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New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
NEW USE FOR SCHOOL.
DR.. Leipziger Entols City's Adult
Education UOrk.

DR. Henry NJ Leipziger. supervisor Of lectures of
the Board of Education. delivered address yes
terday morning before the League for Political
Education at the Hudson Theatre. His subject
was THE School for All the People" "If we
would develop democracy according 10 its IDEAL
said DR.. Leipziger, I'VE must through conscious
effort, develop the social purpose. and this should
be the chief aim of the schools existence We be-
Heve that IN democracy the duty IS imposed upon
US TO perfect every Individual that is a member
thereof. for he must become an agent in the de-
Velopment OF the social purpose. In the produc-
tion OF the American IDEAL the school should be
the most efficient agent" He continued
The schoolhOuse must become not alone place
sort for for the adoleSeents and place Of culture for
men men ana S MSre b 6'lGh & scnooIh9Hse wherever sitt
Wbs as VEL as rue purposes
social side OF the human being than the school
Within the last fifteen years the attention Of the
people has been drawn 10 the fact that the school
house Is a plant costing large amount OF money.
five days a week. forty weeks OF the year. Is
With the constantly increasing; population and
with the inadequate places for gathering it seemed
justified. and with the appreciation of the add-
tonal problems of education additional uses to
Among the most notable of these was the estaI-
Our city has Included in it's conception Of The
school a provision for adult education Its under
lying principle is that education be unending
The citys prosperity and growth depend upon the
continuous instruction.
During the present season six thousand lectures
will be given and the attendance viii reach about
a million and half.
poses has also made demands for Changes in
school architecture in our best modern school
with eomIeGa65e I & seats seats for adults gymnasia that
reut Of children during the dav but FOR rsrrea-
ticn purposes in the evening and 1t has resulted
in the greater care and decoration OF tho school
buildings, both externally and internally
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
FAVORS BRONX VALLEY PARK.
Commission to Recommend Purchase d
Property for That Purpose.

The Bronx Valley Park Commission. appointsd
last spring by Governor Higgins 20 look into tas
advisaoilty of establishing a public park sitass
Side or the Bronx River and tins Botanical Gardsns
10 hensico in Westchestsr County. WILL n rs re-
port now being prepared FOR the Governor recore
mend the purchase OF the property for thst 7uss
pose
Madison Grant. chairman OF the commission. ane
his two associates, James Cannon. vics-pr-ncsne
or the Fourth National Bank. and Dave Hsnnso
MOTIFS. consider the plan OF great tnaporcancS
insurtng for all time preservation OF ths nac.
ural scenic beauties OF the river and rs freedon
from pollution from Morris Park 20 its source ~
me Chappaqua HIS Accompanying their Tsposs
the commissioners will submit estimates or -
Prooable cost OF acquiring the land necessary 80.
the park which will vary from 100 70 90 fese N
width ON either side OF the river. lt Is not Show
what ngure has been decided upon as necossasi
Tor this but is believed that IN the peighoornoSo
or S2Vte.e0o will be required The PARK, VITA -.
possible exception OF the states reserVauor q
Niagara Falls. will be the only one or US AN"
owned and controlled directly by the state
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
POCANTICO HILLS SCHOOL OPENS
Exercises by Christian Brothers at New
Normal Training Institution.

me 'hIiStian Brothers new normal trainins
school anu noyitiate at POcantlco HIIs adjoining
the estate of John ID. Rockefeller was formally,
opened yesterday morning Brother Joseph the
provincial OF the New York province OF the order
ana ABOUT two hundred young men who are train
lhs ior this teaching body. went up there early in
the day, and after mass i'm the chanel took for
maj possession OF the structure. Later in the
uay Archo'shop Farley and a group Of priests and
lay men visited the Institution
lne toVlua'e Is practically the gift OF former
srs; Lii an" sIeouates from the Christian Broth
Quilt cost nearly snd s the estate on which it is
EXERCISES at the opening yester,I9 ~ ns,it,tte
FarIeS on Pan uftadicatSd last fall by Archbishop
the Bro,bsrs ,,hs ihJs y sent a special blessing 10
ssstspdSw deFs' which was impaired AZ tho mass
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
REWARD FOR ASIEI. ROBBER.
Broker Offers Aggregate Of $500 FOR Thisa
and Articles Stolen.

