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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEEt SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1003.
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Old Bol -has ponquet-ed,- and the) Ferrla
Summer Stock company acknowledge It.
Next Saturday night will wind up Its
season In Omaha for the aummtr of
and tha sntlr company will go to Duluth,
whers Mr. Ferris has secured control of
another tiiester, and open there for an
Indefinite stay. The present acaaon of
tummrr stock In Omaha haa been a most
Successful one from the bo office stand
point; and In "many ways has been note
abla from an artistic point of view. A bet
ter class of plays has been given, and the
company has been more capable In many
respects than any Mr. Ferris haa had
here. Mr. Hary Long, who haa been
the stage . director, has added much to
the success of the seaaon by the Intelli
gence and taste with which he has cast
and mounted the various productions.
Until the hot weather made Indoor life
en popular faith In the disaster that
follows on "IV for there were Just
thirteen theaters, under way In that city
when the labor troubles overtook them.
Theae Involved an expenditure of $8,500,000.
and two of them were to be In the notable
claaa. One, the New Amsterdam, built by
Klaw Erlanger, Is to be "the finest
theater In the world." costing, exclusive
of the ground. 1.2M,U00. and the other, the
Drury Lane, built by Oscar Hammersteln,
la to be the largest theater In the world.
Some description of both these houses has
been given In The Use heretofore. In ad
dition to the thirteen theaters In New York,
thirty-three others were under way In
various parts of the United Statea, all of
which have been Interfered with to some
extent by the differences between employer
and employe. Omaha has but one of these,
and matters are now so adjusted that It
all but unbearable, the Ferris company j will probably open on time. But there need
was most liberally patronised. During the
last two weeks Its business has been only
fair, and the torrid weather of the last
week wae s direct Invitation to the man
agement to suspend.
The parks are In "the senlth of their
summer seaaon Just now, and While they
would draw well Just on the natural ad
vantage offered by a place where one may
possibly keep cool, they are each offering
some added attraction In the way of amuse
ments. Some of 'the outdoor bills are
really ambitious, and the rivalry between
the managers Indicates that even better
things may be looked for.
Labor troubles are Just now playing
something of a part In the calculations
of the magnates of the amusement world.
Several well laid plans for "openings"
nd for the beginning of starring tours are
now being recast, and it Is likely that some
of the arrangements will bear, when put
Into financial effect, little If any resem
blance to the Ideas laid down In the spring
by the ambitious manager and his star.
Strikes and lockouts have delayed building,
and the uncertainty of a settlement lias
made matters worse. Here Is something
from the New York Times on the outlook
in Gotham:
Although It la difficult to get anybody
connected with one of the theaters now In
process of construction to admit that the
building will not be completed In ample
time to open on the advertised date, It la
nevertheless true that there is great un
easiness among managers on account of the
strike of the building trades. If the new
theaters fall of completion the plana of
several distinguished actors and actresses
among them Kichard Mansfield, K. H. Soth
srn and Ethel Barry mure will be seriously
disarranged.
Oscar Hammersteln, who Is in a position
to know of most matters theatrical, and
Alt Hayman, Charles Frohmuu'a general
manager, give it as their opinion that.
Judging from the present outlook, none of
the playhouses will open on the date
promised on the flaring billboards through
out the city. Mr. Hammersteln, when
asked about his own theater, the Drury
Lane, and about his opinion in regard to.
tne iprooaois opening or. tne otners, saia:
"Though I can't speak from authority
about any house . but my own, I am de
cidedly of the opinion that none of the new
theaters Is likely to open until the first of
January. Work la apt to be stopped at any
time, and "When it will be resumed Is a
matter over which the owners of the new
theaters have' about as much control as
helpless , children. As far as the Drury
Lane Is concerned. It will not be, open until
January 1 at tha earliest, and perhaps not
. until late In the spring."
