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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 1, 1901. B Music! THE GRAU OPERA SEASON Calve, Sembrlch, Sybil Sanderson and Others Who Are Singing: In San Francisco. It seems that Maurice Grau does not Intend to have the California opera sea son end without a genuine San Fran cisco triumph for Calve. That -was the reason he extended the season to Decem ber 5, and has been In such hot tele graphic communication with Pasadena, whither she has gone to recover her voice. He has managed to extract a promise from her to sing "Carmen"" the last night. This would be her second ap pearance In that role before a San Fran cisco audience. As far as can be Judged at present writing, Collamarlnl Is rather in the lead In the race to become San Francisco's favorite Carmen. So far, the crush nights at the opera have been for "Lohengrin," "The Mar riage of Figaro," "The Valkyrie," Calve in "Carmen." Sybil Sanderson In "Manon," and the Sembrlch nights. The poorest house was for "La Boheme," only one carriage being at the door at the close of the performance. Neither Sybil Sanderson nor Calve have made the triumph that was expected. Sem brlch has made herself a greater favor ite. If possible, than last season. Fol lowing are given extracts from Ashton Stevens' comments on the most Important performances up to last Thursday night: "Lohengrin" The audience forgot Itself and the conventions in the spell of one of the most absorbing and complete pro ductions of "Lohengrin" In the record of the town and we had several last year after the season was well under way which edged on the fabulous. In the cast were Schumann-Helnk, Do Beszkc. "Van Dyck, BIspham and Eames all known quantities in the work save Eames. Had Emma Eames Elsa been one semi quaver less than that the singer's repu tation there would be a different story to tell. Nordlca had sung Elsa with these others and had done well; GadskI had warbled the same part In the same good company to make two audiences stand In amaze at the richness of her art. But Eames made the part absolutely her own. She gave it an Identity both vocal and histrionic that swept away the thought of any other woman In the role. She gives to Elsa the gentleness and at the same time the distinction that one blends In contemplating an ideal interpreta tion of the role. "La Travlata" Only the greatest of coloratura singers can juggle with an audience as Sembrlch did. Mclba as a Violetta Is not to be mentioned In the same type with Sembrlch. Melba, In the part, gave us the cool, clear, liquid ar ticulation of the canary; she dazzled us with her .facility. Now Sembrlch does all this, but plus a vivid, warm, imaginative personality. In this effortless and apparently limitless technique there Is blended a human qual ity whose effect is posltU'ely electrical a dramatic tact, a passionate prodigality of feeling that, until you hear It, would seem Impossible of association with music of the "Travlata" character. "Tannhauser" Even with Emma Eames singing Elizabeth and Van Dyck enjoying comparative good fortune in the name part, the "Tannhauser" was not as distinctive and full a performance as that of" last year. " If did not hold to gether with the same single purpose; and the Venusberg scene and the ap proach of the pilgrims were away short of the right theatric effect. "The Valkyrie" The performance was one of sumptuous worth; short of last year's only In that Louise Reuss-Belce, not Nordlca, was the Brunnhllde. Ma dame Reuss-Belce was a disaster the night before In the Venus of "Tannhaus er," but she was decidedly better than that as the demlgoddcss. The rest of the cast was one to mem orize and brag about In later years. A real name went with every one of the Valkyries; and GadskI, Schumann-Helnk, BIspham, Blass and DIppcl had the great parts, and one and all scored a fine suc cess In the most exacting piece In all "Wagner. BIspham, who never falls, was even stronger than before, I fancied, In "Wotan. At least, I did not find myself this time wishing that BIspham had six Inches more to his stature and a bit more pres sure In his lungs. His "Wotan was ab solutely commanding; and in that tre mendous scene with Brunnhllde In which Wotan harks back to the evil day of the "Rhlnegold," there were subtle dra matic touches that no opera singer of my experience but BIspham can give. GadskI Is at her tenderest and her best in Slegllnde. As Damrosch would say, she makes beautiful a legend that many of the medieval poets brutalized. "Manon" Sybil Sanderson Is Mas senet's "Manon- to the last Parisian shrug, but whether the same cozy little budolr voice that found