Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1897 — Page 14

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. SUNDAY, AFRIL 25, 1897.

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CALVE'S LYRIC GENIUS

COXSISTS LARfiKl.Y IS DRAMATIC lMCIiritCTATION OP A SONG. She 11m Driven Ihe Df lXfntU.ru Sulking to Their Teni with Carmen and 3IarRaerlte Mnilc ote. Nothing could more typically express Calve's Carmen than the depiction of Merlin e In his novel, from which the libretto of Bizet's opera was composed. Describing Carmen, he .peaks of "a wild, rare beauty, odd and surprisins at tirst, but one which . it la impossible to forget." Such is Calve's impersonation. An untamed passion Is reverberated by her sonjc in the first act, "Iamour est enfant de Boheme." Her sinking and dancinff are bizarre and full of charmlntr slmplicitj-. as with her winning . ways In the Sepuldilla she turns the head of Don Joe. Ifer entire presentation haa the Spanish, colorings which are conjured up by the tambourines and castagnettes of the orchestra. It will be remembered that : In ISM. In -Paris. Marie Van Zandt lost herself in extravagances, which caused great theatrical scandal. Mme. Calve leans also toward the extravagant, but she understands how to impart charms to her Loldne. Thu?, for Instance, the gypsy song in the tavern, refrained by the chorus In the s second act. is finally developed Into a general terpslchorean whirl, which has an intoxicating enVct on the audience. A shiver ran down the bocks of ninetenths of the audience at the Metropolitan Opera House at the cIo.se of the second act the last night Calvo sang in -Carmen." , The curtain was being raised in response to the loud applause that followed the scene between Mme. Calve and M. Lassalle, the toreador. Tho fringe caught the table on tho right, tipping it over and throwing the bottle and goblets and horror of horrors Carmen's hand mirror on the stage. Mme. Calve's expression immediately assumed a tragic phaSe a her eye sought tho mirror. The audience was quick to catch her meaning, for. Justly or unjustly, the prima donna is credited with a most nale belief in omens of good or ill imjort. Was It broken? was the question every one a.ked himself. A moment more and Mme, Caive's eyes were dancing again, and the audience applauded anew. To completely round ott her Lit of extempore acting. Mme. Calve tripped over to the .spot where the mirror lay, and, picking It up, held It In all its integrity before the house, shaking her head -Pigniiicantly and smiling in seeming delight. And who that saw her and didn't know it would have supposed that it was. atter all. only a tin property mirror that wouldn't have by-oken if it had fallen off the Metropolitan's roof? Three years ago it could be said of tho Metropolitan Opera'Company that their repertoire included .a 'Carmen" perlorrnanee excelled by none In the whole world. Then Kmma Calve sang Carmen, Jean De Heczk personified Don Jose, Micaela was presented by Nellie Melba, and Edouard de Ileczke had the part of Kscamillo. It appears, however, that commercially this star performance did not meet the sanguine anticipations of the managers, for the stars were withdrawn one after the other, and at- last Mme. Calve was alone intrusted with the task to fill the house by her personal magnetism. This is the way one New York paper explains the absence of the De Reszkes from the closing performances of Carmen" this year. Others more truthfully announce that Calve has o outshone the De Itesikes that they could not endure the unfriendly comparisons and so quit singing with Calve. Mme. Calve's real name Is Kmma De RoQuer, and she was born in Madrid in 1SJ1. Her father., who wh a Spaniard, was a civil engineer. Her mother was from the Department of Aveyron. in the south of Prance. Her early education was o religious that the tendencies of that time ?tlil Cling to her. She is devout, superstitious, and at times even passionately religious. The rapdly-ending season of. operatic performances at. the Castle-square Theater, Boston, had a notable event last week in tho first production on any stage of Director Max Ilirschfleid's latest work, which -discribes as "A dramatic episode in a - pioogue and two acts," and .which he has named "Au Clair de la Lune" from the chansonette which he has used as a leading motif in the style of some of the older composers of opera. In the story as told by Mr. Illrschfleld, who is his own librettist, some suggestions for its outline have been taken from a dramatic narrative by Richard Voss, a celebrated German writer, and the lyrics have