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* AMUSEMENTS. f
Thr wrrfc JUM dourwh'lr ) ' n < . fraught
m'h nn abunilnm-p of llifatrl < al amiidrmcni ,
fjrnlanril ono of the very lir t ilramatlr on-
iPMRlnnifnl * of the season no far In the flp-
prsranco of Oils Skinner on Monday , Tues
day and Wetlnetflay nlKhts In Henry Arthur
Jonrn' piny , "Tho Mar * . " It hag been only
tlurttiK the last three soncons that the pub
lic has aeon Mr. Skinner In but the classics.
In the choice of his first play onl/tlJn of the
Khakfupearran repcrtnlre he was rather tin-
Tnrtunato in not having a congenial role and
' * " Impression ho mode In It.
hilo fairly favorable , wan rot
Krrat cnoiiRh to Insure success
in his new line of work. As a result , wlu-n
UP came to Omaha last ncnson with "Hose-
marjr , " the patronage he received was nny-
thlnR but Haltering. However , thnso who I
did attend this pretty little- English drama [
saw one of the most finished performance ! !
of any given nt Hoyd's theater during the I
season and they left the theater as walking i
nrtvcrtlsomcntn for Mr. Skinner. Therefore I
his engagement this year was patronized I
more liberally than any of Its predercHfors ,
although the attendance which both produn-
tlon and performance merited was not forth-
coming.
This gives rise again to the question often
before asked , "What do the people of Omnh.i
want In Iho way of theatrical amusement ? "
There arc a great many patrons of the play
houses who arc continually complaining thut
"nothing good ever comes to our theaters. "
and yet when nn attraction of merit .does
cimo they do not go to ECO It. It Is not nec
essarily plays of merit that Omaha people
pntronlre , but plays which como here hrr-
nldeil as having run so many hundred nlght
In New York , or stars of great reputation ,
though they be no better actorH or nctressi's
than fonio who have not been fortunate
enough 'to ' gain a like amount of notoriety.
John Drew played "The Liars" In the cant
lost season and was very successful with It ,
yet no morn BO than Otlw Skinner has been
In many of the western cities this year. Let
Mr. Drew come to Omaha with this play and
the theater would not bo largo enough to
hold the throng which would Hock to HCO
him , and yet they would see a performance
little , or practically no better , than
Mr. Skinner IB capable of giving. Perhaps
Drew might look a trlHe better In one of
those five-hundred-dollar dress Milts that ho
Is given credit for wearing by the eastern
press , but that ho Is capable of otherwise
interpreting the part of Sir Christopher
Peering nny better the writer can never be
convinced.
Spfiaklng of plays which come west her
alded ns having run two or three hundred
nights In New York reminds the writer that
during the past week a shining example
of how the non-suspcctlng public can be
Invciglod into patronizing a play of this
kind only to bo duped in the end , was
noticed at Boyd's theater on Thursday night.
Ijiel year Mathews aud Bulger opened their
EUifcon In the west with their new play , "By
the Sad Sea Waves. " They came to this
city early in the season for one night only ,
being then on their way to New York. They
had a splendid company of perhaps forty
people , and gave a creditable performance
Indeed. Oolng Into New York with thla
pame company they played 120 and some
odd nlghta to standing room only. This
season they como west again to make the
"one-night stands. " as they call Omaha ,
Kansas City. St. I'aul and other western
cities. This time , at the top of the adver
tisements In bold-face type , l the announce
ment of the long Now York run and also
ono stating that the original company will
bo seen on such and such a night at such
and such a theater. Result : The theater Is
crowded on the stated night and what do
those who attend BCD ? A company of half
the size of the original , composed mainly
of people who should bo plowing corn In
stead of acting , and a performance ! bad. to
say the least. This Is what there who went
to Boyd's theater on Thursday night , ex
pecting to see "something good , " were
treated to , where those who saw Otis Skin
ner the first half of the- week received their
money's worth , regardless of the fact that
New York theater-goers had not previously
placed the "stamp of approval" upon Mr.
SUInncr or his company. As a matter o !
fact thcro Is too much of a tendency nowa
days among western theater-goers to take
for granted that everything which had had
g. long Now York run Is good. Many of throe
runs nro forced by the managers of the
theaters In giving away an unlimited numbei
of frco passes imd In other various ways , al
ways with the same purpose In view ol
duping poor westerners by using the "blR
New York run" as a bait to Induce them tc
patronize a play that nlno times out of ten
proves to bo trash , and company not of the
slightest merit. Kven when the long runs
arc not forced , but. the play draws sololj
upon Its merits. It Is rarely over sent wesl
with the original company or one that Is
p\on passably good.
It begins to look as though Omaha people
will have an opportunity of seeing Sir Henrj
Irving and Helen Terry during the latter
present American tour after all. It was Mr
Irvlng'H original Intention to come no fur
ther west tl'an Chicago and a number o
Omnhans had arranged to go thcro to net
Mm during his engagement. Those wh (
have made such arrangements will In nl
probability bo spared the trip , as iMan-
agcr Burgess of Uoyd'n theater received i
telegram yesterday from Klnw & Krlanger
his New York booking agents , to hold thi
tlatffi of Friday and Saturday , April 20 nni
21 , for tbo celebrated actor. If Mr. Irvlni
iloftt not change his plans with regard ti
his vlilt to this city ho will bo seen li
"Uoboplerre. " his new play , by Sardou
Omaha has never been favored with n vlsl
from this famous English actor , altbougl
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In * the dates hprp , us this will doubtless
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ing , ifl they do. In April , mark that month
n being the moft prolific of exception
ally Rood booKlnpfi of any during the sea
son. Mlancho Walsh and Melbotirn McDow
ell open the month and they will bo fol
lowed. In order , by Sir Henry Irving , Alleo
Nielsen , Ada Ilchah , John Drew and Henrl-
ta Grossman.
