TH E BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. ra S C E L L A N E O U S . T heodore B . S tarr Diamond Merchant, Jeweler and Silversmith, MADISON SQUARE WEST DetM’eon 23th a n d 26th S tr e e ts . E s ta b lis h e d 1S62. 15 y e a rs on J o h n S t. a s S ia r r & M arcu s. 23 y e a rs a s a b o v e . SPECIAL NOTICE. No connection w ith an y other house in th is line of business. w om en’s and you n g m en ’s B ib le c la s se s of th e W ash in gton A venue B a p tist Church, w hlch wiil m eet in the parlors of the church a t 0:45 o ’clock to-m orrow m orning. Frank H arvey F ield and Mrs. Robert MacDonald w ill a lso speak -----The work of the R utgers P resb yterian Church, B roadw ay and S even ty-th ird str e e t, M anhattan, is progressing in a m arked m ann er sin ce the com ing of the R ev. Dr. Robert M ackenzie from the W est last Decem ber. He w ill preach a t both se rv ices to-m orrow. S ervices w^ll be held a t the Gospel L ig h t house M ission No. 1,036. L a fa y ette avenue, n ear Reid, to-m orrow , a t 4 and 8 P. -M., in charge of th e P en teco sta l P raisin g Band. S ervices w ill also he held on T uesday, W ednesday. Thursday and Friday even in gs. The German language svill be used on F riday ev en in g. May Bowman w ill sin g. -A ddresses -will oe | made by the Rev. Dr. P. S. H ouson and ilio l R ev. Dr. Corllam i Myers. ! , . , n ; Central Congregational Church. Hnncock stree t, near Bedford avenue, the pastor, the Rev. Dr. S. Parkea Cadman. w ill preach [ at both services to-m orrow. On Monday, at j 3 P. M., the Y oung L ad ies’ Zenana Band will hold a m ission ary m eetin g and celebrate the | th irtieth anniversary o f the organization. | special Invitation Is extended to all the old m em bers. The Choral S ociety w ill m eet for reh earsal on Monday at 8 P. M., instead of^ on Tbui-sday, T hanksgiving Day. On Friclny, at 4 o ’clock, th e Junior A uxiliary w ill hold th eir regular m eeting. On F riday, at 8 P. M., lectu re by E n sign Arthur D. Shaw on “S al vation Army Social E conom ics.” A lso an ad dress by the pastor. NEW YORK. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1902. ilOil PRIZEFESTIl ISICfiLraTTHISffiK The Occasion Will Be the Eight eenth Anniversary of the So ciety’s Organization. llViPROVEMENTS AT SIMPSON. S e o p e n in g S erv ices P o stp o n e d —M e m o ria l W in d o w s a t L a fa y e tte A v en u e P r e s b y te r ia n C h u rcb . R eopening se rv ices of the Sim pson M. B. Church. C ierm ont and W iilou ghb y avenues, of w hich the R ev. Theodore S. H enderson is p astor, have been postponed for one week, or u n til Sunday, N ovem ber 30. The church h a s been undergoing a regular tran sform a tio n , the a ltera tio n s h avin g b een e.vtonsive. T h e en tire in terior colorin g h a s -been changed, the organ gailery en larged and the p u lp it platform extended. The im prove m en ts w ill c o s t in th e neighborhood of $20,000, and the in terior of th e edifice w ill p resen t a handsom e appearance, w ith new ceilin g s, etc. M em orial w indow s are also b ein g put in b y Arnold & L ocke, the un v eilin g of w hich w ill a lso be postponed for a w eek. The services w ill be held in the chapel for the la s t tim e to-m orrow . The eig h teen th an n iversary of th e Sixth A venue M. B. Church, of w hich the Rev. Dr. W. W . B ow d ish is pastor, w ill be ob served on Sunday, N ovem ber 30. Special m e e tin g s w ill he held a ll day. On Monday ev en in g, Ileceraber 1, a t S o ’clock, the m ort g a g e o f $7,000 w ill be burned. D rs. C. L. G cod ell, A. S. K avanagh, M. H. Lfenman, M . B. Taylor, R. B. H u ll, John Rippere and .Tames S. Chadwick, p resid in g eld er of the B rooklyn South D istrict, w ill speak, to g eth er with p rom inent laym en. Dr. B ow d ish w ill preach to-m orrow m orn ing in the W est E ig h teen th S treet M. E. Church in the gen era l m ovem ent of M etropolitan Method ism for the T w en tieth Century Superan nuated Fund for W ornout P reach ers. The R ev. W illiam F a ir le y w ill p reach lor Dr. B ow dish to-m orrow m orning, and h e w ill be in h is own p u lp it in the even in g. T o-m orrow m orn ing th e R ev. John W hite Chadwick, m in iste r of th e Second U nitarian Church, Clinton and C ongress streets, w ill preach on "The Sim ple L ife," a serm on su g g ested by the book of th a t nam e so warm ly recom m ended by P resid en t R oosevelt. The sp ecial se rv ices in the N ostrand Ave n u e M. B. Church, under the d irection of M iss Mary F r o st and M iss F an n ie ■Sim pson, h a v e been of g r e a t in te r e st and h ave brought m uch good to th e p eop le. The In terest has b een su sta in ed , the a tten d an ce large and quite a num ber have p rofessed conversion. The p astor, th e Rev. Dr. John H. W illey, b eg in s a se r ie s o f serm on s to-m orrow even in g on the sto r y of Jonah. The arrange m en t w ill he a s fo llo w s; N ovem ber 23. “ Orders from H eadquarters N ovem ber 30 "Toward Sunset"; D ecem ber 7. "One T ouch of N a tu re” ; D ecem ber 14, "Calling a H a lt” ; D ecem b er 21, m u sical serm on; D ecem ber 28, "Sealed O rders” ; January 4. "A R ev iv a l S ervice in N ln evah " ; January 11, "The C on sistency of God"; January 18, ‘"The G ospel A ccording to Jonah.” The sub j e c t of the serm on to-m orrow m orning is "The C h ristia n ity That L ooks for P a y .” A com m ittee from U. S. G rant P o st No. 327 G. A. R., c o n sis tin g of C om m ander A. C. T a te and s ix m em bers, w ill to-m orrow a ftern o o n , a t 3 o ’clock , m ake th e form al p resen ta tio n o f a U n ited S ta te s flag to the South C on gregation al Church Sunday school, o f w h ich W U llam M ackey is the su p erin ten dent. The occasion is a sp ec ia l Thanks g iv in g se rv ice. The flag is th e gift of a frien d o f the sc h o o l.