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THE SUN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915.
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IMPERIAL CHINESE 1 MARY NASH CHOSEN i
FRIENDS OF MUSIC
AT SECOND CONCERT
SIR HENRY ROSCOE, THE -
WW
EMBROIDERY SEEN i FOR "OHIO LADY"
NOTED CHEMIST, DEAD
i
Derlaaa a Process for Prppar-I
inn Vh 11 ad in 111 Pure in
irnnrifrfttl Art Works Prom
dfhol Palate on View in
New York.
PEOPLE'S GUILD plans
Th ci-vtf inlPiti-t Thnt h Piifl
jr. .; toted rtCtntly In I 1 Mmly of lkV
d-jntr al H ninkrn puporitillv jor: Inrn
ind important thr ts hi bit Ion of pfodoui
MRbrolrtrrltl that han been arranged by
" ' ilOonf Thefe pltCM are of
tntl'iU" ' ftlfiajfi wnrkmannhip. They
trt fan In number, hut MtTftOfdlltftf)
!n quit ty The' all rtiiti from the
rtt poiiod, the Klen Lttfl Vpodl, ifld
ir ibOUl 1 78 year Old
Ortfinftlly they boloncod i t mo im
Mffil palACi of .Tfhol In the hih-It
fOVlnOi tn the northwest of iVkin,
tna COpltfl I of whirli province li otll
clttly ItnOWn hx "Ch '.Cni-te-Ku ' The
OhlMM RinptTOf at the tltue of the
Kfirrh ifld Hrillah InVMlOn In 1 .1
ffad Id thlf palnco ifld died there.
ft.nr 'hat time tt has been hut mod
by th reigning f hmei. fain'.lirs, OOi
obiy for supt rotlUooi rtMOfM
TtlM
Sblh'k -u, t!ie preaem ruler. Upon hi
Mijmrt'.on f the PftM40H0) pent 0OHM
of hli IfOOPI to tho pHlare to bring
bark tn IrVMUfM to l'ekln, whoft t li
bOVf rOCOntly been on exhibition.
Hot I heee pOfttOUtftf embroideries
vara parmlttOtf to eeiapA from China
la nt Mated, but many regal Work!
of art were obtOlnOd by foreign era, U
la ennViently known, (luring the long
ere? of pollttoftl upheaval th.it arc
part of recant Chlnaoa hietory.
Thene Johol enibrohlerie.1 are eon-
iunnuu exatnplea f dMlgn and crafto
nannhJp The WOfal hOi been CMTM
out 11 fold and colorod iikH upon heavy
Ciiine?e eitk of a mandarin yellow color.
Tbe ornamant ohloA) florals. .t.h
haro and ihora aymboli of royalty itioli
aa lha five . iawed dragon, the lotua
flower. thO pat-red mountain, arc, The
inanterly that certain I
deirtiH are
feniures or tnem will be uppreclated
OBly b experta. auch as the wonderful
way in ulit'h the inun of ornament ia
gat t upon a certain key to permit ,-er-ta..n
other motive 1 ri Itronffaf topea to
:r.'t ut i!h emphnl8.
In all of the embroiilrviea the vit.ihtv
of the linea la aetomahiriK The alow
proree of the method of emhroid
r, which are well known, make thl
tilreinc liVattlMM of line nothing abort
of marveiioua to the modern VtUdatll
Th color, it (toe without aa int. art
!n the mos euhtle harnion'.e.
M Knoedier & Co announca an Itn
bopih rKhibitiou of irorka ! lha
naaob Impraaatonlata and poattmpraa
aloalau to opr n in their Kali-Tie on
Januar?' 5. The exhibition will Include
an Important Manei, two PaaaflilU'a and
paintincs bv fuautro. OautAiln, Bucana
CarHara Cottet. Uueian Simon, Qaaton
La ToiK-he and matiy other.
Carilere'a work, which I VaJUad ?"
highly by tho Krenrh, i almost unknown
rare, an.l the paintin by r 1 1 : 1 1 art
ha cur.ouaiy aimoaphatia ntonotona ti it
na affected and have the aub)acta thai
lirnt exolualvely occupied htm, tendci
and myatlc variation of tha matarhlty
not.' Vuilla.nl and Bonnard are other
..irportant modern men whose canvaaa
will b ahown for tha first time upoi
fifth avenue.
"! reople' Art "iulld I niaklne 1
krnpMi effort to provide art exihlbllion
far irwallttea in the oily that have not
Mtharto had nnich opportunity for ifc- 1
ariidy. To fhi wid certain aattlarnanta
AA tocifU inatltutlona In . owded aac
tlaria of Nenv York liave aajraad to ex
poa collection of work rf apt that
hav bf-n nlioaen by the tulld. It 1?.
aitniflcant that many of the inoat "ad
ance,' of our nwiileni artiir. are in
dtKie.1 In these exhibition. At the Mail!
aon Ho.se the followitiR art lata, amone
aCiars. are exhibiting:
fla'n.:el Haipe-rt. Jhn Marri. Abram
Waikowka, Mr and Mrs Borach, Alfii
Fmrere. Andrew ai:ierir. Barnard
Gueaotv and Van DearniR 1'errine. A I
tha Untvaralty Settlement in BMrldac
atie' t ;ollowin are ahotrtl v plc
tirrM j-rae Baikvwa, l,eon Kroll.
