THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt SUNDAY, MAItCII 29, 1003.
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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS
Mrs. CampbrMs presence In Omaha gate
IB individuality to taut wrek In local imuir.
icnt annals. Neither of the other attrac
tion! was auch aa would attract more than
passing notice, unless It may be that the
unusual aador with which Mr. lianirl Sully
entered upon hla work laat Sunday ermine
should be worthy of note. On that ocraslon
Mr. Sully gae a performance which will
long be remembered by those who aaw It.
Mra. Campbell fully sustained her reputa
tion for seriousness, and afforded those who
attended her performances an intellectual
trial of the very highest order.
Neither of the three playa she presented
la especially attractive, dealing aa they do
with a serious topic In a moat aerloua man
tier, yet each la entitled to respectful con
sideration aa embodying the concrete senti
ment of modern thought along the lino fol
lowed by the dramatist. Mra. Campbell !s
peculiarly qualified to give Intelligent and
forceful expression to these arguments, and
that she presents the case of each of the
unfortunate heroines In Its best light Is ad
mitted. Personally she looits upon her pres.
ent work aa much Id the nature of cru
sade. Since beginning her present Ameri
can engagement ahe haa said on several oc
casions that ahe Is trying to make the peo
ple understand the rase from the woman's
viewpoint. In a measure at least she haa
mcceeded In this. One observant Omaha
woman remarked after "The Joy of Living."
"8he Is the on! actreia I have ever aeen
who run ahow Just how a woman feels
Admitting that her crusade haa drawn much
icrloue tho"ght to the condition, the
thought occurs, "What la the effect?" It
would be unfair tp say that auch persuasive
preaching aa that of Mrs. Campbell Is all
without effect, but surface Indications do
Dot aa yet ahow much tendency to a change
n the established order of things.
Sudnrman appeala directly to the Intellect,
not the emotlona. He la matter of fact,
analytical. In his method and almost en
tirely devoid of sentiment In his treat
dent of the (Joplca. He v pleads for the
' 'ight of personal selection and to Illustrate
his argument gives us the most powerful
contrasts. In "The Joy of Living" he
shows how the Uvea of all within the
range of the Influence of Countess Beata
were Illumined after ahe had found her
affinity; he makea It clear that she might
have remained vlrtuoua and commonplace.
but preferred Illicit love arfd brilliancy;
and ha also makea plain the price.
"Magda" he brings Into Juxtaposition the
extremes and emphaslsea the warfare that
subsists between them. Magda In her
world and Colonel Schwarts In his were
happy; wheq an attempt waa made to In
troduce one to the other's sphere' disaster
followed. Magda did what ahe deemed
good for herself, but her father could not
understand thla; he used a different stand
( ard In measuring up hla moral atature.
Another thing la made clear In thla con
nection, Magda was forgiven by society
because ahe was successful. In stlka and
lacea and diamonds ahe waa welcome; In
raga she would have been spurned. 8uder
man's analysis only makea clearer the con
ditions, but added light hardly seems to
make the end any plainer.
"In . "The Second Mra. Tanqueray"
an effort Is made to ahow a way
out of the labyrinth, but the Inexorable
logic of eventa forces both author and actor
to admit the' hopelessness of the situation.
Admitting all that, Suderraan directly and
by Impltttllon urges In defense of .his
Lerolnea ' unpleasant predicament; ' sym
pathise all we may with Plnero's Ingenious
and aaaest effort to show ' the lane by
which the one who has stepped aalde may
let back Into the straight and narrow way;
laying all the time to ourselves, "Though
they may gang a kenning wrang, to step
aside la human;" feeling each of ua that
charity which- "covereth a multitude of
Ins," we all halt, and while unwilling to
cast the first stone at the offender, we are
also unwilling to take the first step to de
troy the barrier society has erected against
her. It Is unfair to great many earnest
people to Insist that this view Is the uni
versal one; many good men and women are
there In every community who are willing
to aaalat in restoring the tarnish to a sul
lied name, even willing to forgive and for
get even auch lapses aa those of Magda;
but Mra. Bulaon-Porter cannot be eluded,
and Sir Daniel Carteret la always willing
to assist In her confounding to the' utter
undoing of the object of hla chivalrous In
terference. It can hardly be said that the
status of the problem baa been much al
tered by Its latest discussion.
