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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1902)
TTIE OMATTA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1002. 15 We Show the Largest Assortment of high grade pianos to be found in the west. We sell more Pianos Than Any Three Houses in the State. ' Over 303 Pianos to Choose From. Over 30 Makes to Select From. Your Favorite is Surely One of So Many. Just Glance Over t"his Piano Roster Notice the Many Makes that Have Won the Greatest Commendations Instruiients of Worth and Superlative Merit 1 Steinway The Tiano Without' a Iiival Pre-eminently Artistic. Vose & Sons In tone, touch and finish. Tley give perfect satisfac tion. V.4 Perfection of achievement. artistic Emerson , Essence ' 6f reliability, 53 fears before the publie r3,000 in use. Mason & Hamlin A thoroughly reliable pi ano from a thorougly re liable factory. A. B. Gtiass They combine great strength and delicacy of touch and exquisite tone. Geo. Steck Trobably the only piano made that actually im proves with use. . ' Steger & Sons Unsurpassed for brilliancy of tone, elasticity of ac tion and beauty of case. - Over 20 Others well known and reputable makes. We point with pride to the fact that we sell seven different manu facturers' products that have stood the Half Century test. Each and every piano sold by us is fully guaranteed by our selves, as well as the fac tory. You can make no mistake when you buy your piano of us. It's right or we make it right. That's our M ay of doing business. Our Motto Highest Quality. Lowest Prices. Easiest Terms is lived up to in spirit as well as in letter. A call and inspection, will satisfy the most skeptical. SchmoIIer r H inutacturers. Wholesaler. Retailers. Largest Piano Dealers to. the West. 1313 Farm St. Tel. 1625. Muelle Amusements It has become something of s fashion during the few days that Intervene be tween the closing of the plarbouaes and the coming of the hot spell to kill time by de bating a to who Is America's greatest actress. Just at present thla dlscwealon la I waxing high and slmcet hot In New York. where one faction supports Mrs. Carter, another Miss Adams, another Miss Mar lowe, and so on. An humble onlooker tnsy oe paraonea tor suggesting mat the answer Is easr. Just at present America has no greatest actress, for It baa none who are even great. Many there are who are charm ing, who have dainty waya, winsome pres ence and most attractive manners, but 'great" Is an adjective not aa yet required to describe the condition of any. Nor Is It likely to be, either, until some more definite attainments are required of the actress than at present demanded. The class of heroines with which the public is most familiar nowadaya la not calculated to urge even a conscientious actress to es pecial endeavor. Whose fault this Is need not now be discussed, aa the fact Is self evident to sny ordinarily observant person. The American stage has many very clever women and In some no doubt there exists the elements of grestness, the spark that may be fanned Into real genius, but It will require something more Inspiring than a Janice Meredith to develop theee traits snd produce the American actress who may be truly called great. One of the eastern writers who has Joined In the debate Is Merrl May of the Dramatic News. In his column last week he says among other things: Sometimes an actress, pretty, graceful, piwwMpd of a modicum of histrionic abil ity, ta selected for a leading part. In the atrical parlance she makes a hit; her man ager, quick-eyed for profit, Immediately announces that he will star this genius next season. He, well knowing her capa bilities, as also her limitations, gets a play written to specially Suit her; she become the rage and, again, behold a km-hi actress There Is no earthly reason why Si n"uia not nave an American actress as great nay, superior to any actress in the world, but we go too fast; wo are content to accept mediocrity. A great actress is not made In a day, a month, a year. She Is the product of many years of the very hardest kind of work. The divine spark of her genius must be funned by slow, laborious degrees. We have our schools of acting and falrlv good ones at that, but they do not seem to me to go deep enough, to be thorough enough. There la scarcely an actress on the stage at this moment who, to mv thinking, has the faintest Idea relative to the correct reading of her lines. What formerly was considered absolutely es sential seems now a lost art. A dramatio critic Is an educator, for not only should he be able to point out to an actress wherein lie her faults and the cure thereof, but he is also a teacher of the public In dramatic knowledge and as such should be held to book. Consequently 1 repeat that had we competent dramatic critics we would have bettor actresses and a publlo better educated to a proper ap preciation of what is what In dramatics. If a critic, one who Is held to be at the top