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SHAKESPEAREAN TERCENTENARY IS
OBSERVED WITH PAGEANT AT BAKER
Governor Withycombe Is Guest of Honor, and Highly Praises Parade Depicting Characters and Scenes From
World-Famous Literature Portions of Plays Reproduced in Theater Built on High School Grounds.
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WO H.4JVQSOMB ENTRIES IX SUA KKSPEARE PAOBANT AT BAKER.
BAKER, Or., May 6. (Special.)
Baker fittingly celebrated, the
Shakespearean tercentenary with
thousands of townspeople and visiting
members or the Oregon Cattle ana
fiorse Raisers' Association and group
six of Oregon Bankers' Association par
ticipating. Governor TVithycombe, of Oregon,
guest of honor for the day. highly
praised the pageant, which consisted of
floats depicting scenes from the life of
Shakespeare and from his plays, her
alds, pages, jesters and children in
dances of the time of the Bard of Avon.
The celebration opened with a parade
headed by the float bearing Queen
Elizabeth, Shakespeare and Sir Francis
Bacon.
At the end of the parade Bacon was
lenied his claim to being author of the
writings and Queen Elizabeth and
Shakespeare then reviewed the floats
and Oances given by the young people.
snowing the Elizabethan times. After
ward parts of the plays were repro
duced at the Globe Theater, which had
been erected in the High School
grounds.
OUT-OF-DOOR CONCERTS AND LIKE
MUSICAL EVENTS HOLD COUNTRY
New York Now Beginning Series of Summer Entertainments Similar to Those Given at San Francisco Notable
Series of Programmes Being Concluded at Springfield.
BY E3XIL1E FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK. May 6. (Special.)
Another Summer which of ne
cessity must be spent in this
country facts artists and managers, to
eay naught of thousands of people who
have been accustomed to take their
Bummer entertainments abroad. Last
season Ban Francisco, with the most
exquisite playground possible to be im
agined, attracted most of the pleasure
eeekers and many of the artists, who
came, as did the rest of the world, to
be amused.
There will be many who will drift
back there this season because they
found so much beauty and so much
that was truly Interesting In that Far
!West.
Chicago is fortunate in having its
Ravinia Park, and incidentally it may
be said for those remote, from this cen
ter that few people actually under
stand that this pleasure resort is one
which belongs almost exclusively to
the Chicago millionaires, and to be
called there as a member of the opera
company that usually appears is an
honor, one which has been conferred
for the second time this season upon
Morgan Kingston. San Francisco has
its open-air theater across the bay in
Berkeley, where the beautiful Greek
theater has already attracted hutro
productions, such as Margaret Anglin.
assisted by Walter Damrosch. gave last
Summer. Beyond this. California has
that active and highly skillful young
conductor. Josiah Zuro. and there is
absolutely nothing possible to massed
choruses which he cannot do. The
close position of San Francisco and the
bay cities makes it possible to mass
tremendous choruses, for which reason
musical life in Summer is always pos
sible and always exists there.
At the furthest Eastern point from
San Francisco. New Y'ork City Is giv
ing itself the first "tryout" in open-air
music under the management of Theo
dore Bauer. The organization will be
known as the National Open-Air Fes
tival Society and its offering will be
Verdi's "Requiem." to be sung by a
chorus of 1200, supported by an orches
tra of 120. under tho direction of Liouls
Koemmenich. The choruseg have been
trained by Arnoldo Conti. formerly
conductor of the Boston Opera Com
pany when it was under the regime of
Henry Russell. The performance is
announced for Sunday afternoon, June
4. at the Polo Grounds, which is with
in a 5-cent fare of any point in Greater
New York. The solosists will be Lu
etic Lawrence. Marie Gay. Zenatello
and Leon Rother.
As has already been announced. Bos
ton will have in the same manner an
outdoor performance of "Elijah," and
while it may not be accomplished this
Summer, it is understood that an or
granization will be formed to open an
entire series or rather chain of per
formances in the open which shall have
the support not only of hotel circles,
but of the railroads as well. This will
be operated in conjunction with the lo-
cal choruses and orchestras, which will
be enlarged by a traveling orchestra,
conductor and soloists in some cases.
