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THE STODAtT OEEGOrflAKi PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1902.
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The cool weather of the past "week has
made specially attractive the glowing
warmth of the theaters, and those who
have begun their "Winter's playgolng
have found very creditable productions
at all the houses. Of the visiting com
panies that of Mr. James Nelll has
caused the most talk and justified It In
the first place, Mr. Nelll Is an old iavorlte
with Portlanders, and loyalty If nothing
else, would bring many to see him. He
has amply fulfilled, the expectations of
most in a repertoire that appeals to all
classes.
He presented for the firet week of his
engagement "The Hed Knights," "A
Bachelor's Romance," "Prince Karl" and
"The Starbucks."
At the Baker the Nelll Stock Company,
here for the season, has done work verg
ing on the brilliant The players In this
organization show more spirit each week.
Not content with producing plays of lit
tle character which would entail less
effort on the part of the company, they
have presented this week "Lady "Winder
mere's Fan," as clever and good a society
comedy as Is to be seen. Lovers of the
melodrama have had plenty of opportu
nity to satisfy their passion at Cordray's
Theater. The two attractions have beea
a lurid play by Esther Rujaero and" a
much better one entitled "A Thorough
bred Tramp." Both of these plays miss
the level that ought to be required, yet
the latter one at least had a fair amount
of genuine Interest
In Mr. Nelll's company the Inevitable
disadvantages attendant on the produc
tion of several plays around a "star"
were present Yet "It must be remarked
that Mr. Nelll deserves much praise for
the way- In which he has fused the variant
elements Into a consistent and forcible
unity. To do thl3 means the practical de
struction of Intense individuality, and
when a personal note enters into the
work It usually brings discord. Limita
tions of many kinds hamper the com
pany of Mr. Nelll, and that these were
so nearly overcome argues well .for his
artistic sense. Miss Chapman's work Is
generously good. There is a girlish verve
and a delicate shading to her Imperson
ations that Is supremely attractive. Pa
thos of a subtle kind, a hint of deeper
womanliness infuses her art with a pe
culiar charm that can not be described.
At times one tries to throw this off, and
when she succeeds It is a distinct disap
pointment Miss Keller did not win her
audiences till the presentation of "A
Bachelor's Romance." It may be con
fidently asserted that since she has been
seen In the role of Sylvia her artistic abil
ity has been recognized In Portland. It
Is to be hoped that rigorous work will not
dampen her enthusiasm.
Society drama will always have a fas
cination for the multitude, but it requires
the most careful and painstaking effort
to make it acceptable to the critical.
"Lady "Windermere's Fan" at the Baker
Theater has been quite successful in
every way. Oscar Wilde's brilliancy was
apt to degenerate Into ribaldry., and there
ere some lines In this comedy that
smack of his weaknesa Miss Esmond aa
Lady "Windermere has done so well that
when the objectionable lines meet the ear
it Is with the effect of insult No greater
tribute can bo paid. Tet Miss Esmond
can and should do much better. Nearly
every woman, perhaps every one. has at
her command the means of making one
worship for an instant This power lies
sometimes in the hands of Miss Esmond,
but it is so subtle that she apparently
loses the crucial moment Sho should Te
member that her audience once gained
the utmost self-repression should be ex
erted to hold It Mr. "Wyngate aid Mr.
Bernard are taking told of thelr parts
with more vim, and Mr. Bernard es
pecially now needs to chasten his work.
Miss Rujaero at Cordray's, did a very
rash, almost Inexcusable thing. To write
a play Is to invite destruction at the
hands of critics, to star in a play Is to
court death at the hands of the company,
to act as stage manager is to face ruin.
Miss Rujaero attempted all three. Her
play, "A Broken Heart" was crude In
the extreme with few redeeming features.
Her acting of the role of wild "Western
girl was offensively coarse, and the man
ner In wnich the production was staged
required so little Imagination on the be
holder's part that sleep was the consum
mation most devoutly to be wished. Miss
Rujaero should continue as soubrette.
