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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30

Rastelbinder" in it's American pre-
miere production for just three weeks!
Tomorrow night The Messenger
Boy will be put on. Tonight you
can still hear the Viennese opera, and
you will be glad if YOU do.
The amateurs, with the production of
Dante" a play by the Rev. Father
J. F. X. O'Conor, presented by the
members of the Gentlemen's Sodality
of ST Ignatius. have been well to the
fore this week. AS scenic production,
with its elaborately pictured Inferno,
one could only praise the Dante" 1t
was indeed a quite remarkable amateur
effort. The students are very fortunate
in their theater at St. Ignatius College.
The stage is large and excellently
equipped, a complete electric plant
being part of the assets. Acoustically,
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Florence, but rejecting her insulting in
vitation to return; and then at his
death at kavenna. With the scene in
the Council Chamber, where the
Bianchi and Neri factions draw swords
one upon another. and the fight before
the Cardinals palace in Rome. almost
the only opportunity for action occurs,
though the incidents of the dream
visit to the inferno suffice amply to
hold the attention. Zone wonders
how now Dante would paint his hellD
But the play was not grateful ma
terial for students to make anything
Of and their work is all the more to
be commended. That of James Baci-
galupi as Dante, Fred Churchill as
Virgil and William A. Breen as Corso
Donati was of particular merit-as [
have before intimated. The five anna
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Company will OF course not suffer. but
it is strongly within the local musical
heart to do honor to all OF the great
people who honor US by coming hers.
Barring Hofmann. there has not been,
and will not be until January. a single
important musical visitant- Even the
Tivoli-whose comic opera Is grand.
however!-has foregone It's usual sea-
son OF Italian opera. Truly, we have
managed things better before.
And this does not close the list for
1sO4-1sO5. Fritz Scheel is planning
season Of symphony. with RICHARD
STRAUSS at the baton to end It.
Well, il the rent man will wait year
or two. and we take to beans and our
heels, we can gorge our souls this sea-
son. I don't say 1t Is not worth while.
Two OF the people at least-besides
Strauss-promise extraordinary salts
faction, Fritz Kreisler, the violinist.
who seems to have aroused the kind Of
exalted admiration that Harold Bauer
excites, and D'Albert. whose pianism
is in the s9tae noble class. Kreisler
made recent appearance in London
Sinding-the piano quintet (op 81
that we all liked 80 much last year.
Mozart. (string quartet. No. I'D,
Svendsen (andantino from op. - and
Corsanego (scherzo. op. 81, win
be on the programme Of the Kopta.
Quartet concert this afternoon at Lyric
Hall. The Svendsen and Corsanego
numbers are new here, the 5inding
quintet is given By request. and when
does one not want Mozart? The
Kopta quartet concerts are gratefully
remembered from last year. The en-
sembled sympathy evinced in their
work was even remarkable in a newly
formed organization. That, OF course,
should be much more radically in evi-
dence this afternoon. AS last year
Wenzel Kopta leads, the accomplished
Johnnie" Josephs takes the other nd
die, Charles Heinsen brings his ca
pable viola. and Adolph Lada handles
a cello delicate and discreet. Assist
ms at the piano viii be Mrs. Oscar
Mansfeldt. whose ensemble work last
year was one Of it's notable discover
les.
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Herr Conried has decided that one
may have next spring, so Mr.. Schlot-
terbeck, his agent, informs me this
week. A brilliant week he promises US,
however. "Parsifal.'' certainly. The
Marriage Of Figaro most probably.
and very possibly The Magic Flute
all productions of intense interest-wil
be in the repertoire. Verdi, also. may
be represented Caruso, at whose name
women turn up adoring eyes, will be
the star novelty among the singers.
He is freely compared with Jean de
Reszke, with the favor coming fire.
quently his way.
Burgstaller, who will be the Parsi-
fal; Anton Won Rooy, who will be the
Amfortas. and P1ancon and Saleza are
among the other male singers.
Chief among the women artists
known to us here will be Nordica.
Sembrich and Eames, a brilliant trio.
.and there will be several new people.
Altogether it looks as though we might
make out, The company comes in
April, for the week preceding Holy
Week, and Of course to the Grand
Opera-house.