been furnished by Mr. Fred Dixon The action deals with the love experiences . of Marius. a dragoon of Napoleon'f army. and-L.iane, a Parisian actress, the scene of the prologue and first act being on the French shore, near a lighthouse, in the vicinity of Marseilles, and that of the second act In the apartments of a hotel in a neighboring mountain town. Previous to the opening wcene Marius has quarreled with and killed a rival tor the affections of Llane. and he arrives at the lighthouse a fugitive from Justice. He is succored and saved from his pursuers by Francois, tb keeper of the lighthouse, and his slater Olive. An Interval of twelve months passes between the prologue and the first act. and during this time Marius has married Olive, and taken the place of Francois as keeper of the lighthouse, the latter having Joined, a religious order. Captain lier- . trand has, in the meantime, become the admirer of Liane, and arrives upon the scene accompanied by the actress and a gay party of Parisians. She sings the . chansonette. "Au Clair de la Lune," and discovers the presence of her former admirer, now the lighthouse keeper, by recognizing his voice as he takes up the re

frain of the old melody. Marius quarrels with Olive. -and deserts her to rejoin Llane. During the brief interval between the first and second act. Llane has tried of Marius. and rejoined Captain liertrand. to whom he betrays Marius as a fugitive from justice. Olive and Francois arrive upon the scene to urge Marius to return to his duty. Marius, becoming enraged at the appeals of Olive and Francois, attempts the life of the Latter, but kills his wife. Captain Uertrand, in following the suggestions of Llane. has stationed hi, men within shot, and as Olive falls he gives the word of command, which results in the death of Marius, leaving only Francois to mourn the tragedies of the final scene as Captain Bertrand and Llane retire, while the refrain of "Au Clair de la Lune" is heard in the distance, sung by a party of merrymakers, as the curtain falls. At one of his recent London concerts Ilerr Felrx Mottl devoted an evening to The Development of the Overture." He began with Handel's overture to his opera. "Agrippina." Gluck's to 'Iphlgenla and Mozart's to "The Magic Flute." At the head of the . modern school was Beethoven's "Leonora," No. 3, followed by Weber's "Der Freischuetz" and Memlelsi sohn's "Hebrides." The advanced school was represented by Berlioz's "King Lear" overture and Wagner's "Ihe Flying Dutchman," "Tannhausfr" and "Die Melsterstner." This is a fairly comprehensive list, but it may be said that there were overtures before Handel. Lull! framed the tnodel of a short Introduction, generally repeated, followed by a fugal movement, a form o frequently met with ia Handel's operas and oratorio. lurcell wrote overtures In the Fame form, and thuve and other composers frequently added a movement In one of thes antique dance rhythms, preferably a minuet. It should be noted that these ovtriuxes .were purely independent pieces. bearing no relation whatever to the drama to follow. It was Gluck who first perceived the endless possibilities of the overture as a. means for preparing the hearer for tho story about to be unfolded. This aru?tlc device- was subsequently followed In general, except by Rossini, who was an arch-offender in writing lively overtures to gloomy, tragic operas. Of late operatic composers have. In the main, abandoned the formal overture for an Introduction failing forth certain themes which sulsequently reappear in the body of tho work. Meanwhile, however, concert overtures, chieily with a programme, or. at any late, of a descriptive ntture. have lncreasc-d and multiplied of late years, and it does not seem In the least likely that the term will fall into desuetude. Reverting to the examples offered under the direction of Herr Mottl it may be mentioned that Handel "Agrippina" is a very early work, emanating from the year 1,07. whea the Anglo-Saxon master was resident in Italy that is to say several years before he fixed upon England as his permanent residence. Mr. E. Silas, the English composer, has been discussing what he forcitly and felicitously calls "tone fooleries." In the course of his remarks he attributes much mischief to "foolish and money-greedy publishers and others who label the works of creat masters with titles of their own in

