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and report is given to the stage di-
rector. As further precaution electric
buttons make 1t possible To ring bclls
in the various dressing rooms distributed
throughout the region back of the cur
tain. No operagoer need be told that
the complicated performances, thanks
to this machinery. go on with perfect
smoothness.
The moment the principals or the
chorus come within sight of the house
they are under the direction of the man
In the prompter's box. 1t is his baton
which marshals the various groups of
the chorus and directs the stage action,
The stage director usually stands Just
put Of sight at the left of the stage.
From this point he can see much OF
the stage and Is in touch with the
prompter and the master electrician
in their hoods Just inside the foollights.
He thus really has the stage under
instant control He is assisted by sew
eral others distributed about the wings
Nothing IL left to chance.
When the chorus makes an entrance,
as In the triumph scene in Aida" the
stage director forsakes his part for the
moment and takes up his position at the
point where the chorus goes on. For
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half an hour before this rntrunr, a
victorious army has been mas~vd '@
stag" with lis tons of stage properties.
rhariats. idols and treasure hruy-N.
back from the victorious camp.lgN
TN" wonders how tho crowd "a S"-r't
hundred supcrs will he stra ehtcu,'l ug.
As every opera lover will rru,wu''
the procession enters through uu. -
the hundred gates of ThehoS direct, o.
lhc back of the stage, Just inS.d" '''
gate STANDS the stage director luoH.I~
extremely incongruods in evening G"ee
IN the crowd of Egyptian soldiers and
slaves. With the skin Of lonG "N..'
ence he quickly separates the Nar.ut
groups, gives them the proper spIrIuA
sees that they step into their pIar'-
ana sends them on at the RICH. pu''
The trumpetcrs. the solid pha.aNN a.
soldiers, tho slaves. the Captiyrs g."
dancing girls all come into ,lcN -
the audience, finally the chariot wlt"
Its white horses, bearing Caruso, vince
into line and the picture is complete.
Once on the stage In their glttcr,n:
array the leader in the promptcr'~ hp>
takes command Of the performers and
carries forward tho complicated action
to the famous finale
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MAN IN THE PRONPTERS BOX AT THE GRAND OPERA

- ZEN from the prompter's box
the most familiar opera or stage
~ picture gives an entirely new
impression. One sees the stage
with a curiously altered perspective
which transforms every detail. 1t is
Q much more intimate way OF seeing
grand opera. To watch the opera from
behind the scenes seems commonplace
experience by comparison.
To reach the little hood just inside
the footliChts one must pass through
many intricate passages beneath the
stage. The prompter or conductor
who occupies this vantage point Is pro-
vided with a comfortable chair beneath
the level OF the stage which brings his
head a few inches above the boards.
Once inside the hood the spectator finds
himself on intimate terms with the per-
formers, who often actually surround
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arsa the Various Groups Directs Singers
Successful Finale Often Five Leaders, Placed About
Are EMPLOYED to Give the Beat to Chorues

