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The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Surprise TO Miss Lovelace.

The friends of Miss Z. Levelace, OF
So r. street. rendered her surprise val
entine party on Tuesday evening. The
carly part Of the evening was spent IN
social games. After refreshments hal
been served the young merrynlakers
ds need until a late hour.
On the ed of February the Otteroin
Young Peoples Club. of the Memorial
Church of the United Brethren OF
Christ will hold a colonial tea at their
church. cornez. OF North Capftol and X
streets. An entertainment in the Old
Martha Washington style will be held
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Memo
rial Church of United Brethren OF CHRIST
was entertained last Tuesday by MI
and Mrs. w. J. Holman at GIL fiorioa
avenue The ladies were rendered a fau-
sicale and some select recitaions. re
freshments were served.
on Valentine night Miss Ford, teach,
err at Technical High School, entertained
A number OF her friends Ut ner residence,
a r street The guests spent the early
part of the evening in writing Vaien-
tines. which, when refreshments We're
served were read
The Washington times., 1905-02-19

ing i'll scene in which the birds had
something to do among themselves.
succeeding IN this, it was but q step to
expand the scene into an act. and the
act into whole comic opera-and
Woodland was born.
How to Represent Birds.
THE first difficulty that confronted
me was how the various birds should be
represented. | realized that IL / put
artificial bird bodies on the actors and
actresses the effect would be absurd and
uninteresting. If on the other hand +
simply put BIRDS heads on their shout
ders, 1t would be Impossible to give an
expression to Their faces.
I finally hit upon d solution to the
problem. Birds are, as you know, dis
tingGished chiefly by their eoloring and
markings. In that fact lay the key to
the difficulty. The costumes should be
OF cIoth--no feathers should be used.
whatsoever-and the various birds
should be distinguished by eoiorings and
markings 1t requiE es no great stretch
OF the imagination to see what wonder
fully beautiful effects could be obtained
In this way. Fne color schemes could
all be taken from nature. The scenic
backgrounds might be the deep greens
III ttte IOTUSt aS.-iiSL WHICH any color
can be placed with brilliant effect
Having solved the scenic difficulties
nothing remained but to select my char
acters and 10 write the story For
the former [ selected carefully u list
OF birds which are popularity supposed
TO possess c.rtain human character
istics. The eagle is, OF course, the most
majestic o. al birds. therefore he was
selected as King Of Woodland. His son,
Prince Eagle, must be robbed of the
throne which he inherfts with the dea til
of King Eagle. In order to lend the
proper comedy element, l decided to
have the usurper tramp bird, the Blue
Jay seemed about right for that The
| Rooster Is naturally fighter-I made
him a general and the chief of police
The solemn Raven became the couri
physician. Robin Redbreast lends him.
self naturally to romance, SO | made
| him a chum of the Prince The clipper
though scrappy little Sparrow became q
lieutenant of the cadets
| For the female characters the tass
| was even easier The leading singer -
! of course, Miss Nightingale. Miss Polly
| Parrot Is gossipins widow, and NINE
| Peacock a vain society leader MISS
| Turtle Love is delicious little tngenue
! ard Miss Jennie Wrenn is a loyable little
| creature Lady Hawk is the yiliainess
There / think. / have accounted foi
! nearly every human emotion ana ffttee
! eacf. ofl,s perfectly. So far as | know
| nothing even family resembling W GOD
! land has ever been put upon the stage.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
@Hiawatha" to Be Repeated.

Arrangements have been completed for
the presentation of S CoIeridge-Taylor 5
s.Fiawatha" on Wednesday evening
March l, in the First Congregational
Church under the auspices of the Mis-
sion Club.
Harry T. BurIeigh. baritone, who sang
with the society last fail and On several
previous occasions, will be among the
so1osists. The soprano VIII De Mrs.
Katherine Skeene Mitchell of Cleveland.
and Melville Charlton. of New York,
will preside at the organ. The tenor
soloist will be announced later AS
usual. Prof. John 7. Layton is to direct
the chorus.
Much interest centers IN the perform
ance Of the eantata. for those who have
previously heard the work by the society
are enthusiastic. When "Hiawatha, -
was last given In Washington, IN Con-
vention Hall, the composer welded the
baton and the event formed one of the
most interesting and important in the
early musical season.
In writing his score Coleridge- Taylor
selected the celebrated poem by Long
fellow and gave to 1t a musical setting
which has taken a conspicuous place
among latter day compositions 1t is
an ambitious work, but one which car
ries cut the beauty of LongfelIow' $
character conceptions and stamps the
composer as one of the most eminent
musical writers Of the day
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906
Continued from Third Page

