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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
RUSSIAN BALLET OPENS
TOMORROW NIGHT

The opening appearance OF the
Diaghileff Ballet Russo, postponed from
last week, will occur tomorrow night
at the Manhattan Opera House. Mr..
Nijinsky's ankle will not permit him to
dance at the first performance, but it is
understood that he will appear during
the latter part of the week. Tomorrow
nights bill consists Of "Ssdko," the bal
let from the opera by Rimsky- Korsa-
koff. which will receive its first Ameri-
can performance; LES Sylphides," lie
Spectre de la Rose" and "Scheherazade.
"Sadko" Is a fantastic poem in one
scene TO the music Of Rimsky-Kors
koff, the scenery by B. Anisfeld and
costumes by Natalie Gontcharova, the
niece Of the novelist Pushkin. The
action takes place under the sea. The
choreography is by Adolf Bolm. Mr..
Bolm and Mile. Doris will dance the
leading roles.
Lies Sylphides" will be danced BY
Alexandra GsvriloH and Lydia Lopo-
kova, and lie Spectre de la Rose" by
Alexandra Gsvriloff and Lydia Lopo-
kova.
In "Schehera1ade" the leading dancers
are Adolf Bolm and Mile. Flora
Revalles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15

fell and 10 o'clock, when he comes
with the announcement: "All is ar
ranged, sir; her parents will give her
up for $40 a month-the same price as
Mile. Jasmin."
So Mile. Chrysantheme became the
wife of Pierre Lott during his stay at
Nagasaki, and then dutifully went
home to her mother without breaking
her heart at all. But she was not
geisha, only n ntousme-"one OF the
prettest words in the Nipponese Ian
guagc," comments NJ. Lott, "it seems
almost as if there must be little
moue in the very sound, as If pretty,
taking little pout, such as they put on,
and also a little pert physiognomy,
were described by t."
Lieutenant Pinkerton, equally
ignorant with Lieutenant Lott but I'M
instructed evidently, marries a geisha
whose father had made the happy dis
patch at the request Of the Son OF
Heaven after making a blunder in his
military command. She is Cio-Cio-
San. also Madame Butterfly, and
she comes to her wedding with bevy
of geishas or ntouSm6s and a retinue
Of relations. All enjoy the hospital
itv Of the American officer while pick
ing him to pieces, but turn from their
kinswoman when they learn from an
uncle. who is a Buddhist priest and
who comes late TO the wedding like
the wicked fairy in the stories, that
she has attended the Mission school
and changed her religion. Wherefore
the Ionze curses her: "Hou, hou'
Cio-Cio-.San"
.Sharpless, United States Consul a.
Nagasaki, had not approved OF
Pinkerton's adventure, fearing that
il might bring unhappiness to the
little woman; but Pinkerton had
laughed at his scruples and had
emptied his glass to the marriage
with an American wife which he hoped
to make some day. Neither Lott nor
Long troubles us with the details OF
so prosaic thing as the marriage
ceremony, but Puccini and his llpreE
fists make much Of it for 1t provides
the only opportunity for chorus and
the musician had found delightfully."-
melliauous Japanese gongs to add
pretty touch OF local color to the
music. Now Cio-Cio-San has been
"outcasted" and Pnlkerton comforts
her and they make love (after But
terfu has changed her habiiiments'
in the starlight like any pair OF lovers
in Italy. "Dolce Motel Quan'e
stellel Vienl, vienil' for quantity.
This Is the first act Of the opera, and
IL 10 all expository 70 Belsse0's "Tras-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL EXCURSIONS IN OPERA-LAND
CALENDAR FOR THE CURRENT WEEK

Hail. violin by Eddy Brown;
recital by Rudolph CAM; Manhattan
Opera House, Sis m, popular concert
House. S5 Russian Ballet; Aeolan
by Wilyde Sad Ellen de Ssder and Jacques
Jolas; Opera Brooklyn English THE Jewels OF the
Madonna"
TUESDAY-Aeolan ". Camsn and "Prin
panoore recital by Mseha Levitski Man
Ballet; opera House. brook-
lyn m opera English, "Lohengrin"
Hail. recital by Loa Hoffman; opera
English. Jewels Of the MadonnA'i
m, Butterfly"
Hail. recital by Rosae "irhn $50
p Florence Mulford Manhattan Opera House. e;lS
House. Brooklyn s5 opera in Eng
"Samson Deilah.'
Hail. pisnofoe recital by John Powe $40
Martha Phillips; Manhattan Opera House s;le
Music Brooklyn 5 violin recital
Eddy Opera Brooklyn s:l5 in English
Bohome."
Hail. violin recital Efrem Zmoaist
m, by Isolde Menges, violns and or
Manhattan Opera House, 2:30 and $3.50 Russian
Brooklyn English Samson and
Delah," and s:15 p. M, "The Jewels Of the Madonna"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15

