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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Gertrude Elliott arrived in New York
Yesterday from Canada just in time 10
catch a rehearsal of The Dawn of a
Tomorrow" in which she is to open at
Albany on Friday as an American star.
The Biiou Theatre reopens tonight with
INV Man" based on Forrest Halseys
magazine story. THE Quality of Mercy
Kyrle BeIlew begins his season at Bridge
port. Conn. tonight in Henri Bataille's
drama. The Scandal" His supporting
company includes Gladys Hanson, FfolliOt
Paget and Vincent Serrano.
11aude Adams returned to New York
Yesterday to begin rehearsals of What
Every Woman Knows" Her season be
gins next Monday at North Adams. Mass.
At the Grand Opera House next week
William II. Crane viii present Father and
the Boys" After short tour he will APP
pear in George AIDES new comedy, u. 5.
Minister Bedloe."
Frances Aymar Mathews. author OF
Pretty Peggy and other plays. has writA
ten new drama in which Julia Allen. the
soprano. will be presented by John b Doris
The play is called The Red Swan and
grand opera celebrity is the central figure
Wallace Eddinger has been engaged for
the principal part in The Aviator" for
merly played by Edward Abeles and later
by the author James Montgomery.
Leo Fall. who composed the music for
THE Girl in the Train" expects TO visit
New York during the third week Of the
operas engagement at the Globe Theatre,
which begins next Monday.
William A. Brady has obtained from
Frank CJrzon the American rights for NO
body's Daughter" in which Gerald Du
Maurier appeared in London.
Henry f. Dtxey will make his first ap-
pearance in The Naked Truth at Toronto
next Monday. Herbert Standing. Marie
Nardstrom. Ruth Shelley and Spottiswood
Aiken will be in the cast.
Sam Bernard Will give two seats to every
person sending in verse available for
use in his song. Consequences, which he
sings al the Casino Theatre in He Came
from Milwaukee"
Miss Violet Dale, who appeared last sea
son in Chicago in The Flirting Princess"
is to star under the management OF Her
bert NJ Horkheimer in "A Message from
Reno" by Mark Swan and Charles Bar
naTd.
The Friars and the employees OF Lew
Fields will battle on the diamond al
American League Park this afternoon for
the Jerome SiegeI trophy. The press agents
have Welded TO the actors twice, but expect
+o win to-dav's contest Admission is free.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
WOMAN WORE FURs YESTERDAY
But Not Around Her Neck as She
Landed in Hoboken.

Mrs Jacob Newman. of No. 314 East 18TH
street. found not time in store for her as
she landed on the Hoboxen pier, after COM
ing over as a second cabin passenger on
the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. The inspec-
tor and Deputy Surveyor Bradley were
very inquisitive, TO begin with, and then
the temperature was hardly propitiOus TO
the methods of dressing adopted for the
occasion by the returning traveller
Women inspectors found large fur stole
wrapped around each leg. above and below
the knee. Mrs. Newman said she had put
them there by the advice of a man who
had been a fellow passenger
The same man. she told Surveyor Henry.
Special Deputy Surveyor Smyth and Assist
ant Solicitor Barnes at the Custom House,
had advised her to sew an American label
inside a Persian lamb coat which she had
failed to declare on her arrival She was
placed under arrest and sent TO Hoboken
for arraignment before United States Com
missioner Russ
Leon Lamaire, manager of pearl button
company at Burlington. Iowa. had nard
luck all the way back from Europe on the
81. Louis, which got in on Saturday he
could not get a cabin and had 70 come over
in the steerage. Then inspectors found two
gold Watches chains and brooches which
he was bringing as presents TO his daugh-
ters. and other undeclared property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
EXPLORING WEST LABRADOR
Middlebury College Professors Return
from Trip in Wilds.

