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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1896)
OOTO1H3H 11 , 18 . AMUSEMENTS. I The week' * engagement of tllchird Mans field , too long fop our poor purses , yet not long enough for our detlrcs , serves but to define more distinctly the limitations of that actor's greptncss. Some of the plays which he presented hero arc the rounds of the ladder by which ho rose and arc no longer worthy of his ripened genius. Ills portralturo of Duron Chevrlal and Mr. Hyde Is character work superlatively good character work , but no more ; and thereto tbo characters portrayed arc ghastly and hideous to such a degree as to render them well nigh unfit for public representa tion. Ills Hrummcll Is likewise a character Rtudy , and a marvelous one In Its delicacy and softncsH of tone. So Is his Shylock. ro li his Richard , o Is his Arthur Dlmmes- dale. It thcso things bo true , Mr. Mans field Is essentially a character actor , albeit A great one ; and this Is the conviction that forces Itself upon thoughtful minds after a retrospect of the week. Ho brought us magnificent scenery , a be- wltdcrmo.nl of stage properties , furniture from Italian palaces , bric-a-brac from French salons , novel efforts of lighting , genuine antiques , and nil that goes to make up a correct and costly stage picture. He brought a company which without being Inadequate or wholly Incompetent , certainly comes nearer to It than any HUpport which Iian heretofore attended him. And h brought himself , who , without company o accessories , would alouo constitute a gift o price. The compiny contains some clever pco pie , but It leaves the Impression , after a week's observation , of pretty oven medl * ocrlty. Only Mrs. Mansfield , Mr. Andrews Mr. Johnson , Miss Walker , Mhs Kvelyn nni llttln Alice Pierce rise above the dead level and most of them only In certain parts , Mrs. Maniflold seems to bo relinquishing the lighter roles In which she Is admirably qualified to sblno and aiming for distlnc tlon In heavy tragedy , which , with her equipment , ahe Is not likely over to attain She U thoroughly good as Portia , less si as Hester Prynno and Marcella , and neat at all good as Lady Anne. She used to play the linen draper's daughter In "Unim moll" charmingly but ; , she has given tha up now _ In reaching after the unattainable The member of the company who gives most certain prnnilxo of aubstnntlal ach)6ve- ) mentH In the future Is beyond question Alice ricrCe , whoso naive Jessica nnd boyish I'rlnce Henry will linger In the minds when moro obtrusive things are forgotten. This llttlo maid she Is only 15 was here lasl neanon with Charles H. Hoyt and that beau tiful wooden doll , Caroline Mlskcll , and played n newsboy nnd did some specialties. Her voice Is extraordinarily mature for her years and her manner Is that of a Grown woman. She hns a gift of mimicry Quite uncommon , and Imitates Duse , Hern- hnrdt and Itejano very cltvcrly , speaking n sort of gibberish entirely without meaning but Bounding very much like French or Italian , as thn case may be. H Is hard to . know how to characterize such a child ns 1 this or what measure of praise it Is Judicious to bestow upon her. She deserves a great deal of commendation , and it Is one's Im pulse not to withhold It ; but It may be questioned whether overmuch adulation Is good for bright and precocious youngsters. Hero Is one with genius written In every line ot her earnest face , ono who with proper trai .ig and under right Influences may rtsr to great heights ; nno who , on the othi tand. can without difficulty make shipwreck of her hopes from unskillful guidance through the dangers of a forward youth. It Is hoped that no fatal mistake may be made with Alice Pierce. Given symmetrical development , there are triumphs In store for her. Ken "id Otis Skinner the former advanced In years and more widely known than any actor of his time , the other young , and , at least in this field , untried. Mr. Jeffer son Is like good wlno which needs no bush. Ho will have a very large house on the occasion of his single appearance , and he will dcservo It. as he has been getting It nnd deserving It any time this quarter of n century and more. Mr. Skinner , heralded us the best romnntlo actor of the day nnd the most human Hamlet who ever trod the boards , will bow as a star to an audience which only knows him as leading man , but which has very pleasant memories of him In that , capacity. "Tho Gay Parisians , " "Trilby , " Lillian Russell and "Madame Sans Qcno'XwlH fill out the month. The Inclement weather had very llttlo ef fect upon the greeting that Buffalo Hill re celvod yesterday from the citizens of Omaha on tbo occasion of his homecoming. It was raw and cold and raining1 , but despite th- disagreeable elements the canvas covered ( teats were almost filled ) The old frontiers man had looked forward to his Omaha's greeting with an anxious heart and when the morning npprured with overcast and threat ening skies his heart sank , but all his mis givings vanished aa the amphitheater filled almost to Its capacity In the afternoon In tbo face of the disagreeable weather condi tions. The audience In the ovcnlng was also nn excellent one. A portion of It consisted of the Shrlucrs , who attended In a body , At both performances the old plainsman received an ovaticn. The performance was opened by a grand review ot thn 30Q or more who appear In thu show. After they were assembled before the