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THE SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1915.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
WISHED TO NATION
Pcaca Notfl Emphasized in
Greetings Sent by President
and His Aids.
GAY DOINGS AT ALL
HOTELS TO-NIGHT
City Trees in Various Parks
Also Will Celebrate the
Advent of 1916.
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PRINCE IGOR'S" FIRST PRODUCTION;
MME. ALDA AND AMATO IN THE CAST
FLIERS CAN'T DRINK,
SAYS LIEUT. THAW
GRODT'S NAME OFF
ROLL OF ATTORNEYS
Completion of Disbarment
Made by Appellate Division
in Brooklyn.
New Russian Opera Is Epi
American lif Frencb Army
Testifies in His $100,000
Libel Salt.
sodic, Which Seems to Be
Its Chief Fault.
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PROSPERITY IS FORECAST
PRODUCE MEN AS HOSTS
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Nsw Tear's manures to the people of
Oik United States Issued yesterday by
high Government official and many per
ons of standing In publlo Ufa laid spe
cial emphasis on the peaceful and neu
tral stand taken by this country In the
world war and carried the nope that the
eomlng year will bring peace and pros
perity aa well to all the nations of the
(lobe.
Following are some of the Now Tear' a
reelings.:
President Wocdrnw Wilson :
"I sincerely join with my fallow ctll
ana In praying that Ood may grant
unto ua during tho year tul the blaaa-
Inga of abundant and rewarding prosper
ity and that Ha may give ua aa s nation
the guidance we nu In playing tb very
difficult role we alt) now endeavoring to
w Play amldat the confused affairs of a
world dominated by war. In maintaining
P ear position as the foremost neutral na-
tlon In the world we mual not only guide
" our government wisely, but must our
aelvea aa Individual clllsena aeek to at-
a tain that high atandard of Individual
Justice and probity which haa been the
Ideal of the nation from tt.s day of Its
Indeprfdc-ce Hod STant thit the Amer
lean people may continue to enjoy peace
anu ui ihc ina urt-nil see Its
blessings returned to all the other na
tions of the world. I wish you all a
rery happy New Year."
sir Cecil Bprtng-Rlce, British Ambas
sador: "On behalf of Great Britain t wish to
convey lo the people of the United
States best wishes for n happy New
Tear, and may the proaperlty of the
country be of long duration."
Count Johann von Bernatorff, German
Ambassador :
"I desire to convey my felicitations to
the Deonla of the t'nltert State tar a
Jn happy and prosperous New Year." ,
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Pay of 2K.OOO Raised.
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Havy :
"The optimism of America la Justified
by business conditions. This has been
happy t'hristmss and we enter the new
year with tlx- confidence th.it It holda In
tore laiger opportunity and more gen
erally diffused prosperity than any pre
vious year in the hlatory of our coun
try. Belter wages and shorter hours is
the concrete expression that Increased
wealth la t.. KA A IM r t hMSaul T k, In ..
i signed an order Increasing the wagea of
ns most of the 2,V00n enwtinveM In the
navy yards beginning January 1. My
Christmas greeting la Urow old along
With me ; the best Is yet lo bo." "
William O. McAdoo, Secretary of the
Treasury:
m "Ood gram that the American people
nay continue to enjoy the Inestimable
H biessings of peace and prosperity during
at the new year . that the soul of the nation
et may always be exalted above material
re-sources; that patriotism may never
""jllo; thai love of country may always
.transcend peisonal Interest: that peace
tMlBiay be restored lo stricken Europe:
l that the Amerlnon people may have a
noble van In this restoration and that
, they may always be foremost In help
ing the dlMreesed and In useful service
to humanity."
Albert S. Burleson. Postmaatar-Qen-
(snti
"Good will means peace aa we In
America know peace . It also means
proaperlty. Therefore let m send a mes
sage of good will to the uttermost part
1 the earth."
Without Fear, Says Ui.
Franklin Lane. Secretary of the
Interior : ,
"The people of the United States have
Do hatred in theii hearts, for mey are
Without fear. They have no envy, for
UO one can add to their wealth. They
Wish an undisturbed oppouunity to prove
that a democracy opens a wider door to
Individual nuppioes than any other form
of government."
V. U. Wilson, Secretary of Labor:
"May the blessings of liberty and Jus
tice, peace and prosperity spread their
benign influence birougnout th world
during the coming year."
William Jennings Uiyan:
'Th year Ml., haa witnessed a
eonuVt unparalleled In history, whether
measured by numbets engaged, by de
StniOtiVMMgg of Implements employed or
by corn In life and treasure. Uur na
tion has wisely maintuined neutrality
and refused to be drawn into the wur.
Our first duty during the coming year
ig to remain the leader of the neutral
nations no that we may aa a friend of
ail the belligerents exert th largest
possible Influence in bringing the war
ring nations to an honorable and perma
nent peace. May the horror of the
present xtiuggle hasten the day when
througl out the world reason will be
uofiitutcU for force In the settlement
of d..--puts between nation."
