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Mr.. CORBIy AND MIR. PRINCE
An Accusation that the Latter Has Be-
traSed rrMsts for Personal Ends.

BOSTON, March mir. Corpin Into tonight
exploded tho bomb which 1t was threatened
would make to-morrow's meeting Of the New
York and New England stockholders q lively
affair.
He charges r. H. Prince with bleeding the
rond" in order to advance his own interests
and those OF the "Housatonic crowd"
which he represents. Ho alleges that
Mr.. Prince has betrayed the Trusts
which the New York and New England stock
holders had imposed upon him and had been
using the railroad us catsraw for =, spec
order. to keep those fact: from being
investigated Mr. Prince offered to turn over to
the Vanderbilt interests the proxies WHICH he
had collected in support of the Corbin admin
istlation.
II was this deal. Mr.. Corhin alleged. which
caused the recent rumors regarding tho Van
dcri.iIt control Of the New York and New
England Railroad.
Tho Nanderbils declined to negotiate and
Mr. Prince so Mr.. Corhin alleges. prepared to
use thu proxies us they were originally intend
ed. But he also proposed to make himself
First Vice. President,
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Gn,l.u, Re~cuc or snip. Crew.

WASHINGTON. March Mr.. Kimball. Super
intcndrnt of the Lifo Saving Service. to-day
received an account OF another iescue by tho
Hog Island crew. The keeper reports that on
March l. as the schooner Union of Cape Charles
WAS passing out Of Hog Island inlet to tine
wreck OF the Harry Anderson. which it was in
tended to blow up. she became dismasted by
hcr violent plungng into the heavy sea on tho
bar. The disabled vessel was swept bv the
shoals for miles. Seeing her plight. the crew
OF the Hog Island station put on in their boat,
and. after a hard pull oil three mi.as through
tho breakers. succeeded in rescuing the crew
Of seven men on the vessel. Just hefore she
struck on Pig Island and went to fragments.
was blowing and there was u high sea. This
is tho snme crew that SO CALAMITY saved tho
crewof twenty Fix men OF the Spanish steamer
San Albano on Feb - lust.
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~MARRFkD FIvs 1IAfES.
Yet She Had Only Four Husbands, and Was
Divorced Four Tines

DuvOrceu FOur Times
SCRANTON. March I'm the summer Of 1875
Miss Kate lands, q rosy checked Fennsyl-
vania Dutch girl. kept house for Dir. Leaton d.
Sperry. while Mr.. and Mrs. Sperry were away
for a two-weeks' visit from their farm in
Colley township Albert Babcock was the
farm hand. and during Farmer Sporrys abb
sence he and Miss Landis became engaged.
Miss Lands was % years of age. four years
older than Babcock. aud on that account Bah
cocks brothers coaxed him to run away be-
fore the marriage and offered to give him
enough money to 20 TO Colorado Babcock ro-
fused. and in the fall he and Miss Landis wero
married. He hired a farm the next spring.
~ f La es 1T S ana n TH III T T
Mrs, Babcosk married james starkweather. u
,starkweather was a widower with two young
G nnd t he 1wned sa Place e. s ns
out and moved to Cameron COUNTY. where he
had relatives. In 1880 Sirs. starkweather got
divorce from her hqs band in another county.
ID there until is s when she moved to Me-
aaro feow Ar liz bSa@
Wss SsSIe but h hS 70 han Mrs aa y
yssr ana MI Fellows 81 SHs y york r.
married y; L. phelan. 2 farmer Of Washington
large family Of girls. and Mrs. Phelan lived
with him until juno. 1850. when she went
away. got divorce. and ie2sn to work again:
Meanwhile Balnock. her first husband. stay d
lated considerable property. He didn't take
another wife, althou gh he had legal right to
do 80. and he had labored and saved until he
owned 900 acres Of timber land. two big saw
mills. and had several thousand dollars be-
aides. Rubcock declared that lie would never
marry again. and no said he was going to will
his property to his nephews and nieoes.
Last fall Kate Landis returned to Colley
township on visit to her relatives. to whom
she told tho story Of her life She said she was
going to stay ,onIya month, but she got en-
ploynient IN farmhouse. and Just before the
hoilays Babcock began TO court her again.
neghborhood. AMI the old residents said they
couldn't see how Bahcock cou Id hear to have II
word to say to tho woman who had got u d.
vorce from him 50 many years before.
A week ago Thursday Kate landis gave up
her place. and snid she Wi 8 going to Washing
ton county. ,Babcock went away the same
day. and on Wednesday last they returned to.
gether.. They were REMARKED in Buffalo. and
Babcock's prospective heirs arc very much
nut out about it.
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DO you WANT TO MAKE FIFTY DOLLARS?
" DO you want to make $50 % asked tho man,

