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vr Te have still fifty thousand dollars worth of goods more than ve want to carry , and have determined to continue this cash sale through the . .
f , month of February , till they are disposed o f vVe made low prices in January , but the goods will be put now at . a price that will con1pel these
goods to go out of the house. Here is a sample of some of the prices we 111ake. Look at them :
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$1.50 dress goods for 25c , Remnants of dress goods , worth up to $3 , go at 43c yard , $4 / blankets for $2.S5 : ; an $8.50 blanket for $5,85 ; 10 pieces all
- ; wool scarlet Shaker flannel , worth 50c , tomorrow at 25e a yard. Ladles shavlsvorth $5 , for 250. Ladies wrappers , worth $1. 75 for 95c. La- '
\ { dies' suits , worth $10 to $20 , go at 475. Remnants of ribbon' worth up to 25c , all go at 3 1.2c a yard Ladies' night govnsvorth $1.50 , for 98c.
See our bargains in ladies' underwear and etc , etc ,
C LOA K r - LADIES' AND GENTS' Domestic
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Letting Down the Price. Departme11 t _
DEP AQTMENT. Monday we make an extraordinary effort to close out most of our odds
. ' . and ends in Blankets and Comforts and fine Che11l111e Carriage Robes , and if
This stacIe must be reduced. Come what Immense Sacrifice Sale Monday prices will do it we will not have one . by 5 p . M , Monday D EP ART MENT. 1
may . this class or goods must be got rid at IN ALL WOOL All our $4 Ruffled Comforts will ] be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 4 ! II. p ! : > . ' ' ' 8- each 1 - - Cashmere Dc Lathe that formerly sold at
ut some price. We have not space to IMPORTED DRESS STUFFS Eiderdown Flannel I , 75c quality , while it lasts. . . : . . . : , 8Gc yard GENTS' J M RINO siTs $ L25 : for n dress pattern of 10 .nrdBwlllgo
I. lion many but the tow we do mention will AT 25c PER YARD All wool Shirting Flannel , warranted not to shrink , in . . I tomorrow
give you some Idea oC the reductions we are Consisting oC nil wool lIenrlettns , Storm all our new shades . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20e II
Serges , llopsacltlngs , Diagonals ChevIots , . . . . . An odd lot at gents' natural merino fll A Dress Pattern or 10 yards ! for. . . . $ Oc
making Be sure to visit this department Jlterchures , nil wool Challies black and We have 1 about See remnants of f all kinds of f flannel 1 sl1rtll1gR r skirtings and shIrts that sold at $1.00 each 371 I '
while Ylnlds striped Aohalrs etc. , eta ; ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gO C Just think oC It ! A whole Dress
tomorrow We cnn save you money. materIals that we said nt GOc 75c , $1.00. $1.25 wrapper Flannels l I , Eiderdown 1 Trench 1 Flannels I that will be closed I out M on- at ( each I 1 ) 2
and $ lW. : All go Monday : at 2c : ; yard. Pattern for 50c !
d at less 1 than one-half 1 cos.
day a ess mn one- 1a
Shawls worth $7.fiO Cor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' .ON ' For tomorrow oily wo will offer 5,000
$4.08 REM : ANTS REMNANTS ' 36-ineh heavy unbleached muslin , 6c quality , . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 e yard MEN'S SHIRTS a and OR Ii WERS >
, , yards oC floe fancy striped and checked
hawks worth $6,00 : all go foreach ( ) ' . GU
. $ AT 43c PER YARD. Outing Flannel , the lOc quality they come
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Also another odd lot of men s fine all
, . . . . , hundreds oC them , all lengths . all \\'I ltl , wool and merino shirts and drawers QD In short lengths , from G to i2 .ards.
Century . Wrappers . former price I nr' till I"nlls of black and colored { ! Dress Goods B1 Ukt D t1flCflt that old at $1.7fi to $2,76 : ! each $100 $ p
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y $1.7 : ; remnants fly In the pIece plain at $1.00 fancy. , $1.W. $1.7 : ; . $ 2.00 and 0 go at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ ( each ) Tomorrow you can get your pick
' . Flannelette all go . Wrappers . . . . . . . . . . . : . worth . . . . . . ( $200. ) Ql . 48 up REMNANT to $3,00 : a yard 1'IUCE.yard ) 43e ' . , [ ' at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oar yard U e ,
We WIll show no mercy in our Blanket Department tomorrow. Our lAOIS' UNDERWEAR I
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Ladles to $20.00. Ulsters for . , . . former . . . . . . . . . pr . . . I ce . . . $1000 . . . . . . 4 0" : BLACK PRESS GOODS . blankets have got to be sold out at . some price. . There 1S now an opportunity
' SPECIAL for MONDAY ONLY for f the t t b of f , our life. Ladles' fine merino and jersey ribbed
' , lfi.oo or you to secure e greatest bargain o. your 1 e. fieece and .
cotton vests
Ladies' Cloaks worth $16,00 an pants thaI MILLINERY DEPAHTl\lENT.