Richard Mansfield Is billed to open In the
Lyrlo theater early In October, and the
contract date for the completion of the
building la a month or two earlier. The
representative of the Shuberts is confident,
apparently, that there will be no delay In
tha opening. Tha contractor himself, how
ever, while sure of finishing If he can get
labor, is visibly afraid of the fluctuations
in the supply of workmen. One day during
last week he was standing in front of the
theater in Forty-third street, looking In
tently at the workmen. Asked about the
probability of completing the work on time,
"You can't tell about the workmen that
will turn up. If the strike Is settled per
manently and alt the men come back the
theater -will De nnisnea a long way anetui
of time. Rut It la all so uncertain' that It
is Impossible to count on anything. The
whole thing depends on the strike sltua
tlon."
The part of the Lyrlo fronting on Forty
' second street will certainly be finished In i
short time, for there is very little more to
be done there. This section, going up sev
eral s tortus above, the theater proper, is to
be used for all the omces or tne Bttu Deris,
and they expect to move In within a month.
The theater oroDer fronts on Forty-third
street, and It la there that the crowds of
Mansfield worshipers will pour In If the
building la finished. Tha street wall above
the large entrance already has he glossy
look of completion, but, aa Mr. Hammer
stem says about theaters in auimi&l. "the
outside of a theater is not the whole thing."
The inside of the building, however, is
well on tha way, for the balcony, even In
cluding tn seats, is praoucauy complete.
The very nearness to the end In Itself Is
what exasperates the contractor of all of
the new theaters. When it Is a question
of only a few more days and he finds
some morning that not a single man has
turned up, then It Is that his patience is
at an end.
As said before, Mr. Hammersteln does
not expect the Drury Lane to be finished
at any early date. For seven consecutive
weeks not very long ago work was at a
standstill on account of the Iron workers'
strike. Mr. Hammersteln says he found
it was of no use to worry; to get a theater
building when the builders won t build is
task which not even a twentieth century
theater manager la equal to.
In Daniel Frohman'a new building, the
Lyceum, in West Forty-fifth street, E. H.
Bothern Is slated to open September 21 in
Justin H. McCarthy's play, "The Proud
Prince." This theater has been fortunate
in tha steadiness of work, and has pro-
f reased almost without Interruption since
ts start. Except the New Amsterdam
in West Forty-second street. It Is the only
one that haa escaped the results of the
strike. The tall white columns over the
ntranoe are all finished and work on the
inside la going on rapidly.
Tha recont labor disputes have affected
none of the new playhouses more strongly
than the Hudson, of which Henry B. Har
ris is manager, and the delay In this case
has been peculiarly exasperating because!
so very llttel
finish the struotu
In BDeaklna of
suiting from the failure of canltai and
labor to agree, Mr. Harris suld in regard
to the opening of the Hudson In the fall:
"We were almost at the point where we
would be Independent of the workmen who
are being called out every few days when
167 plasterers quit and left us helpless. Two
more weeks, more or less, and the building
Itself would have been done, and the drap
ers and Interior decorators, who are not
among the striking forces, could have sons
In and completed eevrythlng Immediately."
The Hudson, aa long as the work kept
tip, remained some way abend of the other
theaters. All the draperies, furnishings,
stage fixtures and countless other Interior
necessaries and ornaments were prepared
while the building was going on and are
ready to be moved In as noon as the pos
tering Is done. - Miss Ethel Bnrrymoi in
scheduled to open at the Hudson lute In
September. Unless the house is ready, Mr.
Harris aays, some other place will prob
ably have to be found for her.
Everything- points to the prompt comple
tion of the enormous New Amsterdam
theater, now being constructed by the
Fuller company for Klaw A F.rlanaer nn
the block -bounded bv Forty-second and
Forty-third streets, Seventh and Eighth
avenues. Owlnc to the agreement made
between the Fuller company and the build
ing trades the hammer and drills have not
been Idle an Instant. The New Amsterdam
Is tn be one of the largest theaters in the
world: one of the items entered on the
ptirchase side of the account Is 2. Wo tons
of steel, with everything elite In proportion.
