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EW YORK. March 6. (Special.)
The National Guard of New York
is holding its annual practice
camp at Peekskill. Under the direc
tion of Major-General J. F. O'Ryan the
Seventy-first Regiment went into camp
on the state reservation recently and
held a sham battle between Blue and
Red armies, in which the conditions
now prevailing In the European war
were reproduced as nearly as possible.
There are hundreds of American
women who make their homes In Ber
lin. Some of them are students there
and some conduct pensions, while still
others are married to Germans, and
part of the social life of the city. These
American women have organized a re
lief committee and spend their time
making warm underwear for the Ger
man soldiers In the trenches.
The Prins Wlllem V. of the Holland
American line, has had her name naint
d in big letters to warn the Germans
that she Is a neutral ship.
Mrs. "William K. Vanderbilt. Jr... and
Mrs. James A. Burden, Jr, opened the
coors or the i'eople s Kitchen recently.
The institution, the first of its kind,
was organized under the direction or
the Association for Improving the Con.
dltions of the Poor, and the purpose ot
it is 10 provide at cost well cooked
food for those' who find it Impossible
to prepare such food at home. The
Kitchen is located In the West Side of
the city, a district occupied for the
most part By the families of long
shoremen and day laborers. A good,
hearty breakfast, consisting of cereal,
rolls, butter and coffee, is served every
morning for 5 cents. The surprisingly
low cost at which the food was offered
and its excellent quality quickly ex
hausted the supply and proved that the
experiment augured of success. Part
of the menu at the opening was: Vege
table soup, 3 cents; beef stew, 4 cents;
baked beans, 3 cents; coffee or cocoa, 2
cents. "No food is given away." saW
Mrs. Burden, who is chairman of the
committee in charge. "There is no
relief of any kind connected with the
People's Kitchen. This is not only ani
NEW ARTISTS APPEAR IN SHIFTING
OF METROPOLITAN OPERA AFFAIRS
Madame Hem pel Is to Fill Concert Engagements Hereafter Under Wolfsohn Banner, While Melaine Kurt, Dra
matic Soprano, Takes Her Place on Friedberg List Madame Olive Fremstad Is Recuperating Her Powers.
BT EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, March 6. (Special.)
This is the day of surprises. New
annonucements, new artists and a
general shifting of affairs beginning
in the Metropolitan Opera-House and
reaching down the line.
Perhaps nothing has caused more
astonishment than the fact that
Madame Hempel is to' fill her concert
engagements hereafter under the Wolf
sohn banner. On the heels of this
comes the name of Meianle Kurt, the
great dramatic soprano, on the Fried
berg list in the place where Madame
Hempel's name formerly was found.
Madame Kurt made a sensational
success and she will no doubt be a
sreat asset to the manager who was
responsible for a great amount of the
publicity which made Madame Hempel
jump into fame so suddenly. Madame
Jiurt s success at the Metropolitan was
instantaneous and it " Is well under
stood that on the concert stage Madame
Kurt is an unqualified success.
She is a pupil of lllli Lehmann and
more nearly approaches that idol of
Wagnerian stage than any of the pu
pils Madame Lehmann has turned
forth. Inasmuch' as she has also been
a concert pianist and pupil of Leschet
izky, her musicianship and her knowl
edge of the secrets of lieder singing
will not be questioned.
The rest and the relief from the
strain of being an opera Binger for the
moment has given back ten years to
that exquisite artist and very beauti
ful, attractive woman. Madame Olive
Kremstad, who looks more rested and
calm than she has looked in many a
long day. It is certain that by the
time conditions clear so that opera
once again will he a possibility outside
of the Metropolitan Madame Fremstad
will be in full possession of all her
powers.
What powers these are! The finger
points and rumor has it that there will
be a place for German opera, where
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effort to tide over the families of la
borers who are domestic victims of for
eign strife, but also a determined
movement to raise the food standard
and habits of the people of the lower
West Side."
America's first and only "Twilight
Twins" had their initial ride In an
utomobile. when their mother, Mrs.
many or tne idols or the German stage
will reign.
Meanwhile Madame Fremstad gives
herself the pleasure of . hearing con
certs, recitals and in general she feels
like a child out of school.
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Rumor has it also that Allen Hinck
ley will acccept an engagement in
vaudeville and if he does it is safe to
assert that vaudeville has never in
cluded a lovelier voice and a more
manly, splendid art." It will be no
doubt a surprise to many who have
never heard or seen him outside of the
heavily-bearded parts such as Gurne-
manz. King Marke. King Henry, the
iancJKrat and others equally gray and
grizzly, while as a matter of fact
Hinckley is what the matinee girl
mignt describe as a stunningly hand
some chap." Those who knew him best
and enjoyed him the most in his roles
at the Metropolitan were somewhat
baffled when from time to time he ap-
pearea at me stinaay mgnt concerts.
