THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUAHY 1 , 189U.
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It tins ban said by managers of many of
the targe thcatrlcd production ! throughout
thn country that since the exposition Omaha
ban been theatrically dead and that It would
not pay first class attractions to come here
during the present season. The reasons
given were that Its people had spent their
cxjra amusement money "doing" the ex
position , and many of these managers have
upon this account refused to Include Omaha
In their list of bookings. However the size
of the audiences that greeted Frank Daniels
at the three performances he gave hero
last week goes to show how utterly with
out foundation these assertions are. As
Btatcd In these columns some weeks ago ,
If local theater-goers are given what they
want , and that is attractions that have
merit , they will pattonlzs them most lib
erally and net quibble about the price
charged , cither. Dut the class plays , gen
erally speaking , that has been offered
them during the last two months they will
not patronize. Manager Durgess states that
Mr. Daniels took In as much money , con
sidering the number of performances and
prices charged , as any star that has visited
Omaha since ho has been In the theatrical
business here. This may have the effect of
opening the eye > t of some of these managers
and cause thnm to visit Omaha with their
attractions after all.
Later In the season , Khn Drew , DoWolf
Hopper , Jeff DeAngelus , Nat doodwln , Sol
Smith Russell and a few other such stars
' * are booked to visit this city , but there arc
many more who could nit the theater at
every performance If they only saw fit to
come. For Inotance , Richard Mansfield and
bid ' 'Cyrano" leave Chicago after this week
n to go to St. Louis , thenceto Indianapolis ,
Columbus , Toledo and Detroit , but Omaha ,
which Is a better town theatrically than
any of the last named three. In to be left
out for this season at least. Thn "Idol's
Bye" and the "Wizard of the Nile" were
not the only plays that drew big houses
during Christmas weeJt. but "What Hap
pened to Jones" also came In for a largo
share of the patronage , while on Sunday
and Monday It was simply a matter of
capacity with the Crelghton-Orphcum the
ater , and the people were turned away by
tbo hundreds , while the house , was com
fortably filled each evening during the bal
ance'of the week.
Omaha theater-gears have aw.-It eel the com.
lag of Frank Daniels nnd "The Idol's Eye"
for two locg years and Its arrival was
looked upon with considerable pleasure. An
unusually good piece was expected , as all
the eastern critics have had only words of
praise to offer "The Idol's Eye , " nnd It Is
doubtful If any one who saw It last Friday
evening and Saturday matinee was dlsap >
pointed. Victor Herbert , the composer , and
Harry B. Smith , the librettist , have simply
outdone any of their previous efforts In this
piece. Mr. Herbert , whoso music Is of
variable excellence , but who has never yet
written a commonplace score , has furnished
In this Instance one of his best examples
of composition. While there are several light
timing ditties appropriately tuned to the
.ep/rll of burlesque , tbo whole score Is above
the level of current comic opera and above
the dialogue and lyrics for which It was
written. It Is especially rich In choruses ,
the harmonizing being fine and elaborate
and the growth and climaxes being admlr-
ably worked out. The lines which Mr. Smith
has furnished tor the entire opera are full
of good things. He has , since his entree
Into the field of librettists , written consid
erable trash , along with some very bright
comic opera books , but he Is certainly In
good form In this , his newest one. He has
Introduced very amusing characters and
novel situations and has supplied his per
sonages with good lines and several bright
lyrics. Daniels Is the same dry , droll , funny
comedian of old and many of his little bits
of business remind one of "Little Puck , " a
"Rag Baby , " and others of hie old-time
comedies , but thwe things raise as many
iaughs as ever and there Is no use finding
fault because they areIntroduced. . He has ,
'however , adopted some new ones that are
quite ao characteristic as the old and would
be equally difficult to Imitate. In the new
piece a good deal of his time Is employed
in plucking the whiskers and loosening the
necktie of the bloodthirsty Don Pablo To-
bagco , In snapping the bonnet string of the
pestiferous McSnuffy and In taking care of
a ludicrous little kilt that slips from his
diminutive form every time McSnuffy says
"Hoot , mon ! " All this Is silly enough and
seem * especially trivial In print , but It Is
Imelstlbly funny as Frank Daniels does It.
Nothing but good things can bo said of tha
company supporting him and the only fault
to find In any way la In the fact that the
piece lacks the catchy Individual songs that
re possessed by the "Wizard of the Nile. "
This latter piece was fully reviewed In these
columns when presented here two years ago
and Its presentation Saturday night gav
cause for saying practically nothing more
than was said then that it was one of the
bjst comic operas ever produced. Mr. Daniels
has every reason to feel fully satisfied with
both the new and the old piece and be U
bound to win favor with them wherever he
goes.
