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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1903)
THE OMAHA IAI1,V HEEj SUNDAY. MAltCII 1, mon. in ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES In one way at losxt last week m notable for Ita thesirlcsl events In Omaha. It pre sented ua the extremes, and. ahall we ssy, the Interesting middle point of woman's career on the stage? First In order tame Mlaa Fcrbes, who may easily represent adolescence, and thrn Mlaa Coghlan. of whom It would not be unkind to say that ahe well represents maturity; and Mlsa Ellsler. who aee ma to hare stopped the flight of time Just on the sunny aide of a youth that was ripening. In Miss Forbes we. have the premise; in Mlsa Copthlan we are reminded of what once waa, and In Mlsa Ellsler we aeem to have past, pres ent and a hope at least for the future. Mlaa Forbes gives Indications of ability, but she licks In experience; time will cure both that and her youth. In Miss Coghlan we find little but the name to remind us of the merry Frg WofTlngton with whom we Jaughed and cried: of the jaunty Jocelyn. -i doaned man's attire to avenge a brother, and who preserved ner honor and won her lover In the moat approved of ro mantic fashion. One can hardly look at her Mra. Tanqueray and remember that he once laughed with her through "A Scrap of Faper." But we did. Effle Ellsler cheer fully admlta "The Banker's Daughter," and all the long line of heroines that have fol lowed her, but she doesn't admit, publicly t least, that she Is any older now than ahe waa then. And why should ahe? A woman la aald to be aa old aa she looks, and Miss Ellrler retalna the faculty of looking as well aa acting young. And thus the week gave ua the youth, the old age and the long, broad stretch of life that lies be tween the two for a woman on the stage. pute him, that Tclslol Is not for the pub I'c but lor Ihe frw, ami Is Inrlinrd to lis', some of the others In the Tolstoi class. Even this littl" ti i.f progress will be welcomed by those who hive been contend ing for a higher stsnJard of 1ecene for the drama. Mr. Winter sums up, at the conclusion cf.bls discussion. In the follow. Ing language, which will cheerfully be en. doraed by atyciie who has the good of the theater at heart: There are persona who appear to like this sort of atuff and to nnd entertainment in It. The pnlineopher Lorke noticed that "the world hail pop,e of all sorts." Voices, In deed, are not lnfr-qu. ntly audible In de fence of plays on the pig-sty and the cess pool, and It la seriously urged that the odoriferous concoctions such as "tlhosts" and "Iris'' ousht to be applauded bvcauMC they are "vlrllt" and bocauKe they "teach a good moral." Merely for the purpose of teaching good morals no mannner now In eiRht would produce anything; nor, Indeed, should any manngtr be exepecteu to act from this motive for the obvious reason that dramatic art Is not. and nfver should be, didactic: that it Is not the province of the atage to teach ethical "lessons," and that there is no profit In catechisms. Hut, aside from these considerations. It seems a strange mental obliquity that cannot see the difference between beauty presented to ennoble and deformity presented to dibaee. A play that asserta a good morel may, nevertheless diffuse an exceeedlngly bad Influence. The flower that blooms In a marsh may well enough be left to "wsste Its sweetness," If you must wallow in a bog to obtain it. The stage Influence that benefit the public Is that which Is diffused from a display r.ot of the ugliness of vice, but of the loveliness of virtue and In that fundamental truth la the whole philosophy of art, whether In the theater or out of it. Aa well were we given tome chance to judge of the merits of some popular writ era. In other tlmea The Bee has pre sented Its opinion of Clyde Fitch and his plays. "Barbara Frletchle" offers no new or even any reason for altering the Judg ment expressed. Fitch doesn't pretend to depth. He poatestes some Inventive faculty, and unlimited assurance, snd his erections re, essentially his own. Barbara Frletchle Is unlike any other girl. In or out of fiction. nd there Is much reason for feeling thankful for this fact. Mr. Plnero la worthy much mors serious consideration, for he approaches the problem with which he deals in spirit of philosophical contemplation, and undertakes the elucidation of at least one phase of the everlasting problem. In Mrs. Tanqueray, aa In other Instances, ho