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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25

peasant class of Bohemia and, accord
ing to his own story, no man had to
struggle harder than himself for the
bare necessities of life. But by sheer
pluck, perseverance and indomitable
fighting against all obstacles he at
last succeeded in attaining his great
ambition-to learn to play the violin.
And while enjoying this triumph,
chance led him to win the next prize
he set his heart upon-his wife. He not
only f1ddled his way into her affec-
tions, but into the affections of her
aristocratic family, one of the most ex-
elusive in Hungary. That feat was
something to marvel at in Europe, for
the son of a low-born peasant to marry
the high-born daughter of one of the
proudest houses in Austria. But he
has her now, and when at home they
live in his magnificent castle Bychor,
in Bohemia, with their three children,
two of whom are the famous twins of
which SO much has been writ
Kubelik is now on the Ion. rest tour
of his artistic career. Before he ends
it he will have girdled the globe.
At Simpson auditorium Kubelik
makes his first bow to a Southern CAL
ifornia audience. The countess. his
wife, will be here with him as will also
be the famous twins.
that can cause tremendous public en-
thusiasm. 1t is talent of a peculiar
kind, warm, penetrating, generous.
which can transmit to the crowd the
enthusiasm the artist feels, which lifts
them to the level of his emotions, which
transports and astounds them. Few
are the artists who are gifted with this
communicative power; but their names
alone are enough to draw toward them
the crowd of those who are under the
domination of their art. Kubelik is
one of those rare and elect souls and
his triumph rests only on grounds of
high artistic order. Virtuosity is
not an object to him, but the most
stupefying of means
The program for Tuesday night is:
Symphonic Espagnole Nalo), allegro
non troppo, andante, rondo Kubelik;
(a) romance (Grunifeld), (b), Mazurka
Chopin; (c) Etude G fiat Chopin;
Miss Agnes Gardner-Eyre; Concerto d
major (PaganinD, with Cadenza by
Sauret, Kubelik; piano solo, Rhapso-
die Hongroise No. 13 Giszt); Miss
Agnes Gardner-Eyre; violin solo, (a)
Romance G major (Beethoven); (b)
Zephyr (Hubay); (c) Carneval Russo
(WieniawskD.
For Saturday matinee: (a) Sonata
w, e major (HandeD; adagio, alle-
gro, largo, allegro; Kubelik and Lud-
wig Schwab; OBJ Praeludium z mapor
(Bach); Piano solo, (a) Barcarolle
Oeschetizky); (b) Nocturne Chopin;
(c) Valse (Chopin); Miss Agnes Card
ner-Eyre; Concerto (pathetique) F
sharp minor (ErnsD; Kubelik; Piano
solo, Etude in forme de Valse Saint
Saens); Miss Agnes Gardner Eyre;
Violin solo, (a) Serenade Melancolique
(Tschaikowsky; (b) Spanish Dance
No. 8 (Sarasate); (c) La Campanella
(PaganinD; Kubelik.
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to know that in France man cannot
marry without the consent of both his
parents until he reaches the age OF 25
The marriage of two French subjects
under other conditions in a foreign
country is not legal under French laws.
In 1.-THE Secret of Polichinelle" much
of the comedy hinges upon the mar
riage of young man under the age of
| 25 to a young woman without the con-
sent of his mother, although the father
is strongly in favor of the match. Mr.
Galbraith and Miss Lawton will be
seen as the young couple whose mar
riage gives so much trouble. The Be-
lasco management promises a sump-
tuous production of the comedy and
there is every indication that the
weeks performance will be well at
tended
BURBANK THEATER-"Too Much
Johnson" will be the offering of the
Burbank stock company for the week
beginning this afternoon. Filled with
humor, well turned situations good
comedy, TOO Much Johnson" is always
hailed by the playgoing public with
delight. And no wonder, when the cast
includes such players as William Des-
mond, John Burton, Henry Stockbridge,
Harry Llewellyn, Harry Mestayer,
Harry Glazier, H. J. CHM, Willis
Marks, Robert Homans, V. T. Hender-
son, Carol Marshall, Catherine Clin-
ton and Carol Arden. The three acts
will have fine scenic investiture and the
first act, representing the deck of the
steamer Tropic Queen, will be es
pecially realistic. Usual matinee prices
this afternoon and next Saturday.
ORPHEUM-Marsh P. Wilder,
well known as one of the best racon-
teurs in America, will head the new
bill at the Orpheum tomorrow night.
Wilder always has a fresh lot of
stories Thomas j. Keogh and COM
pany will present the one-act farce,
1.-THE Way He Won Her." said to be
hilariously funny. w. J. Sullivan and
Clarice Pasquelena in their singing
act, "The Newsboys Appeal" return
with their Bowery stunt
Miss Pasquelena's tough girl is one
of the funniest things in vaudeville.
Watson and Morrisey, novelty sing
ers and dancers, will bring some new
songs and dances. Miss Lillian Burk-
hart, for her second and last week,
will present her farce success, "JesSie's
Jack and Jerry" The Piccolo midgets
Agnes Mahr, the clever toe dancer;
Mile. Chester's statue dog and new
motion pictures will complete the bill.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Pollard'
Liliputian opera company returns to
the Grand opera house for the week
commencing with the matinee today.
This will be the last appearance of
these clever children in this country.
for they return to Australia in a few
weeks, after tour of America lasting
four or FIVE years. On Sunday and
Monday 1.-THE Geisha" will be the at
traction; Tuesday matinee and Thurs
day night, 1.-The Gaiety Girl" by re-
quest; Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
"A Runaway Girl" also by request;
Friday night, "Pinafore;'' Saturday
matinee and night, AN American Mil
lionaire." 1t is a case of "pay your
money and take your choice"
NOVELTY-Manag Rothchild Of
fers a good bill for the second week of
vaudeville at the Novelty. The ollo
is headed by Violette and Old, in oc-
cult phenomena, psychic demonstra-
tions. mental telepathy. thought trans
mission and mind reading. Perez and
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Hnw "PiccoLos" Won Success

