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New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

The theatrical season of 1S8S-'09 is ended. and
week or ten days will see most OF the playhouseS
closed except those that are kept open during 'he
summer to attract the transient visitor 10 to"h
Mr. ManteH closed his engagement at the Academy
last night and he VIII be succeeded by Nr'
Sotbern and Miss Marlowe who will occupy that
PLAYHOUSE for three weeks, during which they VIII
present number Of plays from their repertorH'
They are already assured of prosperous run
Romeo and Juliet will be the bill the first
week Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice
the second week and for the last days of their
engagement they have selected Twelfth Night
and Tanning of the Shrew." There will be after
noon performances on each Wednesday and satur-
day during the engagement
There will be several novelties this week. A
play called The Narrow Path will be presented
tomorrow night at the Hackett Theatre. II was
made by John Montague. Ida Conquest FTeoeflc
Perry. Marion Ballou, Dorothy Rossmore, Georgia
Lawrence Joseph Daley and Consuelo Bailey VIII
be IN the company.
The aerial gardens atop Of the New Amsterdam
Theatre will be opened tomorrow night A variety
entertainment called The Boy and the Girl Will
be the attraction. Marie Dressle- will be the lead
ing performer and there will be eighty players In
the company. Several novelties will be introduced
The season at the Jardin de Paris will begin a
week from tomorrow night AS already intimated'
'.FoIies of 1909 will be the bill.
Maude Adams will close her successful career
at the Empire Theatre on next Saturday night
Miss Adams is rehearsing every day the produc-
ton of Joan of Are which will be given at Har-
ward University June p.
William Collier may be seen at the Gerrlck IN
THE Man from Mexico" The announcement Is
made that the evening performance will begin at
$50. instead of $50.
Frances STAIRS engagement at the Stuyvesant
Theatre in the drama of The Easiest Way VIII
be terminated next Saturday night.
Beginning tomorrow night. new edition or
THE Candy Shop" will be offered at the Knicker-
booker Theatre. John Barrymore has Joined the
cast 1t is a good summer entertainment
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
PILFERING HOTEL
PATRONS ARE MANY
FFV ARTICLES ESCAPE
THEIR FINGERS.
Greatest Offenders Are Those Vel
Able TO Pay for articles Like
Those They Ste0l.

-'Evry can any enc tell me" said a manager of
one Of the largest hotels in New York. will people
persist in taking souvenirs in the shape OF every
thirg portable that they carry away unde-
tocted from hotel and risk humiliation. when for
a very small sum they could purchase the article
in question save themselves the embarrassment OF
being caught in the act. as they so often are ana
save the servant vho IS responsible for the sa1eE
Of the articles from having TO pay for them from
his small wages
IT is = curious psychological fact that the
greatest offenders in high class hotels are wealthy
persons Yet they viii take q piece OF glass or
silver. pack their trunks with our best toWeIs anu
srpropriate various articles their rooms with
ont a aualm of conscience. We're these same peo-
1le told they were stealing they would be inolg-
rant and deny such implications most strenuously'
Taking things Of this sort from hotels OF the
best class not. fortunately, as prevalent vice
il decade ago People are gelllHS MOI .
and more accustomed TO luxuries, and those VINO
are able 10 patronize the hotels mentioned are
mostly above taking away any Of the equipment
with them, while for souvenir spoons ana
other pieces of silver, there mas been reacton anu
II Is no longer considered, It once was, smart
Thing for college man girl to have his or. her
room stocked with silver and glass and china taken
from hotels Yet ! recall wealthy Harvard stu
dent who occupied an apartment in Cambridge anu
routed with pride the fact that his buffet sloe-
board and china closet were al stocked With emma
glass and silver. every piece of which had oeen
stolen from hotels all over the country by himself
and his friends. Ana college girls colecuoh ol
spaons numbering several dozen. all taken from
resort hotels in various parts OF the country ana III
New York and Boston was at tat time the apple
of her eye
Nov The principal offenders are tourists from
small towns. people unaccustomed 10 the IuAuTles
Of modern hotels. who VIII take spoon OF q
crested rlae' and exhibit IL with great pride, WIN
circulars and menus from the hotel on their ar
rival home after the wonderful trip out into me
great world Gail il keptomania or what You
please il really resolves intself into PLAIN 1eII
Yet how Indignant would these people be were tleS
treated like the department store shopIfter' az
rested and fined. That. matter of fact Is sell
dom done at 8 hotel If person is known 10 nave nave
taken a specific article it is charged on MS oil'
and ne usually turns red. but pays II without
TnurTnEr..,
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
A THRUST At HENRY JAMES.

