Till! OMAHA DAILY J.KE SUNDAY, MAHCII 2. 1002.
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Amusements
Tha greater portion of th last wwk vra
given ever te CI yd Fitch play at 'th
local theater, tod despite tb (act that
both "Th Covrboy aad Lady" asd "Nathan
Hal" vrer lew play to Omaha, aad
that th nam of Fitc a la conceded by
theatrical manager throughout tba coun
try Just bow to b more magnetic from a
box office point of view tbaa that of any
eiber playwright, tba attendance waa far
from satisfactory at any of tba perform -uc
aav that given Fonday afteraooa.
Be far aa Omaha la concerned the name
f Fitch attached to a play seems to count
for bat little. It take something more
than stage trickery aad rambling dialogue
td attract aad please local patrona of tba
Arama. The patronage . accorded Roan
Coghlaa during her brief engagement th
latter part of the week vti not nearly
a large aa the splendid art dlaplayed by
thla distinguished actrea In the two playa
In which aba waa seea merited. At the
Orpbeum the Tauderllle bill waa neither
ery good or very bad and the attendance
either very large or very email. The
Trocadero seemed to be about the only
theater that enjoyed anything like good
business during tbe week, aad ret there
waa vacant aeata at each performance
there.
The week opening today promlaea much
tor lover of muate aad little for thoae
partial to. tbe drama. Kubelka, tbe violin
tat, and Bonsa's band will be tbe only
attractions of any apeela! note that the
week affords.
It la not often In these dayi of elaborate
Scenery, gorgeous costumes, beautiful elec
trical effect! and modern stage mechanlara
that one has tbe opportunity of aeeing an
actor or act rent of the old school which
taught the art In such a form aa to enable
It to command admiration for its own beau
ties. Rose Coghlaa la one of tbe few of
this class left and In apeaking of tbe mod
era theatrical methods aa compared to
thoae of earlier days, during the couse of
a. conversation, aaid:
"In the present day the eye of the audi
ence la ao much attracted by and kept so
bury admiring tbe beaut lea of the average
tage production that the mind is not al
lowed to grasp and fully enjoy tbe art
of tbe actor or tbe fruit of tbe playwrigbt'a
ability. I can remember aeeing Jefferson.
Florence, McCuilough, Booth. Mrs. John
Drew and others of tbeir class act in front
.of the most crude acenery one could im
agine, and by' their great art stir their
audiences to such a pitch of enthusiasm
aa is rarely ever aeen in tbe playhouse
today. la those days tbe actor told his
audience that tbe paint daubed drop in
front of vulrh he waa playing was
a street, a lane or a road or spoke of It
aa the Interior of a beautiful palace and
ao attentive were his auditors to the beau
ties of the mag's art that the mat er of mere
details, such aa natural acenery or real
properties, were thought of no great Im
portance. It waa in those days, too, that
' an actor or an actress without ability had
a hard time of it and the stars were ele
vated to their positions, not by the aid of
money, with which a gorgeous production
could be purchased, but by their own merit
and ability. A woman can go on the stage
bow in the fall aad If aha la fortunate In
securing a wealthy backer or Influential
manager can be a star In the spring. Of
course she may occupy the atelUr position
only while the money or Influence lasts,
yet that la often long enough to give her
an opportunity to And some one else with
money or Influence and ao en ahe may go
front year to year retaining her position
without tbe slightest ability. , I do not
believe that this state of affairs caa con
tlaue long. Managers and theatergoer
alike are getting their eye teeth cut and
- they d not always believe what the lauoa
tory advs.nce advertising aaya of a aew
tar. Of course the'1 public wall always
demand more attention to detail and real
ism in the way of scenic effects aad prop
art ice than they did In earlier days, but
1 believe that the time Is not far distant
when merit and ability alone will count la
the success of any actor or actress.
Clyde Fitch plays are undoubtedly given
-the people because the people are willing
to pay for them. Jt certainly la not be
cause of any. intrinsic merit they possess. J
Us the "yellow" journal and the "his
torical" novel of later date, these Fitch
playa are written while you wait and solely
with the Intention of momentarily attract
ing public attention and Incidentally the
public's dollars. Omaha had opportunity
to see two of these during the last week,
me heralded aa hla anqueetloaed master
piece. This latter encomium Is probably
seed solely for advertising purposes. Quit
a delicate Judgment would be required to
determine which of hla playa Is worse tbaa
the other. They differ solely In degree.
