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New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

of the season in Aeolian Hall on Mon
day evening" February IL. The other
members are Hugo Kortshak, first vio-
lin; Clarence Evans, viola, and EN-
norman Stoeber, violoncello. The pro-
gramme will be made up of quartets
by Brahms, Mozart and dIndy.
When Mr.. Witherspoon and Mrs.
Florence Hinkle Witherspoon give their
first song recital Of the season in Acc
lian Hall on the afternoon Of February
IA their programme will be divided
into two parts. The first, comprising
three groups, will be made up of clas-
sical songs, arias and duets. OF part
two, the first group will be made up
Of songs of folk type and origin. The
last group will be Russian songs in
English. Kurt SCHNEIDER will be at the
piano.
Max Gegna, the Russian 'cellist.
gives a recital in the Myrtle Room Of
the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday eve
ming, February 8. His programme in
cludes the Corclli Sonata, Fantasie by
Davidoff, the Adagio from the Dvorak
Concerto and other numbers by Pop
per, Herman Behr and Israel Joseph.
Walter Damrosch will give the fifth
and last lecture recital of the season
before the Music Lovers Club on Mon
day afternoon, February 4, in the Lenox
Theatre, 52 East Seventy eighth Street
On this occasion Mr.. Damrosch will
speak on "Music and the Greek Drama y
referring particularly to the perform
ances Of the electra" Of Sophocles ana
the "Medea" of Euripides to be given
by the Symphony Society Of New York,
with Miss Margaret Anglin and her COM
pany, in Carnegie Hall on February 6
and February 20, respectively. He will
explain the special music that he has
composed for the plays and will afford
the members of the Music Lovers Club
and their guests an opportunity of be-
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coming familiar with the background
of the Greek plays.
Dora de Philippe, soprano Of the
Chicago Opera Company, will give q
song recital on Monday afternoon, Feb
ruary 4, in Aeolian Hall.
"A novelty on the programme of the
symphony Society of New York this as-
ternoon is the first performance in New
York OF Bach's Introduction to Cantata
No. 20, eve Thank Thee, God" The
other numbers for the orchestra a1x
Debussy's "Nuages" and "Fetes" and
the Sylvia" Suite by Delibes. Emma
Roberts, contralto, is the soloist, and
will sing the aria Strike, o Strike"
by Bach; Wagner's "Schmerzen." Aren-
sky's "The Eagle" and Foudrain's "Car-
naval" the latter orchestrated by Vic
tor kolar.
kenearsais for the Electra" of Soph-
ocles, which will be given in Carnegie
Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Febru-
ary 8, by the Symphony Society of New
York, Walter Damrosch conductor. and
with Margaret Anglin and her company.
are progressing with regularity. Miss
Anglln has completed her selection of
players for the principal roles and has
been fortunate in securing several of
the members Of the cast that gave tho
Greek plays in the University of Cali
rornia during the Panama Pacific Expo
sltlon. A special Greek chorus is being
trained under Mr.. Damrosch's super
vision and orchestral rehearsals of the
music which Mr.. Damrosch has COM
posed especially for the Electra" are
we'll under way. Livingston Platt, who
designed special Greek settings and cos
tunes for the Greek plays, is cooperat
ing heartily with Mr.. Damrosch and
Miss Anglin.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Caruso will have a debut" next
Thursday evening. For the first time
in his career he will sing tho title
role in Meyerbccr's "Lo Prophetc,'
which has not been given at the Metro
,olitan Opera House for fourteen
years. This will be the sixth in the
list Of novelties and revivals promised
BY General Manager Gatti-Casazza.
Everything possible has been done
TO invest "1.e Prophete," a work so
typical Of its composers style. with
fresh interest. With Mr.. Caruso will
appear Nine. Matzenauer, as Fides, and
Miss Muzio. as Bertha. Mr.. Didur will
be the Count, while the three Anabap-
lists, Zaccarie, Matthias and Jonas, will
bc imeprsonatcd by Messrs. Mardones.
schlegel and Bloch. Others in the cast
will be Mines. Egener and Arden and
Messrs. Ruysdael, Leonard, Audisio and
Reschiglian.
Artur Bodanzky, assisted by Stage
Director Richard Ordynski and Chorus
Master Giulio Setti, has prepared the
forthcoming production, making numer-
GUS judicious excisions from the origi-
nal score. Tho scenery is from the
brush Of Joseph Urban, who also de-
signed the costumes. A Skating
ballet" will be included in the spectacle
in addition to the regular ballet, headed
by Miss Rosina CALI and Giuseppe
Bonfglo. The other operas of the
week will be as follows:
"Madama Butterfly" tomorrow even
ing, with Mines. Farrar, Fornia and
Egener, and Messrs. John Mccormack,
Scotti, Ruysdael, d'Angelo, Reiss and
Audisio. Mr.. Moranzoni will conduct.
Francesca da Rimini," on Wednes-
day evening, with Mines. Aida, Sundeli
US, Braslau, Egener, Sparkes Delaunois
and Perrin and Messrs. Martinelli,
Amsto, Bada, Malatesta, laurent,
Reschliglian, Audisio and Bloch. Mr..
Moranzoni will conduct.
"Tosca," on Friday evening, with
Misses Farrar and Braslau and Messrs.
Lazaro, Scott, Rossi, Malatesta, Bada,
d'Angelo, Reschiglian and Audisio. Mr..
Moranzoni will conduct.
"Marta" will be the Saturday matinee
opera, with Mines. Hempel and Perrin
and Messrs. Caruso, De Luca, Malates-
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Enrico Caruso Will Sing
"Le Prophete' First Time
Meyerbeer's Production Has Not Been C;ven
at Metropolitan for Fourteen Years
/ Other Novelties for the Week

