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THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY, AlMtlL. 0, 11MJZ.
Amusements
No other vreek of the preeent season hss
been profitable at the local theater! ai
the one Just psssed. At the Boyd William
and Walker, with their company of colored
entertainers, opened with four per
formances, at each of which nearly. If not
quite, every seat In the theater waa occu
pied and at the Sunday night performance
hundreds were turned away, unable to buy
even standing room. The Dearborn Theater
Opera company gave two performances of
"The Explorers" and one of "The Burgo
master" to good sired audience, while N.
C. Ooodwln and Maxlne Elliott closed the
week with two performance of "When We
Were Twentf-One" and one of "An Amer
ican Citizen," each of them to the capacity
of the theater. The Orpheum, with one of
the premier bills of the season, enjoyed
excellent patronage. The Trocadero had a
good burlesque and vaudeville bill and
played to Its usual good business.
"The excellent business the theaters have
been doing during the last two weeks la
the best Indication In the world to me that
if the right kind of a theatrical dish la set
before the Omaha people they will partake
f it no- matter how high the price may be,"
aid Manager BurgesB of the Boyd. "There
re managers who complain that Omaha is
not the theatrical town that It formerly
was, but they are mostly those who have
mediocre attractions. Never a word of
complaint Is heard from those who bring
the best things here and I have concluded
that the majority of the theater-goers want
the best there is to be had In the way of
dramatic offerings. Occasionally a favorite
play of former years offered at popular
prices, or cheap molodrama, will attract
people enough to fill the theater, but such
plays are the exception rather than the
rule. We have a great many names on our
eat reservation lists for all of the coming
attractions and I find that there is a
greater demand for seats for the attractions
that demand $2 for their best aeats than for
those which are offered at $1.60. Another
rather peculiar thing Is that the highest
priced seats are always sold first, For my
part, I should like nothing better than to
play only the very best attraction on the
road, but they are not always to be had.
It la only about every second year that such
people as N.'C. Ooodwln, John Drew or
Viola Allen come west and not always this
often, so we must take what we can get
nd fill In with such others aa are offered
us. Not an attraction that ranks among
the. first-class has come west during the
last three years that has not played Omaha,
o our theater-goers may reet assured that
they are not being discriminated against
In any way whatever. Personally, I think
the line of attractions which we have
offered this season has been the best
Omaha has ever had and I believe the ma
jority of fair-minded people agree with me.
I cannot think of more than a dozen great
stars or attractions that have not played
here this season and this is only because
they have either remained In New York
permanently during the season or else be
cause of the fact that their tour has not
extended farther weet than Chicago. It
was Impossible to get Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell to come this far west, a her time In
, this country wae very limited and her
Itinerary included only the larger eastern
cities. Charles Hawtry, the English actor,
did not play outside of New York, neither
did Mrs. Leslie Carter, so of course we did
not get them, but next season they have
11 promised me time. We have something
especially good tor each week of the bal
ance of the season after the present one
nd I believe before the curtain la rung
down upon the final performance of the
season that my patrons will be satisfied
that 190102 has given them an opportunity
of seeing better line of attractions than
has been offered them before."
1
It Is doubtful If there were any of N. C.
Goodwin's admirers who saw him during
his engagement here laBt week, but what
noted the wonderful Improvement In blB
physical appearance and were at a loss to
account for It. Mr. Ooodwln is 45 years
old and looks ten years younger than that.
"I have been undergoing a strict course
of training for some time, which I Intend
to continue indefinitely," says Mr. Goodwin.
"I owe It to my atage manager. Bud Wood
thorpe. He la fine athlete himself, and
for long time tried to get me to follow
his example, and take a daily course of
training. At first I was rather Inclined to
neer at the proposition, and looked upon
the physical culture Idea as nothing more
than one of the many fada of day, but waa
Anally Induced by Mr. Woodthorpe to give
It try. My first week at it waa torture
nd I wanted to give It up, but I noticed
that I waa losing much of my
superfluous flesh, and that I left the
theater after each performance feeling in
better spirits and less fatigued than ever
before since my younger days and this en
couraged me to stick to it. Now I believe
that I could stand twenty-round go with
out even becoming fatigued and I know
that I can walk ten miles or rido twenty
on my bicycle without having It tire me more
than short walk from the hotel to the
theater, would have before I went Into
training and as I find more enjoyment la
the exercise esch day. It Is my Intention to
continue It. I formerly looked upon golf
game only tor cads and women, but
lnce I have tried it I have changed my
mind. I met Marshall field recently In
Chicago, I have known him for years and
be looks better today than I ever saw him,
I asked him what did it and he answered
'golf.' He is an enthusiast and nover misses
a day on the links. After that I tried It
and. now whenever I am in city where
there Is golf links I make an effort to. have
game dally, otherwise I give over my
pare time to walking and bicycle riding.