$2 , OO , for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . toQ4.0S . . All wool Serge worth Wc , at. , . . . . 87..0 - A" $ ' ' " ' ' ' . 00 Blanket for' . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . 08e a. sold . . at . . . . fiOc . . . . . . to . . . . $1.25 . . . . . . . each . . . ( each . go I ) 25 C SECOND FLOOR
Ladles' .0,00 Dress , for. Suits . . . . . . . . worth ' . $ . $4. 7G All ? I 5c ; wool at . Nit. . . . . . . : . : . . . rUI . . . . t.I o 0 A $4.00 Blanket I f or. . . . . , . , . . . . . . ' , . . . . J " " ' " " . " . . " " . . p J' 8 0 Great Millinery sale Monday and contlnu-
: F We to $ : have sIzes 32 , 31 , 3G. 38. „ All at. wool . . . . French . . . . . . . . . Serge . . . . . . . . . . worth . . . . . . I. . $1.00 . : . . 75c . A 5.00 Blanket for , . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ; : . : r . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 8.85 + lar'ien' ' ' Wool Pants 59c lag all week. All winter goods must be sold
. , All wool Henrietta , wo89C ! : A $8.50 Blanket for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .85 U UJ 00 ( I 1 B\'er Felt Hat on stile Monday
, Ladles Dress Suits t\ : . . .I. . . . . . . . I. . . . . : . . . : : . : . . . . : . ; :
All our fine , Novelty Black Come and take a look at these blankets. They are all new , clean and freslt for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( each ) 5Oc
A'1 COST OR LESS. we Goods sold , Priestley at $1.75 , s $2.00 Included . , $2.50 . that and Ql GO We have about 20 pairs of slightly soil d'"blankets that we will give you very Ladles' fine ribbed black wool pants 59c worth from $1.2 : ; to $2.71i.
. . Your choice Monday at ( yard ) I' All Trimmed fiats at ' . -
$3.00. cheap Ask to see them f . That sold lit $1.75 enclt. your own price.
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F 1 CO 11. e r Yo OtTOI' tomorrow 10 pieces . very . heavy fine nnd I , . soft an wool shaker flannel , just the think for F a 1 CO 11 e r
s a . . skirts , never in the world sold for less than 500 ; come , and . " , r . get , what ' , you want of it , tom ow for 250 yd : .
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A1\IONC \ TilE PLAYER FOLK \
Mary Anderson a Very Sick Woman , While
Navarro is a Wreck ,
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i' , ATTRACTlONS1HIS ATTHETHEATERS
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Deerholull Troe'lIlnkos R Dig Senstlon In
l'IO\1' York-SRdle IIlurtlnot and How
She "Work"l" the Late
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From all over the country comes the complaint .
plaint ot bad business Only the better
established companies seem to be able to
hold' theIr heads up. The old plays and
the romantic drains , strange to say are pay-
lug when new ventures and modern dramas
are neglected \\'arde and James have done .
on the whole , well ; Crane Is making most
ot his success In "Falstt ; " Salvlnl Is drawing .
Ing largely ; Mrs. Potter Is rapidly coming
to the front She has been cordially receIved -
ceIved all through the south , and the critics
are everywhere remarking on her remarkable -
able improvement as nn nctress. Managers
who have hitherto considered her a success
at curiosity are opening theIr eyes and coin-
jug to view her as likely to head the list
of temalo stars , a consummation much to bo
wlshed since she Is IIretlcally : the only
"u AmerIcan-born star at distinction now before .
fore the PU1)Iic. The farce - comedies appear
to be suffering , and most at them are dying
by the roadshle. liven I the popular variety
shows are again seeking the shelter at cheap
theaters In fact there .Is every sign ot
n breaking tip oC the flimsy valueless enler-
talnment and a demand for the stage show
ot genuine merIt and meaning. Nym Crinkle
1111 . tI long article proving that the melodrama
Is beating out the modern social play and
Palmer Is playing _ with his splendid cour-
puny 'n piece which seems to be much the
mine as those which are glvon at the loll'-
priced theaters throughout the country.
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The disbanding of the Variety I'ertormers'
association was to bo oxpected. Time object
ot It . In the original was a close corporation
of the managers who employ variety talent
by which no performers who appeared In
their houses should be Ilermittell to go Into
the continuous performance clrc It . No pro-
, ' hlbltl\'o apsoclatlon ot this kind ever suc-
ceoled Nothing compels ] tI manager ot n
regular variety theater to employ ] anybody
ho does not want , and It the performer offends -
fends a manager by going Into time continuous
Ilortormanee circuit , why It Is very easy to
refuse him nn engagement thereafter So.
cletles are not needed for that kind of thing
The fact ot the matter Is trai ) the scheme was
invented by an agent who wanted to Increase
his own commission ,
'rill \ \ 'mI'1' ; TIII Tln : . \TfUS.
ttrl&lJtlons Whlclt WillI11UIU time l'atruns
or the flay lIuII. . ' . . .
