THEATRICAL INCIDENTS. Kleanor Robeon and William Faversliam will ap- pear In the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet" at the benefit to be given at Wallack's Thsatrap on March 5 for Mrs. Lester Wallack. Two ; pecJaltlea were presented yesterday as feat- ures of the regular bill at Blaney'a Lincoln Square Theatre. Howard Hall appeared in a condensed version oT "The Man Who Dared," and Maud O«!e!l. assisted by several charmers, posed as "The Water Carrier." "Spring." "Winter," etc. The first performance . of J. Hartley Manners' s comedy. "The Majesty of Birth." will be, giver in Philadelphia on March B. J. E. Dodson, Thomas Flnlay. Jeffrey Lewis, Mabel Roebuck and Ruth Chester will be In the cast. \u25a0 " "*~ ' """ '' IV (Tart I), and Mr. F. R. Benson Prince Hal. Mr. Matheson Lansr will play Hamlet, and Miss Hutin Britton Ophelia. The Birthday play is to be "Cymbeline." The Mystery Plays will include '-The Salutation." "The Shepherd's Play." "The King's Hay." and "The Slaughter of the Innocents." This is the first week's programme: ipril 19— "Julius Oe.^ar." April I'O— "Much Ado About Nothing." . . Aprii 21 Afternoon)— "Corialanus"; (evening) "A Midnight Bridal*! and "The Belle's Stratagem."' April 22 (afternoon) ester Mystery plays; (evening) "Hamlet." April — "Cymbeltae.*" Aj)!l! 21 (afternoon) — "Ifenr-.- V"; revenlng) "liichprd III." I a ; "A Woasa's Way." The sportive, piquant, rnisohif-vous; fabric of good eld theatrical tricks ami sensible satire, called "A Woman's Way," that w\i.« presented yesterday af- t'Tn rT Cn at tlw? Ha<-k'-tt Theatre, with Miss Grace George as its central personage! kept a large audl- fzc* its a condition of Interest anil mprrirrunt from tfee first word to th" lest, and, if an auspicious re- o-pti' 1^ nieaufJ anylh<s«i its .«uccv«*Fful continuance can be confidently c:ri>«-ote;l. It proclaims it?elf to be a comedy, but It demonstrates no titlf to tht^t pericu? <icsisnati«m. It is a farce that hovors on tlie brink of t^rioys domestic drama. The basic postulate of !t is 3. distortion of nature, made for the r'^JTos*" of stifftainir:? a structure of comic in- cMents, and the conduct of Us f!mp!c plot, while Involving an occasional moment of true feeling, is openly fantastic. The .... a husband an<l wife. Howard and Marlon Stanton, mcml*rs of wealthy, fashionable society, as temporarily es- tranged from orw another. — the husband having tak'n a fancy ta a sray tridow and become, quite mapvßdaUy; wrary of the society of the wife, who, OfveriAelcgg. continues to love him. The pay widow. Mrs. Elisabeth Blakf-more. as by and by it appears, has. unknown to Stanton. been .... t'.ons with povr-ral men of his circle. Mrs. Stanton Invites Mrs. Blakemore to a «!inner and assembles not only her family relatives and those of her hus- band, but the several men who have at different times I>ern danpling after the widow, and adroitly contrives a. sort of verbal duel with that charm- er, and the eventual disillusionment of her v ....... his jealousy and then Yy ejUMMjug the fickleness and triviality of his pu- tative idol. \u0084The movement is brisk, the persona are clearly discriminated, and the colloquy is lijrht. rapid, and sometimes pungent with.. tart, incisive lines. The :ext would be improved by elimination of a!l allusion to God. and there is a latent and completely unnecessary element of coarseness in the £tory— namely, an intimation of ir.tripue with the widow— which easily could be. and certainly should be, exSirpatea. Miss Grace Oeorße. IXDjMrsonating the -wife, pave a charming presentment of gentle yet pjiritc-d womanhood, contriving, even in farcical situations ard In dialogues of banter, to convey a decisive Impression of sweet, earr.ost. almost pas- Ek-r.ate feeling. The case, fluency, and rparkle of the performance, in speech no Irss than action. •were, indeed, quite in the vein of comedy. Signifi- cant facial expression and a doft use of acute em- pbasls combined with an ar.-'.i demeanor, not wholly concea'lin's tenderness, still further commended this blithe achievement to public sympathy. It was ad- mirable, and It was much admired. Mr. Frank VtoVthlttE.' warmly welcomed and often heartily applauded; acain manifested that innate refinement EC personality an.l that artistic skill with which he can make a flimsy and censurable character seem radically innocent and strongly attractive. Taken seriously, Howard Starton would be con- temptShl*. Impersonated as an amiable farceur and made eraeiou? with an ingenuous softness and a s- v,« K^r*r»»>-»^«: i-i this rare coniouian s trea'tm-nt of him. plausible, attractive and dtl:- ciou^lv droll. Mr. Worthing appearance on the locai stage is always an auspicious incident, for he is on- of vhc most accomplished comedians of our a~e ma art is titat of the Impersonator, and. at £on with character is perfect. A look, a move- ment, a an intonation are, by vers ul to convev a world of meanlnß- A %er> <Ut fICoK part, that of Oliver Whitney, an hon- l"i -over cf Mrs Stanton. who is. in a clumsy earner, caused to interject real pasdon into a mesa of farcical perplexity, was made aciua..i SSaV^Jfl decidedly sympathetic by Mr. Robert Warwick. The all-fascinating widow. Mrs. ElaKe- more whose character U so composite and dubi- ous, found a pleasing representative in Miss Doro ttv Tenranr. who expressed coquetry without Sr^ness and n, 3de a capital foil to the Rentier womanhood of Miss Georpe. -With but little duall- Lccuon "A Woman's Way."-wntten by Mr Taorer^ Kuchanan.-is a good farce exceedlngb well acted. It Sires pleasure and it deserves the putlic regard. C\£T OF "A WOIIAXS WAY." hw* suu,;^ Ki£WoSSSs S2SU • V^,^,'." * ".V.V.V.-V.'.\FTe^ri<-k KFmeKon EB»artS ' - ..ir.rnarl Kielcims Harrj- LjTifn Oraw George Marion Raatga • v , ~ t h Benson -Mrs. UvmjrMon Je«l iwr Failie jJ v inpmon Kv^yn ("arrine'^n Mrs. >tantor. i-i,i''lt : <= Staniev -••\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0 •• gfj" Morris \"\' .'