Crvdenaaa of style. Indifference t the
eternal verities and an apparent contempt
for tbe verdict of thoughtful people mark
them all. In "Tbe Moth and the Flame"
Clyde Fitch very nearly at rack IS. In
Nathan . Hale he barely struck L B
twee a these two he has given na "Lover-
Lane. aa !oc4ngrooua aa It la mawkish.
Barbara Freitchle." full of platltadea aad
lDCoastsieociee, "The Climber, aa over
strained effort on a hackneyed topic; "Tbe
Cowboy and the Lady." oo grotesque in its
treatment of western life that It exeltea
laughter rather than contempt from those
it maligna. He threatens to do other thing,
and no doubt he wilL' Bo long as he can
find tltlea that will catch tbe eye he will
be able to weave words about them, no
matter how coarse the fabric, and for a
season will reap much pecuniary profit.
In tbe passing of the Hoyt play the end of
the Fitch drama la foreshadowed. Tet the
astute manager says: "The people want It,
aad are willing to pay for IC Aad he give
K to them.
One thing about Fitch arrests attention
If It does not challenge admiration. Hla
boldness In' handling topics continually re
mind one of that old saying of a class of
mortals who rush la where the better In
formed Immortals fear to tread. Fitch
will tackle anything and furnish It forth
In a play, no matter what hla knowledge
of tbe subject. Hla "Cowboy and Lady"
piece excellently Illustrates this phase of
hla peculiar method a. "Alkali Ike" has
ao doubt served him as his type for a
cowboy. "Calamity Jane" for hla western
woman and "Wolfvllle" for hla town. Just
why he should hare his respectable women
la the play go to a disreputable dance hall
for their pleasure passe understanding.
It may be due to haste Mr. Fitch having
aa a rule three or four plays at a time
building Uhat'e the word; he doesn't
writ 'em) or It may be due to hla desire
to create a sensation. Whatever It la. he
overreaches the real la his effort at real
Ism and gives us a, picture of western life
in which the only typical touches are the
fact that there are not enough" women at
the dance to go round, and. In the case of
the present company, the apraddle of Joe,
the only cowboy in the bunch who walked
as If he had ever backed a horse. ' The
rest of the piece Is of the true dime-novel
style and could as well have been written
by Ned Buntline or any of the other of
that Uk. '
But Fitch Is not the only yellow Jour
nalist who has broken Into the dramatic
world. David Belaaco Is another who lets
hla desire for a "picture" run away with
his respect for "thing aa they are." He
has ' been variously called "master of
stagecraft." and "artist and Inventor" and
a boat of similarly euphonious epithets,
whereas ha merely has the sublime Impu
dence to borrow here '- and there tbe
thought of others, array It la more blsarre
garments aad pafad It aa hla own. He
hands his audiences many a "package,"
aa per "The Heart of Maryland." In th
picture borrowed from "La Tosca," which
goes Just ahead of the picture borrowed
from "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight."
Maryland takes a long, sharp bayonet and
Jabs It Into Colonel Thorpe's anatomy with
great force ( aad numerous time, to all
Intents and ' purposes Inflicting divers and
sundry wounds upon that cheerful scoun
drel. It is not essential that any or all
of these wounds should prove mortal, but
they are auffiqlent to caoae the impetuous
colonel to desist from his demonstration
to the Imprisoned lover of the fate of the
lady after the firing squad has done Its
work. In fact, the colonel himself pro
claims his approaching dissolution and
falls lifeless while Maryland releases her
lover and bids him See. A great sigh of
relief la hove by the audience, who. re
membering Baron Scarpla, rejoice to think
that Colonel Thorpe baa gone to Join his
Italian prototype, having taken almost
precisely the same route. 'But. no! Davy
Belaaco fools 'em. He needs that villain
la the aeit act and when the curtain goes
up Just after Maryland has awung oa the
trapeze bar Instead of a bell clapper, we
find the colonel In command of hla regi
ment. Just as chipper aa though he hadn't
even missed a drink, let alone being
punched full of holes only a couple of
hours before. Here we are Introduced to
another phase of Belasco's genlua for
calmly Ignoring what more plodding pan-
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fkuitb-mea: before I eoanttMoned ruing
I enoe my hair waa very Una and It
wcuia cmne out by the beudfuis baa I
combed U. It was alto dry aa brUUeeod
fell eoarsa. Tbe Ikeaderiu swiea to re
vive u almost at un. I now have thicker
acd niurta longer U-ir (baa I ever had, aad
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There ts no reason why anyone should not
have ba.uul Uair, now UuU tbere is a reaa-
e-jf . Uaaaertne BaJr kMsUlak
Mr. Rnthem. "what d you think the tn-
f rarfous Miws Lmftus paid to me. me even
nw I aa! her dirt she like my stare love-maklna-
better. Sie said: "Oh, ve; your
eyes ere ail right now; yoej look at me like
a nice, happy cow r
Cstselaar Rveata.
