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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1895)
THE OMAHA- DAILY JJI3I3 : RrNIIYl , I > l80liMI Hm 15 , t I 1 AMUSEMENTS- The circus triumphed over the theater tin pii > ; week , ti o amateur over the professional. One carn.t liut rejoice nt ( lie unequivocal success of Omnha'g latest and Urg'st scheme I' for ch.nty. In uplte of the chagrin caused Jiy the light attendance at the regular play house , nt lent one of which offered an jn of startling worth. The fame of widely circuit has spread beyond thj borders of city anil state. Chicago pa pers Itavo devoted unexpected space to It , and to paragraphs , more or less humorous , upon our society , anil other cities are looking fltiKr backward to tliclr own futile attempts In the same line or forward to new achieve- , nitwits calculated to break the record estab lished here. An unusual number of our prominent po- ple , of all religious denominations and of none , were Identified with the carrying out of till * enterprise. That they did not all participate In the various performances was attested by thu Immense crowds which nt- ttjidcil nightly , and by the altogether satis factory figures upon the check which was turned over to the Associated Charities. All this III a city too often called dead , even by Ita own citizen ? , and In the midst of a period of unexampled financial depression. Meantime the theaters suffered , and two or three more companies of peripatetic players have gone away to tell the tale of disaster nnd to warn tholr fellows everywhere of the futility of Omaha engagements. Many of these aggregations which have experienced frosts here' beside the Minpoiirl can well be spared If they should not honor uy with visits In seasons to come ; nnd doubtless yet others will be Indicted upon the local public once before the Brass Is green unit forever after ulnm Omaha for Omalm's good. This Is a year which will sift the mass of traveling companies ay grain Is winnowed after harvest. Only those which havea valid reason for being , will live the season through. That nn undue proportion of the theatrical enter talnment everywhere offered to the public has no such excuse. Is evident to all thinking minds' . A fickle and vitiated taste has called Into existence a class of so-called plays lacking not only In furm and comollne. . but aU o In sense and decency ; which minister to low appetites and turn It'll em ploymcnt to a horde of prize fighters , crlml nals reformed for this day and date only , professional divorcees and pelicans whose golden hair hangs down their backs , not to mention the short-ltlrtil matrons miscalled " ( toiibrcttes,1 and the heroes and heroines of the prevalent type of "melodrama , " who I\ rescue each other from Ingsnloiw mechanical if devices of a death-ilealliiK kind. Most of ' * thcjo will have to go. The pugilists will > flnil that their jaws have been strengthened for 'Ko legitimate uses of their profession by u year or two on the stage , the burglars and counterfeiter will rev-crt to a life not more culpable though less fully protected by the laws of the land , the drug store blonde will marry again and the gladsome txiubrett ? will cover her thick nnklea with skirts of lUcorous lengths and try to'brlng up her children's children In other spheres of usefulness. As to the tanks of real water , the actual dynn- jnltp explosions , practicable elevators and cotton presses , If they will break with the lierccs and hcrolnesi aforesaid , who psrsls' In Getting mixed up with them , all may yet bo will. In sober earnest one would fain attribute the waning popularity of thss ? tawdry diver sions to the weariness of the people and their longing for a refirn to bettrthings. . Without a doubt there Is a great and grow- ! ns sentiment In favor of n cleanr stage. It Is not confined to any one section of the country , nor doeo one find its most conspic uous manifestations In thus , centers of cul ture to which pae looka with more or less confidence * for precept and example. The truest lovers and wlsert conscrvcrs of the drama arc sounding everywhere a note of warning and pointing out In dally press and periodical lltcraturs the way to , goriufn $ re form : and though we of the provinces are Btlll grievously afflicted by the g'rotesqu ? forma at vice only hln'ud at above , the gradual turning to- higher Ideals la a thing to bo glad and give thanks for. A good word , "provinces. " New York de nominates that geographically considerable part of the IJnlted States lying north of Spuyten Duyvll creek and west of the North river "tho provinces. " This Includes Chi cago. That modest city In turn has "pro vinces" which embrace Omaha and tils' whole Northwest Territory and more. Let Omaha have "provinces" too. Lincoln Is our pro vinces. Well , then , Louis James , after play ing a disheartening engagement In Omaha , han gene to the provlnceu. lie took his bit ter dose of neglect here with stole philosophy ; promising not to remember our sln against us , but to coiiio again another day. "He was greatly plcasoJ , after his admirable perform ance of "Hamlet , " to receive a card from n citizen and student of Shakespeare , who bad lie n In front that night , and who wrote , "Congratulations on your Hamlet , though you have played to 'such blfer business as the day would quake to look on. ' " A rare treat Is In store for Omaha play goers in the presentation next week at the t'relghton of Krank Mayo's