TJIE SUNDAY -OREGOXIAS, TORTLAXD,
AUGUST 13,
1911.
TACOMA WILL PRESENT,
"THE BURNING OF ROME"
Spectacular Production of Historic Interest Will Be Given in Immense
Stadium in September Drama to Be Conducted on Gigantic Scale.
MAX FiGMAN and h! excelletiuy
chosen company bar mad cood
at th Helll In thalr Buminar "- (
rmnt. crowded houaea bain tha
rula all Ut weak In the popular oom-
ty. "Tha Man on tua box. t
Tha matlnaa Wedneadar - J
ord braaker In thla Una. arary "aeat j
beln- takan br woman, and doaana of ,
woald-ba atrona war tarnad away ;
from lack of room. F1rman earta'nly i
haa cauht tha atay-at-homan. their j
frtenda anl Tlaltora.
Tha Man on tha Box" la a Uah
maker. and It raealrad a moat aatlafae
tory rendition, tha atacin bain nota
ble. Mr. ricman haa bean materially
aelated In thla aucoeaa by Ma leadlnv
woman. Mlaa Lcltta Bobartaon. who
howi talant of a hlh order. Tonlcht
the company epana In "Tha Sttbetltnte."
la which Mr. Fir man appeara aa Smith,
tha bright yone Kaw Tork evttorney
who la unexpectedly called to
the part of a preacher
In tha new Teaiole Mr. Firman flnda
abundant opportunity aa a hl(!i-claaa
romadtan. and ha may be expected to
play the double part with due attention
to ta delicate humor. Next weak tha
- new Mil wlU be -Mary Jane'a Pa." tha
well-known newapaper play.
Madame Bon. the Anglo-Farlalan
rortrayer of "Zaxa. "Cajnllla, ate. and
her ETcclleh company In Victor K
fmalley'a "The Woman Who Knew."
will be beadllnera at tha Orpheum. .
At tha Empreaa. flrat place on the bill -will
be taken by A Million-Dollar
tvife." a vaudeville comedy claaalc.
closely fallowed by Frank Hartley, an
Arliora Jo In OHmpaea of the Prai
rie." with one doxea people and horaea,
will atar at ranter, pretention a wild
Wet ahnw with lota of variety and
aplc In It.
Attractive chanrea of filma and other
featiirei will be aeen at the Etar. and
the Oaka. aa nerval, will have rood en
tertainment to offer Ita patrona.
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C ome'dlan Will Be 'Seen aa "The
Sobtitot" at Hellig.Thii Week.
For "il eecon week at the Hell If
Theater, becinnlnr tonlrht. Max Fl
tnan will present tfenlah Dlx's and
' Evelyn Oreenleaf Sutherland e comedy
The Substitute." In which Mr. Firman
toured a few eeasona aro. "The Sub
stitute" tells the story of a younc law
yer who marries an adventure, wh
"on tlrea of him and securee a divorce.
The Illustrious Mr. Smith, a he la
known, attains wealth and position. sj
well as fame, for his cleverness. He
has a brother-in-law to be. however,
who la an eminent member of the
clerrr. The preacher la called to the
email town of West Appleford to re
lieve the pastor, but la stricken by the
heat on the way, and In a spirit of
fun. Mr. Smith decide! to take hla place.
At Win Appleford he finds the resi
dent parson has an exceedingly pretty
daughter, and also that the poor old
man Is under a cloud of mistrust, for
having used some of the church funds
wronry. Smith takes up the case, to
flrd hla former wife deeply Involved.
He finally succeeds In bringing events
to a satisfactory close, and after much
difficulty in persuading the young min
ister's daurhter that It la perfectly rlrtt
that she should marry a dlvlrced man
w'na her love.
Scenes of home and vlllace life are
portrayed with genuine real'm. "The
Substitute" la a wholesome American
r '.'. The ltnea are clever. Mr. Fig
man's personality only serving to bring
nut the comedy element stronger and
clearer.
There wlil be a bargain matinee
Wednesday and a popular matinee Sat
urday. Beginning next Sunday. Augut
. Mr. Ktxman will present his great
success. "Mary Jane'a Pa."
MIVSTRFXS HOLD POPULARITY
i;trhard r Prlngle'a Show Keeps
New With Each Season.
