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peoted and 1 think any reasonable per.
son will admit that a good deal can be
said in defense OF the failure"
Mcfarland and Welsh are hoping, OF
course, 10 reinstate themselves but II
can be said right now that the public
will expect very much from them In the
future. The notion prevails that they are
not sturdy enough TO hold their own with
Wolgast and other able-bodled youngsters
who are fast coming to the front. Packey
and Fred are fine and game fellows, and
all that. but they go off edge far too
easily. On the score that the men who
have been at the game as long as they
have seldom improve in any direction,
II is not likely that they will be seriously
considered as championship candidates
in the future. When wolgast gets well
we must keep an eve on Joe Mandot,
Grover Hayes and the other young
''roughnecks" OF the 13S-pound division.
For these are the fellows most likely to
make things interesting for the cham
pion.
Abe Attell is doing a full share toward
making the pugilistic outlook as dull as
dishwater. He is certainly a strange
character Always a shrewd matchmaker,
he never hesitates to hook up with men
far bigger than himself, as his matches
with Matt Wells and Battling Nelson will
attest. He argues, no doubt, that de-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Omaha High to Get
Into Basket Ball

The Omaha High school Is planning 10
enter the Interstate High school basket
ball tournament. which win be held under
the auspices OF the University az or,aha
IN February,
ms tournament will be included a.
part OF the regular schedule. and az
omahA High has one OF the best outIool,s
IN years for a championship team 40
should make good showing seainst the
other high school fives, which will enter
II Is expected that several OF the leading
nigh schools OF the Missouri valley will
be represented.
approval has been given this tourna.
inent ON all sides and Il Is expected tina.
u VIII solve the problem Of deciding tba
aiIferent state titles for ehampionshIn
honors. as we'll as the Missouri valIev
championship, II enough teams IN the
Nslley enter The games will he plav.d
OH under the direct management Of sev.
efal prominent basket bali authoritis. -
VIII therefore be recorded as official.
fhose who are promoting the touIna-
ment include the following: Y. IL chr
rena. q. a. Percival OF the Universitv a.
OmAha; Prof c. e. Reed. dirseeor -
athletics at the Omaha High school. =
lfuiu Maxwell, physical elrector ~ ,hs
local Young Mems Christian assoolat,or .
Raymond L. earns. siperintendent ~
athletics IN the grade schools; Jov risrs,
eosen OF the Omaha High school basket
pan squad, ana A. w. Miller, coach -
me University OF Omaha quintet.
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and that disappointment kept him from
showing his, best against. Willie Richie.
Later Freddie explained as follows:
IF any one is; dissatisfied with my
work in the Vernon arena, let him re-
member this much. 1 was for months look
Ing forward to and preparing for the
most important contest OF my career-one
that involved the chance OF winning the
championship. was TO go against VOL
CAST, the rugged, rushing fighter, by
some called the Michigan Wildcat. and
by others the Human Cyclone. All my
training was done with a view to fitting
myself to handle an opponent who was
expected toAcome at me head down and
foaming at the mouth, as It were. OF
necessity htaf to think about and prac-
uce defensive tactics. Then Wolgast fell
sick and the whole prospect changed.
With twelve hours notice / was TO pre-
pare myself for an entirely different kind
Of fight. was to become the human cy.
clone in fact, and knock Ritchie out Of
the ring. II didn't no excuse was ex-
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nx w. M. NAUaHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec i6-The close
OF the year 1911 finds the boxing situation
gloriously confused With Jack johnson
and Billy Papke retired; with Sam Lang
ford and several other American fighters
Ia Australia; with Ad Wolgast recovering
from the effects OF an operation; with
Abe Attell determinedly holding alooi
from the coming lads in his class and
with Packey Mcfarland and Freddie
Welsh set back In public opinion owing
TO disappointing ring work, there does
not seem TO be much interest In the out.
look for the pusiiistie pastime to gloai
over.
Welsh and Mcfarland are full OF ex.
cuses for their failure 10 make. good
Paokey for a day or two after his affair
with Tommy Murphy said he did not
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Little Interest in the Pugs

