THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. ..APRIL 19, ,1CC3.
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ITelllirWednesday. .Thursday, Friday, Saturday. "The District Leader."
' Warquam .Tonight, Florodora" Tomorrow night, "Ths Belle of Now
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BakerResident Mock company In. "The . Strang Adventures of Miss
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Ft- French stock company, In "How Baxter Batted In."
' Grand Vaudeville. , . v '.
v Pan leges Vaudeville. ; -
; " 'V ' NEXT WEEK'S OFFERINGS.
'"' HeUt Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Mclntyre A Heath, In The Ham
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Marquam Vaudeville. '
Mar Armstrong kviiw "m".wErj' . ,
Baker Resident stock company, In ''Sherlock Holmes."
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PEOMISES MADE BY
THE PBESS AGENTS
tie Baby" "Pretty Little China OlrL"
'They AH rollow ka" "She Is the Belie
Of New York," "Oh! Bonny,"' "When We
Are Married " -xne runty uriyaae,
"Tou and I. and some 10 other of the
most whletley of sonrs are contained
In the Hen of "Th Rnlle of New York."
B The only matinee will be riven Bat
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Tfc. DUtrlr- Laader.1 -I -
Th-a la werr Indication that "The "Strang. Adventurea of Mlsi Brown'
Dfetriet tder" which Is to be prjesent-1 Thlnfs will be one round of merrl
ed at the Helll theatre, rottrtesnth and ment and laurhter at the Baker this
Wasbinftoa ' streets. . f oV " four nlfhta, week, for. opening with the matinee this
banning neat Wednesday, April U afternoon, that comedy. "The Strange
a apeoiai-prica buw P.iT TZLl I Adventures or miss Brown," wiu uie
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will be welcomed byFortiana ineaire-, u. in... ,
soers. 'The news of Its success in ine
st has evidently preceded .. TJs few, appears m int cuiimn, ui a mom
.nterta nfAS mu'iical com. " -he'-8tge AdVintur "of f Hi..
ny that, ha. been seen liere in a long! Brown" Is one of those rollicking farce
time, and ona or ut reasons wr ini wranani wiin a timnnwi Biury
rreal siccees of the piece Is that Mr. running through It. Captain Charles
Ti ? nint that haa sub I Courtney is a dashlns young officer In
Stanoo to Iw n iao, in awry wv wi .i.nui.s ui.awn. VT
It tells of I eight, a dainty, maid named Angel
that hoMa tha Interest and attention of ImenUl dance, meeta and loves, at . first
tha audience throughout. It tells of sight, a dainty . maid named Angel
t he fight tot a senatSrship In New Tork, Bflfhtell, who 'is promptly whisked off
with dependent love stories.- Tbs com- to lxarding-school to keep her away
iKlrli In three acta, tha first scene from him, her guardian having planned
hnvtnff in. lODDr - 01 1.110 nviiuwuiuwi mm huj "
ilouse. the second a street In the Chin- ever with tha aid of his brother of ft
liJ Vz?tlZ, M Turk. ,nd la at. a I cer. Major O'Gallaa-her. and his warm
boeutlful mansion on Riverside Drive, j hearted wife, a scheme- Is concocted by
Alias Ethel iovey nee tne roie or io- means vx wnicn Ani wmpmrom u
eie Whittle, a New Jersey Innocent, and school early one morning and marries
p he clays th part most admirably, the man or her choice. Guardian and
There Is nrobabiy no better exponent school mistress arrive In hot pursuit
of child's parts on the stage than Miss immediately arter tne wedding. Tne
Dovey " 41 I bridegroom conceals himself as he Is
ThesuDOrting company In "Tho IMs- liable to severe punishment for having
.w.... ta a fa.tnr with anv mu-lesrv. Anxel boldly confesses the mar
sical comedy of the present day la Its rlage, but declaree her husband has left
?horos7"ndT In "The District tekder" for London. Before Uklng her back to
it IS aa!d tnere Win DO IQuna a mnre- bvuvui. iisi au.iui.ii luaiaiB
live a group of girls as have baen got- on searching the. major's house, and
ten together In some time. The piece the gallant , caijlaln eacapee detection
la handsomely staged and "The District only by hastllyTonninf a young lady's
Leader's" engagement here promlaes to costume, which he had formerly worn
bfas big a SSccVes as In the other cities at amateur theatricals, and Mra. O'Gal-
visited. The advance seat salo will lager Introduces him as "my nelce. Miss
opn tomorrow, Monday, at tha box- Brown." ..... 4 , ,
off ics of the theatre. The second and third acts take place
in Cicero House, miss Komney s acaa-
, amy for young ladles, where Angel Is
' Mclntyre wd Heath Coming. . anunwiHin
America's foremost negro lmperson- boarding-school life, and it is the clever
ators. Mclntyre and Heath, with thai r depicUon of these details, besides the
big' company of . 50 peoi
the musical euocess.
