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New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
THE SICILIAN PLAYERS.
Broadway Theatre.

A company Of Sicilian players, speaking italian.
gave performance last night the Broadway
Theatre. making its first appearance IN America
The play that presented is called Malta"
The theme OF II is jealousy The principal persons
implicated, four in number, Deasants-twQ
young men and two young women One OF those
young women, betrothed OF those young
men, becomes infatuated with the other young
man. VINO Is betrothed to her sister. The infatua-
tion is ascribed 10 wttchcraft. Compica tons
essarily eHsue. Jealousy ravages the quartet.
and finally. by way OF clearing the situation
of the young cuts the throat OF one Of the
young women with razor. The principal performer
is Mimi Aguglia. who is mOdestly advertised a
the most famous traSedienne OF the world That
performer has communicated 70 the local public
the method of her acting: y learn my lines and
leave the rest to my feelings FOR the moment" The
character Of the acting be OWNED from that
remark. The Sicilan Players have it is stated.
brought twenty tragedies. all of them real" They
will remain at the Broadway Theatre for time,
and ample opportunity therefore viii be provided
for observation Of their proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
NATHAN sTRAUs TO PHYSICIANS.
Tells Them of Reduced Death Rate Among
Children by Pasteurization of Milk.

During discussion last night relative to whether
commercially pssteurfzed milk should be looked
upon a material safeguard against cases Of
tuberculosis in children the members OF the Medi-
cal Society of the County Of New York called upon
Nathan Straus, who IN the audience. state
his opinion
The society held last night at the Academy OF
Medicine, IN West 49d street its IO3d annual
ing and elected officers for the ensuing year.
While the votes being counted Mr.. Straus
said:
I know nothing about the theories which have
heard expressed here tonight concerning milk.
feel, however. that I know something about milk
Wherever I have pasteurized milk have reduced
the death rate among children In a small town in
Germany last summer by pasteurizng milk re-
duced the death rate among children under two
years old from 46 per cent, which it had been for
years. to less than One-hah that amount"
The following officers elected: President. Dr..
H. Seymour Houghton; first vice-president. DR..
John E Weeks; second vice-president, DR.. Joseph
Brettauer; secretary, Dr. John Van DOren Young;
assistant secretary, DR.. J. Milton MabbOtr, treas
urer DR. Charles H. Richardson.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
THE DRAMA
MISS RUSSELL AT wEBEn's THEATRE.
The Stronger Sex

Miss Annie Russell warmly welcomed by a con-
siderable assemblsge, made her Remittance last
night, appearing at Weber's Theatre in a play, by
Mr.. John Valentine entitled The Stronger Sex"
Miss Russell has many occasions, dinused a
pleasing impression OF grace. refinement. and gentle
personality. In this play, which is woven around
a good central thought. she is provided with an
opportunity, not only 10 evince those agreeable
attributes. but TO manifest the force or strong
character and that opportunity she improves, SIM
ply and well. with commendabe conccalment Of
art. The play relates TO a custom that has been
carried so far that it is public scandal. ludi-
well as painful,-the custom OF fortune
hunting exemplifed in the marriage OF poor
English or other foreign noblemen with rich Amer
lean girls An fmpecunious English artstocrat mar
ries n American heiress in order to obtain con-
troll Of her abundant money, but his wife, when
accidentally apprized his selfish purpose pur-
pose which, IN actual life any woman would have
OWNED before marriage, without overhearing his
sordid. petulant, preposterous avowal Of III, de-
feats him by Withholding her millions. compels
him to work for his living, and loving him all the
time, eventually wins his love. The process which
sometimes is amusing. constitutes the play; and
Miss Russell. the golden wife, affords practical
example OF ,he truth that the stronger sex Is the
female, when il pieases to be The return of
Miss Russell is the important theatrical event
of the week although the play in which il has been
effected is more caricature than comedy. and,
aside from well contrived scene. IN which the
wife blandly and Npiquantly opposes and discounts
the husband and his creditors possesses no veri-
simitude and dramatic value. The coloquy
that begins the piece could advsnta geousy be cur
tailed The basis likewise, could be more firmly
laid. BY the common law OF England the husband
and the wife one, and in the absence of settle
ments," made before marriage. the property OF the
wife would pass 10 the control of the husband
Iulprobabity Of incident IS also chronic defect Of
this piece. and there IS a forced conduct OF plot
together with much impossible collOQuy. in the
treatment Of the characters. who rnarrtes
for money unless he Is fool does not risk the loss
OF his game at the outset by making love to an
other woman her wedding day The conversion
of q cad into gentleman is likewise Incredible.
In this case the essential OF the conversion
are not shown. However. there IS enough Of SEN
tmental substance in the piece TO hold the atten-
ton OF audience, and Miss Russell and her
principal associates TO be credited with a
smooth and agreeable performance. Miss Helen
Tracy, blunt, satirical. kindly old lady, prone
to speaking her mind au occasions, though
quite impossible except the stage, supplied the
farcica humor OF the representation. Such phrases
as knocks out" bowl you over" get
move on and in the soup should be expunged.
The stage ought TO be the purveyor Of untarnlshed
English and Of correct, exemplary speech.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
OBITUARY.
CLARENCE MELVILLE HYDE.

