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New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
By Grenville Vernon

The death of. Ruggiero Leoncavallo
-emoves from the artistic arena one of
the two men who, a quarter OF a CEN
.ury ago. were looked upon as the
creators of a new operate tradition.
r;etro Mascagni was the other.
Strange are the ways of fate! Bound
together at the beginning by hope and
fame, they have gone through the
wears together, and unless Pietro Mas
carni performs miracle they will go
through the ages equally inseparable.
Nascagni wrote "Cavalleria Rusticana," ;"
Ieoncavallo wrote "Pagliacci," and the
tvo little operas, the one possibly the
o<come Of the other, were speedily
x.dded by popular accfamation, and
Despite the bulls of critics and impre-
arios without number have remained
n wedlook indissoluble. In vain have
,he other one-act operas been written
70 separate them. Together they have
s.syed and together they have formed
,he backbone of half hundred opera
,cmpsNies.
Mascaeni and Leoncavallo have since
written operas innumerable Recently
We in New York heard the formers
sLodoletta." and Leoncavallo's Tara"
il to he produced during the season
sbcut to open. But despite their striv-
ags they have remained each man
Of one opera With them they indeed
founded tradition, but the veritists
Who followed have been barren of real
effect SO "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
"Pagliscc.' must be treated by and for
themselves and not as marks or in
fuences in the history of opera With
the hammer of youth upon the anvil
Of passion Mascagni and Leoncavallo
beat out Two little works at once hot
blooded and sincere. But unthinking
youth rarely strikes fire more than
once Passion burns out quickly if
that passion is not fed from the mex
haustivc storehouse of the intellect,
and 70 this storehouse neither Mas
cagni nor Leoncavallo ever held the
key Later. bewildered at the poverty
Of their succeeding works, each com
poser turned to the treasures long
since garncrod by other men. From
these alien granaries they helped them
selves ahundantly-but youth had
passed and the seasoned genius of
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

Operate hseparables

other minds failed to nourish them.
True children of nature, they were
hne only when they were themselves.
"Pagliacci," despite the ratings of
purists and pundits, is n work of ex
allied qualities. 1t is melodious, and
the melody, if nowhere distinguished.
is generally expressive, and sometimes
tcllingly So The action is swift, and
the music carries it along unwavering
and inevitable. The story is one oft
told, but it possesses truth and an
animal vigor which have survived its
retelling. Moreover, the story is emf
nently suited to the theatre, and at
the hrst bars of the prologue before
Tonic steps before the curtain we re-
allze that the composer understands
what the theatre means. Musically we
may not be uplifted, vet instantly our
attention is held and concentrated. We
know that. with our will or against it.
we are going to take part in what fol-
lows. After all, the first requirement
OF the theatre, and, above all. of opera,
is to interest, and preferably to in
terest large numbers. Literature may
be the art of the individual. but the
theatre is the art of the mass. The
mass taken in its component parts may
be stupid. and some of these parts may
sway 1t for day or for year, but
taken as whole it possesses the rude
sanity of the race, and it viii never
prove stupid on the same subject for
quarter Of q century. "Paglacci"
was produced just twenty-seven years
ago, on May II, 1892, at the Teatro
del Verne, in Milan. AT that perform
ance Victor Maurel, whom Verdi called
the greatest operate artist Of the cen
tury, sang Tonic, and for him Leonca-
vallo wrote the prologue at Maurel's
own request a few days before the
opening. The Canio was Geraud, the
Silvio, Ancona; the Peppe, Daddi the
Media. Nine. Stehlc. Ancona was long
4 member of the Metropolitan, and
later with Oscar Hammerstcin at the
Manhattan. Daddi is our old and
amusing friend of the Manhattan and
Chicago opera companies. He is still
singing, and is no taller than he ever
was. 1t was a memorable opening of
what is really a memorables opera.
Leoncavallo is dead, but "Pagliacci"
lives.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

vember Z, November 21, December 5,
December 19, January 8, January 23,
February 6, and February 20:
Gabrielle Besanzoni, Anna Case,
Emmy Destinn, Giuseppe de Luca,
Mischa Elman, Anna Fitziu, Amelita
Galli-Curci, Mary Garden, Ossip Ga
brilowitsch, Louis Graveure, Frieda
Hempel, Charles Hackett, Jose Mar
dones, Lucille Orrell, Arthur Rubin
stein Helen Stanley, Toscha Seidel,
Andres de Segurola, Jacques Thibaud,
Cyrene Van Gordon and Winston
Wilkinson.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