freedom in "Manon" last night will serve as happily in the severer score of Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" remains to be demonstrated. But as "Manon" Sybil Sanderson of San Francisco Is a unique and distinctive suc cess. One might call It the celebration of a personality. Certainly It Is char acter acting and character singing of the most Intimate and unoperatlc kind. "La Boheme" Since when did San Francisco go back on the "Boheme" of Puccini? Campanarl 'was a rousing Marcello all the way through. His voice came in splashes of color and his acting was In fine fever. De March! sang Rodolfo as no one sings it but Agostlnl. Suzanne Adams was cold, formal, everything Jn fact that Mlmi should not be. "The Marriage of Figaro" It was an other Mozart night, and like the one of last year It made history for opera in San Francisco. Such a cast, such music and such an audience! Grau gave us the best he has last night in "Figaro," and that Is the best in the world. The art of Emma Eames Is -versatile. She sings Mozart with a delicacy and a fragrance that is unparalleled among the greater "Wagner sopranos; and apart from the unfaltering beauty and purity of her tone, she kings the Mozartean music with a fine musicianly understanding of its piquancy and spirit. Sembrlch Is essentially a Mozart singer. She has the lithe, graceful phrase, and the sense of fun and caprice as well as the perfect vocal Instrument. These two singers In the "Zephyr" duet made a vocal blend that paralyzes ad jective. It marked the best that I have heard since Patti and Scalchl. This duet might easily be made a duel. The same melodle phrase Is handed from voice to voice. Comparison would seem In evitable. Yet as they sang it there was no thought of comparison. Each sub ordinated to the other in turn as the music demanded; and they rose together at the close in a climax of impeccable unity "Carmen" We expected I did, and so did a great many others who were there last night a temperament run almost to riot. We expected something Vesuvlan, electrical, galvanic; something that would burn up and down our spines. And we did not get that kind of a Carmen at all. Wo got Instead a Carmen of fine nervous energy febrile, voluptuous, even pas sionate. The keynote of Calve's Carmen is grace. Its very cruelty Is graceful. It has abandon and a measure of swagger, but it never affects thp hard-heeled stride and preposterous Dose of the clcarette picture. The flashes of temper are fleet ly suggested. You do not see the veins In the neck stand out like whipcords, as Laura Jean would say. The insolence with which Calve sang the Havanalse last night was beautiful, admirable, with never a note of bumptousness. In every detail her performance was complete and fascinating. But it gilded the character. It gave much refinement when less was expected. And this is not to say that we were looking for a Nethersole brutallzation. In a word. It completely upset our notions of what the world's greatest Carmen really Is, and some of us did not recover from the surprise In time to appreciate thoroughly what was offered. "Faust" Eduard de Reszke's magnifi cent voice gloated luxuriously In the rare music of Mephlstopheles, and he played the part with bounding spirit and poig- 1 nantly satanlc Insinuation; his persona tion was up to the masterpiece mark, and It drew thunder from a crowd that, ex pecting Emma Eames as Marguerite and getting Instead Camllle Seygard, was not entirely In the thunder-giving mood. But for all his art and energy and the huge personal magnetism which reaches out over the lights and holds you where you live, Edouard de Reszke could not save l the "Faust" performance from being a j dull one. "Don Pasquale" Sembrlch sang Nor- I LEAVES FAI1H OF YOUTH REV. FRANK B. COULTER JOINS UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. He "Was Formerly a, United Brethren Minister and Original Thinker on Economic Subjects. Rev. Frank E. Coulter, formerly pastor of the First United Brethren Church, East Morrison and East Fifteenth streets. has left that denomination and entered the TJnlversallst church as a minister. At a recent meeting of the Portland Minis terial Association he tendered his resig nation, but it was held that the fact that he had resigned from the United Brethren church and joined the Unlversal Ist was sufficient to sever his relations with the association. Mr. Coulter came from California about two years ago to become pastor of the United Brethren Church. His sermons along doctrinal lines and also on economic subjects early attracted attention for their eomewhat liberal tone, and seemed to I f MARQUAM GRAND CKL.3IN HEILIG ... - 7Ut7CN3CGER THREE NIGHTS STARTING Monday, December 2 The Greatest American Play James A. Heme's FamrJmray SHORE ACRES Trescnled with an ideal cast under the stage direction or MRS. JAMES A, HEKfE. HENRY IRVING says: " 'Shore Acres' Is the best American play I have ever teen. HALL CAINE says: " 'Shore Acres' Is the work of a genius and I predict It will run a year in London." Prices Lower floor, except last 3 rows. 51.00; last 3 rows, 75c. Balcony, first 6 rows, 75c; last 6 rows, 50c. Gallery, first 2 rows, 33c; all seats In rear 25c. Boxes and logea, $7.50. Advance sale opened. s MARQUAM GRAND THEATER CALVIN HEILIG, Manager Friday and Saturday Nights, December 6-7 AJltrSSAY w LLIAM COLLIER i 6 In Augustus Thomas Phenomenally Successful Comedy ON THE QUIET" MANAGEMENT OF JACOB LITT. DIRECT FROM A SIX MONTHS' RUN AT THE MADISON SQUARETHEATER, NEW YORK CITY "COLLIER'S ACTING IS DELIGHTFUL. HE XEVER STRAINS FOR EFFECT." LouIk de Foe in The New York "World. EVENING PRICES Entire lower floor. $1.50; balcony, first three rows, 51.00; second three rows. 75 cents; laft six rows, 50 cents. Gallery, first 2 'rows. 35 cents; all seats in rear. 23 cents. Boxes and logce, $10.00. MATINEE PRICES (Saturday) Entire lower floor, $1.00. Balcony, first 6 rows, it cento; last 6 rows. 50 cents. Gallery, first two rows. 35 cents; all seats In rear, 25 cents. Boxes and loges, $7.50. ADVANCE SALE OPEN'S WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK. $$ jjg&jtW WILLI.-. vOLLIER IX "OX THE QUIET," AT THE MARQUAM. ina In "Don Pasquale" to make the house hoarse with the shouting. The part of Norlna Is second to none In the repertoire of Sembrlch. "Travlata" may show this singer in a greater purely vocal dazzle; "The Barber" may give her a longer and more sustained opportunity for caprice; but this gives her a character of sunshine and fun that fits as happily as the Sem brlch smile. She and the part arc a glad unit. The Aeolian Recital. The usual "Wednesday evening recital was given In Aeolian Hall, last Wednes day evening, to an unusually large audi ence. Many were obliged to stand, every available scat being occupied, and more were unable to get In at all. The programme, which was especially prepared for the ' evening, was wel" re ceived, especially the piano selections March from "Tannhauser," and "Les Adicux" "(La Africainc), the former ren dered by Mr. Hughes and the latter by Mr. M. B. Wells. To any person who has rtever attended one of these recitals they will prove a most agreeable surprise, as an opportunity is given to hear selections that are sel dom heard outside of European musical circles, and the crowds always In attend ance attest their popularity. "Will Go to The Dalle. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer and Reginald L. Hidden will take part In the recital to be given at The Dalles this week by Miss Nannie Helen Flynn. "NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE." For Hovr Gas City Folic Petition Their Divorces. Topeka Dispatch to New York Sun. Dr. Sherman Foote. of Gas City, has sued for divorce from his wife. The pe tition begins with the following state ment: "Comes now the plaintiff to the altar of justice bearing his sorrow and woe, which he humbly lays down before the ermine and the woolsack. He declares with solemn truth that he has been for more than one year past an actual resi dent In good faith of the State of Kan sas, whose valiant sons swarm the Bam bag; that state pointed out and con gratulated by all the world as being the deserted home of Carrie Nation and Mary Ellen Lease, and that he Is now a resident of Allen County, same state, where the roar of natural gas wells and the whistles of great industries have become as familiar td Its Inhabitants as was the croaking of frogs to the people of Posey County, Ind., In the days of auld lang syne." Continuing Dr. Foote's petition recites: "From the altar vows she turned for getful .and showed him a warm time thenceforth. Her supposed honey sweet ness of disposition became like a spray of vinegar. She began to knock on aKn- sas and then on him. Among his titles bestowed by her were bigot, back num ber, loafer, idiot, crank, fool, tyrant, no gentleman, filthy, low. Indecent old cur mudgeon. Privately and publicly she hailed him thus. Was she the helpmato to him? Nay, nay. Did sho love, honor and obey? not on your tintype, nor did she cook, wash or sew, although In good health, and mighty spry for a lady of 63 Summers." Pnn-EuropcanlRni Is Rubbish. Atlantic. Nothing less than the supreme realiza tion of the commercial side of empire will be needed to plunge England and America Into a war of tariffs. For the