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i 16 COMING LOCAL EVENTS. Ity The Evil Kve hits m-ire features to commend Itself to theatre than ail the other sptaoular a combined. The Evil Eye will give 3 performances at the ltusell, dsy mattnee and eJneuay and Thursday evening. tCENK 1Y PROF. "Why Wnm-n 8m." the latest euf.

M-ful melodrama at New York life, which yluy at the Grand, opetn For hlfl cnjrjiBemnt In this city many I ..,.1 nnvi'i tiferni-e-nt in lejcer- Th Evil Eye. t'haa. H. Yal and and illusions vr Sidney K. Ellis' kiileidr opte eatrava- Ur-Uhd.

aTsnsa, nlll. heginMts fi.U. uiinual tuur 1 jierrliMun in acfvmt-aiiied by ths with everything" new. New scenery, Gootrittinr.f, wiw vary the of-new ballets -and a new majE.o with a nieianue of company. New mechanic al irkk ef- niUSlc played on various Instruments, feets have been built, mid In Itaentlr-J The Kins nf Is the, nam of Harris and Woods' melodrama whirl, will be sevi at the Grand lIeru House In a couple or weeka.

Tlie ut. of this tlim have been nott .1 their productions -urh The Kutal UYtUHnu And For lU-r 'I'lr- n's Suke. and it is saiu.in.-w kins is uiouiut'd in the si'K-ydtd style. -House on Monday, Tuesday and u- tiesday next. bound to mat up Im- will be preaslon in the heart and mind 0th.

ir.ti.. Mon. li ii drunaiic ot- the audience. It produces a tale wh en of the riatiun.il style, ns will S'Soui stirring- in us pain -a. um-uiy iven strou cast, dramatic In' its truntL: Incident anj It- mil 11:1 tlrtlrt I The nortraynr of the various charge- A lint Old Time will be one of the tern.

th. renMatle nnd n-t nitianlflcent cuvly tractions for the rwtim avtu scenic effects, the stnrtltns and and he one of th tlonal climaxes that delight and-thrill of the must be seen, th J7fc hXAAHTTi Ck3WK HERMANN, WHO APPEARS AT THE MONDAY EVENING. blB-gst hits Th tvimi-unv ihis Vt'ftr nnit illustrious ne.i is mvn-d and onTatcd by Mr. ius H'H. being unable to give.

a fair dencrlVt ln who also A.pl.oii-...n. O.iston nt of this stirring- and luxuriously e-juip- Kmart ttet-amvotnas pruauuuun ped production. The cast like colUc- your xot Old Time W.put on wtn lo.s tion of precious stones fairly glHters of singing- and dancing, wliicn 'with quality and the interest of the has niude the Hill show funums. RUSSELL audience Is held from th rls until on of th stsgs crew of th Orsnd ths fall of the curtain 1 (iera House, but who left with For Miss Beatrice Irwin, who Is ths feature of pord Kos.lyn's comedy company which 1. announced for the Rus HOW A sell Tnesirs lor a ainai periwrmaiivw i nw on Tuesday, March It, Is a very "harm- 1 Ins youna Kngltsb actress, who has Her Children Nase tnts season, win spend ths summer In England.

Ireland slid Frsnr with tns same company. CAT WENT STAGE. ON. THE until very recently been a me-iber of 'Belasco Had sn Animal That Task Charles Frohman Kin-mre nrnirt Company, New Tork. There is little romance underlying her engagement with th Earl's company, for besides being engaged an actress she Is also "sngaged" blm.

The two met a fellow members of Charles rron Hsr Cus With th Bst of Them. "It Often hapens." said Mr. David Delasro while talking about some nf the mechanical effecta used In "Ths Dsrllng ot ths Clods." "that tricks of the slniDlet description arousa ths a company wntBr-tnsr wer otay- pwpwar wonaer anq cuniwiir me tng In "Thr'i Many a Slip." snd It greatest extent, on th other was said to have been a ess of love hand the most oriKinnl, delicat snd. at first Their engagement has 1 daring work pusses unnoticed by all -li aunsaansi as Ik. Illlla Mtraai, exr- rfa A great nir.