have passed the age where they cease TO
be sufficiently attractive to longer secure
employment in the ranks of the merry
merry are passed in all sorts OF ways.
Some people have a vague idea that
they gradually go down the theatrical
hill. taking engagements with smaller
ard smaIleh companies until at last they
die rniserably anil squaiid surround
ir.gs, or some such sort of rot.
"On the contrary, the great majority
of these young women marry, and most
of them marry well from financial
standpoint. Others frequently take up
some other occupation. and still others
who have been driven to chorus work
through the necessity of helping out the
family exehequer are released through
easier times coming to the father or
brother-the main providers. very
small minority end up in narrowing pow
erty, and they would probably finish
that way IN any line OF work they un-
dertook''
The modern .shov girl" as she pre-
fers to be called. is quite u superior
person, so great is the present demand
for young and shapely show girls who
have fair singing voices and the abfl-
ity to wear good clothes gracefully
Formerly a little dickering over the
salary question was all managers had
10 expect, but today the naughty
young woman asks smart1y about what
kind Of cities are to be played,
whether any one-night lands are In
Guided in the tour what class of thea
tiers are booked and unless conditions
suit declines the engagement with
hauteur.
Salaries are also greatly increased
yer
age salary for girls was SIS weekly
today S25 and upwards, depending
upon physical effectiveness, is paid
and some Of the stunning beauties In
Broadway productions receive an aver
a ge Of $50 or more. For a production
such as the Rays require in Down the
Pike where youth was regarded as
a prime requisite, together with good
looks. The So scale is the minimum.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Continued from Sixth Page.)

steering the sled up into the parking
they were saved from collision with
an electric car.
Miss Talitha Smith, Zig First street,
narrowly averted what might have been
a serious fire while tf,awing out frozen
water pipes. The lace curtain and the
window blinds were soon blazing, but
having an abundant supply Of water at
hand the fire was soon extinguished-
w Dorsey. of 211o First street, 10
training earnestly at Carroll Institute
for the George Washington University
track team
Last Monday at the pit at North Capt
tol and T streets, after the front wheels
of a ear had passed over the switch. It
turned and the rear wheels passed over
to the opposite track. Before the car
could be stopped 1t became SO wedged
in this position that the whole line was
tied up.
Mr.. Williams, of Il Seaton street, has
left with his family for New Orleans.
where he has been offered a Government
position.
Miss E. Gerrodette, q S street. recent
II underwent an operation for appended
It's and is now improving.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Mr.. Gill Declines.

In the early part OF January the Rev.
MIR. Gill, pastor of the Rhode Island II.
p. Church, received call from the First
Methodist Protestant Church, of Pitts
burg. After q long consideration and
although this church is the largest and
pays the largest salary OF any OF the
NJ. P. churches, Mr.. sill. who Is SO much
interested in his work here, declined tbs
cali.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker, of IS Seaton
street, have both recently undergone
surgical operations and have not entirely
recovered.
Mrs. NJ. Muddeman sustained serious
injuries from falling down a pair OF
steps. She is residing at ga Massa-
chusetts avenue.
L. B. Snyder. of 1926 First street north
west. has fully recovered from an a.
tack of pleurisy.
Mrs. Sanis, of Ills First street, has
an attack of In grippe.
On Friday, February - the Juniors
Of the Rhode Island Methodist Protest.
ant Church VIII hold social. Mrs.
Moxer, superintendent. has arranged tbs
program.
E. Gill. of 2321 First street while steer
ing a sled on Lincoln avenue on Tues
day, ran into a wagon and sustained
painful injuries which rendered him IIiss
conscious. He was immediately taken
to the hospital. where his wounds were
dressed
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Boy Gets Excited.

a most ridiculous yet most hume
Gus incident took place in the Office OF
DR. Miller. 1918 North Capitol street. lass
week. A small boy who had half his
tongue almost severed was brought by
his father to DIR. Miller for medical att
tention. The father, who appeared TO
be very nervous. inquired as to whas
might be done. The doctor informed
him that the tongue would have IL %
sAwei When told this the poor fs3 eT
could not hold the boy and he beearas
SO excited that he asked the doctor Il
there wasn't some way in which the
tongue couldn't be put together with
Mrs. Hudson. of 212s First street north
west is sick III bed with serious at
tack of the grip.
Mr. Brookes. OF 125 Y street northwest.
sustained a number of painful injuries
about the face and body while coasting
on First street Last Wednesday The
sleigh ran into & tree, throwing hiIa
against the curling.
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How Woodland Originated
First Came Song, Then One Act, and
Then Whole Opera.