of his profession in this city, tells an actress that she is the greatest ever, show ering her who at best is but the crude imitation of the real thing with adulatory notices, how can you blame her for think ing herself great? How can you blame the public for rushing to see her en masse? In conclusion f say. Oh. ye who aspire to Thespian fame, work hard and ye will prosper. Rome and great actresses were not made in a day. One of the fights the managers made to protect the publlo, because by protecting the publlo they protected themselves, has Just corns to a successful Issue in the ap pellsts division of the New York supreme court. That tribunal has handed down sn opinion which sweeps the underpinning en tirely from benesth the ticket speculators. It Is held that tickets of admission to the theater are personal, revocable licenses and that managers hsve the right to refuse ad mission to those who have purchased tickets from speculators. This Is certainly a righteous decision snd one that managers In New York snd other cities should take advantage of. No more burdensome exac' tion has ever been foisted on the public than the tribute taken by the brigands who speculated In tickets. In Omaha the prac tice grew to such proportions thst on the occasion of the coming of any unusual at traction ths tariff was Increased at the will of the speculators, who bought the tickets In bunches at the house prices snd sold them sgaln at such sdvsnces ss "the traffic would bear." Acting on the sug gestion of Ths Bee, Manager Burgess adopted a system of selling tickets that baa practically eliminated the speculator. In fact has rendered speculation decidedly uncertain. It has been made possible for people who wish to attend the theater to have their seats reserved for them without the lnoonvenlence of standing In line and without paying the added fee demanded by the enterprising Individual who had been wont 10 stay np au night (generally by proxy In ths form of a boy) In order that he might purchase ths best seats In tbs house. While the mall order plan may not be adapted to the demands In New Yerk or Chicago, ths decision of ths New York court certainly Is, snd ought to result In ths elimination of ths sidewalk speculator. At any fats, ths managers who tolerate ths abuse In ths future will have to look up a new excuse. , Among some religious circles ths theater Is still held to be the ssts-room of the In fernal regions. These good people may be Interested In reading ths following from tbs New York Sun: Ths union of church and stags which has been the ambition of so many enthusiastic members of the theatrical profession as well as of the church, never came so near fulfillment as It has come In the society known aa ths Actors' Church Alliance, which has now been In existence for two years. The orgsnisatton is chiefly the crea tion of Walter K. Bentley, an Episcopal clergyman of this city, who has worked for It for several years with extreme seal. It Is refreshing in these days to observe such single-hearted devotion to a cause aa Mr. Bentley haa exhibited In hla efforts to make his society a success and obtain for the theatrical body of which he waa ones a member the comfort that he believes an alliance with the church and the enjoy ment of its spiritual ministrations, will bring to It. Mr. Bentley has Inspired many of his fellow workers with some of his own ardor and to that may be attributed the progress of the new society. Bishop Potter la its president and among Its most active members are many Episcopal clergy men. But that body doea not exclusively control the religious end of the association, as ministers of other bodies, although not so numerous, are also members of Its ex ecutive body. The u.il .ince now has 1,260 members. Not sli o these are actors snd at least one third are the chaplains In ths 400 cities In which the association is represented. Bos ton snd Philadelphia already have flourish ing chapters of the alliance and one ia aoon toT er-tobllFhed In Providence. It Is ex iMcMu hat they will ultimately be founded In all the large cities of the country. the chaplains of the alliance are ex pected to vilt so far aa possible all the actor Tetnbers that come to the city In which they are situated. In addition to In vluna tnem to their churchea, they are expcted to show them any Christian courtesy that a partnhlener may expect from a clergyman. The object of the al liance la to make the actors feel at home in the church of any town that they may visit. ijtst season 10,000 postal cards were sent nut to the clergy affiliated with ths so ciety, informing them of the presence In the cities in which they lived of actor members of the alliance. Thla work la to be continued and la one of the most diffi cult problems of the practical werklna-a of the sehame. The last Sunday In April haa I ten set aside as a day for the holding of special services In honor of the society This waa done for the llrst time In April