When / pointed out that his definition OF Rtsch-
lIsnism sounded not unlike the much discussed
praSmatism OF Henry James, as the plain man IN
derstands it, DR.. Burreu spoke still more vigorously
'.Pragmatisrn Is a worse thing vet he said 1t
is simply the old pagan Greek utiltarianisrn-taS4
what serves you. The denial Of the doctrine Of
Jesus is involved In It. You cannot De a prasrlal-
ist as Henry James defines the term. and still be
Christian. The history OF religion IS an undulailnS
country Just now We are in the valley Bur M
ascent is sure Men must come to see the unique
ness Of the Christian religion II alone aHons re-
Ilgious faiths can be formed into a system Of tns-
oIo,,v Ycu never heard OF systematic Buddhism
or Confucianism. or Brahmanism did you9 foi
cannot drop great truth out % the Cnrls1ia1
religion as these advanced thinkers DO, without
going off on a tangent that will land you as my Old
professor of astronomy used 20 say. IN lnhnil7
space
Then DR. BurreU related an incident Of youns
friend OF his who had gone from the theoios'cal
seminary at New Brunswick 10 Union seminar.
New York. There he learned "-ratiOnaltstic views
and when Dr. Burreu subsequently met MN -
Florence he had lost all his religion
Touch upon this subject Of the theological educa-
ton which is so prominently before the cnurciles
to-day. and Dr BurreH is an aroused non
does hesitate 10 name the seIninaries "il1l =
considers offenders. and even Individual ptoi7S9o
therein. For Princeton, naturally he hoLlS d '---
The recent trouble there he attributes 70 tAe -aI
that the Institution is richly endowed and IL mas
many professors. each Jealous for his own url"l'
nent that the schedule is Overcr0wded- UNIV V
of the professors IS cN-pastOr. the otnetS oIi9
experts trained to preach but IN teaen-
have taken into their cIassrOoHls the European IN
versitv method OF teaching by lectures. ana u
course this is hard for the boys But theTe '7N
single professor or a single student IN f'li'0. f'I
Seminary who is not a sound believer IN tAe $50
of Christ In this largest of theological seIl'''
there has not been a single man who has oel'i-
against the evaugelicalisn Of the t-'ristai'l'S '
The result is that the churches gohbie up the So -
ates as fast as Princeton can turn them O~' -
seminary cannot supply the demand Now - -
case of Union which is my own Seuil@'L -
graduates cannot find churches. The people O0
want them. l venture &c say that not % p1i -
of the living graduates Of Union during l-0
twenty-five years are now in the pastogite-
Freely admitting tine trend Of the pressu- -
uulpit toward liberalism DR.. Burrell YET V'sl
great confidence in predicting the passi's - ,,,r
new theology" lie says it is like the 'ns'l.'' 'n-~a
church idea and the university Settlement -,
fad" They come and GO. he says +V"
have this Emmanuel movement when = 80 -,
weak diution of Christian Science-and IL @ h4S -;
.snide' in il to the square inch than CnriS'''
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
IooTING THE OCEAN LINERS.

August Keller in charge of the restaurant on the
Kaiserin Victoria, OF the Hamburg-American Line
SAYS that pilfering IS not prevalent their
steamers as il was a decade ago. European travel
IS coming 70 be less of novelty, and the class of
patronage OF these ocean grayhounds is such that
petty souvenir hunting does not appeal TO it Oc-
casionsllv however there is an exception like the
nan who put one Of the dainty little gold plated
pepper mills into his pocket while dining there.
As the walters have TO make good any loss from
their tables, they always watch carefully and the
waiter this table reported the fact Mr. Keller.
AS the man leaving the door he said politely.
Pardon me. sir but you have one Of our pepper
mills IN your pocket" The Immediately began
20 buster and deny whereupon Nh Keller said
with pOliteness. Pardon me- sir you
either have you have not You say you have
not Pardon my error and bowed tee man out.
But when the steamer arrived Quarantine there
quiet word 10 the Custom House officers, ana
the mans luggage was searched so thoroughly that
a little gold plated pepper mill was found con-
cealed IN the bottom OF his trunk. The
man ricIl and Influential and could have bought
thousands OF pepper mills: when Mr.. Keller
stepped up and asked for The return of the pepper
MIL and intinated that the might do some
thing for the walters. all OF whom would have been
under suspicion and OF whom would have had
10 pay the cost of the mill. the passenger handed
over s25 without a murmur 10 be distributed among
the waters.
Occasionally towels are taken from the state
rooms ana glasses bearnl- tbs insignia or flags Of
the line while the white lpocket5 bouad with red
ts5e. which arc convep'ent for holding brushes
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
CAST-OFF RELIGIOUS
THEORIES USED HERE?
DIR BURRELL SO EXPLAINS
UNREST IN CHURCHES.
Says Preachers Change Basis Of
Belief as Often as Women
Change Hats.
By william 7. Ellis.