____ ter OPERA SEASON TO OPEN MONDAY To-m orrow evening, in the SummerfleUi M. E. O iu rch , G ales and W ashington avenues. pastor, the R ev.'J. E. H olm es, w ill begin a s e r ie s of serm on s on "Plain Practical Taik.s for Young Men." The dates and 'subjects M r. G ra il’s S o n g B ird s R e tu rn to M etro arc as follow s: Novem ber 23. “Young .Men and the H om e” ; Novem ber 30, "Young Men p o lita n O pera and B u sin ess L ite” ; Decem ber 7. "Young Men H ouse. and Their F rien dsh ip s” : Decem ber H . ’’Yc-img .Men and T heir A m u sem en ts" ; Decem ber 21, "Young Men and the R eligious Life." T h e g rea t m u sica l even t of Th.Tnk.'givlng The Rev. Dr. John K ran lz o f the M ethodist iveek in Brooklyn '■win he the Arlon F estiv a l Book Concern and a m em ber of th e N ew ark C onference, w ill preach in the W illiam s A ve at the F o rty -se v en th Rogime-m .Armory, nue M. E. Church to-m orrow even in g. The w h ich -will begin on Thursday night and run p a s.to r ,.th e R ev. Dr. G eorge Adam s, w ill through until S a tu rd a j night. The propreach in the m orning. P ro fe sso r J e n k s of C ornell D iscusses cr.amme, which h a s been published. Includes co m p etitio n s tor p rizes by so lo ists and m ost Great su ccess still atten d s the se rv ices for M e th o d s of O rg a n iz atio n a n d Com boys and g ir ls in the T ab ernacle B ap tist of th e prom inent choral so cieties of the city, b in a tio n M a n ag em en t. Church, C linton str e e t and Third place. L ast w ith m any co m p etito rs drawn from all over Sunday ev en in g ten m in u tes a fter the doors the s ta te . It w ill be the first contest of tho w ere opened the church w as com p letely Ulled. A t A ssociation Hall la st even in g Professor kind held here, an am plification of the W elsh The subject of the serm on by the pastor, the R ev. Erw in D en n ett, to-m orrow w ill be Jerem iah TV. Jenks o f Cornell U niversity sin g in g co n tests, which have won so much “ Som e T h in gs to be T hankful F o r.” continued h is Brooklyn In stitu te course on fam e in their n a tiv e land and hero. The first program m e of Thursday eveu in g will "Industrial C om llnation s and the Trust be rendered by tho fo rces o f the Arion soDr. A. Z. Conrad, form erly of W orcester, M ass., w ill preach in the Tom pkins Avenue Problem " by speaking on ‘;Mcthods of Or C on gregation al Church at both services to gan ization of Combinations and Their Man m orrow. U nion services w ill be held on a g em en t.” He spoke to an audience much T h an k sgivin g Day at 11 o ’clock A. M., at greater in number than that p resent at th-? w hich th e R ev. Dr. S. P ark es Cadman w ill preach the serm on, and other parts w ill be first lectu re, composed largely of business taken by Dr. In gersoll, Dr. Creegan, Dr. men. Clark and th e Rev. TV. A. George. On In opening the lecture P rofessor . Jenks ■Wednesday sp ij ecial , , even in g a V j prayer . 1, ____ and eaid th at much has been said in depreciation praiso serv ice w ill be hold in tho lectu re I , , . — __ room . E v e r e tt S. Swalra w ill sin g, and the ^ot prcjnoters and organizers of corparationb, ch ild ren ’s su rp liced ch oir from the B ranch doubtless much com plaint is justifled asm u d i as prom oters have o ften abused their w ill a s s is t in th e ex erc ises. trust. But. on the other hand, it w as e x In the Church of the P ilgrim s, th e R ev. Dr. plained, the function ot the prom oter is a Am ory H. Bradford w ill preach m orning and very im portant one; In b u sin ess m atters it ev en in g to-m orrow , in exch an ge w ith the tak es energy and enterprise to make things p astor, the R ev. Dr. H arry P. D ew ey. On go. N o great busin ess will organize itself. T hursday m orning at 11 o’clock , in accord P lan s m ust b e.form ed . P eop le w ith m eans w ith a tim e-honored custom of the church, a m ust be convinced o f their reasonableness. T h an k sgivin g D ay se rv ice w ill be held. Dr. D eta ils of the work o f organization m ust be D ew ey w ill preach and sp ecial se lectio n s atten d ed to, and when a b u sin ess has been appropriate to the day w ill be sung by the started the public, m ust often be appealed to to purchase stocks, bonds, etc. The pro choir, directed by Arthur M ees. m oter is the persuasive gentlem an who H . E v a n W illiam s. The G reenwood B a p tist Church, corner ot brings,, togeth er the variou s factors needed S eventh aven u e and Sixth street, h a d , a and p u sh es h is plan of organization through cicty , under A rthur C laassen. with the sup sp ecially in te restin g day la st Sunday. The to su ccess. The pay o f the prom oter is often port ot orch estra and so lo ists. The com pe third Sunday o f Novem ber a y ear ago w as large, but the prom oter of a sound en ter titio n s fo r prizes w ill begin on Frittey even the tim e w h en the new bu ildin g was offl- prise earn s big pay. in g and w ill be con tinu ed through Saturday clally opened w ith a golden k ey in the hand A careful explanation was m ade of the na aftern o o n and ev en in g . For Saturday uight of the pastor, the R ev. Dr. R obert Bruce the s o lo is ts en gaged are Evan W illiam s, H ull. Since the opening the con ven ien ces ture of stock issued in b u sin ess en terp rises ten or, and G w ilym M iles, baritone, w ell and the beauty of the bu ildin g have been for cash and for property, and the p ecu li known from the frequent assistance at con g rea tly enjoyed. As th is w as the a n n iv er a r itie s w atered stock brought out, together certs o f the h ig h e st rank:' The full pro sary, Dr. H u ll asked for a sp ecia l than k w ith th ^ advantages to. com panies from such gram m e is as fo llo w s: offering, w hich should be cashed before D e stock and the d angers, to tho b u sin ess com T H U R S D A Y , .N O V E M B E R 27. , \T S:17. F . M. cem ber 15 and which should n ot in an y w ay m unity. Throughout t h e discu ssion illu stra O u v e r tu r e —H u a ls tk a ......................................... D v o ra k O r c h e s tr a . in terfere w ith the co n trib u tion s eith er to tions of the profits of prom oters, of the ex M cycr-O Iborsleben th e current exp en ses or to the building fund. ten t o f stock w atering and of the various K o c n ls ln W n ld lle b .....................M. O r c h e s tra . T h e resu lt w as the people responded w ith m eth od s of defending the p ractice of w ater M ale c h o r u a (a oap^’lla ) —^ c h w an e n llr'J. R. S c h u m a c h e r ; F r u e h lln g a m R h ein , F . Le-a. g if ts o f about a thousand d ollars, and th is in g stock, w ere given. lo n . The ea rlier form of tru st organization was F ro m fo re ig n p a r t s —R.\r am ount is lik e ly to be Increased by con trib u us.sin. G erm an y . Ita ly . tion s of th ose who w ere ab sen t. The pastor briefly exp lain ed with the reasons why that M. M oszkow .