Nebraska Newspapers

    TILE OMAHA DAILY BEE/SUN DAY , FEBRUARY
I AMUSEMENTS.
There will bo abundance ol good cnlcf
talnnicnl this neck In a theatrical waj
Last week there was less to enjoy , filth OUR
the Illoomfleld Zelslor concert , which ha
been fully noticed elsewhere In these col
limns , was an event of sufficient Importune
to stand out strongly In relief , and th
offering of Mr. Lewis Morrison In "Th
Master of Ceremonies" was by no mean
to bo despised. Still there Is undoubted !
a general tendency , not altogether strange
to anticipate what Is to come , or as th
scripture hath It , to "forget the thing
which nro behind and to reach forth unt
tliJsu things which are before. "
Under such circumstances the advent a
the Frnv ley company tomorrow may b
urtttUtd In confident expectation of an un
Usual treat. When 'the ' Kmplro Theater com
pany or Its equally excellent companion or
K&ulzatlon of the Lyceum are billed to ap
pear hern out of the cast , the Intcrcs
excited Is only to be measured by th
capacity of the theater on the occasion o
their performances , and this shows , generally
orally speaking , the best of good taste 01
the part of the local public. It Is not ac
ciirately known how well the unique- post
tlon of the Frawley company Is undcrstooi
by the amusement lovers of Omaha , bu
It 1 a. fact that this body of players I
to Ihe remoter west what the Kmplre am
the Lyroum companies arc to the east am
that tliu people of San Francisco nro so wel
satisfied with the Frawley production tha
they supported with the utmost equanlmlt ;
the threat of the syndicate made some linn
ngo In tease Bonding Its "attractions" to tin
copst , and fared the ptoepeet thus openei
out before them with confidence In thel
own resources. Mr. Frawley brought hli
people here two years ago. They were llttli
known , either Individually or collectively
and although their performances wen
n" < < nowlcdKc < l by those who saw them to hi
as near perfect after their kind as art couli
make them , the audiences remained smal
throughout the engagement , an Omalu
mi Unices are too apt to do In the case o
th n s previously untried. The leaven o
th" Prawlity reputation , however , has beet
working hereabouts ever nlnco that earlj
ediluent , , and It Is safe to H.vy that \ '
pi rvades at present a considerably large-i
liii-tlon of the lump of Oninlm'a favorable
C'Uisileratlon than It did then. If It can on ) ;
emi-i' come to be understood that In Mr
Worthing and Miss Hates will bi > found :
leading man and woman every whit as clove ;
ami lompetent as Mr , l "avorsliain and Miss
Allen for IriKtanro , or Mr. Iliicki'tt am
Mlt's MunnortnK. and that the other nicm
bcrs of the Frawley company will conv
jiare very favorably with these of the besl
Hi eli companies now In existence , then
will he no lack of patronage during the com
Ing engagement. It Is ? genuine pleasure U
lie ii'iV. ' ronncleiitlously , to bestow BO mud
of laudation In advance.
Tim Mii'phy. who follows the Fnawloys , l
toi dl and favorably known In Omaha t (
mi , a-i Introduction of any kind. No oni
wio e\er siw "The Texas Steer" and thai
Inr mlifl a vast majority of the Amcrlcar
tlii ti r-qilng public haK forgotten Mr. Mm-
pin's admirable crc-itlon of the part of Hoi
M'i\ri.iK llrandcr , which \\za so good a'
virtual ! ) to lr.,3Uro the success of the piece
01 d to enhance the fame of the author 1. ,
a nminer which the hitrlnrlc merit of lib.
play would not have availed to accomplish.
Muiphy has been apart from Hoyt theist
three or four years and l.as made gcoil
prigu In his art. Much pleasure Is looked
lor from his Impersonations In one of the
lltt e p'aja which form the vehicles of lito
c.ittrtninment. These who remember Na !
Goo In In In bio youth In the d.iys before
\\o : Id-wide fame acid Maxlno Klllott overtook
him recall the wonderful mimetic facility by
virtue of which he Imitated other aetors an 1
illsl'imulshed men with such accuracy as tc
nstor.lsh and delight throe who saw the per
formance. Mr. Goodwin docs not do tlil
kind of thing any more : neither does D.gby
Hell who Is a master of the art ; neither
di.ia anyone else who can do It like an
artl't except Tim Murphy. lie Is said to
have a burlesque of Mr. Ilrjun of Lincoln , de
livering certain statesmanlike sentiment *
aleut ciTiwns of thorns and crosses of geM ,
whleli Is remarkably true to the Illustrious
original , although ho strives , with as much
euccess < us the nature of the case allows , not
to turn the subject Into ridicule , being a per
sonal admirer of the silver leader and having
taken the stump In hid behalf during the
recent campaign.
A Now York paper recently printed a cartoon
teen showing people go'ng ' to the theater In
the metropolis , with their faces and their
Identity concealed by means of masks , by
reason of this 111 savor of many of the plays
presented there Just now. With "Tho Con
querors" triumphing gaily over all opposi
tion at the Kmplro and "Tho Tree of
Knowledge" thriving rankly on adverse crit
icism at the Lyceum , not to epeak of a
dozen other lascivious or suggestive exhibi
tions at other Now York playhouses of only
less piom'incnce ' , It would seem that self-
respecting people must either limit them
selves to a very contracted range of enter
tainment or report to disguises when they
Co to the play. The overworked expression
"lln do slccli' , " as app'leJ to sexual problem
plays , carries with It a ray of promise In
tills connection ; for 1900 is only two ycara
off and It will really be a. pity to defile a nice ,
new. clean century with the filth of "Tho
Conquerors" or the decadent pruriency of
"The Tree of Knowledge. "
Ashley Hunh and C < irollno Clore have
cvcred their connection with the Wood
ward company by reason of a disagreement
vlth the management. Mr. Uush lisa been
associated with .Mr.Voodward for a num
ber of years , and made filends on the oc
casion of hid first appearances here who
Jiavo since- been Mistly added to In number ,
and with whom ho has been deservedly a
favorite. He has been , as Is generally
known , the comedian of the company , anJ
lias In his tlmn played many parts of this
character , phasing his audiences In every
OIHHo Is a conscientious , hard-working
and Intelligent actor , and It will be a
pkasuio to hear that hu and his charming
wlfi > have repeated their Omaha success In
their new Held.
