THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, MAY 3. 1908.
New York Theater Promoters Attempt Hard Task
Aim Is to Educate New York Public to Serious Drama When the Theater-Goers Prefer Not To Be Educated
BY KMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, April 27. (Special
Correspondence.) The new the
ater scheme is furnishing plenty
of copy nowadays In New York, and to
hlra who rends, It is not quite clear in
what way NfeW York will be so tremen
dously benefited by the new institution.
New York has theaters galore, many of
which are filled to overflowing and
quite as many more are playing to very
light business. This matter of being edu
cated has not seemed to be appreciated
by the people along other lines, and It
Is not quite clear along. what lines it
could be conducted to accomplish that
which idealists expect of it.
The object of the new theater is to
promote dramatic art and improve the
taste of the playgolng public. It seems
to be overlooked entirely that the the
atergoers of New York consist of the
floating public and it seems rather a
hopeless undertaking to educate the peo
ple from every section in the country
New Yprk per se offers a very light pub
lic, strange as it may seem, while trav
elers flock to the playhouses and sup
port not one. but most of the season's
successes. The verdict passed upon the
plays presented in New York, strange to
day, is one formed by out-of-town people,
while New Yorkers themselves simply
figure upon the number of plays during
the season which are to be seen.
The audiences are sometimes anything
but appreciative of what is going on
upon the stage, and not only do they
show remarkable Ignorance at the opera
when they talk during interludes which
are Just as significant and as import
ant as the stage business, but there Is
nothing more Jarring than to hear people
laugh at a time when tears are hard
to repress, and it is hardly possible to
believe that the majority of the audi
ence understands the offering in the
slightest degree, judging from what we
see and hear In almost every theater In
" the city. i
Henry Arthur Jones' new play entitled
"The Goal" had a performance in the
nature of a trial for- the benefit of the
Actors' Society Benefit at the Hudson
Theater Tuesday afternoon. This is
written in an entirely different spirit
from the one In which we know Mr.
Jones of "The Hypocrites." and many
other well-known successes.
Just what will be done with the play
has not been decided, but It is said that
Daniel Frohman arranged the produc
tion of Tuesday with a view to a vaude
ville engagement.
Among the plays ahead is "Samson."
by Henri Bernstein, the author of "The
Thief." William Gillette is now engaged
In translating the work and there is
little doubt thafhe is busy in many more
ways than In turning it out in English.
He is probably figuring around the play
In Its present condition In order to make
It possible on the American stage. At
present It is about as broad as it is long
and strangely in contrast with "The
Thief," In which there Is scarcely a sug
gestion of Impurity.
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Speaking of impurity in the drama, we
are advised of Hammerstein's decision
to produce "Salome" at the Manhattan
under direction of the composer, Richard
Strauss. Mary Garden will appear in
the title role and she will dance It as
well as sing the role. This is usually
not attempted by the same person, as
either Is sufficiently strenuous.
Miss Garden will do the part first in
Brussels, and after several European
performances' she will give . It in New
York, probably in November.
Mr. Hammerstejn has also the first
option on "Electra." which will have its
first production at Dresden In the Fall
and If It Is as attractive as it is said
to be Mr. Hammerstein will arrange for
Its Immediate production in New York.
Mr. Hammerstein says that Strauss is
still sore over the treatment of "Salome"
In this country, but he did not refuse to
try it again.- If possible.. Mr. .Hammer
stein should give precedence to the later
Strauss work, as ft is more than likely
that "Salome" will receive the same con
demnation, even though it may have
be.cn unjust.
Taderewskl is rounding out his tour.
Famous Coloratura Soprano to Sing at the Heilig
I Metropolitan Opera-House Singer to Appear in Recital Monday, May 11.
THE charming coloratura soprano,
Miss Bessie Abott, of the Metropli- '
tan Opera-house, Now York City, will be
heard in a grand, concert song recital at
tho Heilig Theater, Monday evening. May
11, under the direction of the Heilig The
ater management.
