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Bsumersteln 10 Announce opera Plans
To-day.

Oscar Hammerstein, who arrived yeter-
dav on the st. Louis. said that he was not
yet ready to oun the details Of HE
ssesson Of opera next winter at the ley
Manhattan Opera House. He has enaged
NM, Bonci, Eduard de Reszke, Bassi, Ancona
and Giilibert. Nine. Melbs is TO be the
prima donna Of the company. Mr.. Ham
merstein will give furthe~ particulars of
his season to-day.
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chinese steamer Sunk In collision.

SpcCidI Cd6If DtspnItF 70 TIE Sun
SINGAPORE, April 2s,-The steamship
Haversham Grange, from Vladivostok with
1900 Russian soldiers bound for Odessa
collided with sud sank the Chinese steam
ship Bentong in the Strait of Malacca to-
day. 1t is estimated that thirty Chinese
persisted.
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VESUTIAN VILLAGES SUFFER.
Heavy Rainstorm Starts an Avalanche
Of sand, Ashes and C1nders.

Special Cable Dssp1tch 70 TIE Sun.
NAPLES, April 2s,-A~ rainstorm and high
wind last night started huge avalanches
Of sand. ashes and cinders over Somma
and Santa Anastasia, which are on the
north flank of Mount Vesuvius. The ava
lanches destroyed bridges, blocked roads
and interrupted the railway and tele-
Rranh services.
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EUGENTE'S WEALTH TO CHURCH.
Et.Emrress said TO Have SO WiIed Her
$50 900 N

srs-f7, Cast Despatch 70 THs Sun
PARIS, April 2s.-The Ecldir to-day pub
hshes a despatch from Milan to the effect
that the vicar-General of the Jesuits has
induced ex-Empress Eugene to place her
whole fortune at the disposal Of the Church.
The former Emuress's wealth is estimated
a. $50 900 ON0.
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RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SHOT.
Police Inspector of Odessa Who Took Part
In Massacre Is N0rtally Wounded.
special Cable pespoteh 10 THE Sun,

ODESSA, April 2s.-Revolutionists to-day
shot from ambush and mcrtally wounded
Police Inspector Pogrebnoi aud killed his
orderly. Both we're prominent in the
massacres which took place last October,
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BANDITS XIII CHINESE TROOPS.
F orelgn Drilled Soldiers suffer in Battle
With Outlaws.

cHEroo, April 2s.-Two weeks ago at
Iienchine, in the southwest part of the
province If Shantung, 500 foreign drilled
Chinese troops were attacked by 1000
bandits, armed with modern rifles, One
hundred Of the soldiers we're killed.
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Pruss,an Cabinet Minister Dead.