...... Gardner Burton ** EE-ENTRANCE OF CARLOTTA NILLSON. FI.OKI^II H—il \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0! ~~ " v Newman Flora; i'o.. -JQ2 ~th av-. T. *-n 3q- Married. Marriac;e notices appearin* In THE TRIBCXE wfl be repablished In the Trl-Weekly Tribaae wUhooft extra charge. MARfH — FETTRETCH — On Monday. February 22. at th» residence of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph! Fettretch. Edith Berrell Fettretch to H. Stanley Marsh, of Boston. Mass. Notices of tnaniairro and deaths most be tador— < with fullname and address. Died. Death notice* appearing- in THE TKIBfSE will be repablWhed in the Trl-Weekly Tribune without extra charge. Bfrtoiino. BHssC M«ade, Alfred IX ' 8.-.»-en. Edward H. Nimmn. WHliam H. Dl Bull. WilliamT. Post. Alice \u25a0»*.. .. - .. P!.;k(if.n. Mary Y. Potter. Wiillam A. Gr»ene. Rachel B. Robinson. Stewart D. Oultck. Chariot!*. Sh«-.-i. Anß»rira B. Irvin. Rev. Dr. William Willcox. Amelia. A. BERTOLINO — On Sunday. February 21 at T:3;> ** ra"» Mrs. Ellse Contl Bertolino. widow of Carlo Bertplino. Funeral at her late residence. No. 215 East 61st St.. on Thursday. February 25. at 10 a. m. Solemn r-<VJ!«m mass for th» r»r' - >">f her soul at Church of St. vTr.ceac Ferrer. 65th «t. an.i Lexlnarton are., at 10:30 a. m. Interment at Cal»arjr Cemetory. - - -,» BOWEN—Sudd-nly. at his home. No. 9Bf>- FT. -Mark's av#.. Brooklyn, on Sunday. February 21. E«l«axd-Ha«- cock Bowen. beloved husband of Pauline Flak Bo<*eO- Funeral at h!s late residence on Tuesday at 5 p. ta. BULL— Pr William Tillinsrhast Bull, on February 22: 190», at Isle of Hope. Georgia. DTCKSON— Mary Youn* IMckson. beloved -wife of Joseph B. Dickson, passed away Sunday. February 21. Funeral services at her lat» residence. No. 33 East r>f»th st. New Tork Cl'.r. Tu«sdar mornlns. February 23. at 10 o'clock. Int»rm«nt. at conven- ience of the family at Morrlitown. N. J. Kindly omit flowers. GREENE— At her home, at Belvldera, K.J-. on February 20. 1900. Mrs. Rachel Blair Greene, daughter of th» late Robert Blair and Mary Tennis, la her 63d year. Funeral on Thursday at 3 I • o'clock. GULICK — On February 20. CBaitotta^ daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Luther HaJ«»y Gulick. Burial In Srrtnrfeld. Mass.. en February 21. IRVIN — At Berlin. Germany. February 22. 1909." Re*; William Irvin. D. D.. eldest son of the lato Richard and Mary Froudflt Inin. in his T-*>rh year, •"•"\u25a0; MKADF.- On Sunday. February 21. of pneomwila,- Alfred E!v. yourifrest son of Helena Rutherford Ely a»«l Richard .r=am M«-n<-1~, a«ed » months. Funeral private. MMMO— William H. D. on February 20. 130*. at his late residency No. .VW Mvrtle are.. Flushing. N T-. son of the :at« Rev. Joseph and Harnah Dlcksoa Nimmo. in the T9th year of Mi ajte. Funeral eervJces from the Reformed Dutch ' "hurch. corner Amity St. and Bowne ave.. Flushing. K. Y.. on Wedr.eaKiay. February 24. at 3:30 p. m. POST — On th<» morning of Soaday. February 2' AJlc» Matilda wife of George B. Post Funeral service* will be held at her late residence. No. 21 East «Otr» St.. at 10 a. •-.. on Wo.!ri---s.ia'-. February -•*- Member* of the family and friends are invited to be present. POTTBU— In Rome. Italy, on Friday. February 19. Will- lam Appl»ton Potter, son of the !at» Right Rev Atonxo Potter. Bishop of Pennsylvania. ROBINSON — Suddenly, on February 21. at Cambridge. Mass.. Stewart Douglas, youngest son of Douglas and Corinna Roosevelt K -blnson. in the 3Tth year of h!s age Funeral on Wednesday mornlne. February 24. at 8 o'clock at the Church of the Hcly Communion. Sixth ave. and "0:h st. Interment at the convenience of tha family. SHED — At Rratt !rbor-\ Vt.. ?im.*ay. February 21. \rg«"lira Barracl.nißh Shed, widow of Hon. Geors* Sh<nl aged t*3 years. R»latlvfs anrl frien.is are r»- spectful); Invited to attend th« funeral services at Church of .- 1 ' Man" th* \u25a0Virgin. West 4«rh <<• . New York City, en Wednesday. Februar>' 2*. at 2 p. m WII I COX — On Saturday morning. February '.•" at th» home of her son. Henry C. WDtCOX, No. ** West End ave.. Manhattan. Amelia Antoinette, widow of Edwin Willcnx. in her 91st year. Funeral services at Westminster Presbyterian church, . corner of Clin- ton St. and First Place. Brooklyn. Tuesday afternoon, February 23. at 2 o'clock. Pister Catlerino Vera. of th* Community or Saint Mary, daughter of the late James Payn Sills, BBB>. of London Kngland; departed this life pa the twentieth cf February. lJ>o!>. The funeral win V» he' lon Tuesday. February twenry- third. at »:ai a. m.. at Saint Mary's Convent Chapel. Peek*ktll N Y Th/» train '•\u25a0•'\u25a0 \u25a0•« .the Grand Central Station at 7:33 a m. It is requested that no flowers be sent. CEMETERIES. THE WOODLAWN CEMI.TKRT Is readllv accessible by Har>m train from firan*J C«B* tral Station. Webster and Jerome ftvesoa trolleys and by carriage. I.<.ts Sl.V> up Telephone 4533 Gramoref for Book of Views or t representative. Tork „ Office. 20 East 23d St.. New Tork City. INDKRTAKr.RS. FRANK E. r*MPBKI.'. 241-3 West 94 m. Chip*!*. priva'te Rooms, private Ambulances. TeL 1324 Chelsea. A Coo«h •> Pore Throat should not be neglected "Brown's Bronchial Troches" give relief. . -vj FUNERAL OF MARQUIS DE NOAILLESI B.—The - Rmmanue! Henri Vletumlea <?e XoaJitsa, si tkis city last week, was burled her- th military hUBSfa Tli«> gathering at Included representatives of the French government. Ambassador White an . rn its. Wreathe were « en t by the Sultan of Turkey and the Em- peror of Germany. FUNERAL OF S. D. ROBINSON. The body of Stewart Douglas Robinson, who wasj killed by a fall at Harvard on Sunday, reached this city early yesterday morning and was taken to the home of his father. Douglas Robinson, at No. 422 Madison ave: The funeral will be held to-morrow morning at » o'clock at the home. There will also be a service in the Church of the Holy Communion. No. 33f> Sixth avenue. Washington, Feb. 22.— President Roosevelt was Informed at Hampton Roads to-f!ay by Secretary Loeb of the traffic death of his n»phew, Stewart Douglas Robinson. It is not known at the White House whether the President will attend the) funeral. Mrs. George J. Gould Hostess at Dinner and Masquerade Ball. .- - V [By Tele«rra?h to The Tribune.] Lakewood. Feb. *«.