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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
Old Tales of Famous
Folk Revived by Sale
OF Old Opera House

opera history Of the United
" States In recalled by the recent
sale of the famous old Grand
Opera House, isrd street and
Eighth avenue. New York city.
which changed hands for the FIRST
time since Jay Gould and Jim
Fisk bought n in 1859.
Frederick Brown bought II and
the rest Of the Eighth avenue front
ago adjoining to Twenty-fourth
street. from tho Opera House Real
ty Company Jay Gould estate).
paying a price not announced but
reported to assure an early resale
at q profit.
Samuel N. Pike Of Pnke's Opera
House, Cincinnati. bought this
property outright and erected the
opera house which was opened
January .. 1858. with II Trova-
TORE directed by Max straieosch-
Gould's Own Playhouse.
Gould and Fisk bought the prop
erty in 1859. but Fisk appeared a.
owner and made 1t famous by spec
tacular productions and great ballet
pieces. including THE Tempest"
and The Twelve Temptations" in
1870. Jay Gould became sole owner
after Fisk was shot and killed by
Edward Stokes and the house was
devoted to grand opera for several
years.
In the 7o's the house was man.
aged by Henry E. Abbey. Augustin
Daley and other noted men of the
.theater and Americas most famous
actors and actresses and others
from Europe crowded its always
capacious quarters. among them
Edwin Booth, Joseph jefferson,
Richard Mansfield. Fanny Dsven-
port, Lester wallack, Mary Ander-
son, Clara Morris, Tony Pastor,
Denman Thompson. Robson and
Crane and Nat Goodwin.
Jay Gould became the owner OF
record in 1884 when tho house was
reopened after some years of bust
ness use.
George J. Gould first saw In the
then magnificent marble opera
house Miss Edith Kingdom. the
beautiful young actress of Brook
lyn. who became his wife and who
died suddenly on the Gould golf
links at Lakewood q few weeks
ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
Challenge to Congress

It Is to you that tho people Of
the entire land will respond. for
building and maintaining q hall
of state, that cannot be cluttered
with archives of the nations
business so that the present dis
tressing verdict must be re.
peated:
1T will cost the nation thou
sands OF dollars.,--to let you pro-
vide a celebration commensurate
with your national pride and ma
ton greatness.
Why?
Because the Pension Office can
not now be used, for business
Unsuitable as It obviously is-has
crowded out the ''Vision-without
which a nation perishes.
Do not weep Cincerella!
Before another four years you
may not be sitting all grimy,
with the ashes Of pension ar.
chives filling the gloom of your
long, long waiting.
Before another four years sure
" Prince Charming will place
upon your foot the golden slip
per
It's up to you. gentlemen Of
Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
OPERA BY
SAINT-SAENS
TOMORROW
THE WASHINGTON OPERA

THE WASHINGTON OPERA
COMPANY. Edouard Albion.
general director. viii present Saint
saens' opera, Samson and Delilah."
at Central High School Monday
evening, at $50. This performance
was scheduled for the National
Theater on last Friday afternoon.
but owing to the closing OF the
theater Il has been transferred to
the High School Auditorium.
The large stage at Central win
be most advantageous In the plao-
ing Of the scenery and the group
ing Of the large chorus. The opera
will not lose any Of the beauty and
dignity of its investiture through
the transfer.
Boxes have been arranged. and
the entire house seated on tho
scale of the National Theater. so
the same tickets will be honored.
The production was given its
initial performance at The Lyric
In Baltimore last Monday evening
before q large and brilliant audi.
ence which gave an enthusiastic
response to the really beautiful
work done.
J. o. L.. the critic ON The Even
ing Sun said Of the performance
that 1T had many beautiful and
satisfying features, ana was .
notable event In the local music
season. "Of Zerola's Samson he
said. his voice was true and
round, and his performance very
authoritative.
Charles Trowbridse Tittmann.
also a singer. Of experience lent
distinction to the small roles Of
the satrap and The Old Hebrew.
while Hollis Edison Davenny sang
the part OF the High Priest ex-
tremely we'll He has . beautiful
voice.
In Hollis Edison psvsnny the
company had . singer whose voice,
diction. and confidence compared
favorabiy with the rich attributes
Of the great contraito. Mms. DIAL
varez."-M. q. W.. Morning Sun.
Tomorrow Eleanor do Cisnsros
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
Books i'm Demand

