MME. CHAMINADE CREATES STIR IN NEW
YORK, EVEN OUTSIDE MUSIC CIRCLES
Great French Composer, Although Appearing in Concert, Declares She Is Not Pianist.
NEW YORK. Oct. 21. (Special Cor
repondence.) The coming of Cha
tninade 'ha created quite a ripple
In circle not usually affected by musical
doings. Thla may well be undel-stooJ
when taken Into consideration that her
mueic Is within reach of the school fttrls
and the drawing-room alike. As for her
songs. Mine. LTiaminade'a popularity may
he understood from the fact that In
America alone there have been sold over
3".00O copies of "The Silver Ring;" to
say nothing of "The Flatterer." "The
Scarf Dance" and other equally popular
Instrumental selections. The personality
of the woman, who Is said to be the
greatest composer of her sex. is deeply
. interesting. One need hardly 'y that
he la not young, a matter of some )
compositions would signify that it ha
taken time to produce this amount, and
according to ber own statement she can
not write In Paris, eo we can form no
picture of a small hall bedroom In the
Latin quarter where Mme. Chamlnade
might have spent days and weeks of
work. Mme. Chamlnade said:
"I do not know how It Is possible to
work In Parts, because of all cities In
tho world I think Paris must bs the
worst for serious work. One Is Invol
untarily carried away with its fete and
pleasures and distractions. I go to Paris
often, but I never stay long and the idea
of working while there never enters my
head. I spend most of my time in my
country home at Vesinet. near Parte.
and there I never lack Inspiration, as
In the Summer I have the peace and
freshness of the woods, and I spend the
Winter at Tamaris. near Toulon, where
the wild n'jrhts carry with them music
from tbe deep-voiced sea and the howling
of the wind."
Speaking of the ocean. Mme. Chamlnade
said that notwithstanding her love, for
the sea the trip to America was one
which she would not soon forsct ard she
experienced considerable, terror at the
raging water, as she encountered terrific
storms. Above her fear, however, she
could hear a full orchestra In the sounds
of the wind and the waves, and she
said:
"I never needed pen and paper to make
music for myself, for from rhildhood
I have been able to hear imaginary or
chestras and I can always hear the score
of what I am writing. I did not come
from a musical fanily: most of the men
In my family were sailors and my musi
cal talent was a surprise to every one
who knew me. I began composition at
the age of . having been encouraged
by Biiet. I played In public at is. but
I do not feel In the least like a pro
fessional pianist. I am a composer and
T care to be nothins: else. I seldom prac
tice! write: and those who come to my
concerts must come to hear the Inter
pretations of my compositions rather
than an exhibition of piano playintf. If
T had not been a composer I do not
believe that I ever would have been a
pianist, as I suffered tortures from
nervousness to such an extent, in fact,
that I have consulted nerve specialists
about it all to no avail. The only con
solation offered was that nervousness
makes an artist what he is"
In private life Mme. Chamlnade is
Mme. Carbonnel. Her husband, who
died two years ago, was a music put
lisher at Marseilles. '
That Victor Herbert and Harold B.
Smith make an interesting combination.
Is the verdict of those who have thronged
to see "Little Nemo." a musical play
based on the cartoons of Wlnsor McCay.
It Is probable that no one in America
need be told of the pranks of Little
Nemo, and perhaps no one need be told
that Victor Herbert was thoroughly in
the. spirit of these pranks when he wrote
the charming and tuneful music. There
Is a swing and Indescribable dash in
every measure and it is almost amusing
to state that although "Little Nemo"
has hardly been on the boards for a
week at tha New Amsterdam Theater
the music Is already heard from every
restaurant orchestra In the city.
It haa rarely happened that a comic
and musical extravaganxa has met with
such a reception on the first night. In
deed one might have believed that It
was the grand opera opening. For
nearly an hour before the curtain went
up Forty-second street was blocked with
automobiles and carriage in which were
discovered many of New York's prom
inent socletv people- The title role Is
played by Master Gabriel, who looks
Identlally like the little boy of Mr. Mc
Cay's pictures, and this little chaps
talent as an actor is quite remarkable.