It w'ould hardly be fair In the Daniels
excitement to overlook Harry Corson Clarke
and his performers of "What Happened to
Jorfee. " The piece Is a laughable one , but
no more so than the "Wrong Mr. Wright , "
"Why Smith Left Home , " or any other of
this man Broadhurat's writings. However ,
it seems to have caught on better In the
cast than any of the others and Is having
an unpreccdrntcd run In London. Mr. Clarke
Is a promising young convedlan on the order
of Willie Collier and , while he was fighting
off an attack of pneumonia while In Omaha ,
his work was exceedingly clever and under
wore favorable circumstances It would be
interesting to era just what ho Is capable
of. There are two things which he does ,
however , that unless he foregoes them are
bound to keep him back. First , he Is given
to what IB commonly called "kidding" on
the aUge , if we may be allowed to borrow
from the vernacular. He does It so much
that at times he seems to even too upset
the people working with him. Another thing
IB his cutting dr shortening his matinee
performances. At his Wednesday perform-
once several whole scenes were omitted.
Mr. Clarke gave the reason for this as his
CONSTIPATION
"I have gone 14 fay * at a time wttkvat a
* * * r ! bowel * , not being able to
ot them except by using bet water Injections.
Chronic cooatlpatlon for MTen je r placed me ID
toll terrible condition ; duilmtbat time I did er-
ritblnc I beard of but never found anr relief t such
wu mr caw until I began uilnt CASCAHKTa I
BOW T from one to three pauagei a day , and If I
waa rtob I would § IT UOO-00 for eacb moTemeot ; 11
U mob a relief. ' AYLMIB L. HUNT ,
IM Kuuell St. . Detroit. Mich.
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. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
Ifcrita * Kwlf CWHT < Cataic * rind. Ink. M
being III , but In thin case he should have
dismissed his audience rather than give
half a performance. The piece is ao short
a one that It really needs a curtain raiser
and the last thing that should ever bethought
thought of Is cutting out any part of It at
any time. His supporting company was only
fair. There were , however , several new
members In It who came on here with Mr.
Clarke from N'ew York only a few days be
fore he opened hero and therefore they had
but a comparatively short time In which to
familiarize themselves with their parts and
are In a measure excusable.
For the opening today Boyd's will hare
two very good plays to present "At Plney
llldge" nnd "Under the lied Kobe. " Doth
have been seen here before and are known
to bo well worth seeing. At the Crelghton-
Orphcum the usual good bill will be pre
sented , with Mr. and lira Milton Royle as
the lieadllners. Mr. Royle has been seen
as a star In this city before , In "Captain
Impudence , " of which he presents an
abridged version this week , and his work
received much praise from local theater
goers at the time It was here.
Omaha theater goers will bo given their
first opportunity of witnessing a production
of "Cyrano Do Bergerac" the latter part of
next , -week. It will , however , not be by Mr.
Mansfield and his company , but by the
Woodward Stock company. This organization
tried the popular French drama In St. Paul
for the first tlmo lust Sunday with Mr.
Enos as Cyrano. The press there criticised
It pretty severely , but doubtless the critics
expected a Mansfield production for popular
prices and were thus disappointed. How
ever , they admitted that the Woodward
company might be able to give a very good
production after being given time to smooth
off the rough edges. Doubtless on account
of the Immense popularity of the piece any
production of It would bo welcomed by local
theater goers , as there Is no possible hope
of seeing Mr. Man-jfleld In It this year aud
possibly not next.
"In view of the prevalence of klckera , "
said Frank Daniels In his dressing room at
Boyd's theater after the performance Fri
day evening , "I want to announce myself as
being an exception. You hear , too , of co
medians being the saddest of men oft the
stage. Well , I em an exception there , too.
Years ago I found It didn't pay to kick and
that I got much more from everybody , from
the public , stage hands , managers i > nd all
by a kind.word rather than a rough one.
I am not kicking about my lot , either. I
have made money enough. I don't want to
be understood aa meaning that I wouldn't
like more money. But If I always have as
much as I have now I shall not kick , nor
shall I get up early -In the morning Just
to get more. I think I would die If I were to
quit work. I work not solely to make
money , but because I enjoy the work I do.
I would rather act at night than not. 1 ob
ject to matinees and do not play them any
more Wednesday. I do play ono on Satur
day , because of the time-honored custom.
But two performances a day are too much.
One , though , I repeat , I'd rather have than
not , and I propose to play at least one a
day as long as I live and.my health per
mits. As for my being sad off the stage
why , If the best of health which I enjoy were
not enough to make mo happy , the antici
pation of the fun I am going to have dur
ing the night performance would of itaelt
be sufficient to keep mo In the very best
of good humor from the time the final cur
tain falls one night until the first one rises
on the night following. "
It seems to bo the universal opinion of
vaudeville actors that the frequenters of
this class of entertainment are the hardest
class to please. Vaudeville audiences are
critical andv exacting. In the high class
houses throughout the east where the people
ple are affected with the vaudeville craze
an act not up to standard Is driven from the
stage by the various means an audience
takes to make known Its disapprobation.
