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    THE OMAHA DAILY -BEE : SUNDAY , DVEMBEIl 29 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES ,
FIFTY YEARS A BISHOP ,
Honoring tbo Nester of the Roman Catholic
Ohnrch in the United States.
SKETCH OF ARCMBISHOP KENRICK.
A Honinrknlilo Career , Crowned With
the liovo nnd Veneration of Thou-
snntl - - < m > wlli of Catholic-
IHIII In the Went.
The Initial ceremonies of the golden Jubllco
of Archbishop Konrick will begin in St.
Louis today nnd continue throughout Mon
day nnd Tuesday. The event Is so raru In the
Koman Catholic church , uvon In the old
world , thnt it Is Invariably celebrated with
great pomp and thanksgiving. This being
the llrst Instance nf the kind In the history
of the Catholic church In the Untied States ,
claborato arrangements have bcon made for
a proper observance. The last ono to celebrate -
brato his golden episcopal Jubilee was Pope
Plus IX. The present popo's uoldon Jubilee
li February 1 ! ) , I SKI. The late Archbishop
Macllalo , thu famous prelate of Tuam , Ire
land , celebrated his golden Jubllco Juno 5 ,
1ST5.
HIS
Peter Hlrhnrd IConrlck was born In Dublin ,
Ireland , August 17 , 1800 of n family of excel
lent standing. Ills uncle , Dr. ICourick , was
the associate of men Hue Hunry ( Jrattan ,
John Philpot Curan , Sir .loimh IJiirnngtou ,
Buschn nnd others , forming ono of the most
remarkable grouns of professional men nnd
patriots In the history of the Emerald Isle.
Despite the distracted condition of the
country during young IConrlck'.s early years ,
his surroundings were favorable to the de
velopment of cultured tastes. Ho entered
Maynooth college for his theological studies
and wns ordained to the priesthood on March
0 , 18t2. : Two years before this his elder
brother , nlso n priest , Father Francis Pat
rick IConrlck , had boon made bishopof Phila
delphia , Pn.
MOVED TO AMCUICA.
After the young priest had served in n
Dunlin curacy for three years ho followed
his brother to Philadelphia in IS : : : ! . Bishop
Francis Patrick IConrlck , It will DO rcmom-
horcd , hold thescoof Philadelphia until ISM ,
when he was made archbishop of Baltimore ,
where ho died In IbOM.
On reaching Philadelphia Father IConrlck
wus given n professor's chair In the diocesan
Romlnnry at Overbrook. Besides this duty
ho did parochial work and edited the Catho
lic Herald , a paper no longer In existence.
CHOSEX 1USMO11.
In 1835 bo became pastor of the cathedral
parish nnd president of the jicmlnnry , holdIng -
Ing the chair of dogmatio theology. In 1S37
ho wns uiiido vicar general , and wns accred
ited by Bishop Brulo as theologian to the
third provincial council of Baltimore. In
18-11 Bishop Hosatl of St. Louis asked fora
coadjutor , and Father IConrick was chosen
by Home for the olllco. lie wns consocrotod
bishop of Or.isn in Philadelphia by Bishop
Kosati on November , ' ! 0 , 1811 , the event that
is now to bo commemorated.
Two years later Blshoo UosatI died , nnd
ho succeeded to thu sco of St. Louts. In
1847 Ut. Louis wns made u metropolitan see ,
nnd Bishop ICenrlck was raised to the
nrchlcplscopncy.
WO.NDUUI'UL , OIlOWTIt Of THE CIIUIICII.
During his episcopacy ho has witnessed
the wonderful growth of the Catholic church
in the United ritutos. When ho wns miiuu
bishop the Catholics numbered about two-
Buvcuths of the population ; now they are
about , one-fifth. There are now n cardinal ,
13 archbishops , 72 bishops , 8.r.OO priests , over
11,000 churches and a Catholic population of
probably 13,000.000 of souls , in" contrast to
the meager figures of fifty years ago.
There wns only ono archbishop in the coun
try when ho wns consecrated ; one bishop in
Now England , one in Now York , ono In
Pennsylvania , ono in Ohio , ono in Louslnnn ,
ono In Indiana nnd none in either Wisconsin ,
Minnesota or Now Mexico , which districts
now have archbishops of their own. Five
archbishops of Baltimore bavo died during
his oplscopjcy. Boston has been governed
by three dilToront prelates , Chicago by six ,
Cincinnati by two , Milwaukee by two , New
Orleans by tlvo. Now York by three , Oregon
by three , Philadelphia by three , San Fran
cisco by three , Santo Fo by two and St. Paul
by the same number.
A OHIIVT ADMIXISTIIVTOll.
From the tlmo of his consecration up to
1872 , a period otthlrty-oneyears , Archbishop
ICcnrick administered his. diocese without the
aid of an assistant bishop. In that year a co
adjutor , Rt. Kov , P. J. Hyan , who is now the
archbishop of Philadelphia , was appointed
under the tltlo of bishop of Trlcomlu. Bishop
Uyan remained in St. I ouis tor twelve
years. Then ho was sent as archbishop to
Iho city from which St. Louis took Arch
bishop ICenrlck. From that time up to the
present the venerable metropolitan has at
tended alone nnd unaided to his Immense see.
