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BUFFALO EVENING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23,. 1911. i I log the fimoui, or DOtorloua picture for 'Salome." for "Mort d'Aj'thur," and for Ernest Doh-sod poem. METCALFE'S REVIEW OF NEW YORK STAGE OLD CENTRAL CHURCH OF FAMOUS PASTORS A THING OF THE PAST CONDOR COLLECTION SHOWS VERSATILITY Simultaneously with the opening of the Beardsley collection of Jan. 1912, will be shown the paintings, tela and fans of Charles Condor, called Miss Coxe Honored by Her Pupils--An Admirable in the catalogues "The Wattean of Lackaye to Play "The Stranger" Irish Players Give "The Harvest" Another Folies Bergere.

Poor Children See 'Tillie's 'Concerts" on New Year's Eve. Series Finished-One-Man Exhibitions Dated for January With Beardsley, Condor and Dougherty NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The week be-1 no costumes and accessories shall be fore Christmas is a pretty barren one. I used Sunday evenings, were it not that there is a complication involved.

theatrically, not only In the way of England." Condor, too, has laid down his brush and lives only In Its wondrous creations. Versatility led Condor into many ways or mediums of expression, etching and even lithography being shown In this collection. His silk fans will be handed down from generation to generation as masterpieces and bis Illustration of the works of Balzac and Gautler gave great scope for the subtlety of his Imagination and his sensitive art. Condor will exhibit 11 fans, 12 lithographs and II paintings, drawings and pastels. Martin Birnbaum has written the Introduction to both the Beardsley and Condc-r gatalogues.

Thumb Box Continues-Condor Versatility Displayed in Collection Dougherty "Comes in Person-Miss Randall's Statuettes to Be Cast in Bronze--Personals. The Academy of Music, which gives a Vaudeville bill every Sunday at popu lar prices, is Involved in some trouble with one of the theatrical labor unions. This has inspired the prosecution of the manager of the Acad Telepkone Your Happiness new productions, but in patronage for the attractions already running. Managers attribute the dullnes of the business' to the combined facta that people are busy with their Christmas preparations and the money is going Into tiie shops instead of into the box-offices. Therefore, Wilton Lackaye Is pretty brave or reckless to choose the Thursday before Christmas for the first New York production of C.

T. Dazey's play, "The Stranger." His temerity is the stronger, he has chosen tie ill-starred Bijou for the scene of his experiment. emy for a violation of the law involved in putting on an act last Sunday In which some of the performers appeared in costume and make-up. love of classic beauty, her fine sense of composition and her beautiful idea of color are clearly shown in her work and the few who have seen it, are loud in their praise. Xone but a woman of noble character and high ideals, with a clear understanding of her relation to art, could have created such works.

Her paintings are full of a One of Buffalo's most distinctive buildings, the Old Central Church, will soon be one of the things of the past and the fine photograph of It shown on this page, was taken the day before lu demolition began. To- day the church Is surrounded by street guards and its beautiful old gray walls are being torn down and In its Every one knowa that this Is done every unday night at the vaudeville you Lave a surplus of appmess during tins -Christmas season, wky not i telephone a part of it Dougherty Coming. Paul Dougherty, a national academician and a painter of marines, will be here sometime near the middle of January to install and assist in hanging his marines. The Irish Players are coming to the end of their engagement, and they, too, have tempted fate by choosing for one of their final productions a JOHN H. SELKIRK nouses tnat give Sunday concerts, and that It is winked at by the authorities.

If, however, the manager of the Academy Is held for trial, as seems likely, it means retaliatory measures on the part of the owners of that house in the form of a demand that tie police inforce the law In all the other houses. This means virtually closing them up because the public will not patronize vaudeville "concerts," "which are concerts in fact as well as in name. Theatrical Briefs. three-act piece called "The Harvest," by an unknown and youthful dramatist Thumb-Box Continues. The 'Thumb Box exhibition continues open to the public.

