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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1910)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: OCTOUKTl 'J.', 11)10. V 0 e 4,rr t A " 'ml All the Drapery Yard Gocds acd Portieres from the BijJ Stock, oa Sale TUESDAY &lher All the Lace Curtains In This Big Porch&se Go On Sale MONDAY Kltv Exhibition of World -l-'unioim Painting at Itrandria Stores All this werk He dure to w?e them. . IS f """ n r Ud Drnndais 2trs Dig Special Ad on Pago 8 Nawa Soiin D m wmm i .4 '4 Omaha Has Never Known Such an Extraordinary Sale of nn 1 1 II Brandeis ready cash secured the entire stock of fi ne lace curtains from a Philadelphia manufacturer at a price lower than the actual cost to manu facture. We also bought an entire stock of real imported lace curtains, which were made for an Eastern retailer, but refused on account of late delivery. This is another one of these cash purchases that have made Brandeis famous all over America. The bargains in these two immense stocks will mean a saving of thousands of dollars to the people of Omaha. Practically Our Entire Basement Devoted to This Sale 80 Clerks to V ait on You No crowding no waiting. You can quickly select the biggest curtain bargains ever offered in any store in America. T hese curtains are all in pairs, we sell them in pair or singly. m 7 rri u. I. I 5 and Lace Curtains Actually worth up to $6 pair, at Fine Nottingham, filet nets, Irish point, cluny, Scrim and cable nets worth $5.00 and $G.OO a pair. Lace Curtains and yn 98 Actually worth up to $12 Pair QJj U pair Hundreds of pairs of Duches.sc, Brussels, Point Milan, Ileal Ara bian, Egyptian and Marie Antoinette curtains in these groups. m mm i cf (Sample I'ieces Imported Madras, up to 1 Ms 'yards long and worth tflf ud to $1.25 vd.; at, each. ; . . 3t"lvC Lace Curtains ($1 Woithtip to 55 Pair, at, Each From one to five pairs of a; kind posi trvely the grandest bargains of the sale. All the Lace Curtains Hundreds of patterns, in white, ecru and Arab color worth up to $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 a pair. Imparted Samples Half Curtains EA If those were full size curtains they would be worth up to $12.00 a pair. There are as many as six of a kind. They go at, each 3) (M11DEIS STORES All the traveling men's Sample Curtains Many are up to two yards long go on sale 4 at, each I 3C 600 pairs fult SiZ3 Swiss Curtains Regular price for this Swiss is 5c a yard on sale at, ' 1Qr each. Hl v A.l the full size Lace Curtains Worth up to $1.50 and $2 a pair; some slightly im perfectat, each Lace Curtains Worth up to $2.00 a pair; hundreds of fine single curtains in this lot at, each. 39c Ail the NoTcItf Net, Filet Net, Scrim, Swiss, Silk- , oliue, Bobbiketi :if Portieres go oa Sale Tuesday Httttfi till lit) 11 Liz. mm Curtain All kinds, worth up Kods c eac a eacu e BRANDEIS STORES MiUi KtLlLlUUS SIRIFE Revival of Bitterness in New York Has Bad Effect. COMMENT OF A LONDON PAPER Talk la EpUcoiml Coaveatloa ac to "Coaveraloa of Jewi" Olrea Cans for Some Caaatle Comment. BY V. V. FRANCIS. NEW YORK. Oct. 23. Special to The Ilea.) A great majority of Americana re gard it a pity that the old controversy be tween the Cathollo and Protestant churches hould have been revived here as the re sult of the visit of certain distinguished prelates to this country. 8uch a contro versy Is little likely to do good to either party and it- is almost certain to revive bitter , feelings which -have been steadily dying out In this country. The fact that the controversy has not aroused any con-i-Merible popular Interest la pretty good vMrnce that so far as the membership the Christian' churches In America Is concerned there Is no material here for re ligious warfare. The London Telegraph speaking of the Ideal of the church says: "If the church reviews Its progress, or, perhaps, we should rather say. Its check ered annals, of the last fifty years, it would not be unwise to ask Itself how far It has kept to the original Idea of Christ that religion la intended to bring men Bearer' to God. "It Is Just becau4 the endless disputes about ritual and ceremonial observances, the acrimonious controversies concerning prayer book revision, the arguments as to particular decisions of the privy council tend to obscure the primary and vital ele xnents of all rellelon, that some of thoee who are most Interested In the preservation of the church are victims almost of despair In the perusal of Its history. "If we are to bring things back to their elements, we must ray without hesitation that the first and capital object for which a church exists is not to clothe itself with vestments, or work out an elaborate order of ceremonial observance; It la not even to pretend that It has the key of all knowl elge, and that It can unlock alt the august and baffling mysterious evidence sur rounding the life of a human beiig here and hereafter. "Its prtmsry duty Is much simpler; It Is to make saints, to revive once more. In the midst of an artificial society, what the psalmist called the beauty of holiness.' " The showing made by the recent church census taken In Chicago is bud enough in all conscience, but It might Jhave been worse. It shows: Number of persons reached. I OuO.OuO; number without church preference. 