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" THE MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC WORLDS ES

NINE. BERNHABDT says concerning
religion: Our Roman Catholic Church
has always had an immense charm for
me, and I am still a very sincere mem
Der Of the faith. although I have not
time to follow all its practices. It ap-
Deals TO me both emotionaIly and esthet-
ically, and as a young girl had serious
thoughts Of becoming a Teligieuse. 1t
seemed an outlet for my soul. overflow
ing with exalted sentiment. in spite Of
my hayward and passionate tempera-
ment- St Augustin. the patron saint OF
the convent was my ideal. and that and
my devotion to the Virgin made my re-
ligion very real Moreover. the artistic
beauties Of the church and its cult were
aud are still an abiding charm 10 me.
THE CHICAGO RECORD HERALD"
makes the following observations edi-
torially:
This promises to be an excellent sea-
son for dramatic art. The beginning has
been especially encouraging to those
who take the elevation OF the stage Sc
riously. Among the triumphs already
achieved we may mention Melbourne
McDoweII's success IN smashing in the
face OF his leading lady with his fist;
Mr.. Sothern's whitening blast in reply
TO the Chicago preacher who criticised
Iris; Mr.. Mansfeld's suit for Islander
and Mrs. Langtry's exhibition of by far
the finest gowns she has ever had in her
repertory.
Miss dabeIIe Gilman scored a de-
cided nit q few weeks ago when she ex-
hibited bundle of love letters that had
been written to her by the crown prince
of Siam. and she now adds to her ar
tistic achievements by having diamonds
set in her thumb rails. Miss Gilman ap-
pears to be determined TO ennoble and
elevate the histrionic art at any cost
Lillian Russell has failed 10 contract
any new marriages so far this season,
but Mr.. Faversham and Miss opp have
helped along in that direction, and we
may confidently expect Miss Adele
Richie TO be thrown out OF her car
rage or have her cook arrested every
week or two in order 10 keep her stand
ard high As for Miss Blanche Walsh,
she has contented herself thus far with
the exploitation of a magic veil, but it is
hardly too much to predict that she viii
spring a new Buddha or something
equally weird upon her press agent be
fore long. When art cries out for 8
hearing Miss Walsh may be depended
upon 10 respond
"AII In al, as has been said. the out
look for dramatic art is highly encourag-
ing even though q dozen Of our best
actresses have started the season with
nervous prostration accompanied by
/ copious press notices
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o the Editor Of The Times.

To the Editor Of The Times.
Sir: I wish to invite your attention
to the great damage the proposed union
station plans viii innict on the present
prosperous and finely built-up north
east part Of the city by the erection of
two-story building like a Chinese galI
from z to 7 Streets. and thence one
story on north to L Street. without a
single opening, except on II Street,
where the whole street is TO be carried
beneath the two-story building through
an underground tunnel twelve feet deep
and eighty feet wide by four squares
long.
The excavation OF II Street is to com
mence at the west curb Of Third Street
east. and to decline at 2.S5 per cent till
it reaches the two-story wall near the
corner Of Second Street northeast. The
excavation will be nine feet deep where
Il Street crosses Second Street north
east.
This huge, ungaInIy structure is to
rise up like a great barrier or Pernen-
dicular bluff. putting all OF tais now
weII-built-up portion OF the city be-
hind a wall. This building 1.-TWO squares
wide and five squares long,, although
north Of T Street merely a car barn.
VIII cut off irrevocabIy this eastern Por-
tion of the city It viii have the effect
OF making the city Iopsided.
This eastern portion is now fresh and
vigorous, puIsating with vitality and
business growth. II Street from its in
tersection with Maryland Avenue at FIT
teenth Street northeast to Fifth Street
northwe st is one of the very busy bust
ness streets of Washington. It is al
most wholly a business block It's whole
length from Third Street northeast TO
Fifteenth Street northeast. It is 10
Washington what Halstead Street is 10
Chicago.
The baIeful influence OF cutting of a
section of a city, even by railroad tracks.
Is seen in the condition Of the plat
northeast, between the tracks of the two
branches OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, where the territory included
between these tracks is principally an
open plain, unoccupied from L Street and
First Street northeast to the New York
Avenue station and beyond, as far east
as the eastern branch OF the river. This
waste territory is admirably located for
buildings. u is level. and no reason
can be assigned for It's lack Of occu-
pancy except its situation between two
lines of railroad tracks.
