THE OMAHA DAILY I1EE: SUNDAY, JAN IT ATI Y 23, 1003.
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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Omaha theaters are sharing In the gen
eral prosperity of the country. It being an
almost nlibtly sight to see the "8. R. O."
algn out at the Boyd and the Orpheum. In
fact, It la a very Inferior attraction that
does not aell out for each performance.
Thla la not the only evidence of prosperity
the theaters afford. In the general appear
ance of the pooplo who are seen at the
playhouses Is found the best evidence of
material wellbelng of the community. When
times are hard and money la scarce tho
theater suffers first of all, because It Is
the one thing that the people feel they can
do without. In times of depression folks
curtail their amusements, and the money
that would go to buy seata at the play Is
put Into houKhold necessities or hoarded
against a time of more stringent need.
That no auch conditions exist nowadays Is
easy to believe after one has seen an audi
ence auch aa assembled at the Boyd on
Friday night. An observer found as much
Interest In looking over the audience and
noting the well dressed, handsome women
and carefully groomed men aa In watching
the performance on the stage. Omaha Is
rapidly taking on the airs and gracea of
old-established social life, and the men
and women of the city are paying more and
more attention to the little thlnga that go
to make up what Is called, for want of a
better word, "form." After all, it la form
that marks the Individual of culture, and
nowhere Is there a better opportunity for
Its display than'at the theater. Obser
vation and experience covering a number
of western cities leads to the conclusion
that no one needs longer apologize for
Omaha. While we haven't lost the breexl
cess that comes from the very nature of
our location, almost the last trace of the
wild and woolly haa vanished, and Omaha
has taken Its place among the communi
ties where social amenltlea are marked by
a strict observance of the proprieties. And
even thla condition Is a good Indication of
prosperity, for It shows that the citizens
not only know what la the right thing to do,
but have the means wherewith to do It.
Incidentally, Omaha haa not only had the
beat of things theatrical ao far thla sea
ton, but the weeka that remain are to be
filled with even more notable attractions.
Three nights and a matinee by Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, two nlghta of Richard Mansfield,
three nights of William Gillette, two nlghta
of W. H. Crane, three nights of Mary Man
tiering and three nights of James O'Neill
re the leading eventa of tle March and
April bookings at the Boyd, and between
Cow and then come a steady stream of good
things.
One of the functions of the stage that does
riot always get full credit for its Influence
Is th educational. Too much stress Is laid
on the effort to distract, to amuae, and not
enough on tho effort to edify. To be aure,
during recent discussions, the claim has
been put forward with more or less in
sistence, notably In defense of certain plays
that are leant defensible, that their mis
sion la one of education and enlightenment;
that they are merely the reflection of deep
thought and research along psychological
lines, and really embody In their ques
tionable situations and illustrations the
true motif of such phases' of human life
s they pretend to deal with. Occasionally
their allegory la too deep for the appre
hension of the ordinary mind, and even
where the meaning Is clear, its application
(.mounts to no more than a repetition of
certain "thou ahalt nols" with which nearly
ill of us have been familiar since child
hood. Concerning the, observance of these
mandatory restriction, on personal con
duct, or rather the observance of rules of
eonduct formed in consonance therewith,
:he present writing has nothing to do. It
;s lamentable fact,' and one which may
e noted in passing, that no preaching or
xhortatlon haa ao far been potent to in
duce man or woman to forsake entirely
a well-defined propensity to settle these
natters for himself, and the' "primrose
vath" la aa well beaten now aa at any
lme in history. It is the purely edu
cational function of the stage, that -feature
of the actor's art which reveala to us
customs and manners of peoples dealt with
In the ptay, that la under consideration Just
now. U may be doubted that these pic
tures will satisfy the Iconoclast, for It Is
not at ail unlikely that In many respects
they lack essentials of accuracy. That thla
la true need not necessarily detract from
their value, for at the beat the pictures we
'form of things past, even a little time, are
those ct Imagination and, indeed, of those
present with which we have not come per
sonally Into contact. So if we are assisted
even a little by the stage picture we gain
much In being able to form a concrete no
tion of what the actual acene approached,
at least.
