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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1898)
Vi TfTK OMAHA DATT/V SUNDAY , DECEMBER AMUSEMENTS. Thrto pla > s considerably above the aver hR < ? , one night of Brand opfra and a week o i vaudeville performance as geol as any pro nanled here- during the ecaiou wt-ro wha patrons of the local theaters were given ui opportunity of cclng the past week , > e comparatively few of them availed than elve3 of the privilege and the receipts o the play hoimes did not fatten the ex chequers of either thel ? managers or thoa of the companies to any great extent. Th Grand Opera company had failed to attrac the people the cok previous , so It wa hardfy expectc.j to do much the closln performance , but the other attractions wtr looked upon to dra\\ good houses. "Tennessee's 1'ardner , " a splendid mclc drama , opened the week at Hoyd's on Sue day infi did only u fair buslneys. Dlgb IlPil followed with the "Hoosler Doctor At the H.IIIIO house on Monday , cloaln Wednesday. The "Hooalcr Doctor" Is comedy-drama of considerable merit. \ \ hi ! Mr. Dell Is one of the best known nctoi on the stage , yet the pcopfo did not reel to want to BCO cither play or Btar. Wllll Collier closed the wptlc with a lautshahl farce of exceptional merit called "The Ma from Mexico. " It did better business tha Itu predecessors' , yet Collier and his man agers were disappointed. The CrelKhton w.i lark during the greater part of the wcrl which left only onp legitimate play hous open. "Omaha people have either hpent a of their money attending the etpotltlo this summer or else are paving It up fc Christmas. I don't know whlsh. " said Mat tcr Hurgrffi of Iloyd's , "but we aie goln to glvo them some attractions after th ' from.V t\cpk that they can't stay away have had chances to fill all of our ope datfs with Inferior attractions , but froi now on the Hojd will be run as a strict ! first class theater and when we can't g < that class of attractions we win keep tt house dark. " Those who attended the performance of tl "Hooslcr Doctor" at Boyd's last week wci xui prised to bee the strong part that Laui Joyce Ilcll had In the pla- ; and many n maikcd that she was really the star rathi than Mr. Hell. In nearly all ef the seem Mrs. Hell's part of the old grandma who w , n 'hater ot all men stood out In bold relic \\hlle Mr. Hell Dr. Willow was put In tl background so to speak. It is very doubtf If Augustus Thimas wrote the part BO strot and it looks very like the part had been "fa tened" by Mrs. Bell. However It Is all the family and the piece has two stars whli should only add to Its drawing power. "I find Omaha audiences more cold ths those of any other trwn that I visit , " sa Willie Collier , Who closed an engagement Hoyd's theater last evening. "I don't kno whether It Is because they do not want r and my play. Yet they seem to bo pleas * nnd amused In a measure , and I am going fight it out with them by coming to yo city every year until I can win their fav or else * have them tell me that 'they ' dot want mo any more. My play draws 'stan Ing room only' houses nearly every pla clre wo play , but can't do It in Omaha and would like > to know why. Therefore , y will see me every year until I find out. I c wrWIng a new play myself , which I exp < to pro. ucc next season , and I will see h' It will go with them. The title will bo 'N ' " Smooth' Charles W. Couldock , whoso serious 1 nosa was announced In last week's papi died at his homo in New York Sunday eve ing cf dropsy of the heart His Is the lat < death during a period remarkable for t number of notable members of the theatrii profession who have passed away. Mr. Coi dock was the oldest actor In America , ha ing reached 83 , and ho has been upon t triage for more than half a century. Tl veteran of the theater loft behind n recc rich In achievement and a life respected all who know him. For some unknown cai his fame in the years of his maturity rest upon an Impersonation hardly worthy of 1 powers as an actor , but theatrical hlstt will set htm down for what ho was rea worth. In other circumstances he ralf have left a deeper impression as an actor