THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY, A PHIL SP, 1901.
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The last week, like the majority of those
J-s; prereding the close of a theatrical
'"'. w usToia o. aavioia Ci especial
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taerlt or at least aaythlag that would call
f r farther commeat thaa that already (
g Tea la
the dally review,. Lack of patron- ,
age a all o: the theaters furnished ample
c.iden-e that the present season Is rapidly
rearing Its end. There are practically but
hree weeks left, during which time less
t' an a half dozen attractions are to be seen
a' the Boyd. Of these three are of especial
porfance. Richard Mansfield's production
C 'Henry V." E. II. Sothern's -Hanlet"
May Irwin In a new comedy. Mr.
s hera Is to close the season at the Boyd,
hat Is so far as traveling combinations are
3' erned. the third week la May. Follow-
g his engagement the Boyd will be turned
er to S M. Bear, who will Immediately .
sstall a summer stock company to re-;
t- a!a until the opealag tf the seasoa of j
? 01-: Mr. Bear managed the theater last
f aramer daring the engagement of the Red
mond Stock company. For this summer he
r-raises a company of more merit, one
'hat he will recruit himself rather than
ccc already organlied.
Regarding the cause of the falling off la
theatrical patronage at this season of the
iear. Manager Burgess sums up the matter
In, perhaps, the most loslcat way. You
see the theater-goers of Omaha have been
iffercd. during an exceptionally long sea
fc"a. au unusual number of hlgh-prlccd at-
ractlors." said Mr. Burgess, "and they
Lvc jstrealted them liberally. Now that
the evenings are loager and pleasaat out of
Jjof they find more pleasure In riding and
d.iving than In the theaters. However, the
L-airl'y of the attractions have yet
tu come are of such merit that theater
loers till net be willing to miss them, no
uatter how pteaiaat the wejthtr may be
c . doors nt how uncomfortable It
r ay be Inside. Take Mansfield, fcr In
stance. We have enough applications for
teats from nou-reslieats to almost All the
thtatcr and the tame condition will doubt
less present Itself Curing the engagement
cf Scthern and May Irwin. All of these
three artists are favorites here and always
attract audiences that pac tiie theaters.
Miss Irwin and Mr. Sothern have not paid
i-! a visit for several years, a.al 1 Icok lor
them to do a tremendous custness.
The coming of Richard MaasQeld for a
s.ngle performance lends Interest o almost
anything that may be prln'.id regarding
c m or his eccentricities. During his re
cent engagement In Washington aone of the
dramatic writers were able to get An later
view with him. but severtheleis this fact
d.d cot preveat them from writing some
cf his saylags. Here Is an ar:lcle that ap
r care & In one of the papers;
When you see Richard Manfrt'ld quoted
R .ept It with a grain of salt. The actor Is
something of a sphinx when it comes to
ta.WriK for publication. There was a time,
ca there in In th life of every actor and
a tress, when newspaper publicity is craved
tven more than something to eat, but that
t me Is no more with Manfild. Having
ti'talned fame, he exerels-s the prlvtles"
f his personality and rarely talks for pub
It atton. However, a. man of such accom
1 ishments is bound to be ouoted. even
irojgh the medium of a third person, and
h'-nce It happens that there are many
HRiuslns little stories of the actor In clrcu
!aiin About the theater wherever he plays.
Manstleld began life as a painter. M.ist
cf the scenery used In his plays Is designed
I v him and only a man who understands
h w to get effects and colors could "make
Ui as Mr. Mansfield does for the various
1-arta that he assumes upon the stage. An
almlrer once said to him. "So yoj used to
ll hy painting?" "No." replied the actor,
-I lived in spite of painting
I" 1 on another occasion when Mr. Mans
r.el'l was playing something In the west a
ticket-taker stopped him at the entrance to
the theater, exclaiming, "Hold on thjr!
V"her is your ticket? Do you belong to
this show?" "No. The show be!ong3 to
m was the suave replyi
ManslMd hired a private secretary a few
years ago, but was compelled to discharge
It m bemuse he could not srell and was
clherwise rather lame In the matter of
ejucatlon. When the young man had re-
f -ved the notice of his dismissal he went
it.' inv utiuf uiiu ikcu iut 411 eAnianauon.
iit idi t la. ii? was luiu. wiai juur ruu- i
ci tno position
mer secretary
sltlon. Greatly offended the for-
VX0rin m'yeduc'ation?'
Then, my dear boy." said the actor, "I
vrj'd advise them to institute proceedings
swrndlCedr"CVerr f the mne5'" The' W"e '
nother storv is to the effect that Mr and
Mrs Mansfield were entertaining a dls-!
tingulshed company at their dinner table.
There happened to be present, however, one
wh" was rather a bore. He made much of
li's refusal to partake of any wines. "You
tan take an ass to the water, but you can't
make him drink." he said. "As vou please."
replied Mansfield, graciously. "Then I won't
press yoj nny more.'
ii is saia or tucnaru aiansneia mat nis
Mshion of making fun spares himself least
cf all. On the walls of his house In New
i or are two large pictures, pnotograpmc
pn jps. The first represents Sir. MansfWld.
I aok in hand, with a smile of bliss on his
f-e fitting In the midst of an apparently
ansorbed group of ladles and gentlemen.