One of the most Interesting phaea of the
situation tAs theatrical folk la the proba
bility of stars, such na Mansfield and Miss
llnrrrmore. being without a ate when
the time for their anpeiranre rolls around.
Of course such a thins may never happen,
since. In the eaas of the houses being un.
finished, the msnagers will not lev any
steps untaken' to secure places for very
prominent As-tires.
The general situation, to aay the least, Is
ens of extreme uneasiness for the man
agers. They recnlae their helplessness
where the Inclination of the workmen and
the power ef the walking delegates are con
earned. AU they can do la to wait.
The situation In New Tor may strength-
be no worry on part of anyone that the
business Is going to suffer, for there still
remain the theaters In which tha public was
entertained last winter to the number of
more than 2,000. These are distributed
throughout tha United States In this wise:
Alabama 201 Nevada 4
Arizona 7 New Hampshire, zi
Arkansas 17 New jersey
California S New Mexico
Colorado Jo1 New York
Connecticut 83 North Carolina...
Delaware 11 North Dakota....
Disc Columbia... 7 Ohio
Florida IS Oklahoma
Georgia SI Oregon
Idaho II Pennsylvania ....
Illinois lu6 Khode Island IK
Indiana W South Carolina... 24
El
7
230
24
12
151
6
18
162
Indian Territory. x
Iowa 88
Kansas
Kentucky Si
Louisiana 4fil
Maryland 24
Massachusetts .. 82
Michigan 87
Minnesota 19
MlHSlsMlppi 23
Missouri lot
Montana 14
Nebraska M
South Dakota.... 16
Tennessee to
Texas 78
Utah 26
Vermont It
Virginia 36
Washington 20
West Virginia.. i. 26
Wisconsin 68
Wyoming 11
Total ,188
David Belasco Is gaining common sense
ss the years roll around with their fortunes
for him. When he first presented the New
Yorkers with the Ideal of a home theater
he furnished retiring and dressing rooms
quite as elaborately as ths foyers. Bric-a-
brac, rugs, rare furniture, all were artistic
and high priced, even down to combs and
brushes and clocks. The Sun describes
how the women came and took more than
an Interest In them.
The towels were first seised on as cute
souvenirs of the new theater and they dis
appeared at the rate of 180 for each per
formance. When the precaution was taken
of marking them with the identifying
Initials of the owner they went the faster.
it seemed to add to their value in tne
esteem of the collectors.
One day the maid found a lady of ele
gant apparel stowing the clock away In
one of her stockings. It was one of the
choicest things in tne room ma ciock. it
was a Marie Antoinette clock.
The maid dldn t know whether It had be
longed to Marie Antoinette at one time or
whether it reflected her idea or what a
clock ought to be. Mr. Belasco had Im
ported It and It was Inventoried among the
properties of the theater at a high price.
"What are you doing with that clock In
your stocking T" asked the maid.
The lady snapped tne elastic or ner siiKen
garter viciously, and, blushing, committed
this hardened reply:
"I always wear stockings with clocks In
them."
The maid reported ths occurrence to Mr.
Belasoo.
"Did you recover ths clock?" he asked,
plowing his field of (ray hatr with his
manicured fingers. ,
"Yea, sir," said the maid, "but when I
came up here to tell you there was another
lady fidgeting' around near It."
Maid and Belasco rushed down stairs.
The other lady had fidgeted successfully.
The clock was gone.
One by one the combs and brushes , and
silver toilet pieces went. For a season they
were replaced regularly with others of the
same kind. But now Mi. Belasco haa seen
the uselessness of tha, higher cultivation
for retiring rooms and .the artlclea can be
replaced at a minimum sxpenae.
illarly exasperating because ! Vnr ih"V "
work Is needed to entirely I For whtt,t f '"".i1,"?' ,f.
loture. A day or two ago, I . "r0,11" . Nl5 not.
the troubles and delays ?e- i If bu DHn Dn P'"3
that not one change will be permitted In
text or action.
