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The Paper Trust Decision.
The decision of the United States su
preme court in the paper and tobacco
trust cases is of tremendous importance.
I means that the creatures of the gov
ernment are not greater than the gov
ernment itself that when the govern
ment wishes to know how they have
been using the chartered powers and
privileges granted, it has a perfect right
to call for books and papers and to com
pel the officers of these creature cor-
porations to answer any questions which
may be propounded with regard to the
conduct of the business.
That is common sense. I is such a
reasonable, natural conclusion that it
does not seem as if the attorneys for
the corporations could ever have hoped
to establish any other principle. It
is unthinkable that the government
should create an institution like a cor
poration, turn over to it powers which
Ut may lead to the complete control of
important lines of industry, affecting
materially the welfare of the people,
and concede that it had no power at a ny
time to inquire into the use made of
these powers and privileges.
The decision is just what the coun-
**try lias been, waiting itT. The trust*
will ha ve to talk. I will no longer
be worth while for a trust officer to
hide behind the advice of counsel. I
will do no good for counsel to interfere.
J? The theory that the trust officer can
escape on the ground that to testify is
to incriminate himself, the supreme
court says, cloes. not apply to tlie cor
poration. Whi le the individual may
not be prosecutedjor punished on evi
dence furnished by himself, the corpo
ration is not so protected.
3t This decision is the most effective
weapon ever placed in the hands of the
officers of the law in their efforts to
.break up the trusts. W shall see re
suits now, which ha ve not been possible
^p^before and if the trusts are not de-
|T Btroyed, they will at least be compelled
to be'decent, and when it appears that
fche are abusing their corporate privt
leges, it will be possible to find out ex
act ly what they are doing'and to punish
them under the Sherman law for its vio
gjM*tin I This decision is a great victory for
j^the people over arrogant and insolent
corporate power it is epochal in its
v gignificance.
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Woodrow Wilson, if the name counts,
.froujld "have it in" for the coal barons.
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The Trend of Traffic.
The annual report of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce mak es interest
Jf reading for one whose interests lie
in the export grain trade, and shows
again the relatively decreasing impor
^tance" of the north Atlantic outlets.
Boston made a gain in 1905 of $25,000,-
000 in foreign trade, but in exports
the gain was only $6,000,000. Balti
more meanwhile did an export business
$19,000,000 larger than'in the year pre
ceding, while Galveston gained $23,000,-
000. Bost on and New Orleans are close
i competitors for second place in foreign
commerce, and the Bost on figures cov
firing 1905 give the position to that
city. New Orleans fell back, doing a
total business of $166,000,000 against
^$182,000,000, or a loss of some $16,000,-
000 but for the greater part of the
summer the fever scare was working
i against the southern port, and whether,
in another year, witl^New Orleans free
from that handicap, Boston will be able
to hold her own, is a question.
"Not a single full cargo of grain
was loaded out of Bost on in 1905,"
I says the report. Time was when a
great cargo business went out that way.
New York, of course, shows an im
mouse business, the total running to
$1,273,000,000, and this is a fair gain
over 1904, when the figures showed
$1,135,000,000 but New York* is finding
it difficult to hold her own in the grain
trade, and the gain is made up in either
ways.
The next five years will witness a
sharp contest for superiority between
^Atlantic and gulf ports in the matter
of exporting raw material '^produced in
the eentral west. The fight is already
on. Only this week the trunk-line traf
fic managers met in New York, and as
a result of their deliberations for the
first time in some years higher "lake
and rail" rates will be charged* for
\}^i :v -Tuesday Evening,
frtftifofftfr IIT
This is planned to help New ^ortc hold
its trade.
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5ne result of the southern competi-
tion has been to lessen the enmity be
tween rival Atlantic ports. A few years
ago it was a question pf differentials
between New York Philadelphia, Bos
ton and Baltimore, competition was
fierce* and much unfairness was charged
by one port against another. Now all
these ports see that in the coming years
th ey will iave to cease their local
squabbles and \urn attention move to
wards the' growing competition frOm a
new quarter. ^\''A
"The Consumer" enjoys the talk about
coal and gas prices. Talk is Cheap, and^
in this It differ* strangely from coal and
gas.
Chicago Street Railways.
I looks as if the Chicago street rail
way companies might be willing ta sell
today at^ tolerably reasonable prices.
The first Hhlletin Jrom Washingt on yes
terday did not give a clear statement of
the findings of the supreme court on the
validity of .the traction* companies'
franchises. I is true that the court
sustains the acts of the legislature of
Illinois Attending the life of the char
ters of the street railway companies
ninety-nine years, but it does not sus
tain the contention of the companies
that their contract rights in the streets
are coextensive. On the contrary, it
appears that these contract rights are
determined by ordinance. I one case
the ordinance granting the right to use
the streets makes no provision for the
purchase of the property by the city
and in that case the contract right hav
ing expired, the company is there mere
by sufferance. I the other two
cases the ordinances granting the use of
the streets provide also for the purchase
of the propertv and the companies are
held to ha ve rights in the streets pend
ing the consummation of the purchase
clause. The companies, however, are
witho ut rightsexpresse their char
ters beyond the mere right to exist and
as soon as the city wishes to buy, fhe
two companies whose contract rights
contain the purchase clauses must yield
to the eity on the payment of a fair
price .for their property. I ^he case
of the other company, it has no rights
in the streets which the city is bound to
regard.
