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Is drunkenness it crime or a dlseiol The
laws of this country say It Is a crime, and the
perpetrator Is Jailed and lined. Hut tho ev.
denco Is rapidly Itiereosltig to prove dipso
mania n disease. The result of tlio Koely
treatment are apparently conclusive on that
point. What it commentary on our cruel
system of punishing the poor mortal whose
diseased nerves cry out for alcohol mid keep
him In a state next to hell until their cry Is
heeded t The victims of the drink habit
ought to 1)0 oent to a hospital instead of the
Jail and what n complete i evolution It will lie
when that tlmo comes ' It outfit to teach in
tho fallibility of humnu wisdom and carry it
eson of charity In the matter of opinion.
There are fanatics on most all deputed ques
tlons, and tho fair-minded person will tlnd
satisfaction In nnythlng tliat spreads the
benign Inlluenco of tolerance.
V
Fashion's decree ho gono out against the
wearing of earring. This Is not a sudden
whim. It has been the growth of years.
Women are getting to bo more senslblo on
matters of laslilon. They havo come to see
that tho wearing of eat rings is a relic of bar
bin bin. We grin at tho pictures of savages
wearing noso rings, but why Is it nny worse
than tho earring habltl Wo have returned
one part of tho barbarian practice anil dis
carded tho other. Consequently tho latter is
odd and odious. There is no great harm in
warring trinkets hung from tho ears, but it
tjiolk tho shape of that apiendage. Women
not naturally coa so genera'ly have pretty
ears with beautiful cm vex and delicate lines
that are quite ndorable. A pierced lobo is a
mutilation In a man's eye, and then to have
.. hlcr rlni? milling the delicate llesh out of
shape nnd obtiudlng Itself on his notice is
quite enough to seriously effect his udinlrn
i inn Hut the cirl of today Is better than
her mother, in this one respect at least. She
is not permitting tho mutilation of her ear to
maintain it barbaric custom.
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Speaking of fashions, who doesn't remem
ber tho time when leg boots were ull preva
lent among men! For fifteen years they
gradually dropped out of stylo for men, ex
cept those engaged in rough work, but the
shoe dealers say they are coining into vogue
again. In New York a growing demand
litis been noticed of lute, and the call bus ij-'eu
largely for a line grade of boot for dress uo.
Eastern dealers predict that the boot will
again be in tho ascendant. Now this is a
man's fad, and If lovely woman, whose lads
tiro criticised do often, bus aught cause lor
remonstrance wo will boglud to give it pub
licity. V
There has long been u shadow of doubt
about tho llnanolul resources for the world's
fair In Chicago. That city voted 5,000,0u)
In bonds, but they were not to be dellveied
or sold until the full- associations had collec
ted ijU.OUO.OUO from subscriptions. Tlnee
millions is u big sum to gather Irom volun
tary contributions in one city, but tho fair
association pus-ed that marl, a few days ago.
It is now entitled to tho live millions voted
by the city, and woudei sj can bo accomplish
ed with fS.iJOO.OOO.
Halmaeeda. Immediately after the bomb
throwing episode tho minister of foreign af
fairs made dire threats as to what should be
done with thecongresslonallsls, He soko of
having them shot within twenty-four hours.
Mr. Kgan, so far from sympathising with
this view, as Is asserted, concurrently with
the French and liraWan ministers address
ed a positive letter to Halmnccda opMlng
such action toward the captives, mid telling
him plainly that their resectivo govern
ments would be culled on to Intel fere if theie
was any attempt at carrying out the minis
ters threats. That night I got word fmin
Mr. Kgan to he In readiness to transport Mr.
Montt nnd four of his associate from tho
country at an early hour the next morning.
I Immediately ordered dipt. Schley of the
Hultltnore, then at Valparaiso to prepare to
take tlio parly to Callao so that they could
get out of the country. Halmaeeda In the
meantime got scared at Mr. Kgnn's note and
in an interview assured the latter that pro
tection would bo extended the revolutionists
and tho tlmo given them for escaping ex
tending. So it was not necessiry to take
them aboard the Hiiltlmore, though every
preparation therefor had been made. Mr.