atUia JUCUIg meaire, i, . .. If.rca "lust
-I .- 1 THB CAST:
' rii-, t s v - I Major O'Gallager, Robert Homans
,'The Belle of New York." Icaotaln Courtney. Geofae Alison: Mich.
Tonight the San Francisco Opera com- sef Iugher, IrTward Russell; Mr
paly w'm tv. -Florodor" th. manage- tSSTA S hS?SJ
ment deciding that the Increased . pop Moser. James Gleason; Mrs. O'Gallager,
Ularity of the piece would Infer that Miss Ladle Webster: Angel Bright
Portland theatre-goers are beginning to ell. Miss Marlbel Seymour; Euphemla
mllM Ithat th. company is" giving a ScWarts, Miss , Louise Kent; fiatllda
most finished perrormance 01 ina i iwwi."1" r"s r",IJ"vii "cani
Ste musical comedy. Commencing to- Lpverldsre. Oleyla Ireland: Clara Lover-
morrow night the company will enter age, saiss itnea mucneii; Kmma,
upon the last six nights or tneiren-1 uouae maia, miss uin jcnier.
?.,,?., .I.hnr.t. anal. "The Belle of New I
vork." - v A Star,
,0itn?Knn.UllYo;t"'lcha . This is the last week of the French
od Bronson, president s of th Young stock company at the Star theatre and
Men's 'Kescue league oj Vnoaa, w pe or .; t,4 closing attraction Manager
LTroSc medlan",who KTsbu Bnard a French ha- selected a com
first bid for popularity as a member of edy-drama, "How Baxter Butted In." A
jar,
1 Heath, with their depicuon or tnese . details, besides the
nrnt Charm of the main plot, that the orlg-
.Khi mI1 Inality of "The Strange Adventures of
I' nrii?iii JB Miss Brown" lies. Thers Is no other
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the company.
last performance of the cooular oraan-
Bronson Is theliratlon In Portland will be next Satur-
Lett IS a Broadway I week from today the corn nan v will nnen
favorite In every sens ofjhe word and i
tame to Peruana direct iron u raiii """": .
ff "The Hoyden," wners ne aiviaea non
, u arfil rtil. i linla Sninnm im thi
i Haracter that made tho late Dan Daly (day night. Mr. French will hold a re
umout. Harry Bronson, his son, will I oeptlon on the stage after the final per-
be played by wanaoa jrownow; jjoo. i lorraanoa. ,
f filfklns. father or the queen or oomio "Mow. Baxier uuiiea xo v win pe a
, ;,era,. by Frank Bertrand; Kenneth lively bill for the closing week of the
i.hiKg. the low oomedlan of the Cora long engagement which has run almost
Ahst-llque Comic Opera company, will Into a year at the Star theatre. "How
1 played by Teddy Webb; BUnky Bill. Baiter Butted In" is by tOwen Davis,
the mixed ale pugilist. a by Brownie a man. who understands how to write
Jircwnlng; Karl von Pumpernickel, the lan Interesting py. inis is, mora of a
.He uerman lunatic, wiu oe piayeq oy i comeay (wa m pwi uuui anyining eise.
gene Wiener; Violet Orey, the Halve-1 It has neysr oeen seen in jroniana out
rn Army lassie, will go to Georgia I once Derore ana me piay, given at star
ramn w ' Darhna Pnllard ' nlava iriri. I nrleea. will M One or tne theatrical bar-
Hie French girl; Amy Leicester, Cora j gains of the season. The soenes-of
invl(iia tha niiA.fi iif mmlit . maai ' I Un , Rattar Butted In"1 a ra iftM In a
L - nie Clancy by Bartle Dale. lamall aastern Tillage. Tho village ho-
joe Miller, who is directing tha Stags, I tel. the Tillage church, and other amall
1 1. a lot or new ana novel stags dubi- i town cemera pi inmrwai are usea as
-; the oostumlng will be correct In I the background for a story which Is at
tv aetaii ana , Robert Mennet and I an times amuamg. -nere are oppor
v, ti.km Orabaoh, who are building and j (unities for tear and smiles but prin-
: ;ung- ma aoanery. . promise -some icipauy smites.