J,ro:ae M-ora, Mauri. Si,-ine. John
Boat M b. Praridenpaat, Kan net
Miller iJeor 7,'ik. Hot'ert Hanii,
Marjlr , Hartley, Stuart Davla, Hand ,n
Davev t;,x Kuehne. Harry Hetlin and
Tffc,-ri BasJ,
Th Aasooiatlon of Women Pa ruarv
and ,s. lint ra annotsticaa thraa addltiovMi
arize In the poatcard dea.Kii ootnpatltton
a!''!! i haa oraanizrd. Charlaa Duvaan
nd Roland Knoodler will each Klve a
Ri prlaa and an anonymou bill
fnlatly ttuareated puWIaher will give a
l?R peiz(. Theae are In addition to tha
IK-n w-v:ch will he civen by t!w Aaaoo
atlen nf Crimen Talntr-rs and S tilpto j
far the '.'eat dealgii for a poatcard of
Ver V..ri or ita vtHnit
for tha openlne reo.ptlrwi the follow
lnf nie:, have coiueiTted to ap. ak : JOBph
Pannall of jondon, etcher, writer arid
laet'Ke- who la apendlmr the winter in
An.- 1 .1. Thompaon Wllllna;, art man-
arr of Trery HVrl', and Arthur DOW.
art!- , ..! profeaaor at tvumbla I'rn
'"'i The exhibition and raoaptlor
will ' a h place on U'eduesday evenlnir.
Tarc.arv r.. In th Municipal Art iallery.
Waahlirtcn Irvlnir Utah H'hool, nnd
Oi exhibition will remain open free
lawn January 30.
The . mnnt'.ttee of award of the Na
tl':, if. club announce! that the life
ssentbershln pnxe has heen awarded to
Beroi .-, wwrren O'Hara In the our.
fl ' 1 .,... of crafts work In the club
Itllerlea The deolalpn of tha commit"
tee, it In Knnounoed, has been 4iaM'i upon
fan ,; s'udy of her contribution to the
develop men I ,.f ceramic creftsHisiaBlilp
Ss ssown during the various exhibitions
Of 'i.e !;,st few years.
One if ths most striking paintings
Sow the gallery of the Ctopp A
flraha Company Is a large Venetian
Sm . Rico. The artist has ohagsn
1 tsluta" for Ills subject snd tlie
' and wide steps of the famous
r .r.. rViwn In sirkling sunlight
At isual tier.. .. a flock of black gon
'' Bflng 111 the waters of the grand
renal waiting for chanos customers and
mi been painted In Rloos most
viva oui gtyle, In the exhibition Is alao
'" ..ten a Church In Flnlsterre by
- i'i Hreton, with some white oolffed
' 1 aiomen agraeably uniiiaiaed be
two large paintings by the
c 11 .i BurbWrans representing "Boulp
'"r fci 'Music," and a Misirish in
' v F A Bridgnian
H .' Penhallow llende son. witOSS
xrs up in view In the Hshlo fjaj.
I'orka upon tiie bnpwn paperi that
UBStl and even handing his
. an 'a store ailing WhlsJ h'rBSOUB
lb- has Issen search na New
naintable not and too. l manv
n Riverside Drive w in i, 1 1
. thai New 1 o'kels w'll appre
hi known Jual a hare iu vi
In studies and the ugly advert a.
,r, iri, , tural excteseence thlit no
trudes Into llu forsgrouud of our
-:.i- bun been supi BBod b) Inn
ifS BlVB BhanVWB. The colirs
ile spa 'Ulnie ami lewellike
.1 .11 tin skies No matter what I
- . in . aui gboui New fork's I
leel tie, e tiBS SVSI been Uvli
, , Yoik hkiea,
Released by Grace Gtovgi to
Create Title Rolf, in New
Turkiiigton Piny.
STAGE NRW8 AND OOB8IP
(trace QeorgS hai releaaed Msrv N'aah
frtxn Imt I'OntrH't nii a inemlior of th
inmpniiN :it he PtaftWNM bcrnue,
Kluw A BflMHWi In nMoRlatlon with
Uootup TyMfi wnnt hr lo ply tfi I
W-nrtliifc Kll In "Th Ohio I,dy," which ;
lloolh Tarfetnaton nnd Julian Htrwit
Ikivk wrllln In urdrr that tbn firm nr- :
fnrrnanr may lack no corrolHH.t! (!-'
t;i il and element lo Impart vfiialmllltuda
10 vhat mlKhi poaalhly be otherwlaa a'
liald ,ind uiiintrrK!lnt occasion t'olum
bua, Ohio, haa MM aalprtrd aa l(a
MM (ienrnc T ler alao comn from'
Ohio, and h-ivlnc hrii born In Clrcla
vlllp, Ohio, whlfh la near t'olumbua, It;
lv honil lhat thla nmy help aom.
It y drclarfMl that there htu been
a aplrltrd rhaee for the .n'trcae who
hOVM :lay the title role In "Tha Ohio;
Lady" Ml Naah. havlnR leen de
dared the peraon for the heroine, 1
expected to RMk a irreat autoea, alnre
tl,l l,1,r' 10 abound In opportu
nities ror her Tlili wlntrr ahe haa
played three rnlea with Mlaa Oeonte 1
and made a ureal an. cea aa the affected i
I Idn rt ,1 In "The New York Idea "
Bmllm arlBton-.u y aa It la repreeented
by l.uiiy Konaiicinii in "The l,iare" was
e.niewhat leaa in her line. Birt ahe
hM HUUIa ateady prosreae altue her
OebUI with Kthcl Ttarrymore In "Alice
Hit by (lie Klre" iumI la now one of tha
moKt popular of the ouner m-treaaea.
