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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
NEXT WEEKS OPERA.
Triple Puccini Premiere Feature
Saturday Night, Dec. Ii.

The triple Puccini premiere. a week
from next Saturday night. December
IA, when the eminent and popular
composers three new one act operas,
I'll Tabarro." "Suor Angelica" and
"Glanni Schicchi." will have their first
production on any stage, will be the
chief feature OF the fifth week Of the
Metropolitan Opera season. Mr.. Mo-
ranzont will conduct all three.
The operas announced by General
Manager Glullo Gatti-Casazza for the
other perform noes next week are as
follows:
Madame Butterfly" on Monday
evening. with Mines. Farrar, Fornia
and Egener and Messrs. Martinelli,
Chalmers Bada, Audisio. Schlegel and
O'Anselo. Mr.. Moranzoni conducting.
"Trovatore." on Wednesday eve
ming. with Mines. Muzio. Homer and
Egener and Messrs. Martineli, De
Luca. Rothier. Audisio and Reschi-
giian, Mr.. Fapl conducting.
"Elisir D'Amore." on Thursday eve
ming. with Mines. Hempel and Sparkes
and Messrs. Caruso, Scott and Mala-
tesla, Mr.. Papi conducting.
Boris Godunoff," on Friday eve
ming, with Mines. Homer, Mellish
Delaunois, Perrin and Mattfcld and
Messrs. Didur. Althouse. De Serurola
| Mardones, Bada, ReIss, Schlegcl
Rossi, Audis!o and Paltrinieri. Mr.
Papi conducting
The Daughter of the Regiment" al
the Saturday matinee, with Mines
Hempel and hatfield and Mcssrs
Diaz, Scott, Reiss, laurent and
Reschiglian, Mr.. Papi conducting.
A special Verdi programme
will he given at next Sunday nights
Opera Concert" under the direction
Of Gennaro Papi. Artists who will
take part will be Mines. Easton, Ro.
! maine, Sparkes and Braslau ant
Messrs. Diaz, Kingston. Chalmers and
| Mardones
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
$4,000 PAID FOR OLD PLAY.
Auction of Herschel v. Jones's IL
brary Yields S14O,81O.

Evening sales from the library of
Herschel V. Jones at the Anderson
Galleries totalled $27,691 last night
making n grand total OF $l40,610 for
four sessions. The G. A. Baker Com
pany paid $4,000 for the excessively
rare first edition of "Gammer Gurtons
Needle" But one other copy has ever
been sold in America and only five
copies are known to exist. The play
which was printed by Thomas Colweil
in London in 1875, was formerly at
tributed to John Still but is now
thought TO be by William Stevenson
who WAS graduated from Christ Col
lege in 1850.
G. ID, Smith paid $4,000 for a first
edition of Letters to Edward ClodG
rom George Glssing," printed for pri-
vate circulation In London in 1914
Cyrus" a play printed in London in
1894, brought $3.50 from W. VI. Hill
1t is the only copy offered for sale in
forty years.
]. F. Drake gave $3.50 for a pre-
sentation copy Of the Cricket on the
HEARTH" given by Charles Dickens &c
George Cruikshank, the artist, in 1876
"A Souvenir of Dlckens's Last Visit
10 America" with 149 autograph let
tiers from his contemporaries, was sold
to G., u. Smith for $1,000. The Rosen-
bach Company acquired Gavin Doug
lass first poem, The Pals OF Hon
nur." for 1920.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
LETT QUARTET OPENS SEASON
Programme Presented Offers Ad-
mirable Selection.

