The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, June 08, 1902, PART THREE, Image 18

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Newspaper Page Text18 THE SUNDAY OBEGOjNTAN, POUTAND, 8, 1902. " 5? 1 jp ' " '4l mMksrSSSS , Richard Mansfield depends rather too much on his own great talents. Both plays -which he gave in Portland last week consisted rather of character sketches than dramas; his company fur nished him with a background, the dram atlst with a theme, that was all. Neither play could stand by Itself, and the com pany Is commonplace. "With Mansfield, of course, plays and company become en joyable, but without him both would bo flat. If an artist can do so much prac tically unaided, what might he not do with a fine company and In a fine drama? The experiment surely would be worth the attention of even so distinguished an artist as Mr. Mansfield. The Stuart company, which has, playedv such a successful engagement at the Baker Theater, will close Monday night. While the organization has been here it has given a number of standard plays, and has given all of them welL Mr. Stuart Is an actor who has few equals as a leading man. He has given a thor oughly arti&tlc and enjoyable perform ance of every character ho has assumed, and under his direction his company has j been equal to anything it has undertaken. I it is a manor 01 regret mat uie engage ment Is to close so soon, for the play goers of the city have Just begun to realize what an excellent company has been among them, and the attendance the last week has been better than at any time during the engagement. Of all the stock actors who have been seen In Portland, none has made such an Impression as Mr. Stuart, and hun dreds of admirers hope that he will visit Portland again next season, and feel sure that If he does his engagement will be as noteworthy and successful as this has been. With the closing of tho Stuart com pany at the Baker, the- season will be ended. A few stray companies may come along from time to time through the Summer, but until next August or Sep tember there will be no regular attrac tions at any of the theaters. This dearth of amusement during the Summer months is always noticeable, and when some manager shall arise and provide a Sum mer open-air opera, he will find that his enterprise will be rewarded. In Justice to the Marquam orchestra It should bo explained that the music ol' the "Samson and Delilah" selection, In "The First Violin," was orchestrated for 20 pieces. Ab there are only eight pieces In the orchestra, and it is Impossible on short notice to recruit such an organiza tion to the required size. It is natural that the accompaniment of the song fell short In some respects. EVENTS THIS "WEEKI. Stnnrt Company's Last Play, "Fern cliff," at the Baker. "Ferncllffe," which will be the bill by the Stuart Company, at the Baker, this . fternoon, tonight and tomorrow night. Is a drama of unusual force and power. and because of Its dramatic strength rnd the opportunity it gives the members tl the company, it has been selected to close the engagement. "Fcrncllff" Is a story of two brothers who at the outbreak of the war do not hasten to the front as rapidly as some of their comrades, although nothing lack ing In patriotism, and an enemy of Tom, the elder, manages to have him drafted. Tom is willing to go, but his brother Jim olunteers to go in his place, as Tom has a wife and child dependent upon him. The enemy, a rejected suitor for the hand of Tom's wife, persuades Tom that Jim has deserted, and Tom hurries to the front to take his place. One of the boys gets Into Andersonville, the other Is trans ferred to the trans-Mississippi forces, and word comes back to the little town that both are dead. After several years have passed, the former lover of Tom's wife persuades her to marry him. and the wedding Is to take place the very night that the boys return Tom half crazy with a wound in his head, and Jim in possession of his senses, and fully capable of carrying out the revenge that is duo the villain. The wedding is stopped, and vlth the death of -the man who came so near ruining the happiness of all the characters In the play the final curtain falls. The play Is extremely strong In situa tions, Its literary style Is' excellent, and it promises to be one of the best bills the company has put on at the theater. Mr. Stuart will play Tom, Mr. Sheri dan Jim, Mr. Morrison tho villain. Mr. Fenton the father of the boys, while Miss Rowan will be Tom's wife, and Miss Stewart will play her sister, a light comedy part. The play Is now In re hearsal, and there Is every Indication that It will be a decided