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New Play
One Worth While
NB of the notable events of the
Mason was ths appearance at
the Brandela of .Mr, Robert
Edeson In a play - of hli own
making. Mr. Edeson has had
much trouble In seouring a sat
isfactory play, and finally, when no other
course seemed open, ha made one for him
self. And he made a good one. He does
not contend that It I a masterpiece of
dramatic construction, nor that It marks
an epoch In American play writing. Speak
ing of It while here, he said: "If 1 were
to lay this play away tonight It would be
with affection; I would put It Into a spe
cial cover, for It has taught me much."
What the play abounds In, and what
makes It valuable, Is Its Intensely human
aspeot. Here and there this has been over
looked, apparently, In the effort to pre
serve some of the literary value of the
book from whleh It was borrowed. But
these lapses from drama to pure litera
ture are not such aa prove especially ob
jectionable and detract so slightly from
Us acting value that they may well be set
down as negligible.
A sociological and psychological study,
the play has much o commend It. In this
regard it is far and away beyond "Strong
heart." The Indian In "Where the Trail
plvldes" is pot surrounded by any of the
gtemouf that give a, halo of radiance to
eo-an-ga-ta-ha. Ma-we-chu-s is on Ma
native beath. surrounded by those things
he haa always been fumJIUr with, and un
supported by a false sympathy that Is
engendered by his presence In unnatural
environment. He has "made, good" as an
Indian, and stands on his own footing.
His love for BeBS l-andor Is as natural to
him as bta breath. Waifs, picked up after
the wave of massacre and rapine had swept
over a frontier farmstead, they grew up
Ids by side, knowing only the joys of in
timate companionship and nothing of the
big world and u complexities. And the
Indian shows this all through his course.
One of the inonl persistent traits of the
Indian chaiacur Is that ha moves In direct
lines. Hts ImimUrs urn alunit the line of
the shortest distance between two points,
nd the white mans' toituous phiiiMopny
and dlaphapous sophistry are unknown to
Mm, If he has ever practiced, diplomacy.
It has been I'l rare Ir.arnvs, he has sel
dom been accused of duplniij, and Uis so
called treachery is usually but the mani
festation of his nebulous not'on of strategy.
He Is set down m a liar because he lies
just as a child Uf, unknowingly, ilis sim
plicity Is the mere leniavKt-d btcause he Is
ft aavage broug- Into Juxtaposition with
the highest proUi'ct r-f enlightened civiliza
tion and suffering by tomi-aiUon tliare
wlth. Whether Mr. kMtson had given this
phase of the lnin s character st'iious
consideration does net enter into the argu
ment. It Is enough to know that be make
It very apparent Iw Ills prescnlatlon of
the part of How ltniior, struggling with a
problem that would i.uve wrecked the mind
f one less elementary In his emotions.
Bo It waa but natural that llqw Kandor
should look forwaid to nrriage with Uesa
Landor; and that she should, for the lime
at least, hve completely iienules-vrt In the
program ht-r adopted uncla had mapped
ut for hr. Nor is there anything In the
play to give one the Idea that under con
tinuing cundlttons the mart lege wotiM not
proved happy. Hut the pr-sfnutlon of the
"eternal triangle" changed the flow of
vents, and with the appurH.r4 of the
young man from the east, a new train of
thought sprang up In Kas Lander's mind,
fche learned a little, a very little, about
tbe big world outside of the Indian country,
and she lonfced fr more. Here la where
How Landor'a simplicity wrecked his hap
piness. He did not know anything about
the world outside the reservation, and so
oould not understand the longings tf the
girl g heart (or the larger and more attrac
tive thlnga of life. If he had knswn-but
he didn't, and so that line of argument
lasgr be abandoned. What be did do was
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distinctly the act of a savage. Here and
there among the whites similar caaea have
been noted; more frequently the shifting
from spouse to spouse Is accompanied by
something of friction, but it is accomplished
nevertheless. The savage mind doea not
comprehend the intricacies of civilized
procedure under such conditions and reoog
nlres but two courses. It is either to kill
or to set free. Ma-wa-chu-aa chose to set
free the bird he had caged, but could not
captivate.
In dealing with frontier life in detail,
Mr. Edeeon has transfered to the stage
very accurately the conditions. . He is sup
ported by actual occurrences In most of
his Incidents, and Ma people are such as
one Is likely to mset at any frontier town.
