14 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : -SUNDAY I { , APRIL 8 , 1808.
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I AMUSEMENTS.
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The short visit ot the Bostonlans , early Ir ,
4ho week , sufficed to relieve tbo monotony
ot the list of decidedly inferior "attractions"
( which an nil-wise syndicate has seen fit ot
late to Inflict upon us. Thcro Is a certain
pleasure In beholding again the familiar
faees and in hearing once more even the
volets which have passed their prime. There
are many hero who remember the
original Boston ideals In the Whit
ney-Mario Stone-Tom Karl days , ot
which tbo benevolent Barnabeo l
now the chief survivor. Thcro have been
many changes since then , and the very suc
cessors of the wingers are growing old , and
omo of them are beginning to lag super
fluous on the stage. Ono Is tempted to
wonder what kind of a company It will bo
when Cowlcs and Alice Ncllscn leave and
when Uarnabco gets too old , MacDonald
too hoarse and Mrs. Davis too fat to sing.
They brought an orchestra with them this
time , however , and Invested "llobln Hood
vlth a full cast of principals , a course
which differed widely from that of their
last visit , and which operated as a sort of
reparation for former shortcomings. It was
good , at any rate , to BOO the theater so well
filled , even though a lot of theatrical enter
tainment , equally meritorious , has hitherto
tared worse and go'ne further.
The charges of criminal libel made by the
theatrical syndicate against Harrison (3rcy
Plske ot the Dramatic Mirror have come to
Just about the end which might have been
foreseen , even by the members of that
beneficent organization themselves. Mr.
Flske , n la well known , haa been a valiant
leader In the fight which ho himself Irc-
Btltutcd against the sordid motive * and mer
cenary methods of the trust. His utterances
on thceo nubjesta ihavo not been trammelled
toy the conventions of politeness , but have
been BO direct ami so pointed In their nature
BS to utlr the whole country to Indignant
revolt against ttio syndicate , the component
parts of which , finding the power of co
hesion slackwilng , instituted proceedings
agalnat Mr. Flske as a eort of rolf-presorva-
tlvo measure. The police Judge , with tb.at
bcoad magnanimity which Is characteristic of
petty magistrates the world over , held the
accused to the grand jury In the sum of
1300 ball a trifling security , considering the
Isyuesi Involved. The Jubilant syndicate ,
however , ( scattered the tidings broadcast over
the world , by wire and mall , aa newa of pro
found Importance. The Dee was solicited to
Klvo prominence to this Incident , but de
clined , being able to discern tbo end from
the beginning , end realizing the wide dlt-
fcrcnco between what had really happened
end a conviction on the charge preferred.
The wisdom of Its course Is proved by tbo
recent action of the grand Jury which , wbcn
the case was brought before It , promptly
dlsmku.'cd the complaint and discharged the
defendant from bis undertaking to answer ,
on the ground that the evidence was Insuffi
cient. As Mr. Flake made no defense In
the preliminary examination , and as the
syndicate may bo supposed to have done Its
utmost , It Is probable that the question of
libel has been settled , and that Mr. Flfke
may bo permitted to go on with his cour
ageous and winning light against the In
fluences that are most degrading to the stage
ot today. He Is certainly to bo congratu
lated upon a notable victory.
At the Crelghton the play , "The Fatal
Card , " proved attractive , and woo decidedly
well played. The specialties , on the con
trary , and particularly two of them , and
nero especially one , were decidedly Inferior ,
not only to those of former weeks but to ttie
ordinary run of vaudeville turns , end were
quite out of place cm the K.imo Etago with
the Woodward company. The bllthoyoung
woman who headed the list was not un-
ulcasant to the eye , but she did nothing tc
make good her claim to a place In a first
class entertainment. The man who followed
waa not so bad , although some of hid Jokes
have begun to take on the newness of ex
treme age , but the man and woman wdc
apoearcd together after the powerful climax
of the fourth act of the play were so utterly
nd Irredeemably unworthy that audlcncci
mar eafclv rest In theassurance _ that the
limit has bcm < reached and that nothing
worse -can possibly remain In store. The
feeling of apprehension which always mani
Itself nowaday/ when a stngo tramp
awicars was perfectly justified Iu this case ,
wdlch only nerved to bring that tlrcnomo
type Into further disrepute. It would have
been wtedom on the part ot the management
to have paid these two performers their full
week Immediately after tbo first appearance
and to have resolutely cut their "act" com
pletely out of the bill.
Comliifr Eventii.
Hobert Mantell and his company will be
at Boyd's theater April 7 , 8 and 9. The
opening play will bo "Monbars" and" the
same will be repeated at the Saturday mat
inee. Friday and Saturday night the com
pany will present "A Secret Warrant , " which
scored a succces hero last fall. The play la
a romance of France In 1720 and full ot
Intricate plot and counterplot. The star role
l.i Louis do Beaumont , captain of the klng'a
guards , who excites the Jealousy ot the court
favorite and 'a doomed to the basilic. Tfie
play deals with the decayed aristocracy and
the sturdy and pclf-ossertlvo bourgcolse , dur
ing the regime ot Due d'Orlcans , and. It
gives a fair and Intelligent picture of ono
of the mcst degraded end tyrannical periods
of French history. The speculative tendency
ot the time , which expressed Itself In Eng
land In the famous South Sea Bubble and
In Franco In the celebrated Mississippi
schema ot John Law , was Introduced as tbo
deciding motif ot the play ; the famous finan
cier himself being presented on the stage.
