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18 & o N “The Gay Lord Quex” Mr. Pinero has l been accused of writing an immoral | play. That is hardly fair, for things | gar are not always things immoral, | 4. the objectionable touches in Quex | gar rather than immoral. There | hing in the play as ‘mmoral as the a! scene in “Siegfried,” against which 1| e not heard, or seen in print, a alngle] t defending Mr. Pinero’s lapses | te; T regret them as much as any nsider them blemishes upon his | fame » dramatist. But this can- | ind me to the brilllant qualities of | s a plece of writing or persuade | t the work as & whole is immoral. if one i= hunting for a moral, several to be found in this play. | 7 be stated seriatim as follows: | One. That a bad man (Quex) reGeemed by his love for 2 good | This affirmative propo- | ¥ intended by the aul one and o Quex Infeed, stand in contrast with the negative | Y tion which he maintained in ““The Second Mre. Tanqueray,” namely, that a bad woman cennot be redeemed by her e for a good man. ral Two. That a gentleman (Quex) hesitate to lie in order to ation of (the Duch In his y “Denise,” maintained this same the- ing it with the (to him) le proposition that a | r hesitate to tell the xpense of her reputa- 1 might expect from | e La”! That a white man (Sir | »ster Frayne) who resides for some | mong & primitive people (the West { ¥e of derneath a lot of whisky bad for biliously inclined is | honorable Five. That no ain Bastling), having plighted | e pretty girl (Muriel), will sther (Sophy). If he does, likely to lose both, and serve him | Moral Six. Palmistry is charlatanism | i a “professor” thereof (Valma) is in | ger of some day finding himself “in ce court, alongside a poor old wo- ose hand has been crossed with down an area” (act ID. That an engaged couple for if they do, one of th. vith the best in- | ~ome involved in hall lead to an ab- comic or abruptly tragic termina- | of the aforesaid engagement. Moral Eight. That (to use Dumas’ phrase) to say good-by for the last time s (the Duchess of Strood, bad policy that leads to dan- equences. e. That women who say they ike “Les Aventures de Ma- | for their “style” are frauds. | sunterpart to Moral Four). | = 1 Every young isdy (Muriel) who puts her | flance (Quex) upon probation is herself Spcn probation. She must no more fiirt | Morals « « & In The IMMORAL LORDQUEX || By L. Du Pont Syle. Ed o with gallant captains than must he with duchesses. Moral Eleven. That the well-intentioned action of the jgnorant often does more barm then the evil-intentioned actlon of the educated. This sociological paradox 1= maintatned by philcsophers who differ as widely as do Matthew Arnold and Her- bert Spencer, and of this paradox Sophy Fullgarney, in Mr. Pinero's play, is a striking illustration. Moral Twelve. have anything to pardon, pardon quickly. Slow forgiveness is little better than no forgiveness.” What could be better? $5.0 1% When the play came out in England some Bishop tock Mr. Pinero severely to task. Surely his lordship cannot have read the play; had he done so he must have discovered, even on a first reading, all the morals which I have pointed out and a closer study would have revealed to him more. o . A friend for whose judgment I have much respect maintains that in the per- son of Muriel Eden Mr. Pinero intended to s i | portray a truly lovelv woman, an ideal | heroine, but that he has falled in his at- “mpt, being unable to conceive even the cliest woman as capable of resisting the temptation to have two strings to her bow. But did he attempt to make Muriel ! an ideal heroine any more than did Mr. Ford attempt to make Janice Meredith? Does he not rather intend a subtle satire | upon his hero, Quex, who thinks that he is golng to marry an angel but who | really gets only a girl prevented by the | merest accident from running off with another man? . . As a piece of dramatic construction Mr. | Pinero’s play is almost perfect. In this respect there is no English-speaking writer who holds even a good second place to him. Every character has a meanmng and an appropriate place in the action; every incident is properly motivated. Take, for instance, the strong love scene between Valma and Sophy, with which play opens. Such a scene in such a place is a daring experiment, for it would seem as if it must lead to an anti-climax. Yet that scene is planned with direct reference to the last sceme of the third act, the climatic scene of the play. Without the one the other would lose haif its force. Had we nol been shown that Valma and Sophy are honestly and deep- lv in love with each other, had we not been warned of Valma's jealous disposi- tion, we could not fully realize Sophy’s anguish when she finds that she bhas placed herself in a vosition where sho must sacrifice her lover to save her friend. 