AMUSEMENTS. I
With Boyd's theater dark the first half
of the week and occupied the latter half by
a play that h s boon aen here several times
before , and nothing of more than ordinary
Intercut nt cither the Troeadero or Orphcum ,
the week Just closed was anything but a
lively one In Omaha theatrical circles. The
Boyd enjoyed unusually good patronage ,
however , and as "At Gay Coney Island"
lias been worked over a bit and new spe
cialties added , It Is practically new , and the
attendance wna well merited. The special
ties are better than thcao Interpolated In
the usual run of force-comedies.
There wcro several good acts upon the
vaudovlllo bill nt the Orpheum. The Mou-
Jloro slaters , horizontal bar performers , are
remarkably good In this tlno of work. Car-
ron and Herbert are ns good as anyone In
the country In the comedy-acrobatic field ,
If not the best. Other good features were
Apollo , who performed upon the slack wire ,
and the blograph pictures. The balance of
the bill wna made up of what might prop
erly bo termed "fill Ins. "
At the Troeadero a very good performance
of "Olivette" was given by the stock opera
company , which closed Its ninth week nt
thin theater last night.
"At ( lay Coney Island" continues at the
Boyd until Thursday night , when "A Hot
Old Time" comcti. finishing the week. The
Trocndero Opera company will sing "Tho
Vlratos of Penzance , " and the Orpheum bill
will be headed by Nell Burgess of "County
Fair" fame.
With the "At Ony Coney Island" company
there Is a man with a heavy burden upon his
shoulders. Ills name la Stanley Whiting ,
and ho was the first who made the writing
of "ragtlmo" possible to the musical world.
Ho did not Invent ragtlmo , for ragtime ,
like Topay , "jes1 growed , " but he gave years
to Its ( scientific study and ho put It on pa
per for the first time. Therefore to him Is
duo the present flood of coon songs to which
the end Is not yet.
Whiting , who IB a big , round-faced , Jolly
chap , Is a trained musician. Ho atudtcd un
der Prof. J. K. Pnlne , now Instructor at
Harvard university , and at one time ho waa
n member of the Boston Symphony orches
tra. So he knows what he Is talking about.
In regard to how ho discovered "ragtime"
his own story Is hero given :
It was down Mobllo way that I flrst
became Interested In runtime. I had
played the opening bars of Mendelssohn's
wedding .March and one ot the rousta
bouts that abound there bad listened. I
wiitched him and repeated the piece.
"Play dat agin , boss , " ho said , and I
did.
did."Can
"Can you play 117" I asked.
"Yasser , " ho replied. "But you done
piny ilut toe fns'1
He tried It , and never In your life did
you hear Mendelssohn played as that negro
did It. Over and pver I made him play
It. I could not sof wherein the difference
lny , yet It was different. Finally I caught
on. I could see that the effect was ob
tained by what wo call syncopation the
dropping of a beat which Is nothing moro
nor less than the "patting" that accom
panies all negro playing the "Juba , " they
call it.
It you watch a negro play you will see
that he loses a beat every so often. But
he strikes the lloor with his foot and that
accounts for the missing note. That Is
syncopation.
I watched this negro and I found that
he required two bars to complete a move
ment that has only one in the musical
Kcoro , as written. It took mo several days
to discover this , but when I did I had
his secret. The syncopation begins In the
llrst bar and extends to the second. Both
time and accent arc syncopated.
Thus Interested I began to look into the
theory and the execution of ragtime. I
found that wherever the.o were negroes
there was ragtime also. They have differ
ent kinds ot ragtime , too. The primitive
ragtime , or negro music rather , Is essen
tially religious. That I found fur down
In tlio south. It Is more or less solemn.
With the swing of. the earliest "Juba. "
About Memphis a change is noticed , as
the influence of the whites Is felt up there.
In Louisville and thereabouts there are
hundreds of negroes who make music that
would set a trained musician crazy with
Its clusiveness and beauty.
