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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Blessed the days Of California win
teri Pink and purple is the sky at early
morn, and blue as the turquoise when
the sun str 1s out of the soft gray mist;
gold-liquid gold-with pink and purple
dyed deep in it's soul, these are the win
ter days we know in California. And
small wonder that Flora, the well be-
loved, calls from the warm and fra
grant earth the fairest creatures of her
brain-the rose, the lily, the sensuous
narcissus, to do honor to the caressing
sky. And even the sturdy redwoods,
projected at command of Pan that his
melodies have fit setting, grow to
youthful exultation in strong new arms
and nimble finger tips.
And the eucalyptus, child of foreign
SOIL useful immigrant, laves in the
luscious moisture of these gray
mystic mornings. 1t is these that
Cadenasso loves. The marshes, green
in unison with the theory of earth
and red in the practice of it,
red with the gross passion thereof
are veiled in an opalescent vapor. The
mountains, In robes of verdant velvet,
are crowned with a turquoise coronet
studded in gold. And the seattle deep
blue sea--laps the white sands of the
beach in the languorous luxury of pos
session, Turing the dreamer to list to the
wooing with its exquisite sob Of repres-
sion.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Miss Withrow presented the follow
ing copies at the Century Club. all of
which may be seen at. her studio at
2016 Pine street. And, fellow citizens,
they're well worth an afternoons
study: ''St. John and Lamb" (Murillo.
1613-16S5), Spanish. National Gallery,
London; MRS. Sara Siddons' (Gains-
borough. 1727-17sS), English. National
Gallery. London; st. Catherine IRA
phael, 14S3-152o). Italian. National Cal
lery. London; Portrait of Old Lady"
Rembrandt 1606-1674). Dutch. National
Gallery, London: Heads of Angels"
(Reynolds, 172s-1792), English. National
Gallery, London; THE Parsons
Daughter" (Romney. 1734-17s2). Eng
lish, National Gallery, London: king
Charles Spaniels' Q.andseer, 1s02-1S73),
English, National Gallery, London;
THE Spinner (Netscher, 1889 1880.
Dutch, National Gallery, london: THE
Music Lesson (Netscher. 1639-16S4).
Dutch, Alte Pinacothek, Munich; sSt.
Jerome" (Domenichino, 15S1-1641). Ital-
ian, Alte Pinacothek, Munich.
Grace Hudson is showing some excel
lent work at Schussler's-one of the
honest art dealers, so say the artists,
and they're the chaps that ought to
know There's something about Grace
Hudson's Indian children that makes
one feel their presence, and you in
stinctively feel the Necessity of dig
ging up dime for the ''papoose,"
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

aided. His voice is of the lyric order
and is said to be of exceptional beauty.
There are also Bazelli and Frosini, the
latter tenore robusto.
The basso profundo. Rossi is said to
rival Plancon in size if not in voice.
Muynoz is the basso cantante and, with
Cervi, completes the list of principals.
With the company comes also Signor
Saporelli, stage manager, and large
proportion of the chorus and orchestra,
not forgetting the two other conduct
ors, Signor Golisciani and Signor Longo.
Three new operas and a new COM
poser Will be introduced to us during
this season. Cilea and "Adrienne Le-
couvreur" are the new composer and the
opera. The score of "Adrienne Le-
couvreur" promises handsomely, Cilea
ranking we'll with the most prominent
among the younger Italians. Giordani.
whose Andre Chenier'' was so well
liked at it's Introduction here last sea-
son, will be newly represented this year
with "FedoSa." The opera is in the
same genre as La Tosca" and is said
to be as vividly dramatic in its musical
treatment. Andre Chenier" will hap
PLY, be repeated. Puccinfs "Manon
Lescaut'' will be the third new work
Most interestingly the Massenet Ma
non'' will also be given, the opportu
nifty to compare the French and Italian
handling of the story being one of the
rare privileges of the season. OF course,
La Boheme" and also La Tosca" will
be sung.
Almost as much interest will be felt
in the revival Of "Lakme.' "The Pearl
Fishers and "Dinorah,'' operas so long
ago presented here as to come with all
the pleasure of novelty. Two only of
the Verdi works are ens the pro-
gramme, "Rigoletto" and La Travi-
ata," unprecedented limit in local
grand opera seasons. Another curios-
ity Of the repertoire is it's inclusion of
two Bellini operas, La Sonnambula"
and .PPuritani." "Zaza," again, is
of the modern revivals; and .PPag-
liacci' will not be forgotten. It's sis
ter opera, "Cavalleria Rusticana," is
the only work by which Mascagni will
be represented. Faust" a possible
Carmen" Lucia" ''Mignon' and
"The Barber of Seville" complete the
four weeks repertoire. Without Signor
Polacca changes his mind some fine
morning the following programme will
be carried out next week: "Rigoletto,''
Wednesday,; Thursday, La Tosca";
"The Barber Of Seville" Friday, and
Saturday, ANDRE Chevnier.''
AS to prices, they will' not take more
than 81 wherever you wish to sit--not
even for Herr Conried's coming diva.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
WINTERS WRSSaQE TO WESTERN aRTSS

