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TJIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SITXDAT, PTCOEMUETl 1(5, 1000.
"I frequently look upon the common
laborer on the streets and In the shops
and think; happy man nothing to do
but rest at tho end of nn hon
tBt day's toll; no throbbing brain, no
unstrunz nerves. Wo work for what?
Just ft living, that's all. 1,1 fn Is a phantom
chaso at best In which few win tho trophy.
Bo In tho end, ho who does manual labor
Is happy If ho only knew It."
Thus spoko MIbs Gertrude Coghlan be
hind tho teencs at Iloyd's theater last night
Just before Bho appeared In tho rolo of
Ilecky Sharp In tho Nevlns dramatization
of Thackeray's Vanity Fair tho "Nevlns-'
dramatization being purposely mentioned
hero bceauso of tho talo that hangs
thereto. If Mr. Thackeray had had tho
choosing of tho Impersonator of his Ilecky
Sharp ho could not havo found n more
natural ono than Miss Coghlan this gen
tlo llttlo Englishwoman, who envlca the
laborer his sweet freedom from weighty
responsibility.
Continuing her trlhuto to tho lnborjr,
Miss Coghlan summed up the reason for his
happiness In theso brief words: "He
doesn't know ho has such n thing as
horves,"
Tho roses In Miss Coghlan's checks nro
ns fresh os they wero tho day sho first
tripped over tho school yard, and she looks
even younger during her brief moments of
retirement than when sho Is on the stage
nnd brief moments they nro, for Miss Cogh
lan Is a very busy llttlo woman, but with
nil her talk of throbbing brain nnd un
strung nerves, which arc presumed to be
tho penalty of accomplishment, Miss Cogh
lan Is an Ideal plcturo of health, presaging
that her carter as n star, which Is now but
llttlo moro than unfolded bud, will bo pro
longed through many seasons.
Thcro was a tremor In Miss Coghlau's
volco ns sho spoko of her distinguished
father. "Ho died nnd left us Just when
I most felt tho need of his counsel," Bho
said, "and oftentimes now I feci that I
must havo his advice. Ho always told mc
that nn actor or actress should appear
natural on tho stage. H was his opinion
that many n talented player was rendered
mcdlocro or even worso by affectation.
'Ho yourself on tho stngo, tho same as you
would at home,' was the Instruction ho
porststcntly gave mc. I nm, of courso,
proud of tho namo of Coghlan, for It helps
mo and Is a friendly screen for my Imperfections."
MIbs Coghlan has crossed tho Atlantic
ocean forty times nnd sho tells some protty
stories of her rambles through rural Eng
land und over tho hills of old Scotland.
"But," sho Interposed, with n typical
Coghlan laugh, "you must not Infer that
my forty trips to Europo wero annual out
ings," But n glance at tho fair young
faco would dispel such Inference, If It ex
isted. Miss Coghlan Is a perfect blonde.
Eho would bo noted In a crowd of
thousands as n remarkably pretty woman.
Her largo, lustrous oyes sparkle with tho
light of intellect. Her volco has a liquid
softness. Her manner is so graceful that
sho mrkes ono feel at easo In her pres
ence. But this llttlo woman, whoso gentleness
Is so notablo, Is capable of strategic movo
trcnts that would do credit to n soldier
when thrilling emergencies arlso. This was
demonstrated n short whllo ago when at
Syracuse, N. Y., Miss Coghlan skipped out
tho Yntcs hotel by way of n rear freight
olevator In order to evade n deputy marshal
who sought to servo notlco upon her of
legal proceedings brought by Harrison drey
Klsko, who asserted his right to tho dm
mntlzcd version of "Vanity Fair," which
Miss Coghlan was playing.
"Yes, wo had n rather exciting tlrao nt
Syracuse," Miss Coghlan Bald, but It re
mained for nor manager, J. A. Heed, to tell
tho story of that freight elevator rldo In
til Its dctallu.
"Tho marshal was after us with dogged
tenacity," said Mr. Heed, "and wo didn't
rare how toon he served tho papers on us,
If wo could only bo permitted to go ahead
with a dato wo had nt Hocheater. After
that wo didn't mind tho law. But how to
evado proceedings until wo could get to
Itochcstcr was tho question. I managed to
keep out of tho marshal's way, but Miss
Coghlan wna In n room upstairs In tho
hotel, nnd I know tho ofllcor would soon
bo after her. But tho llttlo woman was
too wise for him, nnd ns wo hnd completed
our engagement In Syracuse, we wero ready
to leavo on tho first train. Whllo tho
marshal was scurrying around downstairs
looking for me, Miss Coghlnn descended
on a freight elevator nnd sprang Into u
cnrrlago which stood In waiting at tho
mouth of nn alley, whero sho landed Just
Imnglno Oertrudo Coghlnn leaving a hotel
by tho alloy exit, yet that Is exactly what
happened. Onco In tho carriage, It was
but a Hhort drive to tho railway station,
nnd, fortunately, wo had only u short wait
until there came a train bound for Itoches
tcr. Whllo wo wero gottlng nboard tho
train tho officer with his Injunction papers
wnB ransacking tho hotel for tho clover
young woman who hnd flown. It was her
first rldo on n frolght elovntor, and will
doubtless bo hor Inst. Wo 'stood off' tho
officers nt Kochester until nftor wo had
filled our engagement there, and then wo
wero ready to submit. Wo now havu the
Novlns dramatization, and are moving
along Independent of tho Flsko Injunction,
which Is still ponding In the courts nt
Rochester."
