THE OaiAItA DATTjY BEKt SUNDAY , JANUARY 5 , 1800.
SfflIB OF WILSON'S ' JOKES
Bright ThonghU Which Emanated from a
Bright Mind ,
ECCENTRICITIES FOUND IN ALL OF THEM
Slnrlc-.l Wont In Hunt tnillnnn
mul lliifTnlo , Monntril the Iiec-
tiirp I * I n ( form nnil 1,1 fen
n Kit I lit re.
"I know how a fellow got tremendously
fleh once by n very simple process. "
"How thai "
waa ?
"By attending strictly to his own busi
ness. "
That's about the wording of a conversation
that took place almost dually In theanteroom
of Th Bee during the time when the late
James , "Tug" Wilson , presided over that
room , charged with the duty of receiving call
ers at the big newspaper office , ascertain
ing their wantsnnd bringing them Into
communication with , the various heads of
departments and ths employes. "Tug" com
menced springing his Joke several years ago ,
and practiced It for a considerable length
of time upon the employes of The Bee , with
nil of whom ho was upon the best of terms.
Thtvn , as his eccentricities became more pro
nounced , he materially Increased the list of
victim ? , and toward the last the caller was
lucky who escaped the Infliction of some
form of the > VHson Joke.
James Wilson had been educated In Lon
don with a view of going to China In the
diplomatic service. .Ho had been taught
Chinese , but was never proud of the accom
plishment and lost It through neglect and
dlsuso. He spoke German and French qulto
fluently and had a largo fund of general In
formation.
When Wilson decided to try a field other
N'orm
hnn that selected for him by his father , ho
nnounced his Intention of coming to Amer
ica. Confident of his ability to make his
way In the world and having a natural love
of adventure , ho dccl'ded to get right out
Into the heart of the wild west and partici
pate In nil the dangers of border life , of
which ho lind read. Ho often told of how he
came to select Omaha as his objective point ,
lie said that he met in Now York a former
London friend and asked him whcro ho could
go to quickest get Into the heart of the
toughest and wildest part of the country.
His friend told him that whllo Chicago was
pretty wild , If he wanted to get out where
Indians were on the warpath and buffalo
killing was stale sport , he should visit
Omaha. That settled It for Wilson , and
without wasting a , day In the American
metropolis ho went direct to Omaha.
Whether bin disappointment at not finding
this city In the state that hi : friend had
pictured It affected him or not is not known.
Ills deslro for adventure- died suddenly and
ho remained In Omaha , made friends and
money , kept a few of the formtr nnd none
of tliB latter and ended his days without ever
having a deslro to return to his homo coun
try or to visit any place but Omaha.
* *
Four or five years ago , while the gold
cures for the liquor habit were flourishing ,
"Tug's" friends and fellow employes oa The
Bed raised a pttrco and sent him to Blair for
treatment. Ho was a fellow who always
got the worth of his money when he went
on a spree , and he harvested a rich crop
Df now experiences nt Blair. He was stand
ing la Trout of the Institute contemplating
suicide.when he saw a fellow walking down
the middle of the street , carrying an armful
of brick. "Tug" wondered what the man
was going to do with the brick , and stepped
out Into the street , glad of any diversion
from the monotony of the proceedings at
rtlio Institute. He got more of a diversion
than he was' looking for , or desired. The
man with the bricks proycd to bo a patient
at the gold cure Joint , who was nursing a
nlco case of Jim jams. He saw Wilson and
at once commenced heaving bricks nt htm.
The life , which had been a burden but a
thort time before , was now very precious ,
I"I "Tug" wanted to save It. He started
down the street with the delirious patient
after him. At every Jump a brickbat was
hurled , and "Tug's" short legs did better
service for him than he had ever thought
thorn capable of doing. In hlo anxiety to
escape the pursuing ovll "Tug" was heedless
of dangers ahead , and attempted to cross a
railroad track ahead of a freight train. He
was tossed Into the ditch and somewhat ills-
figured , but ho escaped his rum-maddened
pursuer and lost bis desire for a speedy
flehtu.-
A prominent attorney droppsd Into , the re
ception room of The BCD one morning and
asked :
"Where's Mr. Rosewater ? "
"He's not In , " replied Wilson.
"Where Is he ? " repeated the attorney.
"He's not In , " replied Wilson.
"I did" not ask If ho was In ? " said the
attorney. "I asked , Whore Is he ? "
"And I've told you three times that he Is
uot In. *
"Perhaps you don't understand English ?
"Perhaps you understand French better ?
"II in'est pas let , then.
"Or perhaps German will so a JIttle bettor.
"Er 1st nlcbt hlor. "
And ho went on down the list of his Iln-
trulstlc accomplishments , translating the sen-
tcnco Into French , German , Italian and
Latin , and finally wound up by writing It
out on the typewriter nnd handing the typewritten -
written sheet to the vlslton
The beginning of the end came last spring
when "Tiig" conceived the Idea that hci was
called to the lecture ffeld. All of his former
natural shrinking from public appearance
Vanished and ho started out tb get up a
Iccturo on new lines with James Wilson ,
nllas "Tug , ' ' ns the stellar ottra'ctlon. He was
busy for A 1 ° K tlmo In preparation for his
Initial lecturf , which was to bo given ut
Washington hall. Ho hired bands of music
and , solo artists and planned nn entertain
ment that was decidedly original. , An Idea
nt the character nnd Ecopo of the proposed
entertainment can bo gained from the fol
lowing announcement which ho had pub
lished at the time :
" " ' entertainment
"Tue" Wilson's cosmopolitan
ment , Washington hall , Omnhn , Friday ,
April 20 , 1SS3 , commencing at 8 o'clock.
. Announcement Whllo all tlto participants
in tills entertnlnment uro of foreign birth ,
Americana who ilenlro to nttond and nre
willing to pay the price of ailmtublon will
receive the snmo treatment an Is nccorded
the Irish nnil KnRllHli nnd other Ignorant
foreigners In this country. Irishmen ,
Scotchmen , Frenchmen , "Scandinavians ,
Ucrmnns , Italian ! ) , Russians , Jews , Chinese ,
Hottentots , Tlanhl-Dtizooks nnd Englishmen
nio most cordially Invited. All will be Riven
front cents na fur aa possible , without re-
KQrd to race , color , Hlze or fax , or nny pre
vious condition of servitude whatsoever , the
rule of llrst come , llrat nerved being strictly
ndhercil to. This IB English , you know ;
Quito. English , you Know ,
Pot Pourrl Vengo d'una Huzza Senza
1'aura % . . . - Julius Thlelo
The Elite Orchestra ,
Lled-Dle Wnclit arn Ubeln
, . . . . Max Bchneckenburgor
Tlio Omaha Bnengcrbund and the Elite
"Orchestra.
Bolo Coming Through the nyc. . .
Mrs. a D. Lees. v
Recitation Armenia
, , , .I.oula F. Curtis In The Omaha Bee
Miss Augusta Frabm.