know what was wrong with him. but
that he was satisfied he was not him
self Emile Thirty came to the rescue
to the extent OF saying the whole camp
was puzzled at Paekeys behavior in the
days preceding the fight, Packey. accord
ing 70 Emile. used to shut himself up
in his room and NOPE. .sf.
When taking the train for Chicago,
Paekey, in burst OF confidence, said
1t was the breach OF promise case instl-
tuted against him in Chicago that un-
nerved him and left him unable to treat
Murphy the way Murphy should be
treated,
Freddie Welsh does not claim that the
'littlo God. love" deferred him from doing
his best. He'said to begin WITH that he
received a severe shock when he heard
the news OF WolgaSts sudden seizure
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

"oh, Eddie Poe, your great right too
That struck the ball SO true
And sent II sailing straight above
The goal posts OF the Blue
Gave Princeton hard-earned victory
And thrilled us with delight;
You're a full-fiedged worshlped hero"-
What about Sam Whittier
"Oh, Arthur Poe. your deeds we know,
You're great, just like your brother;
Well ne'er forget the time we told
The glorious news TO mother
About your deed that beat old Yale
And saved our sorry plight;
You're the idol OF Nassau
But what about Sam White7'
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Western Leaguers
With the White Sox

Western league players Of last season
who have been sold to the Chicago white
sox are listed as follows by the Chicago
Record-Herald
Dutch Berger is candidate for the
shortstop position and in the winter
months divides his time hunting on the
Illinois river and selling 'stogies' at
Rock Island. He is another who has had
previous fruitless jaunts into big league
company. He went to Hot Springs, Ark,
with Cincinnati last spring, but Esmond
and Altizer were too much for him and
he trailed back to Wichita under the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Last Chance to
Shoot for Turkeys

Next sunday viii be held the last shoot.
iest 81 ne year ~ the grounds OF the
OMAHA Gun club. Next Sunday viii al.o
oecur The last turkey shoot Of the club OF
me year A large number OF Omaha
shooters Who failed 10 set a erlp on a
pair Of turkey less a. she ThanksKiyinT
turkey shoot want ANOTHER chance and
have sgfeed to set out another large
bunch Tor ths event The result OF the
agreement was tho announcement that =
turkey shoot viii be held sunday. Decem.
Der a. when large supply OF turkeys
sucks and geese VIII be put up for prizes
for the crack shots.
INelve-gauge shotguns ana 2a-ealibsr
rifles viii be used. Target shooting with
the rifles viii be AZ distance Of fif,y
feet' and sh0tguns will Be used on the
piEeona
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feat by bigger man never acts as a
setback.
Attell avoids promising youngsters OF
his own poundage as he does a pestiience
Right now we have Johnny Silbane, the
survivor Of a series OF festherweight con-
tests, in which Joe Rivers, Patsy Cline,
Joe Carter and Frank Conley were the
other cOntenders. Kilbane is Attells logi-
cal opponent for the featherweight cham
pionship and is not only ready but eager
for the fray
Attell seemingly does not want to be-
come a party to a genuine championship
battle.
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oh Sammy White, thou man of might,
saved you for the last;
You're greater than the other ones
Who triumphed in the past;
Each won famous victory
BY Princeton grit and fight
But you won two as gloriousL
Oh, fast, strong game, Sam white"
"oh, Sammy White, of six-foot height,
MISUNDERSTANDING pounds,
Thou man of speed in time of need,
Canst distance wolves and hounds;
Greater than Harvard. greater than Yale
Far greater In our sight
Your name comes first in foot ball
fame"
What's the matter with Sammy, White p
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

Sanford b. white-otherwise Sammy
In base bali and foot ball toys. The hero
OF Princeton's victories over Harvard ana
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
Sam White-Princeton Hero
ny MONTY.

