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New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
NAZIMOVA'S THEATRE
Con & Co.

CON < Co" is a German farce of a
French authorship, done into English by
oliver Herford. 1t was imported by Henry
w. Savage and introduced at Nazimova's s
2atb Street Theatre last night II was slow
ir getting started, but once on its way 1t
moved with the speed Of scandal.
Con" by way Of definition. does not
moan buncombe II is the abbreviation for
cornelius ard Cornelius Is joint hero Of
the nIsy. His surname is Pinkney. and he
&c the nephew of a parsmonious United
states Senator. who allows him only s. A
week to maintain his position in Berlin
soc+stv. He finds IL impossible, of course
and resorts 10 all kinds Of queer schemes
to raise funds. Incidentally. he forms a
rsaudo- partnership with ex-sctor and
together they fleece their friends in every
conceivable uay They sell seats on the
bsIconv Of private house. 10 which thav
have b-en invited 70 witness procession
pobson nhe GO - DISCUSSES himself as a
,.o,ir enlan and threatens the host with ar
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
Mr.. DOane
ANDREAS DIPPEL's PLANS
Has Operas by Strauss, Massenet,
Wolf Ferrari and Herbert.

Andreas Dippel. general manager OF the
Chicago Grand Opera Company. who ar
rived. on the Kronprinz Wilhelm yesterday
announced that he made arrangements by
which Richard Strauss new opera Der
Rosencavalier, will be produced in the
cities of New York and Philadelphia dur
ing the coming season by the Philadelphia
Chicago Opera Company. The premiere OF
this new opera will not take place in
Europe before December. Mr.. DippeI fur
ther acquired a new one-act opera The
Secret of Suzanne" by Woif-Ferrari which
plays forty-fve minutes and has only a.
prima donna and barytone part. The opera
will be given with Massenet's LIE Jongleur
de Notre Dame"
Another work new TO America Saint
Saens's Henry WILL" has been acquired
and il is Mr. DippeTs intention 10 produce
in London Jean Nougas's Quo Tadis?''
and Victor Herbert'S "Natorna" the latter
opera in the English language
The question or novelties for the PhiIadel-
phia season will be definitely settled after
conference with the executive committed
As formerly announced. the season will
begin November g. in Chicago, and will
continue for about twenty-five weeks. OF
which ten weeks each will be devoted 10
Chicago and to Philadelphia.
The company will nil engagements in ST.
Louis st. Paul. Milwaukee. Baltimore and
scription performances OF French operas on
Tuesday evenings at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York. beginning on
January a. 1911
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
WAS CONEYISLAND'S FATHER
Charles Feltman, Dead in Ger
many. Real Founder of Resort.

Word was received here yesterday Of
the death of Charles Feltman, in Casset,
Germany He was generally credited with
being the father q the modern COney ISL
arI-the man with the smile His son.
Charles I. Feltrnan. sailed yesterday on
the Kronprinzessin Cecilie for Bremen to
look after the body OF his father. Alfred
Feitman. another son. remains here 10
look after the business of the family.
There also is living Minnie. daughter.
the widow of Edmund Keyser.
When Coney Island was only a bathing
place Feltman vent down there and
turned it into an attractive pleasure re
sort Clean and decent personally. he
fought against the ideas which prevailed IN
''Conev'' when he started there. He be-
lieved that the resort could be turned into
a healthful and amusing place for the pub
lie and his views were confirmed by time
Mr Feltman was born in Verden. Han
over, Germany on November s, lS4. He
came here when he was fourteen years
old. He began work as a laborer in a coal
ward and then became a baker in Brook
lyn In 1856 he had saved enough money
10 start a bakery for himself. He got the
Coney Island trade and finally interested
Martin Gunthel, president of Gunther's
Railroad " a pEppoSlAlON ~ III liASi Z
trains after business hours to the island
Thus was rne influx of visitors begun.
Subsequently he got A. r. Culver, who
then was planning railroad line TO Coney
Island, interested in the advancement of a
scheme to run evening trains 10 the place.
Culver and he stood together, and Mr..
Feltman erected an ocean pavilion at a
cost OF S20G10. Feltulan got the 9Th Regi-
nent Band TO play at the island. He then
introduced vocal music and clean vaude-
Vile shows. The first merry-EO-round on
the island was due 10 him.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
OBITUARY..
MRS. SARAH NJ. HAVILANO.

