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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

Outside of this she has tremendous chic
Paris writ large all over her, from her
powdered hair to her dainty French heels,
and is gowned as only the French Amer
lean knows how to dress herself She is
a superb piece of feminine architecture
generally, has the real thing French ac-
cent, the air, and is everything she should
be except the singer. What is left of the
voice shows that it was once worth while,
as has been said of It, but as a singer
Sybil Sanderson> does not count
Salignac came out as strongly as the
opera permits as Des Grieux. He sane
with fervor, finish and grace his little
song of the country-at the second acts
end-with it's delicate Ginning accompani-
ment, being a particularly charming ef-
fort
His strong dramatic gift came out in
the St. Sulpice scene, where Sanderson
also did her best work and. reused the
first spark of musical enthusiasm that the
evening held. Journet was lie Comte des
Grieux,. and also helped to bring the
opera into the possible realm. Mr.. Du-
friche, who substituted for Mr.. Declery,
exhibited his accustomed tremolo as
Lescaut, but acted the part with a good
deal of truth and humor. Nine. Marylli
Carrie Bridewell, Van Cauteren, Gilbert
and Bars took good care of the rest of
1.-THE parts.
Tonight is la Boheme.'' and in con-
sequence of the indisposition of FRITZ
Scheff, our little Repetto of the Tivoli will
undertake the part of Musetta.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

Miss Kate Brigham VIII make her de-
but at a large bail, the date for which
has not yet been arranged. but which
VIII take place about the second week
IN December.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

Madame Sembrich will not be a very large
affair. However, all those who have been
fortunate enough to receive cards are
congratulating themselves upon the rare
good fortune that will afford them the
opportunity of meeting the gifted singer
who has created such tremendous sensa-
ton here.
The managers of the Buford Free Kim
dergarten will hold a bazaar on Monday
afternoon, November 25, at the Colonial
Hotel corner of Pine and Jones streets.
: This kindergarten has been a worthy
and active charity for twenty years-dur-
ing the last ten in South San Francisco.
There will be Indian baskets, aprons.
bags, homemade candies, fancy articles
of all kinds and also a rummage table.
The board OF managers consists of the
following named ladies':
Mrs A, X, Durbrow Miss Jennie II Stanyan
Mrs. D. N. Morsburgh. Miss E. NJ Jfnes, Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17


~ musical and literary bureau,
~ with s. H. Friedlander, the well
known theatrical promoter at
the head, will be organized to-
morrow for the purpose of promot-
ing first class amusement projects
in this and other cities along the
coast. The concern will be known
as the American Musical and Lit
ei'dry Bureau of San Francisco and it's in
corporation papers will be filed to-mor-
row. 1t will be the object of those inter-
ested in the bureau to encourage first
class orchestras, bands and concert
companies to show here and in other
coast cities. Leading literary lights will
also be billed to lecture. Mr.. Friedlander
and his associates in the project have had
the scheme in hand for some time past
and already some Of the leading people in
the country have been contracted with.
The bureau will also do general booking
business. There is also possibility of an
operatic school being opened in connec-
uor with the, bureau. as there are now
in this city two of the best known oper-
attic artists and teachers in the country
who are thinking seriously Of making San
Francisco their home.
4 large and modern music hall, modelled
after Carnegie Hall in New York and the
new Steinway Hall in Chicago. will be
have already been offered and one large
lot of ground which Is in the very heart
Of the city has been suggested as an ideal
location. While this will not be very
costly structure it will nevertheless be
beautiful in architectural design, elegant
ly simple in decoration and perfect in it's
appointment for music and lecture hall
The building will not be over four
stories in height. Among other features
will be a rehearsal hall with stage stu
d1os for all artists, and 'woman's'' club
room. This club room or hall will have
lecture stage, reception rooms, parIors,
committee rooms and all the privacy ~
lodge building.
The music hall viii have a seating ca
pacity of about 5000 people, so that it can
be utilized for conventions as well as for
entertainments. The stage will be rem
dered available for the production of can
tatas, oratorios and opera, with all the
necessary accessories.
/. The music hall will have most perfect
acoustics, as the entire scheme of dec
Grafton will be of woodwork
The opera chairs will be very roornv
with plenty of space between the rows
The orchestra pit will be large enough
to accommodate $50 musicians. One of the
most. delightful features will be a mag
nifcent pipe organ.
The halls will be rented to clubs.
churches, societies or other organizations
for miscellaneous entertainments.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

