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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
'JEAN DE- RTSYKE,
FAMOUS TENOR.
Something Of His Life and Future Plans.
Marie CoreIlls Play. THE Sorrows
of Satan"
Copyright. 1899


The return to America of Jan Nee
zislaw Reschki, or, as he is generally
called, Jean de Reszke. has reawaken-
ed interest in the big brown eyed tenor
who has been the unrivaled idol of the
opera lover for the last ten years. End
less stories have been told of how this
big Polish Apollo has played havoc
with the hearts of hero worshiping wo-
men and stage struck girls, but the
truth of the matter is the brusque Jean
thinks more about his throat doctor
than of all the beautiful women who
ever sat in the Metropolitan. I'VE
singers are like race horses" he once
said, "and heart must never step on
the toes of art"
AS any one who knows him well
soon finds, De Reszke is an out and
out mans man. Some of his friends
call him unresponsive, and some of his
enemies call him stupid. 1t is certain
ly true that in his social relations he
has not the captivating and romantic
personality of a Campanini Yet when
once he steps before the footlights he
can fling enough feeling into that pure,
sympathetic, ringing tenor of his to
make up for any GOODNESS he may dis
play off the operate stage.
A great deal of discussion has been
taking place regarding De Reszke's
age. He usually passes as a man of
forty, and it is not generally known
that this hero of a hundred operas is
now on the eve of his half century of
years and can no longer be looked upon
as young man. The fascinating Lob
engrin of a younger day has now set
tied into the groove of a sedate old
married gentleman, with a penchant
for race horses and devoted love for
his family He is, by the way, the son
of Russian railway comptroller, and
was born on January 3, 1850, though
common report claims the Polish town
of Barsovie as his birthplace.
His mother was his first music
teacher, and when but II years of age
he was a cathedral soloist. In his teens
he studied under Cotogni, Ciaffei and
Sbriglia, but as he himself has con-
fessed took very little stock in music
masters and learned most about his art
by sitting and listening to great sing
ers. This, perhaps, is why both he
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

musician should give better example
to his family. She bundles away the
children and he returns to his desk,
but a few minutes later the scene re-
peats itself
While rummaging over the papers
of his father, the late William M. Luz
cas-, who, fifty years ago, managed the
Holiday Street Theatre, in Baltimore,
Mr.. William NJ Lucas, Jr., came upon
one of the pay rolls at time when
Joseph Jefferson and wife, John Duff
and wife, and Charles Burke, half
brother of Jefferson, were in the stock
company of that house. 1t is interest
ing reading, when one considers that
the total weekly salary was just above
one-half what is now paid to first
grade leading man. Here it is: Mr..
Jefferson and lady, $40; low comedian,
half week is $40. Charles Porter, $40;
stage manager, half week, $40. ]. P.
Porter, So; prompter, half week, $3.50.
John Porter, S.; call boy, half week is
So. Duff and lady, "a; half week is
SIT. Talbot 81; half week is $500.
Croker, $50; half week is SIS. Dol
man, SIS; half week is $3.50. Hickey,
$12; half week is $6. Burke, $40; half
week is S.. Wray, S.; half weekAs 81.
Johnson, 81; half week is 81. Miss
Morgan, $40; half week is So. Miss
Starr, 81; half week is 81. Miss Walk
en- $4; half week is 81. Mrs. Whalen
wardrobe woman), So; half week is
$3.50 Mrs. Murdoch, sweeper, S.; half
week is $3.50. Mr.. Linton, property
man, IS; half week is s4 Mr.. Whit
taker, assistant property man, SO; half
week is $1.50. Mr.. Effing, fireman, 81;
half week is 81. Mr.. Downing, car
penter, $12; half week is Sc. Mr..
Etynge, 81; half week is SO cents. MIR.
johnson, bill poster, ST. half week is
$3.50. Mr.. Mahr, leader, $40; half week
is IS. Mr.. Silversmith, violin, So ($1
oyer); half week is So. Mr. Poeller,
trumpet, 81; half week is $3.50. Mr..
Schriver, first horn, 81; half week is
$3.50. Mr.. Sibert, clarionet, ST.; half
week is $3.50 Mr.. Volandt, drums, 81;
half week is $3.50. Mr. Fischer, viola,
81; half week is $3.50. Mr.. Luttz, po-
lice, So; in full, So. Mr.. Cafferty, sec
ond tier doorkeeper So; paid in full, So.
Mr.. Ray, police, Sc; half week is 49,
Mrs. Hodges, dresser, 81; half week is
ST. Total, $166.50"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

