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The morning call., 1893-06-25

The new opera "Pagliacc" of the Pietro Mas
csgni school was produced at the ROYAL Opera.
COvent Garden. on the 18th ult, and has
awakened intense interest IN the minds of all
lovers OF music. The London Daily telegram
OF May 20 mas an elaborate criticism on the
work, the tone OF which is more than Kind.
Leoncavallo is the author of the book as well
AS composer of the music of "Pagliaceiu and
1t is said that he formed his story upon actual
facts. II i Zoa-like in its realism and set In a
frame of squalor and degradation. All who act
IN II, apart from single vIlager, are trav ling
mounteoanKs Dedzened with paint aud span.
gleS-crealufeS whom we should not seek out
as teachers OF moral lessons. Opera, in the
opinion OF the critic, has turned into a new
course. we appear to have done for the pres
emf with legendary heroes and cloudy myths
we eal Tor men and women who suffer or re-
Jolee IN The working OF elementary passions,
ana seemingly the more these creations are
themselves elementary. unrestraiued by the In
nuenceS OF higher CIVILIZATION, the more accept
able are they. Mascaeni appears TO have dis
covered all thiS-or his colleagues for him
when the story of "Cavalleria" was chosen and
put into shape, Now comes LeoncaVaIlo NOV
ing IN the same light 10 The same triumphant
end. The consequences must be obvious
Opera has turned into new course.
The music bears close resemblance to that
OF "Cavalieria RuStieana." II Is Italian, with
here and there "reminiscences OF The modern
French and occasional orchestral eff cts which
may be traced back TO Wagner, or beyond MIN
10 BeriloL. IN point or melody Italian charac-
terlStcS reign supreme-the spontaneous flow
the wide scope. the deep feeling, the soaring
passion which belong TO the composers coun-
try and To no other. The orchestra sonorous
and highly colored, is used to enhance the
effect OF the melody, not to divert The listener
from 1t by setting up an Independent interest
Again, In point of fact we have the statue on
the stage and tile pedestal in the orchestra 10
upilft and sustain, but not to rival The music
from nrSt 10 las retains its grip upon the situa-
lions and emotions OF the stage, every Change
In which 1t marks sometimes with a rough
Vigor ADAPTED 10 alarm the fastdious, bui al
ways with results that tell upon the feelings
and overcome, If not quite convince, the judg-
ment.
The morning call., 1893-06-25
Young Blood in an Old pIsv.

1t is on the cards that the first tour of Miss
MAZDA Craigen ana Mr.. Frederick Pauding,
which begins in September next, VIII include a
visit TO San Francisco. The principal feature
OF their profe ssional tour will be a revival OF
Mrs. Susanna Ceutlivres ''The Wonder a
Woman Keeps Secret" brought out in Lon
don In the same year, 17I4, Queen Anne died.
Paulding has III his possession Charles Kean's
prompt book OF this piece, and from il the
production Will be made. The aulhoress
Of The Wonder' was an extraordinary
woman. 1t Is matter of doubt whether she
was born in England or Ireland. but she had
Vlvacity enough 10 claim the latter country as
her birthplace. Mrs. CenilIvre maden name
Freeman) was married three tmes-irsi at
16, TO nephew OF Sir stephen Fox who did
not live with her over a year; then to Carol,
an army officer, who shortly al err was killed In
duel She loved Carol sincerely, aud her
loss induced such melancholy that she took
TO play-Wrltlng aud acung as q relief While
Mr.. Joseph Centllvre. Queen Anne's head
cook, and lived very hap life with him. Her
style has all aud even more OF the license
OF the age In which she lived. Wks
great actor OF the period. absolutely refused
TO appear in The BusybOdy" on this account
and said Of her BOLD Stroke for Wife" that
mot only the play would be damned, but that
she herself would be damned for writing II -
Charles kean and his wife appeared in THE
Wonder" in this city many years ago. 1t is Il
remarkably strong ana effective comedy and
free from Objectionable text
The morning call., 1893-06-25

