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THE SUNDAY OREOOXIAV. TORTLAXD. A PR 1 1 IWS. .7 "Girls" is the Title of Fitch's New Piay Prolific DramitiM Introduces a Bedroom Sctne in His Litest Comedy "The Servant ia lk House." Another New Play, Attacks Hypocrisy in tlit GknrcB. fr A-.jAy oiiGr? jig. vl Li 1 rmMKx! f rv of C7?V Fitch. J r--v-d. as miirht have Nn ntv,-tt-d ! trcm Its nam, ft vry VjcM t-:-. m-f; a I lot of fen aad frACxMer prnkUM through out. IW'th aokrcwMjrrrrnts to t'. Grrcan writer. Hnjrv HoltK. Mr. Fitch has written in .ts wel-knorn win aru1 r .as takrn tfcT (rtri. rowod to ir,f Mwsn thrvvjclt jrtamir.jf ?TeprMruve which old twm tat havir.fr from ov to shoul der t-rrrr bi:nn is Nr?rr than :rur trf with thm or.v The pt to ail thxt Mr. F.toh has Nr : rawM and that far from boingr rar; orijriraJ. Tre thro p-rls aro oortsiry oharaairiir and one nod on;y look upon tfifm to know thAt no roAona:o rr.an or men would pass them hy. whether or not ther were w;ll tr.fr . These thtvo pt;? in their haohe4vr quarter are Fame", .or dor.. a sooretary arid ster.ocrapher; V:ot Urwn. a :enoerapher and l;Ittra:or. and Kate West, a nrwsrror writer, wj terwarV beortr.es an actress Tey, ap pear very enous each c:rht when they ttt as evening prayer "No Ved.rr Pelis for Me," ar.d they swear by their hatpins never to heheve In men. Mr. FlwJi wait until one ts tacked away tn a fold in gr be"., another on a coach and another on an ejcrerion oha:r before h introduces mere man. TVjt happens to he the Junior partner in the haw f.rm of Sprajrae A Holt, mho '.n orr:e way or other baa f-ttea Into the arartment , escaping- from a dinner with a jtat yours -on:aa ho hus;a.r.d Is unespeotediy raktnfr hte appearance. Mr. Holt makes h ea t ra noe h y means of an iro n : r jr -N-xrv1 aorws the airshaft. whtoh pos: bity ia bat tw well knowTi tv the o'ass of peop! krrown a apartment dwellers. In the eoor.d aot two o the younp ?adea are at work in the of?ue of ?prar;:e Holt and when HV;t cornea in there i considerable surprise on the part of the and bril'tant dramatio srprano voir no lesst than by her ftWlity as actrrsa. ?-e received, a iwnuine ovatKn and the evemrc was one of the most brilliant in the season s history. Nearly al! of th M an h a t ta n com pan y sail for 5hi r"pe to morrow, some d:rec?ly for Paxis ard others for Italy. A mora those leaving for Far-.s are Mary Garden. Mr. and Mme. Campantnl, Mm. Tetranir.i, MUe Gervilie-Reache. Mi: Zeppilli. Oscar H amir. erst t'in and others, Mme. Breaser ii'ar.oM aai's on the Rrxydam. leaving: the same day. 'Mme. de Osneros wi:l re , main a co;:p:e of weeks lor err. as she i v'l fV ome eeineT en -CTf menf s. -ounr women who rooorr,ite htm as the ! fw ,,,RVir.s Oampantnl talked at length 'th.t rope wa.ker of the :ron:r ir-board ' cor.oerninjr the season Just past as also erUWe. Taken i! tocether. there is . conoemtn the scan ahead. H own rood deal of fun and lauirhtor. without j expressions are herewith p'.ven. bv means "r. a esac.y wy. tr.eio trans:ativn. however, as he does not cast is as foUows: Pamela tfVrdtVi speak Fame.a Oordon Laura N?s -"n H'.I , thxe s: Vfe;t InJvr. Ru;i Mavc".:n i--r-n Kate Wast V-rtv R:.-ard " t-ac::: r-.:re:. 7e:.;.a arara eAmmaj V-s IVr.ne FxSjrar W. Holt Fanvhn oarr.pbe'.: praf-je & Ii.".; t rariM tTn-r' OecT-r H. Sprain: Hf-Vrt S:an.:rr Frar.k loot..... Leslie Kr.vn Aurunus Dennett John S. Mar:e T Jan:tor r"re.Ter:ck rrr-. : Te Tv:Tnan Harr MacFaT.in Messecr Boy F.dward Morrwf.v the Eniish lanyuare. Amon? ure to return rext year are Mary Tetranini. Renaud. Zenatel5, aroo, orvi.Te-Reache and the courts w:;l tett:e whether ramores wu! i s:rc at the Manhattan or at the Metro , pohtan. Mr. Campanini is rot nearly so pTad to pet away from America, as he win be r!ad to rest, but that will not come yet for a coupl of months, because he will conduct In London before he returns to one of the three homes which Mr. and Mme. Campanini enjoy the House. I: is a play ( in Italy. Char.es Rant Kennedy. ! Accordir.c to his own statement, he a mo"y each season, and More serious ad of far greater im portance is the play which also opened on Monday r.cht at the Savoy entitled The tervant .r in five a.