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THE OMAHA DAILY HER; SrypAY, MAY 5, 1901. 15 AMUSEMENTS. Am the clone of tho theatrical season draws nigh thero seems to be little ltd for local lovers of the drama to do but antici pate, tho few good things that will mark Its cloilng weeks. Ma Irwin is booked for ono performance) during tho latter half of tho week, opening todny, ami her engage mcnt promises to furnish one of the treats of the remaining portion of tho season. Miss Irwin has not been seen In Omaha for a number of years. Her last engage ment was plnyeil In tho Crclghton theater, whero sho scored n big success In "Tho Widow Jones." Her new play, "Madge Smith, Attorney," has been criticised some what by tho eastern press on account of Its vulgarity, but they nro all unanimous In praising Miss Irwin as n comedienne. During tho week following, Klchard Mans field will give h slnglo performance hero of "Henry V." Thero Is no occasion In tho dramatic year looked for with more eagerness and anticipated with moro cer tainty of realization of great hopes than tho return of Mr. Mansfield. Ills rcappenr anco In this city Is always marked by tho gathering of an audlcnco notable for Its distinction nnd brilliancy. The revival of "Henry V" could not bo otherwise than pretentious, for no play of Shakespeare's makes such elaborate exactions on the plctoral elements ns this history of the gallant young war lord's conquest of Franco and Franco's fair daughter, Prin cess Katherlne of Valols. The drama Is nld to bo a series of pictures of rourt life, camps, sieges, battles and procession als. Properly accomplished, this play yields n sumptuous feast of color and motion to tho eye as well as rare temptation to the ear and mind. What Mansfield has dono wo will sec, though his prestige as a producing artist seems too firmly established to doubt tho complete excellence of tho entire un dertaking. Tho role of Henry ,V Is one of the most fascinating of all Shakespearean drama. He was a warrior of superb martial qualities, a ruler beloved ns was no other English ruler, and n young lover second only to Romeo In his pcrsuaslvo charm. An for the piny It Is n history of n fascinating period of English romance, jet In light comedy environment, nnd It tho eastern critics arc to be believed Is backed by a spuctaclo here tofore uncifhnlcd on the stage. Ily way of Information It may bo said that there ure nineteen separate stage set tings used. The cast numbers fifty-two Kpeaklng parts, there Is n ballet of dancing girls nnd a iholr of men and boys' volcea. In nil, nearly 400 people are" used. Tho entire fourth act Is devoted to tho return of King Hal and his victorious army nnd the re ception given them by his worshipful sub jects. Not n word Is spokou. It Is do rcrlbed ns Junt a glorious moving dramatic picture- to tno nrompllshmcut of tho huz ahs of the throng, music and song. Following .Mansfield tho next Attraction of Importance, nnd the closing ono of tho season, will bo tho appearance of K. II. Sothcrn and Virginia Hnrnrd In nn elaborate revival of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which Is said to be quite on n par with Mansfield's production of Henry V. The Crelghton-Orphcutn will terminate Its third senson In Omaha with this week's bill, which on paper looks to be ono of the best of tho season, Inasmuch as the rep utations of the nrtlsts who go to make It up nro unquestioned. This season has been tho most profitable of any of tho threo tho theater has been Included In the Orpheum circuit and so well pleased with tho patron ago bestowed by Omaha people who enjoy this class of entertainment nro tho manage ment that they will contlnuo another year nnd Indefinitely thereafter as long as they can do so with profit. Asldo from Madame Modjcskn, Mario Wojtivt right Is tho only tragedienne of tho old school left on the American stage to day nnd while she has abandoned the clas sics for a moro lucratlvo Held tho vaude ville stage buo still retains her nrtlstlc environment. In