THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUXDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1901.
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Amuse
"Well, when I first came to Omaha
tventy -flvo years ago nnd stayed at a llttlo
ramshackle hotel located somewhere down
In tho bottoms I didn't dream that a quarter '
of a century later I would come hero and ,
11ml a metropolitan city In which I was des
tined to tako my first automobile ride," ex
claimed Stuart Hobson, tho veteran actor,
yesterday morning as ho dashed alone Six
teenth street on a locomobile.
"I Itavo always been sort of afraid of
theso new-fangled things, Wo got along
pretty well without them fifty years ago and
It Is kind of hard to keep up with this
modern pace. What would thoso matinee
girls do this afternoon If anything were to
happen to me?" nertle, tho lamb, ejaculated
as the automobllo took him past the govern
ment building at breakneck speed, "IJIcjs
tho Indies, I don't want to disappoint them,
ko get mo back to tho hotel right aide up
If possible."
Mr Itobson was driven through the ros
ldcncu section on West Karnam street and
was taken for a spin through Ilanscnm park.
During tho ride he was enthusiastic In his
jiralso of Omaha and said that tho cltv's
growth was beyond belief.
"Tho streets arc brautlful," Mr. Uobson
exclaimed. "It Is wonderful the way the
city has equalized the grades and mado all
tho hills so accessible. Omaha seems to bo
far nhead of Karunn City, Sau Francisco
and other hilly western cities In that ro
pect." Mr. Hobsnn's homo Is at Sandy Hook but
a short distance fiom wlicro Sir Thomas
Ltpton has been during the yacht races.
Ileforo Mr. Hobson started on bis tour he
dined with Sir Thomas and became quite
well acquainted with tho enthusiastic sailor.
"I know many sportsmen who arc sorrv that
Blr Thomas has not had bettor success In
the races. Ho Ib Mich n perfect gentleman
nnd hai entered Into the races with su?h
t-portsmunllko spirit that ho won the sym
pathy of everyone who met him." said Mr.
Hobson. "Ho told mo two weeks ngn that
ho would get married If ho won the races.
I was almost tempted to wish that he would
win and that somo bright American girl
would win bis heart. Such u tine fellow ,
ought to be married,
"Ho Is thoroughly In aympathy with
Americans. I said to III in one dav: 'Who li
tho greatest man In tho world?' Ho replied
without n monient'H hcsltntlon, 'Thomas A.
Kdlsnn.' Then ho explained that most great
men can bo replaced very easily nnd that
tho death of tho nverago man who 1b sun
posed to bnvc nttalned greatness has but
llttlo effect on the world. 'Hut It'a not so
with lMIon,' he continued, 'I do not bo
llovo tho world will over sec his equal.' "
While dltvlng through Ilanscnm park Mr.
Hobson noticed tho largo Spanish cannon
which stands near tho northwest corner of
tho park. It reminded him of hla homo at
Bandy Hook.
"Tho gvcinment ban a gun near my
house which Is so big that It will cost
J3.OO0 to Bhoot It. It never ha been shot
yet and nil tho people In the neighbor
hood hopo that thcro never will bo any oc
casion to glvo It a trial. Wc are afraid
It will blow us all Into tho oeean. When
the Spanlnh war broke out my neighbors
wero frightened. Many of them decided
to go to tho mountains very Buddenly. It
was n foregone conclusion that tho Span
ish float would attack tho Atlantic coast,
lira. Hobson and I did not sharo the fear.
Wo had one neighbor who waB terribly
alarmed. Ho has a pretty llttlo home,
which cost about $2,000. Ono day bo was
expressing his fear of tho Spanish nrmadn,
when Mrs. Hobson exclaimed: 'Why, tho
Spaniards won't wasto J.I, 000 worth of
powder shooting nt a $2,000 house.' Tho
man was reassured nnd had nothing moro
to say about Spanish fleets."
When asked how It seemed for him to
get bark Into hla old rolo ot Ilertln, tho
lamb, Mr. Hobson replied: "It's lots of
fun, I don't havo to work. AH I do Is
talk nnd look Inane. It Is much easlor
work for mo than putting on now plays.
