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New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

Tho young playwright and tho dramatist
of untried ideas both have suffered a So
we're loss IN the death of Mr.. Harris, as
he possessed the unusual faculty OF seeing
IN advance ot his times. as well as the
not too common qualities OF courage and
perseverance,. He produced number of
plays which were either too novel in them"
or too unusual I'm treatment 70 attract other
managers Among such plays were
"Strongheart" The Lion and the Mouse,
The Third Degree. The Christian Pil-
grim" drsmatizauOn Of Pilgrim
Progress. The ScarecrOw" and The Cave
Man" Several OF these met with great
financial success notably The Lion and
the Mouse" which had long run al the
Lyceum and Hudson theatres here, toured
throughout the country and has finally set
tied down permanently as stock play.
The young manager was universal fa-
yorite. and was especially appreciated by
his employees and business associates, who
invariably speak Of his fairness, honesty
and high ideals and OF tho sense OF COM
radeship which brought him near 10 all
those who knew him.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

service viii be held tonight I'm his own
! playhouse the Hudson Theatre. on West
iith street, AT $50 o'clock.
Henry B. Harris was born in st. Louis.
on December /, 1866. coming OF a theatrical
family. He began his education in St
Louis, and later went to Boston. When
sun u boy. he secured employment at the
Howard Athcueum and progressed rapidly,
until he became "A member of the firm OF
Rich & Harris for many years prominent
factors in Boston theatrical affairs. He
directed the tours Of May Irwin, Peter
F. Daley and Mrs. LanGtry. and in 1909
presented Amelia Bingham in The Climb
ers." which proved very successful.
\ year later Mr.. Harris offered Robert
Edeson In Soldiers OF Fortune" and sub
sequcntly in "Strongheart' and The In
disaretions Of Truth" The Lion and the
Mouse" The Third Degree" and "The
starred Rose Stahl in "The Chorus Lady"
and Maggie Pepper" Elsie Ferguson in
"The First Lady OF the Land" and Helen
Ware In "Thc Price" THE Quaker Girl
was presented by him at the Park Theatre.
His last New York production was THE
Right to DO Happy" He was president Of
the Henry b. Harris Company and the
National Producing Managers of America,
a director of the Theatre Managers AS
soclation of Greater New York. and treas
uror Of tho Actors Fund. lie was a mem
ber of the Lambs. the Friars and the
Green Room Club. ..-' -" -"----'
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

Shakospearian drama. Rightly is she 10
be considered the most talented among
the rising actresses Of the English stage
In a decorative sense Othello is among
the best Of Sir Herbert Trees artistic
productions. There are nine effective
scenes, and the stage crowds are viva
cious and we'll drilled Mr.. Percy Mac
quoid has designed the costumes with
painstaking care, and harmonious blends
of color are a delight TO the eye. One
pretty dance measure provides a short
interlude for the Cyprus act Mr..
Coleridge Taylor, the negro musician,
has specially composed the music for he
play, and he has a brilliant talent for
Oriental motives. His Majesty's is the
house that keeps the memory Of Shake
speare green all the year round. Its
first nights are social functions of real
distinction. The acting may lack origi-
nality and power, but the standard pro-
duction is the thing, and it is the best
stage bred tribute 10 the memory of
Shakespeare. !. \. +.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
" RAGT|ME DANCING "
Americans Prefer It to the
DanSe CIaSSlque.
HN Crete Wlesenthal.

Being a classic barefoot dancer I'm these
days of ragtime and turkey trots has its
own drawbacks Americans do not seem
to take classic dancing seriously enough.
Bot as they do all things I'm a hurry, from
m.kiuE love TO eating lunch. it ia perhaps
nGtlr,I that IN their entertainments they
should want something fast and lively.
In Europe We feel that Americans train
dancers. but do not encourage them. Tn"
very nature Of the American is opposed 10
the seriousness OF the dance. They pat
ronize the opera. they encourage art and
literature. bur they evidently overlook the
greatest art OF ul'JduCinC.
say this In 10 spirit Of criticism OF tire
American people, but because It is a Cond!-
ton. They reverence the classics. but they
do Ike the ssucopat,d style Of dancing
which. believe. Us called act.wo. WHY, at
the Winter Garden every night | see the
audience 20 into ccstacieS over what they
call Texas Tommy" dances while ! un-
dcrstand that i'm the same place M. Mord-
kin had a most difficult time getting his
audience to appreciate his work.
This enthusiasm, ! am sure, IS not he
cause of lack OF appreciation OF the ef-
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
NATIVE MUSICAL PLAYS
Country Ripe for New Style of
Light operate Music.
By Reginald de hovcn.

