THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 12, 1895.
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Of , and. Atoomit the
Makers.; of ,Booko
v i?prpnt Interesting Volumes and
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Chats Concerning Literary Men and Women.
RECENT FICTION.
XjADT BONNIE'S EXPERIMENT.
Tinas Hopkins. Buckram. 18 mo.
clntZ New York: Henry Holt &
By
Co..
29 West 23d St.
We have here rather a charming dash
f Actional extravagansa which depicts
he eccentricities of a- wealthy and
spirited young woman of fashion who.
having been married to a pedantic hus
band who deserts her for his book,
elves vent to the sentiment of her 11a
tufe In a variety of follies not generally
expected by society of conventional
wives. Idleness, indolence and luxury
turn her head from serious themes ana
duties to the picturesque fantasies
and fancies of the age of chivalry, and
she accordingly decides to re-establish,
in prosaic, nineteenth-century Eng
land, one of those Impossible mediaeval
courts of love, where gay troubadours
and gracious dames were wont to d.s
port In fantastic fashion. The court Is
only Just established when the husband
awakens to the fact that he I had ot re
ceived an Invitation; and his appear
ance and remarks before the gay tri
bunal bring It to an abrupt end. The
story is a bright klt with no particu
lar point to it further than its Implied
moral that the Mace of a husband is in.
and not away from, his wife's society.
THE RED BADOE F rOTOAK-An
Episode of the American Civil V
Stephen. Crane. Buckram. U :
York: D. Appleton & Co.. 72 Him
Several critics have recently told us
that ?n Stephen Crane, the newly-dta-covered
writer of whom Mr. k. ) J. Kd
wards predicts such great things.
American letters have found a valuable
possibility. These prophecies n "rally
Incline one to expect much; and it may
be that thereby the rev ewer is np, re
pared to deal impartially and without
preconceptions w ith Mr. Crane a latest
book. (But candor forces the assertion
thnt .-- rt-ailng of It has been attend-
a(4 n.uh riiannnnlntment. Here In a
handsome book of 2S3 pages devoted to
than the analysis, from
a dosen different view-points, of the
sensations experienced by the volunteer
mrAAar Tirinr tn his first real battle. To
be sure, the dissection la minute and
icllful and It shows a wonderful com
mand both of psychological processes
ana or ine ungusn laimuasc, uu.
matter of personal taste we do not care
for 233 pages full of mind-analysis
when we are led to expect, from the
nrnnneotus. that we are to be treated,
Insteaii, to a vivid, rousing story. That
Mr. Crane has a line facility In the use
of words mav be admitted wltnout in
dorslng the manner in which he has
most recently exhibited it. Lastly, we
mav observe that his style Is much
too suggestive of a constant straining
after effect. It does not now easily anu
In such naturalness that Us beauties
steal on one unawares. It rather keeps
the reader always conscious that the
author must have sat up nights and
pent many worried days fashioning
and furbishing his alliterations and
putting the finishing touches to his epi
grams. '
VHCISS REMITS: His Songs and Tils
Saylrirs, Uy Joel Chnnller Harris. New
and Revised Edition, Buckram. 32 mo.,
with 112 Illustrations by A. B. Front.
New York: D. Appleton & Co.
Tt was just fifteen years ago that the
cubject matter of this handsome vol
ume was first presented to the reading
public. Since that time the quaint hu
mor and inimitable pathos of "Uncle
Remus" have 'become familiar parts of
current English literature. It would
be superfluous to attempt to tell the
readers of these lines anything new
about the merits of Mr. Harris' writ
ings; we can. however, say of the pres
ent edition that It Is the nearest ap
proach to perfection in a mechanical
sense yet made (by the publishers of
the "Remus" writings; while the draw
ings by Frost are a Joy forever. As a
gift book this volume Is eminently ap
propriate first, teeause It Is handsome
ly printed, illustrated and bound; and
secondly because itscontentsare whole
somely American in spirit and In color.
GYF3Y-S COT'SIN JOY. By EHaabotii
'Stuart Phelps. Large 12 mo., cloth, $1.'0.
New York: Dncld, Mead & Co., Fifth
ave. and 21st, st j
The success of their re-Issue, last
year, of "Gypsy Bretherton" has In
duced the publishers to follow that ex
periment with a new edition of the sec
ond volume of the charmlnrr series of
Juvenile novels with which Mrs. Ward
' then Elizabeth Stuart Phelps de
lighted our mothers when they were
children, almost two-score years ago.
The present volume Is neat and hand
some, and Its Illustrations, by iMiss
Clark, will render It doubly acceptable
to young readers. 'Prefixed to this edi
tion Is a preface In which Mrs. Ward
entertainingly tells us, by way of retro
spection, that the Gypsy of her youth
ful fancy appears to her now as a live
ly girl in pretty short dresses and very
long stockings. quite a Tom-boy, In
fact, who paddles a raft, cllmbs a tree,
skates and tramps and coasts In fact,
who Is quite the type of a dear little
mischief, yet who, through all these
merry escapades of youthful vivacity
and funnlness remains at heart truth
ful, loving and generous. Times have
changed since "Gypsy" first sought the
public's acquaintance; for "Gypsy" was
born "before toboggans and telephones,
before bicycles and electric cars, 'before
bangs and puffed sleeves, before girls
Studied Greek and golf caps aame In."