of tfc's year and In many churches of vari ous denominations there were sermons de livered on the object of the soelety and a collection taken tor Its benefit. Many of the most conspicuous members of the theatrical profeaslon sre Interested In the success of the association. Joseph Jefferson le one of these and has frequently spoken in Its favor In various cities. Stuart Hobaon Is one of Ha supporters and Fred erick Warde haa In several churchea spoken In Ha behalf. Last winter several services were held in the theaters of this city ana Brooklyn. Noted clerrrmea addraeaed 'hiss congre gations aai this special Serrloe has proved. to be one of the most Interesting features of the work of the slllance. The objects of the society sre wholly spiritual and do not look to any change In the material condition of the actor. The abolition of Sunday performances In the cities In which they exist ia the only one of these objects Wulch has any practical character. But the members of the society and Its pro. rnoters are not concerned primarily with the material welfare of the profession. Beyond the establishment of rooms In which the actresses may bs brought Into contact with some of the other women meinlwrs there sre no social features of the organisation. Its object Is to make the actors feel that they are welcome in n, churches and that their profession is not In any wav opposed to their enjoyment of the privileges of churchmanshlp. While the American people paid over $20,000,000 for theater tickets during the last season, all the ambitious managerial ventures were not successful by sny msn ner of means. From the Dramatic News this list of failures Is tsken: The llrst production to go to pieces of the last season was "Ladles- Paradise," at the Metropolitan Opera house, and the was followed by a dismal failure at the Manhattan with "Miranda of the Bal cony" and about the same time "Sweet Marie proved disastrous to Oscar Him merstein and crushed ths stellnr careers Ruell brothers. Blanche YValHh failed In "Joan o' the Sword Hand." pro duced In Detroit, and Henrietta Crosman In "Joan o' the Shoals" failed to materialize a success in Philadelphia and the finishing death touch waa put on in New York at the Republic, where the play existed for one week. "Eben Holden" had a good run at the Savoy theater, but Charles Frohman discarded it at the close of the season as unsuitable. "Liorna Doone" went to pieces at the Grand Opera house In Chlcaao after Ilarrv Hamlin . pended considerable money and Jacob Litt after a trial at McVlcker's theater with 1 he Price of peace" decided to shelve it. The stellar careers of Jack Mason In "The Altar of Friendship" and Arthur Byron in "Petticoats and Bayonets" were hope lessly crushed owing to ths failure of their plays. Charles Dalton also ended a brief stellar career In "The Helmet of Navarre,'' which never went beyond the Criterion theater. Mrs. Fiske's second play, "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch," also proved to be a poor vehicle, while "The Clay Mr. Goldstein" did nothing on its tour and Sadie Martinot closed her starring tour after a short season in "The Marriage Game." "Richard Lovelace" was found want ing by E. H. Sot hern and the "Penitent" proved a loser to Its manager, AV. B. Nankevllle. "Champagne Charlie1' proved a frost in Peter F. Dailey s hands and "The Red Kloof" was shelved after a brief season by Incuts Mann and Clara Llpman. "A Royal Joke," produced In New Orleans, lived for about a week and a' Swedish opera called "Amelia Mora" went to pieces after a short season. Several re vivals like "Mazeppa" also fell short of success and were quickly shelved, while The Casino Girl" did nothing on the road and "The Lady of Osteud'r never even had a trial. "The Forest Lovers," which served to introduce Bertha Galland, went to nieces after a short stay at the Lyceum and "A Love Match," which followed It, lived for a single week. Mrs. Le Moyne failed to do anything with the "First Duchess of Marlborough," and "The Mor mon's Wife," produced at the Fourteenth Street theater, never went far bevond that house. Howard Gould did nothing In his starring tour in "Brother Officers," nor did Charles Barnard's nlav. "V.rmmi 1 succeed to any extent. "The Cipher Code," Produced last September at the Fourteenth treet theater, with John E. Kellard, also proved a failure. "Maid Marian" did not come up to the Bostonlans' expectations and "Molly Pitcher" did nothing for J-?"".?:", Kla(ler- "A Chance Ambassa dor" did not make the hit that James K. Hackett anticipated and the play has been laid aside. Of the more recent failures "Jinx Blud aoe." "Sweet and Twenty," and "Life" might be mentioned. Ctmlsg Events. Weather conditions tlons seem to hsve anv effect vn ih. i.r.. attendance ths Ferris fitorir - vvm i a drawing at every performance at ths Boyd. mi.