The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 26, 1903, Page 4

4 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1903. | 1 51X DEATHS CHARGED T0 THE AUTOS Casflalty List of the| Paris-Madrid Race Completed. D= | More Names May Be\, Added to the Roster £ the Dead. es Stirring Account of fic Speed Attained by e Dare-Devil Con- testants. he Ter MEN WITH CHARMED LIVES. E w ma ground in its n a dozen | accident | t it would ir and He a competition eking to gain a ) true i race is an 2 chosen by the to drive one of < in the Coupe In- run in Ireland his %-horsepower s being tr Paris-Madri re M who finished ninth at | H x ohibits the Continuance of the -Madrid Race. The 8 h Gover: } hibited "the. continuance of he ¥ Madrid automobile race in s bilists may cross the ey are to be considered excursionists and must travel at he accidents to the con- made a deep impres- Automobile Club s exh P which the public re anx The competitors he st section of the race, who re ar P received great sympa- was a great demand for ands t witness the finish | the n French Government ! the speed contest is generally | The blames the taking steps | ins of the acci- | ts escribes the men Kkilled as | WOMAN'S LEGS CUT OFF. Horrible Accident Added to Record | of Automobile Race. PARIS, Mav 26.—A late dispatch from | Rorde adds another terrible accident | to the long list of casualties due to the ux cause of commercial en- | ¢ | who was severely Passion Play Beores Great Trinmyp g ANTA CLARA, May 25.—Eager 1 coming to Santa o’clock this even- jages brought parties ss and cars were fille expectant auditors Nazareth The | g by hungry r two hours with rly 8 o'clock when the per- began, before an immense audi- r r pleces in curtain on first scene ster e house ay was on. ne a chorus of from shrill childish tones, gave ““Noel” rer doing the solo banked with sing- ite garments and at w u curtain the g, meriting the applause 2 curtain is of deep e marked contrast gers was likewise . Dehind the scenes at would do credit rganization. Revision iming is noticeable from those of These Mat- the plece. went to- ter the ACTORS WELL DRILLED. e robes in the original presentation | planned and fashioned after the ammergau play. Notably this applles he case of Peter. He is represented i Oberammergau as about 60 years of | ag when he probably was not more than 4 e time of the crucifixion, for he v 1 in papal authority after the Christ In f: only two pon- ce have served longer. than he. Wilcox in part this even- ery succ r a first night | nce all wen endidly with the | simple justice to the students t be said that they were like a | well drilled and confident army. All were oung men on the stage—well built, ath- ows costumes of the period, sold ans. merchants, emissaries, :mong them black robed ger members g devotedly of the for the acters were well sus- covich and James Baci- of Judas and Jechonias, " unstinted applause. i ck ed a distinct individ- J s cariot His scene alone nd his mad rush from the presence of when repulsed by the man who h after his fall advised himself, is excellently REALISTIC RABBLE. of intense interest in the pro- mob. ) more realistic ix the 2 frenzied humanity has been de- any stage. Swaying to and fro, nd howling, this feature of has been well conceived and M. Greene, the playwright and amatic writer, could have witnessed the opening of the second season of his mas- rpiece, could seen the audience, with interest, and looked upon the play, presented as.he wrote it, excluding the tableau of the resurrection at the end, which was not of his creation, he would have been awed by the command- ing strength of his own handiwork. That a play with no’ line of humor, no sugges. tion of any but the gravest pathos, filled ng | with a deep sorrow and impressive im- port to humanity, can so chain the at- tention of those who witness it, is im- portant in considering a reason for the now undoubted success of the sacred drama, “Nazareth; or the Passion Play of Santa Clara.” Behind such a production there must be energizing force to infuse vigor into the action and dialogue. In the first pro- duction, two years ago, thig requisite was supplied by the presence of the author, aided full rehearsals by Joseph R. srisme who came from New York for purpose. Dominating and directing night’s presentation of the divine tragedy is a man scarcely past his ma- ty lithe, magnetic, deep-eyed man of twenty-three years—Martin V. Merle. It was by chance that he came to this in a When | loudly | costures | Leonardo | ‘n ot alma mater, for he was bor | in San Francisco and graduated from Ignatius College, but because of an | tistic and refined nature and in reverence. He wrote short stories after graduation, then went to New York, where for three vears he was with Charles Frohman in a for an company with Maude Adams, and later with the Empire Stock Company. His health failed and e came to California Learning of the contemplated revival of the Passion Play, he became interested and was sclected to direct it. He has | done well. There have been three months | of constant rehearsal, but he has pro- ed a mob scene unequaled, delineation | of parts creditable in every way, and has »mbodied even deeper significance in the whole splendid structure of the drama. | Amid anno s and unexpected mis- haps, when the vell of the temple would not rend properly or when King Herod got locked out at the lower entrance and somebody said his part”in monotone, this tireless worker was calm and ready at re. source. It has not been play for any of | the 196 in the cast, least of all for Mr. Merle, yet they have won out most | | notably. DIFFICULTIES SURMOUNTED. | Leaving aside difficulties encountered | by the wright, chief of which was | elimination of the central figure—the | Nazarene—whose presence, however, | must be not only suggested but pervad- ing, the play has proved its right to sur- | vival. No feminine parts are included, | yet there must be consciousness of wom- an's presence at the Nativity, if not otherwhere. These points cannot be class- | ed as objections, but rather as difficulties. | There is the risk of sacrilege, which has | been well avolded. . The difficulties of | amateur characterization and of staging, | which includes proper lighting, scenic | and mechanical effects, have been overs come. To surround the suggested Presence with a reverential atmosphere was prob- ably the most serious of all difficulties, yet the scene where the cross is borne be- yond a wail on the way to Golgotha is most impressive, and the respectful sor- row of the apostles in the foreground off- sets the insulfs of the mob beyond the wall, where the Savior is passing. In other parts the Presence is delicately in- dicated by dazzling white light, blinding in {ts intensity the performers upon whom it is cast. The problem is to con- vey the divine presence and impulse of the Christ as a flower diffuses its fra- grance. In this accomplished lies the suc- cess of the play. Dramatic situations are shown—the quarrel of Athias and Arche- laus, the remorse of Judas and the rend- ing of the temple veil in the last scene | under crucifixion. “Nazareth” is divided into four epochs and nine chapters or scemes. The first opens. in absolute darkness. Dimly then is disclosed the vivid picture of the plains of Bethlehem, where Is told to the shepherds the prophecy of the coming of @ Messiah, and their doubts are dispelled by the coming of the angel who tells of the new star in the east. Wise men and emissaries of King Herod appear and are guided by the star to the shepherds. Chapter second shows the palace of Herod, King of Judea, with ruler and court awalting the return of the emiss ries. The wonderful story of the new- born King arouses all the cruel rage of Herod’s nature, and he commands that every male child of two years of age and be put to death Epoch the second shows in the first chapter the entry Into Jerusalem. The depicts the house of the High Priest Caiaphas, where are gathered the scene | priests of the high council, conspliring to stroy the Nazarene, who ig going about teaching the multitudes. Judas is brought before the council and a fruitless attempt is made to bribe him into betrayal of the Master. In the second scene the disciples are gathered at the Mount of Olives; Judas is accused and refutes the charge of betrayal. The disciples g0 to “the last supper” and Judas is suborned by emissa- ries of the high council. In the third scene Peter describes the kiss of Judas. SCENE BEFORE PILATE. Appeal is made to Herod in the first scene of epoch the third. The King is re- morseful over the beheading of John and refuses to interfere in the case of the Nazarene. The high priests appear be- fore Pilate and demand immediate execu- tion of the Nazarene. Chapter two is a scene in the court of Pllate. Here the mob enters and demands crucifixion. Then occurs the second trial before Pilate, his appeal to the populace on behalf of “this Just man,” the release of Barrabas and the decree of death for the Master. The last epoch in two chapters portrays the way to Calyary, Peter's remorse over