Ho has governed the see with singular suc
cess. Its record for harmonv and exact dis
cipline is of the best. Ho hns Introduced
numerous religions orders , the members of
which hayo charge of four Industrial schools
nnd reformatories and eighty-seven parochial
chial schools , with 17,150 pupils. lie has
under him nine suffragan bishops : Chey
enne , Wyo. ; Concordia , Kan. ; Davenport ,
la. ; Dubuque , In. ; Loavonworth nnd Wich
ita , ICan ; Lincoln and Omaha. Noo. , nud
Kansas City , Mo. There are over iluO priests ,
250 churches nnd a Catholic population esti
mated ntoverfiUO.OOO souls.
DUIIIXO Till ) WAIl.
During the civil war the archbishop
uphold the cuuso of the Union , but
devoted his energies to the relief of
the sink of both .sides. J.s an executive ho
has always held high rank. It Is related
that years ago a letter once cnmo directed
"To the Best Business Alan In St. Louts ,
Mo. , " and tha postmaster nt oucn sent it to
the archbishop. Ho hns written a number
of books , thu best known of which are
perhaps his "Anglican Ordinations" and
"The Holy House of Lorotto , or un Exami
nation of thu Historical Evidence of Its
Miraculous Translations. "
orrosixo INFALUIIIMTY.
In 1S70 ho went to Homo to attend the
Ecumenical Council of the Vatican , at which
Dr. Dolllngor advanced hh tumous argu
ments against tha Infallibility of the pope.
Ho was also ono of the elghty-olght prelates
who voted against the advisability of dolln-
IIIK the dogma then. Ho loft Roma before
tha tlnal void of the fourth public session on
July IS was taken. When that result of 533
"placets" to " "nonplacots" wus made known
he nt once gave In his adhesion to this dogma
of faith.
rOPUIAU TESTIMONIAL.
The manner in which tno people of St.
Louis will testify their esteem is the outcome -
como of a mooting of n number of Catholic
laymen held at the Maniuottu club on May
1-1 , 1800. It was then determined that tha
special present of the laity should bo nn
episcopal residence to cost WO.OJO. That
amount wns quickly subscribed , ground was
purchased on the .south sidu ol Lindoll
avenue , between Oatmnno and Vandovontor ,
nnd a two-story building in thu Kuimiasanco
Bt.vlo , with full attlo nud basomcut , hns boon
built thereon.
It has a frontage of 11 fly-two feet and n
depth of sixty-live nnd contains nineteen
rooms. One of thuso Is u private chapel ,
beautifully decorated and with the llnest ap
pointment's. The Indies of St. Louts have
completely furnished tbo houso.
Till ! 1NVITUION8.
Fwo hundred exquisite invitations bavo
been sent out to prominent ecclesiastics all
over the world. Thu invitation proper is
enclosed In a gilt envelope bearing on its Hap
a purulo otubossoU monogram , "P. K. 1C. "
The dimensions are six by four Inches. The
covers are ot celluloid , aud the four cards
within are tied with a cord uiudu of Una gold
wlro. On the front cover is a HUonoss of thu
archbishop rented in a chair , his head lean
ing on his hand , after the painting by Ilunly.
The likencm is in purple , and a laurel wreath
in gold surrounds It. The four cards loon
lIUo sheets of pure gold. Tha lirst ono bears
this Inscription :
"Most Kov. Peter Richard ICenrlck , D.D.j
nrrhoisbop of St. LouU , Horn in Dublin ,
Ireland , August 17 , 1800 ; ordained priest
March 0 , lU ; consecrated bishop November
DO , 1841 ; polaon Jubilee. Ib'JI. "
On the second page the inscription is :
"Tha priest * of the diocese nf St. Louis cor-
dlnllv Invlto you to bo present at the solemn
pontltlcal moss to bo celebrated in the Cathe
dral ot 8L Louts by his grace the Most Kov.
Peter Kiohard KonrtcK in commemoration of
the fiftieth anniversary of his consecration as
bishop , Monday , November 80 , Ib'Jl , at 0 u.
m. Thojuoltco sermon will bo prcacheif by
the most Rov. P. J , Uvan , archbishop of
Philadelphia. "
The next page reads :
"Tho priests of the diocese of St. LouU de *
sire nlso to bo honored by your presence nt
the jubilee banquet to bo given at the Lin *
dell hotel , November 30 , J8VM , ntU p. in. "
On tbo fourth page are the words :
"Programs-Monday , November 30 , 0 a. m. ,
xolenm pontifical mass : 8 p. m. , grand torch
light procession. Tuesday , December 1 , 10
a. m. , children's concert in grand music ball ;
8 p. m. , united Catholic church choir concert
nnd address by the laity in Grand Musio
hall. "
On the back cover Is the archbishop's coat
of arms , surrounded by tbo figures 1311 and
1S01. The motto Is "Noll Irrltaro leonem. "
THE CELCntlATlOX.
All tbo archbishops and bishops of the
United States , over eighty in number have
boon Invited to assist nt this crand ceromo-
ittnl , which Is likely to eclipse In splendor
nnd significance any demonstration that has
taken place hero except the Baltimore Cath-
olio congress In ISS'J.
Governor D. it. Francis will deliver the
address Of welcome on behalf of the people to
the cardinals , archbishops , bishops and
clergy , who will bo assembled in Grand
Muslo hall , Tuesday evening , December 1 ,
the occasion of the grand choral concert.
The fact that the brass bands , not only In the
city but within a radius of 100 miles , bavo
already been engaged to furnish the neces
sary musical Inspiration to the marchers in
the torchlight procession Is nn Indication of
the magnitude of the demonstration in which
. ' ! 0,000 persons will bo In lino.
The Rev Dr. F. / . Hooker , vice president
of the American college nt Rome , is the
bearer of a present from Pope Leo XIII , to
Archbishop Konrick. The present is a beau
tiful medallion of the pete , painted on Ivory ,
richly framed In gold , and will ho given to
him at the celebration.
