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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

THE Board of Education of the city of Bessemer will hold it's annual examina- tion of applicants for positions as teach CTS in the Roberts school building on Tuesday and Wednesday, June and g. der of the board of education. G. M. Love joy, Superintendent
 6- 6-11-o9- 2d- -26-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Black Japanese Silk, 39 inches wide, extra quality, regular price 90 cents, Tuesday only 63 cents yard
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Twenty-Five dozen Cotton Towels, 40 by 20 inches, worth IS cents each, at 712 cents.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Specials for Monday.

for ten yards.
 Wool Nuns Yelling in black and col- ors regular price 20 cents a yard; Monday only at g cents yard
 Two cases of white Crochet Quilts, Marseilles pattern, full size, at 59 cents; worth $1.25.
 China Silks, black and all the leading colors, Monday only 36 cents yard.
 Special sale of Swiss and Nainsook Embroideries at less than half price for Monday.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Printed Piques in light grounds neat pattern, former price 15 cents yard; to- days price 71a cents yard.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31
Specials for Tuesday,.

Koechlin's French all wool Challies, light and dark grounds, 32 inches wide, never sold for less than 50 cents yard, reduced today to "A cents yard.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

duced by Mr. William A. Brady, in New
York, at first-class theater this
season. Excepting two scenes, one in
a hospital, in Philadelphia, and the
other at Goes Grove, on the Hudson
river, the entire story of the play is
located in New York city. The types
of character and dramatic coloring are
those of the metropolis. The play Is
not yet named. Mr. Brady has bought
the rights to the play for all English
speaking countries.
Here is a story about Joseph Her
bert, the actor-author, with moral.
When he was a young man he joined
a company out in the wild West to
take part of the first grave digger in
Hamlet. Says the New York Herald.
he found when he went to dress that
the coat which he was to wear was
toe big for him, so he put on two
vests to pad himself out.
He found that the audience wanted
a lively grave digger, with plenty of
fun in it, and he found, too that when
the audience discovered that after re-
moving one vest there was another
under it he got a good laugh.
The next night he put on dozen
vests, which he proceeded to remove
one by one, and as each vest was taken
off the audience roared. Herbert
LnCuR0I ne ndQ 1ncQ6 d great I'LL, unlll
one night, when in the act of shedding
the different layers of vests, he turned
around and discovered that the second
grave digger was putting them on as
fast as he discarded them.
1t was the second grave digger who
was getting the laugh, hence the two
weeks notice.
For the fifth time in her comic opera
career Miss Lillian Russell is reported
on the eve of a matrimonial venture.
The wedding, it is said, will take place
in San Francisco about the middle of
November, and the groom will be Mr..
Walter Jones. who does a kaleidos-
Miss Russell played in ST. Louis
recently at the new Century theater.
Mr. Jones and I'm Gay New York. fol-
lowed the next week. The prima donna
remained over one day in order to meet
him, and, so the story goes, the mat
ter was arranged. Miss Russell de-
sired that it be kept secret, but Mr..
Jones, indiscreet in his happiness, told
fellow actor. and then-well, of course,
every one knew it.
Mr.. Jones, when he was seen, &C
khowledged that he was engaged to
marry Miss Russell. Asked about the
date Of the wedding, he replied:
Miss Russell will arrange that, but
it will probably be in San Francisco in
the middle Of November. We both play
there about that time"
Between the acts Mr.. Jones said that
Miss Russell was not yet divorced from
Signor Perugini. He had large pic
ture of her on his table, and remarked,
as the reporter was leaving the dress
ing room:
'I expect her to get a divorce within
a week or two and then I'll have a
story for you newspaper men,"
The only event of the week in New
York city was the return of Col. ]. H.
Mapleson to the Academy of Music at
the head Of an opera company bearing
his name. The selection of Aida" as
the initial opera was admirably adapt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

