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FARCES AT THE
COLUMBIA ARE
DULL AID SLOW
"Brown's in Town'
for a Week.
JOLLITY AT THE CALIFORNIA
PUMPKIN-COLORED BABIES AT
THE ORPHEUM.
"The Conspirators" Still Crowding
the Grand— One Week More of
"The Musketeers" — Dewey
at the Chutes.
The gilded part of our population is
Bitting bravely through three farces at ;
the Columbia. ;ind making a noble effort
to think that they are funny. Meanwhile
another phase of the population is enjoy
j ing flve times as good specialties at the
] Orpheum and pocketing half the price
that the others spend. ;
Every one of the farces that has been i
presented has had one hit— precisely one. j
"By the Sad Sea Waves" brings a gener- !
ous supply of pretty girls with nice little j
twinkling voices. But, pretty as they are. !
■ they can't carry a farce, and when one
I must, for the rest, listen to wit that is
| not witty and watch business that is not
I new, the evening might be better spent.
What is the trouble? Is New York so
! easily pleased, or do the entertainers
think wo are not worth much effort? :
I Speculate who will. The fact remains
that the farce season at the Columbia Is
now in the sere and yellow leaf, and only
two or three funny things have happened
I in its whole course. There is one more
chance— "Why Smith Left Home"— if
! Smith is as futile as his predecessors,
; then let us conclude that the times are
out of joint.
•'By the Sad Sea Waves" lacks the
rattle-ty-bang that made "Hotel Topsy
Turvy" endurable, and it has not the old
prejudice in its favor that helped "A Milk
White Flag." It is frankly Hat. It does
not make any strenuous effort beyond the
composing of the programme, to be a
joke, and, simple logic, it is not. It is
very, very insipid. Bessie Challenger
I gives promise during the first act of keep
, ing on the safe side of Sis Hopkins and
not overdoing her, much as Sis tempts.
Nonsense! What is the use supposing for
a minute that anybody but Rose Melville
I could steer safely through the song and
dance? Open pops the chance, and In falls
Bessie.
The women of the company can't do
anything but sing, and the men can't do
even that. The plot of the farce is the
least thread that a play was ever strung
upon. But you are expected to laugh.
It may come easier with practice. There
will be almost two weeks more in which
to try. SARAH COMSTOCK.
Tivoli.
Why do people go into such ecstasies
over productions at European the
when they are ablo to witness Just as
■ good and in some Instances even better
performances of grand opera in San Fran
cisco? A ca=e in point was the production
of "L'Africair.e" last evening. For six
rears I attended the court opera at Karls
ruhe, Baden, one of the leading German
theaters, where Felix Mottl, the cele
brated conductor, swings the baton, and
1 can say with full confidence that the
performance of "I.'At'ricaine" at the
Tivoli last evening was superior to
•of the (rorman theater. They had neither
oloists like Salassa, Avedano, Wan
rcll and Anna Lichti P, >r was their
chorus superior to that of the Tivoli.
These are tacts, not fancies. There is
altogether too much Idol worship in this,
oductlons.
BaJassa was strictly in his element as
; Nelusko, the dusky slave. His dramatic
! temperament and his extensive vocal ac
tiad ampie opportunity to
assert themselves. It was a sincere en-
Joyment to follow this well trained vocal
ist in his grand aria during the ship
The savage strides, the diaboli
cal laugh, the Intense action and the bud
llme voice blended Into a stage picture,
1 the force of winch created a thrill in
every attentive listener. Avedano. to'>.
ited his former triumphs as an ef
fectlve heroic tenor In his graphic imper
sonation of Vasco da <",-,;na. Anna LJch
: ter in the role of the African princess
■ gave complete satisfaction, because of her
• •are of execution and delightful lnter-
I pretation. G. S. Wanrell in his doublt role
j of Don I'^dro and the High Priest gave
; further evidence that he is. not only the
• ssor of a One bass voice, but is also
1 a conscientious artist.
ALFRED .mi:tzi;er.
Orpheum.
