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New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
"DAS RHEINGOLD."

The series of special afternoon perform
onces of Wagner's Ring operas. which be-
ear Yesterday at the Metropolitan with
renreseutation of "Das Rheingold," prom
Use TO be profitable at least to the manage
ment, if the size of yesterdays audience
is a prophecy. They will, however, be more
profitable TO the audience when the ma
chinery of illusion is oiled up a bit. Yes
terday not only did the invisible track
from which is suspended the tackle for the
Rhine maidens give forth an audible sound
when the maidens swan about the gold,
but the false curtain, rising to disclose the
caverns of the Nibelheim, rose six or eight
feet and then stuck fast. Mr. Hertz had
his band at full blast, Alberich was beat
ing Mime with the utmost abandon, when
suddenly the proscenium curtains closed.
the astounded Mr.. Hertz stopped waving
his arms, the band trailed off with a little
squeak and toot into silence and only the
voice of Otto Goritz could be heard for a
moment. keeping right on behind the cur
tain When the trouble was adjusted the
curtains parted once more and the scene
had to be begun all over again. Accidents.
of course, Will happen. but they are none
the less distressing and destructive OF illu-
sion.
In other respects the performance had
much to recommend it, if nothing especially
TO distinguish IT, It had. for example Otto
Csoritz as AlberiCh and Albert Reiss
Mime-weu known interpreta tions both, and
both Justly admired. IL had Adolf Muhl-
mann and Robert Blass as Fasolt and Faf-
ner. looking just now perilously like rival
discoverers of the pole, each with a pole
to prove his claims. 1t had Miss Fremstad
as Fricka of goddess mien, and Carl Bur
rian as LOge of the orange hair, with a
touch of elflike grotesqueness that seemed
pleasantly spontaneous. Mr.. WitherspoOn
welded the hammer of thunder. and Miss
Alma GIuck. as F'Teia. contributed her touch
of sweet girlishnesS. Leonora Sparkes, Rita
Fornia and Florence Wickham swan about
the gold sometimes swimming a bit better
than they sang.
The Wotan was Walter Sooner Unfort-
unateIy, admiration OF his voice has some
times to be dashed with regret for his
unfiexible poses, his lack of that command
ing dignity which belongs To the chara cter
the absence of sustained authority and no
biity in his impersonation Mr. Hertz con-
Quoted in the manner he has made familiar
10 us and bore with fortitude the annoy
ing interruption OF the third scene There
was considerable applause at the close.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
BENJAMIN HANFORD.

Benjamin Hanford, twice Vice-Presiden-
tial candidate of the socialists, died at II
clock yesterday morning at his nome. No
S57 East 34th street. Brooklyn. after five
years illness. He was born in Cleveland
ir 1861, and learned the printers trade in
the office of The Republican" at Marshal
town. Ohio. In 1879 he went TO Chicago
and became identified with the labor move
ment, joining the typographical union.
Seventeen years ago he took up his home
in Philadelphia, where Frederick Long,
printer and a prominent socialist. induced
him to join the Socialist Labor party. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Long is now dying.
A dozen years ago Mr. Hanford moved
t. New York City and worked as a COM
positor on various papers In 1898 he ran
for Governor of this state on the Socialist
Labor ticket. Then came the split in the
ranks in 1892 and Mr.. Hanford went with
the out-and-out socialists. He was the
candidate of the socialists for Governor of
New York State in 1900 and again in 1902
In 1904 and 1908 he was their Vice-Presi-
Dental candidate.
The funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at the Brooklyn
Labor Lyceum, the headquarters of the
Central Labor Union, in Willoughby ave
rue, near Myrtle avenue. He leaves a wife
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
OFF'ROUND THE HORN
Steamer Kentucky to Garry
GOIdseekers to Tacoma.

