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12 fllE OMATTA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, ArRIL 3. lflfli. ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES Holy wok wus is. ml Omaha With lh 1'nalnnlum nn.t i Omaha theaters. With trie Lostonlans ana i th Cohans at the lloyd md th Mny How- rd compnny nt the Krug. some of the b'-st thlngri that am to l hnd In the line of musical entertainment were offered, find duly patronised Hnd iipprerlitted by the. public. The Bnstnulnns cre unfortunate In one regard, Mr. Harnntun bring de prived of hi privilege of f.icln; his Omaha friends, something that he estnems a genu lnr dKuitipointmrnt. U n rtnlniy w.i a dlFnpiointtrirnt to the public; for, while Mr. Katc.llff la ft young man of decided ability, find gave tin; Larniuicc rolr, with flnlah, he la not Barnnbee and does not have the hold on the affertlons of the ' ou on a vaster canvas, with living, moving people thnt has been won by that venerable ' humans. And the River 8oih: How K ., i such a picture of myiury would hnve llred cornedinn. The nw opera was not put on Wagner a lmnginntlcin to more tremendous because of Mr. liarnnbw's lllneaa, nnothrr music milking" There are touchea of the caua, for disappointment, maybe, and yet j n&noSTof VxVe'it'ie K It Is doubtful If any new opera couid hnve yit the fogs of lull circle In misty wisps given the complete satisfaction to the fine ' over the lugubrious stream, while we clls ,, . ,.. , . , u . j,j 1 cern the red tremor of lophet In the ctla- audlenre present Wednesday night aa did , BIVng perspective. "Robin Hood." This fine piece was aplen- Tell musical peraona of these wonder. dldly sung; It would be a wretched com- ' pany Indeed that couldn't make something out of the IxKoven music and the Smith libretto, and the Boatonlnna are always well eoulnned musically, so that the riches i cf the piece, both muelo and words, were I .,!.. i..... i . ............. i displayed In a most attractive manner. "The Perenade" was also well given, and the whole engagement wna a success In very respect. The Cohans and the Howard company represent a different type of music, but one that Is, In Its way, fulfilling a-mission as Important as that of the more pretentious and less easily understood offerings. It Isn't often that the dramatic editor trenches on the preservea of the mualcul crltlo of The Dee, and this for two reasons; first of which Is that the dramatic editor la aware of the fact that his taHta in the Illatter of music la decidedly primitive, and his technical ability Is nothing at all. The second reason la equally potent, but will not j how be stated. However, with this under standing, the following from the pen of Mr. Jnmes Hunneker, the erudite and ex perienced critic and reviewer of the New York Bun, Is reproduced with tho endorse ment given by the devout but Indolent churchman to the prayer-book: "Lord, tflem's my sentiments." Mr. Hunneker, in tie course of an article on the general topic, says: There are two things on the contemporary world of stage and music that make mo Uneasy. one is the naive Ignorance of mimical people In the matter of stage decoration and management; the other is the Ignorant naivete of theatergoers on tho subject of music. Mind you, I like a good Jig aa well as my neighbor. Light, graceful music gives me aa much pleasure . as the harmonies of Richard srallM whose music Is hell froxen over. I adore In the line or "syndicate" or "trust-- metn orfenbach. I believe Johann Ptrauaa' 0ds, for while the theaters will all be under "Tledermaus" will outlive u wilderness of I rnntrni the firm eonh will monkey nymphonles. And for the clever. '. the en'ra' control or the nrm. eaon will Witty composers of comic opera, beginning ' be operated Independently, and the local with the incomparable Arthur Sullivan, I j patrons will have all the advantages that have the deepest sympathy. It la the .1 ....... nnn.iiiiM. n.,t th rldiculoua parody of mualo now heard In would accrue from competition. But the our theatera that fills me with wonder- I nient. I recall Gua Kerker he will al ways be "Gua" to hla admirers when he write music that was dlctlnclly charming. Reginald dn Koven I need not cite. "Robin Hood" Is a classic In its genre. And there are perhaps a half dosen other names that may be associated honorably with Vic tor Herbert, De Koven, Kerker, Julian Ed wards and Henry Waller in the domain of operetta. I had always expected some thing from Arthur Weld after his Italian fantasy, but he seems satisfied to con duct others' music and very well he achieves that undertaking. Rut turn we. aa they say In old sermons, turn we to the hideous stuff masquerading as mualo In our so-culled mualcal come dies. I congratulate my former musical confreres on their absence from these boiler shops and molnssea candy debauches. Borne of these camedlea thla winter have added gray hairs to a akull far from thickly thatched. If I lift but an eyebrow I am suspected. Stranger managers whisper tinder their breath as I pass: "Back to Wagner." This means that If you can enjov rlaaalc mualo you. are debarred from the joys of a Strauss vulae. Never a greater errorl Good mimic, whether aerlous or -light. Is always good music. New, I con tend that the truck put forth for our un happy ears In current farce comedy la bad music, badly conceived, badly written, and, for the moat part, badly executed by a bad orcheatra, The first time I heard "Under the Bam boo Tree" I was delighted. It la clever, rhythmic music of an exotic coloring. "Zansibar." as sung by Emma Carus and her