- DO you want to make 500 z" asked tho man.
We'll. know man who wants to buy this
o s sp VIII fl Give SfW t%rse in any of
else. Ho doesn't like me- and won't buy it
lives at 1QI3 Madison street and his name is
Newman. 10 will Civ" you $500 cash.
Greenfield was about to take the horse when
zon Hold on: sell yon The horse for $3.50. and
have not that much money with me-" said
How m UGH have you got?' asked the man
rss! GpIy s,2."
wh hWeiI give me that and Won can psy the rest
sssE lSG y Is a%%r out
hack and finally called t. him to hur y up
While ho was calling. II short. hcavy-set man
with u sandy moustache, ard copper com
wanted. Greenfield sni,i hv was waiting ipr "a
man to como back from tclcphnninc,
said the man. 50 YOU d better got out. aud
h. pushed Grcnnti"ld out ofshs stable: lock ed
ts d9 and Went ,h nTny The following dny
@ @ fSe 9sm s S tA ssa
went to Is East Third street. Just as they
r resi the corner Of First avenue and Third
the man who had swindied him drove BY in n
Zig ut buggy. lie locked ut Greenfield and
who had taken lis So at POP Elm street Tie
rcrortrr recognized him as DR.. Scott, formerly
OF I'M M Si%tli street;
Saturday Nov. 2l. August Gnyfrit a Swedo Of
- Greenwich street was swin,lled out of $50.
lie reported the matter to the police and on
Pee. Z man met him on the street and paid
;, 9, On Ssy: y Peter Freeman. countrymnn
OF $50. On Friday. Feb H. Thomas Gayton
from Trenton was buncoed out of s28 In the
byynnd his money was rrturned to him.
The leader is Pr c%tt. alias Wheeler He Is
f. rented the E@ s.r"et s npa f r.s &c. 81:
street stable from tiachnusky on Feb. 10, His
first assistant Is pr Field, n las krhn He is
tau Id and thin. with Ilayk hair and m2ustaclo
H FoSn, n, q Tic Wxa nns SgfT double, Joe
short and heavy. with red. i"rid ftce. nf The
IaE u viz dr;ys H%i. t" brona way va Is a 'i
4 saniy m"pstschr and c"""or t eomplcN Tlt
la @ Sa F S"Sns %S Mo SHARES w YH1
kio the duties oil stanle'nan and hnuncer. liz
is a anEIt 10 yr ar 2d Of ehium height and
i've among the ow"ry iadsins house, ,.es' VIII WIKI
tn" eNcc.ton of scott. Three times tho re-.
porter has followed him to the Occidental
clerk. when asked II Scott liyei there, m
sWcrcd. Ask him and see! It'shis bus mess
common wny of WORTH: the Hamo il Ivy
means Of u check. Til" Doctor VIII" wants t.
buy the hors: has only, check fora largo
ready cash. Tho victim is induced 10 advance
what money he has. and takes the check ~
security: Then he f. sterred out and turned
loose to try and cash his check.
Complaints have been mate to the police, es-
pcciqlly about the Sixth street stable. without
existence Of this anng or not the following in.
cident will Illustrate. When The !,UN artist
was skctching tho sixth street stable police
man approached and said:
You are a. little late to catch them here,
amt, YOU They used to hang ont oy"r in
Goodmsn's saloon when t,,oy were working
here They left Il week ago for down town 4
few blocks"
When asked II II was his heat no snid 1t was.
did you know the gang WAS here Z"
The policeman smiled
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EVENTS BEYOND THE OCEAN.
Mr.. VAN EANDT KILLED HTMSELF
II SUDDEN ERkNEl.