The plot Is clearly drawn and revolves
around the attempts of Jean Bertrand , a
Parisian goldsmith , to marry his daughter ,
against hla better conscience , to a high-born
roue of 'the time Henry do St , Victor by
name. Poor Jean had speculated In the Mis
sissippi stocks and co the bursting of the
bubble was unable to assure his daughter's
dowry , so of course the marriage contract
did not bold. Th'e gave the hero the op
portunity to make good his claim and made
possible a happy ending to the play. There
wcro many conventional episodes , such as
duels and drinking bouts and ball rooms and
secret warrants , sprinkled through the four
acts , to delight the romantically-minded
audience. Beautiful souvcnlcrs will be pre
sented to the ladles at the Saturday matinee.
With two performances of "Shenandoah"
today at the Crelghton , a company almost
entirely now will make Its Initial bow to
the local public. When Messrs. Paxton ,
Burgess aod Woodward leased , the Broad
way theater In iDcnver for a term of weeks
It was originally Intended to station a newly-
organized company there , but certain combi
nations of circumstances made It necessary
to take to Denver , for the Immediate pres
ent at least , the local organization , which ,
being already compacted and having a con
siderable repertory prepared , was deemed
better calculated to make a favorable Im
pression lu new territory.
The management Is quite confident of the
general excellence of the people who are to
remain and believes that they will bo fouod
equal In merit not only to their predeces
sors , but to any repertory company In the
west. The presence of 'Mr. and Mrs. Enos
should bo accepted as sufficient guaranty of
the quality of any company , and'Mr. Horace
V. Noble , who will also stay behtad , Is ono
of the most popular actors who ever played
In Omaha. The others are said to bo men
and women of experience and ability , and
they certainly deserve a fair trial and a
hearty welcome.
Mcrc ! > - IMnyi-rn.
Mme. Modjcska's season closed last night
In Philadelphia.
Alice Judson succeeds Edna Wallace Hop
per In "El Capltan. " i
Charles Coghlan will present a new play It
Cleveland this month.
Funny Davenport Is dangerously 111 with
pneumonia In Chicago.
Arthur Hoops Is to play leads with "Jamct
K. Hackett next tcason. .
E. S. Wlllard Is stlfl seriously 111 with
typhoid fever In Chicago.
Colonel Ingcrsol Is1 to figure , It Is said , It
a now play called "Truth. "
Johnstone Bennett and George Leslie have
a new sketch , entitled "American Types. "
Harry Corson Clarke Is to bring his stocli
company as far cast as Omaha next season ,
The benefit performance for the widow and
children of the late John Wild will take
pl co at Koiter A Dial's on Sunday evening ,
April 17.
Thomas Q. Seabrooke U announced to re
turn to America ihortly to star In a new
Play.
Play.Mmc.
rilar-Morln " Blossoms"
Mmc. - of "Orango
tame his algncd with May Jrwln Tor next
season.
Dfgbjr Dell And Laura Joyce Bell have
made a hit In Boston with "Tbo Hoosler
Doctor. "
The corncrstono ot the new Tulane the
ater In New Orleans was laid by Nat C.
Ooodwln last week.
William Courtlclgh will alternate a strong
stock company between Saglnaw and Bay
City , Mich. , this summer.
iBlancho BatM , the charming leading
woman of the Frawlcy company , has been en
gaged by Augusttn Daly.
Olcn MacDonough'a now play , "Kate Kip ,
Buyer , " will be produced by May Irwln In
Kansas City In the near future.
.Mme. nhea has closed her season , and will
set about preparing for h'cr professional al
liance with James and Wardo.
Bobby Gaylor Is open to engagements for
the summer and next season , Ono at a time ,
gentlemen , please. Don't crowd.
James Shesgrccn , who Is well known In
the west , will act as press agent for the
Jamrs-Hhea-Wardo combination.
It Is said that Hose Coghlan and her hus
band , John T. Sullivan , may star jointly In
"Tho White 'Heather" ' next year.
Fanny Rice's New York theater Is to bo
called tbe Colonial Club theater , and will
bo managed by her husband , Dr. Purdy.
The American rights to "Strategy" have
been secured by Ellta Proctor Otis , who may
present the pleco In New York this spring.
Clay Clement , In "Tho New Dominion , "
played a return engagement In Oshkosh the
other night to the capacity of the theater.
Paul Kcstor'a new play , "What Dreams
May Come , " In which Mme. Janauschek Is
featured , would seem to have scored , a suc
cess.
cess.Buffalo's
Buffalo's Blll'a Wild West opened Its sea
son last Wednesday at the Madison Square
garden , New York , and vsco received with
tremendous enthusiasm.
nichard Mansfield will try "The First
Violin" on the Boston dog this month , ami
It It proves acceptable to canine taote , It
will bo taken to New York.
J. E. Dodaoni has been unsuccessful in
finding a suitable play for bis projected
starring tour , and will remain with the em
pire theater another season ,
Jessie Mlllward , who was for a long tlmo
leading womaa with the late William Ter-
rlss. has been engaged by Charles Frohman
to succeed Viola Allen at the Empire.
The Hermanns performed In an Insane Bsy-
lum In Washington last week , and Willie
Collier ployed the prison scene from "Tho
Man from Mexico" before the convicts at'
Sing Sing.
"Beside the Bonnlo Hrler Bush" was pro
duced for the first time In Washington last
iMonday , with J. L. Stoddart In the role of
Lachlan Campbell , and made an Instan
taneous hit.