him, and he is able to enjoy hundred
details which the audience. for all its
watchfulness. does not see, This was
found to be especially true during a
recent performance of Aida" at the
Metropolitan Opera House.
The music OF every grand opera Is
carried along by at least two leaders,
while often there are four or five. The
audience sees but one of these, the con-
ductor who presides over the great or
chestra. II is his baton OF course
which sets the pace for the entire per-
Torrance. His work is even more COM
plcated and eXacting than the average
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Cot Warren Leslie. Dr. Francis J. Quin-
Ian. William Temple Emmett, Thomas u.
Fitzsimons and others. Joseph 7. Ryan
Ii chairman of the concert committee.
The officers of the club are William j.
Clarke, president Alexander Rorke, vice.
president. and William IA. Mckiever, sec
retnry.
The Castle Club, composed OF former
pupils of Miss Mason's school, the Castle
at Tarrytown, will hold its twelfth an
nual luncheon on Saturday at the Hotel
Manhattan. The luncheon will be fol-
lowed by a reception and there will also
be addresses by Mrs. May Riley Smith.
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duced, and Miss Marion Tilden Burritt
will give an interesting address.
In honor OF Miss Helen Varlck Boswell,
president of the Woman's Forum, IA largely
attended reception was given on Friday
evening at the home OF Mrs. II. 7. st.
John. 20 Park avenue. Mrs. st. John
was assisted In receiving by Mrs William
Riggs, Mrs Peter Smith, Mrs. Emile New
man. Mrs. Frank SSratton. Mrs Louis
Whiting Gay and Mrs Roy Emery
Fletcher
The Manhattan Study Club. Mrs. Edwin
De Wolfe Morse, president, will give a
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morrow" by Mrs. X. u. Wotcrbceli. and
"Thc Relations of Christianity and Com
fucianism." by the Rev. l.. ~ Templar
Tsu. rector of the Church of our Saviour
in Shanghai, China. Mime. Won Klenner
will be chairman of the music and Mrs
Harriet Bishop Waters of the reception
committee.
Clio Club will hold its regular meeting
In the college room of the Hotel Astor to-
morrow afternoon. Mrs. Arnold Schramn
will be chairman of the day and the
subject will be women In Drama" The
speakers will be Mrs. J. Henry Mckinley
and Mrs. Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh. The
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musical part of the programme will be
by Nine. Blanch Arral. soprano. and
Louis Esplnol. baritone.
The Bei-Cantp club gave a reception
and musicale at the Waldorf on Saturday.
The programme was rendered by the
violin Virtupso Maxim Silsh.Ig, who has
just returned from Appearances In Italy
and Germany Nine Beatrice Goldie.
who sang two groups Of French and Ger
man SONGS Miss Esttllr I.,yctte Elmonds.
who gave two groups ut readings IN
child dialect. AMI Miss ora McCord. who
was heard In Liszt paraphrasc OF Ner-
as "RiEolcttp" quartcttc for piano
As an extra number Mime. ioldie in
troduced the Spanish hoy pianist Mano-
Tito Fumes. who played LISTS Rhdpsodi"
IL and the Mexican Waltz
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ON the recep,ion committee were Mrs.
James q. Blaine. Miss Eleanor Viello-
quez and Countess Castelvecchio.
Mrs. Edward II. jerks will entertain
with small bridge parties on Tuesdays
next month They will be held at her
home. 543 West 147th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert @. Wells. formerly
Of New York but who have made their
home in Hamilton, Ont, since returning
from a four years say In india, VIII ar
rive to-day from Canada for a short visit.
They will stop at the Waldorf and will be
Joined there by Mrs. Wells's mother, Mrs.
J. A. Hays of Boston. and her sister, Mrs.
+. Potter, who are on their way to Flor
ida. Mrs. Hays and Mrs. Potter VIII
spend few days hero with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells.
Mrs. John c. Juhrins has cards out for
a reception tomorrow afternoon at her
home, 375 Park avenue.
The members Of Mrs. John kurruss
whist club will meet tomorrow at the
I residence OF Mrs. Henry l.. Cook, 2469
Broadway.
Mrs. Alfred NJ. Chapman of the
| Apthorp will give a reception at her home
| on Saturday.
, Mrs Simeon q. Chaplin will entertain
! the members of the Thursday Musical
, Club at her home. 800 Fifth avenue. on
| February 10.
Tango and fancy dancing will be fea-
lures of the Women's Industrial Exhibi-
| ton. to be held In the Grand Central Pal
| ace next month. The exposition opens on
| February and continues until Feb
ruary IL. The officers Of the association
| 4 In
honorary president: Mrs. Henry +.
D!mock. president. and Mrs Nelson II.
| Herrick, drectress.
| There are over 400 patronesses, and
| among the organizations which will be
represented are the Little Mothers Assoc
, citation, Mrs. Clarence Burns, president :
the New York Animal League. Mrs
James Speyer. president; the New York
, Association OF Day Nurseries. Mrs. Ar
thur NJ Dodge, president the Widowed
Mothers Association Mrs. William Elm
stein. president the Free Industrial
School for Crippled Children. Mrs. Ar
thur Elliot Fish, president; the New York
Fairgrounds Association. Miss Lillian
, n. Wald. vice-presdent: the New York
Consumers League. Mrs. Frederick Ma
ton for the Blind. Miss Wnifred Holt.
secretary the Young Women's Christian
/ Association, and the National House
wives League Mrs. Julian Heath, presi-
dent.
The Marine and Field Club will hold
It's annual midwinter dinner and dance on
Friday evening at the Hotel Manhattan.
George Howell IL chairman of the enter
tainment committee.
AZ De'hohcos on Friday night ther"
WI ne aIlother oI 'lie series KNOWN as the
WH' oe On repruarE - Inc patrohesses
ar Mrs, ~ D. .ohor' Mrs. Joseph +
iouu' NIT a Johnson MchntFr' MIS-
rreueIch y, Mu'sreW' Ars Ahure" JACK
son 'ohiiick anu Mrs. heiry hassertS
hro"h
10 celebrate us t"eh'y-hitn aninVer'
sarS une "onahS fress 'lun' MIS-
reception, dance and bridge party a. the
q. &c. 4 +: :: :: :: f: ' s
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Miss Marie Rising.
presidents tea on February 2 at the Muir.
raw Nm Hotel

