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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
Absence Of Orchestral Music Between Acts OF
Ibsen Drama PIungeS Audience Into Gloom
Bv Walter Anthony

the director with orders to stop the
funeral march and play sOmethlt5
lively"l The manager was thus' ~
that instance. a better musician thah
the leader. At least his taste was
better. 49,
Aside from industrial reasons. Win
which art has nothing to do, the ao-
sanca 81 the Alcazar orchestra. in spite
Of Ibsen's theories to the contrary was
a distinct loss to the audience. IL
needed some "chirping up and would
have been kept en- rapport with the
mood Of the play by well selected ana
well played selections
After the Milan opera company com
pleted it's season in New Orleans SONS
of the singers few north and percned
for a week in Boston. Among them
was Nine. -Padovani. OF whose eolara-
tura the Boston press spoke highly
Then the sOngbirds went TO New YORK
and opened there for an extended en-
gagenent which. as it happened, lasted
one night New York could hdruly
see the company through the aust
which still hung over the battle De
tween the Manhattan and MetropoAIah
opera companies, and the Italians ap-
Deared hut once Meantime, Mario
I.ambardi had taken most OF the song
sters whom we knew last winter 10
Mexico and thence to Guatemala, Where
they have been singing under gov
ernment subvention for 10 weeks
Many new voices have been added 10
the cast, Lambardi writes. and II m
dustriaI and political conditions war
rant they viii all be back here next
November.
After several months Of preparation
the California Operatic society viii
give Gilbert and SUllivan's comic opera,
'eThe GOndOliers," next Friday and sat
urday evenings The work has been
done under the direction OF W. B. Bart
lett, who first came to this city as a
member OF the famous Bostonians, and
the results of his training viii be dis
closed at the Colonial theater on the
occasions mentioned
The Gondoliers' is work OF great
merit. musicaIly. as IS, indeed, all OF
SuIlivan's light opera composition
Moreover. the piece selected is pecUl-
iarIy fitted for amateur presentation,
because so much OF its beauty lies in
the chOruses which contain some Of
SulIivan's happiest choral Inspirations.
Following is the cast and the roles
assigned:
Alexander McGeorge. duke OF Plaza
Tora. a grandee OF spain; ]. J. Rein
hard. Luiz. attendant to the duke; p. b
Andresan, Don Alhambra del BOlerO.
grand inquisitOr; A. r. McSwain, Lloyd
Warren, j. f. Barrett. H. EastOn T. a.
Keith and W. q. Mcmahon. Venetian
guards; Mrs. R. J. Sands. the duchess
of Plaza-TOrO; Miss Josephine Condor.
Casilda, her daughter; Dorothy Alden.
Contadine-Gianettas Camille Lytton.
Tessa; Cerlina COhn. Flame tia; Isabel
Fredericks. VittOria, and Minnie Con-
don, Giulia.
Miss Viola Jurgens. one OF the most
promising OF the younger set OF local
singers, viii leave this week for Europe.
where she will stay 2 few years. Her
voice is high soprano and she intends
to ft herself for the grand opera
stage.
Marshall W. Giselman. organist OF
Calvary church and director OF the
Calvary choral society, has returned
60 his duties after a vacation spent
In Hawaii.
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Ak San Francisco theater goers'
wv the experiment Of a drama ma
" without music between the
acts has excited much COM
ment by visitors to the Alcazar last
week, during Mrs. Fiske's engagement
in Ibsen's "Rosmersholm-"
The consensus of opinion has been
that musician orchestra-is needed as
a means of relaxation. rest and change
during the time consumed by the me-
chanical requirements of a play set
ting and dressing.
The orchestra's absence at the Al
cazar last week was a disadvantage, II
seems to me, even though lbsen nm
self is referred to as the origin OF the
movement to dispense with 1nstrumen-
tai variation between the acts. Ieseh
objections to an orchestra We're Wen
founded, no doubt, from his point OF
view, because at present there is httle
music which would set well into MS
scheme of things artistic. Grieg man
aged to write some Peer Client music
which fitted Ibsen's fancies, but Greg,
alas! is dead and it is not OF record
that he ever attempted TO supply any
other Ibsen dramas with tOnal clothes
But it is quite possible TO find music
which would fit into the mood, even OF
.eRosmersholrn." Such would have been
relief after the unrelieyed monotony
Of the development of the tragedy OF
Rebecca West Rosmer Genne's The
MiIT' might have served, for instance,
as a suggestion of the stream into
which the two were to cast themselves
after it had rushed under and over the
huge wheel in the millrace.
Even Ibsen fails to keep interest at
white heat and concern in his charac-
ters at high tension between the acts
A relief was felt to be necessary as
was evidenced by the unusual number
of men who went out when the curtain
went down and came back wiping the
crackers from their lips before the
curtain ascended. BY all means, let US
have music between acts even in ID
sens dramas.
There is another reason for the pres
ence of music at the play. Many per-
sons do not seem to be able to talk
well unless there is music going on.
You will find these at all concerts
They wait until the artist begins, let
Us say, Beethoven's appasionata music.
Then they begin TO talk. They viii tell
how they love music and how SignOr
So and So played this same piece 10
years ago and did it so very much bet
ter: they will talk, in short, about
everything until the music is done and
then they will relapse into silence. So
at a play, the orchestra encourages
and covers much interesting cOnversa-
ton which otherwise would never be
enjoyed.
When orchestral music between acts
! is Objectionable it is usually so through
the stupidity of the leader who selects
his music with little thought Of the
nature of the play it is to relieve. At
a theater in this city recently was this
illustrated. The play was light
comedy and the curtain went down on
laughing audience which had scarce
" relaxed its grin before it was
plunged into a profound gloom by an
adagio movement, laden with much
melancholy and played with great feel
ing. The management, which in this
particular instance has never claimed
musical knowledge so far as I know,
shuddered and sent an usher down TO
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06