finds himself confronted by the barrier erected when society first took on concrete form, and over which any woman may climb going, but never returning. Mr. rinero handles the topic with admirable kilt, and aucceeda In arousing much sym pathy for the woman, but he doesn't suc ceed In locating even a cranny In the wall wherein ahe may bide, much less a way by which ahe may mount It. For the benefit of those who were at the theater on Thurs day evening. It may be said that the real Plnero play la not the eomber-hued thing they saw. Capably Interpreted, It has some light and much color In It. If there were any way out, Arthur Wing Plnero would have found It for Paula Ray Tanqueray. But there's no way. In the Majors heroine we have an en tirely different sort of woman. 8he has II the youthful bloom of Barbara and ahe knowa the consuming passion of Paula; she has aome of the weaknesses of each and more strength than both. And altogether ahe la much the moat satisfying of the three. If her manner seemed Imperious and her way willful, remember that ahe waa daughter of one king and alater of another, and that at a time when king of England really counted for something more than one In the census. If her manners were not the moat polished. It should be recalled that ahe was lady of the sixteenth, not the twentieth, century: and If her language hocked at times, particularly the readiness with which she dealt with words that are generally represented In print by dashes, remember that It wasn't great while be fore In that same Merry England that Sir Harry Percy, called Hotspur, had begged Ms wife, Kate, "to awear me goad round mouth-filling oath; none of your ladyllko tnlnclngs, such as" several objurgatory expletives that sound real naughty when ( used nowadays, any one of which would l serve to not only flu lady's mouth, but would well nigh choke her. One Httls episode In the book and play may be lookod upon aa hardly having been carried out In true sixteenth century style. It is quite likely that Henry, when be visited his sister' bedchamber to fetch her to the banquet, would have been acarcely less considerate of her personal feelings than was King Ahasueraa of Babylon, when be sent rord for Queen Vaahtl to attend the banquet given the Babylonian nobles. This eplsodo led to divorce in the Ahasueras family. Details may be had by reading the first chapter of the book of Esther. In any event, the bedchamber Incident In the life nd works of Mary Tudor waa conceived in spirit well In accord with the manners of the day, and that It waa not carried out to Ita logical conclusion may be set down a due to the author's reapect for the somewhat different notions of delicacy en tertained by people of our own times. Mary Tudor'a triumph over Louis of France and the cynical satisfaction with which Henry cf England received the announcement that he was married to Brandon with her hair hanging down her back throws some light on the thought of the times, which was In thla regard quite aa rugged aa any of the present day. Finally the New York critlca have reached n agreement on ono point. They have 11 decided that the presentation of plays such aa "Resurrection" do no good. As yet they are divided to a great extent a to Juat what plays should be put Into this class, but they unanimously place the Tolstoi affair at the head of the list. Mr. Winter Insirts that "Irla," "Ghosts" and the whole list of plays that deal with the sex question from the underside belong in the category; Mr. Corbln is not ready to agree with Mr. Winter as to the classifica tion, and Mr. Hunncker atill Inslata that some good may be brcught out of the dubious plays If only the right kind of ! people present them to the rij.ht kind of! udiences. He argues, and few will dis cerning Erests, Melodrama, with lots of strenuous action nd heroics, will be seen at the Boyd this afternoon and tonight In "A Ragged Hero," play that la no stranger to Omaha. "A Ragged Hero" tells of the effort of tramp to run to earth murderer who after com mitting his crime fastens It onto his brother, somnambulist. Everything ends hsr-pHy for all except the vllllan. A daring rescue from burning building by means of child's swing which la "worked up" to the window and race between the heroine on bobsled and locomotive are two of the thrilling scenes. Hal Brown will enact th'e role of the heroic tramp. are rommorly referred a a m:trr of fact ti as t hre the trust " j will be requested to present