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Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-12

Vessels, Peace Envoy
Is Alive and Well.

LONDON, Aug. l2.-Lord Kitchner has
cabled confirmation of the report that
Peace Envoy Vessels, said to have been
shot by the Beers had been released
alive and well, through the capture of
the Boer Lager where he was held
prisoner,
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-12

Newest picture moldings Brown
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-12

Artists supplies-Brown' 8 art store.
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will also. playa manuscript composition
by Gerard Tonning. of Duluth.


The first musical service of the. season
will be given at the Church of St John
the Evangelist, corner of Kent street and
PORTLAND avenue, this evening at 1880 by
the vested choir of forty-hve voices, un-
der the direction of G. H. Fairclough.
organist and choirmaSter. The new
quartette of Miss Berson. soprano; Mrs.
Yale. contralto; B. F. Forster tenor, and
H. p. Phillips, bass will sing for the
first time Sunday. The following Will be
the order of service:
Organ Prelude Barcarolle" from
the fourth conce1 to .Sterndale Bennett
Responses Festal ............. Tails
Psalms and chants ...,Elvey and Crotch
Magnificat in d .....................B arnby
Apthem-"Blessing, Glory and wis
Hymn-''Awake. My SOUP iP@itnoia H Iodr5
Baritone soIo-3Abide with Me-. ..Liddis
as ~ III. E. Phillips.
"Hark, Hank. NV Soul Shelley
with G0ntralto Solo by Miss Yale.
Hymn-"Nearer, My God to Thee
oero,.o;... Address by the Pastor.
oneEtory Anthem-'"rhe Day Is Past
and Over ........J CHRISTOPHER Marks
with Tenor and Soprano Soios1 1''- No
sevenfold Amen (after benedic-
Re 1vl9 Hvmn do iiot iner
Dear, Jerusalem" ..........S. A. Warde
Postlude-"Sc Schiller March" " .Meyerbeer
The ST. Paul Choral club has signed
"AIAA llOouoFG v all L OK, the New YORK
tenor to sing in the Creation which
VIII ,sbe produced by the club in AnrIl.
Mr.. York formerly lived in St Paul ard
his work is We'll known here
Rehearsals are being held by the club
every Tuesday evening in Christ church
guild hail. The members are studying
The Messiah" which will be given at
the first concert, Dec. l. The work so
far has been most encouraging, and Mr..
Normington has expressed himself as
highly gratif1ed with the prospects for
this seasons work.
Miss Hilda Hirschman piano pupil of
Prof. Wheaton, will play at the testi-
monial concert to be given Henry Della
field, "Wednesday evening, at the Peoples
church. Miss Hirschman will play Rein
holds impromptu in C sharp minor Prof.
Wheaton, will have charge of the music
at the concert to be given the evening of
Oct. 81 at Mozart hall by Clan Campbell
No. liz @. SC. ta-
1t is probable that ST. Paul will have
a chance of hearing the Kneisel string
quartette early this spring. The quartette
is engaged to play in Minneapolis, and To-
cal musicians fare discussing plans for
bringing the quartette to st. Paul directly
after its Minneapolis engagement.
Miss Bersoa, soprano, has taken Miss
Youngmans place In the Mount Zion syn
agogue quartette. Miss Berson has also
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positively as 4iealth-giving and interest
ing as any that can be elt45ifl climbing
a tFee.5 xThe IAmerican husband. likes to,
work, and the s!American queen rInaLes OF
Eimga galley slave. But he;1iSy the,ahap-,
piest MANI in Sthe world He will tell
you So himself and out of An honest
heart.
F'Yet that doesn't alter the 6real state
of trnattefs;sand it rather adds to the
dTanatic' possibilities of this suggestion.
that a. STRIKING modern comedy might be
written around the American wife of this
type. Naturally, they are not all like the
one just described. The admirable
American wife could be shown as a foil
to the one that is, well, not admirable.
If Clyde Fitch ever finds himself with
cash order for a play and without an
idea for one, this is "a subject that lies
Just in his field. SOB an ii +
'"ThefeS does not seem to be any strong
probability that Mr.. Fitch will run dry
on ideas!4He struggled SO long before the
him that he must have stored fund Of
material. The early syears of his carees
in New York We're far from cheerful.
He was never in actual need; but to the
young man that has just enough to live
dec1ntly the failure to get under way
along any avenue to self-support is, dis
heartening. Mr.. Fitch thought once Of
being an architect, at another time he
was ssorely; tempted to try a. reporters
life. Finally he sought entrance at the
stage door at a playwright He directed
his efforts in the most difficult limo of the
three, and his success must long ago
have dulled recollection of his begin.
nings.' ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
IS-A GREAT ARTIST
MIME. LILLIAN NoRDuCA, ONE OF THE
BRIGHTEST STARS IN OPER-
ATTIC PERMANENT
WILL BE HERE NEXT MONTH
Miss Jennie Pinch, st. Paul Teach
err, Asked to Read "a Paper be-
fore National Education
ri Association.