This decision is quite a boost for
municipal ownership in. Chicago. The
charters of the companies are no ob
stacle if the'city wishes to buy and no
obstacle in the case of one company, if
the city wishes to dispossess that com
pany of the possession of the streets
and the power to carry on its business.
I may still exist as a corporation, but
it has nowhere to do business^ May^r
Dunne says: "We ha ve the\raction
companies now in a position where we
can negotiate fr the purchase of their
lines. I they do not want to sell at a
fair price, we can, under this decision,
forfeit their rights of occupation of the
streets.
The Isle, of Pines has been promised
home rule. This Is a better policy than
killing the kickeis. Some nathes do
this.
Death of a Reformer.
local than-for export'grain busineW^kihd that is cheap when a nmn is jonng
The death of Susan B. Anthony re
moves from American public life a re
markable figure. For more than sixty
years this woman has, been active in
the wo rk of social reformation. Sho
inay be described as one of the first
labor agitators in this country. The
thing which first aroused her to an
active career in behalf of the unfa\
oied was a public speech made before
the New Yo rk State Teachers' asso
ciation in the early forties, where she
demanded for women equality of wages
with en when they did the same
work. Fronf^the ago of 17 to 30 she
was a teacher, and her contention was
that the woman teacher doling the sjfche
work as the man teacher shotffd ha ve
the same pay.
She early became an advocate of the
temperance cause, and as an outgrowth
of her devotion to that principle, be
dame convinced that the most power
ful instrument with which to change
Social conditions would be the ballot
in the hands of women an ever since
1850 she has been an ardent and, in
deed, the leading advocate of woman
suffrage. She has appeared many times
before committees of congress, and Sen^
ator Edmunds said of her argument be
fore the judiciary committee of the
senate in 1880, that was unanswer
able and suited to a committeejof men
trained in the law.
While public sentiment has not re
sponded with great unanimity to Miss
Anthony's appeal forewoman suffrage,
undoubtedly the extent to which wom
en participate in school elections
many of the states and in all elections
io-a few of the states, is to* be attrib
uted to her efforts more than to any
other producing, cause.
The Japanese propose to increase their
height hy a meat diet^ They looked
pretty big to the Russians, even on vege
tables.'
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Should Welcome Hegulation.
Timely warning to the old-line insur
ance interests is given by Insurance
Commissioner T. O'Brien of Minne
sota. suggests that instead df fight'
ing reforms in
the insurance field, th ey
should be leaders in the effort to regu
late life insurance more effectively.
Whatev er else may be said of the big
companies, they are organized on a
basis of rates solid as Gibraltar.
-The unfolding of gigantic irregulari
ties in their management has driven
aWay policyholders, and above all
things the public has become con
vinced that insurance is costing too
much. The result is a rush for cheaper
insurance, which is supplied legiti
mately thru fraternal organizations,
but is also given by pseudo-fraternal
and mutual companies that evade "re-
serve requirements and exist on an un
sound basis.
One of thefnee#ds
of the time is regu-
lation^ that will force these Companies
to raise their rates and provide^ proper
reserve guarantees .to the policyholders.
There is too much insurance of the
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arid able, to pay, and- grows too
pensive as he gets old and nears the
day of fulfillment. The old-line com
panies should be interested in reforms
that w,uld offeree all insurance, on a
safe
level of rates. At^the same tjrae,
they shbiiid welcome a ny restrictive
lc^isJlation.which will tend to ros,t(ojrb
public confidence in themselves. "fA
Rumors are thick that Senator Alger
wiH| retire, at the close of ^hls term In
190? Can the country spare Alger? It
will tryr^ffi** 'Htf f-:
Wasting a Fine Opportunity.
Senator Aldrich gave Senator Till
man a chance to distinguish himself, to
make a record which would be of last
ing bene^t to himself and of tremendous
advantage his party in the coming
campaign, When* the rate bill was
turiied over to him, hex
had the oppor-
tunity of his life, but it is doubtful
If Tillman is bi enough to meet the
emergency. N
In the debate yesterday on the resolu
tion to investigate the ownership of
coal^and oil properties by public car
riers, Senator Tillman lost control of,
himself and made an exhibition of his
incapacity for leadership. Because the
president called attention to the fact
that the resolution would pxobably be
barren of results unless the interstate
commerce commission-were given power
to compel the giving of testimony and
were provided with funds with which
to investigate, the resolution -would be
of no effect-a fact which is patent to
everybodySenator Tillman must needs
assume the attitude of being grossly
offended and of being the defender of
the honor of the senate and break, out
into violent abuse of the president. Un
doubtedly Senator Tillman has some
good qualities, but his deficiencies are
so many and his lack of the elements
of leadership is so conspicuous that not
much is to be expected of him in con
nection with the rate bill. The rate
bill will pass, but it does not appear
that Senator Tillman is likely to get
much glory out of it or to produce much
of advantage for is party. Tillman
has brains but he lacks ballast.
