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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1899)
THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY" , DECEMBER HI. 1SW . in I | AMUSEMENTS. f 1 The appearance at Lloyd's thratpr WP.IIHB- . fl.iV afternoon ot Kmm.i Nevada , the futnou * cnniatrlro , who recently returned lo her native land , brings to mind the fact that H has been more than a halt score of year * mneo shn wan lasl hoard In Omaha sntl U will doublleflft be that many more years bcforo the music lovers of this city will have another opportunliy of Itelcnlng to htr splendid voice , fnfortunnloly Mme. Nevada's manager could sppuro only a mntlnce date for her , OB all the evenings of last week were filled by bookings made previous to Nevada's an nouncement that she would visit Omaha. Tli'B amounts , In n measure , for the limited patronage bontowcd upon her concert , which , had it occurred In the evening , would doubl- IK-H hnvo been listened to by an audience limited In size only by the capacity of the thpntor. Mme. Nevada was scon nflcr her pcr/orm- / nnro and In answer to the writer's request for nn Interview said : "I will give you an Interview with pleas ure , but It must bo contingent on your granting me ono request. Do not bpglu , like all other gentlemen of the prpss have done , by asking me to tell of my Seville experi ence , when the Spanish hissed and hooted me , Just because I wns an American. 1 was rending In ono nf the eastern papers recently a fncetlous article declaring1 lhat other prlmn donnas were actually jealous of thn advertising I received bccnuso of this distressing Incident. Well , I can nssuro you that my confreres would have been qulto welromo lo such an advertisement. As for mo It Is the OMO unpleasant Incident of my career that I most desire to forgot. "I hope you will never hnvo such a one , my darling , " said the prlma donna to her .young daughter Mlgnon , who sat besldo her. "Mlgnon , you know Is going to bo a famous ulnger and four or five years from now you will bo Interviewing her. Mlgnon has a grand voice , " added the proud mother , ns she lovingly cnressed the golden curls of her hrlgbt-cycd glr' . "Tell you of what I have been doing slnco leaving America ? Yes , I shall bo de lighted to , more especially because many people seem to bo under the Impression that because 1 have not flung1 hero In four teen yearn I have been doing very llttlo Hinging. Such an Impression Is an altogether mistaken one. I have been singing con- slanlly Indeed , slnco I first appeared In Omaha , which m know was at Iho very beginning of my career I have sung In everyone of Iho old world capllals and In every civilized country ot ISuropo where they have opera. I bavo sung In Kngland , Holland , Germany , Kranco , Spain , Hussla everywhere. Kvcry year I go to Italy as aBort Bert of habit. I made my first steps In vocalIsm - Ism there and I love the sunny land. I have sung In Klorcnce , at Iho La Scala In Milan , having given Iwcnly-oii3 performances of 'La Somnambuln. ' I have sung before every crowned head In Hurope. My last nppenr- nnce before royalty was nt the close ot the London Benson , when for the first tlmo I unng before the queen of Englnnd. I sang first at Iho stnlo concert and then her majesty Invited me to Osborno , where I sang for her privately. Only the queen nnd the Immediate members of her household were present. The queen gave mo a beautiful decoration and asked mo to write In her autograph album. She especially liked my KiiMilaii songs , and although my program was qulto long1 her majesty asked for more. Queen Victoria is very musical nnd nsked information regarding the composers of any Bongs Bho happened to like. "I have sung often In a country where few fllngfcro have rarely been. I moan Scan dinavia. There I met Ibsen nnd wo formed a warm friendship. I do not know what Impression you have formed of the man from rending his works , but I can tell you from my own personal 'experience lhat ho hns a very tender heart nnd Is n most de voted and loving husband. "Oh , yes , the crowned heads 1 was wan dering from them , wn I not ? Well , you know there Is some excuse for mo , because I nin nn American. No , not nil the crowned heads are musical , but four or llvo of the ruler.s are particularly no. The king of Sweden In devoted to music nnd plnys the 'cello exceedingly well. The queen of Itnly sings , nnd rarely misses an Important opera performance. The queen regent of Spain Is also musical , nnd hns a very pretty voice. The emperor of Germany Is suppcficd to bo moro muslcnl than any of the rulers , but t found him devoted nlmost entirely to mili tary music. Now , on the contrary , the llttlo queen of Holland pcwltlvoly dislikes music , nnd In Ibis respect certainly does not resemble her father , who supported loyally the cpern at The Hague. The old king of Portugal wns quite fond of music , hut his particular passion was Shakespeare ; the only million of Shakespeare they hnvo In Portugal or rather In the Portuguese language , wa his translation. King Hum bert Is qulto Indifferent. The queen of the Dclglans Is fond ( f opera , but the king has n preference for Iho ballot. The czar of Hu&Hlii 1 do not think Is greatly Interested In music , although ho' likes the drama nnd occasionally patronizes the opera. The sov ereigns of Austria rarely manifest any In terest , nnd only occasionally are seen nt the opera. When before the Into unpleasant ness between my country and Spain I visited the Spanish queen regent , 1 found her very deeply Interested In the llfo and hnblts of lngcrs. Indeed , to iho cmbarrnssmcnl of all Iho