THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE; SI'S DAY, MARCII 31, 1001.
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The last week has been decidedly tho
dullest of tho present season bo fnr as local
theatrical amusement Is concerned. Tho
Orphcum pntronngo has been Indifferent,
desplto tho fact that the bill offered was
ono of merit throughout, In fact one of tho
best of tho Reason. ,Evon tho Trocadcro
Buffered for tho want of patronage.
Mrs. Lcsllo Carter will bo at tho Iloyd
tho latter half of this week, when she will
show her "Zaia" to local theater-goers.
Tho fact that Mrs. Carter Is to give four
performances hero' will doubtless bo a sur
prlso to many of tho regular theatrical
patrons, slnco stars and attractions of Mrs.
Carter's and "Zaza's" magnltudo aro usu
ally seen for but n single performance In
Omaha. This move Is n pretty sure In
dication that Mrs. Carter's managers have
unusual confidence In their Btar and play
as a decidedly magnetic drawing card, cls
thoy would not mnko such a protracted
tay here. In speaking of tho long en
gagement Manager Ilurgcss said: "There
Is nothing surprising to mo about tho mat
ter. I had tho tlmo open and Mr. Dclasco
had confidence enough In Mrs, Carter's
ability to draw to allow her to j;lvo four
performances. There nro nny number of
tho larger attractions that would remain
longer In this city If I could allow It, but
In order to got tho majority of tho good
ones I must divide tho tlmo up among
thorn as best I can. As n usual thing the
big attractions do not como west until
very lato In tho season, and then they nil
head this way at onco. So If I wero to
glvo Mansfield or Sothern more than one
or two nights I might fall to get Maude
Adams at all, and so It goes. I have mlfcsod
Retting several good attractions this sun
eon becuuso I had allowed Homo of tho
poorer ones to book three and four per
formances. Uut, you hoc, tho middle and
poor class of attractions always book their
tlmo early In tho Boason. Tho majority of
tho larger attractions dccldo upon western
tours on short notlco and I havo to glvo
them what I havo left, and somotlmcs can't
glvo them nny tlmo at all. as was tho caso
with Anna Held, Modjeska and several
others of llko promlnonco this season."
Thcro aro doubtless few If nny plays
that havo been moro widely discussed than
"Zaza;" perhaps not tho play so much,
howovcr, as Mrs. Carter's creation of tho
narao part. Tho play lit ItHelf was admitted
by Mrs. Cartor In a recent Interview with
a Denver nowBpapcr reporter to bo rather
risque and tho character a vulgar one,
thoreforo thoso who go to It must not ex
pect n "Sunday school" performance, but
If thoy enjoy Bplcndld acting, If they enjoy
neolng tho work of a genius, they will ocr
tnlnly bo pleased with Mrs. Carter's
"Zaza," simply bccatiBO her exquisite art
dominates tho different Bcenes to such an
extent that tho moral tone of tho play la
not considered, In fact, Is oftentimes for
gotten. Charles Dickson, the popular comedian
who appeared at tho Orpheum last week
In' an amusing little skotch and who is
remembered for his clever work when ns
n co-atnr with Henrietta Crosmau (ho
was seen here In "Mistakes Will Happen"
two seasons ago) Is to return to tho legiti
mate as a stnr. Ho has a new play from
tho pen of Henry C. Whlto entitled, "Tho
airl Wo Love," which will bo given Its
Initial production in New York City rly
noxt season. Mr. Dickson, who Is tho hus
band of dainty little Lillian IJurkhart, also
a great, favorite In Omaha, was oua of the
first to "desert tho lcgltlmato for vaudeville.
Ilegardlng his first vaudeville vonturp ho
had tho following to say In tho courso ut
conversation last week:
"My wlfo and I wero among tho first, If
not tho very first, to Introduco lcgltlmato
one-act comcdlos on tho vaudovlllo stugo
and, while I do not think thcro Is tho op
portunity to rlso to promlnonco In tho
theatrical world In vaudovlllo that tho
lcgltlmato affords, yet 1 lovo tho work no
much bettor that I sacrlfico my chances to
becomo great by playing nbout half the
tlmo In vaudeville Instead of remaining In
the legitimate. It wns something over
eight years ago that Miss Durkhart ami I
left the lcgltlmato and went Into vaudo
lllo. I remember our friends predicted
that wo would be ostracised by the profes
sion, but wo nro both on earth, neverthe
less, and bow many hundreds havo followed
us Into tho now venture nnd where. It will
nil end no ono knows. What do I think of
Miss Crosmnn's succcsb? Well, I don't
know of anyone that deserves success moro
than she. I consider her ono of tho greatest
comediennes on tho American Btngo today
and It waB only lack of opportunity years
ago that has kept her from being wliero
she Is today. That reminds mo of an Inci
dent that seems rather amusing consider
ing tho fact that Miss Crosman has made
nbout tho only positive success of tho Hca
son In Now York and also what a succcs.j
of this kind moans In tho theatrical pro
fession today. A year ngo sho wrote me,
suggesting that wo go Into vaudovlllo to
gether, adding that sho thought tto might
make a success and Incidentally command
largo salaries, owing to our prominence.