tho course of conversation during her engagement hero last week, Miss Walnrlgh said: "It will bo seventeen years this fall since 1 inado my debut on tho stngo as a tra gedienne. It was with Lawrence Ilarrett that I first appeared In 'KrnnceBcn dl Hlmlnl,' Otis Skinner mndo his debut nt tho snmo time. I have remained truo to tho classic drama ever slnco until two years ago I was forced to accede to tho public demand for dramutlc literature of lighter clnss. At first I could "not bring iusclf to think seriously of going on the vaudeville htngo with tho song and dance, but after it wns pointed out to mo that artists of more reputo than myself wcro ndoplug It, nnd I was offured such tempting financial bait. 1 saw things differently and decided to m.iko tho plunge, so to spcik. Since I am hero, 1 find It not nearly so bad as ono might think. What do I think will be the future of the classic drama? For the present nt least It Is dead nnd I be lieve for tome tlmo to come ns well. One of the saddest things to mo was nn article which appeared In a London dramatic paper recently regarding the futuro of the Lyceum theater, which hns seen tho production of moro classic plnys than nny two thenters In the world. As you know It has been tho thentcr In which Sir Henry Irving has mado all his grent productions nnd played for yeuri. it is controlled by a stock company, who according to this newspaper story I speak of, havo decided to turn Irving out, fa to speak and make a vaudeville theater or the Lyceum. This wns all brought about on account of the flat failure of Mr. Irv Ing's revival of Shakespeare's "Corlolnnus," In which the company owning tho thenCr suffered heavy losses. This I think means tho end of the clajslc drama In England. As for this country It Is hurd to tell. My pro ductlon of 'The Twelfth Night" cost me J2S.000 and I mado money with It, but not enough to that I could se0 my way clear to Invest that much In another Shnkespearean, or any other classic piny for thot tnattor. I understand that Mr. Mansfield nnd Mr. Sothcrn ate both making money with their revivals of 'Henry V" nnd "Hamlet," but I think the theetergoers go to plentso their eyes with the bentuy of tho production rnthor than tho ear with the rhythm of tho ublline pootry of tho pluyt, Julia Mar lowe nnd myself woro tho last to give up Shakespearean plnys; Miss Mnrlowc to play melodrama, so to speak, and myself to try vaudeville. "To what do I attrlhuto tho lack of Inter est in tho classics? Well thero are many thlnga that cause It. Vaudeville it some what of n fad yet and may wear off, but I bcicve tho book plays arc going to keep out tho classics for it long time yet. The success of vaudeville, I think, Is mainly duo to two things. Its variety and because the business man who co.ncs homo Into can ent his dinner hurriedly, change his collar nnd tic, brush up u bit and go to tho vaude vlllo theater with his family without taking the trouble to array himself In n dress suit, ns Is almost n necessity In nny of the larger cities when ono goes to sec tho expensive attractions. And why shouldn't tho business man of whom 1 speak do this? Ho says to his wife, "Whore will we go tonight?' Sho replies: 'Proctor's or Keith's or Weber it Fields, We don't havo to dress up, needn't buy our tickets n week In nd vanco nnd pay fabulous prices for them and we can hear Jessie Ilartlett Davis, Camillo D'Arvllle, sec DeWolf Hopper, Mario Wnlnrlght and other notables besides good acrobatic troupes, musical teams and enjoy n pleasant evening without much effort." To my notion this Is the principal factor In the success of vaudeville. As to the de mand for lighter plays, 1 don't know, un less theatergoers do not enre to burden their minds with tho deep thinking neces sary to the enjoyment of n classic. "Can I recall any reminiscences of tho old days or tragediennes that are gone? Well, I often do when I am alone, but Its hard to bring them to mind when ono wants to tell them. My last appearance with any of tho old school actors was ten