Coaalaei Kreata.
For Its closing week the Ferris stock
company will offer a couple of old-time
favorites. "The Two Orphans" will be on
the boards again tonight, but beglnlng on
tomorrow night, which will be the 100th
performance of the seasm, "My Jim" will
be given with Mr. Dirk Ferris In the cast.
Mr. Ferris Is well known here In this
piece, having played It at least ones each
season during the last three years. It Is
a favorite with him and with the people,
and will be welcomed. On Monday night
handsome souvenirs of the company will
be given to all who attend. On Thursday
night the good old "Lndy of Lyons" will
be put on. This Is one of the most beau
tiful of the class of plays to which It be
longs, and is always greatly relished by
the public. In both plays the full strength
of the company will be utilised In the cast,
and the customary care will be bestowed
on their setting.
The Thurston Rifles and Omaha Guards
plan to put on a military show and spec
tacular at Vinton Street bnse ball park,
running five nights, August 4 to 8. One
of the features will be the "Defense of the
Water Works," showing the Filipinos' at
tack on the water works at Manila and how
they were repulsed and finally beaten.
Company L of the First regiment (Thurs
ton Rifles) took an active part In this
battle, so that the same men that "held
the fort" at Manila wilt hold It again at
Vinton Street park. Arrangements are
being made to have the famous Fort Crook
Twenty-second infantry band furnish the
music. If this band can be secured there
will be regularly arranged concerts every
evening, which alons should prove quite a
drawing card. f
James Montagus Is a New York writer on
things dramatic who frequently writes his
criticisms in verse, or at least in rhyme. He
did so when he went to see "John Henry,"
a play mads from the Hobart slang book
for Dan Daly. Ths result follows:
It only Mr. Shakespeare could have thrown
a line of talk.
Like John Henry, how his comedies would
win out In a walk!
No more the public would forget ths gentle
Dromlo,
And "Twelfth Night" on the Bowery would
become a gorgeous "go."
While Beatrice and Benedick in public
would parade.
With the slangiest of characters treated by
George Ade.
And Launcelot de Qobo would hot be an
"Also ran,"
If Bhakeapeare could have slung the slang
the way John Henry can.
When Brutus handed Caesar his o'er much
bedaggered mitt,
Hs would not say, "For liberty," but
simply, "Tag, you're It,"
And Remeo to Juliet would tenderly bs-
tmrh
"Come oft ths perch, my honey bunch,' my'
And wouldn't It be funny b the tragic
stage to hear
Cordelia say "He's bug house," when refer
ring to King: LearT
FalstaiT would now be labeled as "the
water wagon man,"
If -Shakespeare could have slung; the slang
the way John Henry can.
Oh, poor, unhappy Shakespeare, what a lot
of weary work
You had to do that you today so easily
could shirk:
Instead of writing things to quote, which
same Is quite a Job,
You might have made your publlo laugh by
simply writing "slob,"
By making Hal tell Fa Is tuff he was "handy
with his lip."
Or having fair Ophelia say "Poor Hamlet's
off his dip!"
Lean Caastus would to Brutus say, "Get on
the moving van,"
If you had only slung ths slang ths way
John Henry can.
Untroubled la John Henry with concern of
yed the Moor, attention
he'd command.
By simply mentioning the towns around his
native land.
The name of Williamsburg 's enough to get
a huge "ha, ha,"
That only is eclipsed if hs refers to Sagi
naw. We'd have a classic drama on a far more
paying plan.
If only Shapespeare slung ths slang ths
way jonn Henry can.
"Rlalto" writes from New Tork to ths
Cincinnati Enquirer In' this vsln:
If there Is one thing that a lover of
Shakespeare abhors it la the desecration
of his favorite author by a ruthless stops
Gosalp from Htageland.
