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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
IAnernan BADLY Burned.

Lynchburg. Va. Nov. 2s.-suffer-
ing from burns about the hands and
face. Wiley Couries q lineman for
the telegraph company Mt Monroe,
Amherst County. was brought to
Lvnchburg Sunday afternoon on
Southern train No. So, and removed
to st. Andrews Hospital for treat
ment
Couples was asleep in his car and
was not awakened until his bed cloth
ing had ignited and was q mass of
flames He was seriously burned about
both hands and arms and his face was
badly scared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29

Suffolk. Nov. 1S.--Dr. John T. Bos-
man on Sunday preached his fare
vel sermon ct the Main Street M. e.
Church to 4 congregation that filled
the auditorium. He goes this week
to his new charge at Farmvtlle. Va
Both Dr. and Mra Boaman leave this
congregation Carrying with them the
warm friendship and love Of tho peo-
pie of the church and community.
After the service Sunday night. the
pastor and his wife held an informal
trecep tion to say goodbye to their
many Suffolk friehdA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
Go to Front.

Roanoke, Va. Nov. 2S.-Frank
Shaughnessy. formerly manager Of the
Roanoke baseball club in the Virginia
League and a famous winner of pen
nants in minor baseball Of America,
has accepted commission ~ lieu
tenant in Canadian regiment and
will leave soon for the war como in
France. He dropped his bat for a
sword. If Shaughnessy wins pennants
in France as he won them in Amert-
can sports, he will soon have Great
Britain going across the line a winner.
His many friends In Virginia will
learn OF his decision to join the al
lies with profound interest, and they
will wish for him good fortune and
a safe return.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
llIDr x1lAo1C DIrArH.

Body Of Nelson Ooantx Farmer Found
In Tye Ravcr.
Lynchburg. Va. Nov. 3s.--News Of
the tragic death Of J. r. Harvey. .
prominent young farmer of Nelson
County, was learned here yesterday
through . revenue ofiicer who recent
ly returned from that section.
II IL said that Harvey, q son Of
William Harvey. disappeared from his
homo near Rose Union Church on
October 81. and his body was found
on Sunday. November 10. nearly
three weeks After his strange disap-
pearance. The body was found In a
deep hole In rye River, near Stage
Ford, by q searching party.
A. far - can be learned. no marks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29

Gate City. Va. Nov. 3S.-John Sta
pietion, who on Tuesday shot John
Shoemaker six times at Nickelsvflie,
killing him instantly. Has given = pre-
liminAry trial and bound over 70
court. Upon agreement Of the attor-
neys he was released under . $4,000
bond. Seven attorneys have been
employed In the case. three Tor the
prosecution and four for the defense.
One of the greatest legal battles Wit
messed here In recent years 10 antici-
pated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
NEW RESIDENCE BURNED


Homo of Louis NJ FfAu<4SOO and Fur.
niture Destroyed by Fire.
Cato City. Va. Nov. 28.-Ths f1n<
residence OF Louis NJ. Francisco. twelve
miles from Gate City. together with
it's handsome furnishingA was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday afternoon
The FIRE Is believed to have resulted
from 4 defective fue. Mr.. Francisco
had built on the site OF the ancestral
home where the family for ave gen
erations has resided.
Living with him were his parents
past eighty years Of ago. At the time
Of the Are his wife and the aged peo-
pie were alone at home and very
little could be saved from the IRE
The loss Is perhaps $4,000 with no in
surance.
The family had occupied the build
ing only few days. 1t was one OF
the best country residences In all this
section OF country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
Will BE HoN-sECrAIslAN
DIR. W. Il. Martin Secures control o
Sullins COllexo

In. w. Il. Martin Secures Control Of
Sullins College.
Bristol, Va. Nov. 28.-Now that
plans are being perfected for the re-
building of Sullins College. that Meth
odist school for girls. which was de-
stroyedN by ire here last December.
It 70 announced that DR.. w. f. Mar
tin. a graduate Of Emory and Henry
College. and for q number Of years
prominent In educational work in the
south, being now identified with the
Ward Belmont School at Nashville,
has subscribed 100000 OF his own
money to the new Bristol school.
This gives him control. and he has
already announced Ibis purpose to
conduct the school as q non-sectarian
institution.
DR.. Martin has made his money in
school work in the last few years. He
conceives that here In this high alti-
tude and pure climate he can build
a school that will attract the South
and Southwest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
Automobile an Ala to Cupid

