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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

which ] interpreted TO mean that she
could only be induced to talk by as
surance that her identity would not
be disclosed with her revelations.
Accepting my word as sole security,
she proceeded TO state that when she
and her sister recruits joined the
Lambardis they were resolved to keep
themselves TO themselves as much as
possible and never to forget that they
were ladies unless knives were drawn.
They knew what they were going up
against and were determined neither
to give nor take the worst of it, but
there are some things that saints
could not passiyely submit to, and if
there were tiffs at rehearsal she, my
informant, was sure that the dagoes
started them and pushed the patience
OF the other ladies to the limit
No, there had not been any out-and-
out scraps, nor were there any oral
tits, for, goodness gracious, what would
be the use of arguing with people
who did not know your language any
better than you understood theirs?
Yes, there was turning up of noses
by both sides The little guy who
conducted the rehearsals was all right,
she would say that for him, but he
evidently knew that his English
speaking pupils would not stand any
mOnkeying."
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

awaiting her at the stage door In
that respect they knew their place and
kept it, although her chum rather de-
rided them for being old enough to
know no worse and having husbands
and families. But her chum was
regular case, anyway, for had she not
alluded to the Italian contingent as
"The Old Ladies Homer" Ha, hal
So long. Mind, no tipping off of
names.
The Italian gentleman who volun-
teered to serve me III the emergency
by interviewing one of his country
women in the chorus reported that if
racial antipathy exists therein the
signoras do not harbor it.
why should they?" he said. "They
say to themselves that these Ameri-
can girls are not permanently at
tached to the company and will be
left behind when the next move is
made. OF course, the Italian ladies
do not like to be obscured in the
stage pictures-what woman would?
nor would they submit to the hu-
initiation if it were not temporary.
The lady with whom | talked said,
'Ah, signor, | once was young and
beautiful and could sing, too. Nv
youth and beauty have faded but
still sing. These signorinas that are
young and pretty cannot sing. When
they no longer are young and pretty
what then? And / say, what them"
gave it up.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Enter the Siqnor Lebeqoff

Then came Signor Lebegott. You
have probably seen him direct the
opera, for he is second conductor of
the orchestra and chorus master as
we'll He is young-so young-and
his countenance combines the features
Of a comedian with those Of a poet,
and his hair is black and mane-like,
and his shirt collar looks like a mis-
placed shirt cuff, so lofty il is. His
baton-wielding is a mixture of the
Sousa and Creatore eccentricities, for
lc initiates the instrument he invites
10 participate, blowing and twiddling
his fingers when he wants the flutes
or piccolos, saving the air below his
waist line when he desires TO hear
from the bass viols, pOising his arms
and bringing them down abruptly
with the crash OF brasses and drIuss
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Emphatic in Reiferafion

MY dear sare, you say that why
not again, and / already tell you why
not l say the chorus the family and
the rehearsal the home, and / say l
cannot permeet"
He turned a deaf ear TO my argu-
ment that so long as the chorus is
participant in public performances the
public is entitled to be informed con-
cerning anything that might tend 10
impair its efficiency as a chorus.
"My dear sare," he eXpostulated,
"the poblic sees the chorus and hears
the chorus seeng, but / cannot per
meet the poblic 10 know what the
chorus family does in the rehearsal
the home"
From his harping on the sacred
ness OF "the rehearsal the home"
could only infer that all was not har-
monious in the chorus the family"
during the daily preparation for the
night performance, but all Insldious
efforts to bring him 10 confession
were countered by his bumptious, Il
cannot permeet."
How can you prevent" I finally
was driven by desperation to ask him.
MY dear sare," he replied, tap
ping his narrow chest and stretching
TO his full stature OF ive-feet-some-
thing g-below-six-inches. Il am the
chorus master. the father OF the
chorus the family in the rehearsal the
home. and / prevent and / permeet. y
Greater artists than your chorus
contains have gladly taken advantage
OF opportunity to be interviewed"
said, thinking of ever SO many IA
NOUS mummers who appreciate the
worth OF advertising.
MY dear sare," he retorted, 'the
great artists permeet the nice inter
view, not the interview of the fight
in the rehearsal the home The
chorus, my dear sare, do not talk oi
/ the music ] do"
TLa ,,roc
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Beauty in the Foreground