1T5.UU0; regular church attend ants Wj.000: Irregular attendants, 47&.u0 refused to give Information. l.(W0. The complete classification of the data will require another week. The censris was taken by U'.Ou) workers, representing WW churches. The general convention of the Protoetant KllHeiial church heard this year the usual reporta on the work for "the conversion of thrt Jews."' but there was general ap proval of the view of the houM of bixhops that a aeparate church for "Hrbrew Chris tiana" auulJ tend to perpetuate the aloof ness of the Jew from the Christian, and there was evidence of a large sympathy among clergymen and laymen for the view of Rev. William M. Grosvenor of Man hattan, who said: "The Jew knows what the Christian has been to bltn -during the centuries. It has not been a history full of Joy. He has suffered Inquisition, persecution, herding Into ghettoes. In America for the first time In the history of his race since the fall of Jerusalem he finds an open door, and Is doing his best to fit Into American Institutions. The only way for the Hebrew to ever come Into the unity of the church Is after he has had a few centuries of Christian tolerance, love, charity and Justice." It was In accordance with these views that the house of bishop decided that the Jews converted to the Episcopal faith may continue the Jewish rites, festival and ceremonies as historical and racial tra ditions, provided they do not do It a a matter of religion. . Enthusiasm and sense of perspective should go hand In hand In religion as In art. Warm faith cannot but show Itself In seal. Calm common sense cannot fall to recognise the perspective when it comes to proselyting. The Protestant Episcopal church mean to keep seal without abandoning common sense. - Publie Interest In Maryland has been awakened In an ancient little church at Dorchester, on the eastern Shore, because of Its antiquity and its relics. The church was built In 1CS0. and . still contains as cherished treasure a chalice presented to It by Queen Anne, and a cushion on which the queen I said to have knelt on the occasion of her coronation. There are a number of ancient church buildings In the east, but the oldest re ligious edifice In the United States, ante dating even the remnants of the Spanish occupation of the Florida east coast, is the old church of Santa Fe, N. M. This Is without question the oldest church In the United Btatee. It foundation was laid In 1MU and it was used at once, though not completed until either 15)7 or IZii. For this old mission Spain sent a staff of painters and sculptors and donated a bell which waa cast on August , 13S, or 1 years before Columbus discovered America. This old bell did service In 8paln before It waa sent to the new world, and still calls the faithful to mass, to vespers and to numerous services that are being con ducted regularly In thla oldest church In the United States. Some Things You Want to Know The Theatrical Season New York Presbyterians gave away more money through the channels of their de nominations last year than In any previous year. The amount was ll.361.H10. Congre gational expenses amounted to benevolences reached t7a,4D. The figures Just compiled by the Rev. Jesse F. Forbes, clerk of the Presbytery, ahow that there are 32.U2S members of the Presbyterian churches In the city and ltd ministers. Heflertlaaa ( a Bachelor. Charity begins at home, and usually It ends right there, too. For every one man who can make a for tune there are a million who can tell him what to do with It. . When you meet a woman In the street with a divine light oa her face It' a alga she is going shopping. Ideas are mostly silly and ideals are all pathetic. It's all down hill to the wedding altar acd all up ever after. The only real luck in four-leaf clovers 1 The theatrical season of 1910-11, now fairly under way, gives promise of being one of the moat important in the history of the American stage.. The recent de velopments in the internecine strife be tween the so-called theatrical syndicate and the "Independents" have necessitated unusual activities on the part of producing managers. In order to supply the theater with