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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
summoned to interpret for us proved
to be little better as linguist.
Ah, That FickIe Adaberfo!

Through him, however, / managed
to ascertain that the Signorina Ada
berto had failed to fulfill her Saturday
matinee engagement, thereby disap-
pointing many persons who had braved
rainstorm to hear her sing in La
Iosca," the majority OF whom either
exchanged their previously bought
tickets for money or kept in their
pockets the money that they had
intended to swap for tickets, which
procedure conveyed much chagrin to
both the Signor Lambardi and the
Meester Howell, manager of the
theater. Then the Signorina Ada
berto was advertised to sing on Mon
day evening, but on Monday morning
,the Signor Lambardi received from
the Signorina Adaberto letter in
which she pleaded continued inability
to warble
The letter was produced in evil
dence, but as I could neither trans
late it for myself nor understand the
young mans translation of it, we
were all at sea when who should
providentially drop In but the Signor
Russo, robust tenor, who had ably
served In an interpretative capacity
when interviewed the Signorina
Tromben, colorature soprano. He was
engaged on the spot to supplant as our
go-between the young man who could
not speak English nearly as we'll as
he had evidently induced the Lam
bardi family to suppose he could
speak it.
1T is the foolish contract said
the Signor Russo when | asked him
Tor an opinion as to the cause of the
Slgnorina Adaberto's repeated nom
appearances.
Then he went on to explain that the
Signorina Adaberto and the Signor
Lanbardi entered into legal covenant
IN Italy by which the male party is
pledged to pay to the female party a
salary of $500 month, said salary
to be paid in semimonthly INSTALL
ments AND IN ADVANCE. On the
first and fifteenth days Of each month
the Signor LaInbardi has punctually
paid to the Signorina Adaberto a sum
OF S4OO ever since she came under his
management-or at least agreed to be
managed by him-and ever so many
times the SIgnorina Adaberto has said
TO the Signor Lambardi, tSeeck," and
failed to sing, although she has seldom
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

l found the Signorina Adaberto
graciously presiding at dinner in her
fiat on Fell street Seated at her
abundant board were the Signor
dOttavi, tenor, and the Signor An
tola, baritone, both apparently relish
ing the savory and stringy mess which
she forked from a large earthenware
basin and distributed with unstinted
and impartial liberality Two ladies of
the opera, one of whom caressed a
diminutive black-and-tan dog as she
ate, completed the party.
Ask the Signorina Adaberto when
she will again sing" | requested a
sallow youth who sat a1oof.
He complied, and the Signorina
Adaberto dramatically waved her fork
with one hand, grasped her throat with
the other, and gurgled reply.
She seeng next Thursday" was the
Interpretation.
That meant transgression of the
FIVE days limit in the foolish contract.
but the lady apparently thought not
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ou sing tonight or you never sing
IN the Iivoli again, and your own fare
back to Italy you pay. 1t was the
wise contract the Impresario Leahy
mad Even the great Signorina Te-
trazzln had to sing or lose the much
money when the Impresario Leahy
say she must sing.
lmpossible!" 1 exclaimed.
Not the impossible When the
olgnorina Tetrazzini say she sick and
cannot sing that night the Impresario
Leahy has sold $4,000 worth of tickets
ior that night, and he send his doctor
70 see the Signorina Tetrazzini. His
doctor say the Signorina Tetrazzini
nor too sick to sing that night, and
tnen the lmpresario Leahy he seize
al the Signorina Tetrazzini's cos
tunes, worth more than twice $4,000,
ana send word to her that if she
does not sing that night he shall sell
them for $4,000 and keep all the
money She sing that night All, the
contract of the Impresario Leahy
was not foolish.
Why does not the Impresario
La.ambardi send his doctor to see the
olgnorina Adaberto?" | asked.
All, what's the use, with the silly
contract? The Signorina Adaberto
say she sick, and if the Impresario
Lanbardi does not believe she sick
what can he do when she has the
salary in advance?
Are salaries paid in advance in
Italy,"
NO; and in Italy the artist is not the
often sick. To. get the artists to come
TO America the impresario must agree
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
By James Crawford