The opening concert OF the Lett
Quartet's second season took place
last evening at Aeolian Hall 1t had
been postponed from October. The
Ouartet's members remain the sam
Hans Lett, who before their disso-
luton was the second violinist of the
Kneisels, Is the body's leader. and his
associates are Sander Harman, second
violin; Edward Kreiner, viola, and
Gerald Mas, cello.
The programme was without any
novelty, though it offered an admira-
ible selection. 1t opened with Mozarts
quartet in G major, KoeChel No. 3S7.
and closed with the F major quartet.
opus %, of Tschaikowsky Between
these two works camo Beethovens
quartet IN E fiat major, opus "a.
The first two compositions in the
list may be said to be good repre-
sentatives OF their writer's chamber
music styles. The Beethoven quartet
was written during the second OF the
masters three periods" a time when
he wrote the "Appassionata" sonata.
six OF his symphonies and "Fedelio."
The quartet by Tschaikowsky Is the
second of his three works in this form.
A. the time when he had finished it he
said: at Is my best work; not one OF
them has come to me so easily and flu
emily az this"
The Lett players gave their pro-
gramme with apparent devotion and an
enviable skill in ensemble. A young or
ganization. they show gain in the gen.
eral resources OF finish, although they
have opportunity to acquire a smoother
tone and finer nuance. Their spirit.
balance, intonation and precision were
admirable. Their performance Of both
classic numbers was much enjoyed by
their hearers, and especially the an
dante in the Mozart quartet. 1t was
beautifully delivered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
'LTVERMORE WEEDS
MISS VENT, REPORT
Friends Of Plunger Hear He
Is in California on
Honeymoon.

Jesse r. Livermore. known vnriously
in tho financial district as the boy
plunger, the brokers' agent and the
brokers' angel, was reported yester-
day to have started matrimonial life
anew by marrying Miss Dorothy
Wentz, to whom his engagement has
last summer.
Although n number OF his friends
had heard yesterday that the marriage
had taken place, none of them had the
information directly from him and
none of them could say where the
ceremony had been performed or give
the name of the officiating parson.
Livermore could not be found at any
Of the places where his presence Is
familiar. 1t was stated that he HAD
gone on a wedding trip to California.
He is IL years old. and during the
last eight years has made and lost
several fortunes in stock operating. He
was born in Worcester Mass, where
he was reading financial reports before
he was out of knee breeches. and began
his financial career in Boston on q
bank roll of So He ran this stake up
to $4,000. lost IT, and began again
with SIS borrowed from friend. He
operated in Chicago and Denver be-
fore he came to New York perma-
ncntly. He has been down to his last
dollar seven times in ten years.
Last'year and this he had done well.
In May Of this year he was understood
to have made 100000 in steel, and
last July he added substantially to his
May winnings through operations In
cotton He is now heavily interested
in shipping stocks and is considered to
have made something between s5,000,-
900 and $10,O00,O00 az the result OF all
his activities since 1914.
His difficulties with the first Mrs.
Livermore were told considerably in
the newspapers IN the summer OF 1911.
Mrs Livermore made her home at
Huntington, l.. J., that summer, and
while she was living there William
Travers Jerome, counsel for Livermore,
went to her house in a village hack
and left II in car which she claimed
was hers and Lvermore claimed was
his. She had Mr.. jerome arrested and
charged him with larceny OF the car.
hut withdraw her complaint before he
was tried on the charge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
BOOKS FIELD LOVED
WILL Be SOLD HERE
Celebrated Collection Of Alfred
j. Cox, Master Binder,
on View.

