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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

NIMONNE opens her eyes.

NIMONNE opens her eyes.
The morning sun is shining. 1t
~ is April, and all the world is re-
splendent. The room is bright. The
walls are radiant. A bee buzzcs between
the windowpanes and the curtain. The
pieces of furniture ard the bare floor
shine. How comfortable it is under tho
white sheets!
Simonne smiles at the familiar OBJ
Jccts She has the Observation-Disclosures Of
twenty years. Outside the birds MARBLE
with JOY. For the hedges are white with
hawthorn buds. The sky is pure and
blue, and the air is fresh and fragrant
Smonnc losses off the covers a little
She thus discloses her beautiful arms,
half bare. Gracefully she lifts them and
crosses her hands behind her head. The
transparent lace sleeves of her NIGHT
gown slip lightly down about her shout
ders.
S'monnc dreams, though awake. Her
soul floats into space.
Suddenly her face is cloudcd.
Alas" she thinks, while here cverv-
thing invites to happiness, there are those
out there who suffer for us without
respite--in the far off trenches, amid
mire and bloodv
Inc young girl shudders. Then a
FAMILIAR image rises in her brain. 1t is
mat OF soldier, dark and pale, beau
tiful youth--that Of Georges, her fiancd
her friend, zouave, sergeant. She
sees his face distinctly. What martial
air he has in his uniform-~he who in
ordinary life is 10 timid and gentle!
Timid, beyond question! Too timid
indeed, since he has never had the cour-
age to put his declaration Of love into
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To-day, however, looking at the apple
blooms, find the most identifying asso-
Citations and memories, not in far-off past
but in visionary apple trees seen no longer
ago than last autumn
And this is how it came about. In this
red and green country of Devon am apt to
meet with adventures quite unlike those ex-
pcrienced in other countries; only these are
mostly adventures of the spirit.
Lying awake at o'clock last October. in
Exeter, and seeing it was a gray misty
morning, my inclination was to sleep again.
/ only dozed, and was in that twilight con-
diton wnen the mind is occupied with idle
images, and is now in the waking world,
now in dreamland. A thought Of the rivers
in the red and green country foated through
my brain-of the Clyst among others: then
of villages on the Clyst; of the Broadcast.
Clyst ST. Mary, Clyst st. Lawrence, finally
of Clyst Hyden; and, although doing, I
half laughed to remember how ! went
searching for that same village one May,
and how | wouldn't ask my way of any
one just because it was Clyst Hydcn be-
cause the name of that little hidden rustic
village had been written in the hearts Of
some who had passed away long, long, ago,
far, far from home. How, then, could fail
to find TIT would draw my feet like
magnet!
| remembered how searched among deem
lanes, beyond rows and rows of ancient
hcdgcrow clms, and how found its little
church and matched cottages at last, COW
cred with ivy and roses and creepers all in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

