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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS
Dmitii drew ulronut a blank last week,
only one thin of any pretensions arpear
Itir. st the local tbratcra, aod that helDE
far froin first chop. At lb vaudeville h"ue
rood hill was on tap all work. Better
thlnrs re In prospect, thourh. for the end
of the month and the month of April will
brlnr; Home of the mwl notable titat
ments of the season. The announcement
that Mra. Campbell had consented to give a
matinee performance was welcome new,
for It asaurcs Omaha people an opportunity
to see this r.reat srtress In three of ber ac
knowledged triumphs. Several sprinc toura
of well known dn are now belne; made up
acd It la cot at all unlikely that Omaha will
see one or two of the Drat magnitude who
have not yet been announced. Manager
Durrcsa watching the booking list wltb
much care.
Here la bulletin sent out by the 'Wil
liam A. Prady press agrnt, who worka In
season and out of aeaaon:
Cole Tounrrr. the eminent and respected
ex-bndtt recently released from the Min
nesota penitentiary, occupied a box at a
Kansas City irformnnce of "Lovers'
Ijine." He wept profusely and cxpree d
hltneelf as much refreshed In spirit by the
t'lvde Fitch pastoral. He keenly regrets
that the terms of his pardon do not permit
him tn become an artor and has contented
hlmjtelf by purchasing an Interest In Buck
akin Joes Wild West.
Save the mark! Think of the power of
"Lovers' Lane" to movs the hoary alnner
to teara! The man who could ruthlessly
break every law of God or man. who robbed
for a livelihood and killed for a pastime,
weepa profusely over the maudlin, mawkish
lines of an alleged "pastoral." and ex
presses regret that he cannot become an
actor. Isn't that a triumph for the dra
matist? How proud Clyde Fitch will feel
wben be learns that he has Clone what no
consideration of humanity or dread of the
law's majesty could do! He has moved to
tears a bandit wbo never, before his long
term of Imprisonment for participation
In a robhory and Its attendant murders, had
been known to exhibit a spark of com
passion for anything or anybody except
himself. WTiat a loss It Is to dramatic art
that the bloodstained Missouri outlaw can
not round out his active life by adding
new glories to the profession that has
been honored by the gentlist and bravest
of men and women. And what a card for
'Lovers' Lane" that it has awakened
these regrets in the bosom of Cole
Tounger! Faugh!
Mrs, Clarence M. Brant, who was Minnie
Tittle before she became the wife of
Seattle lawyer. Is an excellent example of
the star who is made while you wait. As
Miss Tittle she gained some little local
prominence on the Pacific coaat. playing
In stock companies, chiefly as "support."
Her personal charms, which are not to be
denied, drew to her Mr. Brune, wbo, after
marriage, became imbued with the idea
that his wjfe possessed talent which ought
not to be bidden longer from the world.
He had money, and waa willing to part
with some of it, so be made an arrange'
ment with Frederick Warde, and the latter
left the Wagenhals 6 Kemper management
long enough to put in one season .as a
oo-star with Mrs. Minnie Tlttle-Brune. Two
or three classic pieces were played, but
the principal play of their repertory was
'The Lion's Mouth," in which Mrs. Brune
was cast for a part that very well suited
her limited capacity as an actress. Just
at the end of this season the bibulous
habita of Melbourne MacDowell resulted In
the dissolution of his arrangement with
Misa 'Walsh, and Mr. Brune closed a deal
with . MacDowell, becoming owner of the
Bard oil productions; a deal which has sine
been overturned by the courts, a hand
some Judgment for damages having been
awarded MacDowell. It didn't take a long
time to develop the fact that Cleopatra,
LaTosca. Olsmonda and Fedora were all
beyond Mrs. Brune's powers, so the lesser
of the fiardou quintet was chosen to give
her a chance to spread her wings, and she
came back to ua as Theodora. It .would
take a very bad actress to entirely spoil
this play, . but Mrs. Brune only succeeded
in creating the Impression that she might
have talent. When MacDowell sued and
recovered possession of his Bardou prop
erties. Mr. Brune cast about for a new
vehicle for his wife's ability, and was
pleased to accept a dramatisation of a
book not only devoid of intrinsic literary
merit, but moat unpromising as material
for a plsy. It permits of the use of rich
and almost . gorgeous scenery and stage
settings, but doals with highly improbable
combinations of circumstances, and is put
together so crudefy that its incongruities
ara emphasised father than diminished.
With this niece In hand. Mr. Brune van
ished from the play bills. Another step'
was taken on the stellar highway, and j
"Wallace Monrde presents Mrs. Brune" is
now the legend. Individual designation
baa- been abandoned. It is not thought
necessary that, she should be identified by
reference to the Tittle sisters, of whom she
was one, or that she should be more spe
cifically described as Mrs. Clarence M.