Perhaps Herr Conried is wise in his
estimate of our capacity pocket ca
pacity, purely, no one at this day ven-
turing to limit the local appreciation
Of good music. He may possibly find.
however, that Christmas, Gadski, Mel
ba, Ysaye, d'Albert, Fritz Kreisler,
Franz de Vecsey, David Bispham. De
Pachmann, the Dolmetschs, the Kneisel
Quartet, Creatores Band, the Savage
Grand Opera Company and a possible
short season of grand opera at the
Tivoli-all of which come within four
months,-may not have wholly de-
pleted the local treasury. In that case
we may get another of the three weeks
originally planned for us.
But it is a thousand pities that the
season could not have taken place at
this time. as the last two were dated
Some of the above enumerated attrac-
tions, almost all of first magnitude,
must necessarily suffer from the con-
gestion of the programme. And it will
not be our fault. The Metropolitan
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night and should not be missed by
any one who has not heard this charm
ing comic opera Tomorrow evening
the Tivoli will produce for the first
time here The Messenger Boy" a
musical comedy long famous in New
York and London. With Paul Stein
dorfr at the conductors end, Ferris
Hartman stage-managing and the
clever Tivoli folk to take care of the
music and fun the production has
everything in it's favor.
Hamlet" will be given tomorrow
night at the Majestic Theater.
A new star and a new comedy are
the offerings at the Grand Opera house,
Miss Jane Corcoran in Pretty Peggy
to be particular. One hears good word
of both and of Andrew Robson, who
supports the star.
Haverley's Minstrels. with Billy Van,
the assassin of sorrow" are at the
California tonight.
Fischer's opens next week in popular
vaudeville at popular prices
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deavor must come success, for God
hath graciously given US the great ele-
ments that make for art-the highest
expression of his handiwork.
Italy was the birthplace OF art as we
of to-day know it-there painting, sculp-
ture and architecture took its noblest
form, hand in hand with art in let
ters- And it is an indisputable fact
that California offers the same glad
ness, the same sadness, the same
moods OF laurel -wreathed Italy. the
same sunshine. the same turquoise
skies. the same purple hills. the same
blue bosom Of sea. studded with en-
eralds
And thus it is that the progeny OF the
gods-they who see the things that the
God of nature hath given to California
put on canvas the emotion that has
seized them, and thus it is that Cali
fornia artists-yes. and writers-are
sounding anew note to the world, and
the cry is clear, individual and Cali
fornian.
Besides. the remoteness OF California
from art centers Is a strong element in
the development of individuality-and
herein lies the dominant note of sue
cess. not only Of art. but OF all pursuits.
Another fact came home TO me
strongly by. DIR. Genthe's chat, and II Is
this: That in California there is an
absence of acknowledged competent
criticism Where are Mathews. Keith.
Latimer. Peters, Dickman and a half
dozen others whose opinions are worth
while2
Why, we simply are not old enough,
nor broad enough as yet. to admit the
authoritative supremacy OF any one
man. or group Of men-but we viii, as
we grow. for wisdom comes only with
years. and then only when mellowed
with intelligence. And may we of the
West hasten to acquire the necessary
blessed intelligence. for the cultivation
of which can recommend no better
school than frequent visits to the
studios and the reputable galleries that
now abound in our cosmopolitan town.
-e-D-e-
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La Boheme." gives something of the
same tale, which runs thusly: Fran
cine, fragile. but lovely, poses for her
artist-sweetheart and inspires him to
high effort But for her pains she shall
have a reward-the best he can buy
for her. What shall it be, my own?"
lie manchon, lie manchon,'' she cried.
for had not the pretty women carried
muffs who sat for her lover? Then a
muff she must have-and a muff she
received And here lies the bitterness
of the story, when at the hour of her
gratified pleasure death slips in icily,
stealthily and whips her away for his
own. The muff, the longed-for, loved
manchon, falls to the floor and the ar
tist works on, absorbed, until he turns
about to discover that his well beloved
has been snatched from him forever.
And the muff? 1t lies there on the
floor, mute protest to the folly Of
seeking happiness in trifles. But the
world is full of Francines.
All this does Martinez tell in his
drawing and he tells it well.
Amedee Joullin is thinking = and
thinking. He has in mind an Indian
picture, but whether to seek his models
on the deserts of the southland or in
the huts of the mountains and valleys
to the north is the vexatious problem.