3 I understand that Mr. Frohman has promised to send us this play with other new plays next summer. He must send us some very good actors at the same or the seeing thereof will be less urable than the reading thereof in . Russell’s beautiful edition. Quex is an extremely difficult part to act. There are not more than three or four men in the United Btates—among them Mr. Mans- | field and Mr. Miller—who could do it ad- equately. (which must be innate in the imperson- ator, and of commonness (assumed from a close study of the English girl of the people). A REGIMENTAL “STONE FENCE.” Sophy Fullgarney, too, a bour- | Eeols tragedy-queen, requires in’the act- | ress & rare combination of refinement | That “In this life, 1f you | | | | Do not ever think that this story is part| “My bugler drinks for me” sald the | of the official war record of the United es Government. It is not. But if you | the quaint town of Olney, this State, ance to meet Colonel John Lynch, | ne of Grierson's old men, and one-time ander of the Sixth Illinois Cavalry, him confirm the matter. He ps with more detalls than nel h is a good man, drinker, a rugged ploneer of Illinois. ent, once upon a time, ts: pon record as having the most complete and satisfactory ver befell 1200 fighting men. giment of fathers, sons, cous- hbors, ragged in its formation early days of the Civil War, h thought of at the start by the pride-swollen infentry. But hard fighting, & and hard discipline took the t of & manners, gave it sym- 1 backbone—a combination not forgotten by any man in the dash of “Boots and Sad-| Ce ere came a time in the history of the savs a writer in the Chicago Times- | sen serving with Thomas at and being somewhat worried d his antics it was ordered to tain district of Tennessee | T the saddle horses’ it d. Horses must be had, and the Bixth wer frer, led by its colonel and a bugler who ha r in the Austrian army, @ 4 not only give all the Union trump calls but also those of the armies of Con- mou scate @ tinental Burope, The regiment was not | made up of drinking men. Perhaps there | was a man here and there who liked his | * after & wet tramp or other dis-| sgreeable duties, but generally speaking | ixth was & clean command, most | wroetully ignorant of the seductiveness as | well as viclousness of “‘stone fence.” This same “stone fence” is a Southern drink— & high wall of fermentation—over which no man ever climbed. It is found in the fllicit stilis of the mountaine, in barrels | k of the docrs of domiciles in the Cum- | A range. It is served in tin ladles 1he berla or gourds, cr sipped from fat-necked bot- ties, aforesaid necks emitting rich, deep gurgles as the “fence” moves its position from the bottle’s interfor to that of a| throat. The way of the Sixth led It into & re- gion of stifls from which the lanky pro- | prietors had been driven by the terrors of war. They left behind them much un- consumed “stone fence,” which the Sixth chanced to find, and as a matter of fact cheerfully imbibed of. It was so smooth to the throat =o tantalizing when permit ted to slip ile ofl over the palate, so com- | forting when it reached the stomach, that the Sixth tasted and drank and tasted ®gain and gathered in the horses. A rain was falling that turned to glare ice upon the mountain slopes, over which the regi- ment was advancing. The men were drenched to the skin. The “fence” threw off the chill, and, being unaccustomed to its wiliness and unwitting of its final deadly effect, the men took more and wondered if angele had led them to this retreat of liquid sweetness. But be 1t un- | derstood thet while you may, even as a novice, drink copiously of the stuff, there comes a moment when paralysis seizes the brain and the limbs. You fall in your tracks as if shot down. You are oblivious to all swroundings or conditions. You are practically cocained, with enough suf- fering ahead of you when you come to to keep you forever free from future trifiing with the liguor. The Sixth to a man was mear the end of its labors, out in the wilds, when it