T h other shows him in an expression of
ven -greater delight than before, but the
cnt.re assemblage about him Is wrapped In
Member. The picture of me reading one
t f my own plays to my own company, ' ex-
.alned Mr. Mansfield.
But he sayb smart things In a serious
way. too. Not long ago he waa asked what
,i..th'; l,st ,,nc ot procedure for an actor.
Tell your audience what you are going to
do." he replied, "do It. and then tell them
that you have done lu ' Here Is the kcr.iel
of the diplomatic as well as artistic side of
the actors procedure. It applies to his ed
ertlslng method, as well as to the develop
ment of a story, an Idea, or a character in
a play. But the two most Insignificant
nuius in iac rcnience are tne most lmpor
I a n fr 'Tin Iff DldB.tu j
"rS'PnnV-.'J Ki5'.
promise and afterward boast, but only an
nrtlst and a genius can "do" things. It Is
,.n.i,.Iapt,CKt3C.Jor dol.ne everything In con
sf,l02.rr,Ulihls ari.,n uperior fashion
that haa given him bis present pre
eminence. v
Delia Fox. the well-known comic opera
Trim donna. Is far from dead yet. She Is
J.itt now playing an engagement In vaude
ville and promises to come to us next sea
son as a star In a new opera. Ia a rent
Interview ahe said:
It's not time for my obituary yet. Is it?
I m Just beginning to like this business of
'ivlng. You know I am married and it Kas
Hiaic all the difference In the world In me.
Net that I'm not the better half, either;
but then I vc n husband to anchor to He's
. good fellow, ts Jack. By the way. "A.
uood Fellow" is the name of a musical
i rnedy he bought of Klaw & Erlanger and
nave roe for a wedding gift. Well, to go
hack oh. not so many years my father
a photographer In St. Louis, and when
? ua i, imagine me, I was the tnldshlp
tnlte m "innafore." Later. I played in a
i jmpany that numbered such people, now
eminent, aa Uus Thomas. W T. Dickson
ml W O. Smith, who brought out My
Friend from India," and VU1 Collier, too.
Then I became the prima donna of the Ben-
El3 mumiiiiiiH
I
V
ec Mlt.n opera m;ar. anl then
llrr f'otireld c . .nde' nded to fntp rie
m- mux; wraiT i i l.i i .11 1
for Th' Kins s Jestr Th.it was in 1M
iiv-. what -1 1 ho. h.r,l in ton vit
M next step' was l-ito'th Kmma' Juch
V.!!?, .mP?"' .wi'h ?",r .MS"1"
AVarY " Ir.MMrum." '-ThY" Lltui
irooper. "Fleur de Ls The Wedding
Uay.' with IJilian Kussell und D A-icli:
and lastly The Little Host And the one
I loved most, the last of all. was th least
successful Fn.lowing this came ray '0115
Hires?, and well. 1 Rues, the dramatic tdl
trrs all had m; career In cold type a nua
or of time; awaiting th .nd 1 might be
better off over there, but at anv rate I'm
here and vou 11 her from Dvlla'vet. Nest
.jmmer. if my stars arc propitious, I'm
golnz out again in something musical and
merry, that will pta.-. Just watch me.
One of the things that grate harshly on
the feasibilities of the theater-goer who
eany enjoys what U set before him Is the
tlar tauchter that all
5rMks In upon the spirit of a
or wh. h ' .
too frequently
scene, oathetlc
or tragic, which calls for unvthm- htit
lenty. It may be that the offenders la this
respect do not Intend to offend. At times
It seems that the nerves of some delicately
organlied person hav keen drawn to a ten
sion where some sort of relief must be had.
and the laugh that disturbs the house Is
hysterical. Such laughter Is easily de
tected, and is as much a tribute to the
actor as tears. Azaiust It no objection
ean lie. It Is. however, the thoughtless,
the unappreclatlve, hoe twittering titter
or raucous guffaw really rasps the feelings
of those arouad them. Omaha people have
lately had some notable examples of this
peculiar crime againit good manners.
Whea Mrs. Leslie Carter was here she
gave us a wonderfully good Interpretation
of a very dlQcult character. There is
much la "Zaia" that Is comedy, but It Is
nearly all conflsed to the first two acts, and
Is that sort of ccmedy which serves only
as a foil for the tragedy that follows. Dur
ing these two acts the light-hearted gaiety
of the music hall singer, happy In the pos
session of her lover and the freedom of her
animal spirits, with her whole being ani
mated by the determination to be "decent"
and buoyed up by the apparent reeJlratloa
of her desire. Is certainly such as would
Inspire an ordinary audience to join with
her la careless laughter. When she leaves
for Paris, to follow her lover to his home,
however, the light in her life la burning
low, and when she returns It has gone out.
Comedy no longer has a part la the play.
She has had a vision of life she had never
dreamed of. and as the vision burst open
her it brought also a life to which she
could never attain. la the hopelessness of
her desperation she struggles bitterly
against herself, and It Is In this that Mrs.
