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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1903. 13 ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES "Ths bouae Is dark teniarht." mid Pony Moor last Sunday evening, and then h? chortled as bs hndd out th bill sh w. log that tba Black Pattl and br company bad the boarda. Other night of darko followed, and then cb "bursday ram Wll sllam Gillette to Uiow u Ibe real value of darkness la connection with the theater. It sound a little queer to talk of amlng the abece of light to enhance tai value of a picture, but Rembrandt did it, aod TKtaa and Correglo aad Velesques. and Their works are Immortal. Mr. GHe:t deea It. and while the picture he drawt are evsnesosnt. their endurance In mem err la certain to be aa long aa the life of ny who have aeea tbem. Chlaroaturo haa been the deepalr of the atage manager, Jut aa It haa toadied the wlelder rf th bruab. but Mr. Gillette hat solved th" dis tribution of light and ahade to the ei eat that be produces effects that drligbt at much aa they aurprlae the ene. Prob ably the moat effective of the lot, aa well aa the meat artistic In Ita detail, la the opening of the aecond act, at the home of Sherlock Holme. Out of the dept gl:om romea th tiny glow of aparka from the pipe the great detective la vtgrrcusly puf One: gradually the light romea cn and alowly the picture evolvea from the dsm aees. dlacloeing at laat the cory den cf the hero, wl'h Ita comfortable and taaty fur nishing, a Bra burning cheerfully in the grate and Sherlock Holme strct.-hd on the floor before the blaae, enjoying hla smoke. Thla and the final picture of the piece, when the lovera, locked In each other'a arm, alowly fade from Right, their trans figured facea dltppearlng laat, are really triumpha of which the artlat might be proud were everything elaa connected with the play a failure. But Mr. Olllet'e t-i-, ttmphed in other waya than In the hsndlln ; of light and ahade. He deala moat deftl i with hla mother tongue, and while he 6tr not dleclosc any new or unensuected beau . tlea of the English language, he handlea word a bo artlatlcally aa to give lustre to j hla sentences and great atrength to hla periods- Not only haa he done thla for s hla owa part in the play, but be haa alao equipped each and every character with uch an outfit of linguistic gema that the whole la a aource of conatant delight to a lover of the language. At the Orpbeum a rare treat was afford ! the lovera of good music by the presence of Mlaa Edith Helena, a singer who haa only begun to climb the ladder of tame. Mlaa Helena la mistress of her art and one would hardly think after hearing her that her management would find It neces sary to resort to tba expedient of enter lug vaudeville to aeeure for her a hearing and a name. In other regards the bill at tba vaudeville hcuae waa up to the stand ard, and the result waa that the patrona of the house were well rewarded for their attendance. And business continues good. "Sweet are the naea of adveralty," e elalmed the exiled duke In the Forest ot Arflen. and thereby aet a puiale for all who Btop to think. Adveralty tearhea ua many a lesaon. but whether the matter may be called aweet admlta ot a doubt. Cer tainly It requires a more wholesome philos ophy than many people poaaeaa to extract any comfort from the bltterneaa of disap pointment that cornea with a course of hard luck. One of the cheeriest of theae optimistic persona haa Juot written a long editorial for the New Tork Evening Poet on The Future of the Drama." He begins with the atatement that "the theatrical oatlook bora and la England la ao dis couraging that the moat ardent believers in the poaelbllltlee of the atage aa an artlatlc, moral and educational force, aa well aa a eouroe of the beat entertainment, might well despair of Its future. If It were not for the oceaalonal achemea auggeated for Ha reform." Of courae. thla terrible con dition Is laid at the door of the "trust." "What the theater la Buffering from today la tba domination of the apeculatlve and commercial managera," aaya thla Jeremiah of Journal lam. He proceeds to prove tlie commerclallam of the managera by showing that they control the playera. How? Why, these playera are a sordid aet. and actually act for coin, for money, and not aolely for art's aake! Isn't It too bad., that an actor ,- endowed by nature with fire of genlua and l by experience with, the capacity for Ita expression, with the ability to Illuminate ' divine passages of glorious poetry by his I talent, should be ao loat to all ccnceptlon or hla high calling aa to even think ot eat :. Ing or drinking or wearing fine clot bee? - And the crafty manager la unscrupulous enough to take advantage of this weakneaa of genius