-ta bv the busbar. A of Fdi'h YCyr.n Matthtson. Joves Aaeri. Th r-ay 1 n attack upon hypoensy in the church and the act:on ts laid room m tn rom or tre Kcr. wliasn . in the past myi-e, a :cap cr xr.e T-jopai:an i will strive . hT2rcn. wno ;s in c:rc need of funds w'th which to restore the parish chur.-h. H"is wife has supreme faith in hm and Identified w:th his life is a ".so Miry, his niece, th daughter of a brother ho has been missing for many years and who was a blot upon the family. Manaon. a new butler, in Ksst Indian c.iurf. exercises a stronir intiuer.ce :pon all those arvund him and when the worMly and influential bishop arrives, h reinic nearly Mind and deaf, mistakes the servant for the master, and rlar.s with the servant for the rehuiidir.r of the church. The church is in bad condition and needs draininjr for which a man is hred. The drain man appears bejrrirned and filthy after havnir been down throrth that he will continue to receive the appreciation from everyone as he haa the aim for which he "The people In New York can be pr-iod friends.' said Mr. Carnpanini. at his apartments in the Navarre. 'and it Is more than a pleasure to prepare something- for them, because when they are pleased they are so very en thusiastic and appreciative. I felt like Mr. Hammerstem before the produc tion of "Louise," and that was uneasy. X assure you. I did cot know what the outcome would be. and It did not mean aione this season, but it would have cut off ail the beautiful operas which we are planning1 and had ai res. v planned for next season. "Oh. yes. next season will be, very dW'-rer.t at the Manhattan. Indeed. the- sewer. He finds that in order to do - 1 J! M U1,ur''1 the work thorouyh!v he must t down I rear t the opera-house, and trr.der the church and the Jo is a dancer- x ws more riarers, ou one. The chi!d comes upon the drain u !J : inspiration, however, to work man. who ts no less nan her father and " " ' --rr tve brother of the n;:niser. The latter Tak-s off his coat, to po a.'onp with the rran who w:!l rsk h:s life to clean out the p'pes and as they so hand !n hand. The chiid who is row certain of the work rran s identity falls into his arms. At t va moment the criental servant enters a-:d the bishop arrives upon the ftr.e fyrr holism runs through the entire play and many times it is stronply dramatic. T " company is ore of the very tv. t arivl includes M;ss Matthiaon. who as of o'd has a strong hold upon the New York pi: Vic. The ca.t is as f.V.owst Jlir.fi JVcnby Makeh:;. rv r AnVjr L-tt -s Tae Kv. Wiliia-r fn-.v.e, . ,.irs r-ar:or. .:r.tie M:&S E-.:i: Wtr Mait 'son V..rv MsVl f wr V -. Robert Smith Tyrr.e powers c--s Gu'wfv H-hrrt M a r. s o 3 w.:r Hanp-iea Tne Manhattan Orera Company closed it season on Saturday r cr.t ic the rroverbia! b'axe of glory. T.ie last week brought frth the strength of the com pany and many of the artist who will h -nth the ccrrpany next season. Mr. Mammerstein w;;i sal! with his stars'" March SI. and then he will be?:n a tosr of discoveries. He w;:5 search every -ftuntry not only for artists but for worts a-d tt is h: amhirion to make next sea sn even more auccessful than the one o';t of which he has J-st emereed wnh g!ry ntwithstardinr the terrible firan- al sra:n through mhich the country has f tssed. The last achievement was t- bring for ward a new work the last night but one cf the season for the purpose of paymg a rrtTrphrrcnt to Mme. Carnpanini. the w:fe f the director. Mme. Carnpanini. who :s a :ster f Mme, Ttrarxtri. astonished a1! her hearers ry her remarkably beaut ful so brave that he inspires one with bravery evert when things look gloomy. "I have, however, enjoyed the spirit of trying experiments, and while I do not mean that we were breaking new ground exactly, but It was certainly many times more risky than if we had been laboring in an unworked operatic field. 