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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
OPERA STORY UP
TALK OF REMOT4L.
Rumor of Ne7c Site Near
Grand Central Denied.

The yearly report that the metropolitan
Opera House was TO be sold and new
building constructed further uptown broke
out again last night. 1t was, or course
promptly contradicted-the report this time
had it that the new opera house would De
built somewhere near the Grand Central
station-yet the reports persistence mas
caused many to express interest. coming at
the present time. and may throw some light
upon the operate situation.
The present Metropolitan Opera House Is
owned by the Metropolitan Opera Sud Real
Estate Company. the members OF when
own the boxes in the golden horseshoe
The real estate company leases the house In
turn to the Metropolitan opera Company,
which is the operating organization
Some of the directors of the opera COM
pany own boxes in the parterre. but others
do not II has long been known tnat some
of these latter wish TO obtain boxes, but 50
far they have been unable to do 50. When
The New Theatre was instituted number
Of the founders who owned boxes in that
institution did not have them in the Metro
politan and il is no secret that some of
these hoped that the Central Park West
theatre would become the new Metropolitan
Opera House The house was purposely
made large in order that opera might be
produced there-too large. it has been
proved, for the proper presentation of dra-
matte works
The operas at The New Theatre. how
ever. have proved financially 10 be fail
ures, and the house is to be made smaller
and devoted entirely to the drama With
the abandonment of the operate perform
ances the possibility Of the theatre be-
coming the new Metropolitan vanished.
leaving those who wished to obtain boxes
in the great operate institution as they
were before. So there can be no doubt
that strong influences are now at work 10
secure a new opera house where those
who now are without boxes may be able
70 obtain them.
But there is still another fact that is Of
interest in the present operate situation
Though the control of the real estate
company is not SO severe as it was for
merly il is still able TO interfere in the
management Of the house If il considers
the property in danger of deterioration
By a clause in IT'S lease to the opera COM
pany il is empowered TO cancel that lease
should the deficit of a season exceed
10000. II is known that last years loss
amounted to nearly 10000 and it is ex-
pected that the present seasons del1cit
will greatly exceed this figure Thus, if il
sees fit the real estate company may
step in and introduce radical change in
the present method of running the insti
tuition.
The present Metropolitan Opera House
was originally built by a number OF PEI
/ sons who were unable to obtain boxes in
| the old Academy OF Music The two
/ bodies aftervard consolidated. This bit
! of history is perhaps of interest because
( Of the persistent cropping up Of reports
/ or the sale of the present opera house and
/ the construction of q new building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 20 tn American Museum 81
Nat,!ra. H.StpTy ana the Lootos4t-I 'alI
Meeting - ihe Equal suffrage League Of Ne"
,.r!. lot.! Astor. p II.
,,,,.,,.l dinner Of he Iowa Society Or New YORK,
Hotel Aston, evening
Dime, o. the Alpha Delta PM fraternity Wal
dyrf--AstOI-a, l5- n
Meeting o: tue N-a Yorker. Hole! Asio''
.~5u.er-... Of tie Public Education Association.
,,aurcA Mission House 70 81 : o-I-A a's-
Llr. I'll, D. .n.
,,-i,.. am. .usoz-r II tAe Explorers Club. No.
-, ,,,-sr :ssIil street, $50 J. Ia
Fro ..-rr.-.s o.. IN, Eoard 0I ..1ucat-0n. p a.
a. w.it CLINTON High Sctlo-., .'JtA street
..,, .~.,ft t,,fllI-. --ttaW Uncle IONS Cabin
ssacleiGh High school, llltn street. near
,,-.-,,t avenue. '-BEr South American
%.ipnhors I,T. William p. Shepherd Pubic
.-.IsuI a ~. 80 East -'ll silrst, Imam
a. ,-1-,a.-' Louis I-sakey. Public school 81,
H., .,es las sStn street The GTo"t Ia and
1'-.--+'--..rt ar Insects Professor John =.
smith Pubic school q, boiniiiich ana
,-isr5 streets ''t'i'y of Washington Edward
rI.fiI. Isal.,er. Public school -" No 32u Fast
bon, strr,. colonial Life Among the Puri-
,.rs oufs Il cornish Fublc SenCo! -.
80. --l-z- I7.Vood. a Tour Through Ire
1z.rr street and seve4fh aFFau'r 'LgEpt
Arr1rI : RIGGS: Publc school 10. -
>-f.fo,as avenue ana !?1th street. France
y5a+rre IN. Pe,olJrlou ~ 1883, Professor
,.-,rges CasIesaier- Public .eEe"l lop SUI
foin and RIr rsfon STREE >t@F' 'tIf IN
80 80 Tent svsa1-. = hins ''u' Maine =
.o1re Nen-e EsueE client &oelsiion ha.-
S11 Faer FrpsiT F &C. nat ia ei''
vat.- IT william Macdonald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
Have Contributed Their Share.