The occasion Is one for gratification , not
only to the ecclesiastical province over whicb
Archbishop IConrlck exercises authority , but
for the whole church in the United States ,
for by ago and attainments ho is the Nester
of the American church. His grace has thus
been described' "As a wise administrator
ho Is a model of bishops ; as n scholar ho Is
tbo admiration of the ago ; as a man ho Is the
Ideal Catholic gentleman. TnKo him all In
all wo nlust go back to the Grugorles , the
Ambroses , and the Innocents to find bis
equal. "
One Sunday's census of church attendants
In Liverpool gave 03,000 out of a population
of 500,000.
Seventy-eight per cent of the churches of
the Episcopal denomination are free , and no
pews are rented.
The theft of Dr. Lyman Abbott's clerical
robes in Brooklyn was a literal stealing of
the livery of heaven to do the other thing.
Rev. Clelond Kinloch Nelson , jr. , rector of
the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Nativity , South Bothelhom , Pa. , has boon
elected to the vacant bishopric of Goorgin by
the convention of thnt dioceso.
Archbishop Kenrickof St. Louis has boon
n bishop for fifty years ; and this period
covers an enormous dovelopmentof the west
ern part of the country. When bo llrst
becan his duties in St. Louis that city was
almost an outpost of civilization.
Bishop Phillips Brooks' ideas of religious
liberty are broad cnouch to include street
parades by the Salvation army. It was
through his Influence , it 1) stated , that the
Salvationists were permitted to go through
the streets of Boston with music , last week.
The recent census (1891) ( ) showed "Protest
ant Episcopalians" in Ireland to bo fiOJOO ! : ,
or about ono-liflb ns compared with Roman
Catholics (3,519,850) ( ) , thnt is to say , about
double tbo nrchbisbop's estimate. If the
Presbyterians are added (440,039) ( ) . the pro
portion of ' 'Protcstar.ts" to Roman Catholics
in Ireland becomes about one-third , the total
being 1,017,939 , not including Methodists ,
who are more than 40,000.
The London Salvation army gave a some
what remarkable entertainment on Thursday
night of last week , when , under its auspices ,
000 ex-convicts sat down to supper in Re
gent's hall. For many years past there has
been held in Drury Lane by some Christian
mission about Christmas time an annual
thieves' supper , which has aKvnys been in
teresting ; but this Boothl'in "function , "
which also is to take place yearly , will soon
ccllpso all rivals.
Archdeacon William Day Reeve , who is to
bo consecrated bishop of the Mackenzie
river diocese , has been a missionary among
the Indians and Esquimaux in the Mackenzie
river district for twenty-two .voars. He has
made a journey of ! ! 00 or 400 miles in a canoe
to neighboring stations every summer ; has
walked on snow shoos for days during the
winter , drawing his provisions on a sled in
Indian fashion : has adopted thn coarse food
of the natives , and acclimatized himsolt to
their inhospitable region , 'i'ho Esquimaux ,
bosas , aroin many responts superior to
the northern Indian tribes. They are not
numerous , but their numbers do not seem to
bo diminishing. -
KO'fKl )
Mrs. Parnoll will receive $ 200,000 under the
will of nor aunt , the late Lady Wood , and
wili have an ample fortune with which to
alioviato the sorrows of her widowhood.
Miss Harriet Monroe , tbo Chicago lady
chosen to write the poem for the World's
fair , furnished the ode for the opening of the
great Auditorium a few years ago.
The wife of the American consul at
Madeira has n paper knife bearing these in
scriptions : "I broke this. D. D. Porter , "
and "I mondodod it. W. T. Sherman. " The
lady had mot those two eminent fellow-coun
trymen at Glbralter.
Rachel Sherman's work on the memoirs of
her distinguished father is said to glvo
marked evidence of literary ability. Shu
fences , draws , plays on several musical in
struments , rides like an Arab nud studios
like a scholar. The child of great parents
has great responsibilities these days.
All the members of the Pier family , in Mil
waukee , comprising fnthor , mother nnd three
daughters , are nttornoys-nt-law. Each mem
ber of the family is n specialist in some
branch of legal learning and the mother
Is n United States court commissioner. Miss
Caroline has devoted hoi-self to the study of
admiralty , which is appropriate for ono of
the name of Pier ,
Gabrlnllo Grcoloy Clondcnnln , the great
editor's only surviving daughter , is about 30
years of ago , of medium height , with dark
brown hair and sparkling black ovos. She is
very energetic nnd hurries along with the determination -
termination of ono who bits a mission to per
form. Hoi mission , as she understands it , is
to help the weak. She uovor tires nnd never
tells of the good she is doing. She greatly
aids her husband in his church work ami is
very devout.
The wife of Russell Sngo is a philanthropist ,
of tho. practical description. She Is In thu
early sixties , but her years , despite a very
busy life , sit lightly upon her. She is about
the medium height , rather slightly built , nnd
tiur manners nre gracious and charming.
Her hair Is gray and so are her eyes. She
dresses in deep mourning out of respect to
thu memory of her mother. She wears no
juwolry , if a simple gold pin clasped at the
throat U oxccpted.
I Q
First Bad Boy ill there , Jimmy t Wotyor
snlpo from that drug store !
Second ditto Thor nicest thing yor ever
see corao on nnd hnvo sum.
Second bad boy pulls out bottle of Hallor's
Sure Cure Cough Syrup.
