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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
SAMUEL COLLINS COMEDIAN TELLS TROUBLES

yet peculiarly susceptible to the Bee
thoven gospel. 1t is with him here
as with. De Pachmann and Chopin. a
twin faith. These see the world mu-
sicaI with a single eye. Had Bauer's
been the creative genius he would
have written in the Beethoven idiom.
wherefore speaking the masters
tongue so authOritatively it were
wiser for US so to listen to him. His
Schumann is almost equally persua-
sive. 1 find less of the essential
Chopin in his interpretations of the
Polish master, though this is, per-
haps, hypercriticism. Neither in
Chopins splendid moods-as in the
big A fiat POlonaise-does IL apply.
But when Chopin is most Chopin. as
when he is heaping shadOwy pearls.
moonlit orchids, upon the sad and pas
sionate bosom of some lovely melody,
his secret is not wholly Mr.. Bauer's.
Neither when he laughs, a delicately
cynical, polished laughter, does Mr..
Bauer laugh with him. The emotional
pitch is a little different and accentu-
ated by the marvellous rapport be-
tween the pianist and the other two
composers.
never hope to hear better Beetho-
ven than Mr.. Bauer's. There may be,
but I've never heard it, and cannot
conceive of it. His readings have the
stamp of absolute understanding, a
complete intellectual and emotional
sympathy. 1t is characteristic OF a
Bauer auditor 10 forget the Bauer
technique. There were never fingers
that less obscured the players soul
and brain than Mr.. Bauer's.
1t is a technique that has become
automatic, a technique that has
never been an end. but always
means Mechanically it is distin-
guished as before noted by a pecu-
liarIy beautiful cantilena, in which
the pianists deft pedaling plays a
large part Mr.. Bauer's staccatO is
also of the juicy sort and his tone in
the heaviest passages without hint
of the hammer. AS to mere speed, he
can 90 anything. and he thunders like
Thor. of whispers like Freia with equal
beauty. All through it is eminently
evident that Bauer has listened To
every note he ever made. There has
been no dull iteration of passages with
cut thought, the pitfall of pianists.
Primarily he has thought Of the tone.
the phrase. and the rest has taken
care of itself.
And you viii hear Schu-
mann extraordinary in the "Carnaval.'
as presaged by the ''Kreisleriana" of
last week. 1t is dramatic, romantic.
kindly. madly. grOtesquely humorous.
as the mood goes. entirely sufficient. in
short. The Bach should also be a Bach
de luxe from last Saturdays little pre-
lude and fugue. The concert. to suit
the little musical folk and others, has
been set for 1880 o'clock at Lyric Hall
and with some seats as low as so
cents-an absolute bargain counter.
Then there is Tuesday nights con-
cert, with another fine programme, in
cluding Bachs Italian Concerto. Schu-
mann's Fantasie in c, two Chopin
etudes and the C minor Ballade. the
Brahms G minor rhapsody. an Alkan
etude and the RondO CaDricciOsO. The
prices for this concert are also pop
ulaE
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I need not inform you, less stupid than
1, is the four-handed kind. And were
you really the originator? But, Mr..
Collins, the best monk I ever saw was
a woman's-Elfe Fay's."
I'm sure 1 don't know, only that it
was not by way of Darwin, how we
got to the comedians family history
here. He told me that his father had
intended him for rabbi. A double
somersault under the rabbits reverend
nose changed his plans. The rabbi
recommended the stage, and the Collins
papa consented. There is also a brother
in the business-the short end of the
Collins and Hart team. Then the come
dian casually mentioned that they were
not the only celebrities in the family,
Samuel GomDers, the labor union head,
being his cousin.
Sans a great fellow. you know" his
cousin said. You know, he didn't get
as much school education as / did. But
he'd get a book when we were playing.
and you couldn't get it off him. We're
pretty good friends. you know-the two
Sans. I'm kinder proud of him, and
he's proud of me. He's the eldest son,
and so am l, too, and whenever he's in
the town where l am he comes right
away to the theater to see me- No. l
don't know anything about his work.
Anybody that knows we're cousins asks
me about that. But 1 don't know any
more about unionism than that match
box" and the comedian pointed gayly
to the sacrilegious matches that stood
where Harmed pearls and Held dia
monds were wont to shine.
Mister Collins!'
Then 1 had a little heart-to-heart
talk with Donald Brine that more than
ever convinced me that he was growing
as young as Lillian Russell and quite
decided me that he was lovely He
told me a good story of his earlier salad
days, when playing with George Fl.
Powers, of going to the theater and
hanging w his one uniform and mus
tache in the stars dressing room. Pow
ers' subsequent remarks were not
the point but the dainty little inferno
the company succeeded in creating for
the aspiring actor for the succeeding
season.
And that's funny, too, Mr.. Collins
added, as he returned.
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MANY RARE TREATS
ARE IN STORE FOR
THE LOVERS OF MUSIC