Every once In a while tome self
styled Pooh Bah of authority breaks
"t print upon the passing of the min
strel show, and some people actually
believe him. Theater box office
atatements. however, do not bear thla
out. rsa the contrary, they prove that
a good minstrel show does well up to
ward the banner business of the sea
son. The question naturally arises then,
why are there not more minstrel com
panies? The question la a fair one,
and here Is a fair answer:
Too attend the same play or musical
comedy season after season If it provea
to be a big success, bear the same
sons, listen te the same dialogue, look
at trie same scenery and leave the the
ater eatisfled. Would you do the same
by the minstrel show? No. Each season
you Insist upon a new scenlo produc
tion and new novelties. ThJs ralla for
a vast outlay of money, as well as n
rry and brains. Many minstrel com
panies fail because their sponsors keep
In the same old rut: others because tn
their strenuous endeavor to provide
something new lose sight of the fact
flat a minstrel show must always be a
minstrel show, and offer the public a
hodge-podge of comic opera and buf
foonery, which the publio In turn re-
s. x itw. h. st -assess) mj- j-ii -ssst
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fuaes to accept, for the "dear public"
la a wise child after all.
One of the most succeesful minstrel
organisations today Is Rlcharda A
FrlnsMe's, who have toured the country
for 10 years. Each season they rive
a brand new show, but It la alwaya a
minstrel show. This company. 40 tn
number, will give two performances at
the Baker Theater tonlrht and Monday
night.
ORPHEUM OFTOtS VARIED BISL
Mnch-Talked-of Sketch. "The Wo
man Who Knew," Headllner.
Limited excursions to Joyland and
BALLOOSKT TEtM OF THB
STHAX.E RELIGIO THAT
K L LllS DAfUXO LIVES.
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"Every aeronaut In the
haa three falls every season. In- t
less he has them he Is bound to
to T
be worried. It he crawla out of
them alive he knows he la aate
for that eeaaon."
That Is the expressed belief of
Charlee Broadwick. the balloon
ist at the Oaka thla week, lie
had Just been discussing his
daughter. Tlny's. fall of Thurs
day Afternoon. In which, owing
to a mishap with one of her three
parachutes, she made a sheer
drop of 1S00 feet and escaped
alive.
"That wae RabVa third drop."
he said, "this season and she Is
safe now. I have had mine al
ready and as for the boy. he got
his la Pittsburg. Seems as If 'all
the care you take won't prevent
you having those three fall a,
they are as regular as clocw-work-
"Sometlrriee the children get a
hun:h' that something Is wrong.
Then I either go op myself or re
fuse to allow aa ascension. They
never have to go. They know
they have only to tell me they
have a 'hunch' and It la all off.
I want them to tell me. too. And
I never rare If we have to dis
appoint the crowd. Better that
than kill the kiddles."
return will be sold at the Orpheum
twice each -day during the coming
week, and aboard the special viy be
snother of those tremendous bills of
entertainment that are- beeomlng a
fixed habit with the management of
that theater. There will be vocal and
Instrumental music, breath-taking ath
letic stunts, lots of comedy and
a sketch embodying a study In socio
logy. At the top of the bill will be the
much talked about social-problem
aketch. 'The Woman Who Knew." as
played by Madame Besson and her ori
ginal company. Including Charles
Dodsworth. 13 years a member of Sic
Henry Irvlng'e splendid organisation
of players. "The Woman Who Knew"
la a comedy-drama, telling the story
of the conquest of another's husband
by the "Woman and how the latter
finds excuse for her conduct, protecting
her conquest from his rightful owner.-
Madame Besson has long been rec
ognised aa one of the great emotional
actresses of Europe. Brilliant beauti
ful and charming she presents a study
of expression that la rarely equalled on
any stare.
To musical Portland the oomlng of
the Cadets De Gaseogne, and Alsace
and Lorraine will be a boon. The'
Cadets are Parisian vocalists composed
of a woman soloist and three men. tha
organisation being considered one of
the best that Europe boasts. It la
booked exclusively for the Orpheum
circuit. Alsace and Mil a. Lorraine are
Instrumentalists of more than average
ability and Introduce the new Instru
ment called the Alaacephone. Resemb
ling a cross between a cornet and a
violin its tones more nearly resemble
the hnms'n voice than any other.
