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If TfrE OfAITA DAILY EE: SUNDAY, OCTOBKTC S, 1002. 15 V ) Amusements Locally th second week of the theatrical See.son was not esreclilly remarkable ex cept for the business at the thesters. This Is d i primarily to the fart of carnival week nil the consequent Influx of visitors. At the ?'nrf Jane Kennaik and h r rmrany pre sented ' Under Two TiK'." with 1" thrlll Irn scenes, ten timed to aud ences that larked the theater, while the ten perform ance at the Crelrhtr n-Orpheum of a rea i"nably good vaudeville bill wrr? rqusMy y-n patronised. M'ss Kenmark's presen tation of Cigarette won for her many n w slmlrers. She has certainly wen her right ti be claimed among the mars, probably not tiioae of Aral magnitude, but certnlnly far from among those of the least. Her long experience In stock has been of Immense Une to her. In that It has sff.rdid her a practical education In the art of acting, such as Is ordinarily gained only by mnny y-ars of hard work, and has thus broadened her greatly. Fhe Is possessed of both th! -al and tha temperament, and now that tht has broken the coccoon and spread her ings fairly In the sunlight there is no ir'Kd reason why her flight should not b? '. ot and her course brilliant. What Is the critic to do? Is he to follow the honest promptings of a mind more or Sena prepared for the serious business he Jiaa undertaken or Is he to allow himself to bs swayed by ulterior and sometimes sordid motives, and take "the line of the least resietsnce?" '"Honesty la the best policy" la writing as In everything else, but It frequently occur that to be honest ,1a ex tremely difficult. Then, too, the critic has Ills audience as well as the actor, and, a the two are generally made up of the same people, the critic often has the unwelcome task of running against the notions of .people who persist In doing their own thinking. In such event he Is set down a a conceited prig, a bumptious boor cr something equally unpleasant, when h merely doesn't happen to hold an opinion coinciding with that of some one who may or may not be as well qualified to form nr.d xpresa an opinion. Here the actor gcti his revenge, for he has the added sympathy that flows from what his champion con ceives to be an Injustice, while the crlilc Is In disfavor until such time as he may happen to touch a responsive chord in the mind of the render-auditor. And even critics do not Bee things alike. In The Hee last Sunday space was given to a leng but Interesting review of the new Pinero play. 'Iris.'1 by William Winter. In which the dean of American dr.imatlc writers con demned In the strongest language the motive as well as the action of the play. While Mr. Winter was thundering his con demnation through the columns of the Tribune the critic of the New York Pun was) telling hla readers that "Iris" Is a play which every one should see. Who is to Judge between these? Mr. Winter Is pleading for an elevation of the public tssie, while the other Is as boldly recommending to the pupllc that which is at least un healthy If not abtulult-ly liiuuuial. la spit4 of Mr. Winter's disapproval, the play which veneers Indecency with a thin layer of smartness !s sure to have a successful run and when It finally comes west the people will flock to see It even as they do In New York, because of the notable names connected with It. What Is true of this la true of other plays, so that one wonders if honest criticism has any ap preciable value. In Paris a different condition prevails. There at least the critics have made them selves felt If we are to believe the stories coming from the gay capital. : The Paris theatrical managers have entered on a campaign against the critics. Last season they discontinued the dress rehearsals, which was a sort of prera view and a first night In all but name, and now they have decided to stop the press tickets for the first nights. "We are," said one of tliem to an Interviewer, "sick and tired of the critics. We give them free places and facilities and they retaillate with advene criticisms which thins our audiences and makes each successive play a failure. Further, If a Journalist write down a play we shall proceed against him In the law courts. If a newspaper were to publish an article stating that X's cognac was undrinkable the Journalist who wrote the article and the newspaper In which It appeared would be sued for damages. Our case, as we consider It, la precisely simi lar." One point these enterprising manag ers seem to have entirely overlooked. If the X brandy Is actually vile It Is the duty of any one who may be asked to write of It to so declare, not with any reference It may have to the business of X, but because the public Is entitled to know the opinion of someone qualified to judge , or brandy concerning the article. no man nas a right to poison the people physically and no one should have the right to poison them mentally. So It Is duty of the critic to frankly condemn a bad play and protect the public as far as possible. If the Paris critics are In any way like their American brethren, ( matinee. In a repertory of Bhakesperlan the wltrholdlpg of passes will not secure ; plays. The designs for the costumes and managers Immunity from reviews, nor gowns were especially Imported from Lon Is It at all likely that the withdrawal of don, where they were drawn from plates the customary courtesies will serve to now In the British museum. New Incl serure