years ago, when Mr. fiooth, Tomuso Sal vlnl ami myself revived "Othello" nnd played It for u few weeks In the larger cities. That was Salvlnl's last trip to this country nnd I can recall many Incidents of tho time. Ono of tho most amusing things to tno wns to hear Salvlni sputter away in Italian, of which I could not un derstand a word, nnd wuh compelled to answer In English. As you know, Salvlni coiiicj not speak English, nor could Mr, Booth or myself speak Italian, so our tier' formnncos wero a combination of English nnd Italian. Mr. Salvlni played Othello and I Desdemonn. I was compelled to listen tn the Italian ho nddrcsscd to mo In tho plcco with a bIiow of Interest, which was hard to do at times, btit 1 was nl ways able to nnswer ono of his speeches with n degree of knowledge nnd truth. It wns that In which Othello denounced Des demona nnd questioned her virtue. I would listen to the deluge of Italian words nnd turn cooly to Salvlni, repeating my lines, which wero: 'Alas, my lord. What may you mean by that? I understand n fury In your words, but not tho words." This always brought a hearty laugh from tho audience, much to tho discomfort of the venerable Snlvlnl. "Mr. Uobth was n peculiar man. Per sonally ho was rather morbid. I remember two of his peculiarities, which I have never seen In print. One was his love for smok ing, the other his craving for peanuts. Ho used to stand in the wings smoking the strongest-smelling pipe you can Imagine, which was never cast aside until Just be fore ho mndo his entrance, nnd then only handed to his dresser, to be resumed when ho came oft the stage. Ono could always find peanuts In tho pockets of his stage clothes, and when he wns not smoking ho was munching at these." Coining KvriilN. May Irwin, who hus not been seen hero slnco sho became n popular Idol In the east, will bo tho nttrnctlou on Tuesday night, May 7, at Hoyd's theater In "Madge Smith, Attorney," which Is now to Omaha, but which hns had extraordinary success In New York, Chicago and other cities. It Is said to present her in n chnracter fairly rollicking with tho apropos repartee, tho spontaneous humor and tho delightful ut mosphcro of "Cnmaraderl," In which May Irwin so unqualifiedly excels. Outside of Its laugh-provoking qualities as a play. It has tho advantage of being Interpreted by an uncommonly good company. Among Its members nre: Joseph M. Sparks, William tlurresB, William Smith, Jacques Krugcr, licrt Thayer, Frank W. Johnston, Charles Church, Lewis Foley, Mabel Florence, Anne Woodward, Edythe nialr and Grace Vaughn. It Is from tho pen of Itnmsay Morris, who Is tho author of several successful plays seen In recent years. During the action of tho play are Introduced some of MIrs Irwin's taking songs, Somo of them nro: "I've Got Troubles of My Own," "Laid Him on tho Shelf," "I Ain't Owlne to Work No Mo'," nnd "I'm Gwlno to Marry Angcllne." Watson's Orientals will be the attraction nt tho Trocadero for n week, commencing with the mntlnco today. Tho opening bur letta. "Cnptnln Rosenberg's rinnquct," Is of tho musical extravaganza order, tho dlaloguo Is torso and Interesting nnd in unison with the many natural Incidents which follow. Tho comedy is fast and furious, hut of n legitimate order. Mr. Mills nnd Mr. Frank Evans, cnmcdlnns, will be seen In tho principal roles nnd fur nish fun of the sldo-spllttlng order. The nll-stnr olio which follows Is composed of such high class artists ns Evans nnd Vldocq, blaek-faco comodlnns; Mills and needier In n one-act farce; Scanlon and Stevens, In a comedy sketch, "After the Ilevlow;" Howloy nnd Leslie, song and danco artists and child Impersonators, and Itossl Slstors, duotlsts. Tho performance closes with n humorous comedy, "Zb's Corner," in which tho wholo company Is seen. Tho Orpheum will closo Its season this week. Tho bill for tho coming week Is headed by n popular operatic star, Miss Grace von Studdlford. This Is her debut ns n vaudovlllo star boforo nn Omaha au dience. Her voice Is of such pure and agreeable quality nnd