Coiiiliii ; nvciils
"Mlsi Philadelphia , " the musical extrava
ganza , which will have Its flint presentation
In Omaha nt two performances today at
lloydX comes highly recommended an an
cm-ellent specimen of UP kind. The story
fcnctrns the adventures of William I'onii.
Jr. , a young I'lilladelphlau of great wealth
and convivial tendencies , who , being din-
contented with the necessarily alow course
of his llfo In the Quaker city , falls asleep
one day at his club and dreams a dream ,
thp Incidents of wh'ch ' are tlic-so of the
lilay The spirit of the original William
1'eiin appears lo him , and tlu < two eft off
on a slght-welng expedition , in the cotinio
of which they undergo many strange and
diverting experiences. Thes * adventures
oml to reconcile young William to his lot ,
nml his union with his altered Kuth Spring
Harden Is succrrsfully achieved In the last
iM. The music Id uald to bo of a < brl : ht
and catchy order , there la a largo choru ? .
nml the long east of principals Includes Jco
Cawthorn , Klvla Crox Seabronke , Quccnln
Vnmar , Georgia Stewart , Olgu Lambert ,
Charles Church , Harry Robinson , Arthur
Connelly and ir.uny others ,
Judging from the endorsement that the
Frawley company has received In San
Francisco ami other cities It hat ) visited ,
the thcnter-goeni of this city are to bo
offered a rnro treat during the coming
week.
Since- Its organization three years ago , the
ronvjiany has been Improve4 In personnel
and equipment until It bears favorable
comparison with any stock organization In
America. It now embraces such well known
jicoplo as T. Daniel Fruwlny , Frank Worth
ing. Wilson Knos , S , O. Hlakeinoru , Herbert
Oarr , George Ilosworth. FroJprlc Terry ,
Orcrgo McQuarrle , William Lowers Dlanrhc
Half. Eleanor Hebron , Madge Csrr Co&k ,
Lily Wren , Plieaa McAllister and Selene
Johnson , It carries Its own apodal bcenery.
mid each of Its plaju 1s elaborately
mounted and costumed.
The Fiawley company will bo seen hereon
on Sunday evening , Fe-bruary 7 , In the
( famous war drama , "Slienandoah ; " Tuesday
ovcnlBg In Bret Harto's "Sue ; " Wednesday
rnntlnee In "Christopher , Jr , " and Wednes
day night In "An International Match. "
The young American comedian , Tim
Murphy , and his company , which Includes
Dorothy Shcrrod , will appear at Uoyd's
theater on the evenings of next Thursday ,
Friday-and Saturday , with a special bargain
Saturday matinee , on which occasions Mr.
Murphy will present his latest double bill ,
"Old Innocence" and "Sir Henry Hyp
notized. " "Old Innocence" Is a humorously
pathetic comedy adapted from the French
" ' " "Old Innocence"
play , "Lcs I'otlts Olseaux.
Is the sobriquet of Jason Green , a man of
wealth , whoso kind heart and generous
motives leave him a prey to all sorts of ex
travagance and Imposition. In the character
novelty , "Sir Henry Hypnotized , " which Is
prceented In. conjunction with "Old Inno-
cenco" at every performance , Mr. Murphy
la Introduced as a lightning change charac
ter , Impersonator of the following famous
actors In their most popular roles : Henry
Irving , as Mnthlas In the dream Incident of
"Tho Hells ; " John T. Raymond as Colonel
Mulberry Sellers , In "The Olldcd Age ; " Joe
Jefferson as Deb lAcrts-ln "The Rivals , " Sol
Smith Russell as Noah Vale In the "Poor
Relation , " Stuart Hoteon as Bertie , thn
Lamb , In "The Henrietta , " Lawrence Bar
rett as CassliiR In "Julius Caesar , " and , by
request , a startling Impersonation of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan , delivering a portion
of his crown of thorns speech In Chicago.
With two performances today , afternoon
and evening , of W. K. Tlllotson's four-act
comedy drama , "Qucena , " the Woodward
company enters upon the fifth week of lui
remarkable and record-breaking business at
the Crelgliton , where audiences still continue
to teM. the capacity of the theater. The
company , already strong , has ibccn still fur
ther strengthened this week by the addi
tion of new members , and the usual strong
and enjoyable performances may be confi
dently expected. "Qucena" will run until
Wednesday night , and will then be replace 1
by Hartley Campbell's "The Galley Slave"
for the remainder of the week. The usual
matinees will be given.
The specialty feature for the week will
bo I'eto Hakcr , the well known German
comedian , the Kllnoro sifters In a comedy
act called "The Irish 400 , " and the three
Kcnos , aerial artists ? . Arrangements have
been completed by the management for the
appearance , In connection with the Wood-
word company during the week beginning
February 20 , of Johnstonc Bennett and
George W. Leslie , said to be the hlghcut
prlecHl vaudeville attraction on the stage.
Alrri-ly I'lu.iiTs.
Cora Tanner Is to star In "Alone In Lon
don. "
James A. Hcrno proposes to revive "Hearts
of Oak. "
"Captain Impudence" closed its season
last week.
"Tho Drldo Rlcct" made a lilt la Phila
delphia last week.
"McSorley's Twins" closed its season last
week In New York.
Turbulent little Gladys Wallla has Joined
"The Circus Girl. " <
The Mason-Manoln company closed last
ncek -avnnnah. .
Chaile.s Frohmnn has been seriously ill
with congestion of the spine.
Anna Delmout has received several Matter
ing offers to star next season.
Corse Payton Is to build a theater In
Centervillc , la. , Ills old home.
Allco Nellson has secured a divorce from
her husband , Benjamin Nentwig.
Tom Nawn , In "Shantytown , " clcsed his
season January 22 In Milwaukee.
