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| AMUSEMENTS.
Slnc the opening of ihe present thcatrlp
c l Eaonon Omaha has not seen a duller
weik "than " tbo one just closed. Aflcr Monfr
day evening , when Tim Murphy closed hli
short c-ngagenunt at the Iloyd , the only
ajnmoment left for theater-goers wns \ audogl
Vllle , and It was only the uniformly oxst
coltent bill presented at the Orgi
phoum that kept theatrical Interest during
lb cok allvo at all. The Boyd was again
closed on aocounl of the cancellallon of dates
of what the management learned were In-
fwlor attractions , not , however , until It was
too lal/n / to secure others to fill In the time ,
and rather than present this class of plajs
they allowed the house > to remain dark. This
itato of affaire will again prevail during the
Brat half of the present week and with the
ixccptlon of today , when Lewis Morrison
Ippearo for two performances only , the
Boyd will bo dark until Thursday , Blanche
U'nlsh nnd Melbourn McDowell finishing the
neck , presenting two of Sardoti's be.st plays ,
MLa Tosca" and "Fedora. " At the Orpheum
Ezra Kendall , Clement BalnbrldRe , Rose
Bytlngo and I'llar Morln will bo the features
If the week's vaudeville bill.
"Th Carpetbagger , " Tim Murphy'n now
play , which he produced nt the Boyd theater
on Sunday and Monday evenings for the Drst
time In this city , IM not unlike tbo majority
Of the later day comedies and ban llttlo to It ,
but It Is perhaps the best Mr. Murphy ban
been seen In here as yet. It gives him a
much hotter opportunity to display his abll-
Ity as a character comedian , his study of
the carpetbag governor being drawn cap
itally and worked out In a most commendable
manner. Mr. Murphy la naturalness Itself
Jn this now play and his facial expression Is
exceedingly good. Ho w.is fi\orcd with
much larger audiences than have greeted
him at any other time slnco lie * first ap
peared hero as a star. Ho Is most deserv
ing of BiicroeB and Is bound to nthluvc It , be-
caueo ho is an Intelligent and conscientious
actor nnd one of the best character comedi
ans at present upon the American stage.
His company worked to considerable disad
vantage hero and was greatly handicapped
by the absence of two of Its members , ono
Df whom died at Lincoln the day previous to
their opening hero and tbo other being 111.
[ There was no ono available to fill tbo places
o suddenly and unexpectedly made vacant
nnd It was necessary for some of tbo other
members to change parts , whllo ono charac
ter was loft out of the pleco altogether.
So well does Tim Murphy do his character
work that people who never BCD him oft of
the stage think and epcak ot him ns an old
man , as ho always plajs elderly parts , nnd
many who have witnessed his performances
will doubtless bo surprised when told that
bo Is not yet 30. It Is necessary for Mr.
Murphy to usn but llttlomakeup , as bis
face Is as full of lines and wrinkles as a
man's twice bis age. In explanation of this
fact he had the following to say : "While I
consider that many times make-up ran
make any character , I ha\o found that the
loss ono has to ueo the better nnd
moro natural the appearance of the char
acter ho la to represent , therefore I have
spent a good deal of time and hard work
to get natural linen and wrinkles into my
face or , in other wonls , ha\o made uu effort
to give my face a natural aged appearance.
When I was chosen by Mr. Hojt to play
the part of Maverick Drander In 'V\ Texan
Steer" I secured a picture of an old man
that looked about as Mr. Hoyt thought the
character should and would stand for
hours at a time before a mirror , picture in
band , trying to get the same lines , wrinkles
and expression Into my own face as was In
the picture. Just so with my 'Old Inno
cence,1 nnd the carpetbag governor of Mis
sissippi , and you can i.oo ho\v well I have
luccooded.
"Do I like to look old' Well , no ; not ex
actly , but ns I shall probably always play
old parts , I don't mind It much as It only
helps make me more true to Ufa in them.
But the ono thing I do object to In that I
have been playing these parts so long that
I am actually beginning to feel old and 1
often catch myself walking or standing In a
slightly stooped posture. These hnblts seem
to bo growing upon mo nnd I don't know
where It will end. I shall nrobihly be an
old man before I am10 , but I don't mind
If I can only always please my audiences"
It in pleasing to note how fruitful the
present theatrical season has turned out
when at the outset It promised to poorly.
