Some of the Principal Buildings and Scenes at the Franco-British Exposition
CORRESPONDENT WRITES OF GREAT PAIR AND OF LONDON MUSIC SEASON, NOW AT FULL HEIGHT '
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LONDON", June -'3. (Special Corre
spondence.) It Is rather late In
the day to acknowledge a first
visit to London, but having the
Dld-fashioned idea that one's own
country is worth knowing first, I
put off a pleasure which is per
haps the greater for the waiting. Every
thing seemed to lend itself, even to the
weather, for the trip, which was most
remarkable and which was decidedly
quieter than anything that the Pacific
has had to offer upon occasions when
I have availed myself of its services. I
thought myself original in contributing
to the welfare of the fish a. pair of the
best glasses I ever owned, and while
regretting my loss, I rejoiced in the
hope that some near-sighted fish would
now be able to Join the school, and felt
ciulte a philanthropist to say the least.
My astonishment was obvious when the
optician to whom I presented myself for
new glasses remarked, "Oh. did you
come on that steamer? You are tho
seventh In here for glasses today after
having dropped them." It is difficult to
be original.
I am not trying to pose as English. If
any one plans to do so. let him first
supply himself with a batch of English
money for six months before leaving
home and then he may be spared the
mortification of being compelled to ask
at the postofflce for a stamp of the same
denomination as the 6-cent ones 'at
home." In the recesses of my own
chamber I have learned to ask for a
"tupence-ha-penny," but all suggestion
of this extraordinary language leave
me when facing one of those very su
perior uniforms created for the purposa
of selling stamps to unwary foreigners
known as Americans. Things must be
cheap over here.
It sounds cheap to hear the salesmen
and women rattle off one-slx-thrupenee-ha-penny,
or some such sounding num
ber, and if I can remember it long
enough I go home and figure it out, and
men nnd out whether or not I want it.
The policemen in London are not much
good on propositions of that kind be
cause it Is very refreshing to say that
they do not know the name of a nickel
from a $20 gold piece. But no doubt
when I shall be In France struggling
with the franc-centime troubles or in
Italy with Its lires nnd things of which
1 have not even learned the names, I
will long for the guineas of England,
which I suppose are not half bad after
all.
London was in holiday attire when I
pot my first glimpse of it, and for sev
eral days the excitement ran high. The
Tresident of France. M. Fallieres. paid
his visit to King Edward and to the
great Franco-British Exhibition, now in
session in London. I never follow the
band-wagon if I can help it, but this
time I happened to find myself each time
I went out in the crowd waiting for the
precession. After many preliminaries,
during which I had visions of the King's
train and the miles and miles of British
dragoons, in fact I called to mind nearly
every opera that I had ever seen and
wondered whether they would look more
like the p-ocession In "Alda" or like
the soldiers in "Faust." when a superb
carriage with distinguished looking occu
pants went by. The populace broke into
a wild yell, and I waited for the pro
cession. ITpon seeing the crowds begin
to disperse I asked when the procession
was due. I was questioned with hauteur
flavored with pity whether I had not seen
the King and Queen drive by. That with
the conveyance carrying AL Fallieres was
the procession. It was very nice. It .was
very dignified-but I love to see miles
and miles of soldiers and such, to say
nothing of a band which I hoped would
be playing Sousa.
Strange as it may seem, the London
season is now at its full height, and if
any one believes that the artists who have
contributed to the success of the musical
season in America are ready to hie them
selves to some Summer resort and rest
it is a huge error, as they are all here,
and t'ovent Garden is like a composite of
the Metropolitan and the Manhattan.
They may be deadly enemies In New
York, but Campanlni is directing the or
chestra for artists from the Metropolitan,
and these are smiling and cooing (profe&l
sionally. of coursei at singers from the
Manhattan. Tenor honors belong to
Bond: Indeed, one might say all honors
without exaggerating. This famous tenor
appeared for the first time this season at
Covent Garden as the Duke In "Rigolet
to," and the applause was so tremendous
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that he could hardly proceed, and after
every solo it was a number of minutes
before the opera could go on. The polish
of his art and the beauty of his voice
never seemed at a greater advantage be
cause Covent Garden, while not as good
accoustically as the Manhattan, is better
than the Metropolitan. Melba sang Gilda
and Sammarco was in the title role. The
rivalry runs high between Melba and
Tetrazzinnl, and one wonders whether
Hammerstein will really have sufficient
strength to keep them in the same city
next season, let alone in the same opera
house.