success. It will close with Monday night's performance, and the following evening the company will leave for Los Angeles. Henry Anutln Atlnm to Lecture at the Baiter. Henry Austin Adams, the distinguished orator, will give a oerlce of lectures at the Baker Theater this week, beginning Tuesday night Rarely has a more elo quent and scholarly lecturer than Mr. Adam3 visited the Coast He comes with a National reputation as an orator. Tho 1 brilliant success which he has won on the lecture platform, his widespread and e er-increaeing popularity In the Eastern cities, the tributes paid to him by the most learned prelates and the keenest critics these are a sufficient guarantee that his lecture course in this city will be a rare Intellectual treat. No one who appreciates original thought, ripe schol arship and rare culture will miss a single lecture of the course. He has done splen did work as a lecturer on religious, social and literary questions. His lectures are not merely literary papers or oratorical declarations. They are alive with thought His personality Is Infused Into his every utterance. He is one of Na ture's orators. The New York World thus speaks of him: "Henry Austin Adams Is a great orator. He handled his audience as he pleased. He laughed at them. He ca joled them. He is really an oraton His reputation was won In the pulpit It was there that his beautiful resonant voice, his smooth, rounded periods, his elegant expression, hi graceful gestures, made him famous. He was famous in Buffalo. He was brought to New York and his fame increased." Such is the opinion of a great secular newspaper of Henry Austin Adams, whom the people of Portland and vicinity will have the privilege of hearing In a few days. Programme of lectures Tuesday, June 10, "Cardinal Newman"; Wednesday, June 11, "The Middle Ages"; Thursday, June 12, "The Reformation"; Friday, June IS, "Brains and Belief'; Saturday, June 14, "America's Debt to the Catholic Church." Twenty-five cents admission to any lecture. TRANSFER MEN GOT EVEN. Couldn't See Mansfield Play, So They Kept Him Waiting:. BAKER CITY. June 5. The visit of Rlohard Mansfield to thte city Tuesday evening, on which occasion be and his tal- jj'mz jrE?'Wrf&NS!zn i ' . iii .afflmLmmmmmfcvzsM 1 lira W & -fl'hSrlSn I j5? JffiH iHfcVv -"4P jiH 6&HI 4!!IHiXKfBI ffh m, i nraiHiHHAWi h pna vm)mmmmBmmn i 7iH. Nffla arai; fHHi up saw: mm&mamp hhvi vr jmr mxt i wngigggg - wanBA vihbv h i mwm mammi M WW lhT. flllV ItHSSSFaSkWrnb. & xkmkmkmmWkBMk s s QBHBBBKiSV m jHHk&w t BBBF m V62f miimiHii.HnHiai" mammmrm mni ented company plaj'cd "Beaucaire," was the .dramatic event of the season. It was a finished performance, In the eonBe that everything that Mr. Mansfield docs on the J stage Is finished. Regardless of the fact that never In the past, and possibly at no future date, will a Baker City audi ence have the pleasure of teeing such a noted artist as Mr. Mansfield tread the hoards of the local stage, tho majority of the people who saw and heard him do not like Mansfield, the man. He demanded bo much money for the privilege of seeing and hearing him that only a limited number of people could af ford to attend. Not exceeding 500 people, all told, witnessed the performance, and of course, In a house that will seat about 1200, there were a number of empty chairs. The vacant chairs annoyed both Mr. Mansfield and his manager. They were both mad. The play was not cut. It was given with that regard to detail that was pleasing in the extreme, and when Mansfield reached a climax at the end of the third act the dolighted people applauded with all the vigor they were capable of. The great master peeped out from a corner of the curtain and bowed that was all. At the close of the fourth act there was another great eccne, and the audience ap plauded some more In fact It was a great demonstration on the part of the people. They were really and truly delighted, and being generous-hearted, they wanted Mansfield to know how much they ap preciated his work. The great star had beamed once and evidently he considered that ono brief bow, in respones to the first encore, enough for the money he re ceived in Baker City. The applause was loud and long, bceldes being genuine. The audience mcajjt every hand clap to convey their heartfelt appreciation. The trouble was that there were not enough applnud ers at $3 per capita to make it worth while for Mr. Mansfield to step before the cur taln and say: "Ladles and gentlemen, 1 y tC - WUmm ICATHRYN KIDDER IN "THE COUNTRY GIRL" AT THE MARQTJA. thank you." He could not afford to be polite to 500 people at Z per head. After this? experience the people bottled up