I had oue of the most enjoyable workouts
this morning that I have had since I started
training. Tell you about It? Oh, I
don't mind. I was up at 8 o'clock, drank
couple of cups of warm water, after
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half hour's work on the pully weights,
set of which I always carry with me. I
put on heavy underclothes, heavy sweater,
an extra heavy coat and cap and at t
o'clock, together with Mr. Woodthorpe and
one of your local athletes, who accom
panied us aa our guest and pilot, we
started out Farnam street on Jaunt that
covered about seven miles. I have nb. doubt
that those who saw us took us for trio
of prise fighters In training tor we certainly
bore all the earmarks of such. We visited
the poor farm, the Field club grounds and
Hanscom park. The latter place Is an
Ideal place for one to walk In for exercise,
as there are plenty of hills to climb. On
our homeward trip we ran all of the way
and when I arrived at the hotel every
stitch of clothing on me was wet with
perspiration. After good rub down and
plunge I felt like a new man and ate
breakfast that would suffice for two day
laborers. Early this afternoon we took an
automobile spin out toward Florence and
when I went on for the matinee I felt aa
frisky as a spring lamb. If every one could
go through a course of physical training the
physicians would have to go out of business.
Exercise Is the medicine for me.
"What am I going to do next season?
Well, of course, I shall have lew play,
but Just who will be its author or what
Its name or nature will be I can't aay. I
have a number of different authors under
consideration and I can't aay Just now
which I shall choose. I believe the heart
Interest play Is the popular one today.
Pathos must be Intermingled with comedy
to make It really enjoyable, as too much
of either by Itself Is tiresome. Clyde Fitch
Is Just now the fad, and it Is quite possible
that I will have Fitch play. It Is a
peculiar thing how an author of plays can
work away for years without any success
and then suddenly become so much of a fad
that every actor or actress In the country
must have one of his plays. Some years
ago Mr. Fitch came to me and wanted to
read play to me. It was "The Cowboy
and the Lady." He told me that he had
read it to both Charles and Daniel Froh
man and several other well known man
agers and that all of them had rejected It,
but that he was sure that It waa play for
me and would I not kindly let him read It
to me. Naturally I was trifle put out to
think that be bad come to me with it after
everyone else had refused It and I refused
to listen to It. For weeks he kept at me
to listen to it and finally to be rid of him
I had him read it. It struck my fancy and
I purchased the rights to produce it. I
felt sure that It was going to be a big suc
cess and that Mr. Fitch's plays would be In
demand, so I rpoke In advance for his next
play. Aa I predicted, the piece was a big
success and Fitch's services were much In
demand. He wrote 'Nathan Hale' for me
and It, too, was a success; then he became
a regular fad. Do I think it remarkable
for man to turn out so many playa In
such short time aa Fitch has? I cer
tainly would, but you must not think that
Mr. Fitch is writing all of these plays now.
He has his trunk full of old ones that be
has written, submitted to managers and
had refused. Now that Fitch plays bave
become the fad he Is working over this
trunkful of old ones and they are being
grabbed up by managers and actors fast
as be can fix them over. However, be Is
clever fellow at that and entitled to much
praise for his work."
Coming Events.
Dan Sully of "Corner Grocery" fame will
be seen in bis pretty drama of homely life,
"The Parish Priest," at the Boyd this after
noon and tonight The play la not sectar
ian, nor does It In any way deal with re
ligion. It has no sermon In It, although It
teaches a moral. Its comedy Is eald to be
rich and Infectious. Last aeason the play
was produced In Omaha for the first time.
This season Mr. Sully haa a better produc
tion and company. The production requlrea
a ton of dcenery and stage accessories.
The company number thirty-eight people,
principal among whom are Ida Van Sicklen,
Leola Moye, Helen Nelson, F. Stanton Heck,
J. D. Griffin. Robert Bloylock, Cbrystle Mil
ler and W. F. Kobman.