With Tacoma as her destination. the
steamship Kentucky rounded the Hook on
Sunday. Last week two sailing ships came
into this port after voyage around Cape
Horn. but the Kentucky will be one of tho
few steamers that have circled the twin
continents since the round-the- world trip Of
the battleships. Despite the fact that she
is only of 996 tons and wooden, the Ken
lucky is banging her way pluckily down
the coast and expects TO pass the treach-
erous and tortuous Strait of Magellan as
successfully as the best Of them.
She was launched at Bath Me. IN 1897 as
the Lincoln, and was afterward renamed
the Martinique. Later she was in the JOY
Line service as the Kentucky, and has just
been rebuilt, with new engines, for the
Alaska Steamship Company, TO ply between
Tacoma and Nome.
II is expected that the voyage will take
approximately two months, as the little
steamer expects to call at several ports on
each South American coast When she
sailed from the Hoboken yards of William
A Fletcher & Co. ii had not been definitely
strait or around the Horn. The weather
will be a factor in deciding this. She car
ries a crew Of sixty men, is 203 feet over
all, 81 feet beam, gross tonnage 996, net ton
mage 532 and has a draft of only 1915 feet.
The last steamer which left the Fletcher
Yards bound for the other coast was the St.
Croix which was burned in November, 1909,
six miles off Point Duma, eighteen miles
north of Los Angeles, her $50 passenger
and crew getting away in the boats.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
GOLD MEDAL FOR SKIPPER.
Presentation of Award by King of Italy
To Be Made Here.

gold medal awarded By the King Of
rtaIv to Captain Kelk. Of the White Star
liner Cretic. was brought to port yesterday
-, the Celtic. which arrived from Liver
,ool Captain Kelk was in command of
the Cretic when she went into Palermo
s,ortIv after the recent earthquake and
,anded supplies for the sufferers. The
,,,edaI will be presented TO Captain Kelll
~, Mr. Brewer, the purser of the Celtic he
f.re the Cretic sails for the Mediterranean
on January 30
gdward Rigg. superintendent Of the ROYAL
,,i,t Of London, was a passenger on the
celtic He comes here 10 visit the mints
philadelphia and at Ottawa, Canada
r. said that the idea of using petroleum
- f,eI I'm the Royal Mint of London had
been brought up. and he had come here to
o,,.erve the use of oil fuel in the mints Of
1,,,,,adeJnhta and Ottawa. He said the
I-,tisb government wanted TO learn of the
,dyantages of burning oil before consider
80 The installation of such a plant in Lon
- Mr. Rigg will return 10 SOUTHAMPTON
-, tbe Adriatic in February.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Chsuncey olcott in Ragged Robin. .

The whole human race has believed IN
z i-ies at one time OF another, and every
Individual has passed through that de-
lightfuI stage OF childhood when the little
people o. the air have been very real
Were II not So Rida Johnson Young and
Eta OIcott would not have written
Ragged Robin, the romantic Irish drama
II which Chauncey Olcott pleased a large
audience al the Academy of Music last
night
Ihe play deals with folklore and legends
e. Ireland. with the scenes laid at Innis-
Hsanon- Ragged Robin (AIr. OIcQtD, who
has been disinherited by his father, be
comes q wandering minstrel, famed for his
iovaoie nature and his good voice. He
sleeps under the apple blossoms near the
tslry's well in the garden OF Andrew Grat-
-au. The fairies frolic while he dreams
He awakens al sUn-up drinks from the
TeI and passes on, singing an Irish song.
lie swakens the daughter Of the house
hold Margaret Grattan Rose Curry)- who
also drinks from the well. According TO
The legend. she viii marry the man after
whom she tastes the cup. for this is the
18TH of March.
R0nln returns with the village folk and
70 the accompaniment Of harp and violin
ne sings The Eyes That Come from Ire
io--Ls d1G fl4llE Wits tIlt lledTA OF MAJ
garet. although she is betrothed to Martin
Dare (CTerone Edwards1. Robin is about
70 pass on when Margaret bids him stay.
Ee remains 10 work on the farm. Mar
care marries Martin, for she has given
her Rord and because her father wishes TO
5on t1e tao farms The fairies show the
dsPleasIre in a wiudstoTm, and Robin
goes back IN the road
famine follows this loveess marriage;
Martin dies. the Grattans lose their money
and 20 away 10 work in the peat bogs
Rooin father becomes reconciled, and
Robin becomes a knight He returns to
Iunishsnu0u and learns Of the poverty and
departure Of his sweetheart. While he
Sleeps iu rhe old inn the fairy rises from
tho wei and tells him 10 follow the Will-o'
'he-Hisp He dresses IN his minstrel clothes
and follows the fairv's direction, and is re-
varied Hv finding his sweetheart, whom he
iakes away 70 marry
Ar- Dlcot1 sang effectively The Laugh
Pivh mo Tear I'm It. Sweet Girl Of Ny
iDrea ms. 30 Il Used to Believe in the Fairies
snd other songs He acted convincingly
ana 10 the evident delight Of those who
came 70 see him. In d cast that was
marked by med iocriry Rose Curry was
sweet and pretty as Margaret Grattan;
-otue Smith vas natural the younger
sister. Josie Clafin was good as Beth
Aeehsn ana Andrew O'Nel was successful
40 I-auty Lanigan.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
GOES TO CHICAGO.
Hector Dufranne Not to Sing
at Metro pOHtan.