Ever and again crops put, the debate as to
the value of Individuality of the actor;
whether It la the play or the player, and
ahat. If any, effect the one haa on the
Dther. One of the moat recent Instances of
this la afforded by the Chicago Chronicle,
ahlch glvea up a onalderable amount of
Its last Sunday's space to an explanation of
the difficulties that attended the effort of
Prancla Wilson to divorce himself from the
:haracter of Caddy In "Ermlnle," and of
lames O'Neill to dlaassociate himself from
the part of Edmond Dantes. From the
column of tb Chronicle, prealded over by
Ita very able dramatlo critic, wboae aober
Judgment la always entitled to a hearing,
the following la taken:
Thla la one of the penaltlea of these long
and exclusive runs In one art. There ar
other penalties entailing themselves di
rectly on the player, but moat of them in
such casea live in the memory of observers.
They, the observers, do not reflect that per
sonal and artistic peculiarities of anv
player who evinces a ay Individuality of
power at all. must of necessity impress
themselves on his' every Impersonnllnn.
That thla 1 a quality Inseparable from hi
art without which. If it were absent from
all. all Impersonations of any particular
character would be alike, and. Individually
considered, colorless. Thla truth of alage
Impersonation applies to all alike, the tomlc
and the tragic and all grades between.
The peculiar or personal element peculiar
or personal to the player as man or as
artist remains a constant quantity, or
practically constant. The power and effec
tiveness of the player is determined In
very large degree by his rapacity to keep
hi personal and artistic peculiarities flex
ible and to adapt them to the Illumination
of differing characters.
In a large measure thla conrlualoo la ac
curate, but that it la logically correct aeems
debatable. Inatead of the actor giving thj
:olor of bis own personality to the different
parte be playa. Isn't It rather the function
of the true artist to discover the real color
ut iU character he la supposed to assume
and conform bla Individuality, to that? One
at the unpleasant featurea of the American
stage baa been of late yeara. that people
have been going to see the player rather
than the play.. It has been the same man
or the same woman doing the same thing
In the same way, the chief and often the
only difference In the parts being the name
on the bill. Each of these several Individ
ual Is entertaining In hla or ber own way,
ret neither of them ba attained any meas
ure of real greatneaa by a persistent repeti
tion of the mannerisms and expressions
whereby they woa their first success. To
some extent the play writera bav been re
sponsible for this, for they have writteu
plays to fit these star even aa their tailor
and dressmaker bave furnished them coats
ard waists and trousers, and skirts.
If Francis Wilson and Jame O'Neill have,
- aa la now claimed for them, broken away
from the traditions of the earlier successes
and come before the public In new char
acters, which are really creations and not
Imltat'ons, to departure will be welcomed
AND PLAYHOUSES
by their friends ss an evidence that they
are really alive to the demands of their
art. Some few oh, how few! American
actors have followed the true rule of their
art. and In each and every Instance have
tried to give to the people the Individuality
of the character rather than of the man.
It Is the art and the craft of Porteua they
pursue; not satisfied with merely having a
part fit them, they try to fit the part. Can
yon think of Mansfield coming back year
after year, each time with a different name.
but always acting as he did when Beau
Brummel? Do you like to contemplate K.
H. Sothern, doing Francois Villon wl'h Ixrd
Chumley'a drawl and vacant atare? These
names are only mentioned as examples,
men who have shown the true Idea of the
actor's railing, and who have never allowed
themselves to become Identified", with n
single part, because tiiey have had the force
and the capacity to achieve new parts as
often as they took on new plays. That
other actors hsve tacked the energy, the
ability or the Incentive to do this is to be
regretted, but It should not be charged to
the play writer. Every character save
those merely made to order has an individ
uality, and the real actor will have no
trouble In developing It. It la only the so-
called Mar who can afford to have his name
become Identified with a single role, and
allow It to give its shape and tone to each
and every other role he undertakes. Act
ing ougnt to mean something more than
the mere projecting of an actor's personal
ity through the medium of words, phraees
and situations chosen and arranged to give
expression to that personality solely. Act
ing ought to mean that the actor has caught
the author's meaning, and Is prepared to
Klve life to a creation that la separate and
distinct from all other creations; varying
as men and women vary In their manlfesta.
tlon of the fundamental emotions and pas,
slona. We hear too feldom nowadays that
So-and-So has been selected to create a
new part, and too often that So-and-So will
give a play In which the atar part has been
"expressly written to suit this great artist's
temperament." A change In the order, of
things might rid the stage of the presence
of some men and women who haven't shown
much Inclination to advance (and thla list
has In It some well known names), but It
would stimulate the ambitious and would
in the long run be of much benefit to tho
atage, for It would revive the art of acting,
From Denver cornea the following an
nouncement of the progress made' by that
excellent Idea of Mr. Robert E. Bell, tho
Sanatorium for Actors:
riy May 1 the treasurer of the Consump
tlve Actors' sanatorium fund will undoubt
edly have In hla Dosaeaaion not leas than
iiD.wo witn wnicn work on the sanatorium
may be commenced. A few weeks later a
commission of the best physicians In the
country will decide upon the best location
ior ine sanatorium, and then, with the
acceptance of Plana for the bulldinii. dirt
will begin to fly, and the completion of
what will be the finest monument to the
actors of America which has ever been con
ceived will be an assured fact.