—Mrs. George J. Gould, as ft Grecian princess, was the hostess of a boose- party at Georgian court. Lakewood. to-night. The dinner dance was limited to forty-six guests of Miss Mar- jorle Gould, and was the first affair at which th9 debutante presided. She wore the ccstumw of ft Castillian queen. • . •-' - :' Miss Gould led members of the younger set at ft masquerade ball which followed the dinner. -.Miss Vivian Gould wore a cvstume of a dancer, and Miss Dorothy Randolph appeared in a.'. Directs toire g«.wn. Jay Gould was recognised as a Scotch-* man among the costumed men. ; ' The party was planned by. Miss Marjorie Gould. who attended to every detail of the arrangements. Among the guests wer-» Miss Beatrice Clafiin. Beatrice Benjamin, Elsie Nicoll. Harriett Alexan- der. Beatrice Pratt. A. J. Drexei, H. A. Oei- rlchs, C A. Richardson, Newton Rae and Ben- lamin Nicoll. E!Ms. Mark Smith. Josephine BrowrC TiulTne Do^ field and C F. Howard. HOUSE PABTY AT GEORGIAN COURT Special Xotices. To the Employer. Do you want desirable help QUICKL.T?' SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE by consulting; the file of applications of selected aspirants for positions Of various kinds which has just been installed at the Uptown Office of ; THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. ' No. !"»'>4 Broadway. • , Between SUth and ::7th Streets- ... Office hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. -^ ." MARY MANNERiNG IN NEW PLAY. [ By Telegraph lr> The Tribune. ] New Haven. Feb. 22. — Mary Mannering appeared here this afternoon in p. play by Langdon Mitchell, entitled "Stop by Step." She was warmly applaud- ed by an audience that packed the Hyperion Thea- tre to the doors. The supporting company include Marion Ballou, Frank Sylvester. Helen Macßeth. Arthur Maitland. Austin Webb, Addison Plu, A. W. Pr. Bull was always willing to of -rate on a d^- serving charitable patient Few persons kn*>w the ext-nt of his work without remuneration. H* w:is an hadefatigablS operator and never spared himself. I>r. Full had a sptensad physique, clear cut. str.ms: fare and well poised head. I'ntil afflicted bj his fatal malady he was the picture of health. Among ali those with whom he was associated. patients, physicians and aursea, he was greatly ad- mired because of his skill and gentleness. He was the anther of nuaserona articles which appear?.] :n m.-cliral publications in this country and abroad. moat of them on the subject of cancer. He was a member of The American Surgical Association, the Ittonere' Society, the Academy of Medicine and the JCeW York County Medical Society. He 1 • M office i;i ueaily every organization with which be was co;: I was a member of the Har- vard. Century, Vniv«rsit .-. Baeoajet, Zeta I'si and New York i lube. In 'S9^ he married Slary KevfcM riaine, who was formerly the wife of James G. Blalne. Jr. Eesides his *vife Dr. Bull leaves a son. In ISVB he left the Chambers Street Hospital and became consulting surgeon at St. Luke's Hospital and attending surgeon at the New York Hospital. He was also consulting surgeon at the Manhattan Hospital and the Orthopedic Hospital and Dispen- sary, and surgeon In charge of the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled and other institutions. In 1555. in company with Dr. John B. Walker, he started a private sanatorium at No. 33 East 33d street and conducted it until 1597, when the Private Hospital Association was formed to conduct the sanatorium, having "as Its members, besides Dr. Bull • "rs- Virgil P. Gibney, Clemen! Cleveland, William M. Polk and John B. Walker. The Private hospital Idea, which was then new in this country, was a great success, and this sanatorium became known all over the world. In 1906 Dr. Bull was appointed chief surgeon at Roosevelt Hospital to succeed Dr. Charles Mcßur- ney. and was also consulting surgeon at J. Hood Wright Hospital for a time. Though a cancer specialist. Dr. Bull did not limit himself to operations of this kind. In fact, he was considered one of the pioneers in operating for ap- pendicitis. During his connection with St. Luke's Hospital he performed an operation for appendicitis on Captain Temple Edward Ro«e. of I»ndon. which attracted the attention of the medical world. Another difficult operation performed by Dr. Bull was on a twelve-year-old girl named Lillian Des- mond, In November. 1393. The girl became the vic- tim of catarrh in 18S7. Because of lack of proper treatment her nose was finally destroyed. When the youngster was brought to the New York Hos- pital* a* an experiment. Dr. Bull cut a heart shaped flap of skin from her forehead. Then he scarified the edges of what was left of the old nose, brought the flap of living skin forward and inserted be- neath it two roll" of oiled cotton to guard the nos- trils. The skin grew together an.l within a few months her nose was almost as good as ever. For a long time he believed that he had discov- ered a cure for cancer, for which he di.l years of research work. By his method the surgeon first operated on the growth, and then introduced the germ of erysipelas. Dr. Bull numbered among his patients many of the best known people in all parts of the country. He was physician for the family of the late Will- iam C. Whitney, on whom he performed an opera- tion. Among some of his other patients were Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt. Kingdon Gould, the Duchess of slarlboroogh, the wife of ex-Senator William A. Clark-, E. H. Harriman, George Crocker, of San Francisco; John D. Rockefeller and William M. Rice. CAREER OF DR. W. T. BULL. After a gallant fight of nearly a year against the ravages of the cancerous growth on his neck. Dr. V. T. Bull left this city for Savannah on January 29 on a private car. He was accompanied if Mrs. Bull and Dr. John B. Walker, besides two nurses from his sanatorium, In Bast "3d street. Dr. Ball was in a hopeful frame of mind. He snid to Dr. Walker: "I am in splendid condition. I have every confidence that the Southern sun, with its warmth and strength giving properties, will make me a Whole man again." Dr. Bull was born in Newport, R. 1.. May IS, 184». It was in. 1888, while he was connected with the Chambers Street Hospital, now the House of Re- lief, that Dr. Bull first came into prominence. There he invented a new method of treating gun- shot wounds in the abdomen. Formerly 87 per cent 'of the operations of this kind had been fatal. To-day all surgeons use hs methods, and the chances of success are greatly In favor of the patient His ability as a surgeon was soon recog- nized, and patients came to him from ever}" state in the Union. Dr. Joseph A. Blake, of No. f.ol Madison ave- nue, who was In charge of the case for a lons time and performed the operation, said last night that the present was n.