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New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

received benefits. for with their advent Ital-
ian art was lifted from the immobie plane
to orc Of wide variety and new charm. Pres
age for this evolution may be seen in this
exhibition by comparing the productions
from Siena ard Umbria with those from
Florence, and notably with those from Lom-
bardy. where Flemish influence was most
marked
This early Italian art, according to Mr..
Cortissoz, might be compared to "some
glorious towering bush" Here is the
picture:
"At the top of the bush there are perfect
blossoms, in which nature-or Inspiration
would seem to have reached consummate per-
fection. All about, below, and even peeping
forth-among the finished growths, there are
buds half opened, or family blghted as with
pathetic weakness before they could un-
fold more than a single petal. These, OBJ
yiously. are almost igibe-almost, but
not quite. Every bud on the bush gives forth
something of the sweetness. the fragrance Of
the parent plant; every one is touched by the
central sap. The figure which we apply to
the school as a whole applies also in peculiar
cXactitude to this exhibition. . There
IS scarce a thing on the walls which fails 20
give pleasure, which does not exhale that ex-
quisitc perfume Of beauty which was the par
,icular gift Of the Italian school to the
world. And the very naivete of some OF
those obscure souvenirs Of obscure painters
helps Us toward better understanding Of
the entire movement which they herald.
1T was q movement. as we know from the
perfect blossoms aforesaid, toward a moral
... .u us.hctic grandeur established in ex-
,raartnary equilibrium. Feeling and art, in
spiration and craftsmanship. travelled hand
1 uani with a common goal in view. That
goal. in 50 far as it may be concisey ex-
pressed, was n monumental illustration Of
the divine story, the commemoration of the
Madonna, of the lives Of her Son and the
saints, in terms that emerged from one au-
stere tradition, the Byzantine, and were de-
veloped under another that would have been
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Mrs. Fiske in "Madame SAND

world has not entirely recovered" A vo.
derful woman? Perhaps wonderful \.
cause so utterly and deliciously batBi,.
One of history's puzzles, "the multitua..
Of George Sands biographers," as job,
Corbin notes in "The Times" "have a. ".
failed to establish her as an intellig,,,
human being. She is an unreduced pa,,
dox, a sphinx, alike in literary genius ana
in human conduct"
]. Rankin Towse, in "The Eveni,,
Post" calls her "a phenomenal creatu,s'
who is, in the present portrayal, only frs,.
mentarily realized. Indeed, "a dom
effective plays could be made out Of dt.
ferent incidents in the career Of u.
famous Frenchwoman." To Stephen Rab.
bun, in "The Evening Sum-" George is !,
flaming bird of paradise"-but also I,
being in which were most curiously blends
traits of the mistress and the mother. Djx
agreeing with Mr.. Towse, who felt tint
Mrs. Fiske did not grasp the true Georn
Sand, Mr.. Rathbun was sure that u.
actress twas lacking in none Of the cha,.
acteristics commonly associated with ths
woman" Louis Sherwin declared in "Th
Globe" that he couldn't recall anything
Mrs. Fiske has done that gave him a.
much pleasure as her impersonation d,
George Sand. And as for Mr.. Moelleri
treatment Of this devious and Elusive sub
iect. "whether Madame Sand is vel
made play in the technical sense o.
serves Dir. Sherwin, 81 neither know nor
care. The. important thing is that it b
absorbing and stimulating"
In the vernacular, according to Bum
Mantle, in "The Evening Mall" Mi
Moeller has turned the trick" producing
"a brilliant satirical comedy" And tie
result, adds Mr.. Mantle, sis an evening
of pure delight'-at any rate for thoS
who do not go to the theatre with eya
blinded to all save "the play for the plays
sake" or with fixed notion, formed Of
much theatregoing, that play must tel
one connected story rather than bits Of
several stories" Mrs. Fiske, this criti
thinks, hasn't had better part since she
first played Becky Sharp.
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Reviewing the Reviewers