Maurlco Barrymore , Odell Williams , Ed
ward J. Morgan and Minnie Dupreo are
among those who will assist Mrs. Leslie
Carter to thrill the Britishers with "Tho
Heart of Maryland. "
Anton Soldi died last Monday evening at
10:15 : o'clock , ot the house of his manager ,
Samuel Bernstein , on East Nineteenth
street , New York City. Not since the death
of Dr. Leopold Damrcach , In the eprlng of
18S5 , has the American musical world re
ceived such a shock , or sustained such a
toes as In tbo death of Mr. Seldl. Ills place
In this country and his value to Its musical
progress can hardly be estimated. No other
musician ever came to our shores blececd
with greater genius than Mr. Soldi , and his
i training was all that the schools of Europe
could give him , supplemented by yearn of
the most Intimate relationship with the great
composer , Richard Wagner. Mr. Seldl had
Identified hlnuelf so closely with American
Interests , had so adopted American cuetomo
and ways of thinking that ho had become
truly an American. Every music student
should become familiar with the outlines ol
his career , not only on account of Its
many remarkable characteristics , but be
cause there Is a lessen In It concerning what
may bo accomplished by making the most
Torturing )
Rheumatism
Is no respecter of persons the healthy and vigorous are as liable to
its attacks as the weak.
The symptoms of the disease are almost unnoticed at first , so insidi
ously do they steal over the body ; gradually the little pains and stiff
ness increase , until they develop greater inconvenience day by day.
The knees , ankles and other joints of the body , ache constantly ,
swelling to several time's their natural size ; the patient finds himself
unable to get around is soon incapacitated for business , and later is
confined to his bed , utterly helpless.
It is not generally known that the usual treatment for" Rheumatism
is decidedly injurious to the system. The doctor is able to relieve
the first touch of the disease , but with the return of cold , disagreeable
weather , the pains become sharper , and more constant , the bones
ache more severely , and the disease gradually , but surely , possesses
the entire body.
Rheumatism is a disease of the blood , for which all physicians pre
scribe potash , mercury and other mineral mixtures. The effect of these
drugs is like adding fuel to the fire hence the in
creasing severity of the disease.
The right remedy for Rheumatism is a real blood The
medicine one which is more than a tonic , promptly
Right
reaching and curing deep-seated blood diseases.
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for obstinate blood diseases , and is the only blood
remedy guaranteed purely vegetable , containing not a
particle of potash , mercury or other minerals. Half the hobbling
rheumatics in the world were made so by mineral remedies.
Mr. J. A. IeScur , Atlanta's well-known Mr. Frank T. Reynolds , of Rome , Ga *
architect , says : writes :
"For years I have suffered with Sciatic "I have suffered intensely with Muscu
Rheumatism and often felt as if a frag lar Rheumatism , which , at one time , kept
ment of bombshell had passed through me in bed for eighteen months. I took
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the disease grew less painful , and very tbe disease promptly , and effected a per
soon disappeared entirely. " manent cure. "
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ot ono'i opportunttlri Yrom dar to day and
fromye r to 'yctr. ± Mr , Soldi wan born un
doubtedly with grttUitauilcat ptltuJc , but ,
llko any other chlM , idthout particle ot
mutleal knowlcdgor-4 Whatever ho knew ho
learned nd loarncyl Jttst as any ono learns ,
by hard , pcrslfltcnU'w Vlc * Ho rose from an
unknown conicrvatory-nuplt to bo eco ot the
thrco greatest m6klc I conJuctorn In tha
world by sheer pdt tjv'cr nce. Ho was not
only well Informed ; tawinslcal matters , but
wan a stuJent ot cpcculatlvo phllonophy and
ot hlntory. Ha ( iiulTtearncd to tblnk end
hod so trained his tqlngi , that , llko an athlcio
In tbo arena , ho wjui able ( o contend with
whomsoever ho met , and Judglns from his
rlno In the efltlmallonof , the world he wan
ono of the moil BrfccMiful mualclans ot the
ago.
ago.Mr. . Soldi won bom In PeAt , Hungary , May
7 , 18SO. At the ago of 10 ycara ho was sent
to the conservatory at J lpslc , ndrro lie re
mained until bin 18th year. Ho < hcn went
back ( o Hilda I'cst to attidy the art ot con
ducting with llan.i Hlohter and remained
with him for two yearn. In 1870 ho began
hU profeealonal career an chorus mauler lit
the Vienna opera , where Hlohtor wan prin
cipal conductor. In 18G8 Hlchtcr had oc
cupied the por.ltlon of nuinlcal secretary for
Wagner and had copied for dim ttio entire
orchestral ecoro of "Die MclsterslnRcr , " ar
ranging Its parts In their consecutive order
from the great mare of sketches made by
the composer. In 1S72 Wagner wrote to
Illchtcr and asked him to recommend to him
somcono who should nil this same pail tlon
In the future and Illchtcr recommended
Anton Soldi. In that year Seldl went to
Dnyreuth anJ became a member of the great
composer's household. Hta duties occupied
lilm for several yearn with the scores of the
Nlbelungcn dramas , every note ot which ho
was obliged to copy. Thla sort of drudgery
was no doubt Irksome at the time , but later
on , when Seldl came to conduct UICBO works ,
It was ot Infinite value to him because he
knew beyond a question Just what every
note should bo. At this time ho was also
a sort of assistant conductor for the como -
> o tr and bis duty also Included teaching
: ho parts to the singers , and training them
n the details of their expression. The
Nlbelungcn music dramas wcro produced at
tlayrcuth In 1876 under the direction of
nichter , but Seldl was held In readiness to
servo as substitute In ease of his Illness.
In 1877 Wagner \\cnt to London to give some
performances of the Nlbelungen dramas ,
and Scldt was eent on In advance to rehearse
the orchestra and chorus and to get things
ready for the composer's finishing touches.
In the winter of the same year Wagner sent
Seldl to Vienna and' wrote to Director Jauncr
ot the Imperial opera as follows : "Not nblo
lo come myself , I send lo you my Nlbelungen
Ude-de-camp , Seldl. who fully represents my
wishes In every detail. " Ttio young con
ductor scored a tremendous success In
Vienna , and aroused more enthusiasm for
the Wagner music dramas than that city had
ever known before. In 1879 Seldl was a"p-
polnted as conductor of the opera at Lolpslc.