"Sophocles is more interested in the re-
lation of man to man than in the conflict
between mortals and the gods He has left
seven tragedies, all Of which can be adapted
TO the needs Of opera. At the command of
MS king, Mendelssohn wrote music for
largo part of three OF these plays the
Antigone,' the 'Gdipus at Colonus' and the
'Gdipus Tyrannus,' although, perhaps,
strictly speaking, the resultant compost
tons we're not operas. Richard Strauss
took for the libretto OF his 'Elektra' the
play of the same name by Hugo Won Hof-
mannsthal, which in its turn was a version
of Sophoclcs' Electra Even in the Greek
THIS heroine is by no means lovabe crca-
ture, but in the German play she is made
almost abnormal in her crazcd longing for
vengeance, and the cacophonies of Strauss
naturally hcighten the hectic effect Conse-
duent'y Electra demands new and more
just operate presentation. Aristotle pro-
nounced the 'Gdipus Tyrannus' the master
piece of Greek drama. When given to-day
either in Greek in the vernacular. IL
never Tails to produce profound impress
sion, an impression of the very nature to
DO enhanced and deepcned by musical inter
probation. The sequel, 'Gdipus at Colonus,'
presents picture shot through with CLEAN.
ing mysticism.
"of Euripidcs, IL We include the 'Rhesus.'
& .hcre are nineteen plays extant. He is diff
- Aefehtiated from his predecessors by his
more modern tone; he makes many innova-
uohs both IN the matter and in the spirit
the ancient legends; he Is given TO ana.
wing the motives of his characters in a
amer conveniently albeit somewhat vague
termed psychological BY reason, there
scre' or the greater abundance of his mate
rial and his unconventional treatment Of il
" would seem that he is more likely To in
'crese the modern composer than EschvIua
or even Sophoclcs. At least the early writers
81 opera drew more often from his re-
sources. Gluck. most important figure in
\ lDe history OF opera, wrote three succcssfu,
plays on Euripidean themes, sAlceste., Tnh;.
genie en- Aulidc' and Tphigenie en- Taurjdc {,
Neqca was the subject Of many early
opefaS, but not one survives. Rancau in
his. tfippolytc ct Article set the story of
Ph&drt to music, and Sarah Bernhardt has
nnAdo Racne's 'Phedrc' famous: vet wbv
have wcsnot to-day Ph@dra in our gallery
Of opcfatbc herones? Eiectsa. Helen, Ores
tes and many another familiar figure Euri-
pidcs views from new angles; he sounds tho
depths Of pathos In 'Hecuba' and The Tro-
jan Woman; he gives dramatic voice to the
religious awakening Of his times in The
Bacchantes.'
Incidentally, the. appropriation Of Greek
tragedy by grand opera would afford scope
for exciting experiments In the treatment
Of chorus and ballet, for to very large cx-
tent the Greek play was sung and danced.
The modern opera tends TO minimize the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

us this" you say, "my very timid
fiance?"
Pardon! Forgive ME! I know it.
Yes, once (and that once seems so
far Off words were superfluous be-
tween us. The old, heavenly words
of love seemed to me too hackneved
for us. Then I had, admit il. q
modesty i'll the way Of sentiment not
unlike woman's physical modesty.
But now!
Now it is night. Now it is cold. and
overhead the cannon thunder lueu-
briously. | must speak to you. can.
ought to. And / wish to.
throw myself at your knee. Amo-
rous and shrinking, cry to YOU still
once more; "Smohne, Simonne, it is
you alone love. 1t is you alone whom
wish all for myself"
All! What matters it if these words
make you blush. This letter. shall
never send it.
shall enclose it, addressed. in a
second envelope. It shall sleep against
my heart.
IL Will be my companion in battle
and outpost duty.
1t w'll comfort me. I shall love it
1or all the love with which it is filed
Tor all the heart have put into it.
with 1T | shall go to battle more
gal'y' stronger, more confident.
IL VIII safeguard me. But if by
ehance you receive it (Simonne, I
love you with all the strength of my
peing), it will be when am dead.
outside the birds MARBLE with low.
'or the hedges are white with hawthorn
'uds' the sky is pure and blue, and the
sir is fresh and fragrant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
'ES, it can hardly be denied.
The average grand opera Ii
bretto is pretty sad. That is,