THE four "Piccolo Midgets," who
are entertaining Orpheum audi
ences this week with their comedy
and acrobatics are fine object lessons
to people who declare that they are VIC
tins of circumstances and who go
through life as if the world owed them
a living which they could not collect
For these midgets are men ranging in
age from 23 to 81 years, and in height
from three and one-half to four and
one-half feet, and yet they are not
merely making a good living but are
accommodating fortune which will put
them in a position to retire in very
few years.
Otto Schemel, Adolf Schemel, Alex
Ebert and Otto Theme were born with
in three miles of Berlin. Their par
ents were men and women of standard
human proportions, their brothers and
sisters grew to the ordinary stature
of adults, but through some freak of
nature these little people remained lit
tie. They were acquainted with each
other in childhood and as they neared
manhood they began to look about for
some means Of livelihood, for their par
ents were simple peasant folk.
The oldest of the four, Adolf Schemel,
first conceived the idea of making a
fortune out of their apparent misfortune
in the matter of stature. He communi-
Gated with some Berlin amusement
agencies with the result that George
Ritter, who is still the manager of the
midgets, took in hand the work of
drilling the little men into an act for
the music halls. Success greeted their
efforts from the first and for fourteen
years they have been on the stage,
without g. single change in the per-
sonnel of the little company of little
men. They have appeared in every
country in the world with the excep-
tion of Australia and for five years
have been touring the United States.
They are now booked solid" until
May, 1907.
Aside from the time lost necessarily
through travel these midgets have
never had holiday since they went on
the stage and they have made all ar
rangements for four months off during
the summer of 1907 Mr. Ritter will
make no more bookings for them and
when the last week of May, 1907, arrives
they are going to go on a farm near
New York city and rusticate for four
months. After that they are going to
take things easier and divide their year
into six months of work and six months
on their New York farm.
But although they have lost no time
the midgets have an enjoyable life.
Their work in the theater occupies less
than an hour at each performance, in
cluding the time for making up, and
they know how to enjoy themselves.
A jollier quartet never swapped yarns
in the Orpheum green room. Their
mornings are spent in preparing new
material for their act.
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Music Notes
THE second concert to be given by
the Los Angeles Choral associa-