ray Hi HOte!.
The Women's Democratic club. Mrs
John Sherwin Crosby. president. will have
u reception and tea on Friday afternoon
at the residence Of Mrs J. Hedges Croweil
l0ti Fifth avenue. the honorary president
At tn, meeting Of the Woman's Press
Club on Saturday at the Waldorf-Astori
there Will be piano numbers 10y Mrs. Edwin
H. Fiemmiug an address by Mrs. jose
phinc Libby. a talk by William V. Baokus,
soprano solos by Miss Edna O. Clemens. "a
reading. "The Travelling Man" by Edith
Cline Ford Shelander ana addresses ON
some Milestoncs IN a Great Reform" by
Mrs. Ella \. Boole. Winding the
Weather. by Edwin c. Martin, THE
Woman OF Yesterday. To-day and To-
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A dance will be given on Thursday
evening at the Hotel McAlpln by the
phlanthroplc committee of the Minerva
Club. Mrs Frank Peteler Is chairman
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10 George A. Anderson. william A. Bon
hell, stephen Linden Rae and John II
Matchett. whose engagement to the bridge
erocm's sister, Miss Mabel Rae, was an
bounced In the fall
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Miss Edna Walmsley Stitt, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Stitt, has also chosen
February as the date OF her marriage
20 the Rev. Willard l.. Robinson. The
wedding will take place In Grace Metho-
dist Church. West 104th street Bishop
Wilson will perform the ceremony. as
sisted by the Rev. DIR. Christian +. Refs
ner.
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The twenty-third annual meeting of tn
Consumers League will be held AT tn,
Astor Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. TIL
president. Mrs. Frederick Nathan. vii
preside and give an account of the year
work The speakers will he Mrs. Alic'
Stebbirs Wells. the pioneer pol!cewomai
of Los Angeles. Cal. Walter II. Bar
tholomew and Mrs Charles II. lsraels
Miss Edith Wynne Matthison will give
number of Rotations.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
NORWEGIAN HISTORY.

One hundred years ago England,
Sweden and Denmark concluded the
treaty of Kiel, by the terms of which
Norway was ceded to Sweden. -Four
months later, on May II, the Norwe-
gians declared their independence,
The duke of Holstein was elected
king, but he hastily abdicated the
throne when Swedish troops entered
the country to put down the revolt.
Negotiations between the two coun-
tries followed and before the end of
the year constitution was agreed
upon which declared Norway free,
Independent and inalienable state,
united to Sweden. The union of
crowns continued for many years,
though the Norwegians never ceased
to yearn for absolute independence.
Finally, in 1905, the two countries
reached an amicable agreement to
dissolve the union. Prince Charles
of Denmark was elected king Of Nor
way and assembled the throne as King
Haakon VII.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Extensions Forbidden.

Louisville. KY, Feb. 20.-Learn-
ing that local agents in Kentucky
we're affording insurers extended
protection on outstanding policies by
canceling them and rewriting risks
under a renewal clause. twenty-five
of the largest fire insurance COM
panies operating in Kentucky noti-
fled special agents in the state 10
wire all local agents to discontinue
the practice. Withdrawal of the
companies from the state in the
event of the passage of the rating
bill now before the general assembly,
it is pointed out. would be ineffec-
tive should the practice be lntinued.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
FICTITIOUS MEALS ON STAGE
Real Articles Are Not Served, Though
From a Distance They Appear
So to the Audience.