Mr. Wheeler in "A Thoroughbred
Tramp" was good, and his play was well
received. This play has many uolnf
s
-
that mark it as tending In the rlcht di
rectlon. The true melodrama simply util
izes the action and reaction of senti
ment Grim sorrow must find its, antidote
In laughter, ' and there is so easy a way
of making the killing joke relieve the
depths of gloom that it shows the falsest
art to aisconnect tnem. Tne dearth or
an. iu uuxxiuncci mem. ine acartn or
talent In the wrltincr of melodnmn wn
never so completely exposed as in the
never so completely exoosed as In th
necessity now felt of introducing adver-
tlsed "comic specialties." Mr.
vvaecier i
had plenty of opportunity and skill to
make "A Thoroughbred Tramp" a good
play, had he only felt the confidence in
his audience's human sensibilities that
he should have felt Portlanders can ap
preciate the best of this kind of drama,
and It Is a pity that the case is not un
derstood at all times.
FAREWELL WEEK. OF MR. XEILL.
Fire Playa Are Announced, Includ
ing: "Hon. John Grlgrsby."
Monday evening Mr. Nelll will com
mence his farewell engagement here with
a presentation of Edward E. Rose's dram
atization of Stanley Weyman's romantic
novel, "Under the Red Robe." This fa
mous play has never been seen in this
city, and will be given Monday and Tues
day evenings and at the Saturday mati
nee. On Wednesday "A Bachelor's Romance"
will be given for the last time in this city,
and the hundreds of admirers of this
beautiful play,, will doubtless be out in
force to see Its farewell. i
Thursday night will be the only per
formance of Sol Smith Russell's last and
best comedy success, "Hon. John Grigs
by." Friday night "A Gilded Fool" will
bo the play, and Saturday night "The
Lottery of Love," ono of the brightest
and best of all Augustln Daly's comedies.
Much Interest Is centered in the first
presentation of "Hon. John Grlgsby." It
is a play with a quaint, homely flavor,
and a central character endowed with the
old-fashioned spirit of honesty and chiv
alry, and touched with the mellowness
and cheer of the middle of the last cen
tury. It has. stolen into the affections of
theater-goers everywhere, who like char
acter delineation of excellent quality. Mr,
TJcitll l IlM In Vivlro U
points of this character with an art that '
cnarms Dy lis quiet metbods. There are
scenes of sorrow and anger, and to these
the actor is said todo full Justice.
NEW PLAY AT BAKER THEATER.
Nelll Stock Company Present "Saner
& Co."
This afternoon the Nelll stock company
at the Baker Theater will present one of
the funniest comedies ever written,
"Nancy & Co." This bright and breezy
comedy will hold the boards all this week,
and Portland theater-goers who have been
penned up with dull cares can enjoy two
hours of good, rich humor. "Nancy &
Co?'ls an adaptation from the German,
and ran successfully for nearly 1000 nights
at Daly's Theater in New York, and tells
the story of a young woman named
Nancy Brasher, living in a small Ohio
town, who has written a play, and en
lists, by correspondence, the services of
a well-known dramatic author, Keife
O'Kelfe, who Is living with a Mr. Eben
ezer Grlfflng, In New York City. Keife
O'Kelfe is engaged to be married to a
niece of Mr. Grlfflng, and In order that
he may discover whether Keife O'Kelfe
is worthy of the hand of his niece, Grlfflng
keeps him locked in his room where he
can watch him. Grlfflng also tias a
daughter who la engaged to Captain Paul
Renseller, of the United States Army.
Grilling does not approve of the mar
riage, .and forbids Captain Renseller to
come to the house. The Captain hits on
a, scheme to claim Keife as an old col
lege chum, and so visits the daughter
while pretending to visit Keife.
Nancy visits New York In order to see
her play produced, refusing to allow her
husband to accompany her for fear of its
failure. She registers at the Waldorf
Hotel as Mrs. Keife O'Kelfe. whom she
has never seen. Sho persuades Keife to
como to her rooms at the Waldorf, whero
they may talk over different matters
concerning their play. In the meantime.
Tappy Brasher, Nancy's husband, be
comes suspicious and follows her to New
York, going straight to Mr. Grilling, who
is an old friend of his, and Grlfflng and
Brasher start on a hunt for Nancy. They
track her and O'Kelfe to the hotel, where
Brasher frnds her In the room with
O'Kelfe. O'Kelfe escapes, and Nancy
quiets her husband. Finally she slips
away from him and goes to the theater
with O'Kelfe. The play, of course, is a
success, and Nancy returns In triumph to
Grlffing'8 house, where her husband is
am. JAMES XEDLL IX "UNDER THE
waiting for her. Old Grlfflng is persuaded
to give hl3 consent to the marriage of his
niece -with O'Kelfe and his daughter with
the Captain.
TONIGHT AT CORDRAY'S THEATER.
