Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03

synphonic Preeedence.-An effort has
been made to induce the conductors of
the different representative orchestras
playing in Washington to agree to
vary their programs so that auditors
might not fnd numbers duplicated in
the different concerts. The plan met
with the approval of the New York
Symphony Orchestra, the New York
Philharmonic Society and the PhiIadel-
ohia Orchestra. The Boston Symphony
orchestra. however. claims to be first
IN the Washington field and intimates
that II would be impossible. with pro-
priety. to submit programs to other
orchestras whose concerts have been
made possible through the success of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 1t is
further suggested by the management
that other orchestras, IL they wish TO
endeavor to get programs of the Bos-
ton symphony Orchestra before max
ing up their own. The claim to prece
dence made by the Boston orchestra is
challenged by the New York symphony
Orchestra with the reminder Of it's sue
cess In giving symphony concerts in
Washington since the year 1886.
Jacques Futrelle. Jacques Futrelle
the writer and journalist, who lost his
life IN the sinking Of the Titanic, was
formerly a newspaper man, and like
every other Journalist. he had many
Dps and downs. When he turned to the
writing OF fiction he had served his
time IN a school of life as well as the
writing game.
He always declared he learned to
write by correcting the mistakes of
1thers when he was Cooperating" on
newspaper. He had his own idea of
lifting story. He did not believe in
'ciuttering up" story with a lot of
'stufr' that had no bearing on il. He
never preached. His people always had
81 much to do that he let them do il !;
they had no time to sit around and. as
D. said. spout about what they
thought"
He was his own hardest critic say his
friends. and mis- Judgment was general
- good. II he had fault IL was his
lack Of ego. He was terribly honest
with himself.
On one occasion he was writing a
story on order. and 1t was promised to
the editor OF f. certain date. His time
vas up. the story was to be In New
felt there was something wrong with
=: IL "slumped." He called in one Of
The numerous famous writer's with
which his home town, Scituate. swarns.
>ad asked him TO read the story, which
re did
.Tf there's anything the matter with
that story. Il gets by me-" he said IF
n gets by me. it will get by the editor.
and IL 1t gets by an editor you can just
bet II will get by the public"
.sWeli. IL may get by you, and 1t may
get by an editor, but II VIII never get
by a public because Il won't get by
me-" declared Futrelle.
He finally found the trouble. but the
last mail had gone from Scituate. He
copied the story and motored thirty
miles into Boston TO get that story on
the midnight train to New York.
aren't you afraid OF running your
self out Of Incident an interviewer
write myself out" Futrelle exclaim-
ed. There are incidents I have never
thought of yet"
Operntie Neutrality per-
sonnsi of the San Carlo Grand Opera
Company 10 unusually cosmopolitan. all
the warning countries. except Turkey.
being represented. not only In the or
gAnisation as a whole but among the
principals.
Russia. Germany. France. England,
italy all are brought together in
ons musical famiiy-kept in strictly
neutral spirit at all times by the fore
sight and tact Of Impresairo Fortune
Gallo. an italian by birth. but a natur-
alSzed American citizen resident In this
cegntry for the past sixteen years.
Dur artists" says Impresario Gallo,
like those Of most great opera COM
panies, are recruited from the worlds
fesntainheads Of music. For instance:
Nine. Mary Kaestner. dramatic So
pssno. 10 German. In the cast with her
freQvsntly are Nine. Carolina Zawner,
tie Russian mesxo: Nine. Stella de
Matte. French meszo: Signor Asostini.
tsnoP. Italian. or Senior Manuel Sala-
ser. Spanish tenor. Nine. Pauline Dom
aida. the dramatic sopranof IL French
Canadian. Among the chorus and or
chsstrA members there are representa-
ttves OF Russia. England. France, Bo-
henia, Germany, Austria and even
ososcs 10 represented. Signorina Peg