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TIIE OMAITA DAILY BETS: SUNDAY, MAItCII 23, 1902.
Amusements
tu I
Tbs Lenten on, which close with th
'reek opening today, baa been on of th
dullest known In Omaha's tbestrlcal his
tory i not because of the observance of the
Ktaon of sackcloth and asbea by any un
usual number of regular patroni of the
t beater, but through a lack of meritorious
attraction at the local theater. Very few
really llrst-elsss attraction! have been ot
tered during the last six wtcki. The pres
ent week, with Viola Allen announced,
inarki the renewal of good thlngi theatrical
and from now until the close of the season
there will not be a week but wbat a high
clans attraction will be forthcoming. Nat
Goodwin and Maxlne Elliott come for three
performances. They will be seen In a new
version of "When We Were Twenty-One"
nd a revival of "An 'American Citizen."
Then comes John Drew with hie success of
last season, "The Second In Command."
later In April Maude Adams will bring her
new Barrie play, "Quality Street," here for
three performances. The eastern .critics
have failed to enthuse over "Quality
Street," yet they do not absolutely con
demn It, and while Its New York run was
vary brief Miss Adams seems to ba making
success with It on the road. Frank
li. Perley's organisation of eomlo opera
delineators, which was formerly' headed
by Alice Nellsen, follow Miss
Adams with a new musical comedy,
"The Chaperones." Richard . Manafleld
will give a single performance of Beau
calre" early in May and Jolly May Irwin
a 111 clone the season a week later with
tbre performances of one of her old
plays, probably "The Widow Jones" or
"Kate Kip, Buyer." In the meantime "The
Sxplorers", a musical comedy by Bert Les
ter Taylor of "Linotype or Two" fame,
together with one or two other musical
attractions for which Manager Burgees Is
at present negotiating, will be offered.
While the third week In May will mark
the closing of the regular . season of
1901-J so far as travelling combination at
tractions are concerned, there will be only
temporary closing of the theater and the
shimmer season will be opened the last
week In May by the Ferris Stock company,
which will present a line of popular priced
tock plays during the months of June,
July and August. Mr. Ferris will look
after the management of the theater htm-
gelt during this time, as It Is the Inten
tion of Manager Burgess to speed much of
bis time In the east after the closing of
the regular season and until the opening of
the one of 1902-1.
OMAHA, March 18. To the Dramatlo
Editor of The Bee: I read your remarks
n the topic of "What the People Want"
In The Bee last Sunday and, while I agree
with you in the main. It seems to me you
have overlooked something. "What Is one
man's meat In another's poltton," you know.
It is not given to all to see things alike and
a the visual nngle varies in individuals,
d does the mmtal. Thus It happens that
the play which meets the approval of one
fall to receive commendation of another.
Not alone of the people who make up the
audlenre Is this true, but of the critics,
those who are supprmed to sit In judgment
on the various productions at the theaters
and with wine discrimination and ripe ap-
fireclatlon weight and determine the mer
ta of each. Quite often these wiseacres
arrive at conclusions as far apart as the
roles. In replying to a correspondent who
hided the public for lack of warmth, you
recently answered that the reception of the
actor depended on- the humor of his audi
ence. Is not this same reasoning ap
plicable to the character of play that ta to
be furnished? If the public la In the humor
to applaud one thing and not another, Is
not the manager fully Justified In present
ing that which merits approval rather than
that which does not? It seems to me that
the entire responsibility for the charaoter
ef play presented rests with the public and
not with the managers of the theaters.
Very truly yours, H. A. W.
' Quite so. Most of us would be mighty
lonesome In world peopled with wise
folks. But It wasn't the Intention of The
Bee to charge the managers of the thea
ter with responsibility for the character ef
tbe stuff that Is presented. They have
only tried to follow public taste and not
to shape it. It la to be regretted, proo
ably, that publlo taste haa gone Into such
atrange channels, and has satisfied Itself
with such unworthy offerings, but the man
agers are not altogether at fault in this
regard. It was suggested by The Bee that
they might help some by closing their
doors against play that are bad; but te
do so would be to close their doors against
large sums of money. And who Is to de
termine what Is good and what Is bad?
Whence comets, the Intellectual giant who
U to aolve for us what we have been In
the habit of doing for ourselves? In this
inatter we cannot with any especial equan
imity appeal to the verdict of ' posterity,
for like Nankt-Poo and the flreworka Ko
Ko Intended to let off the evening after
the execution, we'd not be there to enjoy it.