The more I studied ragtime the more
absorbed I became In it. I had a tlmo
trying to write It and It took much hard
work to get it on paper. I hnvo taken rug-1
tlmo melodies into the studies of the best
musical writers In the country and until
they have dropped on to the secret they
cannot put them on paper.
Dvorak , the celebrated composer , and I ;
studied together on this idea for a long
time and I collaborated with him on the i
negro melody part of his famous sym
, * phony. "From the New World , " where n
lie exploits the songs of the cotton Held l
and the camp meeting.
I had a funny experience with this rag
time two years ago when I took It to '
'Frisco. They don't have many negroes
out there all Chlnpso-so they did not un ;
derstand what I wna giving them. After
I had been a "frost" for n week a nows- :
napcr man came to mo and said he had J
been sent to llnd out what I was dr ylng
nt , that no one knew. I explained it to >
The Great Occult Scientist and
Psychal Wonder of the Age.
Was Interviewed by a Bee representative 1
yesterday at his parlors , 002 South 16th
street. There were u number of medical i
gentlemen present nnd among them several
etudents of anatomy , who wore fulfilling
nn appointment prevlouuly made with the
doctor.
Wo wore received In a very courteous and
nffablo manner. After a few minutes pleas
ant conversation the doctor proceeded to In
terest these present by demonstrating his
wonderful power of occult force.
Ono young gentleman , who professes to
have an extraordinary knowledge of the
human anatomy , expressed himself ns being
utterly astonished at what occurred.
The doctor explained that ho would very
forcibly show the power of magnetism nnd
ho did so by preventing the circulation of
Wood to any extremity of tbo body by elm-
ply placing two lingers on the shoulder of
the subject. This remarkable feat was the
cause of a great deal of Interrogation ,
which was met very scientifically and satis
factorily.
The doctor then said his power of locat
ing disease was purely magnetic , and whan
ho laid hands on an effected person , In-
etantly the magnetic Influence- produced a
fcoltng In the corresponding portion o < his
body equal to that in the person afflicted ;
BO thus ho la able to diagnose any case , remove -
move the cause nnd effect a permanent
euro.
This was followed by a demonstration of
clairvoyance , In which sclenco Dr. Harrlden
la king of nil , Ho told five of the gentle
men present the names of their parents ,
nlso gave events of their pattt life , which
was acknowledged to bo absolutely correct ,
nnd waa perfectly mystifying. All present
expressed themselves as being highly
pleased with their vlelt and another ap
pointment was made to meet the doctor the
coming week , when two patients will bo
brought , one allllcted with deafness and the
other a rbounmtlo subject , In order that
the doctor may remove the affliction by his
wonderful power of occult force.
At this Juncture wo bade the lector adieu
nnd received an Invitation < o . tend a lec
ture which ho delivers in Patterson Hall ,
17th nnd Farnam street * , this ( Sunday )
evening , ot 8 n , m , on a subject which
Is certainly of great Importance to every
living soul , namely , "Hell where Is It ,
what la It , nnd why U UT"
The doctor Is a wonderfully busy man.
11 IH parlors are crowded from morning until
night with people eager to receive his ad-
vice. His fee la surely very reasonable , ns
lie gives life readings for Jl.OO. His cilice )
hour * are from 9 a. m , to 8 p. m. Cilice ,
open Sunday * .
him nnd he gave n quarter of a page to
It. Tlie rest of my engagement was to
packed houses.
Mr. Whiting wrote the first of the rag-
lime eongs "Syncopated Sandy" and May
Irwln made a hit with It. He made the ac
quaintance' of Sandy , who Is the real char
acter , In Louisville , and heard him play
there In this song. Neil Wayburn helped
him. Mr. Whiting docs not Introduce any
of hla ragtime songs In the piny , but con
fines himself to the straight coon songs that
ftre so popular.