attraction which will keep the local manager loyal to the interests of one side or the other. A a result, the present sea son probably will see a new record estab lished for the number of new play pro duced. This will be in striking contrast to last year's record, when the smallest number of new play In five year waa placed before the public This doe not mean, however, that last year was a reason of disaster for the theatrical business. On the contrary, there were more phenomenally successful pluys produced last year than in any previous year. In spite or the comparatively small number tried out. There were forty-six plays which ran for more than fifty nights, In the metropolis, while the best previous record was In 1905-6, when there were forty-four that achieved that dlctlnctin. Seven, play last year ran for more than 200 nights In New York, with the best previous records being in 1906-7 and 190S-9, when each had five plays to reach the two-century mark. There are approximately 4.000 theaters In America, exclusive of the moving picture housea To furnish entertainment for the patrons of these play houses enlists the services of more than 2 (0,000 people. The theater, viewed from a business stand point. Is one of the most prof. table and at the same time one of the moat precarious of modern enterprises. A single success often means a fortune to the producer, playwright and actor, whereas dozens of fortunes may be swallowed up in the fu tile quest for a play which satisfies the demand of the public. "What the public wants" is an unknown and unpredictable quantity until the play Is produced. Paul Armstrong, one of the most successful of the younger American playwrights, In a recent statement declared that one success In s.'x in it liberal estimate of the odds against 1 i hut and playrlght. And yet each of the failures represents as large an initial outlay on the part of the manager, as much labor and as many brain throbs for playwright and actor is the one sue cess. A drama or a farce comedy will cost the producer anywhere from $5,000 to $.Xi,uW be for the first trial performance. In re- cenf years the public has become very exacting In the matter of stage settings. The canvas door, the dummy mirrors, the book cases painted on the "back rtiop" are no longer tolerated in the first-class thea lers and the "properties" for the most un pretentious of plays mount Into a thousand or two dollars. In the matter of costumes. the gowns worn by jhi women in a "so ciety" comedy represent a small fortune to the producer. In store houses In New York are scenery , aud trupM Uca for many play that have failed to please the public. Borne of these are absolutely new, for many a failure has not lasted more than alx day. From these tore house frequently come second-hand stage setting for play about which a producer ia not optimistic. In such cases, of course, the cost of production Is ma terially decreased. ' There was a case on record last season where a young manager who possessed great energy and no capital was able to try out a new play at a cost of $600. In producing musical comedies ,the same' general principles apply, the chief differ ence being a larger expense. The most unpretentious of musical comedies costs the producer from $15,000 to $20,000, while the more elaborate ones represent an expendi ture of $60,000. The expense of maintaining a large company and transporting It over the country Is also much heavier, so that the profits gained In this field of theatrical endeavor are seldom as larice as in a drama Uo success. In answer fo the natural Inquiry why all producers do not band their efforts toward dramatic productions. it may be said that a musical comedy fail ure, or "flivver," Is seldom hopeless. It can be made over, doctored, revamped, the Joke culled . and rewritten, new musical numbers Interpolated, comedians changed and attractive dances added. Any or all of these first aid tnay be ' applied and a seemingly hopeless disaster turned Into a great money maker. Several years ago a musical comedy called "A Knight for a Day" was produced on Broadway and waa one of the big successes of the season. It waa the same musical comedy which had failed three times previously under differ ent titles. With the drama and the comedy the case 1 different. In these plot and sit uation are vital and, as they are the foun dation of the entertainment, the changes which can be made are usually of a super ficial character, so that the task of re generating an unsuccessful play Is generally a hopeless proposition. Before a theatrical entertainment can prove a profitable venture In the smaller cities of the country It must have had a New York hearing and must bear the stamp "Uroadway success." Plays