- . . . mo weea just ciosea showed a very ma terial increase in attendancs over its predecessor. The quality of the entertain ment seema to .row Uttn. witu ...I. - mm ..a. u change of bill. The company since its or- aauizauon uas undergone much pruning snd its personnel now contains the names ot manv who have attained nraminnii.. ... stock actors. The at the season's opening that all plays would oe given tne scenic areas they demanded have been more than fulfilled can attest. In the matter of costuming, all plays are given with historic correctness and detail. Two bills of sterling worth win oe given this week. Opening tenight, for ths first half of ths week the well known "Ths Charity Ball" will be given. For the latter half of the week, opening Thursdsy, "The Creole" wilt be the offer ings Of "The Charity Ball" little need be said. It hears th hranil nf - " .fMu.au, n i n u Is a guaranty of excellence. It was last seen in uraana years ago, when it was given by one of the Frah scenes of "The Creole" sre laid in Franoe ana ins may is said to he filled with at. climaxes snd thrilling situations. Miss Hayward handles ths name part. This afternoon "Tbs Three Musketeers" will bs gives. Por the next week commencing today Krug Park will present a varied program of high class entertainment. Emlle Glr delier, who comes from vaudeville, where he ta stylsd ths "flexible wonder." will be a special attraction giving two perform ances dslly, afternoon and evening. His stunt consists of aerial contortion on rings snd trspess, with his origlnsl and sensa tional slide through the rounds of s ladder. Huser's concert bsnd will render an entirely new program, including s trombona solo by Huster and a cornet solo by Mr. J. C. Lott In the evening the "Passion Play" pictures will contlnus to bs projected, while Daniel Hurley recites the story of ths life of Christ Prof. Sara Murphy will make a balloon as cension snd parachute leap late ia ths afternoon. Burro riding has grown to such proportions thst it is now nearly as popular as bowling or merry-go-round rid ing, which has always enjoyed s big pat ronage. Plays and Players. Hubert Wllkle snd Bettins Gerard are to present an operetta In vaudeville. Williams snd Wslker will appear next season In a new musical comedv, "In Da- WiT&arloX Cook. renC Dunb" .BT!h re,htoi. now leading woman J'l ih G.l,r.,lrd Avenue theater, Phila delphia, will star next season under the management of P. a Mattox In "A Colonial Joseph Cawthorne snd Queenie Vassar were married last Sunday. Cawthorne has been with "The Sleeping Beiuty and VhS Beast company and Mlxs Vassar haa been on ths rosd with "The Toreador." Mrs. Minnie Tittle Brune will start next "n '". Hnt"L.na:!-f play bullt on Marion Crawford a book. "The Witch of Pratue " Mr. Brune will remain abroad to look after aome i-ersonal Interests In England Beulah Chaae Dodge, the Salvation Army lassie of "Ihe Belle of New York" was alven a reception by the ladles of Syrscuse laat week, when she waa presented to the leading society women of the place David Beleaco has tied another string to his managerial bow by the engagement of T-i.K h" a contract riving the author-manager abaolute con trol of her services for ths next Ave years. Harry Beresford. ths young actor who printed "The vVrong Mr. Wright" sS well In Omaha early last season, made a distinct success with the piece., but is to have a new one for next season. He will present Plnero s "Ths Rocket." Jerome Bykes will bs presented In a new vehicle a musical comedy by hirrv H Smith snd Ous Kerker-called 'The ifonfy Burner." It will be first presented fin New Haven about October L After . season in the largr cities It will follow "The Coun try Olrl" at Daly's theater. -.?Th People will be pained to learn of the serious Illness of Bessie Bonehlil whose This extremely clever snd winsome actress (,wl.; ,PP,r1 here, once at the Crelghtoo 12 .14rf nd oncr Trocadero. when that place was ths fashionable horns for vaudeville. " Mme. Rejans, who la playing at ths Im- rerlal tbeater, London, had to Changs her IU suddenly Us l wmIl at the couuuaod of King Edward, ".ars" had been announced as the bill, when the king, who had de clared his Intention of attending the per formance, sent word at the lust moment that he wanted to see "Ma C'ouafne" In stead. The change delayed the perform ative nan an nuur. Girl seems to lie the very backbone of modern comic opera. And Just now on Broadway there is a girl wave, it Is a fact that the ordinary thing that le given us nowadays labeled comic ouera would not have a leg to stand on were It not for me eternal girl. the is as necessary to the mental nutriment and education of comic opera goers as problems are to the lownm'j or symtiois to the i'lnklpanklpoos. waiiiifc uiri, in uramatic Mirror. Mrs. Carter's new tilav for next season now being written with the greatest care uy i.'aviu ueiasco, is to be ot s society nature, snd neither historical, like "Du Barry." nor French, like "Zaxa." He is writing It with the greatest care, because he recognises the great difficulty he