i miuuuI settlnga; rll street In China-1 ltexter Is a commercial traveler a
1-wn, jsew i ora, win e a particularly drummers lie .visits the small town In
'. ifti Surh musical numbers as the Interest of the house he represents,
' t, it'', tlr Ktesie," Teach Me TT endeavoring to .dlsposs of his sampler.
m i .-. Come This Way," THe lie arrives at the hotel and the first
"ti-t 'ret'e firtty." "Wine Women act la devoted to the fun which results
. n,".'U UoIle Parlslsnas," "Sly JUt- from assembling tha various , country
Uathlbb Tayuob
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hotel characters, ranging from the pro
prietor to the waitress and the bellboy.
The heroine is a good young girl, who
la uimcrBuauiuiuQ vy iir ' inenua axiu
relatives, and they hold a meeting In
the church where the girl Is being tried.
Here Baxter assumes responsibility In
the matter and determines to prevent
ine gin rrom neing driven rrom home
by her unjust neighbors. He "buts in"
and chamrlona the maiden and In the
end, after straightening out the diffi
culties of all concerned, he marries her.
There will be matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, as well as the
matinee this afternoon. Seats are now
on sale and can be reserved hv tala.
phone.
"Election Bets" at the Grand.
Candidates, politicians, and Just com
mon voters, will have a laugh this
week at the Grand when they see "Elec
tion Bets," the headline attraction on
tne new bill which starts . tomorrow.
This Is a sketch which is so funny that
even me candidates who lost out at
ths contest Friday will be able to grin
and .forget their troubles. "Election
Bets' was written by that most popu
lar author. Georae if. Hnhan xf A
ftn?uFuJ,er ara appearing in this sketch
with their own company and It is so
funny and clever that in the leading
vaudeville houses of the east it has been
holding two weeks at a stretch.
For the special added attraction there
will be Leo Cooper and company, in
"The Price of Power." This act was
to have appeared the past week but was
delayed. Mr. Conner la bnnwn i
f,?1iaJM,anid hIs dramatic
tabloid, dealing with Important modern
subjects,
.In th.1, wa?t 01L musical specialties
there will be the Tn Rm a
which will be found a dream of har
mony. Wesson, Walters & Wesson will
bring a comedy sketch with plenty of
UiugTis and a bit of song and stepping.
Whitman and Davis have a travesty
sketch which wm rontt,..fi, v.i.
along the circuits of the east. Naomi
Etharde Is a noveltv armllihHat kn
forms stunts as strange as his name.
rra muw win sine irrank Daniels'
sonar. "I'm Afraid in Tin in .v..
Dark." F. F. Montressa, moving picture
" iru ior some new
French importations.
Now that Easter haa arrive
ber that this is tho last day to see the
Present great bill and the Doria Opera
OF-FEW
among recent dramas. The Allen forces
have presented It before,, and It Is re
membered as one of tha most success
ful of ' Its efforts.
Verna Felton, in particular, scored
heavily In the name part on tha former
occasion, while Forrest Beabury, Irving
Kennedy, Mrs. Clara Allen and , Marls
Thompson won great praise for their
work on the first presentation. Tho
members of the com Dan v named will
all have their old roles, while Revel le
Urquhart and other new members will
add new laurels to those already won.
The entire staire force has been work
ing overtime in preparing the scenery
and effeots. The first performance will
occur Monday night, with the matinees
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sun
day as usual.
Musical Comedy Season.
Ths Armstrong Musjcal Comedy com
pany will open an indefinite season at
the Star theatre, following the French
stock company. It has been several
years since musical comedy has. been
iM..ant.i1 4n TnrtlAn at nnnn 1 a r nrln..
This organisation has Just closed a long's
&J1U IUVU.1UI vuaaK9liiiH 111 orillBi,
Columbia. Each week there will be a
new musical, bill presented, with new
and catchy songs. Good comedians and
an active ononis 4are promised.
"La Belle Marie" Finale.
Today will see the farewell of "La
Belle Marie" at the Lyric, the Allen
company presenting this remarkable
success at a matinee today and a cloe
lng performance tonight ,D6 not neg
lect this opportunity.