Monday and Tuesday night "At Valley
Force" will be riven at Bovd'a. The clay
I deals with the revolutionary period at about
j the time the continental army was In winter
quarters at Valley Forge. It is patriotic In
sentiment and deals with the love affairs
of young woman, Virginia Preston, whose
sweetheart. Captain Wllford Fairfax of the
continental army, Is in Jeopardy of hla life
because of his venturing Into the British
lines to see her. He Is seen and recog
nized by British officer, Major Henry
Carleton, who Is also smitten with the
charm of Mlse Preston. His adventures
and final escape and the victory of the
American arms are stirring feature of tb
story told. Miss E. Clare Gale enact the
role of Virginia Preston, B. A. Lamar that
I of Captain Wllford Fairfax and William
Monroe that of Major Henry Carleton. Oth
ers In the cast are: W. A. Davenport,
Thomas Haskett. James H. Lewis, i. Q.
Dunham and Nana Bascom.
For the first time since the days of the
old Farnam street theater Andrew Mack,
the Irish comedian with the sweet voice,
will be seen at the Boyd for three perform"
ancea, starting Friday night In hla latest
' Irish comedy drama, "Tom Moore." The
I play Is dramatic picture of the career of
j the Irish poet and balladlst It I a mod
eat, natural drama, without the stereo
! typed villain and other commonplace char
I arters. During the action of the play. Mr.
Mack will sing some of Moore's ballads,
among them, "Love's Young Dream,"
"Evelyn's Bower." "The Last Rose of
Summer" and "Believe Me if All Those
Enduring Charms." The first act is lo
cated In Ireland. The second act - showj
Tom In hU London lodgings. The third
represents Carlton' house during a moat
lmprrtant function. The last act brlnai
us to Tom's garret, where, troken In splr.t,
he has nought but Bessie's love to cheer
him, wh-n by ctance he Is r-it'red to loyal
favor, and, aa usual in all well censtructed
books and plays, everybody la happy.
Opening matinee today the bill at the
Orpheum Includes mostly featurea that are
new to local patrons and is varied, there
being no two stunts that bear re
semblance. The three Meers ars wlrs
performers who promise something new.
Betides a varied number ot phyalcal tea a
fun-making will be added by one of the
trio, who 1 a oomedlao. The Probyn sla
ters, of whom there are four, are instru
mental musicians, each being accomplished
on one or more Instruments. They will
present carefully aelected program of
standard music. "The Lone Star." eom
edlette, will be the vehicle for Hilda
Thomas and company. Another new offer
ing will be Wlncherman's tra'n'd bean,
thia being the second act tf the k'nd to bj
seen on a stsge since the advent of vaude
ville into Omaha, Joe Flyna will con
tribute a monologue, while' the brothers
Host makes our acquaintance In an acro
batic aet trade unique by being done on a
large globe. The finishing number will be the
projection of entirely new moving pictures
by the klnodrome.
"The Utopians" will be the current week'
attractlca at the Trocadero. There are two
burlesques, entitled "In Orand Utopia" an)
"The Knetpp Cure," which are appropriately
staged and Interspersed with clever spe
cialties. In the latter, one acene portrays
Carrie Nation and her band of followers In
saloon-amashlng raid. The olio Includes
May LeClare, serio-comic; Eddy, the hu
man spider; Hill and Mills, "the twentieth
century pair;" the Seyons, Irish comedy
duo; Mlgnon Gilbert, songstress; Curtlse
and Sldman, dialect comedians; the Mars
dens, In "Mistaken Identity," and the Jones
trio, acrobatic marvels. The engagement
last the entire week, with dally matinee.
Plays mnd flayers.
Clyde Fitch will build a home on Long
Island to cost 25,ono.
Detroit Is to have a new summer theater
With a seating rapacity or 3,0"i.
Grace Van Btuddlfnrd haa been re
engaged as prima donna for the Boston
lans. It Is said that Ignace Paderewskl Is .it
work on a new opera, the ecore of which
la nearlng completion.
Only three cities will see Mrs. Ieslle Cir
ter In "Du Barry" next season, Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago.
Helen Bertram, who Is studying music
In Paris, was very successful In a recent
portrayal of Mlml In "La Bohome."
Arrangements have been completed for
an Australian tour of Mrs. Leslie Carter
in "Zaza" at the clqse of next season.
A rumor Is extant thit Thomas Q. Bea
brooke la to have a theater on Broadway
next season, though details are not given.
Ellen Terry will piny the role of Queen
Katheiine at the forthcoming Shakenpeare
anniversary performance at Stratford-on-Avon.