and his bass voiced brother Edouard
are devoted advocates and opponents
of the natural method in singing, by
which they mean method which fol-
lows the rationale of speech and adapts
itself to the peculiar characteristics of
each individual.
But the extraordinary feature in
Jean de Reszke's musical career has
been the remarkable change that has
taken place in/his voice. He made his
debut on the operate stage as bari
tone and sang baritone for ten years
before thinking of becoming a tenor.
The story of his vocal conversion is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
GAINED NOTHING.
Irmont West Virginian.

Fairmont West Virginian.
Mr.. w. r. d. Dent, of Taylor county,
gained nothing by taking his case TO
the Supreme Court. That tribunal
would not grant him the writ asked
for to compel member of the Taylor
County Court to certify the result Of
the recount OF the vote for House OF
Delegates. Mr.. Dent, therefore, stands
as before with only a certificate from
one member of the County Court. His
competitor, Dir. Brohard, VINO received
nearly one hundred majority on the
face of the returns, has the certificates
OF the clerks of the courts showing his
majority, and he has besides a certih-
cate from member OF his County
Court. Mr.. Brohard seems to have de-
cidedly the best claims to seat in the
Legislature from Taylor.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
HE MIsJuDGEIb HIS AuDli


A story is told of pn English
who was performing before . ros
ready audience in Kentucky;
Il am now about to niioi'Nr~rt.srIIr'c
he said, "in which I shall require I
porary loan Of a pint flask OF whis
There was dead silence.
"Will some gentleman in the aty
favor me with q s,S.2s whisky
There was r. ~sssponso. yea
iarer begzanTo look blank. g.
said, IN 3. southeastern Kentuclyy@
ought not 70 have to ask second tim
such a thing. T give you my word I
return It uninjured. il there no.
stranger" said tail. gaunt mar
he rose slowly from a front
wouldn't quart fiaek do jest as "
Why, certainly; / merely--S'
But before he could finish. the genes
ohen-handed audience had risen Hike
man, and was on its way to the plat
in a oody.-Tit-Bits
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
LET HARMONY RULE.

NJ EIEseUUTZ fitFaIu-
The action Of Democrats throughout
the State since the election should be
eenongh TO convince any Republican
that 1t does not pay in a political sense
TO show them any favors. Berkeley
county was carried by the Democrats
because Republicans failed to vote or
else scratched their ticket Granting
that all who did not vote and all who
scratched had a grievance we doubt If
there Is one OF the number who does
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
THE SECRET FRANK KEPT.

There was a crash that sounded
through the house, and mamma ran to
see what the matter was. A moment
later she re-appeared leading by the
chubby little right hand the pet of the
family, little Frank, aged 8. Tears
were running down the face of the
curly-headed little prattler, and there
was look in his bright eyes that told
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
WFAER,EUPON THE MINISTER TOOK
SOME

"Will you have a piece of the pie. Mr..
Goodman?" ASKED Bobby's mother of the
minister.
Thanks, no." he replied.
"Will you, Bobby?" she inquired.
mo. think not" sad Bobby, rather
hesitatingly.
The minister looked at Bobby in sur
prise. II thought all little boys were
fond of pie he said
"They are" replied Bobby. ''I could eat
that hull pie, but ma said II you didn't
take any mustn't, and she'd save it for
tomorrow. STRAY Stories.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
MEETS TOO OFTEN.
Fairmont West Vnginian.

T an IIIUIIL W esI ' II 3 IIIIs0II'
Our Legislature will convene next
Wednesday. 1t may be a profitable
session and it may not. A good deal
of skirmishing is looked for at the out
set and this may continue to the end.
In that event the verdict may be that
the time was well spent, as many peo-
pie believe that our Legislature meets
too often and that we have 100 much
legislation. 1t would be popular
move ifsomebody would go to work
and change the programme so our law
makers would only come together once
ia ten or twelve years.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
WILL BE SUSPECTED.
Parkersburg News.