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SftpFRAFCl&CO OPERA CO
"Sherlock Holmes" Coming. .
Another great success la announaaA
for the Baker stock company for the
weeK immediately following and open-
lns' next Sundav irmtlns. A n-ti c n.ki-
s William G llette-s famous play "Sher
lock Holmes," with George Auaon in the
role of the noted detective. This ptoy
was seen In Portland but once before
When It was Dresnnterl hv r..k. S
and Effie S&annon. Those who vere
fortunate ?nou ah to see the Baker wm!
pany in "Raffles" recently received a
treat they will not soon forget, and It
Is confidently expected that the ner
formances of "Sherlock Holme.5 U
more than duDllcate tha an...r. -i
Utter piece. " ui "
Tbelma" for Easter Week at Lyric.
: Ths Allen company will submit .
of Its most pretentious offerings at tha
uyne, oeginmng Monday night In tha
shape of a tumntuous nrnitiirMnn .
finished performance of Marie Corelll's
masterpiece. "Thelma." whtrh JZil-
niaad. avervwbsrs a one .at tha alassls
IIEATRICAL KOTES.
Owing to the destruction Of the stage
of the Drury Lane theatrs, London, last
Wednesday. Anna Held's summer en
gagement In that city, which was to
have begun at the end or her American
season, has been canceled.
, Following a brief spring tour .In
"Hamlet," Eddie Foy is to be seen in
a musical comedy or the west entitled
"The Wild -and Woolly Way." Foy .will
continue under the Shubert management,
and the piece will probably have Its
premiere at i one of their New Tork
nouses, B t
Marsraret IlllnsrtOn will next season
appear as a star in a new play, and
hereafter will make annual new pro
ductions in New York at the head of
her own company, ems is now appear
ing with Kyrle Bellow In "The Thief."
Mr. Bellow next year will also have a
new play. .V V v w'
Wilton Lackaye, who la on tha Pa
dflc coast, has given out tha story that
he will retlro from A. Brady's man
agement at the and of the season. No
particular reason Is assigned for this
act, but as Mr. , Lackaye Is desirous of
using '"John Glayde's Honor," which Mr.
Brady cannot see as a successful play,
tha foundation of a (dispute may be
found. . -
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' New Tork ' at last has a theatrical
sensation to discuss ."Ths Servant la.
HKij '
Revelle Urquhart, with Allen Stock
Cbmpany at the Lyric.
the House." Until this play was pr6
duced It looked as If tho season would
wane without anything extraordinary
happening in the dramatic line. Mu
sical comedy has had Its sensation-
xne Merry, wwow na , uniu m
Henry Miller Associate . players came
forward In the daring Charles Rann
Kennedy play It seemed' that the oper
etta wouia , nave no nva in seriuua
drama. Out nf the clear skv then. It
may be said. "came the thunderbolt Of
ins piay wnicn upsets an traditions ana
has driven the serious-minded and the
regular theatre-goers k to voluminous,
a-enerallv wildlv enthusiastic, and some
times acrid, discussion. This surprise
and debate naturally revolves about tne
character of Manson, the "servant."
Whether Mr. Kennedy means him to be
Christ, or to be the Christ-spirit rein
carnate, or merely to be a man who lives
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ana treats his reaiow-men as unnsi aia,
is the point most at issue. The make
up of Walter Hampdon, who portrays
Manson, closely resembles the Ideal con
ception of the Naxarene. Although the
character nf Manann IS atronslv like
Christ in appearance and in spirit, there
is no woru in me text ma r "
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inuioaLe iriRt ne is maant,.iu u .iiriaw
Thus Mr. Kennedy accomplishes what
others have failed to dp to all intents
and purposes ho has placed the Son , of
Man on the stage. v The remarkable
point about this Is that the New York
Dublle. rells-ioua and irrellrlous.' have
accepted and Indorsed 'this presentment
Clergymen are constantly In attendance
at the Savoy and tha amusement-aeek-
Intf nnklln nu thara In thrnnra Thia
astounding drama has given the Jaded
Setropolls a new thrill, ona at which It
at the same time amased and pleased.