Brune. She Js now a fixed star, and her
orbit has been determine, her periodicity
fixed, and about everything has been settled
for her. Tet, somehow or other, the people
do not seem to have founA it out
More than the mere abandonment of
given names or martial titles; more than
being provided with a sumptuous array of
stage settings and adornments; more than
being "presented" by Mr. Bo-and-Bo is
necessary to establish a star. Btara must
shine by their own light, and the amount
of light they give off is the basis of de
tormlnstion of their value. In Mrs. Brune's
caae, th. light s reflected. Here in Omaha
last week it waa the calcium light. Her
stage director haa the execrable taste to
have her followed by the spot light durirg
every moment she is visible to the audi
ence. This Is not only a cheap and tswdry
device, but is actually a detriment to the
woman, for it not only does not enhance
her performance, but detracts from it. be
cause it promises so much and reveals so
little. Mrs. Brune haa some ability, but
she Is not by, nature Intended for heroic
parts, and the sooner she abandons them
and turns her attention to characters she
can achieve the aooner she will be in line
to win the recognition she aspires to.
Liebler ft Co. announce the aft-star cast
for tbelr "Romeo and Juliet" company
which is to ..make a short spring tour.
Omaha is not included in the list of cities
to be visited, a tsct much to be regretted,
for thtt production end the people promise
one of lht rarest of Shakespearean treats.
Following are tbe people and their parts:
Kyrle Belle w
Ktrn 1'ivmpton
W. H- Thompson
J'lhn E. Kviierd
F.dwin Arden
Forrvat Robinson
W. J. Ferguson
George Clarke
F C. Ba-iigs
Edmund Breese
Miss Ada l'wyer
Mrs. W G Jones
Miss tiauor Kubson
Romeo
Mvrcutio
..Friar Laurence
Tvtml
Paris
Bervolio
Peier
Capulel
Montague
racaius
....Lady t'aojlet
Nuriw
Juliet
E. H. Sothern has already won fame as
an artor. an author and an artist. During
the past few months he has surprised even
those who Wat know the studious and
poetic bent of his mind by tbe success he
has gained as a poet. Of late Mr. Sothern
has written a number of poems which be
baa aent to leading magazines under a
oa-de-pluma. Thssa, without zoepUoa,
AND PLAYHOUSES
hsve been accepted. I'pon notice of their j
acceptance he has revesled his identity.
This be had done to asure himself that
the acceptance was through merit snd not
because of his personal prominence. His
poems are said to be much like all else
that emanates from the man breathing a
high spirit of thought and feeling The
following poem waa written by Sothern
during the recent successful run of "Ham
let" at the Garden theater. New Tork, and
appeared in the New Tork Herald of Sun
day. February 21. It was suRgcsted to
Sothern by certain psychological studies of
Hamlet's chBrscter snd motives and was
also given s color to by his mishap of two
years sgo, when, from a sword thrust, he
came per'lously nesr losing hie life.
MINE ENEMT.
Br rlsv. hv nleht, by land and sea.
I've ever known that we must meet;
I and my awful enemy.
who doss me, ae, wltn silent leei.
Whose Veiled face 1 rever see.
His r'nce and mine have never met.
No word has passed twlxt him and me;
He makes no stan. no sound, and yet
A sudden stillness tans, ana ne
Breathes In my heart, "Do not forget."
Still day and night, by land and sea.
Through meadow ana tnrougn marari
nlace.
O'er valley, mduntaln top and lea.
With stealthy, sure arm oreaaiui pace.
He follows me, and follows me.
Alone, or in the lsughlng crowd.
I re Ten tnat icy oreatn or nia,
I felt it as my troth 1 vow d,
I felt It In my lover's kiss,
My heart stood still, then beat aloud.
Christ! let me end this deadly fear.
Fnd the mad terror of this1 cnase.
Mine Enemy! If thou earst hear.
Come meet me meet me race to race:
Hark! Something answers, "I am here!
And now he stretches forth his hand.
7 brace myself to meet the blow
With damp and quaking fear unmann'd
When a mice, tender, sweet sna low.
Says, "Look on me and understand."
I raise my eyes! And this is he?
Mine enemy! whom I abhor?
Those llpe that smile such Inie st me!
Those eyes with pity brimming o'er!
That voice like some soft melody.
He smooths mv brow with rentleness.
And wipes the tearstalns from my cheek;
His touch Is chlU, yet ne'erihelcss
I have found something that 1 seek
To dull all pain and cure distress.
"Come!" and I feel his cooling breath.
The while he takes me in his arms,
"Come where no mortal sorroweth!
Far from the world and all its harms.
Feace dwells with me my name Is Death."
The sins which strength and honor steal.
Famine and plague and Hist and war.
And bloated greed, to which men kneel,
trlve them all stricken to my door.
Where I but comfort, soothe and heal.
"These are the ills of life not mine
After the turmoil of the world.
Defeat and rirtnry. storm and shine.
The battle o'er, the banner furl'd.
Drink of my grateful anodyne."
And so he folds me to his breast,
Mv arms about his shoulders steal.
And thankfully I sink to rest.
Where all my wounds forever heal.
With this dear foe, who loves me best.
CosstoaT Eveata.