Lewis Morrison's spectacular veraloe of
"Faust," aided by new eenery. electrical. I
mechanical and pyrotechnlcal effects.
supporting company of unusual strength
ad a chorus of fresh, young voices, will be
at Boyd's this afternoon aad tonight. It
will be Interesting perhaps to Bote that
tbe opening date ef tbe piece this season In
New Tsrk marked the 1,000th performance
ef It by Mr. Morrison. The event -was
celebrated?' by a complete new scenic
investiture.
V"01e Olesoo," revamped and brought up
to date, aa its management makes claim.
will be the offering tomorrow night at
Boyd's. Ben Hendricks, who has beee seen
here In the piece several times, still heads
the company. One of the feature of the
piece thla season Is a Swedish lady quartet.
which will render, a select repertoire of
Swedish folk song.
The prestige and popularity of John
Philip 8ousa know ao geographical limita
tions. The permanent success of the great
organisation which bears his name has
been securely established la tbe musical
centers of the world. " Bousa Is bow en
gaged upon his twentieth semi-annual con
cert tour, which will bring hla band here
for a concert at tbe Boyd Tuesday, matinee
and BWrbt. The soloists will be Msud
Reese-Da vies. ' soprano; Dorothy Hoyle,
violinist, aad Arthur Pryor. trombone.
Wednesday afternoon Walker Whltesldea
will open an engagement at Boyd's that
includes Wednesday and Thursday nights.
At the two Wednesday performance the
romantic drama, "Heart and 8word." will
be given. Thursday night Mr. Whiteside I
will be aeen In "The Merchant 'of Venice.'
"Heart and Sword" tell an interesting
story of love and war. The plot deals with
Imaginary characters and the scene of the
play la laid In an Imaginary German prin
cipality In about (be early jrt of the
nineteenth century. The period of the
play affords opportunity for ex
quisitely picturesque costuming for both i
mi and women. Mr. Whltesldea has j
furnished the play with aa adequate stage
setting for the piece. Tbe company in
cludes Miss Leila WolsUa. Mr. W. B.
Mack. Mr. Lawrence Kraft and that ex
cellent old actor, Mr. John L. Saphore..
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew come to the
Orpbeum for the week commencing with
the ma Usee today. They have a new sketch,
entitled "A Model Young Man." Among
the many stars of the drama who have left
the legitimate stags to eater vaudeville
none are better known or have met with
more uniform success than these two play
era The seven other acts present a va
riety of entertainment limited only by their j
number. The Da Coma family of acrobats
offer a remarkable exhibition of skill and
nerve. They were for several seasons fea
tured with Ringling Bros. circus. Werner
aad Rleder are Tyrolean singer. They
wear the picturesque costume of the Swiss
mountaineers and carry a special stage
setting. Al and Mamie Anderson have been
seen. here. Al Anderson is one of the big
gest favorites of the many coon comedians.
They will present their "Chinee and the
Coon." ' sew chaff and songs. ' Jordan and
Crouch are terpslchoreaa artists aad, 'like
the remainder of the bill, are aew comers.
Arthur Buckner la an expert cyclist. Banjo
playing Is the specialty of Fred S tuber.
while the Welch brother offer a unique
brand of knock-about comedy aad dancing.
M. X. Thlese's own company, known, as
"Wine, Woman and Song company," la
announced to appear at the Trocadero for
on week, commencing with today mati
nee. The company thi season surpasses that
f former years. - The performance open
with aa original conceit by Mr. Thlese en
titled. The Vaudeville Crase." and in
troduce the entire company la a aeries
of very clever Impersonations. - Tbe sec
ond part or olio suffloee to introduce a
number of well knows vaudeville artists,
being headed by Bonlta and her Cuban
and southern midgets. She la followed by
comedians Gallagher and Barrett, who tell
of their experiences on board) the Iowa;
Harry aad Sadie Fields, Hebrew lm
persona tor are next, followed by Sketch
Artist Kin and Gotthold la "Twenty
Minute with L'ncle Tom'a Cabin." The
Tale duo, club Juggler, follow next, while
Bush sad Devere entertain with - songs.