Gov. Charles S. Whitman:
"The Empire State having shared
with the other States of the Union tue
prosperity of the past year share with
them now In the hope that the coming
year may bring prosperity to all ami
peace on earth."
Mttehel Opt Inilstlo.
Hay or John Purroy MHchal :
The. optimism of the people of this
Ohy and the country generally Is Justi
fied by business conditions. The year
that issnearlnK an end has been one of
the most prosperous in the country's
history and we have every reason to be
happy over the outlook."
Itabbl Stephen S. Wise:
"May our republic at pence with It
self, lead the nations of the earth In
peuce preparedness, so that peace may
abide among all the people and faiths
and races on earth, through the good
Will and bi-otherllneoa of man
Champ Clark, Speaker of the House '
sf Represenlatlv
"I believe that the year Ml In th
United Stales will be the most pro
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ploilM er ilUii oiijr luuiuif a www.
sxnerlenced In the history of th world,
nrav and work to the end that
Let us
this cord tlon may not be a temporary
but an abiding one and that peace and
Industry may bring us happiness. In i
he woida Tiny Tim. Ood b,-.
Vo7carns Straus, chairman Public ftp.
. I.. .. . I. ,.... r .. v. anett aa niiru III. nft'- '
i ours th oftl-
ekvls are the servants of the people, but
In an autocracy they are the masters.
President Cleveluud expressed our sys
tem when he said 'A public office I a
public trust.' which was still more
graphically stated by Theodore Roose
velt In the expression 'A square deal.'
meaning equal rights for the little man
as well as for the big man, for the In
dividual no less than for the great cor
poration." The Universal Film Manufacturing
Company was Instrumental In collecting
the New Year's greeting io th people
from prominent public men Telegrams
requesting short expression of tentlment
appropriate for the coming year were
gent to each Individual, who In turn wired
back his statement to New York. It I
planned to prevent many of tbem In
an "animated weekly" which will soon
be released In motion picture theatre
all over the country.
Any Inquisitive visitor looking up
New Tear's eve hotel programmes who
yesterday penetrated far enough toward
the Innermost lining of th Waldorf,
St Regis, RUa-Carlton. Plaaa. Aotor.
B Mmore, McAlpIn or any other of our
village Inn Anally came upon a hectic
heau waitei up to hi ears In stack of
flossy boxes of souvenir, yard Ions Hta
of table reserva one. pastry plckmeupa
that looked Ilk Rister bonnet and row
Of sculptured collections suggestive of
statuary Hall In th Oapltoi at Wash
ington Just before (or after) a hard
night.
"Captain," th vtalror might begin. "If
you h ive a moment to spare I ahould
Ilk to ask
"Mon Dleu ! A motntnt to spare? On
thousand thunders! N.imea of a dog!
For the luwa Mee-shell. have a heart !"
Therefore, aa one must see, tbe Infor
mation about to-night' flareup to be
obtained yesterday around hotel Inner
tube was lacking somewhat In detail.
But a sweating maltrea d'hotel and
regiments of aaalatanta edited the lists of
table reservation with on hand while
tying gay ribbon around souvenir with
the other, on at least thoroughly
grasped th fact that in the words of
Hong Writer Harry Williams, "U Looks
Like a Big Night To-night."
One may pay $7 so a plat for a
special New Year's ere supper at the
Wti-Carlton. or 15 at the Waldorf, the
Actor, the 8t Regis and other hotel.
But anybody who In this exceptional
year of profit on "waVbride" ha so far
neglected to reserve his table may find
out. If he doesn't hurry up, that he may
not pay for a table at any pries.
Waldorf to Break Record.
Places at the St. Regis, the Astor and
a string of smaller hotel had been re
served to capacity long before me re
porter looked In upon their preparation
yesterday afternoon. The Waldorf will
break the record of Its past performances
with more than 5.000 supper folk, many
of them from the far West and Canada,
for whom the only Oscar, thla year, for
the first time, will have prepared not
only supper, but along toward dim dawn
or later a breakfast of buckwheat rake,
luiusnces. waffles, bacon, salt mackerel
In fact the sort of snack that Diamond
Jim Brady nibbles of a morning while
waiting for hi regular breakfaat to be
served.
This year In res ponce to many request-
there wt'l be an "o:d fashioned"
New Year's Eve at the Aster Instead of
the elaborate entertainment along musi
cal comedy line of other ears. More
than 5.000 place have been reserved at
the Astor also. There will be general
dancing all over the Aator. dancing In
the Delia Robbla room of the Vander
bllt. in the Waldorf. Piaxa and In th
hotels and restsurants generally.