Hector Dufranne, the French barytone
of the Manhattan Opera Company. will
sing next season at the new Chicago Opera
House. It has been known for some time
that he would not be a member of Mr.
Hammerstein's forces next season, and it
had been reported that he would sing at
the Metropolitan.
1t was authoritatively learned yester-
day, however, that Mr.. Dufranne had been
engaged for the new Chicago Opera
Company, of which Cleofonte Campanini
is to be the musical director
Oscar Hammerstein said last night that
Mr. Dufranne would not be a member OF
his company after this season.
IT don't know where Dufranne is going
to sing said Mr.. HamInerstein, and his
leaving does not interest me. I have al
ready engaged a barytone in his place.
Mr. Dufranne's engag ement for Chicago
was confirmed last night by two OF the
highest officials of the Metropolitan.
Andreas Dippel. administrative manager
of the Metropolitan, is general manager
of the new Chicago Opera House
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
WILLIAM HENRY PARKS.

Clinton. Conn, Jan. 24.-William Henry
Parks, linguist. translator and writer. died
al the home of Il. z. Morgan here to-day
in his forty-seventh year This was his
native town Mr.. Parks graduated
from Yale in 1885. taking high honors in
languages and especially in Latin and
Greek For some years he was of the fac
ulty Of Pennington Seminary in New
Jersey but his health failing, he went
abroad and FOR a time served as a news
paper correspondent.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
OPERA GR4NDLY SET.
Charms of Massenet's "Grisel-
ids" at the Manhattan.