their enthusiasm and the great actor did without applause for the rest of the evening. Only one person got even "with Mr. Mans field and his manager In Bakor City, and he was the transfer agent. Mj. Ellis. He hustled and got the bagage up to the theater on time, and was on hand' with his men and teams to rustle the scenery down to the special train at the close of the performance. While waiting for the show to close three of the men went W In th miHrv nrt trwrfr S.nta Tho man- In the gallery and took seats. The man ager spied them and demanded $3, else they must get out They got out Shortlj before the end of the play the manager evidently came to the conclusion that his stuff would be moved faster If the- men were allowed to sco the show, so he Invited them in. Mr. Ellis eald he would dis- i7mtiKdHrmnim JBMfi iTwmrriwr r- J charge any man who went Inside, eo tho Invitation was not accepted. "When the performance closed Mr. Ellis told his men that he would discharge the- first on who howed f igns ot perspiring while handling the baggage and scenery. The men were so careful not to get overheated that It took them about three hours longer than usual to get the baggage and scenery load ed on the train. Of course, the epeolal train waited, and It Is said come people perspired that night becauso they were overheated, but ,Mr. Ellis did not. have occasion to discharge any of his men be cause they were too warm and perspired. MR. SHIELDS' SEW -VENTURE. Lenses Vacant Block for Summer Amusement Parle. When Edward Shields arrived from Chi cago two weeks ago he said he might become interested. In Summer amusements here, and he proceeded with his plans by leasing the vacant property at Thirteenth and Washington streets. A force of men are now busily engaged arranging the ?n? ?'.8?l?p!?,,rHJ?,-5J f Z. ., ... eki.u. -.. 1 ini?Jll "l? "L;wLcJJ,f.'. rl4; ". ",'r:; I You see. I am really the originator of i C..-. . .... I.. Tli.,nni1 Vinfnc I inaugurated the Illustrated concerts on Portland Heights seven years ago. These concerts extended over a period of four seasons. I was 'spell-binding for Mc Klnlcy !n 1900, and managed a park In Des Moines last season, but I longed for a Portland Summer, and here I am again. "I prefer a park close to the business district, and I think I have a great place In my present location. While my enter tainments will be similar to those I gave here in the past, they will be much more elaborate. "The local moving pictures. Including the Fire Department, the Decoration day pa rade. Hunt Club hurdle race and drill, an outpouring at Baker's Theater, and steamer Bailey Gatzert shooting Cascade P' - .t u -M Rapids will be tho big features In the polyscope. "My opening card; will "be Helen Lamar In a new transformation aot 'Her Last, Letter.' This Is u dea!d64 novelty, which she has booked solid for the Winter sea son In the leading vaudeville theaters In the East "Illustrated songs, which were always a pleasing number of the Heights, will again be a strong card, and In addition to all thepe I will have two strong acts each neek, and an orchestra of ten pieces. "I am arranging seats for 3000, and with 3Z m r Xm v mZTm il fiU CVory n,.Bht ? llo-UOr w be admission only ten cents tbcy-should be sold. The class of entertainments will be refined, and everything run In an orderly manner. Shows will be given every night" To Play for Charity. The Juvenile Dramatic Club, an organ- izitlon whose purposes are explained by lta name, has engaged Cordray's Theater for the production of a play entitled: "A Boy or a Girl?" a play In four acts, on June 20. The entertainment Is for the benefit of the hospital fund of the Baby Home. The youthful actors have been training faithfully, and an Interesting per formance may be expected. Notes of the Stage. E. H. Sothcrn and his wife, Virginia Harned, will sail for Europe today. Mark Murphy, well known In vaudeville, will branch out and be one of next sea son's stars. v Eugene O'Rourke will probably play the part of Hennessey when Charles Frohman produces "Mr. Dooley." Montgomery and Stone are rehearsing in Chicago with "Tho-Wizard of Oz" Com pany. Both have cood roles. Mr. Milton Smith, the musical director, who will conduct "the operas at Chase's, reached New York yesterday. T nAonnf Afvnl f lrn Vittrt Tlwo TinAn" to 111 ., nrppnl1 In TnHnn iTf . itwub iiv)uuuuuu e- vM& -fc& 1 Fall. A separate company wlllbe selected. I There and Back Is the title selected Is the title selected for the new play in which Charles Haw- , ucj ja suuu iu uuiubu 1113 j-xjuuuu .mum- Brsl J Nellie Lynch has been re-engaged to play the principal soubrotte In the English J musical comedy, "San