But all the celebrations will not be
of the exploslveness of Democratic con
vention. Around the municipal tree of
light, for Instance, particularly In Madi
son Square, where the cltlrena' celebra
tion founded two years ago by the late
Jacob A. Riis will be repented, there will
be songs and instrumental music begin
ning at 11 o'clock P. M and a welcome
to the New Year of quieter, saner
quality.
Children to Be Guests.
The Produce Kxclmnge too will cele
brate In more dignified manner during
the early afternoon, regardless of how
Individual members may tear loose to
night. The exchange's tenth annual en
tertainment and distribution of present
to the poor kiddle of lower Manhattan
will begin on the main tloir of the ex
change at 1 o'clock P M. to-day.
The Washington Square geniuses will
celebrate with a dance at Webster Hall
which promises all the unity nd dignity
so noticeable In a boiler explosion. Cle
brators may skate on Ice as well as dance
at the Blltmore, actor folk tin. I their
wives will hold forth In troops at the
Algonquin, the Seventh Regiment band
will play at the McAlpIn, Hat Kyne of
Murray's has a novelty too momentous
to reveal In advance, Capt. Jim
Churchill will dispense with his usual
white carnation for fear of crushing
It In his Jam of supper parties and
finally, as usual, everybody who 1 able
will go to Jack'.
There will he song and other music
In many of the prisons In and around
Manhattan and there will be watch night
tervlces In several churches, notably at
Old John 8treet Methodist Church,
where at 9 o'clock to-night the Rev.
Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman will address the
congregation, and at 11 o'clock wtll be
begun the Methodist watch night service.
EDS0N S. JONES KILLED
BY NEW HAVEN TRAIN
Friend of Taft and Roosevelt
Run Down Crossing Trucks
at Greenwich.
(iRECNwit'H. Conn.. IW sn KUaaa, I
8 Jones of Bellehaven. a brother-in-law Kvery word of this contains sense. But
of William U Ward. Republican loader 1 the practical application of It must be
of VVestchester county and a personal found disappointing, at least to the dls
fflend of Theodore Roosevelt and Will- interested observer Some of "The Five."
lam H. Taft. was killed by a New Haven whose precepts Borodin rejected In his
accommodation train last night while practice, adm'red the opera. It has Its
he was crossing the railroad tracks on happy moments: hut It has Its bad qinr
his way from his office to his home. ter hours. Doubtless the Rujslan mind
The body was not Identified until this i views these things differently. And then
morning, when a representative of Thi j PHnrr Igor is a national hero.
Hun, who had noted the number of the ! Borodin' treatment of the hook ther
watch carried by Mr Jor.ea, took the ' retires recitative to disuse as much as
number to W. D. Webb, a Jeweller of ' possible. What dialogue we hear Is car
(lreenwlch, learned the name of the I rled on In a very vague and 111 defined
owner of the watch and then Informed j style of arioso, and this want of melodic
Mrs. Jones at her home. She completed
the Identification when he called at the
morgue. In thee solo parts one look in vain
Ward Jones, a son, said neither he I for anything In the nature of charac
nor his mother could account for Mr. ! terlzatlon. The speech of OaHttky has
.Tones havlne been near the rHllrmirl
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track late at night. They supposed that I
had followed hi custom of walking j
",'".'"",' .V" ""r' ''" " '"'"" "
mmueu y i" assrsMSi oi
the train.
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MAXWELL'S FRIENDS TO FIGHT.
Adherents on the School Board
Oppose Retirement Kffort.
Friends of William H. Maxwell, City
Superintendent of Schools, are rallying
to hia aupport, and it Is said that he will
make a strong light for hi reelection,
despite the evident desire on the part
of the Mayor to make him superintend
ent emeritus.
"I have nothing to say for publica
tion," said Mr. Maxwell yesterday. "My
friends on the tyoard of Kducatlon are
very kind."
A member of the board said that Mr.
Maxwell had been assured by many
member of the board, some of them
Mltchel appointees, of their support and
that he will be reelected. He has ren
dered too areat a service to be set aside
easily, this man ttid.
""lae tgar" Metrepelttu Opera
raroetavna
Knnehakevn. . .,
Nurse ,
Prince Igor
Prince Osllisky I
Khan Konehak
Vladimir
Eroshha
Statute
. .. Frances Aids
Pier Purl n I
. Minnie Bggener
.Paequals Amato
.. . .Adame Dldur
Luc Bolts
. . . . Angsle Bad
.Andrea dt Segarela
Conductor. Giorgio Polaeee.
Trine Igor." opera In four act and
prologue, the book and the mualc by
Alexander I'orphyrievltch Borodin. ws
produced at the Metropolitan Opera
House last evening. The conditions nt
tending the Introduction of thla new
musical drama were of a familiar kind
Th audience was large. There war
a plenty of applause. The singers wen
called before the curtain many timer
The enthusiasts behind th orchaatn
rail added their voice to th sound o
hand clapping.
