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THE SUN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1912.
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. fISKE BRIGHT
IN A HEW COMEDY
Ml' "Lady Tntricla's Story" Is Slight
and Somewhat Artificial, but,
Sparkling.
HF.VKALED AT THE EMMIE
I.esicr s Day Full of Willy Linos, Which
the Stnr Actress MnUcs
Much Of.
'lady Talrlrli" at (he Empire Theatre.
I aiIj- Patricia Mm. Flske
Ml-hseiCesflay Leslie Faber
Mr. O'Harrell Emily Fluroy
ttllllsm, her son Shelley Hull
lifn Ul?y Henry St ephenson
( ure, hlsdsuchter. Maud Gilbert
I;dln Ernest Dallard
Mrc. Fiake had a part after her own heart
last night when she a ppeared at the Em
pire Theatro an the heroine of Iludolf
Hesier's comedy 'Lady Patricia." The
New York public does not have to be told
nt this late day that Mrs. Fiske la per
haps In her most delightful flold when ehe
r usays comedy. Thore oould be no humor
more aprealing to her than the seml
burlesquo of tho heroine of Besler's arti
ficial play. The character resembles in
some of its most grotesque departures
from human nature the immortal Be
lind of W. H. Gilbert's "Engaged." So
Mrs. Fiske was assuredly in her clomont.,
When lie calls his comedy deliberately
artificial. Hosier relieves his critics of the
responsibility of making that charge.
It is possible to add that some of its
moments of artificiality seem to carry
as far back ns tho Italian comedy. This
fooling enters tho drama when tho char
acters in the second act meet one another
by accident, avoid one another with de
liberation and make the agreement be
tween the necessities of the situation
Hid their own actions so complete as to
rrnder "Lady Patricia" not only artificial
hut mechanical. But tho understanding
r.f this quality will be easier with a knowl
edge of the plity.
Its sentimental heroine, Ixtdy Patricia,
is the wife of solid, easy going Michael,
who thinks tint ho Is very much In love
with his wife, who quotes the poets from
Tennyson to Stephen Phillips, carries a
white lily about In her hand and is never
mi much at ease ns when sho Is reclining
on a divan in tho tree house which sho
has built A. la the Swiss Knmily Robinson
on the grounds of her country home,
Ultima Thulo. Hero she oomposes
verse and watches tho sun, and most Im
portant of all, hero she receives tho
En.llsh boy with whom she has fallen In
love. Ho thinks ho reciprocates tho
affection of this lady noaring tho years of
the difficult age, talks his slang to her
confusion and recites tho poems sho
teaches him.
There is no break in the woddod bliss
if Patricia and Michael on account of the
flirtation with her cousin Bob, since there
if really no harm in it. Then thero aro
other reasons why Michael is unwilling
o interfere. The local doan has n, daugh
r. She is moreover a very charming
daughter. She has altogether fascinated
ood Michael, who nevertheless con
tinues to indicate the most affectionate
interest in his wife and her languors.
There are no signs of the slightest breach
between husband and wifo on account of
the intrusion of these two young persons.
There is to be no harm in cither lovo affair.
When the second act arrives, however,
there Is an indication that the friends of
the family have had their eyes opened
to the existence of these two little ro
mances. In spite of the evident attempt
of the two young persons to get together
and their final success it is not plain that
their other romance is over. It is with
regret that Michael sees the necessity
for giving up tho dean's attractive daugh
ter to tho young man who has been phi
landering with his wife. And Lad
Patricia is making desperate efforts to
hold on to her youthful British lover
to long aa ehe can. The two young per
sons, howover, feel altogether too great
an Interest in one another to allow their
older loves to separate them. Then tho
parents of both these young persons
havo discovered how dangerous may be
the flirtation and have decided that both
Patricia and her husband need some sort
of disciplining for their imprudence.
So tho dean, who Is by way of being
an intimate friend of the family, decides
to give it to all the members of the quartot
in tho Sunday morning sermon.
But Lady Patricia Is too uncompro
misingly sentimental to end her romance
in any commonplaco way. She notifies
lh dean that sho must boo him before tho
M-rvice. So the beginning of the last
act finds her, dressed appropriately,
coining to tho rectory to confess all her
fins. Tho youthful couple, now quito
frank in tho announcement of their en
casement, aro at tho rectory and so is
ihchnel. Although the sight of tho hap
piness of the two young pontons is not
without its trials for Lady Patricia and
her huslmnd, sho is too incorrigibly ro
mantic to Ioo Michael when ho may ito
brought Iwck to hor side. Ro when the
dean suggosts that they forgot this brief
interlude In thoir affections and go to
church together, taking Michael by the
arm
"Under tho great rose window In the
011th transept" she says, tour pew Is
now full of purple and amber lights and
kiiafts of chrysoprase. Shall wo not sit
'here again together? Itoontunoo is
very exquisite and how beautiful is for
Kivenens." Thus ends the romance of Lady Patricia.
Unit is certain to have another, however,
"if audience knows. So sentimental, ho
potixtical In oourteous observers might
d'scrll)n her, sho is sure to huvo more or
I"m rotmince of this kind all her life, and
mot nf it Is likely to bo Just as harmless.
I h first net is the wittiest of tho three,
in home cases, perhaps in too many, It
i the wit of the author. 'The contrast
"f the heroino's high flown periods and
'ln Intensely colloquial languago of her
vouthful admirer who calls hor poems
"forking" and describes tho dean's
lUUKhter ns a "flapper," theso aro in tho
'Jmracters, It is m tho second act, that
'he action in the effort to develop the
loiy becomes mechanical, the appear -nce
and reappearance of tlw figures
ning too obviously the device of tho
dramatist If it be artificial in spirit the
play should nt leats be natural In form.
There Is a semblance of deference to this
necessity n tho other two acts, but nono
of thH author's troubles lias evidently
lien as great ns that of making a play out
out of tills thin intrigue.
With his principal characters off tho
c"n lie depends almost entirely on an
' I gardener, who was plnuslblo enough
during the first act. Vet when it became
evident that it was on this character
hat Mr Hester was relying to supply
? much of the texture of 'Lady Patricia,"
tns audienco resented his presence, it
Kreed altogether with tho heroine, who
('reclaimed that his fatuousness must
conscious pose, The character,
W1 played as It wns by Ernest Stallord.