and make it hla alava by supplying It liberally with money, to the oad that It may dine with regularity and go abroad garbed la costume auitable to the times and manners wherewith It may find Itself surrounded. Add atlll further evidence of the duplicity of theae managera, tar as the public la eonownsd. la. found la the conduct of the venal preaa. "Ia thla revolution they (the managera) have been aaalatad to an Incalculable extent by a careless, complacent, se'flaa or unprin cipled proas," continues the lamentation. Ia support of thla assertion, he refers the seeker to the tact that during the last decade there has been a great increase la the sua of money expended by the mana gera In advertising through the newspapers. That, of course, convicts the preaa of Ita subservience aad venality. Just aa bad aa an actor; must have money to get on with, and willing to take that of the theatrical manager. Of courae no newspaper pub lisher will longer hold up bis bead or ge about la public with hla face uncovered after being thus ruthlessly exposed la his aarvtle groveling before the Thespian Mammon. What the preaa ought to do. of courae. la plain. It ought to rigidly exclude from ita columna all advertlaing for any theatrical attractloa that la to be paid for by money coming through the "trust." The duty of the actor la equally plain. Ha ahould decline ta act unless hla manager is able to convince him that neither play nor playhouse la la any way SHORTHAND IN 30 DAYS SYLLABIC SHORTHAND ONLY NINE CHARACTERS AND THREE RULES; NO SHADED CHARACTERS; NO "POSITION; MOST LEGISLE SYSTEM; GREAT SPEED. Tnught by Mail in 30 Days Guaranteed rrwaUawt Jha T. t aok. Xarthara I mail State !. m S-1 1. U . klb. aay: Tk neaha that yea at able ta eacanj wR ta Syllable Srataaj of saanhaa a.- arr aararlala I aiu a practical Itliaa-ailaft m4 tur aomi f laatruetioa uaa utw mj alini xum I aupsaaM tkat mnl Math. r t a atixtast ar t.lr tarllur la 0E0. ark. 1 aw kraw that a llat as .!. K mm miu aaowM.. at rtn- a acqulr. Imm akllu, i. Ilk. arai&arr aietatli wltnta a prrio4 at thirty Oar. " a truly. JOHN W. ixjoK. .... Wahaatoa. K. D . Jaa. IX. tajl It aiv a slaaaar ta nxaaai Syllabic Skankaa. 1 aa noaatly osui-ra th . " - mam jam raju "I MB wall ta Brllabtc yeu ta a aburt ttm. wrt th eeufa. I haaa la aay aa wtakas laaa akanau Ita atsu .1. Ut ataaaa ft aaaua.. auatar N tara(bjy Ita sraat ayn at ae ta na aaaat .My I. aaraala Taaw traiy. iSUta4l kor i.il rmw W Teach bortkao4l ta Other ataaaata caa atan at aay Ua HaaSrao at ataaart haa waam aur v a laaa taaa thirty ay hnu tar full ln'mailiaa CHICAGO CORRKSPONDENCE SCHOOLS, 12-U PoatUc Bartldlag, Chicago, ItL ccntamica-ed by the iT"ccce of the "truat." To be sure, the chances of the actcr, unJer theae cor.dltloca. for being paid In stage money and subsisting on "property" tood, would be excellent, but art would gain immensely. A national theater will not bring the relief sought for by the Post man. for It will be dominated by poll; lea. even aa the atage la loay dominated by ' commercial-lino.'- What is needed la tbe fierce com petition of Independent theaters, filled with stock companlea. in which actors can be made, and here the genlua of th playwright will receive due and proper recognition. In thla he finda tbe aweets of the uses of adversity, for out of the wreck and crash of the terrible theatrical trust will come the revivification of the stock company. Actors may not eat as often as th-y do. and newspapers will not be paid auch large sum In money for ad vertising but Art will flourish, and art's the thing. Hear hint: Without stork comtenle there will be no aurply 01 pood actor and without them there can be no theatrical resurrect I m. There must be a reversion to first prin ciple and It may be nearer than superficial onsener i:pert. Our present manager, by their short-sighted policy, are kiill.ig the gon- that ha laid their golden cgaa. nev have filled thetr theaters and are building more, but they have atopped tbe production of actors and made play-writing either discreditable or hopeless. B-oner or later a financial crash is Inevitable and when It come there will be a period ot terrible trial tor the profession. But that e wnat t needed. Nothing else will com pel a revival of Individual enterprise. To day the whole army of mummers are the placid slave of a solvent oligarchy. Left tr their own resources, they must combine or starve. But with the dissolution of the trusts will come again the day of the really Independent theater. With the Independ ent theater will come the honest and hon orable competition. In the face of that adversity which, throughout hirtory. ha been the rough but kindly foster-mother of art; and thus, and not otherwise, will the dramatist and the acror