Indeed, Mrs. Ward herself Is half In
clined to wonder whether, In the inter
val, Gypsy went to college, had a ca
reer, took a husband, edited a Quarter
ly Review or sang a baby to sleep. But
this we do know, for he who runs may
read It, that "Gypsy" Is, in her girl
hood, such a girl as gives promise of a
womanly future such a girl as wo
should care to have our girls become.
And the placing of "Gypsy" In book
form In the hands of one's daughters
Is likely to prove a wise stroke of pa
rental watchfulness.
THE WAY OF A MAID. By Katharine
Tynan Hinkson. ciotn, iz mo., ii.zo.
Mew xork: Dodd, Mead & Co.
The poetic quality of Mrs. Hinkson's
writings permeates this, her first long
novel, and adds largely to Its charm.
The narrative Is a modest story of the
domestic life and tangled loves of two
typical Irish families, who find happi
ness In the last chapter. There are
clever sketches of Irish character, some
pretty touches of description, and the
novel's general tone is wholesome and
pure.
BCYLT-.A OR OHARYBDI8. By Rhoda
urouxmon. raper, bu cents. Mew Yoric:
l. jippieion co.
This convenient Issue of Mrs
Broughton's well-known novel forms
iNo. 177 in the ADDletons' Town and
Country Library, in which the publish
ers nave garnered much of the best fic
tion of the last seven years. The story
is a melodramatic one, depicting the
agonies of a man who, under the Im
pression that he Is the son of a man
t who died In the madhouse of homicidal
mania, hesitates to marry the girl he
loves, but afterwards discovering that
he was an illegitimate son. and there'
fore free from the hereditary taint,
gains wife at the same time that he
losas a momer. ,. 4 ..
. v.-"' ' ' HI
JACK MIDWOOD; or. Bread Cast Upon
the Waters. Br Edward Ellis. Cloth,
large It mo.. $1.26. New York: The Mer
. riant .Company, T Fifth ave.
(Like the majority of the heroes of Mr.
BUI atorfea, Jack Oildwood, wne is in-
troduced to us as the most expert tele
grapher on the railway line, is a cheery.
Jovial, daring- lad, with a 'heart for ad-
venture and a large capacity
i.,,. noniiu resolute and true.
The present book begins a series Which
Is to be known as tne i nruuKii
books, and which, as tne uue indi
cates, will deal with phases of the rail
road business. The movement in tiie
Initial volume- ia brisk, tne uiaioKue
bright and the Incidents dramatic with
out being unreal. For boys who can
app-aeiate live fiction of a healthful
c racter the tory of "Jack Mldwood
will be Just the thing.
L1TEKARY GOSSIP.
Numberless stories have been pub
lished with repaid to the original of
Mr. Du Maufler's character. Little Bil
k's, in the book "Trilby," but. accord
ing1 to the Unicorn, the following Is the
only true one. One morning, when Du
Maurler was writing "Trilby' (he hadn t
then begun to illsutrate it), there ran
past his window a hnndsome boy of
about 18. Lu Maurler started up.
There goes Little Ulllce!" he cried,
and. hatless, rushed out and overtook
the boy. "I beff ten thousand pardons."
he said, "but might I sketch you for
a character in a book I'm writing?"
Little Billee seemed a little put out at
first, but eventually consented.
- II II II " ,
Now that "Trilby" has waned, Mc
Laren's "Bonnie Brier Hush" Is far and
away the leading book of the year. The
"Bonnie Brier Rufh" began to be prom
inent on "The TSookman's" lists In Feb
ruary. It was then on ten out of twon-ty-Ilve
lists; In March It was on twelve.
In April on seventeen. In May on six
teen, In June on eighteen. In July on
twenty-tlve out of twenty-eight lists,
and now far August on eighteen out of
twenty-one. The records will certainly
show It far and away the most popular
book of this year.
II- II II
Apropos of iMIss Reppller's recent
word of protest against "the opprcslon
of notes," the Chicago Times-Herald
says: "The explanatory note ordinary,
that Is to say. the fine print foot-note
in English, which the eye, led like the
niogl by a star, follows, to the detri
ment of consecutive thought and In
terest, is Beldam of value. Edgar Poe
condemns both foot and prefatory note
In his essays on style. If a poem or a
irtory Is not clear without preliminary
explanation, It Is apt not to be worth
the reading. And usually the explainer
tells nine thilnRS out of ten that every
body knows and falls to elucidate the
tenth, without which the sense Is lost.
The average reader asks to be let alone;
If he comes to a very tight place there
Is always the dictionary, and there is
the encyclopaedia; there are almanacs,
annuals, familiar quotation books,
peerages, men and women of all time,
everybody's notes on everything separ
ately bound."
Writing In the October Forum con
cerning "The Renascence in English,"
Rl'ehard Burton observes: "To say
that the English language, esp"clally In
Its literary uses, has within the second
half of this century experienced a ven
erl table renascence, may seem to be
maMng a stiff claim. Yet there Is
mttdh to Justify so strong a term and
statement. The original impulse has
come from the specialists,, who have
dwo'ted themselves to the study of
Old Er?llxh, to the language and lit
erature lying back of the Norman con
quest. The pant thirty years have wit
nessed a wide popularizing of tho
earlier native IKcrary treasures
throuph their efforts; the principal'
texts have been edited and translated
and lectured about, and their use in
Ffihools and ic-olleges encouraged, so
that now the graduate from one of our
leading and liberally endowed institu
tions may, If he choose, know his 'Beo
wulf as his father did his 'Horace.