-w wim jvna vimiiin "The James Boy In Missouri- will a presented In this th 7rand nzt week with Wednesday snd Sst-ardsy mstlns, la on ot th beat Snaring attractions of that class now many years ago wtlfm as ireninysF-t ths business of mounting snd producing plsy. 1 Introduced a cat into "Hearts of Onk" th play that nuKle the 1st James A. Hern famous. Vs had a llvs baby In the play, too which a tremendous smount or inter- being presented on th American stag. est.

but I think the rat crested mors k.e mrl mi atiecM In the r. 1 talk and m'ondee beCSUSS everyone Is dtal of ths deeds of thos world fsm- familiar with the habits of that dotn us outlaws, presenting It with sll I eatlo animal and knows how difficult the spectacular effects nerssssry to it is to teach on to. perform vn th sask on anderstand th many dsrtng simplest trick. deeds and narrow escapes of tbs Jamss Every night, at a certain cue. this bora, through all of thslr most famous Lrat rmmt on th stsgs.

walked across xplolts. Recently th records of the7to the fir place, stretched herself snd local theatres wher this nlar hsa i lav down In front of the biasing hearth been seen were brokn by th Immsns for burned real lire In -a gas log crowd which witnessed th perform- I In order to make the scene more real-anc of this most wonderful portrays! Istlc snd natural. The cat did her part' of historical events. Th flay takes so easily and naturally that sue ire THE OTTAWA EVENING JOUiRNAL. SATUKDAY; MARCH In the World of the Stage: Gossip About Plays and Player? Known to Ottawa Theatre Goers.

Coming Local Attractions. A Cat That Went on the Boards. Interesting Bits of News From Playland MISS BEATRICE IRWIN, sUeadinj Lady In Lord Roa.lyri'a at th Rutaell Tusday Evening. CHINESE ACTOR'S WIFE OIES. York the bride was obliged to remain hidden in her roomi In Chatham Square.

There she pined her lite away brood ins; over the posnlbls aisasstna-ttnn of Hunc Kun- by the hatchet, men. The funeral took place on Tuesday. The hotly, arrayed In the flnet si garments snd with candles and Inoense biirnina- at the head and foot of the coffin, lay In state In the room of a Mulberry Street undertaker through tht day. Itfstde the coffin lay food and raime'nt for the ue of the pr(C dur- lns; its Journey to paradUe. There was no eervice by a priest, but the husband a man of no half messures.

His char n4 of coun thr will ftuaftla vttrr dy for th benefit of th nw member of tb choi-uK. Tn pec.l train left Cincinnati 0ui1ay morn in, and In order tnat a full dayva- rebear-aal could bct nilniaturo was fitted In on ot tha parlor car od rerular rehearaalt witb th.ull' corn-Pny and tbe nur orcbeaira held all uay Sunday while the train waa apaed-ln toward New Tork. Th. Iwdnnlnc of th. nrxt Itaratrlcal wuon will And a half doen new Important theatre xtd.d to New Tork City's already fnerou.

li.t. Kirk la Bhll, Henry tiurrli, Klaw and Kr-lancer, th Shubert Ccar llammenteln and the Sire Brother, all hav new structure under NEW PRODUCTIONS EASING UP. The theatrteal manUKor have about exhauated their funa new produc tion, and th season of oi-canuiU-U llrt nlghla haa com. It lti-re-ar any changes ot btll- at the nou'e. ot long runa, a a rule they will he cuuaed by the coming to town of whU-h have been on the road nearly allien, aoo.

An exeeotlon to thia la K1 Wolfe- "Cynthia" whirh ahe will pro. acter quality is so poilttve, his convlc- were more than worth th expense la uuns so pronownceu sna nis cvurait time, lives ana money PPjJJIHWHmS.iU i tiasaasssaSWWS-eSWWi I'll. I A FEW Or THE PRETTY GIRLS WHO WILL APPEAR "IN THE EVIL "EVE AT THE RUSSELL WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NEXT. so unquestioned that any work ot big must Inevitably hit a plump bull's eve of public favor or ml.s ths tarsal altogether. Ilia dedactlc plays celled th James boy from the tlms of th.