FdrkefsDufB NeWS.
A Republican member of the West
Virginia Legislature who refuses to so
into caucus TO settle the U. S. Sena-
torship question will be under suspi-
cion. All must go in and abide by the
result.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
MAYBE THEY WILL.

MaTtinsDurg Herald.
After all the fuss and furore Senators
Getzendanner and Pierson will serve
the people in the Senate as they have
served thin in the army and we do not
believe any right-minded Democrat will
object.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
FREER FOR GOVERNOR.

I q ANCWa :
Our nomination of Judge Freer for
Governor in 1900, made few days ago,
is meeting with favor all over the
State. He is the logical Republican
candidate.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
SCOTToS MONEY.

ParkersDurB NtWs.
District Attorney Gaines speaks
snearingly of Scots Money" Had it
not been for the aid Afforded TIE Re-
publican party in West Virgini.- by
SCOTS Money" eagle-eyed Joe
wouldn't be holding soft job to-day.
Don't be an migrate.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

not now, or who has
since the election. rel
The defeat of Hon. u
the cause of all the Il
about the Legislature
elected McGraw would
practice his eountin
There would have bee
majority in both housl
needed legislation could
acted. AS it is the sess
tered away, and the p|
the bills and receive not
In addition it may ha
State may have but one
in the u. s. Senate.
All of the above being 4
wisdom on the part OF BeT'
Republicans to lay aside q
ties and grievances, get to
ganize and prepare for tn
the future?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

side In popular favor, and it is safe to
say that any performance that he
should present here would find a very
large following. The play to be given
on the occasion of his visit to this
city will be from the French of NJ. Pom
sard, entitled Lion Amoureaux," and
known to this country as 1.-THE Red
= oekade." 1t is a uniquely constructed
omantic comedy-drama, and Mr.
Nhiteside shows to the best possible
advantage in the character of a young
captain in the Revolutionary army
|The part fits him to nicely, and it is
4 said his portrayal of it is a revelation
in romantic acting His characterize
ttion has originality, richness and force
as well as the light and shade. feeling
and delicate touch of a master hand.
Tuesday night Mr.. Whiteside will pre-
sent Paul Kester's dramatization of
Bulwer's famous novel, Eugene Aram. y
Oliver Byron will open at the Grand
January 18th, 18th and 14th, on Friday
producing "The Ups and Downs of
Life" The play is melodrama brim-
full of comedy, creating roars of laugh
ter during the four acts of the piece.
He will be ably supported by Kate
Byron and an excellent company. The
comedy portion of the play hinges IN
a matrimonial advertisement. An
Irish servant girl advertises for a hus-
band and signs herself a lady of rank.
She is answered by another mental
who passes off as a lord. The situation
is very funny. Kate Byron, as Jane
Jud il simply immense, and has
carr deserved applause. Oliver
SuIo Ransom, the hero ef
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT.

The sheriff of a Tennessee county fur
nishes unique description of an abscond-
ing bank cashier. He says he is six feet
two inches tan and $4,000 short Den
Yer Post
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
THE STATE PRESS.
WILL STICK TO CALDWELL

I ANtWS.
We understand that Wood county's
delegation in the State Legislature will
vote for c. T. Caldwell for the u. S.
Senate as long as he is acandidate.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