These elder classics of the mother ton
gue lhave not only been taken Into the
currloula of Instruction, but have been
put forth for broader literary stimu
lation as well as linguistic drill. Then,
too, the comparative study of the al
lied literature the output of the Ger
manic group of German, Duth and
Scandinavan peoples, of which English
Is a. kinsman has done Its share In
shedding light upon our tongue ns an
organifim governed by linguistic laws
and possessing powers long unsus
pected. II II. II
To this cultivation of Old English
at first the province of the few, but
rapidly oeeomlng the work and pleas
ure of the many may be added the
closer study and appreciation of later
literary figures and epochs: Chaucer
and the Elizabethans and Spencer, to
say nothing of Shakespeare himself,
together with the marked attention.
reaching almost to the dignity of a cult.
dlrccud toward 'the historical Eng-
rlsh ballad; and last, but by no means
least, the Increased sensitiveness to the
literary quality of the Bible. To an
ticipate no effect, sooner or later, upon
native modern literature, from all the
exploitation of the older fields allowed,
so many or tnem. to tie fallow for a
long period Is to overlook cause and
effect In the Interrelations of speech
and letters. Nothing could be further
from the truth than to suppose this
movement to be a. matter of mere lit
erary fashion; It sroes far. deeper than
tha't. The return to Old English ex
pression (always, of course, within
limits of common sense and controlled
by custom and convenience) Is hot a
temporary fad, tut will prove a per
manent enrichment of the force and
splendor of the speech."
MR. AND MRS. RISING.
"I'm going to be a Mason, Em'ly," said
Mr. Rising, "they're a noble sa. of fid
lows." "Dear me! John, It seems a real kind of
scary Dusinesg to go into," replied MM.
Rising.
' "Oh! that's the way It looks to outsid
ers; there really Isn't so much to it."
"Well, I do think they're awful brave,
but I don't know as I ever thought they
were r.oble, John."
"They keoD .that oulet. too." unld Mr.
Rising, "bin they sit up with each other
when they're sick, and are good to the
poor ana look after the widows and or
phans." "Hut Isn't there a. lot of work about It,
John?" inquired Mrs. Risinir.
"That depends upon how high you go,
Km ly. , '
"Will you go tip very high. John?"
"That depends, Em'ly, -upon circum
stances." Mr. RlBlnir answered.
"Well, it seems to me, John, you'd better
not try to go very mgn. you might lose
your head,, you know," Mrs. Rising re
marked.
"I think you'll find your husband Is apt
to keen his head, wherever ha rocs. Mrs.
Rising," retorted her spouse with some
reeling.
"There are lots of men who can't, John.
I don't mean anything against you," Mrs.
Kising nasteneu to ay, arwi. then added
"It will make quite a difference In the
washing."
"I shouldn't think an apron now and
then would make much difference. Em'lv.'f
said Mr. Rising, with a deepening sense
oi injury.
"An apron, John!" exclaimed Mrs, Rl
lng. "Do Masons wear aprons?"
"Those In the blue lodge do."
"Why, John, I tinouiun't think aprons
would be of any uso at all," continued
Mrs. Rlslns. In m. fit ate of high excltament.
"They aren't for tine, Em'ly, they're for"
Ornament, rejoin ea Air. Kising. v
"They must look real funny, John, and I
must say I think your pants will look
areaiirui.
"What IfeniiM vou sucgeal; Vn. Ttl
lng?" Inquired Mr. Rising, la a tone of
withering eonUtnp-t.
"Overalls, John, of course; all the ma-
sons I ever saw wore overalls, and to my
mind they're far. more scnsioie inu
aprons for men." and Mrs. Rising went
out to receive the marketing,,
' "bdou care If I am'a-'society woman,'-JohnT'-Mrs.-
Rising asked her husband.
"Why. not Km'ly." returned Mr. Ris
ing, "but who'll pay the bills?"
"What bills. John?"
, 'The 'bills for running around, Em'ly. I
never heard of a society woman without
bills." Mr. Rising rejoined.
"1 didn't suppose there was much 'run
ning around about It."
"That's the most of It, Em'ly, running
around and good clothes."
"I'd like the 'good clothes' well enough,
but 'they didn't xuy anything about them."
"Who didn't ssy anything about them,
Em'ly?" Mr, Rising asked, somewhat be
wildered. "Miss Jones and her friend."
"I'd like to know what they have to do
with It, Eir.'ly."
"Why, John, they're the society ."replied
Mrs. Rising, in perturbation.
"Oh! they are, aro they, Mrs. Rising?
Bill Jones' wife Is society, Is she?"
"1 don t know why you should talk that
way to me, John," moaned Mrs. Rising,
on the vergo of tears,
"Well. Bill Jont-s Is no better man than
I and his wife on n't look dawn on you.
Em'ly, I won't have It," thundered Mr,
RWng.
"She didn't look down on me. John,"
sobbed Mrs. Rising; "she asked me to
Join, and suld she'd like to liuve mo u
member."