Elias Asiel. OF Asiel & Co. brokers. No So Brcats
way. who was beaten and robbed IN his home early
Wednesday morning, December 8. has determined
10 discover and punish the perpetrators the OUT
rage He is earnestly cooperating with the Police
Department OF the city. and in furtherancs Of his
determination he has offered the following rewardss
Five hundred dollars reward for Information lssd.
ing 10 the recovery OF the articles consisting O.
SyvverwaTe; TvveI gold watch and searfpins stols3
Elias Asie. No. 10 East SD street New York city,
and sl0S reward for Information leading 70 ths
arrest or the burglars who Wednesday. Decers-
per ., 1870. entered and robbed the hous OF Eaias
Asiel. NO. 10 East sd street, New York City; or
AOto reward for Information leading TO the arrsss
and conviction OF the burglars who on Wednesday,
december o. 1906. entered and robbed the horne 81
Elias Asiel. No. Is East SD street New York City,
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
BREAK IN LECTURES
Christmas Vacation To Be ObserUed
Increased attendance.

Only one more week remains Of the present series
OF public lectures given by the Board Of Eiucati
There will be a brief recess during the last weeks
of the present month"; and lectures Will be resumed
the first week in January. Plans for this second
series under way. and many important col
legiate and university courses are being arranged
for.
Increasing interest is being shown in the lectures
During the months of October and December Ss7.sOs
persons were present, as compared with an attend
ance of 3S4,SS3 during the same months last year.
an increase of over 13,5O0
Among the more important OF the lectures sched-
uled for the coming week are the following:
MONDAY.
Harlem River Bridges Martin Gay Public School I1s
133d strete and Eighth avenue.
II TriSo9 Fubc School i5S. Avenue and 77th
Metropolitan Museum Of Art" Mrs.
Lucy NJ Perkins. st, Luke's Hall. Hudson and Grove
Berlin and It's Government John Martin Public School
Animal Parasites Their Relation Health and
ease. John J. schoonoven, Public School lss. Lsws
IIaT69S York, Herbert F. Sherwood Public
School 46 156th street ST. Nicholas
TUESDAY.
Typical Life IN Chill Miss Carolina Huidebro. West
The Tas of hs o% ~ es GS Mess B 9qh
nspss ns Church Thu & No 42s West 4h Rs
Natural History. 77th street and Central Park West
e = % H9qie @S.o and te9sI Ss
washington sqqaEs, South and IT Tho1son street M
Public Library, No 1O3 West 135th street.
WEDNESDAY.
foods Dr. Jerome Walker Young MEMS Institute. No.
222 Bowsry
Weakness Of American Institutions
Dr Francis n. Thorpe. Cooper Union. sth street and
IAN Evening with Heine" Professor s. Isaacs. ST.
Bartholomew's Lyceum Hall. No. EOS East 42d
THURSDAY
THE Antarctic: The Cruise the Begica DR. Fred
ercl A Cook Public School A. Hubert and Collister
why People Study Music" y Coe Stewart. Public
School =. 14lst street and Edgecombe avenue Qlus-
trated by voices and phonograph).
Snakes Raymond l.. Ditmars Public School 16s. seth
street and Amsterdam
Great Writers Modern France Victor Hugo" Pro
fessor Adophe Cohn. Public School 4s. 156th
and 81; Nicholas
FOODS: Their Dietetc Value DR.. Sarah W. Lyons.
Public School 5l West 44-h street and Tenth avenue
FRIDAY.
How Germany Governed William Farley Public
Sch School 80 No 224 East ssh street
The Liberation OF Italy" Cecil F I.aver. wadlegh
- High School. l15th street and Seventh avenue;
Tho Evolution Of Kindness EiucaIion).''
bert y. CassOn. Young Mems Benevolent Association
Hall No 81 East Broadway
The Homeless Man" Orlando F. Lewis Public School
'Haunts Of Nature DR.. Edward F Bigeow. Public
School leo. Suffolk and Rlvington streets
SATURDAY.
Insects in Their Relation Man Other AMI
Association Hail. 92d street and Lexington avenue
Electric Railways" ". Wallace IEer. Public School
Glaciers Professor William L-ibbey of Nat
ural History, nth street and Columbus avenue
weights and Measures Herbert T. Wade ST. Bar
tholonew's Lyceum Hall. No. POS East 42d street
mocraCy' Dr. J. p Cordy Board OF Education. Park
avenue 59th street
lis sprague. High School OF Commerce. 65th street.
west OF Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
FOR STAGE cHILpReN's CHRISTMAS.