THE second concert to be given by
the Los Angeles Choral associa-
ton under the direction of Prof.
julius Albert Jahn will take place at
the Mason opera house on Tuesday
evening, April II, at which time the
entire membership of the Choral So
ciety will present Mendelssohn's Hymn
of Praise" and Rossini's "Stabat
Mater" The association will be assisted
by the entire membership of the Los
Angeles Symphony orchestra. Tom
Barnhardt will sing the bass role in
"Stabat Mater" Mrs. Catherine Col
lette is the soprano for the Hymn of
Praise" while Maude Reese Davies.
soprano, and Mrs. Norma Rockhold
Robbins, contralto, will sing the re-
spective parts in the Rossini produc-
ton. Herr Arnold Krauss will act as
concert master for the members of the
Symphony orchestra.
The fifth concert of the present sea-
son of the Los Angeles Symphony or
chestra under the direction of Harley
Hamilton Will take place at the Mason
opera house on Friday afternoon,
March 80. The opening overture is
La Chasse," by Etienne Nicholas
Mehul. The symphony selected is
Brahms spirited Second Symphony in
D major. A third number is by Ed
ward German, three dances from Nell
Gwynn." A fourth selection is by Carl
Reinecke and is taken from the entire
act music from king Manfred" The
soIoist is Beatrice Hubbell Plummer.
An interesting program by Italian
composers is outlined for the second
of this seasons concerts by the First
Congregational orchestra. Thursday
evening, March 20. The overtures 70
Joan of Arc" and 'Semiramide" and
themes from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
will be the principal orchestral num-
bers. The Lucia" sextet will be sung
by a group of picked voices with or-
chestral accompaniment Mr.. Charles
Bowes will be the soloist and viii give
group of songs by old Italian mas
ters.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25

BELASCO-"The Secret of Polichi-
nellie"
HOTCHKISS-"Said Pasha"
BURBANK-"Too Much Johnson"
ORPHEUM-Vaudev
Granddaughter Opera company.
NOVELTY--Vaudevil
FISCHER'S-"The Royal Reception"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25

The Weeks Bills

BELAsCo-"The Secret of Polichi-
nellie"
HOTCHKISS-"Said Pasha,"
BURBANK-"Too Much Johnson"
ORPHEUM--Vaudev
GRAND-Lilliputian Opera company.
NOVELTY-Vaudevill
FISCHER'S-"The Royal Reception"
A spring approaches the theaters
II are preparing to make many
n changes. The "call Of the wild"
or something equally enticing has
knocked at the door of some Of the
Belasco dressing rooms and as re-
suit there will be a few changes IN
that stock company before long.
Miss Eugenie That's Lawton is to
have a we'll earned and much needed
rest. For six whole weeks she Is TO
forget call boy and rehearsals, man
dates of managers and the numerous
similar things which go to make up
the life of q busy actress.
AS a farewell to Los Angeles theater
goers she will again appear as Mary
Tudor in When Knighthood Was In
Flower" the performance with which
she made such a decided nit several
weeks ago. In her place, the many ad-
mrers Of Margaret Langham are to be
given a chance to see her in series
of plays in which she will have the
leading roles.
on the night of April she will open
in 1.-THE Little Minister" and from
that time on she will have chance
to prove herself. Following this beau
tiful play of Barrie's will come THE
Pretty Sister Of Jose," one of Maud
Adams successes, to which Miss Lang
ham ought to be particularly suited.
"The Dictator" Richard Harding
Davis clever comedy, will be given
run and Miss Langham will also ap-
comedies. "The Dictator" served Will
lie Collier for two seasons and will
give Mr.. Galbraith a splendid oppor-
tunity.
During the week in which Los An
geles will be turned over to the
Shriners, the Belasco company will
present "Are You a Mason? On the
nights of May and 10 there will be
special performances at the Belasco
and Orpheum and the tickets will be
interchangeable. Only Shriners will
occupy seats on these evenings
On May II Miss Lawton will return
to the Belasco theater for seven weeks
and on that date White Whtttelsey will
arrive for stock starring engagement.
At the conclusion of the seven weeks
Miss Lawton will go to San Francisco
and Miss Langham will again have a
season all her own.
Among the offerings during this sec
ond season is Lefty" problem play
by the great English playwright,
Pinero. 1t had a long engagement at
the Hudson theater in New York last
winter and was great success In
London. Lefty is strong, of absorb
ing interest and the title role will give
Miss Langham splendid opportunity for
her emotional gifts.
1t is to 1.-THE Little Minister that the
eyes of the theater goers are turned at
present, for Miss Langham's Babbie
made hit recently in San Francisco.
Critics were unanimous in praise OF
her originality and the charm OF her
temperament and personality.
1t has been an open secret since
Miss Langham returned from San
Francisco that she would play Bah
bic when Miss Lawton left for her
vacation, but it was not until yes
terday that the management completed
the list of her other plays.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25
KubeHk