reJme their Shkeieren function a the abstract and brief chronicles of the time. Borne consolation for the "trust" may be found In the admlaslon by Mr. Hilary Bell In hla last Sunday letter that the people of New Tork pay little If any attention to the dramatic critics of Gotham, but keep right on going to tbe plays Just the same. Mr. Bell. In the same letter, re ferring to the critic of tbe Post, says his chief chrscrltlc is that he takes him self seriously and has not tba ability to discriminate, but Insists on treating Shake speare and Hoyt from the same stand point. I Still further consolation ia found In the j fact that at least two of Clyde Fitch lateat plays have proved fallurea. "The Bird In tbe Cage" was put on with the i best obtainable company, but the people I would not have It. And now Amelia Bing ihatn finda that "The Friaky Mra. Johaaon" doesn't frisk worth a cent. Neither preaa j nor public will have tbe play. By tbe way. I Miss Bingham is not only ber own manager ! -.i---- Kit own nr.il arent. and aspires to be her own dramatic critic. She called all tbe young mra of the New Tork papera Into her dressing room on Tueaday after the firat presentation of "The Friaky Jra. Johnaon" and read them a lecture on tbe unklndneaa of their re marks concerning the play. One paper had gone ao far as to aay that Mrs. Johnson wasn't frisky at all. and thereupon pre cipitated a dtapute as to the definition of the word frisky. Tbe Tribune, with Ita customary exactitude, prints the definition of the word as given In tbe Century dic tionary, and Insists that Miss Bingham doesn't come within forty rows of apple trees of realising the meaning of tbe word. For once the papera are unanimous, and their verdict la that tbe play won't do. The public seems Inclined to accept the decision of tbe preaa. and, despite the fact that Miss Bingham aaaurea the world that It la "tbe best comedy I have ever acted in," tbe aeata at the Prtnceaa are empty. "The Bird In the Cage" fell fiat for the very good reason that It waa the cheapest sort of melodrama, with little or nothing to relieve ita deadly dullness. It had one or two impoaaible character, and these were ao constructed that even the clever actors who were east for the part were unable to give tbem life. The New Tork Sun advlsea Mr. Fitch to "rest and reform." By all means let him rest; reform la a secondary consideration. Cavaatwar Eveata. "Barbara Frielchis" will be teea for stx performances, starting thla afternoon, at th Boyd. Mary Elisabeth Forbes will be seen In Julia Marlowe's old part of Bar bara. Mlaa Forbes is a nelc of James O'Neill, the actor and manager of atock companlea. and la aald to be a coming big one. At Kanaaa City, where the company played for a week, the papera spoke very highly of Miss Forbes' work and ber pro duction, which Is tba identical on Julia Marlowe used for two seasons, and la very costly. Tba place la la four acta. The first shows street seen la Frederick, Md., the aecond is In a clergyman's houaa, where Barbara is about ta be married to ber northern lover, but th ceremony is atop ped by an unexpected ratn ot muasetry on tbe bouse; tbe third snows a scene In Barbara'a bouae between her aad aa un usually Jealoua southern admirer, snd tbe fourth sbow-s the- return of th victorious rebel forces marching Into Frodericktown. It la la thia act that th flag incident oc cur. Barbara snatching ths colors from th body of ber dead lover and flaunting tbem In the faces of the men la gray. The company aupportlng Mlaa Forbes la aald to be above the average. Rose Cog h Ian will make ber annual vlait to Omaha Thursday night for but a single performance of "The Second Mr. Tan queray." one ot tbe maaterplece of Arthur Wing Ptnt-ro. It la claimed that the role fits Mlaa Coghlan better than any ahe haa ever bad. 'The Second Mr. Tanqueray" haa been eaaayed by four of the world's recognised great artlat. Eleanors Duae any paraon af tnaBM l.taiHaaac J TMralnUy. (S.(toi (OK VI WiXH-iET. ruataa. Ian. J.s u :at laat eoaialeia 1 woa.a Wrtllr raccaa. On-5fattk of tbs Tlcn Require by School. Mrs. Kendall. Olga Xethernol and Mrs Patrick Campbell, tbe latter still having the piece oa her repertoire. A heavy pro duction ia neeery to tbe presentation cf tbe play and a large and well balanced company Is also easentlal. It also calls for very elaborate cottumlng. all of which Is promised by Mis Cot Man Some of the mell known people in Mlaa Cogblan's sup port are: Franklin Ritchie. David Elmer. Coyley Drumml. Agnes Colton. Nell Mc Ewen and Adelaide Eaton Colton. Effie Ellsler Is to be aeea at the Boyd for three perforir.an-es. atarttng Friday Bight, In "When Knighthood Was In Flower." The .reduction Is tbe one in which Julia Mar lowe starred for two