people Colonel Cody himself rode to the front. Ills appearance was thu signal for an almost unanimous obeisance. Moil lifted their hats and the women wuved handkerchiefs In honor of Nebraska's most famous scout , as ho rode before the pageant which lithns gathered together In the * years past. It Is thhtrcn jenra since Buffalo Hill first exhibited In this city In the Ilrst performance of the wild west Bhow. Old residents re member the occasion well. Some of them rods In the old Drndwood stage , the same which appeared In yesterday's performances , nnd worn almost frightened ( o death when It ran away. Since that tlmo the old plains man has hobnobbed with the loyalty of the world and ho has comn back with n mag nificent uuccfEs In the placeof the peilloiis venture with , which IIP set out. The performances of yesterday well repaid the audience for their audacity In venturing out In the threatening weather. Despite the conditions tint entire program was performed without a single exception. Colonel Cody hltiiHcIf was of coin-so the fcatuto of the show and ho was greeted with cheers and cilea whenever he appeared and IIP seemed to appi relate the ovation he was receiving. The pld thrilling stories ot the plains , which ito not appeal tf western hearts as to others of the world , wore exemplified in various scones in the course of the show. The attack on the emigrant train , the pony express , the attack ou the Ucadwood coach the s > amo old Mrs , A. U. Oranaby , oflSSKorrSt. , Jfemnhls , Tenn. , paid no attention to a small lump iu lier breast , but itboon developed ' into a ranrer of tlio most malig nant typo , The best physicians in New York treated har , nnd fin ally declarti'l ' lior caw hopeless. Aa a last resort ; , S. S. S. wan given , and an tintnodiato improvement re- sultedsn few bottles tles cured her completely , nnd nostgn of tuedls- oasi ; has return ed for ten years. llouk * on Cancer fto * ; adiliKM Bwltt , Bpcclilo Co. , Atlanta , da. A Hnndsomo Complexion la mioof tiiocraitvit rliirma a numan can j > o i'M. i'cmuMi'a ' COMI-IX-XION 1'mvuuu coach by the Indians , the buffalo hunt , the attack on the settlers' cabin , were neverthe less received by the audiences with great applause. The life of the cowboy was also exhibited In various portions of the performance. Kx- pcrt horsemanship , racing on barebacked ponies , lassoing and other expert tricks on the part of the men of the plains were thoroughly appreciated. Their hereditary enemies , the Indians , had their full ahare In the entertainment , for their dancing and amusements" all found a place on the pro gram. The rifle nnd the pistol were very much In evidence In the course of the show , Colonel Cody himself showed that , despite his ad vancing years he had not lust his deadllness of aim. Mlsa Annie Oakley , the celebrated shot , and Johnnie Daker , an exceptional marksman , wcro features of the program. The Americans , however , did not monopo lize the performance by any means. Rlman Arabian horsemen appeared not only in equestrian tents , but also In athletic per formances that ncro little short ot the mar velous , In the midst of the conditions which prevailed. Their llthcncss and strength wer remarkable. Cossacks and Mexicans also ap pcarcd In national sports and pastimes. One of the most enjoyable portions of th show constated of the display of natlona cavalry. The United States , England , Franc and Germany were all represented by squad of the national army , who arc on leave o absence. The military musical drill and th salute which they executed during the cour of the performance were productive of man encomiums. Co in Intc 12 vlit * . Otis Skinner , who Is vtell and favorabl knoivn In Omaha , but has never appearei hero as a star , will make his first bid fo popular favor In that capacity at the Crclgh ton next Thursday evening , when he wll begin n half week's engagement with a pro ductlon of "Hamlet. " The press , and cs pcclally the Chicago papers , has been unt formly kind to Mr. Skinner , not only in th' ' character of the melancholy Dane , but It : other tragic and romantic roles which In has undertaken ; nnd Omaha theater-goer ; who remember his admirable work In sup port of Mme. Modjeska for a number o seasons will not doubt that the praise whlcl : his marc ambitious efforts have received Is fully deserved. Mr. Skinner's repertory hero will Include "Hamlet , " "Romeo and Juliet , " "The Lady of Lyons" nnd his now rotncntlc play. Soldier of Fortune , " which was produced for the first time In Chicago a couple o weeks ago with unqualified success. The scenes of the play are laid In Italy at ' - beginning of the sixteenth century , a perloi" of history which Is Intensely Interesting both to authors , readers and to play-goers , It offers many opportunities for quaint stage settings and handsome costumes. Italy , at this time , was having a great deal o trouble ; the French had come In from the north ; Florence was still an Independent state , and the Dorgias were at the height of their power. Fabian TorclII , the hereof of the , play , Is a young soldier of fortune , scion c-f a good family , who Is lighting with the French nrms. The first act of the play Is laid nt the French camp near Pisa , and hero Torelll Is falsely accused of theft and Is sentenced to bo hanged , This Is not done , however , for Nlccolo Macchiavclll , the Florentine statesman , being present , at the trial , personally Intercedes with the Due do Nemours for the young man's