woollen-clad apes, was also appeal ing. I believe, though I am not certain, that colored men write this order of music better than white. There was real stuff In the score of the last Williams and Walker BlK.w I've forgotten the name of the piece, but I recall some of Its tunes and the composer ie a man of African descent. . "In Dahomey" that's the title was conceived by Will Marlon Cook, a former pupil of Dvorak. I'aul Laurence Dunbar wrote the lyrlca. And there la Harry Burleigh, who can shake African melodies out of hla sleeve. Further I can nThls0muslc, well planned, written with Intelligence and conveying aome idea, rhvthmle or melodlo. or both. I alwaya enjoy. ' But I can't tolerate the slam bnng noise we hear In such fareea aa Glittering Gloria" Btid rlec of that hor rid Ilk. As most theatergoers rtlna well, the crashing of braaa and the drum pounding In the orchestra and the Bhrlll. peacock screams on the stage must net as a gentle digestion aoother. The English Is said to be an unmusical race. Is ths American much better? Mr. "Hunneker takes up the Wagner prop osition, and after somo general comment on the great composer and his methods, says: Wagner conceived, but Wagner could not execute his gorgeous l:naglnliga. He called In celebrated palmers, iloiiiaiucrS, Machin ist a. Brand was an Invaluable technical oiiector as ihey call the tunctlon today arid l'aul Jouownkl, who executed the pictures for "Parsifal." was u mun of ability. Hut how old-fastiio;ied, wholly in adequato and commonplace are the Wgner stage pictures In our period! At Munich, where the scenery dtpolntnients and stage maciunery niq umnu nrw, '-, duced is far from Uludlng. A glare of cross 1 lighting crude coloring and an utter ab- since of that aubtle something we call "alnn'sphere" reveal a sad atule of affairs. Reyreulh, being older and ilirgler, does not o of, end the eye. tfmoky I suuuld call the t-nttre scenic uinratus al Cosima's barn uu the holy hill. . What would Wagner not have reillxed If he bad had sou-e great stag man igers. nien f acli iu e. imagination and practical tialiilng. like David B---lasc. and Julian Milclieil! Now for my c nliilloii. .Not at Hvrcuth. not ut Mimic. 1. iiot ut New York do the stago picture even reinoiely approach the dreams ill canvas, gauze and lishis' liivcii'ed by Jult . . Mitchell In "Babes In "IVyisnd." I purpuaeiy avoid mentioning Kurupesn theal'-i j-lhi ir pro uuctuii are i.ilaiiau In on.ptt. lou wild ours Oil lilt our liun.ls in i.i.nl normr! "What, Tarfllal' and i:abcs in Tcylund" " Yes, 1 mean X i uy what i suy. uurae remains, in no Ivukiirr r.iunc orama that I hiive heard alii vU have 1 ever wlt necHd such ex...i.silc n. ou i.n.lona of liKat aa in the l'oppy 1 iIJ ai.U ice '1 ran-Jiivmn- Uon In put on out nioet i.ypoei ii lial de meanor! "The lKHKi ot u. ' iiie much vuallittil garden aiene in ' 'ur-ifa!" looks like a lot of ktper flowers. Ill uijliled. hid Cua 111 juxtaposed lmii ulrJ fc.0111.fd w.tli a singular acK i f p:asl.o ffect. Julian Mitotic. I IS a fc'of'js In devising S'-enea--thiutrical, oBemttc, ii you will hli h are oiten wasted on Hie dramatic material he has to decorate. 1 have reserved my trump card for the lni. What piuoleiim ui ulu Wagner and Beluaeo nl i.ac worked out together? Wagner's poetic brata. Hulasco a poetic and pr'ai ileal hand! We must not f.. get in it oil the stage liefer.- Wngir r advent llierc ii it-ted no stage iuturex coicparali.e t. hla own. You will ay lb-it b- went to tie pnnton-.lme fci liia Miifb Fire nplaide yei Iow sublimated . Aim thai ..ri ..-ene of "Kl-elnaut.l!" I ric iii. n n u.liui.i effort, an k: ucle by J0I11 K I'aiue which appearod in tho North Ali.ei'b an Review some ttmc ttbout 1T4. Alui 1 roving to hU on aalis faetion that Wanner wex not a, ureal niusl-' cal composer, the veteran Harvard pro fessor put bis t.nger on a salient plnre. Wagner Is the Kr.alest ln(e;in.r of stage put urea, he wrote tliut ever lived. True. ' And hla dream pictures have been fully Ini.'inreted from Itrst to Inat. Figure to yourself "The Porting o' the Gods" ard thca go to M the "Ring," "Puralfal." "Tanal.auer" or "Lohengrin." Consider the Ourem-as of the slaae, tha lai k of vlixllly In Ihe landscapes of these oprua. They turn uut as Wagner would luive turn tiiuin. buiH ni.ivi.iii, i y n.i PTfe ' " t"B Composer B day, though e 1)0(.r.My jnVent-,l ,.tw t in wood, Iron Bnj tanas; Just an the pHanriHtp, iorc- Iu.. diiinialic piano playing of I'rani I1kIs was thi? genesis ol In inner day bteifiwny urn nil piano. In me Darling of the Uods" there are m.-iting prtappcuvea, waters dlmph-d and rui laie-anatiered by moon raa, a moon an mellow as tne Eeptrmuer harvest planet. And the Belaai-o dark scenes, the darkness which Whistler proved to be full of light irru1atlnna. modulation of bt.