
'Emma Abbott. Clara Louise Kellog and
Annie Louise Cary. All his life he has
devoted to perfecting his Ideas. He Is
a very rich man, and has spent several
fortunes In operatic ventures, but the
success he has attained In presenting
grand opera in English has amply re
paid him. The public know a good
thing. A feature of the performance
of the Tavary Orand Opera company
Is that each work Is virtually a pro
duction. Every detail Is perfect, every
costume historically correct. The silks
are the best to be had, the scenery mar
velous, and last, but not by any means
least, the company Is made up of the
world's greatestartlsts.
'Marie Tavary. .the prima donna asso
luta. Is of Russian parentage, although
born in Belgium. Her work In Europe
amdi this country Is too well known to
need detailed description, tfhe has
suing In every great musical center of
the world from fit. Petersburg to Milan,
and Paris, and In Covent Garden. Lon
don, she created a furore. tA beautiful
woman, i-he, and a splendid actress
as well. Chevalier Ouille, who for some
years was the primo tenor at the
Royal Opera House toi Lisbon, was
knighted by Che king. His voice o" re
markable olearness and quality has
boon heard wherever there are music
lovers. As an at'lor he Is superb, and
his love making Is something which, it
Is said, once drovn a royal princess to
seek Mm. 'He talked to the young wo
man sensibly and tohl her how foolish
she wns nnd she went home. Some
days- afterward 'he received a box In
which wns a rul'.iy ring, set with d!a
nionds. 'Mme. Thea .IXirre, the mezzo
roprnr.o, Is a woman with snapping
dark eyes, a petite figure, a charming
voice and a spirit nnd da: Ii that carries
every audience with her. .Mile. Llchter
Is'Une of the most 'brilliant of operatic
prima donnns, with a clenr-cut so
prano of great range, artistic in exe
cution, -vivacious In style. She has
met- with wonderful success. The New
York Herald pronounces Iter one of the
future "queens of song." iMIIe. Bolla
TVmllns is leading contralto, a splendid
actress, nnd great singer. Mme. Roma
nl nnd i.vllle. Zusennc Ryano are two
distinguished artists of the company.
RehOr Mlohelena, the favorite lyric
tenor, who Is well remembered through
his . tours with 'Emma. Abbott and
f!mma Jiiflt Opera company. Another
favorite tenor Is Payne Clnrk, who can
throw out the high c's with an abandon
to startle any audience Into wild en
thusiasm. , IMax Kugene, the great Eng
lish baritone. Just arrived from London.
William Schuster, the basso cantantal,
Is also a fine-looking man with a big
voice! ' Signer Abramoff, the great
passo) was a strong card on the other
Side of the big pond, and possesses a
voice of wonderful range and compass,
in short the Tavary Opera company Is
high class organisation, unequalled
ny.wher 'for conscientious method
Interesting Notes About Famou3
Musicians at Home and Abroad.
and brilliant performances, and its
gland chorus and orchestra complete
a rnotit brilliant mi erfect ensemble.
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Reeve Jones, ,...-'., who has re
cently opened a t'tudlo in the Kaub
building, expects to give another re
cital some time next month.
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The Lawrence orchestra has recently
been furnishing excellent music at the
Frtihinghuin theater under direction
of Professor Richard .Lindsay, the
weJl-known conductor. Mr. Lindsay's
experience 'In theatrical and operatic
work 'has eminently fitted him for the
work, and Mr. Lawrence has been for
tunalte In securing his services. It is
understood that -the musical features
accompanying the coming entertain
ments to be given under auspices of the
Sheridan Monument association.
Sheridan Monument association will
also be conducted by Professor Lind
say.
II II II
The advent of Frank Daniels and his
comic opera company in Harry B.
Smith und Victor Herbert's new comic
opera, "The Wizard of the Mile," oc
curs at the Academy next Friday
evening. It Is only fair to say that Mr.
Daniels Is entering the stellar operatic
Held under the 'best auspices. Harry
B. Smith, the author of the book, Is
responsible for our two best successes,
"Robin Hood" and "Hob Roy," and Vic
tor Herbert is known as the leader of
Cillmore's band and a musician of splen
did ability. .Mr. Daniels Is surrounded
by a company of sixty persons. In
cluding Lenore Snyder, Louise ltoyce,
Walter Allen, Edwin Isham, Louis Car
savant, iMary Palmer and others equal
ly as wvll known. The organization
brings complete scenery and costumes
and the event will certainly be out of
the ordinary.
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The Rcranton School of Music, under
the direction of Tallle Morgan will be
gin its third year next month, with
headquarters In the Young -Men's Chris
tian Association
building. LVIr.