Miss Coghlan Is an observer as well as
an artlHt. Sho studies tho peculiarities
of each city In which sho plays. She
remarked nbout Omaha's slump In census
figures, adding by wny of consolation to tho
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Mrs, Campbell
of
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Had Sufforod Thirty Years.
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every remedy that Iiuh peen recommended,
but fulled to got much relief until I used
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havo not had ono bud nttack nnd only ono
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Bold by druggists or Hnt by mnll. Out
fits, 11.00. Trial Outlltn Vc.
11113 II, T. BOOTH CO., Itluii-n, N. V,
Interviewer- "But I think It Is n lovely
city, no matter what tho census says." Sho
was particularly Impressed with the fact
that this city Is tho gateway to several
Indian reservations, and sho evinced rap
turo over n typical Indian bravo who came
under her notlco on tho streets as sho was
being driven from tho railway station to
her hotel,
Such nccompllshmcnts ns Gcrtrudo Cogh
lnn possesses seem to be gifts of nature, for
It Is beyond human power to ncqulro them.
Perhaps her artistic ability on tho stngo Is
n hcritago from her Into father, and tho
long lino of nncestors who havo for several
generations been famous beforo tho foot
lights. Harry Oil foil, whoso entertaining person
ality has delighted thenter-goers all tho
way from New York to San Francisco and
back again, Is a victim of Inflammatory
rhcumntUm Just now, but It takes moro
than rheumatic pains to erase that Ollfoll
smile, and whether In a Turkish bath
"thawing out" or on tho stage, ho Is the
samo Happy Harry,
"I nttrlbuto my Illness to tho climate nt
Montana nnd Wyoming, where wo have
been playing," said Ollfoll. "In all of my
travels I never struck .Montana until n
short whllo ago. Tho nttltudo of that
country Is n life-saver to many persons,
but It had tho opposlto effect on me, ns
well as several members of my company,
nnd wo had a sorry engagement throughout
tho northwest. I had to leavo tho train nt
Chcyonno and was laid up thcro for re
pairs. A Chcyenno doctor told mo that I
hnd to get out of tho cllmato Immediately,
or I would take a trip somowhero else than
to Chinatown.
"I wish you could have seen tho number
of 'euro cures' that sympathetic persons
have handed mo within tho last flvo or six
weeks. On tho return trip from the north
west nt lenst two-thirds of tho passen
gers expressed sympathy for mo und each
ono know exnetly what would euro mo.
Out of politeness 1 made u noto of each
one und when I reached Omnha my pockets
wero full of cards, envelopes und other
odds and ends of pnper, on which wero
brief momoranda of drugs, herbs, oils, etc.
Of courso I havo no faith In remedies so
promiscuously prescribed, but It cost but
llttlo effort to mako a noto of tho sug
gestions. A big negro, however, cornered
mo right.
" 'Say, boss, youso got da rhumatlks, hes
yo not?'
"I replied In tho affirmative.
" 'Well, I had dnt samo tnahscf, an' I'll
Jls' gib yo n few drnps o' man lltuln'
painkiller an' yo won't know yosef In th'
mawnln','
"Straightway tho black man tried to
press tho phial to my Hps and It cost mo
several pains In my right urm to word
off his intended kindness. I had scarcely
settled back In my scat after this episode,
when tho news butcher on tho train tried
to forco a doso of mercury on me. And
so It goes; everybody wants to euro me,
but I kcop on aching. Wo go by n circuit
ous routo from hero to St. Paul and Min
neapolis ray favorlto cities and I must
nppear nt ray best there, even If It kills
inc."
Co in I n ir Rvi'ntn.
Beginning with a matlnco this nfternnon.
Hoyt's merry comedy, "AvTrlp to China
town." will bo tho attraction nt nnvil'n Hie.
nter. Tho piece, which 1b rated as being
nraong tno Uest of tho Hoytlan farces, will
no presented by a company which Is said
to be exceptionally strotnr. ami which Is
headed by the unctuous comedian, Harry
unroll, inasmuch ns It was In this role
that Ollfoll first nttrnctcd tho attontlon of
tho public to his ability as n funraakcr,
patrons of tho theater can rent nHuirn,l
that tho character of Welland Strong will
bo given an Interpretation that will satisfy
tho most exacting,
Tho cntlro cast In said to tin fnllv nn
to the requirements of tho piece. Included
among tho members nro such well-known
artists as Mabel Montgomery, Rmllle Gard
iner, reari uamun, Mile, Fleuretto and
Will Philbrlck. a rlslntr vounir ehnrnetor
actor. Incidental to tho production of the
plcco a number of clover nneclnltlna will
bo Introduced. Tho engagement closes Mon-
uay nigui.
The bill for tho Ornheum fnr h n.nnt
beginning with a matlneo today has at least
tho merit of variety. Tho Dunbar family
has nppcared In tho nrlnelnnl rimnln rtnlla
of Europe and tho lending vaudeville tho-
uicrB oi America. Tnclr trlplo bar and
swinging trnpczo act Is said to hn rnmnrlf.
ably clever. Prello's talking dogs Is an
interesting animal show, being different
from those that havo been urnnnnti.fi hurn
Tho dogs are taught to go through their
performance of Imitating men, women,
children and ponies without barking or
muitiug any expressions by sound. Mr.
