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Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

peciaIly IN the dance. done on q gflded
platter. a vision Of such striking beauty
that she was painted by many German
artists in the role. She acted IL more than
sixty times during the first winter the
play was performed in Germany.
Marie Witch created the role when the
opera was sung for the first time In Dres-
den and was at that time pronounced IN
equal to the requirements Of the part The
most important critic who noticed this
deficiency in her acting added the con-
soling reflection that II was to her credit
that she could not act Salome. Such a
perverse nature could not appeal 70 the
mind Of high minded singer IN a German
court theater. Nevertheless Wilde's play
has found only in Germany the success its
author never witnessed during his LIE
time
There have so far been two productions
OF "Salome'' in Italy. At La Scala Salamez
the TeOtrO Reale. in Turin. the part was
sung by the foremost of Italian singers.
Comma BellinsionL
Nine Krusciniska Is a native Of Little
Russia and made her first Appearances In
Poland. In Warsaw, where she passed the
first years of her career. she was known as
a Pole and met with great success as the
principal dramatic singer OF that country
who had remained al home 10 delight her
countrymen-
When she decided that the frontiers Of
her own country were too narrow 70 con
fine her fame any longer she went to the
grand opera az Paris and sang Elsa in
''LOhengrin." She was no longer a Pole
however. The French weakness for every
thing Russian had made it appear advan-
tageous for her to present herself as q
native Of Russia
So she became a Russian and has re-
manned 30 ever since. even spelling her
she II much more Polish than Russian and
was once an enthusiastic patriot Her ca
reer in France was not long and she went
last winter 70 Italy. where she ar once be-
came a great favorttA
She was the original Butterfly and has
sung always IN Rome or Milan she viii
go TO Rome when ''saloms'' Is performed
there.
She Is shown in the picture just about TO
begin the dance Of the seven wells She
does the entire dance herself not being re-
placed by a coryphee, as was done az the
Metropolitan and IN all the German cities-
The reason for this substitution Is 10 spare
the singer the exertion OF the dance, that
she may not be out Of breath when II be-
comes necessary for her to sing
with the shTiskiRg necessary IN that
opera" one OF the prima donnas said after
the rehearsal at the Metropolitan, a wO-
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
German and CIeveIand.

The memorial exercises IN congress In
honor Of the late Arthur Pus German. says
the Washington Herald. recalled 70 some
OF the dead statesman's intimate friends
an experience he had with Grover Clevs-
land al a critical stage OF the former presi-
dents first campaign. OF which the Mary
lander was the manager. The Maria Hal
pin story had got on Mr.. CleveIand's nerves
All sorts and conditions OF people were
bombarding the presidential candidate for
an explanation He Journeyed from Al
bany down 70 Mr.. Germans headquarters.
IN the Fifth Avenue hotel New York. with
the determination 10 write a letter on the
subject for publication He said nothing 70
Mr. German about hts intention until the
lettsr had been written and read by the
candidate 70 several friends Then he Wis
tied Mr.. Germans room.
7 have written letter about that Maria
Halpin story" said Mr. Cleveland and
I thought ! would read n 20 you before
giving II ont for publication"
So saying. Mr.. Cleveland drew from an
inside pocket a bulky manuscript ana
started 70 read II aloud
You needn't Rad Il % me, please. .
calmly said Senator German
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Gossip and Stories About People of Note

his rundown" collar. his melancholy eyes
sunk deep in his haggard face Most of the
members Of the committee had never seen
him before, and gazed at him with sur
prtsed curiosity. He certainly did not pre-
sent the appearance OF a statesman, as
people usually picture II in their magma
ton Standing up with folded hands. be
quietly. without visible embarrassment or
emotion. listened 10 the digninsd little
speech addressed TO him by Mr.. Ashmun.
the president Of the convention and then
responded with a few appropriate. earnest.
and well-shaped sentences, expressing his
gratitude for the confidence reposed in him.
his doubts OF his own abilities and his trust
in helping Providence. Then followed
some informal talk. partly OF Jovial kind.
in which the hearty simplicity OF LAncoln's
nature shOne out and after the usual
Misunderstanding the committee took its leave.
One Of its members. Mr.. Kelley OF Pennsyl-
vania- remarked to me as we passed out
Of the house: Wei. We might have done
a more brilliant thing. hut we could hardly
have done q better thing
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

