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DEPARTURE OF RUDOLPH
Selection of Albanian Ruler Still in Doubt Dew Sisters Will
NEW YORK, June 7. (Special.)
Rudolph Spreckels, his wife, eon
two little daughters have sailed
for Europe on the "Araerlka' of the
Hamburg-American line. Mr. Spreck
els has been considered a possible ap
pointee to diplomatic office under the
present Administration; but his de
parture at this time would seem to
Indicate that he waj not to figure in
, the diplomatic corps for a while yet.
A minister to a foreign country must
receive instructions from the State
Department before going to his post.
The Prince of Erlach is being consid
ered by the Powers as a possible ruler
for Albania. There has been several
aspirants for the new throne. The
Due de Montpensler at first wanted It,
and then withdrew his candidacy.
Then Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden, was
mentioned, and his name is still under
consideration. It was reported that
the brother of the King of Servia
might be chosen. He is reported en
gaged to marry an American woman.
Essar Pasha, who proclaimed himself
a candidate, has been killed.
With the opening of the swimming
season, the mermaids, known as the
Dew sisters, are going to try for new
records. They are 18, 16 and 13 years
old, children of athletic parents, all
having a natural taste for water
icports. Their names are Ethel, Vera,
and Beatrice. They have made some
rernaTkable long-distance swims in
New York Harbor in the last two years.
The youngest of the four sons of the
OPERATIC STAGE OF EUROPE FILLED
WITH AMERICAN SINGERS THIS YEAR
It Is Significant That in Few Oases
They Have
BY EMIL.IB FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, June 7. (Special.)
News has just reached New York
of the great success achieved by
Putnam Griswold at Covent Garden,
where he appeared as Wo tan in "Die
Walkure" and as Hagen. alternating in
performances with Anton Van Rooy
under Nlkisch in the Wagner perform
ances. Oris wold's Hagen in "Die
Goetterdaemmerung" is one of the
greatest impersonations on any stage,
and the success which he achieved in
New York, which may have been called
sensational from every standpoint, was
equally so in London, where the Ameri
can basso was given a royal welcome.
Griswold filled these engagements be
fore going to Berlin, where he was
called by the command of the Kaiser
to appear in the gala performance of
"Lohengrin." given in honor of the mar
riage of his daughter, and then for two
performances in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Kaiser's acces
sion to the throne.
The operatic stage of Kurope has
never been so filled with American
singers as it is this year, and It is ex
pected that nearly double the number
will be heard during the next two
years, as all the teachers are turning
them out fast. In the cast with Gris
wold. singing Sfeglinde In "Die Wal
kure." was Minnie Sal tzmann-Stevens,
while Frtcka was impersonated by
Kathleen Howard, of Buffalo, formerly
l pupil of Oscar Saenger.
Meta Reddisch. another Buffalo girl,
a former pupil of Km ma Thursby, has
had extraordinary success in Rome and
In other cities of Italy and is expected
.n an American engagement shortly.
Lucy Gates, the young soprano from
Salt Lake, one of the foremost artists
that has ever come out of the Mormon
people, has achieved a well deserved
triumph in Berlin and she Is much in
demand.
It Is significant that in few cases
named riearicn. tie is just uia t . : -. jy jBmf v fevt1 'aH WHEBkBBKBSmB JEBr
enough to sit up to be photographed 'W;:J& .BBBBffi wJHMP a '
little brothers, who are prob- iHKBS:WHHBHI f HHRIF TtHir
ably the most photographed persona in EwOtt jSfBStt r v
A garden party was given at Gov
ernor's Island last week. It is an an
nual event and draws a great many
Army and other society people to the
post each Spring. One of the features
of the affair is a drill by the soldiers
on the Island. Mrs. Lindley Garrison,
wife of the Secretary of War, was an
Interested onlooker. Among others
present were General Thomas H. Barry,
commander of the post, and Mrs. Barry,
Mrs. D. S. Lamont, Mrs. Charles F.
Roe and the Finley She;ards.
Governor Hawley, of Idaho, ap
pointed Mr. Perky, a Senator, to take
the place of the late Weldon Heyburn;
but when the Legislature met it chose
J. H. Brady, a Republican, for the un
expired term. It was "off again, on
again" with Mr. Perky, for he will be
known hereafter as "Senator." and his
wife as "Mrs. Senator Perky." Mr.