the reading Of reports opened the
evening.
The Womens Twentieth Century club
Of Eagle Rock held it's annual recep-
tiOn at the home OF Mrs. w Il. Cowan
last Tuesday evening. the hostess being
assisted by Mrs Godfrey Edwards and
Mrs. Harry Rhodes in receiving the
members and their friends. About 100
persons enjoyed the musical program
and the delicious supper
The Azusa Women's club gave a re-
ception to the members of the cham
Der Of commerce last week in the hons
or Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Ellis. A large
number OF members and guests were
present, and after the discussion OF
civic and social work an impromptu
program was enjoyed. The evening
was closed with an elaborate supper.
At the installation Of the new officers
OF the Outdoor Art club OF Mil Valley
Mrs. Robert Potter Hill, one OF the
most popular clubwomen in the state
and ex-president OF the state fedora
ton Of women's clubs, will take part,
later addressing the club,
At the last meeting OF the Bur-
hngame Women's club it was decided
to widen the clubs interests and work
and 70 vary the musical and dramatic
programs OF the club with matters
or a more serious nature. When ths
club recOmmences It's fOrtnightly meet
ings next month a series Of debates on
current events will be arranged under
the supervision of Mrs. F. j. Colburn OF
the California club Of this city. PoN-
tics. civtcs and the domestic and ma
ttonal problems Of the day will be
taken up. Later several good speakers
on these and kindred topics viii enter
tain the club
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06

about Charity in All Things" Some
of the cIubwomen who visited the east
ern city for this meeting are:
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06

eassung vein he know Goicoa
the Venezuelan envoy Washington still peacefully and egu
ay drawing salary So long the be separated
from the payroll there is hope There diplomatic divorce
between the United States and Venezuela and the
ing amony 1t appears be where Judge Thomas
might very suitably interfere with of his friendly
Offices In the meantime shall refuse get frightened about
which appears to be mostly language
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
SAN FRANCISCO REPORTS PROGRESS

THE figures of the roll city and
county make encouraging showing. In point
for OF taxation the city approaches within
100000 of the total before the Dodge
estimates that this deficit will be made up when the
around again and the buildings process construction
viii be put the roll their full value That say
city will be restored condition
from the date OF the FIRE Considering the magnitude of
disaster unexamPed American history the accomplishment
these results assured remarkable and unprecedented
that these results assured because the
made Of March last and that time builders
putting average $3O00OOO month"; as shown
by the io-aing table, complied by Thomas Magee
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
lnpertinent Question No. So
What Is Fashion?