materials for . gown for the ParzafzI
temptress. and the result was a rarely
effective blend OF color.
She sought the assistance OF the Partisan
oostumers in her dress for Salome. and they
cannot design gown Of any period without
leaving their mark on IT. Whatever they
make must in some way suggest the Rue
de La PAX Of this year OF grace. The
Salome dress OF Miss Fremstad was in
tensely Partisan 50 far as it's paiIlettes and
Its chiffon rufiies were concerned
The long blue velvet cloak that trailed
sinuously over the floor was a beautiful
detail Of the costume in the scenes that
preceded the dance. and the net Of psle
blue satin strips and applied gems that
hung over the silk petticoat was a charac-
ter1Etic and ornamental feature OF the cos
tune So was the gold fringe on the bot
tom OF the skirt
In spite OF the heavy girdIe jewels and
the heavy band OF gems that fell across the
bosom. there was alb, the costume the
Unsuitable touch of moderuity and Paris
which the French ateIiers are never able
20 eliminate even II they want to. II Is
SAFE TO say that no other Salome was ever
80 richly clad as this one
The accompanying pictures Of the women
who have sung the part IN other countries
illustrate this point. There is never much
waste OF money on costumes in Germany
anyway.
The salome OF Berlin and Paris f. Emmy
pestinn OF the Royal opera house in Berlin.
She sang the role Of the Strauss heroins
nrst on December 9 and has since beeu
selected 70 create the same part in Paris.
n Pedro GaiIhard had been willing e
pay the royalties demanded by Richart
Strauss. or the new managers OF the PariI
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