John Bozzuffi, a wealthy Italian bank
er, whose little son was kidnapped last
week, called the bluff of the child steal
ers, who
demanded a ransom. "I won't
give up a penny," he said, "and if the
kidnappers think I will, I serve notice on
them now that I have, seven more* chil
dren they can steal before I'll pay one
cent of blackmail The result was that
the discouraged kidnappers turned the
boy loose on the street and he was recov
ered. Mr Bozzuffi is now moving heaven
and earth to have the scoundrels cap
tured and punished This bluff required
some more than Spartan courage, but it
worked.
A wealthy New Yorker is talking of
endowing a "hall of shame" for the per
petuation in maible of the forms of five
great rogues every year, "to shed forth
upon society in perpetuity whatever les
sons they have to convey "f With Jth
marble statue of Quay in thelit state cap
itol the people of Pennsylvania seem to
be hurrying to get in ahead of the N ew
Yorker.
Governor Dawson of West "Virginia
made no mistake in sending the state's
appeal for relief from railroad monopoly
to somebody else and not to the state's
senators. Senator Scott of West Virginia
spoke against the rate bill in the senate
last week, and the public is beginning to
suspect that, that grand old reformer,
Senator Elkins, is not in favor of the
people. "3-
Steel dust formed in the New York
subway by the brake shoes and friction
on the rails is cutting into the lungs of
travelers in the big tube. This Is one
of the penalties of urban hurry and con
gestion. The man who milks fourteen
cows before breakfast sometimes thinks
he has a hard time.
Speaking of the rate bill, Senator Al
drich gaily said: "We have the ship
safely anchored." Judging by the'prog
ress made in the -senate during the past
week it Is not only anchored but spiked
to the bottom. 't
Miss Anthony's was a sturdy personal
ity. N one ever Braised her housekeep
ing nor- quoted her rule for crullers, but
for all that we will all be sorry to miss
her in the old places
General Linevltch was given a cold re
ception in St Petersburg last week Yet
Llnevitch had the Japanese neatly beat
enon paperjust as the war provoking
ly closed.
Missouri Is still trying to find out if
Standard Oil is a combination in restraint
of trade. Missouri ought to go into the
oil business and be shown.
If you listen carefully you may heaK
the agitated rustle of the paper trust,
which has been slightly crumpled by the
supreme court.
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KNOCKING FATHER mi-
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Chicago News."
Rockefeller, Jr, says We should so Jive
that "we can walk the streets and look
everyone in the eye unflinchingly." Just
as Rockefeller, Sr., is now doing, lor in
stance?
REBATES
Hickety plckoty, my black hen,
She leys eggs for railway men,
They, to moke the hen" repeat,
Give her back the shells to eat.
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Thus we see another who
Gets her little rebate, too $
Charles Rl Barnes in Wefr Yofck ^WorLi
I THIS BATE IN HISTORY 5
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
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MARCH 13
1521Magellan discovered the PhIN
Ippine islands.
1676Attack on Groton, Mass., by
Indians. I
1808Christian VIU *f
died.
1821Victor Emmanuel
In favor of his'son.
1881Assassination of
I I. of Russia. 4
4884Osman Dlgrta defeated by
Genera! Graham atyTamasi, Egypt.,
1901Ex-President Benjamin Harf
rison died. Born Aug. 20. 1883. I
Denmark
abdicated
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Minnesota Politics
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Candidates Ail Anxious to Have Convert-
WayLord
tlorm-Held and Out of the1
Movement Show*'Little OrganIzatlon*-
Cole Boomed $ the State Development
issue'Lochren May Hold On a While.
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It is a pignificant fact that friends of
th*leafllnjr candidates vfor governor all
walSt the donventton hel as early as pos
sible* They are npt anxious ffcr months
ot fltbe in( which to perfect an organiz
ation and set up delegations. No one is
wtJHnj to sacrifice harmony in the party
and make a Jot of bitter enemies for the
sake of getting the nomination. Candi
dates and their supporters are .thinking
quite as much about the campaign which
is to- follow aB they are about the con
vention. NO( one is foolish enough to
make an unfair or personal fight which
would alienate party support at the polls.
For that reason all would like an early
convention, of uninstructed delegates,
which wuld get together in a good-na
tured frame of mind* and decide, on a
governorship, candidate from considera
tions of good government and a successful
campaign.
Talk of a "snap convention" is all rot.