of such ample power that It seems reasonable to expect of It great achievements In English opera. A now combination In vaudeville Is that of Fuller, Moller and Ilurke. who aro to offer llitio farce with the unique title, "Over the riKo." uonaro nnd nnlley, whoso dancing Is tho acme of grace nnd costumes models of beauty, will present their Intest singing and dnnclng specialty. Low Sully Is n clever monologulst nnd Introduces his now song, "I Want to Go Tomorrow." Ilurton nnd In the IN AMERICA bodies seem to wear out quicker than anvwh..r i tniK!;lc for wealth, the s&mach Tls' iicclected ' PC C,SU Dyspepsia, Indigestion, $Jte;iess IT STIMULATtS THE KIDNEYS, vrekos up liirchh Hvers-ln fact, makes people well All driiRc-lsN sell it. Accept no other. P Hostetters Stomach Bitters. Brooks Introduce "A Quiet Evening at th ( lub," In which they exploit "More Work for the Undertaker." Chevrlel Is a rati slclan of merit and seems to be able to extract music from anything, from n feather to a wooden shoe. The afternoon nnd evening performances Sunday will be given nt the Dohany theater, Council Hlltffi. and nt tho Ornheum theater for the rest of the week, with the usual matinees. Another big amateur carnival will bo given on Saturday evening. May 11, on which thero will be no children, but plenty of good comedy. LA S T WEEK 11 ft M 1111(1 IMll) !. Daniel Frnhmnti sailed for KuroiK) Inst Tuesday nnd will remnln nbronil nil sum mer. Jnnc (lading's latest play Is "Le Vertigo," n four act comedy. nlker Whltesldi will nppcnr next rea son f In nn elaborate revlvnl of "Hlch.ird John Drew nnd IiIm daughter, l.otd.'u Drew, will visit England nnd Franco this summer. The marriage nf Itobert Ilareluy Mel'ber son nnd .Marie Hitrroughs occurred In New ark City April a. Jefferson Do Aligells, 'It Is wild, hns do lined nn nfTir to appear in vaudeville nt a salary of ji.shj u week. "Tim" Murphy announced n Washington Saturday that he would be known hereafter on Hmothy Lawrence .Murphy. John Dtinsniuro, basso of tho Hnstonlenr, !r ;ropjirlnij: himself for grand opera, which field he will enter after next senson. Ada Hehan sailed for the other side last Wednesday. She will spend the summer In Ireland, returning here to star next scann. Marguerite Hylv.i has written the llbr t 1 of a comic opera In which she will nppenr next season. Jjllan Edwards will wrltu the musk'. William, Winter Jefferson and Chrlstlo MucDonnld will !,. married lit tho losl rlriicn of Joseph Jefferson, Djzznrd's liny, Mnss., on May 12. Theatrical Paris Is said to havo gone In for one-net plays this senson. unc theater has u Ml of live one-net plnys, running from 9 o'clock until 12 o'clock. .S!,rl HHH,r"m.,H P'nvl'U Oeorge Harris 111 William A. llrody's revival of "t'ncle Tom'M yiiiln nt tho Acndemy of Music, New prk. succeeding William Ifarcojrt. Mr. ....... , luiuit'i ufiiuiim uoy. A story has It that Edna Wnllaco Hopper lias refused an offer of $l,i n week for a :.wt.'!,,y wc,pls' season In the varieties. This i r.l''.'n' to,,.,c 'J'"'"1 "10 "mil In reck less dallying with the higher numerals .inYir?i,N!.'ir'im,11' W1"" 11 ""Piety lender " ' "V f0 ,f ,l, Chicago millionaire, lias . " " lllc "n'1 mat s ic ran K ,. "1'1, nj' "pon go on the Htngo. Mm slng.i!' l,nsl"i,red very beautiful ami Cnlllr . Is arranging to rovlvo "iJlplomncyr' nnd posll,ly 'hi'sks and '''T ", y,,crs of her tornier sSe..MM,s Vv rm"Xn', M"r ,'".'r wl" covr Ihls'-oun-iiml lex co 1"c,laror-';iUl clrci-U In Cub i .Jw'M' 'll.'V.''' Pro.Iu.ccd more fin., i ' "i it tnr t valid i. in. h,y "weil another biK hit n i r J.illu .Mnrlnwo receives on nn nvenurn m-n plays a .lay from drama l Is t" nth In tt?u country nnd abroad. They a ro Mrst lonl..,? over by ,, professional reader " Una M,.r &MS "JUS ffi'S S'TC I MUSIC. It docs seem a pity, when ono looks tlirough tho correspondents' columns of the great musical Journals, to see nothlns but tho most ordinary gossip about Omaha's musical doings. Just at this particular tlmo there Is announcement nfter announcement about great