Why not place the proposed new depot
in this angle? There would be no build
ings to tear down; the expense would
be at least s.. 600. 600 less The station
wouId be almost due north of the Capitol
Building, and would be due north OF the
library and new Supreme Court Building
and only ten squares away. This dis
lance is quite near enough in large
city. in these days of electric street cars
and autos. By making q plaza. two
squares frontage, ten streets can be
utilized for travel 20 and from the
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MRS. LANGTRY viii hardly have
need to change her bill at the Garriclz
Theater during her brief New York en-
gaCement She has held Mile. Mars
in reserve in case her own play, The
Cross-Ways." should prove ineffective.
but the rush to see this last-named work
or, rather, Mrs. Langtry herself-has
been so great as TO render the second
production iueNpedient. All feminine
New York seems TO be talking Of the
Lsngtry dresses, which are spoken of
as far and away the most gorgeous and
beautiful examples of millinery art ever
imported to this country from Paris
GRACE GEORGE has taken an initia-
tive by declaring she Will never again
act on Christmas. She declares that the
player has as much right 10 enjoy the
holiday as has the rest OF the wOrld-a
view against which most managers are
preiudiced-by the fact that the day is
about the most profitable in the theat-
FicaI season
THE WAGNER heirs have received a
total of S115, Geo in royalties during 1902
from his operas. exclusive of the Bay
reuth profits. "Lohengrin.7 the most
popular. yielded Sos. 600 Il was given
s9T times in Germany. 40 times in Hol-
land, France and italy, and 81 times
IN America and Great Britain The
American managers paid, It is estimated.
SIS. on0 for .Lohengrin" alone. The next
most popular opera was ''Tannhauser,
which Melted So, $50
BLANCHE WALSH will be the star in
the part of Maslova in the Tolstoy play
Resurrection. Oscar Hammerstein.
who owns the American rights for the
pIav. and Messrs sgenhals & KempeT-
Miss WaIsh's managers, have united
their interests and viii jointly produce
the play. which will open al the Victoria
Theater February 16, following the en-
gagement of Miss Viola Alien IN The
Eternal City
JEAN DE REsZKE has been rIade a
member Of the Legion of Honor.
NEW YORK is to be made dog
city. A new play intended for San
Francisco is to be tried on the Gotham
canine first
FRANK LEA SHORT has leased Mrs.
osborn's playhouse. Forty-fourth Street.
which was closed recently after an un-
successful attempt on the part Of Mrs.
Osborn to conduct 1t as a strictly society
theater.
The stage viii be transformed into a
reproduction of the Swan Theater Of
London as it was in 1909. and Mr.. Short
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ALLEGED INSTlGATOR OF
MURDER RECAPTURED
Verdict of Guilty Brought in Against
Mrs. Riley's Son.

ROANOKE. Va. Jan. I6.-AIrs. Maggie
Riley, who, it is charged, hired her son
and another man TO XIII Mary Clark.
near BramweH ". Va. Tuesday. and
who escaped from Mercer county jail, at
Princeton. Wednesday, was recapturcd
yesterday in a negro cabin near Prince
ton, and returned to Jail.
The cold had driven her from her hid
ing place in the woods Her hands and
feet are badly frozen
The Jury ia the case of Hiram Riley.
charged with the murder of Mrs. Clark.
brought in a verdict OF guilty last night.
Riley viii hang,
Arthur Etter. who confessed that he
helped Riley Kill Mrs. Clark, viii be
placed on trial today.
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AN ARMY BRIDE GNNeE o mp FyRY- Lieut. JOHN LLOYD

81 love you. my boy" and the col
onel's hand wrung that of Adair with
hard pressure
Soldiers. who lead isolated lives. and
who know the pang OF losing by violence
comrades who have shared their IoneIi-
ness. wear sensitive hearts to each other.
The hardening which comes to men in
commercial life when each is striving to
get the better Of the other. they never
know Their lives are fixed.
y hope your love for me will never be
q reason for denying me a chance to dis
tinguish myself in battle Adair said,
with all the Iightness he could muster.