(jot psprriniiy on tho nerves of the au
Wng(u?henrhofsjeaujjed byexplantj
tory speeches to offsot tho dramatist's
lack of clearness in tho second act.
Mrs. Fiske delivored her absurd speeches
with Just tho indication of belief in them
necessary to their complete effoct. Her
occasional exaggeration, such as tho
f iJi in 'ho second act, when she insisted on
railing into hor reluctant lover'H nrmn,
was nu agreeable emphasis to tho thin
humor of the play. Thero was no sug
gestion of tedium while sho was on tho
stago. rho distinctness of her diction
was such last night that none or Hesier's
wit lost its value.
There was less tileasuro in "Lady Patri
cia when Mrs. fluke was not on vlow.
To spread humor of this exotic character
over three acts was rather a difficult ta?k.
I ho second act in particular lias its
lengths that nre ruther trying. Then tho
mechanical form of this diversion of tho
comedy with its pairs coming mid going
WRs as i monotonous as the tick of a clock.
Shelley Hull acted tho cubbish young
lover with naturalness and it was orodlt
alilo to Leslie Kaber that ho mado '.V r And
so plausible. Ho too acted with the same
seriousness that helixsd Mrs. Flsho so im
portantly to hor personal success. Henry
Stephenson was mellow as the dean, but
his associate flmvamtr na netnrl tiv V.mtlv
Fltzroy was altogether too conscious o'fJ
wio ninny tilings sue was going to say.
Maud Gilbert was a comely hoyden. It
would take moro than capable acting,
however, to impart any semblance of
vigorous llfo to Besler's play.
"THE TRUTH WAGON."
Another Attempt to Put n Newspaper
Office Into a Play.
"The Truth Wagon"-
Foster.
Ilruce Forbes
Francis Sullivan
F.lhel IIom
Lillian Drew
Urn. Brew
John floss.....
Harry Drew
John How, ,lr
Vincent Drew
Helen Dean
William Dean
at Daly's Theatre.
. Alexander I.eftwlch
...... Harry Mestajcr
... . Frank Sheridan
.. . Wntolnctto Walker
.. . , Norma Mltrhel
I.uclle Watson
James Wilton
.. .Charles Dnw ( lark
Max l'lcnian
Wayland Trask
Muriel Starr
Kdwln Arden
(irorclc Mark
Sammy f
Another optimistio young man has
attempted to dramatize a newspaporN
onice. untlHmayed by those who havo
gone beforo and unafraid of those that
will surely come after Hayden Talbot
in "Tho Truth Wagon." presented la
night nt Daly's Theatre, bravely set out
to give to the world a picture of 'a news
paper office beforo ami after taking.
The transforming doso in this case was
unadulterated truth. By means of this
the circulation of the paper was increased
in three months from 37,000 to "50,000.
There nro a number of enterprising and
capable circulation managers who would
like to have Mr. Talbot supply moro de
tails of how it was done. Also by means
of the plain truth tho paper was enabled
to elect a Governor in tho faco of tho
opposition of every known organization.
Also, presumably on account of the truth,
the office got new wall paper and green
velvet curtains, and the copy boy a set
of fine new brass buttons.
All of which was amusing enough, and
came near to being a play, hut never ap
proached being a newspaper offlco. It
takes more than the rattle of typewriters
in an adjoining room and proofs hung on
a hook.
There aro a good many original situa
tions, the linos nro bright and amusing,
the interest, except for two or three lag
ging spots is well sustained nnd when it is
txjrne In on Max Flgmiin that ho is not
playing in a musical comedy tho acting
is creditable. It Is too bad for tho play
that it could not havo lieen polished off n
little more In its rough spots beforo it was
given its New York production. A short
ening up of tho first and second acts, with
a liberal clipping of lines in dull spots will
help considerably. Also, it is not neces
sary to have quite so many peoplo drunk
in tho first act, or nt least not so very
drunk.
The story of tho piece his to do with
John Boss, Jr., the irresponsible son
of a rich father with political ambitions.
Sworn by his father to tell the truth for
three months, he embarks on the spur
of the moment in a newspaper venture
with n legacy that has unexpectedly
come to him.
He buys a broken down paper that
was going to pieces for lack of spine in
its management and announced that tho
paper would tell tho truth without fear
or favor. The second act showed the of
flco as the young adventurer first came
into it, without either velvot curtains,
brass buttons or visible circulation.
The third act showed it after tho truth
had prevailed for threo months. Pros
perity oozed from every shiny brass ink
stand and every glittering plaster bust.
'Hie velvet curtains alono were worth
t el ling the truth for for t hreo short months.
Meantime it becamo apparent how tho
influence of truth had dominated the
political situation to the oxtont that tho
prodigal son had been enabled to savo
his own father from his ill placed ambi
tions and had saved tho Governorship
of the grand old Emplro State for an
honest man. (Business of flags waving
and band playing outside,)
Of course tho son loved the right girl,
the daughter of tho honest now Governor,
tho fathers gave their blessings and tho
truth further prevailed.
The part of the son foil to Max Figman.
who was amusing whenever ho forgot Wi
try to be. Unfortunately lie rarefy for
got. Ho seemed always to bo waiting
for a chance to come down tho stago and
sing.
The best acting wns done bv Frank
Sheridan, a machine !ohs. Edwin Arden
was the broken spirited editor who
turned into an honest Governor. Ho
r 'tod with skill and finish and made rather
M Impossible part almost real, The part
t .Sammy, the office boy who won u suit
with brass buttons, was played hyGeorgio
Mack in a way that delighted the au
dience, though it probably would have
cost a real offlco boy his job in fifteen
minutes.
The principal woman's part, that of the
girl reporter, daughter of the honest Gov
ernor, fell to Miss Muriel Starr, who played
it simply and naturally and succeeded in
glossing over its inconsistencies und bring
ing out its charms. Small parts were
E.ayed by Miss Antoinette Wniker, Miss
uoille Watson and Miss Norma Mitcholl.
"OLIVER TWIST" IS STAGED.
Fag-In Prominent In This Version The
Murder Is Done Off Stage.
