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THE WINNIPEG TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DEC. 31, 1910 MUSI AND DRAMA TIC 12 AMUSEMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK. Wihiilue thiwtre nil' iti. ins" with Harry Woodruff. Monday, Tuesday iiii.I Wednesday nlttlilH Willi holiday matinee on Muliilay, liml tin- mutinee oil Wtil-Iiesilav Humane Society i-ntcrtulu-nifiit on Tliui inlay nUlit.

This Woman anil This Man" It billed fur 1'rnlny anil iiturilay nlKlits, with the usual iiuuinee. Walker theatre Advunced vaudeville. Two performances dally. Lomlnlon theatre At th Into Horse Tuv-orn." Kvery tvetiliiB with x-tra matinee on -Monday and the usual matinees on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Kniprew theutre Vudeville.

Three performances daily. Dreamland and Starlund Up-to-date motion pictures Continuous exhibition dally. Grand theatre-Vaudeville. Twice daily. Change of programme Inst half of week.

In response to over a score pretty ear els appropriate to the festive sea-lon, the writer with this issue greets all friends and readers, with the earnest hope that they will be happy and prosperous, enjoying- good health during the year of our Iord, mil. Everybody Interested in local musical matters should read the paragraphs In this page relating to operatic matters in Loudon, unci compare them with the situation a it present exists in this city. But this difference iMr. Beechain is wealthy, while Mr. Savlne has to work hard in his profession.

One month from next week Alest-nn-dro Bond will make his first appearand In this city under Manager Walker's auspices at the Winnipeg theatre, and if all that been written concerning this celebrated Italian tenor, or only the half of It true, the art of voealism as expiessed by a nutle Interpreter should he heard at its highest point of excellence thrmiKii the melodious utterances of one of the greatest of Its living exponent. We have been told that Hoiui is not a tenor robusto, who looks forward to treating a sensation like TamUi rlik, or TamiiKiio with his tonal sonority, litis described hcintf a man of small stature, but well proportioned and very elegant. At first his small lze may occasion some surprise, which s'lon pusses away howi-ver, when he begins to reveal his wonderful sinejni; Kift, and the perfect use of one of the sweetest voices villi which nature tvir endowed a human I.iIiik. When Oscar op his opera house The Manhattan. In New York ah out four yeirs nir.i Ttonei was for a whole season one of its.

chief His doom in America Is thus described by a musical writer well acquainted with the mysterloa of biK operatic ventures. "First and foremost comes the ipies-lion of the tenor when a new operatic enterprise is ussed In York or anywhere else. 1 la.iimersteit.'s tenor is Bond, regarded now for some years in Europe as the only serious rival of Caruso. He it said at once that this reputation was fully sustained by HoncI, although he was plainly nervous, and did not slr.r wiih the full measure of voice end confidence whl-h those who have heard him often abroad know he possesses In rich measure." "Bond probably had his own na-sons for choosing '1 I'urltnnl' as the vehicle for hia debut, but It is not an pera In which the tenor yrt shine? as conspicuously ns in seme works, nor is Bellini's music so vnrtcd in style as to afford the best opnor-t unity for vocal display of the kind the public loves most. In his opening ft .1 a1 SCENE FROM "THE GENIUS," i I I 1 Jf MISS VICTORSON MR.

BLAIR In "This Woman and This Man," at the Winnipeg Theatre, Jan. 6-7. cavatina Bond at once established himself, after only a dozen measures or so, as one of the tlttest lyric artists ever heard in America, tile purity and superlative sweetness of ills voice, the consummate elegance of his phrasing, the perfection of his vocal technic, and the easy control over his tune emission, breathing, diction, and, delivery, stamping him as one. of those aosolute masters of "bel canto" who have been mourned as lost to the world for ever. cannot be said now, but what has been said need be accepted with no reservation liat-tver.

"in other operas, and when he has shaken off his lirst night trepidation, iionel will take all of this town by Htoitn us he did part of it last Monday ewnlng. The house literally rose at him. and Interrupted his principal arias with tornadoes of applause and uelighted "lion, i is a much smaller man phy-sicalU than t'uruso, and has not that sinner's volume of voice, nor its naturally robust quality, but lie seems to excell himself in musicianship, in artistic control und in the power to make each phrase yield Its lust vestige of musical meaning and lyric potential ii. if Caruso and Bond could be rolled into one, the world would possess the grcaicst vocalist that ever lived, uml no aeons of time to come could ever hope to matt iiiiu. New Yora will iio.v biln to make cotnp'u lsons an occupation it loves--but it will iind tne task one of the most difficult ever attempted in music.

