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IPssiiseei- ana Ms,ee Fsies.s" ~ the
Irvt.e Place Thsstr~.


The change IN the programme Of the IRVING
Place Theatre last night presented the mem
bers OF the Ferenozy Operetta Company At
little advantage. German version OF the
opera II Paeliaeci" was the feature
OF the evenings entertainment and IL IL
difficult to see on what ground the company
undertook 10 sing the work. To succeed in
viennese operetta requires capsbility Of kind
different from that needed to give well such a
work as Beoncavallo's opera -
The most acceptable feature OF the perform
ance was the work Of the orchestra, and among
the singers Frieds Felser was the only one
qualified for her role. She sang Media Rccep-
tably and acted with Intelligence. The singers
were Max Monti, Carl Bartl, AuRust Kretsch.
mer and Carl Schulz. whose performance OF
Fbnio was especially Objectionable.
The chorus shouted their few numbers with
exasperatinR vehemence and sang without
delicacy. The management announces that
and after that the admirers OF this company
will have the opportunity OF seeing them again
in the kind OF work they do so we'll
A piece described on tho programme as
musical tragedy in one act" preceded the
Faleone." The music was COMPOSED by Helm
rich Hoellner. the leader OF the Liederkranz
Society singers. ana the text OF the new work
II founded on poem By Won Chamisso. The
music is dramatic and the plot most gloomy.
There was great deal OF Applause after the
performance. Many OF tho com poser's friends
were in the house. and they were not satisfied
until he appeared on the stage to acknowledge
nd it look cd as though the second part OF the
programme might be Indefinitely postponed.
when Mr.. Conrled rushed on the staRe with a
com poser under It. After that the excitem emit
OF the audience subsidized and the performance
continued.
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The statement that the closing of the felt
works at DodgsVills. n T.. has thrown 1900
men out OF employment Is misleading. Not
over 200 men will be thrown out Of employ
ment and many OF these will have a chance to
work In the lumhe yards on the repairs 10 be
made 10 the old factory and In getting the new
factory ready for occupancy.
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Aa Iaa.psasent OlI Cempany.

Pueblo. COL Dee. l9-The incorporation OF
the Western OH Company. with capital stock
Of 100000. has been completed. Although
the ineorDoTatoTs are all interested In tho
Rocky Mountain and United OH Companies
they deny the report that the new company IS
10 swallow up the two old ones. They claim
that its sole object Is to contest the newly
opened oll-beaTinR territory near Pueblo with
the STANDARD and Continental companies, and
that II Is wholly independent Of all the Others,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-19
cAso.Ias a wa. LEAD. o Murder.

DEADwooD. s. D.. Dec. ls.-Msggis McDer-
mott and Eustis TFsyis met Ia the rear room
OF a saloon this afternoon to allow Frank
DsbellOy. a gambler whom both loved 10
choose which he wanted. During the talk a
quarrel ensusd IN which the TreYis girl shot
and killed the McDermOtt woman. Dsbe.loy
and the murderess are Ia Iau. The former
made an attempt 20 commit suicide. The
TTsvis girl Is but rs years old
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-19
NO CHANCE IN THE DANBURY STRIKE.
Manufacturers and Works men Join In y Pro-
test Against the Wilson Bui

test Against the wilsoa Bti.
DANBURY. Conn. Dec. lathe fourth week
OF the lockout against the five thousand hat
tiers In this city begins with no appreciable
change In the situation. The manufacturers
do not appear to be anxious TO open their fac
tories. and Rumble Il White, one OF the largest
concerns. have announced that they will not
resume business until spring. They employ
three hundred people. II was expected that
and the pickets went to their posts with re-
neWed vigilance.
Ex- senator Crofut. who has Just returned
from Washington. addressed a meeting Of hat
makers this morning. and manufacturers and
workmen Joined In signing protest against
the Wilson bill. The protest says that II the
bill becomes n law our manufacturers will be
PLACED at great disadvantage in com petition
with foreign manufacturers. who have free
materials and cheap labor
A mass meeting OF the hatters this after
noon was addressed by prominent clergymen.
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Jerome Hopkins Robbed OF Two VIOIIHs

PAssAIo. Dec. lS.-Jerome Hopkins's sum
msr cottage. THE Hermitage" near the viii
lags OF Athena. Was broken open recently and
two old YiOlins. valued at 81 600 each, : por-
phyTy clock. aud library OF musical works
were taken. Mr.. Hopkins has been In New
YORK for some weeks. and he did not discover
his loss until yesterday.
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A Woman Commercial Traveller.