Prince Ludwlg Ferdinand of Bavaria ts
writing an opera, "The Ring of Gyges."
E. H. Sothern opened the new Los An
geles opera house with "If I Were King."
William Bonelll and Rone Stnhl will
begin their season in "An Aristocrat"
early tn September.
Raymond Hitchcock Is to create the title
role In "The Yankee Consul," the new
comio opera which Henry W. Savage will
soon produce.
Stella Hammersteln, a daughter of Man
ager Oscar Hammersteln, is going on the
stage In spite of her father's uncom
promising objections.
Mme." Modjeska will remain In California
this summer. She played in Poland last
winter, producing a translation of d'An
nunzlo's "Gloconda" In Polish.
The Manager Bully I We'll have real
horses, a real brook, real hens and geese
and real hay. The Author And would you
mind having real actors, too?
Ada Henry, the noted character actress,
has Just signed with Broadhurst A Currle
to support Mason & Mason In their teu
tonlcal musical comedy, "Rudolph and
Adolph."
Mary Hall of Kansas City has been en
gaged as leading woman for E. H. Soth
ern for nex( season and will make her
first appearance In this capacity in New
York about October 1.
Mme. Jennie Norelli, ths well known
soprano whom Henry VV. Savage engaged
for his English Grand Opera oompany on
his recent trip abroad, is expected to ar
rive from Europe this week.
When "King Dodo" goes on the road
next season -under Henry W. Savages
direction, with Richard Golden as the
funny monarch, there will be a new equip
ment of costumes and scenery.
Maclyn Arbuckle, who is to create the
title role In Henry W. Savage s production
of George Ada's spectacular comedy-drama,
"The County Chairman," next season, was
married In Newton, Mass., last week.
Mr. Otis Skinner Is now In London, as
Is Miss Ada Rehan, where they are to
meet Mr, George C. Tyler on his return
from Italy, to arrange the respective divi
sion of time for the plays In their reper
toire, for the coming season.
The recent tragedy in Servla has al
ready been dramatized and prepared for
tne stage, under the title of "Drags of
Servla." Tha play is In four acta and
was written by Adolfo Plerra and Barney
Gerard. Queen Draga is, of course, made
tne principal char&clen,
There Will not be an onera organization
In the country next season more thoroughly
equipped wun scenery ana costumes than
Hsnry W. Savage's English Grand Opera
company. Bcenlo artists In New York,
Boston ana Chicago are now at work and
will be kept busy until September on the
new scenery.
Miss Clara Blandlck will ba the Olorv
Quayler In ths Llebler A Co. big production
of "The Christian," at the Academy of
Music, and will be Mr. Kyrle Bellow's
leading lady in "The Amateur Cracksman."
Those who are most familiar with Miss
Blandlck s work are prophesying a great
future for her.
Henry M. Blossom, Jr., who. has written
"The Yankee Consul, which Henry W.
Savage will produce next season, and
George Marlon, the general stage manager
tor air. savage, return irom Hiurope this
week. Alfred G. Kobyn, the composer of
the music for "The Yankee Consul'' is at
present in St. Louis.
Ths hot wave struck Chicago with a
Vehemence that has taken the hacklmne
out of the theatrical business and has given
ira summer garden proprietors new Ills
and much money. Nevertheless "The Ten
derfoot" Dlaved its 104th rHrfnrmn.rii it
ths Dearborn theater last Wednesday after
noon to siunaing room only.
Jerome Sykos will ODen his second season
In Klaw & Erlanger's production of "The
Billionaire" In Norwich, Conn., September
21. His support will include practically the
same cast as lust season Hurry Mac
donough, Harry Kelly, John P. Kennedy,
Lester J. Keith, Hans F. Robert, Louis P.
Foley, Nellie Fouls, Joule lntropodl. Bally
Fisher, Ruth Parsons, Martha Ross and
Adele Hlnton.