vention. The latft publisher Wcwel gave titles to pieces by Weber and Chopin never dreamed of by those composers. Once the following advertisement could be seen in a daily newspaper: "L'Ange qui Ch inte Melodic Divine." by Mendelssohn.' This was simply the slow movement from the violin concerto. A German composer of pianoforte music, a man of reputation, who lived and died in Paris, was paid for adding titles to Mendelssohn's 'Songs Without Words.' It was a miserable failure and the author of those titles repented of his deed. Respect for deceased masters has given way to conceit of so-called editors pianists who. not being able to compose, decompose the works of others, but this subject is. In its way. so formidable that It would require almost an entire book for its exposure." The recent Indisposition of Jes?Ie Bartlett Davis, which caused her absence from "The Serenade" for several days, recalled to the contralto a carious anecdote of Frederick the Great. "There was a prima donna in Berlin." says Miss Davis, "who. whenever anything or anybody dl5pleased her, invariably became too hoarse too sing. One day an opera in her repertory was to be performed. At the appointed hour the manager came forward and announced that, owing to a sore throat, s-he wa3 unable to appear. The audience prepared to leave, but the King rose and commandrd them to keep their places, which they wonderingly did. A few minutes afterward an officer and four dragoons entered the capricious lady's room. 'Mademoiselle.' quote the officer, 'the King inquires after your health.' The King is ver' good: I have a sore throat. 'His Majesty knows it. and has charged mo to take you at once to the military hospital to be cured.' Mademoiselle, turning very pale, suggested that they were Jesting, but was told that Prussian officers never indulged In bitch a thing. Before long she found herself In a coach with the four men. 'I am a little better now, she faltered out; I will try to Ring. 'Back to the theater, said the officer to the coachman. Mademoiselle thought she had receded too easily. 'I shall not be able to sing my best,' she said. I think not 'And why?' 'Because two dragoons In attendance behind the scenes have orders to carry you off to the military hospital at the least eouac.' Never did the lady sing better," concludes Mis Davis. In his three peasons as an opera impresario. Mr. Walter Damrosch has presented fourteen operas and given fiftyeight performances. Of the latter Wagner claim fifty-one, Beethoven two. Mozart one. Weber one. Damrosch two and Scharwenka one. Tha most popular, to Judge by tho number of presentations, has been "Lohengrin." with nine performances. Next have come "Die Walkure," with eight, and "Siegfried." with seven. "Tannhauser" is a good fourth, with seven productions, and "Tristan and Isolde" follows with six. "Die Metsterslnger." with five, and "Die Gotterdammerung." with six. complete the list of those that have been produced every season. "Tho Pirate9 of Penzance" was performed for the first iirae in Egypt recently, at the Khedlvlal Opera House, Cairo. A French correspondent learns that the applications for seats have been so numerous that. If possible, arrangements will be made to give matinees, in addition to the evening performances. Aftr the run at Cairo the opera will be introduce! by the, same company to an Alexandria audience. Sir Arthur Sullivan has been a frequent visitor to Egypt for the benefit of his health, but this is th first time any of the comic? operas have been mounted In the theaters of Egypt. Mr. Joseph Bennett says in the London

Telegraph, in animadversion of the socalled "Symphonic Tone-Poem, which sounds grand and means nothing:" "During the conductorshlp of my late friend. Alfred Mellon, at the Adelphi Theater, it happened that one of the comic actors I forget whether it was Wright or Paul Bed ford addressed Mellon thus: 'Mr. Conduc tor, could you give us some music descrip tive or an i.ngllhman who went abroad. changed his nligion. and forgot his um hrella?' No better satire could be applied to the present fashionable tone-poem. At Liege, Belgium,, grand opera is given at prices ranging from 51.23 down to 10 cents. Monday's performances are given at half price, which brings the cheapest seats down to 3 cents. The bill is a Ion? one. "William Tell" and "Faust" compris in: ;i recent programme. "Carmen" and "Trovatore" followed the next evening. George M. Bland'ord has lately written a catchy song in the same vein as "The Sun shine of Paradise Alley," entitled "The Angel of Mulberry Btnd." It has a waltz refrain, and tells a pretty story "in the language of the people." . it is saia mat at. nancon nas been so much impressed by the charms 'of Victor Herbert's new operetta. "The Serenade." which the Bostonlans are singing at the Knickerbocker Theater