David Belasco has secured contracts cov
ering three years with a majority of the
company supporting Mrs. Lexlie Carter In
"Du Barry.
The chances are that Charles Frohman
will gain control of another Ixmdnrt theat'.-r,
which will run his total of English hold
ings up to nine.
The law to allow standing In New York
theaters haa parsed both branches of the
atate legislature and awaits the signature
of Governor Odell.
Elsie Leslie, according to report, haa been
asked to consider an offer to play Ophelia
In William aillette'a presentation of "Ham
let" next season.
Camllle D'Arvllle's return to the stage
began last night In Detroit at the Wonder
land and Temple theater, where she is the
headllner for this week.
Edna May Is to have the principal part
In the new opera to be written by Islie
Stuart and Paul M. Potter, which Charles
Frohman will produce In October.
Samuel J. Ryan and Maud Huth, recently
Mr. Billy Clifford, were married in New
York last Tuesday. Mr. Clifford sent con
gratulations from Chicago by wire.
Jan Kubelik sailed on Tuesday morning
for London, where he will perform soon
after his arrival. He will probably spend
the greater part of next winter in America.
Mre. William Faversham was granted a
divorce In New York last Monday. Her
suit was unopposed by her husband. Mrs.
Faversham will receive $3,200 a year ali
mony. A report comes from Chicago that Mrs.
Ezra Kendall (Jennie Dunn) will rejoin her
brother Arthur next season, presenting the
sketch in which they were so popular some
fifteen years ago.
Oscar Hammersteln Is now going to build
in New York what he claims wfll be the
largest playhouse In the world. It will
cover a ground space of 125x200 feet and
will be called the Drury Lane.
Musical
The paper which left Omaha last Sunday
containing pagea of church programs of
Easter music were a strong proof of the
statement so often made in this column,
that Omaha Is beyond question the one dis
tinct Important musical center In the west.
Comparing the Omaha programs with
those of the Chicago churches, a published
in the Tribune, Omaha can raise her head
high above the people round about ber, and
can exalt her born of musical righteousness.
To the student of music In the smaller
town what an advantage does Omaha offer?
It presents teachers, in all musical
branches, whose reputation Is not Mmtted
by the confines ot the Missouri river bridge.
It presents no choral society with bi
monthly concerts, It is true, but it does
something Infinitely better from an educa
tional standpoint, that la to say. It pre
sent a few choral organizations which from
Sunday to Sunday and twice each Sunday
at that give excellent programs of the best
to be found In the catalogues of high-class
church music.
Incidentally, It is by no means the fault
of the musicians that there is no permanent
choral society or orchestra. There have
been both. They did not pay. But we are
waiting for the day when eome of Omaha's
leading society women will take the matter
up. They are gradually coming to It. It Is
only step from Ping Pong to Sing Song.
Then we will bave concerts. The patrons
of the theaters are satisfied with small or
chestras, hence the lack of instrumental
Impetus.
Omaha also presents many of the leading
musical attractions of the country and when
the auditorium 1 built there will be more.
And speaking of auditorium, do not
laugh In the profane sleeve, foolish unbe
liever; remember thou not the time when
e'en every minstrel troupe did with quip
and Jest provoke the Idle laugh and the
hilarious "ha-ha" anent Omaha's future pa
latial depot. And now, behold! we have two
magnificent depots, and, I may add, so many
people come In thereat that the magnani
mous but poverty-stricken street car com
pany can with difficulty provide even stand
ing room on the street cars Hence the
adage, "Stand up tor Omaha!"
It la with pleasure and delight that I
call to the attention of the Omaha people
the brilliant signs of the times in music.
Truly the progress ot the art has be n mo
mentous, and of a surety, the apostles of
the best have reason to be grateful for a
sight of the increasing fruition of their
labors. Omaha has shown something in
the way of Easter music to be proud of;
and not the least encouraging sign is the
number of announcements in the state
press of musical doings in the smaller
towns. Many a foremost musician In those
towns has bad bis or ber training largely,
if not exclusively, in Omaha.
Have the musicians realized the inspira
tion that they should be to those tn the
state? We are being watched, brethren,
and woe unto him whose banner is not
raised, and whose arm Is not bared to the
conflict of art against artificiality, of the
genuine against the gingerbread, of the
true against the false.
Are the business men of Omaha In Com
mercial club assembled awake to the fact
that there la a strong bond of musical fiber
connecting the cities of the state with
Omaha? Are they? This la no pink state
ment. Investigate.