W must keep on trying everything as It
come alorg, making up our minds as do
the juror In the court, "Bach one for him
self and pot one tor the other." It will
till be the critic' dearest privilege to
publish bis own notion of the play, with
out regard to what others think; and If he
(all to harmonize with hi contemporar
ies, there's only one conclusion possible
hi contemporaries are out of tune not he.
"Let the old world spin forever down tbe
ringing groove of change." W must move,
either forward or backward. Just at
present we think we are going forward,
and with such a rush that most psople
are kept too busy trying to bold their
place in the procession to be able to de
termine for themselves which way they
are going. It la these who make up the
great crowd that pays for "what the peo
ple want." Look back a few year and
note bow we have spun along "the ringing
grooves of change," In the latter part of
the 70' s we were crowding to see "Banker
Daughter," "Esmeralda," "My Partner,"
"Galley Slave," "White Slave," "The
Danltea," "The Black Flag." "M'li." "Our
Boys." "The State's Attorney." "The Gilded
.Age." "Our Csndldate." "Lady Audley's Be
ret," "Hasel Klrke," "The Two Orphan.'
"East Lynns." "The Silver King," (by the
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way. It was ta "The Silver King" that E.
S. Wlllard made bis great hit a a villain,
of which he told last week), and play ef
that sort. It 1 easy to trace the change
which swung the pendulum from "Banker's
Daughter" and "Esmeralda" to "Tbe Hen
rietta" and "Tbe Charity Ball;" "East
Lynns" ba given way to "Lady
Huntsworth Experiment;" "Lady Aud
ley's Secret" has become "Mrs. Dane's
Defense," vast Improvements, all, and yet
maoy of us who wept with Eflle Ellsler
snd Charles Couldock through the tear
compelling situation of their repertory
lardly expected to ee them bettered. Mr.
ane doe thing so much mora cleverly
than did Lady Andley, and Lady Hunts
worth could teach poor Mrs. Archibald
Vane so many, many things a woman ought
to know. Along the vista between them
and now come thick a host of plays, all
typical of wbat the people wanted at tbe
Immediate time, but which would be coldly
received now. Think of the thousands who
laughed with Hoyt, and think of what baa
become of the Hoyt play. It Is not so much
that we hare been given something new, but
that we are getting it In a new guise.
I there anything new under the un? A
recent announcement from a publishing
house conveys the Information that 637,000
eoples of one book have been printed, tbe
demand for the book being based on the
homely philosophy and quaint sayings of
the principal character. Thl book baa bsd
at least two Imitators, each of which has
sold well up to the mark of the original,
the total of the three amounting to well
over 1,000,000 coplea. This I Inside of four
year. During that time probably not a
thousand copies of "Don Quixote" have
been sold In thl country, and yet there
1 not a quaint saying, a trite proverb nor
bit of "homely philosophy" In the popular
trio that wasn't better said nor more aptly
applied by Ranch Pans three centuries
ago, and most of them were old before
Bancho gave up hi muleteerlng to become
esquire to the Knight of the Sorrowful
Countenance. Tet, we are told, people
want something new. Another example:
When "The Charity Ball" was given la
Omaha a dosen years ago, one local scribe
praised the powers that at last the Ameri
can play had been written, the play that
would live and hand down to all time to
oome character truthfully portraying ths
American as be existed during the nine
teenth century. Dick Van Buren was, of
course, the business man, John Van Buren
tbe true type of American manhood, and
Ann Kruger the American woman In her
glory. Ala for the power of prophecy I It
would be a safe bet that tbe average
theater-goer today couldn't tell If the play
were by Hoyt or Belasco and DeMlUe, much
less give an Intelligent synopsis of It. Such
ta the duration of fame. Incidents similar
to this might be multiplied Infinitely. What
The Bee said waa that the people them
selves are In tbe main responsible for con
ditions that prevail. In their unrest they
run from on thing to another, and the
manager In their efforts to keep up with
the fickle taste of the public allow much
that 1 unworthy and not a little that 1
really vile to get a hearing on the stags.
In thl respect the managers are to blame.
It 1 a hopeful sign of tbe time that tbs
present eson ha seen le of naitlnee In
the theaters, and tbe hope Is born of this
fact, that we may have aeen the last of 1U
Comlagr Brents.
Thl afternoon "The Telephone Girl" will
"ring in" at Boyd's, where she will remain
until Monday. This bit of frivolity from
the Casino, New York, haa been greatly
embellished, since Its last visit here two
seasons sgo. It la headed by Dave Lewis,
a German comedian with a big eastern
reputation. The pleo ha undergone con
siderable change. Pearl Hlght, who was
here two years ago In Hoyt' "A Milk
White Flag" and later In vaudeville, enact
the role of Estelle, the "queen of tbe tele
phone." Others In the east known to
Omaha theatei goers are: Ruby Kendall,
Orace Field, Anna Conrad, Charles Bar
rows. Cbarlss Whyte, Marie Richmond.