Carter shows the great dramatic power she
possesses. Not la the final scene of the
fourth act does she arise to the sublimity
of art. The torrent of passion that over
whelms her aad the maa she Is renounc
ing comes with a sudden burst, aad tears
down all before It. It Is powerful, but the
preparation for the storm is what denotes
the real artist. Beginning in the reception
room of the Paris retld-nce Zara comments
to reallie the sha.lowness and paucity of her
life as compared with that of the man she
loves aad to whom she looks for the
culmination of her dream of "decency" and
domestic bliss. As the scales fall from her
eyes, and she sees clearer and clearer the
poverty of her existence, her position he
comes more and more keealy apparent, until
finally, when she reaches her own home,
the squalor and misery that surrouad her
stand out for the first time to her view and
she realizes at last the gulf that divides
her from him. Then comes the pitifully
pathetic efforts at making amends. The
furniture Is dusted, the dirty clothing it
removed, aa attempt at dressing the table
and preparing a dainty and tempting break
fast is made, and people "dowa in front"
laugh. It Is tragedy, the awakening of a
woman's soul to the utter deflation of her
heart; and many there be who found In
.Mrs. carters wonderfully realistic por-
trayal of this touchlne situation onW nmvn
canon 10 cacninnatlon
Once
more. It was la "Prince Otto."
'Countess Rosea had laughingly stated that
'"","'7 f the tea
maos-ats, and yet had shown that she
'till possessed the capacity for sacrifices
Her lore for 0tt' overshadowed all else!
There Is no need of detalllnc what she rfiii
for him. When ther flaallr nin i
prison, and he bestowed on her what' was
probably the only pure klsa she had ever
received from a maa, she leaned against 'he
table and said; "For that kiss I would
have forged the signature of St. Peter-
,One of the strongest situations and eer-
'talntr tfc. ,f..., . . ,
. lr , Kt line la the whole play
et Ppl laughed. A woman's hopeles
hnnln
love, a heart doomed to loneliness, finding
lta coasolatloa In a single kiss. Nothing
humorous about that, surely.
Verily, it seems that pearls are often cast
before swine.
Coming Uvents.
The amusement season practically elcses
at Boyd's theater today with two perform
aaces of "A Brass Monkey." one of the late
Charles H. Hoyt's farces. It has been seen
here so oftea that any discussion of its
character would be superfluous. The cast,
scenery aad everything connected with the
production Is proclaimed to be of a high
standard of excellence. Miss Maile Trum
bull Is the bright star In the role cf Hap.
11:6 ter the village Jonah.
The litter la Impersonated by H. K. Wes
ley. it was as members of the "Razzle
Dazzle Trio." la this piece that Tim Mur
phy and Otis Harlan won their way to pub
lic notice. Their associate In the trio
was J. C. Mlrom, since principal comedian
cf the Marguerite Sylva Opera company's
production of "Princess Chic." There will
bo a few more plays at Boyd's this year,
but this will be the last Hoyt play or Hoyt
Ish play.
- Oae of the bills of the season will enter
tain the patrons of the Orpheum the coming
week. The bill Is headed by Marie Watn
wrlght. She is to present a drama called
"Josephine and Napoleon." Mr. Edward
ElUaer will support her. Burt Shepaerd,
direct from his London triumphs, billed as
the singing philosopher, will deliver a
quantity of quips and fancies. The Toblns
are refined musical experts who appeared
on the first vaudeville bill that was put
on at this house. Mr. and Mrs. Irving
Jones are clever entertainers and this year
they have all new songs and dances.
Nothing Lasts
except merit The medicine which has lived
for years is worthy to live.
Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters
is half a century old. It carries behind it a
record o f absolute success. In all cases of
stomach trouble, such as
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation.
Nervoisness, Liver and Kidney Trouble,
it has cured invariably. It goes to the root
of these troubles, cleansing the blood and
strengthening the stomach.
AH druggists and dealers sell it.
S-eth.t Private Kcycuuc Stamp covor. tha top
of taa bolt!.
Martiaetu and Sutherland are wtll known
a Ofoedr e-atertaisers. Edward F Re,-
I nard. the ventriloquist, will introduce his
moving figures The regular matinees will
7 Another btg Amateur carnival wilt be
f?""" Sa,Br?,?rK!Ttn,fvC
May 11. at which no children will be on the
bill. It is promts Ml that this will be the
best amateur bill ever seen la the city.
"Klngs aad Queens" Big Burlesques
will be the attractloe at Mlaco's Troeadero
this week, commencing with the matinee
today. It la oae of thoe shows that pleases
and Is swre to be a hit everywhere, being
crowded with bright things of all kinds.
The musical numbers are well selected and
marked by many new aad tuneful composi
tions. The olio consists of six star act,
each one calculated to aravse.
l'lnj nml Pins era.
The novel "Idols" has ben dramatized
and sold to Charles Krohman for produc
tion next season.
Mrs. James IJrown Potter has not rat
with much of a stscc-ss with her new play,
"Nlcaadr." In London.
F. Morton Crawford tins completed the
Madame de Maintenou play In which Sarah
otHI 1 Monye will star next etion.
Johnny Ray. the comedian, has purchased
a residence on Ksst Madison avenue, Cleve.
land. O . at a cost. It Is sW, of llt.OO.
Joseph Brooks ha Wen unable to And
a suitable play In which to star Mr. Maelyn
Arbtickle, and the contract between them
has bf.cn canceled.