regimentally collapsed. That'is, it Jay down in the rain and stayed down. ’ . . - colonel, and the little bugler drank. “Call my men,” said the colonel. The bugler blindly made his way out-| doors and placed his bugle to his lips. He | sounded every call he had ever learned— the Austrian, the German, the French, the Russian and the American calls. The regiment heard as if from a far, far dis- tance. The regiment wished to obey, but couid not. In those days it was the fash- jon with cavalrymen to wear abnormally long hair. The Sixth had lain down, sur- rendered to the “fence,” outspread. fallen, and then the chill had frozen the hair to the ground. Tt was quite evident if the Bixth was to get free it would either have to be chopped out or wait for a thaw. The walting was impossible, so the chopping began, and finally a part of the regiment mgnaged to reach the col- onel's headquarters. Now, a colonel can punish one man for bibulousness, or two, or half a dozen, but to punish twelve hun- dred, that were too much for the doughti- est colonel that ever lived. Colonel Lynch wisely chose the course of getting his men into fair physical condition as soon as pos- sible and then made his way back to Thomas. The regiment passed through | the war with an untarnished reputation, returned to Illinols, ‘dissolved and fits members became geod citizens. o ? 2y But they still tell the story down in the mountain ranges near Nashville of “how a hull regiment of Yanks come up hyar, | an’ I'm blamed if they didn’t take just a sup of stuff an’ then they just curled up like a dead huntin’ dog, and had to have themselves cut out o' the blamed ice 'fore they could git hum agin. A Yank can't likker.” % —_— A Challenge Out. A great challenge will take place ‘Wednesday, the 2d. . PERSONAL MENTION. Sheriff A. C. Busch of Downieville is at the Russ. Lieutenant G. Hayes of London is at the Palace. T. H. Belvage, an attorney of Eureks, is at the Grand with his wife. A. SBatter, a coffee planter of Glufto-, mala, is registered at the California, Mrs. T. E. Crouse, owner of a large ho- | tel at Honolulu, 1s at the California. James A. Chanslor and C. A. Canfield, extensive oll producers at Los Angeles, are at the Palace. S. P. Cushing, president of the Mount Tamalpals Scenic Raflroad, is spending a few days at the California. James Carruthers and J. E. Carruthers, ‘prominent Toronto horsemen, arrived in “this city yesterday and are registered at the Palace. Timothy Mee, traveling agent for the Rlo Grande Western, left last evening for Paterson, N. J., to- visit old- time acquaintances. Mr. Mece has not been East since he came Years ago. R. W. Baxter, superintendent of the Union Pacific, arrived from Omaha yes- terday in a special car, He is accompa- nied by his family, and they will be at. the Palace untll to-morrow, when they go to Monterey to spend Christmas. Williem Haywood, formerly ™ General at Honolulu, and who recently re- slgned, arrived here yesterday Mrs. Haywood en routs for Wi 'n.."lun ke goes as representative of the Honolulu Haywood to California ten Board of Trade. Mr. with all its locks | Upon this the cold rain had | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1900. The Call, SUNDAY .. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFIOE ... .. ccoorutuiancerossossasasssons «Market and Third, San Francisco ! o P New Year < <« Promise IN A mUSICAL way. & # By Blanche Partington. & L e HE most fmportant musical event since the grand opera season will be the Strauss engagement at the California Theater, beginning next Sunday cvening: Strauss begins a New Year musical programme of which any city might be proud. The Graff organization, with Sembrich, who shares NEW YORK!S FORESTS. HE State of New York had fine primeval forests. In that respect the State excelled even Pennsylvania, which was named for its founder and its forests. The timber of New York was of great value, consisting of the finest hardwoods. A large share of it was cut and burned to make clearings, and the ash was leached to make black potash, which was formerly quite an article of commerce, brought in wagons down the Mohawk Valley to Albany. Gradually the great forests of Cayuga, Onondaga, Monroe, Cattaraugus, Niagara and other counties disap- peared. With the forests, the streams and springs disappeared also., Central New York has now much less moisture than sixty years ago, and its numerous clear streams are now occasional