-iys In Brays und never aheerly blin k. Magical, too. thnt j scene 01 me spy, wnn me iranapoRiuuu of light Inio :in orange ki . miver rin.ng the background, purple shadows the fore ground and the amiiing note of orange tue lantern In the soys hand-hrre was one of James Whistlers nocturnes, or nrransemenia. or av inuhonles, ait before tell them that Melnseo find Mitcnell would bo r.sliamed to put their names to a Hoy- reuth program or to acknowledge thHt rtinixy Urall Hull at our Metropolitan oper.i house leu mem an mese minga ana you would be met with an astonished stare. r.roat mn4n covers a. multitude of siTenle sin. Musical folk are not usually endowed with eyes. Their brain Is lodged In their ears. And tnis is aa it snouiu oe unless the mualo druma of Wagner enters Into the discussion. Then both eyes und ears are demanded. IJke opera goers, In an In verse manner, theater lovers are all eyes. This, too. Is well unless musical plays are on the carpet. And so the matter stands, and so It will remain until a broader cul ture supplants the one-aided eye and ear training of the day. I have been Informed that some people conaider Shakespeare In ferior to Wagner, and that there exists persona for whom music has no color or meaning. For all such let us offer up a silent, fervent prayer! The people of Sioux City are to be con gratulated on the entry Into their city of the amusement firm of Woodward A Bur gess. These gentlemen have Just secured a long-term lease on the Grand theater at Sioux City, and propose to manage It In the future as they have their Omaha and Kansas City houses, in a strictly first class manner. It means much to Sioux City, for It will be the means of taking to that city many of the bigger attractions that now do not include It In their routes. It means much to Messrs. Woodward & Burgess, too. for It makes them a still more Important factor In the amusement world. With the leading theaters at Omaha and Kansas City under their control, they have been a most Important firm In the west, and have been rated so In the world of the drama, and now that they have another theater that is well adapted to the better grade of dramatic and musical productions, they are still more firmly entrenched. It is not v. nnA that th mnv la a aten to be understood that the move is a step greet advantage now la that the realdent managers can go to the owners of big productions and offer still greater induee ments to secure bookings. Three of the most Important points In the central west can not be lightly overlooked by the men who send the attractions on the road, and with the leading theaters In these three cities under one management, the condi tions become auch as enable the manage ment not only to offer inducements, but also to secure consideration. The Grand theater at Sioux City was built during the boom daya, and was opened to the public early in October, 1888. It has passed through various managerial vicissitudes. A. B. Beall being the present lessee and manager of tha house. The theater la badly out of repair, but as soon aa the present season closes, and control passes to Wood ward & Burgess, work will begin on the renovation of the theater, and when it is opened for the new season next fall it will be practically a new theater, furnished with ail the modern equipment and appoint ments of a Btrlctly first class house. Sioux City is now in a new class, theatrically speaking. During the early part of the present sea son The Bee commented on some of the printed affronts to good taste that adorned the bill boards, announcing the coming of this, that or the other play or player. It Is now with some pleasure that a few notable examples of genuine artlstlo de signs and execution are cited. Mrs. Flake was heralded by posters that were uncom monly well done, and Mary Mannerlng had also that advantage, while the bills calling attention to the approach of Fay Davis are really works of art. A drawing by Howard Chandler Christy isn't often used to adotn the bill boards, but In this case one of his best examples was the picture used, while the text was aa simple and modest as could be, the who'.e making a most attractive combination. In this par ticular alone the play and the company should have been recommended to people of taste and culture, with no other ex planation aa to the merits of either. "When Knighthood Was In Flower" also had aome fine examples of the printer' art on ex hlbitlon, and the Bostonlans have some posters that are worthy a second look. These are cited to show that the printers are capable of doing good work In the postal line as well aa In other ways. Emancipation for the poor writer Is at hand. He will no longer be poor, but will fairly wallow In wealth and fnjny the fruits, the usufruct and emoluments of his genius and ability If the scheme of the recently Incorporated Play Writers' Leigue of New York, comes to aught. In brief. It ts an Incorporattlon that proposes to pro duce plays written by Its bondholders not stockholders-and the bondholders are to share In the profits. It is on a co-operative basis, and offers tnt sale an Issue of Illri.fiO) gold per cent bonds, with Interest guar anteed. Iu an attractive prospectus It seta fi rth Its, seheme, and what It experts to do. Its stock Is all held by the orgtelrers, whose names are not made ruh'i -. a'tho; g'i the nemee of the officers are. Mr. (Jutzman Borglum. formerly of Omaha, la v!ce presi dent of the league. Whl'e the plan Is ve-y attmctlve. It Is quite likely to go on the rocks on which have been wrockfd all oihe schemes for doing away with ths mlid e man. Many plana for delivering goods di rect from the producer to the consumer hnve linen evolved In the pist. and Mill the entrepreneur ts thriving as Is not the producer nor the consumer. Co-operation I still entitled to a place among the lrrl dercrnt dreams. Coming; Events. This afternoon and evening at the Boyd theater Mr. Paul Ollmore and a special company will appear In "The Mummy and the Humming Bird," a comedy of modern London life. The r'ay. whlrh I by Iese Henderson, ts one of the most S'-ccesiful of Its kind. It iu produced (list three seasons ago in lndon by Sir Charles Wyndhxm. and was a great hit from the start, last season Mr. John Drew pre sented It during his New York cngsge-nent and hU eastern tour, and this season Mr. Ollmore has teen giving it with much suc cess. The play will