> time to discuss the death of a surgeon as great as I>r. Bull. I>r. Nathaniel B. Potter, of N<>. 4* West ."Ist said he felt in no mood to say anything concerning the death of his friend. siu'geop. I think he would have developed can- cer.' Dr. Francis Delaflt'ld, another of Dr. Bull'? physicians, when seen at his home last night at No. 5 West .",4>th street, said he had received a telegram from Mrs. Bull announcing the death of Dr. Bull. He said that death was inevitable. an.l snared the view of Dr. Wynkoop that Dr. Boll's period of illness was not so long as In the average case of cancer. Tribune ?nb«rrlptlnn Rate*. 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Mr. Hammerstein will relieve Mr. Constants o from all appearances in opera next week in order that h". may have plenty of time to prepare him- self for the role of Morly, which he will ereaU here in the forthcoming production of Jan Btockx s "La Princesse d'Auberge," the next novelty to BS presented by Mr. Hammerstein. In compliance with revests for an evening per- formance of "Parsifal," Wagner's "sacred festi- val play" will be given at the Metropolitan < >pei a House on Saturday evening, March 6, in place of "Don Giovanni," as originally announced. The performance will begin at 7 o'clock and end at mil - night. Tickets purchased for "Don Giovanni" wi 1 b« valid for the substituted attraction, or money will be refunded. The performance of "Salome" at the Manhattan Opera House next Saturday afternoon wl'.l promptly at 3 o'clock, instead of 2:15, as heretofore announced. Miss Gerviiie-Reache will sing the rolo of Ani- neris for the first time at the Manhattan Opera House at next Saturday night's performam f "Alda." Giuseppe Sturani, musical conductor of the Phila- delphia, Opera House, Is to be the principal music tl conductor of the season of "educational grand o;i- era" to be given at popular prices at the Manhat- tan opera House prior to the regular season, whi. h it is announced will begin on August 16 next. NOTES OF THE OPERA. MISCHA ELMAN AT CARNEGIE HALL. Mlscha Elman, the violinist, lias rained a large number of admirers, and these, with the addttii n of a holiday outpouring of music lovers, formed the large audience which gave him unstinted ap- plause and demanded encores at. Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon. His programme inciudi d Saint-Saens'e Concerto In B minor, Bach's l*Cha- conne" (for violin alone), Wleniawski's "Pausf fantasle. Wagner-WilhelmJ's paraphrase "Preis- lied" (Metsterslnger > and Hsra salt's "Habaßera." HOLIDAY BILLS AT THE MANHATTAN. French opera of the more recent character held the ijsage at the Manhattan Opera House yester- day afternoon at the special holiday performance, while In the ev -ni:i« two works by Italian com- posers — one of the older florid school ami the other of the class which is still repanlrd as Rn outpjt of one of the "young Italians." nl'liougli the first performance was given nearly \u25a0 score of years ago — were offered. — The afternoon's opera was Charpentter's "Louise." In this—its second performance of the season — one of the important characters, that of the father, was taken by Mr. Vieuille, one of the useful men singers added to the Manhattan com- pany this season. Heretofore in New York this part has given opportunity for one of the most convincing and Impressive Impersonations of the opera— that of Mr. Qilibert If Mr. Vieuille. who has sung the part many timer in Europe, did not eradicate all Impressions of his American prede- cessor, his was in general a compelling and vital portraiture". Vocally he made the best of hi* op- portunities. "I jB. Sonnambula" and "Cavalleria Rusticana " with casts beaded by Mme. Tettrazlnl and Miss I-abili, were the operas of the night. in the form-r Mr. Arlmondi replaced Mr. de Segurola as Count Rodolfo; Bellini's music Is. of course, a show piece, for Mine. Tettrazlnl. The performance of the Mascagni opera did not take rank among the great ones. Mr. Campanlnl conducted the Charpentier opera., and Mr. Parelll those of Bellini and Miscagi I. Then were large audiences present on both occa- sions. "THE BARTERED BRIDE" ONCE MORE. If "The Bartered Bride." which had its second performance last night at the Metropolitan Opera House, falls to make a record for popularity dur- ing the remaining weeks of this season, it will be a surprise to accustomed observers of operatic doings in this town. The joy of living, the charm of simplicity, the captivating humor of Bohemian peasants in festival mood are set before the eye and poured Into the ear in this merry opera of Smetana's, and the level at which the presentation moves is s""'- that scarcely an iota of -what fie librettist an. composer intended is lost to the spec- tators. The enthusiastic scenes attending the premiere of last Friday w> re repeated last evenir.g. and it is fair to assume that the polka concluding the first act. as danced by the Bohemians especially engaged for this production, will be r«i"mand d every time the work is given. It provides by far find away the most beguiling spectacle of its kind seen at the Metropolitan, and Its success may be declared sensational. The other dances, esre- daily the furlant, take their places as integral parts of the little drama, and so does every choral 'episode, as well as the sprightly intercourse of the principals. But there Ip no need to repeat what was said with enthusiasm after the firs' performance. It is enough to lay stress upon the splendid size and quick appreciation