dramatization of Mark Twain's story , "Pmld'nhead Wilson. " A veteran patron of the drama , \yhose. per- nal experience of things theatrical dates Imck for four decades , writes as follows of the play : "I have known Frank Mayo as nctor and man almost since the beginning of Ms Davy Crockett days , and I liavo never lout the vivid Impression that he made upon my mind by the Intense Americanism with which ho Invested his recreation of the great American jingo. As I recall the part In these later days when Frank Mayo's head Is taking on a tinge of the. whiteness of my own , It comes bark to me , not so-nuch ) as the hero of a play , as the play. Itself. When I was told some months ago that Mr. Mayo had dramatized Mark Twain's story , ' 1'udd'n- lioud Wilson , ' and was going to act the I'udd'nhcad , I made up my mind , notwith standing my playgolng day are over , to see him In a piece that I know must be a severe test of his powers , both as a playwright and in actor. I have kept my promtso to my self. I confess that I saw In the story only the raw material for a play that would re- tiulro very deft , handling to make biich a ilramu as would command th ; Interest and mllst sympathies of an average audl- t-nce. In the second place I could not see how Mr , Maya wau going to make a star part of the rudd'nhead In view of the fact that the dramatic Interest must Inevitably center In the slave mother and the two boys the ono with an unrecognizable taint of n race not many generations out of itav- igery and at the period of the play still In bondage , reaching manhood as the acknowl- tdged heir of the common father , while the true htr was In the place of a bondsman Mid a negro. When I caw the piny In action Bt thu Ilroad Street theater the other night It became clear to mo that Mr. Mayo had not made I'mld'nhcad Wilson a star part nftcr the manner of other stars , In the eld day of cur-part pieces the action of the play permeated the star , In this piece the C.ar does' not make his part a utar part , but nil the same he makes It permeate the play , lie impresses every scene with the thumb- murks of his own genius as an actor. Ills triumph Is nut that of a mere master of tin go craft ; on the contrary It Is the dell- rat n but forceful expression of genuine feel ing that ID possible to the artist , but Impos- llblo to the inert ) player. "Liberally as Mr , Mayo has used Mark Ttvaln's story , ho has not hesitated to depart from U for greater theatrical effect , It Is n high compliment to the ilramctlH's skill that lie has not changed the story In any imf without bencflt to the play. Ho has softened the character of lioxy , the ulavu mother , in a way that makes her more , sym pathetic as the play progresseu , and espe cially when the climax U reached. In the ncry the Is made deliberately to substitute her child for ihe rightful heir In the play the fields to a great temptation when tlu ties tliQ mistake at the baptlsni made by others. This makes her repudiation of her wicket ! BOM when he sells her "down the river" to pay a gambling debt all the more grateful at the moment of hlv downfall than Af blm had deliberately committed a crime In his behalf at the outset. Another change t Uiat fioftentt the harsh and almost Inexorable ilfvi'lopmcnt ' of the law of horedlty U the In- tioductlon of the young girl whoi j presence terveti to suggest the underplot that wan absent from the ttory , Ilesldea all this the Play U an embodiment of that Intense Amer- inranlim that i\a the keynote to Mr. Mayo'a kctlng In the dayi when ho made the char * acter of Davy Crockett as much his own as Hip Van Winkle IP Jefferson' * , as Colone Mulberry Sellers was Haymond'F , and a Hon. Hardwell Slote was Florence's. Al these were characters that were entire ! American , even when they were most whim slcal and eccentric I might siy exaggerate ! and to Ihfse must be added Mr. Mayo" rudd'nhead .Wilson , a part that I find mor mature , more completely rounded , more gen lal and more mellow than his Davy Crockett. ' "Die Walktiers , " the second of the Wagne mualo dramas which will be presented dur Ing the Uamrosch season , Is the first chaptc In the great trilogy of the Hlng of the Nlbelung. Hruennhllde , the heroine , Is , a daughter o Wotan , supreme gcd of northern mythology She Is one of the nine Walkueren , or Valky ries , whose duty It Is to convey hum-jn heroes , slain In battle , to Walhalla , the abed of the gods. Act 1 Agitated orchestral prelude depict growling cf thunder , and rain beating on Hundlng's hut. Into this rude cahln enter Slegmund , son of Wotan by a mortal woman and sinks down exhausted. Having lost hi sword In combat , ho flics from his enemies and unwittingly seeks shelter In the horn of' their ally. Ittindlng's wife , Slegllnde enters and gives the tired guest refreshments Ilundlng returns , sternly asks his guest's name , recognizes him as his enemy , chal lenges him to mortal combat next day , bu offers him hospitality for the night. Sleg llnde , Irresistibly fascinated by the stranger -uts a sleeping potion Into her husband's cup , ajul Joins Slegmund , who soon discovers she Is his twin sister and at the same time his love. She has been captured In battle and married against her will to Hundlng She shows Siegmund tho. maglo swccd Nothung , plunged by Wotan , on her wcddlnt , day. Into a large tree. Slegmund triumph ontly pulls It out , nnd the lovers escape. Act 2 Wotan meets the wild Valkyrie Ilnicnnhllde , and bids her