Bolo T.lttle Queen Irene
, Lester llodlne and 13. 11. Packard
Alexnnder Flndlny.
Quintet TCko from Alperna Tonv niebl
Bwoillsli Btrlnir Quintet. Comprising Mumlo-
dollns , C. M. EkHtrom nnd Aloln John
ston ; guitars , Will Lyon nnd Kil
Sawnnl ; banjo , Kdwnrd Ekstrom.
Choru8ons to Aeslr. . Words nnd music
by William II , the present ruler of QOr-
T inany
The Omaha Sneneerbiiiul
I I'orrcd In German , ,
Philip Andrea , vice Turnvereln. president of the Omaha
Discourse The Ignorant Porolirner In
America , Including the Irish and the
KiiBllsb . . , "Tujt" Wllfon
Vovnl Selection Scandinavian niee Club
Cliinlesnnton , Charles Johnson. C. IDroy-
HFllua , Phil llolton nnd Robert Krlckbon.
God Bnvo tlio Queen . . .EIIU Orchestra
Ths appointed night came , nnd wllh It- the
musicians and eololsts who In good faith had
contracted to furnish a part of th pro-
Brain. "Tug" waa prec at , reiplende-nt In
a dress suit , but he Imd taken a bracer too
nany : and \va simply maudlin , The ex-
pectid crowd failed to materialize , the Jani
tor would not turn on tlio lights Without hli
lull rent , th muilolani would not strllio a
note without their pay and the enterprise
Kas declared off. Poor old "Tug" was
feuud about daylight the next inornliiK deep-
Ing peacefully In his rented drcM tult and
A xtraw hat In the door of n Famum ktrcet
store and was cared for by eom'o of his
friends ,
I DOMINANT SEVENTHS ?
* * * * + * - ? - MM 4HHrJMHMf * * MM" * *
It Is understood that a local musician ot
prominence * challenged a criticism that the
Nymphs and Naiad * of V nusberg , na they
appeared In Tannhaeuier during the late sea-
Ron of opera , wore heavy and ! graceless In
their appeitranco nnd dancing.
The defenro ot the challenge was that the
sccno was In Germany and that thcas maids
were Gorman peasants !
Waa Venus a Dutchman ?
*
Many reasons have ben assigned for the
non-appearanco of Mr. Damrosch on two oc
casions during the iseison. To the thinks It
will appear reaRonablo at once that to con
duct these operas night after night and at
matln'cs would soon bring a conductor to an
untimely grave , sacred to the memory of
Gorman opera. Therefore , Mr. Damroych has
an assistant , who , by the wny , Is an excellent
man to follow ,
Mr. Damroscli would doubtless have ap
peared on Saturday afternoon had he been In
good health.
* *
Some say that Mr. Oamrosch was not
pleased with the appearance or Interest of the
audience. This Is untrue. Mr. Damrosch Is
nbovo such potty thoughts.
The Mondamln Choral society meets for re
hearsal tomorrow , Monday evening , at Hay-
den's music store. Upwards of sixty voices
have already been tried and accepted.
* *
The society people are becoming Interested
In a production of the opera , "Powhatau , " to
bo Riven t Boyd's theater on February 4.
The principals , It Is said , will bo eoclety
leaders who have vocal and operatic ambl-
tlono. The production will bo under the aus
pices ot ono of the flourishing branches ot
"All Saints' " church , and Uhder the manage
ment of Mr. Baker , who produced the opera
iately at Council Biuffs.
* * *
The recital given by tha pupils of Martin
Calm , brought to the Crelghton hall a largo
audience of music lovers. It Is not usual to
glvo extended notices of pupils' recitals In
this column , but the program was iso well
chosen , BO carefully studied nnd so cleverly
executed thnt It deserves more than a passing
mention.
Miss Wcssells played n double number ; by
Jensen and Grieg , which was , In Its way , a
wonderful piece of work.
Miss Josephine- Bell gave a masterly touch
to a Grieg "Ballade. "
The prelude and toccata of Lachner , by
Miss Corlnne Paulson , and Moskowskl's
"Etincolles , " by Miss Hancock , were emi
nently satisfactory.
Miss Lobman , with easy gracs , and much
expression , interpreted a Chopin waltz , and
a romance by Rubinstein. '
Miss Henrietta Rees played Hummel's "La
Galanto" with good taste.
The technical work of each pupil was par
ticularly good.
Mrs. Martin Cahn lent a pleasing- variation
to the program by singing Becker's "Spring
tide" and Chamlnade's "Rosemundo. " To the
applause which greeted her at the end of
each number , she responded with "Allah , "
by Chadwlck. and "Lullaby , " by J. II. Wil
son. Mrs. Cahn's voice se-ems not to lose
ono whit of Its beauty , and her singing on
Monday evening was most enjoyable.
It Is with regret that musicians hear of the
passing of the Omaha Glee club. H started
out well , and promised well , nnd It Is a sur
prise , a sorrowful ono , too , that It should
die so young.
Mr. E. Rosewatcr , editor of The Bee , has
received a handsomely engraved card , mailed
from Cralg-y-Nosr Wales , bearing Christmas
greetings and Now Year's wishes , from Slg.
Ernest Nlcollnl nnd Mme. Adollna Pattl-
Nicollnl , who have b n celebrating the holi
days in their beautiful' "Welsh „ mountain
homo. Aa usual , the castle at Cralg-y-Nos
has beern. ull'ofdistinguished "people , who
have been' entertained there as the guesU"
of Mme. Pattl-Nlcollnl. The following ex
tract , referring to the company nssambled
there , appeared recently in the London
Chronicle : "Mrqo. Adellna Pattl has been
entertaining a large and distinguished com
pany nt CralK-y-Nos castle , including the
marchioness of Blandford , the Ladles ChurchIll -
Ill , Lady Portsmouth , Lady Vivian , and Hon.
Mlsss Vivian , Sir Charles , nnd the Misses
PKHllps , Mrs. Arthur Hay , nnd Miss A. Ganz ,
* m the occasion of n matinee held In the Pattl
theater , nt which Mr. Auguste Van Blene
produced his pathetic muelcal comedy-drama ,
"Tho Broken Melody. " The performance
gavs great pleasure to the brilliant audience
assembled , and at Us conclusion Mme. Pattl
pretented to all the- members of Mr. Van
Blone's company , thirteen In number , valua
ble gifts of Jewelry. She had also placed
a special train at their disposal. "
. * * *
The thirty-seventh frea organ recital will
bo given by Mr. Tabsr In the First Congrei-
gatlonal church this afternoon at 3:30 : o'clock ,
and the following will be ths program :
PART I.
Offertory In n . Wcly
Adagio from Opera 53 . Spohr
Berceuse Opera ! . . . lilzct
Romance . Tours
Ovcraturo Marsnrnlllo . Auber
PART II.