Charles Hoyt , he of farce comedy fame
and ono of the brat known playwrights In
this country , who became seriously 111 the
Litter part of last season and who was
taken to Florida , nherc he remained until
ho was strong enough to go back to his
homo In Now Hampshire , has returned to
New York. Ho Is fully restored to health ,
so the exchanges say , and has rraumcd
work upon several now plays which he was
compelled to lay aside owing to his Illness.
Ho will doubtless first fix up his last play ,
"A Dog In the Manger , " which failed last
fall In Washington , and then finish up the
others. Hoyt's plays are nearly alwajR ac
ceptable and draw large houses. Theater
goers will undoubtedly bo glad to learn that
Hoyt Is himself again.
Down New York way the people were
pretty much of nil of last week getting over
the effects of the Dewey celebration and
talking about the yacht races , but they
found tlmo , however , to produce two new
plays , "Peter Stuyvcsant" and "My Inno
cent Doy. " William H. Crane was the star
In the former piece , while- Otis Hnrlan , re
membered hero ns having created many of
the leading characters In different Hoyt
farces , was the star In the latter.
Of Mr. Crane's work In his new play tha
New York papers spoke very highly , but as
to the play the critics were divided In opin
ion , as will be seen by the following ex
tracts taken from eomo of the leadlns
opinions :
"Fine feathers are commonly supposed to
make fine birds , but line scenery nnd cos
tumes seldom determine the quality of a
play. If they did the production of theatri
cal novelties would be a safe nnd easy
business and 'Peter Stuyvesnnt , ' the new
Play presented nt Wallack's theater might
bo set down as a success. Its scenery Is
costly , effective and picturesque , while its
costumes , besides being historically ac
curate , are quaint and tasteful.
"Unfortunately for Brandcr Matthews
and Bronson Howard , the authors of the
Play , and for that popular comedian. Wll
Ham II. Crane , these things are but accessories
series of minor importance in the main Is
sue. The fact has been proved over and
over again , notably In the case of 'Change
Alley , ' The Seats of the Mighty' and other
ornate failures of recent date. 'Peter Stuy
vesnnt1 Is apt to take rank among them.
"Tho authors have chosen an attractive
period In the history of old New York , which
they Justly believed would make an excel
lent setting for a drama. They hit upon the
old Dutch governor , Peter Stuyvesant , ns a
curious and strongly marked character
which could be readily ndapted to the tale ts
of such an actor ns Crane. The disad
vantage of their scheme was that they
could llnd no direct and moving story in
which their character participated drama
tically as a central flgure.
"Instead of this they have imagined four
pairs of characters who dabble mildly In
sentimental episodes of a rather childish
order , and a sketchy , artlllclal , political in
trigue as the main current of action. Peter
Stuyvesant has no vital part to play In any
of thebe affairs , so they are only allowed to
. llaro up spasmodically and die out again
while he Is given ample and repeated op
portunities for the display , of his Idiosyn-
crncles. In the meantime , what little there
la of the play halts and grows cold. " New
York World.
"That the authors Messrs. Bronson How
ard and Brander Matthews , have been nt
pains to put some sort of appreciable his
torical quality In their laboriously manu
factured piece , would have been understood
even without Mr. Howard's announcement
In his speech after the third act of his arm
belief that the hour has now arrived for
putting- American history on the ptagp.
That hour had not arrived , we are to infer ,
when the plays treating of American his
tory ono may find listed In Mr. French's
catalosuo were new , yet few of the rough
est of those 'occasional' works were not
quite as true to history as this. We quite
I agre with Mr. Howard's idea that history
In n play should never Interfere with art ;
| that mere fact should not obstruct fancy.