woodland is the name of the latest
comic ouera on which Frank Pixley and
Gustav Luders have elaborated. Mr.
Pixiev sayy the story was developed in
this wise:
THE characters i'm Woodland are all
bfrds-there isn't Q human being IN the
story The entire action of the piece
takes place in a sort of forest primeyal,
and from, this the opera gets its name
The scheme was rather saring, but it
seems TO me that what the pubic desire
lust now is something that is absolutely
original. and that much can certainty
be claimed for Woodland. Moreover
when Won consider the wonderful posi-
bIIities in the way of brilliant costumes,
unusual situations, and new musical
themes. | think you will have agreed
with Inders and myself when We ex-
pressed the belief that Woodland would
no the most successful of any of the
oneras we have written. How did
happen to conceive the idea of bird
characters?
well. that is rather an odd story L
don't think / realized just how 1t hap
pened until | sat down and figured 1t
ont myself Woodland was sort OF
natural evolution.
Hunting "Tale" Song.
las perhaps you will remember, the
biggest hit in our first comic opera ! ne
Rnrgomaster. was called The Tale OF
the Kangaroo then came The Tale of
the B4.nnle Bee then We tried The
Tale sr the Alligator, The Tale OF the
TfttlA Ianb.' and a whole lot OF others
that We didn't use Finally L hit upon
what | considered was a good one, lhe
Tale ne the Turtle Dove 1 explained TO
| L.uders that it would be especially pretty
and effective If sung with chorus OF
little girls dressed as turtle doves We
wanted tn use ii In The Prince OF Pit
sen Mr. I.uders agreed that II was a
| good idea. But. said he. it would be
| impossible to use those turtle-doVe cos
| tunes in any other part of the SHOW
| and Mr. Savage would probably object
| to buving an expensive set of costumes
for just one song.
~ took his advice and wrote Inc song
| of the Sea Shell which Is now being
| used. / must admit that / did not hkt
| 1t very much at first. l couldn't set The
! idea out of nay head that The Tale oil
| the Turtle Dove with the pretty httlt
turtle-doye girls, would have been 81
much better. I even went SO Tar as Il
| figure how they might be used IN some
| other part of the show. 1T was thi:
| that started the idea which developer
into Woodland.
I'm attempting to find an opportunity
| to use those turtie-dove costumes II be
came necessary to find some excuse TO
birds doing something else than singing
| l figured out that they might be actu
ated by emotions very much the same a
Ihuman beings. and this suggested writ
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

OF ST. Martins Church, has signed six
teen players for next year, and Mr..
Lientish, of the Government Printing
Office, IS arranging games for the
team.
The fair for the benefit OF st. Mar
tins Churen has been postponed until
Easter Monday The fair was TO have
begun Monday, February 90.
On Monday night at 1880 o'clock. In
st. Martins Hall, the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens Association
will hold its monthly meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, of 1856 Cor
eoran street, held birthday reception
on Wednesday,, the 18th, The evening
was spent in music, social games, and
refreshments.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
VIII Interpret Twelfth Night"

John Rummell's Interpretation of
Shakespeare's comedy. Twelfth Night"
to be given at the New willard Hotel
Monday evening. February q. at Sis
o'clock, under the auspices OF the Ma
tIonal Junior Republic and the King 5
Daughters of the District. bids fair to
be a great success both socially and
financially. Mr.. RummelI will be as
sisted by Miss Frances Thomas, So
prano. of Baltimore. and Miss Louise
Carson. violinist. and Mrs. Henry Hunt
Mckee, at the piano.
The list of patronesses include Mrs.
John Hay, Nine. Jusserand Miss Cannon,
Mrs. Dewey, Baroness Moncheur, Mrs.
Fairbanks, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Piuchot,
Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Mcfarland. Mrs Dali
yell. Mrs. Cowles. Mrs, Wetmore. Mrs.
r. II. Warner Mrs. CuIlom, Mrs stern
berg, MRS. Peckham, Mrs Foraker, and
Mrs. Harlan.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
HIS GREAT LUCK.