Oliver Twlit New Amsterdam Theatre.
Mr. Drownlow.
Dr.Slme
Mrs. Uedwln
Harry Maylle
, Charles Harbury
Holier! Vivian
Jane Wilson
...Courtenay 1'oote
Marie Doro
AdaRlfTord
WllVCf ,l(M,,llMl
Maid M
Mr.Urlrawlr
Mr, Humble ,.,
Mrs. Humble
Tom Chilling
The Artful Dodter
Charlie Hates ,
Ilctsy
Fagln
Harney, , , ,
imiSlkei
Nancy ,
Munk
Mrs. Maylle
(Hies
Hrlttlei
Hose
Toby Craeklt
Servant at the Hotel
Warder. .
Jailer.
Fuller Mellsh
...Frank A. Lyons
..... Alice llelmere
1'erceval Clark
....Charles lingers
.... I'erclval Vivian
.Ciertrude Howell
, . Nat C, (ioodln
Alfred dray
l.yn llardlr.it
, Conslanco Collier
llounrd (iniild
.. Suzanne. Slirhlmi
.... Alfred Hudson
,.. Frank Krniirlck
... Ollvo Windham j
Joseph Valiln ,
llarley Knnles
(lenrge Walter .
Vernon Steele ,
Tho celebration of the centenary of the
birth of Charles Dickens reached the stago
laatnJfcht when LJcblcr.4 j-'o.roduced at (
tho New Amsterdam Theatre a new ver
sion of "Oliver Twist" with what they
term n "special cast," hut whloh less
particular managers might have termed
"all star," slnco It Includes such well
known names as Nat Goodwin, Marie
Doro, Constance Collier and Lyn Harding.
Few of Dickens's novels havo escaped
dramatization, but of them all two havo
survived, and .these two, "The Talo of
Two Cities" and "Oliver Twist," havo been
put into varied forms.
Tho presont version of tho latter play
was mado'by J. Comyns.Carr and was
used by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree nt
His Majesty s Theatro, London. Stago
versions of "Oliver Twist" rarely deserve
to bear tho name of the hero of the novel.
Most of them should bo called "Bill Bikes"
or "Fngin," ns tho play Is mado for tho
actor who plays the burly villain or tho
dosigning.Iew whoso name has becomo an
English noun.
Last night's version was essentially
a "Fagln" play, but ill that fewer liberties
had been taken with the book than might
havo been expected. Oliver's early ux
lieriences aro omitted, thero is only a
trace of Bumbli and that dragged In for
a moment.
Starting nfter the lad's runaway to
London, Ids first lessons in thieving and
his escape, wo are introduced to him first
in Jfr, Brounlow'K house, seo him de
spatched on his errand and then are intro
duced to Fayin' den with ills pupils
at the enrd tahlo and tho gin bottlo.
Oliver Is brought back nnd tho play is
woll under way.
Four more acts and seven more scene
are needed to tell the story. Tho robbery
at Chortsey 1 shown, but now it is .Sifrea
who shoots Of iter and tho lad is found
insldo the hou-M',
Another v.-.rii'.lion from the story is
that Kan does hi own spying, standing
under the f.'iutmen's of a picturesquely
staged London Bridge while A'nncu tells
.1r. Oroirnfow nml four of the danger that
threatens Other n life, if further Indica
tion were needed thr.t this is a Fagin
not ii .S'Mra play, it is only necessary to
nay that the murder of Xancy takes plooo
oil stage and that no chance is given to
Biff to make his leap to death with his
faithful dog follov.'ing him.
Chief lntescrt centre.1 in Mr Goodwin's
acting of Fagin Like many comedians,
he is fond of adventuring into tho tragic,
not always with tho greatest success.
If is Aipin'wa nt least cn unusual perform
ance. There were times when he essayed
something of the dignity of Shy lock:
there were other times when he acted in a
spirit of low comedy that was almost sug.
gestive of Wober and Fields. Hut he was
always n picturesque figure and always
won the hearty upplauso Of his audience.
Marie Doro was a wide eyed and pathetic
Olirer, who seemed curiously slight and
frail to those who have been lined to teo
ing herns n heroine of her own sex.
Lyn Harding ua a brutal nntl burly
Bill Sikm. (lis six feet nnd some more
towered over even tall Constance Coilier,
who was more beautiful in her rags than
the .VnntT ordinarily pictured. Their
scenes together, her hopeless clinging to
him and his repuMvo brutality, sent
plenstirnble shivers down the Iwicks of
tne feminine part of the nudioncc.
Others in the big cast were Fuller
MellUh, whose ability was somewhat
slighted in the small part of .lfr. I'rHmiri'p;
Charles itogerw, whose I'odoer was as
artful us one comd wish, and Percival
Vivian as Charlie Bale. Courtenay Foote
was tho Harry Maylic, and Ollvo Wynd
ham an attractive Bore. Bill Siken'n
dog also deserves n word of firaifo for the
way in .which he allowed himself to bo
dragged alout tho stage without a
whimper.
The setting is ploturcsque and the cos
tuming interesting. With a little quicker
action, "O iver Twint," old fashioned
mo'odramn, thnt It is, is like'y to find a
asting welcome to Now York.
THE FLONZALEY QUARTET.
The Last Concert of tho Series Attended
by a Large Audience.
Tho Flonrnley Quartet gave tho last
of its ser.es of subscription concerts at
the Carnegie Lyceum last night. Tho
high degree of public favor in which this
admirable organization now rejoices wns
again attested by the size of the audience,
which filled the ball. The programme
consisted of Mozart's quartet in 1) inaior,
No. 121 in the Kbchel catalogue; Bee
thoven's quartet in F minor, opus 03,
ami the interlude and scherzo from
Glnzounov'H quartet, opus 84.
The playing of the quartet had its now
familiar characteristics. The Mozart
number gavo great pleasuro by reason
of tho beauty of tono and finish of style
heard in it. In the Beethoven number
thero wns perhaps a little too much
eagerness to emphasize the points of the
rending. Tho result of this was to break
tho breadth and sustained character of
the composer's phraseology. Accepting
the design of tho players, howover, their
execution of it had great technical excel
lence and tonal beauty.
TO NIGHT'S OPERA CHANGED.