The state committee has to give a full
month's notice of the convention, which
is plenty of time for people, to find out
what is going on Ample notice of cau
cuses is required by law for the very pur
pose of preventing snap affairs, and no
one's rights are going to be interfered
with TJy an early call. Thqj only,
known reason for staving off the'
convention to June or later is to give
time for fixing up a deal to prevent the
indorsement of Senator Nelson.
There is comparatively little talk now
of Samuel Lord, but no one doubts that
he will make a showing in the convention
among the leaders. The worst handicap
to the Lord candidacy is the fact that
his friends outside the first district are
largely-members of the legislature who
are seeking re-election. They are for
Lord because they like and appreciate
him, but their own interests come first,
and being candidates themselves they are
not in a position to do the. most effective
work for some one else. The most they
can do is to sound Lord's praises to their
friends, and work up a sentiment which
will blossom into votes at. the convention.
Th^,t is the policy of the Lord campaign,
to create favorable sentiment rather than
to form an organization The Lord men
in Hennepin, who are ..numerous among
leading noUtioians, have done little or
^nothing to organize in his interests
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SWAN B. MOLANDER.
*w tfftf rvvv o ctvirv t,tt
Ramsey and Kanabec counties both
claim one. of the candidates for secretary
of state, whose recent announcement
complicated the interesting free-for-all
race for that position. Swan Molan
der whose early political life was in the
village, of Mora, Is now an attorney in
St. Paul. As stumpage clerk during the
Dunn administration of the auditor's
office he acquired familiarity with the
land business, which is his special line
He took a prominent part In the defense
of his former chief during the 1904 cam
paign. Six years ago h was one of
Peter Hanson's competitors for the
office of secretary of tate, to whlch^ he
again aspires.
Swan Molander wa& born In Starby,
Sweden, In 1856, and came to America
in 1869, settling first In Stillwater, where
he was married in 1876 He moved to
Mora in 1883, where he held various town
and school offices In 1885 he was elected
county auditor, and served'in that capac
ity eight consecutive years In 1893 he
was engrossing clerk pf the house, and on
the death of hi successor in the*county
auditor's office, was elected to fill- the
vacancy. was edkor. of the Mora
Tlmel for two years He served as
chairman of the' republican county com
mittee, member of the legislative and
congressional committee. Mr. Molander
was clerk in the office of the state audi
tor from 1895 to 1902. inclusive, and dur
ingr that time took a course in the St.
Paul College of Law, finishing the course
and being admitted to the bar of the
state and United States courts. He Is
now In the firm of Godfrey & Molander.
Judge Lochren Is not sure that hef will
take advantage of h4s opportunity to re
tire- on full pay May 20, at the comple
tion of ten years' service*, and it Is just
possible that the plans for filling his place
on the bench will have to wait a while
His health has Improved during the win
ter, and he now says that ff he feels able
to continue work he will not, retire, as he
would rather work than He Idle. The
question of his successor is now formally
before President Roosevelt. Washington
dispatches' say that. Frank B. Kellogg
made a call the other day in the interests
of M. D. Purdy.
The report slating W. W. Rich for suc-^
cessor to Simon Mtchelet at the White*
Earth agency seepis premature Another
story from Washington says that Sena
tor Clapp has Indorsed Representative B.
S. Bennett of Fosston, who Is urged for
the place by Congressman Steenerson
Bennett was a strong Clapp man in the
legislature. i
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A. M. Greeleyr editor of the Big Fork
Compass, and an official in the last
house, is out with a stirring editorial
calling for a new dealjn state politics,
and says the campalgm watchword thjs
year should be- "Less polities and mote
peopleless drainage of the natural re
sources of the sjtate, and more Of its de
velopment." He Says the politicians
should save their energies and let the
people select a business man for govern
or, who will .carry out such a pollc^. It
Is not surprising that such a line of argu
ment should lead him a speak favorably
of A. L. Cole of Walker as a prospective
candidate. T^hat Is Just the sort of thing
Cole, has stood for in the legislature,
James A. Martin has not taken kindly
to the notion of running: him for the sen
ate to succeed Ripley B. Brower in the
St. Cloud-Bedton county district. The
republicans are talking A. E
Frita of St qiqud for the-about nomination.
The Bemidji Pioneer, which was a
strong Dunn supporter, Is in, favor of an
ear# state convention, *and is also In fa
vor of Block -for governor. Jt opposed*
to ja^Iong pre-convention contest because
of^he soljendss ^that is certain to develop.
The St. Cloud Journal-Ftasf., wants to
knowv
what Julius Bldck sfandsr for, and'
why he should be nominated for governor.
Julius hasn't said 4 word so far, but
when he speaks for himself he 'will no
doubt clear up any doubts that may ox
ist as to his, posltjon.
\f HCharles B. Cheney.
fcfc\ AMUBEMBHTfi^y &>
UniquePolite Vaudeville.
Starting well and improving steadily
as it goes along, this week's bllj at the
Unique is godd for an hour and a half
of genuine amusement and as many
laughs as the spectator cares to part
with. All of the acts are good and a few
are unusual.