torients during the rainfall, and at other times are dry, with the exception of a few green and stagnant pools. The great wagon and carriage works of Cortland and other places in the State have been compelled to resort to Canada for their hard timber, and there is a visible blight that has fallen with the slaughter of the forest. But New York has left the forest of the Adirondacks, and is reserving it as rapidly as possible. While it is too remote from the central and western part of the State to favorably affect moisture, it guards the headwaters of the Hudson River and is of vast importance to a considerable section. But there is marching to it an enemy of which we have seen no mention in the State forest reports. Many years ago a Frenchman in Boston imported some specimens of the gypsy moth, a spe- cies unknown before to this continent. He expected to produce silk from this moth, which makes a cocoon without feeding on the mulberry. His specimens escaped and in a few years the forests of Massachusetts began to show the effect of their presence. The caterpillar of this moth eafs all foliage, pine, oak, hemlock, maple, elm, beech, birch and all being on its daily bill of fare. The State was finally eompelled to come to the rescue of its forests, only to find that it must de- stroy them in order to destroy the moth. The expense account has run into hundreds of thousands per annum expended by a moth conimission. It is believed now that the pest is being brought under control, buf we are informed that it has crossed the State line, and its ravages were seen recently within twenty-five miles of the edge of the Adirondack forests. The insect sweeps on like a fire, and the only way to arrest it is by back-firing. If it gets into the great woods of Northern New York it may be expected to spread rapidly westward and threaten the forests of the whole continent. The appearance of this awful insect in this country has led to a study of its past history in Europe by geologists, botanists and dendrologists. Its prehistoric depredations are believed to account for the total disappearance of vast fore the record of whose destruction is written in the rocks and the crust of the earth. With what it fed on it would also disappear, to return again in after ages when the ground was reforested. It is believed that in its European habitat it had lost much of the destructive quality of its ancient congener, but its transfer to a new environ- ment has freshened its voracity and restored its primeval power to exterminate fore Entomologists have thiis far sought in vain for an insect enemy to put upon its track. No bloodhound of that vastly populated world of winged and crawling life has been found that will prey upon it, therefore man has to fight the battle on unequal terms against a winged enemy, and has gained what advantage appears only by himself destroying the forests on which his petty antagonist feeds, with the intention of renewing them when the invading army has been starved. It is hoped that this reference to the appearance of the moth so near to the Adirondacks will attract attention in New York, that immediate steps may be taken to turn the attack and save the great woods. FUNDS: 'FOR THE UNIVERSITY. ROM the earnestness displayed at.the meeting last evening to consider ways and means for increasing the revenues of the University of California good auguries may.be drawn for the success of the movement. The issue is one of the highest interest to the State.. Our general educational development is advancing by leaps and bounds, and despite the additional advantages of higher education afforded by the Stanford foundation, the number of young men and young women who are annually fitted to undertake a university course is greater than the univegsities can rightly care for. During the last ten years the attendance at the University of California has in- creased 400 per cent while the income hag increased but 70 per cent. At the present time the university is second to but one other in the United States in point of academic attendance, and yet its income is but half of that of Stanford, - ’ Such being the situation an increase of the revenues of the university has become a matter of imperative urgency. No further campaign of education upon the subject should be needed be- yond what is required to inform the people and their representatives in the Legislature of the facts. California cannot afford to lag