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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
BEGIN WORK OF RESTORING
WILLIAMSBURG COURTHOUSE

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. July H.
The work Of restoring tho old courts
house. the contract for which wAe
awarded to Richardson Il Son. OK
Hampton, began yesterday morning
with Mi. Preston Richardson ~
charge. Clerk r. III. Geddy was IA
gagged this afternoon In remOvtte|
the records from the freproof vault
during the rebuilding Of the c0urt>E
house. For the present the recCrdpE
will be kept IN the temporary court
house In the Williamsburg hotel
building. \
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
M'DERMOTT ENTERS
OPEN GOLF TOURNEY

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE be-
lated entry OF J. J. McDermott. the
national open champion. was received
yesterday for the annual open tourna-
ment Of the Metropolitan 0olf As
ISOLATION. which will begin to-mor-
row over the lRks OF the Engiewood
Country Club. Tho will be agree
able news to many, a. there IL 4
general desire I osee this remarkable
player in action. now that he hiss won
the coveted title. McDermolt will
have w. II. Shackelford, the Atlantic
City amateur. Tor : partner In The
{0n1shnA e2wR1ttuea to.dax
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
B A RACE AT
OFF
OWNERS OF SPEEDWAY DO NOT
WISH TO INTERFERE WITH
ELGTN EVENT.

CHICAGO. Jufy i1.--owners OF the
Indianapolis motor speedway have
called off their Labor Day meet SO
as not to conflict with the road races
scheduled for August rs and IS at FL
gin, Ill.
answer to the protest made by the
laeal organization 10 the American
Automobile Association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
PALZER CHALLENGES
FIREMAN JIM FLYNN
TOM O'ROURKE WANTS BOUT FOR
HIS NATIONAL CfuB IN
NEW YORK,

NEW YORK. July l1.-rom
o.Rourke, IN behalf or his younr
heavyweight, Albert Palxer, sent =
formal challenge yesterday to Fire
man Jim Flynn to box ten rounds at
the National Sporting Club at an ear
ly date. Flynn Is In Kansas CITY.
where he has been idle ever since his
oout with Carl Morris, scheduled for
III I. was called on, If Flynn doesn't
regard Palzer ~ sufficiently formid-
able he can have a bou, with Sam
Langford at O'Rourke's club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Totals ........Ss IA Is % Is l
sBatted for Covington in eighth.
s.Rsn for Muilin In eighth.
Score by innings: r.
Philadelphia .....0 034e0l6o o. 3
Detroit .........1 2 ia
Summary: Hits-on Summers. I in
3l-3 innings: off Covington, q in
4 "a innings; OF Coombs. IL in I 1-3;
of Plank. : in ga: off LATTE, none
In 1. Two-hace hits-Iord. Oldring,
Summers. Cobb. Three-base hits
oidring: Deiehanty. Home run
iaeiehanty. Sacrifice hit-Oldring.
Stolen bast>-BuEh. Crawford. Mo-
riarity. First base on balia-on
Coomhs. 2; off Plank, 5: off CoSing-
ton. : of Summers, 1: of Iafitte. 1.
fffr fsss p~tteifer-~bssG opfzagton. Muir
ply: by Coombs, oI1eary: by LATTE.
Oidring. First on error&-Philadel-
phia. - Detroit. /. Left IN bases
Philadelphia. Z: Detroit. s. Struck out
by Coombs. 3; by Summers, l: by
CeFingten. / Time. 2;25. Umpires.
Dineen and Perrine. Attendance. s.
SOS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
RAY WILL
TRY RACING IN AIR

INDIANAPoLIs. July l1.-Ray
Harroun. who drove the Harmon that
won the, 500 mile race 1t Indianapolis.
now II experimenting In the speedway
enclosure at indianapolis with . mon
oplaie OF his own design. worked
with a motor he devised. The flying
machine II thirty feet in spread ana
has q two cylinder IS horsepower n
CINE,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
Beats His Old Teazn