his denial of the Master, the awful re- morse and suicide of Judas, the darkness that fell, the rending of the veil in the temple, crumbling of the walls and reve- lation of the crucifixion. The final tab- leau and scenic effects are magnificent. Omission of the epilogue has given the play a more dramatic ending, for in the original production the vision of the va- cant tomb with the angel at the entrance in a ghastly white light was destructive of the impression made by the sorrowful scene of the crucifixion. The JuBas of John Ivancovich is a cre- atlon of remarkable strength and expres- work, which has been a “labor of love''— | being only secondary to the tableau of the | siveness. Jechonias lives in James Bacig- Q iilieirsiesioio] e e S e e e i o SR B automobile race. Mme. Chayssas, ac- companied by her husband, both riding bicycles, was watching the passage of au- tomobiles at 8t. Andre de Cubzac, twelve miles from Bordeaux, when a ho frightened by the noise bolted and over- turned the woman, who fell under a rac- ing automobile. Her legs were cut off. The hope of saving her life is slight. According to the latest reports, Mr. Stead is so much improved that he will be able to leave the hospital this week. Marcel Renault's condition is less satis- factory. s, Barrows’ Life May Be Saved. BORDEAUX, May 2%.—A dispatch re- here from Libourne says that ne Barrows Sr., the automobilist injured yesterday in the Paris-Madrid race, is no worse and that the doctors hope to save his life. ———— . CHICAGO, May 25.—One man was killed and another seriously injured by the collapse of a buflding under construction at West | Fourth avenue and North avenue late to-day. Both were laborers employed on the structure, , RESIGNS FROM BANK | FOR LONG-EARNED REST Herman W. Hellman Severs Connec- | tion With a Prominent Los | Angeles Institution. i LOS ANGELES, May 2.—Herman W. Hellman, vice president of the Farmers’ and Merchants’' National Bank, one of the oldest and most solid banks of the city, to-day handed in his resignation, which was at once accepted. The unexpected resignation occasioned considerable sur- prise among banking men. H. W. Hell- ! man had been identified with the Farm- ers’ and Merchants' Bank since 18%0. His place was filled to-day by the election of J. A. Graves as vice president. Mr. Hellman stated today that his res- ignation was due to a desire for more time to devote to his private interests and ;;n earned rest from the routine of bank- ng. -~ Blast Kills uine Laborer. PASO ROBLES, May’ 2.—There was a c 2 premature blast at the Klan mine, twelve miles from here, this evening, and a la- borer named Dunstan was killed. An- other man, whose name is not known here, was severely injured. . ——e—— Rioters Stone Prince’s Palace. LAIBACH, Austria, May 2.—A turbu- lent mob rioted in the streets last night, velling “Down with the ban,” and cheer- ing for Croatia. A crowd in front of the German Club sang the Slav anthem and hooted the ban. Several snots were fired. The rioters also stoned Prince von Auers- perg’'s palace. Troops and gendarmerie finally routed the rioters. ————————— ‘Will Consider Strike Differences. WASHINGTON, May 2.—A conference between representatives of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists and the officials of the Union Pacific Railroad has een arranged to take place at Omaha une 1 to consider the differences be. tween ‘the company and its’ macBinists who are on strike. I — i ING NIGHT OF THE PASSIO FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT WHO R ON THE OPEN- | NAZARETH AND THE | A MASTERPI N PLAY PRODUCED * alupl, the rich Jewlsh publican, who gives his wealth to crush out Christianity and is himself at last forced to believe. The Pilate of William Regan is a highly com- mendable effort, his Roman tenacity and firmness well assumed—in all a virile, powerful rendering, glven in boyish en- thusiasm. Passing them in review, the sorrowful Peter, the doubting Thomas, the devout Matthew and the disciplian train; Herod, the King; Dathian, the tempter of Judas; Caiaphas, the high priest—it is a dignified painstaking and above all reverential per- formance. The music is grand and the orchestration under the direction of Pro- fessor Bettman is in consonance; The stage management is capably han- dled by William Curtin of the udent body, with twelve assistants. The light- ing effects are by Prof. John Montgom- ery of the college faculty, the elaborate and intricate system being his own in- vention., It was first used two years ago. By this system (technically, the