'Our success will mean more than jr.st th continuance of operation at the Manhattan. It will mean, without doubt, that next year we will be able to g-ive the modern Italian work, such as those of Puccini. Mascagni and oth ers, and as to the French repertory, it will open up splendidlv. Carnpanini was asked his attitude toward French opera cow. after an acquaintance with modern works which were heretofore unknown to him. He replied: "I think that facts speak for them-selves- Against 63 Italian works, we gave 57 French operac. and I am sure that each time I was more impressed with their beauty. I hope thai I shall never be considered narrow-minded, and here I want to say that I lov "Wagner as well as it is possible to love those great masterpieces, and the reason that they were not given at the Manhattan was because we could not give them with a German cast and as they should have been given, and if they cannot he produced properly. I certalrly do not want to be identified with their production at all. That would be neither in keeping with my own ideal cor with the aims of the Manhattan." "What will you give next year. Mr. Carnpanini ?' was the next question put to the great conductor, who does not look very tired after having put on f 3 new operas in r 1 weeks. "Well, It is not easy to lay plana o far ahead, but without doubt we will give Meyerbeer's 'Etoile du Nrfrd for Mme. Tetraaalnl; a:so I.akme and The Pearl Fishers. In the French works we wiil give Massenet's 'Hero diade. Renaud's great success: also the same composer's Greelidis and 'Jongieur de Notre Fame,' but so far as I know there will be nothing new by Charpentier. or Debussy, as it Is a strange fact that everyone in all countries seems dead, as far as new operas are concerned. There is noth- my even in prospect, unless it mtgnt West." One of the greatest pleasures to which I look forward is the pro duction of Verdi's 'Falstaff which Is one of the greatest things in modern opera. Also Othello will no doubt be one of the offerings of next season, and I will look thoroughly through the works which may have come forward In Italy since I have been away, but as I read very carefully. It does not seem as though there were much out side of the works which I already know. "Do you find growth of appreciation among the patrons of the Manhattan?" Assuredly. This is a great city for opera, and I believe ft has hardly begun to appreciate. I think tt safe to predict that next season win be far ahead of the present, and when one works with such anticipations, 5t lends additional pleasure and interest to the labors. The greatest appreciation I receive from Mr. Hammer stein, and together we can only hope for a season which will be throughout what the last eight or ten weeks have been. "Io you really think that opera will be given on Sunday nights nt season?" -Well.' said Mr. Carnpanini. without committing himself, "you know Mr. Hammerstein as well as I do. Do you think he will carry out what he plans to dor And answering the question, he said. "It will rest with the legal conditions, and Mr. Hammerstein studied those very closely before he made his announce ment."1 Mr. Carnpanini will have the heaviest work of his season this week preparing Andre Chenier, and rehearsing the "Faust" scene with Mary Ciarden as Marguerite for the last night, which per formance Mr. Carnpanini will conduct throughout. France does not rejoice aione In the wel fare of Its journalists, poets, musicians and dramatists. They are almost as close to the American people as to their own. brought about no doubt by the in fluence of the stage. It was therefore very happy news to America when It was made known that Jean Richepin. known here through several dramas, has been chosen to fill one of three vacant places among the Forty Immortals. These va cancies were occasioned by the deaths of Marc! in Fertheiot, Andre Theuriet and Sully Prudhommc. At the recent meeting in Paris 53 mem bers: were present. Including the aged poet. Francois Coppe. Among those missing, however, was Edmond Rostand, who could not be induced to leave his quiet Pyranean resort in Cambo. Riche pin was walking; with his two sons and several fri en as when the news was brought that he had been received into the charmed circle. The great dramatist gave a cry of joy. threw his arms about the neck cf the messenger and burst into tears Other members of his party also burst into tears, among them Raou! Ponehon. the noted poet, a particular friend of Richepin. He made a short visit to this country last season before the production of