CLEVELAND. o.. July lI.-Falk-
enoerg. former National held wash
tnxton ia FIVE scattered hits land the
Maps took the first game 2 TO /. But
for an error Of Turner the Maps
would have scored a shlit-out. Pitcher
Hughes, of Washington. was hit on
pitching arm In the sixth inning
by a vicious drive from Stovairs bat
and had to retire. araney starred on
the field and at bat. scoring both OF
the runs and cutting off possible
scores by marvellous s~hoestrlng
catches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Pirates
subjected the Giants to a terrific beat
ing this afternoon, winning a. farcical
contest, 10 to 4. Harry Camnitz was
invincible on the Pirate mound, while
his mates were Kidding McGraw's Sc
lections as fast as he trotted them
out Wiltse appeared first and was
driven to the clubhouse in the sixth
inning by 4 bombardment Of hits that
was kept up to the end of the game.
Ames and CrandalI tried In vain to
stop 1t. Wagner and Gibson each
made four OF the nineteen hostile hits.
pTTTSBURG.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Summary: First base on errors
Chicago. 3. Left on bases-Chicsgo, 5;
Boston. 2. Base on hails--on White,
3: OFF Wood. /. Struck out by White,
8; by Wood. 3. Hit by pitched ball
Dougherty. Two-base hits--Tannehfi,
Bodie. Stolen baxes-Callahan. Um-
pires. Egan and Sheridan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Where They Play To Day.


Boston at Chicago.
New York at st. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
DETROIT. MICH. July Il,-su-
peru defense. tremendous and con-
seeutive batting and wonderful base
running won for the Tigers. II to
, to-day. Bush pulled off a senss
tiora1 stop and throw. The bali was
NIT over second sack in the eighth
anu was 80 speedy that no one gave
Bush u chance to get 1T. He nailed
II away u however. and made the
throw. In the sixth with Bush on
third and Cobb ON second. Crawford
scared = high one clear to the bleach
ers. oidring was playing deep and
Was waiting. Cobb judged the dis
lance and left the station with the
smack of the ball in Oldring's NIT. He
never he.itated AZ third and slid
onder a perfect relay to the plate,
safe by a foot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
NIGHT ENDS CAME
WITH SCORE A TIE

ELIZABETH CITY. July 1i.-with
the score tied 3 to 2, darkness ended
n Of the prettiest baseball games
that has been witnessed here this
season.
The score, n.
Elizabeth CITY ...0aI000IU0--
Portsmouth,. .......2000000OU %
Hatteries: Robertson and, Cleveland:
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
SCANLON SUSPENDED:
ZIMMERMAN FINED

NEW YORK. July 1I.-For NOT
paying a fine OF S25 Pitcher Scanlon,
of the Brookftns, has been suspended
until he does pay IT,.
Heinie Zimmerman was fined SIS BY
Umpire ODay for d~iscoloring the
ball.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
Cubs Beat Supcrbas.

BROOKLYN. July 1.-THE Cubs
encountered little trouble in beating
the Superhas this afternoon. by a 8
to 2 score. Brown had the home folk
At his mercy when they needed bin
g!es. whDt the opposite WAS tho ease,
with Barger. The mound work was
an even bet up to the sixth inning.
when the Cubs got through Barger's
guard for a trio OF runs. Doyle's home
run was the hitting feature OF the
session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
was waved to the bench and Ehrd
u-nnf % 49,. .I>h

was waved to the bench and Efrd
went to the slab.
Cowan hit safely to center field.
Maths coming home with the winning
run. The ball was relayed to the
plate too slowly to catch Maths and
Cooper returned It to Cefalu In ar
effort to head on Cowan. Dobson
dashed for the plate and Cefalu whip
ped the ball straight and true into
Cooper's waiting glove. who tagged
the Colt, ending a disastrous round
for the Tigers.
In the ninth Gardin was sen to bat
for Mabry and responded with a sin
gle, but failed to tally.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
Rain In LSnchlairg.