-kl O rc h e s tr a . form of organization had p ractically disap and h is tr u ste e s are m uch elated. a n ta te ■...................................... n . .M elamei peared, although the voting tru st in certain A m e r ic aA—C n , S o p ra n o Solo an d O rch estra. ’The union T h an k sgivin g se rv ice w ill be , cases still remained. More defaiicd e.xplatia- W o m e n ’s rlo ch o ru s —D e r K Im niel h a t kein e .Sterne. h eld th is year in the G reene .Avenue P resh y- ■tion w as given of the form s of business or B. O. K le in : C arm a r m o E en e n ella, e lla , M. B ru c’n. Lad a d le s’ C h o ru s terian Church, b etw een Reid and P atch en gan ization found in such corporations a s the O r c h e s tr a te d by .V. Claas=Bon. A roin L rc h e s tra O r c tr a . aven u es, a t 11 o ’clock. The R ev. Dr. 0 . F. A m erican Sugar Refining Company, the M ale c h o r u s (a c a p e lla ) —.Lbsehietl, a r rn n p e d by D. B arth olow , p astor ot Jan es M. E. Church, Standard Oil Company and others ot lik e na M elam fft; Old B la c k Jo e, F o ste r-V a n d o r S tu cw ill preach th e serm on. Most o f th e ch u rch es tu re on the one hand, and of the stockhold k e n ; H a ld e n ro e sle ln . W ernor. o f the neighborhood u n ite in th is se rv ice. in g corporation like th e United S tates Steel A p o th eo sis o f H a n s S a c h s, from Die M elster.xinger The ch u rch es u n itin g th is year are Grace W agner P resb yterian , Jan es M. E., Good T id in gs Corporation on the other. L ikew ise the d if •\rIo n , A rlo n L ad les* C hurus u n d O rc h e s tr a . feren ce in the m anagem ent o t the com panies U n iv ersa list, Greene Avenue P resb yterian , F R ID A Y . P. .M. F an fares. T rin ity B a p tist and E pw orth M. E. The th em selves and the difference in the effects M ale c h o r u s c o m p e titio n (O ern ian , CMass II). young p eo p le’s s o c ie tie s of th e se and other upon the public ot com bination of industries e h lln g src K c n , M u n z ln g e r. I^rizc. $300. ch u rch es w ill hold an ea rly m orning prayer ot th e sam e nature w hen 1compared with F ru A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e o n N ovel m eetin g in G reene A venue Church from 8 to com b ination of' estab lish m en ts rep resen tin g i;i tln g lJ sh . P riz e . flOO. in d u stries ot different ty p es, were brought A d ju d ic a tio n a n d aw a.'-d ln s o f p riz e on M ale a o ’cleck . Chf>ruR (G e rm a n . Clii.ss II.) out and d iscu ssed at con sid erable length. ale q u a r t e t c o m p e titio n (iJo rm a n )—D ie ,H e I The R ev. F. W. ’Troy, who w a s called Sep The lectu re as. a w hole, in the discussion m M a th , -M ax S p lck e r. P riz e . $80. tem b er 1 to becom e p astor ot the Sumner of the actual m ethods em ployed in the or A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g ot ijrize on poem po em In .Avenue B a p tist Church, w ill be reg u la rly in gan ization and forms of m anagem ent of E n g lis h . P riz e . $100, A djudlc.T.tion n n d a w a r d in g of prize sta lle d on M onday even in g n ex t, a t 8 o’clock. p resen t day com binations, laid the b a sis tor e rm a n ). The in sta lla tio n se rv ices w ill be im m ed iately the later discussion of the effects ot these q uSaorpt erat n (G solo c o m p e titio n —My' R i'd e e m e r a n d follow ed by a recep tio n of Mr. ’Troy, tendered com b ination s upon* p rices and wages and up M y L o rdo. Du_d!ey B u rk . P r lz f \ ?.‘i'). to him by h is num erous frien d s in th is city. A d ju d lc a ti o n 'a n d jiw a rd ln g o f prize o n co m p o on the d ifferent classes in the com m unity, s itio n o f m u le c h o ru s. P r iz e , $li)0. To-m orrow m orn ing an exch an ge of p u lp its nil of which w ill ot course lead up to the A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e on so p ra n o w ill be m ade by the R ev. P. V. Van Buslcirk final d iscu ssion -upon the proper m ethods B a r ito n e so lo c o m p e titio n —U pon T h a t D ay , fro m ot governn?enlaI control’ ot such organiza of the G ravesend D utch R eform ed Church Alta 111.1 ov. g. M a irs c h n e r.. 1 P riz e7,, v $30. th e o p e r a JH a n s H e llinIg, and th e Rev. H enry Medd ot th e Sheepshead tion s. M ale c h o r u s e o m p o iitlo n (G erm an . C la ss I). Di« lie cho; Bay M eth od ist E p iscop al Church. "The Effect of Corporations and-Consolida n a e h tli c h e H e e rsch au . Z e r le tl. P rize . $.300. •■Adjudication a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e on b a r ito n e tion s on 'Wages and W age E arners” w ill be The q u a rtet and ch oru s ch oir, under the considered n ex t F rid a y .' A d ju d ic a tio n am i a w a r d in g o f p riz e on m a le lead ersh ip of Em il E. Spoerl, org a n ist, w ill c h o r u s (G erm an . C la ss I.) g iv e to-m orrow even in g tor the m onth ly SA T U H D A Y . 2 P . M. m u sical se r v ic e in th e G reene Avenue P r e s F an fares. W o m e n 's ch o ru s c o m p e titio n (G e rm a n ). Im b yterian Church the can tata, "The Trium ph FijjiiehUng, W. r.a rg il. P r iz e $300. ot D avid .” It w as given to a large au d ien ce .A d ju d ic atio n (imi a w a r d in g o f p riz e on n o v el in on ’Tuesday even in g and w ill be rep eated to G e rm a n . P riz e . -rlOO A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a t v a r d ln g of p riz e o n tvom eii’s m orrow even in g. ’The se rv ice w ill begin at c h o ru s . 7:30 w ith an organ r e c ita l by th e org a n ist. J ja s t o f a Series of F o u r H e ld B a s s so lo co m p e tlilo n . N o w H e a v e n In F u lle s t The choir h a s been reh ea rsin g the can tata G irls' H ig h School G lo ry , I H a y d n . P riz e , $50. a ll the fa il and there w ere m any ex p ressio n s Solo. Society. A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g of p riz e on b a s s S'-'lo. ot p leasu re a t the fine w ay It w as rendered M ale q u a r t e t c o m p e titio n (In E n g lis h ). P riz e , on T uesday even in g. $S0. A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e on po^m in The la s t of a series of four reception s given The Rev. Dr. Jam es H. D.nrlington. rector a n . P rize . of C hrist Church, Bedford and D ivision a v e by the L oyal League of the G irls’ High G e.Armd ju d ic atio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e on m a le n ues, -will preach to-m orrow m orning on School took place yesterday afternoon in the q u a r t e t (EnglLsh). T e n o r so lo com pel " R eason s for T hanksgiving." In the ev en school building. Nostrand avenue and H alsey v in e ., M a s se n e t. P riz e . $50. in g the p u lpit w ill be filled by the R ev. John Solo. F. N ich ols, rector of C hrist’s Church, R ead street. Y esterday’s reception w as under the A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e on te n o r au sp ices of the. thirds year m em bers, of the solo. in g , Pa. _____ W o m e n 's ch o ru s c o m p e titio n (in EngH .sh). S p an leagu e. There .was a large atten d an ce of The Rev. Dr. A. P. SchaufHer, su p erin ten the fa m ilies of the girls. dent of City M issions in N ew York C ity, The follow in g programme was given: w ill d eliv er th e T h an k sgivin g address ^ in Bedford P resb yterian Church, co m er N o s P la n o solo. “ F ru h lln g sra u .