Special Cob7e DtspaTth 70 THt SIN
BERLIN, April 2s.-Gen. Won Budde
Prussian Minister Of State and Public Works.
died to-day. He had held the office, which
included the administration of the rail
ways, since June, 1902, He was So years
OF age.
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in have perfect foundation
Peruna has been doing much good in
relieving untold cases Of catarrh and
catarrhal diseases in the United States,
as well as in other sections Of the world.
A great many prominent men and
women know by experience that Peruna
has special virtues in relieving catarrhal
affections of the stomach and digestive
organs, but, of course, it does not happen
every day that go desperate a case as
Mr.. Lockhart's to public notice.
Proof of Pe.rusna'S Merit.
The fact that he had tried so many
p~hysicians-the fact that he had spared
no pains or expense-had been examined
by experts--had been treated by special
ists-had passed through all kinds of
experimentation and manipulation and
vet received no benett-and then, after
all this had happened, he quietly begins
TO take Peruna and finds prompt relief
and permanent ~cure-theSe facts are
much too important and startling to
escape the notice Of the ever-visilant
public press.
Magazine Writers and the People.
Magazine writer's who make a specially
of assaulting patent medicines are liable
to shut their eyes against this kind OF
literature coming from the people. But,
the people are always inclined to listen
to practical proofs uttered by prac-
tical people, versus theoretical writer's
who know but little Of the great masses
and their needs.
Revised Formula.
"For a number OF years requests have come
urging that Peruna be given a slight laxative
quality. I have been experimenting With a
laxative addition for quite a length OF time,
and now feel grati1ed 10 announce 10 the
friends of Pe-rp-na that have inGorporated
opinion, can only enhance it's well known
! beneficial character. : r. HAETMAS, Nj. D.
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seen his carriage, sends a. note OF. jeaI-
oUsy and declares that he IS going away
fl ON Paris Marguerite accepts an in
Vitation to supper with the count and
starts away With him, but returning to
get a wrap, finds Armand waiting to
out cancelling the engagement. There
IS a passionate reconciliation
Third Act-Armand and Marguerite
are established in their country home
Armand has discovered that MaTgue-
rite, TO maintain it, has sacrificed her
personal properties, and he dispOses of
his own TO cOVertly reimburse her. A
scene between Marguerite and Nichetts
discioses that she is leading the ideally
happy life. The elder DIlval is an
rOuncCd as she is enthusiastically de-
scribing her happiness, and charges her
with having ruined his son. and insists
that she break With him. After a
stormy scene of conflicting emotions,
Marguerite. TO protect Armand, con-
sents, and dispatches a note to Armand
leading him to believe her faithIess. He
reads the note. and with a wild cry of
anguish falls into his fathers arms.
Fourth Act-A scene at OIympe's,
whore revelry is going on. Armand,
center OF n group at a gaming table, is
winning heavily. Marguerite enters
with Narville. Armand. flushed with
excitement, Quarrels with, Varville and
denOUnces Marguerite. throwing his
money at her and calling all to witness
that he owes ncr nothing. VarviIle
steps between them.
Decidedly, sir. you are 4 coward
Fifth Act-Armand aS1 Narville have
fought q duel and the latter has been
seriously wounded. Marguerite, broken
in spirit and body, is dying of consump-
ton. The elder DUVal overcome by the
tragedy Of the events. reDents and
sends for Armand to come to Marguer-
ties bedside. He arrives to learn the
truth-that Marguerite has been faith
full to him always and that her pretend
cd faithleSSneSs was a sacrifice for his
good. Suddenly reconciled to him. Mar
guerite declares her happiness after all,
and dies i'm his arms. The closing words
of the play, from Armand. are:
sleep i'll peace, Marguerite! Much
will be DardOned yOu, for you have
loved mUch,'
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PROMISE OF THE THEATRES.
Bernhardt in Camille"