These audiences ore as well versed In the
past theatrical career of an actor as he Is
himself
;
Many acton whom these same people ap
plauded and thought excellent performers ,
when with traveling shows , have been
turned down later when they essayed to
entertain with a vaudeville act. Take , for
Instance , Eddie Foy. He was an unqualified
success In tbo Henderson extravaganzas
but In vaudeville he was not a success. The
very people who aided him to his success
In extravaganza turned the cold shoulder on
him In vaudeville. There are hundreds of
such cases. In vaudeville an actor , to en
tertain a cul'.ured vaudeville audience for
even the limited space , usually fifteen min
utes his act Is allowed to run , must be able
to gain In the first place , by his work , the
attention of his audience and hold It
throughout his act. If he Is unable to do
this he may aa well throw up the sponge.
Then again , actors who play over the big
clcrults more than once In a season , must
change their act , else It will be a frost
with the majority of his auditors.
In vaudeville the demand Is always for
new , original and novel acts. Vaudeville
audiences have been trained to look forward
to every new act on new bills offered them
as new , original novelties and having been
receiving such a mediocre act spoils
their temper by the non-fulfillment of their
anticipations.
With other audience * the work of the In.
dividual members of the various companies
Is enhanced by their surroundings. Each
one aids the other's work. An actor's work ,
If bad , does not , therefore , stand out so pal
pably bad as It really Is.
The following is the latest story told on
Richard Mansfield by the eastern press :
"During the" last week of Mansfield's en
gagement at the Garden Theater , New
York a gentlemen , with his wife and
daugntor , occupied a lower box. The the
ater was rather warm , and the daughter ,
who was sitting In the front of the box , was
fanning herself vigorously with her pro
gram. Just before the close of the first
act an usher came Into the box and , speak
ing to the gentleman , said : "Mr. Mans
field presents his compliments , and wants
to know If you will not do him the honor
of coming to his dressing room for a mo
ment. He wishes to see you on a matter
of Importance. "
The gentleman , who did not know Mr.
Mansfield , thought there must be some mis
take , or a case ofHmlstaken Identity about
this'invitation , but when pressed by tbo
usher to go ho consented.
Mr. Mansfield was in his room , prepar
ing for the second act. He shook hands
with the gentleman and was affability
Itself.
"To what am I to attribute the honor ? "
asked the visitor.
"I'll tell you , sir , " answered Mansfield.
"There Is a young lady In your box who
is fanning herself with her program. I
want you to ask her as a personal favor
to please not do so any more. I am veVy
nervous tonight , and the sight of that
fluttering program drives me almost dis
tracted. It's directly In my line of vision
and the only thing I can see In the house.
If she doesn't stop It I'm afraid I'll break
down. "
The old gentleman smiled , apologized , and
promised that the favor would be granted.
The story was retold at a dinner party
few days later , and Mansfield was accused
of a good deal of self-assurance for making
such , a request. But there * Is a good deal
to be said for Mr. Mansfield. In addition
to bring of a highly nervous temperament ,
ho Is so near-sighted tlmt without his
glasses he Is nearly blind. The repeating
of the linen of Cyrano Is a big tnsk In It'
self , and It In not to be wondered at that
the swaying of a program should grate on
his nerves.
Announcement H.
"At Plney Ridge , " which comes to the
Boyd theater for a engagement of two
nights , with matlncea this afternoon and to
morrow afternoon , U not dependent entirely
upon 'far favorable criticism of the press of ,
other cities to commend It to public favor
In Omaha , It was seen here last Mason
nnd many who saw can speak for Its virtues
or lark of them. It has been pronounced
by some of the best critics to be one of the
few really beautiful romantic dramas now
traveling and Is described as a wetf-wrltten ,
concise and forceful picture of life In the |
beautiful mountains regions of Tennessee. ,
The sketches of character are said to be as
rugged as the surroundings , aa staunch as
the oaks of their forests and as sturdy |
as the rocky hillsides upon which their i
homos are built. The story of "At Plney |
Ridge * Is the now familiar tale of a slave
mother exchanging her own son for that
of a white man , allowing the former to
gronr up to be recognized and accepted by
society for that which he la not , while j
the white child he Impersonates expert- i
enccs a life of painful trials , being hounded ,
stoned and jeered at on the streets. Around
the pathetic situations In the lives of these
two are woven the dramatic Incidents , con- I
eluding with the Inevitable denouement , l
which happiness and justice are conserved.
