The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-02
,~,THAT Hi WOMEN
w OF THE WORLD
l4@ ARE DOING , -

that memorial closing night o. last
winters season of grand opera in st.
Paul. that she would sing "Salomc"
here this year, she is to appear in far
more attractive roles than that Of the
somewhat. grueSome biblical heroine.
says the st. Paul Pioneer Press. The
two parts in which she has consented
to appear are both of them typical
Mary Garden Roles-both Of them a
trile exotic and bizarre.
Jean. the juggler. is only one of the
several unusual characters in history
who lived in or about the famous
Paris church. But, unlike Victor
Hugo's creepy hunchhack of Notre
Dame, the jugglcr Is young and hand
some, lithesome and of a c%leverness
that is almost uncanny. The role
gives the versatile Mary the utmost OPP
portunity for bright and interesting
hyplay-thc kind OF original acting in
which she eXccls.
Natnra, on the other hand. is Il role
~ great Sombrencss and quiet charm.
~ is a role that tests to tho utmost
the artists ability to enter into the
spirit of the somewhat mystical red
man or even more mystical red wo-
man. Natoma is really tho first squaw
to take her place among tho heroincs
of opera--nt least tho first who has
commanded the name part of the
piece. The Indian has bccn accus-
toned to having II practically all his
own way. even whom he appeared with
toma is a type apart and she presents
q prohlem that is not unknown in
real life. Beautiful beyond the GUS
tom of Indian maidens, she loves Il
white man-an officer in the rmy
The terrible struggle that cnSues when
she finds that he is afianrod to- an
other is the story Miss Garden must
tell in her W ininlitab!c way.
Barbara. the officers white tinanccc.
Will he sung In ST. Paul by a young
singing actress, ane Osborn-Ilannal1.
who has won q high place in the OPP
cratic world of Paris and London since
she was last heard in st. Paul. She
never has sung in opera here. but
years ago. before She was discovered
by Jean dc Rc$zkc and went to Paris
study with the great French tenor, she
visited st. Paul as soloist with the
theodore Thomas orchestra, and made
a profound impression. She was then
but Il young girl. and the years OF
study n experience have ripencd the
glorious voice until IT. Is recognized
as one of the great voices in grand
opera today.
But of urs "Natoma" as an opera,
or moro properly as a music drama be-
longs by right of its artistic unity to
Mary Garden, who will have with her
80 SsI '"9N N''' IVA iitiklV, iIc Sub~
tic hasso. and the gigantic Guarda-
bassi. in addition to Sammarco, the
romantic tenor. Sammarco and pu-
frame were tho two men of the cast
of That's" when 1t was performed
here last year and both will be re-
called as strong singing actors. Sam
marco very brilliant and flashing in
his vocal and histronic work and pu-
frame infinitely subtle and dramatic
in his portrayal of the stricken monk.
He will sing the role of a priest again
in "Natoina".
The Massachusetts Association OPP
posed to Suffrage, in its Minnesota
publicity campaign, says:
A woman physician. writing of her
personal experience Of woman suffrage
in New Zealand declares that the
en1ancipatnrs of woman have gone
very much too far. The inflated state
progress would cause many people
to believe that a few acts on a sta.
tnte.book nave made a Utopia in the
Southern Pacific.
Even if this were true" sha says,
III would not be necessarily a proper
, model for other countries to copy. But
, whether suffrage is the cause,
or the consequence. or merely an &C
c~ompaniment, the fact remains that
New Zealand is not a country of hap.
Ply family life.
Marriage is not as frequent as il
mould be IN "a young country; the
small birth rate causes continual
, children is a disgrace To the women
of New Zealand, and the proportion
: of nervous children is Very large. The
standard of education is low, and di-
. vorcc and separation are grievously
common. Wife desertion is so serious
i 80 ~eOt1 h,x ~~-I
/. have had to he made with the au.
thorities at Sydney. which Is the neal
, est port for any one in a hurry to
: leave the country
. All this does not make quite such q
rosy-hued picture of New Zealand as
: is drawn at h suffragette meetings
e., 1t looks IS If votes for women" had
not succeeded in making home a heav
. en- or produced in New Zealand a fam
. lily paradise. Woman has already such
! an important place In the system, ano
such important and varied work to do
that she has no time, or should have
no time for politics in n country, bu,
!, Mrs. Annie M. Palier of New York
who is now superintendent of the
Jewish charities of st. Paul, and is in
charge of all the Jewish relief work in
that city. has spent all her time since
- ~ I've - LII j
and working out Il system to organize
and systematic philanthropic work
with splendid results.
,; Mrs. Paljer was affiliated with the
United Hebrew charaties of New York
for o years, receiving her training
under DIR. Lee K. Frankcl. She was
ia public school teacher in that city for
several years Inc was also librarian In
one Of the public libraries.
Il have seen people banded
together in any movement for social
betterment wor SO harmoniously as
arc those of st. Paul." said Mrs. Pal
Ter.
THE social life there is thoroughly
ideal. The men and ONE are highly
cultured n arc broad-minded and
humane in their views. The city is
teeming with intellectual interests and
progressive movements. Words are in.
adequate to express my appreciation of
tho most cordial hospitality l have re.
ceived from everybody"
Mrs. Palier Is much nterested in tho
question of amicable relations between
Russia and the United States. Her
brother. Daniel Nicoll of tho New
York Evening Mail. was Instrumental
in creating the first wave of public
sentiment regarding the abrogation of
the Russian treaty, and while Mrs.
Palier was in New York she did much
personal work among influential Jews
Of that city, in arousing their Interest
and activity in behalf Of their race in
Russia.
Working with Mrs. palicr are the
Jewish Relief society Of which Mrs.
Jacob Wtrth Is president: the Bicka.