tnlj work be- have ? millions inviite" ! tor' ,h' '" of the grand chapter "Lovers' Lane," with Its wealth of rural scenes and country characters, will be the attraction at the Boyd Monday and Tuesday nights and at two special matinees to be given each afternoon. The company and scenic equipment, with but slight changes, Is the same as last season. The part of Simplicity Johnson, the orphaned waif, Is this season In the hands of Lillian Slnnott, 14-year-old girl who la said to be equal to anyone yet seen In It. Katherlna Wlllard, one of the most sue cestui of new stars, who waa here early thla season, will be at the Boyd for Ingle engagement Thursday night. The reason for giving Miss Wlllard a return engagement waa due to the great personal success she achieved on her first visit. The company returns with Identically the same personnel aa on Its former visit. Wallace Worsley, the leading man. Is still with the company, despite the rumors to the con trary. "The Power Behind the Throne" tells of the love between Aria, the daughter of the court musician and the son of the ruler of the principality. He la loved by powerful countess, who plots against the life of Aria In order to win him for herself. It la story of court Intrigue and la founded on Schiller's classic of "Love and Intrigue." vt "Her Lord and Master" waa to have been the attraction at the Boyd Friday and Saturday nights, but owing to lllnesa in the company It was forced to cancel ita engagement here. 'The Moonshiner's Daughter," melo-drama depicting life among the Illicit distillers of the blue grass regions of Kentucky, was booked to replace it. Desperate encounters between the revenue officers and the moonshiners, hair raising situations and goose-flesh pro ducing scenes are aald to be numerous throughout the piece. The moonshiner's "little gal." aa the boys call her. always on time with her guns and always capable of standing off dozen deputies, is much In evidence all through the piece. The play for gun plays, sensational murders, etc., is aald to have "Tracy, the Outlaw," "The James Boys" and "Old Sleuth" backed off the boards. among the firms wh in theaters and At tor Jr.ne. who sn nearlv ot hi" life In the fire whli h burned the l'lke i-ri hoiiS'; at Cincinnati, lins In hi experience the b.sl for a rmloclrnma thnt will heat miy of the presn:t ll!t bv several city block. "A I htnese Honeymoon." which has nearly reached the record of an unhroken yours run In New York, will te taken off nt the Casino in the prlnc and shipped direct to 1 hlcngo. where f:ev ar to re main for the summer at the Illinois theater. Annie ltussell s pres. ni t tigitgemetit "t the (iarrli k. New Vork. Is said to be the morn prosperous In the history of thnt theater. In "Mice and Men' Mtss Kusseil has a piece that suits her well, and the public like It as well as the star. Alf C Wheelan. who had the part of Twf edlepunch In Flo; odorn." and who was very popular in Omnha. died In San An tonio, Tex., from consumption on February 1. He had left the company several week before and soukM the 'lexRs town In hope of relief, but the illfease had progressed too far. On Monday Robert McWade will drop out of the cast of "The Karl of Pawtucket" and be supplanted by Charles I la I lock. McWade will not leave Klrke m Shelle's management, but will Immediately begin reharsu!n lor the production of Henry Blossom's "Checkers. The destruction of the famous old 1-yreum theater In Ixndon. which tin ordered by the municipal authorities, has awakened so many memories of that house that Sir Henry Irving has been prevailed upon to write a history of it. The player Is row at work on the book, which will lie published both In this country and Ergland as soon as it Is completed. "Komeo and Juliet" will certainly get a run durlna- the spring season. E. H. 8oth ern adheres to h:s Intention, announced w hen In Omnha, of producing the piece and making a star part out of Komeo. Cecilia Ixiftus will be his Juliet, it Is now an nojnced that Mary Minnerln also intends to give the Ju'let part a trial, and that I-ouls Mann and Clara I.lppmar. will go on the road In the Shakespearean love tragedy. Someone said last fall that the time of the musical comedy la nearlv Ht an end. Here is a list of the mjsical comedlee. now piaylng In New York, taken from the ad vertising column of the Sjn of Tuesday morning: Maj.stie. "Wizard of Oz;" Hltou. Nancy Brown;" Criterion. "The Jewel of Asia;' Knickerbocker, "Mr. Hluehcard;" Academy