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The Washington times., 1920-10-31
boa NOT PACIFIED BY
GOOD OLD IRISH TUNE
Wireless Man Still Has Faith in
Music's Tanning Power.

That vessels with cargoes Of wild
animals should not put to sea unless
equipped with a wide assortment OF
music was demonstrated aboard the
British freighter Bolton Castle, which
arrived at New York recently from
China with the story Of an unsuccess-
full attempt to sooth a huge boa con.
strictor with the music of a phono-
graph inadeauately supplied with ap.
propriate records.
The snake. said to have been thir-
ty-fve feet long, broke from a crate
In the ship and after knocking the
helmsman away from the wheel, wove
Its body In and out among the spokes,
throwing the ship of It's course and
alarming officers and crew.
The wireless operator sought to
pacify tho serpent with music, and
rushing to his cabin returned with n
talking machine and a record which
he mistook In the dark for Hin
dustan." The record turned out to
be the "Wearing OF the Green" and
the music OF snakeless ireland served
only to aggrnvate instead OF calm
the snake. Spurred on by the blowr
OF axes and revolver bullets, the rep
tile finally plunged over the side Of
the ship and disappeared.
1t Ia declared that the wireless
man has not yet lost faith in music
as a medium for tanning wild animals,
but insists before he ships with an
other cargo of snakes he II going to
lay In an assortment Of talking ma
chine records of real snake music.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
VITAL
TOV0|CE SUPPORT
UvuIa Must Stop Nasal Cavities
to Gain Sorority, Expert
Says.

Through the courtesy OF Lazar 3.
Samoiioff, the New York vocal teach
er, Musical America has presented a
letter OF Edouard de Reszke. believed
to be hitherto unpublished. Mr.. Sam
oiloff considers the advice which the
letter contains to be OF great impor-
lance to both pupils OF singing ana
professional singers. The letter fol-
lows:
paris. 43 Rue St. Didier. January
II. 1914.
Dear Sir:-It Is very difficult for
me to explain by letter how II Is nee
essary to proceed In order for singers
and comedians to obtain the greatest
sorority. 1t would be necessary that
! should be present in person to DEM
onstrate the matter. all the more be-
cause each man or woman has diff
ferent voice, and what is good for one
Is useless for another. There are, all
the same. certain principles TO which
IL is necessary to hold and to try to
develop by regular system.
"First-The respiration OF the dia-
phragm as support Of the voice.
"Seoondly-In order to obtain most
sorority II Is necessary to endeavor
to gain head-resonance while opening
the throat well. especially the palate,
and stopping completely the nasal
cavities with the uvula. The open
nose. being the greatest enemy OF the
voice. deprives IL Of sorority, force
and beauty Of tone. There are some
exceptions, like Tamagno and the two
celebrated tenors who used to sing
with their natural voice. already
nasal
"Thirdly-Each singer and comedian
ought to endeavor to give the great
est care to his enunciation. in such a
manner that every word may come
very distinct to the ears of the pub
lie. This is the chief part Of sue
cess; the public understands every
thing and has no need of libretto.
In caring for the enunciation one be-
comes an artist, and even with n
small voice one makes oneself heard
and one gives pleasure to the public.
For this 1t Is necessary to throw the
word against the teeth and to have
the lips very mobile and strong. I'm
fortunately there arc many artists
who busy themselves more with the
voice than with enunciation, and gen.
orally one does not understand even in
what language they are singing or re-
citing. which is a grave defect
"Here is all that 1 can tell you in
a letter; believe 1t Is clear and sim
pie. For all those who are in need Of
1t there is nothing to do but try and
apply it. can deceive myself like
everyone else. but II Is with these
principles put into practice that my
brother and myself made our career
Of thirty-two years on the stage. ]
shall be very happy IL my advice can
be OF service to young artists.
"Pray accept. dear M. Froument, the
assurance of my most distinguished
regard.
"EDoUARD DE RESZKE."
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
CONCERTS

The first concert of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra will be given at the
National Theater Tuesday afternoon,
November .. at 4:30. under Pierre
Monteux. the eminent French con-
ductor, and with Helen Stanley, So
prano. as soloist.
Beethoyen's Eighth Symphony in
+ will be played. the overture to Ber-
lioz's "Benvenuto Cellini," and Liszt's
Symphonic Poem. "Tasso." Nine.
Stanley will sing Mendelssohn's con-
cert aria, "Infelice" and Tatiana's
Letter Scene from Tschaikowsky's
opera "Eugen Oneigen.' Nine. STAN
ley's early training was in Chicago,
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TWO MESSIAH" EVENINGS
TO MEET PUBLIC DEMAND
0ratorio Society Appeals for
Aid of Local Sinners.

