10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 25 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES ,
TRUE RELIGIOUS REVIVALS ,
They Arc In Strict Accordant with the
Natural Law.
A DEEP DESIRE FOR DIVINE BLESSING ,
True nml Artificial Ilcll loui Move-
inciitH Contrast il I'rnyor for Col-
! cKP * ' \V rlc nf I'nslorH nntl
Their People.
The following earnest and Interesting aril-
do upon rellKlous revival * has boon fur
nished by ifr. A.V. . Lamnr , pnstorof tno
First Baptist chtircli , for the religious de
partment of Tin : HKI : :
"Heci'hcr , In one of his sermons , said :
'Pcrloillcul ' excitements nro norninl to the
human constitution. Kovlvnls of religion
nro In strict accordance with nnlural la.v.1
Jlo docs not , of course , mean to say that a
revival of rellelcm Is In ncconl with the
natural man. It Is Just the ruverso. The
natural man ilocs not love revivals of re
ligion. There Is nothing' ho has so little use
for. It tllslnrbs the current of his life by so
much ns It Is such n revival as Indicates the
presence nntl power of the Lord. While ,
therefore , the unconverted man does not desire -
sire and is unitble to promote u rcvivul
there l < > nothing more needed In n community
than the frequent occurrence of n work of
grace such us is promoted by u revival , if it
bo genuine. It Is in strict accordance ( not
'with natural' ) , but with spiritual law thnt
tliero should bo revivals of religion. That is
to Knvthoso who'hiivo tasted tlmtthc Lord is
gracious , ' and Into whoso hearts has come
the Joys and blcsslngs.of grace , IInil that at
times'thoro is a deepening Impression ami
longing desire for n spiritual awakening.
This desire widens ami deepens ; It leads
Clod's people to come together in special sea
sons of prayer ; it leads to a wore earnest
proclamation of the old , old story ; it leaJs to
n purifying of the life of Individual Cliris-
tints from the inconsistencies which aciHini-
nlatellko barnacles on a ship ; it leads to u
confession of sin mid n setting right the
things that nro wrong. All this is not to pro-
pltialu Coil , so that Ho will grant special
showers of gracOj for Ho is waiting always
to bless ; but this waiting in prayer , this
confession , this clonnlng-up , puts Ills chil
dren in an attitude to receive largo bless
ings. It is the unanimous testimony
of Christinas of all persuasions that
whenever thesoconditions nro fulfilled God
never fails to send great spiritual blessings.
It Is clear tlien that ( tod's ministry tons Is
limited only ns wo limit Him by our unbe
lief and Impenitence.
"These reflections nro suggested by the fact
thnt in several of the churches of this city
there are indications of gracious revivals.
We do not mean that there has yet uccn any
marked outward or visible work ; but tliero
Is going on In several of the churches of this
city such nn undercurrent of deep and
earnest dcsiro for divine blessing as will
eventuate in n mighty revival If they hold
on. It Is n noteworthy fact that the most
remarkable revivals have heirim In a quint ,
way anil grow quietly and slowly in powers1)
till multitudes were brought under Us
blessed and ever widening influence. The
most notnulo meeting of this land which has
come under my observation was in lux ; . It
bopnn In a sinnll prayer meeting which was
Tield nightly for weeks before there was tiny
very 'marked going nmotig the tops
of the mulberry trees. " But the little
band or Christians held on In believing
prayer and at the end of several months a
revival swept the whole town. Let the little
band of Christians who nro longing for a
blessing continue to wait on God , 'His arm
is not shortened that It cannot save , nor his
ear deaf that it cannot hear. ' Everything
about yea may seem unpropitlous. They
Unit bo against you may sc''iu ' great In
numbers , wealth and influence , but the hills
roundabout nre full of the chariots mid
of the Lord. Though you have no Moody ,
nor other great one to lead you and though
there bo but iwor natural circumstances to
help you , you hove the nlimghtlnoss nhd love
of one who said 'All power in heaven nntl on
earth is given unto me. '
"Tliero Is.a great difference lira nmn-inndo
revival and onu that ( led gives , Sometimes
a church will get sonfodlstlngulshcd evangel-
1st , have splendid appointments of singing ,
etc. , and nftor much advertising got a crowd
of people together , but when the machinery
stops everything goes to pieces. This Is
much like : v man pumping water out of a Ury
minip from a dry Cistern by pouring water
Into the pump. Whereas a two revival
Is llko the artesian well. It has
gone tunva through the bed rock till
the living fountain is tapped and the stream
flows spontaneously. This Is what Jesus
meant when Ho said 'The water thnt I shall
give shall bo awell of water springing up into
eternal life. '
"Whatever may bo said of the excitement
sometimes accompanying revivals of religion ,
and whatever nmy bo said as to many who
nt such times are brought into churches , who
afterwards prove unworthy members , it can
bo tinly said by these who nro in n position
to know that real revivals nro unspeakable
blessings. Millions will.enter heaven because
of their Influence. It is n noteworthy fact
that the majority of the spiritual ucoplo in
the Christian churches wore brought into
thorn by the power of God In revival meet
ings.
"It has been said by some of tlio most
thoughtful and wisely observant Christian
teachers of this and other centuries , that
great revivals of religion have followed In
variably upon great financial panics. So far
ns the psychological aspect of the niattor Is
concerned , it seems that great financial
crashes servo to awaken n wide-spread feel
ing ns to the futility of building on earthly
riches , and the reaction is that multitudes
begin in their distress to feel willing to lis
ten to the Divine Teacher when Ho asks ;
'What shall It pro 111 a man if be gain the
whole world and lese his own soul I"
"There is now upon us ono of these seasons
which try the souls of men. Money has taken
a panic , crops Imvo largely-failed , business Is
uncertain , tind the future contains much for
apprehension. lu all the history of God's
dealing with man wo sen Ho has taken such
providences tovcall to man in thunder tones ,
To a city anil people so devoted to the out
ward and visible as we , may notCiod ho callIng -
Ing us in no doubtful terms , There nro many
who seem to think Gou Is dead. But Gort's
hand is not shortened that It cannot save. "
I'rnjrrr fur Collagen.