And his acting aa well aa that of hta as
sociates serves well to bring out the
strength of the story.
Old
Time Ways
at the Music 'Alls
APIES and gentlemen, I now
claim your attention to the
great George Leybourne. Order
plen.se.
That Is ths salutation one
would have heard twenty-five
and thirty years ago In the London music
halls. The "chairman" was the man whq
announced the acts and saw to It that the
audlince did not exceed the limits In the
way of adding to the esplrit du rorpa of
the occasion
Walter Urahnm. who was at the Orpheum
last week In a series of Impersonations of
muHlc hall celtbrlte of the paxt and pres
ent, gave iom 'ntervxtlng remlnircences
of london ha'' of ye olden days. He
was reared t.UiiUj slotic's throw of the
tower of lAni3on )v.t has played "the 'alls"
fcr the la't thlv.y vara.
Oc.irge I f; ;i'.V.'i.3 was known as "The
Lion f'omlq'.c ' When Mr. Orahsm firs',
heard ti M ;n-isie hall singer, there were no
music halls as we now know them In Lon
don. Mr. CJraham was s years of age at
the time and the local was the Cremlmorn
Oardens, where drinks were eerved and
where peopla mlaht wander around as
thev pleased. Manager Holland of the
gardens "found" Irybnurne nni on occa
sions would exploit his protege through
the streets of London In a carriage drawn
by four cream-colored horse. Leyhourne
was a favorite for twenty-flvo years, wan
known as Ohamragne fharley," and died
in the workhouse, penniless.
Here Is the chorus of one of Leyboume's
songs:
Champagne Cl arley. la me name,
lnnkin Moey Is me game;
tlood for ny game tonight, me hove,
Yes. I'm eood for any gams tonight, dear
bo. s.
Who'll ro'nc and Join me In a spree?
Ym, who'll come and Join me In a spree?
Lie. etc., etc.
In tKose days (snd toOsy to a la ne ex
tent) It was customary for the audience to
sing the chorus on the second round. If the
song pleased the people would shout,
"bravo!" or encore!" Then the "chair
man would announce like this: "ladles
and gentlemen, owing to the great succeks
ofxour f.lond. George Leybourne, he has
kindly consented to sing another song.
Order, pltase!" The "chairman" of the
music hall In those dsys served In some
thing the same capacity of a referee at
a prlae fight today. He was the boss of the
Job. His word was a command and he
waa respected aa a rule. He sat at a table
and rapped vigorously when It waa time
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for the show to start.
Speakinf again of George Leybourne,
Mr, Graham relates that he was a sort of
an Idol with the "Idle rich" of hla day.
After the Leybourne act' It was considered
a great honor to pay for a bottle of
champagne and divide the "bubbles" with
Leybourne. And It Is stated that Ley
bourne accepted the honors with marked
regularity.
Vance, another London favorite of sev
eral decades ago Is Impersonated by Mr.
Graham. Vance had a penchant for fancy
clothes and silk handkerchiefs. He ap
peared in a glorious great coat lined with
red satin, and it was nothing unusual for
him to "go on" with a dosen silk handker
chiefs In his pocket. He would pull out .one
one of his kerchiefs, wipe his mouth or
nose with the same and then discard the
fabric with a nonchalant air. He fell dead
on the stage Just as hs had finished a
chorus of one of his songs.
A chorus of one of Vance'a songs went
like this:
Slap, hang, here we are again,
Here we are aga.n,
Here we are aga n,
Slap. bans, here we are again.
Jolly does are we.
Walter Graham started his stage career
at the a;u of 18 In the London hal's. re
ceiving SO sh'lllngH a week at first. He re
lates that thirty years ao. when he started
eut, the halls were crude affairs compared
with the ondnn halls of today. Prinks
were served In those days, as they are
todsy In many halls, but th appointments
were limited and the program consisted
merely of songs, a few Joks and dances.
"My word, but thlnps have changed In
Lcrdrn since I was a boy. Now we have
tlia Aliiambra. Princess, Tlvoli and scorei
of other vaudeville places in and about
I-ondon." Mr. Graham d as he made
some repair in his miniature music hall.