Illustrated. Arthur Searles brings thi
olio to a close with his parodies. The
closing burlesque, "Mixed Picnics," Intro
duces the entire company In laughable
pie would consider anachronisms at least. I .ltuattoBS! .entrancing music, songs aad
A promising young reoel omeer toe aner
noon before was carried into the home of
Maryland, dying from the effects of a
collisloa with a shell hurled from a Yan
kee gun. He. too, la mlaaed by the audl
eace, for he waa a real good fellow, and
one hated to think of his being taken off
ia that way. Lo, then, isn't It a relief to
ee him turn up sound aad well less tbaa
tweaty-foor hours after receiving his
death wound and take charge otavthe
Thorpe regiment Just la time to atop all
trouble aad save "The Heart of Maryland"
from being permanently wrecked? That's
the way to hold the mirror up ta nature.
It asaaaa the scalp tmaiiby eid productive.
r ana a
Hec!
any In all bait a&4 scalp anecnuea, lis ap-
sseS aralpa sradsi Kai
tory amount a! U
Itaadfrine arts I
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eoutuia aad very
G4 a ibe. bouie aad use U aa
puraUvies ae heaiui
lututuratlbs.
imctsd. Is is ta ealy reaasdy
aierar4 taaa will imt stair rmlllag
au4 iaaavr Ita grewUu iauita are sera
aluooe. 1U at ait drugyi-u ia three
iiih. Soa, frOe. aad JltUed parbuuie.
be sure uu 14 ue gauuILa.
tTrtfTC to show eowairfckly naadarlae
Bat iL, a u, Tba kiwaliuo Ixudaiiue
Cy. Uwro. mui se4 atari kam;4a tree by
gowra asaii to aayoue be sc4s as this
aaruarruct ua taetr auas aud aadraa
Bud auc. Uk auvaf er aiaui) te pa pwatag.
Far sal kr easea User lra lt.
A friend of the dramatis editor writes
this Bote:
OMAHA. Feb. St To the Dramatic Ed
itor of The Bee: I hardly believe yoa will
deny as regular a reader of your dra
matic criticisms as myself the privilege of
cwrertlng an erroneous statement in your
Sunday wntejp 01 atlas nus .ognuu a
approaching visit to Omaha. Tou stats
that she nas not oeen oeen in uinu viuce
lwo, when ahe gave ua "Aristocracy'' at
the old Boyd. Simply aa a matter or in
formation, offered "for the good of th
order." I beg to remind you that Um
Coghlaa was at the new Boyd October
1 and . lt&t, fur three performances,
giving "Diplomacy," "A Woman of No
Importance and "Forget Me Not." Tour
lapse of memory only becomes suggest
ively serious for the reason that she then
had in her support atlas Maxlne tllkrtt,
Frederick d Bolleville, John T. Sullivan,
Cecil at. York, etc Very truly yours,
It will probably console Miss Coghlaa to
kaow that "L H." is not the, only Omaha
admirer who recalls her latest visit here.
Several have taken occaaioa te remind the
dramatic editor of hla altp and other
doubtless would had they bad aa oppor
tunity. Here ia a story from the Chicago later
Oceaa concerning some stage people well
known to Omahaaa:
Virginia Harned (Mrs. E. H. Sothern)
used to disconcert hrr lord, who should
have been her master, by allently guying
through their love soenea. so that be culU
valrd tbe habit of making passionate do
laraiions to his iterotn althout looking at
her or anything in particular, but directing
hia luminous gaae at a slant over her
shoulder, civtna: Virginia no chance to
eauh his eye and throw blm Into sup
pressed laughter by some x unexpected
glance of ludicrous Intent. - One of her
tricks was to took at him cross-eyed, which
annoyed him aad amused him at the earn
time, and completely knocked tn tender,
ImDeaalonat Sotbera tune out of hla voice
end ta ut bed the corner of his sensitive
mouth Into a roUckv droop. Virginia In
time grew to expect the fierce gaae aihsrart
her clavicular reckon Instead of a sow-like
melt Into her eaa mischievous eyes, but
when Miss Lorius came to Inherit Vir
ginias dramatic shoes aha waa much cast
dosva by the sudden sight of tao biasing
balls of eyea paMtonalcuy startng ever the
tip of her ear. Axed oa arn(hlng the na
ture of which filled har with Vaa-ue temsrs
and aurmlaea tso sbe askro. air. Sothern
any. and wondered did hte art lead hint
to makiiig love to a luminous beyond or
anything. Tor (jusie waa learning.
"Attar I had gladly eltakau oil my bi
bajutiiy babu. aim BAX tteet iarulaa,
dance. "Wine. Woman aad Song." remains
the entire week, with daily matiaeea.
