The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-14

of being thI final tribunal in matters
of musical tast and Judgment, but Of
the great fact that real genius Is always
unique.
Mile. Mariana recalls no other singer:
she is HERSELF! and to say this is las those
who have heard her will testify to pay
her the highest compliment. She does
not acytutuatc an cpoch--she makes one.
OF her dramatic capacities we have yet
to judge, but simple and unnssuming as
IL her bearirg in private society it is easy
for the initiated 60 discern in the grace,
effectiveness and precision of her gestures
and carriage the results of that long
training upon the stage and command Of
its resources which alone can make the
poetry of movement II second nature.
Our only mis- giving is, added the writer.
that the ordinary repertoire of operas
may fail to afford Mile. Mariana an ade-
quate opportunity for the manifestation
of her powers While yielding to none
| in our reverence and admiration for the
| operate productions of the great com
| poscr3. from Mozart to Wagner. we may
be permitted TO wish that some new work
/ might be forthcoming, essentially mod.
ern in its scope and quality, and thereby
| answering more completely to the re-
| quircmcatsol Of modern culture. IL would
| indeed be matter OF congrats Station
were s,;ch q work to claim Gn American
origin"
Those who knew the authorship of
this article made merry over the perora-
tion, and inquired archly whether Bar
clyfic had ut last found somebody capa-
bic Of apprccating his musical accom-.
plishmcnts But hy the majority it was
accepted with becoming docility; and
the imurpsario, it is needless TO say,
was enchanted with it. The allusions
to the Marana's familiarity with the
stage were especially grateful to him.
"I'll just tell You how it is, he said 20
Jocelyn; you play off II little game on
the public, and You feel nervous because
there's one or two weak points in it,
We'll. sir. by Jupiter! those weak points
nre just the very ones the public swal-
lows the quickest. Now, here's this girl
she can sing: we all know that: but
she's born American, and she's never
been on the stage. Well, sir, there was
old Lucrctia March ut the dinner. who
said she could hardly understand her on
account of her Russian accent: and now
Barclyife comes out and swears she must
have been born behind the footlights
The next thing'll be we shall have some
woman turning mp and vowing the
Mariana has run off with her husband
and hundred thousand dollars"
Are you aware, Moses, inquired his
friend. ''that Wallie Dinsmore has seen
the real woman in Vienna, and knows
this one to be a fraud"
The general set down the cocktail witt
which he was about TO celebrate his goot
fortune Are you lying, or what's th'
natter he demanded brusquely.
II had it from the man himself, yo,
. Old blackguarl,' reioined the other com
posedly.
"Does he know who this one Isl"
"If he doesn't he probably will befor
, long"
The general reflected. At last ne sale
, well, amt scared. What should IL
, make row for? II amt going to hu''
, him, and what's moro, he's taken up &.
girl himself. 1t may tickle him to fin
: tms the facts, but he amt fellow t
= talk. II it was you, now, might wan
to huy you off; but he's another sort.
D And Gen. lingo tossed of his cockta
with renewed serenity.
"Tll bet you youre mistaken sai
Jocelyn.
: ~ don't bet with you, my goo
friend" replied the impresario, sha!
: ing his head and chuckling sardonicall.
"rll tell you what | will do. though
he added, after moment He too
g from his pockets a. check book and
d Mackinnon pen, and wrote IL checl
"a which ne showed to Jocelyn. 1t WI
n $4,000, and was drawn to Jocelyn's o
der.
"You can have that check" sa
lingo, ''and be lingering the bank not
r. in half sd hour from now. on one cond
ton
v $50 on" said Jocelyn.
"a "On condition that you take yourse
. out Of the whole business. and leave II
to deal with the girl direct. It's
I. damned shame, by Jupiter. that y,
shonid be putting 80 per cent. of h
money into your pocket every time s.
+ sings, and making her thin,; | pay h
d that much less than do. I'll buy "
y out for $4,000, cash down. today, III
y take the risk of her bursting up, N
J. everything else. I'm talking none
y that's what I'm doing; and there it
5. Will you do it,"
" TO BE CONTINUED