Krello Is a ventriloquist and cnrrlcs on
tho speaking part of tho show, which has
mado n hit In tho other t heaters nf ihn
Orphoum circuit. Jessie Couthoul will bo
recalled for hor bright conversation nnd
her original way of singing old songs. Wil
liam innui uuvies, tlio "man from Ireland"
with tho rich flowing brogue; Flaton and
Dunn, entertnlnora In cthloplan art; San
sono nnd Delilah, In feats of strength and
balancing; n now series of thn lntnr.t m,i.
mated pictures projected by tho kluodromo
and tho "Mask" will bo seen.
Beginning With a matltinn tills nrinrnnnr.
Itoso SydelPs New London Belles open n
week's engagement at Mlaco's Trocadero.
This is another of tho cosmopolitan bur
lenquo companies which aro creating so
mum iuik in .-now vorK nnd other eastern
cities, and tho Mtaco peoplo bring tho
show hero on tho reDresentntlnn ti,, i, i
ono of the very best on tho road. Two
Dig uunesques nnd nn olio nf high class
vaudeville mako up tho program.
The burlosquo called "Satan's Weddlug
Night" Is an original fantastical musical
extravaganza by W. S. Campbell, and con
tulns many now melodies written exprcBsly
for this tour of tho "Belles" by James T.
Morton. Tho leaders In the cast nro Itoso
Sydell, Hanly, McOownn nnd Hnnly, Hart,
Foster nnd Foster. Camnhnll. Mltnhnii n,,,i
Suslo Willis, Esher sisters, tho great La
uiair, rour Nelson sisters, May Foster,
Daisy Russell. Mario West. FhIpIIh Mnrir
Kdlth Wayne, Alice Blair. Amelia Mark!
i.eno nnrton, zettn Mark, Alllo Atkins,
Ada Parker, Rstellu Ferrlss, Victoria Nel
son nnd others. The second hurlnannn in
ontltled "Barn Storming."
OohIi of I he lircen lliioui.
Mine. Mniljeskn writes a friend In Now
oi It that her season under tho direction of
WngenhalM it Kemper Is the most agree
ablo und comfortable that sho has ever
known besides, sho Kiiys "Wo aro doing a
very largo business nnd my Impersonation
of Constance In 'King John' Is enthusiastic
ally received."
Clydo Fitch's play "Nuthnn Half" will
soon bo out with the original production
as Been during tlx initial presentation at
Powers' theater. Chicago, and during thn
run at tho Knickerbocker theater, New
York. Howard Kyle und Mlhs Nnnnottn
t'omstoek are to bo "featured" as Nathan
Hale and Alice Adams,
Itlohnrd Mnnsllold, It Is said, has tried In
rehearsal "Monsieur Beauealro" und some
of th'i other new playH that he had nn
nouneed for this senium, nut they havo
failed, so It Is told, to pan out us adver
tised, Ills company In now reported to be
rehearsing tho old standby,' "lleau Brum
tncl," which may bo used for a matlneo
piece.
Tho new play which Augustus Pltou Iiuh
written for Chulincey Olcott Is called
"Uurrelt O'Magh." It takes Its tltlo from
the namo of the leading ro!o, Tho pluy Is
in four acts, with the scenes laid In Hub.
Un und its suburbs in ISIS. Qurrctt O'Magh,
tho hero, nrtrd by Mr. Olcott, Is n young
Irishman, who has returned from America,
whero lie has nciiulred a fort.ine, to select
an Irish Klrl for his wire. Mr. Olcott has
composed flvo new songs for the new play,
which will be given nn elaborate produc
tion at tho Fourteenth Street theater on
January 7.
American chorui girls flrst became n dis
tinct feature in London when "Tho Hello
of Now York" wnH taken over nbout three
yearn ago, In that aggregation wero r.lxty-front-row
girls, of whom only nbout thirty
have returned for tho production now tour
ing In this country. They wero rcplnced by
others, nnd they havo failed to comn back,
too. Then u scoro or moro wero deported
for "Tho Messenger Boy." nnd they, too.
havo remulned. When "Tho Casino Girl'
was taken over sixty-two went with It. Not
one-tenth of tho number has returned. It
Is said more than loo girls who wero sent
to England havo failed to como back.
MUSIC. I
Tho operatic problem Is growing moro
nnd moro dllllcult of solution nnd when
solved It Is not unlikely thnt tho task
will bo performed by tho people of tho
great middle west. Not tho least tangtblo
proof of this UBuertlon Is tho reception
accorded to Mr. Oruu and his combiun
tlon of suns, moons and stars, with their
following of pretentious calcium lights, In
tho recent tour of tho Metropolitan Grand
Opera company. The company Is ono of
tho beat on record, but there Is, strnngo to
Bny, a good sprinkling of "hns-beens" nnd
"would-bes" which innrs productions of
otherwise sterling merit. Tho prices paid
to tho stors aro beyond human compre
hension nnd aro only to bo had In tho
United States, where, to many people,
"What does It cost?" Is of moro moment
In determining vnluo thnn "What Is It
worth?"
