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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 24, 1916.
SUCCULENT DUCK
READY FOR HUNTER
Mallard ancLTeal Plentiful in
Reserves Near City and
Weather Good.
BIG BAGS ARE PREDICTED
Fowl Also Reported to Bo In Best
of Condition and Snow Squall of
Yesterday Expected to Keep
Them Flying tow.
"Christmas birds" will be In season
t the week-end shoots of all the duck
clubs. The bigger preserves report
plenty of ducks, and predictions are
that this week will be eclipsed only by
next In being the best of the season.
The snow that fell yesterday will
cause the flights to be low and should
work out true to former years as far
as this section of the country la con
cerned. Up the valley the boys can expect
(better shooting, too, within a few days.
But the Multnomah County brigade will
Jiot be disappointed In expecting splen
did shooting for the next fortnight, for
the stormy weather will send In a new
stock of fat fowl to make the sport
Ideal.
Local Bprlgs are getting fat; the
flights are getting plenty of square
meals and not ir remote corners either,
while the residents have come to the
conclusion that the mallards, widgeon
and teal are carrying around rotund
stomachs, too. Most of the sportsmen
have accepted the Inevitable with such
grace as the descent to a steady diet
of duck starting tonight and continu
ing Indefinitely.
Mallards More Than Plentiful.
The mallards, which have been pro
viding such classic and unusual sport
for the clubs, are more than plentiful.
The sharp weather has sent in. a bunch
of new fowl and those remaining here
have put on considerable weight with
, their bean diet, and, when fat, are
first-class table birds.
Many of the teal are very plump and
white. Teal are lingering longer than
visual, and, although as a rule a case
of "fine feathers" that do not make
"fine birds," some of the teal, the
lens particularly, seem fat enough.
Tales of flocks of ducks half a mile
wide and two miles long are being
brought in by some of the rabid ones.
"Anyone can get the limit now once
he learns how to go about it, both
ducks and geese," Is the way the few
who have been out the last couple of
' days put it.
Shooting on Sauvies Island, the duck
heaven, promises to be splendid over
the week-end and parties expect to
.come back with limits of mallards.
Uniform I-avr Desired.
The dark o' the moon Is also now
In order.
There will be steps taken at the
coming meeting of the Legislature to
blend the state and Federal laws gov
erning the open season on ducks and
geese. The Federal law allows shoot
ing from October 1 to January 15,
while the state law reads from Sep
tember 15 to December 31. It Is thought
that the officials of the State Fish and
Game Commission will be governed by
the Federal law this season.
As far as the shooting In this vicin
ity goes, the state law la all O. IC
but It handicaps the up-valley shooter,
who does nqt get any ducks until
November ly or until the water gets
low In this vicinity. It is predicted
that the r.ext Federal law will endeavor
to reai alike In Oregon, Washington
and California as nearly as possible.
Hundreds of hunters will leave early
this morning for their favorite haunts
with high hopes of eating tender duck
Christmas day.
Pendleton Five Beats Athena.
PENDLETON. Or., Dec. 23. (Special.)
In the first game of basketball of
the season, Pendleton High School de
feated the Athena team by a score of 28
to 27 at Athena last night. Pendleton
took the lead early In the game and
never was headed, - although Athena
almost tied the 6core in the second
period. The Pendleton girls' team
easily defeated the Athena girls by a
score of 39 to 7.
Columbia Is Chess Champion.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Columbia
University again won the inter-collegiate
chess championship, which was fin
ished here today with a score of eight
points won. The Yale team was sec
ond with 6 points; Harvard third
with 5hd. and Princeton last with four
points.
News and Views of the Stars
of the Baseball World.
By Billy Evans, American Lesgiie
Umpire.
JIM THORPE, famous Indian athlete,
is said to have received $2500 for
his services as a football player from
the Canton (O.) professional team. The
summary of games played would lead
one to believe he"was worth It.