This is one manner of supplying
Summer music of a high class and is
one phase which, when developed.
should prove productive not alone for
the Summer and the immediate per
formances, but there will be a new im
petus in the choral organizations of
this country, inasmuch ' as it would
take the entire season of study ard it
wouki reawaken one of the most valna
ble phases of music and social life. The
revival of choral work would also lead
to the performances of some of the
more important of the modern orato
rios, few of which have ever been heard i
outside of the very largest centers such
as New York, Boston or Chicago.
While the Springfield Festival is not
exactly open-air, it is one of the Spring
musical attractions that is in its way
quite as important as the "Worcester
Festival in Fall. This New England
musical treat opened the series of
Spring and Summer musical events of
importance. It is of unique signifi
cance this season, inasmuch as it it
built around the visit of the great Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra, under Fred
erick Stock. Mr. Stock and his orches
tra were the basis of the five concerts.
John J. Bishop, conductor of the festi
val, opened the programme Thursday
evening. May 4, with "Elijah," sung by
the festival chorus of 400, accompanied
by the Chlcaera Symphony Orchestra
and H. H. Kellogg, organist. The solo
ists wer Grace Kernn. Alma Beck,
Evan Williams and Marian Green. Frt
day afternoon a symphony concert was
given under Mr. Stock, with Mine.
Matzenauer as soloist. This is a nota
ble event, inasmuch as Mme. Matzen
auer is appearing under these auspices
for the second time, her singing last
season in Verdi's "Manzoni Requiem
having been one of the most brilliant
features of the 1915 festival. Last
evening two choral works were heard
These were Bruch's "Fair Ellen" end
Wolff-Ferrari's "The New Life." The
chorus of 400 was augmented by
boys' choir t 50 and the soloists were
Marie Sundelius. the soprano, and Rein
aid Warrenwrath, baritone. This after,
noon the concert was one of the mos
unique that has ever been offered, in
asmuch as the soloists to appear wi
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were
Harold Bauer and Gabrilowitsch. They
played Mozart's "Concerto in E Flat"
for two pianos and Saint-Saens' "Varia
tions on a Theme From Beethoven." At
the closing concert Springfield will
hear for the first time Martinelli. who
will appear with Mme. Sundelius in
the artists' Bight. There will also be
numbers by the festival chorus and. or
chestra. The announcement is made of the
engagement of Marie Sundelius for the
Metropolitan Opera-House next season.
Mine. Sundelius has been engaged
specifically to sing the roles of
Micaela, Musetta. Nedda and some of
the small roles in German opera. This
Is a significant event which cannot be
passed without comment because the
engagement is an absolute refutation
of the general impression that it takes
certain influence otherwise known as
"pull." Mme. Sundelius is a young
Swedish-American - singer who has
come before the public within two
years with extraordinary strides.
Through the offices of her manager.
Gertrnde Cowen. Mme. Sundelius has
made a most brilliant and dignified
career, and through the same energetic
but unassuming woman, the singer
was taken to sing first for Mr. Cahn
and Mr. Gattl-Casazza with no further
plea for a hearing than the beauty of
her singing. They were so impressed
with this that they were willing to be
lieve that she will be ready with her
roles and with stage training for the
opening of the operatic season of 1916-
1917. Mme. Sundelius will be avail
able for concerts September and Oc
tober before the season and in May and
the festival season to follow. Thus is
the concert stage again robbed of one
of its most brilliant and shiningllghts.
While no announcements have as yet
been made concerning next season's
plans at the Metropolitan. It is under
stood definitely that Reginald de
Kovn and Percy Mackaye. the well
known composer and playwright, will
hear their "lyric comedy" on this cov
eted stage. "The Canterbury Pilgrims."
play as written by Mr. Mackey was re
written fov Mr. d Koven's purposes
and the composer spent most of the last
two years in Switzerland working on
the score. He returned early in April
and those who have seen the work be
lieve that there will be both literary
and musical merit in the work and in
asmuch as Leon Bakst has had his
hand upon the scenic and color effects.
It would seem as though all will con-
plre to make a successful performance.
an assured fact
These days are given over almost
entirely to music in which Shakes
peare has been the inspiration, and in
clubs large and small even In private
music saions btiakesDeare music is
in vogue. Heinrlch Meyn gave a pro
gramme of Shakespeare songs at the
MacDowell Club. David Blspham has
given many such programmes one of
which he will present at the studios
of Joseph Regneas and in a larger way
ivir. mspnam contributed his beautiful
art to a reading of "A Midsummer
isnt Dream on Sunday afternoon
at Hunter College while an orchestra
or 80 men under direction of Henry T.