Al Christal, "Singist, talkist and pa
per tearist," does some remarkable
stunts wltM his rolls of paper and sharp
thumbnail His songs are as humorous
as their music is melancholy. Seymour
and May, with Kitty, their leaping gray
hound, put on a good act, which would be
better were it shorter. The Gillette sis
ters make a frisky pair of pickaninnies,
and their "Study in Black" is artistic as
well as entertaining
Novelties are rare in present day
vaudeville, but Herbert, "The Frpgman,"
has one. Aided by a remarkabty perfect
bullfrog make-up ^nd
March "13, 1906" H**
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Lyceum-"Kathleen Mavourneen."
world old but ever nawf story in'an
Ir4flh dress, "Kathleen MavotlrneenV has
stood the test of the years. As told by
the Ralph Stuart stock company this
week it is imbued with all the pleasing
lopal color and dainty imagery that have
made the play Justly popular. It breathps
an idyllic charm that softens and makes
one unmindful of the loose construction
and the apparent impossibilities of the
plot. There Is also the garnishing of
Irish wit that helps much to make the
filtering, acceptable to the theatrical
taste.
The story df Kathleen, the Irish peas
ant girl, with leanings ladyward, accept
ing her light-hearted peasant lover after
dreaming out the horrible results of her
considered marriage with the 'squire, is
too well knoWn to need recapitulation.
One of the most pleasing features of
the performance is Laura E. Lang, who,
seen for the first time here -in a leading
part, plays the title role with spirit, in
telligence and finished artistic skill.
Mr Stuart plays Terrence O'More, the
faithful lover, with his usual dash and
finish. His singing of Kathleen Mavour
neen is remarkably- unlike Chauncey
Olcott's, but then music is not Mr
Stuart's forte, and he smilingly ad
mits it.
Ralph Stuart, 3v.\ plays a minor part
wi th a keen sense of. humor Others of
the company are Batl&Tactorlly cast, and
William Russell, the Minnehaha bee man,
furnishes interest and color by appear
ing in Scotch costume -with his bagpipes
and playing for a picturesque dance.
M. B. H.
tJ
effective lighting,
his contortions and antics aije bizarre to
the last degree and well worth seeing.
Dawson and Whitfield demonstrate that
novelty is not essential to success on the
variety boards Their act is built along
orthodox "singing and talking" lines, but
they themselves make it undeniably
funny.
Herman La Fleur does the illustrated
song, and the motion pictures show a
thrilling moose hunt in Canada.
Foyer Chat.
There are over 100 persons concerned
In the uroduction of "Babes in Toyland,"
which comes to the Metropolitan opera
house on Thursday, March 15, a major
ity of them being girls, Julian Mitchell,
stage director of the 'organization, Is
well known as a connoisseur in the selec
tion of a chorus, his long experience at
fhe. "Weber & Fields Music hall having
made him an expert In this direction.
Among the principal members of the or
ganization who are to be seen In the
leading parts are Ignaclo Martlnettl,
Katherlne Bell, Albertlne Bensen, Gene
Luneska, Maud Campbell, Katherlne
Murray, Ida Ward, Gus Plxley, Walter
Schiode, John F. Ward,1
Edward P. Sul
livan, Robert Burns and James Wilson.
"Checkera" will make its second visit
to Minneapolis next Sunday for an en
gagement of four nights and Wednesday
matinee at the Metropolitan. This excel
lent character comedy, which Is now play
ing Its third season, will be presented by
practically the original company, the only
Important exception being that Hans
Robert will play the title role.
The seat sale for~the engagement of
"The Lion! and the Mouse" at the Met
ropolitan will begin next Monday morn
ing "The *JMon and the Mouse," by
Charles Klein, author of "The Music
Master,") has proved to be one of the
solid successes of the current season
The cast will include. Arthur Byron, Mar
garet Illington, Grace Thorne, Joseph
Kllgour, George Parsons, A S Llpman,
Edith Shayne, W. Burton. Lillian Dix,
Edward See, Florence Gerald and Flora
Juliet Bowley.
Yorke and Adams, the inimitable diav
leot comedians, are presenting one of the
best musical entertainments of the sea
son at the Bijou, and have made a de
cided hit with patrons of that playhouse
The many musical numbers and special
ties Introduced are entirely compatible
to the performance, and the action and
"go" of the piece la at all times rapid
and artistic. A popular-priced matinee
Will be given tomorrow at 2.30.
Next week's attraction at the Bijou in
the person of the popular comedian, Nat
Wills, and his big company In the
laughable musical travesty, "Tha Duke
of Duluth," which has recently closed a
successful run at the Majestic theater,
N ew York, will undoubtedly prove -a.
Strong drawing card. Mr. Wills has al
ready established himself as a favorite
here, and has a large local, following.
Known for two decades as "The
Mareh King," Sousa's growing and last
ing pooularity have earned him a new
title, "Master of the Heart." In other
words, he Is Intensely human In his
music, and knows as few others the value
of rhythm, vibration and motion, as coun
terparts of the heart throbs and pulse
beats. Attendance upon a Sousa concert
means mental and emotional exhilaration.