Ho remained there three ycara and produced
among many other operas , "Tristan und
Isolde. " During this time he made frequent
visits to Dayreuth , and en one
of these occasions Frau Wagner gave
him the score of a student work
of her husband's , an overture la C major.
The parts wcro copied with great secrecy
and Seldl conducted It In ono ofthe con
certs In tbo Bayreuth Stadt theater. Wag
ner was sitting with , hjs wife In one of tha
boxes and listened Intently to the piece.
Every few momenta henvould turn to her and
say : "What Is this music ? Where have I
heard It before ? It seefas very familiar. Who
composed It ? " II was not until the very
end of the work that-Wagner recognized It
as one of his earlier compositions. Seldl
remained In Lelps'lc for three years and at
their conclusion was engaged by Angela
Neumann as conductor ot a company to pro
duce the Nlbcltmgca music dramas on a sort
of starring tour through Europe. Ho gath
ered together a company of some of the
most prominent Wagner singers , bought the
original Bayrcuth ) scenery and properties
and visited the larger cities of Germany ,
Holland , Englandand'Italy , presenting for
the first time In maay of these .places . those
works which embodied the complete reall-
atlpn pf thq principles formulated by the
great composer anB.scornfully'jt'ailed'by'hla '
'
enemies the "music lof'th'o future. " This tour
through Europe gave Seldl a position among
the greatest conductors. In 1SS3 he was
engaged for the Bremen opera house and
thcro ho met and married Frauleln Krauss ,
a prominent eoprano singer. Ici 18S5 the
opera house burned and Mr. Seldl and hU
wife were suddenly thrown out ot employ
ment.
At about the same time Dr. Leopold Dam-
rosch died and Mr. Seldl was engaged tc
direct the German opera In New York. On
Monday , November 23 , 18S5 , the season al
the Metropolitan opera house wes opened
under his direction , with a performance ol
"Lohengrin. " The critics Immediately dis
covered that the new conductor was a signal
acquisition to the city and that his Inter
pretation of Wagner's works revealed a
throng of poetic beauties , hitherto unob
served. Prom the time ot that first per
formance ot "Lohengrin" until the evening
ot his death Mr. "Seldt has been crao of the
greatest , powers for' the good ot music In
this country that it has ever known. Pot
six years ho continued as leading conductor
at the German opera at the Metropolitan
opera house and during that time
the musical culture of the New York
public underwent a change for the better
which can hardly be comprehended. In
1892 the German opera was discontinued
end Itallcn opera substituted. Since that
time Mr. Seldl has been , engaged In a great
variety of musical labors and many times
he has received most tempting offers to
return permanently to Europe , but has
every , time declined. In 1889 a number of
music-loving women In Brooklyn organized
what Is known as the Seldl society and have
Klven each year a series of orchestral con
certs which Mr. Seldl conducted. When
Theodore Thomas severed his connection
with the Phllharmcalc society ot New York
Mr. Soldi became its leader , a position he
has occupied ever elnce. For a number of
years bo conducted each summer , at Brighten
Beach , a series of orchestral concerts , giv
ing from tlmo to time Wagner festivals.
U was the writer's good fortune to sing un
der Mr. Scldl's direction at one of the e
festivals , given during the cummer of 1893.
Two years ago Seldl was restored to the
oosltlon of conductor of the Metropolitan
opera house , and last spring ho went to
Lcndon to conduct the Wagner perfomancca
given there at Covent Garden , At the close
ot the London engagement ho went to Bay-
London to conduct the Wagner performances
of "Parsifal , " the ninety-third rendering of
this almost sacred music drama , having been
given under his direction. July 20. This
spring ho was to have returned to Covent
Gardfii to direct there three cycles ot the
Nlbelungen trilogy , ifor which , by the way ,
every scat has already been sold. Next
year he was to 'have been conductor-la-
chlef ot the Metropolitan in New York. It
Is only a few weeks , snco a number ot tbo
wealthy citizens of-New York held a meet
ing for the purp'psotof raising a fund of
$1,000,000 with wbjlcll'fo found a permanent
orchestn for Nov oX < > 'ik ' city , of which Mr.
Seldl should bo the director. This orchestra
was really a Seldl inspiration , for it war )
being organized eXprj sly for him. and was
the outgrowth of a'lIear-ehareJ by all musical
New Yorkers that1 ; the Inducements being
offered to him by Berlin and other European
cities would sooner or later take him out
of this country. * vni
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Already much eppcqatlon ) Is going on aa
to who will be Mrt'Stldl's ' successor. There
arc other conductors .who stand high In the
estimation of the World , but no other Euro
pean conductor whp cjyer came to this coun
try with the exception of Theodore
Thomas , and he came here when a boy-
has ever entered into' ' the spirit ot Ameri
canism as did Mr. Seldl and we may hardlj
expect that another will bo found In the
near future who can nil the place be ha :
vacated. To these who have known him ,
associated with him and felt the magnetlsn
ot bis presence , it is almost Impossible tc
believe that he Is dead. It seems as If the
news must come that It is all a mistake
and that Seldl Is yet alive. It is reported
that Frau Krauss-Seldl Is so prostrated bj
the shock that her condition is serious _ anj
that she may not recover ,
Mr. Seldl was probably known by eight bj
more people in New York City than an )
other musician who lived there. Ills man'
ner was quiet and unless Interested in semi
particular subject ho was not talkative. Hi
enjoyed a joke and could see the funny aldi
even of a musical accident which occurrei
under bis own direction. In rehearsal hi
was particular about the minutest detail
knew just how every note ought to soum
and Insisted upon haying it just as it wa
written. A dot after a ilxteenth note wa
Just as big to him aa a mountain ami woe
bo to the linger or player who had not
musical perception enough to ACO It and re-
allxo IU value. In the performance ho was
A guide and an Inspiration , No matter what
happened ho wan over at hand to help and
encourage and cover up defects. Ho seemed
to hold his orchestra In the hollow of lili
haod and it la a. general opinion that with
playera ot a given amount ot Ability and
with a given number ot rehearsals ho could
obtain better result * than any other con
ductor who over wlcldrd a baton In this
country. U Is but natural that tha musi
cians from Now York to San Francbco
should mourn his loss and It l to ho hoped
that In the near future they will untto In
erecting to him a monument suitable to the
commemoration ot hla genius and which
shall lie an honor both to them and to him
and a lasting cvldcnco ot their apprecia
tion of his value to the welfare and progress
ot the dlvltto att In the Now World.