Nothing better than Corcoran and
T)!xon have spread burnt cork in Port-,
land for many moona, their eccentric 1
dancing being especially ludicrous,
while Rosa Crouch and George-Welch
have already earned a coast-to-coast
reputation as one of the liveliest pairs
that ever played the circuit. As sing
ers, dancers and tumblers they are Im
mense. Neat, natty, nifty and nice Just about
describes the presentation by two
charming girls. Lulu Wells and Marlon
Flnlay, with Fred Hol-nes. The trio
haa one of those clean, fast moving and
funny offerings that makes an audi
ence reluctant to see them go.
And finally will come those cool cus
tomers, the Wvnne Brothers, In a series
of acrobatics which are divested of all
appearancee of danger or difficulty be
cause of the sang froid with which
thev go through It.
The Planophlend Minstrels and
dainty Kllda Mortis will be seen for
the last time at the performances on
Sunday.
REAL, BROXCHOS AT PAXTAGES
Frontier Life Depleted by Cowboy
Production Leading BUI.
Real cowboys.' breaking real bron
chos, and with all the effects of lite
on the plains, "Arlxona Joe," the huge,
spectacular production, will topllne the
programme at Pantages for the week
commencing with the matinee tomor
row at 1:10, Introducing Miss Adele
von OhU world's champion eques
trienne, and supported by a bill of un
equaled vaudeville.
"Arlxona Joe" la the largest production-
ever attempted on the vaudeville
stage, carrying a carload of scenery
and a company of ten. In addition to
four bronchos and all the equipment of
frontier life. The sports and habits
of the ees-hers are depleted, the break-
Ing of "ontlaw" bronchos taking up a
considerable part of the performance.
The riding of Miss von Ohl is a fea
ture, and her feata In the aaddle are
remarkable in every way. For several
yeara following her winning the
world's championship as a lady rider,
she was the star In Buffalo Bill's Wild
.West Show.
Stanley and Edwards. In "Visions of
Marble," represent noted pieces of art,
taken from mythology and ancient his
tory. "De Vere of the Chorus" la a charm
ing playlet of life behind the scenes.
In which Miss Eleanor Otis essays the
principal role, which Is that of the Illy
paid, overworked leader of the chorua.
Comedy and pathos are happily Inter
mingled and the plot Is one that
holds Interest.
Popular Indeed are the selections by
FOftMER STUDENT AT HILL,
MILITARY ACADEMY SIC
CK8SFIL AS SHOW
MANAGER.
Harry L. Cert. '
Harry L. Cprt, who brought
Max Flgman, ' one of Amerca's
foremost comedians, to the Hel
llg Theater, for a four weeks' en
gagement, waa a few yeara ago
a student of Hill Military Acad
emy ajid a popular fellow among
his schoolmates. Mr. Cort has
made rapid strides In the profee
alon of his father, John Cort. hav
ing had several "shows" of his
own on the road, besides manag
ing the Moore Theater In Seat
tle and other large theaters, and
now ha la making an unusual
success of Mr. Flgman la his
repertoire engagement.
Since hla arrival in Portland
Mr. Cort has been busy reviewing
tha acquaintance of many of his
college chums, who are enthusiastic.
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the Albany Four, who are accompanied
by their own pianist. The quartet Is
one of the best that haa been presented
here for a ions; t'me and the selec
tions are -chosen rtth ' the Intent of
pleaaing lowers of both classical and
popular music.
It has been many a day since a tramp
comedian was appreciated by an audi
ence, but Billy McDermott la the orig
inal maker of mirth. His songs and
parodies keep the audience In an up
roar from the time that he steps onto
the stage until the curtain Is .rung
down.
The daylight animated events aa
shown by the Pantagescope have be
come a permanent feature of the pro
gramme 'and new reels will be given
In the week to come.
' The season's latest and greatest
dramatic success "A Night With The
Poets" introducing Clinton E. Lloyd In
bis noted recitations, wljl be seen for
the final performances this afternoon
and evening.
EMPHESS BILL LOOKS BRIGHT
Announcement Glre9 "Million Dol-
lar "Wife" aa HeadHner. '
The week's bill at the Empress start
ing with the matinee Monday afternoon
It is announced will consist of a num
ber of the best single-handed enter
tainers op the Western circuit. The
bill is said to be particularly bright
with comedy and song, with some nov
elties on the side.
For the headline act the management
announces . "A Million Dollar Wife."
