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Evening star., 1923-08-12

melodramatic bedevilment. Never
mind, 1t may have been thrown to-
gether, but you Will read IL with,
now and then. something queer slid
ing up and down your back over the
dark doings of the short and swift
to-do.
THE Bon OF SPIkENARD. BY Ethel
Boileau, author of The FIRE or
Spring" New York: George II.
Doran Company.
The conclusion of this matter is
that II in patience and suffering
a wife loves her husband hard enough
and deep enough-why. then. at the
last minute he will face about from
his vagrant gallantries and come ny
ing her way. Fine. At least IT ls
fine" that the author makes two in
teresting characters Of completely
opposite mold, sustaining each Of
these in a good degree of insight and
skill. An intelligent, fair-dealing
attractive woman is set on here
these qualities save that of giving the
square deal; that is. in so far as his
wife is concerned. Now, whether or
not the story is fine" as a series of
actions bearing upon the ultimate effi-
cacy of devoted love is a question
that may be answered for 1t on the
one hand and against 1t on the other
Some will see in It another beautiful
exemplifcation Of the truth that the
title of the story 10 meant to en-
phasize. Others. less spiritual. will
lean toward that somewhat profane
misquotation "and she broke the box
over his head" as the best possible
treatment for the man who figures
so vividly here in the role of Fec
Clonshannon's husband.
SWEET PEPPER BY Godfrey Moss.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.
This title implies a story of mild
and pleasant Observation-Disclosures
too, in its effects. Let's look at il a
minute from the standpoint of this
implication. An English girl engaged
in the familiar forms of war work
finds herself, the war ended, doing
relief work in Vienna This service
finished, there is nothing left to be
done except to go back to the dullness
of life at home. A chance arises to
go on to Budapest, a chance which,
under the name of we'll earned va
cation, the girl accepts. There her
funds soon come to an end, with the
girl no reader for the humdrum life
Of home than she was before this tru-
ant trip into Hungary. What to do
to prolong the JOY of the free life
What she does do is to enter into the
ancient trade of woman. Two men
first a Hungarian nobleman, next an
officer of the Hungarian army-supply
the wherewith of existence for this
runaway young woman. Oh, yes,
there Is moral to the story. For,
by and by. the girl falls in love with
an Engltshman, who, in turn, loves
her. But she has built her own bar
truth, the lover runs away. What
about the girl? Nothing. Only toll
erably we'll done. and, from the be-
ginning, hardly worth the doing.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
AMERICAN COMPOSERS
Frederick Grant Gleason.

instruction from Lobe, Taussig.
Weitzmann, Raif. Haupt. Loeschborn
and Plaidy. From Germany he went
to England and studied in London
with Oscar Beringer.
Upon his return to the United
ford. but in 1876 ne went to Chicago
He made his great success in the
Windy city. where he was prominent
In musical work until his death in
1903. He was music critic on the
Chicago Tribune from 1887 until 1891
He also taught and was director of
the Chicago Auditorium Conservatory
He was q fellow of the American
College Musicians and received a di-
ploma and gold medal from the As
sociazion del Benemeriti 1taliana of
Palermo. Sicily. for distinguished d
services In the cause of art"
Gleason's most notable works are,
probably. his two operas. "OthD Wis.
CONT" and "Montezuma." The vorspiel
to the former is articularly attrac.
tive. and features the strinRed in.
struments and reeds. with a bslancin =
PROPORTION pro Of brass n the maae h 81
many Wagnerian characteristics. Sew
eral OF the arias are so beautiful that
they have been generally adopted for
concert progtams. The opera has
some excellent harmony effects. Mr..
blchSOh vas u" IL ioi
both works and proved himself a
brilliant writer Of words as well as Of
notes.
The name Of Frederick Gleason is
inevitably associated with the Chi
cago exposition. the worlds fair Of
1898 Frederick Gleason was the
most prominent composer OF Chicago 8
musical colony. He wrote Process
sional Of the Holy Grail" which. with
several other Of his compositions. was
produced under the artistic direction
of Theodore Thomas during the ex-
position.
He Is the composer of three can
tatas, Praise of Harmony" God,
Our Deliverer," and THE Culprit Fay
The last mentioned has been highly
praised by many authorities on music.
There are critics who have even
claimed that this cantata was
his greatest work. He also gave a
lovely musical setting to the sym
phonic poem. "Endris," based upon
Marie Corelli's novel. "Ardath." A
symphonic cantata by Gleason was
sung at the dedication Of the Chicago
Auditorium by a chorus of 500 voices.
called The Auditorium Festival Ode"
Another symphonic cantata was his
musical version of Swinburne's Song
OF Life"
Frederick Gleason also wrote a
number Of compositions for the piano.
including sonatas and many songs
and frios
Evening star., 1923-08-12
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster

" HE world stood in it's tracks to
watch. with hushed expectancy,
the passing of a Commander in
u Chief who had laid aside the
ranking honor of his nation to be-
"ome a soldier in the army of the
Lord.
Because of his going. the govern
ment was wearing Grape; business
was at half-mast; pleasure had veiled
her tinsel. and the voices of the peo-
Pile were muted to silence more
solemn than the tolling Of bells.
And while they waited and watched.
and, perhaps, wept for that flag
blanketed sleeper, to every man and
woman there must have come a chill
thought Of that other flgure-the
Conqueror Of all that is mortal, who
is forever passing by.
X y
THERE is an office seven stories up
i in the air. 1t isn't an office. at
that. but an alcove that had stepped
aside from a long corridor, and which
its occupant pro tenn likes to call
4 house by the side OF the road. Its
desk, rejecting the sad inactivity Of
the morning, was empty of its regular
sierra Of daily mail--cIubs. circulars,
leagues and the like-and. for that
reason, callers were welcomed with a
more generous time limit than the
usual good morning-good bye"
The f1rst-hyacinth blue organdie
and a face that Ziegfeld might look
at twice-brought a psychology re-
port that she had written at home.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

The San Carlo Grand Opera Com
pany will enjoy a new distinction in
New York this coming season. The
Century Theater engagement OF five
weeks. opening Monday evening.
September II, will be Endorsed and
sponsored by committee OF one
hundred" made up of some Of the
city's most prominent men and wom-
en- in big business. finance. industry,
the arts. the professions. etc.
This committee has subscribed it
self TO the belief that Fortune Gallo,
the San Carlo impressario and gener-
al director, has achieved something
finer and more significant than a mere
money-making enterprise with his
annual season of grand opera at the
Century Theater. The committee be-
lieves that the San Carlo opera is
making IT possible for great many
opera lovers in New York to attend
worth while performances who never
lad a similar opportunity before. due
to the circumstances that previously
grand opera had been mainly rich
mans privilege in that city.
Consequently the San Carlo Is said
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Eames to Live In France

Nine. Emma Eames has announced
that she will live permanently in
southern France. her physicians ad-
vising her that the climate of New
England is too severe for her.
Her husband, Emilio de Gogorza,
concert singer, is to remain In the
United States to complete his engage
ments for the present.
Mime. Eames and her husband came
to Bath, Me-. nine years ago and pur-
cha sed the Patten home, one Of the
first residences erected by the line OF
ship builders, who fiourished there IN
the early twenties of the last century.
Nine. Eames suffers from bronchitis
and last winter her health failed so
that she was ordered to France for
treatment. She returned TO Maine and
apparently intended to remain until
physicians informed her she must go
back to France for at least three
years. Her date OF departure has not
been set.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

Boston: The Stratford Company.
A DOOR, open. provides two quite
~ different points of view. One
n from the outside. looking in.
The other from the inside,
looking around. The latter suggests
intimacy: the former, curiosity. The
"open door" policy. originated and sup
ported by John Hay as an international
measure for dealing with the far east.
implies. equally. these two distinct
points Of view. II is from the intimate
inside view that En- Tsung Yen makes
an investigation OF the open door policy
in its bearings upon the economic ana
political life Of his native land. In re-
view. the author outlines Chinese his
tory in it's centuries of seclusion when.
upon basis OF strict racial purity. II
developed a civilization from which the
world today takes pattern along many
lines. He sketches the time when. the
door but a hands breadth ajar. there
slipped in the trader. the traveller. the
missionary, who slipped out again
carrying tales Of China's wealth in re-
source and achievement. This brings
the author to the commercial invasion
OF the country. now the battle ground
of western rivalries in inperialistic
polIcies. These rivals fought fiercely
under the modern sophistry Of the bal
ance of power" In the meantime China
was becoming despoiled and disorsan-
lied. Enter the policy OF the open
door Upon this the author expends
thought for the exact setting out OF the
good intent Of this policy. in contrast
10 the inherent flaw that. 10 great ex-
tent. nullified the integrity of its pur-
pose This careful consideration makes
one of the high points OF the lnVest-
CATION. The next step brings the STUDY
up to the disarmament conference OF
Washington in 1921. covering the work
of that conference in its bearing upon
the future of China. Here the author
steps out into the actual condition OF
his country at the present time. And
with him he brings this question:
'rNhat are you going to do for China? ?"
You, the western powers. have
brought her to her present pass: Yes.
YOU have. Between your spoliatlons
wholly new order of life to which she
is unable Immediately to adjust her
self. you have wrought almost the ruin
Of China. She needs help. You should
help her-but, keep your hands or
This, in effect. Is what the author does
the kind Of absent treatment" he
would suggest for the rehabilitation Of
China. The work is admirable. ap to
this final point OF uncertainty and con-
fusion. No one, however. at this time.
could make il more certain. less con-
fused. This point was. without doubt.
brought forward simply to drive in the
thought that the western world has a
clear duty toward China. The native
outlook. the communicable quality OF
the study due to the authors comnand
of English speech and mode Of thought.
these give the discussion value alto
gether its own. to which is added that
of very special personal interest and
appeal.
THINGS REMEMBERED. BY Arthur
Sherburne Hardy. illustrated.
Boston: Houghton Miffiin Company
Arthur Sheburne Hardy could hardly.
had he so desired, have withheld from
Evening star., 1923-08-12
A Goat Comedian.