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Haviland. a member OF an
old Quaker family OF Philadelphia ana
prominent in the sect in Brooklyn, died
yesterday at her home. No 152. Prospect
Park West. Brooklyn. For the last six
months she had been in failing health. she
was born at Philadelphia on June 70. ls-b.
Her father was Anthony p. Morris, we'll
to-do real estate man An ancestor had
fought IN the Revolution and was a rela-
tive of Robert Morris.
Mrs. Haviland attended the famous
Friends boarding school at Westtown-
Penn In 1852 she married Henry Havt-
land a Manhattan importer. who died
eight years ago. After her marriage she
made her home in Brooklyn. becoming
member OF the Society Of Friends. whose
meeting house is IN SchermeThorn street
Both she and her husband became elders
I'm the society. She leaves a son. Henry NJ
Havila nd. who is the clerk Of the Society
of Friends. The funeral services viii be
held at the Friends meeting house to-
morrow afternoon. The burial will be in
the old Quaker Cemetery. Prospect Park.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

New York policeman recently saved a
lady's life and rewarded by a kiss
He escaped without injury.-Charleston
News and Courier.
There is always something doing in New
York upon the arrival of the European
tourists on their way home. Hardly day
passes that somebody Is not entangled
solely because Of the failure TO declare pur-
chases made abroad. And the amazing
feature Is that so many men and women
in view of the continual capture OF would
be smugglers-have not learned To be eau
tious II not honest.-Wilmingto News.
Chicago is growing some. but not as fast
as New York. BY those who believe that
numbers constitute everything OF value IN
population this will be accepted as proof
that Chicago is falling behind. And vet
from a broad civic standpoint Chicago is
growing faster than New York.-BOston
Journal
People I'm New York are mighty sour over
the MIX Trust.-Baltimore sun
New York's police are the fnest''-and
rottenest-in the world. Buffalo Enquirer.
New York Arnenians are on what they
call strike against God " Their rours ga
Is magnificent. but their Judgment is way
below par Rochester Union and Adver-
riser.
New York has ests hlished court TO dis
pose OF cases OF domestic relations IL has
been in existence a week. and an average
Of fo-tv ave wives daily have kept the
court busy complaining 80 delinquent hue
bands How 70 be happy though rnsrried
must he one Of the lost arts OF the rnetropo-
lis Baltimore Amsric an
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
OBITUARY NOTES.

JOHN DAVENPORT. direct descendant
Of the Rev. John Davenport. one Of the
early settlers of Connecticut and first pas
tor of the First Congrega ttOnaI Church at
New Haven died at Stamford. Conn. on
Monday night. He was seventy years Old
Mr.. Davenport was the head OF the firm OF
Davenport & Tracy. of Stamford. and had
many business connections in New York
He leaves a wife and daughter.
ARTHUR. RODNEY JONES. prominent
in boot and shoe manufacturing circles in
New England. is dead at his home. No. 10
ST Mary street. Boston, from typhoid
pneumonia. Mr.. Jones early in life went
TO Boston, and. entering the shoe manu-
featuring business as a boy, became one
OF the leading distributors of the market
ID. TALMAGE MERSHON. a former su-
perintendent of the BOwery Mission and
president OF the E1ectrolitfc Art and Metal
Company. OF Trenton. n. J.. died at his
home In Bloomfield. y. j.. yesterday ut the
age of sixty-one years. He was nephew
OF the late T. De Witt Talmage
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
BIG HOME FOR MODERN ART
John w. Alexander Outlines Plan
for Monumental Building.

