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LILLIAN RUSSELT. TFT.T.S HFR owm QTrr-oin-
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OF. REMAINING YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL
Exercise, Fresh Air and Cool Water, With Some Attention to Dieting, Are Tew Simple Bales Observed by Peren
nially Young Stage Beauty. ' ;
TO MENTION Lillian Russell's name
means to develop the Invariable In
quiry ae to how this wonderful wo
man manages to retain her youth and
physical charms ao effectually.
Perhaps the potent reason Is that
Russell personally takes very little ac
count of the matter herself. Other than
living a regular life or aa near one as
It la possible for a etar traveling about
the country as- she does, her dally routine
Is entirely normal and she does not fol
low any rigid rule that differs at all from
the average existence of a healthy and
well-poised woman.
In discussing the matter of personal ap
pearance tho famous beauty speaks in
general terme. for her. own looks have
been made a matter of such widespread
interest that she is liable to be misun
derstood If Bhe were to answer a tithe of
the direct questions that are shot at her
almost constantly.
First of all, her scheme of life la con
densed Into the splendid but none too
ireqnently heeded philosophy "Do not
worry."
This Is her slogan and she puts It Into
continual practice. The prima donna's
prerogative of fretting and being con
tinually disturbed by trifles Is not In her
lexicon.
To get at the physical side of the ques
tion It Is best perhaps to take Into ac
count the average day she Uvea. Three
things she la a stickler for, namely, any
mild exercise that Is calculated to keep
her circulation in a normal - condition ;
plenty of cool water, and a trip under
nil circumstances to the open country.
Jn the matter of eating she Is neither
vegetarian nor crank. Sweets are seldom
Indulged In and foods of a starchy na
ture or rich confections calculated to
make flesh, much as she loves them, are
sparingly partaken of. Not long ago
SMlss Russell - was entertaining some
friends at an a fter-t he-theater luncheon
and when time for the sweets came she
naively asked the butler what he had
done with the candy.
"You told me. Miss Russell, not to bring
ny on the car,'- the servant replied
firmly.
"Oil. I know." she said wistfully, "but
somehow r wish you were not such a
strict disciplinarian."
It was only a hint but It showed the
riunian Inclination through and through.
Btlll Miss Russell knows what Is best
for hfr and she manages these things
carefully. She la not a total abstainer
hut a sip of wine at dinner occasionally
Is the limit of her Indulgence In anything
to drink except water and tea.
Of exercise she says most girls make
the mistake of setting a Arm rule to fol
low. In time this course of exercises
becomes Irksome. She varies her calis
thenics by following her daily Inclina
tions. She never forces herself Into any
routine, and In this way avoids the mo
notony of repetition.
Of fresh air she says It Is the cheapest
commodity In the world and yet people
deny themselves the luxury of It. The
famous former queen of comic opera
rlceps with all her windows open In good
.weather and bad. Upon arising the
first thing she does is to go to the win
dow and take in great drafts of the
tresh morning air. Her vocal exercises
long since taught her the trick of cor
rect breathing. Then she indulges In
lier minor exercises and at times rolls
about on the floor, holding her ankles
tn either hand and tumbling over and
over. This Is not a very dignified pro
ceedure for a famous beauty, but it is
n old Oriental trick that Miss Russell
discovered during her travels In the Far
East. Its efficacy la demonstrated In the
MYSTICISM OF BALZAC, INSPIRATION OF
"THE CONFLICT," DRAWS WESTERNERS
Although Produced Under Great Handicap, Play Written by Maurice Samuels Has Gripping Interest-Metropol"-
itan Season Financial Failure, but Ambitious Plans Being Made.
NEW YORK. April 8. Special cor
respondence.) The principal item
of this week in which interest
was centered for Westerners, at least,
was the production at the Garden The
mter of "The Conflict." by Maurice V.
Famuels, formerly of San Francisco.
The work is based upon and has as in
spiration Balsac's "Peau de Chagrin."
It is a great pity that it came into
ew York under auspices which made
Its Immediate success Impossible, be
cause In Itself It has strength, liter
ary merit and a gripping Interest. The
tiarden Theater is one in which mu
sical comedy may live, but it is no
place for a work of this kind. People
outside of New York do not realize
these things, but there are managerial
details which make or kill, for which
reason so many excellent plays "make
roo.I on the road" and fall utterly in
New York. "The Conflict" came Into
the theatrical circle with the worst
possible handicaps, and notwithstand
ing this. It has been able to convince
lovers of the higher class drama that
the writer is capable, understands his
euhject and the handling of it.
The play is full of bright, witty
lines, whether projected in humor or
In cynicism, but the meaning which
really lies behlnd'words and actions Is
loo subtle for the audiences who at
tend the theater wherein the play has
been set.