will have In equaling either of the two pieces he haa already put forth so lavishly and which were so excellent In themselves. It is a matter of some doubt, however, whether the new piece will really be needed iur next Reason. . One of the most Important and preten tious dramatic efforts of the coming sea eon win be Klaw Krlanger's production of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn." It win receive its premier in Hartford, Conn., next rsovemoer. L.ee Arthur, a young lawyer from Shreveport, La., who has done considerable dramatio work of Im portance ann has become quite widely known through several very clever stories of southern life, Is at work on the stage version. Arthur Dunn, who -will be re membered as the original Dick Deadeya In Juvenile "pinafore," will play the title ruie. iim story nas cnarmed several gen r rat ions of book readers and its transla tion io inn stage cannot Dut attract wide spread attention. It Is one of the best by nuierica s greatest numorisi. The new piav win ne nreienTen on a hla. m-a 1. in -ri,rtj anu eiiecia ana a very strong com1 io.iijr nui ue iireaenteu in me cast. Musical In concluding the series of articles which hsve been running In this coltmn, anent a National Conservatory of Music and Art, i present the closing paragraphs of Mr. Kowalsky s pamphlet. since the series began I have been greatly Interested In noticing from the exchanges that the matter has been ear nestly taken up in other places by editorial writers and others. Thers is no reason why we should not hope for s very speedy ana satisfactory result in the way of ac tion. In one paper I noticed that Presi dent Roosevelt was disposed to be friendly to tno proposition. The words of Mr. Kowalsky sre very pungent, hut sre they not true? wnen the French newspapers published tho tact a few months ago that a bi.l had been offered In the senate of the United btaies by a prominent senator to establish an American conservatory of music in Paris all Paris smiled and Yankee smart ness dropped somewhat in the scales of iiiubo mm noia nigu opinions or Ameri can KO-uheadness. Good, sutd the native Frenchman. Come over to Paris, Mr. Yankee Doodle and help build up Paris; spend your money that you earn in America here in Paris. We are your sister republic and we like you; bring over your sons and daughters, for they soon acquire our habits and soon forget your humdrum American life. Let muslo be the actual object of their coming, make anything you like the pretext, but soon as it has always been your young man will at once assume the drees of a French man, for lie will soon learn that unless he win always oe overcharged as an C, V, , " ."1 WI" wear Daggy pants, a big black tie tied In a flowing bow, a broad uiiiu uiuch ieii nat, let nis nair grow long and wear a scraggy beard, and so, my dear " Jiiii-rican win loott tno part of the artist, which he seldom ever realizes. In fact, but you can rest eauy; he lives in siuuenis quarters, attends their balls and fetes, drinks absintha and smokes cigar ettes and devotes most of his time to some pretty little French shop girl at the cafes in Place of his music in the conservatory. He seldom If ever returns to your coun try, for when his family has awakened to a full realization of "what the French or any other European capital has done for their son well, he's ashamed to come home and they are ashamed to have him. So he remains abroad and becomes an American interpreter or guide about tho hotels and resorts If not worse. To one who has had on opportunity of studying the situation, the proposition to take Americans to Paris under the care of our government Is simply a surrender of fh American pride, aside from the evil i-Xi H " "oui a. remote chance for doing the slightest good. Respectfully HENRY 1 KOWALSKY, San Francisco. There Is a vast amount of both satire snd philosophy In the remark "Make any thing you like the pretext." What a rrt word Is the word "ostensibly." A man may so to r,urope, ostensibly to study music, and may spend the time In a simple pleas ure tour, when lo, upon bis return, he is herslded far and wide as having secured a European "hall mark." Personally, I have had people say to me "But, you, you know, have you been to Europe," Well, yes, I lived there twenty years, and held a po sition aa organist of St. Matthias' chilrch, Omaha, before I had been la this glorious country six months. Of course, I do not run over tnere every year to spend my va cation. About twlcs every ten years sulta me. I prefer to see something of the scen ery, the people and the musicians of this country, and I have always found a va cation spent in tho United States ss highly delightful, most entertaining, tremendously educative and productive of much fruit. There Is ao vacation that suits me better than the exchanging of ideas with Amer icas teachers, and artists, in America. And by ths way there sre lots of fins "foreign educsted" artists in this country, whoso