Th new work Is the second from th
Russian repertory to find Its way to th
Western world. Doubtless Its perform
ance was due to the Interest arousei
by the presentation of Mouaorgky's
'Boris Uodunov" and that comparlaons
will be made between the two work 1
inevitable. If these provoke discussion
ihey will perhaps intensify Interest In
both opera, which resemble each othei
only on the aurface. Happily compari
sons need find no place here, where a
vlescrlptlon of Borodin's creation alone
is required.
The opera fall Into the class of his
torical dramas, and It has one radical
fault often found In such work. It 1
episodic. There I no artistic develop
ment of emotional experiences, such aa
makes a true drama. The author haa
sought to draw from an ancient chronicle
.ncldents wlih which to arrange a aeries
of brilliant scenes. Amid these certain
human emotlona are revealed, but they
are not the motives of the action. That
is purely political.
The story Is taken from a "hyllna." or
metrical chronicle, one of the ancient
lays In which history and fable mingle
their various accounts of a people's In
fancy. This "hyllna" deal with the war
of Prince Igor against the Pnlovtay. a
Turkish tribe of Invader. Igor was on
of the numerous princes who governed
the provinces of Ruasta before the unifi
cation of the country and the centralisa
tion of It government.
Third Act Cat Oat.
The Incidents Into which the story
fall are loosely connected. Light I
thrown on the character of the libretto
by th fact that after several rehearsal
and before last evening's performance
the third act had been voted a bore and
had been ruthlessly cut out The opera
went on comfortably with a single
change In the dialogue of the second act
all that was necessary to keep It from
falling apart entirely.
In the prologue Prince Igor bids his
wife farewell and goea forth lo meet
the enemy. There are processions and
choruses. It Is not dissimilar to the
opening scene of "Boris." In the first
act we see what results when the lord
of the city Is away. Ignr haa left hi
wife In the rire of her brother. Prince
OaHttky. That distinguished nobleman
promptly get drunk ami the whole town
hastens to assist in his orgy.
The second act shows us Igor and his
son, Vladimir, prisoners In the camp of
Khan Konrhak, the Polovtsy Oeneral.
Vliidlmir has fallen .n low with the
Khan'i daughter, and she with him.
Love duet, Including the Inev. table pas
sage sung sitting on a bench. Igor Is
very downcast, but accept the offer of
a recreant Turk to help him to escape
This la the revised version of the Met
ropolitan. In the original he refuses and
it becomes necessary to have a third act
In which he escapes and the Khan holda
fast to the son. betrothing him to the
daughter. This part of tl ,i drama is
now mercifully left to the Imagination.
The fourth act lakes us back to Hussiv
Varoafat'sa, wife of Igor, weeps. Pres
ently she sees dust on the horlxon. Can
It be? No! Yea, It is; It Is my long
lost hunand : End of opera.
Waat of Dramatic Continuity.
Thus we see that there are several
emotional states of more or less poign
ancy and some opportunities for spec
tacle. Rut there is no demand for dra
matic continuity In the music, and with
this radloal defect the opera halts lamely
to Its conclusion llotodln s admirers
lay much stress upon the brilliant use
of Oriental color, while he himself wnrns
us not to expert Ingenuity In the treat
ment of recitative: "I am far more at
tracted to melody." Then he enlightens
us In regard to his general plan. He has
no affinity to what Is called endless mel
ody. He prefers "definite and concrete
forms."
"In opera." he says, "as In decorative
art, deta Is and mlnutls? are out of place
Bo'd outlines are only necessary ; all
should be dear and straightforward md
fit for practical performance from th
vocal and Instrumental standpoint.
dcflnltlveness Is discernible in the oio
parts from beginning to end.
niiaalan melodic Idiom as Its hase and In
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one place reiterates a phraae heard In
the duet of the Nurse and the Ctoro-
dramatic significance, however, Is accom
plished by this Waning upon the folk
song. The other personages neither do
nor sing anything pertinently Russian
The best piece of solo music in the
opera Is that del'vered hv the Princr
In the camp scene, begnnlng In the
Italian translation "Oime! Nel cor nl
graver l'ungoscla ognor" It la not a
strikingly original or brilliant piece of
writing, but It Is good enough to pro
vide scope for a few minutes of Impres
sive dramatic singing, and perhap this
s as much as we should demand of an
operatic composer In this lamentably dull
era. The fact that Borodin wrote the
puaaage some thirty years ago makes
thla consideration none the lea appro
priate. Th solo was without question
the moot successful In th performance,
and It owed much of Its value to Mr.
Amato' finely planned delivery of It.
Choruses All Well Written.