Next Thursday , January ! 2S ) , Is the day set
aside by a great many of the Christian de
nominations for special prayer for schools
ami colleges. Nearly all the colleges will hold
cpcclnl religious services on that day.
Ills evident thnt prayers now offered la
bchrilf of the colleges fall Into line with the
original design and character of these Institu
tions. That character was thoroughly re
ligious and Christian ; that design was to
train up students for the ministry. It Is well
known that all the older colleges were thus
established. William mm Mary , planted In
a colony la which rather commercial than ro-
liglous principles prevailed , was designed to
cducato stiidcnits for tlio Kiilscopal ministry
a design , however , which it failed to fulfill.
Yale , the third college in point of time , was
founded by ten ministers ; and the genor.il
purHscs | of the ministry wcru potent hi Its
foundation and management , in the estab
lishment ot Princeton , Columbia , Hrown ,
Dartmouth , indeed , with hardly a single ex
ception , of nil the older colleges , the religious
motive was the controlling force.
The proKrr-ss of the Christian church Is In
timately associated with the number and
character of Christian students , The min
istry represents tlio more important official
elements of the church , und Christian stu
dents roprcsent the principal source of the
supply of ministers. The urgent call Is for
men. Missions , homo and foreign , once had
peculiar need of money ; that need has by no
means censed. That need is appreciated , und
was never more fully met than It Is this day.
Hut the demand for men Is now inoro urgent
than the demand for money. The proportion
cf students entering the ministry from ninny
of the older colleges Is steadily diminishing.
Men. men , men , is the cry of the cause of
missions and of the church.
Cluiroh Nolan.
llov. Wlllasil Scott lectured last Monday
night nt Aurora. 1IU subject was " ( Jetting
Ahead. "
Friday will bo called thu woman's ' chnlr
flov and will bo of special interest to la
dles.
dles.Tho
The ro'.rcuV announced , to bo held lu Trin
ity cathedral this > , vcok will doubtless prove
to bu a meeting of giciit Interest.
At the missionary meeting In Trinity ca-
tbedrul , Cannon Uohorty spoke in no uncer
tain sound concerning : the laxity of church
people In bringing up their families in fear
and admonition of the Lord.
KoV. John A , Mllllgan , pastor of the Cher
ry Hill Congregational church , and Miss
Mary Hello Ferguson wore married last
Wednesday evening by llov. Wlllard Scott
at the parsonage oa Thirty-seventh street ,
Kcv. SavldtfO announced to Ills congrega
tion last Sunday that ho had come to the con
clusion that ho was doing wrong to wear
such ornaments , so bo .sold tlio diamond
stud and exchanged tlio pold watch for a sll-
vcronc , Hodld this so that ho inlirht stand'
before his pcoplo with n clear conscience and
perfectly free from any faults that inlgut
provo tistuinblltig-block to some ono.
Hov. William A. Mooro. pastor of the A.
M. E. church , Is engaged in a very success
ful revival at his church. He Is holding
m'eetlng } every nleht and afternoon , A
number of conversions have already resulted
from the efforts now being put forth and the
meetings will probably continue for some
time. The chunii : now has about t\vo hun
dred members and lu every department It ls
prosperous and progressive.
"Where nro thcsms of these who have been
the pillars of this church for twenty years ? "
the cannon usked impressively , "Do you find
them tiding as the leaders In the work of th o
Master ) Do we find thorn engaged in mis
sionary work ou thu outskirts ) Uovo find
them In the pulpit endeavoring to point the
people to a better life { No ! no ! 1 am sorrv
to say wo do not. They have drifted away
into lives of Indifference r listless Inactivity.
This is not rlclit. This church has nut done
her duty. The harvest has been rlpo all
these years , hut It has not been gathered in.
O. that the burden ot responsi
bility might bo rolled ition the
people ot Trinity cathedral , so that they
would do their duty and step forward. . In the
great work of waving souls. Hero we have a
score of people in attendance upon a mission
ary meeting. If this had been a party given
by one of the leading members of this con
gregation and a general Invitation Issued the
ronirrcgation , ns there was to this meeting ,
three-fourths ot the congregation would have
been in attendance. The pcoplo of this con
gregation nro not Interested aa they should
bo In saving souls. The church cannot pros
per until tlio members become thoroughly in
earnest In the work of saving men from sin. "
Speaking of the ordination of Mrs. M. A.
Drake of South Dakota as a Congrugatinoal
minister , Kcv.Vlllar 1 Scott said last Thurs
day to Tin : Dm : : "Mrs. Urako Is the most
remarkable woman In our church. She js
practicallv Irresistiblens an orator. 1 will say
that she is our woman Pudciyfoot , and you
know that llev. Piiddyfoot la the phenomenon
of our church. Ho Is a veritable thunder
cloud of conviction when ho begins to talk.
Well , Mrs. Drake Is , as a woman , Just what
1'udilyfoot is as a man. I have heard her
many times before the annual assembly at
Saratoga , N. Y. She is a hout and is very
much inoro nblo to preach the gospel than
a gre.it many men who have long
been ordained. Her ordination us a minister
is an innovation in our church , but after all
Ills In strict accord with thu fundamental
principles of our church , \Vith us the
original Idea of a church -was simply a com
pany or congregation of people who agrca to
worship God together. They may select ono
of their own number to nroiich and expound
the gospel ami may orualn him to till that
ofllce. If a congregation decides that they
want to select a woman tliero is no good
reason why she should not bo ordained.