meht. Bau RS success in his production Of
'Cavaleria Rusticana' under similar crcum.
stances was very great, and prompted him to
give this performance. Seats are now on sale
at the TiyOlj.
The morning call., 1893-06-25

bOteS tue SAINT EiuufCs w al
means distinctions; and sometimes IN handling
the risky material with which II is made up the
soldier as well the reputation OF play
wright is more than impaired ia the eyes
OF the public. Augustus Thomas, by his treat
ment of The subject IN "Shenandoah," cleverly
escaped the dangers OF defeat that attend
The morning call., 1893-06-25
Spreading.

Mr.. Clarence T. Arper, now at the Grove
street Theater, is becoming known to the the
atrical world as we'll as the general public of
The morning call., 1893-06-25

II brings back very
freshly TO mind the
war drama Mr.. Stock-
we'll was engaged in
at the AleaZar a
couple of years ago.
There is the inter-
woven affectional in
terest of the blue and
The gray-the Maine
volunteer and South
ern girl in whose
hearts love has pretty
nearly quenched pa
uiOtiSnl. the rival. the
Andersonville prison
pen, the hairbreadth
escapes. with a sub
plot running through
that, like The waters
of a hidden Arizona
river, only comes 10
The surface occasion
ally. Ii would not be
at all surprising if the
one TO be submitted
bore a strong resem-
blance 10 the one that
has preceded ii. There
: Is so little to choose
from In a gunpowder
play that all the bust
ness naturally runs in
the same groove. War
The morning call., 1893-06-25

war drama. by having as little TO do with gun
powder as possible. aud making, in the matter
of effective execution, Cupid's bow weapon
superior 10 The Springfield rifle. But one can
not speak certainly of the merits OF MAINE
and Georgia" TIL it has bern seen in action.
and an opportunity viii be had tomorrow
evening. The people who have built u are
voted adopts IN their way, and have no doubt
introduced some neat touches in their play that
will make Il, in point OF interest, thing apart
from and above all its predecessors.
The morning call., 1893-06-25

Gunpowder as a Dramatic Factor.
The Meredith-Tayl or-StOckwe war drama to
be produced at the tbeater managed by the
latter, OIL Powell street. tomorrow evening"
has familiar ring about ii when one reads the
plot in eXtenso and gathers in the incidents
The morning call., 1893-06-25

capable nands. The chorus ana orchestra will
D. enlarged. Among the specially people will
oe MeSsis. ntley and Cameron. the musical
Kings, the sisters Grfiths dancers, late of
kiralfy's company, Marie Griffiths in her great
dagger dance, and Messrs. keogh and Mack,
character dancing comedians.
Good Work at the National.
The New York Stock Company, Daily and
Waldron's org niZation, did veiy GOOD work al
the National this week in the four act society
play, "Qurena," and the professional matinee
on Thursday was treat 10 the theatrical as
well as the general public. May Nannary is
the leading woman in This stock arrangement,
and proves herself an actress of ability-a little
too pronounced sometimes in her manner but
time Will tone this occasionally useful quality
TO lis proper bearing. Mortimer Snow Is a
good leading man, and Waldron's comedy is
rich and 81 ontaneous THIS company recalls a
remark made in a recent number of the New
York W orld TO the effect that there is quite a
boom In the direction of stock companies al
present. a year or two ago there were moi
more than iwo or three stock companies In the
United States outside OF New York, but they
are multiplying at present. Accepting The
company at The present at the National as a
SPECIMEN OF the change In the theatrical
method. we hail IL as most welcome one. To-
night the National programme will be The
racing sensation. "Kentuck."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-16
A Theatrical Dresser.