Especial to The Richmond V~irginian.)
LYNCHBURG, VA, July 1.-THE
MISUNDERSTANDING game was pre-
vented to-day by RAIN Two games
are to be played Wednesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
Richmond Wins from Roanoke--Athlet Lose to Tigers

The contest was a runaway fracas,
the locals jamming the two hostile
twirlers for hits. making
fourteen OF them on Smith in the
first four innings. Sherwood Magee,
ocai outhelder VINO put Umpire, rIn-
neran III the hospital. yesterday at
ternoon. with a blow to the face.
was indefinitely suspended to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
Reds Essy for phauies.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The
Phillies took down an easy victory
over the Reda,. this afternoon and re-
turned to second place IN the PEN
nant brush. The score WAS IL to 6.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

I Summary. Bases on baIIs-By BAKER,
3: BY Pape. 4. Struck out-By Baker.
4; hy Pape. 8. Two-base htts-Pape.
Lewis. Three-bass hits-Dougherty.
| Home run-Speaker. Sacrifice hits
| Dougherty, Williams. Stolen bases
Zeider, Lord. Wild pitch--Baker. Time.
1:ao. Umpire, Egan and Sheridan,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Brooklyn .....1 0 D 0oo Ga
Chicago .....1 0 o 003 0 b. s
SummAry--Two-base hits, Erwin;
thrce-base hits, Fl. Zimmerman;
home runs, Doyle; double plAyu, TIN
ker to Hoffman, H. Zimmerman to
Tinker; struck out by Karger (F1of-
mani; base on balls by Brown I. Kar-
ger 1: hit by pitcher Sheckard; left
on bases. Chicago /: Brooklyn 4; UNI
pire Mr.. tombstone and Eason; time,
1:40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

DANVILLE. VA. July 1.-THE
game here ta-day between the Nor
folk and Danvilie clubs was postponed
on account of rain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Where They Play To-
st. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New VI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
GET GAME
BY GREAT RALLY
SCORE FOUR runs IN EIGHTH I'M
M AFTER TWO MEN ARE
OFT.
DRAP Err is HIT HARD
RICHMOND BOYS DRIVE HIN FROM
BOx-GAME: AT DANvILL.E AND
L~YNCHBURG PREVENTED
BY RAIN.
DRAPER is HIT HARD


Richmond, s, Roanoke, a.
Rain prevented Danville-Norfoik
and Lynchburg- Petersburg games.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
DETROIT WALlOPs
POOR ATHLETICS
TIGERS TAKE FIRST GAME OF
PRESENT sERlEs AT HOME.
IA TO 9.
YANKS AND MAPS WIN
SOx AND WHITE SOx SPLIT
PAIR, CHICAGO TAKING FIRST
AND BOSTON SECOND
GAME.


TN[VGT udy = JNUTEN.
Chicago, 4. Boston. 0 tdrst game).
Chicago. 4; Boston, s tsecond
samep.
New York. s; st. Louis. 3.
Cleveland, 2; Washington, /.
Detroit, Il: Philadelphia, s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

summary--Two-base hits Hobli-
zell, Downey. Paskert; three-base hits.
Bates. Sacrifice hits, Paskert, knabe;
stolen bases. Knabe. Bescher. Hobli-
zell, Mitchell, 2; struck out--by
Chambers. 8; Smith. 2. JUL. q: base
ON balls--oy Chalmers, /: by Smith.
3. JUL. 4; left on bases. Phila. 10;
Gin, s.; umpire. Mr.. Rigier: time,
2:23.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
PIRATES DEFEAT
GIANTS IS TO 4
Guns BEAT ~sUPERBAs AND PHIL
LIES DowN RED LEG
TEAM.
NO GAME IN BOSTON
| ST. LOUIS TEAM LOSES OUTFIT IN
TRAIN WRECK AND CONTEST
is POSTPONED IN con-
SEQUENCE.
NO GAME IN BOSTON
Yesterdays Scores.

Philadelphia, ~; Cincinnati. g..
Chicago. s: Brooklyn. 2.
Pittsburg. IS: New York. 4.
Boston-St. Louis postponed on ac-
count of loss of outfit in train wreck
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
VIM CENT
ESCAPES A FINE
COMMISSION DECIDES TO REIN.
STATE PIRATE PLAYER WHO
FAILED TO REPORT.