Primarily , when u bishpp ceased to servo a
congregation lie ceased to bo or
dained , At present wo consider
that ordinations nre continuous , but
hi the beginning of our church each congre
gation ordained its own pastor. "
Kcv. Charles W. Savidgo is ouo of the
most earnest and sincere ministers whoever
lived and labored in Omaha , lie is engaged
In a revival meeting at the Kowinan Metho
dist church , and his special efforts seem to
have been directed toward the nwalccning of
more holy aspirations among the members of
the church. Ho has brought the matter right
homo to thu members of the church by a
scries of very plain talks about the Individual
faults of the members ) . Jiuloing this Kov ,
Siividge has also turned thu religious micro
scope upon his own life and has discovered a
few personal habits that , seemed to him
Inconsistent , .BO ho has lopped thunj
of ! and set htniself right be
fore bis conscience and his God.
These who have the pleasure of a personal
acquaintance will. llov. Savidgo or who have
heard him preach will remember that ho
usually wore a very line , large diamond in his
shirt front and also carried li handsome gold
watch , lie has put these jewels aside and
now appears with a silver watch attached to
his vest button with a pieeo of black tape and
the whiteness of his shirt front is no longer
ndorncd with the glittering : stone ,
Or. Charles A. Briggs is to to installed
January " 0 ns professor of biblical theology
hi Union theological seminary , New Vork.
The Methodist Episcopal church has , in
connection with Its mission hi Mexico , L'-117
communicants. This indicates again of 151)1 )
during the past year.
IJy the will of the Into Mrs. Elizabeth
Perkins Fogg of Now York , Uinlon thuoloj-
ical bcmluary of that city and the American
Unitarian association of Boston each yet
8211,000.
The oldest clergyman in the Church of
Kngland , Kov. John Klltott , vicar of Hand-
wide , began his hundredth year on December
111. Ho has served In Uulidwick for more
than seventy years.
The American Congregational union re
ports receipts for the past year of $155.530 , of
which $70,000 came from individuals and
churches. This Las been the most success
ful year in the history of the organization.
The receipts of the American hoard for the
tour months ending December itl , wore $18 ; ) , .
4tl : , against * 170M9 foi the sumo period in
ISb'J. ' There was a decrease in donations of
nearly $2,000 , and a gam in legacies of more
than * $ , -lH ( ) .
Dr. I'entecnst has been giving evening ad
dresses to large gatherings of Hindus In Cal
cutta. It is stated tha.1 that they have been
very much Impressed by what they have
heard , and that BOIIIU of them have confessed
faith in Christianity.
The confcroncesof the Methodist Episcopal
church In fiermany and Scandinavia are
rapidly increasing. That of Sweden bus
15,0117 communicants , that of Norway , SS-42 ,
and that of ( iorinany , 10'JUl , There are also
8,053 communicants in Denmark.
A singular religious sect has become promi
nent in ICnranda tfwickauSaxony. Its mom-
bcrs predict the speedy coming of the end of
the worldand arc so confident of the correct
ness of their faith thnt they docliuo to worker
or onpago in any business. Tnoy spend their
tlmo In watching , prayer and in exerting
their unbelieving neighbor ! ) to uiiiko rcuuy
for the judgment day.
Five young women who nro to bo members
of Sister CatherineDrexol's new order took
the white veil ut the Convent of Mercy in
1'lttsburpr. The young heiress herself will
take her final vows next month. She has not
yet determined exactly what dress she will
cheese for the order , but it will bo * ! ack In
color and in form very much llko tin f of the
sisters of mercy. Her rules and i-of. alatlons
will bo submitted to tbo bishop of the dioccso
for approval ,
THU 2'AItSHAM > THE I'Vl.l'l'f.
fftw 1'i.tkllcnM.
O , the parson In the pulpit is n power-
lie can thump the deathless devil ,
Scorch the godless Sunday revel ,
1,1ft the fallen to the level
They have lost la careless hour.
lie can scourge the stage and ballet
From his lashings they'll'soon ' rally
At the wicked ho can sally.
And the good with pcuco can dower.
Yes , the parson In the pulpit Is a power
Hut ho needs know how to use it.
Some there bo who oft nhuso It ,
Or the worldlings will refuse It
And the blessings ho would shower.
Politics he's safe In leaving
"Well alone , or ho'll bo grlovlng
At the curses he's receiving
At the dread election hour !
Chicago Times ; BnJoa ninonp the Polios
hooks In Yolhynla nro compelled to walk
through lire on their way Into church , A
similar custom obtains In America , hut hero
the lire Is the moro trying comment of envi
ous sbtci-3 ,
A Connecticut tramp attacked n school
teacher on her way homo , uiul she struck him
across the face with n light umbrella. The
umbrella was broken , and in such a way that
the broken ribs entered the trump's o.vei and
blinded him forever , and ho has ieeu scut to
thu sUto asylum ,
THE LOUNGER IN THE
McKeel Einkln'a ' Creation of a Character
Hew tothoStago ,
ATTRACTIONS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK ,
Ilcmliilficcticc.q of Adcllnn I'nttl by
Joe Howard A l''cw Stories of
C , W. Coulilouk-Musloal
and Dramatic.
Henry Herman has recently published a
book of stage anecdotes In which Is told a
story of a hit made by an actor In "Married , "
a play by .Tamos Albery , produced some
years ago by Mr. Wyndham.