A library that seems to have been
closely bound up with the literary his
cory of Chicago is to be sold at auc-
ton. 1t is now on view in the Amer
lean Art Association rooms. 1t was
formed by the late Alfred ]. Cox. n
master binder-friend OF Eugene Field
and OF many other literary and theat-
riCal lights
Mr.. Cox's library Is distinctly q dra-
matte one and works relating to the
great figures and memorable happen
ings on the stage abound in 1t. There
are books about Colley Cibber. David
Garrick. Edwin Booth. Jenny Lind, w.
c. Macready, Charles Kean. Mrs. Jor-
dan, Fanny kemble, Charlotte Cush-
man, Charles Matthews, Peg Voting
ton and other great stars. There are
rare theatrical and anti-theatrical
tracts; theatrical disputes, plays Of
the last three centuries. and, Of
course. an interesting section devoted
10 the supreme head of the play-writ-
ing DISQUALIFICATION Shakespeare.
MIR. Cox managed to assemble an ex-
tremely large and important set Of
Shakespeareana, comprising some 600
volumes OF analysis, criticism. biog-
raphy, anecdotes and digest. 1t Is
topped off by highly impressive copy
Of the imperial edition of Shake
speare's works, extended to thirty
nine volumes by the extra illustra-
tons
Many OF these books have the dou-
BILE interest Of having been bound by
Mr.. Cox. Among these is a set OF
Victor Hugo's works. each volume in
a different shade and style and with
diff ering doublures.
Mr.. Cox was born In England. but
came to America and established him
self in Chicago before the great fire
Of 1871. That historic event wiped
, out his prosperous bindery, but put
only a temporary stop TO its career.
| The binders sympathies extended be-
yond the commercial side of his work.
and his like OF literature and ardent
pusuit OF rare volumes brought him
into association with the keenest wits
of the Western metropolis.
Among others, Eugene Field loved
to browse among the volumes Of Mr..
CoX's sumptuous attic den, as the fol-
lowing verse testifies
MY EOOu llltilAi VA lIlc sly Olu LOA
Has books beyond all number.
They quite abash the vulgar trash
Which my poor shelves encumberl
SO clean and fair so old and rare
l wonder where he found 'em?
! And, having got the precious lot.
| How splendidly he's bound EN-!
! Among the curious and rare works
are: A set of works on Symbolism
Celtic Druids and other ancient
faiths; Caulfield's Portraits OF Re-
markable Persons; Caxton Club pub
locations, Andreas's History OF Chi
cago," a set Of works on Crimlnology
first editions of Pierce Egan, first edi-
lions OF Eugene Field Table Talk and
Bon Mots of Samuel Foote. James e
Murdock's THE Stage and Edward
Strings "Old Drury Lane"
The libraries OF the late William
Ross Warren, Mrs. Frederick s. Cool
idge and Philip Bartholomew are tc
he sold also. These include standard
sets OF American and English authors
/ art books, genealogical works, phil
osophical writings, Americana and gen.
eral literature. The Cox library will
be sold Dec. and 10. and the other
/ libraries Dec. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
ORATORIO SOCIETY
HOLDS 2 CONCERTS
Damrosch Arrangcs Program
For First Two Offerings
of Season.
NEW MUSIC PRESENTED
Lii Boulanger's Compositions
Are Heard in Initial
Presentation.

The first OF the two concerts an
nounced by the Oratorio Society for
the present season took place last
evening In Carnegie Hall Walter
Damrosch, conductor of the organiza-
ton. had arranged a programme COM
prising Wolf-Ferrari's la Vita Nu-
ova' and two choruses by Lili Bou-
LANCER entitled Hymn to the Sun"
and ION the Burial Of a Soldier
Reinald Werrenrath. barytone. sang
the music allotted to Dante in the
Wolf Ferrari work and Resale Miller
that written for Beatrice. The choir
of boys and girls from St. Michaers
Church was also utilized. The noble
musical embodiment Of the Dante tale
is SO familiar to lovers of choral COM
position that no description Of 1t Is
now needed. That Mr.. Werrenrath
would interpret the moods Of Dante
as voiced by Wolf Ferrari with the
full beauty Of his voice and style was
q foregone conclusion and Miss Miller
acquitted herself admirably. The choir
and orchestra showed the results Of
careful preparation. The performance
was the best the work has ever had
here,
Lii Boulanger, whose music was
heard for the first time here, was a
greatly gifted young Frenchwoman
who passed away lately at the age of
25. Little is known here of her history;
but II is on record that she labored
prodigiously under the lash of her
ambition and that she added to the
burdens imposed upon her strength by
tasks assumed in the war. Mr.. DAM
rosch heard her music while in France
last summer and was not only aston
ished but moved by 1t. He has con-
fessed that it revolutionized his ideas
OF the possible powers Of woman as
composer.
Unfortunately the orchestra parts OF
THE Hymn to the Sun" had not ar
rived and therefore only one OF Miss
Boulanger's compositions was heard.
It was disadvantageously placed. Its
mood and its style lin some essen
tials) were not sufficiently different
from those OF the final moments of
Wolf-Ferraris unique inspiration.
But of the sincerity and soundness OF
Miss Boulanger's art there could be no
question. Hearing only one stimulated
the desire to hear more.
She understood we'll the color values
Of voices and their registers. and her
orchestral palette was equally direct
and yet suggestive in its tints. Her
grip of her materials was firm and
her outlines clear. Her melodic vein
disclosed no feminine weakness, but
certain elegance of character.
There was a faint "Reminiscences of
the "Dies irae" at one point, whether
intentional or not could not be tod
But It would be more satisfactory 10
hear this chorus with barytone solo
when not IL juxtaposition TO La Vita
Nuova." 1t was we'll sung by Mr.
.Werrenrath and the choir.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
NOTES OF THE
SOCIAL WORLD