My dearest wish Is that tho public will
continue to ncccpt mo In 'Henrietta' from
year to year as It has accepted Mr. Jef
ferson's 'Hip Vnn Winkle.' Hut then he
has harder work In Rip than falls to my
lot In 'Tho Henrietta.' Next year I shalt
probably put on 'Comedy of Errors.' It
li so dllllcult to get now plays and their
tuccess Is so uncertain that I do not feel
thut 1 core to attempt uny new produc
tions." Mr. Hobson Is tho same merry little
man ho was tweuty years ago. Ills face
Is as round nnd red as ever and ho Is as
young In manner as many fellows who
luvo only one-third his ago to their credit.
"I havo a granddaughter, who will bo
a young woman In two or threo years, but
I can't persuado mysolf that I shall soon
bo called upon to poso as grandpa at a
coming party," said Mr. Hobson. "But I
eupposo we aU havo to do It."
Maclyn Arbucklo, who plays the role of
Nicholas Van Aylestyno In Stuart Rob
eon's revival of "Tho Henrietta," tolls
tbla story of stngo llfo. which Is not only
dramntlc, but Is filled with a pathos ot
peculiar Interest In vlow of subsequent
events.
According to Mr. Arbuckle, "Tho Rivals"
was bolng produced ou tho night In ques
tion. Mrs, (Jolm Drew was cast for ..the
rolo of Mrs, Malaprop and In tho produc
tion was her eou Sldnoy, her grand
daughter, Ethol Ilorrymoro, and Mr. Ar
buckle. Mrs. Drew had never seen her
lovely granddnughter Ethel on tho stage
Evory player In her company know that
tho tendorest passion of her heart was
for her dead daughter, deorgla Drow, who
hol married Mtuirlco ttarrymorc. They
all knew, too, that Ethol was an offspring
of that union. Mrs. Drow on that night,
evon then In falling health, had stopped
Into tho wings prepared to go on with
her part when thoro came fluttering down
tho stalra a vision ot girlish beauty, In
velvet gown nnd Gainsborough hat. TJiero
was a smile of anticipated triumph on the
face of tho girl and she passed the old
actress without a look or smile of recogni
tion. Her wholo soul was consecrated to
this great moment of her life her debut,
In tho calling ot her forbears and her
parent. Mrs. Ilrew looked up as tho
girl passed; thrro came a sudden pallor
to her wan face; sho staggered back
me tits
"Georgia, my little Georgia," she gaBpcd
and held out her arms. Hut the child of
Georgia Drew Barrymore passed on, un
hearing and unheeding, and with a pitiful
cry old Mrs. Drew sank In tho arms of
Mr. Arbuckle. She did not play Mrs.
Malaprop that evening, but little Ethel
went through tho role assigned to her
and wheu It was over her histrionic tri
umph was complete. "Where's grandma?"
she asked, flushed and happy, "She's a
bit III," was the response, A few mouths
later Mrs. John Drew was dead and It has
always been thought that tho fleeting vision
of her grandchild, looking as did Georgia
Drew In her younger days, broke her tender
old heart.
Jack Havcrly, the old-time minstrel man,
who died the other day In Salt Lake City,
was well known to the theater-going public
of Omaha eighteen or twenty years ago.
Ho was In the zenith of his career then, and
besides managing playhouses In New York,
Urooklyn, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Chi
cago, was backing some twenty traveling
companies and wa on tho read himself with
his famous Mastodon minstrels. He was
then to tho theatrical world what Charles
Frohman Is today, and It Is an odd fact In
thl connection that Frohman, then n mere
slip of a lad, worked for Havcrly In tho
capacity of bill passer. He accompanied
the minstrel magnet on his tour to England,
and while In tho various London playhouses
hawked bills through tho aisles between
acts.
Last summer while Havcrly was "on his
uppers" ho called on Krohman In New York
nnd, It Is currently reported, was not very
cordially received.
Hut Havcrly never lost bis nerve.
Though well on In years, In poor health
and h.'nkon Iti fortune, ho still took u
roseate view of life, nnd when, throe
months ago, he passed through Omaha on
his way to IiIh undeveloped mining Inter
ests In Utah, ho spoko hopefully of tho fu
ture and cheerfully looked forward to tho
tlmo when his mines would muko him rich.
This characteristic was marked In him
throughout his entire career. Ho could
sco money In things whero nobody elso
could and was often led to back theatrical
ventures thnt proved disastrous. It was
Huch reverses that kept him a poor man
despite his success In other lines.