town near Pragua Her nane IN one OF
the characteristics combinations Of con-
sonants that make up tBohemiau names.
and her present tftla she took from the
woman who taught her % sing.
Although she goes annually to eovent
Garden In London. and has appeared there
often in Madam Butterfly" she has sung
during the ten years OF her career almost
entirely in Berlin Her Italian repertoire
Includes many roles Of which Aida Is sup
posed to be the best
Nine. Destinn. who IL the foremost lyric
soprano IN Germany today. has won the
honOrs thai go In that country to the
woman who sngs all the Wagner roIes ex-
eept the Brunnhildes and Isolde.
Il love the role Of Salome." she said
Just after the first performance. and !
consider the opera beautiful When saw
the drama for the hr@ time I said
'Saloms' must be composed. and now
Richard Strauss has done IL
His work Is truly wonderful love
the music above everything, for II one
may say it aloud. he has gone beyond
Wagner. Wagner IS 80 pedantic-
II cannot help saying that for have
Just recently heard again Tristan und
Isolde There IL in the first act a won
derful pair Of lovers but. glorious as the
music is. there - nothing but drearinsss
in the dramatic action. King Mark and
wotan-are they not two terrible pedants
and boresG
IT do not mean this criticism AZ bias
phemy. but II was beyond the power Of
Wagner to put human beings on the boards
How unnatural is the hrst scene between
sSiaOfr4od and Er1ann hfIdef Wagner wa
far ahead Of his time. but he was stil
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man could sing-as II is calisd-Just as
wei without breath as with II
The dress Of the Salome at La Scala -
more In accordance with what the pictures
teach as 70 the dress Of the period repre-
sented than the costume worn by any OF
the other saiomes. II has 10 trace OF
Partisan Emartness and IN texture ro-
sembies the gowns worn In the old prints
in Egyptian scenes
Emma Calve is seen here not as the
salome OF Strauss forbidden opera, but a.
the heroine of 0fassenet's 'Herodiade." In
that work, which deals with the last days
Of John the Baptist, salome is not so Inn
portant as her mother. Herodias. This
Salome Is also in love with John. but she
does not know that he is the man who Il
constantly denounctng her mother for her
adulterous marriage with her brother-in-
law
The Herod Of this piece, which Is largely
based on the romance OF Flaubert is also
In love with Salome, but does not know
that she Is his step-daughtsr, her mother
having concealed the facts Of her parentaga
The mother makes her daughter, who is a
dancing girl agree to the wish OF Herod
that she dance in order to syengs herself
on John
The wife OF the tetTarch makes her nus
DdIiQ DfOulSt ltI aA1 6AG WANTS o-A
condition that she persuade the girl %
dance. In vain Salome begs that her lover
be spared when she hears that she has
unwitting1y caused his head TO be In danger
The queen compels her husband 20 carry
out mis- promise and blood on the spear of
a soldier shows TO Salome that John has
been murdered.
She ruEhes TO kill HerOdtAs. but learns
that she Is her daughter. Then she kills
herself.
Geraldine Farrar is shown IN this sa<1s
character which is much more sympA~
thetic and maidenly that the Salone a
Wilds's play.
Emma Cslve sang this role hrst In tbs
early Sos AZ the Theater des Italisns when
Jean de Reszka was John the Baptist, ana
she later promised M Grau TO sing the
part at the Metropolitan as q contrast to
her inevitabls Csrmens and MargueritsA
She had her costumes made and was pho
tographsd In Paris
Mr.. Grau had all the scenery for the
opera painted. The capricious French
prima donna decided. however. that she
would not sing EalOme after all. The
scenery for ''HerOdiade" lay for a long
time In the cellar OF the Metropolitan
opera house. and may be there to thiE day.
II never got any nearer ths public. ana
all that the New York public ever saw OF
Nine Calve as ssl0ms was In the pictures
she brought over from Paris. one OF which
u reprinted here
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
Bi.nArek ana M. cigar.

The value OF good cigar" Prince Bis
mArek once said. lis best understood when
II Il the last one you possess ana there L.
no chance OF getting another AT KONG
sratz had only one cigar left in nv
poeAet which carefully guarded during
the whole o. the battle as a niser does
his treasure I did not feel JUSTIFIED IN
using H. I painted In glowing eoIors in
my mind the happy hour when I should
enjoy Il after the victory. But / had mis-
Calculated my chances poor dragon
lay helpless. with arms crushed, nurruur-
ING for s0mething 70 refresh him. fell
In my pockets and found had only gold.
and that would be OF no use 70 him But
stay had stih my treasured cigar. I
lighted this for him and placed il between
his teeth You should have seen the moor
fellows grateful smile. I never enjoyed a
cigar - much as that one which I aid not
SMOKE"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
MonopoIizins Crowns.

II is interesting 20 note how rapidly the
members OF the English royal family are
dividing up the royal spells Of Europe. An
English princess is on the throne Of Nor
way; another. Princess Margaret OF Con
naught. viii some day wear the Swedish
crown; the daughter Of the late Princess
Alice, King Edwards sister. Is now the
cZarina; the son OF the duke OF Albany Is
the duke Of saxe-Coburg-Gotha: the eldest
daughter Of the duke Of Edinburgh is
crown princess Of Roumauia: the crown
princess Of Greece is q daughter OF King
Edwards eldest sister while a daughter OF
Princess Henry OF Battenberg u on the
Spanish throne.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

opera. Messenger and Boussan. had been
willing to give The opera Immediately. The
part Of saioms would have been sung
By Nine. Breval Of the stately poses and
the defective tone production. Nov that
the brothers Isola are going TO give the
opera at a private thsater. with the as
sistancs Of only the orchestra and some
Of the artists from the Grand opera Nina
Destinn has been invited. on the sugges-
ton Of Richard Strauss. to come to Paris
and viii dance there before the noIe-eyed
Herod some time during May.
Nine. Destinn comes from the Royal
Prussian opera house. but she viii not
therefore compel the Paris audience to
witness a Prussian singer on their stage
SIZE 10 q Bohemian and q native Of . uuaaa
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
MADE @srufr- Known to Fame.