life , and saves It. But he cannot save his degrada tion and expulsion from the French army. Had not Torelll been a. man with a high sense of honor he could easily have cleared himself , but In so doing wouhl have caused the downfall of a woman. So , without sayIng - Ing a word , he Is drummed out. The second act's scene Is laid In Florence. Hero Torelll has wandered , somewhatQitt Jlt-thi" / Ibn Imt still flghtln8Jortuuesiname-rJofco ( ' * ' * ' * way. Maccldavellt lnrustar'hlm'wltlia'Be { cret mlsslo-i to Rome a most Important one and the third act finds the hero In the gardens of the Dorgla palace. Mac- chlavolll , accompanied by his ward , Laura , having proceeded from Flor ence to Uomo by water with that arch-vll- laln , Caesar Dorgla , who IB scheming to do away not only with the statesman , but with the French cardinal he of Naibonno who la In Rome and whom Macchlavelll seeks. Torclll's timely arrival frustrates his plans , but Horgla , Inflamed with Laura's beauty , and finding that fair means will not bring about that which he desires , orders her abduction. Ills orders arc carried out to the letter and the lady ia taken to his castle at Urblno , where the fourth act of the play takes place. Torelll himself Is very much In love with the young lady , but she has ripurned his suit. Realizing her danger , ho sets upon her rescue , and after many ex citing adventures , succeeds In so doing , not only saving her from a dreadful fate , but iilso from hi'rse' " , for before the final cur tain she promises to become his wife. Torelll. cleared of the charges which have been made against him In the first act , Is restored to all his honors. Gront care has been taken to have the stage settings and costumes both correct from an historical standpoint und at the same tlmo very handsome. Mr. Skinner brings with him a company of great ex cellence , a large , well-balanced organization. Among Its membcis are Included such well known playora as Frederick Jloscley , Frank L. Silvester , John Weeks , \V. J. Constan tine , Wadsworth Harris * , Guy B. Post , A. L. McCormick , John L. Connor , Paul Ger- aon , Jcmes Eddy , Mamie Durbin , Sarah Truax , I3da Ebcrle , Mary Breycrs and Naomi Roberta. In this day of vaudeville an attraction that can boast of flvu exceedingly strong specialties in connection with a mulndrama Iliat is known from ono end of the country to the other Is bound to demand attention from the theater-going public. 'Such ' an attraction Is Katto Kmruott In "Tha Walts of New York , " who opens a four-nlijhta' engagement at the Doyd theater with a matinee today , at the now regular prices of tbo house. ' Among the well known specialty artists In the company are : Harry Weston. Ger man dialect comedian ; Jenny Eneel , one of Tony Pastor's favorite cards ; Do Arvlllo xUtora , from the Alhambra , London ; Jiaby . Isabelle , the youngest child on the stage , bclnu only 4 ycar.i old , and ( merry Katie Kinmctt In her latent budget of songj. Miss Kinmott's impeisonatlon of Willie Rutus , a Now York newsboy , Is said to be a unique- and distinct characterization. Re cently In Detiolt the Newsboys band , con nected with tlm Dally News , serenaded Miss llmniott at the Cadillac hotel and then .it- tended the performance In a body , and thuir enthusiasm wan something wonderful tu seo. The boy * of the Waifs' mission at ' 'hlcngo iri > indebted to Miss Emmett for many an cnjoyablo evening and subttantial dinner , ami invariably speak of her as "Our Kntlo. " a title ilmt MUs Hmmctt Is Justly pioud of. Thu tnlo of llckrtu has been large and good elzod audiences uro nssuroil for this iftcrioo ; ! > end ovcnlug. A "bargain day" matlni-u will be given on Wednesday. Josojin JeHcMOU and -supporting cum- lanylll bo seen ( or uno.night only at the Jrclghton , Wednesday , October 14 , appearing n lils ever popular play , "Hip Van iVjnkle. " The comlnR engagement will ; lvc louid play-goers tlalr ( Irst opportunity 'or several reasons ot witnessing this cm" ilR.vcr'.s in-rfornianco. ncd the probabilities ro that Iho capacity ot the theater ulll Da t-eted , TliC demand for ucats Is already x Urge ono , a uutnb'jr of largo tiicutct lurtlca from adjacent cltlos bclns expected SiMtB will bo placed on . 'ale. Mo'i.lir niorc- lug at 9 o'clcrlr. Apropos Mr. Jefferson's cumin * appear- xnco as Rip Yun Winkle In tiilj city , romca in amusing lucldant a * toU by Mr. Jetrumnn In ranurctlon with 1)U first appearance in 'Rll > Vnu Winkle" In Lonl'Ji. "On > ! Sunday evening , " said Mr. Joffer- .011 , "being aloite lu my lodgings , I got outer or my owu admiration my uow wig and jeard tin" prlJi % of my heart which I was o use lit the last act. I could not rfslut r > lng Ihfji on for th > twentieth time. 1 : IilnU , s.i I xnt In front of the r.lu J and nljufitrd thorn tu my entire sallr.factlcc. t 10011 t crauo fUtiuirJ and began acting nnc ! ioslr.3 In frrnt ot the mirror , Jn cbuut wcnty minutes llu-ro rama a knock at thn loor. 