"Member of what, Em'ly?" Inquired the
now subdued Mr. Itl'lng.
"Member of the 'Society for the Im
provement of th.i Mind,' " said Mrs. Ris
ing, ifrom 'the vnntnge-ground of tlio
denths of her handkerchief. .
There whs a moment's silence, and then
Mrs. Rising ventured 'the Interrogation;
"Po you thlnlt I'd better Join, John?"
"Yes, Em'ly," Mr. Klslng answered
promptly. "In fact. If you can tako two
memberships I think It would be a good
thing."
"O, John," ssld Mrs. Rising; "that's Just
like you; so noble and generous. Miss
Jones said she felt suro you'll want me to
be a member but I know it never oc
curred to her that you'd want mo to ba
two."
THE MEDICAL MAKEBEL1EVE.
One Profession Which Offers llonanzns
for Quacks and . Charlatans-Do the
American People Truly J.lko to Jlo
Hnmbuggcd7
In the Klmhurst Signal of yesterday
Dr. J. C. R.iteson, under the title "The
Medical Mnkebelleve," gave a spirited
criticism of certain phases of the
medical profession. "The lamentable
Influence of our modern civilization
upon that profession,' he says, "Is
truly deplorable. The people being
generally unacquainted with medical
matters therefore furnish a favoraible
condition for the development of the
meaner traits of human nature, such
as cunning, avarice and hypocrisy.
Even those who are not naturally in
clined to walk in the lower levels of
life, are found resorting to some of
these vices In order to successfully
compete in the struggle for popular
recognition.
"The average medical man launches
forth In the practice of his profession
with exalted ideas of his mission to
heal the sick and relieve suffering.
But he soon learns that all these con
ceptions are purely theoretical. Wa
finds by observing the methods of his
prosperous brethren that the most im
portant study is not how to administer
suitable remedies and take a good
Samaritan Interest in patients, 'but
rather to study the science of external
show and display, or make believe that
he Is more competent than the plain,
honest physician, who will not act the
hypocrite in order to win favor.
GAT1E IN THE
Interesting Notes Concerning Renowned flusicians
at Home
At the Grand Concert to be given by
the Royal Welsh Ladles' choir from
Cardiff, at the Prothlngham, on Oct. 15,
the programme will be as follows;
FART I.
Welsh Air, 1
Mai-;h of the Men of Ilnr-
Arr. by Flfoot
lech
Choir.
"The Promise Life" Cowen
Miss Kathleen Evans.
Song
Welsh Song, "Gyda'r Wawr,"
jonn i nomas
Miss Annie Jenkins.
Chorus. "Spanish flippy" LJtrson
(Prize Piece at world s i-air tisieuuiou.;
unoir.
Scena, "Brnanl" erdl
Piano Solo, "Andante faprleloso,"
.Menueissonu
Miss Winifred Evans.
Welsh Air, "Llwyn On,"
hrr. oy iniiyu ,vuun
Choir.
Song,. "The Valley by the Sea,"
ntepnen. auuju
Miss Dot Prosser.
Song, "For All Kternity" Mascheronl
. mim .'Nellie Asner.
Welsh Air, "Clychau Aberdyli,"
jrr. uy cjmiyn tvum
Choir.
PART II.
Quartette, "I've Watched You from
tne snore nunuii
Misses Pollle Isaacn, Maggie Walters,
Leila Lewis and M. J. Phillips.
Song, "Good-nyc" Tostl
auss uessie j'.vanu.
Cavatlna, "ll?l llngglo" Rossini
Miss Gertrude Orliikwator.
Welsh Chorus, "Yr Hat"..Gwllym Gwent
cnoir.
Song, "Once" Hervey
Mim i!nirite lyiwarus.
Song, "My Old Man John" Molloy
Miss Annie Da vies.
Song and Chorus, "Dear Old Wales,"
Edwards
mi 13111111 Kdwards and Choir,
Chorus. "Protect rs" cursenmann
vnoir.
Mmo. Marchesl. tho distinguished
vocnl teacher, recently had a chat with
a London Journalist, In which she said
that Mendelssohn first persuaaea ner
to adant a s niter's career. Before es.
tablishing herself In Paris as a teacher.
she tnuerht for thirteen years in Vienna
whera the list of her pupils mciuaea
Ktellta Grester. Emma Nevada, and
Mine. Stahl. Apked whether she con
sidered the art of singing as dying, she
replied: "It is dying in some places,
certainly; tn Italy, for example, where
they no longer know how toeing. But I
still have always an extraordinary
number of beautiful voices passing
through my school, so I cannot be pes
slmlstic. . Where do the best voices
come from? Chiefly from Australia,
America and Austria."
II II II
The new opera by Ludwlg Englander
which will be produced by Stelner and
Hahn at the Casino on January 1,1, has
for the. basis of .Its libretto "The Three
Musketeers" of Alexandre Dumas.
II II II
There has been considerable agitation
on the West Wide of late In regard 'to the
deferred distribution of the prise money
won at the recent eisteddfod at WllkcS'
'Barre. . Some members of the choir are
anxious to know If the money has been
paid over, and if so, why the cash
has not 'been accounted for In some
manner. The conductor of The Trib
une's musical department has been ap
proached upon the subject, but is un
able to give Information as to the lo
cality of the missing prize money. Any
news bearing upon the whereabouts of
the hidden wealth will, no doubt, De
cheerfully received by members of the
victorious chorus.