For the most original wiest answer to this queon-the
briefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLL AIRS.
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD 10
lMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
ing table, compiled by Thomas Magee & Sons:
s6.364.643 s431.5 s12.8o6.6o9

large proportion OF the buildings assessed this
uncompeted March and therefore, produced income
Their valuation therefore, will be greatly when next
they be assessed These facts back Dodees
estimate that the roll for year will equal surpas
the S5250946 which the property of Francisco
paid 1905
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06

about Charity in All Things" Some
of the cIubwomen who visited the east
ern city for this meeting are:
Mrs. l. A. Hayward Mrs. Virginia Bradley
Mrs Lowell White 5s Mrs Mrs. f. Ta,A5 AndFsws rev
Mrs. Mrs ]. b. Hume Mrs. 4. P. Black
Mrs. c. Mason Knne Mrs A E. Osbourne
The monthly meetings OF the milk
committee, of which DR.. MinOra ktbbe
is chairman. will not resume meetings
until August, when a special effort
will be made to draw the interest OF
mothers generally to the Importance of
securing pure milk for their nurseries.
and the membership of the committee
will be greatly enlarged A dairy in
Marin county has been secured for the
distribution of certified milk.
The next meeting of the women's
auxiliary of the sanitation committee,
Mrs. A. W. Scott chairman. will not
take place until the morning of
Wednesday. August &c, when mass
meeting will be called in California
Club ha1, the sections of the city will
be redistricted to the various clubs, and
the work will be commenced with fresh
vigor for the winter.
The closing exercises OF the sewing
school conducted by the Woman's club
of San Mateo were held Friday after
noon in Froebe1 hall, the exceedingly
good work of the youngsters during
the past term being on exhibition The
local club has the distinction of being
the only organization Of clubwomen
in the state that conducts a sewing
school. A short program was rendered
by the pupils of the school and refresh
ments We're served The school is in
charge of a committee composed OF
Mrs. Charles z. Green. Mrs. NJ. E Full
Ter and Mrs. Fernand Levy, Miss Mary
Daley of Burlingame being employed
as teacher.
The hospitable California club again
entertained the petty officers of the
feet with a dance and reception in the
clubrooms on Saturday evening last
scoring another social success for the
big organization. Mrs. Arthur Corn
wall, Mrs. A. w. Scott and the follow
ing prominent clubwomen were in
charge of the affair:
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08
Artemus Wards Accomplishment.

On the occasion Of Artemus Wards
professional visit to London, which oc-
cured not long before his death, J. E.
Preston Muddock says in his book.
Pages From an Adventurous Life
that the American humOrlsts advertise
ments Of his "show" were as full Of
funny surprises as the lectures them
selves. One that ticllled the general
public was this:
Artemus Ward delivered Lectures
Before All the Crowned Heads of Europe
ever thought of delivering lectures.
And an excerpt from his lecture on
Drawing is quoted by Mr.. Muddock
as particularly delightful bit.
81 haven't distinguished myself as an
artist." Ward said in his inimitable
way. "but have always been mixed up
in art. I have an uncle who takes
photographs in his sane moments, and
have servant who takes everything
he can lay his hands on Mt any mo-
ment
"At a very tender age l could draw
on wood. When a mere child l once
drew a small cart load Of raw turnip'
over a wooden bridge. 1t was raw
morning. The people Of the village
recognized me- They said 1t was q
raw turnip drawing. That shows how
faithfully I had copied nature l drew
their attention to It, so you see there
was lot Of drawing in It.
"The villagers, with the wonderful
discernment peculiar to villagers, sale
I had a future before me. AS | was
walking backward when l made my
drawing, I replied that I thought my
future must be behind me-"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08
Defective Education.

An old darky in Alabama called
across the fence to his neighbor's son,
who is a student at the Atlanta uni
versity. says q writer In the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Look hyar, boy" he said, you goes
to school, don't yer?"
eyes, sir" replied the boy.
Getting education, amt yerT
eyes, sir"
"Larning 'rithmetic an fggering on
a slate, ehT
"Yes, sir"
"Well, it don tax two whole days
ter make an hour, do itT
"Why, no. answered the boy.
"Waal," said the old man, you was
going ter bring that hatchet back IN
an hour, wasn't yer? An hits been
two whole days sence you borrered
hit.
whats the use of yo' education ef
YOU 20 ter school whole year an den
can't tell how long hit takes ter fetcn
back dat hatchetl"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08
----.-
ADVANTAGE of Position.

"Where have you been all after
noonT'
"Iusic hall-piano recital"
"Infernally tiresome, wasn't 1t"
Not at ALL l was the pianist
Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE,
Westminster, Maryland.
FORTY-SECOND YEAR OPENS
SEPTEMBER 10th, 1908.