About twenty years ago Havcrly filled a
dato In Omaha with his famous Mastodon
minstrels. It wna a rood nhow and hun
dreds of people saw nnd cnioyed It. but the
occnslon was attended by an Incident which
was not on the bills and which no doubt
Is still recalled by many now llvlnc In tho
city. The troupe undertook to Jump
from Minneapolis to Omaha by special
train, but tho engine broke down on the
way and delayed tho arrival of the party
hero until almost mldnlcht. Tho house
was, nevertheless, held for them without
tho return of a dollar to the uneasy audi
ence. The man who nccomnllshcd this feat.
and who was afterward richly rewarded by
Havcrly, was Charles MacGcachv. his treas-
urer. Mr. MacGeachy was In Omaha last
season at tho head of another attraction,
when ho took occasion to narrate tho In
cident as follows:
"Yes, that was a holdup Indeed, that I
would not caro to undertake again for
three times tho money represented," he
began. "Tho company was a great or
ganization at tho tlmo, numbering somo
sixty people, and playing to crowded
houses at evory point. Haverly was on tho
topmost wavo of the popularity which later
overwhelmed him. Wo had the pick of
minstrelsy in the ranks, including Billy
Emerson, Billy nice, Sam Devere. Mc
Andrews, Billy 'Welsh, Tom Rice. Zanfretta,
John Lee, Gorman brothers and many
others whose names I cannot recall Just
cow. Charles Frohman was manager of
tho party and I was treasurer. Haverlv
had an Incorrigible prope&ilty for drawing
on tho company for excessive amounts and
taking snap Judgment by giving little or
no advance notice. His drafts kept us In
a condition of perpetual impecunloslty and
necessitated not a llttlo financiering to
meet tho heavy salary roll nnd expenses of
tho compnny without impairing his credit
at tho banks holding his drafts. I was
often forced to stand off salaries and rail
road fares because some heavy and un
expected draft of Haverly's In the town had
wrung every dollar out of me. It was not
an unusual thing for me to borrow Emer
son's or Rico's diamonds and pawn them
on the spot until night time, when I could
redeem them with the .proceeds of the per
formance. We were all used to the drafts,
however, and took mastodonlc pride In
honorlnz them.
"The Jump from Minneapolis to Omaha
was a terror. Haverly wired us at Min
neapolis to look out for a $5,000 draft at
Omaha. Now, tho company could not pos
sibly arrive In Omaha before 6 p. m.. two
hours too late to save the draft, I ac
cordingly preceded the company on nn
earlier train, with the $5,000 and pro
tected the draft. The remainder of mv
time In the town was devoted to booming
tho show with fictitious bulletins on tho
newspaper boards regarding the wonderful
speed that tho Mastodon minstrels' spe
cial train wbb making, though I hadn't hail
tho faintest Intimation that the train had
oven started from Minneapolis. Their si
lence turned sevoral of my hairs gray, I
kept up this lying until It was time to
open the theater the one on Douglas
streot, now devoted to variety amusements
and no soonor were the doors open than
the house began to fill rapidly. The ad
vance sale was enormous, something llko
$S00, and I had wisely collected it. After
putting the ticket office In charge of a
stalwart special officer whom I had culti
vated during tho afternoon for the purpose,
I stationed myself at tho door and took all
tickets. Tho rush was terrlflco. but I'm
sure not a guilty ticket escaped my fingers.
In the thick of tho crush I was handed a
dispatch which I was powerless to open
for some minutes; my knees weakened as
I road It. It was from Frohman, dated at
Missouri Junction, 5 p. m., stnttng that tho
englno had broken down there, and as ho
could not arrive In Omaha on time, asking
that I hold the house as best I could.
"It was then 8 p. m. house packed and
company 300 miles away.
"Shaping my face Into a smile I put nn
usher at the door temporarily and appeared
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The genuine must havo Our PrlTt Dye Stamp
ovur th atok 9t the bottlt. -
before the curtain with the Missouri
Junction telegram In my hand.
" 'This, ladles and gentlemen,' I stam
mered brazenly, Ms word from the company
that they arc now at Council Bluffs, all
blacked up, nnd will bo here In fifteen
minutes.' Tho whistling and cheers from
tho gallery enabled me to slip away with
out further perjury. Resuming my charge
at the doors, I had to face demands for pass
checks, refunds of money, Invitations to
drink, smoke and chew, but I met them all
with good-natured firmness. I gave, up
everything but money, stood more abuse
than a car mule gets, heard my pedigree
In all the colors of the rainbow and ac
cepted challenges to mortal combat on the
morrow. Finally I leveled another tele
graphic announcement on the now rampa
geous audience. I left the doors to them
selves whllo I vaulted upon the stago and,
flaunting the same Missouri Junction dis
patch of 8 p. m (then 10 p. m.), I got the
audience quieted a moment. 'Ladles and
gentlemen,' I said deeply and damnably,
'another dispatch. I'll read It to you.' And
I read: 'To Omaha Public: We are de
layed on the bridge. Will be with you In
five minutes. God bless you. Mastodon
Minstrels.'