seasons. It originally ccst 135,000. Mias Ellsler Is managed this season by Frsnk Ilaley. the operatic Im presario, which In t'.ae'f ia an evidence of tbe artlrtlc worth of the offering. As Mary Tudor, tlster of Henry VIII. Miss E'lsler has a part quite the reverse of aw -etly de mure Glory Quayle. As Mary Tudor she Is headstrong, vixenish and rebelllou. The atcry of the play folios closely the text of tbe novel. In brief, the Princess Mary la In love with Charles Brandon, one of the countryside squires, and determines to marry him despite her brother'e objec tion. Her brother Intends her for the con sort of King Lou la of France. She elopes with Brandon, but Is caught and marries King Louis to save her liver from execu tion. On the demise of Louts later ahe marries Brandon with her fimlly's sanc tion. The play Is In five acts. Tbe produc tion Is one of the. most massive eeen here In a long time. Fifty people are required. Tbe bill at the Orpheum for the week commencing this afternoon promises to continue the run of pleaaure that has ob tained at tbe cozy vaudeville bouse this cfcn. The mysterious "Girl With the Auburn Hair" returns for the third en gagement with the real Iden .lty Just about as obscure as ever to the average patron. Since last aeen here the act has played a successful engagement in Europe and re turns with some change In the music, pipe added to the giant organ and some enhance ment from other little details to add to the attractiveness of her act. It has been four years since the Ellmore slaters appeared here, but so unique waa their fun-making that they will easily be recalled under pleasing circumstances. They will present their new sketch entitled, "The Adventures of Bridget McGuire." Comic Juggling will be the specialty of Deranda and Breen, who In particular are expert with Indian clubs. The Scott brothers come with at least the brand of newness, for they and the others described have not been aeen here. Acro batics aod equilibrium constitutes their "stunt." Green and Werner, the former a man, tbe other a woman, do coon singing in black face makeup. "Under the Bamboo Tree" and others are aald to be rendered very catchlly by tbem. The Britons rely on comedy, their guise also being in black face. Entirely new moving views will be projected by the kinodrome. f.OBKia, aif llagelaad, Mlttenthal brother have ued Pictro Ma cagnl for JKO.ono damages, alleged to have resulted from the failure of hi tour Grace Cameron I singing In the company supporting Marie t'ahill in "Nancy Brown, Which had ita premier on Monday night. Herbert Kelcey emphatically denies that any differences exist between himself and Effle Shannon or that they conemplat; separating at the end of the season. William and Walker opened In New Tork again laat Monday night, giving the denlxene of Broaoway '-ln 1'ahomey" with the same songa and business seen In Omaha. Dick Ferrla. not content with getting a thruat in the mou't from a sword in the hand of an awkward auper. haa secured two live lions to use in connection with a play he has on st Minneapolis. Dick isn't at all alow aa an advertiser. K. H. Sothem i to work with Justin Huntley McCarthy In the preparation of a new lite of Krancole Villon. Mr. 8-thern contends there were two lllons. Quitlaume and rTancoia, and that the latter got the odium of hla brother a misdeeds. "Corlanton" came to grief not far fram home again. It was at Butt. Mont., where the breaker began to daah over the affair. At the suit of an me eastern Job printer, the herirr took charge of the box office and effect1 of the company. Succor waa sent from Salt Lke City aa usual. The first benefit for the aanatarium for actora in Colorado haa been given. The Nelll stork comQany. at Loa Angeles, re mil to Mr. Robert Bell of Denver Mil aa the proceed of the matinee performance given for the enterprise. Mr. Bell expect to go east shortly in the interest of hi idea. Frank M. Richardson, well known to many of the dramatic profession as dramatic editor of The Bee for several years prior to 189ii. died very suddenly at hi home in Wyoming, 111., on Friday. Mr. Richardson will be recalled aa a very grace ful snd entertaining writer and a most kindly critic. Mr. E. L. Stair took hla first opportunity to deny the pipe dream sent out from Kanaaa City to the effect (hat the Stair A Havlln circuit has been augmented to com pete with the high price "syndicate'' houses. He says they have merely strengthened their circuit for the benefit of the popular price companies. The Gertrude Berkeley Players. In Kan sas City, the stork, company organised te succeed tbe Woodward A Burgea atork company, has run into trouble. Mies Berkeley and her husband are no longer connected with the company and several of the people they