'Who's tberu" csl'.ed 1. " 'U'd me. If you jdtim , ' atld the gcnllo but agitated volco of the chambermaid. ' .May I come In ? ' " 'Certainly not. ' I replied , not wishing to be se&n In my makeup. " 'Is there anything wrong In the room , lr ? ' Inquired the girt. " 'Nothing at all. go away , ' I answered. " 'Well , s'.r , ' she persisted , 'there's policeman at the door nnd he saja as how there's a crazy man In your room a-fllngln' of his arms and agoln * on hawful , and there'i ) n crowd of people across the street n-blockln' up the way. ' "I turned1 toward the window nnd dis covered to my horror that I had forgotten to pull down the curtain and had been acting with the lights full up to nn nston- I Ishcd nmllenrc who had not paid for ad- I mission. As I torn off the wig a shout went up. Quickly pulling down "the curtain I | threw myself Into a chair , overcome with mortification nt the occurrence , but In a few moments the comical Ride of the picture presented Itself and 1 laughed for half an hour. " "Tho Green Goods Man. " as presented by \ \ . K. Gorman's comedians , will bo the attraction at the Crclghton for three nights , commencing with a matlneo today at 2:30. : The production Is promised to be an enjoy able one and Is said to bo Interpreted by a clever company. There arc Humorous In terpolations In the action of the play In the way of novel ami Interesting J-peclaltles. The plot , what there Is of It. deals of the adventures of the Yankee farmer , In search of wtalth by the quick , If dishonest , methods of buying counterfeit money , or green goods , ns It Is called , from which thu comedy derives Its title. A willing tool , the sharp- era fleece him , not only nt the much-heralded green goods game , but also relieve him of his surplus cash by other forms ot swind ling , such ns three-card monte , the shell game , short change , etc. The bucolic visitor will Jind much to Instruct him In the devious ways of the under world In the expose of how thcso things arc done , ns seen in this play , nu-I It should prove an object lesson to him In finance , as well as affording him an evening's amusement. "Darkest Russia , " which Is to appear In Omaha , beginning next Sunday , Is billed to be played at both the Crclghton and the lioyd. The theatrical public has the privi lege of watching the two theaters In a contest over the possession of the same attraction for the same evenings. It scums that the show was booked at the lioyd , hut on the change of management transfetrcd Its dates to the Crelghton , where the manager - ager says the performance will bo given. As It Is a moral certainty that the house that docs not get "Darkest Russia" will be ilarkest , the chances are that the courts will be Invoked to settle the damages. If there are any. The Nebraska Music hall , for the week beginning October 12 , announces the ap pearance of the following serio-comic artists , who will do their best to furnish high art entertainment to Its patrons : Kathcrlne nroham , the champion buck and wing dancet ; James Smith , tenor soloist ; Delia Latham , contortion dancer ; Winnie Adan\s , the burlesque queen ; the La Ream's novelty sketch Hrtlsta : Ruby Knight , refined ballad- Ist ; Josle Mlllon , saxaphone soloist ; Gcor- glo Cotnstock , serio-comic sketches ; the \\csts. in comedy sketches ; nil of which tend to keep up a " most nourishing patron age for thii week. SB MUSIC. Interpretation , In music , is the object of all study. To convoy a meaning , to express an Idei , to depict nn emotion , to make real the Imaginary , to render contagious n con dition of mind or heart , to bring Into the present the past , to transport Into the future , to apprehend the Infinite , to bo part of the eternal , to suffer while enjoying , Co love without loving , to die while living all this is embraced In the Interpretation of music. Music Is the outgrowth ot human nature through experience. It Is Intensely human. It breathes the breath of llfe at. li V "iQ5.JT'-ft'ay.avt2u.- . " .u.tj' ' V' > J < " "h"'ft anj > angcl , < 1but'flt # Vinss > 'arevthoughts. It beoms to speak the language of heaven , but Its tones are those of earth. The Interpretation of a song or n symphony Is but a revelation of the message It contains ; It should be as a translation from a foreign tongue to the unmuslcianly. In every well written composition there should bo a message which can be rendered plain and distinct. The artist who wishes to convey this message must , ot course , have read It and understood It himself. A per formance which is nothing more than a succession of sounds , slow and fast , loud nnd soft , is hardly music. A wagon driven at different degrees of speed over a cobble stone pavement will give such a perform ance. Music is more than noise. It Is as much above it as mind Is above matter , soul nbovo body. Let us look at a song ono we all know "Tho Lo t Chord , " the poem by Adelaide Proctor , the music by Arthur Sullivan. The first verse draws a picture. Some one Is seated at an orgnn and the keys are tolling i .story of unconscious worship. As the soul reaches out mote and mortj toward the kilter of all worship the keys speak plainer ind plainer until they seem to brlns down trom heaven to curth "the sound of a great mien. " Like crimson twilight It poems to Ive a new and wondrous hue to the scene , "a touch of Infinite calm" quiets the troubled soul , an angel ot love hovers over the sonows of earth nnd Its perplexities fade "Into perfect peace , " nnd then "It trembled away Into silence , " this c&lestlal music , "loth to CCOSP. " But hooe remains , jnd from It faith Is born , "that death's irlght angel will speak in that chord again ; " ind that "lu heaven I shall bear that grand imen. " How shall we sing this story ? Just as ivo would tell It. How shall wo paint this ilcturc ? With a thought In every word , U flwt quietly , aa if thinking aloud , hardly iiore conscious ot the telling than before , vhun the "flngera wandered Idly over the loljy keys. " "I know not what I was play- ng" would bo said more quickly as one voiilcl look up at hli companion and nd- Iress him , and no It should bo sung. One hlns he- does know , of one all-absorbing ruth ho Is conscious : "I struck one chord if music. " "Ah , that word music ! " In It3 Tominolatlon , In Its tone-color , should bo . 