Among the collection of ancient theat
rical programs unearthed recently by the
dramatic editor of The lice Is one of April
7 , 1S33 , upon which date Lawrence Harrott.
the famous tragedian , who has long Blnco
passed to the great beyond , appeareil In thla
city. The program Is ono of those used at
the old Iloyd theater , which nt that time
ntood on the corner of fifteenth and Far-
nam streets , and announces the appearance
of Mr. Harrott , supported by Ix > uls James ,
In Hon. Oeorge H. Hooker's dramatization
of Danto's celebrated story. "Francesca da
Ulmlnl. " The cast Included the following
people , many of whom arc today prominent
stars , although at that time they wore
scarcely knoun : Otis Skinner. F. f , Mcw -
ley , Loulfi James , Charles llohlff , Percy
Winter , Errol Dunbar , Homer Cope. Oarrle
Davidson , J. I. . . Flnney , Albert T. Riddle ,
Marie Walnwrlght and Addle Plunkett.
During Otis Skinner's engagement here last
week the program was shown him In his
dressing room otic evening after the per
formance , nnd upon reading It over ho said :
"Ah me ! That takc me hack seventeen
years , and yet It seems but yesterday when
I look at those names nnd let my mind
wander h. > "k to the time ? and Incidents.
That was at a t'me ' when llarrett was at
the zenith of his career as a famous tra
gedian. I can never forget the cudlencw
wo played to in Omaha on that occasion.
Although the city was then little more thn
a good sized country town , with but few
brick buildings , wooden sidewalks and little
or no pavement on any of Its streets , the
theater was crowded nightly during the en
gagement , and such enthusiasm as was dl -
played by the audlt-nce would be hard to
describe. What a contrast In size nnd en
thusiasm was the audience tonight to that
of seventeen years ago ! And yet I cannot
complain about cither the size or enthusiasm
ot my audience tonight when I como to
consider the fact that I am far from being
Lawrence Darrctt or within a long ways
of his equal , and doubtless If It had been
him Instead of myself that appeared here
tonight the theater vnld have been over
crowded. Yot. do you know , with all due
respect to h' ' great ability , 1 hardly think
that If IJarrett were alive today ho would
lo the vogue he was In those days regard
less of the fact that there are few great
tragedians l"ft. Ilarrctt's determination ,
push and energy nut him where he was. I
am sure that those three characteristics had
as much to do with hln success as did his
ability. Ho was a man that would have
succeeded In almost any undertaking. If
he had chosen the political field he would
have been a great politician. If he had
tried the law he would have been one of
the greatest In the country , he would have
been a great statesman , or , in tact , ho would
have succeeded In almost any line of work
that requires determination , push or energy.
Yet In the theatrical world It Is not merit
that always tells , and the theater-going pub-
Iln IB almost as ready to drop a star that
Is not the vogue as the wind Is to change
ItH direction , and that Is why 1 am Inclined
to bcllovo that if Barrett had lived and
, had remained upon the utago he might have
become passe. You know there are few
actors or actresses that retire as soon aa
they should , and they force the public to
remind them that they have served their
usefulness by staying away from perform
ances In which they participate. For good
ness eako don't show anyone that pro
gram , as I am afraid that my reminder will
como Fooncr than I want it to. In the day ;
of that old pamphlet , however , I was Just
embarking In the theatrical buainess and
was only a struggling beginner , or prac
tically so. So you see I am not so old as
you mlsht think , even though I was In flu
business seventeen years ago. When I have
been that long on the stage as a star then
I will be willing to have you remind mt
that I have eerved my time. "
Co in Inc KvcntK.
Quaintly humorous Tim Murphy will b <
seen at Boyd's for three performances , com
mcncliig this afternoon. In his comedy drams
"The Carpet Bagger , " a play that was giver
Its Initial production here last season. Thii
season Mr. Murphy will be seen to bettci
advantage than ever before from the fac
[ that his production Is In every way better
both as to company and scenl. : environment
It was given a teat production at McVIckcr' :
theater , Chicago , a short time ago , and Mr
Murphy received fulsome praise from thi
critics of that city. His Chicago engage
ment will provo the turning point of hli
career. In "Tho Carpet Bagger" nothing I
I said or tlono that will endanger the cordla
feeling between the north and south.
In these tlayo of complete fraternlzatloi
between the north and south no dramatl
cffcrt which seeks to perpetuate the sec
tlonal rancor ot a generation ago can hop' '
for general acceptance. "Tho Carre
Bagger" Is thoroughly In harmony with tin
present conditions , which have produced i
nation united In fact as well as In name
Miss Dorothy Sherrod Is Mr. Murphy's lead
Ing woman and his main male ) support I
AI Llpmun , who himself has been i
prominent star for some time.