Viola Allen will pressnt her enormously
successful romantic drama, "In the Palace
of the King," at tbe Boyd for three per
formances, starting Wednesday night. The
three performances Include a special
matinee Thursday afternoon. Miss Allen
haa a very elaborate production. It re
quires two cars of scenery to present It
and It employ fifty acting people. Mis
Allen' costume ars aald to tie marvels.
Lorlmer Stoddard, who dramatised the
novel, took many liberties with It at Miss
Allen's dictation and with the permission
of the author. To satisfy the actress a
new character, not found In the book that
of Cardinal Louis de Torre was Intro
duced. Those wfao see the play will read
ily discover the dramatis value of having
this character Introduced. For Philip to
have stabbed Don John and not the car
dinal, a occur In the book, would have
absolutely destroyed the Interest In tbe
last two acts of the play.
In tbe new bill opening with matinee
today at tbe Orpbeum Milton and Dollle
Nobles, presenting "Why Walker Re
formed," are announced as the headllners.
Ths little comedy la from tbe pea of Mr.
Nobles. Melville and Stetson Is another
team of players who have long been popu
lar with theater-goers. They were a fea
ture of the Hopktna Transoceanic Star
Specialty company before vaudeville be
came such a prominent factor In amuse
ment and Omaha and other cltle of It
lse possessed a theater exclusively devoted
to vaudeville. Singing and a potpourri of
entertainment will serve to renew ac
quaintance with Bank Winter, who ba
for a co-player hi daughter Winona.
"White Wings" and other popular songs,
of which he Is tbe author, as well as his
singing with W. 8. Cleveland's minstrels
and other companies, will recall Mr. Win-
CURED
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Electro-Medicated Vapor.
ter among tbe prominent entertainers wbe
visited Omaha In the balmy days ot min
strelsy. Susie Fisher, a newcomer, pos
sesses one of thoee voices so rarely found
In women a baritone. Wilton brothers are
horlxontal bar expert who have not been
seen here, which Is also the case with
Vera King, whose specialty Is songs and a
new monologue. Knight brothers do a
stunt la black face, In which singing, danc
ing and comedy constitute the entertain
ment. The feature of the new pictures pro
jected by tbe klnodrome will be tbe launch
ing and christening of Emperor William's
new yacht, the Meteor. It shows tbe en
tire party that participated in the cere
monies, Including Prince Henry and Pres
ident and Miss Roosevelt.
Beginning with a matinee this afternoon
the Broadway Burlesquers one ot the best
and largest organizations of It kind, open
a weeks' engagement at Mlaco's Trocadero.
Two big burlesque and an olio of hUh
class vaudeville make up the program. The
opening and closing burlesques, are entitled
"A Real Hot Time" and "The Bull Pen."
both of which are staged with tbe neces
sary care aa to detail, containing many
new melodies written especially for this
company. The olio ot vaudeville Is superb,
perhaps the best that ha ever been offered
In Omaha. It Includes uch well known
artist as Edna Earl, operatic vocalist,
the McDade Trio, aa the "Up-to-date
Kids"; The McDermott sisters, In a humor
ous skit,' Mark and Mathews in a comedy
sketch; W. S. Campbell, a comedian of
reputation, with a selection of original
Jokes; Moyer and Herrington, comedy
musical artists and Judge and Smith In
comicalities and eccentricities. Two gath
erings dally during the entire week.
Plays and Players.
M "Old Jed Prouty" ha Just celebrated his
4,200th performance.
Clara Morris is reported to be writing a
novel to be called "A Pasteboard Crown."
Julie Opp will be the Kathertne de Vau
eelles of the London production of "If I
Were King."
New York has three Hebrew theHters in
successful operation, and now Brooklyn Is
to have one.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the poetess, has
appeared as a stage writer In "Her First
Divorce Case."
Charles Frohman assert that there are
not enough stars, and that there are too
many theaters.
Oeorge Monroe, the fat comedian, will
appear next season with a new play, "The
Doings of Mr. Dooley."
The new Lyceum theater which Daniel
Frohman Is to erect In New York Is
planned to seat only 900 persons.
Wireless telegraphy has reached another
stage. It has been Introduced among the
dramatlo "effects" of a new play.
Robert McWade Is about to revive his
version of "RJp Van Winkle." In which he
toured thl country for many years.
An English music hall manager was sued
by a performer, whose act he called "rot
ten." The Jury found for the defendant.