THE following books were
most in demand at Bren-
tano's last week.
FICTION.
Head Of the House Of
Coombe" - Frances Hodgson
Burnett.
"Cytheria" Joseph Herge-
sheimer.
Memoirs Of a Midget"-wal.
ter de la Mare.
BEST Stories Of 1871
Edited by Edward J. O'Brien.
"If Winter Comes"-A. 8. NJ.
Hutchinson.
Midnight" octavus Roy
Cohen.
non FICTION.
Outline Of History"-H. @.
Wells.
American Civilization"
THE Fruits Of Victory
Norman Angel.
Potomac Landings" Paul
Wilstach.
My Life Here and There
Princess Cantacuzene.
THE Cruise OF the Kawa"-
Walter E. Traprock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
Castles i'm the Air

The Pan-American building in
Washington rises temptingly BE-
fore Cinderella's eyes like q vision
of hope deferred.
Oh. when will her Prince
Charming find the little Cinder-
leila and lead her forth. as the
fairest maiden OF them all, to her
castle of democracy-a fitting
home in the National Capital set
apart for these great gatherings
of a great and prosperous people7
A new year-a new decade!
VIII II bring Washington an
auditorium where such an event
may be staged with something
Of the dignity, something Of the
charm of environment that our
sister nations of the South Ameri-
can countries could offer?
When will Washington have .
national auditorium that will rep
resent the world culture that as
sembles here7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
A Dream Come True

Once upon q time-out In Chi
cago-they dreamed such a dream
about their Symphony Orchestra
Each year this great Orchestra
was a mendicant for her daily
sustenance. Until one day GER
tain Citizens resolved-oh, many
of them, like yourselves, It was a
plebiscite-that she should live
happy ever after"
And so they opened the Private
Purse and now they are not only
secure from want but they have
an Orchestra Hall-a $4,000. 900
investment-and are assured OF
prosperity and well-being.
Two Of these citizens were
Marshall Field and Frederick A.
Delano, whose families we have
with US in Washington today. But
that's another story.
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dertaken to analyze or to delineate
the characters Of the Big Four"
he cannot but feel amazement at
their emphatic statements, which.
so far as actual knowledge Is con-
cerned, are based upon three or
four casual interviews" And he
further gives the impression that
because Of these sciolistic common
tators he was induced to write this
supplementary work on the pro-
ceedings Of the Peace Conference.
Mr.. Lansing states he was pres
ent at seventy-six meetings Of the
Council OF Ten, and with this as
surance on his part the reader is
possessed by a sense that what is
set forth can be accepted as ex
cathedra.
The big Four" Wilson, Clemen-
ceau, Orlando. and Lloyd George,
as we'll as others who played their
parts in the proceedings at Yer
sailles, are depicted in a dryly au-
thentic style. The leaders appear
with the salient physical character
istics tellingly sketched, their be-
havior In conference is duly noted,
and the political and economic mo-
tives which actuated them are I'M
sparingly analyzed.
In many respects this book IA
superior to Mr.. Lansing's first
work, The Peace Conference"
RALIEF's "Chauve sourls Tho
atre" from Moscow, that su.
perlative vaudeville, which has
been delighting Paris and London,
has just been welcomed in New
York with an amazing enthusiasm
for its varied program Of fantas-
tic and humorous numbers. It may
be noted that Stephen Graham In
his new book, Misrepresentation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
PRINCE CHARMING
SOUGHT FOR
MUSIC

At tho tins Of tho last tsasgss-
ration Of President Of The
United States The Washinston
Times addressed letter to Con-
0ress.
Hero 10 another crisis Of The
same sort.
The crisis u tho oiostng Of
seven Of Washington's Thsate,s.
Therefore, Vs venture to re-
print that plea for the future,
for the beautifying Of our be-
loved city, named for tho great
founder Of oa1 Nation-Wash-
ington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26

win sing the role OF Delflah that
was given in Baltimore by Mme.
D'Aivares. the rest Of the cast re-
naming the same. with Arnold
volpe. whose work in Baltimore
was considered Authoritative" At
the conductors stand.
Washington win have the op-
portunity Of hearing this seldom
given opera given In . truly
splendid way by the civ's own
grand opera company. Tickets
will bs on sale at tho National to-
morrow and At the High School
in the evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
BOOKS i'm BRIEF REVIEW