As I wns contemplating only n short stay
In vaudevillo I refused to cousidor her
proposition, and 1 feel by that move that
I am purtlally responsible for her position
today. If I had nccopted, boo whero she
would havo been. Her differences with tho
syndicate nro unfortunate nnd I .am sure
that she. personally, was not tho cnuso
of tho trouble In my two years' associa
tion with her as u co-star wo never had n
word of difference and I found her ono of
tho most nmlablo women that I have ever
known."
A good story relating to the trouble bo
tween Alice Nlclson, tho pretty little comic
opera star, and her manager, Frank 1'crley,
Is going the rounds of tho eastern press
and, while Its truthfulness rannot bo
vouched for, It Is worth repeating and Is
given bolow;
Tho ftunrrel between MUs Nielsen nnd
her manngcr enmu to n climax a couple of
weeks ago. when manager anil star agreed,
to separate ufler this seusou. As Miss
Nielsen Is credited with the possession of
nn artistic, hence erratic, tcmjierament,
Mr. Perlcy feared sho might sever rela
tions nt once In order to embarrass him In
lllllng contracts lie had already made In
good fnltli. Ono of these contracts was for
the spring season In London. Had Mr.
Porloy failed to take over Miss Nielsen
I STOMACH
and tho company, he would have ben
mulcted for hiuvy damages by tho mana
ger of tho Shaftsbury theater In that city.
If Miss Nielsen knew that her absence
would cost him many thousands of dollars,
he reasoned, she would rcfuso to sail, bei
cnuso nt that time she was particularly
bitter against him. He therefore Instructed
several members of tho company to tell
Miss Nielsen that he was trying to engage
Lulu nioscr to make tho trip In plnco of
Miss Nielsen. Tho little prima donna be
camo furious, and to a representative of
tho Post declared that sho would sue Pcrley
for damages If ho tried to prevent her from
going to London. Mr. Perlry a few minutes
nfttrwnrd told tho writer that ln was mov
ing heaven nnd earth to land Mlrs Nielsen
snfcly In Ixmdon, nnd, knowing that she
was. like Mnry, oulto contrary, he had In
tentionally started tho story that she might
bo dropped In order to Insuro her safe
arrival In the Hrltlsh metropolis. Ills ruse
seems to havo succeeded.
CoiiiImk Hvctiln.
At Boyd's theater n ten-days' sea
son of darkness will bo broken next Thurs
day evening by tho coming of Mrs. Leslie
Curtcr for nn engagement of threo nights
nnd a matinee ns Zaza In David Hclasco's
play of that name. This will bo positively
tho only opportunity ever afforded Omaha
pooplo of seeing this beautiful and talented
lady In this wonderful play. She will bo
hero again In other plays, but this engage
ment will bo her farewell to "Zaza" to far
ns Omaha Is concerned. "Zaza" has to do
with tho varied experiences through sorrow
and trial of a woman who Is born amid
lowly surroundings, but whoso natural Im
pulses Inspire her to look for better things
and to be, as sho terms It, "decent." Mrs.
Carter's Impersonation Is pronounced al
most n revelation In tho possibilities of act
ing, Tho versatility of tho character Is
most unusunl. It Is a combination of emo
tions, varied yet consistent, with conse
quently extraordinary demands upon tho
nblllty of tho star. In tho cllmux, In which
Znza, tho big-hearted music hall girl In a
provincial town near Paris, with no educa
tion or refinement, finds herself deceived
by her lover, perhaps It was this sccno
which has niadp Mrs. Carter's fame, for,
tcrrlblo as It Is said to be, Bhe acts It
with so firm a touch, with such tremulous
force, with such natural pathos, that hor
audiences nro spellbound. Tho company
which supported MrB. Carter last season
and which shared with her tho recent tri
umph In London, still Includes such players
as Charles A. Stevenson, Mario Hates, Mark
Smith, Hugo Toland, Downing Clarko, Har
old Howard, Helen Robertson, Maud Win
ter, Mario Davis, Morjorlo Ilond, Eleanor
Stewart, Cora Adams, Herbert Mlllward,
Thercso Bcrta and others.