demned man is no longer a man, but
a broken, istless machine"
Onorio Ruotolo first studied art IN
the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Naples and later worked for several
years with Vincenzo Gemito sculptor
whom his enthusiastic pupil rates with
BenvenuEo Cellini. At nineteen the
young man came to America, where
plished
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
On0rio RuotoIo, Sculptor

stincts, but through a chain Of circum%
stances ends in the electric chair.
Ruotolo wants to see capital pun
ishment abolished and hopes some day
to have this statue stand on the sits
OF the death house at Sing Sing to
commemorate a system consigned to
oblivion.
Il have tried to show the poignancy
and hopeiessness of mans despair
under the death sentence" he said II
wish the whole world, and especially
the jurymen who vote for the death
penalty, could be convinced by this
figure of the CHASTITY fact that con-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
By Katharine Wright

When some one told US that east of
Fifth Avenue in Fourteenth Street
lived young Italian sculptor whose
work was worthy Of investigation, we
Immediately set about gratifying the
curiosity aroused by the information.
1t was an agreeable surprise to dis
cover on the top floor Of an unromantic
building corner Of Bohemia, the Bo-
hemia of Henri Murger and Gavarni,
which has little in common with it's
hybrid imitation further south and fur
ther west
Judging by the number of pieces in
all stages of development, to say moth
ing of large collection of sketches,
Ruotolo is so driven with the divine
urge of creative energy that he has no
time to spare for mere externals.
When we arrived he was giving a
lesson to a little waif-a favorite pas
time, it seems, for he believes in pass
ing on his knowledge-who was strug-
Cling with a sketch of domestic life
across the top of which Ruotolo had
written II figli sono Americani" ("The
children are Americans"), certainly
properly patriotic sentiment to be i'm
pressed upon children born in this
country of Italian parents.
However, although he does not call
his studio Morris" and point the way
by lurid sign in mismated colors, al
though he does not address visitors by
their front names, although his work
shop has nothing of the atmosphere of
cheap familiarity so often found in the
haunts of mediocrity and seekers after
"self-expression," Ruotolo is a radical
A few minutes conversation disclosed
the fact that he has the youthful in
tolerance which condemns a rich man
as q bad lot merely because he has
money. Asked by some grateful en-
ployes to make bust of their en-
ployer, Ruotolo accepted the work
without JOY, until gradually he was
won over by the personality of his
sitter.
The Commercializing of Art in America
The average exhibition has no
charms for him. He considers it
merely one way of attracting attention,
the business end Of his work. He be-
lieves that art by its indirect influence
has done more reform work than de-
liberate propaganda, because the ar
tist simply portrays without admonish-
ing. and if he has power his message
will inspire a desire to right the
wrong
Looking around the studio we saw a
which Ruotolo calls "And Jesus Wept
1914'18,' group of widows and or
phans with the figure of Christ in the
foreground, His head turned sorrow
fully away; the bust of Theodore
Dresser made IN an hours sitting be-
fore the author left town last spring.
and the superb figure Of nude woman,
part of design for "The Fountain
of Life" But the genius of Ruotolo
lies in his portrayal Of types. "The
Drunkard," "The Slave" "The Mental
Defective" "The Organ Grinder" ali
proclaim an unusual gift. But the
most striking piece in the studio is
1.-The Doomed" inspired by David S.
Greenberg's novel Murder" in which
man with no natural criminal in
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
AZM4 GHN3U2GA
IC20NNO
Music Notes

Beryl Rubinstein will give several
recitals this winter at Aeolian Hall.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
Delaunois for "The Bluebird''

Nine. Raymonde Delaunois, of the
Metropolitan Opera Company, will Gre
ate a leading role in the new opera
founded on the Maeterlinck story oc
"The Bluebird" this season. When she
has completed her operate engage
ments she will appear in a series of
concerts under the direction Of the
French-Americsn Association for Lusi-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

Lawrence Gilman has been engaged
to prepare the notes for the pro-
grammes which Artur Bodanzky will
conduct for the New SYMPHONY Or
chestra next season
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