But when Joullin gets busy he does
something worth while. Therefore. it
pays to be patient, for genius brooks
no prodding. A trip to Arizona again
may be the deduction from all this deep
reflection.
Matteo Sandona is a busy fellow. In
the near future he will give an exhibit
of his work in his own studio, corner
of Larkin and Union. Here are many
types of beauteous subjects, notably a
fine portrait of Miss Jolliffe in a SHIN
mery white satin gown. Miss Grace
Llewellyn Jones. too, is there in por-
traiture; her likeness, quite opposite
that of Miss Jolliffe. shows the master
hand that has caught the individuality
of each. The Bohemian Club will show
some Of these and perhaps Hopkins,
too, but of a surety will Sandona open
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Y VAS the spell of the mystic ever
T held you-the ghostly gray of
the morning. or the sprites that
n = float in from the sea in the fog,
or the purple haze of the dying twi-
light? Then you are of a mind to en-
joy Mariners pictures-that is, pic
lures Of Martinez, the thoughtful. But
II you be gay and in rollicl1ing mood,
pass them by until tranquility comes.
and seek his caricatures. They are cap
ital. And if you haven't seen his fan
tastic things that tell the truth and a.
little more, drop in some Saturday af-.
ternoon at his studio at 728 Montgom-
cry street, for in each lies a sinile-and
to me, a laugh.
But it's in his serious, thoughtful
work that Martinez shows what's in
him-depth Of feeling, poetic conception
and mysticism. Yes, and color. too, for,
like Whistler, he confines himself to
low tones and ofttimes to monotones.
But, as in the Gregorian chant, the
sameness Of tone brings strength.
An interesting fellow is this same
Martinez-with revolutionary ideas as
to what constitutes art, manifested
strongly in his drawings done in Paris
under the eye of Gerome. Here" said
he, ARE three sketches done there. This,
one," pointing to a strong, virile, pull
sating male figure, lis one 1 drew for
myself. I liked it, But around came
Gerome, who pronounced it unfinished.
Then / did this one'-a male figure
longside-" giving it much time and
work. Along came Gerome, who pro-
nounced it excellent-finished. But look
at it, bahI finished. Yes, finished to
death! 1t lacks life, spontaneity."
And so ii does. 1t is a dead sort of
thing, which calls up Whistler's declar-
alton that a picture is finished when
all traces Of the methods of mechanism
have disappeared"-"and then it's
dead" adds Dixon. and truly.
The drawing lie Manchon de Fran
cine" is one of the few Martinez pic
lures that have story to tell and it's
a pretty story, but with heart -pang.
The artists face tells that Puccini in
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again. the theater is most desirable,
and the atmosphere of the college is
distinctly conducive to dramatic
aspiration. Still, even considering
these things. the Dante reflected ex-
traordinary credit on the ingenuity and
intelligence of the producers.
The play well serves its avowed pur-
pose Of truthful Though limited) pic
turing Of the poets life. AS drama,
however. it leaves much to be desired.
The probable circumstances of It's
production by students, and by only
male students at that, necessarily
somewhat limited Father O'Conor in
his dramatic scope. He has shown
Dante as the poet: as one of the priori
of Florence, honored of his native city;
as exile in Rome, flouted of his political
enemies; among his visions; as hunger
ing after many years for his beloved
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the Fisher Opera-house in San Diego.
manager of San Toy" "Glittering
Gloria" and THE Silver Slipper" this
season and incidentally one Of the
most generous producers in the musi-
cal comedy field. Mr.. Fisher is Won
dering why San Toy has not tax
en-" better here. Press and public
have praised the piece unanimously,
but have not crowded to see 1t. It
must be remembered that Mr.. Fisher
is used to making his $780, In
twenty weeks, as he did at 'Floro-
dora's" first appearance in New York.
Still there is warrant for his won
der. The business" considering the
quality of the attraction, has not been
Of the best, though good. Crowded
houses, beginning with New York
where John Malone, producer for
George Edwardes, who first put on the
piece for its two-year run in London,
testified that the Fisher production
was better than the original-have
met San Toy" all along the line It's
manager is trying to discover what we
want here If not the best of musical
comedy-for such it is. Less election
and fewer musical comedies-for San
Toy" came at the heel of a glut of
them-would seem TO be the only an
swer.