Jan Kubellk will face aa Immense audi
ence at tbe Boyd' Saturday evening.
the bouse was completely sold out on ths
very first day of sale of aeata. but It re
mains to be seen whether or no Omaha
win go wild over this slip of a boy violls
Ist, aa have inhabitants of every other city
where he has been beard. The program
which Kubellk will play, commencing at
1:15 'clock, will be as follows:
ifWwtii foe vtnlln. TO maior
cadenxa oy Biuret-raganini
Jan Jubellk.
Piano Soil fs Rigaudon a Raff
i m ljouDie note rjtuae
atosskowskl
Vtra Jessie Bhar.
Violin Soli (a Romance Beethoven
(0) Blovansay iuec...iivOTi
Jaa Kubellk.
piano Solo Rhapsodle Hongroise No.
1J
Mis Jeaate Khar.
Violin Soli a Traumerie Schumann
(Di ia nona oea iuiin
ttaxslnl
Jaa Kubellk.
Lisst
EES
VV. R. BENNETT CO.
8M.E THIS U
Work on the new Etore is almost comileted.
AUKuUNCELIENT OF THE GRAND OPENING
will soon be made. We begin in earnest this week to close out our present
stock, which must be sold before moving.
Big Slaughter of Prices on Furniture Floor
BfidrOOn Sui!c$-0en oa finish, nicely carved, French plate mirror; II Cfl
very showy; at clearance Bale price... lliUU
Odd DreSSCrS Golden oak finish, French plate glass; base 40 inches long, Q Cfl
c as to red, and well made , UivU
CCBChSS Steel construction, golden oak frame, tufted or plain tops, 30 inches
wide, 79 inches long; covered in bstBelgiau velours; regular price in Cfl
$16. 00-will clean them out at lUawU
Extension Tables Solid oak, nice finish, strong and durable, 8 feet long, A QO
tinted legs to be sold at'this cutting price sale, at.." .HiwO
SillebOSrdS Made of selected oak, polished, golden finish, French bev- IO CO
eled mirror, one drawer lined, nicely carved your last chance, at....litJU
IfCn Bed$"Just a ew ones left ul Eie Srich bargains were never before
offered.. The prices we have put on them will surprise you, ranging in I IK
pricr) up f rom . . T lilfJ
Candied Peel Garnival LAaT0
Citron, Orange and Lemon The most delicious the market pro- Ifflp Iflp inn
duces. To reduce our stock, we place on sale 1,000 pounds at lUOjIUUjIUu
Rice Carnival Crteot
Just received 4000 pounds splendid full grain Japan Rice fi A-
worth double the price asked for it Will be sold at, pound HUj Hlafj HU
Great Reduction in Lamps
Crockery Dept. Annex Basement.
Nickel Lamps, with decorated globe
chimney ...... 45C
Opal Fancy Lamps .... -50C
Opal Decorated, Kochester No. 2 bur
ner,vLamp, complete with 6hades. . J.25
English Water Pitchers, in colors,
your choice for 25C
Bargain Annex.
Glass Water Titchers '. Qq
Fancy Tea Cups and Saucers, china. . . Qg
Yeflow Bowls, your choice for 3C
Fine China Decorated Cuspadors . . . -39C
Voodenware Specials
t Annex Bargain koom.
Large Antique Oak Towel Hollers, each. 2c
Plain hard wood lirea"d Plates, each ... .(Qq
Fancy Salt Boxes, each 2c
6-in. Towel Kings, assorted colors, each. . (Jq
Two compartment Knife Trays, each . .5c
Table Mats, set of 5, only 2C
Salad Fork and Spoon, per et . . fig
Our big stock of Wood and Willow ware,
in Annex Basement must be closed out with
the rest. Here is the chance to get bargains.
In Washing Machines we have the best line
in Omaha. All must be sold.
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Fifteenth and
Capitol Ave
compllshed musician and dresses beauti-
ruiy. . .
Of all tba celebrated Daly company. John
Drew Is tba only d layer that haa main
tained his fame and fortune. Ada Rehan.
rone: Geor;e Parkea, In a home for aged;
William Gilbert, disappeared; Otis Skinner,
barnstorming; Virginia Dreher, desd;
James Lewis, dead; ."Tories Fisher, dead;
Charles Lclerq. def 'f-a Duff, dead;
Aous tin Daly, dead; o(u atoore, the stase
manager, oeaa; w lamer, ine orcaesira
leader, dead; the theater, gone Into new
haoda,
Musical
Playa aad Flayer.