Zangwtll' latest dramatic effort Is a
three-aci. comdy. "The Revolted Daugh
ter." It I said to be a play of no cone
quence, but rather cl'ver.
Aila Rehan. who closed her season In
"Sweet Nel! of Old Drury" last Saturday
night, will sill shortly for Ireland, whtre
she will spend the summer.
From Scotland Yard a melodrama by
Arthur Shirley and Benjamin Landeck had
Its first American production at Waterbury,
Conn , April U, and was well received.
Ralph Modjka and several other Polish
residents of Chicago are planning to erect
a Polish theater and Institute In that city,
which wtll cost in the neighborhood of
eW".'.
"Wlncheter." the new war ptiy by Hd-w-ard
McWade. has made a hit at the
American theater in New York. It was
produced April tl. with Margaret May as
the heroine. The young actress scored
heavily
The whims ar.d fads of our forefathr
in early colonial days, even to the furni
ture and unholsterles. are said to be made
evident in Charles Frohman's production
of "Richard Carvel," In which Jwhn Drew
is starring.
The list of new stars for r.ext season
Includes William Faversham. Odell Wil
liams. Archie Boyd. John Mason. Hilda
Spong, Jessie Milward, May Rooon, Sarah
Truax. Selma Herman, Dan Daly and
Harry Bresford.
The theaters are still In a very bad way.
There Is no patronace to speak of and lit
tle originality in management. At present
producers are following each other like
sheeD throuch a hedce. London letter In
! New York Telegraph.
1 Sarah Bernhardt Is said to have offered
the use of her Paris theater to Elsie de
Wolfe for a production of "The Way of
the World" after the Londjn spring season
that MI34 de Wolfe contemplates at the
close of her tour here.
The popular playwrlcht of today seems
to be Clyde Fitch. None of his efforts have
found quicker or more cordial approbation
than "Lovers" Lane." which !s crowdlr.c
the Manhattan theater. New York. In its
third month, and win finish the sason at
that house.
The cart of Zaza. as Dlayed by Mrs. Lel!e
I Carter In David Belasco's work of that
I name. Is longer than the traditionally long
I part of Hamlet. The play requires precisely
1 three hour and ten minutes for a full
presentation, during which time Mrs. Carter
I is absent from the stage not more than
( twenty minutes in all.
3 MUSIC.
"I have htard many remarkable things
about the celebrated Grace church choir of
Chicago." was the remark I made to Mr.
Henry B. Roaey the other day, "and I
should like to know sometblag about the
real truth of the matter."
Mr. Roney was organlit and choirmaster
ot that church for ten years, having come
to Chicago from a Michigan towa as the
result of an offer from the church commit
tee oa music. The wonderfully methodical
manner In hlch the seventy-five members
of that choir were encouraged In sustain
ing Interest, in the musical service of the
church has been current gossip In ec
clesiastical and musical circles for some
years, aad Mr. Rcney gave me the following
valuable Information:
First of all, he laid great stress oa the
class of music to be sung. His library,
which numbered thousaadi cf volumes, was
made up of the best works ot the English
cathedral writers. This Is the pure school
of church music, and will continue to be
until the American composers, generally
; speaking, cut off the trills aad passemen
( terle and devote themselves to plain and
; beautiful harmonic writings. Simplicity ia
this branch of music (that is, writing for
the compass of the voice and avoiding
pyrotechnic effects). Is what becomes per
manent in the literature of music
In the secoad place. Mr. Roney always
took a warm personal Interest In the moral
and educational devclopmeat ot his choris
ters aad he made It a part of his work
to Icara to know- the families of the boys
and to visit them and discuss the welfare
of his youngsters with them. The choir
boys were organized Into a military com
pany, and some of the gentlemen in the
choir who were officers in the volunteer
companies, kindly undertook the drilling of
the musical warriors.
The whole choir was teken for a two
weeks' encampment every year, and each
I year to a different ptace. Everything was
j done la a methodical and systematic man
ner, certain hours for bathing, certain
for boating, fixed tines for drill and
maneuvers, and the boys slept In their own
tents, had their own officers, who occupied
certain officers' quarters In eight-room
tents, and the sound of the tattoo was de
livered from a drum corps of twenty young
heroes-la-tralnlng, who took to the work
with a lusty zeal.
When the big choir festival was given
at the Auditorium under Mr. Rcney's di
rection he had a chorus of $00 boys and
400 mea. One of the most remarkable ban
quets on record was given at the end of the
festival, when 1.100 ,singeis and 100 clergy
men assembled around the festive beard la
the old Battery D.
How about rehearsals There were re
hearsals all the time, especially when ap
proaching a great day in the church calen
dar. Grace church, under Mr. Roaer's
j direction, had the choir boys divided.
' for rehearsal purpoies. into three
classes. the regular workers, the
solo choir and the applicants, or those oa
the waiting list. The olo choir consisted
of about a dozea cf the best voices and"
those most promising for solo work, and
out of this the individual soloists were
selected. Here Blatchford Kavana-jgh de
velopeJ. Then Saturday night was the lull
rehearsal, when Mr. Roaey sat at the
organ and the fifty boys were supported by
the twenty-five men.