The part was a French waiter , and in ac
cent , manner , behavior it was such n natural
performance ! that everybody in the world
that follows plays in London wanted to know
who this great new comedian was.
It transpired that Mr. Wyndhani hiulcn-
irnged a French waiter from his father's
tiotclandho was never heard o'ou the stage
again.
This sounds llko an outrage on the art of
acting , but it was n very souiid and sensible
policy and one which has already beau tried
with success In our own country.
Whether this Idea is becoming the ruloof
the stage or not is a question , Thfl profes
sion has now all Varieties of human nature In
it , and all varieties of human nature not In It
caneuslljbc hired. If wo nro told to hold
the mirror up to nature , surely the cuds of
the drama will bo better subservcu b > bring
ing nature itself on the slago.
If wu arc to believe the old timers , noting
today is not what itoneo was. In the modern
play there is nothing to act particularly. Our
writers are few in numbers wtio can conceive
great characters for great actors , which ex
plains why the really good actors nro burled
in obscure modern plays or tiru playing the
legitimate when they can. '
Art seemingly is lost sight of In these days
of big runs , the majority of actors always
striving to get a play which will bo n money
winner for live or six years. In fact there Is
little that calls for art , particularly--
A new bit of character Is much "rarer than
a new actor to lit it. Although , If ono is to
Judge from the press of New York and
Hostou , new characters am belli ? discovered
contlL-uoiisly in these cities , and strange to
say unknown actors nre bringing them to
light.When
When the play , in which this now character
predominates , reaches the west It is lost
sight of ami you hear nothing about the
character but everything about the artist.
But now and then a distinctively fresh nnu
original character Is IntroJucod to the
theater-going public by some well known
actor and everybody Is profoundly impressed
with thu eroatlvo faculty of the actor who
reveals the now personage to the stage. Me-
KcoKankln , nn excellent exponent of the mod
ern romantic school , has given to the f > tnge , In
the diameter of The Canuck a type that is
absolutely new. It is strikingly original and
bids fair to inako a great reputation for the
creator. But it is really surprising that this
character has not been revealed to us before.
AVe have had , seemingly , all the nationalities
portrayed , butlho Canadian has been lost
Blunt of until MeKco linnkin gave us a touch
of naturalism that Is as refreshing as was
the scent of the new mown hnv lu "Tho Old
Homestead , " and the "Deestrlo" Sktilo" in
"A Midnight Hell. "
Why there nro so few now characters
created may rest with the people who go to
the theater these days. They certainly de
mand inoro than our fathers did. The criti
cal faculty , which was once confined to a few
people , is now m thousands.
remaps few of them could write down
their criticism , l > ut they know good from
bad ns they could never know It If tliey
-waited only for Shakespeare and Schiller.
So they take xvh.it comes , because they line
the theater , and if ills not good It is undoubt
edly the Lest that can bo had.
JOliu F. Hurley , au exceedingly clover
newspaper man , now piloting James T. Pow
ers through the country , was talking to a
friend the other day about dogs.
"You know , " ho said , "the dog which ac
companies Pcto Daly in nil thulattcr's scenes
as the bookmaker In'A Straight Tip. ' Nof
Try to remember. It's not -oil actual dojr.
\Vlicu Mr. Daly comes on the stage , you
know , and sits down , ho throws out his hand
as if to motion the imaginary animal asldo
and says , 'Liodown.lacl ; ( ! ' Then and there
after thnt clog is as real to the audience's
imagination ns it is to Mr. Daly's , although
it cannot be seen or heard. 1'eoplo sometimes
facetiously ask Duly , 'Pete , whcro'd you get
that dog o' yours J' And 1'etc answers truly ,
'In my mind. '
"Invisible and impalpable ns thoaniltnal Is ,
every spectator derives from Daly's own at-
tlro and demeanor an accurate mental Imago
of the do ? . Every man in the audience knows
thnt the brute must bo n urindlebullpup. Its
tall is limited and curled , llko a soubretto's
hair. Its nose is retrousse , and Its eyes ,
which have an imperturbable-yet suspicious
look for the world in general , turn up to Mr.
Daly with the questioning expression and
simple faith of childhood. ft
"As every important actor has an under
study , so has this dog of fancy. The under
study , however , is real , palpable and resist
ant.
ant."Powers
"Powers found It in the box ofllco of tne
Grand opera house at Columuus , O. , where it
had sought icfugo with n sprained leg. It
seemed an exact physical embodiment of
Daly's canine ideal , and Jimmy pondered for
a time whether Pete had not by some mystic
power called his mental creation Into cor
poreal existence , as 'Pygmalion' turned his
stone ' ( lalatea1 into flesh and blood. Powers
promptly adopted It , presented It to Daly , and
suggested thnt it bo trained to1 take the place
of the imaginary dog should Daly's Imagina
tion ever fail him.
"Tho understudy now travels''with the
company , and during every performance ho
sltspn his hnunchcsln the wings and gravely
watches the doings of Daly's invisible dog as
these doings are indicated from time to tlmo
by a word of command or \vhlstlo Irom
Daly. The understudy's bewilderment at the
spectacle of his master pottingor rcprovinu' a
dog which the understudy cannot scols , vt.Ied
by occasional pangs of Jealousy.
"Now , there is no point to all tills , except
what you may II nd when you fancy the ex
pression on that undorstud.vs' face and the
doubts and speculations which pass through
his mentality as ho sits on his naimches in
the wings. Why his master should makoun-
irdstakable demonstrations to a doz that is
invisible , quite puzzles the v'luerstudy.
Sometimes beseems to doubt his own powers
of sight , and ho looks around for explanation.
