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    THE OMAHA DAILY HER; SrypAY, MAY 5, 1901.
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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
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vrekos up liirchh Hvers-ln fact, makes people well
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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
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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.
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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.
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GRACE VON STUDPIFORP
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Their dnnclng the nemo of grace.
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In their nowest and brightest farce comedy
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BURTON AND BROOKES
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