A Scenic Play "With. Many Novel Fea
tures. The bis scenic oxoduetion. "Trrnt In TCaw
York." will be seen at Cordray's Theater .
. . . i
ior tne weuit commencing tomgnt.
For the Interpretation of the play the
manairement offers a eomnanv f n WI !
er order of excellence than Is usually i
Identified with this form of attract. !
Some of tho best-known In the clever
cast are Miss Nettle DeCoursey, an ex
tremely comely, bright and vivacious lit
tle lady, who has made millions laugh
at her facetious sayings while playing the
leading roles In tho Hoyt farces; Miss
jMorencc xeonara, weu remembered be
. ... c- ,
cause of her beautiful appearance, strik- i
-" uwumui uyiieamnce, strut
lnS gowns and clever work in "All the
Alexander Leonard and othr
Y?1 "ome r.acK Won."
Among the many beautiful scenes that
iorm a DacKgrouna lor tne tnrnilnc- skitr
pictures In "Lost In New York" are views
of the ! world-famous Blackwell's Island,
asylum and the East River, on the sur-1
iace or wnicn tne mignuest tranic or the
world Is conducted, and In whose bosom
mysteries and tragedies Innumerable have
been stilled. Tugs, steam launches, and
a score of other water craft join In the.
great rescue scene In the third) act and
form a picture never before witnessed
by those who have not viewed this pic
turesque panorama seen daily on New
York's great waterway, giving a truth
ful and realistic picture of the guard
and patrol system used by the New York
police in maintaining watch over the
many criminals "who infest the river front
of this great city.
Next Sunday, Gorton's minstrels will
commence a three-night engagement
3IINA GfcEASON IX "NAXCY
They give a continuous performance of
music and comedy, mingled with sensa-
nnl fivifc rf orrHlfx-
GRAND OPERA IX PORTLAND.
Maicagni and His Company to Ap
pear Here in December.
S. Kronberg, of tho firm of Mittenthal
& Kronberg, manager of the great com
poser and conductor, Mascagnl, Is In this
city arranging for the appearance of the
Mascagnl grand Italian opera company
In this city in December. The operas to
be given hero are "Cavallerla Rustlcana,"
"Zanetto." "Iris" and "RatcllfL" Tho
laBt-named operas are considered Mas
cagnl's masterpieces, and have rarely, if
ever, been produced In. America. Tho
company consists of 160 people. 70 In the
orchestra and an equal number In- the
chorus, with four prima donnas, three
contraltos and mezzo-sopranos, three ten
ors, three baritones and two bassos. The
singers were all selected by Mascagnl
fnffmfflnli
RED ROBE," AT THE MARQUAM.
himself without regard to the coat It
will be grand opera In reality. Mascagnl
Is to receive for this short American tour
of 13 weeks the sum of $100,000. The tour
opens October S at the Metropolitan Op-era-House.
New York. The company will
visit only the largest cities in the United
States. It was through tho influence and
guarantee of Manager Hcillg that Portland
iu tnjuy l0r tne iirsi time m Its history
grand opera in its reality, and conducted
Tv'S. conducted
by the world s famous Masoaim Pnrt.
ij . :
nAJ? CtL WiU hav,e 2 srea opportunity
t0 E.how lt3 appreciation of this great
6U.on1.
J10? fora11 those who wish to
subscribe at the office of the Marquam
Prcitent for Mr. Shields.
Mr. Shields -was presented with a $35
umbrella by his orchestra at the close of
,wo iwuii " x uiuuim. jliu; gut is a very
handsome gold crook handle mother of
nana,
ncarl
Btcnaara, ana on tne ton of the
handle an Inscription, reading. "Edward
Shields. From his orchestra, Sam Drlscoll,
Leader, 1902." Mr.. Shields prizes u..a
very much Indeed, as it Is an unusual
tribute to be. paid by an orchestra to a
manager, and it warms .his heart to know
Vin Kid V... ,.'i.V. fi,-m Monile In his
L career in this city.- Mr. Shields takes his
snow to tne Carnival at aicaiinnvuie aim
then to Walla Walla.
Dramatic Xotes.
Mrs. Leslie Carter's company assembled
for rehearsals of "Du Barry" on the stage
of Belasco's new Republic Theater Mon
day, September 15. Charles A. Stevenson,
Hamilton Reveille and the other princi
pal will continue In their original roles.
