TILE SUNDAY. OREGONI AN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 1906.
CONRIED SPENDS A
- Productions of Metropolitan Grand Opera Company Will
NEW YORK, Sept. 16. (Special
Correspondence.) Since . .the re
turn of Mr. Conrled. on Tuesday
morning" nothing "has been spoken of In
musical circles except the wonderful en
gagements that have been made by that
energetic manager, who has Infused tre
mendous life into the situation by his
aggressive but dignified policy. In the
first place it lies with The Oregonlan
correspondent to correct an erroneous
rumor that has been circulated concern
ing the movements of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. There is absolutely no
truth In the statement that this organi
zation will visit the Northwest this sea
son. Mr. Goerlltz. manager of the cora
' pany. stater to The Oregonlan correspon
dent that It was absolutely beyond his
comprehension how such a thing could
have been circulated, as nothing was fur
ther from their Intention.
Mr." Conrled was In-the beBt -of spirits
and notwithstanding the enormous losses
of last season through the- San Fran
' Cisco disaster he was - as enthusiastic
; about the season ahead as though it
!had been his first. . '.'There, will no money
! made this year by the- Metropolitan
Opera Company management," said Mr.
: Conrled. "as everything will be done on
' Buch an elaborate- scale and I have spent
i so much money already that profits
would be Inconceivable. People do not
pull through such experiences as we had
. and pick right up. I am determined that
the public shall feel nothing of what
' we passed through" and" 1 am also de-
termined that the best the world holds
Is none too good for New York."
Everything Is new from the. costumes
and scenery to the chorus, which, by the
way, was as much of a necessity as any
thing else since" much of the chorus had
grown old In service and. .young blood
wars absolutely imperative. Mr. Conrled
spent over J250.000 In costumes and ac
cessories, and nearly that much more will
be expended before the curtain, goes up
November 20.'
' Mr. Conrled and his forces were not
very welcome in Beyreuth. as may well
be expected, and the story of Marlon
Weed had been told already. For those
who may have forgotten It, however,
when this singer arrived In Beyreuth she
was hissed and treated In a manner that
would hardly be credited. Even the hotel
In which she stayed was boycotted by the
alngers until she was askedby the man
agement to leave." This so "incensed Mr.
Conrled that he determined to se'nd Marie
Rappold into the camp for coaching by
fair means or f oulr-and of -course-It took
the latter. Therefore Madame Rappold
went into tho enemy's camp, stating that
of all despicable, contemptible .men Mr.
Conrled was the "limit," which state of
mind so -delighted .Madame. .Wagner and
her satellites that n he was received with
open arms and received the support whjch
4 Fannie Bloomfleld Zelsler, .the. Fa
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she needed In order to study the "Wagner
Ian roles which she will essay this season.
Now, while all .Is fair In love and war,
this cannot be called fair by anybody,
but under tho "existing circumstances It
might be called-' Justifiable. Mr. Conrled
brought with him 100 persons for the
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THE FIRST big musical event of tbls
season, under the direction of the
Lois Steers-Wynn Coman, will be the
song recital given on Monday evening,
October 15 by Emilo de Gogorxa, the
splendid Spanish baritone who -made such
a sensation last season with Emma
Kames, Gogorxa is the exception among
singers of his sex; .he drives song re
citals and finds the public eager for them;
his tones are rich and full, as strong as
they are rich; with clear depth, sensuous
warmth, variety of tonal color, and un
affected masculinity.
These qualities make his a compell
ing voice; It Is Individual and not to be
resisted. The concert on Monday has al.
ready aroused much real and sincere
Interest among the nonmuslcal people, es
pecially among the men, for they are
fond to a degree of listening to a splendid
' specimen of their sex. And as. the pro
gramme has been carefully arranged,
with the taste of the general public as
much" considered as the special predilec
tions of the purely musical, the evening
will be a rare treat.