graduat- ed rheostatic) it is possible to dim the lights to faintest twilight glow. This is used wonderfully well in the ‘“plains of Bethlehem’ scene referred to, which opens and closes in darkness, with inter- mediate scenic effects. The star of Beth- lehem appears and the setting moon is shown. And now the passion play of Santa Clara, with slight room for doubt, will be a permanent factor in the life of the Jes- uit collége, with biennial reproductions. Efforts made to have a ten-night season in San Francisco were unsuccessful. Nor can it be given outside the local institu- tion without faculty consent. It is rea- sonable to contend also that the proper place for its presentment is amid the humble environments of a religious school in & country town. Following is the cast: Shepherds of Bethlehem— Sadoc . .George Casey FAILS TO HEAR SIGNAL AND LOSES HIS LIFE Elderly Resident of Yolo County Is Crushed Under Railroad Engine. WOODLAND, May 2.—Jacob Betz, an old resident of Yolo, met with a violent death a short distance from the Yolo rallroad depot vesterday. Betz was an old man and deaf. For some time he had been making his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Kramer. It had been his custom to spend much of his time in reading, and for exercise he took frequent walks. Yesterday afternoon he left the Kramer residence and started in the di- rection of the railroad depot. He was familiar with the time for the arrival and departure of regular trains, and as none were due at that time he was not con- sclous that he was incurring any risk in walking on the raflroad grade. About 300 yards south of the depot Betz was walking along the little path just at Shadrack Zorabel el « the Lord athian....... - Wise Men of the East— An_ Egyptian A Hindoo A =ian McDougall A Citizen Sadty do Ivanc | Thamar, Captain in’ the Palace of I J. B. She Archelaus, afterward Herod 11.Wm. McKagney Athias, afteryard Matthew, the Apostle s cpiies . .John Clark | Jechontas. @ rich publican. James Bacigalup: Herod, King of Judea Aloysius Foley An old man.. Angelo Quevedo | Officer of the ‘Guard in the Palace of Herod ceceess - Charles Budde Joshua, Captain of Jerusalem..August Aguirre Priests of Jerusalem— Calaphas. .. .Willlam Johnson Nathanael John Collins Anna ... John Riordan Merchants of the Temple— Boaz Pierre Merle srom Robert McCormick Abtron ..Fred Sigwart The Twelve Apostles Matthew......... .....John Clark Judas Iscariot.. -John Ivancovich Thomas. . E. C. Comerford John ......John Regan Peter.... Henry E. Wilcox Andrew J Marten James the «....F. A. Belz James the Less.........Vincent Durfes Philip. . .Robert_Shepherd Bartholomew ...W. R. Jacobs Thaddeus. . Simon. ¢ Alphion, & soldier....... ..Joseph Griffin Pontius’ Pilate, Roman Governor of Jeru- salem. ..-eoo....Willlam V. Regan Shepherds, Soldiers, Trumpeters, Priests, Judges, Servants, Populace. Two performances of the passion play will be given to-morrow, matinee and evening; two Wednesday and a final testi- monial for the author on Thursday even- ing, when a large attendance from San Francisco is expected. Many prominent people from varlous parts of the State were present this evening. The perform- ance required three hours and a half and an effort will be made to shorten this time. S e ] the end of the ties when the pay car, go- ing north, approached near enough for the fireman and engineer of the train to see him. The whistle was repeatedly blown, but no heed was paid to it. The first warn- ing he probably received was the jar of the engine. He turned suddenly, slipping upon the rails as he did so. The engineer put on the brakes, but it was too late. Before the doomed man had time to real- ize his danger the engine struck him in the back, knocked him down and the pre- the back of his skull and broke his neck. He was a native of Germany and 75 years of age. He came to the United States in 1868 and to Yolo County in 1873 et Postmasters Receive Commissions. WASHINGTON, May 2.—Postmasters commissione California—Charlotte V. Alma. _———— LIMA, Peru, May 25.—Elections for Con- gress were held to-day throughout the republic and passed gutetly. . sumption is that the cowcatcher crushed | Day, Moss. Washington—Judson Murray, | DUTGH HRBOR 10 BE UTILZED - Uncle Sam Will Estab- lish Coaling Station There. | | | | President Approves the Rec- ommendation of the [ General Board. —_——— WASHINGTON, Dewey, Admiral as president of the general board, has made a report Moody | recommending establish- ment of a ¢ Dutch Har- bor. Alaska on there of & coal pacity of 5000 £ the work is May Secretary nm al tation at ne erect | about $51,000. The money is now available. | Belfeving the establishment of a coal de- pot at this strategic point will strengthen the United States on the Pacific Coast, the President approved the plan, and pr in the work have been taken Dutch Harbor ne of the Aleutian Is direct com- 1 rout mer between the ports of Ber- ing Sea and Southern a and the Pa | cific Coast of the Ur It is also in the e of steamsh through the Unimak m ch make Dutch Harbe a port Its as a coal depot site was commended by Rear Admi 3r chief of the Bureau of Equipment. His recommenda- tion was referred to the general board and 1s now about to be exect according to | his plans Dutch Harbor will form the fifth in the chain of coa s along the Pacific Coast which will begin at San Diego and include San Francisco, Puget Sound and Sitka. H 1 is the sixth in the chain, and Guam probably may be added to the list | Rear Admiral Bradfo his report recommending this new coaling station, said N to one of the great polit- The settlement Territory of e spirit onsidered Alaska and the conti- States i3 located 3 ay be harbers in the vi- v, no coal companies has heen embar- al in the protection of Amert her interests A coal it is be- lie wi ald to commerce, as ships in need of coal when re g that point, and an arrangement made by which the Ge ca coal to steamships TURKISH TROOPS " BURN A VILLAGE |One Hundred and Fifty | Macedonian Rebels Perish. VIENNA, May 3 About 150 Maecedo- ! nian insurgents were killed at the vi lage of Smerdesh, south of the Lake of Presba, c 21, according to a dis- patch to th le P se from Sa- lonica. The insurgents, who had pos: sion of quantit lynamite, soug refuge in_the village and were attacked by Turkish tr The fighting lasted thirty hours and ultimately all the ho were burne blown up by the Tur One hundred and fifty bodies were fou in the ruins. A dispatch from Contantinople, May 23, sald fighting had occurred all day on M 21 near the Bulgarian village of Mogil, six miles north of Monas RLIN, Ma The Lokal Anzeiger y prints spatch from Salonica h says insurgents seized the ze of Smerdesh, on the Lake of ish soldiers surrounded | the plac y fought for thirty hours. The rebe w dynamite and dynamite bombs at houses, which caught fire. The wind spread the flames and burned the | whole town. One hundred and fifty bodies of Insurgents were found in the | ruins.’ LONDON 26.—The corre- spondent 2 ofla has trust- worthy information th iff, the famous chief of the tionary movement, w struction of the village of Banitsi, near Seres, by the Turks. His death, err eously reported previously respondent, may tempora movement [ pedBES A | TERRY McGOVERN SICK; | FIGHT TO BE POSTPONED Brooklyn Boy Is Thrown Out of Training by an Attack of Malaria. NEW YORK, May 2%.—Terry McGovern will not be in condition to fight Abe At- tell at Fort Erfe on next Saturday, and Sam Harris, Terry's manager, has asked Manager Hermann of the Canadian Club for a two weeks' postponement | MecGovern has been ailing since Friday. He did not work on Saturday or Sunday. Feeling better this morning, McGovern went out for a spin. After going a few miles he broke down completely and was scarcely able to get back td his quarters. | Trainer Charley Maywood sent for Dr. | Hargrave, who said Terry was suffering | from malaria and would have to stop | training. When the Brooklyn boy heard | the decision he cried like a child. Sam | Harris said to-nigh “I can send him to Mount Clemens and | get him in codition to fight two weeks | after next Saturday if they will put off | the match until that time.” | ——— e Appropriation Bill Is Invalid. says the paralyze the | | | DENVER, May %.—In est suit | the News-Time agains State Auditor | John Holmburg, which was instituted to | prevent the Auditor from paving ¢ moneys under the appropriation act of ssembly, Judge Car- penter to-day decided that the bill was “a spurfous document” and invalid. The court compared the document to a prom- issory note written above a signature | after the signature had been written on { a blank piece of paper. The defendants | asked leave to file a bill of excentions in { order to take an appeal to the Supreme | Court. Should the Supreme Court sus- tain the decision-of Judge Carpenter it will be necessary to call an extra session | of the Legislature to pass a valid ap- | propriation bi ———— Vassilissa Ivanovne, an old peasant woman now living at St. Petersburg, is 177 years old. She was a married woman when Napoleon invaded Russia, the last legislative |