other * ' , she conversed with mo nl most exclusively , asking questions as to what Iho Blngor ate and drunk , what she did on the clay on which she wns to lng and all other detnlls regarding the lives of vocalists. " "Perhaps , Mmo. Nevada. " Interrupted the writer , "tho public might llko to know ai'O n tl'i- : nc of the singer , nnd what she l < fnrrrd to deprive herself of. " "Oh. dn you think so ? Well , I get tip at 7:30 : every morning and have n light breakfast of toast and tea. Then I take ft walk , usually a long and brisk one. Then n midday breakfast of plain food , with no sweet * , nothing sour , nothing sharp as vine- gar or pepper ; nothing too hot anil nothing cold. I always refrain from Ices. I rest for an hour after this , and try to sleep. After that another walk , nnd nt G a dinner ot the plainest food. Kvcry singer who follows this routine Is sure to keep her voice nnd health. On days when 1 sing 1 make It a rule not to tnlk. Seine singers 1 know on the day they are to appear make It n rule to sing thf cntlro opera through In the morning , but I never attempt a note until Just before the performance when I run a few scales. I never go out to supper after a performance nnd always try lo bo early to bod. To my regular habits 1 attribute the preservation of my health and voice , for certainly 1 have not spared myself nnd hnvo taken many long and fatiguing journeys. Indeed , I may say , that nn singer , If 1 may except perhnj * Pattl , has over appeared In BO many coun tries. "Old I ever have nn nudlcnco with flic pope ? Yes , nnd 1 bcllevo It Is said that 1 enjoy the distinction of being iho only artist who him over had an audience with his holiness. My nudlcnco with him Is somo- Ihlng lhat I shnll never forget , because he spoke BO beautifully about the profession. Ho said that ho hoped Hint I would bo nn example and a credit to my profession , nnd that ho saw no reason why It should nol bo iw honorable and as great ns any other pro fession. " The annual visit of the Dostonlans lo Omaha Is looked forward lo with many pleasurable anticipations by theatergoers , for In this organization Is realized all that Is possible In the presentation ot opera. This season the desire on the part of Oma- hnns to hear the company Is doubly whetted because of the fnct that It contains among Its principals an Omaha girl , who , If the enccd ot prnlso given her by Iho easlcrn press bo any crllerlon , will ono of Ihcso days bo one of iho country's favored light opera celebrities. The young woman In qcstion Is Oraco Cameron , well known hero from Iho fnct lhat her beautiful voice was always In demand In the churches nnd soclnl events nnd concerts. She has been with the liostonlans only this season , yet she has commanded the atlenlion of crlllcs everywhere. The Hostonlnns have a fac ulty of making lucky finds ot voices. Alice NIelsen , ns is well known , owes her pres ent success to Ihls company. Ot Miss Cameron the conservative musical crlllc of the Chicago Times-Herald says : It appears iho Hostonlnns have n new rlina donna .soprano after all. l i t night , Mlss Grace Cameron , a novice , so to speak , for this Is her first censon In opern , made a distinct lilt nt the Columbia as Yvonne In Smllh .t Herbert's "Serenade. " Miss Cam eron Is u product of the west , the far west , as she halls from Omaha , and If the Mis souri valley can produce as pure and llquld- volced sopranos ns Miss Cameron the future supply will bo welcomed , as was this llute- liku acquisllion to the vocnl ensenVblo of the Uostonlans last night. Her facial ex pression Is also good , her only falling being u lack of eracpful action. This will come In time , however , and Miss Cameron maybe bo hailed ns a promising soprano. IMrs. Cameron was formerly Miss Kerr ot Kails Clly , Neb. Some years ago she mar ried a well-known business man of Omaha and made Ihls city her homo. At the time and for some time previous < o her marrJago Mrs. Cameron was under the tutelage ot Mrs. Cotton , who Is mainly responsible for the development of her mag nificent voice. During the visit of the Bos- lonlans to Omaha last season Mrs. Cam eron had her voice "tried" by Messrs. IJar- nabeo and McDonald , who at that time In formed her of Its excellence and she was given to understand that an engagement with the company was a possibility of the very near future. The sudden determina tion ot Miss Jessie Dartlctt Davis to remain out of "Tho Bostonlaus" this season gave her the opportunliy lo secure a place with Iho organization. Her success must have been Instantaneous , as It was but a short time after she joined the company that she was entrusted with the role of Yvonne In "Tho Serenade , " a part In which Allco Nlel- FOII made her sudden bound Into popularity. Saturday night 'Mrs. Cameron will l > o seen In that rolo. She will also bo seen In a prominent role In "Robin Hood" Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Cameron's first ntlcmpt In a professional way was with a locally organ ized concert company , which toured the state a year or moro ago nnd which did nut meet with moro than the ordinary measure ot success. Her Inherent qualifications for the stage must have been very greal ns a per son lo jump lo the lop ns she hns done In so short a lime In an opera organlzallon must be able lo act fairly well , ns well as sing. Sol Smith Ilussell has sufficiently recov ered 'his health as to be able to finish his Chicago engagement , after which ho will re- i tire for a year's rest. This announcement conies direct from his manager and although Manager Hurgitw stntcs lhat his dates bore In February have not as yet been canceled by