Henryk Slenklewlcz, the Russian novel
ist who wrote "Quo Vadis," Is trying his
hand as a dramatist, and Sarah Bern
hardt has agreed to produce his first play.
It is a dramatization of his "With Fire
and Sword." He la at work on a hl3tcr-
fc CO.," AT THE BAKER.
I leal drama about John Sobleskl and the
I attack on Vienna by the Turks In 16S3, to
I. bo Tinmprl "On tho "Plnnnolo nf Famp "
Manila will - have a new opera-house
with modern stage and paraphernalia.
This Ir to hf pnmnlpfpd hv Ortnhpr 1. rinfl
will bo opened on October 8 by the Neill-
i?rawiey company in ' Secret Service " and
"Madame Sans Gene." Besides these
plays Mr. Frawley and Miss Van Buren
will be seen In a very extensive repertoire
dvlne snenlat brllllnnrv tn thp first en
gagement of an American company in the
unent. The Nelll-Frawley company Is
now playing In Yokohama.
Edna Wallace Hopper will wear boy's
clothes In "The Sliver Slipper." Lulu
Glaser says she will nut on n. rnrnrii
football costume, which the students have
sent -to her, when she visits Ithaca. Care
less Elfle Fay has lost her backer and
can't be a star yet awhile. May Yohe
Is to return to the stage. Will Bradlee
Strong accompany her? Frances Bel
mont, one of the original GOO "Florndnm"
fllrters, Is not to be Charles Hawtrey's
leaamg actress, arter all, and he has mar
ried an English clergyman's daughter.
London has had some more theatrical
failures. Kitty Loftus' with " "Nautrhtv
Nancy" apparently surorlslnir no on hut
Sir Charles Wyndham's with a new Henry
Artnur Jones drama being unexpected.
Miss Loftus took the Savoy, the home
of tho Gilbert and Sullivan oneras. whil
tho company from that house went on
its nrst tour in all of Ito 25 or 30 years.
No praise has been bestowed on the new
actres3-manager In either of the hyphen
ated capacities. She has lontr hosn n fn
vorlto In the music ijalls, in Christmas
pantomime and occasionally In farei na.
for Instance, this Summer In Sir Charles
wynananvs revival of Sir Francis Bur-
nana s "Betsy." But. when she appeared
hero at the Cherry Blossom Grove and
In "In Gay Paree" she made no stir.
The fourth season of the Criterion The
ater under tho management of Charles
Frohman betran Monday.
when Mr. Frohman presented for two
weeks W. H. Crane In "Davia Harura."
This was Crane's first appearance In New
xqt& uuy since his remarkable run at
the Garrlck Thintir tn tMo ninv tt.
""s ago. It wlll'also be his last appear
ance in xsew York In this character.
is mr. rYohman'fl Intention to present
-nr. -rane next season In a new play,
and for this season ho has mapped out
for him a tour that will extend from
Portland, Me., to Portland. Or., and will
continue until the middle of June. The
cast is with but one or two changes ex
actly ine same as the one during Mr.
Crane's Garrlck Theater engagement
Seven Times One.
There's no dew left on tho daisies and clover.
There's no rain left In heaven:
I've salfl my "seven times" over and over
Seven times ona are seven.
I am old so old I can -irrlto a letter;
My .birthday lessons aro done;
The lambs play always they know no better;
They are only ono times one.
O Moon! In the night I have seen you sailing;
And shlnlnc; to rpund and low.
Tou are brlcht! abr-bright! but your light Is
falllnc:
Ton are nothing now but a bow.
You Moon! havo you done something wrong
m heaven.
That God has hidden your face?
I hope, Jf you have, you will coon be forgiven!,
And shine again' in your place.
O velvet Ece! you're a dusty fellow
Tou'vo powdered your legs with gold.
O bravo marsh Mary-buds, rich and yellow,
Give me your money to hold!
O Columbine! open your folded wrapper,
Where two twin turtle-doves dwell!
0 Cuckoo-pjnt! toll me the purple clapper
That hangs In your clear green bell!
And Bhow me your nest, with the young ones
In lt
I will not steal them away;
1 am old! you may trust me, linnet, linnet
I am oeven times one today.
Jean Ingelow.
Traditions are common In Western Kansas of
trees suddenly dying without apparent cauae
after having been used as gallows for lynch
Ings. Many are said never to hare leaved
again after this experience.