7 AN KUBELIK, the great Bohemian
violinist, will be in Los Angeles
this week in two concerts at Simp-
son auditorium on Tuesday evening,
March 81, and Saturday matinee,
March 81.
Kubelik is one of the very few ar
lists Of the present day who has fought
his way from among the underlings
buried in poverty, hardship and dark
ness to the forefront of those stand
ing in the glorious sun of success with
fortune and fame to help them on to
higher things. He was born among the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25
RUTH FRANCIS, oRPHEuM

and seeing an apparently vacant chair
beside me, went to sit down in it.
Look out 1 cried. Don't sit OH
himl'
George looked. One of the Piccolo
Midgets was sitting in the chair and my
husband sat down on him. One has to
be careful when those little people are
around"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25
Nearly SAT ON Hin,

MISS LILLIAN BURKHART (Mrs.
W\ George Goldschmidt) Is telling
a good story on her husband
George came UP to Santa Barbara to
meet me last Sunday" says Miss Burk-
hart. Il was sitting in the chair car
when he got on the train. He came in,
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WHY ALL BROA WAY STARED

A certain young woman from Texas
got to New York night before last.
Bright and early yesterday morning
she donned new gray gown, made
especially for the benefit of Manhat-
tan Island, and started from Fifty
eighth street to see what Broadway
looked like. 1t was all JOY and won
der till she passed Forty-second street
and drew near to Herr Conried's song
castle. Then the young woman from
Texas suddenly discovered that every
body who passed was staring at her.
At first she thought it must be a
mistake-but it wasn't. Undoubtedly
something was the matter. Panic
stricken, Miss Texas began to revolve
like a dancing Dervish and looked
over her shoulder to see if the trouble
was with her clothes. She could dis
cover nothing to warrant the curious,
amused glances that were cast at her
With every step she got moro merry
Gus.
How in the world do these people
know this is the first time | ever saw
Broadway" she asked herself. I'm
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going to stop looking UP at the build
ings."
But it didn't do any good. Still the
people stared at the little woman in
the gray dress. Her course to Thirty
fifth street was all misery and gloom
1t was impossible to get away from
those looks. Her face began to take
on hunted expression. All at once
she was overjoyed to see the face of a
woman with whom she had dined in
her Fifty-eight street boarding house
the night before. The fellow-boardel
stared at her, too.
What is the matter with me?'
walled the Texan, rushing up to the
other woman. 'What makes these
awful people stare at me SOP The
other woman surgled:
Don't you see all those posters
Everybody thinks you are part OF the
parade" she said.
There were six sandwich men, each
bearing a large placard reading: See
The Little Gray Lady" The woman
from Texas, in her gray gown, had
walked five blocks behind them.--
New York Times
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thor, where we have reason to think
mat ne lived for a considerable time -
Among the men of some note who So
Journed in the mona siery in it's early
days was Hilary, who afterward be-
came bishop of Arelate; MaXimus,
who was second abbot and then bishop
OF Reii; Lupus who subsequently,
held the sec Of Trecasses; Vincontius,
who taught and wrote in the cloister.
and Eucherius, who composed, among
other works, a treatise in praise Of
the hermit's life. Eucherius had
hli1t i hut for himself and his wife.
Gala, aloof from the rest of the
brotherhood. in the larger island OF
Lero.
There can be no doubt that the
years which he spent at Lerins excr-
cised an abiding influence on Patrick
He was brought under the spell OF the
monastic ideal, and though his life
was not to be sequestered, but out in
the active world OF men monastic So
cieties became a principal and indis-
pensable element in his idea OF a
Christian church. At Lerins, perhaps,
his desire. so far as he understood it.,
was to remain a monk. But there
were energies and feelings in him
Which such life would not have con-
tented. At the end OF d, few years he
left the monastery to visit his kins-
folk in Britain, and there he became
conscious of the true destiny Of his
life
A self-revealing dream convinced
Patrick that he was destined to go as
missioner and helper to lreland-to
the limit OF the world. In A. D. 1872
Patrick was consecrated bishop of the
Scots, as the Irish were then called.
ireland When He Arrived.
The fourth chapter of the volume is
devoted to an exposition OF the polit-
ical and social condition OF ireland
when Patrick arrived to organize into
church the individual Christians or
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Of all that befell Patrick during his
captivity we learn little, yet the little
; knowledge we possessfis more imme-
date and authentic than our acquaint
ance with any other episode Of his
life, because it comes from his OWN
pen. For six years, according to the
common tradition and general belief,
Patrick served a master whose name
was Miliucc. His landgSand his home
stead We're in northern De!avadia. and
Patrick herded his droYes of pigs on
Mount Miss.
While he ate the bitter bread of
bondage in a foreign land, a profound
spiritual change came over him. He
had never given much thought to his
religion, but now that he was thrall
amid strangers, "the Lord" he says,
opened the sense Of my unbelief'
The ardor of religious emotion, 'the
love and fear of God" so fully CON
snmed his soul that in a single day
or night he would offer hundred
prayers, and he describes himself in
woodland or on mountain side, ris-
ms from his bod before dawn and
going forth to pray I'M hail or rain or
snow. Thus the years4of his bondage
were also the years Of his "conver-
sion,' aud he looked back upon this
stage in his spiritual development as
Tho most Important and critical in his
life.
The book in which he describes his
escape and strange adventures in his
journey through Gaul and Italy was
written by Patrick when he was an
old man. He rigidly# omitted all de-
tails which did not bear upon his spec
ial purpose in writing. it.
That the land of his captivity was
Ireland, this was indeed significant;
but otherwise names of men and
places were Of no concern, and might
be allowed to drop away.
Found Refuge isa -cloister.
Patrick found a refuge in the island
cloister Of Honoratus,'' says the au-
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STORY ABOUT LLHVNG-CH NC