the theater's booking ngents It Is n cer- | talnty that ho will not fill thorn. The Chicago cage Trlbumi editorially speaks of Mr. Uus- sell as follows : Thai Sol Smith Russell , the actor , Is re- covfrtni : his health and will not bo obliged to retire- from the stage is a mutter for general congratulation. At any tlmo Mr. Kutfxpll could bo ill sMarod ; just now , when the stage U sunorlng from an epidemic of co-i'iillod "problem plays , " bN retlreinpiit would bo almost a public calamity. During a continuous career of Ihlrly-soven years on the Btugo It Is not recorded tlmt Mr. HiifSPll has been obliged at any tlmo to take bis auditors on a sliininiln : ; lour In order to line-rest the.ni. nor has ho or any tnumher of his company found It necessary in undress on llu- stage In order to lend ivnl'.sm to iho performnee. : Mr. Russell's lirndiietloiis have uniformly boon homely uiul wholesome. The atmosphere of liln plays has never hei-n that of HIP levco. lie bis held tint mirror up to naturn , but Iho tlioater-Koors have never boon forced lo use jr GOOD COFFEE would be cheap if you had to pay $1.00 a pound for it , but you don't. Known everywhere l > y Its blue wrapper und yellow label. is the best and no belter can be secured , even though you were \\illini ; to pay ten times that amount. Put up only In specially prepared boxes , ono pound in the berry. For sale by all grocers. Importers and Hoasters : Minneapolis , Bakd" & CO. , Minnesota. I dilnfrrtnnt afler wane lng on" of his pcrforniMiico ! ! . . one doe * not tip-d to be n nnrn > w nilml l 1'urltati to appreciate the dlfrerpiioe between Mr. Huiiavll nnd those morn conMttonnl si IPS who plM < 1 a popular dpmaml for th ° " .lUeloii * .in their iJccuse for prespnilng It , "ii UIP * tflee. To their contention Mr. Rus sell's fiuecc. " * hnx always boon n complete answer. Year after year hili.is Brown elosrr to the hearts of the people , wh . In pile of mrface Indications to the contrary , really i > refer the scent of new mown hay to that of musk anil are quite ns ready to > ( roooRnlze an artist In overalls and home spun , playing his qiilet part In " 1'oaeeful \ailey , " ns in evening dress and cynical' aspect doing his best to show how 11 to 1M ppnl In the malodorous products of the , half world. > j Kindliness and tender sentiment are a | i part cf Mr. lliit > ; ell's art nnd the public i ! I which has so long walchpd him with n I smile on Its lips nnd ihe suspicion of u tear In Its eyes cnn 111 afford to bill him a permanent good-by. C'onilnn Kvcntn. The nttrncllon Doyd's theater will offer for the opening of the now year will be "The Telephone Olrl , " n New York Cnslno rovlow i t on the order of "A Passing Show" nnd others of the comedy tovlcws originated by this firm yearly. "Tho Telephone Olrl" Is a light musical comedy with no particular plot. The music la by Oustave Klrker anil the dialogue from j the pen of Hugo Morion. The piece will bo opened this afternoon and will continue un til Wednesday ilghl , with matinees tomor row and Wednesday. It la In two acts and numerous scenes. The opening scene Is laid In the operating room of a large city tele phone exchange. The stage Is ranged about with the customary uwltchboard , nt which fifteen girls are seated. In the center of the stage are the desks of the chief operators. The exaggerated burlsequo of what takes place In such a place on a busy day makes the action of the piece. The chorus Is com posed entirely of women. It Is said the pleco Is very elaborately staged and cos tumed. Mclntyro and Heath , well remembered In Omaha as having formerly headed the Georgia Mlnslrcls and comedians of repute In the minstrel world , arc lo head this ] I week's vaudeville bill at the Crclghton- j Orpheum. In fnct the entire bill will bo [ mindo up of the Mclntyro & Heath traveling vaudeville combination , which Includes the Ihrco Navarros. acrobals , who will give a lurn snld lo bo remarkable for Iho grace lhat accompanies feats of strength nnd diffi cult athletics. Hlcknelle , Iho clay modeler ; the Young America quintet , composed of four young men and a graceful lltlle girl ; Dcrcmla and Drecn , club swingers ; Ihe five merry Nesses In a musical lurn sketch en titled "Scenes In n Dressing Room , " In which they will Introduce numerous Imita tions and Impersonations , and Stlno nml Evans , in n otio-nct comedy entitled "The Frisky Doctor. " There will bo a special Now Year's matInee - Inoo tomorrow , for which all seals will bo reserved. The altractlons for Now Year's week nt Boyd's theater will Include the ever-wel come Uoslonlnne. The excellent repulallon of Ihls splendid light opera company and Ihe warm regard In which Us principal artiste are held here augurs well for its engagement. The repertoire to bo presented here baa bpen arranged to Include not only operas that have long since boon established , but a now composition will bo inlroduccd which will be Iho novelly ot Iho engage ment and which will enlist Iho entire strenglh of Iho organizalion In Us preaenla- lion. As arranged "Tho Smugglers of Uada- ycz" will be presenled on Friday night , "The Serenade" by Victor Herbert Saturday night and on Saturday afternoon "Robin Hood" will be the bill. This season some slight changes In the personnel of the com pany arc noted , but from all accounts the cnscmblo is stronger than ever , nnd the addition of several young and tnlenled singers has crcalod nn unusual Inlercst in their work. Noted among the favorites- are | Henry Clay Harnaboe , W. H. McDonald , Helen Bertram , Marcla Van Dresser , John Dunsmure , Frank Rushworth , George Frolhlngham , W. H. Fitzgerald. Josephine Ilurtlolt