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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

accustomed k.ttles ana an other
Christmas boncVolcnDos were side
tracked and forced out OF the way
for the one bis movement. The stock
purchased made b possible 60 give
food and clothing To- % % families
in this unc city. And cleveland BE-
hut a of 70 great many great cities
and big towns which in proportion
to population aud n response Ca need
are doing the same thing this week.
caring for those swhu need cure ana
gi,ing pleasure 10 those who canuot
gupply their own.
Albuquerque. We believe. shows up
very well indeed by comparison with
The Instances of municipal Christmas
spirit cited by the SURVEY Here
none OF the accustomed Christmas
heucvoieuccs have been suspended.
An the usual agencies are ut work
Inc salvation Army, tine He'd Cross
seal people nud tho various churches
iu their own circles. Nothing ma,
been pushed aside as was done py
"lcrc'and vhcr" thc mayor aud city
Fur v u .ly took
work. using The
,m,ut tor collection
.an and tho police for
leo -auagemc
aur municipal Christmas tree
nmittee composed largely OF wo-
men. with uo financial assistance
from The city government and COM
parattcly little from organizations.
has mauaecI 60 give food and cloth
ine Co Fix hundred who needed them
ana during tho day before christmas
ANA ON Christmas day viii sivc pleas
urc. literally To thousands of children
and au equal number ~ their elders
The gifts To- the municipal christmas
tree. voluntary and generous. have
been aI 2hat could have been asked
We believe the quality OF A%lbuquer-
quc's Christmas spirit sizes up pretty
vell with tint of amy present day
community. or with That Of amy day
gone by
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
POWER MONOPOLY
IMPOSSIBLE SAYS
AN EXPERT
Director Of General Electric
Group Tells Congressional
Committee Power Site Grab
Is a Hobgoblin.

Washington. Dec. 23.-G. NJ Dahl.
director in several corporations In the
so-callod General Electric pruup. to-
day told the senate lands committee
which has been holding hearings on
the biik TO provide for tho leasing OF
water pNwcr sites ON public lands that
any monopoly OF developed OF uude-
Vclopcd hydro-clectric Energy was inn
possible.
Dahl read from "a report by Herbert
Knox Smith un dtestimony of clifford
Piuchot, statements that ten com
panies controlled through stock or
bond ownership or i-ntcrlockiug dircc-
%tnrates. nearly three million developed
and undoveloped hydro-elcctric horse
power.
General Electric interests he said.
controlled Is 600 horse-p power and had
less than "a thirty per cent stock inter
est Ia the other companies named ia
the group.
Their Dr. no such concentration iu
The hands 90 "a few Interests az has
been claimed" The witness asserted
Public HEARINGS on the ban cluse go.
day and Tor the mex few days oulS
members Of congress viii be heard.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
DOING oUR PART.


~oPiEs ~ The survey which
have just come q AlbuqueF-
que contain further evidence
Ia support the Herald contention az
Yesterday that the modern Christmas
and the modern Christmas spirit
have no cause for apology 10 the
sOid Fashioned Christmas which 90
many literary lights make money by
mourning
The survey carries photographs
of munieipai Christmas trees and fes-
tival equipment ia an Of the larger
cities n caIries facts about a great
many municipal celebrations. cone
ceived and carried ont on a scale
which would have given our fore
fathers paralysis 81 the purse and
spiritual locklaw.
In the great city Of Cleveland. for
instance The Mnnicipal Christmas
Tree wa i~ncorpofated a stock IN
the festival offered for sale. Five
hundred thousand stock certificates
wero printed ana issued through the
newspapers and the schools. stock
sales totnisd el9.eoo. The salvation
Army was required 70 withdraw is
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
DOES BAoKACmE WORRY YOU.
some Albuquerque People Have
Learned How 10 Gct Rciiri.