'ondt'iiscd all the love of It and all the icauty of It. It- should be so t > ald and sung is to sum up all that ono feels and move ot thn one nrt which seems vorthy to bo called divine. "Like .ho sound of n great nmeji. " ilonly , as If sung by n vast multitude , and the next time softly , as If \ \ died away In the distance ns the narrator sinks back Int'j tils reverie. As he dreams the picture bc- omes clearer , his former experience seems : nro more real ; the orlm-jon twilight again varms his soul and quiets It ; let the atory id told gently and simply. . The musical letting to the words "With a touch of In- Inlto cclni" Is wonderfully true to the latural vay of spvaklng them , How dell- : ate is that phrase , how perfect Its balance. 'It quieted pain and sorrow like love over- : oming stilfe" faster and stronger , and the text tno lines with Increasing sadness ao f one were thinking of the vast scrrow hat shrouds In gloom every henrt. lut ) he Idea U quickly banished and the next Ino Is almost spoken. A fond lingering iccompjnles "Into ona perfect peace , " and his U changed Immediately Into Increased ipced and power , aa the vain search for ho "ono lost chord dlvlno" stlra the very ioul of. the narrator , Yet quiet and thault- ulncis comes aa he remembers how "It ame from the soul of the organ and entered ntn mine. " What a word "minela ; four cttcrs , tlye sounds. It may bo "more ilesKed to give than to receive , " but still liat ono- little word writes many a pane if history and molds many a character Into icauty or Uflincss. What mighty steps in he music to the \\ords , "It may be tbat inly In heaven ; " up through the entire ictave , slow steps , heavy steps , as the \-oary \ feet are forced to mount higher and ilghcr , but what a glorious triumph , a trl- unph that Is brought back to earth again s "tb.it grcnd amen" Is heard for the last The work of the orchestra last week at he Crtinliton theater Is deserving of special QOiitlcn , and Omaliu music-lovers partook of lia unexpected fecal with decided relish. 'ran 3 Adclmann demonstrated that ho U a ' ondtittor of ability and that ho possesses ; ira firmness , dignity end musical taste. Vhcu he came to this city ( torn the World's ' air he- brought little but bla violin , solid rataclHiishl ! | > and courage. A stranger In a it'-Hiigo land , ho found a home In the warm ird gtnerouii hospitality for which , this city i justly noted , cud ha his tlowly but good attention to the playing , and often applauded enthusiast ! yt nil ot which Is nn encouragement to development of good music lu this clt 4 At IJoyd's theater , i October 22 , a con- ocrt will bo given u ir the dlrci.'lon of Miss Clnry , at which t celebrated harpist Ml23 Maud Morgan o Jew York , will ap- pear. She will be as ted by Mrs. C. C. Hughes and Mr. Jiile ; 1. Lumbard of thU city. Miss Morgan U a \ughter ot the great organist , George W. J gan , nnd is one of the beat performers i n the hntp In thu country. DesUUn bcl aa expert player she Is a thorough mils an , and Is the con- ductor of the Lenox ( iral society , an or ganization of New Yo women devoted to the singing ot choral uslc. Miss Morgan made her debut at th igo of 12 In a con- cert at which the en rcss of Brazil was ptescnt. It Is not 111 y that the thought occurred to her that h empire would fade away and hiv husbai wander In foreign lands , on exile , just , the young harpist with whom she was e pleased approached the zenith of her p < ulnrlty nnd power. Mrs. Hughes and Mr. . .umbard are favor- lies and may bo cxpec j to contribute ad ditional interest to"tt program. It Is alwa > 3 a pleasure to sten to the Grand Old Man of Omaha. Mr. L. A. Torrent ho organized a com pany for the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera ' 'Inafore. " All the rehearsals will bo held , private residences and a short mustcale \ 11 bo a feature of the evening's proceeding i. The cast of the Mme. Emma Eamea tory and Miss Sibyl Sanderson , bo til ; rcat artists and \merlcnns , are at prcj ifrt1 In Parld revlew- ng their opera parts wlth the famous .cachcr , Mous Dcllc & o > Dreltkopf and Haertel , tlfu Lelpslc publish es , ire about' to Issuot i iV itdltlon of Vordl'a vorks. In tw'enty-sevonfK olumcs. Also . n folume of Jotters - * Lulgl ArdlU , & & 3g * @ * & pera , has published a bookx > r're"mlnlscences extending over the last .fifty years , and re- ating to all the great Italian singers and lomposers of that epoch so eventful In the ilstory of the lyric stage. Eugen d'Albert , the great ijlanlst and con- luctor of opera nt Weimar , has been put- Ing In the summer vacation composing' an ipera and expects to .have It produced at Dresden this season. * * * At Hamburg , Germany , the opeia season pened September 1 , arid during the first wo weeks eleven operas were produced , five if which were by Wagntr and the rest by ferdl , Dlzet , Meyerbeer , Mozart and Bee- hovcn. Hamburg boasts of 300,000 popula- lon. Whcrfr are Boston. 'Chicago , St. Louis , Jlevcland , Buffalo , Baltimore , Detroit , Cln- ilnnatl , Plttsburg and Philadelphia ? HOMER MOORE. IMHSON.U , PAHAOHAIMIS. Jchn Brennan of Siou.