Aa elaborate revival of "Faust" will Toe
the chief feature of Henry lrving's next
season la .London.
China" Una Foo, the Chinese marfclan
who started Lis American career In Omaha.
Is coming to this country again.
Martha Morton's new play for William
Collier will be produced In about three
areeaa, rU-nearsais nave commenced.
Virginia Earle Is seeking a divorce minus
publicity from her husband. Frank law ton,
tna wmsiier. wuv am at V iwui uk juunuuu.
"Joan of th Shoals." Henrietta Cros-
gnan's new play, proved a failure and the
aetreas haa resumed playing "Mistress
NeU."
"The Fortune Teller" Is to be revived by
Frank. Ia Perley with a new prima donna.
but th tour . will not begin until neat
season.
Clyde Fitch has been engaged to writs
another comedy for Ethel Barry more, who
My text thla moraine; la to be found In ths
third chapter of Colosslana and the four
taenia, verse. It reads aa follows: "And
above all things put on charity."
Alter I have written a few more sermons.
whose texts, ty tbe way, have been sug
gested to me by friends. I will apply for
membership In the Ministerial union. I am
very orthodox. And aa I have been asso
ciated la rne way or other with church
music sine aa far back as I can remember.
I caa hardly refrain from expressing myself
la- ecclesiastical parlance. One clergyman
la Omaha has doubtless approved the sound
ness of my religious education, inasmuch
aa ha waa kind enough to read from hfa
pulpit a recent article ta this column. Dean
Fair haa also said things about ma from
the chancel of Trinity. I don't Just bow
remember whether they were Indorsement
or not, but I feel quit sure they were.
, And now having presented the preamble.
which is too short to measure up with that
of the standard sermon, I will proceed to
ths subject luVf. which I know la a hetero
dox thing to do, -and "may bar me from the
union, but I cannot help IC
There la a certain raiment or cloak which
haa (or some reason or cither become largely
obsolete, and ret la It way It Is a mighty
good garment for general wear. It la gen
erous la It folds, ample la Ita breadth, of
fuU length, and It 1 faatened with a clasp
of sincerity. The name of the garment 1
Charity. The garment Is soluble for wear
at all hours, at all places and under an eir
cuinatance. One remarkable feature of this
piece of apparel la that It on geta ia the
habit of wearing it. It would seem to Im
prove with wear, become lighter la weight
and yet become more conducive to warmth.
It Is a most becoming garment, because
mea and women, old aad young, look well
la It. and each person who owns one is not
only willing to share It witb his neighbor,
but Is also anxious that his neighbor secure
one for himself snd friends. '
Fashion change, and now It would al
most seem aa though the old-fashioned
mantle or cloak called Charity were consid
ered quit out of date. Once ia a while you
will meet a man or woman with it oa, but
moss people have It locked up In the dark
eases of a eebwebbed closet, and they
aavea't even taken the precaution to place
with a few camphor balla to keep away th
eating motna-of Jealousy. s
I met a musician a little while ago. he
waa a local musician, too, ana ne said to
me, "Have yoa ever noticed how uncharita
bis some musicians seem ia listening to a
mar treeent "Captain Jinks ' and ths tew
pieo la London next year. ' I brother artist or a sister artlat at a concert
Margaret Dale la to b leading woman I . mu.Wralc. especially if by sheer accident.
placmV IdT Concur VhTui Thead' the temporary laps, of memory or a alight
cast of a special producuoa. I aervoue excitement Interfere with th per-
senate, which carriea an
repay lossee sustained by
the civUvwar.
Clark have been etiaased for tbe
opera to be produced at tbe Garrick theater
tn raiiaaeiimia oa auvs as.
Maude Adams la the beneficiary In a bill
now before ths senate, wtach
aooroDTtation to ret
her unci during tba clvuvs
William Gillette's engagement la "Sher
lock Holmes" at the London Lyceum haa
been extended until Apru U. after which
Sir Henry Irving wiu occupy in ineau-r.
Attempt a are regularly mad in London
now te whistle down American plays anl
American cotnpanie. How would it do to
hiatia dowa some of the k.oguah aurac-
Uuns over nere;
K. H. Sothern has a new leading lady
this season snd Bostoniana whs have noted
CeceUa Loftua In bar artistic work la the
past will be Interested to see her la her
new line or. oramatK worn.
Mlas ' Florence Read. Roland Reed's
oaugnter. naa anaae guile a nit In Ths
Widow Jonea" at th Boatoa Museum.
flewaVaa V J!J. U3a a-.