7 Is one of the curiosities Of path
ology that when an operate prima
donna attains a certain elevation
on fame's ladder she becomes
victim OF frequent and sudden attack
by an ailment which no ordinary
physician can definitely diagnose.
No less remarkable IS it that the
higher she asoends in value as an at
traction the more prone she Is to be
stricken by the strange sickness.
When the lie of the company in
which she is enrolled does not largely
depend upon her singing as per ad-
vance announcement she seldom dis
appoints her impresario and the
public. Her unreliability grows apace
with her importance as a mainstay
The malady. seems to be a combina-
ton Of laryngitis. bronchitis and
tonsilitis. with a dash OF diphtheria
and d soupcon OF ordinary sore
throat. 1t IS quick in seizure. and its
duration IS variable. Instantaneous
cure has been effected by means OF
notifying the patient that if she
fails to keep her engagement
to sing a rival artist Of worth equal
or superior to her own viii be sub
stituted in the role Stoppage of
salary has also proved remedial
Once upon time I discussed the
matter with Maurice Grau while he
paced the floor OF his apartment in
the Palace Hotel and feverishly
awaited tidings from Calve. who was
advertised TO sing as Carmen that
night in the Grand Opera-house.
When last heard from she was at
Pasadena and reported to be recover
ing from a most virulent onslaught by
the mysterious incapacitating disease.
4 don't know what the disorder is"
he said. moodily. because no two
doctors give it the same title; but
I do know that if Calve does not
arrive here before tonight I shall be
obliged TO return thousands Of dollars
to people VINO have bought tickets
and viii not accept a substitute artist
IS Carmen.
Calve did not arrive before that
night
Mr.. Grau has become a neurotic
valetudinaTian
Il have dubbed it primadonitis,
said the impresario's trusty henchman,
Max Hirsch, because second princi-
pals and chorus women are immune
from its prostrating assaults.
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1t Is fhe Silly Contract

Yes; II for five consecutive days the
Slgnorina Adaberto fails to sing when
requested, then the Signor Lam
bardi can legally refuse to paw her
until she has given extra performances
to compensate him for those which
she missed, but as she is paid in 5Sl-
vance it would not be easy for the
Sig1or Iambardi to enforce his right
IN that way If he should at any
time withhold her salary in advance
or any portion of it she might decline
to sing again, and then what could
he do? She would not lose anv
money, and he would lose all that her
failures to appear had cost him. Oh,
but 1t is the very foolish contract
Are the other Lambardi artists un-
der similar agreement" l inquired
Yes; but only the Signorina Ada
berto gives the much trouble. The
Slgnorlna Tromben has been sick the
very seldom, the Signorina Giorgi and
the Signorina Campohore hardly the
ever at all. No, the male principals do
not miss the many performances.
True, the Signor Patti, tenor, had sent
the news one day that he would be
unable to sing that night, and the
Slgnor Russo was engaged to take his
place in the cast, and then the Signor
Patti found he was able to and did
sing.
These disappointments are bad for
the public" l opined
All, yes, and bad for the artists,
too The Signorina Adaberto has the
much money and does not care, but
when she disappoints the public the
money does not come to the .inpre-
sario, and if the money does not come
to the lmpresario the other artists may
not get the salary. All, it is the silly
contract for the inlpresario.
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Pity fhe Signor Lambardi

Since the arrival OF the Lambardi
Italian Opera Company in San Fran
cisco several of its big singers have
occasionally failed to appear in ac-
cordance with schedule. and the in
variable excuse for such nonappear-
ances has been ~Seecl," accompanied
by aspasmodic clutching of the throat
and q rolling upward of the eyeballs
until only white was visible Holding
the record bpr absenteeism IS the
SdGuorina Ester Adzberto, the dra-
Tnaxtc soprano, who, of course, is the
gEstest magnet of them all. and il
was with intent to obtain from the
6iguorina Adaberto herself dag
snosis OF her science-bafling complaint
that / visited the theater last Mon
day afternoon. As she was billed to
appear that evening In ''La Forza del
iDestinor expected TO find her re-
sfhe Ssgnurina .Adaberto7 I asked
sau1cn1ber OF ehe Iambandi executive
staff
Hseeck,~ heoreplied, clawing at his
Adams apple
The Signor Lambardi?"
'Seecl1" he repeated, pressing both
hands 10 his left SIDE.
'HksTt-sickened by the Signorina
Adsbertos absence?" ! ventured.
Seek leeger," was the reply.
Liver was alleged by the Signor
Lambardi himself when / visited him
at his dwelling place, a Turk-street
apartment house, but no medical
knowledge was requisite to perceive
that nerves were mainly responsible
for his confinement Although he
has spent many months in the
United States his acquaintance with
our national language is extremely
KNITTED, and the young man who was
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to pay the salary in advance. The
good artists do not be sick when
they are not sick. The Giorgi and the
Campofiore and the Tromben always
ready to sing, even when their throats
are not well. They help the Impre-
sario Lambardi get the money that
pays the salaries, The Signor Russo
himself sang in "Cavalleria' when he
had diphtheria. He sang not well, but
he did not want to disappoint the
public and make the Inpresario Lam
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When the Italian artists were at
the Iivoli there was very little public
disappointment caused by sickness
among them" | remarked.
All, the Impresario Leahy did not
have the silly contract. When the
artist say, I'm seeck,' the Impresario
Lealy he send his own doctor to see
the artist, and if the doctor say the
artist IS not too sick to sing the I'm
presarlo Leally he say to the artist,
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
Comic Opera and Vaudeville