At other times ho appears to question the
sanity of Daly. Did you over know how
tunny a dog can look wnen ho has some in
soluble problem on his miiull"
When Do Wolf Hopper was hero , ho iincl
several congenial spirits were drinking their
beer niter the theatre and smoking a
llnal ctpar before going to bed ,
Stories of Jho stage wore being told anil
Hopper finally struck U'lead. ' 'When Papa
Couldock wasn member of the stock company
nt the Grand onorn liouso In Columbus , he
was a ruro'blru. Ono evening Just after the
big 11 ro.ln , Chicago , " said Mr. Hopper"howas
missing from the theatro. High and low
they hunted for him until almost disheart
ened , the manager hud decided to dismiss the
audience , when the prompter discovered
Couldock sitting out m the alloy calmly
smoking his pipe and gazing up at the stars.
' "Air , Couldockl Mr. Couldcock. The stage
is waiting , ' said the prompter.
" 'Letlt wait , ' was the unperturbed reply
ns the old actor , still gazed aloft. 'Do you
know my boy , ' no wont on in his ponderous
way , 'what has been puzzling tnu since I
.have been sitting' hero } 1 have been trying to
inako up my mind why the Creator should
burn up a beautiful , enterprising city llko
Cl.lungo and snare a dead and forgotten hole
llko Columbus. ' "
It is related that Couldoclc was very fond
of checkers. Ono night after the perlorni-
nnco ho stopped out to get a pitcher of beer.
On entering the saloon ho founit n number of
his friends plaving his favorite game. The
pitcher was tilled und handed to him and ho
was about to depart when someone called
him to take a haua In the giimo. The tempta
tion was too strong ,
" 1 can only stay for ono gnmo ; my wife Is
waiting for the beer. " said Mr. Couldock as
ho sat down and placed the pitcher ou the
lloor bojldo him. U must have been a long
game , for it was 4 o'clock in .the morning
when bo reached homo. Ho had not- forgot
ten his crvond , however. "Hero is your beer ,
my dear , " was bis first remark ou catering
the room. It wM iho same bocr that bad
been drawn for hlmiflvo hours boforo.
Tin Lotixonn ,
This evening ttio Boston Howard Atho-
nicum specialty company wrlllbo the attrac
tion at the IJoytHinul will continue its en
gagement till \Vednoiilny , This company Is
the greatest combination of specialty and
novelty artists thntlhas ever been brought
together , and arc jfavoritcs wherever It
npnears.
The celebrated drnmatio critic Nym' Crln-
klo of tlio New York World has the follow
ing In a recent-issue. "As a vaudeville
show , the lloston CJo\var-.l \ Athcniuum spec
ialty company Is brought to a state of perfec
tion , as 1 have heretofore taken occasion to
remark In the World , A good performance
In this line of entertainment. Wo have It
frequently at Pastor's In nn enjoyment with
much moro satisfaction nttacl.oJ to It than
you will llnd In the most pretentious compan
ies of farce comedy order. Paul Clnqtio-
valll , lot me start the paragraph lu this way ,
and that will put the name in big let
ters. The Howard Athoiuuum specialty
company which has just finished nn engage
ment at the Bijou theater Is made specially
attractive tills se.ison by the addition of Paul
Ulnqucvalll , a llttio and extremely handsome
man. He might bo sot down as a beauty.
His ease and accomplishment is somothinir
astounding , Ho appears to make no effort
and his muscular development is hardly per
ceptible. .Subsequently on the urogriimmo
ho comes out alone and makes a display of
agility and dexterity I have never aeon
equalled on the stage , all other attempts seen
hero In Jucglery and equilibrium sink into
Insignificance. The man himself is so com
pletely fascinating In his grace and magnetic
qualities that it seems to mo that hero was a
masculine development in n delicate way that
ought to bo attractive to women. Some of
his feats are marvelous , and the excellent
control ho has over his physical svstem sug
gests that there must bo a well dollned intel
lectual power. "
"Kvcrv tlmo I see Joseph Murphy I think
batter of the Irish , " said an Englishmanwho
Is a prominent member of the Omaha bar ,
and ho is not the only ono unacquainted with
the Irish character who might ha/o uttered
a like sentiment. The Irish have been the
most maligned of all races , To bo sure most
of the prejudice against thorn In this country ,
at least , has disappeared , but there still re
mains some. That prejudice has been height
ened liv the presentation on the stage of the
most ridiculous and brutal pictures of Irish
llfo. It needed only that Irish men and
women should bo represented beforu the pul > -
he faithfully that they should bo appreciated ,
and the need was met by such men ns.Toscnh
Murphy , and by none moro than ho. Ho deserves -
serves from his countrymen for his work
everlasting praise , anil the Irish can hardly
perform a moro religious nut than praying
that his powers may long bo preserved to
him. IWr. Murphy and company appear at
the 15oyd on .January 2U , ! W and ! ) t and Feb
ruary 1 , in the following bright repertoire- :
Thursday and Friday cvuiilngs , "Sbnun
Kline1' Saturday "Tho Gow "
; night , Kerry ,
and Sunday night the now play , "The
Donaijh. "
This week the Eden Musco exhibits a man
well known to the cast but never seen in the
west before , John Harrison Craig , who has
long boon known as the Hcndrlcks county
wonder , the mastodon Kentucky irlant. Ho
stands seven feet tall , but It is not his height
that tells. It is his wonderful weight , for ho
now weighs nearly half n ton , pulling down
the scales at .107 pounds. Mr. Craig "at six
teen weighed 'ISO pounds , at twenty ho
weighed IKI1 pounds , and now , at thirty-four ,
weighs the enormous weight of ' .KIT. Ho is
well , halo and hearty , and culoys
llfo as well as his slim fellow
men. Ho was but recently married
to a charming joung lady who weighs but 1'tl )
youmls. They have a baby six weeks old
that weighs seventeen pounds and is fast
growing and promises to bo a chip off the oUl
block , or whole trex ; , as ho can .properly bo
termed. Mr. Crciglls a great lodgn man and
belongs to live ordura , the Masons , Oddfel
lows , ICnlghts of Pythias , Improved Order of
U < ul Men and Knights of Honor. Ho now
wears a solid gold combination badge , valued
at Si'id , which was given him at the centen
nial exposition In Philadelphia , Pa. , m 18TO ,
by Adherent lodge No. 1UI , Knights of
Pythias : Silcox lodge No. 1UH , Independent
Order of Oddfellows , and Tuscarora tribe
4S > , Improved Order of Hod Men ,
for the ! reason , that ho-is the ac
knowledged biggest lodge man on earth.