Miss Abott's early training was re
ceived at St. John's Convent, New York.
Later she became a pupil of Mine. Ash
forth, of New York, and attracted the
attention of Jean de Rcszke, who urged
her to go to Paris for a finishing course
with the French masters. On December
9. 1001. she made her debut in the Paris
Grand Opera In the role of Juliette, and
won great .success. Many times she re
peated her performance of Juliette to the
finished Romeo of Jean de Reszke. Later
she appeared in "Traviata." Two sea
son at the Paris Grand Opera were fol
lowed by a full year at the Opera
Comiciup. In November. 1905, she became
a member of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, and this Winter was
heard there In such Important roles as
Mlml n "Iji Boheme," Mignon in
Thomas' opera of that name, Viloctta In
"Traviata," as well as "Lucia," "Mar
tha" and other operas. In the course of
her career Mtss Abott has been deco
rated by the King and Queen of England,
' tho Kjng of Denmark, King Oscar of
Sweden and President Loubet of France.
Miss Abott will be assisted by Miss
" Edith Moxom Gray, the brilliant pianiste,
who appeared in this city several weeks
sro with the Chicago Symphony Orches
tra at the recent musical festival at the
Armory, together with the famous Eng
; list 'cellist, Hans Dressel. Following Is
the programme:
Piano solo, "Novellete" . '. ...Schuman
Edith Moxom Gray.
Mad scene from "bucia" Donizetti
Miss Bessie Abbott.
Cello solo. Sonata in A Borcherinl
Hans Dressel.
Songs. (aVRerceuKe" ..Tsehaikowsky
(b) "Spring1' Henschel
Miss Bessie Abott.
' Tiano solo (a Aria Schuman
(b Dans Dehussy
fe) Scherzo, B-Mlnor Chopin
Eilltli Moxom Gray'.
' Walts, "Parla" Ardltl
Miss Bessie 4bott.
Cello solo (ai "Etude" .: Chopin
(b) "Tarantella" , Plattl
Huns Dressel.
"Ave Marin" '. Gounod
Miss Ttessls Abbott, with cello obll
guto and accompaniment.
ELECTRIC SPARK A CURE
German Surgeon Vses It Success
fully in Cancer Cases.
BERLIN, April 25. "The Treatment
. of Cancer With Lightning" was the
. title of a paper1 read at the annual
meeting of the German Surgeons' So
ciety by Professor Czerny, of Heidel
berg, a leader in the universal move
ment to stamp out cancer.
Czerny told his confreres that In
the treatment by lightning, sparks,
'. produced by a current of .high tension
generated by powerful electrical ma
chines are concentrated, on. the cane, ex.
and after a. few benefit concerts he will
leave for his home on the Continent. He
has noted many changes in America and
this is what he bad to say about East
and West:
"What impresses me the most is what
you might describe as the universal move
ment toward the beautiflcation of cities.
I think today that there are more beautiful-cities
in the United States than in any
country in the world, if we except the
smaller cities of England and the begin
ning is only being made. Take, for ex
ample, Memphis. I was astonished to
find one of the prettiest cities I have ever
sten. The great broad avenue which leads
to the park is a masterpiece of land
scape art and the whole effect is magni
ficent. "Every city seems to be doing some
thing towards its beautiflcation and the
clever way in which they are saving and
making use of their old trees and plant
ing new ones is amazing. ' The park Idea
has secured strong hold on the imagina
tion of every one and tho next half cen
tury is sure to see as remarkable advance
In municipal art as the last half century
has in Industrial growth. Chicago is a
striking illustration of this In the splendid
park system that is being completed
there. Chicago is to me about the most
interesting of American cities. Its sin
cerity, Its enthusiasm, its civic pride and
its honesty . of purpose hardly have a
parallel anywhere In the world. Mr.
Burnham showed me the plans which are
to be followed in the beautiflcation of the
city. In its parks and on the lakefront and
when these- are completed, Chicago will
be one of the most beautiful cities of the
world. When the time comes, they will
get rid of their smoke and grime, you
may be sure of that.