Ia discussing th matter, it occurred to
me that musicians very often leave their
charity cloaks at home, aa I have many
time noticed that very eloquent raising of
the eyebrow or that half-pitying smile
which aay nothing. ' but euggeata a lot.
W are speaking, of course, of purely aeel
dental phase of professional work and
were not aUadiag ta that spirit of pre
sumption which trie to pan off anprc-
paredaess for art. or faulty execution for
Interpretation.
Accident will happen. When aa artlat
of ataadlng among the musicians happens
to make a mistake which one kaows is
surely the result of aa accldeat. aad Both
Ing but aa accident, and when we know that
that same man or woaaaa would preeeat
th i(k BiAoV.-iuaa fcwa-
dred without a slip of any kind, w should
simply remember to put ourselves In hla or
her place. ,
Let It be understood that I do not wish
to Imply that If a young pianist, whose
musical limit is "Narcissus," attempts to
present Beethoven, he or she should have
the protection of this mantle of Charity.
That la a different affair.
The mantle of Charity Is not Urge enough
to cover a sham, although It is wide enough
to surround the faults aad mistake of the
youngest student, who is earnestly and
honesUy searching for art la the light of
truth. .
It will at th disciple, but not the Phari
see.
With the approach of the beautiful
spring, let ua bring out our old-fasbioned
garments of Charity and let us wear them.
They will perchance keep na from becom
ing chilled.
AMISEMEST9.
TROCADERO
One .day last week I bad a visit with the
well known musical writer, Carrie Woods
Bush of Chicago, who- waa here In the In
terests oT tbe Chicago Musical Leader, a
very clever paper published by Florence
French pisnlst, author, maaager and good
musician. Tbe paper referred to is th
only western musical paper I know of
worthy of serious a-onslderatloa. In these
days of newspaper controversy with regard
to the various claims of prominence 'ad
vanced by New Tork and Chicago (and in
which Chicago Is certainly holding Its own
as a musical center), it is gratifying to find
that thla Chicago musical weekly haa awak
ened aa Interest la the music of the west.
Chicago encourage musician to come
to it, but I am told that New Tork en
courages them to stsy away. I hope that
the wonderful success already attained by
th paper may be continued and enlarged
and that Omaha will, always be repre
sented. (
Mrs. Bush is also a good pianist and
know a good deal about alnging, and dur
ing her visit here she has complimented
very hlgtly the standard of musicianship
of the city ef Omaha.
I have received a catalogue from the
good brother. J. A. parka of .York, who.
with Mr. Rollla Bond engineered suc
cessfully a musical festival la that city.
which waa alluded to ta this eolumsv Mr.
Park ha named his catalogue "Nuggets
Quarried from the Music Mines."
I suppose there Is a place for some of
th music la this catalogue, while again
some of it makes good reading and a few
numbers are quite original, but stUl, had
Mr. Parks quarried deeper I think he
would have atruck better ore.
One lntereatiag originality 1 the copy
cl "Lead. Kindly Light." la which
Cardinal Newman beautiful word a
ascribed to Bishop Newman. (I under
stand Tork la a good Methodist town, and
perhaps that ia why tbe words are ascribed
to a Methodist Bishop).
There Is also aa Interesting dictionary,
la which we meet with a few words that
are unique. For lnatan.ee, "cantiblle,
"dlmmunendo, etc.; tbe word "dole" la
given as "doiace. td definitions of a
good many of the words are doubtful. Mr.
Parks la certainly encouraged In bis effort
aa a publisher, for here la one of tbe
testimonials he has received: "Enclosed
find money order for concert quartet. I
consider Parka the 'Dewey' of male quar
tet music." & M , Washington, Ia."
It now remalaa for sobs composer to
become the Schley.
I have beea reading a good deal la the
papers recently about a little professional
difference between a certain musician and
a certaia physlclaa at tbe Fane of the
Fine Art of Omaha,' otherwise known as
the Davidge block. It seems that the
muslciaa la living a musically strenuous
life and the physician object ta the
"cootlnuou ever hla head. So there has
been soma beating upon the (team pipe
to balance th noise.
A poll cams a waa called la, but sot aa a
"star" attraction, probably because he
Jwaa accualoiuad ta XoUomr th "beat,"- or
Telephone
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Entire week, including Saturday tilghU.
M. M. Theiee's
oTA Iae, Woman and RsBg"
Burlesquers.