Beryl Rubinstein will give several
rectals this winter at Aeolian Hall.
Lawrence Gilman has been engaged
to prepare the notes for the pro-
grammes which Artur Bodanzky will
conduct for the New Symphony Or
chestra next season.
For the first time in the history of
the Metropolitan Opera Company an
American soprano has been elevated to
the rank of leading coloratura" in that
illustrious organization. This honor
has been awarded to Miss Mabel Gar
rison.
Miss Sophie Braslau, contralto, of
the metropolitan Opera, has been en-
gagged for nine performances of "ATda"
that the Chicago Opera Company will
give during fall tour of three weeks.
Miss Brasau will be heard in the role
of Amneris.
Reinald Werrenrath has been en-
gagged for four performances with the
New York Symphony Orchestra under
the direction of Walter Damrosch for
the coming season, 1919'20. There will
be one performance in New York, one
in Brooklyn, one in Washington, and
one in Baltimore. The Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra, under the direc-
tion of Leopold Stokowski, has also en-
gagged the barytone for two perform
ances. He has been reengaged for his
sixth appearance with the New York
Oratorio Society.
Major Kennedy, just returned from
France, brings reports of the activities
of Lieutenant Francis Macmillen, the
American violinist, recently cited by
General Pershing. He says the violin
ist won his citation for bravery while
pursuing a squad Of escaping German
spies, two of whom were later captured
and shot
The spies, who were armed, had
taken refuge in an abandoned hut and
were shooting from the windows at the
pursuing Americans.
Major Kennedy and Lieutenant Mac
millen led a charge which routed the
Germans and eventually resulted in
their capture. Lieutenant Macmillen,
Major Kennedy says, displayed un-
usual bravery and courage in facing
the German fire.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
Fillmore Musicals

The following artists have been en-
gagged BY R. q. Johnston to appear at
the series Of Friday morning musicals
to be held at the Hotel Biltmore, No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
NO DEMONSTRATIONS,
BERLIN SOCIALISTS LEARN
Defense Minister'S Reminder Calls
Forth Protest From Advocates
T. Of General Strike.

BERLIN, July 1s.-Reminding the
socialists Of both factions that mar
tial law still prevails in Berlin, Gus
tav Eoske, the minister of defense,
points out that the holding Of open
air meetings and parades within the
limits of greater Berlin will not be
permitted during the next month. The
reminder was drawn out, in part, by
the fact that the majority socialists
in opposition to the strike movements
have urged the members of their
party to hold demonstrations after
working hours.
Herr Noske's restrictions have
called forth strong protest from
the independent socialists. who are
planning to call a general strike
Monday next. They now are father
ing a proposition for a demonstra-
ton against the German government
in addition to the international man.
ifestations in furtherance of which
the July 21 strikes were proposed.
The German government should be
demonstrated against as we'll as the
"imperialistic governments of France
and England" the independents call
declares.
The workingmen Of Hamburg have
declared a general strike for Mon
day AS result the withdrawal Of
the government troops from Hamburg
has been postponed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
Launches Another 9,5O0-Ton Ship.

TAMPA, Fla, July 19-The Semi
mole. s.50o-ton steel ship. was sue
cessfully launched by the Oscar Dan
iels Company at 800 this morning.
This is the fourth ship of this size
launched by it. She was named by
the city of Miami IN credit for ex-
cellent work done during victory loan
campaigns by-that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
Say France Owed Honorable Peace.