The Washington Oratorio Society
has announced that this season 1t
will give "The Messiah" on two eve
nings instead Of one, in order to meet
the large demand made by the public
to have an opportunity OF hearing
this work. Both performances will
be free to the public.
The dates selected are Tuesday ana
Wednesday, January II and IL. 1921.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, conductor
OF the Washington Oratorio Society,
has sent out an appeal to the sing
ers of Washington to augment the
chorus for THE Messiah" to 500. Mr..
Wrightson says:
'T am endeavoring this season to
gather around me for this chorus, all
who have sung under my direction for
the past sixteen years. ! am anxious,
IL possible, to induce all the promi-
nent singers in Washington to CO.
operate with me. to take a broad
minded stand in this after and sing
in this chorus as all the leading sing
ers in other cities do for the rendi-
ton of The Messiah There are no
dues.
On the frst evening Of "The Mes
siah" free tickets will be distributed
by members OF the society, and on
the second evening no tickets will be
necessary. The same soloists will
appear on each evening and all will
be chosen from among the local sing
ers OF the city. except the bass, who
will come from either New York or
Boston.
The Washington Oratorio Society
announces its first rehearsal this sea-
son on Wednesday evening, next, at
$40 o'clock. in the lecture room Of
the Church OF the Covenant, entrance
on N street Just east OF Eighteenth
street and Connecticut avenue. This
will BIO the sixteenth presentation Of
THE Messiah" to be given under the
direction Of sydney Lloyd Wrightson,
the conductor, in this city.
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THE ART OF SINGING.

William Shakespeare, the famous
vocal teacher OF London. England.
following his plan of doing every
thing he can for the uplift OF music
in the National Capital. during his
stay here. will give ten lectures on
1.-The Art Of Singing" free to the
public, under the auspices of the
Community Center Depa rtment OF the
public schools.
These lectures will be given every
Friday evening, beginning Friday.
November 5th, in the Wilson Normal
Community Center. at the corner OF
Eleventh and Harvard streets, at Sis
o'clock. Free tickets OF admission
can be secured from the Community
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ington. from whom seats may be OBJ
tanned.
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Aho iHst concert OF tne boston
players. under Pierre Monteux. brings
9 highly diversified program with
bsphoven In the symphony. dramatic
n9gram music In Liszts symphonic
poem Tasso." Berlioz. Mendelssohn.
ana Tschaikowsky. Two opera arias
VIII be given by Nine. Helen Stan
ley with orchestra, in which the
tone color OF Tschaikowsky's orches-
uai palette will give added charm to
the Famous letter scene OF "Tatiana"
: nom his opera Eugen Oneigen.
GALL CURCI LIKE BIRD.
The 'littie Cali .Curci" will ripple
out those enhancing Italian bits. be-
sides giving many bird songs where
her sweet-toned trills rival the feath-
cred song birds. She learned these
notes In the woodland. initiating her
tiny friends until she caught their
ease and freedom of warbling. so
though winter Is almost upon us.
Galli-Curci brings us the woods and
trees, the sky and soft breexes again.
For the art OF the music-maker 10
to fill tho fancy with ideas that make
music messenger Of the beauty and
the experience OF the world.
kREIsLER-COMPO
A play Is coming to Washington
oooh mat mas special signincanCe Tor
the music world because a theme and
some music that attends the drama
has been composed for IT by Fritz
Kreisler. The play Is "The Manda-
rin." sort OF modern morality play
from its forecast, that has been
much discussed In Europe and has
been adapted for this country by Her.
man Bernstein. the newspaper man
who produced the famous willy
Nicky" correspondence.
Max Rabinoff, opera impresario,
who has given us the most elaborate
productions of grand opera in Wash
ington. and who first brought Paw
Iowa to this country. said when he
was in Washington recently that
Mandarin" would introduce two in
teresting music figures. one a violin
list for whom he predicts a future,
and the other, Nine. Hslina Bruzovna,
a European prima donna-actress.
DESCEDANT OF MODJEsKA.
Nine. Bruzovna is a descendant and
namesake--Halina-o the great
Modjeska. who Angiicized her name
to Helena. Coming from Russian Pc.
land, this younger artist will make
her debut in a role that enables her
to play herself. for she is a Russian
opera singer. Thus the drama and
the music are welded in this forth
coming play of psychic mystery and
symbolic characters who seem to de-
note type rather than personalities.
and in which music has been given a
revealing place.
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
SPECIAL MUSIC SERVICE.

The Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church will give this afternoon, at 3
o'clock. the irst special musical ser
vice OF the season. with Miss Estella
Thomas, violinist. and Richard Lor-
leturg. cellist, assisting the quartet
composed OF Miss Frances Scherger.
soprano: Miss Eleanor Kittridge, con-
tralto; T. J. Quinn. tenor, and Her
man Fakler. bass. A pre-service pro-
gram will be rendered beginning at
+:45. The program arranged by Mr..
Robson follows: Trios for violin,
cello. and organ. "Melodie in d.
(Faure); 'Claire-d" Lune (Thome) (;
"Andante Religioso" (Thome); cello
solo. Album Lear (Henrique); tenor
solo, The Lord Is My Light" (Allit-
SEM; offertory Quartet. The Lord
Is My shepherd" (Bischoff), organ
postlude. "Festal POST ud !"
(Schminke).
The Mt. Pleasant chorus OF nifty
voices, under the direction OF Norton
NJ. Little, will sing at the morning
service.
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from where she went to New York
and won the coveted place OF soprano
soloist in the Church OF st. Bartholo-
new. After a long period OF study In
Europe she returned as prima donna
OF the Chicago-Philadelph Opera
Company, and subsequently, with the
Chicago opera as II still exists she
sang leading roles In French. italian.
German and English. Recently she
reer, singing in extended tours in all
the larger cities OF thia country.
The series of Ave concerts OF the
Boston symphony Is under the direc-
tion Of Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
NINE. GALLI-CURCI WEDNESDAY.
Nine. Galli-Curci. soprano. will be
heard for the first time this season
at Polls Theater next Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, under the
management OF Mrs. wilson-Grecne.
greater as an interpreter of lyric
song. The most difficult of trills and
arpeggios are handled with as much
apparent ease as q bar OF the sim plest
melody. Her program will include:
Nina Gold ltalian), Pergolese);
Che vuola zingarella Gold Italian),
(ParadisD; Pourquoi, from "L.akme"
'(Delibes); Priere ct Barcarolle. from
"L'Etoile du Nord" (Meyerbeer); Mutt
d'etoiles tDubussy); Promenade q
mule (Fourdrain); Roses d'hiver
Ode Fontenailles); Polonaise. from
"Puritani" (BellinD: Soir sur Ia
PLANE (GauberD; Autumn Leaves
A'whirl (Samuels): When the Song Is
Done (Beecher); The Little Bells Of
Sevilla (Samuels); The Blackbird's
Song (ScotD. Theme ct variations
(Mozart-Adams).
A few remaining seats now on sale
at Mrs. Greene's concert bureau in
Droop's, Thirteenth and G streets.
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MUSIC IN CAPITAL
ST. PAUTs LUTHERAN CHURCH

The quartet OF st. Paurs English
Lutheran Church will give Its monthly
musical service this evening at 3
o'clock. The quartet Is composed OF
Mrs. b. IL. Smart, soprano; Marian
Larner. contralto: Herbert +. Al
bridge, tenor and director: J. F. S.
Kinsella- bass. and Locke Kincer.
organist.
The program will include the fol-
lowing numbers: Organ prelude,
"Voix Celeste" (Batiste): quartet,
The Radiant Morn" (Woodward) :
contralto solo. 'In Thee. O God
(Spicker); quartet. "Abide With Me-
(Barnby): offertory. "Cantilene Nup-
tails tDubois): quartet. How Long
wilt Thou Forget Me-" CPhueger)
quartet, king All Glorious" Barn
The Washington times., 1920-10-31

Center offices In the Franklin School.
from the community secretaries OF
the white centers. and from sydney
Lloyd wrishtson.
Mr.. Shawespeare addressed the
evening choir OF the Church Of the
Covenant on Wednesday evening last
at the close OF the regular weekly
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prsno. will be soioist for the National
Press Club on sisetion night Tuesday.
Mrs lawson u just beginning . con-
cert season that promises TO be busiss
then any previous one Of this success
fuI WAshinEton singer. She will be
accompAnisd at the Press Club by
Mrs. Mabel finch Rawlings
The Washington times., 1920-10-31
VICTOR ARTISTS COMING.