Two things Mr.. Fisher is proud of,
his discovery of "Florodora' and the
fact that everything he sends on the
road is "as good to a dot" as its met
ropolitan production. One subscribes
with the San Toy of the week,
stuffed with good comedians, and
Jimmy" Powers dressed and acted to
perfection. to back it. "Florodora" is
another good story. Every big man
ager in America, including F>rohman.
Klaw & Erlanger, Kirke La SheIle and
Al Hayman. refused the piece. Fisher
made 100000 out of its first twenty
weeks and he boasts that there were
people in New York who saw the
thing 200 times, His own record is
700 times and not tired of it yeti That
was his first venture, and interesting
things may further be expected from
Mr.. Fisher. who is a most interesting
and genial person. "Glittering Glo-
ria" that the Columbia will put on
tomorrow night, is the next Fisher
offering here.
There is a growl in order from the
Tivol. though 1 haven't heard one
yet. A three-week run for a piece
like Der Rastelbinder'' reflects little
credit on local musical judgment. 1t
is one of the prettiest comic operas
ever staged here and staged in the
Tivoli's best fashion. Musically, moth
ing more worthy and attractive has
been heard for a long season, and the
story. while without the sparkle and
Nghtness of a Gilbert and Sullivan
opera, is yet taking and interesting.
Most delightful again is the perform
ance. Edith Mason as the bashful
Suza, Thomas Persse. Kate Condor,
Dora de Philippe, Willard Sims, Schus-
ter, Teddy Webb, Ferris Hartman. and
not 70 forget Harold Forman, the boy
singer. give an excellent interpreta-
ton of the piece. And for Paul Stein
dorff, who has so successfully directed
it, and Ferris Hartman, who has so
well managed it. nothing but highest
praise is due.
And yet, and yet. we support Der
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A company to match the theater is
the pretty high record that the last
week has made for the Majestic. AS
every one knows. the Morosco and Ma
5estic stock companies have been con-
solidated. and with the above pleasing
result. They viii now proceed to make
history at the uptown house.
Last weeks When We Were
Twenty-one'' is a strikingly good be-
ginning. Miss Gardner and her fas-
cinating personality. that clever youth
Harry Mestayer and Howard Gould
have all Importantly helped. 1 wonder
II Miss Gardner's ideal qualifications
far Candida have suggested them
Selves to any Of her admirers? / sug-
Fested them modestly myself to Arnold
DAILY when he was here. Further ac-
uuaintance with her work confirms me
in the conviction Of her fitness. Like
Bernard Shaw's heroine. Miss Gardner
is essentially the mother woman" in
earlier bloom than Candida, true, but
Of the radiantly wholesome, sunny,
sane atmosphere Of the type, and
physically exouisitely what the part
demands. AS TO her quality Of intel
Iigence, this weeks Phyllis. and Mrs
Alving In Ghosts" TO whose power
Los Angeles bears astonished and elo-
Quent witness. represent the range and
kind Of it. There should be Candida
somewhere between the two.
Harry Mestayer was the Oswald Of
'Ghosts'-not at all by the way"
-frr1
portrait Of Oswald on the solitary oc-
casion Of the plays presentation here.
and those that have seen both COM
monty prefer Mestayer's. He was with
Mary Shaw, the most famous Of the
Mrs. Alvings, in her recent much
taIked-of production Of the play in the
East It is on the cards 10 produce it
locally some time in January.
Ibsen dramas and a good many other
notable adventures are on the Majes-
tic programme. Their company makes
possible their essays into the legiti-
mate. Hamlet" this week, THE Mer-
chant Of Venice" and "Richelieu" be-
ing early offerings OF the Ibsen genre
productions Of "Hedda Gabler," q"
Ghosts" and "A Dolls House" are
contemplated The Spanish school may
also be exploited. in the plays of Jose
Echegarsy and Angel Guimera. Oscar
Wilde's plays are among other posi-
bilities. "Gretna Green and We Are
King''-a play Of the fashion of The
Prisoner Of Zenda,' are modern novel
ties 10 be given. with The Little Prin-
cess" as played at the Children's
Theater in New York as particular
tidbit. Then such plays as AN
American Citizen shortly to be put
on. We shall always have with us. and
Mr.. Morosco smilingly threatens an
other Tanning Of Helen" The COM
pany has just scored heavily in the
latter play in Los Angeles. and Mr.