I A company of fifty colored men am
I women , who , under the auwplces of Wllllim
! and Walker , have been moetlng with wonder
'
ful Miccess. sp It Is claimed , as entertainer
In many of the leading vaudeville theater
of eastern cities , will be the attraction fo
ono week at the Crclg'hton-Orphetim , be
ginning at the. matinee today , when they wll
present a new musical farce comedy In tw- -
acts , called "The Poycy Players , " fald to b
a clover vehicle for Introducing a large mini
her of spe.'laltlea In singing , dancing ani
novelties. The principals arc urroundn
by timcrous prepossessing young womei
whoso dressing and singing add much t
the enjoyment of the ensemble numbers
I'nllku ' most companies of the tame clas
thcro Is said to be a pleasurable ntsenco n
anything approaching vulgarity In fact th
> ' nerformanco j said to be a most rrlliin
J ' entertainment. Williams and Walker , wh
; head the company , have the reputation r.
> being really bright comedians. The Mnllor
1 i brothers and Miss Mazy Ilrooks make up
1 , ( tinfclcal team that has been praised by th
. ' nrrss whc-rover they have appeared. Ocorg
; Catlln. as the Chinee , makes a hit every
1 where. Among the other specialties arc
. The Williams and Walker quartet , compose
[ t-f MeiBrs. Thomas. Hiking , Ormo nnd Wll
[ llanie ; the Hceso brothers and Douglas , acre
k bats , -and Kd Harris. Thcro is anothf
comr-jlnn not down on the bills ; he Is Wll
[ Marlon Cook , the musical director. It U
, part of the show to watch his baton as I
gyrates through the air with a glass an
i motion.
" "
S
> There arc many sides to the story of "A
't the White Horse Tavern , " the successfi
comedy that Daniel und Charles Frohma
' present at Boyd's for three performance :
including a matinee , commencing Tuefidu
\ night , yet all arc said to be to artlstlcall
. blended that they form u delightful pi'tun
I expressing the gamut ot sentiment , lov <
. ffi'iifh ' p.rli .1" 1 fsfi-c. to thn
nrl ln l ( Irrmnn rtintlrl "In WHssrn
Her u'l. " the pic T rnrr < l nn enormous hit
In Ilerlln. It w.is thfrp wltnM ed by the
( lorman emperor and family. New York
fully endorsed Ilrrlln's appreciation. It U
slid to be K moM appealing piny In that It
l dean of motive. The "At the Whlto
Horse Tavern" means the doorway of
small summer hotel In the Austrian Alps ,
tali ! to be as pretty and picturesque a scene
as wm ever set on a muRfHote everybody
cecms to be at cross-purposes In affairs of
the heart. The head wnltcr falls In love
with the hrsicts. Shi ? In turn loves a young
lawyer , who loves an opposing litigant's
daughter , who Is promised by her father to a
friend's son. In love with another girl.
Some realistic effects nro shown , notably a
steamboat crowded with p.isscnsors. and a
rainstorm. The original New York cast
will bo seen In the piece , as the following
names will attest : Annie Sutherland , Fred
eric Bond , Charles Hradshaw , Ulchard Ben
nett , Adelaide Kcim , Miriam Xcsbltt , Louis
Albion , Fred Sumnurflcld , Charlottu Camp
bell and David Klmer.
Another French farce , "Nlllo Fife , " will
bfl seen In Omaha at Boyd's Friday and
Saturday night of this week. The piece was
originally produced by Brady & Xleglleld
and had a run of 200 nights at Manhattan
he.Ucr , New York. The farce was
adapted from the French ot Dumanolr &
"arr by Mr. Joseph Orlsmcr. It rcsem-
) lt6 In many respects the numerous other
mportatlons of fialllc origin which have re
cently been seen on the American stages
md has been pronounced far more enter-
nlnlng than miost of them. The- plot Is In-
cresting and marked by a great deal of
originality. Like all French farces , the
story deals with the matrimonial entanglc-
nents of several famlllre. This play comes
o Omaha with the same reputation that
preceded "Tho Turtle" and kindred shows ,
t Is presented by such people as Maude
Iratigcr , Jane Corcoran , Lottie Alter , Ktl-
tvard Abclcs , Thomas H. Burns , Doro Dnvld-
on , K. Lovett Kroner and other well known
ilnyers ,
IMn > mill IMnjorn.
Mansfield Is to co ! "Henry V. "
Now York Im three Hebrew theaters.
IxMlerer's new production Is to be called
The C.tslno Olrl. "
Darius Own" Is tlie- title ot a new mclo-
Irn-ma by David HIggins.
Tim Murphy I * to thow New York "The
CariietbatrgiT" on March C.
The. Cuckoo" is doad. "The Sporting
ljuc'hfs' " end Is a ! . o near.
Hlaneho Wilrh delivers n lecture In the
WIIM in w-hli-h tUie Is ulaylns.
Kyrlc Hcllew Ix expected soon to try Ills
iar. < l at munagcmcnt tut tUie l > ondoii Comedy
heater.
"The Hose of Persia , " now running nt the
A > rloii ftivoy. probably will be shown at
New York In September.
The Kross t.iklnss for CM performances of
'The Helle C'f ' New York" in Ixindon. it is
aid. amounted to $7S3OCO.
The KriKllsli ulaywrlKttiits have followed
the. AmerKkin ? In oagi'rty seizing on success-
! ul novels for dram ulzsition.
Hli'hard Man tlcld In io spring expects to
iroduco a ne-w play based upon the career
of King- Frederick William 1 ot iPrus la.
The llrst KnglUft opera of which there Is
.ei-ord was "Dido a.ivJ Aeneas , " produced In
[ x > mlon and nt > Ohe'.fpa ' , England , In 1C79.
