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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-08-05

gIretnnatt, 4. gluauif 1914.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
MISS SCHMITT WEEDS
LIEUT.. H. D. SCHULTZ
Marriage Is Performed in ST.
Thomas's Church by the
Rev. f. VI. Stircs.

The wedding OF Miss Elsie s. Schmitt,
daughter OF Mrs. John Adam Schmltt
to Lieut.. Hugo u, Schultz, L. $ A took
place last night In 81. Thomass Church
the Rev. Dr. Ernest NJ Stlrcs. rector Of
the church. officiating.
The bride, who was given away by her
mother, had Mrs, william f, Delaney as
her matron OF honor, and the Misses Dor
othy Moore and Ethel Wentworth Whit
We're the bridesmaids. She wore a cos
tune Of pearl embroidered white CHAR
meuse an carried a bouquet OF lilies Of
the valley and white orchids Her at
tondants were dressed alike IN costumes
OF yellow charmeuse finished with Chan
lilly lace and carried American Beauty
roses
Capt william i. Kits. L. :. A.. was
the best man. The ushcrs, some of whom
We're classmates OF the bridegroom at
West Point were Lieut.. Charles r. Hall.
L. ;, A, Walter : SturRill, W, II. Gar
risOu and George W. DArmond.
After the ceremony there was "A dinner
FOR the bridal party at the Plaza, Lieut..
schultz and his bride will live at Fort
Douglas in Utah.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
MACKAY CATTLE TAKE PRIZE.
Rivalry Among breeders at Queens
County Fair IL kr.n.

MrNEoiA, l., /. sept, 22,-Clarcnce II.
Mdchty won the Htrbor I'm cup to-day
At the opening Il the annual tir OF the
Agricultural Society Of Queens for the
best exhibit in the special cattle class.
THIS is the second year his entry has
won the prize.
The attendance was much larger than
usual on opening day because OF the warm
weather. and the contests between
wealthy residents Of Long Island for cups
In the cattle exhibits were watched with
interest. Tho principal attraction out
side Of the horse show. which begins on
Thursday. IL the contest between Clarence
Mackay Payne whitney and G. J. Hudson
Or the cup for the best hull exhibited
Mr. Mackay and Mr.. whitney have each
won it twice and Mr.. Hudson has won II
once Three wins viii give permanent
possession of the cup. The award will he
made to- morruw.
NJ. Hudson won the Long Island Jer-
sey breeders cup for tho third and de-
Gliding time this afternoon over entries
by Payne whitney and others.
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HORSES AND DOGS SHOWN
Large Crowd Attends Rryn Mavr
Exhibition.

PHILApELpIuA, sept. 90 -- Debutante
hunters and blue blooded hounds were
prize winners to-day ~ the second day
show of the Bryn Mawr Association, the
dog show being the lirSt held IA conJuuc-
tlon with the exhibition Of horses.
In the large crowd We're many persons
from New York. Washington. Boston and
other Eastern cities. Reginald g, Wander
bit appeared uneNpectcdly.
Beagle hounds from tho Whcatley Ken
nels at Roslyn, y. y, featured the dog
show, and out ~ four classes of ped greed
dogs the Wheatley entrants captured three
FIRST prizes. In the middlewcIght hunters
and jumpers = Sew England horse Of
which much was expected gnlloped away
with the blue ribbon. This VAS \. Henry
Hlgguson's Easter sunday from South
Lincoln, Mass Robert l.. Gerry of Sew
York, a Judge in the saddle horse class,
got fourth place with HuntlcN.
Miss Marie Thompson ~ Rye, y. y,
rode the Glen Riddle entries In the COM
petition for jumpers, but failed TO get a
place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
MARC0NI COMPANY ASKS
DANIELS FOR MORE TIME
Secretary Will Not Reply Until
He Has Consulted Other
Departments.