No one will quarrel with him and h'.s '
learned collaborator for not being too dis
tressingly historical In making- their his-
torlcal piny. But what wo all want in n
play , historical , farcical or 'pastoral-coml-
cal , Is vitality , and there is precious little
of that in this elaborately artlflced story of
'lie Dutch in New Amsterdam.
i Still. If Mr. Crane can succeed by his
skill In putting- the breath of life into the
principal personage nnd keeping It there as
wo hope he will , the play Itself will sur-
xTlve' i" ? pltc ot tlle beautiful pictures of
Nework os It was in the seventeenth
century. In spite of the careful attention to
every small detail in the setting and nji-
polntments , and of the generally creditable
performance , the Illusion was often sadli
missed last night.
" 1 lift 111 H V. ft UPAmnrf SMlrrVif t n tin V.An
effec'tlvc ' , because nil Its essential scenes
riavo been done over nnd over again. The
olrl governor's soft heart nnd llerce man-
tier , his blundering when he meddles with
love afTnlrs , his grief when ho believes his
ward , Conrad , utility of treachery and his
Brutus-like heroism at the trial ; the
youth self-sncrlllco to save his friend , nnd
the friend's heroic surrender of his own
person when he learns of the other's plight
-Rie.re , 's ' surely a good array of material
which , If old , Is good. Out the touch of the
esteemed co-laborers , wo are compelled to
pay Is rather 'heavy ' and their Imagination
halting.
"Yet wo honestly advise every theater
goer not to miss seeingMr. . Crane in his
newest Impersonation. It Is the. best thing
IIP 1ms done slnco he acted the broken spec
ulator In 'Tho Fool of Fortune , ' and It
could scarcely bo nurpassed on the con
temporary stage. " Times.
"As to the literary quality of thf > piece
there Is not much to bo paid. The dialogue
for the most part was In contemporaneous
Kngllsh. without any antique flavor , and In
this respert was not Infrequently In rather
Htrnnge contrast with the costumes nnd the
setting. Hut this U < not a point that need
bo Insisted on now. The plny , In cplto of
certain weaknesses , Is to bo commended as
nr. Intelligent effort to treat an American
subject , shows plentiful evidence of con
scientious preparation , has many of the ele
ments of popularity nnd may be M > t down n > >
a successful , as It cortnlnly Is a praise
worthy , experiment. " Post.
"Mr. Crano. warmly welcomed by a nu
merous audience , appeared In Avnllnck's
theater and acted 1'eter Stuyvosant , ! n a
new play by Hrnnder Matthews and Bran
son Howard. The play Is domesticIn char
acter , gentle In spirit , tranquil In move
ment , and tinged with swcot sentiment and
playful humor , nnd It sets forth the sub
stance of a pretty story with adroit method
and occasional felicity of situation. Its
dialogue seemed a little diffuse and It did
not at any point strongly affect the feelings
liut It Is excellent ns u picture of manners
and It Is strong In the clement of eccentric
character. " Tribune.
Of Otis Harlan nnd "My Innocent Boy"
the New York papers were unanimous In
their approval of bcth play and star.
The Allco Nielsen Opera company pre
sented Its new opera , "The Singing Girl , "
In Montreal Monday evening of last w > ek ,
nnd from presa reports the production seems
to have been a big success. The following \
la taken from the Now York Journal's tele ,
graphic columns :
MONTUI3AL. Oct. 2.-"Tho Singing
'
Olrl" was presented tonight for the tlrst
time on any stage at Her Malesty'a the-
atcr , by the Allco Nielsen Opera com
pany.
Miss Alice Nielsen , who appeared In the
title role , received live curtain calls nt the
end of the lirwt act.
The opera hinges on the law of a cer
tain duke who has been refused In mar-
riaco by caprlclouH countess. The Jllti-d '
duke Issues a mandate that persons of tha
opposite BOX found kissing each other shall 1
immediately marry nnd In the event of
refusal the man shall bo sent to jail and |
the woman to a convent until they con
sent to a union.
Victor Herliert Is the composer nnd
Harry B. Smith and Stanislaus Stango nrv
the librettists.