The next attraction at Doyd'a will be
Wednesday , February 6 , when the first minstrel .
IItrol show at the season wIll appear , and the
largest ever organlzel1. It will be \ \ ' . S.
Cleveland's consolidated enterprises , COnt-
posed of Arabs colored ' people ! and white pea
pie 0 grand double bill of ohI.tlme utln-
atreby and modern mlnstrclsy at cue and
the same tlmu. Cle'olauhus always had
the best , and This feuon Is no exception to
the rule , except that his show h larger by
twenty people ] liras ever before. On this oc-
culon fifty people will actually appear
It Is unh'eflally conceded that whel ! Charles
II , 1I0)'t starts out to write a play the pub
Ito may rest assured Its completion will briny
about something entirely new to the stage
Ito ta by far limo most orh'WlI writer In I
Atnerlca , alllIn the past ten years : lIu
treated nt least 1\ dozen different subjects ,
In none of. which can there lie found a sing ]
trace ot the methods or chbraetera employed
In constructing others Ills latest : riort ! IIn d ! !
front all accounts his best will be seen herat a
I\t Dord' theater for three nights rod must
Inee , commencing Thursday , February 7.
lL II called "A Temperance TaWil" u.wt W e
story deals wIth the prohlblton ! question as
lIIr. lIoyt found It In a small village In Ver-
mont. The piece has had a tremendous run
for two years , the greater part at the time
being spent In Boston , New York and Chi-
cago. It will be presented here by the only
company playing the piece and one at the
strongest companies which lIoyt and : McKee
have ever sent out. The settings throughout
were built especially for the Boston produc-
tion and w1l1 be brought here In their en-
tirety.
For tour nights commencing this ( Sunday )
afternoon at the Empire theater , Morrison's
company will be seen In a spectacular dra-
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matte production oC "Faust : The general
arrangement oC the scenes follows very closely
that made tamlllar by Mr. Irving but It
should be said that there Is no evidence
oC any attempt to copy the production at the
English manager. Marguerite Is imprisoned
charged wIth the murder ot her mother and
not with the killing ot her child and Indeed
the tact that she ever had a child Is ig-
nored. This Is . no doubt , done purposely
and the reasons for Its omission are both
excellent and commendable. The piece Is
staged well and the pictures are el'teetlve.
Electricity IR used ! with good 1 eRect In sev-
eral scenes , and the duel wIth Its flashes ot
electric light Is a startling Incident. The apoth-
coals Is also Interesting , making a fitting
close to the weird and singular pertormanee.
The scene on the summit ot tie Urocken Is
thrilling and ImpressIve , as was the case In
the Irving production , It holds time attention
at the audience and Its close , made brilliant
by a dazzling display ot fireworks Is quite a
noyel1y. A great many supernumeraries are
used and they are handled so skillfully that
they add to the naturalness and effpcttveness
ot the pictures. The calcium lights are also
cleverly placed and utilized to good ndvan-
tage. Great'eare haR been used In selecting
the company each member at which Is peculiarly -
culiarly adapted to the parts for which they
are cart , thus assuring a harmonious whole
There Is no moro brilliant lecturer than
:0 [ . Dlouet , whose lIen name ot "Max
D'Rell" lIS famous In two hemispheres. Ills
first book on "John Bull " attracted universal -
sal attention by Its shrewd analysis at character .
acter and Its close and critical obsen'atlon I
ot men and women and especially otVomen. . I
This was followed by other works In the
same ycln. In which ho paid his attention. to ,
the United States and Its people o'neil Is. .
a capital man on the lecture platform bright ,
clever and a perfect actor with the French
art of expression , leeeplng an audience In a
stale at hopeful expectancy from start to
finish , while hu does not disappoint either
In matter or manner lIe lectures In
Omaha In the audItorium ot the Young Men's
ChrIstian association on the evening ! of February .
ruary 12 , his subject being "Her Royal
highness Woman. " No one can afford to
mIss hearing kin on a topic upon which ho
Is so much at home , Every woman may
realize n Ilrotralture worth her sitting for
nil hour and a half before this artist lu word
painting
Arrangements have been completed for the
Shallespearean recital to be given by Mr.