"Peau de Chagrin" will be remem
bered by lovers of Balzac as the first
f three books having as subjects the
body, the mind and the spirit, the
first being of the physical, the second.
IaxiIs Umbfrt," the mind, and the
third. "Seraphlta." the spirit. In these
three masterpieces Balzac has cov
ered nearly tho entire range of emo
tions with that marvelous sweep of
comprehension which even to the cyn
ically Inclined seems to justify the be
lief that he had most keenly developed
psychical powers.
The world is closer to some degree
of comprehension of the underlying
principles of the psychical than it was
even so recently as when Balzac lived
and wrote. Transmitting material
jvords by means of wires and even
later without means of wires has made
way for the realization that there may
be things which the mind further down
on the scale of knowledge cannot ex
plain or compVehend. For this rea
son we are better prepared to believe
that Palzac drew upon mystical forces
-when he wrote the wonders of the
entire Human Comedy." In his mem
oirs he said: "I cannot explain what
It Is but when I walk by the side of
people on the street, whatever may
be their run of life. I find myself un
derstanding their thoughts, suffering
their griefs and rejoicing in their
joys, no matter how remote from my
own life these emotions may be In
other words. I seem to be inside of
them or they have possessed me "
..W.h.,;t'"'r we ,ake HaJac literally in
his Heau de Chagrin" or whether we
comprehend him through symbols
makes little difference If we are able
to understand the great thing; and it
Is certain that Mr. Samuels made a
play that permitted either or both in
terpretations, because he frequently
made consistent things which Balzac
did not. The play is written, as the
book Is written, around the magic skin
which Balzac has made to carry the
words. "-Possessing me thou shalt not
es all things. But thy life Is mine
or tiod has so willed it. Wish, and"
thy wishes shall be fulfilled. But
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successful manner In -which she manages
to keep her weight down.
These things are all calculated to stir
the circulation from the long night's rest.
It Is followed by a bath. Miss Russell
Is a firm believer In the shower. She
starts in with tepid water and tapers It
down until It is as cold aa possible. A
vigorous rub-down completes the work of
stimulating the circulation.
After looking after whatever is neces
sary in the way of correspondence or her
home duties when she Is not on the road
she goes out for a walk, a carriage ride
or a canter on horseback. Miss Russall
rides well and this is. her favorite out-of-doors
exercise.
She says that girls who work and can
not afford these luxuries should never
theless make It a point to get Into the
open country at all hazards. In any
event let them jump upon a trolley-car
and ride out to the end of the line and
get in close touch with nature If only for
the brief space of the Interval between
cars. Of course there must be a de
veloped inclination in this direction and
an appreciation of the silent beauties of
measure thy desires according to the
life that is in thee. This is thy life.
With each wish I must shrink even
as thy own days.".
Much of Balzac "has been embodied
In the play; more, perhaps, than the
writer intended or realized; but Mr
Samuels shows the modern trend in
rejecting evil thought. and here is
where "the conflict" between Balzac
and Samuels seems at its most seri
ous, it might have left the play
wright less open to criticism had he
not kept the names and acharacters of
Balzac's story and simply used the in
cidents around which to weave his own
story. When the dividing line would
not have been so pronounced or so re
lentless, and worshipers of the Immor
tal Frenchman would have had noth
ing with which to reproach the young
writer, who must face criticism either
because he does or does not -write as
well, in this - particular, as his illus
trious source of Inspiration.
The elements of the play written bv
Mr. Samuels are big. the treatment Is
polished and Intelligent; indeed, mas
terly. He Is not only a literateur, but
a scholar, and he is as well schooled
in psychology as a man need be to
handle such a subject with distinc
tion and without presumption. It is
Tor us to recognize the line between
psychics and psychology. We mav ac
cept or we may reject, but we must
respect.
The leading role Is played by Robert
Orouet. who is capable of excellent
work. He is Raphael de Valentin
and there are not a few who believe
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the open country or the trip Is utterly
useless. By this time Miss Russell Is
ready for hei- visits, or her shopping or
her work as the occasion may demand.
Her mental equilibrium Is malntatned
by a deep study of the Stoic philosophers.
Marcus Aurelius Is her constant com
panion and the simple but potent truths
outlined in the meditations . of the old
Roman Emperor are her inspiration and
watchword. She is not exactly a mental
scientist in the general acceptance of the
term, but she knows her niche in this
busy world and she lives up to the ideals
inculcated by a closer acquaintanceship
with those grand old thoughts. The com
bination is a happy one and It explains
her poise and the wonderful manner she
has of spreading happiness all . around
her and getting the genuine joy out of life
that makes her so much the envy of her
sex. If you ask Miss Russell direct
what Is the sure key to this state of
mind she will Instantly reply, "Don't
worry," but you have to know her life
Intimately to understand how effectually
she puts that precept to -its resultant
usage.
that Balzac wrote himself Into this
character. The character of John
Bodie. a Western mining man. who
lends much plausibility to the sudden
gain of wealth, is entirely a figure
of Mr. Samuels' drawing, and it is ad
mirably drawn and acceptably played
by Harry Lelghton. Another excellent
bit of character drawing and interpre
tation was that of N. Sheldon Lewis,
who played the role of Resapha, the
antiquarian.
