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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
BY PIERRE v. X. KEY.

New York, March 22.-One must
be a sort of juggler to maintain the
public's interest in performances Of
opera that run on, to the number Of
seven and eight each week, over a
continuous period of six months. Tha.
is Giulio Gatti-Casazza's task. He
must see to it that four different sets
of subscribers (those on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday evenings and
Saturday matinees) do not hear in
the course Of the season any repeti-
tons. So Gatti sits at his desk with
a huge schedule which bears some re-
semblance to an enlarged checker.
board. This checker-1oard. incident
ally, is generally laid out months in
advance of the years Metropolitan
premiere. But to preserve it is net
always easy. Illness in the ranks
of the principal artists often makes
it difficult to proceed without disar.
ranging matters.
Figuring in ways to keen alive III,
responsiveness of the many subscrin
ers requires sagacity. And that call,
for the presentation. at just the righ'
moment, of some opera new to New
York or to make a revival Of worl
that will impress the people as virtu
ally new.
Two recent operas hesrd here 70,
the first time this season were Tristan
and Isolde and Cost Fan lutte. Will,
neither were revivels. Trey had beer
kept in reserve for launching whcf
the current season seemed to need q
frsh impulse. 10 and behold, ther'
was widespread approval for thos'
two efforts. So once ;.gain has Mr.
GATH revealed his understanding o.
how to cater 10 those who expect fron
the Metropolitan the uttermost of hu
man operate accomplishment.
Three new singers we're offered II
the Metropolitan Tristan represents
ticn. They were Karin Branzell, Al
Brangaene: Frederick Schorr in thu
role OF Kurwenal and Arnold GaboI
a. Melot. Miss Branzeii was vocal,
smooth. with her fine mezzo-soprano
and her intelligent conception of th'
part Of Isolde's hand-maid made IL vi
tai. Schorr is the fines. 'iDging bari
tone Germany has sent us in many
years. He seemed ct first q trif.'
too refined, but later The rugged quail
ties Of the warrior stood revealed.
Mr.. Gabor is capable If not re-
markable artist. His achievement
therefore. had no special elements e
lift il out of the commonplace. Mi
chnel Bohnen sought 10 make kini
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23

an odd concern in The state Of its
health.
Let it be made known at the outset
that the hard-palmed Caquers who
were wont to crowd the back-rail of
the Metropolitan orchestra circle are
still there. And they eat with the
same regularity with which they ''rise
to some occasion to earn the where
withal to purchase the aforementioned
food.
This business OF furnishing paid-ap-
plause will doubtless go on for so long
as there are italian and French artists
in the Metropolitan casts. For it is
the artist who pays the fiddler. II.
was reared in the tradition: it is in
his system TO such an ,Ntent that be
cannot get rid of it. Nor does the
Metropolitan management object seri.
ously to the practice. II it did. the
nuisance (for is that would cease,
instantly.
A Prokofieff Ballet
Whoever heard Sergei Prokofieffs
opera. The Love of Three Oranges.
will remember the characteristics OF
its composer as being several degrees
removed from the conventional. The
Russian modernist wandered so far
frcm the beaten muSic-track that i,
sometimes appeared doubtful if ht
would ever find his way back. TIL,
Chicago Opera Company spent sixty
five or seventy thousand dollars in -,
production and the receipts were dis
arpointingly small.
But a little thing like that had n,
effect whatsoever upon Prokofieff'
tendencies. On the contrary, he he
came more bizarre than ever: and il
his ballet. Buffoon, staged recently il
the Neighborhood Playhouse. he de
lights that particular kind of musical
ear which fancies oddities in sound.
The ballet is sort Of adaptatio;
of Prokofieff's Chout. performed b,
the Diaghileff Russian troupe. Puff
foon is the story Of super-clown VII,
induces seven of his fellow buffoon
into numbering their seven respectiv,
wives. and then assume feminine dis
guise TO effect his escape.
! Prokofieff's music has a twist whiol
| no doubt is best understood by people
Of the far-east. In this instance it /
slightly scored; the instruments re
quired are two pianos, one violin. on
flute. an oboe, and percussion. Queer
intervals and rhythms, characteriz
the score. 1t appears about to star
somewhere. then changes its mind.
The ballet was most cleverly done
with a dancer. named Albert Caro-;
putting a deal Of admirable mimin!
into the principal character. and I
danseuse named Aline MacMahon at
tracing some attention.
Bruno Walter did not stop with u
for long. His farewell appearance
this season rs guest conductor OF TIL
New York Symphony Orchestra wa
accomplished quietly; Walter is al
transformations person.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Presents Two Recent Operas
Tristan and Isolde" and "Cosi Fan lutte" Heard
at Metropolitan.