of Music, "Florodora ;" Wntlack's Sultan of Buhi;" Ialy's. "The Billionaire '' Herald Square. "Mr. Pickwick:" Casino. -A I hlnese Honeymoon; ' Broadway. "Sliver Slipper;" CSrand. "Fiddle- Dee-Dee;" New "v. in imnomey. A pretty little romance of the vaudeville stage developed In St Pmil vhon mi.. ette Kokln, the danseuse with the Orpheum road show, was secretly married to Charlej ""'" wno nas a monkey act with thj same company. Oalettl became enamored of the little dancer when she was playing ?,t.Jh Palace In London two year ag. When she came to this country he founi ?w v. ,hat ?ne had engaged with the Orpheum show and immediately opened up negotiations that ended in his act belns signed for the attraction. 8lnce then he has pressed his suit and the couple, after several failures, managed to evade Miss Kokln a mother and were quietly wedded. Sullivan Harris & Wood are booking Jim Bludso for a solid tour through the larger cities of forty weeks, beginning in ?i-p,JmJr' ?nfy "av ,n,v "re Investing tU.m In printing, besides l.-o.uno paid to . . Ha"' for the piece, which does not include Author I. N. Morris' rights. Boloesy Klralfy began last week's re hearsals on a mammoth ballet that Is to be a feature of the Barnum & Bailey circus the com ng season. The circus opens at the Madison Square Garden In the spring. It will be the first appearance In America In several years and will doubtless be the circus event of the approaching tent show season. "I'm surprised at the hit mv feet seem, to have made In 'Mice and Men,' " said Ann e Russell. "I hardly expected they would attract so much attention, or that they would be talked nbout. It was hardly fair to criticise my feet, as aome writers did. for they re the only feet I have, and they, therefore, can t possibly be expected to profit by criticism. Bjt, in justice to them. I should like to say. In confidence, of course that they've been modeled from my girl-friend sculptors, and, If I do say it 7!Leren Pronounced rather artistic. This Is the first time in my stage career that mv feet hav-e pushed themselves Into public notice. It was decidedly embarrassing at the startBand I m glad the first plunge is over. YoB may Imagine how I felt at the murmur they provoked. And when I nerv ZJ wl.BSled. mvw ,oe" and the "udlence bn, ,n.to a, laugh 1 felt almost Irre sistible impulse to scamper off the stage. I want to der.y all use of paint and powder make-up for my feet. Some one has de clared that I tidy my feet. 'Tlsn t so. They re as natural aa the first day I got tnem. which will be held In Lincoln this year. This was the first time that the "Vocal Star" has been presented In Nebraska, but It will probably be repeated frequently In the fu ture, as It prove! so pepular Thuriday nichi. Following are the namei of members who participated in the work and position assumed by each: L. H. Bradley, patron; Mrs Ida F. Brown, matron: Mrs. F. A. Walker, associate matron; Miss Winifred Wallace, secretary; Miss Verna Barden. treasurer: Miss Maud Wallace, conductress; Mrs. Clara Sprlngmeycr. associate con ductress; Mlse Cora Jack, Adah; Mies Mary uruner. rtuin; miss Clara Smith, Esther; Misa Nellie Scbonlau, Martha; Mrs. Vic toria B. Ayer. Electa; Mrs. Llbble Free man, warder; Samuel Watt, sentinel; Miss Minnie Kendrick. chaplain; Mrs. Ann C. Simpson, marshal; Mrs. Fannie Moore, organist. WORSE EVERY DAY only a little backache but That's the trouble you think it gets worse every day. it's An examination of the roster of Free masons of Omaha shows that Judge Gus tavo Anderson Is the only person In the city having membership In every Masonic body or allied organliatlon in the city. Many are members of the blue lodge, the commandcry, the council and the chapter, or of the consistory, the shrine and the Eastern Star, but none except Mr. An derson are members of all. This was revelation to a number of Masons who looked up the record the other day. Next Monday Nebraska lodge, No. 1, will work the rank of page upon five candidates, leaving two for future work. The new roster of membership will be Issued that night. Triangle lodge. No. 54, will work rank of Knight Thursday evening. the C. M. Burgees, state manager of tho Tribe of Ben Hur, will present the state banner to Mecca court Friday night for having secured more new members than any other court In the state. I I j MUHU AWU MUSICIANS TO. . IS -l tft'Syi' 1 t i J.. - 1 jjj .j..v-j-t.