Something near 30 of the paintines have been sold. The exhibition will open tomorrow afternoon. named Lennox Robinson. The story is of an Irish peasant family, whose children had received just enough educa tion to make them discontented with their lot. The harvest referred to in The Albright Art Gallery with the French paintings will he open tomorrow and on Christmas Day from 2:30 to 5:30 o'clock.

to some one else who has less? You can put Kindliness and Forgiveness and Laughter on wire. You can remind your old-time friends that you Tiave not forgotten them. Happiness, you know, is tke only thing the world that increases the more you give it away. the title Is what they gained from the sowing of the seede of discontent. The father and one of the eons remain on the farm, but as they are short-handed, get into money difficulties which lead to their becoming dishonest Another son has gone into the priesthood and is lost to the family.

Another has changed his name and his faith," as these were detriments to his social and financial career in London. The fourth, who wanted to be of service, has become a druggist In Dublin, and when he comes hack to the soil finds that be is no longer fit to till the soil. The America theatergoing public seems to be improving In one particular at least. Criminal notoriety is no longer a good stage asset, even with the little critical audienoes which patronize vaudeville. The recent suppression of Bettlab Blnford, one of the principal characters in a Smvthern murder trial, is fresh in mind.

Now the two females who were tried for shooting E. D. Stokes, and immediately put in the bill at Victoria, were given a most; frosty reception by the aulience. PERSONAL NOTES OF ARTISTS AND ART Mr. John Harrison Mills has recently made a visit to the battlefield of Bull Run, a view to painting the Civi! War conflict in which he took part.

-Mr. "Mills already begun sketches for his great painting. He is also flnishiug seme very beautiful miniatures an his portrait of Mrs. WU-lian J. Shaehan is bringing him no end of prpise.

There was no disorder, but those pres- and vet is too much or a peasant to -v vi 'X i 'II, (V he a fit husband for the young Dublin nt. gave unmistakable signs of their woman, oi some position, wuom iib ims disapproval. married. The only daughter, who had "Peggy," ns it was first was cone to London to earn her livelihood, 1 a pretty bad proposition, in the way had found it easier to become her em- musical show, but, an effort is mistress being made to retrieve it by strength ening changes in the cast and building up the muslcnl part hy the intro Mr. C.

('. is painting 0t a cheerful play this, and the and sketching at present in New I sory told in tco much prolix detail hy Canam. and later expects to the inexperienced author. Not the come to Buffalo. Seemingly.

Mr.i;east of the attraction is modula-Hofenkran." 1'as given up his school of the voices and the music of the in WiFconsio. finding as mosr artist? Irish brogue. The last week of do. sooner or lat er. that teaching and engagement will be given over the routine of class work, hampers almost entlrelv to performances of creative the imagination and lessens power.

Reprinted from Ths Telfwhtme Review Published by The New York Telephone Company duction of some of Mr. Stuart's former song successes in medley form, After ail. Mme. Siinone is soing t' rnaUe another effort to capture the; American favor which was denied to i her in the Bernstein plays. On Jantv I ary 9 she opens at the Hudson in "The Return from Jerusalem," the Maurice Donnay play which caused I some rioting between Semites and anti-Semites when the play was pro i duced in Paris.

1 Miss Maxine Elliott, is spending the Christmas holidays at Be! voir Castle: as the cuest of the Duke and Dwhes; "The Playboy of the Western World. New Fclies Bergere. The same chef who as the star ot Mr. Bernard V. Carpenter, teacher of design in the Albright Art School, the expensively unfortunate experi-has gone to Foxboro, to spend ment of trying to combine meals and the holidavs.

stage performances in one bill at a I combined theater and restaurant is The portrait bv Sigismund de Having another chance to win plaudits under the same title Ivanowsld. the celebrated Polish por before. The ii especially of Rutland. JAMES S. METCALFE fitted up restaurant r.t the corner of QUASHES CRIMINAL CHARGE.

Urnariwsv and ortv-elgntn Stieeo. in the Albright Art Gallery, was sent on to New York on Thursday, where it is to be on exhibition after the first of the year. Here there is also a stage, but the stage features are to be very much subordinated tn the restaurant, end of, STOCKHOLDERS PROTEST AGAINST PURCHASE Men Interested in Temiskaming Form Association and Elect Officers. Architect and Builder of Old Central Church. the game.