Let it not be forgotten that this af-
ternoon the third of the novelty con-
certs at Lyric Hall will be given
For the forgetful it is reminded that
the hour Is o'clock. The chief nov
city of the programme will be the
quartet for piano and strings by Rich
ard Strauss, in which as usual Mrs
Oscar Mansfield will assist the Kopta
people 1t is the first time the work
has been given here and there is much
curiosity among chamber music lovers
to hear it,.
Interesting also will be the Dvorak
American String Quartet, introduced
here by Mr.. Minetti, but since not
played. The lighter quartet numbers
include an Adagio by Rubinstein and
a Bazzini Gavotte. Mr.. Kopta will be
the soloist of the afternoon and will
play the .'Perpetuo Mobile" by Ries-
Mr.. Kopta's playing of this fiendish
concoction is famousl-and a Romance
by Svendsen. The programme does not
give the name of the violinist's ac-
complice, but 1 will wager a sixpence
that he or she slips a stitch or two
in the Riesl Even Kocian's Siamese
accompanist baked here.
April will bring a rare treat for us
in the three Schumann- Heink recitals.
to be given under the direction of that
purveyor of good things, Will Green
baum Nine. Schumann-H Heink is un-
questionably the foremost contralto
known to local ken and a singer of
rarest attainments. She is said to be
even more pleasurable to hear on the
concert platform than on the operatic
stage-like her Incompatible sister.
Sembrich, of whom one hears there is
a possibility of her coming here next
season. 1905 will see Schumann- Heink
on the comic opera stage, the second
of the Metropolitan singers to desert
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new Fischer regime, seems to have
caught on at the coy little theater.
Daniel Sully at the California will
change his bill tonight to The Old
Mill Stream" in which he achieved
success last season.
The Central Theater will fittingly
honor st. Patricks Day this week
with a stirring production of ''Shamus
O'Brien," that will doubtless attract
more than the usual large crowds.
Emmett Corrigan, who made a very
pleasing impression in the legitimate
in this city some time ago, will be
chief star of the Orpheum's bill this
week in a sketch entitled Jockey
Jones'" in which he has very success
fully appeared in the East
Deonzo and Schenk, who jump bar
rels, are head-liners at the Chutes this
week.
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grand for comic opera. But there is
little likelihood of the contralto being
heard in any capacity here for some
years apart from the recitals OF next
month, and no one interested in super
latively good singing should miss her.
Next week Mrs. Raymond Brown
Gertrude Foster), we'll known in the
East as a lecturer and pianist, will
give a series of four talks on the
music dramas of Richard Wagner.
with illustrations at the piano from the
original scores, at Lyric Hall.
Mrs. Brown has been successful as a
concert pianist. both in this country
and in Europe, but for the last few
years has devoted her time to the mu-
sical lecture field, appearing before the
leading colleges, conservatories, clubs,
. etc, with such subjects as the so
nata Form" 1.-The symphony" and
similar topics. This season Mrs. Brown
is devoting herself entirely to the
Wagner music dramas, and. her sub
jects in this city will be as follows:
Tuesday evening, March p, THE Ring
of the Niebelungen''; Thursday even
ing. March "a. Tristan and Isolde;
Friday evening, March 25, Die Meis-
tersinger," and Saturday matinee
"Parsifal."
Mrs. Fiske's engagement at the
Grand Opera house. which has been
awaited as one of the most important
events of the dramatic season, will
begin on Monday of next week, when
San Francisco will see for the first
time Paul Heyse's powerful biblical
drama, Mary of Magdala." This re-
markable play is probably the most
widely discussed and highly praised of
recent stage offerings, and is said to
have won for Mrs. Fiske the greatest
triumph of her brilliant career. Last
season Mrs. Fiske presented Mary of
Magdala" for twelve weeks at her
New York theater. the Manhattan,
and this season it had a supplementary
engagement there. 1t has been pre-
sented with equal success in Boston,
Chicago and in all the principal cities
of the East. The English adaptation is
the work of William Winter. the dis
tinguished critic and essayist. and is
of the high literary quality to be ex-
pected from so eminent a man of let
terS. Ihe Qramallc opportunities az
forded bv the story of the Magdalen's
regeneration under the influence of
Christianity have been fully realized,
yet there is nothing in the play to give
offense to persons of any creed-indeed,
leaders of religious thought, irrespec-
tive of denomination, have highly in
dorsed the Heyse drama. AS pict-
ure of the life of Jerusalem in the
days of Plate the play is also note
worthy, and this effect is furthered by
the elaborate staging. The immense
stage facilities of the Grand Opera
house will permit of the presentation
of MARY of Magdala" upon a spec
tacular scale. In some of the scenes
over one hundred people appear. and
the handling of these crowds is an
admirable Illustration of Mrs. Fiske's s
talents as a stage director. The role
of the Magdalen gives Mrs. Fiske a
character different from any in which
she has been seen here, yet as with her
other portrayals, she endows the part
with deep introspective study and in
tense dramatic force. The part is ex-
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VARIETY AND QUALITY
IN THE ATTRACTIONS
AT LOCAL THEATERS