Within the last few weeks the finishing
mucnes nave neen put on tne sanatorium
plan. Robert E. Bell of Denver, who con-
reived the idea, and who haa done an lm
mense amount of work In carrying It
toward completion, recently visited New
Yerk. Chicago and other prominent eastern
cities, where he made arrangements for
the monster benefit entertainments which
will be given in aid of the fund.
While in New York Mr. Bell succeeded
In securing some of the most prominent
.members of the profession to act on the
executive commvtee, which now haa full
charge of the sanatorium project. ' Of this
committee Rev. Walter Hentley. one of the
best liked and most highly respected clergy
men in the metropolis, is chairman, and
will act aa secretary. Rev. Walter Bentlev
Is well known to professional peoDle. being
at the head of the Actors' Church alliance.
Other member of the committee are "Aunt
liOutsa" Kldrldge, vice president of the
Professional Woman's league; Albert Borle,
editor of the New York Clipper; Charlea
Burnham, manager of Walluck'a theater,
who will art aa treasurer pro tern; Charles
Farreir editor of the San Francisco Dra
matic Review and Peter McCourt. manager
of the Broadway. Tabor Grand and Empire
theaters of Denver.
In order that the work may be well under
way by next fall the committee has de
cided to hold, the first benefit performances
during the week of April 19 to 25. Mr. Bell
haa sent to the committee letters from the
manager of nearly every theater in tho
country proffering- the use of their houses
for these performances. Actors and ac
tresses, managers of theatrical companies,
musicians, vaudeville stars and all promi
nent members of the theatrical profession
hive signified their eagerness to lend a
hand In making the benefits a success, and
there is no doubt that an enormoua aum
will be realised.
In Chicago a monster benefit Is to be
given at the Auditorium theater and other
entertainments will be given at tne Cri
terion on the north side and the Bijou on
the west side in order that all the vast
population may be reached. In New York,
Boston and Philadelphia big benefits will
be given and In St. Louis the big exposition
buldlng will be utilised. In Denver the
members of the Chamber of Commerce and
the Commercial club, together with other
of the leading organisations of business
men, will tetttify their appreciation of the
enterprise of a western man by attending
the performance In a body.
The most conservative estimates of the
sum .which will be realised during sana
torium week place the minimum at $75,000.
From the repertoire company playing one
night stands to the most brilliant lumi
naries of the profession everyone Is de
termined mat berore anotner year la passed
worthy players afflicted with a disease
which la all too common among players
shall have some place where they can be
properly cared for. ,
Coming Brents.
Aa Mr. James O'Neill' company
unable to reach Omaha In time to play a
matinee at the Boyd today, "The Chap
erons" company, which haa been at the
theater for the last two nights, will play
the matinee performance at materially re
duced prices. As all know from the press
of the city, the company Is an excellent
one and the piece one of the best musical
comedies on the road. It number sixty
five people.
Jamea O'Neill, well known because of his
long connection with "Monte Crlsto," will
be seen at the Boyd tonight and Monday
night In a dramatization of Hall Calne's
novel, "Tbe Manxman." No matinee per
formance will be givsn of "The Manxman."
Mr. O'Neill I said to have in tbe roje of
Peter Qulllan, a big-hearted country yokel.
one that la peculiarly aulted to him. He
cornea here with the original scenic In
vestment and company. May Robson Is
leading woman with the company. Other
of prominence are: Charles Kent, remem
bered here for his clever work In "Tbe
Climbers;" Joseph Kllgour. Frank, Connor,
Russell Crawford, Frederick Forrest, W
H. Barwald and Annie Woods.
VA Trip to Chinatown" will be seen at
the Boyd Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and Wednesday matinee. It will be given
her by a company of farceurs headed by
Mr. Jack Campbell, late of the well-known
vaudeville team of Kellar and Mack. Others
in the company are: Frank Beamish,
Percy Walling. llliam .Sturgeon, John
Doyle, Sylvia Starr, Nellie Bennett Miller,
Molly Gaylor. A long list of singing,
dancing and other pleasing specialties will
be introduced throughout the play.