Bound7" Appleton) closes his fine
account OF the present state Of
Europe with a brief outline of one
OF the ''Chauve Souris'' successes
seen In Paris. little ballet. Min
uet," which Is on their programs
now In New York. In this piece
he saw "a national pathos." He
describes the ballet: A young man
seated In tho garden OF Versailles,
after the French Revolution and
the death OF the King, sees the old
courtiers Of the King come to walk
as in days past. An aged man and
dame appear, stiffly they dance a
minuet In the dusk. How poig.
nant It was. how terrible!" says
Stephen Graham. Like ghosts at
Ekaterinburg." His closing Of his
book on a Russian note is indica-
tive Of one Of the most interesting
features of ''Europe-Whither
Bound?" For the Russian specter
everywhere In the background Of
the European scene today is made
real in this book as in no other.
Those who see the "Chauve Souris"
In New York and elsewhere in this
country will think of Graham's
words on the "Minuet"
AT the annual meeting OF the
directors OF Houghton.Mifflin
Company. held in Boston, February
Is. 1922, Edward r. Houghton was
elected president Of the company
to fiji the vacancy occasioned by
the death Of George H. Mifflin.
Mr.. Houghton. who Is a nephew Of
the late II. o. Houghton, the
founder of the house. lives in
Cambridge. He has been connected
with the company since his gradu-
alton from college in 1898. He
has more recently held the posi-
ton of managing director Of the
Riverside Press as we'll as being
a member Of the executive commit
tee Of the board Of directors.
NORMAN DAvEY. in THE Pill
grim of the Smile" Doran).
tells the story Of the waiter who
took the impresario's place one
night and thrilled London with his
violin. Apropos Of which the sue
cessful manager gives his ideas
about genius:
"If he's a genius he'll push his
way; and when he's pushed his
way and made q stir I'll pick him
up. Aw, you don't know what
genius Is; you talk like a bally
school girl. Genius Is not being
able to play or paint or write or
any damned thing-thousands can
do that. It's push, man. push
genius is CUTS"
ct AFAYETTE," by Lucy Foster
Madison penn Publishing
Company, is the life story Of one
Of the most unselfish characters
in history. told in interesting style
for children and grown.ups. This
is not a story OF the portly man.
past middle life, but Of the roman
tic young zealot who believed in
the cause OF liberty ana freedom.
Beautifully illustrated by Frank
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
IN THE MYSTERY GIRL

IN THE MYSTERY GIRL
Uippincotp carolyn Wells turns
her attention once moro to Flen-
ing Stone, detective. and writes of
the adventures Of that gffted
sleuth a. he solves the battling
mystery Of the death Of John
Warins. presldent-slect Of Corinth
College.
waring Il found one morning.
stabbed TO death. in his study. Tho
hometalent detectives institute
careful search for clues: there Il
much ado of fInserprints, foot
steps. motives, and all the other
stock In trade OF rural Sherlocks.
but all without result. Alas, not
even q weapon is to be found, and
worse. there seems to have been
no possible way for q murderer to
have entered the room. Theories
Of suicide are untenable, for War
ing had everything to make life en-.
1oyable. and had but Just become
engaged to the most charming Of
women.
The tragedy skaters the quiet
Of tho staid New England town.
Who could have done III How was
II donef What motive was behind
the crime7 Does Anita Austin
know anything about the murder?
These are the problems that con-
front the Inhabitants Of Corinth.
They press the local constabulary
for answer. but there is none forth
coming. And, then there 10 the
Mystery Girl. Whence came she.
and for what reason7 1t develops
warins was terribly upset upon
first encountering her.
Around the person Of this stran.
ger RACES the local conflict Of
opinions, as turbulent in that re-
stricted village as the strife of
Greek and Trojan over the body
of Patroclus. With many she was
convicted offhand-others asserted
her innocence Just as strongly.
Among the latter are two men who
desire her acquittal at all costs.
yet the net of circumstance draws
ever closer about her. until It seems
that there can be no escape for the
hapless girl Then Fleming Stone
Is called into the case, and then the
mystery becomes, under the magic
of his faultless deduction. as an
open book wherein the dullest vii
lager can see all plainly revealed.
So, In that remote New England
college town, the cause Of right and
Justice triumphs once more, and
Fleming Stone adds one more to
his long list Of achievements
TOR THE PATIENT READER
who has wandered through
the maze Of books on the Peace
Conference, and has found con.
tradicted In one volume all that
was fervently set down as gospel
in another, Robert Lansing's
The Big Four and Others Of the
Peace Conference" Houghton.
NJ .fflin) 10 welcome volume.
indeed.
In his Introductory. the former
Secretary OF State observes: with.
out disparaging the powers OF OBJ
aa,,yation NJ anrna who have nm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26