So when the exclusively Italian
I.ambardis arrived here they found a
bevv of decidedly handsome young
women engaged to augment their
chorus-nOt mere "show girls" but
damsels who had Obeyed Polacco's s
baton when Tetrazzini starred at the
TivOli And when the season opened
and the curtain ascended on Aida
the front row of court ladies was
lovely to look upon. OF the back
rows 1t sufices to say that from them
most of the vocal volume ascended.
il not seen, they were heard.
Then came the signs Of division
Among the signoras were some who
objected TO ObscuratiOn in the stage
groupings. For years they had been
positi0ned IN accordance with their
ability TO sing, and with no con
sidcratiOn whatever Of their face or
figure, and they could not understand
why that order Of things should be
changed Heavensi Was this San
Francisco to be pampered by the back
grounding Of ladies who had stood
IN the forefront all over Europe, South
America and Mexico, to say nothing
OF Los Angeles? BAIL
But neither black looks from dark
eyes at the fair usurpers nor COM
plant Of unjust discrimination have
thus far succeeded IN getting beauty
placed behind voice And beauty and
voice flock together only when the
curtain and lights are up.
"Ill-fecling in the chorus?" said
Mr. Lask with incredulous stare
when I told him Of the rumor. How
cosld any one even imagine the ex-
istence of ill-feeling in an operate
chorus?"
Mr.. Howell and Mr. Dodge said
they were kept SO busy In front Of
the house that they had no time for
attention 10 either the business or the
politics of the chorus, but If they
could capture a spare moment they
would certainly devote it to investi-
cation of the social matter ] had men
toned
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

Mcintyre and Heath will give their
final performance of 'The Ham Tree
at the Novelty Theater tonight.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
will be an early attraction here.
Edith Lammert. who has the part OF
the proprietress of the Welsh inn in
Susan in Search of Husband" is
well known here as a clever actress
Reginald Travers. a San Francisco
boy. who will be remembered as an
old favorite with both NefIl and Fraw-
ley companies, has made quite hit
in Hauptmann's 'Elga," which had its
first English presentation at the New
Theater. Chicago. Crystal Herne.
James Herne's daughter. played the
title part. The Chicago papers attrib-
uted the success of the piece to Miss
Herne and Mr. Travers.
Mayor s NJ. Becker of Milwaukee,
Wis, recently raided two penny ar
cades on Grand avenue, having received
numerous complaints regarding the dis
play of obscene pictures and views II
assassinations and murders in these
amusement places. 1t is claimed that
places much to their moral injury.
'Mizpah," which failed in this conn
try on two different occasions. is slated
for production at the Drury Lane
Theater in London.
Carrie Swain. by a decision lust ron
dered by the French Court of Appeals
sitting in Paris. has won an important
point in her suit for a share of Frank
GARDENERS millions 4 Carrie Swain. who
was Mrs. Gardner. claims that she was
her husbands business as well as do
nestle partner. Miss Swain is renre-
sented by Maitre Labori. formerly coun-
sci for Alfred Dreyfus.
An immense fair will be held at tba
Metropolitan Opera-house. New VOL
during the entire week comnenc,
ing Monday, May S, in AID ~
the most useful and broad-rsacs-
ing charities in the world n,,-
ing the twenty-five years Of its s~ts1
ence the Actors Fund has exne1,slAI,
over million dollars in relievfns- 49,
sick and disabled and burying the 49,
In the theatrical profession n 49,
maintains the Actors Fund F4o~,s -
West Brighton, Staten Island es+.,.
iished In May. 1902. where nearly fo-t,,
slmeworn veteran players are now BE-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Some Firsf-Hand Evidence