The bill at the Orpheum this wef>k is
j an exceptionally strong one and last night
every seat was occupied. Among the new
rea Louise Dresser and hf-r two
I pickaninnies established themselves as
I prime favorites. The singing and playing
j of the two young darkies were so good
that the audience would not be sattsfW-d
and they and Miss Dresser were recalled
and again. Hal Merrltt and Miss
•■k in a pantomimic sk<-t<-h, "Lunch
■ i," also created a most favorable
Impression. Merrltt's imitations of sharp
-1 nfng a knife, sawing a piece of wood,
drawing soda water from a fountain and
particularly of the phonograph were re
-1 markably clever. Jack Norworth, the
, singing comedian, was full of jokes and
they took wi 11.
(in virtuoso, charmed the
audience with the intermezzo from "Ca
■ la Rußticana" and 1 1 tions,
and Mile. Lotty In her "poses plastique
w.is as daringly entrancing as ever. The
other holdovers— Laura Burt, Wright
Huntington and company, Mile. Emu's
trkk and musical canines and Walton's
gymnast monkeys— completed the attrac
tions.
California.
"Brown's in Town," the farce at the
I California Theater, is a liberal education
in the art of t'-lling that which is not true.
j The theater was packed again last night
and interest in the domestic troubles of
the fictitious Brown never lagged. The
situations all seemed so natural that one
could not help sympathizing with the
members of the household in which all of
th< desperate lying is done.
Maude Knowlton was warmly greeted.
while Jeeale Mac Hall's flute-like voice
■i her a number of encores. The
fare- has only this week to run and will
apparently attract crowded houses
throughout. _
Grand Opera-House.
The second week oi the production of
Stewari ;m<l Greene's comic opera, "The
Conspirators," opened 1.-jst night in the
Grand Opera House to the usual large and
appreciative audience The performers
were In excellent voice and spirits, and
the good things, notably the maiden's
prayer, the duet in the first act between
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1899,
WERE WEDDED IN A
BOWER OF FLOWERS
ONE of the most Interesting wed
dings of the season took place
last evening at the Bird resi
dence, 1420 Sacramento street,
when Miss Enid Aline Bird was united
in wedlock to Leonard A. Rosenberg.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Mr. Hutsinplllar of the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Smilax and La France roses con
verted the house into a veritable
bower, and shaded lights heightened
the effect. Promptly at S o'clock the
ceromony began. Thp bride wore a
handsome traveling gown of brown
broadcloth, and was as beautiful as a
bride could be. Mrs. Bird wore an
elegant creation of black lace over
silk. Only the relatives were present.
As a whole the affair was kept very
quiet on account of the recent death
of the groom's father, Jacob Rosen
berg, who was one of the most promi
nent wool merchants of this city.
The bride was given away by her
brother, Marshall Bird, who lately
won renown as one of Roosevelt's
solo, the Cacucha dance and Wolfe's
boomerang song were encored.
Alcazar.
"The Three M-asketeers" began the sec
ond week to a large audience at the Al
cazar last evening. The performance
went with perfect smoothness nnd the
principals won a number of recalls.
The Chutes.
Frank Hall, an English lion-tamer, gave
a thrilling performance with Wallace, the
handsome lion from the Zoo at the Chutes
Theater last night. He cowed the big
beast only with the aid of blank car
tridges fired in its face, and the audience
responded with tumultuous applause.
Major Mite gave a new specialty; Adgie
sang "Since Rachel Ran Away With a
Coon" in her den of lions and the rest of
the bill was good. The moving pictures
showing the local candidates were well
received,
Olympia.
The Olympia has a good hill this week
and every net on the programme was well
received last night. Frank Barton is still
prime favorite and Ruth Nelta as big a
hit as ever. The other numbers are pleas
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BULLMAN
ON THREE
WINNERS
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.— Glenolne, in the,
last race, was the only favorite to win at
Aqueduct to-day, the other five poing
down in quick succession. Bullman took
the Jockey honors, winning the last three
events. The followers of O'Connor had a
bad day, as he did not ride a winning
mount.
The fourth race, a handicap at a mile
and a furlong, was the best of the day.