Edward Harrigan's starring tour In "Old
Lavender" Is proving n financial uucccss.
Anna 'Boyd ' Is now a member of the south
ern "A Stranger In New York" company.
Richard Mansfield will present "Tho
Devil's Disciple" in Omaha early In March.
A strong company will begin a tour
February 14 In "What Happened to Jones. "
Kllta Proctor Otis Is completing arrange
ments Tor u starring tour In "Oliver Twist. "
Lottie Collins is about to tear herself
away from America , being wanted In Lon
don.
Camllle D'Arvllle appeared I > st Tuesday
night for the first time In "Tho Highway
man. "
It Is said that Frederick Warde , the
tragedian , may go Into vaudeville next
ceason. .
Margaret Mather proposes to make an
elaborate revival of "Winter's Tale" next
season.
Ezra Kendall Is to star In a new comedy
under thu direction of William West , the
minstrel.
Mme. Melba Intends to start a subscrip
tion to build a monument , to the late Henry
E. Abbey.
E. H. Sothern s new play "The Head ol
the House , " Is based on Thackeray's "Henrj
Esmond. "
The London production of Paul Potter's
"Tho Conquerors" has been Indefinitely
postponed.
Dlgby Bell lstto present "The Hoosler
Dot-tor" for the first tlmo In New York
next month.
It Is said that the proposed tour of the
woman once known as Baroness Blanc , has-
been abandoned.
13 , II. Sothern will produce his new play ,
"Tho Head of the House , " this month In
Rochester , N. Y.
Charles H. Yale Is working on a new
spectacular pantomime , which he will pro
duce next season.
leabello lEvcsson will play tha.ln.illng role
In "A Southern Romance , " which Is soon
to bo sent out again ,
Maurice Harrymore Is to go to LonJon to
pl'.y Captain Thorno In "Secret Service , "
William Terrlss' flld part.
Fanny Davenport gives It out cold that
Joan Dare is the only genuine spelling of the
panic of the Maid of Orleans.
Mine. Melba Is to ( make a special tour to
the Paellle coast In openi , after nor season
n Ith the Damrosch company.
Pauline Hall will return to vaudeville at
the termination of her engagement with the
Ca tlo Square Opera company.
Nnt Goodman pro-luccd "Nathan Halo" last
Monday night at Hooley's In Chicago. The
critics are not unanimously enthusiastic.
Joseph Jefferson contemplates a revival of
"Tho Rivals" next season , and has offered
the part of Mrs , Malaprop to RoseCoghlan. .
Fredrick Pauldlng Is wlnnkig golden
opinions on thu Pacific coast by his work
with the Alca/ar company at San Francisco.
Nut C. Goodwin , DeWolf Hopper and
others read nt the entertainment given by the
Uiicuf Leaves society In Chicago last week.
James K. Hacked Jias quite recovered and
will reappear In "Tho Princess and the
'Butterfly" ' at a special mutlneo next Tues
day.
day.Anna
Anna Held Is about 'to make her first
appearance In Kansas City , aivl the village
on thu Kaw Is already In a flutter of ox-
cltemont.
Will J. Block , who manage.1 ! Frank Mayo
In "Pudd'nhead Wilson , " will control the
fortunes cf Matbews and Bulger for the jiext
live years.
Dan Daly's benefit netted over J3.000. The
comedian was BO far recovered thltiiwerk as
to be able to rejo'.u "Tho Unite of Xuw York"
t St. Louis.
"Tho Man from Mexico , " which thu
favorite comedian "Wllllo" Collier , will soon
bring 10 Omaha , has been Immensely suc
cessful on the ' \icflc ! eo.ist.
Mary Mannerlng was painfully Injured the
other night during a performance of "Tho
Tree of Knowledge , " by a hat pin which was
forcibly driven Into her hea'i , causing her to
faint.
The temporary closing of .Mr. and Mra.
Edwin Milton Roylo last week was duo to
tin' widespread strikes of mill hands which
caused considerable disturbance In those
dUtrlcU of New England through which they
were traveling. They will BOOH resume their
tour.
tour.Daniel
Daniel Frohman will start the Lyceum
company on a short spring tour about
April 1 , opening at Boston , and presenting
"Thu Princess and the Butterfly , " "Tho
Tree of Knowledge" anil other play * . Dur
ing the company's absence a new play , not
yet selected , ! ! ! be produced under Mr.
Frohman'a direction at the Lyceum by
extra members of the organization ,
Henry C. Miner has renewed his contract
with James A , Hcrno for another five years.
Mr. Hcrno will produce "Tho Reverend
Griffith Davenport" next fall and an Irish
drama later.
A N'ew York paper publishes a cartoon
depleting theater parties going masked to
the play In order to conceal their Identity ,
In view of the prevailing Indecency of the
performances.
"Biff" Hall quotes \A Ith manifest ap
proval the recent statement of a Chicago
society paper to the effect that Francis E.
Wlllard Is the proud possessor of a beauti
ful angostura cut.
Channlng Pollock of the Dramatic Mirror
staff has accepted the position of dramatic
editor of the Washington Times , replacing
Punl Wllstach , who Is now tlo'.ng press
nork for Richard Mansfield.
MUSIC.
A question of Interest to the musical public
just now Is , Shall the local concert manager
take upon himself the methods of a book
agent ? Early In the season last year a con
cert was given by the pianist Leopold Go-
dowsky , under the management of Joactih
Gahm. Ho clayed In the presence of a large
audience and Mr. Oahm made money for him
self and for his artist by the transaction ,
The method he pursued was to call person
ally upon his numerous friends and Invite
them to purchase tickets and attend his per
formance. By that means he secured the at
tendance of the Omaha musical public. A
few months later , confident on account of hlo
first success , ho made an arrangement to
bring Theresa Carreno to this city for a plane
recital. Thcro are few performers In the
world better known or more extensively ad
vertised than Mine. Carreno and Mr. Gahm
believed that It was only necessary to cave-
fully notify the musical people of Omaha
that they were to have the opportunity to
hear so great an artist to secure their ores-
cnco at the theater. He did not open n sub
scription Iht or call upon hU friends to sell
them tickets. The result \\ua that he lost
heavily on the engagement , and one of the
greatest artists In the world played to an In
significant audience not at all representative
of the musical taste and n nreclatlon of this
city. A year ago the Omaha Musical saclety
gave a concert with Mine. Nordlca and her
company. The members of the society sold
tickets to their friends and Ccelghton
theater waa packed. Ln.st December Nordlca
was again in this city and this time no
chorus elt'ier took part In the concert or
sold tickets for It and the receipts were
many hundred dollars lets than a year ago.