This comedy is being presented by
Leslie Morosco & Co. Mr. Morosco has
appeared here at varioua times both
in vaudeville and musical comedy.
As a special added feature Sullivan &
Consldlne are sending Frank Hartley, a
Juggler. - The work of Hartley has
commanded the attention of vaudeville
patrons from one end of the continent
to the other, Mt Is said.
ThoseHliklngiSlnglng are provided
for in the Bell Boy Trio, a melodious
aot in which the three young men In
sert comedy and sing catchy songs.
An Individual entertainer Is Mary
Ambrose, Erin's versatile beauty. Miss
Ambrose has an act built on new lines
and her part of the show is heralded
as among the popular sections of the
bill.
German eccentrlo acrobatic come-.
Alans, the Randow Brothers are billed
a having a succession of laughable
surprises.
Herbert Charles will give a study of
feminine follies. . There will be new
motion 'plctf res . to complete the bill.
The last performances of the present
show, headed by "The Duchess," will be
given tonight
TRIPLE DROP IS AXXOCXCED
Miss Tiny Broadwick to Try Feat at
Oaka From Great Height.
-Manager Cordray has engaged that
trio of daring aeronauts, the Bread
wicks, for another week at the Oaks.
Foilawlnr will be their schedule of
ACOMA. Aug. 1U (Special.)
Though Tacoma"a Stadium haa been
finished barely a year. It has al
ready been used for the holding of track
meets and baseball grames; from Its
concrete benches thousands have beard
the Orpheum Club sing and EUery's
and varioua. other private banda play.
Over Its turf football teams have
struggled for supremacy. This Sum
mer It has been part of the playground
system of the city, and has seen ten
nis and other games In constant pro
gress. For a week last Summer units from
all the mobile branches of the United
States Army there exhibited their
bravest ajeeds of prowess, dynamited
bridges, scaled walls and all the rest
of it. A month ago the "Carnival of
All Nations" staged its pageants with
in the same circus maximus. School
children have drilled. S000 strong In its
vast enclosure; Roosevelt haa spoken
there to capacity audience.
Convention I Sought.
Now, to these widely variant pur
coses the city is talking of bringing
the 112 Democratic National Conven
tion to convene under a canvas cover
ing in the stfaium. and Margaret 111-tngton-Frohman-Bowes
has laid plans
fn. ttarinfl- thare an elaborate Drjftduc-.
( tlon of the Gceek tragedy Oedipus.
1 nese projwi uib -
visionary, though their promoters
seem confident of ultimate success In
their promotion. However, there is one
more big event,- at least, to be present
ed at the Stadium in.the near future,
which is already welf under way, and
which la not at all visionary.. This is
the "Burning of Rome," to be riven on
the evenings of September s4, Labor
day, and September 5. : .
In many ways this spectacle, some
what on the order oi "The Destruction
of Pompeii." though on a vastly big
ger acale. will be the biggest pageant
ever conducted In the Stadium. A large
force of workmen Is busy at the .struc
ture erecting the city on the seven
hills, and the hills as well, with their
seven temples. The back drop Is 425
feet long, stretching well across the
end of the concrete horseshoe, and 75
feet high. Its designer says It is the
largest stage setting ever constructed,
even outdoing the" most extensive ef
fort of be New Tork Hippodrome.
The perspective Is so planned that
the spectator. sees the ancient capital
aa though from a distance of 35 miles.
performances this week: -Sunday. 4:30
P. M. and P. M.; Tuesday and Thurs
day P. M.. Saturday ':30 P- M- and
P. M.. This afternoon Miss Tiny
Broadwick will attempt a triple para
chute drop for the first time, it Is said,
the feat haa ever been, dared west of
Pittsburg. . ' .
To make the triple drop possible the
balloon must rise at least 7000 feet. At
this altitude. Miss Broadwick will cut
loose and dash earthwards until her
speed Is slacked by the opening para
chute. She will then change to her
second parachute bar and with the
closed umbrella again hurtle down
wards. A third time?she will repeat
the risky performance.. She will land
In the Willamette River or In some
spot adjacent to the Oaks. As the girl
cannot swim a motorboat will be wait
ing to pick her up.
Miss Broadwick Is but 1 years of
age. She will make the afternbon as
cension and parachute drops and may
asoend on some evenings. On other eve
nings her father, Charles Broadwick
,or her brother. Jack Broadwick, but a
few years older than the girl, will
-make the attempt. Night ascensions
will be in full view, the Oaks' search
light being kept on the balloon while
the aeronaut, will be Illuminated by
fireworks attached to the bar of the
parachute.