CINCINNATI, July 1.-THE Ma
tional Baseball Commission has grant
ed the application OF Player Vincent
Campbell for reinstatement without
he imposition Of = fine. Campbell,
who was . member Of tho Pittaburg
National League team IN 1910 and
failed to report last spring, explained
that his temporary retirement from
the game was on account Of a busi-
venture In 1t. Louis.
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......26 2
Washington


batlou loF VutAcT III Hlutn.
Score by innings: II.
Cleveland 1890. s--a
Washington .OOO0O1O0 OIL
Summary: Two-base hity-Grancy,
Fisher. Sacrifice hitS-Olson. Falk-
cnberg, 2; Fisher. Sacrifice hy-
Stoyali. Stolen bases--Leliveit. Con-
roy. Gessler. Birmingham. First on
bails-ofr Falkenberg tSchacfer, Ell
herfeld. McBride): on Hughes
.tOlpenl. Struck out--by Falken-
berg tMcBride. ~: Hughes (Eaiken-
hers. Ban): by Walker (HAli).
nouble plays--Lelivelt to Elberfeld:
gtovali to Olson to 9tovAll: Mcbride
~ schaefer. PAssed balis-Ffsher.
Time. j $50. UmptreA Evans and
Mullen. Attendance, 2.4e0.
orex1ne keoe ~ Yanks.s
ri III 4 2a39THE &S5 alha ffx-NaK York
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Pittsharg ........0 2105031I -l3
Giants -.......... 0 0 0 0 3 o. 4
Summary: Two-base htts-wagner
f2), Fletcher. Leach. S1odgrass, Glib
son, Miller, Three-base hft--Leach.
Home run-Miller. Sacrifice hit
Clarke. Double play-Wilson and
Wagner. Struck out-By Wiltse, 8;
by Camnitz, s. by Ames. i. Base on
hnlls-By Camnitz. Q. byA Ames. /.
Wild pitch-Ames. .. Passed ball
Gibson. Left on bases-Giants, 6: Pr
rates, 3. Umpires-O'Day and Frary.
Attendance. 5000,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

'Batted for Wallace In ninth.
Score by innings. X.
New York ...+..... % 3100030l-
st. Louis 100000 -3
Summary: Home run-Cree. Sacri-
f1ce hit-Daniels. Stolen bases--Hart-
zell, 2. Hit by pitched ball-By War
hop (Black): BY Lake (Hartzell). Wild
~pitch-Iake. case on balls-On War
hop. l.: off Lake. 2. Struck Out by
Lake, 3. by Warhop. ). Pitching re-
cord-Of Powell. 5 hits. 3 runs In l.
rs nrirss-keft-e Oh haaes-Si-Loalis
s: New York. I. Time. 2 hours. I'm
pires, OLoughlin and Connolly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
..sOC|AB|L|TY RUN
POSTED BY 4. A. A.
CONTEST BOARD ANNOUNCES
"TRIP TO NEWPORT NEWS
PROPOSED ny RICHMOND
vIRGINIAN.

The contest board OF the American
Automobile Association in its latest
bulletin takes the sociability run to
Newport News proposed by The Rich
mond virginian, for granted and &C
cordingly announces It for . date in
July.
The matter will be taken up dem
nitely at the next meeting OF tho Rich
mond A~utomobtfH Club, when the pxr-
ticulars with be presented by DR.. H.
w. Bassett, the local representative
Of the contest board. The run In all
probability will be held July -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Fetena : ~ Yanko.
IoUlT 1NnA lls--New York
hsee te-dsy tnths
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

Totals ........56 4 II 81 IS 8
.Batted for Ames in seventh.
Score by innings: r..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
Roanoke,
Richmond.

Totals ........35 II 27 II
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10
Ice Cream FreezerS
and Accessories.
WOODWARD & LOTHROP.
THE OLD.TIME VILLAIN.

have read million stories published during years.
haven't villain worth tinkers ribad ieers He's
mand water villain the modern, cheap john knave; you'd
mistake him for the hero he had bath and shave yearning
for the villain of the olden golden who would tighten his
sspenders and 60 wadng deep in He would murder folks
for he would slaughter them for cash. and his eyes shot
balefu glances and he had black mstach He modelled
after Manfred whom Byron placed wreath when nothing
else doing he gnang of his teeth and he uttered bitter
and he moved around gloom, and he kept the hearse
busy hauling people the tomb He would stick you with dag
ger he would brain you with his staff and he always did his
ders with loud and mhess laugh For time the villain tri
umphed villain always should and he seemed
hold the hero truly good but the good odfaoned novel
always ended right side up and left the villain drinking retribu
ton from cup the good old swarthy villain of the good old
breezy days. He and all his gifted authors long ago have gone
their ways! WALT MASON.
Copyright by George Matthew AdamS
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10
D'ANNUNZIO RELATES
STORY OF NEW DRAMA
On Eggs and Apples Poet Worked on Story of Mar
tyrdom of St. Sebastian in Rome.

