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    THE 03LAIIA DAILY -JJEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1002.
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Amusements
Theater-goers were forced, last week, to
gratlfr their desires for amusement with
vaudeville. The only offering at the Boyd
worthy of not being Augustus Thomas'
splendid play of the west and western
people, and Inasmuch aa the piece was
seen her two season'! ago with the origi
nal cast, the same aa la now making the
play such a great success) In London, In
eluding Theodore Roberta, Wattle Earle,
Vincent Serrano and other equally aa well
known. It attracted little attention tare
from the few who did not aee It at that
time. The audiences were accordingly
rather small. At the Orpheum the bill, the
Orpheum road show, was easily tho best
that has been seen at this theater during
the season and each performance attracted
enough people to comfortably Oil tho
theater, while on Sunday and Friday nights,
the latter being military night, standing
room only was to be had. Undoubtedly the
iiost Interesting feature of the program,
least to Omaha people, waa the act of
ne Omaha Guards Catling aectlon, or c
they were billed, the Union Oatltng Guards.
Their reception nightly was enthusiastic,
to ea the least, and It was well deserved,
el nee the act la without question one of
the moet thrilling of any In vaudevl'lo
today. .
The eight young men who constitute the
Omaha Guards' Gatllng gun aquad, which
returned to the city last week for a brief
atay at the Orpheum, after having spent
' tlx months en tour, during which time
they have appeared at themajorlty of the
leading theater throughout the country,
feuve a vastly different Idea of the life of
a theatrical performer than they did be
fore they mad their debut here a season
ago. Their experience a related to dif
ferent friend here during their stay last
week are at wide and varied a all the
ramification of etagedom Itself and would
Oil a volume that would make decidedly
Interesting reading. In a conversation with
the writer Captain Arnout, speaking of the
trip and the vlewa of the men regarding
theatrical life, ald: "The boya have dis
covered that the life of an actor, usually
looked upon by young men outside of the
profession aa being a thing of beauty and
Joy forever, I In reality much more pleas
ant la anticipation than in realisation. One
experience much the same monotony a
la found In any business or profession, and
X think perhapa a little more. Of course the
traveling I not unpleasant, since there are
enough of us to keep each other company,
and where we play a week In large cities
there are almost always point of interest
enough for us to look up to make the time
past rapidly and pleasantly. When we firt
ttarted out It waa pretty much every fel
low for himself and to his own taste, but
we oon found that thl waa a rather
lonesome way to enjoy ourselves, as there
were no two who wanted to do the tame
thing or go to the same place, o w
finally decided to have one man look up
and make inqulriee about the different
polnte of interest and then all take them
In together. Thla it our present plan, and
wt And It much mart pleaaant than any
we have yet tried. During the teven dayt
of a week it I only necesary for u to
be In the theater about four hour all
told. Our act run about lx minute, It
take us ten minute to get Into our uni
form and that long again to change to our
atreet clothe, so you tee wt have all but
about a half hour of each day to oureelves.
Holldaya alwaya looked forward to at home
with to much pleaaure art particularly dull
among theatrical people, wh of eourt
always tad themselves hundreds of miles
away from home and loved one. Christ
mas and New Tear't were tpent in Ban
Francisco and aside from the packages
and letter which wt received from home
there wat llttlt to gladden our hearts or
make nt realise fully that tt wat a holiday.
All holidays mean doubla work for ut, aa
wt play an txtra matinee, of course, wt
don't mind the work to much, but wt must
t on hand at tht theater at a certain
time and that epoll th afternoon for
us, and you might say the entire day, for
ttnee the boys have been on the road they
have formed the habit of Bleeping rather
late and breakfast and lunch are usually
aten at tht tama timt of day. Tnanas
turkev and cava thank
la Indianapolis. Tho only pleaaanl thing
I can remember about the day wa that
the proprietor of the hotel where the en
tire Orpheum company wat atopplng gave
a little tpread for u after the tvenlng
performance.