Francis Wilson comes to the Boyd for
an engagement of three performances, be
ginning Friday night. The musical comedy,
"The Toreador," is tbe vehicle In which
he and his merry-makers will disport them
selves. Mr. Wilson's part of Sammy Oigg
la aald to be tbe best be has ever had,
He has some strong scenes, where lh
timid and somewhat unsophisticated foot
man finds himself involuntarily passing as
the champluc bull fighter of Spain, with
six angry bulls awaiting him in tbe arena
and a horde of flr.-eatlng conspirator al
hla heels. Insisting that be shall lead a
C"arllet revolution. The role baa also a
laantlmenta side. Sammy loses Susan, the
flower girl, to whom be writes atrociously
constructed sotin'ts. Mr. Wilson hss sev
eral musical number, among them the
"Hall of Fame" song. Messrs. Nixon
Zimmerman have provided an elaborate and
effective stage production, the scene of the
piece being laid In France and Spain. It
will be presented by a company comprising
over 100 people, among whom are Joseph
Coyne. Melville Ellis. William SUIsdell,
Robert A. Evans, Joseph Rsthrliffe, Wil
liam Broderlck. Joseph Fsy, Elsie Ryan.
Carolyn, Clara Belle Qerome. Miriam Law.
rence and Nora Cecil.
The acta on the Orpheum bill today and
for the ensuing week will embrace variety
to meet many tastea. Reno and Richard
return after an absence of four yeara. Their
specialty Is fun making Intermixed with
acrobatics. Florence Blndiey, "The girl
with the diamond drea." whose scintillat
ing gown la the mint brilliant and one of
the most expensive ever aeen in vaude
ville, is a chic and pretty little woman
with a penchant for dancing herself Into
favor and slng'.ng a song or two In a
Frenchy manner. Another pair popular lo
cally are Ryan and Richfield, who ap
peared here several seasons ago In a farce
railed "The Headless Man." This time thry
have a conceit which they declare to be
the funniest they have hit upon. It I en
titled, "Mag Haggerty's Father." Another
noted for bringing the "clapper" near the
front , row Is Louise Montrose, the singing
and dancing comedienne. She will show
dances of different nations. Francis Piper
Is a banjo player so much out of the or
dinary that Jt is a novelty "turn" with
this Instruntent. While Juggling with
three banjos he succeed In rendering a
tune. Sailor and Barbette will make their
Initial appearance in a comedy skit. The
klncdrome will project a series of pictures
taken by Mr. F. Ormlston-8mlth, the cele
brated mountaineer. Starting at Charaonlx,
Swltxerland. he makes the ascent of Mont
Blanc, an elevation of 15,781 feet. The film
showing these picturesque scenes Is near
ly 1,000 feet long.
Goaala) from Masieland.
Hohart Bosworth has signed to play leads
for Henrietta Crosman. . .
- Frederick Paiildlns-. well remembered In
t v. - i -in..in. ('....In. u-1 1 Vi Mr Mnna-
field now
"Peggy from Parle." although near tne
end of Its third month In Chicago, Is still
"standing them up.
Edward E. Rose and -George V. Hobnrt
are to write a new play for Tim Murphy,
which he hopes to produce next eeaaon.
A fire In the home of Mrs. James Brown
Pnttcr ) Maidenhead Ensland. destroyed
all her collection of valuable tapestries and
household furniture.
"Prince of Pllsen" has made as big a
tear In New York as any of the other
Savage enterprises. Helen Bertram Is back
singing the widow part again. Dolly Morton
couldn't hold herself down.
Last Monday the one hundredth perform
ance of "The Sultan of Sulu" waa given In
New York. No changes have been made in
the big caat since the run began, and there
la no diminution in the attendance.
On Wednesday night the 850th perform
ance of "A Chinese Honeymoon" was given
at the Casino In New York. This Is a
phenomenal run even for New York. The
piece Is booked for Omaha next eeaaon.
Williams and Walker have made a tre
mendous stir In New York. Two new
songs have been added to their list, "If
Jonah Had Been a Coon" and "He May
Get Over It, but He'll Never Look tho
Same."
Charlea Cherry, who waa under contract
to Maurice Campbell, has been released to
Charles B. Dillingham and will be leading
man for Maxlne Elliott when she begins
ber starring tour next seasotuln "Her Only
Way."
Henrietta Crosman la to open next season,
according to the latest announcement. In
"As You IJke It," with an attempt to se
cure the original caat. that Is, the people
who una with her when she first pre
sented the piece at the Republic In New
York two year ago.