Landed proprietors in Great Britain are
constantly being held Up as falling TO con-
tribute their fair share TO the revenues OF
the nation Indeed, il Is on this alieseo
ground that the new taxes ana super
taxes projected by Nj. LloHd-George'
Chancellor OF the ExcheGUer, have been
based Yet official returns show that De
tween 1895 (vhen the so-Called death OF
succession duties were established ny the
late Sir William HarcourD and 1879 the
colossal amount of moro Than sLe@5.l'f."''
was paid into the national treasury III
the shape CT death duties on about three
hundred thousand estates Of the aggre-
gate net capital value Of $l5pH''P't"3'
When the fact Is taken into conslo-
Grafton that this billion OF dollars mas
been taken from. tho rich, especially
from the landed interests. during the laSl
decade-taken, 50 20 speak, from the an
cestral possessions Of the old territorial
arie-ocracv. titled and unuued-it viii oe
seen how extremely unfair i IS 10 urge
that they have failed in the past and are
still negIectinr TO contribute their falr
share toward the revenues Of the nation
and tho expenses Of the government
NrARQITSE De FONTENOG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
INTEREST IN CITY's FINANCES.
SAVINGS Banks Will Benefit from Mr..
Prendergast S Policy.

From ne fSlllStlo l-Al'A'-7f7
II the Cfaynor administration does moth
ing else ii VIII be worth while i the
finances Of the metropolis are put on Il
clear and simple basis. Controller frendtr-
CAST. according TO The NeW-l ORR tribune;
j. preparing a report in which there will
he a plain and unTeseryed statement OF
the financial transactions Of the city.
The object IL making such 4 statement Is
10 call the attention OF the city authorizes
and taxpayers 10 The reckless way n which
NJ bonds have been issued a floating debt
OF unknown and UuWieldly proportions mas
been created, which has put an unnecessary
burden Of interest charges upon taxpayers
and At the same time more or less nm
Daired the city'S credit. As Is pointed out.
This statement Is not likely 10 please those
y,hO have protited by the high rates which
term revenue bonds, but that Is OF no con
sequence L. taxpayers. There VIII be no
trutlbl,. in dspOsiuE OF the city's securities
"a conservative financial interests on good
I'M. when the status of the city s finances
4 known The uncertainty respecting Il
1Irdllestionably is one of the principal rea-
sons why nigh rate OF interest must De
uYEd The president of the Dry DOCK
SAVINGS Institution calls attention. by way
~ illustration. To the fact that Philadelphia
- able 10 sell bonds on a 4 per cent basis
at a comfortable premium; "hlle New
York at this moment probably could not
seu lis corporate stock on ! per cent
hasis-and New York Is many times richer
tEan Philadelphia. There has been no queS-
rjor7 as 10 Kew York being aple 10 meet
sU its obligations. bat that does not offset
The az .~f IF the uncertainty resp citing the
- ,,eraI character NJ tie indebtedness.
This report, N!th tto change wHicp u
nrob4b DIV will bring about - OF mu'h IN
ttarest outside Of New York, owing 10 the
TACT that more than tiG00n0010 in New
work bonds are held by savings Dahks
.l,Tn1Ie-hoit the state. Anything which Viii
benefit 81 the savln-1 banks and theh
demo : az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
The Raieerin's Necklaces.