Mime. Lillian Nordica, just now in the
height of her career, and in the zenith of
her power and fame, is to make her first
recital tour in her native land this COM
ing season. She has appeared in many
American cities at various times during
the past twelve years; in grand opera, as
star soleist at great music festivals, and
with the leading symphony orcheStras;
on Independent concert programmes; and
she has toured at the head of her own
concert companies, but never before have
American audiences heard her in re-
cftal, when she contributes every number
on the programme except two by the
pianist who accompanies her. The won
sdrous beauty of her voice, her rare and
great art. her magnetic personality arc
all too familiar to need more than men
ton, but the wonderful versatility that
makes her at once mistress of a great
dramatic song, fiorid Italian aria, a
pfquant French chanson, an exquisite
German lied, and a simple English ballad,
enables her to provide programme
which, for variety and rare artistic de-
Hight. cannot be approached by any other
singer before the public today, and which
even Nine. Nordica has never before had
Opportunity to demonstrate in this coun-
try Mime. Nordica will appear in St
Iaufsin the Y. M. C. "A. series of con-
scerts the evening of Dec. 8.
8 ne invincible se1f-reliance and In
tfoanftable efforts which have proved such
powerful factors in Nine. Lillian Nordica's
success are a, direct Inheritance from an
scesters, from whom also descends to her
the right to her title of colonial dame.
Her. Mayf1ower descent comes through
John Ti1ly, who married a daughter OF
Coy. Carver, and through John Rowland
a yet more distinguished man of his
time. The men of both branches have,
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for many generations, been either soldiers
cor clergymen. One distinguished ancestor
was Gov. Thomas Mayhem, England's
first missionary to America who received
his gubernatorial appointment in 1871, and
proved by his invinclble determination
and strength of character. a power and
authority in This time. The descendants
of two Of his grandsons married both into
the Allen and Norton families. George
Allen, the founder of his family in
America, landed in 1886. His grand
daughter married the son of Miles
Standish, the Puritan captain. Rev. John
ALLEN, Nine. Nordica's maternal grand
father was chaplain of the assembly in
Maine, and died at his post. Buffers
History of Maine contains chronicle of
the curious fact that Squire James Nor
ton was taxed for his ability, an incl
dent almost unique in our annals. These
few brief facts regarding the Allen and
Norton families and the manner in which
they were identified with the history of
New England serve to make clear the
heritage which Lillian Nordica has
utilized to such brilliant advantage in
shaping her own distinguished career.
The National Educational association
has Invited Miss Jennie Pinch, St.
Paul singer and vocal teacher, to read
paper at the next meeting of the as
ISOLATION, which will be held In July in
Seattle. Boston or Pittsburg. the place
of meeting not having been decided on
yet. The invitation was given through
Mrs. CASTOR Boyd Kansas woman,
chairman of the programme committee
of the music department The associa-
ton has not only honored Miss Pinch,
but St. Paul as well, in asking for
paper from one of the citys teachers,
for the organization is made up of the
foremost educators in the country. and
unusual care is taken in the makeup
OF the programme. and the selection of
speakers. The subject of Miss Pincn's
paper will be, Music in the Public
Schools from the Standpoint of the Vo-
cal Teacher
Arthur Bergh and Miss Minnie Bergh
will give their series of violin and piano
recitals at Mozart hall instead of at the
Central Presbyterian church, as at first
announced. The first recital will be given
early in November. Some time during the
series Mr.. Bergh and his sister will play
composition of Claude Madden's still
in manuscript, sonata for the violin
and piano. 1t is probable that Mr.. Bergh
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Greenroom Gossip.