Clyde Haverin who wrote "The Hunt for
Happiness. wnicn uiancne vvaisn
here, died at nis noiei in mew ion ipoui
week ago under peculiar circumstances.
vr hud 4nt finished a nlav which he In-
tended to submit to Miss Walsh when he
waa stricken by heart failure
Maurice Campbell Is to become a real
manager. It Is now announcea tnai no
will send Eugenie Hlair on tne roaa nexi
season in "The Sword of the King." the
niece to be given In the Blair & Havlln
nnn.. If he undertakes this he will force
the issue between the "syndicate" and the
Independents to a certainty,
Lawrence D'Orsay the English actor who
haa been so successful in the new Augustus
Thomas play, "The Earl or 1'awiucaei.
haa been made the excuse for the revival
of a lot of the most pointless Jokes and
stnripi that ever died a deserved death.
His press agent la doing his principal no
good by connecting him with the rotten
stuff sent out oi late
The benefit to be arlven on the afternoon
of Tuesday, April 14, for Mies Clara Morris
la growing to gigantic proportions. Jmena
Bingham la looking after the artistic end
of the affair and Misa MorrlV rector, Rev.
Andrew H TTnderhlll of St. John's church.
Yonkers. la taking care of the business end.
Jacob Lltt has donated tne use or me
Broadway theater for the afternoon.
Advices from Berlin state that the actors
and actresses of Germany are violently
protesting against the prevailing low sala
ries ana mat a general Binae may i-oeun.
At only twenty theaters In Germany .do the
best of the actore and actresses receive
even 13.000 Der vear. and only five of the
dramatic profession receive over $3,500. The
player seek for a iu per ceni increase.
It la Interesting to note that, among
features worth remembering, the engage
ment of Mra. Campbell In omana was
financially profitable. On the first night
the receipts were within 121 of equaling the
largest eer taken In the United States
for a single performance by thla atar.
Manager Lothian declined to say what the
record Is or where It was made, but gladly
accorda Omaha second place.
Among other thing for which Omaha has
to thank an unappreclatlve public else
where is that Annie Oakley will not De
here with her day "A Western Girl."
Poor business brought the, tour to a close
last week and the Omaha date was ac
cordingly cancelled. It may be consoling
to some to know, however, that there la a
silver lining to the cloud. We will have
"The Younger Hrotnera" a imie later, ana
that ought to help some.
Two Omaha men were talking of Trlxle
Ftiganta. "I'll bet her real name Isn't
Frlgansa." said one. "Maybe not," said
the other, "but If her face Is any Indica
tion, I'll bet her real name Isn't O Brlen.
A little Inquiry developed the fact that her
really truly name la Delia O'Callahan, her
chlldhood'a huppy hours were spent In Cin
cinnati and her father was Con O'Callahan,
her mother .being a Spanish woman named
Frlgansa.
Grace George haa made her bow to New
York aa Peg Wofllngton in "Pretty Peggy."
The verdict aa to the result seems to favor
a draw. The professional boosters say It
waa a success; aome others who are not
professional boosters Insinuate that the
measure of the success Is easily taken, and
some who might be classed aa knockers
ssy It's a frost. Mr. William Winter ad
mits that there la one good actor In the
cast, at leaat one with points to commend.
It Is a burro, and Mr. Winter says It has
lovely ears.
T. Daniel Frawley, who la heading a
dramatic company now touring the Orient,
haa met with but little suecem. and writes
a warning word to whomsoever may be
contemplating a similar venture. He atatea
that Manila. Yokohama and the seaport
cities of India and China are all but
crowded with American theatrical enter
prises and that most of the popular suc
cesses have been produced in Manila dur
ing this season, while business depression
and chulera virtually preclude a financial
success. Mr. Frawley himself is undecided
whether to tour Australia or South Africa
after leaving India, where he now la.
The death of C. J. Whitney of Detroij.
removes one of the sturdy and sterling
figures In the world of theatrical manage
ment. Mr. Whitney waa an example of
tne old scnoot or tnester proprietors and
directors, but unlike some of nls fellows,
he kept up with the procession to his last
day. In addition ti hla theater properties
in Detroit and elsewhere he was associated
with his son. Frederic C. Whitney, in the
tours of Lulu ulaser In "Do:lv Varden
and the Whitney Opera comiiany In "When
Johnny Comes Marching Home." He was
an entirely ntlent partner, however, and
left the origination and handling of these
highly Important attractions entirely in
his son's bunds. The el. I gentleman waa
reputed to be very weal'hy and it Is aup
poeed that hla son Frederic will now take
hla place In the management of the estate.
He has shown a great d-al of sagacity and
business fertility in building up his varioua
large musical shows, and la well fitted by
experience to assume tb task that now
con float Urn, ,
MUSIC AND UUSICIAKS
Tie sale of ticket for the May Festival.
tinder the direct management of the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Bea, Is the prevailing
subject of Interest. The concerts will con
sist of four evenings and two matinee. The
evening performance will, be Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, May 7, 8 and . an1
Friday. May 15. Tbe matinees will be Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. May 8, I and 10,
the latter being tbe only matinee at which
the Festival choir will not appear.