Trillo was made a slight favorite over
Walt Not and Lothario. He made the run
ning up the back stretch and around the
upper turn, with Wait Not close up and
the rest of the field trailing. He went
coming into the stretch, carrying
Wait Not with him, and Bullman, bring
ing Lothario through on the rail, saved
ground and in a hard drive the last six
teenth won by a neck from Trillo, who
was two lengths before Wait Not. Re
sults:
About seven furlongs— Ben Hadad won, L'Al
second, Lady Llndsey third. Time,
Mile nnd a sixteenth, selling— Flax Bplnner
won, Veracious second, Weller third. Time,
Five and a half furlongs, selling— Cupidity
won. Prejudice second, Her Ladyship third.
Time 1 "!■
Mile an<l a furloncr— Lothario won, Trillo
second. Wait Not third. Time. l:6Sg.
B?tve and a half furlongs. Belling— Back Talk
won. Handy second, Corinthian third. Time,
Mile and seventy yard; 1 . -Glenolne won. Chiv
alrous second, I.<uifid"n third. Time. 1:49.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.— The fall meeting of
the Queen City Jockey Club opened at New
port, Ky . to-day, with pleasant weather and
good attendance. The track was heavy, but
fast time wax nrndf. Results-
Six furlones— The Star of Bethlehem won.
Larkspur pecond. Merry Day third. Time, 1:1".
Five and a half furlongs — Caviar won, Etta
second, Charlie O'Brien third. Time, l:0:»!£.
On<^ and a quarter miles, selling — The Bond
man won, Orsic II second. Kodac third. Time,
2-13
. Six furlongs, handicap— John Terkes won,
Donald Bain second. Lord Fairfax third. Time,
1:14%.
One and an eighth mile?, selling— I See
'Em won. Frank McConnell second. Malaise
third. Time, 1:57.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.— Weather clear; track
heavy. Results:
Seven furlongs, Felling— Horseshoe Tobacco
won, David second. Plantain third. Time,
1:31%-
Five furlongs— Florinel II won. Red Cross II
second, Lovable third. Time. I:O3Vi.
Seven furlongs, selling:— Deorinp won, Tobe
Payne second, Princess Murphy third. Time,
1:31%.
One mile — Toppan won, Great Bend second,
B< nn< ill- third. Time. I:4:>H-
One and an eighth miles, celling— Hold Up
won, Ramlet second. Blidad third. Time, 1:59%.
One mile— Jim McCleevy won, Man of Honor
second, Canoce third. Time, 1:45.
For More Sports See Fourth Page.
Rouph Riders. Miss Mabel Rice act
ed na bridfpmald and Arthur Card
nouth ns lit-st man. After the cere
mony tho quests enjoyed a sump
tuous banquet. Both parties to tho
contract are well known In soda] cir
cles in this city and across the !>ay,
ami tliflr friend? will he greatly sur
prised at thp event because of fts un
exjw ctedness. The bride is a grand
daughter of W. W. Theobalds, a pio
neer newspaper man of this State.
She entered the State University with
the class of 1902, and was very prom
inent in musiral circles in Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg will leave
for Boston this morning, and because
the groom has many business Inter
ests there, (list city is to be the place
of their future home.
MUCH GOLD
TO BE WON
IN FUTURITY
Conditions of the Great Cali-
fornia Jockey Club Event
of 1902.
The Oakland Racing: Association yester
day issued the conditions for the great
California Jockey Club Futurity of 1902,
which will undoubtedly prove to be one of
the very richest stake affairs ever con
tested for in this country. Its broad con
ditions will appeal to the breeders of the
thoroughbred in every State In the Union,
and with an estimated value of 150,000 it
will make California the Mecca for all
horsemen ol that year. Eighty-seven
hundred and fifty dollars is added by the
California Jockey Club, the same amount
as added In the Eastern Futurity.
The conditions are herewith given:
By subscription of <10 each, money to accom
pany tlit- entry, for mares covered In 1599. and a
further BUbaciiptlon of $20 eiich for the produce
of such mares by July 15, IWJI, nr such produce
will be struck cut, and a further subscription oi
%?'■> January 1, 1908, or such produce will be
struck out. and a further subscription of $i oby
July 15, 1902, or such produce will be Btruek out.
All starters to pay $2:,ti additional, all of which
shall ko to the second and third bones, us
furth-r provided, '"ailfornla Jockey Club to
a. l-1 eight thousand Beven hundred and fifty
dollars. The second to receive JIOOO of the
added money and two-thirds of the Marting
money, the third J.'f" of the added money and
one-third of the starting money.