In fostering infsnt industries shall music
be ignored? I am told by local music
dealer that the trade from the smaller
cities 1 an important item ot their busi
ness. The teachers tell me the same
thing.
Is May or June festival association
outside the realm of the Commercial club?
Or, like the Auditorium organization, is
the musical side unworthy of thorough
discussion.
Omsha la altuated, as no city In the coun
try Is situated, for an annual musical con
vention, ssy a Choir coavention. Musicians
will be found who will arrange all the
musical part ot such an assemblage; are
there no business men who will think
over the advantagee to be gained by bar
ing 600 Intelligent young people here for a
few day, every year?
Borne dsy, some time, some men will
tat this matter up and will maka great
success ot such scheme. That must logi
cally occur. When It doe occur, people
will say, "why was this not done long
go?"
Now is the time? Why not now?
A concert was given at All Saints' church
last Tuesday night in honor of Mr. Myron
Smith, who left here last year with beau
tiful contralto voice, given to her by a
beneflclent Creator, and returned with a
supposed mezzo-soprano, given her presum
ably by London teacher. Mrs. Smith baa
a musical temperament and style and poetlo
genius, however, which neither teacher nor
Custom-house can take from her.
Mrs. O. W. Johnson and Mlsa Helen
Hoagland, preceded Mrs. Smith In the
"pushing up" process of the voice, and
with Indifferent success.
question Is It disgrace to be Con
tralto? I had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Lovell
Dunn play violin obligato to a solo by the
ever-popular musician with her voice of
pure Contralto, Mrs. Allen P. Ely, Friday
night, and I confess I was astonished at
the beautiful, rich and sonorous tone this
young artist brings forth. He has the
musician's temperament to his finger tips
and hie obligato playing, a might rare
accomplishment, showed sympathy, ac
curacy and velvety finish.
In a recent mention of the Cecllian
quartet of women's voices I Inadvertently
omitted to mention the name of the ac
companist. Miss Josephine Thatcher, who
is one of the best we bave got in this neck
o' the woods. I trust that Miss Thatcher
will accept my belated compliment.
Miss Mae Naudain has returned to Omaha,
direct from the studio of Mr. Charles W.
Clark, the eminent baritone of Chicago,
who will soon leave for Paris to spend a
couple of years there. Miss Naudain has
worked faithfully during her stay in Chi
cago, but her singing Is the best evidence
of that. She uses her voice well and the
voice Itself is of excellent quality. Before
she went away the musical critic ot The
Bee commented in this paper upon one or
two faults in ber singing. These she has
almost entirely eradicated, and she Is
honest enough to thank the writer for his
criticism.
' Of all the promising young pianists there
Is none more deserving of praise or of being
brought to the light of public discrimina
tion than Mies Joy Keck, whose talent is
equalled only by her modesty. She is an
Indefatigable worker and she will win great
success. This paragraph goes to show that
one ought to do his or ber best at all times,
whether the world Is looking or whether
one Is all alone In the dark. I have never
heard Miss Keck play in public or even
in a private muslcale, but, passing, I have
beard her practice and have often stopped
to listen. '
Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly has decided not
to renew her contract with All Saints'
church at last year's price, consequently
she will not be heard there any more. The
reason for her resignation is purely bus
iness one. The relations bave always been
of the most pleasant nature. Mrs. Kelly
will devote herself more to concert and
festival work, a field which haa been open
to her for some time.
I regret very much that I wa unable to
attend the "grand scenic production of the
idyllic Oriental operatta" written by my
distinguished little friend and composer
librettist, Miss Carmellta Chase. I should
like to have seen and beard the all-star
cast at the "Garret theater," even at the
tremendous price mentioned on the ticket
"1 cent." Miss Chase must not think that
because I did not go I didn't care a cent.
I should like to have gone, but, la and
alack! it was holy week. However, to par
odlze John Gilpin: "Whene'er she next
doth write abroad, may I be there to see."
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Ante Room Echoes
At the meeting of Mount Calvary com
mandery. Knights Templar, Friday even
ing, the following officer were elected:
W. L. Rltter, eminent commander; M. J.
Kennard. generalissimo; John E. Simpson,
captain general; W. H. Butts, senior war
den; C. G. Pearce, Junior warden; George
E. Powell, prelate; E. K. Long, recorder,
and William Robertson, treasurer. The
meeting was well attended and the con
tests were Interesting.