Is America wearing the cast-of theological fash.
ions OF Germany? May the hestrikng changes in tha
religious thought of this country to-day be ex-
planned on the same basis the succession OF
STYLES N woTnen's hats? The Rev. Dr. David
Burrell thinks so. His qualifications for expressing
an opinion are that he has been for four years pe
acting professor of homiletics in Princeton Tbeo
logical Seminary; that he is the moving spirit Of thu
American Bible League. the national organization
which IS combating the higher criticism and thar
he is the pastor of the oldest and OF the largest
and wealthiest churches in New York City-ths
Marble Collegiate Church, OF the Dutch Reformed
denomination
Dr. BurrelI has a simple and emphatic explana-
ton for the unrest of the time IN the churches Nor
IS he difident IN explaining his opinions. He is A
breezy and picturesque speaker colOrst. and gwen
TO sharp characterizatiOns In his conversation as
the subsequent passages from talk which had
with him In his church indicate. That his state
monts are as accurate they are interesting is
doubted by President Francis Brown OF Union
TheoiogfcaI Seminary. who makes reiOinder TO sone
Of Dr. BurrelIs statements Of facts.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

week OF her engagement at the Lyceum In The
Dawn of Tomorrow"
play called THE Game OF Love- occupies the
stage of Walack's Theatre.
capital musical show called THE Midnight
Sons is the present attraction at the Broadway
Theatre. II Is clean and entertaining. B!ahche
Ring. Iotta Faust. Harry Fisher and George Mon
roe the cast.
There Is no apparent dimnUtOn Of interest IN
Havana at the Casino Theatre James T Powers
leads the frivolty.
''The Great John Canton is on view at the
Lyric. George Fawcett is the principal actor In
the production.
"-rba Reautv Spot may be seen at the Herald
S0uare Theatre. 1t is filed with novelties. Jener-
son De Angels and Marguerite Clark are in the
company.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
SIR ROBERT HART ON MARRIAGE.

Sir Robert Hart. speaking of the marriage ana
death customs In the Far East. tells story OF a
great Chinese scholar and high official who said
that our foreign way Of letting the young people
fall IN love and choose and the Chinese way OF
first marrying and then making acquaintance re-
minded him OF two kettles of water; the first
the foreign-was taken at the boiling point from
the fire by marriage. and then grew cooler and
cooler whereas the second-the Chnese-was
kettle OF cold water put the fire by wedlock. and
ever afterward growing warmer and warmer. so
that" said his friend. after fifty or sixty years
we are madIy in love with each other" Bits.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
TO SAFEGUARD DIPLOMATIC SECRETS.

The ability TO read backward what has been I'm
pressed on a blotting pad. and the secrets which
the latter will yield when reflected in mirror are
dangers against which the Foreign ONCE has It's
precaution 1t was the last place where pepper
castors OF sand were used to dry the written word
and for a time black blotting paper was specially
manufactured and used But 1t was found not 10
he absolutely mark proof. that absorbent rollers
were introduced for botting diplomatic documents
When such a roller has been run over letters side
WAYS and up and down a few times. TO decipher its
Impressions would defy even Sherlock Holmes
Tit RitA
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

and other toilet articles prove such temptation TO
the fair passengers who must do Europe on black
underwear, a dress suit case and $500 that they
are often found missing at the end of the voyage.
especially when the passenger leaves at Plymouth
Cherbourg or Boulogne-sur-Mer, where chance
Of detection less likely than when landing at the
home port.
In a certain popular hotel in New York which has
many cafes and dining rooms constantly thronged
with people the bronze match safes were found 10
disappear so rapidly that fresh lot had TO be
dered not many months after the opening Of the
hotel. Profting by their dear experience, the man
agement ordered the second lot made in twice the
size Of those that had disappeared, thinking them
too bulky to be slipped careessly into coat pocket
They large that the manufacturers made
them in two sections. the match safe proper being
screwed TO the support. But they reckoned without
their host, the ingenuity of the souvenir hunter
is really great; for those who still wanted match
safes unscrewed the top from the bottom, slid one
section in either coat pocket and calmly walked on
with them.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
"sLUMp1NG INTO UNITARIAN1sM. -