--v.l. 1 f H It doesn't do to neglect it; it isn't safe. Back ache is really kidney ache To cure it you must cure the kidneys Help them to do the work na ture intended them to do. If you don't, other kid ney ills will follow Urinary troubles, Diabetes, Bright's Disease v DoaiVs Kidney Pills Help the kidneys to do their work make them strong and active The back is cured because the cause is removed. Hundreds of Omaha people will tell you so They have used Doan's Pills and they know. ere is one instance; Mrs. F. Mach of 1K1 South 15th street, says: "I first felt sharp twinges across the small of my back 1 paid little attention to them, thinking they would pass away In a short time, but Instead 1 grew worse and finally got so bad I could not do my work. My husband bought many 'kinds of medicine for me, but nothing helped me until he procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Kuhn & Co'a drug store, corner 1Mb and Douglas etreets. They benefited me right along, and in a snort time I waa all right. There has been no return of the trouble, and I am glad to let others know what Doan's Kidney lills did for me." Doau's Kidney Pills are for sale at all drugstores-Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. -50c a box. O o ; o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Orpheum bill, opening this week with matinee this afternoon, offers amusement aa widely divergent aa the span of seven acts will permit, with the new comers outnumbering the old favor ites, and promise of that which is out of the ordinary. Fllson and Errol will present "A Daughter of Bacchus," In which the comedy arises from the wife's attempt to cure her husband of hla ebrlosity by feigning Intoxication. This pair haa never been seen at the local vaudeville house. A atock of puns and parodlea will be con tributed by Fields and Ward, talking com edians. Lea FrsssetMs will constitute the musical feature. They are accomplished on number of instruments, Including the harp, rlolin and xylophone. El Zobedle, like the musicians, la from Europe, hla speciality la acrobatics and equillbrlsm. his feats being of the mosl , daring and difficult kind. Collins and Hart do a burlesque heavy weight lifting "atunt" which Is said to be a side-splitting laugh maker. The Tanakas do a very pretty oriental act, embracing juggling, equill brlsm and necromancy, their costumea and paraphernalia being very attractive. New and timely moving acenea will be projected by the klnodrome. Gossip of Mnselawd. Henrietta Crosman received her baptism of fire at the burning of the Pike opera house at Cincinnati on Thursday. Her scenery and costumes were all destroyet the loss amounting to over 30.000. ' Augustus Thomas' new play, a comedy called "The Karl of Pawtuckett." has been a great succeao so far in New York. Law rence D'Orsay and Elisabeth Tyree have tho leading roles. The. reported accession of Weber A Field's to the list of houses controlled by the Independent Hooking circuit has occa sioned much announcement by Mr. Harri son Grey Fiske. but doesn't seem to carry any consternation to the hearts of KItw & Erlanger. Nixon Zimmerman, the Froh nians or any of the others whose interests .Zi Atlantic cablea have been writhing "H"!. at a Breat nte tver "'nee Charles Jrphman arrived in London. The ??ZZu"l dwy ht wa" ln the British me tropolis he bought two or three plavs In iiiemosi casual manner Imaginable. Inside h".nJ 8 i ho,,re h? nad "Tanged for tht .. ....... H , n. new ineaier ror his own use C5otS contracts with George . -...r, bci.ph oi musical produc- i '? Hnd.1n aPd for th American rijthta in all the Kdwardea pieces, past present and future, and had tied up three well known Kuropean authors for the first call upon their writings during the next five years The English people, who are accuntomed to doing things upon slow ma,;0.n(f hal?-somnolent P methods hi-iJi.T W"h 5f utmo"t amazement the whirlwind proceedings of America's fore- 7l".Lu.thX?tric v On second thought. Mr. Frohman ought to be called England s foremost manager, too, for he now controls more London theaters and more traveling provincial companlea than any other man In Great Britain. The following translation by James D. Trenor of a song by Lassen, published in album form by Schlrmer, New York, forms the "Poems One Ought to Forget" No. 8: Near thy dear form I linger still, I know thy cot'a each feature. Tho' I were blind, to find that still - I'd need no earthly creature. And If t mayn't be, and 1ft can't be. That I with thee my tarry. Who'll bid me not step Into thee? By storm the casement carry? Yet one dsy I must needs Intrude, A last farewell still daring. With cheekful pale but unbedew'd My brow right proudly bearing. Then many a people strange and town Ana moat witn grs But ne'er again will such joy crown Or grief tinge ray moss hoary my life's story! I must refer this to the society for liter ary research as to the explanation of the last verse. I think It passes the ken of grammarians. 