FEMALE CHORISTORS
RECENT VISITOR FROM INDIANA GIVES HIS
MUSICAL IMPRESSIONS
An Interesting Interview concerning the
choir of mixed voices of St Paul's Protest
ant Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, Ind.,
was ootained from the organist and choir
master. Clarence Henry Carson, while he
was recently In this city on a visit to ex
State Senator Carson.
"There are about 60 singers in St Paul's
choir, and for soprano and contralto I
have both young men and boys," said Mr.
Carson, in answer to an Inquiry. "All the
members of the choir wear cassocks and
surplices. There arc 18 young women
members, and they wear mortar-board
hats, to distinguish them from the other
singers. I have a paid quartet, but all
other singers In the choir are volunteers."
"Were not boys' voices strong enough
for the soprano and contralto parts?" was
asked.
"They were not In the high notes. Boys'
voices are full and rich In the middle reg
ister; but above the staff there Is an ab
sence of volume and strength In the voice
of the average boy. I remember once
hearing a male voice choir, somewhere,
and when the be- sopranos were asked to
sing above E Hat or F.'lt did not appear
that they were singing at all, their tone
was so thin. So we have young women In
our choir, because they are better readers
than boys, you can depend on them, and
they are Indispensable In the high notes."
"How do you manage to keep your choir
together. If the only singers paid are
those In the quartet?"
"I have no difficulty In securing a
regular attendance of choir members,
both at rehearsals and on Sundays.
Singers have told me that they think it
an honor to. belong to our choir. Then,
wo give singers something In return for
their services, although lt may not be
money. Our singers get drill, practice
In sight reading and musical instruction
as they sing in chorus. Some of them
leave us as time goea on to accept more
lucrative positions In 1 churches whero
they are paid for their services. Then
there are social advantages In belonging
to our choir. We have occasional
dances."
"Dances?"
"Why not?" asked Mr. Carson, smiling.
"On certain occasions, after we have had
ABOUT PLAYERS
The Kaltenborn concerts at the Circle
Auditorium, New York, will continue un
til the middle of October.
Chicago's Apollo Club Is studying "Hora
Novlsslma" and "The Specter Bride,"
which are to b given In November.
Cincinnati's historic music hall and an
adjoining structure, the Odeon, were near
ly destroyed by fire, September 4. The
loss- Is about $110,000. The great organ
luckily escaped Injury.
Osslp Gabrilowltsch, the pianist, sailed
from Antwerp last night for New York
City, where he expects to arrive Sunday.
The American tour of this artist begins
October 2 at the Worcester, Mass., music
festival.
Mrs. George Nash was recently In -New
York engaging artistes for a series of
ballad concerts in a circuit of 20 Western
cities, at which the most of the composi
tions to be sung are to be the work of
American composers.
Thursday last week was Pittsburg com
posers' night at the Pittsburg, Pa., expo
sition. Among the numbers performed
were two songs. "Way Down South" and
"De Profundls," newly composed by Miss
Lulu Marianne Genet, of Pittsburg.
Master Thomas Dobson, formerly so
prano soloist at Trinity Protestant Episco
pal Church in this city, leaves here Octo
ber 1 for Washington, D. C, where he
will bo the leading soloist this season at
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
there.
Manager Rudolph Aronson has an
nounced the first appearance In America of
Koclan, the Bohemian violin virtuoso, No
vember 22, in Carnegie Hall, NewYork.
Koclan will be assisted by an orchestra
of 100 musicians under the conductorship
of Walter Damrosch.
In talking about the degree of touch
resistance, a critic says that tho weight
required to depress the lowest C of the
Nettle DcConrscy ln "Lost in
New York," at Cordray's.
horizontal grand piano of 1760 was 1
ounce, 8 drams; for the grand of 1877,
4 ounces, and for the grand of the present
time, 2 ounces, 10 drachms.
Maurice Grau's date for the opening of
the grand opera season at the Metropoli
tan Is November 24. Sembrlch, Melba,
Nordlca and Calve are the stars, not to
mention SIgnor Saruso. the new Italian
tenor. The season will be longer than for
several years past The subscription sale
Is expected to beat all former records.
Adolf Dahmn-Petersen. the baritone
singer, whose "Evenings with Scandinav
ian Composers" last season called forth
favorable comment has arranged for sev
eral New York appearances this Winter.
Mr. Dahm-Petersen Is a Norwegian. His
interpretation of the songs of Grieg, Las
eon, Kjerulf, and other Scandinavian
composers is said to be of a high order.