any grcster consideration from the ; dental music has been composed especially PPer- I for this produotlon. The bill for Tuesday Which one had It first? A little question of precedence here arises between two other American critics. In bis last Sunday's collection of stories Roy Mantell, who has succeeded Luther Blckford on the Chicago Inter Ocean, tells the following on Richard Mansfield: Directly he returned from Europe last month, Richard Mansfield sent for a well New Life to Woak Hen, Old Men Mads Young Again-Weak Kan Find Olc.TimsJtrsngth and Power of Youth. Trial Package Mailed Free. To the men who have tried every known renwdy to revive their waning power or lost manhood, and have glvan up In de spair, the following message comes as a nioet bleaaed promts. Till nw discov ery restore all nten who suffer wlia any form of sexual wraknraa, resulting from youthful folly, prematura loss of strength and memory, weak back varicocele or emarUtlon of parts. It gives the warmth, strength and development Jut where It Is needed and cure at one U th III and troubles that com of year of misuse of th functions, for It has been an absoiut sucoeaa In all cases. A simple request to the State Medical Institute, 1782 Eloktron building. F. Wayn. Ind.. wl 1 bring you one ol the free trial package in a plain wrapper, without any marks to identify It content or where It come from. The Institute has hsd so many Inquiries from men who ar unable to leav home or their business to bs treated, that It has perfected this splendid home treatment and sends It In free trial packages to all parts of ths world to show Just how easy and simple It Is to b cuiwd at home of any sexual week lies when this marvelous nw rxual dis covery is employed. The Institute mskea no restriction and any man who writs will relve by mall a fre trial of this wonderful remedy absolutely free. Thow who writ nal hav no fear of any pub licity, as th Slat Medical Instltut Is so. eld established Institution, lnooroujraled by tit ie.U fwr to jkmus. known player to consult about a part In his production of ' Julius ( ncMr Th" man hnpiened to be decidedly eelf-appre-clatl e. '(JoikI mornlne.'' said Mansfield, as his rviller entered. ' You know, I m preparing Ji'llus ('a)Knr ' I ve a capital jrt tor yii. Hut he lore we go Into details as to Hint let nie know your salary.'' As he snid xh'.t he tun ed to his dek' to adjust .'nii'e memoranda. I'our h inlred dollars.'" snld his caller. Mansfield continued his work, with his bm If liuned. but replied. pleasvintiy: "'You will ulexoe nhut the door when you go out. won't you.' ' On the fame day Fred Shrader, In the Washington Post, teils the following on rv-rholrn Tree: News of a diverting nature comes float Ins .Vtn reotil-Mke over the sea. Indicating -t.it Mr. Heerbohm Tree is having con siderable trouble la securing just the right performer to Impersoe.if I avid Rossi In his presentation of Mr. H:ill ('allie s "The Internal City." Kdward .Morgan Is to por tray the role In Miss Viola Al'. n's produc tion of the play In this country, whl e Rob ert Tabor was announce! f r the charar cr In Mr. Tr ' company. Hut Mr. T ib ir having wnlu'rawn from the cast. Mr. Trre "Tit for l.ouis Wal'er. one of the best romantic actors In Kngland. Mr. Tree was "making up" whfu Mr. Waller cal.ed. He said: "My d-ar Wilier. I have n gr'at role to offer vou Uav d Ropsl. the hero In "The Kterriiil city." What will you desire for your s Tvlces?" " Mr. Waller replied: "Two hundred pounds a week." Mr. Tree, coT.tlnuIng the arrangement of his wig. f i d: "1 sjy. Waller, won't you plense Phut the door when you go out!" Well? .Vr. Shrader has the advantage of giving more nnmes, at any rate. In Mautell's weekly collection Is the fol lowing crncernlng the elder Booth: When the father of Kiwln Ho.ith was In the height of his popu arity in this country he was not altogether dependable. He often looked upon red. red wl ie and In conse quence r.fien disappointed his manageis and hU pulillc. t'oncorr.lng one of these xriting experi cr.ro i 11 correspondent of the Philadeltihla Tirpis relates a happening at R.chmond, Va.. when the ;,r'.o was quartered at the P' what an hotel. Th manmrer of the theater, noting that Booth's condition was nt what it should he. coaxed Mm to his room, nn I then locked hlin In. tnlf.ng away the key. Returning In the evening to release him. the manager litin.'l ihe actor in wors condition than In the morn ng. and summoning the help, asked how Hooth had obtained the liquor. One of the bell boys explained that, hear ing the bell for that room ringing, he went to the door, and was to?d by Booth to bring a lonfT-steinmrd pipe an.! a quart bottle of brandy. Whin hi? returned with the pipe and bntt'e. he was ordered to Insert the stem of ihe pipe In the keyhole and pour the nrcnilv into the bowl until told to stop. "An' ih' gem'man dnttn' r.ebber say 'Stop' tah. an cussed provokln' at me when Ise doan tol him de liott'e was clear empty. sjn, atwieci tne little o:ncK. Pursuing a little further the matter of critics and managers. In London last Wednesday night the new Hall Calne play "The Eternal City," was produced by the Tree company, and the accounts cabled aay that as a play It Is dull and. prosy, and not worth the trouble, but as a spectable It Is well worth seeing, and for this reason only is likely to have a continued run, On Monday night Viola Allen and her com pany will produce "The Eternal City" la Washington, and her managers