Perky is an Idaho lawyer of more than
local renown and an Influential mem
ber of one wing of the Democratic
party in that state.
Mrs. Arthur Dodge, who is an anti
suffrage leader, says that the suffrage
parades are simply a form of "sex ap
peal" by women to mere man. The
appearanco of the suffragettes in the
"pageant" they held on Long Island
would seem to justify Mrs. Dodge's
Nowadays Do Amsricans Find It Necessary to Italianize Their Names, as
Won Their Way Fairly and Squarely on Their Merits.
nowadays do the Americans find it nec
essary to Italianize their names, as they
have won their way fairly and squarely
oxi their merits, some of them so solidly
that they have never been able to ac
cept American engagements which have
been offered them, as in the case of
Maude, Fay. the brilliantly talented San
Francisco soprano, who for some years
has been the idol of Munich.
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The first regular hearing of voices
for the Century Opera Company began
June 2, when applicants for the chorus
were heard. The trial for the ballet will
be held in July, and the principal artists
will be engaged by private hearings.
While the company and the productions
will be international in scope, the
membership will be as largely Ameri
can as it is possible to make it. The
Messrs. Aborn have received applica
tions of every sort including operas
by native Americans, as it is under
stood that there will be considerable
attention given to opera in English by
this company as well as by Oscar Ham
mersteln. who calmly proceeds upon
his plans, particularly after studying
the promises of the Century Opera
l ompany.
It is understood that Jaques Coinl
is in Paris, where he is looking up
available talent for Mr. Hammers tein.
Neither Mr. Hammers tein or Mr. Coini
seems disposed to talk, but there are
those who say that they are building
heavily and that they are much en
couraged over the situation.
Campanlni also refuses to allow the
English situation to go by default and
promises that he will give Saturday
nights over to English opera. He is
very enthusiastic over his plans and
promises as good opera to Chicago as
can be assembled out or the world
and given. He will engage several con
ductors and will devote himself more
to the managerial end than to the con
ducting.
Canada is to have its opera on an
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criticism. For example, what weight
would pure reason as expounded by
Dr. Mary "Walker have against the
pouting lips of these pretty flower
girls, even if they uttered rank heresy7
Elizabeth Freeman appeared In the
pageant leading a score of fetching
young "newsgirls," whose ravishing
smiles made many a convert to the
cause. While a Juno-like suffragette
elaborate scale, and as general im
presario Max Rabinoff has been en
gaged. It is likely that Mr. Rabinoff
will effect several combinations draw
ing from the stars of Boston, New
York and Chicago for Montreal, Toronto
or other points as the case may be.
While Mr. Rabinoff is directing the
forthcoming tour of Pavlowa In Amer
ica and of several artists in South
America he will take active charge of
supplying Canada with opera of its
very own. He plans to have the com
pany appear at Montreal. Ottowa,
Toronto and Quebec, then go to Havana,
Mexico and Guatemala.
The medical men of New York must
surely have time on their hands to
judge from the very active discussion
which has enlisted such serious men as
Dr. Holbrook Curtis. Dr. Frank Miller
and Dr. P. M. Maraflotl. all throat spe
cialists, who have been asked to decide
whether Caruso's bones are more musi
cal than those of ordinary skeletons.
In addition to giving vent to the belief
that spaghetti had made them so. Dr.
Marafloti said that the manner in which
the great tenor breathes would make
his bones resonant.
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Something over a year ago Albert
Mildenberg demonstrated very definite
ly that tabloid opera could be made
highly successful In vaudeville by an
excellent reduction of "Samson and De
lilah ' and it is well known that Leon
cavallo himself reduced his own "Pag
liacci" for similar purposes.
Now Geor ge W. Lederer arranges
with the booking offices for a reduced
version of "Madame Sherry" and later
for "The Belle of New York," both of
which lend themselves well to quick
action and pleasing music, to say noth
ing of a plethora of pretty girls. The
entire country responds to New York's
lack of time, or, rather, it has now be
come nervous energy an energy or a
nervousness which makes people gulp
their entertainments much as they do
OREGO.MAS. PORTLAND,
SPRECKELS PUTS
Go After New Swimming Records Grandsons of German
in a divided skirt and a fetching hat
led the horse which drew Mrs. Rhoda
Glover, the oldest suffragette on Long
Island, and, truth to tell, attracted far
more attention than the elderly lady
did. The pageant wouM have been a
greater success If there had been more
susceptible men to fascinate, but the
Long Islanders did not turn out in
great force. Perhaps they were afraid.
their cold lunches. "Madame Sherry"
will have its first presentation in this
form in July in New York. It will run
40 minutes and its authors will receive
$400 a week in royalties.