WAsuINGroN, Sept, ga request that
he take no further steps toward establish
ing the status OF the Marconi radio
station at Siasconsett. Mass, until the
issue between the Marconi company and
the Navy Department Is submitted to the
Federal courts was received by Secretary
Daniels to-day from John W. Griggs,
counsel for the company.
Secretary Daniels has not replied to the
request and will not do so until he has
had an opportunity to consult with the
Department OF Justice and the secretary
of State.
Naval officers were Of the opinion
that this is "A broad request, inasmuch as
IL IL likely to take months or even years
to tight out the issue OF the Presidents
right to Impose u censorship upon Ameri-
can radio stations. II was pointed out
TINT IL the request of the Marconi com
many is granted, then all other stations
viii be free 20 violate the regulations
Meanwhile the censorship remains in
force AT the Siasconsett station although
accepted by the company under protest
The report of tho naval court OF inquiry
which Investigated the accident to the
appara tuS which put out or business the
wireless station nj IuckeFtoh' pS VIII"
communication with Germany had neeh
maintained, was received at the Navy De
nartment to-day The report showed
that the damage resulted from an UMPIRE
yentable accident, for which no one Is
blamed. The report also said that IN all
probability tho station will be out OF
commission until the end OF the war
as there is no way OF repairing certain
Of the parts of the damaged apparatus
until they can be obtained from Ger
many ,,....
s,atlon has led the owners OF the Tcle-
funken station at Sayville. L. J., to enter
a plea that the station be designated as
one through which code messages can De
,,,, Nv representatives of the heligorent
I,.oyernments. II is understood that 'hr
GERMAN Embassy officials have Indicated
10 the company a desire that such an
arrangement be made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
PORK BARREL" CUT;
SENATE PASSES IT
Commerce Committees $780,
O0O.OOO Bill Goes Through
Without Dissent.
TROI BILE BREWS IN HOUSE

,,........r., sent, oe-Actiur upon
, n. co,,a, ,t,,,
,t.| .. 20 - 10 Ic'olhnlt the river anu
i....r .ruk barrel bill the Commerce
~ ..,..... r.u,rtcd to the Senate to-day
.,,.a,,rta,t . ,,,r,.
'.'' ''.
si" ". S-''''"''V' i'r 'na'i''enanoce vi
sort ON existing projects and to take
c.,. .. tho levccs along the Mississippi
.... ..,.... Tnis hill was nromn,,v
..' -,
i.-.'' "'."''' "",''"'"e 'O'e'
T.. .N provides mat Inc money IL 10
e.. .,...Iad under the direction of the
. .,s,,,nr. aud auportioned among
. .t.... h,. tho sccr.,arv ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
JAMES R. HOWE,
MERCHANT, ISDEAD
As Register He Gave $4,000
Statue to City From Fees
Of His Office.
SENT TO CONGRESS TWICE

James Robinson Howe. -. living IN
Williamsburg for nearly nifty years. who
while Register Of Kings county gave the
city - $500 statue Of George Washing
ton. paid for out Of the fees at his Of
fee died Monday at his country home
at North Salem, n. Y lie was elected to
Congress twice on the Republican ticket
MIR, Howe was born In New York city
After a meagre education hc became q
clerk in dry goods store. In 1870
he opened a dry goods store Of his own
on Grand street in Williamsburg He
later sold this store and opened another
on Fulton street, Jamaica l.. |. lilo
continued to live in Wulam.burs
About this time he entered poll ,irs rs
a Republican. II was later. IN the days
when the late Patrick McCarrcu had built
up strong Democratic following iu Wit
iamsburg, that Mr. Howe ran tor Con-
gress and was elected
At Washington he aided In the y -
sage Of the industrial commission IN,
the Dinglry tarIh act, the bankruptcy
bill and the bond bill. and helped to To-
feat th- Pacific Railroad funI'ag b,!l.
which saved the Government S2o 0Oo. O0O.
lie was sent back 10 Congress for a
second term. In 1929 he was elected
Register
lie was a member of the BROOKLYN
Institute, Union League club. tho In
Nin'iblo Club, the Congress and Hanover
clubs, vicc-president OF the Amphion
ana Apollo Musical societies y trustee
OF IN" Eastern Distrct Hospital the
Williamsburg Savings Bank. the Eastern
I'istric, Industrial Home for Poor chill
dren and n member Of the Phiadelphia
american Academy OF Political and Social
/ Sciences
lie had only one son. Jane. r. H,wo
/ Jr.' who was associated with him u IN,
dry goods business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
DEPENDS MARCONI RIGHT.
yic~-Prcsidrnt NRliy says Daniels
La stalking New Laws.