Jim Scott White Sox pitching star,
has passed up vaudeville as a source
of revenue during the Winter. The
actor's mode of living Is not for the
making of a good athlete, according
to Scott. This Winter he intends to
spend in Florida among the palms.
Jimmy Austin, of the St. Louis
Browns Is strong for the ten pin game
during the Winter months. Austin is
regarded as one of the best bowlers
In Cleveland.
Charley Somers. former owner of the
Cleveland team, still follows baseball
closely. Naturally he pays consider
able attention to the club he once
presided over. Mr. Somers believes the
Indians are a mighty good team, but
can't figure them . a contender unless
the pitching staff is greatly strength
ened. Now that Benny Kauff is not hold
ing down the headlines In the dally
papers, the fans may forget the former
Federal star a bit. thus making his
road a trifle smoother next Summer. So
much was written about Kauff and his
wonderful ability that most fans ex
pected entirely too much. Kauff
realizing what was expected tried to
do himself justice. In 1917 he won't
have any mark to shoot at and may
come through with some of the stuff
that made him the most talked about
man In the Federal League.
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Connie Mack has just about decided
that speed is not much use, if the
player possessing it seldom reaches
first. A good many of the collegians
picked up by Mack boasted ten-second
records for the 100 yards, but bashful
ness at the bat spoiled it all. Connie
has about decided that baseball and
track athletes - have nothing in common.
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Scene of Aquatic Sport.
YOUNGSTERS ARE EXPERTS
Children of Six and Seven Years
Are Taught How to Swim and
Dive Under Watchful Eyes
of Miss Mille Schloth.
To Miss Mille Schloth Is due a lot
of credit for the remarkable way in
which she has developed the schoolgirls
of Portland In swimming. She is the
Instructor of the girls' swimming
classes of the Portland public schools.
If anyone wishes to pass an hour
enjoyably thfty might stroll to the Shat
tuck School after 1 o'clock on Thurs
days, Fridays and Saturdays or to the
Couch School between 2 and 6 o'clock
on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes- j
days.
The children swim always under the
watchful eyes of either Miss Schloth
or Miss Luclle Bronaugh, her assistant.
The tanks are open to the public at
night. After 3:30 o'clock each after
noon pupils of other schools beside the
Shattuck and Couch use the tanks.
Miss Schloth believes that there
should be more pools in Portland. Pu
pils from all of the grammar schools
and. the high schools do aquatic stunts
in the water at the Shattuck and coucn
buildings. The plans of the new Frank
lin High School include a swimming
tank, and it is the present intention to
install one in the new building being
erected in the Hawthorne district.
Little Ruth 'Richardson, aged 7. Is
one of the promising pupils of Miss
Schloth. She has been swimming since
last Summer, is a member of a relay
team, can execute four different dives
and learned it all in the Shattuck
School tank. Margaret MacCaulay, aged
6, Is another remarkable youngster.
She has a record of having swam 240
yards, using three different strokes.
Little Miss MacCaulay attends the
Couch School.
About 50 girls from the Portland
public schools will take part In an
aquatic contest to be held at the Couch
School late next month.
The two tanks are kept comfortable
and clean. Winter Is the time to prac
tice the development of strokes and for
training in general.
As Miss Schloth puts it, "Summer is
playtime."
Llfe-eavlng for the seventh, eighth
and ninth grades will be a feature of
the Spring term, and pupils from all
outside schools may enter this class.
The life-saving test is as follows:
Twenty yards In shoes, skirt and
waiet; disrobe in water and swim 80
yards without resting.
Swim down from surface in six feet
or more and recover object.
Carry, while swimming, a person by
the head, under-arm or side-stroke res
cue methods.
In deep water release the so-called
"death grip," 1. e., the wrist hold, front
strangle, back strangle. Demonstrate
the Schaefer method of resuscitation
prone measure for drowning, gas.
electric shock or smoke suffocation.
Following will be some of the num
bers on the programme to be presented
bv Miss Schloth's pupils at the Couch
School late next month:
Demonstrations of the different
strokes.