The restaurant Is decoral-f FAKIS Dec. 23. The criminal char against Prof. Langevin of the French Academy of Sciences, in whlrh he' wi accused of harboring a woman not his wife in bis conjugal domicile, was withdrawn yesterday on the motion of Maltre Coudy, the lawyer Mme. Langevln.

-I C. C. N. Y. HONORS PROFESSOR.

TRAVEL A PLEASURE To Cast Slatuettcs. Mrs. Edward C. Randall has very re-centlv done something in small sta- place Buffalo is to erect a new thea- beautiful conception of life, so lament-ter. Perhaps 60 years is long enough 1 ably larking in many pictures.

It is life for a temple deleted to Hod, but1 the apprer'atinn of this quality In cure I'ppresontation on the board of directors of the company. ft hers who spoke against the purchase and In favor of orpanlzlnfj were; Mare W. Comstoek, Dr. George K. Htani-land, Charles Staples and John T.

boberta. The stockholder present la.t evening reprenented mo.ooo nhares of Mock out of the total of 2,500,000 shares of the company. Judge I evoe I. Hudson was alerted us permanent chairman, and George W. Koch as permanent secretary of lant night's meeting.

It was also decided to risk the shareholders residing tn New York City to organize and join forces with the organization. A meeting: of the board of directors was held at the office of Jr. (feorge 8. Stanllnnd at 2 o'clock this afternoon. there is sincere regret in many quar-Miss Coxc, not only as a teacher, but! tUPttes in the Art School under Miss to ters in Buffalo that this rarely beau-inlsn as a woman with a rare girt of MacKinstry.

which are so charming tiful edifice with Its imposing lawn, patience and untiring devotion to herianr clever, that they are to be cast shut away from Ihe street traffic by, work, which hr pupils have en-1 bronze. the high iron fence, is to he razed deavored to express by their gift toj Santa Fe de-Luxe Special California Robs Trip of Discomforts. ed simply, but In excellent taste, and the culinary arrangements under the same control as at the former Folies produce equally good results. The thing is entirely an experiment, but as the location is convenient to catch the big crowds coming from the theaters in the neighborhood of Longacre. it promises to be successful, nt any rate until the novelty wears off.

Matinee for Children. If ever the theater was put to a good use It was at the Christmas matinee given at the Manhattan Opera and that its beneficent atmosphere is her at this bristmas season. XKW YORK. Dec 23. Three thousand students tn the College rQt th City of Npw York gathered ifi Great Hail vesterday afternoon to' do honor to Alfred G.

Compton, who resigned the professorship of ph.Vstcs yesterday. Mr. Compton has been Instructor for fS years. He graduated with the first class of the college. to give way to the glaring showiness Thomas Jones, also of Miss Mac-Kinstry's class, is also to have some of his things cast.

Pausch is doing the work. ANNUITY FOR EMPLOYES. cf the modern theater. Norman in Style. John H.

Selkirk, father of Col. George Selkirk and the late STATE SHORTHAND BOARD. The time today. The place anywhere east of the Rockies. The girl-married and grown up.

Said the woman In the ra.se. a bngnt- House bv Marie Dressier and tne A bo I I stfi khnldprs nf the Tmlskamins nirtR- Company, pi Ivor mining mnj-any in ttip Cobalt rtistrlrt. hei'l ni't'iina jit tin- Hor-l liafHytte la: nljrht atvl fnrntml tlip ion nf Tf-mipkaminpr Mining S'lahnMf tp. The foUmvinrr wore --li'iscn as dh-pcfors: K. i.

Whftbpck of Fincb'itcr. Ma rr W. Pomstork. Or. J.

M'-M'-nba nor, Hnvt R. Shoeha Gfnre W. Koch. Wallaces Thaypr. Dr.