"Tho storm of yells, hnnd-clapplng and
foot-stamping that greeted this audacious
announcement was Just a bit derisive. It
was the last gasp before I should He down
and be trampled by the audience Into the
consistency of oatmeal mush. I hud no
sooner taken the doors than an excited
pralre dog Informed me that ho would be
back In fhe minutes for his money or
death. He did return, sure enough, with
death In the form of a constable and a Jus
tice of tho peace. 1 awaited no official war
rant reading, but, taking all three aside
downstairs, I ntkod them how much they
respectively wnntcd, and finally settled
with them. Then 1 put tho bandits under
oath not to reveal the transaction until
after tho performance and returned to my
pest.
"Hardly had 1 reached the top ot the
stairway when the distant familiar strains
of the Mastodon brass band wafted In from
the street. I grow dizzy from the relieved
auspenso and dropped In a heap on the floor
us tho company poured up tho stairs In
Btngu make-up and, Htalklng through the
auditorium, climbed upon tho platform and
started somo chorus of welcome. In which
the r.udlenco gaily Joined In tho refrains.
It was then after 11 p. m. Any sort of per
formance was given regardless of tho set
program and maintained until almost day
light, when the company asked permission
to board the train for San Francisco. That
Omaha hoiiHO was JPS2, of which 1 gave up
$ll.f,0 to l'ralrio Dog & Co."
CoiultiK I'Jvi-nln.
A trite Yankee story, presented as nn In
teresting Yunkee play, portraed by real
New England actors, piloted by a veteran
manaccr from the Green Mountain state.
are the promises held forth by U. D. Newell,
who will present for the first tlmo In this
city this afternoon and tonight his sensa
tional comedy-dramn, "An American
Tramp " In this play the author, E, E.
Kidder, who wroto "A 1'oor Relation" and
"Peaceful Valley" for Sol Smith Russell,
gives us deft character delineations that,
wo are told, hold tho audlcnceit entranced
until the curtain rings down upon the final
scene, when every wrong ha been righted,
the Just rewarded and tho guilty punished.
Manager Newell has secured a good cast for
its portrayal. The scenic embellishments
and mechanical accessories will bo on a
scale seldom equaled In plays ot this de
scription. Tho localo of tho story will bo
truthfully depleted and the costuming will
show the quaint, queer conceits of tho res
ldcntcrs of rural New England at tho time
of the story's telling.
Miss Annie RubgcII'b appearanco as a star
will be mado at tho Boyd Monday and
Tuesday nlehts, October 7 and 8. Tho play
offered Is "A Royal Family," In which sho
recently appeared for nearly two-thirds of a
season's run at tho Lyceum theater, New
York, and to which place she, it le author
ltatlvely stated, returns with tho same play
this seauon. Miss Russell, although ono ot
tho most recent of Manager Chorle Froh
man's stars, bids fair to become ono ot tho
most permanent. This Is lurgcly duo to her
own personality and manner of acting, which
were so pronounced In her bygone days of
"Esmeralda," "Elaine," etc., as nt tho pres
ent tlmo, though not of coureo so well
rounded and artistically finished. Miss Rus
sell's new play has won strong pralso for
Ite excellent wit and quiet humor, for Its
eatlro that Ib most dollcato when It Is most
potent and most effectlvo when most gentle;
for Its subtle love romance, which Is re
fined In every respect, and tho dainty star
and her company are all credited with
piquant and Intelligent acting therein. Its
story reduced to absolute description Is only
tho love of a prlnco and a princess who are
quite commonplace offsprings of royalty and
acceptable becausa the playwright has not
placed them In any unpleasant circum
stances. Tho company supporting Miss Rus
sell still Includes Mrs. G. M. Gilbert, who
was with her In "Miss Hobbs." Other
members, though new In tho organization,
are widely known In the profession and are
Orrln Johnson, W. N. Thompson, Lawrence
D'Orsay, Richard Bennett, Charles nutler,
Robert Hickman, Harry Rose, Allen Mur
nano, George Forbes, John Randolph, Don
ald Gallaher, Edwin St. Gcorgo, Eleanor
Sanford and Mabel Morrison.