Larpro ( by request ) . Handel
Nocturne H Flat ( by request ) . Chopin
a Nun's Prayer ( by rt'iuest ) . Wcly
b Aduglettl . Chopin
March Mllltatre . Gounod
A concert \7lll bo given by the Nightingale
Scclal club nt the club rooms , Fortieth nnd
Hamilton streets , next Wednesday evening.
An excellent and varied program has been
prepared. The club will render several
choruses and will bo assisted by the. Apollo
Zither club , the Olympic Male quartet and
Messrs. Ed Oliver and Dan Brady In comic
sonzs and dances.
Piles of people have piles , but Lcwllf )
Wllcb Hazel Salve will curs them.
IOWA'S MUSICAIWOM1UR. .
IMiciinmoiinl Voice of Olniulc MnUc-
Hiiii Sillier , Klcvi-ii Yearn Old ,
Claude , Matteson aner , nn 11-year-old
boy , residing at Cedar Rapids , la. , Is the
musical wonder ot that and neighboring
towns. This bright little fellow began singing
In public three years ago at a church enter
tainment , at which ho received such an ova
tion that bis mother- who was his Instruc
tor until ho was placed'In charge of Prof.
Hall , the organist ot Grace Episcopal church
In Cedar Rapids , was encouraged to con
tinue his musical training. The boy's prog
ress was so rapid that friends and musical
people were not only greatly pleased , but
astounded , for h soon developed a very
true mublcal riir and an understanding of
mi'elcal expression , purity and range of
voice that were pronounced phenomenal by
all who heard him. In a vocal sense he
has been .th ? rage over since , the mere an
nouncement that he would sing filling the
church where he was to appear. Naturally
his fame spread , and last spring ho sang In
churches In tl.e principal cities of Iowa ,
During the summer ho added greatly
to his reputation while on a visit with hla
mother In Ohio , Ills most pronounced suc
cess was scored In Cedar Rapids a few days
ago , when the musical people of the city
gave an entertainment In Green's opera
house , tba entire proceed * nt which went
to the poor people of the city. On thli
occasion the little fellow reached B sharp
without a br.alt , and when h ? bowed and
retired at th conclusion of the tons a
demonstration euch as Is seldom witnessed
followed.
He has a voice of ptrra quality ; Iho tones
produced are wonderfully clear and void of
any harthnces or nasal dcfecti to common
to the average boy who Elngs. IIU voice
ranges from B below middle a to F above
high C , without a break or change any
where In tha scale. The boy l free from nil
mannerisms , and sings with perfect case
and absolute purity ol attack on all notes
within hit range , bla denunciation being
almost perfect.
Tlio Doctor Out of Town When Mont
" \ei-iloil ,
Mr. J. Y. Bchenck , editor of theOiddo ,
I. T. , Banner , nhtn his little girl. 3 years
of age , vra threatened with a tevert attack
Of the croup. H R y : "My wife Inilstcd
that I go for the doctor , but aa our family
physldin wan out of town I purchased a bottle
tle of ChimberUlu'B Cough Remedy , which
rllma h r Immedlitcljr , I mil net ba with-
sut It lu tbe future , "
INDIANS ASM.\1I. C Mt'ltttCKS.
Dolnir < Jonil Work In llin Cnpftj tlr
lit 1hi > Miu ! ii.tn Wild * .
So far ns known Minnesota Is the only
ijUto In the union In which the experiment
of utilizing the Indians BS mall carriers has
been tried. Ths rtd men so engaged In this
state have won the admiration of oil by their
pluck nnd * ped , , .
Grand Marals , on the north shore of Jjske
Superior , Is practically a world by Itself , es
pecially during the winter months. The peo-
plJ arc then , cut off from all communication
with the rest of the country , unless they fe l
disposed to take a rough and dangerous over
land trip ot some 175 miles , or else go up
the lake on the Ice to Duliilh or Superior.
The problem of sending mall to Grand Mar-
als from Two Harbors , the end of the rail
road , was for a long time n problem which
bothered the pcstifllce department to. a little.
During the winter the trip Is a dangerous
one , nnd no white man could bs found to
undertake It for the email compilation
allowed by the government.
Some months ngo two full-blooded Chlp-
pewn Indians , Knglct and Rossport Dcnr-
Rrease , who nrc known far and wide among
the Indians of the northwest as athletes
of no mean dcgroe , Intimated thnt they would
not be averse lo working for Uncla Sam.
They were told to put In a bid for carrying
the malls , and to their great delight the ron-
trnct was awarded to them. In due tlmo
their commissions arrived from Washington ,
nnd the brothers nr now the ofllclnl mall car
riers between Two Harbors nnd Grand
Marals.
Since Jiavlng become a part of the United
States government the Beargrcaso boys have-
dropped many of their Indian mannerisms
that Is , they have dropped some ot the more
objectionable ones an1 retained all tbopo
which enable them to live nnd get fat where
a white man would die. In warm weather
the trip from point to point Is made In a
canoe along the lake , but since winter has
set In and the water highway is closed the
Journey Is made overland , on foot generally ,
nlthough sometimes dog teams nre used.
A moro desolate , dreary country than that
lying between Two Harbors and Grand Mnraln
it would bo hard to Imagine , and perhaps , It
Is duo to Its very lonesomencss that the two
Indians make such good time. The 175 miles
ot almost trackless wilderness Is covered In
anywhere from fifty to seventy-five linurs
the average time Is nbout sixty-five hours
and the men came In lookln as fresh
as daisies. The Indians make their
way with ease whcro a white man ,
unused to the country , could not find
his wny , and camp In the forest or on the
barren bluffs , wherever night overtakes them.
They are always armsd , not that there Is
any danger of nn attack by man or boast ,
but because they have always carried their
rifles when away from civilization and would
bo lost without them.
Largo sums of money and many papers
of the utmost Importance are often carried
by these untutored children of the forest ,
and their prompt delivery nt their destina
tion can be counted upon as a certainty. The
Beargreas * boys nre ns regular ns clockwork ,
and were there to bo a delaj * of nny time
In their arrival a party of men would soon
bo looking for them , for it would be known
that some mishap had befallen the mail
carriers.
Wild game of all kinds Is plenty In tbi
country between Two Harbors and Grand
Marals , and never is a. trip made by the two
Indians without seeing many moosa and deer.
Now and then a large black bear or pack
of skulking wolves watch them g by , and look
after them with longing yes , but little
things like these do not trouble the faith
ful servants of the government , who are as
proud of their position as la a small boy of
his llrst pair of boots.
COXMII1IAMTIIOS.
A New York man wants a divorce because
his wife already has had five husbajids.
The mistletoe has completed Its'season's
engagement and retired , but it will not b ?
seriously missed. The dim parlor lamp will
continue to do business at the old stand.
The following notice Is posted , on'tho Benton -
ton Rogers elder mill nbove Nile , Alfcgany
county Pa. , on the Eist Notch
road : Lost , strayed or stolen from the
premises of James Doyle , one third wife.