The leading role Is interpreted by Mr. ,
David HIggtns , the author , and the com
pany supporting him Is promised to be In
every way adequate to the demands , by no
means light , made upon Us members. In
bis Impersonation of Jack Rose Mr. HIg
gtns' fine discernment and thoughtfulnesa
for small details has excited frequent com- ,
mcndatlon and the Cindy Lane of Miss
Georgia Waldron Is said to be strong
and very pleasing creation of a very diffi
cult part , absolutely without cant or mawk-
shneBs. This play has been salil to carry
a fine degree of realism that brings an
audience Into ready and strong sympathy
with whi Is going upon the stage and
to make each spectator a participant In the
plot , filling his mind and heart with every
varying Impulse and emotion pictured In
ho story. In fact , "At Plney Ridge" has
been heralded time and again as unques
tionably the prettiest and best of the many
irctty and popular dramatic reproductions
of the beautiful life of the south. U did
a big business during Us first season a
year ago , and has been improving upon It
, hls year. Its management expects to more
ban duplicate the big houses It played to
iero last year. ,
It was only after the most persuasive * elo
quence on the part of a large number of
managers In various cities that Mr. Charles
? rohman was Induced to permit his produc-
: lon , "Under the Red Robe , " to leave New
York for a western tour. Omaha Is ono of
the few cities selected for the production ot
his drama , with Its enormous cast and what
are. said to be the splendid stage effects and
scenery used In Us production during Its
.wo remarkably successful seasons at the
Empire theater. It will be here for throe
nights and two matinees , beginning Friday ,
January 6 , with matinees Saturday and
Sunday. At the head of the company is
rtr. William Morris , a romantic actor of
professional standing. Ho was for three
rears leading man at the Boston museum
and occupied a similar position with Mr
Augustln Daly for ono year. For three years
10 was leading man with Daniel Frohman
at the Madison Square Garden theater. Later
on he shared honors with Mme. Modjeska
and Mrs. Flske , then taking his own com-
jany to South America for a season , where
10 achieved success In romantic nnd heroic-
characters. Later he accepted the first po
sition with Charles Frohman's Stock com
pany , when he created the principal parts In
Men and Women , " "The Lost Paradise"
and "The Girl I Left Behind Me. " So great
was his prestige as an actor In New York
that he was selected for his present position
In "Under the Red Robe , " in which he has
successfully toured for two years. This play
was adapted for the stage by Edward Rose
from Stanley Weyman's fascinating novel of
the same name. It la the best ot all the
numerous romance dramas that began with
"The Prisoner of Zenda , " which was also
adapted by Rose from Anthony Hope's
novel. The leading lady Is Mlsi Frances
Gaunt.
Mme. Sofia Scalchl , one of the world's ac
knowledged greatest contraltos , Is to ap
pear next Thursday evening at Boyd's
theater. She comes as the central figure of
the Scalchi Grand Opera company , surrounded
by a corps of vocalists , including Mile.
Helene Noldl , soprano ; Slgnor Codurrl Can.
zlo , tenor , and Slgnor Achlllo Albertl , bar
itone , with Mr. William A. Pick as pianist.
In the Crelghton-Orpheum theater's New
Year's offering It would be an over critical
one who would take exception to any one
act In it. It is made up of three American
acts and five European novelty acts. The
star place on the bill Is given to Edwin
Milton Royle and his wife , Selena Fetter
Royle , with "Captain Impudence , " an
abridgement on the three-act comedy-drama
of that title written by Mr. Royle and
played here several times In pas t seasons
by him and his wife.
Mr. Royle condensed 'the play Into one act
especially for vaudeville when he deserted
the legitimate field a few month ago. In bis
support be uses , besides bis wife , Mamie
Dupont , who was with the piece In Its orig
inal form , and William Fredericks , a char
acter actor. With this act Mr. nnd Mrs.
Royle have become vaudeville's foremost
stars. It Is said to be one of the most im
portant engagements made for this house
since Us opening.
Prof. Macart , acknowledged to have but
ono equal Leonldas In the field otanimal ,
training , has a troupe of dogs and monkeys
who are said to do the most remarkable
ot acts and exhibit almost human Intelli
gence. Macart Is on European. Another
European act that Is pronounced by tbo
eastern press to be one ot the most decided
novelties ever brought to America Is that
of La Belle Wllraa. This ParUicime creates
pictures In sand , smoke and fume. On the
order of May and Flo Irwln Is the work of
Maude Beal Price , the character comedi
enne and burlesquer. Ford and Da Vern
are negro delineators. They do a comedy
act entitled "A Hot Town In Darktown. "
Negro acts , unless exceptionally good or
have novel features , are not relished by an
audience , and It is said that till ? act will
unquestionably please. The musical Avalos
are considered to be among the greatest
xylophone players of 'the time * . The over
ture from the opera of "Wllllim Tell" and
Sousa's famous marches and other like dif
ficult and high grade music Is a part of
their repertorle. Carlosa balances at the
top of an unsupported ladder and per-
formes feats in defiance to all natural laws.
Zlinmer is another foreigner who holds an
audience spellbound with his feats ot nov
elty juggling and pantomime. In this latter
line of work be has taken leadltg parts In
all ot the Christmas pantomimes at the
Paris and London theaters , tnls form of
entertainment being very popular on the
other side ot the pond.
On Monday afternoon a special New Year
matinee will be given at tbU theater.
This afternoon will witness the opening
rendition of "At Plney Ridge. " which will
continue until tomorrow evening at the Boyd
theater , with special matinee tomorrow after
noon. Omaha parties who saw this beauti
ful romantic drama here last season remem
ber it AS one of the prettiest produced here
In years.
Piny * unit Player * .
Mabel Eaton , for Mary Bordtn In "Th
Village Postmaster. "
Frances Hodgson Burnett has received $90 , .