Thero nro scores of really excellent sing
ers who nro singing for J120 per night, nnd
tho fact that othors are, In proportion,
worth ten times thnt amount Is not seri
ously nccepted by many who nro perhaps
capablo of Judging. "Star" values nro In
flated nnd they will contlnuo to bo so until
tho peoplo In other places do ns tho honest,
sincere und Independent mlddlo west has
done place tho ban of their displeasure
and disapproval upon fictitious values--which
fact Mr. Gran nnd othors have
learned to their cost.
Furthermore, present conditions will ob
tain ns long us tho American peoplo de
mand that every nrtlst shall bo branded
with tho European hall mark. I do not
wish to bo construed ns advancing nntl
Imperialistic theories, nor do I want to bo
dubbed a "Jingo," but tho cold, stubborn
fact romnlns, frozen hnrd ns Klondike rcnl
estate, that we nro not ourselves, that wo
havo not sufllclcnt faith in ourselves, that
wo do not bellovo In our own resources In
matters musical. Tho samo spirit which
has characterized the pioneers of tho pres
ent mercantile supremacy of this country
must becomo evident In tho pioneers of tho
futuro muslcnl supremacy. Western com
merce and western real estnto nnd western
Investment havo had their days of in
flation. But they havo passed in most In
stances nnd In tho rest they nro passing.
So will It bo of musical history.
Peoplo have asked, over and over, tho
question: "Why nro wo charged bo much
for tho privilege of hearing grnnd opern?"
Only ono answer remains: "Because It
costs so much." Getting down to solid
facts, wo como to tho pay roll In tho man
ager's office, and thero wo ill
reason, viz: Tho cost of tho stars. America
must navo real Italians (non-resldent) to
sing Italian operas, real Germans (non
resident) to ring aermnn operas, and roal
Frenchmen (non-resident) to sing French
operas, and ns for translations, or original
llbrottos, perish tho thought, wo will hasten
to hiss them off tho hustings.
Would to Walhalla that good opera might
bo patronized without exorbitantly priced
stellar attractions, then, Indeed, would good
music becomo popular; then -would tho
orchestras bo recognized, and then would
tho pooplo glvo a brass band its proper placo
(which Is several miles below tho present
local standard.) But, alas! it pains ono to
say that tho foreign mania is prevalent even
In Omaha, that city of western freedom and
Independence, which should bo In lino to
support merit, Irrespective of locat con
ditions, etc., tho free nnd honest gnto city
of the great west. I summon to evidence
tho many music lovors who heard nnd tnw
tho productions of tho Do Vero company,
which so lgnomlnlously stranded hero soma
two or three years ngo. Was It not n
great compnny? Did not tho operas havn a
splendid presentation? Was thoro a weak
cast or part of a cast? Was tho chorus
lacking? Or tho orchestra? Yet Omaha
peoplo snubbed tho glorious efforts of that
uoblo llttlo organization, and sent them
away broken-hearted nnd unrcmunoratcd!
Why? Why? Bceauso no one in tho com
pany received $1,000 a performance Let
us not palliate tho offense. Let us nol
oxcuso ourBolvca. Let us quietly ndmlt our
error nnd reform.
And whllo I am pursuing the operatic
question, I wish to pay n tribute to Mr,
WUUard Kimball of Lincoln. He Is a
philosopher and ho deserves u tablet In the
western temple of fame. Ho brought the
recent operatic organization to our very
gates, and ho lost money with tho grnco of
an artist, and bora his loss with tho
philosophy of n Stoic. I am truly sorry
that hl3 work was not appreciated, and
when I went to Lincoln und buw the
Auditorium and tho Herculean task he had
undertaken, 1 valued nt a real estlmato
what he has had to contend with, Mr.
Kimball has lost nothing (except his money)
on tho venture He has gained Bubstnntlal
friends for himself nnd for his Conservatory
of Music, bceauso no ono would assume a
gigantic enterprise such ns ho did In tho
grand opera season, unless ho wero
stimulated by nn ardent love of tho highest
nnd best In music and students will gain
tremendously from being In touch with such
nn npostln of nrt.
For Mr. Kronberg I havo nothing but
sympathy In his recent operatic losses.
But ho will probably mako up In Minne
apolis what ho lost In other places. It Is
to bo hoped so. Now Mr. Gran Is eon
fronted with tho fact that his hlgh-prlccd
organization has been met with coldness
by Denver, Kansas City, Lincoln nnd Chi
cago. Perhaps he will never pluy these
places again. Thnt would bo a rcgrcttnblo
condition. But perhaps ho may ehango his
plnns, visit these places again nnd cut his
pay roll down to legitimate value, If ho
can. In any ovent, ho has probably ex
perienced sonio personal results from tho
sago advlco onco offered by Horace Gree
ley tho Intelligent reader knows what It Is.