the classic parts , for his career once pro Ued emlncnco In such parts. It was , ho over , his fortune to bo cast in other lines o the younger generation remembers him 01 for the work ho performed in his later da Within less than two years the Amerlc stage has also lost Mrs. John Drew , Then Keene , Joseph Proctor , Charles T. Pars ! W. J. Scanlon , Harry Meredith , Charlo Thompson , Margaret Mather , Fanny Dav < port and others who adorned It. The securing , last Tuesday , of the conl of the Columbia theater , St. Louis , and Great Northern theater , Chicago , by colossal vaudeville organization of wh Morris Meyerfcld , president of the Wai Orpheum company , is the head , has entlr changed the complexion of the vaudev business of this country. Where forme there were seven great vaudeville orgi izatlons operating , there are now but tw the Walter Orpheum company and the Ke & Proctor company. Everything In country outside of Now York , Phlladelpl Albany and one or two other cities In east is controlled by the Walter Orphe company. Their circuit of theaters ni bora thirtynineand extend from Chlci and Now Orfeans to the Pacific coast. this number of theaters the Walter Orphe company personally own eight. The vau vlllo companies who were welded Into i mighty and powerful organization , wh powers are dictatorial , are the Great Nor ern company , controlling the theater of t name In Chicago ; the Columbia theater , Louis ; the John Hopkins company , w theaters in New Orleans , Memphis , Atlai Louisville and the Hopkins theater , Chlca the Kohl & Castle company , controlling Haymarket , Chicago Opera House i Olympic theater , Chicago , and the Wa : Orphtura company , with theaters In 1 Francisco , Los Angeles , Sacramento , E vcr , Cincinnati , M Iwaukee and Omaha. Dctwcen this glnnt combine and the companies controlling New York and several eastern cities there Is no 111 feefi They will work In conjunction and tr acts. There are rumors that the big org Izatton will some day In the near fut Invade the far pastern territory. The sanitation as at present constituted Is be flclal for the vaudeville performer In tha elves him a booking for every week In ypar If ho so dealrce , as vaudeville I aters do not close In the summer sea ! Uvery theater on this circuit win be gl the same people. Omaha in its turn witness the same shows as do the the : goers of all the big cities of the coun Tha bookings for this concern are done Chicago , San Francisco , New York and the larger European cities. The passing of the Crelghton theater f : a legitimate play house to that of vaudev brings to mind the fact that Paxton & I gcss , the first and only managers of Crelghton , originally Intended It to b popular-priced house , but for only a t over a month were their Intentions car out. It was while on a trip to New V during the first month of the Cro'ghton's ' Istence that Manager Burgess learned 1 ' he would have little or no trouble In boot as many first-class pla)3 and players fo us he wanted and It was thU fact that duced him to change the policy of the ho Shortly after the Crelghton ccmmeneet ! g6t th * beit attractions I. W. Miner , ras thsn managing the Doyd theater for L M. Crawford , decided to turn It Into a popu lar-prlced house , much to the regret of man ; local theater seers who hid always looko Upon the Hoyd as duo of the finest pla ; houses in the west , lit less than n yea I'axton & Burgess became the Ic iee3ofthl lioueo alno and at once transferred thcl , first-das' ) attractions to It and putting th Woodward company Into the Crelshton , nil asaln rrdtic-lng It to a popular-priced house where It remained until the Orpheum company ( pany leased It for vn levllle. In the opln Ion of many popular-priced attractions a both of the e hoiifos have had the effect c I Injuring the lhr-atrh.il business of the cltj ' as once In the habit of seeing fairly goo plays for 23 to 75 cents , theater gojrs wer i hard to re-cducatc Into paying 73 cents t , fl.CO to see the average companlei that com ' to this city and It Is only the very best at ttactlon * th.it will draw them to any pxteti | ut the present day and It Is for thla rcaso i that