000 in royalties from the dramatltatl > m of
"Little Lord Fauntleroy. "
Clyde Fitch's comedy , "Teddy , " written
for Nat C Goodwin , has boon rechrlstened
"Tho Cowboy nnd 'the Lady. "
The Chlng Ling Fee troupe of magicians
and conjurers * are pleasing the Chicago
vaudeville patrons with their clever Oriental
tricks.
Ellen Terry Bays that the greater qualifi
cation for success on 'the stage Is a good
heart and Mrs. Kendall says it Is Imagina
tion. Nextl
Sol Smith Russell Is having so much suc
cess In "Hon. John Grlgsby" that he will
probably continue It next season as the
chief play In his repertory.
The doorkeeper of the Boston theater , who
died recently , held his place thirty-three
years and in all 'that ' time never witnessed
a play there or anywhere clue.
Mrs. Alexander Salvinl , known on the
stage as Maud Dlxon , expects to revive the
"The Three Guardsmen , " in which her late
husband appeared to advantage.
Sarah Bernhardt Is to spend much of the
winter In , the French provincial towns after
her new theater has been opened. Next
winter she will return to this country.
The father of Edwin Booth made his first
appearance on the stage December 13 , 1813.
Ho waa then 17 years old and the port nl-
lotted to him was Camplllo in John Tobln's
"The Honeymoon. "
Effio EllDlcr , It is rumored , Intends to
break her three years' retlrment by a return
.to . 'the stage. She has been living In Needle-
'ton ' , Colo. , where her husband has mining
Interests , but it now in New York looking
over the field.
Blanche Walsh Is to star Independently
next season , under the management of a firm
of New York theatrical agents. She has
found favor thla season In Fanny Daven-
port's roles as co-star with Melbourne Mac *
Dowell.
Edwin Milton Royle's new farce , "The
Highball Family. " probably holds the record
for "properties. " It calls for 168 absolutely
essential props. Aa the farce does not play
over thirty minutes this Is probably without
a parallel.
"Cyrano do Bergerac" has been acted 270
times at the Pcrte St. Martin. In Paris.
More than $400,000 has been taken In. The
two greatest successes financially before this
" " " the
were "Michael Strogoff" and "Around
World in Eighty Days. "
Pauline Hall sang on Friday at the Kan
sas City Board of Trade for the benefit of
the poor children of that place. After singIng -
Ing several numbers she took up.a , collection
and was able to hand over a goodly sum
to the managers of the Christmas fund.
In "The Club's Baby. " which Jacob LIU
U to produce shortly , there Is one scene
showing the Interior of a fashionable .London
club. The strange actions of the clubmen
when an infant Is suddenly thrust upon them
s said to make one of the most hilarious
icenes ever placed * upon the stage.
A new romantic play. "The Ragged Cav
alier , " by Creston Clarke and Louise Mal-
oy , was recently produced In Texas with
success. The scenes of tha drama are laid
n France at the time of the reign of Henry
I. Mr. Clarke will use the play aa a feature
of his repertoire during his tour through the
south.
Ida Conquest has set the style for Boston
women with their elegant gowns In "Be
cause She Loved Him So" at the Boston
museum. There Is an elegance about them
that it Is bard to equal and they are sure to
be imitated by those ladles who wish to
wear the very latest and most up-to-date
'ashlons.
Mies Jobyna Howland Is the latest subject
of Charles Dana Gibson's pictures. Besides
being the latest model for the "Gibson
Jlrl , " she is an aotresn and Is to be seen on
the stage with James K. Hackett in "Rupert
of Hentzau" as the Princess Flavla , a char
acter In which she has already appeared in
Mr. Gibson's Illustrations ot Mr. Hope s
lovel.
In renting the Theater dea Nations , In
Paris , from the municipal authorities , Sarah
3ernhardt has to pledge herself to conditions
which if enforced in this country would
bankrupt any manager In . season. She
cannot sublet the house nor can she keep it
closed for more three months during the
year. In advance she must deposit $25,000 ,
while the greatest amount fhe can charge
for a seat is $1. All the costumes , scenery
and appointments she uses must be made
jy Parisian manufacturers and artists and
'our ' times a year she must give a free per
formance for the chlldr n of the public
schools. Theatrical managers are not advo
cating municipal ownership
At midnight , to the sound of bells ringIng -
Ing , whistles bldwlng , gongs clanging and
other Instruments sounded forth , the year
1898 , with its discords , Us suspensions , its
syncopations and Its themes passed into
eternity , and Us successor , the New Year ,
Is ushered in on the plain , simple tonic
chord of C major. May its progressions be
harmonious.
The musical column ot The Bee has been
devoted to the Interests of church music for
the last few weeks , and It Is pleasant to note
that In commercial Chicago one of it leadIng -
Ing papers , the Tlmes-Herald , devotes a
column and more to the innovation at the
Centenary Methodist church , when In con
nection with the Christmas service * the
choir appeared in full vestments , the cas
sock and the cotta , which were Introduced
Into this country by an Episcopal clergyman.