preside over a due between Humllng and Slegmund and give victory to the latter. Frlcka , Wotnn's jeal ous wife , demands the death of the guilt } Slegmund , and Wotan sadly revokes the order just given to Rruennhllde. She pro- ttsts , but he threatens her with his wrath Amid wonderfully agitated music , Sleg- tfiund nnd Slegllnde appear , pursued by Hund lng , whose horn Is heard. Ilruennhllde comes and tells Slegmund he must die ami go to Walhalla. lie refuses to bo parted from his love , and Uruennhllde , moved by pity , promises to protect him , despite Wo- tan's orders. Duel on the rocks. Hruenn- hllde protects Siegmund , hut In vain. Wotan appears and shatters the magic sword. Act 3 Hide of the wild Valkyries , llruenn- lilldo joins them pursued by Wotan. For her disobedience she Is condemned to be put Into a nngfietlc sleep until a hero shall come to wako her and claim her as Ills wife , a god dess no longer. Woton's sad farewell. Magic fire encircles the rock to protect her. No American play of recent years has achieved n greater popular success than "In Old Kentucky , " which will be seen nt Uoyd's theater December 23 , 24 nnd 25. It was warmly received here last season and It Is sure to repeat Its success. It has made good sized fortunes for two men In two years. It has placed Mr. Dazey , the author , bjyond .the reach of want and It has netted Manager Jacob LIU a large sum of money. Its amaz ing popularity extends from one end of the country to the other. "In Old Kentucky" Is a drama of Incident , action and striking originality , besides being a true and stirring picture of Kentucky life. It will1 be pre sented on this occasion by the strongest com pany yet ecen In Us presentation and with an entirely new lot of scenary. Manager LItt Imo added several new features and has In creased his pickaninny contingent. Jacob LItt , the young owner of "Tho War of Wealth , " "In Old Kentucky" and other successful plays , besides several theaters , has more success to hla credit than any other American manager. It Is claimed. 'Ills mor : Important venture Is "The War of AVealth. " Its Hticccjs on the road has been so great that Mr. LItt has decided to put It Into tli ; American theater , New York , for a run about February 1. William Haworth's latest production , "On the Mississippi , " produced with great care f r spectacular effects by Davis- & Keogh , treats incidentally of that formidable and notorious organization , the Ku Klux Klan. Among the- many elaborate scenic effects may be mentioned the floating theater , which is ono of the novel features of the performance. The play abounds In things that have not hlthetto found their way to the stag ? . "On the Mississippi" will be presented at the Crelghton for four nights , commencing Sun day , December 22. Lincoln J. Carter's well known railroad play , "Tho Fast Mall , " which fias stood the test of years and many Imitators , will open a four-night engagement at the Crelghton with a matinee today at 2:30. : Thlu production Is well and favorably known to local playgoers , hav ing received popular approval in Its many visits nere. AS neretorore , tno elaborate t'cenlc ' effects are one of "Tho Fast Mall's" great features , the realistic boat race seen. , Niagara Falls by moonlight , the freight train and flight of the fast mall all being worthy the praise accorded. A competent company Is headed by Edna Earlo Llndon. Th ? usual matlnco will bo given Wednesday. The sale of season tickets for the Dimrosch opera engagement opens at Adolph Meyer's music store tomorrow , Monday , morning , at 9 o'clock. Numbers will be given out to these In line at 7:30 : , The production of "The War of Wealth" at Doyd'u theater Friday , Saturday and Sunday evenings will bo an Interesting event. It Is Intimated , with how much truth cannot be dstermlned without a sight of. the play , that the stage may liavo to look to Mr. C. T. Dazey for the "great American play" If he continues to do such striking and vigorous work as he has done In The War of Wealth. " The hero Is a banker , whoso Hfo has been tpcnt In Hi ? west , and who accumulated a fortune. Ho eeeks larger fields , and at the opening of the play Is at the head of a great banking Inptltutlon In New York , the active and managing head of which la the Junior partner , who happens to beth ? son of an oil friend of the president and In whom , 01 course , unlimited confidence Is rcposjd. The Junior partner , becoming desperately In volved , deliberately plots the ruin of the bank and the overthrow of the man whosq trust In him Imd been boundless. The plot Is discovered by a cashier and the villainy ol the ungrateful Junior partner disclosed. The bank Is shown with a crowd of angry do- [ oi'HorH clamoring for their money. Aid ar rives In the nick of time , secured through the agnicy of a young helresa who Is In love with the cashier , and the curtain falls upon a most iiiilinatod scene. There are sub-plots which dovetail Into th main theme. There Is a young woman who has been wronged early In life by the rascally junior partner and with whom the hero falls In love. There Is an Ingenious young girl who sheds brlghtnei" and sunshine wherever sheKosi' . There Is a flue old major , whose , faith in his own chimerical schemes Is as sincere as the af fection he entertains for the negro servant whoso loyalty nnd love for his mauler Is beautiful to behold. The full , complete * and original production will be given here and the play will be