uELIOTROPE, a black and white
= goat of uncertain parentage,
which was picked up on the plains
of Astoria, Long Island, plays one
Of the principal comedy roles in
Thomas Meighan's picture, Home
ward Bound
AS Murphy's mascot in the picture
the goat has a gorgeous time on the
Hartman yacht. which was used in
many of the scenes for the picture.
He butts into the fashionable yacht
ing party in true goatian style and
furnishes many amusing antics.
During Heliotrope's stay in the
cast the property department at the
Paramount Long Island studio was
hard put to provide fodder for him,
and cigarettes-my. how Heliotrope
liked his cigarettes, Just ate 'em
right up and wiggled his whiskerad
.rhin for more. - =
Evening star., 1923-08-12

and Laura ThornborouGh. With an
introduction by Phila nder p. Clax-
= Ton. New York: Thomas y. Crow
ell Company.
THE BETRoTHAL OF FELICITY. BY
Florence Drummond. author of
An American WooinG." etc. New
York: Longmans, Green * Co.
RIDERS NEW YORK CITY: 4 Guide
Book for Travellers, With IL Maps
general editorship of Fremont Ri
der. BY Frederic Taber Cooper
and others. New York: Henry Holt
& Co.
MISS MINERVA on THE OLD PLAN
TATION. BY Emma Speed Samp-
son, author of Miss Minervas S
Baby" etc. illustrated by Will
liam Donahey. Chicago: The Reilly
< Lee Company.
A BUSINESS MAN IN UNIFORMS;
RaynaI Cawthorne boiling, Gem
eraI Solicitor of the United States
steel Corporation, Colonel. L. 8. A.
BY Henry Greenleaf Pearson. IL
Illustrated. With a foreword by
Hon. David A. Reed. New York !:
Duffield & Co.
Etiquette FOR EVERYBODY, A
Young. By Laura Thornborough.
New York: Barse & Hopkins.
FATHOMs DEEP. BY Elizabeth
Stancy Payne. author Of "All the
Way by Water" illustrated by
Charles Hargens. jr. Philadelphia: !:
The Penn Publishing Company.
THE REFERENCE SHELF; Ku Klux
Khan. Julia z. Johnson. compiler
New York city: The III. w. Wilson
Company.
LIPPINCOTT-s HOME MANUALS
HOUSE AND HOME. BY Greta
Gray. A. NJ Edited by Benjamin
r. Andrews. Phi. D. Philadelphia: !:
J. 3. Lippincott Company.
THIRTY YEARS OF PHYSICAL RE-
SEARCH, Being Treatise on
Metaphysics. By Charles Richet,
Phi. D. New York: The Macmill an
Company.
A HAIR SHIRT, And Other
Spiritual Adventures. By Aline
kilmer. New York: George II. Do
ran Company.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