The cast Is as follows:
Ir. JM11. Physician to Ttt-r Morpheus..
Jo&eph I'awthom
Fllo. npphew of the Guard of Tawn....
...... lyilv B. Van
The 'ius1onary Harry Kelly
Utile Kim Mastt-r -labrlel
Morpheus. King of roppyland . V". W. Black
Aa Officer of the Continentals
A. M. H ndrlcks
Gladys, the cat; Toldy. the Far: Nutty.
tb qulrrl Have A brains
M. Oraeao. M. Roma. . Olympic wrrstieis..
Louts Hart Sim Collins
Aid to officer of the r.ntlnnt.ilr
Edward H. Kramer
Ruler of the Iale of Tacle d'Hote
txt ts K. Harnea
The Candy Kid. mmfnifr of Kin
Morpheus Florence T'mprst
The Utile Prlnccsa Almee Ehrllch
The Valentine Fairy. the Barometer
r;trl Alperttne Hensrvn
Tha Weather Vane Elphye Snomilen
Mrs. Nemo Ko?e Beaumont
Sally, a traaler in Plumtrind
Madeline Marshall
Till. Pftv, travelers In Siumherland. .
MllVlrert Manning. Hutishine IJamea
Pasea, attendants to the Princess, cu-irds
f glumherland. rht'dren. TeMy hears, can
nibal, tny aold'ers. lunale animals, soldiers.
Continental English officers, natal of
ficers, midshipmen, sailors, etc.
Charles Frohman sailed on Tuesday
morning for Europe, but will return
within a month. This energetic manager,
mho for years has been regarded as Em
peror of the managerial fraternity, goes
to arrange his new productions and hts
continental tours. I'pon his arrival in
London "Samson" will be put Immediate
ly into rehearsal with Arthur Bourchter
In the leading role. Mr. Krohman will
engage a number of artists abroad for
tlie production In January of "The iollar
Princess" a light opera which is ex
pected to have as much success as "The
Merry Widow."
A surprise in store for the admirers of
Orrin Johnson, one of the foremost actors
of the day. Is that he will be cast In the
leading tenor role of this light opera. For
a couple of years Mr. Johnson has de
voted himself with great energy to the
cultivation of his voice, which is really
a grand opera tenor, but he wishes to get
into the harness through light opera. Mr.
Johnson la now In support of Marie IVtro.
who is playing "The Kichest Girl." This
attraction will open in New York shortly,
after which Mr. Johnson will remain here
aa above stated
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Charles Frohman has an Interesting list
of attractions this year and It is evident
that he will keep up the supply to the
end of the present season. Among his
successes are William Oillett in Henri
Bernstein's "Samson." Blllie Burke In
''Love Watches," Joseph Coyne and Alex
andra Carlisle in "The Mollusc." preceded
by .May Irwin in a one-act play by George
Ado, John Draw la W. Somerset Maug-
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ham's comedy "Jack Straw" and "The
Girls of Gottonbcrfs" with Gertie Miller
and members of tlio Gaiety Theater in
London, and "Maud Adams will follow
John l'ww at the Kinpire in J. M. Bar
ne's tiew cometly "What Every Woman
Knows." which opened in Atlanlic Ciiy
wi'.h Miss Adams as Maggie Wylie. The
new Barrio play is said to be the most
elaborate production ever staged for Miss
Adams. Tlie scenery alone occupies three
baggage-cars. Prominent In support, of
Miss Adams arc Richard Bennett. R.
Peyton Carter. Pavld Torrence. Fred
Tyler, Beatrice Agnew and W. H. Gil
more. The play is in four acts and ex
tends over a period of 12 years. It is
now current at the Duke of York's Thea
ter. London, with Gerald (In Maurier and
Hilda Trevelyan in the leading parts.