When asked as the active head OF the America,
Bible League, to give his views Of the tendencies
of present day religious thought DR.. BurreH r.
sponded by quoting from conversation which he
had held a few days previously with DR.. Francis
L. Patton president Of Princeton Theological Sem
mary The latter had declared that the Protestant
puIpits were "slumpins into Unitarianisn-~ DR..
Burrell's reply was. Let them slump He con-
tinued: I am an Optimist, for I remember that
Jesus said MY sheep hear my voice and Lincoln
said You can't fool all the people all the time
The preachers may go after this made in Germany
theology. but the people are sound and loyal The
people are the Church and in the long run rests
with them to say what the preachers shall preach
'The preachers are changing the philosophical
basis Of their belief as often the women change
their hats" went on DIR. BurreIL They take the
cast-oR fashions Of Germany. which come BY slow
freight By the time they are in vogue here they
are being superseded over there Now the fashion
here at present is Ritschlianisu A friend who has
Just returned study Of the situation in Ger
many tells me that Ritschlianism over there has
given way to pragnatisn- The former you know,
is always talking about value judgments II saws
that when people believed thsre were dragons tha
effect upon themselves the same as Il dragons
really existed So it doesn't matter what YOU BE-
lieve for your faith has to you the same valus
Judgment as a reality. Thus you say you believe
in Jesus of Nazareth and his life, death and resur-
recton. Very we'll; # does not matter 70 you
whether there ever was such a person as Jesus:
stick TO your faith for IL has saving value. IRE
spective OF the facts The theological professors in
Germany are appointed by the government, and so
they are not influenced by the sentiment OF the
Church. There is. however, a strong evangelical
party in Germany. with very few clerical leaders,
which contends for the faith OF Luther. and which
demands that the government shall not appoint
nationalist TO the chairs in theological seinaries
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
THE VARIETY THEATRES.

HammersteIn's Roof Garden Will be opened to-
morrow night. Many Of the old features will be
retained and several novelties introduced. RaJah'
the dancer, will be in the bill arranged for the
first week.
Eva TanEuay will lead the merriment this week
st the AIharnbra. Edwin Holt, Mckay and can't
well Montgomery and Moore and Melrose ana
Kennedy will appear.
7rbesa Derfornoers have been engaged to enter
tain the audiences at the Colonial: Clayton White
and Marie stuart Lee Harrison. Sidney Deane and
Howard and Howard. There will be concerts To-
day.
The chief performers this week at the Plaza
Music Hall will be Ed Blondel and company. Eddie
C1,rl, NfcNahon and ChapeHe and Juliet. in her
Inpersonations OF well known players
A strong bill will be presented this week at the
American Music Hall. Sydney Drew James j.
Morton. Collins and Hart Minna X. Hurst ana
others will appear
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

''FoIlIes OF the Day" is the bill at the Lincoln
Square Theatre. Gertrude Hayes Is the leader OF
the merriment.
"A Gentleman from Mississippi" is st on view
at the BIjou Theatre. Thomas A Wise Is the
gentleman"
Robert Hlliard. In "A Fool There Was CON
tinues 10 be the attraction the Liberty Theatre.
Success attends the performances OF The House
Next Door" the comedy in which Mr.. Dodson is
appearing the Ciaiety Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
"BAsELEss, SAYS DR.. BROWN

In order 10 obtain the other side OF lhs 80
esneeiallv as certain statements tnNolN+ns -
Seminary were involved I submitted " -
statements 10 the new head OF Union -N1--.sad
Seminary Pre- tsident Francis Brown. Wh0 s.shrt
10 the Office OF the late President ChaFlsS ,,t-
Hall who was honored and loved on ~ uilVe -
nents as few American teachers and pFeaeH1 ,,a
been President Browns written stAtsHeH
the interview with DIR. Burrell is as tolO"S
..I shall not enter into controversy on ts 80
am interested only 20 mention two ineotle'' r,
ments IL Is not true that STsititssss= ' .,srs
mary cannot find churches On the coh'io,S, -, "a
are MANY more puIpits seeking them th@n :. "a rer
men for the pulplts. Nor is II true that - - 1bs
cent of the living graduates OF Union -,.-ate'
last twenty-five years are now IN ths = a, the
ON the contrary, the great body OF them az More
pastorate now, as they always nave O' o+her
than fifty are foreign missionaries, an 49, and
seveuty-five are professors (mostly OF 'no sac-
theolosy) presidents OF Christian eoiissee ,osts
retaries of religious boards and sooie-- - min
which we regard as highly worthy OF ~ Cnls s--,5i-
isters We have about thirteen or 1oui'1-. i7ealfy
stes engaged in Settlement and othef sr r,ats-
.ocial work l hope we shall have Mo'e -. snd
n,ents like those I have denied are ~ ~ ..haL-
baselsss It Is not well TO let them Pass
IenEed"
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
STUDIO NOTES.

