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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

According TO the ST. James Gazette,
there are SS2,OOO,OO0 Chinese speaking
the sume language, making Chinese the
most spoken language. There are so
many dialects which are entirely DIFF
ferent that they seem scarcely 10 be-
long to the same tongue. The nhabl-
tanta Of Mongolia and Tibet can bare
~ understand the dialect Of the people
IN PekIn, Putting Chinese aside, the
most spoken languages are as follows.
IN millions. English, 100, Germans, 20;
Russian, IS; Spanish. A Portuguese, 80.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
RUSSIAN WAR COMMENTS
Rnss. ST. petersbnrg.

without doubt, under skilled leader
ship, our troops will know how 20 full
fll the task allotted to them at this
critical moment. Therefore, we may
calmly await the course OF events. and
not give way 10 that state Of nerves
which unfortunately at the present
time is 80 prevalent among the various
classes Of our society.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
Russ. st. Petersburg.

We can quite calmly give due recog-
milton to the power OF our adversary
This confession does not upset us. Were
the strength and resources Of Japan
twice what they are, We should yet be
perfectly capable OF bringing the war
10 a victorious termination.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
Vyestnik Manchurskoy ArmIee,

Before the eyes OF the whole world
Japan Is obstlnately and inexorably ac-
complishlng that form of suicide so
honored OF the people according to the
ancient baybarous Japanese custom
the national Harklri
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

The moralzlngs OF some people and
papers recall the old sdage; when
the fox breaches look out for your
grapes"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
Ganette. 81. pelershnrr.

In spite Of all her fiery warlke ar
dor, 1t Is evident that Japan viii soon
no longer have the means to continue
the war, In consequence OF her COM
plete financial ruin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

An Indianapolis Judge is the latest
victim Of the "whipping-post fever"
He has caught tho epidemic badly, and
announces that he has prepared bill
on the subject for the next Legislature.
And this at time when the entire
press Is laudIng Car Nicholas for
abolshing corporal punishments In
Russia! Where is the consistency?
Either the Car has done his country a
great wrong by modifying the knout
code, or the American advocates OF
knout are enemies OF our civilization.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

An Engishman who processes to have
made study Of the subject says that
getting up early Is all wrong It is
very evident that the man has no get
up TO him
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
Russ. st. Petersburg.

The operations OF our Vladlvostok
squadron have demonstrated the fulfil
ity OF the japanese contention that they
have command OF the sea
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

Secretary OF the Navy Paul Morton,
like Sir Joseph Porter, Is never, never
sick at sea-" That In hardly ever
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

That Money talks Is proven by the
fact that he beat Jerry Simpson for
the nomination
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

It was nice for the Rose club OF
Portland to present Lafey Pence with
flowers, for he is a daisy IL ever there
was one
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

The chauffeurs have threatened to
strike, Are they not content with run
ming over people9
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

Political bosses must be pretty worthy
men for almost everybody pays tribute
to them IN presidential year
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

As the trusts put up they will grow
In the estimation OF the party man
ayers. ..e.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

The aim OF the Japanese may not be
higher than that Of the Russians, but
4 Is better.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
Now Krai. PORT Arthur.

We shall now only appear at irregu-
lar Intervals, AS our pressmen bolt
whenever there Is bombardment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

A first requisite to getting on IN ths
world is to get on to- the world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

There were some pretty good men
behind the guns at Fort Riley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

Offensive partisanship Is usually sue
cessful partisanship,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

A leader of strikes is a mlsleader of
men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29
TEA

How little it is How lit.
tie it adds to the weight of
the cup 1t has covered the
sea with ships for a hundred
years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

The following story IL told OF General
Kuropatkin, IN the Westminster Ca
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

Heart burninss cauteriae no wounds,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

GEO. D. PYPER. Manager
The Washington times., 1904-01-24
Past and Future.