"Little Mies Nobody. " "A Shilling's Worth"
and that class of plays hid only a brief ex-
plolt early lust fall and then came "Cyrano , "
"The Llttlo Minister. " "The Liars , " "On
and Off , " "Tho Christian , " all of which
were tested and successful plavs either hern
or abroad. The balance of the season's suc
cesses were at tht > outset experimental. Of
thorn "Zaza" leads the list eo far as New
York , Baltimore , Washington nnd * other
eastern cities can aid It. Then to the list
of these assured successes add "Tho Charla
tan , " "Nathan Hale , " "Phroso , " "Cather
ine , " "Because She Ived Him So , " "Sport
ing Life , " "The Little Corporal , " "Kate
Kip , " "A nunaway Girl. " "Trelawny of the
Wells , " "Mr. Brlsby , " "The Jolly Mus
keteer , " Julia Marlowe's plays and the Olga ;
Nothersole productions. Taken altogether ,
that la to say , with many others not In
cluded In this hastily recalled list , the sea-
Ma la already without a parallel for a bril
liant record Omaha patrons of the theater
/will / have the opportunity of seeing only
three or four of these pieces before the sea
on closes owing to their prosperous run *
In the east , but next season doubtless al 1-
most all of them will bo picEcnted here ,
Ono of the events of the week In local
theatrical circles was the professional debut
of the two llttlo Council Bluffs girls , Francis :
McMlllen , aged ! > , and Margaret Stcplnn
aged 8 , which took place nt the Crclghton-
Orpheum theater on Wednesday afternoon
bnfore the largest nnd most fashionable midweek
dhe
week matlneo audience that has attended the
theater slnco Its opening. Their Initial ; ip-
ponrance was certainly n most successful
one , and Instead of suffering from stage
fright , ns would seem moat natural for chil
dren of their tender jcars at a llrst appear-
nnco before a largo audience , these llttlo
glrld were perfectly at home , stage fright
seemingly being their labt thought. They
gave several pleasing ipechltles In the way
ol songs , n fancy dance and n cake walk ,
nnd well merited the tremendous applause
that was bestowed upon thorn by the un
usually critical nudlonct1. Both seem to be
naturally talented nnd have sung and danced
before < their friends c\er fclnco ttiey were old
enough to take steps. A number of the
vaudeville stars who were performing at the
| Orpheum last week , Including Mr. and Mrs.
, Sydney ; Drew , watched the llttlo girls' per
formance from tlu wings of the stage , and
all ' of them expressed much surprise and
were most lavish In their praise ot the little
nrtlsts1 work. At their second nppcaranco
Saturday aflcrnoon they showed a marked
Improvement ' ' In their work , nnd with a llttlo
moro experience upon tdc professional stage
will bo the c'lilals ot any of the children now
traveling.
"Why did I forsake the legitimate stage
for vaudeville ? Well. I will tell you , " said
Sidney Drew in his dreeing room nfter ho
cirne off the stage at the Orclghton-Orpheum
. yesterday afternoon. "After the all-star
company In which my mother , Mrs. John
Drew , Milton Lackiye , McKeo-Rankln , my
self and several other actors of more or less
prominence upon tbo American stage , dis
banded I began speculating on Wall street
and lost about all of the money I had. I
was In need of an engagement and went to
Charles Prohmnn , who offered to send mo
out at the head of one of his companies , and
my wlfo , who was a Hankln before our mar
riage , at the head of another , and allow us
each a largo salary. As Mrs. Drew and I
had never been separated during our ten
> cars of married life , I asked him to put
us In the same company , but this ho refused
to do , and likewise wo refused to negotiate
with him further. I was nt a loss to know-
just what to do when I met ft representa
tive from Keith's vaudeville circuit , who
asked mo If I was averse to doing a sketch
upon thr- vaudeville stage nnd offered my
wife nnd mvself nn engagement for six
weeks at a salary even larger than Frohman
had offered us. I told him that it would
surely bo like getting money under false
pretenses , as wo could do nothing In vaude
ville to earn this amount , but as ho seemed
willing to pay It , I asked n couple of davs
to consider the matter. My wife and I
talked It over and wo decided to see what
we could do. I went to a book fltore , bought
up ult of the 15-cent jellow back one-act
comedies that I could find and from among
them wo selected ono called "Husband iu
Clover. " Wo rewrote It , bringing it up to
date and called It "In Clover , " rehcaised It
and two weeks' Inter openwd at Keith's
Boston theater. At the first performance
It was well received , which encouraged us
so much that we Immediately put Into re
hearsal other comediettas. Well , wo played
nearly three months in the east and were
so successful that wo decided to go to Lon
don and try the music halls , which correspond
spend with the American vaudeville houses ,
where , as you know , wo have been playing
for two years and only returned to America
this last summer. So jou see we went Into
vaudeville , not because wo liked It or
thought It would help us In an artistic
way , but merely because circumstances ne
cessitated it. and we are correspondingly
happy. What are my Impressions ot vaude
ville ? Well , I don't know as I should like
to bo a vaudeville performer during the bal-
nnco ot my career , but I llko It fairly well
and will continue In It as long as the people
will tolerate us. Vaudeville is bound to
live merely becnuso the people gat a variety
of amusement In It. and they are not called
upon to tax ther mental capacities , but
cm go to a voudovlllo theater and be amused
without any effort upon their own part.