'JpurjfM P. PtHnllanrt, I pvoe P. Hodson, ami Chnripf Ktapit'5. Th meet Ipr was callrrl in protest ipalns! a rpocnt piirchaso of addl-tionnl mintriR" property in Curia da, known i's the North Dome Mine, by Ca rt rijrht. at a copt of Attorney "lHrnr M.

Bunh-m1 II at he mooUnpr and unke in (irfrnsp of tho action of Cart wriht, saylnj? that it was a stop ry to continue the de-vplfvpmpnt by thf' company. IM-. MWilonhaucr. temporary chairmnn of hr meet in, explained that the price oC the mock had dropped from tl.TTi a Mian to 30 rents per shai and the rficht of the president of tho company to purchase the North Mine out of the funds of he co pa ny. He suReMed that mi asportation bp formed of American shareholders to unite forces and se CHICAGO.

Dee, 23 The Commonwealth Kdison Company will put an annuity plan for Its employes Into effect Jan. 1. The plan will give to continuous employes at the end of a certain periods of years an annuity based on the amount of their salary and term of service, should they desire to retire. berts to'the poor children in the hos- eyed. rcsy-rheeked, optimistic hit of nnrt otner 1 numann woo nitals ornhan asylums, ALBANY, Pec.

23. Tn newly appointed State Board of Examiner for certified shorthand reporter! organised yesterday by elecUnr James Huso of Albany as chairman and Henrv L. Beach of BlnKhamton ai secretary. Chief F. W.

Allen of New York' Is the third member of the board. Miss Evelyn Jacus, who had a studio with Miss Frederlcka E. Cordes at the Horton studios, has given up her studio and will leave town soon Miss Jacua has sold one of her pictures at the Thumb Box exhibit. Both Miss Jacus and Miss Cordes are Duplls at the Art School. Miss Cordes is doing some remarkably good work.

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PA88E9. DR. LYMAN GETS 18 MONTHS. FAIL TO EXPLAIN. sunshine southward when snow comes: "At last I have found the perfect train, a veritable edition rie-hixe.

Pronounced Santah Fay dun Leuks. It leaves Chicago every Tuesday evening for Los Angeles, during the winter anil early spring, and runs every mile on Santa Fe rails. It makes tlia trip quicker than any other train does. It has everv little luxury dear to the feminine heart: Just exclusive enough, too. And the extra fare charged doesn't hurt the charitable Institutions maintained in this city for the care of children.

Thirty-five hundred of these were packed into the big theater to see a performance of "Tillie's Nightmare." This may not seem exactly a child's play, but most of it is dominated by the big, Joyous, jovial personality of Marie Dressier, and her fun is of a kind which might appeal to the little ones as well as to the grown-ups. NEW SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "23. Ir. John C.rant Lyman, the Los Angeles land promoter, yesterday was sentenced to 18 monlha In the Federal prison on McNeil's Island, Washington, on the charge of conspiracy to escape from a Tn(ted States marshal last March.

C. M. Courtrlght, a watchman and co-defendant, was given six months In Jail. YORK, Deo. 28.

Felix 0. 21 vears old, was found dead Stumpp. tn his bed, shot throupn tne neaa. in family declares he shot himself In a dream, but don't tell how they know. JANUARY EXHIBITIONS ARE ONE-MAN TYPE The January exhibitions are to be three One man" exhibitors Aubrey Vincent iieardIey.

Charles Condor and Paul Dougherty. Beardsley is too well known to require an introduction. Through his writings and through his connection with the once famous London cult, which lost much of its prestige and glamour through the downfall of Oscar Wilde. He. like Wilde, died in the prime of manhood, only 2fi years old when he passed awey in 1898.

He was a law to himself in his art, aa he was In his literary work and In Ms life. Hp had, as every man of his type wilt always have, disciples and followers, although these have never distinguished themselves. Bring Fabulous Prices. It is said that his works already bring fabulous prices and there Is little doubt, but that the Interest and atmosphere which will center in his exhibition will have much of the occult mystery which surrounds everything Whistler has ever done, because Beardsley and Whistler belonged to the same type. Beardsley's collection wrlll Include 90 original drawings, nearly all book lllustr.t!ns, inrlud- it norfainlv did in this case.