One is not often tempted to be
jealous of actors and actresses who
have to eat on the stage. Their meals
are apt to be of hurried, perfume
tory nature. Still, one sometimes
sees appetizing dishes, or what APP
pear-from a distance-to be appe-
thing dishes. If you were to ego
behind" and watch them being pre-
pared, or if you had to eat them,
you would probably think otherwise.
Sawdust, for example, commonly
serves as soup. The genuine article,
besides being difficult to handle, has
a knack of appearing, in the strong
light of the stage, quite unlike itself.
Detachable pieces of ham are often
made of linoleum; bananas take the
place of fish.
Chickens usually consist of loaves
of bread, well Drowned, with painted
wooden legs stuck in. The same
bird on a larger scale serves as the
Christmas turkey. A sponge cake
soaked in gravy makes an admirable
joint of beef, very tender and easy
to carve, whilst pieces of toast,
decked in paper frills, look for all
A. ,,.a,,I1 I'll, a,,tlot,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Game Preserve Elk.

Seattle, Feb. 19.-Twenty-six elk
from the Olympic game preserve in
Cal ahan county are to be turned over
to the Government for shipment to
Oregon to be released in the Nation
al Forests. There are now nearly
1900 in the Olympic herd. which was
on the verge of extinction when a
law was passed several years ago for
bidding the killing of any animals
until 1920. The present increase is so
rapid that the feeding of them dur
ing the winteris becoming prob
lem.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
EGYPT TO TURN TO TOBACCO
Strong Probability That the Weed
VIII Again Be Cultivated on the
Banks Of the Mile.

For some time past there has been
a movement on foot for the introduce
ton Of the tobacco plant into Egypt.
Most smokers Of Egyptian cigarettes
are aware that the fragrant leaf is
not produced on the banks Of the
Nile, but that it is imported and
merely blended and made up in
Egypt.
Years ago tobacco was grown in
Egypt, but it's circulation was pro-
hibited in 1890, as the result of an
arrangement with Turkey, and this
prohibition was confirmed by the
Greco-Egyptian commercial treaty of
1906.
The Egyptian government has now
denounced the commercial treaty,
which will come to an end next May,
and it is unquestionably this act
which has stimulated the movement
in favor of tobacco cultivation.
If the cultivation of the tobacco
plant is permitted it may afford to
some extent one of the by-products
Of which Egypt stands in such need
today, though the total consumption
of Egyptian" tobacco, even if it
were entirely provided for by Egypt,
is nowhere near large enough to con-
stitute the much-required setoff to
the cotton crop.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM
KAW MAY BE AMENDED
Changes Relate to Time Of Max
ing Tax Levy and Manner
officiating Institution.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 20.-The
State tuberculosis Commission met
today and considered amendments
to the act of 1912 creating the COM
mission. One of the proposed a.
mendments would specify affixed time
after county has voted to establish
a tuberculosis sanatorium when the
Fiscal Court must meet and appoint
a Board of Trustees. The election
is held in November and the county
tax levy is made! in the spring. IL
the Fiscal Court delays action until
after the levy is made the establish
ment of the sanatorium is delayed a
year, which is frequently the case.
The other amendment would
change the manner of selecting the
site to meet local sentiment on the
subject. The law authorizes the
State commission to select the site.
The commission has encountered
some objection to this and it is pos
sible that authority may be conferred
on local boards with approval of the
commission.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
CLOSE CALL.
For Harry SOmmerS And A
A Boat Load of Fisher
men.

Harry A.. Sommers, editor of the
Elizabethtown News, dared fate on
Friday the 18th" and barely escap-
ed with his life. He is a visitor at
Pass-a-Grille, Fla, and on that morn
ing II passengers and 2 boatmen
left in the Safe and Sane, a motor
boat, for the fishing ground ten miles
outin the gulf. The boat sprang a
leak and the leak could not be locat-
ed and half the passengers were sea-
sick. Life preservers were put on
and bucket brigade went to work
to bail out the water and the boat
was headed shorewards for a race
against time. Then the engine stop
ped and the boat began drifting fur
Their out. Everybody who could
work got busy and after an hour the
water was lowered until the hole
could be found and plugged and the
engine was finally got to work so
that the shore was reached after
about four hours of hard work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Only a few years ago
Milk Chocolates

were classed as only a confec-
ton. To-day they are recog..
nized as having such splendid
food value that MILK CHOC-
OLATE is used with thous-
ands of people for their noon
day lunch. We use the high
est grade MILK CHOCOLATE
in coating our Almonds.
p. J. BRESLIN.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
To Meet Monday Night.