Tell me this" I said. ignoring the
invitation implied by his manner no
less than his words, "are not the
Italian ladies in your chorus jealous
Of the prominence given the Ameri-
can girls in the stage groupings"
MY dear sare, l cannot permeet.
Good-day."
Our handshake was mutually clam
my.
From an Anglo-Saxon chorus
lady whom I subsequently succeeded
in communicating with by telephone
came preliminary warning that if she
thought there was intent to tip of
her name it was her to be an oyster,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

Ode" to the programme
At the Greek Theater tomorrow aft
ernoon she will be accompanied by the
university orchestra, directed by DR..
Wolfe, and the programme will include
the grand aria from Wagner's "Rienzi." F"
an aria from Samson and Delilah." by
Saint-Saens; Die Allmacht." by Schu-
bert; an aria from the oratorio of "St.
Paul." by Mendelssohn; a Mozart aria
and a group of other songs.
She will sing at Ye Liberty Play
house, Oakland, tomorrow evening.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

Sar,noS Sora will play the title role; Ade-
1iT,a rrromhen. FiIina, the actress
AtiIio Salveneschi, Wilhelm MelsteI'
the author; Olinto Lambardi VIII glEe
mis- superb rendition of Lotharlo; IN, tns
aged wandering minstrel. and Luigi
Bergami, Laertes, the actor
Fedora" will be repeated ue9uel'
evening; by special request II .l,-'-'I
tors,, on Friday evening, and "Caval-
Ieria Rusticana" and TPagliaecl on
Saturday evening. In the latter opera
on this special occasion Ester Ada6er,ei
will sing the role of Media, the Colui,'
bine. with Anatola, Martinez Pattl ana
Pacini in the other roles
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Siqns of Racial Division

Now. there was ocular as well as
hearsay evidence to bolster the re-
Dort that discOrd dwelt among the
Lambardi choral soprani and con-
tralh. Folk facing the stage while
the chorus was occupying II noticed
and commented on the frigidity that
existed between the American and
attn elements OF the feminine con
tingent They sang in harmOny-and
that was all. SO different from the
intcrcordiality of an all-American or
an all-Italian chorus. Every one OF
the Mcintyre and Heath girls treats
All the others as if they were her SIS
tiers and each had a beau of her own.
When ii was first proposed to adul-
terate the purc-ltalian chorus OF the
ambardis by adding TO it a beyy OF
. san Francisco warblers the executive
staff OF the Central Theater debated
the question long and earnestly Man
ager Howell had gone to Los Angeles
. expressly to estimate the worth OF the
attraction and came back with the an
nouncement that vOcally, dramatically
and scenicallv il would be a winning
. card anywhere, but he feared that its
female chorus was too long on age
and too short on pulchrItude TO COM
DIV with local requirements. Manager
Dodge opined that if the signoras and
signorinas could sing with expression
and volume their physical lmpertec-
tions might be overlooked by COM
munity associated with beauty
choruses" that can scarcely be heard
beyond the footlghts. Mr. Howell
was obdurate and Mr.. Dodge declined
to Weld. so to avert a tie vote George
I.asks expert opinion was called for.
The man who has made the OrganiZ-
ing and disciplining Of operate
choruses a life study and practice in
stantly settled the question.
Mix EN-" he said. Give the
public both good looks and good
,-niccs 1 cave II TO me"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