Clarence Melville Hyde. lawyer, with oH1ces
at No so Broadway and a former president or
the 3. T. BabbItt Soap Company. died yesterday
at his home. No 2s4 Madison avenue. sfeer an
illness OF two years.
Mr. Hyde was born In this city IN 1916. After
studying In the public schools he entered Colur-
ba College. from which he was graduated Win
the class of 's7 and from IT'S law school two years
later For many years he engaged IN the
practice Of law with his brother, z Francis Hyde
He served in the I'D Regiment at the time OF the
draft riots. During President Arthurs admins
tratlon Mr.. Hyde served "a deputy consul general
Vienna. For several years he was a vestryn1an
OF ST. Thomas's Episcopal Church De marr'ed
Miss Bent tauin T. Babbitt. who. with one daush-
ter, survives him
Mr.. Hyde was member OF the Union Leasu7'
Republican. Lawyers and Down Town clubs, tEe
Military Order OF Foreign Wars. the Society OF
Colonial Wars the Sons Of the American Kevoiu-
ton and the New York Chamber OF Commerce
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission METROPOLITAN Museum OF Art the
American Museum Natural History and the
Geological Garden.
DR. Isador Nervous Disorders, st
Georges Memorial Building. II a m
DR. Merle Ct Croix Wright Bernard Shaw; His
Social Theories League for political EDUCATION NO
% West 44th street II g n
NJ. Jackson on Who Is Criminal Nhat
Shall We Do with Society for Political study
Hotel Astor. 5 p
Me@tinE OF Metropolitan Auxiliary Of the New York
child Labor Committee, Church Of the Messiah S4th
street and Park avenue, $50 n
Dinner OF the New York Branch Printers League OF
America Hote Westminster. D.
Dinner OF the Upsiion fraternity WsdorfAstoriA
7-30 .
OF the National Society Of Craftsmen. National
Arts Club GraulerCy Park T3O p. m
Conference OF Public Education Association
o Women's Municipal League No 10 East 26th
street p N.
Professor Franklin H. Gddngs Social Classes and
Natural Resources under the EGspices OF the Poo
pies Institute. Cooper Union. p m
The Rev. Dr. Worcester Methods PEycho-
therapy,' Mendessohn Hall, $50 m
Dinner Entertainment Club Waldorf Astoria $50
Meeting American Geographical society. Engineer
ing Societies Building No ~ West S9th street. $50
2.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
OBITUARY NOTES.