Suffolk, Nov. 2s.---Leaving home to
go to her work as usual yesterday
morning. Miss Ethel Underwood, the
pretty young daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
j. S. Underwood. met the Norfolk
and Western train from Norfolk.
where she was Joined by her lover,
Harry Mapp. formerly OF Norfolk,
now of Pennsylvania.
= The young people secured an auto
mobile at The union station and mo-
tored to Gainesville. ~. c., where they
were married by Rev. Mr.. Fisher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

SWtIuem IH2kIn OI MIS-. Minnie Meade
In NickclsvfIle.
Gate City. Va, Nov 2S.--Mrs Min
ME Meade, the wife OF Charles Meade.
was found dead In bed in her home
In Nickelsville Friday morning by her
four small children. Doctors thought
she had been dead four hours and
that her death had been without a
struggle. Her husband tra wells In
Kentucky and reached home yester-
day afternoon. Her burial took place
soon after his arrival
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Calendar for the Current Week

of music for two pholo'
Rose and ote Sutro; concert by George posta others
Aeoln Hail. D. m Of the Symphony Society; Cor'
s5 n NJ recital the American mountains by Lorraine
wvman and Howard Bokway Theatre S5 n popular col"
cert; Manhattan Opera popular concert city College
M free organ Samuel A Baldwin; Hppodrome S:lo
p m,c by Creatore and his band
MONDAY-Aeoan recital by Julia Caun S;lo p M
song recital by Shgel Carnegie Hail. S5 p mr entertainments
for the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Austrian Society
TTFSDAY-Aeisn concert by Roger de Byh ana 'ce
de Pima recital by Christine Mer Oort ieae o
m concert of Chamber by the Little Symphony
wFDNEsDAY-Aeoian pianofote recital by ossip Oaor
witsch; Comedy Theatre recital by Gertrude Au
and Judy Theatre Katherine Dayton dseuse' o
College 4 D. H. free organ Samuel A. Baldwin
THRsDAY-Canege Hail. panoforte recital by Ehe
85 n M concert Symphony Orchestra; Aeon
n panoforte recital Lorat s;15 m song e "
william Theatre, song recital by hyr"e o
Columbia University & p m concert
Hans Kronod and Patterson; Brooklyn Academy OF "u''
by Henderson on the programme OF "e
Orchestral Garrck operas in English o1ai'S ~
ten and Bastie and "The lmpresario
FRmay-Aeoian Hail. violin recital by Theodore Sperns'
m song recital by Charles W. Clark; Maxine Elotts lheae
of and ballads by fvete "ulIoer' o'
pruoe II n m morning; Garrick Theatre III" ep'A
and Basenne' and Tine lmptesao
acknowledgements Hall, concert Of the Boston symphony ~
p. panoforte recital oy
o. ak m pianoforte Beryl Rubinsten; brooh!"
A,odmv m concert the New York Symphony society VI"
rich Theatre 2 and p m, Mo1art's operas in English
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
Mozart's Music and
The Revived Operas
Much Neglected Composer Something More About the
Music of The Impresario English Ballads in
Amerca-The Brown Library in Boston
By II. E. KREHBIEL

VAST amount OF puzzled comment mingled with the
u enthusiastic praise which greeted the performance OF
hitherto unknown works of Mozart a the New Empire
Theatre Thursday afternoon Why had this music which
orved to charming been heard before not
difficult to give Comparatively only infntemal
portion the music which Mozart composed his short life has
survived theatres and OF his fOrtynne
symphonies only three famarthose in fiat minor and
major CJuper Though there others which the public
could and would enjoy the opportunity offered Mr. Walter
Damosch demonstrated the first the Symphony So
ety week ago Two three OF his string quarte
are in the repertoreS of chamber organizations
Pap edict banished his from the Catholic Church.
the irony OF fate that the most popular OF these COM
positions "Mozarts great Mass in c., called, not
his composition ALL but clever piece OF music made we be-
eve England which constituencies publisher attached
his Amateur players delight in few OF his sonaas for
violin and panoorte teachers prescribe three his piano
orte for young pupils The aria for with violin
obblgato from I'll Re paorc has periodcy OF about five
wears orchestral OF his twenty operas
know more less WELL three Don Giovanni lie Nozze d
Figaro and Die Zauberh0te few years ago there talk
at the Metropolitan Opera House OF Mozart cycle and for
space the hope entertained that might hear Cosl ian
lutte and possibly Die Entfuhrung dem Serial but the
Mozart tradition departing from will return
until popular taste compes reform the OF writing Tor
the voice and greater thoroughness in vocal instruction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