on, Great Lamar, your shining star
has glistened all these years
torever since you made your run
That checked the Tigers tears;
We Well recall the time you ran
With deftness, speed and might
The fields length TO the Bulldogs goal
We'll, what about Sam Whittier"
"oh, John Dewitt. thy name is writ
In letters large and bold
In Princeton's foot ball Hall of Fame
AMONGST both new and old;
Your famous kick, your famous run
Endear you In our sight;
You're the hero OF century,
But what about Sam White2'
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Mama ana c,I,,b

Name and Club.
Lessard, Columbus. 80.
Packard, Columbus. 80.
Berger, Columbus. 49,.
Liebhardt, Columbus.
II, r. Cook, Columbus.
Mers, indianapolis. -,
Schlitzer, Indianapolis!
Link. indianapolis. .....
Robertson, indianapolis
Webb, indianapolis. -.
Ftene, X. C.-Tol. MINI.
Altrock, X. c. MINI. -,
Maddox. Kansas City. >,
Owen. Kansas City. -,
Brandon. Kansas City,
Rhoades, Kansas City.
Powell. Kansas City.
Pflester, Louisville. -,
Cheney, Louisville Ind
Slagie Louisville. ....,...,
Hearn, Louisville. .....,
Marion, milwaukee,.
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II is reported that "Babet Towne, for
mer manager of the Sioux City base hall
team, will be used as the regular back
stop OF that team next year and Red"
George Andreas, second baseman, will
act as manager under the new ownership
OF Ed Hanlon.
The evening world., 1911-10-28

Lane when l was eighteen. He thought
then that | could act, and when | re-
minded him that no one would be able
II understand my English, he replied
oh. damn your English lie had a
fine opportunity to do so when he put
me in Hamlet as the Player Queen
because | had pretty legs and witnessed
the comedy triumph | scored by say
Ing, %, confound zee rest Tree had a
1t! But In spite OF difficulties | have
always thought more OF acting than of
singing. At tho same tine II was al
way my ambition to sing at the Met
ropolitan Opera House, and ! had the
pleasure Of realizing It last year. And
then. too, ] had the satisfaction OF
quarrellng with Hammersteln at the
Manhattan. Everybody else had quar-
relied with hin and wanted to be fash
ionahle."
Please note that here Is n prima donna
with a sense OF humor.
II have no conceit, no mistaken ideas
about myself Miss sylvia assured me,
II couldn't talk about myself as a
great artistic II I tried. I'm a business
proposition. that's ALL"
Wei, ! for one am heartily In favor
OF the "proposltion"
The evening world., 1911-10-28
PHILHARMONIC TO BEGIN
ITS SEASON ON THURSDAY

The Philharmonic Society will open it's
season with concerts at Carnegie Hall
next Thursday evening. Friday after
noon and the following Sunday after
noon. Introducing Josef S~transky, Its
new conductor in succession to Gustav
MAILER. and ~Zimballist. the Russian vio-
linist, who made his American debut in
Boston with the symphony Orchestra
yesterday afternoon. B~eethoven's
eighth symphony. Lszt's symphonic
poem 'Tasso" n Glazounow's and
Tschaikowsky's violin concertos will be
the features Of the programmes.
The Montreal Opera Company. OF
which Frances Aida. wife OF Mr.. Gattl-
Casazza, director Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. Is the prima donna. and
Edmond Clement. the distinguished
French tenor, Is a member. will open a
season OF twenty weeks In Montreal on
Nov. 8. The musical director Is Signor
Jacchia. favorably known in New York
and the manage Is Signor Bassl. The
icy Governor-General. the Duke OF
~Connaught. uncle OF King George ".
Is chairman OF the opera syndicate,
The subscription Is very large.
The Kneisel Quartet will give III
initial concert In the ballroom of the
Hotel Aston next Tuesday evening. tn,
programme consisting OF B~eethoven's
quartet in + minor, W movements
from Debussy's quartet In G\minor. and
Schubert's quartet In A minor. Tn
change from 'Mendelssohn Hall to Thu
larger auditorium will be a boon to tn
many music lovers who rave tried II
vain for years to get seats to hear thu
Kneisels.
David B.spham, the popular baritone
will give an a~ll-English programme a
his recital In Carnegie Hall Tomorrow
afternoon. concluding with a recitation
of Tennyson's elaine" to a muslca
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LIST CENTENARY
OBSERVED BY THE
SYMPHONY SOCIETY
Walter Damrosch's Illumina-
tive Address-Harold Bauer
Soloist at the Concert.
BY sYL vEsTER RA WILING.