000$0O00000000$ 00000000000000000000000000 AMl'SEMEXTS. AMISEME'TS. ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM n mux Is an ordeal which women approach ti indescribable fear. nothing- compares the pain and horror all rith for with of ssaBaT ta ,L;iji;rfi Tt,. i i .. of the suffering and danger in store for her, robs the expectant mother of all pleasant anticipations of the coming event, and casts over her :i shadow of gloom which cannot be shaken off. Thousands of women have found that the use of Mother's Friend during pregnancy rob confinement of all pain and danger, and insures safety to life of mother and child. This scientific liniment is a god-send to all women tit the time of their most critical trial. Not only does Mother's Friend carry women safely through the perils of child-birth, but its use gently prepares the system for the coming event, prevenU "morning vtivoa. Situ Wider Uifc- comforts of this period. There Is a masquerade, Masonic and mys terious, scheduled for Friday, and the 13th day of the month, at Freemasons' ball In Omaha; but what It is and who is doing It Is locked within the breasts of a few, a very few, persons even those In official capacity not knowing the names of the persons associated with them, or each of the people In charge, from the master of ceremonies down are to come to the door masked and the masks are not to be re moved until 10:30 o'clock. The Invitations will be issued early In the week and will be signed by a num ber Instead of names. Invitations are lim ited to members of the Masonic lodges of the city and their families, and no person not vouched for by some member of the committee will be permitted to pass the gates, for although the managers are un known to each other each invited guest muat be known to one or more of the four mem bers of the examining committee. A copy of the Invitation announces that the master of ceremonies will be "VL-EC-JT-69," that the chairman of the floor committee la "2-29-37-46-18, assisted by "16-36-47-53-56." "65-10-70-71-22." snd "13-26-39-52-10." Tho examining committee and the refreshment committee are also aimilarly designated by numbers and each one of these people will carry the first number of their desig nation upon their arm, ao that guests may knew that persons bearing the num bers 4. i, 42 and 25 are examiners and that 39, 3. 62 and 11 will be on hand with refreshments when the eating time comes. The people managing this affair have de rided that the money raised by the enter tainment shall be used for the purpose of asisttng one of the Masonic lodges or Hied bodies, but which one Is hard to tell, for acceptances of the lnvltatloa are to be mailed to "37-73-16, box 776, Omabi. Sold by all druggists at ti.oo per bottle. Book containing valuable information free. The Br.dfield ReguLator Co., AlUata, G. EV3(WTEIElp& The "Vocel Star" given by Vesta chapter. Order of the Eastern Star at Freemasons hall Thursday evening waa one of the moat enjoyable of the novel ceremonies of the order. Mrs. A. W. Crites. the grand matron of the order, could not be present, aa she did not receive the Invitation In time to arrange for the visit. One of the principal features of the ceremony is the marching and the parties on the floor went through the work In maner highly satisfactory, farming the mystic letters and figures with precision, but lbs chief feature and the one from which the aervlce takea Ita name is the singing of the parts taken by the different characters. This singing and chanting was said to have been the best of Its kind seen In the west, the rhythm and flow bearing the theme along In manner impossible where the words, are apo'uen. It Is sxpevttd that Vesta chapter will be Once upon a time ("longtemps passe" I think some of my friends call It) -there was man who had been burdened with the companionship of what waa considered In those daya most Incurable disease. And the man, hla name was Naaman. New this name-man beard that he could be cured by prophet whose name, it was Elishs. And so he went to see Elisha, In his apeclal car, with his porters and valets snd so forth. But Elisha waa not a bit Impressed by the style ln which Captain Naaman of the Syrian army traveled, and Instead of com. Ing out and working a miracle there while i ft .i i.