HaVlnf already perfwted two fara
'll angammMla, one 1n lxiiidon on
lune . mi, . lr,a Drury lne Thta
Ira Royal, and one In New York on
JamMC) I!.', at the Manhattan Opera
HoUMk Sir Johnaton F'nrbaa RAhaefaor
will (Iva BoatOO Ita farewell on April -
;t ut Bandar Theatre 111 Cumbrian. I
Thla t (0 be hi !at appMranea on the
American M.IK.. ;,nil there 1 ni,,l,.ni .1,1,.
aPPrOIr'atanaaa In the aelectlon of
thl 1
put
Inn
I 111 It a a rone of f M
f.iniou c(t,P Theatre of lhakeapare'a
time and tile Knirliali actor ie thla aa-
on preaentina hi performance of1
"Hamlet" in the aoajad BUaabatkan
manner. I
i.mma 1 .live 1 coin to ina "Li
MaraelllRlae ' at the Metropolitan (ipera
lloup, wlt.i a choru of III" voh-ea ae
atad from the aing-ln- aotienia!. of
tills city, on Tuaaday, januar) 4, at tha
banefrl arransad by the French Plo
tilla oommlttaa Kathlaen rariow tuia
Balled from Knuland In order to take
put 111 thla banaflt, which will also offer
on the programme Emma raive, rvetta
Oullbert, Victor Maurei. Carloa saixein
and othera,
If the Prlneeaa Theatre with "Very
OOod, Bddla," does not ael a kov1 etart
this week. It win not be because there
have not been enoutrh dress rehearsal,
preliminary performances and other
preparations that make for perfection
To nctln with, there will be a special
performance for the utcrii.er on
Tliiiis.i.i y evening On Krldav Mr Tom
Mrs. Dick and Maater Harry. If thev
hive the price, may attend If thy
like it tbej may keep on comlna at
b.ix Off IC rate. Then earlier In the
week there will be a dress rehearsal for
tlie writ-: who are called 111111 In their
support of art to cast an estimating
eye 0:1 this product So there will be
10 precipitation about putting thl 1st
si musical c.ii.hlnaMon before the nub-
lie,
SI- Herbert lleerholun Tree now de-
'hues thai he will leave on Monday or
Tuaada) to till his lona delayed camera
enfaaTementa in the West. He waa to
have left Immediately after his arrival
.11 New York, but haa delayed hte depart
ure from day to day. Later he may
ippear in a Be Hea of Shakespearian re
vivals which may Include some plays
larely Been here.
Janet Beecheri ao- aoon as she haa
flnlehed With holiday matinees uud the
added responsibilities of the season, will
beKin to rehearse a four act day en
titled "The Little Belgian." which win
08 acted for the benefit of the Allies
According to the boasts of the Punch
and Judy Theatre, it possesses what
might he called a larac "oa triage trajdc"
Mi the most storrnv niKht laat week
so per cent, of the audience rode to
he theatre in Ita or their own motor
tar or cars.
The first navnl battalion of the t'nlted
Slates Hoy Scouts will attend the per
formance of "I'nder Fire" at the Hud
son Theatre to-night a the guests of
Belwyn Ar Co.
The performance of "Malor Barbara"
at the Playhouse fo-nlght will he a bene
tii for the Bath of l.lfe Slsterliood. an
organisation which supports and edn
Btea ISO ohltdran, Ita headnuarters
are at lagl Lexington avenue.
Brnca! Anaarmali conductor of the
Serge de fl a ghl leff Ballet Buss, lina
sailed from Bordeaux with the orches
tral score and Is scheduled to arrive
In New York on Hecemher 28. The
ballet company Is still held up In Swltl-
erland The box office at the Century
The, ire, where, the ballet will first be
shown, will be opened next Monday
EPISCOPAL OUTS $21,000,000.
Beoard eroares Made by hnrch
MnrliiH V ear.
The BplsoopaJ Church made greater
progress last ear In numbers and In
mono) itlfts than in any recent year, ac
cordlng to figure. to he mad public ti
day.
Membership gained Jti,i7. and 1 now
1,061,104, with (60,000 Sunday ch'd
teachers and oh.ilars There are 100,
000 oSmmunteantg in the dloceae of New
Fork There were 61,24 connrmatlon
last rear, a record.
The gif's passed the $20,000.00(1 mark
by nsarly another million, making an
average of $2o a communicant, the high
est average ever attained. The Increase
in , f t -. lew missions was ITlt.tOO, mak
Ing a total of 11.750.400 The growth
last year waa the largest ever recorded
In this field.
Vet with all this growth and progress
the number both of clergymen and theo
logioal .students decreased, though there
aaa .in Hi' rease In licensed lay roadore
of 31
SCHOOL ART LEAGUE REPORT.
Four Hundred City Teacher Give
'I line to Work Free.
Tlie report of Hie Si hil Art Letigtn
Jual made public shows Dial Hie league brought out by Commissioner Strong will
now has 4(10 puhllo school teachers result In Ihe legislature tiasslng a thor
among It 600 regular members. These ough and well consldereo law nf re-
teachers have oontrtbutetl lime, money I orgMlaatton of the state's system of
1 effiut to build up the league and
they apply tie art knowledge they have
received in lectures, classes aisl visits
:o museums t 1 their basoning and volun
their I taking pupils 10 exni-
liltinna and museum in league ha
pag lunlor members.
The offloers of the league a re wlth-
islsry. Ths lnonms for 101411 was
tJ.T,(ii and tlie enpenacs 18,116, The
. . ie HOW ItSi a balance of II, M0 and
Invested iiyiils of (1,080.
visiting leinher employed by the
IsSglM
t r , 7 a 1
pokc ut I0t assenildien before
Inldrcn and met III classes et
Hie Met roi, loan ii nd Bnsiklyii institute
uiuactuns.
HEMPEL, MATZENAUER !
SOON TO LEAVE 0PERA
Contractu ('all for Onlj Ten,
W celts Both to Take L'p
Coni ert Work.
Having only half season contracte.
