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New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Randolph Hartley, author of the Hbretto
of the grand opera ''Poia," sailed yester-
dsv on the steamship Pennsylvania for
Germany, TO be present at the final rehear-
sails at the Royal Opera House, Berlin.
where the work will be produced late in
March.
The Messrs. Shubert have obtained for
early spring production THE Man with
Three Wives the second work of Franz
Iehar the composer of THE Merry Widow. -.
The Iibretto has been rewritten by Paul
Potter. This operetta has for the last sea-
son been played successfully in Berlin and
Vienna.
Miss Mabel Barrison and Harry Conor
will appear shortly in ''Luiu's Husband" a
farce adapted from the German by Thonp-
son Buchan.
julius Hopp and Frank Lee Shcrt will
produce shortly, under the auspices of the
American Dramatic Guild. a drama by Ger
hard Hauptmann. entitled Lonely Lives"
William Collier has sent out one thou
sand invitations to attend the professional
matinee of "A Lucky Star" which he will
give on Tuesday for the benefit Of the Act
ors' Fund fair. Stage folk will pay regular
prices for seats. This is the first of a
series of performances which will be given
all over the country and from which IL is
hoped 500, 900 may be raised.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
ARCHBISHOP AS sMUGGLER.

All smuEglers are not intentional Offend
ers against the law Some become party
TO frauds upon the government through in
adVertence. largely through undertaking IN
perfectly innocent and goed-natured man
ner 10 convey parcels for friends. or even
mere acquaintanees-a fact which 1 would
commend to the notice of Collector Loeb, of
the New York Custom House One of the
most entertaining instances of this kind
was furnished by the late Anglican Arch.
bishop of Cape Town, who died only q short
time ago. Happening TO be at the railroad
station al Kimberley. waiting for the train
to Cape Town a clergyman, in the Gus
tonary garb of the Church Of England ad-
dressed him and respectfully begged him TO
carry a parcel, open at both ends and con-
tanning a Bible, to another clergyman. who
would meet the train on its arrival at Cape
Town The Archbishop readily assented
On arriving at Cape Town the Archbishop
was ar enee approached by another clergy
man. and had just placed the Bible in his
hands, when the parson collared by
two husky detectives. who insisted on the
venerable preiate accompanying them to
the police station. There the Bible was
opened and, to the Archbishops amaze
ment and indignation, the inside was found
10 be pierced with holes, in which diamonds
stolen from the mines had been hidden.
One of the thieves at Kimberley had adopt
ed this method and had, by oonning the
dress Of a clergyman, succeeded in securing
the assistance Of the Archbishop in getting
tire piunder out Of Kimberley; and it is
needless to add that the pseudo parson who
met the metropolitan of South Africa on
his arrival at Cape Town to receive the
Bible was one of the confederates of the
gang MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
LA VERGE FOLLE"
NOTABLE P4RIS PLAY.
Henri Batmlle's Drama Warm
ly Praised.
fss Cable TO The Tribune ]

Paris. Feb. 25.-"La Vierge Folle," the
new play by Henri Bataille, brought out
tonight at the Gymnase, was received
with enthusiasm surprising anything
seen in Paris since the production of
"Cyraro," in 1897. La Vierge Folle" is
unquestionably Henri Bataille's strong
est and best work and is justly pro-
nounced masterpiece. It's success, un-
heralded by preliminary publicity and
putting, took Paris completely by sur
prise.
The plot turns on the seduction of a
girl of aristocratic birth, eighteen years
old, by an eminent Partisan lawyer, who
is already married. The heroic devotion
and martyrdom of the wife, who dis
dains to avail herself of legal methods
TO redress her wrongs, so impresses the
girl, who is daughter Of the Duke and
Duchess de Clearance, that she commits
suicide with a revolver in the course of
an intensely tragic situation, in the pres
ence of her brother her lover and ner
lovers wife. The two first acts take
place in Paris and the third and fourth
acts in London
Notwithstanding the unpleasant theme,
the play is replete with true poetic feel
ing and refined sentiments. There is
magnfficently contested argument be-
tween the Jesuit priest who is the ad-
wiser of the ducal family and the lover.
which sets forth the burning issue be-
tween the Roman Catholic Church and
the advocates of free thought.
The play is spiendidly acted by Berthe
Bady as the wife, and reveals a young
actress of exceptional talent, Mona
Delza. who plays the part Of the young
girl with such consummate skill and
force as to place herself among the fore
most artists of the French stage.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
DON PAsQuALE" SUNG AGAIN.
Reaches Metropolitan After It's New
Theatre Career.