Flwt ditto-Oh. my ! nin't that bully I
Second ditto Botcher life , ma says It's
best thing she ever saw for couchs " and colds.
*
Some very novel and beautiful patterns in
lace , both black and white , have been im
ported for evening toilet. Cream lace made
up with pinkish mauve sllic Is a very fashion-
lonablo combination for blondes , the laca
trimmings headed with pink pearl pixsjomon-
tcrles , A Spanish irndul for a brunette is
made of orange sutiii .oiled with black lace ,
with loops nnd rosette trimmings of lace and
black velvet ribbons , with touches of orange
satin lu tbo heart of each rosette.
A Prevent I vo I'oiCroup. .
Wo want every mother to know that croup
can bo proven ted. True croup never appears
without a warning. The tlrst symptom is
hoarseness ; then the child appears to havu
taken a cold era cold may have accompanied
the hoarseness from the start , After that a
peculiar rough cough Is developed , which is
followed by the croup. The time to act is
when the child first becomes hoarsoiafow
doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will
prevent the attack. Even after a rough
cough has appeared the disease may bo pre
vented by using this remedy as directed. It
has uovor been known tu fail , iiTt cout , 50
cent aud tt bottles for sale ny druggists.
Dr. Dlrnoy euros caturrb. I3co
LINCOLN'S T1IREATRIGAL RISE ,
Opening of Ono of tha Handsomest Houses
In tha West.
THEY HEARD A VOICE FROM THE DEAD ,
Kloronco'fl Tones In "Ilia IllvnU" nnil
"Heir nt rmw" 1'rescrveil l > y
IMioiiofirnph-Com I UK 15 vents
Clint of the Slnuc.
The now Lansing thcntor nt Lincoln wai
opoucd Monday evening by Lillian Lewis In
"uroillt Lorrnlne , " anil It 1 * pronounced n
boattty by thosa who hnvo soon It. It was
designed by MuIClfatrlck , the nrcultectof the
now Boyd , itna Indocd It resembles the
Umiflm house Very closely In its Interior con
struction , though the colon In Its decorations
are rather dnrUcr.
The Lincoln house Is owned by J. P. Lans
ing and Henry Oliver , who nro brothcra-ln-
law. The latter Is credited with furnishing
the most of the capital. Ho is it natwo of
Now Yorlt'but nt the time of becoming In
terested In the enterprise ho was living at
Atlanta , On. Ho Is only Gl years old , hut
went sotttn some years auo , bccurno iutorostcd
in cotton seed oil factories and inado a for
tune.
The manager of the Lansing Is Ed. Church ,
one of the oldest theatrical men In tha west.
Ho landed In Lincoln In Ifcl8 ( , and Just twenty
years ago managed the llrst theatrical enter
tainment scon ill the little village. There was
no puollc hall , and Charles Plunkett's com
pany presented "Alone in London" in the
state house. Sol Smith Uussell also per
formed in that building.
In u short tlmo the Academy of Music was
built at Eleventh and O streets. A Mr.
Hallo then built n theutor on the site of the
present Funltu , and It wns opened in 1ST : ! by
Mrs. Anna Bishop In a concert. This house
w.is burned down while "Tho Two
Orphans" was being played In It , and
its successor was torn down to glvo place
to the Funko In 1835. Mr. Church continued
us manaccr during these various changes and
until about fourycarsiiigo , when he encaged
In other business. His return to manage
ment is a welcome incident to thousands of
theatrical Iricnds , and tno people of Lincoln
nro proua of a handsome , creditable theater
to succeed the shabby , barn like affair they
have been comnollod to apologue for.
The Lansing has a seating capacity of 1SOO
and its appointments will compare tavorably
with the now Boyd. An incident of the
opening was the Issue of n hntuisomo souve
nir pamphlet that shows the marks of Lou
Weasel's artistic-handling.
Ono of the promises Edison made years ago
was that the phonograph would preserve the
speaking tones of a"dead parson. This came
to pass at , St. Louis on Thanksgiving day ,
when the voice ofV. . J. Florence was repro
duced , The experiment occurred nt the Boat
man's bank.
The casliler , W. H. Thomson , know Flor
ence well. Last January when ho and Jef
ferson worn playing in St. Louis Mr. Thom
son had both of them speak in a phonograoh-
In the bank Thursday weio Ilufus J. Lack'
land , Colonel C. E. Jones nnd Joseph IIu-
\vorth , the tragedian. Four at a time stood
about the phonograph and Billy Florence's
voice was heard In "The Ulvals" .and "Heir
at Law" as dlstinrtlv as it was ever hoard in
life. The duel dialogue of "Tho Ilivals"
was recited , nnd the unctuous nnd sonorous
voice of Sir Lucius O'Trlggor ' wns so natur
ally Florence's , and the querulous and timid
protests of Bob Acres ao perfectly Joffor-
son'u that the dramatis porsoniuol the scene
were vividly imagined as present. Their
voices wore perfect in every cadence and in
tonation and in full volume.
The sccno wns quaint nnd very odd , nnd
one that the nineteenth century ulono could
evolve. There were friends of the deadwith
manifest feelings of sadness , waiting to hear
the voice of the dead ; and hearing it Intoned
In the quaint humor with which ho had
amused gre.it audiences during life , they ap
plauded and laughed as they did whon' Sir
Lucius O'Trigcer tried to screw Bob Acres'
courage up , lessoning the distance from forty
yards to three feet trom muzzle to muzzle o"f
the dueling pistols , consolingly remarking :
"T no re lay many snug places'in the ceme
tery. "
The repetition from "The Heir at Law"
again put Florence before bis friends ns Ezekiel -
kiel Homespun , and all agreed that the ex
periment was not onlv successful but mar
vellous , the voices of Florence nnd Jefferson
being as distinctly recognized as If they were
present in person. Florence nnd Jefferson
twice repeated the experiment of speaking
some of their notable roles in thn phone
graph. Both these cylinders are In Now
York. Ono. it is said , at the Star theater ,
and the other ut Palmer's. This , however ,
is believed to be the first time any of them
have been used since Florence died.