MiddIebury VT, Sept. 26.-Far into the
wilderness Of Western Labrador. where no
white man is known 20 have trod before.
Professor Raymond Mcfarland. OF Middle
bury College. has travelled in a canoe along
rivers and lakes and on foot through for
ests and over mountains in the last two
months With Professors Thomas c.
Brown and Phelps N Sweet. also OF Mid
dIebury College, who accompanied him on a
part Of his exploring expeditions, he re-
turned to Middlebury to-day Much vaIua-
BILE geographical and typographical data
and many interesting photographs were OBJ
tanned during the nine hundred mile trip
in Quebec and Labrador.
Early in August the three men and a few
Indian guides entered canoes at Lake St
John, Quebec. They assembled the ChamOu-
chouan. Chigobiche and Nikaban rivers to
the Height-of- Land. which was crossed on
August q The party visited the gold and
copper mining region on Lake ChibogonO.
and on September reached the Mistas-
SHINY post of the HudsOn's Bay Company.
After travelling three hundred and sew
enty-five miles from Lake ST. John. the
party was divided on September s. Pro
fessors Sweet and Brown turned back 70
make magnetic observations and study
geological formations along the File-Axe
and Chief rivers Professors Mcfarland.
accompanied by a guide, penetrated hun
bred miles further north, visiting hitherto
UNEMPLOYED regions 20 the east and north OF
Grand Lake Nistassinny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
MOTHER GETS CHILD
Archbishop Farley Aided Mrs. Nc
Donald in Court Proceedings

Justice Amend yesterday decided the ha-
beas corpus proceeding brought three
months ago for the custody OF Agnes Nc
Donald. eight years old. By ordering that
the child Be returned TO her mother. Mrs.
Ellen Mcdonald. Of No. 8 Dover street
About three years ago Agnes Mcdonald
attended an excursion OF the Sea and Land
Church 10 Painted Post. n T. The child
took sick there. and Lyman B HOdgsnan,
a prosperous farmer. and his wife took cars
OF her. When she recovered the child read
lily consented TO become a member OF ths
Hodgeman household. and the farmer
adopted her under order OF the court OF
Steuben County.
The mother OF the girl began a fight to
regain possession OF Agnes. and appealed
10 Archbishop Farley. VINO turned the mat
ter over to Father E,vers. OF St Andrews
Church. John J. Delany. former Corpora
ton Counsel. was engaged, and habeas
corpus proceedings were begun Several
witnesses tried TO prove that Mrs. McDOn-
aid was not fit guardian for the girl.
Justice Amend said in his decision:
The ordinary dictates OF humanity r.
quire that a mother should not be sepa-
rated against her will from her child unless
the welfare Of the child makes such .
course Imperative
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
GREET BISHOP OF SALISBURY
New York Churchmen Give Dinner for
Dr.. John Wordsworth.

The Right Rev John Wordsworth. = D.,
Lord Bishop Of Salisbury. was the guest
Of honor at a dinner given by a number
Of New York churchmen. most of them
members of the Church Club, last night at
the University Club. Francis Lynde Stet-
son presided at the dinner. with the Lord
Bishop on his right and Bishop Courtney
on his left. Judge Alton B. Parker sat on
the opposite side of the table between
Archdeacon Nelson and the Rev Or. Man
ming. rector Of Trinity Church.
After the health Of the Lord Bishop was
drunk. Judge Parker, George Zabriskie
and others talked informally. The Lord
Bishop himself spoke along religious lines.
Those present were William Edmond
Curtis. J. Lawrence AspinwaI. Stephen
Baker. Edmund L. Baylies. John Z. Ber-
wind. John H Cole, r Fulton Cutting,
Julien T. Davies. James May Duane, Rob-
ert /. Harrison. Henry L. Hobart, Robert
G. Hone. Francis {. Huntington, Charles
r. Lamb. Charles Lanier, Henry Lewis
Norris. Henry W Monroe, Ambrose ).
Murray. jr.. Thomas Nash Alton B. Park
er William Barclay Parsons, H. Il Pike.
Lawson Purdy, Charles Rowland Russell
Francis Lynde Stetson, Samuel Thorne,
jr-, J. Howard Van AAmringe. Frank L
Warburton. Everett p Wheeler, Andrew
C Zabriskie and George ZabrisIie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
DENIAL FROM w. c. BROWN
Made No Criticism of Roosevelt,
Railroad President Says.