A very lares and select aaarearatlon of
moths visited the Dearborn theater, Chi
cago, storehouse and participated In a
glorious repast of rich and highly colored
feathers the entire second act costume
outfit for "The Storks." If the girls ever
don these costumes now they may
be taken for sick birds and the manage
ment has arranged for another new second
act costumlc production.
Three important changes were made In
the cast of "The Prince of Pilton," now in
Its seventeenth week at the Broadway
theater, on Monday. Miss Trixle FrlKania
was seen for the tlrst time as the widow.
Miss Almyra Forrest was the new Edith,
and Miss Ruth Peebles, who created the
role when the musical comedy was pro
duced In Boston, was the new Nellie.
AMliEMEXir
AMI SEIKT.
AMI F.MKST.
AMI KMF.T.
manager. Colley Clbber made . partial
amends for his maltreatment of the bard
by leavlns aa "auolosrv" which has been
the de'.lght not only of all lovers of ths
drama, hut all who delUht in wit and eru
dition. Oarrirk arranged and rewrote those
plays of Shakespeare In which ha appeared.
and some of ths modern manager have
likewise done aa they pleased with Shakes
peare until those who loved the Doet and
knew him to the letter have long cried out
in protest. There Is an excuse, of course,
for rearranging the scenes and acts of the
plays to conform to modern usage. They
were written without any idea of scenery
beyond the bare stage and curtain, and
oftentimes not even the latter. When a
king a palace was to be represented the
stage manager simply hung up a board
bearing the words "A Kln a Palace " It
the use of such a scheme a scene could be
changed every minute or two. This ts ex
actly what would happen If Shakespeare's
' " were presented as hs fashioned
them. Consequently when imnarv was In.
troduced it was necessary to compress the
action, as has been done In the revival of
every Sheakep-rn piav. In "Twelfth
Night, fur example, which Miss Viola
Allen is to present, the play as devised by
Shakespeare ts divided Into five acts and
eighteen scenes, with scenery represent
ing eacn or theae the play could not be
given In the prescribed three hours, and In
trdeliit0VOld c"',',ln th text the play Is
"u""' ., " ,l,ur acs ana ten scenes
luuncea that ah purposes
adoptlnf modern Ideas as to scenes, but
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Hers beglnneth a midsummer "Meditation
on the gentle art of making definitions."
It Is a very delicate matter, Indeed It Is,
thts matter of making definitions, and the
trouble Is, that the old idea of "sauce fur
the goose" being "sauce for the gander,"
Is not working in this particular case.
What may be the definition of a word for
one person, may be entirely opposite for
another.
A man who knows told me one dny last
week that an "egotist" Is a man who wants
to talk about himself when we want to
talk about ourselves.
And snother friend defines a "crank" as
one who puts things In motion.
Technique Is a word which needs re
definition, or else a mutual understanding
ss to what Is technique. In ths strictest
sense of the term It ts the facility of et
ecutton. In the minds of many. It la the
power of percussion, and In ths minds of
others, It Is rapidity of tone-pursuit, with
no regard to cleanness of the phrase.
Ease ts another word which Is often mis
understood. Tou have seen people sing
with exaggerated action, and a general
"throwing" themselves Into the music, so
to speak, as though ons should put his
physical person Into the song. And I have
heard people say, that they enjoyed that
kind of work so much, because It seemed
so easy. Ease of tone, and ease of man
ner should not be confused with a "ten
dency to a spontaneous gush." A rushing,
gushing torrent seems to hsve no trouble In
getting out, but there Is little repose in
that.
And that leads one to another word Re
pose,. Repose does not mesn that quality ot
somnolence which soms people uut Into
their singing, and mistake for ease. There
Is a subtle medium between the gushing
stream and the stagnant pool; there Is the
placid moonlighted ocean, or the sunset
painted lake.
Talent Is another word which has many
definitions. Some people see no difference
between talent and genius, except In degree.
And yet there is Just as much difference
as there is between sunshine and moon
light.