Hj told of the alleged brutality of the
American baggage man as evidenced in the
recent destruction of his manikin orchestra
of eleven pieces.
And, refvrr ng once more to leybourne.
Vance and Pat Feney, Mr. Graham says
he la frequently called in on by former
London reMldents, who tell him they are
reminded of their thildlmod days when
they hear .Mr. Graham s n the old songs
Mr. Giahar.i Is booked to tour England
Scotland and, Ireland upon his return tu
Iondon next June.
Moat Valuable Paeettr.
"The late William James." sild a Itoston
ian, "used to smile at th brain farf that
so often attacks the American buslneH
nitn. I i of. James had his oat opinion
of the average b.ialnen man's herd work.
He tlvmirtit Hint bruin fag came more fre
quently from an exresa of whlaky and to
bur co than from an excees of mental ap
I Pi atl. n.
"Apropcs of thts he ued to teil a ttiry
abo t a tittle boy who asked his father:
"'Papa, what Is executive ability?'
" 'Executive ability, my son.' tha father
replied, 'la the .faculty of earning your
bread by the sweat of other peoples
brawn.' "Washington -fiar. -
TTTR OMATIA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 1. 1911.
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HE official announcement that
the Mendelssohn Choir of Omaha
had made a contract with the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra of
Chicago, Frederick Stock, con
ductor, for the appearance of
the famous orchestra In Omaha every year
for the net five years, has been greeted
with enthusiasm by musical people, and by
the community generally.
To the writer of this column the news
seems almost too good to be true, as for
several year past he has called In vain
at the Orchestra Hall to see the manage
mant with regard to Omaha dates. Time
and time again this column haa entered
protest against the condition which pre
vailed, namely that the great orchestras
visited Omaha merely aa passengers at the
Union dopot on the way eastward or west
ward, And the beet of It all Ii that there seems
to be a disposition on the part of every
body to help. Assistance has been most
splendidly given by the prominent men of
affairs; in every case the members of the
committee have been glad to meet a spirit
of Investigation, and in most caaea a spirit
of cheerful Investment of sympathy and
money to make the affair a success. Three
different men without any request what
soever said to the writer and his coworkers,
"If you should not be able to get ail you
need, come back and see ma; I may have
some left," or words to that effect.
The Tuesday Morning Musicals club un
der the energetic leadership of Its presi
dent, Mrs. Mary Learned, supported and
worked for the guarantee fund most hand
somely; so aio did the Fine Arts club un
der the direction of Mrs. Chllds, Its presi
dent, make most strenuous efforts which
were crowned with success.
When the proposition was presented to
the director of the Mendelssohn choir the
name of said director Is at the bottom of
this column. If you are Interested In know
ingthe director promptly put the matter
entirely Into tho hands of his executive
committee for action, as ho was unwilling
to urge or evert oak them to assume such
a large risk as waa nereaarlly Involved.
But as the proposition came from the Theo
dore Thomas Orchestra to the Mendlanhn
Choir, Major Iird. chairman of the exec
utive committee and president of the or
ganization, called a few samtulne enthusi
asts together and after some deliberation
and fltturln-l. the entire committee decided
It nun worth trying.
Tho results have exceeded anticipation
and It is now ensured that the Theodore
Thomas Orchestra of Chicago will be the
Mendelssohn t'holr'a support for tho next
fhe years, with no other appearance In
Nebraska.
It la probable that after all, the winter
concert, which waa to have bean given In
February, will have to be abandoned, owing
to tlx-- Impossibility of securing a suitable
.-.udlioi I mi at r. reasonable price. But this
v HI all be plunmd fir In the Heheme of con
rertu for n'xt t.-aton, i-s the winter con
ceit, at w lili ii the mush- Is Intended to
bo ill uuarcnii:!anlcj. must bo one or th9
fcctures if Ihi Mer.dc bfo'-.n Choir s an
nual presi ntatlons; it Is part of their or
iginal pltu of work, the development and
cultivation of the art of pure choral sing
ing without instrumental support.
In lat Sunday's New Yorls Sun. Mr.
litnrVitnn relates the difficulty of ascer
taining any Important news with regard to
the "forthconiinR production of Humpe:
dinck's cprra. 'Koen!:;ikii.iler.' " He con
nects the conditio:) with that surrounding
the presentation of Ftrdni's "Ulrl of tho
Golden Wot" He says: "The local Ital
ian newfpaners were a' so trimming with
the glad tidings cl the prog:kj of the
score. . Every time that I'uccinj flung an
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other quarter note at the double basses, the
presses were started again so that the
world might ahare the general happiness."