Kgan was fiercely ussalled hy the newspapers
of .the victorious party, though it was
through his Intervention that great leniency
had ben exercised by Uulinacedit. His con
duct has not been understood aright oven in
this country, but 1 want to say that all his
actions havo luen those of it clear-headed
diplomat and an honorable man. lllght hero
I will take on myself tho blame for some cen
sure that fell on Mr. Kgan. Ho wrote mo
confidentially that tho Halmaeeda govern
ment seemed too strong to be disturbed. 1
quoted little too fully from that letter In a
communication to the lender of the opios(iig
forces, and when the letter was made public
the brunt of the criticism was directed
against our minister,"
One chinch had a part of the earth on which
Christ stood when h raised Vaxans. In a
French chit'icl were two glass bottles, one
said to contain several of Christ's tears and
the others said to be lllled with his breath.
Hut It would taken whole liook to relate all
the curious s'orles of holy relics told by old
John Calvin.
In Mr. Chase's "Sub Hosa" In the Omaha
Excelsior of last Issue he makes a bold con
fession when he says "William llarr, the
great dry goods magnate of St, Louis who
at one time had it branch store In Omaha Is
said to bo one of the best business men In tho
South.'' When It Is understood that Mr.
Hai r opened a large and niagnlllcent dry
goods house In Omaha and It had to be clos
ed on account of nou-support, the above con
fession comes like a revelation from a source
that never admits Oui'iha as Mug unequal
for cany lug out any enterpilso.
Dunlop wiltes from New York. "It is as
hard to tlnd an actor these day sou Hrondwny
rs It Is to tlnd a needle ill a haystack. The
dear old thoroughfare Is yet ripped up from
beginning to end by the laying of the cable
system, and every barrel, stone heap or fence
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Special I'ouitlKit Correspondence
NkwYoiik, Sept. It. lltit two novelties
were brought out this week, both on the Kast
side. At Jacob's Third Avenue Theatre, L,
S. WorM, for many years known as "The
Hoy Alitor," produce I "The Orphans of Now
Yoik,",n drama, by Col T Murphy, which
has been accepted with loud acclaim by his
audience. If any llles had lighted on Mr.
Murphy! play It would not have rested un
disturbed for a moment. It developed action
from the.word "(I I," and moved on with rest
less vigor to tho end. The play, however, Is
entirely ' wholesome and there is much In It
to pinko, Mr Wood Is a passable actor, ittnf
no morel but he has no faults that can off
end anybody seilously, and his Juvenility en
ables hint to lie boy for all the thrilling In
tentions and exhlla'iitlng purposes of a How
ery drama of tho present day. At the
People's n now and rather brilliant use was
-ygjfe
Will the marvels of electricity never censef
One of Its very latent developenienfs Is a de
vice for stopping runaway horses, and that,
surely, is so universal it danger us to make
the new appliance a valuable mid im
portant thing. At it recent trial tho Inventor
sat in a closed carrlagedrawn by two vicious
horses. There was no driver, the reins hang
ing loose, itud the assistant struck the animals
two resoui.dlug whacks. The maddened
beasts ran down the street with all the fury
of a runaway team. Their speed Increased
at every jump, and the crowd that had
gathered to see tho test scum-wred out of
harm s way
with exc
foolhardy
lug, both aiiiu.alsieared on their hluJ I
danced frantically, pawed the air, shook
their heads angrily and then cuiuo toastaud
still, when tho passengers jumped out and
1 lie eon-
....ht Mm?.
TIIK NKW I.ANHIM1 TIIKATIIK,
Is covered with theatrical paper. Instead of
tho meuv snihrette that Hipped along dur-
vay. The sjiectutora were breathless , . U(J llfu,nioulli ,,1)Vt.s of m,,y hCl0
Itement and thought tho Inventor n ' ,lmVl!V1 (llluv m,,,,y homeward In the
ly fellow. Suddenly, without warn- amum Mir Hhlt., has just the faintest mis-
plclou or enspne-.. The dramatic, agencies
have been deseited, the uptown cafes no
longer contain cliques of actors graphically
describing how audiences were "pa'-allzed"
atOnlikosh or Kalaina.oo, and even at the
"profesh,"
rowded the
'liont of tho house" to sueerat ami coudemu
a show to which they had been admitted
f.ee."
Nover Judge by Appearance.