Tho coming week nt tho Orpheum will
bring back Franccsca Redding, whose con
tributions to vaudovlllo ore Invariably
worth while. Miss Iteddlng will present
"Hor Friend from Texas," written by Will
M. Crcssy. (Julllc, onco an oporatlc star
of renown In tho days of tho successful
tours of tho Madame Tavary Opera com
pany nnd with Paul, Is another of tho
artists on tho hill. His voice Is yet sweet
nnd powerful. Horace Coldon Is a humorous
wizard with n novelty magic act that Is
sure to plcaso thoso that lovo mystery. Tho
famous Datura brothers and tho McConncll
sisters nro all clover artists who will bo
on tho Bnmo bill next week. "Dattcry O,"
tho Catling section of tho Omaha Guard's,
has been drilling dally for tho past six
months and Js na near perfection as con
Btant drilling can enable such an organi
zation to bo. The following nro tho mem
bers of this company: J. c. Arnout. cap
tain: O. W. Doane, gunner; C. F. Chnlland,
Fred Whlto. Ouy Clarke, L. W. Ilaucr,
Charles Uchewa and A. T. Petrle. Ono of
tho nnlmntcd pictures will bo the queen's
funeral, which shows tho cortego from
Flold Marshal Karl Roberts to tho closing
escort. Tho picture shows tho gun cnrrlago
bearing tho coffin covered with the pall nnd
Biirmountcd with tho crown nnd scepter,
tho king nnd queen, the German emperor
and all tho royal household.
Rehearsals for the Elks' annual benefit,
which will ho given at Iloyd's April 22 and
23, aro being hold dally under tho direction
of T. P. Getz. Thin year n big patriotic
minstrel first part, followed by an olio of
light specialties nnd nn operatic burlesque
called "Ill-Treated Trovotore," will con
stitute tho prosrnm. Among the new Easter
hits Introduced will bo "My charcoal
Charmer," Potor Dalloy's latest success.
"When Reuben Comes to Town" nnd "Run,
Ilrudder Possum, Run," from Rogers Dros.,
In Central park; "My Drowsy Ilnbc," "Just
Cuddle In My Arms nnd Co to Sleep," "Tho
Innocent Maid." "My Gusha from Toklo,"
"Tho Daughter of Undo Sam" nnd twenty
others. In tho nftcrplcco Joo Uarton will
do Maurlco do Cally Wablcs. tho Impris
oned lover; Ed Shipley of Council llluffs
will play Lonora do Ak-Sar-Ilon, tho
heroine; Ed Mullen, tho Count do Lumbago,
n heavy villain; Spud Fnrlsh ns Wllllo
Miasma, and a big crowd of Elks will bo
In the chorus, ns stage-struck brigands,
comic opera ruffians and hatchet brigadiers.
Tho Elks will parado with a brass band at
noon on April 22 and all In all Gctz prom
ises tho show will bo n cork'cr.
Fred Rldor's "Moulin Rougo" burlcsquers
begin their engagement nt tho Trocadcro
this nftcrnoon. This Is said to bo ono of
tho best burlesque nnd specialty entertain
ments that has como to this theater this
season. Everything bears tho stamp of
vigorous management, tho skits aro well
written nnd everybody In' tho company pro
vides something that Is really amusing or
Interesting. Tho costuming Is rich, not In
tho conventional style, nnd tho comedians
nro funny. The opening burlesque is railed
"Tho Wrtldorf-Castorla" and tho closing
ono Is entitled "Tho Wnysldo Inn." Tho
specialty bill Includes Robert J. Connoll,
eccentric buck dancer; Mile. Occnttcc, Blns
lng nnd dancing comedienne; tho llehan
trio, novelty nnd comedy singing act; the
Colton comedy duo, and Morrlssey nnd Del
mont In "Tho Dattlo of Santiago," This
company Is under tho samo management as
tho "Night Owls," which was hero earlier
In the season. "Moulin Rougo" burlcsquerB
remain tho entire week, with dally
matinees.
I'ln'M unit l'liiyorx.
New York has ten vaudovlllo houses,
Sadlo Martlnot Is slurring In "Sapho."
At 05 Stuart Robson Is halo nnd hearty.
Doro Davidson lias Just finished n play
entitled "Tho Sins of the Father." which,
111 spirit and theme, reverses tho plrturo
i
This Bottle
is known all the world over. It will be found
in almost every family medicine chest.
For half a century
TIos tetter's
. Stoninoh Blttera
HAS CURED
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation, Liver
and Kidney Trouble, Fever and Ague
and Malaria.
It has novor failed to cure wo don't be
lieve it can fail.
Sold by all drugglta and doalers generally. Sea that a
Private Revenue Stamp is over the top of the bottle
of "Sapho," "Zaza" nnd plays of that
class.
C"hauncoy oicott never nets during holy
week.
, Robert Tnbor Is to be Lily Langtry's
lending mun.
President McKlnley owns nn opera houso
In Canton, O.
Victor Mnurol Is soon to npponr ns nn
actor In Purls.
"Rip Vun Wlnklo" has been boiled down
for vaudeville.
Fanny Rico Is starring In a "Nell
awymie " play.