Many of the New York artists are
rejoicing over the fact that San Fran
Cisco will provide them with "some
where to go" for the Summer instead
of taking the usual jaunt to Europe.
and it may be mentioned incidentally
ai mis moment mat as an educational
institution the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition will teach some of our American
artists how to stay in America over the
Summer.
It will be interesting news to the
Far West to learn that when the
Apollo Club, of Chicago, will go to fill
the engagements at the exposition Har
rison Wild will take with him the su
perb quartet of singers composed of
Florence Hinkle. Christine Miller, Paul
Althouse and Arthur Middleton, the
tenor and baritone being singers of
leading roles at the Metropiltan Opera
House. Emphatically be It said that Florence
Hinkle is not of the opera and as yet
has not been dazzled by the stage In
any way, but in the world of lieder
singers Alias Hinkle must be conceded,
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Bessie McCann, of Brooklyn, took them
to a "Twilight Sleep" lecture, held at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music, under
the auspices of the Twilight Sleep As
sociation. The "Twilight Twins'" are
both boys, and two more healthy boys
cannot be found. They were born in
the Kings County Hospital a month
ago, while their mother was under the
Influence of the new method as prac-
a place among the greatest in the
smallest circles of those recoernized as
great artists. She has no frills, no
mannerisms, she is not exploited for
what she eats, nor for her fads, but
she is a straightforward type of artist,
sincere, earnest and those who know
her best believe that the time will
never come when she will change.
A sign of the times: While some Deo
pie Incline to the belief that musio has
gone to the bow-wows for the present,
it may not be out of place to note that
among young boys who are studying
music they are taking themselves and
light music more seriously. Several of
the teachers of harmony and composi
tion have in their classes young boys
who are studying because some day
they want to "write the same sort of
stuff that Irving Berlin does." The aim
may not be high, but the fact that they
study Is a distinct advance over the
chap that sat on a cliff waiting for
something to strike him that rhymed
with "boat."
There were those who felt it worth
while to go over to Philadelphia from
New York Friday when Leopold Sto
kovskl placed as first number on his
programme a symphony by Mrs. H. H.
A. Beach, a work which needs no ex
cuse because it is from the pen of a
woman or an American. It is of ster
ling worth and will stand upon its
own merit: on the other hand, there
is something to be said in the mat
ter.
Every orchestra, with the exception
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
owes its being to the women who are
willing to work for the sake of keep
ing these organizations alive, and the
least thing that the conductors could
do In return for the untiring interest
with which the women have worked
would be to include this symphony in
their regular programmes.
Josef Stransky, who has shown much
interest ' In American compositions,
would probably do it if he were shown
the score, and no doubt Walter Cam-
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ticed by the- Freiburg specialists, of
Germany. The association is planning
a tour of the more important cities in
the United States in order to educate
women to the advantages of the "Twi
light Sleep" and to see that physicians
use none but the approved method in
administering the scopolamin-morphin
treatment. Twilight mothers will be the
principal lecturers.
rosch would do it if even to prove
that he is willing to allow woman to
stand or fall by her own writing. If
we are to believe that he entirely de
nies woman the powers to create a
great musical work. However, to Leo
pold Stokovski falls the honor of hav
ing done the work as he would have
done any work, and the reception with
which it met must have proven to him
that he had not erred in judgment.
When the National Federation of
Musical Clubs shall convene in Los
Angeles David Bispham will sing a
programme of songs entirely by Amer
ican composers, a thing which to the
great American baritone is not in the
least difficult, as he has been the in
spiration of many excellent songs, and
he has taken the trouble to search out
good songs with most satisfying re
sults. ,
He gave such a programme before
the members and guests of the Mac
Dowell Club last week when the most
trenchant note was the number of
virile songs by Americans. The day
Is over when the only songs by Amer
icans are sickly, sentimental love
songs.
Even the women writers do not give
themselves up to literature of this
sort one might go further and say,
particularly the women do not. Note
the following first group of Mr. Bisp-
ham's" American programme: prologue
to Henry Hadley's "Atonement of Pan."
the "Flint Song" from William J Mc
Coy's "The Cave Man." both of which
were written for the "High Jinks" of
the San Francisco "The Bohemians.
one of the most important clubs of
this country. ,
These were followed by "The Min
strel of Romance" in rollicking text
by John Reed, now making a name for
himself as war correspondent, set to
musio by Marion Bauer. This group
included Henry F. Gilbert's well-known
"Pirate Song," which, as Mr. Bispham's
audiences well know.. Is one of the
sturdiest of sturdy songs. Huntington
Woodman came nearer the sentimental
vein with his "I Am Thy Harp." sung
before the last-named number.