TUB TUKATiSKS.
THEi JolTorson Comedy com
pany's forthcoming engage
ment at Boyd's Now theater
promises to bo n successful
and brilliant dramatic event.
No company could present
names that nro more promi
nently associated with the
production of classical comedy
than the Jefferson company.
The sad vacancy in the company -
that was occasioned by
/ the death of that most able
actor nnd excellent gentleman ,
Mr.V. . J. Florence , bus been
fortunately lllled by Mr. Louis
James , who will assume the roles formerly
. .takenby the dead nctor. The following
eportoiro will bo presented by the JolTorson
company at Boyd's New theater : On Tues
day evening and Wednesday matinee , Kich-
tiril Brinsloy Sheridan's great comedy , "Tho
Rivals. " The following is the cast o'f
"TUB uiVAi.s : "
Hob Acres Joseph Joirorson
Sir Lucius O'TrlSRer Louis Juinus
Sir Anthony Absolute \V. V , Ouon
Captain Absolute J. II. Ilurnus
raiilldand I'lUInmh Owsloy
David GuorguV. . Dunham
I-'UB losejih W.irron
Mrs. Mataprop Mrs. John Diow
hyillii Languish „ Vl lu Allen
luoy Carrie Jackson
On Wednesday evening , the closing per
formance of the engagement , Colman's
"Holr-at-Law " will bo the bill
comedy , - - , ,
when the following cast will bo presented ?
" . . "
"IIKIH-AT-I.AW.
Daniel Dowlas ( now Lord Dnborly )
\V. V. Owen
Dlok Dowlas J. H , Harnci
Dr. L'annlosi. LL.1) . and A.S.S
. . . . .Jubuph Juffcrson
/.eklol lloini'npiin l.unlsJames
Henry Morolund I < 'lt/.hush Owsluy
Kunrlck lii'orKu W. Duitlmin
Wultur at the Inn loionh Warren
John John il. Uoojwln
Aliihunse Charles Duvul
Duborah Dowlas ( now Luly Duliurly )
Fanny Dunham Konsa
C'lcoly Udinespnn Viola Allen
Uarollnu Durmur ( Jiirrlu Jaukbon
Following Is the soalo of prices ; Hoservcd
soots on the en tire lower floor , fc ! enchj re
served scats in llrst two rows in balcony , $ 'J
each ; reserved seats in last seven rows of
balcony , $1,50 each ; reserved seats in rear
balcony , $1 each ; gallery , 50 cents ; llrst lloor
boxes , $15 each ; balcony boxes1U each. The
matliioo prices will bo the sumo as nlgnt.
The advance anlo of seats will open prompty
at U o'clock Monday morning , The exceed-
mglv low rule of railroad transportation that
hit * been secured specially for this occasion
will bo the menus of bringing hundred ) ot
people to the city from the surrounding coun
try.
Messrs. Rich & HnrrU' merry comedy com
pany will nmko its appearance nt thomntlnoo
today at thu Farnam Street theater In the
succossful'iuuslcal farca comedy , "Hoys and
( Jills , " written by John J. MuNally , the
author of "A Straight Tip , " Mr. MoNnlly
tins n plot In his latest creation , and his dia
logue U suld to bo very bright. The motlt
ot "Boys and Girls" is , to say the least ,
unique. A will has boon loft which condi
tions tbo heir shall spend * 50,000 In six weeks.
It ho full * to do so. tbo sum reverts to others
of his family , and now oomes n pretty family
squabble and numorou * and ludicrous situa
tions. To get rid of tbo money the hulr pur
chases a bankrupt restaurant , but oveu this
means of squandering tho&O.OOOis prevented
by his relatives , who ura still hankering
after the uiouoy , The restaurant lu question
Is called the "OvorlooU" . nnd ts situated la
the lower part of Now iViork , The relatives
dlsguUo themselves fltwJ appear In many
chtirnctors peculiar to , Now York , nnd Now
York onlv. After all tho.trouble nnd nnxloty
it transpires that the will wm merely n Joke
on the part of nn eccentric undo , riio that
net In "Boys nnu OirU'l.i alto original in
conception. It taxes Uio form of n dress-
maker's ' ennulUhmoiH wherein there nro
plenty of pretty girls busy with tbo necdlo
and adding to thn brlgliluim of the comedy.
In the cast In "Hoys aud Girls" nre thnso
great favorites , tholrwlii sisters ; that prlnco
of dialect story tollor.-t , George F. Marlon ;
tbo versatile dancer , Ignntlo Mnrtlnuttl , who ,
ns n French chor , In aot two , Is a revelation ;
Oils Hnrlnn , thoorlghinl ra//.lo-dazzle in the
"City Directory ; " James A. Sturgls nnd
Joseph Mitchell , two vury clever comedian * ;
then fomo Sadie Klrby. Laura J. Kussoll ,
Nolllo V. Parker , Blanche M. Howard nnd
others well known In farce corned v. "Boys
nnd Girls1'will bo pln.\od nt the Farnntn
Street thonter for four nights with the usual
matinee oil Wednesday , ns well as the one
today.