company and conversation is a surs guar anty of much valuable gathering and harvesting of things good to think upon, and discuss, snd meditate over, when the summor days sre gone and the retrospec tive dsys of autumn have arrived. Sines the Knights of Ak-Ssr-Ben have decided to abandon the features of initia tion thla year, which some of the gentler spirits objected to in seasons past, some of us who are musical people have been en couraged to apply for our spurs, sod sli the good live up-to-dats musicians should certainly apply for election to ths puissant and chlvalrlo order at once, for It gives them a chsncs to meet the business men of ths city, man to man, snd to talk to them of ths possibilities of Omsha's mu sical future. We musicians do not get in touch with the business men as we should. We might get a good deal of pleasure sod some pro fit, to say nothing of tbs sdvlssbllhy of getting acquainted with our own best fel low cltlxens. I bavs met very, very few of the well known musical people, and worse than thst. I see few of ths muslcslly Inclined business men at ths Den. The Knights ars doing a good deal mu sically this year In their own informal way. nut it would surprlas the singers of Omaha to nots the excellence of ths male chorus which has been organized snd which slnzs every Monday night under the direction of a distinguished amateur whose name I am reluctantly obliged to withhold for certain reaaona. Hs does not wish to pose as a musician, but bs is a good fit. In his plsce to which be is well suited. Indeed, and he never fails to put proper stress on the va rious measurea. The orchestra is a professional ons and contslns soms of ths best known members of ths local Musicians' union, it Is under ths efficient leadership of Mr. Oleson. Who knows but that in Omaha in tha castle of ths Knights of Ak-Bar-Ben. there may be the beginning of a return to the nM singing concerts ef tbe dsys ot Tsnnehsuser, or nans eacns. Ars there not "Melster singers" in Omaha. v Hall to the Minstrel Knights! Studio work In Omaha suffered last week, more or less, oa account of ths excesslvs heat, and then it seemed ss though tbs people were going to ths dogs (and ponies) which exhibited doss to ths .Nebraska Tel ephone company, as one of the "current" sttractlons. I in glad te note by the musical press that Mlae Mary Munchoff his signed a con tract with Wolfssohn ths well known Amerl csn manager for sn Amerlcsn tour. Mr Wolfssohn has been managing s boat of American artists for years past. He seems to feel that American artists sre a good in vestment In America, snd they sre when handled by such an efficient management. Mlsa Munchoff la an artiste of excellent rank. She haa worked, worked, worked snd she has had sn eye to s successful career snd a good record, rather tbsn the slmlghty dollar. That Is why she has spent so much time In real study snd brain work snd application to the development of good basic structure. And will It not count? Miss Munchoff has considered her work ss her first goal She haa determined to leave behind her reputation rather than s fortune. And like all those who seek first' the truth and the right way. In their life work she will find "the ether things" srided unto her. She has not "coined her soul' as Kenyon Cox puts It, by working for the dollar snd tbe bank account: she .has worked for the work's sake, and now her friends rejoice becauoe they see thst the financial elde Is a surety, but with Miss Mary Munchoff, singer, artiste, snd woman. It will always be sn lncldentsl. Achievement doea not mesn money-mak ing. The money one mskee goes when ons dies. But not so tbe achievement. That lives! It shines even mors brightly than when Its sutbor waa alive. Marr Munchoff has dons her duty. She will always be sn example to the earnest students of Omaha. She atood for only the highest Ideals in her chosen line ot work. She sacrificed everything In the way of bubbles, transitory successes, and tempo rary gains, to her one exalted Idea. She has succeeded. She Is sn apostle of the real verity of music. And that lives when other things perish. I pledge you. Miss Munchoff, in a toast of sincere snd heart felt Joy, and may she find all that happl nces snd sli of that real genuine success which she has certainly earned. She haa shown us a brilliant example. May she have many followers! And by ths way. It Is not by any foreign title that Miss Munchoff Is te be known She is Mary Munchoff. She is satisfied with the American title of "Miss." She has not found It necessary to adopt some absurd nomenclature with a foreign tinge. She is who she was, and she was an Amer ican. This Is not Jingoism. It is common sense. No words ot contempt wouia ds adequate to tho case of a fullborn Amer ican citizen of ths great and glorious na tton who would find it necessary to abolish tho prefix "Miss" or "Mrs." which has perceded some of the greatest nsmes in the world's history, for the forelgnlzatlon of