make thla annouueement : Miss Viola Allen will appear for the first time as Donna Roma Volnnna In the new Hall Calne play. "The Eternal City," at the National theater. Washington, tomor row evening. This will be Mine Allen's second appearance In a drama by the fa. mous Manxman, the first being "The Chris tlun," in which she achieved the greatest dramatic success of recent time, and now "The Eternal City." Both of these plays are dramatizations of popular novels and both made Into play form by their author. If wise heads do not hit far from the mark this new Hall Calne drama will prove the sennatlon of the time. The novel has the Ingredients of a great play in It and Hall Calne has proved bis ability as a dramatist. Miss Allen Is not trusting to her own dow era and popularity, either, to make the play a success. Her managers have supplied her, It Is said, with a production of great magnificence, the several scenes being from mouern Home, and ner supporting com pany Is the finest that has been brought together In many a day. The hero of the flay, David Rossi, will be Impersonated by Jdward Morgan, while Frederick de Bell- vllle will be aeen as the Baron Bonellt, prime minister of Italy, and guardian of Jjonna Koma Volonna. to be Impersonated by Miss Allen. K. M. Holland will be the Plus the Tenth. W. E. Bonney, who Impersonated Philip the (Second with Miss Allen In "In the Palace of the King." will ne seen as uruno nocco, and ueorge tj, Boniface, sr., will be the Tomaao Maiiottl The cast. In principals alone, numbers twenty-six people and each character Is In tne hands of a well known player. A very Interesting and Important feature of the production will be the Incidental music of tne play wnicn was written by the great Italian composer. Pletro Maacagnl. author of "Cavallerla Rustlcana." The drama, la Deiog atagea by uugene Freabrey. Contlng: Events. "Lost River." Joseph Arthur's scenic melodrama,- will be produced at the Boyd this afternoon snd tonight "Lost River" takes its title from the famous stream, Lost river, In southern Indiana, Like "Blue Jeans," the scenes of the play are laid in the HooHler atate tnil thit nilstnt eharaetjie of this beautiful region have been depicted with remarkable fidelity by the author, I whose latest play has proven an enormous and profitable success. I , Mr. Walker Whltoslde will be seen at the Boyd on Tuesaay and Wednesday, also evening will be "Hamlet." The "Merchant of Venice" will be presented at the matinee Wednesday and "Richard III" on Wednesday evening. "The Wlxard of Ox," the new musical extravaganza which has been running all summer In Chicago, will be seen at ths Boyd for three night, October I, 10 and 11, with matinee Saturday. The new spectacle abounds in wonderful stage effects. One marvel of stage craft tn "The Wlxard of Ox" is the transformation at the end of the first act, tn which a Held of poppy flowers In full bloom are metamorphosed through a change of seasons from summer to winter. This novel transformation Is the Invention of sage manager Julian Mitchell, whose reputation as the producer of all the burlesques snd extravaganxas st Weber A Fields, New York City, guarantees that "The Wlxard of Ox" will he something unique and enchanting. Eight acts represent a nicely adjusted and varied bill which opens a week at ths Orpheum, with matinee and evening per formance today. First on the Hat comes Rapoll, a German Juggler, Imported by the Orpheum Circuit company. He perform a great variety of tricks, some being of the heavy weight kind that require remark able strength, such, for Instance, as spin ning, balancing and juggling a large wagon wheel that weighs a hundred pounds. The most familiar nam on th program la Carroll Johnson, the Beau Brummel of minstrelsy, who has been listed with the successful stars of the burnt cork art for years. His trsnsitlon Into vaudeville has been accompanied with undiminished favor. Hs usually manages to bring with him some new ysrns and songs and this visit will probably be no exception to the rule. He will again deliver his recttattot on prise fight which has everywhere made a hit. "The Victim of Circumstances" la what Genaro and Bailey call tha skit in which they will entertain, introducing cake walk In?, dancing and singing. Another European novelty making their local debut will be Lea Delborg, eccentric psntonilme and sc rota Uo pertormsr. Th llarnoaj Ifmu la singing quartette who also offer some unique comedy. hlle another accomplished n music of the novel kind and an enter- alner of comical class will he Iew Wells. who makes his first local appearance. The Mct'onnell alsters, young, pretty and lively singers and dancers, will contribute of heir best, and new, timely views will be projected by the kinodrome. IMny and Playere. Olga Nethersole will start In late th's month to shock the Edlnburghere wlih fnpho." Amelia Bingham means to make a pro duction of "Taming the 8hrew ' this ses ron. playing Katharine to the Petruchlo of Henry E. Dlxey. The New York critics are becoming re lit liloua. First Franklin Fyles retired from the Hun and now Leander Richardson re signs from the Daily America. Louis F. Nethersole writes from Villa St. Huhertus, Marienbad, Austria, that he Is touring the continent with his wife, Sadie Martinot. and will not return to America vntll late In the autumn. Oscar Wilde's "The Imnor'ance of Being Earnest," which was given interesting revi vals last season In Lonlon am ew lorn City, Is to