"Washington, of course, is unique and
it should be as the capital of the country
with all the resources of the country to
make it so. but the work which is planned
for that city is in my mind not nearly
so significant as that which is going
on in nearly every one of the other "cities
in the country, large and small.
"My actual mileage this year since I
started west on January 2, is over 3S.000
miles, so the Pullman people tell me. I
have been In the Middle West, the North
west, the Southwest, the Far West and
the South and more than ever am I
impressed with the resources and possi
bilities of the country and of the tremen
dous opportunities yet to be seized. It is
positively bewildering. Take, for ex
ample, one thing. Winnipeg is destined
to become one of the great cities of the
continent. On all sides for hundreds of
miles is deep black loam, the finest wheat
country In the world. Winnipeg is built
of wood, and bricks cost $45 a 1000 there.
Look at the chance a man has to make
his fortune there by establishing a brick
yard within transportation distance of the
city. And the papers are full of wild
cat mining schemes.
"The future of the country? Imagina
tion cannot picture it." ,
The interest in English opera Is grow
ing very, intense and it is believed that at
the Metropolitan the English and Ameri
can artists will be required to sing in the
English language if they will be called
upon to do so. It is expected that the
first English opera will be Goldmark's
"Cricket on the Hearth" and while
nothing has been announced it Is expected
that the cast will include David Bispham
and Geraldlne Farrar. The engagement
of Herbert Witherspoon at the Metropol
itan 4s regarded as significant, although it
is definitely stated that he has been en
gaged for Wagnerian opera. This is not
Mr. Wltherspoon's first experience In
opera but he has never been at the Metro
politan before.
. .
' David Bispham consented recently to
speak at length on the matter of English
opera and what be says is not without
Importance and authority.
"The greatest obstacle to grand
opera in English has been removed this
year ' by Oscar Hammerstein," said
David Bispham, to the astonishment of
the scribe, who could not see what
Hammerstein's policy had to do with
English' opera. But the eminent Amer
ican baritone, whose experiences have
made him part of the musical life of
every great center of Europe and
America, knows the conditions to the
smallest detail, and his explanation of
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pole at a distance of from three-quarters
of an inch to two Inlches and a
quarter. .
The particular point to which the
"flash" is applied is changed often, and
Immediately after the spark touches
the cancer that spot Is cooled by a
current of carbonic acid gas or chilled
air. ..-4
Professor Czerny said the heat and
IllU amfeia4 iu. Uia XUsh. caused
the foregoing statement threw a new
and extremely important light upon the
situation.
"In the first place," said Mr. Bispham,
settling himself down to. an analysis of
conditions, "what is grand opera? This
word 'grand' that is used so lightly
and means so much and so little is re
sponsible for a great deal that has eld
back operatic conditions. The works
which are-presented at the Opera Com.
ique In Paris are as great as many of
those under the name of grand opera,
yet Opera Comlque does not bring the
correct impression to the English or
American mind. There are many of tne
Italian trifles which are. only called
grand opera because they are in Italian
and. because they employ grand opera
methods, but they are not in any sense
'grand.' We will therefor refer to some
of the great works as light opera, in
stead of nailing them comic . opera,
which they are not In any sense, as,
for instance, louise' or- 'Pelleas et Me.
llsande,' both works given at the Opera
Comique in Paris, and works the seri
ousness of which cannot be questioned."
"Finally," said Mr. Bispam, "it is not
difficult to see that if in New York a
manager has nothing In the way of Eng
lish opera to offer but translation, there
fore repetitions ' of the superb offerings
of the two opera-houses, as a business
proposition, the scheme is killed from
the start, even if the same artists were
obtainable in the English scheme, which,
of course, they are not, not because they
do' not exist, but. because our own peo
ple refuse to sing in English. But here
Is where Mr. Hammerstein's work makes
itself felt. He has broken this public
away from the old repertory; he has
awakened an Interest in new works and
people are willing to take chances which
they never seemed willing to do here
tofore. They have been very much de
lighted with 'Louise,' with 'Tales of
Hoffman," with 'Pelleas et Mellsande,'
with 'Thais,' and they have become
willing to take Mr. Hammerstein's word
that new things count.
