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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-14
CFirst Publication Sept z. Is99-2w)
Administrators Notice.

State of Kansas, Phillips County,
In the matter of the Estate of Alben Petzold
deceased, late of Phillips county, Kansas
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 4th day of
IN September 1899 the undersigned WAS by the
Probate Court of Phillips county Kansas, duly
appointed and qualified as administrative of the
estate of AIben Petzold late of Phillips county.
deceased. AL persons having claims against sald
estate are hereby notified TO be present them for
allowance 10 the undersigned within one year
from date hereof or they may be excluded from
any benefit of such estale, and if such claims | e
not presented within three years from date hereof
they may be forevea haired.
ANNA PETZOLD, Admin istIatIix
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

lecture at present. A tenor certainty is
Bonnard, long associated with the first
tenor parts in the French operas at the
Theatre de Monnaie, Brussels. He has
sung "opposites" to Melba in the Co
vent Garden season, and will do the
same here Pandolfini is the Italian
tenor, clear and sympathetic. beauti-
full phraser, and said to excel in the
role of Rodolfo in "Boheme." Ben
saude is the principal Italian barytone.
We will hear him as Marcello in DO
heme," which character he created in
the first production at Turin. Bou-
douresque is the principal French
basso He has held the position for
two years with the Ellis company.
Rains and De Vries and Viviani are
male singers whose work is more or
less familiar to local opera goers. The
orchestra is. the Boston Symphony, one
of the finest in the world. Seppilli is
the conductor; Richard Fried his asso-
ciate. Seppilli is classmate and init
mate of Puccini, and one of the great
est of the Italian leaders; so with Melba
as Mimi, De Lussan as Musette, Pan
dolfini as Rodolfo. Bensaude as Mar
cello. De Vries as Schaunard, Bou-
douresque as Colline, Parry directing
the stage and Seppilli at the baton. We
may expect nothing short of a mar
velous performance of the ''Boheme."
In all a dozen performances will be
given, selected from this repertory:
Faust" Romeo and Juliet" Barber
of Seville" "Traviata," Carmen"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
Now Comedu.

The final performances of Spider and
Fly" will be given in the Comedy this
afternoon and tonight, after which the
John L. Sullivan, heavyweight pugilist,
appears in his new capacity of light come
dian in burletta calleu "a Trip Across
the Ocean," Just for old times sake John
l.. will spar a realistic round or two. but
the rest of the snow will be vaudeville
and safe athletics. There is a scene in
the piece that shows the training quarters
of a pugilist and it is mere that the ex-
champion does his fistic turn. His oppo-
nent is no less a celebrity than Jake Kill
rain. 1t will not be as serious a battle
as was the one that took place between
these same gentlemen in Richmond, Miss,
in the year 81, but some lively work is
promised, as well as several clever girls
in the vaudeville part of the show.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
T. NJ. A. Benefit.

The seventh annual benefit of the local
lodge of the Theatrical Mechanical Asso-
citation will take place at the AlcaZar this
afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp, The pro-
gramme is long and crowded with the
best things in the city. Brother Freder
lex Warde will deliver the address of well
come, after which ."Fhe First Born will
be produced with a Juvenile cast. Then
following Sissirietta Jones, the BLACK
Patti Ernest Hogan; Muriel Ringgold,,
the Black Patti sextet, Derenda and
Breen and Lang and Keller from the
Orpheum; Sister Tillie Morrisey, So
prano; Edwin Stevens and William West
and their pickanninies from the Tivol in
"Dinah Lou" Senior Antonio Vargas, the
barytone; and Master Arnold Grazer, the
young toe dancer. The performance Will
Conclude with the first act of Peaceful
Valley by the Alcazar stock company.
The linen behind the scenes" are always
the first to volunteer in a charitable
cause and the house will be packed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