II was the late Josiah Fiynt Willard who
really gave 20 the world the word graft, &"
which he FIRST heard while engaged in one
OF his explorations Of the, underworld. II
has been said Of Mr.. willard that other
investigators were lacking in the quality
which made him pre-eInfneHt- One writer
declares: He never took on a superior
air OF behaved with condescenAOn 20 those
about whom he was curious He was sim
ply interested in the life OF all sorts OF
queer people-crOOks, petty grafters. the
enemies Of the police in general The books
he wrote about them were the natural re
suit Of the travels. The travels were never
undertaken for the purpose OF writing the
books There is an essential distinction
here"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
Represented b. PreEY.

There is q statue OF Roger Sherman Of
Massachusetts, in statuary haH az the
capitoL II is said 70 be a good likeness
OF the distinguished son or the old Bay
state. but II also bears a striking resen-
blance to Champ Clark Of Missouri A
party OF Missourians were taking in the
sights az the capitol and paused before
the sherman statue why, there's Champ
Clark exclaimed one of them II thought
that they only put dead ones in here.
Wasn't Champ reelected last fanE' M
Clark happened along just then. and ex-
planned the situation 7 have no ambition
for place IN this hall Of fame" he said
That is. right away, az any rate. II suits
me Just as well to be represented by
proxy"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17


49, journalistic life on the Virginia
CITY Nev) Enterprise. he was sent 10
Carson City to report the legislative sss-
sion orion CAAr. CLEMENS brother. sec
Rotary OF Nevada territory was soon very
popular with the members OF the legisIa-
ture. because they found that. whereas
they couldn't usually trust each other. nor
anybody else. they could trust him. He
easily held the belt for honesty in that
country. but II didn't do him any good in
q pecuniary way. because he had no talent
Tor either persuading or soaring legislators.
But was differently situated I was
there every day IN the Legislature 70 dis
tribute compliments and censure with
evenly balanced justice. and spread the
same over half page OF the Enterprise
every morning; consequently I was an in
nusnee- I got the legislature 10 pass
wise and very necessary law requiring
every corporation doing business in the
territory to record its charter IN fun. with
out skipping a word. in a record to be
kept by the secretary OF the terrftory-rnv
brother All the charters were framed in
exactly the same words. For this record
service he was authorized 20 charEe %
cents = folio OF 100 words for making ths
record; also 5 for furnishing a certificate
OF each record. and 50 on. Everybody had
a toll road franchise. but no toll road But
the franchise had 70 be recorded and paia
for. Everybody was a mining corporation
and had TO have himself recorded ana nav
for IT, Very wen We prospered. The rec
ord service paid an average OF 400 a
month in gold.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

haupered 81 traditions
These have been overcome IN Strauss
time. How human Is everything in 'Sa-
lomeT Herod and Salome ara human be-
tnga, nothing but human beings and
Strauss does not attempt to give them any
operate pose. And what a courageous de-
piction Of the humanI That Is why
love this courage. this titanic pose In
music"
In spite of the handsome compliment
from Nine. Destinn and the fact that
Strauss Is conductor In the Royal opera
house at Berlin. the work made no great
popular impression there.
Nine. Destinn is shown in the picture in
that attitude Of alteration as the figure Of
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

young women n the desire TO show that
they were. thank heaven. not 50 old as
other Salomes. have made the fact ap-
parent in their costumes
LII Marbers. who might readily take
the apple for beauty among the SalOmes.
is not singer, but the young actress who
made the greatest success in Germany Of
all those who appeared as the heroine Of
WHde's play. She played the part first at
the Schauspielhaus in Munich and was, es-
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