George W. Ledcier Is to employ Corlnno
In a London pantomime. "
,JVM.y :u.Plx?y may 1)0 Kvc Seabrooko's
plnco In "The Itounders."
v,.1- ?' Wlll1t",' will slur Ltlltl Olascr nnd
her tour will embrace tho United States
nnd Australia.
Report declares that "Undo Tom's Cnbln"
Is taking in something like $1,2W u night nt
the Academy, New York.
Hlldn Clark, recently tho prima donna of
tiio Hostonlans, has nn offer of Jw per
week to go Into vauduvillc.
iill?.a,.i Ureiv of lno Stnnhope-Wheatcroft
Dramntlo school In New York will be n
member of John Drew's company next
senson. Mr. Drow Is her father.
Hlancho Walsh's production of n dramatic
vcrty.'!! "f!,"! hovuI, "Joan of the Sword
1,'ri' .wl." b0 ono ot 1110 ingt Important
efforts to bo staged next season.
"Lover's Lane," now In Its seventh week
In tho Manhattan theater, New York, Is n
great success, promising to rlvnl Urndy's
other New England jilay, "Way Down
East.
Ada Rehati will continue In "Sweet Nell
? Old Drury" till lato In May. Miss
ijehan will go nbroad In Juno nnd remain
till the last of September. A now, but yet
unnamed, play has been secured for her
for next season.
MUSIC. g
Ono of tho most puzzling features of
singing to the layman is tho habit, trick
or defect of tho volco which Is generally
known and spoken of ns tho "tremolo," or
"tremulo." It Is a vice, vocally speaking,
nnd tho trouble Is that thcro aro so many
kinds of this monstrosity that ono docs
not exactly know how to classify them,
Thcro Is, therefore, n doubt In tho mind of
tho averago layman ns to what Is good
anil what Is not.
Whllo It Is not In my province to glvo
singing lessons In this column when said
lessons nro worth a certain market value,
delivered viva voce, yet thcro has been so
much said and written lately In tho musi
cal papcts for and ugalnst tho habit, nnd
Innsmuch as I havo been asked many times
as to my opinion of this nnd that person's
stylo of singing (confidentially, of courso),
I doom It but ndvlsnblo to depart from tho
role of critic and adopt that of school
master for a fow minutes, so as to set bo
roro tho discerning and Inquiring render a
fow thoughts which may bo helpful In de
termining tho status of tho singing people.
In tho first place, thcro Is n very posl
tlvo distinction to bo drawn betweeu vibra
tion and tremolo. Tho old Italian school
demanded tho development of tho "vlbrn
zlonc," but censured unmercifully tho
"trcmulnrc."
Tho tremolo Is n fnlso production of
tono and Is a gross defect which In tlmo
will ruin n voice. Tho effect of tho tremolo
Is a rapid "burring" sound, llko an electric
bell muffled.
Tho vibrazlono (for which we really have
no English equivalent) Is a vlrtuo which,
by carelessness, lack of control, Improper
manngement of tho breath or affectation
becomes a vice. Tho symptom of this con
dition Is tho "flutter." It, Is an excessive
amount of vibration, caused by sacrificing
tho principal tono for tho development of
tho overtones. Every voice, In order to bo
beautiful, rich and mellow, must have "vi
brazlono;" that Is, as near us It is possl
blo to express a vibrancy. It Is this vi
brancy which makes tho difference between
a violinist nnd a fiddler, Insofar ns tono it
self Is concerned. It Is this which makes
tho volco "rcsonnnt," but when developed
too fnr tho volco passes tho "resonant"
period and becomes painfully shaky.
Let It bo understood that the flutter of
tho volco is a vlco and it will soon bo
stopped. Hut, says ono, So-nnd-So sings
beautifully and there Is qulto a tromolo In
IiIb or hor voice. No, it Is not a tromolo,
or tho porson could not sing beautifully.
Truo artistic singing cannot rest on u false
basis nny moro than truth can bo built
upon a lio. Tho iroublo Is, In this case,
that tho singer has tho defect of too much
vibration, which mllltntcs against him, nnd
his singing may bo good In splto of tho
defect; that Is, there may bo so many other
beautiful things to consider In the person's
singing that it condones tho fault, but tho
fnult Is still there. It Is absolutely Impos
Blblo for n porson so afflicted to rctnln ac
curate pitch. It Is Impossible to mnko a
good pianissimo. It may bo pardoned, but
never cxcuM-d.
Tho great artists of, tho world aro noted
for their rich, vibrant voices and for their
wealth of tone; this Is duo to tho fact thnt
tho fundamental tono and Its overtones
havo been so accurately blended as to bring
forth beauty and not so far as to develop
unsteadlno3s or Muttering. It signifies thnt
tho vocal machine has been so focused as
to develop tho overtones, ,r echo tones, In
correctness and fullness.