"Tho Casino Girl," tho musical extrava
ganza diversity of tho New York Casino,
will on Friday, October 11, come to the
Boyd theater. "Tho Casino Girl's" story If.
A prima donna from the Casino floes New
York and the stage tor quiet and millinery
commerce In modern Cairo, Egypt. Pllscner
Patha has brought such a flno quality ot
beer to the khedlve that tho German la
mado a pasha. Plleener's understanding of
the privileges ot a pasha Includes tfc pos
session of lots of wives and besides a house
ful of femininity be adds to tho collection
about forty chorue girls who havo been
stranded along tho Nile by Gaggs, an elon
gated tenor. When the Casino girl quit
New York sho left behind her a young beau,
This youth turns up In Cairo and renows
bis courtship, which Is Interrupted by his
arreet as a notorious outlaw called Muley
Bey, Muley himself, who Is a Jovial scoun
drel, contrived the arrest to divert suspicion
from himself. He Is aided In the conspiracy
by a companion who Is equally scoundrelly
and genial. Between Plleener, the wives,
tho two comic opera thieves and Oagga, the
comic opera star, the main fun Is released.
It Is foiled by the picturesque elements of
the Casino girl, her sweetheart and a back
ground of gorgeous choruses, Ot the cant
of sixty the most prominent artists are:
Frank Bernard, R. E. Warren, Ben Grlnnell,
Harry Short, Miss Clara Palmer, Nellie
McNaughton, Carrie Reynolds and Hattte
Arnold.
A special feature ot this week's bill at
the Orpbeum will be the original Beaux
and Belles' Octette, a now vaudeville cre
ation which has become a fad In New York,
Boston and Chicago and which has been
one of tho most Important offerings of
the roof garden season this summer. The
act la composed of four very pretty girls
and their gallant beaux, who sing well and
dance skillfully and gracefully. The muslo
Is by Henry T. MacConnell, composer of
the tuneful numbers ot "The Castna Girl"
and the lyrics are by Robert B, Smith.
The numbers Include "Chappies at the Old
Stage Door," "When Pa Goes Out at
Night," "Look It Up la the Dream Book"
and "Magnolia Mnlds." Powell, tho musi
cian and Illusionist, will bo another of the
strong attractions. Ho will bo assisted by
a company of ablo lieutenants In somo
skillfully nnd mystifying tricks unllko nny of
those that have been sesu heru In the past.
His reputation Is such as to requlro no
comment. A funny acrobatic act will be
contributed by tho Savans, n couple of
European artists, whllo Max Mllllann nnd
Shields In their specialty, which they term
"Smart Fooling," will havo a try at It and
eee If they cannot capture Omaha, as they
have other places where they havo ap
peared with their fun and nonscnslcnlltlcs.
Memphis Kennedy, a musical eccentric, will
Introduce a nuw comedy musical net nnd
Anglo Norton, who Is well known In Omaha
as a member ot the teams ot Grant an Nor
ton through her work In "A Stranger In New
York," will make her first appearanco as
a monologulst. Tho Standard quartet of
vocalists nnd comedlanB and tho klnodromo
with new vlows will close tho bill.
Musical
A recent article about the choice of muslo
teachers has brought to my studio several
people, nnd to Tho Beo ofllco many letters
as to tho proper person with whom to
study. In reply I havo cheerfully nnd
gladly given the names of tho leading
teachers of piano, voice, hurmony, and so
forth, according to the needs of tho ques
tioner and without any comment as to abil
ity or price.