Relay races between Shattuck and
Couch schools. v
Standing and fancy diving.
Novelty races, carrying a lighted can
dle, egg in spoon, etc.
Feature class of children under 8.
Feature class of children under 6.
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Assistant Instructor, Is Standing Next to the Knd on the RlKlit. 2 A Quartet of Llnroln High School
Mermaids, Left to RlKht, the Mlnse Emily Veaale. Elsie Plgnty, Doris Edshlll and Alexle Piffney. S Lett
to Right, Mlsa Schloth, Ruth Richardaon, 7 Yeara of Axe, and Margartt MacCaulay. 6 Year a.
NEW YORK'S "BATHING-SUIT DINNER" HAS SAD
ENDING IN CASES OF HYSTERIA FOR GUESTS
Miss Getta R. Wasserman Writes Entertainingly of Mode of Living in Gay and Expensive Gotham and Tells Port
landers What Other Portland Folk Are Doing in Country's Metropolis.
BY GETTA R. WASSERMAN.
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EW YORK, Dec 22. (Special.)
The two leading amusement fads
of last Winter dancing and ice
skating still hold sway, with their
vigor, though, a little abated, for the
intensity and mad frenzy of the past
few years has given way to sane,
though keen enjoyment, and it is even
possible now for the majority of the
dancers to sit quietly through an entire
dinner, instead of Jumping up between
each course for a one-step or an hesi
tation. The favorite melodies are the
Hawaiian ones. At a Pittsburg dinner
to be given shortly, Doraldina, the best
known of the Hawaiian dancers, will
appear with her troupe. They are to
receive 41000 for the one performance
and will travel over and back in a
special train.
One of the freak dinners that have
characterized some previous years, but
have been conspicuously absent for the
past two seasons, was given at one of
the uptown hotels recently, when a
leader of the "smart set" Invited a
group of friends to dinner, with in
structions to being fancy bathing suits
along. During the evening, instead of
the customary dancing, the guests went
in swimming in the pool connected with
the hotel, and it is said the bathing
suits were fancy, indeed. Real police
men, who had been let in on the Joke,
came in and arrested the bathers, and
for a little while, until the trick was
revealed, there was much excitement,
and one or two cases of hysteria.
A novelty of the year is the playing
of tennis on the ice. It was tried first
at the Ice Skating Palace and many
prominent tennis players of this sec
tion are having a try at the new sport.
Sixteen hundred children of the area
known as Wall street's "back yard,"
which runs from Vesey street south to
the Battery, and from Broadway west
to the river, are to have a Christmas
tree on the evening of December 23.
The celebration has been arranged by
many of the leading financial men of
the city and will be held on the Bowl
ESE MAIDENS FROM PROGRESSING RAPIDLY AS SWIMMERS
ing Green playground, which these
same men established last year. There
will be two large trees and music by the
People's Music League orchestra, to
which the children will dance.
The recent overcrowded condition of
all the better hotels here is already
bearing fruit, in the announcement of
the building of various new hotels.
The latest' of these is to be a modern
16-story structure containing 1000
rooms, to be built on the site of the
old Grenoble Hotel at Fifty-sixth street
and Seventh avenue. Work is to be
begun early in the year.
An Interesting rumor that has not
been verified is that the famous Del
monicos Is about to move from its pres
ent location at Forty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue. Several pieces, of prop
erty are being investigated, but there
has been no decision. One of the re
ports is that a site opposite the Rltz
Carlton has been selected; the other,
and the more Interesting, is that the
home of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt. at
Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street,
one of the show places of New York, is
under consideration.
New Year's eve entertaining this year
win be on an entirely different scale
than it has been in previous years,
on account of its falling on a Sunday.
All of the finer hotels and restaurants
are specializing on a combination din
ner and supper to begin at 8 o'clock,
with dancing to follow until midnight.