"One of the llrat thing we do after arriv
ing in town I to look up th military com
panies, If there art any, and pay them a
Ytslt. Of all of thoae w havt teen drill
to far I cannot recall ont that excella our
an comDanlea when It comet to perfec
tion la military evolutlona or knowledge of
tactics. Wt havt been received coraiaiiy
and treated splendidly by the military or
ganlxatlont of the different cities wt havt
visited to far, with on exception Indian
spoils. That la where tht battery It lo
cated which won aecond prise in the artll
larv claaa at the national encampment held
in Mnmnhla. Tenn.. aome year ago. Th
Omaha Ouarda' gatllng section entered la
h. onmnatitlnn and von first prise. This
teemed to be a thorn In the aldt of tht In
dlanaoolla company, and wt wert not re
ceived with open anna by them during our
engagement tber.
"How does th drill take la the different
cities?" "Very well. Indeed. I cannot re
call a city where w havt played that the
audlencea have not been particularly en
thusiastic over It. In Canada It wat really
tht hit of the whole show, at leaat to far
a applause end enthuslaam goea. The
Canadiana seem to bt partial to anything
military and they mada It particularly
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Prompt action pleases Buffalo people.
Get down to causes at once.
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One remedy sure to do it.
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Core all kidney ills. ' ! ; ":
No time wasted trying to cure other troubles.
For kidneys only.
- Endorsed by citizens of Omaha.
Mr. J. W. Edward. 2T3S Fowler street, say: "I moat aaj
that I bad not much confidence tn Doan'a Kidney Pill be fort
I used them, but I was o troubled with ymptom 0f kidney
complaint and suffered ao severely that I wat compelled to
do something, and went to Knhn St Co' drag store for a box.
They soon convinced me of their valut and after completing
the treatment I was not troubled."
pleasant for u, both socially and otber-
wlae. In 8aa Francisco, too, they were very
alee to us. There were any number of
soldiers In 'Frisco and, of course, they are
always enthusiastic over an act of a mill-
tary character, we nave received many
compliments oa our work by military of-
flcers. and it Is those that are most gratify- I
ing to me. dots, since omcera are Dener
qualified to Judge of Ita merit than any
one else. We hava bad compliments from
tuitriBuoi. wuu uito 1 0s been appearing la vaudeville for a
In the Oermaa and British armies, and they ,, or.r m ye(tr "Auer a Rag Pictures
all urge ua to make a tour of Europe, as- fumi... . fnPln , -,.Pf.,nm..
surlng us that our apeclalty would be a
Dig nil inert on account 01 me military
spirit of the different European countries.
"Have we such a trip In prospect? Tea.
but nothing definite has or will be decided
about It until we reach Chicago, which will
be within a few weeks. Mr. Beck, the di
rector of the Orpheum circuit, wanta to
manage us and book a tour abroad for ua
next season, under the' same terms of our
present contract, but the boys do not seem
willing to work for the same figure longer
than the end of the present season. They
realise that a trip abroad would be quite
a novel experience, yet they are not overly
anxious to take It unless the terms are
exactly to their liking. We have submitted
our figure to Mr. Beck and will know within
a few week positively as to our future
movements.
"The conduct of the members of the squad
has been most exemplary during the trip
ao far. Not once has the manager of the
Orpheum road show found It necessary te
'call them down.' aa the saying goes. This
much can hardly be said for another act
upon the bill and we are prouder of it than
anything else about the trip,
Frank James rushed Into the llme-llt
circle down at Kansas City and demanded
that the courts restrain the presentation
of "The James Boys In Missouri." because,
forsooth. It glorified outlawry. That's Just
where Frank made a mistake. His stric
tures on outlawry are well taken, but come
a trifle late from him. Had he commenced
on this line sooner say forty years ago
be might have become a useful citizen, but
he wouldn't have known nearly so much
about the business he engaged In during
the best years of hi life. Also, he might
v. muiifli h fmrmm hi.
have modified the terms of his petition If
" na gone 10 see me piay oerore going
Into court. He would have found in It I
little that glorifies outlawry, but much that
glorlfle. the Jame. brother. He would
nave listened to himself and the late la-1
mented Jesse spouting nlatltudea and I
heroics at an astonishing rate, accompany-
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witn appropriately athletic action and
circumspect conduct. It 1 their mission I
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vent robbery and to protect the helpless,
an toe wane engaging in nonest toil to I
earn means to provide a frugal living. In
one part of the play. It Is true, they swsar
to aevote tneir lives to revenge on a
cowardly gang of guerrillas and horse-
thieves, but even tbtt vengeance takes a
nobla form, for in tht very next act w
art shown tht James brother engaged at
preventing th robbery of a train. Ia
doing thl they exterminate all of tht out
law but one, and he. Bob Ford, by name.