The yearly season of soldier gatherings is
drawing to a close, and we of Nebraska have
had our share of them. Our blood lias been
tired with patriotic speech1.!' and our nerves
have tingled with the parsing excitement.
It is all very flue, and there Is iusp ration in
emotions aroused, but perhaps there is a
false note In tho tones ot these orators. At
least thut Is a lew of the mutter presented
by a veteran who saw service in the field
uiul retulns a lively recollection of its iiclual
ities, Tho pomp and glamour, the sound
and fury or battle aro vividly pictured by
these professional speakers, he argues; but
the physical fatlquo of the struggle, tho toil
and burden mid neat ol tlio day, tlio long sus
pense, tho hallowing uncertainty, the bodily
wants and pains, tho gi.awiug feur. tho bru
tality of the fray who dwells on things like
thetef The Infinite pathos of tho soldier's
lot lies not so much in the hardships and pri
vations of Ills life in the field as in the blunt
ing of nU sensibilities, moral, physical and
esthetic, which usuully accompanies ft.
One campaign will sutllce to degrade a high
bred gentleman to the level of a tram). To
old nature he surrenders at last not to her
sweet and healing influences, but to tho blind
mid beggarly elements. The gay and ditsli
lug cavaliers of song and story may have it
real existence, but they do not perform tho
leading part which popular fancy assigns
them. If you want to gut at the realities of
war go among the tents where the veterans
gather In groups und relate the Incidents of
their owu experience. Historians mid ora
tors strive for general effects, for sonorous
sentences and pi etty pictures to play upon
the Imagination of the leader or tho hearer.
They idealize. For realism go to tho old
soldier himself.
The people of Lincoln have a local and per
sonal pride as well as it patriotic Interest in
the wellt'ie of Patrick Kgan, our minister to
Chili. The C0UUir.li has maintained that
when the facts become 1-nown Mr. Kgnn's
acts would be approved dtsplto tho efforts of
his enemies to misrepresent him. Tho gov
ernment ut Washington has endorsed his
course, nnd now Admiral McCoun, who com
manded our squadron i-i Chilian waters
shows very clearly that the L'licolulto had a
level head and conducted hlimelf with crullt
mid propriety.
In nn Interview at Washington tho admi
ral said: "1 want to denounce some lecent
statements as devoid of any foundation in
truth. Lately it was Intimated that our
minister, Patrick Kgan, was willing to stand
passively by ami see the Ualinnceda govern
ment slaughter cei tain members of the con
gressiouul puity who had been Impiitoi.cd by
were congratulated by the crowd.
trivance which proved so effective Is Mm pit ' ,,Uy,UUM) it Is hard to find tho
enough. In the carriage was uu electric bat- u.,() ,)Ut (vyt,u ,. two ,lco v
tery connected uy a system oi wiring wuu
tlio harness. Tho occupants of tho carriage
touched a button which set a mild current of
electricity in operation. The current pasMil
from the bit to the soft flesh of the nostrils
producing a tingling sensation wholly new
to the hoi ses. The nnlma's were at a los to
account lor the sensation, but they in-tiuct-ively
felt it to be an attack of touio kind from
the front and were se'zed with a desire to
back away fi out It. The current was not
strong enough to injure the uuimals, but the
inventor says it wi'l stop a hrtise every time.
Dunlop, Tin: Coi'itir.ii'ri New York theat
rical correspondent says; "White Suede
gloves, trimmed with the narrowest ol tan
binding are much used at pi cent In New
York by ladles at the theatres. They look
clilc, but they make the hands look larger."
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Mr. Church Is'fore and knowing him to be
"ti u ii blue," hooked w Ith h'ui liberally. The
season wasalready well advanced when Mr,
Chinch entered the Held to look up attrac
tions, but nevertheless the new theatre has
on its Uioks a list of productions that would
be acceptable to any llrst class house III the
country, and In uumhrs too that will be
sulllclciit to keep the theatie goers busy on
an average of at least three nights each wick
which will make a great run for a starter,
TilK CnuuiKlicougratulateH manager Church
on the eminent success he has achieved.