George B . Wilinms Irebru.lry 8. From tyro
list ot patrons who have encouraged his comIng -
Ing It is I evident that It will prove an event
In literary and social circles his reputation
having preceded him , mid the program he
has selected leaves no question liS to the
success of the evening. The recital will be
given In the Woman's : club rooms , Boston
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This wonderful invention Is attracting a
largo patronage and the scones presorted are
truly man-elous. The subjects for Ibis week
are Salldow as he appears In his cabinet ; the
reproduction Is 110 perfect any person who
saw hlm ae he appeared lit lloyd's theater
recently cannot helll but wonder and express
astoalshment. The boxing contest 1& another -
other view that make ! an excellent subject
, The bucking broncho from Buffalo IJIIl's Wild
West reminds you very forcibly at the days
when the west was wild and untamod. An-
nabella In her famous butterfly dance , I. a
beautiful picture In action , 'fhe slack wire
i performance Is finely lone. the wire being
visible making It very realistic. 'J'hue
marvels lire on exhibition at 109 South Six-
t"entb street , front II II. 111. to 11 p. m. . and
elillecllllly desire the ladles to call
1lng's Daughters band Na 2 of the Church
of the Good Shepherd will give a dramatic
entertainment at Washington lull , Tuesday ,
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February 5 , for a charitable purpose. The
beautiful southern drama "A Lovely Rebel ! , "
will be Interpreted by the following cast oC
characters :
Julian Farnsworth , U. S. A..F. Edgar Hart
George Roberts Major C. S. A. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \V. A Overbeck
Judge Thorne , Colonel C. S. A. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1\1r. n. 1\1. Bradley
Lieutenant Forbes U. S. A..Alvln Patlen
Lieutenant Ellsworth C. S. A. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. C. Ambrose
"Wash , " a runaway contraband . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Joseph Woodruff
Miss Kate Spencer , a. true yankee. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Ada Neville
Miss Nellie Camplon..Clarn 'rhorne
Edward S. Thompson Impersonator.
All friends of the church are Invlted.
SADIE 1I1AnTINOT A IIUlUlIIEI .
Little Story of for Relations with Dlolt
Doucleault.
ThIs tale Is found In the gossIpy San
Francisco News Letter :
Sadie Martlnot when she made her first
appearance In San Francisco wIth Dlon
Boucicault was as she now Is , as cunnIng
and Jolly a dame as ever pressed her red
lips to a goblet at Pummery. MIa > Martlnot
used to tell a good story about Doueleault
In the latter years of his life the great
dramatist was very concerned about his per-
sonal appearance His long hair was care-
fully' dyed every day with a preparation he
got from Paris ,
ana morning Miss Martinet said to Dlon :
"Mr , Douelcllult , I want $500. " .
"MIss Martinet , replied the dramatist "I i
cannot conveniently furnish you with that .
IImount : '
"I am sorry , " said 1 Miss Martinet "but I
hope , when I call later on , that you'll be
able to find tIle cash for met"
When Mr. Douelcault arose and went to
perform the ordinary duties ot hIs toilet
he found that his hair dye was missing.
lIe knew that Miss Martlnot was acquainted
with the whereabouts at that important arll-
cle. He also knew that It would take him
lit least two months to receive n fresh Installment -
ptallment from Paris In case his stock In ,
hand did not turn up. At breakfast ho said I
very humbly : I
"My dear Miss Sadie , did you lice anything
ot my hair dye ? "
To which time gifted and beautiful lady
replied :
"I assure you Mr. Douclcault , I found
among my effects a mixture to change the
color ot the hair which closely approaches ,
yours , ns far as I can tell from the label , "
"And what Is the price at that mixture ? "
Inquired \Ir. ! \ Houeleault blandly
"Only $500 , replied Miss ! \Iartlnot. \ with
n witching smile .
"lIow fortunate ! " said Mr Houcleault.
"I've got tI checlt for that exact amount In
my pocllel.
"And how fortunate , also , " replied Miss
Martlont "I have the bottle In mine ! "
Mr. Douclcault took the battle , Miss Mar-
tlnot tool the clock and then over their
black coffee they chatted about the weather
TILE Niay o WOUo\N. :
1111'1. A. fir . Palmer all AdmlrnlJle ElII10nout
or time ! ! ox.