By this I do not mean to say thnt the people
who go to these places arc not capable of
mental effort , but that thuy do not want
to be compelled to listen to nn actor's every
line nnd follow every facial expression In
order to appreciate his work , but like to bo
able to see with their eyes rather than their
minds Another thing about vaudeville Is
bat mediocre attractions are not tolerated ,
while upon the legitimate stage they are.
As jou know , there are today countless
numbers of this class of attractions travel-
ng nbout the country and seem to bo doing
i thriving business Not so with a poor act :
in vaudeville , for It only lasts n very short
time. There are many things to be said
against and In favor of each class of amuse
ment , and H Is for the people to decldo
which they want. If one wants to see really
nrtlstlc .work I would say go to the legiti
mate theater , but If on the other hand
simply amusement Is desired , a vaudeville
theater Is the place for It.
ConiliiKirntn. .
Kzra Kendall , considered by the eastern
press to be the greatest monologue artist
bcfoic the public , heads this week's Crolgh-
ton-Orpheum bill. Kendall Is the highest '
salaried artist In the vaudeville profession.
Tor jears prior to his entry Into vaudeville
be was the comedy star of several big met-
ropolltan extravaganzas , as well as the star
of the farce comedy "A Pair of Kids. "
Another promised feature Is the act of
Clement Bilnbrldge , Pllnr Morln and Hose
Kjtltige. It Is a one act comedy of Augustus
Thomas , entitled "That Overcoat , " and Is
said to bo full of Intense comedy situations
and bright , witty dialogue. Clement Bain-
brldgo will be remembered for his excellent
work as the star In "Alabama , " Augustus !
Thomas' famous southern comedy drama.
I'llar Morln lias long held the distinction ot
being a great female pantomlmlst. Slnco
earning to America from Trance blie has
essajed the role of
a comedienne with suc
cess. The older generation nil know Rosa
K > tinge , who not so long ago was one osoof
the countrv's foremost actresses and stage
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Phr wns Inxt oflton n member nt
McKic Hnnkln nnd Wlltou Lacknvc'i Block
company , which Included uch nrtlMs as
Nnnoo O'NcIl , Uurr Mclntosb , Allco i\ans ,
Washington Melville , McKco Rnnkln nnd
Wilton Lackayp , nnd Mm. John T. Raymond ,
widow of the celebrated nctor of that name.
Ilarrlgan , the tramp juggler , IB cald to bo the
most adept In the line of jugglery. His work
In tramp make-up In simply designed to nld
him to blend the act with comedy.
Al and Mamie AndcrEon are colored danc
ers and singers. They are also seen In an
originality , "The Coon and the Chorub. " 1' .
C. Shortls Is known as the king of the banjo.
Ho plavs classic music and executes on the
Instrument In all manner of poses. Clajto
and Clarice are two juvenile performers who
sing , dance and play musical Instruments
and do character clfango work. M.iztiz and
Mazut enact an act called the brakeman
cind the tramp and In It they have an excel
lent vehicle for considerable comedy acrobatic
batic work.
To all lovers of classic drama a treat of
unusual magnitude Is assured In the coming
production of Goethe's "Kaust "
, as pre
sented by Lewis Morrison and his com
pany this afternoon and evening at Hoyd's
theater. This will bo the last opportunity
local play-goers will have to witness this
dramatization with Morrison in his original
creation of "Mephlsto. " Never In the his
tory of this romance hag It been presented
iu as effective and elaborate a manner as
' now. A complete new vestment of scenery ,
electrical effects , Ingenious mechanisms and
costumes have been given the production ,
making it In fact an entirely now "Kaust. "
Among the new stars that have appeared
In the theatrical firmament during the past
season and have by their nrtlstlc achieve
ments literally wrested favorable recogni
tion from the public , Is niancho Walsh , who
Is ' starring- with Melbourne McDowell In the
Sardou repertoire made famous by the late
Tanny j Davenport. Miss Walsh Is well
known . on the American stage , has success
fully appeared In many pieces and plaved a
wldo diversity of characters , but until quite
recently has never occupied a high stellar
position.
In company with Mr. Melbourne
McDowell , Miss Walsh will be at the I3o > d I
Thursday and Saturday nights in "La
Tosca , " nnd Friday night and Saturday
matinee in "Fedora. "
Under the direction of Prof. Wlllard Cham
bers the Parish Aid society of All Salnta'
church will produce at Chambers' academy ,
Crelghton theater building , on Friday evenIng -
Ing , February 3 , tha Creole ragtime opera ,
"Clndj's Wedding , " In which a large num
ber of the young people of the church will
participate. Scones will be Introduced from
"Romeo nnd Juliet" and "Cavallerla Rustl-
cana , " with new ragtime solos and choruses.
A number of now and catchy specialties will
be given and dancing will follow the enter-
Piny * and I'liiyeri ,
Miss Ellen Terry to a clever banjo player.
Cora Tanner is now doing a vaudeville
ketch.
Dramatic breakfasts are tie lateat fads
In tbo east.
Lewis Morrlion has In view a production
of "Alexander the Qreat" for next wason.