John ". Alexander, president or the Ma
tionaI Academy of Design, who returned 10
New York on Sunday on the French liner
Lorraine. after trip Of three months
abroad q great part of which was spent In
the interests OF the National Academy
made a statement yesterday at his home.
No f1s East 65th street, regarding the
plans of the academy to erect rnonu-
mental fine arts building on a. central site
which. il is confidently expected, Will oe
given by the city this fall
Il received so much encouragement be-
fore I went away from the interest taken
by prominent men in the plans OF the Ma
tionaI Academy" said Mr.. Alexander. that
took the opportunity abroad to make a
study of the galleries in Europe. with a
view to incorporating tie best points in our
new academy building. so that when the
citv has given us a site as We feel en-
couraged 10 think it will do. the galleries
shall be in every respect up to date and a
monumental building worthy of the city.
1T was rather mortifying TO find what
great advantages all the cities l visited in
England. France and Germany had given
to modern painters. Munich has not only
the wonderful collections in the Pine-ko-
thek buildings-one housing the old and the
other the new collections, the latter an
swering to the Luxembourg. IN Paris-but
it has. in addition. beautiful marble build
ing. with absolutely perfect galleries. IN
which the Society of the Secessionists are
holding their annual exhibition.
The Glass Palace, in which the annual
international exhibition is held. contains |
should saw from thirty-five TO forty CALLER
les. large and small. in which the pictures
are hung with sufficient space to make each
show al its full value and in the best cir
cumstances. Our Fine Arts Building. in
West 57th street has only three galleries,
and nothing has been done by the city for
the benefit Of modern art.
while il is mortifying 10 realize how
completely modern art has been ignored oy
the first city in the United States, 7 came
away from Munich. after seeing all the ex-
hibitions and carefully studying them. ah-
soluteIy convinced that the standard OF
work done in this country, with all its dis
advantages is distinctly on a higher plane.
am certain in my mind that this feeling
is not the result of loyalty to my fellow
painters at home. IT is my honest conv1c-
ton. as a result of my careful study while
abroad. that II is mortifying to think OF the
men here producing. as they do. work of
the highest order not having the advan-
tages that inferior painters have abroad.
And this does not mean that the average
abroad is not high. It means that excel
lent pictures are lost because Of the 1mpos-
siblity of their being seen.
Mr. Alexander said there would be
meeting held very shortly of men outside of
the National Academy but who were deeply
interested in art, to decide upon the proper
method for approaching the city authorl-
ties in regard to obtaining a site for the
academy.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
A PLAY BY w. ]. LOCKE
The Man from the Sea Pleases
a London Audience.
rRv cable % The Tribune. I

London. Sept. 2O-The theme Of ". =.
Locke's play. The Man from the sea-
at the Queens Theatre tonight was the
suppression OF superfuous truth. It in
vOIved incidentally the circulation OF a
series Of d'ffuse lies and the supreme
test OF "A virtUOus wOmsu's love by the
shameless invention Of a story that her
lover was already married. II culrui-
mated in the exposure Of an the lies told
during the evening and the straighten-
ing out OF crooked romance BY the re-
ceipt of a cable disratch from AUS
tralia announcing the death Of a super
fuOus husband.
There was feIicitous blend Of meIo-
drama and sparkling comedy. and the
work was as fresh and invigoratiug a.
a sea breeze. with the wholesome moral
that charity was more important than
the catechisEl.
An enthusiast audience received the
play with delight. Robert Lorraine.
whose exploits in fling have impaired
a zest to his popularity. enacted the
leading part with earnestness and racy
power Nina BoucicauIt and Beryf
Faber were the principal actresses. and
Vane Tempest was the best comedian
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
WILL ELECT A BISHOP
Canon Chase Among the Candidates to
Succeed William N. McVickar.