dramatic education began under the auspice,
of colored nanny who used to take him to
Saturday matinees at the Louisville and later
at Macauley's and the Masonic Temple thea.
tres. He came TO New York and was grad.
uated from the School Of Arts in Columbn
College. Later he studied political science,
took an A. NJ and studied law for two
years there. He continued to frequent the
theatre, he says, entirely too much for his
wellbeing, just as he had through his child
hood. He went to Germany for two years,
studying political science a. Berlin under
Adolph Wagner and at Strsssburg under Pro-
fessor Laband. Returning to New York be
studied law for another year 10 prepare hlr''
self for admission to the bar. The Following
June he took his examinations and wa ,e'
mitted to practice in this department u.sS
Judge Van Brunt
"That was fifteen years ago, and the nen
day he went on The Sun through his oh
friend, W. NJ. Laffan, and has remained there
ever since. After one year OF general wo"
he became assistan. to Franklin Fyles, th@
filled in for whilo as music critic and nsn
became an editorial and Sunday writer Three
years ago, by a process Of elimination n
was reluctantly, he tells The Mirror fofceo
to become a dramatic critic once more
Mr.. Reamer was for several years
dramatic editor of "Harpers" and musiea'
editor of "Town and Country"
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Croix de Guerre
WITHIN the InUalides, burnt, MANNED
w and blind,

WITHIN the IrvaEides, burnt mainn''
w and blind,
They stumble pasta pitiful array
Of broken men, that only yesterday
Were keen and quick with life. The rugged
kind
Old Generals words drift through eaen
weary mind
Like some vague vision, where, gallant
and gay,
Youth stormed the heights and kept the
foe at bay
Out in the tingling, shrapnel-laden WIND
A woman wceps with pride, but through
her tears
She sees a crippled land, young men
made old,
Who bide in chimney corners down 'n'
years,
Stroking the medals in their helple"
hold
And knows she, too, through silent pan
must bear :,
Upon her patient heart the "Crotx ~
Guerre."
Charlotte Becker, in Life
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4 RT critics, both amateur and pro-
"A fessional, are finding much to ad-
mire in the loan collection Of lO2
Italian Primitives which will continue 70
be on exhibition at the new Klenberger
Galleries, 725 Fifth Avenue, until the end
of the month in the interest of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
In approaching this collection, COM
ments Royal Cortissoz in The Tribune, one
may proftably take the point Of view Of
the scholar and student, the player of the
game Of "attribution," and work out some
Of the numerous problems presented in
the exhibit, speculate on some Of the mys-
teries of authorship connected with many
Of the pictures. On the other hand. for
the dsinterested lover of beauty the eX-
hibit is also notable.
Art at pure sources is perhaps the SIM
plest way of expressing the significance Of
the collection, remarks Frederick w. Eddy
in "The New York World" who gives the
following explanation for the lay critic:
an the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries, when these canvases were pro-
duced, artists in Italy were generally in tn"
service Of the Church, or were retainers OF
the rich nobility. They had little concern for
material needs, and thus could devote their
entire thought TO the qualification o. the ele-
CANT tastes of their patrons. Much Of the
early work was done in tempera against a
golden background, and sacred objects were
entrusted only to the most skilled hands.
Proof of the quality Of such production may
now be seen in clearness Of line and fresh
ness Of color that have remained unimpaired
through the centuries. The extended period
Of the hangings and the varied locality Of
origin cover the heights Of medieval per-
formance and the beginning Of the Renais-
sance, when students from the North coun-
tries carried TO Italy the Flemish discovery
of oil paintings. The visitors gave as well as
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

A CCORDING to Robert G. Welsh,
n writing in 1.-THE Evening Tele-
L n gram" there is still an old ira
dition of the theatre to the effect that the
American dramatist can't write good
satire. and. furthermore, that the Amerl-
can audience doesn't care for it. But the
tradition. Mr.. Welsh emphatically states,
was completely smashed at the Criterion
on Monday evening. Mr.. Moeller and Mrs.
Fiske, in happy collaboration Of talents,
attended to its final obsequies Forbetween
them, in phrase from "The Evening
Journal" they succeeded in bringing to
Broadway "the very best mid-Victorian
picture which it has ever been New York's
pleasure to gaze upon"
The play, as Charles Darnton pointed
out in "The Evening World" is written
with understanding, wit and discrimina-
which, in turn, assist
Mrs. Fiske once again to prove herself
''the finest artist on our stage" You
NAV be sure" adds Mr.. Darnton, Mrs.
Fiske gave the finest individual perform
ance ever seen on the New York stage in
years" In the opinion of Louis " De Foe,
writing in "The World" "this fine actress
brought to the title role intelligence, spirit,
fervor and courage"
One is conjured by Ralph Block, in The
Tribune, to look upon the passage of "that
most amazing, tempestucus and fecund
woman" through an Eden Musee of "des-
perate swains"; what passage! Yes,
one is called upon to observe this wonder
full creature externally renewing herself
in her quest for love-" The experience on
the part of the spectator is bound to prove
profitable, for, in the words of this critic,
at is a subtle and engaging picture OF a
time of sentimental exaggerations"-an
era, he adds, "from whose evil effects the
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