Tho lamp which wo use today gives forth
a certain light. Hut when It Is placed In
front of n brllllnnt reflector tho light Is
greatly reinforced without any effort on tho
part of tho lamp. The reflector causes tho
productlou of "ovorllghts," or "echo
lights," but tho fundamental light, to-wlt,
tho lamp, still burns. Tho slmllo can easily
bo applied vocally. Tho fundamental tono
must bo supreme, nnd tho overtones must
bo united with nnd becomo a part of tho
principal or fundamental, and not cover It
up by a scries of flutters.
Tho nbomlnablo ofTect produced by the
fluttering voice on tho musical car and Its
necessarily Imperfect Intonation Is rcspon
3lblo for many of tho cold, dead voices of
todny voices whoso possessors fear to mako
vibrant lest thoy should fall victims to tho
prevalent vice. There Is no necessity for
such n condition. Tho volco undor proper
treatment enn easily bo restored to original
beauty and can bo developed to tho point
whero thcro is no danger If ono will only
uso brains nnd patience. As to tho "trem
olo," as described nbove. Even that vocal
htdeoslty can bo remedied, and has been in
many cases. There Is no reason why any
volco defect should remain hidden in a
volco when tho vocnl sclenco of todny ha3
brought to light so many real truths about
volco production. Jt Is no longer nn art
alone. It Is no longer n system of guess
work. Tho culture of tho human volco to
day Is nn exuet sclenco.
Thcro Is ono thing that the Omaha
teachers ox singing havo to contend with
(It Is not confined to Omaha teachers,
either) and that Is tho Itinerant vocal as
pirant who secures about $10 worth of
opinions about his or her volco for noth
ing. I nra of tho opinion that tho piano
teachers nro not obliged to hear tho ama
teur play over some pieces, to descrlbo
tho trouble with tho fingers, etc., and to
answer ondlesB questions heforo tho pupil
Is enrolled. I would llko to seo the best
vocal teachers uulto on this ono Idea and
refuso to glvo nn opinion on a volco nt
any length without u special feo. It Is
worth It. A vocal teaehor has to go
through a rigid examination of tho volco
and temperament of tho person, Is obliged
to offer certain suggestions In trying a
voice, go ns to seo tho possibilities Inherent
therein. Tho nsplrant thereby gains many
valuablo pointers and at tho expense of
the teacher. This thing has grown to 'bo
such nn nbuso that ono nr two of our local
voice teachers havo adopted the very prac
tical scheme of charging ?2 for tho opinion
nnd allowing tho feo to bo applied on the
first term of lessons, In case tho aspirant
decides to study. In case he or sho does
not study, the aspirant hns received $2
north of information and advice, which will
bo well worth the Investment.
The vocal teacher Is obliged to make a
thorough diagnosis of tho ease. Is It not
worth a fee? Physicians think so and they
also think, as good vocnl teachers ought
to think, that It Is the most Important fea
ture of the treatment.
Whnt think ye, teachers of singing? Who
will Join In this protective scheme?
Thrco organists ot Omaha havo been
granted permission to write the title, M.
R. A., nfttr their signatures. So nlso has
Mr. Walter Wllklns, tho well known tenor.
This Is n very high honor In the old coun
try and It Is not to be despised hero. No,
gentle reader. It does not mcau "Member
of tho Royal Academy." Substitute "Ar
canum." Tho orgaulsts ore Walter Young,
J. II. Slmuis and tho modest scrlbo who
herewith scribbles.
In connection with the absurd proclama
tions ancnt frco recitals which ono hears
from tlmo to tlmo from Irresponsible per
sons, It Is Interesting to noto that tho
rector of All Saints' church, who pays more
for his music than nny two churches In
Omaha combined, Is not In favor of tho
"free" recital. ThlB Is what ho Bays In
his church paper for last week and, as It
Is much moro to the point than anything I
havo previously snld nnd Is expressed In
few words, I reproduce herewith tho exact
text, which appears under the heading,
"Things Pooplo Ought to Know:"
That when you come to church and
occupy a seat nnd listen to a fine program
of music, with a sermon thrown In, you nre
morally bound to return thanks for tho
privilege by giving to tho support of public
worship. Even a tramp wojld say "thank
you."
That tho ' widow's mlto" Is not a copper
cent. Judging from church collections,
there nro more widows In Omaha than
there wero In Israel In the days of Elijah.
If you want to compare yourself with tho
widow of the gospel you must give all that
you possess,
That to sustain n church costs money
nnd that It Is only right nnd proper that
a church should be conducted on business
principles.
The Idea of Inviting people to a "free"
recital nnd then passing n plate for a col
lection Is a contradiction in Itself. The
best way Is to bo strictly honest In the
matter. Lot tho pcoplo understand that
while tho recitals (or whatever thoy nre)
do not require tho payment of an ontrauco
fee, It Is expected that nu "exit" feo will
bo paid cheerfully.