which visit cities adjacent to New York before their metropolitan run are disregarded. The samo plays returning to these cities after a six months' engagement on Uroadway do a land office business. It is es.sentlul to the manager, therefore, thut his plav should go Into New York under the most favorable auspices. Hence the custom of "trying It on the dog;" that Is, giving a few trial performances lu the sinallur communities so that author and Stage manager may see what puinla may be strengthened, w hat I'ne eliminated, what actors replueed. Woeka before the opening on Uroadway the billboards and the new spapers of New York announce the coming attractloa. Anywheie from $1,000 to $3,0u0 is spent on advertising a play before Its first performance In New York, after the first night, if the material seems promising and the need for an initial Impetus Is discovered, a manager will spend a much as $l,ouo for a page wrlteup lu a single New York newspaper, lu He pieiaiaUun of a dramatic offer ing, from two to three weeks' rehearsal Is required. For the musical show the period of preparation runs from six to' ten weeks, the latter requiring more time on account of the Intricacies of groupings, of en semble dances and of mastering scores as well as lines. During these periods of re hearsal neither the stars nor supporting player receive any salary. Only the stage manager and the musician receive money for the preparatory labor and, -of course, the stage hands. As a rule the rehearsals are conducted In halls and over store and there are no stage hands to be paid until the final days of work In the theater. Until a short time ago a producer could engage men and women for his musical show and have them rehearre up to the very day of the first performance and then dismiss them with the explanation that they were not suited for the part. Recently, how ever, this condition of affairs has been Improved for the actors. Now a producer or his stage manager must decide after four rehearsals whether he considers a man or a woman desirable. After the fourth re hearsal the star of the company or the most humble "broiler" chorus girl has the legal right to expect to take part in the first performance. If the producer dis covers too late that a member of the cast la not suited to the part, he can discharge that member, but only by paying the un satisfactory one two weeks' salary. In still another way has the law recently taaen steps to protect tne memDers or a theatrical company. A few years ago the great club held over the heads of the chorus girls was the fine. Five minutes late at a rehearsal might mean anything from $1 to $10 fine, while a hole In one's stocking at a puDiic periormance, a rip in a skirt or a giggle while on the stage might mean a $5 reduction from the $18 or $25 weekly stipend These measures were taken at the discre tion of the stage manager. Today the courts have held that a manager may fine the members of his company, but the money Is not lost permanently to the of fender. It must be kept In the company's safe and at the end of the season, or when the fined member leaves the organization a demand upon the treasurer for a return of all monies withheld must be complied with Thus the fine today la nothing more than a savings account for the players. The playwright's outlay In brains doenot bring him so large a monetary share In the success of his play as the producer re celves, but his profit dues not entail the same amount of aorry and the hurrasslng detulls of mamiglng a company of highly excitable and high strung people. A young playwright without a reputation receives anywheie from 3 to ( per tent of the weekly gross receipts of the box office as a roy alty, while dramatists, who are In a p si tiun to dictate terms with the producers often receive as high at 10 per cent of the proceeds. The sliding scale fur royalties Is becoming universal a small percentage on the first few thousand dollars per week larger percentage fur greater drawing power and finally a princely royalty If the play makes 112.000 or $f5.X0 a week. These possible profits are the lure which floods every manager's offlie with hun dreds of thousands of worthless manu ft It Would Be Wise to select your Christmas gifts now and have them j laid aside before the rush. We have a nice stock ehow you this year Watches, Diamonds, Cut Glass, j Silver and hundreds of other beautiful pieces to select from Spend a few minutes In our store Look for the name. S. W. LINDSAY, Jeweler 1510 Douglas Street scripts each season. And every one of these I producing magnates employs a corps of competent play readers to winnow the tons of chaff in search of the annual crop of not more thau fifty grain of dramatic wheat BT