The first meeting Of La Jeunesse Cotfl-
lon Club viii take place on Friday even
fng, November 29.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17


lish novelist. Charles Dickens, or his
works. Mrs. Meynell's father and Dick
ems were intimate friends and the lee
turer has many personal anecdotes to tell
of the great writer. The public is cordi-
ally invited to attend the lecture. No
cards Of admittance will be necessary.
On Tuesday, November 26. society will
have a chance to greet the famous singer,
Madame Sanderson-Terry at tea, to be
given in her honor by Mrs. Boardman. at
her home on Franklin street.
The Misses Loughborough will give
large tea on Tuesday at their home on
O'Farrell street. Another large affair for
Tuesday is the lunch to be given by the
Misses Harrington at the University
Club.
The tea Mrs. HENRI Martinez will give
on Wednesday aftefI,t2n in honor of
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

She was not in such perfect vocal form
yesterday afternoon at the beginning of
the performance, and her "King of
Thube" and the "Jewel Song" though
exquisite and most humanity beautiful,
failed a little of her usual marvellous per-
lection. 1t was not enough. however, to
prevent a matter of eight or ten curtain
calls in recognition, with particular en-
core for the "Jewel Song" But in the
later scenes the performance was simply
stopped by the clamorous applause, for
Sembrich was herself again and the old
time fascination of the opera had begun
to work. The audience was rather a
sleepy one to begin with, even the "Calf
of Cold song, splendidly sung by De
Reszke, rousing only lazy enthusiasm.
But the auditors wakened up after the
third act and encored everything in sight
Se1nbrichs Marguerite will live with her
violetta, and longer as the one role excels
the other.
De Reszke does some things better than
others, but all things well. His Mephisto
is one of his best conceptions-a big,
splendid. perhaps too jovial devil, and a
thing of beauty to behold and hear.
Dippels is a very likable Faust. He,
too, did not warm up vocally until the
third act but then gave a virile and
graceful reading of the part. He hits
just the happy medium between senti-
mentalism and coldnesS, and won signal
favor with the house. Louise Homer was
an attractive Siebel, and the useful
!. + + + + a
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17
SEMBRICH'S MARGUERITE
DOES NOT LACK COLOR
Presentation Of :Foust" Arouses Audience to
Hiqh Pitch Of Enthusiasm, Singers
Receiving Many Encores.

THERE was no reason to complain
of lack of color, in the Sembrich
Marguerite yesterday afternoon at
the Grand Opera-house. Those
a who wish for more than per-
fection last year labeled Melba cold
and colorless in the role, though to others
for whom the singer had not already
been docketed with the Technically per-
feet but expressionless" class, her Mar
guerite was most moving conception.
It Is not safe to predict what singer
will be in one role from her achievement
in another nor even sometimes what she
will be in the same role at different
times. Melba was much that way. Ger
tainly sometimes she showed an almost
finnish coldness and the same week
would surprise with beautiful Marguer-
ite. perhaps that just swayed the house
to any tune she cared to pipe. / think 1t
would be safer to put ones money on
Sembrich though, so far as prophecy is
concerned. for with her the heart is al
ways there, whether the imperial voice Is
at its best or not. She gives all of her
self to her audience. loyalty, without re-
serve. and in turn her audience gives her
as generously what is the very life of the
singer-sympathy. Melba generally gives
the impression of keeping some of herself
In her pocket for use on future occasions
and the audience is expected to do the
sympathizing, but Sembrich filings her
whole rich. big heart into everything she
does.
a .i.i..:sss..
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