^ c h e n ................ S ln d ln g P a rk e r. trand avenue and D ean stree t, T hursday, a t R e c ita tio n ,. “ P en eloMp iss e P cn w lck * * ......... M iss H ow e A cco m p an ist, M iss s a a iiz e . 10:30 A. M. _____ T h an k sgivin g se rv ices of the Em bury Mem orial and Sum ner Avenue B ap tist Churches w ill be held on Thursday m orning in the first-nam ed church. T h e R ev. F. IV. Troy, p astor of the Sum ner Avenue Church, w ill preach the serm on. T h e pastor of the E m bury Churc'o, the Rev. B. M. Tipple, w ill preach a t both services to-m orrow . LOYAL LEAGUE RECEPTION. V o cal solo. “ U n d e r the B am boo T re e ” . . . . Jo h n so n Mi.ss B rion. In th e S ou th Third S treet P resb yterian h o ru s. “ T h ro u g h S ilenn t W N oods.*’ Church, corner South Third str-get and C D ia lo g u e , sc e n e from “ T: T h e School. fo . . .r S c a n d a l" D riggs avenue, there w ill be preaching to F R ic h a rd B rlnsle.v S h e rid a n S ir P e te r Teazle. MJjfi " D“ e rm o tt. !fs Jfc morrow m orn in g by the Rev. Dr, John D. “ 'eazle M iss C am p b ell. y Teazle. W ells, th e se n io r p astor. A t the afternoon S ele ctio n , L“aVdio la W a ltz e s ” .............M an d o lin service at 4 o ’clock, a m usical p raise service P ia n o solo. “ A lic e " ' w ill be g iv en , at w h ich tho quartet and M ias P e tr i. chorus choir w ill render B arnby’s can tata C h o ru s, “ N ig h t S inks o n th o W a v e .” T h e v isito rs were received by the teach "Rebekah," com p lete, under th o d irection of W illiam H op k ins Spencer, m usical director. ers and the m em bers of the class and shown T here w ill a lso be a tim e ly serm on upon over the school building. Dr. tV illiam L. th e su b ject by the junior p astor, th e R ev. F e lte r , principal of the school, who is a mem-, N ew ell AVooIsey W ells. her of the league, helped to en tertain the To-m orrow m orning the R ev. Dr. N ew ell visitors. T h e officers of the Ljoyal L eague arc: P resi D w igh t H u lls w ill preach in P lym outh dent, Mrs. Lucy T. L ew is; vice president* Church, Orange str e e t, betw een. H ick s and M iss Marion P yles; secretary, E lizabeth T. H en ry str e e ts, on "The H ope T hat R e W om ersley; treasurer, M iss W ilhelm ine d eem s From D efeat and M akes Man Equal Duurloo. to E very E m ergen cy.’’ and a t 7:40 P . M., In h is "Success in Life" se r ie s, on " Success The R ev. Dr. S. P arkes Cadman of the Cen M A G N U M CLUB SHOW . tr a l C ongregational Church w ill d eliver an and the M aintenance o f a Good N am e.” On a d d ress at a public m eetin g of the Brooklyn M onday aftem S on th e L ad ies’ Sew ing S o L ocal U nion o f tho Brotherhood of Andrew c iety w ill m eet, and the Young Men’s Club “ T h e D eaco n 's T rib u la tio n s " P re s e n te d w ill m eet in th e evening. On ’Tuesday a fter and P hilip, on T uesday even in g. In Janes noon the P lym outh F oreign M issionary So a t Schwabien H a ll. M. E. Church, R eid aven u e and Monroe c ie ty w ill ta k e up th e study o f India a s ou t B efore a large and appreciative audience in s tr e e t. The ob ject of th is m e e tin g Is to lined in "L ux C hristl." and on T uesday brin g to the n o tic e of th e Brooklyn public even in g a m onologue on Abraham L incoln ffchwaben H all last n igh t the Magnum Club th e g rea t w ork bein g done by th is society w ill be g iv en by B enjam in Chapin, under produced the 4-act com edy dram a “The D ea am ong young m en. is now the strongest' th e au sp ices o f the Y oung M en’s Club. The con’s fJTribulatlons,” from the pen of Howard so c ie ty of its kind in th is country, and its R eview Club w ill m eet on AVednesday e v e n C. Dale. N ever in Its h isto ry has the club w ork Is b ein g extended to all p arts o f the in g to con sid er "Ah Old F ashioned T h an k s shown to b etter advantage than la st night, w orld. An in te r e stin g program m e has also g iv in g .” the sp eak ers b ein g General H. C. th e work of the entire ca st bein g smooth and b een arranged. The ad m ission Is free. k in g . Dr. H y a tt and Mr. Corey. On T h u rs at tim es brilliant. There was n ot a dragging d ay m orning at 11 o’clock a T h an k sgivin g A s h as alread y been noticed, tw o new Day se rv ice w ith serm on by the pastor, up m om ent In the- entire four acts. A s Deacon m em orial w in d ow s from the stu d io s of Ben on “The G ains o f th e Republic," w ill be held T hornton, F. C ornelius W andm acher did jam in S ellers, B ib le H ouse, M anhattan, w ill in the church. On Friday afternoon the som e clever work, b ein g ably supported by be u nveiled in the L afayette A ven u e Presb.v- H enry Ward B eecher M issionary Circle w ill M iss Martha Johnson In the character of the terla n Church to-m orrow m orning. The sub m eet, and on F riday ev en in g the m id-w eek deacon’^ wife.' C u rtain-calls were num erous and w ell earned. The ca st follow s: je c ts are " F a ith ” and “ P ilgrim ." Dr. David con ference m eetin g ■will ho conducted by the D o aco n T h o r n to n * ............ F . C o rn eliu s W a n d m a c h e r G regg, pastor, w ill preach a serm on in p astor. G e o r g e 'G r a f f .............'......................E d w a r d R. K ru e g e r k eep in g w ith th e su b jects o f the windows. G eo rg e D a r r a h ............................................F r e d S le m e rs T h e U nited Congregational Church -will J a m e s R eed .................................................... C h ris Rocch T hey are in m em ory o f N athan T hayer and D u s ty J im .................................................... J o h n Wllkens* hold a sp ecia l T h an k sgivin g service to-m or h is w ife. H a rriet P. Thayer, and are the gift ............................................................ G eorge S.ecbeck row m orn ing, when the pastor, Luther R. QlUy of th eir children. P e te .................. ......................................... H a r r y A. B oger D yott,. w ill speak on "The Am erican Id ea.” C o n s ta b le ............ Chtlrle.s H ; K lee The usual union T h an k sgivin g Day service In th e 'e v e n in g a popular service w ill be held A m e lia ..........................................M iss M a r th a J o h n so n o f the churches on the H ill w ill be held th is a t 7:45 o’clock , when the p astor w ill d eliv er M rs. T h o rn to n .............................. ..M iss B e r th a L a u o a is y D ean ............................................M iss C la r a K lee y ea r in the Sum m erfleld M ethodist Church, a m essa g e of in terest to em ployers and em D N e llie .................... .........................M iss E m ily N ew m an a t 11 o’clock. The R ev. Dr. T. B. McLeod p loyes. The choir w ill furni.sh extra m usic The affair w a s under the m anagem ent of w ill preach. The churches u n itin g are the a t both services. th e fo llo w in g officers and m em bers: Summ erfield M. E, C linton A venue Congre O fficers: F . C orfiellus W a n d m a c h e r, ' p r e s id e n t: The R ev. H . E. Clare, pastor, w ill preach g a tio n a l. Ija fa y ette A venue P resb yterian and e n r y C. B a r tc ld . vice p resid e n t'; C h a rle s B eh re n s, at both se r v ic e s to-m orrow in C alvary E n H jc C lasson A venue P resb yterian . re tta a r y ; H a r r y Boger. tr e a s u r e r . g lish L utheran Church. R och ester avenue E ;x x eeccu u tiv tlv e c o m m itte e —E d w a rd R. K r u e g e r R . rr a n L a u e . C h arles ■In the B eth esd a C on gregation al Church, and H erkim er stree t. In th e m orning he B . W o lf, H e n ry E . D au b er. H oe rm B a rte ld Ralph avenue and Chauncey str e e t, the pas w ill preach th e first of a se ries of tw o se r- ■ M oem m ljera—C b er^ -C lirls* liH s HoBch. Roach. C h arlo a rle s B e h re n s, H e n rv tor. the Rev. Charles H erald, w ill preach at m ons on "T he Lord’s P rayer," th e su b ject C. Ba:rte ld , Ed-warii K lo d t, J r .; .John- Mull'of. both serv ices to-m orrow . In th e even in g being, "The Introduction and Godward H alf." G e o rg e• S eeb eck , F r a l S le m e rs. H a rry W mnnie h IS. -iirtiry .v uannudm N, W llkeuF, H e rm a n K lo d t, F re d th e Southern Jubilee S in gers, a q u artet of In the even in g he w ill preach tho first ser-- I e r . .Tohn ooaen, JJulius u liu s D elv en th F ra n k K n o h ei, H u rry Gooaen. ueh'enthal i-rauK Kuonei colored people who sin g the old trine Jubilee nSon of a se r ie s on " E very-day and E v ery..- Ii G F . C ornellliB W a n d son gs, will be p resen t. The chorus choir w here C hriatianlty." the su b ject bein g "D o- S S r r,. H eerm J i e “ charrea macne rm aan n lLuue, c n rle.s H H . KIeo.“ K lco, E d w a rd w ill sin g tw o se le c tio n s and th ere will be m estic Christianity.^^___ R. K ru e g e r. -R- -E. ........................ W o lf. J„ o h n 'n- e t j e n , ' G eorge J . S lem ers, W illia m M a a se n . congregation.!' singing. T h is church, with On* AVednesdny evoning. T h an k sgivin g eve. o th ers in,..4^ ^ icln lty . w ill Join in a ’Thanks g iv in g s t T i c e In B eth an y Proabytorlnn th e choir of the B ap tist Tem ple, Third a v e G U ESTS PR O M BU EEA LO . Church, Howard aven u e and McDonough nue and Soherm erhorn stree t, under th o d i F orm er Alderman John W’. D errigan and rection ot P rofessor Edward Morris Bowm an s tr e e t, on Thursday m orning, at 10:30. Tlie b ig Sunday m e e tin g s for m en at A s so c ia tio n H all. 502 F ulton str e e t, have had ah average a tten d an ce o f over four hundred and the se rv ices have all been a ttra c tiv e and h elp fu l. The m eetin g to-m orrow w ill he of u nusual in te r e st. C. C. M lchener, in tern a tio n a l field secretary of th e Y oung Men’s C h ristian A ssociation , w ill speak. Mr. Mlch en er is n ot w id ely known In the E ast, but In the W est, w h ere he h a s been in tern ation al co lleg e secretary for a num ber of y ears, few sp eak ers are m ore popular w ith m en than h e . T h e P ark S isters, who are recognised a s the' leading wom en co r n e tlsts of the coun try , w ill render a m u sical program m e, be g in n in g prom ptly at 4 o ’clock. The Young M en’s C hristian A ssociation orch estra w ill a lso be p resen t and a s s is t in the .’u u slc. ri”. iv'<lliam L. F elter, p rin cip al o f the C lr ls’ H igh School, w ill address tho young M ISC E L L A N E O U S. M ISC E L L A N E O U S. Competition of Singing Societies and Soloists Will Make Brooklyn Gay. THE TRUST PROBLEM. Sinn a I [. diuncH M ISCELEA N RO U S. G w ilym M iles, B arito n e. Ish G y p s y G irl, E . L a ss e n . P r iz e . $300. A rra n g e d b y W a l t e r D am n a w a r d in g o f p riz e on w o m e n ’s A d ju d ic a tio n ai c h o r u s (E n g lis h ). S A T U R D A Y . S:15 P . M. F a n fa re s. M ale c h o ru s c o m p e titio n (In E n g lis h )—Tho S in-ing p iin g is Come. D u d ley B uck. P riz e , $500. S olo. A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a rd in g , o f p riz e on m a le c hhooru s (E n g lis h ). ir a l t o solo m p e iltlo n —R e tu r n . R e tu r n , P riz e , $50. L o rd o f H o sts. H a n d3cl. ' A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e on c o n tr a lto solo. M ix ed « )Io q u a r t e t c o m p e titio n —Tlie S ea H a s U s Pearls*. G ounod. P riz e , $S0. Solo. A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f p riz e o n m ix ed solo q u a r t e t. C h ie f c h o ra l c o m p e titio n —H a ro ld H a r f a g e r , H o r a t io W . P a r k e r . Pr^zo. SLO^.X). M a le c h o ru s (a c a p c I la ) —A b s e h k d h a t d e r T a g g e n o m m e n . N c ssle r. 