There is one difference between Amer
lean and European theatersas marked as
their schedule of prices and their usher
ing system, and that is in the matter of
''dressers." The European manager en-
ploys about half dozen dressers who
act as body servants of the leading actors
in his company and a reregular employees
of the house, like gas men, cleaners and
scene shutters. The American actor,
however. dresses himself or else hires a
man to assist him. When he does hire a
man. it is usually a fellow player who is
doing small parts and is glad of the
chance to increase his $40 wages by s.
from the leading or heavy man or first
comedian.
The dresser has not only to assist in
changing his masters costume, per-
Torrance requiring great expedition, but
makes repairs, folds and puts away the
clothing, packs and unpacks the trunks
and sees that the dressing table is sup
piled with paints, wigs, combs and other
needful articles. In the European thea
tiers the dresser seldom or never acts,
though he is often an actor who has been
forced off from the stage by illness,
lameness or loss of voice. He is gen
orally prompt, quiet, a little obsequious
and hopeful of tips at the end of a run
or of a season.-New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-16
A Terrible Threat.

A janitor In blue shirt was cleaning
the windows Of bank at Broadway and
Park place the other day after office
hours, when q tramp came along, who
after eying him few moments with
envy, yelled to him:
Hello, there, you chap in the bank,
can't you throw fellow out a little
money: I'm clean broke, and almost
anything would be welcome
The janitor went on cleaning the win
dows. He heard what the tramp said,
but wouldn't admit it.
The tramp paused a few moments and
then yelled: "Come, now, don't be a hog.
There must be a million dollars in there,
and all you've got to do is to chuck a
it or aren't you:"
Still no response.
The tramp began to chafe under the
CALLING hauteur with which he was be-
ing treated.
money, I'll start q report that the banks
in trouble" he yelled. eff ever there
was a first rate hog, it's you"
After 10 minutes had elapsed and no
one had taken the least notice of the
tramp he began to walk slowly away.
AS he reached the gutter he turned
round, shook his fist at THE window clean
er and muttered:
When the commune is declared, any
one who wants money will only have to
walk into n bank and ask for it. I'll be
there, my beauty, when the day comes,
and I'll point you out to the fellow citi-
zens as an insolent and bloated symbol
of wealth. You just wait, my friend,
till the call to arms is sounded, and
you'll find me right on the spot ready to
tell what 1 know about the enemies of
the proletariat. New y ork Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-16

ments were offered to include the
Volks Zeitung. Rock Islander and
Blade, and Aid. Bladel offered sub
stitute inviting proposals. After con-
sideration the substitute and amend
ments were withdrawn, when Aid.
Evans renewed the amendment in
favor of the Volks Zeitung, when Aid.
Bladel offered substitute referring
the matter to the printing committee
at the next regular meeting, which
was adopted, 9 to 3.
On motion of Aid. Evans the coun-
Gil adjourned.
A. d. HUEsING, City Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-16
Sustain Home Industry
Calling for Rock1sla nd
iBrewing Co., Beer.
The Best Beer Made,
On Tap everywhere.
TRY IT.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery. |.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengel's
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part of the tr-cties, and may
be ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-16
Worlds Columbian Exposition

will be of value to the world by Ill
ustrattng the improvements in the
mechanical arts and eminent physic
ians will tell you that the progress
in medicinal agents has been of equal
Importance, and as a strengthening
laxative that Syrup of Figs is far in
advance of all others.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

CONTEMPORARY VINE

President HARRISON saws the
Boston Journal, has done a goot
thing in including the weather bureau
employees under the reform rules.
There ought to be no infusion O.
politics in the weather." But there
evidently is; for il this is not a re.
publican winter, truth is not to be
found at the bottom of a thermometer.
louisville Courier-Journal.
before going out with his little
gun to manufacture some dead ducks,
President Harrison is providing places
for a large number of republican lame
ducks. His nomination OF ex-Congress-
man Evans, of Tennessee, to be first
assistant postmaster general is pro-
vision made for another mis-represent-
alive who was rejected by his constit-
uents. Mr.. Harrison seems to have a
very poor opinion of the people, IN. Y.
World.
Senator Quay seems perfectly con-
lent with his present political outlook.
In fact, he did not regard it as neces-
sary to finger about home during this
p%rotracted spell OF inclemency and
tickle the good nature Of the legisla-
ture. And yet two wars ago, after his
eminent services to Mr.. Harrison, that
gave Quay the cold shoulder
while o~stensibly suffering from nm
acute spasm Of virtue. Now he is going
back TO Washington for another six
years, while Harrison and his party
are making active preparations to
evacuatc. Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