Last week Fnnnle Ulocmfluld-Zclslor gave a
recital under the direction of Martin Calm
and played to a largo audience. For the las'
two months Mr. nhn has been working up
public Interest In this concert. He sacrificed
his business and his time , almost his health ,
to the work amd has called upon his numerous
friends wherever and whenever lie could meet
them to avail themselves of opportunlty
of hearing the great artist whom he was to
bring to Oman ? . As a result of his labors
Uoyd's theater was fairly well filled. A few
nights ago a concert was given In the First
Congregational church by two tray art's ' ! . ' ,
whose playing lias commanded nttcntl n and
resect. They were to have had tr.ic assist
ance of several well known singers and the
i.ierl'ormancc was given under the Dationago
and with the assistance of a local ue\v i aper.
That such a concert wcfl to occur had been
' cpeatcdly announced and It was well known ,
but there were- about 100 persons In the
church. Ht'iiry ' Smith , who managed the coi-
cert , trusted In the belief that the peo.ile of
Omaha would be Interested In IMh nivelner-
formnncc. both en account of Its novelty an 1
iilso bccai.se of ttis musical excellence which
was to be expected.
Thu above are a few facts regarding the
htstqry of concerts In this city du. . Ing the
last year and If one were to ( "udge frcni
them It would appear that the on'y way in
which to secure the financial success of a
musical enterprise Is to go out aa a can-
\nssing agent and sell the tickets wb re\cr
opportunity presents. It seems to the writer
that Omaha Is enough of a city to dispense
with village methods acid he inclined
to believe that the people of Omha know
enough about music to be able to judge
whether or not they wish to attend n per
formance ; he dep ores what secniij to be
the fact that they do not exercise their Judg
ment. The appearance Is that they go to a
: onccrt more to accommodate their friend
ivho Is giving 'It ' , than to listen to the music
ivhlch Is prepared for them. The n > 'mo ' of
i great artist , one who would nil the largest
? oncert hall In London or Berlin , Is not
learly PO potent * n the city cf Oiiaha cs the
ictlvlty of one of her local musicians who
leslres to'Bell tickets for a concert. It
ooks as If muslo Iwere not Judge-dJ accord ns
o Its actD-1 value , but according to siib-
ildlary considerations which really ought note
o enter Into the matter at all. The people
if Omaha have few chances to hear really
Ine music In their own city. A half dozen
'oncerta ' In a year arc surely few enough i nil
mo would expect an eagerness on the part i
the public to avail themselves of what ad
vantages may come In their way. As It is ,
there Is an appalling loth'.rgy ' which seems
to give way only before the personal solicita
tion of the concert giver.
Work has been begun on the comle opera
Ak-SaMJen. the s-tory of which appeared In
The Boo last Supnday. The introduction and
opening chorus have been completed anJ
sketches have been in' < ie for other parts of
the first act. The writer has received the
lines of a song approprate to be sung by
the king In the second act. The authorship
of these lines will bo announced when the
work Is performed. Thu rcqueat was made
In earnest last week that those who are able
and willing to do so should contribute to
the success of this work. As Boon > s enough
of the music Is completed to make It pos
sible parts will be assigned and a chorus
organized ami rehearsals begun preparatory
to Its first presentation. The Knights of
Ak-Sar-Don are already expressing con-
sUerablo Interest In Its success i.nd n num
ber have promised their hearty co-operation.
The writer sees no .reason . why this work may
not bo carried forward to completion In the
near future and to performance- some tlmo
during itho month of May. It Is two or three
years since Omaha had a M'.y ' fc.ttlval and the
Initial pciformanco of Ak-Sar-Ben may servo
to recall those good old days.
If Omaha needs one thing more than
another It IB a concert hall. It Is safe
to say that there are very few cities In
the United States of Omaha's size and
enterprlso without some place beside the
theaters sultablu for large meetings. If
such a hall weio .built . now there Is every
reason to believe that It could find
abundant use next summer and earn an
Income etifllclent to pay the Interest on the
Investment for two or three years to come.
It ban been suggested that the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben undertake the building of such
a place , -but , as is .usual In organization ? ,
there are differences of opinion concerning
Itu advisability. There are several vacant
loj ( ) near the center of the city upon which
a hall , to seat . ' 1,000 people , might bt > lo
cated. Omaha hopes to grow. No one Is
ready to say that It ls now at the meridian
of Its prosperity. If Its prosperity In
creases It "will be contrary to ull precedent
If Us aitUtlo last it did not Increase , be-
cauco wealth Is always accompanied by a
desire for the refinements of civilization.
Music Is one of these refinements , and It
Is quite Impossible to concelvu of a well-
to-do community devoid of inimical taste.
Probably after the exposition Is over an
oratorio society will bo organized wlilch
shall -give a scries of concerts each seaBoir.
Thcro are numerous artists cnroute for the
Pacific coaH. who have In the past , and
probably will In the future , otop at this
city to give a performance. The more they
are encouraged and patronized the oftcner
they will como. and If the people of Omaha
aru really nllve to the Importance of good
inuulo and to the enjoyment which It may
afford , there Is no reason to foir that a
concert hall would not be a paying Invest
ment. It one were built now It would have
the advantage of the patronage of various
events , musical and otherwise , during the
progress of the exposition , and could earn
at the outset a muit rncouraelng Income.
HOMER MOOUU.
MiiNlrnl .VolvH ,
An upright piano , supposed to have been
made tu 1739. liaa been discovered at
Plstola.