Next Wednesday evening the Damroich-
Kills Opcru company will give a performance
of the "Harber of Seville. " by Hcmnlnl , at
Iloyd's theater wild chorus , orchestra and
special ecenory. Th § story of the opera Is
ably described In the following from the
pen ot Philip Halo : "In .Seville lives lt.
llartolo , brutal , amorous , jealous , who loves
and wishes to marry hla ward Uosln . This
reckless and romantic Count Almavlva had
seen htr In Madrid , 'and for-love of her Is
now In Seville. Serenading her , ho meets
Figaro , the barber , go-between factotum.
The latter odvlsesi dim to gain entrance Into
Hartolo's house lu the gulso of a eoldlcr
wltti a billet of quartering. Hoslna line
heard the wooing of the count , whom she
knows only B Llndor. Figaro , as barber ,
wlg-tnakcr , surgeon , apothecary , major dome ,
has the run ot Bartolo's house. Ho has told
her of Llndor's love- , and , In return , she
gives him a note , which she has written
In secret. The cly old doctor lias noticed
her Inky finger , and Is suspicious. Further
more , the singing teacher , Don Baslllo , pom
pous and greedy , tells him that Count Al
mavlva is in town. Daslllo recommends the
Invention of a story to disgrace the count ,
and describes calumny In song. When the
count appears as a half-drunken dragoon
Bartolo attempts to put him out of the
houEe , pretending to bo exempt from coin
pulsory lodging. The count resists. Bartolo
searches for his license. The count makes
love to Iloslna , who could not stay away.
Ttiero Is such a hullabaloo that an officer
and soldiers enter. The count privately
shows the ofllcer the order ot the grandees
ot Spain , and tells him his name , but ho
finally leaves the house.
"In the second act the count enters again
Bartolo's house , this tlmo as a singing
teacher , the substitute ot Baslllo , who , he
pretends , Is sick of a fever. The music les
son Is turned Into a love lesson. Rcs'.ua
singe on Interpolated air which Bartolo finds
tlrcscme , and ho stags a favorite tune of
hla youth. Figaro , who comes to shave
Bar tola , by trickery secures a key , when
suddenly Easlllo enters , to the consternation
of all. The count glvca him a purse , and
Baslllo Is persuaded easily to go back to bed
for the sake of his health. But the cunning
Bartolo ehows a letter which Roslna has
written , and makes her believe that her
lover , Llndor , with Figaro , is betraying her
to the count. It Is a utormy night without
and within. The count , with Figaro , come ?
to carry away Roslna. She repulses him foi
hlo treachery. To her joy she finds out that
Llndor and Almavlva ore one and the same.
The notary who had been sent for by Bar.
tolo to arrange hla own wedding with
Rcelno , enters. Figaro and Baslllo , who Is
again bribed , are witnesses to the marriage
ot Almavlva and Roslna , who is Introduced
to the notary as Figaro's niece. Bartolo ar
rives with officers and soldiers , but it la
too late. The trickery of Figaro and the
treachery ot Basilio have joined together the
lovers. "
So much has been said about Mmc. Melba ,
who will take the principal soprano role In
the "Barbar of Seville" that nothing need
bo added. A few words concerning the
other members ot the company , however ,
may be of Interest. Slgnor Campanarl is
one ot the foremost barltor.cs on the stage
of Italian opera. Born at Vcncta , Italy ,
at a very early ago he showed a dlsposl-
ttoriitoward music. The cello was his favor
ite instrument and ho was for a lime a mem
ber of the La Scala opera house orchestra
of Milan. While thcro ho discovered thai
he had a voice , studied for the stage cn < l
sang opera in Italy and Spain. In 1884 he
came to this country at the solicitation of
his brother , Leandro Campanari , the well
known violinist. He made Boston hlo homo
and joined the Boston Symphony orchestra
as cellist. Ho remained with it until 1893 ,
when ho decided to return to the stage.
Slgnor Campararl Is without , doubt one of
the greatest vocal artists of the world , tud
one element which is to him a tower ot
AMUSEMENTS
Grand Opera in Italian
Walter Damrosch Charles A. Ellis
have the honor to annonnco the premiere and only appearance In
Omaha , Wednesday , April 6 ,
" of Song" Madame
of the pre-ominont "Queen
MELBA
presenting her superb rendition of "Rosina" in the Masterpiece of Rossini
The Barber of Seville
Supported by the DAMROSCH-ELLIS Grand Opera Company , including
Salignac , Campatiari.
Van Cauteren , Viviani , Carbone , Van Hoose.
The complete and sumptuous costuming , sconio and property equipments
exactly as employed at the presentations of the opera at
Metropolitan Opera house , New York
The Auditorium , Chicago
Full chorus and orchestra of the Damrosoh-EIlis Grand Opera Organiza
tion. The performance under the musical direction of the eminent maestro
Signer Oreste Bimboni
The sale of reserved seats progressing. Prices 85.00. 31.00 , 83.00 , 82.50.