am very hopeful for the future OF
music In this country. We have Jagged be
hind in the arts because We have taken II
for granted that Europe would teach us
everything in the fields OF industry and
business. where We have become self-reli-
ant. we have forged far ahead OF tn" rest
of the world. We must get out or our
musical leading strings. 10 not dccry
European study, but I abhor the abuse of
f. | trust that the day will come when our
singers win not devote their lives - French.
German nnl italian and regard English as
a nor-musical language. II our singers
cl'c the same tim" and attention 10 Eng
lish diction as they do to the Romance
tongue our native speech would sound AS
harmonious across the footlights as the
most dulrct Italian. Natye American lhret-
lists and composers OF Hight opera have 10
combat with the incompetence Of singers in
English am not sentimentally or chau-
yinisticallv American. but | pray that our
Young authors and composers will realize
that they have an opportunity 80 dc"clop
home themes into something greater and
grander than music has ever known.
This country is ripe for operate music
OF new sort from that Of the musical
comedy. tho farce comedy or the musical
EXTRAVAGANZA. We have plenty of singers
I'm this country who. II they are not spoiled
by fictitious education abroad for roles 70
which they arc In no way suited. can sing
high class operate music which is not grand
opera, and vet Is far beyond the present
popular strains.
America contains many young singers,
many composers who arc IA. too good for
musical comedy, but who arc not strong
enough for grand opera. A field must be
created for their talents that is in every
way worthy. The termnology OF music Is
not clearly defined In the minds of the
public, and light opera or comic opera has
come to mean something different from
what is presented under that name. The
most popular musical pieces to-day are
really opera boufe. In which a comedy
situation is civ the right of way IN
running musical setting. without horse
play or the nonsense OF variety.
Robin Hood" which | am reyiving at
the New Amsterdam next week, is more
like "A concert opera Writing for cast
OF great singers, each OF whom had to
have several songs and several duets.
wrote concert music. and while we had big
audiences then the number Of people who
appreciate this style of music has IN
creased enormously. When Robin Hood
was first produced the rank and file were
reached by the good music that filtered
through from the cultured upper classes
The big audiences OF to-day come from
those who have been educated in music by
the popular song and the light opera OF
distinction Lehar turned the tide toward
better popular music with his Merry
Widow" We will yet return to \ standard
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

musical play '~rho Spring Maid" which
had a !ous run IN this city last year.
Globe Theatre Bruno Granichstaedtens'
operc'ta Tho Rose Maid" A pleasant
evening" entertainment
Manhattan Orta Uousc-"Iet George
DO ~ row mtslrA comedy. based on
George MacManlsT newspaper cartoons.
The play IS by Aaron HOFFMAN and Paul
West. With music ty Nat y Aver.
Moulin Eoug" Tho WinSone widow. "
musical Offering based on IIoyts A
Trip 20 Chinatown" The music has been
written ~ Raymond Hubb.ll The concert
tonight Will be presented by Bert Will
iams. Frank Tluncv. Leon Enrol. Harry
Kelly. charles j. Ross. Elizabeth Rrlce and
Charles King. Mana and Alexis, Kathleen
Clifford, Ethel Kelley. Ida Adams. The
Dolly Twins. Jack clifford and Ireu" Wes-
ton. sidney Jarvis and others.
Park Theatre The Quaker Girl" a
musical comedy. with Ina Claire and Clif-
ton Crawford
West End Theatre The last week Of
"TA,u" Boy Blue" with original cast and
production from the Lyric Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

