Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 28, 7 December 1911 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIU3I AND SUX-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1911;

A VERY BRILLIANT CONCERT IS GIVEN BY THEJRCHESTRA Richmond Symphony Organization Makes Its Debut of the Season Wednesday Night at Coliseum.

(Continued from Page One) Interpreted with eclat. It has been said that no music has been written since Beethoven that musical art reached its apogee in this marvelous composer. This is, of course, an expression of critics of the modern schools but there In a certain truth in the saying since BeethoTen produced in all and the most exacting phases of musical expression and with a perfection of form unequalled. The intelligent interpretation of this great composer's art by the local orchestra was one of the most I significant commentaries of the evenfine on its musical status and one .which alone should have given it a I fixed place. The encore given for "Martha," Dvorak's "Ilumouresque," was presented with vivacity, and was the more Interesting since it had been played by the orchestra but once In rehearsal a showing of the organization's versatility. The Salnt-Saens number given by iMIss Ruth Peltz showed this accomplished young pianist who has been Mn Cincinnati for several years where she recently completed a finuslcal course of study to musical Mdvantage and delighted the audience with Its finished and poetic presenta tion the "Souvenir d' Italie," of Saint8aens abounding in tinkling nuances knd floridlty of color. Miss Peltz was overwhelmingly encored and upon her (return to the platform was presented jiith two huge clusters of flowers. The surprise of the evening was in the appearance of Mrs. Charles Igle,jnan, hitherto known to the concertKoing public of this city but whose performance of last evening put her 'dangerously near the professional class. Mrs. Igleman is the possessor of a beautiful soprano of much timbre. (flexibility and dramatic passibility and in her three numbers displayed extra ordinary versatility in conception, treatment and interpretation. Mrs. Igleman, whose study covers the period of little less than a year, shows the careful training of her master, Mr. Aurele BorriBs, her last cvenilng's achievement being the more striking on account of the brevity of Its preparation. In the aria from Meyerbeer's "Lea 'Huguenots," Mra. Igleman safjg with all the coloratura eclat of a seasoned operatic performer and in the excerpt from "Madame Butterfly," her presentation of the honeyed music of Puccini was admirable, the "Summer" of Chaminade, although lyric In character, being given the same appeal. Mrs. Igleman has not only quality but technique and a personal poise and attractiveness that should make for brlllllant accomplishment. She was recalled several times, al though she responded but once, and i was also presented with flowers. The whole concert was not only delightful musically. In demonstrating Jthe possibilities of the organization, Ibut significant of the careful tutelage lof the Director. Mr. Will Earhart. whose disinterested services on beTalf of music In this city cannot be too (frequently referred to or too euloglstlfcally. That this orchestra of sixty-five mujaicians have, with the exception of a half dozen or so, all previously been under his training in the lesser grades ;and the high school, is one of the actual and visible results of the benefits of our public school system and its eblllty to send a constant supply of "fillers" to a permanent musical organization. Mr. Lee Nusbaum, president of the orchestra Board, with Mr. Walter Runge. Mr. E. B. Knollenberg, Mr. Robert Wilson, Mr. Frederick K. Micks, Mr. Howard Hunt and Mr. Philip Gates are the recipients of the compliments of the citizens of the ftown for their unselfish devotion to an altrurlan end and the spectacle of the members of this orchestra, all giving their services without remuneration to (the building up of this splendid musijBftl body, is a noble one. A POOR JUMP. It Cam Naar Being tha Death of Isaby, tha Paintar. Napoleon Bonaparte, as is well known, was in the habit of walking with his arms crossed upon his chest nd his head slightly bent forward. Isabey, the painter, was at Ma I ma 1on, and he and some of the first consul's aids-de-camp were having a game of leapfrog on the lawn. Isabey had already , Jumped over the heads of most of them when at the turning of path he espied the last player, who. In the requisite position, seemed to be waiting for the ordeal. Isabey pursued his course without looking, but took his flight so badly as only to reach the other's shoulders, and both rolled over and over in the sand. To Isabey's consternation, his supposed fellow player turned out to be Bonaparte, who got up. foaming at the mouth with anger, and. drawing his word, pounced upon the unfortunate rtlsL Isabey, luckily for himself, better at running than at leaping, took o his heels and. Jumping the ditches dlYkllng the property from the highroad, got over the wall and merer stopped until, breathless, be reached the gates f the Tuileries. Isabey, it was added, went immediately to lime. Bonaparte's apartments, and the, after having laughed at the mishap, advised him to lie low for a .Uttle while.