Madame Sarah Bernhard in Ca
mile is as distinctly unique as one
could imagine the greatest actress in
the world in the greatest of her roles.
Her local engagement is the dramatic
event Of the season It is one step in
the continuous series of triumphs she
has made since the beginning OF her
American touT-the last tour of this
country she will ever make. Dramatic
history sings of Adrienne LecOuvreur
and Rachel; Bernhard is successor to
both, and the greatest emotional actress
since the days of the ilIustriOus Rachel.
Camille" the five-act drama by the
younger Alexandra Dumas. in which
Madame Bernhard will appear, is the
play which won for Dumas the recogni-
ton among the writer's of eminence; it
was the play in which Madame Bern
hardt made her first success. The story
Is so well known that a synopsis is
hardly worth while, but as a means of
refreshing the memory, a sketch of the
piece by acts is given:
First Act-M. de VervilIe and Nanine
are discovered discussing the source of
Marguerite's income, received from NJ.
de Maurice on a promise of refOrma-
ton, because of her resemblance to his
dead daughter. For a time she lived
up to the terms of the agreement, but
the longing for the old life came back
and she lapSed whereuDOn half her in
come was cut off, and now. at the OPEN
ing Of the story. she is $4,000 francs in
debt Marguerite enters as the discus
sion closes, and Verville makes violent
love, but is repulsed with ridicule.
Others arrive, forming a gay party.
Among them is Armand DuVal who is
introduced as one who has long loved
Marguerite and inquired daily after her
health for two years. when she was Ill.
She asks him if it is true; he declares
his love and she admits that she is not
Indifferent.
Second Act-Armand calls on Mar
guerite and there is love scene and
jealousy, ending in an agreement to
take country place and live a quiet
life. AS Armand leaves. the Count de
Gray is announced Armand, who has
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FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Louis HarrisOn's vanity recently was
/ submitted TO a rude shock. The come
/ dian of "MeXicana" was crossing from
/ Long Island City to New York by
! ferry, and was wedging his way to-
| ward the forward end of the boat when
/ he became the center of interest for
| two young men.
Look" said one of them. soto VOce,
but loud enough for Mr. Harrison to
hear, there is Louis Harrison"
The actors chest went out and he
grew an inch or so taller. The other
youth gaZed open mOuthed, for mo-
ment. and then his countenance fell.
For Gods sake!" he exclaimed.
Mr. Harrison began to retire within
himself, and hailed with relief the rush
of the crowd to the shore.
Adele Ritchie, the svelte actress who
will play a leading part in The Social
Whirl,' has a woman friend who is not
noted for her eVennesS of temper. The
woman friend. in turn, has a husband,
and it is Of these two that Miss Richie
relates an amusing story.
Hubby had come home one night in
a thoroughly worn out condition and
had retired to what he fondly hoped
would be rest. No sooner had the bed
received his weary bones, however,
than his better half began a CaudIe
lecture. Despite this, the tired man
ened his wife was still at it.
Good Lord" exclaimed the unfortu-
nate benedict, will you tell me one
thing? Are you talking again or YETI"
Just before he left America for Eu-
rope to study oil painting. some one
asked Charles Dana Gibson what he
was going TO do with the Gibson girl.
she is .dead-er-I mean married. -
he replied. And then he launghingly
added: And if you have taken the
trouble to note she has quite a family
to marry in self-defense, just as we,
editorially, were prompted to bestow
our blessings upon her and turn to
other things"
by other things you mean?"
Ct mean that people are apt to be
artist with any one character or wom-
an, if you will. Now, curious as it may
seem, I never consciously set to work
to create special type of the Ameri-
can girl. But it is proving quite an
undertaking to live down my little
Irritation with the type
This story is told of Dan Leno, the
late idol of the London music hall
stage. His mind failed, and he was
confined in private asylum. Soon
after this he got up an argument with
one of the attendants about the cor
rectness of the clock.
THAT clocks wrong" he said.
mo, sir, the clock is quite right
ST tell you it's wrong"
mo, sir, it's quite right"
Then, if it's right, what's it doing
here?"
Jess Dandy, the. comedian, the mi
rnitabIe comedian with THE Prince of
Pilsen" company, tells of a farmer who
went to a large city to see the sights.
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1.-The EmbezZIet

A beautiful four-act comedy drama
dealing with the English army in Ire
land. The story being the theft of the
reGimenta1 funds by the colonel of the
re Siment and the attempt 10 fasten the
crime on young Irish lieutenant.
whom he hates. The arrest of the lieu
tenant and the consequent persecution.
his sensa tiOnal jump from the second
story prison window into the river be
low; the escape and. unTaVelling and
fastening of the crime upon the real
perpetratOr furnish the serious interest
ana a young Irish recruit and his
sweetheart furnish the comedy interest
This play VIII be seeen at the New
Grand theatre four nights commencing
tonight. New spccialties and moving
pictures. Ladies free Monday night
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The rural visitors engaged a room at a
hotel and before retiring asked the
clerk about the hours for dining.
we have breakfast from 6 to IL din
ner from IL to ), and supper from to
s. explained the clerk.
"Wa-aL say" inquired the farmer in
surprise, what time air 1 gOin' ter cit
ter see Their town."
Clyde Fitch was discussing a rather
1T was such drama" he said, that
French playwright read the other
day before committee of the French
Society Of Comedy
AS the author plodded through his
second act he heard an odd sound. and
looked up to see man asleep and
breathing heavily.
He frOwned. go Monsieur he said
monsieur wake up. Please remember.
monsieur, that l am reading this plav
to the committee in order to get its
OPINION. How can a man who is asleep
give an oDiniOn?"
But the other answered ara,,or,-.
Sleep is an opinion "
Bran StoIer must be chucklIne TO
hInSelf these days, says William RUl-
loch III the New York Press. Stoker.
Tor many years, directed the business
end OF IrVing's tours. There never hos
casual interest in the actual staging or
plays, yet 1t is said, and apparently in
good faith, that he has been invited To
become the stage manag ger of owe of
the artistic" theaters which ssocie+1,,.
IN the Wnlrl1glg Of it's jealousies, plans
to build in this city. Before StolIer is
pressed for contract il might be Dro-
htable to engage him to come here and
report on conditions as they exist. Sto-
ker is a candid Scot, and il is NOT nm
likely that his report would be as IL
Iumlnative as the views of his coun-
Iryrnan' Mr.. Dalrymple, on the street
car systems of Chicago l<,,r etotxe,.
mas a weakness fer a joke that may
lead him to accept the offer Thie *
as much TO be desired as the other. In
either role his geniality would add 70
the diversion which the public already
is finding in these proposed temples or
high art
Years ago, when Johnny Raw was
gaining his early experience as an act
or, stock companies were an institu-
ton in all of the large cities and
Johnny was a member of a stock or
ganlzatlon In a western city. AS was
tne custom the company supported the
different travelling stars of the neriod
and Lawrence Barrett arrived in town
one Monday morning for a week of Ie-
ultimate drama. Julius Caesar, wa c
the opening bill. and in casting the
play 1t was found necessary to call
upon the property man to pIav one of
the thinking parts-a soldier who en-
tiers with the stars sword and shield
Props was very busy that morning
but he assured Mr.. Barrett that he
knew the cue to enter, had often per
formed a like office for a long line of
"legits" and would be promptly on
hand that night. He was as good as
mis- word and when the scene one0ed
Props stood in the entrance. proper
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apho."