How many people suffer from an
aching back
How few know the cause7
~ 10 hurts t. stunp or lift
n YOU suffer sudden dartinF pains
Suspect FOUR kidneys
Watch for natures signal.
The FIRST sign may be headache or
dizziness
scanty. painful or too frequent
urinauou.
Nervousness or n e.. ant dead
tired feeling
Avert the serious kidney diseases.
Treat the weakened kidneys with
poan's Kidney Pills.
4 remedy especially for sick Kid
ncys.
Endorsed in Albuquerque by your
friends and ~ncighbors.
A. simpler. prop shoe store. els
s.. Sccond 81. Albuquerque, says.
"Ahout four years ago I began to
he troubled by weak kidneys My
back was lame and ! felt an tired
out Two boxes Of Doan's Kidney
Pills cured me and { have stayed
cured"
Mr.. Simpler Ia only one Of many
Albuquerque people who nave CRATE
fully endorsed Deans Kidney pills.
NJ your hack aches-if your kidneys
bother YOU, don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy ask distinctly foi
Doan'a Kidney Pills. the same thai
Mr. Simpler had-the remedy backed
by home testimony. soc an stores
foster-Nilburn Co, Props. Bume1o
X. y. when Your Back is Lame
Remember the Name"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
EFFECTS OF BEATING
BY GIRLS SHOWN
ON CROOKS
Formal Charge of Murder
Lodged Against Charles Ok
man, Is, Who Shot Million
aire Alexander in Los An
geles,

los Augoic8 Cal. Dec. 23.-Churles
OMAN. Is, who early yesterday shol
and killed william Montroc Alexun-
der. a millionaire retired lnSyor. astcr
he and Glenn Witt his comrauiun
burglar. had entered The Alexander
home. was formally charged with
Wurder today hy e. coruncr's jury.
Witt. 23. was held 8s an tr.owuiico
The stain man was % foimcr resident
Ut Dallas. Texas.
Mrs. Alexander. her son William.
who was slightly wounded D. onc OF
the burglars 300 the early morning nis-
tpl duel, and her daughters ponlopo
ana Anna. testified az the inquest.
The two mc1 sin SNOW tho effects of
tho beating given them by the Misses
Alexander, who welded s.lecr-haeSe
h~air-brushes with good effect on the
heads uf the pair.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
MORE CHRISTMAS MAIL
HERE THAN LAST YEAR

An idea III the amount Of christ
mas business done by the post office
In sending out parcels Is obtained by
tho number Of insured parcels sent IN
two days. In December last year
! 800 insured parcels were sent uwuy.
ON Monday and saturday alone t7o
such parcels we're sent Ten min
sured parcels go Go every one I'M
surcd. s., that a rouEh estimate Of
the number OF Christmas sits mail
ed here may 0e gathered. Authentic
figures on stamp sales will not be
available until the end 81 the month.
The high tide 81 sending has passed.
and the food 81 incoming mail has
begun. -Four parcels post wasous
and 10 carriers were in service today
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

by the
- sccOnd Fiddle.