Mav Bucklev. formerlv a member Af Jnhn
Drew's company, will play the title role In
tne dramatization or "Babs, the 1
Impossl-
ble.
Rose Coghlan may star again next sea
eon In a new play written by her brother,
the late Charles Coghlan, called "Fortune's
Bridge."
Irene Perry arrived In New York 'from
London last week and may noon appear in
comlo opera under KUaw & ETlanger's man
agement. Miss Cornelia Campbell, a member of
whose family founded one of the religious
sects, known a Carapbellites, la to go on
the stage.
A western man haa stated that In her
first ten years on the stage Delia Fox got
ninety-eight miles of press notices, which
she haa pasted in books.
Thomas Ryler of Fisher and Ryler Is In
Cuba, looking over the field, with a view
of sending a "Florodora" company to Ha
vana, for a run next season. ,,
In one of Boston' stock concerns re
ceptions ot the audience by the players
sre held at certain times during the week.
On thoee days the house is packed.
Among the new stars announced for next
season Is Miss Selma Herman, who will ap
pear In what la described as an emotional
religious .drama, called "For the Red
Cross."
Edna May Is preparing to appear In a
musical farce called "The Three Little
Maids," at the Apollo theater, London.
The new piece is by Charles Hands, with
music by Paul Ruben.
"Du Hurry," a burlesque of the play In
which Mrs. Leslie Carter Is appearing, was
produced last Thursday evening at Weber
& Fields' Music hall. New York. Fay
Templeton appeared In the title role.
Margaret Dale, who was engaged as John
Drew's leading lady for next season, has
been promoted to that position earlier than
was contemplated, owing to the Illness of
Ida Conquest, who has retired for the sea
son. Fritzl Scheff, one of the sopranos of the
Metropolitan Opera company, will probably
f;o Into comic opera next season, appearing
n an original work by De Koven and
Smith. Tbe Bhuberta will finance the ven
ture. Nance O'Neill and McKee Rankin are at
present In South Africa, where they are
offering a repertoire Including "Magda,"
"Fedora," "Macbeth," "Camllle," "I.a
Tosca." "Queen Elizabeth" and "The
Jewess."
J. W. Cope, the actor whose sudden dis
appearance from "Arlsona" during its tour
of Iowa created a stir, has turned up all
right In New York. He says he left the
?lay for personal reasons that be refuses
o discuss.
Ethel Bsrrymore recently expressed her
self as having no tremendous ambition and
merely wants to be a good actress. Bhe
says she haa no leaning toward Shake
speare and especially "Juliet." "One is
either too young or too old for that part,"
says Ethel.
Miss Lillian Wheeler, who Is said to be
one of the leading actresHes in Australia,
has been engaged to play the role of Madge
Larabea In William Gillette's London pro
duction of "Sherlock Holmes." Ml -is
Wheeler will likely come to America with
Mr. Gillette.
If present negotiations go through Frsnk
Daniels will have the principal comedy role
In "The Chinese Honeymoon" when it l
presented for the first time In New York
at the end of the regular season. Kirke
LaShelle may farm Daniels out to the Bbu
berts, who control tbe piece.
Manuel Klein, the brother of Charles Al
fred Klein, Is writing the music for a comlo
opera for Jeff de Angells. This will be
his first appearance as a composer, al-
mougn ne is writing me mumc ior me
version of "Pickwick,'' In which De Wolfe
Hopper Is to star next week.
When "Mice and Men la brought out In
this country next season by Manager
Charles Frohman It Is said Annie Ruvaell
will be seen in the role that Gertrude Elliott
has made famous in London. There was
some talk of bringing Miss Elliott back to
her natlvs country, but the report has been
denied.
Stuart Robson and W. H. Crane are to
be seen In New York In May for a single
performance of "The Henrietta." It will
be a benefit matinee arranged by Manager
Frohman for the Actors' Fund Home. It
will be the first Joint appearance of these
stars in years, and Is already attracting
much attention.
Charles Hawtry. the Entrllsh actor, who
haa been playing all season In New York,
has bought two new plays for his return
to London. Tne new pieces are "The
Mplomat ana "ine ispur of the Moment. '
ta has also the English Hunts of "The
Bonnie Brier Bush." Mr. HawtrV returns
to this country aext fall and will ba aetn
In "Ths Man frem Blankley's."