MARION ALBERT BAKER. a veteran South
er1 journalist died in New Orleans yesterday
aged seventy-four years Mr.. Baker acted as
war correspondent while serving IN the Confed-
crate army. He Sunday editor OF The New
Orleans Times Democrat until three years ago
7 SMITH TALLEY, well known Indiana Goa!
operator, died from dropsy At his home n IerTe
Haute yesterday. He was born IN wilmington
Del on May 2, 1910. A wife and four children
survive him
MRS HARRIET ANN CLARKsON. widow OF
Colonel FTovd Clarkson and a daughter OF the late
John Van BOskerck, died yesterday az her home.
No 31T West sSth street Her father was one OF
the old Dutch business men OF New York she
was married 20 Colonel Clarkson on October e..
1851
WILLIAM BRENNAN. a Brooklyn politician
who served as Deputy Sewer Commissioner under
Mayor Van wyck, died from pneumonia at tbs
age Of hfty-two years at his home No. 90 Oak
land street, Brooklyn. yesterday morning he was
district leader the 18th Assembly District Brook
vn for twelve years, and from 1891 held the posi-
tions successfully Of superintendent Of street re-
pairs secretary in the United States Pension OF
fee deputy sewer commissioner and city magis-
trate
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
CAST OF THE STRONGER SEX. "
Mr.. COLLIER AT THE GARRICK.
The Patriot.

Mr.. William Collier who appeared last night at
the Garrick Theatre, in play called The
Patriot made by himself and Mr. J. Hartley Man
ners. is possessed OF neat executive style and. in
particular, he maintain gravity Of demeanor IN
ludiCrOus situations. s. that his presence the
stage Is agreeable In The Patriot, ne imper-
sonated rowing Englshman, SIR Augustus Plan
tagenet Armitage by name, who owns supposedly
worthless mine. in Nevada, called The Bull Frog"
and whose proceedings, IN the development Of that
property, make up the substance OF the play. Mirth
is promoted by contrasting the mild eccentricty Of
the BngliEhman with the bosterous eccentricity Of
the rough denizens Of a Far-Western village. The
movement proceeds partly in a place called Fir
Tree HiH and partly in the English home Of the
speculative baronet,-where his comrades Of the
prairie comically Commingled with his associ-
ares Of the dra wing room. Mr.. Collier. as Str Au-
gustus. gives a good farccal performance. IN his
customary dry and somewhat whimsical manner,
and his farce IS incffensive
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24

AIL.EN-or SATURDAY.. NovsmOer p 1908 Georss W
Allen the SD year Of bis age Funersl sSTvtoes al
ms .st, H.e areni1r November q al O'Clock Inter
Ilent Tuesday morning at Greenwood
RE1L-A, Paterson n. J. Monday November % 1905
an ~ the iate Daniel stewart Anderson FureraI
vices will be held at her home No 20 s-oSdWsyy'
Paterson y J. wednesday afternoon No'e'noer ..
a o'clock
of MARY IN HIS 52d year. At his residence
Oakland ST. BROOKLYN
CAMERON-Mary Cameron nee Kavanash. formerly OF
the sacred Heart Church wife of AIssandsE Cameron
Ivn on Wednesday morning az O'Clock.
cAREY-Kennety John Butler Carey. beloved OF
the N0rah Meany. November II 1905. al Bermuda
Funeral Tuesday November p his residence.
No $40 Vanderbilt ave. Brooklyn. at ST 70
sephs Church; Pacific St near vanderbilt ave, II
Harriet CIarkson, widow ot Colonel FIoyd Clark
and daughter OF the late John Van Boskerck.
ssth ST. wednssdsy November 25 al 80 p m Inter
convenience OF family
on F as daS sy' Hsns oah @ hSs &
ling widow OF William T. Cocks. Funeral Fr1snts'
noTtn: <9'I v.iis, ny " @ N - V "a 's vTe
ing train leaves at 2s4 Kinal1 omit ro~srs
CoLE-On sunday November - 1905 Ann z Aitksn.
wife Of Robert p Cole Funeral services her late
re~tenc" No 24s Adelphi ST.. BROOKLYN en- Tuesday
evening at $40 o'clock.
DIcKERsoN-At Newark y j. on sunday evening
Novruabe1 - 1905 Augusta NJ widow OF James J
Dickerson- Relatives ana friends invited attend
n funeral service nom the hoe OF her sister Nrs
James A. Cae No dss titgh st. Newark. y J.. on
"Wednesday, November . at Interment At
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
FERGUsoN-At Mapewood. y J., on November -.
1905. Florence y wife OF Duncan Il FsrsgsPn aEsd
asrcsS fn gsSs@y s @ on HFris1 OF the i p m train fr0m
sl Joan % Oldest L. has % os "a rSas 1sT sIs
saa Airss> A. aAsnaA s<~s ays~R
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
JAMES DUFFY KILLED BY FALL.
Excavating Contractor and Republican Leader
IN 9Th District Tumbles Down Airshaft