Toy," managed by , Edwin Price. ! "Morocco Bound" olosed Its season In I Ottawa last Tuesday night, as the per- iormers reiuseu to iai:o a cue xn salaries. to the Summer standard. It is reported that William Gillette will appear next season in the play "Doctor Nicola." It Is a sort of "Sherlock Holmes" character. Ellen Terrj, Mrs. Kendall and Beerbohm Tree are to appear In a sumptuous revival of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" In Lon don, June 10. Irene Perry, who recently returned to this country from England, has been en- gaged for the production of "The De- J fender" In Boston. Peter J. Kennedy has secured from ' Charles Frohman the road rights to "Cap- j tarn JinKs," in wnicn Ji.mei jaarrymore starred, the past season. Eugene Canflcld has bcn engaged for another season with David Warfleld In "The Auctioneer." Canflcld's wife will also have a part In the play. Una Aball Brinker. the lending lady of a stock company In Newark, N. J., has sued M. J. Jacobs for 91030 damages for an al leged breach of contract Captain Basil Hood has undertaken to write a play containing characters spe- dally designed for Holbrook Bllnn, Frank I Mills and Madge Lesslng. j Isabel Whitlock. who has been playing in "The Hajl of Fame," now running In ' New York, has signed a contract for next season with Sire Brothers. I Edna May will be represented by counsol at the divorce trial of Countess de la Warre In London, as she claims to be un- . Justly named as oo-respondent In the cape. Dan McAvoy, the comedian, was mar ried last week In Philadelphia to Georgia 1 Kelly, one of the pretty ohorus girls in "The Hall of Fame," now running In New : York. j Mr. and Mrs. Kendall has Just produced a new play In "London called "Conscience," J taken from the German of "Felix Phllip pl," In which they appear as brother and sister. It is expected that George Ledcrer's lat est musical comedy. "The Wild Rose." will continue Its New York run until Sep tember. Business has Increased each sue- cccdlng week. Klaw & Erlanger have secured the dra- matlc rights to Mark Twain's "Huckle- berry Finn," and the piece will be pre- sented early next year, with Arthur Dunn In the title role. Odell Williams, the wejl-known charac- ter actor, who has been in a New York hospital for several months, is at last on- tha mend, and -will sonn ho riterhnri-ci- from the Institution Manager W. H. Rapley has almost re covered from the Injury to his knee caused by over-zealousncFS in the game of golf. It will be some time, however, before he Is ready to play the game again. Toby Claude now intists. that she will flnd further or nearer from the metrop play Fifl in "The Chinese "Honeymoon" 0ns sonie fresh and open spot where they when it is presented in New York or se- I TOay replace the evil atmosphere of the cure an injunction against the piece. Miss omce or the factory. Without trains. Claude has. nn ironclad contract with the electric tramways and motor cars such Shuberts. who control the play. a wholesome change pf scenery and sur- "A Royal Ransom'' Is the title selected roundlngs would bo scarcely possible in for the Ivlralfy extravaganza whjoh will tho limited time available, open the season In New York next Sep- 1 We do not wish to underrate for a mo tcmher. James Wafdron and Cheever mont the value of parks and open spaces Goodwin have written the lyrics. Three j the "city's lungs." For many these afford hundred people will be in the piece. J the only possibility of a Sunday In at any "Would You for Five Million?" is the l "ate comparatively fresh air. Those large title of Willie Collier's play, which has numbers, though, who habltuajly flnd the been sold to' P. S. Mattox. for production I Sabbath's rest in a day's whojesomc ex- next season, Mr, Collier intended to star 1 .1.. ,.- i., t 1 1. -,.. -,. la the plcco himself, but his engagement with Weber & Fields broke up the plan, Compensation for This Age of fins tllngr. Lancet. To point to the hurry and stress of m9d ern town life as the cause of half the Ills to which flesh- today Is heir has become almost a commonplace In etiological dl- agnosia. The old-fashioned complaints might almost excite a medical man's pity, so much do they seem to be crowded out by those active, widespread young fellows, neuritis, neurasthenia, and a whole young family of nervous illnesses, the offspring of the strained existence of today. A chain Is as "strong as Its weakest link, and to day It appears that the nervous system Is the weak link of the organism. The weakness is not natural. It Is acquired because the strain upon the link is so often almost constant and out of propor tion to the wearing