- < City Is In the city. R. C. Kllpatrlck of Beatiice waa In tbo city reaterday. Part of the Buffalo Bill show Is registered , t the Barker. Mrs. T. B. Johnston , Lincoln , Is registered , t the Barker. Tom E. Parmele. a Louisville banker , was n the city yesterday. LM. . Ormsby of Casper , Wyo. , was one of he yesterday arrivals. Miss Jessie Dickinson returned from a I'pstcrn trip last evening. Paul S. Wooila of Rapid City , S. D. , was in Croatia visitor yesterday. Clint B. Slater and A , S. Allen , Chicago , ro registered at the Barker. S , D. Barkalow returned home yesterday rom a week spent In Uemcr. C. lievan Oldflcld , a Sioux City banker , i-as one of the arrivals yesterday , Mrs. David Guild of Plattsmouth Is in the tty on a short visit with friends. C. H. Cornell , a leading business man of 'alcntlnc , wan In the city yesterday , Mrs. William J. llryen passed through Imaha yesterday afternoon enroute to St. aul. aul.Mrs. Mrs. Edgar Howard ot Papllllon will re- iinln In Omaha over' Sunday with eomc rlcnds. Carl Morton and wife and Mrs. John C. > Vatson of Nebraska Cltj" were Omaha vlsl- ors yesterday. il F. L. Simmons , Kd 'Perry and A. L. loward and wife , are Cmc'tfgo arrivals stop- Ing at the Darker. ' * , . ' ? { 13 , L. Vance of Pawm'tjcity , one of the loard of managers of fWstate fair , waa an ) maha visitor jcsterdayj , President S , H. H. C4a-k-of tbo Union Pa- IHc receivers , and MwiT Clark returned to t. Louis yesterday affdrisoon , Mrs , N , G , . , ' ' ) daughter of Lnr- nero , S , D. , who have' JjWu visiting friends i this city for scveraf qays , left last even- is ; for Denver. , , , . , \V. I , Simmons , tra.oUo # auditor of the ullman company , wUhj.JjMilquartcrs at Chi- igo. Is In the city on a tviprt business trip , [ o leaves for Denver foiljiy , H. F. Cady has gondVo"Denver nnd will Ibo make a tour of othW Colorado points. John Stoln of Wahod' ' Vhft has been In the Ity several days , rctuftled Tiome last night. Miss Virginia Fair. ciHihter | of the dc- fascd California nillllomiirQ , and her sister , Irs. Oelrlehs of New 'York City , passed trough the city ycstcrdiiy while enrouto to 10 home of .the latter from San Francisco. Ncbraskans at tbo hotrU ; Will H. Hyers , . M. Ilobertson. PlatUmuuth ; F. M. Hublco , irokcn Bow ; J. G. Murray , Dunbar ; N , N. lartlltiK , Nebraska City ; W. F. Ackerman , I. B. Kepner , H. C. Dally , L. B , Stoner , lavclock ; John Randolph , H. C. Hound- rcc , IJ. Hardin , F. C. Kehrlng , CljJo Opelt , ilncoln ; Q. A. Scott , Columbus : G , K. Iredenburg. L. Isackston , Mnlmo ; W. J , Mil. ; r , Hastings ; George Marshal ) , W , A. Wil ing , Fremont ; A , M. Anderson. T , A. Cam- ron , J. F , Piper , Tckamr < li ; J , L. McDonald , tkluson ; II H. Wlrt. Dioken Bow ; . Wortbman , Ashland ; J. A. [ aldeman , B , K. Norton , Weeping I'ater ; Hugli McCarecr , Crete : Carl Frlcke. 'lattamoutb ; II. W. Scott. Holdrcuc ; L. W. V'lltcn , Merna ; Charles S. White , Wahoo ; Irs. E. S. Itood and daughter. Waterloo ; B. t. Smith , Gandy ; Harry K , lllce , Fred Kldd , 'cbraska City , and R. A IJlackburn , Donl- ban. . South Omaha News. Mayor Enwr has decided to withhold his Blgnattiro from the ordinance pissed last Monday night grunting the right of way along Q street to the Metropolitan Street Railway company , until there Is another meeting of the council , H Is the Intention to go over the ordinance again , nnd pos sibly a few minor changes may be made. Work on the line will be commenced as soon as the ordinance Is signed and Us pro- \lslons accepted by the company , It being the Intention to have the line In operation by December 1. Very likely the strength of the Q street viaduct will also be Inquired Into. In connection with this matter there Is on nio In the onice of the city clerk n report from C. B. H. Campbell , engineer of tne Mlluaukeo Bridge and Iron company. On May 14 , 1831 , Mr. Campbell made , nt the re quest of the city officials , nn examination of the bridge , with aIow to ascertaining whether It was strong enough. to carry motor car traffic. His report U na follows. "I have examined the Q street viaduct and nindo calculations for a single line electric car service nnd nnd that the structure Is of mifllcleiit strength to carry such trntde with n degree of safety. I suggest that both the \j nnd Q street viaducts be cleaned nnd painted , ns they are badly rusted. " While It Is known that the bridge was weakened considerably since that report wait made , U Is considered still strong enough to meet the demands to bo made upon It by a single motor car. When built tbo bridge wns guar anteed to carry 100 pounds live weight nnd fifty pounds dead weight to the square foot. Memory Hotter IVlion .Holier. Jim 'Hrockett. ' nn crnploye of the Circle L ranch nt Gillette , Wyo. , reported to the pu- llco yesterday that ho had been robbed of $1GO In a house of lll-repufo on Rallroan avenue. Hrockett bi ought In a shipment of cattle and received part of thn proceeds of the snlo in cash , after obtaining which ho proceeded to round up the tonn and have n good time. Ho says that while sleeping nt the house mentioned his pockctbook was stolen. All of the women In the house de nied having had anything to do with the robbery , and after Brockett bad sobered up a llttlo he said that ho guessed they were right , and thnt he remembered having been fleeced out ot his money at nn Omaha poker room. MitKlc City OiiMHli. Slabaugh , dentist , N. W. cor. 24th & N ats. Scott Harrcll haa gene to Texas on a pleasure trip. Born , to Henry Henderson and