PROPHET may have no honor
~ in his own country, but it is
~ another story where singer is
concerned Not Wagner at his
Il Il mightiest, not the first night
excitement, not Sembrich the
glorious, nor the regal Eames, drew such
a house as greeted Sybn Sanderson last
night down on Mission street. The crowd
overhowed the seating capacity and stood
three deep round the edges of the house
TO do honor to the former Sacramento
girl on her debut here after sixteen years
absence.
All the gauds were out, the SWEETEST
gowns, and. the house was an unforget-
able picture in itself 1t was a. sump-
tuous greeting to the errant native
daughter, and a rather fine thing in the
way of patriotism.
There was applause a-plenty, flowers
raining over the footlights, and all the
accustomed machinery of welcome work
ing overtime to greet the fair Californian.
Naturally she was nervous, but respond
ed in gracious and apparently self-con-
tanned fashion to the friendliness of The
audience, and as an arrangement in well
comes the evening must be voted a bril-
liant success.
The opera chosen for the singers debut
here was Massenets chocolate creamy
''Manon Lescaut,' Opera comique" as
they call it in Paris-than which nothing
more startling in the way of contrasts
from ''Dies Walkure' of the evening be-
fore could have been devised. It's light
some loves and airy SORROWS came with an
almost profane comicality after the very
serious business Of the weeks grand opera
and it left one with that curious feeling
that the average person has after swal-
lowing a vegetarian banquet
There is nothing to- the opera, as the
phrase goes, and it has no place on a
grand opera programme. Still we had to
have Sybil, and the opera was written
for her. She has sung it some $50 times
in Paris and St Petersburg, and she was
drilled to its exigencies by Massenet him
self, as Leslie Carter was Belascoed into
shape for 'Zaza-" Nine. Sanderson GER
taanly knows "Manon" upside down; yet
she was nervous enough last night to
need the assistance of the prompter sew
eral times, so perhaps a certain leeway
must be granted to her.
But, judged from her work in "Manon"
last night, Nine. Sanderson cannot sing
now, whatever she may have done once.
The voice has gone, the control has gone,
and only once-in her duet in the chapel
at st. Sulpice with Des Grieux-did her
song give any evidence of the kind of
thing that drew Paris and st. Petersburg
TO her feet but a few years ago. There
she was at her Best vocally, but, though
she is "of ours" it must be regretfulIy
owned that 6ybiI Sanderson has no place
in grand opera, and that even "Manon''
overweights her so far as voice is con-
cerned.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17
BUREAU FOR
BIG SHOWS
PROJECTED
Theatrical Book
ing Agency
Plans.
Friedlander at the
Head Of Enter
prise.

THOROUGHLY we'll equipped
musical and literary bureau,
with s. H. Friedlander, the well
known theatrical promoter, at
the head. will be ORGANIZED to-
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17
ACTS ROLE
BUT VOICE
IS LACKIN
California Singer Does
Not Come Up to Ex-
pectotion.
BY BLANCHE PARTINoToN.

PROPHET may have no honor
in his own country, but it is
another story where singer is
concerned. Not Wagner at his
mightiest, not the first night
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

L House. Miss E. s. Wilson. Mrs r. A.
Donaldson. Mrs Harry Durbrow. Mrs L. Nc
Laine. Miss L. Reed, Mrs. ]. G. Barker Mrs
Stanley Stillman.- Mrs. r. s. Bentley. Mrs. E.
B. Cutter and Mrs. 7, w. Huntington.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

The first dance of the Friday Fortnight
,lys will take place on Friday evening,
November 22. The Fortnightly is to be
more select than ever this season and in
vitations to the dances are being limited.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17

be commended On the fact that it comes
to the opera in good time. When Conduc-
tor Flon started the overture to ''ManOn''
the house was almost filled and it pre-
sented a beautiful appearance. The dis
play of decOllete waists by fair women
was. seen in all parts, of the theater below
the. galleries, and a few globe travellers
declared that the scene compared favor
ably with any OF a similar character in
EurODe-
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-17
Given a California Welcome.

When Miss Sanderson first. came upon
the stage. she was not recognized but
when her identity was learned there was
fair amount of applause. But II was
not until the end of the act that Miss
SandersOn received her welcome. The
curtain went up and the little Californian
heard a thunder of applause that fairly
shook the roof of the building
. Flowers were thrown to Miss Sander
son by Madame Eames and Mrs. Grau.
who were in stage box, and kisses were
blown on finger tips to the star OF the
evening by her distinguished sister artist.
Again and again the curtain went uD in
response TO the applause. and the audi
ence cheered and patted it's gloved hands
in honor of the daughter of California.
With the welcome given Miss Sanderscr
after the first act the excitement sub
sided. Between the acts ladies' fair flied
the foyer and discussed the singer. Of the
evening. There were dozens who had
been schoolmates of Miss Sanderson in
Sacramento and San Francisco. and they
were surrounded by their friends. eager
TO hear of what the singer had done be-
fore she started on her operatic career Of
two continents.
The chief topic of conversation BY me,
and women was the appearance of Miss
Sanderson. The music of Massenet was
the early life Of the singer and the Gowns
she wore in the opera.
"Boheme" to Be Sung Tonight.
Tonight VIA Boheme" will be given at
prices ranging from 81 to So and a big
house is expected Owing to the sudden
indisposition of Miss FRITZ Scheff the role
of Musetta will be sung tonight by the
Italian singer. Italia VittOre Repetto. who
scored distinct success in the role a few
weeks ago at the Tivoli ODera-house.
Tomorrow evening Romeo and Juliet
will be given with Sanderson. BrideweH.
Bauermeister, Journet, Bars. Declery. Du-
friche. Salignac and De Reszke in the
principal roles
On. Tuesday lie Nczze di Figaro is to
be given with big cast. including Eames
and Sembrich- On Wednesday night Calve
is to make her debut as Carmen" which
is to be repeated on Friday night ode
Meistersinger' is the bill for Friday niGhs.
with Gadski and Schumann-HeInk IN the
cast. Next Saturday matinee ''Isoheu-
grin will be given
The Iola register., 1901-11-15