of th« audience last right, a;id to account for the latter quality by the altogether delightful sk'i! and vivacity with which the singing actors*' entered upon their tasks. Miss Destlnn. Mr. Jorn, Mr. TMdur. Mr. Reias. Mr. Bliss. Miss Matt- feld and all the others concerned, Including Mr. Mahler, who conducted, have made this a labor of love, and the results are memorable. If these things are possible, why not a revival of Peter Cornelius*! "Barber of Bagdad"? As a whole, the performance did not occupy the impressive plane on whfch It moved In the pre- ceding representations, except in the second a it which aroused rapturous applause. Impertinent noises on the stage. Including pluckings on a vlo In to give -Mr. Miihimann the pitch, disturbed tl act. and there was a general Kstlessaess on t 1 | of the. chorus which hindered the lofty pteasore which the drama ought to give. Mr. Amato's sf- fort was obviously sincere and his vocal equipment Is well suited to the music of Amfortas's poignant speeches ; but the delivery of those speeches spirit of the drama requires much more, than voice and sincerity, and In all except those qualities t )>\u25a0 Italian singer was deficient. A HOLIDAY "PARSIFAL." The last representation of "Parsifal" for this \u25a0 a- son took place at the Metropolitan Opera House yesterday. It was both a forenoon and aa after- noon performance, beginning an hour before lunch- eon and ending an hour before dinner; and, though the arrangements left the audience nearly two kean for rest and refreshment after the first act, the per- formance consumed too much of the holiday to meet with popular approbation. That, at least, might be offered as one' explanation of the comparatively small attendance — the smallest In several years, as it looked. ~ No explanation was offered by the cast, which Fan at least excellent enough to satisfy all but the most fastidious, or the devotees of local tra- ditions which grow up rapidly in connection with works of an unusual character. There was only one Figniricant change, and that one which was calcu- lated to excite curiosity. An Italian singer essayed one of the most Important roles — that of Anifortas. It was Signor Ama to, who has been gem-rally rec- ognized as the one really significant and valuable acquisition by the Metropolitan for which the new management is to bo credited. (Miss Destlnn 1- out of the Question, for she Is an inheritance from the Courted regime, as Mr. Caruso was from the regime of Mr. Gran). Miss Fremstad as again the Kundry. Mr. Burrian the Parsifal (as In the preceding performance on Lincoln's Birthday), and Mr. Goritz the Klinsrsor. Mr. Withers: voice was missed In the music of the Invisible Titurel, being replaced by that of Mr. Miihlmann, but for that there was compensation In the euphony with which Mme. Homer (speaking for the also in- visible oracle) flooded the last moments of the first act. OLDTIME ACTOR DROPS DEAD. Camden. N. J. Feb. 22. — William Muld>on, bet- ter known as "William Carroll." who has been on the stage for more than forty > -ars. dropped dead to-night In the Broadway Their re here. Muldoon, who was formerly a well known Irish comedian. was the manager of a company which was about to present "June" at the Broadway. OBITUARY NOTES. i;i>\VAßl> HANCOCK BOWBN dtted raddenry on Sunday from apoplexy at bla home, Na 11-.rks avenue. Brooklyn. He was editor of 'Ttie Tf'.«-Kraph Ase " The funeral will be held at the home at 5 p. m. to-.lay. WALTER G. BTOKS, editor and presets tor of "The Camden (N. Y.) Advanee-JoarasU," died yes- terday, in his stxty-aecood year LEONARD W. SWEET. I By Telegraph to The Tribiroe ) Waterbury. Conn.. Feb.' 22.—I>eonard W. tweet, president of L.- W. Sweet & Co.fi dealers in dia- monds nt No. 3!' Maiden Lane. Manhattan, and No SSI Fulton street, Brooklyn, died here to-day from Brtght'S disease at the age of sixty-two years. His death Is the first to occur in his fam- ily in sixty-five years. He was a director of the Giant Banana Company, treasurer and director of the Moler-Smith Lead and Zinc Company, di- rector of the Oppenheimet Institute, the Prentlss Clock Improvement Company and the Water and Auburndale Land Company. His funeral will be in Mansfield. Mass. Eugene Tompkins was born in thia city In UsTA He began bis. career as a theatrical manager un- der ills father-. Dr. Orlando Tompklna, wh. before had brought out Edwin Booth in the Bos- ton Theatre. The elder Tompkins dying I Eugene Tompkini ed to the amnagement of the Boston Theatre, which he continued to di- rect until June, iwi. when h« reUred. In UK he leased the Fifth Avenue Theatre, in New York, and fi little Sate,-, with K. «. Onmore, be secured the Academy of Musk-, ta N-:w Tork. On the stage Of the Academy of Musir Mr. T< mpkins first produced "The Black (Took." That and "Babes In the Wood" wore two of his biggest sw In 189* he leased the Park Theatre. :n this city, for a period of five -ears. Sin.-e his retirement, in t*», Mr Tompkins had lived Quietly, a frequent visitor to the numerous clubs to which he belonged. lie was twice mar- ried, his second wife survivlnc him. EUGENE TCMPKINS. Boston, Feb. B.— Kugens TompUns. prominent for many years as a theatre manager ami owner, died to-night at his home. No. OS Commonwealth ave- nue, after a long illness. Mr. Delmar had entered the annual championship tournament of tl ealtfa was advised to with- draw from the contest wit I ptstfng his 5 , .],,„> . ea Tne veteran maintained splen- did form up to the very last, winning the first prise m ii rapid transit tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club barely two weeks igo- Mr. Delmar was m his sixty-seventh year. He was ;: native of this city. The cause of his demise vas heart trouble. Funeral services will i.e held at his home Wednesday morning. EUGENE DELMAR. The New Tork State Chess nual meeting In the ballroom of the Hotel West- minster yesterday evening, received word of the sudden death of 1 '..-•• • •\u25a0 Dt Imai at i •\u25a0 home of his son-in-law. Dr. A. !.. Coldwater, No. M West 119th street. On Saturday, at day's play of the g, \i: I telmar, who had bt • n one .