-j i ' mo uBpiaiu wihcu, us merely seni out one of the servants and told Naaman to go wash himself In the Jordan. So Captain Naaman was very angry, and. being heated, he aald: "Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash In them and be clean?" And the historian says that "he turned and went away in a rge." But the others got around Naaman, and they told him not to act so, that it was foolish, and that if the prophet had told him to do "some great thing," wouldn't he have been mighty glad to do it, in order to get healed? So the atory goea on to tell that he did what he waa told to do and was Immedi ately healed. Now this story Is told of a man that lived hundreds of years ago. But the moral Is good for todsy. Every teacher has had experience with the pupil who will neglect that simple lit tle detail of practice which would mean so much, and without which no lasting good can be obtained. Many pupil would be willing, say, te walk fifteen blocks dally, If assured that thereby a great gain would be noticed In the voice or ln the lingers. But they will not give fifteen minutes a day to careful study of breathing, position, finger work, wrist relaxing or any of those little things which go to make up the essentials of cor rect work. They are willing to work on songs, or "pieces," and ao forth, - but they do not want to do the "little needful." They like the great "rivers of Damascus" and they do not want to bother "dipping seven times ln the Jordan." Think It over. ' ' " The attendance at the Crosby lectures on Wagner was of a most gratifying nature, nd only the highest praise was bestowed on Mrs. Crosby, and incidentally on the Woman's club for Its enterprise. I regret exceedingly that I was prevented from hear ing the lectures by two Important engage ments, one the rehearaal of the May featlval chotr (members of which holding tickets to. the course were cheerfully excused) sod the other a meeting with the Board of Gov ernors of Ak-Sar-Ben to discuss a big musical scheme, of which more later. 4SV ft (0 En passant, I may be allowed to remark that It Is by a moat unfortunate coincidence that several attractions In a musical way have been billed for Monday nights, the regular rehearsal night of the May Festival association meetinga. Anyone can easily see that It would be Impossible to change the rehearaal nights every week or so, and It Is hoped that If the association should continue another seaaon managers of local affairs will have In mind the fact that there are 150 of the beat music lovers loyallly de voted to their Monday night rehearsala and to the permanent welfare, musically, of the town. Mr. Kronberg. who Is representing the management of the approaching tour of the Metropolitan Opera bouse orchestra of New York, Mr. J. S. Duss conductor, Nahan Franko concert master, with Nordlca and Edouard de Reszke as soloists, waa In the city laat week negotiating for an appear ance here of his great organisation. A program has juat been received at this office from the Lyric quartet of York, Neb., heralding the appearance of that quartet ln concert there on March 5. The singers are Mlasea Ruth Smith and Grace Reynolda. Mr. Parka and Mr. Haaa. Mra. Harrison, pian ist; Mrs. McConsughy, organlat, and Miss Duyton, violinist, will alao appear. The program la a very neat one In every way, the worda of the songs and quartets being printed la full, aad ins general sfleet, en- vl viz to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to BOYD'S THEATER Woodward & Burgess, Jlanagera. THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT. The Sensational flelo-Drama A Ragged Hero Dtn'l Miss the Thrilling Fire Rescue.' Don't Miss the Race Between Sled and Train. Prices Matinee, 25c, 50c; Night, 25c, 50c. 75c. MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. Special flatinecs Monday and Tuesday. Wm. Brady's Production of the Popular Production LOVERS'. LANE Original Company. Original Scenery and Effects, Prices -matinees, 25c, 50c: Night, 25c, 50c, 75c. $1.00. THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY. Return Engagement of the Successful Star Katheritie Willard In Edward White's Gorgeous Production of the Successful Drama The Power Behind the Throne Supported by WRIGHT L0RIMER and a Company of 35. Prices 25c, 50c. 75c, $1.00. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. riatinee Saturday. THE THRILLlNCLMELO-DRAriA The Moonshiner's Daughter Sensational Scenes. Hair Raising Climaxes. Thrilling Sltua tlons. Bswilderlng Scenic Effects. Prices Matinee, 25c, 50c: Night, 25c, 50c, 75c. Friday and Saturday riatinee and Night, larch 13 and 14. Tho Nsw York Casino Success ' The Telephone Girl The Qreat Beauty Show. ft 0 Ml iv ft vi Hi 0 i to J) & it) b to 0 l iit 0 Oi ii li ij 0) 0) & ft b i & U tv & Hi AMISKMEKTS. banced by musical quotations so" good press work, shows that someone has care fully studied the. production thereof. Such messengers are very cheery and encourage 11 of us. Ths next attraction In the ptanistlo line Is Mark Hambourg, the Rusisan pianist, who, In most of the large cities, haa been greeted with great audiences and treated to the moat enthusiastic press comments. Thla sttractlon will be presented at the First Congregational church on the even ing of March 9, under the local management of Mr. Broderson. The first of the Lenten muslcales was given yesterday, with Miss Helen Buckley of Chicago as the feature. The program of Miss Buckley's recital was received too late for Insertion In this column. It is to be hoped that at the later muslcales ar rangements can be made with the artists to aend their programs far enough r.heaif to publish In all the papers ths Sunday pre vious to the recital. The Bee mentioned this hope last year alao. It would stimu late more Interest perchance In the musl cales. Mr. 8imms, authority on English cathe dral musielana, has gently reminded me that I conferred the title of knighthood upon Henry Smart In thla column recently. Mr. Smart waa not knight. In hla day, but hla uncle was the redotsbtable old Sir George. I tender my apologies to the read ing public herewith sod would strongly ad- WESTERN BOWLING ALLEYS. Everything new and up-to-date. Special ttention to private parties. BENOELB A GIBBS, Props., Tel. L262C 110 Howard. OMAHA. vise Mr. Slmms snd all other good local musicians to Immediately apply for mem bership In Ak-Ssr-Ben when tho - son opens, lest a simitar mists'": us wppen to them. I myself am sets, having won my purs my knighthood tills and No. 141 t ths castle last year. A very Interesting and Instructive mu alcale was given Isst week by the pupils of Miss Ids M. Morse. Twenty-six numbers were listened to with evident appreciation by the auditors. THOMAS J. KELLY. Da with Cat Tsrst4 Oa. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2S.-D. E. Ystes 42 years of age. of Savannah, was asphyx iated in his room at a hotel here last night The coroner will determine whether the case is one of accident or suicide. Yatea waa a traveling horae dealer. He had been dead aome time when discovered and the gus waa turned on full force. Resell la Be Kaovva Meaday. ST. LOUIS, Feb. M.-Presldent Ramsey of the Wabash will return from the east Monday, when It la expected that the result of the vote of the train employes on the question of a uniform advance In wagea on the Wabash llnca east and west of the river will be made known. ORIItHTON Telephone 1631. Week Commencing Sun Mat, March 1 Today 2:15. Tonight 8:15. Filson and Err ol Presenting "A Daughter of Bacchus." Fields and Ward Comedians and Parodists. Les Frassettis fnstrumentallsts. El Zobedle Acrobatlo Equilibrist. Collins and Hart A Burlesque Novelty. The Tanakas Oriental Jugglers and Necromancers. Kinodrome , New Moving- Scenes. Prices 10c, 25c, 50c First Congregational Church Monda Eva.. March 9 MARK HAMBOURG The Qreat RnaaUo Pianist. Of the great pianists who have come to America the past ten years few have aroused as much Interest as Mark Ham bourg. He Is said to come nearer to the playing of Anto Rubinstein than any pian ist since the deatk of that wonderful artist. Reserved seats. 75c and 11.00. General admission 60c. On sale now at A. Hospe & Co., sheet music department. Mr. Kelly .... TEACHER OP Singing. ' Ton Production Interpretation Davidge Block, 18th and Farnam Plino Tuner and Repairer ED EYANS, Tel. F-2566. HOTELS. "IN THE LOBBY" 1 t4?.UJ .P"." O"' friends. I TOey go and corns again. I HOTEL DELLONE Absolutely Fireproof. "THE OSLYOyE" L 2 Mtbard Cipilol Ave H. r. CtiT. Prop astasaeafwsi tor gooa cooking Tmit llttl susvar "sttir-ths-thaa-tor" will k a iihI succaas II rati M as wrvs lu roll Lin Lobaur. 11 M fraak Serlaaua. tuc. 1 L HI I7tb St, t BuiUiaf