behind other States in providing for the higher education. The proud position the State now occupies in that respect must be maintained and advanced. All departments of human endeavor have become so complex and so scientific in their methods that only by the highest training can men be fitted to conduct industries to the full success. The States that have the best trained brains in-their service will rank highest, not only in spiritual and intellectual things, but in material prosperity. The higher education of aspiring young men and women is therefore a public charge of great importance to all. It would diseredit the common- wealth if her students were compelled to go to other lands to seek an education. In the movement now being made for an increased income for the university there should be cordial support in all parts of the State. Excellent plans have been proposed for accomplishing the desired end, and consequently no valid reasons can be found for opposition in any quarter. It is a good movement with which to start the new year and the new century. Let each one in proportion to his influence help it forward. The plans for the improvement of the White House which were placed on exhibition during the Washington celebration have aroused the wrath of the American Institute of Architects. Some of the leading members of the institute have declared that to alter the historic structure along the lines proposed would be a disgrace to American architecture; but inasmuch as the plans were drawn not by an architect but by an officer of the army, it would seem the matter should be treated as a military and not an architectural problem. p- e - g 3 v TR The New York Sun says Congress should vote appropriations for expositions at Buffalo, St. Louis, New Orleans, Charleston and Atlanta; but after that there should be no more a propriations. Such a programme allows the great West no show at all, and it is fortuna the Sun is not the whole thing. Senator Allen is once more clamoring for the Government to pay a bounty farm products, and if he and his Populist following could be classified as farm be worth while to try the experiment for.a shipment or two. § e Eastern reports of the recent gale that swept over this city are coming in with our ex changes, and after reading them it seems evident that we suffered every sort of shock that could be given by a hurricane, an earthquake and a tidal wave. such ap- te for us for the export of products it might can live on $3 a week, but they would Over in the East many families are discussing how they do better to discuss how they can come West and earn more Congmymlndtbatthjg session as much time would be devoted to pum » should be devoted strictly to business, but it lo::k: as if ping hot air as ever. feinadte the Iyric throne with Melba; Ossip Gabri- lowitsch and Teresa Carreno, planists of highest achievement: Mlle. Dolores (Tre- belli), the admirable artist so well liked and known here; the Henschels, whose concerted work has brought, them world- fame; 1, lastly, who will come first, Ed- vard Strauss, with his famous orchestra, will all be heard. If the later days of the new year fulfill the musical promise of the spring, and repeat only the last year's musical story, then may we begin to lay claim to an “at- ' in San Francisco, that myste- s quantity without which artistically we are nothing. We may have the throats of angels, and ‘ompetent authority allows the State an exceptional vocal birthright; we may have genius abounding, also freely ad- mitted to exist here in phenomenal meas- ure; we may have among us cultivated musicians galore, and every other vaunt of musical fitness for comparison with the effete East, but, until we have the “at- mosphere,” esthetically we are not in it with the older world. Boston has it; New York claims ven Chicago now alleges acquaintance with the elusive quantity, but only the pilot—and he probably has his weather ey2 upon other than the kind discussed—will claim an “atmosphere” for San Francisco. “An ‘atmosphere’ s a growth, therefore not possible of raps achievement,” ex- plains the Superior Person, who Is doing us in three weeks. Surpri into a momentary expre: atfon of the musical conditions here, the | wise man from the East invariably ends his little dithyramb with this saving “at- mospheric” clause. And that settles it and us, so far as our artistic aspirations are concerned, a final judgment against which is no