The Gypsy vlollnlat , Higo , of Princess do
Ohlmay tame , bus K II < > on the vaudeville
stage In Paris , and Is s.ild to have arranged
for London nndNew York.
Fay Temiv'.c-Uin , Otl Marian. Joe Ott , Ida-
lenu Cotton. Lew Simmons and Alice John
son are in 'liio ' cast of ' 'Broadway of Tokio. "
which w.Js rtvpiitly produced In New York.
The population of Italy Is S.OOO.dOO less
than the population ot France , but Italy
has more thenwrs than Fniruce , and twice
r.s many ns Great Britain , tihoueli the pop
ulation of Great Britain Is fully B.OXUKO
la-rgtr - ii'ian tfatK of Italy.
.anKWlll Is evidently not worried over the
failure of his "Ciiilt'.iri'ii of the Ghetto" In
London. When a friend condoled witih him
uliout the company coming back to tJils
country , he replied II wns not a los. * . as it
was a case of "small prolUs and quick re-
toirmi. "
There seems to be only an Idle rumor , or.
at best , an usplrlncr author's dvslre. behind
the recently published' rtutcmenit that Miss
Ada. Hc'lian would soon appear In Ixtiulon
In a PW play liivln ? for Its hero the cele
brated Ken de Beaumont , renowned as sol-
tiler , courtier and wH , nnd believed In his
day to have been a woman.
Henry Arthur Jones Is now tlnis'hlns a
ntw coniC'Jy ' , w'hicu will be first ac'ted ' at
Wyndham's rheutrr in Louden. It Is said
to follow file tiiodtl of "HohellioiK Susan"
and "T-ho Liars. " It1 wi'.l not pet its chance
un-tll AVyncMnm 1ui3 llnir.hcJ . w.i ! ' his new
English version of "Oyi\tno de Bergenac , ' '
whlti'i ' ho will produce In Blackpool on
MiirJIi 3.
For the curious in surfi matters It may be
here pointed out that -among- London imto-
inlines wJilch will greet tlio yt-ar 1COO are
seven on uie ! subject of "Dick Whlltlng-
tc-n , " four on "C'.r.'Jertlla , " three on "Sin-
bail. " tour on "Babes in die Wood , " two
on "Pus's in 'Boots" ' nnd one ca < h on "The
Forty Tihlevrs. " "Ilobinson Ciusot"Goody
Two 'hoes" ' and "Jnrk and the Beanstalk. "
It Is Ht'lQom fiat Defoe's hero l.s fo scantily
trtattj Inthis connection , b.iys a Lcr.-Jvir
Ic'ttoi ' In the Dramatic Mirror.
Lulu George Sllnn. vocal studio , Hillside
corner Dodge and 18th. Italian method.
MUSIC.
A certain local flrm of business men
whose establishment Is in the heart of tht
city , has recently Issued a protest agalnsi
the many and various street noises , and Ir
so doing there has been sounded a note ol
timely warning as to what we are coming to
The hideous sounds which are heard litho
the city , masquerading under dlfferoni
names , are too horribly frequent , and tin
man who has no ear for music should knee
down y night and thank the favorlnf
gods tl . he Is so blest.
Starting out In the morning , u man swal
lows a cup of colfeo to the shrieks am
hoarse unholy howls of n score or more o :
factory and shop whistles. As they an
about to subside the street car bells set ut
their dally clang In every Imaginable key
or ns Barnubco would express It. the wholi
bunch of keys.
On his way down town he hears the swce
subtle soprano of the merry newsboy , wh <
U taking his gentle morning exercise o
lung development. He proceeds to hU office
and there ho cntero a building whoso air \i \
allvo with cries of "up" and "down , " um
Jangling of Innumerable elevator bells.
He has settled to bis day's work , when i
vigorous ringing nt the telephone tiummont
him from his desk. While he tries to talk
ho hears 1,700 voices talking at the sumi
time mid the sweet continuous question
"Arc you through ? " 1st energetically up.
piled by that highly t > ucccE4ful clctrli
medium whom cvsrybody familiarly calli
"Central. " without the slight formality o
an Introduction.
Hu has dictated his letters , mid new hi
eettlcs down to have n quiet think or two
but his meditations are not of a sweet am
undisturbed tranqulllty , for his (50 ( u innntl
typcwritUt Is heard practicing her live
finger exercise on the bluck and white keyi
as she dashes off the correspondence.
H Is feeling ullghtly weary , ami piittlni
fcrlh an effort ho arises , dons hU avercou
3 j and starts to his club or restaurant for i
j light lunch. As he crosses thr street he Ii
: : threatened with annihilation by the passln1
I of the lire department ns It runs belter
skelter , slapplty-bans. boom ta-ra-ra-ra-rn
ra bclln dabbing , horns blowing , hoof
striking the granite pavement , and ladder
bump-bump-bumplng. He hastens on en 4 th' '
sweet choristers of the morning ore nov
yelling the advent of the noon edition wltl
even more vigor than before.
In the restaurant all U hurly-burly
t Walters running here and there , hither am
1 | thither , cither and neither. And while tli
i | crockcry-bmaulilns personages settle the !
, disputes the customers wait they arc th
> real waiters.
r- The now tired tmslncfs man returns to hi
. office and as ho passes the corner ho sees ;
i couple of prisoners with a policeman at th
gr iv bnx. nn < l a he looks he hrari the dis
tant whirr hlng-bang-whlrr of ( he bf il at-
i irhed to the front of the patrol wagon ,
The nr\l minute the man Is hurrying on
ward , only to be heralded by nn enterprising
chimney rwcep , who U blowing his own
horn and endeavoring to attract the atten
tion 6 ! the world In general to Ills business.