Sousa and his band will appear at the
Auditorium next Monday for the first
time in two years, giving a matinee and
evening performance.
Mary Dupont and company, who are
cleverly presenting the one-act comedy,
"Left at the. Ppst," at the Orpheum the
ater this *eek are also introduolng to
the local public a sketch writer whose
first effort gives promise of a career that
Will out-Cressy Cressy^ John Cope the
author of the. sketch, 6 the brother of
Mary Norman, the talented society cari
caturist, who was so popular with the Or
pheum clientele last season, and Is, him
self an actor in leading roles. The sketch
is original both In ideas and development
and. being In capable hands, makes one
of the several hits of the current bill.
Watson, Hutchlns, Edwards and Com
pany in "The Vaudeville Exchange"
Sydney Dean] and company, ,*in "Christ
mas on Blackwell's Island" Bruno and
Russel, and the musical Clown, Ferry
Corwey, add to the plentiful comedy on
The famous Agoust family, the great
est ensemble jugglers In .the world, will
head the bill at the Orpheum next week,
presenting Jheir origlhal act,
Supper, at 'Maxim's."
cle, was the offering 6f the English
Grand Opera company at the Metropoli
tan ppeta house last evening, and in
spite of the limitations of stage space,
will not soon be forgotten by he au
dience which completely nlred the
house. A of "La Boheme," so this is
the first production in America of this
music drama in English, and while it
may seem a bit incongruous to those
who have enjoyed the Bayreuth per
formances to hear-the opera in English,
yet it was splendidly giv en and thoro
ly appreciated.
There is nothing of the sumptuous
and the artificial in the scenery sur
rounding the locale of the legend. The
\opening scene is that of Hunding's cot
tage built of logs, thru which rises the
trunk and branches of a migh ty ash
tree, and the first half of the act is sung
in semi-darkness, which later is dissi
pated by the brilliant moonlight that
streams thru the branches and the open
door. The second scene is laid in a
rocky pass which is magnificently con
ceived and painted, with the snow
stretches of the rising mountains in the
distance. The third scene shows the
Valkyrie's rock, the stage forming a
half cave or natural amphitheater.
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^Th Valkyrie^ Delight* .y,
Lovers of Grand Opera
"The Valkyrie," like a number of
the later usic-dramas and operas, has
little use for the chorus, and only in the
closing scene, where the Valkyrie maid
ens assemble, is there even a 'hint of
choral work. On the contrary, the prin
cipals are eonstantVy on the stage, and
carry the thread of the narrative from
the beginning to the end. Strange tool
for a Waffner production there are but
three male characters in the play, Wo
tan, one of the gods Siegmund his son
and twin brother to Sieglinda and
Hunding, husband of Sieglinda.
Of the performance itself none but
words of the highest commendation are
meet. The orchestration, of course, is
wonderful and was played under the
baton of Elliott Schenck as it deserved
tp be played, and preserving the tradi
tions of the "ring." The "Valkyrie
motif "was ever present with its wierd
cry, and the magic fire music was sim
ply exquisite.
Where the entire cast was so uni
formly excellent, it is not right to sin
gle out one or wo for special commen
dation. Miss Gertrude Rennyson sang
the role of Sieglinda, and did it beau
tifully. Gifted with the personal
charms so necessary to the part, and
possessing a voice thoroly adequate,
she won an added triumph by her act
ing and her singing. Miss Eita New
man as Brunnhilde was equally hap
pily cast. She won a deserved recall
after her singing of the "Valkyrie's
cry at the beginning of the second
act. I ,was a spirited rendition, and
sung with a voice
"The Valkyrie," Kicnard Wagner's the landgravef enter*, recognize hint and
wiord mvthological legend, and one of
the componentjmrts of the "Ring" cy-
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clear and true and
splendidly handled. Her entire per
formance* was most praiseworthy. Miss
Margaret Crawford made her first ap
pearance here as Fricka, the wife of
Wotan. Her voice is a rich and ef
fective contralto, and she created a
favorable impression.
Of the men in the cast honors were
divided betwe en Francis Maclennan,
tenor, who took the role of Siegmund,
and Ottley Cranston, who sang the
role of Wotan. Mr. Maclennan began
in a rather unsatisfactory manner, but
warmed to his task in a grateful man
ner, closing his love song in the first
act with a burst of dramatic power
that demonstrated Jiis abilities. Mr.
Cranston maintained a high standard
thruoutpsinging^ the Wotan music,"
which requires a basso of extended
compass, with dignity and power. His
Voice is remarkably good both in the
upper and lower registers. The Hun
ding Joseph Parsons was sung with
out dramatic power, altho with ade
quate voice. Jndeed, his singing-might
as well ha ve been ballad music for all
xta dramatic force.