However, th arioso allotted to th
principals In this score will nut make
any deep scars on the memory. The
operugoer, even he who thinks of opera
as an art and not a an after dinner
ourdlal, will without question be of tb
THE PRINCIPAL 8INOERS IN "PRINCE IGOR."
a BOVE, Mme. Alda and Pasquale Amato; below, to the left, Luea
Botta and, to the right, Adamo Didur.
opinion thnt the most meritorious por
tions of the work are the excellent
horu'es and the Inftniously developed
scene of barbaric revel In the catrrp of
the A'Aria.
Yhe theatrical craft disclosed In this
scene Is worthy of a more experienced
'fierntlc composer than the Russi.in
chemist, li is a cunningly made union
of vaiinus spectacular elements. Such
e emems In opera are not wholly scenic.
There ore spectacular action and music
ilso. When all are moulded In a co
hesive arid eloquent mood picture, even
if It be not of the more subtle type of
psychology, we have an art work,
though possibly not of towering Impor
tance. Such a creation we have In the
camp scene of "Prince Igor. 1
To be sure we may shrug an Impatient
shoulder w. en we find our ours choked
with flattened seconds. Vut we are In the
musical Orient, where the flat second and
the flat sixth dwell together In loving
fraternity. But there is other material
and mpst of It Is serviceable and some
of It newly disposed In captivating pat
terns. Borodin h'.is written a long and
lajborat development of a csorai
dance. The music allotted to the chorus
In ;hls scene Is highly effective end the
var.ety of rhythmic figure In the whole
dance Is good. T.e glitter of coatumea
ami the agility of dancer do not consti
tute the entire value ot this scene It
is musically successful.
In other Incidents of the drsmu we
find manifestations of the same skill.
The opportunity to utilise messes Is
igaln and again seised with avidity by
:he composer, who apparently finds him
self less ready - en he Is culled upon to
publish hunni:: emotion with a single
voice. Probably the congeniality of en
embles tempted Borodin Into a pro-
ixity which sadly mars the opera.
Most of Its incident-even some
which are without chorus are need
lessly -spun out. One ha only to recall
the eclipse, the drunken scene, the Im
ploring women before the Princess, even
the barbarian festival and the prepara
tion for the return of I'rlnre Igor. With
this degeenl Into prolixity goes a fond
ness for dilatory orchestral measures In-
erspersed between lines of vocal utter
ince, a fault which has brought failure
Upon many vm opera otherwise worthy
f toleration.
Opera Needs fore Catting.
It Is one of the fallings of music that
It lintMHles action ; hut It has a more de
plorable effect upon dialogue unless it
ilaces itself absolutely at the service of
speech. Borodin's score would gain Im
measurably if some skilled hum! could
go through it and cut out every measure i
of music wnlch comiiels the actors to
stand Idly waiting while It I played
Actum cannot be created merely to fill
nuoh voids ; if it does not grow naturally
from the scene It Is worse thnn futile.
The summary of the matter, then, I
thut we have an opera ot thin and dis
connected story, and a resultant score In
which little approach Is made toward u
true dramatic exposition of hum in .mo
tion We are Invited to view n few
episodes in which human feelings are
treated as accessories to a historical plot.
The real nuclei of the score are the mass
effects from which fHg tenuous solo parts
stream In quickly diminishing rays.
The beet urtlstlc textures In the chor
uses are to he found In those of th
prologue, the petition of the maiden In
the first act. the camp scene of act III.,
and the Invisible chorus of the last scene.
It may be added that thla last serve
only to delay the action of the work
and hence Its musical value 1 loat.
A complete enumeration of the fea
tiiie of i ne production cannot be made
now. The scenery Is very good, very
o d Indeed, and since scenery ha be
come a principal star In Metropolitan
roductlons too much emphasis cannot
lie laid on this statement. The costume
may share the glory of the scenery.
They are also very Important. The
dancers deserve much praise, especially
Miss Galll. who showed extraordinary
activity and endurance. The ohoruae
were admirably sung. Every one knows
r Hit choruses are vital to some lyric
drama. Think of "Parsifal." To be
sure there Is also foundry ; but this 1
another story. And It I Herman opera
too Pogilbly "ne would rather think of
the choruse In "Boris." or of the thrill
ing score of "I. 'A more del Tre Re,"
which storm through two splendid act
of human tragedy without any ohoru
at all. But Borodin's choruses, a we
have seen, are brilliantly composed and
It Is well that they were beautifully
sumr.
There are no great role for principal
singers In "Prince Igor" All arc
ketches and no Impersonator can make
much of scattered fragments. Mr. Amato
Is the hero of the performance, for his
Igor has a certain heroic dignity and a
breadth of utterance, which I not to
he attained by other role. He Bang
his music with power and with an ar
tistic discretion sometime missing from
his Interpretation.