I seo that Lyman Glover, tho well known
Chicago critic, has recently had a long,
sorlous nrtlclo In the Chicago Record-Herald,
covering some two columns, with ad
vice to tho aspiring student ot vocal and
dramatic art. Theso articles, I believe, do
good. In tho dual capacity of teacher and
critic, It Ifl hard to wrlto advice to singers
lest It should he considered that ono Is
blowing his own horn. Hut, risking tho
petty opinions of tho "thirty-centers," I
will here Jot down a few things for the
singing students to think upon. I do this
in response to many Inquiries, In tho first
place, and, In the second place, because
there are so many books on tho voice, o
many methods, etc., that tho earnest,
anxious student Is sometimes perplexed and
honestly so. I do not presume to advance
any theories or thoughts of my own; that
work belongs to the studio and Is said to be
worth a price. But I simply state herewith
a few plain, unvarnished facts upon tho
study of singing, which I challcnnge any
earnest, thinking singing teacher to dispute
First, I would mention what Is to my
mind tho most helnouB abomination. I
mean the "nasal" tono. Wo hnvo ono or
two conspicuous examples ot this in Omaha
and It Is usually considered to bo a neces
sary adjunct of tho tenor voice. Those who
have heard Jean Do Reszke, Edward Lloyd,
Sims Reeves, or our own Americans, George
Hamlin and Holmes Cowper, will seo tho
truth of what I say. Whitney Mockrldgo,
tho great English tenor, Is such an artUt
otherwise that his "nosey" singing is over
looked, but, mark you, It Is a fault, Ju3t
the same. There must, of coureo, bo a
post-nasal resonance, but that Is not
"singing through tho nose" In such a man
ner as to make ono feel that the singer
would lose his volco If ho broke bis noso.
Tho second glaring fault Is the "wobble."
Call It what you wish, the tremolo, or tho
vibrato, or as n local singer dubbed It re
cently, tho "rcuonanco" (think ot It), It Is
fatal to tho beauty and the permanence ot
the voice. It Is as bad In a way as the
nnsalnes, but It Is much more Injurious.
It Is unnatural. To Illustrate: Blink
your eyelids rapidly about fifty times.
It that natural? Is is comfortable?
Shake your hand back and for
ward rapidly as you write. Tho result,
what? Still-people calling themselves sing
ers and teachers nnd so forth will Insult
an audience by singing r. whole ballad or
group ot ballads In that way and try to pass
It off for "art," but they would not think of
saying "Goo-heo-hoo-hoo-hoo-ood maw-haw-haw-haw-haw-nlng"
for "good morn
ing." Bo not deceived. Ask nny of the
great artists If I am not right when I say
that a singer should shun a teacher who
uses tho "wobble" or teaches It to others.
Shun them as you would tho plague. It
will work unutterable ruin to your voice If
you follow It up.
Thirdly, run away when you hear a
teacher or his pupils talk about "putting"
tho tono here or there, as though it were
a golf ball, placing It In tho nostrils, In tho
cheek bones, In the forehead, In tho oyo
ball, In tho Inclsore, bicuspids or molars, In
the diaphragm, In the small ot tho back, in
tho breastbone, in tho feet, across tho
shoulders, over the ankles, boshl
There Is only one way to place a tone.
Don't displace It!
Keep everything to tho focus point and
keep It easy. It ran be done, but It can
not be shown on paper.
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stiffness of Jaw, tongun or larynx, you arc
singing wrong. If your teacher hnH any
stiffness of Jaw, tongue or larynx, ho Is
singing nud teaching wrong. Examine for
ycursolf.
After nil, tho true exposition of nrtlstlc
singing Is this: (No matter who tho
teacher may bo or what his reputation Is):
Ease. Naturalness of tone. Distinct vowel
color, without faclul contortions, and the
HUggcHtlon that, no matter what vowel Is
ung, the tone docs not seem to slip all
around In tho mouth, but Is concentrated
at ono focus point. Tho vibratory sensa
tions which are felt at the brldgo of the
none and other places are cnslly explained,
but this Is not tho time or place to discuss
that.
Stiffness ot the muscles of the vocal
machlno Ib denounced by all authorities,
but yet peoplo will persist In continuing
to sing with rigidity. They will not lenrn
a lesson from tho pugilist, who Ib no
longer trained as n blacksmith, trained to
strike In a certain way, trained to oxert
bruto forco. No, today ho Ib trained all
over. The man, not tho nrm, Is dovelopcd.
Tho muscles when rolnxcd aro soft and
pliable. In tho conflict It Is dexterity,
flexibility, rapidity and rythni that win.
Herein Is power, but not nnlmnl force.
Ho or she who has to strugglo for the
tone which ought to be In his or her com
pass Is a "harmonious blacksmith" maybe,
but not an artist.
Now that tho Auditorium project has
elected another board of directors anil
now that some new blood has been Infused
Into tho idea. It might not bo amiss to
draw attention to the fact which many
peoplo try to evado and ignore, namely,
that there Is a crying need for certain ac
commodations In Omaha nnd that need Is
felt every day. It Is to bo presumed that
tho citizens of Omaha are not going to
tako backward strides In education, or In
art. It Is to bo presumed that tho march
ot refinement and progress will continue
to go on. It la safe to surmise that tho
peoplo of Omaha will wish to havo their
sons and daughters educated In the flno
arts.