-
Has 4 delightful reminder OF Tennvson
IN Carroll Bnrton's Child Life at Far.
ringford, described by one who actu.
ally visited and played with the Ten.
nyson boys The same number also
contains Frederick A. Ober's Columbus
article, AT the New Worlds Portal"
Norman W. Bingham, Jr., n Of the
Harvard sprintcrs, furnishes the UI4.
Ar7he Ah4dicS article, "Sprinting ana
Hurdling.' II, L. de Ramsay writes Of
little Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland ne
The Flower Of her Race A splendid
story by Alexander Richie, The Pilot
Of the Nantucket Shoals" opens the
number with all the rush of the sea
and the binding spray of those dreaded
shoals It is finely illustrated. Ger.
trude Smith has u capital western
story, The Little Taylors Alone;"
Abby NJ. Gannett has a homcspup
story, 'Hetty's Red Gown" and Anna
T. Blrnham has a country s'school.
ma ANS story, I'm the 'Pratus Box
Price 20 cents a number, s.. 10 n wear
On sale at news stands or sent POSTPAID
receipt of price, by D. Lothrop Com.
pany, Publishers, Boston.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
A LESSON OF THE ELECTION.
Republican Corruption Discounteuanced
by the Peopie,

republican Corruption Discountenauced
by the People.
Now that the will of the people has
been executed by a formal casting OF
the electoral vote, there are many val.
liable suggestions to be gathered from
the tabulated figures indicating the re.
suit. The feature first exciting atten-
ton is that five Of the states cast a di.
vlded electoral vote. In Michigan, un.
der the provisions of the Miner law,
TINS was a legal necessity, but in Cali.
fornia, North Dakota, Ohio and Ore.
gon 1t is accounted for by the closeness
OF the vote. In tins is conclusive cvi.
dence that important economical issues
have weakened party lines and that the
promptings Of good citizenship are
stronger than those OF the q. o. n.
under the guidance and control of un.
principled, mercenary leaders. The
magnitude Of this change is indicated
IN the capture of Illinois and Wiscon.
SIN by the democratic forces. Such n
conquest is in itself OF vital Importance
but possesses still greater moral force
IN the possibilities which it fore
shadows.
Inc republican press of the country. |
grasping at straws, is feigning a great
aeal, OF satisfaction over the fact that
IL there could have been a change Of
Sl'9@ votes in California, Delaware.
ne" York, Indiana, West Virginia and |
wisconsin, Harrison would have re-
ceivcd the election with one electoral
vote TO spare. But in conjunction with
ehls, 1t is well TO note that a change of |
only Sl'4o4 votes in Ohio, Iowa, Massa.
chusetts, Rhode Island, Wyoming, New
hampshire. Montana and Nebraska !
would have left Harrison with the weak
showing of seventy.three electoral
votes, while Cleveland would have had
'99 and Weaver thirty-two.
ltis apparent in this fact that n
c'ange OF less than thirty-two thou.
sane votes either way would have led
70 results SO radically different from
nose reached, that future success
awa,ts that party which is true and
70 the interests of the people.
"y OF purpose and zeal of effort
weIe never more clearly exacted of the
party IN which the voters of the com.
Try VIII repose their confidence. The
people are not to be misled by false
presenses or restrained by mere party
sensinent The best politics Is now
n politics, and any other makes
disas,er inevitable. 1t is this fact tina,
recalled the democratic party TO now.
er. Corruption and the assnmption ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
HIS WlFE'S ADVICE.