Talent may be cold; genius never.
Talent may be politic; genius never.
Talent may sparkle or sputter or flash,
but genius burns with a divine fervor.
Then again, there Is a class of people
which thinks that talented people are very
"clever," and that geniuses are "odd." The
actual fact being that talented people can
be clever people, but genulses ar. unique.
Artist Is another word which Is often
misused, or, rather, a word which mains
one thing to one person iand another to
another.
Musically speaking, the word "artist" Is,
In Its proper meaning, the term to be ap
plied to one who has succeeded in the
power of expressing himself or herself, to
such a degree, that the interpretation Is
full of meaning, the mechanical part of the
work being entirely concealed by the gen
eral manifestation. Just the same, rela
tively speaking, as the master Is the ons
who has succeeded so far In the knowledge
of his work that he has the power to
teach It to others.
All artists are not masters. In the sense
of teachers, just as all teachers can not
be said .to 'be' artists, In the' artist sense
of the word.
Criticism? How many different opinions
there are nowadays as to critics. How
much mors as to criticism?
A critic should be a musician, says ons.
A critic should not be a musician says
another. And so . It .goes .
That a critic should be thoroughly edu
cated In what he is criticising goes without
saying. Of these there are probably twelvs
in the United States!
Ths rest are musical reporters, or mu
sical editors. As to the work of these three
classes, the choice is entirely in the hands
of the newspaper editor. " The term musical
critic Is generally used In the newspaper
office, because of custom, although In some
offices the words "musical editor" are used
Instead.
The office of a musical editor Is to write
homilies, sketches, reviews, etc., of Import
ant events, giving general editorial com
ment upon current local events. The mu
sical reporter would, of course, report all
musical events, without any editorial utter
ance. One can easily see that from the
newspaper standpoint the former Is of mora
Interest to the general reader, as the daily
paper ts not a musical journal.
When a paper employs a competent cr.tlo,
It pays a good salary to a skillful man to
writs critical, analytical notices of all Im
portant events, and for this' analystpe-
clal education under specialists Is neces
sary.
Criticism, without such analysis, Is noth
ing.
Reasons must be given for either bad
work or good. It should be In the nature
of a Judge's verdict, from the evidence
contained on' both sides.
Frejudlce. Speaking of dramatic affairs,
Ths Bee said last Sunday tn Its dramatic
column: "It would be Impossible for one
to attain to a stute of mental advancement
sufficient to fit one for the caning of a
critic without some opinions becoming
fixed and settled to the condition of a
standard, and these may, for want of a
better word, be called 'prejudices.' "
This Is one of the favorite clubs against
a critic. "He Is prejudiced." Usually there
Is a distinct personal cause for the attack
upon the critic. He (the critic) has meas
ured up some one's standard against lil-i
own, and his own being higher, someone
has suffered, and so, someone says tha
critic Is prejudiced. No. usually not, In
the sense implied, which Is but another
word for saying "he does not agree
with me."
Partisanship should not be a part of the
critic's character, but prejudices are us
ually to be found, and are "standard."
THOMAS J. KELLY.
. AMI SKMENTS.
LAST
WEEK
BOYD'S
FERRIS STOCK CO,
Tills Afternoon, Tonight,
TWO ORPHANS
Opening Monday Night,
M T JIM
With Dlok Ferris tn the
lending role.
Hat., liny seat 10c; night,
10c, 16c, 25c.
Souvenir Night Monday.
BASE BALL
Omaha vs. Colorado Spring;..
Vinton Street Park, July 10-11-13.
Gam. Called at I 46.
Two games Sunduy first gme called nt sn.
Mr. Kelly ....