"Our New Minister," a pastoral drama
from the pens of Denman Thompson and
George W. Ityer. authors ' of "The Old
Homestead," is the offering at the Boyd
today. It will be given its intlal perform
ance this afternoon and will continue until
tomorrow night. The play is a satire on
the narrow-minded people of the inner vil
lages of the state of New Hampshire. To
such a village a new minister has been
appointed, so the play goes, as a broad
minded, liberal fellow. He arrives attired
in a neat fitting business suit, with no
evidence of his calling apparent. Coin
cident with his coming arrives an ex -convict,
a former resident of the village, who
returns to begin li. anew. He is shunned
by" the former minister and., tbe towns
people. The new minister quotes the
scriptural passage which ends wltb: "Anl
I was in prison and ye visited me" to his
prospective parishioners, takes the convict
by the band .and promises him his aid
and then introduces himself as their new
minister. Such action causes everybody to
cordially dislike him. He starts with such
a discouraging outlook to minister to them
and finally wins them.
"The Strollers," with Marguerita Sylvs
of "Princess Chic" fame, will be seen at
tbe Boyd Tuesday and Wednesday matinee
and nlgbt. The company is very large and
the women of It said to be very handsome
and attractive. George Boniface is the
principal comedian. Others of note in the
cast are: Ncill McNeill, D. L. Don, David
Torrence, Louise Mlddleton, Dorothy Hunt
ing, Lester Brown, Harry Wlgley, Gilbert
Wat-Held. Matthew Hanley and Alice Daven
port, The story of "Tre Strollers" deals
with the adventures of two traveling show
people wbo find a diamond necklace rnd a
great quantity of money lost by a prince
They capture the prince, force him and his
companion to change clothing. In their
borrowed plumes the two palm themselves
off as the genuine prince. The complica
tions that follow the actions of the twu
masqueraders form the burden of the offer
ing. Two Nebraska girls are with Miss
Sylva. They are the Misses Milton. They
are known in Omaha as tbe Nebraska Sis
ters and under that name gave a concert
at the Boyd a year ago. Their home is at
Flattsmouth, Neb.
"Sally In Our Alley," tbe latest Lederer
musical comedy, will be the attraction st
the Boyd Thursday, Friday, Saturday mat
lnee and night. Tbe piece Is said to abound
in pretty lyrics. "Under the Bamboo Tree
a song which many have stolen, la a part
of this production and was originally pre.
sented by this company. The piece is tbe
Joint efforts of George W. Lederer, Ludwlg
Englander and George V. Hobart. Th
first act is in turn divided into two scenes,
a street in New Tork snd the interior of a
metropolitan department store. The sec
ond act ia a reception hall in a Fifth ave
nue mansion. Tbe heroine of the story is
a young New Tork girl of today and lives
on tbe eaat Bids or poorer section of
Gotham. Sbe is pretty, vivacious and un
conventional, and has in some wsy been
given the name from which the piece taks
its title. Her father. Izzy, keeps a shop
where one can buy and sell anything and
everything. Into this establishment troop
tbe varioua characters from tts Bowery
and Fifth avenue who are concerned ia
the plot, and who incidentally furnish
plenty of variety to tbe stage scenes.
Here the fashionable contingent of tbe cast,
besded by Mrs. Marigold oi the "Smart
Set." throng in search of a green silk
dress, which Mrs. Marigold gave to her
maid, who sold it to the second-hand
dealer, who in turn gave it 10 his pretty
dsughter, Sally, as a present, and in tbe
pocket of which are some love letters
which the matron would not have anyone
read for the world. There are over seventy-five
people in the company, tbe most
prominent being Junle McCree, Richard
Carroll. Trixle Frlganza, George Schiller,
Frank Barrington, Caroline Heustls, Frank
Bernard and Tessle Mooney.
Tbe Orpheum bill for the week com
mencing with a matinee today will in
clude a trinity of headline features with
established reputations. First rome tbe
Russell brothers, who made quite a fa
vorable impression when they were here
three years ago. For the first half of the
week they will present a new sketch en
titled "A Romance of New Jersey," and It
Is said to he brimful of fun. Commencing
Thursday matinee for the remainder of the
week they will be seen In "Our Irish Serv
ant Girls." In which they hsve achieved
much success. Lottie Gibson, known as
the "little magnet." Is the second of the
trio. Her chic and winsome ways hsve won
her this sobriquet, and for thst same rea
son it Is said music publishers as a rule
prefer hr to almost any singer In vsudeville
to introduce their latest songs, of which
she has s popular repertoire. W. C. Fields,
the tramp comedy Juggler, is the third.
Since last here he has made a tour of Eu
rope, playing in the leading music halls
with as much ruccesa as he met with at
home. The remainder includes well-adjusted
variety. Joe Maxwell and company
will have a musical sketch somewhat on
the novel order. The quintet In the uni
forms of fire laddies do their singing in the
chief's office, for which approprlste and
special scenery Is carried. Esmeralda, the
accomplished instrumentalist, will contrib
ute to the harmony, while Anderson and
Wallace's specialty Is constituted of trav
esty. Entirely new moving pictures will
be projected by the klnodrome.
Cos! from Rtacelana.
J J. Coleman hss secured "The Profes
sor's Love Story" for Harry Beresford for
next season.
Kaihryn Kidder has been 111 In the south,
but Is now reported ss convalescent. Her
tour has lieen a success.