It was my privilege to accidentally meet
Mr. Adolph Rosenbecker, conductor of the
Chicago Symphony orchestra. In the office
of the Bureau of Floe Arta, Chicago. last
week, and he assured me that he is going
to give the Omaha musical people some
treata. Among these will be one or two
numbers which will be of especial Interest,
as they have never been heard In Omaha
before, a movement of an "Irish Symphony"
and an "Irish Concert Fsntasle," both by
Vllllers Stanford, and both. Mr. Rosen
becker assures me, exceedingly good. The
orchestral program are not outlined yet,
but when Mr. Rosenbecker asked me what
the people would like, I assured him that
any programs made by htm a past master
in the art of program making would be
accepted graciously by Omaha people, and
he said, "Well, they are discriminating and
musical over there, and I will give them
the very best Jhat Is written, among the
most Interesting things, and I will give
them noveltiea, too, which I know they will
like. I have pleasant recollections of a very
cordial reception In Omaha."
our. Kosennecker nan many friends in
Omaha who remember very distinctly hi
beautiful work with the Chicago Symphony
orchestra, and I know that he will be earn
estly appreciated. Hla orchestra will come
to us fresh from a tour through the prln
clpal citie of Canada, where the conduc
tor's desk will In many Instancea be ecu
pled by the celebrated English musician
who cornea over specially for the Canadian
reattval Sir Alexander C. Mackenxle. The
selection of Mr. Rosenbecker's Chicago
Symphony orchestra for such an Important
tour is sufficient guaranty of It ability and
merit.
To those who will attend the last of the
Lenten mustcalea to be given at Kountie
Memorial church tomorrow, Monday night
I can promise a rare treat, and I think that
the only objection to the concert Is that
tbe ladle who rua the Lenten muslcales
bave run the risk of having an over-capacity
audience by making the admission
price so low as 50 cent and 75 cent
ticket, for the attraction 1 a strong
one.
The Mar festival choir, will make It
first appearance before an Omaba audi
ence, by special authority from Ak-Sar
Ben caatle. granted by tbe board of gov
ernors, and signed by the lord high cham
berlain himself. This association will
sing two numbers, a story In song en
titled "Two Cupids," by Bataon (new) and
the old favorite by Pineutl, "The Parting
Kiss." In addition the choral "first part1
of "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" will be
presented, but not the whole feast, aa
there are other excellent good thing pro.
vlded.
For Instance. Miss Jemy Osborne Hanna
of Chicago will elng a number of songs
I heard "Mis Osborne" laet Thursday In
rehearsal for an Bvanston concert, and
he I In superb voice, singing better than
ever, and ahe made a tremendous bit with
the Chicago Apollo club last Monday even
Ing, when ah sang In the "Dream of
Oerontlus" at the Auditorium.
Then there will also be Mr. Holmes
Cowper, one of the front rank tenors of
Chicago, who aang recently with Apollo
club In the "Creation," and In fact h
manage to secure an engagement with
them every aeaaon. Mr. Cowper I an old
favorite here, and he can always be re
lied upon. He Is singing splendidly thl
year, and has added much robustness to
his physique, which has no small fnfluence
In giving blm'as big a tone a be de
Ire. '
Now, don't you think It 1 going to be
worth twice the admission?
A mobster popular subscription to retain
the Thorns orchestra In Chicago Is now
tbe thing In Chicago. There seems to be
bo doubt that the Thomas forces will re
main Intact, but there Is a good deal of
quiet oppoaltlon in Chicago to the or
chestra Itself. It costs a pile of money to
keep It up to It present efficiency, but
what Is that? Chicago Is a city which
does things by millions. And what la a
tbree-quarter-mtlllon fund over there?
Chicago is on night's ride from Omaha,
and Omaha la a growing city! Let us urge
a few Omaha people to go to Chicago and
study up tbe orchestral conditions for ten
year past and aee what It la to give!
When one gives a $10 bill for music, bere.
he feels, as a rule (there are exceptions)
that be I quite an admirable music-lover!
Study Chicago!
But Chicago has the "antls" Just as well
as other cities, and as fully developed.
Nevertheless, let ua study Chicago when
It come to art patronage. We are aiming
higher here every year; let us compare
ourselves with those who are higher, not
with those who are lower.
And thla laat statement appltea Itself to
every city In the state of Nebraska, or
wherever thla screed may happen to be
read. Do not let ua think "So-and-so I
only doing so much; let me not worry!