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Waldemar Llnd will give a violin re.
cltal at the Heilig theater Friday night,
-September 28, - assisted-by the following
artists: Mrs. Walter Reed, Mrs. May
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chorus, and there has been much agita
tion on the score of the labor and union
conditions. Mr Conrled claims that these
singers must be allowed to land aa artists
and not, as laborers. However, every at
tempt was made to prevent the singers
from landing, and when baffled the mat
ter had to stand that they must return to
their own country, and If not the Actors'
Union intends to array all the union mu
sicians and stagehands against the man
agement not a comfortable condition, to
say the least.
Among the sensational novelties Mr.
Conrled plans to present are a cycle of
Puccini's works and "Salome," by Rich
ard Strauss. Mr, Conrled planned to give
a production to "Salome" notwithstand
ing the fact that he is doubtful as to the
reception it will have. "It Is Intensely
grewsome," said Mr. Conrled, "and there
is no way of relieving this, because, not
withstanding the fact that it only runs
an hour and twenty minutes, It is of such
a nature that nothing would fit Into it
and Strauss objects to putting anything
with It. It was this opera.which decided
Madame Fremsttid to return this year, as
she was married just before her trip to
San Francisco and had decided not ' to
play this season. Her husband did not
wteh her to take an engagement, but she
wishes to sing Salome, and will do so.
Carl Burrlan, whom J consider to be the
best German tenor of the day, will have
the tenor role. Mr. ' Herz will direct the
production."
Singers for the Opera Season.
The singers engaged. by Mr. Conrled are:
Sopranos Bessie Abbott, Bella Alten. Ce
lestlna Bonlnsegna, Llna Cavallerl, Emma
Eames. Geraldine Farrar, Katharina Flelfch-er-Edel,
Rita Fornla. Olive Fremstad. Marie
MattTeld, Berta Morena," Paula Ralph.' Marts
Rappold, Marcella Sembrich, Mllka Ternlna.
Lulsa Tetrazzlnl and Marlon Weed.
Mezzo Sopranos and Contraltos Louise
Homer, Ernestine Sehumann-Heink, Joseph
ine Jacoby, Klrkby-Lunn, Helen Mapleson
and Johanna Poehlmann.
Tenor Alois Burgstaller. Carl Burrlan.
Enrico Caruso, Andreas Dlppel. Giovanni
Faroll, Albert Relss, Charles Roussellere and
F. Soubeyran.
Baritones -Bernard Begue, Eugene Pu-
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Dearborne-Schwab, Miss Ethel M. Lytle,
Mrs. Frank Taylor, Mrs. W. A. T. Bu
shong, Mrs. W. E. Thomas, Mr. A. Alex
ander, Mr. Dom J. Zan, Mr. Edgar E.
Coursen. Following Is the programme:
"Barcarolle" (Dites la Jeune belle) (Rogers).
"Woodland Croon Song" (Clutsam), Mra Wal
ter Reed: "Tristan and Iseulde" (Foester). A.
Alexander; "Concerto No. 1 In A" (Striding),
allegro energico, andante. allegro glocoso,
Waldemar Llnd; "Concerto No. 4, X Minor"
(Vleuxtempe), andante and cadenza, adagio
relttrloso. allegro, Mr. Llnd: "Irish Folk Song"
(Foote), "Spring Song" with violin obligate
(Oscar Well), the Lakme Quartet, Mrs. W. E.
Thomas, director; "Le Chevalier Belle
Etolle" (The Knight of the Beautiful Star)
(Augusta Holmes). Mrs. Walter Reed; "Sere
nade Melancollque" (Tschalkowsky), "Aria"
(Tenaglla), "La Campanella" (Paganlni), Mr.
Llnd; "Sunset" (Dudley Buck), Dom J. Zan.
The chorus choir which has been or
ganized under the management of Dr.
W. A. Cumming for the Taylor-Street
Methodist Church and of -which Profes
sor W. H. Boyer will be leader and direc
tor, promises to be the most Important
church musical organisation of the city
this winter. Aside from a fine quartet
of principals, a full chorus of 35 trained
voices has been organized and in the
course of a few weeks will be giving spe
cial song services In this pioneer church.