IT ISN'T every dcservcdly famous
man who gets his fuil measure
= of fame in this life. Judge Rich
ardson OF Roswell has had IL cigar
named for him.
.
INCIDENTALLY It is some cigar.
We've tried o.
d
THE AVERAGE CIGAR named
FOR a famous man makes you wish
he was alive so YOU could Nil him.
.
THE RICHARDSON II a shining
cNccpu2n.
III THE MANUFACTURER there
of wants to pay for this ad hc can
get rates from thc advertising de-
partmcut.
THE SEASON calls attention tu
cigars. bought under feminine au
spices and burned in q sulphurous
atmosphere.
rs a LOCAL cigar store yesterday
WV Nf|NN NNN HNNNNN" wv NfNNINNNNNf NN"
e. ask the clerk
say. listen. now; can you put auS
kind OF "a cigar into amy OF these
buNss
ESQ madam. you can't said tho
uulllius CLERK "it's against the law
Then } can't bay from you, she
said swcctiy, 90 want en- mixed
G.
CARRANZA has qualified Tor "a
motion picture hero. when you can
duck "a Wild locomotive yoJ're Ia the
blk scream class.
.
GENERAL SCOTT and a hard rain
seem To- have settled things on the
border.
Q
THE BULGARIAN minister ut Pc
trosrtd says his country could settle
everything with the Balkan nations
90 th,y'd an aercc Co Bulgar.as pro-
posals Which seems unusually rcas-
uuabl, for IL Balkan diplomat
o
TIE ORIGINAL BAIK was not
nut into balkan hy anyone 10 was
There before the Kan
o
VIII THE KlpDlES be- ON time
tomorrow evening
3
Just BE THERE around Q O'Clock
and see the riot
o
m TAKES mighty little 20 mako
Berlin happy, according 20 petro-
grad
q
AND ACCORDING to Berlin 90
takes a lot Geo make PetroRrad sick
.
CHICAGO lake swimmers arc sore
hcssuse jnRgcd edges on the ice cut
hoics IN their bathing suits.
o
uOBSON'S CHOICE seems 90 have
cut about the usual figure Ia the sit
uatiuu
o
PHoHIBITGON agitation Ia com
gre- ma not produce temperance
bat b. certainly produces temper.
PAS GOING to bc a millionaire
lay
THAT SOP Hos hc got much too
war,i % set.
"uh. ho hasn't the million but he's
slfc1d, got the indigestion Detroit
Free Press
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
ANOTHER HOPEFUL INDICATION

II AItLY in tati when % became
apparent that wool prices
were soius 60 soar TARIFF
blishtcd Republicans and pcssIm.sts
generally said u could never occur
again; that the shortage abroad
might help The New Meyieo price one
ycur but never two
Now comes the combined opinion
of buying authorities all over the
west. as ummcd up iu the folloviDs
from Field and Farm. OF Denver
The word has gone out 10 ai
western rtt,scmeu FOR them not
to sen .r .ontract wool az the
torthcom $50 for Tess than -
cents o. pound Indications arc
thut tho -ip viii ne large. bat
prices VIII Doe higher thlu hove
hceu paid u MANY years short
ago bee Elrop" wuU have the cf
feet of Iuor' asing tho price Most
Uf the pwc with whom w,
have talked are declaring that
they VIII refuse Co contract Geo
self wool at lose than 20 cents ca
pound The price seems nish
Hut thg supply Viii boz $50 limited
that there will Dee no trouble lu
g,t'ins H.
New Mexico wool last season sold
rHtnd twenty cents. fLc highest
price paid lu many years while
.huicc clips brought tW,uts three
reuts and iu "a few Instance ls much
Jos twenty-five. Eyen thc 0ls,st ot
The sheep growers did not believe an"
price would hold through another
season This was before the war
broke out la Europe since that t.u,l
The wis, sheep owners have been re-
slHs their opinions Tho, have or,
utta.tius be- pee
section su4 nome
lone.
sult OF The pact season O.
al Sew Mcxiro shecpmen
verr iu debt are Of dcht
iNcXt season. n thc prices which NOW
promise should prevail. the Ncw
Mexico average sheepman viii hc on
the road TO wealth. d BE- D. more of
the very %eneouragiug series OF hope
nuI sisus which point Co good times
in tho southwest during 1915
The sheep growing business in
New Mexico in years pas has been
an u~p-und-down proposition argcly
n gamble with the seasons ~ the
winter was warm and wet the
range good und the lhmbing fine the
shcepman a nome, n the winter
was hard and cold ana Tight and the
lombins poor he went broke.
But we believe the old %gamhilng
days are past. We know they are
for a majority Of the sheep growers
The profits they have taken from the
past good season and which they VIII
take from d next are likely 20 10
into improved ranch equipment;
equipment for the care Of the nocks
against any weather and Insurance
against tho dreaded drouth sheep
growing In New Mexico h Eetung
Town 10 a business basis. and this Is
another hopeful ind alton for the
future 81 the state.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
PERSONALS.