Any person who will return- her will bo
suitably punished. "
An Interesting event In Paris In January
will be the marriage of the Marquis do Bon-
noval to the daughter of tbo Marquis de
Hnussonvllle. The. Bonnevals.are allied with
the Bourbons through tlio house of Albret ,
the ancient royal family of Navarre , and the
Haussonvllles are connected with the
Broglls , the Segurs , and many other' aristo
cratic families of the Faubourg , St Germilne.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clifford ot Indian
apolis celebrated thtlr golden wedding anni
versary on December 28. Many relatives
joined with them in the observance of tiie
auspicious occasion. Mr. Clifford was born
In Hush county , Indiana , In 1824 , and his wife
was"born In Garrett county , Kentucky In 1829.
They have had born to them six chlldre'n ,
all of whom are living , and all of whom were
present. There are also twelve grarid-
cblldren and two great grandchildren.
A marriage , romantic In tha extreme , was
soUmnlzod In the office of the county clerk
at Glasgow , Ky. , last month. The groom and
brlilu had never so much ns heard of the
other's existence until the day before , and
met for the first time when they' were
brought face to fa.cn In the county clerk's
ofllco nnd Introduced by a mutual friend
preparatory to the application for license.
The groom was John Underwood , a prosperous
farmer 65 years old. The brldo was Mrs.
Martha J. Turner , n widow 21 years old , who
came from South Carolina about two months
aso.
aso.A wedding tour without bag or baggage-
a condition of things not very Inviting to
most couples who have social pretensions.
Two prominent young people of Calumet ,
Mo. , were compelled to start forth under
these unpleasant auspices n few days ngo.
All went well until the train was pulling
Into Its destination , when It was discovered
that the traps had been left behind. A num
ber of friends were with them and did their
best to cheer up the despondent ones , who
finally made up their minds not to turn
back , but to go on to the- south , per pro
gram.
Superstition In Bohemia has claimed
another victim. In the church ot Chrastlnn ,
at Plsok , In Bohemia , a marriage was about
to ba solemnized between Anna Roslln , aged
19 , and a youth of her cholco. Bride and
bridegroom stood already before the altar ,
where were lighted tapers. Before the priest
could unite the- bridal pair ono of the lighted
tapers became suddenly extinguished. A
loud shriek came from the bride , and she
gasped , "Me-lne ksrz * 1st erloschen ! " ( my
taper Is extinguished ) , and sank unconscious
In the nrms of the bridegroom. Immediately
nil attention was turned to the condition of
the bride .Several attempts was made to re
vive the poor girl , but In vain. The bride , In
her chaplet and veil , died at the altar rails.
The mporstltlon of the villagers ot the plain
Is that If a lighted taper becomes ex
tinguished on either sldo of the altar , the
person standing on that side of tha altar
where the light went out will suffer a dire-
calamity.
Ieiiv r liny lit the Ice I'nlncc.
LEADVILLE , Colo. , Jan. 4-Thls was
Denver day nt the Ice Palace exposition.
The city had been magnificently decorated
In honor of the occasion. About 1,000 Den-
verltcs came by special trains and fully
twlco that number of visitors from other
parts of the state nre present. The ppeclnl
trains were met by largo delcpatlons of clt-
Izena and addresses were made , after which
a parade was clven , A reception ut the Ice
palace followed.
Dewltt's Little Early Risers euro Indiges
tion and bad breath.
Slitrtfl Killed u Itclii-llloiiM 1'rlnoncr.
NASHVILLC , Tenn. , Jan , 4 , At Colum
bia , Ala. , tills morning Sheriff T. Ii. Kale
entered tbo jail and n half dozen 'desperate
prisoners made n break to push past him
and cscnpe. Kale was knocked down , but
bo drew his revolver and killed Amos Rob
inson , one of the. prisoners' , and tha others
then returned to their cells.
DeWIU's Little Early Risers tha pills that
cure constipation and biliousness.
Police MaKu WliolfNiile IliililN ,
BOSTON , Jan. 4. The first week of the
new year was begun In u very vigorous
niannor by the reform police administra
tion. Nearly four Fcoro arrests were made
tonight during raids on alleged gambling-
bouses , Iioufea of III repute and kitchen
bar rooms all over the city.
One Mlnut * Cough Cur ? la harmless , pro
duce * Immediate result * .
$ j23
-"AMUSEMENTS , f
g&Vgfl-rfl tp .gW Mt . : m w
Tlio week which oi. nrd the new calcndil
year at the theaters wwild have needed nc
other fcituro than tht.acturn engafiernent ol
"Pudd'nhe.id Wilson" , lovmako , It ccnsplcuoui
among other simitar period ? . H max be
further said , without raylnc the speaker opcr
to n charge of undu ? , cntliusliirm , that any
year , which holds amongflUi varied offerings
no keen a pleasure as that afforded by thl !
delightful play , will be noUd by the historian
In future times as decidedly an epoch amons
years which did net elevate the stage ,
"I'udd'nhfad Wilson" came tundwlchcd be
tween a tark , dtnma and a farce comedy , all
three showing on the same stage In the eight
day.i between Sunday and Sunday.
Of the two entertainments , the former Is
by no means the best , even of Its tawdry
Jdnd , whlls the latter clalrnn with some JuS-
tlco to have raised Itself above Its class by
the Individual excellence of Its performers.
Whatever their merits as distinguished from
those of other melodramas and fare ? comsdlos ,
"Tho Tornadp" and "A Uallroad Ticket" ore ,
In comparison with 'Tudd'nhead Wilson , " not
unworthy examples of two stylta of dramatic
representations which arc very plentifully
offerad at prssent Taken as types , they In
dicate with sufficient clearness the prevailing
tendencies of the stage.
"Pudd'nhead Wilson" has llttlo In common
with such as these. It bears a name which ,
to those unfamiliar with the literature cf the
day. ID In no way an Index to the character
of the piece. Such suggestions as come from
so unusual a title are not those of rcllned
camidy. Certainly few students of the drama ,
happening upon the unqualified announcement
that 'Tudd'nhead Wilson" would bo played
at such a time and place , would dream , with
out previous enlightenment , that here was one
bf the few cholo ? things of the century. Yet
so It haa proved , and Is dally and nightly
proving to be.
The really great achl6vemento of the play
er's art which are to bo seen at present on
the American stag ? are oially counted on one
hand ; IndecO , It may bo doubted whether. In
the reckoning of them up , all the lingers of
that hand would bo required.
Mr. Jeftenton's work In general , and his
performance as Kip In particular , have long
been the standards by which the offerings
of all aspirants for similar eminence have
bsn measured. There are surprisingly few
besides that are good enough to endure.
Consider the army of actors. Including the
very bert and most prominent , who essiy
part after part , playing all well , but no one
so well that they Identify themselves with
It and make It entirely their own so that
the association Is remembered as long as
they and tha part are called to mind.