Mr. Roney is now- out of choir work alto
gether, and his novel Idea of touring tbe
country with yeung boys has proven not
only a financial gain, but a powerful edu
cational achievement Mr. Roney never
hesitates to express his positive Ideas on
the kind of music that should be sung. He
believes in educating the young Americans
In good muslr and ia showing them the
utter absence of anything like satisfaction
to be obtained from the musk hall song
whleh is so prevalent today. Of course
he admits that there is a tingle ot rhythm
which makes one want to shuffle the feet,
and so oa. but It should not be mlitaken for
rausl Vou can not gt boys latereited
la good literature by giving them veljow.
backed dime novels to read,"' says Mr
Roaey. aad there are some who ag'ee wl;h
him
"Why do I like the work with boys so
much? Well. I will tell you. You can
find there the absolute utR-onsclousness of
manner: there Is no deception, no vanity
and none of those many scores of little
jealousies and sensitive propensities which
you are sure te meet in grown up people.
Boys ean be molded very easily If you will
Jst win their confidence. Show them that
you are personally interested in them, not
only in music, but in ail of their affairs.
They will return to you untold wealth la
the way of boncity. hoaor aad loyalty.
"My boys arc treated with the greatest
care. They are never allowed to meet
people around hotels. They travel under
my perional direction, and when I am not
with them for an hour or so Mr. Kava
naugh assists me icry much Personal
cleanliness and beariag are at a premium
ad It has even been possible to have the
little fellows scrupulously particular
about their taths, csre of their' teeth,
finger calls and all those little details
which are so essential to the well trained
aad nicely kept boy. Thty are taken to
every point of Interest, such as the navy
yards, the mint, the mines of the country,
the national points of historic fame, and
they arc spteadldly posted. on American his
tory. They carry their school books with
them oa a tour and have certain hours
each day for study.'
Mr. Roaey gave a very interesting and
Instructive talk at the High school, where
he urged by example aad precept the culti
vation of a good grade of music.
Judging from the remarks of Lyraaa
Glover, the well known critic of Chicago,
the new- opera. "Tosca." has created a
genuine sensation. Th opera li by
Pueclnl. the composer of "La Boherae." I
quote from the Record-Herald a few of Mr.
Glover's remarks
But another surprise was supplied by
Ternlna. Bearding that lioness of dramat.c
art. a-rah Bernhardt, in her rho.en Held,
this singer, who until now has scarcely
Impressed herelf upon our memorv. cur
r.ed off honors so substantial that she will
hereafter be ranked with the txccptlunaliy
rew operatic artists who ran act From
her initial appearance it was plain that she
had fully entered Into the character ot
FUvla Tosca. The first scenes m that
marr.tflrent church demonstrated her com
mand of dramatic as well as vocal expres
sion, and during all that harrowing liiter
?. eTi.wf,,.n Scarpla in the second act. with
Its thrilling torture Incident and the fren
zied killing of Searpla. I could scarcely re
call a point in which Bernhardt herself had
any great advantage over this new carrat
date for favor
Time and the press wait for no adequate
selection of adjectives to express the value
of such a performance, which was tri
umphant in effect and places Ternlna
among stars of the nrst magnitude. Mr.
scottl. dignified, commanding and wholly
absorbed, shared in the honors, which were
generous enough for all. No Searpia on the
dramatic sta has approached him In
verisimilitude and histrionic effect, and his
singing was robust, resonant and invaria
bly artistic
Newspaper men get blamed for aot print
ing musical and technical names correctly,
and sometimes the fault is on the other
side. For the last year I have made It a
rule to notice these errors as they came up.
not so much for the Immediate case, but
because of the Information to other per
sons who may send la communications. I
received an announcement, recently that at
one of the big down-town churches the
morning offertory solo would be by "Ran
dyher." instead of Randepger. and the aa
them by "Spheres," Instead of Spohr.
At All Salats' church today the last of the
vesper musical services will be given, and
hereafter the evening service will be the
regular service of the church. Today Mr.
Treynor will sing "The Earth Is the
Lord's," by Seanecker: Miss Anaa Bishop
"The Virgin's Lullaby," by Dudley Buck,
and Mr. Will McCune the solo "Jerusalem,"
ty Gounod. The Dudley Buck quartet, con
sisting of Messrs. Treynor, Rlgdoa, SImms
and Thlekstun. will give two numbers. The
choir will sing "The Lord is King." by
Buck, and "Behold, God Is My Salvation,"
by Woods. Mr. Steckelberg and Mr. Simms
will play the "Ave Maria" of Bach-Gounod
and the "Legende." of Welnawskl.
At the First Methodist Episcopal church
this morning the choir will sing the
Deum In F by Tours aad Mr. Steckelberg.
violinist, will play the beautiful Adagio of
Franz Rles, which was played here recently
by Miss Bucklln, Sousa's violinist. For the
offertory solo Mr. Steckelberg and Mr. Ke.l)
will play the Largo of Handel. In the even
ing Miss Fraaces Davis will sing "That
Eweet Story of Old," by West, with a choral
refrain written by the organist, and the
aathem will be "Seek Ye tho Lord" (J. Var
ley Roberts), sung by the choir with tenor
solo and obllgato by Mr. McCreary.
At Trinity cathedral this morning the of
fertory solo will be sung by Mrs. Ayrei,
formerly Mtis Myrtle Coon of this city.