For this very reason no student of litera
ture or history, in or out of achool. ahould
ever miss seeing the production of a clasaio
play, even If given by an inferior com
pany. No set of actors was ever so wholly
bad but that some of its number might shed
a little light on some point, and that little
light to the student Is alwaya worth the
effort. The aumptuoua revivals of Shake
spearean and other classics that are from
time to time presented are entitled to
high place among the educational agencies.
While, perhaps, they cast no new light on
the general theme of human motives, which
are much the same among all people and
at all times, tbey do show us details of
life among those people. . Historic char
acters are presented ss they were, sur
rounded by all the environment of their
time and station, as nearly as can be
Judged by those who have made deep study
and careful Inquiry Into the subject.
Archaeologists have been followed closely
in ther researches by the assiduous stage
director, who haa from time to time re
modeled B'-enery and costumes to conform
with the latest authentic discoveries, so
that the modern Btage pictures are In all
essential details as accurate ' as though
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drawn on the spot. Of course, where his
tory Is silent, the stage picture is neces
sarily Ideal, but, as a rule, the artist
usually bounds bis Imagination within the
limits of probability, and the artistic sense
Is rarely offended In any particular. In
dealing with modern topics, only the real
thing Is permitted. No photograph could
be more truthful than the stage picture In
matter of detail. As a matter of fact, most
stage pictures are actually prepared from
photographs. In order that the verities may
be wholly preserved.
If the Inanimate life Is thu closely ob
served and presented on the stage, what of
the animate? The fundamental passions
of mankind have undergone little real
change since the beginning. In some of
their manifestations there may be a varia
tion, but aa to the basic qualities it is easy
to believe there Is none. Knowledge de.
rived from observation leads Inevitably to
this conclusion. We have humanity of all
grades, from the highest type of enlight
ened races down through the several grada
tlona to the savages who are barely removed
from the lower animals. Among these latter
hatred, covetousness, selfishness, valnglort
ousness, greed, profligacy, all the bad traits
of a fallen race, are exhibited In much the
same degree while the better exist in
rudimentary form only. If a) all. Civiliza
tion and enlightenment have to a certain
extent engrafted on man some of the nobler
attributea of a perfect nature, but in the
main these are like manners, only veneer
and not Ingrained. It may be cynical to
say ao, but one doesn't need to dig very
deep to find the primeval man, even among
the most enlightened, when the genuine
animal nature ia touched. If this premise
is correct, it Is not difficult to present on.
the stage the men and women of any time,
for authentlo record ao far aa they exist
easily aupply the Information seeded as to
the details of manners and customs, ana
where history falls us Invention can easily
supply the deficiency by working backward
from what la known.
By thua Illuminating history, the stage
becomes an Important adjunct to the writ
ten record, for It gives a more substantial
notion of what the men and women who
made the-history were like In their own
proper persons. Not only are the men and
women presented to ua, but their sur
roundings', and aomething of the influ
encea that actuated them. No matter
with what skill and fidelity the written
pagea may present the facta, the effect Is
lost if there la not aomething a little more
tangible than the printed word to appeal
to and aid the mind In Ita efforts to
clearly Image the conditions that pertained
t the time. It ia not alone with the
few Individuals concerned In history that
the stage deals. Many of the plays that
have come down to us, and which are still
much enjoyed when presented, are those
which lighten up the darknesa that sur
rounds the humbler members of society
and give us some idea of how the people
lived. For It has ever been the mission
of the actor "to hold. the. mirror up to
nature." and, aa Shakespeare further says,
"they are the abatract and brief chronicles
of the time; after your death you were
better have a bad epitaph than their ill
report while you live."
How far the stage la to be accepted aa a
guide by the student of history is not
easy to define., It may be well to confine
the drama to the position of a mere as
sistant, or illuminator, rather than to give
It the prominence of an actual mentor.
So long as the drama does not transcend
known facts, it may safely be accepted.