Z row 1t Is the turn OF Walter DAM
rosch n the symphony Society
TO observe the centenary OF Franz
List, who was born on oct. p, 1911. r.
X. Arens and the Peoples symphony
Orchestra, as we'll as the United Hun
garian Societies, lave already done
homage to the memory of the master OF
music and the season will be far ad-
vanced before the last OF the celebra-
lions in his honor shall take place.
Mr.. Damrosch Is especially qualified
to pay tribute to the great composer,
pianist n conductor because his
father. DR.. Leopold Damrosch, at one
time was LISTS concert master and
always was his friend. and his mother
had sung Ortrud. in "~Lohengrln." under
Liszt's direction. II was fitting, there
fore. that at the first concert of the
symphony Society at the Century The
atre yesterday afternoon he should make
an address. Mr.. Damrosch, always a
pertinent n illuminatlve speaker,
talked more han usually well because
or the nearness Of the subject to his
heart. His review OF Lists career was
admirably done and his intimate anec-
dotes were particularly piquant. One
that appealed most to the audience re-
lated Liszts whlmsically pathetic ex-
preston OF regret that his Faust"
symphony had failed Of proper recogni-
ton and his prophecy that another gen.
GRAFTON would surely a. -. ecla.e Its
worth. some day. he said, he hoped
the little Damrosch' (meaning Walter,
who was then eight years old would
conduct 1t before people who would love
II.
The programme consisted of the
"Faust'- symphony and the 'Danse
Macaore.' The latter served to mark
the ~reappearance In America of the dis
tinguished English pianist, Harold
Bauer. who played with all his old
authority. m~asterfulness and charm and
did not unduly project his solo part
over that OF the orchestra. In the final
chorus Of the Faust" symphony George
Harris jr. had the tenor solo. His voice
Is OF lovely quality and. barring q bit
OF tremolo, he sang well, The chorus
OF men also was effective. As to the
orchestra, 1t seemed to have taken on
power and h~omogeneity. The Gretchen
movement Of the symphony It played
with exceptional suavity and grace. Mr..
namrosch conducted at his best.
Another Liszt programme will be pre-.
sented tomorrow afternoon, with Mr..
Bauer as soloist in the first concerto
and the orchestra playing the symphonic
poems ''Tasso." "Mazeppa" and Les
Preludes.' The collection Of Liszt por-
traits n other relics shown in the
foyer yesterday afternoon will be ex-
hibited again tomorrow.
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Fifth Avenue Theatre. Among others
will be Digoy Bell In a one-act comedy
Howard apd Howard and Emma
Francis.
The bill, at the Coloni~l VIII Include
Rock and Fulton In Il singing and
dancing sketch. The Great sugges-
ton" Paul Conchas. Harry FOX and
the Millership Sisters, A., o. duncan
and the Waterbury Brothers and Ten
ney.
At the Alhambra will be Hello,
Paris" High Herbert ir fne Son OF
Solomon James J. Morton. Kaufman
Brothers. Wifred Clarke In Dear De-
parted and others.
The Bronx Theatre Will have an old
Timers Festival with Mcintyre and
Heath In "On Guard" Maggie Cline.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans. James ana Bonnie
Thornton. Ward and curran and other
ravoritcs.
The bill at the American Music Hall
will include the Ozavs. curry and Riley.
Rossner and Hillman. Arthur Rigby,
Bert sheppard and the Three Giiden
Sisters.
The evening world., 1911-10-28
CAUGHT HER COLD BEFORE
FlASHllGHT CAMERA.