He Seemed Cheerful When NJ Went % Rea
-Some Tart I.anwsnse Attributed 10 En-.
peror William ana the Csnt-- a FrcHeh.
man Locked Up for Stealing ssss sister.
LONDON. March 7.-FeriInahd Van Zandt,
who committed suicide BY shooting himself in
the head at Browns Hotel Automatic street,
on Tuesday night. Ind been brooding for
weeks over real or imaginary troubles Of
financial character. He feared TINT he was
about to BIO overcome by poverty. and re.
marked sometimes thut his ruin was certain
and unavoidable. He com plained OF pains in
his head. and would sit for hours Ms II dts.
tracted by suffering. He also said that there
was something wrong with his brain. and he
often spoke in a rcgretful way Of the absence
OF Ms wife.
After dinner. on Tuesday last. he chatted
pleasantly with an American named George
Ding. He talked on various topics both per.
sonal and general. and seemed for a time to
have forgotten his troubles. When he retired
to bed at o:3O o'clock no seemed In an unu-
sually pleasant mood. He told tho clerk that
he wanted to be called ut & o clock in the morn
Eagcmc nt in tho city. f was the custom Of
Van Handt to keep u revolver under his pillow
was not ,hinEing Of suicide. aud that he was
led by = sudden impulse to take his life. He
RTS s sw"sS E a 1dG tn sss sPS I'd
moment of frenzy and discharged It into his
brain.
Tho porter knock ed at o'clock in the morn
I'M. Mt the door OF Van Zandts room. There
was no reply. and after knocking two or three
the, .apartment He found Van .Zandt dead.
ana bearing the appearance OF having been
on his left side. There was a hole In the right
temple. The skin around the wound was
p8 and The hair snged
close to his head when lie fired the bullet.
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The Opera.

"Dle Mcistersinger." at its third prcsenta-
tion of the season was Il brilliant performance.
which. proitlng by repetition. went. more
smoothly than before. when all was well and
nraiseworthy. Jean de Reszke sang and
acted with more fervor even than Is
usual with him. and this means much for he
is the warmest ana most sympathetic OF sing
ers. One misses the German words. and
in q sonse the German spirit In the present
rendition. However. it L. SO admirable In
cast. SO vocally excellent. and SO completely
and intclligently portrayed In each separate
part, so gorgeous as nero scenic difplay. that
only hypercriticlsm could complain OF any
lack or fault.
Nine Atlantis Era il full Of sweetness and
ehnrn. while. in addition To the personal ut
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Mr.. Aikens Wants . Divorce.

OTTAWA. March flames A. Aikens Of Win
nipeg. son OF the late Gov. Aikens. seeks
divorce from his wife. Mary. the daughter Of
the late L4ieut-Gov. Mcclellan Of Nova Scotia
Aikens and his wife lived together in Winni-
peg until July. 1890. when Mrs. Akens de-
serted her husband and went to Montreal and
figures as the. correspondent In the case.
blanchard is charged with living with Mrs:
In New York. In March. 1891. 1t is charged by
the petition that Mrs: Aikens was married to
Blanchard in New York and has ever since
New York and Mexico
Aikens asks Parliament to dissolve his mar
rage to enable him to marry again. Two
children were born OF his marriage. one OF
whom is still living.
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He w,she. the wltae.. Wa. Dead.