Providence. sept. 20.-Delegates 10 the
Rhode Island diocesan convention, which
will meet Tomorrow. were chiefly interest
ed tonight I'm informal discussion of the
conventions probable choice of Bishop
Of Rhode Island, to succeed the late Will
lam n McVickar In this connection the
name Of Bishop Charles H. Brent. of The
Philippines is prominently mentioned. as is
also that Of Or. George Mcclellan Fieke,
rector Of St stephens Church. of this city.
Among the other well known churchmen
whose names will probably be submitted to
tie convention are: Dean George Hodges,
Of the Episcopal Theological School at
Cambridge: the Rev. z. 8. Rousmaniere. of
81. PauTs Church. Boston and Canon W.
Sheafe Chase, pastor of Christ Church,
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
The Master of Polwarth.

The sfastc- Of Pofwartl. who Is now in
this country 10 attend the International
Prison Congress st Washington. is the ED
esr son OF Lord POlwarth. and as such the
future chief OF one OF the Oldest houses OF
Scotland. namely. the Scots of Arden. 20
which Sir Walter Scott. the famous novel
isl belonged The SCOTS Or Arden became
Lords % Tolwarth through the marriage IN
1-54 Of the tenth Laird Of Arden with Lady
Diana Hume Campbell daughter Of the
Earl Of Marchmont and Lord Polwarth,
u no was keeper Of the great seal Of Scot
land. The carl died without male issue,
and while his esrldonl became extinct his
Larony Of PolTsrth passed 10 his daughter,
Issdv Diana and ON her death 10 her son
bv her marriage with Walter Scotr Of Ar
den. namely. Hugh Scott who became sixth
Lord OF Polvs-th and eleventh Laird of
Arden. He assumed the additional patro-
nvnic Of Hepburn. n consequence Of the
estates of the Hepburns OF Humble having
descended 70 him through Helen Hepburn,
Countess Of Tarras. his est-granduother-
The present Lord Polwarth Is his grandson
While Lord Polwarth is only eighth Lord
or Polvsrth and the thirteenth Laird of
Arden he Is twenty-tlird in lineal descent
from Cctrred Fitz Scott. who hourished in
OF ifd\ 10 OF 0t5DAldilo anu va
witness % the two charters granted by him
fr the abbevs or Holvrood and Selkirk in
me wears 1IeS and 1850. As such. Lord
polwarth claims the chiefta inship Of all
The SCOTS IN Scotland. his point being that
-nt Scott family of which the Duke Of Buc-
cle1ch is the chief il descended only in the
female line from Sir Robert Scott, the
founder OF the BuccleUch branch.
The Master Of Polwarth now here is in
dehted fer his title Of master TO the fact
mat for hundreds Of years the eldest sons
~ Scottish viscounts, barons, and even Of
ears. have always been known as the
master" He is the head Of the govern
rnent Prison Commission for Scotland. is
married 20 daughter Of Sir Thomas
Powell Buxton. was educated Al Eton and
Trinity. Cambridge. and is q nephew Of
Lord Aberdeen A sister 81 the Master
~ Powarth. the Hon. Mary Hepburn
SCOTT. IS out IN Central Asia. on the bor-
derlaad of Tibet. engaged in missionary
work under the auspices Of the Church of
Scotland Missionary Society, while
brother. the Hon Henry Scott, is ranching
r. the Transvssl
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21