"HE revival Of Gounod's Faust" at
the Metropolitan Opera House last
Il week, was, according TO the critics,
in many and various ways a notable
artistic event 1t occasioned the first .ap-
pearance this season Of Geraldine Farrar,
and also served for the debut at the
Opera of Pierre Monteux, the French
conductor, and of Thomas Chalmers, an
American barytone, who had been heard
here before only in concert and with the
Century Opera Company. The remainder
of the cast included Martinelh, Leon
Rothier, Nine. Raymonde Delaunois and
Rosina Cali. The opera was also gwen
an entirely new and elaborate stage set
ting, far removed from the traditional,
conventional picture.
But the real Importance Of the produc-
ton as an operate event lay in the fact
that it was given practically with no
"cuts"-a Faust" shorn Of the cheap
conventions and debasing STACY" re-
strictions 10 which the work has usually
been subjected during the last twenty
yedfs OF IuDfes IL "@o bifSH ibN'N "N~'''
in It's entirety than ever before within
the memory Of the average operagoer
In the words Of the critic Of "The Boston
Transcript" il was Faust restudied,
remounted, recast and treated as though
II were a new opera" The effect Of the
production, it seems, amply justified this
careful treatment.
In particular the orchestral prelude 10
the whole opera and the introductions 70
the various acts were given without
abridgement. The episode Of the Wal
purgis Night was also restored To quote
again "The Boston transcripts" critic
There was no abridgement Of the decla-
mAtion-by no means Gounod's least artfu.
vriting-vhieh carries forward the dramatic
narrative Of the opera. The musico- dramatic
tale OF Faust, Nephistopheies and Marguerite,
% Counod and his librettists tell IL, ceased
70 be merely frame on which TO hang cele-
ffsted numbers and celebrated singers. II
hso beginning, middle. end, continuity, sd-
vance, emulation.
30 10 restore the orchestral preludings-
largely at the instance Of Mr.. Monteux-~was
70 90 them no more than belatsd Justice. They
ore written with the fine and sensitive play
ef harmonic and instrumental color and suz.
rsstlon that distinguishes Counod on many
Ssgs 81 Eaasts With bis iayentiop and
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joseph Bonnet Plays Bach

On Monday afternoon the French
~ orepnist, Joseph Bonnet, gave the
second organ recital of his series in the
Hotel Astor ballroom. It was wholly de-
voted to Bach. "The Evening Post" rem
dered its verdict as follows
"All tho numbers were played with tech
nical mastery, n feeling for color and the
architectural form Of the music, and with
intense sympathy. The Trio Sonata and the
passacaglia were perhaps the best played
numbers on the programme; the climax in
the Passncaglia was worked up in splendid
style. The audience was enthusiastic in It's
applause
"The Sun" pointed out that:
"Mr. Bonnet presented his programme with
his usual rare skill in the technique of man
uals and pedals. and with admirable breadth
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