had employed have been dleraissed by th new management. The crop of American plays is not to languish Just because Charles Frohman haa gone to Europe looking for material He announced before sailing that he hud contracted for piaya from Auguatua Tnomaa Clyde Fitch. Richard Harding Davis. Mrs' Burnett, Edward E. Huae and Franklvn Fylea. William Gillette will also devote some time to a new play for Mr. Frohman Blanche Walsh To a "made good" on Broadway. Her acting In the part of Meaiova in "Resurrection" Is generally praised by the New York critics, who very generoualy p-ilnt out the minor fault of the part, chiefly that to which w of the west are accustomed, her Inclination to overact at time. Jeph Haworth divldei honors with Mlaa Walah. In general th piece la aisled without mercy, a fart which waa eaelly discounted. It seetna certain of a run ijr the ret of the Broadway aeaaun. Rudolph Aronaon, who waa In Omaha on Friday and Saturday in the interest of Korian the viollnlat, 1 the originator of th roof garden. He opened the fir t about fittot-n year ago in New York, the Caaino, and thought ao well of hi plan that he considered the feasibility of taking out a patent on It. He went o far to have the matter looked up at the patent office and then dropped it. If he had persisted he would not now ned to run about the country promoting the welfare of mu.'l-.-lan. Henry Miller, who Is presenting the Rlch srd Harding Davis play "The Taming of Hek-n. haa Joined the rank of inventora In one part cf the piay it is necessary to have thv simulation of- applause by an audience. Hitherto thia has been furnished by thirty super, but the result haa not tx-en satisfactory, t.o Mr. Miller has de vised s machine that put the wooden handed brigade i.ut of commission, it ta oi rated by mrana of keya. and produce th effect of appiause. even tbe variations from .he heavy rxph.sive clap of the hard handed usher to the dalntv. delicate pat of the gloved hands of the bflle. Mr- Miller ha applied for letters patent on hi ma chine. LEAVES A PECULIAR WILL Mower fr CsllrsTe la Kwt jo Be Twwrhed I atll (ho Year Two Tkaa. ST. LOUIS. Feb. XL Th will of Prof. Sylvester Waierhou, a prominent educator of Bt. Louis, who died February 11. Wit. baa Just bees mad public. He left l.tM. divided at folios : Washington vnivsrsity. .21.000; Miourt Historical society. 15.000; Philip Exeter academy. $!.: Harvard university, IS.000; Dartaksutti college. IS.ftOO. The doaatlon of la.soO to Washington paivsrsity cannot, aocordlsg t ta eoa ditiona of the will, be touched astU ths year 20ft. she a it ia hoped the fuad will hat larresaed Is tl.t00.0ut by tvsoa of sccusaulaied tatsreat. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS The series of verses which this column has presented for the last few weeks, has crested such consternation that tbe writer ot this column has frit It a bounden duty to continue to reproduce the translations of well known poems, so the following Is the latest addition to tbe list and will be known as "Poems one ought to forget No. S." This Is a translation, very frequently song, of a famous old song by Hans ! Schmidt, entitled "Rapphlsch Ode." Th j music is by Johannes Brahms, and the English version Is by Nathan Haskell Dole, copyrighted and published by the firm of G. Schlrmer, New Tork. Here If tbe poem as It Is translated you can see for yourself: t. ei cull d at riant. By the darksome waystrle. Breath d me sweeter balm Then they e'er bv dav ighed; Tet those branches tirr d with their dew laden flower. Wet me with showers! Fragrant Visse ne'er Have my heart o ravisht! lAk those which thy roee- lip by night have lavlsht; Tet In spirit stlrr d Thou, like yonder bower. Wept eat dewy ahowersl The Bee, which Is nothing If not enter prising, offers to the person guessing tbe above conundrum, a prise of great value, to-wit: A trip to Europe for tbe musical critic of The Bee. and the on nrst guess ing the answer, the latter person to pay all the expenses of the trip. I have Just com from Kounlxe Memo rial church, where I was privileged to hear the rehearsal of the choruses for tb Franklin school muscicale given last night. The singing wss done by the seventh and eighth grades, snd was under the clever guidance of M!s Fannie Arnold, empress of tbe baton. Miss Arnold has splendid Ideas which she rsrris out with ease and style, and what shall be said of the teach ers of the Franklin school who, day after day. keep up the work and teach the young people how to sing. How many times does the teacher smile and say an ad monitory word about sitting up straight, or opening the mouth or holding up the head, and she says it with such a hopeful manner that if you didn't know you would think thst it was the first time she had