an interesting one. Jeans father IL
an amateur Of talent. so th9 two De
Reszkes heard many good singers in
their youth. The greatest sUloists, such
as Faure and Maurel. of those early
days were baritones. When Jean stud
led under Cotogni in Italy, he became
enraptured of that famous baritone.
Beyond this, too. most of the dramatic
parts written at the time were for bar
itones. So both Cotogni and the young
Jean himself made the mistake of
choosing baritone instead of tenor, and
it was not until ten years after the
singers first public appearance that his
father pointed out to him that he was
singing higher than his audiences were
realizing. JEAN" he said, you are
wasting half your voice. Why don't you
sing tenor parts? ?"
Such query somewhat startled the
big baritone. His voice never had had
the read resonance of a genuine bari
tone. On several occasions, despite his
robust physique, he had tainted on the
stage of the Theatre Italien in Paris
from the strain of singing parts writ
ten too low for him.
He thought over the proposition for
three months, took long rest, went to
Madrid, settled down to work, and
after two years study made his ap-
pearance as Jean de Reszke, the tenor.
in Meyerbeer's Robert lie Diable.''
His success was instant and unprece-
denred. Both Paris and London claim
ed him. Great composers rejoiced
over him. Massenet wrote lie Cid'
to suit him. Gounod revived Romeo
ct Juliette" for him. He became what
he still is to-day, the worlds greatest
tenor.
But Jean de Reszke is no musical
Alexander the Great Instead of weep
ing for fresh operatic worlds to con-
quer, he is soon to become the director
OF a new theatre in Paris, unique in
character and operation. 1t is an old
complaint that Paris has no well
equipped and modern theatre What
old fashioned houses the gay capital
has are either defective in construction
or undesirable in situation. De
Reszke's theatre will be put up on the
Place Vendome, f1anking the present
Hotel Bristol. 1t will be devoted for
certain time each season to operate
performances, with a repertory more
international than that at the Opera or
the Opera Comique
But the interesting feature about this
new opera house, which, by the way,
DE Reszke insists shall not be a large
one, is the conservatory which he pro-
poses to AIRY on in connection with it,
A select number of pupils of promise
will receive personal instruction from
the great tenor, who confesses that he
is anxious to make experiments with
certain pet theories of teaching.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

Mr.. Walker Whiteside, who, by the
way, is one of Wheeling's favorite ac-
tors, and his excellent company will be
the attraction at the Opera House Mon
day and Tuesday. Mr.. Whitesides will
eT one of the most notable engage
lnents of the season. The fact that he
is to produce new play is in itself
enough to stimulate interest in his
brief stay. The past few years have
witnessed the rapid rise of Mr.. White
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
vi TIrn TuRlN a. THn RoAn

Where th4 rough road turns, and the
ley sweet
Smiles BRIGHT with its balm and bIoor&
Wen toget ne thorns that have plerN
the feet
And the nigns with their grief al
gloom,
And the Ky viii smile. and the stars vi
beam,
And Wen lay US 'own in the light
dream.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

After crying out her unmitigated con-
tempt for all actors, for the stage and
Tor all things theatrical Miss Marie
Corelli has swung round into line with
the rest OF Britishers who write books.
The Sorrows of Satan" has been
dramati. I'd and put on at the Broadway
theatre IN New York. and now Hall
Game will begin to realize that he is
not the only pebble on the theatrical
beach. The unfortunate part of the
affair is, however, that Miss Corelli did
not display that keen business sagaci-
ty of her Manx rival and neglected to
copyright her work in America The
result is that she is receiving merely
a nominal compensation of $50 a week
from the New York production.
The author of THE Sorrows of Sa-
tam has said that modern actors are
too distressingly anxious to pose to be
able to lose themselves in the rendering
OF any high poetic thought. They are
too absorbed in their own personalities.
THE most natural and admirable
piece of acting have seen," says Miss
Corelli, lis Mr. William Gillettes i'm
PRESERVATION of the spy in his own play
Of Secret Service
1t is not surprising that the ire
pressible Marie should have a weakness
for melodrama. Everything she has
done is melodramatic. and THE Sor-
rows of Satan" is by no means an ex-
ception. But Marie has ideas, as she
has energy. Her conception of a re-
luctant Satan, doomed eternally to
tempt man, yet forever hoping and
praying that man will have spiritual
force enough to resist those tempta-
tons odious even to himself, is certain
ly novel and not without great dra-
matte possibilities.
ARTHUR J. STRINGER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
GRAND OPERA HOUl

NJ Thursday, Friday and
nights January y 10. H. NATL
day. OLIVER BYRON, suppl
Kate BYRON. and a strog2
presenting Across the Conz
widow Night prices IS,
Matinee prices. Is. Is and
OF play each night
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08
GOSSIP OF TIC STAGE.
Notes Of Plays and Players Of Inter
est to Patrons CT the Drama.
4 BIG WEEK AT THE GRAND
OPERA HOUSE FIELDS MIN
STRELS - BOOKINGS FOR THE
COMING WEEK IN BOTH
LOCAL THEATRES - THEATRE
CAL ADJUSTMENTS STORIES OF
THE STAGE-OTHER MATTERS.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-First half of
week. Next Door, last half of week,
Oliver Doud Byron, In melodramatic rep
ertoire
OPERA HOUSE-Monday and Tuesday
nights Walker Whiteside, in THE Red
Cockade' and Eugene Alram."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-08