Mr. Lnwlcr is qulto elated over his luck .n
securing the heavy weight and inconsequence
has provided an excellent entertainment in
both theaters. Franltlo and James Hall In
the Htjou theater will present one ot the
greatest novelties of the ago. They appear
In chess suits and hi a space , pf twenty seconds
ends , lu view of thoaudlcaco , complete their
make-up and give a negro sketch. Morris
and Williams am acknowledge to be without
n peer as Irish comedians. Tlio Glenn chil
dren , cute and cunning , will present a comic
sketch. Hilly Young , the famous minstrel ,
latoofMcCabo and Young , will present his
unique negro specialties. The Carpenter sis
ters introduce n novelty hoop clanco and
Hatch and Campbell present a fiuo musical
sketch.
ItciiiiiilsconucH of Pnttl.
I first met AUclina Patti in Quebec in 1860 ,
with her talented brother Carlo. He married
Eflio German In AVallack's theater and cut
his throat in Washington many years ago.
Max Strakosch was very fond of Adcllnnbut ,
Maurice Strakosch got the better of him by
marrying her sister , and when the three
went to Europe poor .Max was left out in tno
cold. The relations between Maurice and
Actclma were very Intimate for many years
prior to her marrlago with the Marquis do
Caux , and , although her genius would have
carried her , sooner oi" later , to the Alplno
heights of popularity and success , to his
worldly wisdom and his universal
acquaintance with managers on the other
side , and his proficiency us a manager hlin-
self , she was enabled much sooner or quicker
to reach the plane of explolturo than she
would have been bad she relied upon her
merits alono. Now York and America gen
erally are groatlv indebted to the Straitoschs
for a certain kind of Italian opera , liv that
I mean a single star , like a gem of priceless
value in an interior setting. They brought
Adellna out in concert llrst , as
they subsequently did Carlotta and the
other sister , Arnalia , but , nftor a brief experi
ence lu that way , sue singing and Carlo playIng -
Ing on the violin , they tried her in opera , in
which she made an Immediate and pronounced -
cod success. It mnv bo that Max Maretzek
was the next , but 1 think Jacob Orau pre
ceded him. In any event , the two were
rivals hero for many years in public favor.
Mi.rotzek , If I urn not mistaken , opened the
Academy of Musio hero , as ho did that in
Brooklyn , and gave us mnny opcras fairly
mounted and with excellent casts. I think ho
Introduced Brignoli , also Ainodio , Badi.ih ,
Sontag , La Grange , Mazzollul , KcllOKg , Hello
Hlnckley ami Suslni. Max was always a
great favorite with the press. With the elder
Bennett ho couhUdo anything ho chose. Mrs.
Bennett for manyyears occupied the right
blind stage box iiutliC Academy , and nothing
gratified hcio mocotthan to give nmslcalcs in
her home , the nnahiflccnt plnco at Washing
ton Heights , or.'hur Fifth avenue mansion ,
with the best tatant tbo Italian opera troupe
could afford. JooiMowardm Chicago Herald.
J/fASIC.It .a.VI * .I.W.-tTiC.
Buffalo Bill bos lately become a grand
father.
Adelaide Mooro'ls ncarlng Omaha , and yet
there are no signs , of a blizzard.
Charles Krotmian Is to inanago a now
theater In Bosttm to bo built by Hich &
Harris , which w611 have Its initial opening
September SI ,
MlnnioPiUinnrirs to star under the direc
tion of II , S. TnfnUr and Hurry Williams.
The play lu to ibi ) a new melodrama , title ,
"A Mllo'a Minuto. "
Mmo. Fursch-Madi bos signed a contract
for thirty appearances lu concert , oratorios
and musfe festivals In the United btntes and
Canada , commencing April 10.
Mr. XclRler Is planning to tnko out a quin
tette of local singers , playing In Nebraska
and Iowa toxvns , not too remote from Omaha ,
so that they can como in for their Sunday en
gagements.
His reported that l,50y,000 copies Xavlor
Scharwenka's Polish Dances have sold on
this side of the Atlantic. It Is doubtful if
the Strauss Drothers ran show a much
greater evidence of the popularity of their
waltzes.
Kubmsteln banished from Ilussia because
ho Is a Jew Is another sin for the czar to
answer for. Hut thcro will bu no Siberia for
the hirsute Anton ; gay Vienna or payer
Paris will adopt him and ho the gainer
thereby.
Manager August-JsPItoulbinaklngextonilva
preparations * for an elaborate production , of
NICOLL the Tailor , 14O9 Douglas.
_
Hundreds of Extra Orders Taken Last WeeJ/
at Present Prices for
Made-to-Measiire Garments.
. - - .
ANY WONDER ?