The numerous complication ! ) growing out t
of the absurd law afford ample impor
tunities for tlio comedian * , Joseph Herbert -
bert , Joseph Cawthorn and John O Sla-
i vln. They appear reflectively u a prince ,
1 n minister of police tuul n pennant boy
j and are given more work by the llbret-
Greater America Exposition
Week of Promising Special Days.Day
day In the -\veeJc. Day in tlio VVeelr.
.At 3 p. 122. . ,
4:15 p. 322
Tuesday , October 10. Great Indian
Several trainloads of visitors will como from the
Gem City of the Plains
iliam Battle
and will bo tendered a cordial welcome by the
Exposition , City Ollicials , Commercial
Club and Ak-Sar-13en V.
in the fierce and Sioux.
Participated by brawny
Realistically picturing the heroic commander
skillfully mines , on his running Battleship the gauntlet Olympia. of submarine Daring and Expert Wild West Show
Showing the arts and accomplishments of the
broncho buster and cow puncher in horseman
p. 322. ship.
Day
The Intrepid Professor Alfreno
Weird Sioux Indian War Dance
Thursday , October 12.
Ceremonial Reception , with addresses by 2 find 7p. m.
Mayor Moores and President Miller ; Lieut. G-ov.
Northcott of Illinois , Head Consul ; Hon. A. 11.
Talbot of Lincoln , and Mrs. E. D. Watt. Delightful Concerts by the
Grand Prize Contest of Drill Teams Bellstedt's ' Concert Band
Fearlessly walking a wire in mid-air
above the wide lagoon. A. O. U. W. Day and Mills County ( la. ) Day , of Cincinnati , 0.
Saturday , October 14th.
Thrilling and Marvelous Special Display of Paine's Which has won an enviable reputa
Feats of Daring and Skill. Fireworks Free. tion in the west.
Ists and more music by the composer than
usual.
Jllss Nielsen was Greta , the singing
girl , and Stephen , a peasant boy.
Eugene Cowles as the duke , Richie Ling
as Count Otto and Lucille Saundcrs as
Marie bear the burden of the solo work
outside of the prlma donna , and with the
exception of Richie Ling , who is suffering
'rom a severe cold , divided the honors
with her.
Jlanager Perley has provided n sumptu
ous production , the three acts In three
scenes being first a square In Linn , Aus
tria , In 1&20 ; the second the bridal apart
ments In the Ducal palace , nnd the third
i schloss and convent overlooking Linn.
The costumes are of the period and are
) lcturesque. The color schemes arc worked
out admirably.
Co m I ii n
What Is said to be a clever company of
comedians , dancers and singers In that suc
cessful farce comedy "A Hot Old Time"
vlll bo the attraction at Doyd's theater for
hrco nights and Saturday matinee , com
mencing Thursday , October 12. A laugh li
promised every minute. The comedy waa
vrltten for this purpose and It la said to
answer the requirements. The purport of
A Hot Old Time" Is just an excuse to
ntroduce some of the latest and most catchy
nuslc of the day , unique characters , numer
ous epeclaltlcs of a refined order. The
comedy has been a hit the last two seasons
ind this season It Is said to bo even better
than heretofore. The company has been
carefully selected and Includes such artists
an John W. Jess , the rajah of Irish comed
ians ; W. Wallace Dlack , the phenomenal
> asso : Ada Melroao and Pearl Uovare , John
and Bertha Oleeson , dancers and cako-
walkers , ; Hyberta Pryme , singing comedi
enne , and the novelty dancer , Miss Annlo
St. Tel , known as the "Bounding Antelope. "
The Trocndero Opera company and the
management of the theater have reason to
feel proud of the flattering receptions dur
ing the last week and there Is every reason
to believe that the future of this organiza
tion will bo highly successful. The an
nouncement for the week beginning with to
night's performance is the ever popular light
opera "Pirates of Penzance. " The Trocadero
company has been rehearsing It diligently
during the pimt week nnd should glvo It an
admirable presentation. It possesses great
opportunities for fine stage Investiture ,
which are promised to bo taken advantage
of.