street early yesterday morning, James j Duffy. for
ten years president OF the 9Th District Republican
Club and OF the biggest excavating contractors
in the city, fell down air shaft from one Of the
upper stories probably the fourth, and in
stanty killed. William Duffy his SON. found the
BODY and Immediately called New York Hospital
ambulance The surgeon said Mr.. DuTys neck
was broken and that death had probably been in
stantaneous.
street born in this city fortyseven years ago.
Following public school education, he began bust
nees a helper with contracting firm. Later
went business for himself The excavations
many %; the citys biggest buildings made
by Mr. Duffy
Ia 1905 Dir. Duffy was candidate for Borough
President against John =. AheaTn- He was assOCi-
sred with many Roman Catholic charities and soci-
cites particularly knights Of Columbus He
leaves a wife, and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
LES HUeuENoTs" AT MANHATTAN.

Mr Hamuerstein started the third week OF
his season at the Manhattan opera House last
night bv ar elimination Of the delays at the be
ginning Of the opera and between the acts which
have marked some OF the performances. It was
only TWO minutes after O'Clock the hour sched-
liled for the beginning OF the performance, when
Mr. CamDanini started his orchestra on the
overture.
The opera Les Huguenots. and another
large audience was or hand 10 hear II Apart from
the absence OF delays, the whole performance
moved with much greater smoothness and spirit
than at the first presentation on Friday night The
cast which was the same as al the first perform
ance sang better together Nine. Mariska- -Aldrlchs
work in the part Of Urbano, the page. showing an
especially notable Improvement with the wearing
OF Of the nervousness attendant upon first ap-
pearance on the operate stage
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
FINE FOUNTAIN FOR CITY HALL PARK.
Mayor Mcclellan and Frederic Macmonnies
Discuss Use of Fund Left by Mrs. Crane.

At a conference held in Princeton on Saturday
night between Mayor Mcclellan and Frederic Mac
nonnies il was practically decided that the foun-
tain which the latter is design for New York
City shall be erected in front OF the City Hall 20
replace the present uniuteresting one The ques-
ton has not been settled beyond change. but Mr..
Macmonnes and the Mayor both favor the site
The fountain is 10 be built from fund OF SD,
600 left 10 the city for that purpose by Mrs Eliza
beth Underhill Crane.
The interest has increased the fund to nearly
$4,000. With that amount Mr.. MscmOnnies expects
TO be able build magnificent fountain
the site will permit. II is confidently anticipated
that the fountain will be the finest in this city
and one Of the finest in the country.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
col oNEL w. n. ZIMMERMAN.

Brazil Ind Nov. Zs.-Colonel W H Zimmerman
of this city died late yesterday On queen q
r,-as.a,+ train as II was entering Macon. Ga He
went TO Florida several weeks ago on account o,
his health but became critically i'll week ago anu
started for home
Colonel Zimmerman born IN Ohio seVenIy-
two years ago He was colonel OK the reslN-=i1' =
which the President Mckinley enlisted as
private and later issued McRtnleys commission as
q lieutenant Colonel zimmerman was one OF Ihe
pioneer operators OF the block coal fields and was
Fl the time OF his death president OF the BLOCK
CoaI Operators Association He leaves "1e ana
hrea children
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
WILLIAM PARSONS.

william Parsons. Yale. So. died at PORTLAND
Ore, on Saturday. Mr.. Parsons was for mum
Der OF years editor Of The New Haven Register
was one Of the founders OF The Hartford Iele-
gram" and for few years its editor He was
indian agent in President C1eveland's hrst ad-
nainistratlon leaving the service 70 practise "a"
at Pendleton Ore. After the Spanish-Arnerlcan
War he was appointed school supervisor N tle
Philippines by W H Taft, year ago ne was
sent TO the Yakima Qndan) training school. FoTt
sirncoe Washington which post he occupied at
the time OF his death.
He leaves wife. who is sister or COioneA ~
G. Osborn editor Of The New Haven JouInal-
Courier and son and two daughters
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
ToscANlNl TAKES sPETRINo's PLACE.