NOiu III ANuocio iNoNii, A'SW iVih n
ers have been reveling in Rus
sian harmonies. On Saturday evening,
November II, the Russian Symphony
Orchestra, under Altschuler, began it's fif-
teenth season in this city. at Carnegie
Hall, with a programme Of Muscovite
music; and on Sunday afternoon, in the
same place, Gabrilowitsch entertained a
very large audience with an all-Russian
programme.
The critics, while finding the perform
ance Of the Russian orchestra by no means
devoid of merit ("The Evening Mail" pro-
nouncing II "a highly interesting pro-
gramme, containing several novelties -
the critics centred their praise upon the
playing Of Mr.. Gabrilowitsch, Mr.. Finck,
In "The Evening Post" declaring that it
was "eyen more brilliant and dazzling than
usual" "The Tines found his work "full
Of charm and poetic spirit However,
there was conflicting opinion over Scria-
bine's sonata, Mr.. Finck rejecting It in
these, crushing words at is little more
than tumble Of discords. without rhyme
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or Miss Mabel Garrison's song recital
" in Aeolian Hall on Tuesday The
Tribune wrote:
"Miss Garrison was in excellent voice and
proved once more that for purity OF timbre,
taste and fexibility Of style she stands in the
very first rank Of American singers
"There is, indeed. something in her voice
snd style Of singing which reminds one Of
n miniature Sembrich. II her voice were Of
greater power the world Of opera might well
find in her another queen Of coloratura."
Max Smith wrote as follows in "The
American:
"Snce che first became known in the
musical world as member of the Metro
politan Opera Company, Mabel Garrison not
only has made notable progress from a purely
vocal point of view. hu' h0g r~'a'l- '~'1r~od
her interpretative horizon. She sang yes
terday with skin, with grace, with under
so; ord -a-cly did sshe fail to give
complete satisfaction 10 the fastidous as
well as to the impressionable listener
In THE Suns opinion. e wl -loas-
ing recital, showing advantageously Miss
Garrison's beautiful, though light voice,
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The Clarion
= ATHER the men to the bugle's call
~ Run up the banner high!

ATHER the men to the bugle's call!
~ Run up the banner high!
Fling out the Stars and Stripes DER all
The banners in the sky.
We Sons of all the nations leap
The youngest to the fight;
That all our fatherlands may reap
The harvest of the light.
Turn plowshares into swords and save
The pruning hooks for spears;
No man is free while there's slave
To wet the earth with tears.
We've all to lose and naught to gain;
We want no alien lands;
But Freedom has been won in vain
If German bondage stands.
Open our garners! Feed the world
Pour out our steel and gold!
Pour out our lives, but keep unfurled
The flag that makes us bold!
The Allies gave their mighty past
To make our present free;
We lash our future to the mast,
And sail for Liberty.
Extend the hand to free the land
That gave our freedom birth;
And cleave the sea, lest Liberty
Shall perish from the Earth;
Divide the air with wings that bear
Our courage through the skies;
The young and brave are bound to save
The world from tyrannies.
That is the pledge that puts an edge
On every sword we WELD;
We only ask the noblest task-to make
Our hearts a shield
To stand between the oppressor and
The lands he would oppress;
We latest claim the greatest task
Our Courage brooks no less.
We seize the chance to pay back France
A little Of the debt
Our Eagle owes her Flower-de-luce
And gallant Lafayette.
So everywhere, sea, land and air,
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Barnard Quotes Isaiah

"The New York Times" has been the
recipient Of the following letter from
George Grey Barnard answering that
papers attacks on his statue Of Lincoln
These lines, my only answer, are worthy,
! hope, 10 be placed on your editorial page
For he shall grow up before him as a
tender plant. ond as root out of dry
ground; he hath no form nor comeliness;
and when we shall see him, there is no
beauty that We should desire him.
He is despised and rejected of men; a
man Of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and We hid as 1t were our faces from him !;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not
Isaiah lii.
GEORGE GREY BARNARD"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Her Part

WE women cannot con a snip
w Across the danger-zone,
Or sink a sneaking submarine,
Or storm fort Of stone,
Or lead charge with naked steel,
Or loose a leaden rain
But we can bind the soldiers woun''
That he may fight again.
We cannot capture batteries,
Or in the trenches lie,
Or cut barbed wire, or mine hill'
Or battle in the sky,
Or drop the bombs upon the foe,
Or point the roaring guns,
Or bear the flag to victory
But we can give our sons!
--M;rna Irving, In As@sey =
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through all its well equaized range and
its delicacy of vocal touch" And "The
Times" had this to say:
"The voice is n light and fragile high
soprano, delicate and clear in quality, rather
sender, naturally, in the capacity for emo
tional color and expression. but, through the
skill, grace, and vivacity Of Miss Garrison's
use OF it, capable of producing delightful
results. Tho charm delcacy and frequently
the brilliancy of her singing gave great
Measure"
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cultles OF which the
public has no ken, and
the writer who can get
a due perspective Of a
play and give his
views a certain liter
ary polish within the
brief interval between
leaving his seat in a
playhouse and press
time is entitled to
some indulgence"
And "The Mirror"
goes on to say that
Mr.. Reamer, whom it
pronounces to be a
man "temneramen-
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Current War Poetry

