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2 PERSONS AND PLACES OF NEW TORK. Jan. 18. (Special.) Latest reports from the Peace Conference at London suggest the likelihood that the allies will have to resume the war and that King- Peter of Servla will take the field once more at the head of his army. The war with Turkey came as a godsend to King Peter, whose throne had been in a very shaky state for some time before the war began. Sending wireless messages 4000 miles Is the latest feat of the new giant sta tion at Arlington. Va., Just across the Potomac from Washington. The hope of Commander W. H. G. Bollard, superintendent of the naval radio station, that the 4000 miles' be tween Washington and the wireless station on the Eiffel tower might be spanned by the New Tear's signal and that Paris might snatch from the air a somewhat belated but sincere greeting direct from the t'nlted States Govern ment was -realized. The naval station picked up a mes sage from the Paris station on last Sunday night, and the officers at Ar lington were especially anxious to re turn the compliment as the clock tolled out the old year. They succeeded. The Arlington station is more power ful as regards available electrical en ergy for sending messages than is the station on the Eiffel tower. The exact time for the announcement by wireless of the beginning of the year 1913 was furnished to the naval radio station by the naval observatory at Washington. A panoramic view of Constantinople shows the port In which lies at anchor the Sultan's private yacht. During the period when the Bulgar army was at tacking Tchataldja, and seemed likely to enter Constantinople at any time, the Sultan remained on his yacht day and night, ready to flee from his ad vancing foes. At least this Is the story brought from the Turkish cap ital by an American traveler who has Just returned to New York. Stava Zagorla Is the headquarters of the Bulgarian army on the Turkish frontier. From this point the opera tions against Adrlanople have been directed. Here the Bulgarian army is now resting on its arms, but indications at this writing are that lt will take the field actively in the near future. How long will it be before Emperor Francis Joseph, wearied by a long and sad life and by the burdens of the longest reign in Europe, lies with his forefathers In the old Capuchin church in this city? For centuries the mem bers of the house of Hapsburg have been interred In this ancient fane, and the present Kaiser will be no excep tion. Vienna and the rest of Austria-Hungary rejoice In the announcement that the reports of the Emperor's Illness are unfounded, but in the nature of things the end cannot be postponed Ions. Francis Joseph is 82 years old. The recent death of his contemporary, Prince Regent Lultpold, of Bavaria, who was past SO. left him at the top or very nearly at the top of the list of aged European royalties. The Italian army, with its famous horses and Norsemen, may have a bet ter trained horse than Marshal Ney, but the men at Fort Meyer, across the Po tomac River, will have to be "shown" if 'It is so. Marshal Ney is "some Jumper." Any hors that can clear a set dinner table without disturbing so much as a wineglass, and In the bar- HARD OCEAN TRIPS LEAVE NERVES OF GRAND OPERA ARTISTS ON EDGE Singers Almost Decide American Game Not Worth Voyage, While Patrons Are Disappointed Kepeatedly New York Hears Sensational Contralto, and Caruso rinds Pin In Geraldine Farrar's Dress. BY EMILJE FRANCES BAUER. N I EW YORK. Jan. 18. (Special.) Not In years have so many artists come in midwinter and not in many more have the trips been so ter rible. One of the managers who has suffered Intensely from the fact that his artist lost three engagements of the most Important nature because the steamer did not arrive In time even for the last of series. Julia Culp arrived in a pitiable state on the Carmania, which encountered one of the most ter rific storms of the year, and she has expressed the desire to cancel her re cital in Carnegie Hall rather than to appear in the nervous and sick condi tion in which she finds herself. She lost an appearance In Washington at one of the most elaborate affairs in social and political circles. Frieda Hempel has not gained her poise and ail are together on one thing that the game is not worth the trip no matter how great the game may be. Of course, after a few successes of the real sort these hardships will have been forgot ten and they will be eager for Amer ican plaudits to say naught of Ameri can dollars. In a happier frame of mind is Ales sandro Bond, who has just retnmed Irom the moat sensational successes In $ . v 0 5 fir 'mt pit it it fr; bL : ! rate ifeBfc '-iKSIv t ICVV-i-.,:.-3:c' - tpi-:- j?&M; iW:: Sill gain scale the heads of persons Beated around the table without causing them to turn a hair, is quite nimble on his feet. Folks in the musical world and others who have heard of the woes of Clara Butt, the famous contralto, are sym pathizing with her. You see. Miss Butt (who in private lite is Mrs. nenneriey Rumford and has three children) is too tall to sing in grand opera, although her voice is good enough to vie with that of the best women singers. Mrs. Rumford is six feet two in height, and there is no tenor tall enough to sing opposite to her without appearing ridiculous. Miss Butt recently arrived In America to sing in concert. She is an English woman. Her voice has a wonderful range, one of the greatest in the his tory of music This year, for the first time in his tory, the Chinese celebrated New Year according to our calendar. Nothing Mexico, where he went for 15 perform ances, which drew themselves out into SS. He has again had offers from all over the world, and when he will announce his plans lt