As to tho opern in Lincoln. Many per
sona txpected fully to hear Edouard do
Ileszke sing In tho afternoon nnd went
with thnt expectation. But, as Is fton
tho case, "e hat nlch sollen soln." Do
Heszke did not slug. But why dwell on
disappointments? The special train did
not materialize. But what of thnt? Melba
wuh worth the trip, especially for Omaha
people, who did not cherish a fond remem
brance of her last visit to Omnha. Oh.
tho coldness of that "Barber of Sevillo"
performance and then Iho warmth of
Wednesday night! Melba was hersolf
uguln, or, rather, sho wbb not herself; sho
was Lucia, sha lived, breathed, acted tho
real Lucia, Donizetti palls on ono now
udnyH in many of hla traditional phrases,
th overworked arias, duettos, etc., the
stilted recitations and the vocalization
etudes, but his ivondorful melodies, with
which tho time-worn opern, "Lucia ill Lam
mcrmoor" U replete, will not be lightly
Omaha am) i.iMoi.x. Mm, of its universal a pprecui t ion b.v eve ry member of the family. It keeps omaiia ami i,im oi,x, num.
the Ilium circle coiiiiilctf, helps entertain visiting friends und Ikim niiip1 of music from comic opera In famous speech of celebrated orator' It reproduces the tones
of tlio natural voice In perfect, clear volume. Just ns loud, just as sweet, Just as brilliant. All or any part of over l.Vxi distinct selections tire subject to
your choosliijf. Hand, orchestra, vocal or Instrumental solos, funny talks, etc., are Included In the list and in every Instance are the product of artists of known
repute. Not very many years npn a lMiononraph cost live hundred dollars. Today the highest priced Phonograph costs only $100, and smaller Instruments
can bo bought all the way down to $1.50. The reasons for this are two-fold: Improved methods of nuiniifactiiro and tremendous Increased output.
The Five Dollar Graplioplione
Including Itcproduccr, 10-Inch Japanned
Samo Machine, In tho bent-wood cabinet
December 16, 1900.
New Edison Records
as published In December Phonogram.
7027 Tor Freedom nnd Ireland, Sentimental
Song, Andrew Mack's latest success,
Campbell.
7C28 Pliny Como nnd Kiss Your Ilnby,
Coon Song. Collins,
7G20 Tho C.lrl I Should Huvo Married Long
Ago, Sentimental Song. MacDonough
7C30 An Innocent Young Mnld, Comic Song,
Itoger.s Bros." hit "In Wall Street'
Stanley.
7631 Dear Old Bess und I, Sentimental Song
Natus.
7tV52 Flower Krom tho Garden of Life. Sen
tlm'iitnl. Natus.
7ffl3 Haft's Cuvntlnn. Violin. D'Almalno.
7(31 Colored Aristocracy, A Icvcrlsh Inspirit
tlon. Peerless
7f3.' Mosquito Parade, banjo, Ossmali.
7038 Pickaninny's Scrnnivde, piccolo.
MiiKztotlu.
7C37 I Wonder If Sho's Walling, Sentimental
Song. lliirl.tn.
7fi.is Dtippcl Schanzcn. Kd. Con. Hnnd.
7(33 Love Is Tyrant, Waltz from Slnglnj;
Olrl. Mandolin. Seigai.
7C10 Sunday Sally, Sentlmcntul Song.
Stanley.
7CI1 A Picture no Artist Can Paint. Senti
mental iluet. Muderla und Hurluli.
7612 Tho .Midnight Alarm, Descriptive
Tups Soldier's Drenm of Home Ol.i
tnnt Shots nro Heard To nrnis Forward-
I'lro! I'ncmy Itet rents Ceaso
Firing Hovolllu. Peerless Orc'h.
7CI1 Doing Ills Duty-ooty-ooty, Comic Song.
--Favor.-
7C1I You'll Know, Duet, Sentnmental.
May Kelso nnd John Hlollng.
7813 The Hymn You Loved the Host, Duct,
AUTOMOBILES
and havo positively sold moro horseless carriages than all other
western dealers combined.
OMAIIA AND M.COI., XKII.
cast aside. Tho scxtctto at tho end of the
second net mado ono feel that It Is an
Iniquitous proceeding on tho part of a
brass band to nttempt to present it, while
the "mad scene" was tromcudous, and ovon
in staid and sober Lincoln received nine
recalls! Yet thero wero dozens of people
near mo who never so fur forgot them
selves as to applaud. Rcatrlco gloves do
not appear to wear well and the wearers,
knowing that, refrained from over-cxercls-lug
their klddldlty.
Tho orchestra was a wonderful Illustra
tion of Instrumental subordination to vocal
work, and nt times Illustrative of great
climatic power. Nahan Franko was con
cert master.
It will Interest Omaha peoplo who re
member the genius Franko to know that
tho orchestra of tho Grau Opera company
Is a part of his own orchestral society,
numbering 123 musicians. Ho goes with
a number of them each summer to England
and plays at tho Savoy theater. I havo
never heard better accompaniments from
any orchestra und their pianissimo effects
nro finer than any I havo yet heard, being
entirely subjugated to tho voice.
Tho Auditorium at Lincoln Is a wrotched
looking affnlr Inside. It Is far from being
tho placo In which to present grand opera,
and tho sputtering of recalcitrant arc lights
was most annoying, going out between tho
nets (which Is objectionable) and coming
In during tho acta (which Is rude). "No
Smoking" signs wero prevalent nnd added
tho last touch to a plcturo of "Art In tho
Wild West." Tho scenery was not beyond
criticism and backgrounds had to do doublo
duty. Hut tho good-natured audience for
gavo that. Walter Damrosch was In Liu
coin during tho engagement nnd said to
an Interviewer that his experience taught
that auditorium buildings wero not nultnblo
for grahd opera. Herein Is n suggestion
for our Auditorium committee. In tho
building nt present contemplated produc
tions of grand opera need not bo counted
on.
Tho Woman's club has now a chance to
n,u. iic nnnrnninttnn of tho services ren
dered by musicians of Omaha to the club.