Mark a figure, and as always he at
tackled the dramatic side of the part
with intensity. As for Florence Eas-
ton. who took Barbara Kemp's place,
she acquitted herself as well Ss her W
cal resources permitted. A. splendid
artistic, Miss Easton Is called on 10
perform service in both dramatic ard
lyric roles. In this one the demands
are exceedingly trying. Considering
her vocal equipment, the singer met
the situation calmly ana with insight
into possibilities she might have real
.zed if she were a simon-pure dra-
matte soprano which she is not.
Bodanzky conducted with a sure hand.
IL was in certain respects an excellen.
performance.
Cost Fan lutte
What q merry opera is Mozart's
Cost fan lutte. A questioning sigh
went up when the Metropolitan an.
nounced it for revival-two years ago.
1t is too intimate for the large audi
tcrlum. said many; and others
agreed. Then came the Introductory
performance, which disposed utterly
of those fears. In point of strict facs.
it was one of the novelties of the 1921.
1872 Metropolitan season that stood
out conspicuously for finish of detail.
A fine representation a few evenings
ago brought back some old friends in
roles now familiar TO New York audi.
ences. Lucrezia Bori, Francesca Pc.
rata, George Meader and Giuseppe lie
Luca. The newcomer was Della Rein
hardt, who is one OF those almost"
sipgers-she almost pleases you, time
and again.
The elegance Of Mozart's music is
admirably preserved by Bodanzky. EC
discerns its aristrocratic qualities ard
succeeds in keeping them uppermo>l
We felt Miss Bori TO be at the hes;
she has shown this year confidential
Is. this has not been a good year fot
the Spanish soprano in either a voca
or dramatic way). Miss Pcralta ais
pleased us. and de Luca. IL Mr.. Mea
der had impaired little more of that
aristocratic element he would hav,
helped matters. But all things consid
cred there was much TO be grateful
for. And the people manifested theil
enjoyment by applause of sort that
is not often heard in this opera house
Harl.Palmed Claquers.
Communications we receive from
time to time, signed by readers Of
this column, inquire about the Met
ropolitan Opera House claque. Some
writers are curious TO learn whether
J it has been abolished; others display
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
JAPANESE FARMERS
WILL QUIT U. S. AND
SETTLE IN MEXICO
Flores to Ask Government
to Offer Lend for De-
uelopment.
BY HARRY NICHOLS.
Special Cable TO The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
CoDyricht 1924


Copyright. 1924.
Mexico City, March 2e.-Hundreds
of skilled japanese agr;culturists are
likely to come to the state of Sinaloa
in Mexico in the near future, according
to information obtained from the min
istry of agriculture here. The Orien-
tails are expected to come from Cali
fornia because of the law there pro-
hibiting japanese from owning real
estate.
-Four representa- tives of the Japa-
nese in California have already arrived
in Sinaloa and are now awaiting a
conference with Angel Flores, the gov
ernor. for the purpose of arranging
grants or leases of suitable lands for
their compatriots. In the absence of
satisfactory arrangements. Governor
Flores will approach the Mexican gov
eminent and ask Il 10 make a grant of
land suitable for development.
Bearing in mind the we'll known
skill Of the japanese agriculturists in
California, their proposal is likely to
meet with favorable official consider
alton as it would be Of great assist
anee to agriculture in Northwestern
Mexico where extensive tracts await
scientific cultivation. Another argu-
ment is that the JaDanese are leaving
California because they will not work
for others and therefore would iirob-
ably be permanent investors of capital
in Mexican soil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
The Tangle
An Intimate Story Of In.
nermost Emotions Reveal
ed in Private Letters
LETTER FROM SALLY ATHER
TON TO BEATRICE GRIM
SHAW, CONTINUED