It has fallen to Mr. Mayo to be EO Identi
fied with two of the prominent stage figures
of his lifetime. In his younger days ho
created Davy Crockett , and In bis green and
vigorous age ho has added a new star to
his crown of fame and bestowed a fresh
delight upon a jaded public by his masterly
Impersonation of tho. < brlefless lawyer of
Daweon's Landing. MrJ Mayo would be the
last to claim absolute perfection In his work ,
or to make boast that-tba experience cf the
future can teach lilm-mothlng. He him
self , like David Wllsopn Is the most modest
ofmen and has waited through years of
neglect and discouragement for the reward
which has como to hlnnt last , not too late
surely to glvo him many years more of life
for the enjoyment ofc IUB ) The Imperfections
of this character stcdy.jif It has any , are
moro clearly appareuwito him than to his
audiences , and If so recwit a creation lacks
a touch of that mellowness and finish which
comes with famlllarjltanjllliig , time and the
artist's fine. pe eption : jmay [ be trusted to
supply all that Is required.
r A seat remote frouj'Uie stage Is not to
bo desired In a performance In which Mr.
Mayo Is concerned. jHls wonderfully
pressive face , which hat'Oven gained In that
regard slnco he parted with his moustache ,
adds incalculably to tba fprcs of his actions.
Never was a finer exhibition of facial ex
pression than In the powerful closa of the
third act , where Pudd'nhead ses the whole
fabric of his life-long theory , as he sup
poses , crumble and fall away from him ,
leaving him a broken man. Incredible as
It may teem , there" were those In the audi
ence who found this amusing andwho
laughed at the trembling lip and tearful eyes
of the bewildered old man as If they had seen
a comlo Irishman In a farce comedy with a
burlesque of grief. One doubts if even the
WIss Men of Dawsan , who had made Wilson
their butt for a quarter of a century , would
have seen anything funny in that.
There are more tears than laughter In the
piece. Not the tears of sorrow , which wring
the beart In the shedding , bul those which
spring from sympathy and admiration. Tlisre
have been people In the audiences at the
Crelghton during this engagement who- have
sat through the course of the play speechless
and spsllbound , and who have gone away
with moist eyes and a catch In the breath
whlcb troubled them when they tried to ex
press sentiments which come from a source
too deep to gush forth In mere noisy demon
stration. Fun there Is a plenty , of course ,
In "Pudd'nhead Wllsoni" ranging In point of
delicacy from the dry and caustic humor cf
Wilton himself to the- broad and undeniably
amusing drolleries of the Sheriff and Camp
bell and Swan. That la a very well managed
bit of comedy which accompanies the arrival
of the twins , and that Is another which
depicts the petulance and Jealousy of Patoy
in the matter of Wilson's absence. Then the
dog story , handled admirably by Mr. Chlrnell ,
Mr. Gill and Mr. Tucker , the trial scene , In
whlcb the aimo clover people are prcmlnent ,
and tha reception by Blake of the news that
he la to go to St. Louts , In which Mr. Chlsnell
needs no assistance all thet o are genuinely
and wholesomely funny , albeit conceived and
executed a trifle IOCT evidently on the lines of
a Hoyt farce to do moro than accentuate the
beautifully modulated performance cf the
star. "
In no portions of the play Is Mr. Mayo'e
matitery of his art more finely Indicated than
In th scenes with that unspeakable black
guard , Tom Drlscoll. Mr. Campeau's work
In this role deserves very high commendation ,
The quality of repression is to evldcht In
the greater part of the Impersonation that one
Is sure It will sooner or later by extended to
modify or elide certain business which savors
too strongly of the melodrama to be In place
In so quiet an atmosphere as that of Daw-
Don's Landing. The ending of the peccnd act
has been changd slnco the earlier perform
ances here , and Tom rib' longer falls en his
knees as If under a physliial bldw upon noxy's
vociferous but uhsup'poVled proclamation of
the relationship between them. If this re
form shall ba followefl tfy stms alterations In
the mechanism of th& KM act Mr. Campeau
can surely contrive & "Means whereby Tcm
may not resort to tharfocrobatlo diva upon
the floor and thoso1 subsequent grovellngs
which add little In tfier1tilnd of tha spectator
to the Impression 6f 'pbsclute ' degradation
conveyed by his action lust before , the per
formance will be wellnfgh flawless.
It Is In his Intercourse with this craven
cur that the stttleil'and dogged determina
tion of Wilson manifest Itself as clearly na
In his spoken declaration of It to Ilowy.
When Tom , swinging Ills legs on the table ,
taunts Wilson In tin ? -presence cf the twins
with Ills cllentless sttfteV'could anything moro
graphically Indicate 'th's patlence of a life
time struggling wllll S1 tense of complete
superiority ever the speaker than the face
of the quiet old man who nlta and cndurea
oven physical famlllarjty becaus * his time
la not yet come ? And could anything be bet
ter than Wilton's choking rage at Tom's In
sults at the breakfast table ? If anything
could , It is the tcend where Tom unwittingly
contributes hut aSult thumb-mark , and WII-
sn utters that Inarticulate cry and bids the
base-born knave keep his bands from his
person.
To go on enumerating strong situations would
ba to set down the greater part of the play.
Two other scenes , however , are recalled as
especially notable. One , between Mr. Alken
'
ind Mr. Daly'where after the recital by
Ilowy of Tom's caxvirdlco add Chambers'
lifrslim , York DrlBcoll checks the Impulse
to embrace the lad whom ho believes to be
lilm own son , Is as fine and true at anything
n this fine , true performance. The other , the
thrilling encounter between the two boyo at
the mill , Is alto extremely well carried off.
Mr. Daly made many friends In Omaha
by his careful nnd conscientious work , nnd
the future of so competent and so young an
artist will lit watched with Interest. Mr.
Klnuber as Lulgl nnd Mr. Unllton na the
gentle Angelo are thoroughly peed , although
the sn-cch of the latter seems rather that
of n Frenchman than an Italian ,
Miss Morettl'i Uoxy Is by far the best
thing this ambitious and talcn'rd young
woman has done. She will be pleasantly re
membered as having played leading roles last
ROOT on lth Alexander Salvlnl , and h r ad
mirers are gratified to obssrvo her manifest
Krcwth , It she has a fault It Is In over-
rapidity of utterance , whereby her voice ,
futther weight d by a dlfllcult dialect , loses
In carrying power and her speech In In
telligibility. Miss arahame , who Is Mrs.
Edwin P. Mayo In private life , Is Invariably
charming In the Ingenue role of Ho\\y , and
Miss Laverno docs Patsy so well .that none
would susp ct that the Is not fond of the
part.
In taking leave of "Pudd'n'hcad Wilson , "
one rejolcss that It Is "An revolt- " and not
"Gcodbyl" He will return In September ,
and , though the" Crelghton bookings Include
many attractions of exceeding merit , th ro
will be nothing between this day nnd that
to erase the clear and strong1 Impression
which ho has left behind.