Concerts by Philip Ielz and the Oaks
Park Band will be given every day.
The Metropolitan Opera Quartette will
give vocal concerts " every afternoon
and In the evening will Intersperse
grand opera selections with popular
airs. The members of he quartet are:
Madame Zarad-Fischer, soprano prima
donna; Miss Alice Desmond, contralto:
Joseph Msnn, tenor, and Saul Roselle,
baritone.
IXD1AV- ROMANCE OFFERED
New Film at Star Is Not of Blood
thirsty, Scalping Kind.
The Star Theater management for
today's change will offer a big Indian
nictM-e "Th. Snlrit of the Gorge," as
Its feature. This is described as not the
ir...M ki.A.thl.itv acnlnlnflr Indian
viuiuaij uti"u-,u.i.., r v
film, but a legend, romantic, and in a
way historical, presenting a pnase ui
the early life of the children of tho
BICYCLIST AT EMPRESS HAS
APPEARED OFTEN BEFORE
ROYALTY.
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Bud Snyder.
It is not every man born in
Seattle who can stand before
kings, but- Bud Snyder Is an ex
ception. Snyder, who is one of
the headliner on the bill at the
Empress, and is playing the Sulli
van & Consldlne circuit, has vis
ited every part of the globe In
the last 15 years, doing his dare
devil bicycle act. He has been
admired by the Czar of Russia,
the Shah of Persia and many of
the princes of India and the no
blllty'ln Europe.
While a boy he became enthu
siastic about bicycles and grad
ually became a master of the
wheel and accomplished sensational-
feats. His first public
performance was on the streets
of Tacoma and he was such a hit
that he immediatelystarted on
his first tour of Europe at an
Immense salary. With the assis
tance of his mechanician he in
vented a euperior type of bi
plane in which he made spectac
ular flights In Europe and in
.which he will be one of the start
ers in the Coast-to-Coast Ameri
can transcontinental flight.
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In the foreground, in the courtyard of
Nero's palace, is an actual lake, 410'
feet bv 102 feet in size. The football
field is being excavated by a large
force of teams witluscrapers.. In order'
to make possible this piece of realism.
Down Into this lake the Tiber, a really
noble river, will flow from out of the
hills. In the field of the Stadium and
on Its fifth-mile cinder track, the
Roman, sports will be held. In these
1000 Tacomans will take part.
The thousands that are expected to
gather for the two performances will
see Nero come down from his palace
and see the games begin at his behest
In the hlppodrome It will all be done,
to the turning down of thumbs, even
as In Quo Vadls and all the other his
tory and fiction concern!.! that inter
esting individual.. Then finally tho
fire will leap forth from one palace
and another, the emperor will fiddle
with might and main until everything
the workmen have been building all
these weeks will be consumed.
Fireworks Will Dazzle.
Then, in order, as the committee an
nounces, that the audience may not
have to go home In a downcast mood
because 'of this wantonness, a pro
gramme of Roman fireworks will con
clude. The next day another Rome,
another seven hills with their seven
temples, and another Nero's palace and
gardens will arise.
The" organization under whose aus
pices the production Is to be staged is
the now permanently formed Carnival
Association, though the Rotary Club,
the Commercial Club and the School
Board are all co-operating. The pro
ceeds all go to Install a permanent
lighting system In the Stadlujn.
As the first day of the spectacle is
Labor day, the unions are also co-operating
with the association. They are
selling buttons, with a reproduction of
the proposed new Labor Temple on one
side and the Stadium on the other.
These admit to the performances and
give ten votes for Nero. . September 5
has beep designated Merchants' day.
and on that occasion all the out-of-town
business men in the city are to
be the guests of tha Tacoma whole
salers at the pageant and at luncheon
at the Commercial Club. R. D. Mc
Donald and H. B. O'Neil. prominent
Tacoma business men, are president
and aecretary, respectively, of the -Carnival
Association. .
forest "Birds of a Feather," a satire
on an unfortunate man who thought he
possessed the ability to purchase gowns
and hnts for his wife, will also bo
offered, together with "the Dare Devil"
and "The Interrupted Game," two farce
comedies more than usually clever, by
the Biograph Company. Professor Mer-'
rlam 'will continue his Illustrated lec
tures on the world cruise of the Atlan
tic Squadron. James Hammock, the
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Victor singer, win oo mtruuuLou w
Portland publlo for the first time.
