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n , . . THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 1913. AETTSTS WHO SANG HT YESTERDAY'S GRAND OPEEA MATINEE. Leaders Do Not Agree Confer ence Is Necessary to Save Party From Ruin. CUIUS' SCHEME IS FROWNED DOWN I 4J I y - .t .vc- . ... 1 ' e . - ' . V ' . j D ISSUE WILL BE AWAITED Opinion I Democrats, Before They Hto Done With Tariff. Will Furnish Ample Material for Opposing Campaign. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Tub Ington. April 2. Senator Cummin., of Iowa, says he believes the Republican party will disappear from the political map unle.. a National party conven tion Is held in the near future for the purpose of getting the factions to gether and putting up a solid front of opposition to the Democratic forces. Nobody else In the party apparent'.' foresees any such calamity. On the contrary, the more stable and level headed Republicans are disposed to frown down the Cummins scheme and wait until the Democrats mark out some clear Issue and give the Repub licans something to rally around. The solicitation of Senator Cummins for the welfare of the Republican party is little short of pathetic. In view of the fact that he was one of the leaders In the movement which ultimately dis rupted tlw party, and In view of the further fact that In the last campaign he voted for the Bull Moore candidate for President. For several years after he came to Washington. Senator Cum mins took Issue with the Republican administration: he fought the Repub lican legislative programme and did almost as much as any other man to split the party Into factions. After that, he asked the Republican party to nominate him as its candidate for President, and falling to land thnt nom ination, bolted the party last Novem ber. fiesatof. Popularity Manias;. Whether Senator Cummins Is look ing forward to I916 and wants now to be recognized as the man v ho started the movement to reunite the party. Is one of the things he alone can tell, but true It Is that Senator Cummins today is a far less powerful Influence than he mas two years ago, because of hit straddling course In the late campaign, when, for a time, he supported the Re publican ticket, and finally wound up by declaring himself a Republican, vot ing for Colonel Roosevelt. It is well understood that Cummina is not recog nised as a leader In the Bull Moo-i-parry and that he cannot lead back Into the Republican party any consid erable number of boltinK Republicans. Therefore, so far as he himself Is con cerned, he could wield little Influence in a "get-toa-ether" Republican Na tional convention or conference. Among Republicans generally the opinion prevails that if the Democratic Administration and Democratic Con gress have time enough and are al lowed to do as they will with the tariff. It will not be long before the coun try will have an Issue on which the reople ran divide, and with such uu Issue made by the Democrats it is be lieved the Republican factions can once more get together. I'm II that issue Is made there Is serious doubt of the ad visability of attempting any Nation wide conference. New Leaders Appearing;. The gradual changes that are tak ing place in Congress are eliminating those old Republican leaders who be came so unpopular wheu the progres sive uprising took place. New leaders are springing up and taking their places. The disposition of the new leaders is to get In closer touch with the people, and it Is the judgment of wiser and more experienced men that the Republican party will get together again, and do It automatically, if the Democrats create the issue. If the Democrats fall to create this issue, there is nothing that a confer ence at this time could do that would bring the factions together, and such a conference without an issue undoubt edly would prove futile. A VERY COSTLY CURTAIN French Painter Proposes One to Cost One Million Dollars. Paris Cor. London Telegraph. In some letters by the famous war painter. Meissonler. that have Just come to light is an anecdote of his encounter with a theatrical manager, who. having beard of his fame, went to his studio to commission him to paint his new drop curtain. It will be recalled that Meissonler was one of the few French painters who achieved fame and for tune during his lifetime. The manager abruptly demanded: "I want you to paint my new curtain. How much will it cost, and when can you have It done?" Picking up a piece of paper and a pencil the artist asked simply: "What are the dimensions?" -Forty feet by sixty." was the reply. Meissonler used tils pencil rapidly and then said: "Your curtain will work out at a lit tle lesa than f 1.000.000. I should be de lighted to undertake the commission were it not for a second consideration. When working at my highest speed I require six months to complete a can vas one foot square. Thus you may ex. pect to have your drop curtain in 100 years, possibly a few months less. Do you accept my conditions?" The manager merely stared, and