Ten dollars a plate will be asked and
a most elaborate and epicurean feast
is to be served. Some of the more Bo.
hemian restaurants are trying to set
back the clock a day, and to have the
real New Year's celebration on the
Monday following, but the Idea is not
meeting wih a great deal of favor.
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At least 1000 people were turned
away from the fafewell Tagore lecture.
Every seat and all the standing room
had been sold before the doors were
opened. Sir Rabindranath will sail on
January 17 from .San Francisco. On
Sunday, December 17, . Dr. Stephen S.
Wise spoke on "Another
From the East, Tagore."
Wise Man
The cosmopolitan character of this
city has been further emphasized by
the Inauguration of a Spanish Theater,
similar in its alms to the Theater
Francals, which .is now firmly in
trenched in this metropolis. New York
now has two German playhouses, one
Russian, one French, (and another in
which Madame Bernhardt is now ap
pearing in a series of plays, in that
language), as well aa several Yiddish
theaters. The Amsterdam Theater has
been engaged temporarily for the pro
ductions and the opening attractions
on Wednesday were "Marina" and the
"Punao de Rosas." Among the singers
are ticnarao Pastor, tenor; Jose Fran
ces, baritone, and Antonio Pastor, basso.
A new Italian opera. "Francesco de
Rimini," was sung for the first time
in America at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Friday. Madame Frances
Alda had the title role, and others in
the cast were: Mmes. Mason, Garri
son, Sparkes and Breslau and Messrs.
Amato, Martlnelll. Tegani and Badl.
Anoiner luxury or mis expen
sive metropolis Is the advanced cost
of musical comedy. The prices at
the Winter Garden and at the Century
I neater nave Deen raised from $2 a
seat to $2.50 for the entire lower floor.
while the same price is asked for the
first ten rows of the Anna Held show
and Clifton Crawford in "Her Soldier
Boy." The latter is the hit of the
lighter musical opera season.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins and
their company have Invited Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt to a performance of Jules
Eckert Goodman's "Treasure Island.'
to be given specially for her and her
company. The theater will be deco
rated in the colors of France and
programme of French music will be
given.
Herbert Ashton, who has had a minor
role In the Hopkln production of
"Treasure Island," is to have the part
of Long John Silver from now on,
while Tim Murphy, who has been tak-
ing the latter part, will return to his
original role f Bill Jones.
Miss Frances White, of Portland
fame, has made the hit of the vaude
villian season. She and William Kock
are appearing nightly at the Zeigfeld
"Midnight Follies." and they are also
on the bill for the fourth consecutive
week at the Palace.
Miss Alice Lindahl. formerly of Port
land, has a leading role in "Come Out
of the Kitchen." in which Ruth Chat
terton is being starred.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allison are in
the cast of "Daddy Long-Legs." the
Henry Miller production, which is soon
to go on tour to the Pacific Coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Allison, who lived at the
Hobart-Curtis for a number of years
while they were appearing with the
Baker Stock Company, ai looking for
ward with great pleasure to renewing
old friendships when they play Port
land. The Allisons are passing- the
Christmas holidays In thta city.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Russell are at
the Netherlands. Hotel, where they have
been since last June. After the holi
days Mr. and Mrs. Russell expect to
go to Florida for the rest of the Win
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bollea and daughter,
Marian, who have been at the Hotel
Belmont for several weeks, left on
Saturday for Portland. Mrs. Bolles and
her daughter visited in Pennsylvania
while Mr. Bollea was in Chicago on
business.
S. M. Mears was In the Vlty recently.
Miss Edna Irvine and her brother,
a student in the Columbia College
School of Journalism, have given up
their apartment on Ninety-fifth street
and Miss Irvine has gone to a hotel
for the remainder ,of the Winter.
Miss Helen Eastman is located In an
apartment on West End avenue and
Eighty-sixth street.
Mrs. Charles Rosenfeld and Miss Pel
phlne Rosenfeld have moved to the
Hotel Belleclaire.