Frieda Hempol and Marg.nete Mv.ze
nsuer will leave the Metropolitan Opers
forces in about four weel, to take up
concert work Th I nan confirmed last
night a' the opera house, where assur
ances were gien that they would he
engaged for next season QlullO Gatt:-
Caaaasa, the general manager, arranged
their engagement tnis er u,r ieu hm.
onlv in accordance with a policy of
general retrenchment and also in the
expectation that Oeraldlne Farrar, I
Iulse Honier and Johanna Qajdskl
mill retiirn to take their pi. ices
These three singers will return to the
Metropolitan during the latter part of
January Mnc- Homer : capable of
assuming all the roles now sung by
Mme. Mntienauer. MmO. "Jadskl will
probably sing In "Die Meistorsinger" In
stead of Mme. Hempel, and Miss Farrar
win take aeverel part now sung b) Mine
Hempel. It l t.ll uncertain when Mine
BoH and Mme Znrska will he able to
King.
Beatuce. Harrison, cellist, waa (be
principal soloist at the concert last eve
ning at the Metropolitan Her selection
were Salnt-Saen' violoncello concerto
in A itulnur and a group of shorter nttm
bers by Kreisler and J'opper Marie
Bappold and Johannes Bembach were the
other BOlOlSte, the former singing ou-
nod's "Ave Maria" and 11 group of short
songs and the latter the prlie song from
"t)le Meleterslnger" and an aria from
Meverl-ecr's "JVAtTlcalfl
The orchestra, under flie d.rectirei of
Adoiph Rothmeyer, played Weber's
"i dieron" overture, Oriegs "Peer Qyut"
suite ami the Hungarian rhapsody No, I
by USSt
SEES STATE CHARITY JUMBLE.
Wants New Inn for Iteura-aalsa
Hon of lystem.
"IVlay and harassing inspections 1 turea, although it does not seem 1n the
that accomplish nothing but confusion In j least neoesary that they should be ear
th State s charitable Institutions I In- riflced In this way. At least nne-hslf
efficiency due to cumbersome ntsohlner . , of the artistic Bum of Mr. Hoorver'e act-
conunisslons made up of e officio mem
bers, placing additional rciKntblllty on
Stage oflli-lals already loaded down, and
general overlapping of authority and re
sponsibility" are some of the condition
found in uov. Whitman inveatlgatlon
Into New York's oharlties, according to I
F. A. Moree, assistant secretary of the
Stale Charities Aid ASSOClat-lOn,
Mr Moree is attending the hexting be.
fore Commissioner Strong. In 11 state
ment given yesterday he voiced hta ap
proval of the investigations He said
that one enlightening example of tin,
way thing are being carried on was In
the Building Improvement Commission
snd tha Site. Urounda and Buildings
Commission.
"The latter wa created at the urging
of Uov. Sulxer." he said, "to accommo
date it former deputy fiscal supervisor
who wished lo select a site for a re
formatory for mala misdemeanants sen
ator Frawley declared the commission
a silly piece of legislation
"Ths so-called Building Improvement
Commission has forced the OOVernOT and
other Important State officials to con
alder plans, specifications and contracts
for building lien liouHes. sties and trivial
repairs, such aa 18 Jobs for resetting
register frame.
"We believe it is the earnest hope of
every one of the 4.000 members of the
State Charlth Aid Association that
such facia as tho,, which have lssen
charitable Institutions.
In Bete York To-day.
tiitrnnllrsisl Child Wrlfnr I.sagw.
Chriatmes fsatlval ami ball, Blltraera Hut1,
. mi l' N
Cnnenrt bv Australian Htiidsnts. .Vjnster
I dam Opera BBBJSS, 140 West T-'uriy-fourth
I at reel. P, M
nw 1 nrs aosoemr or aeianass, innmi
masting. Hotel Manhattan, s V M.
Temple club, sndrcs on prlBSR rSorm
by Prof 11 w, Klrehway, Sltial rmpl.
I it I P. Mi
Pnlttlial Kquallty Aueclatlon. insatlng.
lb Beet Forty-flrt street. 11 r. M
Leber Tampls, debate, "Is Jesus His
torical?" Fourteenth urert and Becond
Kaiser: M don't know him.
"DON QUIXOTE" IS
PUT ON THE SCREEN
With De Wolf Hopper as Star.
Triantrle Bill Is Espceially
Intercstinr.
WINDMILL FIGHT SHOWN"
The Kn'ckerbncker Theatre presented
yesterday afternoon strong its new pic
tures one of unuaual Interest, more in
teresting, it may as well be said at once,
in expectation than 1n fulfilment The
prospect of seeing the romance of Cer-
. ,
nte on the stage was out of the usual
entertainment offered bv the Triangle.
then there waa further allurement In the
promise of Ie Wolf Hopper as
(JUiTOtf
There were numerous scenes which
showed tha hn.ght of the rueful coun
tenance In his hbrary, and of what the
camera had to offer In this production
nothing was so uncommon as the battle
with the windmills They were 1n the
disordered mental vision of th don
giants whom he had to defeat There
were Indeed glimpses of actual glnnta
a he and tha devoted .lanrno Pasta
rode up to then). They pictured the
mind of the hero and then disappeared
while the great wings of the mill dashed
th don off Boslnante. eent him whirling
over the ground nnd then snatching him
up swept him carelessly through the
1r This was quite the finest achleve-
mrnt of the picture, although the reall-
atlon nf the don a dreams us he read
nnd the public w the flgurea nf
romance, living a he did. was one of
the notable achievements of th tech
nic I part of the production.
On it Intellectual side the thing de
teriorated aadly with It approaching
end There it aeemeil aa genuine a Key
stone product a any that had ever been
exhibited In the aame theatre. De Wolf
Hopper's acting up to the final scenes
1 was a wonderful proof of the distinction
that an artlat may add even to the pic
ing Is lost when he la only seen and.
like a good child, not heard. When It
comes to that, we much prefer Mr. Hop
per as a had child who should be seen
atid heard aa well rather than as an
actor 111 the movie Hla humor eras
dslldoUS snd bv far the moat artlatlc
thai the soanon nt the Knickerbocker
Theatre has produced since the play
lieu resigned from art and went Into
trade.
