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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
OUTLOOK FOR GRAND 6FtRA
Worlds tsading Singers En-
.gagBd--- Several New Song
Mrds---To Extend Chain
Of Opera Houses.

ready mentioned rs appearing In the
opening. are the old Manhattan favor
ties, like Mary Garden, TetraZzini and
Nine. d'AiyArez. who sang In the pre-
IIminarY s&ason last fall and made
such a favofabie impression that she
was retained rs one Of the leaders for
the regular season. In this she was
more Aert41ate than others Of large
spromfse who were tried out in the
! preliminary anair. such as Carasa. who
. was Hideiy heralded as newly risen
star. hut proved q sdisapp ointment.
How Hammarsfsin Makes Money.
On the last nisEs OF, his preifntnary
season Hamrherstein made his inevita-
bic speech. Ia which he congratulated
himself that 100000 people had attend
ed tnas ,popuIhr priced opera. and he
: thefefore considered that he had edu-
Gated 10000 people into q higher ap-
preciatfonr OF classic music. Financial
~ he had succeeded also. He had ex-
pected to lose $4,000. but had lost only
$50 COO; therefore he had made $25, 600
Too high a tribute cannot be paid
TO Oscar Hammerstein. When he
started the Manhattan Opera House
a few years ago It was generally pre-
dicted that it could not last a year.
Today it is one of the most famous
houses OF its kind In the world. 1t
was and Is Hammerstein's ambition to
popularize grand opera with the
masses. II he does that America
should rise up and call him blessed.
He has already made great strides to-
ward the goal. In the general artistic
movement now going on throughout
the nation the best music will plsy an
ever increasing part. Mr. Hdmmer-
stein is not alone in the w6fk of popu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Fourth avenues, is approved by the
city council and ratified.
On motion of Alderman F'rick, the
mayor and city clerk are directed 10
make settlement with the city con-
struction company for paving above
referred to whenever the city funds
are properly available for such pur-
pose.
On motion of Alderman McNealy,
seconded by Alderman Blochlinger, the
city engineer is instructed to furnish
the council next Monday night with
statement of expense incurred in the
installation of 24-inch drain under
meath paving on Ninth street from FIT
teenth to Eighteenth avenues. Viii
liam Edwards appeared before the
council and made verbal statement sig
nifying his willingness 10 accept a
voucher for labor and material in con-
struction of said drain, such voucher
to be issued to him for such expense
and approved by the board of local
improvements.
On motion of Alderman Utke, prop
erly- seconded, the fire and light and
street and alley committees are direct
ed to bring in report next Monday
night granting permission to 3 and 20
cent store to construct proposed chute
as outlined in place heretofore sub
mitted therefore back of such place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
1t is Durable

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Nest Brilliant Season Pre-
tlcisd = What Is Being
Done to Make Classic
Music Popular.

~ YEAR By year the general Amer
W lean reading public Is becoming
mere and more interested in
grand opera. T1is Is net only
7true m the larger cities whexe classic
music Is now heard. buteln aHssectaons
land among all classes. While some
who speak no tongue but English re-
fuse to grew wildly enthnisfastic. over
songs sung In italian. French or Ger
man, others recognize that music has
"a universal language fAat,ranseends
any mere differences in words. No
zone who loves canceurse Of sweet
sounds could fan to be moved by. the
mystic signfzicance OF wagner's s'Far-
STAR or Gouned' b. Faust or IS re
spond 30 the magnificent 5enfet in
Lucia" the duet In the ''MarrtAge OF
Figaro or half .hundxed other splen-
did passages, eveH though these were
rendered In Cnoctaw or Chinese -
Il The. year now opening promises "a
Be the most. brilliant I'm the history Qf
grand opera In America The center,
sof course, is New York, wheseS both
the Manhattan and Metropokakan have
put on several OF the new Successes of
Europe. and have gathered the leading
singers fromrall the world The Man
haitian singers viii also appear at Mr.
Johannesburg branch house In Phil
sadeiphia, while the Metropolitan is
keeping up chain of opera houses
one in Baltimore, one in Boston and
one In Brooklyn. In addition. it will
give two operas each. week in the New
theater OF New York, the famous house
that was built by ]. P. Morgan. the
Svanderbilts and other New York mil
1ionaires and at its opening was pro-
nounced by the regular theatrical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

