THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY" , DECEMBER HI. 1SW . in
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| 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