Mr. Frohman hardly ever discusses his
plans before they are definitely shaped,
therefore one treasures all the Frohman
news available. He has always a sum-
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No such trio of artists haa been beard
on the concert stage since the Krclrler-Gerardy-Hoffruan
combination. Of the
distinguished violinist herself, who gives
her name to this trio, even.- possible
praise has been given we all know "Our
Maud Powell." That she will repeat her
former triumphs this season goes without
saying. Mme. Powell is worthy of her
reputation of having "the highest average
of perfection in her public performances
of anv living violinist." She is rot a
woman who fiddles, but a fiddler who is
a woman. Anne Ford, a newcomer to
this country, has the rare gift of dis-
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cient number of things in hand that
should any of those which he expected
to make a long run fail him, he is not
caught napping. He meets another con
dition this season, as lv has deemed It
necessary to extend Billle Burke's en
gagement at the Lyceum: also he will
keep "The Mollusc" on at the Criterion
until December, when it will be succeeded
by Willie Collier in his new play "The
Patriot." li this play the actor should
be termed William not Willie as we have
known him so long.
At the conclusion of his New York en
gagement, which has been slixrtened on
this account, Mr. Collier will leave for
England, appearing during the Winter at
one of the Frohman Ixmdon theaters.
This will be Mr. Collier's second appear
ance m London. He last acted "The Dic
tator" in that city. But the interesting
fact about Mr. Collier's coming appear
ance In London Is that "The Patriot" is
an unflinching American view of the
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cretlon and sympathy as an ensemble
player and accompanist that appears ion
the musical horizon once in a generation.
She comes fresh from a brilliant London
season, where she played for the world's
greatest artists. May Mukle. the 'cellist,
came to America only last January on the
Invitation of Mme. Powell and created a
veritable sensation wherever she played.
This trio of artists will be heard In
recital at the Hellig Theater. Wednesday
evening. November 25 (Thanksgiving
eve 1. and one of the most delightful
treats music lovers have ever had awaits
them.
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Mr. Frohman has accepted a play by
Clyde Fitch called "The Happy Marri
age." Mr. Frohman will make the first
production of this play in New York
with .Miss Doris Keane in the principal
part. After the American production and
by arrangement with Mr. Frohman, "The
Happy Marriage" will be produced in
London with Miss Mary Moore and Sir
Charles Wyndham in the principal parts.
Another Frohman production to be put
on before the end of the present season is
a comedy in three acts caned tne Mar
riage of the Star." by Alexander Bisson.
the author of the "Masked Ball" and
other successes.
Miss Ethel Barrymore Is the next
Charles Frohman star to appear in New
York in a new play.- Mr. Frohman will
bring Miss Barrymore to New York in
November for a season hi "Lady Fred
erick." by W. Somerset 'Maugham, who
is also the author of "Jack Straw."
The Sicilian players, who are to ap
pear in America under the management
of Charles Frohman. will terminate their
present engagement in Berli.i. October 3L
From Berlin the organization goes to
Vienna, and then sails for America to
begin its New York season at one of Mr.
Frohman's theaters. Headed by Mlml
Aguglia Ferrau. the company Includes
some W-odd artists, with a repertoire of
more' than 20 realistic Sicilian plays.
KM1L1B FRANCES BAUER,
ARTISTS WELL RECEIVED
Miss Batchclor, of This Gitv, Well
Received in Concert at Astoria.
"Mile. Westerlind Is now accompa
nied on her tour by Miss Frances
Batcheer. a young. gifted pianist
from Portland. She has a magnifi
cent velvet-like touch that grows into
the tremendous power of an orchestra
Just as easily as it dies away like an
echo. Her technique Is clear and her
interpretation very artistic. Having
only been with Mile. Westerlind in
two concerts at Portland. Miss Batch
elor shows a surprising capacity. She
follows the singer with perfect ease
and seems to grow together In soul
and understanding. I believe the two
artists will make good companions,
and thev are to be congratulated upon
having 'met. Miss Batchelor's solo
number, the difficult and exquisite
ballads in G minor by Chopin, was
rendered beautifully and with great
perfection. One can hardly believe
that it is only four years ago that
this young lady learned her first notes.