' The choir of the Trinity Lutheran
church, under direction or Charles m,
norman. 4a making marked progress
and the music t the cosy little church
now forms one of the pleasant features
of the service.
Reeve Jodes, the well-known pianist,
expects to give, another recital In the
near future. Mr. Jones Is meeting with
great success as an Instructor, end his
studio, oh Wyoming avenue, Is seldom
without a 'pupil at any hour of the day.
(Miss Lydla Plchel, the well-known
"The polite snob Is permitted to en
ter the social circles where his ser
vices are most abundantly rewarded.
And by pandering to the morbid fan
cies of many he puts money in his
purse and extends his reputation, es
pecially among the fair sex. Even
the' general public Is such a worshiper
of apparent success that a well as
sumed air of prosperity is as potent to
lure the fickle goddess as is more sub
stantial substance.
"The loyal practitioner recognises
with chagrin how the medical fake
gathers up the hekles though he be as
Ignorant of medical science as the Hot
tentot. His own personal experience
with the public shows him that the
saying attributed to Barnum that the
American people like to be humbugged
Is true. The counterfeit Is received and
the genuine rejected. The thoughtless
or unappreclatlvo refuse to compen
sate the faithful doctor who has at
tended them through cold and storm,
but will freely pay the bis fees of some
mnkebelleve who cares only to receive
their cash.
The OblqnUotis charlatan.
'(Mothers and daughters will commit
themselves Into the hands of a travel
ing charlatan who chances to visit a
neighboring town and has his photo
graph, together with a description of
his pretended superior skill, published
in the newspapers, when if the truth
was known it would be found that his
qualifications are very meager Indeed,
having scarcely more than a common
Echool training and a graduate, If at
all, from some Inferior medical college.
"The lives of many wom?n have
been Imperiled and needless operations
performed by the unscrupulous quack.
With him the money there Is In It Is
BUfileient apology to urge the victim to
compliance. If death results he will
say It was one of the exigencies of
fate, but If recovery, then he will have
a most wonderful report given him In
the dallies. ' Whatever may be the out
come he is the winner, and In return the
people are mutilated for their dollars.
What a spectacle for civilized people
to behold In this ago of enlightenment!
"Knowing these things' the worthy
physician must have more than a
usually rigid principle if he does not
mentally haul down the banner of up
rightness and drift Into the slough of
makebelieve."
A Growing Country.
According to calculations made by thfc
aotunrv of the treasury department, the
nopu;'tion of the Vnlted Htutes will be on
.lune 1 next Gl.TKMUM. end on the 1st cf
June, 1900, It will be 77,0711.000.
Good Working Material.
From the Rrooklyn Life.
Maud's Friend "I'm afraid he will find
It ullticult to get along with Maud. She Is
never iatt?fled unless she Is picking flaws
In somebody." His Friend "Well, she
ought not to be disappointed in him."
The Rapid Transit Sleeve.
Progressive Mlra Edith Van Retter
Says, "The bigger my sleeves are, the bet
ter; For we've coma to a stags
In this quick moving age
When to sleeves wo aro really the debtor.
"Till I tried them I scarce bad a notion
They were worthy such hearty devotion,
Cut you i-iinke out each fold
Bo the breeze can take hold,
And they aid you hi swift locomotion.
"You'H concede," says progressive Miss
Kdith,
"As each ono who see-eth eoncedoth,
That men must full back
For tho mere want, alack.
Of the sizable sleeve that so speedeth."
The Queen of Fashion.
WORLD OF MELODY.
and Abroad.
young mezzo soprano, will sing at tne
Green Ridge Presbyterian church tO'
morrow, and will render solos morn
ing and evening.
II II II
Ondrlcr-k. tho eminent Bohemian vio
linist, who will make a tour of America
Ut;s seaton, has often oeen comparea
wilih Pga;nln1. The following Incident
apropos of this is an fvent, the facts
of which are mentioned by all the Eu
roDtan nanfTs: Two yarg ago On
drlcek. while touring in Italy and
gaining many triumphs, arrived at
Parma. Where Pagaratal Is burled
Achille Pa.ianinl, tire son of the great
maestro, lives at 'Parma, but on ac
count of his Irrfirmltiea rarely leaves
his apartments. Upon hearing of the
arrival of Ondrlcek he cent a request
to 'the 'Bohemian, osklr..g that he be
good enough to visit him, as he was
curious to know the man who was bo
often placed on a parallel with ihls fa
ther. Ondrlcek went Immediately to
Paganlnl'a house awd played a number
of the master's compositions. The son
was deeply affected and eal-d: " I recog
nize the bowing of my poor faifher."
Enthused by the tdaylng of Ondrlcek,
Achille ehewed him the little Amatl
violin on which his faither played at the
age ofsv and presented Ondrlcek with
a portrait and a number of autographs
of his father.
SHARPS AND FLATS:
Verdi is writing eacred songs.
Mrs. Eugene Oudln is studying with
Marches!.
Sir Arthur Sullivan Is writing the scoro
cf "Olivia."