1 apared to shoot Jesse In tht back the
only point In tho play at all consistent
with fact known concerning tht Jame
brother. Frank Jame failed to secure
the retirement ot thla unhealthy bit of I
fiction from the stage, but If bt bad won
ha would have performed at least one pub
lio service during bt life. It I to be
feared, however, that his course will but
advertise the play and himself.
Coming, Greats.
Frederick Nell Innet, almost "Omaha's
Own," la coming back for a too-short stay,
only four concerts at the Boyd, beginning
today. He comet fresh from a tour of the
middle west, where bt hat been adding new
friends to bit already long list and achier
Ing new triumph for hi band and his
baton. At Denver, where he played all last
week, one hypercritical young man took ex
captions to Innes' style as a conductor and
Mnallv AhiArtr1 Ia hta Invlnv mm fha K. nA
play. Now, tome of you Omaha people
jut try to iizubiu inuva nut aiugiag mm me
band play. Why, that earnest enthusiasm
of the man that leada him to forget every
thing but the muslo Is tha greatest part of
bis success. It waa what made him great
aa a trombonist. In tha dayt when wt knew
him only at a soloist. It 1 part of bis
genius and find ita vent In spite of him as
he weave those wonderful tone picture
that delight all who listen to hi player,
Innet I a worker in fact. It waa a musi
cian who said genius 1 hard work and ljls
success i tn direct result or his unre
mitting effort. Ho baa a band so strangely
orchestrated that It gives all that delicate
effect of an orchestra uid at the same time
preserves tht martial brilliance of a concert
band. H hat changed Its Instrumentation
somewhat sinca his laat visit to Omaha, but
preserve th effect of th old day of "Love
ts King," of the "Dane of tho Skeletons,"
of the wonderful Tschalkowsky tons picture
ot "1812," of Rubenstela't "Kammenol
Oatrow" and Wagner overture that en
tranced tbe listeners other timet when
Innet waa her. Red band and Royal
band, and banda from other placet, may
coma and go and make friends' in Omaha,
but none ot them will conquer the place la
the popular heart as did Innea. HI pro
gram this year art interspersed with
scene from th operas, sung by very ca
pable people. Four conoert will bt given
In Omaha, matinees and evening on Sun
day and Monday.
David Belasco'a vividly realistic drama
of love and war, "Th Heart of Maryland.
will bt teen at tha Boyd for four perform
ances atartlng Thursday night. "The Heart
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of Maryland." with Ita evenly-balanced
east, the romanticism of Ita scenic lllustra-
lions, tie effectiveness and Intense Inter
est of Its realistic climaxes and above alt
the exceptional directness of Ita diction,
will never fall to attraot tho popular ad
miration and sympathy.
The bill opening at the Orpheum today
wln preBent for the moet part acta new
t jcj ptrooa. Katherlne Bloodgood, the
pr1m4 aonna wno occpiee the headline
nosltlon. nva a recital at the Tranamla-
llMppl wpo,itt0n, where she waa presented
4 tpecai feature by the Illinois state
commission. Admission was by Invitation
na onIy a Htaltti number heard her. She
A racm,n BTa(jes aa artiste studio and
froln ,trlp, of torn c)otn ukea from hl.
rag bag constructs pictures. "The Crimson
Mask," a little comedy, will be presented
by Marie Dupont and company. Eva
Mudge, a winsome soubrette. Is one of the
young American actresses who. In the lan
guage of the press agent, "captivated Lon
don" laat year. Her specialty consist of
singing and dancing, with the added feature
of rapid change of costume, wearing a
different dreas for each of her songs. The
Rozlno have been seen here In their
comedy, acrobatics, aa have also the Three
Weston musical entertainers, who promise
something new. The Faust sisters will con
tribute a stunt in the art of terpslcbore
and the klnodrome will appear again with
the latest moving pictures.