I broke the strain with the blunt,
Harlem-like question: How did you
catch cold?"
II caught IT," she explained. while
they were taking. fiashllght pictures OF
us In Philadelphia, after the first act.
In which I am barelegged and bare
footed, you know"
As a matter of fact. I didn't know.
II didn't dawn on me till then that In
seeing Gypsy Love- I had been guilty
OF an oversight. It's never safe to go
to the theatre without opera glasses.
ION the opening night here l was
not able to go On" continued Miss
| sylvia, and told Mr., Dillingham; So
told him In n whisper. But he merely
said something about having had 'ex-
perience before with nervous prlma
donnas and Insisted hat after my ner-
vousness had worn off | would be all
right. Both he and Mr.. Woods. how
ever, soon discovered that II had been
a mistake TO make me go On. But AT
the end OF the first act | wanted 10 gO
through with the performance, for
while | knew ! couldn't sing a note ]
felt that ! had held my audience In the
first act and believed ! could hold II to
the end.
"But MIR. Dillingham; and Mr.. Woods
wouldn't allow me to finish the per-
Torrance, So | had to give up and 81
to Lakewood and say to myself oven
and over again. 4 AVE lost my voice. -
II was quite apparent that she hadn',
same time vivid, Belgian beauty was al
! tlA,A aaV.a t.ANHa.fnI ......-a H. 4.
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OF course, he will play a Chopin group
Besides, he will Illustrate Beethovens
Mendelssohn, Schumann and List.
Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin will 6mit his
free organ recital at the City College to-
morrow afternoon because OF a memo.
rial service for Edward NJ. Shepard.
He will give hls Wednesday recital at
4 p. NJ. as usual.
Adriano Ariani, an italian plarIst who
has won great praise in his ow'' country
and in Germany and who Is sooh to make
his debut here. was the guest Of honor
at a dinner at .he Italian I'll last
Thursday.
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GIRL HAS VANISHED.
Pretty RAISE GARLIC Disappeared
on Way to Wor,s.

avenue reported to-day the disappear
ance on Thursday OF her seventeen
year-oli daughter, Rose, who was en-
ployed as cashier In a restaurant on
Forty-second street, between Third and
Lexington avenue
Rose, said her mother, started for
work at the usual time on Thursday
morn ny, but failed to arrive At tho
restaurant. she rs : very pretty girl,
with dam hal, end big brown eyes. 10.
mother was sue she had no serious
love affair, but admitted that she was
pos .onaleIy fond OF the theatre ana
often spoke of. her ambition to become
an actress.
The evening world., 1911-10-28

Sylvia sat In her apartment ut the
R.tzCarlton and foresaw the miser-
able day when she might be living
In a Harlem fiat. my dramatic In
stinct got busy and made this men.
tai note: Good stunt"
Miss Sylvia wasn't thinking Of SAVING
money. Indeed, II was because this
thought had never entered her head
that the fear n dread OF Harlem now
seixed her Ind made her peculiarly In.
teresting. To see her to-day In her
luxurious suite at the R~ltz-Carlton
with servants behind every button in
the wall, n imagine her tomorrow
In . Harlem nat with only q dumb
walter. appealed TO me keenly. A prlma
donna worrying about the wherewitha'
10 live In style made me doubt m,
ears. l failed to see just what she wal
driving at until she said with intense
seriousness:
Think OF depending upon these two
little ~cords"-she touched her throat
FOR your bread-and-butter. II I los
MY voice for good and all I'd, have e
go to Harlem and live In . little fla
for the rest OF my days"
The evening world., 1911-10-28
LOSING HER VOICE BROUGHT
HARLEM FLAT VISION,

Have you ever thought OF two little
cords" like that? Has "A hard cold ever
made you feel that Harlem might be
your finish? Can you realize the hope
lessness OF getting your bread-and-but-
ter when your two little cords" aren't
In good wording order? Perhaps not
1t Is barely possible you do not sing; or
that you don't sing well enough TO get
paid for Il In thousand dollar bills every
week. But with Miss sylvia you must
realize it's a very different matter.
Il have just gone through two weeks
OF the most awful agony I've ever suf-
fered.'' she declared. The anxiety was
terrible. Losing my voice was to me
like losing my child. | haven't a child,
she hastily added, but you understand
what ! mean, don't your"
let my eyes fan sympathetically'
Ut's a good dealt saves words.)
Always when flowers were sent me
down there In Lakewood cried" Miss
sylvia went IN. They seemed to be 10
memory of my voice. 1t is gone' 1t ID
gone!' l kept saying to myself nigh
and day. / was on the verge OF suicide
The evening world., 1911-10-28
AMBITION is FOR DRAMATIC,
NOT MUSICAL CAREER.