1 nose And in the end tney iouna mat tnej youngsters almost made a riot over! had been told only half the truth. The her Their little hands clapped, some beautiful new train that they 1 bearded than SACRAMENTO. Dec. 23. Now that the State fenate has passed the PreBidenttal Preference primary MM.

the measure requires only the Governor's stKnature to become a law. Tt provides for the election of dHeirHtes to national party conventions by a State-wide vote, the entire proup beinK pledged for a Presidential preference. NEGRO MAIL MAN QUITS. and more, iCharles E. Selkirk, was the architect nd builder of Central Church.

While architecture cannot be styled pure Norman, It still followed Norman cathedral lines and its simplicity was one of its chief charms. Mr. Selkirk was born in Litchfield, in Sept. 11, 1808, and died in his home, L05 Niagara street, on Sept. 22, 1S7S.

He not only designed and built Central Church, but he named it and until his death was a worshiper in its great ampitheater. Its first pastor was the celebrated Dr. Lord, who was followed by a Rev. Mr. Wood, who is now living near Philadelphia.

Notable Line of Men. Mr. Wood was succeeded hy the Rev. Dr. MrLeod, who went from here to Albany and who was so cordial and 'knew so many people that thej- Itosay of him.

that he had his hat sn ietten off his head In passing down Main street, that he practically went length bareheaded. John Mac Lachlin, a reverent Scotchman followed Dr. MrLeod and successively came the Rev. Henry Elliott Mott, the Rev. Mr.

Jones and the late R. punter, who died just on the eve of 'moving with his congregation into the 'new Central Church out on Main iatfreet, where the fortunes of old Central Church are united with one of (the Park Presbyterian Churches. of them waved their crutches and had described. PARIS. Texas, Dec, 2.1.- For the second time in three days, a n(rrn hns lelded to public opposition to having 8 neirro mall carrier here.

George Rivers, who was appointed yesterday, ann" who had announced, he would deliver mflil. announced later that he hRd changed Ills inliut Hfter committee white men waited on Mm A white man will take the place as letter There was everything that would cm-tribute to the comfort of a woman traveling alone or with children. "It was like being in a first class hotel, one of them said later. "The de Luxe manicurist Is a jewel, who does vour nails Just the proper way; and the hairdresser well, rarely have I been so pleaded with one. "But what appealed to me most was the competent lady's maid who attended me.

Just think of the comfort of not dislocating your vertebrae or pulling your' arms out of place trying to hook your own gowns. "Then there are the daintiest writing desks iupplted with plenty of stationery, postal cards of the de-Luxe, and -what do you think? you are actually provided with stamps for mailing. Did tneir iuuii vuivr tunc peated calls or "Tille-e-e, Tille-e-e!" And there's no doubt that in the Institutions they came from everything about the piece was talked over dwlt upon next day and for days to come will be a topic and a bright memory in lives when pleasant things are none too many. Boston is one of the cities wbefe the child labor law Is applied most strenuously to the theater. Traveling companies which have parts requiring the services of child performers either give Boston a wide birth or arrange to have the parts taken by dwarfs.

In the spectacular production of "The Blue Bird," It will be re THE OLD CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Start your tour of California at San Francisco. See the cafes-lntown all over the world do Chinatown and the other oriental quarters of the city, then make a trip down the picturesque coast, over the Road of a Thousand Wonders," to Southern California stopping each night at one of the first-class hotels between San Francisco and Southern California. The quick, direct way to San Francisco is via the San Francisco Overland Limited OF Si you ever before hear of any onje giving I'ncle Sams gnoo pm stamps away; Mall your letters? Why. of course you 4 '''St II can.