The average grand opera Ii
bretto is pretty sad. That is,
pretty funny 1t furnishes
those who, as Harold l.. Cleasby phrases
it, delight in verbal inanities and in
felicities" much amusement. Read
through any one of dozens and dozens
OF llbrettos. No need to begin an
enumeration. Yet the absurdity of de-
tail may, after all, be only the inevitable
result of the ''inadequacy of the subject
matter as a whole" Which brings us
to the point. Mr.. Cleasby has sou-
ton to offer. He would have the opera
writer's turn back to Greek tragedy.
After citing several examples of popular
operas which have been built upon the
rock foundation of real dramatic themes
('Faust," "Pelleas ct Melisande,"
"Konigskinder," al Barbiere di Sivi-
glia,' Madame Butterfly" "La Travi-
ata," "Le Chemineau," "Gismonda,"
etc. Mr.. Cleasby, writing in "The Ma
tion," declares:
"For the cnterprising composer who is
convinced that we'll constructed play is
eminently desirable as the basis of his
opera, there exists a treasure house of
almost incalculable wealth in Greek trag-
edy. Already moulded into form fairly
well adapted to operate requirements
tsincc, indeed, Greek tragedy was itself the
first grand opera), these dramas exhibit in
high degree sublirnity Of theme, emo
tonal richness, clearly outlined characters,
1orr
Long ago musicians discovered this golden
store, and the dictionaries of opera are
filled with lists of sAlcestes,' 'Medees' and
other classical heroes and herones OF
these figures, however, which have played
so vital part in the history of European
culture as to become symbols, as it were,
instead of merely literary figures, how
many representatives tread the lyric boards
to-day? That the creations of the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries have passed
into oblivion casts no discredit upon their
Greek ancestry, for practically all the other
operas of the same time have ceased to
exist. The field may now be titled once
more.
"lEschylus, philosopher of rugged
grandeur, offers his most glorious con-
tribution the Orestean trilogy. In occidental
literature there are few figures more i'm
pressive and vital than Agamemnon, ely
temncstra, and Orestes, but as yet no
worthy operate embodiment has been given
to any ono of them. Surely these char
.acters and their fates cry out for such
musical sublimation as Wagner has lavished
upon the far less humanity significant
heroes of the Nibelungen Ring. Of Eschy-
lus's other plays, the 'Prometheus is the
most alluring to the composer, because
1t has the greatest of themes, suffering
for the welfare Of humanity, and because
of the power and majesty of the chief char
acters. Since the story is told by means of
series of parallel episodes, the PRONE
theus' might we'll be condensed into a
single stupendous act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
Oh, You
Sabbatarians!
By Edgar Lee Masters
From Reedy's Mirror
From Reedy's Mirror
IN, YOU sabbatariuns, methodists and

M, YOU sabbatarMns methodists and
" puritans;
You bigots, dcvotees and rantcrs;
You Journalists, pietists and fanatics,
Teetotalcrs and hydropots,
You thin oscetics, a'1drogynous souls,
Chaste and epiceme spirits,
Eyes blind to color, ears deaf to sound,
Fingers insensitiuc,
Do a0hat you will,
Make qUhat laavs you choose
Yet there are high spaces of rapture
Whdch you can neuer touch,
They are beyond you and hidden from
you
We leave gov to the dull assemblies,
Chdrades, cantatds and lectures;
The civic meetings aohere gov lie and act
And work up business;
The teas Of forced conversation,
And receptions of how-dc dos,
And stercotyped smiles;
The church sociables;
And the calls your youmg men of c1on,D,y
hands
And fetid breath
Pay to angmtc Virgins--
These are yours;
Take them
But tell you
In places you kmow not of,
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reossarNie
The Whitewashed
Wall
By Thomas Hardy

10y lIlOIIldS ldEQy
X/HY docs she turn IN that shy, sob
Way
Whenever she stirs the fire,
And KISS to the chimney corner waH,
AS II cntrdnced TO admire
Its whitcwashed barrcnncss more hdS
the sight
Of a rose IL, q garden green?
I haze knorvn her long, but this rapt'rss
1 ncvcr before haze seen.
We'll, her soldicr-som cast his shadcs
there,
And friend took pencil and drfS
him
Upon tha, fame-lit ,oau. And tho i'm"
had a lifelike semblance to him.
And there long stayed his famihdr loos'
BIT one day, ere she knew,
The schitener came to cleanse tho noon
And covered the face from view.
"Yes," he said, my brush goes on w''ss
rusk,
And the drought is buried undey;
When you haze to ,phifcn old cots dS'
brighten,
What else can you do, I toondsrF
BIT she knotps he's there. And sea"
she yea,ws
For him, Tone ia the incoming nv7s
She secs him as close at hand, ard fafHS
And kisses him amber the wkit&
From Ress]!l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

We, the free spirits, the liocrs,
Guests at the aoedding feast of life,
Drinkers Of the aVinc made By Jesus,
Worshippers of fire aud Of God
who made the grape,
and fitted the veins Of his legitimate
children
With ethereal fame
We the lovers Of life IN unknoaon p1occs
Shalt taste of ancient Winc,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

and PIT toners in golden gases,
and open precious books of song
and Iooh upon dreaming Buddhas,
And morblc masks of genius.
We shaH hear the sound of shiu0cd
Instruments,
Volcing the dreams of great spirits.
We SHAH hnoao the rupture Of Kisses
And Tong cmbroccs,
and the sting Of folly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

we shaH entrl"c our arms IN vol1ptuous
sleep,
and IN the misery of your dcuiaIs
And your covardice and your fears
} on shdU not cucu dream that qrc c,.jst
O"nteligibic needs! We, the blossoms
Of hfc's gordcn,
flo""ish on the hills ofvariablc uciuds-
We perish, but you ncucr lire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
A Lost Village