Miss Inez Cumming, soprano, has studied
in New York under her sister, Shannah
Cumming, the celebrated soprano, and
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ITAX GRAND OPERA COMPANY.
friche. Otto Goritz, Adolf Muehlmann. sAn
tonlo Scottl, Franz Stelner, Rlccardo
Stracclarl and Anton Von Rooy.
Bassos Robert Blass, Marcel Journet, Pol
Plancon and Arcangelo Rossi.
The conductors are Nahan Franko, Al
fred Hertz, Arturo Vlgna and S. Bovy.
The chorus master is Pletro Nepoti and
the premiere danseuse Bland Froehilch.
There Is a question whether Mme. Tet
razzlnl will come. Mr. Conrled saw her
in Milan and asked her to fill her con
tract of five years with him, "but she
declined unless he would pay her more
than the contract called for. Mme. Mo
reno, he declared, would be on hand for
the season, despite the reports that she Is
ill - and that her voice has suffered.
Mme. Ternina will come for the season
after December 16, and Mme. Eames after
January 1. Mme. Schumann-Helnk will
appear In February for 20 performances.
Mme. Sembrich will add VLakme" and
"Putltanl"- to- her roles in this city. Mr.
Caruso will be seen in "Manon Lescaut,"
"L-'Africaine," "Fedora," "Adrlenne Le
couvreur," "Fra Dlavolo," "Purltanl" and
"Mme. Butterfly."
S. Bovy, the new conductor, comes from
Toulouse. Miss -Walker would not come
this- season because the roles she had
wanted could not be given to her, but
Mr. Conrled said that he had aided her
to make satisfactory engagements on the"
other side. Mr. Knote will not come on
account . of the illness of his wife. .
Two men for whom the director exuects
success are Mr. Soubeyran and Mr. Steln
er. The flrat is a discovery of Jean de
Reszke. The other was found by Mr.
Conrled at Vienna. .
The Americans in. the Metropolitan
Opera Company, this season include Ger
aldine Farrar, who has made a reputa
tion In Europe. She will sing the title
role In "Mme. Butterfly." Another is
Rita Fornla, who In plain English is Rita
Newman, last year with the Savage
Opera Company- and well known on the
Facifio Coast, especially In San Fran
cisco, her home-. Other Americans Include
Bessie Abbott, Emma Eames, Marie Rap
pold. Marlon WTeed, Louise Homer,
WILL OPEN MUSICAL SEASON SOON
also Mr. Boyer In this city. Her voice
is full and rich and admirably adapted
to sacred music Miss Evelyn Hurley,
contralto, Is classed among Portland's
leading singers and she has had the ad
vantage of long study with Mrs. Walter
Reed and wlthflne teachers In the East.
Dr. W. A. Cumming, bass, has sung in
the Taylor-Street Church for about nine
years, and the fine qualities of his voice
are well known to the public of Port
land. Professor Boyer will do the tenor
solo work in addition to directing. The
organist will be Miss Margaret Lamber
son who Is well known in Portland and
whose playing was much admired during
her year at Calvary Church. She is a
pupil of Miss Fisher and has also stud
led with Karl In New York.
It is Professor Boyer's intention to
give a number of notable song or musi
cal services during the Winter season,
including several high-class cantatas and
oratorios. These are anticipated by the
congregation with much pleasure and
this choir may be expected to make an
enviable reputation for itself and Its
church.
DOMAIN' OF MUSIC.
Mies Eleanor Kurth will continue as con
tralto soloist at the Fourth . Presbyterian
Church.
MIm Petronella Connolly, a well-known
Portland contralto soloist, sang a solo last
Josephine Jacoby, Helen Mapleson and
others In minor parts.