Tho dub will glvo a concert in uiu m-m
futuro, und will havo tho nsslstanco of
many locnl musicians, inasmucu u iuu
musicians nro furnisning mo cniuriummuui
part of tho concort and tho club women tho
business part, it will bo a Pitting ana
gracious act on tho part or tno ciuu 10
report tho profits to tho Auditorium fund
as tho "donations of tho Omnha Woman's
club nnd tho Omaha musicians. mis
would bo Justice. I nm tolU tnat MrH.
T - i Qirnu'n fill nnient club woman und
n sincere music lover, has urgently pressed
this Iden. It Is a good one. but, then, Mrs.
Strnwn has always good- Ideas and a keen
senso of the eternal fitness of things.
a ,nnn with a sone went Into the studio
of ono of Omaha's greatest musical
geniuses recently with tho object of having
his song properly arranged for publication,
with correct hnrmpnic sentences, iiuagiuu
f tho maestro when ho
ui.-,.,i ir i,n wern not n "musical stenog
rapher!" Compilers of musical dictionaries
will plcnso Insert tnis pnraso una nn ul-u-niilrn
in (ho next Issue of their volumes
aud give full credit to The Omaha lice.
Mr. Max Ilaumulster Is n lino young
violinist who has recently come to Omaha.
Ho Is a welcome guest nnd It Is to bo
hoped that ho will remain here. When I
met him I senrco expected to sen so young
a tnun. for his reputation had already
reached nm from many quarters. Now thnt
Albert and Adolmann hao gone their vari
ous ways tho violin solo field Is limited
and It Is a pleasure to meet now artists,
Mr. Charles Hnwloy Koefer, tho brilliant
young pianist, Is playing with Mr. Rnu
mctster In nnny of his engagements. And
that Is a reminder. Wo havo here n great
acquisition in Mr. Frnni, a thoroughly
equipped 'cello player. His tone Is nreurato
and convincing, whllo his technlquo is ade-
THE MODERN TALKING MACHINE
is (lostincil to become nn iii'ticlo of uiiiviM'snl honit' use. lis value iik R?5TI7F
an oiitoi'tiiiuor is far suix-rior to all oilier home anniseinents, because 0SJMidwkB
Tho lowest priced
cylinder talking ma
chine. Of slniplo con
struction, yet Includ
ing every appliance
needed for its work.
It reproduces as loud
ly und perfectly ns
any of tho machines
using P cylinders.
Price, with clock
work motoric An
(TYPE Q.) .). UU
tin horn.
(TYPE gQ
Don't forget our
If you waut to make most
$1.50
merry llils-Clirlstmas and
happy the New Year for
Visit any of our Lmpnrlunis. you arc
Sentlmcntul, Mny Kelso, John Helling
7(51(5 Impecunious Dnvis, llanjo. - 0!smnii,
7847 Hint' Itlhbun March, Hunjo. 0?rm.lu.
78IS On tho Road to Mnuduhty, Talking.
Hroderlck.
7CID Absent Minded Ucggar, Tulklng.
liroderlotc.
7f!V) The Fog Hell, with boll effect.
A. I). Mndorlu.
32136 La Hayamcsn, Spanish, llymno Nn
clonul Cubnno. Frnnrisco
12137 Monologuo d'llnmlet, French. M.lleguo
Keep your cyo on them nnd
remember wo nro tho pion
eers In this business nlso.
OMAHA
Kitninm nnd
H. 17th St.
piiom: mnn.
Open ISveiilncfl.
AMISH.Mi:.TS.
Matinee
Today.
mC V U onBIQHTor
A Refined Perforrnance
The Famous
DUNHAM FAMILY.
Tho Princess of Entertainers,
JESSIE COUTHOUI.
Tho Premiers of Kthloplan Art,
FLOTOW AND DUNN.
MASK,
COMING:
"A Girl of
Quality.''
quato indeed. I hopo to hear him fre
quently, for ho seems to possess the delln
catory marks of an nrtlst.
Tho organists nro hailing with delight
tho advent of Mr. W. W. Illckcr, tho
veteran nnd well posted organ builder, who
has como hero to remain over tho New
Year. I have deplored in this column on
provlou3 occasions tho fact that Sioux City
should offer Mr. Kicker inducements to
build nn organ factory whllo Omaha Is tho
logical plnco for one, but Omaha does not
seem to pobsess muslcnl capital that Is,
capital which seeks Investment In tho
manufacture of church organs. Somo day It
will. Mr. Illckcr will overhaul und put In
good order for Christmas muslo most of
tho lending organs whllo ho Is here. His
church ltlnernry so far is Knuntzo Me
morial, First Methodist, First Congrega
tional, Trinity Cathcdrnl, First Presby
torlan and Westminster Presbyterian.
Mr. Young will glvo a Vesper service one
week from today nt the First Congrega
tional church. Particulars will bo an
nounced next Fundny.
Mnns, Doucpt, formerly oboe sollst of tho
IlelleBtedt organization, has Joined tho Now
York Instrumental forces and played In Lin
coln Inst week with tho orchestra of the
Grau Opern company, with whom ho Is now
engaged.
Mr. Cheney makes his bow today In tho
public service of tho Kountzo Memorial
church ati tho new choirmaster.