CLEVELAND. March John A. Anderson.
the bignmist. has been identified by man
who WAS a witness to one Of his previous mar.
riages. The man who will testify against the
Dane is L. C. Cole OF Owego. NY. He Is q
brother OF Mrs. Dawes Of Owego. who was one
Of Anderseps victims; Mr.. Cole presented
placed in the corridor together with six other
prisoners. Mr.. Cole Immediately picked An
dersen from the crowd. Stepping up to him
You are the eur who robbed me Of $50 and
then swindlcd my sister
turned very. pale. but he did not answer q
word After Colo departed Andersen said:
There Is the only man who could say word
against me, and wish hs was dead
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TWO NEW AND ONE REVISED.
PEATs OF LAST NIGHT THAT CON-
TANNED FRESH MATTER.

Fitou'a Company In "The last straw" and
"Her First l.ove"-The KendaIs Present
an Altered Version Of "a white I.ie."
Augustus Pitou's dramatic company. which
is to perform u number OF new PLAYS at the
Union Square Theatre. began last evening
with THE Last Straw" which is q
FREQ translation OF Paul Terriers LAR
ticle 23l." and Her First Love-" a
curtain-rniser by Lorimer Stoddard. Mr..
Pitou seemed to have made UP his mind
to start his venture with laughter,
rather than tenrs. for the principal piece
was farce. IT Is true that "lIcr First
Love" was pathetic. but it was quickly
done with and soon disregarded.
1t Possessed some rather pretty little ideas
concerning q girl who lost her fortune-hunting
wooer. but who. Notwithstanding tho good
radiance. felt heartbrokcn. Jane stuart acted
charmingly in the brief play. but she hardly
redeemed its crudity and Stiffness from having
q wearying effect. although sho waA assisted
cleverly by Ida Vernon and In small ways by
George Backus and Vida Croly.
II There was disappointment in the outcorn
OF the whole evening. 1t was chiefly from the
fact that Tho Last Straw was merely jovinl
piece OF nonsense. and not such q weighty.
serious affair as might reasonably command
tho services OF Minnie Selgman and Nelson
Wheatcroft In the leading parts. But there
could be only one opinion OF tho abili-
tiles disclosed by Miss Seligman as come
disnne Tho same proficiency which had rem
dercd her admirable in many a melodramatic
character. md tho same propensity to lot
loose her vim. made her sweepingly. over
whelmingly funny as wife who sought di-
vorco under comic circumstances. The
Last straw" illustrated the case OF
. hot-tcmpcrcd. but really loving hus-
band and wife. and their separation and rec.
onctliation were attended by many 0rol
scenes. In all of which Mi s Selgman was quite
dominnntly laughnble. Mr. Whaatcroft played
a slow w'ttcd and perplcxedly involved for in
lfhc had not been helped to tho AUDIENCES
favor by u reputation already ach icvod. w.
H. Thompson WINS somewhat more
memorable individual as u privately sportive
old gentleman Of sober reputation: AIDE
llido Stanhope was rather ponderousiy
risky as n French maid In petticoats
short. black. and Iippant. utter the fashion Of
from assignment to a wholly unsuitable role.
William Eaversham, Gustave Frankci. Charles
Collins. Frederick Perry. Alfred W. Relmer.
and Laura Woodall were the others in cast
which, considered In its entirety. may be
rot down as adequate. but not brill
liant The performers were not at their best.
Probably they will do much better hereafter.
Nervousness. II not lack Of preparation. OBJ;
structed their, cndcayors to be volatile; small
straw" Is a very good farce. and II oil con-
cerncd in it could get themselves up to Miss
Eeligmans height and speed OF jollity 1t would
b. u triumph in Iuerr1mcnt
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A New ana Unexpected Comet.

ROCHESTER. March IA new and unexpected
comet was discovered this morning by Lewis
Swift at Warmers Conservatory. OF the dis
covery Mr.. Swift saws: Il had tho good for.
tune to discover new and unexpected comet
this morning. just at tho break OF day. too late
to get un accurate place. which. read from the
minutes dcclinallon south 81 degrees 70 min
utes. 1t II round. large. and for u telescope
comet very bright. It is moving not very fast
large no sign OF a tail Is visible. not even with
the big telescope. which ronvinces me that it
is beyond tho sun. and may present q fine ap-
pearance before 4 great while.
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~ WILL PULvERHE RUSSIA"
Another Remark able Utterance Attributes
to che Emperor.