There a man on uie irain, nd mall is collertea oy tne porter and membered that a very Important scene Is the one where the unborn children are clamoring for the opportunity to go on earth and be born into their destined families. In Boston a number of fines were imposed on some of the unborn children, because they had neglected to shave before they came on for the put off at every station possible. HANDSOME GIFT OF MISS COX'S PUPILS Miss Mary B. Coxe, Instructor of ntlque at the Art School of the Art Gallery, was honored yesterday In the very beautiful gift from her pupils nf a fine Meclbl print of The meats, too. are ao wen servea that I never for an instant missed my own cook.

The dining room Is unr the management of Fred Harvey; and. lUnion-Southera Pacific 1 1 '3 I i STANDARD ROUTE OF THE WEST The rret Ntlnl highway orer -which for two generation the Went has gone Bast and the Eaat haa gone Wot Every inck to California protected with electric block aala.and the track Is ballasted with duatleaa 8 banner? QraveL track la ballasted Wlia ouaucaa oneraw? wi. I A'vtZJt II a. a 1 IPPJ i T. well, you ve Been aooui enough to know what a Harvey meal is and how perfectly appointed.

"And let me tell you something else that every woman will and that when you are all ready to step off the train at Pasadena or Los Angeles, the porter will come In and present you, w-th the compliments of the road, a beautiful buquet of California flowers. "The time? Oh, yes. there', five houra saved over the regular trains, and If you're traveling with restless children that's a blessing." J. B. De FRIEST 287 Broadway New York City FIRE DESTROYS COLLIERY.

scene. The midnight orgy with which New York greets the arrival of the New Year is an Institution pf such recent growth that it has never before encountered the problem presented by New Year's Eve coming on a Sunday. Those who observe the occasion properly bave made It a practice to kill the early part of the night by going to a theater and afterwards proceeding to the restaurants, where their tablet were reserved and eating their Ave and ten dollar suppers to the accompaniment of "nothing but champagne served." New Year's Eve. Our theatrical law Is such that no dramatic performances can be given Sunday evenings, so this year the roystereri are put to it to find some way to kill that particular Sunday evening until the time comes to take their places at table. It means the loss of one of the beet houses In the year to every theater, and several of them bave announced "eoncerta" for the evening of tbe 21st.

Of course, these "concerts" "aacred concerts" they used to be called mean a thinly disguised bill of vaudeville features. The occasion being an exceptional one the police would probably not be very exact In enforcing tha rule that Correglo's St. Sebastian. The reproduction was handsomely framed and was formally presented. Miss Coxe was great1)' affected hy such a token lof the Appreciation of her pupils, i Comparatively few people ifi Buffalo realize the value of the wcrk done by Miss Coxe.

not only for her pupils, but also for the Albright Art School. 1S92 she has bad charge of the lantlquf. work In this school. This is the class In which all students must begin before taking up the more ad danced work. The preliminary training received here.

Is of the greatest Itmnortance, as It Is the foundation on Iwhlrh all the future success of an ar-tlst depends. It is due In a great measure to the extremely thorough careful work done under Miss Coxe's Instruction that so many of her Iformer pupils beve already won prominent positions In the world of art. among whom may he mentioned Mr. Ppelrher, "ho Is winning such high praise In New York for his portraits: Vt. Edward Duffnrr, Mr.

Edwards and 'msny others. Twelve Piclures Done. Besides her work at the school, MJss Coie has been engaeed for some time fn 12 pictures for one of Buffalo's lht judges nf art and they are worthy jf the highest commendation. Her RHENODOAH, Ic. 23.

Fire last nlffht Je.troyd th West Bhcnortonh colliery, owrrnd by th. Philadelphia Roadlnif Company. The loss In sun-mated at 11.000.000. About 7000 men and boya thrown out of employment. NO PLACE FOR BOY.

ROCHERTER. Pec. IJ. A boy ha, been turned out of the public arhool. becau.e he la tubercular, and haa been rejected by the open air for tuberculoma because he la not In aerlou condition.

He la wonderlnit how he la golnr to (rot an education. w- mm Pile. CHare Im te 14 Dura. Teec dnnatat will refund money If P.goOlnt. nnent tocnea aay rM of Itching BUM Bleedlnf a Protrualaf Pile, la to oayt, Wo.