To the first line advance
Old Glory and the Stars and Stripes
On every breeze in France!
Louis X. Anspacher, in The Touchst0~
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

Mrs. Fiske, in Philip Moeller's three
act play, MADAME Sand" produced
Moudap evening at the Criterion Thea
tire. under the management Of Messrs.
Ka,c and Erlanger, George c. Tyler
and Arthur Hopkins.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

and dignity of style. He was again heard by
large audience and warmly applauded."
In "The Globe" one read that
"The eminent French organist again proved
himself genuine master Such playing Of
Lach's organ music should be heard here
Cltener"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

or reason or tonality or anything else
that seems worth while" On the other
hand, "The Brooklyn Eagle" expressed
delight with this same composition.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

"The D,celling Place Of Light" A
novel By Winston Churchill Published
by the Macmillan Company, 66 Fifth
Avenue, New York. S1.60.
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XII
Lawrence Reamer

dramatic critic for "The Sum-
a FEW years ago "The Dramatic
~ Mirror" prefaced sketch of this
- critics life and artistic career
with the following observation:
"The dramatic critic on a morning news
paper is obliged to contend with many diff
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

How did you get rid Of all your
money!"
Some of it | was touched for and
SOME of it was tagged for. louisville
Courier-J ournal
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

tally and academically equipped for his
task
was born in Louisville and declares that his
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
THE MADONNA AND CHILD, WITH ANGELS
By Sano di Pietro (1406-1481)

Lent by the Estate of Mrs. Ferdinand Hermann
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

RT critics, both amateur and pro-
fessional, are finding much TO ad-
mire in the loan collection Of l02
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Mabel Garrison

OF Miss Mabel Garrison's song recital
" in Aeolian Hall on Tuesday The
Tribune wrote.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Concerts
Two Russian Programmes

Wv HILE everything is bowling dis
w cord in Russia itself, New York
ers have been reyelinp in Rus
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

A CCORDING to Robert G. Welsh,
n writing in "The Evening Tele-
L "A gram" there is still an old ira
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-03
THE NAVY LEAGUE

The Navy League of the United
States in making an extension effort
that should meet with encouragement
everywhere at the present time, cir
cular from Mr. J. H. Gipson, of Cald-
well, state chairman for Idaho. gives
the following idea of the purpose of
the organization and of the necessity
therefor:
Following a traditional American
policy, we have delayed preparations
for war until we figuratively at least
can see the whites of the enemy's eyes.
At this time we are confronted with
the possibility of opposing alone the
greatest military power the world has
ever seen, for in the opinion of many
competent observers there is a chance
that Russia will be eliminated from
the world war by internal troubles, and
that the submarine will force England
to consider a separate peace.
Such situation, in our present ap-
palling state of appropriateness, would
menace the continued existence of this
great republic.
National service at this time is the
foremost thought in the minds Of all
good Americans, and we can work
most effectively for the upbuilding of
our defenses through the organiza-
tions already existing The foremost
exponent of Adequate National De-
Tense has been the Navy League of
America, which has long been active
in support of the navy The aid of the
Idaho newspapers is therefore asked
in enlarging the Idaho membership OF
the league, which is very small at
present, and the formation of local
branches Ct the league in your own
community.
THE League, in cooperation with
the Navy Department, and under its
direction, is undertaking to aid in re-
cruiting the Navy, to assist in procur-
ing enrollments in the naval reserve,
to furnish needed articles of food and
clothing for the navy needed by the
service and not furnished by the gov
eminent, and will attempt the raising
and distribution of a navy league relief
fund"