- American .less pla eetlng !•• th. gress, regretting his InabU '\u25a0 '• The news yesterday came, I to the • J. H. Wat- play was promptly suspended for a short period in honor of his memory A meeting of the advisory board was called, at which resolutions of condolence were passed, and H. Helms, former state champion, was Instruct. I ill them to the family. OMTVAKY. President Hadley of Yale Speaks at Johns Hopkins. (V.y Telegraph to The Tribune ] Baltimore, Feb. i~i. —At the exercises here InVsjj commemorating the thirty-third anniversary of the founding of Johns Hopkins University, Dr. W. n Welch announced that the joft of Hea>ry Phipp?, of New fork, to the psychiatric clinic of the hos- pital was considerably in excess of $1,000,000. This announcement came as a complete surprise, as it had been believed that the gift was nracb teas munificent As originally planned, th^ cost of the proposed building, which would be devoted to the treatment of incipient insanity, would have been (Mmparatlvely small, but, after a study of methods used Abroad In construction and equipmeari of such buildings, Mr. Phipps, said Dr. Welch in making the an- nouncement, decided to ituiM the best at Johns Hopkins. Coincident with the foundation anniversary to- aay, the midyear commencement took place. Or. Arthur Twining Ha.li.y, president of Yale Univer- sity, delivered the principal address Declaring that the "consumers" ao not show de- velopment proportionate to that of the "producers" In the present field.. of medical science. President Ha.li.y recommended modlncati >ns in the extremes of spedallzation in elective courses .«f university study, in pointing out overspedalizattoa as the most Immediate danger that lies before American ' 'ms of U arniDg, lie said : There is, I suppose, no profession, unless it b« that of the mechanical eng I baa been marked bj such extraordinary Improvement as that of the physician or surgeon. When we compare what can be done to-day with what was done i hundred years ago, when we the scientific re In Baltimore with ihe lies; that was offered ta) Berlin nfiy years ago, we are tempted to think that th^ human race should be on the eve of the millennium so far as concerns the enjoyment of its physical lite and physical faculties. Bui has the these Improvements kept pace With I \u25a0 • possibili- ties? Have the consumers of medicine snown an Improvement proportionate to that which has been offered by the producers? To this question I fear that we musi return a negative answer. Few Indeed, relatively speaking, are the people who know how to avail them- selves in .i!.\ practical way of tl •\u25a0 results of modern medical discovery. For one man who Intel- ligent medical treatment, there are probably ten Ither dose themselves I medicines nr rush to the opposite Hug scienti- fic medicine altogether and trusting to a system of faith cur* under any one of a doaen different Now, where things are left in this condition, the work Of a ill:' versify is less than half done. I? Is not en. ugh to teach the i ith: vou must get ichlngs accepted • • • retlcally, our American unlvers I /.•• this »« part \u25a0 \u25a0 They try to provide for the apprecia- tion \u25a0•'. science and letters n i !••-- tl an for development. But, in practice the •\u25a0\u25a0!! <i S'. thine; I In its course I From it In its aims, is r i have the which it nug - 1 upon \u25a0 e and lettei - In Am At a mass meeting • ersity the formation of an alumni I I :«'cps In advancing the Inter* I I \u25a0 university were adopted. Tl \u25a0 cr.T'l- [ I \u25a0 \u25a0 ... alumni a I , ex oil o the former to serve •h and to be elected In groups of •\u25a0; By electing by mail it is <=x- II plan In operation ,th - PIIIPPS GIFT GROWS. . spoil. It. is still ingenuously redolent of »he class- room, still unsophisticated by emotion, still as neat, facile and pretty as any adjudicator could ask for from a talented conservatory 'pupil. Higher promise there was no evidence of yesterday until she reached Schumann's symphonic studies, and then a nice appreciative talent and fine technical abili- ties, accomplishments beyond mere digital facility, were also in evidence. She Is a young player -whom it Is a refreshment to look upon and hear. More than that ought not to be said of her now. She played a prelude and fugue by Mendelssohn as hundreds might play It in New York's music schools, a Chopin waltz with great speed and lucidity, but little charm; the Schumann studies, Liszt's transcription of the finale of "Tristan und Isolde," an arabesque by Debussy, an impromptu caprice by Sehleslnger and a toccata by Saint- Saens. ETEATFOED SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. " The annual SSa3ceiip«supe Festival, consisting of performances at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre fa StratTord-upon-Avon. will, this year, as hereto- for*. te directed by Mr. F. R- Benson. The follow- In* particulars concerning it are furnished by "The Btratford Herald" of Fr-bruary 12: The i<erforraanct-s will commence on Monday, April is, the <njonir.g P'ay being "Julius ca-sar. Fifteen plays cf ShaUespeire will be presented in- cluding the HLstcrics of "Ksng \u25a0''.'\u25a0!''•\u25a0 ,/ li'c»\".rd II," "Henry IV" <^ r t J>. ""< nr V v - . ]iPt . \u25a0>; xL, •<Part II). "Richard III," ar> a s?ene from Henry \IU " The oroeramme will also include lour enes- SSI V .>'•";'•'\u25a0\u25a0 I '.;' V - "The Bale's : \u25a0\u25a0':•••! " by . Hannah Crm-ley;' -nichHieti/- by •.••id I.yti A Mliiiipht Eridsl." a play in one act adapted from the «Vyof Hailiwell SuU liffe by Mrs. J-. R. Ben- • see and 11. O. Xicb.cl.-on. and "The Passing of the Third Floor Back." by Jerome. K. J"?" 1 *- , * The following \u25a0•i.-t- have consented to take part *« the festh-nl: Msss Genevicve Ward. Mi- Mathe- sob l.r,ng, Mi Henry -Ainley. Miss Constancy t ol- Her. Mr7Forb*« llobertson. Miss (Gertrude Klliott. Mr. Le»-fe Waller. Mr. Matheeon Uang. Miss Hutm Britt-.i.. Mr. liobert I^raiae. and Miss Kthel Irving. Wrwil "T h ,. i^^sing of tba Third Floor Back is Prfsented. the cast will comprise Mr. hordes Rob- cruor. Mifs Gertrude- Ell .. the Misses Kata \u25a0 Keith Lytton. ASTJes Thomas, and Haidee Wright, jini Mefxra. Wilfred Forster. Ernest Hen- drie. ten Hobert»oo, and Kd^-ard Sass. This play y... b* pre.f.