power of the material. Whether as generations advance individ ual nervous systems will more easily bear the labors asked from them or not, at any rate It may fairly be assumed that In tho early days of the new style of life tho generations born under an ohl regime have the worst of It. Their children cope more easily with tho m-w, wn.u uiu new iirtcatmcs. They are earlier confronted with them and new arrangements which perplexed and worried their parents become habits easily borne and therefore not to be reck oned among the trying elements of exist ence. mi.. . . twaf.. .. ... J,1UB wc " "aj,c iuiurc genera na Perfectly tao a hm.dwd niroinc -mt. nmnn,. ntico inf I r,7": "nv tTTir T5. S ; T.:i night traffic of motor cars hurries past their bedroom windows. As yot. It must be sorrowfully confessed, our nervous systems are not so callous. Some of us still start at the telephono ring and find the Irregularities ot the Instrument a source of Irritation and worry. Many of us are actually nervous at the sudden appearance of a motor car round the I f HENRY AUSTIN ADAMS wronjr side of a London street corner. j The rsault of countless repetitions of these I trials, small though they may be singly, I la not to be lightly estimated, Fortunately, tho very causes of nerve exhaustion, so far as Improved rapidity j of locomotion may be counted one of j them, provide one important counterac- B feature of town life at the present . day- are ""ding to the facility with wl-Jch u-oso ""-nose week days are spent In "U " "lu opeuu iiib socuui ' uruu.u- ing the fresh air and beholding the Inno cent Jos of tho rustic To the hard ' working Londoner the value of the week i end properly U3ed Is hard tn overestimate. j From the eager broker and worried busl j ness man to the stifled seamstress and 1 tollinsr artisan there are few who cannot erase Bt some nine instance trom ineir ' TOnrlr.n.flnxr onntAr mav BivirA a mnmmt work-a-day center may spare a moment from the usual condemnatory attitude to ward the bustle, rush and clatter of up-to-date locomotion to bless the means which enable them so profitably to enjoy the day. New Jersey has ranked sixth In value of manufactured products for 40 years. The wage-earners of the state are 12.8 per cent of tho total populaion, and among them ! are 50,000 women and SOCO children. MISS MARY CASE'S Musical folks are manifesting a good deal of Interest In the vocal recital to be given Tuesday evening at Parsons Hall Z ti . rv, i ,.i. ,.. u rw "f rr 1 "'""'. -l- eu oj a ie irieuus. -1x1153 v.ase siuatea in Boston with Gertrude Franklin Salis bury, and with Rose Stuart, who was a I pupil of the famous Marches!, and she j afterward appeared with signal succesa at icw .en gi ana concerto, one nas a wen. trained, natural contralto voice, and has been happy In the selections she will give at her opening concert In thla city. Tick ets may be obtained from "Woodard, Clarke & Co., and at Graves' music store. The programme: Quartet Messrs. Boyer, Hogue, Zan and Montgomery. 'Lovely Strings" Coenen Miss Mary Case. a, "Were I aBlrdllng" Schumann b. "When the Roses First Appear". .,Abt Miss Mary Case. Mr. Dom Zan. a. "Three Roses Red" b. "O, Mother Mine" Miss Mary Case. Quartet ..., Messrs. Boyer, Hogue, Zan and Montgomery. a. "Reveries" b. "Night" Neldlinger c "MJorning" Miss Mary Case, a. "Israfel" Klnr b""Where Ere You Go" Somerset Mr. Dom Zan. "O, Rest In the Lord" Mendelssohn Miss Mary Case. Orntorlo "Elijah." Today. Mendelssohn's famous oratorio "Elijah" will bo emng by a chorus of TO voices un der the direction of Mr. W. H. Boyer at Taylor-Street Methodist Church this after noon at 2:30 o'clock. It la especially asked that the audience 'be seated by the time named, on account of the length of the oratorio. The plan 13 to have the sing, lng of the oratorio completed as early In the afternoon as possible, so that those of the singers who are members of different church choirs can have an opportunity to rest their voices before singing In their own churches In the evening. The doors of Talyor-Street Methodist Church will not be opened after the commencement of the onftorlo, except between the rendition of the different choruses. This Is neces sary for the comfort of the audience and to Insure that the different stringed in etruments will be kept In perfect pitch. The chorus is a well-drilled one, and the singers have worked hard at rehearsals. The chorus members belong to Method ist. Preabyterlan, Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Catholic and other churches, and the entire service will be an inter- ABOUT PLAYERS The festival of Manhattan United Sing ers occurs today at Sulzer's