presented by a strong com pany. Including Harry Lacy , A. S. Llpman , Frank Keencn , lien Cotton , J. D. Maher , Delb Hucklln , Fanny Mclntyre , Laura Booth , Malcolm Williams , John T , llurko , Marlon Krlo and others The coming of CUy Clement for a short engagement at the Crelghton , opening Thurs day , December 19 , presenting his latest comeJy success , "The New Dominion , " Is looked for with pleasurable curiosity , Mr , Clement , although he U a row star In the west , has already won general recognition for his gifts as a comedlan , and In the leadIng - Ing character which he essays Is said lu give a portrayal of high data comedy that Is entirely new to playgoers of the present. The play Is a love story of deepest Interest , sen- Unit-lit and pathos , and Interpreted by a competent company should prove to be an at traction.of more than ordinary Interest. 0. T , Dazey , the- author cf "The War of Wealth. " wag two ytars writing the play. Us had the benefit of the advice of ex-I'oit- maeter General Thomas L. James , president of the Lincoln National bank , New York , in th arrangement of the financial part of his Btory. Mr Hatey In now At work on an other p ! y which will deiil with another of American life. The giiccoss of the Walter Damrosch Gor man Opera company In Chicago during their , retent engagement ther : was a triumphal : ovation. IJ.-llllnnt audiences flllexl tfic great Auditorium at every performance , and Mr. Damrofch can well feel proud of th- > artistic end financial result of his newly Inaugurated senprtn. Hlii artists were received with open arms by those who had worshiped nt the shrine of Italian and French masters. Wag ner came nnd conquered. Never , says the Chicago press , has there been more enthus iasm accorded an operatic organlzotlcn than that which was bestowed upon the great galaxy of worhUfamous fingers brought to Chicago by Walter Damrosch. Every prom ise has been more- thin fulfilled. Ills artist ? pre truly wonderful , his chorus made up of young and good looking people with superb vole's , while the orchestra Is the best or chestra for opera In America , and It Is doubt- tui ir tnero la any better in Europe. The scenery and costuming was a surprise to every one , as It was expected that It would b a hard matter to equal that of the Metro politan Opera company , but Mr. Damrosch did It. If such praise Is given this great army of singers then Omaha can prepare fern n grand feast of opera nt Lloyd's on Decem ber 20 , 27 , 28. And it la to b ? hoped that M.1. DamroD.-'h will have no reason for com plaint for coining. The repertory that la to he ' given hero will be : Thursday night , "Ta'nn- haeuser , " Friday night , "Die Walkuere , " Saturday afternoon , "Lshengrln , " This re pertory will bring out all the solo artists In the company. This ( Sunday ) evening Charles H. Yale's "Newest Devil's Auction" will close a most successful engagemsnt at Hoyd's theater. To thow > who have not yet availed themselves of the present opportunity Of witnessing this gicat spectacle the Information that the last chance still remains will be good news to admirers of this popular style of entertain ment. Theatrical \OI-M. Jennie Yenmans and her mother may appear together next season. Julia Arthur recently signed for another season with Henry Irving. Ffolllott Paget has joined Robert Hllllard's company , replacing Madeline Bouton. Hejano Is to have a salary of 120,000 for playing In the Varieties of Paris next year. Lolo Fuller last week bjgan an engagement at the Palace Variety theater In London. Paul Uourget Is writing a one-act play In prose for the Comedle Francalse. The title Is "The Screen. " Shakespeare Is so popular In Italy that a sanguine Italian actor announces "Hamlet" Is almost sure of a success. Though a failure in Chrlsttanla and Copen hagen , "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" has been successful at Stockholm. Herr Sudermann's latest play , "Happiness In a Corner" ( Oluck 1m Wlnkel ) , has Just been produced at the Burg theater , Vienna. A reckless paragrapher has started a re port that Joseph Murphy will retire next year. Retirement is not for Joseph , Just yet awhile. Modjeska's farewell tour is proving a series of triumphs socially. In every city where she has appeared so far receptions and din ners have been given In her honor. Eleanora Duse's tour will begin February 17. She will have at least one new play In lier repertory , "The She Wolf , " by Verga , who wrote the one-act play "Cavallerla Ilus- tlcana. " Miss Marie de Camp ! , < i beautiful young Chicago girl , who was last season a member of Bob Hllllard's company , Is this season with "The Wlcklow Postman , " which comes to the Crelghton later in the season. Hlchard Mansfield's new production , "The Story of Hodlon , the Student , " Is announced as a play of deep dramatic Interest , built up on a theme of psychological significance. It Is a dramatization of Charles Meltzer's. Edward von Kilanyl'who Introduced liv ing pictures In this country , died at his homo In New York last week. He was Hungarian tcene painter , and first presented his living pictures at the Relchschaller theater In Ber lin In 1S92. His artistic Idea has been much abused in this country.