appeal. But things grow fast in California, and why not an “atmos- phere” like everything else? We are in the t‘genfus belt.”” Athens, art center of the old world: Toklo, heart of the oriental civihization, with its wonderful art-devel- opment, are cheek-by-jowl with S8an Fran- cisco 8o far as latitude s concerned. With Tafe's claim that genfus is a product of physical conditions, climate and the rest of it. and up-to-date Californian evidence all in favor of the theory, after the testi- mony afforded by the recent Grau season as to a cultivated appreclation here ex- | istent, we may reasonably allege the dawn of an *atmosphere,’ and even a musical air of modest standing. The con- dittons are all favorable, even our isola- | tion conducing to an artistic self-depen- dence, and it only remains to continue thie present policy of the “open ear” to that is worthy, the open purse for its | practical support—alike to the visiting tersinger and the local artist. to achieve that desire of the city artistic— | an “atmosphere,” whose hopeful begin- nings are already with | Tt is\good to know that we are permit- ted to enjoy Strauss and his orchestra by | grace of critics Krehbiel. Henderson, Huncker ard even Finck. These gentle- men, whose musical ward is Eastern law, have a tempered and limited approval for the famous Viennese, and his repertoire. | In his own domain. the wild witcheries | 2nd fascinations of the Hungarian dances, i the subtle and sensuous enchantment of ! tz, the creation of the elder in its present form, the light bril- v of the polka and other arrange. | ments in light, catchy rhythms, Strauss nowledged king. His orchestra of fifty instruments, chiefly strings, a suffl- | cient proportion of horns and trombones and a wood, wind quartet of soloists is Lear® at Its best in these numbers, and ts best is the limit of what can be done n this direction. And here the critics disagree as to the | necessity and place of the kind of music in which Strauss and his orchestra excel. | Hendenson, while acknowledging the ex- cellence of its rendering, prefers the sym- | phony concert for the public good and | says so. Krehblel echoes Mr, Henderson, or vice versa. But James Huneker, the distingulshed critic of the. Courler and other publications, extends a glad hand to the Hungarian genius, his orchestra, his repertoire and all that of him is. Philip Hale, the Boston eritic, makes the unprecedented suggestion that the Boston symphony orchestra should “play once a ear one of the Strauss waltzes!" intimat- ng that the classic audliences would doubtless prefer it to one of the Viennese | Fuchs' compositions, for example, than which, “in a liberal interpretation of the | phrase, it is better music!” And, by the | way. Wilhelm Gericke, leader of the symphony orchestra, made®much of the band and its conductor during their ap- | pearances in Bosten, which were made in that sanctum sanctorum of the symphony in America, Music Hall, and | under the direct patronage of Gericke | himself. The progress of the orchestra through the East seems indeed to have been a | kind of triumphal march. Wresting ree- ognition of his own peculiar genius from | critic, pedant and musician of every ilk alike, Strauss comes to us with honors | thick upon his shoulders. His is a fa- mous name. Last of the Strauss dynasty, son of the elder Johann, the waltz king, and brother of Josef and Johann the younger, his name is familiar to every waltz-lover in both hemispheres. It was this last Strauss’ Intent to devote himself to the consular service, and he recelved an academic and philosophical training as preliminary to the consular life. But heredity, environment or family tradition were too strong, and 1862 found him at the Lead of the Strauss orchestra in Vienna. For thirty-eight years now he has been conducting successful “Hungarian bands,” touring every summer through the prinei- pal cities of Europe and occasionally ex- tending his tour beyond European boun- daries even as far as America In one in- stance. Ten years ago Herr Strauss gave concerts in sixty-one cities of America, and, according to the New York Herald, bas during the last twenty-two years played in over eight hundred cities in the two hemispheres. Besides his own orchestra, Herr Hofka- pelimeister Strauss is, as the title implies, ieader of the imperial orchestra at the Austrian court, which position of imperial | | Strauss is also a composer of some smail