= -. ra-a Count Ta-+enbach. who died
-o----57,-- ago as German Ambassador
- -rs5-7a- ire Ka5Ser'S cousort = indebted
Tor -r- possession o. q very beautiful pear
-Ts-e hich was not originally INTENDED
-.-- A. The tine OF the sensational
-.-.z-o IF Emperor William 70 rangers
l.-g-- -a--errach was Minister At Lisbon,
wing 10 his intimate acquaintance
-r.rr Morocco. where ne had spent q num-
~ ---a~s ne was delegated to make All
-.. arrangements 2 the last moment for
--. ,s-.- and 10 be ~ -augjers 10 receive
l-.- sovereign GA the latters arrival Tie
.-.-~- aulninzd his mission. and forgot
..--.,..-. not even the souvenir which the
-a sultan. Abdul Aziz, was expected
H. -.I.-a,ir 10 the Emperor Is q gift io- TIE
is Iatt7- matter, however. offered cor
~.erable difficulty. Il had been too late
-a -sr anything specially from Europe Tor
,a- -,-lnre~s. or 10 ind anything there.
s-la-lIy Count Tatenbach happened TO
lar. hat ne Sultan had caused TO be
,.ur.fse ed IL Paris two months previously
q .-lrer.s necklace % pearls for nreseria-
1874 20 ,1e wife OF the French Envoy, Nine
30. - Rene-TailandieT. who was about 10
.,-.nr-pa.y her husband on . visit 10 the
.....-t ~ Fez. the Sultan being a the tim"
i..-. anxious TO inEratiate himself with
.-.,... Count Tatteubach insisted that
-s recklace should le handed instead 10
.. - -.nau Emperor a. q mark OF hom-
.. ar .llc part q he Sultan 10 the Ger
.e- Empress. and carried the affair
--rarG- with his accustomed BisnarckiaA
..rlfsi.ty and brasq1eri|' virtually BULLDOG
iE .ao Sultan into making Inc sii'
- lie last minute. II may lie recalled
-f-.. SULTAN himself did not appear al ian
-s- did William 20 10 Fez. The
l>,.--s instead vas received n the 9Ii-
t.-..a lI-el@ a -ahgleT' ana IRE i-teA''oe
sr @au1t1 10y nm - 1+e I--Hteiol' "4''
# .sf.-e". Was Ia entire IGNORANCE % 'iiS
.s-ar-s-rcs - LIS piehlpoJentiaTE- il VIE
s' --- u'sc-rsiood- therefore tiiat "ie1
a'- d q = Rene-I -'l--4ii1le- ",'S ap-
a.l1 g.. as Minister ~ FRANCE d L'lS"oA
...1I. lalt@npseh -'Aia i'Sio'-'i'e "i' '''t
r".s et Ire Ia2us aFf ward ana re-. -le-
..s- remol9n without de.1F 20 Aiauiiu ~
asn.a~~ado--
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
MIRACLES IN CLAY
VASES on DEM4ND
Potter Delights audience an
Craftsmen Studios.