industry. The magnificent collection IN
the room that bears his name is pecul-
iarly individual IL is in certain ways
his own work. Other men Of enthu-
siasm and means could form library
and be public spirited in the disposal OF
it. This library is unique.
"For Mr.. Brown enriched the vol
umes by pasting or inserted fly leaves
programmes, clippings from foreign
and domestic periodicals, portraits,
everything. in fact. that could throw
light on the work itself. the composer
and the various performances from
the first. Programmes Of orchestral
and vocal societies were thus bound
and grangerizcd. This labor was not
drudgery TO him. It was his recreation,
his yacht. tennis, golf. Scissors and
paste pot were his racquet and niblick.
His passion for this work consumed
him for over ffty years.
"The Brown Library is rich in every
department. but the personal work Of
the collector has set it apart from all
other musical libraries. Foreign Wis
itors, composers. collectors, experts, are
amazed when they see the results Of
one mans labor. The grangerizing will
be for years 10 come an invaluable aid
20 all students Of musical history. II
is 10 be hoped that some one will be
found TO continue the work. Money
will buy new scores. but an Allen 4.
Brown, who will devote his life 20 the
enrichment Of them, is not born in
every year or in every decade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
ABORN OPERA

Arrangements have been completed
for a season Of grand opera at popular
prices, beginning Monday, November
20 at the Park Theatre, by the Aborn
Grand Opera Con ry. The length OF
the engagement Is indefinite, bu- MI
ton and Sargent Abor1 expect their
company TO remain az the Park until
April For the arrangement of their
repertoire at the Park each opera will
be given the number Of performances
its popularity demands Such favorites
as "The Jewels of the Madonna"
Aida" "The Tales Of Hoffman,"
"Lohengrin." I'll Trovatore," Samson
and Delilah." Carmen" "Thais." ia
Gioconda," "Pagliacci," "The Secret Of
suzanne "Madam Butterfly and ia
Boheme" will be given for full week
of eight successive performances each.
Other weeks will be divided between
two operas for four performances each.
and some erings will be given one,
two or three performances each. Han
sci and Gretel" will be presented az
holiday and extra matirees.
While the 81 scale maintained during
their seasons at the Century was known
as popular prices" the Messrs. Aborn
have made a still more radical schedule
for the Park. the prices ranging from
% cents to 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

Writer'S on musical topics and stu
dents of music who are in the excellent
habit of extending their observations
beyond the walls Of their clasSrooms
have sustained a large loss in the
death Of Allen a. Brown, on October
.. Mr.. Brown was the founder and,
in a unique and special cense, the
continuator Of the Brown Collection
in the Boston Public Library. IN 1904
Mr. Brown, who was born ir Boston
and n member Of the class of $50 ct
Harvard, gave the library $3.50 vol
umes of music, and by that act raised
the library to a high position among
such institutions the world over. He
continued his benefccnt work by add
ing about 300 volumes TO the collection
every year; but this by no means
measured his interest in the institu-
ton. Writing in "The New Music
Review" Mr. Philip Hale says:
Hardly out Of college. he began to
collect scores. miscellaneous music,
books pertaining TO music, programmes,
portraits. He had a flair as a collector
He also had patience and extraordinary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

Mr.. Sharp is now back in New York ar
ranging for the publication Of the bal
lads which he collected. According to
his statement, ne had "a very wonder
full time" and within nine weeks took
down nearly 400 tunes, including l5o
variants of no less than 81 ballads
quoted by Professor Child in his IA
nous collection. which must ever re-
main the foundation of our knowledge
of English and Scottish balladry. Mr..
Sharp pursued his quest with the mu-
steal element of the ballads chiefly IN
view. and though he had the wonderful
collection of Mrs. Campbell TO use as
n starting point. he has done a large
amount of original research. versions
of several of the ballads which ne has
found had never been taken down
orally with their melodies before,
among them "The False knight Upon
the Road" "Thc Cruel Brother Ed
ward" johnny Scott" and Fair
Annie" lie reports that the territory
which he visited in North Carolina and
Tennessee proved to be far better
hunting ground for English traditional
song than England itself. He spent
most Of his time in North Carolina and
Tennessee. but was ten days in Nir-
ginia as well. so far as my experience
went" he reports, 1T did not seem to
matter where ! went got songs by the
armfulW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
THE WEEKS CONCERT
PROGRAMMES
SUNDAY