All preparations are complete for the
meeting of the grand commandery which
will assemble In Omaha Thursday. Ther
will be more than 100 representatives ot
local commanderlea present and the en
tertainment to be given the visitors by
Mount Calvary commandery will be both
Interesting and Instructive.
Following Is the calendar for St. John's
lodge. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,
for the month of April:
April 10 Work In the entered apprentice
degree. Meeting at 7:30 p. m.
April 17 Work In the entered apprentice
and fellow craft degree. Meeting at 7:30
p. m.
April 24 Work in master mason degree.
Meeting at 5:30, with a dinner at 6:30. Af
ter the work is done Judge Rcscoe Found
of Llnooln will deliver an address upon
"The Transplantation of Freemasonry to
Amtrica." This paper is said to ba one
of the best in the historical series of St.
John's lodge and visiting Masons are in
vited to be present at Its delivery.
May 1 Annual election ot officers. Polls
open at 7:30 o'clock and every member la
requested to deposit bis ballot.
There 1 report that there will be
school ot Masonic Instruction held In
Omaha this sprang by the state custodian.
Such a school would be for the benefit of
members ot all of the lodges and would
probably continue several daya.
Omaha lodge No. 2, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, held an Interesting session
last week. Following work In the third
degree a banquet was spread, at which
a large number was present.
Canton Ezra Millard Is making prepara
tions to attend the meeting of the sov
ereign grand lodge. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, which will be held at Dcs
Moines in September, snd to ralss funds for
the equipment and maintenance of a team
will give an entertainment on Aprl 26.
the natal day of the order In the United
States. Committees are at work on
program, which will be announced later.
Arrangements are almost perfected for a
canton ot the partlarcba militant to be
organized at Tekamah and ons at Fair
bury. The matter la In the hands of state
officers and the charters will be closed in
a few days.
The degree team of Mondamln lodza.
No. 111. Fraternal Union of America, will
put on the degree work for Council B uffs
lodge. No. 7, Tuesday evening at It
hall, 136 Broadway, and Supreme Presi
dent Roose will install the officers.
Clan Gordon, No. 63. Order of Scottish
Clans, held Its regular meeting Tuesday
evening, and thcugh only two were ua for
Initiation a very good night was spent.
Clansman J. T. Falconer from Canada
arrived that evening and proved himself a
pipr of co mean quality, and as he in
tend to make hi borne in Omaha, the
clan will be a gainer. Other clansm.n
contributed with song and story, Including
the two newly Initiated. The clan will
give a free smoker for the benefit of Scots
men and aons of Scotsmen Tuesday, April
15, in its hall In the Continental building.
Marie Swanson, Harpist, 829 S. IStb St.
OUT OF THK OKIMN ART.
England owns 7,930 of the 14,077 steamers
belongina to the twelve leading nations of
Europo and America.
England's supply of King Edward corona
tion souvenir buttons will be manufactured
this country.
Miss Miry Ann Mills of Canada, who Is
now in her 114th year, is wild to be the
oldest living Methodist. She Is of Irish
descent.
For sending a congratulatory telegram
to the kaiser on his birthday several ser
geants of a Prussian infantry regiment
were placed under arrest for five days.
During the year 1901 nearly 500.000 cases
of champagne were Imported Into the
United States. It will be remembered as
an extra dry year.
Owen D. McGovern, a Brooklyn truck
man, has fallen heir to tl0,0i0 from his
uncle, Father McOovern, the oldest priest
in the archdiocese of Hudson, N. Y. lie
says he will continue his trucking busi
ness. Joseph J. Mclntyre of Brooklyn ha In
vented a destructive war rocket. It is fired
by dynamite and the bomb scatters steel
bullets among the enemy and Is calculated
to dislodge any opposing forces who are In
concealment.
Patrolman John M. Pennlman, who has
served on the Boston police force for fifty
four years, has been retired at his own re
quest and will hereafter receive a pension
of $600 a year. He was the oldest officer In
point of service In the city. His age Is 78
years.
The late Count Falkenhayn'a effects were
recently sold, among which was the pen
which waa used at Paris on September 26,
1X15, by the Emperor Francis, the Czar
Alexander I and King Frederick William
111 of Prussia, In appending their signa
tures to the treaty of the Holy Alliance.