be presented her with the entire scenic paraphernalia ured during the New Y'ork production. The ergigement is for three performances. Sunday after noon and evening and Monday evening. On Friday and Baturdiy evening and Saturday matin William Faversham, sup ported by Jull Opp and a competent com- pany, will present at the Boyd theater the comedy In whlrh they have been so suc cessful, "Iord and Lady Algy," by K. C Carton. It has been a number of years since Mr. Faversham has been In Omsha. hut he Is still well remembered here for his former appearances In connection with the Emrtre Theater stock company and generally excellent character of the plays presented. His charming wife Is a stranger to us, but la well known by reputation. She haa but recently returned to the stage after a year In retirement, and has renewed the triumphs of her earlier career. Miss Opp La a New York girl who went to Lon don several years ago. She seeurel her first engagement nt that time, and by sheer ability has rapidly advanced until she Is today the most sought-after leading woman on the atage. Among the Interesting features of the crmilng tour of Walter Dnmrnseh and th" New Y'ork Symphony orchestra, which comes to the Boyd theater for one night. Monday. April 11, will be the appeorance at the concerts of solo singers compara tively new to "ihls section, but who have come rapidly to the front of late in the principal eastern cities, rossessing young, fresh and well trained voices, and enter ing Into the work with enthusiasm and full of ambition, it will be ftund that Mr. Damrcsch has selected from the hundreds of vocalists who wished to go with him on this tour, artists who will make their mark here and fully Justify the conduc tor's wisdom In ssslgnlng them the difficult bnt Interesting "Parsifal" and other fes tival work In which they are to appear. Mme. Caroline Mlhr-Hardy, who will be the principal soprano, singing the "Kun dry" numbers, the solo parts at the fes tivals, aa well as the part of the first flower maiden In "Parsifal" excerpts, Is an American by birth, having been born In New Tork City. She returned Inst fall from Europe, where she had several oper atic offers, but preferred to re:urn to her native land and fulfill concert e-igagements, and this season has been greatly In de mand. Mr. Dan F. Beddoe, the tenor of the organisation, is a Welsh singer from Pittsburg, who suddenly sprang Into promi nence In New York because of his excellent singing at the Berlioz Centenary concert given at Carnegie hall last December. Mr. Francis Archambault, the baritone or basso cantante of the company, was born at Assumption, near Montreal, P. Q., of French-Canadian parentage. He made quite a furore In New York on the occasion of hla first public appearance, and has been In great demand for concerts the last two winters. Mr. Damrosch has taken him on several short tours this winter and for many of the Wagnerian concerts for which his voice Is so well adapted. "David Harum," a dramatization of the well-known and widely read book, will be presented nt the Krug the first half of the week, opening with the matinee today, under the direction of Julius Cahn. Tha production will be the same as that which was given the comedy by Charles Froh man, and the cast is promised to be of uncommon strength. Westcott'a book was dramatized by R. and M. W. Hitchcock and they adhered very closely to the story. They divided the play Into three acts and located all of the scenes In Homevllle, New York. Much of the charm of the book lay In the cleverness with which the char acters were drawn and in the atmosphere surrounding tha scenes and the adapters were careful to retain in the play all of those things which made the book auch interesting reading. Mr. Turner's portrayal of Harum Is described as being exceedingly artlttic. Percy O. Williams' big scenic production, "Deserted at the Altar," will be the play at the Krug the last half of the week, opening Thursday night. The play Is In four acts and a dozen scenea and most of the stage settings are on a most elaborate scale. The first and last acts are laid in the Adirondack mountains and the settings here are said to be picturesque In the ex treme. In the second and third acts the light and shades of metropolitan life are shown, on scene bc'ng of the North river, with its Innumerable craft in motion raid with the Illuminated skyscrapers of New Tork in the background. Another scene Is that of a church Interior, and In this a full choir la introduced. The company presenting "Deserted at the Altar" is one of the largest melo-dramatio organizations on the road, and Is headed by Pierce Kings ley, the author of the piece. The bill at the Orpheum for trie week beginning matinee today promises to be a bright and merry entertainment, for in It there Is an abundance of comedy and several acts that make a pleasing visual showing. Thome and Carleton, styled the' "American jesters," come at the head of the list. They have played here a number of times and established themselves as favorltea with vaudeville's clientele. Thome la a droll comedian and Mias Carleton a dainty and pretty little actress, whose pres ence serves to make her uniqueness stand out. Galettl's monkeys will be another of the principal cards. These little animals do a varied lot of stunts. Including chlmo ringing, racing their steeds and one little simian especially wil) be easily recalled by those who have seen them. He ts con stantly looking for a scrap and climaxes his antics when he doffs hi Jaoket for a bout with a simian several times his own size. Terpsichore