Thoro Is not nn art home In Omaha.
There Is not a building In Omaha suitable
for studios, especially. Those buildings
which could bo used to advantage perhaps,
aro closed to tho seeking musician on ac
count of tho nolso which a busy studio
should cause. Others are equally open to
somo objection or other.
I know of a number of prominent musi
cians who havo recently walked up and
down tho nvenues of this beautiful city
with tho money In their pockets to pay
for rental In ndvance, If necessary, earn
estly seeking a place to teach tho sons and
daughters of our people. I saw In a local
paper somo days ago that tho military
companies of tho city wcro thinking of Im
portuning tho people In connection with
tho Auditorium to glvo them somo room
In the building. There Is no placo hero
to glvo concerts except Boyd's theater or
tho churches. Both havo their objections.
Wo need n studio building nnd we neeM
It badly. This Is not a cry for art, not a
pica for culture, It Is a plain cry for "room
to rent." It Is a business call, not a senti
mental ono. It Is for tho students of Omaha,
not for the profession.
Wo need n recital hall to accommodate
a few hundred persons. Wo need a con
cert hall to seat about 1.G00 or 2.000.
Theso aro actual present needs. They
nre necessities. If a member of tho com
mittee will Inquire into it ho will find this
to be true.
Should wo not all urge tho committee of
the auditorium project to reflect upon
thoso actual, posltlvo needs while thnv
aro also looking to the future possibilities of
great, big events which will require an audi
torium ot tho dimensions at present consid
ered. These big affairs may come. Will
tbey come often enough to pay tho terrific
expenso of keeping up such a big building?
If they do not come often enough will not
the expenso make tho rental prohlbltlvo?
I do not know. I merely ndvanco tho In
terrogation. Whllo on this subject I may state that
after careful Inquiry I havo como to the
fixed conclusion that any suggestion to
tho musicians offered by the committee In
tho way of grand opera prospects nro not
worth building upon, I have tho best au
thority for stating that grand opera In
vast auditorium buildings la n flat failure,
Therefore, let. us not reckon upon the
grand opera events too much.
Let us Induce the Board of Directors to
consider carefully the present actual
wants as well as tho future possible wants.
Let us have an auditorium. But, whut Is
an auditorium?
This evening, In commemoration of the
death of the poet Tennyson, today bolng
the ninth anniversary, the choir of the
First Methodist Episcopal church will elng
as tho anthem the poet's famous lines,
Jutoma
amlsi:mi:vi.s.
BOYD'S THEATER uKCi.
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 7-8
Charles Frohman
presents
ANNIE
RUSSELL
In It. Marshall's Comedy of Romanco
A ROYAL
FAMILY
as presented by Miss Russell for six months
last Hcason in New York.
rrlces boxen, $2.00; first 3 rows orchestra,
$2.00; balance lower floor, except lust 4
rows, $1.60; last 4 rows, J1.00; first 2 rows,
balcony, $1.00; lialunco front balcony, 75c;
reHr balcony 60c; gallery, "Jc.
HeatH now ou sale.
BOYD'S Theater SfflA
TWO IMOltrOHMANCKS ONLY.
Unreal ii Miitlnvc Toilny, 'Ma mid r,Oo.
AN AMERICAN
TRAMP
Ilr Kilwnrd li. Kidder, author "A
Poor Hclntloii," "TeiuM-fiit Vnlley."
1'rlcea SBc-t KOu nnd "Or.
BOYJ'S ThsaJer
WOODWARD &
m itOESS, Mgrs.
OTIS Mvi.wnu
nnd associate player, Including Ambrey
Ilouclcault, William Norrls and Mnrcla Vnn
Dresser, will offer hlri lutest production
FHAM'HMO IIIMI.M
October 13 and 16.
Mattneo Wednesday. Salo FeatH opens
Friday. Prices Evening, 25c, GOc, 75c, $1.00.
$1.60; mutlnee, 25c. 60c, 75c, $1.W.
COMING!
JOSEF HOFMANN
Tllli Q It HAT l'l.VXIST.
Wolfsohn Musical Bureau, New York.
August Mothe-Borglum
Piano Teacher.
Pupil of Mr. Swayne, Jr., of Parts, ro
cently of Vlenun; Lewchetlzky School.