The next group opened with a song
by Gena Branscombe. whose title, "I
Sing the Battle." will not be suspected
of effeminacy, although she Is a wom
an and a charming one. Arthur Far
well, Charles Wakeman Cadman and
Carl Deis were tho other composers
represented on this group and the last
songs were again of the bold type, but
for tbe two by F. Morris Class, "Home
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They Brought Him" and "Why Does
Azure Deck the Sky?"
Mr. Bispham has had splendid suc
cess with a new song by George Chad
wick Stock called "Route Marchin."
on a text by Rudyard Kipling, and in
addition to his new recitation to music,
"The Pled Piper of Hamelin," by Ar
thur Bergh. he had two songs by the
same composer "The Night Rider" and
"The Fate of the Fl'm-Flam."
An interesting story is told of Rud
yard Kipling, who, while entertained
at the home of the late Richard Watson
Gilder, heard Mr. Bispham sing his
famous "Danny Deever," set to music
by Walter Damrosch.
At the close of the song Mr. Kipling
astounded everyone present by arising
immediately, turning his back on the
singer and leaving the house with just
word of farewell to the host. Some
time later, when Mr. Bispham was vis
iting London, the singer received a
caller who said, "I have come at the
request of Mr. Kipling, who is not in
town just now, but he has asked me
to present to you his regrets and an
apology for his rudeness to you last
Winter in New York. The truth is
that he is a bashful man and he was
so moved by the music and your sing
ing of his poem that he could not trust
himself to say. one word, but bolted
from the room.
As a matter of fact, Mr. Bispham
has made some of his greatest suc
cesses in songs written upon Kipling
texts, among which will be remem
bered "On the Road to Mandalay." set
to music by Oley Speakes and also by
Walter Damrosch, and another worth
the mention was .Harry Rowe Shel
ley's setting of "The Last Charity."
DOG GIVES FIRE ALARM
Fox Terrier Helps Save 20 Families
From Tenement Blaze.
NEW TORK, March 1 A fox terrier,
not big enough to mention, helped to
save 33 families in a tenement house
fire at 110 West One Hundred and
Forty-fourth street a few nights ago.
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son Into the building and went from
floor to floor barking and scratching
at doors. Every person in the tene
ment was roused and escaped.
The blaze started in the second floor
apartment of Stephen Slofcslk. spread
ing to the third, fourth and fifth floors.
Loss $2000.
"HUNCH" BAGS BURGLAR
Men Acting Suspiclusly Are Followed
and Placed Under Arrest.
PHILADELPIIIaT-ifarch 1 An un
usual display of volunteer detective
work by Patrolman Ramsey, of the
Twentieth and Federal Streets Station,
led to the capture of a man later identi
fied as a member of the robber gang
which on Saturday night raided. Pros
pect Park, Delaware County. i
While at Seventeen and Federal
streets Ramsey saw two men entering
stores in the neighborhood. Becoming
MOTHER! IT'S CRUEL
OR CALOMEL
"California Syrup of Figs" Can't
Harm Tender Etomacn,
Liver, Bowels.
Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the "physic" that mother
insisted on castor oil, calomel, ca
thartics. How you hated them, how
you fought against taking them.
With our children it b different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well
founded. Their tender little "Insldes"
are Injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing give "California
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suspicious, he found that In rarh storo
the men asked for some articles which
they apparently knew they could not
buy. In a grocery-Ktoro they requested
pontage stamps; in a drugxtoro they
asked for a yard of black cloth.
He arrented both men, who save tli
names of John Thomas. 431 CnllowhUI
street, and George Echacffvr, 432 North
Seventh street.
At police headquarters Thomas was
Identified as a lilembir of the rubber
gang by Tatrolman Charles Johnson, of
Prospect Park. They were held by
Magistrate Carsnn In $600 ball each fur
a further hearing.
Heartless Hoax.
(Washington Star.)
My wife gave a reception yester
day."
'Hid you attend?
'Yes. I played a practical Joke on
her. I got lu line where she ws re
ceiving and before sho knew It Mie was
nmiling and saying she was glad to see
the flrt timo in three yesrn
TO FORCE OIL
INTO A SICK CHILD
Syrup of Figs." Its action is posi
tive, but gentle. Millions of mother
keep this harmless "fruit laxative"
handy: they know children love to take
It: that it never fails to clean the liver
and bowels and sweeten the stomarh,
and that a teaspnonf ul given today
saves a sick child tomorrow. It should
be the first remedy given, as it always
does good, never any harm.
Ask your druggist for a 60-eent bot
tle of "California S'yrup of Figs."
which has full directions for balle,
children of all ages nnd for grown
ups plainly on each bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here. See that It Is
made by "California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt. Adv.