"Tlie Attack," an opera by Zollner, re
centlv Ainde a hit at Dresden.
"Tho j ranrcnuura'tion, a new sacreci
cantata by Cowen, will shortly be pro
duced m iondcn.
Adellna Pattl will appear In her new
musical panlcmimc, ".uirKa, tne r.ncnan
tres," soon after Christmas In Paris,
Eucen d'Albcrt's ODera, Olsmonda,
will be given this winter in Dresden. He
la wnrklnir hard on his opera "Gemot."
A son of the tenor, Nlcollnl, and a son
of Melrhlniedec. the fcasso, nave Deen en
gnged by the Porte St. Martin theater,
PniriH.
"Asperulaf l the naros of Johann
Struts' kite.it operetta, Asperula Is the
herb that gives the German Maltrank its
ttpMillnr Hnvor.
Tamatrno l building himself a little
rvnera. hmmo on his estate fi't Varese, and
has commlscrton'd an Italian composer to
write an opera for tho opening.
The chief exponents of musle In Jain
re women. Most men would consirmi
that they weire mnklng themselves ridlc
uIoimi hv nlavln.7 or slnelng In society.
"Annie Kooney" Is taken directly, with a
mei ehane of tempo, from a chorale ot
Bach, and Wagner derived "the ra-cnllcil
bl motif In Pnrslfsl from the ssme
source ns the author of "Down Went Me
niti.iv
An srtlflcltl larynx has been Invented by
Professor F-tiisrt, or the 1'niversuy
Sydney, and tried with success on a man
who inrt T-o-t his vole?. The mechanism
can ts regulated co as to mnke the voice
sonrano, 'ter'r, contralto or bsss, ns will.
Henri Mel'liac. who wrote 1he llbn-tton
of "La Grande Duehew" end "La Helle
Hclene," an Rohirt PlanqiwMe, the com
nnur wf "The Chimes of Normnmly.'
am nhnnt tn nut Hatwlalt' motcnlecp on
the stage In a new opera comlque called
"Psnnrge." , .
Madam Melhd hss ftsrted on her eon
cert tour, whlcd will la three months,
whan hn will loin the rrand opera com-
nnv at the Mr-tropolltan. Among the
iuw mart h hits mldcd to foer ODerOtl'
repertoire Is thst of "Manon" in which
Fflrbll Sanderson mado such a falluro
t,..n lowt .Mnn
An announcement of thfl return of Fan,
rile. BloomfleM-Zelsle to America, for th'
.,.. i ...t,1 f iM)r,.M. under the mm
gemnt of Hmrjr Wolfsohn. of New
York, who Is' t'i1 directing the ton's of
Ondrlcek, h B-ihemlan vMiin'st: im
entlm De Vrre Santo nd the Heneliets,
will create a lively mteresi in ruiic cir.
Padorcwkl recently took the lonr Jonr-
ny from Pa to r-m prr.ijr io yiny
hie opera to Mr. Nlklwh. end the Gutter Is
enfhulartle In speaking of . He says
that Paderewakl hs caught 41e Gyosy
nMi m.Mjninii.lv Hli oners I written
In modern etyle. but keeps perfectly the
Ornsy r-Mrscter, a thing which many
have tried, but utterly failed in. are.
NUthmh rays h the whole tmera Is
"trong ord ver dram-le. will not be
TvmwIuMHt nntn (he nlsnlst returns to
Europe from his American tour.
1
News of the Green
Room, and Foyer,
H. Crattan Donnelly has written a I
new comedy-drama called "The Amer
ican Girl," which was recently pro
duced In San Francisco. The piece was
an Instant success, playing four weeks
at the California theater to crowded
houses. The entire press of San Fran
cisco were unanimous In declaring it
to be tht strongest American play ever
Droduced on the const. In the eastern I
cities this season, tho plere has been
one of the greatest successes known In
years. "The American liirr will do oi
the Academy of Music Saturday eve
ning, Oct. V.
II 1! i;
All the Comforts of Home," Wil
liam Gillette's most laughable comedy,
hlch will be seen at the Academy ot
Music next Tuesday, Is pronounced by
competent Judges to bo the very best
work of tno author of "Tne t'rivaie
ecretary," ar.d the more recent suc
cess, "Too .much joimson. tor ma
reason that It has no star part, and re
quires a lurge and expensive company,
it has never boon played much outsiua
f New York, but the production Is a
faithful o::e, and Includes members of
the original cast when tho piece en
Joyed a run of over 400 nights In New
York city. The scenery, wnlen is car-
led entire "by the present company, aim
II tho equipments, are new, ana money
hns not linen snared In making this
one of the notable dramatic events of
the season.
II I! I"
Miss Mnrle Walnwrlght will be the
tar at the Academy of Music on
Wednesday evening, where she will be
seen for the first time in this city in
the latest addition to her- repertory,
Constance, In Sheridan Knowles' most
famous and brilliant comedy, "ine
Love Chase." In New York recently
this has been declared to be her best
performance In standard comedy. The
piece is gorgeously costumed In the
slyles of Charles II. Miss Walnwrlght
has secured a specially strong company
for this play, the chief parts being al
lotted to Nathaniel Hartwlg. Barton
Hill, Hattio Russell and Gertrude l.l
llott. 11 II II
Joseph Callahan will make his first
appearance in tnis city as a Biar on
Thursday night, Oct. 17, when he will
appear as Mephlsto In Goethe's
Faust." at the Frothlngnam. 'i no
Philadelphia Times speaks thus of Mr.