festivals being held In towns not ns large as Omaha, nor as Influential. If It Is the decreo of the higher powers that I should bo permitted to llvo In Omaha for another year, It will bo my nlm to pro mote and push toward organization, with tho assistance of ns many of tho musicians as can bo Interested, a gcnulno May Festival ntsoclatlon, which will bo a credit to Omaha, Nebraska and the west. Tho sug gestion has been mado many times In this column that such n movement should be organized, nnd I havo waited for action After consulting with sovernl friends it has become a fixed Intention with mo' to Jump Into tho harness and do something for tho general welfare of music In Omaha It Is somewhat embarrassing for ono to thus state his Intentions, but Hfter nil It Is moro honest than to have oneself "Inter viewed" In order to express the same Ideas. The present Idea of a musical festival seems to be a series of band concerts, nnd so far. so good. In fact, tho energetic man ner in which somo of the business men nre pushing these nellttcdt concerts, nnd the way In which they worked last year, proffer sufficient encouragement to nny local musi cian to go nhend and do things. The May Festival association should be a valuable adjunct to tho band concerts nnd could not In nny way be construed ns an opposl Hon bchcme for the reason that the Festi val association work would begin In Sep tember nnd end early In May. whllo tho band concerts would naturally bo In tho summer, between Juno nnd September. Without Inking n too rosenlo view It Is my firm belief that n chorus nf 100 good voices could bo brought together, the membership to he limited to those who enn read nny chorus of ordinary dlfllculty nt sight. Tho rehearsals could not he given over to the drilling of heel perfection of style, phrasing, tone-color and iiiusii. mere surely ought to he enough pertons In Omaha Interested !n tho cause of good music to pay enough In subscrip tion money to make such an organization possible. Tho presence of nn outside artist and perhaps two, at euch concert would bo an educational feature not to be overlooked Some of tho beautiful new works Bhould bo presented, rather than tho old traditional ones. The society might work Itself and Its nudlenee up to the oratorio standnrd that Is, oratorio as It should be, and then tho work that would suggest Itself would bo "The Redemption" of Gounod. Next September, then, the opportunity will bo given to music lovers to assert themselves In a financial war. n tt,nt ..- chorus members will not find It necessary to mnko payments of money ns entrance fees. it iney nuy tnoir musical scores it hni.i he sufficient. Thero nre some business men of Omaha who nre willing to assist In an enierpriso oi mis Kind. Who will help? Ill connection with thn n hni-n 1 I, .1 , , ., . imu nu Interesting conversation with Mr. Itollln llond, tho bandmaster from York, Neh., nnd ho snld: "Wo people of York and there abouts arn watching you Omaha musicians with much Interest. I do not believe that you have any Idea what nn Influence you VA-.-H in uiu muie. wo arc always on tho alert for notices nbout coming musical events, and we look to Omaha for thu en couragement that Is nn nrnriftii i.. .i . Ing musical growth." These remnrks of Mr. Ilnmi ,. .u .t. careful consideration of our people, nnd If iiii)uue should ny, as somo probably will thnt they aro already driven to denth with subscriptions nnd that the May Festival association cannot bo mndo to pay, then I reply that every merchant who pays jr, for a season ticket will ho Justified In charging snmo to profitable advertising, rather than less. There nre scores of people out m thu statu who will conio to a good concert In Omaha, and tho remembrance I havo of the lust grand opera season at Lincoln Is tnat It was tremendously patronized by people from outsldo towns. Peoplo who can afford to pay for concert scats aro good people to havo como Into a town. J think Mr. WIN lard Klmbull will bear me out with regard to patronago from tho other towns of tho state. Look at Ulalr. for example, There they have u choral society numbering homo sixty or seventy, peoplo who give concerts from tlmo to time. These places aro watch ing Omaha, and In a vpry near future thoro will bo a Catherine of the choral claua of OF OUR HALF PRICE CLUB OFFER ON The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia and A tlas This announcement will not appear again. The Bee's Century Club wilMose Saturday evening, May U , at 10 oVock p. m. 