Fleck presented the Mendelssohn inci
dental music to this play. This was the
opening of a terles of celebrations in
the form of educational performances
to be given to tho high school students
of Greater Now York. Robert Stuart
Pigott will read the play during the
weea ana tne same orchestra will rive
the musical selections.
A Shakespearean festival which will
run for three weeks onened at the
Wanamaker Auditorium Monday after
noon. The first week was devoted to
'Shakespeare in Opera." illustrated by
vocal and instrumental excerpts from
Mamiei. "iiomeo and Juliet.'
Othello" and "Falstaff" with an in
troductory address by W. J. Henderson,
the eminent critic, each week. Those
to appear the first week were Bernard
Ulshansky. baritone, recently of the
Boston Opera Company; Umberto Sor-
rentlno. tenor: Diana York. J. Thurston
MM and Alexander Russell at the
organ. At Chlckering Hall there was
week of similar attractions excent
tor Tne iact tnat tne dance was lllus
trated two days of the week. "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" was recited
and an orchestra under Frank W. Me-
Kee supplied the music Charles F.
Underfill! was the reader for one pro
gramme wnne a recital of songs in
spired by Shakespeare was sting by
Grace T. Northrup. soprano: Edmund
A. Jahn. basso, with Willard E. Flint
as reader, was another offering. An
orchestral concert under Frank W.
iwcivee witn Louise .Mc.Mahon as so
loist was held Friday and Saturday af
ternoon. Mrs. McMahon and Mr. John
again gave a programme of songs.
Homer E. Williams presided at the
piano throughout the week.
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Church waa long held by Harold V.
Milligan. also a former Oregonian.
Mr. Milligan now holds one of tho most
important positions In this country.
having succeeded Harry Rowe Shelley
at the Fifth-Avenue Baptist Church.
Mr. Milligan had important musical
services on Easter Sunday, when he
had a heavy programme at 11 and an
other at 8. His choir consists of a
large chorus and a solo quartet, in
cluding Miss Cora Remington. Miss
Lltta Grimm. Frank Ormsby and Erica
son Bushnell.
That Harold Milligan has long been
regarded aa one of the foremost or
ganists of thl country is well known,
but he was recently presented as a
composer, in which he discharged him
self with equal credit. He had inter
preters of more than ordinary excel
lence April 4, when a programme of his
compositions were given at the Wana
maker Auditorium by Caroline Hudson
Alexander, soprano; Idello Patterson,
soprano; Edward Bromberg. baritone,
and Miss Dufour. a dancer, who ap
peared In a pantomime written for her
by Mr. Milligan. Many of the songs
were of unusual charm and they
showed a serious talent, which should
eventually accomplish things of wide
importance. Mr. Milligan also played
several of his organ works on the su
perb organ of this auditorium and be
appeared as accompanist for the sing
ers. o a
May Dearborn Schwab is delighting
every audience where she appears by
the great beauty of her voice and by
the growing breadth of her styles Mrs.
Schwab has been under steady train
ing with on of the greatest voire
teachers in New York. Mrs. Klixabeth
Clark Sleight, who Is never failing lit
her admiration of the achievement ot
her brilliant disciple. Mrs. Sleight, her
self a former pupil of Sbriglia and ot
the greatest Instructors of the olJ
world, has the most flawless tone pro
duction of any teacher before the pub
lie and she ever impresses upon Mrs.
Schwab that eventually she hopes that
she will become, a teacher, as . few
teachers start out with so wide an un
derstanding and such a beautiful voice.
Another Oregonian who seems to
have established himself firmly in the,
East is Tom Dobaon, who has given
several of his unique recitals this sea
son. No one need inform Oregon read
ers of his originality or of his "chic.
aH they are both well known In the
West, and he seems to have turned them
to good purpose so far as making a
career Is concerned.
ADVICE OF WASHINGTON
IS PUT BEFORE COUNTRY
Great Importance of National- Defense Council Is Urged Upon Nation as
Essential to Requisite Plan Described by First President.
MOUNT TABOR SCHOOL TO OFFER
"THE LAND OF NOD" AS BENEFIT
Children Rehearse for Presentation of Operetta Dealing With Visit of Sleepyheads to Court of King of Nod.
Chorus Numbers Are Arranged for Punils of Two Grades.