Mrs Walter d. Jennings, IL East
Seventeen street, has given the use OF
her house for sale December IL for
the benefit of the Belgian hospitals.
work rooms and day nurseries main
tanned by the Duchess OF Vendome in
France. The sale has been arranged
by Miss Marie La Montague and will
be in charge OF Nine. st. Exupery, a
lady in waiting to the Duchess. There
will be on sale lingerie, laces, en-
broidered linens and foncy articles
made in France and Belgium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean St. Cyr, who were
In Great Neck, l.. l., for the summer,
have returned to their apartment at
the Ritz-Carlton.
Mrs. Stephen II. p. Pell has arrived
at the st. Regis from the Pavilion. her
country place in Fort Ticonderoga-
She will remain there several weeks
and later will Join her parents, Col.
and Mira. Robert n. Thompson, in
Washington.
After passing several days in New
York Mrs. French Vanderbilt returned
yesterday to Marbourview, her home
in Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Tuckerman have
left Tuxedo Park for the Ritz-Carlton,
where they will be for the winter, as
will also Miss Adelina Moller and her
brother Z. Clarence Moller.
Mrs. Henry Meyer johnson and Miss
Louisa Aymar johnson have come
from Sans Souci, Bayshore, l.. l.. and
are at 1O3 East Seventy sixth street
for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bourke Cochran
are at 23 East seventy third street for
the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones. who
have been at their country place In
Wilmington, y. c., are in their home, 5
East SiXty-first street.
Mrs. Charles Moran has closed the
Red Cross Cottage in Newport and has
returned to 56 East Eighty-frst street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Jameson.
East Sixty-ninth street, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of O
daughter last week in their home
Mrs. Jameson was Miss Mary B. Gard
ner.
A Christmas entertainment for the
benefit OF the Sailors, Soldiers and Ma
Woman's Service viii be given on the
evening of December IL at the Plaza
A one act play, What Makes Christ
mas Christmas" by Grace Latimer
Jones. will be produced, and there will
be huge Christmas tree, dinner and
general dancing The patronesses are
Mrs. James A. Roosevelt, Mrs. Edward
McVickar Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim
Mrs. Winthrop Burr. Mrs. w. o
Thompson, Miss Maude Wetmore and
Miss Grace Parker.
The marriage OF Miss Barbara Van
degrift. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Vandegrlft, to Edgar Hobb Ar
mold, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward S
Arnold of Brooklyn, will take place
December % in the Unitarian Church.
Wilmington. Del.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
SUES FOR THE VERY IDEA"
Wife of Brnnder Matthew's -
sistant Says She Started II.