Precious little chance OF distinguish
ing yourself in an Indian fight" the col
onel grumb1ed. The Eastern phHanthro-
phist viii censure you for killing of his
pets. He wants something to exercise his
sympathy and charity upon that will not
sass back. Depend upon it, my boy, the
only possible glory you can get in Indian
warfare is in endowing a school 10 teach
the devils how to fight your comrades
with more science
Even that does not discourage me. -
Adafr said. with his quiet smile. He
was thinking that if death came 10 him
in this war. it would find him ready. II
seemed the only possible solution for
Nina
Where Is Hecker %
4 DO not know.
4 believe I'll 90 up and ask Nina Neal
is officer OF the day. but gave him leave
TO go outside for hour and see a sick
horse in the corral
The colonel. his heavy fgure. battoued
lightly into his uniform. strobe up or
fcers' Row
Nina's door stood open. There was a
sound Of merry voices. Mary had reach
ed home and said How do you do" to
her father. and run to see Nina. They
had finished their talk. and Mary was
starting out. lingering in the hall Cor
one last word I'm sure he'll be over
tonight" she said as a lastly = shall
not feel-well. I cannot say that I shall
not feel happy. because 1 am just as
happy as I can be. but nay heart isn't
going to stop beating in tbumps until
Kader has seen papa. Nina" and she
took her cousin about the waist and gave
little waltz step. You don't know how
lovely Kader isl"
Nina looked over MaTy's shoulder and
laughed; Colonel Marcy was coming up
the steps.
you didn't hear. papa dear. did YOU
and she put her rosy hands over his
ears as though her deafening him now
would act upon what he had already
heard.
But the colonel had MOI heard one
word: his thoughts were on other things.
Nina, where is Hecker?"
Harry? Why. he went down into
Mexico, didn't he?-about some horse
thieves"
I'VE have nothing TO do with horse
thieves in Mexico " the colonel said i'm
patiently. y suppose l shall have to
send out 10 Neal You ought to keep
run OF your husband" ne added half
quizziealIy
Hes away great deal and am sure
he told me it vas Mexican horse
thieves
stun
"Oh. by the way. Nina. Mary ran
back up the steps with a thick letter in
her hand. The paper was the heaviest
parchment with a crest, and a perfume
as loud and generally forid as the crest
Mrs. Savage sent this TO you. She was
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! so i'll I could see her this morning only
for aD instant. but she gave me this for
you You ought 10 feel very much com
plimented that she took all that trouble
to write to you on matter of business
when she was feeling so badly after her
accident yesterday"
Nina took the letter with some Won
der. 4 cannot imagine what Mrs Saw
age can have to say to me that is OF
any importance on earth. " and she tore
it open
Mrs. Savage knew. She had gone into
violent Mysteries after the accident. and
the realization that Hecker was actu-
ally laughing at her. But she
to speak TO Fecker again, had made Mr..
Neal bring her home Hecker mad rid
den back, and had started out the next
morning to finish his journey begun the
day before. Mrs. Savage had thrown her
self upon her bed. wild with ~age and
grief.
Hecker had committed that one sin
that was to her objectionable. He had
laughed at her. She had taken of her
skirt, and with the rutblessness OF
despair had disordered her dress as
much as possible to resemble that in
slant when she came cut Of the water,
and had stood up before her largest
dressing mirror and looked ut herself,
and then she had cried again, with rage
and fury and self-pity.
She looked fat. But it was not long
till her anger burned away her tears.
She sat down at her desk, and taking out
her best writing paper, began her letter
BY the time she had written two lines
she was in her accustomed state of cool
ness. 50 far as the outward vision went,
but inside there was a boiling volcano
which only the dust Of every day, the
trifing little events which were 10 fill
her coming years, sitting over. could
smother. The letter that reached Nina
which Mrs. Savage with the utter lack
Of delicacy which she possessed. had
sent by the hand Of Mary, was as fol-
lows.
My Dear Mrs Hecker: I know you
viii pardon my seeming indelicacy in
writing to you upon a matter of business
which would seem more properly 10 be
long TO your husband. but it IS very nee
essary to me that it should be promptly
arranged When your husband went
East asst year 10 his marriage. he Dor
rowed )ne thousand dollars from me to
defTay his expenses The money was
GcaneJ from my private allowance, with
out u husbands knowledge. 1 very
foclisbIy made bills. expecting the money
to be repaid. and now find myself IN a
very notifying position. know-as
who does not that the finances of the
family rest in your hands, and ! throw
myself upon your mercy. Yours very
truly. ELAINE SAVAGE"
Nina read the cruel. insulting sheet
to the end. with an expression of incre-
dulity upon her face Then she began
at the beginning and read # over again.