The Arcade's show will consist of
four brand-new, first-run pictures.
The Bell of Justice," a historical tale:
The Two Sons," dramatic and Intense;
Billy s Marriage, renna tumcuji
two splendid descriptive pictures, bbtb
interesting and educational, make up
the bill. ,
The new films at the Oh Joy! will
consist of 'The Arrow Head," an in
tensely thrilling Indian drama; "Friday
the Thirteenth," descriptive, showing
a series of mishaps whlcn - oeren a
woman and a man on Friday the thir
teenth; "The Academy Girl," and "Jim
mie's Luck," two comedies.
The Tivoll's headliner will be "The
Romance of a Dixie Bell," a wartime
tale. Intense and thrilling, and two
thousand feet of other more than ordi
narily good material. Master William
Junor, singer, will certainly please the
children, as well as the grown-ups.
and Mr. Sather will have a brand-new
ballad.
yw-T Grace Methodist Episcopal
j Church, this morning. Miss Laura
i Ferguson will sing Vannah's
"Tears of Christ" At this church, the
quartet for the coming year will con
sist of Miss Laura Ferguson, soprano;
Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton Stowers. con
tralto; Joseph P. Mulder, tenor; and
W. A. Montgomery, baritone. Miss
Leonora Fisher Is organist and direc
tor. ,
At the First Christian Church the
organist for the month of August will
be Miss Emma Whippel, and at Calvary
Presbyterian Church. Miss Eugenia
Patten.
Miss Rose Friedle. a contralto sin
ger of St Mary's Cathedral choir, was
a recent soloist at the Catholic Church
at Seaside, Or., and sang Wiegand's "O
Salutarls," Miss Jean Dunbar accom
panying on the pipe organ. Last Sun
day morning, at this church, Mrs. Rose
Reed-Hanscome sang Bordese's "O Salu
tarls," and Sister Amatus, of this, city,
was organist and choir director. The
sermon was preached by Archbishop
Christie.
Edgar E. Coursen, organist, of the
First Presbyterian Church, will take
his outing this season with the Maza
mas, returning home about September.
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A Centennial organ recital will be
given under the direction of Miss
Leonora Fisher, of this city, at the First
Presbyterian Church. Astoria, Or.,
Thursday night at 8:15 o'clock, when
this programme will be rendered:
"Prelude and Fugue in B flat" (Bach),
Miss Maude C. Ross; "Adore" (Ravina
Westbrook), Miss Iva Clara Ingraham;
"Berceuse" (Spinney) and "Marche
Herolque" -(Schubert), Miss . Margaret
Taylor; "Andantino in D flat'" ("Sa
lome"), Miss Maude C. Ross;. "Melody"
(Howard) and "Andantino" (Wetton),
Miss Ina Clare Ingraham; Reading,
"The Matinee Girl," Miss Mabel Fer
ris; "St Cecilia Offertory" Op. , No.
3 (Batiste). Miss Margaret Taylor; "The
Swan" (Saint Saens) and ."Grand
Chorus" (Lemalgre), Miss Maude C.
Ross; vocal "Send Down Thy Blessing"
(Wawelink) Miss Teresa Sweeny; "So
litude" (Godard). Miss Margaret Tay
lor; March Tannhauser (Wagner,
Miss Ina Clare Ingraham.
Mario Sammarco will return to
America next season. La Scala Milan,
made . him flattering offers, but he
preferred to remain with the Chicago
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company.
Amedeo Bassl has been offered $5000
a week to sing two numbers dally at
one of the largest Londsin music halls.
Immediately after the qlose of the
Covent Garden season. He has also had
an offer from an American .manager
for a concert tour before and after the
Chicago-Philadelphia opera season. ,
A postal card has been received from -
Robert Bolce Carson, the tenor singer,
dated from Paris, stating that he. Mrs.
Carson, and the children had visited in
Paris and Cologne, and were" on their
way. to Berlin, Germany. Mr. and- Mrs.
Carson sang at a musicale onboard the
ocean steamer from this country, and
met two musical people from Vienna
who asked them to locate there but
they said that Portland is home. "