Manager Burgess of Boyd's theater ha j decided to hook only the \ery best attrac llona for his house. i\ ; I'll in. "On the Suwanco niver" will be seen i Doyd's theater for three daje , c mmencln matinee today , December , with a aped ; i ladles' matinee Tuesday. The action of th I story Is laid near the little village < ' Suwanco in Florida , und hinges on the Cla > ton family , OIK ; of 'he oldest In the dl trlct. Colonel Clajton , an old planter , lu l given a mortgage on his estate ; the da 1 the mortgage Is duo Colonel Clayton and o ! Caleb Croc , a hard-hearted misery ho ma < ! ho loan , quarrel. The old planter Is mm lercd In the mlMlp hy 'the ml"cr. Dot Jlnyton , the colonel's adopted daughter , n urns from the north on the day of tt quanel , whither she has been to consu iptlc experts regarding her sight , and tl xcltemcnt attending the struggle and hi ester fathei's murder bpforc her very ey < cause the complete Irsa of her sight. 1 he struggle the murdcier Is compelled l itrlke the colonel's son n blow on the hcai caving 'him In a comoto'o or tmbccll tatc. After the murder the assassin mat ages to make away with the money whlc ivas to have discharged the mortgage. One of the strongest scenes shows orest picture on the hanks of the famoi sjream Do-a , being left alone , Is wanderlr alralcesly about , In the course of which si starts to cross a high wooden bridge , fr which several planks have been rcmovi liurrlrdly by the villain of the story : he hope that the blind girl will fall throug the bridge Into the ravine below. Ju is It seems positive that she Is to step In : hls trap the old refrain of "Way Dev Upon the Suwanee River" comes floatli through the woods from a band of plai tatlon singers near by. Dora , hearing tl song , stops , listens for a moment , and , tun ng , g. > es In the direction of the slngei During the third act In the course of i ittemptcd abduction of the blind girl by tl villains , who want to get her out of tl way , a struggle ensues during which h fester bro'.her , intervening , receives anoth blow on the head , the effect of which la bring back his reason from the state It h so long been. He , thinking that tt Is t same struggle In which his father was kllU denounces Caleb Croc as the real aesassl thus clearing the mystery of his fathei murder. Of course , the old familiar thei of the mortgage Is happily disposed of a : all ends peacefully "On the Suwanee Rlvei Beginning with the matinee Sunday afte noon Manager Cole of the popular Troc dero will present a bill of unpreccdent merit which must add materially to t * popular favor in which thlsexcellent amus ment resort is held and more than eusta its past acknowledged reputation for pr mlor merit. The chief feature of the weeV 1 bill will be the troupe of royal Japjne acrobatic equilibrists , eight In number , t1 of them being frtnlnlno Japanese. They a under the leadership of Prince Aklmoto , t possessor of wizard-like powers as a b ; ancer and perch performer. This com pa of performers has absolutely no equals a will put on a number of acts of start ! Interest. Next In interest will be t ashlevementa of Pearl Andrews , the que of mimicry , In her Impersonations of Yve Gullbert and other noted characters , a her presentation of the "Inanimate Mu < Sheet , " a travesty on Anna Held's fame "Animate Music Sheet. " The sisters Lc < two astonishingly clever lady acrobai Kenno and Wayne , two refined bur'esq ' artists In Inimitable sketches ; Lewis a Evans , operatic travesty artists , and Le and Miller , comedy horizontal bar perron crs ; Misses Stevens and O'Byron , a gift vocal duo , and finally the two Paolls , ccce trie European acrobatic clowns , acco panled by their Intelligent and acco pllshed bag-punching and foot ball d Patrons of this ever popular resort can r assured that there will bo no Interludes : yawning In this bill , but that it will bs catchy and Intensely entertaining progri from prelude to finish every night durl the week and matinees Sunday , Thursd and Saturday afternrons. In deference 0 I the ladles , with whom this amusement < ' j terprlM has been a marked favorite sli Its opening , no refreshments will be STat \ at the matinees Thursday and Siturd " ' Manager Cole Is confident that the bill , , the week Is ona which will engage the p terest of lovers of refined vaudeville , and ford them an entertainment that will co mend Itself to every one of them , and abi which they will bo enthusiastically talk ! for many days to como. The past record crowded houses Is not destined to suf from this week's menu of art and wit. Today marka the debut of the Crelgh theater aa a high class vaudeville hoi ! The day also Is the theater's christen day. The name to be borne by It In future will be the Crclghton-Orpheum , The latter half of the hyphenated title ] become synonymous of success when appl to theaters of the vaudeville class. A ra meritorious Introductory bill ha been lectcd. John C. Hlce- and Sallle C 1 head It. Both have entertained Orai audiences before on several occaaions. Tl were farce comedy stars then. Now they scintillate In thevaudev heavens. What theatergoer docs not reme her Hlcc's nimble feet , funny arch wrlthl and his humorous nasal speech In "Cotir Into Ccurt" with Miy Irwln , and later w Marie Dressier ? Then the Illce-lrwln k since popularized by the btograpb. The vehicle chosen for the display of I couple's talents Is entitled "Our lion moon. " Another couple who need no Int ductlon to tbo Omaha public , and of wli the people could not get enough , are Rossaw midgets , the smallest men on eai They visited Omaha with the Hopkins Tra oceanic company several seasons ago. SI that visit they have entirely changed tt act. They are- now seen In athletic ft of all kinds , such as head balancing , fe of strength , boxing and tumbling. In addition to this , the midgets dlsp their talents as comedians and danc Charles Hossow gives Imitations of Ai Held , the famous French chanteuse. Frank Rossow Is but 2 feet 111 Inches height and his brother Charles In th inches shorter. Both these atoms of hum Ity are perfectly formed and a bushel baa could easily accommodate them. Gee 1'vans , known as the "Honey Boy" beca of his being the creator and singer ot t "coon" song "I'M Be True to My Ho Boy , " one of the very few "coon" songs that hate outlhed the brief period of life the a\ erase ron ? of the sort Is allotted , IE another of the offerings. Kvans le bleated w th a most melodious voice. He hs three new oucs that have alreidy become populai wherever sung. In the Introduction of hii songs he tisis sonic very clever monologui that 1 an appreciable addition to his ac- The high clnss European vaudeville Is rep icpented } > y the Carl Dammon troupe o acrobats , conflating of two male and tw < female performers. These are thu peopli who created a furore in NPW York at Hani mersteln's Olympla theater. They wen brought to America by Hammersteln tas season and their Importation at the tlm vis the subject of much newspaper gossl ] because of the laigo salary that had to b oncrcd them to cro 3 the rond. In thrl work they sft at variance all the laws o nature They arc paid to he human rubhe balls. In a miulcal way the Toblns , Mr an Mrs. , are s'irp ' to bo fa\orltcs with thl weok'r audiences. None of the horse pta and subterfuqo seen In the average muslcn not Is used by them In the presentation c I the act In the cupposeil belief that It on hanccsi It. They mingle the highly cla&sl with the popular music of the day on incut varied assortment of unique instru raents. Acknowledged premiers In their line ar Zazelle- and Vernon , the triple horizon ! : bar athletes. Some seemingly lmposlbl feats arc performed by them. These gen tlcmcn do all their work. It Is said , wit a graceful dexterity. They Inject cons'der ' able comedy throughout their act. I'lnj * iiml t'liijrr * . Emma Nevcda Is singing opera in Italy. "Cyrano do Bergprac" has been translate Into Russian , German , Italian and 1'ortu i gurso. Penman Thompson Is playing "Tho 01 Ho.iirstcad" . still MuKco nankin him taken Nance O'Nci : and a dramatic company to Honolulu. Delia Tex nnd HURI ! rhllvors. It Is sail will be manlpd th's ' week in St. Louis. There IM little likelihood that Geornl Cay\au will resume work on the stage. LillianRussell , arrhed last Saturday froi nurcpe. She