Busy has composed in three months,
largely under my suggestion. The score
will be more ineligible to the general
public than that Of his .Peleas and Melis-
ande." I regard 1t as his masterpiece
also believe that have made my finest
effort in Sebastian.
There is not hint of love-" said he.
ITO introduce mere trivial love passages
into the play would seem sacrilege. /
have found that the legend of ST. Sebas-
tian was grated on an old pagan myth
Of Adonis, and have brought out all the
bright pagan beauty in the character Of
the saint. while / have added the mysti-
cism Of Christianity.
The Saviour does not appear In the
good taste to introduce Our Lord in such
cases and to attempt to portray Him In
the person Of q mere actor. But Christ
In marvelously and eloQuently manifest
at times. especially in de Bussy's music,
while in one act we have suggested Our
Lords passion.
'rhe realism Of the martyrdom scene
will amaze you. We have discovered q
way OF conveying . complete Illusion. the
arrows actually seem to transpierce the
martyr. The last act II an apotheosis
and takes place in Paradise.
"All OF the scenes laid IN Rome are ex-
qpisite stage pictures. having been de-
signed by the Russian painter. Bakst.
while Andre Caplet. Of the Boston Opera
House. will direct the orchestra The
title part win be interpreted by Ida Ru-
binstein, . Russian artist Of great per-
soual charm and beauty"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10
COMMITTEE NEEDS $1,000.
Associated Charities Makes Plea fol
Assistance.

Associated Charities Makes Plea for
Assistance.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
board Of managers of the Associated
Charities yesterday afternoon 1t was an
nounced in behalf Of the Joint finance
committee that $1,000 Is still needed to
carry The work to the end of the current
fiscal year. The hope was expressed that
this sum would be speedily forthcoming
from persons to whom special appeal had
been made, but have not yet responded.
1t was reported that a friend Of the So
ciety had made possible a special study
Of its work. One of the purposes is to
trace improvements in conditions of fami-
lies or to indicate the effect of the relief
and other treatment given. When this
study is completed 1t will be possible
also to present a bird's-eye view of its
entire years work.
1t is announced that several Of the
members Of the board Of managers will
attend the national conference Of Chari-
ties and Corrections in Boston on June
to IA. Those who plan to be present are
Hennen Jennings, william H. Baldwin,
and Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick. Mr..
Baldwin has been appointed one Of the
committee OF seven to organize a ma
tional association Of societies for organ
izing charity.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10
Nv CHARLES HENRY MELTzER.

BY CHARLES HENRY MELTZEh.
sueci.l Csble TO The Washington Herald.
Paris. May 9.-The approaching pro-
duction Of "The Martyrdom Of St. Sc
bastian,'' the joint work Of the two maf-
ters. Gabrielle d'Annunzio and Clude De
Busy, is the sensation Of the hour here.
Paris Is eagerly awaiting information In
regard to this long-talked-of mystery
play, but so far. however. the authors
have refused to divulge anything to the
Paris newspapers.
So great is the interest in the Work
that s1s 900 has already been paid into the
treasury of the Chatelet Theater for the
seats at the premier performance. more
than was made on any night last sum-
mer by the Metropolitan Opera Company.
succeeded in meeting dAnnunzio at
Versailles and accompanied him to Paris.
En- route he gave me the most fascinating
outline of his play.
..ft took me over two years to plan II,
.a,d he. .but after that wrote It all In
forty days In French verse, old In form.
but modern In spelling worked very
quickly and for immense stretches OF
time without sleeping. Once ! wrote
for ffty.two hours. which u record.
sustaining my strength on apples and
raw eggs.
..rhe play which I have written with
d Bussy is mystical and entirely ortho-
dox in character 1t calls for great cho-
susss and Illuminating mustn which -
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10