1 ' t
Private advices from Kansas City , as well
as the uniformly hostile tone of the pre-'s
of Chicago , where the attraction has bsen
playing a not over-successful engagement ,
give rise to the Impression that Charles
II. Hoyt's base bull phy will not long
withstand ths winter's blasts. It Is dim-
cult to account for Its continued existence tin
to this time , except on the theory , which
Mr. Hoyt would appear to have worked to
the limit , that anything from the pen of
that highly gifted writer will bo thankfully
cctpted by the play-going public. It must
b > confessed that the facts so far have , tea
a great extent , borne out this theory , and
Mr. Hoyt was perhaps Justified In believing
tint psopls would rush tb.glvo np thtlr dollars
lars In exchange for something even worse
( ban "A Contented Woman. " That ho has
been mistaken , and that "A Runaway Colt , "
with n professional first baseman as Etar ,
has failed even In Chicago , where that star
habitually shines , Is one of the hopeful
signs of a better coming time when the
demand for vulgarity and coarsj humor on
the stage shall cease and "playwrights"
like Charles H. Hoyt shall be driven to
abandon , a calling which no longer brings
even financial returns.
Elmer 13. Vance's railroad comedy-drama ,
"Tho Limited Mall , " will b ? the attraction
at Dyd's theater for this afternoon and
night , and tomorrow night , nnd the simple
announcement should be enough to pack the
house from footlights to gallery.
The ticanlc and mechanical effects of the
play ari this season entirely new. An entire
new vestibuled train of cars , comprising a
baggage , mall , smoker and Pullman coach ,
over 300 feet long and twelve feet high , har
been built uildcr the personal direction of
Mr. Vance , and Is said to be mor ? striking
and realistic than ever.
The practical working saw mill , with n
real bsllor , engine and a circular saw cutting
out real lies from a real log , Is ono of the
most wonderful and Ingenious stage effects
ever scon In this country , and the manage
ment calls attention to the fact that the pic
tures of this great scone , as well as all the
advertising 'matter displayed by this com
pany , are not In the least exaggerated , but
are mid ? from photographs taken by flash
light frcm the actual representations given
on the'stage.
The cant Is sail tq.bo exceptionally strong ,
nnd It Is headed as usual by the ringer and
rtancerl Beatrice. ' of hem the Boston 'Hil-ald
says : "Beatrice has captured the'Hub. yShe
oVn 'a nlchp ln"tliq temple , of fame ; and hojds
a guarantee'deed to the property. "
Eltgant photos of Beatrice will be presented
free to every lady attending a performance
of "The Limited Mail. "
IJor the first four nights cf this week at
tho' Crelglitan , commencing with a matlnse
tcday , "A Railroad Ticket" will be the at
traction. Ths story , which offers abundant
chances for full , turns on the adventures of
Robert nnd Jack Ticket , who are left by
their father's will a small but equal share
of money to start In business. The one hav
ing th3 largest 'bank account at the end of
the year is to receive two-thirds of his
father's fortune and the other the remainder.
Robert becomes a ticket broker and Jack
becomes a RErfume drummer. They are both
In lov ? with the same girl , and she Is 00
much In love with both she refuses to give
her answer until the end of the year. Every
thing ends pleasantly , but meanwhile there Is
any amount of fun. Hits at the land craz ? ,
ralnmakinp. ticket scalping and other Issues
give boundiess opportunity for lively action
and general entertainment. The company
presenting the pleca tbla saason Is entirely
new , with the exceptlcn of thos ? two funny
fellows , Harry Pcrter and Frank Gardiner.
The newcomers are Kugen ? Canfleld. James
H. Bradbury , Gus C. Welnberg , John S.
Terry , Kathel Kerr , Beatrice Norman , Hattle
Waters , Sallle Stembler , Mattle Lockctts- ,
Hulda Halvers and Lou Rice.
At the Crelghton tor four nights com
mencing Sunday matlneo , January 12 , Hanlon
Bros. ' "Fantasma" will be seen in nil Its
glory. Since this attraction was last In thu.
city It has undergon ? many changes , which
warrant the brothers Hanlon In calling It ths
"New Fantasma. " For this season's
production elaborate new scenery has
been specially painted , and new
and gorgeous transformations have ben In
vented by these prlncos of magic , the Han
lon brothers , who have also created many
new tricks which are surprising In mechani
cal ingenuity. The "New Fantas
ma" company numbers among Its
members America's funniest clown ,
Geonn H. Adams. His performances In conJunction -
Junction with Miss Nellie Black , who plays
the part of Fantasma. the fairy queen , in tlio
dl'guliM of a witch , furnish no end of amuse
ment and wonder to the children , as well ac
to the eiaers , who can to their heartu' content
ravel In mirth , marvel and mystery from the
rise to the fall of the curtain.
Commencing Tuesday night , January 1 ,
the Holden Comedy company will begin n
week's ensag'ment at Boyd's theater In n
repertory of successful plays at low prlcja.
The Holden Comedy company Is said to be
an fxceedlngly satisfactory organization , and
have the following plays In Its repertory ,
which will be produced during the week ,
viz. : "Anglo , " "Tho Inside Track , " "Dan
gers of a Great City , " "Pavfments of
I'trls , " "Denver Express , " "Nobody's
Claim , " "Tom Sawyir , " and others. Tues
day night the domestic comtdy , "Angle , "
will be- the bill , at which time fifteen uf
the latest song * and dances will bo Intro
duced , Including the clever child dancer ,
"Little May , " In her lat'Et success , "The-
Lantern Dance. "
"Trilby , " presented by A. M , Palmer't
comp-Jny , which made uch a pronounced
success at the Crelghton a few weeks sines ,
v.-lll open a return engag'ment at that house ,
coirmonclng Thursday , January 9. Refer
ring to thla attraction , the Boston Glolio
said , on the occasion of Its first production
there :
"There was no difference of opinion
among the members of tlu largo audience
at the Park theater last evening to witness
the tint production on the stage of Du-
Muurler's famous novel. Tlio favorable ver
dict was unanimous. The play of 'Trilby'
Is a grand success. H should bcome : aa
popular as the book.
"Mr , Potter has a play that fairly teeino
with action and dramatic effect. The story
Is told In a comprehensive , straightforward
manner , Every situation Is reasonable and
natural ; there are no anti-climaxes , no
r petitions , no extraneoui theatric devices ;
the development of the story Is logical and
consistent at all times. Mr. Potter hai fol
lowed the book rather more faithfully than
la the custom of the av rag ? dramatist.
Mcst of the characters have been repro
duced with wonderful fidelity. Llttlt Illllee ,
Taffy and the I alrd ere UuMaurlcr's portraits
traits brought to life. Svengall Is d plctocl
with horrible realism. Gecko Is the tame
weird , pitiable specimen of a musical n-
thuslait that the book portrays , Jolly Zen
Zou , reckless Dodor , and the half dozen
other characters , which hayj become eo
well known nnd admired by the public ,
ar > nil graphically rcprf enle > l.