is said that they will be of a startling nature. Senaattvaal Velce Heard. In the way of "startling" is Clara Butt's voice. There never was anything more powerful put into a woman's mouth. But this voice seems to come from her feet, or to be more exact from a cavern, not in the least like a mouth, and here Is a lovely one. She Is a veritable Juno, as tall, indeed, as her voice is deep. There is little doubt that she will make a sensation because she is unlike any woman who ever sang contralto. She Is more like a fe male baritone, but for the charm of the woman and the art with which she uses this great volume of voice. She made her first appearance in this coun try after an absence of over IS years with the Volpe Symphony orchestra, and she may be enrolled as a success. Mme. Butt, who is Mrs. Kennerly Rum ford in private life, is another ex ample of a contralto mother, it having been claimed that contraltos are espe cially blessed with families, and Mme. Butt is traveling with three, to be measured by the side of Louise Hom er's five and Mme. Schumann-Heink's THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, could mark more sharply the complete revolution in the customs of the people. However far from home, the - Chinese heretofore have always celebrated the Chinese New Year. This year they decorated Chinatown on January 1 in all the cities of the United States. The new Chinese republic has Issued an edict prescribing the clothing to be worn by the people of the ancient em pire. The men are to put on trousers and the women are to take them off. This picture of trousered women was made in the interior of China by W. Barclay Parsons, while surveying a railroad route. eight. Mme. Schumann-Heink, by the way, has distressed Her Eastern friends most keenly by taking up her residence in Chicago, due no doubt to the fact that she has been singing a great deal with the Chicago Opera Company, and her tours lie in such a section of the country that it will be much easier for her to steal a few days to run in to see her family if they live in Chicago than it would be to come to New York. Mine Blsptaant Jilts Havemeyer. While on the not uninteresting sub ject of family life among the artists, it has just been announced that Vida Bfspham has changed her mind about marrying young Havemeyer. Miss Bis pham Is the young daughter of David Bispbam, the eminent and dearly be loved singer who has just returned from his Western trip, presumably to attend the wedding. Mr. Dippel has just announced his plans for the New York series of opera that he will give at the Metropolitan. He will give four performances, and it Is understood that he has asked the Metropolitan to allow him to give three extra. The first novelty will be "Con chita." to be sung February 11. in New York, and announced for January 17 for the first time in Chicago. Tuesday Erlanger'e I evening. February 18. "Noel" will be sung in conjunction with INTEREST SHOWN "Cassandra," by an Italian composer, GnecchL An Interesting fact in con junction with the Gnecchi opera is that at the time that Richard Strauss brought out his "Electra" Gnecchi pub lished a pamphlet wiiu ten plates, in which he attempted to prove that the Strauss work had been stolen from him, not by accident, but by delibera tion, as the examples were placed by the side of each other, and it will be interesting to know whether for pub licity purposes this will be brought up for discussion again. Tuesday evening, February 25, "Le Rlnx des Vaches," by Klenzl, will be J 1 ,v.A ... nffaHne XT t Dlnpel will be "Louise," and this is the only appearance of Mary Garden, which JANUARY 19, 1913. m ll- irillii-Wi . teojtrfr- Jt seems hard on those who have waited patiently for Mr. Dippei s series, not so misch for his novelties as for his pres entation of the great artist who is much missed from New York this season, and whose "Tosca" would be of con siderable more interest than any nov elty that could be offered. But no one need be told that hereby hangs the usual tale, and Mary Garden would never be permitted to sing this great Puccini role in New York, at least not in the venerable walls of the Metropol itan, where every soprano in the roster has eyes longingly fixed upon the part which seems to have fallen to Geraldine Farrar with a pretty firm if delicate thud. In one particular Caruso will hope BY THE that Miss Farrar shall improve her "Tosca." This had its first perform ance last Saturday, and a wonderfully beautiful performance it was, but Ger. aldine had a pin in her dress, and Ca ruso found the pin. Everybody in the audience knew what he thought about it: moreover, they knew what he said He hopes she will cease to exercise a woman's prerogative to wear pins. The Metropolitan company alBO an nounces an extra series, which means that there will be opera every night and most of the afternoons. The Bat urday night series will be In order on and after February 1, when the pro ductions and casts will be the same as on regular nights, but the prices will be somewhat lower. . There will be a series of Thursday matinee perform ances and the "Ring" is announced for an afternoon cycle. There will be several new artists in these casts; for instance, Jaques Urlus who comes to release Carl Burrian and Willy Buers. to replace Hermann Weil, both of whom must return to Germany to fulfill their engagements in their own opera-houses. Carl Braun will be another newcomer at the Metropoli tan. He will be heard as Hagen In "Die Goetterdaemmerung," when he will have the very difficult task of follow ing Putnam Grlswold, whose position on the operatic stage of this country became unassailable almost over night. Giant Tenor Returned "Othello," with Mme. Alda Slezak and Amato, was the sensation of the week just