The theaters ncd music balls of London
give employment to about 100,000 persons
Louleo Beaudet will play the title role to
"Mile. Flfl" at the Manhattan theater , New
York.
N. C. Ooodwln'e next production will be
Clyde Fitch's new drama , "The Cowboy and
the Lady. "
Smyth and Rico hare decided to product )
Wllllo Collier's now comedy , "Mr. Smooth , "
late In tbo present season.
It IB sold more plays are y , rltton wltb the
bope of fitting John Drew than any other
actor on the American stage.
There has never been a greater hit at the
New York Lyceum then "Trelawny of the
Wells , " now In Ito third mouth.
Edna Ma } ' Is 111 with 'the ' grip In London.
Jessie Carlisle la playing her part to "Tho
Belle of New York , " at the Shafteflbury-
theater.
John Philip Souea baa been engaged to
write the music for Klaw nod Erlanger'tt
new extravaganza , "Christ ; or , The Wonder
ful Lamb "
Sol Smith Russell baa offered Charles
Kloln , the author of "Hon. John Grlgsby , "
$15,000 for the play In lieu of royalties. Tbo
! offer hns been declined.
Klaw end Erlanger declare that "Jack and
the Beanbtalk , " R. A. Barnet's extravaganza ,
1 ono of the befit pieces of theatrical prop
erty ever owned by them
Allco E. Ives has written a now play dealIng -
Ing with New York society. She hns put
the finishing touchcc also to a new romantic
drama wltb u male star part.
The creditors of Thomas Q. Seabrooke met
lust Thursday lii New York. Bankruptcy
'nchcdules ' ebowed liabilities of $39,075 , while
u scarf plii won the only asset. Rudolph
Talughton was made trustee of the asset.
Nat Goodwin is trying to arrange for a
London opening. Should Charles rrohman
become manager of any of the Lcodoa
houbttt be Is negotiating with. It Is probable
Mr. Goodwin will be his opening attraction.
Charles Frohmon last week arranged with
Bav Id Belasto to postpone the production of
a new play of his own. which bo intended to
produce next season und to continue Mrs.
Carter in "Zaza" all through the season 01
189-1900. ! )
Mine. Mojeska lives on a ranch which lies
at the foot of Santiago peak , In California ,
fifteen mllcw from n town or railway. She
Id un enthusiastic farmer. Her herd of
i shorthorns numbers over 400 , and she has ft
] ' singularly wt ll proportioned flock of Angora
goats.
IYvctto ' ' Oullbent hoe
not been euccresful Inc
St. Petersburg. She Bang nt on out-of-thc-
I way tluutcr and did not draw , The stock
actors of the boueo went on Btriko for thcU
pay and YuMo volunteered to furnish he ,
i whole evciitng't ! entertainment. She sang
for nearly four hours , but It was too much
of a good thing and the theater closed little
next duy.
I Christine Nlls'xm recently vlblted her na-
'tivu ' village. She lirst went to the llttlo
. homo of her father , called Snugge , nnd bade
all the nelghborboo 1 to i\ grand entertain
'illicit. ' CottloM , another village was her next
destination , and there slm put up nt the
jinn , where forty-five vears ago she bad sung ,
| o. barefooted child , for pennies from heat
jassers by.
Tbo shoo sale of the > ear commences at
T. P. Cartw right & Co.'e Wednesday.
There are doubtless many people who
I ppeik of the guitar , the banjo , the autoharp ,
I the zither and the mandolin without having
I any very distinct Idea of the various capa-
' bllltles and capacities of these different In
struments
It would not be possible to discuss the va
rious merits and demerits of these instru
ments In this column , but a recent article In
a musical magazine anent tbo guitar has
considerably aroused the Interest of many
musicians and therefore It will bo toward
the guitar that the thoughts of the musical
community will bo directed this week ,
1'cw people realize that the guitar Is by
no means an easy instrument to master. Inquiry
quiry made of the various teachers In Omnh.i
resulth In the Information that mandolin >
plajer.i are much In excess of the devotees
of the guitar. In the first place wo have the
authority of Sir John Grove that Berlioz nnd
P.iglnlnl , two great men In musical history > ,
wcro guitarists , Schumann though of usln
the guitar as an accompaniment to the Ho-
mnnza of his D minor t > ) mphony. Hut findIng -
Ing that the tone was too light to answer bid
purpose be substituted violins , played pizzi
cato , or with the strings "plucked" or
"picked" as distinguished from "arco , " Big-
nlfvlng "plaved with the bow. "
A.word with regard to the early history
and evolution of the Instrument may not bo
unlntcrentlng to the public generally ml
the musical public In particular.
It In a matter of olil-tlmo history that tha
name Saracen was first applied to thojo wan
dering tribes which were to be found on the
Syrian borders of the Roman empire. This
name was given by the later Greeks and
Roman > . After the Introduction of Moham
medanism the n. line was generally applied to
Arabs. 1'rom these Saracens an impetus
was derived in the development of science ,
ant , medicine and music.