Among the vast number of theatrical
people who sailed on the last outgoing
Olympic was Andreas Dippel, who
stated as he left this port that he was
returning in the Fall to produce light
opera exclusively. As Mr. Dippel was
waiting to secure a theater, it is be
lieved that he has the promise of one
in which he will give light opera on
a scale as elaborate as he has given
grand opera, and he will keep out of
the other field, according to his con
tract, for three years,
Elsie Janis, whom the scribes do not
know whether to describe as a charm
ing actress or a delightful authoress,
was another outgoing passenger. Miss
Janis Is far more pleased over the suc
cess of her book, "Love Letters," than
over her very marked success of the
season as leading lady of "Lady of the
Slipper." She is going for complete
rest and will open again in New York
in the sucess of last season, but later
she will have a new play, on which she
will try out in London and Paris under
Charles Dillingham, who is now in
Europe. Miss Janis will spend much
of next season in Chicago and Boston.
Emma Trentlnl, who was "simply
adorable" in "The Firefly," sailed for
Italy, and notwithstanding rumors
that the versatile, and may one not
say volatile, actress was to go in for
grand opera in her own country, she
will return under the Hammerstein
flag next season. There be those who
say that Trentlnl will do grand opera
in English, and that in New York, and
that Oscar Hammerstein knows that
she will,
One of the most Interesting an
nouncements coming from Europe is
that Ferruccio Busoni has accepted the
position of director of the Liceo Musl
cale of Bologna. Busoni, who is a born
Italian, has lived his professional life
everywhere except In the country of
his birth. The Liceo of Bologna is one
of the very important musical conser
vatories of Italy, and that Busoni has
gone to that post Is of the utmost sig
nificance to the entire musical life of
Italy, which has no man of his Impor
tance today. Other important an
nouncements in the field of pedagogy
are that Alexander Heinemann has con-
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sented to accept the post of chief teach
er of singing at the Budapest conser
vatory and that Harold Bauer is receiv
ing hundreds of applications from
American pia nists for hours which he
does not want to give up to teaching
just beiore undertaking one of the
longest American tours he has ever
made.
Among interesting singers abroad
and returned from foreign study may
be mentioned two Western singers, one
still in Paris, the other back in Amer
ica and ready for the filmy thing
CULTIVATED WOMAN IN
SALEM INSANE ASYLUM
"Big Sisterhood" of Portland Cautions Mothers as to Importance of Not
Allowing Their Daughters to Come to City Alone.
Together we'll sro to old Portsmouth square
To watch the lost sisterhood pass:
Where the Stevenson shaft gives Its mes
sage to men.
And the drug fiend sleeps In the grass
Derelicts adrift on the ocean of hope.
To them no lifeline ts cast.
Let us go to those narrow streets of sin
Where fair women are bought and sold.
Giving their souls and the years of youth
In exchange for glittering gold.
In a human market of sorrow and shame
As old as the world Is old.
IN the hospital for the insane at Sa
lem is a cultured, once brilliant
woman, who wrote these verses and
sent them to friends connected with
the People's Institute. "I have been
reading about the 'Big Sisterhood,1 she
writes, "and I know of no one who
needs a 'big sister' more than I do. 1
have appointed myself a 'little sister'
to you." Her letter and the poem from
which the two stanzas are taken were
read at the monthly meeting of the
Bis Sisterhood at the People's Insti
tute. Wednesday. To the occasional
visitor the woman seems perfectly
sane, but because at times she has suf
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known as a career. These are Marcella
Spencer, the California soprano, and
Lawrence Strauss. The latter has been
studying with Jean de Reszke In Paris,
where he has aroused much interest in
musical circles, and Miss Spencer has
returned to New York, where she Is
much in demand in drawing rooms and
she has also had several interesting
offers for opera. Miss Spencer, who
was like Mabel Riegelmann, one of
Mme. Gadski's discoveries, is charming
on the concert stage, and at the pres
ent writing she is figuring upon a short
trip to her Oakland home before estab
fered attacks of insanity she is de
tained at the hospital. Brought up in
refinement and gifted with a naturally
fine intellect, hei case is a particularly
sad one, and she will be visited by
some of the "Big Sisters" of Portland.