AT a meeting held for the organization OF the
committee to prepare the annual Christmas festi-
val for the stage children. to he held at Pastors
Theatre ana Tammany Hall on Sunday, December
o. Mrs - L. Fernandez was elected president
and II. > Sanderson secretary. The committee is
composed of the following: Mrs Antonio Pastor.
Mrs Il. Rosenbaum, Mrs. NJ Scott Payne, Miss
eueenie Nassar. Miss Marguerite 81. John. Miss
Richie Ling, Mrs Gertie Delmore. Miss Kenyon
Bishop. MISS Billie Norton. Miss Me Thorne,
Miss MAUD hnowlton, Miss Isabel Richards MISS
Gerry AmeS Mias Thslma Fair and Misc Esther
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
CREDIT MEMS CHRISTMAS DINNER

The New York Credit Mems Association VIII sa1
Christmas dinner at the Hotel St Denis. Iussoas
evening, December II. when A II Aexandsf' -
newly elected secretary. Will bs introduesc 70 -
members Nu,oug the sneakers engaged for EIIII
evening are Congressman julius hahn- wts- cs
talk on the Japanese question: T. n sssns-,,fv ol
commercial Law. and the Rev. Dr. Cieiall9 9S,,rch.
Afee, OF the Lafayette Avenue Presoy' TERRAIN
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy wSe'
yesterday In the United States Distric' O0"'
An Involuntary petition was hled asaEr., Eas, is5th
nam prunstein tailor, OF Nc. ~ l5,.s = soma
street. by three creditors-J. W eoddanrq n,n tsis
llo; Blum & RubinOr. S24t. and a La vas APP
references are alleged. Albert ldtc" wv"
pointed receiver. with bond or S-oV.,, Joseph
An involuntary petition was nieu asa,a ,as Anglo
and Abraham II Work trading as Sio prcthSr,
Amertcan Company. by Louis siebets- ss-oS Mak,1
SSSee, the Henry Kupfer CompahS, S,r.ss.d MAJ 4
5rothers. StO0 Preferences are aNsssss nd q
Hamburger was appointed receiver, wita 49,
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

The fine art exhibition OF the house of Franz
Hanfstaengl. OF No. ia Fifth avenue near 18th
street, this is larger than before in
history Of this firm. In addition their carbon and
Photographers reproductions of old and modern
masters, they exhibit this year a line of fac
SMILES. Among them several of Whistler and
other artists. The house also makes speciality of
artistic framing and offers inducements to holiday
shoppers.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

Lyon Several theatrical managers have signifed
their intention of aiding in the good work. and
Ar Hayman Of the Knickerbocker ,! TheatTe has has
Henry Harris and others have already made lib
eral gifts of funds which TO be applied to
purchasing clothing and useful gifts.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
RUSSIAN JEW TO ADDRESS MEETING

A mass meeting will be held at Durland's Riding
Academy no West Goth street. this evening at
which Jacob II ScAih will preside Or. Shmaryahu
LEVIN, q jewish member or the Russian Douma,
Eiu cisc1As tho Position OF the Jews In Russia"
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
Lord g Taylor
Sale of Oriental Rags.
A Suggestion for Lasting Christmas Gift.