Edward j. Nally, vicr-pre'ldent ana
,,.,orL manager of the Morconi Wire
lass Telegraph Company Of America, said
last night that he wanted 20 correct any
impression the public may have that the
Wnrcon compan, Is wlfully trying to
eyade the neutrality laws OF the United
States. ~
'The company takes the position said
Mr.. Nally, that the reception ana U'hS-
,niss,on OF messages from It's stations are
not forbidden by any law or treaty. " II
Is unneutral for the Marconi company to
receive "a message from Brush war
vessel at sea IL Is quite AS unneutral Tor
"A telegraph or cable company TO receive
or forward messages to or from Canada,
Great Britain France or Germany yer
II Is indsputahle that citizens or ms
country have right to deal with the
belligercnt nations, to sell them munitions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mrs. James de Laval Flower and Miss
F-'cl.e Flower, who have been in Tuxedo
en.c the early part Of the summer will
te AT 40 East SlNiy-sccoud street for the
a inter-.
The wedding 81 Mise cynthia Eggleston
S"elye, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Elwyn
Srelye, TO Ernest Roy Strempel OF
Newark y. j. will take place to-day at
'Ne summer home of her parents in Dun
h1n'S Bay, on Lake George, y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas B. Pratt. who
have been passing some time AT their
country place In Glen Cove, l.. l., are at
~" Ntz Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs Gustaf Stromhcrg have
gone 20 New brunswick, y. j., FOR short
5 -.f
Mrs Potter Palmer, -, OF Chicago IL
al the RITZ, drlton before going TO Port
land Nc, for q brief visit.
Congratulations ar being received by
N- and Mrs. Louis T. Montant on the
-'h of a son at their country place,
I.tu-hro>c. ina oyster Bay. This IL their
...r.I -al and he will be named after
h.s grandfather. the late Auguste L. Mon
'a0' Mr. Noutant was Miss Alice An
d'-ton. daughter Of Or. and Mrs. William
p Apdert1n.
Mr. aud Mrs Stuart p. Preston are nj
.'" Chateau Froutcnac, In Quebec, on
'''T wedding trip. Mrs preston was
Miss Madeleine O'Brien, daughter Of Mr.
Hrd Mr. Morgan J. pBrien The we'd
Ding took place in Good Ground, /. /,
". september 10
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Hopkins are al
tho 81 Regis for a brief visit
Mrs Paul Morton who has been visit.
l9r her daughter, Mrs. William e. Potter
ir southampton, L. J., has returned &c
90. rlaza
Nrrs Roger VI, Mutou, who has beer
-"..lug 90, greater part Of the summer
" iayshor". l.. /, will 20 to New Haven
Conn, early next month to visit hei
.'h"r-Nn-laW and sister, Dr. and Mrs
II r1ld : Arnold.
The last for tins season Of the dances
0.rlu.zrd Dos Mrs. r. w. lIawkeswortl
Miss claudia Il, Johnston at tn
-oncrc cub viii take place on Satur
evening
vi. and Mrs f.. 80 Kerr are n, th'
T. 'purr iur "a brief visit
N,. IuHama cutting VIII give the fire
.. s'r.u. of eight subs 'riptlor dance
.rHE Tine autumn Ht tlie NIala on No
r.H"r II. The dances N.l he held ~
,-tal nights ~ each consecutive week
dance WIN be given At the Hote
...,nur' ou the night of september 2
.r iav auspices Of l." I.yceum, 80
c'e'r 81 women of France in New York,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
DIED.

