The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

the world in a public speech attack
ing the dogma OF the Immaculate
Concep tion. whose ignorance of geog-
raphy is 80 great that when the King
of Sweden died he sent a telegram of
coincidence to the mayor of Christi
ania, which he mistook for Stock
holm; who pulled down the old walls
of Rome and attempted TO join by
bridges the Capitoline palaces, is not
the man to be sent to represent Italy
in America.
Despite Signor Nathan's lack of
popularity, however, his appointment
as commissioner to the Panama Pa
ciflc exposition has been sanctioned
by the king.
Home for Artists Planned.
Eleapor Duse. the greatest actress
In Italy, has contributed $4,000 tow
ard the foundation of an artists
home or club In Rome, Signora Du-
Sc says that Italian actors and ac-
tresses in Italy are relegated to sort
ut ghetto, and 1t is high time that
they should have a home or club of
their own in which to meet and i've,
with a library, a reading room, lee
ture hall and other comforts. Very
likely Signora Duse will give her villa
In Rome for the artists home, which
she hopes to have inaugurated next
May. A committee of the leading
Italian actresses has been appointed
TO make the necessary arrangements
and collect funds toward the reuliza-
ton of this scheme. which is strongly
advocated by the women's national
council.
Mascagni and Puccini are simulta-
neously composing two new operas
taken from Ouida's novel. THE Two
Little Wooden Shoes" II is not known
whether the choice of the same sub
itet was a mere coincidence or not,
but II IS certain that both composers
are rushing their work with the OBJ
iect Of producing their operas one be-
fore the other. Mascagni says that he
is we'll on and ahead of his rival and
he hopes to get In FIRST In any ease,
he adds, he is quite prepared for
fight. meaning, of course, litigation.
D'Annunzio and the Movies.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio has composed
a scenario for n moving picture film
lie admits that IL "d!shonc~ and an
indenhle shame" for poe. Ike him
to fall down so low. but he has 70
earn money TO ''buy raw red flesh Coz
feeding and exciting tho courage os
his greYhounds" naturally he decided
% make the experiment ard wrote n
nlay entitled. "Cabiria, which vii
shortly be produced.
The Pope was so worried over the
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'aha IN place or INC tango taa, "heh
quite recently II was reported that ne
had composed motel this story was
Withheld from him. OF course, me
Pope ne longer reads the daily pa
pers and the press clipping bureau OF
the vatican Is aad@r tho secretary OF
state, Cardinal Merry del Val, VINO
only brings to the Popes notice what
ne THINKS ut, so that II = comparative
ly easy to hide from the Pope any
thing that Is likely to cause him worry
or anxiety
Mgr. Perosi. the choirmaster of the
Sistine chapel, was accordingly au
thorized to deny the story that the
Pope had started composing music
and it was assumed that no further
mention would be made about the
matter.
4 At recent audience. however,
Venetian priest asked the Pope for
the score of his motel. which he pro-
posed having executed in his church
for the feast of St. Joseph. Naturally
enough Plus X. within five minutes
( knew all about the story and he sum
moned his private secretaries and ask
cd them why they had not told him.
The secretaries stammercd apologize
explanations and tried to persuade the
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