is the specialty of the Passports, a man and a woman who per form a variety of fancy dances. Including several of the whirlwind order. Barr and Evans are a pair calling themselves char acter comedy creators, who, as the billing Implies, direct their efforts at the rlslbles. Mlgnotte Knkln, the petite danseuse and singer, who, It will be remembered, was one of the luminaries composing the Or pheum road show for the season of 1903-03, will constitute a salient number. "Married Life from the Inside," a comedy skit, will be ths vehicle for Micholl and Iove. Among those who will make their Initial effort to Ingratiate themselves with the local patrons are Brander and Wiley colored entertainers, whose salient special ties are flnrring und dancing. Entirely new motion pictures will be produced by the klnodrome. the little farce, "Mr. nob," which has occupied so many Lenten evenings for aeversl of the social set, will be given at irelghlon I Diversity hail Tuesday, April i, for the benefit of th YiMtlng Nurse as- owi ia (mil. t iiv rveni promises to be a great success and it Is hoped will add a substantial sum to a worthy charity. The cast la aa follows: Miss Becky Luke, a maiden lady, fond of cats... Miss Marl Cuff man Katherine, her niece ; ............Miss Louise McPhei'son Marlon. (Mr. Bobi Ml-is Elizabeth McCoiinell Patty, a stage-struck maid -.r v, Miss Eiti Matheson Philip Royson, Miss Becky s nephew.... .. ; Mr. Will Coad Mr. 'Brown, a lawyer a clerk Mr. Jamea Woodard Jenkins, Miss Becky's butler Mr. Vernon Chase Gossip from Stage land. At the matinee next Thursday tome am ateur acta wltl te put on after the regular 11111. aspirants aniniiioiia to appear are re.iuestid to make application at the box office. Ixiudon O. Charlton, formerly of Omaha but now of New York, was In the illy during the engagement of the Hotorlinn Mr. Charlton la ma managing director of the Boalonlan corporation. Henry Irving made a very warm farewell address to his audlem in New York at th close of his American season, saying lu conclusion: "The wirh In my heart and on my lips Ood bless America. Hal Davis, who with Inez McCauly will sppear at the Orpheum week of Anil' 10. wrltaa from Boston to a f 1 lend that h wlli lay off for the coming week, arriving In Omaha next Tuesday. Davis 1 a member of local lodge No. St of lb Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and has large circle of acquaintances throughout the city und expects a busy time reviving Old friendships. Jake Rosenthal held quite a reception at the Krug on Thursday evening, when his Omaha friends shook bis hand Bgaln after an absence of niontha. Mr. Rosenthal 1 manager of the May Howard company, and reports a very sucreaaful tour. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Woodward of Kansas City spent several davs In Omaha during the week. Mr. Woodward being busy in connection with the negotiation of the leae whereby Wocdward Hurgeee secure con trol of the Grand opera house at Sioux city. Local lodge No. 19 of Elks paseed a reso lution at their last weekly meeting to have an Elks night at the Orpheum on Thursday, April 14. In honor of Hal Davis, a member of the lodge, who will be on the bill. The members will secure seats In a body and Intend to extend Mr. Pavls one of those welcomes for which the wearers of the antlers sre noted. The all-star revival of "The Two Or phans." under direction of A. M. I'a'mer, which began Its run In New York lat Mon day night, has been hailed as a great suc cess by the New York papers Its opening night was a magnificent demonstration. The plsy was first produced In New York thirty years ago under Mr. Palmer's direc tion. Lyman B. Glover has resigned hla position as manager for Richard Mansfield, and la succeeded by Ben Stevens. A letter received In Omaha during the week announced that next season Nat Goodwin would be In the Weberfteld fold. Fay Temnleton Is going back to tho com pany, and In other ways it Is to be made stronger for next season. It is hard to conceive that Mr. Goodwin will become a member, however, for he has won too high a atandlng as a star to need el'her the training or the advertising, and his profits have surely been as much as Weber & Field can afford to pay him. When the roof Is on the Auditorium a ?rcat boon of relief will be granted the imaha people who go to the theaters, for then the "joke" that has been sprung by every performer who deals In "local gaps ' will be no longer serviceable. For yeera Omaha has beon expected to laugh at all manner of allusions to what Is really a source of civic satisfaction and pride, and, sorrow to say, there are enough of the thoughtless In the community to encourage the itinerant Joke vendor In his pointless and witless Jests at n latltutlon In which all the patriotic peo ple of the city take pride. And. while on this topic, it len t too much to say that Omaha people generally nre getting weary of the repetition of a number of other "local gaps" that are still in the harness after many years of service. STATESMEN TO TOUR ARCTIC Large Party of Officials Plan to Visit Alaska, During the Coming Rammer. (Copyright by New York Hersld Co.. 1904.) WASHINGTON, April 2. (New York Her ald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.) A large party of senators, representatives and private individuals Interested In the commercial progress of the great northwest are arranging to take an extended trip through Alaska, the Klondike and Nome districts, rounding out the unique Journey by spending the Fourth of July on the bleak shores of northern Siberia. It Is probable that this will