'A rlo n —A r th u r C la a ssse se n . co n d u c to r. A d ju d ic a tio n a n d a w a r d in g o f c h ie f c h o r a l p riz e. The g rea t m usical even t n ex t w eek w ill of co u rse be the opening o f th e opera season a t th e M etropolitan Opera H ouse w ith a l m o st ev ery one of Mr. Grau’s great galaxy of so n g birds in the ca st. N ordica w ill join a litt le la ter and Melba w ill com e for a few perform ances in m idw inter, but o th erw ise the com pany is com p lete from the sta rt and the auidicnces during the first w eek w ill be k ep t busy w elcom in g old favorites, beside p a ssin g Judgment on Anthe.s. the new Ger man ten or a s Lohengrin on F riday. There w ill be opera every night but Tuesday. On Monday “ O tello’’ will be sung, w ith F am es, L ou ise H om er, A lvarez. ScottI and Joiirnet. On W ednesday S em b rich 'w ill m ake her bow will sin g H a y d n ’s anthem , "T he H eavens A re M rs.. D errigan of Buffalo d uring tho past -In “ T h e.B arb er o f S eV llle,'’‘wUh B au erm elsT elling," and other selections. Jesof U rd a n g ,; weo’K have been the guests o t . Alderm an t?r, Sallganac. Campanari and Edouard dc R eszk e. On T h a n k sgivin g n ig h t “ A lda” w ill the boy violinist, w ill play and Miss B essie 1'W illiam W entz of 174 B alnhridge stre ef. cook Presto says of W e m a d e ca k es w ith P r e sto and w ere d e lig h te d w ith It* T h e y w ere d e licio u s, m u ch quicker, v ery n ic e in d eed , d e lic io u s. i6 E. 35 th St., New York City. Oct. a, 1903 (Signed) Miss K. Lyons. In employ of Father Thomas J, Dueey. What does vour cook say? The H -0 loUSS"; Gsmpany be sung, w ith Eam es, Loul.se H om er, Do Mai’chi, the le Ita lia n tenor, S co tti. de Re.szUe and Journet; on Friday in “ Lohongriu” Anthes, the German star tenor. w*II have the support of G adski. Schuraaiin-Heink Bisphara and Dc R eszke. On Saturday a fter noon Sem brich w ill sin g in “ T ra v la la ” wUh De March! and S cotti, while for the popular price on Saturday night “Carmen" w ill be sung w ith .Mile. Seygard, F rllz i Scheff, Al varez, D eclery and Journet. The debut of the Bohem ian violin virtuoso, K ocian, to -n ig h t a t C arnegie H all, w ill be a n otab le even t. He w ill appear in conjunc tion w ith M iss J u lie G eyer, so lo p ian ist, and W alter D am rosch’s grand orch estra of one hundred m usician s, in the fo llow in g pro gram me: Ovorturv. Sukumnla ...................................Golilnwirk Orchestra. Concerto. F sharp minor.....................................Ernst Koci.tn. Two Slavonic danocs........................................Tu-orak Orchc.str.'j. Concertslucck for plnno, with orchestra.......U'oher Mi.s.*4 Jul/c Geyor. Ride of the \'alkyrU*.'5.....................................Wagner Orchestra. Serenade Melancolique, valst* scherzo. TschalUowsky Kocian. Dream pantomime from “Ilan.sel and Grctc'l.” Humperdinck Orchestra. Danse des Sorclores........................................Paganini Kocian. M anager Rudolph .Aronson has already contracted for K ocian r e c ita ls In Chicago, Philadelphia, B oston, Brooklyn, St., Louis, Cleveland, B uffalo, D etroit. W ashington. P.altlm orc, M ilwaukee, L a fa y ette, Springfield (M ass.) and Newark. pression; Its Source and D evelopm ent," for topic. The second piano re c ita l by P'rederic Lamond will be given a t M endelssohn H all, Tuesday afternoon. N ovepiber 25, at 3 o ’clock, with the fo llow in g programme: Vurliiilons ami F u j;u e on a T h e n u i of Handel, op. 2^ .. B rah m « S o n a ta , op. ..................................................... B ee th o v en ErlkoiilK ......................................................... S o h u b e r u L lf z t N o c tu rn e , 0 m in o r, op. -IS......................................C hopin M arch e M iltta lre ....................................S c h u b e rt-T a u s ig F a n ta ls le . op. 17 ................................................. S c h u m a n n S o iree de V ien n e ....................................... Schubert-Lt.«*zt B a rc a ro lle ............................................................. R u b in s te in T a ru n te llo L a m u o tle d e P o r tlc l.............................L la z t Daniel Frohman having begun to devote D aly’s T heater to m usical en terta in m en ts w ill Inaugurate a se ries of m usical afternoons, with a recital by the young R ussian pianist, Ossip G abrllowitsch, who will appear there Thursday afternoon, December 4. One por tion of the programme will bo devoted en tire ly to Russian com positions. Many prominent musical and dram atic stars have signified their desire to hear the p ianist at a tim e when they are not otherw ise engaged, conc»equently the afternoon will be som ew hat of a professional character, and probably will include a reception to the artist on the stage after the performance. Carl Venth’s song cycle “ H iaw atha” wjll be given in M endelssohn H all on Friday af ternoon next, with the a ssista n ce of the fo l lowing artists; Mrs. L illian Z’ray, soprano; Isabelle Bouton, contralto; John Young, tenor, and Julian W alker, basso. Mr. Venlh will a ss ist at the piano. Bogea Oumlroff, the B ohem ian baritone, vvlli give a so n g recital in M endelssohn Hall The fourth and la st of the se ries of Sun on W ednesday afternoon, Decem ber 3. Oumday co n certs a t the .M etropolitan Opera Iroff arrived in th is country la st sum m er and H ouse, under th e direction of D aniel Froh- im m ediately w en t to N ew port, Ho w a s heard man, w ill be g iv en th is Sunday a t 8:15 P. M.. in private con certs both th ere and a t Bar w ith a program m e w hich w ill carry out the Harbor. The Boston Sym phony and the first announcem ent m ade by Mr. Frohm an, K neisel Q uartet have both engaged him for that each 0 / these co n certs would posse.ss esp ecial in te rest and fea tu res not g en erally concerts during the season. given at such perform ances. As on previous Miss Maud M acCarthy. the Irish v io lin ist, occasion s, the W alter D am rosch Orchestra who is to be heard here for the first tim e w ill render th e in stru m en ta l portion of the with the Philharm onic O rchestra in Carnegie program m e and the P eo p le’s Choral Union Hall on Friday afternoon and Saturday e v e a of 1,000 sin g ers (Frank Dam rosch, con ing, December 5 and 6. made her first ap ductor). with Mrs. Shannah CummAngs, so pearance in Boston with the Symphony Or prano. and Gwilym M iles, baritone, w ill fur chestra in the Brahm s C oncerto. M iss Mac nish the vocal part, and be heard in orato Carthy is only 19 years of a g e. but has won rio se lectio n s, part so n g s and Max Brucih’s fame throughout Europe and .Australia. As can tata of “ F air E llen .” The new sound so lo ist v.'lth the Berlin P hilharm onic O rches ing board, built esp e cia lly for the Choral tra her su ccess was such th a t she w as en Union and its con certs. In the Opera H ouse, gaged for a tour with the band. W ith tbe w ill be used for the first tim e. The com Philharm onic Orchestra she has chosen the plete program m e for the even in g is a s fo l M endelssohn Concerto for h er first appear lows: ance in this city Overture. Ol)oron ............................................. Weber Orche.