"An English-singing company could
present no end of charming works given
In Europe, as the sort of Opera Comique,
to which I have already referred. There
are operas, as for instance, Srnetana's
'Bartered Bride," which is originally
written in Hungarian, and which were
as well translated Into English as into
anything else. Weber's 'Oberon' was
originally written upon an Bjiglish text
and look what a field the Shakespearean
operas would open up. There are, for
Instance, Verdi's 'Falstaff' and 'Othello,'
Goetz' 'Taming .of the ' Shrew,' Villier
Stanford's 'Much Ado About Nothing,"
Ambroise Thomas' 'Hamlet, Nicolai's
'Merry Wives of Windsor." Harry Rowe
Shelley had a 'Romeo and Juliet," said
to be very good. Then there Is Goring
Thomas' 'Esmeralda.' Stanford's 'Sava
narola," Sullivan's 'Ivanhoe,' which Is a
superb thing, Cowen"s 'Harold,' and very
many other fine works with original
English texts.
"One must .see that it is not necessary
to give 'Faust' and 'II Trovatore' in
English. There are plenty of others and
there would soon be very many more."
"The most strenuous objections to
grand opera In English are based upon
the esthetic principle that no transla
tion Is artistic," continued Mr. Bispham.
"This, for argument's sake, let us
grant, and If patrons of the opera
houses render Judgment after, reading
the librettos with which they are sup
plied, let us not be surprised that their
sensibilities are shocked, " particularly
if they have a love for the English
language, but they do not realize that
these translations are quickly made by
some office boy at the publisher's, and
that this would not necessarily be the
text which they need hear from the
stage. There is no need of poor trans
lations. There are men and women in
this country and in England great
enough and musical - enough to make
perfect works 6f art in this direction,
so that arguments 'against "English
translations as being Inartistic must be
entire. y eliminated.
"Now, as to translations, what do we
find In other countries, and in New
York as well? In Germany all operas
are given In German. In France all
operas are sung in French, in Italy
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The treatment does not replace the
ordinary surgical treatment, hut after
I the knife "lightning" oftenest prevents
a recurrence of the cancer.
On the other hand, where the knife
cannot be used, lightning treatment
has a favorable effect In, lessening the
pain tne patient endures. But this
treatment la txelf painful, and nearly
every case must be administered with
jg fcatleot under aq. ancsUietio,
everything Is given In Italian. In Lon
don In one season I sang Wolfram in
French. In Italian, in German and in
English. Had I been engaged In Spain
or In Hungary no doubt I would have
been compelled to learn It In those
languages a well, and I would have
done it. I asked one of our foremost
American singers at the Metropolitan
whether she would learn a role in Eng
lish. 'Oh, not by any means," she
answered, 'it could not possibly be ar
tistic' I then asked her In what lan
guage she had sung 'Romeo and Juliet."
La Traviata' and other Italian roles in
Germany.. 'In German, of course," she
replied, and she added, 'but that was
because I had to." However, being com
pelled to had notmng to do with the
artistic, side, which was her argument
in the first place.
"At the Metropolitan they sang 'Mig
non' in Italian, because Mr. Bond wished
to sing the part in his own language.
No one said very much about their
shocked sensibilities. And do the opera
goers always know In what language an
opera is written? I think not. It is
a matter of hearsay and tradition. Mo
zart's operas were written in Italian
and in German, and few people know
which were written in German and which
In Italian.
"It is a strange fact, but people pre
fer that which they can not undertsand,
and think that because they can not un
derstand, it must be greater than some
thing which is within their comprehen
sion. I do not mean, that everybody
feels this way, but the majority of
opera-goers do. Ifowever, they would not
need to fear that a translation of the Wag
nerian works, or of Boito's "Mefistofeles"
or Berlioz's 'Damnation of Faust,' and
some others, would make it too simple
because in addition to knowing the mean
ing of the words, they would have to
understand philosophy pretty thoroughly,
and surely no one believes that all the
Germans who attend understand the
meaning of Wagner, so these arguments
too, should be brushed to one side.