Meissonler continued: "You see. monsieur. I am not over charging you. My pictures sell at some, thing like IJiuO a square yard, thus rr.y wages are only about HIS a year, and your curtain would thus be worth something more than i.500.000. I am ready to call it a round million, pro vided" But the manager had seised tits hat and departed. PILFERING WOMEN SCORED Bristol Rector Denounces Petty Habit Among Fair Sex. LONDON. March 19. (Special.) A striking Indictment of the petty pil fering habits of some women is made bv the Rev. F-. J. Houghton, rector of St- Stephen's. Bristol. He says: a "This petty pilfering baa been brought so much to my notice that 1 have had to make It the subject of special moral teaching. I have been assured by those whose knowledge 1 cannot doubt that there la no end to small thefts which go on In high-class places of entertainment by well dressed 'ladles.' In the dressing-rooms of hlgh-claa music-halls. picture houses, restaurants, the daily pilfer ings are not simply Irritating, but a serious financial loss. v - i - iM:- y "LUCIA" WINS ALL Tetrazzinl Greater Than Ever in Wonderful Opera. ANGELIC VOICE INSPIRES Only Flaw In Artistic Production, W hich Ends Season, Is Immense Vol n mo of Orchestra Giorginl ' Receives an Oration. With a metropolitan cast for the presentation of "Lucia dl Lammer moor." In which the vocal star waa the Incomparable Lulsa Tetrasxlnl. the first season In this city of the Chi cago Grand Opera Company is finished. Its artistic success is most pronounced. No official statement could be ob tained last night, either from Lois Steers-Wynn Coman. representing the Portland guarantors, or from Andreas DippeL representing the opera com pany, as to whether the grand opera venture has paid. It was stated that all accounts had not yet been balanced. A big audience was present at the Orpheum and great enthusiasm reigned, but the house was not a capacity one. That is.there were a few vacant seats, but not many. . The gallery was crowd ed with dozens of people turned away. "Standing room only" accommodation was sold downstairs. People did not care to go to the higher-priced seats. "Lucia" and Tetrarsini! Orrkeatra Toe Lrald. The two names will ever be remem bered by Portland's musical community. The whole cast was nearly all-star, and the big orchestra of about 60 mu sicians, under the magnetic direction of Cleofonto Campanlnl. added a tinge of first-class excellence to the artistic opera success. The performance would have been a flawless one had the Im mense volume of the orchestra been toned down at times so that holders of high-priced seats. In the upper bal cony, for Instance, could have heard all the notes sung by the soloists. So strong was the power of the orchestra that on many occasions last night. In the upper balcony, people Just saw Tet raxxinl's mouth open, but heard no sound from her! This waa slightly ex asperating. The mistake was that the full strength of that big orchestra is and was too much for the slse of the theater building. Campanlnl, of course, is cot to blama. as he is nvi personally acquainted with the theater. People in the parquet said they heard soloists and orchestra perfectly. Apart from this, however, no seriour complaint can be registered against the production given of "Lucia." Never before In the history of this city has such a lavish and first-class production of the opera been given, with soloists of international excellence, big chorus of trained n singers, fine orchestra, cos tumes and scenery. The male chorus only made one slip. In starting to sing "Percorrlamo le Spiagge Vlcine" the tenors did not seem to have unanimity In starting and were more or less un certain, but the trouble was soon ad justed. Tetrasalnl Siever Better. Tetrazzinl was In glorious voice, and for purity her voice rivaled that of the flute. Its power is even greater than before, and her trilling and breath control are marvelous. Tetrazzinl was graceful in her movements, but she a substantial Lucia. It is a. trifle diffi cult to think of her being a romantic love-lorn maiden of the dainty Patti kind. But there when Tetrazzinl sings all else is forgotten! Such a rod-like voice she has. There are few, If any, like it In the world. Her solos were enthusiastically applauded, and she won many recalls. She waa the big star In the celebrated sextet, ana every other voice around her seemed, well different. The "sextette" was re- neated. The Egardo of Glorginl was splendid. Glorginl is a lyric tenor of much sweet ness and good volume and ne is an in telligent actor. He has fine stage presence. Mr. Dlppel heard Giorgini at Florence. Italy, and engaged him there and then. It has been a first rate "find." and the new tenor received an ovation. Henri Scott made an impres sive Ralmondo and the same may be said of the Enrico of Polese. The whole opera had the true Italian note of tragedy in It and all who heard It, judging by the volume of applause that greeted the company at toe close, echoed this verdict. Longer Titan Life, Perhaps. Motor World. Some salesmen are equal to almost any emergency and do not spare the "other car" when occasion requires. 