SARGENT WILL ACCEPT PLACE
X Formal Tender Made to Him.
bat
Had Been toaaded aa
the SabjeeL
PEORIA, Msrch 12. Frank P. Sargsnt
waa Interviewed at it. Louis this morning
by a correspondent of the Peoria Journal,
to which be denied all prsvious interviews,
pronouncing them fabrications and said he
bad not boen offered tbe commlsslooerehip
of Immigration, but had been approached oa
the subject by a friend of Presldsnt Roose
velt. Mr. Sergei't said he would accept
tbs position If offered bun.
HERBERT II. ELLIOTT
Teacher ml Maadella, Galtar Baajo
iU Ramge Elk., itth and Harney Street.
Studio hour. 10 a. m. to I p. m., except
Tuesdays and Friday. ,
Telephone B2M4,
Musical
And once again will "The Palms" bs
sung. Once again will tbe name of Fanrs
be placed upon the program and "Hosanna"
will echo and re-echo through vaulted dome
and humble cbaeel.
Eprlng has awakened from her deep sleep
and her voloe Is raised In tbsnksgtvlng.
Next Sunday she will sing of resurrection;
today there la a note of destiny In hsr song.
There I a fatalistic nnder-motlf which will
develop during the week and which will be
the dominant theme ot the music on Friday
text, when the wild, weird epirlt voice
will wsil "Cruclflxus."
Beneath tbe "Hosanna" Is tbs same
fickleness which Is In the world today.
Tbe people of Jerusalem were not tbe
only people who cried "Hosanna" one day
end "Crucify him" the next. Do not we
do the same thing today to some of our
leader In affairs of lifeT Palm Sunday t
good time to "think It over." Palm Sun
day Is a reproof to disloyalty.
The series of lenten musicals I over.
Somo money was made for1 the Creche, I am
told. It was not a burdensome amount.
The recitals or muslcales, or concerts, call
them whatsoever one may wish, were given
In private homes, they were exclusive privi
lege and were for the exclusive ones. Not
one of them was given in a theater or
church or hall, where student of musta
could go and be given a stimulus to further
study, whers they could go and pay an en
trancs fee and hear artists sing or play the
tery numbers which they themselves had
perchance been studying. The committee
ot management, some of them, were dis
pleased, because, forsooth, Items of an
nouncement were not placed In this column,
word for word, as written by said member
of said committee.
They were given ample notice In thl
column, but the musical critic of The Bee
never received one line of program an
nouncement before the reoltals were given.
It is usually sufficient to mention a com
ing concert briefly In this column, because
the stuff .Is read by most musicians, to see
wbat la said about oneself, one's enemies
or one' friends. (This Is not said as a
self-laudatory remark, but to encourage ad
vertisers.! The women who pushed this venture to
successful termination are to be congratu
lated, because they did certainly present
a highly interesting series of concert and
they set a high standard for their musical
suldance.
But one caanot help the thought that If
these same people would take the same In
terest In the winter season and encourage
by their support a choral society, an or
chestra and other sorts of local musical
endeavors, we could have a choral con
gress and a May festival, which would put
us In the same class as other cities of our
Ize, and I blush to write It many cities
that are very much smaller.
- All that Omaha needs Is the encourage
ment. of Just such musical women with so
cial prestige as those who evolved the Idea
and carried out the plan for these Lenten
muslcales.
Another thought Is forcibly pressed upon
one and that Ib, It Is a hard reflection upon
the society of Omaha that the only time It
will give distinct . "backing" to musical
event Is In Lent, wben heaven -will kindly
notice the Jatd and give credit for so much
self-cast lea tlon!
"What penances did you do during
Lentr "Oh, I attended a series of musl
cales." Miserere Domlnet
Of course, the above remarks do not ap
ply to society' patronage of the great
stars In operatic or concert work who
shine on night which are not "dark" at
the Boyd theater. Society attend thoee
functions, for while they are "concerts" to
the vulgar musician, they are "functions"
to society. ,
The matter we are discussing now Is
this In a nutshell: .
All that Omaha needs for the develop
ment ot local musical events of splendid
merit Is co-operation of thooe person who
can make a success of anything they un
dertake, the society leaders of Omaha.
This screed Is not an attack upon so
ciety as a whole far from It nor upon
the splendid coterie of talented women
who handle the Lenten muslcales no. It Is
nothing like that. It Is simply a Lenten
thought for consideration. If w were not
till in Lent I would not, could not thtak
ot mentioning It. But, you know, next
Sunday will be Easter Sunday and It will
then be too late to say anything about Ot
subjects for Lenten meditation.
Ths mualo student In all cities, In order
to bear the great one In Art, must de
pend upon the financial support of those
who have money enough to pay for the
high-priced seats In the synagogue. This
Is the privilege of tbe rich. It Is perchanoe
a duty. Who knows T
It Is to be boped that tbe next time any
musical undertaking Is assumed by those
women of whom Omaha is Indeed proud
that they will go a little further In their
good works and place their arlst In
publlo buildings, and at night It will do
much good.