Now that Lincoln has ii new theatre that
will In every way compare with the metro
polllau play houses, It behooves maunger
Chuich to exercise careful consideration In
the selection of an orchestra that will be In
keeping with the beautiful surroundings of
the house mid the class of attractions to be
pieseiitisl, Lincoln has never had a thor
oughly llrst-clnss orchestra, and the prosK(
tlte patrons of the new theatre look forwaid
to this Important feature with unusual inter
est. Manager Church Is contemplating sev
eral pleasant surprises In the way of talent
and line selts'tlous. The demand of the day
Is not for classical music between the acts
and no dirges, and but few, If any, sonatas
will bo Inlllctcd, The great majority of peo
ple that go to see a pluy, do not care
to hear a funeral inarch or classical soleo
tlons. They want something catchy lietwwn
acts, something of a lively air that will keep
them In good spirits Instead of adding fatigue
to a pleasant play. H lieu manager Church
has made all his engagements for the 1-anslng
orchestra Tint Counimi will publish Its
membership.
It Is not the finest thing In the world to be
the sou of an illustrious father. The luster
of the fathers name and fame Is apt to dim
the i (slug light of youthful promise. The
flower of the early morning with petals half
opened is placed up and against the full
blow ii rose of noon, and the comparison is
manifestly unjust If the young man as
sume to follow fa the paternal foot steps or
ventures to nsplm to other promoutoiies
held by the goodness of fame he comes at
once within the Inlluenco of his sire's reputa
tion, and its effect Is Invariably prejudicial.
On the other hand if he rests content In the
ordinal y anil commonplace walks of life, he
is made the recipient of ill-concealed con
tempt. He is intellect or genius gone to
seed and coplo pity him. When, shortly
after the demise of J, K. Kiniuet, the votoran
''Fi'itz" it was announced that his ton, young
and Inexperlonced, vrould.,Mayv to (court
gltrry through tho i nmo channel pursued by
the father so successfully, visions of the hit
teis hard earned victory rose up in the crlt-
n,n.. V..b.,., i,..t .V....L- i... ,. ,. i i.-..., .i.i- ' les minds and the youthful aspirant was con-
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.. 1 1AMU ri til iis.ll nitit liftllu iiilitfttiL
of "Tho Charity Hall," "The Wife," "Lord
Chumley," and other well known pieces. Its
success, which has been little short of phe
nominal, has surpassed any of their previous
productions. Aside from Us heart story,
which Is the supreme element In every sue
cesiful dream, there is lulrodiicisl a vividly
powerful picture of the Inside workings of
the bank speculation, defalcation, suicide
mid disaster which Is avei tedonly at the last
moment all the circumstances of the situa
tion being woikisl up to ailcgroa of absorb
ing Interest. The plot of the play, In brief,
is that of a young bank cashier, who misap
propriates securities belonging to his bank,
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made ofaitu old play by Uvn Mouutfoid
When slift began to star, last year, there
were a few, guuided picdlctious that she was
blessed $t)i "a future," anil as that term
may meii much or little in theatricals of
this day, tlieie has over since been curiosity
to know the exact measure of Miss Mount-
fords promise. That iiieasir e was satlsfact
and In reckless endeavor to b.rome sHdily
wealthy, loses everything In speculation.
Tho assistant cashier Is accusml and the crime
Is fastemsl tiH)ii ti I in by circumstantial evi
dence. Tim criminal cashier watches tho ac
cusation of his assistant before the bank di
rectors, and even testllloi against him. Not
until his nlllauccd wife Informs him that she
knows the facts, doe the guilty cashier lift
his voice and put on the hindciiffs Intended
for nnother, This outline cannot give a Just
impression of the absorbing nature of tho
play The third act, representing the mid
night meeting of tin? bank directors, Is said
to be fraught with an Interest so Intense as
to be almost unbearable.
Mil, wii.kinho.n'h widowh,
Another of Charles Frohmau's distinguish
ed Now Yoik comedy successes will have Its
first peiformance at Funke's Wednesday
evening, It Is William (llllott's latest come
dy farce, "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows," which
has Just closed a mom than ordinarily suc
cessful anil profitable run In Now York.
The play Is In three acts and Is confessedly
constructed and developed iiwn the basis of
tno I'rcncii "Jiteu Touplnul," by Mona. Al
exander HIson,.Ulkdltlngulshid author,
whd Is now engaged In writing an Kngllsh
comisly for Mr. Charles Proliiuiin. Thero
was no difference of opinion among the Met
roM)litau critics as to the brightness of 011-
lett's latest comedy 'I lie ncllon Is rapid,
never lugs, ami In the hands
Tho Summer Hoarder Lilt Ic boy, I can't
swim. Is the water very deep?