She will sing Randegger's "Save Me, O God"
and the solo and obllgato In "As Pants the
Hart" (Spohr).
Apropos to Trinity cathedral. Mr. But
ler has been doing some very creditable
outside work. He opened a new church
organ at Crestcn. Ia.. the other night, and
will open another shortly In Albion, Neb.
He has also been lavlted to Mornlngside
college Conservatory of Music at Sioux City
to be a Judge In a musical contest. I can
think of no one better equipped for such a
delicate duty than Mr. Butler Is. for nr
ctands six feet high and he Is a power with
"de mitts." Mr. Butler Is one of the ben
local athletes, as well as musicians.
A musical service Is announced for this
evening at Hanscom Park Methodist
Episcopal church, in which Mlis Nellie
Paris. Miss Roeder, Miss Lulu Boyd, Mrs.
Covalt. Messrs. Willis and Covalt will be
participants. jr, Shaw will conduct, aad
Miss Joephlne Thatcher will play some
Interesting organ numbers.
At the Kountze Memorial church on
Thursday evening. May 2, a concert will be
given under the direction cf Mr. Delmore
Cheney, whose choir will be assisted by
Miss Mae Naudala, Mr. Daa Wheeler, Mr.
Hajeltoa and Mr. Steckelberg. Mr.
Harnisch will be the organist of the oc
casion. Mr. Kelly assisting In one or two
numbers.
It was a great pleasure to have last
week the opportualty of stumbling quite
accidentally over some ot the compositions
of Mr. E. D. Keck, who Is a modest but
none the less a solid aad substantial
" - - " ... u, m uuujwr U I
cplendld hymn tunes, anthems and canticle
settings which are of the highest grade. I
may be accused of exaggeration it I say
that bis work is suggestive of the test Eng
lish writers of church music, but such Is
simply fact. He does not strive after
effects, nor in his work extremely difficult,
but he has aimed at the harmonious cloth
ing of a simple melody, aad he has fulfilled
bis ambition In that way.
I was Indiscreet enough to make a flying
visit to Chicago after the Easter rush was
past, and the result has been several In
quiries as to when I Intend to leave town,
and so forth. I may state that I am here
and intend to stay uatli the Auditorium Is
opened. and thea some. Rumors about
departure are groundless.
A Southern Methodist thurth. I aa told,
had a choir of birds for the Easter music
this year. This U aothlng new. One
Omaha choir ha. a Wee Bird which does
real solo work and has been doing It for
some ears, aad not only that but slags bl
ong la the key that the organist plays In.
As usual Omaha is at the front'
THOMAS J KELLY.
Ante Room Echoes. ?
The annual program cf the Nebraska So
clety Sons cf the mer.caa Revolution Is
Just out. although one of the anniversaries
to be tommemorated this year has already
passed. The first meeting after the celt
b'ratlon of Washington's birthday. wMch
closes the year of the soeletv. was observed
I In Omaha with a reception aad literary
and musical program at the Commercial
lelubroom. April It. the anniversary ot the
! battles of Concord and Lexiagtoa. The nex'
' meeting will be held at the same place
June !$. the anniversary ot the battles t
Fort Moultrie aad Monmouth. The tatr-i
I meeting will be held October 1$ at the clut-
rooms, being the anniversary ot the ba'ile
! of Yorktown. The fourth aaeetlag of 'he
year wtll be held at Llneota December 4
; the anabersary of the retirement cf Wasb
, lagton from the army, white the cloal ig
, me-st'.ns of the year will be that to be hid
February it, 15, at the Commercial club- (
i rooms. Omaha, the anniversary ot the birth I
jot Washington. '
j At the last meeting of the society the
preparation of the aanual progtam was!
placed In the hands of a committee, if j
which C. S. Loblagier was chairman. Mr .
Loblncler has devoted considerable time to
the preparation of a course of study tor 'he
members of the society, whtcb includes
I principally critical examfaatlou ot books
and papers bearlae upon the events to be
commemorated. The course ot study aai
the books used for reference have bea
prepared with espeeiai reference to 'he
books to be found in the public library, and :
the published program and references show
the catalogue number of the books rerjuir?! ,
Papers will be prepared upon subjects bear-
lag upon the principal event by members
cf the society and will be discussed by the '
members at the meetlncs. '
At the celebration of the elghty-secn-ii
anniversary ot the Institution ot the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows Friday there
were brought together upon the platf-ru
at Crcighton ball the oldest and the yrung
est past grand master of the order la 'he
state la the persocs ot Joha Evans and
Charles A. Patterson. Mr. Evans, who -as
at the head of the order In the state a
1553. Is ii years old, Mr. Patterson about to
The public observance of the annlv---irj
has done much to Increase the Interest
In Odd Fellowship la Omaha aad vtcic ty
and there are many persons who have nt
been present at meetings for years wh
are now to be found again at work In he
ranks and the lodges expect to take cn re
newed activity. There Is much work being
done In the encampment and canton, thirty
two candidates having been Initiated lato
the military mysteries ot the latter so- ,
clety last week.