be acted this week In Boston by one of the cut rate stock companies. "Bridget" is the title of a short play to be produced Tuesday afternoon at an ex hlblilon by some New York City puplls-ln-actlng. It wius written by Paul Wllstach, member of Mr. Mansfield s business start. Weedon Grossnilth. the EnEllsh actor who Is to open the Princess theater. New York, October 6. In "The Night of the Party.'" is a portrait painter. Several of his canvases aro to be brought to this country lor exhi bition purposes only. Jules Murry has secured from Daniel 1'rohmnn the right to produce A. W. Pine ro s "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" in this country and will shortly present Rose Cnghlan for the first time In the part of Paula Tanqjeray. In which we have al- rcaov seen Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Camp bell. . -Kthel Barry more's support In "A Country Mouse, opening October 6 at the INew York Savoy, Is announced by Charles Frohman as Including Harry Davenport, George H. Howard. Bruce McRea, Arthur Ulllott, James Kearney, Frederick Morris, Adeialde Prince, lAicllle Flavin and Mrs. fannie Addison Pitt. ;tuart Robson's revival of "The Comedy of Errors" is proving one of the biggest presentations of the year. Since Mr. Rob ion and his manager, Daniel V. Arthur, decided on It their plans have been growing lu Importance until It now ranks by long odds as the most elaborate staging ever given Shakespeare's comedy. One of the atest additions Is an especial electric equip ment. It Is stated that "Peggy from Paris," which In the. nnniA of Cleorre Ade'a lateat work for the stage, bide fair to eclipse any- tning he has yet done, it Is understood tl at the libretto Is written In language that is strictly up-to-date, flavoring distinctly of f ames in fliiiic. and that tne music, oy Willlntn I jirul i,c ! nnllv and rnlnhv There are but two acts, but they are divided into two scenes eacn. Mr. savage win give Peggy from Paris an extremely band' some production. Mrs. Fiske Is not to make her first reve lation of Paul Hevse's "Mary of Magdaln In isew York City, but in Milwaukee. rn date now announced Is October 23. A run In Chicago will follow, Snd It Is planned to begin the New York City engagement about December 1. In the meantime, her theater there will be occupied by travel Ine companions not affiliated with the "syndicate." From all accounts, the pro duction of Heyse's drama will be notable In a pictorial sense. Richard Mansfield will open his season with "Julius Caesur" at the Grand Opera house in ( h lea go on Monday, October 13. Mr. Mansfield. In a circular, makes formal denial of a published statement that his revival of "Julius Caesar" will be effected with the beautiful aettlnsn and costume prepared for Beerbohm Tree's recent Lon don reproduction of the tragedy. Mr. Mans. field says that not a shred of the Tree can vas or dresses win be used dv mm ana that Sir Aima Tadema has designed 477 costume plates for the revival. "The Sign of the Cross," under the man agement of Fred (i. Berger. onened Its sea son In Merlden, Conn., Monday. September 15. Koth In that city ami In New Haven where It played the following night, the papers were most enthusiastic In their crttl clsms of this remarkable play, which Is a stranger In all but about a dozen of the thousands of "one night stands" In this country. That, after all, "the play's the thing, Is proved by the fact that George Flood, the new Marcus, received praise that would have satisfied Charles Dalton who for the last five years has been play ing the part so well that many said with out him the piece would be a failure. David Belasco has reopened the New York City theater now bearing his name with a revival of his drama called 1 Du Barry, In which Mrs. Carter has the assistance of virtually the same company as during last season's run there. The theater, hurriedly and expeditiously elected oy Oscar nam mersteln two years ago, has been refitted according to Belasco's own Ideas, and Is said to be one of the most beautiful In the world. There was no box office sale of seats for the cpening: those who wanted to attend sent $3 apiece, and the seats were mailed to them During part of last sea son s run. tne sidewalk Deddlers or tickets frequently obtained aa high as $12 and 115 for a seat. James M. Barrte. It Is said, has com pleted and delivered to Charles Frohman .a new comedy that win. It is expected first reach the stage In London, where H R. Irving and Irene Van brush will have the chief characters. Barrle's "The Little Minister" and "Quality Street" were first produced on this side, as was his "The Professor's Love Story." Of his other Dlavs. "Walker: London, ran there sua ceasfully, with Toole at the head of the cast, but failed when given here by James T. powers, and The Wedding Quest failed there so signally that It never was tried here, although It had been announced for Annie Russell under the title "Two Kinds of Women. Musical Another king has been unkinged. An other Ak-Sar-Ben rules and ladles of the court are smiled upon by yet another queen And there's music In the air. The last king has "Penfolded his tent like the Arabs, and aa silently stole away," and the present king Is, to put It mildly, no small Fry. In the beginning of this reign, the second In the seven-cycle series (for this Ak-Sar- Ben Is the eighth king, and therefore the first of the second series of the sacred num ber). In this reign, I say, there Is a sound