'sThes Sign of the Cross opens a weeks
engagement at the Metropolitan opera,
house, beginning Monday, 0et.sl4.
Foxy. QuilIer,,' .Klaw & Brlangers big
musical companies that will appear at
the Metropolitan for one week, beginning
Sunday, Oct. 20
4 Tim Murphy I'm his new play, "a Cap
itol Comedy will be at thes Metropolitan
for half a weeks gement, beginning
Oct. q.
Richard Golden in "Old Jed Prouty''
and Blanche Walsh are among the early
bookings at the Metropolitan.
The Black Patti sTroubadours are an
noprced to be seen at the Grand opera
house shortly.
Rose Melville will be seen here again
at the Grand soon in her famous play,
isis Hopkins"
Robert ManteII will be at the Grand
in the near future in a repertoire Of
Sllakespearean9 and romantic plays.
'tFhe Irish Pawnbrokers" is Included
III the list of early bookings at the
Grand. PTS
Clyde FiteI's successful play, "Bar-
baraa Freitchie,''-i will be presented here
at the Grand during November
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
PLAY OF THE SOUTH.
"Ca the Suyvanee River'' at the
Grand This Week.


That popular story of the sunny
South, ION the Suwanee River" Will
hold the stage of the Grand opera
house the current week, inaugurating
its engagement with a performance to-
night at Sis.
play. The action of the piece is laid
near the little village of Suwanee, In
Florida, and hinges on the Clayton fam
ily one of the oldest in the district.
a mortgage on his estate. The day the
mortgage is due Col. Clayton and old
Caleb Croc, a hard-hearted miser, quar-
rel. The old planter is murdered In the
mixup by the miser. Dora Clayton. the
colonel's adopted daughter, returns
from the North, whittier she has been
to consult optic experts regarding her
sight, and the excitement attending the
struggle and her foster father $ muir
der, right before her very eyes, caused
the complete loss of her sight. In the
struggle the murderer is compelled to
strike the colonePs son blow On the
head, leaving him in comatose or I'M
beetle state. After the murder the
assassin manages to make away with
the money which was to have discharged
the mortgage. The play then treats of
the blind girl and the foolish son, who,
thrown upon the mercieS of heartless
and designing relatives, fare badly, save
for the Intervention of an old eelored
nanny, aided by young neighboring
planter. i' - +>t-4ft . ?
One of the strongest scenes shows a
forest picture on the banks of the ia
nous stream. Dora, having been left
alone, is wandering ainlessly about.
She starts to cross a high wooden bridge
from which several of the planks
have been removed hurriedly by the vii
lain of the story, IN the hope that the
blind girl will fall through the hole in.
the bridge to the ravine below. Just
as it seems positive that she Is about
to step into this trap the old refrain
of way Down Upon the Suwanee Riv
err comes floating through the woods
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taken the place of Mrs. Will Dixon In
the quartette at the Church of st. John
the Evangelist.
!: Jason Waite has resigned as organist
of the First Baptist church. 1t is proba-
bic that FRANKLIN Krieger, who recently
returned from Berlin, will succeed him.
Mr.. Krieger will play at the church to-
day.
DIR. Rhys-H Herbert, who has been abroad
for several months, studying and travel
ing. will sail for home Oct. Is.
Mrs. Norman Nash McFarran is plan
ming a series of pupil recitals to be given
during the fall and winter in the rooms
of the Professional league.
The following is list of country vice
presidents of Minnesota State Music
Teachers association who have signifled
their Willingness to accept the Office:
Mrs. F. H. Snyder, Mankato-B Blue Earth;
Mrs. Nellie Meyer Budd, Montevideo-
Moorhead- Clay; Miss Margaret Irving,
Window Cottonwood; Miss Marie Fin
seth. Fergus Falls-Otter Tail: Miss Eli
sic Shave, ST. Paul, Ramsey; Mr.: Gerard
telle Wood st, Cloud, stearns; Miss
Maude J. Hendrickson, Benson, Swift;
Miss G. Y. Swift, Winona, Winona; Miss
Mr. Morris D. Folsom, Taylors Fails,
Chisago: w. M. Crosse, Minneapolis.
Hennepin; Mrs. Sarah A. Robinson. Luz
Verne, Rock.
The special musical service at the
House of Hope will be continued. Miss
Beatrice Piekthall will be the soprano
for today. The morning programme is:
Il will set His Dominion in the
an His Hands Are All the Com
ers .......: ...........-.........S chuecker
Miss Pickthall and Mr.. Colville.
In the evening:
Cantate Domino in Brock
II Waited for the Lord" -. Mendelssohn
"Oh! Had Jubal's Tyre" Josh
ua) ........':::.........:,. Handel
Miss Plckthall.
Solo hymn. Selected
Mr.. Colville
Arthur G. Koerner has returned from
an extended Western trip and has re-
sumed his work at the state school of
agriculture. He occupies a studio with
w. w. Nelson in the Germania Bank
building.
Miss Emma vervais, soprano soloist at
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CLYDE FITCH, PLAYWRIGHT.