Mrs. Gordon Forbes, who lives in
Morristown, N. J., was in town during
the past week, visiting her Bister, Mrs.
Arthur Sherwood, Jr., who, with her
husband and children. Is spending sev
eral weeks at the home of her father-in-law.
Robert Treat Piatt has joined Mrs.
Plait at the Hotel Netherlands, where
Fhe has been ever since early In Oc
tober. Allen and John Maxwell, sons of Mrs.
Maxwell, of 490 West End avenue, are
home for the Christmas holidays. The
former Is studying engineering at El
mira, N. Y.. and the latter is in his
second year at Princeton.
Miss Martha Coman. who Is on the
New York Herald staff, and Miss Ethel
Lloyd Patterson, who visited the Co
mans in Portland last Summer, have an
apartment' together at 151 East Forty
fifth street.
Fred Para will be In New York for
the Christmas season. Miss Helen Page,
his daughter, will Join him for the holi
days. Mr. and Mrs. George Wlllett. of Port
land, together with Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter Thome and Miss Thome, of xa
coma, ar at the Hotel Gotham.
Mrs. I. Grauenthal is visiting her
DAMROSCHS RECENT . ILLNESS
SHOWS HOW MUCH LOVED HE IS
Prominent Americans Give Financial and Moral Support to Undertaking to
Give French Music More Than Passing Foothold in This Country,
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YO
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EW YORK, Dec. 23. (Special.) A
e case of Indigestion caused
ter Damrosch to realize how
many friends he has and how dearly
beloved he is by the public to which
he has become so well and so widely
known. This came about through an
exaggerated report that the eminent
conductor was taken ill suddenly while
conducting in Baltimore and following
the story In the papers Mr. Damrosch's
home and the offices of the New York
Symphony Orchestra were flooded with
telegrams and tetters of inquiry, and
the telephones were almost put out
of commission with calls. j
Mr. Damroach has been more active
this season than ever and it seems
almost Incredible that for the new
series of concerts given In Carnegie
Hall, because the Aeolian Hall con
cert were over subscribed, the en
tire upper balconies are completely
taken for the season. The location
proves that it Is the real love of music
and not because music now represents
a faehlonable function which supplies
such vast audiences for the New York
Symphony Society.
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Otto H. Kahn. W. K. Vanderbllt and
Clarence Mackay have given their
names and their financial as well as
moral support in an undertaking to
give French music more than a pass
ing foothold in America. The Marqui
de Polignac. who has been Identified
with the exploitation of French art and
sciences in thla country, succeeded in
ntrentlnar these art natrons in tne
music and musicians of France, and
they have secured the services or one
of the most able managers of this
country. London Charlton, for the pur
pose of directing the tours ana tne
ctlvitie of the artists wno wm come
under these auspices.
The committee will be Known as tne
Franco-American Association for Mu
sical Art. Among the artists to oe
presented under these auspices will be
the Soclete d Anciens Instruments,
which is to make its first appearance at
one of the six Sunday night concern
at Sherrv'r The rjreftident of the so-
itv la Camilla Saient Saens. who
greatly aided Henri Casadesus. who
founded, tne organization in
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Leglnska. the English pianist with a
Russian name, has certainly more man
rn nnnllflc&tlon to bring herself prom
inently before the public. In the first
nlace she plays extraordinarily well
and she has an eye for the things spec
tacular which go to make her remem
bered by all who ever have the oppor
tunltv to hear or see her once. At
her recent Carnegie Hall recital, the
second In that vast auditorium this
season, she accomplished the unusual
mr. mna tailnr feat of playing a
Chopin programme without leaving the
piano. The list was long ana aum-uii,
InrlnHlnr the G-mlnor ballade. IS pre
ludes, the B-fiat . minor sonata, the
Bolero opus 1, ana lour emues.
It must not be believed that this
satisfied the vast audience, which clam
ored eo determinedly for more that she
consented to add several extra num
hen. It waa a srreat achievement, be
cause for the greater part she played
exceedingly well and sne was interest
ing throughout.