DENOUNCES SOME ALUMNI
Writer Tells Why He Opposes Ore
gon University Appropriation.
ST. JOHrf. Or., May 2. (To the Editor.)
For some time past I bav been reading
arguments pro and con regarding the appro
priation to the State University at Eugene.
As The Oregonian has given so much space
to those who are directly interested in se
curing that vast grant of the public money
I ask a hearing as a disinterested person
whe has to help to "pay the piper."
I see many strong reasons why every self
respecting voter should oppose- this "con
tinuing" appropriation The appropriation
should be opposed because of the manner
in which ,the "graft" was carried through
the Legislature. I say "graft" advisedly, for
I was at the Capitol when the lobbyists were
at work, and I saw much and heard much
of the logrolling methods that were in
force between the henchmen of the Uni
versity and the schemes of the normal
schools to accomplish that object. From
the very first It was feared that the whole
matter would have to run the gauntlet of
the referendum, and so the usual method
of procedure was altered to prevent its sub
mission to the voters.
Even the petitions had to be of a given
size and a certain shape, and the entire
business had to be hedged round with obsta
cles and perplexing Instructions in order to
mystify and confuse the petitioners in get
ting the measure properly before the people.
But in SDite of every effort and in de
fiance of every difficulty purposely thrown
in the way, its supporters succeeded In get
ting the bill before the Supreme Court and
there the rights of the taxpayers were sus
tained. The people of Oregon know what they
want and what they can pay for. They
do not require the advice of a lot of selfish
professors and interested normal-school
teachers to advise them bow to vote. Having
done their utmost to rob the people of
their constitutional rights in having this
measure submitted to them for their ap
proval or rejection, they are now resorting
to the same disreputable tactics to humbug
and deceive the voters. They are leaving
no stone unturned to get possession of this
money. They are Inducing every little club
and society In the country, some of them
not able to read the English language, to
indorse this gigantic appropriation. They
even send squibs to Mormonlzed Idaho col
leges to cry shame through their news
papers on Oregon for not feeding their Uni
versity professors more liberally just as if
the voters of Oregon would pay the slight
est attention to anything emanating from
that source. They fill many of Oregon's
newspapers with "rot; and rubbish regarding
the great work they have done and what
they propose doing when they get that'
appropriation, to be continued year in and
year out for all time, when the fact Is they
have done us no better work on $47,500 than
Willamette University has done on lees than
half the money.
A few days ago C. N. McArthur stated
that ttye "Alumni don't "edit papers." Per
haps not. But the general belief is that
they do worse they buy them. I can prove
that papers which openly opposed the Slli.l.OOO
appropriation one week, two weeks after
ward came out in support of it. "What
caused the sudden change? The most con
vincing argument In the world a visit to
Eugene.
If the Alumni were composed of men with
a particle of manhood in their composition
they would not be down today on their
marrow bones begging and fawning upon the
mpn whom they have fought, Insulted, re
viled and misrepresented. Such abject beg
ging rovca!s the character of the men who
are demanding this "Continuing" appropri
ation. ,
I am also opposed to the practice the
heads of our educational- Institutions have of
becoming lobbyists whenever the Legisla
ture is in session. It is a d-egrading occu
pation. We condemn railroad lobbyists for
intriguing with our legislators in the Inter
ests of their measures, and justly so. What
shall we say of college professors who come
to every Legislature to wirepull and log
roll for their Institutions? The moment a
bill is Introduced relating to our normal
schools, tho day following will witness a
number of sleek-looking gentlemen hob
nobbing and buttonholing the members in
the lobbies, the committee-rooms, and even
in their srats. What right have they there?
Are our rppresentatives not able to attend
to the business for which they ware elected?