"Regarding Trilby , there will be n difference -
once of opinion , thnt Is , ns to her relation
to DtiMnurl r's Trilby ; as to herself , nil
will n fir CP that the &I&KT > Trilby Is thor
oughly charming. For the snktof dramatic
effect , Mr. Potter hag changed Trilby's
character to the extent of making her
weaker In her love for Lltth BIIUo than was
the original , She dora not moke a willing
sacrifice for her lover's sake ; she Is taken
from him by the hypnotic art of Svngall ,
This may not bo so noble , but Ills certainly
more In accord with human nature. In
other respects the stage character does not
differ materially from that Of the book ,
though of cours.v It Is. not possible to present -
sent all the varying shades of Trilby's
charming nature , so graphically described
by DuMaurler.
"A compiny of admirable players has
been brought together by Manager Palmer
for the Interpretation of 'Trilby. ' Every
rob Is taken by ix comprtent peron ( nnd
there is an attention to minor details that
Is most commendable. "
Thci trli-iil XoH1 ? .
It Is PaM that Maude Adams will star
next season.
Kfllo Shannon's sister , Lttvlnla , Is with
Clara Morris this season ,
Babetto Rodney has been engaged by
Canary Ledcrcr for "Tho Lady Slavey. "
Katie Emmctt , who lias bscn seriously
111 In New York , Is now happily convales
cent.
cent.H
H Is reporte.l that Herbert Kolcey will
star irxt season , with Efllo Shannon as
leading lady.
Messrs. II. C. Miner nnd Joseph Brooks
will manage ths Holland brothers' starring
tour next season.
Mm P. Sanc-Hcne was played 400 times at
the Vaudeville theaUr , Paris. The total
receipts were $440,000.
The pressure brought to bear on Rudyard
Kipling to force him Into the dramatic field
has been very strong of late.
Laura Burl Is considering a proposition
to star next season In a new comedy-drama
entitled. "In the Lehlgh Valley. "
Augustln Daly's latest production , "The
Tranlt of Leo" ( from the GonriatOi Is de
scribed as amusing , but not brilliant ,
Helen Dauvray Is In Australia playing in
"In Old Kentucky. " Thl recalls the days
of "Little Nell , " the California diamond.
Robert Mantcll Is presenting n new rom.in-
tlc drama In the Canadits from the pen of
Espey Williams , entitled , "ThB Husband. "
It Is proposed to perpetuate the memory
of William J. Florence , the actor , by a brass
tablet to bear a poetic epitaph by William
Winter.
Henry Irving , Ellen Terry , and the London
Lyceum company -begin their four weeks'
Chicago engagement at the Columbia Feb
ruary 21.
Mrs. Carter Is trying to get nn under
study to ring the bell In "Tho Heart of Mary-
landc" It requlras nerve , pedal exposure and
a red win.
John T Sullivan Is credited with n bit In
the leading comedy role In "Tho Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown , " presented last
week In New York.
The buxom , blonde , matronly soubrette ,
Ma'y Irwln , Is n w called "The Queen of
Bohemians , " and Is winning much success
In her new play , "The Widow Brown. "
William Winter Is said to have arranged
and condensed "Henry IV. " for the forth
coming performance at Daly's , with James
Lewis as Falstaff and Ada Rehan &o Prlnc3
Hal.
Hal.Tho
The season of the Gladys Wallls company
closed last week In Washington , D. C. Man
ager Dunne will shelve "Fanclion" and re
organize the company to piny n new scclaty
comedy.
The next season of Mr. Sothern will open
nt the- Lyceum theater. New York , In Au
gust , with a new comedy by Jerome K. Je-
roma , which was ordered las-t summer. He
will present It In Chicago during December ,
1S9C.
1S9C.Nat
Nat Goodwin made an arrangement last
week with A. M. Palmer by which ho will
play the spring season , every year at the
Garden thater , New York , and , another In
the fall at the. Cjroat Northern-theater , in
Chicago , Mr. Palmer controlllngi-almost
one-half of his yearly season.
Mr. Sothern's work In "The Prisoner of
Zenda" Is arduous cff as well as on the
stage. Ho bao ten complete changes of cos
tume In the course of the play , two of which
nro to be made In less than thrpe- minutes ,
and a third one In less than two minutes.
Billy Birch , the old-time mlnytrel psr.-
Former , has'been stricken'with paralysis at
Ills residence 'In New York. Mr. Blrcb lost
In the Wall street maelstrom a fortune ac
quired by years cf hard work , nnd now Tony
Pastor is engaged In arranging a monster
benefit to ba given In bis behalf.
The weekly- salary list of Charles Froh-
man's numerous companies , which Include
408 players , footn up exactly $21,327. This Is
paid out to the regular forces. There Is a
large corps of extra and minor people In ad
dition to the 408 Included In this list , nnd
the amount paid to them would greatly aug
ment yio weekly output.
Though her father Is n veteran of the
stage , Viola Allen's mother never trod the
wards professionally. Sitting In her daugh
ter's dressing room , knitting placidly while
Viola Is "on" and chatting with her In the
ntervals , she presents a picture of the typi
cal New England matron. Miss Allen takes
after her father In hlstrlonlc'tnlent , but after
icr mother In womanliness and domesticity.
She has two brothers , neither of whom has
any Inclination toward the , oiny profession.
Dne Is an engineer a'nd the other Is studying
; o become an architect.
Mr. Mayo has written /or Harper's Weekly
a charmingly reminiscent sketch' , In which 1 ( *
says : "A strong deslro has always Impressed
tnp to play something wrjttcn by Maik
Twain. One cold , ilrlzly day In February ,
1S94 , late In the afternoon , I was making my
nay toward the Players' cjub , , when I saw
crcculng toward mo on Fourth avcnuo th ?