TT the Signor Eduardo Lebegott
fails to relish the prominence
given him on this page he has only
= himself to chide for it. There was
,,o ,-emeditated endeavor on my part
fo interview him, nor did he unequ-
vocallv express desire TO be inter
viewed But by stepping IN at the
sixtieth minute Of the eleventh houI
and thwarting my original plan lor
the filing OF these columns ne Nirtu-
allv forced the course hereby taken.
This explanation is submitted IN
;rstice 10 all concerned, and with oue
remembrance of the Signor LeDe-
7off's assertion that he considered II
beneath the dignity Of any music ar
ISIS worthy Of the title TO be either
ouoted or pictured, unless IN a way
- fatter. in an everyday American
newspaper.
Il ali came 70 pass through my
endeav0r to meet some female mem
bers of the Lsmbardi chorus-Dut not,
I hasten TO declare, with any inten-
ton other than 70 obtain testimony
confirming or denying the rumOr that
their ranks were riven by dlssensiOn-
-Four eof the ladies-two native daugh-
ters and an equal number Of Italians
had kindly given their consent 10
he interrogated by me last Tuesday
afternoon in the Central Theater busi-
ness Office when the Signor LebegOtt
heard of the pending t-3st and as
serted his authority rs cnn-'is master
by forbidding 1t. Hi 2"earance at
tho designated time ai place TO ex-
plain his prOhibitory -o9a got hun
into the 0aDer
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
One Compensatory Feature

AS she had said to her chum, while
the dago bunch was not overly rest
ful for weak eyes TO gaze at, neither
did they cut in with fresh remarks
II LADY happened to have a gent
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Gossip From the Theafers

Mcintyre and Heath will give their
final performance of 'aThe Ham Tree
at the Novelty Theater tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
will be an early attraction here.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-06-28
2unoon Yarf Cemetery.

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Mcn. 81. npl1 9iuaen.

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Eranf G1Sdlmitt.

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Baltimore Cemetery.

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-26
HIS WOUNDS DANGEROUS.
Wyoming Jurist Shot by Lltigant, Whe
Suicides.

Laramie, Wyo., Oct. 2 William
Lepper. for thirty years q resident Of
this city. shot Judge Charles w. Bran
nell three times in the law office Of
the latter, then, turning the revolver
upon himself, blew out his own brains.
Judge Brammell is still alive, but has
three bullet wounds in the head. He
has chance for recovery, but his
advanced age IL against him.
Lepper, who was an old man, has
been in constant litigation for the past
eight years over property in this city
which he lost title to by giving it as
security on deal in stocks. He had
attempted to regain the title through
the law which refuses legal standing
to gambling debt.
Judge Brammell, when on the bench
several years ago. gave decision
favorable to Lepper, which was re-
versed in higher court. Judge Bran
nell later acted as attorney for Lep-
per and 1t appears that Lepper be-
heved that he had not properly looked
after his interests. Lepper returned
recently from California and had been
heard to threaten the lives of County
Attorney Downey, Judge H. v. s.
Grossbeck, District Judge Carpenter
and several other attorneys who at
one time or another have been con-
nected with the Lepper case.
Judge Brammell is one Of the lead.
ing Democratic politicians Of the state
and has held many important Offices
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-26
OCEAN LINER IN TROUBLE
Empress Of India Sinks at Her
Dock in Vancouver, B. C.

Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 2 Tho Ca
madam Pacific Railway company's
crack Oriental liner Empress of China
sank alongside her dock in this port.
Her seacocks must have been opened,
but how no one seems able to ascer.
tain.
Her main deck on the port side is
awash with several feet Of water.
She sank and keeled over on her port
side so that the main deck is now at
an angle Of about As degrees. Her
engines and dynamos are under water.
She Is resting on mud bottom, but
the problem Of saving her will be that
of righting the vessel and preventing
her from completely turning turtle.
The Empress of China Is valued at
approximately $1,OO0,OO0. She was
booked to sail next Thursday for the
Orient and would have carried the
British mails for Hongkong, for which
the line receives a large subsidy from
the imperial government.
A diver has been sent down to To-
cate the open seacock. Fire engines
are at the wharf to assist in pumping
the vessel clear of water, but whether
she can be righted on an even keel Is
the question that is agitating officials
of the company. She is 4S5 feet in
length and was built in 1891 in Eng
land.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-26