The costuming will doubtless be rich and
the scenery elaborate. The "Pirates of Pcn-
zanco" Is brilliant and stirring In music ,
having three splendid finales In which the
full strength of the company will bo heard
to advantage. Mies Mortimer will sing the
leading soprano role , Mr. Hatch the bari
tone , Mr. Taylor the tenor , Messrs. Hicks
and Hageman will do the comedy work , of
which there Is Just enough to bo entertain
ing , while the balance of the east will In
clude the following well known members
of the company : Frnnklyn Fox , Marlon
Chase , Allco James and the Misses Wells
nnd Wood ,
The engagement of Nell Burgess for one
week nt the Crelghton-Orpheum Is In keep
ing with the rule of the management to glvo
Its patrons the very best attractions that
money can secure. Mr. Burgess receives
from the Orpheum company a salary that Is
Bald to bo ono of the largest ever paid to
| any legitimate actor to Induce him to appear
In the high-class vaudeville field. Ho re-
I ccntly concluded a two-years' successful
run at the Union Square theater in New
York city. Everyone remembers him In
"Tho County Fair. " It was as "Widow
Bcdott" that ho acquired his reputation as
a comedian and It Is this amusing character
that he will portray.
Mr. P. J. White and Miss Kittle Harris
present a burlesque sketch entitled "Oet
Your Money's Worth. " Their act Is said to
bo very clever. Mies Jessie Mlllan , cornet
soloist , who was with the Barnum & Bailey
band for three yeara , will doubtless prove
an attractive feature. The Tennis trio will
! glvn a club specialty. Allen Schrock , the
I champion trick bicyclist , will give an ex
hibition of his mastery of the wheel. Joe B ,
Alexander , the tramp balladlst , direct from
the Kohl & Castle circuit , will Introduce his
latest novelties , original with himself. Miss
Nell Paris , who recently made her debut on
the vaudeville stage of the Orpheum , will
today begin her engagement on tbo Orpbeum
circuit. She has a tine soprano voice , which
has been well cultivated for several years.
She Is an Omaha girl. When she made her
debut recently In this city she made quite
n lilt. Her friends will watch her career
! with much Interest. The American Blograph
I has been engaged for another week. An
entire new eet of pictures will bo shown this
week , Including tome taken during tbo
Dewey celebration In New York last week.
"At Oay Coney Islamd , " which oponcU a
week's engagement on Wojne- lay night ,
continues to draw big houses and doubtless
will until U closes Its engagement on
Wednesday night at Sard's. The pleco Is
ono of those funny farces full of good spe
cialties , nod Is altogether well worth seeing.
It Is the first play to ever open and close a
week's engagement In the middle of the
week In this city.
I'lnyn nnd Pliijrcra.
Melba is to sing in Berlin.
Nat Goodwin Is not In good health.
Hoyt says It took him but five days to
write "A Texas Steer. "
Roland Heed Is writing a colonial drama ,
the scene ot which Is Boston.
Do Wolf Hopper has canceled American
dates and will remain in Europe a year
longer.
Stuart Robson has abandoned "The Gad
fly" nnd has began rehearsals for a new
play by Augustus Thomas.
The 600th performance of "The Belle of
New York" at the Shaftcsbury theater ,
London , will be celebrated on October 9.
Ellen Beach Yaw , she of the "Eiffel
tower notes , " Is to appear In London in
an opera written by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Gustavo Salvlnl's American season will
begin In October , 1900 , nnd Ills repertoire
will Include "Othello , " "Tho Outlaw" and
"Saul. "
Julia Marlowo wears a court train of
Nile green velvet in "Collnette" that Is
live and one-half yards long and two and
one-quarter yards wide. The entire cos
tume cost $1,200.