Gen. Forests Last Gambling Experience.
Gen Bedford Forrest, OF Tennessee,
was probably entitled to the distinc-
ton, acknowledged in the south, OF
having KILLED more men with his sa.
Der than any other officer or private
soldier on either side" After the war
Forrest was for quite a while in
Strengthened circumstances financially.
He had been a gambler, but had re-
formed under his wiie's influence. Mrs.
Forrest was a most amiable woman, a
deyout Christian and, the only person
in the world who could control her hus-
bands temper Forrest looked about
in vain for some remuneratiye position
which lie might be fitted to fill, This
was in Memphis. Finally, one night in
desperation he said TO his wife:
a Mary, there is ten dollars-all on
earth there is between us and the poor.
house. Now, why can't I 90 out and
hunt up a game OF draw?'
Mrs. Forrest protested stoutly. She
was sure, though the wizard of the sad
die" was not sure, that the Lord would
provide in time-that no prosperity
could come to them through the gam
bling den; that it would be better to
starye with a clear conscience than to
prosper by any such disreputa.
be means, Forrest listened with.
out reply, folded the ten dol
lar bill and replaced it in his
pocket He was a man Of desperate
purposes and withal remarkably sensi.
tive. He thought the matter out very
seriously indeed. On the one hand was
actual want and the disgrace of debt
on the other n possibility of comfort.
That ten dollar bill was the key 20 the
dilemma. He decided at last to disobey
his wife for once and stake his little all
at the card table.
The cards ran his way from the
first, and his winnings grew so LARGE
that he placed his hat down on the floor
beside him and used it as a depository
for gold and bank notes. lie played
until two o'clock, going home then with
one thousand five hundred dollars.
From that day until the day Of his
death, though he never resumed his old
gambling habits again, Forrest never
knew the need Of money.-N, Y. Adyer-
tiser.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28
THEIR DEATH STRUGGLES.
Desperate Resorts of the Dying Re,ub.
lican Party.

Desperate Resorts of the Dying He,ub.
licaa Party.
in the elections OF 1890 the lenub.
llcans showed the same determination
they are showing nov to hold on to the
senate at any cost. As long as thew
can control there they can prevent the
repeal or modification of the legisla.
ton enacted during their long lease of
almost absolute power. As much, if
not most of this legislation is in sun.
port OF the privileges of capital, it is
not at all strange that the money
power OF the northwest should be IN.
willing to see the republican party
lose ITS hold on the senate. With even
a majority of one in the senate the
republicans could veto all reforms and
keep the country in subsection to a
~plutocracy that the license and cor.
ruption of civil war created and mt in
power.
In spite of the desperate ATTEMPT to
regain now what was lost last Novem.
Der, the republicans have the chances
oil success against them. They lost too
mnch IN the west to be able to regain
1t by ordinary fraud; and it would be
an Ill day for them could they succeed
in the extraordinary series Of usurpa.
non they are now attempting.
The country has shown great ma.
thence with them, but it is already be.
ginning to show that this patience has
its limits. 1t is possible for more than
one variety of of radicalism to exist in
this country, and the INSCRIPTIONS use
OF power, the not less INSCRIPTIONS de.
to hold power to which
the only title is shat Of usurpation, are
bad examples for the wealthy people
in control Of the fortunes o. a diving
party to set the new party that is TAX.
its place.
The trouble in the west is due to
plots concocted in the east, and If it
should happen now that these plots
are successful. the plu'ocracy that con-
trolls the republican party may learn
to its cost that it never pays to prolong
lost battle.-St. Louis Republic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-01-28

autoerstic power led to the dethrone.
ment Of the republican party. The
continuance of democratic rule is as.
sured as long as its chosen representa-,
tives arc true 70 the principles which
they represent, for those principles
have received the popular Endorsement
which would have appeared still
stronger had the president and vice
preSideu, been elected by a direct vote
Of the people, instead Of under the tx,
listing system There Is no man living
in whom The masses have a more abid.
ing faith than in Mr.. Cleveland, and
sequiescence in his leadership will in
surc the continuance Of democratic su.
premacy Detroit Free Press.