Another Remarkable UtteF0ncO AttF1but00
to che Emperor.
LONDON. March IA St Petersburg deo-
patch to the Standard relates this story as IN
echo OF Emperor Williams famous Brsnden-
burg sreech.
After the Emperor sat down at the close Of
his address . guest said to him jokingly that
he appArently had forGottep that Russia was
1t will pulverize Russia"
ShuyaIof upon hearing this remark made
close inquiries concerning It. and then com.
municated the details Of the scene and the
lated them to the Gear.
At 2 court reception four or five evenings ago
schTeInitz rather abruptly with the words:
Tell your En- eror that when he wants to
begin pulyerizing us we will throw half
million soldiers over his frontier with tho
greatest pleasure.
Gen Won !. schwe!nits has communicated a, this
Tho story. while doubtless exaggerated. is
vouched for by. the Standard correspondent As
William sympathy with the Poles has rem
dered the Gar especially bitter against him
lately.
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The kcud.,s In "a White Lie"

The alteration OF "A drama which had been
sombre originally into something very much
resembling farcical comedy was the novel
medium through which Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall last night made their renppear-
ance in town. They were greeted with
all the old fervor by u handsome. if not crowd
cd. audience mt ralmer's and all the signs
were there to show that in nearly every re-
spect this pair have still firm hold upon the
New York public.
Tho rewritten piece was "A White Lie"
which Sydney Grundy OF London made to or
der for the Kendals some years ago. and
which in its first shape failed to fully satisfy
even the partial and uncritical audiences be-
fore whom these actors generally play.
Radical revision OF 1t had therefore seemed
necessary from the lrst and last nights per-
Torrance was tlh' Now York tcst OF tho uttered
play. In the changes there has been no modi
Of an English country Eentienan has nermit-
ted herself to listen to the fiattery and tho
woonT Of honey, tongue; ead who sings ten
himself. Tho English country, gentleman has
been indolent and sleepy. and the wife. Inn
is saved. however. by the watchfulness OF her
The silly, woman. for it happsns that the
husband has nll along slumbered with one eye
e eiiberate manner to invostsoc ho intrigue
10 avert his anger. the sister law tells tho
white lilo whence the play derives its title.
Pretending that n notJ from the lover Is for
her instead Of tho wife. Shu is led thereafter
into network of falsehoods. with portend Of
furth her disaster caused Gy her own husbands
jealous suspicious
In Mr. Griindy's first treatment OF this plot.
tho DRIFT was at all times toward seriousness.
In the new version 1t is distinctly farcica. An
entire act has been added. and this and the
preceding act are carried out in the srPrit Of
husbands and +. two ,yoo,, wives eso,, gathef,
to conceal the intrigue there is a
recourse to the Did French eXpedent of hiding
in adjoining chambers. The play OF cross
purposes. indeed. here becomes as marked as
in any Parisian farce OF the deceived husband
order. Naturally. this does not tend to dignity
Mr.. Grundy's story. Tut 1t makes u more ac-
ceptahle finish for the audience. who went
away from Palmors last night in the best of
spirits After the first act. In fact. there was
no hestancy in the verdict OF n popular sue
cess
MI. Kendall wins the acting honors Of this
comedy by his easy; consistent. and discreet
gentleman. Mrs. Kendall Is the suacrifcial
DOES not shanse TIs Constant iassiness
VOCAL tricks. and the facial em-
beldshmcnts are still defects In her work not
to be overlooked: hut the vigOr. tho sincerity
mud the finish which she displays at times
saem to more than satisfy her admirers. The
support included Violet Kaye. who was an un-
interesting wife. and five or six others of tie
kendals' essentially English company.
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VIENNA. March News from Egypt is that
the now Khedve intends to begin his reign in
brilliant way 10y recovering the SouGaneso
empire. which WIS lost to Egypt with tho re-
b"llinn Of the Mahdi and tho fall of Khartoum.
The latest Information from the Snudan in
d."at"s that IN invasion. properly organized
Tho invading troops will be commanded by
l,itisIi officers. and will include some British
Indian ir0nuS.
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Look Out tor Your Cauaries.

