The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

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Under the head OF dramatic no,es viii % !.
found saaih 10 the effect tha. the nrss =
performance OF Sudermsnns johannes. Il
given last month in Berlin Tn. ,,,,v ~
al firsi prohio lifted by the police OF Berlin. f'
was read by the author before an invited !
audience OF twenty persons The drama. IS
which. as is known, Is based on the story ~
OF the death OF John the Baptist opens in
the year ~ A. D.. II Jerusalem. Herod ~
Antipas. son Of the great Herod. has taken II
TO wife his brothers wife HeroSas and. !.
with her and her daughter. Saiome a fe
about TO enter the temple. In this al -
p.ous Jews see a bold proclamation Of thA h
holy place. and as the priests are about u fs
Side with the INSCRIPTIONS pair. and cy Y
false promises are even persuaded 20 re. 4
ceive the king IN the temple which MA ~
father had SO magnifeently built and
adorned, they summon John from the @
lonely denies OF the desert and a3yure nln "
TO stop this sacrilege. JOAN comes "a 3.
jerusalem, and by his preaching fans the IT
popular Indignation to n fame. Her odias !
soen sees how dangerous this prophet viii y
DO for her ambitious plans. She tries 70 q
win him by her charms. oGt for her palma |
is told feaT.essiy by the cTier In the wider. he
ness that she is common har.ot. ,s
Half beside herself with passion, Hero nr
dias orders the guards TO seize him. hut
instead OF condemning him TO DEATH a. /
she first intended. she tells them 20 drive !,
tsge OF his newly gained freedom by doing n.
his utmost 10 prevent the royal eoupss h,
from visiting the temple. lncited by the sr
people, he tries to prevent their entrance !
into its court. and picks up stone 10 /
throw AT the shameless mon arch. But a.
his arm drops at his side when ne rGmsrl- N.
nefs the words OF Christ. 10 which he has 4
late listened; Love your enemies" John j,
Is seized and thrown into prison. but T.,
Herod, who well knows that his lie was r.
in the hands of his prisoner, visits him. H.
ana after a conversation with him ieels = i !.
certain sympathy for this bold characteesl /,
whose conception OF the world Is as diffsr. l..
ent from his day Is from night. he Al ! !
lows John 10 move about freely In the ], ;
prison and palace and then be visited BY his it,
disciples. This circumstance IL taken ad. ,
vantage o. by Salome, the young step 4
daughter or Herod, who has been quite -,
ruined by her mothers influence, TO tempt
the Baptist. The proud manliness OF the 4,
prophet, who. in the surgtEg crowd ana in
his converse with Herod. has appeared 70 4
her like rock, has attracted her and ex. }is
cited her impure passions inherited from r.
her mother. Yielding 20 them. she carries
her eniicements 10 the last limit ana ~
proudly eNclaims: Fl carry n world In my ~
arms" He answers disdainfuly: True, Ye
you carry the world in your arms. for You "
are SIM" ~
The rejected Salome returns TO the pat. VA
ace with thirst for revenge in her heart, 70
and. instigated by her mother she de- Us
mands, as the Bible account records, the ~
imprisoned Baptsts head Saiome ends p
her dance holding the golden charger bear.
ing her prize high above her head, Before
his death John has received the joyful >
news that Christ Is approaching. and Il
shouts OF "Hosanna' are heard greeting J 4
the Savior. Herod raises scornfuIiy hio Phi
goblet 10 drink welcome to the coming hn
Christ. but his voice is drowned in the n
roar OF the multitude. iii
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May Irwin is looking for a chicagoan to r.
make him rich. She Is anxious about Il Z
and has written here. there and everywheseI
IN tne nice desire to benefit the clever un. r. :,
known. Any old Chicakuan Will not do =
lie must be modest, retiring young fei.
low, who wrote a song and grew col
ashamed of IL that. after leaving the man. We
uscript In Mays keeping, he never even L :
inquired about IL. ~
That song has made $4,000 hit. and r..
May irwin cannot make dollar out Of III !,
unul she makes a partnership arranEe-l =
ncnts with the author l
When last she was in Chicago she got Az
the manGsc ript of the song. along with thief
authors name and address IL was sey.t
eral days before she had time to try the ~
music. and when she did the name ana adj On
dress had been lost. Even the song had r.
not been named. The verses needed pol. lt
lShing, but the melody was exquisite 10y
The song was introduced to New York;
ana made an instantaneous hit. The an. "a
diences went wild over Ii. and Miss Irwin
was inundated with money orders fortes
copies. The song boys were worried 10 pc
death with demands for copies and II thst
song could be published there would be 81 {
Few melody sweeping this musical nation. I'm
The verses run as follows: "a
'Tnint no time for sngin' new. ia
Quit that dancing on the floor; fh'
All you s,ris ana boys take that old banjo tos
suns done gone and said good night. 9Th
stars heginnin' for TO peep. I'm
You all girls and boys. go and quit youS Irh
P'ckaninny's gwine to sleep. n,
Hush. Hush, Hush, fti
Swing high. swing low ms
When Tho evening breezes begin to fall. sne
"hiie sne moon IS eLimn up the sky. she
Now the crickets begin 10 cheep
ahg the shadows are growing deep. II
And Pickaninny's gwine 10 sleep. Pm
by low by! u
All the world IS mighty still, :,
Now the da ytime work In done
High on the hill hear the whiproorwin l''i'
Sayin' his good night 10 the sun. ths
Da ar. out on the lagoon. H..
Hear them bantoe rngtn' tvu
ffear them darkles singin'
Pickaninnys lullaby. n
There Is every indication that the Metre ],
poitan season Of opera next winter Win b i
one OF the most brilliant tina, New York. ~
mas ever seen. judging from tho names Oft
me artists Maurice Grau has already obi
aimed for bis Covent Garden and the Met.s
ropeiitan success SAYS the New YORK; ;
Journal The lmpresario arrived in New - :.
York the Lucania yesterday. and iny :.
he afternoon he talked enthusias ticaiiy.f =
Ills principal object In coming over this. :,
.iine IA TO close contracts with Media AMI
Nordica. They are practically engaged byf =
MIN already. he says ~
f1oenme Nordfra's husband came oveeP