President ". c. Brown OF the New York
Central Lines. who arrived from Europe
yesterday morning on the Kaiserin AuSuste
Victoria. made the following statement last
evening:
Two OF three Of the afternoon papers
contain statements purpOrted TO have been
made by me on my arrival this morning
which I never made. I did not critlclse
ex-President Roosevelt's speeches. and IN
fact. I have not yet had an opportunity
TO read them.
In reply to question as 10 the prooa-
bility Of disposing of bonds I stated that
was doubtful about Europe taking any
bonds Of American railroads in the imrne-
date future but did not ascribe this con-
dition as in any way due TO the effect Oh
ex-Presiderr Roosevelt's speeches As d
matter Of fact, we had found It lmpossi-
bic TO place bonds either in London OF
Paris two months before Colonel hoose-
Welt made his Western tour, ana the IN
ference that I ascribed this condluon 10
the effect Of the speeches MADE on tlat
tour was not warranted ny anything L
said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
WILLIAM HENRY SPARKS.

William Henry Sparks died late on Friday
night in Chappaqua, Westchester County
where he had lived since 1902 Like ms
father and grandfather. Mr. Sparks was a
native of New York City, where he was
born on January IA. 1s22. In his early lie
he lived far downtown, IN Gold street. then
a residence street of high respectaoilty'
into which neither wholesale nor retain
trade had made way
He married. on October 10. 1872. Miss Han
nah Smith. a young English woman. ana
their married life continued for stxty-tWO
years as she died only two years ago
In the winter of 1916 47 Mr.. Sparks set up
in business for himself lOcksnith. but
gave ii up temporarily to serve as captain
of the old police force IN what was known
as the 10th Ward precinct For eleven
years he was member of the old Fire De-
partment, in Temperance Hose Company, 10
In 1861 he removed from this city TO Pelham
and thereafter until his death remained
resident of Westminster County. For six
teen years he served as police justice in the
town of Pelham. Mr.. Sparks leaves two
sons and two daughters The funeral will
be to-day,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
COLONEL II. z. PLUMAcHER.

Washington. Sept. D. - Soldier, sailor.
consul and phiIanthropist. Colonel Eugene
Herman PIumacher, who died at the home
Of his son in this city yesterday, had not
able history A German by birth. he had
seen service in the Dutch navy. had COM
manded troops in the Swiss army, and IN
der General Grant he led Northern troops
into the heart Of the COnfederacy. At the
close Of the Civil War Colonel Plumacher
became a professor at Vanderbilt Univer-
sity in Nashville. and thereafter claimed
Tennessee as his home In his years resi-
dence in Venezuela Colonel PIumacher
passed through many vicissitudes. winding
up his career there as Consul General at
Maracaibo a post vacated by him last
spring He was endeared TO the Venezuelan
people by his work in behalf of the lepers-
When the disease prevailed in Venezuela
Colonel PIumacher. when the resident ply
sicians refused TO touch the ''unclean.' es-
tabIished a hospital by his own means.
gathered the unfOrtunates throughout the
country and. as II was said. cured many OF
them by the native Indian remedy Of "'tUa
rrra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27