The number of letters anent a high-class
choral society which have been received at
this offlce should certainly Indicate the fact
that there is a current. Increasing In
strength and rapidity , which Is moro than
liable to result in the desired organization.
One of the old timers , Mr. Frank Vodlcka ,
who has been In almost every good musical
venture , has written a most Interesting and
enthusiastic letter , which lack of sufficient
room In this column prevents publishing ,
and the same applies to others. Mr. John
Helgren has made a special call at this
offlce to assure the new society of his hearty
co-operation nnd assistance , conditional on
the fact that the music shall be of good
quality and with a tendency to oratorio.
The thought occurs at this point which
might as well bo made In the form of a
suggestion to the -music committee. Why
not make this a society for the development
of choral works of all kinds ? Grand opera
can furnish many highly Interesting and
comparatively unknown numbers. In light
opera ono can llnd choruses worth working
on , nnd madrigals , gleea and part songs In
lighter vein should have representation.
Mr. A. Delmoro Cheney IB another of the
musicians who has offered his assistance In
any and every way possible. Mr. GarelsBen ,
the artistic basso , who has recently arrived
In this metropolis , will also further the
movement. In fact , all the leading vocal
teachers will bo sure to como Into line , as
time goes on , for the Impulse of the pupils
Is aroused. The names mentioned , bo It
understood , nro names of thoeo who have
volunteered assistance , It Is not a matter
of coaxing. No preferences have been shown.
Mr. Charles Stephens , who successfully en
gineered the once highly successful Ladles'
Musical society , la acting as secretary until
the tlrno of organization. A preparatory
meeting will bo held at Hospe's hall , over
the Hospo ntore on Douglas street , next
Tuesday evening , October 10 , to which all
teachers Interested In forming a good so
ciety are Invited. This Invitation Is ex
tended , not by the musical critic of The Dee ,
but by a few musical people who met to
gether last week nnd who represent the ol'd J
Apollo club , the old Omaha Musical society j
( Homer Moore , conductor ) , the old Mendelssohn -
ssohn Choral society ( L. A. Terrene , con
ductor ) nnd the old Mondamln Choral so
ciety ( Thomao J. Kelly , conductor ) ,
No organization has been formed or oven
thought of. It Is a call to assembly In
order to ascertain the feeling of the teachers
and leading professional singers. Then , It
Tuesday night develops a favorable senti
ment , the organization will bo pushed and a
full meeting of singers will bo called and an
organization will be agreed upon.
The most gratifying feature of the whole
movement Is tbo fact which baa come to
j light that there la a new generation of good
I singers who are anxious for concerted work.
There are over a hundred good volceo , whose
possessors are also good readers and Intelli
gent musical people and who have never
been Identified with public work. An organ
ization of this kind will be a great benefit
to the pupils of all teachers , as It will de
velop them in that all-Important branch ,
choral ensemble singing.
Wbon the new auditorium Is built the
n w society will be glad to glvo Its concerts
at Ak-Sar-Don castle. The suggestion of I
last week has been given some careful con
sideration by a few business men. and whllo
of course , many frown thereat , hope Is not
dead , and wo may have an auditorium yet.
A strange * scene occurred a few weeks ago ,
the story of which has just come to light.
Agulnaldo , surrounded by sorao of his gen
erals , was receiving a few American pris
oners , and In order to test the capabilities
of the captives ho asked them to sing.
They sang a rag-time song , then another
rtig-tlnie song , and another. Wherupou
Agulnaldo asked the question , "Is this
American music ? Did it originate In your
country ? " and when ho received a reply In
the affirmative , ho turned to his generals
with n frown , and said : "Prosecute the war
with all vigor. "
That very clever writer of the Chicago
Kecord staff , whose signature , George Ade ,
is a guarantee of literary piquancy , had In
his column last Thursday an article on the
coming eong , which waa highly Interesting.