unusual pro-
gram Including the following In
terestins comparison in works of
the great masters: "Ballade" No.
: Giszt): "BaIlade" opus ~
(0rieg): "Ballade" No. 3. Moe
turne" opus II. "Valse" d fiat
major. and ''Scherzo" opus 80
Chopin; "Etude Tableau1" and
Polka" Rachmaninotp; ''Etuds
Caprtccio" op. Is DohnanyD:
"Liebesleid" Kreisler-Rach
ofo; 'Tarantella Veneziae Napoli"
Uisztl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26

I" hS AA3o tSA
drawn . bow.
IL the artist
for the ninth
concert Of tho
T. Arth u r
8 m 18th Qnc.)
Ten-Star Series,
to be given at
the att onal
Theater Friday.
March 3. at 4:3o
o'clock.
Casals' tone
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
BY Jessie MacBride

Gentlemen of Congress:
We are approaching the great
national celebration of another
Presidential Inauguration. We
find ourselves in the position Of
the Cinderella OF all the national
capitals Of the world.
Cinderella Washington. U. 8. A.,
will have her military coach-and-
four for March the 4th: she will
have her robes Of state
But Cinderella has no place to
70!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
BIBLE STORY TOLD i'm OPERA AND FAMOUS STARS i'm CON


Enrica Clay Dillon,
stage director of the
Washington Opera Com
pany for their production
of Samson and Delilah"
tomorrow evening at
Central High School.
Miss Dillon is a pupil Of
the great Mottino, and
is called the only woman
opera director. She also
staged the "Aida" of last
season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26

o'clock. under
the manage
ment of Mrs.
WilsonGreene.
This win be
Mr.. Rachman-
inofrs only
appearance in
W a shi ngt o n
this season.
Mr.. Rach-
mammoth Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
Rachmaninoff In
Unusual PROGRAM

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF. the
world renowned Russian plan
LIST. viii be heard in recital next
Tuesday, February % at $50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
Spanish Ceilist Is
Ten-Star Artist

GASALS. the greatest Of 'osllists,
and in the minds Of Kreisler.
Ysaye, and Josef Holman. the
greatest musician who has ever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
music world.