I do not belittle what they have done.
I merely pray that tbey may do mora and
do It on a broader scale. They will secure
the love and gratitude of scores of people
whom tbey will never know personally.
Next Saturday night Omaha will have
the opportunity of hearing tbe planlste,
Fannie Bloomfleld-Zelsler, who, to quote
a New York critic, "Is a noble piano player
even If she does come from Chicago." We
have recently bad a splendid example of
how Bohemians show their appreciation of
one of their own countrymen. It Is now
possible for Americans In Omaha to show
how they can support one of their own
fellow-countrymen and a woman, at that
Fannie BloomfleldTZelsler Is a bright
particular star In the planlstlc firmament.
She stands on a high psdestal of reputa
tion, and she has been placed tbera, safs
and secure, by tbe very best critic of thl
country. In comparison with European
pianists, men and women, ah bss not lost
lustre, nor has shs shown to disadvantage.
She Is a musician, an artist, a poet, a liv
ing soul.
But why dilate? The main thing Is that
she will play at the Boyd theater next
Saturday night.
One reads continually of tbe Influence of
the vaudeville stage and It posslbls evolu
tion. What I am about to say ba really
It place In the dramatic column of thl
paper, but wben I hear such people the
Watrouses, who ssng last week at tbe
Orpheum, I feel constrained to ssy a word
ot praise in this column. Just as I did on
the occasion of the visit ot Tavary, Blood
good, Bartlett Davis and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Watrous have been known
to me professionally, but not personally,
for some time as the bsss and contralto
soloists of the People's church of Chicago,
whose destinies are presided over by Rev,
Frank Srane, formerly of Omaha. Mr.
Watrous was formerly bao ot Dr. Crane'
church at Hyde PaiX Chlcsgo. He ba a
magnificent bass voles, which he uses most
admirably. His production throughout Is
clean, bealtby and wholesome. He doee aot
draw back bis chin and hollow out. as It
wsre, his pharynx in order to send forth a
seuad like a msgsphoas. a 1 the manner
of some: he simply slogs. H use no
tricks nor mannerisms and slnga "for" tbe
people rather than "to" them.
He ha an able second In hi wife, who
bss a beautiful voice of Immense range.
Her lower tone are of a deep contralto
quality and yet her upper quality I as
pur and birdlike ae a soprano. Their act
Is a short oae, but Impressive.
On of the best accompanist In Omaha,
whose light has been under a bushel more
or less 1 Mrs. Nettle Haverly Allen. She
waa accompanist for the Mondamln Choral
society during Its existence and for al
most a dossn year aha ha been accom
panlst for oae of the leading choirs In the
city. I am glad to see that she la doing
quite a good deal of concert accompaniment
this season. Bhe Is thoroughly capable,
At the church of St. Cecilia a sacred
concert will be given on Sunday evanlng,
April 13, at which Mr. McCreary, tenor,
and other local soloist will assist.
Chicago Symphony orchestra, Hofmann,
Kubellk, Bloomfleld-Zelsler, Nordlca, Sousa,
Inne and other In Omaha thl season so
tar. Not so bad, Is It?
THOMAS J. KELLY,
Ante Room Echoes
Tsnglsr temple. Nobles ot the Myetlo
Sbrlns, Is preparing a surprise upon the
membership ot ths order In the way of a
distinctive badge at tbe coming session of
the imperial council. There will be two
badges worn by the members of the order
from this state, one the distinctive badge
of the man who will be elected Imperial
potentate and another a state badge. The
former badge has been under consideration
for some time by a committee of which Dr.
A. Hugh Hippie Is chairman. Several de
signs were submitted and tbe committee
baa practically decided In favor ot on
which 1 being designed by C. S. Hunt
lngton, a member of the committee. Tbe
design haa not been fully worked out yet,
but It will be ready to submit to tbe temple
at its meeting Friday, wUen If endorsed by
tbat body It will be promulgated as the
official badge ot the temple.
The state badge will be something dif
ferent and for the first time In history the
almost forgotten totem of the state will be
given a position to which Its grace entitles
it, for the badge will probably display
an antelope prominently, as the California
temple show the bear along with tbe in
signia of the order.
At the meeting of St. John's lodge, An
clent, Free and Accepted Masons last Thur
aay evening Henry p. Stoddard read a
paper on "Antlent, or Athol Masona." The
paper was extremely Interesting from a his
torical standpoint and recalled a contro
versy which for halt a century threatened
to destroy the usefulness of the order. Tbe
paper will appear In the next issue of the
Acadia.