ia, laurent and Rcschiglian. Mr..
Bodanzky will conduct.
Saint Elizabeth" will be the popu-
lar price opera OF the week, on Satur-
day evening, with Mines. Easton and
Matzenauer and Messrs Whitchill,
Leonard. Ruysdacl and Schlcgcl. Mr..
Bodanzky will conduct.
AT to-night's concert a Verdi
Puccini programme will be given. Miss
Claudia Muzio will sing "Un bel d."
from "Madama Butterfly; "Vissc
d'Arte," from "Tosca," and "Pace,
Pace, milo did," from "La Forza del
Destino." Miss Sophie Braslau will
sing "Stride in vampa," from "Il Trova-
tore; Miss Mabel Garrison will sing
"Caro nome," from "Rigoletto"; Miss
Lenora Sparkcs will sing "Musetta's
Waltz" from LA Boheme,". and an
quelle trine morbidc," from "Manon
Lescaut." Mr.. Rafaelo Diaz will sing
"E lucevan lie stcllc," from "Tosca";
Mr.. Morgan Kingston will sing "Di
quella pira." from "Il Trovatore"; Mr..
Jose Mardones will sing "Vecchia Zi-
mara," from "La Boheme," and an aria
from "Simone Boccanegra." The duet
from the second act of "Madama But
terhy" will be sung by Misses Muzio
and Braslau. The quartet from the
third act of ia Boheme" will be sung
by Mines. Muzio and Sparkcs and
Messrs. Diaz and Chalmers. The duet
from the third act Of "AIda" will be
sung by Miss Muzio and Mr.. Kingston.
The quartet Of "Rigoletto" will be sung
by Mines. Garrison and Braslau and
Messrs. Diaz and Chalmers. Mr.. Chal-
mers will sing "Eri tu," from Gun Ballo
in Maschera." The orchestra, under
the direction of Gennaro Papi, will play
the introduction to the third act of
"Manon Lcscaut" and the overture from
'I Ncspri Siciliani'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Owing to the new fuel regulations
the Letz Quartet have arranged to give
the second of their subscription con-
certs on the afternoon Of February %
and the third one on the evening of
April 8. Quartets by Beethoven, Mo-
cart and Dvorak comprise their selec-
tions for the 23d. Tickets originally
issued for February will be honored
on February 23.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Music Notes