It Is said Ihat Mme. Grieg , wife of the
great composer , possesses very rare power
aa a ballad singer , aua that her interpreta
of her husWrrid's songs give them a
beauty which they seldom reveal ns ren
dered by thd average singer.
i\ concert will be given at the Central
United Trcsbytcrian church February 15 ,
under the dlrectlb'h of Robert Cuccnden ,
Miss Helen Burnham , soprano , and Mr. Ed
ward Dworzak , plantat , will assist.
Dr. J. O. MacVendrlck of Glasgow has
been experimenting on the communication
of musical sounds o deaf persons , and tias
discovered that a.lootrlflcd water will convey
vibrations which tx > rrespond exactly to musi
cal rhythms and that a deaf person may
thus enjoy music hy keeping hla hands In
water. This wll ( doubtless help greatly to
popularize water upon these of * musical
temperament.
A work has been received from G. Sclilrmcr
& Co. , New York , -entitled "Masterpieces of
Vocalization. " which bids fair to fill a long
felt want In the education of singers , It
Is made tp of the best exercise. ) that have
been Invented by the great teachers durltrg
the last hundred years. Careful directions are
given regarding breathing a < ml phrasing. The
txcrclses are arranged In different keys and
grouped according to different styles of stagIng -
Ing , so as to be available for different voices ,
Homer Moore has been engaged to take
charge of the music of the First Congrega
tional church , beginning loiMy. Mrs. Frances
Ford will In the future , as In the past , be the
organist and the choir will Include the fol
lowing members : Misses Jessie Dickinson ,
Helen Hcogland , May Bartlett , Mary Latey.
Grace Allui , Lydla Tukcy , Mamlo Beck ,
Mabel Latoy , Grace Nichols , Mabel Barber ,
Mrs. A. P , Ely. Mrs. Hobart and Messrs.
H. B. Payne , Hal Shears , Erdman llrunner.
Wing Allen. Luther Tate , Ed Pickering
Gerald Somcrs and Norman Dean.
Mme. Josephine Jacoby , the contralto ,
sang last week In Chicago , with the Thomas
orchestra and made a most pronounced suc
cess. Her beautiful voice was said to be
the 'best ' heard In Chicago for years. Mine.
Jacoby Is a beautiful Woman and n thorough
artist. Her ambitions point very high and
her success la almost assuredAt th's
came concert a symphonic poem entitled
"Edrls , " composed by Frederic Grant Glca-
t-on , was performed. It Is said to be the
finest work for orchestra yet written by
any western musician.
A most remarkable concert was given nt
the Auditorium , Chicago , recently , under
the direction of Thecdore Thomas , for the
benefit of the Prisbyterlan hospital. The
soloists were Mine , Nordlca , M. Yaaye ,
violinist , and M. PJaucon , basso. Nordlca
sang a grand aria by Erkel ; Ysayc played
a violin concerto , by Saint Saens , and
Plancon sang an aria frou "Don Cntlos" by
Veidl. The orchestra plnyeJ thp overture to
"Tannhaii'er , " by Wagner , "William Tell , "
by Hosflnl , and the- Hungarian rhapsody ,
number 2 , by Liszt. Why may not Omaha
enjoy such a feast once In a while ?
Tuesday evening the Dcrttilek club will
hold anothir of Its nifetlngs at the HnyJcn
Annex. The program will be under the di-
tectlon of Homer Moore end will be devoted
to the works of Richard Wagner. These will
bo rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Calm.
Miss Dickinson , Mrs. Johnston and Mr
Mooro. There will be several celctlons from
"T-innhau cr , " namely. The Salutation to
the Hull of Sens , " "Ellrabcth's Prayer. " the
Liszt arrangement of "The Evening Star. "
and possibly the mart'.i. From "Lo'.icngrln. "
Elfcu's Dream , and from "Die Walkure" the
firing Pong and the Sword Song , both from
the role of Sleginund. The characterization
and analyses will be read by Mi s Hamilton
and Miss Kimball.
Next Trlday afternoon , at 3 o'clock , at
Boyil's thog'.er. the Omaha Orchestral so
ciety , under the direction of Franz \dcl-
mann will give It. . , sixth concert this season.
Hi ? progiam will contain onei or two novel-
tkii for the orchestra. Messrs. Adlemann
r.-l Nordln will play a concerto for two
violins , iby Alard. and Ml-a Helcne Wyman
will sing an aria from "Lucre la Borgia. "
by Donizetti. The .large nttcr.danco at the
la-'t ' concert has cncouiagcd the management
to continue them until further nctlcc. Mr.
Adlemann and ihls'organisation have Im
proved steadily from the very first , and at
the present time command the respect an 1
deserve the patiortage of those In this
city who bcJlvc In'and cjijoj good mus'c.
' " "
Next Frlday'mcniiis at the" Young Men'u
Chr'stlan Arr-ociation auditorium William
Arm.tronir will give a lecture entltlo-l "Un
published Intcrviewh with Grrat Musicians"
under the auspices of the Derth'ck ' club.
Mr. Arm.-frong is musical editor of the Chicago
cage Tribune and a lecturer of the highest
standing upon musical subjects. Last June
Mr. Armstrong dcllverol this and other
lectures with great success In Ix > ndon and
was invited by Sir Alexander Mackenzie ,
president of the Iloyal Academy of Music , to
lecture before that liv-tltutlon , and wcs
presented with a laurel wreath tied with
the American colors. During his stay in
England Mr. Armstrong was entertained by
a number of distinguished musicians and
among others ? by Mme. Pattl at her castle ,
Cralg-y-Nos.
There are three little things wnich do more
work than any other three little things cre
ated they are the ant , the bee and DeWltt'r
Little Early Hlsers , the last being the famous
little pills for stomach and liver troubles.
A CI.OSK CVI.I , .
MP nnil Tiidc lli > ttvi > i n 'tlir .MIiiiTN
n lid ( ho M u n n ( n I n IInn ,
A number of bpaitsmen weie recen'ly ui It-
Ing over the good times tney hud . -.ad duck
shooting last full , says the Was.ilngt n Star ,
when the conversation turned on hunting
big pame In the west. Some thrilling nd-
venture was related by every one In the
group but tin elderly man , nml he In turn
was usked for a btory.