\ man with several sobs Of clay and a
small wheel that went round kept the
crowded studios OF Tho National Society Of
Craftsmen in a 1utter Of little gasps last
night y bright tin bucket half filed with
water PLAYED an important part in a highly
satisfactory manner. without the bucket of
water the man would have been left high
and dry and the clay would have been less
entertainipg Little drops OF water Judi
ciously applied, worked miracles of beauty
that We're almost bTeathlessIy approved by
the men and women present.
Leon VoIkmar. of the Metuchen Pot
teries. Metuchen. \. J.. was the man be
hind the clay. He it was who put cn an
apron. talking gently the while and. half
sitting half standing, behind his potters
wheel. created marvels Of delcacy in such
short order as 10 cause the suspicious al
most TO demand the secret ot the sleight OF
hand.
Taking q comfortable double handful OF
the clay Mr.. Volkmar would spank Il
awhile gently. lovingly. at the same time
carrying on an Instructive discourse in the
lighter vein as TO the art of pottery max
ing His right foot kicked. though gently
the pedal that made the small circular
platform reyolve. When he had dallied
with the clay in his hands for such time
IS 10 him meant the arrival of the psyche
logical moment he placed il or the revoiV-
ing platform. or wheel, where in shape It
resembled an Esquimau hut. In size 1t was
equal to half a loaf OF bread
Perhaps TO prove that trickery could not
enter into the experiments that were TO
follow the sleeves of Mr. Nollmars shirt
were rolled up and tightly fastened at the
elbow But he played all sorts of tricks
with that lump Of clay. Did q woman IN
the audience want a tail. slender vase
fashioned while she waited? An acqulesc-
in:, murmur was all that Mr.. EolkInar re-
CURED Touching his sensitive fingers TO
the water in the bucket. and without first
waving any wand or burning any incense.
without even speaking a few words in an
unknown tongue. but merely covering the
insensate matter with his hands. there
arose q vase as delicate as lily and al
most as natural.
Some one said make It higher and mar
rover, please" and he did. It went up
like Jacks bcanstaIk, and all the while II
was going rapidly around on that simple
seeming wheel. There was only faint ap-
pIause: the audience seemed afraid that
noise would break the spell. Perhaps the
worker and his creation might depart III
air were anything to disturb the quiet
It was finished and in an instant was no
more His hand had borne down on II
The artist had only that same Old ugly
COB of clay in his hands again and wanted
politely to know if something else wouid
he suggested He made pretty. wide bowls
and Grecian pots
Let US sec 8 novice at this thins,' said
man with gray hair.
Miss Jane HoagIand came forward. but
she was no novice. She made a bowl with
friIIs at each corner. No one advanced Il
demonstrate that the making of vessels Of
CLAW was other than the easiest Of
ps shines The two who performed last
night could doubtless have done Just as
we'll blindfolded,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
COULDN'T CONCEAL MARRIAGE
Christian Feigenspan WEEDS Sister-in-
Law of Sir Samuel Evans.

The marriage in this city or December 50
of Christian F'eigenspan. president of the
Fegenspan Brewing Company Of Newark
10 Miss Alice Rule, of Cincinnati, sister
of the wife OF Sir Samuel Thomas Evans
Solicitor General OF England. was reported
last night.
Il had been decided TO keep the mar
rage q secret until the arrival in England
al the youuS couple. whittier they sailed on
Wednesday on the Mauretania, when pub
lice announcement was TO b made. But
one Of the friends who was in the secret
could not keep silent, and wireless mes
sages of congratulatiou We're forwarded
to the voyagers and cable messages sent
TO the nome Of Sir Samuel Evans TO await
the arrival of the couple They VIII return
to America il April. Since the marriage
they have been living quietly il this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
MOUNT MKINLEY THEIR AIM.
Professor Parker and Party Will Start
About April 25.

Lewiston. Me, March 3--An attempt 70
ascend by q new route the Alaskan peak
Mount Mckinley. which Or. Frederick a
Cook says he conquered. is 10 be made this
spring By a party led by Professor Herschel
{. Parker. OF Columbia University. Profess
sor Parker who is a guest in Lewiston after
a week OF climbing among the White Noun
tains said to-day that the expedition would
start about April -.
I'VE shall reach the summit or prove
that IL can be reached only by oeicplane.'
he added Our course viii lrad rs IL part
over DR. Coohs route. but we know now
that the peak &c climbed IS one about TWEEN
l. miles south OF Mount McKinla<. We
may have with Us the TWO ackerS Of Cooks
expedition - EDWARD! Barrilj and Fred
Print.
An attemp; vii: he made - ascend
the eastern Slopes II This fails an at
tempt from tine northern side Wi: probably
be made next year. The expedition viii
probably be under the join, direction OF the
explorers cub and the A-lerican Goograph-
icaI Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
WILLIAMSON ART WORKS SOLD.