Miss Ethel Tucker and her capable
stock company will produce the great
emotional drama "Sapho," three nights
commencing Thursday, May l., with
saturday matinee. The Tucker comma
ny is fast making itself a favOrite with
the critical theatre-gOers Of Salt Lake.
as one can judge by the enormous
crowds that greet every performance
The drama 'Sapho" is play that is
recognized as the test piece i'm the re
pertOire of all famous actresses. and
has proven itself a block for more of
them than any other play in the his
tory of the drama. In selecting this
play for Miss Tucker the management
is to be congratulated from the stand
point of having an actress at the head
of stock company ca pable of playing
these plays. New moving pictures and
sDecialties wiz make %his drama one
of the best this season. and everyone
should see it and judge for yourself.
Ladies' night Friday
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| ly costumed, the sword and shield I'm
/ MS grOsp. At last his cue came, but he
moved not, Barrett repeated the cue
with great force and cast q meaning
glance into the wings. hut the keeper
Of the sword and shield tarried in r. 3
K. and the indignant actor was Obliged
to go on with the scene. The moment
il was finished Barrett rushed W to
the tardy messenger.
Why didn't you come On?'' de-
nanded the traSedian, Il gave you the
cue,"
No YOU didn't sir" replied Props"
I've done this bit dozens Of times and
1 always gifts the same cue"
What cUe?"
why. they always puts their hand
to their mouth and says aside like to
me, Come on, you blamed fool,'
Sir John Long, the proprietor of the
Dundee Advertiser and numerous other
papers, was talking in New York, le-
Gently about the English stage. a sub
ject Of which ne is an authority.
AprOpOs to Charles Fechter, Sir John
told this story:
An Unfortunately long performance
Of Monte CristO' was once given at the
Lyceum with Fechter in the aero's
role.
when, at 12:45 in the morning. the
curtain rose for the last act, Fechrer
was discovered sitting in a contem-
plative attitude on rock. He neither
moved nor spoke. The silence was
deep and impressive.
Suddenly, though, this fine effect
was spoiled. A voice from the gallery
called:
81 hope we are not keeping you I'D.
sir The Wasp,
THE Little Stranger" will he
brought over from London by Hack
has created something Of a sensation
at the Criterion, where the princiDaI
character-a boy of sis played bv \
dwarf who is said to look like a babv
rms odd little actor. who is 10, and
whose name is CARAT, will probably
come to New York The Little
Stranger" tells q queer story. To cure
his wife of craze for sDirituaIisrn a
young husband Dretends that he has
killed himself, and that his spirit has
entered INTO the baby. The tiny boy
taking the baby's place in the nurse
arms, astounds and terrifies evervbodv
by his mischief and precocions ,e,
marks. Master CARAT has scored a
great hit in London.
1T really is absurd the wav naonIa
are impressed by play" said Mr.
Breese of THE Lion and the Mouse;
to the New York Globe man while
making up.
II L We're mllnona1re doubt If I
would be here fixing I'D my face so
that I may impersonate the richest
man in the world. But there are a LOT
of people who evidently cannot disas
sociate me with this man Ryder. who.
of course, doesn't exist
Before had been playing the part
a week a prominent Wall street brok-
erage wrote me and asked to take
charge of a portion Of my stock mar
I<et business. Since then I have had
several communications from brokers
who wished to know whether I dab
bled in stocks, and if did would I let
them handle my business. One anony-
nous letter stated that the employees
of Derhans the biggest brokerage Office
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FROM YE ANCIENT TAYLES
We Storye of We Young Mayden
Who Was STAGE Struck.