Modern tendency haa been . to go beyond
reasonable bounds, and not a few of the
recent so-called historical plays are not
historical at all, save for the fact that the
authors hafe adopted the names of a
few historic personages, around, which they
have erected fabrics of pure Invention,
having the decency, or. It may be,
timidity, in most Insaances to make
the real persons merely Incidental
to the atory they tell. Such playa are a
real detriment to the stage, for they are
easily detected in their faults, and, having
been found faulty and condemned, the
ahadow of -their condemnation too often
falls across the pathway of the really
meritorious; and all Buffer In some degree
through the Bin of a few. It has been
Jestingly said that the reader of the "his
torical" novel do not read history, and
thl la all the more reason why the novels
and playa which pretend to be based on
history should conform literally to his
torical facta. Unless tbey do they become
merely purveyors of misinformation. An
other reason I that a future generation
will Judge the preent by the literary
legacy It leave, and it Is improbable that
all the careleasly written books and playa
with which we have been Inundated dur
ing the last few years will vanish along
with their writers and readera. If they
do not, how allly will we appear to pos
terity abd what queer notion our de
scendants will have of, our taste. "Suffi
cient unto the day" does not apply here,
for Just aa every man ought to live ao
that his memory will be savory, so every
generation ought to atrive to leave a
record that future generations will not
laugh at. "D mortuua nil nisi bonum"
Is all right over the gate of a grave yard,
but It Isn't exactly applied In real life.
On the contrary, the reverse Is more nearly
the rule. '
Ab the "abstract and brief chronicle of
their times." the actora are also called
upon to Illustrate to ua our own manners
and cuatoma. In thla respect they enable
us "to see oursel's aa Ithera ee us," and
this, too, baa an educational value. Re.
flection leada to the final conclusion that
the art of the actor la really of value In
enabling the individual to form conclu
sive opinions of hit own concerning points
on which hi ideas might otherwise
have remained nebulous and unaatlafactory.
If the actor would only bear this thought
In mind and more diligently endeavor to
live up to tne inspiration It ahould give,
the work of "uplifting the stago" would
' be Immeasurably advanced.
ronlif Kvemt.
Ben Hendricks, considered the foremost
8wedish dialect comedian In the profession,
will be seen at the Boyd this afternoon for
an engagement that Includes tomorrow
night la "Ole Olaon." a Swedish comedy
that haa been aeen here every season for
several aeaona past. In every particular,
with the exception of the scenery and some
of the people, the comedy Is the same aa It
haa been in the past. The Swedish Ladies'
quartet la a big feature with their Bwedlsh
folk songs.
"Happy Hooligan" will be seen In the
flesh at Boyd's Tuesday night. He will be
accompanied by his brother, "Gloomy Qua."
th policeman, and all the oihera. Aa in
the pictures, Happy will have the central
of the stage and he la expected to be Just
aa Interesting aa he has been ahown ia his
pictures. Rosa Snow will enact the role
of Happy Hoollgaa. He Is said to be a
duplicate of the well mem log. but un
fortunate tramp. The play I not simply a
Jumble of the Incidents of Hooligan
career, but 4a said to have a well defined
plot and story. Like all the musical ahow
of the season, the company carries a Urge
chorns of pretty girl. The acene are
laid In New York.
Sulllran and Mark, the two Irish come
dians who have been seen here In all the
prominent Irish farce-comedies of the dsy
and In vaudevlllo, will be seen In a new
comedy vehicle at the Boyd Wednesday
matinee and night. It Is known as "The
Irish Pawnbrokers" and according to the
advertising matter was written for laugh
ing purposes only. Mazln Trumbull, the
singing and dancing comedienne, aid the
two comedians in their work. Miss Trum
bull will be remembered with the Hoyt
farces In times past. Others wrfh the com
pany are: Del more and Wilson. James
Ward, Bobby Bryant, James J. Conlan, W.
M. Spencer, Eddie Brown, Maggie Taylor
and the Bromley sisters.