Once she started 10 hand it to Colonel
Marcy and then she drew back. She
could not let her uncle share this hu-
initiation She folded the letter up care
fully and replaced it in its envelope
and went on with her conversation. but
there vas a gray hardness about her
face She had ceased to expect some
re6nements of thought from her hus-
band. but-this!
She could not believe that Harry had
borrowed a woman's pin money without
The knowledge OF that woman's hus'
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turned TO claim his bride without ever
once having worn a hat or cap Patrons
of the Metropolitan are familiar with
habit of Alvarez of removing his head
gear as soon as he makes an entrance.
VINCENZO MONTHS new three-act
comic opera. Nam zeIIe FrotfIlon." was
enthusiastically applauded in Rome at
the National Theater. At the Teatro Mic
colini in Florence a two-;ct operetta
La Fata Blanca" music by P MaIfetti,
was successfully given. The premiere OF
Rimsky- Korsakow's three-act opera
The Zaar's Bride "(Carska nevesta) in
Prague was a success.
HENRIETTA CROSMAN is writing a
volume Of her "reminiscences as II army
girl on the frontier. She is the daugh-
ter of a United States Army officer
ALEXANDER GEORGES. the French
composer, IS fast becoming popular with
American singers and concerto oers. He
was one Of ten children of poor parents.
and received his musical education at the
expense OF patron He Interrupted his
studies TO fight in the war Of 1870. While
Georges has written considerable music
his fame rests on his songs He is a son
iu-law Of Captain Poirot, OF the French
liner La Savoie
GRACE GEORGE, the ambitious wife
OF William A Brady, is planning a
spring tour in Ibsen's a Dolls House"
so it is said. Mrs Fiske was the last
oEe to try this famous character. and
one of her principal predecessors in the
part in this country was Beatrice Cam
cron. now the wife OF Richard Mans
field Until very recently Miss Georges
work has been entirely confined TO farce
comedy. and her attempts in serious
drama up to date have not been espe-
| ciaIIy successful, though Pretty Peg
gy," in which she is starring at present.
seems to be, doing fairly we'll Last
spring she appeared as GHberte in ''Frou
Frou" in some of the smaller cities, her
work being given considerable praise.
THE ORCHESTRA VEREIN in Vienna
played recently an unknown quartet by
/ Mozart The work is scored for oboe
clarinet. horn. and bassoon with or
/ chestra accompaniment and is wholly
unknown The quartet was composed
/ in Paris in i77S and written especially
! fer Concert SpiritueI," but never
performed The work was afterward
! sold to lie Gros and never heard Of
until December 10 last in Vienna at
I the Orchestra Vereiu concert under
Karl Luges' direction.
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viii produce a series OF plays dealiue
distinctiveIy with the EHzabethan era
and the mysteries and moralities OF the
pre- EIizabethan period There are to BE-
two performances each day, and the bill
will be changed weekly
Each play will be staged as accurately
as is possible with the data furnished by
leading EIfzabethan scholars. Mr., Short
has devoted years 10 this branch OF tliz
English drama, and is we'll qualified 70.
the work he has undertaken.
EDOUARD DE RESZKE figured in
pretty incident in New York recently.
Through some friends he learned of the
destitute condition of a Polish family.
and took immediate steps to relieve
their misery The brother and sister had
secured engagements with an opera COM
pany, which was destined for tour of
Central America After having been out
a short while, the impTesaTio left the
company and carried all the funds with
him. The sister and brother. with a
younger sister and their mother. return
ed to New York, and were in such des-
perate circumstances when found that
they were contemplating suicide. The
great basso gave them S120, and later
sent Them a piano. and paid the young
mans entrance fees to the musical
union that he might obtain an engage
ment,
EDMUND KEAN'S OtheHo. as describ-
ed in a recent critical essay, has re-
vived story which shows how quickly
even the most intense actor can emerge
as it were, for a moment, from the spirit
OF his character, and then immerse him
self therein once more. II was one night
when the elder Kean was playing the
Moor to the Ancient of his son. Charles.
They had invented lot Of new business
for the particular production. of which
this was the first performance Kean
was working like a trooper apparently
/ lost &c any other emotions than those
/ called for by his part. and the audience
was going into ecstasies. Dropping his
/ voice for a moment after an impassion-
! ed speech, Kean observed.
We seem 10 be doing the trick, Char
/ Iey.'