The Eight Victor Artists" are al.
ways welcome to the melody loving
public and their concert 'in the flesh"
is a great event.
What motion pictures have done
for the actor the Victrola has done
for the singer. the musician and the
monologist. Their gifts have been
carried to the utmost corners of the
earth. Their talents have been
brought to millions who Will never
look upon them.
Washington will be more fortunate
1t will be glad news to many that
the eight famous Victor artists are
coming to the city, and will give q
concert and entertainment, most
unique in its way, at Polls Theater,
on November at $50 p. m.
The celebrities. known to every one
who enjoys the Victrola,-and in these
days, who does not?-are Henry Burr.
tenor; Billy Murray, tenor-comedian;
Albert Campbell, tenor; John Meyer.
baritone: Frank Croxton, basso; Mon,
roe Silver, monologist; Fred Van Fps.
banjoist; Frank Danta, PIANIST and
accompanist: The Sterling Trio: The
Peerless Quartet.
The single appearance in Washing
ton Of the eight famous Victor artists,
will be a treat for music and fun
lovers alike, an event long to be re-
membered and treasured by those who
will hear them. They give a pro-
gram Of generous length Of their new
est and best numbers as well as a
few old favorites. They are presented
by the local Victor dealers OF WASH
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half an hour on the subjset Of The
Art OF Singing" intsrspsrssd with
anecdotes OF his professional career
and OF his Assusinisnsss among the
great musicians Of the world
MRS LAWSON At rREss CLUE.
Franosska Kaspsr Lawson. So
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Nine. GaM-Curci and
Boston Symphony to
Be Here During Week
By JESSIE MaeBRIDE.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Nine. CALI Curc
share the honors this week. with popular concert
In the offerngto be given next Sunday evenngby the
eight merry makers in music, the Eight Famous Victor
Artists"
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

now is the time to join with me and help to reap
the harvest.
REFINERY IN 80 DAYS
refinery is now assembled and will be in
actual operation within 80 days from the exercise
of the option contract l have for it's completion
and taking over the crude production on which
to operate it.
guarantee you fair, square deal will sub
nit all details for your final approval. You can
authorize to act for you, you can take
charge and elect your own trustees or officers to
QUICK WINNER
Chance to take half interest in drilling well
and good block of acreage. This looks good and
it is big if good at all 1t takes but little money
to finish the well and it is quick action, win or
lose.
READY MONEY MAKERS
Bunch of tank cars about TO be taken away
from present owners by makers, be had SO
as TO give us splendid profit and also enable us
TO market our products promptly. Also contract
on crude oil offered Abner Davis Refineries so
we can refine and dispose of products in these
cars to great advantage. Profit from this source
alone / guarantee through operating contract
with our refineries, will pay handsome interest
on every dollar.
SCOUT GETS FACTS
have a, telegram from a very close driller
friend advising me to send scout to investigate
certain wildcat we'll that is shut down at 1910
feet, supposed to be waiting for bit If this is
a well, which my friend believes it to be, and my
scout can check up with the driller and learn for
sure, a block of acreage close by that can be
had at 500 an will be worth from $5,0 900 to
$4,000 an acre almost any day If find this
to be sure-shot we'll will take this acreage
If not we will simply pass il up.
MILLION MAKER
Proven lease with offset wells that must be
drilled or present will forfeit 1t takes not
only cash money, but it takes drilling outfits and
real oil we'll drilers to protect this property. |
can get half of this deal for song, but the song
must be sung now with dollars and action.
think this deal is good for a cool million in
profits, and / think we commence taking
these profits in 80 to 40 days from the moment
we start drilling. Proven leases are mighty good
! investments. Offset wells the only cinch
drilling investment in the game When the other
fellow drills, gets the oil and proves the adjon-
ing lease, that is where the velvet or big easy
profit comes in to the lease-hoder but the law
and the rules require the adjoining lease-holder
to drill at once to protect the land owner or roy
atty holder against loss of oil This is the propo
sition up to us-we profit by drilling for
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