to- crowded houses. that he has secured the rights for a French version in Paris. l'ninp uree-iy, tne wen-Known composer, Is writing a series of sacred songs with William II. Gardiner. Their clever sonsr. "Under Her Little Umbrella." is proving an artistic and financial success. Miss Sophie Trnubman, of the Metropol itan Opera Company, has declined an offer to sing at Vienna during the coming sea son, and will spend the year in America fehe has been engaged for the musical fes tival in rmiadeiphia. Herr Moriz Rosenthal is expected to be able to fill concert engagements in Ion don in May. He sailed last week for his nonie, m owiizeriana, not yet entirely re covered from his recent illness-, lie returns lor a tour cr America next year. t THE 310 DEUX LI I! II. til I AX, He Should Dc u Person of Great nod Accurate Knowledge. Philadelphia Press. The librarian of to-day, whether of a col lege norary or of a library more freely wpcu io me puDiic, realizes that his great business Is not to give the student the book that he asks for anybody could do that; a penny-in-tne-sjul machine would answer. just as any one can feed a man who is hungry. What is wanted is some one who win tell a man what he needs and will make him want what he doesn't want. If a student comes into the library and says: "The professor directs us to write on such a subject, it is the business of the llbrurt an to converse witn the student, to get some luea ot nis caliber and of his knowl eoge of the subject, and or his tastes, and to put in his hand the very book that he needs. It is his business to know what the student wants better than the student knows himself. If a student or a stranger strolls into the library it is for tho librarian to infuse into him a love of reading, to enkindle the desire for knowledge, and ierhaps. in the spirit of Wordsworth's Expostulation, to pclnt him to "books that light bequeathed To beings else forlorn and blind! Up! up! and drink the spirit breathed From dead men to their kind." Tho librarian of a college or university to-day holds a position that is not surpassed In importance and iniluence by any professorship: he Is the virtual director of the residing of the wholu institution. He must know all there is to be known about books, about his own library, and about books all over the world. He may emulate the scholar who once was asked where in formation on a certain subject could be obtained. "There is only one Nok in the whole world that contains that information," he replied; "you will find it in the library of tho Vatican, in Room D. third row of shelves to the left, four shelves from tho bottom, tho third book from the righthand side." We. do rot know whether Mr. Justin Windsor, the librarian of Harvard College, would have this microscopic knowledge, but It Is safe to say that there Is nothing about books worth knowing that he does not know. The guardian of a public library has need of even a larprer rancre of knowledge as there Is greater variety in the desires and aptitudes of those who will appy to him. and as the library is becoming more and more a factor In the intellectual and industrial life of ever)' community, and as with every year new fields of labor come into view. The applications, for example, of electricity, the telephone, the Roentgen rays, these and a thousand more, unknown a few years ago. now each demands a small library for itself. The library Is an essential of the equipment of every technical school, of every professional school. It is the safeguard of th" young, the rival of the saloon, the ally of the school, the savings bank and tho church. It at or.ee measures and promotes the intelligence of the community. In Massachusetts there are more than five hundred libraries, each containing upwards of one thousand volumes, with an aggregate cf 4.fo0 volumes. Of the CTO towns in the State only fortv-four are. destitute of u free library. In Boston the free library has its branches and sends out books to all the suburbs. With these demands the librarian's calling has become a, profession calling for a professional education, which Is Imparted In our own Drexel Institute and In a few kindred institutions. But of course in a school only the rudiments can be given, only a few of the principles imparted. The real librarian must make himself by n lifelong, ceaseless study which shall result in a knowledge as vast as It Is accurate, a knowledge that is available at a moment's notice. A library alone is like a lighthouse It Is for the librarian to trim and light the lamps and to send out their radiance to illuminate a widely spread horizon.