PERFECTLY SAFE, where your sons and
daughters are surrounded by the best NOR
al and religious influence; where pure
mountain air and water keep them health
full and where new buildings equipped IN
modern fashion house them in comfort.
WISELY PLANNED for both sexes but recit-
ing in separate classes making EDUCATION
its great business and keeping athletic
and social matters incidental reducing the
cost so as to reach the largest number. but
tOlerating 10 student who will not study
THOROUGH. Offering three separate courses for
the degree Of A. b., one with Greek and two
without well equipped Scientific Building;
good Library Gymnasium, and Faculty
Of twenty-one specialists.
OF GOOD REPUTE. You will find our students
everywhere ask them Without large en-
dowments or splendid gifts from the rich
we have slowly built up a College whose
only claim is the good work II does, AMI
this has kept It growing for forty years.
Rev. T. H. Lewis, D. D., IL. D., Pres.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08

Fine feathers do not always make
fine birds Sometimes they make q III
tie goose.-Dallas News. 'Sss.ts..a.,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08

not been exactly booming we nave na
lr % this season proeed Our heavy sales at ve
thoroughly satisfactory income ana area
@ f no the advantages offered IN tS reduction ~ w
dollar profit for ourselves.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-08
.soessesseeeesssea
e: e: CLOTHES z::::: !:
y august 4" Iii nv EEHAV eeeaeeseeeeeosesss
RFI OW = Manufacturers PRICES.
WCIIDD
EVERY GARMENT IN THE STORE IS INCLUDED.

No other suits and boys will be sold IN n d I S
and vicinity from August August fifteenth we
Waking ar to everybody advantageous opportunities we w"
offer during ffteen-day period -, :; ror evhrv
cent Of the regular selling price suit that will wear e o
style that will fit you peIlec YOU
find vou size-and than likely youcan hough vi
IDtC select
otS ,hor nvarv dav as the continues. All the more
roason WHY selections early -
Think of getting suit of clothes hat ~ W 60 oe
clothing market America suit that cost more IMAM S'
for he to produce .uho reed
arranged some special offerings for the boys VINO neeu
some strong clothes for knock about % 20
tho a with suits worth iron - W
and cut the prices squarey You can have your co "
half price-S2 to 81. , 4lo urbo mood some-
Same thing has done for and youths VINO need
thing during work hours big l TO S.
as they last after August first can have them aV ~
81 to S4 -. uor an i5oa of the
savings for we nave u
Similar manner everything in the store-Hats ohir1s lor
hovs Hosiery, Neckwear everything;
clotLno such Odd Pants Knee flS AiP"o"
C,ots etc a discount of 20 per will be allowed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
BACK TO OLD DAYS
WOmen's Federation Talks of
Common Place Things.
Social Reform Is Forgotten for
the Day.
OLD FASHION THINGS.
They Are Shown for the Edifica-
tiOn of Members.
Edmund Vance Cooke Engaged
for February 10.

Now and then the club woman, US
ually soaring in the empyrean, with no
interest in anything save Mighty
Movements, comes down to earth tenn
porarily and condescends to grapple, Of
ficially, with such everyday problems as
how to keep a cook, or a husband. And
Thursday afternoon, when the Topeka
federation of women's clubs held it's
December meeting at the First Chris
tian church was one of these occasions.
Social reform went by the way and
Current Evils had much needed rest.
Browning wasn't mentioned all after
noon, nobody quoted from the Persian
philosophers, and as for L'Art NOuveau,
it might as we'll never have happened.
In fact, on this occasion. the local high
brows "got down to cases and talked
about something we can all understand
housekeeping, new and old
The household economics department
of the federation which includes Mrs.
A. A GODDARD, Mrs. w. H. Kemper and
Mrs P. j. Clevenger was in charge of
the programme, and there was paper
prepared by Mrs. Kemper but read by
Mrs A A. GODDARD on The HOusekeep-
ing of Our GRANDMOTHER. Miss Joy
Bechtel, teacher of domestic science in
the manual training high school, rep
of which she told ina clever andinterest-
ing letter from a Kansas woman to
her sister in Boston. Mrs. Kemper's
paper described the average well-to-
do farm house of go years ago. Miss
Bechtel portrayed the ease and comfort
of a modern apartment.
The club woman is always complacent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