Whoever missed "The Marriage of
Kitty lost n pleasure not easily ex-
pressed in words.
The comedy was more laughable than
any sirnil2sr work shown in Washington
ID the whole Season. 1t was real com
edy-not play of sentiment. or a
farce, or musical play enlivenea with
Jokes, or any other Of the muItiform
products OF modern stage tendencies
IL Was merely n play so constructed that
each succee ding step produced new
complications, and every complication
compelled unrestraincd laughter.
As for the acting, Miss Tempest IS one
Of the discoveries OF the present dec
AIDE. and her company one of the u,oat
admirable organizations ever brought
TO Washington. Its only rival. offhand
was Amelia Bingham's company in The
Frisky Mrs Johnson" At the close OF
this season Miss Tempest's company
will shine more clearly in the recollec-
i-tion OF those who saw THE Marriage
of Kitty than any all-star cast the sea-
son may produce.
Red Feather suggests a curiou,
problem In composition for the stage
Mr.. Dekoven wrote IL with the most
earnest purpose to forget Robin IIcod'
and yet create the most serious ard
worthy music. In the judgment of The
Times he sucrccded- Yet nine people
out of ten thought the work reminiscent.
and said so. Perhaps the difficult is
this: that Robin Hood was a rair
expression of Mr.. DeKovens abilities
and artistic tendencies, and that any
other expression or the same abilities
and Tendencies must. perfOrce. resem-
bic it. The new opera. however, is a
first-class product, and IT is wonderfully
mounted.
Elsewhere the same old story.
The ensuing week brings Maxine FL
lott I'm one of the most successful senti-
mental PLAYS Of this unhappy season,
Lawrance OOrsay in one of the most
successful comedies in the history Of the
American sage. u good musical comedy
at the lafayette, characteristic vaude- |
Vile at Chse's and melodrama and |
buriesque where those commodities are |
usually fouid. Her Own Way is much |
more OF a ,ucccss than any other new /
play from the prolific pen of Clyde |
Fitch, and from the reliable criticisms |
Of New Yok. its deserves it's success.
The Earl of Pawtucket' abounds In
laughter. Good luck to them both.
Sour faoesaTe rare among Washington
theatergoer these days.
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

with inc result that they absorb each
other manners, methods. and dress.
ana there has come to be little to dis
unEuisn the American man OF fashion
from the Londoner. The accident OF
Dlrth makes. Of course. q certain differ
cnce and exclusiveness. The aristoc-
racy of brains and money OF a ,-or,,yo.
country naturally goes to an Older co,.n-
Try Tor its repose. its manner. and fads
As result English styles have become
more or less the vogue in Amersc.
while In England II is surprising to find
how many American traits of attirs
have been adopted during the last few
years.
But gentleman is always ,.n+le-
man the world over Fads ard fofb1s,
don't alter him; they only make fasb-
ionable men dress and move and ioot-
alike, just as the fashion happens. The
American gentleman is 50 bright a,5
clever and has so thoroughly mastered
the art OF adaptability that he rareIv
makes a mistake. He knows n good
fellow when he meets him. and doesn't
waste a whole year in making his ac-
quaintance, while waiting for an intro
duction by duke or an earl.
The Even Tenor CT Their WAY.
The Englishman born to the purpIa
and leisure is always from boyhood a
true sportsman. His home life, his dogs
and horses. l believe. he loves mora
than the man OF any other co-utry in
the world In America the society ran
travels and moves about more He too.
Is a good sportsman and a splendid host.
and always a courteous gentleman. But
the fervor OF attachment of the Eng
ishman is for his home, dogs, ana
horses. The American is out and about
more. and he is much more FREQUENT
theatergoer than his English prototype.
In England we rather avoid publio
places and are content to live IL the
quiet surroundings of home life with
our friends in the same set
Club life in England among the smart
set is very quiet. methodical, ana ex-
elusive The dear old boys and
'chappies'' go through their eventless
daily routine, which they wouldn't vary
for worlds, with a regularity and pre-
'cision that are sublime When a ma
uonal stir cOmes-like a war-they sit
up, shake themselves. talk a bit more
10 each other. but IN the same even
tones get into their uniforms, fight
come back. get the Victoria Cross. and
resume that even tenor OF their lives az
II nothing had happened
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