This is It'll" cried 1his my little lost village found
again. and it is well found it late in the day. for
now looks less like the loveiest old village !,
Devon than in fairyland or in Beulah'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

styles of their first instructors
I think the differences between American
painting and that of other countries are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

quite as great as, if not greater than. the
d'herenccs between the paintings of any
two of these countries"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
translated By William l.. Mcpherson
Copyrghf, 1919. Nc1O York. Ty;hunc r,n

a"~t uAhgsu
illustrated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23
Speed Up, Opera!

Dispatch these silly lberettos long journey without
return trip ticket, and go back to the Greeks for in
spration. A writer in "The Nation urges that COM
convert the best of the Greek tragedies into music
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-23

THE APPLE has not come to its per- ,
lection this season until the middle
of May; even here, in this west
4, Il 49,
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22
EOX'S THEATF,R.

This evening offers a last opportun- ity to ,witness the latest and the best of Geraldine Farrar's screen produc- lions, The Stronger Vow" The story is clover and original, the action in tense and gripping. Charlie Chaplin n the "Doughnut Designer" is an other one of the screens greatest comedy offerings that are bound to please. The vaudeville is exception "l1y good, headed by "The Fortune !'eekers," a clever and Imaginable
 lzctch Tom Mix, the inimitablc is Aere again with a bunch of new thrills, adventures, fun and romance n his new Fox photoplay of rapid
 fire action and gigantic thrills as the title "The Speed Maniac' indicates, which will be shown at FoXs theater for the last three days of this week. \ big classic auto race, boxing match in which Mix champions the weak; 2 series of hair raising feats on the famous horse Tony and other
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22
MIG F'ADDEN'S REALITIES
 AT THE PALACE THURSDAY

Thursday, Friday and Saturday brings to the Palace another greut show with special added attraction in 'McFadden's Original Physical Culture Bathing Girls" These are the eight original girls you see in the Physical Culture Magazine of which MT. McFadden is the editor. Among the girls are included the champion lady trick and fancy diver, Miss Os- borne, wrestling girls, boxing girls, fencing girls and each and every one of them a Venus in form and beauty. There will be two other Keith acts with Swain s Novclty' and Mabel and Johnny Dore in a Study in Black and Tan.' The feature pnotoplay on the same program is the sensa tional J. Stuart Blackton super feature, "Lltes Greatest Problem," starring Mitchell Lewis and ably supported by an all star cast. This feature is described as a "dramatic thunderbolt' and was in troduced with tremendous success at the Rivoi theater, New York, a few weeks ago, Don't forget next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the Lee Kids will appear in person, the first time in vaudeville
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22
I.YCEIM THFATER.

In view of the unprecedented num- Der of orders for seats to witness the Lyceum Players in the great play of an Indian girls love and betrayal, The Heart of WetOna.' which is be- ing presented at the Lyceum theater all this week, the manag cement Is con- graduating itself on it's wisdom in choosing so excellent a vehicle for the current weeks attraction. All the players have excellent opportunity to enact in a most compelling manner the various parts assigned to them, and Miss Leonard as WetOna and Mr. Wellington as her manly lover are conspicuously fine in their respective portrayals. The box office is open daily from 10 a. m. to g D. m. and every attention is given to patrons
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22
Back Stage