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Our ctlilliltlnn room, 101 lire llnlld Iiik, Mill lie open etcutnK t iti'eoin itodntc those rvho lire unnltle In uln the time iturliiK the ilny. I'll It seta nf the work In (lie different lilntllttK" euit lie e&iimliiril. THB OMAHA BBB Nebraska that will bring Into tho city of Omaha a thousand people for a threo days' convention, but a beginning must bo mnde, and that will be tho May Festival association. Apropos to tho action of our worthy mnvnr In reenrd to closlnc un things Oil Sundny, It might be n good time to call to public attention one type or nbominnticn, unit thnt Is II', nlnrlne of si villainous Street band on Sunday, advertising some minstrel bhow o. other equally ordinary rorm ot en tertainment I remember very distinctly thi.t nn lnnt t?nstnr Slllldnv. when COmlllg iliiU'n frnm nlllirrh with nnn or tWO frldldS. wTo were couerslng about tho lienuty ot Mwt na.n In limit vfirlniia fh ii rnlinsl. tie Bplendot nna stntcly dignity of floral decora tions, and so forth, tlio cloquenco ot tne sermon, nnd the Joyous, hnppy appearance nf Ihn ronciepntlons. thnro hurst rudely upon the car the strains of n band In front nf ti lnenl llien.er. iilnvlnir somo blatant. beastly music, heralding tho mutlnee show. 1 do not wish to poso as n preacher, nor a member of Cnrrlo Nation's Sunday school class, but such an Intrusion on tho Sunday calm nnd pcacefulness is ns had ns tho Im mnr.il hlllliniinlH so terrlhlv lnvclched ngnlnBt by somo who claim to have seen them. And so Masnngnl Is to visit this country with an orchestra ami Is to receive $10,000 per week, according to tho press dispatches. In tho face of this announcement It Is Inter esting to cnd tho nrtlcles In tho New York nnd Chicago musical Journals about the lack of support for the great orchestras In those places Mr. Mascngnl will bo a great at traction who will play much of his own music, nnd will "zo dearly lovo zo grand peoplo Americano" that Is, If ho gets good houses, nnd the development of orchestral music In America will bo still hungorlng for moro support. Mark Twain, It Is reported, sent n letter to Carnegie, requesting a gift of n hymnal costing $1.50, urging that Ood would bless tho philanthropist nnd that tho gift would do much good, It Is presumably a satlro on tho many absurd requests for help which the millionaire philanthropist Is bombarded with, and the srent American humorist ndds n postscript "Don't send mo tho hymnal, send mo tho dollar and a hnlf." There Is n sermon In this, In another way. If somo of tho hymnnls published by "single-minded, honest and religious" peo plo could bo destroyed and tho money paid without tho hymnal being received It would he better for tho cause or church music. Dr. Kerry, the prominent Kpworth leaguer of Methodism, Inasmuch .as ho Is editor of tho ofllclnl organ of the league, and lu a prominent nlricor. told me Inst week when ho was hero that he hoped to see tho Meth odist church publish u hymnal which would be second to none in point ot excellence nnd accuracy. As tho revision bonrd Is now appointed nnd presumably working on me new uuuh, u is guu news to mid M man ui nr. irry l'i "hiiiiitu'O Stnniling on tho platform of "tho best music" for tho church in which ho Is a shlidng light. The preHont Methodist hymnal Is badly edited. There nro musical Inaccuracies which nro glaring, and which ought to be erudlcateil. Tho new rresbytorlnn hymnal Is, I believe, the best hymnal now published, nnd tho Episcopal hymnal would bo tho best but for tho fuct