At All Saints' church this afternoon the
usual vesper service will bo given, begin
ning promptly at 4 o'clock. The program
will consist of a solo by the boy mezzo,
MaBtcr Darwin Ilradlcy, Mr. Slmnis' pupil;
tho celebrated aria from "Tho Messiah,"
"Ho Was Despised," which will be sung by
Mrs. Myron Smith; a harp solo by Miss
Swatison nnd n soprano solo with chorus,
"O, for a Closer Walk With God," by
Myles Foster, sung by Mrs. Kelly and
choir. Tho choir will also sing Parkor's
"Jerusalem," arranged for choir by Recs,
and the beautiful Darnby hymn, "Now tho
Day Is Over." Mr. SImms will play Cal
kin's "Hommngo a Mendelssohn" and a
"Grand Chorus," by DuRoIs. Mrs. Smith
and Mr. Manchester will sing a duet.
An old folks' concert, announcements of
which are designed with all tho peculiar
ities and nbsurdltles of tho sixteenth cen
tury, will be given by tho Woman's aux
iliary of St. Matthias' church on April 9
at Crclghton hall. Yc oldo folks will doubt
less bo pleasod by tho departure from the
beaten pnths. as there will bo no modern
musls of Interminable length and rigid
clatslcncss to listen to. The Idea, I under
stand, wns promulgated by Mrs. Manlove,
who is to be yo cnptilmclstor nnd ye chief
pushoro of yo occasion, Yo audience Is
Invited to come and bring yere candles.
Curfew will not rlngo on that nyghtc.
At Kountze Memorial church this morning
Mr. Tubbs will sing "Tho Palms" nnd tho
choir will sing tho Parker-Hees anthem,
"Jerusalem. In tho evening Mr. L. C.
Ilnzcltou and tho choir will, under Mr.
Cheney's direction, sing tho new work by
C. Whitney Coombs, entitled "Tho Sorrows
of Death " This will bo tho first presenta
tion of thu work In Omahu. 1 nm Indebted
to the publishers for tho courtesy of a
copy, nnd on looking It over can vouch for
tho fact that It Is a most Interesting work.
Tho music nt tho First Daptlst church
this morning will bo especially adapted to
Palm Sunday, tho anthems being "Palm
Dranches" (Fnure) and "Hall tho King"
(Dudley Buck). Tho solo "Jerusalem," by
Parker, will bo sung by MIbs Ellsworth and
"Tho Palms" by Mr. Luther Tato.
At tho First Methodist church this morn
ing Mr. John McCreary will sing "Tho
Palms" and tho choir will sing "With
Glory Clnd," n splendid arrangement by
Dudley Ruck of tho Klnn's Prayer from
"Lohengrin" (Wagner). In the ovonlng Mr.
Barton will sing tho solo above mentioned
and the choir will bIhb "On High tho Stars
Now Aro Shining," by Tthelnberger. On
Friday night of this wcok thoro will ho a
"Passion Service," beginning nt 7:45 o'clock,
at which the choir will sing appropriate
music. Tho Easter programs will bo es
pecially attractive.
On Good Friday evening the choir of St.
Matthias will present Dudley Buck's beauti
ful cantata, "Tho Story of the Cross."
Tho Jewish fair which has Just closed
was responsible for giving much pleasure
to Omaha music lovers who wero so fortu
nate as to hear Mrs, Martin Calm, who for
many yenrs wns tho leading soprano of tho
city. Mrs. Cnhn Is now doing good work In
Chicago. THOMAS J. KELLY.
fi
Ante Room Echoes, k
Tho most Important event ot tho com
ing week In Masonic circles will bo the
nunual celebration of tho Knights ot Roso
Croix of tho Scottish Rite, on tho even
ing ot Maundy-Thursday, April I, when the
ceremony of "Extinguishing tho Lights"
and tho "Fonst Obligatory" will bo ob
ccrved In Free Mnsons' hall,
Tho ceremony Is ono of tho oldest In
tho ritcu of Frco Masonry nnd Its annual
recunenco In tho Orient of Nobmskn brings
n largo number of tho rlto together. Mem
bers of any degree of the rlto may attend
tho banquet nnd each Mason may bring
ono woman only. On account of tho largo
number who will attend tho secretary re
quests nil who will be present to signify
their Intention by Monday evening. At
tho closo of tho banquet a number of ad
dresses will bo delivered by members of
tho chapter,
Asldo from the Maundy-Thursday cele
bration tho attention of tho members of
tho Scottish Rlto Is attracted to the re
union nnd centennial celebration of tho
order which will tako place at Wichita,
Kan., April 15-17. Tho members of tho
Orient of Kansas have taken great pains
to make the event ono of national sig
nificance. The acting commander of tho
Scottish Rite, J. D. Richardson of Ten
nessee, and the general secretary, Fred
erick Webber, will nttend. It Is ox
pected that a largo number of tho mem
bers of the general council will also be
present. Judge Gustavo Anderson, in
spector general of tho rlto for the Orient
of Nebraska, a member of the grand coun
cil, will bo in Wichita during the entire
time, nnd from there will go to Chicago,
whero the Masons of tho samo rite will
eclebrato tho centenary of the order In the
United States.