THE WOMAN DRAMATIST

MAD K I.I Ml LireTTB It LEY WAITKD SCVU.V YEARS FOR SUCCESS. The ;rnd Will He the Only Theater Open This Week Dos nml Monkey Sliovr Coining. Now that the critics have smiled approv al upon "The Mysterious Mr. Bugle." by Madeline Lucette Ryley, the star of the feminine dramatist seems more or less in the ascendant. The three foremost come dians of our time have to thank women dramatists ior some or the most successiui . . 1 plays of their respective careers. It cannot be srainsaid that one of the srreatest I successes of Mr. Goodwin's career on the stage has been achieved in Madeline Lucette Ryley's comedy, "An American Citizen." and so Mr. Crane in "A Fool of For- . .. i. .u j u , tune, by Martha Morton, and Mr. Sol fcmitn Eusseii m A Bachelor s Romance," bythe same fair author. Madeline Lucette Ryley, besides "An American Citizen" and the new play, is responsible for the wellremembered "Christopher, Jr.," in which John Drew played a season or two ago. Within the brief period of three years this dramatist hits leaped from obscurity (at least as a writer of plays), and to-day she challenges the foremost woman dramatist of the contemporaneous stage. Since the production of "Christopher, Jr.," which achieved so pronounced a success in the hands of John Drew. Mrs. Rvlev Las writi ir o .i. h i . t- , - ...... wuiuwii, v v j und Annie Russell for production in this country, and one for Charles Hawtrey, which he has just produced in England. Mrs. Ryley is well remembered by patrons of the theater as a graceful and successful comic opera prima donna, who, after some years of stage work, tired of the llmitations of professional life, as do so many actors, and yearned for the luxury of a local habitation and the comforts of do mesticity, which were denied her by the linici'kotnn iij r t Via. r...u-plAn tf.-ivlrw a decided taste for literary work, Mrs. Ry ley turned her attention to play writing. She possessed in marked degree the dra matic Instinct, and from her long professional career her knowledge of the technique of the drama was thorough. She cfnw K,.rr o. .. nu.. . . - . . . . wright a completeness of equipment which was unusual among tnose wno venture ior , - . , , w , t irjr nulD 3k:i0 ucxvio Cic gained a hearing, which argues well for her tenacity of purpose, and, It is said, completed within that period twenty-one pieces of dramatic work, which included comic opera librettos, one-act sketches. serious dramas and comedies, before she had the slightest encouragement from the managerial producers. She was a woman. they argued when approached, and women were commonly said to be deficient in the sense of humor. In spite of all this, how ever. Mrs. Ryley has achieved a signal tri umph, and her success is. the more credita ble because it has ber gained in spite of multitudinous obstacles. Martha Morton, the dramatist, author of W. H. Crane's "A Fool of Fortune" and Sol Smith Russell's "A Bachelors Ro mance." besides "His Wife's Father," "Brother John" and other plays, has announced her engagement to Herman Conhelm, of New York. The wedding will take place In New iork in the autumn. C P. Flocton, who appears as one of the revelers in the first act of "An Enemy to the King," had an attack of heart failure on the stage at the Harlem Opera House Thursday night. He fell to the Moor and WHS Carried OlT the Scene by his COmpanions. A physician attended him and he was removed to the Hotel Minot. His condition is said to be serious. Crfliid-"Pulne of New York." The theatrical season has but two more weeks to run. and tho Grand will be the only theater open for this remaining period. Beginning with to-morrow's matinee the urunu nas i ne 'uise or rew iotk, a realistic comedy-drama of the present day. "The Pulse of New York" is a play of iilUVtl Ul t.llili.1 11V. 11, 1111V 14 Vll i Hlfi incidents and presented with good scenery and company. A. steam pile-driver in full operation in view of the audience, a real pile being driven, and two realistic dock scents are features. Stella Mayhew and Chris Bruno head the cast. Miss Mayhew portrays six unit rent characters a young heiress, a "tough girl, a downcast iankee lady, a green German girl, a typical housemain