hns overal offers to appci ; in London In the tvHns. Lottie Collins * attempt at suicide is sal to have been caused by grieving over th Illness of her llttlo son. Camlllo D'Arvillo may go to German soon to Join a stocl- opera company undt management of Gustav Amberg. James K. Hackett Is the first male ate whom Daniel Frohman has managed sine ho brought out E. H. Sothcrn a dozen ycai ago. ago.James James O'Neill In "When Greek Meel Greek" and "Moutu Crlsto" Is having tt most successful season that he has evt known. Tim Murphy has a new play called "Tt Carpetbagger , " wl h which he Is dole j splen.lld business lu the west. He will t seen here in January. The all-absorbing question which is belr asked dally by the- musicians of the count : is "What shall be done to Interest tl people In the advancement and cause music ? " Various means and methods ha' been suggested and clubs have been forrui In the nature of social muslcalcs and ca : games , In which one uses pieces of past board on which are printed the names composers , operas , etc. , Instead of the mo familiar faces of the king of spades and tl queen of hearts. Recitals are given f nothing but pleasure. Concerts are playi without any suggestion to the attender th a small admission fee Is to be charge Houses are filled with a respectable aud ence and the momentous query Is ever prc ent , "How much of it is paper ? " And st the people will not come. Now be It unde stood that this is not a wholesale assor ment cf charges against the peaceful ai law-abiding citizens of the very proper ci of Omaha. The same conditions exist almc everywhere else. The people want something new. TaV for Instance , the encore question. Co ductors , pianists , singers and organists w play a heavy concerto , a treacherous fugi sing an intricate aria or a ballad on t order of Stephen Crane's poetical mysterlt set to music which Is decidedly a la Beard ley , and the audience will applaud vlgc ' I ously. Whereupon the artist makes 1 ' j most thrilling bow , which he has careful ' practiced beforehand , and , smiling In 1 | I conscious superiority , he will thus addre i himself : "See what a great Interpreter t 1 I I ! Behold these persons are susceptible i the highest mission of art , when shown ; them by a maoter. " Be not deceived , ! ' great master , neither be greatly puffed i That applause was prolonged , not becat of the fact that the audience enjoyed yo phenomenal ability , but because the llste ers were probably besieged to buy tlcke and , being anxious to "get their mone ; ' | worth , " they will still continue to rec ' i you , in the hope that you will then pi something that can be understood and e joyed. Now , of course , artists cannot be Indue 1 to step off the pedestal which they ha ? attained after years of hard study , se ' denial and discouragement. True , and y If art wears a repulsive aspect , what the Must the audience , must the great Amerlc people , be driven to those things whl they do not care for ? Shall art rem ! t frowning and expect the people to come a adore ? Or shall art come down a little , i I necessarily leave the pedestal , but just sin and lend a helping hand to those who fi would penetrate the mjsterles of the u t known regions of Idealism. For there ' always a few who possess that desire a there U always the charmed circle at concert , which conies because It wants come , and which IB anxious to learn : Hail to them ! i Mr. Slgmund Landsbcrg , a local planl has written a paper on the subject of leai Ing how to appreciate the great tone raasti and amongst other good things has giv expression to the following thoughts : a It is highly improbable that the avert , t listener will submit to ati > exertion on I 1 part of his bralr. while desiring to enj himself at ti concert. Just as absurd woi n it seem fcr the net former to recede fri a his point of prlncli le , by sacilllctug 1 y . true artistic con\lction. for the fake I thobo who attend hlsh grade concerts , t pucMng to hear popular airs , medleys , lit oNcrtures and shallow \ocal numbers. How are these differences. In the rospe ivo arguing points of performer and cc 11 I cert goer to bo adjusted ? h Will