The . oa-rammes at the Metropolitan
have brought forward several features
of more than passing interest. ine
first was the debut of Claudia Muzio
in the role of Tosca with Caruso and
Scottl aa companions. It would be dif
ficult to say whether thta setting, the
greatest the world could supply, made
her tank more difficult or less so.
Both of the great men did everything
within their nower to make her feel
onmfnrtable and to enhance her
chances with the audience. It is cer
tain that they succeeded, for the young
airl made more of a success tnan any
one would have dared anticipate. She
has a voice of more than ordinary
beauty so far as quality is concerned,
while It shows every Indication that it
has been well trained. It would not
be human to have passed through an
ordeal of this scrt without the conse
quent nervousness, but it was a debut
that augurs well ror ner future.
"Fidelio" is so rarely performed in
these days that its presentation Is al
ways a historic event, one of which
took place recently under the baton
of Bodanzky. Mme. Kurt in the title
role was undeniably one of the most
superb Interpreters of the Beethoven
heroine that has yet been presented!
daughter. Mrs. Arthur Geiershofer, at
HO West Seventy-ninth street.
Mrs. F. O. Downing is at the Hotel
Riltmore, with her mother, Mrs. R. W.
Baxter.
Miss Ejrbrrt has a studio in the Car
negie building.
Miss Elizabeth Menefee will spend
the Christmas vacation with friends in
Texas.
Mrs. George Lawrence, who has a son
and a daughter in the East attending
different schools, will be in the me
tropolis for several weeks.
Miss Evelyn Calbraith is In New
York for the Winter, studying vocal
music with Franx X. Arens.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Flelshhacker
and children, who have been at the
Plaza Hotel for some time, have left
for their home In California.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Moore, of Sea
side. Or., are at the Hotel McAlpin.
where Mrs. Moore has been for several
months previous to Mr. Moore Joining
her. They expect to leave shortly for
the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, of Seaside, who
have lived in England for a number of
years, have returned to the United
States and are also at the McAlpin.
Abe Meier and his mother, Mrs.
A. J. Meier, are expected in this city
shortly after Christmas. They will
be at the Hotel A.tor. where Mrs. Abe
Meier and Harold Meier are at present.
They all intend to return to Portland
in about six weeks.
Mrs. Kathleen Belcher has moved Into
a new studio in West Thirtieth street.
Mrs. Belcher is meeting with great suc
cess in her vocal teaching, as well as
In her concert and choir work. Miss
Garamie. of Portland. Is one of her
promising pupils.
(Miss Constance Piper and Miss Myrtle
Gram are now nicely settled In their
new studio apartment at 1046 Madison
avenue, and both are deep in their
musical activities.
E. E. Brodle. of Oregon City. Is regis
tered at the Hotel Astor.
Misa Leah Cohen, who arrived in
the city this past week, immediately
commenced her musical studies. She
Is located at SI West One Hundred and
Tenth street
Tom Dobson has been concerting In
Philadelphia and in Pittsburg during
the last week. Mr. Dobson Intends
passing the holidays with his people
in Portland and will arrive shortly
after Christmas.
Miss Elizabeth Creadick and Dr.
Creadick are in Philadelphia at present.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leadbetter will
return to the Hotel Gotham this week,
for another visit to the metropolis.
Ignatz Lowengart Is at the Hotel
Knickerbocker.
The Altman prize. J500 for a figure
or genre painting, by an American
artist, was awarded to E. Irving Couse
for his painting "A Vision of the Past."
which is on exhibit at the National
Academy of Design Winter exhibition.
Among the portrait Is one of Justine
Wise, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen
Wise, which was painted by Jean Mc
Lean, one of the best-known portrait
painters of America.
Guy Standlfer is a visitor to the city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Clemson are ex
pected in New York soon after the first
of the year, for a short Btay. They will
be at the Hotel Biltmore.
to New York audiences. Her personal
beauty, enhanced by the very great
brilliancy and poignancy of her sing
ing, made a deep impression.