AT this afternoons Philharmonic con-
cert in Carnegie Hall Pablo Casals, tho
Spanish vloloncellist, will be the solo
ist. He will play tho Schumann con-
certo for yiolonccllo and orchestra. The
programme will begin with Mendels-
sohn's Overture to "Ruy Bias" and will
conclude with the first performance at
Il Philharmonic concert Of a Fugato
Humoresquo on "Dixie" by the Ameri-
can composer, Mana yucca. For the
chief orchestral number Conductor
Stransky has selected Brahms First
Symphony in c minor, Op. 68. The De-
lus composition "In Summer Gar
den" will be performed.
Max Rosen, the young American vio-
llnIst, appears with the Philharmonic
Orchestra in Carnegie Hall at the So
cicty's concerts Of Thursday evening,
February z. and Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary 8. He plays the Brahms con-
ccrto in d major for violin and orches-
ira. The symphony selected for these
concerts is Tschaikowsky Fifth, in E
minor. The opening number on the
programme will be the first perform
ance at these concerts of dTndy's
"Medee," based on the composers i'm
prcsslons of Catulle Mendes's drama.
AT the third of the society's Satur-
day series of concerts in Carnegie Hall
on February 9 Mischa Elman will ap-
pear as sololst and will play the Bee
thovcn concerto in d major, On. 81,
for violin and orchestra. The pro-
grammc opens with Mozart's overture
Don Giovanni" with the Busoni end
lng). The Second Symphony of Rach-
manlnoH, in + minor, Op. 27, will be
the chief orchestral Offering. On Sum
day, February 10, the Philharmonic
plays at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music.
I'll Guarany," an overture by Antonio
Carlos Gomez, will be played by the
Rivoli orchestra the week of February
d, with Emo Rapce conducting. Gladys
Rice will sing "My Hero" from "The
Chocolate Soldier" with the Rivoli
Chorus, and Joseph Martel, barytone,
VIII be heard in the Stein Song, by
Bullard.
"A programme has been arranged by
the two English artists-May Nuke,
violoncellist, and Rebecca Clarke. viola
player-for their joint recital at Aeo-
llan Hall on Wednesday afternoon,
February 13. Among the novelties arc
TWO pieces in manuscript for viola and
cello by Miss Clarke and a compost
tion by Anthony Trent for viola and
piano, entitled Morpheus" This piece
and Eugene Goosscns's "Chnese Folk
Tunc," for cello and piano, will be
given their first performance at this
concert. Miss Katherine Ruth Heyman
will be the assisting pianist.
At Aeolian Hall next Friday after
noon at 3 will occur the Joint recital
of Charles W. Clark and Arthur Shat
tuck, both recently returned from
France. The full net proceeds of this
New York concert is to be given to the
local organization, the Fathcrless Chill
dren Of France.
The new member of the Berkshire
String Quartet is Sergei Kotlarsky,
who will make his first appearance as
an ensemble player with the organiza-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

The new member of the Berkshire
String Quartet is Sergei Kotlarsky,
who will make his first appearance as
an ensemble player with the organiza-
tion when it gives its first concert
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

A joint recital will be given at
Aeolian Hall on Wednesday afternoon
February 1a, when two young English
artists, May Nuke, 'cellist, and Re-
becca Clarke, viola player, will unite
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12Evo ANI) COMMENT OF CONCERT AND OPERA
Music Notes

The Elias Breeskin violin recital,
scheduled to take place at Aeolian Hall
on Monday evening, has been postponed,
owing to tho Garfield fuel order, to
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Breeskin will
play Tho same programme AS previously
announced, including "rhc Call Of the
Plains," by Rubin Goldmark, to be-
heard for the first time; the Bruch
Concerto, and pieces by Morat, Tar
tini-krcislcr, Spalding and others.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Owing to the new regulations the
Lctz Quartet cannot give their second
and third subscription concerts on me
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Eva Guathier will give song recital
in Aeolian Hall on Sunday afternoon,
February 10.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Mayo Wadler, violinist, will make
his first appearance in New York on
Friday evening, February Is, at Aeo-
lian Hall.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Among the wielders of the bow to be
heard in this city during the present
season is Sascha Jacobinoff, who will
appear in his annual violin recital at
Aeolian Hall on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 16.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Jessie Wyckoff, a pupil of Lhevinne,
who was to have given her debut re-
cital on Tuesday afternoon, January
20, in Aeolian Hall, will now give her
recital on Monday afternoon, Feb
ruary IL, in the same hall
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dance programmes.

in the presentation Of an interesting
programme.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

The second concert Of the chamber
music series given by Fritz Krcislcr
and the three remaining members Of
the kncisel Quartet will take place at
Acollan Hall on Friday evening, Feb
ruary 1. The programme opens with
the Haydn quartet in d major, Op. 76,
NO. b, followed by the Brahms quartet
in A minor, Op. 81, No. 2.
The closing number will be the Bcc-
thov,en quartet in L major, Op. 10, No. l..
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

NEW YORK COLLEGE OF Music.
1:8-13O EAST 58TH ST,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

A prominent feature in the pro-
gramme of the pupils of Isadora Dun
can at their Forthcoming performance
in Carnegie Hall on Friday evening,
February 8. will be the "Marche Lor-
raine."
This will be the seventh perform
ance given by the Duncan girls this
season. AS on the former occasions,
they will be accompanied by the Little
Symphony, George Barrcre, conductor.
The orchestra will in addition play
selections from Gluck and Gretry and
Mr.. Barrere will repeat his flute solo,
Dance Of the Blessed Spirits" from
"Orpheus," with orchestral accompani-
ment.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Samuel a. Baldwin will give no re-
citals at the City College this coming
week, the buildings being closed dur
ing recess between terms in thc
interests of coal conservation. For the
same reason the rccitals during Feb
ruary and March will be given on
Mondays and Wednesdays. Tho next
recital will take place Monday, Feb
ruary 4, at 4 o'clock.
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coming familiar with the background
of the Greek plays.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