sRt.EN on september 81. 1914. Albert
Bruen IN tho eighty.tourth year Of his
age.
Funeral services a. his late residence. sbs
Cumberland street. Brooklyn, WEDNESDAY
september a. At $3.50 T. ~. Intermen'
A. Madison, = J., on the following
morning upon arrival Of Lackawanna
train leaving New York a. $40 A ".
~ANAvA% David r. cansvsn. ~ years, al
his residence, sS5 Riverside Drive. At
2.2O = Nj September 81, 1914
runeraI from his late residence Thurs
day. September a. a. 10 A NJ, thence
to church of the Ascension, West lo1th
street
Members of the General Contractors
Association are requested 70 attend IN.
funeral OF their late member. David
y Csuavan. at his residence $50 River
side DRIVE, On Thurtdey, September -,
st 10 A. NJ.
sunday, september 20. 1914.
suddenly. 81 heart failure. Thomas o. n.
Congdon, in the seth year Of his age.
Funeral services 1T the residence OF his
son. Ernest W Congion. 267 Ridgsweod
avenue Glen Ridge y, J., on wednes-
day. September g. .n arrival Of s;S1
A. NJ train from Hoboken via d. T.. a
" r. y. Interment Greenwood Gene
terry English papers please copy.
CONNOLLY james 8. suddenly. In his
hry fourth year, at his residence, EOS
West Ninety ninth street
FUNERAL from his late residence Thurs
day september -, a. 10 A. NJ; thence
20 church Of Holy Name, Ninety sixth
street ana Amsterdam avenue where
requiem mass vii! be said for the re-
pose Of his soul. 'ntsrment calvary.
LFAVITT --Mrs Katherine spencer, At
Providence Hospital, Washington. u. g.
Naptgfrb her 10. 1910
Services viii he held at Spencer Memorial
church, Brooklyn Date Of services and
burial 10 be announced later
Elizabeth b. Funeral from
THE FUNERAL CHURCH" 2t West
Twenty-third street Drank r Camp
bell Buiiding) Intermsnt pa!mySA
y Y.
Chatham. \. J. on Monday.
September ~, 1874, Merrill A. league.
Funeral services viii be held AZ his lats
residence Chatham. y. J, on Wednes-
day, september o. at L. NJ Inter-
msnt a. Pendletor, Ind. PhusdelphiA
Baltimore and indianapolis papers
please copy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
LILLIAN RUSSELL OPERATED ON.
surgeons Expect Early Recovery
From Appendicitis.

pirrsBrrs, sept. 2g--Lllion Russell.
tho actress and wife Of Alexander y.
Moore, publisher OF the Pittshurg LedSsr.
was operated on for appendicitis at the
West Penn Hospital this morning Her
condition Is said 10 be satisfactory and
the surgeons say that she will probabl!
make an early recovery.
Miss Russell recently returned to this
city from her summer homo in Atlantic
city, where she Wa; stricken with APP
"enl'citis few months ago while In
bathing An operation was not thought
necessary at that time.
Yesterday, however. tho trouble be-
came acute and DR.. C. B Schildecker de-
'ided to operate al once He was as.
sisted by Or, l. w Swope.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESQUE.
what Is to he seen In the Twice n
Day Theatres.


Miss Nora Saves VINO mas p'en III IN
Europe, IS making htr reappearancr III
vaudeville this week playing NJ IN" ran
ace. Another headin"r at the Palace Is
Henrietta trosman, WI" o. presenting
playlet 10y FRANK {. teah 'AlIeu 'h'
Word Others on the biU lnclude FRANK
f"RartN' frrdrri'h v hn"t'N 'N' '"il-
pany, Gene Greene end Charles straight,
Raymond and Caverly, Barno'ds armdIs
and lie eros and company
Nall Vail, Wiz has heretofore been
featured in musical comedy, II ihahlns
her first appearance in Vaud' vile thls
week at Hammorstolns victoria beHe
Baker conroy and lie Marie Ray sam
uels Hiycm'u. with Wis trained lions
tigers and .eopirds Fisher and Green
Edna Luhy aud company, Wic.y ana Zen
EyCk. Barton and Iodcra, Ruby Kay
mpud and Fr.d Hsidcr, the III Gordo com
panN, Ballu and Keystone comedy mo
ton pictures constitute the rest ~ the
lengthy bill
The Cp.oniul this week has Naicska
Suratt as its heddlinor Others on the
Din are Ha' Forde ". j. HUI lourts p aN
let The Bride" which Mas seen last season
- the Princess Theatre Jack Gardner
punhar's Nine white Hussars, the Faber
Girls Charles and Fannie Van, the ENG
l4sh DAINTY Trio and the Aerial Buds.
Tho AlhaWhrl this week has Adelaide
and Hughes. George MacFari}ne, Fannie
Brice, Charles Grupcwiu and company.
Francis popev and Corrinc sales IN a
sISit called That's SHY sylvia Loyal
and her trained pets, including more than
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