The Princess Chic" has scored so
heavily at the American Theater that
another remunerative week is assured
IL Aida Hemmi in the title part Is
distlnctively impressive. and the come
dians, headed by Teddy Webb. have a
world Of fun making material to utiI-
lze- The staging. too. is all that could
De desired, and the augmented chorus
or pretty girls is tunefully and physi-
eally attractive
New acts to open at the Oruheum
TINS afternoon are the Easky-Rolfe
quintet, composed of four eellos and
string bass. played by capable young
men and women who were selected and
rehearsed by Victor Herbert. the fam
GUS composer of light opera: Nellie
beaumont and company in a comedf-
etta entitled My Busy Day which
mas scored successfully on the
Eastern vaudeville circuits; Eleanor
rake, a dainty Coincidence and
troupe OF eight acrobatic Arabs who
are billed as The Whirlwinds OF the
Sahara"
This is the last week of Patrice and
ner company, Happy Jack Gardner.
Hlckey and Nelson and Little Hip
the educated elephant
AT the Chutes Theater tororrov,
evening Abrams and Johns will mal[a
their first appearance in a plavIet
called Realization" and other new
people are Arthur Barret. a Hebre1v
impersonator. and LIE Barge, a musical
artist There will be a complete chaDe~e
OF motion pictures and the Csaie1v
Girls VIII conclude the bill with Their
ouriesque, "A Merry Mixture
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"She Sfoops TO Conquer"

Lovers OF legitimate English drama
VIII nave an exceptional OPPORTUNITY
to hear celebrated classic corr,
edy next Tuesday afternoon. whar
the Goldsmith masterpiece. eShe
Stoops to Conquer" will be plaved
in the Greek Theater OF the
University OF California Up to the
present, with the exception of the
''Phedrev - Racine. only Greek snS
Shakespearean plays have been st,fsn
In the Greek Theater. and this perfcw M
ance will afford a new test OF the -
ability of the vast auditorium. W q
company is headed by Wil1iarAh2-&
Crane and Ellis Jeffreys and includes
George Giddens. Margaret Dale. FANNY
Addison Pitt. Fred Thorne ue~r--1 ---
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Wise Was fhe Siqnor Leahy

ract Tor the inlpresar1(
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

or never been scheduled to appear in
more than three operas week.
Cannot the Signor Lambafdi cancel
the contract?" | asked.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
Al the Home of the Diva

bardi feel not good.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

Continued on Pase "a. coann..
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
kits VS.. Trousers.
IDAHO

A Scot has written for the London
Journals an argument in favor of
wearing kits, especially in cold
weather. A fashionable physician OF
London supports his argument ana
the Tailor and Cutter admits that
the streets would be made more pic
turesque, furthermore the kilt would
out an end to 'baggy-kneed trousers. -
"A pair OF trousers that bag ct the
knees is indeed a loathsome object
Inc question of wearing kits is
not one OF leg exposure to the cold
or winter, nor is it one of compare
tive durability and economy III ma
terlal. 1t is chiefly question of
legs, remarks Boston Herald. The
Psalmist said of the Lord: He
taketh not pleasure in the legs
OF a man. Nevertheless, civilized
man. a vain thing, vainer than the
average woman, is conscious of his
legs. They must be sculptured if the
kilt is to be donned Thackerays
marquis of Flarintosh appeared at
Pa,1sian court balls in his uniform of
the Scotch archers or in his native
Glenlivat tartan, and he thought there
was no handsomer young nobleman;
but look at Doyle's picture of him,
and 10, he was a sight We may all
be deceived in this respect. The
most bowlegged may fondly imagine
that his left at least is poem There
are eminent statesmen, judges, phil
anthropists who, killed, would appear
as inconsiderable beings, things of
naught, yet they may rise superior
TO baggy trousers or even to those
worn at half-mast.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
VALUABLE FORMULA
WELL-KNOWN AUTHORITY CLAIMS
1T is MOST EFFECTIVE.
Says II Will Break Up a Cold in "a
Hours and Cure Any Cough That
is CurabIe-lnexpensiv