At Aeolian Hall next Friday after
noon at 3 will occur the joint recital
of Charles W. Clark and Arthur Shat
tuck, both recently returned from
France. The full net proceeds of this
New York concert is to be given to the
local organization, the Fathcrless Chill
dren Of France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
.CLEBURNE MAN HELD FOR BRUTAL ATTACK .ON AGED PARENT
Shoots Father and Frac- lures Skull With Gun Butt. Beats His Mother
 Horribly

Anniston. March s.-(Speeial. .)--Sst- urday afternoon Buck Johnson, a mountaineer living in the lower edge of Cleburne county. shot his father twice with shotgun, fractured his fathers skull with the butt of his eapon after the older man had fall en and when the aged mother of the younger man interfered he beat her horribly about the head and arms with the same weapon, breaking her right arm and cutting several great gashes on her head
 The two Johnsons had a row over the use of some jointly owned tools and after he had shot his father and beaten up his mother Buck Johnson returned to his work in the field leav- ing them unattended, The shooting oc- cured at a remote point in the Kain- tuck mountains, and Dr. R. T. Me. Grsw, who was called to attend the Injured man and woman. says that the cider Johnson will likely die as re- suit of his injuries
 Buck Johnson was arrested late Sat urday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Shaddix of Calhoun county and turned over to the Cleburne county authori- ties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
MILITARY FIELD DAY OF ENGINEERS
 GREAT SUCCESS
Mule Grooming Contest First on Programme of Interesting Blue and
 Gray Division Event

Correspondents Headquarters, Camp
 Mcclellan Anniston, March S.-tSpecial) Saturday was a great day among the officers and enlisted men of the le4th engineers and their military field day inspection programme held under the di- rection of Major MacGlashan proved to be an event of much interest.
 The exercises began promptly at 9:So o'clock. with mule grooming contest against time under the leadership Of Lieutenant Wilkinson. One wagoner from each company in the regiment, in- cluding the headquarters detachment and | engineer train. Mules for the contest ! were selected by Captain Allen and chosen by lot. The first, second and 1 third prizes were won by wagoner 6heehan. headquarters company; Wag- | oner Brossman, Company B, and ' Wagoner kettmer, Company C, the Win
 ner finishing his job in an even 30 sec ] onds. Captain Allen and Lieutenant
 Marcus were the judges of this event.
 I With Lieutenant Firth in charge Of | the event, the grenade throwing contest | began at 9:50. A team of four men from l each company, each man with 10 bombs, l thrown standing, kneeling and prone at bulls eyes of barrels at 25, 30 and 4U yards. Company D cameefirst, the sam itary train second and Company c last 1 in the award of the Judges. Major ! Reimer and Lieutenant Carten.
 ! A trench marking contest against time,
 arranged under the direction of Lieuten- | ant Mohn. with sergeant and four 1 squads from each company, were re- quired to deploy and mark a traversing 1 trench from column Of squads on an in | dicated line Company K won in 30 sec onds, Companies A and D, following in ] the order named The judges were Cap | tain Hogan and Lieutenant Woodruff. With Captain Husted in charge of the gas defense contest, in which two men 1 from each company were required at the start to put on gas masks and run 50 yards. Sergeant Leary, Company k, was first, in one minute and 90 seconds, | with Private Hagen of the engineer train close second. Lieutenant Mccoy and Lieutenant Surren filled the stations ot judges for this event.
 Company c came first in the list of ! awards in the wire entanglement con test, under Captain Hurd's direction. Thirty men from each company, with a sergeant in charge. handled the contest, | and Companies F and A were second and third respectively according to the | judges, Captain Day and Lieutenant 1 Metzger.
 l A rigging contest arranged by Lieu | tenant Troxell and with four squads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04

s
 from each company were required to erect a single lock frame trsstle with out roadway bearer and deInolish same, was won by Coompany A in 15 minutes and A seconds. Captain Hodgson judged the event.
 A hitching contest, with Lieutenant Martin in charge, and with one team from each company, headquarters de- tachment and engineer train, was the concluding event, and. according to the judges Captain Allen and Lieutenant Marcus was won by Company A in six minutes.
 Sergeant Joseph Connington, Company F, served as announcer; First Sergeant Stanley l.. Pope, Company c, as scorer, and Bugler Anderson of the headauar- ters detachment, was the timekeeper for calls.
 The entire morning was taken up by the full events of the engineers, and showed that a high degree of efficiency has been attained by the different units.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
The Mild Russian Peasant