Better call it a lie, and enjoy both Caruso and Konol, each in iiis own marvelous way." is a truthful statement to declare that many educated opera goers and quite a number of capable critics no- io iiie honest le-lit that Bond is the an M. st ol all living tenors. 'I base opinion upo.i his Vt lee antl the way be it. It is not licit 1 1 to multiple suoerhitlves or to employ phrases of adulation in Ihe attempt to make uvcilinl measurement of his artistic stature, lor by all accounts to praise Bonei's oice und ait 1- etpiit-aletit to painting the Illy and gilding rcllned gold. I'otuiaiy to some published statements.

Allesi.inilro lionei lias had very 'icshiel .1 experience in concert oik in Kuro pen cities, and sti.im.e to siv lias t'lkeii a very cou-nierc hie io- iii to the oi nl arias of n. -f ly ei. tv one of his o'lio it i include tilt: name el his hole conipi see. hose music is Ho iConi heard ill lie se dill of firm i ma i if course I lout I is to the core, antl an lt-aliao at that, hence tile peculiarity of Ins penchant for the comparatively pliu id of the composer who wrote for an entirely different school of s. 'I hat lie excels ill this school Is thus commented upon by "l.e Figaro," I 'iir is; 'Mozart's Giovanni' was excellently iieilormed last night at the Chnteiei.

Alessaiinro Bciici was with tile role of 'Don This is not long, but to sing the two fatuous roman.as requires a perfect acquaintance with the style, und such a of the alt of singins? that is rarely heard Last night i'aiis. with it applause, associated iiself to the vcrdi- alrt ady rendered by the other capital cities of Kurope iinti America on the im omi arable art of tins i Ai eptiotiul artist." The popular light comedian, Henry has mime rows admirers in who will give him a most ci 1 when he makes his apiicaiaoee on the stage of the Winnipeg theatre at the holiday matinee next Monday afternoon. His only lasts till Wednesday even MONDAY MR. JOE DE STEFANI, Dominion Permanent Playara. Queen Victoria l.ord Conynghum The Archbishop I vv e.ii nigs to Miss Miriam Baker Mr.

J. Cameron Ur. Pope Her Bow By John I 'et tie, It, A. Kdwina lllgglnson. Air.

Trevor n. Williams. Air. Kobert Salt. Antoinette Hy Alodame Yig-er le Brun.

Airs. Homer Dixon. The Dream of By D. G. Kosettl.

Dante Air. Herbert Severn Beatrice Aliss Kathleen o'Grady i he Spirit of Love Aliss Any Colquohoun Bight Hand Figure. Airs. AI. E.

Nichols Left Hand Figure C. Brydges The Broken Jug By Greuze. Air. Herbert Hammond. "When Did You Last See Y'our By Win.

Yeames. Characters Airs. Hugh Phllllpps. Aliss Aluiguerile Air. Montserrnt.

Air. Kobert Salt. Air. Sherringham. Aliss Shelagh Kirby.

Air. Herbert Severn. Air. Meredith. Air.

Gemmill. Air. Trevor Williams. Wedded By Sir Frederick Lelshton, K. A.

'J he Bride Airs. Geo. Carruthers '1 lie Briucgroom Hugh (isler Two Daughters of Louis XV. By Nuttier. Alauume Adelaide Madame Heuriette Miss Coombes Miss Nullum ita By Sargent, K.

A. Miss Cham plon Curnteneita A Beading from Tadema. B.A. The Poet Homer By Alma Mr. Lord '1 he Slaves Marlett, Air, Gurton The Lovers Aliss Humber, Aliss Severn Fra Angelloo's Angels.

Airs. Llswood Bichards, Airs. F. Scott. The Tragic Aluse By Sir Joshua Heynolits.

The Tragic Muse Aliss W. Caldwell. The Mirror of Venus By Burne Jones. Venus Airs. Reginald Lawson Attendant Nymphs Airs.

Barnardo. Airs. A. Sullivan. Aliss At.

Gait Aliss Heron. Aliss Smcaton. Aliss Aioore. Aliss Aliss Al. Chipmiin.

J. Martin. The Shades of Night A fantasia in one act. Characters Captain the Hon. eTrence Trivet, of the 21st 1-uncers Air.

Trevor O. Williams Winifred Tester Alias Aioore Sir Ludvlc Trivett (a phantom) Air. Sherringham The Iady Allldred Yester (a phantom) Miss Nanton Scene The Haunted Room nt Trivett HoiiBe. Period Todav. The Rosebud of Stinging Nettle Furm A melodramatic farce.