forts OF the dancers OF the classious. h,,.
| just because OF the natural Temperament, ~
the American people. They want "a A.
everything in a hurry. They live th..'
lives that way. They make love oucLr
they erect their tall buildings in an anna,
ingly short space of time, and thew A
everything SO speedily that 1t Is no wonds,
they prefer the fast, exciting style a,
dancing to the more sinuous and sIov
rhythms Of the dance classiQue.
There IS another good reason for N.
fact that Americans do not take moro IN.
terest In the classic dance, and that is be.
cause they have not been trained to q,
America has no distinctive school OF m.
ballet. In Europe we have been trained "A
1t for centuries. 1t means a great deal IA
us. It is hereditary in the blood Of IN.
European to love the dance, but that Is M,
so in America. OF course, all the dancer
developed here, such as this ragtime we Ar.
talking about, is in a way an outgrowth of
what we have done in Europe. As a mat.
| ter Of fact, those familiar with the history
Of the dance will recognize the American
ragtime dancing as really form Of the old
Greek bacchanale, done 10 the three.four
time music.
II Americans would pay more attention
TO the art of the dance and less To the AZ.
citement Of It believe that European ar.
tistes here would be more appreciated. They
take pride in Miss Fuller and Miss Duncan
as American girls who have made the world
wonder at their beautiful art but they do
nothing to encourage that very art in their
own country. That is the reason why
Americans have no distinctive school Of
dancing or of the ballet.
The ragtime dancing is perhaps pre-
ferred because It seems to At in more with
the life here and the average temperament
and because II entertains audiences more.
Americans look upon dancing as a form OF
amusement. instead Of an art. Tho waltz and
the two-step, although not interesting to see
performed, no doubt furnish amusement and
relaxation for the tired mind or body.
Europeans, however, canont help feeling
nuzzled at the fact that Americans can
couple a love of ragtime with reverence
for the classics as, indeed, they appear to
a
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
MUSICAL PLAYS.

Broadway Thcatre.-T.ast two weeks OF
Weber and Ficlds's jubilee company in
"Hokey Pokey" and "Bunty Bulls and
Strings"
Casino Thcatre.-Jamcs r.. Powers. in
Gustav Kcrkcr's musical comedy 1.-TWO
Little Brides" The book and lyrics of the
piece are by Arthur Anderson. James r.
Powers and Harold Attetidge.
George NJ Cohan's Theatre.-Blanche
RinS' In "A Wall Street Girl" a musical
comedy, with music by Karl Hoschna. The
book is by Margaret Mayo, Edgar Selwyn
and Norman Hapgood
Grand Opera House.-Return for a week
OF Christie Macdonald IN the popular
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
THE FRENCH STAGE
ION MATT ESCLAVE"
A Partisan Study of the Servant
Problem.

Paris. April s
go, <s,, E,solave"-"ye are born slsves
the humorous little three~act anecdotal
sketch Of human nature by tristan ber-
nard and Jean Shlumberger brought out
with considerable success last night at the
Vaudeville Theatre, proves that IN some
instances at least the masters OF house-
hold are the servants and that the SER
wants are the real masters. Tristan Ber-
nard is often called by his admirers the
French Mark Twain The title OF his
new plav arousos expectations ot pro-
found and subtle study OF human charac-
ter There are 50 many men and women
/ whose destinies seem 20 be TO abdicate all
their will power TO others and to PASS
their lives I'm yielding. submitting and
chewing that the subject when taken IN
! hand by Tristan Bernard. might be de-
veloped TO infinite dramatic possibilities.
| But We have here a somewhat pertunctoiy
succession OF bourgeoise scenes that recall
the episodes related by Henri Monnler or
/ the pencil drawings Of Abel FaiVre and ro'
rain. The play is divided into three Ia
bleaus" In the first OF these We ma VI.
and Nine. Petit-Lubin. wealthy m.ddle-caSs
and somewhat commonplace Partisan citl-
zens who have an uncle who is member Of
the Institute and who now and then enter
! tain a Cabinet minister at dinner. VI ana
! Nine. Petlt-Lubin are tyrannzed ny theH
butler and by their cook. who IS the oi'-
Hers wife The butler imposes upon hs
master and mistress his own routine cus'
! toms preferences. tastes and fads. Inc
! butler is the captain OF the household ana
| the cook is his first mate. There Is mar
yellous humor in the dialogue. and the cpl
sodes are animated and witty especially
when a snobbish. arrogant spinster VINO
! fulfls the functions Of music teacne.
crosses arms with the butler. who puts
her in her place with quiet. delicious
irony NJ. and Nine. Petit-Lubin al last
dismiss the butler and cook. In the sec
! ond tableau we find new butler, new
cook and a new chambermad. who are the
exact reverse of their rigid predecessors.
The obsequ!ous servants let everybody into
| the house. and a state Of domestic u.s.
order waste and eXtrayIgance ensues'
The master and mistress, utterly d.scouf-
aged, pine for their old habits and for theN
former quiet comforts Of bolrgeoise rou-
tine. In the last tableau We are at the
suburban cottage of the butler and hs
wife. and in scene Of delicious humor
and observation the master and mistress
persuade their old butler and cook 20 come
back To them. After some hesitation ana
upon certain conditions this typical couple
OF "high-claSS servants consent 10 do So
This littla cou,dy is admirably played by
Jofrrc. as the butler, by Ltrand, as 'he
master. and by the FIRST gate company OF
the Vaudeville. I. l. D.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