rest, Eng lishmen laugh at pan-Europeanlsm. The weapon has been used against themselves, and even in the grasp of a master hand It snapped like a twig. What Napoleon could not effect against England the con cert of Europe Is hardly likely to effect against America. Such, at any rate. Is the English view, both popular and offi cial. England will have no hand In forc ing the new weapon; still less will she direct it. One may even go further, and with less assurance. Were united Eu rope, in some freak of madness, to at tempt, as It has actually been suggested she might attempt, to prohibit American exports by force, England would be com pelled by sheer National necessity to join with Aanarica In- frustrating it. place him out of harmony with the tenets of that church; still there was no break, and he retired quietly from the pastorate at the close of tne year. For a short time he was assistant pastor of Centenary Methodist Church, after the death of Rev. George W. Gue. He preached two ser mons along essential doctrinal lines, and these were sufficient to cause an uproar among the Methodist brethren, and he re tired. Recently Mr. Conlter has said that he rather favored the Universalis! church and its beliefs, and now has nbrnced the faith of that church. Those who have ob jected to his methods and views-give him the credit of having the courage of his convictions, and they admit that his lec tures and addresses have shown him pos sessed of originality and force. Mr. Coul ter will do work for the Universalis! church at Albany and other places. TO FURXISH ODD FELLOWS HOME. Rooms Are to Be Ready by the First of the Year. It Is now announced that the dedication of the 'Odd Fellows' Home, located south of Ktenllworth, which was arranged to be held January 15, 1902, may not take place until in April. This is the talk among members of the lodges, and the change In time Is suggested for the reason that bad weather may prevent a large at tendance. The furnishing of the rooms, however, will go ahead, and It Is desired that the building should be furnished by the first of the year. Several of the Rebekah lodges are accumulating money with which to furnish the rooms. Columbia lodge has raised $200 for this purpose, and Omega and Utopia "Lodges both have considerable sums already to be applied to the furnishing of rooms. There is no doubt but that all will be comfortably and handsomely fitted up. It Is not yet settled Just how It will be done. It has been expected that each lodge would take a room In the building and fit It up, and then it would be known that such a lodge had furnished such a room, but there are a number who want the money raised put into the hands of the trustees and all the rooms furnished alike, or at the same expense. Those who are advocating this method kjiv that it will be much hetter thnn for the Individual lodges to fit up rooms sep- I arately. as a few would be furnished more attractively than others. Just what course will be taken has not yet been decided, but the entire building will doubtless be fitted up by about the first of the year any way. MOXTAVILLA SIDETRACK ASSURED. All Subscriptions to the llonns Fund Have Been Paid In. The bonus for the Montavllla sidetrack, amounting to $350, was completed yester day. Secretary Devenny, of the sub board of trade, reported yesterday after noon that the last subscription had been paid In and turned over to the Title Guarantee & Trust Company, which Is the custodian of the money. The O. R. & N. Co. has- agreed to put In the sidetrack within SO days after assurances shall have been given that a deed for a stria of land 100x1500 would be transferred to the company. It has been mainly through the efforts of Dr. Devenny that the transaction was finally brought to a successful termina tion. With a sidetrack from the main line of the O. R. & N. Railway, resi dents of Montavllla hope to secure some manufacturing establishments. Hereto fore they could not offer Inducements. FUXERAL OF CHARLES S. 1VAITE. Services "Were Conducted by Exalted Ruler George Chamberlain. The funeral of the late Charles S. Walte, secretary of the Union Savlncs & Loan Association, was held yesterday afternoon at Dunnlng's Chapel, East Sixth and East Alder streets. There was a large gather ing of Elks, the services being conducted under the auspices of Portland Lodge No. 128, B. P. O ., George Chamberlain, ex alted ruler, officiating. Many members of Home Lodge, No. 1. Order of Lions, were present. John La mont, John E. Kelley, Phil Harris. SIg Werthelmer, Thomas McNameo and C. E. Holmes were pallbearers. Many handsome Popular With the People CORDRAY'S THEATER John F. Cordray, Mgr. A New Thing A - - Good Thing, Don't Do A Thing But See It One Week, Starting Tonight, Sunday, December 1 AND SATURDAY MATINEE FIRST TIME IN PORTLAND OF THE CRISP AND DELICiOUSLY FUNNY COMEDY IN THREE ACTS A introducing Marie Lamour Ethel Balch, Frederic Murphy and a Competent Cast. "NOTHING BUT LAUGHS" LOCOMOBILE TICKETS GIVEN TSiztfKY nnnnnLD wMMMsmi torn V MI5S BALCH DDDCDnn DDDCDnCD GEO. L BAKER Manager BRKER'S THEHTER TELEPHONE North .. 