Overcoats and Suits to order $17 and $20 , from goods worth $30 ,
Suits and Overcoats to order $25 and $30 , from goods worth $35 and $40 ,
and $12 Trousers to order for $5 , $6 and
We arc quite willing to lose money for two weeks more to keep our full force of tailora
No
'
Wnnt enough orders
departure
ers In two weeks to
from our
usual licop full force ot
good
work tailors busy two
and months. Wo'ro yot-
tri nun ings. them.
busy during January and February.
We must keep our workmen , and long experience and extensive trading has taught ua
money.losing- a few weeks is the best way.
$3 to $15 earned by every purchaser of a Trousers , Suit or Overcoat this wccl < j
and next.
Examine the goods in the window and more in the storo. The choice is laigc. Win
ter weights or spring as you like no difference to us.
Open evenings. Mail orders filled.
NICOLL THE TAILOR ,
DOUGLxAS.
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and atfliosarnotinioexlrnd our business ninlinnlto now customers ,
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Address all mail to PACIFIC PORTRAIT HOUSE , 112 AND 114 CLARK STREET , CHICAGO , ILL. '
BE SURE TO MENTION THIS
"Tho Power of tlio Press" nt tlio Star theater
In Now York on March 10. Ho is euRagln
unusually competent cust , and lins already
secured Wilton Lnckuyo and Miss Minnie
Scllgman.
Fanny Davenport will soon Imvo her
"Cleopatra" production on the road again ,
newly equipped in tlio way of scenery , prop
erties and costumes , Tbo lira at tno Fifth
nvcnuo theater was a severe blow to the
plucky actress , but she was not In the least
daunted thereby.
Tliero Is some talk of Frank Mayo. Louis
Aldrlch and McICeo Htuikin appearing as
Joint stnrs. Tlio repertoire will include
"Davy Crockett , " "My Partner" and "The
Canuck , " and the pieces will ho so revised as
to ( jlvo each of the three stnrs nn opportu
nity to appear and shlno to advantage.
Maurcl , the French baritone , 1ms n theory
that the onera singer should use a different
Umbra for each role. A very pretty idea
which will Increnso the duties of baggage
men in companies with largo repertoires , for
of course each timhro of each person must
needs have a separate trunk and label.
Lawrence Burrott will probably revive
"The Man o' Airlio" in Now York. Tlio
r < lhy I ono in which Mr. Barrett always had
critical endorsement and should bo acted by
him as often as any piece irt tils repertory.
It is generally conceded that his best work
has been the impersonation of Jamie Haro-
bell.
bell.Tho rumor which was g'.ven circulation
hist week by Dunlop's Stage News that the
Now York Mirror was about to suspend on
account of bud business Is emphatically de
nied by Harrison Gray UMsko , the editor , who
also announces that ho will prosecute Mr. A.
1 ? . Dunlop both In the civil and criminal
courts.
Elalno Eilson , who Is remembered as the
Chorus in Dlxoy's "Seven Ages , " will soon
crania the leading fcmnlo role of "Mr. Potter
of Texas" at the Stir theater , New York.
Miss Kilsion is ft beautiful girl , of great intel
ligence , who will no doubt bo as successful
In the drama as she bus been in spectacular
pieces.
Prof. Torrens , director of the Apollo club
Is actively nt work interesting the cities
within a' hundred miles of Onmhn In the
musical.festival which It Is propoiad to glvo
next full under the auspices of the Apollo
club. Ho wants TO work up a chorus of MX )
voices and if the state press Is any criterion
logo by he is likely to succeed
The latest is a composite comedy written
by three different men , each ono contributing
an net. The parties to this quack jobbery
nro Sidney Itosoafold , Cluy M. Urceiioaiid
Augustus Thomas. The tlllo Is lo bo "Tlio
Three Graces , " which one readily guesses
docs not refer to the authorship trio. I'or-
Imps if either of llieso gentlemen was able
to wrlto a real play nlono ho would not enter
into such a , triangular bit of ilapaoodlelsin.
At the Now York Casino , where all Is
bright and prosperous , no thought Is given to
the Immedfulo fulure , excopl in connection
with ttiosouvenir and oho hundredth per
formance of the opera , to bo given Monday
evening next , when something out of the or
dinary way Is nronilsod. Uudolp Aronson is
beginning to unfold bis plans for next sen-
noil's campaign , and announces the positive
engagement of Marie Tempest as pnma
donna of the Casino , commencing October 1.
Tbo oiwretta In which Miss Tempest will
innko hot- debut hns not been Ut-clJcd upon ,
but It will in " 11 probability bo tbo Joint work
of two well-known English light ojxjra
writers.
Mr. lliirmnn Mncntofering was thi ) recip
ient of a unique Now Year's remembrance on
last Monday from Kniiik'ort-on-tho-Mnlti.
Oermany , lu the uhnpo of a photograph of
himself taken with n Kodak camera by
Sarasuto during his engagement In thU cfiy
last spring. On the buck of the photograph
wa ? written the following
JlOJI.tXVJi AMt MtE < I.MlT\ ' .
The Poet's Friend :
Thy lot is full of Joy and mirth ,
For thou , by iniigiu lore ,
Fur , far above the dull , cold earth
On fancy's wing canst sour.
The Poet :
My friend , it would bo well for mo
If I could truly soar ;
Mine Is mi attic room , you see ,
Upon the seventh lloor.
I'EMEIt.WI.VT IHHH'S.
He was n learned poet , and
When writing to bis heart's true mate ,
Said : "I ndoro thu real estate
On which you do perambulate. "
Tommy fat the breakfast table ) Madge , I
think Mr. Cutely is a "Jim dandy. " Madge-
Why sof Tommy-Ho gave mo 10 cents not
to tell what happened In tie | hall last night ,
nn1 I ain't ' goiil' to. And Just then Mudgo
thought aha heard tlio kuttlo in tlio kltelion
boiling over and hurried out to investigate.