"The Jewels nf the Madonna" Postponed
Ilrcause Hnmmarro Is III.
"Tho Jewels of tho Madonna," Wolf
Ferrari's latest opera, will not be given
tn-nlglit by tho Philadelphia-Chicago
Opera Company at the Metropolitan
Opera House owing to the Indisposition
of Snmmarco, who sings tho leading
baritone role. It has been postponed
until next Tuesday evening. It will ho
replaced this evening by a double bill,
Wolf-Kcrrnrl's ono net opera "The Se
cret of Suzanne," with Mme. Caroline
White and Messrs. Costa and Daddl In
tho cast, and Massenet's" opera "Tho
.luggler of Lady," with Miss Mary Gar
den In tho title role, Mr. Itennud as
Bontlacc, Mr. Dufrano ns tho Prior
nnd JlesHrs, Iluberdeau, Warnery, NIc
olay, Crabhc, Defrcro, Meyer and Do
Keyser, Mr. Campanlnl will conduct
the latter opera and Mr. Peroslo tho
former.
"I.e Donne Curlose" at Colony Club.
Mme. Sang-Colllns and Count Vincent
do Wierzbloki gave a recital of "Lo Donne
Curloso in tho assombly room of the
Colony Club yestordayafternoon. Count
do Wlerzblckl recited scenes from tho
opera in French and Mme. Sang-Colllns
played nnd sang thomes from tho opera.
Among thoso in the audience wero Mmca.
Archer M, Huntington, Herbert Lee
Pratt, Samuel Untermyer, J. O. H. Pit
ney, George C. lllggs, August Belmont,
Seth Low, Elbert ll. Gary, Kudolph
Sclilrmer, E. Frauds Hyde, Joseph S,
Auerbach, Emit L. Boas and Roland, F.
Knoedler.
Pictorial Uenent for Consumers League.
Women of society are arranging an en
tertainment for the benefit of the New
York Consumers League, to be given in
tho grand ballroom at Sherry's on the
afternoon and ovonlng of March 8.
The programme will include tho klnoma
color plotures of the Durbar at Delhi
and u concert by tho orchestra of tho
Mush) School Settlement or this citv. Tho
patronesses will jnnludo Minos. Mackay,
Hlclmrd Mortimer, Benjuniln Niooll,
.lames Speyer, John Henry Hammond,
Frank H. Wltherbee, Do Lancey Niooll,
11. Aymcr Hands, Robert Erskine Ely, li,
Fulton Cutting und W, Barclay Parsons,
Tiekotsnt $2 for the afternoon and 12.50
for the owning may bo bought of Mrs,
Frederick Nnthnn, 102 West Elghty-Blxth
Mreel, and Miss Elsie Niooll, IS East Fif
tieth street,
ShIII A Company's sales of Fresh lleef In New
York City for the week endlnc Saturday, Feb, :i,
avcratca (.Oi-ccnU per pound.Adr,-
WAGNER AT THE OPERA.
Die Watkuere" Enthusiastically Ap
plauded by a Monday Audience.
Tho perfect Wagnerlto does not shun
tho Metropolitan Opera House on sub
scription nights, not even on a Monday
evening, supposedly set apart for Italian
melody. This was proved last night
when joyous demonstrations followed
each fall of the curtain in "Dfo Walktlre,"
Peoplo in bqxes pattered polite applnUBe,
and from tho misty heights of the gallery,
nbovo tho summit of the Valkyr'n berg,
there floated down mellowfTuscan "bravl."
And it was not an ideal performance of
"Dlo WalkUro" either. It had Its fine
moments and not u few of them, but the
inequalities were too prominent.
Thero was a new BrUnnhilde in tho
person of Mine. Matzenauer, who seems
to delight in sweeping the scale from
almost contralto notes to thoso of purely
dramatic soprano character. Her Im
personation might easily be made a sub
ject of extended comment, but on the
wholo ItB salient traits can be briefly
enumerated. The denotement of that side
of BrilnMtiUle'a naturo nominated in the
title "tho laughing Valkyr," was un
certain, labored nnd in tho end com
paratively ineffective. Tho dread mes
senger of tleath wiw sternly Imposing.
Tho disobedient daughter, pleading for
mitigation of her certain punishment,
wns pathetic and moving, yet dignified
in her appeal.
Something of this was due to Mme.
Mstzennuer's mejestlo physique ond
carriage, and something to tho quality
of her voice. Tho opening phrases of tho
Valkyr, tho famous "Hojotoho" cry, wero
heavy nnd full of effort, nnd the scene
with IVofun was dull, But tho "Todes
verkllndigung" musio lay in tho grand
lower medium of the singer's voice and
hero sho proclaimed the divinity of the
ftoddess in no uncertain way. In the
ast scene again thero wp. nt times too
much weight in both action and tone,
but temperament and dramatic intelli
gence went far toward atoning for the
dcflcleneies.
Mr. Biirrlan, who wns in a wooden
slate of voice, sang Sicgmu nd with good
conception, but little musical charm.
Mrs. Homer returned to tho role of Frieka
nnd berated ll'ofan most vlgorouslye
The other members of the cast. wer.
heard in previous performances. Mr.
Hernz conducted and the orchestra was
rough in style nnd frequently uncertain
in intonation.
BEHOLD 8 NEW SALADS.
Inventive Clicf of the VanderbUt Hastens
to Meet American Taste.
They tell you a tho hotels that tho
American diner out is getting to bo moro
and moro of n tnlad cater, and that tiring
"of the simpler forms of lettuco an to
matoes ho likes to have his roast or his
entree followed by somo new but de
licious compound of leaves or vegetables
and trimmings. Whereforo it was that M.
Hicroch of the VanderbUt, who has been
devoting his attention to a big bowl, a
wooden spoon and various ingredients,
announced yesterday thnt he had invented
eight rew ralaJr. Here they are:
Salado Mcllen: The bowl is lined with
lettuce leaves nnd in It are placed sliced
grsio fruit, oranges and pineapple. This
Is covered with a Hcht mayonnnlse dress
ing contnlnlug n llttlo whipped creapi.
Chopped nlmonds aro scattered oxer this.