rUDEUO 1. BAIKZX. Tomorrow The Toung Ken's Christian Association ODnvuntlon. BARNARD GIRLS KINDLY ACT Sealors, at Sacrifice of Linrlet, Aid Blind Student to Flalsa Coarse. Through the generosity and selo-sacriflce of her class mates, the Barnard seniors, Margaret Hogan, the blind student, who expected to begin her career as a bread winner soon, will be enabled to remain for her fourth year at the college to complete her course and win her A. B. Four hundred and fifty dollar to cover her expenses have been placed In the hands of the girl. As a performance in high finance It has no equal In Barnard student annals, relates the' New York World. The money was raised In three days and saved Miss Hogan to the class lay a margin of forty-eight hours. How was It done? Ask the girls who went deep Into their monthly allowances, cutting down all supplies to the bare necessities. Ask the girls who commandeered certain sums from certain wealthy relatives and friends. Ask those that gave the smalt contributions which contained in generosity all the value of the large subscriptions. It waa a deal In fudge and eloquence and loy alty which does great credit to the class of 1911. It was ust before the beginning of the present session that Miss ilogan learned .hat the fund for her support had been exhausted and that she would be expected by the friends who had forwarded her progrem to provide for herself. While she was already well equipped as a teacher her failure to complete her course and the absence of a degree made It necessary fur the blind girl to look for a lesser position than the one she had hoped to take. Her plan had been to become an advanced teacher of the blind, history being her chosen subject, and to teach from the col lege standpoint. MUs Hogan, however, bravely set about obtaining th post that must be open to her under the altered conditions and ar ranged to take a place as a teacher of Ulnd children In an Institution. 8he had kept her trouble to herself, and the seniors only learned the secret last week. There was an Instant call to arms, and now Miss Hogan Is the happiest girl on College Heights. In order that the advertiser may get the best results for money Invested, he nius' reach the buyer by the most direct and re liable channel. The Ue ia that channel. WHAT LOVE OF FLOWERS DID la Gratifying; His Invalid Wife a Poor Mlssonrlan Fonaded a. Fortune. The love of a flower for an invalid Mis souri woman ha resulted In the estab lishment of an industry . which keep scores of people employed ' and the sale for which amount to more than a third of a million dollar a year, relate the HL Joseph Uaxette. . ; A plain Missouri farmer, .almost penni less, founded the Industry which made him the best known resident In Cass county and w hich enabled ; him not only to distribute flower among the poor, but which gave him an Income which he ex pended largely In benevolent work. The latest reports from Jefferson City of the nursery products ot the state in cludes flower, . and show that Cass county shipped last year nearly SOO.OOO pound of flowers, worth nearly $400,000. About forty years ago G. M. Kellogg went to Pleasant Hill, Mo., with an old wagon and horse and his invalid wife. He was almost penniless. He decided to remain near the little town. Ills wife could do but little work. To please her he planted a flower bed. The roses and the carnations bloomed and spread their perfume around the cottage of the Kel loggs. They were greatly admired. Som persons were found willing to pay for to flower cut into bouquets. This put the Idea of raising flower fot profit Into the brain of Kellogg. He met with success almost from the first. Be fore long he had an acre under glass, and when he died a few years ago he had the largest greenhouses west of the Missis sippi, with immense sales. And the busi ness continues to grow. The love of a woman for a flower and her husband' love for her bullded one of the unique business enterprise of Mis souri. The Kellogg Income baa been spent largely in philanthropic work, blossoming In good deeds. It Is a case where coui mcrclallsm founded on sentiment has brought gratifying results. Dyspeptlo Pnllosupbr. Vfier a man get used to being a mar tyr he seems positively to enjoy It. It's a well trained conscience that can be made to speak only when It is spoken to. Friendship demonstrates that two per sons can get so thick they can't see through each other. Home people seem to have an idea they could give Inside Information to the record ing angel. Cvery man who la the architect of hi own fortune doesn't always succeed ,1s getting the sun In every room. It doesn't require very much encourage ment tor any woaian to make Iwe to bar soli, Ik' j D 1 A 1 tkal IkM .n -