Camllle D'Anille has returned to vaude
ville, opening her round with an engage
ment at Hyde & Bee man's Washington.
Dick Ferris is down In New Tork. trying
to strange for a production of "Graustara,"
written by Grace Haywuxd nd played in
Omaha last summer.
Forbes Robertson end Gertrude Elliott,
the latter a sister of Maxlne, with their en
tire company, are coming over next fall to
play "The Light that Failed."
The estate of William 11. West, the late
minstrel, hae been settled. It amounted to
rio".". and Is divided equally between his
widow, four brothers and a sister.
"The Whitewashing of Julia" is the title
of Henry Arthur Jones' latest play, now a
success at the Gnrrlck theater In London,
jt is promised an American production next
season.
Richard Hardtng Davis had the satisfac
tion of seeing two of his piays, "The Sol
diers of Fortune" and "The Taming of
Helen," done In the same week In his home
tow n. Philadelphia.
Talk of an Australian tour for Miss Julia
Marlowe is now being heard. A lot of
people between Chicago and the Pacific
Toast wish she could be induced to make
another real American tour.
Helene Mora, the female baritone, who
was at the Orpheum early in the winter
ana niviaea ner time net ween singing ana
scolding the audience, is very 111 at her
home in Bensonhurst. N. T. She had af-
ready given up her vaudeville tour.
During the two days Henrietta Croeman
spent In New Tork after the Cincinnati
fire replenishing her wardrobe she nraotic
ally lived in her carriage and at the dress
makers. The consequence Is that her new
gowns are said to be particularly stunning
Maurice Campbell last week received a
check for Slit.Wo from the Columbia Fire
Insurance company In payment of Hen
rietta Croeman e loss at the fire In Cincln
nati two weeks ago. The Insurance com
pany was ready to settle the day after the
theater burned
Stuart Robson celebrated has birthday on
March 4 and cheerfully owns up that he is
77. He was the recipient of a number of
congratulatory telegrams rrom other
youngsters in tne snow business, including
William ri. crane, Joseph Jefferson. Mark
Twain and orover Cleveland
While Richard Mansfield's revival of
Julius Caesar'' has broueht down upon
his head no end of adverse criticism it does
not seem to have affected his business
much. In Baltimore last week he appeared
In only seven performances and the receipts
n,.ll.J t I . . n .. ....... k.
Andrew C. W heeler, better known as
Nym Crinle. died at his home in Mon-
sey. Rockland county. N. T.. on Tuesday,
Mr v Heeler was Wi years oi ace and had
been engaged all his active life in news
paper work, and was regarded as a drams.
tic critic oi exceptional , brilliance and
ability.
The case of Henrietta Croeman and David
Belasco is drawing much fire. Mr. Maurice
UampDe.il, wno Happens to oe tne lady s
nusbana, announces a tour lor next seaeon
which will cover "all the principal cities."
James MacAnhur, who was under contract
to write a plsy for Miss Crosman, eays he
has been Informed that she would have a
play built under "direction of David Belasco
on "The Bath Comedy." And . that Is the
end of the definite Information. Much ad
vertising is being secured in the meantime
The talk of Helen Redmond, the hand
some Dolores of "Florodora." becoming a
star Is again going the rounds. Ix Is said
that the Hires n complesd all arrange
ments for Miss Redmond to star this sea.
son, but eventually put Miss Mabelle Gill
man forward Instead. Now that Miss Gill-
man Is a success the attention hss again
been turned to Miss Redmond. It is oaiC
that she has a comic opera in readiness
that was written for her Immediately after
lu;r Dig nit in r loraaoia.
When a second "Resurrection" company
is sent out this spring the part of Malova,
in which Blanche Walsh has made a pro
nounced hit In New York, will be looked
after by Miss Beverly Sitgreaves. wha at
present is playing the role of the haughty
princess in tnls same aramatlsatlun. t,ar.le
in tne season miss mtgreaves waa here
with "Ben Mur, playing tne part of Ara
rah, the nurse of the house of Hur. Miss
Sttgreaves is an American, but was forced
to ko abroad before her talents were recog
nised. She played for quite a while In Lon
don and paria and afterward gave drawing-
room entertainments in .ngiana, tne prin
cipal part of which was her remarkable
Imitations of Barah Bernhardt. Msi Slt
rresves' elevation to the principal uiirt in
"Resurrection" practically amounts to her
being made a star.
It has been definitely decided to postpone
Miss Maude Adams' next appearance until
at least the fall. She sailed for Europe this
waek and remains abroad until It Is time
for her to return tor rehearsal. She will
spend much or her season In London,
where the plans for her new play are under
way, and the more Important details will
be settled while she is In that city. The
balance of her summer will be spent on the
continent. 7 his is the official announce.
ment about Miss Adams, but the sad fact
remains that her physical condition is most
unsatisfactory, it haa teen Doped by Mr.
Frohman that she would be able to make a
short tour this spring. If for no other pur
pose than to stop the gossip that It may be
years before she returns to the stage. She
has had a winter of absolute rest spent
under the constant watchful care of emi
nent physicians, but her health has not im
proved, and all hope of a spring tour had
to be abandoned.