The academy of me dicine will meet
next Monday night ut 1880 p. m
sharp. The subject to be discussed
is-"The Therapy of Sedatives. |"
The as ayist of the evening is DR.. D.
H. Erkiletian. The academy invited
the druggists of the town to meet
jointly on March %. 1918. Every
reputable physician is invited to at
tend these meetings.
D. H. ERKILETIAN, Sec,yfS
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Clean Bill of Health.

The Western Kentucky Normal
School at B wiling Green is given a
clean bill of health. and President q.
H. Cherry is complimented on his adj
ministration. in the decision of the
Senate Investigating Committee,
which was reported to the Senate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
TIME TO EVAPoRATE.

''Why have you quit going with
Tottie Coughdrop?''
'You know she got on the stage by
shooting a man in the leg"
Eyes"
"Her audiences are getting slim
mer."
swell ?"
"Pretty soon it will be time for
her to shoot someone else"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Mexican War Veteran.

Baylor J. Spratt. a prominent citi-
z of Caldwell County, died Thurs
d ly at his home near Princeton. aged
ninety years. Mr.. Spratt was vet.
eran of the Mexic IN War.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Four Murder Trials.

There are four murder trials on
the docket of the coming term of
Circuit Court next week. They are
as follows: Saint Leavell, February
"a; Ed Thomas, February %; John
Cayce, February 26; Henry Forrest,
February 26. All are negroes who
killed negroes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
OBSERVATION.

"Perhaps you may succeed in be-
ing loved for the enemies you have
made"
Perhaps" replied Senator Sor-
ghum; "but l have noticed that style
of affection is mighty tickle"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
First Presbyterian Church.

Regular morning and evening
services tomorrow. conducted by
Rev. Elmer E. Gabbard, Subject
for morning sermon. "A sermon
It's substans and Effect"
Evening: THE Lords Time to
Work."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Generous Mayo.

j. C. C. Mayo, the mountain mi
lionaire, has agreed to cash the Cor
fedtrAte pension warrants, amount
ing to $50. 900. without discounts.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
THOSE FRENCH MENUS.

Patience-Do you call it bill of
fare or menu?
Patrice-Well, when | can read
it / call it bill of fare; when | can't,
| call il menu.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Seed Corn For Sale.

Early white Dent. Call 384-3, or
addrets A. H. MEISNER, Hopkins
vile, Ky, R R. Z.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
OUR AIM

To give the Fruit grower
The Best SPRAY PUMP
in America. Belle wing
that the best is none too
good for the American
Producer we have bought
the Myers line OF Spray
Pumps, Nozzles and Fix
lures that are necessary
to produce good Fruit.
Evening star., 1914-10-06
Style Tips About Town.

New shirtings in the popular pussy
willow silk, which is so soft and lus-
trous and withal SO durable, are ready
for winter blouses. The patterns show
stripe effects in various widths and in
most delicate colorings. There are can
dy stripes in pale pastel tints on white,
Roman stripe patterns and multitude
of patterns in black and white. Par
ticularly smart is a shirting win mar
row lines of golden brown on a creamy
white ground. Very smart indeed will
be tailored mannish shirt Of this worn
with necktie of brown MORE silk and
Ia separate skirt of mixed brown wor-
sted.
1t is inevitable, of course, that the
fascinating rose which now figures so
conspicuously in exclusive styles will
soon be done to death by overuse. Any
body can buy a rose and sew it against
bodice or belt, and, of course, once
the masses begin to decorate them
selves with roses the classes will drop
the style. Nothing prettier or more
! placed has ever been seen in fashion
and 1t is a pity that the duration of sc
charming a style must necessarily be
brief. But while the rose remains ex
elusive no woman should miss the op
portunity of wearing it.
The first brisk breezes out of thu
north sweep the pavements of fragile
slipper wear, and smart and trim foot
wear in the way of buttoned boots
makes an appearance on the prone
made The new boots for Afternoon
wear have invariably tops of lighter
material, usually on the fawn or brown
tone, and with these fetching buttonet
boots are worn stockings of natura
silk-a deep cream shade. very fash
ionable just now. In the house bronze
slippers and patent leather pumps are
worn with these natural silk hose.