The breeders of the winner, of the second
horse and of the third horse, namely, the owner
of the mare at the time of entry, to receive
$2000, 51250 and $DuO of the added money, re-
Bpei lively, whether they be the inrn>r of the
bone when th» race takes place or n<a.
Colts, 118 pounds; fillies and Keldingn 115
pounds. Winners of $25(>0, three pounds; of two
races of $2.*>i:o or one of $4">nn. seven pound! ol
four of $2000, or two of $4500. or one ol ♦9-XiO
twelve pound! extra. The pi mares
or Stallions which have not produced a winner
prior to January 1, lfti», allowed three pounds
of both i mares and stallions), five pounds; not
necessary to claim the said allowance nl the
time of entry. Maidens allowed ten pounds
Mare* may be entered by persons not their
owners, the owner having the prior right If
a mare In this stake drop? h.r foal before the
Ist of January, or if she has a dead, or more
than one foa!. or Is barren, the entry of such
11. are is void, and the subscription will be re
turned. By illiiiK at any time with the Cali
fornia Jockey <"iuh an accepted transfer of the
produce, with Its eii^uKeinents in this stake,
accompanied with receipts for all former pay
ments, the orlplmd subscriber will be released
from any liability as to the engagements of
th»* produce. Should a subscriber or a trans
feree die before the race the entry shall not be
Void, provided It be assumed by th" then owner
of the horse, notice In writing to that effect
being given within three months arter iti li
demise.
To close January 2, 1900. with It. n. Milroy
Becretary,
To be run in the month of December, 1002 at
the <>nklan'l Racecourse, Emeryville, Califor
nia, out of the Futurity chute, about six and
one-half furlongs. Each an.l every part of this
purs.' to be paid in cash.
(There will be no forfeits.)
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DOGS WILL
COURSE FOR
BIG MONEY
The (erms of the Wednesday stake at
Union Park have been changed. All dogs
are eligible except those who have won
first and second places at any of the local
parks within four months, or dogs who
bare won first ln the Wednesday stake
during the same period. Fifty-six Heet
(iof:s are entered for to-morrow's stake.
The race between Motto and Morning
Glory will in all probability produce the
winner of the stake. Both dogs are ex
cellent performers, and the course be
tween them should be interesting. White
Diamond has been sent down from Stock
ton to participate in the running, but
great things are not expected from her.
Handy & Smith's entries are the first
and last dogs in the stake, an unusual oc
currence in coursing. The amount offered
for the Wednesday stake is %.m, a large
sum for midweek coursing. The winner
of the stake will take $HO, the runner-up
MO, the next two $22 50 each, next three
Jl."> each, next seven $8 each and the n c xt
fourteen jr. each.
John Halton, manager of the Union
Coursing Park, returned from the Texas
meeting a f''W days ago and brought back
j. H. Rosseter's Kmin Pasha, the winner
of the Waterloo stake, and Metallic. Mr
Halton ."aid the meeting at Dallas was
given by Irwin & Lyons at a personal ex
pense of $2000; that the people there are
not up to betting, but are being rapidly
educated to the game. Emm Pasha bears
the reputation of being the most popular
do* outside of Ixmdon. In winning the
stake he brought to his owner the sum of
$250. May Queen, Texas bred dogr, was
runner-up in the stake. Following is the
result of last night's drawing:
Midweek Stake, fifty-six entries — Handy &
Pmi'h'B Victor vs. J. McCormlek's (names)
Hare Brane; A. Johnson's Tod Sloan vs. Frank
Adams' (names) White Diamond; Tasha ktn
HURRYING AWAY
TO THE WAR IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Three Regiments to
Go at Once.
ASSIGNED TO TRANSPORTS
♦ — - —
THE FORTY-FIFTH LEAVE ON
THE HANCOCK.
All the Men Have Been Vaccinated
and Now the Inspector Is
Making His Final
Bounds.
♦
There will be no delay in getting the
three regiments now at the. Presidio away
for the Philippines. They have all been
assigned to transports, not by orders as
yet, but their vessels have been decided
upon, and the last of them will sail on
November 6 if nothing happens to change
the programme.