note, chiefly of dance music, though he has arranged numerous operas and writ- ten a few songs. It Is understood that the Austro-Hungarian authorities in San Francisco will see to it their gifted compatriot is accorded :.h - S — new studio, 1410 Larkin street, for the fu- ture, where he will resume his musical and journalistic ccgupations. A charming and seasonable affair was the concert and entertainment given the other evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall under the auspices of the British-American Un- ion. The first part of the programme Wwas musical and in charge of Dr. H. J. Stew= art. The following numbers were - dered: Overture, by the orchestr: a Land” (Allitsen), H. M. For- he Blind G “La Gla- (Ponchiellf), “Irish Folk Song” (Foote), ney; “The Gallants of England” O . F. B. G. Mills; “Love, the Pedlar” (Ger=- man), Miss Grace Davi: unshine and Rain” (Blumenthal), Miss Xena Roberts: “My Dream’ (Tostf), Mrs. A. Ziska-Jen- nings; “The Pilgrim of Love” (Bishop), Algernon Aspland. Mr. Aspland, who is comparatively new to musical circles, has an exceptionally promising voice. It Is of wide range, strong, of unusual and pleasing quality, but his enunciation leaves much to be sired and his attack is not good. Miss Davis, ever a conscientious t, gave ¢ impulse to her song; gave much pleasure Mrs. with her rendering of the Foote dirge and, Tenney like all the other singers, recetved enthu- slastic encore. The second part of the programme was given over to a dramatization of Wa ington Irving's “Bracebridge Hall, rected by Leo Cooper, with musical inter- polations arranged by Mr. Sabin. Those in the cast were: The Squire, William Steberst; Frank, Algernon Asp- land; Washington Irving, C voda; Master Simon, Harry O'Nelll; Fw nelly, Willlam Marron; Julia, Miss Cla: dine Devinez; Janet, Donah Benrimo: small boy, Ethel Wilson; a little gi June Mathis; waits, Marquardt's Orc! tra; carolers, St. Luke's Church chof the mummers, up to date; Ladye of Misrule, Florence Matheson; St. George, Dr. Dighy-Johnston: Lord of Misrule, T H.'R. Morton; Oom Paul, A. Matheso: Chinese Boxer, T. Cheetham; Aguinaldo, J. Morton. The scene was laid in the old English hall so delightfully pictured Washing- ton Irving, the time, of course, Christmas, and the ancient customs that have ush- ered in the English Yuletide for imme- morial years were illustrated. “Noel, Noel,” and other carols were sung with spirit and sympathy by the boys of St. Luke's choir, and the “waits” and “mum mers” added to the p illusion. One missed, indeed, the familiar “Hark, the Herald Angels!” and “Christmas, Awake!” which latter appeals to pagan and Christian ear alike till the Bunglish Christmas day is nearly done; but it was an enjoyable programme and tending to the amity of nations. As a kind of international Christmas card, the British-American Unlon closed the programme with the following greet- ing and invitation, which, as it has a seasonable smack and timely air, I gtv “Recognizing that the peoples of the British Empire dnd the United States are closely allied by blood, inherit the same literature and laws, hold the same prin- ciple of self-government and share thes same iaeas of freedom, humanity and progress, the British-American Union has been formed to strengthen and make per- manent the bonds which unite the two nations. To this end it asks the hearty co-operation of every Britisher who loves his mother land and that of which he is the guest or has become the son. And te this end It asks also the co-operation of al Americans who respect the traditions of their blood and the highest interests of thefr country.” Aleazar—'‘Madame Butterfly.” Columbta—"“The Duke's Jester.” Tivoli—*"Cinderella.” Central Theater—'‘The Heart of Maryland.™ California—"'At the White Horse Tavern.” California—Vienna Orchestra, Sunday evening, December 30. deville. Vhy Smith Left Home.™ Grand Opera-house—"A Tale of Two Citles.” Otympia, corner Mason and EAdy streets— Spectalties. Chutes, Zoo and Theater—Vaudeville every afternoon and evening. Fischer' s—Vaudeville. Unton Coursing Park—Coursing. i & "IVl\t’_h}' aren’t you satisfled with your lot n Chaud “Because It isn't a lot more.”—Phila- delphia Bulletin. * Cholce candies, Townsend's,Palace Hotel.* i Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's* } Thousands of pounds of California glace fruits all ready for shipping. 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