The sale of Ada Rehan's collection of art
treasures and mementoes of the late Augua
tin Daly, which was l.eid during all of last
week at the Knickerbocker auction rooms,
netted In all I3M-1 70, a smaller sum than
was expected would accrue from the sale
of such a collection. Many persons prom
inent in the world of letterr, society, art
and the stage attended during the six days
that the sale lasted, but in nplte of this the
bidding tnroughout was low. Objects of
antiquity and art curios brought the large
amounts, as -hown by the sale of a Carrara
bust of Miss Rehan for M2b. This work, by
the way, cost the late Mr. Daly U.ttiii. A
Flemish tapestry of the sixteenth century
brought fuu and a Royal Kirmansha car-
pet fclao. A Chlppendal dining room suite
of eight pieces sold for ty. and an old
spinet for ITS. A carved gold Francois sofa,
with Hon bead arms and Beausvals taies
try, with two chairs to match, was bid In
for 14U0. In many cases ridiculously low
prices prevailed. An autograph letter of
Alexunder I'umai brought but J6.5. while
one of C H. Couldock went for xi.bo. A
pottery mug sold fur no, an antique oil
portrait for tl. an old Engllch brans her
ald s trumpet for 7 cents, a hammered
brass Antwerp jug for 116. a harp. In Iw-lft
blue and while ware, for Sti.tm, and many
other similarly valuable articles went for a
mere song. All the theatrical costumea
which were used In "The School for Scan
dal." "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and
"Much Ado Ab.mt Nothing" were offered
as a single lot. After aome spirited bidding
between w. A. Brady and Nicholas Lortts.
representing Liebler A Co.. tne latter ob
tained the lot for the sum of li.OjO, as well
as three sets of scenery for 176.
rasa fee-lla saar t Kaajlaaal.
HAVANA. March 14 Tbe sale of 3.000
tons of rsw sugar for the English market
has been closed at 1 .85 rents per pound.
This was the first sale of sugsr for Europe
in twenty-five year, wltb the exception of
t per cent out of tbe output which formerly
went to Spain, but which ceased at the time
of the war between Spain and the United
States. This new European demand is con
sidered to be du to poor crops in Europe
and to the abolition of European bounties.
MrtcaLcs with Parallels.
NEW TORK. March U Benedict Fisher,
president of the Lncausuc Tiling company,
who was stricken with paralysis in an ele
vated train yesterday, was reported to be
in sbout tbe same condition today. Ha haa
suffered from bearc trouble fur jreaxs said
Uia oaM as a awrivua wta
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
The following translation forms tbe
seventh link In the chain of "Poems One
Ought to Forget" which hss been running
In this column lately. The translation la
made by It. George MscDonald from a
Heine poem entitled "Dismanten hsst du
und Prrlen," music by Francis Allltsen;
publishers, the well known firm of Robert
Corks A Co., London:
Diamonds hast thou, snd pearls.
And all by which men set store.
And of eyes hast thou tbe finest.
Darling, w hat would st thou more?
Upon those eyes so lovely.
Have 1 a whole army corps.
Of undying songs constructed.
Darling, what would st thou mare?
And wltn those eyes so lovely.
Hast thou tortured me very sore.
And hast rutn'd me altogether.
Darling what would st thou more?
In these days we hear a lot of stuff about
the word "temperament," and I suppose
there is no word In the mouths of tbe dl
lettanl which sounds so well and means so
little.
Ia the foyer of the theater tbe other night
a musician asked me if I thought that
tempest and temperament meant the same
thing. 1 said that I could not understand
tbe drift of the question, but when he ex
plained to me that he had himself been
considering the question whether or not
people did not often confuse tbe terms, I
took the qnestlon seriously, and many times
times since has tbe Interrogation presented
itself to me, to such an extent, that I
could not get sway from a discussion of
the word "temperament" In this column
today. Temperament is a word whose use
Is frequently; In fact, almost generally an
abuse.
I have heard women rave over the tem
perament dir.played In the musical exploits
of a man, wbo, to cooler minds, simply
looked as though be were making an effort
to work up a "jrofuse perspiration."
I have beard "feminine ladles" (no, not
women, if you please) sigh about tbe sing
ing of a person who looked as though he
were trying to disgorge an egg. after the
manner of the conjurers and legerdemain
artists, and say, between sighs, "Oh, the
temperament."
Yes; it is a mighty nice word that! And
when you do not know how to express your
self Intelligently, or to analyze what makes
a performance either good or bad, mediocre
or superior. Just ssy "he lacks tempera
ment," or, "but he has so much tempera
ment." and there you are, all hunky-dorey,
and no one is tbe wiser, and you have glwn
the Impression, to yourself at least, that
you are a connoisseur.