and that italian is the most helpful
tongue, and the inference is. obviously,
that we get better music when we hear
ii Trovatore" in Italian than when we
hear the same work in English. In the
hrst place it is much 10 be doubted
whether English is in any degree more
dlfhcult for the vocalist than French
and German. In the second place ii
would still remain true, IL English were
so difficult, that the greater luency
found in the use of Italian is out
weighed a thousand times by the disad-
vantage Of the auditors almost in
variable ignorance of dialogue and plot.
We can afford to lose a little 7uency in
these days of extraordinary voice cul-
ture to obtain a whole world of public
understanding.
These. then. are the grounds, or some
OF the grounds, on which Mr.. Damrosch
based the dictum with which this article
begins. What he said was not new.
Other men had not only said It also, but
had said Il Sith more force and at an
earlier date. Indeed, ut the very time
when Mr.. Damrosch was speaking, Mr.
Savage's company was producing grand
opera in English in the city which Mr.
Damrosch has made his home. But If
the we'll known director has in reality
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

pseudo opera without text and real
opera-the one disclosing a series OF
meaningless but beautiful notes i'm
pleasing succession. the other giving dc
light with her voice, but also-and this
Is vastly the greater achievement-in-
spring thought and touching the emo
uons. Those who want the music OF
operas only, and FOR that result arc will
ing to sacrifice all understanding of the
text, should have their operas sung by
Nine. Media beforc a neutral background
on bare stage. The others. who look
for the throb OF life in opera (and this
number includes the authors Of all the
great operas) and therefore. must under
stand all ifs details, should have their
operas performed in a tongue the en-
tire audience understands, sung by ca
pable vccalists who can act as well
as sing. and produced before the richest
and most Hfe-lil1e background the mod
crn stage can produce This would be
real OPERA union Of many arts to pro-
duce a fine result.
Public Understanding the First Need.
With all this. some one win say, 1T
still remains true that English is the
most difficult tongue the singer can use,
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

are content with the music OF opera as
music simply. and do not require 70
understand its relation TO its text and
plot have not considered various other
musical forms. More than one composer
has felt as these people feel. More than
enc composer who wrote great operas
has now and then written vocal music
which was not designed to illustrate and
yitalize a continued story like the story
of a grand opera. But I'm all those in
stances where music or song was the
chief aim the composer deliberately
wrote in another fOrm-either in song
form simply, or in the form of a cycle
Of songs, or in the form OF an oratorio.
Whenever he undertook to write opera
he made a manifest effort to create a
dramatic result. to narrate a stirring
story with a musical setting. and every
where. excepting alone in Anglo-Saxon
countries. the successSof his effort has
depended more on thetdramatic strength
OF his story, thus REINFORCED by music.
than on any other element OF it's COM
position
who has ever heard Media and CaIvc
and did not realize one was a singer of
ballads. AMI the other a singer Of
opera2 Those two women represent
exactly the difference between this
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

acting. orchestral and vocal music all
contribute. But how in the world could
drama be understood if it consisted
only OF stage mechanics and orchestral
and vocal music a text is manifestiy
needed. and that text must also be un-
derstOod. II anyone doubts these con-
clusions let him ponder while on the
fact cited by Mr.. DamrOsch that all
opera sung in Berlin in German and all
opera sung in Paris is sung In French.
10 one with two eyes in his head viii
ever pretend that any considerable por-
ton Of our American audiences under
stands the text of Figaro" or "Othel-
To-. or --Siegfried." when sung in
French. Italian, or German on the
contrary-even in a center Of culture and
su2erlative education like Washington
these languages are Greek TO nine per
sons out of ten. The result is that to
nine persons out OF ten those operas
cease to be what their authors intend
ed-forns of the drama uniting music.
literature. ard acting-but a series Of
musical numbers, merely frightened by
costumes and stage settings. and broken
BY two or three rest periods OF d few
minutes each t
1t is NIGHTLY strange that those who
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

pany. which viii be at the Lafayette
Opera House one week commencing
tomorrow night is a revival of r. S.
Barnett's cadet extravaganza, trans
formed into a regular attraction by
that veteran musical extravaganza pro
Queer. Edward f. Rice. 1t is described
as Jolly bit of tomfoolery'' in two
acts. The book is by the author Of
1892, Excelsior" 1.-THE Girl From
Paris" and Little Christopher" H. L.
Hearth, author of 1.-THE Tenderfoot. -
and E. w. Corliss have written the
music
The cast includes Stella Mayhem. Sam
Mylie, Fern Melrose. Fred Truesdale. r.
+. Warren, Josephine Floyd Sid For
roster. Ada ST. Clair. Charles r. Heigh.
May Sweeney. Charles T.. Parcor Cath
crime Tanner, Edna SWEENEY, Suzettc
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