Louis Arthur Russell announces the publication
through the house Of Luckhardt & Belden. OF this
city OF two new planoforte works the subjects
of Hand Culture for Pianists'' and The Varieties
OF Artistic Pianoforte Touch: also new edition
of THE Essential Practice Material for Singers
The pianoforte works will be followed at once by
set Of Graded Studies" school of Scales and
a School OF Arpeggios" The publishers said
to be pushing the publication OF these works. ex-
pecting have them ready for MIR. Russefs sum
mer classes III July. The works follow the prtn-
ciples OF the authors other treatises modern
music study process, which understood to have
had much success among piano and voice teachers
throughout the country.
Ovide Musin. OF the Virtuoso Violin School at
his new address. No. East 10Th street. will give
special attention during the months to
preparing professional volinists and teachers In
repertory for concert and recital work and teach
ing.
To the popular bandmaster Henry I4in has been
assigned the CONCERT for the opening OF Mornngsde
Park and also the concerts at the same park dur
! ing the month Of June The band also viii be
heard on the recreation pier at Christopher street
during June and July. Mr.. Lin endeavors TO ar
range his programmes 70 meet the requirements
of those who attend hts concerts.
The recital of students of Miss Beatrice Eber
hard at the weldorf-Astoria. last Thursday even
| ing was considered success the hall being
| crowded The programme by the students was
much appreciated. Many professional people pres
ent commented on the good work OF the young
musicians
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
pREAMLAND's NOVELTIES.

Everything new but the ocean Is the slogan OF
the proprietors OF Dreamland, and they are making
heroic efforts TO make Il interesting instructive
e,d entertaining Those who go to Coney Island
I'll, 40 ,-eu to visit the new Dreamland There are
numerous attractions many Of them novel and all
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
LIMA PARK.

There Is no new word be said for this summer
amusement palace. 1t Is always popular. IEere
are twelve varied spectacles this year and nine
5teyarant rides -" The park is open every day Of
the week.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
EDEN MUSEE.

A realistic group depicting the Purchase OF Man
haitian by Peter Minuet' may be seen this week
] an the Eden Musee There will be concerts to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
SOTHERN ANDMARlOWE
Begin Engagement at academy of
Music 7cith "ROmeo and Juliet.
NOVELTIES THIS WEEK.
MONDAY NIGHT.

Academy of Music-Sothern and Marlo"e
in Romeo and juliet.
Hackett Theatre-"The Narrow Path'
Aerial Gardens, New Amsterdam lhea're-
The Boy and the Girl
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

The Man from Home has entered upon sum
mer ran al the Astor Theatre. 1t has occupied
that stage months
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

The Third Degree Is the bill at the Hudson
Theatre. Mr.. Freese and Miss Ware the chief
actors in the company.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

An amusing composition entitled Going Some
may be seen at the Belasco Theatre. There will be
an extra performance tomorrow afternoon
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

Miss Robson begins tomorrow night the last
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

A play called THE Game OF Love- occupies the
stage of wallack's Theatre
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

week OF her engagement at the Lyceum in The
Dawn of q Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-02
M ascullne Eye
Sees Wlles of
Church Bazaar
Wonderful Series of Church MaidenS
Will Conduct Campaign Of
Pocketbook Pillage.

Can you use an apron? Have you need
of a wonderful basket? Wish any mince-
meat-the kind fabricated by your revered
maternal ancestor? Do you seek a neat
and dainty but substantial and filling
%luncheon7
II DESTROYS of any or all Of these things
for Of any others, anyone will do well to
stroll into the corridor Of the Bee building
where a combined church bazaar is on,
Six churches are Joined together in a mas
terful-or, perhaps better, mlstressful-at-
tempt to whipsaw the masculine pocket
book. Through feminine p-ortemonnaies are
not barred. No, indeed
Wednesday and Thursday are the stated
days for the DANES and girls of st. Mary's
Avenue and Westminster churches. The
beguillng young women of the First Con-
gregational and the Lowe Avenue Presby-
terrain will coin money Friday and satur-
day, and Monday and Tuesday the soft
voiced representatives Of the Clifton Hill
Presbyterian and the seductive sisters Of