A s you learned from an earlier is
GO. sue of The Call, the Ellis operG
~ season that we have so persist
, l. L emily heralded as the Melba sea-
= son will be a Melba season after
all That is to say, there will be no
Wagner. Modern opera will be repre-
scented only by the younger Italians
in "Cavalleria Rusticana" Il Pagli-
acci' and Puccini's La .Boheme." The
season will last two weeks instead of
three, and commence on the 18th of
March, instead of on the 9Th, as was
originally announced. Mr.. Ellis had
promised US a series of Wagner per-
Eormances, but when sickness became
epidemic among his German singers
contracts were Cancelled and the Ger
man productions abandoned. So we
Will have a fortnight of frivolity and
fashion, broken only by the cry of the
Critic. Perhaps you think that with
only the old operas there will be moth
\ ing to criticize but the singing and the
erQwd?-that the critics will cease
reading UP the pathology of Wagner
tits, cut their hair and go about their
. business in quiet everyday fashion?
II YOU think so, then you don't know
the musical specialist of the press. He
is the most enthusiastic person in jour
nalism. Once his editor turns him
loose the slimness of a subject is not
going TO stop him. He has been bot
tied for years; here in San Francisco
lie can raise d large family between
epeTa seasons. and when one finally
does come mules and dynamite can't
pause his pen. This season will give
the music critic a chance to prove to
the. public that he is really alive and
working. From tomorrow on you will
find. him in the libraries standing in
line for a turn at Groves Musical Die
ffonary; and later you will read his
elaborate essays on Lucia 'Travi-
alta, "Mignon," "Rigoletto" and other
Equally imperative subjects. The town
will be treated to a perfect carnival of
musical criticism. On papers where
-ones man reviews music and an
other the drama the dramatic
critic usually so proud and lordly. will
be almost wiped from the face of his
publication; and on papers where one
man handles both departments the the
alters will yet get just as light a show
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The Columbia.

''The Sign of the Cross" Wilson Bar
rett's religious drama, will be seen for
the first time in this city tomorrow night
at the Columbia Theater. The story of
the play, briefly told, is as follows:
Marcus Superbus, project of Rome, is
ordered by Nero to exterminate the fast
increasing sect of Christians. He meets
in the street beautiful young girl who
is defending an old man against an at
tack of the rabble. Interfering, he sends
the girl to her home under the protection
of one of his guards. When he finds that
she is suspected of belonging to the de-
spised sect he goes to her disguised as
a boatman and warns her of her danger.
News is brought to the girl while he is
there that Stephanus, a young Christian
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
BY Hshton Stevens.

US and gave San Francisco a place on
the map once more. Let us advertise
ourselves TO the world as prodigal pa
irons of high-priced shows and the
managers will do the rest. Grau is
seriously considering a season here
with the greatest opera company in the
world. Everything is off if the Ellis
engagement is not fortunate. And I
think it Will be a huge success. Under
the direction of William Parry, late of
the Metropolitan, we are promised a
staging of the old French and Italian
operas and of "Boheme" such as we
never have seen before. Media we
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

WHEN THE GRAND OPERA OPENS
Forecast of the Coming Season.


less give a thrilling performance in
such a work as the "Huguenots." An
other soprano from whom big things
are expected is De Lussan. She has
already made herself felt Europeanly,
so the fact that she is an American
girl need not mar our appreciation.
There is rumor afloat, not
verified at this writing, that Jean
de Reszke may be induced to
make the trip with the Ellis company.
He is acknowledged to be the greatest
of living singing actors. But do not
set your heart too warmly on Jean; his
coming is entirely a matter of con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The Aicazar.

The Alcazar stock company will be seen
this week in a revival of Belasco & Fyles'
well-known Indian war drama, THE Girl
l Left Behind Me-" Ernest Hastings will
have the part of Lieutenant Hawksworth;
George Webster will be the Lieutenant
Parlow and George Osbourne the General
Kennion Miss Fitzallen will play Kate
Kennion, Miss Crosby will be Lucy
and Miss Costanzo the Indian girl
Charles Bryant is cast for the Indian
Chief ''Scarbrow' and Clarence Montaine
for Major Burleigh.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Aida" "Cayalleria," "Pagliacci,"
"Mignon," Lucia - La File du Regi-
ment,'' "Rigoletto," "Huguenots" and
the 'Boheme" Day and night the
work of rebuilding and renovation is
being pushed at old Morosco's, and the
result promises to be something that
bears a very close resemblance to a
modern opera house. The sale of sea-
son tickets commences a week from
tomorrow. And may the line of pat
rons stretch from south of Market to
North Beach,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The California.

The Black Patti Troubadours, who are
playing to big houses at the California
Theater, will remain one week longer.
The ragtime ballads, cakewalk contest,
dulged in by the Troubadours and the
funny Ernest Hogan are the chief fac
tors of this unique success. The musical
would be improved by a few rehearsals
of the orchestra, which was in very bad
accord at the opening performances.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