one of his plays which was translated Into English. Richepin was born in Algeria in ISA9. He was the son of an army surgeon and was educated in Paris. He also made a ood record for himself m the war of 1S70. Then he roamed for a year or so through Southern Europe, earning a pre carious living as sailor. porter, long shoreman, and professor of languages. He tried his hand at literature without any great success, and then joined an obscure theatrical company for a year or so. His Bohemian spirit then called him to the Latin Quarter, where a little lit erary group, including Raul Ponehon and Paul Bourget. was already beginning to attract attention. It was at this pe riod of his life that he wrote his "Chan son dos Oucx." It was also about this OPEN SUNDAY FROM 10 A. M. TO 2 T. M. AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROCURE PICTURES AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES Beautiful pictures that ought to make a stir. Hundreds have just arrived and so recently that the odor of the packing-box still clings to them. We think these new arrivals are unusually beautiful, and surely the variety is such as must satisfy the widest range of preference. We make a specialty of framing pictures and are constantly adding to our already large stock of picture frames of all kinds. 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This piece, set to music, has also recently been produced at the Opera Comique. ... Charles Frohman has arranged to have svilliarn Olllette appear next season in Herri Bernstein's new play called "Sam son." Mr. Oillctte will himself make the English adaption from the French. Mr. Frohman has already received offers to have Mr. Gillette appear in that play In I-ondon. which he will probably do after the American season closes. Speaking of Bernstein plays, it is de cided that Paniel Frohman will take the entire company now piaying "The Thief at the Lyceum to Portland. Or., this sea son. The company will include Miss Isl ington and Kyrle BeJlew. J. Scott Hartley, the artist, has just completed a bust of Otis Skinner in the character of Colonel Bridaa in "The Honor of the Family." The bust Is of heroic size and is considered the finest piece of modelling done by Mr. Hartley, who is famous for his busts of Lawrence Barrett. John McCullough, Edwin Booth and other noted artists. Mr. Skinner continues to delieht the audiences at the Hudson with his wonder ful delineation of the dashing, daring, devil-may-care soldier, taken from the Balrac novel and true tn detail to the spirit of the great novelist. Much interest is manifested m the "Nw Theater." of which Henrich Conried will be. the director, and it is not unlikely that Grabville Barker, one of the best known managers of London, will be the stase manager. Mr. Barker is on his way to America, after having severed his con nection as one of the managers of the Savoy Theater in London. It is be lieved that light opera will be given at the New Theater several nights in the week, not what has been known in this country as light opera, however, but such works as are given at the Opera Comique in Paris, such as Louise, Pelleas ct Melisands and works of that character. the light of seditious languages. A Stras burg merchant has been subjected to a long Interrogatory for having an Eng lish inscription on his shop front, and the removal of the writing has been in sisted on. Signs in English Tabooed. PARIS. April 4. (Special.) The corre spondent of the Paris Matin at Strasbnrg telegraphs that the Ofrman police ap parently regard English and French in COMPLAIN OF POOR PAY Indertakers Men In Paris May De clare a Strike. PARIS, April 4. (Special.) Paris is threatened with a novel sort of strike. The men known as "croque morts" are murmuring because, they say, they are poorly paid and have too much to do, as they only get five francs for 12 hours' service and an additional franc when they are sent out on an extra errand. About a fortnight ago some of them flatly refused to lay corpses in coffins after the usual day's work was over, and the fact that outsiders were called in to assist has not tended to allay the in cipient agitation. 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