"Technique" Is too common now for reg
ular use, and "climax" Is being overworked,
so 'temperament" is a welcome addition to
the repertoire of a class of persons which
may be found in almost all cities, and
whose representatives in Omaha are as nu
merous as they are benighted. It is an
amusing class. Its members, hsvlng picked
up here and there a few transitory phrases,
and never having given the matter any
deep study, or careful reading (except in
superficial magazines) will undertake to en
lighten the musician who has spent hun
dreds of dollars, and years of time in study
ing and solving part of the problems so
flippantly discussed. 1
i
Now, as to the word temperament Itself,
tbe meanings given in the various diction
aries are very much akin. So, let me quote
Webster: "The peculiar physical and men
tal character of ' an individual, in olden
times erroneously supposed to be due to'
individual variation tn the- relation and
proportions of the constituent parts of the
body, especially of the fluids, as the bile,
blood, lymph, etc. Hence the phrases, bil
ious or choleric 'temperament,' sanguine
'temperament, etc., implying predomi
nance of one of these fluids and a corre
sponding Influence on tbe temperament."
The word is of course related to temper,
anl I will quote the following from Arch
bishop Trench'a famous book "On tbe Study
of Words," page 168: "Theories, too, which
long since were utterly renounced, have yet
left their traces behind them. Thus 'good
humour.' 'bad humour,' "humours,' and,
strangest contradiction of all, 'dry humour,'
rest altogether on a now exploded, but a
very old and largely accepted theory of
medicine; according to which there were
four principal moistures or humours In the
natural body, on the due proportion and
combination of which the disposition alike
of body and mind depended. Our present
use of 'temper' has Its origin in the same
theory; tbe due admixture, or right tem
pering of these humours gave what was
called the happy temper, or mixture, which,
thus existing Inwardly, manifested Itself
also outwardly; while 'distemper,' which we
still employ in the sense of sickness, was
that evil frame either of a man's body or
of his mind (for it was used of both) which
bad Its rise in an unsuitable mingling of
these humour."
The fact of the matter 1 that there is
positively no sense in the use of the word,
and though I have sometimes (at rare in
tervals. I can truthfully say.) used the
word, I am convinced that it Is a good word
to drop, and I will endeavor to do so in the
future. It Is senseless because it needs one
of these words to go with it: "BUiou."
"sanguine." "lymphatic" or "nervous."
In this connection I can do no better than
quote William J. Henderson, musical critic,
who wrote these words- in his column in
the New York Times last year in an article
entitled "Technics and Temperament:"
"Tbe lymphatic temperament, for example.
Is fhe result of constitutional anaemia.
which gives one 'water on tbe soul,' while
tbe direct opposite Is sanguine tempera
ment, wblch makes the acts and thought
of a man full-blooded. Tbe true Intellectual
temperament is the nervous, in which the
perceptions are swift, the impulses quick
and powerful, the emotions vivid and
changeful. If a musical performer is to
have a distinct type of temperament, the
nervous Is best for him, for it will the most
nappuy affect his art. But there is a finer
ami stronger and more desirable tempera
ment than any of the marked types. This
is the tempered temperament, in which the
best qualities of temperament In general
are blended. It is needless to add that
such temperament is rare."
I have been asked many times about cer
tain uneducated emotional performers as to
whether I did not consider that they had
much temperament.
Emotion is not temperament, neither is
temperament exclusively emotion.
The very word itself suggests a "tem
pering" of emotion. Temperament and tem
pest are two widely differing things.
The true temperament ofttlmes Is to be
felt after tbe storm, at d the wind and the
whirlwind to be found in the "slll, small
voice.
Ou tbe dramatic stage tbe barnstormer
supplies "emotion," but the artist show
us "temperament."
Mr. Henderson in tbe article alluded to
above gives us this very pertinent truth
which those who can really discern will
appreciate:
Now. where does the emotion operate?
For that Is the question which troubles the
thinkers. The enjeuon begins to
oieraie wnen tne artist beains to study
He at once enters the domain of the com.
poser's milon. He unaemsnds, and
therefore. leels whst is in the work. He
throbs with It. and In hi first reading of
a new composition, or a new part, he may
be overcame by his own emotions, melted
to tears, shaken to the foundations of his
being.
But ha cannot be 1b that atata when h
performs. Therefore the first purpose of
his study Is how to construct a reading of
the sonata or the oierstlc part which will
convey to the audience Its entire artistic
content, aesthetic. Intellectual snd emo
tional. And this process is purely metitHl
When the reading Is formed, then In the
presentation of It to the hearer, the per
former may nay, must endeavor to fill the
performance w-lth emotion, but It must be
the emotion which the Intellectual analysis
has Jjstlfled. which the will controls The
emotion must never disturb the conception.
I'txs this mean that the artist must have
emotion at command? That he must feel,
on order? Not at all. It simply means tht
be has found In a certain work the embodi
ment of certain emotions, snd that, being
rspable of understanding and feeling such
emotions himself, he endeavors to present
the work to the hearer as an expression of
them. When he does not find the emotions
In the work, he cannot express them. And
then we ssy thst he has no "temperament."
Yet. you see the act of expressing feel
ing in an art-work la largely Intellectual.
Mr. Kratz gave his serond pupils' recital
of the season at tbe residence of Mr.
Beecher Higby last Tuesday night. Songf
were given by Misses Hlgby, Clark and
Forbes, Mr. X H. Johnson. Mrs. Peters
and Messrs. Sturdevant and Brewster. Tbe
others participating were Miss Godfrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Gratton. Messrs. Morrison.