Whether those strenuously lunged wom-
en- whose occupation is the heckling OF
British Cabinet ministers would have en-
joyed visit 10 the Manhattan Opera House
last night may we'll be doubted. The char
acter of patient Grisel. out OF whose trials
Jules Massenet has wrought his opera
"Griselidis' is surely anathema TO these
latter day Amazons.
To them she is the original female stand
patter, ever subservi snt TO her husband
and enduring all for his sake. Yet from
the interest excited both last night and
at the operas first performance on
Wednesday the New York operagoing pub
lie must contain large number of reac-
tlonaries both male and female
But there are other CHAINS in Mr.. Ham
mersteins offering that will appeal even
to the most progressive of our sufragettes.
The scene in the oratory in the chateau
of Saluces. with it's sombre. yet rich deco
rations. its altar, with the statue of St
Agnes. and, most of all, with its easement
windows through which are caught
glimpse of castle-crowned rocky coast and
beyond the blue of the open sea, forms
picture that unconsciousy recalls the lines
Keats:
Magic easements opening on the foam
OF perilous seas. in fairy foriorn-
The set is in every way one of the most
beautiful to which a New York audience
has been treated. There is mystery, too,
in the terraCed garden; mystery again
enhanced by the enchantment of the sea
a sea of the deepest blue, upon whose
horizon there is the bare suggestion OF a
sail.
And the story, If naive. possesses a
tenderness and a simplicity that do credit
to the taste of the sophisticated Partisan
public. Its melody is a far journey from
the feverish sentiment of most modern
opera. If il never reaches the heights IL
is informed always with the grace and
the charms and the good taste that are so
characteristic of French art.
The cast was the same as at the first
performance. with Mr.. Dufranne as the
Marquis, resonant of voice and sincere
in action, and Miss Garden as the con-
stant hearted Griselidis. whose vocal de-
ficiencies were made up by her beauty and
her picturesqueness Of pose, albeit that
her idea of innocence SENS to be one Of
non-expression. Mr.. Dalmores used his
powerful voice TO fine effect in the part
of the lovesick shepherd, and Mr.. Huber
deau and Nine. Walter-Vtlla were ade-
quate, if little more, as the devil and his
wife. Mr.. de la Fuente again conducted.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
EN.LANGDON'S WILL
Contains Picturesque Bits of
4utobiography.

Odd bits from an exciting career appear
in the will of Brigadier General LoOmis L.
Lengdon. u. 3. A, which was filed IN the
Surrogates office yesterday. General Lang
don. who died on January Z. leaves some Of
his personal effects to his son. Captain Rus
sell c. Langdon. now stationed in the Island
Of Jolo. Philippine Islands. accompanying
the beduests with biogra phical data Of his
ownership of the property.
General Langdon gives his son a silver
tea service. with this explana tion of its his
tory: Il give TO my son. Captain Langdcn.
the silver tea service presented 10 me By
the citizens OF Brownsville. Tex, for what
they termed my valuable disinterestedness
and patriotic services as they kindly chose
to characterize nv action during the alb
sence of the Rio Grande frontier garrison
in organizing the citizens OF Brownsville
into an offensive force and assisting in de-
Tending their lives and property against the
attack OF the bandit. Juan NepumicianO
Cortinas, for which I received the thanks
of the citizens
General LangdOn also leaves TO his son
saddle. on which he comments: This sad
die, which I used during the great rebellion,
on the horse that was killed under me
in the battle Of Olustee tor Ocean Pond,
Fla, or February 70, 1854 The horse was
hit five times. and one or two shots went
through the saddle but the bullet holes are
concealed by a new cover of leather which
put on the saddle
The testator leaves about S35.0o0 in per-
sonal property in New York State and
eighty acres OF farm land in Arkansas
The latter goes TO Captain LangdOn- The
son receives also a gold medal presented
to General Langdon- The latter. who was
an artist we'll as a soldier. leaves to his
son a water color entitled Interior OF the
Hall of Justice at Bruges. Belgium The
testator says of this painting: II value
this one OF the best 1 have painted in
recent years. 1t is now in the possession
of Mrs. Hortense Newton Loeb, of No 327
West SD street. I desire TO have my son
own this picture as the copy of one I
painted at the United States Military
Academy. where I stood at the head of my
class IN drawing and painting
General Langdon leaves 5000 to his sis
ter. Sarah ]. Mckin, widow of the Rev.
Philip McKlm. of the Holy Catholic
Church.. and a similar amount 10 his
brother. Henry c. Langdon. The Hamilton
Trust Company OF Brooklyn is appointed
executor and trustee.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
OBITUARY NOTES.