Iquently got a round of applaus. and It 1 'vtZLZl? f'L'ISS. eirll wr when tbsy began thslr career always hsnnened before ws had nr el.n J-. erf. vt 4e.

a-to. tha most 1 "hl human sentiment from sbot down by Bob Ford, a former mem- populsr topic of conversation wss How Burglar. to his latest plsy. ber of ths bsnd. who had entered his did they ever train that cat lo come Borne In the disguise of a friend.

It Is on th stags, stretch herself snd He a plsy which csnnot fstl to Interest down Ni front of ths flrsT. those who like Incidents In which there "Night after night the rat took her I ptenty ot action and excitement. A true and went through her tittle act. to romantic love story la also nicely 1 th- wonder' and delight of all behold- told during th action nt the. It-jesjly seemed Ilk a remark- Jkaa'Aissms.

u. I ub Rr nM us ism st nf i L.f "i i Oeertrs Kllmt and Alma Hearn. figure fjromlnsntiy In th cast and ths. company ta eth.rwlss larg snd competent, Hermann th CI rest, a most populsr entertainer of magic snd mssjc phenomena, will appear at the Russell on Monday evening. Hermann's work It different from sll other magician, tn that be original and always presents something new to pussl and mystify and entertain his audience.

His great specialty I sleight of hand, and In that feature 'of the entertainment hs ha. received th highest praise trem II tb great critic nf alt tb leading newspapers and periodicals from sll avsr Aha world. rl. baa entsnainco ana asusnisa abte performance on her part; bud alter all. hj-r a very simple mslter.

A few minutes before It wss tlms for her to go on we used to put her In basket. J'tt Isrge enoush to hold her comfortably without giving her a chance to change her position -and then leave her in a cool ptac In the cellar. At the. proper time shs wss brought upstairs and released the entrance In time to snrwsr her cue. Of course shs wslked across th stsgs to where, the fire aae burning, and when she got there whaf waa there to do except to stretch herself as mee.are of relief after her cramped Position In the baaltet ana than Ha Idnwn In ihrwsrmth of the, boxing logT ik wnuia navs oeen very Mt all of th crosm heads of Kur.

difficult Indeed to train her to do any- spe audi tb orient, eiss under ths clrcum.tsnces.'' I The Earl of Pswtucket," his aim haa been true, and ths result a valued addl-l tion to Amerlcsn stags llterstur. The middle dUlanr embrsc "Alabama." "In Mlsaours," "Ansons, "On ths Quiet," and "other plsys of ls'rgs meriL ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS WE KNOW There Is an Increasing demsnd In the theatrt al for talented young inuu and Hi opportunities for success have never been so great aa at present. To enable those who are ambl-t uus to nrepsre themsslvss thoroughly luring th summer In urn to' fill good olllons next seapon, tha Stanhope Whrstcroft Dramatic School. New York offers two, thrse snd five n. nth courses, commencing Msy 1st, next.

All tne reguisr instructors of ths school a III be retained for thrse rours.s and students assisted to engagements as soon aa qqalllled. After a tour ot th. south and middle West thst haa been maraea wan more than one broken record, Lewis Morrison In "Faust" comes to Nsw Tork on March when bs will plsy week's engagement at the New Weal End Theatre. New Yorkers will then again have a chance to thl sterling actor In bis inimitable creation of K.thryn Kidder during the month nf March Is In that section ot the country ths Southwest where her nsme Is a household word: and In her Interpretation of the heroins In "An TCy for an Eye" she la giving her myrlsd ot admirers Just reason to torn out In greater numbers than ever before this reason, snd In city sfter cfly her re. relpt hav reached th vary top mark.

A special train having on of Ita car fitted with a mlnlatur stags. Is a novelty In rallroad.ng. but that Is Just whsl th "Bl Foup-railroad has erred: to furnish Henry W. Savage lor th movement ot "The Prlnc. of ptj.

sen" company from Cincinnati to New Tork. Mr. Savag has sent shout thirty nsw recruit for tb chore at Th Prlnc of to XtnetnnatL In the Realm. of Music hat is Doing in the Worlc Mme. Szumowska to Give a Recital in St.