Put away the little diary
You once so fondly viewed ,
Already it has gone into
Innocuous desuetude.
Little Hcsslohad been.offended In some
way. She went oif into u corner of the room
and turned her back on tlio company. "I'm
mud , " she exclaimed , sulkily. " 1 wish I
' . " "That's '
didn't have any papa or mamma.
wrong , dear , " said her mother.Vo \ are the
best friends you have. " "Well , " said Bessie
"I don't mind bavin' ' ,
sie , still sulking , papa
llo isn't hero much , I3uti'm gotlin' awful
tired of tha rest of you 1"
Teacher ( to class In arithmetic ) I catch a
llsh whoso bead Is nlno feet long , and whoso
tail Is as long as bis head nml half bis body.
how Uoy in front ( raising Ids hand )
Can I ask a question I Toncher Certainly.
Hey Have you over met my father !
"I want something for my bo.v to work at , "
said nn anxious father to a friend. "What
can ho dot" "Well , " said the father with a
sigh , " 1 really don't know , llo is to light
for heavy work and too heavy for light work.
Dignified Stranger ( on railway train ) No ,
I am not traveling for my health. lama
delegate to the pan-Ainuricun congress.
ICnterprising Drummer That HO ! I'm lu the
Hardware line myself.
It's easy enough to bo merry and gay ,
When no clouds obscure Vho sky.
And no man linds any cause to kick
high ,
hanging
goose Is
When his
But when tlmo changes and a fellow finds
That hu bus no earthly show ,
lie kicks llko forty steuw , bueouso
HU luck
Is
roosting
low.
"I have at least ono inorcy to ho thankful
for , " snid an irate Englishman ono day , In
thu course of a dispute with a patriotic
Frenchman , "and that in that I was born on
this side uf the channel I" Thu Froncemaii
looked him over with a dawning smllu. "I ,
too , am glad , monsieur , " sold ho , sweetly.
"We are thu most i 'Iil/.od nation on earth ,
You would have tiled of nomo-shiUnoss. "
"I have bad reverses , but , thank heaven. I
still Imvo my voice " "Are you a slngerl"
"No ; I am a politician. "
Thu crunadu against objectionable postorj
ought Include > blackmailers ,
It seems foolish for n man to enter Into nn
argument with a winp. A wasp nlwuys car
ries his point ,
There are two things that always make n
ninndroainrnlnco plo and lovo.
An echo U like a woman , always deter
mined to have the last word.
"A storui scut 'er ' , " exclaimed the Kansas
youth as the cyclone whirled a pretty girl
into his anus.
Yolked together A. twin egg.
Moro than a match Two matches.
A world heater-A vagabond ,
A cross eye--A bulldog's.
A set back Arlillelal leetli returned. _
All In n nutshell The kernel.
A titled Jiiscct-Tlio lady bug.
A Jnll bird Is not always game.
A man always In on tlmo The convict.
A bee with red cars-Tho husking boo.
Often brought to bay Ocean steamers.
1'conicassemble to HCO actors dissemble.
A man often breaks down when bo is all
broke up. '
The only gin that benefits mankind The
cotton gin.
A failure from tlio word "go" Perpetual
motion , _
Sometimes slow but always Hhoor--UiT (
blacksmith.
A good laiiiu will always inuho light of the
darkness. )
Ignorance of the law excuses no one ex
cept lawyers ,
A man who believes that tlio last .should ha
first the shoemaker.
A man who nlw.iys has his business at hli
fingers' ends the pickpocket.
Very pro fnso with his "my deahs" and
very obtuse in bis Ideasthe dude.
It is queer about society ; thu minito ! u man
gets into it ho expects to bo asked out.
Complaint is made that tlii ( choir sings out
of tuiio. Wo recommend that they wear
tunics.
The Kentucky orator can soar higher a nd
stay longer ou the wing when '
"drop. "
*
a oi\ TO rtii ;
St. Ktthntai.
Swiftly past the rueful class ,
With a skinning tread ,
Little Miiry Ellen's '
Uolng to the head ,
HouKhly straying yellow louks ,
Hlbbou lostut play ,
But she Is the ono who spoiled
The word the proper way.
Apron strings tmit all untied
Switch the dusty iloor
Little , unkempt , heedless maid ,
Her victory counts the moro.
Quality is In oneself.
After all Is stdd
Little Mary Ellen's
Uolng to thu head.
IjaUiNt ItoNtnii Caper.
Qilcil'jo 'J'luttt.
Oh , whore do you come from , jny pretty
maldl"
" 1 cnmu from tlio Hub , sweet sir , " she snld ,
"Ami what is your calling , mv pretty maldl"
" 1 nm a sehu'ol toucher , sir , she faiild.
"And whore nro you going , my pretty maldl"
"Tu teach the poor Indian , hir , " she snld.
"Then I cannot marry you , my pretty m :
"Thanks ! TheSloux are not all dead ;
she said. _
It Is .1 fancy to have nil cretonne , chlnU
and muslin curtalim frilled the name , and
many bed-spreads nre also frilled with three-
inch runies. Fawn ground cretonne , with
gold chrysanthemums. Is n pleasant rjulat
color for chlnt/ curtains , framing the rcxm
In soft hlmdo. Thi.'ho should be Illicit wtN ! ,
palo yellow or huff sllusln. A rod brown
und pulu blue are good combinations ,
" 1'rost Now .lahr und alien gluck vvunscl
( lluppy Now Year iuil : gixid wishes to a'
Sarasute , Berthe Murx" , Otto Goldsmith. "