NJ ambition Is to- give up singing
and go upon the dramatic stage. In
fact. | have made up my mind TO do
so after another year. | don't know
why l am telling You this. for have
Kept It to myself until now. But | see
no reason Tor keeping 1t a socre, any
longer, After onc more season as a
singer ! shan quit. Meanwhile shall
apply myself to the study OF English
ana then come out upon the dramatic
stage and, peNhaps.' she added with a
laugh. "he another Mrs. Leslie Carter"
a black-haired. black-eyed Mrs. Car
ter was worth thinking anout seriously,
and Miss sylvia was uuW'st7kably ,Nr!-
Gus as sac pursued the subject.
II should Ike a play Ike 'Zlza'," she
SAID, III ! could get He,osco to put It
on for MIR. Woods. I shah stay with
Mr.. Woods 10 the cnl % my career, Il
only out OF gratitude Tor what he has
lone for me, lie has been more like a
friend Than n manager to me, and
shall never forget his KINDNESS"
II Miss sylvia had been a Belasco star
pralsing the great n good David she
couldn't have sounded more grateful.
"l.ehar couldn't do anything to max,
YOU change VOur mlpdP" Z s,lrppS,aa
The evening world., 1911-10-28
NOTHING CAN CHANGE PLAN
TO De AN ACTRESS.

"Id Ike h!m to do what Richard
Stga'ss has done-onc OF those 'Sa-
.Tres ana let me create inc Part
she confessed, but that wouldn't after
my determination 10 become an actress.
I've wanted TO act ever since Beerbohm
Tree brought me over here In 1890, after
he had seen NE Ia Carmen Al Dgury
The evening world., 1911-10-28
Pnna Donna With Lost Voice Had
Horrible Vision of Harlem Flat
Marguerite SylUa Realized
That Fate Depended
ION Two Little Cords"
Plans to Quit Opera
for Dramatic Stage A.
ter This Season.
BY

BY CHARLES DARNTON
" VEN the uninspired Inter
view" may have Its dra.
matte moment. Usually ! sit
through a performance OF this
sort without getting a thrill of any
kind. There Is a little talk about
this and a tile talk about that, and
then IN the end tie tedious Job of
trying to remember what II was ali
about. But this time II was differ.
ent. When the opulent Marguerite
The evening world., 1911-10-28

The Impetial Russian Balalaika Or
ches;ra. assisted by a quartet Of sing.
crs from the opera houses OF st. Peters
burg. and Moscow. will give a concert
Mt the Hippodrome tomorrow night, a,
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setting by Ada weigei Powers. VINO will
accompany him at the plano. While all
the songs VIII be to English words. and
American composers will have Just rec
ignition. foreign composers. ancient and
modern, will not be neglected.
The evening world., 1911-10-28

Charles Kunen, a young American vio-
linist, will give a recital al Carnegie
Hall next Tuesday evening. at which he
will play the new Bruch concerto, or. 81.
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which Mr.. AndreeT, the conductor. viii
present a programme of the most popu-
lar compositions that this unique and
admirable ofganlzation has in It's rep
ertory.
Maud Powell. the distinguished Ameri-
can viollnist, will give a recital at the
Lyceum Theatre nex Tuesday after
noon. Her programme will include nov-
cities from the italian classlcists, a new
concertstuck by Max Bruch and a
group OF works by American composers
-
De Pachmann. the eccentric genius OF
the plano. will give a second recital at
Carnegie Hall next Saturday afternoon.
The evening world., 1911-10-28

I was watched every minute. No one
will ever know now | suffered"