Kate Claxton, considered the greateat of
the emotional actresses of her time, will
present "The Two Orphans' at the Boyd
Thursday afternoon and night for the
3,500th time In her career. Miss Claxton
Intenda making this her last tour and as
ahe wants her fsrewell to be lasting In the
memory of her admirers she Is making
this tour equal to any ahe haa ever made
In point of excellence of production and
cctnlc environment. Prominent in her
company vare Sarah Maddern, Marlon D.
Clifton, Florence Rnblnson, Mtry Stewart
Cone, Kate Aubrey, J. Lester Wallack,
Rogers Lytton, Arthur Berthelet, George
Becks and Harry St. Maur. Mies Claxton
as the original "Louise" of the original
production, which also contained Stuart
Kobton, McKee Rankin and Rose Eytlngo
In that famous cast.
"The Fatal Wedding," a drama ull of
thrilling scenes, climaxea and situa
tions, will be the week's final offer
ing, opening Friday night. The story tells
of two adventurers, an unscrupulous man
ind woman, who are represented as en
deavoring to wreck the lives of a happy
married couple. They work dlvrs
schemes, and for a time succeed but are
thwarted In the end.
Next week at the. Boyd is an especially
notable one. Kyrle Bellew, the eminent
English actor, will be seen In "A Gentle
man of France." "The Princess Chic" will
be given, with Joseph Mlron and the ma
jority of the original cast, and the Eng
lish comic opera, "San Toy," will be
srn with th? original company with but
one or two exceptions. William Simmons
will be seen In a fantastic comedy Entitled
"Pickings From Puck."
Cole and Johnson, the well known comed
ians, who have experienced a stellar career
on the "legitimate" atage, are prominent
on the bill of the Orpheum this week, be
ginning with the matinee today. Aa comed
ians they have achieved much success, but
not more so than aa musicians, and they are
composers of some of the popular rag-time
melodle of the day. CUvette, the necro
mancer, 'is a more versatile entertainer
than the majority of his guild. Besides
Illusions, he does a . difficult . Juggling
"stunt," and presents what Is far more
rarely seen, a shadowgraphlc exhibition
consisting of stlhouttes caat on a screed
by rapid and clever manual manipulation.
The Columbian trio, two of whom are small
Juveniles, will present the musical fantasy
entitled "The Wax Doll." Claire, the
youngest child of her age 7 years, I said
te be a phenomenal performer on the
piano. James H. Cullen, the parodist and
story teller,' la among those whose talenta
are familiar to local patrons. An "oper
etta" called "The Bell Boy and the Prima
Donna" will serve a the vehicle to Intro
duce to ub Purcell and Maynard. Dorothy
Walters, a stately and handsome young
woman, will be easily recalled from former
appearances. Her specialty ia whistling.
Entirely new moving pictures will be pro
jected by the klnodrome.
Gossip of Staajelaad.
A new theater haa Just been completed
at Mineral City, O., 'known aa the Davis
Opera house.
It Is announced that a new Orpheum
theater In Denver will positively be built
In the near future.
A lot! for the erection of a permanent
theater for the Chicago orchestra has been
purchased. The land is located on Michi
gan avenue and cost $i50,000.
At St. Louis It Is said a new theater will
be soon constructed between Pine street
and Page Boulevard on Grand avenue. II.
E. Rice la said to be the promoter.
Richard Hyde, president of the Hyde A
Rehman company, haa purchased a site In
Pittsburg for a new theater. Work on the
building will be begun about May L
A new theater will be erected next sum
mer by Nixon & Zimmerman In Pittsburg.
The cost of the butldlna will be about Kuo.-
000. and It will have a seating capacity of
A rumor Is afloat to the effect that a
new theater Is to be constructed in Sara
toga Spring, N. Y., to cost between ,0n0
and $100,000, by Abe Daniel and Joseph
Ret 11 y.
A movement haa been started having for
Ita purpose the construction of an opera
house at Clear Lake. 8. D. It Is proponed
to form a company of local men. The
owner of the opera house at Dell Rapids,
S. D., is arranging to have the structure
remodeled and enlarged.