Daniel Sully will present hU now play ,
"Tho Millionaire , " nt Boyd's now theater on
this nnd tomorrow evenings only. It is n
play strong In dramatic. elToct-nnd with n
vein of real comedy running throughout. By
war of n brief synopsis , It mny bo ald thnt
the atory hinges UDOII the struggle of an
Irish contractor , James O'Brien , ngalnst tbo
combined wealth and Inllucnco of n powerful
railroad syndicate. Mr. Sully portrnys the
true-hearted , noble Irishman , a man pos
sessed of very llttln education but with oil
the requirements ot a true gentleman. It Is
decidedly the best work this actor has done
during his long nnd successful career , nnd
places him In the ranks ot Icgltlmnta come
dians. .Tho supporting company is composed
of excellent artists , who may uo relied on to
enact the various characters In the drama in
a most satisfactory manner.
Low DocKstatlor's minstrels will appear nt
the Farnam street theater for two nights
only , next Thursday nnd Friday , December ii
nnd 4. This company gives u performance
which for novel features and genuine min
strelsy cannot bo excelled. The tlrst part is
very attractively arranged and the company
of singers nnd funny men is unusually strong.
With the only Dockstader , Gf-orgo Powers
nnd Mclntyro and Heath on the principal
ends and Frank Glrard in the middle us in
terlocutor , the preliminary Is all that could
be wished for. The second part opens with
an uproariously funny specialty by Perry
nnd Mngrow , who appear in a burlesque box
ing match. Following this are Mclntyro nnd
Heath , premier exponents of the southern
negro , In an amusing plantation sketch Intro
ducing the most catchy songs and dances.
Then comes the over welcome Low Dock-
stador made up as "Tho Modern P.eau Brum-
mel , " in n brand now single specialty which
abounds in many terse funny stories nnd the
very latest parodies nnd topical songs.
The coining of so dlstincuished a stage ar
tist as Edward S. Willard , the English ac
tor , cannot bn regarded ns other than an
event of genuine importance , but when it is
added thnt ho will present hero Henry
Arthur Jones'groat play "Tho Middleman , "
it will be seen nt once that Mr. Willard's ' ap
pearance at Boyd's Now theater December
il , 4 aud 5 , ( with a matinee on Saturday ) ,
will be the theatrical happening of the sea-
sou. Mr. Willard is supported by n company
of artibts selected from'A. M. Palmer's Now
York forces and from Mr. Willard's London
company. This coterie of players is headed
by Miss Marie Burroughs , for years leading
lady of Mr. Palmer's celebrated stock com
pany nnd one of the most beautiful of
America's loading actresses. Other capable
players arro Uovco Carleton , Louis Massen ,
Henry Cane , Fred Tyler , Harry Halliday ,
Miss Nannie Craddooir , Zefllo Tilbury aud
Miss Maximo Elliott.
The Austrian Juvenile band will visit
Omaha December 12 , and glvo two perfor
mances at the Coliseum. This combination
has been pl'iying in Boston under thn mau-
ncemontrof Prof. D. Blnkoly and has scored
'
a'sensation in that critical center. Wnriou
Davenport , the severest critic in Boston ,
says : " 1 Know of no band of mature musi
cians in this country whoso playing can com
pare with the efforts ot these moro lads. All
the elements of primary importance that belongs -
longs to a perfect execution of music comine
within the province pf a military band
were present in a preeminent dogreo. The
individual efforts in solos , cadenzes , etc. ,
were artistic in a nigh degree. There wns
not ono blemish. " Thoyoung Austrians will
average about 11 yoarj of ago. Their con
ductor is Herr Lambert Sterner , a German
musician of high autlity.
Clint of Plays ami IMnycrs.
The Bornhardt was 47 Inst month.
Gcrstor has bought a castle in Italy.
Henry Irving has invited Booth to bo his
guest in London.
Fanny Davenport Is said to bo writing a
boolc about tbo stugo.
Florence played the "Hon. Bard well Slote"
moro than 4,000 times.
Mary Anderson Navnrro may visit friends
in America next spring.
Fanny Davenport is negotiating for "Paul
Blanchard , " Bornhardt's latest.
"Tho Cadi , " Bill Nyo's play , will not
leave Now York until December 20.
Crane has a new plav called "For Money , "
whicb ho will try nt Cleveland this week. '
Ambrose Thomas , thoauthorof "Mignnn , "
is bO years old and is beloved by all Paris.
The "Sinbad" company jumped from Den
ver to Chicago , 1127 miles , in twenty-six
hours.
"Tho Mikado" was suggested by n largo
Japanese sword hanging in W. S , Gilbert's
parlor.
Coquolin's salary is $14,000 , and ho appaars
at private entertainments in Paris at $100 an
evening.
Gus Heogo of the "Yon Yonson" company
wus hold up by footpads at Seattle for a
diamond pin.
"Liobor Fran/ , " which has just been pro
duced by John 1C Compton , was written for
J. 1C. Emmet.
John L. Sullivan Is to appear in n now
play , "Brodericlc Agra , " nt bun Francisco on
December 12.
Younrf tonlvini has organized his company
into a clnss of swordsmen and gives tuom u
lesson every day.
Lillian Russell's ' little daughter occasion
ally watches her from a box , when tbo mother
sings diiectly to the child.
At tbo Paris opero eomlpuo "Carmen" has
passed its llvo hundredth performance and
"Mlgnon" its nine hundredth.