Insurance Commissioner r. E Folk,
of Tennessee, was talking the other day
about the humor of the insurance bust
ness.
1T is a CHASTITY humor." he said. ''be-
cause it hinges on death. Nevertheless,
there is a great deal of il. Every in
surance agent has some odd and new
story to relate.
"One' agent told me yesterday how he
had met that morning a friend in d
feeble condition his face pailid. his
eyes dull, and his figure shrunken.
g What is the matter with you. Her
bert?' the agent said.
:. I'm in luck Herbert answered My
boy. ] am In great luck.
:. How so?' asked the agent
Why. said the other, your com
panys medical examiner passed me only
two months ago, and now my doctor
tells me / have an incurabie disease.
How is that for luck 2 New York
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Going to the Ball.
Maxine Elliott Buys First Ticket for
Inauguration Function.

Maxine Elliott has just procured the
first ticket printed fos the coming inaug-
uration ball. and she will attend that
interesting function at the conclusion OF
her regular performance OF Her Own
Way at The National Theater on the
evening of Inaugural ton day. Ticket No
is now deposited in the safe of the
National Theater awaiting Miss Eiliotts
arrival
1t was no small feat of wire pulling
for the actress 10 secure this ticket,
which by the way she wanted only as a
souvenir to decide a wager with Clyde
Fitch AS a rule, custom has decreed
that the first ticket shall be sent to the
White House to be framed as a souvenir
for the incoIsaing President whether or
not Mr. Roosevelt kindly consented 10
waive this prerogatiye is unknown out
the fact remains that Miss Elliott se~
cured the coveted pasteboard when the
tickets were first issued.
Last December Miss Elliott was mott
fed by Manager G. b. Dillingham; that
he had contracted for her appearance at
the National Theater Inauguration week
In previous years. the bookings have
always kept Miss Elliott in other parts
of the country inauguration day. and
she has never attended an inauguration
and has never been to an inaugural ball
In speaking of this to Mr.. Fften, author
of the play, she laughingly suggested
that ticket No. l would be an interest
ing souvenir. mad Mr. Fitch said he
would try to get it for her.
Quite privately Miss Elliott decided to
get it for herself If she could. and wrote
| TO that effect to ". II. Rapley, manager
of the National who filed her appli-
cation sariy. Last week the ticket was
sent TO Mr. Rapley for Miss Elliott and
| ne was notified by wire.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Zeisler Coming.

Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler. the dis
tinguished woman pianist, viii come TO
Washington for a recital at the Co
lurnbia Theater on Friday afternoon.
when she will play the following pro-
gram:
Gavotte and variations. Rameau; Son
alta, op. 81, Beethoven, allegro assai,
andante con rnoto. allegro ma non trop-
pof Nocturne. op. IS No. 1, Chopin;
Mazurka. op.. No. ]. Chopin; AIazurlHa,
OPP 3S. No 2. Chopin: Fantasia, op. 40,
Chopin; Song Without Words" op. 81,
No G. Mendelssohn; Rigaudon. no. 3
from OPP 2o4, Ran: .'Lieberstraum' (Noc-
turne) No 3. List. paraphrase on the
opera. Eugene Oneguine," Tschaikow
sky. transcribed for piano by Pabst.
OPP 81.
Nine Leislers last appearance in
Washington was at one of the earlier
concerts last year by the Washington
Symphony Orchestra, and her work then
was highly appreciated by those who
heard the concert She is regarded as
one of the foremost women pfanists in
the world and her return to Washing
ton will be counted among the principa!
musical events of the present season.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Sick Are Recovering.

The children of Policeman T. Walsh
have recovered from an attack Of
ehfcken-pox.
The. son of Captain Edwards. Of the
National Guard, has been very low
with pneumonia for the past several
weeks. He Is stiil confined to his bed
Mrs. Feeley, living at Ills North
Gapitol street. has a slight attack of
the grip.
al" Handiboe, 629 Florida Avenue.
has been confined to his bed with an
attack OF diphthe.ia, and 1t is doubtful
whether ne will be out for several
weeks.
Maple. captain of the baseball team
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Miss Browns Recital.

Miss Elizabeth Kfllingsworth Brown
will give q musicale on Friday after
noon, February "a in the ballroom Of
the New Willard xhen the assfs ling ar
fists VIII be Francis Rogers. ba tone.
of New York, and Miss Alice Burrage.
r9ianist of Washington.
Miss Brown is a daughter OF the late
David Wolfe Brown, for many years
one of the official stenographers of the
House of Representatives, and has lived
all her life in Washington. She has de-
ternined To enter upon musical ca
reer, and her appearance in recital
at the New Willard viii serve TO bring
out her legion of friends.
Miss Burbage is regarded as one Of
Washington.s foremost pianists. and
has BEEN conspicuously Identified with
the current musical season
Francis Rogers was first introduced
10 Washington by Miss cryder several
seasons ago, and since then has been a
prime faYoffte here. He sang ; ith
great seccess under Miss cryder's man
ageIncnt when the latter brought 9saye
TO Washington early in the present sea
son
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Miss Holberg Abroad.