Morosco modestly challenges COM
psrison with the Henry Miller produc-
tion Of ii here In fact Mr.. Morosco is
very proud Of his company-and has
much reason TO be.
There is = thoughtful manager in
town this week. John c. Fisher. II is
san Toy that has set him thinking
Mr.. Fisher is the now celebrated dis
coverer Of "Florodora," founder of
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teur difficulties are enunciation. enun-
cIation and enunciation, pronunciation
and gesture. The Virgil and Dante
were good on all counts, though the
Dante ''furrst" offended, perhaps more
seriously from it's scholarly context.
The burning "urr" for "er' as in "cer-
tain" ''ir'' as in Virgil 'ur" as in
church. ''or" as in "world"-giving
''surrtain," ''Vurrgil.' Church" and
''wurrld"-was indeed the most notable
offense against good pronunciation that
obtained. 1t is everywhere. Some of
the minor characters. again, from lack
of articuIative effort, were frequently
unintelligible. But so, frequently are
their professional brethren. And, as
Mr. Bacigalupi and Mr. Churchill
might fairly be found not wanting from
the professional viewpoint. the others
dfgnified and reverent in attitude, and
the setting indeed excellent, the per-
formance was one to arouse consider
able respect.
.DER RASTELBINDER"
TO BE FOLLOWED BY
A MUSICAL COMEDY
DER Rastelbinder'' closes with to-
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Deprecating others win not help the
world to appreciate you
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There is q thoughtful manager in
town this week. John G. Fisher. II is
san Toy that has set him thinking.
Mr.. Fisher is the now celebrated dis
coverer Of 'Florodora," founder of
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Der RasteIbinder" closes with to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
WARREN ORDER IS
AGAIN 1T HIS YORK

Warren Order. the man who rescued
Rollo Morrison from the river after he had
been thrown out of the boat in which he
was attempting to save John Schowe did
not. as first reported. go down the river in
search of the boat which contained
Schowe's body, although 1t was his inten-
tion to do so. At / o'clock in the afternoon
he learned that Schowe's body had been
lodged along the river bank several miles
out of the city, and he supposed that some
one would rescue il from that point. He had
prepared rowboat for the journey down
the river, when he heard that a boat had
started down the river to rescue Schowe
and IT was then that he abandoned his
trip. He did not suffer any from his ex-
perience IN the river, and went to his work
as coal shoYeler at the Belt Railroad
roundhouse as if nothing out of the ordi-
nary had happened.
Order showed by his action at the rescue
OF Morrison that he a man of great
bravery, and he won many friends and
admirers by his daring. He had little to
say Of what he had done. and stated yes
terday that he did not desire any notoriety
as he had done nothing unusual
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
WATER IN POWER HOUSE
NO LONGER A MENACE
Street-Railway Officials Say the
City Lines Will Not Be
Tied Up.
TROUBLE ABOUT OVER

A condition of affairs at the West Wash
ington-street power station Of the street.
car company that threatened for a time to
completely stop all street-car service in the
city of indianapolis was much improved by
yesterday afternoon. and at that time it
was thought that all danger was past .
The high water in the river caused the
backing up Of water in sewer near the
power house, so that the basement of the
latter was flooded to a depth of six or more
feet. This basement contains the pumps
that work in connection with the machin-
cry of the power house. and from early
Friday morning these pumps were working
under several feet of water For time the
situation looked extremely critical as there
appeared to be grave danger of the stop
page of the machinery and the consequent
interruption of all traffic on the company s
lines in the city. With the receding of the
river the water i'm the basement lowered
proportionately. so that last evening IT was
about two feet lower than IL had been
twenty-four hours before, and the serious
ness of the situation was relieved
Another situation caused by the high
water and ice in the river was thought to
threaten the street-car service on the east
side of the river. but at the power house
the information was given out that the
seriousness of the situation was exagger-
ated. The cables that supply tho power for
all of the company's lines on the east side
of the river are carried across the stream
several squares above the Washington
street bridge supported by six poles-two
on either bank and two I'm the river. set i'm
stone piers sunk into the bed of the stream.
o. 1assF .1rg
the strong current and the ice allowing the
cables to sag. IL was supposed by some
that If the other one of the two poles i'm the
bed of the river broken ii would break
the cables and shut off all power to the
east side Of the river. At the power house
1t was stated yesterday that this is untrue.
that even if this pole should break the
he hanlc