Studio; 0 Davldge Illk., 18th and Fnrnam.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly
Song Recitals.
Pupils Received in
Tone Production
Artistic Singing
Voice Development
1802 Furnum D.ivid,e Mock.
Dally, except Wednesday,
10 a. in. to 5 p. m.
Tenclier of
Mnnitollii, (iiillnr n ml Ilanjn,
HERBERT H. ELLIOTT
(Successor to Francis Potter).
RIU IliuitKu Illook
lfith nnd llnrnpy.
"Crossing the Bar," set to beautiful muslo
by Rov. 11. 11. Woodward, M. A., an Eng
lish clergyman.
Miss Lillian Fitch, the well known elo
cutionist, has resumed studio work und
has also been engaged as special teacher
of elocution and dramatlo art at Ilollovuo.
Mlsa Fitch baa proved a valuable and in
teresting adjunct to many good concert
programs here and It 1h an excellent Idea
to have a good elocutionist on concort pro
grams such as thoso given by churches,
societies, women's clubs, etc. It la now
becoming milto the thing also to have cer
tain readings pertaining to choral works
presented In connoctlon with the program.
Tho field of the goodwocutlon teaober Is
akin to the vocalist and It can very well
be used to morettnutual advantage.
Miss Luella Alton has resumed her teach
ing and her violin pupils are conatnntly
Increasluc.
I loarn from Mr. Willis of the Young
Men's Christian association that tho Chi
cago Symphony orchestra will bo ono of
his attractions hero this season. Mr.
Itosenbeckcr Is the conductor.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
AJIt'SHJIIJATS,
BOYD'S Theater
JUST ONE PERFORMANCE-
Kitin.w r.vi:.i.;, orr. it, nt h.ih.
Mr. flamuol K. Park will present (direct
from tho Bhnftoslmry Theatre, London.)
The. New York ChsIiio'h trcmendou Tr.ns
Atlnntla Triumph, tho iiiuslcul exlravu-
RH117.il
The
Casino
Girl
400 performances nt the Caitno. 500 nights)
nt tho Shaftesbury Theatre, London.
Company of 60.
The original Now York and London pro
Auction, in Us cntlroty, will bo presented
til nun ,n j
JT1CC3 J1.D0. ii.no, 60o, ZRc.
Scats ou sale Wednesday'.
Miaco's Trocadero
Matinee Today, 10c and 20c
Kntlro week excepting Saturday night
"Rose Sydell's London Belles"
Tho greatest. grandoRt and best of all.
introducing two of the most profuse laugh
producing burlesciucH w
"Ilnrn
N(irmlim'
MATINEE
PRICES
Wc
20c
SMOKE IF
YOU LIKE
nnd
"Siitnu'H WnldlnK
MKlit.'
with noso Sydoll-thn most
handsomely formed wo
man In burlesquo pretty
chorlstors funny men
Hiiperb Btago uffectn.
Stnr Vaudeville Aft;
U'lic Marvelous
DiiiiliniiiM.
The World'H Champions.
Tho King of Jugglers.
Hurt, I. ll lie ton Koatcr
Nonsfiislcnlltlca.
Ituth Denver fc Co.,
"An Artist's Dream."
llnirortl mill Worth,
"A Night In June."
Wheeler & Vcililer,
Singers and Dancers.
Toney-M oore,
"Tho Olrl With the Dia
mond Heart."
EVENING
PRICES
10c
20c
30c
SMOKE IF
YOU LIKE
TWO SHOWS DAIIA'-Matlnce 1!;15; even
ing 8;iG,
Smoko If you llko. Tolophone 2S0O Tlo
served Hcuts going fast. This Is another
big show.
onuaHTON
Telephone 1531.
AVeek Coinnieiirliiir Suntlny Slat. (lot. O,
TODAY THIS I2VK. fll(S.
1 The Famous
BEAUX and BELLES
Octette.
POWELL & CO.,
Illualonlat mill Conjuror.
THE SAVANS
In "A Clovru'n MUhapii,"
MAX MILLIAN and
SHIELDS
Hmurt KoiiIIiik,
MEMPHIS KENNEDY
Mimical Uoiuedluii,
STANDARD QUARTETE
Colored VoonllMta nud Comedian.
ANGIE NORTON
Co inedleiinr,
KIN0DR0ME
.omt .Vtovlnw Scene.
Prices 10c, 25c and 50c