Alleging that capital is being made
out Of her ideas, Jean Burrill has sued
for an injunction to restrain William
lie Baron and Thomas II. Uzzell from
continuing the production of Tho
Very Idea" and also an accounting OF
profits from the play alleged to amount
to 100000.
Mrs Burrlll is the wife of DIR. Ed
gar Burrill assistant to Prof. Brander
Matthews in the English department
Of Columbia University. She said that
she wrote a story in 1916 entitled THE
Bargain" which dealt with a highly
interesting eugenic experiment. She
is sure that the defendants utilized
substantially the ideas and incidents
Of her book without her consent
Mrs Burrill added that she sub
mitted her story to weekly publica-
ton of which lie Baron and Uzzell
were editors at the time. The manu-
script was returned to her and the
play produced later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04

A. G. Burke. "Our organization re-
ceived a case of smoking tobacco and
1t was passed to us by the mess SER
geant as we came by for chow There
are no words to ten you how we feel"
Sergeant Stanley ]. Pawlok OF the
Twelfth Brigade writes: with peace
In the air after the armistice we are
enjoying a rest and your cigarettes,
and all the boys in my detachment are
thanking The suN with all their
hearts. Until they came we hadn't had
a cigarette for days"
Tournament for Tomorrow.
War Mission will be present at the
Arista Society's tournament to-mor-
row night in the Riding and Driving
Club. Plaza street and Vanderbilt ave-
nue., Brooklyn. As the work Of the
mission is finished this probably IL the
last time when a number of the leading
|, officers will be seen together. The net
proceeds OF the tournament will be
presented to the smoke fund.
The programme, which was arranged
by Sergeant r. Outhet, riding master.
will consist Of a grand march of all
contestants, a competition OF women
beginners class, a prize ride for
women's advanced class, n pig sticking
exhibition and a cavalry drill by
| women.
Tn Twenty-tnIrd Battalion Band Of
Brooklyn will furnish the music
Tickets are as follows: Admission only,
rs cents; reserved seats. balcony, so
cents; box seats, 81. To get to the
Riding and Driving Club go by sub
way to Atlantic avenue and take a
Flatbush surface car to Plaza street
The brotherhood of Grace. Presby-
terrain Church. Jefferson avenue and
Stuyvesant street, Brooklyn. will listen
to war speaker to-mo -ow night and
plans will then be completed for an
entertainment in the auditorium Of
the church at an early date for the
benefit Of the fund.
The Empire Cat Show, which had
scheduled its annual show for the
benefit of the fund for a date in De-
| cember, has been obliged to postpone
| 1t to the first week in January.
The Cherry Valley Club Of Garden
City recently held a tournament for
the purpose Of gliding the smoke fund
and the amount received from the en-
trance fees, $7S, is entered on the list
OF contributors.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 1900 %
United Cigar Stores boxes. including
special per cent OF gross sales day g, fS3 81
Otherwise acknowledged. ............. 3o1 ~ -
New contributions. ..................... 1000
shipped and paid for. .Ssts. Ilo.21
Sash balance, :.....,... 9gEz5.S
Received through the Schultz Cigar
stores ............................. S.ilet6
Grand total....................... s4i.. 7s2 IS
New contributions are:
! III Haverstraw," West Haverstrav.
N t'................... to.VO
Robert C. King IS Leonard Ct ........ 100
Entrance fees for golf tournament
held by Cherry Valley Club, Garden
City. n. Y.......................... $50
Friends monthly gtft"............... 10000
Henry Bacon. i0i Park av............ 900
Ian Keever. Wood, Harmon b Co..
Lillian Lam 10 Z. lNh st.......... 100
Emelia Heilbrun, Hotel San Reno.
Mrs. Francis B. McCook, Hotel
Brighton. Atlantic City. ............. 500
Henry J. Hoffman. Jr., 400 Walnut
ST., Philadelphia. 800
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
DIED..