who's invariably "heap hog-a-die''--
Digger Indian for awful hungry" Her
Happy Family is one of the best
things she has done, in composition.
color and drawing. See 1t if you know
the Digger Indian.
Cadenasso is doing some marvellous
work on pastel, work that carries the
strength of oil with the delicacy of
water color. The marsh lands lure
him. with their evening drapes of
opalescent mist, with phantasies of
fairies enwrapped in the mystic shroud.
These are poems writ with a brush.
In the same gallery with the Hudson
pictures is Keith, somber, silent, deep
in it's beautiful gloom. yet promising in
the amber light that filters through the
trees. 1t is Keith in his most serious
and thoughtful mood. in which. were
he disciple of a pen rather than of
the brush, he might give us worthy
rival of "Gray's Eiegy." Keith is
not joyous, but he is just, and we love
him for his sense of justice and of
values. 1t is Welch who gives US joy,
Hansen who gives us history and
Peters who gives US reveries. And they
are not alone in their lavish bequests,
for their fellows are many. And thus
has the California artist come unto his
own-and that in spite of the vigilant
native knocker-may the Devil ensnare
himl
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Signor Pollacca asked the Tivoli i'm
presario what opera he preferred to
hear as a final specimen of their work.
zaza," Mr.. Leahy decided, but I
leave on Tuesday night" Monday
night, however, saw the Mexican pre-
mlere of "zaza," with the doors of the
opera-house closed against battling
hundreds at quarter before O'Clock.
They were enthusiastic? / asked.
They went crazy" Mr.. Leahy put
it. But IL they don't like thing.
The chorus behind scenes in the third
act went wrong somehow-it was be-
hind the beat, if l remember, and the
noise the audience made was like
million geese
The City of Mexico is otherwise
operatically interesting. The opera is
further under the protection. of what is
known as the Society Drog. This So.
ciety is composed of some dozen of the
wealthy citizens. and what response
bility is unassumed by the Government
is undertaken by them. Everything is
furnished for the artists, theater, set
tings and the rest, and nothing required
of them but to sing and present a GER
tain number of new operas each sea-
son. But one forgets. They are also
expected to accept with resignation
their salary two weeks in advance
All the movements of the company
while it is in America are under the
direction of the Society Drog. 1t is this
organization that sees to it that Ha-
vana, for example. puts up it's 100000
subsidy for the season. 1t is this So
ciety with which Mr.. Leahy has had
to plead for the month that has been
arranged for here.
The company is recruited from Italy
and by report promises excellently.
Tettrazzini. the singer that will sing
the Sembrich roles with Conried next
year. is said to be the most favorably
known soprano in Italy at the present
time. To her presence is due the pre-
ponderance of the lyric soprano ele-
ment in the repertoire of operas.
"L4akme" not heard here for many
years. will be revived. "Dinorah" is
another novelty of revival. Of course
Rosina In THE Barber OF Seville"
Gilda in "Rigoletto," Lucia" and La
Traviata" will be upon the singers pro-
gramme.
Berlendi is in the dramatic-lyric
genre. She will be heard as Mimi in
La Boheme, as La Tosca and as Zaza
among other roles. Incidentally, Signora
Berlendi is charmingly pretty. There
are two other sopranos, Signora Flory
and Signora Bettini. Signora Claessens
and Signora Marchi are mezzo-soprano
and contralto, respectively.
La Puma, barytone, would seem to be
most prominent among the male sing
ers. He is said to be gifted in extraor-
binary measure all round. But La
Puma will find it little difficult to eff
face the memory of Gregoretti, whom
he is said somewhat to resemble, not to
speak of that fine old maestro, Salassa.
Interestingly the barytone may be
heard in the well-known mass of Don
Perosi, the famous monk composer,
that will probably be given some time
during the coming season. There is
famous friendship between the COM
poser and the barytone. Romboli is the
second barytone and will make his bow
in 'Rigoletto'' next Wednesday night,
that opera having been chosen to open
the season. There is a third barytone,
Rossi.
Coli, the tenor, is extravagantly her
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
SOCIAL BARRIER
BROKEN DOWN
Mrs. William AstOr Has Issued 1900
Invitations TO Her Ball OF
January O.