-eded by Scene LAct 2. of Henry Mil. \u25a0wS'Jr wllTplay Hotspur In -Henr, "This Woman and Thi3 Man." The quality of xaercy would have to be very con- eid«rab!v stra'.r.ed before Intelligent judgment could comment or patience tolerate such a spectacle of foUy ar.a such a tissue of prattle and gabble «? was divulged yeFterday at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, under the absurd title of "This Woman and This \u25a0\lsri " where Miss Carlotta Mlteon. a clever lonian, with a moral lx-e in her bonnet, began an encasement and was received with kindness bv a much- enduring aud-.ence. This r.ow bore proceeds from the p*r. of Mr. Avery HopwnoJ. and. like Cissars Al! Gaul, is divided into three parts. Part first makes known that Norris Townsend, a Inns man with an active jaw and a tlaricg voice, has seduced his father's gov- emesg an« that the unfortunate young woman- is about \u25a0• '\u25a0"""' : a mother. Also It exhibits Ttownsend and his father as a pair <t unmitigated blackguards, since they rrorose to wnd the cirl into seclusion tfll her child is lx^rn and then arrange to have the child adopted, and ec be nit of both: Still further II shows the gov- tme-s. Thekla Miller by name, to be a your.;? •woman of. re^.urce. and that she sends for a par- pon. and. at the point of h>^r P istr>l - compels Town- tend to marry b«. I'art second displays her as a Echo"! teacher, at Shiloh. with her child, a Blx- year-old boy-one of those precocious children wh-.se presence inspires a feeling of reverence for the memory <\u25a0' good Kinp Herod, and it presents Townsend as a newly awakened parent in search cf his offspring, and. incidentally, it delineates, at 8K awful length, the capability of boredom that is Uussmi 1 l.v a loquacious hayseed, in no way con- certed with the proceedings, whose name is Johnson. Part third, a/ter aim' st interminable talk, unites Thekla and Townsenu in the imminent prospect of matrimonial bliss, precipitated by the aforesaid gifted chili. In short, the fabric is a diffuse con- versation ,about love, seduction, propagation. treachery, resentment, and bucolic bliss. Miss Xilison. "indulKlr.K herself freely in sobs and Rurgi- tatlon. rtarir.g and snivelling. Imitated very well tbe physical condition of a woman bearing the stolen of matcsnity. but beyond that did nothing worthy of her well known talents: and the sooner she ar-akens from her dream of r^fonniiiß this world the better it will be for her professional achievement in the future. The attempt at acting »ade by Mr. Milton Sills was abortive and afflict- ing. Mr.Howard Kyle afforded momentary amuse- ment-bur there is altogether "too much Johnson." The whole affair is melancholy. W. W. CAST OF "THIS WOMAN AND THIS MAX" Go^Jard To« ns-nd Fra ,?u, ru S?n r Norrls T.-wnsend I??"*? SS David Town-enrt :: ' ' J a J:«\v g™&** 1M s? ;::::::: vin^u? r .\u25a0.\u25a0."."""\u25a0;.""".... Cariotta Klllson WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY. Free admission to th« Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Museum of Natural \u25a0 History -\u25a0 ana the Zoological Garden. " The Rev Thomas R. Plicer on "Milton and His Times." league tat Political Etfncatlon, No. 23 West 44th street. 11 a. m. Benefit performance of "Mary Jane's Pa." under th« ' ausnic«m of the Women's AuxiliaryBoard of th» New York Polyc'.inle Medical Pea— l and Hospital. New Amsterdam Theatre, ofterr.oon. Meetinc of \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Council of Jewish Women. New York sec-^ tion vastly rooms of Shearlth Israel Synagogue. No. 2 ".Vest 7Oth*street. 2:30 r- m. M^g lielle r>e Rivera on "The Primitive Woman of the anli Century." Society for Political Study. Hotel A:;tor. 3 {•• m. f-onference SB "Ghean Amusements in the City" under the auspice, of the Ethical-Social League. Hotel A star. 3 p. m. Meeting "f the Travellers' Aid Society, No, 4 West 40th street. S p. m. KJward Howard OHkbb on 'The Meaning and Function si Music. 1 Hudson Theatre. 4p. m. Social meeting of the College \u25a0 Woman's Club, horn* of Miss Louis- M. BSJSBV .No. 23 West B<Jth street. 4 p. m. ... Mrs Laeta Ames Mead on "National Dangers and Na- tional r«noe" at mesting of the Pea Society of the city of New York. Thompson Chapel. Broadway Tabernacle Church. 56th street and Broadway. 4 p. m. Address 1 y President-elect Tnft at a meeting In the Inter- est of the movement for Industrial education emong- the negroes in the South. Carnegie Hall, evening. Annual dinner of the Tennessee Society of New York. Hotel Astor. evening. «,,, mtotliiß- In interest of the Zionist movement. Uni- versity Settlement House, No. 184 - Eidrid*e street. evening. Annual ball of the Italian Fratenda .Society for the benefit nt the Italian earthquake sufferers. Grand Central Palace, evening. ---- •- • I»r channlnr Rudd on "Advertising." West Side Young Men's Christian Association, No. 318 West 57th street, s p. m Meetlnir of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. No" 29 West 30th street. 8:13 p. m. Meeting of the Conservative Republican Club, No. 2128 Broadway. 8:1& p. m. Forecast for Special localities.— For Delaware. New Jorpev and Eastern Pennsylvania, rain to-<lov or to-nlgjit and on Wednesday: increasing south to east winds. For Kastem New York, increasing cloudiness t-vdajr. rain at night in southern and rain or snow in northern portion continuing Wednesday; south to eatt winds, ln- '^'"wJ-^^Net^York. i.-creasing rioudfnes. to-day, rain or snow by night and on Wednesday. Ixtral Official R**-ord.— following official record from the weather bureau shows the change* In the tem- ,#rature for the last twenty-four hours In comparison, with the rrespondlns date of last year: . 1808. 1009.1 \u25a0 • 1908 19W>. , , „ 32 401 fl p. in 28 45 i a » ::::::::: SO 3*l » - ™ ••• « 44 J a m 30 38111 P. m 21 ** V2 n. ........... 31 4212 p.™ » — 4~p. m \u25a0" 47 i Highest temperature yesterday. 47 degrees; lewest. 3.; average. 