It will be remembered that at the
tine of the Boxer outbreak Earl Ii
was in Canton as vicerOy Of the Two
kwangs, says q writer in the Chau-
tauquan. While there he made con-
tract with q syndicate of native mer-
chants to sell to them the privilege of
collecting the likin tax or mileage du-
ties on local commerce. The terms
were one-fourth cash and the balance
in equal quarterly installments. The
syndicate made their first payment
and then attempted to reimburse them
selves by collecting the tax from their
competitors in business while passing
their own goods free.
This resulted in riots SO fierce that
the syndicate was forced to abandon
its efforts to collect the tax. They
then appealed to Earl Ii for the re-
turn of their money and insisted that
he should take over the collection of
the tax. which was properly a govern
ment function The earl refused and
minated that he would hold the
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THE Worlds Desire, haunt the lofty
WHORE fcp t lGESly eagles poise and plume
And bold aspiring souls may favor seek
And fain would win and wear the
Worlds Delight.
I am a maid and therefore must be
WOOed,
| am maid. and therefore must be Won
My zcst in life is that | am pursued
From rosy morn until the day is done.
oh follow me, for l am worth thy strife
MY race IS falrer than the fleshening
Riches l bear and all the sweets of life
Oh, follow, follow, l will lead thee home.
"A mountain maid my brothers are the
G The. sentinels that shine without q stain.
My klnSmen are great captains of the
wars.
My sisters are the zephyr and the rain.
oh. Shepherd, have watched YOU from
afar,
Tending your flock that frolicked DER
the plain.
No snarling fang your tender lamb may
mar.
The gray wolves eye you with a fierce
disdain.
A youth like you should grasp the skirts
of chance.
Why waste your boyhood in this drear
Rise up and try the hazard of romance
Fair Fortune smiles on those who take
the road.
Pc bold. fair youth, be bold, and seek
my side.
Long is the way and fraught with fierce
alarms,
Yet YOU will find in me radiant bride,
Lies gucrdOn is imprisoned in my
arms.
Seek mountain peaks that taper in thin
air,
For on the heights alone can Truth be
found.
There Sunlight makes her citadel and
lair.
There's Freedoms shrine and Fames
enchanted ground.
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AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI. SATURDAY MARCH II 1906
FAME AND THE NEOPHYTE
The Aspiring Shepherd
AHesory of the Fiery Stripping and
Vanishing

"O,er all the world behind her flying fee.
He strained to clasp her in close en-
brace.
And on. she lured him as an angel fleet,
A milk white fawn with flushed and
A mockins laugh and scorn from lustrous
Lent courage to the youth in sanguine
quest.
Her tawny tresses lured like paradise,
Her gay defiance put him to the test
The pace E.. grew swift his strength began
She chided him with banter sweet and
press on, bold youth, for you will yet
BE not a laggard when to court you
SO!'
II spurn Your suit he cried; my quest
You taunt and mock me- though I do
my best
Your siren charms I hount with fierce
diSdain.
I will return-the only boon is Rest.
Il miss my home, miss the soft-eyed
ma ids.
Whose ripping laughter flowed from lips
divine.
Whose tawny trcsses hung in girlish
For these and for. my absent friends I
pine.
What care 1 for great captains you have
known.
For warriors. poets. who have sought
your grace.
Their fame around the tumbling world
is blown.
And still YOU lure us with shy rose-leaf
facc!'
Fame turned and flung, herself upon his
breast.
Her ivory face flushed like a rose in
wine.
nest
Take me. oh. love. take me. for I am
thine
JAMES r. KINSETLA
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