Morgan has
been re-engaged
at an advanced
salary as the
musical director
of the associa
tion, and one of
the finest rooms
In the building
is being fitted
up for his stu
dio. He. will as
usual, make a
specialty ot
sight singing
and the rudi
ments of music.
TALLIE MORGAN. His classes In
the past are the highest recommenda
tion that could be given a teacher in
this branch of work, and the musicians
and teachers of the city are unanimous
In their pralne of the work that he has
done.Mr. tMorgan has made a special
study of sight work and has been an ac
tive teacher for the past ten years.
All who have studied with him will bear
witness to the success of his system.
The enrolment of scholars for the com
ing term will begin on Oct. 1. Mr.
Morgan will be In his studio every
afternoon and some evenings. The chil
dren's classes will meet for the first
time In the Young Mens' Christian As
sociation building on Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Oct. 5.
II II II
Besides his regular class work. Mr.
Morgan will form a ladles' choir of
about 1.0 voices, which will Include
some of the best from Carbondale to
Wllkes-Barre. This society Is now well
under way, and will undoubtedly be a
fine success. The Sacred Music society
will soon be called together for reor
ganization, and this year each member
will be required to !ay a stated sum
as dues every month. For the past
two years the contributions for the sup
port of the organization have been en
tirely voluntary, but this was not sat
isfactory, hence the change this year.
Singing classes will be formed at Park
Place, Green Ridge, Carbondale, Mos
cow and possibly Stroudsburg. The
outlook for the winter's work was never
brighter and the classes promise to be
unusually large. It is certain that 'Mr.
M organ deserves the hearty support of
every teacher and lover of music In
this city for the pioneer work that he
has bten doing, lie has been creating
new material for the musical world
light along, and a visit tn one of his
children's classes would convince any
one that It Is a work that must bear
good fruit.
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The reception tendered to the choir
of the First 'Presbyteitlan church by
iMr. and Mrs. .David Taylor at their
beautiful home, on Clay avenue, last
Thursday evenlntf was a most delightful
affair, and one that wns very thorough
ly enjoyed by all concerned.
II I! II
.Mr Cass. Davis, a member of the
Moody quartette of Chicago, who has
been visiting friends In this city, left
last evening for New York state, where
he will work with Pearson, the evan
gelist. II II II
A meeting of the Symphony orchestra
wns held last night at Bauer's studio,
and the winter's campaign was mapped
out. The orchestra will contain about
fifty members this season, drafted from
the ranks of Scran ton and Wllkes-
Barre's musicians, and will be under
leadership of Professor Hemburger,
of this city.
n it'll
Miss Sadie Kaiser's first concert since
her return from Europe will be given at
Concordia hall, WIUtes-Harre, on Oct. 9.
II I: II
Organist Willis Conant will return
from his visit in the east next week.
II II II
Professor Allan Lawrence, of the
Lawrence band and orchestra, went to
Factoryvllle last evening to drill the
Factoryvllle Cornet band. The Fac
toryvllle band Is a flourishing organi
zation of eighteen pieces, and, under
Instruction from Mr. Lawrence, will,
no doubt, achieve new successes.
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SHARPS ANl FLATS:
Calve. Nllsson and Melba are In Paris.
Cnrl Zerrahn has returned from Europe.
Dr. George F. Root left an estate of only
ll&.OOO.
Maud Morgan, harpist and organist, Is
In Scotland. '
A statue of Olo Bull will.be erected In
M'nnennnlls.
Pattl has been on the operatic stage for
forty-nve years.
Emlle Sauret, the French violinist. Will
visit this country next January.
Dr. Relneke. the famous Leipstc con
ductor, haa retired to orivata life.
Bundmuster Suusa's comic opera, "El
Cnnltan," will be produced next Aorll.
The Dnmrosch opera troupe will not be
henrd In New York until next March.
A woman Is employed by a. Topcka
church to whistle sacred music every Bun
dav. ...
The best paid women singers In the
opera chorus In Germany receive $30 a
month. -
Farlnelli could sing three hundred notes
without drawing bream, while tirty ex
haust most singers. ,
Christine Nllsson ' has purchased tha
farm on which she was born and pre
sented It to her brother.
The Pauline Hall opera troupe will open
the season' at Taunton, Mass., and 'go
thence to Han Francisco.
The Delia Fox troupe has produced the
new comic opera, "Fleur de Lis," at Pal
mer's theater. New York.
In Ventano's waits. Introduced by her
In the opera, "Linda,' Pattl sings a trill
ot seventeen measure la oa brtatu.
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