«tra. The pupils of Mro. Emma RIchardson-K usSerenarle ............................................... Tschaikow.sky ter, the p ia n ist, will give an in vitation con Mr. .Miles. cert at Memorial Hall on T u esd ay evening. Hymn of Thanks (eld Netherlnn<l r(dk.«cng. arrnng»*<-| by Kresner). Mrs. K uster will play and sh e w ill have the Battle Hymn of the IlrpuMIc .......................... Ilowe assistan ce of H enry Clarke, th e baritone, who Cho: ue. san g so effectiv ely last week for Mrs. LeR oy. Arabinn D.'incf. Solfj's r!ong (from Peer Gynl) ........................Grieg Orchestra. A F estiv a l Marss in D by A rthur C laassen Air from Elijah. Hear Ye. Israel__ Mendeh'.sohn w ill be su n g for the first tim e a t a concert Mr.s. Cummings. on F ebruary 7 at the St. J a m es Church in Overture-*. 1812 ........................................T.'»chnlkowsky Mr. W. Leps w ill conduct. (Commemoration of Napoleon's retreat from Mos- Philadelphia. Reports from Philadelphia sa y that so lo ists Orchc-.-ca. Symphonic poem, Le.s Prelud«-s ........................ Liszt and chorus are very en th u sia stica lly stu d y ing the difficult work. Ornhe.strt*. Do, how a ro.se e’er bloojnlng (fifteenth century The first of the se r ie s of concerts to be song) ............................................................Practorlus The Lark’s Song ......................................Mendelssohn offered this season by the M anuscript Socie Choru.'i. P.as de.s Volle.s ....... ,.<'hanjJn.'ide ty of New’ York w ill la k e place on Monday Spring Song ..............................................Mendelssohn evening' at Carnegie Cham ber Music Hall. Orche.stra. Fair Ellen, cantata ................................... Max liriich Among the num bers on the program m e will Mrs. Cummings, Mr. Miles, choru.K and orchcHtra. be a sonata for violin and pian o by Hpward Brockway, groups of son gs by Adolph FoersP erlee V. J erv is g iv es a piano recital a t ter, Sinding and others, and original compo735 M adison avenue, M anhattan. Frldaj’ ■sitlo n s for the piano by Signor Paolo Galileo, evening of next week. He w ill have the which w ill be played by th o co m p o serh im so lf. assista n ce of W illis E. Bacheller, tcuor, in Other a ssistin g so lo ists w ill be Clarence De the follow in g programme: Vaux Royer. Adolph P eterson . Dr. H enry G. Gavotte ................................................ Baoh-St. Siicns H anehett and others. The M anuscript So Mr. JtM’vls. ciety in vites com posers here and In a ll parts With a Rote. Cloiatorcd Rose, My Ivove. Edna R. Park o f the country to subm it m anuscripts, either (Accomp.anicd by composer.) for exam in ation as to their th eo retica l m er Mr. Baohcllcr. Improvisation. Novc-letto. h otch Poem. March its with referen ce to ad m ission to m em ber Wind .......................................................... MacDowell ship in the society, and for perform ance at Mr. .lervis. Its con certs during the com ing sea so n . Man Romanza. Clelo e Mar (La Gloeonda)....Ponchlcdll u scripts can be sen t to Paul Am brose. 12S Mr. Bacheller. Llehestraueme No. 3 ............................................ Liszt E ast S ixteen th street. New York, the name Norwegian Rrldal Procession ..........................Grieg of the com poser being kept se c r e t when com Rustic of Spring .............................................. SImling position s are se n t for exam ination. Mr. Jervis. Moonlight. Anntltama ..............................\ ’on Flelltz W illiam C. Carl w ill g iv e th e third free Mr. Bacheller. Polonaise In E ...................................................... Liszt organ concert o f the fall se ries n ext T ues Mr. Jervis. day evening. N ovem ber 25. a t 8:15 o ’clock, At the lilano, Ida How. in the F ir st P resbyterian Church. F ifth a v e The third organ recital in the series at nue and T w elfth street. Mnnhattan. a ssisted Holy T rin ity w ill be given by Samuel A. by M iss L illian C arllsm ilh, con tralto (re Baldwin Monday evening. at 8:15. Mr. cently returned from P a ris), and Charles Baldwin will be a.*:sisi.cd by W. Stanley Schuetze. solo harpist of the Philharm onic M iss CarMsmith w ill sin g the Grinsted, basso. The program m e w ill bo as Orchestra. aria, “.Ah R endim i Quel Core." by France.'sco follow s; Prelude .'tnd fugue In C minor..........................Each Rossi, and the song. “An Anclen't K in g ” by Pauioralc In E major....................... Caesar Franck (3oorg H en schel. Mr. S ch u eu o will piav a Aria. O God. have mercy, from St. Paul. Mcndels.‘’.ohn “ Legende,” by Zabel, and an andante by Von W ilm, for harp and organ. Mr. (Tarrs nuraMr. Grinsted. S'^natc Pontlflcale .................................. J. L»frnmonp bers include the A m inor son ata by George Song. The Last Wish..............................................Aht E. W h itin g of B oston, the prelude to Mr. Grln.sted. At. Evenlnrr....................................\ ........ Dudley RticU “ P roserpine” (new ). S a in t-S a en s. nnd se le c Cantlleno Nuj>tliile...................................... q*. Dubois tions by Bach, Franck and C n llaerts. The Prelude and fugue on the name Dach..Franz Liszt concert is free to the public, no tick ets beln*^ The fourth rcrital will be .given December required. ' ” 1 by Irvin J. Moi'gan. Mus. Bac., m usical director Drexel Home. P hiladelphia, and or L IN C O L N CARD CLUB. g an ist F ir st P resbyterian Church, B alti The flr.st m eet'ng of the third sea.son of the more. Lincoln Card Club was held on Tuesday evening., Novem ber 18. at tho resid en ce of Two lectu re recita ls w ill be given under Brooklyn In stitu te auspices n ext week—both Mrs. M. L. K ennington, .366A Monroe street. in course. On Montilay afternoon a t 4, aL Prizes were won by Mrs. K ennington an<i the a ssem b ly hall,^ Adolphi C ollege, w ill Miss Maekev and .Mo.s.srs. Sm ith and Starr. occur the la st In the autum n series on “ Pairs Tho members nttondlng were Mr. and Mrs. of C lassical and Rom antic Com posers," by •W. S. R ogers. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sm ith Dr. an<i Dr. H enry G, H anehett, for which .Adolphi Mrs. G iesselm ann. Mr. and Mrs. T. Drum C ollege also stan d s sponsor. Sleihelt and mond. Mr. and Mrs. Tlill. Mrs. O B. D avies. P leyel: Chopin and Li.