Tuesday evening Vesta chapter, O. E S
gave aa enjoyable social at Masonic hail
the event being In the nature of a hard
times festival. Prizes were offered for .he
most palpable evidence of poverty and Jie
garments produced la maay cases would
have aaswered but Foorly for scarecrows,
so little resemblance did they bear to hu
man wearlag apparel. The prizes o3er-l
were awarded to J. Joaes for the best
i dressed hobo character aad to Mrs. Aiil
I Shirley for the worst dressed woman. An
Easter bonnet went to the 4-yeaf-old daugh
ter ot Alfred M. Oleson, a silk umbrella
to J. Jones and a horse and carriage to
Mls3 Brlggs. There were forty-five persons
In the grand march.
Union Pacific council. Royal Arcanum,
has devised a plan tor the purchase of
auditorium brick No. 1055, the number of
the council la the order. H. B. Morrill, the
secretary, has Issued a circular to the
members of the council In which he states
that the buttoa committee has decided to
purchase the brick from the company at
a sum to be raised by popular subscription
among the members of the council, each
subscription to bt in the jua of CO cents.
May IT, at the regular council raeetUg. the
members will decide who shall wear the
brick. Tickets can be secured and sub
scriptions made at half a d-Jz;a places la
the city.
The second rank will b- conferred Tues
day evening by Triune lodge No. 30,
Knights ot Pythias, and the members ex
pect to get even with Wtll Maupla for let
tins a thief get away with his overcoat
and manuscript. At that mect'ag Maupla
Is to be advanced and it Is said that one of
the innovations of the cgula. buslnesi will
be the reading of the original manuscript
which was purloined.
A social party was glvea at the home
of Mrs. Maud Butler, 1356 North Eighteenth
street, to the friends and metaotrs ot
Omaha lodge No. 76, Star of Jupiter,
Wednesday evening. The -venlng was spent
In dancing, singing aad card playing. Will
lam Moycr and J. W. Kurtz spoke a few
words upon the principles of the order,
after which a luncheon was served.
Nebraska lodge No. 1 entertained the
grand commander of the order In the state
Monday evening with a reception, at which
a large number ot the members partici
pated. Triangle lodge No. 3-1 will work In the
second and third ranks Thursday evening.
A full attendance ot members Is particu
larly desired.
The lodges of the Fraternal Union of
America are taking steps to make the
month of May a notable cne from a social
standpoint. Banner lodge has made prepar
ations tor an old time Maypole party
Thursday, and Mondamln lodge will give a
ball May H.
April 23, George A. Custer post. Grand
Army ot tne Republic, held a campSre and
entertainment, which was one of the most
enjoyable events of the kind ever held by
the organization. The members of the Cus
ter Relief Corps took poiscsiloa of the
meeting after the regular session ot tbo
post was closed and gave a musical and
literary entertainment, the principal fea
ture of which was a recitation by Major
John B. Furay. Others who took part tn
the program were Mrs. McGreer, Miss Jor
dan, Mr Glsler. Mlts Maude Horlstone. Mr.
Ted Sayre and Miss Sayre. At the close ot
the program prepared by the relief corps,
Mr. E. H. Jenks, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, delivered an address on
the subject of the "American Volunteer
Soldier."
WHEN SHORTCAKES ARE RIPE
It Will He Two Week, llrforr Straw
berries Arrive In Car
load Lot.
It will be May 10 before- strawberries In
car lots begla to arrive In Omaha from -Arkansas,
the source of supply for this ter
ritory. Information received - yesterday
from the fields Indicate that shipments will
be at least ten days later than last year
and that the extent of the crop in the es
tablished centers will be considerably re
duced. There is also a possibility that the crops
north of the Ozark mountains and thoe
south ot the mountains will overlap, pro
ducing normally a congestion of the mar
ket and consequently lower prices. .Vith
warm weather from this tlmi the northern
berries will be ready for market before the
southern crop is gone. The indications rre
that there wtll be lesa than half a crop n
the vicinity of Van Bureo. Ark . with proa
ably three-fourths of a crop tn the south
west Missouri districts. This short crop
-
Dangerous Places
OMAHA FINDING THEM.
When pain cornea in dangerous places you should
look after it. A pain in the email of the back is a
pain in a dangerous piace; it tells you the kidneys
are sick and calls for prompt attention. Neglect this
warning of nature and many serious complications
follow. Urinary troubles. Diabetes, Bright's Disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure every kidney ill, cure every symptomatic indica
tion of Sick Kidneys, Backache, Nervousness, Dropsi
cal Swellinirs. Loss of Enertrv, Rheumatic Pains.
Excessive Urinary Discharges, Retention of
Diabetes. Plenty of Omaha proof that this
Read one case
Mr. A. Rsujcbcrt. house aad aipn painter, ?.'o. 105 JJ
North 28th Are., who otSco is at No. 105 South q
15th St.. telephone No. 10S0. who says a
"Backache, why I had It so bad for two yearj that J
It awakenod mo at sight, aad when the attacks were a
At their height, troubla with the kidney fe-creticn-. m
set lu. "When 1 went to Knbn 3c Co.'s drug store for 2
Doan'i Kidney Pills I had rry little filth in their
taerlt, but half a box ccred me, sJthourh I took u
more to raako the Job certain. It soems juricu that
after using liquid medicines aad other preparations M
for my kidneys, Doaa1 Kidney Pills should effect
such a wonderful and rapid cure." J
All Dni??lsts, 50c Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. 5
AMISKMEXTS.