- All the printing for "A Texas Steer , " which Iccorates billboards and windows of business louses in cities enrout : ' of that popular com edy attraction , was struck oft from designs furnished by Tim Murphy , the star ; of the company. In fact , the versatile comedian mi drawn the sketches for most of the irlntlng heralding Hoyt attractions for years JCbt. JCbt.As As an example of how easily the most acute persons may lose themselves to some .xtent In the mimic action cf the stage , a story Is recalled of an eminent special pleader who was witnessing a performance of "Mac- icth. " In the scene where the Thane of Cnwdor , questioning the witches In the cav ern , says , "What Is't you do ? " the answer Is , 'A dtetl without a name. " This phrase struck th : ears of the pleader at once and le cried out excitedly : "A ded without a name ? Why , 'tis void ! " The appro-aching production of "A Social llghwayman , " by the Hollands at the Crelghton , promises to supply one element hat has bten wholly lacking thus far In our Iramatic season a play of Intens emotional nterest clothed In a garb other than that of he conventional melodramatic pattern. Some ino has called this play a "parlor melo- Irama , " Intending to explain doubtless that vhlle Its plot contains all the cl ments vhlch are ordinarily exaggerated , both In ptech and In theatrical devices , these' nr ? held in absolute subjection to the re fin mnts of the polite society In which the Incidents of he play occur. Singularly enough It la not always the lost artistic work of the actor that makes he deepest impression on ths popular mind. Theater-goers Invariably single out some epe- lal feature "of the artist's efforts and demand ml redemand that , forgetting , perhaps , what o mm is tn ? more deserving of praise. Ed- vln Booth , for Instance , is credited with mvlng played Hamlet as well as If not b2t- er than any other actor who ever essayed he part , yet It Is said that Mr. Booth hlm- elf thought more highly of his Bertucclo n the "Fool's Hev ngo , " Lawrence Bar- ett's Cassius , In "Julius Coesar , " was ponu- arly believed to be his best performance , al- lough Mr. Barrett ones told Dome of his icrson.il friends that In his Judgment his Richelieu was the b'st thing he could do. John McCullough's Vlrglnlus would probably live longer In the minds of hla admirers than his Richard III. , while Mr. McCullough was of the opinion that his performance of the hunchback monarch waa deserving of the greater praise. The rulp applies without ex ception to performers In all branches of the dramatic art , and particularly to these who sing or may have sung. SALT OK THIS OOH.l.V. to IMcklf tinBnrlli anil lt OCCIIIMIIltH. The salts of the esa have fed , says the Pop ular Science Monthly , countless living things which have thronged Ita water and whose remains now form the rocks of continents or Ho spread In beds of unknown thickness ever CC.000,000 fquaro miles of the 143.000VOOO square miles of th * ocean's floor ; they have lent the mibitance to build the fringing recfe of the land amt all the coral Ulamla of the sea , and there are at present , on the basis of an average salinity of 3V * per cent , In the 290,700,000 cubic miles of water which make up the oceans , 90,000,000,000,000,000 tons , or 10,173,000 cubic miles of salt. This In suf ficient to cover the areas of all the lands of the earth with a. uniform layer of salt to a depth of 1,000 feet. It petms that the tea was made salt In the beginning as a part of the grand design of the Creator to provide for the system of evolution which has been going on since the creation. Many distinct ppecles of living organisms ex ist In Uo sea ai a result of Its salinity , and their remains have largely contributed to the growth of continent ? . The three great factors - tors In accounting for the system of currents in the ocean , by which it becomes the gr at heat distributor of the globe , are ciunjes ! ; of temperature , the winds and salinity. The last mentioned becomes an Important factor through the Immediate and etnenthl differ ences of specific gravity and contequent dif ferences cf level that It produces In different jarta of the ocean through the action of evap oration and rainfall , A , O. Hartley of Magic , Pa. , writes : "J feel it a duty of mine to Inform you and the mbllo that DeWltt'a Witch Hazel Salve cured ra of a very bad case of eczema It also cured my boy of a running sore on hla leg. [ 'ONLY ONE WEEK MORE ANDTIIKNTHB Hi S. IP. MORSE DRY QOODS OO. Will bo a tliliJir of the imst. The store will bo positively ehwtl for good nt 11 p. in. Christmas Evo. and every dolhu-'s worth of Roods must bo sold by that nine. Hcnliziiig llio short time and flio herculean task buforu us , wo have done the incut terrible milling and slushing of prices over known In the drv ' 1'vo'.vlHiHfr ; ' sacrllleod , not a tiling has boon reserved , tint article bat . TOJl8.:1. . ' ' an escaped the prico'cutilng knife. Uomoinboi1 that the coeds are NliW AND bkAbONAIlLH , And sleeks comparatively uomplc'to. Now IM the time to 301 IUH < UINS , IIAIIUAINS , UAIWAIMS. Cost or viilun bus not been taken Into consideration the or.ly object in view to turn every tvtldo In the store Into cash. Thousands of Useful ami ornamental holiday pi events , Including toys , dolls , etc. . rntlilcisly slaughtered. Your money will p < > just about twice as far here at tills URKAT CLOSING OUT HAl.li as If oxiicndcd elsewhere. 1 Its u ropulai' CAKNI > AL OF BARUAINS , Conio early bo ( "re assortment * tire broken. SAFE , FIXTURES , SHOW I O ET f l Or UU / * f\ I MORSE'S OLD STAND , CASES , Etc. , FOR SALE. | O. \JLOiJ8M OLA ! 