They assert that the German people
were not responsible for the crimes of
the government. and that 1.-The French
republic owed a just and honorable
peace to the German republic" They
further contend that by the failure to
limit reparations to actual material
damages Germany's credits are being
overstrained, with the result that
France will not obtain sufficient help
Tor the restoration of her devastated
areas. They announce that "the capt.
talist class is preparing to seize in
Europe, the orient and the colonies all
Inc individual and collective riches of
the vanquished nations" They declare
that this unjust, inefficient and in
coherent treaty cannot endure any
more than the peace which the treaty
estaol1shes in violation of the rights
OF the peoples and upon counter revo-
iut1onary violence can endure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
WHY SOCIALISTS
REJECT PEACE PACT
Party Faction in France De-
nominate League of Ma
i tions as "Caricature."
NOT WHAT WAS PROMISED
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Special Cable to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1919.
PARIS, July 19.-The French So
cialist party has issued a statement
explaining why all the socialist dep
uties have been Instructed to vote
against the ratification of the peace
treaty. They protest against the
'veiled annexation" of the Saar ba-
Sin. against the division of the Ger
man colonies among the allies and
against the obvious violations of
popular rights in east Prussia" The
treaty. they assert, Balkanizes GEN.
trail Europe.
The league of nations is called
caricature of the society of nations,
which the people were promised dur
Ing the war. They object to the ces-
sion of Shantung to Japan and the
recognition of a British protectorate
over Egypt They 'solemnly de-
nounce the hypocrisy and danger" of
league which moderates these de-
cisions. They note that the pre-
tended pact of the league is contrary
to the most solemn promises to or
Samzed labor and provides for no
serious reduction of ornaments"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
"Scandalous Abuse" Alleged.

Another passage reads: This treaty
was born of the most scandalous
ABUSE ever made OF secret diplomacy.
which openly violates the right of
sell determination, which reduces
whole nations to slavery, which every
where awakens new risks of war. and
nnaliy, which is accomplished by vio-
lent measures against liberating
movements not only in Hungary and
Russia, but in all the former Countries
OF the Hapsburg empire, throughout
the orient and in Germany, and can
unoer no pretext receive the socialist
vote. Moreover it is opposed TO the
best interests of France, against
which it everywhere prepares hatred
and every kind of conflict, and which
through the very excess of the burden
imposed on the vanquished runs the
risk of not receiving even the repara
lions to which it is entitled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
Leaders Unable to Reunite PARTY.

The efforts of the socialist leaders
to reunite the party have apparently
Tailed The national party congress
held Monday and Tuesday revealed
even more dissenting factions than
formerly. The loss of power. which
began when the extremists gained
control in the summer of 1917 and de-
cided to withdraw from the govern
ment, may, therefore, be expected to
continue. The only consolation for
the socialists is that the other French
political parties probably are as badly
themselves.
There have been no elections since
the war began. and the deputies
have practically lost all contact with
their constituents. Accordingly, no.
body knows what Is the relative
strength of the various political
groups. In this confused situation
the socialists had hoped to be able
to present themselves with q unified
platform before the voters this fall
Whether they will even yet be able
to do so depends almost wholly on
chance--that is to say, on the inter-
vention of unforeseen circumstances.
Causes of Division.
French socialist parties have always
been more or less divided between doc
opposed 10 any
compromise with the Capitalist class,
and opportunists. who sought rather to
realize the socialist program by gradual
reforms. Jaures was an opportunist
and the party continued under his in
fuence. even after his death, under the
leadership Of such men as Albert
Thomas, Marcel Sembst and Pierre
Renaudel, but since 1917 1t has been
doctrinaire. under the leadership Of Jean
Jonquet and Marcel Cachin, who pre-
vail, and who, according to the votes in
the present congress, still have a major
ity in the proportion of about two to
one.
The principal issue under discussion
was the peace treaty. Condemnation
was unanimous, but while the majority
decided to reject it unreservedly, the
minority felt that in view of certain
constructive factors included in it, such
as the league Of nations, socialist depu-
ties should be instructed to vote for
ratification in the hope of being able
gradually to eliminate the unsatisfac-
tory features. The criticisms made of
the treaty correspond in general to
those which have been frequently point
ed out in the liberal allied press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20

demonSr of Thermal to
in
after cokmp
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cooked in al
~
1hemac the cooking
in S
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-19
"OLD FASHIONED METHODIST
POUNDING.