D , Blakeley , well known in the west as a
musical manager , has a now attraction. It is
the Austrian Juveuilo bund.
Booth announces a ton week tour next
season , playing only in Now York , Boston ,
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Dr. Hamilton Uriflin , Mary Anderson-
Navarro's stepfather , now In America , says
she is swnotur and happier than over.
The acrobatlo Ilnnlon Brothers , who nro to
appear In Omaha soon ) hllvo addud a line of
clover sl'jlght-of-huml tricks to their art.
Stuart Hobson'B now Wile , the widow In
"Tho Henrietta , " was1 born at Hamilton ,
Canada , and Is the daughter ' of a newspaper
maa , ,
Farce Comedy Hoyt is writing a now ono
called "A TemperanceTown. , " Its tlrst pro- "
ductiou is booked for , Columbus , O. , next
March. ,
Chicago nud Detroit have the theater party
disease. Thu victims jgo to tbo theater in
droves under the preloivso of studying music
or thu drama. vL :
Mrs. Scott-Slddons ' 'has ' returned to the
stage after an nbt > encoi''id7 years. She will
hnvo a play called , "Tho Adventuress , "
adapted trom the French.
It Is stated that I'attillhai won her suit
against the Russian iinpressarlo who forced
her to pay a forfeit fpr her non-appearanco
In SU Petersburg , bho guts her money back
on appeal.
Charles B. Ilunford has bought from thu
Lawrence Barrett estate the scenery of
"Julius Ciusar" used by Booth and Bairett ,
and next season willsiarnu "Muro Antony. "
He Is now playing with Julia Marlowu.
A well known rrlUc says nearly nil oporntio
composers will b known to posterity by ono
work. Thus Gounod will bo renuunb'erud for
"Faust. " niiet lor "Carmen , " NIcoiul for
"Merry Wives \Vlndsor" and Thomas for
"Mlgnon , "
Uouls James who is filling W. J. Florence's
place in the Joe Joffurson company , retired
from "Tho Soudan" In Now YorU
a week ago last Wednesday night ,
nnd on the following Friday evening
appeared with the Jelferjon company in
Detroit.
It Is a curious fact that In tbo Gllbert-Sul *
llvnn operas a ponon ot ono sex never rouro-
senta a cbaraelor "of the opposite sex. Gil
bert makes this explanations "Whon Sulli
van nnd I llrst determined to work together
the burloiquo stage was In a very unclean
state. Wo made up our minds to do nil In
our power to wlpo out the grosser element ,
never to lot nn offending word escape our
characters , and never nllow n man to appear
an a woman and vice versa. "
Edward S. Wlllnrd , who has mndo a great
hit in "Tho Middleman , " went on the boards
ntlUandli nowbiitiW. Ho will appear In
Omaha shortly. The supporting company
with which A. M. Palmer has AUrraundc.il
htm Is headed by Miss Marie Burroughs who
was for year * loading lady of Palmer's Now
York company , LouU Massen , Henry Holll-
dny , Miss Nannlo Crnddnck and other well
known artists nro nNo In the company , nnd
Mr. Wlllnrd urlngs from bis London theater
Koyro Carleton , Harry Cane and other clever
pooplo.
Tlio National CoiiHerv.itory of MtiMlo.
NEW YoiihNov. . 10. To the Editor of TIM
HER : The Nntlounl Conservatory of Musloof
America , desirous of emphasizing thu engage
ment of Dr. Antonln Dvorak as director by n
special endeavor to give tin nddltlonnl impulse -
pulse to the advancement of music In the
United States , propose * to award prizes for
the host grand or comic opera ( opera
comiquo ) , for the best libretto for a grand or
comic opor.i symphony , suite , oratorio and
cantata , each and all of those works to bo
composed or written by composers and libret
tists born in the United Statesurnl not above
! fi years of ago. The prizes shall bo as fol
lows :
For the best grand or comlo opera
( oporn comtquoj , words and music. . . $ 1.000
For the best libretto for n grand or
comic opera ( opera comiquo ) GOO
For the host symphony 500
For the best oratorio COO
For the best suite or cautnta ; ! ( ) ( )
For the best piano or.vlolin concerto. . . 200
1. Each work must bo in manuscript form
and absolutely nnw to the public.
2. Its merits shall bo passed upon by a
special jury of llvo competent judges.
3. The works to which the prizes shall bo
awarded sliull bo made Icuown to the public
under the auspices of the National Conserva
tory of Music of Amorica.whoso operatic con
ductors , vocalists , Instrumentalists , choral
forces , etc. , ensure nn ouscmblethatmustadd
largely to the effectiveness of the composi
tions.
H. The National Conservatory of Muic | of
America reserves the ricnt to give three pub
lic performances of the works to which pri/es
shall bo awarded ; they slull nftorwurds bo
the property of the composers nnd nuthors.
5. Manuscripts shall be handed In foroxam-
ination between August 1 nnd September 1 ,
IS'Ji ; the award ot prizes will bo made on or
about October 15 , 1SOJ. Respectfully yours ,
JEANMKTTRM. TIIURIIEII , President.
Do Witt's Little Early Riser * . . Best little
pill ever made. Cure constipation every
tlmo. None equal. Use thorn now.
For the Chllilroii.
Our readers will notice the advertisements
in these columns of Cbnmborlain & Co. , Des
Moinoa. iowa. From personal experience wo
can say that Chamberlain's Cough Rornedv
has broken up bad colds for our children nud
we are ncquainted with many mothers In
Contorville who would not be without It in
the house for a good many tunes its cost and
are recommending it every day. Ccntorvillo
( S. D. ) Chronicle and Index. 25 cent , 50
cent and SI bottles for sale by druggists.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh. Boo
Boycl's NBW Theater ,
Seventeenth and llarncy Streets.