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HE HADMB FEET So He Could Not Join the Army. Although it had been his life's ambition to join the army, and after passing all the tests prescribed, George Tubbs, of Peru, Ind., was refused admission to Uncle Sam's service yesterday at the local recruiting station because he is "web-footed." Tubbs came from Peru several days ago, and had spent some time searching for a job. Yesterday he learned there was a recruiting office here, so he visited it and told Corporal Hern that he had wanted to don a blue uniform ever since he was a small lad. The corporal started to put hira through the prescribed examination, and found him unusually proficient. He had passed nearly all the of the physical test when Corporal Hern ordered him to "wiggle his toes," as a part of the examination. Tubb disappointedly answered that he could not, as he was web-footed, so the recruiting officer had to refuse him, because of the rules of the service. Corporal Hern has just received an official order from headquarters of the recruiting service to the effect that he may no accept colored men for either cavalry or infantry, regardless of whether they have served in the past. Saved by Firefliim. The gigantic tropical fireflies which swarm In the forests and canebrakes of most of the low lying West Indian islands once proved the salvation of the city of Santo Domingo. A body of buccaneers, headed by the notorious Thomas Cavendish, had laid all their plans for a descent upon the place, intending to massacre the inhabitants and carry away all the treasure they conveniently could, and had actually put off their boats for that purpose. As they approached the land, however, rowltv? with muffled oars, they were greatly surprised to see an Infinite number of moving lights In the woods which fringed the bayou up which they had to proceed, and. concluding that the Spaniards knew of their approach, they put about and regained their ship without attempting to land. Tha Wonderful Banana. Some people believe that the banana was the original forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden. In any case it is one of the curiosities of the vegetable kingdom, being not a tree, a palm, a bush, a shrub, a vegetable or a herb, but a herbaceous plant with the status of a tree. Although It sometimes attains a height of thirty feet, there is no woody fiber in any part of Its structure, and the bunches growing on the dwarf banana plant are often heavier than the stalk which supports them. o other plant gives such a quantity of food to the acre as the banana. It yields 44 times more by weight than the potato and 133 times more than wheat. Moreover, no insect will attack It. and it Is always Immune from diseases of any kind. More than fifty vessels are loaded annually in Calcutta with Indian products for the United States. Owing to increased home consumption there has been a marked decline in the exporting of American meats. With the idea of becoming a city beautiful, Buenos Aires has planted more than 142.000 trees in the laat ten years.

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I APE. YOU BACK fRon THE CITYDID You HAVE A GOOD TIME? HUH'. DREAM N ED ABOUT xV-A It A JX VNIGHT. YEpy INTERSTATE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IS DEBATED (National News Association) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 7. "King Booze" is due to receive a good many hard thumps from notable speakers to be heard here during the next week or ten days. Preceding the biennial convention of the Anti-Saloon League of America, to be held in this city the coming week, the superintendents and workers are now engaged in a series of conferences in the Metropolitan M. E. church. The convention proper will open next Monday evening with a mass meeting in the Calvary Baptist church. The sessions of the convention will last four days and will be followed by a nation al conference to consider the question of interstate liquor traffic. An English Election. Remarks the London Chronicle: "The worst of election expeuses is that the candidate c:ui never be sure what sort of pi iu a poke he is buying. The parliament may run its full term or it may come to an end after a fewmonths. Even if it lasts the game may be decidedly not worth the candle. Sir Mountsti'.art Grant Duff gives a poignant little incident of the wearisome struggle over the coercion bill in 1SS1. 'When things were at their dullest and deadliest Stuart Reudel heard a man as he rolled off his seat in the extremity of weariness say. "And to think that I should have paid 7.000 for this!

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SENT TO CONGRESS President Lauds Arbitration Treaties and Expresses the Hope Senate Will Ratify the Pacts. (Continued from Page One.) national line, was not due to a lack of force but a desire to avoid intervention. The friendship of the United States with Mexico is now closer than ever, the message says. Touching upon the anti-Madero revolution, in augurated by Gen. Bernardo Reyes, who was arrested by the Federal authorities for plotting an insurrection against a friendly power on United States soil, the President declared that this country was merely following out a policy of respecting the contemporaneous recognized constitutional authority in Mexico. President Taft also voiced his pleasure that war had been probably averted by the United States in acting as mediator in a boundry dispute between Haiti and Santo Domingo and between Costa Rica and Panama. The message touches lightly upon the revolution in China, in references to loans for railroad construction and currency reform, in which American financiers figured. Friendly to Chinese. "While safeguarding the interest of our Nationals," says the President, "this government is using its best ef forts in continuance of its traditional policy of sympathy and friendship toward the Chiense Empire and its peo ple, with the confident hope for their economic and administrative develop ment, and with the constant disposition to contribute to their welfare in all proper ways consistent with an at titude of strict impartiality as between contending factions." The President lauded the work which is being done by the Pan-Ameri Makes an Ideal CHRISTMAS GIFT Everything in the Photo Line Come in; let us show you Flashlight Booklet Froa W. H. ROSS DRUG CO. 804 Main PAY TOO MUCH FOR YOUR CLOTHES Our $10 and $15 Suits and Overcoats have been bought with a view to furnishing our trade with clothes, better in quality, better in style and cheaper in price than it is possible to find elsewhere. You will find this so if you will give us a chance to show you. STOIRE 914 MAIN New Things For Christmas

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