6ih and FflRNAM STS , .SILK DEPT. Carpets and Drapery Department DRESS GOODS 22-ln All Wool Silk AXMINSTEH CAHI'liTS-Only a few peed patterns left , Itt'gtilar price , ft.f > 0. UR 44-in Venetian Cloning ; Out Price. Per Yard Only. . OOC Sin-nil ItODY UHUSSFLS Host fi frame nomc sllchtlv sollod ) , siKh niaKus us Whlta'lN Victoria , Novelty Suitings I'laln color ? , good shade ? , u leu Tclii ) nnd Wori'o.ster. ItcKular price. } l.- > unit fl. 3S. Sflr. pl.-ccs In the lot , nil ilaik Mor.-c's price 35o. CLOSING Closing Out Price Per Ynril , Only OUL. t colors , Morse's price OL'T PRICE , PER YARD. . . INflUAIN CAHPI3TSK.vtru Super , all wool ( warranted ) , only u few rolls to scloet from. . . CLOSING OUT I'RICE , 124c ItoKUlur price , f. ; > o. CloHlire ( Out 1'rlce Per Ynril , Only 1'BR YAUD . Black Silk Velvet WOOL Itim.SSlzo 20\5-J , nliiln colo-s. Morto sold them nt JS.OJ. 150 Pieces Donbld Clo.tliiicOut Price , Bach. ' ' Only Morpc'a price t' c , CLOSING. < OUT PRICE , PER YARD. . . * KBNSINOTON AHT SOUAUKS , INORAIN- Fold All Wool Goods Sjro'Ji\i ! ; yards. .Morso's price , jr.nn. Closure Out 84'IT ) ronslstliiR of Cashmetos , 75 Pieces Colored Faille M/onxilytirdo. Muro H pi'lrr , $4.60 , " ' ' ' " Sfi.'lf ) Porpri * , fnney wravts , eti % , , Sl/.u 3x4 yiinls. Morso'a prlco , * ia.50. " ' . . .i.87-40 nil plnln colors , such as rod , SMYRNA UU S- wine , navy , lda > 'k , etc. , Novelty Taffetas. Iron Frnmo Sl7o21.x-iri. HoRiilar price , } 1.75 , To Cloc. Mnrsc's - price S."c nnd 4V. ' ( Grenadines and Silk Plushes , Slzo'Jtixol. U'iiilir : nrlco , J2.'J5. " 81.f ( -LOSING OUT PlltC'U , SlorcK's lirlco $1.00 to J2.f.O , Slr.o 3\GO. ( ) lti > ; tular prlco , ftKUO. " 1'KU YARD . . CLOSING Ot'T PRICE , PER sl7.t 30.\7i ! . ItoRtilar price , M.5U " 200 Pieces Assorted YAUD OJJIKNTAI. HLt"S- Only a few loft. To bo cUnod out ut li.ilf foruior prleos. Rlnck nil silk Arinure , black CIII3MLLK TAI1I.K CoVHKS HniuUomu patterns 1'j y < l. siiunro , Morso's price , tl.OO Imported Dross Goods nil silk Satin Duchepse. blnck Clo.sine Out Price , Hnclt. All wool , 40 nnd 42 Inchon nil silk Hciicallne. Ores Grain black , black all SILK STI1IPB CUIrAINH-,1 yds. Ions ( Imiidsomo * , with silk ihulo. Sells rointlur wide , all Kot > l daik colors Crystal nnd black , tncludliii ; Civil- . . ' ' utJU.GO. cljshiK Out Price , Per I'alr i Bilk 1'cau de Sole : .Morse's , Only mules. Henrietta , Seizes and $1.23 anil Sl.fJO. CLOSING - fiiui-y wwivos , Morse H price ING OUT PRICE , risu We , CLOSING OUT PRICK , 24c YAUD PldR YARD . DOMESTIC SEC'T. 150 Pieces Imported All Wool Dross Goods ts IG Inches wide , dark colors nnd blnck , very line Henri PRICK ettas , Series , oli' . , Morse1 1-4 Rleached Muslin , extrn prlco 7 o to We. CLOSING 35c heavy nnd tine , Morse's OUT PRICE , PER YARD. . price iOe , CLOSING OUT Morse's 50c PRICE , Do You Know ? 4-4 L'nblencliEd Muslin , Ick - Novelty Suitings wood H , Morse's prlco Sc , 5.c Smiil cloth ch-ck anil inot- CLOSINfc OUT PRICE . , tlttl elT'cts ' , oxiH't Imltutlon fl-l Rleached Sheeting. That we have Seal Garments to sell ? of M.UO nnil Jl.ni Import tl Morse's price 22e , CLOSINU 15c poods , nil dark colors , noth- bolter for OUT PRICE We have only 7 garments that will be Morse's Wlc uoocls , CLOSING Fleece Back OUT PRICE , PER YARD. . Wrapper Cloth sold Monday. MUSLIN Stripes and llKiires. dark col UNDERWEAR , ors. Morse's 12'f.c Koods , 6ic Alaska Seal Garments wnrrnntod PftlCE , , CLOSING OUT ' big nlcoves , regular price SHOO , Toadies' Drawers Dark Dress Ginghams Monday price , each Good muslin , 4 tucks , Morsp's price 3oi\ CLOSING PRICE. Stripes and plaids , peed col Xiadics' Night Gowns ors , Morse H I2Hc Roods , 6ic CLOSING OUT PRICK Host muslin , nicely trimmed , Prime Beaver. Otter. Mink and Morse's price $1.25. CLOS- Twilled ING PRICK Dresi Heavy Goods Marten Capes Whita Aprons Morse's price 40c , CLOSING 25c Dark colors , stripes nnd fig OUT PRICE CLOSING ures , Morse's OL'T price . , PIUCI3 .10c , HO to . ' 12 inches long1 , 100 to 115 swoop , re/ntlar / Morse's price Jl.OO , CLOS ONLY . , . . . . . . retail price $115.00 , $125.00 , 8135.00 and 150.00. ING OUT PRICE Every parmcntjjnarnnteed perfect KNIT GOODS FLANNEL , DEPT. in material nnd style. Monday price , choice DEPARTMENT 28in Cotton 40c ladles' Wool Fascinators 25c Shaker Flannel 812 Snit for 87.49 for COc ladles Wool Fascinators 39c Morse's price Gc , CLOSING O for YAULf . . . . . -S Better Cloak and Suit OUT PIUC13 , , . , . . . - for $1. Indies Wool Fuf-clnutors 69c Outing Flannel' $1.30 ladles Wool Fascinators Best goods , pretty , colors , Bargains than Ever Before for 98c Morse's 12'i.e grade , CLOSING - 75c ladles Ice wool Fascina 49c ING OUT 1'IllCE , YAUD. . tors for It is a matter of closing out the stock we have to quit J1.25 Indies' ice wool fascina 79c Mottled Sanitary Flan'l in 3 weeks. Our prices have gone down way below 53.00 tors for ladles ice wool fascina Jlca soft goods , assorted me- tors for $1.38 zero. s Infants1 Fine I'lUCE , YAKD . Fashionable Jackets and Capes at $2.49 , $3 85 , $5.00 , Crochet Sqs White Baby Flannel $7.35 and $10.00 , better ones if you like to pay more. Morse's prlco up to J1.2. , Nice nnd soft 40c goods. goody , Morse's CLOSING Si'Ac Beautiful Suits , all'new and latest styles at $6.35 , $7.50 CLOSING ONLY OUT PRICE 39c Ot'T PllICB. YARD. . ; . $10.00 and $12.00. All have extra wide skirts , lined Tarn O'Shanters Pretty Scotch colors. Morse's All Wool Heavy throughout. 3Sc goods , CLOSING PRICE 16c Shaker Flannel Basement Bargains. ' Kxtra heavy. 