Commencing with Sunday matinee the
management of the Trocadero announce
the "In Gay Paris" burleequers, an or
ganisation of considerable magnitude. The
two burlesques are entitled "A Hot Wave"
and "A Cold Shoulder," which are full of
comical situations, gorgeously 'staged. The
several acts In the olio Include Gil Brown,
"the twentieth century coon;" the Hlrsch
borna, Swlsr warblers; Hinston and Frisco,
European novelty; Novello, the human
snake; Let Toknem, singer of sweet songs;
King Charles, "the wonder;" Evans,
Devees and Evans, the eastern atars, and
Dal ton and Boyle, In scenes from Arkansas,
The engagement Is for the entire week
with dally matinees.
Playa and Players.
Tt la said that Booth Tarklngton may
write a play for Cecilia Lortua to star in.
Mr. Brown-rotter nas aeniea ine report,
lhat Bho wouId vlglt UnUed 8tates this
winter.
Augustus Thomas has begun work on a
f.tT pla3J. of J? England life to be called
Geo. Thjlt : , to ., . ,n
atrel and variety company, opening In
Louisville about April 1.
Eleanora Duse probably will begin her
A MotMna n m nnrla in vt a n x fro m kri r ill
xJebler ft Co., in Boston next October.
air Henrv Irvlnai celebrated his 65th
birthday at Rochester, February 5. He
leceivea many messages ot congratulation,
..Do 1 ..,! I. ..M ha l
Orleans engaging real levee negroes for a
Lonaon production oi uncie xom s caoin.
Frank J. Perley will produce a new rou
steal, comedy entitled "The Wild Rose" at
tne uamcK tneater, rniiaaeipnia, next
month.
Billy Clifford, who was recently divorced
from his wife. Maud Huth. says that he
will shortly be married to Miss Evelyn Cor-
bln of Minneapolis.
Edna Wallace HoDDer Is out with the
announcement that the title of the musical
comedy In which she will star next season
Is "The Gold Digger."
It Is now rerjorted In New York that a
musical comedy Is being written around
'Huckleberry nnn" in wnicn Jerome syk.es
will star tiext season.
Jerome K. Jerome'a "Miss Hobbs" has
been translated Into the Russian language
nd wl" a be presented la St. re tent
burg by order of tha czar.
Paul Kester baa dramatized Mark
Twain's "Tom Sawyer." Charles Frohman
win present it next season, but aa yet tha
actor for tho title part has not been se
lected. Ethel Barrymort Is sharing tho tame
Sopularity which her mother, the late
eorgla Drew Barrymore, had as a co
medienne. In "Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines" the has scored an unquestioned
success.
At tho D resent time there are no less
than nine companlea engaged In presenting
rioraoora- in iorwign countries, five ot
them are In England, one In Australia, one
In India, one in South Africa and ona In
New Zealand.
The Bostonlans have scored a exeat suc
cess with "Maid Marian" in New York, and
it Is more than likely that the company
will finish the season in the big metropolis.
Eugene Cowles Is to make a tour under
thtt .... o( the Kukim nnwi nn
i ana wonccn company, pia.ying lyceunt cir
cults. The performance will consist of a
concert first part, followed by a one-act
operetta.
One of tho members of the Eugenie Blair
company was stricken with smallpox at
Port Huron. Mich., laat week and the en
ure aggregation was uuaranuned for three
days Tn a small house on the outskirts of
tne city.
"Arlsona" was produced at the Adelphl
theater, London, February S, and, accord
ing to the cables, was received enthusi
astically. The critics speak in high terms
of the play and company. Theodore Rob
erts, Vincent Serrano, Edgar Selwyn and
Olive May made conspicuous successes.
Stuart Robson says the proudest moment
I of bis life was two weeks ago, when sixty-
eight pages of the congress and the senate
attended hla performance of "Th Henri.
etta" In Washington, and asked for the
honor of meeting him, and the little fellows
niea past him one by one, each shaking
his hand. Mr. Robson was himself a ruura
during the thirty-first congress.
Charles Hawtrey's contract with Charles
F?0",!"", J1", J?T 1"! toTJhref XT,"
weeks each season. Mr. Hawtrey will end
his engagement at the Garrick March 8.