under the existing conditions, be any
improvement in our system of govern
ment. On the contrary, [ think it would
rather reduce than increase the cleo
toral efficiency of our people. I am in
clined to think, however, that if the
women of the United States or any
very large majority of them, should
really come to want the right of suf-
frage for themselves, they would ultt-
mately get it. For the purpose of ex-
ercising the right of suffrage if they
should ever get it, and for the purpose
of determining intelligently that they
really want it, the women of the coun-
try generally ought to have and seize
the opportunity for a greater degree o.
education in questions of government
and in the art of government than they
have had UP to this time"
Richard Watson Glider, editor of the
Century magazine, presided at the
meeting and in the course of his adj
dress said:
within a few days the country has
been shocked by the appalling official
figures of divorce in the United States.
In the face of this lamentable showing
as to an increasing weakness of senti-
ment of home and family in America,
it is reassuring to find so many women
willing to stand forth and insist upon
the fact that the home and family are
the foundations of the best things tina:
humanity has yet achieved; and to lift
up their voices against what in their
solemn belief is a new, insidious and
possibly, disastrous attack upon the
fundamentals of civilization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
DOLLEY IN TOPEKA.
Has Conference About Arrangements
for Inaugural.


]. n. Dolley. chairman of the Repub
lican state committee and next speaker
of the Kansas house, arrived in the city
today from his home at Maple Hill
where he has been for the past week,
excepting a day off which he took to
attend the Lawrence conference last
Saturday. Mr.. Dolley has been at work
for about a month now closing up the
business of the last election, balancing
the books, paying bills and putting his
house in order. He had little to say
at this time of a political nature, but it
is easy to see that the sage of Maple
Hill is in a cheerful state of mind. The
world went very we'll with him last fall,
and it is still going that way. In other
words Mr.. Dolley is one of the men who
made good in the irrepressible conflict
between the parties.
The state Republican headquarters at
Topeka will be open the rest of the
week and a couple of clerks are at work
there today on unfinished business.
Mr. Dolley conferred today with Sec
rotary A. B. Poole of the Commercial
club in regard to the inaugural ceremon-
les to be held here January H. These
will be formal as usual, but with no ad-
ditional frills. 1t is expected to hold
them in the Auditorium and Marshall's
band and a glee club will furnish music
in addition to the speaking. The state
committee, the state officials and the
Topeka Commercial club will cooper
ate making the Inauguration of the
Lawrence statesman and the other state
officers a brilliant success early in next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04

in Kansas who would rather be right
than hold office. One of these men
who had been honored by his country
men made the following remarkable
statement ill his letter of resignation
to the governor:
Il would not have the office OF JUS
tice of the peace if it was handed TO
me on~a golden platter. nor would I
accept the office of president of the
United states. hereby tender my
resignation and want ii to take effect
at once. I am not qualified to hold
the Office"
Governor Hoch sought the advice of
Attorney General jackson in the mat
ter of accepting these multitude of
designations from newly elected J.
p. IS and it was decided that as these
officials were elected at the same time
and would assume their Office at the
time the newly elected governor as
sumed his duties that It would be best
to lay the matter of the acceptance of
these designations over for considera-
ton at the hands of Governor-elect
StubbS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-04
products of the f1reless cooker.
Edward Vance Cook Coming

Mrs. w. A. McCarter read an inter-
esting letter from Edmund Vance
Cook the poet and reader who is
coming to Topeka February 10, for a
lecture engagement under the auspices
of the federation. The federation's
February meeting is to be postponed
until the 10th in order that it may
take the form of a, reception for Mr.
Cooke who consents to be feted
feastede and pink-tead in this note to
Mrs. McCarter.
My Dear Mrs. McCarter:
4 am in the hands of my friends
DO with me as you will. 1 can reach
you some time in the morning 1 can
be with you in the afternoon. can
eat automobile and be merry and tot
ter upon the platform in the evening
VIII roar you as gently as any
sucking dove all day, knowing well
that shall be able to recuperate later
In some small town, where 1 shall be
welcomed to the Course by the
Janitor, and dismissed by the popuIace
with the remark HUH He amt near
SO good as Milligan's minstreIs'
Cordially yours,
EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
cleveland, Thanksgiving day. For
WHAT'S going to happen to me in To-
peka, Make me truly thankful