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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
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