The chorus of Valkyries in the third
act was magnificently sung by Misses
Davi s, White, Holmes, Van der Vort,
Petre, Estelle Davis, Fitzgerald and
Harrington. The stage management
was excellent, especially in the fire
scene and the closing tableau after the
third act, and there/were several cur
tain calls after the close of each act.
Howard Boardman.
STORIES O THE OPERAS
"Rigoletto"Tuesday Evening.
The plot of "Kigoletto" is founded
on the intrigues or the Duke of Man
tua, in which he is aided by Rigoletto,
his jester. In the first act Eigoletto,
by his unscrupulous conduct, has made
many enemies and among them the
Count Monterono, who, on coming- to
the duke to demand the restoration of
his daughter, is met by the jester with
laughter and derision. The count
curses Rigoletto, who is stricken with
terror. Rigoletto has a daughter who
is kept in strict seclusion, but the
duke has seen her, unknown to the
jester, and fallen in love with her.
Count Ceprano, whose wife the duke
has favored, learns that the girl is
in some way connected with the hated
jester, lays a plan for carrying off the
young girl and so arranges it that Rigo
letto is made to believe that it is.
Ceprano's wife he is helping the du^e 's
men to steal away.
I act II, when Rigoletto learns that
it is his own daughter he had%abducted,
and that she is in the hands of the
duke, he becomes almost mad and
forces himself into her presence and
swears vengeance.
In act III, Rigoletto. on fire with
vengeance, determines to murder the
duke and employs to id him Spara
fucile, a bandit. The man's sister,
Maddalena, entices the duke to a lone
ly inn, but becoming fascinated with
him, she begs her brother to spare his
life, and he consents, provided any
one comes to the inn whom he can kill
and show as the murdered duke. Rigo-
JBHO brings daughter to the door
of tBe inn that she may witness the
her hopeless love for him.
then desires her to disguise her
self in man's dress^ and escape
to Verona. But ahe returns alone
to the inn, overhears the plot to
stab her lover, knocks for admittance
and Is stabbed as she enters. Rigolet
to comes at the appointed timfe for the
bo dy of the duke, and Sparafucile
brings out a sack. The .jester is
about to throw, the burden into the
waterwhen to nis surprise he hears
the duke singing. tears open the
sack and falls senseless over-the body
of his daughter.
TannJiauser-Wednesday Matinee.
Tahnhauser, knight and minstrel, has
in an evil hour sought iefttge from the
griefs of earth in the HiU of Venus
(the Hoerselberg, in Thuringia), where,
sirrrounded by^her heathen train, the
goddess is suOTosed to hold her court
amid everlasting revels, destroying the
souls of en who fall into her toils.
The opera opens when Tannhauser,
having dwelt with her a whole year,
has become weary^of monotonous joys,
and in a momentary return of his bet
ter nature, longs for earthly life, with
its mingled pains and pleasures.
implores the goddess to release him,
and, after a protracted struggle, regains
his liberty. The scene now suddenly
changes he finds himself in a valley
-between the'Warburg and the Hoersel
berg, and whilst he is still sunk in a.
prayer of gratitude at being restored
ers everywhere. to fioerty, the minstrel knights, led by
persuade him to rejoin them.
Act I I is the tournament of eeng.
The theme pf the ^contest is to be the
nature and praise of love, and the prize
of- the victor the hand of Elisabeth,
whom Tannhauser loves, and by whom
he is beloved. During the contest Tann
hauser disputes all the other minstrel*'
say, arid, having lovedi profanely, out
rages the assembly by his revelations
of what he conceives to be love. The
minstrels challenge him, and would de
stroy him, but for the sudden interpo
sition of Elisabeth. A train of pil
grims is taki ng its way to Rome Tann
hauser,, who sees too late than an illu
sion had blinded him, despairingly joins
them^ whilst Elisabeth, on whom the
discovery of his nnworthiness has struck
a mortal blow, conjures,bim to repent.
In act III Wolfram, a man of noble
and devoted nature,, who vainly loves
Elisabeth, awaits with her tne return
of the pilgrims. Th ey come, but Tann
hauser is not amongst them Elisabeth
now solemnly consecrates herself to the
Virgin. When she has departed, Tann
hauser enters furtively, in pitiable
plight, 0%. hiB way to re-enter the Hill
of Venus. tells Wolfram of his pil
grimage, of his Self-tormenting remorse,
of his humble appeal to the pope, who.
learning the nature of his sin, declared
it as impossible for him to be absolved
as for the staff he held in his hand
again to put forth fresh leaves. Spurned
and accused by all, nothing is left for
him but to return to the joys he loathes.
Wolfram 's appeals are vain to dissuade
him he invokes the infernal train,
which is becoming dimly visible, when
a chant is heard, followed by the fu
neral procession of Elisabeth, and a
second band of pilgrims appears on the
heights announcing that a miracle has
been wrought.
During the night the staff of the
pope has put forth fresh green leaves,
and he sends into all lands to declare
the Almighty's pardon to the repented
sinner.