Residents OF East Sixty-nrst street and tho
surrounding streets have been suffering from
new form OF sneak thieyery during tho past
fortnight. A band of youngsters have stolen
lots OF canary birds from cages hung in the
Easements Of the private houses near the
Park. ii is the habit OF tho servants to lower
the dining room windows to air the birds. and
wants. have thrust their hands through the
gratings OF the windows. opened the. cage
d dspess saf % he
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DROP IN AND BE SWINDLED.
THE GAME OF HORSE BUNC0 wow OPEN
IN ELM AND THIRD STREETS.

Pietures or the stables Presented In Case
Yes Cent Find Them Readily or In Case
the Pslice Should Desire to send nm Ex-
peAttisn-Ths sslx Members Of the Gang.
On Nov. IS. 1891. tall. thin man. who
had dark eyes and black hair and moustache.
and wore brown clothes. gray overcont, and q
high hat, called on Charles Hills. an iceman OF
212 Sixth street. in tho elder Capt McCullagh's
precinct and said he was doctor. He owned
considerable renl estate and kent livery
stable in First street. He did not like the
place and wanted to rent two stalls for team
Of horses in Mr.. Hillis's stable. He said his
name was Fuld The rcntal was agreed upon
and the ncxt day the doctor brought two horses
to the stable. With the horses came mulatto
and boy. and the gang began to fleece green
horns by pretended sales of horses.
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They Took Morphine Together

DENVER. March 7.-Eflie Pryor and Allie FL
lis took morphine to-day at their lodging
house. One OF the dodgers heard the Pryor
girl say. Allie. you're not game" and heard
the other respond. "see II l amt" Then
nothing more WIS heard. little later they
were found lying on their backs. sidc by side.
uEon the bed. disr,ohed and gaspinG for breath
lover. She I'D that sho would kill herself il
he over deserted her. which he I'D short
and we're inmates of disreputable houses.
They will probably die.
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rhlrty.one Negroes Under Ares. In
Memphls.

MEMPHIS. March Flour more negroes i'm
plicated In Saturday nights riot and shooting
were arrested this morning. The police now
have thirty-one prisoners and n stock OF fire.
arms. Some Of the ringlenders have escaped
to th. swamps OF Arkansas
letter written by Calvin Mcdowell. leader
Of tho rioters. to his sweetheart tolls that no
was at tho head OF an organization that in
tended to shoot down every white man that
incurred tho enmity Of any negro In his society
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Where Yesterday's Fire, War.

A. VS. 10, so3 West 1loh street. Mr. Cohn. damage
trh,ng: 10 a5. ., Clinton place. John NJ. Van or;cn
Corset Company. damage SO; II 30 IG3 West Twelfth
street. George ". Mallory. damage 500.
r. M.-1:ad. 1913 East ssventy1hh street. Ernest
DNrnd, damage $50; Las I.120 Third avenue. John
Merlin. damage al xht: :;l5, FIFTH Avenue Hotel avn.
ing Hrs damage so; $3.50 ~ HUDSON street Fred OF
!srsedd no dnmaac: h:ta Iss CsLni .trcet.
E.:. TSstIn .,! street, MAJ Miller; dumagS 500;
$.0n $3.50, - Blcectsr street. Ludwig Bios damage
trihinR; 1880 ~, ftrst street. lstlorc Wolf i'tnRae
damage 1900 '
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traction che weaves Into the role. Der voice sp-
penrs at It's best. and some OF the high notes
In loriiss,no passages are particularly large.
brilliant. and Impressive.
Signor Montariol adds great deal OF humor
and brightness to every scene.
"a chenee has been made IN the prt9Ss a sna.
son at the Metropolitan Opera House.
" La Somnambuln has. been substitutes Tor
Martha" on Wednesday. and "Orfeo for
:" Die WalkNre" on Friday as joint produce
tion with " Cavallerla Rusticana.'