Harrison and Archer and Mr. Kratx. An
Interesting feature of these recitals is a
ten-minute musical catechism.
I have received notices which Indicate
that Mr. J. A. Walleretedt, baritone, form
erly of this city, is making a strenuous hit
with a "Florodora" company, and he writes
me that he is planning a trip to Pari in
tbe near future, where be intends to study.
From what I hear in the way of comment
by local pianists on the Hambourg recital
last Monday evening, Mr. Hambourg was not
as great an artist as he was an advertising
medium for a certain make of piano. After
all, the billboard advertising all over town
exploited tbe commercial side more than
the artistic, so, "Was 1st los?"
THOMAS J. KELLY.
ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM
Masons of tbe Scottish Rite are making
arrangements for the annual reunion which
will be held in Omaha in April. The in
dications are that there will be a larger
class in Omaha this year than there has
ever been in spite of the fact that a new
consistory has been established at Lincoln.
This Is due to tbe fact that for a year
the blue lodges of the state hsve been
working upon many more candidates than
usual and the people have more money
which they can spend in these things. Work
will be done from the fourth to the thirty
second degree probably a large number
taking tbe degrees from the fourteenth to
the-thirty-second than the lower degrees,
which will be something unusual, due to
tbe fact that the degrees below the four
teenth hsve been conferred both at Hast
ings and Lincoln and it may be that a
number will come to Omaha to receive the
higher degrees, especially from Hastings.
The great success of Vesta chapter. Or
der of the Eastern Star, in its masquerade
ball Friday night has aet some of the
other lodges of Masonry to thinking of some
similar affair. Tbe chief success' of tbe
Friday evening was due to Its secrecy, and
there were persons on tbe floor wbo at
tributed the ball to several orders other
than the one responsible. One of tbe de
ceptive features was that the examining
committee waa taken from a list of Masons
wbo are not connected with the Eastern
Star. To John D. Howe, of the quarter
master' department of tbe Department of
the Missouri, is due in a greater degree
than to any other individual, tbe success
of the hall and the figures acd designs upon
invitation and ticket was a hit wblch had
tbe majority guessing.
This guess was not so much due to the
fact that they were mysterious a to tbe
fact that there has been organised in
Omaha recently a consistory or lodge of tbe
Order of Constantino, an order of Masonry
new to this part of the United States, and
in tbe cabalistic figures several thought
they saw a sign of the new order.
Tbe thlrty-alxth anniversary of State
lodge No. 10, Independent Order of Odd
Fellow will be celebrated at its hall on
Fourteenth and Dodge street Monday even
ing, March 2S, with appropriate exercises.
State lodge is one of the oldest lodges in
tbe state and contains on its rolls some
of tbe most prominent Odd Fellows in the
cly. The celebration of the anniversary
will make an epoch in the history of the
lodge, which promises to take on some un
accustomed activity. ,
Triangle lodge No. U. Knights of Pythias.
devoted the session last Thursday even
ing to tbe transaction of lodge business
and this week will work the third rank
upon two candidate.
Pacific council No. 684, Fraternal Aid as
sociation, will give a mask ball at Ancient
Order United Workmen temple Friday
evening.
The next Worley Cup competitive drill
of the Ancient Order United Workmen will
be held at Lincoln on April 1C, and much
enthusiasm is being displayed in the ar
rangements for the event. The Lincoln
members hsve engaged the Auditorium, a
band and an orchestra for the occasion, and
are advertising the drill extensively not
only in Lincoln and Omaha, but in the
mailer town. It is believed that at least
a dozen degree teams will compete, at least
four going from Omaha. Four prizes will
be swarded, and the Omaha crews ssy that
all four will come to Omaha wben the train
returns on tbe morning of tbe 17th. A
special train will likely be obtained, leav
ing Omaha about C p. m. and returning
about 1 a. m.
At the union meeting with Ak-Sar-Ben
lodge No. S22 on Thursday evening, a mon
ument fund was suggested and favorably
discussed by several of tbe brother. A
number of short, spirited addresses were
made and tbe meeting was well attended.
Last Wednesday evening tbe member of
Omaha Tent No. 75, of tbe Maccabees gath
ered at tbe residence of George A. Oatrom,
the record keeper of the tent, the occasion
being the birthday of Mr. Ostrom and tbe
event being a complete surprise. Tbe mem
bers of the tent a a token of their ap
preciation of tbe good work of Mr. Ostrom
in connection with the Maccabees, pre
sented blm with a cut glass berry dlah.
The presentation was made by Sir Knight
Hartry, wbo expreased tbe appreciation of
tbe tent for tbe great work Mr. Ostrom has
been doing in its behalf. Mr; Ostrom re
sponded briefly after which several other
members spoke, all acknowledging tbe suc
cess of the record keeper's efforts. Re
freshment were served lste in tbe even
ing. About fifty members were present.
PHILADELPHIAJOJOWS WRIGHT
Mas Wasted la Esclss4 Bad Brief
Fiaaaeial Career la tk.
(leaker Citj.