nnd an Omaha girl , Grace Cam- cion , a young lyric soprano who has given great promise and received endorsement elsewhere , and who will appear In leading roles during the engagement. A largo cho rus nnd orchestra under the direction of S. It. Studley will be in support. I'luyN nml IMuj'cr.i. Mrs. l < aiiRtry and her company will sail for America , from Liverpool January G on the Lliean'.ii. The Now York crlllcs do nol llko Frank Daniels' now opera. "Tho Ameer , " which opened there Ihls week. Naneo O'Neill and Clay Clement are at the bond of a company which will start for Australia January 10. U is reportpil that Richard tManstlcld en deavored to secure Ada Rohan as his leadIng - Ing lady and -possible - Joint star. Clalro MncDowoll , a niece of Melbourne ! MicDowoll : , has bppn engaged to play u minor role in "My Lady's Lord. " It Is said thai Julia Marlowe will prcront "Harlmrlo Friclcblo" in London after the close of her next season in this country. Stuart Hobson has at last secured nn un doubted success In "Oliver Goldsmith , " which had its initial performance In Albany in November. Kdmond Rostand is dangerously 111 in Bn sselH. Hi" lias lioen failingIn health ver since h's iroat success of "Cyrano. Ho Is only 31 years old. Ellen Terry spoilt an hour or PO last week at Iho Philadelphia In docp study of ' the cobras. , raltlestiakos. vipers nnd other 1 venomous creatures that there disport. So successful is "Sappho" thai ClydoFilch | i organizing u number two company to play Iho territory nol covered by plga Nethorsoip nml thus head off other versions , "Break the News to Mother" and "Just ! as the Sun Wont Down. " with a few Blight changes In the words , arc being sunj ; In the I Knsllsh musli ! halls to enthusiastic np- ! Follx Morris and Doro Davidson have adapted a loniedy drama by Alexander llumas under title of "A lloyal Intrigue. " 'They arp nt work upon another adaplallon from Uio French. i Algeria Barrios , widow of iho Into Presl- i dent Harrlos of Guatemala , has. It Is nn- nounecd. signed .x contract with Arthur Rohan to appear In several of the roles of Adi ; Ki-Imn's reperlolro. i XanKWIU'H play , "Tho Children of the Ghotlo , " was nol a HUCI.PSB In New York and has failed In London , where the Ameri can cast , Including Wilton Laokayo , played It for ono long , long week. ! A drunken man made n row nt the Max well opera house , Saucertlos , N. Y. , on De cember 19. choosing to regard a performance of "Ton Nights In n Har Room" as a per sonal affront. Ho was jailed. Uortrudo C'ophlan. daughter of the re cently deee.wd C'harlos Cophlnn , Is perl- oi.nly ill In Minneapolis , where she was obliged to stop on her return with the body of her father from NOW Orleans. George Howlos , business manager of the Alice Nielsen Opera company , ban married Jessica Duncan , n chorus slrl in the com pany. The bride Is the daughter of George A. Duncan , mi.yor of Burlington , la. Kugeno ( . 'owlcs. the great premier basso , who was Alice Nlolson's principal support t lasl bcnson in "Tho Forlunu Toller. " Is | i sllll in her comiwny and lu her now opera , I "Tho SlnglnK Girl. " Is said lo have a mom I congenial role. Ills solo. "Love. Iho Grcal | Magician , " from all accounts , Is as bin a vocal hit as ho has ever made. The olllclals of the Department of the In terior have decided that In the future no moro rvKt-rvulIon Indians shall be lent bj the governmonl to showmen for the pur pose of exhibition , unless the exhibitions are planned on lines showing ihe prosvo-B ' of Mndlan education. The uulhorllles hold that the Indians bpcomo demoralized in such public performances and retain the uncivilized customs that thu Indian schools have Ions endeavored to stamp out. fievj j oral application * for the loan of Indiana ' have lately been refuted and the otllclaU arc determined to fetop al oneo the abuses that have been practiced for several yours. llcilnnil Ilcoil'n Condition i'nclinnucil , NUW YORK. Deo. 30. The condition of j riulnn < l Rood , the uctor , who reoonlly mi- I dirwent a surgical operation al St. Luke's hospital , was p\uuieally unchanged loUay. There ha * been no notl-caWo Improvement and the physicians > ay they cannot say . . hut c-jurhe the illfotaso will take. Mrs. Frances llaetenti' Piano Studio , 2220 Hurt Ptrtut Mitb Julia Offlpor piano s-udio. Karba < * h blk Lcoclicuzky method used by 1'adercwskl , Twelve long , somber , sprlous strokes of the midnight bell tonight and the year Is ended. Perchance , the century. Uut there Is neither time nor space lo discuss that. And with It there has passed a year of much change In the musical conditions of the city of Omaha. The exposition has fur- ' nlshed much entertainment nnd not n little , education by the programs which wore heard every day. Hcllstcdt , In particular , did ' much for ihe music-hungry nnd led many people to observe the truth of the fact that' "My Coal lllack Lady" Is not ns satisfying to the cultured taste ns Is Vorsplcl to "Lohengrin. " The vIsltH of noted artists have not boon greeted with much cnlhuslosm , considering the art-creed of the well-to-do people who hnvo the privilege of living In this city of ! the mlddlo west. I Wo are still without an auditorium or a j home for music. Wo are no further advanced , In the prospects of obtaining a pcrma- { nent orchcslrn or even a good bauj. Wo hnvo not yet been able to organize n thor ough musical choral society. AVe hnvo added materially to our list ot' ' teachers and have gained , at least , numerical ' strength therein. That wo have obtained artistic strength remains to be proved. ' One of the churches hns changed Us musical nffolrs In no small