The Methodist parsonage was
turned into veritable Christmas tree
last Wednesday evening-lacking only
the tree.
The preacher was revolving pray
meeting talk in his brain, his wife was
busily engaged with some sewing,
when great commotion was heard
outside-a knock at the door-"Come
in" They did. Led by Brothers Hay,
]. r. Montgomery and Tennessee
they stormed the trench and threw
bombs of confusion into the ranks of
the besieged to such an extent that
when Mrs. Rose was called on for a
speech she disavowed her ability to
do so, and only with great difficulty
succeeded in composing herself
enough to voice the appreciation felt.
After the guests were gone the
preacher began prying into bags and
packages. He found two sacks of
flour, coffee-seven pounds of Bro.
Fanning's famous brand; sugar-two
bags of that precious stuff; three
buckets of lard; sausage; some twen-
ty jars Of canned fruits and preserves,
and, whats this!" he asked, "Hon-
ey, Glare to goodness" and butter
two big pounds, and ever so many
more things.
Tha. negro poet expresses such a
condition in his poem about the par
ty which the negroes when he said:
/ can't tell you nothin' bout it,
Y ought to been dar and seen it flu
yousef
Flu tell you avahthing was rich and
prime,
An dy amt no use in talkin',
We jus had one scrumptious time"
Many thanks to you, friends, for
your membranes. Praying Gods
blessings upon you,
Faithfully,
H. R. ROSE.
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type, he is selling off most of his
flock. When we were talking to him
recently he said: "For three weeks
last winter / did not allow my hens
to get out Of the house." The high
price Of feeds today makes it essen
tial to give more attention to balan-
ced rations than ever before.
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Kentucky has the highest death rate
Of any state in the United States
from Tuberculosis. Tennessee has
the SECOND HIGHEST death rate
This should make us do some real
thinking.
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If every country merchant in Hen
derson county will carry supply Of
beef scraps they will increase their
sales and also bring money into the
community. Why not try it.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-19

d. C. Evans, Darden, exhibited
some Of his White Wyandottes at the
Chattanooga Poultry Show the first
week in December. He won first in
the three and only classes in which he
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-12-19
FINER FARMING.
Oh. A. Powers.)

"Blind Staggers" is caused by
moldy feed. Look out for this dis
ease. Unless we are rather careful we
may expect losses from it.
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entered. The exhibitors were from
Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and
Mississippi. Winning under competi-
ton like this is worth while.

Try this plan Of feeding your chick
ems. Feed two parts Of corn and one
part of oats as a scratch feed in the
morning. About noon put mixture
of meat scraps one part, and three
parts of corn meal before them to feed
upon the entire afternoon. Add the
other things mentioned above-and
sell your hens if you don't get eggs.
Farmer-"How much did the soy
beans damage your corn?"
Walter Petty--"They did not dam
age it any,"
The latter furthermore stated that
he turned his hogs on his soy beans
before he gathered his corn and they
ate very little Of the corn. He is in no
hurry to sell his hogs until they have
cleaned up his beans.
Put an Anti tuberculosis seal on all
letters and packages. They cost you
one cent each. The money goes to
fight the disease. The loss of life in
Tennessee of tuberculosis is appall-
ing. Last year FOUR THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED VICTIMS were
claimed by this plague. We have al
most driven hog cholera from the
county, now let us fight this disease.
We found hampers of sweet pota-
toes in the office of W. S. Hurst in
the depot at Huron. lie had dug them
when the ground was muddy and put
them into the hampers that were
placed in this warm room. We saw in
one hamper which appeared to be
keeping nicely. Even though he had
no potato house he had used what he
had and conformed to the fundamen-
tai principles of keeping sweet pota-
toes and succeeded.
Hugh Boswell has been trying out
a new ration on his hens. 1t consists
of two parts of shorts, one-half part
of cotton seed meal and about one
fourth part of meat scraps fed in the
morning. At night he feeds two ears
of corn. Before he started to give
the above ration he was getting from
one to two eggs. Now he is getting
from seven to nine. Let US keep it in,
mind that when hens lay their great
est amount Of eggs is in the spring
when they get worms and grass
along with the grain. Think it over
and you will expect to get no Eggs
from hens roosting in trees on cold
nights and when they are fed corn
alone. That Is common sense.
]. C. Richardson says that the fol-
lowing are important essentials for
winter egg production; proper feed
ing which must include some animal
protein, as meat scraps or buttermilk
with cracked grain; abundant fresh
water that is not cold; grit; green
feed which may consist of root crops,
sprouted oats, or steamed leaves Of
pea, bean or clovers; dry comfortable
quarters. The above principles have
been applied by the above mentioned
farmer and he has received handsome
dividends in return. He says that
without buttermilk or beef scraps as a
part of the ration he would not keep
poultry. He is moving this winter to
a place where there is no poultry
house. On account Of the lack of time
to provide a house for them of a good
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It is disease that can be scattered
by those who have it. 1t is also con-