, give: and nowadays there is very little
difference to be discovered in the true
tyce. no matter what the nationality.
No doubt, in Dickens time, when Amer
lea was younger, and its people crude in
manners. the great novelist was more
or less correct in his rather anflattering
diagnosis Of the American gentleman
On the other hand. / remember when I
first visited America. some ten years
ago. that the Englishman was a by
word; his clothes, his manner, his speech
We're laughing stocks. But now all that
y altered and neither country scorns
the gentlemonly representative OF the
other
Acquaintance Makes Friendship.
Thanks to the great and true friendIi-
ness now existing between the cousins,
they visit each other more frequently,
The Washington times., 1904-01-24
Sunday Concerts.
Extra Series of the Symphony Trans
feTred to Chase's.


The success Of the extra Sunday con-
certs Of the Washington Symphony Or
chestra has made them an indispensa BILE
feature In the musical life OF the Cant
tai The intention has been to make
them distinctly attractive in character.
appealing to all who are fond OF bril-
liant and tuneful music. In order to
place them within the reach OF all who
love TO hear music played in the most
finished manner. the management has
secured the large auditorium Of Chase's
Theater, where the next concert viii be
given on Sunday evening. January 81.
The prices for reserved seats wiz range
from 25 cents to S1-00, and the Character
OF the music as well as Of the soloists
will remain equal TO the best that has
yet been given at these concerts.
The soloist for this next concert -.iu
be the celebrated yiennese pianist. bttss
Maria Won Unschuid. court pianist to
the Queen OF Roumania, who has cone
TO Washington under the immediate
patronage of the Austrian ambassador.
Hengelmulier Won Hengervar, and the
Baroness Won Hengelmuller
The program follows:
Overture, GAIA Iaira - Rossi,i
Concerto in fat major for piano and
ofcneStr1 ---.-.---.....-.-...E.szr
Miss Won Unsculd.
Daiiet altZeS.- -..-................-.Del ibes
% Sylvia.
% Nailis<
Scenes PittOresques. ...................N assene.
scherzo and Wedding March from the
Midsummer Nights Dream .Mendelssoan
Piano Solo
(a) Du hist die Rub. Schubert
90 Cracovienne Fantastique. PaderevsEi
" '1eS4~aA DYA---- .Ll2IoW
Miss Eon Unschuld
A2) Inc MIL Rat
. Noj foilsn DancS-- .Scharweaka
March from Fatinitza. Suppe
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

DOrsay in THE Earl OF PavtGcket.
The hit which this play made in New
| York last winter was such an unusual
one. and its memorable run throughout
the balance Of the winter and al last
summer was characterized by so many
unmistakable signs OF popularity. that
its fame has preceded 1t.
The Earl OF Pawtucket'' is the work
Of Augustus Thomas. whose Arizona. "
Alabama, In Missouri" and "On the
Quiet have all been successful. The
new play is a comedy. showing the pur-
suit of an American girl by a British
peer. Re sees her abroad. and when
she returns to this country he follows
Although he does not know It. she is a
divorcee. and has resumed her maiden
name. The Earl has become a close
friend of her former husband. but the
latter does rot know it IS his former
wife who is in the main responsible for
the Englishmans trip to America.
The three acts are all reDTcsented as
taking place within the Waldorf-As-
toria. The second act is in Lord Card
inetons private apartments, and the
third act is in the Tcrkish room.
Mr.. D'Orsays role is that OF the
heavy Piccadiily swell. the ''haw-haw"
Englishman of the heavy Dragon type,
Win a HlOnOc-e, = IluSldcne ana a rnlll@
tary manner In addition to Mr. Dor
say. the cast includes Jane Peyton.
Louise Sydmeth, Mary Elizabeth Forbes.
Charles W. Stokes. Charles HaHoclS.
John ". Dean. Ernest Elton ard James
Ottley Aiatinces viii be played on
Thursday and Saturday.
Lafay ette-"1Fhe Show Girl"
Z g Wh,tnev's Droduetior of F3fc,.s
SHOW Girl" or THE Magic Cap" COM
The Washington times., 1904-01-24
Miss Elliott at Rehearsal.
Interesting Incidents While RehearsinC
"Her Own Way