Melba has the schooled voice and the
quality, but It shows wear badly, while
Tetrazzinl is exactly the same as she
was in New York, and her faults and
qualities have already been defined to
the readers of this column. Passing from
the singers to the house, it may be inter
estlng to hear that Covent Garden is
smaller than either of the New York
houses, and for aesthetic beauty there is
little of which to boast, but, as with
most things in London, it looks solid
and by association it is interesting out
side of the musical value. The boxes are
a brilliant sight, and must be very im
pressive to those who appreciate royalty
and aristocracy, for there is much of
that, and as a matter of fact New York
Is outdone in the number of diamonds
and especially tiaras. Both at the opera
and other entertainments it is easy to
draw crowds if it is understood that the
nobility will be present, and there exists
as much curiosity among the Londoners
themselves to see these people as though
they had never lain eyes on them before
Musical events seem to draw unusually
large audiences, taking Into consideration
that it is impossible to count the number
of affairs given each day. One grows
even careless of names, and it takes such
attractions as Gabrilowitsch or Mischa
Elman to make people discuss concerts.
Gabrilowitsch gave two recitals just be
fore the fearful onslaught of concerts,
and created the sort of excitement that
an opera singer might be expected to
arouse. The bTilliant young pianist is
due in America November 26, after which
he-will make a long tour of the country.
Katherine Goodson, who has not yet
been in the West, but who has made
two triumphant tours in the East, gave
her own concert at Queen's Hall before
an audience which practically filled It.
She Is an English pianiste. but this was
the only concert she was able to give be
tween her American tour, as she has just
returned from New York anck will leave
July 3 for a tour through Australia, and
she will arrive in America via the Pacific
Coast, where she will give a number of
concerts before coming East again,
where she is a prime favorite. Miss
Goodson has a superb home in London,
and one of her prize possessions is an
autograph photograph of Roosevelt, which
hangs on her wall.
There are a great number of Amer
ican artists in London at present, most
of them here with intent to appear
In concert or in opera, and It is a re
markable fact that most of the Wag
nerian singers at Covent Garden are
Americans and English, and those who
are neither English nor American are
not German either, which proves that
remarkable strides have taken place
by other singers in German opera.
Among the Americans in the leading
Wagnerian roles under Richter are
Edyth Walker. Mrs. Osborn-Hannah, of
Chicago: Florence Wrickham, Putnam
Griswold, of Oakland, Cal.: Clarence
Whltehill. and others in minor parts,
while among the English are Edna
Thornton, Mme. Kirkby-Lunn, Mr. Cor
nelius, Walter Hyde, Mr. McCormack,
Agnes Nl'cholls. Mr. Radford, Mr. Aus
tin and a very large number of others.
Emmy Destlnn and Van Rooy are not
German, and are among the strongest
forces that the Wagnerian opera has.
A great question is. What does all this
prove about German vocal methods and
where are the German singers?
It Is customary to say two things
about an exposition first, that all ex
positions are alike, and, second, that
this one is larger than anything that
has ever occurred before, and I find It
Impossible to find anything more orig
inal to say about the wonderfully at
tractive Franco-British Exhibition,
which, like all other expositions, is not
yet finished. Architecturally and from
the standpoint of the electric- display,
nothing more wonderful can be con
ceived. The care given to the garden
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effects has not been bestowed in vain,
and the grounds look like the garden
epot of the world. It is ftot possible
in a limited space and within a time
limit to offer any description of the
exposition nor of the people. Perhaps
the most remarkable thing to me was
the personnel and the types of those
present, and we must allow for the
cosmopolitan conditions which natural
ly exist under such conditions.
