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New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

must have denuded the stocs OF 'ho
theatrical perruqIier, and she gr-t.iied
those who were more interested in the
music than the spectacle, ~ exhibiting
vibrant. yourg. Gear soprano %,oice
With genuine dramatic skill. tiiough
they may have wished that both yoics
and skill had been better employed
AS it was she achieved a handsome
success.
The music of the opera. in an at
tempt TO voice the spirit of meGiaval
chlvalry. is sometimes futiliy pompous
and strident. but the opera as whole
ls parably superior TO "Lodoletta,"
which is its contemporaneous com
penion at the Metropolitan. and much
more deserving Of q permanent place
IN the current repertory. Il must not
be compared with "Caveileria Rust
cana" When it is, all $ state and
anclentry pales and fades away into
gibbering ghostland
Mr. Forrest Lam ", the tenors who
has made a good impression here
threw much energy and good voice
the latter too l"--'snly and heedlessly
into the role ei Folco, and the other
principal m singers, Baklanotf, Bou-
llliez and .,icolay. reached the best
local French traditions
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Opera
Lady Godiva Done Into Music
at the Lexington
Theatre
By Fl. E. krehbiel

IT used to be said of lady who
made many pious professions why sne
ca not show herself in certain oper-
atsc charzcte RS that her real reasons
were two ard that they were physical,
not moral q religious. We fancy the
lady waS slandered, for if her only
reasons were what it was intimated
'hey We're they might have been over
come ~ any halfway ingenious cos
tuner. lhc reverse of the argumen
might be set forth in explanation Of
large element in the repertory of
the Chicago Opera Company in it's
present as well ss its old incarnation.
he company has been here only q
week ard already we nave had "Gis-
monda, "Mcnna Wanna" "Thais" and
he2u''-oporas in which, while the
hude, or ITS associations, il not frankly
presented, has been suggested 1T has
apparently been relied on as popular
.ufe. Tho nude in plastic art, however.
mas merits which the nude IN opera
iacHS, and we doubt if the operas men
tloned will ever plead successfully be
lore the court of intelligence and good
taste. " hen it presents itself. or prom
!ses to present itself in the person OF
q female singer, it may alouae puerile
curiosity enough TO attract an audience,
put scarcely the kind of audience upon
winch an cpeIatic undertaking can se-
cureiy rest, or Il sufficient number of
audiences TO reward the management
Besides. living statue of the cd Matt
Morgan SCHOOL of tneatricai ex.libitIon
Wou-u not snnica for an operatic reps e.
aentatioh; sne would have 10 be
clcthcd with good mus.c or size Won. d
DC failure artstically.
l3aDiaC. Nn,Cu ia An ltnliari1ou q NJ
niucn sophisticated version OF the Ola
legend or Lady Godiva and her ride
through Coven.ry, had its first repre-
senla.ion now at lhe Lexington Theatre
py the Chicago Opera Company last
reofuary. Its prime. pal character then,
MISS Rosa Raisa, made little of the
element of nudity, but won large and
tasting favor as a dramatic singer.
heh the opera was given last night
mere was greater expectancy touch
ing the physical revelation and a some
what less, but still considerable prom
lse, of the musical, for Miss Anna Fit
zlu, once member Of the Metropolitan
opera Company, whose comelin Of
persoa had caused quite as much com
ment as her artistic gifts was the lsa-
beau (otherwlse the Lady Godiva) Of
the occasion. There was large audi
ence. a notable gathering of members
OF the rival opera company and a gen
eral feeling Of kindness for the Young
artist who had never been put through
so severe an ordeal before. 1t would
Eot be going too far to say that her
performance raised Mascagui's opera
round or two in the estimation Of
the listeners. She brought the essen
tial clement Of physical beauty into
its principal part; she did not wholly
disappoint those who hoped that jadcd
appetltes would be stimulated by the
spectacle of woman on horseback
robed only in mass cf hair which
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Three Dunsany Plays
At Punch and Judy