At last l am going to try and fin
ish this letter, although it is very
late and l am afraid / shall finish
it rather abruptly. l am sleepy and
tired and rather mixed up in my
mind, but to get back to my homily
on love and its effect on John Alden
Prescott. .tr
When told him that men are per-
fectly content TO write fms and
start another book, if they have
found another heroine who promises
an extra flip to their curiosity, he
were going TO deliver a very portentous
were going to diver a very portentous
speech. But. thinking better of it, he
remarked, Il am going TO lunch"
He had hardly left the room and
had gotten out this letter again,
thinking / would finish it, when there
came call for copy.
There was great commotion in
the composing room over a lost page
all the afternoon to write new copy
and straighten things out.
came back to my office after six.
nervous and exhausted 1t did not
make me feel any happier to see
John Alden Prescott coming in the
door smiling and vigorous.
He had evidently been on the golf
course since luncheon U, OF course.
had had no luncheon - somehow
find no time to eat in the middle of
the day lately.
Il have come back to take YOU TO
dinner" he said. His tone and man
ner Infatuated me. He seemed so
sure that 1 would 20. He seemed
sure that he was doing the right
thing.
"Thank you, il is most kind and
thoughtful of you, but you see
have at least an hours work here.
Then l am going home. have some
toast and hot milk sent up to my
bed and go to sleep il possible"
"You are not cross with me?" he
asked in surprise. II thought l
would find you anxious to finish
your discussion on love when / ra-
turned. / have been thinking Of il
all afternoon. That is why, maybe.
l made is holes in bogey."
"I'm glad / improved your golf.
but I must decline to add any more
to your evident enjoyment Of life by
furnishing your evenings entertain.
ment." Then explained the lost
copy and my hours OF work in fixing
the matter up.
"Oh. I'm so sorry, so sorry, dear"
he said.
any name is Mrs. Atherton. Mr..
Prescott"
"Great Scott. woman, didn't
mean anything"
"Yes you did. You meant / was
woman. You wouln't have called
man dear under any circumstances.
Neither would you have told him YOU
were sorry"
i had gotten under his skin. Bee.
and the color rose in waves over his
face.
"No. I don't expect would
Neither do I expect that. had you
been man, would you have COM
planned to me about the copy in such
woe-begone tones. You would have
considered it all in a days work"
had been busily putting. on my
Goat and hat$ as I had decided rot q
do that hours extra work. turned
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23

Communication we receive from
time to time, signed by readers OF
this column, inquire about the Met
ropolitan Opera House claque. Some
writer's are curious TO learn whether
it has been abolished; others display
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Dies In ~ Peso.

Seguin. Tex, March 22.-News was
received here by relatives of the sud-
den death of Rust Burgess at his home
in Ell Paso, Monday. Mr.. Burgess
was a native of Seguin end a son
Of the late ex-senator William FL
Burgess. He is survived by his widow,
three brothers. W. H. and r. +. Bur
ges of FL Paso, and jefferson Burgess
of San Antonio. and two sisters. Mes.
danes r. +. Wilson and James Riley
of San Antonio.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Accused Of Manslaugbter.
Corpus Christi, Tex. March az

Deputy Sheriff Etley of Dursnt, Okla,
carrying extradition papers from Gov
ernor Neff. arrived here yesterday for
+. f. Crowder, held in the Nueces
county Jail, who is charged with man.
slaughter. Crowder was arrested Mt
Robstown recently unon description
furnished county officers by Durant
authorities.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23

and nodded to John Alden Prescott
sweetly and smiled. Goodnight
And Bee, that's that.
Lovingly your discouraged.
SALLY.
copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Inc.)
TOMORROW: Leslie receives a
letter from Karl Whitney-Engsced
to Alice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
THE BOY SCOUTS