~ Is an old story that many operas
saieh are recognized as masterpieces
A'er fail 20 find appreciation or ap-
feTsl when they are FIRST produced.
Aadana Butterfly" made hasco when
H6sget forward at La Scala on Febru-
az Il. 1908. q
~ complete was the daseo that in his
,axis,y 70 withdraw the work signor
Iseeini b said 20 have offered 70 re-
1esfse the management OF the theatre
," ne expenditures entsiled by the
''soetion. Failures OF this kind are
'ss7snily ineKplicsble, but II is pos
"''s hat The unconventional character
:, ns s'ory and the insensibility Of the
'~lisns % local musical color had a
y'ss' deal 20 do with IL IN this case.
"haisysr The cause, the popular atti-
.'s' Inward The opera was displayed in
~ manner peculiar 70 Italy, the dis
-'as'n'ed majority whistling, shrilling
- hSass Keys. grunting, roaring, bel
ing and laughing In the good old
."h''nso manner which might be set
s''n AZ possessed Of some virtuous
-.h' y reserved for obviously stupid
z'ssien,.
lhs Pail Mall Gazette" reported
," a. the time the composer told a
tbs Nat on this fsteful frat night
vas shat 5p IN q small room behind
scenes, whsrs he could hear moth
~" what was going on on tho stage
n ne audience room. On a similar
ssn. . esn.ery ago. whsa "Ths
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15

Rudolph CAM will give his first piano
recital of the season at Aeolisn Hall
this afternoon.
This afternoon in Carnegie Hall Eddy
Brown will appear in violin recital
which will contain several novelties.
In the programme for the Sunday
night concert at the Manhattan Opera
House Nine. Ethel Leginsks will play
for the first time In New York this sea-
son. and Theo Karle, a Western tenor,
will sing for the first time in this city
Merlin Davies, a young Welsh-Cana-
dian tenor, will make his first New York
appearance tomorrow night at Aeoiian
Hall.
There will be concert tomorrow
afternoon at Aeolian Hall By Nine.
Ellen de Sadler, soprano; Willy de Sad
Ter, barytone, and Jacques Jolas,
pianist
Mischa Levitzki, young Russian
pianist, will appear in a recital on
Tuesday afternoon at Aeolian Hall.
Charles Wakefield Cadmsn, the Amer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
Books, Play and Opera

His ship having been ordered TO the
Asiatic station, B. F. (Benjomin
Franklin, to emphasize his national
ity) PinkertOn, Lieutenant in tho
United States Navy, follows a custom
mot at all unusual among naval Of
fcers. if Pierre Lott is to be believed)
and for the summer sojourn in Japan
leases japanese wife. (The word
"wife" is a euphemism for housekeeper,
companion, play-fellow, mistress, what
mott This is done in "A manner in
volving little ceremony, as is known TO
travellers and others familiar with the
social customs Of Nippon, through a
ndkodo, a marriage broker or matri-
monial agent. NJ. Loki called his man
Kangourou; Mr.. Long gave his the
name of Goro. That, however, and the
character Of the simple proceeding be-
fore a registrar is immaterial. N. Lott,
who assures us that his book Is merely
some pages from a veritable diary, en-
tertains US with some details prelimi-
nary TO his launch into singular kind
of domestic existence which are inter-
esting as bearing on the morals Of the
opera and as indicative of the fact that
he is a closer observer of Oriental life
than his American conferree. He lets
US see how merchantable wives" are
chosen, permits NJ. Kangourou to ex-
hibit his wares and expatiate on their
merits. There Is the daughter OF
wealthy China merchant, young wom-
an of great accomplishments who can
write commercially" and has won
prize in a poetic contest with sonnet.
She is, consequently, very dear-lOO
sen. say slOO-but that is of no conse-
quence; what matters is that she has a
dsfguring scar on her cheek. She will
not do. Then there is Mile. Jssmin, a
pretty girl Of fifteen years, who can be
had for sIS or $50 a month Contract
cancellable at the end of any month
for non-payment), a few dresses OF
fashionable cut and pleasant house to
live in. Mile. Jasmin comes to be in
spected with one old lady, two old
ladies, three old ladies (mamma and
aunts) and a dozen friends and neigh
bors. big and little. Lofts moral stom-
ech revolts at the thought Of buying a
child who looks like a doll for his uses.
and is shocked at the public parade
which has been made Of her as a COM
modify He has not yet been initiated
into some of the extraordinary customs
Of japan, nor yet into some OF the dis
tinctions attendant upon those customs.
He learns of one Of the latter when he
suggests TO the broker that he might
marry charming geisha who had
taken his fancy at tea house. The
manner In which the suggestion was
received convinced him that he might
as well have purposed to marry tho
devil himself as professional dancer
end sineer. Among the train OF Mile.
.Jasmin's friends Is one less young
than Mile. Jasmln, say about eighteen.
and already more Of a woman; and
when Lott says "Why not herl" NJ.
Kapyourou trots her out for inspection
and. disereetly sending Lott away. con-
cludss the arrangement between night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
First Failure and Reconstruction of the Opera.