critic Of the London Times, who came
across the ocean to witness the event,
the equal of anything in Europe. The
New theater is the first endowed
amusement house in America.
+, A Milder Salome.
The opening at the Manhattan on
Monday evening, Nov. 8, was as full of
color, sparkle and enthusiasm as any
ever witnessed at the Metropolitan,
with its famous horseshoe diamond
and all the rest There was a packed
house notwithstanding the fact that
on the same evening the New theater
was formally opened to tie public and
the Metropolitan Opera company start
ed its season at the Academy OF Music
in Brooklyn. The opera was Masse-
nets "Herodiade," given for the first
time In America. "Herodiade' is
ssmilder and less erotic form of the
'F'Salome' theme which stirred up such
a riot In the musical and religious
worlds a few years ago. Massenet's
Salome is conventional and respectable
compared to the one created by Oscar
Wilde and Strauss. Indeed, she Is al
most a perfect lady. For my single
self / prefer the MasSenet version
even if it does lack, or, rather, because
dt lacks, the disgusting scene OF slab
lberfng over the bloody head Of John
the Baptist. In the Manhattan open
Ding SaIome was sung by Lima Cava-
dieri, who gained her triumph last
year in the same house, Herodias by
Mime. GerviIle-Reache, Herod by Maui
rice Remand and John the Baptist by
4 Charles Dalmores, who lent dignity to
the character and dominated the entire
piece.
r, The sensation of the Manhattan sea-
son VIII be Richard Strauss "Elektra."
tAs Strauss before gave such a boost
20 the Hammerstein opera he VIII be
depended on to do it again. Not only
,a"Elektra," which was European sue
cess OF last year. but "Feuersnoth," an
earlier work Of Strauss, viii also be
put on. In addition will be other op-
seras by Massenet and all the old IA
worries, such as 'Thais," Faust"
1..Aida," ''The Daughter Of the Regi-
sment," lucia" "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana," "Lohengrin" and many more.
The leading singers, besides those al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

of business in alley between Seven.
teenth and Eighteenth streets on Sec
ond and Third avenues.
On motion of Alderman Frick, prop
erly seconded. the council adjourned.
l. E. r. Maloney, hereby certify to
the city clerk that the above and fore
going is a true and complete record
of the proceedings Of the city council
for its special meeting held Saturday
afternoon, Nov. -, 1909.
Z. r. MALONEY,
Official Reporter.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, A. D. 1909
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
The Theaters
THE ILLINOIS.

Second avenue and Sixteenth street.
Nov. 16-sSThe Soul of Music"
Nov. 19-RentaI.
Nov. 24-s'TrnveI Talks"
Nov. 25-''The Sport and the GIRL"
matinee and evening.
Nov. 26-LOuise Cunning, in "NTnr-
ceIIe."
Nov. 27-HUncle Toms Cabin"
Nov. 2S-WeeIx; Morgan Stock con-
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
A Bevy of Song Birds.

The Metropolitan program for the
year is equally notable with that at
the Manhattan, and its singers, espe
cially its men singers. are even more
famous. Among the new talent are
several Americans. In the list are
names already well known, although
they appear this year for the first time
in grand opera. Jane Noria. Alice
Nielsen, Anna Case and Vera Courte-
nay are Americans who have won
fame. They are now being put on by
the Metropolitan. OF foreign new tai
ent are Nine. Delna, the foremost
French contRalto, and Edouard Gle
ment, the famous tenor of the Opera
ComiQue OF Paris. Among the old
favorites who return are names famil-
lar to all music lovers. Enrico Caruso.
Alessandro Bond, Antonio Scott, Ger
aldtne Farrar, Olive Fremstad, Jo-
hanna Gadsld and Nine. Nordica are
ON the list.
Among the new singers there is one
at the Manhattan who should not be
overlooked. He Is a young Irishman,
John Mccormack, only twenty five
years of age, but with several London
successes behind him. The story of
his rise is romantic. Born of poor par
ents, he was one day singing for sick
person when he was overheard by
woman OF means. Struck by his voice,
she sent him to a famous music mas
ter Of italy, with whom he remained
two years. He scored a signal triumpI
on his initial performance in London,
and on his first appearance In New
York with Mime. Tetrazzini IN LA
Traviata" this London triumph was
more than repeated.
Many Of the new operas to be given
by the Metropolitan company Will be
put on at the New theater. Perhaps
the chief of those rendered at the Met
ropolitan itself Will be "Germania," an
italian composition, In which Caruso
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