Harlem River Park, N. Y. Arthur Claas3en Is director. Julius Steger has been secured for the Castle Square Opera Company, and Is at Boston singing the part of Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax In "The Geisha." E. Mahr's quartet class gave a recital May 28 In the New England Conserva- tnrv nf 'Kiiain Ttnatnn NA1At1nn. Tl Arft , ven from Mozart and Greig, and Miss , a TJ,ll "FTufT rnntrnltn. contributed songs. A new order of the Boston school board directs that four assistant directors of muEic will each have charge of one dis trict, and each, with a woman assistant, will be confined to the geographical lim its of bis district, responsible to the di-rector-ln-cWef. At a recital given in WIssner -Hall, Brooklyn. N. Y.. Miss Edith Helena. lwric soprano, sang a solo from Travl ata" and for an encore gave "The Last Rose of Summer," In which she took tho high F In alt, the note that brought fame and fortune to May Yohe. A wealthy Dutoh amateur named Re vins, who recently died at The Hague, leaving all his property to musical soci eties, had added a codicil to his will dl- rectlng that his violoncello should be de stroyed In case It fetched less at auction than tho 2400 florins he paid for It It is noteworthy that nearly all the church choir soloists in New York City come from other towns and are not na tives of the metropolis. A musical critic has recently said that probably nine tenths of New York church choir boys are of foreign parentage. James V. Morrtssey's English Opera Company did well in Its recent produc tion of "Carmen" at New York. The company is headed by Miss Rose Cece lia Shay, of Cincinnati, who has studied In Italy and already has sung In grand opera In the"" West. She is a comely young person of rather slender musical and histrionic endowment, whose Car men was not particularly seductive or tantalizing, but quite equal to the de mands of a Summer evening. Ernest Sharpe, the big Canadian basso, hap been singing before Emperor Wil liam and court at Berlin. Mr, Sharpe sang a varied programme, and Ameri can composers were not neglected. The Empress was especially pleased with "Sigh No More. Ladles." by William The Pianola Means To the Student No matter how far removed from teachers and conservatories, the most liberal education the most practical and helpful of all tuition. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY, 21. B. "Wells, Sole Kertkvrest Agt, 353-855 WaaalKtos t.. eor. Parle RECIT.AL CONTRALTO SOLOS, SONGS BY MR. ZAN, AND QUARTETTES. denominational one. This will be the last Oratorio sung this season by Mr. Boyer's chdrur, and the church ought to be well filled with music-lovers. The performance wm not be a mere church concert, for emlnent musicians agree that to take part In a sacred oratorio like "Elijah" is es sentially an act of reverent worship. No tickets will bo sold at the church door, but may be had from the following: Wood ard, Clarke & Co., Laue-Davls Drug Com pany, Graves & Company and at the Eilers piano house. The soloists are: Mrs. May Dearborn Schwab, soprano: Miss Evelyn Hurley, contralto: H. W. Hogue. tenor, and Professor J. M. Glenn, of Eu gene, bass. Mrs. W. E. Thomas will bo organist, with an orchestra of 25 places. Rev. Dr. 8. S. Wise will give a short ad dress. When EoTrard Is Crowned. The "command" performance at Covent Garden Theater, London, will take place July 1, and one ticket will cost about ?50. The performance will begin on the arrival of the royal party soon after 9 P. M., with a new arrangement by Edward Elgar ot "God Save the King," sung by 160 voices of the choir of the ShefiBeld musical fes tival, and accompanied by the orchestra and the band of the Coldstream Guards. The choir will Immediately afterward take part in Dr. Elgar's "Ode," which will last about 20 minutes. There are seven num bers the text being by A. C. Benson, son of the archbishop. Madame Melba will head the quartet of soloists In the "Ode." which composition win be heard again In tlje Autumn at the Sheffield festival. Af ter the "Ode" the Sheffield choir and the Coldstream Guards band will be hurried out of the crowded house, and the long series of operatic excerpts will begin. It Is interesting to note that for the profuse decorations of Covent Garden's interior that night only artificial flowers will be employed. These will not only keep their "frashneas," but, more important, they will not endanger the singers voices, which, as Is well known, are highly sus ceptible to the scent of flowers. Miss Steers to Engage New Artists. Miss Lois Steers, who made a great success during the past season in her enterprise of bringing to Portland many