It is fitting that distinguished min ister who has made study of boys, their aspirations and capacity for srevice and future citizenship, should have ad- dressed the Boy Scouts of Birmingham Sunday afternoon in observance of the fourteenth anniversary of the organiza- tion, which falls on February 9th. Not only members of the body in Birming- ham, but those the country over, attend Sunday service at some church every year in connection with their annivers- ary, and it is now one of the wholesome annual customs in connection with Scout activities.
 The growth of the Boy Scouts has been remarkable. Within the life of many of its youthful members it has be- come one of the largest organizations in the country. It's influence for good has kept pace with the original purposes, to develop the worthy and minimize the unworthy in boys. Taking them at an early and pliant age, intoxicating the spirit of manhood, service, clean think ing, wholesome purposes and efficient action to a definite worthy end, the Scout movement has so shaped the lives and conduct of hundreds of thousands VI ootS HI all pdftS Ol LHc WOIlu dS IO make of them promising material for patriotic and public spirited citizens.
 The principles and purposes of the Scout movement are, too numerous and far-reaching to. sum in small space. Suf- flee it to say that the boy who joins the Scouts and seriously endeavors to live up to the ideals and standards set by the organization, will become more useful and a better man. The Boy Scouts is not founded solely on the idea of physical development or athletic achievement, as some have mistakenly imagined. It is essentially an intellect ual and moral institution for the de- veiopment of those qualities in youth from which men of character and worth are made. There is no higher principle in the Scout code than that of service, whether; it be expressed in private or public action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
RICHARD F. JOHNSTON

The Age-Herald records with sincere regret the death of Richard F. Johnston, associate editor of The Age-Herald and long identified with the journalistic and industrial life of this community. Mir.
 Johnston during the last several years of his life contributed to The Age-Herald those daily business editorials, so sensi- lively and faithfully recording the growth and development of this industrial district. When, during the past sum- mer, he was forced by his final illness to relinquish his journalistic duties, the business and industrial community, as we'll as this newspaper, suffered dis tinct loss. Devoted as he was, heart and soul, to the advancement of Birmingham, his writings ever breathed an optimism, based on his belief in this districts magnificent destiny, that was an inspira- tion to those who daily followed them. This optimism was not that of vision ary, but was substantially based on elo- quent argument and on long and inti- mate experience and acquaintance with the men who are making Birmingham, and with the basic materials of which they are manufacturing this community's endless and constantly expanding pros perity. Richard F. Johnston was well and favorably known to the leaders in business and industry, his character was admired and his intelligent opinion re- spected by them. He was one of the builders of the greater Birmingham, be- cause he was its most ardent and coura- ooous anostle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
MORE TRUTH. THAN POETRY
 Rv S E KTgER
By s. E. KIsER
The good man who invented sleep,

The good man who invented sleep,
 As Sancho Panza intimated, Has left LIS in his debt, and deep;
 He never can be compensated. But, oh. it was a rotten day
 For us who toll with pens or picks When man first found out how to play
 The selfish game of politics. We might in spite of work partake
 Of joys in not too skimped a measure, And even hunger wouldn't make
 Us lose the hope of future pleasure, But what man with conscience dares
 To think that he may dodge the bricks That fly or fall wherever there's
 A trickster playing politics? Too many men are drawing pay
 That others, overworked, are earning; Hunt almost anywhere you may,
 And there's lesson you'll be learning; Wherever things are being done
 By gay boys or by rubes and hicks You're sure to find some foxy one . Who wins by playing politics. The politicians can't be made. He must be born a fluent liar, And not in the least afraid
 To grasp what other men desire If you've a conscience that's upset
 In case you turn to sinful tricks, Work on, old man, for what you get
 And don't slip into politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
4 Mdn's First Duty
iByDR. FLANK CRANE