PHILADELPHIA. March 14 Whitaker
Wright, the director of the London A Globe
Finance corporation, who is alleged to have
absconded from London, had a brief career
in financial circles In this city about fif
teen years age. While here Wright lived
in elegant style, and from 1887 to 1881 re
sided at Havertord, a fashionable suburb.
About US5 he ranted as office ia ths old
AHi sF.MF.MH.
BOYD'S THEATRE
Woodward & Burgess, Mmnagers.
This Afternoon, Tonight, Monday NiRht
Miller & Conyer'p leutifal produc tion of the greatest of all pastoral plays
ou
s nu
By enmB Thompson and Geo. . Rttr, Aitnon of "The Old Homestead."
The Kijjfest Hit Ever Knowm in the History of the Staje
THE ORIGINAL ALL STAR CAST J&IT'
PRICE5 -MUnw, 35c and SO;; Nlgiit. 25c, 50c. 75c, $1.00.
Tuesday-Wednesday Nights Wednesday Matinee.
Measrs. Nixon & Zimmerman Present
The Maruerita Sylva Comic Opera Co.
OF 7 PEOPLE headed by the M are-norit a Ct-li In Geo. W. l-derer's
brilliact and talented artiste fflai JllCIIld 2) l a Musical Success.
"THE STROLLERS"
Under the Personal Direction of W. D. fUNN.
ORIGINALLY PRODUCED AT THE KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE,
NEW YORK. JUNE 24, 1901. FOR TEN WEEKS.
PRICES-Matlnee. 25c to $1; Night, 25c to $1.50. Seats on sale.
Four Performances, Starting ThursdayMatinee Saturday
The High Tide of
Musical Frivolity
Quaintest
Brightest
5weetest
Jolliest
Most Melodious
and Fascinating
il us leal Revel.
Muntc by
Ludwin tnflinder,
Book by
Ger;e V, Hobart
SALLY
Direct from its Broadway Theatre, New Tork, Triumph, With
ITS -
Gav Coniettlana,
sNt Blnrers.
Stunning lleautle,.
FutnpTumi Costume,
Beautiful Scenery.
Including Mr. Junle McCree. Mr. Richard F. Carroll. Mr. Geo. A. Schil
ler. Mr Harry Fairleifh, Mr. Frank Bernard, Mr. Frank FHrrlna-ton. Miss
Trixle Frtsunia, Misa Catherine leis, Miss Caroline Heustls, Miss Tes
sie Moonev.
PRICES-Night, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00and $1.50; Matinee, 25c,
50c, 75c and $1.00. Seats on sale Monday.
NOTICE
The manerement announces that mall orders containing remittances will
now tie received and filled In the order of their arrival for the performances
of Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
Wednesday and Thurs., March 25-26 Special Mat Thursday
ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY The Eminent En r lull Actress
rs. Painti. Campbell
AND HER LONDON C0MPAN1: Direction of Charles Frohman.
Wed. Nifc;ht-"THE JOY OF LIVING" Thursday Night "MAGDA
Thurs. Matineei-' THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY"
PRICES 50c to $2.00. Free list
seats Saturday, March 21.
One Concert Only Monday Evening:, March 2J.
KOCIAN
TRICES 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50. Beats on sale Thursdsy.
We will serve for Sunday, narch 15,
Roast Wild Duclc
CUlir'ET -COFFEE HOUSE
AND LADIES' CAFE
1411 Doua-las St.
OMAHA'S LEADING RESTAURANT
WESTERN BOWLING ALLEYS.
Everything new and up-to-date.
Special attention to private parties.
EENGELE aV GIBBS, Props.,
Tel. L2626. 1510 Howard, OMAHA.
Mr. Kelly ....
TEACHER OF
Singing,
Tone Production
Interpretation
David Block,
18th and Farnnm
Monday Night
Lcnnie L. Dennis j
BOY EVANGELIST!
sill talk for two orphans from Omaha to
enter Ambidexter Institute at Springfield, '
111. An industrial school for colored chll- I
dren. !
Major John R. Lynch will also speak on :
the same evening. Several white snd col
ored ninlsters will also address the meet- '
tng. See further announcementa
Merchants' Exchange building, now . the j
stock exchange, and began business as a j
broker in cotton, grain and petroleum. He
was not a member of tbe stock exchange.
Wright during his stay here is said to
have been identified with various "get-rich-qulck"
concerns. He disappeared from
Philadelphia In 118 L
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poster
Geo. W, Ledcrcr's
IN OUR
ALLEY
AND CAST OF 75
SPECIAL.
absolutely suspended. General sale of
The Celebrated Bohemian
Violin Virtuoso
sat
Telephone 1531.
Week Commencing
Sun, Mat, March 15
Today 2:15. Tonight 8:15.
Russell Brothers
Presenting "A Romance of New Jersey
First Half of Week and "An Irish
Servant Girl" Commencing
Thursday Matinee.
Lottie Gilson
Ths Little Magnet.
W, C Fields
Th. Juggling Comedian.
Joe Maxwell and Co,
In Their Musical Novelty, "The Tire Chief."
Esmeralda
Instrumentalist.
Anderson & Wallace
Travesty 6tars.
Kinodrome
New Moving Scenes.
Prices, 10c, 25c, 50c
HOTELS.
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