Familiar fonu of Mark Twain. After greeting
him , I falJ : 'Sam , step Into the- doorway ,
pleas : ; I shall not detain you long , for I am
uure the business that brings .you out on cnich
a beastly day as.this must' be Important. '
With 'a quizzical 'glance upward that took in
tltj front of the house , thfr doorway of which
I had Indicated , with that well known In-
Irnltablo drawl of his , Twain said : 'Frank ,
haven't you made a mlotake ? They don't
soil It In there. ' 'Sam , I vyant to take one
of your stories and write a play around It. '
'Which one ? ' hn asked.1 ! havr read two
numbers nf "Pudd'nhead Wilson ; whal'o tlto
matter with that1 I rf-plted. 'All rght | , '
Twain replied , 'go ahead ; I am going to imp-
per , and I must hurry or I .shall bo late ; but
you can have "Pudd'nhead. " ' 'Hut how
about the terms ? ' I asked. 'Oh , ws'll sMtle
thnt later. Como down to the club any tlm
bMweon It and midnight * nd we wlU talk It
over.1 Ho moved nwny nnd turned to my ,
'You wrlto the piny , Frank , \vrllo anything
you llkp , you npxln't submit It. I know It
will btfgotKl. I'll arrange that you Hhnll hnvo
the advance sheets. Qoodbve. ' In a moment
liu was lost In the rnl t. A nhort tlrno nftcr
this brief conversation with Mark Twain , t
besran the In-bor that rcsult-d In my drnrnatl-
ratlon of 'Piidd'nhoad Wllwn. ' Junt when
the character of .Vudd'nbpad WlUon nnd the
personality of Mark Twain became to me ono
nnd were Insfparable , I cannot now tell ; per-
hnp It way on th ? first reading , but now , a
t look backward , I doubt If there ever was a
moment In my mind when Pudd'nhead Wilson
and Mnrk Twain were two ne-pnrato Individ
uals. Anil In writing the play I lost my own
Identity , nnd reemed to become- the head nnd
Instrumnit of Mnrk Twnln , The result Is be
fore the world , nnd New York , Boston , Brook
lyn and Philadelphia have passed Judgment
upon It. That the verdict Is n gratifying one
to mo R0"3 without faying. And thnt In how
and why I dramatized 'Ptidd'nhcad Wilson. * "
Mha Olpn Ncthcrsole , the English nctrTs ,
who Is playing at the ICrnpIro theater , hai
ben known ever t > lnco she rnado her first ap-
poaraneo on the stage ns a firm b'lltver thnt
the nuthor of a play knows more about tba
business nnd properties of It than doca anyone
ono doe. Her opinion underwent a allRht
change Tuesday afternoon , says tb > New York
Times.
She wan rehearsing "Carmen , " which Is to
bo put on next Tuesday evening. The book
calls on the heroine to smoke a. cigar. "I
think you'd bettor not try that , Miss Nuhcr-
sole , " suggested the fllnge manager. ' 'Indeed ,
I will , " was the reply ; "give me n cigar and
a inntcli , The nuthor paid Carmen was to
smoke n cigar , nnd that's what Carmen Is
going to do. " Mlsa Nethwsolf-'s brother ,
Louis , furnished the cigar . big. black , Key.
West and the actress lit It. She took two
puffs and her face grew while. She took a
third with determination , and then dropped
the cigar and fled to htr dronilhg room. There
was no moro rehearsing thnt day , nnd fho
performance of the star In the evening was
not ns good as usual. "Cannon haa decided
to smoke n cigarette , " raid Miss Nethcrsola
the next day.
The New York World , under the head of
"Yvctto the Dlvctto , " treats ns follows of the
present reigning f. d In metropolitan nmuso-
rncnt circles : Yvetto Gullbtrt Is the fnd
of the hour. She has conquered by the fores
of her superlative art , by the Irresistible
fapclnatlon of her personality. Her supreme
expositions of both expression nnd suggestion
through the mediums of voice , facial play nnd
gesture , have been recognized and declaimed.
There is another subject for consideration
ths one of decency. H is not necessary to bo
a stern moralist to condemn the Indiscrimin
ate approval of this clover woman. Common
sense tells us that there Is danger In her
songs not the danger cf precept nnd example -
ample , but that of demoralization. American
audiences nro In a great measure formed of
the young. The possession of Idenls and Illu
sions at the Inception oT life's struggles Is
ono of loclety's safeguards and Yvetto de
stroys Ideals nnd Illusions with n grace , , and
a charm that make her victory a seemingly
[ iroper one. The knowledge nf all the evil
there Is In life Is not necessary. The- dis
covery that there Is humanity In vice nnd I
crime Is ono fraught with danger. Granted
that depravity and sentiment are not alto
gether antagonistic , that virtue Is" but a con
vention , and honeity Is merely policy , will
.ho knowledge of this. Insinuatingly and
consequently nil the moro dangerously Im
parted , serve a good purpose ? Is It not bst-
ter that "La Soularde" and "La Plerreuse"
should remain moral lepers In the minds
of those brought up In the walks of putlty ?
Is It proper that the dignity of old ngo , tlio
rsverenco of the young for their ciders , the
sanctity of motherhood doubly expressed In
a grandmother , should bo in nil o subject * of
prurient Jests ? In the audiences thnt are
nightly crowding Olyrnpln , young girls
roung American girls accustomed to think , 1
nvestlgato and reflect for themselves ar
irencnt In numbers. Most of them know
he language of Yvetto. In these fln-do-
slfcle gaulolslnos. In which there Is a modi
cum of Ttabslntslan wit and a rnpsrflnlty of
.ho naturalism of Zola and the depravity of
2atullo Mendes , there is polite French to
lurnlsh these glrhi with IndlcSB 6f their
character. Yvette- supplies the full meaning
with the color of her voice and tlio play of
ler punils. The language ; of the eyes is
Host eloquent when eiiisuous things are , to
; e expressed. Thcio ulrls may bo well forti
fied , but they are bolng exposed.
Yvette Gullbsrt is artistic. Yss. Let that
bo recorded. IJut that very fact makes her
dangerous. She typifies the terrible prostitu
tion of art which Is ths striking feature of
contemporary France. 41
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AMI'SKMKXTS.
CIIIJAP MATINEE
TODAY AT 2:30. :
.irr AM ) roMoimnw XICIIT.
Engagement nf nimrr ] : . Vnncc's oilelnnl and
only ICKltlmuto comedy ilrama.
With the wonderful Beatrice.
UVKItPI.OWINR WITH < ! O ( I ) TIIJXOS.
The creatcst consnllon , the most wonderful
piny mill the Kieatest novelty at the nisi * .
HleRnnt Iiliotn raplis nt llio licnutlful Deatrlco
Blvcn every lady miNnllng each perfoinmnce.
Matinee Prices First Iloor , COc and 75o :
balcony , 23c nnd SOc.
Night Prlces-25c , DOc , 7fic and Jl.OO.
Tel. 1531 1'axluii S
Raturn of the Favorites.
TOUR MGHTd COMMENCING
MATINEE TODAY tiO : : TONIGHT nt 8:15. :
FRKKMAN'S FUNMAKKHS.
Headed by everybody's favorite ,
Eug ene Canfield.
Late of ' . "A Town "
lloyt'.i Tomporntico , pro-
suntlii ; ; tliuuyoiiiiu of mlitli
MATINHE.
1'rlcps Lower Iloor. IJOo , 7"c , tl.Ofl ! bitlrony , 3Do
nnil 50o ; gnllniy 2' ' - Jan. u-n Trilby.
Kow clnssos for bofriniiora forming
this week at Moraud'a Dancing School
1510 Htunoy Btroat. Children Sat
urday 10:00 : A. M. or 8:00 : P. M.
Adults Tuesday nnd Friday at 8 P , M.
Always open. Plcaso cnU for tormo.
FREE FREE
Ak-Sar-Ben
MUSIC HALL.
1SO7-1SO9 Douglas Street.
GRAND OPENING
, Janiiaiy 6,1896 , at B P. I
. .
Fine stage performances. Superb music. Excellent
,
wines and liquors
NO ADMISSION.