The generous bill offered by the
Portmanteau Players is made up Of the
three most popular Dunsany plays in
their repertory, with "The Very Naked
Boy which is described as an inter
lude, thrown in for good measure. All
these plays have been seen here before
IN the Stuart Walker repertory season
at the Princess Theatre two wears ago
A second impression Of ali these
plays is attended by readjustment Of
values, in which it is king Argmcncs
and the Unknown Warrior" not the so
highly praised Goods Of the Noun
tam which emerges at the top.
In this play Dunsany PLAYS not on
bral emotion, but he strikes the deep
and shuddcrinC and sometimes smash
ing notes of human agony and hate
and profound nobility. This play Of
the cnslaved king who wins back his
manhood and kingshp by aid OF a
sword found by chance as he diggcd in
s!ave fields is deep with humanity and
spacious with passion In it Dunssny
has put to the finest uses his ri i.s as a
poet and Il craftsmen Of the staqo>
Mckay Morris realized the part Of King
A'g'mcnes finely, and the whole per
formance was subtle and moving
1t is perhaps impossible to recapture
the first thrill of "The Gods of the
Mountain" in second impression.
Foreknowlcdge Of the doom which fol
lows the andacity Of the seven beggars
ones @ tautness and leaves s'on one free pee'to to
wander among the details Of the pro-
ductcn and whether it il this or
whether because Or the inevitable inn
perfections OF nrcniere il seemed
to US that the performance was loose
in texture~it seemed to suffer from
an over-claboration of detail which dc
tracted from its accumulation of in
tensity. II is piece Of skill, supcra-
tive craftsmanship and Imagination
but seeing IL again, though interesting
leaves one a little cold 1hs Is the
Anal portion Of mclodrama, even sub
limated melodrainu as this Is. Its
essence vanishes, even as that of king
Afgimenes" grows richer. George Gaul
mar the chief beggar. and Edgar
stehli. Mckay Morris and Richard Far
rell played small parts with Distinction
"Thc Golden Doom" is satiric ,rining
of . very high order. A little boy has
written verse Of doggerci on tho
Kings door with bit OF golden chalk,
and At the same time has prayed 20
the door, which is held sacrcd., for n
hoop. The King calls IN his ministers
and his priests TO interpret this verse.
and tho priests read 1t as rebuke 10
the King who bas failed in sacrifices
20 the gods. As a sign or his humility
he IL 10 ieavc his crown at the door.
The little boy returning sees the crown
ns an answer to his prayer for n hoop,
and the King finding his crown zone
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Instructors i'll Nursing
Open Conference To-day
Red Gross Department 10 Take
Up Many Subjects at
Division Meeting

4 division conference Of the bureau
OF instruction. depS OF nursing,
Atlantic division Of the American Red
Cross. will onen this morning in the
house loaned to the New York County
Chapter by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid S53
Madison Avenue, New York C;ty. The
conference will close or Thursday
afternoon.
Ethan Alien will deliver an address
of welcome at this mornings session.
Miss Clara d. Noyes will talk on
plans for Development of the Glasses
IN Home Hygiene and Care of the
Sick Home Dietetics."
At the afternoon session DR.. Shirley
Wynne will discuss "The Value and
Importance of Records" and Mrs
Julia w. Kline will explain the Organ
i1stion OF Glasses.
4 review of Home Hygiene and Care
Of the Sick Will be given by Miss Fred
ericka Farley tomorrow morning.
Miss Flora G. Sell viii talk on "Dietet-
ica and Organization Of Glasses in
Home Dietetcs" at the aftern oon con-
ference.
THE Development Of Public Heath
Nursing" viii be outlined By Miss
F.lizabeth Fox on Thursday morning.
Misc Mary Fl. Combs viii talk or So
cia. Service IN Military Hospitals at
the afternoon session at the division
headquarters, ID East Twenty third
Street. There will be open discussion
after each address.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
" oman's Party Heads
u e ct H ere to Plan.
Weeks Suffrage Fight