Thee sweet strains re mJnclcd with the
monotonous screeching of H popcorn whistle ,
nnd the now tired buMnrwi man fpfed * to
his sanctum , thcro to rest his dnllrlous brain.
He Is congratulating hlnidrlf on his trai-
porary quiet , when suddenly he henrs the
sounds of a brass band , dlabollral In thn
extreme , and looking out of the window ha
sees the band wagon In which nro the guilty
culprits and on the sldo of the wagon Is a
motto with the Inscription , "Ilsccs Today. "
Ho gives the matter of peace 110 further
thought , but betaking himself to n Walnut
1111' ' street car he takes a sent In the corner
ard soon fallw asleep , lulled to rest by the
gentle movement of the rapid transit system
of that line.
Speaking from an economic musical stand
point on the various street noises It might
bn a good Idea to organize a municipal choral
society and band. Omaha needs n choral so
ciety and It needs a brass band. Why not
organize ? In view of the approaching elec
tions why not add this to the ticket for a
musical municipal representation ?
Organization
The Municipal Band and Choral Sovlc-ty
Mimlistl 1 Hrer-tor
Hon. Frank Moorcs , Mayor n4 'Mus. Doc.
Concert Muster , < "hlef Hcdell
Horn Soloist Asslstiint Chief Sailer
Hells and Tunis 'Mr. Joe Vunderford
life and Piccolo
Mr. Beinls Peters ( with mayor's \vhlstlc1) )
Choru ? Martcr Prof. Moity
Choir Boys Moey's Battalion
Vocal Sololst Salvation Army
Thla ticket should bo sure of election.
The announcement that the people of Lin
coln will be accorded the great pleasure of
ticarlng the $4,000 Padcrewskl In one recital
only has been heralded In the local press.
It Is hoped by the management that Omaha
people will go down In their might and BB-
ilst In the financial end of the enterprise.
While The Bee has not been officially notified
as to the actual appearance , except through
a short news Item stating the amount of
guarantee. It Is nevertheless Important that
ono fact should bo known , and that Is , that
those who go to the concert will bo able to
get a train back the same night If a certain
number of cash fares nro paid. The Omaha
people are noted for their alacrity in rushIng -
Ing to the support of high-class entertain
ments nnd they will doubtless overcrowd the
capital city. They ought to , at any rate.
A man who can draw $4,000 In ono night Is
worth seeing.
Mr. Harry Fisher , formerly In charge of
sheet music at Hospo's , has returned from
college and has entered upon his former
duties. Mr. Walter Young , organist , who
recently held that position , will be placed
In charge of the retail piano business.
Lee G. Kratz has been elected choirmaster
at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church for
the coming year. This will not Interfere
with his duties at the Kountze Memqrlal.
Ho will merely conduct the rehearsals at
Trinity.
Trinity Cathedral musical affairs are still
In a state of uncertainty.
The First Methodist church has Increased
Its musical appropriation.
Hans Albert has returned from his concert
tour.
Mr. Dan Wheeler , tenor , has returned
from the cast.
Miss Slay Colson , a well known Fremont
pianist , -was In the city last week.
Carl Smith's cello playing last Sunday , as
a support In the string quartet , at the
Trinity recital , was remarkably good.
Gounod's "Gallla" will be given about
February 5.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Mrs. Frances Baetens' Piano Studio , 2220
Burt street.
Miss Boulter , piano studio. McCague bldg.
Ante Room Echoes
The Pythian Veteran association held Its
regular annual meeting Mrnday evening In
the parlors of Myrtle hall. The by-laws
were amended by broadening the qualifica
tions for membership so as to admit all
resident eligible Pythlans whose lodge raem-
beit'hip ' may be in some other state and
also non-resident Pythlans whose member
ship Is in this state. The object of the
association Is to baud together the veterans
of tbo order who have practically finished
their Pythian work , and to join them in
social reunion once a year , renewing old
friendships and reviewing the scenes and
Incidents connected with their Pythian
work.
Tbo annual festivities occur February 13
of each year , that date being the Pythian
birthday.
M. H. Hocrner. K. E. French and George
II. Crager were appointed a committee to ar
range for an appropriate celebration of the
event.
The following officern were elected for the
ensuing year : President , John Q. Goss ;
vlco president , George H. Crager ; second
vice president. Dr. O. S. Wood ; third vice
president , John J. Monell ; secretary anil
historian , E. 13. French ; treasurer , Mel H.
Ilccrncr ; sergcant-at-arms , Jacob Frank ;
trustees , Ed Haymaker , John F. Falrlle ,
William Uawltzer.
Clan Gordon No. 63. Order of Scott'fih
Clans , held Its regular meeting January Ifl ,
at which arrangements were completed foi
the annual celebration In form of concert
and ball of the hlrth of Robert Burns. whlh
will be held January - ' In Crclghton hull.
Among those to take part are : Mrs. I ) . S
Lees , Miss Fanny Myers , Miss Nrrthnpe
Jules Lumbard , A. Jamieson. W. W. Grlgor
H. McDonald , J. C. Buchanan. The clar
has not forgotten the wldowa and orphans
of their countrymen fallen In the Transvaal
and has forwarded a donation to the "Peo
ple's Journal , " Dundee , Scotland , to be dis
tributed without deduction.