Barber Of Seville" scored an equally
monumental failure, Rossini. In the
conductors chair, faced the mob,
shrugged his shoulders and clapped
his hands 70 show his contempt for
his judges. then went home and com
posedly to bed. Puccini, though ne
could not see the discontinue OF ms
opera. was not permitted TO remain IN
ignorance Of it. His son and ms
friends brought him the news. HIS
collaboration, Giacosa, rushed into the
room with dishevelled hair and staring
eyes, crying: 81 have suffered the pas
sion Of DEATH" while Signorina stor-
chic burst into such a food OF tears
and sobs that IL was feared she would
be III. Puccini was cut TO the heart
but he did not lose faith in the WORK.
lie had composed IL in love and knew
It's potentislities. His faith found JUS
tihcation when he produced IL In Bres-
ella three months later and saw II start
out at once on triumphsl tour OF
the European theatres. His work Of
revision was not large or compreben-
sive one. He divided the second act
into two acts, made rome COMBINATIONS
70 relieve the long strain, wrote few
measures Of introduction for the final
scene, bat refused otherwise 10 change
tho music. His fine sense Of tho drs-
matte had told him correctly when he
planned the work that there ought not
TO be a physical interruption OF the
patAstis vigil sut Of which Blanche
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
TWO MOZART OPERAS

Under the direction of Albert Reiss,
of the Metropolitan Opera Company, .
matinee will be given at the Empire
Theatre on Thursday afternoon, Octo-
Der 26, at which two little operas OF
Mozart-"The Impresario" and "Bastien
and Bastienne"-will be sung. Both
will be given in English, and the COM
pany will comprise Mabel Garrison,
Lucy Gates, David Bispham and Mr..
Reiss. Sam Franko will conduct the or
chestra. The versions in English have
been made by H. f. Krehbiel and A.
Mattaulath. On this occasion these
operas will be heard for the first time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
RECITALS OF THE WEEK

lean composer, and Princess Tsisnins,
the Indian mezzo-soprano, assisted by
Arkady Bourstin, violinist, and Paulo
Grippe, 'cellist, will give q concert at
Aeolisn Hall on Tuesday evening.
Miss Rosalie Wirthlin will give
song recital on Thursday afternoon at
Aeolian Hall.
On Thursday evening Florence Null
ford, contralto of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. will give q song reci-
tai at Aeolian Hall.
Martha Phillips, a Swedish colorstura
soprano, will give a recital at Aeolian
Hall on Friday evening.
Efrem Zimbalist will give his first
violin recital this season at Carnegie
Hall on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Marcia Van Dresser will give
song recital at Aeolian Hall on Satur-
day afternoon.
Miss Isolde Menges, violinist, assisted
by the Maud Allen Symphony orches-
ira, under the direction Of Ernest
Bloch, will give @ concert at Aeolian
Hall on Saturday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15

nal Butterfly being Ella Srsmosy tan Hunga-
rian singer Susuti. Harriet Behne: PINK
erton. Joseph +. Sheehan. and Sharpless,
Winfred GoN. Arturo Vigna conducted the
frst Italian performance at the Metropolitan,
with Geraldine Farrar as butterfly. Louise
Homer a. SuziLi, Caruso as P,nkcrton, Scott
q Shosplsss and Albert Rein - 0srA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15

The Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra,
Joseph Knecht conductor, announces
two concerts in the grand ballroom Of
the hotel. The first will take place
on Friday evening, November 10, with
Frank Pollock, tenor, as solols.. Nine.
Schumsnn-Heink will appear at the
February concert.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-04

II is said over legislation Is more
hazardous to public welfare than not
enough. When people reach that state
Of mental decay that they desire to
sit at ease and depend upon legisla-
tion to take care of them they are
ready tc be fed from nursing bottles
and are soon bereft Of independent
manhood. While people travelling in
public conveyances were expected to
provide for their individual comfort
there were fewer casualties and few
err damage suits than now, since leg
isintion has demanded that tram por-
tation companies shall nurse and cod
die the traveller with all the comforts
required IN other days when the ven
dor of foods knew that his pccuniary
success depended upon the purity
mlness Of measure and the flavor of
his goods TO meet the approval Of his
individual customers there were few
err ruined stomach and soas dfead
OF deadly germs and microbes and
lcss tuberculosis and other ailments
than now since legislation has adopt
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-04

ed Official inspection Of oyerylhlne
marketed for food
Legislation has provided for moth
DDS for the prevention OF fire losses
and has provided for local municipal
officers who are supposed to watch
after the welfare OF their municlpall-
ties. but fearing lest the matters may
not be cared for further legislation
comes to provide for new officers to
so about the country to inspect the
conditions and stlll the towns are
burned.
Railroad companies are forced to
keep inspectors at ali division points
to pass upon the worthiness o. tho
rolling stock and still there are
wreck almost every day.
Legislatures pass laws In response
to a supposed demand which comes
OF agitation, and In short time
must leelslate some more to make II
effective. or maybe to modify II, and
still the public finds It's desires I'M
satisfied
with all our laws. with all our
modern convonlences. with all our
accomplishments, with all our law
made regulations people are less hap
by, less oontented, less robust and
less independent than were our fore
bears who depended upon themselves
and carved out their own individual
destlnies with brain and Drawn Injured
to hardshlps and prlvatlons.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-04
THE DOG POISONING CAMPAIGN.

The work IS progression rapidly
During the past week over ninety
patches OF grain have been mixed in
different parts Of the county for as
many farmers and ranch owners.
Mr.. Pearn has visited Fluvanna
Hermleigh, The Homer Miller ranch
and Crowder and has spent several
days In Snyder. At each place the
people assembled in good numbers
bringing their grain and having It
mixed under expert supervision
which insures a better result when
put out
The poison is being purchased rap
Idly and the advice is that everybody
get busy and secure what Is required
at once.
Mr.. Pearn will be at the following
places during the coming week.
Saturday Feb. 9TH. snyder, all
day
Monday. February 7tho snyder
all day.
Tuesday, February sth, Camp
Springs, 10 a.. m
Wednesday, February 9TH Der.
uott ia Ia m
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-04
noosEvEur pom rnErAnEDNEss
Seeks to Blame Wilson for Foreign
Wars. Shows What He
would DO.

Ex-Presidcnt Roosevelt made a
speech last week in New York in
which he scored the American gov
eminent for failing to protect life
and property in Mey!co and for in
suits and outrages by Mexicans to
go unpublished.
Then he calls upon all foreigners
OF American birth to be loyal 10 the
United States and to stand out
against their mother countries when
they are wrong He argues that under
the laws OF nations as adopted in the
Hague Conference It was our duty to
go to the aid Of Belgium, at least
automatically as soon as Germany
pounoed upon her,
Col. Roosevelt then takes up and
advocates ample preparedness to In
sure protection Of American rights
In the event OF war. lie argues much
along the same lines as does Presi-
dent Wilson. He holds that no na-
tlon can be great that Is not prepar-
ed to successfully defend It's rights
and back up It's demands
He contends that preparedness
doesn't necessarily mean, war, but
It means ability and power should
war come
Some Of Roosovelt's periods;
well meaning, foolish people tell
MS that preparedness brings on war.
As matter OF fact preparedness
brings on war just to the extent that
fire insurance brings on fires There
are ceraln individuals who when they
get their houses insured, set them on
FIRE, but this does not mean that we
ought to abandon lre insuraoe.
81 stand for ample preparedness in
order to avert war and in order to
avert disgrace and disaster II war
should come.
1.-THE professional German Ameri-
can who seeks to make us the tool Of
Germany against Belgium Is not an
American at ALL and he is out Of
place in this country and should go
back to the country to which in his
heart he pays real allegiance. Above
all, he should be repudiated by the
real American Of German descent, the
American who Is one Of our very best
and most valuable citizens.
81 ask that we stand for property
rights, but that we put human rights
ahead Of property rights and finally
that we show that we have It In us to
dare to risk something to suffer some
discomfort and some loss and II nee
essary some danger on behalf Of a
lofty ideal.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-02-04
Spring Seasons
New Fabrics