(LoWel Otus Reese in Leslie's Weekly }
Long ago, deare children. in We forest
of Manhattan dwelt a young mayden
Monkey who was stayge-struck.
Ye symptoms developed earle. &. ere
yette she was sixteen .yeares of age she
was flinging her arms aboute &, fright
ing We neighbors with her readings of
We thrilIynge tragedy in meter. We
last line of each verse being Il am
notte mad! 1 am nOtte mad!'
But We neighbors were
& When later she began practicing
'Curfew. Shalle NOtte Ring Tonight"
We back yard Gates gave uppe We nm
equal fight & moved over into Bruk-
Lin.
Now atte thys stayge of We case We
fond parents might have headed her off
by whaling her with trunk strap, but
they were on par with We bunch of
FoOle Friends who prOphesied for We
hayden Monk a Career.
Mamie eligible young Monks called.
but one & allie were turned down, for
we hayden was welded to her Art
Ye smackful kiss & We warm huge
were put far cute in we colde, for
Woulde they notte interfere with her
career? Yea verille.
She would put Sara Bernhardt or We
bumme for keeps when she got into We
calcium. She would move people to
tears so thatte they would weep buck
etfuls at we Verie mention of her
nayme- Her FoOle Friends kept telling
thys to her q her foole parents felle for
lite too
Soc she went on We stayge
For seven yeares she hadde thinking
parts then came her triumph. She
was allowed to say
Me Lord, We Carriage Awaits!r
Butte she gat no further.
Ye stayge was bogus, for It refused
to recognize Talent
Now she goes hiking across country
playing Little Eva in a Ten-Twenr-
Thirt, pausing in Jay Towns long
enough to reap all We venerable eggs
then Onward.
Ye Mayden Monk has wrinkles nov,
q her hair owes its allegiance to We
corner drugstore, God wou
For she has been long upon her Ca
reer & lite is not peaches &. cream.
This moving storie of We Stavee-
Stricken Monk moveth me, deare chill
dren, to a few.
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The theatrical season of 1905-06 may
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= & - - - 81 - & - = = =
GRAND.-Ethel Tucker Stock =
= company tonight and through =
= Wednesday night, matinee We'd 4
= ncsday, The Embezzler'; Thurs =
= day. Friday and Saturday even y
y ings, matinee Saturday. 'SaphO.' 3
LYRIC. - This evening and =
> through Friday evening. matinees =
> Monday and Wednesday, vaude- =
y vile.
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Clara Morris has received an offer to
appear in vaudeville as the mother su-
perior in an act. from THE Two Or
phans."
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Pretty Pauline Chase was baptized
in the parish church at St. Martins IN
the Fields in London last week, and
rumOr among her former friends in
various chOruses is to the effect that
the rite which ushered the pretty act
reSs into the bosom Of the Church OF
England was preliminary to her mar
riage to a very well-knOwn LOndoner.
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Nine. Calve has declared that shs
Will never sing Carmen" in New York
again In fact, she is frank enough to
say that she does not like New York.
either its public or its critics She fixes
better to sing in the west and south and
her tour of sixty concerts next season
viii be governed in some measure at
least by her wishes in that respect