DERGH-Grace Bunker. on December 2,
1915
Funeral services AZ the residence OF her
daughter. Mrs. Richard A. Wright. Is
Kenmore place. Brooklyn. at 2:30 on
Thursday.
cAMMANS.-on December :, at lo4 u'es;
Seventeen street, Charles L., son Of
the late os" aid and Sarah GILES ,ie
Cammann and husband of Cornelia de
LAncey.
Funeral private.
coLLIER.-Month's mind mass Of requiem
for repoBe Of the soul OF the lat,
Robert J. Collier. beloved husband
of Sarah Van Allen Collier at Church
OF St. Jean Baptiste on Friday. De-
eember 6, at $40 o'clock.
LoNG.-Margaret. on December :. Lying
IN state at THE FUNERAL CHURCH, -
Broadway. between sixty-sixth and
SiKty-seventh streets.
hARTlN.-Rosa Brooks Martin, wife OF
the late Joseph Fl. Martin OF Grand
Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday.
Funeral service In the Congregational
Church. Cheshire. Conn. on Friday
At ? o'clock
AoNTANT.-At his residence, II West
Ninety-sixth street. Tuesday. Decem-
Der ,, Alphonse Montant. In the sixty
eighth year OF his age.
Funeral Friday. December 6, at 10 A. NJ.
from the Church OF 81. Vincent de
Paul West Twenty-third street.
HoRKOWSKI-Lieut.-C Col. Arthur e.
Piorkowski, at his residence, 81 East
Eigthy-slxth street, formerly OF Leip.
sic. Germany. on December 2, 1918, in
his seventy-ninth year. beloved hus-
band Of May Piorkowska.
FUNERAL services at st. Peters Lutheran
Church, Fifty fourth street and Lex
ington avenue. on Wednesday morning,
December T. at 10 o'clock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
TIME LIMIT NEAR
FOR XMAS SMOKES
More Contributions Urgently
Needed to Supply Tobacco
to U. s. Troops.
SOLDIERS ARE THANKFUL
Tournament Will Be Held in
Brooklyn Tomorrow to Aid
the Fund.

"On the march all night long, long
ing for a smoke, then ten of us fellows
got some of your cigarettes. They
were the very thing we longed for"
This IL a message from France,
dated November IL and signed Boys
OF the A. L. F." It is one OF many
that bring thanks to donors to THE
Sun Tobacco Fund.
The fund has sent immense ship
ments of tobacco with cards In every
package OF smoking tobacco and In
every carton Of cigarettes, and more
large shipments will follow this week
and next week. But the fund isn't
prepared TO say that its holiday pres
ent to the soldiers IL complete. 1t
fears. indeed, that the supply will fall
short Of the need.
Contributions are urgently needed
for the holiday smoke fund. Little
time remains in which to send tobacco
10 arrive in time for distribution on
Christmas Day. More money Is re-
CURED and contributions, large or
small, are needed at once.
Helped TO Lick the Kaiser.
A first sergeant writes to THE Sun
Tobacco Fund: You helped US whip
the Kaiser, and we wish to thank you.
Just after thu armisticc a large gunny
rack Of smoking was distributed among
tho boys. a package for every one.
Shortly after we start hiking we dis
pose of any excess baggage, but we al
ways hold on to our tobacco"
Mrs Josephine d. Bacon, a SUN
donor, has received several messages
from soldiers to whom were sent to-
bacco she had paid for. Sergeant J.
Louis Shatz writes: This Company
G, Fifty-second Infantry, received
through THE SUN fund nine cartons OF
cigarettes, and in each carton was a
card with the note that they were paid
for and donated by you. The writer
issued these cigarettes to the men of
this company, a package to each man.
and this card is to express our APP
probation to you and all the American
people for their generous donations
and their loyal spirit toward the Amer
lean boys over here"
November 12- Tobacco received
this day and every one tickled to
death" writes Corporal Joaquin Jones.
There is nothing we appreciate
more than tobacco" writes Sergeant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-04
RHoDIAN BOWL BRINGS $155.
First Sale From FiIippo Art To-
tails S2,8O0.

The sale OF the Filippo collection Of
Mussulman art was begun yesterday at
the American Art Association with the
dispersal of the smaller objects, the
total for the session being S2669
The principal buyer was II. 3.
Locker, who gave slj5 for No 1893, a
Rhodian pottery bowl OF the sixteenth
century. and $50 for No. 1873. a seven
tenth century Rhodian plato. T. +.
Crowley paid Sos for No. 221. an
Italian majolica albarello. and Canessa
Galleries got No. $50, an Ispahan wine
bottle, and No. 1913. a Khorassan hard
paste pottery vase. for 800 each.
The sale continues this afternoon.