Why should I do more?" Let us say rather
"There 1 So-and-so doing so much!
Let me try and meet that or do the best
In proportion."
Let u all look to the blgber stratum.
Let us all see what the fellow above
Is doing, not tbe fellow below!
A musical for tbe benefit of All Saints'
church will be given Wednesday evening
at tbe residence vof Mrs. J. E. Baum.
Mr. Cuacaden will give hi third recital
of the aeaaon on Tuesday evening at
Kountie Memorial church. He will be as
slated by Mr. Hype of Council Bluffs,
soprano, and Mr. Sigmund Landsberg,
ptanlat.
The Lenten musical given at tbe Lln
Inger Art gallery last Saturday was a
very enjoyable one for two reason; first.
because Mr. Rita Johnston Shsnk of
Chicago gave some very artlstlte offerings
and aecondly because Mra. L. F. Crofoot of
Omaba played beautifully. Tbe recital was
very well attended.
Tbe program for the last Lenten musical
(tomorrow nlgbt) will be as follows:
Two Cupids Bataon
May Festival Choir.
Songs My Mother Taught Me Dvorak
Hark, Hark! the Lark Schubert
Were My Bongs with Wing Provided. .Hshn
Consolation Kroeger
My Love and I Kroeger
ii r. Lovpfr,
Farewell. Ye Hills Tschalkowsky
Airs, nanna.
Short Excerpt from Hiawatha
Coleridge-Taylor
juay r rsuvai cnoir.
Neue Liebe, Freuea Leben Beethoven
Feldelnssmkelt Brahms
Nussriaura Schumann
I'n iiauwr Fonialnalllea
Mrs. Manna.
Now la the Hour of Soft Enchantment
(Nadeshda) Goiing-Thomas
Mr. Cowper.
Where Corals Lie , Edward Elgar
eereneae 1'lerne
Bung of Sunshine Goring-Thomas
Mrs. Hanna.
Down Dm Vale , Molr
The Gondolier Coombs
Come Into the G.irden. Maud Balfe
Mr. Cowper.
Garden Scene duet (Fausti Gounod
Mrs. Manna and Mr. Cowper.
Parting KIs Plnsutl
May Festival Choir.
The soloists thst will be heard at the
May festival with the Metropolitan Opera
House orchestra on the evening of May 15
Madame Lillian Nordira and Monsieur
Edouard de Resxke are recognised a two
of the most famous singers before the pub
lic today. Fresh from new triumphs with
the Maurice Orau Opera company, they are
looking forward with pleasure to tbe pros
pect of singing In concert.
"It Is such a relief," said Madame Nor
dira to a friend In New York the other day.
'to know that one can drop all costume.
all acting, all pose, and Just alng to your
audience. Of course, one needs the dra
matic accoutrements the stage accessoriea
to help the strain of an entire evening'
work In a herolo role, but it Is a different
matter this singing an- aria and a group of
songs. You are not thinking of the scene,
of your acting, of your costume. Your en
tire being Is concentrsted upon what you
are singing and singing Is our chief art,
after all. Is It not?"
This will be Monsieur de Resxke's first
concert tour In this country. "It Is because
of my good friends. Madame Nordlca and
Mr Duss, that I go," he said. "I bave a
number of arias that I have never been Sbl
to sing upon the operatic atage because
they are not In any of the parts for which
I was csst. Then I have a number of beau
tiful songs and ballads novelties for the
most part. Many of them quaint little
Polish airs that I am quite sure will please
my good American friends."
THOMAS J. KELLY.
ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM '
The annual reunion of tbe Masons of the
Scottish rite held last week was one of the
most successful of any In the history of
the order. At tne opening oi ine re
union forty-two applicants appeared for
Initiation into the rites of tbe Lodge of
Perfection, while on the way they were
Joined by several who had taken the lower
degrees of the rite and other candidates
dropped out until there were thirty-eight
remaining to take the thirty-second de
gree, which was conferred Friday after
noon. Tbe brilliant part of the reunion occurred
Friday night, when the banquet, at which
more than 100 member of the order were
seated, was spread. There had been be
tween the publication of the original pro
gram and the serving of the feast a change
In the persons who were to respond to
toasts and aa finally carried out the order
was: C. S. Loblngler, toastmaater; "The'
Rite, Wherever Dispensed," C. E. Herring;
"The Consistory Albert Pike." W. - C.
Howes of Lincoln; "The Preceptory Tho
Duties of a Scottish Rite Mason," Luther
M. Kuhns; "The Lodge of Perfection."
Frank C. Babcock of Hastings; "The In
itiates." R. 8. Berlin and John T. Yates.