and a newsboy, besides dancing and singing. Mr. Bruno will be remembered as principal comedian of Charles H. Yale's iJevu s Auction company, there are many specialties introduced. The engage ment Is tor three days with a matinee daily. The drama will give way to baseball at the Grand next Friday and Saturday, when the new machine will give the " rooters a graphic portrayal of the games between In dianapolis and Detroit in the latter city. Next week the machine will be moved to English's and "A Baggage Check," Blaney's popular farce-comedy, will open Mon day, tor three days at the Grand. Manager Zimmerman'. Benefit. The management of the Empire wll'. ten der Charles Zimmerman, local manager, a benefit, to take place Monday evening, May 3. Arrangements have been completed for a first part, and a host of volunteers have signified their Intention of taking part. It promises to rival his benefit of last sea son, air. Zimmerman v.ill become a citizen or Indianapolis, us i-.o has made arrange ments to move his family here in tho next few weeks, and will reside on the North Side. Tnosa who desire to purchase reservt d seat tickets may call at the Empire box orUce. Pat' Hcvcdko on the Parrot. A funny Incident is told about "rat," the riding monkey of Professor Gentry's dog and pony show, which is to appear shortly on Illinois and Pratt streets, beginning Mon day, lay 3. Pat has one corner of the car for his exclusive use, and as he is very nervous ho has no trouble in keeping it to himself. Up to about four weeks ago he was made miserable by a parrot, which for merly lived in the roof of the car. When the professor was training the monkey to turn somersaults, which he so adroitly does now, every spare moment during the day he devoted to Pat's education. Ho would say. "Somersault. Pat." The parrot soon learned to say it as wen, and when everything was quiet in the car the parrot would loudly screech. Somersault. Pat." and as l'at had Ix-en thoroughly trained to the word or command, there was only one thint? for him to do and that was to turn a somt-rsault. The parrot repeated the performanco innumerable times a day. At last. one day the parrot strolled too near the monkey, who f-lKned sleep until the parrot uot tip close, when he quietly reached out. grabbed him by the head, pulled out all his feathers, shook him to death, threw him out of the. window, and then sat down in the corner with a scn-ne smile on his face. Silica that day his life has been more near ly like that which an ideal monkey's life snouia oe. otc of the Stnsro. F.elnsco's "Heart of Maryland" will have a London production next season. Virginia Harned will resume the part sh? originated in "An Enemy to the King." Wilton Lickaye and his company have begun rehearsal of his next season's play, "The Royal Secret." Lassen, the composer, and D'Alhert, the pianist, have been enframed In a libel suit. The pianist has been awarded J12 damages by a German Jury. Daly has put on a moit poetic production of "The Tempest." Miss Rchan is not in It. . Miss Mackintosh playj Miranda and Miss Gillman gets a line of praise from the critics. Two pairs of opera glasses that had been stolen from the dimo-in-the-ilot machines

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in which the thief said they were too bad to keep. Although he has had several offers to ap pear in London. Felix Mortis has decided to remain in this country to play some of his one-act successes In the continuous vaude ville houses. Charles Frohman and Charles B. Dil lingham sailed for Europe on April 21. Mr. Dilllnsrham will do the newspaper work for the London productions of ".Never Again and "Secret Service." Fanny Davenport was once a target bear er in John Brougham's burlesque, "Poca hontas." In Boston; then a soubrette in 'The Black Crook." n Louisville, and men a member of Augustln Daly s stock com pany. Mrs. George Beane, better known as Ma bel Paines, a dancer, has obtained a Jury verdict for $10,000 for injuries received from .. rM.IInc "H-f1 In Vw TIntol VnrTTl.indfP. in 1 1 1 VA ' V. V I 1 t I ' I .A. A ' .S l V - - w iro m iv.i At tho time she was connected with tho "Milk White Flag" Company. J- Aldrich Libbey, William H. Sloan, Sherman Wade, Ben Lodge. Mart Helsey, Eleanor Elton, Etta GUroy. Belle Bucklln and May me Taylor are the new Principals engaged for "The Isle of Gold, which beK,s ,ts metropolitan run at Hammerstoin-s oiympia on April 2. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has finished the bust of M. Sardou. on which sho has been working off and on for a couple of months. The likeness is said to be striking, but. good or bad, the work will ne one or tne curiosities of the Champs Elysees Salon. where for many years past tha celebrated actress had not been an exhibitor. George Backus sails for Europe next Sat urday for a three months' stay. "Too Much Johnson," in which comedy he nas very I successfully played the leading part all this I sMson. closed a four weeks' engagement in rhiaco last nieht. the. company disbandlng. Mr. Backus leaves Chicago to-day for i Xew York tor a lew days luere ueioie so ing abroad. The American Academy of the Dramatic Arts and the Empire Theater School of Acting are to be united after this season into a national dramatic school, under the direction cf Mr. Franklin Sargent, with Mrs. Adeline Stanhope Whcatcroft as associate. The principal teachers of both institutions will be retained. The performances of the school will be given at tho Empire Theater, New lork. On the ground that Cuyler Hastings pre vented the performance of "Under the Folar Star" last Tuesday night, u illlam A. Brady, the manager, brought suit against the actor to recover 52.500. Some members of the "Under the Polar Star" Company refllsed to r,ay on Tuesday night, at Fall River, Mass.. unless they were paid full aiiHo: for holv week. The result was that l nn ni.rfnrmnnc( wns triven. Mr. Brady said that the players' contracts called for half der the Polar Star" and put the members . ih company who stood by him in re hearsal for "Annie Laurie," with which he will open in Springfield on Monday evening. R A. Barnet has found that what the av erage chorus girl doesn't know about mak ing excuses wouldn't be of use to any schoolboy. While rehearsing -jack ana the Beanstalk" one of the girls turned up a whole day late. Mr. Barnet, who has suffered a similar annoyance before from the same source, determined to make an example of her before the whole company. When she turned up the next day his face assumed the . necessary severity and his voice had the tenderness of a buzz saw as he asked: "Miss A . do you know that you are a day late? What excuse nae you to offer?" "I didn't bring it with me, Mr. Barnet." "Bring what?" thundered the librettist, with a faint idea that he was be ing trifled with. "My excuse. Mr. uarnei. I left it at home. You see, I got married yesterday, but I didn't think you wanted to see my nusoana. e " i"u . the rehearsal," said Mr. Barnet. somehow feeling that he hadn't made much progress in his role of stern stage manager. T. S. Garrison niul Wife, Both undertakers and' embalmers. now In T .... . . . rrm . ft" I. !.-.. ...Ill ion.cl day or night In cases of ladles or ehlldren and without xtra charge. mlmmmmmmmamma9mmmmmmmmmmmmmm service witn ;zinnis. a.::.v. mm u, v m 20th CENTURY Bicycle Headlight. THE Tandem SIZE, Jutd out. is and Klvet an enormouH light. Nickel $4.00 Japan 4 OO Aluminium . 5.00 Fitted with the carriage bracket, it makes the Uncut yv' - -mm v DRIVING LAA1P H ", '' V ever cold. One brackji fit VSli' c ,or either car---S M'Ri'fX. v riftffporcyi 'i- v r cle in in- ' 's3r Lk eluded in the above rriccs. Extra interTflK Standard Size is famous all over the world. NICKEL.. .ISOO . 3 no 3 7Z JAPAN ALUMINIUM Sold by all dealer or sent KxprcK paid on receipt of price. 20th Century Mfg. Co., 17 Warren St., N. V. s rr?r-a If You Buy any Than a Y" -'"

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$60, $55, $50, $45 Also a nice assortment of wheels taken in trade, which we are offering at very ctave prices. If you want a wheel we can fit you out at any price. IvIIvIvY Ss STA3LKAICBR.

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The Matchless Hearsey $60 Skj-High Crescents S50 and $75 Our Riding School open day and evening. HoT. Hearsey Cycle Co 116 and 118 N. Pennsylvania Street.

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