/ believe that San Francisco is to
have the first of the numerous "Parsi-
falls that have impended since Herr
Conried's successful defiance of Bay
reuth. This is not certain, as there
are already two or three at production
point and several on the way. The
most important undoubtedly is the
Savage edition, that will of course
have the full musical score.
The AlcaGar is. however, first in the
field, with a dramatic version by F'itz-
gerald Murphy, to be given tomorrow
evening for the first time. l know yet
nothing of the production but this
fact, that ]. c. Williamson. the Aus
tralian Frohman. has purchased the
Australian rights of the Alcazar edi-
ton. Again, the production is on a
scale that will be historical in Alcazar
annals. Everything possible has been
done by the management to ensure the
plays success. The orchestra has
been doubled, a choir engaged. a we'll
known boy soprano annexed, and cos
tunes on a really splendid scale have
been obtained. Manuel Klein's musical
adaptation will be used.
The Alcazar cast of the drama is as
follows: Mr. Durl1in as Parsifal Miss
Block as Kundry, Klingson the Magi-
clan by Mr.. Hilliard, Amfortes by Luke
Conners, Gurnemauz by Mr.. Osborne,
and Titurel by Mr.. Maher. The drama
will be staged with unusual elaborate
ness and richness. and the orchestra
has been considerably enlarged for the
occasion.
Samuel Collins, the champagne
dance and THE Silver Slipper" will
continue to amuse at the Columbia
this week.
The Tivoli's Strauss revival, ''The
Gypsy Baron" is proving most at
tractive TO the large audiences.
The Rounders. first effort of the
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tremely difficult in requiring a COM
plete emotional transition, that Mrs.
Fiske accomDlishes with rare art. The
supporting company, as usual with
Mrs. Fiske, is an admirable one and
was rehearsed under the stars per
sonal direction.
Seats for the first week will be on
sale at the box Office tomorrow,
Monday, morning.
J. c. Williamson. the theatrical mag
nate of Australia, before sailing for
home last week. purchased from Fred
eric Belasco the sole Australian rights
to Fitzgerald Murphy's dramatization
of Wagner's music play. "Parsifal," to
be presented at the Alcazar March IA.
Mr.. Williamson attended an orches-
trail rehearsal at the Alcazar of the
Wagner music as condensed and ar
ranged by Manuel Klein of the New
York Lyceum. He expressed himself
as much impressed by the orchestra
tion. as well as the acting possibilities
of the legends of the Holy Grail
Mr.. Williamson will produce ''Parsi-
faI' at Her Majestys Theater, Mel
bourne; Her Majesty's, Sydney, and in
the long chain of other colonial houses
which are under his control. William
son is one of the most astute and sue
cessful of managers. He is taking
home with him the cream of London,
Paris and New York successes. and his
acceptance of "Parsifal'' may be re-
garded as a gratifying Endorsement of
Mr.. Belasco's judgment in selecting the
Wagnerian work for dramatic repre-
sentation.
One of the tasks set for himself by
Kirke La Shelle, manager of half a
dozen successful companies, is to drop
in on one of them about once a week.
or oftener, and note how the perform
ance is given. He never tells any one
when he will be there. He is not always
in the lower part of the house, either.
For instance. few nights ago he was
discovered in the gallery of the Man
haitian, looking at THE Virginian." To
the ordinary auditor, the performance
seemed a model of smoothness and
artistic perfection. But hardly had an
officious usher passed the word around
that the chief was in the house before
Mr.. La Shelle was on the stage. direct
ing that rehearsal should be held the
next morning. at which half a dozen
points which he had jotted down on a
leaf of a notebook were to be gone over
until slight imperfections he had de-
tected were eliminated. 1t is this con-
stant vigilance which keeps all Mr.. La
Shelle's presentations up to the mark,
no matter how long they may run.
"a Girl From Dixie" which scored a
pronounced success during it's New
York engagement, is TO be presented in
this city at an early date. This latest
musical comedy by Harry B. Smith. the
author of Robin Hood" The Fortune
Teller" and other musical productions.
is said to be one Of the best of the
Smith efforts.
Anna Held and her superb production
of sMam'selle Napoleon has started
for the West and will be the Easter
attraction at the Columbia Theater,
where she played a record breaking
business last year.
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B BLANCW
R4RILNGTON.

