13 10 ROYAL N making - their Journey from Portland Or., to San Dirpo. Cal." saM C. IX Collier, president of the Panama-Calf fornia Exposition of San Dlepo, "the Kovcl FEosarlans have establlhei1 a precedent, and have proven J'ortland to be without peer on the Pacific Coast, in thn enthusiasm and enterprise of her boosting' business men. I do not believe that there is another case on record where busi ness men of a city, at their own ex pense, have undertaken a Journey of such length for the '.purpose of strengthening the ties of acquuintance . ship between neiphborinfr cities. Cali fornia will long remember with admlra 1 tion, the visit of the RovhI Kosarians." Mr. Collier a sentiment found its echo on the lipa of the business men of every California citv which was visited by the Rusarians in their recent California excursion. The excursion was not. as has been thought by many and as is Indicated in a mea.su re by tile nnme of the organization, prlmantv to advertise the Portland Rose festival, although this was one of the Important factors in the Rosarlan campaign. Promotion of 1 nlty ObJcW. First of all the trip was made to bring Oregon and Portland in closer touch with the cities of the south and tovpromote further the growing spirit of unity and co-operative effort be tween the communities of the Pacific -Coast. In all of this the advertise ment of the Portland Rose Festival, the strengthening of the organisation of the Pacific Coast Festivals Association, which had its inception in Portland, came In naturally for an important share of notice. From the Southern Oregon line to I v::;s " f -r r : f f J i M u 1 Ve it) Si U I Wirt kWW i- -' :r V,. - F ' 1 . !v4Z'' - M AUTHOR DECLARES VERSATILITY IS ROAD TO LITERARY ADVANCEMENT , v Holbrook Jackson, Distinguished London Writer, Says That This Age Is Dominated by Score of Literary Man darians Woman Novelist Tells of Encounter With American Publisher. BY WILKENSON SHERRSN. LONDOX, Jan. 11. (Special.) Versaf tillty is the keynote of the success of the modern literary man in Lon don today. The writer in a rut, or the writer with an Inelastic talent these days is doomed. The best example of this conquering inanv-sidodness is af forded by llolbrook Jackson, who, be fore he made a name for himself in English letters and journalism a monograph on Bernard Shaw was his lirst book of distinction occupied a - good position in the commercial world. He looks like achieving great success. As Holbrook Jackson's literary proj ects are a good lndnx to the topics that will soon be uppermost in people's minds, I sought him out in his ofiice In Covent Garden, a pleasant ground lloor office which looks over the grassy close of St. Paul's Church. It struck one as curious that this essentially modern man had for outlook a quad rangle of God's acre, but then I noticed and that seemed somewhat appro priate that the graveyard, had been translated Into a pleasant garden. That squared with his persistent faith in the Ultimate) creation of pleasant and leis urely cities for the citiaens of the fu ture. 7akon I . l.arKf Man. He is a man well over six teet, with a fine physique, but how he contrives to write the books, the countless ar ticles, deliver the lectures and at the Game time, to have a margin of leisure - tor social observances Is a puzzlo to the less strenuous. "Are you writing any books?" I asked. The writer of "Komanee and Reality" laugheii. "Writing Wiks." he said, "why, I am always writing books, and enjoying myself lmniensclyjis every one does who- steals a march on the passing hours. The principal new book upon which I am encased will be called 'The Eighteen 'Nineties: a Re view of Art and Ideas at the close of lite Nineteenth Century.' It is the larg est book I have yet done and covers the period pretty comprehensively. I am trying to prove that the 'Nineties, contrary to popular belief, produced something more than the decadents, that In short, they wiwsi-nt one of the most constructive and stimulating de cades of modern times." "You do not think the 'Nineties were decadent, then?" Certainly not. The 'Nineties were in the main triumphantly ascendant. It was a period of consolidation and cre ation: what was decadent then is more or less of a curiosity nuw. what was buoyant and stimulating then created the world's movement of today, which la very civilized country Is niaklns ROSARIANS DEEPLY Enterprise Precedent Seen in Latest Junket A l it- ' V.4. I ll xfcgacy III, v Vt, ,-f ' . "I SSr San Diego, the Rosarians have left be-1 hind them memories of Portland. In I for a new, freer, more leisurely and more splendid life in which art shall not be a separate luxury for the leis ured classes having little relation to common affairs, but a big. vital thing entering into our work and play as a stimulating, guiding, and altogether beneficent influence. The final chap ter of the 'Eighteen 'Nineties' will show the organic relationship between the last decade of the nineteenth cen tury and the first years of the twen tieth." Kipling to Be "Written Ip". "And what about yowr other books?" "Enough is too much," Holbrook Jorckson replied whimsically. "And I do not like talking about work half done. But 1 am actually writing a mono graph