Fellow-passengers with Conrled were
Alfred Hertz and Mme. Schumann-Helnk,
who has been abroad since Jury, singing
at the Wagner festivals in Bayreuth, also
In Munich. This very remarkable woman
has never attained such, heights in her
most brilliant hour as she did this season,
and it is clearly and uncompromisingly
stated that she is without peer among
German singers. All sorts of offers were
made her for concert and opera In Eu
rope, but everything was refused on ac
count of her engagements here this sea
son. She will open in Bangor, Me., October.-.
-at ' the Maine State Festival, and
will sing 90 concerts between then and
February 15, when she will appear in H
operatic productions, after which she will
continue her concert tour. She will give
26 concerts on the Pacific Coast, Includ
ing three In San Francisco, and she will
also take in the Dominion of Canada and
Mexico. Mme. Schumann-Heink, who is
accustomed to the adulation and the hom
age of kingdoms, as may be seen from tho
medals with which she is decorated, is
still prouder of an eutographed letter
from Hans Richter, the greatest Wagner
conductor living, than of anything else in
her possession. She received it tho day
following an especially imposing perform
ance of "Die Gotterdammerung" In Bay
reuth, in which she played the part of
Waltraute, one of her greatest roles. A
translation of the letter Is as follows:
"St. Pelten, July 29, 1906. Most Honored
Colleague: This my first moment of lei
sure en route from Beyputh. I hasten to
thank you for your beautiful, masterly
Waltraute. I wanted to do this yester
day, but could not find you. Three cheers
for Beyreuth! May old Wotan long pre
serve to us our honored and great mis
tress of song. With heartiest greetings,
yours, HANS RICHTER." -
Mme. Schumann-Helnk is now in her
Summer home in the Cauldwell Moun
tains, where she will spend the time with
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Bessie Abbott, Soprano of Metro
politan Grand Opera, Company.-
her family until the opening of her tour.
. On Tuesday another welcome arrival
was that of Fannie Bloomfleld-Zeisler,
who, with her 15 pounds of additional
flesh, laughs to scorn the fright that her
condition caused her friends and the ru
mors that it brought forth. She does not
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Sunday at the aSecond Presbyterian Church,
Lafayette, Ind.
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Professor Z. M. Parlm begins teaching
Monday, the &4th.. Voice, piano, harmony
and composition taught. Diplomas given.
Call at 329 H Mill street, or phone Main
5941.
J. Rom Fargo, tenor soloist last season at
the First Presbyterian Church, sang accept
ably last -Sunday morning at Calvary Pres
byterian Church. Mr. Fargo leaves shortly
for New York City.
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Mrs. Anna Selkirk Norton Is planning to
leave on October 1 for Eastern Oregon,
where she will give a series of recitals. Mrs.
Norton has taken apartments kt the Nor
tonla for the Winter.
Da Caprlo's Band will furnish musie for
one week at Umatilla County Fair, Pendle
ton, and one week at Washington State Fair,
Walla Walla, Wash. The band will also give
very soon a concert at The Dalles.
Mlsa Bertha Alexander, of Pendleton, who
has been studying with Mra Walter Reeu
the past Summer, has returned to her home
In Pendleton, expecting to be back In Port
land after the holidays to resume her
studies.
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The first of the free muslcales at St.
David's Episcopal Church will take place on
the first Thursday evening In October. The
following artists will assist: Waldemar
Llnd, violinist; Mordaunt A. Goodnougb,
pianist, and Frederick W. Goodrich, organ
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deny that she was very 111, but she says
there was much exaggeration and misun
derstanding. As' told by herself: "The
report got about that my nervousness
was due to excessive playing, when the
fact was that I became nervous because I
was forbidden to go near the piano on
account of my eyes. I grew so restless
that I finally broke down, but when my
eyes grew well and I was allowed to go
back to the piano, I was myself again."
Mrs. Zelsler received hundreds of let
ters and telegrams, not only from friends,
but f Horn people who were utter -strangers.