"A mans first duty,s said an eminent rrvI;.h scientist. s.is fos find . way of sup porting hinaklf, thereby relieving other peo- ple of the necessity of suppcrting him That I consider shrewd and excellent obserya- ttion. Whatever may De your nature' erperience within you the moving of poesey, It ia we'll to learn to do something that VII enshIe you to exist with self-respect by taking yourself off other peoples backs.
 The one work to take up is some kind of work the world is willing to pay for. You may be created to do something wonderiui or beautiful or wise, but primarily you are crssted to do something for men that will nsr,uade them to feed and clothe you. First earn your salt, then come on with your mes
 fn the olden days the Jews taught every child a trade The youth might grow up 70 be learned, rabbi, but o, pinch ne couia He discharged his debt to the race by mak- ing tents: he threw in his gospel to boot.
 it ia what you do to boot that brings you r,orv and honor, praise and power. But don't forget your main duty, which is to earn your wage. If you don't have to work for n.ink . it is too bad. You may amount to sometnink, hut the chances are against you A lew en- Jowed gentlemen and ladies have helped the world along a little, in the course or nlstory,. hut not enough to matter.
 Most people look upon a condition where. tbey would be freed from the struggle TOT bread and butter and house rent as . heaven S.youtIy to be wished. Hence we have erected holy orders and universities and schoiarsnlps and endowments so that superior folk might devote an their energies to higher things For the most part those segregated and sheltered classes have done nothing much but maintain old ideas long after they are dead, and should have beeen buried, or. contribute to the sl- ready endless bric-a-brac of learned usetui- ness.
 Wage labor is work, What you do after work is play. Your play is the best thing you do. All true art, philosophy and relig1on ls the souls play. There's no wage for it, and there never can be- If you work all the time you become stupid, like the huge money get ters. If you play all the time, like the en- dowed folk, you become silly, probably also vicious.
 iii therefore, you would be normal, healthy, and happy, do something each day that man kind is willing to pay money for, put forth some effort reducible to the common denomi- nator of human activity-money; do that first, then do something that cannot be paid for.
 Perhaps you can do both at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
roo CLOSE TO OUR JOB
By JOHN CARLYLE

Havelock Ellis, great British psychologist, who knows of little more about the human De- ing than anybody else, says that one could hardly expect a cheesemite to have a very definite idea of cheese. This IS worth re- membering in those dark moments when the universe and the affairs of men seem so ifi- comprehensible that we are ready to believe that they have no meaning at all. But de spite our limitations, our constant, hopeful aim should be to see life steadily and see It whole Are you, in the everyday struggle Of life and work, seeking earnestly to do that thing?
 It is the experience of all of us that we can get too close to our job, we can stand so near to the particular task which engages us that we have no perspective. We cannot see above or below it. We cannot see 1t Tn relation to anything else or to all those other conditions which must have some bearing upon it. We are so often failing to get whole" view of our personal circumstances. An enlightened mind,' said Longfellow, many years ago, 'is not hoodwinked. It is not shut up in a gloomy prison till 1t thinks the walls of its own dungeon the limits of the universe, and the reach of its own chain the outer verge of intelligence"
 With his strictly measurable capacities, the biggest thing man can strive for is sym pathetic understanding of the conditions of his whole world, the needs of his fellows and his relations with them
 S0tO see Ire Steaully ana see IL WnOie, Ws must patiently form the habit of measuring our acts with an eye to their effect on our fellows. We must learn to be socially-mind ed. We must learn to expand or to limit our activities with a concrete thought not only for our immediate associate but for that human society which it is our duty to for ward. It may seem like asking great deal but it is not too much to expect man to re- gard himself, every day, as a supporter of civilization, and to consider deeply his re- sponsibilities thereto.
 The quest after ideals" David Swing used to write, 'is the central reason of life. This pursuit abandoned, life need not run along any longer. The pitcher is broken at the fountain"
 And in being socially minded, which means regarding our relationships as preciously as we regard ourselves we may remember, too. that we are not merely engaged in bit of brief activity to be curtained forever in few short years. All life is immortal life. Eter- nity has begun here and now. We are on our everlasting way. And so nothing that we give ourselves to is really trivial.
 Shall we then. catch a new vision of the importance of all action and of all associa- tions. and shall we begin to think twice-once for ourselves and once for our relationships?