1076 By Special Arrangement the Engagement Has Been Extended to December 21. Change of Opera Twice a Week. One of the .best Opera Companies that has ever visited Portland Oregonian. Evening Prices 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c ilbur-Kirwin Matinee Prices 10c, 15c, 25c 50 PEOPLE 50 SPECIAL SCENERY AND COSTUMES FOR EACH OPERA. Standing Room Only All Last WeeK. This Afternoon. Tonight Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Evenings with Wednesday Matinee LA MASCOTTE Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings with Saturday Matinee FRA DIAVOLA By special permission, with Mr. J. J. Murdock, the big hit, will continue all next week, "THE GIRL WITH THE AUBURN LOCKS." You will have to hurry to the box-ofilce or go way back and stand up. Have you seen the 20 pretty maidens in their march? Matinee 2:15; evcnlng.S:15. floral tributes wero received. At the close of the services the body was taken to the Portland crematorium. AGAINST GRIMES' SALOON. Montavllla Sub - Hoard lrotets Against Renewal of License. At a meeting1 of the Montavllla Sub Board of Trade Friday evening, in Ayles worth Hall, Base Line road, resolutions were passed in opposition to granting "Wil liam Grimes a renewal of his liquor li cense for his roadhouse at Montavllla. All the fraternal orders passed resolu tions to this effect this week, and the ac tion of the sub-board was in line with these orders. Death of MrH. John Kane. Mrs. Elizabeth Kane, who died at her home, 414 Hawthorne avenue, last Sunday, after a lingering Illness, was the wife of John Kane. She was born July 11, 1E51, at Hexham, England. She was married to John Kane May 4, 1ST2, at Newcistle-on-the-Lynn, England. The family came to the Pacific Coast In 1S74. set tling In Truckee, Cal.. and In 1SS3 moved to Oregon. Her husband and two children, a son and a daughter, survive her. .She was a faithful wife and a loving mother. The funeral was held "Wednesday from the family residence, and the serv ices were conducted by Rev. G. "W. Plum mer. The Interment was at Rlverview cemetery. Mopnment Association. The Soldiers Monument Association will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock. In G. A. R. Hall, 2V& Union avenue. While .the canvass for funds for the 1905 fair was in progress the association suspended its work, but hopes soon to take it up actively. Talked, on Mexican War. Colonel D. B. Bush, a well-known resi dent; j( th.j Eagt Slde and veteran, of the Mexican War, accepted an invitation to address the class in history In the North Central School one day this week. He spoke on the history of the Mexican War. The class was delighted with his remarks, which were full of Information not found In school books. East Side Notes. Mr. and Mrs. George Older arrived from Denver Friday. C. Plo, a well-known business man or Stephens Addition, Is seriously ill at his home. Rev. Jerome R. McGlade, pastor of the MIzpah Presbyterian Church, will deliver an address to all the Sub-Boards of Trade south of Hawthorne avenue next Sunday evening, on "Civic Pride." Members ot all sub-boards and Improvement associa tions In the city will be welcome. i Some Wheat. AInslee's Magazine. Joseph, son of Jacob, had to warehouse a good deal of wheat In the seven fat years to carry the Egyptians through the seven lean ones. The American farmers produced enough in 1S9S to make Joseph's little stock look like a pea In a tub. If it had all been plied In form on the plain of GIzeh It would have made nine pyramids the s!ze of the pyramids of Cheops, ana with the surplus another could have been reared four-tlfths as large. That was tn biggest American wheat crop ever record ed. It amounted to 675,143,703 bushels, grown on 44.045,278 acres of land. Next year the yield was lighter, and the Amer icans only turned oft seven and nine-tenths pyramids of wheat. In 1900 they even fell short of that, producing only a paltry sev en and a half pyramids. Still, that would have been a comfortable addition to Jo seph's stock, and considering that it was grown on a smaller acreage than the crop of 1S9'J was a rather creditable perform ance. The deficiency was made up with a two-bllllon-bushel corn crop, and 210,000.009 bushels of potatoes.