past and lt marked the re turn of the giant tenor after an illness which kept him out of the casts for over a week. Much Interest is also manifested In the development of Mme. Hempel, who still shows traces of her illness in Germany which detained her and of her sea trip which was one of the most severe of the season. She is cast for the Queen of the Night In the next performance of "The Magic Flute." one of the most beautiful productions that has been made this season under Alfred Hertz. Mr. Hertz is now pre paring "Cyrano de Bergerac," with mu sic by Walter Damrosch and book adapted for the music by W. J. Hender son, musical critic of the New York Sun. The cast Includes Amato in the title role. Mme. Alda as Roxana, Putnam Grlswold, William Hinshaw CAMERA and most of the roles under these are very small. Saturday afternoon "Tales of Hoff man" will be sung tor the first time by. the Metropolitan Company, when the three soprano roles will be cast by the greatest singers of the company Including Olive Fremstad as the beauty of Venice, in the second act. Mile. Hempel will Bing the part of the doll and Mile. Borl the part of Antonia in the third act. The parts of Coppellus, the Mephisto of the first act, Dappertutto of the sec ond act and Dr. Miracle of the third act, heretofore Impersonated as a triple role by Renaud. will be given to three different singers, which may make a good performance possible, inasmuch as there Is no one who could, sing the three impersonations, but the philoso phy will be gone, and It Is a pity for those who take this delightful and in some respects grim little work as a vaudeville performance In three acts in stead of the well calculated philoso phy. Coppellus of the first act as he destroys the doll, Dappertutto of the second act as he directs the hand of Hoffman to destroy the husband of the noted beauty of Venice, and then sends her on the way with another lover, not the crestfallen Hoffman, and Dr. Mi racle, the terrible spirit of the third act is but the Mephlstofeles in-the dif ferent phases of his destructive power. It is a fearful conception and there is not one situation In the entire work which is not in balance with this work ing out of the evil forces of life, and as such "The Tales of Hoffman" is a very remarkable work. A visitor to the musical circles ot New York during the holiday week was Alf Klingenberg, who gave a delightful recital before an audience of some size and distinction. The pianist played a programme upon which figured promi nently music of his own country, In cluding several new works by Slnding Sibelius and others. Mr. Klingenberg played with his charm that Is well known, and he elicited much enthusi asm. Mr. and Mrs. Klingenberg have become an Important part of Rochester musical life, where Mr. Klingenberg has been very successful. Oregon Folk In Evidence. New York is full of Oregon folk, and most of these are to be seen nightly at the opera, Mrs. H. C. Wortman, who has spent several weeks with her daughter. Miss Helen, now in Bryn Mawr, has returned to Oregon. Mrs. Louis Russell and her daughter. Miss Katherine, art among those seen frequently at the opera and concerts. Mrs. Robert Treat Piatt is accomplishing some noteworthy things with her lovely voice. Jeanette Thomas, the charming young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Thomas, has just sailed for Europe with the party going from the Finch school. Mrs. Henry Metzger is studying with F. X. Arens, and puts in her spare time at ths opera with her mother, Mrs. Max Fleischner. May Dearborn Schwab has sung for several of the Important man agers, who have put her on their wait ing list, as well they may, for her voics is of unusual quality and beauty. Dr. Coghlan is at the Hotel Astor. and between his visits to the different hospitals be drops in at the popular playhouses and at the opera, and there was a great delegation of young Ore gonlans in from the different schools surrounding New York during the Christmas holidays. Mrs. ina Herbert Wright, the Oregon girl who has made a place as well as a reputation for herself In Germany, has been a visitor In New York, where the great beauty of her voice has been noted by all who have heard her. With Mrs. Herbst is her sister, who is study ing as well as visiting. Mrs. Herbst has had several Important bffers, but she has not as yet made a decision as to her plans. A startling sight to Oregonians Is Shanna Cummlng, now more beautiful than ever since her hair has turned white as the driven snow. Mrs. Cum mlng Is to be heard weekly in her church, where she is as great a favorite a r. She will be heard In recital during the season, and that she will be welcome is not to be oouDteo, oecause she has a great following here. . RUSSIAN FIGHTING TURKS Son of Millionaire Wonnded One Now Seeks Revenge. BELGRADE, Jan. 18. (SpeclaD Igor Nikolalevitch Atanassieff, a 19-vear-old university student, and the son of a Moscow millionaire, left his home secretly when the Balkan war broke out and came to Belgrade, where he enlisted as a volunteer. It was only when starting for the front that he telegraphed to his parents that be, had joined the Servian army. At the Dattie ox jvumanova ne re ceived a bad wound In the leg and was brought to Belgrade, where he was nursed in the Russian hospital. He has now recovered, but will be lame for life. Numbers of friends and admirers re cently went to the station to see him start for borne. The Vienna express. In which a special saloon carriage bad been reserved for him. had not come In and he was seen suddenly to jump into the Uskub train just as lt was steaming out of the station. In a wire from Nish he explains that ne Is on his way to Mustafa Pasha, as he wishes to ijave a chance of avenging- his wound.