On this subject she says: "Of
course, it was very touching, but many
of the letters were very amusing. Nearly
all suggested cures, and every school of
medicine, every drug and every belief
known was offered and suggested. . I am
sure a whole vanload of patent prepara
tions for every ill under the sun was
delivered At my home. Christian Science
churches' sent word that they were treat
ing me. Spiritualists wrote all sorts of
messages they had received from the
'other side about my - case. One gentle
man wrote almost a volume, giving min
ute directions how to pass Into the clair
voyant state and find out what really
was the matter. I read his directions,
but I cannot say that I followed them,
neither did I attempt to weax all the
charms, images and lucky pieces that
were sent me. I am anxious to get back
to the public, because I feel much closer
to it than ever."
When asked about her Summer, she
said: "After mountain-climbing in
Swltierland and my long rest at Carls
bad, I feel almost rugged, and I find my-
pself as eager as a debutante for my first
concert in Cleveland next month."
Mrs. Zelsler was much Interested In the
operatic situation of this country, and on
that subject said: "The rivalry between
two grand opera companies In New York
ist. Th programme selected contains sev
eral very new and interesting works, as
well as soma of a popular character.
The September Issue of the Musical
Standard, a magazine published In Chicago,
contains an Interesting article on "The
Essential Characteristics of the Artist's
Ptano Playing" by Mordaunt A. Goodnough,
of this city.
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The vested choir of the Church of the Good
Shepherd will resume their places today. All
enjoyed their vacation and are taklna- up
their work cheerfully. Mra Jennie Evans Is
choir leader again, with J. Handel Roberts
as organist.
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Miss Cornelia Barker, accompanied by her
mother, left for Forest Grove on Friday to
play a violin solo at the reception at the
university, . also to complete arrangements
for her work as violin Instructor at the
university the coming Winter.
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Mrs. O. M. Smith gave a pleasant after
noon at her residence on Davis street to Mr.
Fargo, tenor of the First Presbyterian
Church, who leaves October 1 for New York
to assums new musical positions. Webber's
string quartet furnished music, for the
occasion.
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The musical programme to be rendered this
morning at the First Unitarian Church fol
lows: "Oltertolre In D Minor" (H. Bond Ma
son); anthem, "The Dawn of Hope" (Rog
ers); response, "Cast Thy Burden" (Mendels
sohn); offertory, tenor solo from "Elijah"
(Mendelssohn); postlude. "Cathedral March"
(George H. Ryder). Members of the quartet
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throughout the country, and I look for
the struggle here between Conrled and
Hammersteln to .lead eventually to the
establishment of grand opera stock corn
companies In our larger cities. Just as
we now have dramatic stock companies
In many of our popular-priced theaters.
Grand opera at popular prices Is not al
together a dream. I have been enjoying
10, 20 and 30-cent grand opera at Carls
bad all Summer, enjoying It Immensely.
There were no high-priced stars in the
cast, but I heard a well-balanced com
pany, and the orchestra was good and
exceedingly well conducted. The State
Theater of Carlsbad, where the perform
ances were given, is an architectural
gem, a veritable miniature of the Paris
Grand Opera, the orchestra seats less
than 160, and the first and second bal
conies are equally diminutive. The ca
pacity of the house was under 600, I
am sure, yet we paid about 60 cents In
our money for orchestra seats. For those
prices the company, assisted by an or
chestra of 35 men, gave three grand op
era performances a week, two or three
comic operas and one or two dramatic
performances.
"When you pay 50 cents to hear grand
opera you don't expect a much for your
money as when you give up $5 to hear an
all-star cast. I must confess my aston
ishment at the disproportion between the
merit of the performances at Carlsbad
and the price of admission. My career
has made me musically exacting, but I
enjoyed every visit to the little theater.
I saw a number of noted visitors at the
performances, and they seemed in the
same mood. Arellna Patti was there one
night, and she was quite enthusiastic.
What a glorious thing If we had such a
company In each of our larger cities. We
have the material in abundance, but the
American erase for high salaries Is an
are Mrs. A. B. Sheldon, Mrs. Ralley. W. (I.
Hodsdon, C. Montelth; R. Hoyt, organist; Mrs.