The Academy of Music had Duetln
Farnnm and Dorothy Bernard In "A
Soldier's Oath" yesterday, while at the
Vltagraph Theatre the chief number of
the long and excellently conceived pro
gramme waa "A Night Out." in which
May Bobson, who acted the farce at Ihe
Bijou Theatre, wsa again the protago
nist. Valeska Burratt was th afar of
the programme at the Btrand She waa
seen In "The Immigrant." which dis
played her special talent at their best.
Among the war pictures that continue
are "Oermany on the Firing Line" ut
the Park Theatre and "Fighting for
France" at the (leorge M Cohan
Theatre.
GETS MOMTESSORItS PLACE.
educator Names VHaa Fsrkbnral to
IMreot Soboola In V. a.
Htxvsns Point, Wis.. Dec. 19 Mlsa
Helen T'arkhursl, director of tha primary
training department In the State Normal
School, who studied under Mme. Montea
sorl in Kurope, haa been named director
of all her method schools In America by
Mme. Monteasorl, who haa gona to Spain
to accept 7(,000 to auperWae the Instal
lation nf her methods in the schools of
that kingdom.
Mies Parkhurst waa ths teacher whose
acquaintance with the great European
woman educator brought her to this
country, but tha Spanish offer waa tnn
tempting and Mme. Monteaaorl left be
fore completing her planned work In
thle country.
Mlaa Parkhurst ia Just back from San
Francisco, where she worked under the
madam herself In the exhibiting school
4tt tne-expoeuioB,
'
MEMORY OF KLEIN IS
HONORED RY FRIENDS
Worth of Dramatist Who Per
ished on I.usitania Attested
at a Meeting-
Several iiuudred men and women from
all branches of the theatrical profeealon
attended a meeting in memory of Charira
Klein, playwright, who went down with
Hie I .wait aula, at the Hudson Theatre
yesterday afternoon at 1 heard his char
acter and his work extolled by repr.
eeniative of th l.amhs and the flayer
'Uub, the Theatrical Managers Associa
tion and the Society '. American lrm
atlats and Composer, under the auspices
of which the meeting was held
I Augustus Thomas presided and the
1 programme consisted of addresses by
I J. I C. Clarke. William i.'ourtlulgh.
' Margaret Mayo. Daniel Krohtr.an and
! Howard Kyle and musical numbers by
John Philip Sousa, Herbert U Clark.
' Haxmot.d Hubbell. Miss Virginia Boot,
j Miss Florence Hardmau and Alfred
Bobyn Percy Mackaye read a poem
1 OOmpOSed for the occasion
"Mr. Klein was one of those men
' who had the quality of speaking In de
fence of th absent.' said Mr Thomas.
"The dramatic history of this nation
cannot be written without mention of
his name, for his works always had a
large human appeal and allowed a keen
understanding of aublecta that moat
nearly affected the common people."
Mlsa Mayo referred to Mr. Klein aa
"the friend of the under dog and alwaya
willing lo champion the catise of the
aspiring playwright ." An eloquent trib
ute wna paid by Mr. Courtlelgh. Shep
herd of the Lamhs, for hla m'holesome,
genial nature and great understanding
of human life
Mr Clarke read a paper outlining
aome of the Interesting points In the
playwright's life and reviewing at length
some of his most noted plays It was
his opinion that Mr. Klein had written
more genuinely successful plays than
any contributor to the American stage
Mr Kyle closed the exercises with a
brief address on hehalf of th Players
Club.
ARENS CONDUCTS WAGNER.
Mayrenth Maatc at People' arm
phony Concert.
A Wagner programme wan given at
the seoond noncert of the People's Sym
phony Society, Franz X Arena, con
ductor, ySBtSrdsy afternoon In Carnegie
Hall. Kathle. n Howard, contralto, and
Alfre.1 (truenfeld. a ltuaslun violinist,
were the eololsta. Tlie audience, one of
the largest et seen ait these concerts,
packed the auditorium
The orchestra wag hsgrd 10 advantage
In some of Its playing. In tho opening
number, the overture to "llienil." there
was a marked improvement over some
past work, hath in balance and precision.
Th other numbers for orchestra were
the "Flying Dutchman" and "Tann
haeuser" overtures, the song, "Tiaeume,"
aa arranged by Wagner for email orches
tra, and the "Hide of th Walkyrlea."
Mlsa Howard waa heard Aral iu the
aria of "Adrlano" from "Blensl," which
ahe sang adequately, and again In the
Waltraute scene from "ftoettenlaeni
nierung." Mr. Oruenfeld played the solo
part In Wllhelml's arrangement of the
"Oood Friday Spell." for violin ami
orchestra, and won several recall to the
platform. Much of thla recognition wiui
deserved, na bin delivery disclosed a tone,
though small, of dear musical quality
an Intonation very accurate and many
desirable qualities In tunic
MME. OULLBERT TO DEPART.
(ilves Final Becltal Before West
ern Tour Sunday Concert 11111s.
The concerts given yesterday after
noon and last night in various nlav.
houses Included Yvette (iuilbert In the
last recital or tier series at the Lyceum
Theatre before she starts on a Western
tour; Souea and hla band and principals
of 'lilp Hip Hooray" at ths Hippodrome
and the customary offering at the Winter
Harden.
Burton Holme gave an Illustrated lec
ture on Buenos Ayres and Argentina et
the Candler Theatre laat evening and will
repeat 11 tin snernoon st the same
place. Dwlght EJmendorf talked about
tne rei tow tone national pant to a
large audience at Carnegie Hall. Both
Jeoturee were lUuaUsuatk
ciniposif itins nf Rnt-h, I5ft lio
vtn and BrahmN Intprest
tlio Audioiiff.