The Forty-fifth, under command of
Colonel John H. Dorst, will win the prize.
i It will be assigned to the transport Han
cock, admitted to be the finest troopship
now in the service. Colonel Dorst's regi
ment is for the time being one of ten
companies, for two of his companies have
been recruited at Vancouver Barracks
and they have been ordered to proceed to
i Manila with the Thirty-ninth Regiment,
to leave from Portland within a week or
ten days. The Hancock will Just take the
ten companies.
The Thirty-eighth will go on the City
of Sydney and the Pathan, both sched
uled to sail November 3. The Forty-sixth,
of ferry-boat fame, will go on the Sen
ator and the Ben More, the Senator to
sail on the 3d and the Ben More on the Ist.
The measles that developed in the Thir
ty-eighth Regiment has grown no worse,
and it is not thought the regiment will be
delayed any on account of It. The first
cases that developed were left behind at
Jefferson Barracks, and those which were
discovered just after the regiment reached
camp were sent at once to the general
hospital, and all who had been in contact
with the cases were isolated.
The Forty-sixth was inspected by the
department Inspector general. Lieutenant
Colonel Maus, yesterday. To-day he will
inspect the Forty-fifth and to-morrow he
will reach the Thirty-eighth. The inspec
tion was a general one, including the ap
pearance of the men, their equipment,
their quarters and the regimental, bat
talion and company papers. The men or
all three regiments have been vaccinated.
In Colonel Dorst of the Forty-fifth Reg
iment the Presidio sees an old friend, for
as a captain in the Fourth Cavalry he
was stationed there for a long time. He
holds now a commission in the regular
cavalry, but since the war he has served
with the volunteers, first as adjutant gen
eral of General Wheeler's cavalry in
Cuba afterward In a similar capacity on
the staffs of other generals, and now as
a colonel of a first-class regiment of in-
This morning the Forty-fourth Regi
ment will get in from Fort Leavenworth,
Kans. It is under command of Colone
, E. J. McClernand.
Captain E. E. Benjamin of the First In
fantry Is at the Presidio looking after
! property which the First left at the Pre
sidio when it left for Cuba in April, IS9S.
One battalion of the regiment has been
ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
where the property sought by Captain
Benjamin will be shipped. The other two
battalions are stationed In the vicinity
of Havana. When the regiment left It
took only Its field equipment, and now
that it has returned to reasonably per
! manent quarters it is going to make It
self comfortable. „ .
Second Lieutenant Joseph C. Brady of
| the Fourth Infantry has been ordered to
I report for temporary duty with the re
cruits at the Presidio pending his assign
j ment to Manila.
ASKS FOR AID.
Work Wanted for More of the
Soldiers Who Fought in
the Islands.
The following appeal to th»» public on ;
behalf of the unemployed veterans of the j
Spanish and the Filipino war has been
ma'ie by those In charge of that branch
of the citizens' committee's work. The
appeal is Bigned by Rabbi Voorsanger.
TO EMPLOYERS.
The employment committee of the late First
ReKiment. California U. B. Volunteer*, ana
California Heavy Artillery, is compelled to
another appeal to the public and em
nloyera generally in behalf of the returned aol
diers \t the present moment more than two
hundred of them are applying for work through
ihia committee, and the chances of success are
only moderate. Besides these applicants almost
one hundred and llftv have been placed In use
ful and profitable positions. The committee is
confident that there Will be little trouble in
finding suitable employment tor ail applicants
if it could defend on the active co-operation of
employers. Many of the unemployed are skilled
artisans, many others are unskilled; all of
them keenly feel their position, and would most
thankfully take any employment so as to be
self-supporting and return to the ranks of self
respecting and respected citizenship. The com
mittee respectfully rt-aucFts an early response
to this appeal. For the committee.
JACOB VuOHSANGF.It. Chairman.
nels- Randi m Aln. vs. Aeneld kennels' Pre
tender I Jones' Oallvant vs. E<l Wilsons
(names') Magnesia; John Watktns' <namea>
Beauty vs. Curtis ft Son's Commodore; F.C.