WT1AI can one give embenatical OF the
Christmas than an Eastern Rug,
the most useful and lasting of all gifts, whose soft
colorlngs peculiarly fit the Christmas spirit
We have gathered together for this particular
season many Holiday specials every of which
has been selected for its own distinctive merit.
338 Small antique Guewes
and Hamaaans,
s5.75,s6.2 5,S7.2 5,S8.2 25,so.25, 5,sIoso,
this is unusual lot
36S MousouA,
long and square sizes, unusually silky
5000 to $500,
regularly sold from 81 500 $1,000
Specially Important Assortment of
726 antique DagAsstans
from $1,000 to $4,000,
we call special attention the srz. so lot They
cannotbe bought in the import market for this price.
I70 SwaNSlse Ke,mansAak, 7a6,zs,
SIENNA and Saruk Rags,
sizes about 4x6 it,,
at $500 to $500,
the finest goods that the market and
usually sold at 5000 to $4,000.
Large Persian and Turkey CARPETS
for Libraries and Dining Rooms
at most satisfactory prices.
Purchases will held for Christmas Delivery if requested
Broadway and 2oth ST.; sth Ave; 10TH ST.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

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New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
SUITABLE
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS.

There IS no more suitable acceptable gift
than fine CARBON REPRODUCTION or
Photogravure Of the old or modern masters. a
fac-simile fine art book. A selection of one
of these also stamps the giver as person OF
good taste An inspection is respectfully invited
at galleries.
Our prices, ranging from $3.50 upward, make
it possible for almost every to select desir-
able Christmas presents at moderate cost
FRANZ HANFSTAENGL,
Il4 Fifth Ave-, N. Y, near 18th St.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
DEAFNESS CURED
Hsvs Made the Most Marvellous Discovery for the
Positive Cure of Deafness and Head Noises.

With This Wonderful Scientific Discovery Have, in a
Minutes Made People Who Had Been Deaf
Years Hear the Tick of a Watch.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

nlinistra ton twenry-three proceeding: have been
begun under this law, seven OF which nave been
concluded and sixteen are pending. Ten OF the
proceedings indictments and thirteen petitions
In equity In the seven proceedings concluded the
government has Prevailed.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

Major General James T. Wade. q. s. A, will re-
view the 23d Regiment at It's armory next Wednes-
day night. Previous to the review Colonel Stokes
VIII entertain General Wade and party at dinner.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

Broadway and 10th ST.; sth Ave; 10TH St.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

take time, and while they were grow
ing We found opportunity to arrange for
the costumes First we sent 70 Well
known antiquarians in London and had
plates prepared. OF course YOU know
that for a modern production YOU must
have a plate for every costume, and
there are hundreds of them. Then We
found cloth and furs which cOnformed
with the plates. Then the cOstumer and
wig-malJer went to work and we all
hunted about making discoveries of net
tings and weaves and colorings till you
would have thought US all a lot Of
milltners- You are not a woman and
10 not know how much such things
mean You cannot understand at all
the pleasure we had In that work. hard
as IL was.
THE result was the dress parade
OF Friday morning. The anuquarians
had done their part, the cOstumers had
done their part, and the scene painters
had done their part But the effect was
only that of glittering. shiny newness.
You saw Ar Vernon go at them then?
NO2 Wei. he just caught up a pot OF
brown paint and before you could real
ize 1t he had roughed the brass and
bright ribbons until they gave at least
a suggestion of having been used by
human beings and not just taken from
the packing boxes.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Papisr BGaohe discarded.