HAROLD BAt'ER AT PIANO
The aacond concert of the Society of
the Friends of Mualc took plaoe yeater
day afternoon In the Klts-Carlton Hotel.
The programme comprised rteethovan'e
B flat quintet, opus l, for tdano, oboe,
olannet, horn and bassoon, naeh's It
minor sonata for piano grid flute, and
Brahman serenade, opus 16. for small
orahsxatr. Tlio planlat wrns Harold
Bauer and the flutist Gcorgea Barrere,
wBo also oonduded the "Barrere Organi
aatlon" In tha Brahma music.
Beethoven's nulntet Is one of his less
fatnlllar works, first heard In 17H7. It
waa afterward arranged for strlnas nnd
piano and alao fr Mrlnc quart St. Tha
Brahms serenade. WTltten for two flutes,
two oboes, two clarinets, two laisioona.
two horns, vlole. cell! and hnssl, dnti s
from 1B. Neltter of traeee OOmpOSl
Mrma belonas to the htaher flights of It'
composer, but the Beethoven work haa
nevertheless much beauty and interest
to commend It to the music lover. Houht
leaa it would bs heard oftener If its first
movement were more concise, bill
Beethoven was apparently In lo e With
the principal theme and could not bring
hlmeelf to abandon his experiments
with It.
I The Itrahms serenane is a (osnvni
Hrsvorna uvuxisstiviwi. ano 11 tiswsi o,
permltted to rest It is not characteris
tic of the great miater, nor ha It any
thing of sci lal Interest to offer either
In lt materials or their development
furthermore. Lha selection of instru
ments Is uithapp The want of violins
is adly fell, for the attempt to make
the wood wnwl Blippl) In high voices la
far from MMgaggfUl, The contrast be
tween wind and Btflnga 1 mail' doubly
shai'p h the niisrnce of violins
However, ihe work WaB well played.
Mr. Bauer kept the lid of the piano open
In Ina two numbers, and in the quintal
quite justified Beethoven'a description,
"for piano accompanied b) wind InstTU
ments" in the Bach number the piano
was less strenuous, hut Mi. Bgrrsre was
not at his leat Hurrying from the
SA mplvony Boclaty concati to the Tlttz
rnrlton did not help the finish or CUB
tomary repose of Irs style Main musi
cians w'ere permitted to attend this cop.
cert arift th.-', applauded right loyally,
FILM STARS TO GIVE BALL
Pnttiir win ne iitinitted to is trees
Club's t'ntertBlnment.
I Two hoTt months h' d ooh
screen Club'a mammoth coetum
hall
will he here
Saturdav e-iurg. February ll. ihe
elate that all movie farts must keep
open if they would see their favorite
film stars In tt,. hautlful--or handsome,
according to gender, pessor More
than .'."0 celebrities of the flicker world
will attend, most of them in 1 haimcters
thev have made famous on the s Teen
The huge succss of the Screen Club's
annual reception and dai.ee. held early
in the monh at the Hotel Astor. la a
forecast of the success which the cos
tume hall will have It Will he held In
Madison Square Harden, and mi ke th
Astor ball, ft im which th pun ants
bsrred. Ihe coming BVOJ : .1.- been arrant-.!
specially for tha entertainment
of the movie far Special trains will
bring film stais from other c:tie.
LEASES A LENOX ESTATE.
Mre. tilrreil fi. t a i, ilerltl 1 1 l.ets
Vantfnrt Hall for Two 1 ears.
Luvox. Mas. Dec 19 - Mrs Alfred C.
Vandarbilt, win, returned t .-w y,,rii
yesjtsrday after visit With Mr. and
Mm William B. O, Field negotiated
during ner stay a h'-ise ,.f V'ant futi Hall,
the country estate ..f the laie 11
Morgan Sne has taken the estate for
two years, with an option f,,r ts pur
cliase The property la of fourteen aires.
There is a brick and bwwnatone villa of
forty rooms, two 1 o.ige, atablea and a.-'--dens.
The property is surrounded hy a
wail and evergreen hedge and adjoins
MM estates iif Mrs. QlnXUd Foster and
F Augiistu Scnerniernorn Mrs. Von
derbllt ocoupted ghs doe Brook es-ate
last S'asip
AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Warm Weather eni Oaeeta to
t.olf ourae ami Trails.
WHITS Hi i I'lirn HsniNOS, W Va Dec
10.- Ths fjranbrtr waa deaerted untii
tea time tCoUy, IhS wann weather tak
ing the g-aests the t.ila nnq th gnt
iiuurse
W J. Ormonde spent tha day In the
saddle, going to Bobs Ridge tnis morn
ing ami following the new aatamoimi
trail :his afternoon Mi m.d Mrs, Or
monde are leaving for SI Augustine to
night They will spend the holidays at
Sunny croft, their Florida haine, e.,.g
on to Palm Beach '.ai.r in the season.
Mis James Byrne and Mlaa Bheilg
Byrne, who ha. been here f.ir the peal
week, leave for New York lO-nlght. They
droe to Btmmll Poim this afternoon,
Mis. John C. (Irani drove to Klm
hurst for tea. Mi. and Mrs 'Icrae
Owen rode tlirouuh Morning liraft and
James W. fjghorne, Jr., rod,, over Orsen
brier Mountain.
-Mr. and Mrs laSthrop Brown were on
the golf course tills a.'icrnoon Mr and
Mrs. Smyth are returning to the Plaaa,
New York, to-night. I '1 and Mrs F,
W. Skalf of Montreal came over from
Hot spring yesterday. Other arrivals
Include James fax borne, Jr., of .New
York and J, F. Adams of iialiitnore.