American stage. She first attracted
general attention to light opera. She
illustrated it's melody and hunor by
vocal and dramatic arts which have
never been surpassed by her rivals, and
during the last decade her personal
beauty, magnetism, comic and lyric
skill, celebrity, adventures and misad-
ventures have kept the public eye con-
stantly on comic opera. Before her
time we had occasional visits from the
Wilbur, McCaull and Duff opera COM
panies, together with the old Boston
Ideals or the newer Bostonians, but the
only stable organization of genuine
American dramatic music has been ex-
emplified in the productions of the fair
Miss Russell.
Before her performances directed
the general attention of the public to
this form of entertainment our comic
opera was almost invariably of
French, German or English author
ship, and we would have nothing that
did not bear the name of Lecocq, Au-
dram, Milloecker, Strauss, Suppe, Sol
somon or Sullivan. An American COM
poser, no matter how talented was
treated with contempt by managers,
who argued vehemently that no oper-
attic score was worth listening to I'M
less it came from Europe. Lillian Rus
sell believed and acted differently.
Raising her patriotic fist she knocked
the managerial argument into smith
Greens. She stood up for native mu-
sic and. although there was at first
little for either of them she gave val
liable assistance to Kerker and De
Koven. AS result of her efforts
comic opera is an American, not
European industry, and our COM
posers are prosperous to a degree.
Before Lillian Russell put him on his
feet the native composer was thing
of reproach. Extraordinary effort Sc
cured a hearing for De Koven's Be
gum" but. despite the good work in it.
critics sneered it off the boards. In
these days the American composer
has made his foreign rival look seven
ways for a tuning fork.
These comments are suggested by the fol-
lowing sketch of Miss Russell which appeared
in a recent issue of the New York Press:
At the age Of sixteen, Nelly Leonard chris
tened herself Lillian Russell, for the first
time, on the variety programme of Tony
week but her remarkable beauty and pow
erful voice attracted the attention and adj
miration of Mr. Braham the orchestra lead
err. who fell in love with her and shortly
afterward married her. Under his tuition
her voice received it's first practical training,
and she progressed so well in music that be-
fore many years were over James c. Duff
engaged her for his opera company at SAL
ary of 500 a week, which was subsequently
raised to $500 a week. From Duff she went
to Rudolph Aronson at the Casino on sal
ary of $500 a week. From the Casino she
went under the management Of I. Henry
French at sS0Oaa week. She returned to the
Casino under Canary e Ledarer at $1,000
Eweel- Ts 10 7S91g4
Then she wast engaged for $500 a week
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01
COMIC OPERA OWES
MUCH TO TUNEFUL MISS RUS
SELL.
HER PLUCK AND PATRIOTISM
DRIVE THE WORKS OF FOREIGN
COMPOSERS FROM THE
FIELD.
MANAGER sCoTTvs MUSICAL ALBUM
Four New Operas Booked for Patrons
OF the Metropolitan This
Season.

Comic opera in America is so COM
pletely identified with Lillian Russell
that 1T is no wonder, aside even from
her beauty and her numerous matrl-
monial ventures, she is so much talked
about, and her achievements on the
stage regarded with general interest.
In the old days before the only Russell
undertook our education there were
many who affected to despise comic
opera. But that was merely a foolish
form of dilettantism and proceeded
mostly from foolish people whose
knowledge of music was narrow Men
and women OF thorough education and
catholic TASTES and enjoyment of each
expression of Vie art. Richard Wagner
confessed to an admiration Of Strauss.
Those of us who in younger days mad
a penchant for the melancholy of Cho-'
pin are now willing to be entertained
with the frippery and frivolity of mu-
sic hall melodies. A system Of musical
entertainment that includes only grand.
opera, symphonies, oratorios and cham
Der concerts. would bring pause to the
gayety of nations. We demand COM
coy as well as tragedy on the stage
end need merriment as well as mel
ancholy in tie orchestra. A constant
reiteration of Brunhildes, Leonoras,
Fausts and Juliettes would bring dull
ness to the senses. Verdi, the author
of countless tragic operas, writes an
opera comique, and sets the world
laughing over the merriment of "Fal-
staff. " Humor is not less essential than
dignity in music, and comic opera has
Its we'll defined place in art The val
ue of mirth in music is exemplified in
die Meistersinger," Barber of Sc
vile, Don Giovanni and Carmen
In these days most people have ac-
cepted the argument that merit adds to
the quality of melody, and now light
music is generally popular. Where one
person has heard Tristan and Isolde"
one hundred have enjoyed "Pinafore,"
and the composer of robin Hood has
earned more royalties than were paid
to the composer of "Giaconda''
It was largely through Lillian Rus
sell that this happy change in operatic
ventures was brought about on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