Callahan's first appearance In that
city: "Joseph Callahan made a very
favorable Impression upon a large au
dience at Tissot's Grand Opera house
as Mophisto In Goethe's 'Faust.' mak
ing his first appearance as a star In that
part, although he frequently acteu it
while engaged as understudy for Lewis
Morrison. (Possessing all the physical
attributes for the part, and acting forci
bly throughout, the Interest of tne
audience was maintained from start to
finish, and he was rewarded by fre
quent and hearty rounds of applause."
In the new play by Daniel L. Hart,
which Stuart Robson Is to present, Mr.
Robson will be seen in a character
teeming with seriousness. Along tne
electrlo wave, for electricity is tho
theme, runs a story of love, sacrmce
and devotion, which causes the tear of
laughter and the tear of patnos to
mingle pleasingly ana sooiningiy.
has been several years since Mr. Rob
inson has essayed pathos, and tho
countless thousands who admire him
will read with pleasure tnat ne is again
to reach for their hearts. The play
la "finwrnmpn t Acceptance." and It
will be seen at the Academy of Muslo
Thursday evening.
II 11 II
(Manager (Davis has secured the new
musical comedy, "Kodak." for tnreo
nights, commencing Oct. 14, with mati
nees. This clever attraction is credit
ed with being an excellent antidote
for the blues, full of snap, vim and
life, and well suited tn the tastes of all
home-loving people, stw music, songs.
dances, and an exceptional company
headed by the famous original Nosses,
musical eccentrlques, and a company
ofi comedians and artlstsl Including
George West In his wonderful creation
of a tramp, little tosip ivower. me uani
in. xinhmiti: Miss Mienon Carroll, tho
peerless soubrette and only ladjr oboe
player (to our certain knowledge Miss
Cnrroll Is the only Jarty playing mis
difficult Instrument); jsany neien itu
or thp nncket edition soubrette and
musical artist, ana otner weu-miuwn
versatile artists.
Among the srns of former stage
ceiahrltlc. Ednrar L. mvenport, od
serves the Sun, will aruear In Nell Bur
gess' neiw play, Creston Clarke Is essay
ing Hamlet, Atwrey noucicauu ia m uk
"starred" In a comedy, Henry Chanfrau
Is still using aome of his father's pieces,
E. H. Sothem Is prospering at the
neore-e C. Boniface. Jr.. Is a
comlo opera comedian, and two of the
Hollands are conspicuous ax tne uar-
rlolt. while a third conducts a sioca
company In Philadelphia.
It will probably be some time before
itonvw ik n xev is again seen in a
roeulnr theatrical performance. At San
Francisco tie produced a monologue
which made such an extraordinary suc
cess that he has concluded to devote
himself to It exclusively hereafter. He
will take out. starting probably from
ann Francisco, a company containing
a few thoroughly high-class specialties,
and, thus assisted, will give a penorm
amce filling out the entire evening.
II II II
in n! and need Is a practical Joker,
During his recent vlplt to the Omaha
fair he met numerous old friends. One
In particular wlahed to extend to him
the pleasure of a drive. "Reed modestly
iwiinpft carina- to the extreme heat,
ihut his friend replied: "Let me drive
H show vou the Bluffs. We
how. nme lovely bluffs across the
river." Mr. 'Reed said: "Excuse me. I
don't have to go across Vne river to see
bluffs. I ran up against one last night
that I shall never forget."
li II II
(Francis Wilson has sltrned contracts
with C. B. Jefferson and Joseph Brooka
for .h'. annearar.ee In "The Rivals."
The performance will be fflven In JJesr
York four weeKs next rarintr ana ine
salary llrt for that time will exceed
$100 000. Joseph Jefferson, W. H. Crane.
Nat C. Goodwin and Mrs. John Drew
have already signed and other celebri
ties Will soon be engaged to complete
the remarkable cast. i.Mr. Goodwin gr?s
tlO.000 for the four wek8,
An amuslnft story Is current concern
ing "Handsome Bob" Hllliard, who ap
peared here In tho Academy last Tues
day. One day last summer Hllliard
and his benefactor, Henry Clay Barna
bee. of Boston Ideal fame, after the
play went Into the cafe of the Imperial
hotel, New York, for a light lunch.
After belnjr served with a spread fit
for a king the two fell to talking about
hynotlsm "Trilby" was at that time
the talk of the town. Mr. Hllliard con
tended that there certainly was such
an Influence, while .Mr. Barnabee de.
clared the whole thing was bosh. About
this time Francis Wilson, the operatic
comedian, then filling an engagement
at a New York theater, came In and
took a seat with his back to the two
gentlemen. "Mr. Barnabee," raid Mr.
Hllliard, '"you scoff at the Idea of hyp
notism. Now I want to make a confes
sion to you. I am possessed of the
powers necessary to produce this
this strange Influence and If you wish
I will give you a demonstration right
here and now." &Ir. Barnabee smiled
5ome of the More Important
Doings of These, Our Actors.
significant smile and said. "Go ahead,
young man." fomtlng to Wilson, air.