William Faversham has announced that
he la to create, some time In February,
the role of Charley Steel In Gilbert Par
ker'a dramatisation of his Canadian ro
mance entitled "The Right of Way." The
play Is nearly completed, and la to be de
livered to Char'c Frohman within three
week.
A ww theater la planned for Carbondale,
Pa. Casey Brother of Scranton, Pa., have
been looking for a favorable lte to build
a theater lu Carbondale and have ootlons
on severai prominent buslner places. It
is said to be their Intention to build a
theater that will be on a par with the
Lyceum of Scranton, which they own, and
place It In the Kela circuit.
In th annual tax list report. Just com
plied by the Boston Herald, are quite a
number of figure of interest among the
atrical people, as follows: Iotta M. Crab
tree, in,a; B. K. Kellh. 1.6!; lauac M.
Rich, 11.429; Kugene Tompkins, :i,51(;
Km ma M. Stokes, mother of the late Mrs.
John Stetson, I3,5!XS; Tremont Theater com
pany, t6,i2; Frank P. Stone. $1,510.
"Ulysses" haa been shelved for thl sea
son by Manager Charles Frohman, whose
experience with English production has
not so far been of the happlext. As a re
sult Daniel Frohman has concluded an
extension of Mr. Kothern a season at th"
Garden theater. New York, which will
permit him to appear there for a some
what longer season in his old success, "if
1 Were King." This will follow the run
of "Hamlet.'' which will be continued two
weeka longer.
Charles Frohman haa decided to open the
new Hudson theater next September with
Miss Ethel Barrymore in a play to be
written for her by Justin Huntley McCar
thy. A brief tour of the principal cities
of the country will be made by Miss Barry
more after her engagement at the Hudson
theater, and she will then produce the Mo
Carthy play In a Umiion house for which
Frohman Is negotiating with a ten-year
lease In view. The actress will sail for
London soon after May 8. whan her tour
In "Carrots" and "A Country Mouse" end
fur the eeaeon.
A Vlllaume violin, owned by th
leader of the Metropolitan thenter orches
tra of Ht. Paul, was dutroyed during a
performance of "At Cosy Corners" In that
city last Friday night. The accident was
caused by tbe instrameut being mistaken
for the property violin, which Francis X.
Hope, the leading man, was supposed to
smash to pieces In the third act. Claxton
detach, manager of the company, was
obliged to deposit with the manager of the
Metropolitan the amount of damages
claimed by Mr. Muhlenbruch. who owned
th VUlaume, pending a future settlement.
A good story 1 going the rounds at
present regarding a play that is soon to
close its broadwav run. say the New
ork Telegraph. The play In an emotional
proposition, and the press agent of the
company presenting It took advantage of
David Belasco's presence In a box at one
of tho matinee to send out a story to the
effect that the playw rlght'e feelings hsd
been so stirred that he wept during two
who!e acta After this story had gone the
rounds It reached the ears of the manager
of the production In question. Oj being
told that Belasco had wept In the box at
the play, he replied: "Wept In a fcox. did
heT Humph! He should have gone Into
th b offlc If he wasted to kii real
toara. '
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
It is quite the thing nowadays to publish
"Poems One Ought to Know," "Verses One
Ought to Read," etc., and even the religious
press la up-to-date In that there is being
published a list of "Hymns One Ought to
Memorise,"
As The "3ee Is always to be found In tbe
vanguard of progress and up-to-dateness,
it has been thought that It would prove In
teresting, and perhaps amusing, to the
readers of the musical column It a published
translation cf some foreign songs were
reprinted each week, and so the first of the
list appears todsy.
Each will be strictly a published transla
tion, and the name of the firm publishing
It will be given aa a guaranty of good
faith. The musical critic of The Bee has
spent some time In accumulating these
"Poems One Ought to Forget." and It will
surprise some readers to sec what drivel
can be published by houss of national re
pute and edited by critics and editors of
conceded prominence if not eminence.
The first "bona fide" translation, then.
is that by C. G. W. to a German poem "Die
thr" (The Clock), music by Carl Loewe.
published by Balmer ft Weber Co., 8t.