THOMAS J. K13LLY.
liiillnnit Tit lit- Cllnollnr IIoiiIp,
CANNON HALL, N. U. Dec. 13. An In
dlnn family, consisting of father, mother
nnd four children, wero burned to death
last night by tho explosion of a can of
gasoline. Another family of father, mother
mid ono child nro frightfully burned nnd
will probably die Tho Ilnntou Transporta
tion rompany had live tanks of gasoline
on tho river bank nt Hlsmnrck uwnltlng u
boat. Tho bank caved In nnd all tlm oil
went Into tho river. Ono tank was saved
by nn Indian. Last night thlH Indian,
mimed War llonnet. mippoHlng tho tnnk
contained kerosene, lit a match to till u
measure, when tho explosion took place.
i
.Mortnllly MallNllcH,
Tho following dcntlis and births were re
ported to tho city health commissioner for
tho twenty-four hours ending nt.noon
'lUat'hs-Mrs. Minnie Hennetl, St. Jo.
soph's hospital, ugi'd 2,'J; William Oshorn,
MIX Illondo, aged f,8: Hairy Hwannon, 2lm)
North Twenty-ninth avenue, aged 4 months.
Illrths -Kd Drummer. 1027 South Klh
teenth, boy; Dan (iollUH. iZ Until h Thir
teenth, boy; M, J Lawless, IXEi Lake, gill.
Nimv Snmir K'Hnt'r'.
PHILADELPHIA. Deo. 15.-It Is stated
authoritatively that tho formation In tlilH
city of ii new independent sugar rrtlntug
company Is contemplated and that among
Ihoso Interested nro Philadelphia!! who
huvo been prominently Identlllcd with Iho
sugar-making Industry Plans for thn
building of a rclluery aro now In process
The Columbia tSrnph
uidiouc. nn Ideal In
nirumcnt for homo
v n t o r t it 1 n in c n t
er finish than the
lower - priced m u-
chinos. It hits ml-
Justubln oHSi-lmrden-
cd steel bushed bear-
lllKM mm ip no mii'.-
Htutit tally constructed
that It will hist it life,
time Operated by
clockwonl motor, It
runs about live cy
linders per winding.
Kleetrle or clockwork
motor ns desired.
Toy Graphophones
Including the machine
complete willi fhc sc.
led records
always welcome, t:hlblllons all day.
OMAHA and LINCOLN.
1213S Air do Trovcrc, French. -M. Ileguo,
311S3 Hull to the Spirit of Liberty. March.
(Sousa's very latest rompoMtlon). Sousa
31500 "Monks of Mnlugiir", March from (ill
more. (Francis Wilson's new comic
opera.)
BUSt "San Tov", Waltz. Ollinoru.
ans.1 "San Toy". Murrh. Clllmore.
31117 A Wnrm Reception. Ollmore.
31321 Arbupklpnlan Polkn, cornet olo.
31313 Columbian Polkn, cornet rolo.
31323 My Pretty Jane, (Fnntnslo), cornet solo
LINCOLN
'M'l H. Uth St.
(Montgomery IIIL.)
piiom: 1N2.
Open !5veuliiKi.
Tonight
8:15.
in a Refined Place.
A limit 1'eaturo from l'urope,
PRELLE'S TALKING DOCS.
"Tho Man from Ireland,"
WNI. CAHILL DAVIES.
Marvels of Stcougth and Kquillbrluni,
SANSONE AND DELILA.
Tho Ever Popular Up-to-Dato
KINODROME.
Prlcc3 never r.hnnglng Evenings, reserved seats, 23c
and COc; gallery, 10c. Matlucces, Wednesday, any
part of house, 25c; children, 10c; gallery, 10c. Satur
day und Sunday, few front rows reserved, COc; balanco
of house, any part, i'5c; children, 10c; gallery, 10c.
R. KELLY ... t
w
"
Makes a specialty of
Correct Breathing,
Tone Building,
Ease in Singing.
Resident Studio:
rv i rt i. int ?..
iiHvmtrt niiuK. iniz rrinmiii ,
ft ,
of formation aud tho out'ook for tho or
Kunlzutlon of a company is tiald to be good.
If tho project In curried forward to suc
cess tho new refinery will be absolutely
Independent. Among those who nro thought
llkoly to bo Interested In tho now company
In tho event of its formation Is W. V.
HnrrlHon, who wuh for many years con
nected with tho Franklin Hugnr Itetlnlng
company and who Is said to bo ono of tho
most expert sugar mnkera In tho country.
FIGURES ON RIGHT SIDE
llcnllli lli'tui rt iiicii ( Heroriln SIiimv lu
froiiNO of IIIrlliN unit !
rreiiHc of DimiIIin,
Tho records of tlio city health commis
sioner for 1900 show that tho death rate
In tho city has decreased during tho pres
ent year and tho birth rnto has Increased,
(ranting that tho births und deaths for
tho romalnder of December will be tho
samo ns for tho corresponding period of
Inst year, the number of deaths In 1000 will
iho 1,000 and 1,812 births will bo recorded.
In 1&00 thoro wero 1,187 deaths and 1,720
births In Omaha. A comparison of tho
records shows that thn death rate has
decreased nbout 15 per cent, and tho birth
rnto has Increased about 5 per cent. March
of tho present year shows 123 deaths, tho
largest number of any month of tho pres
ent year. May, September and November
'show tho smallest mortality, only seventy
I persons having died during each of those
j months.