31 Inches wide , Children's ' gray , blue nnd brown mixed. 7'4-lnch China Head Dolls , worth Morse's DOc Roods , CLOSING Eiderdown lOclOc , closing out price 2o OUT PH1CK , YARD . S'/4-lnch China Head Dolls , worth Cloaks 15c. closing out price 4c IC-Inch Dressed Dolls , worth 4Gc , Closing out price 21c LINEN DEFT Drcsesd' Risque Negro Doll * , worth Sizes 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 40c , closing out price 2ic Xineu Huck rowels years old , the $2.00 , 29-Inch worth $1.00 paper , closing macho out Head price Dolls , C9o Hemmed goods , size 17x84 , I | d body nnd Dret-eti Dolls up to kind each . . at (7.00 cucli. Morse's price 12 < ic , CLOSING - C/- , , ( ING OUT 1'IIICB. EACH. . . " TOYS. Heavy Bleached Towels ' ' CliiHliii ; Size 20x40 , assorted weaves" , Out. Morse's price 12Hc , CLOSING rjf , Toy Watches and Chains , worth ' ' EACH . * * ' OL'T I'lUCE , ' ' ' Fish Pond GaVnesI worth : . ! ! . ! 70-inch Bleached Table . , ' . , , 'l ' , 1l ° 'ul.G'mea. ' ! worth fiOc 35o Big reduction in Tlddledy Winks cinini- , worth Me..We Linen Rase Hall Game , worth 35c I9o Assorted designs , heavy wrappers. Countcrcliecher Game , worth BOc..3Bo poods , Morse's price 85c. Hnlniii Games , worth $1.00 53c CLOSING OUT PHICE , PBH 35 Scl ! * ' 21 lecc8' | | w ° rtli YARD . Xmas Chhm Tea 'St'l's" ' " " Buy your , 'ii"plecesi" worth 5-8 Bleached Napkins presents now. We Lar e Aiii.slc'ai"Tops , ' wo'rVh"ire. ! . ' " . ' So German all linen fronds , tiyrosranh Top "Now , " worth 3uc..l9o Morse's price tl.GO , CLOSING - have useful things Larie slz ? Rex Paints , worth 15c. . . Cc ING OUT PRICE , DOZEN. . - , ' ? , 1Jox I'ulnti' . worth KC..IOC in our cloak depart ba elllofco'es. ! worth We Co 12-4 Bed Spreads Metal COc boldler SctH , In boxes , worth ment. Assorted designs , hemmed nt Nn t u ra'l" ' "AVli' ' ij urea us , ' 3 35c ' drawers. both ends , Morse's price worth 35c 7o CLOSING OUT PRICE , Value $200.00 , Monday $98 , iandpomo $1.25 Doll Uedsteads , wb'r't'h19o Pj.79c DOMINANT SEVENTHS ] HHHg . 1-9 * < ' iM-frH After some months of stilly silence the "carping critic" who wrote under the ahove head all last winter once more makes his how before an Omaha audience world , anO herewith resumes the work ot criticism , com- inentlcm and concertlsm. To the musicians of the city , greeting : The prospects for a most unprecedented of high musical entertainment ar > good. good.Music eeems to bo coming to a place where It will be recognized more as an art than a nuisance. Mublcal clubs are being organized and the work goes merrily en. .Mav it go on and prosper ! The Woman's club mayr , th , muses smile on it Is doing a fine worlc. The audience at Its Wednesday muslcale was a glowing tribute to Its work. : ? " ' . / ' * And what a program ! ' Ehth number a gem , polished and brilliant. ' . " Mrs , Lindsay's pap.'r oiui'Bayrciilh , " pre pared on very short notice , K * > i > most enter taining. Mrs. Cotton sang "Elfa's pream" with wonderful breadth ofopfl nnd In her usual good taste. . .fleinlnlscent of Nordlca , at times , her treatment of the dif ficult number , was well /jtudjed / and highly developed , 0 , < , . Hans Albert , his nrst.apbtarnnce ; since hlu return , played "Thu , , prlzf Song" ( Die Melsterslngcr ) with uncles lire. To ex patiate on Albert's playlbg is1' unnecessary , In fact , ( superfluous. He U9 0.iils work well , always. Ills accompaniment ci uld not well have been In better hands' . . ' 'Mrs ' , Hitchcock catches the spirit of her work In a captlvat- ins way. * Mr. I'cnnell , the. Indefatigable , undlscour- ageable Mr. I'enuell , gave a very Interesting talk on Damrosch-as an Interpreter of Wag ner. Mr. Penncll Is a very active admirer of German opera , and his enthusiasm Is re- frechlng , A few more like him could help Omaha's mustcal world. Mrs. Stlger's cleverly condensed biography of Wagner , and the duet by Mrs. Buchanan and Muenleferlng was a fitting close tea a beautiful program. Mrs. Whltmore's accompaniments were artUtle. Mm. Wilhclm , the chairman , or leader of the musical department , proves herself worthy of her position , and with her musical zeal , personality and temperament she ought to make the work a brilliant success. She has an able ttccnj In her secretary , Mr . Llndtay. The AVoman's club has done a who thing In securing Walter Damrosch for a lecture. It will help to a better understanding of the opera. He Is a good exponent. The trifling prlco of admission to this lecture will double , yes , treble , the value of the opera to you. It will bs like an artlrt describing and ex plaining a mysterious painting. A search light In a dark room. * * * Mr. W. W. nicker , one of the veteran organ men of the country , has settled down In Omaha. He fills a long felt vacancy. Ho Is endorsed by the leading organ manufac turers In the east , and by the principal organists In Omaha. * * * The following program will bo given at the Klnzle complimentary concert at Doyd's ' theater on Thursday evening .next. Captain Klnzlo has a strong hold on the concsrt public of Omaha , and the many charities , churches and benefits for which Ills services have gratuitously been given will doubtless reciprocate , showing a tangible appreciation at the box office : PART I. Overture Poet and PeaHant. , Suppe Second United Stales Infantry Rand. Rasa solo Selected Mr. Jules Lumbard. Soprano FO'.O , a. Heart1 ! ! Springtime Von Wlokeda b. Spring Song Well Carrie Maud PennocK. Selection