The women of the cast are Helen Rob
ertson. In the role of Fedora, and Flor
ence Lester, a sweet, winsome girl, well
suited to the part of Berenice, the young
girl whose love fights for the soul of de
Valentin as Fedora fights for his body.
Tuesday night has been specially desig
nated as "California" night, when there
will be a full showing of forces from the
Golden West.
.
These are busy days aroung the Met
ropolitan Opera-House and It Is none too
easy to get at Mr. Casazza or at Mr.
Dippel. both of whom are busily plan
ning for their Chicago season, to open
April 12. The gentlemen in managerial
control, however, found time yesterday to
talk for a few moments and spoke about
the season ahead.
"This season the Metropolitan Opera
House has had the biggest .financial suc
cess in its history," said Mr. Dlppel
"But I must add that the expenses hsvs
been so great that the profits were en
tirely overbalanced. The time is r.ot far
away when opera must be produced at a
loss. All expenses have Increased to an
alarming extent and SS is a very small
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amount to ask for a eeat under these
conditions. If America has forced Eu
rope to pay better prices, it also makes
it harder on us. because the artists de
mand more. Ve have also a financial
pressure from South America, where ther
pay very large salaries. Of course right
here In America there is competition to
be reckoned -with, and this will be
stronger as time goes on. How to coun
teract this increased cost of giving opera
Is not easy to figure out, because it
would cost a fortune, and does cost a
fortune to be able to meet the conditions
which occur constantly, conditions from
which we have suffered much this sea
son, such as the illness of Mr. Caruso
and of other Important artists."
"But you are giving more perform
ances next season instead of fewer."
"Yes." answered Mr. Dippel. "That Is
one way of reducing general expenses,
for the more performances which can be
given and the more artists who can be
employed, the better it Is and the more
chances there are to make It pay. Next
season we will give additional perform
ances In the new theater. We have de
cided to call these 'Opera Lyrique' in
stead of "Opera Comique,' In order that
no one shall misunderstand the nature of
the performances. We shall produce a
number of well-known German - lighter
operas, similar In type to "The Bartered
Bride," which has been the most suc
cessful novelty of this season. We will
give Eortzing's 'Czar und Zimmerman
and. others like it.- such as 'The Merry
Wives of Windsor' and The Taming of
the Shrew.' "
The closing of the Metropolitan season
occurs with a great Wagnerian triumph,
notwithstanding the claim of the public
that both Influence and taste? will run
to Italian repertory on account of the
presence of Gatti-Casazza as director,
and of Toseanini. Nearly everything
which could retard progress happened,
from the dismal failures of- the German
tenors to the condition of health which
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Afternoons, May 1 and 2,
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CHICAGO SYMPHONY
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Adolph Rosenbecker, Conductor.
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W. H. Boyer, Director.
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10 INSTRUMENTAL. SOLOISTS 19
And tbe World-Famons pianist,
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Portland Open Air Sanitarium and Local
Woman's Exchange.
200 DANCERS IN COSTUME.
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Programme, Refreshment Booths and
General Dancing.
Sat sold at Helllg Theater up to Monday
evening S o-clock. At Armory from lo VM
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kept Caruso off the stage during the last
weeKs it was also a ga of trylng
1 ,C?S' condltlonB. operas and many
other details which never reach the pub
lic, and there is every reason to believe
that next season things will be In a nor
mal condition.
Many things developed which . made it
more expedient to wait until next season
when, tn connection with the Metropoli
tan will be the New Theater. In which
such works will be given which cannot
live in the Immensity of the Metropolitan
It Is probable that "Tiefland" would
have created a different Impression had
condiitons been more propitious It was
due to this experience that Lapara's
Haoanara" and Converse's "Pipe of De
sire" were held over until next season,
and Caruso's illness made it necessary
to postpone the production of Tschaik-owsky-s
"Pique Dame." This and Hump
erdinck's "Children of the King," as
also Debussey's settings of Edgar Allan
Poe s Fall of the House of Usher" and
Devil In the Belfry," will be given next
season because they were not completed
this year and as yet there is only the
composer's promise that . they will be
finished. It is probable that the season
will open with the Humperdinck opera
under Alfred Hertz. '
Among the artists to return next year
are many of the present favorites In
cluding Emmy Destlnn, Mme. Gadskl.
Miss Farrar, Mme. Fremstad, MM Bon-
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VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
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APRIL 12, 1909
BRINDAMOUR
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