Sheldon, director.
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The first of the musical programmes given
at the Irvlngton clubhouse took' place on
Friday, when Mr. Claire Montelth gave a
most pleasing and well-chosen programme.
His "Toreador1 song as a finale was ex
tremely well given. Mrs. Frank Raley acted
as hostess.
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Edward J. Flnck, of this city, has Just
completed two compositions for 'string quar
tets, one of which be has already sent to New
York, to be played by one of the leading quar
tet organizations In the United States. Those
who have heard the delightful renditions of
this classical form of muslo by the visltlns
Knelsel quartet will anticipate with pleasure
the hearing of the new works.
Frederick W. Goodrich has arranged the
following programme of organ music for to
day's services at St. David's Episcopal
Church: Morning Prelude. "Andante Can
tablle" (B. Tours); anthem, "Lead Me
Lord" (S. 8. Wesley); offertory, "Andante In
E Minor" (Batiste); postlude, march.
"Melsterslngers" (Wagner). Evening Pre
lude, "Solitude" (Godard); offertory, "Ber
ceuse" ( Jocelyn-Godard) ; postlude, "Grand
Choeur In C" (Fessy).
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Miss Laura Cleland, who has recently re
turned from Dresden, will sing a solo at the
morning service at the First Congregational
Church. The entire programme follows: Pre
lude, "Andante Tranqulllo" (Redondo); quar
tet, "Fear Not Ye. O Israel" (Splckrr); so
prano solo, "Worship of God In Nature" (Bee
thoven): postlude, "Verset" (Batiste); pre
lude. "Romanze" (Jadassohn); quartet. "From
Egypt's Bondage Come" (Page): quartet. "I
Will ly Me Down" (Ludda); postlude, "An
dante" (Mendelssohn).
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Mr. and Mrs. W. Graham Hodsdon held an
other delightful monthly musicals at their
residence, 325 Twelfth street, last Tuesday
evening. Several of Portland's prominent mu
sicians contributed to the enjoyment of the
evening. Miss Margaret Fallenlus, the tal
ented daughter of Mr. Edith Fallenlus, par
ticularly distinguished herself with her charm
ing vloMn solos. Mrs. Fallenlus kindly acted
as accompanists for the evening. The next
musical event of this kind will be held Oc
tober 18.
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Mrs. Walter Reed's Tuesday Afternoon
Club held Its first meeting last Tuesday.
The club took for Its first work this season
"The Guardian Angel" (Gounod-Rhysl, "My
Lady Chloe" (C. Leighter).' "The Hat of
Green" (8chumann). Following are the
members: Llllyn Glendennlng, Catharine
Covach, Mrs. W. G. Carty. Lona Leake,
Elizabeth MacMahan, Clara MacEwan. Ethel
Powers. Mabel 'Baker, Delta Watson, Mrs.
L. E. Hall, Mamie Mullan, Kenna Kloster
man. Eleanor Brodle, Clara Howard, Mrs.
Charles Erlckson. Mrs. G. W. Stanley. May
Bresltn and Alls Juston.
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Five different ocean steamers sailing- from
as many different European ports brought to
New York last week the various members
of Henry W. Savage's "Madam Butterfly"
company that Is soon to give the first per
formance In America of this sensational Jao
anese opera. The artistes selected to inter
pret in English the beautiful Puccini master
piece represent eight months' labor by Mr.
Savage and his corps of agents. Every lead
ing continental opera-house' had been visited
before Manager Savage himself went abroad
to close his contracts. Having been the first
to recognize the possibilities of the opera
which has become the greatest European
success in a decade of this country It was
possible for Mr. Savage to secure the cream
of available talent abroad. Bis first step
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obstacle. Wouldn't it be a fine thing if
opera was as popular In the United 9tates
as vaudeville, as Is the case In Germany?
