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iagement Of the concerts,.i quite equal

lagement Of the concerts, is, quite equal
to that Of past years.
The concerts will be given. as usual.
on Tuesday afternoons. November 6.
December i, January s. February II
and March II, ali of them at 4:3o
o'clock. Three soloists are. announced.
Nine. Melba, who is on her way from
Australia to this country; Ninifreo
Christie, Scotch pianist. and Fritz
The orchestra will return with exact
ly the same personnel 1t had last year.
There and Here-Faddma, chief OF
the oriental dancers in The Garden or
Allah" compares America with her ma
tive land
1T was my woman's curiosity she
said recently. that brought me to. this
great wild country. l wished to see
your land of gold. having heard so
much of it 1 shall be glad to return
to the scenes and companions of, my
childhood. for at home am more hap
ply. more free than IN your countfys =
Here / am treated with respect 1t
is true. but all is so cold, SO abrupt
am whirled from hotel to theater in
a thing called taxi / dance for your
great ladies, who clap their hands. BIT
when I dance before sultanas. In the
harems of our potentates, guard OF
honor is sent to escort me there ana TO
my home again.
"And when l think of the life in Bis
kara Of my triumphal Journeys along
the African coasts. the great freedom
of the. desert. the homage OF the great
to Faddma. 1 am sick for my home.
In my country, the women do not go
to buy anything at all. Their hus-
bands do all THAI. The women stay at
home and make themselves beautiful
They have many private entertain
1or, oil
l have danced before many of them.
The wives of one mamie may have
as many as he can support-wfll come
together in one part of their house ana
peep through the lattice work at the
dancers. Some of the older women may
be allowed to sit. yelled. in front. but
the younger ones must keep back
In New York I went to meeting
where women Were talking and want
ing to do everything themselves. l did
not like 1t. We think our men can do
that better. We do not want to bother
Lenore Ulricb.-Lenore Ulrich, lead
ing woman in David Belasco's latest
production. Tiger Rose" gained her
training in stock.
Her first opportunity came in Mil
waukee stock company. where she
played very small parts. Thence she
went to a stock company in Chicago
to play utility roles and next to COM
pany in Grand Rapids as ingenue. She
returned to Chicago in a similar capac-
ity and soon rose to playing leading
roles. She finished her stock career in
a season of leads with Schenectady
company.
Her first appearance outside of stock
was as Luana, the heroine of THE Bird
of Paradise" in which for two years
she toured the United States and Can
ada Motion pictures then claimed
her attention. until her appearance in
The Mark of the Beast" at the Princess
the play lasted but two weeks. Miss
Ulrich scored genuine triumph and
was selected by David Belasco to create
the title role in The Heart of Wetona."
Her portrayal of the Indian girl in this
piece stamped her as an actress of un-
usual skin and personality. In five
wears she has risen from obscurity TO
a prominent position on the stage
With very little makeup. Miss UlrHh
has played Spanish and gypsy girls. a
Hawaiian maiden and an Indian girl.
James A. Henrne.-The career of the
late James A. Hearne. author of Shore
Acres" showed the value of perseverance,
Hearne was an advocate of realism in the
drama, but years passed before he gained
recognition. Both as an actor and play
wright he eventually attained to a high
place.
He was born in Troy. N Y. in 1s40,
and played his first part in Uncle Tom s
Cabin" For nearly twenty years he was
well known as an actor and his Hearts
fortune for him. He was the author of
"The Minute Men Drifting Apart, -
| Margaret Fleming" Sag Harbor'' and
"Shore Acres