Mme. Alda made a charming picture
within the uncertain outline of th part
of Jnroslarnn. Her costuming was beau
tiful and her appearance attractive. Her
Inglng was uneven In value. It had
passages of tonal beauty and senal
hll'ty of feeling: It had other which
suffered from her familiar dlffleultlea In j
liilck enunciation. Mr. Dldur was ex
cellent as the Irresponsible Pnscc On
lify. As for the others they had mei
bits to do. and they did well enougf.
: hough without anv great distinction
Mr. Polacco conducted the onra. The
Whole performance was wanting Ir
smoothness, and the musical director
doubtless had some anxious moment
"f e orchestra was not overburdened
The Insrtiumentatton. which Is the wnrl
Of several hand. Is workmanlike, bu:
not distinguished.
IN THE AUDIENCE.
Brllllnnt Gathering.
The premiere brought out a large and
brilliant audience.
Mrs. John Astor, who returned re
cently from Europe to pass the holidays
here, occupied the box of her son. Vin
cent Astor, as the guest of Mrs. Vincent
Astor.
With Mrs. Ogden Ooelet were Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Oray Orlswold and Mr. and
Mrs Walter K. Maynard
Mr and Mrs. O'lver lselln had as
their guests Mrs William Hamilton Rus
sell and M'sa Angelica Schuyler rtrown
and with Mr. and Mr, H. A C. Taylor
were Mr. and Mrs. f'hai'es Betts Hlll
house. Mr. and Mrs. J Woodwaro Haven had
as their guests Mr and Mrs Thomas
Hastings and with Mr und Mrs Her
bert L Satterlee were Mr. and Mrs. J
Carroll. Beekwtth.
Mrs. Lucius K. Wllmerdlng was
among the guests of Mrs Hamilton
McK. Twombly, nnd with Mrs Reginald
R'vcs und her daughter. M.ss Helen
Rives, were Mr. and Mm. A. Murrav
Young Mr and Mrx I.uther Kountr
had as their guests Mr and Mm. New
bold Morris.
Among others In the audience were
Mm E. Henry Hanlman Mr. and Mrs
M OrtlM Wilson. Jr. with whom was
Miss Johnson of Macon. Oa. Mr. end
Mrs Oliver Harrman. Mr nnd Mrs
Stephen H. Olln. Mine von Andre. Major
O, Crelghton Webb W. Mac Neil Rode,
wald. Miss Marie Louise llodewa'd. Mr
and Mm. Henry flews, Mr and Mm.
.lame s Be Clews Mr. and Mrs. J. F. P
Lanier. Mr and Mm. Samuel Nellson
Hinckley. Mr. and Mm A. Stewart
Walker. Mr ami Mr Charles Mather
Mac Nell. Miss Evelyn Burden Mrs
Archibald 8. Alexander. Mr and Mm
Howard dishing. Mm. Joseph l'nlmer
Knnpp. Archibald U Mcllwalne. Albert
Eugene Oa'latln. Frank A. Munsey.
Campbell Steward Mrs Mcl.ane Tinker!
Miss Marie Louise Emmet. T. i-hcslcy
Richardson, Jr., Alexander Phillip,
Warren ('. Heooh Mm. Louis T Hoyt,
Miss Emily Norrls. Miss Justine Erviiig!
John H. olden Shipley Jones Huron and
Baroness de Meyer Mr. and Mrs Janies
A. O'Oorman and Miss Anna O'Oorman.
ANNA JTTZIU JOINS OPERA.
Former Mnalral Comedy ginger In
Metropolitan Ranks.
Miss Anna Fltslu. once a show rlrl
and later a singer In musical comedy,
was engaged yesterday b the Metro
politan Opera Company to take the
leading role In the new Spanish opera
"Ooyeeca," replacing Lucrexla Borl,
whose Illness makes her return to the
Metropolitan this season a mutter of con
siderable speculation.
She will sing the role of ffosnrto
when the tlrwt performance of the Oran
ados work Is given next month, und w-lth
evornl standard Italian operas also on
her repertoire may be utilised for other
productions during the season.
Miss Fltslu Is an American s;lrl nnd '
Is about 28 year old. Her first experi
ence on the stage was gained In "Floro
dora." She took an Important part with
Montgomery and Stone In "The Wlsatd
Of Os" and appeared In "Baron Fiddle
sticks" nt the Casino Theatre and In
"Lower Berth 18."
The Ever Tight Piston
Ring Company
Incites You to
Booth D-217, 4th Floor
Grand Central Palace
Ntw York Automobile Show
Come and see the Most Practi
cal and l il cat onal Demon
stration Ever Held at Any
Automobile vhow.
Accessory Dealers and
Jobbers Should Not Miss
this Demonstration.
Mr. Rudolph Koehler In Chmrgi
Ever Tight Piston Ring
Company
St. LouU, Mo.
Th motion to strike the name ot
Edward M. Orout from the roll of at
torneys because of hi conviction for
a felony wi granted yesterday by the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn.