RlltjHTON
ORPHEUM CIRCUIT CO.. Incorporated. Props.
Every Act a Hcad-Llner
Week
Price Never Chanfia-.
Eve'g 10c, 25c, 50c
MATINEES,
WED
Children lOo
i- stars
, Adults - 2Bo
Children lOc
SAT
, Adults - 29c
SUN,
Reservod
Seats - SOo
Performances begin
every evealnt SM;
Matinee, SHARP.
Tuesday Evening Typo-grapM-al
Union Benefit.
Another big Arrateur Car
nival Saturday, May 11th.
will maintain prices above normal la case
of an overlap In the seasons.
Many of the growers In the places here
tofore recognized as ceaters of strawberry
culture have become disgusted with the lew
prices and have plowed up their fields. At
the same time other growers have gone
into the business and shipments will be
made from several points which, until this
year, have shipped no berries.
The local gardeners are beginning to get
some green groceries on the market, the
first to come to the commission houses be
ing asparagus and rhubarb, which are ar
riving from gardens In Increasing quanti
ties. Cuban pineapples made their appear
ance yesterday for the first time. They will
remain for a month and then be succeeded
by the Florida pineapples.
BRICKS ADORN MANY LAPELS
Eight Thousand Auditorium Tokens
Already Sold, with Other Ile
celiit .Not Reported.
It Is estimated that at this time at least
S.000 bricks are being worn by enthusiastic
toomets" of the Auditorium preposition.
The committee has bad no receipts from
sales from outside houses, but about JJ.'VM
Is now on hand from the brick sales.
The demand for bricks comes from all
sources and the retail dealers In the out
skirts of the city are demanding them, to
be placed on sale la their stores, as they
are reeelvlag orders for bricks to be de
livered with the family supplies.
The Jobbers and dealers are strictly ea
forciag their determination to buy goods ot
so salesman who dees not wear a brick, and
this has resulted in the sale of many
souvenirs this week. The traveling men
realize that they are expected to leave II
for the benefit of the Auditorium fund, and
pay It tn with apparent resignation It is
estimated that from this source alone at
least t:.0C will be added to the fund within
the next sixty days. The lodges and
societies are taking the matter up and
several of them have coatests pending for
the brl:k bartng the number of their local
society.
Gltrii In tittd Cropp.
Mrs. P. L. Cordltr of Manningtoa, Ky.,
writes. "My S-year-old girl bad a setero
case of croup. The doctor said she coald
not live and I gave her up to die. I went
to the store and go; a bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar. The first dose gave quick
relief and savel hrr H?e "
JIOHMVs Ml MVV I'.tKTV.
i !u:m;iito ii u.i,,
WeJnr.dnj III mint .May !, SulO p.;
I'rice of admission aa usual.
I
Urine,
is so.
In conjunction
with the great
Orpheum circuit
Omaha's
Popular
Commencing Sunday Mat., April 28
The celebrated legitimate star.
MARIE WAINWRICHT
Assisted by Edward Elsrer anJ a clever com
pany, presenting her new acd original play
ette. "Josephine and Napoleon."
uudeviKe JeVi: here of
SMITH AND CAMPBELL
The witty, rapid-tire conversationalists, former-
oi "At uay Corey Island
Direct from L. orln Triumphs.
BURT SHEPARD
The Singing Ph'ins 'pher
THE TOBINS
Refined musical experts
Th brilliant vnr.Ftair...
j MR. AND MRS. IRVING JONES
I In the newest songs and danrcs '
The rkver coup.c
MARTINETTI AND SUTHERLAND
Comedy entertainers
'a treat for young and o d the ventrt.oqtiist,
i EDW. F. REYNARD
I Intrcdtettng his famous nv-Wts figures.
5
Miaco's Troeadero
Tel.
MATINEE TODAY-IOc and 20c.
Entire Week. Inciudlnc Saturday Kia
The Prismatic Burlesque Bouffe
KINGS AND QUEENS BIG
BURLESOUERS
Presenting original bcrlesaues and hl?
.class olio acts, with a rare collection ol
perfectly formed womanhood.
Evening prices, 10c. 20c, 30c. Smoke ti
you like.
' Matinee every afternoon. Telephone lid
ana svoia standing tn line.
RDVD'S Woodward 4 E urg e ;
isa.
TOO. IV. ai30 TO.MUHT, 5:15.
HOYT'S
A
BRASS
MONKEY
.Mazlf Trumlinll na fifteen ce,"
A PKIU'ECT I O in: IM I VT.
Matinee pris K . evening. Tic, Vjc. T5
MAY DAY FESTIVAL
Under a-sj. es cf h? Omaha Equality Club
. EtKMMi WITH i:ilHMKA
j POETS A.M Ml Ml IANs."
j First Congregational Church,
! Tuesday Eve., April 30.
' Productions from sixteen Xebraka Peti
to be recited and sung with rnusK by Ne
braska composers.
Admission Sc. Tickets at Phase's and
Sherman & McConntll s.
o id 0 q s '-is s 0 & ( .
KELLY
The Science and Art
of Singing.
sTvi)io-iti:Miii:rni
0
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'
,
DaTldgr Block. Corner IMn and ?l
Fnrnsu Streets,
S9 S iSJ s i