The gorgeous elegance of the Alhambra
formed n monument to the artistic eloquence
of the period In the realm of architecture.
In ono or two centuries there swelled nn
art wave- , which swept to Arabia from the
enet and crossing Africa to the Atlantic
rolled in Increasing might until it broke in
dashing deluge over Spain. At the tame
time another art wave , beginning nt the
same point in the cast , rolled over Syria
and Persia and spent Its strength in India
and Turkestan.
The Arabians wcro by nature fitted to bo the
developers of the art of music. Their no
madic tendencies displayed that fact. And
If we are to bellovo the stories which have
been written and the histories which have
been published thcro will bo no room to
doubt that the Arabians were a nation of
poets.
Hut it was not until Islam , the religious
nvstem of Mohammed , was ptovalcnt ,
that the wandering Arabs gave any atten
tion to music. In the lust quarter of the
' seventh century thcro was an Instrument
brought to Mecca by an Arabian musician
who had studied in a Persian court. The
n a mo of this Instrument was called In bis
parlance "el oud , " or in moro modern
phraseology "tho lute " And this Instrument
was the foundation of our mandolin , guitar
and banjo.
The back of the Instrument -was shaped
sometimes llko the modern guKar and some
times llko the mandolin , although the foi-
mcr seems to have been the popular fancy.
The front had one or more sound boles ,
llko our 'cello , and other Instruments played
with the bow. The number of strings varied
considerably. The instrument , In Its de-
velopment ( , received moro strings , and metal
strings were IntroSuccd , whllo progress In
evolution vvcnt even so far as to suggest
the USD of a second "neck. " This gave
rise to the Instruments called "Tho Arch-
lute , " "Chlttarono" nnd "Hnrplute. "
Many and Interesting are the stories told
by the ancients of the magic powers of this
Instrument , the lute , which far eclipse those
romances current nowadays of the Spanish
guitar. Ono In particular may be men
tioned. A monarch , or caliph , sent for a
young plaver on the lute and this joung
man became very much enamored of ono
of the caliph's favorites at court. His play-
Ing so entranced the caliph that he treated
the musician like a prodigal son ; he killed
the fatted calf , as It wore , and dressed him
( n scarlet lobes , and then gave him to
wife tbo young beauty whom bo so much
admired.
Another young guitarist was to be sent tea
a court which bo did not wish to entertain
for any length of time , as he preferred to
where ho was. Ho played the people
Into a , state of hilarity , which resembled the
effect of one of our own Chauncey Depew's
funny after-dinner stories. Then ho drove
them Into a frenzy of rage , which was only
abated by his appeal to their tears , through
melancholy strains , and , finding them sub
dued , ho played gentle lullabies until one
by ono they fell asleep , and he , taking ad
vantage of their hypnotized condition ,
sneaked away and returned to his former
abode.
The tamboura of Bagdad , which had a
strong resemblance to the modern guitar
family , had only two strings. This was of
Arabian origin. The tamboura of Kborassan ,
which was of Persia , \vas much moro elabo
rate. The largest Instrument known of this
kind Is the tanbour kebvr tourky or Turkish
tambour. The handle of this Instrument
was three feet and a quarter In length ,
had eight wire strings and a large number
of movable frets raado of gut
The following list will describe , as far as
construction material Is concerned , the dif
ferent forms of the guitar In the older
countries. It would bo Impossible to explain
here tlio different methods of tuning and
the variations of pitch capacity. To the
student who wishes to ascertain all that
technical Information which Is not , as a
rule , interesting to the average reader , the
following books are recommended : Grove's (
Dictionary of Music and Musicians , Musical
Instruments and Their Homes , by Brown ,
and Moore's Encyclopaedia of Music. These
books are usually to be found Inwell ar
ranged public libraries.
The lokanga of Madagascar has four
strings , the wooden body being grotesquely
carved , covered with paint of gaudy colors ,
and profusely decorated with feathers.
Whether these feathers originally belonged
to birds of song , or not , hlbtory does not t
say , but It is possible that the early Mada-
gascans believed somewhat In the trans
mission of the soul of song.
The Arabs of Algiers bad the kultra ,
which , no doubt , has a connection in name
as well as In form , with our modern guitar ,
although It was frequently played -with the
plectrum , a small piece of tortoise shell
with which the strings were put In vibra
tion , as In the mandolin. The fantastic Ideas
of the Algerians gave rise to the use of
the shell of a tortoise tor the body of the
Instrument.
The pepa , or balloon guitar , belongs to the
Chinese. This Instrument had four strings
made of silk , and the Ingenious Idea lias
been advanced that these were supposed to
represent spring , summer , autumn and
winter.
This form has a close counterpart In the
Japanese blwa. The san been ( san hslen )
originating In and belonging to the same
country , is a guitar of three strings.