Lewis II. Van Leuven and Ms clara
+ Schmidt daughter % Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander Schmidt OF 9tt state street,
BROOKLYN, Were married last evening at
the German Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Schermerhorn street Brooklyn by the
Rev j. w Loeb. After the ceremony a
reception was held al the home uf the
brides parents Mr.. Van Leuven j.
Identified with the Standard OH Company
OF New Jersey.
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ReSurrected.

OF war, food supplies and any other com
merCial material
In the interests ~ our commercial
enterprises. the telegraph, the telephone
the cable companies. and In tho Interests
OF the rights and liberties OF the Amer
lean people, We deem b. our duty TO re-
Slst what We consider an tncroachmcut
upon our constitutional rights. We ask
nothing more than that the questions be
Court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

Albert Rrueu. senior member Of
the wholesale drug firm Of Bruen Ritchev
X Co. died Yesterday at MIS- home.
2-8 Cumberland street Brooklyn CntI
= week ago he went daily to his store He
was born In Madison. y. j., eighty-tour
years ago and for years had been well
known In the work of the Baptist church
He leaves wife three sons and .
daughter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

WATKINS. y. Y. Sept 22.-pr. Jan.s
kossuth King one OF the organizers Of
the Glen Springs Sauitnrium and for
twenty years It's medical director died
mere YESTERDAY He was born in Troy
siNty-four years ago and was graduated
from the University OF Michigan and from
the College OF Physicians and Surgeons,
New York He also studied ~ nudon.
Edinburgh. Berlin, Vienna and Dublin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

BElDGrruHr, Conn. = p'. - - Louis
- 'rN" W" |-ur"'. u"Dr-'~s-' Naw
England banker, former Adjutant Gen
,ral AID once Qu1rterm istcr- General q
Couuec' cut, died this morning in his
apartments boz the Hotel S:ratteld He
was born I'm Worthboro. y. Y, April ~,
1880. lie moved to this State when no
was fifteen. lie is survived by a widow,
son and one brother.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

Judge Ramon Alvarez, one Of the best
known citizen OF Key West. Fla. died m
-at place on THURSDAY last. Judge Al
vlrez was Deputy Collector Of the Port
H. Key West ror many years He was
correspondent for New York newspaper
and was conspicuous during the spanish
american war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
Ex-Congrr..man W. :. Kno,.

LAwRENcE, Mass, Sept. 22.--Willam 8
Krox Congressman fr-m this s.rict from
1894 10 1900, died last n!sht He was
II years Oil. Mr., Knox was born in Kill
linRly, Conn, and was graduate OF
Amherst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
Mrs. Caroline Dole.