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Somebody away up In the Dippel man agement had a lucky guess when the order was given to present for the mat inee yesterday at the Orpheum two op eras of diversified kinds and delightful contrasts. Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" and the second act of Offen bach's "Tales of Hoffman." followed by a grand ballet. All tastes were pleased, the opera bill was one of relaxation, and as for the children who were lucky enough to be present, they were in the magic land of new nursery rhyme and enjoyed it with even more zest than their elders. The audience was a typical one. wom en and children, with a sprinkling of men. The double opera treat was cor dially received. At first the audience was slow to awake, and the applause lacked volume, but this defect was soon remedied. Humperdinck's new fairy opera new to us of the Pacific Northwest is a charming novelty and, thank goodness, was sung in English. Humperdinck has kept to the seasoned and sane path of melody and tune in the themes pre sented. Clearly, he is not a convert to the new school of "symphonic tone pictures," dreary wastes where no tune dares to show its head, a school whose high priests of musical composition are Strauss. Debussy ana the later r-uccini and others. Rrturm to Melody Seen, In "Hansel and Gretel" Humperdinck returns to the melodious school of Mo zart, and refuses to be beguiled by strange siren voices whose gospel is dramatic movement and that only. There are real songs in "Hansel and Gretel"; songs so prettily colored with attractive tunes that they ought to have no difficulty in becoming widely popular. The story, too, is pleasant, and has domestic tone. Two children Hansel, played by Marie Cavan, con tralto, and Gretel, played by Mabel Relgelman, soprano, meet with witches and fairies when they tali asleep in the woods. They Just escape being cooked in the witch's stove, but are solaced with gingerbread, which they find growing on a house. Miss Cavan has a mellow mezzo-con tralto, and she sang the music allotted to her with brightness and skill. Miss Relgelman is a California girl, is a protege of Madame GadskI, and has a clear, blrdlitte voice 01 remarnaoie purity and excellence. In stature she Is dainty and petite, and made a most charming Gretel. Scenes Are Magnificent. Miss RIegelman Is so natural In her acting and singing that It is a pleasure to watch and bear her work. She has undoubtedly a bright career before her in light opera. Daadl made an effec tive witch, and his acting was gro tesque enough to make it dominate. Crabbe was convincing as the gruff father. The scenes In fairyland were mag nificently staged and when the fairies began to descend the stairway and each step glowed with light the mo ment that step was touched by fairy foot, the effect was beautifully spec tacular. In "Hoffman" the audience was on mora familiar ground. "Hoffman" to played on the family piano, and the "Barcarolle" is whistled on Portland fc tree is. The second act only cA-LA- i SPRITE CORSETS What You Can Do With Your Figure You can mould it into the supple, graceful Enes of Youthfulness that the new fashions sternly decree. You can do it without necessity of expensive, made-to-measure corsets. There is one special OB a la Spirite model designed for the sole purpose of bringing out Youthful lines in your particular figure. It will do this without binding, compressing or otherwise destroying your comfort. It is roe of 240 different CB styles one for every known type of figure. Each model contains the full achievement of its makers' 40 years of expert corsetry, and their purpose to blend perfect style with perfect comfort and durability. THE STANDARD EXCLUSIVE C. B. AGENTS played and sung, tho scene being laid in Venice. Barcarolle" tireatly Enjoyed. Helen Stanley, dramatic, soprano, a Cincinnati girl, made a magnificent looking Giuletta. and owned the bril liant society scene, so much of a vocal artist Is she. Her voice is a splendid. ume. It is a pity that Miss Stanley has not sung oitener inis him. iuuu Warnery made a romantic looking Hoffman, and Ruby Neyl. contralto, sang well as Nlclaus. The "Barcarolle" was. as usual, much enjoyed. X JIB JSrttllu. u i 1 1 . . . . . ' sina Galli as danseuse, for daintiness. grace and Beauty ana numoers win nve i . U a mnat enlnvnhl. Seen 111 lur iuuu e mo i. ....... J -. -- In this city. The Hungarian. Slav and Dutch dances were particularly enjoy able. The valse "Roses From the South," with rtosina as -wm , ne, rsnrarrieri with round after round of 'delighted applause. The orchestra played the easy and pretty music se lected with a sweep that was irresist ible. COLORS FOR WOMEN. Point: An Elepliant Is Not a Hum ming Bird. Seituate (Mass.) Cor. New York World t J Tii,nor Tinllev a. 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