e l. Seagrafcs feneral colonial
tion agent for the Santa Fc. loft last
night for Chicago after "a brief stay
here. He has been in southern New
Mexico for several DAYS aad yas Joined
here ~ Mrs soasraveH who has been
In California.
J. A. Mcdonald " Kelly. \. NJ. Il
a visitor in Albuquerque today.
clyde Tinsicy. secretary Of the
Democratic county committee. left
today FOR his oid home. Toledo. a..
for a holiday visit. lie expects 10 be
back shortly after the first OF the
year
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
BOULDER COUNTY TO
ENTERTAIN C0NVICTS

Boulder, colo. Dec. 23-The
wcuty-scycu members Of the road
gang from the state pcnitentiaty VIII
bee the guests of the county commits
siouers 81 boulder county christmss
day. This was assured today upon
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

Mr.. Arthur I.
Pierce. 2sfs sher-
idan Ave. 81.
Louis. Mo "The
curative value 81
Peruna ~ truly
wonderful ! think
Il especially val
unble ne a specific
Tor catarrh of the
system, ana for n
man who has tran
eled for years as
I have and who Is
certainly exposed
TO l~rrcrular meals
and uncomfortable
sleeping accomfno-
dations. Peruna ~
n 81 his best
and @ needed
travelling compan-
Ions. X throws
or disease and
keeps him we'll. /
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

receipt from Warden r. J. lyman Of
permission 10 entertain the men at
a. motion picture performance and q
turkey dinner The men have been
employed for the last ten months ON
tho road between Boulder aud Ncdcr-
land.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
ALFRED HENRY LEWIS
IIES IN NEW YORK
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS

3 Sow YORK.. pee. 90 Alfred Z
= Henry L,wis newspaper man .
{ aud Wtior of nook-. dicd today =
, 40 the bonn, of hl. brother here .
. of am Intestinal disorder he 4
. had beru 100 oniy d lcW DAYS. Z
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
MoRTm INVESTIGATING.
ONE of the big cIouk aud so..
housee 81 Nov v.rk .i,v


u house. Of Vow v~s a'v
t-r
ut.I
Thr
amou
practical
querquc o.
The mail Is
mail order ho and
Chicago. are mot Ioush 100
TIL city. or Cor that matter n any
part of Now Mexico. to excite SUR
prise. and TINS particular catalog at
tracted attention because of the man
ner Of distribution. i De- q blg. bulk,
c%aualoF OF several hundred pagcs %
did not com TO Albuquerque homes
through the mail, hut was d.strib-
uicd az front door by a distributor.
there being uo addresses ou the enc
velopcs.
Whether or not tho person d-strih-
utug the caaIogs did Amy soliciung
for business Is not known Whether
personal soliciting was tone or not
the book itself Is quite powerful
solicitor.
without arguing the question OF
the right or vrone of mai. order buf-
ing he fit. the value OF personal
inspection, ana an the rest of the
questions ttit should Ice considered
in buying sieht-unsoou. there Is Is
question OF Justice and fair play IN
volvcd IN ,he ease of Sew Mexico
merchants who arc thrown into COM
petition with the mail order houses.
which mvritr consideration. Albu-
qucrque merchants. aud Now Mezico
merchants generally, pay an occupa
ton tax. IN this city. an thmgs COM
sidered. 81 q a. good. stIn tax This
tN ls tor the privilege of doing busl-
ness here Of selling goods Go he
Albuquerque public
The peddicr with "a pack who
comes 10 from DENVER or Chicago.
or elsewher. lis required Jo pa, "a
stH county tax % an oven sitter
city tax. Boo Albuquerque at least
The mail order house sends its ut.
tractiycN prepared catalug salesman
right into our homes and pays no taN
az an aud Is az no. expense ut all.
save for thc postage.
~ tho case col iho Sew York house
referred to- above. and which attract
I'd our .pcrial attention even ,h,
c'st of postage ON this bis book was
avoided Dos The personal distribution
is not this particular cutaloe a sic
ulotiuu OF the law requiring au ur
cupu;ion TAX
T. "a not. "a least boz principle. a
violation of the poddlcr l.rusc law
u IL BE- not. % should uo-and b.
docz seem that thor. -ponra ne s.ma
legal vay ny which Albuquerque .nd
or,
of
an ewes
who con- e
eatabishme t be-
put 1T $40 pei ..antaEe
There is 10 vay la secure 81
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