! January of 1S09 shows a longer death list
than any other month In tho last two
yours. During that month U8 deaths wero
reported to the health commissioner. In
speaking nf thn high rate of mortality dur
' lug that month Dr. J. It. Ralph said that
la grippe was prevalent at that time.
Mauil of 18i!i shows a lower death rato
(hull March of I&00, Hie number of persons
who died during that month In 1R9'J being
117.
Omaha's population increased very rapidly
during November of 1&00. Ono hundred and
'sixty-seven children were born during last
month, a number which is about thirty In
excess of tho average number of children
born In a month,
The Columbia Graplioplione.
If Jr'
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4
9
35v
Price uf Columbia (Jraphophono with clockwork C1C lf
motor. (TYIT. A-T) t?iij.Ull
Including Recorder. Reproducer, lMnch aluminum horn, Or
nnmentnl hand cabinet.
December 16, 1900.
Columbia Records
31192 Holy City, violin.
31131 Hurt'H Ciiviititiu, violin.
31.TO Kltlii Dance, mandolin.
313W Hemcmbrnneo of Thee, (Javotte, man
dolin. 31413 Hannah's Promenade, banjo.
SlIlGHot Corn Jubilee, banjo.
31 lir. Rusty Rugs, medley, banjo.
31347 Muiizaulllo, xylophone.
3I34S tloldeu Harvest Polka, zylophoiio
3I4SU Six Llttlo Wives, from San Toy,
baritone.
Slfini Innocent Young Maid, auartctto
OutW Where the Sweet Magnolia llloum,
quartette.
31313 I Loved You Ucttcr Than You Knew,
duet.
31315 In C.ood Old New York Town. duet.
31314 Kiss Me Hood Night Little Darling,
duet.
VOCAL SOLOS, CliritCH ORC.AN
ACCOM PAN IMF NT.
31301 Abldo With Alii, baritone.
3135S Rock of Ages, baritone.
VOCAL SOLOS WITH VIOLIN
OHLIOATO.
314(55 Little Hlack Me, tenor.
31487 Mandy Lee, tenor.
31175 Marguerite, tenor.
VOCAL SOLOS WITH RANJO
ACCOMPANIMENT.
314(0 U You Love Your Ruby, Make tho
(loo-Cioo lives, baritone.
31403 Pliny, Come Kiss Yo' Honey, baritone.
31403 That Minstrel Mnn of Mine, baritone.
VOCAL SOLOS.
314SD Tho Rutterlly (from "Sun Toy"), tenor
Instructions in tho art of master- fflPF
ing these wonderful, silent steeds I It
given " IrnLL
OMAHA AMI M.VCOI.N, XKIl.
AMU.NKMKVr.S.
BOYD'S-
2 BIG
NIGHTS
Woodward & Hurgess,
Jlgrt. Tel. 1019.
JOLLY MATINEE
TODAY 2:30.
licturn of the IHk Success
HOYT'S
FitseinutiiiK Musical Comedy,
A
Entire Production from
Hoyts Theatre, N. Y.
Trip to
Chinatown
Presented by stroii -est possible cast.
HARRY GILFOiL
and all the f vorltes.
Music galore. Fun for all
nigh cluss vaudevlllo In abundance.
If you want to laugh, see tho "Trip,"
livening prices -25c, COc, 75c, $1 Oli.
Matlnoo prices L'Cc, COc.
This Is the house Mnn hurbnrH the Mars thnt
cut tho capers that mako all Omah.i laugh
.oi!;; Miaco's Trocadero
Tli Nimv I'iiIiii-p nt llurlcHqiir.
Matinee Today, 10c-20c
Hoso Sydoll'H
NEW LONDON BELLES
Two Mldo-HplKUiiK burlesque,
"Satan's Wedding Mght"
AND
'Barnstorming."
Modern Matchless Olio:
Till! I'OIJIl .MCI. SON .HINiilllS.
Tho acrobatic marvels of two worlds, in
their HO.OUi challengo net.
Till! VAN COOKS.
Novelty musical act. "Harmony In n Chi
nese Laundry."
Hill)- Hurt, Mnrlr Wot ,V H roster
Tho lloheinlun trio, In a funy skit, "A
lllg Hmoko."
nisti'.hs r.siu:ii.
Premier Dancing Artlsls.
W. S. ( MI'lli:i,l .IOSKPII MITI IIIH.I,
AMI SIMM WILMS
In n skit entitled "The Smart Hot "
.ia.mhs a i.a ri.Aiti:.
The King nf Jugglor.i.
Twent.v-flvo beautiful women. Ten runny
men. Keats nro going fiiHt. Hotter buy
now
NIOHT PIWHH-lOc, 20c. SOe Hmoko if
you like.
Woman's Club Auditorium Benefit,
Tickets on salo ut Sherman & .McCon
noil's, Chaso's, N. A. Kuhn's ami Myors
Dillon Drug Co,
A SI'l.r.XIMH rOMTJHT I'ltOtalt A.M.
MEN
NO CURE, NO PAY
if vftii liavu until. w.nb ....
lost puwrr or rkonlnir ilraliw'
our acuum Orifin lisvcloner will
ntoro you lthout drot. nr
ollTtl , tvi U.0M In n.7
filiirei nitnnsrftiiriili nn (.' (), ), fruudi writ, fnr
prilpiilr. nHralMlnnllnrnvrlnt, "
ioch AmiAnct CO., 4U Chuln BH,,, Dtnw, c.l.
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