This marks an epoch In the history ofthe
church. Ancby the way , Omaha Is not so
slow either , for some years ago the full
communion choral service was' Introduced
Into the Methodist church 'by an Omaha
clergyman and choirmaster.
There are many points of advantage In
having a vested choir , and not the least is
that conspicuous dress is thereby avoided.
The soprano who Is a millionaire's daughter
and she who earns her own living by the
typewriter or the sewing machine are equal
In the sight of the congregation. The wearIng -
Ing ot a uniform garment is conducive to
the best results musically and devotlonally.
Look at any of the mixed choirs in any
city and you cannot help but be struck
with ithe diversity of apparel. How many
times is the choir criticised for Us dress ,
when the adoption ot a simple uniform
would prevent such criticism.
Not every one in a choir can wear the
newest hat , 'but the college ' 'mortar ' board"
Is accessible to all. Not every member can
weara Parisian gown or a London suit , but
the ecclesiastical garment covers all casea
and is sufficiently democratic.
May the example of the Centenary Meth
odist church of Chicago be followed by
many of the so-called dissenting churches.
In connection with the articles which
from time to time have appeared in The
Sunday Bee anent the music of the Catholic
churches It is Interesting to note that
Father Fltzpatrick of the Holy Family
church has sounded the trumpet call and at ,
a very successful banquet held last week
In the parish rooms of that church he read
an essay , prepared for the occasion , on
"Church Music , " which was most Interesting.
He has started a vigorous campaign for
good music , having seen , as he says , the
results of having good music , as demon
strated last Sunday , when the Mozart
Twelfth mass was sung. Thin mats , by the
way , will be repeated this morning.
p The advent of Madame Salchl will be
balled with more than ordinary enthusiasm
by the lovers of good music. Omaha has
uot been particularly appreciative of good
music for some time , but Scalchl Is always
a favorite , her fuir , round , satlifylng voice
always secures a good house and doubtless
this season's experiment will not prove an
exception to the rule.
Madame Scalchlwill b assisted by Mile- .
Helene Noldl , soprano , Signer Canzlo , tenor ,
and Slgnor Albert , baritone , -with Mr. Walter
Pick at the piano. Signer Albcrtl made a
profound Imprcrslon on the occasion of his
last appearance here.
The concert will Include acts from
"Marta" nnd "Semlrnmldo" and will be
worthy ot patronage.
U Is always sad to have to record the de
parture of good musicians from a city and
the past year haa a list ot artists who hare
left Omaha for more congenial climes which
Is to be deplored. Mrs. Martin Cabn and
Miss Lillian Terry , sopranos , ' Mr. Homer
Moor.e , baritone , Mr. Martin Cahn , pianist ,
Miss Wtlhelmlno. I/owe , harpist , andtMr ,
Charles Hlgglns , violinist. May they'eacb
have success In their now sphere * .
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Mnnlcal Note * .
Mr. Albln Hunter , solo violinist , will as
sist Mr. Kelly In the production of the spe
cial musical program At the First Methodist
church tonight. The best of the Christmas
selections will bo repeated. The service be
gins promptly at 7:30. : Following Is the
list ot musical selections which will vary the
regular service :
Organ Prelude Chorus of Shepherd *
nnd Gloria Lemmens
Hymn No. 946
Choral Response Lord's Prayer..Chanted
Anthem There Were Shepherds Abiding
Max VoRrlch
Anthem Sine , O Heavens , . Tours
Hymn No. 956
Orcan Solo Vorspell to Lohengrin..Wagner
Note The angels pn s through the fleecy
clouds on the blue sky , bearing the holy
Rrall , or Ricred chalice , descend to earth
and return , disappearing Into thin air.
Anthem Now When Jesus Was Born. .
Crutckshank
OFFERTORY.
Organ Solo Pastoral Symphony "Mes
siah" Handel
DOXOLOQY.
Organ Solo Ave Mnrln Verdi
Anthem-Ring Out Wild BellaDr.
Dr. Damroscli
BENEDICTION.
Miss Julia Officer , piano , Karbach Blk.
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
It la thought In Germany that the emperor
will write an account of his journey to the
cast. As the empress took a large number
of photographs on different occasions on
which It was not possible for anybody else
to do so , the account could be rendered all
the more interesting If these were made use
of , and there la no doubt that If the emperor
does publish his book these pictures , together
with others , will appear.
The father of Major Marchand is an old
carpenter , still hale and hearty , dwelling at
Tholssey , In the Aln , and ho Is vastly proud
of his son's achievements. Young Marchand
spent a twelvemonth at the Tholssey col
lege , and was then five years with a notary
as his clerk. His dream was to be a soldier.