Donizetti's Don Pasquale." which has
already had two performances at The New
Theatre, or, rather a performance and a
half, was sung for the first time this sea-
son at the Metropolitan last night. At the
last performance In The New Theatre the
chorus failed to arrive, and as a result the
serenade and the last scene had to be cut
out There was no such vicissitude last
night. and moderately well filed house
appeared to enjoy the old work to the Ut
most
There was new Norma In Miss Alice
Nielsen, part in which she was heard in
New York five years ago at the Ca asino
Miss Nielsen's voice is not, perhaps, an
ideal one for the coloratura field. being 8
little heavy and lacking in heXibility, but
she has worked hard and succeeded in Civ
ing most ereditable performance vecaliy,
besides acting with spirit. Mr.. Bonci was
the Ernesto. part that gives ample scope
for his exquisite vocal art The Malatesta
was Mr.. Scotti and the Don Pasquale Mr.
Pini-Corsi- Mr.. Tango conducted.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
TO RELIEVE COURTS HERE.
Two Bills to Prevent Congestion Of
Criminal Business Passed.

Washington, Feb. 25-Two bills intended
to relieve the congested condition of crimi-
nal business in the federal courts of New
York. which previously had passed the
House. were acted on faverably by the
Senate to-day.
One authorizes the doubling up Of grand
jurfes in district circuit courts in the
Southern and Eastern districts of New
York. and the other looks to the eQuanza-
ton OF the terms of the sessions of the
Circuit Court for the Southern District
when held for the transaction of criminal
business.
The first bill, reported was general in
its terms, applying to all federal courts,
but, on the suggestion of Senator Hepburn
that the measure might lead TO abuses its
application was confined to the two dis
tricts in New York. Senator Depew in
charge of the BILL said ii would be of great
service in relieving the court docket He
said the sugar cases had brought to light
the necessity for such legislation
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
DENIES PLAYGOING.
Minister Griered BIZ Report
That He SarC Performance.

THE Rev. Dr.. L " Haldemsn, pastor
of the First Baptist Church. at Broad
way and 10Th street through an adver-
tisement in The Tribune to-day denies
reports that ne recently attended a the
atrfcaI performance DIR. Haldeman saio
last night that he had never gone 20 tho
theatre in his life. and that ne had re-
peatedly condemned theatregoing in fie
sermons as Inconsistent with the Chris
tan life.
1T have received several anonymous
letters recently he said ''inquiring why
I had attended the theatre. and express
ing surprise and sorrow that should
have departed from the testimony which
I have often given On this subject I
did not know from whom the letters
came. and as I had not been at the tho
atre could not understand them
"A few days ago a friend called me up
by telephone and said that ne had con-
versed with a clergyman who had ex-
pressed surprise that I seemed TO have
changed my convictions in this matter.
I gathered that the clergyman had seen
my name in list which had been pub
Iished as giving the names OF ministers
who had seen certain play. Ny friend
did not know the name Of the piece As
il was then evident that 7 had been
seriously nisrepresented. I did not feed
that I need make further inquiries, 80
at once took measures 70 deny the rurnor
through a public advertisement ] do
not wish to be misunderstood. 7 have
never attended a theatre in my life
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
PASTOR IN COMMONS
First Congregational Minister
TO SIT an Parliament.