Next season he will continue in "A Mes
sage from Mars," and the following he will
be seen In "The Man from Blankley's."
Fanny Rloe has been writing a book
based on her versatile experience, and
adorned with her happy gift of humor, and
is only holdlrc the proof sheets back tn
Include In It the experiences of her present
season in vaudeville. Its title Is "Rtan
Life as I Have Found It." and it is founded
on a laimrui aiary wnicn sne nas kept,
beainnlna- with her earliest atruarlea tnr
success when she stsxted a a child en
tertainer.
Musical
Tht arrangement for the appearance ot
Kubellk baa been made. He will positively
appear In Omaha, and at th Boyd theater.
Thl 1 a gratifying announcement. It wa
feared that the concert would have to be
at th Coliseum, but the Olympian god
who preslds over th destinies ot the muses
averted that dlaaater.
I have been told by the committee that
while the management demanded a heavy
guarantee from Omaha, they wert going to
play Lincoln without a guarantee.
Wa havt teen some rare Instances of
eastern musical managers out here In
Omaha, and from tht specimens we have
seen we are not much Impressed with
them. But then what w lack they them
selves make up tor. Mr. Gurlits 1 doubt
less a very shrewd man, because he Is an
eastern manager, but Mr. Gurlits could do
no better than consult with Mr. Greu, or
his representative, Mr. Strakoach, with re
gard to Lincoln and Omaha.
Inne today and tomorrow. Matinee
both day. That 1 sufficient
The program today, will Include th
"Feit Overture" of Lasses, the Bach
Oounod "Ave Maria," "Dan Macabre."
"Kamtneaol-Ostrow" and other old-time
favorite Innea isms, vocal scenes from
"Faust." etc, la th afternoon. Ia the
evening ther will bt tht beautiful Mlgnon
overture, Parsifal music of Richard Wag
ner. The vocal scene will be from "Car
men" and the lighter muslo will be inter
spersed. The Mendelssohn "Spring Song,"
arranged for wood winds, will bt a festurs.
Inaes was always a good program maker,
but he has takea the greatest car to
present a program that will fill tha bouts
j)aoada. aXuraoon. It 1s not uauallz the
most propitious time for a concert and
Innet has appealed to the musicians and
music lovers with a tremendous program.
Imagine tht Tschalkowsky overture, to-
hengrln (selections therefrom), Including
the "Dream," sung by Mis Frances Boy
den, who was to enthusiastically praised
la this column last year; the "Love"
muslo and the "Magic Fire," from Die
Walkure. Albertl will ting tht "Prologue"
to "Pagliaccl." Do you know It? It alone
It worth the price of admission. In tht
evening there will be an overture. "Tri
umphal," by Rubinstein, tho teeond Hun
garian rhapsody ot LJsst; Gottschalk
Last Hope" and scenes from "Lucia, In
addition to other beautiful thing.
The soloists. In addition to those men
tioned, are Slgnora Adela Borghl, Slgnor
Zernl and Kryl, tht cornetlst. These art
red letter occasion. Tht place, Boyd'
theater.
Mr. Charles Hawley Keefer, pianist, will
have a recital by hi pupil on Tuesday
evening of this week at his residence, 8715
North Eighteenth street.
Under th auspices of the Woman' alli
ance of Unity church a most enjoyable
musicals was given in that comfortable and
pleasant edifice on Wednesday evening last.
The program was arranged by a master
hand and tho usual mixing together In aa
Indiscriminate .manner of presentations by
leading professionals and amblttoua ama
teurs was on this occasion omitted.
Mr. Joseph Gahm appeared as pianist and
wa interpreted a composer. Hit piano
number were at usual most heartily re
ceived. Why were two such beautiful number
placed tht first' on tht program? Just be
cause tt I customary, I suppose, but It 1
a custom which should be done away with.
I should think that artists who play tht
piano would make a move toward abolish
ing the thing. I would like to tee pro
gram graded according to the musical
standing of the participant as far as pos
sible. Certainly It 1b not right that the
biggest artist ot the bunch should "play
the prelude." Nlcht war?
. On this occasion also Mr. F. Hatson
Wright, organtBt, appeared only at the laat.