Members of Nebraska lodge No. 1,
Knights Templar, are Interested In a his
tory of early Pythlanlsm in the United
State which 1 soon to appear and several
members are actively assisting a member
from Chicago who is now in the city pre
paring data upon tbe subject of the order
In Nebraska. Tbe Knights of Pythias were
established in Nebraska a very short time
after It was created at the close of the
civil war and many of the older residents
of the state have been Identified with It
since that time.
Clan Gordon, No. 63, Order of Scottlah
Clan, held Its regular meeting Tuesday
evening. After Initiation and business the
following members contributed to entertain
In song and harmony: Kerr, Cuthlll, Lind
say, Watson and Yorgan. It 1 tbe Inten
tion to bav another social in the sear
future.
Triangle lodge. No. 64, Knight of Py
thias, worked the seoond degree last Thurs
day evening and next' Thursday the same
candidate will be given his last charge.
The goat will be given special attention
during tbe week for tbe occasion. This
lodge ha accepted an Invitation to attend
social entertainment March 25, given by
Concordia lodge, No. 62, Council Bluffs.
The Knights Templar's Charity ball and
exhibition drill, which will he held In Con
vention hall, Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday,
April t next, under tbe auspice of Oriental
commandery No. 35, promise to be the
greatest and most select social event ever
held in connection with the Masonic fra
ternity, and is attracting considerable at
tention In Omaha. The following governors
have unconditionally promised to be pres
ent: Governor Ezra P. Savage and staff,
Nebraska; Oovernor A. M. Dockery and
staff, Missouri; Governor Stanley and staff,
Kansas. Acceptances also expected from
Oovernor Cummins of Iowa. Invitation
have also been forwarded to many dis
tinguished gentlemen residing In Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Oovernor Ezra
P. Savage will be accompanied by Mrs.
Savage and Brigadier General Leonard W.
Colby, adjutant general; Colonel George E.
Jenkins, quartermaster general and commis
sary general; Colonel Charles J. Bills, In
spector general; Colonel Carroll D. Evans,
surgeon general and Colonel John H. Brown,
advocate general ot the Nebraska National
guard, and Colonsl Clarence J. Miles, Col
onel Charles M. Keefer, Colonel Henry P.
Sutton, Colonel Conrad F. Scharmann, Col
onel Frank E. Moores, Colonel Samuel E.
Mellck, Colonel Oeorge E. Murphy, Colonel
Joseph W. Thomas, Colonel Ira W. Way
nlek, Colonel John B. Watklas, Colonel
James G. Martin, and Colonel Elmer B.
Bryson. All will attsnd the ball In tbe
full uniform of their rank.
Oriental commandery 'No. 85 will tender
a reception to the visiting governors and
sir knights and their ladles during the
afternoon of April V. The oommlttee will
also arraogs to meet the governors and
their staffs, on their arrivals, with a
mounted escort In full uniform headed by a
military band.
The Knight Templar Is a quasi-military
organization. Tbs sir knights will appear
in full uniform and all officers of military
bodies. Nobody will be admitted to the
floor or boxes who Is not either In full
dress or full uniform because of tbe large
number of handsome uniforms, which will
be worn, those upon tbe floor will present
an unusually brilliant appeasance. Ths
scene will doubtless be witnessed by from
ten to fifteen thousand people, occupying
eat la tbe balconies. Tbe executive com
mutes, which has charge of all the arrange
ments, la composed of: V. F. Boor, chair
man; Dr. George H. Robinson, sscretary:
Dred 8. Doggett, H. L. Arnold, 8. M.
Hocker. W. B. Thayer, A. I. Smith, Colonel
E. H. Phelps. Dr. J. W. Hult, John F.
Eaton, E. E. Morris. S. E. Moore. Charles
P. Baldwin, J. D. Wendorff, William Har
vey, J. D. Havens and I. H. Hettinger.
Dr. George H. Roblason, secretary, ta
spending Sundsy at ths Her Grand. Will
be pleased to furnish any Information de
sired. Hugh Murphy snd eleven other new mem
bers were Initiated Into tbe Elk lodge oa
Friday evening last Muslo and refresh
ments followed the close of tbe lodge meet
ing Marie Swansou, Harpist, 129 B. IStb St.
PublUa your legal aotloe U The Weekly
gee. Telspt-oae XI.
Urappers Arc
Do
ubly Valuable
.in April.
April 1st, we will move our Diamond "CP
Premium store from 1611 Farnam St. to 304
So. 16th St just 'round the corner from the
present location.