Halade d'Orleana: This constats of celery
cut In julienne style, with cucumbers, let
tuce and fresh mushrooms cut Julienne and
French dressing.
tlalads d'Ratrcca: Celery, fresh muth
moms nnd truffles, all Julienne: chopped
nlniomls. Hcht mayonnaise drctaln; con
taining a little French mustard.
Kalade Caroline: I'.ndlvcs placed around
the illsb, diced grapo fruit and bananas,
covered with chopped red and green
peppers; French dressing.
riat.vlo lion Ton: lettuce, asparagus
tips, sliced tomatoes, French dressing.
Snlndn Andnlouse: 1ettuco leaves, quar
tered tomatoes, rice, dices of green peppers,
Frenfh dressing.
Salade Hys.ince: Heart of lettuce stuffed
with sliced apples nnd grape fruit; light
mayonnaise drelns covered with chopped
trufllea nnd parsley.
Tho last, without tho 'mffla. and the
parsley, has been known under . nothcr
name.
DE MILLE COMEDY REPEATED.
In 1000" Acltrd By Amateurs at the
Home nf Mrs. Walter K, Maynard.
Mrs. Walter K. Maynard asked eome
of her friends by telephone last night
to her house, lit East Fortieth street,
to hear n repetition of the comedy "In
1999" bv William C. Do Mllle. which
was first produced at her houso on the
night of February 17. Tho previous
performance was given iftcr a din
ner party and It mado such a success
that Mrs. Maynard thought It worth
while to havo It repeated. Mrs. Arthur
Iscltn, Mrs. E. Roacoe Mathews and
Henry G. Gray were In the cast. Af
ter the comedy there were moving pic
tures. A buffet supper followed. Among the
guests were Mr. nnd Mrs. Orme Wil
son. Mr, nnd Mrs. Cornelius VanderbUt,
Mrs. Gordon Norrle, Mrs. Hlclmrd Gnm
brill, Col. nnd Mrs. William Jay, Mr.
und Mrs. .1, Horden HHrrlman, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard G. Cushlng, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Philip W. I.lvcrmore, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Gordon Douglas, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. De
Lancey Kountze. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fran
cis C. nishop, Mr. and Mrs. James I).
KuBtls, Mr, and Mrs. F. Gray Grls
wold, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. Adams Delano,
Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Iselln, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Thomas .Hastings, Mr. and Mrs,
Sydney S. Hreese, Mr. and Mrs. Amos
It. E. Plnchot. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. Goadby
I.oew, Mrs. Uelmont Tiffany. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Whltehouse, Miss Allco
Nicholas, Craig Wndsworth, Ashbel
Harney, Norman Whltehouse, Henry G,
Hnrboy. Francis Crownlnahlold. Haw
llns Cottenet and Alfonso de Navarro.
Miss Morgan to Wed Arthur Goadby on
May 4,
Newport, n. I.. Feb. 28. The wedding
of Miss Joanna Morgan, stepdaughter
of Mrs. William Rogers Morgan of this
city, and Arthur Goadby of New York Is
to take place hero on May 6. The Hev,
Stanley S. Hughes, rector of Trinity
Church, will perform the ceremony.
Notes of the Social World.
Mrs. Charles 0. Alexander and her daughters,
the Misses Harriet and Janetta Alexander, leave
to-day for California,
Dinners were given last nliht by lira. Hobert
Ludlow Fowler of 34 West Tenth street and lira.
James Hyrne of 61 West Forty.elthtn street.
The first meetlngfor this season of tbeCathedral
sewing class will be held this morning at the houso
of Mrs. John 11. Iselln, W i:ast Seventy-ninth
street,
Mrs. Alfred Fly will give a talk on gardening
this afternoon In the ballroom of the I'lasa for
the benefit of the East Ride House Settlement.
There was a meeting yesterday morning of a
sewing class for the beneilt of the Nursery and
Child's Hospital at the house of Mrs. F, Ashton
De I'eysler, II lis it glfhty-slith street,
S, Htanwood Menken gave a small dinner at
Ills house, SI West Fifty-second street, last night
for Sir (lllbert Parker of London.
Sir lleerlinhm's Daughter lo Wed,
.iptclal Cab' i l)uratc to TllK SUN,
Lo.npon, Feb. 26.' -The engagement Is
annniinctd of Viola, daughter of Sir
Vccrbohm Tree, tu Allen Parsons Fan
bridge -of Buitcm
ERNST TUN,
THE BANKER. DEAD
Firm of Which Ho Was the Head
Will Bo Carried On by
Partners.
DECORATED BY THE KAISER
Account of Ills Business Career and
the Enterprises Wlih Which lie.
Was Connected.
Ernst Thalmann, senior partner of the
banking house of Ladenllurg, Thalmann
A Co., died at 8 o'clock yesterday forenoon
at his house, 150 Wept Fifty-ninth street.
He had been in poor health for a year
and had not been active in tho business
of tho firm for some months. Tho firm
announced yesterday thnt the death or
Its senior partner will causo no change
In the business of tho house and that Mr.
Thalmann' capital will remain in tho
business, whloh will conducted by the
surviving partners. Adolf Ladenburg,
who was the other senior partner, died
some time ago,
Mr, Thalmann was born at Mannheim,
Germany, on June IS, 1851. His father
was a prominent rnerchant.of that town.
The son came to the United States in 1807
and worked in bunking and exporting
houses. His own firm was not organized
until 1878. Shortly after the Arm or Laden
burg, Thalmann & Co. got going an
intimate connection was established be
tween itand the Berlin banking house of S.
Hlelchroedor, which maintained a special
partnership in the Now York house. That
connection did not cease until January,
1007.
Among Mr. Thalmann's personal honors
was a decoration by the Kaiser. He knew
many of tho empire's prominent citizens.
He cave liberally to charities of various
kinds and was a member of several clubs
and social organizations. He was ad
mitted to membership in tho New York
Stock Exchange on December,. 11, 1879.