LAKEWO0D GOLFERS OUT AGAIN.
Clear Skies 1 nuse Itnali lo onrai
-.Much llntertnlnlna.
Lskkw'oop, N. J Dec 19 - Clear aklea
and clear ground after a wee; ,,f storms
and snow permitted Vleltore and so
journers to resume the usual round of
outdoor sports to-day. Winter golfing
at the Country Club drew more than Ihe
usual number Of players
At the clubhouse ihere were many
luncheons. Mr and Mrs Frederic A.
Potts had as guests Mr, and Mrs Henry
n. Williamson, Mr and Mrs, Arthur H,
Ostium of Spring Lake and Charles Slid
don. Mrs. John C. I lit tidy entertained
at tea Mrs. Mark S Willing of Chicago,
and Mrs Charlaa L tilndley also en
tertained parties.
Alfred Qould Jennings of New York
gave a dinner to a party of six this eve
ning at Liiiirel-ln-tlie-IMiies. Among the
guests were Mr and Mrs. Arthur It
Claflln of New York
Mr. and Mrs. J, M. Smith of New York
arc spending their honeymoon at Laurel.
In-tlie-Plnes. Mrs. Charles W, Ware
of Chicago, who has been aerlouelv ill
In a local hospital, returned to Laurel
Houee thla afternoon very much Im
proved Her suite was made a bower of
flowers, sent by friends.
Gov. end Mrs James F. Fielder of
New Jersey sre expected at Laurel
House In the middle, of the week to epond
the holidays here.
Metallic State.
I
fprcial Cnblr ttrtpateh to Thi Sun,
I fxiNDON, Dec. 19. air Henry Fh.fi. Id
i ltiecoe, the famous English chemist,
dlel hero to-day at the age of S2
Ptr Henry Bnfleld Roacoe was for
Ithlrty wr instructor of ohemlntiv at
I owens College, Manchester. From 11 II i
to 189S he wn in Psrllarrsant. represent- I
ln the Houth JrlvtaVon of Manohearter.
Duriiar the following sis yeans he served !
a vice -ohanoel lor of Iasndotn Untvexsltj . '
Sir Henry was one of the foremost '
British anihoriti.fi on chemistry and
served on several royal commission ap-1
pointed to coneUtrr eduoatlonal (ties-
jtlons. He was knighted In 1814. He
was educated at Liverpool High School,
! University College, London, snd Heldel-
I berg 1'nlverslty. He was the author of
many Important research works. The !
1 'Treatise on Chemlatry," which he
wrote In collaboration with Oarl Schor
lemmer. Is a standard work.
Sir Henry's moat Important achieve
ment was the devising of a process for
preparing vanadium pure In the metallic
j state, bv which he showed that tne sub
I stance which had previously paaaed for
.the metal was contaminated with oxygen
and nitrogen His hooks have been
translated Into many languages
PROF. ARTHUR W. WRIGHT.
Vnfeil Student of X-Hav Paeaes
tmr Til Yrare old.
N'KW HaVBM, Conn.. Dec 19 Prof 1
Arthur W Wright of Yale ,ed here
to-dav, aged 79 years. . He w.t grriil
uaied from Yale In MeO, Hs retired
from act iVB resean'h fmrk several vents'
.lgo
He was professor of physics and
chemistry al Williams college from imin
to lh7J. the -ar he came to Yale lie
w.i consulting specialist of the CnUed '
States Signal Service for Ave years up
to 1886, He was said to he the fll-sf
American to tret definite resiihs from the
X-ray
He is survived by one son and two
daughters, Mr, Winchester Bennett and
Mis fOdlSOn Pugsley.
ED0UARD VATLLANT.
Whs llcnn of Soclnllst Bepstt rs Iu
the French t hnmber.
SsecisJ CeOls fMesefcH fs Tas Mrs
Paius, Dec 19 Edouard Valilar.t,
d.an of the Socialist Deputies In the
t . amber, died to-day at the age of 7,
years
M Velllent wa a follower of tlen.
Blanqul Hs fought In D7o under ths
Commune ami wa condsmnetl to death
m i7' by court-martial as un acoom-
pllce in the massacre of the Commune
httatagSS He escaped to London, where
he remained eight year.
M VaJUanl had been mos loyal in
the present w-ar.
OOersje -Newton Slrlninels.
lie-irge Newton Steinruetz, a contract
.1 k- einrineer. who waa engaged In tlie
building of the BoowMvelt dam in Arl-
sona and the OsUvsetoci sea wall, did
yeatsrday at his resldeji. -e. 46fi West
LiKi awenue, of Bright lleae He hid
been III fourteen month Mr. Stein met 7.
waa bom im Beagsrtoan, Pa., fifty-rite
veals agr. He 'narrled M IBs Lotta D
ClUhn of 'lchita. Kan., in 1 9i' i.
'. s brother, L B fttelnmeti of Port,
land, Ore., and a sister, Mr, e 11 Vetth
of Puebia, Col., survtvs hhrn.
Ilonnld
Milntosb.
MlLWAttXaS, !- 19 Dona .d A Mi -Inrosh
of Milwaukee, one of tlie Arm ,f
Mcintosh Bros , rudsoad OongrlactorB,
who bulk 1,000 n'de of the Pacific cons
extension of the Chicago. Milwitukec anil
st. Paul Railroad, died at bos Angeles
last r'gh: Mr Mcintosh wa 72 and up
1 to last summer remained active :u cor,
Btructkwi work Recently lie suff. red a
stroke of paralysis.
MISS LALITHA FOLKS BURIED
1 I. Iris In Honor l.usrd of ni
flent W h.. Knded Her l.lfe.