way. The com ing year will tell whether the change will be attended with good results , Why not ? I Ono of the gtcat colleges of the west has j added n inimical department which should work wonders. The personnel of the quar tet choirs han been vnrlcd considerably. New music stores hnvo been opened. New singers of local Interest have been Intro duced nnd have entered upon n seml-profes- filonnl career. Some of the older elngers have left lown nnd have secured more prom ising Holds elsewhere. The most surprising In a muslcnl way Is that which has been undertaken by the Young Men's Christian association. In Ihe present course ot nmufiemcnls supplied nt stnnll cost to the people by the nssocln- llon there are booked some strong musical attractions. Mr. Willis , In response to an Inquiry concerning the Sherwood concert , said : "Wo are trying to fulfill the mission of the Young Men's Christian association and that Is the growth of young men , In every direction tending to their highest and noblest development. Wo do not want to limit our work to gymnasium classes , blblo classes or any other kind of classes. Wo believe that refinement of lasto Is ono ot Ihe --eenllals of the c - well-developed man and to this end wo assumed the tremendous responsibilities of the expense of this course. You know the reputation of Ihese people and can Judge the enornilly of Ihu undertaking accordingly. " All honor lo Mr. Willis , and his assist ant , Mr. Mayno , who looks very well In a box olllco of a theater , and to all the mem bers of the Young Men's Christian nssocln- llon who have worked hard for the success ot their undertaking. The ihealer waa crowded last Wednesday night , and It WBH simply delicious to hear the somewhat un usual remarks : "Very sorry , sir , there Is not a scat left. " These course tlckels are worth $1 apiece to the holder , nnd reserved seats are charged for in addition to this. And yet , It pays , and may It continue" " to pay. t This Is an object lesson to the Woman's club. Mrs. Ford has handled first-class nt- tractlons under the club auspices , nnd at the absurd prlco of 10 cenls admission fee there has been no financial response. The members of Iho Women's club stand for re- flnement , culture , mental Improvement and all the rest of it. Why is it that they do not push a musical entertainment of high grade ? There nro enough women n Omahn , mem bers ot the club aforesaid , to have filled the IJoyd theater last Wednesday afternoon , when the great Nevada sang , but her BOX was wofully missing. She met with a frost , a killing frost. Where were the refined , the artistic , the superior women of Omaha on that occasion ? nut to return to Mrs. Ford's concerts. Why Is It that this association of women , ro far superior to the rank and file of the Young Men's Christian associa tion membership , in social prestige , In edu cational matters , in refined and cultured mentality , can make nothing but a fnllure out ot a good musical event , while the men can pack Boyd's thealer so Ibat prominent people are glnd to accept n seat In the or chestra pit , and gentle women climb to dizzy helghls of Iho gallery ? What Is lacking ? Organization or push ? Less theorizing and moro action ? Or can It be that the real taste Is absent ? I'orlsh the thought ! The year 1000 la upon us. A warfare In the Interests of art in Omaha should be wnged. The start has been made. Who will fol low ? Wo must have an auditorium , nnd It cnn bo had. Drains , supported by money , can nccompllsh anything' When will tthe foundation i. laid ? Wo must hnvo n per manent musical organization , nnd we can have It. Who will offer the first f3 bill toward Its promotion ? Wo must have the boot musical ntlrnctlons. Who will buy Iho first season llcket ? Who will bo the first to stay away from the trashy entertain ment , the Idiotic black-face cake walk crnzo ? Who will refuse to support the Ignoble , the deleterious Iho- destructive In , - art Imlta- llon ? Let the new year come ! The following Intorosllng sketch wns written for The Iloo by Minnie II. Davis of Kearney , Neb. The tlllo she has given to It Is "His Inheritance. " T. "One , two , three , four ; ono , two , three , four. " A woman snt nt the piano , counting nloud , accenting with n tnp of her fool while hho labored painfully through the measures of "Smith's March. " "One , two , three four , " she counled. "Tup , lap , lap , lap , " went Iho assisting fool. The woman was young , but her face showed the sufferings of motherhood. Two young children nl piny In ihe room Inter rupted her prnctlco from time to tlmo. She attended lo ihelr wants nnd turned nunln to her attempts nt playing. There was n certain painful accuracy about her work , i ! The time was perfect ; the marks of ox- : prrsslon wore carefully observed ; atnccato. | I i legnto , piano nnd forte wore brought out ! with conscientious painstaking. Hut with nil i her diligence nnd cnrefulnoss thfcre was a ' rigidity of movement which Indicated to a ] musician that oho had begun her musical i education too late. I There \\cro some who smiled when she i ' llrsl began her music lessons , gomo who I wondered why a married woman with two 1 children should try to do that which they knew she could not accomplish. Some of the comments came to her knowledge nnd had for her BOIIIO litlle bllterness , but never * | theles.s she continued In her attempts I't ' ' ; learning to play. Household duties , the care j I of her children nnd delicate health all were I combined against her efforts ; yet In spile i | of llieso shi > made some progress. What bho learned , she learned thoroughly. Step by step she mastered