Patrick's Hall. Waticin Mills ii MontreaL An Australian Criticism of Celebrated Vocalists. Among the Local Musicians. Mm. Antolnett Saumowaka.

who lias been announced to ai a piano- tort recital her tn SI Patricks hail oo April i. will appear a week later on April to the fact that sh haa an encasement to fill In New Tork on or about the date of April 'Mom. Htumowaka quit recently played at Mendelssohn ball, New Tork, with treat success. Her 1 on ot th criticism on bar playing: "Mm. Ban-mowska baa long been known here a an excellent player rttted with a con cert technic above th ordinary, with pretty ton, a Lommcndabl deer due, taking ths title tnU at-tne Maa- of muslcisnshlp.

and much last In th Iron BViuar Theatre. The comedy -IsJ lcalltt ot ptnMlnt Mi pdaling.Mad-by Hubert Henry nayles. a new- auth- Bnle rereien a IchoS Tof or. whom alias Wolfs discovered' In London a. while hkJ-: Since that time Miss Df Wolf, siivs he has hud two or three plays accrpted by London manas-era.

Cynthia" tslls the str ry of a wealthy young married couple of modern I-on-don, who only play at llvln until poverty teaches them that playthings co.t money. Their life ol ee thev be lieved to be led by all the people of the earth. thev kirrw. were places where on could get money, but how no put it mere wit tin I problem. The comply of the pl.iy I.

I fiimfaKul Ku thai. HaA-filllw (frMnntl. May Lyn Fune, wife of the leadlnc I alhu nt ecnnomr man ot the Chinese theatre In l)oersland existence In ceiifrnl. Cynthia la street. New York.

dieO on Feb. 15 I nf ih.en'a from the effects of orry. It is said. "Doll's House." snd. like her, make.

threats made airainat her bus- a mnmmi.in in hr ai. band by the highbinders. 8h a tempts to obtain monev from a money only twenty-fao years old, and but 1 lenrier when the Hln, Anv rnfflH Thl. three months ago had eloped from Ban I furnishes th harsh, element of the FranclMo wtlh the popular cuuv8ung 'play. Fung.

The elopement cau.ed a deal in the mil riii to becom of excitement In San Franolik-o and the a mu.lc ball dam-er in order to earn arcret an. leties to which May Lyn's soma money but Tier h'Jbanir. father father belnr.gs vowed vengeance upon hannllv ran- hunk full the hiubniid. After coming to New i of money and pay hr to stay away from ths staffs, arrives. 8u the happy' endlns DUTCH PROGRESS IN 8UMATRA.

It looks as If ths Dut had Anally jrot ths better of the Achlnese, the warlike people of Sumntrs, with whom they have been riff tit In continually since they jook poiv or the island. The titular sultan has offered his submission and this act is said to be spontaneous and unconditional. Ever since he attained his majority In Intoned a lon2 to hi. dead wife the AeUm w. party hirh fact while a band of Chinese us clan and blew note, iTSSHii Ti on urious wooden Ir.ntrunienta m.v mviiu taken to VVP'rer HIJIa cemetery, and there Interred.

All slong the way to ths cemetery Utile squares of psper aere scattered to prevent tbe evil spirit Irnm following the soul of Miyt.yn The wealthiest merchsnts of Chinatown and the entire company of th Chinese Theatre attended the funeral A MAN OF MEASURES. Augustus Thomas, th dramatist. Is tlnus th contest, but it is unllkelv. and even If It does, the ruerilla war-far will be much lightened, as the present sultan has a very large personal following. Tb history of th war this ones powerful nation has, wsged against th Dutch is one of the most Interesting that the far east has given us.

Ths conquest of Sumatra has cost Holland millions In money and thous-snds of men. It Is story of blunders and of mlsioiu-epilon ot condi tions, but th results one attained plantsin that haa all too few follower and Sh is unquestionably on of Its best examples. It la a school of which, without his eroticism, ths master miniaturist, might he th head. It Is th school of cameo art: It seeks small lines, detail, beauty, I ale tints, rather than sweeping stroke. Impressionism, Impetuosity and the copr that -compels.