be the largest exclusively sightseeing t ggregatlrfn which has ever Invaded Uncle Sam's territory. It is understood the number who have already signified their intention to go apprtxlmates neurly 100. Specinl trains are to be char tered for the transcontinental trip and spo clal steamers and trains will conduct the party from Seattle to Skagway, over the world-famous White pasa. down the Yukon to Dawson and the rest of the land of the midnight sun. The Idea of visiting Siberia on the Fourth of July and disturbing that virgin atmos phere with the din of American firecrack ers and a chorus of "e plurlbus unum" Is the happy thought of one Of the members who believed some opportunity should be given the statesmen and other officials cf the government who contemplate the trip to display their proverbial patriotism. Through the oourtesy of Count Casein! and the good office of the Russian embassy in Washington the party has been given assurances that each member will receive a special passport permitting the landing at East cape on the western' ahore of the Bering sea. The party will cover all of the ground visited by the senate committee on terri tories under Senator Dillingham last sum mer, but in addition will Include much cf Alaska which thnt former senatorial aggre gation overlooked. If the present arrangements are carried out the party will start from St. Louis on May 18, although ome of the members have signified their intention to fall In line along the route from St. Louis to Seattle. The special train will go almost due west to Denver, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City to San Francisco. While In Sacra mento the members of the party will be received by Governor Pardee. A week will be spent In southern California, and the start made from Seattle In the early part of June. The party expects to return to the states by August 1. The itinerary has been arranged by Mr. John P. Chon, acting postofflce Inspector In charge at New Y'ork, who has made half a dozen trips through the northern territory and who has become known In that part of the country as tho "father of the Alabkan postal service " MAY SHUT OFF SUPPLY OF ARMS Considered an Fffectlve Way of Set tling the Tronblo In San Domingo, (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) WASHINGTON. April 1 (New York Herald Service Special Telegram to Th Bee.) One result of th Mayflower's trip to 8an Domingo was to confirm the official opinion that General Morales has sufficient strength of cnaracter and resources to maintain a stable government If only the United States and other nations will pre vent the Illicit supply ot arms and ammu nition to the Insurgents. It Is probable that an end may be made of the Domin ican difficulties by the extension on the part of the United States government of full recognition to Morales as president of San Domingo. ! As it Is, the arirval of every vessel with ammunition in Its cargo marks the revival of the revolutionary movement, which seems quite purposeless. As It Is, tho arrival of every vessel with some Intimation to the shipping Interests doing business with San Domingo on that subject, having satisfied itself that nearly j all the arms and ammunition Imported Into San Domingo cam from the United Stat, There may be further action on that mat ter before long, all with a view to terml ttatlng the present deplorable condition in San Domingo without direct intervention by tho United States. DEWEY SAYS CUBA PROSPERS Admiral Snrprlaed at Condition Pre vailing; la n Island Repnbllr. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) WASHINGTON, April t (New York Herald Service Special Telegram to Tho Bee.) Admiral Dewey, frtsh from th naval maneuvers In Went Indian waters and a visit to Cuba, said he was greatly surprised to find Cuba, in such a prosperous condition. Th sugar and tobacco ciops are large and tha rural guards a sup pressing lawlessness. The country and the people arq orderly. In Havana, aa elsewhere, conditions ar excellent. Admiral Dewey think th rity Is much cleaner than many American cities. He said b wa greatly pleased with th naval maneuvers. Marconi stock advancing. Buy now. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS A pretty theater, well lighted, and com fortably ventilated by easy-going but ef flcarloua fans, an audience well dresaed, most of It In evening nttlie, a stage prop erly set, snd SchiPuann-HoInk, the groat contralto, for the central figure of th scene, and you have what I saw on Monday evening last. In Lincoln. The audience was large, in fact It al most filled the house, and the only seats vacant were down In the very front rows. The students had evidently chosen the bet ter vantage ground of a distance In order to get the perspective, or the atmosphere, or the effect, whatsoever you msy wish to call it. The boxes were filled with people who evidently were accustomed to sit In boxes. Enthusiasm reigned supreme, snd ths period usually given to the putting on of coats and 'wraps by Omaha audiences was given, by the audience of which I ppeak, to the applauding cf the artist's work, and giving to her a most profound and cordial welcome, or rather valediction, with which Mme. Schumann-Helnk was so evidently pleased that she came back and bowed again and again, and brought her accompanist several times, and finally sang another song, several minutes after th concert was over. In Lincoln. Mme. Schumann-Helnk can do more to a song of Schubert, or Brahms, or Schu mann than any one I have ever heard. You should know the song or hnve the muslo before you. In order to see the