Information about the Big Sisterhood
of Portland reached her through a
campaign that has been conducted in
state papers during the last month.
Following a special story of the work
of the society in The Oregonlan. news
papers throughout the state were
asked to aid in informing the public
of its purpose in giving friendly aid to
girls who come to the city from small
towns and the country. By the co
operation of the publicity department
or the Portland Commercial Club, all
weekly papers In Oregon have been
reached with a short article about the
organization and an explanatory letter
to the editor. Report was made at the
meeting Wednesday of the ready re
sponse of these papers. It is hoped by
this means that mothers may be im
pressed with the importance of not al
lowing their daughters to come to the
city alone or remain here without su
pervision. The urgency of this hat
been emphasized by the statement that
all the girls in the Florence Crlttenton
lishing herself in the East permanently.
When the Kaiser Wilhelm went out
a few weeks ago those "inside" were
somewhat dazed at the precious cargo
It carried, cargo, by the way, which was
not exactly calculated to assimilate.
But news arrives of a wonderful "cab
aret" show that was given in the Vi
enna Cafe just before the great steamer
landed, and it was asserted that if there
had ever been any feeling of antipathy
between the two greatest pupils of
Leopold Auer, Mlscha Elman and Efrem
Zimballst no one would over have been
the wiser. There are also interesting
stories of some extraordinary poker
games which whlled away .the hours,
and it is positively asserted that one
of the American participants made
enough to pay for his entire passage.
For the benefit of those lucky in guess
ing contents, the Americans on board
ncluded Putman Griswold. Basil Ruys-
dael and Sidney Farrar, the former ball
player, father of Gfraldine.
Alfred Pochon, of the Flonzaley quar
tet, was on board and just as the steam
er was about to sail a beautiful collie
pup was swung on board destined for
Mr. Pochon's collection on his farm near
Lausanne, where the Flonzaleys spend
their Summer. The little traveler fell
to the charms of Mme. Alda and by the
second day out the great prima donna
had informed M. Pochen that she
wanted the dog named Alda and the
witnesses to the ceremony were Scottl
and Dalmores.
Encouraged by the unforeseen success
of "Damaged Goods," which incidentally
be it said is still running to very large
audiences, its stay having been pro
longed several times after it was an
nounced to close. W. Legrand Howland
brought forward a play called "De
borah." with Carlotta Nillson in the
principal role. This play deals very
frankly with the question of mother
hood, and was received with dismay by
a committee of 40 upon its first pro
duction in Toronto. It was an extra
ordinary Idea, to say the least, to have
attempted to bring this play out in
Canada, where the play censor is out
for spoils just like the "dog catcher."
Brieux' treatment of this subject will
be presented for consideration next
year when "Maternity" will be offered.
home are from small towns and the
country.
Mrs. Orla Buxtouch. chairman of the
woman's work committee of the Ore
gon State Grange, having read of the
Big Sisterhood, wrote for further in
formation, and presented the purpose
and work of the society to the meetingf
of the Grange held at Albany. May
13-18.
Since its organization, about two
years ago, the Big Sisterhood has im
posed no membership dues, but it was
decided Wednesday that a membership
lee of 50 cents a year be asked, to pro
vide a fund that would be available
for such expense as might be incurred
in giving entertainment or other
friendly aid to girls. It was also de
cided to hold a meeting in June to elect
delegates to the National convention
of the Society of Charities and Correc
tion, to be held in Seattle.
The election of officers, postponed
from the annual meeting in April, re
sulted in continuing the following of
ficers: Miss Valentine Prlchard. per
manent chairman: Miss Marion Briggs,
secretary; Miss Dorothea Nash, treas
urer. Home Comforts in Cowhouse.
London Tit-Bits.
Annoyed by notice that the local
sanitary committee was going to in
spect his cowhouse, a Dorset (Engand)
farmer spread linoleum over the floor
of the building, displayed hearth rugs
in convenient positions, hung the walls
with pictures and a mirror and in
stalled a harmonium. When the com
mittee arrived he gravely invited them
to wipe their feet on the door mat be
fore entering.