Louis.
I would call the reader's attention to the
harmonious rhymes as well as to the rela
tive line-lengths In the scansion:
Where e'er I go or wander
A clock I have with me;
It never fnils to tell me.
What time It la o' day. ,
A Master' hand has form'd It
And wonderful are Its worka,
Tho' at Its regular motion.
My foolish heart often repines.
On many days dark and gloomy
I'd rather It would have gone fast
And slower I often wished It.
When friends round the festive board sat.
In all my sorrows and pleasures
In storm and peaceful calm, .
Whatever In life befell me.
In measured cadence It ticked.
It struck at the grave of my Father
It atruck near the bier of my friend.
It struck on love's Mushing morning.
It struck on my bridal day.
It struck at the cradle of childhood
And oft yet strike It will.
When God In his merciful goodness
Vouchsafs me brighter days.
And when It sometimes ran slower.
And threaten'd Its motion to cease,
The gracious Master always
Again Its works repairs.
But should It stop altogether
Then uselews would It be.
No other but he that form'd it.
Can Its shattered springs restore.
To ITIm that made It I wonder.
And He dwells far from here.
Beyond earth's farthest confines,
In dim Eternity.
Unto his hands I'd return It.
With grateful child-like prayer.
Not I. O Lord, Its destroyer,
Its course was run, It stopped.
What a power there Is in the words "I
can!" What would the world be today If
this motto had not been blazoned on the
mental shields of those who "did thlnis?"
I waa listening, a week ago, to the conversa
tion of a man whose silvered hair and clear
eye bore wltnesa to tbe fruition of an in
telligent view of successful life and in the
course of that talk he said: "The world
wants men who can do thlnga; what la a
failure to auch a man? It 1 simply an In
centive to do other things. He who never
falls, never does things, and, at any price,
I want the man who '"does things,' even If
at time he fails."
It waa refreshing to me to hear these
worda from one who Is a prince in com
merce, an idol In bis home, a grandfather
of many grandchildren and a youth at
heart.
"I like tbe man who can do things."
Frobably, In his retrospection, be saw
many men who had risen to height of suc
cess, and who had Incidentally failed, but
had used failures, disappointment and dis
couragement aa stepping-stones to ulti
mate victory.' And I wished that every
young musician could have heard those
words as I heard them, flashing with the
Are of earnestness, from the brain of aJ
man wno nas succeeaea, wno is young at
60, and ia in touch with the newest and
best application of the oldeat thought.
As the conversation proceeded along tbe
line of auccess, a gentleman who waa pres
ent made the statement, "Yes, the man
who never falls, never blunders, never
makes a mistake. Is the man who Is earn
ing 75 cent or $1 a day digging dirt."
I repeat these thoughts for the benefit
of the student who sometimes thinks, "I
failed yesterday. I cannot succeed."
Be not afraid, fellow student, if you are
working earnestly and honestly, you are
digging out "pay dirt," not sand, and you
will be sure to "pan out well." Do not
be dlacouraged. Keep on "doing things."
There are people in this world who will
want you, yes, who might even want you
now. If they knew you.
The law of suggestion has but recently
been accorded a proper recognition, and tbe
absolute knowledge which we have gained
of its unfailing accuracy has led us to see
the necessity of dropping the phrase "I can
not" out of our thought, when we come to
the pursuit of any serious study, which de
mands our attention, or which provokes
our Interest In personal application thereto.
When the musical student ssys "I can't"
he put himself in the same class as the
piano, which can do little of Itself, even
with such mechanical assistance as modern
Ingenuity has devised.
The young woman who starts out on her
work with the words "I can't" la putting
herself on the same level with the violin
In the merchant's glass-doored showcase,
or the song sheet clad In it cold and un
communicative wrapper on themusic shelf.
The man who proceeds to his work with
the text "I can't" la In the same class, ex
actly, aa tho organ, with its mighty pipes,
it bellows. Its motor, etc. well built, but
non-expressive.