Johannes Sembach has reason for
sorrow as well as for Joy over" his
name, and it is also evident that the
compositors at the printing presses
have not forgotten the magic of Sem
brich, as all too frequently he Inherits
that Illustrious name by reason of the
excellent memory of aforesaid type
setters. Thus, one of the great New
York dallies accredited a great success
to the Florstan of Mr. Sembrlrh, which
success was earned by Mr. Sembach.
Edith Mason, the young American so
prano, who is making great strides
these days, was refreshing and delight
ful as Marzelllne.
A special performance of Puccini's
"Manon Lescaut" for the benefit of the
Italian Hospital was given one Satur
day evening with Miss Musio In the
title role and acaln with Caruso and
Scootl supplemented by De Segurola in
the cast. It was a brilliant night from
every particular as to performance and
audience. The Italian Ambassador was
present, and during an intermission the
"blar-Spangled Runner" and the "Ital
ian Royal March" were played by the
orchestra. Caruso donated part of his
fee to the hospital fund and the other
part to an Italian charity for the sol
diers. More than $8000 was realized.
"Prince Igo" on a Wednesday night
brought forward the exquisite voice
and Impersonation of Mme. Alda in
the leading soprano role and Luca
Botta in his old role, which has been
sung by Althouse this season. Amato,
who has been suffering with a severe
cold, consented to sing rather than
to make trouble for the direction. He
was obviously saving himself, but gave
a very beautiful performance.
Other repetitions were "Der Rosen
kavaller" and "Aida." The week opened
with the "Iphlgenia en Tauris" and on
Sunday night the soloists were Mme.
liappold and Jaques Urlus in a pro
gramme devoted entirely to Wagner.
With Richard Hageman at the baton.
Mme. P.appold sang an aria from
xannnausor- ana one irom Lohen- y
grin," while Urlus sang the narrative -y
from Tannhauser" and the aria from'
"Rienzl," not the least Interesting
phase of hearing these two arias being
the great similarity of style and almost
of theme between them.
Alexander Slakes Succeaa.
Arthur Alexander, for a number of
years vocal assistant and accompanist
for Jean de Reszke, has been promised
to the public for several seasons.
Whenever he was on the point of ap
pearing he was for some reason com
pelled to cancel his engagement owing
to illness in his family, sudden hoarse
ness or something which made It seem
J' though he were pursued by the
Kates. Recently he gave a wonderful
programme before an audience which
almost filled Aeolian Hall, when it is
no exaggeration to say that he held
his hearers fairly spellbound. He need
not be described as a singer, nor yet
as a pianist, being both to an unusual
degree, but he Is a song Interpreter
such as there are few at present before
the public. His voice is a very pleas
ing, highly cultivated tenor, and he
knows how to get at the soul of the
songs he interprets. He has a keen
poetic sense, - a deep musical feeling,
and he is able to make his audience
visualize the pictures as he conceives
them. Following a group of lovely
old Italian numbers he sang Schu
mann's "DIchterllebe" in superb style
as to diction, phrasing and deep poetic
feeling. Few singers have ever reached
the public more deeply with this won
derful Schumann cycle, and in his
French numbers Mr. Alexander arose
to the height that might have been
expected of one of his psychological
qualities. To say that they were ex-'
quislte is indeed mild. At the piano
he supplied wonderful atmosphere and
veritable murmurs to the Debussy
"Romance." "Les Cloches." "Mandoline"
and the contrast which he brought into
the "Chevaux de Bois" was truly mas
terly. In addition to the Debussy songs his
offerings included Widor'a "Le Plon
geur" and "Chanson Triste" by Duparc.
Although the applause was Insistent.
Mr. Alexander did not break into his
programme, but he was compelled to
add three numbers at the end. Camp
bell-Tipton's "Crying Waters" being-
the only English song; he gave.