An organ "poatlude," as It were. Miss
Helen Burnham sang Mr. Gahm's song "Do
You Ask What tht Bird Say?" very plead
ingly and gave aa an encore the "Cradle
Song" of the same composer.
Mr. Baumelster played In hi usual In
telllgent manner and Mrs. Neely and Mr.
Manchester were splendidly received. The
Cecil tan quartet made an Instant hit
On Shrove Tuesday, or, as the date ap
peared on the program, "Mardl Gras," the
people at the Sacred Heart convent were
delightfully entertained by a classic recital
by Mr. Joseph Gahm, pianist; Mr. Max Bau
melster, violinist, and Miss Helen Burnham,
soprano.
Answers to correspondents: W. A. M.,
Lincoln, Neby Your letter doe not give any
Information a to what kind of a club you
and your friend are Interested In. Is It
Instrumental or vocal? Is It organized with
a view to the study of orchestral or choral
works, or the literature of music? When
you furnish me with a more detailed Idea ot
what you want I shall be glad to offer yon
any assistance I can.
D. C. B., Culbertson, Neb. It 1 a pleaa
ure to bear ot the organization of uch
musical club as you are working up la tht
outside town. It mean much for th fu
ture of muslo in tht community. At to
your questions, I would say that probably
th best results will be attained by omitting
the boy's voices. Unless they are very good
they will not be satisfactory. I have never
favored th blending of the volcea of boy
and women on one part But then lot ot
people do. Boy separately, or women sep
arately, in my Judgment, give the best re
suits. You will have to be your own Judge
as to the balance ot tone. It I a good Idea
to get your tenor first and then build
your other parts according to their (the
tenor') volume. There la no fixed rule aa
to balance ot part. - You might, for in
stance, get three contralto who would
overbalance a dozen of sopranos. A to the
name of musical selections, do you want
acred or secular?
Tht South tidt Maennerchor gavt Its flrt
concert last week under the direction ot
Mr. Charles Petersen. The club was as
sisted by Mrs. Wagner-Thomas, Mr. P,
Laux and Mr. Schaber, soprano, basso and
tltherist, respectively.
Tho genial, but hard-working organist of
All Saints, Mr. Simms. declares that he
"never played before the queen," but does
before all the saint. I am glad to know
thl of Mr. Simms. Wouldn't he play the
deuce before the queen, or the king, either
Young people should never play with either
the king, the queen or tht Jack in front
of them. It 1 rude, and then it might lead
to gambling by mean of slot machine.
But this la a digression. What I wanted
to say wa that the All Saint musical ves
per services which were to popular last
Lent will bt resumed today. Mr. Hannegan
of St Louis, Mo., will sing a aolo. Mr.
Parthenla Neely will sing "Eye Hath Not
Seen," by Gaul, and Mr. Simms will pre
sent some new and interesting organ num..
bars. The choir will present two beautiful
anthem.
I have received from the musical library
of Miss Nora McCabe, Mornlngslde, Coun
cil Bluffs, a program of a concert which
was given In New York on November 18,
1884. The soprano soloist was Miss Char
lotto Walker, the contralto Miss Carrie
Morse, the tenor Mr. Theodore Toedt, the
basso Max Hetnrich, the only, the organist
Mr. Walter Damrosch. and the conductor
Mr. Leopold Damrosch. The work given
wat "St. Paul" of Mendelssohn.
THOMAS J. KELLY,
Marie Swanson. Harpist. 829 8. 18th St
SATURDAY MORNING MUSICALE
First of Leatea gerles Given at Llaln.
get Gallery Scores a
access.
The first of the Lenten musicals took
place at the Llnlnger art gallery Saturday
morning. The attendance wa good and
was ot course largely made up of well
known aoclety people.
The musical treat afforded on this occa
sion was a recital of songs by Mr. Lewis
Shaw of Bt. Paul, accompaniments thereto
AHUGMEJITl.
f i i i ii ii a
Kubelik is Coming
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being played on the piano by Mr. Rosen
berger. Mr. August Mothe Borglum played
two plan solos, each being aa etude, the
one by Chopin and the other by Rubin
stein. Tht program wa original. Instead ot
"part" 1 and I, the event were pro
a-rammed "first division" and "second
division." The division Idea t a good one,
It make the delicate suggestion of the
division ot opinion as to the program's
merits and the merits of the artist. Then
tbert wert quotations between the titles,
which were printed In red ink, and which
divided the program nicely. Then at the
end a quotation and sentence read, I noia
It fit that wa shake hands and part," Mr,
Rosenberger at tht piano.