OF course. a great deal of thought
has 10 go 10 properties, such as the little
chariot IN the first scene of Winter S
Tale In 'Cymbelne' we have discard
ed papier mache entirely Instead we
have had the ornaments for the Roman
scenes made from solid wood and then
decorat ted. and We think the effect justi-
fies the extra time and money that they
cost,
For this production we have also a
special curtain from which we hope TO
get good effect, With the stage filed
with heavy furnishings, what are called
dark changes threatened 10 be even
worse than usual Things viii crash IN
the dark. you know. and after mo-
ment or two the eye of the spectator is
able TO see the men rushing about. It
was to prevent this that Mr.. Vernon
designed a drop OF some light black
fabric and had painted on il in the
faintest colOrs some tail pine trees and
great stones like those OF Stonehenge.
The audience will hardly make out any
thing or IL al all at first But after
little We think the trees and heavy
boulders viii show through the dark
ness, and in that way continue undis-
turbed the effect Of the scenery.
$50 the work of getting ready has
gone on. It IS all done now and we are
glad to think it has been done as well
as we could do it, and that the task has
been just as pleasant as making the
mounting for Twelfth Night and Win
ters Tale Yet all this is entirely inde-
pendent OF training the company and
learning the real business of acting
'Cymbeline After ali, that is the chief
task and these others are entirely sec
Ondary 10 II. The pleasure we get out /
of mounting a play is very little to that /
TO be found IN acting IL well. But there
is still a great deal of satisfaction and /
no little reward in return for trying to l
surround the several characters with a /
scene which actually helps create the il /
lusiOn We all try so hard 10 get as
actors.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
HARRIET BEHNEE,
Who VIII Sing Suzuki in Madam
Butterfly"

members Of the Liederkranz and Arion
singing societies. She is a dramatic
mezzo soprano. and first studied with
Arthur CIaassen. musical leader OF the
Liederkranz, then with Madame Frieda
Ashforth. The late William Steinway
was deeply interested in her voice and
sent her 10 Berlin under his protection
10 complete her musical training. There
she studied with Prof EmmenCh and
Marie Lehman, sister Of Lilu Leh-
mann. the great interpreter of Wag-
merriam roles. She was Steinway's pro-
tegee and ne undertook all the RESPONSE
bility for her training IN Berlin. Her
first appearance was as Acuzena at
Breslau, where she met with such sue
cess that she was engaged under a con-
tract for five years during which period
she sang all the leading Wagnerian
roles IN addition 10 Ortrud, Delilah.
Amueris, Carmen, and Fides in This
Prophet" Becoming a great favorite
in Breslau she was invited 10 sing as
guest" in the large German court
theaters at Dresden, Hanover, Leipzig.
and Berlin. During last winter Miss
Behnee has been a prominent member
as first contraltn of the new Opera
ComiQue in Berlin. which she left TO
come to New York under her contract
with Henry ". Savage. after securing a
leave Of absence to make her American
debut in Washington. Last year she
also sang at Covent Garden. London, in
some OF her principal Wagnerian roles
under Richter. and some Of her Italian
repertoire under Msnchinetto. Her lad
is Persian cats She brings with her
four of these felines, two Of which
have received gold medals at various
sr+erua tfonaI expositiOns
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

hacci, ''Zaza, Roland Won Berlin"
etc. VIII be the program in each OF the
cities visited. The first American per-
formance VIII be In the Carnegie Music
Hall. New York. October g. Leoncavauo
will conduct his own works
LeOncavallO took his first rise from
Sonzogno concOurs about the time that
Pietro Mascagni became famous with
his 'Cavallerla RustIcana." As between
the two men. Leoncayallo Is generally
considered 20 be- the greater.
Only one performance viii be given
IN this city on November 20, at which
time the entire La Scala Orchestra from
Milan with stXty-five players will give
concert Ia the National Th=zter.
Leoncavallo conducting. On this occa-
sion the Washington Choral Society VIII
sing one OF the large choruses from
"Pagliaeei' and are rehearsing the
work now. Mr. Wrightson. conductor.
on tHas a. ernoon viii hand his baton
over 20 LeoncavaIlo
This VIII be one Of the greatest nousf-
cal events OF the season, and Is another
Of the many musical attractions being
brought 20 the city by sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, Subscriptions for
seats can be fled now with 7. Arthur
Smith. in Sanders & Stayman's, 1927 r
street northwest
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Bought Kew Acting Version.