the rudiments of music and li was her hope that she could later Impart what eho liiul learned to her chll- ' dien. She was especially fortunate In her choice ' of a teacher. Blind from boyhood he had the sou ! of a po&t. and his marvelous playing wroughl beautiful pcliirt | in bound t-\tii lo tha unenlightened listener. After Ihe les- sou ho would plaKsorne wonderful confpo- / / ltlnn llko ( ho "Khat o > lln Hon tl o" of LlFzt. or Hfpthoven's "Sonata rnihrtlquc. " c-r perhaps he would Improvise a light and airy arrangement of eovnc simple melody ftnndlns out clesreut and sparkling against the backpround of dainty nd dcllente em- belllehment. I'nder ' such tuition , while hla pupil's tinners labored tvoarlly with simple Rtudiej. her mind wandered far en In the roilm of music , nnd sadly s > ho realized th.it all she could do was as the one first stop. And In time ns her chllilrcn grew she taught them carefully ns fnr ns she had learned , ntiil even after they were consigned to more advanced teachers she was able to help them by criticism , for her mind could understand what her fingers coulil not piny. Oradimlly she practiced less until at last she gave It tip altogether anil her iilnylus became only memory. A young tslrl sat at the piano playing that one of Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words" which Is known as "Consolation. " She played It carefully with close atten tion to phrasing and an earnest attempt to follow the composer's thought. She pla.\od It over several times , often slopping to re peat olio or two measures , the rendition of \vhlch had not satisfied her. Her rendition of the song was full of feeling , but it \\\s with a sigh of dissatisfaction llm she turned to the "Spring Pong. " It was evident - dent tlmt this moro brilliant composition was moro illfllcull for her. Having played It through she rcwu nnd walked to HIP window and as she stood gazing out lliero were tears In her eyes. In a moment there ilr-ittd across from the house opposite the noUy , strident tones of "Mnrchlng Through tJpor- gln. " "How I envy thai girl over thetp. " she thought , and mulled sadly ; "sho is FO sallsllcd with herself. II is no h.ird to dose so little and yet comprehend so nmrh. " This girl's mother had studied for a short tlmo under nn excellent teacher , an accomplished musician who was blind , but she had begun after her marriage and It was not to bo expected that slip might be come a player of note. However , idle h.id transmuted the llttlo that she knew to her daughter , who had now passed bpyond h'-r ] mother's atlnlnments nnd was studying I under a pupil of the great Llsr.t. The les sons wpro Infrequent , for money wns nol plenty In that household. Lack of mon"y mailo other obstacles. One's desire may be | to practice sonatas , while It may be one'r. j duty to wash dishes and the washing of i dishes does not Improve the hands for the | piano. And so iho daughter grieved over tin-1 Incvllable. "If wo had money 1 could do j so much. Or If I were stronger II would j partly atone fnr Iho lack of money. " Some times she practiced long hours at a time-- passionately , earnestly again In despair she longed to renounce It altogether. A friend said to her : "What n pleasure It must bo to play ns you do. " The girl smiled , but she did not utter her thought aloud. "It Is no pleasure. " she thought ; "It Is the curse of my life. I disdain to play for those who cannot understand and am afraid to play for those who can. The years glided by until the girl became a woman ami married. Still the old dis content pursued her and ilnvs of fevorUh earnestness of practice alternated with blank despair when her piano remained j silent. Then children came and In time the mother settled Into quiet contenl playIng - Ing for her hucbnnd and her friends as a rccrealion and n pleasure. But there came a time when the old restlessness again pos sessed her. Physical cxhnustlon resulted as It frequently docs In nervous temperaments In oxlremo activity of mind , nnd old am bitions arose again to torment her. And then her boy was born. "How like the boy's fncc I. to his father's , " they snid. "How ilko his mind is to mine , " said the mother. While yet nn In- fnnt nothing would Induce him to rest nnd sleep like the sound of music. Often the tired mother placed him In his cot and p'nyo.l by the hour soft melodies for his delight. "At laot. " she thought , "music gives mo real pleasure for It soothes my restless boy. " As soon as ho could run about he loved to finger over the keyboardand later begged his mother to teach him to piny. She sighed , longing yet dreading to set him ndrlft on the wide sea of art. But it had to be. The great auditorium Is flooded with light nnd lilted with n vast fluttering throng , as sembled to hear the young pianist whose fame has preceded him. Presently ho enters at the curtained doorway , acknowledging with a slight bow the applause that greets him and seats hlnifelf nt the piano. In the wonderful outpouring of harmony that follows ho holds his audience on- tranced. Uut Interwoven with the melody though unheard by all that throng rings the echo of "One , two , three , four , " and the stiff chords of "Smith's "March" " of long ago. The following program was given by Miss Boulter nt her studio In Iho McCague build ing yesterday afternoon , the vocal numbers being conlrlbuted by her slsler , Mrs. Stm- derland , nnd Iho audience being composed of Iho pupils of Mlns Boulter : Kspagnola , op. 110 , No. 3 . Godnrd "Tho Brook" . Lack "Who Is Sylvia" ( vocal ) . Schubert "Spring Rustic" . Binding "Tho Mill" . Jfcnson rnprlce , op. Hi , No. 2 . MendelHsohn "Snadow