African Missions.-One of the pict-
ures shown in. Frank Hoods travel
logue at the Grand. Davenport, next
Friday evening will appeal to all those
faithful supporters of foreign missions
in this city, for, as it happened, Mr..
Hood spent Sunday with two of DR..
Livingstone pupils in central Africa
The photograph shows the progress
made towards civilization by the bright,
intelligent faces of the two native
preachers and their pupils. Back of
the group appears the church of ma
tive construction. Mr.. Hood shows
many quaint festival dances and cere-
monies, but during all his travels in
the African interior he failed to find
any trace of cannibalism or torture.
Superstition is fast disappearing, ow-
ing to contact of the natives with the
white race, the white mans medicine
being so much to marvel at that old
time fetiches and witches are falling
into disrepute. Mr.. Hood sees a great
future for central Africa, owing to the
vast undeveloped resources of that re-
gion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
BIRDS.

BIRDS.
and If the Americans and British want
more of this sort all they need do is
to write operas of a grade that will be
acceptable and produce the singers to
render them. In the past very many
of the great composers have been Ger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Some Operas In English.

1t is a mistake to imagine that all
grand opera is sung in a foreign
tongue. This year the Metropolitan
will put on some English selections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
THE ELITE.

Second avenues. Vaudeville at 5, 8 AID
0;15 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

placed on the old faYor1teS. lncluding
Wagner's, Gluck's and Won Suppe's
masterpieces and others whose music
has been played by orchestras around
the world.
Ballet and Comic Opera.
At both the Metropolitan and the
Manhattan the ballet will be given q
more prominent place than before, and
the opera comique will be introduced.
For the last Mr.. Hammerstein is re-
sponsibIe, as he is also for the bring
ing in Of more French opera than has
previously been heard on the American
stage. This year the Metropolitan
makes Il a rule to have each compost
ton sung IN the language In which 1t
was originally written, a plan which
requires a largely increased number Of
singers OF different nationalities. This
Is made possible by it's chain OF opera
houses in other cities, allowing stimuli
taneouS engagements. Thus while it
gives an italian opera in New York it
can render one in German at Philadei-
phia and perhaps one in French at the
New theater. The salaries of the sing
ers have a monotonous and heart
breaking habit Of continuing whether
the recipients sing three times a week
or once a month. AS some of these
salaries are up in the big figures and
none Of them beggariy, it is to the in
terest OF the company to use it's talent
as much OF the time as possible and
thus get the worth OF fits money.
The chain Of opera houses is there
fore a godsend. and for this reason. If
for no other, there will be every effort
to extend It. The branching out will
be done by both the Metropolitan and
Manhattan. Hammerstein has already
tried Philadelphia. Boston and Chicago,
and, as already mentioned, the Metro
politan is running in Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Brooklyn and Boston, with
an eye toward Chicago. 1t is only q
question OF time when Pittsburg, ST.
Louis and Washington will be added
to one or both circuits, and other cities
SvfIl follow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