His royal highness. Prince Mlrhl, grand
son of the present mikado of Japan, Is the
youngest heir presumptive to a great
throne among all the royal personages in
the world. He Is 8 months old, has a dozen
nurses and English and French governesses
will be secured as soon aa he is able to
talk.
Frank Patterson of Port Chester, N. Y.,
fell from the top of a flagpole on the tup
of a hotel at White Plains, dropped off the
tower down to the roof and caught himself
at the eaves, sixty feet above the pave
ment. His only hurt was a bruised arm,
but he says he has had all the flagpole
business he needs.
The little duke of Letnster, now 15 years
of age, who Is premier duke, marquis and
earl of Ireland, with a rent roll of $270,000 a
year, has been sent on a long sea voyage
to Australia and back for his health. His
mother was one of the most beautiful
women In Great Britain. She died of con
aumptlon seven years ago.
To those who are somew hat skeptical as
to the existence of man-eating sharks the
results of investigations made by Judge T.
C. Defrles In Nantucket, Mass., and printed
by the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, may
be of Interest. He has Interviewed old
whalers and other mariners of that town
and found several who said they had been
eye-witnesses of fatal encounters of men
with these sea monsters. They gave dates
localities, ships and names of victims.
COKNl'BIALITIES.
A wealthy New York girl Is going to
marry a comedian because she thinks he
i eo'"nny- It is a good thing to have the
laugh first.
Of fourteen young men and women who
sang In the Zlon German Evangelical Luth
eran church on the Hudson County boule
bard in Greenville, N. J., less than a year
ago, the sixth couple were married last
week and the seventh couple are engaged.
mMi'JlfDo?ky,1 wh0 R few months ago
mHlef Mi- MuIeBkv. "ho kept a boarding
mf,t. i!Ller,ne.y V1,y- waB arrested on hlS
wife s complain last week for being dis
orderly. He said his stepson, Edward
Mulesky, had kicked him out of the house
The young women who have formed the
Angel Man" club of Caldwell. N. Y..
might almost aa well get themselves Into
a nunnery. If any daring youth wishes
m,.UIaUPrH0neif ,n.e. "?el club women he
must pledge himself before the club "not
to use tobaco or Intoxicants In any form,
not to dance, play cards, billiards, pool
or any game of chance; not to stay out
at nights later than 10 o'clock, and to at
tend religious services at least once each
Sunday. The girls say,they will marry no
man who refuses to thus pledge himself.
Caldwell will no doubt develop an excel
lent crop of old maids.
The great social event of the season In
Aroostook county, Maine, took place the
last week of March when a double wed
ding ceremony was performed by a woman,
MI8' ,JW' Sprague of 8nrague's Mill,
who holds a commission from the gov
ernor as a justice of the peace and Is au
thorized to solemnize marriages. Mrs.
Sprague Is known In the neighborhood
where she lives as a smart woman, and
when Freeman Bolster and Charles Crabb
got ready to marry Miss Annie Crabb and
Miss Ida Clark, respectively, they decided
to give Mrs. Sprague the Job, Just to en
courage her and Incidentally to add some
novelty to the occasion. "Double weddln'
and by a woman at that," was the an
nouncement that flew over the countryside
There had been Issued 201 Invitations, and
each waa responded to by two or more
person.
AMUSEMENTS.
Omaha Public School Teachers' Lecture Course.
EXTRA NUMBER.
..LIQUID AIR..
Lecture With Demonstration and New Experiments.
BOYD'S THEATER, APRIL 21, 1902
TICKETS, 50 CENTS.
Tickets may be had any day of any Omaha public school
teacher or at 508 City Hall; or at Myers-Dillon's, Megeath's,
Sherman & McConnell's, Chase's or Barkalow's.
Seats may be reserved at 508 City Hall on and after April
14, for cash or in exchange for tickets previously bought as
above.
Waco's Trocadero
Matinee Toilay, lOc and SOe.
Entire Week, Including Saturday Evening.
"The Utopian Burlesquers"
THE NEW ERA SHOW
Presenting two
lesques, entitled,
of the brightest
bur-
aaaasBMSBBM "IX GRAND UTOPIA,"
NEXT
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nd
"TUB K MO I IT ClItE,"
The Most gorgeously
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age.
OLIO
Mae I.eelare,
Dashing Berlo-Comlc.
The Human Spider.
Bill and
Hills
The xh Century Fair.
Tb Srjru,
IrtHh Comedy Duo.
Mlanun Gilbert.
Songstress.
Cartla mm mdntnn,
Dialect Comedians.