a good American term, in order to se cure business in America. At several recitals recently ths writer of this column has presented the songs of F. E. Sawyer, a young American com' poser, who died a few years ago at the early age of 26, or 27. He was a most prolific composer, and his works besr the genuine marks of a spontaneous and il limitable genius. His mind was so actlvs that he could not refrain from writing constantly. His ideas were ever-present and his fecundity was his desth. One of his publishers advises me that he died from an overdose of a drug, which was used to curs his insomnia. Ten years from today, he will be classed among Amer lea's great song Writers. He seems a re incarnation of Goring Thomas, but there Is a chronological discrepancy there. I am indebted to the John Church company of Cincinnati and the White-Smith company of Boston, for extreme courtesies in giv ing me Information as to hlB career. The hot weather has Interfered with my plans to give a Sawyer recital, but It will bs forthcoming in the early fall. Musicians will do well to look up the songs ot Saw yer, especially the "Eclogue," "In tho Cloister." and "The Wind Had from ths Almonds Flung," published by the White Smith Music Publishing company of Bol ton, and "Oh Wind that Blows Out of the West," "Song of a Bower," and "Mori Blen Amis Est Mort," published by John Church & Sons. These are the rars gems for the discerning ones and there ars many others which will be discussed later. At the request of many friends Mr. B. D. Keck will give a private recital for Miss Belle Beedle, at his studio tomorrow even ing, when the talented songster will present Von Flellts' beautiful songcycle of ten numbers, called "Eltland." Mr. Krats and his choir will present the 91st Psalm set to music by Ballard at the evening service tonight, at West minster Presbyterian church. THOMAS J. KELLY. ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT. Chicago, Boatom mn.4 JTevr Tork TraveL On and after June 15th, the Erie Rail road will still further improve their Bos ton and New Tork service jy offering to the publlo a handsome limited train to leave Chicago from Dearborn Station every day at 10:30 a. m., arriving In New Tork next afternoon at 3:30 snd Boaton at 9 o'clock. There Is no doubt that this service will be highly patronized, as this new train will lsnd ths traveler In New Tork City In ample time to permit him to proceed leisurely to his hotel or home, rest, dress. dine snd spend the evening in whatever manner may appeal to him most. This every-day morning trsin will con sist of standard Pullman drawing-room and sleeping cars. All meals enroute served by the famous Erie dining cars. No sxtra fare charged on this trsin. Ticket office, 243 South Clsrk street, Chi cago. Lake OkoboJI and Hetwra g.t.OO la the Mllvraakee Railway. Leaving the Union depot, Omaha, at 8:30 p. m. Saturday, June 21. the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul Railway will run a spe cial excursion train of coaches and sleeping cars to Lake OkoboJI and return. The train will arrive at Arnolda Park, on Lake Oko boJI at 6:40 a. m. Sunday. All day Sunday at the lske. Boating, fishing snd a pleasant day's outing at ths prettiest resort in ths middle west. Returning, tbe epeclsl trsin will leave ths lake at 7:30 p. m. Sunday and arrive at Omaha o'clock Mondaysmornlng. Tbs round trip rail rats is $3. For those who desire them sleeping care will bs at tached, for which a round trip rate of $3 is charged for a double berth. City ticket office. 1504 Far nam St. Tele phone 284. Hotaeseekers' Eissrtlsa Via the Missouri Pacific railway at very low rates oa Tuesday, June 17, to certain points in southwest Missouri, Ksnsss, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Texas, Arkansas, etc. For further Information, books pamph lets, etc., write or call on company agent, 8. E. corner 14th and Douglas streets, Omaha, Neb. THOB. F. OODFREY, Paas and Tkt. Agt. Cheap Hsyn. Via Milwaukee Ry June 11, 11. It. Boston snd return, $3i 74. June 1. 17, 11, 12, Chlcsgo snd return. $14.75. June 1 to 14. 8U Paul and return, $.M. City office, 1504 Farnain St., Milwaukee Rf AMI SKMUNTS. Gourtiand Soach Every Day Both Afternoons and Evenings. BALLOON ASCENSION Every evening in the wek and twice on Sundays. The Famous Family of Nine V FAUSTS W ATITISTIC ACRORAT8, One of the most pleasing and artistic acro batlo performances ever given. Two Dally Concerts Keyry by Nordln's Popular Orchestra. FREE SHOWS, ALL OF THEM. w Basxats-Picnlc &ihv: High class entertanments for the publlo. Don't forget to take the chlljren. Sensational Ballooa Ascensions snd Parachute drop each anoS every day. OMAHA'S WATERING RESORT All cars transfer tn Cnni-tlnnA Tteanh. Sherman avenue line. One Faro from Any Part of City. ADMISSIOS TO GROUNDS, lOo. Finem natural Sundy beach In the west. J GRAND OPENING TODAY by tho celebrated and talented Georgia Minstrels In two bis nerformaneee afternoen