city at the Metropolitan next Thurs
day evening, Nov. 5. The great success
of this French comedy, when played III
the original, has justified it's transla-
ton into English for the benefit OF
those who have heretofore been pre-
vented from enjoying the play, owing
to their lack Of knowledge of the
French language. The play is said to
have lost nothing Of it's strength, or
of the human interest in the transla-
ton. Mime. Sans Gene" is partly n
drama of intrigue, and partly drama
of character The intrigue turns Oh
Napoleons jealousy Of his empress,
Marie Louise, and the victim Of his
jealousy is Count de Neipperg. Neip-
perg is the romantic figure of the play.
and he is saved from the wrath of the
emperor only upon the sudden discov-
cry of the empress innocence at the
end of the play. Sardou very cleverly
tells this story, without bringing Marie
Louise on the stage.
The most intensely interesting part
of Madame Sans Gene" however, is
the story of the woman who gives the
drama it's title. AS Catherine Hub
scher, the Laundress,'' she is a mirth-
loving knd-hearted girl. Later when.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01
ROBERT MANTELL IN A ROMANTIC
REPERTOIRE AT THE NET
ROPOLITAN.
NINE. SANS GENE" TO FOLLOW.
SHADOWS FAMOUS NAPOLEONIC
COMEDY WITH KATHRYN KID
DER IN THE TITLE ROLE.
"A BOY WANTED AT THE GRAND.
He viii Be There An~tke Week
Coming AttractfOns-GOssip of
the Theater.

The romantic actor, Robert Mantell,
will be at the Metropolitan the first
four nights of the present week, open
ing tonight in his production of Du-
mas "Corsican Brothers," Mr.. Man
tell is the only actor in this country
who now gives a presentation of Du-
mas famous play. He mounts it most
effectively. In the "Corsican Brothers, -
as Fa5ien and Louis del Frapchi. the
twin brothers, Mantell has achieved
success. All the scenery, costumes,
screens and other numerous stage ac-
cessories are new and were especially
prepared for the New York run of the
play. A performance of more than
ordinary merit is assured
The bill on Tuesday night and
Wednesday afternoon will be "Mon-
bars" an adaptation from the French
by Louis NathaI 1t is a vigorous
story of the first empire period, and
when first produced at the Fifth Ave-
nue. theater, New York, caused quite
a sensation. 1t has met with equal
success here and elsewhere Of all
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

through all the tortuous changes Of
revolutionary times, she finally, be-
comes Duchess of Dantzig, Marechale
Lefebre and figures prominently in
the court Of Napoleon, she is still the
lovable woman of the laundry; beauti-
full and generous, in a pinchbeck and
immoral court. Her gaucheries. her
slang, her audacious contempt for the
gorgeous meanness about her, so
arouses Napoleon. that he commands
her husband to divorce her. But her
humor, her shrewd sense, and her
enthusiastic championship of the he
roic elements that have gone to the
making of the empire win the emperor
finally to an appreciation of her vir-
tues.
The title role will be assumed by
Miss Kathryn Kidder. while Angus
tus Cook will play the part of Napo-
leon.
The play has two aspects. First,
there is picture Of Paris in the heat
of revolutionary times. Paris as it
appeared on Aug. 10, 1892, when the
last blow to the Bourbons was dealt.
The picture is vivid and full of life,
cannonading, love making, wine drink
ing, and death go on and make up a
sort of joyful chaos. Sardou has shown
all the factors in the picture from
Catherine Hubscher's' laundry in the
Rue ST. Anne. The second part of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

by Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau. She is now
once more with Canary & Lederer. salary
unknown, but probably not higher than $1,000
a week or about the same sum per annum
as received by the president of the United
States. Within period of twenty years
Miss Russell's salary has advanced from the
rate of $3.50 a year to $4,000 year. During
that time she has broken various contracts,
matrimonial and otherwise, increased in flesh
and fame, and established herself securely
as the chief prima donna Of comic opera. She
has loved and been beloved frequently she
has built up opera companies and destroyed
them; she has had three husbands and has
changed her name four times. Correctly
speaking, her name is. at present Helen
Observation-Disclosures, but that is
too long a title for the bills, and so she calls
herself Lillian Russell. She is thirty-six
years Of age the most beautiful woman on the
musical stage, uncommonly intelligent, anibi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

tiSus to degree. kind-hearted to a fault. an
anectonate daughter, sister and mother and
an unselfsh friend. During her career she
mas earned nearly half million dollars yet
1t is question if she is worth $40 900 today.
Prof. Addison Madeira has returned from a
european tour of four months duration, and
has taken studio in the new Phoenix build
Ing. During his absence he had the advan-
tage of instruction with Sbriglia and Dele
Sedie, both masters of vocal instruction.
The choir and young people of ST. James
Episcopal church, in East St. Paul. are pre-
pairing for a concert, to be given at Con-
over hall Tuesday, Nov. IL.
The next Schubert club recital will be given
Wednesday afternoon, at $3.50 O'clock at Con-
over hall. The ladies Of the first division
will have charge. Vocal and instrumental
numbers are included in the programme
4 Miss Mcmillan gave a musicale Monday
evening with programme Of numbers con-
tributed by Miss Barnett, Miss Turner, Miss
Marshall Miss Mcmillan, Mrs. j.. C. Chest
nut, Lester Mabon and Al Watson.
Tonight the excellent choral organization
trained by Miss Alcott will sing at the First
Baptist church.
The Fort Smelling choir will be entertained
by Miss Hall, at "a Tilton street. tomorrow
evening. There will be an informal musical
programme.
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play is less vivid and more deliberate.
and presents the court Of Napoleon at
the zenith of his power. A dynasty has
been evolved from anarchy. The sans
cullottes and the rank and file of S9'
are dukes and duchesses; there is
simmer of artificiality over all; the
women are in glorious empire gowns;
the men brilliant in gold and lace move
about amid carefully elaborated lux
ury. There is a beautiful surface to
all things with conspiracy and bikering
and spite lurking below.
All the original scenery and effects
used during it's run of $50 nights in New
York are promised.
Messrs. A. c. Wheeler (Nym Crinkle)
and Edward M. Alfriend's new melo-
drama is completed and will be pro-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

Mr.. Mantelrs repertoire, "Monbars"
has been the ladies' favorite and an
ideal matinee may be looked for.
DEnnery, the original author, wrote
THE Two Orphans Celebrated
Case" and many other melodramas Of
that school, but in all he never pic
tured such hero as Robert Monbars.
In such roles Robert Mantell is seen
at his best
Miss Charlotte Rehrens, the leading
lady, has assisted Mr.. Mantell in his
work for many years. The engage
ment will close Wednesday night with
1.-The Face in the Moonlight"
The English version of Sardou's Ma
poleonic comedy, Nine. Sans Gene,
will have it's first production in this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

ed to display the full strength of the
company, and was no doubt made for
that purpose, says a Metropolitan ex-
change. 1t may be said at once that
the company is very strong and that
the production was complete success.
1t was. too, contrary to the sold tradi-
ton, first of all, success of ensemble.
The prima donna and staes tenor were
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