The modern piano % the orches-
tral instrument. It's passing shades
sf tone have power to express the
manifold voice Of . great orches-
trA, and that Ii why We need to
know how these great artists bring
IN added Imagination into the
great literature Of the piano. We
can know them, too. for they have
been fixed In indelible records for
al postertty-a marvel ws are %
accustomed to do We do not always
value It.
Creative genius IN musio - not
confined alone to its interpreta-
ton, however. II belongs a. wen
b the ptcture-setttng of that mu.
siodrama W. call opera We
speak Of the vivid Baixst colorins
sf . Russian bit given By Coates
with the New York Symphony.
What does this meant
ENR1cA CLAY DILLON has n
ranged . bit Of pantomims IN
enc scene Of her staging Of the
opera 'Samson and DelIlah"
where she has siIhouetted the pass
ing drama with the nrst three fls-
ures. and then . small group
against . siy-colored drop
Here. color, costume. emotion.
arc carried IN quiet action that en-
riches the central theme. which
u tho main gist Of the story. That
- staSecraft
In stagemaft W ere standing
midway between the old and the
nsw.
The modern message IN . stass-
p3cture not only tells tho story but
should sfve some touch Of the men
tal atmosphere Of the chief chsrao-
tsrl Miss Dillon. even with the
conventional scenic equipment now
available, has brought this stamp
Of her art into play.
The oolorful picture Of DsfIfah
and her maidens will remain With
you. II suggests the bacchanalian
sptrft Of the Phflistines, the worldly
me- Of tho day. While the solemn,
almost dirge-like music Of the OPEN
tns act, II reflected In the sombrs.
oppressed men and women Of tho
Hebrews. whose ritual il one Of
abnsgation, whose revolt against
Pagan e1cesses has swung the PEN
auium TO the other extreme Of
stark aceticism-
An this Ia expressed In picture
tn he opera story based on the
Bfbis story Of Samson and the
seductive Deiilah.
MARGUERITE SILVA IL being
spoken Of az an attractive can
d3dats to succeed Farrar at the
Metropolitan In the role of ''Car-
msn.~
II b Interesting to remember
that Mme. Syiva sang this role
with our Washington Opera Com
pany some years ago. and that she
WIS one Of the most enthusiastic
artists to endorse the movement
for first-ciass opera, with leading
starr, and our own homo artists to
oil the other roles and I'LL in the
ensemble Of chorus and ballet.
II shows how Ear we have zone,
Cor q few years ago such great
artists as Cisneros and Zerola, as
D'Alvarez who sang Delilah in
Baltimore last week. would not
have given their whole-hearted
support. So we've wont
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
SAMSON AND DELILAH
SHARES WEEK WITH
TWO GREAT ARTISTS

Rachmaninoff i'm Piano Recital and Pablo
Casals, 'Cellist, Offer Two Concerts This
Week-Eleanora de CisnerOs and Nicola
Zerola Sing Title Roles of Saint-SaenS' Opera,
While DaVenny Returns I'm Leading Role and
Tittman, Our Own Bass, Shares HonorS With
Stars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
By JESSIE MacBRIDE.

MIDWAY between two colossal figures in music we
NA stand today, looking forward to the mastering
art Of Rachmaninoff and back upon the exquisite
beauty Of the piano playing Of Josef Hofmann Genius
has touched with magic wand the art Of such inter
prefers. Such magic is in the orchestral revelations
brought out by Albert Coates last week, whom Wash
ington has named Colossus Of Rhodes" astride the
music world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
"GIVE US A NATIONAL OPERA
HOUSE, MR.. CONGRESS"

MUSIC-the outcast Of
the arts-is q mendicant
today, dependent on the
charity of the school
houses of Washington.
Why not build a TEMPLE
to the fine art of MUSIC,
Mr.. Congress, that will be
a pride to the National
Capital?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26

MUSIC-the Step-C
Of the arts-is bereaved
of her make-shift concert
halls. Why not build her
a temple as beautiful as
that dedicated to archi-
lecture, pain ting and
sculpture?
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-12-01
DIR. TRUETT GIVES
TWO THANKSGIVING
SERMONS YESTERDAY

Delivering two of the most impress
sive sermons ever heard in the Valley
before two Of the largest con.rccn-
iI"n> ever assembled in the Valley. DIR.
George W Tructt OF Dallas. who L.
now conducting a series of revival
meetings in Mercedes, spoke to two un-
ion Thanksgiving congregations yes
terday in Harlingcn.
The Baptist tabernacle in which the
sermons were delivered, was filled to
capacity, and large crowds stood on the
outside and heard the sermon through
the screen.
Always speaking in simple but CON
else terms. DR. Truett. in the afternoon
service, brought out the significance or
Thanksgiving and independci CO days as
the two most important holicays in this
country. He also talked OF ais expcr-
ience overseas with the boys, their at.
titude toward salvation, and what sim-
lar occasions as the one Thursday
meant to them.
In the evening sermon deiivered in
the tabernacle al 1880. Dr. Trl cit chose
AS his subject How long sha | we es-
cape if we neglect so great Salvation" 1"
He brought the theme OF hia sermon
home TO his audience in his CHARACTER
istic manner. and all who wcr. present
left the tabernacle with tn. opinion
that DR.. Truett is one of tie clearest
and most forcible preachers they ever
heard. DIR. Tructt will cont lue his SER
mons in Mercedes at the Baptist rg
vivals until December =