We are daily opening up new merchandise and
putting in our shelves for inspection. AS we all
know the shortage of dye stuffs makes it prop
oston to get good fast coIors at this date but our
experienced buyer man who sees far ahead in
these matters has carefully selected from several
of the highest class merchandise concerns and
secured for us these beautiful fabrics which we
have ready for your inspection.
Our business is only Common sense PROPOSE
ton" we don't wish to excite your curiosity in ord
err to get you in our place to see what we are show
ing you, we know our trade is of the highest class
and understand that they exact and will not have
anything that does not contain the highest quail
ty and the latest style.
We appreciate their views, we strive to satisfy
their wants, we are showing quite quantity of the
most beautiful colorS in Tub Silks we have ever had
the pleasure of presenting to you, goods that men
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To those wishing evening gowns, we have now
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GeOrgette Crepe and Crepe de Chine in the most
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throughout we are showing wide range of cOlOrs
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To convince you of what we say is to show you
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Tnwncnnd-0|dham R In
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-28

The pupils learned that pig could
not thrive entirely on scraps from
lunches and occasional ears of corn.
An interested member of the school
committee offered the use of his team
and implements and the pupils started
to work cleaning the forest land to
use as a forage pasture. They then
planted crops of rye, wheat, rape, and
grass to afford the pig grazing plots of
green forage. A cold frame was also
put in and cabbage plants were grown
for sale, the money thus realized being
turned over to buy whatever additional
feed was necessary to keep the young
animal.
AS a result of the interest aroused,
taxpayers and members of the school
board have given their support to the
establishment of a small demonstration
farm. More land is to be purchased
and the county agent is TO visit the
school each week. Since the pig was
brought into the school less than a
year ago, the membership of the coun-
ty pig club has more than trebled.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-28
TREATED HIM LIKE LEPER
Characteristic French Method of Pay
ing lnformer for Services That
Made Him Forever Infamous.

Alexandra Dumas contributed to the
Didier, who was deputy under the
Second empire. Didier's father was
secretary TO the ministry of the in
terror at the time when the Duchesse
de Berri was arrested at Nantes at
the end of her attempt to raise the
country against Louis Philippe and in
favor Of her son. the Count de Cham
hord The traitor Deutz agreed to
sell TO the government the secret of
her hiding place for five hundred thou
sand francs, and it was the elder Di-
dier's duty to pay the scoundred for his
dirty work He took his son Henri
into the office and said: Look well
now ut what passes, and never forget
it, You will learn what Il lache is,
and the method of paying HIM" Deutz
was then brought into the room where
Monsieur Didier was standing behind
his desk on which were placed two
packets, each of which contained two
hundred and fifty thousand francs. AS
DeutZ neared the desk Monsieur Di-
der made Il sign to him TO stop. Then,
taking pair of tongs. he extended
the packets, one after the other, into
the hands open to receive them. Not
word was spoken, and, when the
transfer was effected, Monsieur Didier
pointed to the door.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-07-28
HOME YEARNlNG TOO STRONG
Wanderer Unable to Resist the I'M
pulse That Babe Him Turn His
Steps to Shelter and Peace.

The lone traveller plodded YEARLY
onward, signing sorely, painting pitt
fully.
I'm homesick. that's what's the mat
ter with me, he groaned. Only been
gone II month, and homesick. I'm a
fine one, am ~
And he trudged tearfully
The wind whistled ''Tipperary'
through the naked branches, few
dry sturgeon leaves tiuttered down,
everything spoke of approaching win
ter
''Homesick 7 he muttered resentful-
~ I'm a softie. | am. Homesick J"
And he meandered mournfully, NUT
teiing
Overhead the sky was gray and cold,
and with the exception Of a few SILVER
ing titolinks no birds We're visible.
Il can't stand it," cried the lone
traveller. Il give in. oh, what a
softie I"
And the tramp knocked on the door
of the next Jail he passed and asked
please to be pinched over the cold
eather.-Louisville Times.