Copyright. 1910 By the Brentwood Company
OF al the members of the new House Of
Commons, the one who is attracting the
most attention Is the Rev. Sylvester Horne.
pastor OF "a Congregational church In the
Tottenham Court Road. Clergymen of the
Church OF England and of the Church OF
Rome and ministers of the Church OF Scot
land are incapable of being elected 10
Parliament the disqualification being con-
nrned by sn act passed at the beginning OF
the nineteenth century. The exclusion does
not extend to Noneouforraist ministers, ana
st Is because of this that the Rev Sylvester
Horne will he able to represent Ipswich IN
the House of Commons He describes hiIn-
.eIs IN who's Who as an Impeniteh1
-sdicsf" and as AN advocate OF modern
,,rrstanis" OF course. the disQualifying act
.nnljes only TO those clergymen OF the
church OF England. Of Scotland and OF the
scu,a- Catholic denomination who stiil eA-
--c,se their spiritual Office. II would not
sprlv TO an unfrecked priest, and 'heie
have been several ex-ciergSrneh OF 'i0
C-,,4-cn of England. notably the late Sir
William Marriott, who have inquired In
Parliament.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
EDWARD PEET WILLIAMS.
rBv Teiexrapb to The Tribune. !

BY Telegraph TO The Trfeune-
Greenwich. Conn, Feb. 25.-EdWard Peet
Williams. wealthy resident of this town
and uncle of Jesse Lynch Williams, the
novelist and playwright, died at his home,
Everarden, Grove Lane, this evening, after
an acute illness of only one day. Mr.. Will
lams had been an invalid for several years,
but had passed a comfortable winter.
Mrs. Williams had been in Atlantic City
for several days with her little son Rich
ard. who was convalescing from tonsillitfs-
She was at once sent for, and reached
home on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Williams was seventy-one years Old
He was born in Indianapolis, the son of
Jesse Lynch Williams and Susan Crelghts
Williams. He served for two years in the
Civil War, attaining the rank of captain
He had lived in New York for twenty-five
years and came to Greenwich about four
years age.
He leaves a. wife and one son, Richard
Everard. The services will take place at
Mr.. Williamss home, in Grove Lane, on
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock, the Rev.
W. B. Waller officiating The burial VIII
be on Monday at Elizabeth, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
KURTZ ART SALE ENDS.
Total Amount Realized from Paintings
About SIS, 900.

sheep On the Dunes" panel painting
by Anton Mauve, brought the top price
$2.050-last night at the final sale OF the
Charles NJ. Kurtz collection at The Fifth
Avenue Art Galleries. which were filled to
their capacity with bidders and buyers from
cities in this and other states II. ".
Sprague. of Buffalo was the purchaser of
the Mauve, which was originally owned by
David A. c. ArtZ. the artist, and was
bought. it is said. by Mr.. kurtz from his
widow. ]. B. Mahon paid s1,150 for Hor-
neIs "Reverie George W. Benson of
Buffalo. was the purchaser for $1,000 of
The Head of a Woman" BY Couture, and
originally from the George l. Seney collec-
ton, and ". L. Benedict paid s525 for
Morning of Life" one OF David Ericson's
canvases. Blakelock'S Autumn went 20
the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy for $50.
The total of the sale approxirna ted
S1S,900
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
MRS. CYRUS H. K. CURTIS DEAD.
She Was First Editor of THE Ladies
Home Journal
/ BY Telegraph TO The Tribune. 7


Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Cyrus H 4
Curtis, wife OF the head of the Curtis Pub
fishing Company and the first editor OF
THE Ladies Home Journal" died unex-
pectedly at her home in Wyncote. suburb,
to-day Death was due TO heart disease
She was tifty-eight years old
Mrs. Curtis became editor of The Ladies'
Home Journal and did much TO start that
publication in 1883. She retired from the
editorship six years later. She was widely
known as writer.
Mrs. Curtis suggested and developed
many of the departments which made the
magazine a success.
Her efforts along the line of improving
the circueation were also crowned with
great success. In the six years of her
guidance the circulation went TO half a
million copies a month. Edward Box then
became editor in chief
Before her marriage Mrs. Curtis was Miss
Louisa Knapp, of Boston. She and Mr.
Curtis came to Philadelphia in 1876 TO visit
the Centennial exhibition, and remained
here to take up a permanent residence
Since resigning from the active work of
the editorial chair Mrs. Curtis had done
nothing in connection with any of the
Curtis publications.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
CARS BROTHER IN DISGRACE

CARS BROTHER IN DISGRACE
Grand Duke Michael, only surviving
8,ror her. Of the Car, has set the latter s AL
rboritv al such defiance that 10 surprise
need De felt If news is received that meas
,Y-es of a startlingIy severe character have
ta.n adopted toward him. Il has been al
ready mentioned that the grand duke has
.ornDIerelv surrendered himself TO his IN
<stJatior for the divorced wife or a supal-
tern officer OF the guards, for whose sake
bA had beer banisiled from St petersburg
sud assigned TO duty with a line regiment
- OreI. While he has left St Petersburg,
vrhere his presence had become intolerabas
ewing TO the manner in which he was boy
cor-ed bv his fellow officers, he has abso-
lIyfelv ignored his brothers orders about
-eu,atuing at Orel, and without paying the
slightest attention TO his military duties IS
living openIy with the woman at MOSCOW.
driving about with her and showing hirr1-
self with her at theatres and restaurants
without any attempt az concealment
Many believe that they are already mar
ned. But IL any ecclesiastical ceremony
has taken place II will be invalid in the
ives Of the Church and Of the law OF the
land. owing TO SIS failure TO receive be-
Sorehand the sanction OF the Czar-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 10 the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the American Museum Of Natural
History and the Geological Garden
Meeting Of the Theta Xi fraternity. Waldorf
Astoria. 10 a. m
The Rev. Thomas r. sIicer OF The Vain
Hope of Socialism" under the auspices of
the League for Political Education, Hud-
Theatre. No. 13s West 44th street II
discussion luncheon" of the Republican Club.
No "a West 40th street, D. m.
Luncheon of the School Garden Association,
Hotel Flanders. l p. m.
Entertainment and reception of the Woman 8
Press Club, Waldorf-Astorfa, , D. m
Annual dinner Of the Aluni $3.50 Association at Go OF
rnerce Accounts and Finance. 81. Denis
Hotel. evening
Entertainment and bali Of the Commercial
society of New York. Harlem Casino.
evening
r,nner of the Mackenzie School Alumni Asso-
citation. Marie Antoinette Hotel evening.
Annual dinner of the Amen Corner Assoeis-
ton. waldorf Astoria, p m.
Dinner of the Delta Chi fraternity Hotel
Astor. p m
n,,,er a. the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Hotel Manhattan, p. m.
Dinner o. the Eighteen Karat Club. Hotel
Astor. p m
Dinner OF the Delta Phi fraternity, Hotel
Manhattan, p M
rtnner of the Temple Club. 4th Masonic Dis
trict. Hotel Astor. 7:3o p. m.
Dinner of the New York County Lawyers As
soc;atfon. Hotel Astor, 80 .. M.
Free lectures of the Board Of Education, s
N m Public School !. Henry and Estne-
rine streets. Turkey" G. Bayarc Young;
public school Js4. 1isth street and Fifth
avenue George Washington" Thomas
McTiernan: Museum Of Natural History
-7th street and Columbus avenue, Pure
Enod.-Jams, Jellies. Canned Vegetables
and Fruits" Professor J. C. Olsen; Cooper
Union Third avenue and sth street. Life
in Turkey" william S. Murray: Public
library. No I21 East 5stb street. The
labor Problem and Its Solution" DR..
Frsnk Julian Warnc; Public Library. No.
30s West I45th street. The Principles of
EXPRESSION" Mrs Mary Gregory Murray;
& Bartl,oiomew's Hall, No s05 East 42d
.,r.et .aThe Teeth: Their Uses and
sbuxes" Dr. Herbert l. Wheeler
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
MIR. .SHAW'S VERSION
His M0rristozrn Speech Which
Irritated Japan.