"I don t hupjiosu , ' begun the silent man ,
"that any of you young- fellows ever ran
ncroes a mountain lion , as they are becom-
Intr rather scarce now In the west. Hut
early In the flPs , when 1 first went to
Colorado to hunt for Bold , these nnlmalH
we ic quite numerous. I recall on one
occasion 'having ' u little advniure with a HJH
that almost scared mo out of my wllw. With
a partner 1 WIIH walking a claim In ( he
mountains near Ouray , nml one day beffire
the very cold weather of the winter set In
we both went to town to get som" supplies , ,
leaving our little cabin on the mountain s'.de
alone ,
"It came on to snow BO hard soar , after
we arrived In Ouruy fiat we did not get a
ciinnce to return to our claim for three
days. On our return Journey we no.Iced .is
WH were climbing , ' the 'hills the trnckn of a
niuuntaln Han leading toward our cabin.
1'icheiitly , however , as we g t nitirer and
niaiei to our little home , we lost the track
of the anlmnl , and the sight of an open
window , whlfi had been caie'ully closed
on our departure for town , caused us to
forget all about the lion nnd Its presence.
"Well , I had reached t'iu > window and was
jiint ubout to put my head Into the apart
ment when there came a terrible growl
and the next instant n great ytllow body
HprniiK thrjiifili the opening iltru on my
bark , Its eluwH catching -ny bui-kwljilri com
and ripping It open to my walsU. turning
me completely over and Into the nnow.
My partner took we daniprous situation In
at a t-lance ani ) , Chipped out his g-un. Then
the infeniui lion tinned on him , making a
feat fill leap In HW dlicctlon. Jiefore he
could lire t-ie Infuriated beam was upon
him , nnd. poizing him. by the nlaek of his
enat , sho.k 'hlirr M * thougi he were but a
rat. I was on jnyiifec-t by this time , and ,
drawing my levolvUr , 1 tmcuked up and put
a. bullet right through rls hcul. The
nnltrml frronned.anrt. fell bark dead and my
partner drew ftlj ) JlOoatli freely once more.
It was u close cajl , but neither of us was
hurt , nnd tin11im' Kln In another week
was serving IIP a. rug at the foot of my
bunk. "
_ _ _ . _
Don't atinoy others by your coughing , and
risk jour llfo If1 npslectlng a cold. One Min
ute Cough Cur.ej cures coughs , colds , croup ,
grippe and all tliroit And lung troubles.
Why Tll | > y
A serlous-mlnddd Oilcan went Into a
Cleveland department store not \iiij \ : , ago , .
and , going to the drug department , ai > ked
for u certain Infant's food. The bright I
yciuns woman In charpe shook 'her ' head
"I'm sorry. " she said , "but we are Just out
of tnat. We have Illunk'H Granum nnd
Dash's condensed milk nnd Space's Lictn-
turn. " The herlouu eltly.en looked doubt'ul ' !
"I'm afraid they wouldn't do , " ho said' '
"I t-uppoKe , " said the young1 woman nym- '
pathetically , "you don't like to change "
"Oh , It Isn't for me. " nald the serious citi
zen hastily. And after ho got out of the. .
store he wondered wiy the girls laughed
so suddenly. I
Children nnd adults tortured by burn * .
scalds , Injuries' , eczema or skin dlscoccx may
secure Instant relief by us'ng ' DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve. It Is the great Pile remedy.
Moveto Strlkf Out Illiuul'DiMiuirriT. .
JI2F-FEUSO.N CITY. .Mo. . Feb. 5.-Tho attorney -
torney ire.neral today Hied a motion to
strike out the demurrer of Judge lilund
In the ouster proceedings In the. supreme
court because mvondcnt CQn not plead
both to the merits ana make a demurrer at
the baino time.
AMUSEMENTS.
THE GREIGHTQN r
Managers VIIIUIMIl I Wll Amusement Director
THE WOODWARD STOCK COMPANY
} COM STILL TURNING THEM AWAY n
J MAIIME . GiUAVttilL ,
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SPECIAL FEATURES :
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BOYD'S Man-liters FEB. IO-IM2
Silt u nl uy Lower Floor. . . . ( iCe
nurpiiin Utilcony-GuHcry lifio
The man Tlio inun
who imulo who intielo
Millions A UXAS SULK
rAMOUS.
TWO ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS ot ench PERFORMANCE
h OLD INNOCENCE
Acts.
Up to the Second "Copyrighted , " Funnier than A Tcxus Steer , and
1'ho Dramatio
sensation.
you cnn pat your money back hotwoon
-1 and fid acts no sooner , no l.itor.
25c , 09 , 7dc.i-PH3GES-M , 25c,50c.Siecial
SKATS ON SALE MONDAY MOUNINC.
Ante Room Echoes t
Probably the most enjoyable social session
ever held under the aubplccs of the Iccal
Sons of Veterans was the smoker of last
Monday evening , hclJ in the camp quarters
on 'Farn > m street. The entertainment was
en'.lrcly ' Informal and began with a gram
ophone concert of thirty numbers , Captain
E0i.\ard J. Davis manipulating one of the
1 test Improved Instruments. The program In
clude J soiro chalcc solectlois , the most notice
able among them being ths Morning serenade
by the Boston P dettcs , Hlgglns and Pryor's
duet ; Ma Angellne , a banjo duet , nil Nearer
My God to Thee. Between numbers cigars
were distributed and the members were In
formally called upon to say a few words fee
the good ) of the order. At the conclusion of
the program coffee , sandwiches and cake wcro
passed around , followed by more clgjrs and .
fernval speechmaklng. The principal spokes
men of the evening were : Colonel Moses !
P. O'Brien Hen. W. W. 'Hubbard , Kev. Brltt , |
Captain Rawitzcr , A. Horan , G. W. Sues , W. I
H. Miilcahy , Captain Wiggins , Captain Sails- I
bury , It. J. Tebbcns nnd 13. P. Rutherford. |
The Ladles' Aid society was represented by
Sister Jacobs , who explained the work of the
aid society.