Mack'a Delia M vs. N. B, Cavenaugh b The
Earl; A. Johnson's Bald Eagle vs. J. Hurleys
Star "■' Cuba: Sterl & KnowUs 1 Frosty Morn
Vs. Berl \'- - Black Knight; W. Uowst's
va. Pasha kennels May
Hematead; F. A. McComb's Motto vs. J. J.
Edmonds* Morning Glory; E. N. kellogg r Lady
, ; in, ur vi J >lm ]\rrrlgan's Light Foot; J.
1,, iden's Scottish fhtef vs. Aeneld kennels"
\thpna; J. Collins 1 (names) Matchless vs. D. J.
Hea'.ya Maggie M; J. H. Perigo's Relle Seward
vs I Jones' Moonlight; J. H. Perigo's Lady
Davenport vs. J- H. Perfgo'a Pretty Girt: W.
L Trade's (names) Wancierlr.K Tom vs. W. H.
i.' r ,r, Revolver; Curtis & Son's Vanity Fair vs.
I Begßewon f s White Chief; R Doyle's Wild
Monarch vs. Curtis & Son's McKlnley; Pasha
kennels' Reann«i vs. Al Austin's Firm Foe; J.
H Smith" i Merced vs. F\ A. McComb's Miss
Skyrocket; Pacha kennel's Ready Answer vb D.
Sheehan's (namee) Forgive; B. Haumelster's
War i 'loud vs. W. < 'alms' (names) Imperial.
Aeneld kennels' Aeneas vs. fsus Abercromble's
Irma; George Lahuson's Fireball vs .1. Mur
nane'a Wlldwood; T. Snllrvan's Maid of the
Mill vs. J. H Perigo's Controller; J. McCor
inick's Prlraroae vs. J. F. Hulton's Tic Tao; F.
A McComb's Judge v7allace vs Pasha kennels'
Right Arm: .1. Fitzgerald's Inami's) Peaceful
Glen VS. Handy & Smith's Magic.
P. Boland, candidate for Public Admin
istrator; Democratic nominee. •
In the Divorce Court.
Hortense Boule has been granted a di
vorce from Henry Boule on the ground of
willful neglect. Albprt Matzor has se
cured a divorie from Nellie C. Matzer on
the ground of desertion. William West
was granted a divorce from Joise de Witt
West by Judge Daingerfield yesterday on
the ground of desertion. The defendant
is now with the "Hotel Tnpsy Turvy"
Company, and her husband said that she
deserted him for the reason that she ob
fected to his selection of a position in
another company. The defendant was
granted the custody of a minor child and
was permitted to resume her maiden
name Josie de Witt. Rose Ramond has
sued Joseph- Ramond for a divorce, alleg
ing failure to provide as cause for action.
Captain John T. Smith of the City of
Peking baa Bled a second suit for divorce
again*! his wife, Henrietta J. Smith, de- .
portion being alleged as the cau?e of ac- I
tion.
Chas. A. Low, candidate for Police Judge*
Granted Leave of Absence.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct. 30.—
Professor Melville B. Anderson, head of
the English department, has been gTanted
a leave of absence for the ensuing semes
ter, commencing: January 1. Professor
Arderson will devote his vacation to
travel through Europe. No one will be
appointed to fill his place during his ab
sence.
THE CALLS
HOME STUDY CIRCLE.
DONATELLO, THE FAMOUS SCULPTOR.
Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton.
THE WORLD'S GREAT ARTISTS.
Contributors to this course: Dr. John C. Va'
ingham Jr., Arthur Hoober. Frank Fowler and
IIL DONATELLO.
Among the great masters of the Italian
renaissance the name of Donatello stands
out prominently, for the man's work was
so Individual, so essentially appealing and
artistic and so altogether delightful that
it attracts alike the artist and layman—
the former for its delicious technique and
masterly manipulation, as well as for its
originality; the latter because of Its hu
manity, its realism and its delicacy, of
fering not only the beauty of externals,
but having the inner suggestlveness that
furnishes food for speculation and analy
sis. One little bas-relief by Donatello has
a world-wide reputation and common
plaster of paris replicas of it may be
found In thousands of households where
even the sculptor's name is unknown; but
wherever it is it gives satisfaction and
furnishes possjbly unsuspectedly an ar
tistic gratification which few plastic rep
resentations afford. It is the little "Saint
Cecilia," the profile of a lovely woman,
with a sweet expression; but vith this
simple motive the artist has given a gen
uine masterpiece that has stood the test
of centuries and remains to-day one of
the gems of the world of art.