The lecture tours OF George sawkins. an
Australian astronomer. who Is now In New
York, are managed by his wife. who is thor
ough business woman. She was the first
woman commercial traveller in tina Australian
colonies where she earned large commissions
selling drags. She says that the first question
asked by new customer was, Are you an
AmerioAnf the people apparently thinking
that the idea must have originated In this en-
terprising country, where women com IN rciAl
travellers are almost unknown. Very many
women follow this occupation in England.
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DAMRoscn GONG OUT OF TOWN
HASN'T Decided what Course to Take-DIs-
sen-ion In the NJ. NJ. r. u.

HASN'T Decided what Course to Take-DIs-
sen-ioa In the NJ. NJ. r. u.
There is 10 i'm m ediste prospect Of any action
on the part OF Walter Dnmrosch in the matter
OF his difficulties with the musicians union
over 'Celist Hegner. The leader is still unde-
cided whether to recruit new orchestra OF
non-u union musicians. When seen at his house.
20 West Fifty fifth street. last night, Mr..
Damrosch said:
This thing. coming so suddenly. has shaken
me up pretty badly. and l do not feel at pres
ent like making any plans for the future I
want time to think. shall leave the city for
a few days. probably tomorrow. to get rest
and quiet. and when i come back shall be
ready to look this trouble squarey in the face
and decide what shall do next / believe
that the people are on my side. and that
thought will be source OF strength to me-.
The Board Of Directors Of the Musical Hu-
tual Protective Mon Is to meet to-day at the
Old Homestead, Ninety first street and Third
avenue. to act Tegarding the fight with Mr..
the public took the side Of Mr.. Damrosoh on
sunday night when the audience cheered Mr..
Damrosch and hooted a representative Of the
union. They say that Mr.. Damrosch's resig-
nation was not presented In proper form. and
are In favor OF oxpeling him, but Will not &C.
cept his resignation.
since Sunday many OF the rank and file OF
the union think the leaders have gone too far.
and that Mr. DamTosch's proposal to max 0
Anton Hegner an honorary member for six
months ought to have been accepted.
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Gamers OF Boston Baked Beans and brown
Bread FAN.

BosroN, Dec. 1S-The failure OF l. Pickert
& Co, salt and canned fish dealers OF this city.
is announced. The firm also carried on the
business OF canning baked beans and brown
oil The liabilities Of the firm are placed at
Sl15.OOO, and the assets consist principally Of
the seven canning factoriea.
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seAIss. tAs Bask .Tsmsr, sentences.

hINSEAPoLIs. Dee l9-Phil n sehisg. the
embszzling bank teller. Was sentenced ~
Judge Jameson to-day 70 seven years and ak
months - hard labor In the States prisOn.
The Judge took oecasion 10 aAy that the 2ris-
ohsrs eIlras ass ths ouleoms u gay life.
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Ia the old Mans Track.

TFoH1 0s I7sIToH To FToa
Fathsr-When was your age l earned my
living and spent none but my own money
Son-Wel, father, | never spend any but
your money. either
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Joseph J.ner.oa Lecture. In Detroit.

DETROIT Doc. 1a-Joseph Jefferson. in the
course Of lecture here to-day on dramatic
art said that that art was not imitation. but
suggestion. and that great imitators are very
seldom good actors. Comedy, said he. IL
serious. An actor must not triHe or he fails.
And TO be 4 success he must have a heart
head cool enough to Keep his art always the
preeminent object OF his life. The object OF
the stage Is to amuse and instruct, but fret
ferson said. should show more charity to the
stage.
tation OF Q verso rejecting rather severely on
1gnatius Donnelly.
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5000 MEN TBRoWS oUr OF work
Carnegie Homestead MN 90 Close for Lack
OTOFdrrs.