This entertainment formed the first step
In a cementing process , found desirable In I
bringing the hitherto rival organizations , I
who lately combined , Into cl.ser relationship , j
The order represented In Omaha by General !
Crook camp No. 1 Is m king line progress
In Increasing membership and at present
the oamp Is engaged In making preparations
for ! ho reception of the delegates to the
state convention , which convenes beco Feb
ruary 14. i
Imperial MjstliIiKlon. .
Windsor Castle No. 1 Is pushing ahead
with life and vigor. Initiation ? every Thurs
day night and plenty of work In sight.
The weekly meetings arc more largely at
tended than ever and members arc taking a
deep Interest In the contest that is now
In progress. A variety of entertainments
am being presented at each castle meeting.
Last ThurFday night a Cosier party \\as
held. The scheme was new to most of thc o
present , 'but ' they soon "caught on" and
took a hearty Interest In the game. Light
refreshments were rcrved.
Castle No. 20 was organized at Plalnvlow i
by Hcgent Rhoadcs last week. j
Rev. Elijah B. Jones of Owatonna , Minn. ,
wo a the guest of the supreme officers the '
p'tet week. He came to Oirmha to make !
personal Investigation of the order and Its
ofllcers , with a view to accepting a poil- |
tlon as trustee of the Imperial '
Mystic Legion , The entire party lunched I
'
at the Commercial club , and through tho'
courtesy of President Wattles visited the
Krounc'a of the TrnnsmlPslRslppI Kxpnsltlnn.
Rev. Jonci ? expressed delight and admiration
at the beautiful buildings BO rapidly nearIng -
Ing completion. Wherever he goes In his
lecture tours , wo may rest ensured that
nothing but words of commendation will bespoken
spoken for our great exhibition. Ho aim
accepted the position rs trustee of the Im
perial Mystic Legion with 'pli'a'iitre ' , and
returned to his home Wednesday night
with the intenthn of helping to Increase
Owatonna castle to 100 members In the next
few weeks.
In Windsor castle the contest has been
continued another month , and during Febru
ary the Reds are- going to make an extra
effort to secure a lead of at least twenty
over the nines.
Queen City Castle No. 3 , Council
Hluffs , has taken on a new Icnnn
of llfo and the membership \ rapidly
gaining This bus 'been ' accomplished
by Special Deputy Harrlvon , ably assisted
by Secretary Kerrler.
Fralcriml Cnlon oftiiirlrn. .
Banner lodge met Thursd'-y evening and
after the regular order of business wi s com
pleted made arrangements to hold a public
meeting the latter part of the month , an
nouncement of which will bo made later.
The next regular ini-etlnK will bo helJ Thurs
day evening In Myrt'e ' hall , when a special
program will be rendered consisting of
music > md papers by Mr * . Dr. Towne.
Monlamln Hedge , after Its regular business
Is transacted Monday evening will give a
card party for Its members and the mem-
hers of other lodges who may bo present.
A full attendance Is desired. On Monday
evening a committee was appointed to
i rranpn for a dance on Pebruary 21 and the
trustees were empowered to arrange for
Ittraphernalla so that the degree of Fraternity
may be properly and fully conferred.
Benson ledge entertained a few of the .
Omaha members Friday evening and darner
Center lodge Ko a public entertainment at {
whleh refreshments were served Saturday i
evening.
! ' } lliliin KnlKlilH1knoelallon. .
On January 24 , Hntcrprleo lodge No 79 ,
Knights of Pythian , of South Omaha , con
solidated with Ncbiuska lodge No. 1 of
this city. Following the eon f erring of the
first degree , Chancellor CwninanOcr Wulpl lu-
.
Tel. 1013.
TODY I TOVItJHT
2:30 I 8:1.V
.ion rvwTimiiM' .
In the Superb Hstratognnza
Miss Philadelphia
Supported by
KI.IV.V c'ltn.v si : vimooitn
co I'lioru : .
Prlcos Lower rii < r , Jl.fO , " . " < ; Till , , TCc-fiOe.
Matinee Ixiwcr I""oor , 75c-COc ; Hal. 60o25c.
Muiui.o' . Tuesday Wednesday ,
THU KHV\VI < : : V CCIITAXV.
T I V 2 I TAXTON & 11UIIGKSS ,
* - * * - Maiugen. Tel. 1910.
MKIIT.S nml WKIVI > I11V
COMMENCING
Monday , Feb. 7.
Ili-fi' ( frtnit ( Cfiliiiulila Theater ,
Sun I'rnnrl.sro
Momlay-SIinNANUOAII.
Tucnliiy St'13.
WfilneMl.iy Miitlnre CIIUISTOPHKR JR
Wed , ivu AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH
1'rlcpnLowiT Floor , fl.dO-TKi ; Hal. , 73c-f,0.- ,
Mutlnoo Lower Kluor. ic-r,0r , IIil , S0c-l5o
SEATS NOW ONSALlJ.
I'rlcoH rt'ilnriMl ill . Iiiriiiiil'H Iliinc'ln
School for ! < < of NfllNdii In ( Inr
niluM I'la.sH. I.exNoiiH ' 1'iuMlnjnml
Prlilay , N ] i. in. U'MNOHN , Inillcti , t r (
Ki'iilli'iiK-ii , ffil , llcKln noiv.
IIOTICLS.
THE MILLARD
13th and Douglas Sts. , Oinnha.
"
CENTRALLY"LOCATED. .
C.AMI KL'itoi'm.v i'L.vx. _
J. H. MAIIICni , & SON. I'ropH.
HOTEL BARKER
COIl. 13TH AND JONES ST. , OMAHA.
HATHS 91.r 0 M ) ijL'M ; IMJII IIAV
Electric cart direct to exposition grounds.
ntANIC DAllKEIt. Cushler .