He was also a member of the I'roduce
and Cotton exchanges here and of -the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the
Chicago Board of Trade. He was a direc
tor of the Alliance Itealty Company, the
lawyers Mortgage Cotniany, the Mort
gage Bond Company, the New Tork Trust
Company, the National Railways of Mex
ico, the Seaboard Air Line Railway, the
United Railway Investment Company,
the United States nnd Hayti Telegraph
and Cable Company, the Utah Copper
t'ompany, tho Aachen nnd Munich Hre
Insurance Company and of the Bavarian
Mortgago nnd Exchange Bank. He also
was a trustee in this country for the
Frankfort Transport, Gloss and Acoident
Insurance Company and fot tho Munich
Reinsurance Company.
Ho leaves a widow nnd a son. Edward E
who is a member of the banking firm.
The general offices of the Dim will closo
to-morrow for Sir. Thalmann's funeral.
The cashier's office will be open, however,
from 10 until 3 o'clock for the pavment
of drafts and checks as usual. The re
maining partners besides Edward E. are
II. S. Guinness, W. T. Rosen and Moriti
Rosenthal
OBITUARY.
Harry F. Adams.
Boston, Feb. 34. A brief cable report received
at police headquarters to-day announced the
death In Porto Rteo on Saturday of Harry P.
Adams, former Police Commissioner ol this city.
aged SI.
The message contslned no particulars.
Mr. Adatns was appointed a commissioner by
fiov. Wolcott In ISJ9. to fill the vacancy caused bv
the retirement of Cen. A. 1. Martin and was re
appointed by Cor. Dates. He served continuously
until lorn, when the old board was superseded bv
a single commissioner.- Then he went to Porto
Illco on business and had been there ever since.
For many years Mr. Adams was a famlllsr
figure la rowing circles. He was captain of the
Union Boat Club and an expert handball player.
Mrs. Katharine yen Freeman.
Oruvns. X. J Feb. M. Mrs. Katharine Myers
rreemtn, widow of tvilbertorre Freeman, died
last night at ber home, Ail Main street, this city,
at the age of M years. She was a native of White
hall. . V and the daughter ot the late Dr. and
Mrs. John Klrltand. Mrs. Freeman was long a
member of the board of governors of Orange
Memorial Hospital, and belonged to the Woman's
Club of Orange. Wllberforce Freeman was presi
dent of the Half Dime Savings Hank of Orange
and president of the Board of Ciclse for years.
The survivors are two daughters. Mrs. John 11.
N. Condlct of Orange and Mrs. Will Howe Foole
of Old Lynnc, Conn.
William A. Covert.
William A. Covert, for more than halt a century
a resident ot Flushing, died at his home In lis
Parsons avenue. In that place, Sunday, aged as
years. He was born In locust Valley, L. L, anvt
belonged to the Society of Friends up to the time
of bis marriage to Miss Sarah II. Franklin on Feb
ruary 0. 1MO, when be became Idenillted with the
Episcopal Church, but on the death of his wife
he returned to the Society of Friends. He Is sur
vived by one son, Morris Franklin Covert, y
CLERGYHtFTER THE MAYOR.
They'll Tell Him Theatres Are Open on
Sunday and Aak Him Why.
Ministers of New York voted yesterday
to fight Sunday vaudeville and moving
picture shows and to back up Senator
Stlllwell in his work in Albany on the
same line. The decision was made at
the clerical conference of tho Federation
of Churches, held in the Metropolitan
Building. Ministers of nearly all Prot
estant bodies were present. Tho Rev.
Dr. 8. Edward Young of Brooklyn pre
sided. ,
H. A. Steward of the Theatrical Pro
tective Union said that theatre employees
work seven days each week and that they
are opposed to Sunday work.
The conference voted to name at ones
a committee to wait on Mayor tiaynor
and to aak him why the Sunday law re
garding theatres "h not enforoed," and
to point out the harm the Sunday shows
do.
Plays and Players.
Iiuls Mann In "Klevatlng a Huslia nd" returned
to the Oarrlek Theatre last night, where he will
be seen for two weeks. During the engagement
the balcony seats will be 11. Beginning on
March 11 Mr, Mann's Interrupted run at the
Criterion Theatre will be resumed.
About forty of the Baden-Powell Boy Scouts
from Australia will be entertained at the Hippo
drome, The boys, ranging In age from 10 to it
years, are making a tour ot the world.
"Publicity," a play In one act by MsrOregnr
Bond, will be presented on Thursday aftsrnoon
at the F.mplre Theatre by the senior members
of the F.mplre Theatre Dramatic School. The
play tells the story of'a newspaper reporter
"covering" the suicide of financial king In
a hotel. Mr. Bond -Is a newspaper man and
has endeavored to Indicate a moral problem
that a reporter meets, "Publicity" will open
themaUnte, It will be followed by "The Modern
Way," a comedy In three acts by Mrs. W, K,
CllBorl.
Wagenhala & Kemper have engaged Bernlce
Golden, daughter of the late Klchard (iolden,
for the role of Ben All a In the uew Aimstrong
Mttner play "The Orcyhound."
(Intrude Hoffmann and the Imperial Itusslau
Ballet In "I.es Salun des Ballets Busses" will be
at the Malestlo Theatre, Brooklyn, during the
week beginning Monday, March It, Instead nf
at the Manhattan Opera House as announced,
Miss ilodmann will also appear lo her new revue.
William Hammersteln has arranged to present
motlng pictures of the fesherwelght champion
ship fight between Johnny Klllisne and Abe
Aliell. at llammersteln's Victoria Theatre In the
week beginning March 4.
"Ireland" will be the subject of I'.. M. .New
man's second travel talk at Caxntllo Halt oa
ii.H.II mmbIhb U.mIi '
Public Sales of
Art and Literary CoIIectionf
at the
Anderson Galleries
Madison Avenne at Fortieth Street
HINCKLEY LIBRARY, one of the Great Silt of the Season)
rare editioni of English and American Authors- Fine Bindings)
Original Manuscript!. NOW ON EXHIBITION. To be add In five
Sessions, Afternoons and Evenings, Beginning this Afternoon, Tues
day, February 27th, 2i30 and 81 15 o'clock.
MODERN PAINTINGS by Dutch, French and American Artists.
The Oehme Collection, with important additions by private owners.
NOW ON EXHIBITION. To be told on the Evenings of Thursday
and Friday, February 29th, and March 1st, at 8tl5 o'clock.
WHISTLER MATERIAL from the Walter Greaves Collection.