Club woman and "cliumn " These words
well describe Mrs A. M. Palmer well known ,
not only lu New York , but In London , Boston -
ton and I'hlladollJhla. On meeting her It
nt once becomes evident that she Is one at
the most admirable ! exponents at the idea :
epitomized } In the term , "Th New \\'oman. "
She 111 hal\lsol11o and commanding In Presence -
ence with blend hair frank hazel eyes and
1\ firm chin that marks its bearer a8 a born
ezecutlve She Is II familiar sIght to all
I'st-nl.ohlcrs ! ; at the theaters and Is her
husban 's usslstant In many at his buslncss
arrangements being IIn excellent housekeeper .
keeper 011 well II society wOlllan with a largo
circle ot friends and 11 loving and attentive
nether to her tour children Everyone . of
course , Inows her as the founder at the I'ro.
feSblon1 ! Woman's league , to which she has
also bee n source ot Inspiration , and over
which she at present presides. ; In Sorosls
oho bas I1lstlllgul.hed herself 011 the coam-
mlttee on philanthropy. More ! \ of her societies .
cletles are the Woman's Guild , the Woman's
Press club and the TWelfth Night club , while
she Is ono ot the managers oC the Messiah
home , 'where thirty boys and girls taken
front the street lire taught and ted ; and
she hollls a slmllal' position with the "Llttl\ \
Mothers ! \ , " which hilt summer gave 2.500
girls a country pubic : . "Tho Blue Anchor "
that provides clothing for shipwrecked peo-
ple , Is another ot her favorite orsanlzatlons.
Mrs. Palmer , In fact ! Is a feminIne example
at that once' wholly masculine InsUtuUon-
"a j'lner. "
IIUMOR ANO 1'ATIIOS .
Doth Enoountered 011 the Road with n
Circus COMpauy.
"Il would take 1bIg volume to tell all
my experiences do the road , " said Edward
Belmont the Australian jester to a reporter
for the ChIcago Herald "Travel with a
wagon show Is very different from being
transported from city to city In palace trains ,
and lite with one at the old-tashloned shows
was full at vicissitudes and incIdents ot n
humorous and pathetic nature. .
"Thu saddest , I think , was the murder
ot a little boy by his stcptather. The little
fellow was the son at Millie Tournour the
trapeze performer. Miss Tournour's husband
was Onofrl a gymnast. He was training the
boy for a high pedestal and posturing act.
Something the little fellow did offended Ono-
fri . and In a rage he hurled the poor child
to the ground from a height of about thirty
teet. He meant to cripple the boy and as
the crime was wlltul-though probably he
did not Intend to commit murder-he got a
long term ot Imprisonment.
"As for funny incidents I think the Innocence .
noeenee ot a farmer III a New Jersey village
amused me more than anything I ever heard.
He came to see the Val ! Amberg show , principally -
clpally to learn It he could find any trace
at his nephew , Wilbur Browning who had
run away with the show ten or fifteen years I
bacle. 110 hall 'hearn as how Willie hal been
rolled up Into the tent and abducted ; that
the showmen had cut out his backbone and
IlIIed the place with limber grease and made
a contortionist at him : Furthermore ho had
'hearn' that Wilbur had married a 'wlld
gal with bushy hair from Clrcasshy ; and had
quite gore to limo bad : '
liOIlUTIHNG 0. " TilE L"-IIIUS.
Most Exclusive of the Dramatlo and LIt-
tornry Clllb
Using the term In Its best sense the most
purely Bohemian club In town Is that known
as the Lambs which was founded some
years ago for the purpose ot bringing together
representatives at art , inuslc the drama and
literature. It has moved Its home often ,
but Is now located , on a long lease , at 26
West Twenty.first street The Lambs has
no president ; Instead , It chooses annually
a "uhepherd , " and tI\9ri'ls \ : ' also II "boy , "
who Is time IIhepherd's ehlf ! ! asslsttlnt. The
last elected member i Ii. ] mown as the lamb-
kin while much deterbne ' Is shown to the
oldest member , the ptls [ . bt honor now occupied -
cupied by 1\1r. John 1' ; Miley. Past shepherds -
herds have been Lester Wullaclc Harry Moir-
tague and William J , Florence . while tile
title ot "boy" has been worn by John Drew ,
Steele otacllayo and Ilciryu7 , Ilxey henry
Irving Is an honorary 'member. The Iambs
have some curious customs , l5uch as "gain-
bole , " "wllshlng at time fohl" and annual
conCession at the queer . { hinge they have
done In their capacity at .1Inbs. A pretty
ceremony of time club .l 11r.1Sslng ) ) . the loving
cult a heavy cup with 1 e imamtdies which
Is generally kept well' 't1fpe : wIth excellent .
lent drlnldng material I ry'f order at various
members ot the organization , who though
traveling all "clrcults'l'lftaJ1ll1wIlY. frequently
telegraph to have the cuptfilled \ lit their ex-
pense oa certain evenlugs--'fhen their healtha
lire , ot course , drunk. The Lambs never
closes Its doors , the latch strIng of the fold
always banging out to members
UEEICUUIIIII'I'lml' : .