District Attorney Cropaey made the
motion after giving the Brooklyn Bar
Assoclstlon reasonable time In which
to do ao. In moving, th District At-
omey pointed out that disbarment fol-
lowed conviction automatically and
that he acted merely to act the record
straight
Mr. Oroul ws convicted of perjury
n connection with the second collapse
if th Union Bank. As president of
that Institution he swore to a false re
port. He I at liberty on ball pending
Ppeal At his trial, which lasted nine
leeks, ha testified that he had received
is much a t46,0ul a year from his
aw firm before he accepted the presl
lency of th bank. Thereafter his In
come from law fell as low aa 120, 000.
The Appellate Division of the Su
preme Court In Manhattan yesterday
llsharred James H. Westcott. 'ho has
been attorney for the grandchildren of
.'"rank Leslie in the proceed I ngs to set
side the will of Mrs. Frank Leslie.
Tile charge against Westcott, mads by
he Bar Association, was thevt he con
.erted to his own use 13,000 furnished
dm by a clltnt to tie used as ball In a
leportatlon proceeding. Westcott al
eged that he rot the money as counsel
re. The Appellate Division said that
vhlle the client appeared to have been
i person of doubtful character, "there
s no reason why he ahould have been
obbed of his mhney."
Agostino H. Montegrlffo was also dl
'mrred, snd Harry M. Frtdman was
ropped from the roll of attorney! on his
wn consent. Francis P. Haoe and If
t. S. Stlmpson. members of Pace A
tlmpson, Jacob Bchrtebef and Francis
.. Carrao were censured. Proceedings
gainst Willard tl. Stanton and Benedict
v Vltale were dismissed. John M. CoU -initi
was suspended for six months. An
-ppiioation for the reinstatement of
larwiee F. Hlrdseje. suspended for one
ear on December I, 1114, was granted
The charge against I'ace and tlniiwon
ens thnt they ald'-l the Corporation
'om parly of Delaware to violate the law
fl advertising thai It furnished legal ad
ice and the services of tbe law firm
tamed.
SEEK TO END ASKING
OF ALMS IN SUBWAY
Police and Interboronjrh Ar
rest Girls BegKinp; for
Charity Societies.
An active rampal-n aa-alnst soliciting
aim for benevolent Institutions In the
subway was started eterday by the
police and the Interlwrough. when De
tective Sullivan of the Mendicant Suuad
and James Moulion, of the legal de
partment of the In tattoo rough, arrested
two young women who were collecting
money. When arraigned In the York
vllle police court before Magistrate
Levy the oung womdti aid that they
were Ellu Loughlln. Is, of 701 Henry
street, Brooklyn, and Charlotte Koy, 18,
of 279 Irvine street, Brooklyn.
The girls were fined J3 i ach. Miss
Lougtilin said that the only work ehe
had ever done was getting contributions
for societies and that one-hail' of her
collection was given to her ..s her pay. j
M, r average pay. she stit.i amoumeu to
181 a week and on atngl day she had I
made as high :
Madletrati that
8 $16 She told the
he knew nothing of
he societies for w hich she worked. One i
s.wlety for watch she had worked was
nvestigaled by the poltOO anil the owner
sent to Jail, It was learned,
The girl stud she wa working for a
"Oolety known as the Mothers Iy Nur
sery and Home at ha Kast 120th street.
here Mrs. Mary A. fodder, the presi
dent, rn veil h.-r collections and divided
the money. Fifty girls are alleged to be
working for that society alone.
Magistrate Levy said that In his
opinion the girls were not wholly to
blame and that a rigid Investigation
should lie made in nn ottempt to wipe
out aw societies that were not as they
represented themselves. Mr Moulton
told the court that lie has a personal
knowledge of nearly- twenty societies
sending young women Into the suhwav
soliciting alms.
NEW TRAIN FOR FLORIDA.
-aboard Air Line Adda to Service
to Snath.
The Seaboard Atr Line Railway Com
pany will Inst.-. II a new train In Its service
between NOW Jork and Palm Beach and
Miami on .lanuary 3 next. The train
wlU start from the I'cnnsn lvanla K:iil
road Terminal nt i :16 P. M. on Its Initial
run. It will be known as the Seaboard
Florida Limited It will leave Now
York dally at 1 :16 P. M. and will ar
rive at West Palm Beiwh at 2 .20 A. M
on the second day following and at
Miami at 4 140 A. M.
Tho train will be the only Florida
train carrying a club smoker us well a
an otMervntlon ear. Its dining and Bleep
ing car equipment will be of the highest
class General Passenger Agent W. E
Conklyn sa?s that the dining oar super
intendent h ie arranged for a large sup
ply of fresh strawberries to be served
on the train.
1"""
RAISING THE CURTAIN I
t . Al iirtt.. a -
btKMANY
The World will begin next Monday morning the publication 1
of J remarkable articles that w give a true dJfinS E I !