Vashingtonians viii be Interested IN
a paragraph which appeared IN the Paris
letter of the Musical Courier. dated De-
cember s, in which prominent Wash
ingtos1 singer, Miss Rosaiie Holberg. is
mentioned. The extract is as follows:
at the Students Atelier Reunion,
Rosalie Hoiberg was heard to advantage
in Retons o. Holy Father and Han
ders oh. Had [ JubaIs Lyre.' from
Joshua She displayed a good soprano
voice technically well trained
Miss Helberg has been abroad some
time pursuing her vocal studies and,
from the Paris letter, is nanifestly tax
ing part in musical affairs at the French
capital.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Pittsburg Orchestra.

II has been decided by the cOmLaittee
Of the Pittsburg Orchestra, in response
to requests from all parts of the coun-
try, to make a special spring tour of
five or six weeks, beginning April a
Washington will be visited
The tour will include many important
festival engagements which demand
complete orchestra with important solo
lists.
Mr. Paur, will. of course, conduct
every performance, and Mr.. Won Funits
VIII occupy his usual position as con-
cert-master, an arrangement which as
sures the same high artistic results that
obtain in the regular Pittsburg season
OF this now famous organization.
The committee Of the orchestra, which
does not do things by halves, has spec
tally engaged Madame Johanna Gadski
as soloist for the entire tour. and at
the same time has secured the promise
of Mr.. Paur to alternate as soloist
(piano) with Madame GadsEi, providing
a choice of either star vocalist or
pianist as may seem 80 be most desired
bv the public, and thus eliminating at
one stroke any possibility of this tour
being equaled either in popular attrac-
tiveness OF artistic excellence by any
orchestra tour made in the past.
Orchestra Disbanded.
A statement from Eugene q. Stevens,
treasurer OF the late Washington sym
phony Orchestra, says:
Some misrepresentation has arisen
from the announcement of the De
Koven Symphony Orchestra for re-
cent Sunday evening concert and a ref
erence to it's having arisen from the
ashes OF the Washington Symphony Or
chestra' The body of musicians appear
ing as the Washington Symphony Or
chestra the past winter ceased TO have
any connection with the Incorporated
| body of that names after the conclusion
of the last symphony program at the
II Lafayette Theater. They received their
Hast salary payment for the season from
the corporation al that time and have
since played on cooperative basis
under the personal guarantee of ex-
| penses by Mr.. de Koven. who generously
desired to provide the men with some
employment TO tide them over till they
could secure other renumerative posi-
tions.
| ..Inasmuch as the season Of the Wash
| ington Symphony 0rehAstre was gener-
| ally regs I'd with the
| testimon Sday, Feb
ruafy Z II it unwise
10 annOt france, and
| for war; rate name
unfer tn de KoVen
| Symptom is bow and
| exit ats musicians
being - or tbs sea-
/ Sog..
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
A Distinct Success.

Miss Cryder's little company of must
clans. under the title of La Cantori
Napolitana. gave a charming entertain
nlent or Last Tuesday afternoon in the
Washington Club, when representa-
tive audience heard the street songs OF
Italy. given as they really are given
In that sunny land.
In searching about for novelty Miss
Cryder could scarcely have found any
thing more unique and interesting than
this clever connection OF songs and in
strumental numbers
It was the first chance the public had
had of hearing the little entertainment.
The first presentation was MAIDS several
weeks ago at the White House, when
The President and ars. Roosevelt and
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Accepts New Position.

signor Cortesi has been engaged as
vocal instructor of the University of
Music Signor Cortesi has been in
Washington fer the past year teaching
vocal He was formerly a prominent
Italian opera singer but has spent the
past eighteen years as a teacher in the
United States. His addition TO the circle
of vocal teachers in Washington has
been a distinct acquisition as he is re-
garded a not only enc of the finest vocal
teachers in this country, but a medical
expert whose methods are distinctly
beneficial to the throat and lungs.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19

a number of distinguished guests thor
oughly enjoyed every minute of the en-
tertainment.
To Miss Cryder is due the thanks of
the local public for having given it an
afternoon of artistic and wholly unusual
diversion. and an early repetition OF the
program viii undoubtedly be generously
patronized