musical artists of National reputation, will engage in the same line of work during the coming year. She has al ready begun to make arrangements for next year's engagements. She Is not yet ready tp make her announcement as to the personnel of the artists who will ap pear In Portland, but It is assured that there will be many of fine repute in the musical world. AND SINGERS Arms Fisher. At a concert given In the hall of the Kultus-Mlnlsterlum. . f or the benefit of the children's recreation grounds, Mr. Sharpe sang a group of songs by Clayton Johns, Charles Fon teyn Manny and William Arms Fisher, and these were received with special ap plause. At this concert Joachim. Dr. Schaper and Frelfrau von Llpperheide gave the Beethoven trio In B major and solos. ' Audiences next season at the Metropol itan Opera-House. New York City, will witness the production of Damrosch's new opera, "C,yrano de Bergerac," whose text was adapted from Rostand's drama by William J. Henderson. Damrosch is now finishing the orchestration of the score. David Blspham would naturally be chos en, as was suggested a year ago. when the opera was first mentioned in print, for the title part, .especially as the work will be sung in English. Prince Duleep Singh, an Indian aris tocratic, and by right of succession en titled to the throne of the Mahrarajah Runjeet Singh, is a song composer of more than ordinary merit He inherits the talent from his father, who left among his papers the manuscript of an opera which Prince Duleep Singh has declared his intention of having scored for orchestra and presented at Covent Garden, London. The Prince's music re minds one of the French school rather than that of the Oriental. The financial report of the Boston Han del and Haydn Society, made public re cently, shows these figures: Cash on hand May 1, 1901. $672 44; receipts from five concerts, $14,655 13; admission fees (new members), ?120; loans on music, 122 60; Interest on deposit, $43 22; bequest of Miss Dana, I3C0; miscellaneous, $110 53; total, $15,323 S3. Expenditures Direct cost of concerts, $10,191 42; salaries, $1632 50; Insurance, $119 29; moving and re fitting library, $207 86; halls, $246 40; voice committee, $148 65; miscellaneous, $446 99; addition to permanent fund, $2300; total, $15.343 11; balance on hand, $5S0 77. Tho permanent fund now amounts to $47,500, and the number now in the chorus Is 442. divided Into 144 sopranos, 127 altos, 81 tenors and 90 bassos, there having been an addition of 97 singers to the chorus this year. A new building for the society Is being talked of. The Bostonlans are charming the peo ple of the Hub with their singing of 'The Serenade," by Harvey B. Smith and Victor Herbert. The feature of the per formances has been the singing of Miss Van Studdiford, who sang the part of "Yvonne." She has every qualification for a successful singer of the lighter roles in opera, with a voice of great flexibil ity and of light but delightfully warm quality. This voice she knotvs well how to use, for all her tones, even the very highest, she produces with absolute ease. She has a beautiful mezza voce and an excellent legato; as yet her trill is imperfect. She also sings with rars good style and always with perfect taste, and she possesses temperament. Her bolero with the monks she made captivating, and the graceful waits later in the act was better sung than anything In comic opera heard in years. At the concert given at Brooklyn, N. Y., by the Arlon Ladles' Chorus, tha male members and three soloists assisted. The concert opened with an admirable rendition of "Fruehllng." by W. Barglel, that brought forth hearty applause, and the women sang an encore, "Ein klelnes Lied." by Berger. W. Grating King, the violinist, was second on the programme. He played "Romanze," by Rubinstein, and "Sarabande," by Bohm, displaying high technical skill and artistic feeling In interpreting the two compositions. As an encore mmiber he played Schumann's "Traumerel." The Arion men had for their share two songs or, rather, three, as the audience wanted an encore. They sang "Fruehlings Rcgen," by Munzin ger; "Altnleder, Laendlscher Staend chen." by Kremser, and Thurmwart's "Mlnne," by Decker. The singing showed fine phrasing, exact Intonation and artistic method How a solo singer was chosen from tha ranks of the chorus girls, recently occurred at a Tehearsal of "Prince ol Pllsen," Tremont Theater, Boston. Some 50 girls were assembled on the stage by Composer Luders, and in the midst ol one of the particularly striking choruz numbers, the commanding voice of Man ager Savage broke In with a quick, "Just a moment, please." The. singers ceased.