The New York officers and a few
other members Of tbs National Won
ans party met yesterday in the home
OF Mrs H. 0. Havsmeyer. chairman Of
The National Advisory Council TO plan
how best 10 use tne remaining wees
before vote Is taken on the Federal
suTrage amendment
As soon as it became known in
Washington Yesterday that the amend
msnt VIII be voted upon next Monday
Ais2 Alice Paul. national chairman o.
me omans party. came tc New York
ana hurriediy summoned d meeting Of
important members. Miss Paul has
oeen sent tc Jail three times for her
Militant activities. the last time just
q fortnight ago.
10 Tribune reporter last evening
Miss Paul said she believes the drastic
measures employed by the militant
unragists are responsible for bring
lng the matter 10 a head.
should Congress ratifv the Federal
emenoment- we'll and good. If not
the National Woman's nartv ves4erdsv
mapped out course which includea
mass meeting on March 2 in Carneq7e
Haii to welcome the Prison Specislr
ara warm welcome to President
Wilson when he returns IRON; sbroad
'n The form of large de.cra .ion
Hiss Paul was Indignant because rep
sessntativcs of the National Wonan's
party have been forbidden IL leave Tor
huyops and carry out the original
plans TO burn Sneeches at the DOORS Of
tae peace conference.
The Prison Special" which will oe
eomposed Of suffracists who have been
la'led. VIII leave next Sundar for a
tour CT the country. Among the New
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
~ a Refine Fiammette''
Repeated at Metropolitan

LA Rene Fiammette," the latest
novelty brought forward this season
by Mr.. Gatti-Casazza, had its second
performance last night, the cast being
the same as on its first hearing. Sump-
tuous as are the settings usually pro
vided at the Metropolitan. seldom has
color beea heaped upon color with the
brillance that the changing scenes Of
this opera DISCLOSE
Musically The pleasure that it gives
is less rich and varied. Into Leroux' s
score no managerial skill or nterpre
tative enthusiasm can put dramatic in -
tensity. The music abounds in pretty
effects. Much Of it is very grateful to
the singers, ard it is orchestratcd with
considerable skill. but its ofJentime $
thin harmonies afford but pale back
ground for the emotional stress Of the
situations and for the clarion notes
of color in which the stage is clothed.
1t ebbs and flows in modes that CEN
tury ago would have been quite revo-
iutionary, but to-day are familiar
enough. without rising at any point to
a really stirring climax.
Resting on such tenuous musica'
STRUCTURE, JNe piece ldchS lne uTdlndllc
force which is inherent in the play of
emotions with which it is concerned.
and gains sincerity chiefly in the indi-
vidual charactcrizatiors, some Of which
are admirably done.
Capricious and queenly is Nine. Far
rar in the title role in gorgeous robes.
she is always the high light Of the
picture. though voca,ly of DINNER brill
lance. She is alternately gay and
c., essng tragic and piQuant. Most ef-
fective vocaliy and dramatically was
N. Rothier as the scheming Cardinal.
His fine voice and ear utterance were
heard to excellent advantage. Less
praise could be given to Nr. Lazaro
whose conception of the spiritual strug-
gle between asceticism and the call of
earthly things seemed not yet fully
developed. He was more convincing as
the fanatical ascetc than as the ardent
lover.
The audience was of good size and
modcl ately enthusiastic. L. I. T.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Alsatian Play Applauded
At the Nieux Colombier