Neyin 0. Winter. in The Christian World.
 One cannot understand Russia and the tremendously important events that are taking place there without understand ing the peasant and his communistic environment. The peasants were serfs bound to the land by the laws up to 1861, when they were freed by the Czar Alexander 1I, just two years before the emancipation proclamation was is sued in our own country. They are ig- norant because they have never had the opportunity for education that is open to every American. The overwhelming majority of them are agriculturalists, for even those who have moved to the cities are still members of the village com munes and have an interest in the land belonging to those primitive communities It has only been in recent years that Petrograd Moscow and Warsaw have reached the class of really large cities. but their population has been recruited almost wholly from the agricultural peas ants.
 There are many Americans who look upon the Russian as a bloodthirsty in- dividual. On the contrary, the average Russian peasant is one of the miidest- hammered and best-natured human be- ings one can find. He is hospitable and kind hearted, and would share his last kopeck with another poorer than himself. There are a great many good qualities taht one can admire in Ivan. behind his busIy whiskers, while he and his communicate villages make an interest ing study, the counterpart of which cam not be found elsewhere in Europe or America. Because of his ignorance and narrow viewpoint, he cannot understand the great world questions involved in the present struggle. He simply wants an opportunity to return home to his little Ivans and Elizaneths and an op- portunity to cultivate his communistic allotment of land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
SEVEN WANT TO BE SHERIFF

Anniston, March 8. - Special ) Seven citizens of Calhoun county are making the race for sheriff of this county, J. w Harmon, a former tailor and deputy sheriff, and Bob Jen- nings. well known citizen of Jack sohville, having entered the race dur ing the last week
 Judge J. c. Wilson and Dr. G. c. Williams are the only two announced candidates for the lower house, while State Senator Charles D. Kline is be- ing opposed for reelection by Hon. " E Acker of the firm, Knox, Acker, Dixon & Sterne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
AVIATION PROGRAMME

The Senate military committee this week plans to further inquire into prog ress of the aviation construction pro- gramme and also into the honorable dis charge from the quartermaster. general $ reserve corps of former Capt, A. E. Perless.
 Investigation of alleged extravagances at the Hog Island shipyard will be con- tinued next Tuesday by the Senate com merce committee.
 Continuation of the inquiry into the National German-American alliance also is planned tomorrow py the Senate ju- dietary committee.
 Several banking bills may be brought before both Senate and House during the week. Chairmen of the respective committees especially desire early enact ment of a measure to permit establish ment of branch federal reserve banks in several cities.
 The House was in session today for memorial services in honor of the late Representative Ebenezer J. Hill of Con- necticut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
A Last Resort

From the Washington Star. Pierpont Morgan. Jr.. the young son of the financier who enlisted in the navy and is now cruising In European New York: "Seafaring brings out a mans faith if he's got any, theae days It's astorish- ling how little faith some men prove to have.
 .I heard the other day of a minister on a torpedoed steamer. The steamer was in very bad way. wireless broken. boats gone and rapidly sinking. The ca ptain said srfmly to the assembled pa ssengers. as he tied on his lifebelt: Well. friends. we must now put our
 trust in Providence
 ]" Good graciousr the minister walled
 Has it come to that7''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
Going Into Half Mourning
Harper's MaRazine.

From Harper's Magazine.
 Miss Annette Benton. on returning from a visit, brought a gift to each of her mothers negro servants. It was the day out for Lily, the housemaid. so Annette distributed her gifts, reserving for Lily scarlet silk blouse.
 That won't do.' said Mrs. Benton. "Lily's In mourning"
 Mourning"
 Yes, for her husband he died in jail. and Lily's wearing a long crepe veil"
 When Lily returned her young mistress expressed regret. I'll give the blouse to Lizzie" she said, and get you some- thing else"
 Lily looked at the blouse, then she swallowed. Don't you give that blouse to no Lizzie. Miss Annette. CO.'S nex' mont Ise gwine outa mournin' from the waist up."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
DR. AYERS RETURNS

Anniston, March B. Special. )-Dr. T W. Ayers and Mrs. Ayers have re- turned to Anniston from New York, and will remain in Anniston several months before returning to China to resume their missionary duties under the auspices of the Parker Memoria Baptist church of this cfty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-04
The Final Reason
rom the London Opinion.

r UIII tIIe I1UHuOH Opinion.
 OHicer lwearily)-Now Smith, you've already had leave because your wife was ill, because your little girl had measles and because you had to attend the chris tening of your youngest son. What-er- what is it this time?
 Private Smith (briskly)--P- lease sir I--I' m going to get married.