We shall lay Us d - the bloom !,
light
With q prayer and r for reat
To the love of D. m0thN hreaef
And for all the 3rief OF f,ktorsnv -
Rest shah DO swAeter az laf tskastg
Sweeter because OF the weary Nay
And the lonesome night and long,
While the darkness drifts to the peri
day
with its splendor Of light and song. ~
The light that shall bless us and kig4 I
and love US
And sprinkle the roses Of heaven abtte
u.s. -sydney AaysrtiselE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-07
HARRY CRAWFORD'S PLANS.
He Expects to Coin Money When
Natural Gas Fails.

There Is at least one man who has conf
dence in the prediction made by State
Geologist Blatchley that within a few years
the natural gas in Indiana will have been
exhausted. Harry Crawford, the Chicago
lawyer, who has been gaining experience
as a financier in handling the old Midland
Railroad, running from Anderson to Bra
iii, has peered into the future and has de-
cided that he has property that is worth
holding for future developments.
Recently a syndicate of Indiana men
asked Crawford to put price on the prop
erty. as 1t was their intention to extend and
improve the road in the hope of making
reasonable interest on the investment Most
OF the members of the syndicate were man.
ufacturers Of Anderson, who could see
chance to throw practically all the freight
business OF Anderson TO the road, besides
securing trunk line rates for their freight
at much reduced figure.
. Crawford was approached with a PROPOSE
ton that had impressed all with feeling
that its hberality would make il impossible
Tor him TO refuse TO accept IT, and there
them that he would not only refuse the Of
Ter. but would not sell the road at any
price. Inquiry developed the fact that
Crawford Is looking forward TO the time
hausted and ii will be necessary to use i'm
mense quantities OF coal In Anderson and
other towns along his road At that time
his direct hold on the Brazil coal fields will,
road and make IT Immensely profitable. In
the meantime he goes on standing OF law
suits and paying enough penalties to
swamp less energetic man. He has. &C
ments to settle the s.. 900 claim which is the
basis or the present receivership suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-07
OSTEOPATHS ADJOURN.
They Elected Officers Yesterday and
Increased the Memb ership Fee.

The osteopaths, at their meeting at the
Propylaeum yesterday. increased the cost
of membership from 81 to s., and elected
the following officers:
President-A. G.. Hildreth, of St. Louis.
First Vice President-F. w. Hannah, OF
Indianapolis.
Second Vice Presidential S. Burgess, of
st. Paul.
Secretary-Miss Irene Harwood, of Kan
Assistant secretary-C. T. Kyle, of Kan
sas City
Treasurer-C. NJ. T. Hulett. of Cleveland
l. A. Liffring, of Minneapolis; A. L. Grams
of Chattanooga Miss ID. f. McNicol, of
Frankfort. Ind; z; W; Plummer; Of Red
A T.. Hunt, of Atlantic City, Ia; J. d.
Wheeler. OF Boston, and II. A. Rogers. OF
Minneap polls
Resolutions were adopted in which it was
set out that 1.-The standard of the schools of
osteopathy in the States in which osteop-
athy is legalized compares favorably with
the standard of the medical colleges of
those States, and the national association
is determined to raise this standard as the
emergencies of the practice may require
until 1t shall include every department of
therapeutic equipment. with the exception
OF materia medica."
Last night Dr. Mason W. Pressly, of
Philadelphia, delivered an address on THE
Scientific and Professional implications of
Osteopathy." The human body, he said is
immune from all invasions Of the bacteria
Logical army if it be in normal 1f condition
diseases without the aid of medicines.
Medicines are called poisons by the osteo-
called rubber" The practice of oste-
opathy. he said, entailed the highest knowl-
edge of anatomy, and physicians OF other
schools were acknowledging that the osteo
paths were remarkably learned in the
human body. The osteopaths had no quar-
rel with other doctors, he averred but they
were ready to contest their rights before
the highest court of the United States IL
the other schools 81 medicine threw down
the glove" After his address the conven-
odi