singers. gymnasts and musicians. are the
chief features of a good bill at the Alham-
bra Theatre.
ION the Housetop." a very funny repro
duction of a Halley's comet party held on
the roof of a theatrical boarding house is
the principal act at the Colonial Theatre
Uncle Sam, Jr..'' is the title of the bur
lesque at the Columbia Theatre IL is one
long laugh from beginning to end. Some
very good vaudeville numbers complete an
excellent evenings entertainment
New groups are TO be seen in the World
ia Wax at the Eden Musee.
Miss Rose Pitonof, the seventeen-year-old
swimmer is the headliner at Keith & Proc
tors Fifth Avenue Theatre.
Miss Adele Richie. Gus Edwards, the
Jack Wilson Trio, E. Frederick Hawley and
Frances Haight are the best entertainers
at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre.
The circus and the three big spectacles,
The International Cup THE Ballet of
Niagara and THE Earthquake continue
to draw great crowds to the Hippodrome
twice daily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
WILLUM LIMPED LAST NIGHT
Coombs, Who Plays That Part in
Hans" Had Badly Injured Ankle.

Frank Coombs, who IS playing the part
Of WiIlum, in Hans, the Flute Player"
at the Manhattan Opera House, acted his
Fart during the whole performance last
night despite a badly injured ankle, be-
cause there was no understudy to take his
place.
It was shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon that Mr.. Coombs fell on a step
in front of the Manhattan Opera House
and hurt his ankle. He was attended i'm
mediately by a physician, who counselled
that he be taken home and put TO bed,
but the actor would not hear of il unless
somebody could be found to take his part
in last nights performance, and as the
time was too short for anybody 10 learn
the role ne decided to do his best with
the aid OF a cane
In spite Of the pain he managed to get
through the performance without arousing
the suspicion of the public to what a
heroic task he was performing, and the
curtain fell upon a totally exhausted but
very proud man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
FUNERAL OF GEN. C. R. BRAYToN
One Of the Most Largely Attended
Fver Held in Rhode Island

Providence. Sept 26.-The funeral TO-DAY
If General Charles X. Brayton, the hllho
leader of the Republican party IN khode
Island. was one Of the most largely attend
- ever held in the state Following
brief private service al the home OF Gen
era1 Pravton's sister. Mrs Bedeu, the BODY
was taken TO Grace Episcopal Churen'
where the public services were Heiu a.
r. n.
Long before that hour every seat in the
church had been taken Governor Fothler
and his staff. Mayor Fletcher Of Providence
and many members Of the General Assem-
bly, and the Republican State Cen1Ial OH
n,i+ree occupied reserved seats. and there
vra-a DELEGATIONS from the Masonic fra
rernitv. the Grand Army Of the Repuoilc,
the Toval Legion and the Society OF
Colonial Wars. The services at the c huI en-
were conducted by the rector, the rev.
Frank Warfeld. assisted by the Rev henry
?. Blackjack The burial was at AVIAN
Point Cemetery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
PRINCE SUM At CAPITOL
Visits Navy Yard and Mint in
Philadelphia.

Washington. Sept. 2s.-Prince Tsai sum.
with a suite OF twenty-three persons. ar
rived in Washington from Philadelphia to-
night and the uncle OF the Emperor OF
China ana head Of the Chinese Imperial
Naval Commission faces a busy day to-
morrow At 70 o'clock Secretary Knox and
Secretary Meyer viii call on him The
ceremonies Will scarcely be over when the
royal visitor viii 80 TO the White House
70 pay his respects. In the evening tne
President will entertain Kim and the menu
5ers Of his party al dinner
Philadelphia. Sept "a visit 20 the
Philadelphia Navy Yard occupied some OF
the time to-day of Prince Tsai SUM.
brother OF the Chinese Regent and uncle
of the Chinese Emperor. while in this city.
The prince and his travelling companions
were received at the yard with fun mill
tary hOnOrs-
After inspecting the shops and the con-
crete drydOck the prince was escorted
back 70 the BelIevUe-Stratford Hotel As
he left the yard the Presidential salute OF
twenty-One guns was fred in his honor.
This afternoon the prince visited the
United States Mint
Admiral Sab. OF the Chinese navy, and
other Chinese naval officers in the party
left the navy yard on Philadelphia police
tug and inspected the Cramp and the New
York shipbuildinE plants
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
CHANLER MAKES NO ANSWER
Tailor. Takes Judgment by De
NAV Ask for Receiver.