General admission , 82.00. Front Gallery Reserved , $1.50. Admission to
gallery , $1. Boxes , 830.00 , 825.00 Gallery seats on sale Monday morning.
fTl , -inirvVtt-nn Pnx on & IlnrBcn" ,
Tile LreigUlOn ilanasers. Ttl. 1531.
O , O. Woodward , Ainuscmunt Director.
TODAY , 2:15 : , . TONIGHT , 8:00-
TIIE WOODWARD STOCK CO.
PrcscntltJl
SIIENANDOAII.
Specialties-Baldwin & Daly , Smith O'Brien.
. $ .CONCERT GARDEN
S. K. Cur. lUlh and Davenport Stu.
COXCEUTH EVUHY NIGHT TlilO TO IS.
By the followlns well known artists : Pauline
J'arker. vocalist ; Dan McCarty , sonic ana dar.ee ;
Paul Klelst , musical cluwn ; John Kltha'da a 4
Pauline Parker , sketch nrtlstn ! HcCarty .
ARTHUR DELMORE EHCNEY ,
Voice Cult tire
SlcCunue nulldlnir.
STUDIO HOURS-From 8:30 a. m. to 12 ;
1 p. m. to G:30 : ; also Monday and Thursday
nltrhts , from 7 o'clock to 10. Special at
tention to tone production.
strength Is hla thorough muilclanihlp. Ho
Li undeniable erldcnco of the value to the
fllngor of understanding thorou hly the prln-
clpleii ot musical art.
Mme. Van Cauteren tins been for the last
thrco years n member of the Abbey Opera
company end POMCMCO a volco of Rood
quality and an agreeable Rtage presence ,
She has hail abundant experience , slnga a
largo repertory and Is enough of an actrc * *
to render the character part of Ucrta to
everybody' . ) eatlsfactlon , M. SallgrkaO , who
takes the part ot the Count , Is a tenor
trained In the traditions ot the Opera
Cotnlquo ot Paris. Ho made hlo first appear
ance In the United States during the season
ot 1S3C-1877 and haa acorcd many successes
In a variety ot roles. Ills work In Ho-nlnTo
opera was very pleasing at Its recent per
formance In Chicago. Mr. Italntn , who takes
the part ot Daslllo , In an American , a native
ot I'hlladclita | ( and n recent acquisition to
the Damroacli-Kllls Optra company. Ho
poiurrncit a ponderous bam volco and Is
particularly successful In ultra dramatic
music. Slgnor Carbone , who takes the part
"
of"Dr. llartolo , la a consummate actor and
buffo singer and la sure to furnish no end
of amuAumcnt. The "Uarbcr ot Seville" Is
a comic opera of the hlghcct order , com
posed by ono ot the greatest melodic gcn-
luarn the world ha * ever produced and Is
filled to the brim with all kinds ot dramatic
and musical humor. Its rendering by such
a corps of artists as will visit Omaha
Wednesday evening Is sure to leave ' i\o ex
pectation uugratlflcd. There Is not a'ruuotc
pupil In this elty who can afford to miss
tills performance. As has been said In The
Dee repeatedly , music is sound and to bo
appreciated must bo heard , The opportuni
ties to hear great artists are few and far
between at this longltudo and no ono who
desires to appreciate music either as a per
former or a listener should permit Mme.
Melba and ner company to como and go
without hearing them. HOMER MOORE.
iMiinlctil .Villon.
Mr. W. T. Tabor Is having a successful
sojourn Hn New York and his talent seems
to be appreciated already. Ho Is organist
and choirmaster of the Fourth Presbyterian
church and draws a good salary. Ho hopes
to visit Omaha this summer and to hear
some flno music at tbe exposition.
It will bo of Interest to the Omaha public
to know that W. A. Derrick , a bass singer
well known in this city , sailed from Now
York on tha American liner St , Paul Febru
ary 1C and landed at Southampton , England ,
on the 23d of the same month. Ho pro
ceeded thence to London , where ho Is now
staylos and where ho expects soon to con
tinue his musical studies , , , ,
Next Tuesday evening at the Hayden an
nex the Dcrthlck club will hold another of
its meetlncs. The program will bo de
voted to compositions of the Italian com
poser , Delllnl , and will bo under the direc
tion of Miss Laura Van Ktireu. An Inter
esting program has been prepared In willed
will participate a number of the best known
singers and Instrumentalists In Omaha.
Tuesday attcraoon Mr. McDonald , manager ,
and Mr. Studley , musical director of the
Dcstonlans , wcro treated to an Impromptu
vocal recital at tBoyd's theater , In which
participated Mrs. Johnston , < Mrs. Cameron ,
Miss Bowen and iMcssis. 'Manchester and
Hazclton. At the close of the performance
Mr. MoDonald remarked that It was a very
common thing for him and his musical di
rector to bo asked to listen to stagers In the
various cities which they visited. Ho also
elated that the average ability displayed by
thoao whom'he had Just heard was greater
than that evinced by any flvo singers ho had
heard in any other city during the present
season. This certainly speaks well for 'the '
musical ability of Omaha. Mrs. Cameron ,
who expects'to ' go on the concert stage this
summer , carried away with her an autograph
note ct Mr. MoDonald testifying to the "ex
quisite quality , flno range and 'perfect ' in
tonation" of her soprano voice.
Murder Clinrne AnnliiHt Jonen.
CHICAGO , April 2. John Jones , who was
arrested today for participation In the re
cent robbery of the Hopkins theater In
this city , has been Identified ns a mnn for
whom the pollco of New Haven , Conn. ,
have been searching in connection wlt'n ono
of the most celebrated murder cases ever
known in Connecticut. The victim , of the
murder was handsome , youthful Jennie
Cramer. Jones Is charged with being ono
of the alleged conspirators implicated.
Goad KiiuiiRh to Tfikc.