Three guesses at the Bauer request
programme for wednesday afternoon
next:
Beethoven. Of course; the Appassion-
alta, or? No, no Beethoven.
Schumann. obviously? Right, here.
the "Carnaval."
And Chopin. surely? Inevitably.
the 3 minor sonata
Bach will also be very interestingly
represented by the recently discOv-
cred Toccata in ID minor, Gluck by
the Air de Ballet according to Saint
Saens, and Wagner by the ''Walkuren-
ritt" done into pianese by Harold
Bauer himself.
It's a good programme, but / think
would have been bettered by the sub
stitution of a Beethoven sonata for
the one by Chopin. Nobly broad as
Bauer's sympathies are, the pianist Is
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Anna Held and her superb production
of Nam 'seIIe Napoleon" has started
for the West and will be the Easter
attraction at the Columbia Theater,
where she played a record breaking
business last year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13

The Tivoli's Strauss revival, "The
Gypsy Baron" is proving most at
tractive to the large audiences.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13

Samuel Collins, the champagne
dance and The Silver Slipper" will
continue to amuse at the Columbia
this week.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30
Pleasantly Entertained.

Rev. c. C. st Clare entertained the
Nit sion Study Class at his study last
Wednesday night in a "Chinese even
ing" the occasion being the compile
tion of a course of study on Chine Sc
missions, and proved a most pleas
ant affair. The rooms were decorated
with Chinese hangings and Ian
terms were suspt nded from the walls.
Several of the visitors were attired 10
costumes of the Chinese. which added
much to the general effect. A very
interestir e collection of Chinese curios
was shown, being secured for the oc.
casion from the collections of Hon.
Mason S. Stone and Walter K. Jack
son.
A short and appropriate program
was carried out, in which Miss Blanch
Foss gracefully impersonated the for
tune teller, Miss Hui Fang. The fu-
ture of the members of the class was
revealed by Miss Nan Wombell as
prophecies. An interesting paper
was given by Mrs. W. F. Steele, en-
titled 1T Morrisville were Chinese"
PuzzlinAg proverbs were propounded
by c. E Borden, and readings from
Bridget McNulty, by MIR. st. Clare
caused much merriment. Following
the program supper was served in
Chinese dishes by Mr.. St. Clare and
Mrs. Fl. L. Law. Chop sticks were
used and everything about the feast
was true to the customs of the peo.
pie represented. The supper was fol-
lowed by a game of finch, after which
the party went to their homes, each
voting the evening decidedly pleas
ant one.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30

Mrs. James NJ. Kelley visited her
parents in Fletcher the latter part Of
the past week.
The regular convocation OF Tucker
Chapter, No. Is, April 1st, is the an
nual and election OF officers. Also
the matter of granting permission for
new chapter in Hardwick is to be
acted upon. All members are request
ed to be present.
Ray Lilley has completed his duties
for the c. Y. Railroad at the North
field station and is at present the
guest of his mother, Mrs. F. M. Ober
on Brooklyn street. He expects a
po ,ition soon on the southern division
OF the Z. V. road.
This from the Hardwick Gazette +:
"The Grand Army Post of Morrisville
has presented Fl. j. Isham with a
silver ice water set as a token OF ap-
probation OF courtesies extended dur
ing the recent state encampment at
that place. AS Mr.. Isham is a Ii
censed liquor dealer we can see hands
60 up in holy horror at the mere sug
gestion that any worthy act could
emenate from him There really
must be some whole-hearted men in
Warner Post of Morrisville p
An IL teresting meeting of Rath-
bone lodge, No. "a, was held in their
hall last Thursday evening, when the
E quire rank was conferred on one
candidate. There vas a very good
attendance and the work was excep-
tlonally well done. One tweek from
tomorrow night it is expected that
a team from Apollo Lodge of st.
Johnsbury will visit the local lodge
and do work in the Esquire and
Knight ranks and possibly the Page
rank. Apollo lodge has the reputa-
ton of doing work equal to any lodge
in the state and it is hoped that
every member as far as possible will
attend this meeting. c. F. o. Tinker,
g. K. of R. S will be present.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30
Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick of time orr little
boy was saved" writes s%xrs. W. Wat
kins of Pleasant City, Ohio "Pneu-
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-03-30
Proper Treatment of Pneumonia.

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This remedy is also used by physi-
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