Characters, bad and otherwise: Sir Narcissus Slapdash (the squire, the vllluin of the piece) Mr. Hector Chalmers Weary Willie, this creature, an awful looking Mr. Fred Pusey Rose (beautiful anil accomplished, the Joy und pride of the country side) Alf. T. AI.

Carson Oilt Turniits (a most virtuous pea aunt) Air. B. North Avery Hopwood has written two or three successful plays, to mention two of them, "Seven Days" and "Clothes," in which Miss Grace George toured for a season, so presumably his Vi REVIEW OF WEEK 5l i ynf msMmfkmMmti- I cifin iff 1 Vi IN WHICH HENRY WOODRUrF WILL ing, hence no time should he lost In so in ing seats, us Ills new play possesses ull the attributes of popularity, li. (Singer presents Henry Woonrulf in lie Genius," musical song i unit ily the booh by William lie uiuslj by 1 'all I Rubens anil tne I). as by I lucent Bryan.

Air. Mootirult will be seen in quite a dif-leieat part from the ones lie has prc-liousiy i oiii a ed und one mui It tilted to his agreeable personality. "The i tenuis" was written us a sa.lrlcal coiueoy. and was lust produced with Woodruff in the same roh- he Is innv playing. Hut now it has been given a uiusicul sctilng of llinlteii scope, lias been broadened Into farciul ui lion and with the changes luaoe is more diverting Hull ever hci'orc.

1 aid Uuliehs has written some very tuneful music for it. It is not a musical coui-euy of the usual order, but rather musical farce. The singing is exceedingly uttiactive. A great many things have been accomplished ui the builulug und presentation of "The Genius." l'riniarlly, one is taken into the thoughtless, cheerful, generous atmosphere of thai country of which I'rngue is the capital; mat country whole hearts) beat true and hunds grasp firmthe golden, infectious land uf Tile treatment of the theme is magnetic, Beeinmg to present an old story in brighter, more graceful colors, with that story already llrinly Intrenched In Hie heart of tout great army where the watchword is good fellowship. Again it Is a sharp, pointed sutire on several things, und principally on that class which thinks in solltuue of the earthly and physkul, und parades to the world tile spiritual, tile ethereal and falsely teuipcrumchtal, when, If asked to lull Just what It all meant, they would, in plain words, be "up against it." The story is a sort of travesty on art faddists.

A rich young man, ignorant of art, is In despair because he falls to Interest a young woman of artistic temperament. hen ho starts out to get a smutierliig of art he conceives the idea of appropriating the work of three unappreciated artists, paying them for the privilege of singing their products und posing as genius who has let no one know of his accomplishments. The working out of this plot gives plenty of latitude for spirited dialogue, delightful satire anil lively action. Air. Woodruff plays iiie "Genius ith alternating auuacity ami cmoarrasstnent.

His good looks and sinking dress make him a particularly engaging figure in the masquerade of extravagance. The model not the traditional model at all, but a sort of protege, pal and partner in tile studio of the unrecognized painter, composer and sculptor Is said to bo most charmingly embodied and acted by Maugo Kennedy. Kennedy, a very pretty young lady wiio is the. model Nell Graham," is a well known society gill of Buffalo, X. Y.

Her lutner was Judge Kennedy, who sal on the bench ot the criminal court for more than ilftei ears und was one of the earliest settlers there, I luring the exposition. Miss Kennedy wus chosen as one ol the reception coniuuliee of the Midweek club's rest room and she was one of the first young ladies whom president McKinley greeted upon his arrival at the club's room, blie was also within a short distance of the l'resl-ti tit when the assassinulion iiiok Miss Kennedy made her tirst appt aruncc upon uic stage- in a little entitled Hallowe'en Kve," vi hit was written by Henry Woodruff, lie dhin even know was such a or she had appeared in the sketch until he received a programme und a criticism of the young lady's cleverness. When Miss Kennedy learned that he was going to star in a new play this season she sent him a nice letter asking for an ongaguiicnt, and siie was given a con-iraei. Henry Woodruff admits that when he lirst went upon the stage be received a salary of $1 per week, lie also admits that he now receives three limes $-iill per week. Just small change in thirty years' time.

Five of the beauty chorus In "The Genius" have really been winners in beauty contests in their home cities. Mr. Woourutf, the star of the play, savs that Mort H. Singer has a wonderful eye for selecting pretty girls. The Winnipeg Humane Society deserves a bum ping, out-of-sigtit benefit next Thursday night at the Winnipeg theatre.

Kverv seat might to have un occupant, for the association is in sore need of funds in order to carry out its humane projects with only a moderate degree of success. His honor the. I. lent. -Governor und Budy McMillan have kindly given their patronage to the entertainment, which has been most generously provided by the members of the Western Art association and their friends.