Emile Erckmann and Alexandra
Chatrian were two French writer's who
won for themselves, under the double
name Erckmann-C Chatrain, a. place in
literary history with their novels de-
sc,lbng life in the old Asacc
"L'Ami Fritz" produced last night at
the NieuN Colombier is the dramatized
version of one of these romances
white" comedv, full of humor and
SUNSHINE and mellow sentiment. The
SUBJECT Is by no means a ner one
the story of the inveterate bachelor
who breaches the glory Of SINGLE life
through fifteen wears and thee acts.
only TO find himself l,retrievably mar
ried at the end Of the play. much to
bis surprise. but hardly to thai o. the
audience. which fully expect such on
outcome. Our friend Fritz is safely
steered toward the harbor Of marriage
by wise old rabbi, who besides being
the village matchmAke and gentle
philosopher of life is also an ardent
french patriot and convinced enemy
Of race suicide.
The play was revived in Par.s dur
ING the war, and what with its Alsa-
tan setting and up-to- date patriotic
appeal, its success was, matter Of
course. New Workers, TOO who gath
cred last night to witness Jacout :
Copeau's fine performance were NOV d
and cheered BY the sueech and dress
and atmpsohere Of the old French
province, nov happy in her reunion
with the nlotterland
Jacques Coneau as our friend Fritz"
Roman Bouquet as the patriotic Jew
;sn Clergyman, and Renee Bouquet as
Suzel, the sweet it'll Alsatan maid.
received much and well-earned ap-
plause. "L'Ami Fritz" will be played
throughout the week.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Robin Hood Returns to Life
And Proves Still Delightful

Robin Hood and his merry men were
brought to life again last evening by
the Society of American Singers at
the Park Theatre. The music of Mr.
De Koven's charming and sublimated
exec .lently. 1t is as fresh. as spon
taneous, as melodiously appealing to-
day as when it won fame and fortune
FOR the Bostonans.
The thoughts of many among tie
older members of the audience turned
backward last evening. Memories of
Henry Clay Barnahee w. H. Mac
Donald, Eugene Cow!es. rockingham,
Jessie Bartlett Davis and others i'll
famous company haunted the theatre.
The performance was spirited. THE
'Milkma:ds' Song ooh, Promise Me-"
"Brown October Ale" the thinkers
Chorus" and all the other favorite
numbers were sung with evident relish
and as enthusiastically applauded 1t
was an evening Of repetitions and the
large audience was in holiday mood.
Orville Harold, as Robert of Hunt
ington, was il, good voice. His singing
gave much pleasure Mr.. Danforth was
an amusing Sheriff. Mr.. Stevens, a
slender Little John. Was vocaliy well
disposed. Herbert Waterous and Bert
ram Peacock, as Will Scarlet and Friar
Tuck, were towers OF strength. Miss
Busser;'s voice in. the music for Lady
Marian was agreeable, but her dlctlon
WAS poor and she was often unintelll-
gibc. Miss Tracy's 1.-the grace was we'll
suited to the costume OF Alan -a-Dale.
Kate Condor, mentioned in Ms. Barna-
bees memoirs as "the ideal Alan-a-
Dale" appeared for the first time as
Dame Burden. AS a whole this pro-
duc.ion is one Of the best achievem ments
or the American Singers. X. w.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Drama
Velvet Lady" Is the Handsome
Musical Show at New
Amsterdam
By Haywood Broun

The Velvet Lady" is a prctentious
musical show, but quite the most dis
tinctive feature Of the first night per
formancc was the simple and grace 'ul
dancing of Miss Una Fleming. Next
IN the order CT merit was song in
which the chorus girls were set TO
Glowing soap bubbles The effect was
charming and, we think, it is "A novel
cue in musical shows Possibly. the
cheapness of bubbles had prevented
musical comedy producers from taking
TO soap ard water before las. nlg"t.
victor Herbert has written the music
Tor the new piece at tha New Amstel
dam Theatre and the book IS founded &
on Fred Jackson's farce "A Full
the adaptrtion. Some Of the score IS
distinctly Herbcrtian, but it is hardly
up to the highest mark Of tnis COM
poser of pleasing light operas. Per
haps, it is as we'll that Mr.. Herbert
put only "a few Of his best fights into
The Velvet Lady" fer there is hardly
the. semolancc OF q singing voice in the
entire cast. Its kinship to q popular
farce gives the piece plenty of plot,
but little OF the dialogue comes up to
the possibilities of the situations in
troducod
George O'Ramey is chief among the
fun makers in the part wnich Original
iy fell to May Woke. During the cary
part Of the evening Miss O'Ramey
toiled nightly without great success,
bat she came irto her own in the sec
end act with several scenes of bolster
Gus tun, which wele genuinely anus
ing. Her best work was done with the
ald or property whiskey flask Comedy
OF TINS sort IS never OF the most in
gcnlous sort, but it has served to keep
inary a musical comedy from going
Dcne dry. Eddie bowling, as a new
policeman, had some amusing moments
and Janet McIlwaine did well in a bur
lesQnc spooS number.
Ray Raymond. the leading juvenile,
was easy in speech and graceful! in
his dancing, but most fearsome in his
singing. He served as partner for Miss
Fleming in her second &C. dance, which
was easily the best thing in the per
formance. Victor HerDerts 5 best tune
was good rousing chorHs called
There's Nothing Too Fine for the
Finest Life and Love" is also tune
tui and in What Position for Me"
tie composer has contributed trip
ping tune for little song which Miss
q Eamey sings amusiug.y. The settings
and the costumes are pleasing. The
prettlest chorus Girl is more easily
identified than usual, for she is the
one who tore her frock in the f,sl act.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
More Women's Jobs
Than He Can Fill,
Says DIR. kircl,wev
State Director of U. S. Em-
ployment Service Tells
of 1895 Places, With
Only 1920 Applications

The biggest demard for women
workers., according TO report of the
United States Employment Service for
the state OF New York, is in domestic
service. During the week ended Janu
ary IS, the service received GIG calls
Tor domestic workers with only 290
applicants. Of these, 2Ai We're re-
ported placed.
d. George ". Kirchwcy. state di-
rector of the United States Employ
ment Service. states that reports from
the demands for women workers in
nearly every line we're in excess of
the supply. "rhe employment situa-
tion," he further says, HIS not yet
begun 10 affect women in New York
State to any considerable extent"
There is also q shortage in we'll
trained professional! women. Statia
tics of the Intercoieg late Bureau of
Occupations, which was taken over lass
October by The Professional Division
OF The United States Employment Ser
vice. indicate that there have not been
so few applicants from this class OF
workers during January for the last
five years, despite the large number
of women workers in government bu-
roaus who were left jobless by the ces
sation Of hostiities.
The women's department of the pro-
fessonal division, at 16 East Forty
second Street. is able to place eighty
women at once in secretarial positions
raying from S25 to $40 a week, and
filing positions paying from sls to SIS
u week. The employers in most eases
have expressed preference for women
with q college education or its equiva;
LEM. attractive personality and some
H.. 1lr 10 RI
During the week ending January 70
TIE service IN this state listed 1895
opportunities for employment IN ali
9 asses Of wonen's work, with only
2,G2G applicants. OF these 2.2"0 or 81
ror cent were reported placed.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Iones TO Introduce
Suffrage Measure
In Senate Monday
Advocates of Bill Say That
They Want the Last Show
down ON Amendment Be-
fore Congress Adjoura,s