ing. Even our dear old friends the
Bostonians, who are fated to arrive
here while the grand opera is on, will
figure but smally ia the columns of the
press. Grand opera is in the air and
the music critic wants his innings.
When other subjects exhaust them
selves he always has himself to fall
back on. Herr Bosworth of the Exam
ner will apologize for hurting Italian
ward the hateful word Dago, and Sig
lor Lucchesi of the Wasp will forgive
him, and they will kiss and make up
and rival neighborly in the fling of the
adulatory adjectives at the delights of
Italian masterpieces old and new. Mr..
Robertson of the Chronicle will bring
forth incontestible souvenirs of the
earliest Patti season and discover a
enascence of III belle canto"; Mr..
Davies, the singers and actors friend
f the News Letter, will write impor-
family about Covent Garden. from Carl
Rosa to Sir Augustus Harris; and un-
less Musical Doctor H. j. Stewart is
now of an opinion that Puccini's La
Boheme" is finer opera than Puccini's
"Manon Lescaut" he and yours most
obediently will probably revive their
fraternal wrangle of last season in the
columns of the Post and the Call. Now
is the time to subscribe.
Seriously, though, the newspapers
ant settle down to work too soon on
his opera proposition. An opera sea-
son has to be doomed just as we'll as
a bicycle tournament. 1t is the duty of
every newspaper to convince every
man, woman and child in the vicinity
that this season is too important to be
missed. AS I said when Melba visited
us last year-with not even the shadow
of the present Ellis company-the the
atrical credit of the town depends on
the pecuniary success of the engage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Lane Opera Company. At the Orpheum
Mr. Murray and Miss Lane appear in Sc
lections from popular operas, which they
costume Another star is
Mile Craske, the premiere danseuse, who
has been a star feature with several OF
the best known spectacular productions IN
this country. She appears in number
of character dances The comedy fea:
ture of the bill is Bloom and Cooper. or
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

..Brian Boru," the other compositions of
stanislaus STANCE and Julian Edwards,
and will be continued until further no
series are new and tasty, and the cast,
which includes Anna LIGHTER, Annie Ny
ers, Ida Wyatt, Bernice Holmes, Phil
Branson, Edwin Stevens, William H.
West, William Pruette, Arthur Boyce and
Fred Kavanagh, does justice to both the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
SteeplechaSe

Another permanent side-show attraction
has been added to the many in San Fran
cisco in the form of a ''steeple chase
erected in Central Park. The "steeple
chase" is a system of life-size hobby
horses, which carry riders and race on
four naraIIel tracks The racing admits
Of considerable sport, and altogether the
invention is an Improvement on the old
ridesNmen. women and children.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The ChuteS.

At the Chutes Free Theater Violet Dale
will buck and wing; Jack Symonds,
monologist, promises to tell some new
stories and Charles and May Morrell,
comedy banjoistts and sketch artists VIII
appear for the first time here after long
and successful Eastern tour. Ida Howell,
the really clever serio-comic. will change
her songs and The Passion Play hy o as
tinued Pianka. the lady of lions" has
been re-engaged and will continue to
thrill. Another amateur ballet thursday
night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The Olumpia.

The Olympia, in addition to the zone
Lynwood," the contortionist, who has
scored such a hit, has four new acts, in
Guiding Annie Goldie, in songs and dances;
Ouerita Vincent coon singer; MAZE Yer
non, soubrette and Sherman and Nor
riseY. comedians.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

musical and comedy situations. The al
ways reliable chorus and orchestra find
the ensembles and finales to their liking
and interpret them with notable zeal.
Next Monday evening special perform
ance will be given for the benefit of the
International convention, Independent Or
der b mai rith
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The Orpheum.

At the head of the new bill at the Or
pheum are j. K. Murray and Clara Lane,
operate stars. whose names have been
identified with many of the best known
opera companies in the country, notably
the Carlton Opera Company, the Castle
Square Opera Company and the Murray
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

this team the man, Lew Bloom, is best
known as "Hoyts Tramp" he having
made a great success as the tramp in
several of Hoyt's farce comedies. Inc
hold-overs include Conroy and Mcdonald,
p G shorts Carter de Haven and Bon
ME MAZE, Lang and Keller, the ,Schrode
brothers and Professor Macart's dogs and
rrnnnl6eYS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

boy, has been arrested. He is. tortured
on the rack in order to wiring from him
information regarding the meeting place
of the faithful. Marcus arrives just In
season to learn that the girl Mercia Will
be at the meeting. With his guards he
hurries to the grove where the Christians
are engaged in worship, and is just IN
time to save the girls life. With the
other prisoners she is taken to the palace
of Marcus and there. while drunken
attempts to win her for his own evil ends.
Tearing herself from his embrace she
rushes to the door only to find it locked.
Just as Marcus is again about TO clasp
her in his arms a fash of lightning, FOL
lowed by, a terrific crash Of thunder,
cross above her head, the girl exclaIIms;
1T is the sign The Master has spoken!
You cannot harm me now! Marcus
crouches at her feet, filled with supersti-
tious fear, and the curtain falls.
In the next act, urged on by jealous
Nero to refuse to pardon Mercia unless
she will publicly renounce her faith.
Marcus goes TO her in her dungeon, where
she is about TO go out to be deVoured by
wild beasts in the arena. He tells her
of Nero's answer to his appeal and begs
her to live and be his wife. When he
finds that she will be steadfast to her
faith and will not deny Christ, he tells
her that his lingering doubts are fled;
that he, too, is a Christian and will die
with her Hand in hand they go into
the arena just as the curtain falls.
The part of Marcus will be played by
Charles Dalton, and Irene Rookie will i'm
personate the Christian girl, Mercia. The
entire company is from the Lyric Ihe-
alter, London, as are also the scenery, cos
tunes and appointments.
Tho TWoIi.
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ment. Melba's short season in the Cali
fornia Theater was fabulously success
full. Our old records had been long
forgot; we needed some new ones and
we made them. And it wasn't so long
after that Charles Frohman forgave
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Keith's. No cards We will treat all
alike. Nine. Alma e. Keith, Phelan
building
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