John the Baptist issues from the oistern.
Her costume follows closely the design Of
that worn by Marie Witch when the work
was given first in Dresden last winter.
More daring Is the dress Of Annie Suffer,
who created the role Of Salone when the
opera was sung in Stuttgart and who made
q profound impre ssion by her youthful
beauty. None Of the other SalOmes was 50
young as she unless. il were LOttie Spar
row. who sang the part in Munich. Both
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

why not?" inquired Mr. Cleveland
Because" replied Mr.. German. Il have
no prurient curiosity. and don't believe
many other persons who think you are
1T for president and intend to vote for you
would care to read the letter.
There was some further talk. which
ended in Mr.. German taking the letter and
casting II into an open grats fire. That
closed the incident
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
LiasoIa ana ths xoninarioa.

In the last 1nstallment OF Carl Schurz's
"Reminiscences in AcClurss the writer de-
scribes the scene AZ L1ncoln's home when
formally notified OF his nomination for the
presidency a. follows: There the repub-
Lean eandidAts far the presidency stood.
tall and unsainiy In his black suit Of ap-
pErsntly new but nl-hrtins clothes, his
l0nS. tAuny nsok emerging sAunrily from
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

politan-
famous of French costumers a. TO the best
means Of appropriately Increasing her own
beauty and making herself look IKE "A
silver flower and narcissus trembling in
the wind" She has always had genius
for oostumins. as she showed when for
less than IS she made a costume for
Kundry which was more beautiful than
some that cost many times a. much. The
singer sought hers and there in Europe the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

his autobiography In the North
American Review Mark Twain re-
lates that during the winter Of
1924 shortly after beginning his
fournaliaric life On the Virrir,fa
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
Sdomes of Many Lands and How They Played the Difficult Part

sW YORK. FEB. l6-Nev York
say a beautiful saloms when the
daughter " Hsrodias. In the per
son Of olive Fremstad. passed be-
fore tie vision Of the one audi
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-02

81 have Two miserable little dogs,
meaning his own children.
How many children have you In your
illustrious institution
I have seventy-five little brothers.
AT this juncture the Chlnaman deems u
timo TO get down 10 business. NeheihLn..e
Master" says he, I have brought ny Nv,
tie dog here and worshipfully intrust MN
10 your honorable charge
"The little fellow, who has been stand
Ing In the corner OF the room, comes FOR
ward at this, puts his hands on the fioor
and knocks his head against It. Thu
teacher Raises him up and sends him off
to school. while arrangements are made
for his sleeping quarters and so forth.
AT last the Chinese gentleman rises to
igo. y have tormented you exceedingly
to-day. he says.
"'Oh, mol have dishonored you
"Then as tho Chinese goes toward til,
door he keeps repeating ! am gone, l am
1 gone And etiquette requires that the
teacher shall repeat slowly as long IA his
caller u IN hearing. Go slowly, 10 allow.
Iva IL L. --.4sa
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-02
Going TO School in China.

THE Chinese sips and puffs for pefhaps
quarter of an hour before no opsetNss
to the teacher that he should DC oSi
loved TO learn Tho lattcrs honorable
name -.
This Is tho teachers cue to reply'-1H'
mean, insignificant name Is Jones =.
"'what is your honorable Kingdom
"'Thc small. petty district from which !
come Is the United States OF America,
This comes hard but it's up 70 the tsaehor
to stick to his etiquette.
"'How- many little stems have you
sproutedT This means How old are your
"T have vainly spent thirty-two years.
modestly replies the Instructor.
;" is the honorable and great man OF the
no,sehoid yet living1" asks the Chinese
Who Is asking after tho teachers father
\ .rhe old man Is we'll Which isn't fni
4 norn ths American mode.
Sia9 saAsS Jkssssa's ko- "nss nav