Ills J\lUllrlcDn Debut Dt , \ bbey' . Theater 1&11
Artlstlo Sunceu ,
A telegram from New York to
The Boo Monday night stated :
To ice Mr , Deerbohm Tree's English conm-
pany Abbe"s theater was crowded to the
doors tonIght with a fashionable assemblage
A great many In the auditorium had enjoyed
Mr. Tree's pertormances' In London and were
gathered to give him the greeting ot old
friends ; others who hall never seen , had
heard et hIs art and knew It to be true , Interesting .
terestlng and orIginal In method lIence the
reception ot time new actor was most cordial
At the close othe one-act piece the audlenco
was still more demonstrative In expressions
ot Its pleasure over the visit of the English I
player Deerbohm Tree's Ilerlorutance wall a o
admirable that he was cheered and applauded
to time echo. With the exception ot Mr. IrvIng
and Miss Terry no foreign player has re-
celvcll a more enthusiastic greeting than
that accorded to Deerbohm Tree.
He Is a tall slender distinguished looking
mar , with nervous graceful gestures , fine
hands , an Intellectual head eloquent eyes
and n face full oC expression He Is an admirable -
mirable actor. He seems to think his part
more than to feel it . or . In other words , to
act more with his head than his reart. !
hence his performance at Grlngolre In the
first play appealed to the Intelligence at the
spectators rather than to theIr sympnthles.
It was excellent art , but It wasn't absolutely
nature. The quality lit emotion was more
eloquently expressed by Miss Lily Hanbury ,
whose performance at Hoyse was sympa-
thetic , symmetric , simple and womanly Possibly .
slhly It was to show the versatility ot his
talent that Mr. Tree chose to effect his debut
before n new audience In characters ot wholly
dissimilar quality. He appeared In The
I Ballad Monger" and "The Bed Lamp "
IIIAny ANUEItSOS 18 viiRY ILL
She Is at Brighton her \ppcarnnce Uelug
\mu7-l"gly ClmnJed.
Mary Anderson Is very III at Brighton
England , according to n letter received from
that place Wednesday by Rudolph Aronson
oC the Casino , Now York Time letter Bays :
\fary ! Anderson who has just had a very
serious Illness , Is here ( Drlghton ) . being
wheeled up and down the promenade In a
bath chair She Is amazingly changed All
the sylplllllee Indications at her once pretty
figure and the somewhat ethereal face have
gone , and In plllce of this wo have a
matronly woman with plump dairy maid's
cheeks She Is followed about by Navarro ,
who looks haggard. "
Qui Mal ) Y l'cnsl
Louisville Courier-Journal : In the course
ot IIn Interview with one ot our local contemporaries -
temporaries Mr. Nat C. Goodwin the em-
Inent comedian takes occasion to cortect
some recent stories circulated to ida dls-
advantage and to protest against that
species at journalhnn which seeks to enrich
Itself by the heedless sacrifice ot private
characler. Since no one has suffered more
In thJs regard than Mr Goodwin himself
he has cermlnly the right to speak In his
own behalf , and , at the same time a claim
upon the consideration at a public which
owes so great II debt to lima genius , As a
matter of fact however Mr. Goodwin Is
merely beginning to realize the seriousness
at lire and the importance ot his own relation .
tlon to the art at which he has long been
an unconscious master.
\Vl1h an exuberance at talent rivaled (
only by his buoyancy at spirit , uniting to
cxlrllot'tllnllry conversational ; t'esources II
personal charm unequaled on or off the
stage ' he has scattered his benetaetlons ot
all kinds with a lavish disregard at eon.
sequences and that dIsdain for appearances
which cnanales In his case from a frank
nature , incapable at Intentlonell wrong and
unconscIous at giving cause for evil report ,
He Is still a very young man ; but he hall
been mid Is , a great , over-grown boy ; fear.
less and loyal ; as open liS the day ; enJoy-
Ing the abundance which nature gave him
In his birth and which his protesslonal
abilities have- created so profusely around
about him ; and seeking 10 have others em
joy It with him. But , before all else , It
ought to he known by the public that ho
IImllly provides for those having the best
claim upon his largess ; thaI he Is not merely
one ot the lIIos1 generous of friends , but
one of the most devoted ot sons ; und. that
it can bu truly said that no one over suffered -
tered through any act at his ,
To II man ot so many gifts and such real
merits the press and the public might he
more indulgent- even It Mr. GoodwIn were
as erratic as It Is sometimes said he is
hut hue Is not 80 In the sense souGht to be
ascribed to him lIe could never have
reached the results , which each season we
see re-entorced by new creations , except lit
the cost at Infinite palnataking conecien-
tlons wI ! ; for exquisite and apparently /
spontaneous liS his art Is , he Is Ilre-emi.
nenl/y / an Intellectual actor ; and It Is Preposterous .
torous to suppose ho has not been a thought-
ful laborious student , finding his relief In
mOlllents at relaxation , which may too often
have lapsed Into unguarded gayety but
which never degenerated Into vulgarity or
wantonness Indeed , the warp and woof
, ot 1\11' Goodwin's character lire wholly
serious. lIe la II most unaffected , affec-
tlonate man ; and with the recognition whhh ;
I the world Is giving hIm ot the foremost
comedIan ot his time the inevitable and
natural successor to the great Jefferson It
Is sate to predict that he will tall Into his
place with the ready grace that sits upon
all he says and docs.