ever been obliged to do so. Patience, per severance, pluck, sympathy, kindness, all show their results in tbe singing of the children, snd as these are more particu larly the qualities of young women, young women make good school teachers. These youngsters yesterday, with their pretty plain dresses, the simple scarf of early colonial days, crossed over the breast, the happy young facea. the fresh beautiful volcea, gave one a chance to look upward and think , God's in Hi Heaven. All right with the world." As I left tbe church with its dim. reli gious light, snd the sounds of those dear young people's voices. I was filled with a sense of gratitude that there was a "world beautiful" if one looked for If. that music and sunshine, and happiness and children's hearts came to earth as God's best gifts, and tbat. incidentally God was not always busy in a theological seminary. Hooray At last there has been discov ered a printer who uses the "umlaut" (Is that the way you spell itT) and the French accents, and ao forth, and I am rejoiced. In Omaha one can have a program printed properly, as wss proven to me by a recent program, banded to me by Mrs. Whltmore, which contained Intelligence of certain musical events which transpired at tbe resi dence of Mra. Peek oa the day ot February t. 1903. Every composer bad his asms fn full on tbe program and each accent was in Its proper place. I am not sure now, at the time of writing, who the printer ia. but all the Information necessary will be furnished later. Suffice It to ssy tbat in future there will be no excuse for having names incor rectly printed. Incidentally tbat program must bave been a very Interesting on for those who were fortunate to bear it. It was given up to tbe music of women composers and Included such names as Mrs. Beach, Rive-King, Grondahl, Augusta Holmes, Frances Allit sen. Kate Vsnnsh snd Rosalie Whltmore. So Mrs. Whltmore has been hiding her light, it seems. Oh. what a bright musical firma ment we could have right here if everyone would let his light, ber light be It rush, candle, lamp or star shine forth regardless of what others might say or think or feel. I have been told by people who were there that Mrs. Whltmore's songs were distinctly good and a cordially accepted feature of the program. Ab interesting program now from aay the Woman's club musical - department given over to songs and choruses and composi tions instrumental of Omaha compoaers would be moat welcome. This is not offered as a substitution for tbe very excellent pro grama relng given under tbe guidance ot Mias Psulaen aad Mrs. Sheeti. but as an "extra." The musical critic of Tbe Bee cannot an swer personally aay Inquiries about musical matters, but will be glad to furnish any In formation In bis power through the music column. The reason is obvious. The musi cal critic of The Bee has no secretary, neither does be run a stamp window, and if be answered tbe doiens ot letters addressed te him at The Bee office be would be bank rupt in time and postage money. Will, the kind and Indulgent reader then please observe tbe following rules: . If you do not know what kind of s tie Gabrilowltsch wear, write to the musical critic. I. Never by any chance put In a postage stamp. The Bee mskes It own stamp, or ought to. S. If you do rot get an answer by return mall or telegraph, "stop the paper." 4. If the ancwer you get ia not In har mony with yojr Ideaa on the aubject, aend it back by expreas. collect. a. lo not confine your questions to infor mation about club or departments. Ask the musical critic to buy music for your lnapertion. and get you "pretty things that do not run tco high or too low. too eoft or too loud." Ask him to buy aome music w hlrh would be "rice for commencement exer cise, something In the key of one-sharp, or one-flat, but rot more than two-flat keys, something pretty snd cot too claasical." These request are. of course. Just what the musical critic is looking for. H likes them. a. Ak the critic whether your voice 1 wonhaSJltlvatlng. Do not bother to let him bear the voice, he can tell by your hand writing. ". Send ticket for entertainment, with the statement that your father or brother or eon s wife second huaband "haa alwaya been a republican and haa taken Tbe bee." and that therefore The Bee ahould now even up a lit tie by purchasing a ticket for the concert whose proceed ar to be de voted to mending the pedal of the reed organ at the church. Has any local impreaario arranged for a concert by Ulliac Blsurelt, if so, will be pleas answer this query la time for next Sunday's column? I have been ssked this question by s prominent out-of-towa musical club, which ia anxious to arrange tor a data If possible. I beard aome talk of a Blauvelt recital early la tbe