FAINT was heartless and inhuman, but
If the infant was rescued and cared for
the public would feel less inclined to
demand punishment. But if the child
is dead, as the report from the scene
of the trouble states, then the matter
becomes a case of murder, wilful and
barbarous, and the wheels of the law
now in motion cannot help but bring
that charge against the parties who
may be found guilty.
The parents of the two young people
who were arrested here and lodged in
Jail secured bond for them in the sum
OF $500 each and they were turned out
of Jail Friday. II is understood
they returned to the Hoffman home il
Usage township, there to await their
preliminary hearing before Justice
Woodard in Moran November 26.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
DESERTED BABY IS DEAD'
Moran Herald Says Child Died Shortly
After it Was FOund-Makes
Crime Greater.

The Moran Herald of last week gives
its versions of the desertion of the
infant child found in the Usage town
ship corn field. In addition to what
has been already told in the REGIS
TER, the Herald adds that William
Black saw the child left in the field.
Later he rescued it. When it was de-
serted it was alive and later it died
and was buried. Knowing that the
baby could suffer nothing farther and
that the story would bring deep dis
tress to a respected and prominent
familylof the neighborhood he decided
to say nothing about his discovery,
but afterwards changed his mind and
the arrest followed.
This throws a new color on the
affair. Desertion of a helpless in,
The Iola register., 1901-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Lamunyan were seen
at the jail Thursday by REGISTER
reporter and both denied their guilt
Not only did they disclaim that they
are the parents of the child, but pro-
fessed the utmost ignorance as to there
being a child found. 1t seems reason.
able that if they did leave the child in
the field they ascertained whether it
was left there to die and had died, or
whether it wasrescued. The reporter in
formed them that the baby was found
e cad, but they were unmoved. In fac
the only thing that will move that
couple.will be to be show that tn er
is no getting around the truth, what
ever it may be.
The two of them had nearly $500
with them when arrested and with this
and what their fathers possess will be
able to secure the best legal advice,
although this has not yet been donet
The scandal comes as particularly
hard blow on family of worth anC
honor.
Mr., Huffman and Lamunyan. father!
of the two young people, were in tow
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
TRIAL ON NOVEMBER Is
Preliminary Hearing of Mr. and Mrs
Lamunyan viii be Held At Moran
at That Time.

The only new development in the
sensational story which came out here
Wednesday evening was the setting OF
the time for trial on November 26 be-
fore Justice James Woodard at Mo-
ran. The trial is bound to attract a
large crowd and it was set for Moran
in order to make as little trouble for
the witnesses as possible.
The prosecuting attorney feels con-
fdent that he will get a conviction, as
the witnesses secured in his opinion
prove a case beyond the shadow of a
doubt. The women of the Huffman
family and neighbor women will eX-
plain to the court the grounds for the
talk which they circulated during the
summer and will probably prove to
the jury's satisfaction that a child was
b )rn t. Coda Huffman.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
Jumped on a Ten Peny Nail.

The little daughter of Mr.. j. N.
Powell jumped on an inverted rake
made of ten penny nails, and thrust
one nail entirely through her foot and
a second one half way through.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm was
promptly applied and five minutes
later the pain had disappeared and
no more suffering was experienced,
In three days the child was wearing
her shoe as usual and with absolutely
no discomfort. Mr.. Powell is we'll
known merchant of Portland, Va.
Pain Balm is an antiseptic and heals
such injuries without maturation and
in one-third the time required by the
usual treatment. For sale by w. L.
Crabb & Co., Campbell g. Burrell.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
BUYS in Brick COMPANY.