First Of series of Sunday night con
certs at Harris Theatre. sis p. M:
~ onoe-. e.arurf- horns -Hd tas.'H.,l
Ihe H.u.H IlsCrh..
pu 1.-Two pour IuI' ........ ..-.. Gu.ftfe ftrraI
emo Lrs Io.u.- De- Marguerite BIuif-rros.r-.
MusiaIc d- Gu.tsse Ft-rau. .iuelU. aHI surg
for the f-., time iH Nex Ior.)
Je Tamc TIA M' ss dit. Main'efanl % pub
UauI. s..'. a'.i Ui- cl.. .... .Nr. Dbl.
te quit,alt
Nine Pauline Dona.ds
accompanied by thc con 0,'-
itIlIe de- Lutu- ......... ...... .tIr.ta.u hr.Uus
tFutc. Oboe clarinet
The Bautre Ensemble
Rhspsodie major OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u i'dlli
Rejects dams Feau. ,u',l
Lester DOnahuc.
Crouu Of American SOlg'......A. wafer hItIntr
/ shall awake. Tie last hour. Mother o. Nine.
Nine Pauline Boualia.
accompanied hy the composer.
Woodland SEefchas. .......... .MacDoFDl
Instrumeniated hy George Barrcrt 'paSed DTS.
time Boo Sew Norsl.
T, Wild Rose. VIII o. the Wisp. Al an Oh
t~ysf'rg place I1 Autumn. From ah iillah
Tc.lrs To a Water Liy, From Uncle bfir.a,
A Deserted Farm. By Meade" bfooA' Iou
al 'u"'' The Par1re Ensemble.
Concert by George Dostal, tenor;
Hans Kronold, 'cellist; Mary Warfel,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

Zimbalist will again be the soloist at
the concert of the symphony Society OF
New York, Walter Damrosch, conductor,
this afternoon at Aeolian Hall. He
will play the Stock concerto for violin,
and the orchestral numbers will in
clude Brahms's symphony No. 4 and
the "Valses mobiles ct sentimentales
by Ravel. On Sunday afternoon, No
vember 8. Nine. Frieda Hempel will
make her first appearance of the sea-
son as soloist at the Symphony So
cietys concert in Aeolian Hall The
programme will include compositions
by Saint-Saens, Wolf and LerouX.
The first Explanatory Talk" at the
piano by Walter Damrosch for the
Music Lovers Club will be given on
Monday, November 6, at 3 p. m, at the
Cosmopolitan Club, 1875 East Fortieth
Street. Rats symphony "Lenore' and
Cesar Franck's symphonic poem Les
Djinn,' which are programmed for the
Symphony Society concerts on Novem-
Der 10 and 70, will be discussed by Mr..
Damrosch.
Nine. Yvette Guilbert's first appear
ance this season will be on Friday
afternoon at the Maxine Elliott The
atre. This matinee will be devoted to
THE French Art of the Middle Ages,
in songs, with an explanatory address
in English by Professor Joan Beck, OF
Bryn Mawh College. The programme
Of the second recital, on Sunday even
ing. November 5, will consist Of Songs
of the Brave Soldiers of France" from
the time of Joan of Arc to the present
! CLAYTON Hamilton will deliver short
Introductory address. At both recitals
Gustave Ferreri, who arrived recently
from England, will appear as Nine
/ Guilbert's accompanist.
This evening at the Cort Theatre
! Lorraine Wyman and Howard Brockway
will present for the first time some oil
the ballads which shey discovered last
summer in the Kentucky mountains. IL
has long been known that many Of the
old folksongs of the British Isles have
persisted in Kentucky and Tennessee
among the English and Scotch popula-
ton who have lived there for more
than a century, but until this year no
trained investigators have hunted for
them.
The population is almost wholly illit-
crate. and still lives under the frontier
law, speaking, 1t is said, the English OF
Chaucer's time. Of the eighty or more
songs which Miss Wyman and Mr.
Brockway have found, some can be
traced in altered form to their British
originals, while many others are quite
unknown to Investigators. The songs
which are of all the familiar types
show distinct American traits. The
greater number Of them will shortly
be published.
/ Miss Marta Cunningham, who will
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the Garrick Theatre on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week.