not the slmnlu und hopeful remc i , i of having dcscrlpthe programs at hi grade concerts bo successful ? With th a ! introduction they not onlv will lessen I , ' I aversion permanently existing toward 1 m classical works because of their dlfllcu ' ' of comprehension , but will also have n I tendency to educafe the concert attendl e masses by their explanatory notts , cements ments , and also furnishing most valua and Interesting matter for future pcrue In Km ope and several large cities of l e least one can notice dcsrrlptUe progra . at all the more Important musical even 3 I The people , listen with the most Intense 3 terest to. for instance. Bcctho\cn's C rail i Symphony. Why is their Interest aroui y I to an extraordinary pitch ? Not becai , , _ i an orchestra is playing the Symphony them , merely to let the sounds of the d ferent Instruments reach their ears , 1 I because the listener's interest la nwakei n by the fact that ho has tiiocured a < o scrlptlve program containing a full synop i. of Beethoven's greatest bjmpbony , ( tl it wonderfully RUpgcstUo tone drama ) , g Ing the various "motifs" m music pr for the benctlt of the students and the i 8 tailed text for the benefit of thosp who c < ' ' stdcr the cotes merely hieroglyphics. X | To understand tbn works of more modi as these startle the buyers and nierclmnU ? alike Never have Such Prices bought goods a ? cheap as this year Never in the history of Omaha has ? Jewel-y been sold HO cheap as we oiler it now. and never again wil'l yon have such a Christinas giving op portunity as you have in this sale.W back up every price \vo make with the goods. A quadruple plated 4-piece teasel , made specially for us , atA A genuine Gorhani chafing spoon and fork , at each , A set of six genuine $ 00 lingers silver $1 tea spoons , only Large size sterling silver back hair brush , only Genuine Gorham sterling silver 75c backed combs Leather Goods. Our line of card case pocket books , letter books , etc. , is the largest ever brought to Omaha. What do you think of this sample ? A genuine monkey skin ladies pocket book and card case combined , only You can't duplicate it where they raise monkeys a ml'make them. Engraved Stationery. Wedding invitations equal to any from Now York. $10 for 1ft hundred , $15 after that. TOO visiting cards and plate.81.50 100 cards i'rom your own plate § 1.00 Sot of silver plated fluid's knife , fork and spoon , only SO.50 Dresden han 50 dle , sterling mount ed silk umbrella , only , ' 5-piece silver 50 handled carving pet , in case , only A sterling silver nail file , button hook , pa per kii'e or seal , for Large si/.e 4-blade sterling silver pocket knife , for Solo Omaha agents The genuine Rockweed - of the celebrated wood Pottery , Gorli.uii Sterling sold only at our store , Silverware S , E. Corner Douglas and Fifteenth Sts. composeis elnco Beethoven , Schubert , Men- dclstohn , be It for the professional or ama teur , biich programs are not only necca- wry , but indispensable. Ileie reference IF made to Wagner , Uerllcz , Liszt , St. SacLti , Bruch and others. Soloists will often in troduce sonatas. , concertos , rhapsodies , etc. . of Intricate structure to western conceit audiences. Thev can only be understood and appreciated by the masses with the aid of descriptive programs. Mr. Lands- berg then goes on to consider the stand- polnt'of the singer , who cannot bo under stood , but. If a singer Is propeily trained , has the right principle of tone production her pronunciation must be good. If It Is not , ehe and not the audience should re ceive the condemnation of the critic , and Justly would she deserve it. Imagine an actor mumbling the Hamlet soliloquy , or stammering through the lines of Mercutlo , concerning Queen Mab. However. U would be an excellent Ideate to have an English translation of Italian. French and German arias or songs , when either of these languages Is sung. Oc casionally one likes to set an Idea of what Is going on , and one does get so tired , at a concert , of looking at people. Mr. Landsberg's appeal Is worthy of the consideration of all who are engaged In concert work nnd It Is not unlikely that this Idea