-(zt w ill ho considered Miss E. J. Mackey. Mr. and Mr.s. E. W. Starr' and Dr. H an eh ett w ill h ave the assista n ce Mrs. M. L. K ennington. Charles .A. Evans. of M iss E. V. Gnzelln, soprano, ancl Mrs. Snrah B. Paine, pianist. Num bers will be: Rondo in F Major,^ “ Los P ap lllo n s.” S teiIn o rd e r t h a t o n e m a y ha ve a n o p p o rtu n ity belt: Rondo favorl in E fiat major. Ployel: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp m inor, Chopin, and o f tr y in g G R A IN -O . th e P u r e G ra in Coffee, w e a r e the E clogu e, “ Prem ier Annoo de P(?lorinage“ fumlPhlnp th e g ro cerp o f N ew Y’o rk and B ro o k ly n No. 7, and second ballade in B m inor, Liszt w ith F R E E SA M PLiC S to give to th e ir e u s to m e rs . Tuesday m orning at 11 o’clock nt the Art A pk y o u r g r o c e r fo r a sa m p le . I f h e c a n 't su p p ly G allery, Mrs. Mary G regory Murray will you sen d u s h is n a m e o n a p o s t.il c a rd a n d w e w ill give the second in her se ries on “ The In m a il you F R E E , o n e -h a lf p o u n d p a c k a g e , T H E terp retation of M usic,” w ith “ M usical E x G E N E S E E P U R E F O O D CO.. L e R o y . N . T . FREE SANiPLES OF GRAIN'O. BDDTtISCORESASRCGESS Popular A m ateur Dramatic So ciety Inaugurates Its Tw entieth Season in Brooklyn. CLEVER WORK BY PLAYERS. C riterio n P a c k e d b y a n A p p re c ia ti’T’e A udience—B o la n d B eed S uccess B e v iv e d . The Booth D ram atic S o ciety ra ised th e curtain on its tw en tieth sea so n a t th e Cri terion T h eater la s t n igh t, and n ev er did th e society score a greater su ccess. N o t a s e a t in the p layh ouse w as vacan t, and th e la rg e and fash ion ab le au d ien ce w as m o st appre ciative. Rounds of ap p lause g reeted th e am ateur p layers, and at the c lo s e o t every act there were repeated cu rta in ca lls. "H um bug,” a com edy in th r ee a c ts , v r u the play of the even in g, and a b etter se le c tion could not have been m ade. I t w ill be rem em bered th a t it w as one o f the la te R o land R eed’s ea rlier su cc esses. T he pro gram m e inform ed th e audience th a t It la one of the very few m anuscript p la y s la New York av a ila b le for am ateu r produc tion. The plot o f the p la y cen ters about J a ck Luster, a lia s W ilh elm Bartz, the poor b u t en terp risin g son o t a German shoem aker. H e assu m es the illu strio u s nam e ot L u ster in order to win the hand and fortune o f A rmlnda Bertram P onsbey. She has a s e n ti m ental mind and aristo cra tic lo n g in g s and, in her endeavor to trap Jack L u ster, co n cea ls her own hum ble orig in . In tbe play it turns out th a t she is n oth in g but a butch er’s daughter. To m ake ’ thin gs more in te restin g , her brother, Dick Podds, a com m on fello w , a p pears at odd m om ents w ith an n oying re q u ests for m oney. The return of th e head of the house of L u ster and tho d iscovery o f the real Jack Luster, in th e person o f A lbert W orth, furnish additional elem en ts o f m errim ent and lead up to the grand clim a x in which all is discovered. F rancis K elly, who played th e part of the gllb-tongued im postor, certa in ly m ade the m ost of h is op p ortu n ities and scored a d e cided h it w ith the audience. H is a tte n tio n to d eta ils gave a finished portrayal of the part. in the role ot Judge Shaw W illiam J. McCahill gave an adm irable im personation of an aged Jurist. The scene w here he is forced Into angry d esperation by L u ster In the se c ond act was esp e cia lly good and cam e in for its share of applause. As the uncultured D ick Podds, th e b u tch er’s son. H erbert M. B a rrett m ade m uch out of a sm all part. .Alphonse F. H urst a s th e German shoem aker took tho dlfflcult d ia lect part w ell. Am ong the w o m en 'th ere w as uniform e x cellen ce. Mary F arley a s Mrs. Shaw , th e Judge’s w ife, added a n o th er su c c e ss to h er rep u tation , and in voice and m ann er por trayed the prim litt le wom an. R ose Blanchfleld in the Ingenue ro le o f N ettie Shaw, her daughter, played th e p art with great v ivacity and enjoyed th e h earty approval of the audience. As Armlnda Bertram P on sb ey. th e p o etic butcher’s daughter, Dorothy D earborn d e v d oped much en th u siasm . She gave an ex cel lent rendering ot a good part. The cast a s a w hole w as a ll th a t could be desired and deserved ail th e applause th e audience gave. It is good n ew s to h ea r th a t an oth er perform ance w ill be g iv en n ex t F r i day evening. The ca st w as a s follow s: ..F r a n c l ., K e lly J a c k I .tis te r.. N ed P .aniFcy.......................................... J a m e s A . G a rv in JnckF on l . u s t c r ........................................ A r th u r E . CIa.ua IMck p o d d ? ........................................ H e r b e r t M , B a r r e t t Jacn l) I l n r t z ...........................................A lp h o n se F .H u r s t JudR o S h a w ...................................... 'tV lllian i J . M cC ah lll A lb e rt W o rth .............................................. H arrj* J . O 'N e il ...................................................... G reU G u s ta v e ......................— ..................M itc.uiVL'iitrll h elJ G rcusft A rm ln d a rB e r tr a m P o n s b e y ......... D o ro th y D e a rb o N o ttlo S h aw . le B la n c h fle ld M rs. S h a w ... .M a ry F a r le y A N E V E N IN G OF G E B M A N . B eadingfs, Song: a n d C o n v e rsa tio n a t th e K lin g e n fe ld C ollege o f M usic. A reception w as held la s t ev en in g n t the K llngenfcld C ollege of M usic, 108 H ancock stree t, as a part of the plan o t the founder, which is to com bine th e stu d y and p ractice of both m usic and lan gu age. V arious , n a tio n s arc chosen and one ev en in g is given to each in turn. R ecently one ev en in g w as d e voted to French m u sic and lite ra tu re. L a st even in g German culture w as th e topic of a pleasant three hours for a largo num ber o f g u ests. C onversation w as In German. Mrs. k lln g en fcld read exam ples of German sty le in both serio u s and hum orous com p osition , the form er being a se lectio n from th e poem, "Joan of Arc," by S ch iller, and th e la tte r , "Max nnd M aurice,” by B usch, a popu lar hum orist and a r tist. M iss E. T. Lannlng san g two m usical s e le c tio n s . Mrs. K lln gcn feld accom panying, and A. V. Bunker of the facu lty of the co lleg e played the m andolin solos. L ittle E la in e Barton showed talen t in recita tio n . The n e x t iM * gangs even in g wi ll b e in Spanish, '1 •ii 1
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