However,, for the benefit of those who
think that Americans overdress, let me
put myself down for saying that it is
not possible to find the world over
women who dress as inappropriately
as do the English women. Were any
one to tell me the things which I have
seen for myself, I simply would not
and could not believe it. Surely expo
sition grounds are no places for light
evening gowns, yet there were hun
dreds not carried, but trailing three
quarters of a yard on the ground, low
in the neck and the conventional even,
lng sleeves. These were of the pale
shades and of the finest materials
trailing in the dirt and in the gravel.
There was' no mistake about it, these
were English women, not only to Judge
by the perfect type, but no other would
dare to do such a thing. In the street
one can see the same thing, with the
Portland Singers Win
Laurels Abroad
Elizabeth Harwai and Nancy Beala
Both Making Name for Thenuelvea
in Italy.
TWO of Portland's favorite singers.
Miss Elizabeth Harwas and Miss
Nancy Beals, "former pupils of Mrs. Ed
ward Alden Beals, who are now study
Ins abroad, are having: the most flatter
ing things said of them by the Italian
critics. Following are extracts from
a letter recently received by Mrs. Ed
ward Alden Beats from the impressarlo
of the company with which Miss Harwas
is singing:
Your pupil. Miss Harwas, has made a
lasting name in Italy. Treviso Is not only
a must dlfricult city, but I was told before
going there we would have much opposition,
for reasons you know of. namely, the break
ing off with our Italian agents at Milano,
who have rich friends connected with the
theater In - Treviso. The success becomes,
therefore, the greater. The entire press of
Venice proclaim her as the best of our young
artists. The press of Treviso speaks even
in warmer, terms, while the director of the
Opera-Ho use told me. "She promisee to be
numbered among the great artists of the
world if she continues &s she Is going."
The maestro of the orchestra. Sig.- Sigis
mund, has openly made the statement that
her progrebs hae been almost a miracle. Since
singing in Turin she has sung In Piacenza,
Moder.a. Cremona, ISalo and Treviso and next
week she will 'sing in Udlne. This wili make
her seven Opera-Houses in five monthe time
with the company. I do not believe there
Is another American In Europe who has ac
complished such a feat. She bad the wis
dom to work from the smaller parts up to
the leading rote and thus gain her knowl
edge through practical work. Her foundation
work has been American, and by proper dic
tation and management American founda
tion work will stand every time, without the
years of study with foreign teachers, which
all Americans are doing.
While Miss Harwas is meeting with
such success in grand opera. Miss Nancy
Beals is studying hard in Florence with
Lombardy, who is the teacher who
brought out Caruso, Calve and other
great artists. Sig. Lombardy says Miss
Beals has an extraordinarily beautiful
voice and unquestionably has a great
career before her if she keeps on as she
has begun. He says she is too young
for the hard, work of an opera company.
but she is ready for his finishing touches
and her voice is coming out nicely.
PRODIGY OF MEMORIZING
Child Less Than 3 Can Repeat Any.
thing She Hears.
M ALDEN. Mass.. July 4. (Special.)
What would you think of a child who,
at two years of agre, could repeat from
memory every line of Shakespeare's
"Merchant of Venice," rendering it quite
as cleverly as a professional reader?
No doubt such a claim would arousa
considerable skepticism and would or
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possible exception of a bit of net in
the- neck, the most elaborate ball gowns
are" "worn during the warm weather,
and the parks are full of such gowns.
There seems to be absolutely no con
ception of the fitness of things when
It comes to gowning.
London is very much excited over
the return of its favorite dancer, Ade
laide Genee, who has been all season
In New York, and she is telling them
all sorts of charming things about
America. She will return there next
season to appear in the ballet "Cop
pelia," in which she will appear here
this season. She says they will have
to import dancers from Europe, be
cause America has absolutely no ballet
dancers and yet we thought there
were many sufficiently old to enjoy
this distinction.
Of all things exciting England at
present, there is little doubt that
penny postage to America takes prec
edence, and most of the people feel
that this is a more "cordiale entente"
than the one with France. It seems
likely that similar moves will be made
with other countries, but they seem
glad that it came first with America.
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
dinariiy be looked upon as the pardon
able ravings of an over-fond parent.