The yuo kin ( yue-cli'ln ) was Known as the
moon guitar , owing to Its resemblance , In
the simple minds of Its players , to the full
moon. It Is not unllKo a Chinese fan ; In fact Is
more suggestive of that than of the fair luna.
Its strings wcro made of silk and of
copper. It was never allowed In religious
rites , but In Chinese orchestras , and for
the accompaniments of ballads , If such
songs as the Chinese sing may bo clawed
as ballads
The Indian sltar Is the most Important
Instrument of tbo guitar class to be found
In that country. It has been known ever
since the thirteenth century , experts tell
us , and the Invention of It is credited to [
one Amir Khusru , The name U derived '
'dg
from two Persian words , "heh , " meaning >
thice , nnd "tar , " meaning Mrlng * . Although I-
Its
though the sltar had but three strings , in Its
ordinary fonn , It has been found with
live , and sometime * even seven strings.
The Bimisen belonps to Japan. It isle
ist
probably the most popular Instrument of that
country , and It Is unfortunate tint the
origin of the Instrument is hidden In
obscuritj.
The Persian el oud , already mentioned ,
was to the Into what the t > chtarek Is to thi1
gulUr , and both of these compare clo'ely
with the kultra of the Arabs and Moors.
The Important Turkish Instrument of the :
class under dlscusMon is the fellahee , with
five strings.
Of modern examples the Spanish guitar h
the guitar rar excellence. In the Gate isof
Glory of Master Mateo , 1o the church of
Santiago da Compoatella In Spain , there Is
ono guitar-shaped Instrument assumed to
represent tin' original \ihuela , Spanish viol
or guitar. This information Is glvrti by Sir
John Grove , and now It has fallen to the lot
ot an American Inventor to bring out an
Instrument which Us said to boot the nature
of a cello-guitar , or guitar-cello.
When the Spanlbb guitar was Introduced
Into England It completely banished the
English guitar , or cltra ( German zither. )
U became BO popular there about the
I
middle of the lant century that U threat-
encd to oust all tbo other Instruments of
the period , and to ilrlvo the manufacturers
to the ivnll. The story Is told ot the or
ganization of persons who were engaged
In the manufacture ot the harpsichord nnd
of the Ingenious device of ono of them ,
Klrkman by name , who bought up n lot of
cheap gultara nnd gave them nway to street
fllnger * , free of charge , Including with the
gift a scries ot free lessons so tint the
guitar should bo known only ns a street
Instrument. In this way , It Is said , the
wily gentlemin , who thoroughly understood
the whims and wajs of eoslcty ( of that da ) )
Induced the fair w onion and th gallants to
throw aside the guitar , which was "nothing
but a vulgar street affair , " and to return
to the moro exclusive hatpslchord.
The Spanish guitar docs not compiro
favorably with the American guitar , Just
. ns the Spanish navy was not noted for Its
brilliant compirlson with the American
'a
navy. Experts say that the Instrument of
Spanish origin and make cannot etnmt the
climatic changes. The navy found that the
vessels of war could not stand the "lewc > "
climate off Manila.
The American guitar has come to stay.
It will doubtless have a recognized place
among the more legitimate Instruments In
time , and it bids fair to outrank its sisters.
THOMAS J KELLY
Miss Julia Officer , piano. Karbach block.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY
I'lirpono In ( o Drim Into One
Iziillnii Kiliirntril mill
\n Mllllnr.t IMriiK-iit.
HAVANA. Jan. 28. Dr. Castillo Is going
to Remedies In order to confer with Gen
eral Maximo Gomez regarding the formation
of the projected Cuban independence party.
The plan which has been discussed at small
meetings here of notable Cubans has ono
Idea , the termination of the military occu
pation of the island ns soon aa possible.
The Spaniards have been Invited to Join In
the movement and will be given proportion
ate representation on the committees. The
organization of the now party will bo begun
Immediately in the different towns of the
Island. The general purpose Is to draw Into
the party the educated and wealthy nnd not
to allow the military element to control It.
No specific time is thought of for the end
of the American provisional government
nnd It will prepare the Cuban people for
taking un self-government.
, There are now twenty-seven military post-
oftlces In operation In Cuba. Instructions
have been given to tbo American postmasters
to work n conjunction with the former
Spanish postmasters. None of these have
been removed. They have nil been Informed
that they may continue their labors and
that the United Slatra Is responsible for
their salaries from January 1. The Spanish
postmasters , with very few exceptions , took
the oath of allegiance to the United States
nnd not ono of them bus been relegated tea
a secondary position. Money order nnd
registry departments are operative in all
the public and military stations.
The military administration has had no
communication with the Cuban commandeis
regarding the question of pay , but Governor
General Brooke Is in a position to learn
quickly tbo purposes of any considerable
portion of the army. The expectation is that
the Cubans will accept the situation after
complaining a llttlo or a good deal and then
disintegrate. Generals Wilson , Davis , Bates
nnd Lee , department governors , having been
iu communication with the governor general
regarding the possibility 6f the discontented
taking to brigandage , will know what to do
In such an event. That a few small groups
will take to the woods Is quite probable.
but that numerous bands will follow this
course Is quite likely.