many ihcdes of feeling, the tone values, the nuances which she use. Hear her. ye students of singing, when you ever hnve an opportunity. Sell your clothes, anything to hear this woman slug. But watch the work, with your score, -for you will be thrilled at the mathematical as well as emotional tone handling - of the woman. And she gave a great recital of great things and was accompanied splendidly by Miss Josephine Hnrtmann, who Is a planlste, Indeed, of the true genus. This was last Monday night. In Lincoln. There is a "Matinee Muslcale" organiza tion which brings great artists every season, and which fills the house. It does this now, and It has done It for lo, these many years. But that, too, is In Lincoln. I had almost thought I was writing about Omaha. Well, who knowsT Maybe, next season I will be writing this about Omaha. I understand that there wa much dis cussion at the Tuesday muslcale last week. Of course I, being a mere male person, am utterly Ineligible for membership; and were I eligible, I would be voted against by sev eral "dark-hued spheres," a term which I prefer to the ordinary "black ball." How ever, the election was held, and there was talk about the possibility of forming or amalgamating or doing something with re gard to a strong woman's organization, or, to be more accurate, a woman's strong organization. Why should any union of existing or ganizations take place? Let us have an other, en entirely new and independent one, so large that It can attract members from the other existing organization, and In that way each can stay In her own club, and yet bo a member of a general one. For example, (I am not up In club rules and things) the matter appeal to me like this: You can have a few of your Intimate friends to luncheon, you can give a reception, or you can be a matron of honor at the Ak-sar-ben Ball. Do I make myself plain? The luncheon Idea represents to me the Tuesday morning muslcale; the reception suggests the Wo men's club, musical department: and tha Ak-sar-ben ball means to me a general, big. great organization of the hundreds of music-loving, musical, music-making or musically-Inclined women who are living In Omaha and who are doing nothing with their music, because? they know not why. PI nee first urging this matter of womanly organization In matter musical for Omaha have had letters from musical women horn I have never met, and each on of them hints at the fact that lnce they have lived here they have lost their musical sur roundings, and so forth, and consequently have never pushed themselves forward. Let me give one interesting little fact. When the May festival choir was organized last year do you know where fully one-third of the membership came from? From peo ple who had never before sung In an Omaha chorus, but who had sung In choruses In other cities. This Is true. Of the women in this town who have temporarily practically "dropped" their muilc you have no Idea as to the number there may be. A large general organization would at tract these women and an afternoon session would bring them out to meetings. I have also had programs and prospect uses from other clubs, and there seems to hav been an Impetus given to other places than Omaha by the women of those places rather than by the men. Away from dis tant Sacramento comes a book about the club women there, and I shall try to give ketch of It one day In this column and let the women see what Is being done there. I hear that on woman In Omaha has taken th matter of bringing artists her next season, and from th depth of my heart I wish her success. She has her work cut out, and my best wishes go with any undertaking promoted and fostered by women In the name of art. Th German singing society, Maenner- chor, will give a concert on April 10 under the direction of Charles Petersen. An In teresting program will bo given. Mrs. Wag ner Thomas, soprano; Mr. Paulson, violin ist, and Mr. Laux, bass, will assist, to gether with an orchestra. Mr. Thomas J. Pennell, formerly of Omaha, and now of Walla, Walla, sends to Th Bee two programs of the Whitman College Conservatory of Music, with which he is connected. He sppears In the dual role of baritone and "cellist. Mr. Tom Pen nell Is another of those musical lights whom one dislikes very much to allude to a "formerly" of Omaha. Would that they were all here! Think back and let us send them all. wherever they may ba, hearty Easter greet ings. Msy the waves of our friendship and remembrance repch them this beautiful season. Her are a few of thetn: Taber. Y'oung. J. E. Butler, Marshall, Hans Albert, Herbert Butler, Adelmann. Martin Cahn and Mrs. Cahn, Mrs. Starr (Lillian Terry i. Homer Moore, Oscar Garel.sen, Frances Moeller. Pennell, Derrick, Wherry. Torrens (and Mrs. T.). Sutorius. ntcknrll Young, snd so on. not forgetting eccentric Slgnor Fusco nd claiming aa one of "ours" the great master. Max Maretzek. now pasaed on. Thought of these people bring to mind many memories of bygone days In Omaha, and th present writer harks back and realizes the stern fact that he himself lias been engaged In mualc In Omaha since ths winter of 1M19. almost fifteen years. Many have come and gon nd yet. when I look around at- the profession, I rejoice to see th larg number of good musicians, true snd diligent, who find Omaha a good place to Ilv In. Th F1rt Congregational church was well filled last Monday evening for the recital given by th pupils of Mils Luella Allen, violinist, and Mlssch. elocutionist. .. nXijUiB J. KELLY Mt SEMESTs. NIC1HTS l.C 25c. 80c, 75c KRUG THEATER. Hoglnnlng Matinee Today Four Nights nnri Sunday