anil evening. Numerous other FREE EXHIBITIONS Including Ttalloon Ascensions and Para. chute Drops each and every day during the entire season. ROUND TRIP TICKETS .... FREE ADMISSION 25c The hlgh-ealarled, musical organisation, Covalt's Concert Band Each and every day afternoon and even ing In classlo enii popular selections, which always equal the moot celebrate'! bands. More celebrated only, though, be cause of the popularity of tne leader but no more celebrated or talented musicians, So pronounced by everybody who has heard tma great musical organization. DOJf'T FORGET TO TAKE YOl'll IX'NCH BASKETS AND PICKIO I IV THE BEATTIFIX CIIOVH RIGHT NBAR TUB BAND STAND. Electrlo Launches to and from Manhattan Beach. UOYD'S FERRIS STOCK COMPANY Tonight and Until Wednesday, "THE CIIAMITV II A 1. 1.." Thursday and Balance of Week, "TUB CREOLE," This Afternoon, "THE Ml KKTKF, WS" Prlcee -Matinee, any seat, 10a night, 10a, 15a, 5c. A Grand Musical Concert Glrea to tbe HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AT WASHINGTON HALL JUNE 18 under the auspices ot " Bruca's Famous Dust Players Everybody Invited to attend as this is the largest graduating class Omaha baa ever w" nesaed. DANCING. ADMISSION BOe. C. M. Delaney, floor manager. D. Pope, W. S. IS. Bruce, committee. THE BEST TO BE The Independent Order of 0RESTERS PICNIC AT PLATTS M0UTH NEXT SUNDAY Jane 23. Good music, dancing, base ball tug-of- war, bicycle road race and many other amusements. $100 In prises. Special Burlington train leaves at 9:30 a. m. ROUND TRIP 75 CENTS. Excursion Steamer The Union Excursion Company's Steamer Henrietta makes regu!ar trips from foot of Douglss tLi-t-et. nrnklnar rrular tnna to Sherman Park, where there la line shade, mualo art.kl dancing. Mo bar on Doat. cveryuung nrai. class. Hours for leaving: 2, 4 and 8 p. m., daily. Round trip Kc, children 10c No admission to Park. Announcement MR. CHARLES STEPHENS, the well known Expert Piano Tuner, headquarters ere at Schmoller & Mueller, 1313 Farnain St. Tel. 16ZB. All orders left there will receive prompt attention. Bl' MM IS II LONG ISLAND , . 1 n fir -, , r "-'i'J.;; ?! '.KtlsjLJ tfVv-vLlr j ilfi? Fl V, ii iiasist iM y " v r i , i , N New York's Seashore Today LAuE BflQAUA AMISFIMESTS. Krug Park Qni inianer Heaurt. TODAY Airs TODAY HUSTER'S CONCERT BAND Tlrectlon Alhln Huster, formerly star so loist of Hellstedt a Hand. Entirely new program. PECHI, KKATt KH. Emilo Girdelier THfcJ FLF.XIHI.K MAHVEL The Passion Play Vividly desplcting the life of Christ AI OTHRR FRF.H F.TF.HTAIHKTS ....... iiowung Alleys, Merry-Go-Round, Une. celled Cafe and all paailmes of a moderttS rvsuri. wainui mil and Benson cars to) entrance. Admission to Park, 10 center Children free. O 2i Snaps and S Sparkles like champagne-Is the way they de- H scribe "Krug's delect." It bs an ex- iil.U. a W . - . 1 . sa and unsurpaased for ladles' deleeta- iion. iou snouia oreer a case, lorws nu wen a.iiu'iicu uuunrnoiu can ir " i ' vt ' i nnnvui turn Ilmtvnill aaj product. "Phone ue-Mt'a no trouble. FRED KRUG BREWING CO. 1007 Jackson St. Phone 420. S Airs. Ralph Henry Day Summer Course, Mornings Only Residence Studio, 124 So. 28th 8treet. Thomas J. Kelly VOICE Studio Davldge Blk. HOTELS, Have a Good Tims and Preserve Your Health AT THH COLOniAL HOTEL West Badea Springs, Ind, RATES. Aaaerieaat rian..SJ.SO ta mjm n. Barosteaa Naa,, .fl.M mp ' xne pniy nrst-eiaas. European and Amer. loan plan, fire-proof hotel at tha Springs. Uapeoially suited for ladles or aooouut of the abumlanoe of rooms with batha b'urnlahlnga, service and cuisine eoual ta the Waldorf-Aalorla. q 19 , Long-distance telephone In every room. Special rates for summer months, GKOHQH S. HAUKOm, Frealdeut, (B(ssmsSdpp lst Bealevsrf wai Lake Shere, CHICAQO Is the Saest sumaser snd winter ketel en the Creat lakes for families, teurUta a ad transient guests, Hss nearly a Mae feet broad veranda. Built of atone aa pressed brick. 4je large rooms. All oet stde. No courts. Furalahad throagbeat iu mahogany, ass private balk roosta. Jast te mlautea by Illinois Central 8a. press from the shopping and theatre dis trict of the eity. Coot In sunnier, away from tbe city's diatt, soke sad smoke. Oolf, tesale, beating and Istilag. Sewe! far NeaoMene New Illustrated Boektet. THE MILURO Yiiugxtir"' OMAUA's LEADING HOTEL, ' . , - LUNCHEON, K1KTT CENTS U.Mi to p n.. BUNDAT b: p. ro. blNNER. 78c IIKtllUttRTKHI "OH OH1U1 Bar-n wtctu 1 1 -j w, june za-i's All tbe big horse men will be at the Millard. "rse- RESORTS. IIHSAL FOR THB IINHKH'I HEST AND R ICC R 15 AT I ON. Wooded Hllla ss4 I'erfeet Bracbea. THB OCEAN, HAYS OR SOt'ND. Cooled by the summer south winds. Host accessible summer resort on tha coaat. SRd o In stamps for "Long Island," a handsomely Illustrated descriptive boos; t""""""'! l i" noieia ana board na? hou , on ,Lf Inland; c for "I'nhjue Long Island.'' piiotKraihlc reproductions, 4c for "dolling on Ing Island." I.Oti INLAND RAILROAD COMPAKY, KrlEs.Vt 1