It la reported that a quantity of dressed
beef brought here by the United States
transport Michigan and hung up on the
docks last night was found In a slimy con-
dltlon this morning. It is also reported
tbat a quantity of canned beef which has
been Issued to Cuban suffereis was canned
for the Japanese army in the Japan-China
war.
war.Tho
The customs receipts today were $49,000.
The receipts yesterday were $40,000. The
gross receipts for January , Including today ,
are $724,000 , and Collector Bliss expects to
reach $500,000 wltb the end of the mouth.
This would bo at the rate of $1,000,000 a year
moro than Spain collected annually during
the last twelve years of its regime under
a tariff CO per cent less. These figures
Blvo nn Idea of the extent of the Spanish
olllclal peculation.
DOCTORS ARE COMPLACENT
flint Influeimi In Kil < lf > tiilo In
London or Hint Ucnlh Ilute
IK Abnormally
NDW YORK , Jan. 28. A dispatch to the
Herald from London says : During fourteen
weeks 183 people have died In London from
Influenza. Last week the deaths almost
trebled , Increasing from eight to twenty ,
according to the registrar general. Among
the best known sufferers are Lord Selborne ,
Sir r. Dlxon Hartland , Sir Francis Jeune ,
Sir John Bridge , Mr. C. T. Rltchlo and IJr.
Morley. In the- face of the evidence that
influenza Is on the increase the doctors per
fist In maintaining that there Is nothing to
fpar. They will not admit that anythlns
In the shape of an epidemic prevails. Dr.
Scdgowlck Saundcrs , a medical officer of
health for London , said , when Interviewed
"Not one-twentieth of the deaths reported
occurred In mv district , tbat is within the
metropolitan area. Wo have not bad such
a healthy year for a long time"
"But there must be something to account
for tbo Increase In Influenza' "
"That i a question I am not prepared to
go Into Just now , " he said ,
"Supposing an epidemic were to break out ,
Is London prepared to face such nn emer *
gency' " I asked
"Yes , " ho replied. "In such a case there
would bo Isolation at once. There Is araplo
accommodation In the Metropolitan Asylums
board's hospitals They are splendid Insti
tutions with an admiral system of ambu
lances. But just now there Ib no epidemic-
and this is jubt the weather to kill ml-
crobos "
Dr Samuel Kenwlck , a West End phy-
slclan , s.ald "The doctors want a better
name. They put down various aliments .is
Influenza"
"Should Influenza , or what Ih called by
that name , become epidemic , what then' "
"Wo would just have to deal with It as
wo have done In past } ears just as Is done
in Now York treat patients ns we have
done before , let the dlseafcc die out "
Dr. Aldcn Turner said"The Increased
death rate last week Is easily accounted for.
It Is Ju't the
weather whin jou expect a
great Increase In the number of deaths The
present weather Is not the cause of frrsh
cases of Influenza. Ever since 1SS9 , when
wo had Influen/a in this country first , wo
have had It In more or le < s the enmo form
each winter , but never slighter than now. "
COMBINATION OF TWO TRUSTS
Humor Tim I tli > Siiuiu * mill
\rf Alioiil In .In In
Unmix.
Ni\V YORK , Jan. 2S. Levy Mayer of
Chicago , who , accordlnK to a dlspjlch from
I'f-orla , III. , Is In this city to conduct nego
tiations for a combine between the Glucose
and the American Sugar Reflnlnn Interests ,
said today : "I must absolutely refuse to
dlbcuss the matter. I have nothing to gay
regarding that dispatch. " Mr. Mayer hai
been In this city frequently during the past
few weeks and has been associated with
eovcral cf tbo recent largo combinations ot C
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i : liMlXCXT COM1JDY ACTORS
Pilar Morin , Rose Eytinge ,
and Clement Bainbridge.
L ito Star of "Alabama , " In tbo oiw n ct Comedy "That Overcoat , " '
Industrial and other capital. Ho was con
nected with the oiganl/ntlon of the glucose
combination and It has been rumored fre
quently during tt-o last few weeks that his
presence la this city was partly duo to the
much talked of sugar-glucose combine. On
other occasions Mr. Maver has been ques
tioned Iu this regard , but he has definitely
refused to < lony or confirm the reports. The
sugar Interests recently made deuials that
such a combine was under consideration , but
this by no means settled the rumors that
negotiations were under way. Both sugar
and glucose were strong on the stock mar
ket today.
BANKS NOT TO COLLECT TAXES
General Ilrookp Dee Id cm ( o Srctirc
. Tliriu Throuifli I.ornl lliirrntiB
111 Cnltii.
HAVANA. Jan. 28. The Spanish bank
will not collect any more taxes In Cuba.