Abend Muslk Sutorlus Sutorlus Mandolin Club. Solo ( tenor ) Rincland'H Golden Winc.RIes Captain Klnzle. PART II. Wnltz My Charmer Wnltenfcl Second United States Infantry Rand. Solo ( contralto ) Memorla , .Lynea Mrs. McLertin. Selection SerenadeSc'hubcrt Sutorlus Mandolin Club. Quartut From RlKoletto Vcrdl Mltis Pennock. Mru. McLcran , Captnln Kln zle , Mr. Rurkley. Selections From Attlla Vcrdl Second United States Infantry band , Mr. W. T. Taber , accompanist. * * No notices of musical events will bo In serted In this column unless received by Fri day night. Mr. Martin Calm IB preparing for an elab orate pupils' recital. Mrs. Cotton has returned her position of director of mufck capellmeleter. an It were cf Trinity cathedral , She was badly needed. The Trinity Mf.hodUt church hau a good man In Luclen 13. Copeland fcr choirmaster. He has had the choir for only a week or ro , but has already created much enthunlaim. The iliiKt-rt of Omaha are Invited hereby to meet at llayden'a music store on Monday evening at S o'clock , A great choral scheme wjll be presented. If convenient , please bring voices and enthusiasm with you. * The following musical program was given at Crelghton hall on Wednesday evening last : Piano Solo Polish Dance Scharwcnka MI.HH Hellenic. Rass Solo Will o' the Wisp Smith Mr. II. y. Rurkley. Solo Plower.s " . Miss Qulnn Ranjo Solo Selected Mr. CummlnKH Solo Happy Days Strelczkl Miss O'Rorke. Solo Love's Sorrow , Shelley C'aptuln Klnzle. Quartet Good Night Plnsutl Mrs. Rctligo , Miss Rurklnnd , Cap tain Klnzle , Mr. Rurkley. The Euterpean club gave Its first muslcalo at the residence of Mrs. S. D. Darkalow , on Thursday evening last. The club consists of : Misses Allen , Ilalbacli , Chamberlain and Mrs. Mahoney , violins ; Miss May Ualbach , mando lin , and Miss I'cirl Chamberlain , accom panist , The following program will be given at the Hanscom Park Mcthodlft Episcopal church Tuesday evening , Mrs. White has Just re turned from Paris , where she has studied for some years , and Mr. Gardner Is a gold medal list from the Chicago College of Music : ' Funeral March . ' , . , , .Chopin Mrs. Gardner. LaSercnata , Melodic Valaque Rrngii Mine. White. Violin Obligate Mm. Gardner Prayer from Othello Gottschullt .Mm Gardner. ( a. ) Allerxeelcn . . . .Lasuen ( b ) , Uolero. , , , , Theme Mine. White. PART II. Rhapsodic HongrolHe , No. 12 Llnzt Mra Gardner. LaForza del Deatlno . . . . .Vtrdl Mine. White. Concerto , Op. 79. . , . , .Weber Mrs. Gardner. Second Part on Organ Mr , J. 1C. Rutlcr , accompanist Dr. Dactens gave a pupils' recital on Fri day evening , which was highly entertaining. It was a pleasant sight to behold the paternal master and his family of musical children , frr hl performers nero ulmont all of very tender years. The doctor has a faculty for developing musical ideas In young brains , as was portrayed trayed at this reital. The selections were uniformly good. With out drawing comparisons , wa cannot forbear mentioning the precocity of Master Warrnn Cnl-n , This little genius played with the grace and ease o' a veteran a violin solo wrlt'en far him by his teacher. He Is a ton of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Calm. Mlfj Llllle Ulcbe playa the 'cello with much soul , Quy Woodard and Miss Darlene Coa were well up In their work. In fact , Miss Co. would Have gained crtdlt to herself 1 ad ho of the Wllhelmy ° nal' "y "er caro" " rendition arrangement of the "Prba Song" from Die Melsteslnger. * Mr. Tnhor gives his thirty-fourth free or gan recital In the First CoiigregatloiwI urchthl' a"crilco" t 3:30. : and wui have PART I. Amlnnte-E Minor . Smart ieft. ° . : r. . . Grand Selection from Carmen : . . j ? ! ( Arranged for organ by Mr ! Tnber ) PART II. FantaHln-0 , 8rimtln.slmn . j , . - Song-Tlio Work or. . . . . . , , . . . . . . . .Gounoa first port of next Sunday's recital will The following , from a Cincinnati corro. spondcnt , will be of Interest to musical people In view of the approaching lecture onWagi ntr opera , by Mr. Walter Damrosch : 'Mr. Damrosch chose for his theme 'Wag. ners Valkyrie. ' Ho commenced by glvlnit a brief outline of the drama , after which ho rat before the piano and prccocdzd to deliver one of the finest musical Interpretations It has ever been the lot of a Cincinnati audi ence to Helen to , " ' ' ' \Vagner' 'Valkyrlo' was presented In thrco acts. The Introduction was dramatically per trayed. Every note and evety chord was Il lustrated lu so clear a manner that one could. almost Imagine the feelings of the great com poser when preparing tlilw wcrk. The Jove scene motive , the iiuanel , and the motive. that Inspired the slumbering and saddened p'.ralns In the second act were brilliantly de- I'crlhed , Sometimes It seemed an though the lecturer forgot the prezonce of the audience. to graphically were the various scenes pre sented. The death seen ? of one of the char acters gave him ample scope for the display of his dramatic abilities , and Ma masterful tendltlon of the slumbering motive displayed his brilliant conception of theart. . " ( iruvc Holililiiif MII - Prove CoNlly , ST. JOSKI'H , Dec. H , A sensational suit wa filed here today In connection with the grove robbing that occurred hero about n. rear ago. Fannie Tlnslcy today brsught suit for $25,000 damages against the Central Medial college for having caused the body ; f her husband , T. J , TJntley , to be removed 'rom his grave and used an a subject for dl section lu the college ,