A noted authority on diseases Of the
throat and lungs, who established a
camp for consumptives in the Pine
Woes of Maine, and whose remark
able cures there have attracted great
attention from the medical world, says
that his entire treatment consisted of
fresh air, nourishing food and the Pure
Virgin Oil of the White Pine Trees
mixed with Whisky and Glycerine, in
the following proportions:
Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) IL OF.
Glycerine
Good Whisky ............ 8
Used in teaspoonful doses every four
hours.
1t is claimed that the above mixture
will heal and strengthen the lungs,
break up cold in twenty-four hours
and cure any cough that is durable.
The ingredients can be secured from
any good prescription druggist at
small cost and can be easily mixed in
your own home.
Inquiry at the prescription depart.
ment of a leading local pharmacy
ELECTED the information that Virgin
Oil of Pine (Pure) is put up only in
half-ounce Walls for dispensing. Each
vial is securely sealed in a round
wooden case with engraved wrapper
with the name-Virgin Oil of Pine
(Pure); guaranteed under the Food
and Drug Act, June 80, 1906. Pre-
pared only by Leach Chemical Co., Gin
cinnati, O.-plainly printed thereon
Only the cheaper Oils are sold in bulk.
but these produce nausea, and never
effect the desired results.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
A Trio of Husbands.

The travelled girl was explaining the
strange looking locket she had about
her neck on thin gold chain
1T is Buddhist charm" she said,
ito keep off bad luck. A swarthy lit
tie woman in Tibet gave it to me- She
took great fancy to me. 1t is hand
some, if the back Is of tin. The face
is of turquoise They make them like
that in Tibet. The little woman's hus-
bands came up to her one by one.
begging her to go home with them.
but she wouldn't till she had finished
talking to me. / felt very much fiat
tered. Oh, yes, she had three hus-
bands. The women are very scarce.
you know in Tibet. 1t was lovely to
see them dancing attendance on her:
tall fellows they were, too, and hand
some.
She asked me how many husbands
had. 1t was very humiliating to have
to acknowledge to her that | hadn't
any" she sighed.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
Whisky was Not for

A woman who apparent, Ter.
averse to entering a gu, nao been
preached the bartender n Saiooo ap-
able North Side place the otha fashion.
ing and in low tones called finer foa even.
OF whisky. Five or six NJ ~, quart
standing near the end of tba I ~ We're
me chicago InterOcean. 'a'' says
Now, don't want VIZ,
this is for me- said the W. ~ mink
way OF explanation, at the so onlan in
glancing furtively at the men no 'lns
end OF the bar. my HUSBAND Aear The
ill'sent me for the liquor and d wao Is
want to come because 7 tboru alu not
might think it was for me As you
naturally would feel embarr.ssos snu
What do you drink, wood a1oos !, :.
returned the bartender in matta O'
fact way. The men near the 49,
the bar laughed aloud. :"
II didn't come in here to bo ,.,.
ed" returned the woman savayelr ui !.
the same time manifesting bor a.
tempt for the loungers with a vicions
stare. 'ous
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28

Aged African Explorer.

while many of the great explorers
of Africa-among them Barth, Speek.
Livingstone, Burton, Rohlfs, Nachti-
gal, Stanley-have passed away. one
of the pioneers, George Schweinfurth.
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday
Few weeks ago in perfect health. and
DIS eager for work as ever When
ne first visited Africa, in 1863, even
the Nile regions were largely terra in
cognlta. He explored the Delta. the
ueserts, the region between the Nile
and the Red sea; he learned Arabic.
and soon became so acclimated that
Africa seemed his real home-a nara
use compared to Europe, with it's
wretched, insufferable civilization"
mus it was that he felt himself drawn
deeper and deeper inuo the Dark con-
tlnent. His Heart of Africa" appear-
Gu IN 1874, and was promptly trans
lated into all the European languages.
Ills later works attracted less atten.
tlon, as they were addressed chiefly
10 savants. In recent years he has
ueVoted much time to the preparation
Oh charts of the Eastern desert of
Egypt. Many of his papers have an
peared in the periodical of the Berlin
geographical society and the Zeit-
schlft fur Ethnologie. Although his
speciality has been botany, he has made
many important contributions to an.
Lhropology, among the more recent
ones being an attempt to throw a
light on Egyptian antiquity and or
gins by the aid of the botanical con-
ents of old tombs.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
Definitely Fixed.