The Uoy Naw; only up ter me neck.
The exhibition of the holy coat of Treves
has attracted attention anew to miracles and
rellgous relics. It Is a curious fact that
John Calvin, the sturdy old refoimer, wrote
a book over three hundred years ago giving
a l'st of numerous relics of Christ then in ex
istence. The most remarkable "find" was
made in 3'-M A. I)., by the mother of Kmperor
Constantino. That devout lady was told in
a vision to go to Jerusalem and recover the
cross upon which Christ was crtisifWd. She
went, and after some ditllculty found three
crosses, two of which, it will be recalled,
were used for the execution of the two thieves.
The question then was to decide which had
borne tho Saviour, but that dllllcully was
solved easily. The body of a dead man was
laid upon the crosses, and w hen ft touched
that hallowed by Chrlsts use the man came
to life. A part of the cross was left In Jet umi
lem and a part taken to Constantinople.
Pieces of these relics were sold to devout
pilgiluis, but the cross hod the miraculous
power of renewing itself. Calvin estimated
that the pieces of that relic In existence in
his time would fill a ship.
Constantino's mother alo found the four
ualles vith which Christ had been pinned to.
the cross, and these too, ncconliug to the
native Calvin, had the remarkable quality
of Increasing In number. Two of them were
placed by the emperor in his crown. At it
later time one wits taken by Charlemagne to
France and another was thrown into the
Adriatic to still its waters. In Calvin's time
thero were fourteen of these nails in exist
ence. Ono of them is still to bo seen by the
tourlft at Cologne. The spear with which
Christ's side was pierced was exhibited in
seven different places, -Huong them being
Home and Pails. The sponge which the
soldleis dipped into vinegar and gave to
Christ to quench his thirst was carried to
Persia, but afterwards was re-cueil. It evi
dently was divided, for hundreds of years
later there were four of them. The
used for the last supper was owned by several
different churches, and oddly enough they
were of different shapes ami woods The
swaddling clothes with which the infant
Jesiu was wrapped developed into thlee sets,
one at JelUsalein, a second at Home and the
third in Spain. The jug containing the
water that was turned into wino also multi
plied uumeioubly, being exhibited at Pisa,
Hevennn, Cluny, Angers and elsewhere.
III t This makes mo feel young
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"Uelpl Helpl"
Haltering to tlio nctless. The levlvillud play
was that qiiartor-eentuiy old stoiy of jeal
ousy and crime, "Kast Lynne," a tale that
has probably movul more men and women
to teais than any other di mini in the Kng
llsh language, not except ug the iqtially
hectic but less rational "CainlUe." And III
add'tioii to her bolduens In coining forward
iMthestariu this exacting and tune.woi.i
pin), MisJMouutfo d had al-o laid claim to
consideration as Its author, lor hers was a
practically new version of the old novel.
She hud not depa-ted Irom the original plot,
but there were improvements throughout
the text, and changes in the cln.racteis, the
comedy Hues, and the situations. M'
Miuntfoid will probably Mini tins drama a
valuable Investment on "the road." His not
woithy of'heriuurkel ability, but pel haps
that Is it lesser coiiM'lcintiount pic-cut. The
oi Ij th'tigh now tor the season In the whole
tl.e'itiicalSeiigthof HrcndiMiy, weiu Cleve
land's Minstrels at Dunlovy's I'm k, anil the
leopeulug of ll'iirigan's Theatre, with
'Helll) mid the -toil." Hoth had Immense
audiences, "Nlobe," which has been slated
fur a veiy long run at the Hljou Is piuper
iug, but tile uudleiico are all down stairs, and
but few of the gallery gous take to this
leally merftoiious perfoi miince. The play
Is said to bo "over the heads" of the general
public, so, perhaps, It will not have as long a
i uu as Its owners anticipate. Neither Is Syd
ney Hosenfeld's new play, "ThoClub Filend,"
drawing as it was thought it would. The
lrt does not leally fit Roland Heed, mid
the play, brilliant as it Is In spots is so trival
in plot, that no one caie- to see It. Hoth
will undoubtedly do well on the road, but
neither Is a grtat money w Inner. Dunlop.