It Is not generally known that the grand
500 OOO WOMEN
council of the United States, southern Juris
diction, is tho head council, of Scottish
Rlto Masonry of tho world, and as such
Its rules aro binding upon all of tho
grand councils of tho different countries
of tho world. At the present tlmo there
nro approximately -150,000 members of tho
rite, divided by countries ns follows:
United States and Cnnnda, 60,000; Great
Britain and dependencies, C.OOOj Belgium
nnd northern Europe, 20,000; Spain and
Portugal, "0,000; Franco, 1C0, 000; Austria,
1,500; Hungary, 2,500; Italy, 125.O00; Greece,
10,000; Turkey, 1.500; Egypt, 3,500; Mexico,
Central America nnd South America, 50,-
000. Tho oldest lodgo of the society whero
all of tho degrees havo been adminis
tered In their present form for nn un
broken period Is tho lodgo of Charles
ton, S. C, which Is looked upon by tho
fraternity throughout tho world ns tho
mother lodge of the rite. It Is through
thl3 lodgo tho grand council of tho United
State.? enjoys Its pre-eminence.
Tho members of tho Masonic bodies of
tho York rlto abovo tho bluo lodges nro
centering their attention on Louisville, Ky.,
whero tho twenty-eighth triennial conclave
of tho Knights Templar meets August 26,
continuing In session until tho 30th. Tho
ooramnndery of Oinahn has nlready engaged
Its quarters for tho four days' session and
It Is expected that moro members of tho
comniandcry will attend tho conclave than
havo attended such nn event slnco tho
meotlng was hold In Denver. For tho first
tlmo slnco ISS'J tho officers of tho grand
encampment havo permitted subordlnato
commandcrics to enter Into competitive
drills for prizes nt tho grand encampment
nnd tho pcoplo of Louisville, In honor of
that action, havo prepared a number of
prizes for tho best drilled tcums. All com
mandcrics In tho statn of Kentucky aro
barred from tho competition. Tho com
mittco of Louisville knights having the mat
ter In chargo havo arranged a program for
tho week which will occupy tho entire
tlmo of tho visitors.
Tho four Masonic bluo lodges of Omaha
aro considering tho matter of tho establish
ment of a Joint library nt Free Mason hall.
Thoro Is n library In tho building now
which Is tho property of Capitol lodge.
This lodgo has offered tho books to tho
other lodges to bo held In common by nil
ns tho nucleus of n library which shall
contnln bonks of especial Interest to
Mnsona, Tho plan contemplates tho man
ngement of tho library by a central board
to bo chosen by the different lodges. Ne
braska lodgo nnd St. John's lodgo havo
agrccil to tho plan, whllo Covert lodgo bns
not signified Its Intention. All action Is
suspended awaiting tho decision of Covert
lodgo nnd tho election of members of tho
board of control by that body.
From nil reports thcro wns a lively tlmo
nt the nnnual election of officers In tho
Elks' lodgo In Omaha Friday night. Thcro
was no contest for tho position of exalted
ruler, that going to Judge D. M. Vlnson
halor without objection, ho having accept
ably filled the next lowor office dining the
preceding year. Tho result of tho election
wns qh follows: Exalted ruler. D. M. Vln
sonhnlcr; esteemed lending knight, Frank
Crawford; esteemed loynt knight, L. C.
Gibson; esteemed lecturing knight, Gcorgo
P. Moore; sccretnry, Frank A. Fumy; treas
urer, A. D. Touzalln; trustee, O. F. Brucker;
tyler, J. O. Fnrrlsh; ropro'sontntlvo to tho
grand lodge, Lyslo I. Abbott; alternate, Ed
P. Mullen.
AH members of the Woodmen of tho
World ot tho city nro Invited to meet nt
Woodman hall Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
to gn to the Industrial exposition, headed
by Alpha band.
Gate City tent, Knights of tho Maccabees,
will meet at Labor tnmplo hereafter.
Omaha lodge, Star of Jupiter, held an In
formal dance and imnlcalo at tho closo ot
Its regular meeting Friday evening,
At tha next meeting of John T. Yntes
grovo, Woodmen's circle, n recoptlon and
lunch will bo given to the members.