rest for violation of city ordinances. He is
pacified by the payment of 800 marks whicn
Go" promptly shares with Con"
One of those to whom Con sells a seat
on the balcony of Herr Director Van
Scheffel's house is the Hon. Frederick Bal
chester (Gilbert Douglass). who has firted
with Frau Van Schefel (Maude OdelD at
summer resort the previous summer He
bears in his pocket a photograph or the
charming madame. which is discovered by
the Herr Director when Balchester taxes
off his coat. Van Scheffel has fit of
jealous rage, and demands an explanation
Con volunteers to get Balchester out of
his predicament for LOCO marks, and. to-
gether with Co, he invents the story of
a double of Nine. Van ScheifeI in the per
son of a concert hall singer. The Herr
Director insists upon meeting the actress.
In a great quandary the firm decides
that Nine. Van Scheffel must impersonate
the singer. In ballet costume and makeup
she receives her husband in Cons uncles
apartment. and the Herr Director is so
completely deceived that he makes love
unwittingly to his own wife. sends her
flowers and candy for the first time in
years. and invites her out to supper
disguise of a fireman. butler or mother
and exscts the inevitable consideration.
The piece is SO full of unexpected turns
and merry situations that a verbal de-
scription of it is we'll nigh impossible. 1t
must be seen TO he enjoyed. and it is wei
worth seeing If one is in search of an even
ing of laughs.
Miss Maude Odell has the most work to
do in her dual role of wife and chorus girl
and she does it we'll. She is charming in
manner and voice and convincing in both
parts Light as the piece is, however, II
calls for an actress of considerable versa
tiIitv in this part. and Miss Odell shows
herself quite up to standard. William
Burrese as Hobson (the Coz was partcu~
IarIv successful in his various impersona-
tions. He seldom failed TO draw laughs in
the second and third acts. Harry stone
gave an agreeable Interpretation of Con
Miss Nellie Roland newcomer 10 New
York. was particularly effective in the part
of Lulu. Cons sweetheart. She was re-
freshingly natural in manner and beautiful
to look upon. Her mastery of German
English accent. together with no htte
power of imagination made her acting a
pronounced success. She suffers. however
from a certain unpleasant quality OF voice
which she should seek TO remedy If she Is
to develop to the fullest extent the talent
that is hers.
Miss Susette Gordon. in the minor role
of Lima. the maid, was a charming little
servant Miss Grace Franklin as Mrs.
Hopper was effective in the part OF a
f1rtatious woman of society. Gilbert Doug
las was moderately successful as the Hon
Frederick BaIchester Gustave Hartzheim
created no little amusement in the nrSt
act by his very natural impersonatlon OF
Lieutenant Hofbaur. Tom II. Walsh as
Senator Pinkney is 10 be remembered TOT
his contagious laugh and his makeup.
CAST OF CON & co"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21

the altar by Emperor Napoleon. who Just
before the wedding had created her a
princess of France. She was the daughter
OF Peter Murat elder brother of Joachim
Murat, KING Of Naples and a brother-in-
law of Emperor Napoleon
In 1874 Princess Frederick of Hohenzol-
Tern. the issue OF this union. married at
botosna her cousin. the Marquis Joachim
fepoh whose mother, Princess Letitia
Murat, was daughter OF Murat. King Of
Naples The Marquis PepoI. who belonged
to one OF the old patrician families of Bo-
logna, took a very active part in the war
or 1873 and 1919 against the Austrians and
IN the subsequent struggles that eliminated
IN the transformation of the various states
OF the peninsula into the united King
dom Of Italy. He became Senator Minis
ter Of Commerce and of Agriculture in the
Ratazzi Cabinet and envoy at St Peters
burg and at Vienna The marquis died
about thirty years ago. his widow Prin-
cess Frederica Of Hohenzollern following
him 10 the grave in 1895. They had only
one daughter, Countess Antoinette PepoH
who married Count Taveggi. One OF the
two children Of this union is married to
Baron Geyr Won Schweppenburg. Major Of
the Sd Regiment Of the Foot Guards. at
Berlin, while the son, Count Joachim Ia
veggi. after financial reverses i'm Europe
came 20 America and underwent many
hsrdships and followed many trades. in
Guiding those Of riding master and wine
agent. before finally winning the hand of
Elfrida- daughter OF old Theodore Heit-
meyer. OF Hoboken, who. commencing life
as poor apprentice hoy in a tannery, died
at the head Of one of the greatest leather
in, a-s~ has
into an international enterprise, with houses
in England in Germany and in Austria
understand that Count Joachim Tsveggi will
now assume the active nagement of the
German branch of the concern and will
make his principal home in Germany. at
kripp. on the Rhine.
MARCTISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
FATHER OLIVIER.

