The sun., 1900-10-30
1--WE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Inasmuch as paderewski IL not TO return
70 the United States and none Of the great
pianists or violinistS il to be before the public
this year, Alfred Farland. who has always been
regarded a. virtuoSo ot the banjo, is to come
out OF his retirement and show what he can
do with that Instrument when applied To the
works Of such composer as Chopin. MendeS-
sOhn WiCniawski and Others. Mr. Farland
long ago gave w such tami,i'r banjo music
a. the "RattleSuake jig abd Ia" Arkansas
Traveller" and turned lis attention 10 the
task Of ADAPTING 10 the hauJu the work. Of
classical COMPOSERS. tie u, gan with Men
delssohn'S violin concerto aud before II was
possible to play this IN any way ou 'he hanio
entire Use Of finger tor h,h hands.
Then he wa, nhl" 10 CO effect 'r the
enlarge hi1 repertoire Of lich-ca-s music
until II includes mlnv ir-trlH"ntal numbers
suited to the banjo. II luvth!uI could revive
interest in the instrument II might b" such
aud tcons attompt- at providing novelties
for il but the banjo has lost most of lis vogue.
Even a steam banjo heard last year which
played with the strength of thirty men was
not terrible enough 10 awnkc. more than mod
crate enthusiasm In the audience that listened
tn IT, Evidence Of this decline in the favor
with which IA" instrument was once regarded
is shown by the scarcity Of lis Use In the va
ricty theatres nuwadaE-
All day long curious crowd stands about
the upI cr end Of Elm -t',ot watching the eN-
cayating in Trogrcss there for the RaTid Transit
tunnel The street Is oIcu now for the three
blocks north Of Prince street and The work
men have dug almost deeu enough 90 move
the two hig water uaiI s y hiCh are to he shifted
from the centre Ci the roadway to 'lc sides.
As the earth j. CXCaya',d IL H. oaIIi,d for a
block or moro in COr~ which travel on cables
susI ended above III" street, and is der o~ted
in carts which rcu9'" u 20 convenient dumI-
ing place. II &, The nrrra'iou OF those over
head cars which attracts the crowd. While
one T. going NJ from Houston 80 BlcCCRcr street
on one side OF I'm sist'i, another i travelling
of carts ~ Houston street. Each car carries
n wagon load of earth AZ u trip. Tho raTidity
with which the car sWteiS along "a itS ,nlle
and the ease with which tho man lloCk away
from the engine directs It's WONCmcufs Nv
waving his nrms arc all view cd and CommcttCd
on With curiosity and dol cht
Thcrc - 10 he placed in the Fourteenth Rcri-
mont hrmory in Brooklyn n Ticturc which
is tyI ica Of the reality of the union of the Blue
and the Gray. The picture is called The
EPISODE II Ger Ct q = liant nrhf mrdo Y tho
fO rice 'th on the nrst dnv ~ Getty slurg, ana
II is ranted by 4 confederate soldier vi. or
Redwood. who is Nifginiiu, served With
DISTINCTION ia the Confederate Army through
out the war and has since maGe name ns q
the Fourteenth was engaged With Gen Envi.s
Missi-siTl Brigade Of Heth's division Dayi4'-
meN Cr,I NJ aImost VI se"g ~ the A.. oi he
Union Army. Tie Fourteenth met the. IT,
g. sSfndS dS GtES,,,ns tSnr bs ga +, mls' c.,ou.t ~,
uiCure re.His. lle Younger generation in
the regiment now wished tho u,mCry
of ~ Jen etrated and selected Major / ed
instance Of tie wounds that time heals iIat
an eX-Confederate soldier should receive he
commission.