Omof the most notable events In fcecre
foclcty circles thus far In the now year woi
the memorial services by Vesta chapter No
fi. Order of the Eastern Star , which was Ijel ,
Friday night In thn Masc'Jlu temple.
Appropriate music was rendered , In whlcl
the Kountze Memorial church quartet tool
part. Recitations were also delive-nd
About 500 mt'Tiberg ' nnd friends of thu orde
\\cro in attendance. The service nas n
honor of the memory cf deceased tlbtere
The death list since the last mc-.norln
service , November 20 , U07 , Is as fjlbws : Vrs
Lulu Wcarnc-Llvlnpsiooe , Mrs. D. W. Gal
lop. Mrs. Henry Newell , Mrs. Emma Olcsoi
and Mrs. Fred Hartman.
An Interesting feature of the occasion \\a
i the memorial addrt-ss by Anna Petersen , stc
i rotary of the chapter. She spoke in part a
follows :
i "Our meeting this evening Is called' t
I commemorate those of our beloved member
I who have been called to the heavenly h m
, | since our last memorial service. Quickly ha
t ' the time pawd , but not EO quickly but tba
It has again taken golden links from nu
earthly chain. U has also added net
> i ones , and has left upon each remaining lln
come trace of Its sur.uhlno and hhadou
Looking through tbo last memorial scroll
i find that on our previous meeting we com
i mcmoratcd the loss of seven of our bclovc-
their drnlhs dfltifiK from Jutu- 1
ISVi. tn iv'ohor 1l'7 ' '
The speaker ihrn rexlp rd I'.io pcmnnnrl
of the death rosier , paying high tribute to
each of the. departed one nd entering Into
flMRlln aft to ihe UM illness ami the * ad
rite * t the graveside.
lly some atrnnge fatality four of the flve-
monilipra In honor of whose memory these
exercises were held dIH within four week * .
Touching tipon this , the speaker suld : "It j
was Indeed a sad month for Vista chapter
when four of our Msters wore removed. Let
us hope thnt such another dark cloud may
never again appear In our history. Thus
ends the sad task of this review of out
chapter. The names and works of our he-
loved dead will not perish , but will be held
In everlasting remembrance. They ift
from their labors and their work shhll follow
them.
"Now a& wo turn from thl iiicmorl.il shrine
this evening , where we have ctxmnctuoralrtl
our tlead , may we , too , remember thnt In a
short time others will commetiioratu our
death ns we have thus remembered these
departed members. And , as we launch our
boats anew on the nea of time , let us go
forth In renewed strength of our helove.l
order ns messengers of peace and mercy , and
may the tender light of the star that shone
through the night lead us to HIP altnr cf
llm whom we ha\e co > .ue to worship. "
Several otit-t.f-town visitors were In at-
: endance , among the number being Mrs.
Matthews of Fremont , associate grand
natron. Letters of regret were re.nl from
! irand Patron Woodruff and Grand Matron
Green.
The Sons and Daughters of Protection or
ganized a lodge at Pleasant Dale , Neb. ,
Thursday evening , with n charter member
ship of fifty-two. The organization was ef-
'ccted ' by oiilccro from Lincoln. OHIccrs
were Installed aa follows : Past president ,
: ) r. W. K. Loughbrldge ; president , E. L.
Brown ; vice president. Mrs. SadieE. . Banks ;
se-crctary , Clara B. Dtinton ; marshal. S. P.
\yres ; Inner guard , Miss Lydla Tlndall ;
outer guard , Fred Blllou ; trustees , A. B.
Duntou , Omcr A. Bttrd , Mrs. M. Beck. A
lanquct was a feature of the installation
ceremonies.
William S. Felker , past master of Ne-
jraska lodge No. 1 , Masonic order , will dc-
l\cr a lecture on "Origin of Ancient Craft
Masonry" at a special meeting of Nebraska
ledge Tuesday evening next In the hall at
Masonic tcmplo. William S. Holler , a well
known court reporter , Is master of thU lodge
and William C. McLean Is secretary.
, Council Bluffs lodge of Elks , recently or
ganized , bears the distinction of having the
largest charter mombcrohlp of any Hilts
lodge over formed in the United States. a
reports Grand Secretary George A. Rey
nolds of Saglnaw , Mich. Mr. Reynolds has
written a letter to W. B. Taylor of this
city In which ho says : "If this Is true , It
Is the largent lodge ever organized in the
history of our fraternity , for I can find no
record that compares with It. "
This remark from the grand , secretary
came about In connection with a statement
to the effect that ho had Information saying
that the Council Bluffs lodge numbered 233.
Ho wants to know If a mistake has been
made In the figures. As a matter of fact ,
thcro la a mistake , but the corrected figures
make oven a more remarkable showing , for
Council BluffH ledge has exactly 24 S charter
members. Omaha Elks were largely Instru
mental In giving the Council Bluffs lodge a
good start.
Articles of Incorporation of the Foresters'
Hall association have been llled. The ob
jects of the association are to furnish , main
tain and rent lodge halls , principally for the
UEO of the local organizations of the Inde
pendent Order of Foresters. The capital
stock Is $3,000. The incorporators are Harry
C. Hartry , Thurman R. Huston , Tinley L.
Ccmbs , Ernest G. Brabrook , David J. Trail ,
James Trail , August L. Knabe. They ex
pect to have two halls furnished for the
local Independent Order of Forester lodges
in Omaha by February 1.