. . . .SAM I1AUMAN Clilcf C'lerk
MR. CHENEY ;
l.nUhlirllniK - iif ( lie -hlliiiinin Con-
t'l'rl Co , riiluauro , A > | NU > H lo llliiioiini-r
Ilitil lit * IIIIH loi'iiti-d In Oiiilllui. . anil
lillH opcncil a Nliiillo In I HcC'iiKiif
Inill'lliiK , llooin : t ( ) , itlicrc hiitill
IniilriiNfil ( free I \ < - HUIHIit Ini IHI |
ii si ml ) VOICI3 CI LTllli : anil AHIl.H-
TH" SI.
vlted the lodge and Its vIMtors to the
banquet room , whetu ho had prepared a
spread for the benefit of the members of
South Omaha who had 'been ' received Into
the lodrfo earlier In the e-venlnB , at which
tlmo a numl > or of speeches were made.
The knlcK's degree will bo the special
order of 'burliiess In NeLrruka MROon
Fobrucry H , when a largo attendance la ex
pected.
I'ri'iinrc for a Hall.
The members of the Hrotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen , Overland lodge No. 123 ,
will give their twelfth annual iball at Thurs-
ton nines' hall on the night of February
The nlfalr premises to be one of the
swell events of the season. The program Is
unique and out of the onllnary. The Invl-
tutlon follows the ttyle of a train order of
a well regulated railroad , it being under-
stool that each conductor and engineer In to
have a rerpy of the order. Those who at
tend are Instructed to ling In at 11-30 on
the night of the ball. Thlu order specifies
th-it supper will be served at that hour.
According to the program , every member
will have the right-of-way over all tracks
after 2 o'clock a. in. , providing1 such tracks
lead toward home.
I'lilnn VrliTlilm' I'nlnn ,
Vlcksburi ; coin in and , No. 1 , and Its aux
iliary , the I/idka' Relief union , will give a
promenade * concert rnd social hop Foturday
evening next. A very fine program will bo
Klvcn and a geol time may bo expected.
John T. Yutes of the Woodmen of the World
! iai kindly donated Ihe uc-e of h' Lull in
tlin CroiiiiHO blo/'k to the old veterans.
LnillCi * lloiiiii Noli"
White Fawn council. No. I ) . Ucgrco of I'o-
cahontaa gave a very p'oisant hlKh five
F-irty Saturday evening. The attendance
was large and enjo > cj by all. Firnt prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Wheeler and Sergeant
W. Shoop. The tables havlog been set , the
committee ) Invited the guests to a nice lunch ,
which concluded the entertainment.
Clan ( Jordan. No. 63 , Order of Scottish
Wars , held IM rcifular meeting Turwday.
February 1 , at 212 North Sixteenth street , and
after the usual buslnem was disputed of liar-
mo iv IIlied In the l.aMnco of the evening
At the next meeting Past Chief A. W.
Anderioa will glvo m ad"rem en "Scots
men Who Are They and What L ) Their
Deetlnyt" ,
A New
Serial
H.
H.Rider
Rider
Haggard ,
Author of "Sho , "
"King Solomon's Mtuog , "
Etc. , Etc. ,
Has Completed Another
Story Entitled
Tlio lioro of the story Is n grand-
sou of King Solomon on nn ex
pedition to the Golden Ophlr of
the Itlhlo.
A Bomnnca of Pro-Historic
Afriuii , Daringly
Imnginntivo and Full
of Thrilling Action.
This story will nppear iti
As n Serial. In Ton Instalments ,
IJoginnlng February 13.
( With Illustrations. )
In this story Mr. HaRgard makes
a new demonstration of his won
derful power In the Held of pure
romance. He once more boldly
lifts the curtain that hides the fate
of natlcns dcnd and burled In the
ngcs of which no record remains ,
except In the silent ruins of their
cities.
Zlmboe , an Inland' ' trading city
that flourished lu the heart of
Afrlc-i 3,000 years ago , and peopled
by the Phoenicians , la the scene of
the story. To thin city comee
Pr'ace Azlel , a prandsoa of King
Solomon , accompanied by Isaachar ,
a prlcot of Israel , zad Metem , a
Phoenician trader , who brings a.
caravan of merchandise.
In Ellesa , daughter of Sakon , klnfr.
of Zlmboe , the prince meets his
fate. King Ithobal , lord of many
legions of savage warriors , la al
ready a suitor for her hand. Ho
sues Ini true barbarian fashion ,
seeks to carry her off by force , and
Is foiled In the attempt by Prince
Azlel. The atory unfolds Itself
around the feud between the Prince
of Inracl and the savage King Itho
bal. Kllssa bs ulvan her heart
to Azlel , and loaths the barbarian
monarch , Isaachar , the priest , la
determined that no prince of the
house of David shall wed a heathen
maiden , wbcso people worship Baal.
As a reault of his Intrigues , Ellssa
Is elected the high prle.itess of
Baal.
This llxcs an Impassable religious
gulf between her and Azlel. Their
passionate love seeka to surmount
all barriers. Meantime , Itbobal
draws his huge army of savages
orou&d tlio fated city , and demandIng -
Ing E'lrna. In marriage , prepares
to destroy It If ho Is refused. How
Kllusa violated her oath aa high
priestess and proparcn to fly with
Azlel ; how they ara both discovered
and threatened' ' with death by the
priests of Hani ; how , to save each ,
other , elie , by her right aa the high
prlestees of liaal , names him her
husband , while ho renounces ) ) | g
faith and offers Inccnuo to Baal ;
how Ithobal's horde of savages
storms the walla of the city , and
both Azlel and Kllim fall into hla
power ; and how , at last , Azlol es
capes with his llfo by Kllrea's
feigned submission to Ithobal , she
In turn escaping Ithobal by killing
herself , Is all told In Mr. Haggard' !
most fascinating manner.
The awful ceromonlea In the tein-
plo of Baal , the weird rltea In the
sacred grovcii of fclniboo , and the
barbarous Lattlo scenes of that far-
off tlmo , are detcrlbed with all the
author's marvelous wealth of
Inatlvo resource.
It la a story that will surely rank
an one of the great worko of Ilctloo
of 18S8.
In the
Sunday
Wntcli for It !
Read It !