If I had a seat in the Oregon Legislature
and any or the promoters of the "continu
ous appropriation" of f 125,000 a year that
bold attempt to fasten on ourselves and our
children for all time such an Incubus
should come around to buttonhole me on"
the proposition, he would beat a retreat
much ciuicker than he advanced or I am
very greatly mistaken in my own strength.
If -decency and self -respect , did not keep
the pestiferous lobbyist In his awn quarters
I would find some other means to compel
him to mind his own business. Our repre
sentatives should take their instructions
from their constituents and not from their
paid servants. '
This "continuous" appropriation is a new
Idea In legislation. It is unfair, because it
will bind our children after us. It Is op
pressive because It will compel the state to
make it good, in hard times as well as good
times. It is unjust, because if any of the
great luminaries of the University should
die or be compelled to quit the country,
their places might be filled by Incompetents
not as well qualified to do the work as the
present staff. Because this University is a
rich man's schooL that Is no reason why
an appropriation to it should be "continu
ous." any more than to any other educa
tional institution at which the poor man's
on must attend.
J. H. FLETCHER.
Plans "Wholesale Murder.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 2. An
gered by an action for divorce started
by hU wife, Joseph B. Blunt, a liquor
Salesman, broke into the home of Mrs.
Blint's parents today and killed Mr.
and Mrs. Homer S. Jones. Mrs. Blunt,
after seeing her parents killed, fled,
scantily clad, out Into the snow with
her baby in her arms.
This afternoon Blunt made the re
markable statement that he had also
intended to kill Circuit Judge Walter
H. North and Attorney F. A. Kulp, but
lost his courage and while passing the
police station went in and urrendered.
He said he also intended to kill his
wife's sister, who happened to be out
at a party.
Ashamed of Soil?
LONDON, April 25. Shamrock brought
from Ireland and planted in England al
ways developed into clover, said Dr. V.
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AN ALMOST
Suffering all the agony of k serious case of rheumatism, bent "with the pain of years of torture,
crippled beyond all possible hope of ever retaining his normal erect attitude, a man from Eastern
Oregon entered the office of the IMP0NDER0-TIIERAPY COMPANY the other day, seeking
treatment by this wonderfully effective enemy of all kinds of rheumatism. He doubted. They all
do. But, it was relief he sought and his doubts were of little consequence.
After a consultation, during which all the symptoms of the man's complaint were scientifically
diagnosed, he said feebly : "I believe I will try your treatment."
Strange as it may seem, this man who had entered our office a few moments before, hobbling
along on a couple of crutches, walked out of the room, erect and agile, a bright twinkle of grati
tude in his eyes, and admitted that for the first time in months, he was without pain.,.
This man is not cured. He knows he is not, and so do we. There is much yet to do for him.
Nevertheless, we will never forget the sigh of relief that he uttered when he stretched his crippled
limbs and felt no twinge of rheumatic pain.
The most important stage in the work of IMP0NDER0-TIIERAPY is to discover the seat or
cause of the complaint. . The next is to .know how to eradicate the troublesome feature in the most
rapid and complete manner. During these two processes, the upbuilding of the patient is important.
All this IMP0NDER0-TIIERAPY does and more.
It annihilates all trace of the disease; chases it so far away that the patient is permanently
cured. This scientific method of battling with rheumatism is just as effective in all chronic and
nervous troubles.' It cleanses the blood, cures skin disease, mental troubles and deformities in chil
dren. Every member of the staff of this company is a specialist, a graduate physician, licensed to
practice in the State of Oregon. He knows his business or he would not be here. Cease suffering and
seek restored health. IMP0NDER0-THERAPY will do it for you.
OFFICE HOURS : DailylO A. M, to 12 M., 1 to 5 P. M.,
7 to 8 P.M. N
Sunday, 10 A. M. to. 12 M. only.
TELEPHONES : Main 7743. A 5755.
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THERAPY CO., In
509-10-11-12 Merchants Trust Binlding
Corner Sixth and Washington Streets
Entrance 3261 Washington Street ' Portland Oregon
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