Rising Star lodge of Rebekahs at Osccola ,
Neb. , has installed oHlcers as follows :
Noble grand , Eva McDonald ; vlco grand ,
Lut'tta Hotchkiss : secretary , Emma Gylllng ;
financial secretary , Mary E. Saunders ; treas
urer , Jennie Miller ; outside guardian. Luclla
Courtney ; Inside guardian , Mattie Hotch-
klfcs ; warden , Mattie Hotchklss , after which
they adjourned to the banquet room.
Mo'criiVooiliniMl ! of Amrrlc'n.
At Frldav evening's meeting of B. & M.
camp , No. 2721 ! , the reports of the clerk and
banker shi\ved the camp to bo in a pros
perous condition. During the year 162 now
mtmbers were added nnd ton members re
ceived by transfer card from other camps.
This camp , although only two and one-half
years old , has 300 members. Including some
of the leading business and professional men
of the city.
The first of a ser'cs ' of joint social meet-
Irgs under the auspices of the Twin City
promotion committed will bo given next
Tuesday evening at Supreme camp. No. fi978.
at Woodmen hall , Sixteenth street and Capitol
tel avenue. An Interesting program has been
prepared and refreshments will be served.
North Lotlp camp. No. 936 , at North Loup ,
Neb. , gave a public Installation of officers ,
together with an attractive literary program ,
Idst Monday evening. Officers were Installed
as follows , 1) ) . H. Alvord , past V. C. , atln ?
as Installing officer : V. C. , A. II. Babcock -
cock ; W. A. , II. W. Brown ; E. B. ,
E. A. Hutchlns ; clerk. S. C.
Clement ; escort , W. D. Barnhart ; W. . L. J.
Stichlcr ; S. . Charles Rich. After the ex
ercises there was a banquet at the Arling
ton hotel.
Trenton camp , No. ir.27 , at Trent'n. Neh. ,
has Installed officers as follows : C. L. Al
len , V. C. ; W. L. Waahburn. W. A. ; A.
Spr , ! l b.vikn. J II Fll'icrt. rlrrk Ii H
Iliifinn I'-i-nrl. rharlp * Serlry. r ! ' . M
RfnJimlM , W . N. l > vl * . S
The Hoynl Neighbor * of Cortlsii'l. Nrfo ,
gave an annual banquet Thursday night .Vi
elaborate- program wa rendered. Several
lecturers were In attendance.
\Viiiiilmrn of ( lie \Vorlt1. '
Hon. C. r. farmer of Mount Carroll. 111. ,
nnd A. C. I'lne of Norfolk. Vn. , members or
the Sovereign board of manager * , who have
been In Omnha on business In connection
with the order for the last week , attended '
a * cJ3lon of the branch of the National Frn
tcrtml congress , organized in DP * Molnes.
l.i. , last week , which brought together n
Inrgi- representation of varlnlis i.rdris of
the slate , to consider mailers of vital Im
portance to fraternal orders In Iowa. The
above gentlemen represented the Woodmen
of the World. |
Sovert-lgn Commander J. C. Root re-
tuined last w-eck from n tour of visitation i
of camps Itt Iho south. Hon. Joslsh Townc >
accompanied him , lecturing In several cltle *
In the cause of Woodcraft , both rcreUlng
cordial welcome In cver y camp visited. !
New groves of the Woodmen circle were ,
established the last week at Norfolk an 1
several othpr places In Nebraska ; also quite
a number were established In Iowa durlns ;
the same period. The order now numbers (
almrst 12,000 members. ,
A. C. I'lne , chairman of the Sovereign
board of managers , returned to his homo at
Norfolk , Va. . last Friday evening. Hon.i i\
C. Farmer left the city for Mount Carroll
at the same time.
Supreme Guardian Mrs. E. 11. Manchester |
Installed thn officers of the groves of Woodmen - '
men circle at Lincoln last week and nln ad
dressed the camps of the Woodmen of the I
World In that city. |
. \nrlcut Onlt-r of t nltcd WnrUinrn.
Members of the order gave Ross Row lev
a pleasant curprlse Thursday evening , the
occasion bring the nnnlveruary of his birth.
Mr. Rowley Is prominent In Ancient Orler
of United Workmen circles. His friends
pave him an oak chair as a memento of
the occasion. Prizes at cards were won as
follows : First prize for cards , Mr. K. S
I'lrtier and Mrs. Heart ; Inioby prizes. Mrs.
McMillan and Will Hyto ; firm prize for
guessing authors. Mrs. Heart ; booby prize.
Ed Swan.
On the night of January 27 the degree
crow of ledge No. 173 will give a mas
querade ball.
The next meeting of the central committee
will bo Friday evening , February Si , at the
hall of Union Pacific lodge No. 17.
Ak-Par-llen lodge No. 173 will give a
masqucrado ball on the night of February
n in Its hall , Seventeenth and Vlnton strcctn.
The lodges of Omaha will hold a union
meeting In the hall of Herman ledge No.
nil , Fourteenth and Douglas streets , Mon
day cvenlng.vFcbnmry 12.
February 17 is the date sot for n ball to
be given at Turner hall. South Thirteenth
street , near Dorcas street , by Bohemia
lodge No. 311.
The Ancient Order of Adhesive Mogul-
Hans Is advertising a "blow out" for next
Friday evening. Every member of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen under
stands the significance of this announce
ment.
Iiiilriidiilritt Orclrr of Odil Kollinvi.