We speak of the man as Donatello, and
so he Is known to the world. In truth, his
name was Donato di Nlcolo di Betti Bardi,
and he was the son of a wool-comber In
Florence, Italy, where he was born In 1386.
Although the boy could not by hereuity
lay claim to any notions of art, his sub
sequent taste for it may be explained by
the fact that at an early age he was taken
into the house of the noble family of the
GROUP OF DANCING CHILDREN.
Martelli. who had always been patrons
and lovers of art. At any rate, brought
up amirt the artistic surroundings In the
establishment of this cultivated family.
it Is probable that he imbibed good taste
; and a love for the best things. As to his
i masters there is much doubt, and they
i are altogether a matter of speculation.
! He is said to have been a pupil of Bacd
di Lorenzo and to have studied with the
father of the famous Ghiberti. but of this
there is no proof. It is certain that ho
assisted the great Ghiberti in casting tne
i marvelous bronze gates for the Baptistry
[ in Florence and that he was an intimate
j of Filippo Brunellesco, who, though some
| ten years older that Donatello, found the
■ latter companionable.
It was to this man Brunellesco that Don
atello brought one of his first efforts, a
crucifix carved in wood, which did not
meet with approval, for the older man
remarked that the lad had crucified a eon
tadino—the Italian for countryman or
peasant— meaning that he had missed en
tirely the significance of the figure of
Christ. At this Donatello was enraged
and in a fit of boyish anger advised Bru
nellesco to go and do better. This Bru
nellesco was able to do and. having fin
ished a similar subject, he invited Dona
tello to come and see it. The boy stopped
on his way from market, his hands full
of supplies, and at a sight of the master
piece he was overcome with emotion, let
ting drop his eggs nnd choose. Looking
at the exquisite work he exclaimed: "To
thee it is given to sculpture a Christ; I
can only rrake peasants." However, with
I this man Donatello made a pilgrimage to
Rome and profited by his comradeship.
On his return to Florence, in 1405, he en
tered the crowded studio of Ghiberti, do
ing much independent work, and for seven
or eight years he devoted himself to mak-
I ing large statues, many of which nave
i achieved world-wide fame. He did his fa
mous "David" for the Duomo, or Cathe
dral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the author
ities of which gave him many commis
sions, which included a "Daniel," a
"Joshua" and an old man. He did like
wise a "St. John Evangelist" for the fa
cade, and he collaborated with Brunel
lesco on a statue of marble covered with
gilded lead. The guilds of Florence at
this time were great patrons of art. and
each strove to outdo the other in patri
otic gifts to the city, employing the first
artists in the work. The Guild of Armor
ers commissioned Donatello to make a
ers commissioned uonaieno u> inan.e a
statue for the Church of Or San Miehele.
His work was the famous "Saint George,"
and in this he succeeded to a remarkable
degree in combining nobility of form,
youth, simplicity, proportion and richni as
of decoration. The statue stands to-day as
the accepted type of the church militant.
There followed the well-known marble
"David." a delicate figure that is a mar
velous conception of power in apparent
I weakness.
Donatello did much work for the cathe
dral and the Campanile, and executed
many private commissions for various im
portant pat»ons, including a marble lion
for the staircase of the Pope's house in
Santa Maria Novella. After this he exe
cuted an important scries of tombs, be
ginning with that of Pope John XXI II, In
the Baptistry in Florence, a serious de
sign, partly in bronze and partly in mar
ble. In 1-128 he was employed by Cosimo
and Lorenzo de Medici to erect a sepul
chral monument for their father and
mother in the sacristy of San Lorenzo,
and Aragazzi, secretary to Pope Martin
V, ordered a tomb for himself, which is
said to have been a masterpiece , although
now it is dismembered and dispersed
about the church. He went to Rome for
the second time in 1433, and did very much
work there, including a statue of "St.
John the Baptist" for S. Giovanni in La
terano, a bust for the Church of S. Maria
1 Dyke, Dr. Russell Sturgis, Dr. A. L. Froth
others.