CARRIENATION
And Her Little Hatchet
On a saloon smashing raid.
EVENING
PUCES
10
20
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A reaiieuo scene.
Next 8unday Matinee and week, first time
In Omaha. THK MADISON SQL' A K K
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WOMANKIND THE KEYNOTE
Affairs of the Heart Dominate Social Life
of Parisians.
SUIT FOR SON'S DIVORCE STIRS SENSATION
Jealonsy Over Amerirsa Girl Prove
to Be the Ileal C'anse
for Rnaslan Army
Tragedy.
(Copyright. 1902, by Press publishing Co.)
PARIS, April 5. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Ths suit
brought by Prince Amadee de Brogllo to
annul the marriage ot his ton, young Trince
Robert de Ilrogllo, Is the sensation of the
social world. Prince Robert, who la only
21 years of age, fell blindly In love some
months ago with Barouees Deslandes. She
was divorced and about 30 year old, but
he determined to marry her at any cost,
and did finally In spite of the violent ob
jection of his powerful family, clandes
tinely and without bonus, In London.
The elder De Brogllo's contention Is that
there virtually was no marriage, since It
was without consent, without publication
and has not been entered on the French
civil registers.
Maltre Laborl, of Dreyfus fame, w!U de
fend the young prince. He argues that the
marriage in London was legal from the re
ligious standpoint, and that an annulling by
I court would only delay the' civil cere
mony. He quotes letters the prince wrote
about his affection for the baroness as
proof ot the young man's profound feelings.
Proof of Ills Affection.
In letter to the Count d'Haussonvllle,
his uncle, the young prince, who had de-
i serted the army temporarily in order to
gain his parents' consent to his union,
wrote: "If you declda not to consent to
ray marriage you will render me unhappy
11 my life. I shall not return to France,
and I shall roam about the world, carrying
always my Incurable grief, like a soul tn
torture. What do you wish, then? My
death or my desertion? Since I must speak
plainly, be convinced, dear uncle, that it
would be veritable despair for me to stain
thus the glorious name that my ancestors
have bequeathed me, and to abandon my
country, but nothing will make me alter my
decision. I prefer to abandon all rather
than forever separate from ber."
Explorer's Romantic Weddlna;.
A few days ago at the town hall of Pol.
tiers Jean Eugene Jules Robushon, the ex
plorer, contracted marriage replete with
romance.
He Bet out from Fontenoy-Ie-Comte In
1893 and Journeyed over the majority of the
South American states on foot and without
any resource- except fishing, and. hunting.
Mr. Robushon fell 111 in the Madre de
. Dlos and would certainly have died had it
not been for the devoted care of a pretty
Indian girl 15 years old. After his restora
I tion she asked to share his future adven
tures. He consented and became eo at
I tached to his little companion, Maria
Magarlte Hortensia Guamirl, that he
j brought ber to France with bim. Here
'they were married. They will return to
South America in a year.
Cans of Russian Tragedy.
The reel cause of the Russian army trag
edy at Kieff, In which Captain Sofronoff of
j the general staff deliberately walked Into
a uitsBsrouiu auu buol iieuienam uroassy
I dead In the presence of dozen fellow offi
cers. Is better known here than It Is in
Russia.
The rivalry of Sofronoff and Grodsky for
the affection ot Miss Waltman, an Amer
ican, waa the talk of Paris six months ago.
They fought a duel in the Bois de Boulogne
and Grodsky was severely wounded.
The girl nursed him until he recovered,
thereby causing goBsip, which Increased
when she unexpectedly ran away to Russia
with Sofronoff, probably marrying him on
the way. Grodsky, however, obtained a
transfer to the same regiment at Kieff and
the tragedy gives color to the rumors that
he renewed bis attentions to his former
sweetheart.
She ba arrived here and Is stopping with
friends under her maiden name. Sofronoff
is now In Jail, but as both he and his Amer
ican wife are personal favorites of the czar.
It is likely the captain will soon be set at
liberty.
Air. Kelly's
Studio Is now reopened for the sea
son of 1902. Students received.
Tone production. Art singing.
STLDIOi
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Miss Blanche Sorenson
VOICE
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Tuesdays-Krldaya.
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Studio hours. 10 a. m. to t p. m., except
Tuesdays and Fridays.
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THE
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Today 2:30 Tonight 8:15
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Probyn Sisters
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In "The Lone Star."
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Joe Flynn
Monologue Comedlsn.
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