TUESDAY , Dec , 1-2 ,
WEDNESDAY ,
MATINEE WEDNESDAY.
COMEDY CO.
-COMt'RISINO-
.ICMKI'H .HU'l'HKbCKV , ' .Mils. .IOII.V IMUSW ,
IAUISJAMiS : ,
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W. R OWIJ.V. C \KKIK.IACKhO.V.
( SKO. W DKMIAM. KIT/JUKI 11 OWal.KV ,
JObKl'il WAHIUIN , II. W. ( IDI.1N.
Tucsday Kiglil and Wednesday Matinee ,
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ,
HEIR-AT-LAW-
- SCAL.K OF PRICES -
Kntlro Lower l''loor . -$2.00
Two Hews , litilcony . " .00
lluliim-e llaU-ony . . 1.50
Itiiok Itiilcony . 1.00
Gallery . W )
lloxes . J10.00. Jin.OI
SA.LK OI. ' SEATS OPENS MONDAY , ! ) A. M.
New
SPECIAL.
Theatre
Suvcnti'unth ml Hurnoy ijlroetn.
inii , t'-i-iiinit nPP Q A Hi R
unit * atttrtlnu , UkUi Uj 4j C6 Ui
fi.lTUItltIY M.tTiXEE.
Tlio Celebrate I KiiK'lian Actor.
B. S. WILLARD ,
L'nilcr thu nmnngeiuont ot A. M , Palmer , In
Ily llunry Artlnir JOIIUH , nulliur uf "iulnts anil faln-
iien , " Kto.
Price--Parquet ! UO. p initial clrclo $1.50 and II ;
balcony 75c ami CI ; millury'Jo
Farnam § t. Theater.
.1UST TWO JOYOUS MUIITS.
THURSDAY
and FRIDAY ,
40-GREAT ARTISTS-40
All We'l Kuown an the Beat ,
nvnitv TEATUUE nni\
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BVIIItV SONO ISI * \ IVI \
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fcVISUV AC I'
AMUSRMRNTS.
Farnam Street Theater
MATINEEBTODAYHMATINEE.
At 2:30 : At 2:30 :
, Nov. 29
AND FOUR NIGHTS ONLY.
"
JOLLY COMEDY CO ,
In the Screaming and Funny Musical
Farce-Comedy , Entitled
Songs ,
Choruses
Sextettes
Dances ,
Fun ,
Frolic ,
Bright
Comedy.
You'll
Yell.
You'll
Laugh.
You'll
Screech.
You'll
WUITTKN UY JOHN J Me N ALLY ,
AUTHOR OK "A to'lHAfGUT TIP. " Roar ,
ha ! ha !
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THE BOYS. THE GIRLS.
GEORGK F. MARION , MAY IR\V1N ,
IGNACIO MARTINKTTI ,
OTIS IIARTAN , SAD IK K1K BY ,
JOSEPH MITCHELL , , LAUUA r. assure ,
JAS. A. STU HOICK , NEl IjIlU I'ARKISR.
WOOD AND SHERiYRD. ULANOIHS HOWARD.
' O New Get a Good Seatfor
BOYD'S
Theatre 50 Cents.
SEVENTEENTH AM ) PAHNAM ! STIUIU\S.
ON.LY
To- ( Tomorrow
Night. Sunday and Monday ! Night.
THE CLEVER ACTOR ,
IN tiFSAND 13R RICHARDSON1 NI3W Vlj\Y ,
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An Excellent Performance of a A Page Irani Hie livery Day History !
Perfect PMy. of the Unitcil States. !
I'rlcos I'urquot.Sl ; Parquet Clrclo. 75o and $1 : Italeony , Wo and 7. o ; Qnllory , .Tie ,
COLISEUM
Saturday , December 12th.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
First iippuuriuicu In Omaha of thu
WOMtUltl < ll4 OllG IXlXA'I'HtX O
Austrian Juvenile
Now inaldiiK a ton rot the country , by sj.oo la 1 purinlsslon of Kmporor
1'ranuls .losuph ot Austria. I his hand Is compoaud of
/k QTuv ENTDTA WT i STS O
Each ono a Musical ProdUy , Do not fall to hour this , thu
Greatest Musical Event of the Se.son. " C2
IIK8E11VKI > NK.l'ff > , $ tOU , ? . < ! ,1X11 ItHc ,
School Children will bo admitted at IV atlnea at
Special Rnto of SOc.
EDEH BffTISEE.
, -olls-IMt HTH ' AND KAUNAM 8THKBT9.
Wlt.J ' ) JIOM.A V . NoVUIIIKH UTIl. )
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THIS
ThorstBnbBPci Quintette
At the Following Ui inhs :
Wodnusilay. Duo. ' 'ml , at Iiiillioran rliuruh ,
Linl ) .inil Vlntoii MS : I'hurH'iuy , thn. rd. nt .M.
K uliuioh , iilrd and Hlroom. t-ontli Oinilinj
Krliiuy. ut the l.uthorun uhuruh , tilth unU U.i
bttuuts , Omulm , at d p. in.
PROGRAMME
f.'onslslH of vntiul solos , duots.
QninlolUHanil KUltur Holoi. Thla iju
( not the Uiwt klnuur'i thul tivur vlsliud tlili
city. abiiHli'tl by thu vlrtuu u , i'rut II , tiwuuj
burn , guitarist