"The theatre beaan aa a religious ln-
eUtutlon In the earllesteHays of Its
record." writes Augustus Thomaa s ''Tha
first Greek playwright who dared write
of man instead of gods was prosecuted
for sacrilege and . almost driven, from
Athena, and there never has been a
time when , the idea that - ths - theatre
was a place! of entertainment only, has
not been successfully contested. When
ever the drama of any nation becomes,
in 'the idea of the public and of the
oryici who is the puonc specialised, i
decadent theatre. It is because the play.
wrighta of that nation have for the ime
being lost sight of the fact that the
tneatre was a piacs tor tne presentation
of Ideas, was the avenue for a message,
and have endeavored to degrade it to a
simple institution or entertainment '
The noted actor, Wilton Lackaye, In
Hall Caine's lnterestins drama. Th
Bondman," will be an early attraction
at tne Heuig tneatre.
The German version of J. M. Bar-
rles "The Little Minister' wss pro
duced at the Burg theatre, Vienna, on
Marcn , ana was wen received,
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Blanche Bates will soon finish her
three-year engagement in "The Girl of
the Golden West," when the play will
oe wiinarawn.
James H. Doyle has written a sketch
for Ellta Proctor Otis, and it will soon
ds produced in vauaeviue. in her sup.
port will be Mr. Doyle and Mary Da
vis, a western soprano.
Marie Doro will go abroad the com
ing summer to appear under Charles
Fronman s management in i..ree plays,
wip w. viivii, yicanua ncimuu ssu V
cess, "Tha Morals of Marcus."
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Bertha Gal land Is to emers-a from her
retirement for a anrlna tnnr thinuirh
Ohio and Pennsylvania. She claims to
have a play for next season equally as
Eugene Walter, the author of "Paid
in Fun, nas oeen asitea to accept con
tracts from many producers. Iait Wal
nesday Mr. Walter arranged ' with Lleb
ler& Co.. to write a Play for Viola
Alien zor next season.;
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-Lulu. Glaser. the Merrv Widow nt
josepn weoer s puriesque company in
New York, will leave that ora-anizatA.ii
Anrll If. Next season aha will atnr In
a musical comedy, under the manage
ment oi me ouuoana,
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It is reported that Eleanor Rnhann
will make her second professional visit
to juonaon at, tne opening oi next sea
son In tha Haymarket theatre for elo-ht
wseas,9 uegmuing in ieeptemDcr.
Cadlla Toftus ' haa bean " -cnnsiiltlno-
tor uig aiauvrauuu ui a snort vaude
ville sketch into a three-act play. It
will be arranged so that she can Intro
dues her - imitations without breaking
the thread of the story, 4"t:,;;Al ... , v
'".i "'s-i ,r:i;. .
Ezra . Kendall's manaaer -Is ona ' niir.
lock. He struck a whistllna station in
Ohio a few days ago and told the local
manager 'of tha theatrs that he would
UK to can an orcnestra renearaal for
11 nnlnclc
All rignt, .aia tne manager, "howl
many trunks nave you got r' "
Trunxsrv saia juriocK. -what have
thsygot to do with itr' . r
-"Well," explained the manager, "you
know tha orchestra has to hustle tha
trunks.". t , . - r
Mairlna ' EllOtt Who"' was never mnra
"theplcture woman," a title which Dan
let Frawley, one of her first -managers
and teachers; appended to her, than in
her latest play explained to. tha mat-
1 inee girl of tha Mirror why aha was act
lng as her own manager:
r'I threw off the yoke because I was
tired of paying a manager for doing
what 1 did myself." she said. "I read
all the manuscripts. 1 conferred with
the author. I attended to all the busi
ness. What did I pay him forT To
book routes, and when you have a good
attraction you can book your own
routes."
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William Gillette will soon sail for
Paris and will probably appear for sev
eral performances In "Sherlock Holmes,
which Is now running at tha Theatre
Antoine. Mr. Gillette expects to return
to America with an adaptation of Henry
Bernstein's plsy, "Samson."