thut it Is too bulky, und Is not nn Improvement on tho old "Tucker." Tho hymnal of the Lutheran church la n good hymnal and Is full of much first-class music. Tho two best hymnals that I know of outsldo those mentioned nro , the Hp worth hymnal and Illshop McCabe's "Life time Hymns." nrmsl You long to vault to tho saddlo, feel the swift hoofs of your horso beneath you but most wonderful of nil Is when he hushes his strength to the tender (lower tlppcd tones of a mother's lullaby, when you go back to tho Iridescent dreams of childhood, or feel the tears of maturity dropping like roso leaves ou your dead love's face." 'And so on, ad Infinitum et nd nau seam. I feel sorry for Mr. Rnrclsscn, for It Is a dlfllcult tnsk for any singer to over come such gushlness, and thero is nothing tn Mr. Gurcisscn's make-up which is sug gestive of sickly sentimentality. Tho corre spondent might find n little bromldla useful in case of a futuro attack. Mr. Uutler's pupils gave a very Interest ing recital nt the studio yesterday iiftcr-noon. Tho students of tho musical department of Ilollevue college had n most attractive Ncvln program last week. At Vestmlnstcr rresbytorlnn church this ovcnlng Mr. Northrup will sing Cirnnlcr's "Hosanna," Miss Newcomb nnd Mrs. Drnko will sing tho duet In tho nnthem, nnd the Wcstmlns-tor quartet nnd octet will sing n number each. AMUSHSIKM'S. 1 ORIiaHTON In conjunction with tho groat Orpheum circuit ORPHEUM CIRCUIT CO., Incorporated, Props. Omaha's Popular Family Theatre Mrs. Hitchcock and Miss Ullsworth will sing tho duet "Tho Lord Is my Shepherd' (Smnrt), nt tho morning service of tho First Ilaptlst church, and tho nnthem will bo "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," by Florlo. In the evening tho nnthem will be "Olory to Ood on High," by Mozart, and "Abide with Me." by Ilnrnaby. Miss Kllsworth will sing "Kear Not Ye, O Israel." Mr. N. P. Dean will sing tho offertory solo at Trinity Methodist church this even ing. THOMAS J. KELLY. CRIMINALITY OF CRIMINAL LAW I'rrxent Mrltioil of Aiiortliiilniv Tenuity to Offenoe l'mimiiiieeil nn Act of Injtixtli'i-. I am glad to unto In the musical papers that Homer Monro Is having a pronounced success In St. Louis nlong new lines. Ho has assumed tho direction of an orchestra of komo half hundred players, ami Is pre senting n series of popular orchestral con certs nt tho Odeon. Tho newspaper com ments are highly flattering, ami tho work which Mr. Mooro has undertaken sceniB likely to bo crowned with succeis ' If the Omaha correspondent of tho Lin coln Courier was not represented nt tho "Evening with Nebraska l'octs" the other night sho certainly ought to have been. As a writer of ndvanco notices she is a wonder. Speaking of Mr. Oareinaen'o singing bIic says, says she- "He s?eniH at times to call you to battle with that Bounding cry to OMAHA, Mny X To the Editor of Tho Heo: Tho barbarity of; prosont methods of punishment nf so-culled criminals, almost universally In force among so-called Chris tian nations. Is something so opposed to Ood's teachings, and so In conflict with the plainest logic, as to entitle It to bo made n special lssuo of thn tlmo. Tho demand for reform is constant nnd urgent, nnd a now gospel, if need be, should bo nppealod to to nllcvlnto and obvlnto tho horror of It. To administer tha penalty of death for the crimo of murder Is to commit another mur der. Ood alone gives life (Jod nlqno may tako it. This prerogative of heaven has not yet been delegated. The best men err. tho worst do hut err. It Is only a question of degree, and when our Savior said, "Lot him that Is guiltless cast tho llrst stone," He promulgated a hot ter doctrine tlinn "An eyo for an eve and a tooth for n tooth," und Inculcated n lesson that has wider application than tho stoning of women. If we wait for a guiltless man to pronounco condemnation, we suspend ton tenco forever. nut the fault of our r.ystcm of mnilsh. raent Is not limited to capital case3. It requires slight argument to BiieenHMrnilv denounce tho taking of