Ainslee's Magazine.
"Clyde Fitchs unprecedented record Of
four plays running in New York sinful
saneously may very possibly be excelled
himself during the coming season. He
has written The Marriage Came in
which Sadie Martinez will star; The
Way of the World for Elsie de Wolfe;
The Last of the Dandies, and new
play for Annie Russell. If he continues
at this pace there will be the risk that
ne viii be judged almost entirely by the
standard of production. Until now none
OF his plays has revealed traces of work
done. too hurriedly. They are all fer
tile: In invention and smart in dialogue
are boldly drawn, the situations are de-.
vised with superb craft, the scenes plac-
ed in surroundings that surprise and
please the eye, yet in all the plays there
IS to be observed certain insolidity in
the groundwork. When you consider them
studiously you see that this playwright
has wit, imagination, insight and sensi-
b1lity, but not depth. His active, inge-
NOUS mind sports on the surface waters
of the soul. A thoughtful man, one that
has lived and tried to understand, will
be amused for a time by the fluent flip
pancy Of Fitch comedy. The profess
z,s.ly earnest side of the play will hardly
cpi:yince him. But there are thousands
o. 1ntn and women in this great country
tsat.. are convinced by the story; The
reason of it may be that they lead stage
lives themselves. Family, religion, social
ffe,- all are adjusted to help and not
hinder the worship of the idea, which is,
! succeed in the career, have money, and,
If you can, have distinction. The whole
aim and effort of the life of such a per-
son in the last analysis resolve them
| selves Into this: I want to be looked
up to. No matter what happens, or where
/ am, want people to feel that am
what i am The humor of it is that
such people never are what they think
they are.
OF characters of this type there are
twenty women to one man in our civiiza-
ton. Some optimist here has said with
pride and swelling of the Bosom: IN
France wife is a colaborer with her
husband; in England, the husband Is a
king and the wife subject; in America.
the, wife is a queen, Now, the most pa
thetic mortal in the world is certain
type of American husband His wife may
be queen, but as there is only so much
money to support her court, retinue and
kitchen, and the husband, whether he
he a financier or a bank clerk, has TO
slave In order to get that money, he be-
gins to remind one of a squirrel in
cage with wheel attached. The SPUR
rel is locked in, to be sure, but if he
feels a longing to climb trees. as the
| best people of his family have always
done, why, there's the wheel. 1t goes
round and round, and the sensation is
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metropolitan opera house in this city.
1t is safe to say that this production
and company Will exceed from point of
completeness and excellency any produce
ton that will be offered in the NorCa-
west this. season.
The story of Francesca da Rimini.''
or rather its germ, is from Dante, and
while the most literary class is doubt
less familiar with its text. a brief syn
opsis of the play may not be amiss here
Malatesta of Rimini and Guido of Raven
ma conclude to cement an everlasting
peace between their houses by &c union
In marriage of the son of the former
and the beautiful daughter of the latter
Malatesta is possessed of two sons. one
1anciOtto, a hunchback, but a brave
soldier, the other, Paolo, noble and
handsome, "the delight of Rimini' The
father selects the hunchback as the
sutton for the hand of Francesca. the
loveliest maiden Of Ravenna. Lanciotto,
the soldier shrinks from the task OF mar
rage with an enemy's daughter and
positively refuses to press the su4. In
person. He, however, yields to the ar
rangement on condition that his hand
some brother, Paolo, shall WOO the fair
Francesca in his name, leaving notnlng
untold of the physical defects of the real
sutton Paolo departs on this errand
to the court of Ravenna The lovely
Francesca mistakes him for her prom
ised husband
Overwhelmed by the beauty of the
maiden, he forgets his loyalty to his. de-
formed brolner. Already in love with
Paolo, she consents to De the bond which
ends the war of Guelph and Ghibehn.
Lanciotto anxiously awaits the result OF
his brothers errand in the gorgeously
decorated and brilliantly grand square Of
Rimini. The bride approaches. Race to
face they stand. At the sight of the
hunchbaclz, Francesca shrinks and shud-
ders. Lanciotto, observing her demean-
or, generously offers her release. ..4-
quickly chooses her course, resolves to
Continue the deceit, declines the proffer.
and bethrothes herself anew to the hunch-
back Change of scene to the cathedral
of Rimini discloses the bride and ,.4de-
groom at the high altar of the cardinal,
who performs the sacred rite. Contract
with the hunchback causes the divinity
to voluntarily shudder, and in this act
Lanciotto detects the truth While ne
briefly meditates messenger of war
appears, and, dashing aside his bride
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ward and VoI1es Next week.

the Cathedral, will sing Sunday evening
at st. Luke's church.
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RON TON BuRLEsauERs AT STAR.
Good Attraction Promised Patrons
by Manager Ed Rush.