Madam Ssu-mowska Is a Paderewskl pupil and by the way she Is not the only Paderewskl pupil for thsrs are also Schelling. th American, and Stojowskl, th Pol. Ksumowsk wsa showered with complimented with recall. and forced to give encores And If the. amenities be sxenanged between ar'plsnist and an audience th recital might truthfully be called a real suo- cesa.

Mr. Watkln Mills, th famous Eng- lleh besso, appeared at th Windsor hall. Montreal last evening. Hs msklng his eighth trsns-contlnntal tour from. Halifax to Vancouver and Victoria, and Is accompanied by th oriiuant ami versatile olanlst.

Edouard Parknits, who created such a favorable Impression last year. Th tour which Include most of th larger Canadian towns I under th direction of Mr. Spencer Jons of Brock-vllle. Th Evening News. Sydney, Nn South Wale publishes under th heading.

"Musical Memories of UOV a crltlcltm on th various alngera wtto nsve visited; Australia at different times. After mentioning such alngera as canon ratti, Anna Bishop, Al-banl. Madams Patss, Foil. McOuokln. Bantley and others, th wrttar goes on to say: "All th artists 1 have named hav left the Impress of their Individuality on th musical fast of Australia.

Madame Pstes snd Charles Ssatley Perhaps more than all the other. It Is anreasonsblo to expect that th Influence of Madam Melba will felt locally outside a very small cirri. Admitting as tru snd Just vsrythlng that can be advanced In praise of Madam Melba'a extremely beautiful vole, and of the polished method of vocalisation In th technical sens. thr yt remsins to be answrd th question: Has she raised th standard of our concerts and of our concert mnslef Unfortunately the memories which hav been left to us by this brilliant singer are memories only of th commanding woman and ths chain of her glittering voice. Nothing more.

These are the legacies left to a by th Melba Concerts." In opera Madam Melba cornea In for still more sever treatment aa witness th following: "Not only I her operatic work without distinction. It Is palpably Insincere and consequently unconvincing and Ineffective, save aa a display of artistic vocalisation without tha accompaniment of emotional feeling and drama tic strength. The stag work of Madam Metb in Sydney was marred by a wooden monotony. She haa no 'mo ments," no fin flashes, no touches of subtlaty or of delicacy. With her a lady cam to us to challenge one judg- ures wllf be employed.

Some went as Australians nut iv tne tnus am puraa ot in iMDi scnoea ot wok naa oeeo siua tits task-unasrtaaoa uy tos In her prais ty newspaper unless a Idea majl icnitud oi aoclaty. sek-s eonJ nine Mualoi Idea ma magnitud weef LaMdon arid Nsw'York. Tb programme of this I cert of lh. Women's Momln On Wednesday evening next th club contained thre pianoforte solow Choir of bt. Ueorgss church' under.

th by Mkrs Myers ot Montreal. 8b play-l direction of air. M. a. Jenkins will ed Hlgoletto Fantasia, Rhapsodic, and) lender btalner't "Crucltlxton" cantata tha "Krl King" all by Laest.

Mlaa My- for solo and chorus Th sotoa will be possesses ample technical powers taaen oy Messrs. t. c. tiorwvoa ana ana lair lueaa ox intrpretation. In Mr.

1, D. McRnna. i consequenc which her solos were vigorously applauded. Mlaa Kelleru Th Orchestral Society are having also of Montreal, who wa down on excellent practices In preparation for th programme for songs, was unable their second concert ot th to appear by reason of a bad cold, which la to be given In th Russell 1 Madams Aroand at th last moment theatre on Wednesday evening ths lath I kindly consented to sing aa aubstl-of Aorll next, Th following Instru- tut. A violin solo which gave evl.

mental works hav been selected by deoo of careful study In preparation. Mr. C. E. B.

Price, th conductor: particularly In connection with ths Second symphony (Beethoven): orches tral suite, Norwegian Scenes, (A. H. Matt); "Douc Reverie et Petit Valse" Uschalkoweky), for string orchestra and piano) Ovsrtur "La 0asxa Ladra (rtosslnll; March chab Tandy, Toronto Conservatory of Muaio snd Frank Buela Ottawa, snd la an assoclsta of the. Dominion College of Music. Hhe Is a thorough and conscientious student of niuslo and a painstaking tsacher.