phfladelphia, Feb. z5.-Ieslie NJ. Shaw.
former Secretary OF the Treasury, denied
to-day that he predicted war with Japan
I'm hts recent speech at Merristown. N j..
which is said TO have occasioned comment
in Toxic.
IT did cite certain well known facts the
logic OF which spell war" said Mr. Shaw
Continuing, he said:
l called attention TO the fact that Japan
can 0 did not say she will. but she cam
put two hundred thousa I'd soldiers In Ha-
waii in thirty days without firing a shot.
and being then at war could not put
hundred thousand over there 20 contest tnc
territory in two years. We nave no srnps
with which 20 do il, and IN the event OF
war we could neither hire s no. oay, ssa,,,a s,v
foggy day without 80 much as causing the
barking of q dog. and she can marc-s hef
troops down the coast and take every ex-
euse for fortihcations which we have On
the coast without serious opposfuon
also cited the fact that II every po~cer
mill in the United States vas 10 make
powder twentyfour hours day TOT thlFty
days the product would last or present
every powder mill was to quit making
sporting powder and blasting powder and
work twenty -four hours a day for the gov
ernnlent we could fight two hours every
month.
These are not state secrets Everybody
knows them except ourselves And Still
go building battleships- In this we
do weii, but battleships without Golfers
case of war we could not get our Atlantic
feet to San Francisco No vessel In tue
feet can carry enough coal to take 1t there
and We have no eoliiers and eenle men
predict what we would wake up 70 IN case
Of war.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Ferecast.-washington,
Feb 25.-Fair weather prevailed throughout the
region east Of the Rocky Mountains during the
last twenty-four hours. except that there were
local in Upper Michigan and the North
western States Rains reported from the
Pacific states and the middle plateau Low TEN
perature was general during the last twenty-four
hours in the Eastern States. and Friday morning
the readings were below In the interior Of
New England and Eastern New York.
An extensive disturbance that covers the plains
states will move eastward, attended by general
precipitation in the Middle West Saturday and
in the districts east OF the Mississippi River
Sunday. This precipitation will be in the form
of rain. except along the northern border ana
Northwest. where there will be Fair
weather is indicated for the plateau region Sat
urcay and Sunday and the plains states Sunday.
A marked change TO warmer weather will over
spread the districts Of the Mississippi River
saturday. and further rise is Indicated FOR the
Atlantic states Sunday. The weather will be
colder in the Rocky Mountain and plateau regions
and the plains states Saturday and the west
Gulf states and the Mississippi Valley Sunday.
Steamers departing Saturday for European
PORTS viii have moderate variable. becoming
south. winds. with generally fair weather 20
the Grand Banks
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
OBITUARY NOTES.

MOORE DUPUY, the oldest official of
the Children's Aid Society. and until July,
1863 superintendent of its industrial schools.
died on Wednesday at Pottersville. y. Y,
at the age of eighty years. More than
forty EIGHT years ago Mr. Dupuy began his
life work as the head of the Lord Indus
trial School, in Greenwich street. Twenty
years ago he took charge of the TOmpkins
Square Lodging House for Boys. and in the
course of his service was a personal friend
to thousands of street waits. He was never
married His home for the last twenty
years had been at Trenton, n. j., where the
burial will take place.
CHARLES R. BARNES, professor of
plant physiology at the University of Chi
cage, died in that city on Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
MRS. MARY A. WILLIAMSON.

Mrs Mary A. Williamson, widow OF Cen
eraI George W. Williamson, Of Baltimore.
died on Thursday at her home, No. 81 MadiS
son avenue. She was the last Of her own
branch Of the descendants of Robert Liv-
ingston and was a daughter Of Peter Van
Brugh Livingston. The children or her
sister the daughter of her brother and the
widow and children of a nephew are the
nearest surviving relatives. Her body will
be buried in the family plot at Woodawn
Cemetery after a service in St Francis
Xavier's Church. in West 18th street. at 10
o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
THE FIRST COURT.
Il brilliant Assembly
leans Presented.
IBy Gable to The Tribuns. !

Sy Gable to The Tribune.]
LONDON, Feb. 25.-PoIitica1 hestlllties
were suspended tonight at the first
Court, which was attended by a large
number of the wives and daughters Of
members of Parliament and government
omcials The Duchess of Devonshire and
other peeresses were presented on their
changes of titles, and there was a
pfiiiiant array Of brides and debutantes.
Ihe American Ambassador presented
william Phillips and Hugh S. Gibson,
the two new secretaries Of the Ameri-
can Embassy. The Countess Bencken-
corn presented Mrs. Phillips in the diplo-
matte set, and in the general circle Mrs.
1rln1fhs wife Of the consul general; Mrs
X n Fairbanks. president Of the Society
OF American Women; Miss Moulinier. Of
cincinnati. and two Brooklyn women,
Mrs A. K. Buxton and Miss Jessie Tired
we'll
New-York tribune., 1910-02-26
CIT BY THE EMPEROR.

There is no Office that necessitates a
greater amount OF discretion and diplomacy
than the. OF military or naval attache TO
sn embassy. The chief mission OF the Of
Hoers appointed TO these posts is to obtain
Information with regard 20 the defences OF
the country in which they are stationed.
and 20 keep track OF the new departures
in the organization the equipment aRd the
armament Of its army and navy. More
especially are they required to keep their
governments informed Of the new inveD-
tons in the way Of ordnance, explosives,
rises. aviation. etc, that is TO say, the
very things that the powers concerned are
anxious 70 keep 20 themselves and 10 en-
veiop with q mantle Of secrecy The pene-
trssion Of This secrecy is always q delicate
matter There are almost always traitors
who are willing to sell 10 the military or
naval sttachk the information which he is
endesvorirz TO obtain, and If the traitor
gets caught al the game and is shown 10
hsve communicated secrets to the attache
80 Sosif;or OF the latter becomes intoer-
zble For he is held 10 have been guilty
Of an abuse OF the hospitality which he is
er moving on the part of the government
and nation Of the country in which he IS
stationed In fact, he is regarded very rnucn
as rlan VINO, while staying in the country
house Of a friend. bribes dishonest servants
% the latter 10 betray secrets affecting the
position and safety Of his host.
During the various Dreyfus trials the
public were allowed TO perceive for the FIRST
tine the nature of the activities OF the
military attaches attached TO the foreign
embassies at Paris. and how some Of them
were in the habit Of purchasing confidential
documents from the officers of the General
STAFF of the French army.
II is ia consequence OF excessive activity
Of a similar nature that Colonel Match
enke the military attache OF the Russian
Embassy at Vienna. has just been quickly
transferred from. the Austrian capital 10
Constantinople. his departure from Vienna
following his encounter with Emperor
Francis Joseph the last court bail. IL
seems that the aged monarch, who had
always shown himself particularly gra-
cious TO Colonel Matchenke, and had
peatedly invited him 20 his table and TO
his shooting parties, declined 10 acknowi-
edge his bow at the ball. stopped in front
OF him. looked al him from head To foot
ter turned hiS back upon him. The En-
peror had Only few hours previously re-
ceived a report OF the arrest of an Aus
trlan officer Of the name of Kretschmar
attached 10 the War Department at Wen
ia. 81 the very act Ct carrying plans and
data into the coioncI-s house. Caught red
banded the man made a complete eonfes-