Meanwhile , the boys In the city editor's
room ought to use more blue , and less red
In penciling the coming and going ot one
so brillIant and so gentle , and In alI that
they have a right to take a note ot , so un-
offending.
Go081" or the Stage.
M. Alexandre Dumas has been made a
grand officer ot the Legion at Honor
Sardou and Henry Arthur Jones had representation -
resentlltlon at four theaters last week In
New Yorle.
Elite Procter Otis Is soon to marry Charles
Howard Jolumson the artist. This will bo an
artistic a1l1anee.
Trilby that much discussed heroine , Is
still further handed down to tame as tI
subject for a living picture at Proctor's , New
York.
Henry A. Clapp the eminent dramatic authority -
thority ot Boston says ot the Hamlet ot Joseph .
seph Haworth that It Is the boot essay ot
the melancholy Dane since the days ot Bootlm
Johnslone Bennett has decided to go In for
burlesque tights and all , and will go abroad ,
to study for a whllo In London and Paris , I
and will doubtless make her debut In her
new line on the otter side of the ocean.
Oscar 'lIde's ncl\ play , "An Ideal Husband -
band ; at the Ilaymarleel In London Is doing
well In spite at the severe handling \ ( It re-
ceh'ed at the hands of the critics. Some ot
the dialogue Is saId to be In Wilde's . hap-
piest vein
Otis Skinner In "Ills Grace Do Grammont"
appeared In Washington Mondny night for
the first time as a star and made a hit before .
tore a large audience embracing many political .
lIt1cal and social notables. Skinner received
four curtain calls and liberal applause
Richard Mousfield who was hilled to appear -
pear lit the Capitol theater at Lillie Hock ,
Ark. . Monday night In "Ur Jekyll and Mr
Hyde was forced to cancel the engagement -
ment on account at Illness. The actor con-
Erected a cold at Dallas . which developed into
ulcerated sore throat
Mr. Harry Conor , who has many friends In
Omaha , 10 to try his hand at looking like
; Napoleon tomorrow night when he will replace -
! place ! \Ir. Charles Stanley as the colonel In
"A Milk White Flag , " at Hoyt's theater New
York Mr Stanley will take Mr. Conor's
place as Weiland Strong In "A Trip to China-
town" on time road
The 100th performance ot William GII-
letto's roisterIng comedy , Too ! Much Johnson -
son , will occur at the Standard theater In
Now York one evening this week JllllnllJer
Jacob Lltt has closed a contract whereby \Ir. !
Glllellc and all ot time original cast will pre-
sent this prime fun.maller as the ollenlng attraction -
traction nl Ills new Metropolitan theater
Minneapolis.
Charles H. Ioyt who Is a member ot the
New lIaml1shlro legIslature , Is arrangIng to
take his entire company , now playing "A
Black Sheep" In Boston , to Concord N , II. .
to give an afternoon performance before the
lawmakers A special train will carry the
company and stllR of the Parle ] theater Including -
cluding the ushers " to Concord and \ ( return
with them to Boston In time for the evening
performance
A curious little book ot 200 pages has
been published ! In Paris to prove that there
lire only thirty-sIx dramatic sItuations. The
author , M. Poltl , quotes the saying ot Goethe
that Oozzl maintained that there could only
IJe thlrty.slx tragic situations Schiller took
a lot ot trouble to timid more , but he dill not
even dIscover u many na Gozzi. lie IJrOVCJI
Goul's position and then declares that there
are really only thirty-sIx emotions In lire ,
hut these are capable of 1,332 sulJollvlalons ,
covering time entire range ot love , hatred ,
jealousy time affections , tile passions , the
liel1t1ments and all
Whether Omaha gets Oha Nelhcrsolo or
' ' of her her
not the Chicago Tribune says on
debut Monday night lit HooleY' s In Camille : "
"Not beautiful and not a genius h .MlslI OIgll
Nethersole who made her lint Chicago ap-
Inarance last evenIng at I1eoley' it'Carallle . '
Only 11 sweet , sensitive actress , having n
gray ; , dove-JIIo nteelcnoss ! Is the latest aspirant .
plrant to stellar honor : ! who prefers to mllllJ
her lint appearance In this city liS the muell'
soiled 1 and much-sacrificing Margaret Oautler '
Let It be said or her at the outset that slit
won the sympathies of her audience ; and that
she receIved tile plaudits which testified to I
the womanllneslI , It ( f not to the surl'assln
art of her Impersonation. She speaks with
just the slightest foreign accent that could
be Imagined : so slight Is It that one knows
not to what part ot the continent to attribute
It , but It Is certain that she never obtained It
In England . There are times In liar acting . .
when II Is evident that she has been studying y
Retry Irving She has just absorber enough
ot hIs method to flatter her model amid to
please Mr. IrvIng's allmlrers. Her one strong
hold liS an actress Is her natural sensibility ,
and one could not see that this . was strongly I
demonstrated In tile first act : .