Sh ha a larg clsss of students of ths art ah must well hav mastered, aa th recital by her pupils last Thursday evening dew monatrated. As a singer sh ha been remarkably successful In Ottawa and surrounding' lilac, having sung In Toronto, Montreal, Kingston. Corn ws 11, Carleton Place and many other places, often Ailing return engagements. Sh will leava next week for the Northwest, i(hr she Is to fill several engagement between' Winnipeg and' Calgary. seems to be an Impossibility.

At self-denial The Philharmonic? Society Is now and has been for some time past having two rehearsals weekly for ths pre paration of the choral works to be performed, at the Festival of April 10-11. When It 1 realised that msny of Ita members are member also ot It's rtmgyick Here is tbe utmost that medicine can do. I know it so well that I supply it on trial. -Ali i sk is a postal card --nor You at wronging yourself by delay. Haff Thousanis Gtt Well.

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Shoop's Restorative on Trial. phrasing, was played by Mla Rogsrs, and waa well received. Mr, Oordoq Shepherd, Sjarltone, whose voice Is ot an excellent quality, ssng Allltsen's "The Lord Is My Light," for which unaer reedoms h. was recaiiaa. singing a an simn Flsg" (Felix Nowowleskt): M.

J. B. Th. Four Lesf Clever." la Dubois, 'cellist, of Montreal Is to ap- song, though on the-whole well ren. pear with th orchestra and the ex- dered.

could hav been improved with, ecutlve committee will announce In th addition of a Dttl mor dramatis, to course or a xsw oay uteir vocaii feenng, in keeping with th charaotst numbers for th concert. s.s v. MISS M. FIDELIA WILSON. Mlsa M.

Fidelia Wilson hs been for th psst five years soprano soloist In th First Baptist church. She hs studied under Ctisa. J. Thompson. Baltimore: Re- of the song.

The annual concert of St. Patrick: Society waa held In th Russell Thee-i tr on Tuesday evening last under th patronage of Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady. Mlnto. The programme did not fulnll expect tion. In so tar as the vocalists were concerned though It Us only fair to stats that both Miss Little-.

hale (cellist) and Miss Josephine Sul-j Uvea (harpist) prevsd themselves tol be musicians of no mean ordsr and thoroughly deserved the success thejr met with. Miss Llttlehalea' solos In-, eluded a difficult Popper Tarantel!) 1 tha demanded a vigorous technique which was mor than forthcoming. Probably th best Item on the programme wer ths 'cello and harp duett by th two abov named ladles, especially the arrangement of the familiar I tierce use Jocelyn. which wss vsr rustic tns uirse vocalists pernapa Mr. Firth (baritone was th most suc cessful though his Intsrpretatlonsl wer not particularly convincing.

Mr, Owen Smiley supplied th humorous! lement In th shape ot several amusing sketches and some orlglnsl vsrseal desllng with ths 1st war In South Afn rlca. Ths following la tbe progrsmms o0. Mr. Angus Winter's orgsn recltsl lis All Saint's Church on Sundsy svenfng next. Andanttno (Chauvst.) Eleglso Melody no.

(Orelg.) Postlude In A Minor (Calkin.) Chanson Trlate Priest's Msrch from "Atha-Ii" (Mendelssohn.) a At St. Alhsn's church on Sunday next after evensong Mr. Horac (j, Beaton will play' the following organ, mualc: Overture to "Athalle" (Mendelssohn.) Prelud in Sharp Mlnoe (Itachmanluofl.) Minuet (Cspocci.) see It Is said that Richard Strauss wilt probably come to New York to direct th orchesva of th Metropolitan Opera Houss nnder ths new manager. Mr. Ths present orchastrs Is built on a pasts ot twsivs nrst viouns, tsr.

seconds and six sack of flolaa, 'cello and double basse. A number whlrD doe not bslanc the vast body of wln! Instruments used in th modern scores. Next yes? tha orchestra will built on th basis ot 1 first violins, la seconds, violas. double basse. In other words It will be the sis of the motiern symphony orchestra and, as such, capable of dealing with, all modern scores except a few of th most siaborate.