42: average for corresponding date lort year, *>« average for corresponding date last thirty-three \u25a0 Je f,oc°al forecast. — To-day increasing cloudiness: rain to- nic'nt. continuing to-morrow; south to tast winds. In- creasing to— day. Oili'-ia) R«"ord and Forwa«t. — Washington. Feb. 22. —Weather conJitlom and general forecast for Tuesday a*" 1 ! YVe<*.n«*sdav. ' * A marked turbans, central to-night over Kansas, ha« caused rain? in the lower Arkansas., the lower Mis- souri and th<- middle and lower Mississippi valleys and *now to the northward and westward into North Dak Colorado and New Mexico. There were also rains In the south AtUnilcand east Gulf states, while elsewhere gen- erally fair weather vailed. . The »T«t»rn storm willcntlnue eastward, attended by rains over the southern and rains and snows over th« northern distric-ts eant of the Etacky Mountains, reaching the !wr lake region find the middle Atlantic states by Tuesday rlst-.t and New England by Wednesday ni"rninff. Heavy >nuw Is prubaMe Tuesday in th.- tipper Mississippi valiev and the central and southern portions of the upper lak- rcpion The weather .willbe gen-rally fair Tuesday ci.J \V~ln-slay west Of the Rocky Mountains, except on tlie rnrth Pacific coast and fair Wednesday tO the east- ward through the Mississippi 7... 1ey. It Will b- edl4«f Tuesday in the Southwest, with freezing temperatures x>robahlr Tuesday night in Arkansas. New Mexico and kortfawest Louisiana, and colder Wednesdsv In the cen- tral \allevs and Oulf states Tuesday. t-toarr.ef« depart In b Tuesday for European ports will have fouth to east winds, increasing by "Wednesday mornlnp. to the •md Banks. THE WEATHER REPORT. MILLINERS DON'T USE SONG BIRDS. To the Editor, of The Tribune. Sir: In the issue of The New York Tribune, of February 14 there appeared a dipping from "The. Boston Post," under the heading of "'Humming Birds on Toast,"' in which there Is a paragraph that reads as follows: "This winter one million robins have been, shot in the South for plumage," etc. •. The statement that these birds are used for mii- linery purposes is absolutely and unqualifiedly false. No dealer in raw feather stock, nor any/ manufacturer of fancy then or any one en- gaged in the wholesale or retail millinery business. will buy, sell or ur-e a rorMn or any other of our sons birds or any Insectivorous bird of any kind or descripgen. It Is unjust to the milliners through- cut the country for Audubon societies, leflssveea and 'others constantly to make aspersions updh then- character as law-abiding citizens by mien ac- cusations as that made in your issue of Feb- ruary 14. CHARLES W. FARMER. Secretary National Merchants' Protective As- sociation. New York. Fob 16, 1909. PLAN TO PROTECT COMPOSERS. Washington, Feb. 22.— The Senate and House Committees on Patents have agreed on the "canned, music" se-nion of the copyright bill along the lines of the Currier bill, which has passed the Hoi:?*. \u25a0\u25a0.-•. \u0084,t to-day Introduced • the bill in the Senate. The provision for the protection of the composers of music la that they shall receive a royalty of 2 cents on each disk or roll manufactured for reproduction of the music on a mechanical device. MUSIC XEW-YORK DAILY TRTBTTXE, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1909. DR. W. T. BULL DEAD Continued from Brat pace. THE DRAMA GRACE GEOSGF AT THE HACKETT. "Dr. Bull simply had the disease." said Dr. Wynkoop. "Had he been a broker instead of a SECOND OPERATION IMPOSSIBLE Dr. Wynkoop said that a second operation ->n Dr. Bull woi.ld have been impossible and would have proved fatal if attempted. He said that any attempt at a second removal of the can- cerous growth, which returned so close to the incision made for the first operation, would be dangerous. He did not believe that Dr. Bull had contracted the disease through operating fOT cancer. That theory, he said, had been practi- cally disproved by the experience of surgeons who have cut themselves while operating on cases of cancer. again In some vital organ where an operation Is Impossible." PR. WILLIAM T. BULK Who died in Savannah yesterday. GIRLS STAND BY THE UNION. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: From time to time communications have appeared In the press stating that the Hatters* As- sociation is succeeding in Its attempt to open its shop? with non-iinion labor. it is stated, or at least suggested, that the union men and girls are wavering, and many of them returning to work. This is not true. - . As this frtrßse involves some thousand of women workers, it has seemed advisable to the Women's Trade Union League to ike a statement, to the public la behalf of the girls on strike. These girls are members of the Hat Trimmers* r;^nn. They went out on strike with the. men five weeks ago, and not one Kirl is at work to-day In. an open shop. They are determined to remain on strike till the union label, their only guarantee of fair play and good conditions, is put back on the. hats. The factories that have opened are attempting to run with a few unskilled .enr's who are learning the trade. MARY E. PRKIER President Women's Trade Union League. So. 6 Montague Terrace. Brooklyn. .. , . AN ENGAGEMENT. London. i-.b.i -.b. 22. — engagement is announced of Talbot Anstnuher Stanley, of the army service corps, and Mr?. Reed, the youngest daughter of the late Oliver Carroll Z. ;!, of Baltimore. Harry Bulger and company are performing this week at the Alhamhr.i Theatre. Sam Chip" and Mary Marble. Hill and WWttaker and Frank Fo- garty contribute to the amusement. '• \u25a0'• \u25a0- THE BROMLEY LECTURES. New Haven, Feb. The second of the Bromley lecture* on journalism for this year was delivered to-nicht at the lampoon Lyceum by Hart I.yman, editor of The New- York Tribune. _\u25a0•\u25a0 IfMaxt heads the bill at the Colonial. Fernandez, William 1.. Uinpdon, E. V. -.1. '.he Doherty Sisters and othor well known variety performer? appear. ]!\u25a0•\u25a0!.»\u25a0 Franklin and Bert Grsen ar° the leaders In the merriment this week at Hamrr.f rstein's Vlc- •rc. The Four Fords. Charles F. Sea- ntOD, WU'ard Simms and Scott and Whaley are In the lull. 7