season, but aav heard nothing since. Helen Buck ley will be, available, ia all probability, about Feb. 2 or March 1. Jenny Osborne and Holmes Cooper about March 30 or thereabouts. For th Information of those who writ ts Omaha tor new about mueiral produc tion I would aay that ths quickest way to aerertala positive and reliable details would b la writ to Manager. Boyd s theater. I and Mr. Charles Stephen, concert man ! ager, Wlthoell blork. The "program" dy at tbe Woman club, given by the musical department, are becoming, or rather, liave become occa sions of much lnterct. It 1 a tribute to the energy and general good taste of the leaders Those who did the deeds of valor at the last program morning were Mlse Helen Mackin, Ethel Baliman. Beulah Itavls. Alma Buck. Mr. Torter Gsr ratt. and Mrs. Fearl Welshans. Mrs. Phceti snd Miss Daisy Hlgrins sang. THOMAS J. KELLT. ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM Thursday evening, Veeta chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, will celebrate a cere mony unique In the order tbat of the "Vocal Star." This ceremony is one which requires considerable musical and dramatic ability and for that reason 1 seldom ren dered by the chapters, this beinr the first time It will be presented In the state. Th ceremony includes much of the se cret work of the order usually given dur ing initiations, and k said to be one of tbe most beautiful ot the symiollcsl ob servances for which Freemasonry and Its allied bodies are famous All members of the order sre cordially Invited to be present at the cfremony nd It Is expected that there will be a larger number of people present than have ever attended a meeting of a chapter of the oMer in the city. Nebraska lodge. Knight Templar. hs completed arrangement for the relebratlon f the anniversary of the foundation of the order, to be observed Monday evening, at which time the lodge expect to entertain the member of all of the other lodges of the cits in sddition to the.r own. Judge Slabaugh will deliver th principal ad dress, ani the proeram wii' lncfude both vocal and Instrumental mus:c, while dan cing will close the evening's ntertainment. By request Nebraska loiige. Knights of Pythias, worked tne third rank upon a candidate from Jan Hus lodge last week. Triangle lodge will work in the third rank this week mith to candidates. Clan Gordon No. X, Order of Scottish Clans, held regular meetinR Tuesday night In the Continental block, with a good turn out. Among tnosc present was inapiam John Trench, who bad been sick so long with serious illncsa. Two new names were handed in from people who wanted the honor of membership. After business Chap lain Trench made an address and thanked the members for their kindness, but tbe chief Informed him that no thanks were necessary as the clan only did its duty. P. L. Forgan gave an account of a recent game of curling in which tbe opposing AMISEMEST9. BOYD'S Woodward & Burgess, JUna?er. For Six Performafices. SUrtinr This Afternoon. Chas. Astor Parker Presents Clyde Fitch's Unparalleled Dramatic Triumph. Barbara "A play that goes straight to the heart," New Tork Herald. Introducing MISS MARY ELIZABETH FORBES America's most beautiful actress. "The greatest play I have ever seen." Brig. Gen. W. R. Bhafter. Prices-rutinee, 25c, 50c: Night, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1. THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY. Jules riurray presents ROSE COGHLAN The Second Mrs. Tanqueray By A. W. Pinero. author of "IR1B." A Great Actress A Great Ploy. Pric-25c, 50c, 75c; $1.00, $1.50. FRIDAY, SATURDAY Matinee Saturday. FRANK PERLEY presents EFFIE ELLSLER In Paul Hester's Dramatisation of Chas. Major's Romance of Chivalry at Sixteenth Century, England. When Knighthood Was in Flower A $30,000 Production. Prices-Matinee, 25c to $1.00. Tuesday. Your Last Chance to get a ticket for the Annual Entertainment and Masquerade Ball To be given MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (tonurroir night), br tba On AH A LODQE OF ELKS at the Ak-Sar-Btn Den. Tickets to daDoing floor, (1.50 Ticket) to spectator gallery, 11.00. No one permitted on the dancing floor without an Invitation. Spectators' ticket may b had at Beaton McGinn's and Meyr A Dillon's drug stores. Wagner Recitals MRS. WILLIAM SPEiiCEn CROSBY at the First Congregational Church Monfar and Tuesday Etenings, Feb. 23d and 24ib at 8 O'clock Single Ticket. 