Robert Winthrop Chanler failed yester-
day to answer in the City Court the suit
brought against him on an assigned claim
of $500 held against him by Barnes Il Co.,
talors, and the plaintiff took judgment by
default. The next move in this action VIII
be to ask the courts here and in Duchess
County for the appointment OF a receiver
for the property of Chanler. 1t IS also
possible that the plaintiff will ask TO have
ChanIer examined in supplementary pro-
ceedings If the judgment is not quickly
satisfied
w Russell Osborn, counsel for Mrs.
NataIna Cavalieri ChanIer. He'd yesterday
in the County Clerks Office a notice of ap-
pearance in the action brought by Mrs
Julia Chamberlain Chanler. the divorced
wife OF Chanler, TO set aside the pre-nup-
tiaI agreement between the singer and her
husband. because it affected an agreement
between her and Chanler under which she
was TO- draw $4,000 a year from the estate.
Chambers lawyer also filed a notice of APP
pearance. Answers TO the suit will be fled
later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
TO BEAUTlFY NEW SCHOOL
Art Society Will Raise $40. 900
for Mural Decorations.

The Municipal Art Society for years has
been trying TO have the Washington Irving
High School planned with sufficient regard
to artistic possibilities. both as an archi-
tectural monument and to provide facili-
ties for exhibitions and decorations.
The committee reported at a meeting held
yesterday that the new high school build
ing will have everything that was hoped
for in these respects.
Mrs. Fannie RoweH. chairman of the
committee on school decoration, was au-
thorized to draw up a programme, under
which the society can take the initiative
IN providing mural decorations for the
building II IS expected that $4,000. at
least. viii be raised for these mural deco
rations.
Charles H Tsraels was authorized to act
with the Fifth Avenue Association, in
order TO have a proper ordinance enacted
for the regulation of signs on Fifth avenue.
Mr.. Israels viii be associated in this work
with Simon Brentano
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
REPLIES TO NAHAN FRANKO
Musical Union Official Denies
Faith Was Broken.

Al Official Of the Musical Mutual Pro
terrive UnIar. whose recent action IN rails
irE the minimum rate 10 BE- paid must
clans of symphony and concert orchestras
mas caused strong protests from conductors
and orchestra leaders throughout the CITY
answered some OF the critics of the action
ir a talk with 2 Tribune reporter last night.
This officer Of the union took direct issue
with Nahan F-snl-o. the conductor. who
said last week that the union had broken
faith with him IN abrogaring the contract
which he had entered into with his must
clans
Mr.. F-anho asserts that he had already
made his contract 1T the old rates. and
that he had been promised that this con-
tract would ne valid, but that when the
announcement Of the new scale Of prices
vas made recently he was told THAI his
musicians would be forced % demand the
higher rate said the official of the mu-
steal union.
This statement is untrue in that Mr.
FraukO had = contract only with a de
partmert store 10 furnish orchestra music
81 its restaurant for a long season. He
had made no contract with the members Of
mis- orchestra hence the musicians were
rot in any way bound TO adhere 10 the old
rRking . speculative risk hen ne signed
the contract with the department store. re
living on the continuance Of the old rate.
Nov that The prices have been raised, and
he finds himself held 10 his original con
tract with the company he is crying Bad
faiih" and attempting 10 throw discredit
on the union.
AS regards The complaints OF the concert
conductors 10 the effect that the rise IN
the price Of renearsals viii seriously affect
TIE production Of such music in this city.
that statement is not true. The only suf-
ferers from the new rate viii be such con-
cuctcrs as are Incompetent Any conductor
who cannot make his orchestra perfect
win two rehearssIs. unless IL be an en-
tirely new or very large production. should
not be a. the head OF an orchestra in this
CITY"
The Musical Mutual Protective Union has
not. 81 any case. according 20 this official,
ordered that musicians who have signed
contracts prior 70 September ! should de-
maDd the higher scale of prices The new
rate affects only Those who have signed no
contracts prior 20 that date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
REVIVAL AT NEW THEATRE
The Merry Wives of Windsor Is
Announced for November 7.