the Garrick Theatre on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
The verities Of history must be scru-
pulously preserved, of course, es9e-
cially in the announcement of first
performances of old works. Several
persons have been sufficiently dis
turbed to write to the Tribune's must
cal editor and direct his attention TO
the fact that "Basten and Bastienre"
was not performed for the first time in
America or New York last Thursday,
but that Mr.. Habelmann produced it
with his pupils in studio quite 2
number of years ago, and the Mac
Dowoll Club enjoyed performance If
ie last spring, Or early summer, WHOM
+; was done under the direction o. Mr..
". II. Humistou. We are not aware
that The Tribune ever said that the
music of the operetta had ney'r been
performed in America; in fac. The
Tribune is too old and experienced TO
make statements of such character
about any piece Of music, inasmuch
as it is impossible to know the facts
ir the case. a first hearing" which
were the words used by Ths Tribune
last Sunday, obviously means a public
hearing. The music of botG works
has no doubt been heard by thou
sands of persons in America within
the last century, in private or club
circles, with a pianoforte taking the
place of Mozarts orchestra The
writer would be hard put TO it TO say
when he himself heard, or sang, SINE
Of the music which is in "Thc 'mpre-
sario." Nr. Habelmann's performance
was semi-private, and with pianoforte
accompaniment; the MacDoweN Club
performance was with an orchestra Of
ten musicians lsix strings. Both per-
formances were in German. Let he
minds Of our captious friends be al
ease.
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ter Kyoto has made her take this robe
off and put on the scanty gown which
she wears when she is exhibited on
the balcony of the Green House in the
Yoshiwara, or Red Light, district. This
gown must be of light, transparent
stuff and ought to weigh, we should
say, about forty-fve scruples (moraD.
or about the one-two hundred and
seventeen part of the weight (Troy)
of the gold-embroidered robe.
Perhaps Maria Gay, the chief con-
trelto of the company, has made this
gown for her colleague. If she has
and the publicity director has not told
us of the fact he has missed an OPP
rortunity which may not occur again.
Maria Gay, it appears on the same in
dubitable authority, travels with an
American sewing machine and works
on il industriously between rehearsals
and performances making silk shirts
Of special design which suggests the
ballet shirt Of seventy-fve years ago.
for her husband Zenatello. We do not
remember the ballet shirt of seventy
five years ago and can't imagine what
a tenor wants TO wear one FOR now;
but since Nine. Zenatello is so clever
seamstress we feel inclined TO ask
90. can she sew cushions?
And can she sew sheets?
And can she sing balaloo
When the BARN greets ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

The interest in folksong in America
grows apace. In one instance it has
found encouragement, we think, with
out conscious purpose; in others
il is wisely intentioned. If musical
persons who are studiously inclined
want to know where the rhythmical
element which is dominant in the
music hall songs and dances Of to-day
came from they may learn by going
to a performance Of "The Flame"
The Cuban orchestra, employed some
what too necessarily in that melo-
dramatic play, is not Of the highest
order of merit, but it illustrates in
a striking manner the rhythmical
basis which the African slave gave to
Spanish-American music. The min
Cling Of different kinds Of drums and
different kinds of drum-beats as a
substratum for Spanish melody can be
observed there, and the comment Of
one Of the actors in the play touching
the origin Of the dances which are
popular just now. and which, it is to
be hoped, will either be refined into
things Of beauty or banished, is strict
" correct from a historical point Of
view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

The director of publicity (Uutgo
press AGENT Of the Boston National
Grand Opera Company is creating
great expectations, consuming curl
osity and preparing US for marvellous
achievements in art next week at the
Lexington Theatre. Listen! In Iris"
the japanese diva, Tamaki Miura, is
10 wear n robe Of black satin $50
den.ely embroidered with solid gold
that she is obliged 10 have a stage
hand carry it from her dressing
room" IL weighs F0RTY-FIVE
POUNDSl Iris will probably have
more breath for singing purposes af-
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Concert Offerings of
the Next Fortnight

make her New York debut as song
interpreter on Thursday afternoon
November 9, at the Princess Theatre
is a native Of Louisiana and daugh-
ter Of a well known newspaper man, the
late Colonel A. B. Cunningham, OF
Baltimore. Miss Cunningham has
made her career principally in Eng
land. which she toured as soprano solo
ist with Kubelik. Hamburg and Back
house.