RosroN. Sent 90 -- Nj" Ca~olino
(Fletcher) Dole. o. years old, widow OF
3. p,y -.rqu pot sd Ter
OF ve.se, died to-day In Jamaica Plain
she was the mother of the Rev. Charles T.
Dole aud Of Nathan Haskel! Dole.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
John =. Ganncy,

John 5. Gafrncy, an agency manager Of
the Equitable Life Insurance Company.
died or Monday AZ his home, 375 Clinton
street Brooklyn. He served AS paymns-
ter OF the United States transport Fort
Morgan during the civil war. lie leaves
wif, two sons and four daughters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

..uoApo. Sept 22--Property in Cook
.H., embracing Chicago. Is valued at
".l t2NH13 according 10 the tax assess
rol. completed to-day for the year
l'lt This D., an Increase Of $4,000, 600
~ 'hr previous year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23


Bishop { y Mas OF
j tovington
Or ana Mrs. Wilbur
- NJ " arhies o,.,,
+ Harry P,s,d,ng Rsia
Mr and Mrs Henri de
7 Slbuur
MIR and Mrs =. c.
IN Talbo,
The Rev p u Tb-
~ nnH
H. ,,d NJ. All io pyN II
Mr.. Charles Wright
he Cuparder Lusltania
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

NONE, via Seattle, Sept, 90 The Kar-
nix survivors have sailed from Nome fr
-,ctoria, H. C.. aboard tho revenue cut
tor Bear, via Tnalaska.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
ROSSINTS MELODIES
AT CENTURY OPERA
civilian Tell" Revived After
Deep Sleep Of Nearly
Twenty Years.
APPLAUSE FOR SINGERS

Rossini's william Tell" was sung at
the Century Opera House last evening.
This was the third production OF tho
season and in a certain sense II was a
novelty. The opera has had long rcst
and perhaps will soon enter upon another
r. was away back IN the season OF
is9i-95 that the work was introduced at
the Metropolitan Opera House Co the end
that Francesca Tamagno's top notes might
be properly displayed.
The first performance was a sad one.
Lucille Hill, who was TO have sung
Mothiiie, was III, and Llba Drog who
rad never sung the role, took her place.
Miss Drog broke down completely In the
second stanza Of her first afr. Tama gno
ran on the stage, tried to drag her into
the duet. failed and ran of again. Pro-
diglOus trumpetuEs 10y the tenor, with
Edouard dc Reszke and Ancon1 IN IN"
trio. saved the day. The deferred Miss
Nm sang Ndthiide at the second perform
ance like Il conservatory student In an
advanced class
Three times civilian Tell" was brought
forward Ard then II tell asleep. 1t vas
ever a high tcnors opera, and since even
whai Mr.. M1urel called la VoiN unique du
monde" could not vitalize IT, there was
indeed no hope Mayhap IN the long
circles OF Times revolution lts day has
come again. Some one In power at the
Century opera House seems to believ,
go ut any rate, Tor here IS the old work
back agaln, apple and all
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23

Doubtless some learned ESSAYS Will he
written anen' this revival Large and
really important lessons IN the history
Of opera can be drawn from II and u
might readily be made the peg upon
which to hang a sermon on Rossings Inn
provements In the mechanism Of the lyric
drama But he futil;y Of such excur-
sious into profound consideration Of an
operate revival has too often been proved.
All that Is worth while IS a brief record
Of passing Impressions. and these may
perhaps best be- summarized IN the ancient
comment tina the hest part OF William
Tell is over when the curtain rises. TO
be sure the ari1 pt MdN'd1 viii enable
fine artist 30 evoke applause and the
celebrated cantabile Of T,H In the last act
has 'heatric value But nevertheless
popular excitement is aroused mostly by
the declama tory trio. while public memory
fingers mot aNcrtiona'eiy on the over
ture
To give , good performance Of William
Tell Is not A. easy IS ono would dcduce
from casual reading of the score. There
Is little action and y.t r ON for no small
amount Of approximation To stand 81 %
and sing In concerted music and never
thcess convey tn" impression ~ character
is task which lies FAR beyond the
cramped powers 81 mist of thu Century
singers.
Consequently last evenings representa-
ton derived is chief Interest from the
opportunity Il afforded Of hearing the ur-
familiar music. some OF winch Is truly
pretty. As Is frequently tho ca" In
this opera the heavy share 81 the burden
| was b rn. hy the mon Orvill, Harold
as A,Moid, Louis Kredler AZ TcU, Henry
| Weldon as Waiter FW'st and Hardy Will
| hanson as Puodi made some approach 20
realizing the intent OF the composer.