Then he went on with Shakespeare.
SALTNAC of the Grau company was re-
Gently instrumental In calling to mind
popularity OF French singers. It is
/ their dislike for headgear when at work
/ In a performance Of THE Daughter OF
/ the Regiment" it was noticed that Sa-
Iinac roamed around the mountains OF
Tyrol as peasant. enlisted in the
/ French army. won commission and re-
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, band. She would ask him as soon as he
returned But no. she remembered the
fact that she was the purse bearer
There must be some reason for Mrs.
Savage requesting this money she
would pay it without asking her bus
Land for an explanation. would trust
him.
AS Colonel Marcy went out TO send
some one for information of Hecker.
Nina called to him
Uncle, may I have man to ride
over TO Tombstone upon very urgent
eTrand -
The colonel hesitated.
How urgent
Very
What fooieries do you want?"
None. I simply want very import
ant letter carried at once
oh. in that case there is a dentist
who has been over here tinbering up
the regimental teeth, who is going
home this afternoon. He viii carry
a letter"
I'll have it ready in one minute"
Nina ran TO her writing desk n the
pretty little parlor she had arranged so
eozily. and, taking out her checkbook.
made out check payable TO Elaine
Savage for $1,000. tncIosed it with her
card, and addressed it to Mrs. Savage.
This she took 10 her uncle
She found him talking to a large
bundle of queer black stuHs, looking like
a particularly bulky feather bed with
a string about the middle
Madame Eekar." she persisted In
asking for.
The long upper lip and the heavy.
square black chin of Sonora LoDez had
its most determined expression.
Here's a lady who seems TO want
you" Colonel Marcy said. DO you
speak spanish?'
why. yes can understand it
Sonora Lopez lifted her bulk up the
yeranda steps and through the hall
Nina mas rather glad than otherwise to
see her just now. she imagined that
it was some question of charity, and
the strain upon her mind by the recent
incident made her want something 10
make her forget.
She could understand Spanish very
we'll. and in her chance contact with
the Meucans since her marriage she
Lad caught up their peculiar way of
distorung the accents Of CASTLE
Sonora Lopez was calm with the calm
ness of desperation, and before her story
was over Nina was Hvid with misery and
disgust There was no need to read
the crumpIed notes that were offered
her-notes whose chirography Nina
plainly recognized as that of her nus
band: notes soiled by lying for days in
the bosom Of a Mexican girl whence
they had been abstracted by the mother.
Sonora Lopez calmly said that she had
tried 10 have Hecker killed when she
made the discovery that she came TO
tell Nina, but he had so literally paid
all the Mexicans about the ranch that
they preferred to let him live. This
visit was last resort.
When she was gone at lest, Nina
threw herself face downward on the
wide couch whose down cushions she
had flung about with such artistic aban-
don only that morning, and buried her
face in her hands
What have I done to deserve this p
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW AND EVERY
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FAMINE TO FOLLOW BAD
CROPS IN CENTRAL RUSSIA

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. I6.-Reports
received from the local authorities state
that agriculture is IN a bad condition in
the central ard several of the southern
provinces. The trouble Ths caused by
an early autumn, which proved disas-
trous to all crops Another famine is
expected, covering large area.
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CHAPTER XXI. CContinued.)
HeckeT's Harvest.

Il 1 DAIR." the colonel said as he
- came in. II am afraid there
Is going TO be some work cut
out for US That Internal sc0undrel
Cochise is out again. and his band Is
constantly being augmented by men who
ere sneakIng away from the reservation
There must be a company sent TO follow
them, and bring them back if possible
] have sent as many men SIS I could find
10 watch all the watering places. but 1t
needs somebody to chase the fiends back.
1t Is properly Heeker's place to go. but
unsoldierly as it IS. I know you viii aD-
prostate my feelings when tell you that
J do nos want 70 send Nina's husband
away from her into danger.
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ADJUSTMENTS
W WASHINGTON TEA

WASHIN GTON TEA
To be given by the DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
In honor OF George Washington's Wedding Day,
January II, from 4 TO 10 p. m,
At Washington Club, No. IT10 r. st. \. "
Specially invited guests are the Sons Of the
American Revolution. the Minute Men, ard
all Friends Of the District d. A. Il. Only
American-grovn Tea and Coffee will be
serted Proceeds OF the supper to go to the
fund Tor building CONTINENTAL HALL.
jaI6-2t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-14
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