Dance" . MeUowoll "A Winter Lullaby" ( vocal ) . DPlCovon Concert Valso , op. 12 . Kmll If any pianist can remwnbor the name of the encore which was played by Mr. Wil liam Sherwood after the fifth number of the program at Boyd's thentor last Wednesday night , Information concerning It will be gratefully received and acknowledged nt Ibis olllcc. Mrs. Ford announces one of her season concerts under iho auspices of iho muslcnl deparlment of the Woman's club for the evening of January 4. The occasion will bo n recital of pianoforte music by Mmo. .Muon leforltiK. On January'30 Iho Whitney Mock- rldgo Concorl company will present the "Persian 'Garden" under Iho same auspices. Scalchl appears nl the Boyd January 10. THOMAS J. KKLLY. BOILER INSPECTOR'S VERSION lie IN \iit tinU hole nviiinlnliiK iu ril anil Deiilen DlNerllil I na- ' Hun In iNNiiiiif ; l.lcciiHex , OMAHA. Dec. 29. To the Editor of The Bee : I clipped the following from Ihls evening's llco : The urrcst nnd trinl of members of Iho i county board on a charge of employing nil ! nnllceiiKPd engineer In the county liiilldlntr dlseloho a defense banod nn the assertion thai the engineer In iiuosllon Is fully com- polonl , but \va arbitrarily refuseil a license - by the clly bollor Inspector fur purdv pn- Illloal reasons. .Should this defense be held good It will crinslltule a charge ugnln. < l tin- , < -lty bollor Inspector which ho Hhould bo re- ' quired to answer. No iiubllc officer has , any rlsht to discriminate liolwcen appll- i cauls for professional licenser for partlMin | purposes and should such practices Ixi i proved his commission should bo cut short forthwith. If I understood the contention of the as- ' filstaut county attorney right the defence of iho county commissioners wan that they were not subject to arrest lor their ofllclal acts , nnd the case was continued for ono week lo Klvo the attorneys I line to look up the law on lhat point and present It to the court. At iho qualUlraiiomi of several gen- tltmen whom U was clnimod had made appll- ' oatlon for engineers' lict-iiues wore spoken of ' by the county attorney I would respectfully ' call your attention to net-lion i of the city ' ordinance , which reads as follows : > The mayor phull nl o ( ! ' -.Hnate ; uul .n- ' liulnl by , tn < l ullh 1' : i , i - . nt cf 111 < i'i i i' ' un i ! t rt o l'i < o' . u ' i -u 11 tj > < | i t. . i h < ! UH'l i.l\ . - h ! ) I U t , S > M 1 VI ' - its JiT" Hi J Hi- , lU'U'U 4lltl do huij uC Uiu ij ' ,11111. a ij dji-J , I MI-VNTS. majmjitkameasassEs RCESSJ MATINEE CRBIQHTON TONIGHT TODAY , 8I5 : L _ . , Our Grand Happy New Year's ' Offering , Commencing Matinee Today , EXTRA MEW YEAR'S MATINEE MONDAY , JANUARY 1ST. The KitiK * of 111nck I'iee ( . 'oliiOily , The Y.nmc . America Mclntyie Quintette Twenty - live \\'ook p and Healli nt Kn-ter X Hi il , New \ 01 U In "T'io ' iieoreln Minstrels. " The Five 1'roiii tdo I'lniiiro Muole II ill MerrieNosses The Tliroe Novelty Music ArtiMs. Navaros MR. Kuropp's Miwt 1'a- tnous Aerobnts Glias , Stine The liroat MISS Bicknelle Olive Evans The Model linker. "The I'rlsUy Pm-tor" Derenda Prices Never Changing. McWaifers and Breen Kvo , Kosorvcd Sjnts ioi ! and f > 0e. and Tyson ' < s , \Vot1 niliiy , Sutttr- Kxpn-t .tiuglir I'lin-y * riub tlny nnd Sunday , nny purl nf the In u houc , i"n ; Chlldfon , 10c ; liul- 30 Star Artists , lory , Hie- . 30 Star Artists , sea A Happy New Year \Voodwaril anil c.ss. .M rs. to All. Ul. I'.lli ) . 4 B3C EIGHTS . . . 3 COMMENCING THIS AFTERNOON Special SViatinee Wew Year's Day "Hello < . > iitrill ! IN Oil * ( lie Hltf Original > rw York Ciinliio Itennt.v Shov > the Same llml linn for : ! < ) Muliln In \ < MV York f" "It ( erlilln ! ) IN. " "Then I Ki < > \ \ AVluit I'm ( iellliiu. Siivr .tie a llux. " Thf Orlullinl roNtly 1'roiliif lion ullli n ( iron ! Ciiol. UiiUrrly ComiMly , "l.ir < - , " Mimicry. I'ri'M y ( ilrlw n Iteiilly fir Mil Attraction. pinna's s-si.oo , TBC , . - < > < . ii.-.c. TODAVS \TI\KH. . r.oc ami SBC. MCYV YHAH'S M.VTIM3K "Be , . " . ( to. JTHc. \ \ KDMiSI1 MAT. , BOc. SIBr. ai 3BSE 31 n tlrsrlnsrt nortillcate as engineers , who. In con. ) Lotion with the boiler Inspection , shall constitute- board of enclnuers. D.V. . Gilbert , the chairman of the Board of Engineers , Is at present , and has been for scAoral years past , engaged a engineer al the Nineteenth street plant of the Omaha Street Hallway company and was a member of. the Hoard of Engineers before I received \ my appointment. F. W. 1'erklns , the other member of tho\ Board of Engineers , la at present , and has been for several years past , engineer at the Merchants' National Bank building. Surely Ihcso gentlemen have ( something to say about the qualification ! ) of the applicants for engineers' license ; 1 am not Ihe whole board. Mr. Rust In , Hit engineer at the county poor farm , made his application for engineer's license to mo and wns examined by the ssmo board of engineers and was granted license. 1 piesumo ho Is a democrat , or fuslonist. and I have never hrnrd him say ho was dlscrlm- ir.btetl against because of his political belief , o > - thai ho got nny favors shown him on lhat account. My annual report each year will show that many applicants for engineers' licenses are relused and I presume each ono has hlB par ticular reason why ho was refused. Thceo gentlemen were examined lu duo fcrm by the Board of Kuglnecrs of this city and refused license. 