Good Attraction Promised Patrons
by Manager Ed Rush.
The caliber of Ed F. Rush's Bon Ton
BurlesquerS is entirely covered by its
name. Everything In connection with the
attraction is strictly bon ton and the pa
portunity this week of witnessing the
most representative burlesque company
on the road. Rarely is seen such a royal
display of female charms, tuneful musi-
cal numbers, gorgeous costumes, beauti-
full scenery and clever comedians as is
crowded into this one really big show
Manager Rush has spared no expense to
make this organization a tip-topper,"
and from the rise to the fall of the cur
tain there is a continual programme of
all that is admired by lovers of good
bright burlesque. The olio Is furnished
by George Austin Moore, Americas rep
resentative character comedian and vo-.
calfst; Byron and Langdon, the wei
known travesty duo in an entirely new
speciality; Marie Rogers, the dainty dam
seuse and "coon shouter'' Murray and
Mcfarland, In an Irish boxing and knock
out act and the the great Weiland, the
representative novelty juggler. The first
part is entitled Dora Flora and the
burlesque is called 1.-THE Bon Ton Girls
En- Route Both are essentially vehicles
to introduce the women of the company
in a series of musical numbers enlivened
by lavish costumes.
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Following ION the Suwanee River" at
the Grand opera house is announced
visit of Ward and Vokes in their trav-
estial comedy, 1.-THE Head Walters. No
comedians who affect eccentric fun
making enjoy a greater popularity with
local theatergoers than Ward and
Vokes. Their newest offering Is said TO
ing both admirable opportunities for an
exploitation of their comedy talents.
Musically the comedy is said to be pro-
life, embracing many new and catchy
company assisting these two come
dams is said to be strong, both musical
ly and artistically.
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from a band of plantation singers near
by. Dora, hearing the song, stops, lis
tens, and, turning slowly, goes in the
direction of the singers. During an at
tempted abduction of the blind girl by
the Williams, a struggle ensues in which
her foster brother receives another
blow on the head, the effect of which
is to bring back his reason. He, think
ing it is the same struggle in which
his father is killed, denounces Caleb
Croc as the assassin, thus clearing the
mystery of his fathers murder. OF
course, the old familiar theme of the
mortgage is happily disposed of and all
ends peacefully "On the Suwlanee River. y
The producing company includes Stel-
la Mayhem. Eva Mae Haynes, Kate
Weston Cherry, Lew A Warner, Fred
Iruesdale, Allan H. Haynes, Earl At
hnson, Harrison Stedman and the Clio
Yer Leaf quartette.
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1t isaprobable that st. Paul will have
a chance of hearing the Kneisel string
quartette early this spring. The quartette
cal musicians are7jdscussing plans for
bringing the quartette to st. Paul directly
after its Minneapolis engagement.
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and brother, he rushes to the field to
forget his grief in wars great strife In
act five Pope, a vindictive fool, whose
hatred for Lanciotto is deep and abid-
ing, witnesses the change of affection
between the disloyal brother and wife,
and hastens to the battlefield to impart
the details to the enraged Lanciotto. He
is killed for his palms. but the dishonor-
ed husband and brother, with venge-
ance in ms heart, discovers the truth
of what the fool has told him, and 81
patches the now remorseful lovers. The
death of Lanciotto by his own nand i'm
rneIiatelV fOlIOWS 49,
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taken the place of Mrs. Will Dixon In
the qusrtette at the Church of st. John
the Evangelist.
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SKINNER THIS WEEK
BAKERS FRANCESCA DA RIMINP'
COMING TO THE MET
ROPOLTTAN
ON sUWANEE RIVER AT GRAND
Rush's Bon Ton BurIesquers Will
Be the Attraction for the
Current Week at
the Star.

Monday night will witness the first
production of Otis SINNERS brilliant re-
rival of Francesca da Rimini' at the