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A part of the David Warfleld creed:
"I believe a great play with a great
part is yst to be written written In
a modern way. 1 believe It will hold
the element of simplicity as Its key
fiote, be simple In construction, simple
n movement simple In story, and I be
lieve that the man who can play such
a part almply, with a perfect touch.
with ,.nn In.n.a, anH lnilkfiilii.M will
hold the secret of greatness within him
In New York last week Arnold Daly
stopped ' rehearsing a new - play long
enough to appear .in two one-act Plays
before the guests of Mra John Jacob
Astor In ths ballroom of her home, 140
Fifth avenue. The theatrical enter
tainment followed a dinner given by
Mra Astor to 90 friends, and 200 more
witnessed the performance. Tha piers
Slven were "Tne Van Dyke" and "Tne
hlrkers." Holbrook Bllnn and Miss
Helen Ware assisted. - Arrangements
were made for the use nf ths portabls
stage from the Waldorf-Astoria ball
room, which was transported to tha
Astor mansion for ths entertainment
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Charlotte Walker was voted tha most
beautiful actress In Nsw Tork by a cer
tain woman's club whose members at- '
tended the performance or "Tha War-!
rens of Virginia" in a body at ths Be-1
lasco theatre to take personal observa-,
Hons. Charlotte Walker la a Texas girl
and went on tho stage from Galveston
after the great flood swept her borne
away.
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Success comments Interestingly ott
a recent Idea advanced by Mrs. Flske. !
who deplored the vogue and Influence
of "the Inconsequential play. Mrs.
FIsks said that It waa strange to seoi
how Insistently the old story-book Play,
holds Its place "the characterless little!
nonentity of a play. Somehow," she said.
"It, attracts a surprisingly Intelligent
class of people, who would ruthlessly I
bar from their libraries an utterly
trashy novel."
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"Mrs. Flske." comments Success. ' "la
one of the keenest students of human
nature, .and aha knows intimately thai
audience of whom she speaks. It laj
made up of well-dressed, well-fed men
and women possessing comfortablal
homes and the self-respect which makes
them good citisens. .
"If you could have a srllmoae Into
many homes," adds Success, "you would I
find in the art and literature within
tnelr walls the earns characterless note1
which distinguishes tha playa they pat
ronize. The pictures In such homes are'
equally Inconsequential."
Success concludes that auoh homes
form the character, minds and tastes of
children .In ths same mold; that the
world is full of Inconsequential peo
ple, and that the environment produces
new generations exactly on the plane of!
tne parents, wno tnemseives ao not dis
tinguish in artistic or kindred matters.
TEST CARUSO'S VOICE
WITH TUNING FORKS
From New Tork Morning Telegraph.
Those who were present at tha last
performance of "II Trovatore" at the
Metropolitan opera house, might hsve
noticed a peculiar spectacle.
It was a group of Italians, of all
ranks and stations in society, lying In
wait for Caruso's top note. Many of
them were armed with tuning forks.
Among them were Crlstoforo Cam pan -art,
the son of the singer; his friend,
Amadea Vowlnkel. of Venice, and Dr
Fannoni of Naples. They all had been
present at ; an earlier performance of
the an me nnera. and a discussion had
arisen between them and some excited
Italian art patrons about the ; precise
nnta that Pitman had lunr." Words had
waxed high, and stiletto might have
oeen drawn naa not t;nsioiuru vm
panarl said, "Well ' brethren of the
Mafia, next time Caruso sings Manrloo
'11 bring a tuning fork ana weu set
tie It." "I say he sing-a ds hign u," saia
Borromeo ,di Bomposinl, and his parti
sans shouted assent - j
"I say he sand a B flat," said Dr.
Fannonl. "I prove it by the mathemat
ical demonstrasions." ''Never mind,"
said Crlstoforo, "next Trovatore' we
bring tuning forks."
Accordingly tne next peiiuniiaiiva ina
fiatt lata cams with tunlna forks.
and also the C naturalists came with
tuning forks, "wen iix youi .mut
tered cne gang to . ths other. "You'll
seel' The 'two parties stood glaring at
each other, wafting until Caruso sang
' Dl Vjueiia jrira. jusi aa nw avruca
tha n rat nnta nf tha sons, all drsw their
tunlna- forks and nodded defiantly at
each other. When he got to the high,
note they all struck the tuninar , orK
simultaneously on their heels. The O !
of the tuning fork rang clear and vi
brant in their eager ears. f - 4
naruso'i note did not agree with It
He had sunga B flat
The faces of Vowlnkel and Fannonl
lit up with triumphant Joy.
Barromeo dl Bomposinl palsd . with
anger and threw his. fork . angrily at
Ferari's head. "The Metropolitan opera
one bigga cheat!" he cried. . "The fork- .
do . tuns. It , provs ; lt-f Abaaao Cams',
We lV H.J iiiwMvy wa,vn, 1 ... . .
And he rushed out to tha boxofflce. . 1