! condition of the empire from everv antrt p,Cture tne J
j -....
The Question of Men
The Question of Money
The Question of
cmtA?.many uthe-rqu,tions w1" by a writer who I
X sent to Germany by The World for this especial putWhas r2 I
f manv week n entherir.. i.. , ' rUfrym, ns passed X
that all thTworkTir asking
I infomTaS tJy
of the war.
Next JIonday Morning
Wearing the French army Identifica
tion plate on a silver chain around his
right wrist nnd a gold watch on hi
left wrist William Thaw, Second Lieu
tenant In the French Aviation Corps,
gave testimony before ITnltexl State
Commissioner Houghton yesterday In the
preliminary hear ng In hi 100,00e libel
suit against a New Tork mornln news
paper Lieut. Thaw filed hi milt aa a cltlsen
of the United State, but the quthn
Dirt to him by William A. De Ford. t-
torney for the defendant on cm-ex-amlnatlon
were apparently dealirred to
lay the groundwork for the contention
that Lieut. Thaw had lost his oltltensHIn
by reason of service In the French army.
Lieut. Thaw testified that he enlisted
In the Foreign Legion In August, 1914,
when he wss not 21. but thnt In the fol
lowing December he changed over to
the Aviation Corp. Which was distinct
from the Foreign Legion and a part of
the regular French army.
"What ceremony were you put
through when you enlisted?" asked Mr.
De Ford.
"1 signed a paper promising obedi
ence and allegiance to the French Oov
eri ment hut that was to have effect
only during the war."
"Why did you Join the French army?"
"My enlistment may be ascribed to
three motives," replied the witness. "M
love of France, my dislike for Oermany
-nd my fondne for aviation."
Lieut. Thaw added that he did not
consult his father about th matter and
that his mother, who was In Purls with
him at the time, did not exactly ap
prove of the step, but left the decision
to him. It was hard to Imagine from
Lieut. Thaw's quiet, almost diffident ap
pearance, that he was the young Ameri
can whose Intrepid fl'ghts over the Ger
man trenches had gained for him rapid
promotion In the French army. His an
swers to questions bearing on his
bravery were brief and matter of act.
"I received one citation In the orders
of my division." he snld. "and another
In the orders of the army, with the ac
companying military cross. Then I re
ceived a letter of felicitation from Oen.
Humbert."
In his libel suit Lieut. Thaw declare
that a special Sunday article published
In the defendant newspaper confused
him with his cousin. William Thaw 3d.
who married Miss Gladys Virginia
Bradley, sister of Mrs. Anthony Drexel
Blddle. The subject of the special ar
ticle was pictured as a wild young scape
goat who had been reformed by his mar
riage. Lieut. Thaw declared that he
had never been married.
"Moreover," he added. "I have always
been a man of temperate habits, al
though I would not call myself a tee
totaler One cannot drink In the avia
tion business."
"Have you ever drunk your club com
panions under the tabic or have you
ever associated with drunken day la
borers?" asked hi attorney, former
Judge Henry A. Glldersleeve.
"Most emphatically not." wa the an
swer. WAITERS' TIPS HELD LEGAL.
("onrt, However, .Makes Distinction
Concerning I'nrchnelnar Agents.
Hrafter any man may tip t waiter
without fear that the highly offended
ervltor will have him ariested on
charge of violating the law forbidding
the gl ing of bonuses.
The custom so far ns-lt affects waiters,
barbers. Pullman porters and steamship
stewauls has been Judicially approved
In u decision Just handed down by Chief
Justice RlMMll Of Special BeeiloflA This
opinion, which disallowed i demurrer in-
I, rixtsed hv- Alheri nnd. -' ,..
KMnl ,,',, lh, Buyr of n department
,tora to feoUlUU the closing of a con-
f.lp a,-. ... .
- - - - ........ ,,, intc-ii me
-,ases governed by the law a fol-
"The tips to barber, to stewards on
ocean stMimshlps, to waiters in hotels
and restaurants and to porters on parlor j
ars arc within the knowle-lee of all who
have the least familiarity with these
branch of business. No tne can sue-i
cessfully contend that there is any fraud
or deception lurking in the transac
tions or that anybody Is Injured, whether :
the employer or employee or the cus
tomer." None of these cases, the Justice said
dam within the scope of the lnw. It ws
Intended lo apply, in his view, to the I
purchasing of material through a pur-1
chasing agent and the employment of i
labor obtained through the services of
an agent. It was passed, he considered
for the purpose of obtaining undeviat
ing devotion from an agent to h's su
potior. I
The ce.se of Davis, which was char
notarised by Justice, Russell as n... 1
lirst
of its kind deaiina sou rata i,,. I
the law,
January
was set uown lor trial
on
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Dress shirts at special
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Dress overcoats, silk hats,
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