Canton Ezra Mlllard , No. 1 , Independent
Order ot O-M Fellows. Is not havlt'g 83
largo an alien lance as is drslicd , but fioso
who attend promise Eomc new ideas thnt
will awaken Interest and bring jut a full
force. Among other things will be r. prlz ?
drill.
Hesperian encampment. No. 2 , Is in a
nourishing condition and can boast -of as
largu an attendance as any ledge of Its slzo
In tbo state.
Ruth Robckah lodge , at Its last meeting.
Installed officers for the present term. The
ultendance was so large that extra touts
hud to be provided. Refreshments were
provided , as usual. Now members are com-
1 Inc In at every mooting.
1 The following arti the officers Installcl :
' .Mrs. Karcmo Hanson , N. G. ; Miss MlnU
I Pruitt , V. G. ; Mrs. Carrie L. Hamlln , sec-
ictary ; Mrs. Mary E. Stuht , treasurer ;
! Miss Anna Nelson , W. ; Miss Minnie Hclm-
! rod , C. ; Mrs. Alice Hederson , chaplain ;
I Mrs Alma .N'lltton , 1. G. ; Mr. John Cooper ,
I O. G. ; Mrs. Alvisou , R. S. V. G. ; Mrs. Ellz-
! al-pth King , L. S. V. G. ; Mrs. Carrie Jackson -
| son , R. S. N. G. ; .Mrs. Rosa Wood , L. S.
I N. G.
' ! ' ! MfMM'nliPl'W.
Trenton tent No. 1S ! Installed oHlccrs at
the last regular review as follows : C"V. .
! Uosscrman , C. ; W. I ) . Otis. I. . ; U. S. Otis
R. K. and F. K. ; Krt Tarwln , S. ; A. Hanoi.
: C.V. : . M. Day , M. at A. ; A. J. Stelnke. first
! M O. : F. Johnson , second M. G. ; J. J. Lit
tle. S. ; L. B. Burton , I' .
Holllstcr hive. No. 21 , Ladles of the
j Maccabees , Is preparing for a public Instal-
1 laticn of newly elected officers on the cvcn-
I Ing of January 31 , at which time the Hoer
j work of the order will be-cxempllflcd. A
I musical and literary program will be ren
dered.
llnnlicrft' 1'iilon of tinWorld. .
J. B. Flyivn , treasurer of the Home Sav-
lng < and Trust company of DCS Molncs
was a visitor to the supreme lodge last
week.
Deputies M. J. Reef of Ashland , Neb. , S
M. Prouty of Alva , Ne-b. , T. J. Pierce o
( Continued on Twenty-third Page. )
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hi > n In need of
CAIIIIIACKS Oil rot 1'KS
P'l'ronlzo ' the Omnhii Ilnokmen's union.
Si > t < cltl : uttt'iitloii Riven to Wfddlnns , fu-
iu nils , theater and party calls. Tel -nlioiii
ui'l-i ' a p'H'i'laliy. IJublicr-ilrPd veic'e ) |
Firtli"s service. < ) ( | ! ro open < iy an ,
night. Tol. 177 , " 7 < , Mj : ! . Main elli -c. A. I ) .
T. Co.212 So. ittli : Si. Branch. I511't. Far-
nil r.i.
AMI SHMiVI"i. :
Matinee cnnioHTOH Tonight
Today 8:15 :
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AND THEIR OWN COMPANY
50 Artists 50 50 Artists 50
Matlla Wilkes Mailory Bros ,
Soprano. Famous and Urooks
"RoSTBroiiters Musical Artists.
and Douglas The Great Gatlin
Cane Spinners. Chinese .
Impersonator.
Trtrfaiiif
Loliie Thomson
Halliday Clnrnilnu
The Hololu lii Belles. Serlo-Coinlc.
M l/afrer /
Quartette Military Band
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Return of FverylMiily'.s l-'avorltc
For Three
Performances Only
Commencing
With Matinee Today
The Inimitable
Quaint Comedian ,
In the MostT.ilUoil.tif Play Ssen
in Chicago ami the East
this Season
\\lth lluIMM Kiiiiiir | | < Mr. Mur-
iiiij CMMiiiui , iiifiiiiiiiiu noito-
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1'ltII is IM.OO , 75f. . .Of. "Me.
The Season's Society Event
Tnes. and Wed. and
Wed. Mat.
Charles anil Daniel Frolimaii
will present their most unique ,
legitimate comedy
As produced in New York with
the original cast , including
Anne Sutherland , Frederic
Bond , Marian Nesbitt , Charles
Hradshaw , Adelaide Kcim and
others.
MOST ELABORATE
SCENIC PRODUCTION
EVER SEEN MERE.
A Real Rain Storm
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J G Woodward At Hurgcss
J i Murs. TPI. ittia.
Friday and Saturday and
Sat. Mat. , Jan. 26-27
linn
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Frolli'NOine Iliil 11 vie I UK
The Famous Farce tlml Startled Now York.
A Fresh Farce Clean and Wholesome.
Funny , isn't HV 1'rlces $1 , 75c , BUc. 2Sf.
THOMAS J , KELLY ,
Voice Culture.
STUDIO. Suite I & 2
DavldfJC. Block ,
Mrs , Chas , G , Manlove
Vol. e ToiK'hcr and Foiui.latloiial In-
Method. Pnu-
Clnvlor
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varontH Intere.stwl full and lnvi'silgnt < > HU-
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lipfflillnr. day * . Tuesdiiyn and Frldajs , J
to 5 p , in.
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