Paris. Sept aO.-Fsther Olivier. Who de-
livered q sensational sermon AT the ~
neral for the victims Of the Charity Ba-
zaar fire of Nav. 1851 died to-day.
Father Olivier was a strong and fluent
preacher of Christian Socialism. Years ago
he made a trip in America and preached
in New York The investigation Of the
causes which led to the Charity Bazaar
fire. in which scores of lives were lost. in
dicated careIessness in the management
of the entertainment and caused much bit
ter feeling. Father OIIivier's outspoken re-
marks on the subject Incorporated in a fu-
neral sermon caused his removal from
the pulpit of the Cathedral Of Notre Dame
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
DR.. JOHN .. PHILLIPS.

New Haven. Sept @-Dr. John P. Phil
lips. who served as surgeon with the f1th
New York Regiment during the Civil War.
receiving medal from New York State in
recognition of his services. died at his
home here to-day at the age of seventy
seven years Or. Phillips was graduted
from Columbia College and from its medi-
cal school Services will be held at the
Phillips home tomorrow, after which the
body will be taken to Amsterdam, y. Y,
for bIrfaI
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
See Chief Of British Prison.

The masters" English colleague, Sir
Evelyn J. RugKles Brise. who has been ap-
pointed by King George 70 be England s
urincfrsl representative AZ the Interns-
74onal Prison Congress at Washington. is
one q the best known men in London So
cietv. IN great demand az dinners and a
most sgreea bic conversationalist- He is
President OF the government commission
which has the control Of all the penal in
stlruIiOns in England. and is known by
criminologists throughout the world the
founder Of the so-called Borstal system OF
treatment Of the young criminal class,
which may be said 70 consist Of a combina-
non of indeterminate senfen res. Of the i'm
Parting of general instruction and the
knowledge Of trades. and. in one word in
ile training Of incipient criminals into use
III citizens.
sir Evelyn Is the son Of Sir Samuel Rug
Eles Brise Member Of Parliament FOR East
Essex, and after leaving Zion, where he
Was captain Of the cricket eleven, went 10
oxford. where ne distinguished himself in
the football field and became the favoriie
luIn q Jowett at Bslliol. Just thirty
Years ago he obtained. through open com
petition. q clerkship in the Home Depart
snent, became private secretary in turn Of
sir william Vernon Harcourt. Lord Cross,
Hugh Childers and Lord LANDAU. and AT
the enc Of ten years was promoted 10
connlissionership Of prisons. His two par
ncclar friends IN the present administra-
Lon are Premier Asquith and his old chief s
son. -Lulu Hsrcourt, Commissioner chat
ls 20 say. Minister Of Public Works. He is
unmarried and, though hfty-three years Of
age. ls very we'll preserved. and, on the
Ahole, quite an eligible part.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-21
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT BACK
Feeling Well After Vacation in Europe
and Cruising in His Yacht.

Cornelius Vanderbilt returned 70 town
yesterday aboard the ErOnprinz Wilhelm.
feeling wei. he said. as the result Of \
vacation in which business was Forgotten
He spent good part OF the summer cruis-
Ing in the Mediterranean in his Yacht. the
North Star Mrs. Vanderbilt and the chill
dren will follow him over IN week or 80
Adeline Geuee. the dancer, was fellow
passenger. accompanied by her husband.
F. : W Isitt, who is the London solicitor
Of the Duke Of Newcastle. Mrs. Isitt said
she intended making this her farewell visit
10 the American stage
Other passengers on the steamer we're
Antonio Scott. the Metropolitan opera
barytOne, and Andreas Dippel manager OF
the Chicago Grand Opera House. Mr.. Dip
pei said the Indications were that Cni-
Cago would this year have the greatest
grand opera season in it's history. Hs had
not engaged Nine Tetrazzini. he said. but
added that possibly she would sing IN
America later IN the season