1 am simply following out the mandate of Ihe clly ordinance , which I was sworn lo do when I qualified for the olllcc , and which I have done In regard to individuals In several Instances before , and I sec no reason why an exception should bo mndo In Iho case of the county commlEBlon- ura. YOUIH very respectfully. CHAULI3S U.NITT , City Bollor Inspector. INDIANS ARE BECOMING SOTS N Continue ( o Invmle tin Oinilhll anil Wlliilelinuo Ite.scrvr.lloiiK. j The business of bootlegging on the Omaha j nnd Winnebago reservations has hail a doi i eldod growth during iho Inst row wooltH. It is Mated lhat the reservations are over run with parties who are selling liquor lethe the Indiana. Charles P. Malhowson , Indian agent for Huso agencies , was In the city yesterday ntvl said : "It Is deplorable and I am prac tically unable to do anything to stop the Kale of liquor to thn Indians. Slncu the olllco of Hold deputy United Statin marshal has been abolished scores of Ihcso liquor dealers have opohuil up shops along Iho line of the reservation anil ro dally Belling liquor to the IndlaiiH , who are spending | i heir tlmo about iho t > aloons or following i men who cross iho country , dealing oul the stuff nt $1 per pint. U Is having u tud < effect. The Indiana are neglecting and | abusing their faailllcs ami going la ruin ns rapidly as possible. Fights are of frequent occurrence and If Komothlng Is nol done ihert- will bo como lracdles ( { to record. " County Attorney Chnso of Thurston county sn ya : " .Moro liquor has boon sold during the last two months than during the Kamo number of years prior thereto. The towns of Hoinor , Decatur nnd Sioux Pity arc consiantly filled with Indians who uro spending their time and money in the Kiiloons. ' All over tbo reservations you will II ml drunken Indians whu have bought liquor ; In tlii'He ton-nu or of the dealers who travel , about from place to place In wagons. Wo are considering n plan to prosecute under the provisions of the Slocumb law and i If wo can reach Iho dealers In thlH wayne no propose to do BO. " HAPPYNEWYEAR FOR PEEBLES llcjiilclnu- Over I hit .SavliiK of nn Only Son ) > > ( lie. Aniiinlii- tloti of ii I.eii. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. K. 1'peblcn-of 1'onder , ac- ccmpanlcd by their uon , Ivan C. I't-ebleg , ixitseil through Omaha Friday on tholr way homo from Chicago , where Ihey looU their boy for surgical irentment four wroltw ago. A malignant porlo tenl sarcoma on the right , leg nccosiltated the amputation of that limb Th operation wag performed by Dr. Nich olas Seun , recognized by the medical frater- iif us a Ic.i'jlng ' HuiKcon of the I'nlu-d { Inn oni or tno equals In HIP i .iM Tuv jouiit ; n.au , nliu 11 18 jearB of age- , j BOYJD'S Woodward .t Hurgcss , Managers. Tel. 191'J. Friday anil Saturday , Jan. 5-G. The Famous Barnabee & JlacUon.ihl. Proprietors. Dlroe Hull Kl.iw & Krlanper. I're.-fiitlllK a brilliant list of ptn erM , including all the prime favorites. Friday "The of " Smugglers Bayadez , By Iliinkln and Mlnkowslty. Saturd ly .Matinee "Robin Hood. " By Victor Herbert ami Harry B. Smith. Saturday Nilit ! "The Serenade1 By IJeKovoa and Smllh. Seats on Sale Wednesday. MORAND'S NEW YEAR'S NIGHT ASSEMBLY , CREIGHTON HALL. Dancing 8:30. Admission , l.uiiile | , SUc. and the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Peebles , has recuperated wonderfully lnco the opeia- tion. When his parents utartod lo Chicago uitli him his casu was regarded beyond the leaeh of help , bill Iho dolermlnod light in .save him is dually rewarded , and , although ho has now only ono log , ho appears cheer ful and happy al the proHpect of returning lo his Nebraska homo feullng so well and Btrong. STARTS A REIGN OF TERROR Aiilnifil III AVcxI KlJil "f Hi , ' < "Ky Tcr- rurl/.eN .VelKhlmrlloixl for Fif teen Jlourn , Kor fifteen hours during Krliloy night and yesturday morning a territory of ten'-icrew ' In Iho neighborhood of Fiftieth nnd heaven- worth streets was ruled miproinu by n hiigx dog , half Newfoundland and half mastlfl. The animal was Hit- properly of B. K Strawn , 1107 South Flfty-llrsl street , an 1 until yesterday had always boon a great favorlto on account of his kind anil gent In nature. On Friday afternoon , nowovur , ! hecamo tired of being a noble animal and a protector of children mid starlcd In on anew now career by snapping at the Hlllo Slrawu girl. The child's arm wns barely Hcrnichpii. hut Hho ran screaming Into iho hotix- * . From Iho dog'n point of view the experi ment wan a success nml hu tunieil to ln ! > other children romping In the yard , but tlitlr stnrtvan too great ami they gained the hou e before ho could reach them. Thu passer-by then cama In for their sljaro of the animal's attention and dignified old men und Hlout vvomcn broke records In set-kin. ; places of uheltcr. Tint Inhabitants in nil Hint purl nf Ihu country hocamo Biiddunlv Imprcfcseil with iho dcslro to get indo.r.i iind stay there , and Iho only filgns of humun beings woru whlto facoa pressed agulimi. window pant's. The dog ran around through Iho nulgh- horhcQii until iho supply of persons seemed oxhauutod , and then ho came and Hat on Strawn'n front porch and wept because Ihoro wns no one moro lo conquer. YuHlenlay ono of Stniwn's boys by u miccotfiloii of sirnletilc movements riown al loys escnpcil the dog'H notlcu and made hi * way IQ a telephone at Forty-eighth nnd J.euvonwortli treel . The police VLI-M- notified ami Ollloer Itelgloman , armed wli'i ' a Hhot gun , made Ills way lo the front .u onco. The dog caught night of the ollicer about four block * away nnd ran to imi i him. UelKleinan rented hie un on < t po. ' ami waited until bo aaw the whllea of tn < > dt K'C eyes , ihon he llrod. 'Ihe Hhoi wus cili-iuv am ) a niuUii'i'lc ' of grateful i/fii'Ie poured oul from the nei"l > Ujrini ; hou--es un < l uieiAlicluuU the odl'iT wuu