ToNKKSS. N Y . Dec 19 - The funeral
of Miss Lalltha M, Folks, who ended her
life at M.id.s ci, Wi . hist Wednesday
while Buffering from menial aberration
brought on bv overstudy at the Univer
sity tf Wisconsin, where ahi waa a
graduate student, took phieo this nl'ter
loon at tin home of her parents Mr and
Mrs Homer Folks. 'i Hawthorne ave
nue. The services wero conducted by
the llec Chttrle N. ArbuCkle, pastor of
1 Baptlat Church of the itedecmer.
six young women frisnds of Miss
Folks act.! aa 11 guard of honor Ti e
were the Misses iJertrude Rpauldll g,
Mary lo and laura gsymour, membera
ot her class at Vasaar, and ths Miss.cs
Helen low-r,es and Katherine Iteig'art ,if
YonkerS atxl Mis Irene Hickox of Madi
son
The pal I bearers were Oherltlea Com
missioner John a. Kingsbury, Prof
Frank M McMnrry, Dr I'aul Monroe.
Bailey it Burrttt, Dr, Bdward T Devtne
a' I Franlt Tucker of New York Inter
ment was kl Sleepy HgUOW Cemetery at
Tar fylown.
SOUL MACHINE" AT WORK.
"arr Sm-lely I.Ives a Dress II e-
hsasggl t Qejiedy Theatre.
The Stage Society gave a dress re
hearsal of Ha new pier. "Tin, Soil
Machine,' lai night at the '(a'i 1
Theatre Tins nflernoon and to-morrow
aftarnoon the play win have public per-'
form.u.ces at Ihe same lhaatrs and if I
fourui aatlefaotory may be taken over
bv 111.. I'halles Fro, mm ,-,vi,o,.i.e f,,.-1
regular produotlon
"The Soul Much'ne" is credited to
Daniel Harretson. but in reality Is the
work of Augustus Thomas, wlio Is an
director of the stage Boclety During
ih performancs last night the curtain '
waa not loWSCSd between Ihe acts, ao
that the audience obt lined an intimate
knowledge of bow scenes are shifted,
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ST. JOHN-RRENON,
DRAMATIC CRITIC, DEAD
PvM. wiv t Atlantic itv
A f tor Year of Falling
Kaalth.
Algernon St John-Rre aon die,! vaster.
day In Atlantic city nft.r an Illness of
jeeveral weeks from diabetes He had
(been In falling health for the past ear
and went to the seashore only ten dBM
ago in an efTori to effe
f a complete
I recovery.
Mr. Brenon for the past nine v,,rs
had been a member of t, staff of the
sforalsg Tetegrnpk in ihe capacity of
dramat.c and musical critic He live,
nl 14:. Wert Sixty-ninth street, and ll
survived by widow, who wa Mis.
Oracs Damion, ami two .laughters, ri.
leen. aged 10, and Julie, nRa
waa horn in Dublin, Ireland, al t fotty
years ago He was educated al the
University ..f London and ai csmbrldgs
and also on th Continent, whore he won
recognition as a master of srek and
Latin
Coining to 1 ills country about BtXteeO)
vents ago .Mr Brenon first established
and conducted H hovs' school m Pitta-
burg F101 tching he gradually
drifted into newspaper work and held
one or two positions on other pape-s
before going to u. Horning rsfegrnpk,
I'. 1010 Mr. brenon adapted "Hans
the Flu:- Playei ' for production at tha
Metropolitan opers Houss from ths
original ( Louis Oanne lie was the
author of a novel called "RaStormel,"
but lor tlie iiiost part devoted his tun
and energy to newspaper writing
No arreuigementa have as yer been
made for the funeral, His body win ie
brought here lo-day from Atlantic City.
DR HERMAN P GERBERT
Orange Phyalelaa Found Dead
titer Illness of i, trk.
ORtvc.K. j, 19 -Dr Herman
Peter Herbert was found dead in bed
this morning In hi apartments, p
and Snyder streets Ha had been III
a week from heart disease but Inst nigh'
talked with several friends by telephone
lie was Wo p. Orange flf ty-aevesi
veirs ago and whs graduated from i'n.
lumhla I'niversitv and Ihe College of
Physicians and Burgeons, New- York,
He was .-itv physician of Orange from
10. I., lints ami was a founder of the
"range Mountain Medical Boclety a-,4
f th.- Orange Camera Club He was a
member of the William I'lerson Medical
Library Association and wa attending
physician and pr lent ..f th.- Orange
Memorial Hospital dispenser) He wae
unmarried.
lr. . . Hp -Morn..
Covihoton, Ky., De, . jo Mrs Salllg
Winters Uruos-Morris, 61 years old,
whose flrsl husband Was a distinguish
member r t Confederate Congress
and at on- tints Vice-President of the
Confederacy, died late lost night ,,t hr
home in this city. Mrs Bruce-Morria
wus born ,1, Llnohburg, Vs At the
beginning of t;. rVi w.r he tinned
her home Into a hospital and persuuallv
arsd for wound.. 1 southern aoldlsra
Sii nns a nieinbci of ti, Virginia Colo,
nlal Dames and honorary president of
the United Daughters or the c0',ftH-
i.i.'J .-,. : n, l,-;e, '-11r.,.V
this im
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Oxroen, i;-;K'atid. Dec. 19 g .. ,olin
Rhyi died Friday nlg'if, ,.,s. 7 , s p
John was appointed profeesoi of Celtm
at Oxford Cnlverelty in is?7 and mi'
01 a. as , oiiega 'n Is;,;, ijf
knighted m 1801
wa .
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Oi fa n . r Dec. 19.--.
C, 18. J V Mo
1 years old, oni
i i,ie opies- venearu
in
western New York, fell de,1 to-dsv
hla way to church He was a tnem-
Oil
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