of music In the air, and the prospects are that there will be a return to the peaceful arts, and to the blessed Inspiration of good music. For revelry Is all right tn Its place, and at Its time, because In sooth, aa Lllb Ten neb says, that prince of philosophers of ths early school of Ak-Sar-Ben wisdom wlgglers, says he, "All work and no play makes Jack dull boy." But, be It also remembered that the studies of the mysteries must also be prose cuted with vigor, and the knights must loosen up the strings of ths money bags, o that wise preceptors may be brought to this kingdom of Quivers, to teach our young men and maidens the gentle arts of music and poetry and the drama, lest the neigh boring kingdoms should be encouraged to shoot out the lip at us and say rudely "Ha-ha" and call us "Jay" and "crude" and "unprogresslve" because we are not as advanced In the things which apper tain unto good taste and culture as we ought to be. Hall to the king! And, reign to the queen! And may It hall and rain pros perity from this time forth and forever more tn the kingdom of Qulvera Amen and amen. So mote It be (whatever that means). B plurlbus unum. Erln-go-bragh! Faugb-a-ballagh! Oesundheltl In the plsns fer a future May festival association there has been nothing but encouragement. The musical people have certainly taken up the matter with earnes:ness. s society whose limit was to be seventy-five, coming so spontsneously that by the second, or really ths first active rehearsal the limit has been passed. Ons hundred voices will now be the actual membership. Monday night (tomorrow) the membership list wlU be closed. The music rsn be had at the muslo stores. "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast," words by Longfellow, music by Coleridge Taylor, a remarkable musician. Indeed, who at the age of 23 could produce a work which has Intensely Interested all the I English, singing Beoptoa. A work which is rtepsrture from everything that his pre ceded It. A work which bristles with local rclor and which conjures up tepees, Indian blankets and the whole catalogue of "Lo" effects. And thle man Is the ion of sn Afrlcsn negro of Slerrs Leone. The press has been most encouraging, Indeed, announcements snd cemmcnts being cheerfully printed and occasionally an editorial has been written. ' Following up this lead then, there Is the fact that one of Omaha's most prominent gentlem-'n has decided to be one of twenty who will subscribe $100 to the fetlval fund, and one of Omaha's most distinguished gentle women has taken charge of the work of securing prominent patronesses. Does It took like a May festival? Of course we must expect criticism. Tnere are many people who will come forward with suggestions of what ought o be done and what ought to have been done. Such criticisms will be considered tn their proper light, but faultfinders will have no weight whatever with the people who are Interested In the movement, for the simple reason that ths faultfinders have had several years to organize a (society patterned after their own pet Ideas and they have done nothing, noth ing. Now, let them retire and at least give those who have put their shoulders to the wheels of progress a chance to carry out their plans In their own way. It Is somewhat out of order for anyone who Is not a member of the organization or who hasn't subscribed thereto to come to the conductor with carping criticism. If the conductor were engaged at a big salary by corporation for the public develop ment, then "kicks" might be tn order. These Monday night meetings at the Kountze Memorial church are a success. We do not want all the musicians, as some have suggested. Such a ' thing (s preposterous. There are planes and plsnes In music and we want what we have got and we who are working the festival Idea know what we want, or think we do and we have also got what we want. If any other musicians want to organize a society with the others whom they want and who want them, what Is that to us? Only, brethren, let us drop this cant about "all the musicians uniting." It Is rank, ab surd, sheer unmitigated nonsense. For a May festival choir we want people who have special qualifications, not a nonde script conglomeration of all musical apprentices. Improvers, specialists, artists and those who have never studied much. The best professional musicians In the vocal line In Omaha are represented In the Study club, as It is now called, the best choirs are all represented and the musical brethren have given the scheme much en couragement, for which thanks are hereby extended. An Invitation Is herewith extended to all the professional musicians to drop In and visit the rehearsals on the first Monday night of each month. It will not be pos sible to make; all the rehearsals public, but visitors night will be the first rehear sal meeting of each month. Speaking of musical unity, I remarked to a banker the other day. "When all the depositors In Omaha do their bank ing business over this counter, then we will get all the musical 'depositors' to Invest their talents In one concentrated society. Shall you give up this splendidly strong Institution because other banks get other depositors? Is not your bank a leading bank? As a leading bank has It not the best class of depositors? Is It an experiment? Are not Its officers known? Does It wait every year to see If all the other banks will go In with It or does It open Its own safe, take out Its own books and carry on Its own