The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-31
HEARS Music FOR
THE + |RST TIME
Tears Of Joy Roll Down Checks
Of Fam Gus
Painter.
SEEMS LIKE MIRACLE
Chicago Woman Makes sugges-
ton Which Brings
Happiness.
SEEMS LIKE MIRACLE
by VANCE THOMPSON.
Special cable to The Times Dispatch. ]

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.1
Paris, July 30.--H. Humphrey Moore.
The idealistic painter Of beautiful
Spanish and American women, heard
music for the first time In his life
at big reception held on Thursday by
his wife. Mr., Moore was born deaf
and dumb in New York sixty years
ago, and until Thursday he never
heard a sound of music. It all hap
pened in this way:
Mrs Moore, who is u distinguished
and accomplished spanish woman from
Toledo, was holding the last of her
bis receptions. Among her guests was
Mrs Peterson of Chicago, the mother
OF very talented daughter. whose
voice has been one OF the delights
of Paris during the past season. Mrs.
Peterson suggested putting an electric
tube in Mr.. Moore's ear while the
Countess of Thebes was playing a
Violin.
The effect was instantaneous. and
seemed almost like a miracle to those
present, for MIR. Moore heard every
note of music as 1t fell from the
strings of the violin. Tears rolled
down his cheeks. and there were few
dry eyes among those present To
his wife he expressed his JOY in sign
language; to others he wrote words
expressing his wonder and delight.
Among the guests present at this
occasion were the Countess de Spottis-
wood Macking, of Paris; Mrs. William
Sprague. wife of Governor Sprague,
of Rhode Island; Mrs. Henry w.
Stiness, of Providence; Judge Lefevre,
of Denver: Mrs. Sterling Postley, Mrs.
Clarence Postley, of Paris and New
York, and the Misses Scoffey, of San
Francisco.
Mr.. Moore has lived in Paris forty
years, and is the possessor of many
Japanese art treasures. which are TIL.
envy Of great French art collectors.
Anna Held as "The Vanishing Lady,
The fight between the Shuber
brothers and klaw & Erlanger ha:
been carried across the Atlantic, ano
is now raging in Paris. The presen
battle is over Anna Held. One of TIL.
Shubert representatives has come t,
Paris fully equipped to ta.se Madam,
Held away from the management o
her husband, Florence Ziegfeld. bu
Ziegfeld is a dashing general and cal
direct operations from very lon,
range.
He cabled his lawyer. who is ais
a personal friend of Mauame Anna, Il
take his wife out of Paris and enter
tain her during the stay of Shubert'
man in town. Finally Shubert's man
tinding no trace of Madame Anna
shook the dust of Paris from his fee
in deep disgust. The Shuberts hayins
offered Anna $4,000 year, which Il
$4,000 more than she was paid b,
Iiegfeld. flattered themselves tina
success was certain. They We're doubl,
sure OF securing the actress for mex
year because Felix Wormer, OF tn,
Savoy Theatre. in London, went tt
Paris especially prepared to clinch the
matter for them. He tracked Madame
Held to St German. but before he GO
word with her she was hurried of
to Brussels. and from there she fled t.
Ostend. There all trace of her wa
lost
The Countess de Fontenay, wife o
the Consul General of France at Buda
pest. having deemed it advisable t
dismiss her cook. gave the latter TIL
following references:
The Countess de Fontenay certihe
that she has been three years In. tn