The move is in line with the tendency of
the times to centralize on the busiest street
in Omaha.
We will celebrate the occasion by redeeming
uMMMma l
wrappers at double the regular rate that
is, during April, one wrapper will count for
two in exchange for premiums; 10 will count
for 20 and 50 for 100.
Call at the premium store and examine
the premiums. You will be surprised to find
what an attractive line we have and how
easily they may be obtained.
The Gudahy Packing Go.
AMUSEMENTS.
BOYD'S
THIS AFTERNOON
TonightMonday Night.
The New York Casino Success.
'Tin Your Boss!
' Yes?"
It
"Vera is
De Vires?"
DAYE LEWIS AS "HANS NIX"
And SO Capable Artists.
PRICES-Matince, 25c, 50c; Mht,
25c to $1.00.
THIS COMPANY WILL, PLAY:
BIOTJX CITY March
NEBRASKA CITY March 26
PLATTSMOUTH March 27
Wednesday Thursday.
Special Matinee THURSDAY
And company, presenting Lorlmore Stod
dard's dramatisation of F. Marlon
Crawford's Hlstorlo Novel
"In the Palace of
. the King"
LIKBLER ft CO., Managers.
PRICES Matinee, 25c to $1.50;
nlRht, 50c to $2.00.
POSITIVELY SO FHEE LIST.
BOYD'S THEATRE
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT.
FANNIE BLOOMFIELD ZEISLER
...RECITAL... ,
Saturday Evening March 29th, 8:15
Madam Zelsler will live her strongest
program for this occasion. Subscription
list now open at Whltmore's Art Oallery,
151T Dodge etreet. List close Tuesday
noon.
Dr. Burkhart's Wonderful Offer
(EGITAEIE
msnMPnutw
With the coming of the flower In th
soring the body should be free of dlseaso,
the heart of sadness and the mind of
gloom. Ir. Buraharfs Veg.lab U Com
pound cures: Kidney, stomach, llvw and
female dlsrsnes. nour. sick and bloated
tomach. la grippe, malaria, etc. 10 days
treatment freo. All druggist.
DR. W. S. Bl'KKHABT, Cle.ele.aatl. O.
THE
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AMISEMBlfTS.
TELEPHONE J 631.
WEEK COMMENCING
Sunday Hat. March 23
Today 2:15 Tonfght 8:15
Hilton and Dollie Nobles
' In "Why Walker Reformed."
Melville and Stetson
Comedienne.
Banks and Winona
Winter
High Class Entertainers.
Suzie Fisher
Lady Baritone.
Wilton Brothers
Horizontal Bar Experts.
Vera King
Song and Monologue.
Knight Bros.
Bingers, Comedian and Dancers,
Kinodromo
New Moving Scenes.
Prices 10c. 25c and 50s.
BURLESQUE WITHOUT FAIL.
Mlaco's Trocadero ?&OM
Matinee Today, 1H and ZOe.
Entire week. Including Saturday Evening.
EXQUISITE, ECSTATIC, EXUBERANT.
"The Broadway Burlesquers''
None better; few Its equal. Breaking
records everywhere. Presenting two new
burlesques and lively vaudeville turns
"A REAL HOT TIME"
aad
TUB Ill'LL PEN"
A bevy of pretty girls with
shapely forms.
OLIOl
MATINEE
PRICES
10k
20c
SMOKE IP
YOU LIKE
Edna Earl
Operatic Vocalist.
. MrDa Trio,
The Up-to-date Kids.
Mli'r Ilerrlnarton,
Comdy Musical ArtUts.
Mm'k aad Matthews,
Sketch Artist.
V . 8. Campbell,
Comical Cuss.
Judge and Smith,
Comicalities.
McDermott Slaters,
Tli Little Olnger Girls.
EVENING
PRICES
10
20
00c
SMOKE IP
V0U LIKE
TWO SHOWS DAILY Matinee, J:l;
evening, 8:15. Telephone 2808 for seat.
There will be burleaqus this time.
Mr.Kelly's
Studio 1 now reopened for tbe ssa
son of 1801. Student received.
Tone production. Art singing.
TIDIOl
1802 Farnam, Divide Bio:.
Miss Blanche Soretison
VOICE-
M Boyd Theatre.
Tuesdays-Friday.
HOTEL.
THE MILLARD ,Mfc0aAMV'
Newly furnished, greatly Improved, aU
ways a favorlm with stale people. TWO
lKjLLAhU (and up per day. European
plan tl (and up) per day. J. li. MA
KLL at SON, proprietors.
C. iC Peeplee, Manager.
A. B. iMvanport. Principal Clerk.