. TEACHER OP
Singing,
Tone Production
Interpretation
Davidg Block,
18th and Farnam
ALMOST HERE "f8
COMING TO tj
OMAHA H
LARGEST GIRGUS
OH EARTH
OHIMlSiLIMlD,
f f" J H 11 .1 --mi nil fc. mi M MA MA XA -in,fl.
f0rUD's GREATEST
The Biggest Show on Earth
TO WHICH IB WOW ADDRD WITHOUT NV AO-
DITIOM IN PMICB. THS MUBUMB nittCTA-L-IS
ONLY RHINOCEROS
IN CAPTIVITY.
tJERUSALEM:
mmm m m
Baoy
KM WV (IE M ANT.
AND
THE
ONLY
PAIR
or
FULL
CROWN
GIRArTES
IN
ppTivmr.
CRUSADES
1100 CHROT(R. IN THS OUST. SOO SINOINt
UinLV. BO MUSICIANS. OQ CMORU.
inoirs. es-sroo risk ossn. suae costumi.
COPYRI6HT llOt Dt THE C0UHII
?l'.-fl
MNAU
ABSOLUTELY AN AD
DITIONAL TWAIN OP
OARS ARK REQUIRED
TO OARRY THE SCEN
ERY. WARDROBES, AR
MORS, WAR IMPLE
MENTS, ACCESSORIES
AND PEOPLE OP THE
NEWLY ADDED AND
ENORMOUSLY GRAND
BPEOTAOLK OP
JERUSALEM
AND THE
CRUSADES
85 EsOARs40 3t ELEPHANTS
1280 PEOPLE 108 E CAGES
650 HORSES 40E CLOWNS;
$3,700,000 CAP1TA$7,400 Sff
3 LONG
MILES
or NEW
AND COSTLY
a parade:
SUCH AS THE
WORLD HAS NEVER
SEEN BEFORE
PARADE GLORIES FREE UPON THE STREETS EVERY MORNING AT 9 O'CLOCK
TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY AT 2 AND 8 P. M.OOORS OPEN AT 1 AND T P. M.
ONE 60-CENT TICKET ADMITS TO EVERYTHING. CHILDREN UNDER 12, HALF PRICE
Admission Tickets and Numbered Reserved Seals sold
on Show Day at the Beaton Drug Company at the same'
prices as charged on tha shs w grounds.
Omaha, Thursday, July 23
JUST THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN
THAT'S ALL.
OMAHA'S POLITE . RESORT
ICru
0 n irl
arK
Too many features to designate Indevldually.
All Roads Lead to OmaHa's-Polite Resort
CREAT
Minstrel Show,
TRL ITY CATHEDRAL. CHOIR
F. H. WKIGHT, I L. C.'M.. Director.
Prices 15c, 50c and Sf-00
Reserve your souls at IIuvps's.
HOTELS.
.,'c0.0,,hS15!:eVie1Bn,r8.?; Talking Machine
of our manufacture large or small- balance easy weekly payment
ItlU uuiuiliuia wiu4iiwjjiiviiw
Is msknowledged to be ths bet
Talking Murhlne made, and It sells
for less than other makes. Prices,
!), 20, $30 and UjO.
(Awarded Grand Prlie, Paris
Exposition.)
Columbia Diac and Cylinder Rec
ords lit any make of Talking- Ma
chine. Loudest, clearest and most
durabls. '
New Records Juat arrived. Old
records taken tn part payment for
new. Write for lateit Hat.
Columbia Phonograph Company,
Wholesale. 1621 Farnam, Omatja, , Kftail.
Apt""'' ""' ' .'ylli",'ill.x
Chicago Beach
Hotel
S I it Blvd. & Lake Shore, Chicago.
for s "cUy trip" or s "summer outing':
bai all the advumugei of a tecluded
reaort yet the lllinoie Central eiprrtt
Uket you to the heart of the city la 10
minuter Tha finest Summer Hotel
on the Great Lakei. for fumilies. tran
sient and tourlMt. Stone and creawd
brick. 450 ouuide rooms. Pre'a
Golf, Ttonli Boating;, Bathinr
and Fishing;,
sad lot hsnsyme lew Dlsstrstsa Booklet.