Mrs. William Astor's ball will be the
largest private entertainment of its
sort ever given in New York, and 300
persons are experiencing the exquisite
bliss of. receiving an Astor invitation
for the first time in their lives. The
barriers have been let down. Approx
ilnately 1900 invitations have been sent
out for January 9, 1905.
Mrs. Astor, who is making social his
tory, believes in the "open door," and
has no sympathy with those Knicker-
booker matrons who OBJECT TO new
comers. She raised the original "4O0''
TO $50 and will again swell the list.
1t is to emphasize her opinions that the
cherished invitations have been sent
far and wide, and women who had
longed for them in vain are at last
rewarded.
But there are many who assign an
other reason to Mrs. Aslor's 1900 in
vitations. They say this is to be the
last of her famous annual balls. There
fore, so the wiseacres say, it is natural
that the venerable leader of society
should want the greatest audience
present at her final dance. Judging,
however, by Mrs. Astor's regular at
tendance at the opera and her presence
at Mrs. Vanderbilt's and Mrs Henry
e. Hyde's recent dances, Mrs. Astor
has no intention of retiring from So
ciety.
The twin mansions of Colonel John
Jacob Astor and Mrs. Astor, at Fifth
avenue and Sixty-fifth street, can ac-
commodate 1000 dancers easily, and
there are two drawing-rooms which
make an ideal supplementary ballroom.
Mrs. Astor, or, rather, her secretary,
Miss Simcock, has not completed ar
rangements. Two orchestras will be
stationed in the two bathrooms and
there will be two distinct cotillons.
Each of these cotillons will be led by
two couples and eight persons will be
leaders. Mrs. Astor has not announced
to whom these honors will be extended
Elisha Dyer Jr. and Harry Lehr will
be two of the men and Mrs. John Jacob
Astor and Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson will
be two of the women. For the other
quartet the probable leaders are Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, who helped at
the last Astor cotillon, and Mrs. Penn
broke Jones, and Worthington White
house and Henry Rogers Winthrop
may be the men.-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Columbia next month for a season OF
three weeks. There will be roper
toire of eight operas and the company
will be the best Mr.. Savage has ever
offered
The forthcoming music list is of
formidable proportions. On February
comes Melba, with two concerts at
the Alhambra. The singer will be ac-
compahied by Gilbert, the French
tenor that we liked so much when he
was here with Grau Van Hoose, the
tenor, also comes, and Sassoli, a young
harpist OF whom one hears extraor-
binary report. An orchestra of fifty
VIII accompany the diva.
Then there will be De Pachmann. the
Creatore Royal Italian band, Fritz
Kreisler, the kneisel quartet, the Dol
metsches, the Metropolitan Grand
Opera Company. and still they come.
e. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
Will include the Merchant of Venice"
in their repertoire for next season.
John Drew has closed the most sue
cussful New York engagement he has
played in number of seasons. His
production of the Duke of Killi-<
crankie" had a run at the Empire of
over 100 performances.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
WHAT THE THEATERS
OFFER THE PUBLIC
FOR PRESENT WEEK