Previous to the toasts which were the
themes of addresses there were drunk by
all the toasts, "The Grand Commander and
Supreme Council" and "Our Country."
At this reunion the degrees of the rite were
conferred upon one of the oldest Masons
In the slate, and probably one of the old
est to receive these degrees "ha the country,
Judge Eben K. Long. There are older men
In tbe order than Judge Long, and there
are probably In tbe state men a old who
tave received the degrees of the rite, but
there is none so far as known who re
ceived after reaching Judge Long' age.
Wednesday. April 1, the county camp of
the Modern Woodmen of America will meet
at Omaba for the purpose of electing dele
gate from tbe several campa of the city
and an equal number of alternates will be
largely represented. Tbe Douglas county
delegation stands against any change in the
existing rate of Insurance, at least until
after further Investigation.
There will be a little fight, which it I
understood Is already settled so far a the
result locally la concerned between A. R,
Talbot of Lincoln and J. C. Johnson of
Kansas, who are candidates for the office
of supreme consul. Tbe Nebraska man will
meet with considerable opposition In bis
own state, for the reason that be la the
choice of the present bead camp officers
and Is suspected of being In favor of the
committee report which suggested a change
In the rate of Insurance. While the cham
pions of Mr. Johnson will make a contest
In the state, a majority of tne memDer
believe that state pride at least will cause
tbe' entire state delegation to tbe bead
camp to line up solidly behind the Ne
braska man.
There are several candidates from Omaha
for 4he position of delegate to the head
camp and It 1 possible tbst tho election of
delegatea to the state camp win De lnnu
enced to a conatderable extent by these oan
dldatea. Nebraska, No. 1, Knight of Pythias,
visit to Garfield lodge at Blair on next
Monday evening will be quite an event
In Pythian circles. Some time ago a body
of ome forty knight visited Omaha from
Blair and In return It waa promised that
Omaha knight would In tbe near future
Invade Blslr and capture It. Tbe Invitation
to do to was accepted by Nebraska lodge,
No. 1, and arrangements are now fixed to
go to Blair on Monday evening, Marcn jo.
on a special train from tbe Webster Street
depot. Having a special, tne visitor win
return after the evening' pleaaurc. Th
rat secured I tl for the round trip, and
every knight in Omaha 1 Invited to Join
the Drty. All expecting to go snouia at
once secure tickets at Brother Charles A.
Tracy" tore. 1623 Douglaa treet. Oarnela
lodge promise a gala evening.
On laat Monday evening No. 1 enjoyed a
good all round aoclal session sad a goodly
crowd was In attendance.
Banner lodge. No. 1. Fraternal Union of
America, boast of the fact that It Is the
largest lodge of the order In tbe United
8tate.
Lecture on
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
BOYD'S THEATER
Thursday Evening, April 2nd,
at 8 O'clack, by
Carol Norton, C. S. D. of New York.
Member Christian Science Board of Lec
tureship of tbe First Church of Christ,
Sciential, Boston.
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In Llebler & Co.' Great Production of r - V
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A fine company, Including May Buckley, Jos. Kllgour, Frank A.
Conneas, Chas. Kent and 25 others. Magnificent Scenic Equipment.
TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT.
Baylor & Miller pre.ent the comedian, Jack Campbell, In Hoy't greatest play
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PRICES - Bargain Matinee. 25c and 50c; Night. 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. '
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY- Matinee Saturday.
NIXON & ZIMMERMANN present
FRANCIS WILSON
And a Company of 100, In the London Gaiety Success,
"THE TOREADOR"
As played 17 weeka at the Knickerbocker Theater, New York.
CAST
INCLUDES
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WILTJAM HROrETUCK
WILLIAM BLAISDELL.
RODliKT K VANS,
ELSIE RYAN.
PRICES -Matinee, 25c to $1.00;
RESERVED SEATS
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On Sale Monday, March 30
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SEASON TICKETS $3.50
(or the six concerts.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
and a Chorua of loo volcea three
nlahta and two matinees May 7. a, .
Full Metropolitan Opera lions
Orchestra of Blew York
J. B. Duss, Conductor.
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Sun. Mat, March 29
Today 2:15. Tonight 8:15.
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Reno and Richards
Comedy Acrobats.
Florence Bindley
The Qlrl With the Diamond Dress.
Ryan and Richfield
Presenting "Mag Haggerty's Father."
Louise Montrose
The Dainty Singing and '
Dancing CouiiienVniie ,
Franco Piper.
Sensational Han Jo Novelty.
Sailor and Barbette
ComiHllune.
Kinodrome
New Moving Scenes. f .
Prices, 10c, 25c, 50c.
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