faithfully and constantly carried out will be fruitful of good results and may give come assistance In the answering of that question which opens this column. The Catholic choirs of the city are be stirring themselves In good earnest. Im agine , In one month , the Messe Solennelle of Gounod , Uu. Twelfth Mass of Mozart and the Stabat Mater of Rossini. Verily , these good people are making up for lost time. To the Catholic church the eyes of the musical world ought to turn for the best In music. For two reasons first , that the ritual and _ ceremony of the mass makes possible , nay demands , the Introduction ot much music , which shall be sung in the most musical of all languages ; second , be cause of the fact that the greatest master : have contributed immortal compositions tc the church In question. And yet it Is to be deplored that the Catholic churches of the city have not been up to the mark when compared with thcli sister churches , whose rituals admit of little music. This Is not Intended as a disparage , ment ot the magnificent services which have been rendered by those faithful people whc have struggled on year after year and dent the best that could be done. But the though ! naturally presents Itself that with some ol our very richest men In the fold of this church that there has not been for years , it the writer's memory , a single professional musician , whose art is his bread , employed In any of the Catholic churches , meaning by that any musician who has high stand' Ing In the musical world of Omaha , as i leader In Its musical affairs , be tt soprani alto , tenor or bass , conductor or organist With the advent of Mr. Watterson , who li laboring earnestly for the cause of the bos : music , things have taken on a lively air The mass of the Catholic church Is a glori' oua and ennobling ritual and the music o : the mass , if well sung and well played n a decent Instrument , Is Inspiring. Thi Catholic church has all the advantages ai before mentioned and with them ihe rc < sponslbllitles. May the Catholic choirs take on a nov energy and Inspire those who are watchln ; with earnest eyes and warm sympathy fo the full development of their magnificen musical resources. THOMAS J. KELLY. Mticiuiil ! Sotrfe. The Rossini setting of the celebrated Lath hymn , "Stabat Mater Polorrsa , " or as it li usually called , "Rcsslnl's Stabat Mater , " wil b ? presented tonight at St. John's Colljglati church , Twenty-fifth and California streets The soltlBts engaged for this production an Mme. Clemectlne DeVere , Miss Eleanon Broadfoot , Mr. Mitchell and Slgcor Dado Sir Jchn Schcnk , of favorable local reputa tlon , will preside at the organ and the con < ductor will be Slgnor Saple. A fine ihorui has been proiured for the work and the con > cert will be one of the features of the sea ion. ion.The The Festival Choral society , under thi , direction of Miss Julia Officer , held a ver ; successful ichearsal en las.t Monday oven.ii at the First C&nprou.Ulonal church , fctudy Ing the chorus of "The Messiah. " At tin Intenrlsslon Mr. Jules Lumbnrd sang thi recitative and aria from "The Messiah , ' "The People that Wai Led in Darkne , ' which is particularly adapted to his ibl boss voice. At the next rehearsal on Mon day evening , December 3 , Mr. George Man Chester will bins the recitative and arli y "But Who May Abldo the Day of HI h Coming , " from "The Messiah. " > r AH announced last Sunday In thes . " , columns. Mrs. Martin Cahn will appear fee o i the last time In Omaha on Thursday nlph y on n concert program , when a line recltn a i will bo given at the First Congregatlona g church by Madanio Kannlo Bloomtleli Xelsler and Mrs. Martin Cahn , Mr. Cahn net u lug as accompanist. It will bo rememberei 1. that M.idamo Zclsler played a recital to ai e Immense audience it the Boyd last seabou is Mrs , Calm will elng'the celebrated Cavatln. 