Expert legal testimony" says a
well-known member of the New York
bar can easily be made a two-edged
weapon in court
"A clever and capable mining en-
gineer was obliged to take the stand
as an expert in a. suit in Nevada. a
couple of years ago. The case in
vOlved large issues.
The examination was conducted bv
young and smart attorney. who
patronized the expert with all the au-
thority Of half dozen years of .prac-
tice
One OF his questions related to the
form in which the ore was found 3
form generally known as kidney
Jumps
Now, sir, said the attorney. how
large are these Jumps? You say that
they are oblong in shape. Are they
as long as my head?'
Yes replied the expert. but not
nearly so thick "-Harpers Weekly.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
Never Overlooked a Chance.

When Bishop Talbot, now of the
central Pennsylvania diocese, was
the cowboy bishop" of Idaho and
wyoming he never overlooked an OPP
portunity of securing contributions
Tor the missionary work in which he
took i9ch delight. On one occasion,
while attending a meeting of church
dlgnltarieS in st. Paul, he was chatting
with some other clergymen on the
steps of his hotel when several ho-
poes came along. One of them ap-
preached and asked for aid. Bishop
talbot took him aside and after a
short but earnest conversation the
other tramps saw something pass
from hand to hand. What did he
give your" asked the other hoboes
when they all started away. Didn't
give me nothing was the Disguised
reply. Il gave him dollar for his
blamed new cathedral in Laramie"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
CASE OF ECZEMA IN SOUTH.
suffered Three Years-Hands and Eve
Most Affected-Now Well and Is
Grateful to Cuticura.

MY wife was taken badly with &C.
zema for three years, and she EN-.
ployed a doctor with no effect at all
until she employed Cuticura Soan
and Ointment. One of her hands
and her left eye were badly affected
and when she would stop using Gu
ucura Soap and Ointment the eczema
came back, but very slightly; but if
did her a sight of good. Then we
complied with the instructions in us
ing the entire set of Cuticura RENE
edles and my wife is entirely recov-
cred. She thanks Cuticura very much
and will recommend it highly in our
locality and in every nook and cor
ner OF our parish. God bless you for
the sake of suffering humanity. l.. M
Robert, Hydropolis, La, Jan. 5 and
Sept. 1, 1906"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
Inviting DeIinquents.

a certain city apartment house
dweller had been somewhat slow in
paying MS rent, and the agent finally
called in person to see him.
III make it hot for you if you don't
pay that rent Immediately" the agent
said, threateningly.
say" remarked the shiveriag ten
ant, If | let that remark get out
among the other tenants in this fiat,
you won't get another cent of rent
from them this winter
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
A Real Lemon.

Talk about lemon" said newly
engaged man, as he rubbed his hands
wildly through his hair. Il thought 7
was on the wrong track when I asked
girl to marry me. But she accented
all right and | gave her an engagement
ring.
Imagine how | felt when I called 70
take her to the theater last night and
she greeted me in a hat trimmed with
lemons. | almost tainted at the sight
but apparently she didn't notice NV
embarrassment, for she smiled sweet.
ly and asked mellow | liked them
And now I'm wondering whether it's
all OH and whether I'll get back the
ring"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
Biackbirds for Markat

Among the annual exports from ~.
sica are about 100000 blackbirds Tbav
come to that island every winter -
feed on the berries of the mvrt,o ~
arbutus with which the mountains ara
covered, becoming very fat. and thais
mayor and perfume as food cause them
to be much esteemed by the gourmet.
of Paris. '''
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28
Retort Courteous.

He neutrality-suspicious. men pp.
the soft pillow of woman's mindp
She (cuttingly)-Yes, because thew
feel they need somebody else's onin.
ion to bolster them up.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28

winston Churchill when he has AN
important piece of writing before him
eats very little meat and cuts his al.
iowance of tobacco in half. He finds
.nat this regime gives unusual clarity
TO his mind
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28

Somebody wants to know whether
there is any difference in the weight
Of water when in liquid form and
when that same quantity is turned to
Ice. Offhand we should say not. but
there's a big difference in the price.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-03-28

Now that hollow glass bricks are be-
ing put on the market for house con-
struction, people who live in glass
houses should pull down the blinds.