and welt on the bridge of her nose
which had been collected on the way.
Il didn't know about the cable wire
at the curb and dashed ahead from
the car to get out of the way of an
automobile"
She had obviously sprinted with
such Atalanta-like fieetness that, in
addition to the welt, there were red
spots under her eyes that promised
bump developments in the near fu-
ture. Naturally, when a wholesomely
active young woman bolts into a
fingerthick wire stretched taut, one
OF the two is bound to get hurt. 1t
won't be the wire-and:
AS eyes and noses are of right
smart value to their lawful owners.
il seems as if 1t might be a good
idea to pin a sheet of white paper on
the wire at stop-car corners-as a.
sort of cave canem warning to people
who might not know the cable was
there-or knowing, had heedlessly
forgotten to duck.
CHE had brought in her report of a
- convention to which she had been
delegate-and, as the passing of
death naturally suggests the coming
Of death, she fingered to speak of the
cortege:
II know what a loss it means to the
country and to his wife. but I was
glad for him. 1t is so splendid to die"
1t was remark that called for an
explanation-and a really new ex-
planation on SO inscrutable a subject
Is worth the passing on:
I was awakened not SO long ago
at daybreak by downrush of rain.
and in lowering the window the edge
or my sleeve caught in the cock of
an old-fashioned gas bracket Later.
tfre shower over, and the sun shining
| In, aroused me to a hazy conscious
ness that IL was time to get nm
Habit started me toward my bath, but
as reached the dresser / fell. This
struck me as a funny proceeding. SO
l scrambled up and fell again. Then
| noticed that the floor had given Way
TO gray nothingness-andt the oddne SIS
or tumbling like that without getting
hurt made me try trip across the
room. I didn't make 1t because the
gray nothingness had swallowed me
TO the shoulders. This made me real
ize that something was happening to
me- couldn't think what-and that
l ought 10 do Notwithstanding
important, only I couldn't remember.
l put my hand to my forehead, but
1t dropped lifelessly. This worried
me because I wanted to- wanted to
do something most important of
everything-and then the gray nothf
ingness mounted like a tide that was
coming in-and voice right by me
said:
II am with you
1t wasn't voice of remote sweet
ness to be expected of an angel about
n NO 1f,o
just a helpful, friendly assurance. as II
it belonged to some one who had known
me all my life--though | had never
heard it before
And Immediately ] lost all fear
and consciousness. The folks found
me in time to save me from the open
gas cock, butt shall never again fear
deathHI have figured 1t out that if
heaven is as far. say, az. Baltimore,
| had reached Laurel-near enough to
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Gourard's s Press AGENT,

capt. JAMES LOUGHBoRoUGH.
who as a member of the United
States Army intelligence service
helped win the war with words as
we'll as bullets. was loaned by Thomas
H. Ince to Gen. Gourard of France to
act as press agent on the generals
tour OF the United States
Mr. Loughborough, who was gassed
at the front. performed a similar
service for Gen. Foch during his last
tour OF the United States. and, 1t is
said, received in recognition of his
efforts the medal of the Legion of
Honor.
The Gourard party started from
Washington, D. c., Sunday, July 8. to
cross the continent and return to New
York.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Danise Likes to Work.

Instead of vacationing this summer.
Giuseppe Danise, famous baritone of
the Metropolitan Opera Company, will
join the ranks of artists who make
up the Ravina Opera Company in
Chicago. In the recent revival of
William Tell at the Metropolitan
Mr.. Danise had an opportunity TO be
a popular hero instead of a deep
dyed villain, the usual for bartones
In the title role. Mr. Danise scored a
genuine triumph, and his suitability
to the part was one of the reasons
for shaking the dust OF twenty eight
years from the Rossini score. Al the
close OF the Metropolitan season Mr..
Danse was soloist at several spring
festivals prior to his Ravina engage
ment.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
San Carlo Grand Opera.

TO have taken on somewhat Of
civic character, and is deemed worthy
of the utmost support and encourage
ment.
Last years artists have been re-
engaged, and to this list have been
added the names OF several new stars.
One of the worlds finest ballet en-
sembles. formerly with the Chicago
Opera, has been attached 70 the com
pany and will appear regularly dur
ing the New York season. New
scenery. costumes and effects have
been acquired. Novelties are prom
ised in the repertoire.
Among those who have agreed 10
serve on the committee OF one hun
dred', are Thomas EDISON. Senator
Royal 5. Copeland. DR.. Frank Crane.
Bernarr MacFadden. Mrs. Henry p.
Dawson. Alma Gluck. Frances AL
da. Murray Hubert. Ebert Hubbard,
end: Ellis Parker Butler. Ossip Cab
rilowitsch. Florence Reed. Horace
h. Liveright. Nine. Bertha Kalich.
Frank A. Munsey. Walter Pulitzer,
Dirk Foch, Father William j. Finn.
Maj Fiorello la Guardia. Police
Commissioner Enright. Frank La
Forge. S. J. Kaufman. Isaac Landman,
J. ]. Shubert. and Felipe Barreda.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Ohio Choir Wins.