j if Mm ttjtw
was a piesiimptuotis undertaking, ono well ;,.0,,ay H, ,,rt.M.t It, U said to create an
calculated tJlest the capabilities of a genius,
A little more than a month ago J. K. hm
inett, with a carefully selected company
made his first appearance as a star in it New
Jersey town In "Frit. In Ireland" one of tho
most pretentious plays in the elder Kmiiiel's
lepertolre. With somewhat discouraging
unanimity the dramatic critics of the big
New Yoik dailies pronounced against the
young man. Hut nothing daunted, ho has
peisijrveicd and his tour from Jersey to No-
lirasKa lias been a veritable triumph com
pcllhig widespread admiration and biliigfng
more money InU the sous pockets than the
father even look in In tho same length of
time. And even the ci Itlcs havo come
aiouud. The leceptlon of the new nlaver at
the Fiinke Wednesday evening was but a
ieK.-tltion ol the tieatment accorded in other
eltlts. Hut what of tho player) Kverybody
who had seen the original "Prlt." judged tho
ouug man by their recollection of tho fath
er In Ills pi hue and It Is not surprising that
in many iiihtnucis the Judgment was not
In favor of the pretender. Whatever nut)
be Mild ol the acting of J, IC, Kmmet, Jr., It
certainly Is liillnltely better than tho senior's
first attempts, mid he has succeeded far bet
ter than nliiety-iilnu out of a bundled who
seek to gain the portal ol tamo mi 1 success
by one bound. It knot reasonable to suppose
that the young man has exhausted all his re
sources and if the promise of his youth Is
sustained, he is surely destined to attain a
gratifying nu-asuie or well earned success.
He has versatility and flexibility that close
ly approaches the elder, and an ease and
grace that few schooled actor's (km-ovi. but
there are distinct limits to his ability,
and his voice, for which there is mi
much use In the 'Fritz" plays, is weak, too
V il... .nsnl ,ll,...,v,-ttni i.nn.1,1, r "'"K- nowever, u snows sins oi cuitiva-
.. f. ttfiln'tt 1... em.,mt fnil In r.ntl7 tli..ffil-t t'. "'"' '" "-' b('"sT pleCCSWnS llOt UUSIItls
that In booklntr over elirhtv nltihts at the f,,c,or'- In appearance he closely resembles
Incessant uproar of laughter from the open
ing till the final scene. A distinctive and
"Little boy, why didn't you tell me you
were built liko n glraffel"
Life.
riauo Tuulm;.
Nothing adds so much to the channel
music as a piano being properly tuned, and
nothing is better for the instrument than to
table have a competent tuner attend to it. Ml.
Kdw, J. Colleiisou, for the past ten )eais
connected with eastern factories as an ex
jiert in piano tuning, dicing and lepariug,
Is now with Crancer's art and music st)re,
.,'1 south 11th street. Mr. CoHen-on's cist
ern work wns too confining, and he Is now to
become a resident of our beautiful city. He
comes highly recomeuded and wetliistall
who appreciate good tuning will give him a
trial.
his father, and his work is clearly an at
tempt to Imitate the latter ns nearly as os
sible. With perhaps one exception the sup
porting compsuy was well balanced and
aided materially In the success of the play.
Haby Spencer "Lena" deserves special men
tion as one of the youngest mid brightest
children that lias ever appeared on tho stage.
The scenic properties too. were bettor than
those usually carried by traveling companies
Some changes have been made in the play It
self, and in some resjiects they were iinprov
mente. The burlesque prize tight win, one of
the hits of the evening.