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(rriHE LAND OF NOD." a beautiful
I operetta. will be presented
-A. Wednesday night in the assem
bly hall of the Mount Tabor School by
the children of the primary grades un
der the direction of Misses O'Brien,
Davis, Elton. Dobie, Muir and Paterson.
The operetta will be well staged and
is to be given for school benefit. It
depicts the visit of six little Sleepy
heads to the court of the King of the
Land of Nod. where they behold the
wonders of the court. The pupils of
the eighth and ninth grades, directed
by Miss Mildred Hurd. will sing "The
Sandman's Coming" and "Voices of the
Woods."
Following is the cast of characters:
King Alfred Csyo.
Jack of Dreams Myrl Van Alstyne.
Sandman Joe Piulm.
lream Princeasea Queen of Do!Ua, Eva
Brask. Xrc-aru prmca. Herbert L.ilak: Xrearu
PrlacoM, Kiaal Crane; ldy Fortune, Caia-
erine root; Mother Gooae, Ruth Million
Goblin Can-and-Muar, Clifford Atklna.
Dream Sprites AmeTia Sansom. Fherma
Pipe, aiara Luten, Marion Graham. Mildred
Stipe. Mabel Kaatman. Beth Wheeler. Matla
Lawrence. Haxeldeane Fulton. Bllxabalh
Clement, Fern Cheatney, Dorotby Jonea.
Dream Goblin 1-en Farley,
standard-bearer Vance Prewitr.
I'aft Helcomb. L.ewls Cook. Marion
Wllkea. Perry l.ee bchoonmaker.
Fleepyheada t'arah Callan. Bertha Boffira.
Maria Boaewell. Harry airnakooa. Danny
Ciearwawr. aaoiia Jacl anlwn.
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A free people oucht not only to be armed
Dut disciplines, to wnicn en u a unuutin
and well-dlreated plan la reouialte. . . .
From Waahlns-ton'a Flrat Annual Ad
dress to Congress. January a. itw.
IE United States has not followed
ashlngton's advice. The result
our present confusion of thought
as to the purposes and methods oi
preparedness." We have no "well-di
gested plan" of National defense; and
this important matter, essentially non
partisan, now threatens to become a
party issue.
A council of national policy or de
fense, if properly planned, organixed
and. empowered, would greatly help in
the study and definition of problema
vital to the protection of the Nation.
It would provide a way Tor the co
operation of political, military and
naval and industrial representatives in
the development of an informed and
constructive policy for years to come.
Among other duties, such a council
would secure Inventories of all the re
sources of tne country wnicn wouia
bo important In time or emergency, it
would alo undertake the larger and
more difficult task of devising com
prehensive plans for the prompt utili
sation ot these resources.
laterest I Cesrrst
The Chambers of Commerce of the
United States recently sent out a ref
erendum on "preparedness" and placed
a council of defense first on the list
of subjects to be considered. Already
many societies and individuals nave
spoken strongly for the general idea,
although their proposals differ widely
as to objects and details.
The plan here presented may have
the merit uniting in its favor those
ho believe in increased armaments
and those who oppose them. It ought
to command the support or people
often mistakenly labeled "pacifists." as
II as of so-called "militarists.- tor
the main purpose of such a council
should be to study the facts in the
case as a whole, and from time to
time report its recommendations di
rectly to the President.
One of the main reasons for our
present uncertain state of mind is that
we have had the cart before the horse.
There has been so much discussion
about the military and naval bills, so
great emphasis laid on the matter of
numbers, on methods of recruiting, and
on types of warships, that we have
almost forgotten our first Instrument
of policy in the preservation of peace
and. in defense, the State Department.
Foreign Policies Dftermlae.
Tet it la the policies of our foreign
office and its information as to tne In
ternational situation which should de
termine in the main and in a large
way the sise and character of our
Navy, and of our Army. Of course,
what the United States may feel tnat
it ought to Jo in respect to foreign
problems is not the only Question in
volved.
Our historical rcsponeibilitles. as
well as the possible desires of other
governments in reapeet to interests
which touch us vitally, are equally to
b considered. Indeed, it Is possible
that Congress, or some one of our
states, may act in such fashion that
the policy of our foreign office must
be affected.
Let us put tho horse before the cart.
We need the Secretary of State, who
Is the regular agent of our foreign
policy, and the official instrument of
our diplomacy, as chairman of a coun
cil of National defense. And perhaps
an additional member of the council
who could slot as secretary should also
be In the held of international politics
to emphagixe further the significance
of such matters, and to make even
clearer the essentially peaceful pur
pose of this council.
