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BROOKLYN LIFE 13 6j 4 years is a rare to those who take' it in the right spirit. To take it otherwise is to lose half the joy of what is among the Metropol itan's most notable achievements. Concerning a Related "Samson et Pallia" It was thought that "Samson et Dalila" would perish at the Metropolitan without Caruso. But an excellent performance was given in Brooklyn last season and there was a still better one at the Metropolitan last week, Thursday evening. The pity is it, came so late that at best it can have no more than two performances.

However, it insures the Saint Saens opera for another season. It would be a pity to let it drop from the repertoire, for it is a work of real merit. Much of the music is very beautiful and there is a spectacular appeal to the eye. Martinelli made a genuine hit as Samson the other evening; he sings the part finely and shows that he will do better dramatically as time goes on. He can not expect much this season, but next winter his Samson will attract attention.

For the test, Claussen is a good DalV.a and Whitehill an excellent High Priest. As usual, a great deal is made of the scene in the Temple of Dagon and this is extremely effective although with less riotousness than the Chicago Opera Company imparted to it. University Club of Brooklyn, at Lafayette Avenue and South Oxford Street. The, singers will be under the direction of Edwatd J. Zeiner, with Randolph Hanson as accompanist.

The club soloist will be Charles N. Wood, tenor, and the assisting soloist will be Miss Pauline Cushman, coloratura soprano. Miss Cushman is a Brooklyn girl who enjoys a wide circle of friends and admirers in Brooklyn. This will foe her first appearance with the glee club. Besides her own numbers she will be heard in incidental solos in two selections.

Others who will have incidental solos will be William M. Campbell, baritone; James Craig, tenor; Charles Lediard, tenor, and Arthur Place, baritone. The club's quartet, which provided the special numbers at the fall concert, will be heard in one selection next Thursday, The members of the quartet are: Alveric Bellenoit, first tenor Stanley M. Clark, second tenor William Campbell, bafitone, and Harold B. Bergen, bass.

A pleasing innovation will be introduced on this occasion, which it is expected will become an established custom. The idea is borrowed from the college glee clubs. When the time comes at the close of the program for the songs of the various colleges, President Clinton II. Hoard will invite the former members of the glee club who are in the audience to go up on the stage and join the younger singers in the old songs. There are always many of the "old timers" present; and this invitation is expected to make a big hit.

One of the "old will have a prominent place in the program. He is Rutger J. Planten, who will sing "Captain Thunder," which he sang with the club nearly twenty years ago. The song is from "The Buccaneers" a Columbia University student show of 1895. The words were by Guy Wetmore Carrel and the music by Kenneth H.

Murchi- 4 i Photo by Otto Sorony Co. The Final Week of Opera and of Farrar Will Geraldine Farrar return to the Metropolitan fold after a season's absence? That is an oft-repeated question these days. Meanwhile, in last Monday evening's "Tosca," the only "Gerry" has said her au rcvoir so far as fashion is concerned and it wasfta great send-off that she had. Farrar's appearance this week, Saturday evening in "Manon," will be before a "pop" audience, while in the course of "the final week she will be heard only at matineeson Monday in "Carmen," with Harrold and Sundelius, and on Saturday in "Zaza," with Martinelli and De Luca. That there will be a great demonstration on each of these occasions after the fall of the curtain goes without saying.

The remaining operas of next week will foe "Cosi Fan Tutte," on Monday evening, with Easton, Bori, Meader and De Luca; "Die Walkuere," on Wednesday evening, with Easton, Claussen, Kingston and White-hill; "Snegourotchka," on Thursday afternoon, with Bori and Harrold; "Andrea Chenier," on Thursday evening, with Muzio, Gigli and Danise; "Tristan und Isolde," on Friday evening, with Sembach and Easton, and "La Forza del Destino," on Saturday evening, with Peralta, Gordon, Salazar and Danise. MISS MAUD HADDEN Expert horsewoman. Her riding will be one of the features of the Brooklyn Show "Civic Virtue," Mrs. Payne merely remarked "Talk about Main Street 1" At the end of her lecture she made the interesting announcement that she. expected to spend the entire in travel abroad, starting the last week May ana returning tne nrst week September, and said she was hoping that the Genoa Conference would continue until she arrived, in order that she might be able to bring foack first-hand information concerning its deliberations to her classes in the Fall.