find WoilneRdny Matlttoos. JULIUS CAHN Presents tho fJrentest CotrjpdT NiitvrB) of Yt-nrs DAVID HARUM The rinr Tlint Won't Wenr Out. Drnmatlzotl from Kdw. Nnye Wescott's Successful Hook Ova tion. A Series of Quaintly Delightful CHARACTER of the FLESH and BLOOD TYPE Portrayed by a' Superb Cast with Wm. H. Turner as DAVID HARUn. Stnjrod liy Kdw. E. Rose. Incidental Music by Wtn. E. Fuerst Exactly as at QARRICK THEATRE. N. Y. Where It ran a Whole Season. J"3& F BS3DSBS THIS AFTERNOON., TONIGHT & MONDAY NICHT. JULES MURRT Presents tha Noted Tounf American Actor PAUL GSLRIiORE In the Most Successful Society Comedy of Recent Year the nuray and the iiunninc bird FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MATINEE SATURDAY. CHARLES FROHMAN Presents WILLIAM FAVERSHAM IN HIS GREATEST SUCCESS LORD AND LADY ALCY wmr JULIE OPP as LADY ALGY NOTE Thla I Mr. Faversham' flrat appearance In Omaha alnete he attained stellar honore. It 1 especially gratifying- that he t to present "Lrftrd and Iady la;" In triumph of hla career. The manaKerarat take pleaanre In recommending- thla attraction. Monday Evening, April llth, 8:20 Sharp. DARCICAI IN CONCERT F03M rnuuirHk b, the Mr. David Marines, Violin. PRICES-tl.OO. $1.B0, $2.00, $2.60. "MR. BOB" j Oiven for tha Benefit of The Visiting Nurse Assn IT'ESDAV, APRIL B, 10O4. CREIGIVTOX INIVEHSITY HA LI, Znth and California. St. 8)10 P. M. ADMISSION, FIFTY CK-NTS. Reserved seat at the Myers-Dlllou Drug Store, April 4 and B. PROTECTING THE YOUNG GIRLS Organised Effort to Check Human Vampires at the Exposi tion Cltr. (Copyright by Now York Herald Co., 1904.) NEW YORK, April J.-(New York Herald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.) Plans for th protection of young- women lured to ths coming exposition In St. Ixuls are under th consideration of the Inter national board of the Women's and Tounf Women's Christian association In the Young Women's Christian association building, Brooklyn. Report which hav com from different part of the country In the last fw months lndlcatad that an organized effort Is being made to Induce young women to go to the exposition and .that many of the victims are being deceived by the promise of hon est employment. The International board plan to proteot these girls through Its department of travelers' aid. Successful work of this kind was dune at th Chicago and Buffalo ex positions by th local associations of those cities. The International board Intends now to mak th work Irs especial duty. It will employ a many agents at th rail road stations In St. Ixuls as may b necessary to see that no girl not accom panied by a relative or friend 1 misdi rected when reaching th city. This work will be done In connection with the Chris tian association of St. Ixula, which hits had travelers' aid agents at th stations In that city for many years. A home will be opened for stranded girls and legal advlco provided In canes of de ception and other moans of protection em ployed. CAMPHOR PRICES GO UPWARD Mnpply Runiilai Low and Celluloid Manalac-turer May II Forced to Saayend. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 194 ) j NEW YORK, April 2 -(Nw York Herald ' Service Special Telegram to Th Bee.) European celluloid manufacturers and r.ther consumer of camphor are making unusual efforts to get supplies In this country. From th fact that a manufacturer wbo notified the refiner some time ago that If camphor went above 43 cnts he would find a substitute la now paying 93 rents, th camphor dealers agree that there 1 absolutely no substltuta. H. J. Brackr of H. J. Bracker & Bros., with warehouses In William street, gives June 1 as the date when tenners of ram i hor will go out of buslneaa uiileej addi tional suppllea come, and h tK-lieves that celluloid manufacturers and t'ome others usir.g camphor will be obllgf-d to suspend operation on that date unleaa unexpected relief from the present altuatlon la ob tained. Th Japanaso embargo on ram plior was laid at th beginning of th war. Dentist with well eatabllahed practice, In an excellent location In lie building, d Ires gentlrman tn har nfflc. preferably phyalclan. Address, E 38, Be office. AMI I'MFHTS. flATINCCS Best ral 25 Cents Stnrtinn Thursday, April 7 Tluve Nights (mrl Saturday Mntlnee. Percy Williams' Magnlflcrnt Scenic Production of a Melodrnma Deserted at the Altar By PIERCE KINtlSLEY. A realistic story of the present time, presented by an exceptionally strong company. Two Carloads of nagnlflcent Special Scenery. The highest salaried company thnt has erer appeared In melo drnma. The Great Automobile and Bicycle Race Most Sensational and Realistic Con test Ever Staged! nwuissw rtaujm wuasiiasn v i Woodward & Burgess Managers which ha acored the greatest WAITER DAMROSCH Wstical Director. new york symphony orchestra, Chorus of Women's Voices Seats on Bale Tuesday, April B. AMI 8EMK1VTI. TELEPHONE! 1831. Week Commencing Sun, Mat, April 3 Today 2:15. Tonight 8:15. Modern Vaudeville Thorne and Carleton Th Amerloan Jesters. Galetti's Monkeys Educatod Simian Wonders. The Passparts In Fancy and Parodlstio Danoa Barr and Evans Character Comedy Creators. Mignonette Kokin Xanaua. Mitchell and Love In "Married Ufa From the Insld." Brandow and Wiley Colored Entertainer. Kinodrome New Motion Pictures. PRICES, 10c. 28c, 50c. T H u M A S THE SCIENCE AND ART OF SING'MO " '. Special Breathing BTUDIO DAV'DGE ILK., I HO 2 FARNAM STREET Table d'Hote Dinner at the CALUMET TODAY WESTERN BOWLING ALLEYS Everything new and up-to-data, Eptclal attention to private partle. TEL LSC26. 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