Hother Wismer and Fred Mauser will,
with the assistance of Frank M. Coffin,
on the evening of the 2Sth. The pro
gramme will comprise the Goldmark Vio-
lin concerto, Godard's Concerto Roman
tiuue and a collection of songs by Arthur
Sullivan
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
The TiVoIi.

Madeleine, or The Magic Kiss at the
Tivol has proved a fitting successor 70
The Wedding Day" Jupiter" and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
Music

Nine. Carreno paid very pretty tribute
to a local composer, Mr.. r. A. Lucehesi,
certo Romantico," op. 81. with the under
standing that she play it in Berlin at some
future date. probably with the Phllnar-
monic orchestra, under the direction OF
NikiSh.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

The list of principals includes:
Mines Melba Gadski. lie Lussan. olitzka,
Chalia, hatfield, Van Cauteren, MN. Bon
nard Pandolfini. Van Hoose, Del Sol, Ben
saude, Boudouresque, Stehmann, Rains, Rosa,
Viviani.
Conductors -Armando Seppilli. Richard Fried.
Stage director-William Parry.
The sale of season tickets for the season
of twelve perfors ances opens on Monday,
February ~. at Sherman. Clay & Co.'S Prizes
of season tickets $50. $40. $780, $40, according
to location. Boxes for the season. seating A.
$3.50; those seating five and six in proportion.
The sale of tickets for single performances Will
open Monday. March G. Prices. S. 81, So,
So. according to location; prices OF boxes for
single performances. seating four. Melba
nights $40; other nights. SIS; those seating
five and SIX in proportion, Applications for
boxes should be made to Mr.. Alfred Bowler
care Sherman, Clay & Co.
The repertoire will be given from the fol-
lowing operas:
Faust, Romeo ct Juiette
Barber of Seville Aida,
La Traviata, Les Huguenots,
Rigoletto, Cavalleria Rusticana
La Boheme, l Pagiiacci.
Lucia, Mignon,
Carmen, La File du Regiment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

know to be the only successor to Patti,
and besides Melba we are to have
Gadski, superlative German soprano.
It is a pity we cannot hear Gadski in
the Wagner pieces, but she is an artist
of versatile character and will doubt
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
Opponents Say They Are Not Done, but
viii Carry Fight 10 Legislature.
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS OF LEASE.
Hsw York Central Is 10 Fay Boston & AIbany Stock
holders $500, 600 Ia Addition 10 Eight
Per Csni Annual Dividend Guaranteed.

Boston. Dec. ,2s.-By an Overwhelming
majority, the stockholders OF the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad yesterday rat
flied the lease OF the property To the
New York Central railroad, the vote
standing 1862 in favor Of the lease
and 1871 in opposition. The matter
now goes to the legislature for final ap-
proval and IL is said that a strong at
tempt will be made by persons inter-
ester in the Fitchburg railroa dand by
others to obtain adverse action on the
part of the legislature.
There was some opposition on the
part Of the minority, because there
were no printed ballots except those
approving the lease, but President Bliss
pointed out that those voting were at
liberty TO alter the printed ballots as
they saw fit.
The lease approved Is an amendment
TO the first lease offered 10 the stock
holders. but which, through the oppo-
sition Of Director Charles S. Sargent,
was not brought up for approval. Mr..
Sargent succeeded in getting better
terms from the New York Central and
for this the stockholders gave him a
hearty vote of thanks.
The amended lease provides for the
payment of $500. 900 10 the Boston and
Albany stockholders, in addition to the
8 per cent. annual dividend guaranteed.
The amount formerly decided upon was
81 600 900.
Payment OF this amount will be In
3h per cent. New York Central bonds.
The tenure of the lease itself Is reduced
from 999 years. the original Proposition,
to 80 years.