He wished to volunteer at the age of 18 , but
his mother opposed the Idea. So great was
young Marchand's taste for military matters
that he studied tactics In his leisure mo
menta. "What he was as a. boy , " says his
sister , "he has remained , zeatous and ener
getic. He was always thoughtful , and the
reverse of talkative , keeping his plans to
himself. "
This story Is told ot Senator Mason ot
Illinois , apropos of his resolution of in
quiry Into Germany's discrimination against
American pork : A big pork packer from
Chicago called upon him the other day and
said :
"I cannot express to you how deeply ap
preciative all of us are of your thoughtfulness -
ness In Introducing this measure. I listened
to the reading of it and commend it as 1
commend you. > It is well worded and meets
the emergency. This act of yours ehall not
go without proper recognition , be assured ot
that. Our firm "
"No , no , " Interposed the senator. "I did
no more than my duty to my constituents
demanded. I seek no recognition. "
"But It shall be done ; U la due you , " re
turned the Chlcagoan. "Upon my return
our firm , aa I was about to say , will have
a ham named after you. "
Speaking of George Eliot , Mrs. Porter , In
her "Annals , " says : "On one occasion , when
we were calling on her that summer she
said she was very anxious about the safety
of the manuscript of 'Deronda' and wanted
to have It back , but dared not trust It to the
postofflce. My father said he could not bring
It himself next day , but could send it by a
trusty messenger ( the footman ) . At this she
quailed. 'Oh , he might etop at a publlo
house and forget It. ' We assured her such
a lapse had never been known to occur.
'Then might he not. If he were the sort ot
high-minded Bayard we described , be very
likely to stop and help at a fire ? ' This
was a contingency we had never contem
plated , and , finally , after some laughter , we
promised her that some member of the
family should place the manuscript In her
hands and , as a matter ot fact , I think my
mother drove over with It to her the next
morning. "
Mrs. Mary B. Throckmorton , who has just
died In Washington , was the daughter ot
Charles Peudleton Tutt , who served In the
war of 1812 and was a warm friend ot
President Jackson. At the outbreak of the
civil war Colonel John A. Throckmorton ,
her husband , a native of Virginia , joined
the confederate army , while his son , the
present Major Throckmorton , was appointed
a lieutenant in the Untied States army. At
tha first battle of Bull Run the father and
ton met on opposing sides and as soon as
she learned the fact Mrs. Throckmorton se
cured the transfer of her son to the Army
of the West , so that a second meeting of
the two In battle might be avoided. Mrs.
Throckmorton retained her residence in
Washington throughout the period of me
war and devoted herself to looking after
the welfare of the prisoners In the old capItol -
Itol building.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY. '
Gastonta , N. C. , is to have another cotton
milt.
milt.A
A Tacoma company will soon ship 800,000
feet or more of fir decking to Hamburg ,
Germany.
The best managed dairies In Minnesota
have reduced the coat of manufacturing a
pound of btrttcr to 1.28 cents.
The coal output of the state of Washing
ton this year is 1,715,515 tons , an increase ot
nearly 500,000 tons over 1S97. The supply
In sight will la t for easily fifty years , and
there are hundreds of thousands of acres
undeveloped.
New factories. Immense quantities of laborsaving -
saving machinery being continually Imported ,
new railways and extensions ot old ones , a
vastly Increased acre-age under culture , prog
ress In education and a magnificent national
credit , all attest , says tbo Mexican Herald ,
ithe growth of modern Mexico.
The Illinois Steel company has advanced
ithe wages of its ore handlers 5 per cent ,
dating from the opening of navigation last
pprlng. Four hundred men will profit by the
decision ot the company and fully $15,000
wilt be distributed. The extraordinary con
dition of the steel market warrants this In
crease in wages , but it would have been con
sidered just 'treatment If the advance was
made from this date.
Great as Is the fish Industry ot Puget Sound
It Is not yet developed to the extent of sup
plying a twentieth part of the demand that
might easily be secured , says the Seattle
Times. A new customer has appeared In the
field , but so tar fish enough have not been
secured to afford her 14,000,000 people one
breakfast around. This new customer ls
Japan. Fourteen hundred tons of rait fish
were shipped from this North Pacific coast
to Japan la t year , and more was not shipped
because more fish could not be secured.
Morand'a new elauuen for adult *
bruin * Friday , January IHU , 8 p. m.
12 ICMODB , ladles ( ! , gentlemen $8.
Children' * cl a will bevla Satur
day , January 7th , 1O a. m. , tt or 4 p.
m. 19 lesion * f8 , 20 Ieon * fill.
IMeaie call. Alnrajr * open. * * <
AMUSEMENTS ,
EXTRA MATINEE TOMORROW AJNY SEAT 25o
\ Happy New Year to Every Owe.
Matinee Omaha's
Today Society Vaude
Any Seat 25c in.ii. ville Theater
Kings and Queens of High Class Vaudeville.
THE MUSICAL IV Grvnt Cnptnrc In Vaudeville. LA BELLE WILMA
Important engagement of the legitimate
mateKtars ,
AVOIDS -
Smoke nnd 8nnd >
Greatest Players. Xylophone Edwin Picture Artlb * .
Milton
( SKLENA FETTER )
And company presenting Mr. Roylo's
Force Comedy ,
CARLOSA "CAPT. IMPUDENCE. " 7IMMER
With complete sccneiy nnd electrical rantomlmlst
World's Greatest Effects. nnd Novelty
Ladder llnlancer. Juggler.