The Orpheus male voice choir of
Cleveland last week won first place
in the choral competition at the
Welsh national Eisteddfod at Mold,
Wales. according TO an Associated
Press dispatch The winning choir
was composed mostly of steel work
ers who years ago emfgrated from
South Wales.
The competition in which the
Americans won was confined TO
choruses Of thirty or more voices.
The selections rendered by the Cleve-
land choir were Come Live With Me. >.
by Robert Bryan and up HILL" by
DR.. Vaughan Thomas.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

the great divide for a voice to call
me across the border line--and Tor
me to hear.
And l have learned the awful Won
der of death. 1t may not give you
time to remember a last prayer, or TO
right any wrong you may be doing
others. You have got to go just as
you are-with your soul In Its every
day Clothes
Which seems to show that an ex-
PLANTATION can also be a sermon.
INTER a young women as refresh
L ingly cool to look at as a spring
IN the deep country woods.
In the course of little talk fol-
lowing the settlement OF business
language section Of a club-the wom-
an who works in the house by the
side of the road commented on the
hands Of her caller-dainty bits,
hands that showed for as little work
as those lilies Of the field that sew
not. neither do they spin.
before her and shook her head at
them with q funny quirk of a smile,
as if they understood, between them,
the joke that had come their way:
"If you only knew what these
hands have done: Scrubbed floors with
corrosive sublimate-cleaned garages
-raked grounds-washed. in hot suds,
clothes and dishes-dug in gar
denST
She broke off the list with laughter
that was music and a shrug that was
French.
Which indicates that hands that
have done welfare and patrol war
work abroad, and a pioneers labor
in a homo state, may be as good to
look at as some Of these models that
their owners pamper as II they were
toy lap dogs-and forty times more
useful in this world; and. maybe. in
the world to come.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
VIII Present Mozart.

Lucy Gates. coloratura who can
do something more than sing brilliant
runs and thrills. and who brings to
her task an attractive personality
and a beguiling style, will be one Of
the features of the ninth season of the
star concert series 10 be presented
the coming season by T Arthur
Smith Inc. Miss Gates will present
Mozart program, together with Lolita
Van Buren,, the famous clavichord
artist, and will be gowned in cos
tunes of Mozart's day Miss Van Bu-
rem Is disciple of Arnold Dolmetsch
of London. recognized as the most
eminent authority on the clavichord.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Organists to Meet.

The National Association Of Organ
lists is to meet August % TO 81, at Roch-
ester, y. Y. The convention Will
be opened with a .'get-together meet
ing" and public sessions will be open
to all organists and their friends.
Convention speak kers are to include
the mayor of Rochester, John Ham
mond. Prof. H. &. MacDougall. T. Ter
thus Noble. f. w. Reisberg. Herbert
Sammond, Frank Sealy. Prof. II. Au-
gustine Smith. DR.. Harold Thompson
and DR.. Healey william.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

Middletowu, Conn. on December Il,
1S4S. However, this may have been.
he was undoubtedly a real musical
genius. His parents were musical
and he is said to have written two
very creditable oratorios without any
previous instruction when he was
only sixteen years old.
Realizing his natural gift for music.
his parents then arranged for him TO
study with Dudley Buck. In 1859
he went to Europe and studied in
Leipzig with Moscheles and Richter.
While I'm Germany he also received
Evening star., 1923-08-12

Chevy Chase. Md, is in New York
Academy with Frank La Forge. pre-
pairing her programs for next winter
Miss Goodwin is director and soprano
soloist OF st. AlbaIi's choir.
Prof. Emil Bare. violinist. who for
fvs years waE concert master 9: tka
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1T the
time when 1t was unuer the baJon OF
Theodore Thomas was extended a
cordial reception recently by must
lovers and well known citizens OF Gin
cinnati upon his arrival there. where
he has accepted a place on the faculty
Of the Cincinnati Conservatory o.,
Music
After his connection with thu CHI
caeo symphony Orchestra Prof. Barr
went to live in Budapest. There hA
was the professor of violin in the ma
tional conservatory and concert maA
ter OF the orchestra OF the Roys
Opera House.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
MUSIGRAPHS=

Mr. and Mrs. cliff have recently re-
turned from trip To western Canada
California and the Yellowstone
Miss Mary N. wilkins. organist Of
Christ Church. Georgetown. Is spend
ing her vacation at Blue Ridge SUM
init, Pa. and VIII later go to Rich
mond Va, before returning TO Wash
ington the second week in September
Mr.. George Daland is substituting at
Christ Church during Miss wilkins
absence. This is possible because
Christ Church and St. Johns Church.
Georgetown. combine services during
the summer, which are held alter
nately at the two churches.
Fulton E. Karr. organist. and his
mother. Mrs. Watson karr, are spend
ing their vacation in the vicinity of
White Sulphur Springs, Va.
Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin OF