But even with her great talent no
perfection can be attained without a
good teacher, and Miss Batchelor has
been among the few who were, for
tunate enough to receive the right
start. Her teacher is Mrs. E. B. Car
roll, of Portland, whose knowledge of
music, her character and personality,
as Imparted to her pupil, illustrates
how readily a great teacher's soul
blooms as a rosebud and becomes a
work of art" Astoria Daily Budget,
November 3, 1908.
FURRIER STEALS OWNTUR
Had Friend Invite Actress to Lun
cheon, Then Invaded House.
PARIS. Now 7. (Special.! Possess
ing a fur stole worth $1800 Madame
Elise. an actress, always wore it In
all weathers. The reason was that it is
not paid for. In French law. no dis
traint can be levied upon any article
of clothing or Jewelry, etc., carried
at the time upon the person. The fur
rier had sent and been himself repeat
edly to the lady's house to recover the
stole, but she In variably received him
with a charming smile and with the
$1800 worth of furs round her neck,
and he was balked. But he has at last
been too clever for her. She was asked
out to luncheon one of the Indian Sum
mer days wntcn we nave urcii fio.ioe,.
and on whicn furs would have been
unbearable, and sne tnougni sne comu
safely leave her cravat at home. Un
luckily for her, the furrier was in col
lusion with her host, and while she
was out he went to her house and cap
tured the stole.
SEVEN MILLION .ARE IDLE
British Government Face to Face
With Hard Labor Problem.
LONDON, Nov. 7. (Special.) How
great the difficulty is with which the
Government will have to deal will be
understood from the programme -just
drawn up by the Committee of the
General Federation of Trades' Unions,
which calculates that at the present
time something like 7.500.000 human
beings In this country are suffering
from unemployment. This, of course,
beats the record of 4.000,000 unem
ployed in the United States. The. com
mittee declares that the problem de
mands Instant attention and they make
a great many recommendations. The
trades' unions wisn to stipulate lor
the total abolition of overtime and tha
Immediate employment of surplus la
bor in the reclamation of the waste
lands and the acquisition by the state
of the canal and railway systems of the
United Kingdom.
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COURT FREES TAFT MAN WHO
SWORE WHEN RETURNS CAME IN
W D Lea Grows Profane Just to
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WHEN W. L Lee, mining man and
Republican, swore vociferously
at William Jennings Bryan's
poor showing election night he violated
no law. At least this was the opinion
of Municipal Judge Van Zante, Demo
cratic magistrate, when Lee was placed
on trial Friday morning on a charga
of using profanity on a public street.
Had Lee sworn at a slippery spot on
the sidewalk, at the Jostling mob or
because of some ordinary provocation.
It might have cost him a few dollars.
There Is usually a small fine attached
to such offenses. But when the returns
kept coming in and Lee saw that. Bryan
had lost the doubtful state, he burst
into profuse vituperation.
"This isn't an election. It's a joke." he
was quoted as having said, after which
he launched forth in an unprintable de
scription of the luckless Democratic
nominee.
His loud oaths attracted quite a sec
tion of the big throng at Sixth and
Washington streets. Patrolman Porter
went to see what was the matter, heard
a tirade and decided that this assault
on William J. constituted a breach of
the law. The mining man was; arrested,
taken to the Police Station and re
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came up for trial Lee, although pro
fessing deep contempt for all things
Democratic, had a Democratic lawyer
to represent him. John H. Stevenson.
And Stevenson, the soreness of election
still upon lilm, proceeded to get his
client off. He pointed out to Judge Van
Zante that if there was any one thing
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