Then he goes on to imply that Puccini
has. not altogether pleased the Italians by
his latest operatlo offering, aa witness the
following: "It Is whispered among those
sufficiently well Informed to read Italian
papers that most of them put their once
Idolised Puccini In the pillory, and all be-
cause he has refused to be the same old
Puccini. It Is reported that there have
even been angry murmurs about 'una
?rinda porcherla.' A 'porcherla.' polite
reader, Is one of those things about which
we think, but of which we are not In the
habit of speaking. The Oermans. who are
a plain-spoken people, call It a Schweln-
erel,' and do not hesitate to talk pretty
openly about It. Perhapa we Americans
would content ourselves with exclaiming
that it was 'rubbish,' but that Is not Just
what the artistic Italians mean when they
say 'porcherla,' or the idealistic Germans
when they grunt 'Schwelnerel.' Neither
would any American of open mind declare
that the 'Girl of the Golden West' was
rubbish, because It Is nothing of the sort.
But that ths Italians would find fault with
It because it was not the kind of Puccini
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Tli- "Mlrary IlKff of lat Saturday
hart a highly Intereeling collection of opin
ions about the "illrl of th, Oolden Weat,"
xrrpx.xed by trading light of munhal
criticism. AiTiontcut other thine, the fol
lowing si-nlt-ncea are quoted from the pen
of Mr. Krrhhlrl (Now York Tribune); "Sin
nor I'ui'dnl ha achieved surprising, lei
us say even ainasinK, effects with his j
harmonies and his orchestration: he has
failed utterly to suiuest the feelinR which
la native to Mr. Belaaco's play. And that
circumstance will have a great Influence
on Its future. The opera was as finely
and truthfully mounted as anybody could
have expected. Its music was superbly
sung under the sympathetic direction of
Plpnor Toscanlnl. and It was as convinc
ingly acted as foreigners, trying hard to
obey Mr. Kelasco, could possibly art It, but
It was aa little American as would have
been a play dealing with the moral reclam
ation of a Sicilian bandit." The literary
magastne already referred to also prints
a picture of a lynching scene, a scene
which was not In the original play by Mr.
Belasco: and under It these words: ,-The
librettist here Introduces a lynching scene
amid the redwood trees: the tenor sinus
song and the soprano appeals ror ins
life. . This to Italian eyes must have seemed
a necessary American touch, though Mr.
Eelasoo'a play got along very well with
out It."
When one thinks of the vigorous type
of people who a e associated In our minds
with those gold-mln.ng days, It must have
seemed strange to witness what Mr. Uw
rence Oilman alluded to as "the stage full
of red-shlrted miners, posed In attitudes
f lachrlmose abandonment under the red
woods, or weeping upon each other's
shoulders."
To hear the whole thing done In Italian
must of itself have been peoullar.
How far la this hysterico-dramatlo use
of the great Art of Mualo going? It is
now largely a question of the Science of
Music, coupled to the most weird, the
most tragic, or the most riotous passions
of man's lower nature. That seems to be
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Mmleel .Notes
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eenth and Ixard streets. The concert which
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Improvisation.
Mr. Max landow.
(a) O, Had 1 Jubal s Lyre...3. T. Handel
(b) Komm, Qusser Cod J. F. Warn.
tc) Meln Glanblges Hon J. 8. Bach
Miss Mary Muenchhoff.
Chaconne J. 8. Baoh
Mr. Anton Btechele.
Christmas Bongs Peter Cornelius.
ta) The Christmas Tree.
(b) The Shepherds.
(c) The Kings.
id) Rtmeon. . ,
(e) Christ the Friend of Children.
(f) The Infant Christ.
Mary Muenchhoff.
Lai go Q. r. Handel
Mr. Anton Btechele.
Ave Maria Emlllo Plixt
Mary Muenchhoff, Mr. Anton Btechele,
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Aria from Eranl tEraninvolami) Verdi
Three (a) Pu Bist Die Kuh Schubert
(b) Ungeduld Schubert
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