Morris Chairs and Rockers,
the most useful Christmas
present. you will find in all
styles OF Albert Faber's, 2l3-
els West Cold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

therefore heartily recommend a."
Those who object 20 liquid msdi-
eines can now procure Psruna Tab.
let's,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

Ladies' Desks in Golden,
fumed oak or mahogany, TO
suit most any pocketbook, at
Albert Faber's. 2l3-215 West
Gold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23
-PENNsYLvANIA's
DIVIDEND CUT THREE
PER CENT FOR YEAR

Philadelphia. Dec. 2s.-The Penn
J syiyania company, the parent eom-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

Lot the Herald wan, adj do your
work.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

Herald want. . Hnes--5 iImea~s
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

THE AVERAGE CIGAR named
for a famous man makes vou wish
Boz was alive So Won could kil him.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

INCIDENTALLY It is some cigar.
We've tried IT,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-23

TT ISN'T every deserycdiy famous
man who gets his fuil measure
of fame in this NE. Judge Rich
ardson OF Roswell has had "a cigar
named for him
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-24
AUDITORIUM.

Gaskll & MacVitty announce the
return at the Auditorium on tonight
.of Harold Bell Wrights dramatization
.of his very popular novel, The Shap-
herd of the ms presented by a
great company with special scenery.
mechanical and electrical effects for
the production in its entirety In
making the dramatzation. Mr. Wright
has elaborated with Fishery w.
Reynolds.
The Shepherd of the Hills.' is a
story OF humor and pathos told in a
simple, direct manner OF love, mys
terry and herosm, with its scenes all
in the Ozark mountains, southern
Missouri. where the author lived and
preached for some years. There are
several exciting incidents, including
the night ride OF the splendid heroine
over the Mills through a storm. an at
tack upon the shepherd, and the
moral victory of a man when a
panther is about to spring upon his
rival, but there is no melodramatic
toucn to the play.
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ROYAL THEATER

The PoTa' t3lay offers an extra.
ordinary bin. VII two big fad;ur
and two smashing comedies, just the
kind OF bill the public fixes.
Arthur Johnson and Lottie Briscop
come again in that splendid feature
Tile Beloved Adventurer, entitled
Lord Cecil Keeps His Word" 1t is
anc.ner big feature of this famous
sete- with two of the greatest stars
lu ~creendom.
The Marriage Vow is a two part
Iub.n, a real feature Of the human
Interest variety. story with a moral
add with splendid interest
Andy Falls in Love" is a comedy
from Edison, one of those splendid
straight comedies that avoids the
IS apstick" but gets the laughs from
good, wholesome comedy.
Bograph will close the bill VITA
"Henpeck Gets a Night Off" If you
are henpecked husband, come and
see how this unhappy mortal escaped
for a single night maybe you can get
some pointers from tlis picture and
find an oasis in the desert yourself.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-24
NEW CENTRAL THEATEn