on Rudyard Kipling for Martin Seeker, and have been engaged for years upon a 'Dictionary of Modern Prose Quotations," which will be ready by .text Fall. The skeleton In my lit erary cupboard? Well, I have written a novel every year for the last five years, and burnt each one on each suc ceeding 31st December. . And 1 am go ing on in the same way until I produce a novel that shall satisfy my own Judg ment in its most critical moments." "And what do you think of the ten dencies of modern literature. Mr. Jack son?" "At the present moment I am far too busy to think about anything but the work, that is just under my hand. Anyhow, I am not quite certain wheth er there are any definite tendencies, for we are still under the influences of the past and too ready to yield to the dominance of a score of literary mandarins who seeat to overwhelm the literary output of America and Europe.'.' Gbost Story Told. The after-dinner raconteur with a de sire to thrill the Christmas table with eerie tales has lound a mine of material in "The Gray Ghost Book," by Jessie Adelaide Middle ton. One of the most interesting narratives concerns a house in Chelsea, and though it has few of the elements of the average thriller, it is worth recording because of Its air of old world courtesy. The spook alleged to appear In this Chelsea house was an old man dressed ill Georgian clothes. We had white hair." a carefully crimped shirt front j and buckled, shoes. The girt who be lieves she saw. this apparition carried on the following conversation with him: "Why do you come?" 'I have never gone." "Are you happy?" "Perfectly. I like to see who there is in the house, and who Is staying here." "Why don't you wish to go on?" "Because I am quite happy where 1 am. 1 have no bad influence. I would A i ' ' ' m 'lMWimiMill.vlm'KAtmHimi.mwn ?ili,.sssssssnwj n SI lSSSCTWiallM-l.l. JlM L. J-LSUUIilsllililJusilMlsimity..ijj,.!lwl TFTR SUNDAY OUEGO'IA!V. PORTLATTD. every city visited, honorary members i of the Rosarian organization have been I not hurt anybody. I am quite harm less." The apparition walked across the room, bowing and smiling in a friendly way as if highly pleased with himself, and then suddenly disappeared. Fiction's Quality Dlscuased. Do American and English .publishers want high-class , fiction? This is the question raised by a woman novelist of some eminence" in -the current num- bei of the Author. To Illustrate her point, she tells the story of her last novel, the result of four years' labor. The manuscript was repeatedly refused by London publishers, though each re jection was accompanied by apologies. Disheartened by these experiences, she took the manuscript with her to America, and submitted the story to one of the foremost publishing bouses in the United States. The un favorable slip that ushered it back this time was also coated with sugar. "It is with real regret that we find our selves forced to return your manu script, as it has claims to great dis tinction of style, is altogether excellent, and treats of Its subject a difficult one with engaging skill; but owing to the present overstocked state of the market, we cannot undertake Its publi cation." The writer immediately Interviewed the president of the publishing house by means of a personal letter which she had kept up her sleeve. She wanted to know who would publish novels of excellence If publishers who boasted of their beliei In them turned them down. Novels Held Gamble. "Publishers consider all .novels a wild speculation." was the answer. "The books they bank on must be sure to excite a demand. There are novels which secure phenomenal suc cess, such as," he mentioned the name of a record-breaker, which his house has launched. "Singular how the en thusiasm of our 'younger group' put that through, and how such enthusiasm prods the salesman to greater efforts. But It must be unanimous to make the salesmen take hold. In cases where it is not the salesmen, in consequence, are slack, and the book fails." "You mean," exclaimed the English novelist, "that when the enthusiasm of one or two of 'the grroup' wavers the salesmen' make little effort to sell It?" "Precisely." "Slight not the remedy for too ephem eral literature be found between the lines of the following: 'How do yon keep your dog so healthy? inquired one sportsman to another. 'I feed him on oatmeal,' was the reply. 'But my log howls continually for meat,' pro tested: the first sportsman. 'Starve and Closer Unity of Coast left as warm friends and advocates for the Rose Citv, while souvenirs and him of 'all food- but oatmeal.' insisted the second, "and he'll be only too glad to eat it.'" Writers' Influence Topic. Some amount of discussion hasyeen going on in literary -circles aa to whether the . younger writers of the day exert a cheerful influence or the reverse. This pleasant little contro versy has ranged around the works of George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, G. K. Chesterton, Hilalre Belloc and John Galsworthy. A. Neil Lyons, himself a 3 oung writer of promising talent, strenuously upholds the claim of these writers to cheerfulness, although they appear to be at one In a common con tempt for the moral and civic quali ties of what are called the "educated" people of England. In that direction they are undoubtedly pessimistic, but Neil Lyons calls attention to the other side of the literary shield, as follows: "The modern writers' pesslmltic view of our 'gentlefolk' is counter-baTanced by very optimistic views of the com mon or inferior person. All these writ ers seem to BUggest directly or by Im plication that the crude mass of Brit ish nobodies are brave. Industrious, pa tient and extraordinarily cheerful un der extraordinary hardships.". , The palm for optimism, however, is given to Mr. Galsworthy,, who 'is al ways looking for courage and beauty in odd corners, arid always finding them." In summing up what he takes to be the truth of the matter, Nell Ly ons affirms that all these younger writers of England are making it their business to "smite the knave, the fool and tle hypocrite, and they are smiting hard and. suddenly and with sure aim." CHANGE IN SYSTEM URGED Spanish Minister of -Finance Has Plan for Sweeping Reforms. MADRID, Jan. 11. (Special.) In the Chamber of Deputies tne Minister for Finance, Senor Navarre, the Reverter, has introduced several' bills constitut ing the most complete financial scheme that has ever been introduced Into the Spanish Parliament. The scheme Is divided into three parts a reform of taxation- making taxes equitable and proportionate to the Income of the tax payers, a reform of public services, providing "Inter alia" for the establish ment of gold as -the only legal cur rency, and a new system of payment to pensioners, such as retired offi cials and their families. This bill, it is calculated, will effect a retrench ment to the amount pf ,40,000,000 pesetas. The Minister declares that the fi nancial condition of the country was not serious, as it had been declared to be by financiers, and that there had been a considerable improvement in the last few months. The majority and the minority parties paid the closest attention to the Minister's speech. The newspapers without exception praise Ue scheme, and the Premier declared that it constituted the pro gramme of the Liberal Party. "JTAJTCARY 12, 1913. IMPRESS Cities Sure to Follow, Say Southern Neighbors. literature of Oregon and Portland have been placed in the hands of hundreds of thousands of California citizens. As the party moved southward' the white Rosarian uniform became known far and near as the symbol of Portland's enterprise. In the parades in various cities it was cheer3 for Portland that greeted the white-clad marchers and at receptions and upon the streets the Oregronians were besieged on all sides with inquiries as to opportunities and advantages in Portland and Oregon. Beyond the mnmentary interest that was attracted by their visit, thev left behind some very tangible and lasting mementoes of their visit. Every one of the six cities visited has pledged a delegation to visit Portland in June during the Rose Festival. In Oakland and bun Diego movements were begun to organize excursions by special train to Portland at that time, and shortly after the return ol the vanguard of the Rosarians news was received of a similar decision on the part of the business men of Sacramento.' Oakland, Sacramento and San Diego are preparing to Join the Pacific Coast FRIEDA HEMPEL, GERMAN ARTIST, IS NEW YORK'S GRAND OPERA FEATURE Soprano Singer of Rare Gifts Makes Appearance After Repeated Delays and Stirs Music-Lovers Macnez, New Tenor, Is Heard for Tirst Time, but Is Nervous, and Forgets. BV EMILTE FRANCES BAUER. EW YORK, Jan. 11. (Special.) The most Interesting feature of operatic circles this week is the case of Frieda Hempel, admittedly one of the greatest artists of Germany and one for whom America has been wait ing for some time. The real beginning of the story lies in the fact that since the retirement of Mme. Scmbrlch, the Metropolitan Opera-House has been without a real coloratura soorano, and those who feel that the day of thl3 sort of voice Is over need only recall the fact that Bond is orie of the great est assets the grand opera stage holds today, but he Is seriously hampered when be has no worthy companion. Thls was the condition during his second season at the Metropolitan after Mme. Sembrlch had gone and already men negotiations were on witn Miss Hempel, who never until now has been able to secure a partial release from Germany. ' The singer was expected in time to open the season with "The Huguenots," but she fell ill and was compelled to postpone her coming and to cancer her engagement In the new Richard Strauss "Adriane auf Naxos." , When finally she did come, she was overtaxed by one. of the most severe sea trips of the season and she ar rived in New York in a really uncom fortable condition. Artist Good Acquisition. According to the plan Miss Hempel made her first appearance as the queen In "The Huguenots" with such com panions as Mme. Destlnn as Valentine, Caruso as Raoul, Scottl as de Nevers, Bella Alten as the page and other well known artists. Interest of course cen tered on the new artist who did not reach the very highest plane of which she -Is capable, as the writer can tes tify, having heard her and admired her -Intensely in the Mozart festivals of Munich during two different occa sions, but