"Of course the great need is a good
acting version In this case We knew Of
a distinguished student of Shakespeare
who had been at work on 'Cymbeline'
wears and years We wrote 70 him and
bought his version. Mr.. Vernon and l
had mapped out one of our own, but
neither of us was quite satisfied with
IL and when this came its poetic charm
and It's acting value appealed TO us so
highly that We put aside our own work
without more than momentary regret
Then We were in for IL -Cymbeline,'
YOU know, requires not less than ten
different scenes. One or two of them
are Roman and so require the same ele-
CANT furniture and the same beautiful
decoration as the corresponding scenes
of Twelfth Night and Winters Tale
But the greater number are very OLD
English, with rough character and an
out-af-doors air suggestive Of the drulds
and Stonehenge.
"Oh! how we studied that period OF
English history and how We read every
description Of that life We could find!
We have a whole library OF reference
books on the subject. And the more We
learned of ii The more Tho forest. re-
Heved by only the e-udest, heaviest
stone construction. .-sCmed to dominate
IT, That gave us our problem. How
were We tu build nine or ten scenes
which coulj 1r transported from thea
Ter 10 thearsr and yet convey that ef-
feet of ols. In the woods and great
boulders r.t ,gether Into rough build
iuEs?
We Aa. el two fun years solving
it, Maybe laven't succeeded. Butt
we have great hopes that we have And
one of the things which makes us so
hopeful is that We have done away al
together with what actors call front
scenes. We do not use a single drop as
# is ordinarily used. Instead OF a cur
tain right at the footlights for several
OF our scenes we have built scenery for /
every one. Some of them do not require
the whole depth of the stage. but all of
them are serious attempts to give the
action a background appropriate to the
life of the old king and his court
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Every Detau Accurate.

And we found a new interest even in
the Roman scenes. Ny brothers and
Mr.. Vernon have taken the greatest
pride in developing them. For example.
while Mr. NernOn-who is English-was
in London il occurred 10 him that a re-
production Of the famous Portland vase
would be a fine detail The vase, you
know, Is supposed to belong to the first
century of the Christian era. and that
is the period of 'Cymbeline I think it
is the basis OF what Is now called
Wedgewood pottery. The original =
transparent. dark blue glass. coated
with opaque white glass cut away to
resemble a cameo. So Mr. Vernon went
10 work 10 make a reproduction of 1t.
None OF US know how much time he put
upon it or what 1t cost. and AT best il
is only an ornament But getting Il iust
right ana knowing that il is historically
accurate has given us ali "a great deal
of pleasure.
1T is like the italian garden for our
Twelfth Night production. Do YOU re-
member il? Wei. that was a reproduc-
tion of the famous villa Lante at Bag
naia. near Viterbo. Ny brother Charles
had an idea that il we were 70 have an
Italian garden scene it ought TO be as
near. as. possible like the real thing. So
he and ny brother Paul went 20 work
II il and before YOU knew they had
really begun they had spent several
thousand dollars building IL up and ar
ranging for a fountain and decorating II
So that when the actors moved about
in II the scene might resemble one of
Afr. Ahhey's admirable Illustrations.
The big things. like the cave in
'CymbeliRe and the great Roman hall,
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
An American Prima Donna
Who Is a German FaYOrite
r T IS notable that OF the six pr,ma

= T IS notable that Of the six prima
donnas imported by 81r. Savage for
Il the forthcoming production OF
Madam Butterfly" four are
American born, but have received their
recognition as well as their musical
education abroad.
Adelaide Norwood Brandt Is an English
grand opera singer from Duluth; Rena
Fivienne, another Duluth girl, has
studied ndeT Victor MaureI. Estelle
Bloomfield. born IN Oklahoma. has been
singing a the Dresden Grand Opera.
and last but not least. Harriet Behnee.
who was born in New York city OF
German-American parents prominent