Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08

. And you will see
A Polish nobieman Of bluest blood;
You'll rarely see
A pedigree
Like mine. 1 trace It back before the nood.
In all the arts
OF breaking hearts
We Polish noblemen are paramount:
And you may stroll
From Pole to Pole
But never find a Pole who's not a count.
Eugene Cowles. the superb basso. as Sam
dor the GYPSY. thus inyeighs against peo-
pie who are foolish enough to work:
Ho, ye townsmen, we clerks and We gowusmen;
Creatures of books and of yardstick and trade.
bendins You double with care and with trouble.
rolling with brain or with pen or with spade,
fe play a game where the winners are losers;
He In the van is the soonest to die.
Think you that / would change places with you, sirs?
ihank you. good slaves of the city-not /.
The performances of the Ellis opera COM
pany are eliciting the enthusiasm of the
supercritical Philadelphians during the two
months season of grand opera now pre-
vailing in the Quaker city. At
uu. the conclusion of the season
We''a there (Which has aroused mu-
Own steal and social circles, as they
Comnsny- never have been before in that
city,, the organization will APP
pear in Boston and Chicago,
and then proceed to San Francisco, where
it has planned the most AMBITIOUS season
of grand opera ever vouchsafed to CALI
fornianS.
A lease has been secured by Charles A.
Ellis. proprietor Of the organization, upon
the Grand opera house. and the season in
California will consist of eighteen perform
ances. The entire theater is to be re-
ehestra chairs on the lower floor alone;
The parterre will be circled by a series of
handsome loges. and the theater. an ideal
place for grand opera, will be brilliantly
decorated.
The superb success of Nine. Melba tthe
chief singer of Mr.. Ellis company, and
soprano of her time), during her visit to
San Francisco, last April is largely re-
sh Esniit ec for the n prT5ect tho G biGbssf sfsti in,
in her realm and the Australian was so
delighted with her triumphs there that she
forces with which Mr.. Ellis will storm the
artistic citadels Of the Golden state. ,Oo
The Ellis company numbers, about 1SG
consist of two special trains, which in
cludeS the baggage cars for scenery, cos
tunes. properties and personal effects OF
bers, and a luxurious private car for Mad
anne Melba. En- route to California the
company will give a series of four perform
ances in Denver. and following the season
in San Francisco; an early spring tournee. is
under consideration that will probably in
Minneapolis, St. Paul. St. Louis, Cincin-
natl, Louisville. Indianapolis, Detroit: To-
ledo. Columbus, Cleveland and Pit.sbufg 3:
character, and the roster of its principal
singers. which will be announced. contains
music music A The New sV' YORK SYMPHONY orches;
ira is the regularly attached instrumental
body of the organization.
Browns In Town." j. ]. Rosenthalrs ex-
traordinary farce, received its name owing
to a little incident which occurred in Min.
~neapOlis. When the manager was in tina
city last October he met Jacob Lift, who
was there looking after some of his inter
ests. During the course of their CONVERSE
ton Rosen.hal happened to mention the
fact that he was considering a new farce
and Lift expressed a desire to hear it read
The manuscript was produced. and the well
known manager, after a casual reading
was SO highly impressed with the value
Of the play that he offered to purchase a
Rosenthal, however, replied that he was
going to put it out himself, and added thai
Can you have the play ready for pro
duction inside Of thirty days." asked Lift
Inside of twenty. If necessary replied
Rosenthal.
I'll give you thirty. continued Lift
open at Milwaukee,. following at st. Pau
and Minneapolis sal .,i in my houses in thos:
at McVicker's, Chicago"
To this Rosenthal agreed. Shortly after
ward he was standing in front of a cigal
store, his mind busted with the production
of a suitable and catchy name for the new
piece, when a man drove up. and. noticing
duction, What Happened to JONES'" tt
which no date was attached. called out
"I say. when's this man Brown in town
or Jones, should say; when's Jones II
town."
Rosenthal slapped his thigh.
That's it," he said to himself. Brown!
In TOWN.! That's my name. ard it's {
good one. too. Just fits"
One of the American girls who made sue
cesses in the London engagement of "Tht
Belle of New York. is a former kansa.
Cityan. She is known to the stage as Lilliar
4 | Lancaster and vGrv faw will nrnh1hlv rec
ognize by this nom de theatre Mrs. Lillian
Betton, who lived in Kansas City, Kas.
Ian Hunt, Mrs. Betton was one Of the foul
p msidy. s slrl Ed Tao M Plsysi ID tine 5hs pa Beile OF Of Prizes @ey
York" She studied music in Kansas Cit!
with Mrs Mabel .Haas-Speyer. and after
ward in New York, wv, Where she secured Sdd he,
Dandy" She is pretty and her appearance
as well as her voice helped her to secur'
the New York Journal gave some accoun
of her, along with pictures of various
American girls who had made successes il
London.
"When Mr.. Jefferson and Mrs. Drew go
up that notable revival Of The Rivals il
5 New York for the Couldock benefit 1 wa
asked to play David" said De
n.,x.n Wolf Hopper to an Intervene
ue"o" the other day. Il played 1t,
Hopper and surprised myself, too. Mr.. JEFF
1rs. Drew, ferson said some very pleasan
things to me-, and 1t was thel
/ thought of going into tn
legitimate for keeps. Another time wa
when l played Falstaff at S~aratoga-an a
fresco entertainment, in which Mrs; job
Drew played Dame Quickly. And thereb.
:. hangs a tale:
t MIR. Crane, who had previously playe'
F~alstaff, took me aboard his yacht to civ
o me the benefits of his experience, in tn
fSie- shS led me nsbs what abo aath FaIs1sfr@ saId sh i
. did this-why he did that. And after l,
been with him a couple Of weeks he said
Now, here's a part. in Falstaff which call
, for all your powers. Do you remember whei
the Merry Wives, has been dumped int
the Thames? He comes on the stage an
swears by everything, under heavens SUI
that he will never go back to those womel
. again. And just then enters Dame Qufckl
4 with a message from them asking him t
= meet them again. Her speech Is only 81
& lines lcng-yet in that brief space he mus
4 he is ready to try again. Now, Dame Quick
! " must act with you-she must give 70
time, say her lines very slowly and paus
q at the end of each of them, SO as to CIV
: you time to show the audience by the ex
: preston on your face that you are under
5 going a change of heart. Otherwise it wi
1 Seem preposterous to the audience that Fal
. STAFF can SO quickly forge his treatmen
well, I remembered Mr. Cranes advice
l but when 1 found out that Mrs. Drew wa
. to play the part of Dame Quickly natur
r ally found much hesitancy in telling. S
. gifted an artist how to play the role; An
e sponsibility so to speak, and told her wha
Crane had said, how in merely six lines g
), her speech Falstaff would so completed
r change his mind. My face must show tn
e Mrs Drew smiled. That certainly Wa
an oversight in Shakespeare she said, I