The sale at the Fifth Avenue Art Cal
ieries yesterday Of the Williamson col
lection Of rare antique English cabinetry
and other art objects attracted a large
crowd The highest pTice-s6St-WaS paid
by II. 4. I.eckler for pair of sunny
toned Louis XVI Aubusson tapestry verd
IRE panels and for q seventeenth century
niece. with figures and flowers. Mrs. n
Fowler gave $50 \ Louis XIV period
Aubusson tapestry was purchased by Mrs
MAYNARD for 5000, and $3.50 paid b.
Stuyvesant Morris for Flemish Renais-
sance tapestry. with a design OF Roman
soldiers marching. An old mahogany Hep
plewhite dining suite went 10 T. c. KEEL
logg for $50. and Mrs Richard Hqdnut
Lille in rosewood Other purchasers were
DR.. Fordyce Barker, W. r. Fulton, Mrs
II A Cushing. Mrs. s b GWatherey. Jr
and " J. Sloane The sale VIII be con-
tinued this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
MARGUERITE SYLVIA ENJOINED.
She Must Sing with Oscar Hammer
stein or Not at All.

Justice Gerard granted Yesterday 70
Oscar IIammerstein the Injunction he
asked for a few weeks ago to restrain
Marguerite sylvia. the prima donna. from
singing under any other management than
that of Mr.. Hammerstein.
Nine sylvia was under contract to sing
at the Manhattan Opera House or any
other Of the Hammerstein opera houses
during the season 1919-'10. The contract
was for thirty weeks. For the first eleven
weeks the soprano was TO receive 500 and
for the rest of the term 500 A week Nine
sylvia left Mr., Hammerstein' company,
violating her contract. She is now sing
ing in the Boston Opera Company under
the management OF Henry Russell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
q Byron Relic.

Apropos or Lord Byron. 1t may be men
toned that a carriage OF the poet Is no"
doing duty in the corner Of the yard OF
wavsfde inn on the outskirts OF Port LIN
coin. South Australia, IS henroost and
in spite Of its treatment by the chickens Is
still IN fair state of preservation Inc
name of tie London maker Is engraved on
the box OF the vehicle. and on the pahe'9
are Lord Byrou's motto and coat Of arms
II seems that a great friend Of his. Lazy
charlotte Bacon 10 whom. by-the-bye, he
addressed = number OF his verses, went
out 10 live in South Australia, and to her
he sent one OF his carriages, on her writing
70 him Of the difficulty Of obtaining decent
wheeled conveyances in the Antpodes- On
her death i passed into the possession o.
family in the Port Lincoln district ana
could to-day be purchased for mere song
by any collector Of relics Of the poet Byron
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
NEW LAURELs FOR ELMAN
Violinist at His Best in Russian Sym
phony Concert.

The Russian symphony Orchestra gave
its last subscription concert Of the season
last night in Carnegie Hall. The soIoist
was Mischa Elman. who played {. new
violin concerto by G1azunow and Ischaf-
kovskv's ''Serenade Melancoique-" Never
vas the young Russian $ marvellous tech
niuue more in evidence. The audience. one
not large IN size. tried in vain to force the
violnist to play an encore
The orchestral numbers we're R1msky
Korsakov's symphonic poem. ''Sadko,' a
work OF the composer younger days, but
given for the first time in New York. and
Tschaikowsky Suite No. s. Sadko
proved to he work possessing several
most mclodious themes and a good deal OF
striking rhythm though perhaps of no
ereat depth of poetic understanding.
The playing of the orchestra was at times
forceful, though usually rather crude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
OBITUARY NOTES.