WILLIAM DENTON, said to have woven
in his fathers mill in Paterson. n. J.. the
first hemp ever woven In the United States,
died on Sunday night at his home in North
Amityville. Long Island. He was born in
England sixty-six years ago and was
brought to this country when very young
by his parents. He served for ten years as
assessor and for six years as highway COM
missioner of the town of Babylon and
played prominent part In Republican poll
ties He leaves five sons and two daugh-
ters.
WILLIAM STROUD, ninety-four years
old, the oldest citizen of Portsmouth, Va
died on Sunday night. He was an en-
ploye of the Norfolk navy yard until
eighty-five years Old having aided in the
construction of many vessels OF the old
wooden navy. well as the famous Con-
federate irOnclad Virginia. later renamed
the Merrimac.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
DRAMA
Hiss Billie Burke an Mrs.
Dot" at the Lyceum Theatre.

EnIss Burke is worth looking AZ and
,r N through an entire evening.
.,.~,-,-a- rhe play. whatever her part she
.-s the preftiest. most fascinating
creature on the stage There is
ss..rsrx in her voice and in her eyes grace
- her movements. charm IN ali her dainty
And so the public holds her in
.;,d of alteration, caring less what she
,1avs in and how she plays II than for the
.,ro--,ynftv IN behold her artful loveiness
Gliding and wheedling on the stage In so
so- as this she is irresistible. Her tri-
.,,,bs are those Of rare personality
-s,ber than Of a rare art. And yet she is
: s-,istic little creature richly equipped
~, nature with every essential attribute of
q comedy actress. She has everything
.xcer.tinE what time and hard work
uiU give her-experience: she has all
,ne capacity but too little of the train
,ur. She was made a star too young. and
she seems to go her own way unchecked,
pnsuided. acquiring mannerisms under the
high sun of public favor
as woman. Miss Billie Burke is dis
t-artfuglv charming. As actress she
leeds 70 be taken in hand, and trained with
q firm discretion. She was better actress
n her FIRST season with John Drew than
tenderness. a7chness, graceful motion. than
sh. exhibits now Perhaps she benefited
n, association with an actor OF long eX-
rerience and admirable training. At any
rate. she raised in the minds Of all who
saw her the highest hopes. But she has not
advanced since then. and chiefly for the
-esson II may be supposed that she leaped
TOO far and too high at her first bound
For her sudden stardom was not earned by
labor. but by personal charm. very Won
derf-l charm indeed, but one which, for
al irs wonder. cannot take permanently
the place of technical skill.
last night Miss Burke charmed the pub
uc more than she ever charmed il before.
Pur she did not act better than before.
Making due allowance for her nervousness
and she was very nervous), she did not. in
some scenes, DO herself justice. She was
toc ierky. sharp; she risks becoming shrew-
ISL: she needs to learn repose. That is
her chief need And she is so well worth
the pains OF hard training; no other actress
more worth the while Her advisers will
do well TO consider these things.
Ms Dot is a sparkling, delightful
comedy bv Somerset Vaughan. and it is
denghtfully acted. OF course, Miss Burke
is far 700 young 10 look like a widow Of
ihirtv-ive. She looks a fascinating young
woman OF twenty, possesses Wit and re-
sourcefulness far beyond these years. and
is the owner OF appalling wealth She is
wooed. OF course, and, what is more, she
Eoos The play concerns the wooing. Tell
Ing ov type would spoil the story.
No play of the season has been more
handsomely received, no comedy Of the
year has much surpassed this for the act
ing OF the company. After Miss Burke, the
honors are distinctly those Of Mr.. Fred
Kerr. whose dry, droll style has seldom
produced more amusing effects than those
which made last nights audience shout
with laughter A ".
,-AST OF MRS DOT"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
NEW DANCE BY MISS ST. DENIS.

Miss Ruth St. Denis, who is presenting
her Hindoo dances at the Hudson Theatre
added 10 her programme yesterday after
noon for the first time scene In an In
dian garden in Cashmere In this delight
full number she depicts RAM dancing in
the sandal wood breezes TO her reflected
image in the pool. To the rhythm of a
chant by one of her companions she plucks
one by one the lotus flowers from the
pool. till in the heart of one of them she
finds the desire of her own. This new
dance took the audience by storm and is
likely to prove one of Miss St Denis's
chief attractions
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
JOSEPH E. WHITING.