PTTTsBURGH. Dec. 1S-The Carnegie Home
stead min will close on Saturday. Dec. 23 Sec
rotary Loyeioy said to-day that the shut down
was due to lack Of orders. The concerns pol
fey Is to run when il has orders, and stop
when the orders do not come in. Consequent
~ the length OF the shut down will be in
definite. About 5000 men will DO affected.
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Ths Performances OF "Ths HugusnOts" n
the Metropolitan Opera House.

II was not only the strong cast with which
MeyeTbesr's URonotti" was produced last
evening that made brilliant performance.
The stage settings for every scene were
new and Of remarkable beauty. The hrst act
transported the auditor 10 q Veritable castle
regal 10 every appointment. and the garden OF
Queen AaJgua'iswaso one fthe m ost III usiVe and
charming stage pictures that have ever been
Get In the Metropolitan. Every detail OF stage
management showed also the utmost care and
forethought In addition to which the chorus
singing was tuneful and spirited. II is quite
safe to say that no performance OF The HUI
gusnots" In New York has ever been SO good as
that Of last evening. The character of RaOA
Il one that suits Jean de heszke to perfection.
He evidently saved his strength in the first
OF the evening for the love duet at the close Of
the opera. and In this he used all the power Of
his noble voice. His high notes were large.
open. and OF delicious quality. Nine, NOTdieR
Is valentine Was equally intense In acting and
capable in singing The artists were thus adj
scene one Of thrilling tragic force Marceiis
ohArAeter that assumes prominence even
Shen Il + In the hands Of = half,competent
SnkSr. IN the version given by Edouard dc
hesLks Il becomes figure impossible 70 for
EyS The music suits his voice absolutely. and
Pc impqsing presence Il calculated to make
ths ideal HugueBot soldier Marcel and Ne
RAistopheiss are two roles in which EdouaTd de
h{s3ks stands pTseminent
:, Lassalls made agTeat effect in his aria before
ne psnedietlon Of the swords. and II must be
confessed that siRnOr AnconA did worthy
EoTk In the role Of hersrs. looking every inch
Nine. SeAlehi vas the Pags. She made evil
dent efforts 70 unity her voice aud to sing less
lnndly than 10 usual with her ItWas the most
keesPtaels and honest singing she has done
5hs Gaz asaots" As given last nIEht IL .
e~AEhtal PsEfofnAAss. eonplsts In sEsrJ de-
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s. sfsi y s 3: ; .i ''
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tail and A. fun Of brightness ss its sombrs
Nine. Arnoldson a. Queen MdrouerHe was
one of the most brilliant obiecte Of the eye.
She sang. az usual with precieton and eH-
The fact tha; she IL a woman OF unusual In
telligence IL often shown. and u IL nifty that
such management Of the art Of singing should
be rewarded oaly by limited amount Of vocal
capacity
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-06
THE sHELIBERE