Mr. Harris la In receipt of a letter" church choirs and othsr musical In-1 from Mr. Charlss Fry, who will com stitotlon It will be seen that to attend to Canada expressly to take bis original practice regularly twice a week must-, pert In1 Mackansie's "Dream of Jubal" JkMcARta jnod Jcal ljo bejetven In Montreal. April Jl on the part of ftemtfri-Twrftea: ''Mtrarigfttrifty "lily litsr-ww times she Is positively and. bers.

It should -b a matter for sell gagement before leaving England ii never other than callous. How the! congratulation to the Phllharmomo for st -Olouceswr." Charlea I ahould like to srk can th Australian, iesrtetv and to the rltr of Ottawa that Fry Writes from South Hamatsad, Lon- nswspape'rs set Msdsm Melba up tn such an active Interest being taken I don, ths letter bearing the dot ofi I a model and pattern of excellence aa i In the rurtbefmore the follow-1 March 4 th, JDJ. no operatlo artist. On tbe prlnclpU i Inr fsct should be noucea. uttawa that we should take what the gods, will be give four chorsl works ns! An event of great musical impor- send ns and be thankful, criticism of many.

I believe, aa will be given In any I tance to Ottawa and vicinity will the Madsms Velhs fcv an ln.lrtll.n I n. all- which will he I SppsSranCS ill the RUSSCll ThSStrS On nsllst msy savor of presumption anil prepared by the one chorus whereas In' J'1 M. Kdouard de Ressk. woo will conceit. But the polnr ehould -not be other plaoss such aa Toronto ana Inst sight of thst tbe coomollshsd or mor separate rhor- at that tlms be making hi.

first appearance In concert. Ds Kesske baa often been offered fabulous figures lo accept concert engagements but ha always declined and haa always confined bis engsgs-ments to ths Metropolitan Opera House New York, and the large cities where Orau'a company gav opera. will be assisted hers by th Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra of sixty men under ths direction of the cslsa bra ted JV B. Dusk. TUllsy psmcuhrrar ot this gnat vent srs promlssd In a fsw dsys.

WAGES 1 JO A MONTH, Indian Nstlvss Work Pn- a Vary Less Figur. What do you think of Ii 10 a momis for saiary said a oronsed youna; man. Hs had just returned from Inaia from. Mndraa-whsr he had been dealing In hldsi, and ths iow arsgss of Indian orvsnts sseuisd to th thing that had. most impressed him over there, Ves." hs ce.umsd.

my two punky boys, or punkah sortie; ss Kipling calls them, only got 11.30 a month apleee for fU4tr.ilx me all night king. Ths Best ot the bight Is Imlesixibsble it is impoasltue to steep without hclnsi tanned. The punkahs are lens that, -o by moans cf a rupa ana puitey ami snd tne voollts from wllbeut ku-p tnem la motion. Ihey work In SJU-t-nation the hrst frcm is So 12, ths sstuiia truin to i tne first from llllll id, and so on. If the lull stops an lns.ant, so dresdful- ts ths heat, you waks up.

Ths poor certainly earn tnew 4 rents daj. The low wases.ot lndis rs smaslng. I kept twenty-five arvsms, and th-lr asgrexa: tiay waa only 4nl month. urtltarmurs. they supplied tnelr own ftHal and lodging.

Caate rats tn ouch tti'lr rsnks slrangrly. On. man washed tne dllbis, but It would have degraded him. to wipe them, una tnatx the Ikxm, cus to havs would hsvs meant aocial ruin for him. tr.d.an a.rvants st better than the kind you sot hers at home." olladalutu Heoord.

ORIM RELICS OF LAST CENTURY. Th London Necropolis Company haa begun th removal ot upwarde sag bodies from" under th Little Wild street Chapel. Drury lane, to their cemetery at Brook The chapel Is being demolished by the London County CounoH to make way tor th. nsw Holborn-to-Strand thoroughfare. Th bodies hav lain under th chapel for mor than a century.

Th meeting place Itself Is historic, snd a century ago ranked with Spa Fields and Whitfield's Tabernacle as one of th moat Important Centres of metropolitan pig-snb..