Far West is the scene and the besieging and
biyouac of stockade constitute the principal
features. The play is by the we'll dra-
matist, David Belasco, and FRANKLIN Fyles,
the dramatic critic of the New York Sun.
Scott Marbles latest comedy drama Ten
nessee's Pardner,'' will soon be seen here.
The comedy is in four acts. and the scenes
are laid in the Rocky mountains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01

not accessories, to be sure, but central
figures in well peopled stage. The
mounting, costuming and grouping left
nothing In their way to be disired. Sig
nori Durot, DE Anna, 1Mesdames Bon
apalata-B au and Paris were the prin-
cipal artists concerned in the per-
Torrance, and thosef who heard them
for the first tifnez must desire better
acquaintance. as54s. IL
w. III. Bachelor has discovered a
music critic whogsays he can write a
better criticism of anioperaif he hasn't
seen the performance, because then he
sits down thoroughly unprecedented
The attraction at the Grand opera house
this week, beginning with tonghts perform
ance, will be farce comedy, bearing the
comprehensive titla-l "A Boy Wanted I'm
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-23
Hypnotism In Medicine.

The Journal of the American Medical
Association has an editorial, the general
trend of which is to show that hyp-
inotism has had its day and is practical
lly being laid upon the shelf, or, at least,
its use confined to irregulars outside Of
the recognized school Of medicine. This
is a rather curious statement to make,
.at least if one measures the interest Of
u medical topic by the number of arti-
cles written about it. There are few
subjects upon which German physi-
clans are writing more monograms at
present or in which they seem to take
a more active interest. The sensational
side of hypnotism is certainly dying
out, but certain practical side, which
is represented by the word "sugges-
tion," has undoubtedly come to stay and
to be used in therapeutics.
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thing in the way of small steam launch
es and yachts, and boilers, engines and
machinery for same. Catalogue sent
free.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-23
Cox and His Brownies.

Palmer Cox says the idea of writing
about the brownies came to him from
reading Scotch traditions concerning
these amusing little elves. They were,
he says, almost unknown in America
until he began writing about them, but
in Scotland they had existed in the
folk lore for 500 years. The Scotch
brownie, according to Mr.. Cox, was a
beneficient sort of sprite, whose only
three emotions were joy, wonder and
terror. 1t was supposed they were
never seen by human beings, but went
about at night performing helpful deeds
for the country folk, at the same time
getting deal of fun themselves out OF
kindly pranks.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-23
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-23
ouR CONGRESSIONAL VISITORS
Arrive on the Sabbath, aud are Conducted
About the City in State.

Arrive on the Sabbath, aud are Conducted
About the City in State.
The steamer Virginia and it's prec-
ious load Of human freight, including
several Congressman and their wives
and daughters, came down the Ohio
yesterday afternoon, as per the pro-
gramme. The party left Pittsburg
Saturday morning about 10 o'clock,
and at every point along their route
an ovation of greater or less magnitude e
was rendered them.
A delegation from this city went up
to Wheeling and enjoyed the hospital
ity of the business men of that city.
Our delegation took with them Arm
old's orchestra which helped to en-
liyen the occasion.
Arrived in Marietta the Congressman
and a number of the la dies in the party
were taken in charge, and shown
around theecity in hacks They took a
good long look at the. Ice Harbor lot,
and said that if the U. S. could get a
clear title to the property a building
for Government use would in all prob
ability be erected upon the Site
After stop of about an hour the
party boarded the boat and in short
time were off for Parkersburg, where
they left the river and went east to
Washington.
1t is practically determined by the
Committee that preliminary survey
along the lines suggested by Col. Stick
ney, will be asked for. The probabl
cost of the cost of the improvement il
figured at S25, 900, 600.