Cabinet Officials Irarladed.
In the second place the Secretaries
of War and of the Navy should be
members. They would strengthen the
connection of the council with the Gov
ernment of the dsy. For it is Impor
tant to plan for a board that in prin
ciple will last, that will still be ef
fective many years from now. In any
case, such a combination would assist
the complete understanding and co
operation between the departments. In
similar fashion professional students
who are officers of both the Army and
Navy should be members. Hitherto in
most countries there has not been
enough co-ordination of Army and
Navy.
In the third place it is clear to every
student of modem conditions that in
preparation for defense, in time of
peace as well as in actual war, the
economic life and organisation of the
Nation is a fundamental consideration.
Therefore, on a council of National de
fense there should be civilian repre
sentatives of the technical, industrial
and business life of the Nation. The
country needs their expert advice and
the vision which comes from contact
with large problems to help in this
deeper nonpartisan problem of applied
patriotism.
Naval Boars la Aid.
Already the establishment of the
Naval Consulting Board has provided
a means of bringing to the authorities
the best advice of a distinguished
group of inventors and experts in the
purely mechanical field. But this board
is not legalised and haa nothing to
do with the Army.
Already the National engineering so
cieties have begun an Industrial cen
sua stats by state to give freely to the
Government Information regarding our
potential preparedness, chiefly with
reference to the manufacture of muni
tiona and the possible organization and
distribution of skilled Jabor if we
should have to face a war. In many
ways this is a first-class plan, but it
must be kept up to date on a practical
basin.
And there are other fields of equip
ment, equally essential, to which such
inquiry has not as yet extended. For
example, the whole matter of com
munications by land, by sea and
tbrouGb. the air i of the srcalcat lm
portance. And the problem of foreicn
trade and the protection of our finan
cial strength arc entangled with in
dustrial problems.
Reaaeaalhle Mea Needed.
Consequently, on a council of Na
tional policy or defense there should
be at the very least responsible men
who can speak for equipment, trans
portation and communications, trade
and finance and who can In a spirit ot
patriotic unselfishness bring our com
plex economic life into touch with,
these National questions.
Such a council would not interfere
with the organisation and powers of
the various existing departments ant
boards concerned. It would chiefly
help to assist the co-operation of. all.
and in a larger way would give greater
unity to the study ot the various as
pects of the central problems of pre
paredness. It might be a decided ad
vantage to have members of Congress
On this board.
But in order to be really effective
as a working body this council must bo
fairly ismall. It should be representa
tive and it should command confidence.
It should include men who. because ot
the positions they already bold, be
cause of their professional training.
because of their experience in varied
special fields, can unite in bringing t
the service of the Nation informed and
matured recommendations.
The cost of such a board would he
comparatively small, for those who
were not detailed from Government
service, who did not already hold offi
cial salaried posltiona. would probably
work for a modest dally allowance.
while actively engaged.
Rxveaae Weald Be aalt.
Of course there would be the admin
istrative upkeep, but with a wide pow
er of subpena. with the assistance of
Government experts and with a system
of delegation to secure both special and
occasional information, the expenses of
such a council would be small com
pared with the work it could accom
plish.
At this time it is possible to give
only a brief outline of the plan as a,
whole. But this council is important
to the Nation now. It could be estab
lished in the very near future by ex
ecutive order or by a snort act of Con
gress. Its members would be de
tailed or appointed by the President.
either with or without the additional
action of the Senate, as the case might
be. Matters of organization could b
settled quickly.
It is essential that w secure prompt
ly the proper means to gain that
"requisite" of which Washington wrote.
We need now and In the future a "well
digested plan" of policy to guide our
defense and to guard our peace. His
torically at a country we have been,
fairly lucky, though we have often
played for high stakes. But the time'
has come for the United States to stop
gambling and to act on the fundamen
tal advice of George Washington.
Peppermint Planted Near Dallas.
DALLAS. Or.. May . (Special.)
The question whether or not Polk .
County soil is adapted to the growing
of peppermint will have a fair triaL
W. V. Fuller, formerly president of the
Dallas Commercial Club, and associates,
have already planted ten actres to pep
permint upon their holdings about
three miles east of Dallas.
Oermany is experimenting
maBOiaocy iwr gainari&a; poaL,