WASHINGTON. Feb ; Woman sut-
srsgc Will be brought officially before
this Congress next week. Senator
Jones. of New Mexico. chairman Of the
Senate COMMITTEES on Woman Suffrage,
announced to-day he would bring the
amendment before the Senate next
Monday. Senator Jones said the neces-
sary two-thirds vote on the amendment
was not pledged
Sufragists sat in the reserve gal
levy in the Senate to-day waiting to
hear the short announcement late in
The afternoon "Antis" gathered in
the halls with more or less satisfied
mien. Sufragists say they want one
lss. showdown before this Congress
adjourns so that every man may go OF
record for or against the amendment.
One Of two uHpledged votes Of which
sufragists are hopeful is that Of Sen
ator Pollock. of South Carolina. Sen
ator Pollock never has declared him
self for or against woman suffrage,
The sufrag SITS are looking TO the
Democratic party to put the amend
ment through for them. They say
the Republicans already have great
cr per centage in favor of the amend
ment than the Democrats It is the
Democrats last chance, said one Of
the uffragists this afternoon, to
make allies OF the woman voters
Since the first Of the year a mum
Der of state legislatures have passed
bills instructing or suggesting that
their representatives. in the Senate
vote for woman suffrage Senator
Moses, of New Hampshire, said he
would vote for the amendment if in
structed by his Legislature. but that.
although the House Of the New Hamp-
the Senate defeated it, and he, thcre-
fore, would vote against the amend
ment.
The Legislature of Nebraska, Reruhl-
can, unanimously suggested that the
Nebraska Senator'S, one Of whom.
Hitchcock, g Democrat previously had
Soted no vote for woman suffrage
Senator Hitchcock has let it be known
generally that the action Of the Ne
braska Legislature will have no effect
on his vote.
The vote Of Senator Borsh although
signed up on a party platform fnvoring
woman suffrage, Is not hoped for by
Sufragists
vote again" said a sufragist recently
we will have siXty-four votes without
that of Senator Borah"
1t is felt by many Of the friends Of
the amendment that President Wilson 8
support of woman suffrage will have
more influence over his PARTY than it
did when the vote was tsken last Oc-
tobe,.
Although the sufFrsgists assume anair
of cheerful silence on lhe matter there
IS nc assurance in their manner. The
"antis,' on the other hand, seem salts
fed the amendment will be lost These
tvo states of nina represent aporoxi-
mately those Of The sufragiats and ;he
ants before the last vote was taken.
except that the positions are reversed
Vne OF the woman sGffrsgists said this
afternoon:
THE matter Is now in The lap Of the
GODS
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Edna Goodrich Is Ileadliner
Al the Palace This Week

Inl Few pIaylet by Edgar Allen
Woolf, entitled "The Munnequin," :"
Edna Goodrich displays the wrongs
Of working girl and some gorgeous
gowns at the Palace this week The
gowns at least are sEown to excellent
advantage. A charming novelty is
presented by Raymond Hitchcock and
+. Ray Goetz. 1t is called "a TOY
Romance aid III it were shown tne
anti:s of Murseryfu Of toys come
to NJ. Ruth Roye and Sailor Reilly
each presen. their songs with their
usual effectiveness. The Greater Nor
gan Dancers in their Roman dance
drama are on this weeks programme
for second week. Others on the
bill! are Little Billy, midget; Frank
J. Conroy and Harry Murphy, black
face comedians, and Norton and Lee.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Music
Lanber, Murphy Gives Song
Recital al Aeolian Hall

Lambert Murphy. who OF recent years
has rapidly forged to the front in the
concert world gave song recital yes
terday afternoon at Aeolian Hall. NJ.
Murphy's abilities are such that it is a
pity he should have chosen the pro-
gramme that he did. 1t was no service
TO American composers to choose the
songs he did in his second group in
deed several Of the composers, certainly
II. T. Burleigh, have written songs of
tsr higher merit than the ones by
which they were represented yesterday.
Yet Mr.. Murphy sang them with all his
art, and certainly squeezed from them
the few drops Of virtue they contained.
The tenor's best work WAC in the
cpening, al mio tesoro intanto' from
No2arts Don Giovanni" Here his
sonee o. the classic style, the smooth
ness of his legato, his just feeling foa.
nuancc and tone color, the freedom Of
his tona emission were most admi-
raole. Indeed there are few singers
III the concert field to-day who use
their voices with the skill Of Mr.. Muir
ply. The French group he also sang
we'll. though his pronunciation here
might have been improved. Besides
his art Mr. Murphy's voice is pleasing
one, light but sufficiently warm in the
expression Of sentiment. He is always
heard with pleasure. The audience
yesterday was Of excellent size.