corporation, and the first man to initiate a deep
test in the Pecos field proper finally cut his
eyeteeth in the oil game in the Rumanian field,
where some great gushers were drilled. He pros
pected Mexico for oil and came to Pecos to mine
sulphur; found surface indications OF oil and
shifted from sulphur TO the oil business finally
went over the Ranger field before it was brought
in and reported favorably the field. He was
anchored in Reeves county at the time and has
stuck to his knitting here ever since
finally predicts that large gushers will be
drilled in Pecos at 1000 feet. He and his asso-
ciates have 10000 acres in the field. Tinally
showed the writer a letter from the Dutch Shell
company the Standards competitor, asking for
an option on acreage in the Pecos field at $40
an acre.
THAT letter came too late said finally. Il
am now holding the acreage at $1OOp
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

the people who own the offset locations, but
have not the cash to work with quickly
$1,000 TO 81
Options to take over 10000 acres of leases in
the great oil field where every dollar in
vested can easily return $1,000 to one and these
profits if they materialize at all will be cashable
in very short time.
PLAY WITH Oil MEN-LIKE OIL MEN PLAY
You buy and play for the Syndicate interest
which shares in all the best, surest money MAX
ers, and in addition and on top of all this you
become absolute lease-ownor to do with
you please, and five or ten acres is enough to
make you all the money you will ever want.
One hundred dollars to $1,000 will give
you the greatest holdings ever offered, and you
get holdings big enough to put you in the oil
business as oil men play it, Scattered interest
partly invested in oil wells, refinery and produc
tive lines with leases acquired the low figure
to grow into the big fortune.
$1.0o TODAY, $1,000 IN 80 DAYS-lS THE WAY
LEASES JUMP IN VALUE
This is the secret:
Oil and gas leases are in the bank dated and
put in escrow some months ago, the chance to
buy came to me through close friend. Some
of this property l am buying at $1.00 per acre,
can, in 30 days, jump to the price of $1,000 per
acre just the same did some other acreage
| am buying today
l am buying leases now at $50, 500, 5000 and
900 per acre The $1,000 acre leases were Of
fered few weeks ago at dollar. This is the
reason tell you this is thousand to one shot,
because values have jumped from $1.00 to
thousand and even to ten thousand. They do
| it again, and l confident the leases | am Civ
ing you bonus on this property will do this
for you and for
| | have waited a long time to get in at the
right time and in a way big enough to make us
all rich. Now when the time is at hand | am
able to do the big things all want by gaining
| some assistance from my friends.
SOME SECRETS NECESSARY
| If could tell you exactly what | am preparing
to do, or if | could go into the details of the
great and far reaching inside information I have,
you would be amazed and i know could get
ten times the money need from this one adver-
tsement.
There are some things that | cannot afford to
make public at this time for the reason / might
! never be able to hold the great opportunity
have before now, long enough to raise the
money. Unfortunately for me, there are some
people who have all The ready cash they need to
I work with, while have to go out and raise the
money use--this gives you the real opportunity
J to get in and profit with me.
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10
THE CREAM

Since my phenomenal success raising money
and saving fortune in leases that were in es
crow in bank and about to be lost, there has
come to me, clients by the dozen who have prop
erly purchased or optioned on which from so to
rs per cent has been paid-but who unable
to raise the balance in time to protect them
selves.
have selected ten of the cream of these prop
ositions put them all into one consolidated syn
dicate. ! have protected ourselves against loss
by having the right to take up any one all of
these propositions depending the exact amount
Of money we have on hand al the time. There
is only one of these deals that has to be closed
this week, and that only requires $4,000. | will
be glad to have my personal friends wire me
stating the amount they will furnish me-but it
just wire me what amount you furnish and
cient guarantee. l will put up the cash if your
remittance does not reach me in time, but share
with you just the same.
ACTION ALONE WINS
The oil business is one Of action-it is a busi-
ness OF today and man play this game
who must wait until tomorrow when opportunity
knocks Today There have been many successes
and very many failures. My success is easily
the most remarkable because Of its spectacular
features due to the big things have done with
the help of big lot of loyal hackers throughout
every state in the Union. II is this success and
the reputation | have gained for always going
over the top big and quick. that has brought SO
many good looking snaps to my office in the past
ten days
This is my biggest, final and last great promo
tion. Hereafter no new proposition will be con
sidered. If you want your share of the oil riches