as high as tho once popular one of Often
bach and tho French writer's ~ his class.
While the male comedian has put the fe-
male comic almost Off the sta %. and there
by lowered the tone OF COMEDY which. with
tho male usually degonerates into bu'tooh-
cry. yet there Is growing demand for the
return Of tho refined female comedian OF
the Ohenhach l,brPttOs. When big roles are
given to women IN opera boGfye the work
IS always refined and strengthened
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner. Drama
of thick plot and quick action.
Relasco Theatre.-T.ost week of David
Varied, in David Relasco's The Return
OF Peter Grimm
Berkeley Lyccum -Mossrs. GLAND and
Purt. presenting The Father" from tho
Swedish OF August Suindberg.
Century Thcatre-"The Garden of Al
lah." desert play, from Robert Inchcnss
book Of the same name. Desert scenery
and atmosphere.
Golfers Comedy Theatrc-Graham MOT
fats comedy, "Bunty Pulls the Strings
with Molly Pearson a captivating Ruuty.
one Of the most popularity successful plays
OF the season.
Criterion Theatre.-Laet wceh Of Louis
Mann, in "Ll"yatins a Husband
Days Theatre.-L.wl, Waller ia Mon
s!cur Beaucaire." Beginning Tucsda"
evening. MAY =. and continuing for the
rest Of the season. Levi Waller Will PIE
sent W. Somerset Maughan's play, The
Explorer" for the first tim" in America
Mr.. Waller appeared I'm this play in London
about three years ago. Among the players
to support Mr. Waller IN Tho Explorer
are Charles Cherry, Constance Collier,
Grace Lane. Malcolm Dunn, Harry carv.il,
REGINALD Dane suzanne Sheldon and Lewis
BroUghton.
Empire Thcatrc.-Iaet week Of the cen
tonary production Of "Oliyor Twist" with
notable cast, inc}uGug Nat Goodwin. Cor
stance Collier Iyn Harding and Marie
Loro.
Gaiety Thcatre-Augustn MacHagh.s
farce officer &C.," with Wallace Edimror
and George Nash. Bright farce.
Harris Thcatrc.-"Thc Talkcr." by Mar
ion Fairfax, with Tuny Marshall in the
leading role.
Hudson Theatre Walker Whltcside, I'm
"The Typhoou" The same company and
production as recently seen at the Fulton
Theatre.
KnickerbocEor THcatrc.-Edward Knob
Iauch's Orlculol play "EI-mct" with otis
skinner IN the part Of Hail. the beggar
crowds the house every night
Liberty Thcatrc.-IIoUry Miller, I'm A T..
Thomas's comedy 9TH" Eainbow.'
Little Thcatrc.-John Galsworthys play
THE Pigeon" at evening performances
and at tho Wednesday and Saturday matt
nees The Little Theatre will close for the
season on May T.
Maxine Elllotts Thoatre.-Last two
weeks Of Charles Hawtrcy in the farce
Dear Old Charlie" which Charles Brook
field some years ago adapted from the
French for the London stage.
Playhousc.-G George Broadhursts popular
play Bought and Paid For" A unique
play OF the times
Thirty-ninth Street Thcatre-Lcwis Wal
Ier's successful production Of "A Butterfly
on the Wheel"
Wallacks Thcatre.-GeorGe Arlss still
gives his distinguished impcrsonation Of
the famous English diplomat in Louis n.
Parker's successful drama "Disraeli."
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
COMEDY AND DRAMA.

Academy Of Mas,c.-The resident stock
company VIII preson, Edward Milton
Roylc's play "The Squaw Man during
the comins week. This piece was origin
anv PLAYED at Walacks. with william
Faversham in the leading part.
As,or Theatre.--"The Greyhound by
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
HENRY B. HARRIS
Memorial Service Tonight at
Hudson Theatre.

A. q 'ulut" 10 the well known young
theatrical manager, Henry y. Harris.
who's. loss 80 soa IN the wreck of the
Titanic has brought universal sorrow to
Theatrical people in this city. memorial
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

musical play '"rhc Spring Maid which
had a lous run I'm this city last year.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

'rhc Uuwrittcu Law" the latest p'a! o'
Edwin Milton Royle. author Of The S1ua"-
Man" had a try-out on the road reaeh'y.
II will not be brought into New York uh"
early next season.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-20