The members of the repertory company
of The New Theatre met yesterday for the
first time since the close Of their road tour,
last June They assembled on the roof or
the theatre. where they met Winthrop
Ames. the director. who informed them
that the regular repertory season will open
on November with The Merry Wives Of
windsor" following the run of The Blue
Bird" Among those who reported for duty
were A +. Arson, Lee Baker, Leah Bate
man-Hunter Albert Bruning, Jessie Busley,
Louis Calvert. Rose Coghlan. Pedro de Cor
doba. Mrs H. Otis Dellenbaugh, Ferdinand
C;ottschalk. E NJ Holland. Ben Johnson,
Elsie Kerns. Henry Kolker. That's Lawton.
Edith Wynne Matthison. William McVay.
Wiifrid North. Mrs. Sol Smith, Master John
Tansey. Jacob Wendell. IT.. Olive Wyndham
md Cecil Yapp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-27
TIL: DRAMA
"GIma. Where Do You Live?" Is
Presented at Weber'S Theatre.

NJ Poul TIe-ve calls a spade spade In
his French original of Alma. Wo Wohnst
Dur and so does the author of the latter
adaptation. Mr.. George Hobart, in his
alma. Where Do You Liver" calls the
spade A heart. but even a blind man can
see the spade
II is useless TO ignore the fact. however,
that the piece presented at Webers Theatre
on Monday night was success. The au-
dience liked it-they liked it Immensely;
and why should they not? Was not Miss
Kitty Gordon very charming as Alma =?
Was her beauty not i thing to be ad-
mired2 Did she not act we'll and sing
well? And wasn't Charles A. Bigelow very
funny at all times as Theobold. the anus
ire old Frenchman. who had to prove his
supremacy in his own household in order
10 secure n legacy from a rich relatiVe2
Did not Miss Charlotte Leslay sing very
prettily as Louise, hOusemaid? And
was not John McCloskey very realistic
country boy. who, in the face of every en-
couragement. neither made love 10 nor
proposed TO the fascinating Alma until
after he was free to do so under the will
of his foster-father? And was not Ed
ward Durand very amusing as a violently
jealous count in love with Alma? So much
There was no question about the music
of the piece. which was written by Jean
Briquet 1t was very tuneful and catchy.
The strain of song bearing the title of
the play was sung by Miss Gordon. II
bobbed UP at intervals al through the
piece. and nobody seemed TO tire of II.
Miss LesIay sang q very attractive intro
ductory song called "Boo-Hoo-H Hoo" Mr.
McCloskey sang 'Ciirlies." Love Me- and,
with Miss Gordon. Childhood Days The
Land of Beautiful Dreams and kiss Me.
Ny Love-" all of which were very attrac-
tive.
Miss Gordon by virtue of her delicacy
did more to remove the questionable ele-
ment in the play than anybody else, with
the possible exception of the author. She
entered only half-heartedly into the design
Of Theobold and Castor to rob Pierre OF
his rightful heritage. She soon came 10
love him. and she shielded him and would
not let him propose to her until he was
free to do so.
However, Mr.. Hobart's very efforts TO
make the piece paIatable for Americans
made it preposterously improbable. Never
theIess he has prepared farce that Is
amusing without being vulgar and he de-
serves some credit for that.
Charles Bigelow was in every bit of the
action, whether he had lines TO speak or
not. He was so funny that Miss Gordon
looked around at him several times to see
what he was going 10 do next
CAST OF ALMA. WHERE DO YOU LIVE