business? Look upon the musical business In this way and draw your own conclusions." I came across the following lines the other day when reading "The Symphony of Life" by Henry Wood and they struck me very forcibly: "The race is only In Its alphabetical exercises. We are like chil dren In the early stages of kindergarten work, molding plastic clay into crude and grotesque forms. We unwittingly shape images of fear, weakness, disorder, de crepitude and old age and then fall down before the works of our own hands and do them homage and grow into their like nesses. Our Inner vision being blurred, we see so dimly that we think God formed them for us. "The world Is a grand studio and we are all artists, engaged . In chiseling forms and breathing Into them quickening, pal pltatlng life. In proportion as we shape these animated things In accord with the principles of high art we shall be In spired by their companionship, thrilled by their beauty and molded by their symme try." A prominent musician, whose opinion I have every confidence in, sends me the fol lowing: Miss Fannie Wllklns of Des Moines de lighted the audience at Kountze Memorial church on laat Sunday by Hinging "Face to Face." Johnson, at the morning service and "Abide with Me," Llddle, at the even ing service. Her voice la contralto of pure and musical quality and or great compass. The highest and lowest notes were pro duced with purity and control. Her articu lation was good and besides she sings with great feeling. One of the worst exhibitions of bad taste and disrespect that I have noticed In some years, is the execrable arrangement of our glorious national hymn, "The Star Span gled Banner," as a march and for marching purposes. The fine, old battle hymn' Is murdered and mutilated beyond measure, thus: Oh, say tl-tl-tum-tum. can tl you-tl see-tl-ti-tum-tl-tl-tiim-tum; By the da wn's tt-tt-tum-tum earl-tl. ly tl, llght-tl-tl-tum-tl-ti-tum-tnm. Etc. There are enough good marches written, thousands of them, without desecrating that which Is connected with the most sacred thoughts of the nation. The man who would dare such a deed as that to which I allude would advertise a Ore sale In black letters on the nation's flag. Imagine the "Wacht am Rheln" as a wal'x, or the "Marseillaise" ss two-step. Shame! Shame! Mlas Mary Munrhoff, the Omaha singer who has won laurels across the Atlan tic, and who will Immediately open ber tour In this country. sp'nt a few daya last week In Omaha. Knowing that her tlnu was limited and that she had not seen her family for many years, I felt that it would be presumptuous to Intrude upon her officially. To my surprise, she found time to cell at my studio with her un-'e, Mr. John Scbenck, and I was greatly dis sppolnted to have missed her. aa I was out talking May festival to some men of money. Miss MunchoS will be heard here tbit season. I have received a copy of a song entitled "The Land of the Noonday Night." It refers particularly to the strike and the coal mines, etc. As Is to be expected. It Is written In a "miner" key. A very pretty book of child songa from ths fsclls pen of Jeasie Gsynor hat ecme to hand with the compliments of the Clayton F. Sumney company, Chicago. The words are written by Lora Holmes and the Illustrations are by Ethel Elaine Barr, Th book Is a work of merit snd of art. THOatAS J. KSLLY. Ante Room Echoes Tangier temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are making preparations for the largest ceremonial session in the history of the society to be held some time near No vember 1. This session Is to be complimen tary to Colonel H. C. Akin, the Imperial potentate of the order, being the first cere monial session of his home temple to take place since his election to the highest office in the order. It Is expected that nearly all of the Imperial officers will be present on the occasion sud that there mill be Arab patrols present from Kansas City and Min neapolis. In thla connection some of the members of the temple sre talking of hav ing an out-door drill of the visiting patrols. It Is certain that if they come they will take part In the work In the lodge room. At the last ceremonial session there were present 600 Shrlners and 425 sat at the ban quet which followed the work. Thla smaller number at the banquet waa due to the fact that it was the seating capacity of the banquet hall. It Is expected tha there will be 800 present at the next ceremonial session snd to provide banquet room Is taxing the Ingenuity of B. F. Thomas, who as potentate has general charge of the work. St- John's Masonic lodge Is preparing for a big annual celebration which is to take place on Thanksgiving night. One of the features of the evening Is work In the third degree, which the team of that lodge be lieves they can put on the best ever. There are five meeting nights In the month of October and the lodge has arranged to work in the entered apprentice degree Oc tober 9, In the fellow craft degree, October 16, In the master Mason degree October 23 and In the latter degree October 30. The work October 30 will really lw a rehearsal for the Thanksgiving ceremony and will be of extra quality. The members of that lodge say that at the present rate sixty Masons will be made by them this year. Knights of Pythias are preparing for the meeting of the grand lodge of Nebraska, which will convene In this city October 14 for a two days' convention. There will be about 225 delegates from the lodges of the state In