jestic theater, Chicago. the week of
Nov. %, promises something out of the
ordinary in the way of genuine enter
tainment Prominent on the bin will
be found Mabel Hite. one of the most
popular and entertaining condolences
now oh the stage, and her equally ia
nous and popular husband, Mike Don
lin, who has been covering himself
with as much glory behind the foot
lights as he did while wearing the uni
form of the New York Giants. This
season Miss Hite and Mr.. Donlin are
appearing in a new skit, filled with
humorous situations and lines, the
name Of which is "a Base Run" OF
course the little comedienne kids" her
husband as to his ability as ball
player and an actor, and there is no
end of fun from start to finish. Walter
c. Kelly, direct from his recent sue
cess in England, where his offering,
"The Virginia Judge scored a tri-
umph rarely accorded an American
player abroad, will be another happy
feature of the program. His dialect
stories of life in the south are In a
class by themselves, no one having
ever approached Mr.. Kelly in this art.
Lottie Williams, who has been seen in
many important melodramatic produc-
tons, is a newcomer in vaudeville.
She has one-act play by Edmund Day
entitled "On Stony Ground, which is
said to tell story of unusual interest
Thorne and Carleton. the American
testers, may be depended upon to pro
vide an enjoyable interlude of a hui
morous sort. Harry Richards and com
pany appear in a farce with music
bearing the odd title of Love a la
Mode" Sam Watson and his barn
yard circus present novelty act in
which animals, cleverly trained, are
put through a number of smart stunts.
There are half a dozen other well
known acts on the bill which are well
worth seeing, affording a visitor to
Chicago very entertaining afternoon
or evening.
Another Good Bill at Elite.-Mana-
ger Norman Friedenwald of the Elite
theater followed up the exceptional
bill which he presented at his theater
last week by securing one quite as
good for this week. A feature of the
bill is the unusual and mysterious
stunt which is pulled off in the act
put on by Livingstone, Powers &, Co.
which presents the dramatic sketch,
Reality" IN this act a mysterious
voice sings from different parts of the
theater, first from the stage. then from
the wings, then out in the audience,
and then from the rear of the play
house. 1t has the audience craning
its necl,s to see the mysterious singer.
The stunt is accomplished by a clever
electric telephone arrangement. In ad-
dition to this act the bill includes
Frank Mayors, a clever comedy must
clan; j. Francis Sullivan & Co. in a
side-splitting comedy act, and Som
mers and Ortte, two German singers
and yodlers fresh from Europe. Miss
Stanley sings for the illustrated songs
and the moving pictures are as good
as usual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
THE OPERATE SEASONS SONG

Iarizing grand opera. The Metropoli-
tan has also extended its work to other
cities and is now planning to enter
Chicago in 1910. In the next few
years there will probably be a chain
of grand opera houses in all the large
cities of the land, just as there now
Is In Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, east OF Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at 3, and OI15 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

win take the leading role. For the
most part. however, reliance will be
placed on the old favorites. including
Wagner's, Gluck's and Won Suppe's
masterpieces and others whose music
has been played by orchestras around
the world
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