Joseph f. Whiting, who had been play
ing with Viola Allen in The White Sister"
died Yesterday in Toronto, after a short
illness. Mr.. Whiting had been popular on
the American stage for many years. He
first appeared with Dion Boucicault in
Washington, in 1858, while he was still in
his teens. One of his greatest successes
was in the name part of Jim the Pen
man"
Mr.. Whiting born in Boston. He was
a member of a theatrical family His
father was David Whiting. and sister was
Virginia Whiting IIoring.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
SITE FOR TILDEN STATUE.
Committee on Erection Confers with
Mayor and Park Commissioner.

A committee. consisting of John Bigelow,
Thomas S. Hastings. Edmund D. Randolph
and Thomas B. Smith. which is planning to
erect statue of Samuel J. Tilden, held
conference with Mayor Gaynor and Park
Commissioner Slower yesterday.
The committee said that Fifth avenue and
42d street would be an ideal site if the
proposition TO carry AID street under Fifth
avenue at that point were carried out
Alternative sites discussed We're Long
Acre Square the plaza at Fifth avenue and
Central Park West, and Park avenue and
34th street.
Mayor Gaynor expressed regret that the
topography of the city did not lend itself
TO the erection of statues in public places
as does that of foreign cities.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Oficisl Record and Forecast.-Washiugtor-
Jan 24.-As the result OF the development OF a
disturbance Of minor intensity OF the south At
lantic coast there have been light SHOWS in the
middle Atlantic states and local rains in the
south Atlantic and east Gulf states. This dis
tlrbance is moving northeastward. and appaT-
emily will not increase decidedly in energy. snow
is also reported from the lake region. the Da-
kotas Nevada and Idaho. and rains have fallen
in the Pacific states and Montana
The temperature continues moderate through
out the eastern and southeastern states. the
lake region and the Mississippi Valley. Tn
usually high temperatures for this season are
general throughout the plains states the Rocky
Mountain region and the Southwest Maximum
temperature above 20 degrees occurred on Mon
peratures of 80 degrees and above were recorded
as far north as Montana The lowest tempera-
the last twenty-four hours was degrees below
at Charles City. Iowa
There will be local SHOWS, followed by clear
ing weather, Tuesday in the New England
States and Eastern New York. and hurries
at scattered points in the lake region Else
where OF the Mississippi River the weather
will be fair on Tuesday and Wednesday. In the
upper Mississippi Valley, the northwestern states.
the plateau and the northern Rocky Mountain
region the weather will be partly cloudy with
local OF rains and SHOWS
The temperature will rise Tuesday in the east
Gulf pateaus the Mississippi and the Ohio val
leys and the lake region, and Wednesday in the
Atlantic states. Lower temperature Will over
and the plateau region during Tuesday and
Wednesday. No unusually low temperature.
however. is indicated for these districts during
the next three days.
The winds along the New England coast will
coast light west and northwest; along the south
Atlantic coast. light north. becoming variable;
along the east Cult coast, light variable, west
Gulf coast. moderate south; on Lake Michigan.
steamers departing Tuesday for European ports
will have moderate variable winds and generally
fair weather 10 the Grand Banks
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
COMET SEEN AT SEA.
Passengers on the Orotava Report It
Brighter than Venus.

Passengers on the steamship Orotava,
of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line,
which arrived here yesterday from Ber-
muda. reported having seen the comet. II
was first seen by f. H Bridges, the chief
officer. who was on watch at p. m. He
said the comet seemed 10 be about 10 de-
r-reeg above the horizon. but as the
weather was cloudy it could not be seen
distinctly According to the chief officer
the Innes comet was seen distinctly on
January I9. when the OrOtava was on her
y,av TO Bermuda from New York. He said
tho tail could be seen plainly. and that the
head appeared 10 be brighter than Venus.