The first visit of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra to Carnegie Hall, New York
City, this season will.be made November
G. The Philharmonic Society will open
under Walter Damrcsch's leadership In a
public rehearsal on Friday afternoon of
the following week. The first of five
a good rehearsal, say on a Friday even
ing, I propose a dance because I know
that tho boys, young women and young
men like to dance. That of course takes
place in our choir practice room, quite
apart from jtjie church building. Some
times I play the dance music on the piano,
and I am often assisted by some mem
ber of the choir, and even members of
the congregation. We try to make the
occasion a pleasant, social one. Through
out the season, different members of our
congregation kindly invite the members
of the choir to spend a social evening at
their homes."
"I was a member of a Protestant Epis
copal church choir for six .years, and
during that time we never once had a
dance or pne social party at one of the
church member's houses," disconsolately
remarked a young man who was listen
ing to what Mr. Carson was saying.
"You should come to Indianapolis and
join our choir." replied Mr. Carson.
laughing. "Now, as for rehearsals, w6.
have two each week. On special oc- j
caslons such as Easter and Christmas,
we have special rehearsals. Our choir
consists of about 30 sopranos, 10 contral-
tos, 10 tenors, and 10 bases. We Insist
on the highest possible efficiency in sing
ing. Nearly all the adult members of
the choir have taken singing lessons, and
choirmasters can appreciate thla"
"Has the choir eung any well-known
oratorios lately?"
"StalnerV 'Crucifixion, and Dubois'
'Seven last words.' "
"What anthem do your singers like
best?"
Mr. Carson was silent for a minute,
and then said: "It is difficult to answer
on the spur of the moment, but I pre
sume two of the chief favorites are "In
flammatus' and Shelley's 'Hark, Hark
My Soul.' with that lovely contralto so
lo. Our singers also prefer 'How Lovely
Are the Messengers,' from another ora
torio, that of 'St Paul.' "
"How long have you played the or
gan?" "About 11 years. I have studied at
Boston and Chicago. Now about St.
St Paul's church itself. It is a hand
some building accommodating about 1600
worshippers. The chancel Is very much
admired for Its fine coloring, taken from
a church in Paris. The nave is a copy
of a famous church at Leominster, Eng
land. It Is a pleasure to visit your city
of Portland and to enjoy a sail on the
Columbia."
AND SINGERS
Knelsel quartet evenings at Mendelssohn
Hall Is set for November 25. It falls, not
Inappropriately, In the week of Thanks
giving. Loudon G. Charlton, the New York lm
pressarlo, announces George Devall, tenor,
and Edwin Isham, baritone, in joint re
citals this season. The artists have just
returned from Europe, where it Is said
they achieved social and artistic tri
umphs. Their repertoire Includes a wide
range of ancient- and modern classical
music They make a specialty of duets,
as well as negro folk songs,, which they
Idealize.
Seats for the Mascagnl engagement at
Aew York will cost from $5 to $1 singly,
or from $1T to $3 for a full subscription.
Tho "season"' programme, though brief.
Is complete. "Cavallerla" and "Zanetto"
is the double bill for October 8, repeated
In matinee three days later. "Iris" on
October 9, and "RatcIInl" on October 11
complete the preliminary list. Mascagnl
will conduct a company of 150 Italians
in this repertory of his own works.
Lillian Blauvelt in addition to being
the only American out of 14 vocalists en
gaged this year at the Norwich festival,
In Great Britain, ha3 the special distinc
tion of being chosen to sing the soprano
part in Dr. F. H. Cowen's new "Corona
tion Ode," which Is to be given for tho
first time at Norwich this Autumn. The
"Coronation Ode" was to have been per
formed at Buckingham Palaco last July,
but owing to the Illness of the King it
was postponed.
Mrs. Robert Treat Piatt, contralto solo
ist In the choir of the First Congregation
al Church, sang a solo last week Sunday,
Plnsultl's "Thy Will Bo Done," that cre
ated most favorable comment. Her rest
ful, deep tones In her lower register were
a revelation, and It was a pleasure to hear
such a true contralto voice. Mrs. Piatt
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31. B. WELLS, Sole Agent
Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
left here a few days ago for New York
City for a six weeks' visit and to study
witn. oavage anu omer uuieu niitruciura
in voice.
Mrs. Ellen Kinsman Mann has resumed
her teaching at 332 Taylor street.Tuesdays
and Fridays 10:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M..