Flauberts story of "Salammbo''
Katherine Kidder and Frederick
Warde in the principal roles, will be the
attraction at the Columbia Theater
this week. The play is spectacular and
melodramatic in character. it's locale.
ancient Carthage, affording opportuni-
ty for a series of magnificent pictures.
In the supporting company among
others are Wadsworth Harris. Thomas
Coffin Cooke, Augustus Balfour. Harry
Barton. Ina Brooks, Irene Osier and lit
tie Walter Burns. The musical setting.
by the distinguished American COM
poser, Henry K. Hadley, is among the
features of the production.
The engagement is limited TO one
week only.
At the Majestic Theater will be the
premiere of a new biblical play by
Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Luscombe
Searelle, founded upon the story of
Esther, and entitled "Mizpah." The
play is in four acts and eight scenes,
and is written in blank verse. Chief
among the characters are Esther.
Vashti, Ahasuerus and Mordecai: Miss
Block to appear as Esther. Miss Flea
nor Gordan as Vashti-a part of almost
equal Importance, Mr.. Gilmour as
Ahasuerus and Mr.. Gould as Mordecai.
The piece will be elaborately staged,
and the production is attracting un-
usual attention.
Blanche Bates in ''The Darling of the
Gods will tomorrow begin the third
and final week of her engagement.
There will be two special matinees next
week, on Tuesday and Thursday aft
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

ernoons, when will be given "Hedda
Gabler" and ''The Tanning of the
Shrew." Large interest is being taken
in both events.
There will be minstrels at two thea
ters this week. BLACK PATTI and her
troubadours come to the California to-
night. and will be welcomed by all good
minstrel lovers.
The CentraPs versatile company will
be seen for the first. last and only time
in an old-fashioned minstrel show this
week. They are looking forward to
much fun, and so is the Central's cli-
entele.
The long postponed Lost River" by
Joseph Arthur, will be put on at the
Alcazar this week, with its varied SEN
sations. "Old Heidelberg one of the
best things ever done at the Alcazar,
will be performed for the last time to-
night.
This is also the last night of king
Dodo'' at the Tivoli. During the grand
opera season King Dodo' will be
taken upon the road, with the excep-
tional advantage of Mr.. Steindorff's
continued direction. the advent of the
Italian conductors releasing the Tivoli
leader from his usual duties to grand
opera. "Boccaccio'' will also be pre-
sented during the comic opera COM
pany's tour.
The Orpheum this afternoon offers a
whole new bill, with the exception of
the four Bards, who will continue their
extraordinary athletics w. M. Cressy
and Blanche Dayne, perennial favorites
here. headline the bill in Mr. Cressy's
latest sketch. Town Hall Tonight
Eleanor Falk. last seen here as Lady
Holyrood, in "Florodora," is among the
other entertainers and will be sure of
warm welcome.
Vaudeville reigns again at the
Chutes Theater. and pretty singing
turn by Ernest Wilson and Marie
Leicester, Love Stories Told in Song"
leads the bill.
The divine Dodson,' female i'm
personator, is one of the leads in Fisch-
ers interesting show.
Harry Mestayer is about to begin
limited engagement with Belasco and
Mayer, and will appear with their stock
companies in special Ibsen matinees at
the Alcazar and the Belasco Theater,
Los Angeles. A matinee Of Ghosts"
will be given at the Alcazar on Thurs
day afternoon, January 10. with Lillian
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
Another Toy of Science.

A few years ago the scientific sensa-
tion was liquid air, as recently it has
been radium. Liquid air was to turn
all our wheels, heat our houses in win
ter and cool them in summer-liquid
air was to destroy our garbage, an
esthetize all our pain and usher in
new era. 1t was soberly argued by
men who made claim to scientific
knowledge that liquid air could be used
to run compressors to make more
liquid air and thus, with a thimbleful
at the start, a force could be created
strong enough to pry the earth from its
orbit. A sad commentary on these
high hopes is an item to the effect that
Judgment of 1913 against the COM
pany owning the patent has been re-
turned unsatisfied. Liquid air is as
wonderful as it ever was, but wonder
fulness is not usefulness. Science also
has it's toys.-New York Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Lawrence as Mrs. Aiving and Mr.. Mes
tayer as the degenerate son Oswald, a
character which he played in Mary
Shaw's Eastern production of Ibsen's
much discussed psychological study.
Ghosts has never been played in San
Francisco except for a single Sunday
night at the Columbia last season.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Next upon the list of operatic at
fractions, that this year are unusually
strong-to make UP for last year-will
be the Henry savage English Grand
Opera Company, that will come to the
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Elephants Delay Railway Work.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. Huge herds OF
elephants are obstructing and delaying
the progress Of the construction of the
Cape-to-Cairo Railroad.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

e. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
VIII include the Merchant of Venice"
In their repertoire for next season.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
EX.BOODLER LOSES MIND
Charles +. Kelley Is Now An
Inmate of An Insane
Asylum.