Maggiore and a tabernacle of the sacra
ment in S. Pietro.
On his return to Florence he began his
reliefs for the singing gallery over the
sacristy in the cathedral, and these are
among his most famous productions, as
well as among the most popular. Lucca
della Robbia had the commission for
similar work for the organ gallery. Each
is a gem in its way. In that by Donatello
there are singing men and women, groups
of laughing, dancing cherubs, beautifully
modeled and conceived. A famous work
is a bronze group of "Judith and Holo
fernes" in the L,oggia de Lanzi. Presently
the sculptor went to Padua, where ho did
a great deal of work, among other things
a crucifix, this time worth the while, and,
as may be imagined, a decided improve
ment on his youthful attempt. While still
in Padua he made a large equestrian
statue of the famous general of the
Venetian army, Erasmus Narnl, better
known as Gattamelata. This is said to
have been the first equestrian statue since
the time of the Romans. He also carved
many wooden statues, generally for
churches.
So the man worked on, achieving suc
cess after success, leaving in almost
everything he touched the mark of his
great genius, but all through his career
neither adulation nor success had the
slightest effect on his character. To the
end of his long life of eighty years he re
mained simple, natural and unaffected. It
is said that he was not only loved by all
who knew him, but that he never lost a
friend. The great Cosimo de Medici was
not only his patron, he was his warm
BY DONATELLO.
friend, but, though he enjoyed an inti
macy with the sculptor, he never suc
ceeded in making him a fashionable after
the manner of the set with which the rich
man mingled. Once, thinking that Dona
tello did not dress as handsomely as he
ought. Cosimo sent him as a present a
rich scarlet cloak, a cap and a doublet.
Donatello wore this finery but once, and
then he returned the gorgeous raiment,
Baying that it made him very uncomfort
able.
On the death of Cosimo he recommended
the sculptor to the keeping of his son,
who gave the great artist a country
house at Caffagiuolo. For a while Dona
tello was delighted at being a landed
proprietor, but in the end, after a year's
ownership, he begged to be relieved of the
burden and responsibility of the property.
Pietro de Medici made him happy by giv
ing him a settled pension, and from that
time he lived simply in a modest house
with his mother and widowed sister, for
he never married. He was a bohemlan
in the best sense of the word, enjoying
the companionship of his brother artists
and the mild joys of his home life.
On December 13, 144fi, after having been
a long time paralysed, ho died in his own
house, and was buried in San Lorenzo,
where Cosimo already had prepared for
him a sepulcher. Donatello had many
pupils, some of whom occupied important
positions in the history of Italian sculp
ture. Among them may be mentioned
Bertoldo <li Giovanni, Nanni di Antonio
di Banco, Vallano da Padua. Desiderio da
Settignano and Miehelozzo Miehelozzi.
Some of these imitated the master to a
surprising degree, but none of them
reached his excellence. There is an in
effable charm about all the work of Don
atello that is difficult to describe, but
which Is instantly realized, and by the
power of his Individuality, the exquisite
delicacy of his technique and the spirit
uality of hi< Idealizations, he must b^
counted among the very foremost of the
sculptors of all times. Scarcely a painter
or a sculptor since his day has been un
influenced at some time or other by his
work, for there are those qualities of sin
cerity, delicacy or simplicity that have
attracted the artistic miml and held it
with absorbing interest. Above all, there
is the wonderful quality of distinction in
everything that Donatello did.
New York City.
COUBSES OF INSTRUCTION.
Autumn-Winter Term, 1899-1900.
Mondays and Thursdays: Popular
Studies in Shakespeare.
Tuesdays: The World's Great Ar
tists.
Wednesdays: Desk Studies for
Girls and Shop and Trade Studies for
Boys.
Fridays: Great American States
men.
Saturdays: Home Science and
Household Economy.
These courses will continue until
February 15, 1900. Examinations
will be held at their close as a basis
for the granting of certificates.
Arrested for Burglary.
George Burke, a young man who claims
to bo a farmer, was arrested last night
by Detectives Dillon and Ryan and
charged at the City Prison with burglary.
It is alleged that Burke entered the stable
of Pajson & Co.. 2887 Twenty-first street,
and stole a set of harness.
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