1:30 to 4:30 P. M. At the Oregon Conserv
atory. .Seventh and Washington streets,
Saturdays, 10:30 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. Les
sons may be arranged for between these
hours or by Oregon 'phone Union 773.
Tncc nnrl bit? trtinrlprf ill hrinrl from
Pennsylvania will ciose their all-Summer
engagement In New York by a grand con
cert in Madison-Square Garden, September
28. His programme for last Sunday weelS"
"Xerxes," Disss' "America," Wagner's
"SlAwfrlort "XTVinTnohnnrl's ''Pfill of .Tpri-
cho," and a special list of request pieces
rendered as encores. The soloist of the
evening was Julia Allen, who sang the
Buck-Gounod "Ave Maria'-' and Adam's
"Holy City."
Georg Henschel was recently In New
York City to meet a number of musical
conductors, for whom he played his lat
est choral work. "Requiem," that was
composed In memory of his wife, Lillian
Bailey Henschel, who died In London last
November. He met hl3 friends in the of
fice of Henry Wolfsohn. Among those
present were: Frank Damrosch, Walter
Henry Hall, and Arthur Mees. The work
is to bo produced for the firat time In Bos
ton In December by the Cecilia Society. It
is to be heard in New York during the
coming season. It is to be produced also
by choral societies i
Berlin, Breslau and Dresden.
Mostly American singers have been en
gaged for the season of English grand
opera at Boston, under the direction of
Henry W. Savage. The sopranos are:
Miss Adelaide Norwood, Mlsa Gertrude
Rennyson and Miss Maud Ramey. The
contraltos are Miss Marlon Ivell and Miss
Ethel Houston du Fre, a grandnlece of
tho late Sam Houston, of Texas, and a
cousin of the late Jefferson Davis. Tho
masculine portion of the organization. In
principals. is made up of Joseph Shoehan,
a native of Boston, and Lloyd d'Aublgne.
In the tenor roles. Mr. d'Aublgne ha3
been singing with great succem in Europo
and Is a late member of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. He is a protege of
Madame Melba, and. as a matter of fact,
made his real debut as Faust to her Mar
guerite. The baritones are WInfred Goff
and Francis Carrier, and bassos. John
Boyle and Parker Coombs. The chorus
Is reported to be recruited principally
from the various musical colleges, and
has the reputation of being a remarkably
flne one.
There are again rumors that somebody
Is making a "corner" in chorus girls m
New York City, as the supply is not equal
to the demand. For one thing, rarely
have there been so many comic operas
and musical comedies, all employing
crowds of chorus girls. Thero are either
playing or are In preparation: "A Chi
nese Honeymoon," with SO girls; "Tho
Defender." with 60; tho "Wild Rose," with
50, and another 50 for "Sally in Our Allev "
Weber & Fields are rehearsing 60, the
Rr?frs Bros" G0: Je-ome Sykes. in "Tho
Millionaire," as many more; "Tho Lib
erty Belles" are all girls; "The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" will absorb 130
so will "Ben Hur"; F. C. Whitney n-edi
- support Lulu Glaser, and 100 for
When Johnny Comes Marching Home":
60 will be needed for "The Toreador." and
the various Florodora companies will cra
P oy about 300. Henry W. Savage will
divide among his Grand English Opera
Company two "King Dodo" companies
'The Prince of Pllsen" and "The Sultan
of Sulu," fully KO young women. Thcso
who know state that the pay of the ma
jority of chorus girls is Inadequate, con
sidering the expense of living In New
York ?18 to $25 per week.
Denver'fl "Lnngers."
Philadelphia Record.
"I never heard of a 'lunger' until I went
to Denver to the recent Hibernian conven
tion," said Edward Ryan, who was a dele
gate to the great gathering of Irish-Americans
there. "Soon after I arrived in Den
ver I heard persons using the term 'lung
er,' and did not know what it mi ant
'Pretty fine city you havo here-.' I re
marked to a policeman at a street corner.
'Wall, I guess lt would be a pretty good
place to make a llvln' in,' ho repllei. 'if
it wasa't for the darned lungers.' 'What
Is a lunger, anyhow?' I asked. 'Why. a
lunger. a3 wo call him.' he replied, 'is a
guy that comes out to Denver because
his lungs are bad. Thousands of them
come hero from all parts, and they are
willing to work for one-fourth a man's
wages, so as to stay here. Theso lungers
make wages very low.' "
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