75c. Cours Tickets. I1.0A. Piano Tuner ani Repairer ED EVANS, Te:. f.2566. T sides did wondrous deeds of good play. John MrBeth was also present and played th pipes to tbe enjoyment of all. R. O. Wat son sang a newly Imported song and had j to respond to an encore. Tbe royal dep i uty gave a very carefully prepared ad I dress of welcome to Clansman Trench ' upon hi recovery and being back agala I among the member, shlrh was well re I celved. Lindsay sang a ditty by tbe im mortal bard and Auld Lang Byn closed tb meeting. Thursday evening last witnessed another rousing meeting In Omaha Tent TS of tbe ! Knights of the Maccabees. A full number ' of members were present and four can didates were Initiated Into membership. tbe smallest number Initiated at any I meeting during the last two month. Tbe ' auditing committee gsve Its annual dem onstration that this tent Is In better con dition than any tent In the weat. The i committee on entertainment reported tbat i preparatlona were in progress for an en i tertalnment to be given on April IS. and . promises tbat the same will be one of the most novel and unique occurrences in the ; history of the tent. Sir Knight Dr. R. W. Carter of Denver, tbe deputy supreme rommsnder of the world, and tbe surgeon i general of tb uniform rank, was prent at tbe meeting and under good of th order gave a very pleating and entertaining address, which was highly appreclatsd by i all tb members. i Tbe members of Bond Brisr castle 301 1 of the Royal Highlanders entertained their friends with dancing and cards la i their rastl hall In Continental block Pri 1 day evening. February 13. About fifty , couples were present. j Mecca court. Tribe of Ben Hut, enter 1 tained Its friends at Its regular monthly I social meeting Friday night. Omaha lodge of ths Bankers' Cnlon gave a very pleasant basket social with constd- : ersble financial results Monday evening. Gate City lodge. Sons and Daughters of I Protection, held a masque ball Saturday, I February 14, which wa attended by about j 300 people. The prlie for costumes were ''' won by Mr. Keedy and Miss Eva Trutn 1 ble. first: A. Larson and Mist Julia Kelly. j second; Leo Klncannon and Mia Schultt J third. mmmm "mmmmmmmmm " j HUMBERTS WIN A VICTORY Banker Vbo Swes Then for TUfcel Lose Case anal Has to Par Costs. PARIS, Feb. 21. The ninth correctional chamber pronounced Judgment today in ths i libel suit brought by M. Cattul, a banker j against the Humberts. qultttng tb lattar and mulcting Cattul in cota. THEATRE Frietchie 50- People in Cast 50. Mr tit, 25c to $1 50. Seats on sale HOTELS. ' THE OXLY OXK The Hotel Dellone "Abtolvielv Ft reyroof 14th aad Capitol Ava. H. P. CaJ. a. W. Ja t - Katas: gi to W par Say. nan elaaa. IIM tat want svaaai aaata. Oar swaaa) aa aav SCIILIOLLER & MUELLER'S jnteresting Announcem'nt There are FIVE piano left of those tourteen Instrument shipped o-rlng the recent cold snip. Roinember the piano are all from the old re nowned EMERSON factory and rep resent the very highest type of American piano construction. The only defect Is :h vrnlh checking, caused by the extreme cold srestber, and is a defect to tbe eye only. By reason of conceslon In t rli-e granted by the factory, we thai! does these piano out at greatly reduced prices. Then Again There are everal one bargains left from the four carloads cf wrek piano bought recently by our Mr. Brhmoller while in the eaet. The piano, a regard the In terior, are a perfect as ever, tbe oaly thing in any way wrong Is vis able to the eye. In om instance the rase may be marred considerable, while other are perfect. An additional cut will be made on the balance to cloe these out at onre. Musical Exacting Ones will find on our floor the greatest variety of artistic high grade pianos to be found In the west. uch cele brated makes as Stclnway & Sons. Vose a Sons. Bteger Pons. Hsrd man. Smereon, A. B. Chase, Geo. Sterk. Mason A Hamlin and over twenty other well known make. SCIILIOLLER Si MUELLER Manufacturer. Tffholesale and Ra tal! Dealers, 1313 Famara Street, Omaha 502 Broadwaj, Council Eiuffs AVrgEME.fTa. Week Commencing Sun Mat Feb 22 Today 2:15. Tonight 8:15. g Vaudeville Girl With the Auburn Hair Elinore Sisters Presenting "Th Adventure of Bridget MeGulrs." Derenda and Breen New Creations la Oatnle Juggling. Scott Brothers Marvelous Acrooatle Eqailbrlata. Green and Werner Coon Singers. TheBrittons Novlty Artist. Kinodrome New Moving View. Prices 10c, 25c, 50c FIRST C0N6RE6ATIPNAL CHURCH FrF la, rsts. VttW. UISS ELLEN (J. STOKE THE AMERICAN MlfiSIONART Will glv a graphic recltsJ of bar experi ence while In captivity by Macedonian Brlganda. Tickets SO Coats. Under th management of Major 1. B. Jroad Mr. Kelly .... TEACHER OF Singing, Tone Production Interpretation Daridg Block. 18th and Farnam WESTERN BOWLING ALLEYS. "Everything aew aad up-t o-dat. Special attsatloa ta private parties. BENOELE OIBBS. Props.. Tsl. UUi U10 Howard. OMAHA. ROAST TURKEY With Oyster Dressing. TODAT AT THE CALUMET COFFEE HOUSE LADIES' CAFE. 1411 DOUGLAS STREET. OMAHA S LfLDLNO B.ESTALRANT. ri a a. a.. u Tsleplaosts) lUt.