The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-09

MANY birmingham people thought at
once of Miss Adams when news came
that suffrage had been granted to the
women of Illinois.
Jane Adams is a voter! There are
many persons in the opinion of the Wom-
ans Journal, who co not believe in equal
suffrage, yet cannot help being glad Of
this. A man said the other day that he
did not believe in government ownership
of railroads. but he did emphatically be-
1ieve in government ownership of, the New
York, New Haven and Hartford. Some
one said that hardly any rsetnber of the
Universalist church is quite true to his
creed, for almost everybody at the bottom
of his heart believes in a place of torment
for few particular persons. In like man.
ner, men and women whose church de-
MES salvation to all outside its pale are
often found to cherish private belief that
certain very sanity persons of their ac-
auaintance belonging to other denomina-
lions Will somehow get to heaven. Almost
all anti-suffragists admit the fitness of
certain particular women to vote, ami
would even be glad to see them do it,
Jane Adams stands at the head of the
list Thousands of Americans rejoice that
Chicago's most distinguished citizen will
be able to cast her ballot at the next pres
adential election, ard the rejoicing is not
at all confined to those who will support
the same candidate.
To number of Birmingham people who
make habit of hearing the Metropolitan
opera each season either in New York
or during the spring season in Atlanta,
one of the favorite singers is Pasquale
Amato, the wonderful baritone. Signor
Amato. accompanied by his wife-a very
Interesting woman, by the way--has just
arrived in Paris to visit their two sons
who are there in school.
Talking of musical matters to repre-
sentative of Musical America" Signor
Amato mentioned his plans for the forth
coming season. He sang "Falstaff" at the
Verdi centenary celebrations at Verdi's
birthplace, and stated that he shall do
nothing else musical until his return to
the Metropolitan IN the fall when he has
a number of new roles to create. He will
sing in 1.-THE Jewels of the Madonna" and
in Madame Sans Gene" a new Napo-
leonic opera, he will be the Emperor. This
work promises to be particularly interest
Ing, to those who have witnessed the
drama, and there are many who will an
ticipate hearing Amato in the role of Ma
poleon.
Miss Christine Miller who is to be the
first soloist of the Music Study club this
winter, and who was such a general ia
vorite during her spring visit with the
Cincinnati symphony orchestra, has gone
to Paris and is enjoying her first Euro
pean sojourn. There is an attractive pho
tograph in musical journal of the week
which pictures the vivacious young con-
tralto standing with the captain of the
President Grant" en- the bridge of the
boat
Mme Freda Hempel, who was first
heard in America last season. is the idol
of Germany. She went to Berlin at the
conclusion of her engagement with the
Metropolitan Opera company and gave 4
single concert, an account of which ap-
pears in the Musical Courier of this week
The big audience responded to her every
song with impressive tributes in flowers
and shouts of "bpavos," which caused the
artist to respond with eneores. The Mu-
6ical Journal notes in reference to her
audience that 1.-THE unnumbered seats and
standing room of the balcony were crowd
ed to suffocation and the evening was sc
warm that at last even the adamantiue
hearts of the ushers melted to sufficient
gy permit scores Of adventurous spirits 20
make their way forward into the body cf
the hall until the aisles were filled and the
stage was surrounded by admiring listen
ers But even this exodus did not seem to
make any appreciable gap In the
tStehp1aetze;' on looking back the sea of
faces appeared to make as solid wall as
hid the waters of the Red Sea after the
Gsraelites had passed through"
Miss Hempel was heard by number of
local music lovers during the April sea-
bon of opera in Atlanta.
Here is another incident that will inter-
est persons familiar with musical affairs
Of note: Louise Homer II has made her
debut in recital. At recent recital If
the state Normal school in Westchester
Pa, the feature Of the evening was the
singing of little Miss Louise Homer. 1t
was the first public appearance of the
younger Louise Homer and she sang three
songs composed by her father Sidney
Homer, who was a critical member Of her
audience, while to complete the trinity of
musicians, Nine. Homer acted as her
daughters accompanist. The appearance
of the young singer in her recital was
especially interesting to those in the au-