The finest quality of loaf sugar Is used in
the manufacture ot Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the roots used In its preparation
give it a flavor similar to maple syrup , mak
ing It very pleasant to take. As a medicine
for the euro of coughs , colds , Influenza , croup
and whooping cough , It Is far superior to
any other. It always cures , and cures
quickly.
I PAXTON & nunorcss.
.
I Managers. Tel. l l .
3 NIGHTS „ , & Thursday , Apr , 7
MATINEE SATURDAY.
u , tor ROBERT B , MANTELL ,
and aboicct company ui.dcntho manugomont
of M * Wt itANnnv *
rf MONBARS.
s. A SECRET WARRANT
Prices-Lower floor , 11.00. 73c. Iliil. 75c , 50o
Mutliieu-Lowcr floor , &Uc. Hal. DOc , S5c.
HOTELS.
THE MILLARD
13th nnd Douglas Sts. , Omaha.
" * " CENTRALLY LOCATED.
AMCUICA.V AND EUHOI'UAN PLAf ! _
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HOTEL BARKER
COR. 13TH AND JONES ST. , OMAHA.
HATES fl.BO AMU fll.OU I'Ell DAY ,
Electric can direct to exposition grounds.
FRANK I3AHKEH , Cashier
SAM 1JAUUAN. Culft Clerk.
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BY AMnniCAN WIDOW , lIOUSP.KKni'KH TOlJ
widower , housekeeper or head chambermaid In
hotel ; ROO.I references. Mr § . 1'ulner.Vftt
Orange , N. J. A M121 All *
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Itlon with titmlunre or lumber linn : experi
enced. I. 19. Itec. A-M717 A5
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Creek. Colo. A-M7GG S
s SALHSMAN OKsurM I-OSN
tlon In dry Roods or gcntV furnlhlnK rtore ;
hnvc test of references. I < 19 , Itec. A 768 3 *
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nml pastry cook , Imkery or hotel , oily or coun
try ; references , L ! 9 , lie * . A MSJ3 &
SITUATION WANTED IVFmST-CLASB
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best references. Address I 32 , lire.A .
A MSB C
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CANVASSERS TO TAKE ORDERS : NEW LIND
of work ; no LV-niy Koods to cnrry ; salary 01
commission. C. P. Adams Co. , t2l So. 16th St.
1I-6M
SALESMAN FOR CIOARS. Jl5 A MONTH AND
expenses ; old linn ; experience unncccjsary ; In-
duccments to customers. C. C. lllshop A Co. ,
St. Louis. n ceo
AGENTS AND IHtANCH MANAOERS ; SALARY
ami rommltalon. Hunter TnllorlnK ft Shirt
Co. , Cincinnati , O. 11-MID3 A1C *
WORK FOR US AT YOUR HOME ; DAY Oil
evcnlnc ; 10 to JI2 weekly ; no canvasMns or
experience required : full pirllculara nnd work
mailed on application. Columbian Mftr. Co. .
303 N. 6th St. , riilladelphla , 1'a. R-M12S 7
SALiSMEN TO SELL TOILI3T SOAl > TO
dealers ; HOO per month nalary nnd expensea ;
experience unnecessary. Louis Ernst Co. , 8t.
11-M172
WANTED , LtdHTNINO 11OU BAT.K , iAN ,
Address 601 , Main street , Council lllufrs.
IJ-M72S AO
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GOOD. LIVE HUSTLERS FOIt Ni\V WEEKl/n
art work , the llnse llall 1'lnyrrs of Anu-rlca ;
Greatest seller of the century ; exclusive nsrncy
In nil towns ; wrlto quick. National Copper
Pinto Co. , Grand llnplds , Mich. 11-M7G5 *
SALESMEN. 8ALAHY Oil COMMISSION. TO
SMI lubricating oils nr.d grvatea ; Ko < xl side lln ? .
The A. Q. llorbaugh Co. , Cleveland. O.
U M7CI 3 *
WANTED. I1U8INESS MANAGER FOR
wholesale business In staple line ; salary , tSS
per month ; capital required , 1300 ; commercial
references asked and given. Address L SO ,
"eg. II-M768 S *
-8.LKSMEN TO SELL CIC1ARS TO DEAI *
era ; salary , JCO.OO to JMO.OO per month nnd rx
penses ; pxpcrlenco unnecessary ; permanent po
sltlpn. The Do Mora Cigar Co. , Springfield. O.
tl
WANTED. STEADY MAN. WHO WISHES
permanent position ; to travel nnd cstnbllsh )
local representatives ; good route : fnlr salary ;
chance for ndvancemcnt : i-elf-nddres ed en-
vclope reply. OMlce , 702-351 Dearborn. Chlo.iKO.
B-772 3
WANTID : , SEND 23 AMATIJUU I-IIOTO
Braphers' Flcnnturcs and nddresses , and re-
celvo new EOc book of Instruction. Amateurs'
Information llurcau , Times llldg. , ChlcaKo ,
111. 11-771 3
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SAI.KSMEN CALLING ON ItKTAIL DllIJO
dry goods or Kroccry trade , to cnrry a soap
ns n side line ; a quick seller nnd liberal com-i
mission. Address c. O. Craddock. CM Nj
Clark street , Chicago , III. H-770 S
WANTED , TRAVKUNQ MEN IN KVEIfSfl
state to establish agents. Address , with sinmp ,
Mocha-SIno Co. , Webster City , la. IJ 7633 *
SALKHMCN , EITHER SEX. TO * 3 I'EIt
day salary ; send Mo for complete Instructions
and outllt , wltU our keyless lock ; just out : In
stantly adjusted to nny door. Keyless Loci !