Drawings by Whistler, Turner and Greaves) signed Proof Etchings
by Whiitter, Fltton, Sadler, Halg, Haden, Heller and others) "The
Bridge of Six," by Rembrandt) Napoleonic Engravings and Etchings
by Jacquet, Boulard and Corn try, and other Important Items.
NOW ON EXHIBITION. To be cold Tuesday Evening, March 5th,
at 8il5 o'clock.
The Anderson Auction Company
NEW
ANTIS GO TO WISCOKSIN
FOR FIGHT ON SUFFRAGE
New York Women Who Say Homo
Is at Stake Prepare for
Western Trip.
PLAN A BRISK CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Arthur Dodfio Says Socialism' Is
Ileal Influence Behind Votes
for Women.
While local leaders nre busy to-morrow
evening nt tho Hotel Astor ruining money
to push the aufTraKe campaign In Wis
conaln several prominent antis will be
packing their trunks for a trip to Mil
waukee in what they call the interest
of tho home.
"We believo that woman's place ia the
home," said Mrs. Arthur Dodge, presi
dent of the National A6sociation Opposed
to Woman Suffrage, yesterday afternoon
"nnd we are going to do all in our power
to protect tho women of Wisconsin from
the demoralizing Influence of -tho feminist
movement.
"Mrs. William Torso Scott of Yonkers
and Mian Alice Martin will start for the
West in a day or two. Mrs. Scott is
scheduled to speak at two large meetings
in Milwaukee on Saturday, and on Mon
day she is to speak in Madison.
"There is a flourishing anti-suffrage
organization in Madison headed by the
wifo of JJrof, Scharpo of tho University
of Wisconsin. A little later we shall con-,
duct n campaign throughout tho Stated
Wn nre going to work earnestly, of course,
but we do not feel thnt there is nny need
for feverish activity on our part. The
Wisconsin branch of tho Herman Ameri
can Alliance, which includea among the
100.000 members somo of the finest men
nnd women of the State, has declared
unanimously against tho proposed amend
ment and has also announced its deter
mination to make an organized fight
against it.
"The women of Wisconsin, with the
excention of those enrolled in the Socialist
party, do not desiro the ballot and will
-, .i . 1. l. : 1 i. : .. 1 , w.l I
.-vj.i-.iv, vi Wltr llAlllllirc 11 11 10 utniu v v
upon them slmplv an unwelcome burden.
"I,eo Stern is tho president of tho Wis
consin branch nnd Otto Schllffarth the
secretary. The headquarters of the na
tional organization aro in Philadelphia."
But the antis are not going to confine
their activities to Wisconsin. Ohio homes
are also In danger, they say. and after
Mrs. Snoit hns delivered her mrsKs.ltro in
Milwaukee sho will go to Columbus to'
put ner point ot view herore tne members
ofthe constitutional convention.
The fact that the suffrage resolution
Gassed the committee in the convention
y a vote of in to 1," said Mrs. Dodge,
"has been hailed by the suffragists ns a
sure sign nf victory. But there is no tell
ing what the convention as a whole will
do with the matter.
"I know that the Ohio women are very
much concerned about it the conserva
tive women I mean, of course und they
are willing to scorillco both time and
money in the intercut of a dignified but I
which is being puhed merely by a few
extreme radicals.
"Whatover the suffragists of tho Kast
crn States may profess to believo In ro-
f;ard to socialism it would be altogether
utllo for them to deny that it is socialism
that is pushing suffrage in tho West. It
i? socialism that they have to thank for
their victory in California, and the fact
that the Socialist! did not win in tho first
election in which women voted in that
.State was due, as they well know, to the
patriot io action ol the women who did
not wish the ballot but who felt that it
was thoir duty not to shirk the responsi
bility that their Stato had put upon them,
"As for tho psychological effect of a
victory in Wisconsin we realbe that quite
as strongly as do the suffragists, only we
feel that it is the causo of socialism rather
than that of woman suffrage that will be
temporarily furthered by such a result."
Changes In Weber-Fields Show.
Rovoral changed were made In the
performance of the Weber and Fields
jubilee company last night at the Broad
way Theatro. The burlesque of "Bunty
Bulls and S trlngs" woa made a ten minute
Incident of the second act of "Ho key
Polcoy" instead of running nearly an
hour, Mlllan Russell Introduced a new
Bong. "When You're Away," A travesty
on show girls, whioh was seen at the
old Music Hall in "Whoop Dee Doo," was
done by Miss Ada Lewis as the soloist,
assisted by Weber and Fields, William
Collier, George Beban and John T. Kelly.
What was known aa the "mesmerism
scene between Weber and Fields In the
froduotlon of "Hurly Burly" at the Music
lull was Introduced in the second act
last night, as was also Kelly's Rubber
Band, In which John T. Kelly was leader,
Lew Fields tho drummer, William Collier
the trombonist, George Beban tho 'celllot
and Joe Weber the clarinetist.
Kitty Cheatham In British Benefit.
In tho ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria
at 3 o'clook this afternoon will be given a
series of monologues by Miss Kitty Cheat
ham under tho auspices of the King Ed
ward VII State Chapter of the Imperial
Order of the Daughters of tho Hritixh Em
pire, Tho nhjeot is lo raise funds for the
purport of iTii'tiiii! u non-keotarian homo
In tliis country for aged British born men
and women. Mrs. James Bryee, wife of
tlu English AmbiHKi.dnr, U honorr.ry
president of tho order in the United States,
and the Duchess of Couneught is hono
rary president of the Canadian order.
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THE K0UCHAKJI SALE. !
j
Menopntamlan Faiences Bring Beat Prices
In the Collection of Eastern Antiques..-;'
The silo of the Kouchnkjl Collection of.
Antique Persian, Mesopotamian, Damaa-j
can, Rhodinn. Babylonian, Caucasian and,j
Hispano-Mauresquo faiences and Greek, j
Kygptlan and Hryinn Rlass was begun b.
theAmorican Art Gal lories yesterday after
noon, the greater part of tho articles being"1
bought by dealers. Tho 200 specimens
brought 12,318. Several prices of antique
glass went for $2 and S3 each. 1
The Mesopotamian faiences of thni
Ninth Century brought tho best prices.