Owing TO an injury which he suffered the other
day in leaving the orchestra pit Of the Metro
politan. and fearing that blood poisoning might
develop M Spetrino. one Of the conductors
gave way last night &c Mr. Toscanini at the per-
forrnance Of "RigolettO" in Brooklyn. Mr.. Tos-
carini will also direct the performance Of ''Tosca
al the Metropolitan Wednesday evening
Mr Bonci, who was scheduled TO make his first
appearance in America in the part of Mario Cava-
radossi in Puccini's opera is recovering from his
indisposition and il is hoped that he will be able
10 sing at the performance Of La Boheme'
Thanksgiving Night.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
ON 7HE RooF OF THE WORLD

Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams took again her
perilous journey across the Andes last night, only
this time IN evening dress in full view OF
good sized audience In Carnegie LyCeuTn Start
ing from the coast Of Peru, her party ascended
the roof OF the Western World Dy the highest
railroads on earth. Mrs. Adams the first
white woman reach the ''unexplOred' country
drained By the headwaters OF the Amazon Later
she ascended FL Mistl. 1920 feet high Mrs
Adaus's next lecture, next Monday evening, is
titled Patagonia to ParaguIy."
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
THE VIRGINTANS" DINE.
Governor Sscansop Says State Has
Increased S16 Per Cent IN WeaLth.

The annual dinner Of THE virEinians' was held
at the Waldorf last night with Governor Claude A
Swanson OF Virginia ex-Judge D. Cady Herrick
Lewis Nixon and Evan Shelby. Of the Kentuckians;
Thomas J. Mcguire. president OF the Georgia So
ciety President Bruce L. Rice OF the Tennessee
Society: DR.. John A Wyeth OF the New York
Southern Society; Major Edward owen, commander
OF the Confederate Veteran Camp; ex-Corporation
Counsel John ]. Delany President r. A. Springs
OF the South Carolinans and President John 5.
Crosley Of the Missouri Society, guests Of honor
Governor Swanson urged that virginians cele
brate the settlement of jamestown everywhere by
meeting May 18.
Continuing he said:
Those who surrendered at Appomattox with
bankrupt homes. destroyed farms and broken fort
unes have built In Virginia greater common
wealth than Il before. In last
teen years have increased 316 per IN
wealth. and believe that the strength and senti-
ment In the state destined make her again
the leader in political thought and national
achievement.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
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New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
CENTRAL PROMOTES c. =. DAILY.

The Jurisdiction OF c. F. DAILY. vice-president Of
the New York Central lines in charge OF passenger
traffic has been extended 70 include all traffic Of
the New York Central lines-treight passenger.
mail and express Mr.. DAILY Will continue his pres
ent headquarters in the Grand Central Station
The change will become effective to-day.
c. r. DAILY born in 1865 and has been in the
railroad business since 1878 Eleven years after his
start he was made general passenger agent OF the
Lake Erie & Western Railroad, and held that post
until 1862 Since then he has held several places Of
importance in the New York Central service.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
Mr.. srEFFENs TO pissgcT BOSTON.

Lincoln Steffens, who has become prominent
through his analyses OF political conditions in
various American cities has been retained by the
Good Government Association of Boston to find
what IS the matter with the methods OF gov
erurnent in that city.
II is understood that ne is 10 get large salary
for two years the frst Of which Will be spent in
studying conditions and the second in assisting IN
organizing methods. Mr. Steffens, who was
formerly mana g1ng editor of ''Ths Commercial Ad-
vertiser" now The Globe has since written for
''McCure's Magazine and The American Maya
I'll
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
ANNA HELD IN "MIss INNOCENCE"

philadelphia. Nov, 23.-Anna Held appeared in
the new musical comedy, Miss Innocence" at
the Chestnut Street opera House here tonight.
Miss Held Is discovered at female seminary on
rbe Island Of Innocence. from which she is taken
70 the CAV life OF Paris. which is bewildering TO
her nature Charles Bigeow supports Miss 1Jeld in
the urinclpal comedy part. Lawrance DOrsay,
Leo Mars Emma Janvfer. EDITH Decker. Robert
Patton Gibbs and Shirley KeIlog others in the
cast There is a large chorus.