1.-THE Sunny Side of Broadway
That song show, THE Sunny Side of
Broadway" is the announced attrac-
ton for the Grand, Davenport ,tomor-
row evening, and Manager Hughes as
sures us that he has secured this or
ganization in its entirety from its sue
cessful run in New York. The com
pany is composed of some so players,
and is headed by that funny Hebrew
comedian, Max Bloom. OF the play
itself much has been said. Suffice that
1t is a vehicle for the introduction of
catchy music, artistic marches, splen-
did choruses, groupings and picture
posings, all of which are essential in
the makeup of any musical comedy.
Beatrice sruner Again in LimeIight.
One of Davenport's beauties, whose
name and face have been heralded
from the one coast to the other, has
deigned to espouse the footlights upon
her return from a foreign country
where she has been studying the adj
vancement Of her art Tri-city people
will recognize In the following. taken
from this months Variety, with a
slight stretching of their imaginations.
Miss Beatrice Bruner, erstwhile belle
of Davenport, divorced wife of Arthur
w. Godfrey, Boston back-bay million
aire, chief figure in a $1,000 suit for
the alienation of her husbands affec-
ton, and who startled the secluded
precincts of Boston's ultra-social cir
Giles to their foundations: Beatrice
Won Bruner, a society belle of Boston
who has been studying abroad, will
return to New York to appear with
Loie Fuller in classical dancing at the
Metropolitan opera house. Miss
Bruner will return to Germany, appear
ing in the music halls there. making
her debut in vaudeville in America
next season" AS Miss Fuller is
booked for the Grand, Davenport, this
season in the dancing muses.. it is pos
sible that Miss Bruner may be seen
before the footlights here.
Mabel and Mike Head BiII.-Vaude-
vile, as it will be offered at the Ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Second avenue and Sixteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Mabel and Mike Head BiII.-Vaude-
Vile, as it will be offered at the Ma
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-22
Peterson & Wilson,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
In the County Court Of the State of
Oregon, for Umatilla County.
In the matter of the Estate of Mar
garet Bonifer. Deceased.
All persons whom 1t may concern
are hereby notified that Byron Hawks.
executor of the last will and testament
Of Margaret Bonifer, deceased. has
filed his final account In the admins
tration Of said estate; that the county
judge. by order duly made andsenter-
ed, has appointed Saturday, the 3Oth
day of October A. D. 1909, at 2:00
o'clock in the afternoon Of said day
as the time and the county Courthouse
at Pendleton, Oregon, as the place
where any and oil objections and ex-
oeptions to the said final account and
report will be heard and the settlement
thereof made. This notice will appear
in the Athena Press. from Friday the
first day of October A. d. 1909, to
and including the 99th day Of October
A, D. 1909, once each week for four
successive weeks.
Byron Hawks, Executor.
Peterson g. Wilson,
Attorneys for Executor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-22

| Mr.. Wilson and Prof. Case gave
excellent talks. which were appreoiat-
cd by all. There were several present
but when our next session is held we
hope for more visitors. The next
meeting will be held in the High
School room October 30. The follow
ing is part CT the program:
Address, Rev. Ryder; instrumental
solo, Floyd Pinkerton; Recitation,
Dottie Conrad; autobiography Of Mil
ton. Ada Banister; quotations, all /;
song, Matte Cation; Recitation, Clyde
Brotherton; address, B. B. Richards;
instrumental solo. Herbert Parker;
Life of Hamilton, Harry Coomans; /;
recitation, Areta Rothrock; remarks,
Prof. Case. Report Of Critic.
Basket Ball Items.
The Basket Bali team will soon
commence to practice indoors, to be
in order to accept challenges from
other teams.
The manager, Hugh Lieuallen. re-
ceived challenge from the manager
of the Columbia College team at Mil.
ton for game the last of November
or the first of December. 1t was
accepted. 1t is hoped a number of
the Athena people will attend the
game.
On October 80, Pendleton academy
team will play the first team on the
grounds. Committees must be ready
with the yells.
A good game was held last Friday
between the first and second teams.
The gymnasium goods have been
ordered from Portland and will arrive
very soon; also the basket ball suits
which were ordered some time ago.
3rd and 4th Grades.
George Lieuallen has been absent
several days this week on account of
severe case of tonsilitis.
George Backman was quite severely
injured last week ty having two of his
nngers partially cut of Ey hay
knife.
Odessa Russell has recovered from
her recent ILLNESS and entered school
Monday.
4th and 5th Grades.
Oscar Baokman, after several days
of absence is back in school again.
Angie Pambrun,. has been detained
at home on account of sickness.
9th and 7th Grades.
New students entering this week are
Fred Armstrong and Mamie Bryan.
A spelling match was conducted
Tuesday afternoon between the 9th
and 18th grades, the 7th grade winning
by two points.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-22

the excellent equipment of the school
itself. There are now besides the large
administration building, new $15, 200
manual arts building, new $3.50
gymnasium and $4,000 dormitory,
the finest Of its kind in the Northwest.
A splendid athletic field of several
acres has recently been purchased ad-
joining the present school campus.
now comprising 25 acres. This field,
together with the gymnasium and the
seven new tennis courts, will give the
Normal students ideal facilities for
exercise In football, baseball, tennis,
basket ball and track athletics. The
prospects for good football team this
fall are very encouraging. Games
will be played with the principal state
schools in northern Idaho.