3. from the "Queen of Sheba , " and a triplet o i- songs which will Include the composition ir of I.OKO , Schubert and Cowta. Mme d Zelsler will ploy a Beethoven sonata nnd i > e transcription for the piano by Schumann , o ' " " nUo scries of rhorlo ir . Taganlnt's "Caprice , a compositions dedicated to this icraarkahl it artist by Moszkonski. < 1 The rehearsals of Gounod's "Mesa ' ' EoleiiPllo" ( St. Cecelia ) for the 10:30 : o'clocl Is Eirvlce on ChrixlmaH morning at Si. John' it ( hurch , California street , ore progrchsln , ' nicely under the direction of Mr. Theodor it \VnttfiEon. . The entire work will , on tha ; occasion , bo performed for the first time li ithis city , Gounod's "Mcssa Solenelle" I probably ono ot the most famous masit u written , and Is sung In all the great choir AMt.suMi.vrs. tttrnty Sit telephone 1217. Lent * ft n'llllann. Propn. and Mgre. W. W. COLE Act. Manager. MATIM2CS SUNDAYS THL'IlSnAYS SATUIIDAYS Alwnj-n the Ilc l Show In OinnliH. The world's greatest acrobatic equilibrists Akimoto's ROVAL JAPANESE TKOUPI3 , headed by Prince Aklmoto. king of bal- Innccrs and porch perfsrmers. . Pearl Andrews , the Queen of Mimicry. The Sisters Leon , America's astonishing lady acrobats. 1 he Taolls , European Eccentric Comlqueg. Misses Stevens and O'Byron , superlative duo. Kenn and Wayne , refined burlesque art- Lewis & Evans , operatic travesty artists , Leon nnd Miller , comedy horizontal bar exponents. REFRESHMENTS. Prices 25c , 35c 50c. Reserved 82 its , ROSSINI'S "STABAT MATER " Sunday Evening , Dec. 4. Mme. Clementine DeVere . Soprane Miss Eleanore Broadfoot . Contraltc Mr. Georqre Mitchell . Tenoi fig. Auguato Dado . Bassi Mr. John A. Schenk . Organlsi 60 - CHORUS - 6C Under Direction of SICNOR R. SAPIO. St. John's Church 25th and California Sts. 8 p. m. AdmlBBlon . ' . . .BO Cent * . ItcNcrved Seats . .Trie nnd fl.OO On sale at Kuhn & Co. , 15th and Douglai Myers , Dillon Drug Co. . 16th and Farnam An \ of the JPaintfnsrs * s vss ? # ias : of the Trnns-Alississippi V 5 x sX J 5R SA R y JESA-posilion V v&svv&jy by Mr. John R. Key Will be criven at Itoom 3 , Bee Build ing , entrance through the court. Monday , Tuesday , Dec. 5-6 from 2 until 10 p. m. Under the an spices of the Visiting Nurses' Ansrcin tlon. The public IH invited to aitond. Admission Froo. ARTHUR DELMORE CHENEY Teacher ef Voice Culture and Artistic Singing A CAREFUL AND THOnOUr.II FOU.V DATION TO AM , IIKGINM2UH. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO E.\G LISII OHATOItlO. STUDIO l SIIP : > 0i nnd : t ) t UnlldliiK , Corner IRIli mill Dodu SlreeU. IIO'I EI.S. THE M1LLARD 13ti ) anil Douglas Sts. , Oinali i , .AMERICAN AND EUIIOPEAN I'l.AN. CENTKAL1..Y LOCATED. j. u. siAiucni , * so\ . Prop , THE NEW MERCER 12th and Howard Sts. , Omaha. European Plan Jl.l American Plan ? 2. ( You will Hud your friends icglatcred hen F. J. COATHS. Proprietor. WM ANDKKWS. Chief Cle-rl of the Catholic church In Europe an America. Of the six numbers r , hlch mnK up the complete work , the third , "Sanctu Sanctus , Sanctus , l.'omlnus Deus Sahaoth" ' . familiar K > many of the I'roteatai churches , as it has hcon arranged and put llshcd ulth an English text and Is en tcnshvly sung lu churches ot numeious dc r.omluatkns. It U one uf the rnoa : sutilhi : u umbers of the nork and has done muc toward making thn name of the Illustrlot comroscr Immortal , Mr. John A. Schcn 1H preside at the organ. ( i MUa Julia Olllcer , piano , Karbach Dlk. AMUSEMENTS. Omahti's Society Vaudeville TUentcr. u ! , Vcc.k Malta Today - siGreigbton Theatre Beginning - - Telephone 1531 _ . . _ DEC. 4. Te ! ? Walter Grpfceum Co , . . . . . . . Takes pleasure in announcing the most expansive High Class Vaudeville Bill ever presented to the Omaha publk. A Grand Aggregation of Talent TODAY'S MATINEE S > o any seat- . Children , any seat lOc Gallery lOc. John C. Rice George Evans . . Newsboys . f\ Qumtette - - . -J- g J OOlfl PRICES NEVER CHANGING- Evenings , Reserved Seats , 25c and 50c ; Gallery lOc. Wednesday , 25C 0THEHCKE IOC CHILDREN Paxton & Burgess , Mgrs. Telephone 1919. BOYD'S. 3 A * IMS AfTERNOON. THE COMEDY DRAMA SUCCESS ANY SEAT SPECIAL IN THE HOUSE Ladies Matinee Tues 25c day. Watch the Dally Papers for Particu THIS AfTLRNOON rpi a lars. A A SMILE SIGH A A LAUGH SOB A A YELL TEAR A PURE STORY OF A INTERESTING TRUE SOUTHERN PLAY ALL THE FOR EXCITING HLA TS. FAMILY. THRILLING ALL AL SCBNEKY. 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