Hllliard said: "You see that man sitting
there with his back to us. He Isn't
aware of what I am about to do and
neither are you. There is no means of
communicating with him and he is a
stranger to us. Well, I propose to make
that man order for his luncn a atsn ot
Ice cream and a glass of Ice water.
With that Mr. Hllliard fell into a brown
study and wnt through fome mesmer
ic movements with his hands. Mr. ar-
nabee smiled and said nothing. Direct
ly the waiter came to Mr. Wilson to get
his order. In the clearest accents his
piping voice rang out: "Dish of Ice
cream and a glass of Ice water." Mr.
Barnabee was dumfounded. Mr. Hll
liard smiled and said: "It's easy when
you know huw." After Mr. Barnabee
recovered, which was not until they
were on their way home, Mr. Billiard
said: "Thnt man was Francis Wilfon,
and It Is ills custom to order the same
lunch after the performance each night.
I had about nine chances out of ten
of carrying my point and I did so."
CHATTER OF THE STARS:
Ada Rehan Kt-ts $9k a we?k.
John Drew receives 0iK) a wek.
'.Mr. Potter Is to play Lady Macbeth.
Ada liehi!ii h. nevr been Interviewed.
Kfile Ellsler will play Juliet and Rosa
lind. "The Queen's Garter" Is Mantell's new
play.
Mary Anderson has completed "Memo
ries." "Tho Year One," Is the title of Nell Bur
gess" new play.
Olga Nfthersole opens her tour at Al
bany on Oct. 21.
Kllta Pioctor Otis has joined Frohman's
Lyceum company.
Ethel llnrrymure, with John Drew's
company. Is only Hi.
Denmiin Thompson Is living on his farm
In iNew Hampshire.
Ileerbohm Tree has decided to make an
other Amerlcun tour next season.
Jerome K. Jerome has finished a new
pluy called "The Prude's Progress."
"Our Father Who Art In Haven" Is the
title of a pluy that will shortly be given In
11rfRiltn.
John SchoefTel has Induced Lillian Rus
sell to go In'to tights again. Things have
fnrne to a crisis.
Marie Burroughs Intends to star agnln
this season. She says she has two or
three new idavs.
Fanny Davenport's repertoire this sea-
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the Irvlnjr company.
Minnie Palmer begins her American tour
Dec. 23, appewins; In a musical comedy;
called "The School Girl."
The time of Mies May Irwin's engage,
ment at the New York Bijou theater has
been extended one month.
No less than sixteen actors and actresses
now starring received their training la
Augustln DaJy's company.
lius Heege Is an Inmate of one of the
Jersey City hoephato, and It will be four
weeks before he can act again.
- Lulu Glaser Is soon to wed a weaHhy
Pittsburger, and she will presumably
leave the stage a & resuHof it.
William G. Stewart, of the Camilla
EVArvllle company, playa nine musical
IxiftriMnente, and used to be a cowboy.
Next Sunday night. In Chicago, Thomas
Q Seabrooke will produce a new three-aot
comedy called "Baby Mine," written par
tiouhirly for his use.
Ixiuls James will play "Hamlet" and
"Macbeth" this season, and next year will
add "CoriolanuH" ami "Midsummer
Night's Dream" to his repertoire.
llayiln Coffin ha armed himself with a
nu:ily of typewritten circulars, which in
form applicants that the cost of his auto-&-raih
is half a guinea ($2.62).
It Is wid that Edy the Chapman, t5ie new
li11nff lady of Robert Mantell's company,
bears a remarkable rosemblnjice to Sarah
Bernhardt In voice, and personal appear
ance. The three most distinguished successes
of -the theatrical season are plays that
have been taken from books. These
piocts, of course, are "Trilby," "The Pris
oner of Zenda" and "A Social Highway
man."
Marie Tempest will be back here In a
couple of weeks. She brings with her four
F"rench one-act plays, and rte hopes to
bo able to pluy one or two of them in the
origins! language and perform transla
tions of the othwrst.
Henry Irving has brought over one new
play this year, "King Arthur." It will
serve to Introduce Julia Arthur, who left
America In disgust some time ago, say
lng she would not return till she had
made a name.
Victory Bnteman has won praise for her
arfstlc performance af Nora Hanlan, the
leading woman's part In Eugene Tomp
ktris' production of "Burmah" at the Bos
ton theater. M:s Batemun'i gowns are
admired as well as 'her udlng.
'The City of Plensure" having proved a
failure. Daniel and Charles Frohman have
dmidi'd to cancel all Its time on the road
end to consign it to oblivion. The time
booked will be filled by "Kismet," the
comic opera by Carroll and Kerker, re
rently produced at the Herald Square
theater.
Mr. Richard Mansfield's serious Illness
'. costing him at the rate of about $2,000
a week. Ho was booked up solid on
guarantees, all of which had to be can
ce0-il. From the looks of things he will
not be able to return to the stage until
the week of November 25, at the Chestnut
Sitreet Opera House, Philadelphia.
Nell Owynne is the central figure of
Rhea's new play. She is at first shown as
en orange girl In front of a London
theatre. Then is depleted her rise to fame
and position as the favorite of Charles II,
with side-l'.ghts on the life of an aotress
at that time. In the last act the downfall
and death of the favorite are pictured.
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