The little Carlsbad company gave only
such operas as did not require lurpre or
chestras or big chorus, but the reiiertolrn
was splendid and 1 was certainly a de
light to hear such gems as Sinetanu's
"The Bartered Bride," Goldmark's "Crick
et on the Hearth" and Hoffman's "Kr
rahlungen," masterpieces in mlnlatum
which we are never likely to hear from
the Conrled or Hammersatln company.
In Carlsbad people live on music; thero
are five concert orchestras attached to
the various hotels and gardens. The bit;
Kur Capelle gives four open-air symphony
concerts a week, and they play the reg
ular symphonic repertory. One afternoon
I sat through a very enjoyable perform
ance of 9trauss" "Death and ApotheosLs."
Twenty cents is the price of admission to
the concert garden. Mrs. Zelsler will be
heard In New Yorw In recital, and she
will also appear as soloist with the Rus
sian symphony, the Philadelphia, Pitts
burg and other important orchestras.
KMIL.IK FRANCES BAL'ER.
Negro Fiend Publicly Whipped.
WILMINGTON, Tel., 9pt. 22. Before
500 persons, Charles Conley, the negro
who was a few days ago sentenced to 50
years' Imprisonment and to- receive 30
lashes for committing an assault "upon
Mrs. Beatrice Frankieh and her daughter,
was publicly whipped today In the yard
of the Newcastle County workhouse. More
than 2000 persons clamored for admission
to the workhouse yard. Although tho
lashes were well laid on, they were care
fully distributed, so that no blood was
drawn. The man's back was a mass of
welts and ridgos.
was to engage Walter Rothwell. the artistic
conductor who helped to make the Savage
"rarslfal" production an American triumph.
Mr. RothWf.il met Puccini In London' and
accompanied the composer to Hungary,
where he was present throughout the re
hearsals and performances of "Madam But
terfly" at Budapest.
THAW YIELDS TO MOTHER
Lets Alienists Examine Him to
Avert Another Disagreement.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22. Harry K.
Thaw was examined at the Tombs Pris
on today by three alienists, retained by
the prisoner's counsel. Thaw was per
suaded by his mother to consent to the
examination. Mrs. Thaw assured her
son that the viait of the physicians was
to determine his sanity rather than to
establish his insanity. The alienists
who examined him were B. E. Evans,
superintendent of the New Jersey State
Hospital for the Insane at Morristown;
Dr. Christopher C. Healing, Dr. Evans'
chief of staff, and Dr. Charles D. Wag
ner, superintendent of the New York
State Hospital for the Insane at Blng
hamton. The same doctors visited Thaw sev
eral days agro to examine him, but he
refused to submit to the examination.
Since then his mother had been en
deavoring to convince him that such a
stand. If persisted In, would result In
the withdrawal of his chief counsel and
make the second disagreement he has
had with his lawyers as to the line of
the defense at the trial.
Patrick. Prefers Death to Prison.
NEW YORK. Sept 22. Albert T. Pat
rick, the lawyer, condemned to die for
the murder of William M. Rice, does not
want a pardon, but vindication, says the
American today. The paper gives a brief
Interview with Patrick. In which It quotes
him as saying: 'I would rather die in
the electric chair' than spend a year In
the state prison under a commutation of
sentence."
Patrick. In his cell. Is directing the last
fight for his life. His chief reliance Is
based upon what he calls. In a brief pre
pared by him for submission to Governor
Hlgglns. the uncertainty of expert medi
cal evidence as exhibited In his case.
Tsual Denial by Armours.
CHICAGO. Sept. 22. Representatives of
Armour Co. today declared that there
Is no truth In the report that J. Ogden
Armour is about to close out his holdings
in Armour & Co. to the Swifts.
LOW RATES TO NEW ORLEANS.
Account National Convention Knights
of Pythias to be held at New Oreleans In
October, the O. R. & N. Co. will on
October 7 and 8 jsell round trip tickets
from Portland at rate of J&0.20. For fur
ther Information in regard to limits, stop
overs, etc., call on, or address C. w.
Stinger. City Ticket Agent, O. R. & N".
Co.. Portland.