AT last, after these many days, the
REGISTER has been able to find out
the whole truth about the wherefore of
Mr.. j. w. McClelland's presence in
lola. He is the man to whom the re-
porter sold eleven acres for S25, 900
some days ago on the straight tip
from an inside" man.
Mr.. McClelland has bought one-half
of Mr.. Kerr's interest in the Star
Brick Company which owns and oper-
ates a plant south of town. This gives
him fourth interest and leaves a
fourth interest in Mr.. Kerr's name.
Mr.. McClelland is from Lenox, Iowa,
and is man of means and he expects
t. move to lola and make this his
home. Possibly after he has been
here a while and learned what good
town it is he may be induced to in.
vest further even though he may moi
buy 81, 29l an acre land.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
State VS. Abe Townsend.

The row which nobody seems able
to explain, and which was reported
briefly some days ago in the REGIS
TER, between Jim Trine and Abe
Townsend has progressed to the dis
trict court. This morning Trine filed
a case brought in the name of the
State, charging Townsend with as
sault. He says he went to his farm,
which Townsend rents, and without
any reason Townsend pointed a
doublebarrelled shot gun at him and
ordered him to hike. Townsend de-
nies this version. He declares that
Trine started at him with knife and
that he got the gun and laid it close to
hand and ordered Trine to stop his
monkey business.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
City is to Have Sewers.

The city council among a lot OF
other important business transacted
Thursday took the first serious step
toward giving the city sewer system.
A resolution was adopted approving
of the plan of Prof. f. o. Marvin for
the building of sewer system which
should dispose of the sewerage by the
psychological process. The resolu-
tionIfavored the printing at once of a
request for bids for the necessary en-
gineering work for survey, the plans
and construction work of such a sys-
tenn and that as soon as work can be
commenced on the system it is to be
commenced and pushed to as early a
completion as possible.
So the long talked-of and much
needed sewer system seems to like to
become reality before another twelve
months has passed, or at any rate a
good start on an efficient system will
be made.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
Ask Mercy of the Commissioners

non hNANJ VI thN
Two of the men who last went up
against the prohibitory law in this
county have petitioned the county
commissioners to be lenient. Their
petitions were presented at the session
Thursday but not acted upon for some
reason. L. ID. Montgomery, whose
sentence ends December "a, asked the
board to order his release at that
time, because they will not meet again
until January. He says he has paid
costs in District and Supreme court,
but cannot pay his fine now and can
not earn it in jail. After his release
he promised to earn and pay the fine
as quickly us possible,
John Gill, by his attorney G. IS.
Ritter, showed the board that his fine
is $500 and that he was sentenced to
the county Jail $50 days, He is not in
Jail and says he cannot pay the fine,
but that If the fine will be remitted he
will pay the costs.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
NOTICE..

All parties knowing
themselves indebted to
the Culbertson Furniture
Co., will call at the old
stand at once and settle
same as we have sold out
and must have all aC-
counts settled without
further delay.
CuIbertsOn Furniture Co.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15

They had nothing to say on
the subject of trouble but went indus
triously to work and raised the $500
BOND required from each of the de-
PENDANTS.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15

Get free sample of Chamberlain 5
Stomach and Liver Tablets at w. L.
Crabb & Co.'S. or rCampbell & Burrells
drug store. They are easier to take and
more pleasantin effect than pills. Then
their use is not followed by constipa-
tion as is often the case with pills.
Regular size, 25c per box.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15

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b RBKemls 7FaMns sEH
s%a5I E%%H 4F?fs oT" n'K""nI
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The Iola register., 1901-11-15

DAVE LEAHY is probably the only
Kansan who cannot sympathize with
China over Late Lamented Lii.
The Iola register., 1901-11-15

THE OFFICIAL COUNT %@ @
al ON ap ~ e@e On
PpT
The Iola register., 1901-11-15
S Washington st

Mr.. John King, brick-layer,
of 404 So. Washington Ave-,
says; "To man who follows
my calling a good sound strong
back is Indispensable but when
it aches and pains every time
you bend or stoop you often feel
like laying off work. For about
four weeks | was annoyed I'M
this way, when | noticed Doan 81
Kidney Pills advertised to cure
backache, went to G. b. Spen-I
Ger & Co.'s drug store for a boxI
and took it as directed. | mol
Iticed a change for the better af-I
ter "a few doses. The treatment
went to the root of the cause and
in a very short time the back
ache had disappeared.