New Lansing for Its opening season for man
ager Church hns done reuiaikably well. In
lssfl the repoi t went out over the country
that Hon. John Fitzgerald would build a
new theatie in Lincoln. In Ib'.Kl the Hige-
low o)erit houso was started or at least the i
excavation was about completed. Since i
that time nnother similar enterprise wns an- '
uouiicid to be erected at Twelfth and P
stieets, neither one of which ever material-1
ized. Not six months ago the new Lansing, i
now receiving its finishing touches and of
which an Illustration l given today, was an
nounced. Plans were drawn, contracts let
and Mr, Jul, A. Church given management
of the he use. He began ns soon ns the foun
dation had been stinted, to liook
attractions, Through this geiitlemans
gient opularlty and his long estab
lished reputation tor upright dealings mid
thorough gentlemanly business qualifications,
the finest companies on the load contractu!
for dates at the house which, at the lime had
n Jt even n semblance of it wall. This in It
self shows the widespread confidence that the
profession reposes in Mr. Church and the
tact that such a manager holds the reigns at
Lincoln's beautiful new tliesj fan temple is u
matter of congratulation both for the peo
ple of Lincoln and the eliteriillslliL' ueiltle-
nieii who have leal ed this grand stiucture. j company of New York, ft has already en-
"Klleeli" was given its first pioduction in
this city at the Fuuke last evening. Tin:
CouillKIt went to pies tooeaily to allow of
a ciltlcUui of the new nH'iit. sulllce it to say
that it made a good iuipieiun. 1 ho scenery
and continues w el e new ami h'liuUome mid
theie is an effective ihorus. "hllevn" will
be legated this aftel noon and evening.
jifs." ami women.
One of the chief events of the drnurttic
season In this city will lo tho forthcoming
piodllctlou of HeMllle and HuhtiicoV latest
succtssful play, ".Men and Women. " The
piece will lw presented by Chits. Prohuriu's
it U no little i fk tor an attraction to con
tract for an engagement mid then come, or
learn before reaching the city, that the thea
tie was never built or that work had leceiit
ly been suspended on same. The managers
of the country have all had dealings with
joytsl a run of AVi nights m New York and
Mi nights In Chicago and will l. m-cii again
fu both of those cllle- befoie the close ot the
season. The play m which the company
will make its initial bow here is "Men and
Women," by De.Mllle mid Helauco, authors
peculiar feature of the play Is that It ends
where most plays Ik-kIii that Is, wjthn mys
tery. Tho story hinges upon tho career of
tho late lamented "Mr, Wilkinson," suppood
to have apparently lived a life of probity
ami uprightness, but tiKu his death It wan
dlscotered that ho had not left one relic, but
two lovely Mrs. Wilkinsons, who marry
again, and by a strange coincidence they
live In apartments lit tho sumo house in Lou
don, The peculiar complications that arise
from these conditions make up the action of
the play The company of comedians who
will present tlio play la of the liest and In
cludes. Frank Noreoss, Ksslo Tlttell, Sy.
uioiir Hess, Nina Hayanl, Harry MMIward,
Nell O'Hnen, Minnie Tlttell, Florence Vin
cent, John Louge and others.
A Tllll' TO CHINATOWN.
S-icaklug of one of Hoyt's latest skit,
which will lie here next Thursday, tho New
York Telegram says. "Tho ability .of
Charles II. Hoyt to weave the business 'of
first-class variety Hrfoi mers into an enter
taining farce nvms inexhaustible. At the
Harlem ops-rn houso last night his "Trip to
( Chinatown," a play new to New Yorkers
was presented and met with instant biicc.vss.
The title Is as inlsleadlnz as that of "The.
i Texas Steer.-' Mr. Hoyt's chief purveyors
of fun include Wellnnd Strong, a dying
man. Hen (iity, one of the boys of the past;
Willie Grow, a youth In hlsteens.Noah Heap
Hoffman Pi Ice, n hotel -kcer.Sliivln Payne
' servant . Cora lay and May Wing, kiit
idanceis, Mrs. Ouyer, a pran'ty widow, and
Fowle and Ken, a rascally re-ioiter. Act
one Is laid hi the reception loom of Hen (Say's
home, and the entire company appeals to be
relatcd to him either actually or piospctlve
ly. The joung ladies eouro his consent to
a slumming trip through the Chinese quar
ter, which tlley really intend to convert into
a night at a liia-qtiHiade ball. Act two
shows the lticne lestaurant, the trysting;
place of the revelers, where tho masquerade?
costumes are dunned The third mid con
cluding act 1. located at the Cliff house on
San Francisco Hay. The acting of Harry
Conor as Welknd Strong was extremely
droll ami laughable, and his colllquies with
Anna Hoyd, who liiijersounted the frUky
widow, weie mil tit provoking and entertain
Continued oupigeS.
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