she succeeded in establishing the fact that she is a very great artist who is highly schooled, with a voice of the purest possible quality and of the cleanest technic. Her intonation is faultless and throughout she should be regarded as a real acquisition to the Metropolitan Opera-House. She has a charming per sonality, which(was shown both in the opening performance and in her Ro slna, in "The Barber of Seville," which was brought forward for her sake. An other feature of significant interest was the presence of Amato in the title role, a part which he had never sung and which showed the extraordinary vocal equipment of one who in addi tion to a role of such florid vocaliza tion has sung Amfortas in its noblest and most eloquent style. The part of Almaviva was sung by Umberto Macnez, heard for the first time. MacAez and all other light ten ors who are engaged to sing these roles must suffer from one insurmount able obstacle, the obstacle of .memory, as no one can forget Bonci, absolutely Inimitable In these roles and by whom all others must be measured. Macnez seems more suitable than any that have been tried since the Bond reign and if able to overcome big Intense nervousness, it may be that he will be able to make a place for himself at the Metropolitan Opera-House. ' The actual secret of. the diminution of Interest In the old florid repertory Is not to be measured by anything out side of the fact that these operas must be sung. There is no temporizing the singer must be powerful' enough to make one forget the story, the stilted action and everythingextrftneous. And yet there was nothing: stilted about "The Barber of Seville." It was delight ful, and when Hempel regains her strength and her nerve there will be some delightful offerings for those who know how to appreciate real singing when they hear it Quick Chtfaee Is Made. ' " Slezak. the great Czech tenor, was ill last week, and Instead of "Othello." Toscanlnl called together his forces and within a few hours substituted ristanv und Isolde. In print mis does not look like a very great acnieve- ment, but as a fact, it could not be done In many opera-houses of the world. Mme. Gadski and Mme. Homer appeared as Isolde and Brangaene and both art ists achieved great ovations. . Mme. Nordica, who returned to New GALIFORIANS Festivals Association with annual fiestas, in tne movement to carry out the plan of the association, which aims at making jne Pacllic Coast from the southern line to Vancouver, B. C, "the playground of the world.'1 San Fran cisco signified its intention, after the Panama-Paciflc Exposition, of arrang ing for an annuul event wnich should bring that city also into the organiza tion of the Festivals association. At San Diego, after visiting the site of the Panama-California Exposition, the Rosarians pledged themselves to and will tbegin in the coming session of the Legislature, a movement to se cure an appropriation for a permanent Oregon exhibit in the big Southern California exposition. The exposition at San Diego differs from that of San Francisco in that it makes no pretense at offering an exposition of world-wide scope, but will confine itself to an ex emplification of the progress and re sources of the United States and Iatin America, The principal features of the exposition do not in any way overlap the features that are accented in the York for the holidays just before leav ing for her long Western tour, brought back glowing accounts of Campanint's "Tristran," which was given with an other wonderful cast. Mme. Nordica, whose Isolde has always been held as one of the world s greatest, was again in her favorite role. Mme. Schumann Heink celebrated her taking up Chicago as a permanent residence by singing the part of Brangaene: Dalmores. who is adding German repertory to the rest of his attainments, was Tristran and Cla'rence V, hitehlll. one of the greatest of the American artists who have been members of the Beyreuth organization was Kurwenal. Mme. Nordica' is one of the most in teresting of the artists now before the public. Her wide activities bring her into every field and where she goes she takes sunshine with her. It is some time since Mme. Nordica con ceived the idea that there were many voices among those unable to pay for vocal instruction, and she organized a series of classes, engaged Mme. Gardner Bartlett as teacher and has from 2oO to 300 young people deeply interested in vocal study. . Mme. Nordica does not expect to make singers of these young people, but she simply wants them to get the joy out of music that she knows is in it, and if there are any talents that must be heeded, there will be some way of doing it. Mme. Nordica, by the way, is heartily in favor of the suffrage question, and is herself an active force. Indeed, if one does not want to be con vinced, she is a dangerous companion. The great American singer has never looked better and has never seemed fuller of vitality and of ambition. G"y Makes Great Difference. Of especial Interest on the Pacific Coast, which was the seat of the first breach between Paderewskl and the New York end of the piano he was playing, will be the following story .which happened during the holiday week. Ernest Urchs cabled the great