Major General Brooke , governor general of
the island , received Information last night
from Washington that the tax , collection was
left to his discretion. Thu bank Is still ,
under the orders of January 7 , authorized to
collect taxes , but orders rescinding the con
tract will bo issued.
General Biookc Is engaged in a careful
examination of tlio back taxes nnd will use
his discretion in tbo matter of their remis
sion. While there Is no information forth
coming as to what ho will do In tbo matter
there Is no doubt the general will remit all
taxes prior to December 31 , 1S9S. The mat
ter ; | of the assessment ot real estate for
taxes during the \ear 1S99 Is being most
carefully considered. Thu Spanish assess
ments are not reliable and properties today
are In some cases worth less than formerlj.
There are Indications tlint new assessments
will bo made this jcnr and that taxes will
bo collected through provincial bureaus ,
which are to bo established under the Cuban
Tie.nury department Such bureaus can be
established within ton dajs nnd will be In
no way offensive to the people.
The rations for the Cubans In the hands
t the military authorities arc only tnifllclent
o last ten days more. Largo requisitions
ere mad * yesterday for a further supply ,
ncludlng condensed milk and canned noups
or the sick , as well ns an Increased nllow-
nco of rice. The military authorities are
Iscly forestalling the possible future nc'ces-
Ity for press censorship by giving words
f good advice to the newspapers here.
\bout 450 Cubans are waiting repatriation
t Key West. General Brooke Is convinced
bat work Is awaiting them hero and that
e will bo granted permission to biing them
ere.
ere.Major
Major General Leonard Wood will pro-
ecd to Santiago do Cuba at the first opjior-
unlty next week.
General Brooke last night attended a ball
n honor of Emperor William's birthday at
ho residence pf tbo German consul , Dr ,
'alcke.
February eboo sale at Cartw right's
Wednesday.
WOOD IS TO SUCCEED BROOKE
Iteiiort Thnt tinPrpHoiit Cmcrnor
Ucnrrnl IN to Ill-turn IVli-
runry 1.
NEW YORK , Jan. 28. A special from
Washington says : It Is announced on ex-
cllent authority that the president has
decided to remove General Brooke , military
; ovcrnor of Cuba , and appoint General
Leonard Wood In his place The chnngo
s to take place Pcbruary 1. General Wll-
f-on Is reported to bo echcduled for second
n command.
noun/ vv roMH TO WAMIINCJTOV.
DrNlrrN ( o llll > < - n ( 'tiiifproncu
I'n-Nlili-iit Jlc-Klnl < - > .
NKW YORK , Jan. 2S. A special from
Wahhlngton , . PB > S General .Maximo Gomez
may come to Washington. The suggestion
has been made that n meeting between the
president and General Gomez will be of great
benefit. 1 General Gomez wishes to come.
Ills desire has
been communicated to a
United States conator who visited Cuba a
jcar ago , The communication was made to
this henator In the hope that he might find
some way of bringing about the visit.
Scnor Qucsada , the head of the Cuban
organization In Washington , has fctartul for
Havana. His destination IH the Interior ot
the Island. Purther than that Scnor ( jucsada
goes on an Important mission to Oomcs the
Cubans v 111 not hay , but It Is believed to bo
In connection with the visit.
llrltlNli Ilnltli-Nlili | nt Mnnlln.
MANILA. Jan. 28. The British first-class
battleship Centurion , flngsblp of the vice ad
mlral , ( ommandcr-ln-chlcf on the China uta-
tlon , has arrived here.
Ufi'flviT fur iir : nl < > r ( ' < > iii | > iuiy.
ST LOUIS , Jun. 2S Henry W Sebastaln
president of the St. Louln Brldgo k Iror
< ompnnyna \ \ been appointed receiver of tin
rnrmerb' Elevator company of thin cltj liJ
which made an assignment today The clo '
vator , which Is ttio of the largctst nnd bcs
In tbo city , h : a capacity of l.DOO.OOi
bubhelfl. No flgurts are given to show tin
extent of the liabilities nnd assetH. Ttit ,
Parmcrb' Klovntor company ban u capita
stock of (3.10,000 , with a bonded indebtidnc' "H
of 1300,000 , and a floating debt of $75,000
Per sonio tlmo rnst a heavy judgment l 0IS
b n hanging over the company , and this
with eome other troubles , boa caused the
action taken today. Receiver Hebastlar
qualified and tiled a bond of (23,000. (
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Night prices Lower . oor , DOe , 75c nnd Jl ;
balcony Me and Wo , gallcr } , 23c. Matlneo
pilucs 25c. ffic nnd COc.
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Saturday Night- LH I UouA
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levelling prices , $1 0 , $1.00 , 7"c , BOo nnd i'c. \
Special Mntlneo Pi Ices , $100 , 73c , COc25c. .
Creole Rag Time Opera
Chamber's Academy
Crelghton Theater Building.
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FRIDAY , FEB. 3
CINDY'S WEDDING
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All Saints' Parish Aid
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Direction of Wlllard E. Chambers.
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