Put the words "I can, I will," In positive
contradiction, to the negative "I can't" and
tee the result. Dwelt upon the suggestion
of potentiality, of ability, of self-confidence,
and mark the difference.
- He who says or thinks "I can not" places
himself absolutely In the "machine" class
(which "can not"), while he. whoae mind la
constantly re-lnforced by the poaitive sug
gestion "I can." la In the way to classify
himself with the higher powers with the
Deity. "According to your faith, be It unto
you."
In a book of "Napoleon Anecdotes,"
edited by Mr. W. H. Ireland, I come across
the following which ha a happy bearing on
thia article. It la this:
"On another occasion, be was giving
some impracticable ordera, which were
Killed Edison
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slble; when he burst out, "Comment! ce
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word Is not French!")
The moral of all thl Is here: When vou
i say "I .can't ever get this" you are a piece
of manuscript; when you say "I can" you
are becoming a singer; when you say "I
know I can't ever do that" you are be
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can I will get It" you are becoming a
violinist, and ao on.
The Woman' club Is arranging for a
most interesting series of lectures on
Wagner by a well known authority who
has achieved distinction both In America
. and abroad. Final arrangements will be
I made this week. Every musician ahould
f assist the Woman's club In this undertak
! Ing.
Mr. Cuscaden gave his second recital of
the season under tbe auspices of the
W'oman's club on Tuesday night list at
the First Congregational church. Mr.
Cuscaden presented a very Interesting pro
gram of violin music, being accompanied
In an artistically finished and scholarly
manner by Mme. Muenteferlng. Miss Anna
! Hkhnn Innf tiar Dlnrlnn, nAnlrsltA vaIi. Ia
the success of the occpioo.
The Board of Governors of the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Bcn has procured the aigned
contracta for the principal support of the
"May Festival." and it Is now positively
announced that the select choir of 130
voices will be supported by the Chicago
Symphony orchestra of fifty-five men, to
gether with Genevieve Clark Wilson, so
prano; Sue Harrington Furberk, contralto;
George Hamlin, tenor; Arthur Berresford,
basso, and W. C. E. Soebeck, pianist. Two
other soloists are yet to be contracted tor.
The festival will run from May 7 to May
10, Inclusive, and the Ak-Sar-Ben den will
be fitted up In harmony with tho occasion.
Owing to limited space, as well as ap
proaching nearness to the flrat public ap
pearance of the May Festival cfuilr (at one
of the Lenten muslcatca. under the aus
pices of Omaha's leading society women)
It has been decided to discontinue tho
"visitors' nights" and in future the rehears
als will be strictly private, members only
being admitted with their Individual es
corts, and visitors, by special card, ob
tained from Secretary Marschner, telephone
Black-1901, or the conductor, telephone
F-3306.
It was a disappointment to me 'not to
hear Mr. Iewis Sbaw last week, but aa the
management of the concert sent neither
advance notices nor tickets to the musical
critic of The Bee. he did not hear of the
affair until it had been given.
Ossip Gabrilowltsch will give a recital
under management of Charles Stephens.
Still the pianists come.
Koclan, who Is said to out-Kubellk
Kubellk, will play hero this season.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
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LONDON, Jan. 24. (New York World
Cablegram Special .Telegram.) King Ed
ward la the latest victim of the cake walk
craze. Whenever an American ' girl la
about to be Introduced to him now the
first question la, "an she cake walk?"
Mr. Lawrence Townsend completely
captivated the king at Sandringham by a
graceful, agile performance of tbe cake
walk. She dances It on Parisian lines,
with less arm and figure movement than
In the atage version.
Mrs. Townsend is the wife of the United
States minister to Belgium. As was cabled
to the World not long ago, she Is the
American aoclal success of the moment
here, and promises to become an important
personage In London society. She alwaya
dresses beautifully, has good looks, 1b in
telligent, and, what counta for much more
Just now. play bridge well.
After taking Homburg society by torm
she came here, made influential friends,
wa Invited to be one of King Edward
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and since then haa been he bright par
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