The "See America First" spirit is
taking a new grip on the western
states, according to information re-
ceived from that section. They say
out there that IF you must see Eu-
rope, why, see it; but see America
first"
In the Rocky mountain region just
now the advocates of this patriotic
principe are talking a great deal
about the south and are urging peo-
pie who live In the west to visit the
southland and get in closer touch with
its people. In Colorado, especially is
this true.
Colorado has had many southern
people within her borders within the
last year and a special effort is being
put forward to induce more to visit
that state in the summer months.
From Texas and Oklahoma last sum
mer, 1t is said a large number of
people iourneyed to Colorado in their
automobiles They entered the state
by way Of the great Arkansas valley,
which is said to be one of the largest
irrigated areas in the world, embrac-
ing more than 100000 acres.
A new automobile highway has been
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-20

another like it until 1899.
We hadtwo weeks holiday
at Easter, and have Just
started back to school
again | was put up three
classes. Wash THAT grand?
We are all going to the opea
tomorrow night to cnIe-
brate it, for Boysie was pro.
noted too,
Well Matte Lee | don't
think you ever heard of NE
writing such a long letter
before, but | am not going
to write again for a long
time, so you Just read this
to all the relatives especially
grandma, and tell them we
are all we'll and happy.
With much love to all and
keeping. barrels for yourself
aud grandma (by tht way
you tell her it is a sin to
have pains, and she is just
imagining it,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-20

thought | should not live
through it. | was put with
the babies and learned the
two tables in German! Just
imagine.
Easter SUNDAY came, and
it was my birthday. Daddy
mad just gone, and however
we tried to make the best OF
it. At breakfast ! found all
my pled~ents at the table.
| wont worry the life out OF
you by naming them. (nOt
that there We're 50 mnny)
but there was a little daisy
pin, made Ot ivory, which |
hai been longing for. |
would gaza atit every time
| went down town. Well |
got that, and it evened
things up a bit. After break
fast we went to the Catholic
church and the ST. hit we
saw, W 5 we'll worth seeing
They had a big fat Cardinal
upon the pulpit who looked
lazy and stupid; and kept
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-20
A Letter
From Germany
WRITTEN 10 MISS MATTE
LEE BUCHANAN BY HER
COUSIN
Dear Ma ttie Lee

Dear Matte Lee
We have been in "Dutch.
land2 three months and
have managed to live thro-
ugh it. In the beginning we
found IL Pension, (and IL
good one; one tuat served
good eats) whore the people
spoke English, not broken
English, for chat is worse
than nothing, but where
they spoke English as well
as they did German. Well
that made it easier for us
While mother and father
were gone, but still We ha,s
an awful time. When we
first started to school |
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-20

came out. Now | don't
know whether TO cali my
birthday satisfactory or not
| had a good time but I had
ii hard time too, What do
do you think about il?
| think mother is getting
pretty lonely. for she asks
me quite anXioueIy at times
if | think you will meet w in
England this summer. | re-
ply | am afraid YOU wont.
for by the way your letters
sound you have spent about
all you ever had. Am |
right?
| suppose you read about
the "Titantic" going down.
Well Fran Kinzp. who runs
our Pension, Thought it was
daddie's boat, the one he
went on | mean, and SO she
was afraid TO tell mother.
Well ! went to school and
came home and told mother
the news. So at dinner she
talked so jibly about it that
Fran kinze asked i it wasn't
the one daddie went on.
When she found out it
wasn't she came up to moth
er andcried she was SO glad.
We have much to he thank
III for, thuug h thankful
that daddy went ON fhe
"Olimpic" instead OF t he
"Titantic,'
Wednesday we had an al.
most total sun eclipse, (II
suppose YOU did too) and
all our school went out be-
hind Dresden to watch it'll
through smoked glass, 1t
was so interesting. When
the eclipse was at its height
it was almost like when the
sun has set, and all the
chickens went to bed. They
say there will never be
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-20

built along what was known as the
old Santa Fe trail, but now called the
New Santa Fe trail which has been
designated as part Of the trans-con-
tinental highway. For miles and miles
this highway is said to be as smooth
as a city street. The route leads to
Pueblo, designated as the Pittsburg Of
the west, owing to the vast steel
works IN operation there; thence to
Colorado Springs and on to Denver.
Colorado people are pushing the
construction OF automobile highways
in the state and are looking to the
southern states to do the same, so
that during the winter automobile
owners from that state can motor
through the south,
Colorado has $4,000 miles of roads,
of which 10000 are passable by auto
mobile and $500 miles are improved
roads. Good hotels and garages can
be found in every town in the state
where the population exceeds 1000,
according to information sent out
from the state highway commission.
From this same source it is learned
that Colorado expended $1,7500O0 on
its roads in 1911, and will expend
$2,400,000 in 1912.