But little Doris Smith, of Maiden, has
repeatedly performed this remarkable
feat of memorizing, and has shown such
wonderful ability for her years that she
Is considered a real child prodigy and
has awakened no little Interest among
her neighbors, who predict a remark
ably brilliant future for the little girl.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Smith, of 30 Emerald street, are at a
loss to account for her wonderful gift,
but say that little Doris, soon after she
was 18 months old, developed a remark
able facility for mimicry and at that
very tender age was able to lisp and re
member many long sentences which
they taught her. Today, although she
Is not quite three years old, she has
mastered some of the most "difficult
speaking pieces in the English lan
guage, and Is able to repeat them, al
though she does not follow the full sig
nificance of what she is saying. She
has become familiar with many foreign
words of her pieces and speaks them
with a faultless accent.
"I know hundreds of pieces." she said,
when interviewed, "I can say the speech
of Brutus, and 'Thanatopsis' and some
Caudle lectures, and the whole of
'Mother Goose and some chapters from
the Bible, and I know all the popular
songs." and then she began to sing, and
her powers as a singer are no less won
derful than as a speaker.
The child uses language such as few
children of 10 years understand. She
told pathetically of some one who had
his leg amputated, and said she did not
care for artificial flowers. Mrs. Smith
does not try to teach the child anything,
but the little one absorbs all that she
hears. She heard her aunt reciting and
reading the "Merchant of Venice," and
one day surprised the family by repeat
ing It.
When speaking her pieces, the little
girl makes gestures expressive of the
sentences spoken, showing a rare fa
miliarity with their meaning.
In spite of her precocity, little Doris
Is In every way a charming child and
dearly loves to play with dolls; she is
often heard telling them stories which
she builds from her own Imagination.
The fame of the little girl as a speak
er attracts many visitors to the Smith
home, and Doris is always ready to
entertain. Her mother says if the little
one takes to the stage when she gets
older she shall encourage her In that
profession.
YOUNG RECTOR IS MARRIED
Suddenly Enthusiastic Female Ad
mirers Lose Interest in Him.
TONKERS, N. Y July 4. (Special.)
When any two male members of St.
John's church, in . Tonkers, now meet
they exchange knowing smiles, and
thereby hangs a tale. The smiling first
had its beginning when the young Rev.
Allen C. Howell became curate of the
church some time ago. Rev. Andrew F.
JULY. 5, 1908.
Underhill was rector and preached in
the big .church, but Dr. Howell held
forth in Grace ChapeL. which 4s under
the supervision f the church.
Never were there so many teas, so
cials, card parties, tennis games, and
strawberry festivals as under Howell's
management, ami not a feminine mem
ber of the church but declared that he
was the most Interesting preacher to
whom they had ever listened. Then Dr.
Underhill decided that there was too
much gossip and the board of directors
of the church, were involved in the con
troversy which followed and out of
which Mr. Howell emerged triumphant,
continuing as curate, while Dr. Under
hill resigned his charge.
The women of the church did not hes
itate to claim the victory as theirs, and
they set about immediately to have the
chapel made an independent church for
their popular young minister. They
told their husbands and fathers and
brothers about their plans, until there
were some members of the directorate
of St. John's who were inclined to sup-
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port the young curate in this new move.
Others, however, did not coincide with
the views of their womenfolk, and
after numerous meetings it was de
cided to ask the young minister to re
sign. The women, however, held opposition
meetings, and tried to rush along che
transformation of Grace Chapel into
an independent church, so that when
Mr. Howell resigned from the one they
might call him to the other. But their
plans went awry through the appear
ance of enough men at their supposedly
secret meeting to outvote their project,
and Mr. Howell left to accept a Winter
charge at Pinehurst. This Spring he
went to All Saints' church in Briarclift
as rector.
But still in Tonkers the young min
ister's friends were working for him.
Rev. John M. Ericsson had become rec
tor of St. John's, and he expressed him
self in. favor of making Grace Chapel
an independent church.
Suddenly all the local feminine
interest in Rev Howell ceased: the
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projected rectorship became appar
ently a different proposition. Lit
tle doubt exists that the wedding has
caused many heartaches. But the male
members of St. John's church will con
tinue to smile.
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