North Omaha lodgo No, 159, Ancient Ordor
of I'nllcd Workmen, will meet hereafter
at Ancient Order of I'nltcd Workmen tem
ple. At Us last meeting It elected the
HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO HEALTH BT
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Their letters are on file in Mrs. Pinkham's
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must take into consideration, this great
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Overshadowing, indeed, is the success of Mrs. Pink
ham's medicine. Compared with it all' other medicines for
women arc experiments.
Why has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
accomplished its widespread results for good?
Why has it lived and thrived and done its glorious
work for a quarter of a century P
Simply and surely because of its sterling worth. The
reason no other medicine has even approached its success if
plainly and positively because there is no other medicine
so good for woman's ills.
These important facts when you ask for a bottle of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at your druggist's : If
the clerk asks you to take "something else," telling you
that it is "just as good" or "much better" to be tetter,
it must have cured we than 500,000 women ; to be as
good, it must have cured as many 11 500,000 women let
him produce his proof 1 Such a thing is impossible. The
medicine he offers you is only an experiment. All he knows
about it is that he can make a little more profit on it than
he can on what you want.
Don't let druggists experiment on you. Demand the
medicine that you know is all right, that has no equal, that
backs all its statements with positive proof. When you
know that no other medicine in the world exclusively for
women has received such unqualified endorsement, is it wise
to let a dealer persuade you to buy something else which
he says is "just as good," and all you have in proof is
his say-so?
Wise .is the woman who insists upon having
Vegetable Compound
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Eve'g 10c, 25c, 50c
MATINEES,
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Operatic Star.
Tho Prlnco of Illu
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Tho Popular Artists
McConnell Sisters
WED
Children lOo
.Adulttt - 2Do
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Adults - lio
SAT
SUN.
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Souta - 50c
Performances bccln
every evening Su'O;
Matinee, 2:20 SILUU'.
Boyd
woodward & iiurgcss,
' n . ,
managers.
Telephone 1919.
u&',K, Thursday, April 4
ONLY MATINEK SATURDAY,
THE NEW CENTURY ACTRESS
Only Appcnrnucu Here ot
MRS.
LESLIE
CARTER
After her Loudon Triumph ns
ZAZA
In David Uclasco's play.
Tho curtain will rlso promptly at S
o'clock Heats on salo Alimday morn
ing at 9 h. in.
Prices Mo to VM.
BOYD'S
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Mgrs. Tel. 11)111.
SI .MtAV AM) .HONDA V. A I'll II, 7 AND H
MATINEE SUNDAY.
Two Joyous Immensities First tlmo of
tho Now Sensation,
Rusco & Holland's Big
Minstrel Festival
A novel and unprecedented nggregntlon of
over V) artists, charming vocalists, captivat
ing terpschoreotiH, bewildering specialists,
ncrnbats, comedians nnd gymnnsts, In u
Hill - HowitchlnK Hill Uladsomo Min
strelsy. following delegates to the grand lodge,
which will meet In May; Tt. I). Cartor, S.
S. Watt, J, T. Smith, Georgd Magney, John
Llddell, E, L. Ely, Charles Johnson, J. C.
Dauble, F. M, McCullough, J. S, Innes nnd
William II. Gordon.
It Is a common icmark to hear people
say they would not part with tholr set of
Tho Century for ten times what It cost If
thoy could not bo supplied with another
set. It Is also a common remark to hear
thoso who possess othor works say they
would bo glad to dispose of them at one
half their cost.
A now wheel and Just the onu you havs
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Omaha's
Popular
Family
Theatre
In oonlunotlon
with the great
Orpheum circuit
Tho Becognlzcd Headlines
Francisco Redding and Company
Omaha's Own
Battery G, umaha Guards.
The Famous
Damm Brothers
Raymond
Musical Trio
The Kinodrome
Showing Pictures ot
Queen's Funeral.
AMATEUR CAKNIVAL, April 13.
Miaco's Trocadero
MATINEE TODAY-IOc and 20c
ISN'TiniS WKUIC
INCLUDING SATURDAY EVKNINtS.
l'rril Illitor'a
"Moulin Rouge Buriesquers"
The latest Parisian novelty, presenting two
new burlesques, entitled
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and
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With bright comedians,
pretty women, novelty acts.
MATINEK
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Thu lleliaii Trio
Novelty Comedy singing act.
Mllr. OtM lltlct"
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Mutluoo, 2:15; ovenlng, 8:15, Matlnen every
ufternoon. Telephone 2'il'J uud ask to have
your seat reserved.
Mr. Kelly
W II In tho future positively limit
his studio hours to tho period
from 10 u, in, to 4 p. in. No call
ers will bo revolved In the stu
dio before or after thoso hours,
except by uppolntmcnt.
SPECIALTV-Ths science and
art of singing.
1 Studio Da vidffc Block
I 1802 farnam Street,
Robinson & Loch's
School of Physical Culture,
1310 JIAItNEY STREET.
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