8 Big Offerings 8
MAID BEAL PRICE FORD and DAVERN
Character "A Hot Time In
Comedienne Uurlesque Imitations In PROF. MACARI Dnrktown. "
And his performing Dogs and Monkeys
GREATEST ANIMAL ACT
Ever Imported for the
GREAT ORPHEUM CIRCUIT.
PRICES NEVER CHANGING KvenlnRs-Ueserved seats , 2Jc nnd 50c ; gallery , lOc.
Matinee' Any Heat 25c ; Children lOe.
BOYD'S SUNDAY MATINEE . . .
* * w A * * * *
Special Matinee ; Monday
Return of the Play that Pleases All Lovers of High Class Drama.
LAST SEASON'S BIGGEST HIT.
The Charming Story of 'the ' Mountal ns and Valleys of Eatt Tennessee , Direct
_ , , from Its Phenomena lly Successful Eastern Tour.
A Drama of bathos , Tears ,
Smiles and Rugged Honest Comedy.
j
Presented Supported [
by by I
Mr. Piney Miss
David Georgia
ttiggins Ridge jWaldron >
/ > * N O
vvwwt > O
And an Extraordinarily Powerful Company of Players , Including :
Albert Tavernler , .Maurice Hedee , Lydla Knot * .
UHK "l ? ' Charlotte Wad * . ; M arle Kn le ,
fcdith ,
Well Charle * Bartllngr , ' Fred Hearne.
Beautiful New Scenery and Effects.
NlBjht Price * Lavrer Floor , Bc , fl.OO. BnJcony , 35o and BOc.
Matinee Price * Lorrer Floor , BOc. Balcony , 25c.
Boyd's Theater Paxton & Burgess , Managers.
, Telephone 1010.
FRIDAY , I AH A
SATURDAY IAN
*
SUNDAY HitII U )
MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
The Great New York Success ! The Brilliant Romance ! !
From the Novel by
Management Stanley Weyman.
UNDER
ment Dramatized by
Of Edward Ross ,
JULIUS Adapter of "THE
CAHN. THE PRISONER OF
ZENDA. "
Mounted
With
a
Elaborately powerful cust
with all RED Including
of the
Orlclnal MR.
Scenery and
Effects. ROBE WILLIAM
MORRIS.
. FIoof' " ° Balcony , BOo and 35o.
MATINEE PRICES Loiver Floor SOo. Balcony , 2Bc
SALE OF SEATS OPENS WEDNESDAY MOIINING.
News Boys
Third Annual
Ball
Banquet
Jan , / , CrtightonHall.
i899. Hall.
Cake Walk at n p. m.
Come and get
your / money's worth.
Tickets , , C ff \ *
per Couple. 3 U Cnts-
Manager.
Arthur Delmore Cheney
TEACHER OF VOICE CULTURE
AND ARTISTIC SINGING ,
A CAREFUL AND THOROUGH FOUNDATION
'
DATION TO ALL
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ENG
LISH ORATORIO.
STUDIOt Suite 303 and 304 McCague
Building , Corner 10th and Dodge
Street * .
- KAXTON & BUBOKSa.
Managers. Tel. 1919.
5TH.
. SCALCHI
Supported by Mile. Helene Noldl , prlma.
donna soprano ; Big. Codurrl Canzlo , tenor ,
his first American tour ; Big Achlllo Al-
bcrtl. baritone ; Mr , Walter A. Pick , musi
cal director ; In a complete prformance of
the second act of
MME , SGALCHI AS NANCY
and the first act of /
SEMIRAM1DE
Preceded by a. Grand Operatic Concert.
Scale of prices. 12 , $1.60. Jl. 76c. 50c. Bale
commences Tuesday. The Klmball pianos
used by Mme. Bcalchl.
WIRTH'S MUSIC HALL
Cor. 10th and Harnoy Sts.
Attractions for week commencing
MONDAY , DEC. 20 , 1808.
ULNA STEVENS ,
1 Contortion Dancer.
JULIA IIYRON , )
Bong and Dance Artist.
llm-SlAIlIN & RICKLING-Derbr
Refined Sketch Artists.
HEHMIE DAVIS ,
Our Charmlns Soubrttte. <
EVA ROSS.
Serlo-Comlc. 1
ELLA HERRING ,
Vocnllst nnd Artistic Dancer.
Matinees Thursday , Saturday and Sunday
from 3 to B p. m. Kvery night from 8 to
12 p. m. Entire change of program next
week.
HOTELS.
THE MILLARD
13tli and Douglas Sts. , Omaha.
-AMERICAN AND EIJItOPEAN PLAN- .
CENThALLY LOCATED.
J. K. MAUKBb * SON. Props ,
THE NEW MERCER
.
American I'Jan . | 2Wj
You will nnd your frlandi registered here.
F. J. COATE8. Proprietor.
WU ANOKKWB. Chltf Clerk.