Early In the season Wllllnm Collier was
playIng two parts In Edward E. Klddor's
brIghtest play "One ot the 110ys. " One part
was that ot a careful painstakIng pedagogue ,
and the other WIIS that at the schoolmaster's
brother "Shlttless 1110 , " whooo name suggests .
gests the stye ) at the character. In the part
ot "Shlttless Ike , " however , his success was
unbounded and , QS a consequence , another
actor has been engaged for the quieter character -
acter , and when ho appears at the Grand
opera house next montlm Mr. Collier will play
"Shlltless Uee" exclusively.
Last week at the Irving Place theater , New
York was a me/l1orablo one . Ina.smuclL as
New Yorkers saw for the first time what Is
claImed by many to be the oldest drama . extant .
tant SUdrada , time Icing wrote It 400 11. 0. ,
says some while others maintain that It fa
only 1.700 years old. In the origInal this
drama from the Snnserlt bears the engaging
title , "Mirlchakatila " Herr 1'0111 , the tier-
man adapter , sImplifies matters a bit by
calling It "Vasantas . " A modern antique ,
this II1ndoo dmmna al least In Emil Pohl's
version , for It Is tricked out with all this
complications and the finesses ot an hlslorlcal
drama by Scrdou
RClle Coghlan's new play , which was given
Its first Boston production at the Ilollls Street
theater last week Is called "Princess \Vala-
noff " but Is the same play that was pro-
duced In New York earlier In the season , under .
der the better title ot "To Nemesis. " It $
Is the work ot Mrs. Hornualdo Pacheco , and : Is
at n type made farnlllar by years ot seeing
In other format' It Is dlstlncltvely a welo-
IIrama , without lie features whIch have ot
late come to bo associated with the name ,
Like play ! ot Its type It Is purely creation
'at ' the stage always striving for theatrlo
slrcngllm ! ; and never for naturalne33 , That
tome ot this theatrle strength appears \ Is not
to bo wondered at . for many ct the successes ! .
of past years have been drawn upon for Jna-
tonal ,
Masculine Inll\ulty \ Is the lhellle of Mr.
Oscar WUdo'1 latest play , "An Ideal HUll-
band ; ' which was produced not long age
tit time IIaymarlcot theater , In London , amid
which may be seen here before limo end at
the season at the Lyceum theater The
hero ot lids piece Sir Hohort Chlttern , has
sold ; n state secret to a foreign fInancier , '
and 60 gotten a beginning for a large fortl1no. a'
When time play opens he Is BtCrotal'Y for
foreign affairs and Is Involvcl In a rather
IjueHllonuhle speculation A Mrs Cheyeloy ,
with a dubious past and a still more du-
/lious / present , Is also In time specuilion and
she holds II letter which will Incrlmlaute '
Sir Robert , Sir Robert wants to do what r4
Is right : but , with these letters staring him
In the face he Is Ufl'lIlll , ills wife trios
to "hroco him up" and orders 1I1rB , Chveley ! !
out ot her louse Lord Goring , who wants
10 marry Sir Hobert's pretty sister also
comes to the rescue and gets IlossesMlon ot
the letter SIr Hobert In lima elltl , Is re- d
\I'al.tled-lor whllt 1-lInd gets a seat In the
rabimmot :
Meltzer ot time New York World , and one
of the most conselenLious critics of the
ncui'opolls says of the "Dlslrlct Attorney , "
alllllllon to which was made In The lice last
week ;
"It will revive the drooping hOlIes ] of na-
IIvu IJrI\\'rllhts. ! who , shoe the fiasco of
'New 1I100d' and the resulting ostracisM
at other Amorloan efforts , have stood very
much In aced of soma cneoiragenient It
should embolden man ) ' lJIanllgorllll Thornases
to doubt less and to dare JIlore. Inci-
dentally It will , I rust I , 110 something to
enrich Its authors . And last not least , I
may provide a now and an effective argument -
lent In favor of time theory that the ten-
buoy ot public taste lies rather toward
real and modern plays than In te direction
ot poetic unreality . Imperfect and uneven
though It bo , ' 'he District Attorney' lies
Bono more to helll time half . abatidoard caUto
at the American drama than any effort wo
have seen hero since thu atamo ' able night roil
on whIch to our 1101Ihl : w. had our frt
ta51e ot an admirable play called 'Ala'
bamna ; .
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