Polish pianist to' say that he appreci ated his forthcoming tour and his re turn to the Steinway fold. On New Year morning Mr. Urchs received a cabbie signed "Padcrewski," which read curtly enough, "Thanks for charging cable. Happy New Year." When Mr. Urchs returned the cabje to have it verified it came back, "Thanks for charming cable, etc" Paderewskl will be among the artists to tour America, and, indeed, it would be much easier to say who will not be here than otherwise. Rosenthal is an nounced, Bauer will return. Hofmann will make a long tour, there is a dim possibility that Rachmaninoff will re turn, and rumor has it .that he will come as conductor with Hofmann. Among the violinists already an nounced are Carl Flesch, and Thibaud as newcomers, and the return of Ysaye, a long tour for Kreisler, another for Elman. the return of Spalding, a new American violinist returning to this country after Europearl. successes in the person of Jaques Kasner, Maud Powell, who better than any artist be fore the public can draw audiences without going to Europe to break up the American tours, and several others, not yet disclosed. s Zlmbalist has accepted 0 concerts in Russia, and almost that many in Ger many and France. The great young Russian will appear in the Tschaikow sky festivals to. be held In Moscow this year, when he will play the Tschaikow sky volin concerto with Safonoff con ducting. Zimbaiist has not played there in several years and then only in Saint Petersburg and Moscow, while he will now go into Siberia and other extreme points. . Sunday afternoon the surfeit of con certs will be almost inconceivable, and at tle present time nearly every nous Is reported as sold out. In the after noon Elman is to play the Tschalkow sky concerto at Aeolian Hall witn Wal ter Damroech and the New York Sym phony Orchestra: Zimbaiist at the same hour will play the Mendelssohn concerto with the Philharmonic Or chestra. In the evening will be the Metropolitan Opera concert with Lucre, zia Bori for the first time in concert: John McCormack with Charlotte Ma conda at Carnegie Hall and at Madison Square G-arden; the monster concert given, by the Evening Mail with the Russian Symphony Orchestra under Modest Altschuler and Zimbaiist as soloist. The next soloists will be Mme. Gerville- Panama-Pacific Exposition, and one of the strongest exhibits at San Diego will cover tne field of Uie timber industry of the Pacific Northwest. As at San Francisco, the Royal Rosarians gave their sanction to the comlnpr exposition by planting on th si to where they hope to see erected an, Oregon buILclng, many Oregon rose bushes. ' ' Trip Will Benefit City. "Reviewing toe entire trip," said Hy Eilers at Los Angeles, whero the; Rosarians disbanded after being -entertained by the business men of that city, "I believe that citizens'of Port land will find its beneficial effect returning to them for years to come. In Sacramento. Oakland, San Francisoo, Pasadena, San Diego and In Los An geles, the Royal Rosarians have left not only the message of co-oporatlva endeavor between- the cities of the Pa cific Coast, but they have left also a wholesome admiration for the enter prise and 'livenebs' of a city that will plan and carry out such an extensive undertaking as the tour of the Royal itosarians has been." Reache, the eminent French contralto, and Arthur Frledheim, the Russian pianist. Mme. Nordica has expressed herself as enthusiastic over the move ment and will slhg at one of these con certs when she returns from the West ern tour. She expressed much regret that previous engagements did not per mit her to be tne first one to appear under these auspices and for this phil anthropy. A great number of new plays will come in within the next few weeks and a number which came on around Christ-, mas time will be traveling on to make room for the new ones. One of the latest announcements ii that "Turan dot," the Chinese play which the fehu berts are mounting, is to be postponed for several changes in the cast and in stead "Anatol," by special arrangement with Winthrop Ames, will come to the Maxine Elliott Theater. The Century Theater is dark this week pending the opening of a new spectacular play to follow "The Daugh ter of Heaven," which the Lieblers will mount in their usual lavish style. "Jos eph and His Brethren" will open according-to the usual Liebler custom, Saturday afternoon, January 11. "Eva," the latest thing attributed to Franz Lehar, opened this week at the New Amsterdam, following the Lehar "Count of Luxembourg." Anne Swin-. burne, who was the entire attraction of the English version, a very different Version from the original, will remain with theompany throughout Its Chi cago engagement, after which it is un derstood that she will go to Europe for further study, and when she will return she will be at the head of her own pro duction. Miss Swinburne is a Western girl who Jumped into sudden fame in a. smaller way in "The Climax," in which play she made a success all over this country without the least stage expe rience. Upon her return to the East she was induced to take up singing se riously and decided quickly to go to Frank King Clark in Berlin. 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