The English have a queer sort of COM
bination hearse and coach for mourners
that is very much used by the working
people in the large cities. 1t is called a
shelibere, after the inventor, an English
undertaken, who patented IL about 40
years ago, though the vehicle on which
he obtained his letters was very different
from those now in use. The modern
vehicle is made to contain full sized
coffin in the forward part and to carry
from to 10 persons behind, though few
Of the larger sizes are made, as the small
er ones are in greater demand. They are
fitted up like private carriages and lined
inside with morocco and are used with
either one or two horses. In the large
English manufacturing towns they are
used four or five times as often as hearses.
The forward compartment of the orig
inal shelibere was made in telescope
fashion, so that after the coffin was re-
moved it could be shut up TO one-fourth
of its full dimensions. This arrange
ment was soon abandoned, however, as
nothing desirable was gained by it, and
since then improvements in the shelibere
have kept pace with those on collins,
headstones and other things funeral.
An attempt was made to introduce a
similar funeral coach into the United
States some years ago, but it did not
seem to become popular, and few Of them
were ever manufactured. Those that
were made were only intended to obviate
the necessity for putting the collins of
small children in the coach with the rela-
tives. A sort Of shelibere is in use in
some of the large German cities, partic-
ularly in Leipsic, where they are often
epen
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ming her banjo. When she sang and
played it for her teacher on the banjo,
he was astonished and urged its pub.
hcation. His advice was followed, and
100000 copies were sold in short time.
She is now studying music energetically
and hopes to do much better work. Of
far different order, and yet immensely
popular, is the song, Nearer, Ny God,
to Thee" by Albert ]. Holden of Brook
Ign now, but native of Boston. He COM
posed it especially for Emma A. Abbott
when she was soprano In the choir of
DR.. Chapin's church, and it has gained a
wonderful prominence.
Another writer of popular songs is
Monroe III. Rosenfeld, and he has recent
ly given his experience in letter from
which this is an extract:
Johnny, Get Your Gun" is too absurd a
work to be regarded seriously, and think that
the song, with All Her Faults l Love Her
Still" should simply rank as an impulsive
freak. wrote 1t merely TO offer gentle de-
Tense for woman-fair, frail, beautiful woman
not any one woman in particular, but the
dear sex in general, of whom / have always
been quite fond. The song filed my expecta-
with the fair ones and made some gold for my
publisher, and thus my object was attained.
Undoubtedly Will s. Hayes of Louis
vile has written more of those higher
class popular songs than any other per-
son, among them ''Evangeline, Dixie"
Wandering Refugee" Union For
ever" and many war songs, "Mollie
Darling" Driven From Home" Mora
ONeill," Write Me Letter From
Home" "'Take This Letter to My Moth
or" and others too numerous to mention.
He gives this account of himself and his
methods:
The In my name is for Shakespeare, but
never use the full name. / was born in Louis
Vile IN July, 1887. Song and ballad writing
with me Is q gift. | write songs from heart TO
the heart believe the ear TO be the best CRIT
icsl Judge OF good. hofnelike, sweet songs and
music. Since my success song writing has been
and Ia still pleasure, not a matter Of business
with me. have written and published more
successful songs than any man living and am
one OF the few, II not the only man living, who
writes hts own words and music. A man who
has no love for poetry has none for music, and
he must havea heart and soul for both n he ex-
poets TO write sweet song that will be popu-
lar with the masses Very few songs were ever
successful where one person wrote the words
and another the music. To be successful they
must be welded by sympathy In one common
song Of heartfelt sweetness and harmony.
don't know how many songs l have written. 1
never kept copies nor an account Of them, but
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THE PEOPLES SONGS.
WHO WRITES THEM AND HOW THEY
BECOME POPULAR

Most Popular Ballads Have a Very Brief
but Violent Vogue-Patriotic and senti-
mental Airs Live Longer Than the Others.
Some Famous Song Writer'S
The English-Irish author of the once
very famous song called "Lilibulero"
boasted that he had sung James II tout
of his three kingdoms" and grave his
torians have conceded that there was
some foundation for the boast. And
this furnishes us with most apt illus
tration Of the immense power Of ring
ing popular song. "Lilibulero" is a
wretchedly poor production. In truth,
''Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" is wisdom com
pared with it. But there was something
In it which caught the popular ear, and
tens of thousands of Englishmen grew
wild with enthusiasm as they marched
to the measure and sang or shouted the
refrain of "Lihbulerol Lilibulero Lii
bulero! Bullen lai"
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appeal to the parties TO unite. Then
came the "Sdar Spangled Banner" and in
due time the poetry of the Mexican war
and the great civil war. And now we
have to consider two radically different
classes Of popular poetry. First is the
class including "Kaiser, Doan' You Want
to Buy DogY" "Shoo, Fly. Don't Bodder
Mep annie Rooney" "McGinty,"
maggie Murphy's Home" dot Gre
clan Bend" Comrades" and thousand
more such And it is a most interesting
fact that each of these is popular for
Just about one year. First the song is
sung to crowded houses by some popular
comedian OF soubrette till the untaught
public catches the air. Then It Is "all
the rage" II is sung and whistled and
hnmmed and executed" in all sorts of
ways for, say, six months. Then IL is
taken up by the fashionables and played
In parlors or it is parodied for political
purposes, and thereafter It's decline Is
rapid.
Thus rose, reigned and fell 80 Susan
nah" Lucy Long" "Jim Grow, ""Dan-
dy Jim of Caroline" and scores of others.
A popular song in the concert halls just
now IN my sweetheart's the Man In the
Moon" The author is James Thornton,
who also wrote I'm the Man That Wrote
Ta-ra-ra Boon1ade-ay" and other tuneful
but idiotic airs Just now popular. OF
course there is no moral or patriotic
sentiment in any Of those, but there is
another class, combining all the fun and
fire and vivacity of the soubrefte's song
with some deep and abiding feeling, and
these songs live.
Among these is "Rock-a-by, Baby"
by Miss Fife Isorah Canning of Boston,
who composed it while swinging weary
child in a hammock and wrought out
the music little by little while strum-
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1t is much the same with the original
"Yankee Doodle" Not one American
In ten thousand knows the words OF the
name Of the author, and as a matter of
fact it is extremely doubtful whether
any one man did write the piece as it
finally appeared in Isaiah Thomas "Au-
thentic Collection" printed in 1918. The
literary style is much better than that
Of "Lilibulero," and there is vein of
humor in it, but that is not the thing
There is some mysterious force in the
ring Of It which suited the popular
genius of the rising nation, and it 'took
at once" The writers of such songs ac-
cidentally do thousand times better
than they intend. Contemporary or
nearly so with Yankee Doodle" was a
little ballad of 81 verses, each ending
with America" the word accented on
the last syllable to suit the rhyme, thus:
While relate my story,
Americans give ear;
OF Britains fading glory
You presently shall hear;
I'll give n true relation,
Attend TO what / say
Concerning the taxation
OF North America.
The first of this was written in 1885
by Peter st. John of Norwalk, Conn,
and verse or two was added from year
to year as events called for them, as thus:
Surely we were your betters
Hard by the Brandywine,
And we laid him fast In letters
Whose name was John Burgoyne;
We made your Howe TO tremble
With terror and dismay.
True heroes we resemble
In North America.
Next in wide sweeping popularity was
Hail, Columbia, which was in effect an
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sEPTIMUs WINNER