Tile programme although lengthy is here appended: Portrait of Vlger le Brun antl 1 laughter By lime, 1 Brun. Mme. le Brun Mrs. Sterling 1 laughter Miss Amy Woodman rjlieen Victoria receiving news of Her Accession By flow. 'OS 'SVC lit I fxM, btiiuuwi Ina.jMiini riiiimrrwrtf mm mm.

BE SEEN AT THE WINNIPEG THEATRE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK latest effort "The Woman und This Man," announced to be produced next Friday und Saturday at the Winnipeg theatre will be well worth a visit. The company is headed by Miss Minnie Vlctorson who is said to be an emotional actress of merit in the portrayal of the special role ullottetl her. "It Is piuy," wrote a critic fresh from its lirst performance in Philadelphia, "that will lieip girls to be good; that will make men better by showing them the Implicit trust of a guileless! heart, mid the writer only Voiced the sentiment of practically everyone who has seen (lie play. So simple, so natural a drama, so perfect a pit ture of real life lias not been presented on the I stage In a very long time, und no playwright has ever more skillfully combined the humor ami jmthos of actual huinun existence. The lugeiiulus, Bcf-acrillcing little heroine, so cleverly impersonated by Vlcior-son Is a crueture of real llesh und blood, a being so thoroughly alive, so loveable.

thut no playgoer, however blase he may be can see her and not feel that he Is a better man for having Seen her. A love that Is true Is forever; Not a day. nor a month, nor a year, To the end of the world 1 will love you 1 will always love you dear. Love and domestic bliss, after a period of unhupplness seems to be the dominant theme of the drama, a life story In three acts, und of Intense hu-nuin interest. A modern, sensible and sincere play, says another critic, page from real lite.

The Catholic Union of Spanish Dames of Madrid publishes an energetic protest against tne prevailing lmmorulity and license of the puinsn stage. These ladles denounco In turn, for some specific given reason, every play now being presented in Not even an opera escapes. They suy that their eyes and ears are offended by the repulsive opera of "Salome." They call on the government: to stop this avalanche of foreign uncleanness, deploring the readiness uf Spaniards to copy from France everything vicious and bad. The newspapers treat the request Jocularly, presuming that Premier Ca-nalejas and his cabinet ministers have more urgent matters to engage their attention. Only last week several papers In Madrid commented with-bhing sarcasm on Chicago's refusing to permit a repetition of "Salome." such Puritanism the Spanish editors pronounced mere hypocrisy in t.ie "City of the Jungle." "At the White House Tavern," a very pretty light comedy, with an environment of mountainous scenery, located In the original production on a pleasunt terrace with the Tyrolean Alps in the distance, should prove another attractive bill next week for the patrons of the Dominion theatre, as there are several "fat" parts to be allotted among the leading members of the stock company.

The costumes of the Tyrolese in contrast with the modern clothes of visitors to the inn is one of the features in the comedy, and the rainstorm ut the close of the ilrst act invariably ensures several curtain calls if realistically presented by the clever mechanicians In attendance. The pluy Itself is a merry one, telling of the huppenlngs at the "White Horse Tavern" when romance and mistaken identities start the compli cations as well as the ensuing fun. The busts of the story is a pair of young lovers whose happiness is threatened by the father-of tne young lady. In order to forget his troubles the lover seeks the "White Horse to be there confronted with the irate father and his daughter, who have been brought thither In order to forget her troubles if she can. The results may be imagined, the interest being heightened through the curious woo ing by a German waiter of the buxom land ladv of the tavern, and there are several characters, small in themselves, yet quite necessary to the pro per working out of the plot, which, as previously stated, Is replete with humorous situations, anil breezy dialogues.

The revival of "At the White Horse Tavern" is a suitable opening for the New Year with its bright and piquant gaiety. The curtain has runff down upon the earthly lives of many popular players and musicians during the year Among those passed away are Neil Burgess of "Country Fuir" fame; the playwright and actor Creston Clarke, nephew of Kdwln Booth, who was last seen In Winnipeg as "Alone. Beau-caire." Also the one well known theatrical manager Henry V. Donelly. will recall the noted operatic baritone.

Alons. Chas. Gilibert, who died soon after his arrival in New-York to fulfill his contract with the Metropolitan Opera house management. other players who died were the admired Tonl Schlager, who had no rival when she sang at the Imperial Opera House of Vienna. George Riddle, a prominent man In the theatricul profession for more thnn a quarter of a century; Jacques Krueger, the aged Hv MAjNEB AND WITH NEW YEAR V.