addition to th past grand chan cellors, which under the rule are life mem bers of the grand lodge. The largest dele gation will be from Nebraska lodge No. 1, which la entitled to five delegates, and has eleven paet grand chancellors upon ua rolls, with six of them available for service. Among the past grand chancellors from tnis lodge who will be present at the meeting Is the founder of the order In Nebraska. Colonel George H. Crager, who instituted Nebraska lodge No. 1, and was the nrst grand chancellor of the Jurisdiction. The lodge will confine ltsoit entirely w lodge work which Is of considerable interest to the fraternity, but wftlcn nas nine interest to those not In the order. Su preme lodge representative will not De elected this year, having been cnoscn ai the last meeting, two years ago. or tne oosltlon of grand chancellor Omaha has a candidate In the person of Edward Walsh. member of Nebraska lodge. The rule of routine In office does not hold good In the Pythian grand lodge, although in somo cases the vice chancellor has been advanced. and Mr. Walsh and his friends take con siderable comfort from this fact, as the present vice chancellor, W. L. Allen of Schuyler, is said to be a candidate. The lodge will probably complete its work Wednesday evening. In honor of the meeting of Ihe Pythian grand lodge Maquoddem temple, Dramatic Order, Knights of Khorrasan, will hold a ceremonial session Tuesday night. About fifty novitiates will pass through the mys terious vales to the fountains of Zem-Zem, which flow from the holy of holies of the order, after which a banquet will be spread at the Millard hotel. At the meeting of the grand lodge Judge W, W. Slabaugh will preside preliminary to the opening of the lodge In form. At this meeting an address of welcome will he made by Judge Lee S. Estelle, after which the grand lodge will be opened In form. The Omaha delegates to the grand lodge are: Nebraska lodge Edward Walsh, M. Wulpl, Will C. Matthews, George A. Magney and J. L. Denny. Triangle lodge Henry Rothboli and John J. Blake. Triune lodge L. A. Merrlam. Jan Hus lodge Louis Berks. Omaha lodge Charles Hollo. Planet lodge Edward Gurske. Mlas Paulson, piano, 416 McCague block. ftlAIXT FBATt RES OF UFK. An Iowa editor exclaims editorially: "The lady (?) who yesterday called the at tention of another to our patched breeches, whereat both laughed so hear tily, Is Informed that a new pair will be purchased when her husband's bill Is set tled. It has been due nearly a year. Don't criticise a printer's dress too closely while you sre wearing silk with money due us. Tell your husband to send u 140.78 and save the cost of a law suit. We need another pair of pants." The records at the Oerman hospital in Philadelphia present whst Is regarded as a moat remarkable set of facts. More rases of sppendicltls are treated there than at all other hospitals In the city combined. According to the records of the hospital the average number of cases of this kind annually Is S65, or one for every day In the vesr. Nearly every one of the cases is om rated upon successfully. Of the nine resident physicians serving at the Oerman hospital, five of them are worrying aleng through their exacting du ties without their vermiform appendices. Three other young physicians, who served faithfully In the hospital for several vears. left there only a few months ago, minus their vermiform appendices. Eight out of the last twelve members of the hos nital staff have submitted to operations tor appendicitis. In one case, that of Dr. Clayton, the nota ble record was made when an operation for nnendteltJa was completed In Just one and a half minutes. A dog, which In Its fatal sickness dug Its own grave and crawled Into It, is mourned by the family of C. M. Lee, Providence, R. I. The dog was a cocker spaniel and I great pet. It had been an lmportaqt mem ber of the family for some time. A week or two ago the dog was taken sick. During Its sickness It disappeared. The premises where It had lived, and later all Elmwood avenue, were searched without avail for the dog. The fact that It was IU when It disappeared Increased tha distress of the family snd an advertisement offering a reward for ths dog's return, dead or alive. was Inserted. Last Friday the dog's body was found be neath the doorsteps of Mr. Lee's bouse In a hole which it had evidently dug Itself as a grave. The same place had previously been explored, but the body was so covered with dirt that It escaped observation. It Is unnecessary to add that the lamented snanlel was riven a more ceremonious burial. Some members of the Presbyterian rhurrb at Inion Mills, Ind., presented I petition to ths Logansport presbytery ask Inf that Rev. S. E. Smith, a retired Presby terian minister, who lives In I'ulon Mills snd who sine ths pastorste became vacant has filled ths pulpit, b Invited to vacate the temporary pastorste snd remove from town. Those who desire Rev. Mr. Smith to leave assert that the church cannot keep a regular pastor, because many of the peo ple Insist on havirg Rev. Mr. Smith marry them and bury their dead, having known him all their lives, thus depriving the reg ular pastor of these duties and emoluments. The presbytery recommended that the church endeavor to adjust the trouble. Henry Busch of Oakvllle. St. Ix:iils county. Mo., bad a sweet rotato dinner and supper at hla house the other day, reports the St. Louis Republic. The same potato u served at both meals and furnished a plen teous