Climate is not discussed during the
three summer months, but all are
satisfied with conditions in Mime.
sofa, but a frost comes and chilly
weather, when you hear men talking
about changing for some warmer
cline where winters are not so long
and summers are ideal. They have
friends and relatives writing them
to get out of the blizzard country
and come where ideal climate is.
Granite Falls Tribune.
And some we wot of have gone to
what they thought was the ideal
climate" They have found fever
and contagious diseases of all kinds
rampant, and the country infested
with beasts of pray and reptiles that
keep one awake O. nights for fear he
will see things" Minnesota is
good enough for US.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-26
OFFICIAL
Bemidji, Minn,. Oct. 9TH, 1907.
Council met at City hall in regul ar meeting

Bemidji, Mimi. Oct. 9TH, 1907
Council met at City hall in regular meeting.
Called to order by vice prest. Bowser&
CART.
Absent-Gould.
Minutes of last meeting read and (amended
by striking out the words hunting up absent
m en- approved.
second allowed viz:
b. A. James, days asst. to engi-
Earl Cell, treas'r. interest on -
Bemidji Brass Band, room rent rent 80 =
~. stp Mi1ler Co., pre- on insur u "
e team work and o. o.
warfe d Electric Co., pumping %
city water Sept. '07...... 100 90
Wa III 5x ELECTRIC !6s Co.. lighting 90 ~
Be eroE iif Fire y' Dept. attendance %
fires to September n. 'O7........ III 90
r. b. Schumacher, prem on insur-
stress aess gang. labor and teams. n s. g
Liquor license application of f. Brinkman
and frank Silversack was granted on motion
and second.
F; $: George withdrew liquor license appli-
Report Of Justice simons was approved on
;, Report j, Of +, city engineer. private sewer.
After recess Of half an hour-it was moved
and seconded we purchase of the Natuil
Meter Co., Chicago. so. x Crown meters and
tune Meter Co.. 40. q Fridends and connec-
tons at $40 each. and S. u and con. at 1880
each and 5. in. and con. at $3.50 each.
carried.
Sealed bids OF s. A. Kean & Co., Chicago,
for $4,000 bonds was rejected for non COM
pliance with the terms of notice asking for
bids
Street Superintendent to notify Electric
Light Co.. to cease lighting city dock for
season.
Moved we adjourn.
Adjourned.
w. A. GOULD.
City. Chairman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-26
TWO TOWNS IN RUINS.
Earthquake In Italy Results in
Considerable Damage.
LOSS OF LIFE NOT HEAVY

80 Far 40 Known Only Ton Persons
Perlshed, but Unconfirmed Reports
Say One Hundred Were Killed In
One Village Alone.
Rome, Oct. 2 The earth shocks
which were felt throughout Calabria
Wednesday caused considerable dam
age, destroying two villages, but so
far as known only ten lives were lost.
To add to the desolation it was rain
ing in torrents, which resulted in a
good deal Of suffering among the
homeless people.
The cathedral ct Towre di Gerace
was thrown down, az was an ancient
tower which had withstood all the
Calabrian earthquakes for centuries
past.
The confusion caused by the earth
quake was increased by a mutiny OF
the prisoners in the Catanzaro Jail,
which was subdued with difficulty.
AO SA0Opo 6SAI WASA Iuc ISlltl
trains to the scene of the disaster had
. calming effect on tho population.
Only two days ago the finance min.
lister inaugurated two entirely new
villages in Calabria, which had been
built by the relief committee of Milan
for tho victims of the earthquake of
1908. These villages have withstood
the shocks.
The shock was especially severe in
the southern end of the peninsula.
Half the houses at Ferruzzano and
Brancaleone collapsed and many per.
sons were buried In the ruins. AT
Sinopoli and st. Ilario several per.
sons were buried and everywhere
panic prevailed. Many other towns
suffered, but not severely.
A special dispatch to the Tribuna
says that 100 persons lost their lives
In the commune of Fsrruzzano, but
there Is no confirmation at present OF
the report,