DANIEL u. HEALT. who had been
closely identified with Republican politics
in Cook County H., for the LIST twent-
ty-five years died at mis- home in Chicago
YESTERDAY He had held several important
county offices.
COLONEL THOMAS ". BULLITT. a
prominent lawyer Of Louisville, Ky, died
in a Baltimore hospital yesterday from apo
plexy Colonel Bulitt was seventy-ene
years old. lie served under General Nor
gan in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
SHERMAN CAMPBELL. professor of
Greek and Latin at Hanover College. died
from d stroke Of paralysis at Hanover, Ind,
last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Sothern and Marlowe Present
twelfth Night

Sothern and Marlowe we're seer At the
Academy Of Music last night in Twelfth
Night" Mr.. Sothern gave one OF the best
representations which he has attempted
during the months enga cement He
played Nalvolio with considerable distinc-
ton. His makeup was effectiEe and his
conception of the stewards manner OF walk
ing and speaking AMI standing in repose
was effective at all times Miss MarloWe
vas capital rs Viola She spoke her POETIC
lines with much beauty and seemed 20 SUD-
o. Cinate her own personality 10 that OF the
part to greater degree than usual Mi
Rowland Blackstone was remarkably sue
cessful Sir Toby Reich Nh Frederick
Lewis was convincing Orsino: Miss Alma
Kruger was an effective Olivia, and Moran
Samson was a charming Maria The other
parts were creditably presented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
WILL OF SETH B. FRENCH.
Bulk of Large Estate Goes to Wife and
Five Children.

The will Of Seth Barton French. who
died on February L, was fled II the surro-
gates office yesterday. The will ana 4
codfcf attached dispose OF more than
s. .5oo"oo. exclusive of the real estate De
yised,
Mrs Marv Walker French. widow o. the
testator, receives the income Of S4c0,po Tor
life and all Of her husbands household ef-
facte on her death the principal Of the
+,,,z+ fund X 10 90 % her children. William
Parton French and Clarice Mary French.
A. that time also the home of Mr.. French
81 - - Vest Iet street, is to become
ma. 81 the residusrv estate The bulk OF
the rezi5uary estate goes to Mr., French
five children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-04
JAMES RIDGWAY DROPS DEAD.
Aged Lawyer Stricken with Heart Dis
ease in County Court.

James Ridgway. former United States
Commissioner and for more than fifty
years a member of the bar. dropped dead
yesterday III Part XIII of the Supreme
Court. where he was attending the trial
of a suit that re brought against Philip
Ransone TO recover 81 so for legal services.
The cause of death was heart disease.
Mr. Ridgway was seated at the counsel
table. The jury had just been chosen. when
the veteran lawyer, with q gasp, fell back
in his chair Several court attendants car
ried the stricken man to bench; an am
bulance was summoned hut death had been
instantaneous the surgeons said Justice
New burger adjourned court After Cor
oner's Physician O'Hanlon had viewed the
body the dead mans son. Frederick Ridg
way, also a LAWYER. had it removed 20 the
former commissioner home. at No. 10
I.efferts Place, Brooklyn.
Mr. Ridgway. in his official career a
United States Commissioner. presided over
some famous cases. and IS practitioner
also appeared in several important trials.
He was born on Staten Island, October IS,
1920 and was the son Of James Lawrence
Ridgway, descendant of Richard Rideway.
Of q distinguished Anglo-SaXon family,
who came to New York in 1879 and was one
OF the first settlers ana landed proprietors
and magistrate Of the Province OF New
York under Governor Sir Edmund Andres.
Mr.. Ridsway was an uncle OF James W.
Ridgwey, former District Attorney Of
Kings County. He studied law in the office
Of Benjamin F. Butler, and when the lat
ter was appointed United States District
Attorney vent with him as clerk. He was
admitted 10 the bar and was second As
sstant United States District Attorney un-
der J. Prescott Hall. who succeeded Mr..
Butler He was first assistant under
Charles OCono- and John Mcheon, and
then resigned to take UP private practice.
He was q member of the New York bar
and Of the bar OF the United States Su-
preme Court for fifty years AT the out
break of the Civil War he defended and
obtained the acqUittal Of the first person
Arrested IN New York for Ireason.