Ho introduces the sketch by stating that
the people have been waiting for tome
months to ascertain , the nature of the coon
song's successor. He offers as the solution
of the problem the condensed ballad , "tho
song with the abbreviated Lltlo , the boiled-
down song. " This ho describes as beauti
fully Indefinite , and cites as illustrations the
present runners , "Because , " "Always" and
"If. " And thcn _ ho suggests some titles. It
Is not stated whether ho has copyrighted
these titles or whether ho has offered them
to a greedy world , but If any aspiring local
composers dcslro to eet the muse working ,
it Is hereby suggested tihat Mr. Ade bj
approached and offered a fair royalty. His
titles are : "Sure ! " "Why ? " "Nit ! " "Per
haps ! " "Duck ! " "Ouch ! " "Maybe ! "
"Never ! " "Now ! " "But ! " "And ! " "So ! "
Perchance Mr. Ado would accept the fol-
Iqwlng as n exchange of prisoners , BO to
Bpealc , the writer having daringly appro-
prlatod his :
For military people , "How ! " ( a sweetly
paithetlo Indian story might be wound
around this ) . For convivial spirits "When ! "
"Yopl" might bo used as n sequel to "Will
you love mo , sweetheart , when I'm cold ? "
For a sequel to "Oh , promise me ! " o ie could
take "Sure ! "
"Pete ! " ( n chance for n , song about a
cowboy's brldo , the wrong man lynched ,
etc. ) "Before , " and Its companion , "After. "
A suggestive title for a eone of "barber
shop harmony" would be "Next ! " And
others.
Omaha Is to have no dearth cf music
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teachers thlo season. The latest acquisition
is a pianist Who baa Just como from Europe ,
full of enthusiasm and fresh from a master.
One of her 'teachers ' was Morltz MoszkowBkl ,
the celebrated pianist and composer , M.sa
Ella Free , for Mioh Is the young artiste's
name , will Immediately open a fitudlo and
will glvo recitals whose program * will 1)3
cnatlo up with care from the best of the
great classicists. Her temperament is of
the most artistic nature , her technique Is
masterly , nnd her Interpretations nre < not
only Intelligent but Intellectual , Her youth
gives her an added charm ,
THOMAS J. KELLY.
MllNlCIll IN'tltCN.
Mr Thomas J. Kelly has resumed his
studio work. ,
Mr. Francis Potter announce ? the openIng -
Ing rehearsals of his Mandolin club for ad
vanced players. Mr. l'otter'8 recital last
season was a brilliant event.
Miss lloulter , who for many yearn has
taught the mysteries of mimic to the rlelnw ,
generation , has decided to abandon her
residence Btud'o , nnd nho has renuved ton
downtown recital room. Ono of tliu features
of her work Is the buries of .recitals , which ,
will be given on the las.t Smurday of each '
month. Amontr thosj participating In the
last ono weru : Walter Kuapp , Ho.s-Io ,
Kn.ipp , Curtis Lindsay , Irene Perfect , !
Helen Ullibcl , Mary Allen. Francis Allen , !
Jessie Willis , Mary Shank , Lllllam Hobo-1
son , Susie Shank , Charles L'odce , Mar-
Kuerlto Cocko , Catherine Skinner. Maud
Marsh , Mrs. Fey and Mlsu Adelaide Clark. |
Miss Julia Ofllcer , piano fitudlo , Karbach
block.
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Sunday , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday *
AT GAY
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. Car load scenery.
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Wednesday. Telephone , 1919.
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Managers.
Telephone 1919.
3 Nights Nlatlnoo
Commencing Saturday
The show that lius made the universe laugh. The Hay's
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Two and a half hours of pure and wholesome fun underthe direc
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John C. Leach , 12 , J. Nasson , John anil Hcrtha ( Jlceson , Miss Ada Mclrose ,
JllSH Ada Henry , Miss Pearl Tlovnre , Miss Hyberna I'ryno and Miss Annie
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MR. i
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