Co. , S23 U. 60 St. , ( N. ) Chicago. li-77t 3
WH WANT A FEW CAPATlLi : MEN TO SEIJjl
our Walker Tclcplionc desk ; J2.000 u > car caS-
lly made by good salesmen ; every telcphona
user bu > s at right : letommended by ever/
telcphonp exchange ; retails nt 51.M ; Urge dls-
counts to agents ; steady Income for ycnra
supplying the additional rolls of paper re *
quired ; can be Instantly attached to nny tele
phone. Address The D. Watt Mfg. Co. . Cin
cinnati , Ohio. 11-773 3
WANTED , A MAN WHO THOnOUOllLY UN.
derstands the process and manufacture of
"cottolcnc , " or vegetable lard , stearin , etc. ;
only competent men need answer. Address
P. II. Ste'n , Austin , Texas. IJ-778 3 .
AGENTS MAKE 200.00 TEH MONTH SKLI
Ina our goods to country merchants and op-
pomtlng agents : exclusive territory. Lemcn
Mfg. Co. , llox M , Chicago. n 776 3
WORK FOR US AT YOUR lib&IC ; DAY OK
evening ; JO to $12 weekly ; no canvassing or
experience required : full particulars and work
mailed on application. Columbian Mfg. Co. ,
331 N. Cth St. , Philadelphia , Pa , 11 773 3
WORK AT HOMR FURNISHED PEOPU5.OP
cither sex at good wages ; for full Information
address Labadle Art company , Kalamaroo ,
Mich. 11-820 3
WANTED. PAINTERS & PAPER HANfinRS
id sell wall paper to their customer * from cmr |
cainplo book ; latest and cheapest .ever offered :
will be sent prepaid. John gdiroedcr. 4187-4189
.So. Halsted St. , Chicago , 111. 11-812 3 *
WANTED ] GENERAL AQENT IN OMAHA ;
nnd territory to Introduce Lustre , nujern
scouring soap , to the retail and jobbing tindc ;
also superintend the distribution of advertis
ing matter ; only those fully qualified nnd ablate
to deposit $200 cash for goodn furnlnhnl need ,
apply ; salary , $100 per month and olllco er-
pentes. Lustro Co. , Chicago. II 8U 3 *
WANTED ! SODAWATKR IJOTTLEUS AND
bottle washers. 2S23 Farnam St. H-sr.2 3
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expenses advanced ; call Sunday and Monday )
forenoons , Victoria Hotel ; atk for manager.
n-MS31 4
WANTED , A nELTAIJLU HUSINESS MAN-
agcr to take charge of a high art painting fo *
exhibition. I , 30 , nee. U 8M 3
WANTED. A SALESMAN FOH CALIFORNIA
vvlnca ; $100 per month and expanses ; chani-o for
advance ; oommlwilon If prefcnctl. Addre i , In
closing self-addressed envelope , W. A. Viuidrr *
coolc Co , New York. II R2C 2 *
SIGN AND PICTORIAL PAINTERS-KXPEIVr !
frehand workmen wanted to travel on bulletin ,
wall , barn nnd fence Hlgn advertising ; to tcm
pernte , reliable mechanic ? , season cngiircment
on contract woik or salary and cxpcni ! t ptildr
stain pxiicctatlons. with small Hkctch , winiil | ( > ot
rnpabtllty. to McKenrm , Kupt. , Ilotcs HiKn Dls
playg , 7 1'nrk I'l. , New York. 11-MS33 S
WANTED , FOUR FIRST-CLASS PALIJSMEM
capable of Helling best I dull merchants ; posl.
tlons worth $200 per month above exix'nncrof ; -
ercncos required. Address the Uantorn Mfif
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palerinun unit saleswoman ; itatc salary ex
pected ; mutt Imvc good references fiom last
emjilojers. Apply to J. It Uavlea & Co. .
York , Neb. U MM8 6 *
WANTED. EXPERIENCED NIOIIT WATCIN
man ; must have best of references. Address
L.33 , Dec. II-8S2 1
YOfNiF } MAN. THOROIiailLY EDUCATED ,
i'.ill between 7 and 8:30 : Monday morning nt ICli
Harney st. ll-Ml 3
W.VXTKD FEMAM'J 1II3M * .
lee anius Fen AM * KINDS ov wonic ; u TO
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WANT-UP. AN 1NTKUUOHNT WOMAN WHO
Is IntercEte.l In a higher i > hy lcal life for tlii
woman of today. AOJrcia 1. 21 , Dec.
C-M757 4
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WANTKD. BiVKU.\I. rAITHKHU IAIr.H TO )
manuKO our liuilnrim from tlivlr own towns
nalary Sfr > nml r pni < - ; reference : rnclo t
iw-lf-nJdrfuw.l . lnininl | rn\rloi > e. The Dominion
Company , Kept , N' , LlilcuKO. U M7U i *
ANV WOMAN PAN I3AHN tl.33 TO K 00 DAIL.T
maklni ; urllllclnl ilo rr ; \\n irnrh > uu In on *
day anil give rtfiuly rmiluinrnt | ; we have
hunilml * of workrr > . < ! l tat\cr from ur make *
no difference ; ilon't ilrlay but rend tot
particulars. FulrllflJ 1'lov.cr
FalrlleM , Maine.
FAT FOLKS UKIMICKD 11 I.I1S. A MONTH ;
anyone can inuko rcninly nt home ; narnpla
box , etc. , innllrJ frro ; It ruiti > ou nothing
to try It. Hall Chemical Co. , A > Ht. Loula *
Mo. 0-
LADIH.S CAN MAKi : | 9 00 1'EIl WL'UIC DOINCJ
plain needlework ( or u * at home ; experience
unnecessary ; reply emelope for famplo and
particular * . International Co. , 27 Third ftv . ,
New York. C-SH
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ixiratory Instruction la u e of rolcroicope. U
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