repast for his whole family, consisting of himself, his wife and five children. The sweet potato was the talk of the residents of Carondelet township. Noth ing like It vu ever seen In that section. Like the famous Mr. Finney's turnip. It grew and It grew until it could grow no longer. Then Mr. TSuicb's daughter took It up and put It In ri ? cellar, but did not leave it there lor. fii.tigh to rot. The Busch's are very fond of sweet potatoes wid eat nothing rise when they can gv't th-in. Sunday they confined themselves exclu sively to the vegetable. John Crccellus, Justice of the peace In Carondelet townehlp. is authority for the statement that the single sweet pota'o was sufficient tor seven persons at two meal. The romance of whaling has for the most part disappeared with the abandonment of the old fashion of fighting tho nionitcr of the deep from rowboats wh'ch a b'ow would annihilate or a fouling of the line would draw down to destruction. The modem whaling , boat la a steamer ninety or ono hundred feet long and capable of making twelve knots an hour, and the harpoon rope Is not thin line, but a tive-lnci hcipp cable, controlled by a series of steam rer-ls. so that the whale can be "played" as an angler plays a trout. When the wha'c goes ahead the engine la revered, 'hutch at that the steamer Is sometimes towed fcr a time at the rate of five miles an hour. The harpoon Is shot from a gun and Is ex plosive, besides having four fangi, so thit they prey la not likely to escape. When a whale is killed air is pumped inlo tie carcass for two hours to keep It afloat. A writer who describes In an English magt zlne a cruise In Kveldulf, one of tho modern whalers, tells of a fight with m l.lun whale, a rare species, which reaches a length of ninety feet and Is worth from Jl.ooo to $1,500. The next catch was a fin whale, of which the writer says: "Down, down, down he went, tearing nearly every foot of the 120-fathom cablo. The brakes were applied with gradually In creasing pressure, and as the rush was checked Kveldulf began to forge through the water. The engines were put half speed .astern, and then full, yet v,'o still moved ahead, and every moment I cxp'-ctd the cable to part, as It not Infreqnen'ly does. But the good hemp held, and for half an hour the tug-of-war went on." AMI 8EMET. CRRIQHTON Telephone 13111. Week Commencing Sunday Mat Oct 5 Today 2:15, Tonight 8:15. Rapoli Kurope's For " Carroll The Besu Brunn.u Juggler. :on ..Ilnetrelsy. Genars and Bailey In "The Victim of Circumstances. Les Delbosq European Novelty Artists. Harmony Four Musical Four. Lew Wells Comedian. McConnell Sisters Vocalists and Dancers. Kinodrome New Scenes from Life. Prices, 10c, 25c, 50c. WHEN VISITING CHICAGO CO TO THE Illinois Theatre and see The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast 1 he Rreateg-t Indoor entertainment on earth. ChU-8 positively the only western city visited. Orders by mail, with remittance, promptly cirel for. Prices 50c to 2. EVERY NIGHT. WED. ANL SAT. MATINEES. Madame Muentefering, PIANO INSTRUCTION BTUDIO, Kurbach Block, 513-514, Mon day and Thursday afternoons. Tuesday and Friday mornings. Also at residence, 1 N. th street Mrs. F. H. Wright Organist and Choi Director St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Piano and Pipe Organ RESIDENCE STUDIO: 301 North 3rd. Telephone A 2to8. HOTELS. The MILLARD IStb and DiiisIm St. OMAHA, NfcH. imaha'a Leading Hotl. SHtCCIAL V'K TtHthl LUNCH RON. FIFTY (.'KNT8, 12:30 to 2 p. m. SUNDAY. 6:1 P m. DINNER. Ibn. Hieadlly Increasing buisliie has neeeaMl tatrd an enlargement of till, cale, doubling lis former caclty. 11 R X I, . BJ AMl!KMKTS. BOYD'S ( W.v .'in! & Burgess, Manage!. Tonight Ml This afternoon 2. IV. Flrsl rrescnts'ion here of JOSEPH ARTHUR'S Beautiful Pastoial MHo-Prima 40-PE0PLE-40 i 300 times In New York, 100 times In Bos ton, 50 times In Chicago. Features: Beautiful scenery, thorough bred horses. Mock of sheep, country orches tra, old toll-gate. PASTORAL ,! M 10 1 .0- P II A M ATTO . ' MfSICAI, I HKNSATIONAL 1 WHOI.KSOMK ' Prices. 2"c, FOc, Inc. Matinee, 25c, 60(V BOYD'S Wood5a?e5!w' Tuesday, Wednesday. Matlne3 Wednesday . Walker Whltesido Will present elaborate scenic productions The , Hsrchant i of Venice Wednesday Bargain Matinee 2jc and 50c TUESDAY EVENING Hamlet Richard III With an excellent company of 1 50-PE0PLE-50 Prices, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1. Matlnos, 25c, 60a. BOYD'S Three nights, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Out. 9, 10, 11. Mat. Saturday FRED R. HAULM'S Stunning spectacular production of ths new musical extravaganza Chicago's greatest success, presented with the original cast ot 100 People Headed by MONTGOMERY & STONE 10 comedians, 5 pantomimlsts, 10 rhorls-a ters, 75 chlc soubrettes, 8 magnificent scenes. A (east of color and a flow ot harmony. Direct from a three months run at ths Grand Opera House, Chicago. Prices. 25c, 60c, 75c, fl, tl 50. Matinee, 25c, 50c 75c, 1. OMAHA COLLEGE OF MUSIC And FINE ARTS (Incorporated under the State Laws ot Nebraska). F. H. WRIGHT, L. L. C. M. President and Musical Director. (Organist and Choir Master Trinity Cathedral). Twelve FREE and twelve partially free scholarships tor ons year, com mencing October 15th. Competitive ex amination for these scholarships. October 14th. For particulars and pros pectus, Apply to No. 315 Ramp Building. Mr. Kelly's Studio is now RE-OPENED DaviJg block, 18th and Farnam iiolulsbo THE mm