thnt which we can not restore, but tho question becomes complicated und intricate when It comes to tho piinlbhment of lesser crimes, and attempt Is mado to apportion penalty to offense. Slnco no two individuals are nllko It must follow that no twg criminals nro so, and to treat them tho same Is mani festly und necessarily un act of deliberate Injustice. ; Tho real dlfllculty Is that wo act from a ' wrong premise Hcform, not punishment, Hiioum ou mo purpose and aim of tho luw. Wo havo n right to self-defense and pro tection, but punishment anil vengeance aro tho prerogatives of Jrlinvnh. Lot the pun ishment of criminals bo limited to tho pro tection nf tho public. Instead of dungeons glvo them libraries and surround them with good and kindly .mliienco, nnd la tho effort bo to bring them back to Integrity, self-respect nnd usefulness. Thoy nro Immortals. Thoy uro kin to us. Let tho erring children bo reclaimed nnd brought bark to tho knowiedgo und tho practice of virtue. Thoso BuggestloiiH aro not Intended as sermon, n leeturo or n criticism, tint call tho attention of those uccustomed educate by tho pen to a themo worthy their highest effortr, and In a field nobler than tho harvest of tpolls. J. G. LUMUAIIU. SUNDAY MATINEE EVENING DOHANY THEATER COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA Another IIIk Aiiinleiir L'lirnUiil Sntiirilnj, .Mny It, Itetter tlinn ever. The Mud j mi Mill enjoy. Week Commencing Sunday Mat,, May 5th LAST WKIIK OF IMIKSKXT H K ANO.Y. Tho Popular Artiste, GRACE VON STUDPIFORP Tho Accomplished Entertainers, CENARO AND BAILEY Their dnnclng the nemo of grace. Their costumes, models of beauty. The Popular Eastern Euvorltes Mabel Molllo D.m FULLER, MOLLER BURKE Lato of tun Formerly of tho Original KosobuiU Kdw. Ilarrlgau N.Y. Stock Co In their nowest and brightest farce comedy sketch entitled. "Over the Pike." Tho man who wrote "I Want to On Tomorrow." LEW SULLY Lato principal comedian Primrose & Dockstnd er's Minstrels. Tho Witty t.'onveratlonallsts, BURTON AND BROOKES Introducing parodies new ami bright. Tho Great CHEVRIEL Original European Novelty. And the Ever Popular KINODROME I A.tH'SHMH.VrS. DnVn'C IWoodward & nurgess, OkJ I U O I Managers. Tel. lUtU. One Night Only Tuesday, May 7 Enjoy yourself nnd eco ono of tho choicest attractions of the year, THE WOMAN WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH MAY IRWIN Thn great popular Idol ot Ilroailway and the east In her latest big laughing success MADGE SMITH, ATTORNEY A si'i.i:.nii COMPANY. ho.vt .miss Hint so.is. . Evening prices, 23e, r,0c, 75c, Jl.OO. ll.iO. Scats on salo Monday morning. AMISUMKVI'S. Uiqaa'a TAHlailim Tel. 2250 ' MATINEE TODAY- 10c and 20c. Kntlre VYceL, liielinlliiK Sntiirilnj Kve. The Season's Host. WATSON'S ORIENTAL . HlltLESOlfRS Presenting two original and snappy bur lettas entitled, "CAPT. ItOSKMIKIirj'S IIAMIUKT" and "ZKII'S tOllMCn." Hundsnmo nn'd dashing hurli'squers. Comedians who nro funny. Hpcclul scenery nnd electrical effects. MATINEE PRICES I0C&20C SMOKfi IF YOU LIKE Schiifz Boot Garden Reopened Concert every night. Mntlnen Wednes days mid Saturdays. Special society r.lgltt every Krlday. Muslo rendered for the oc casion by an Increased orchestra, 01,10 L'i:i.i:iiitrrii: Kim unit Vlilovii Comedians, IliMrlry mill Leslie, Sketeh Artists, Sen 11 1 ii 11 nnil Steven "After the Itovh'W," .Mill 11 11 it llerelier, Character Sketch Artists, l-'yne nnil tin ml), Comedy Acrobats, linker nnil lliuirll, Musical Stars, Matinee, 2:15. Hvepllig, S; every afternoon, Telephone nhend of tho crowd at tho box Si EVENING PRICES 10c, 20c, AND JOc SMOKE IF YOU LIKE 3. Matlnen 22.W. Oct ofllce. KELLY The Science and Art of Singing. KTunio.it Ksmn.vcr.i DnvlilRe ninrk, Corner IStli nnil 5 Fnrimin Htrreta. ? ! i ti FRECKLES Motn, tan, liver ipouand all pig. mentnrydltcolorattons aro com pletely removed by my fpcrlal homo treatment, ami tho comp lexion lendcredfilcsrandbrlght. Full Information with took free. DERriATOLOOIST WOOD tit IP V 1 63 SUte St,,cor,nonroe, Chicago