The most notable example was a near-,
shaped vase that went for $175. It wa0
covered with a dark blue glaze, running!'
into heavy drops above the baso and partly,
coated with a silvery natlna. It stands'
twenty-one and ono half inches high.'
A lamp stand of tho same waro wu
bought by T. K. H. Curtis of Plainfleld,
N. J., for $125. It is a miniature tabouret
of triangular shape on four spindlo feet,
nnd is covered with a turquoise blue
glaze. The top has a relief pattern of
rosettes and is pierced with three hole
for the reception of lamps. c
Other vases brought SI in, $&S, 42.&CU
and27.50. A water Jar sold for $42.50. '
O. Ii. Stone paid $:n.50 for a plate of the I
Rhodian faience of tho Sixteenth Cent ury.r
It is covered with a flne white glaze. '
decorated in enamels and colors. For
$12.50 Miss Hays obtained a Qrs?co-Romaa
vaso of tho Second Century. . k
BUSTOF SENEY'S PRESIDENT. "
Presented to the Hospital at a Testimonial
Luncheon for the Rev. Dr, Buckley, j
A testimonial luncheon to the Rev. Dr.i
James Mrmroe Buckley, editor qf the.
CAriaflan Advocate, at the Hotel St. Denis
yesterday was attended by 200 clergymen,
physicians and other. It was the occasion
of the presentation of n bronze bust of
Dr. Buckley to the Methodist Episcopal
Hospital of Brooklyn, of which ho has been 1
president 'since the hospital was founded
in 18S2. J,
The gift of George I. Seney of $100,000.;
which made the hospital possible, wa
largely the result of an appeal made by
Dr. Buckley in the Ghrittlan Adivcatr.
The presentation of the bust, which is
the work of Gutzen Borgltim, was mi tie'
yesterday by the Rev. Eugene Noble, and
It was accepted by James W. Pear sail.
Otlicr speakers wero Bishop Luther B.
Wilson, Dr. Abram S. Kuvanugh, superin
tendent of the hospital; Dr. St. Clair
McKelway. Dr. A. Ross Matheson, Dr.
George (!. Reynolds.' Dr. William V. Kellr,
Dr. Glenworth R. Butler. Dr. George ft. ,
Kckman, Dr. Ralph B. Urmy of Newark1
and Robert Bagnell. After everybody elaa"
had finished Dr. Buckley had a few words-"
to say about old friendships. 1,
DIED.
AI.I.CN. SuiHltnl)-, na Monday, February JV
Kdwln U. Allen. r
Funeral service at his late residence. 4J St..
Mark's place, nrooklyn, N. V on Wednesday,
February 2S. at 2 I. M.
CAM'E.Vrnil.-On February JJ. Benlamln r.
Carpenter. Funeral chapel Stephen Mfrrllt
Ilurlal and Cremation Co., Slh ar Ittb stl,
Wednesday, half past 10. f
CENTER. KntetM Into rest Helen C, belorei
wife of Francis V. Center. ''
Trlends and members of Prospect Bill tales.
K. h U of II., and ot Court Friendship. !, O.
0. F.,aro Invited to attend tho funeral aervlett'
at her late residence. 390 Flalbush av., nrook
lyn, on Tuesday, 1'cbruary 37, ats p, U. Inter-'
meat In Mount Auburn Cemetery, IJoson.Uais .
HALU On February 2. Mary W. Hall, a id
Chapel .Stephen Mcrrltt Ilurlal and Cremation
Co., Sin av, and IStli at., Tuesday, S A. M.
KAI,HKI.-).i February 21. I.owls Kallskl, arl
ti. Chapel Strphrn Merrltt Burial and Crema
tion Co., 8th av. and 10th at.
Ki:i.I.i:V. fdward Kelley, February 5. Defer
to Frank i:. CAurukix, 241 and 243 West'
23d .1. V
I.i: utTC. On Monday, February 2, 101:, at her
home, 1:0 West ft7Ui st.. Mary Clinton I.e Due.
widow of Janvier I-e Due. . a
Funeral service at St, Thomas's Church; Mb,
av, and .ud st., Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary U, at 2 o'clock, Interment at Milwaukee, '
Wis. Milwaukee, Wis., papers please ropy.-
nOLLINS. On Sunday, February 21, 1913. at bis.,
rttldencc, 2 East 4SUi St., In the clly of NW )
York, Jordan Jackson llolllos. in the 3d
year of his are. "
Services will be held at the nrlck Presbyterlab
Church, tth av, and 57th st., on Tuesday after-,
noon, February 27, at halt past 4 o'clock.
Ilurlal services at Somersworth, N. It., oa'V
Wednesday.
TonilANCE.-At her residence, 379 Filth avenue,
cn Saturday, the twenty-fourth of February1.
1013. Sophia Johnson, widow of Daniel.
Torrance. Funeral private.
TIIALMAN.V. After a abort illness, at bis homs,
1W West S0lh st., at S o'clock Monday mora-'
Inr, February 28, 1S13, Epnst TUiUIAKN, I
his Slst year, i
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Hpeelat, ,
train will leave Orand Central Terminal.,
1. ealntton av, and 4th St., 09 Wednesday,'1
February 2S, at 3 P. U.
The Hoard ot Trustees and members of ths
IIsbkew Orphan AsildU are hereby notified
of the death ot our late colleague, Mr, Ernst'
Thalmann, for many years a valued trustee
of the Institution, The Interment will be slf
Woodlawn Cemetery, where funeral services,
will be held, A special train will leave OrMst -Central
depot Wednesday, February T,t
1012. at 3 P. U. y
Thko. oaaauETia, Hooorable Secretary.'
I.OIMS Stkrk, Prcaldeht, , .
WOOD, On .Sunday, February 23, M Saraaas'
Lake, N Y Duncan, son of John and Mary
Eleanor Wood and crandson of the late Capl.
Jonathan Dayton Wilson.
Funeral services will be held at Calvary Church ,
4th av. and 31st st., on Wednesday, February
38, at :W A. M.
WIl.UrrT -On rebniary 24, Catherine Wlllelk
Funeral chapel Stephen Merrltt Hurls! and Cre
mation Co., Slh av, and 10th St., Thursday, 10 '
o'clock, j
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