Mrs. William C. Beecher then made her annual announcement regarding the "Spring Party" to foe held as usual in the Opera House of the Academy of Music on, Thursday, April 20th, when each subscriber is invited to bring a guest. And Mrs. Beecher particularly requested that these guest-tickets be used for persons who would be able to attend the lectures next season for "naturally," stated Mrs.

Beecher, "once hearing Mrs. Payne, is always hearing her." And she then explained that the larger, the class, the larger her share, of the proceeds would be, which she devoted entirely to educational purposes. In closing Mrs. Beecher gave a partial list of the quite remarkable number of impecunious students whom she had assisted during the twelve years' in which she had artpd as "Manairpr" fnr Mrs Pavnp Brooklyn University Glee Club Concert When the many friends of the University Glee Club of Brooklyn gather in the Music Hall of the Academy of Music on Thursday evening of next week, April 20th, for the club's annual spring concert, ihey will enjoy a program marked by many features of unusual interest. The concert will be the closing affair of the club's twenty-second season, and will be followed by the usual supper and dance at the clubhouse of the MIGHTY MITE Chestnut hackney pony mare, 12.2 hands.

Property of J. Macy Willets, New Marlboro, Mass. son. An odd incident occurred when the concert committee telephoned to Mr. Murchison for permission to use his song.

At first he denied all knowledge of it, and it proved that he had completely forgotten having composed the music for "The Buccaneers." The big number of the program will be William G. Hammond's cantata of Longfellow's "The Dawn." Mr. Hammond is a but this will be the first time that this composition has ever been given in Brooklyn. The composer will foe at the, organ. A new number will be heard among the college songs.

It will be "The Dutchmen's Song" from Union University, written and composed by McKnight, '17. As usual, the program will close with the ever popular "Lord Geoffrey Amherst." Peripatetic Personals Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo B. See, who have been spending the winter at the Belleview, Belleair, Flai, have returned to their home, 373 Clinton Avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Murdock of 11 Montgomery Place are now at their country home in Glen Cove. Mr. and Mrs.

Marcus DFairchild of 1403 Ditmas Avenue are spending fortnight at the Marlborough Blenheim, Atlantic City. Their son, Elmer, joined them for the Palm Sunday week-end. Others stopping at the hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ris of Park Place and Col.

and Mrs. Edward Simmons of Ditmas Avenue. Mr. Charles Hellmund of Stuyvesant Avenue spent last Sunday with the Fairchilds. Mr.

and Mrs. Clement Collier and Miss Natalie E. Collier have returned to their home, 1169 Dean Street, from Southern Pines, N. C. Mr.

and Mrs: Stephen L. Rae of White Plains, N. who have been staying at Havana, after -visiting the resorts on the East Coast sailed for home on April 13th. A V- 't Announcements Sirs. Payne's Eleventh Lecture The topics chosen by Mrs.

Jessica Lozier Payne for her last but one lecture for this season at the Academy of Music on Thursday morning, April 6th, were, "Achievements at Albany," "Lloyd George Demands Supreme. Test," and "New Lease of Life for the Sick Man of Europe." In opening her talk on Current Events, remarked that in trying to cover events of world-wide interest she had neglected to dwell upon the really wonderful work being accomplished at Albany during the past twelve months. And proceeded to give a brief summary of the many noteworthy achievements effected by our State Legislature, not least among them being its policy of thrift and economy, which has already resulted in a saving of two million dollars by the Administration. Another matter which Mrs. Payne regards as particularly important is the fact that the salary of the Mayor of Newi York City has been so materially raised, for, as she enigmatically observed, "It takes money to procure brains!" Respecting the progress of the controversy concerning the statue of Miscellaneous 1 Continued from page 3): May 12 Card Party to benefit Colony House' afternoon, Mrs.

Alexander 101 Rugby'Road. May 13 25th Annual Luncheon of the St' James Alumnae-. 12:30 P. Montauk Club. I Births Boone Capt.

and Mrs. Clinton R. (Dorothy Cowperthwait), a son, Clinton Cowperthwait Boone, 92 Gates April 7. Koempel Mr. and Mrs.

Edward C. (Madeleine Cronyn), a daughter, Madeleine Koempel, 26 Hillcrest Road, Glen Ridge, N. March 23. Photo by Otto Sarony Co. MISS LISBETH HIGGINS Daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. M. Higgins, will ride at the Brooklyn Show.