V. WAl.Kr.lt, Manager 3 NIGHTS STARTING Jan. 2 TWSCE DAILY fin MORT H. SINGER PRESENTS WM HENRY IN A MUSICAL CThe Book by Wm. and Cecil DeMillo.

Musio by Paul Rubana. Lyrics by Vincant Bryan. THE HANDSOMEST CHORUS IN AMERICA VINTAGE OF 1910. A Superb Cast, and tha Whistleabla Musio. Niqhtt and Holiday Matinea, $1.50 to 50o.

Wednesday Matin1.00 to One Night Thursday, Jan. 5 Western Art Association Presents REPRESENTING FAMOUS PAINTINGS. Benefit Humane Sooiety. 2 KXKJno FRIDAY, The New York Success, Direct JANUARY 6th MATINEE SATURDAY. From tha Maxlna Elliott Theatre.

WWUTsbWl WITH eviinnie: VICTORSON AND A SPECIALLY SELECTED COMPANY. Nights $1.50 to 50o. Matinee, $1.00 to 25o. Saats Ready Wadnaaday. irlM WliwiW iiMij.aawgMaamnanMaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap NEW YEARS' WEEK sS FRANK LYN GALE AND COMPANY IN A ONE-ACT DRAMATIC CAMEO, "ON THE LEVEL." IGUEM SISTERS SHARPSHOOTERS ON THE SWINGING WIRE.

J. Francis Sullivan MONOLOGI3T Wm. J. O'Hearn (8b Co. SPECTACULAR COMEDY ACT Misses Stevens (SS Vallero SINGERS AND DANCERS Bennington Brothers OLYMPIAN ATHLETES MORR1SCOPE WALKER OVERTURE CANADA'S FINEST THEATRE bSSSESBBS performer vo foil from the Hies of a theatre whd impersonating John D.

Hockefellerll.vlng to heaven, In "The Follies of Henry Lee. who for years had men one of the beat known character nctors on the American staRe; Hernan Vezin, an KiiRllshman, last seen 1 "The School for Scandal;" Daniel Sl'y. circus performer, playwright ad author of "The Old Mill The Corner Grocery," Julian Ktvards, composer of many familiar cfliic operas among which are "Dolly -rriin," "When Johnny Comes MurchM Home," and th sacred cantata, "azarus" and "Mary Mairda-len;" H. the famous tra-geilian llenry Neville, an EtigliHh actor wlW playe1 a long run in this cotintr' in "The Agnes Hooth.a famous actresH; Clay Clement, vlo, besides being an actor was a (irrfiatist and utory teller; Lottie Collitt the original sliiger of "Ta-ra-ra Ittle Faust, light open Cinger; Louis James, the Shake-sieun actor; Ezra Kendall, rome-diarlnd author; Julia Wyait, creator of 'Ipsy in "I'ncle Tom's Cabin;" MyiP W. Whitney, a noted bass sinrf; Joseph VVheelock, a well knoi actor in modern plays, and Mnj Vea.

Komlsarzhevsky, the Rus-sia player. CURLETTA THE HUMAN DRAGON. Vaudeville offers nothing If not variety in Its entertainment, and for that reason, or by virtue of It. the announcement of next week's programme of acts for the Walker seams to carryij more than a merely perfunctory amount of newness, novelty and vaudeville excellence In Its makeup. Heading the bill in point of position and probably In public appreciation, will tie seen Misa Franklyn Gale and Company In a dramatic cameo of tha slums, "On the Level." Thla la a serious little playlet relieved by a comedy side, but which nevertheless, brings homo one side of the unequal struggle asainst adverse handicaps metcdi out In the great seething centres ot our population to the poir.

The aceno Is in a crowded tenement of New York city, the characters, a clonk-maker, her Irish father, and equally Irish representative of landlord auth-ority. one Flynn. The sketch la from the pen of Chas. Doty, and has created an impression wherever it has been seen. Other names on the programme an announced will Include: The Ioleen sisters, two pretty and nature-favored, Australian girls, who are expert markswomen, displaying their prowess with the repeater while standing (Continued on Next Pare.) rvn JM Storm uav by SYDNEY ROSENFELD to 50o 25o whiio ew Year's Week Commencing Monday, Jan.

2 SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEE TIIK PERMANENT PLAYERS in the Laughing Epio of Itain mi guy mm Aflaj.tf'd fnim the (Jorman Evenings and Monday Matinee Regular Matinees, Best Seats IBS33BES31B TWICE TODAY Baby Mine Tha Lughtr Festival. MATINEES MONDAY (Holiday) AND. WEDNESDAY. SONG-COMEDY 99 emus LIVING PICTURES Next Week: "WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER".