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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1002. 15 Amusements Mr. Rkhsrd Mansfield. In his lrtter to the New York Herald on thr shortcomings of thi American sctor, blames the newepaper tor th apparent success of much that la tnp'llorrr, aliening that by the repetition of f!at'rjr the artor Is r.eouxs;ed In the continuation of faults, until the fault be comes a fixture, and the course of the trtrr's ability Is turned awry thereby. Some foundation doubtless exists for Mr. Mans flcl 1 a criticism of the critics, but he opens up the question aa to what Is the real function of the critic. The primary defi nition of the word Is one who Is able (qualified) to discuss, skilled In Judgment, reviewer. Its secondary definition is a harsh judge, a revller, a carper. Which of these shall the dramatic critic be? Is he to go to the playhouse and look for what thsre Is In the performance to praise, or nrist he assume the role of fault-finder and point out only those things that are bad or lack merit at most? It Is unpleas ant for most people, especially newspaper people, to be forever sitting In Judgment on the actions of others, to be everlastingly telling thera "Do this or that thusly " and to always be looking for a mistake. A man who earns his daily bread by doing a stunt on a busy newspaper once confessed that all the pleasure of reading bad been destroyed for him by the routine of his work. "It has come to such a pass," said he, "that whenever I take up a magailne or book, no matter what It la. I find myself looking for typographical errors, for blun der! of construction or for unnecessary words that should be blua-penetled." Very recently he found two typographical errors within a few pnaies In a costly edition of a standard author gotten out by one of the big publishing firms. He has only a haxy Impression of the story, but he knows Just where to locate those misplaced letters. Does Mr. Mansfield want to reduce hla friends, the dramatic writers, to this con dition of slavery to routine, or will he allow them still to dispense the milk of human kindness by now and then saying a good word for an actor whose perform ance, poor though It may be, shows hiin to be doing his best, and thus maybe en courage him to efforts that will In time win. Mr. Mansfield's personal experience has been such as might render him a little bit sceptical on the point of milk of human kindness as a product of the newspaper, yet he must own that even with the as sured possession of the spark of genius, the divine afflatus, the actor's road to success Is long and weary. Honest criticism Is necessarily kindly. When one has come to a point where the nanto of critic In Its first meaning may be rightly assumed, one has also undergone tbe hardships, the disappointments, that line the road, and, unless one Is altogether a misanthrope, some charity for others who ire struggling up the toilsome way naturally tends to soften the discussion or review, e.nd unless the performance be wholly bad nr utterly hopeless the criticism by one qualified Is likely to take more of the char acter of a review which seeks to praise what Is good than to unsparingly condemn that which Is lacking. From points of view ether than a mere spectator must the critic approach his discussion of the actor's work. In the first place the critic's highest duty is to protect the public. Here he can or ihould know neither friend nor foe. He r.iust, in order to be fair, give due weight to all the Incidentals that surround the performance on which be is sitting In Judg ment. The success of the actor, often his bread and butter, depend on the critic's pronouncement as to his ability. On the other hand, a person has no right to sell to the public that which Is not up to grade and the critic must decide between these two conditions. He must determine It the actor Is giving the public due return and ihould frankly state It. But It Is a question if the stage director is not more to blame than the critic tor the continuation of an actor In his faulty work. It Is Just as much the part of the stage manager to detect flaws in a performance as it Is the news paper writer's, and far more la It the stage manager's duty to see that they are corrected. In this respect Mr. Mansfield Is a model. Ills productions are brought as nearly as possible to perfection through his own untiring work as a stage director and his unsparing effort both as one able to Judge and as a harsh Judge when required. Actors who are spoiled by flattery cannot be reached by honest newspaper criticism, for the reason that they are encased In an linpervleus suit of vanity. Competent actors are not likely to be spoiled by notices praising their work, and critics, who. are In tho main human, really Ilka to repay an ventng of pleasure afforded by a good actor 'by praising what they find In him to praise and overlooking as far as possible hit faults. Even Mr. Mansfield, close Searcher after truth as be Is, would hardly wish to overturn this condition and thereby add to the misery of a world which already has troubles enough. In discussing the Mansfield letter the New York Dramatic Mirror says It Is ths commercial spirit that la responsible, rather than the careless critic, for ths number of bad actors now on ths stage. May be. But the Mirror should reflect that the material growth of the United States has been most marvelously rapid and that the demand for entertainment has tar outstripped the request for art, and ,4hat the stage has been utterly unable to supply the needs of the public without drawing on second and third-rats talent, and even some that grades lower. Not enough really good actors ars known to upply the New York demand alone, and leave the country at large with none, and people outside of New York like to see the great ones as well as do the Gothamltes. It Is this condition mors than the commer elal spirit of the age or the Indifference of the critics to the qualification of actors that has enabled mediocrity to prosper at the theaters. A few mors years may tea ths " -asm-; svpm,, : J Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Pasta and dlt out of the bouse On inftcikat dries up thrir bodies, lcaviaf 00 odor. It Is a safe and sure exterminator also of Mice, Water Bug, Croton Dugs, Cockroaches and all other vermin. It has been in general use in houses, stores, hotels, factories, offices, public buildings, etc, for twenty-five years. Absolutely guaranteed. OAUTION s Inwtstt a a wirtfclns. U oents a bos at Druggists and Grocers or sent direct by Ixprsss prepaid. f STCARNS' ELECTRIC supply of capable actors more nearly equal to the demand, and then Art will have a show, and maybe the critic csn come In and live up to the name Ixird Byron made for him In "English Bards and Scotch Re viewers." If unsparing denunciation of what Is false or lacking In quality, no mat ter how honestly it Is set forth, will hasten this dsy, then every dramatic critic in the country should at once open his acidulous faucet and let the Immature thesplans have It full force. "What a Junction thought Is," sighed Mr. Toodle. "Commercial spirit" reminds one of the revolt of Minnie Maddern Flske, Henrietta Crosman and others against the theatrical octopus. For two seasons they stood out and appeared at only "Inde pendent" thenars, In the meantime secur ing much advertising for their stand In favor of Art without the Box Office. It may be that some were deluded Into the notion that these persons Independent of the Booking Trust were also Independent of the sordid consideration of so much per and that the 8. R. O. had for them no meaning. Well, don't you believe It. An nouncement was made In New York last week that Mr. Maurice Campbell, who manages Miss Crosman: Mr. Harrison Grey Flske, who manages Minnie Maddern Flske. end Mr. Jamej K. Hackett, who manages hlmeelf, had formed the "Independent Booking Agency." Not to compete with the Erlanger affair. Oh. dear, no. Merely to facilitate their own business. And to take care of such business as may come to them In a legitimate way. Managers will be readily able to see the difference between the abhorred Theatrical syndicate and the Independent Booking agency. That Idea of The Bee In regard to the conducting of an advance sale with a view to circumventing the speculator Is grow lng. Woodward & Burgess announce that with the beginning of next season they will adept It in connection with the three the aters under their control in Kansas Cltv. Including the new Baltimore theater, which Is to be opened in September. The manage ment of the Tootle at St. Joseph will adopt it. and it is under consideration by others. ine tiee plan la simple and effective. It merely provides for the reservation of seats by letter or note, and has proven thor oughly effective In practice. Mansfield stories are many, but none of them are better than this one, told by the mew York Times: Richard Mansfield. Ilk all takes considerable delight fn telling thi smart sayings of his boy, Cleorge. a rather precocious youngster. The actor's son hav ing shown a predilection for things me chanical. Rnd especially for railroads. Mr. ManBlleld bought the lad a toy rsllrjal with a train of cars, which ran about on a circular track.. Like hII boys, voung George was of an Inquisitive mind and wanted to see what marie thp tvutn mmA So It was but a short time before his nurse iook it, ail smashed and broken, to the garbage can. One day Mr. Mansfield went Ipto the nursery to play with the boy. and, looking around, naked: "Oeorge. where is that railroad I gave 3fvu I Oeorge hesitated awhile, says the actor, and then replied: "Papa, I guess It's gone Into the hands 01 a receiver. Decency Is demanded more than ever on ths stage. We have tried the indecent, and we do not like It. If we cannot have plays that are clean, let us not have any. These are the Bentlments of the people as re fleeted by the writers on the drama and Its allied topics In the American papers. In the lost Sunday Issue of the Chicago Chron icle the matter is thus treated: In looking back over the season Just closed, comparing the record here of un. varying prosperity with the complulnt of unsatisfactory conditions In New York. one's attention can hardly fall to be ar rested by the loud boasting of the tre mendous popular success of "Du Barry" in the eastern metropolis, the success of a stage exposition of the career of one of tho most Inexcusable of all the countless wantons Into which royalty has turned so many women who might h-ive been, had royalty not been, fairly decent wometi. There has been some reason, In the lately Increased Interest in the revival of some of the older and cleaner plays, to hope that this Interest indicated that the prosillencv of the unclean is passing, as a fashion f the stage at least, if not in all other walk of life. But when the exposition ot the morally crapulous character and unclean career of such a woman as this French mistress of royalty drawn from the social gutter proves to be the one great tre mendous success of the chler metropolitan city of the country, one feels that tho open fashion for lubricity of exhibition is not passing so rapidly as one could hops. If, Indeed, these are the most interesting aspects of humanity If they are most worth the time and attention and money of the public what are decency and clean liness of life and action and aspiration worth? If the passing of the devil has erected Into first place this kind of vlle- ness, would not humanity better go Into deep mourning for the death of the devil out of human affairs? Mr. Walkley of the London Times has been witnessing "Zasa," another example of the same salaclal apotheosis, and Is filled with a profound disgust. "See," he says, "her mouth twitching, her hands clenched, listen to the shrill note gradually coming Into her voice. Then sit tight 1n your seat for the final explosion, the total physical abandonment and degradation. And when you have wallowed In the crapu lous and been dragged through the sordid and shocked with the frantic and fooled by the sham sentimental for five acts at the end of It all the question occurs: 'la even Mme. Rejane worth ItT " No. Indeed no. Neither Mme. Rejane nor Dramatist Belasco nor DramatUt Fitch no, nor all art In all forms put together la "worth It." If the race cannot be ar tistic without being Indecent It would better forswear art than deoency.. If It cannot be decent first if It must be nasty. and putrid, through art or anything else- then It would Better not oe at ail. Not the supremest excellence of art can ever ex cuse Indecency and moral rottenness. Coming Events. The Ferris Stock company still maintains Its record-breaking business at the Boyd's. The week Just closed equaled the business done tho opening week financially. Ths ad vance sale tor this week indicates that it will be almost if not quite at good as the one that closed last night. Last Wednes day's matinee was one of the largest the house has held this season. This week two PATO EAT PASTE CO, Chloa3o, II!s. bills equally as strong as were those of last week will bs given. For the first half of the week opening tonight "The Love That Wins" will be given. It Is a comedy drama, with a dash of melo-drama through It. Its action Is laid In both the slums and aristocratic sections of a large eastern city. "Was She to Blame," an emotional drama on the lines of "Pique" and like plays, will be given for the last half of the week, opening Thursday night. In this play Miss Hay ward- is said to be seen In her favorite role. This afternoon "The Charity Ball" will be repeated. The nine Faust family will remain an other week at Courtland beach. Their performances, given every afternoon and evening, have created much enthusiasm the past week. They are model trainers and students in the trying craft of acrobatlo work. The father and elder brothers are at gentle with the little fellows as their mother, who is always with them, might be In a nursery romp. Soma acrobatlo performers beat, scare and completely wreck the nerves of their little charges and assistants, but this Is not so with the Fausts, as has been discovered by Court- land beach employes who have witnessed their dally performances and rehearsals, where the happiest comradery exists be tween the adults and babies of the troupe. Laughter at mistakes, good natured, and encouragement is the only correction and tbelr work is made play of the most In vigorating kind. This Is why the children are not pale and frightened and continually falling or stumbling and spoiling an act. Their nerves are thereby preserved to as sist them to balance their muscles and am tltlon. The Faust children come onto tho platform glad to work and as steady as automatons; secure as any one of their el ders and pretty, mischievous healthy In fants. Their many acts are hard to de scribe; the entire performance must be seen to he appreciated. Krug park will commence another week today, featuring music prominently to comply with requests from patrons rather than to add to this part of the varied program and de tract from others. Huster's concert band will play afternoon and evening concerts today of a program carefully selected and a degree higher on the scale of classical music than usual. Mr. Albln Huster, the talented director, who, with Bellstedt't band, made a reputation among the leading horn soloists of America, will play a se lected solo, while Mr. Lott, the cornetlst, and Mr. Schollhouse, baritone, will play The Miserere from "II Trovatore." The program will Include twelve numbers In addition to which a number of extras will be added for encores. In compliance with requests from a large number of patrons a rag-ttme concert, such as was given fame by Bellstedt here, will be played on Wed nesday evening, June 25. Should the con cert prove as successful as anticipated more will be given, as It Is the Intention of the management to give patrons what they want. The moving picture reproduction of the Oberammergau "Passion Play" con tlnues as strong a lard as at the opening. Mr. D. Hurley Is still reciting "The Life of Christ." Emlle Girdelier, the aerial con tortlonlst, has been held over for afternoon and evening performances today on the trapeze and Spanish rings. A dozen new balls have been added to the bowling alley equipment. Sorrentlno's Banda Roesa, Italy's famous "Red Band," Is coming to Creighton Or- pheum. It numbers forty-five men garbed in red coats, whose repertoire embraces practically everything of value ever written or arranged for a concert band. This Is the band's fifth summer season In the United States and the fact that It is able to tour successfully In America is good proof that it has strength and standing. It began first in the east, the most difficult of parts In America to obtain a foothold. Eugenlo Sorrentlno, whom Italy considers one of the greatest of living conductors, has the hearty good will of his musicians. The principal characteristics of their pTaylng are said to be a wonderful sonority of tone. which Italians dearly love, and a remark able ease in tempo, by which Is meant the ability to work up enormous climaxes and in the next measure play a delicate pianis simo. Among the men Is a group of great soloists, the chief being Bottega, the trumpeter, who, sayt Philip Hale, the noted Boston critic, can give PatU and Melba points on artistlo phrasing. Flays and Players. The next Drury Lane pantomime will be "Mother Goose." William T. Keogh will produce next sea son a play of his own authorship, entitled "Th. Kftnhlrkv 7eud." nimiitnn Revelle. now a member of Mrs Leslie Carter's company, may become a star season after next, with uavia neiasco as his manager. W. N. Lawrence will hereafter be James K Hackett s New York representative. He Will ,ilU II"fto - - Aflame'' next season. Harry Jackson was recently presented by Mrs. Oeorge 8. Knight with the wigs worn t... hn.hariH in otto." "Baron Ru- doluh" and "Over the Garden Wall. Charles H. Clarke, who has been a mem ber of Mrs. Brune's executive staff for has been re-engaged by her new manager, Wallace Monro, for next season. Mile. Barklsova, a Russian opera singer, whn hari Ave teeth knocked out In an acci dent on the TTanscaucaslan railway, has recovered s vercuci lor tou.vuu damages w, 000 a. tooth. sonic Opera house at 0ka1oosa, la., has removed to Ottumwa, la., and Is now lessee and manager of the Grand Opera house, wnicn IS Deing remuueieu, wiui uew scenery and decorations. After diligent search a hitherto unused "girl" title has been found. It Is "The Sweet Girl." and Denalr Grange has be stowed it upon a musical comedy he adapted from the German and that will be proauceo in uiouun nuun. Mix Kiln Terrv has at last left SI Henry Irving and is now a member of the Beerbohm Tree company In London, play ing one of the merry wives, with Mrs. Kendal playing the other. Sir Henry's new Portia has not yet been named. It is now denied that the illness of Bessie Bonehlll Is to prove fatal. On the other hand, we are assured she will come to America in the fall for the winter season. In Hessle's behalf it may be said she la not In need of the advertising she has had. Ambrose M. Miller and John E. Hogarty will next season star Elsa Ryan In "Ne vada," a new play by Fred D'Arcy that Is said to give Miss Ryan a congenial sou brette role. The company will open the season of the Bijou theater, Milwaukee, September 24. Nat Goodwin has decided to be Nat for another season at least and Maxlne Elliott will still shine by his light. The projected starring tour for the fair Maxlne naj been most wisely abandoned and the Goodlns will put on a play by Madeleine Lucette Ryley, "The Altar of Friendship." Reports corns of a new playwright In England. This is Hubert Henry Davtes, hitherto entirely unknown to fame. lie submitted a comedy to Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maude of the London Haymarket thouter and they were so much Impressed by lis merits that they accepted It promptly and will produce It In due course. They may have made a mistake managerial judgment la by no means Infallible but at all events It Is pleasant to know that a new writer can get a hearing In a first class theater. The fact upsets a popular conviction. Mildred Holland, who sailed for England last Wednesday, Is the fortunate holder of a box for the Covent Garden opera during the coronation season- Now, these boxes are not easy to obtain and Miss Holland considers that she has great cause for thankfulneas. There is a pretty little story t-onnei-ted with this. The stage manager at Covent Garden is Francis Nielsen. Not long ago, when he was out of an engage ment in this country. Miss Holland signed him for her company. Mr. Nielsen did not forget the kindness and when he learned thai MUs Holland intended visiting Lon don he placed his private bos at her dis posal. Publish yoar legal notices la Tha Wsskl Bee. Telephone 231. Musical The tone of the eastern musical press Is becoming more and more dolorous as the seasons roll by. The old Philharmonic Orchestra of New York hat been sadly twitted about Its sgc. I think one writer refers to the "first desk" players as septuagenerlant. The choral societies have been receiving cruel digs about singing Just as they (the present actual members) did about sixty or seventy years ago. The Philadephia Orchestral association Is apparently disgruntled over matters musical. Dissatisfaction bae been repestedly ex pressed about the manner in which the Orand Opera is presented at the famous 'Metropolitan" and there la Sbeol to dis burse all around 1 Meanwhile Chicago hat no less than three orchestras out on concert tour and festival work, the ChIcago Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Splerlng Orchestra. They are not touring east. The majority of the engagements are in the west. But the west is so uncouth and so wild and so rough and so unclvlllved! Isn't It a pity? We poor western people, how sorry we are! We have only young societies and middle-aged orchestra players. Is it not too bad that we, too, cannot have "Grand mother Choral Societies," "Old Ladles' Musical Clubs" and aged orchestra? Ah, yes! It is too bad that we do not live In the east, for who would not rather drift on a stagnant pool than sail on a wave- rhythmed ocean! Oh! the pity ot it, the pity of it! But the eastern musical magazines and the musical columns of the American papert in the eaatern cities In America are so thoroughly occupied with the doings of the musical world across the water and with the deploring of musical conditions in the east that it never occurs to them to see if any musical development Is existent In the great and mighty west, and In that tremendous heart whose beats Indicate the pumping of the life blood through the whole system of the great body of the United States the middle west. Are there no choirs, no musical festivals, no musicians here. The wise eastern musi cal writers might find an Interesting thing or two out here. The east is becoming In sular, musically, and the west, continental. An eastern periodical (weekly) recently contained a wonderful article about what tremendous strides churches are making, and cited a few examples (of course, all in New York) ot what good music the choirs are using, etc. There are many choirs in the middle west whose Christmas, Easter or regular programs would, I dare to say, astound some of those dear home-keeping gentlemen who write home-spun articles about their home musical affairs and who seem to consider that musical America ks bounded on the west by the boundaries of the eastern states! Let us look into this western matter! Shocking! ahocking! Some women have been discovered singing in a church! dislike to mention such a scandal In the columns (especially the Sunday columns) of such an eminently respectable paper The Bee, but I will hide behind another in this, as one did In the Garden of Eden epi sode, and will quote from the editorial page of the Musical Courier of New York as follows: "Woman, lovely woman, is still a bone of contention, a vessel of wrath. In ecclesiastical circlet. Because the choir of St. Gervals, Paris, contained a few of the sex it has been suppressed by the churchly authorities. This is more absurd than the row over the surpllced female choristers In this state. Is there any par ticular timbre in the feminine voice that glvet offense to the God ot these fanatics." It is to be presumed that when man was created in the image and likeness ot God the historian meant man in the distinctive and not the generic term, or else the theologians who object to. women singers in the churches interpret in that way. But Is it not Inconsistent? Are angels usually depicted as men, and is the "choir Invisible" a male chorus? It so, I tear me, I must needs look up a counter attraction I can understand women prohibiting men from Joining the masculine voice In bar mony with theirs, but I cannot tmagins men, gentlemen, excluding the Inspiring soprano or the emoUonal contralto of the woman's voice. When a church takes such a stand against woman, it standi against Christianity. Miss Luella Allen violinist, has gone to New York to study with Mr. Henry Schra dlcek, the violin teacher. Mrs. Tyler of Hastings, a prominent musical light in that city, hat been in Omaha for some weeks. She has a decided allotment ot musical ability and Is a thor ough student la the realm ot tone, aa her slnglrg shows. 8he Is the teacher ot the gifted young boy soprano, Master Malcolm Sewell, who appeared' In various Omaha churches about a year ago and who de lighted people with his well trained voice and hla deliberate style. The pupils of Mrs. Ada Coons gave "an Interesting students' recital at her resi dence on last Monday evening. A program from Chicago glvet news of the appearance of Miss Rose Allen, a young Omaha singer, at a recital by the pupils of Mrs. Dunn. Owing to the enforced absence of Rev. Dr. Hirst the choir of the First Methodist church will continue in its work almost all of the summer. The services of the evening will, however, be omitted and the morning service will be ot especial musical Interest Dr. Hirst la seriously but not dangerously 111. Mr. August Mothe-Borglum bad a pupils' recital last week. The music publishers of America seem o be outvying one another In attractive title pages, aa well as original compositions. I have received from the John Church company ot Cincinnati a number of beauti ful aongs, the best of which I mention here: "A Chltral Love Song." by W. H. Palmer, which Is one ot the best baritone aongs I have met with for some time, al though Its upper E and F In the ending will test the capabilities of most basses. It Is published In one key only, for bass or baritone, but I cannot recommend it for the former. A beautiful song for a mexzo-soprano compass, b flat to F, Is "To Mary." words by Thackeray, music by Mary Helen Brown, and another gem ta "A Little Song for Two," by Charles S. Burnham. An excellent sscred song In this day of abominations which masquer ade under the title of sacred music Is to be found In "The Land of Rest," by Ed ward Broome. Harold C. Smith Is the composer of a very effective ballad for contralto, called "Break o' the Year." and Frederick . Norton has an equally good of fering In "There are Violets and Roses." The very original and realistic writer, J. Lewis Browne, has furnished "A Serenade," "Betrothal" and "Out of the North an Iceberg Came," all of which are written In his usually clever style. Mr. Oley 8 peaks has several clever songs by the sama pub lisher, the best of which Is "April Rain." One of his compositions would look strong on a program thus: Bone; "When Mabel Sings". ...Oley Speaks From A. P. Schmidt ot Boston there have come "A Message," by Adolph Frey, which hi being sung very generally; "With a Rose" and "The Shamrock," by Krtna Rosa lind Park, both good for either high or low voices; also "A Hymn of Faith," a valuable sacred song by John W. Metcalt, and "Were I the Rose," by H. J. Stewart (secular, of course). The White-Smith Publishing company of Boston send the "Land o' the Leal," by Jules Jordan, dedicated to Clara Butt, the great English contralto; "Two Compli ments," by Banks Davidson, and six Saw yer songs, to which I alluded last week. From Clayton F. Summy, the well known Chicago publisher, comes a pretty book of Seven Little Songs, especially for chil dren, by Mr. Grant-Schaffer of Chicago, organist and choirmaster of Old Centenary church, in that city. From M. H. Willis company of Cincin nati I have received two songs by the tal ented young composer. Miss Daisy Hlg gins of Omaha, the "Indian Love Song," and "What Would You Say?" They are both very interesting. THOMAS J. KELLY. Special Coarse. Owing to the fact that Mr. Thomas J. Kelly has been urgently requested to re main with the First Methodist Episcopal church during the summer, he has decided to keep his studio open, certain days not yet decided upon, from July 1 until August 25. He will also open a special course, be ginning Wednesday, July 2, for church musicians, which will be designed to help organists, choirmasters and singers In their plans for their church work of next year. Wednesday of each week win be given to this work, and the uniform price will be $5 per hour. The course will be given at the organ of the church. For information ad dress THOMAS J. KELLY, Davldge Block. (Adv.) Wanted First-class engineer who thor oughly understands steam and electrical machinery. Address D 8, Bee. AMfSEMEKTS. FERRIS STOCK COMPANY Opening tonlpht and until Wednesday. "THK l.OVB THAT W1XS." Opening Wednesday night and balance of "WAS SHE TO DLAMEf Prices: Matinees, any scut, 10c; night. 1UC, JUC, S)C. Engagement Extraordinary "1 HE BANDA ROSSA" AT THE ORPHEUM 8-Performances-8 Commencing Sunday, June 22nd. Matinees Daily Prices 10c 25c, 50c. Excursion Steamer The Union Excursion Company's Steamer Henrietta makes regular trips from foot of Douglas street, making regular trips to Sherman Park, where there Is fine shade, music and dancing. No bar on boat. Kverylnlng ilraL- ciass. Hours for luavlne: 2. 4 and 8 n. m . dally. Round trip 25c, children 10c No admission to Park. THE PIANOLA LATE Is not a self-playing piano. 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A 1 springs and workmanship, style and finish equal to solid mahogany, rfl Aft price stOlUU OAK DRESSER quarter-sawed base 22x48 Inches, extension claw feet, two small and two large drawers, 24x3n French plate mlr. rtJJ ff ror price sCUtUU MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE new swell top and drawers, 16x22 oval mirror.French legs, size of top 19x34, price . 14.00 THREE-SECTION OAK BOOK CASE oak shelves snd back, brass THESE AXD FOUND AT OT1IE1.S DEWEY & STONE FURNITURE CO. 1115-11 17 FARNAM STREET. .Catalogue for out-of-town patrons. One price and plain figures. AMUSEMENTS. COURTLAND BEACH TODAY AND EVERY DAY Both Afternoons and Evenings. BALLOON ASCENSIONS Every cventnn In the week and twice on Snndays. The Famous Family of Nine Afternoon nd Evening-. FAUSTS Every Day ARTISTIC ACROBATS. One of the most pleaalns; and artistic acrobatlo performances ever avlven. Twice dally. TWO DAILY CONCESTS EVERY OAY By Nordln's Fopnlar Orchestra. FREE SHOWS V High class entertainment for the people. Kk; BASKETS-PICNIC Don't Forsret o Take the Children. Sensational Balloon Ascension astd rarachute Jims Each and Every Day. OMAHA'S WATERING RESORT. One Fare from Any Part City AH cars transfer to Courtland Beach- Sherman Avenue line. Admission to grounds, lOo. Every afternoon and evening. KISIIINQ, BOATING, BATHING, YACHTING BALLOON AS CENSIONS. Finest Natural Bandy Beach Most Modern Batth Hoaaes. GRAND OPENING TODAY By the celebrated and talented GEORGIA MINSTRELS In two big; performances afternoon and evening- and numerous other Free Exhibitions Round trip tickets from Omaha 25 cents Free idmisiloa Covalt's Band The high salaried musical organisation, each and every day, afternoon and even- t . n ,a.dl,, .1. t nnmilu. ..Iu.ill,.n. which always eauai the more celebrated bands.' More cuioiirated only, though, be cause of the popularity of the leader. But no more celebrated or talented mualolana. Bo pronounced by everybody who has heurd mis g-reu musical organization. DON'T FORGET TO TAICO YOl'K UKCU BASKETS AND I'lCNIO IN THE BEAlTIFl'li GROVE THE BANDSTAND. NEAR Elentrlo launches to and from Manhattan Beach. . ICMNEH LONG ISLAND New York's Seashore LAKE MANAMA THAN THEIli ACTUAL hinges and door puTIs, piano finish, sue 6-feet long, very OA flfl Inches high, price sCTlUU BRASS BED full site, 2-lncb post, SH-lnrh knobs, balance all made of Vlnch tubing, very Ml ffl massive, prloe "TanlUU HALL GLASS iH-tnch quartered oak, four double brass books, 11 20 French bevel plate R mirror price JlJ CHINA CASE made of selected quar tered oak, bent glass ends and doors, double grooved oak shelves else 38 inches wide. "17.50 Inches high price. EQUALLY GOOD ARE AMrSEMENTS. Krug Park Omaha's Polite Snmmer Resert. TODAY &g TODAY A SURPASSING AND VARIED LIST 09 HIGH CLASS ATTRACTIONS. HUSTER'S CONCERT BAND : In two arrand concerts, with anonlal mmw. i bera by America's greatest born soloist I Albln Huster. : The Passion Play The great sacred drama, telling the Star of the "JUFE OF CHRIST." Emiie Girdelier Renowned Aeriel Contortionist. BALLOON ASCENSION AND OTHBBV FINE FEATURES. BY SPECIAL REUFEST, Wednesday Eve., June 25 RAG-TIME CONCERT BY- MUS TER'S BAND. Admission to Fault, lOo. Chlldvem Free. : Three of a Kind Cabinet Export Krug's Select Extra Pale Beer graded all the way from the neavy n-ngnsn porter or malt tonlol quality to the light, sparklln g and de- . Phone ua i ', l you will t a uantrui table beverages. for a trial case. After that you will1 uvvtr iw wiwiuui 11. : FRED KRUG j I BREWING CO. t 1007 Jackson St. Phone 420. ' AUGUST MOTHE-BORGLUM Piano Teacher LESCHETIZKY METHOD. ' Summer Term Began June 16th. STUDIO: No. I Davldga Block. 180 Farnam. BRASS BAND rriee. wvyiats-sir hmmwm tm Is. mil 1M rtimmt la eriaa. Announcement MR. CHARLK8 8TBP1TEN. tha well known Expert Piano Tuneivl headquarters are at 'I Schmoller & Mueller ) 1311 Farnam St. Tel. 1(26. All orders left thera will receive prompt, attentldn. ' I RESORTS. IDEAL FOR THE SIMMER'S REHI AND RECREATION. Wnoded Hills and Perfeot Beaches. THE OCEAN. BAYS OH iril'tn Pflfllorf by the summer south winds. Mont UVUlell accessible summer resort on tha coast. Mend So In stamps for "tang Island." a handsomely Illustrated descriptive boon: containing a - Hat of hotel and boardinar houiK on Long Island: to for "Unique Long Inland," piiotograhlc reproductions; to for "Uolflng on Ixng Island." LOU IILill) RAILROAD COMPANY. Gent Pass. Am.iu. pl Agt. Paas. PeuCJ LONO TlbJLAND CIl, X, X, S j I M I