wife. Thir ty-ninth and I streets , a daughter. Mrs. C. M. Hurlbut , mother of Mrs. Bruce McCulloch. has gene to Fremont to visit relatives. There will be preaching at Grace Meth odist Episcopal church nt 3:30 o'clock this plternoon. Jacob Hauck will address the German- American Sound Money club at Pivonka'a hall Monday evening. The Free Silver German club will meet this afternoon at free silver headquarters on Twenty-fourth street. Mrs. Herman Heal and daughter returned last night from Saline county , where they visited friends for three weeks. Fifty men will be employed at the new Cudahy soap factory Instead of twenty-five as stated In The Bee of yesterday. "Why I Am Not a Protestant" Is the sub ject of Rev. IrvingJohnson's sermon nt St. Martin's Episcopal church this morning. The Independent Order of Good Templars hns chosen Burton Rice a delegate to the grand lodge , which meets In Lincoln Oc tober 21. Rov. Herbert P. Espy , pastor ot the United Presbyterian church , will address Iho Young Men's Christian association meeting this afternoon on "An Upright for Fort Worth , Tex. , to attend the rncci- Ing of the National Live Stock exchange , ns delegates from the South Omaha Live Stock exchange. Olln M. May/lcld of this city was married last Tuesday evening to Miss Elsie V Davis of Cedar Rapids , Neb. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Broth at the home of the bride's parents. After November 1 the young couple will be at home at Twen ty-third and I streets. The women's auxiliary of St. Martin's Episcopal church met last week with Mrs. Lauer and elected the following officers : Mrs. A. V. Miller , president ; Mrs. Peter Honey , vice president ; Mrs. Lauer , recordIng - Ing secretary ; Mrs. E. J. Seykora , corresponding spending secretary ; Mrs. L. C. Gibson , treasurer. Officer Gary yesterday saw a man who Is working for the garbage master throw a plcco of crockery from his wagon Into the street. The olllccr called the garbage man down and compelled him to pick up every piece of the broken dlah from the pavement. This Isthe , first attempt at enforcing the ordinance prohibiting the throwing of glass , etc. , on the streets. The Union Veterans' Republican club has perfected its organization and starts out with a membership of twenty-five. At the last meeting J. 0. Eastman was appointed chairman of a committee to secure members and F. A. Agncw chairman of the commit tee on constitution and by-laws. All vet erans and sons of veterans are ellKlblo to membership. .Considerable interest Is being taken In the Young Men's Christian association mem bership contest. Harry Carpenter Is at the head ot the re Is and Sam Christie is cap tain of the blues. Each has selected a number of well known young men to assist them In the canvass for members. The contest Is to close Christmas , when it Is expected the membership ot the association will have reached DOO. George Williams , ono of the oldest settlers In South Omaha , died at his homo In Al bright yesterday ot consumption. At the tlmo of his death Mr. Wil liams was C5 jcnrs of age. Ho hail lived here for many years and was wnll and favorably known. Funeral curv ices will bo held this forenoon at the Al bright Methodist Episcopal church. Inter ment at Laurel Hill cemetery. Receipts of live stock at the yard last week wrro : Cattle , 18,719 , a decrease of 1.000 head from last week and 050 short of the same week last year , The week's total for hogs foots up 20,136 , a decrease of 5.5W from last week , but a gain of 1,500 over the same week In 1895. Sheep receipts were ll&'ht , only 8,473 arriving here , against 13- 987 iast week. . During the corresponding week In 1805 onlv 1,887 sheep were received at the yards here. _ Lost At Wild West show , pocketbook containing money and gold cuff button. Re turn to 015 New York Life building , I.lb- "ral reward.- KOHKCAST OK TOIJ.VY'S \VH.VTIinH. Fnlr null Warm mill .Hoiifli WlnilH In 1'liifo of ( ' lil mill Ilinv Clilllx. WASHINGTON , Oct. 10. The forecast for today In : For Nebrawka , Kantian and Colorado Fair ; warmer ; variable winds , shifting to Houtherly. For South Dakota Fair ; variable winds. For Wyoming Fair ; warmer ; southerly > westerly winds. For Montana Fair , probably followed by showers In northern portion ; southerly to t-Hterly wlnilH ; warmer In e.nMvrn portion. For MUaourl Showers ) , followed by clear weather ; cooler In the eastern portion : vlnds KnittliiK to northerly. For lawn Fair , preceded by Bhowers In southeast portion ; northerly winds ; cooler in eastern und warmer In western portion. Ilent Itei'nrtl , OFFICE OF THE WBATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , Oct. 10 Omaha record of tem perature and rainfall compared with the corresponding dny of the past three years ; 1895. 1893. 1S9I. 1813 Maximum tempera tore. . . fi3 TO 01 u Minimum temperature , . , , 42 55 40 G3 Avvr.tFH temperature. . . . , 48 C2 52 21 Rainfall , , C9 ,00 .03 .00 Condition of tcmperaturo and preclplta- , tlon ut Omaha for the day and since March i. ma : 'Normal ' temperature for the duy. , , K Deficiency for tlui day , , , , 7 Accumulated excess flncu March 1 36 Normal precipitation for the duy. . .09 Inch llxcena for the day GO Inch Total prccloltutlon since Mar I.SO SO Inches Kxcfuii ulnoi ) March 1 4.23 Inches i Deficiency corrcttp'g period 1895 , , 834 Inches 1 DuQcluncy corresu'g period 1S3I HCd Inches L. AWELSH. . Observer. OF IOWA. One of America's greatest financial scholars , will speak in Omaha at BoysTs New Theatre Thursday Ev@giing , October ! 