We rather enjoy the bit of rivalry between the Fox theater and the Pal ace theater over the showing of bath ing girls at the respective theaterS. Sometime ago it was announced that the Fox theatcr would in the near future show. the Mack Sennett Girls here in person and billboards have been heralding their coming. Now the Palace theater is going to show the McFadden Physical Culture Beauties here in person Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We'll we feel sure we will enjoy both acts and hope to see each one. Competition will get good shows and that is what we want.
 The Lyceun thcater is being newly carpeted and new red rugging is be- ing put down each morning that when completed will give the theater a very hom@like appearance.
 The Lee Kids will be at the Palace theater soon. We met them in Hart ford last week with their mother. The little Fox film actresses are on a short vacation and will open very soon in new movie. Katherine, the oldest, is years old. auburn haired and rather quletcr of the two, While Jane, years old, is much more like a frolicsome little boy with her short clipped light hair and proves herself to be a decided comedienne. They put on a real snappy little act which they arranged ali themSelVes-We have mother as an authority for this statement-and they are very fond of Theda Bara who sent them each pocketbool< with a $5 gold piece in it for Christmas.
 The Tiller Sisters at FoX's theater the first of this week, did Y. M. C. A. work in Panama.
 Shaw has written a play called 'The Bolshevik JImpress.' It will be produced by a new organization of. players called the Caravan Theater in Philadelphia.
 When Mrs Fiske first began to twinkle as a star, there appeared on the cast as her leading man Henry J. Miller, and one evening when the
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22
What Dicky Warned Madge About
 at the Station

I was startled at the appearance of hice Holcombe as Dicky and I came Ito the little waiting room of the [ilroad station at Cresthaven. Her allor was unusual, even for her, and sr usually brilliant eyes were lustre- ss. She looked up at us wanly as e entered, made a desperate effort she saw Diclly to rally to her usual .ng froid.
 "Ah, MT. Graham,' she said, q do ope you will pardon me for bringing 'u over here today. But some things ave come up that make it imperative IT. me to see Mrs. Ora ham for few inutes.'
 'So l understand from Mrs. Gra- asn,' Diclly answered gravely, and
 i'm only too glad to come, I assure i u. Now tell me how long you wish talk and l will wait until that time Efore coming back" l"Oh, perhaps 10 or 12 minutes, v |e answered nervously, looking Ut e.
 Make it 20, Dicly," I said in as latter of fact manner as possible.
  |oked around the room with quiz |cal air. "Doesn't look as if you'll lve much to disturb you,' he |mmented.
 Madgc's Excuse. 1T followed his gaze and smiled he station held only a cat, graVelE hshing her face, and two women Tn se corner who were carrying on an Bimated conversation in the deaf l Id-dumb language. Even if they ld possessed the sense of hearing, ley were out of earshot of our con- 8rsation if we spoke with reasonable aution. I felt relieved, for l had hred that there might be a mum Der people in the station. a"Excuse" Dicky murmured in a he that no one but I could possibly
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22

In the kitchen of her own home Sister Mary cooks daily for a family of four adults. She brought to her kitchen an understanding of the chemistry of cooking, gained from study of domestic science in a state university Consequently the advice she offers is a happy combination of theory and practice. Every recipe she gives is her own, first tried out and served at her family table.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-22

New York, Oct. 21.-What could be more bewitching for the Halloween dance than this old timcy frock of cloudy chiffon and lace?
 Built of layers of she'll pink, the Gghtest of chrome yelIows, and pale green chiffon over an undersheath of silver cloth this gown is a dream of moonlight on water.
 Like all the really good looking clothes this season it's fundamental keynote is simplicity, depending wholly on material and line for effect. The foundation of silver cloth is plain narrow skirted slip. The pink chiffon underskirt, a straight piece of material some two yards round, is gathered at the waistline. It is laid on the bodice plain, reaching over the shoulders to form the very short kimono sleeves. The silver cloth ends just above the bust line. The yellow chiffon is handled in the same man. ner, save that the skirt instead of being only two is three yards wide and has inserts of broad lace bands as shown in the sketch. The last layer of chiffon is the palest imagin- able green, draped over the bodice with some suggestion of fullness, and with it's skirt at least four yards in width tightly gathered at the waist.
 It should be noted that the bodice makes it's own girdle with just a sug- Sestion of a basquet emphasized by the Nshaped trim ending in a rosette with f1uttering ends. Inch wide vel vet ribbon of dull water green is used.
 The cobweb scarf of flesh colored silk net, the pearls at throat and ears repeated in the handcau bind ing the hair, all add their touch of dainty elegance.