The lsraet and arandest mmnanr an
nealing here this season. SO PEOPL&
Introducing the most bewitchinelr hand
some chorus ever seen in Omaha.
Oaaiat CaavBsedlaas, Be
vrtldertae; etaae Pletares
The Vaadevllle Crase.
A satire on tbe recent ln
raalon of vaudeville by prom
inent star, and
l-e. Wosaaa aad Be. a.
A quintessence of merriment
ELITE YAIDEYILXE.
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Harry Sadie Fields,
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Vale Una,
Premier Club Jumpers.
' and bvtiksla,
A Few Minute With Un-
cle Tom."
Bsh ana Uevere,
Illustrated Songs.
TWO SHOWS niiivii..i
evening, t.li. Telethon. wn iL- ... Jfl
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perhap it waa to prevent people "hitting
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Meanwhile the merrr nlnmh..
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Joint or screw will be loosen..
Ill be called in. and Imnreaarb. .ki..
tbe agent, 1 wearlna a .o-i-j "
whistling from time to time:
w.h.i.r 1 uW 1h either.
v ere t other dear charmer away.
"I'puaiiiou concert la irwwtx
lu program la forecasted aa follow:
iirmiinu.unnt. . .... . .
(uitV. w:",:,,.,i fignt-.-Suppe
bolo-ld ive My HaDDV H.TW,. iA,
at 11 - - - u.
Solo I f u n ' ii'-Y" " 1' 1" j" ' " ii.- An
Choruariks JaTly
Pop
rL"1 "I""- Thee John.
SnlU V V .KJil tut.
Pop
. Kubellk has
caarmed enoueh itnii...
out of the people to completely fill Boyd's
i7 .1'. merely pT reputation.
" "' unusiaam obtains before
the concert, what will be tbe case after
he has been heard? Energy oa tbe part
- musio lovers accomplished thi
It prove what Th Be haa tin.,
aamely. that the people are here who ap
preciate the best and that all Is wsnted
Is a manager to work thlnga up. Th Bo-
""au anva set a aoble example. We
musicians ars thankful that they live with
ua. ana to tnem w say, "encore!-
Mr. E. n. Keck haa take a charge of th
music at Kountx Memorial church la ad
dltion to his work at St. Mary Avenue
Congregational church. I wish him great
success, ana na will surely have It. Mr.
Keck la a splendid organiser aad he ia
constant student of church music With
this combination added to bis general
musical ability h must win.
Students are bow being admitted te th
Lentea muslcale by paying' for single
admission tlckela at the door Instead of
buying the full course ticket.
air. Alfred Marschner writes m to asy
that I am ta be congratulated, because
The Be continually backs up its musical
column editorially, and therein differ
from moat papers. Oa asking for Jurther
laionnaiioa on tn Fubject I am Informed
by him that the muste column la oa page
thirteen and the editorial eolumnaoa page
fourteen, THOMAS I. KELLY.
OYD'S '"S
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Casaedtaa,
Ben Hendricks
la the Popwlar Caaaedy
"Ole Olson"
Sew the Owed lata Lsxdlew
ear tet.
FRJCES S(Ve, soe, Too. ,
Tuesday Mat. and Night
Direct frwaa Triawtsal Teae
f Great Brltsls,
AND EIIS BAND
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'And at Excellent Company la
Wsdaesdaj
Matinea
and -Night.
THURSDAY,
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Pricea, 25i, 50c. Nigbt, 25 to-
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TKLKPHOMS 1U1,
WEEK COMMEKCiNG
Sunday Hat. March 2
Today 2:15 Tonight 8:15
Llr. & Hrs. Sidney Drew
In "A Model Toung Man."
Great Da Coma Family
Marvelous Acrobats,
Werner and Riedcr
TyruJean Singer.
Al & Mamie Andersen
Colored Entertainer.
Jordan and Grouch
Dancer. .
Arthur Buckner
Expert Cyclists. .. ,
Fred Stubcr
Banjo .Virtuoso.
Welsh Brothers
Irish Comedians.
Prices, 10c. So and SOc
Mr. Kelly's
8tudlo ia bow reopened for th aa
aoa of 101, 8tudeaU received.
Tone production. Art slngiag.
Troioi .
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HERBERT II. ELLIOTT
Teacher af Maadella, Csltat Jl Baaja.
SU Ramg Blk., 15th and Uamey Streets.
Btudlo hours, 1 a. m. to p. m., except
Tuesday and Friday.
Telephone B2MC
fliss Blanche Sorenson
TEACHER OF VOICE
leesj 202, f)4 Tbester BsilJisf.
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