Those who imagine that Pauline
has not had sufficient amount OF
peril to overcome or been entertained
with great variety Of thrills. should
visit the New Central today when the
eleventh episode of this kreat serial
viii be offered in two reels, for The
Perils of Pauline" today include a
most realistic auto wreck that is
smashed to kindling wood. to say
nothing of Big society function
broken up and those - attendance
thrown into a panic by the appear
ance Of a delegation of wild lions.
And they are genuine lions. too, thai
threaten this crowd OF course. Pau.
lin escapes, but the peril and the
hIills and excitement and your en-,
.tertalnment are also recorded. Kalem
comes to the New Central today with
la great feature, The Plot at the rail
road cut in which Helen Holmes is
a big star. This has an explosion that
is a ''pppin' and provides one OF the
most realistic effects the camera has
caught in weeks, while on the same
program there is also a Selig comedy,
Peggy of Primrose Path" one of the
best reels Of the most enjoyable fun
there is in life. You will like Peggy
today, for she is just a little bit diff
ferent from the most girls and is a
mighty good fellow" aT that.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-24
Al. c. Fields Minstrels.

Leading scientists, such as Have.
lock Ellis, Or. G. Stanley Han. and
others have estab shed that the
music, songs, dancing, and forms OF
recreation Of any nation reveal its
history and surroundings as nothing
else does. The Scandinavian living
in the rocky, bleak, cold northern
country will act differently in such
things from the inhabitant of warm,
brilliant, gay, sunny Italy. Racial
characteristics are what experience
and environment make them. The
disposition of a race is seen clearly
In dances. Never have the dances of
the leading countries been more
clever contrasted than in the gala
dancing festival presented in the
.sumptuous spectacle, The Panama
Pacific Exposition, which is the
climax of the AL. G Fields minstrel
performances this season, Not only
are the historic dances illustrated.
but the prevailing tango, hesitation
waltz, and their associates are rem
dered Likewise, original variations
are contributed that have become a
furore with some dancer
The Al. G. Fields Minstrels viii ap.
pear at the Auditorium Wednesday,
November 25th.
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LYRIC THEATER

Three reels Of masterfu drama and
two reels of comedy is the offering at
the Lyric today, and it is a bill that
VIII meet with the approval of all
Eclair heads the bill with a master.
full two-reel drama, a picture study
that has dramatic tone and charm to
a wonderful degree, beautiful in its
conception and wonderful in its exc
cution The Eclair stars have given
YOU a picture you will remember for
many a day
Sterling leads the laugh section Of
the bill with a juvenile comedy that
is all to the good. Whoever has the
idea that kids cannot produce COM
edy better come today and have that
erroneous impression dispelled
halem is on the same bill with a
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-24
sheehan Worlds Highest Tenor.

With the coming OF the Boston Eng
lish Opera Company to the Audi
forum Saturday evening, November
2Sth, in the mammoth production of
Nerdi's beautiful opera, I'll Trova-
tore mas been revived a discussion
J as to which of the notable singers
| possesses the greatest voice. Caruso,
the star Of the Metropolitan Opera
| House, has succeeded Campanini.
Tamago and De Reszke. In the field
Of English Grand Opera, Joseph f.
Sheehan, still stands unrivalled.
In recent article on high c. ten
ors, the American is placed at the
head Of the worlds greatest artists
with respect to altitude Sheehan
never lodges high c in com
poser's score and in such operas az
I'll Troyatore" and Faust" he comes
out with the high c on several occa-
sions, with sucn ease as to make one
marvel In William Tell" he comes
out with a fine high d, which is the
highest note required OF a tenor in
any grand opera role.
Signor Tamago, in his prime, gave
a robust ID flat and Caruso rises to a
natural, but only with a lyric and
not robust tone Jean de Reszka
did his best in reaching b natural in
robust style, and this may also said
to be the limit of Caruso's best tenor
note. The Grand Campanini, with all
mis- art, struggled to hit A sharp,
while practically all of the Wagnerian
tenors are satisfied to take A natural
No living operate tenor has the
robust high c except Joseph Sheehan.
Ine first great high c tenor heard
in America was Wat Wachter, the
German singer, who appeared at the
New York Academy of Music in 1872
with Pauline Lucca; probably the
greatest high C tenor was Mierzwin-
ski, the Polish artist, whose d flat in
William Tell was a sensation. An
other great high C artist that America
raved over was Rayelia, who sang
with Nielsen in this country.