Gerald Livingston Hoyt, Of New York.
and Mr.. Samuel A. Weldon, Of Washing
ton.
Representative and Mrs. Fairchild. or
New York. left Washington for their
home yesterday. stopping en- route at
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Grenville A. Whitaker has issued
cards announcing the marriage Of her
daughter Miss Edith Isabelle whitaker,
and Mr.. Robert Nelson Kidwell Of Seat
tie. Wash, formerly Of this city. The
ceremony was performed in Spokane,
Monday noon. when the bride wat at
tended by her sister, Mrs. Edison Knode.
and the bridegroom by Mr. Knode. Mr..
and Mrs. Kidwell will be at home after
May Is, in Seattle.
In the presence Of the immediate MEM
bers Of their families and a few friends
at st. Johns Church. at p. m, Tues
day. DR.. Harry A. Peyton, Of this city,
and Miss Sophia Platter Tayloe. Of Chat
terton. Va, were married by Rev. WILL
lam Tayloe Snyder. After a short visit
to New York. DIR. and Mrs. Peyton will
be at the Imperial until he sails for
Panama, where he goes as physician in
the hospital service on the Zone.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10

not only his fitness - concert pianist.
but his great endurance and perfect
scales. Mr.. Fabian scored . pronounced
success with the audience and. being re-
called. played one Of the lesser known
Chopin waltzes. Q charming one which
he gave with much grace. and. being
again recalled. played q second encore"
q quaint little "minuette"
Miss Renter and Mr.. Backing sang the
famous great duet from Puccinfs 8
Madam Butterfly"
Mr.. Backing il about to leave for q
professional career In the metropolis. and
he carries with him many gifts which
have been cultivated most creditably In
Washington. the only studying he has
even done in music having been done In
this city. He has been for some time
the tenor soloist in the choir OF the
Calvary Baptist Church.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-10

The testimonial concert rendered Rich
In the Columbia Theater was a gratifying
compliment and success, under the direc-
tion of Sydney Lloyd wrightson. Mr..
Backing was assisted by s. NJ Fabian,
pianist, and the Mendelssohn Quartet,
composed Of Miss Gertrude Reuter-, So
prano: Miss Faye humphrey contralto:
Mr. Backing, tenor. and George H. Mil
Ter. basso. Miss Julia Huggihs played
the accompaniments, nearly all Of them
from memory. and did excellent work.
Interest, Of course, centered about Mr.
Backing. who sang beautifully yesterday.
Particularly good were his mezzo-voice
singing and his pianissimo work. His
voice is light lyric tenor. which he has
under good control. His songs were we'll
selected and the ballads were delight
fully done with good phrasing. and at
times with exquisite effect. Mr. Backing
did emphatically well yesterday the best
work he has done in public. His first
group OF songs included:
The Nightingale Hath . Lyre Of Cold. .wheIpley
Spr1ng Flowers johnson
Where My Caravan Has Rested (Romany
songsJ LOhY
Love. Have Won You Ia cycle Of life. Ronald
From the Land Of the sky-blue Water" The
Moon Drops Low tAmerican Indian sougs) .Cadman
This was followed by Mary Turner
Salter's group. THE East Wind, the
South Wind. the West Wind. the North
Wind" which were extremely interest
ing. and extremely well done. Mr.. Back
ing was enthusiastically recalled and
sang for encore the exquisite little when
the Roses Bloom" with beautiful pian-
issimo tones and delightful poise. The
Wagner aria. In Fernem Land" from
Lohengrin. is not adapted to Mr.. Back
ing's style and voice, and he was not
strong in II. His work in the Rigoletto
Quartet, which closed the programme,
was the only good thing about the quar-
tet, save for the times when Miss Bum
phrey's voice had the lead.
Brilliant Piano Selections.
Mr.. Fabian was brilliantly successful
in his three numbers. Liszt's "Gnomen-
reigen:'' Iljinskfs berceuse, and Ru-
binstein's staccato Etude, all as wide.
ly different as possible, and the splen-
did performance Of which showed Mr.
Fabian's versatility. Mr.. Fabian played
with his customary velvety tone and
brilliant technique.
His originality Is pronounced and at the
same time Mr.. Fabian always shows grea,
respect to tradition. The berceuse was
exquisitely given, and the etude showed