The group ot songs which occupied the
second place on the program wa decidedly
nrnnna tn a matinee muslcale. It bad a
suggestion of a light repast. "Serenade.
"Corn Flower." "The Sweetest Flower.'
Mr. Shaw bad evidently read ot the action
before the Omaha city council anent dogs
barking by moonlight, because the last
rniin enntalned these ominous titles: "A
Barque at Midnight," "Still Is the Night.
"Let Us Forget."
Mr. Shaw has a good voice, nicely placed.
or rather not misplaced, a clean enuncia
tion, good breath control and Intelligent
Interpretation. He Is not one of the tightly
singing baritones one so often hears. His
tones are free, easy and pleasing. He Is a
mooA exDonent ot artistic singing. Is not
this enough?
It waa announced that a few minor
changes would be made in regard to the
next dates. The recital next week by Mrs.
Genevieve Clark Wilson will take place at
Mrs. George Barker's, the following one at
the Llnlnger Art gallery, the next at the
Herman Kountze residence and the last
one at tome publio place not yet decided
upon.
PRATTLE OP THE YOIKGSTERS.
Guest What a splendid dlnnerl Don't
often get aa good a meal a this.
Little Willie (son of the host) We dpn't,
either.
"I know what makes tha hall and snow,1
aid 4-year-old Agnes.
"What darling?" asked her mother.
"The angels up In heaven sweeping off the
sidewalk," was the rtply.
"Well, Kitty," said the caller, I hope
you art atudying hard at school and trying
to make something of yourself."
"Ye, ma'am," Kitty replied. "But when
I get to be a woman I'm going to marry
some tall, handsome man named Guy.
"Can anyono tell me what a meter It?"
asked the "teacher of a primary clas In an
Allston. Mass., school a few days ago.
Only one llttlt lad raised Hi nana, ine
teacher nodded, and the child said:
'It's a thing you chop meat with. My
nana is a butcher and he's got two of
them."
Little Flossie bad been aent to the drug
store to get some dyestuft and forgetting
the name of it she asked: "What is tt
folks dye with?"
'Oh, various things," replied the druggist
"Heart failure, for Instance." ,
"Well," said Flossie, "I suppose that will
do. Give me 3 cents' worth, please.
"Willie, dear, do you know where the
zero mark Is when you look at tht ther
mometerT'
"Yep."
"Go out on the back porch, please, and
look at the thermometer, and then come
and tell me bow high the mercury la above
the lero mark."
Willie goea out and return.
"Mamma, It' Just tht length of my linger
nail above zero."
Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania ha
a beautiful bald pat. It chine with gll
tening smoothness.
A few day ago, relatea the Washington
Post, a little girl was visiting at Mr. 81b
ley' handsome home on K street A sh
Bat near the congressman In the library
enjoying the open fire on the big hearth
funny thought seemed to strike her, for she
laughed out loud.
"Mr. Sibley," she said presently,
"wouldn't you Ilk a rabbit painted on your
head?"
"Like what?" queried Mr. Sibley, aa be
smiled upon hi little visitor.
"A rabbit painted on your bead," re
peated the youngater.
"Why?" asked the Incautious Sibley.
"Because," said the little one trium
phantly, "It would look Ilk a hare."
Don't think you have drank the ne plus
ultra of wine until you have tried Cook'
Imperial Extra Dry Champagne.
Fatality.
Chicago Tribune: "When I began busi
ness," said tht plutocrat, wearily, "I made
a vow that whenever I had earned an oven
million I would quit"
"Why, you've done that, many time
f-over, long ago," aald the other man, "yet
you are still accumulating."
"That' th curse of It Whenever I
think I've made the even million I find on
figuring It up It' either a little more or a
little lest and I've got to renew the strug
gle." And he sighed heavily.
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