81. Lols, Mo, a:areh 23.-Charlcs IT,.
Nc'iys mind BIS Failed under the strain
Chat has held him since the neht against
bribery was begun more than three years
oeo and DE has been removed to St. vn-
cHs's asylum.
1'he stain on Kelly has perhaps Dcen
sieater ihan on amy OF the other men
Who indicated for participating Ga the
f,@ious bribery case.
Kelly was OF rather higher mentality
'iaE the average member Of tine "com-
hnc' and hc held a position OF influence
Ia ;he husihe wo~ld He had q prosper
GUS business and a happy home. lie was
elected speaker OF the house of delegates
ana while hc WIS q member of the COM
hpe, and prontcd by the barter and sale
.of franchises. he rduaged 70 divert sus-
picon by posing as Il rcformer
When Kelly was indicted caaae hts flight
Ne Europe. When he returned he assumed
an air Of bravado that he did not feel Ito
treated tle matter lightly apparently.
lut those who ba.t knew him knew that
hs Kecnly felt the disgrace and realized
Tho danger Of his position.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
ELIMINATES THE BOOZE
Ninita Was Going Wrong---
Women Being lnsulted
On Streets.

wuskogee, 0. T.. March 90 For ths
rast few days the whisky element has
t'en very much in evidence in Vlnim 90
fact. q has boon SO bad Sc times thar e.
gag net safe for lady TO iuss along the
street without being insuted by tho
tHses and vulgar talk emanatng from
the mouths of the booze guzzlers. and
Doe some instances from men who are
ordinarily consideeed gentlemen
For this ,aason Judge stanHeld has
bcsn making dilipent search TO find tha
euiitv parties who have been dealing ONT
this devirs FIRE" and with the assist-
alcc Of Marshals Britt and Burns succeed
ell in seizing a g1odly quantity of the
stun sun1ay morning ard rounding up "a
i,'w of the parties Who were there with
The goods
1hc judge has given on, "a warning to
all PARTIES lnat tho whisky business must
come 10 an end ia ytilta end that amy
attcrnpt on the Part OF anyone % use
waisky for elecuoneeriug purposes on or
t,ure election day win be prosecuted no
matter who they arc
II is useless 90 comment ON this warn
iua. Coming from Judge stanneid the
lrvbreakers know what It saeans and
they know thlt he win do just what he
slys. III Is right hat it should De done
aud every law abiding citizen should give
thcir assistance 10 see that this accursed
son Is kept out of the town and that
.ou' streets are not filled with staggering
drunkards and that the good name Of
The town IS no longer disgraced by the
rnotlegaer and t1ug element
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23
Prolific SQUIRRELS.

A squirrels natural term Of life is
from fifteen TO twenty years and IN
localities where they are little dis.
turbed they multiply with extreme ra.
pidity. Indeed. in the early history Of
the United States they were so nu.
merous in certain localities as to be
almost a plague and large sums were
annually paid In bounty for the scalps.
In the west large hunts were organ.
ized by the early settlers in order to
try to reduce their numbers. as now
It is found necessary to do to prevent
the jack rabbits from. becoming a
scourge to the farmers. On these
hunts thousands Of squirrels were
killed and yet. from all accounts. their
numbers were not greatly reduced.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-23

nco from the dissensions which caused
the Divorces
DIVORCE is nor an original fact 10 Is
the consequence of evils which may He
.ur back pa the receeses of human nae
tDge -eyiis which ore broueht % the sut-
f.tc and emphasized hy Conditions pee
oDiiar 90 this stage OF social develop
ltrt Indeed. g Is POSSIBLE That an So
cial evils are sathcreu in tuls one oues-
tin of divorce as in focus If This Is
over partially trgo the subject is too
compiex to be settled by opinion. thereby
los dogma d win settle itself as the cone
'iions ont Of which it SHOWS become
nwalized. purified and humanized
Meanwhile legislators should take care
not 70 make @ BAD matter worse by hastv
oad in-considered measures. Much can
no doubt he acco-nnl shed by legislation.
b.. perfect remedy is Co be sought only
in perfected social conditions