FaustWednesday Evening.
The story of Faust is, perhaps, the
best known of all the operas. I the
first act, Faust is seen alone in his
study about to drink from a poisoned
chalice, but he is recalled by firs| one
chorus of happy voices and then an
other until he curses all human pas
sions and calls on Satan to aid him.
Mephistopheles appears and offers him
riches, glory, power, but Faust prefers
youth, and a compact is made by which
Mephistopheles agrees to serve Faust
during life, but
a death the master
becomes tle slave. Faust hesitates and
is shown a vision of Marguerite. En
raptured, .he signs the document, drinks
the cup handed to him, and is trans
formed from old age to youth.
I Act I I Mephistopheles tells the
fortunes of the Siebel, the suitor of
Marguerite, and of Valentine^ her
brother. Valentine takes exception to
the way his sister's name is mentioned,
there is a quarrel, but Mephistopheles
entrenches himself behind a magical bar
rier traced by his sword. The soldiers
present their cross*shaped. sword hilts
and Mephistopheles is compelled to re
treat. returns and is joined by
Faust, who desires to be brought face
to face with Marguerite. She follows
the happy villagers and, encouraged by
Mephistopheles, Faust accosts her but
is gently repulsed.
I Act III, Siebel leaves flowers
Marguerite's garden. Mephistopheles
aids Fau st in placing a casket beside
the blossoms. Marguerite enters and,
passing the flowers by, opens the casket
and tries on the jewels. I the midst
of her childish admiration her neigh
bor, Martha, finds her. Whi le she is.
trying to explain, Mephistopheles and
Faust appear, and Marguerite confesses
she has lost her heart to Faust.
Act IV. finds Marguerite at her spin
ning wheel waiting the return of Faust,
whose long absence she refuses to be
lieve is desertion. Her former com
panious gather outside and jeer at ner
in her misfortune, and Siebel offers to
find Fau st and avenge her wrongs. Mar
guerite seeks comfort in the church, but
at the threshold meets the fiend. She
struggles against his influence and
rushes into the sanctuary. Valentine
comes back from- the war and, learning
the truth, draws his sword against
Faust, who has returned. is mor
tally wounded and dies cursing his sis
ter.
In Act V, as Faust joins in a scene
of revelry, he is reminded of Mar
guerite and, dragging Mephistopheles
with him, forces his way into the prison*
where Marguerite-is asleep. wakens
her and urges her to fly with ninC
Mephistopheles joins in "tne entreaty,
and Marguerite, at sight of the fiend,
calls on heaven to protect her. She sees
in Fau st the murderer of her brother,
and, repulsing him, sinks lifeless to the
floor while the celestial voices proclaim
her "saved."
LENT I S SUSPENDED
Social Minneapolis Forgets* Penitential
Fast to*Enjoy Wagner.
The Lenten quiet was broken last
evening and the Metropolitan theater
bloomed like a great garden. People
who never go to the theater during tho
forty penitential \days, shattered their
plan of self denial to
ft
'Jn
de the
it
allurement of grand opera, but they did
it in a subdued, chastened manner and
whispered apologetically to their
friends,, who whispered back in almost
the same words: "Grand opera is so
much more than a pleasure, and Wag
nerhis music is a service, otherwise,
of course, we would not ha ve come."
I was a representative, rather than
a smart audience, for so many of the
society people are still lingering in the
south or in California that there are not
enough left-**o make a large gathering.
ut the few who are in town were
there, for grand opera is a magnet that
has more than one cause of attraction,
and handsome gowns were much in evi
dence, as they always are on opera
nights.
The musical element was represented
in full, and scattered thru the house
were the musicians from the neighbor
ing towns who had come in almost a
spirit of reverence to listen to the in
terpretation of the great master. High
up, under the roof, were the students,
enthusiastic young men and women, who
had studied "Wagner and knew the mo
tives as th ey did their alphabet, and
many of whom hoped some day to sing
in the operas, perhaps in the "Val
kyrie," for there is no limit to youth
ful ambition.
The opera began early, at 7:30) and
as it was not over until after 11 'clock,
and there were several long intervals
between the acts, people trooped out to
the foyer in Parisian fashion. The
women struggled conscientiously to re
call what Elliott Schenck had told them
at the ^'Valkyrie" lecture Friday, and
the men discussed in a shameless fash
ion the relative merits of Wagner, Vic
tor Herbert and DeKoven.
"The last time I was here." said
a Chamber of Commerce Phillistine,
"was to hear Lew Fields," and there
was a decided trace of envy in his
hearty voice, for it' is not every busy
man who can appreciate the mysticism
of Wagn er and "Valkyrie," had its
first presentation in Minneapolis last
evening,- and the music is not as fa
miliar as "Rigoletto,"*or "Faust," or
"Tannhauser.". In spite Of this, how
ever, there were an unusual number of.
men, men unaccompanied by wives or
sweethearts, but in groups of five or &
here and there thru the housey*