Stage atmosphere is created at re-
hearsals- UpoE the skill with which
dramatic situations and small details
are worked out at rehearsaIs depends
the success or failure OF a play.
Her Own Way" the Clyde Fitch
comedy in which Maxine Elliott IS
starring this season. is a play OF So
| eiety atmosphere in which there are a
thousand and one little details to add
realism to the picture. 1t is conSe-
quentiy play in which failure to por-
tray accurately a delicate touch sur
gested by the author might mean TIE
failure of the audience to grasp the
proper meaning of the scene
Her own Way" is possibly the most
rehearsed play of the entire season.
Rehearsals commenced in London last
summer while Maxine Elliott was
abroad Clyde Fitch, the author. met
Miss Elliott and her manager, Charles
B. Dillingham;. in London in July. an;
read the play TO them. Then. for near,v
two weeks. there We're daily reading re-
hearsals between Miss Elliott and Mr..
Fitch. in which Miss Elliott read her
own lines and Fitch alternated as the
hero and the villain.
The real rehearsals of Her own
Way commenced ir New York in AN
gust and continued for five weeks under
the personal direction of Fitch. Miss
Elliott worked so hard at rehearsals
that she was threatened with physical
collapse Just week before she maze
her stellar debut. Fortunately. nothing
more serious than absence from a few
rehearsals resulted.
Miss Elliott. who is always in supreme
authority at her own rehearsal s-for She
has Her Own Way even with the au-
thor of the play-never permits visitors
at her rehcarsals. During the rehear-
sails OF the piece in New York the gen
eral interest aroused in the new star
and the new tlay led many enterprislng
newspaper men 30 try to enter the for
hidden territory and write up the re-
hsarsal- Cae reporter tried TO gain en-
trance by securing a position. but hia
identity was discovered and he WAY
summariIy elected.
From Tears to Laughter.
The first thing TO be done at re-
hearsal Of a new play is 10 have the
author read the play to the company.
Mr. Fitch always enjoys this perform
ance, and nc reads his play with great
sincerity and earncstncss. Sometimes
the audience OF players laughs When
The Washington times., 1904-01-24
Leland Powers in Borrowed Spec
tacIes."
tacIes. ["
The Anglo Saxon Gentleman
The Place Of Birth Does Not Affect the
Type.
BY LAWRENCE D'oRsAY.

For a number of years my engage
ments have all been fer roles depicting
men of fashion The managers seem
70 have the idea for some reason that ]
suggest that sort Of thing, you know.
Much TO my satisfaction, these roles
have been for the most part not only
men OF fashion. but gentlemen; and nat
urally have given considerable thought
to the study of the genus.
The gentleman. whether American OF
English, is the best in the way of man
hood that the world can obtain and
The Washington times., 1904-01-24
A the TheaterS.
National-ia=ine Elliott in "Her Own
WAY"


National-ia-ine Elliott in "Her Own
Way"
Maxine HIiott will appear at the
National Thater this week In the new
Clyde Fitch comedy, Her own Way. =
under the management of Charles b.
Dillingham;. Miss Elliott comes here
with the pestige of New York favor.
and the reord of having scored the
most unlqu theatrical run ever known
In New Tok, having appeared at four
different fiIt-class theaters in success
sion withou leaving Broadway-a rec
orc never efore equaled by any other
attraction Her engagement I'm Wash
ington astwice postponed owing to
extensions ( time granted her in va
rious New ork theaters.
Incidentalto the strong sentimental
interest In Her Own Way" there is a
rich fund Q current comedy, supplied
by the diffeint types OF social climbers
cieverly dented by Fitch. There is
also novebcene in the first act where
four little hildren OF the rich have
birthday rrty in the nursery and dis
cuss the dogs of their elders in a re-
markably kTwtng way This scene was
considered o. of the freshest and most
novel sceneiof many years when the
play was fir produced
Miss Elliot wilNoe supported b. the
company seeon Broadway, the cast in
Guiding Wihm Courtleigh. Charles
Cherry, II. G. Herr. Eva Vincent,
George Lapence, Nellie Thorne. SUI
zanne Perry Franklin Hurleigh, and
little Donald Gallaher, a clever child
actor. The nge settings are rich and
elaborate WIS of modern interiors
There will "Wednesday and Saturday
matinees