5tiD ! This is a campaign of education and no one is better able to assume the roll of teacher than Iowa's popular senior senator- J Ei ? * ' ® jr and hear the all absorbing subject of discussed fairly and honorably by one who has spent his life in the study of finances , AMUSUMUXTS. NEW ii\v TBATIIB , | [ JtKGUl AK L. M. Crawford. Man i J'jelCKS. Matlttco Today t 2:30. Toulclit at 8:18 Bargain Day Matinee Wednesday. MERRY KATIE EMMETT "TJ1L2 WAIFS OP Xn\V YOIIIC. " Prices Gooil rctcrvcd seats , first Iloor. COo ; all balcony scats , Kc ; gallery. I5c and 23o. S NBW HEW THR4TRU 'HEOUI.AU L. M. Crnwford , Mgr. I PRICES. Four NlRtitx. Commencing SUNDAY MATIMJIJ , OCTOIinil 18. The popular success of the season , DARKEST RUSSIA. MATINIIR WEDNESDAY. Prices 23c , 35c , Me , 75o and $1.00. S.ilo opeim Saturday , October 17 , Nebraska Music Hall 1309 Douglas St- A first class vaudovlllo show every night from 8 to 12. SATURDAY MATINEE. FREE ADMISSION. Goo. Mitoholl. Prop. HAC1C KIIOM TIII3 Iin.VVMIl 1M3STIVAI. Oiiinhii Iviil : li < M Ctilii Sniuo I'oliilorH fur \ > xt Voiir. Jlemont Chase , II. J. I'enfold , nimer E. nryson , Walter Jardlno and O. J ) . Klpllngpr of the bonrd of governors of Ak-Sir-Hen , ac companied by their wives , and Knights A. Oulon , Chris Hartman and Ed Dickinson and Miss Dickinson , nnd Gus Rcnzc , who built the Omaha floats , were In Denver at tending the- festivities of the "Feast of Mountain and Plain" and returned yester day. They report having had a most enjoy able tlmo and having been royally enter tained In the Colorado city. On arrival there they were taken In charge by J. II. Jordan , a former resident of Omaha , and a committee cf the order of the "Slaves of the Silver Serpent" and not only given an oppor tunlty to sue all that was to be seen , butte to get all the pointers obtainable which might bo of use to them In onjanl/lng the festivities in Omaha next season. Several things were noticed which will coniM In good play next year. Ono of them was that more cf an effort was made to se cure n big showing In the parades wblcli come before the great festival and final din- play. The various Colorado counties were represented by elaborate and expensive floats on the night of the state parade. One fea ture of this ublch was not only beautiful but very Interesting to the eastern visitor * waa the section gotten up by the local Chinamen. For richness It was the equal , If not tlio superior , of anything seen during the week of festivities. The military parade was also more elaborate than In Omaha , the federal troops from all the garrisons within several hundred miles of the ulty being In line , their bcrvlcca being secured by the festival committee paying the cost of trans porting them to and from thc-lr regular posts. Another feature which will In all probabil ity bo followed here was the holding of n grand masked ball during the week , to which the public was not only admitted at u moderate- price , but was given un oppor tunity to dance. In * * addition to tlilc the last night of the festival week , the grand ccurt ball , similar to all respects to the one here , was held. So far aa tbo great parade , which was the culmination ot the week's gayetles , was con cerned , It waa the. opinion of not only the Omaha visitors , but of others who tfaw both , that It waa not equal to the one held here. There were not en many floats by three and they were nut to elaborate or so artistic In their design , Tloyvvro more profusely decorated with tinsel , however. In their con ception they dealt with more commonplace ( subjects , very few of them bc-lng anything which appealed to the artistic sense of the people 'ilie etrett Illuminations wcro not to bo compared with those of Omaha , the only effort In that line In addition to the regular street lights being string of Incatiduzcciit lights at thn street Inteituctlons , Thn cobt of the week's festivities wai about $27,000 , the sticet railway alone paying } 2.i ( > 0 toward It , C'liNi ! AvtiluHt Krojlo Frank KreJIe , who was nri'MUd eaveral days ago ( in tha rliars-j of concealing prop erty stolen from the earn of the Union J'.i- cltlc and Iliirlliiftoii roailn. was released yvatenUy In JtiUco UorUon'a court. They ate so little you hardly know you aru lakluic them. They cans * no griping , yet they act quickly and. most thorough ! ) . Such are the farnoun llttlu plllj known ei DeWltfj Llttlo Karly Hlscn. Smalt iu size , sreit In AMIISHMKXTS. Tel. 1531. THE CREICI1TON .Paxtoti & Burgos * , THIiEE NIGIIT3. COMMKNCINU WITH MA.TINEE TODAY 2t30. \V , K. Gonnaii'a Couiedlani In the Coimnecly SIU'CUHH , A GREEN GOODS MAN , Prlct'H-'Pc. : lSc , BOe. 7fic. * 1. ( > 0. Matlneo I'rlccH 2oa Hint fidu. Telephone 1531. PAXTON & BURGESS , Mgrs. ONE NIGHT ONLY. Wednesday , Oct. 14. IN Sfats on enlo tomorrow , 0 n. 111 , Prices , Me , 75c. Jl.OO , J1.50 , $2.00. THE CRBIGHTON. Tel. 1631-I'axtoilM n NKJIITS , COMMKNCI.Vd Thursday , Enenncmcnt of JOSEPH KUOKLHY . - , ' > r. I'lcsenllnK Thliiacl.ty r.lnjr , " " "HAMLET. Friday cvc-nlnu , "Romeo and Juliet * ' Saturday Matinee "The Lady of Lyonsi" Saturday night , "A Soldier of Fortune. " "Not In many years hat. the utttgc t'ccu ' HO consummate nn nctov. " Amy Leslie , Chicago News , Jan. 'JO , ISM. Bcatn on aulo Tuesday Oct. 13. 9 a. rn. I'rlcea-2Sc , We , 7Ge , $1.00 $ , Jt.W , I'our Milliner , Odoliur TliojinuiiUrbuccoiiot tbo Beaten , Darkest Russia. Prloc - f , aJvV > ; , lie , 11.00.