they exceed 900, and the sales both in this and
foreign countries have exceeded 3,5O0OOO copies.
"Mollie Darling" sold over 100000 copies
alone.
Septimus Winner. another very popu-
lar song writer, was born in Philadelphia
In 1897 and began his musical career as
teacher of Instrumental music and in
preparing the well known instruction
books. He gives the following interest
ing account of his most popular song:
About this time there was street character
In Philadelphia known as Whistling Dick, an
Accomplishment in which he excelled, really
making some beautiful music, to which he
strummed an Indifferent accompaniment on
the guitar. One OF his specialties was the i'm
itation of a knocking bird which suggested 20
me the composition Of ballad Of that charac-
ter, and Listen TO the Mocking Bird" was the
result. IL was written To suit the small COM
pass Of Dicks whistle, to whom taught II, and
this whistling genius did much to start the song
on its successful career. The song won its
greatest popularity In the southern states,
where IL was taken up by the colored people
and sung far and wide. There are numerous
young ladies in the United States today bear
ing the name OF "Hallie," which was first used
In this ballad. As the song was first published
in the year 1855, II will be seen that IL is now
nearly 40 years old.
He also wrote "What Is Home With
out a MotherY" "How Sweet Are the
Roses" I'm Sail the Seas Over, "Ten
Little Injuns" and many others, and yet
for all his songs he has received less than
s. 900. OF the song writer's very few
possess any knowledge Of musical nota-
ton; hence the writer often gets very
poor pay, but Will s. Hayes has never
got less than 800 for a song, and often
much more. Other song writers are
Harrison Millard, author of "Under the
Daisies" and Thomas p. Westendorf,
author of "T'll Take You Home Again,
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TO RIDE WITH THE DEAD

An English Funeral Carriage with n Hearse
Attachment.
"The old, old fashion, death, as Dick
ems called it, is as prolific cause of new
fashions as the whims and needs of a
popular princess. Not only do "the trap
pings and the suits of woe" change their
shape, Communication and material, and
everything except their somber color,
but the collins for the dead have as fire.
quent and as radical changes of style as
the garments of the living, and the very
hearse in which fathers corpse is borne
to its last resting place will be too anti
quated for use at the funeral of his con.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-06
Chinese children at School

The little Chinese of San Francisco
attend the public schools in the day
time to learn English and the ordinary
branches taught there, and in the even
ing go to schools established by the Six
Companies, where they are grounded in
Chinese philosophy. AT the side of each
teachers desk and affixed TO the wall
is tablet of Confucius, and before this
the pupils as they file past to their seats
make an obeisance.