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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1903)
12 THE OMAHA DAILY TIEE: SUNDAY. APHIIj 10. 1003. ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES Only a few more days remain of ths locil theatrical Beacon, but these promise some of thn. moHt inleie.ling things of the en tire list. Tim Murphy come for bis an nual vtIt In a play seen here before, but hot the Ins Interesting for that, and then Mary Mannerinn with her Clyde Pitch play, the only one of that prolific writer's pres ent season output that camo anywhere near scoring. Mies Mannerlng, tco, la a yearly visitor and a most welcome one. Bhe hs won a foremoat place In the list of society actresses, an1 In hef present piece, "The Stubf ornnws of Goraldlne," hiia what the metropolitan critlca pro nounce the best of her long line of par. a. After Miss Mannerlng comes Mr. Richard Mansfield, also a perennial, with hi mag niflcent production of "Julius Caesar,"- In which he takes the part of Brutus. Mr. Mansfield will be here two nlghti and Will close the regular season. The post-season affairs are to be ome what notable, Omaha having been Inc'uded In the bookings of the summer tours of at least two big companies. Amelia Bing ham and her own New York company will be at the Boyd In June for four perform ances, giving her trio of Clyde Fitch plays and probably the Haddim Chambers num ber of her repertory. In May, about the 15th, the Weber Fields company will be at the Crelghton-Orphrum for a short en gagement. This booking was announced by Manager Relter during the week. Weber A Fields having leased the house for their time here. Some other engagements are under discussion, but have not progressed far enough to warrant definite announce ment. Last week ' was not especially notable. unless it be for the Indifference the public exhibited toward what was really a wcrthy company producing In an Intelligent and praiseworthy manner some of the best t'lays In the Eng lah language. Whatever dis appointment the players felt at their poor reception bare was privately manifested: at any rate It was not apparent In their work on the stage, and Mr. Herman and his companions have the thanks of the few who did see and enjoy ttelr efforts. During the winter many of the children In the upper grades of the Omaha public schools have been given an Insight Into the beauties of Shakespeare's poetry; read ing one or the other plays, occasionally giving the reading some dramatic effect by undertaking to enact a scene here and there, and aided by .their teachers in. the effort to secure a working understanding of the noblest dramatic poetry In the lan guage. Outside of the schools many people profess a perennial Interest in th'e plays of Shakespeare, and never tire of talking of their attractiveness. All this is very nice, for Shakespeare la always available to atop gap In a conversation, but "when Mr. Shakespeare comes to town," do we find these self-admitted admirers of his genius flocking to the theater? Hardly. It re quires the added attraction of a great name to draw them thither. The innate ex cellence of the play itself 'a not sufficient to Interest the public. Ouv :s almost driven to the conclusion that to people are hypocritical in this regard. The public privately laughs at tbe rant and rubbish of the modern melodrama, but Jet a, blood and thunder play be announced, ami the theater la filled; it talks with much regret of the depressing fact that "we do not ee enough of Shakespeare," and bemoans the degeneracy of the modern actor, and when a classic Is presented at the theater it la to a few who really love to see a good play and a few who are drawn by curlosM' to see Just what a Shakespearian perform ance la like.. It is not tnu cctors who have degenerated; It Is the public, and so long as the public prefers Hal Reld to William Shakespeare, just 'that long the stage will be burdened with "Human Hearts" to the exclusion of the classics. The manager of the bouse and the manager of the-company are neither to blame; neither Is In the business exclusively for bis health nor for the sole purpose of educating the masses. If tbey can't get tho money with one class of plays, they will give the ether, The moral to all this is: If you want to see the higher type of drama at -the the ators, you must attend when It la being offered to you. To complain that you do not know the actor Is not a 'good excuse. Once In his life at least every actor wis unknown Even the stars of today 'who have not risen through the dreary waya that lead from obscurity to fame either come to th,o stage with a past of unquestioned dlnglness, or are immediately provided with one. Fame Is merely tho recognition of taleut or abil ity that has long existed rod the fact that an artist is not already famoua Is not to argue that be dees not Deserve fame. THE nrav 4 ' I ft ' ' f I II - a healthy condition and the back will be free from aches. DOMJ'S KIDNEY PILLS cure all kidney ills, from common backache to daagerous diabetes. Cure urinary disorders, retention of the urine, excessive uriuary discharges and every complaint of the bladder. Doau's Kidney Pills are endorsed by people yon know. Here ia proof , 'W ww I tj OMAHA .. Mr. Alfred Will eta, fireman of the silver plating depart tuent of the Union Pacific shops, living at No. M19 Qran4 avenue, says: ' For about six months a dull aching over the region of my kidneys was much more pronounced If I toopd or did anything requiring a strain on the muscles of the back. Thinking Poan's Kidney Pills might help tne I pro cured a bos at Kuhn Co." Douglss streets, and tbey did would have advised others to ours of the treatment." " 'Tie not In mortals to command suc cess. Sempronlus; but we'll do more we'll deserve It." This ls or should be the motto of every actor, but It Is a dreary road that leads them on under the shadow of public Indifference to tbe sun-lit heights on which they hope some day to bask. In these times when so much of the stage Is devoted to the presentation of what Is Indifferently worthless. If not ab solutely harmful, when a company f ao tors undertakes to produce plays of ad mitted merit, the people should eneoung the endeavor by giving liberal support. This is the only way In which they can hope to secure what is good. So long as they pour out their money to see what they know is trash and neglect what they know Is good, so long will the stage languish. It the public wants good plays the people must attend tbe theater when good play are offered. Another point In this connection 1 worthy of consideration. However familiar one may become with the text of Shakes peare through study, something of the in definable essence of the poet's thought Is certain to be mUsed for lack of back ground against which to project one's own conception of its meaning. This back ground Is best furnished by the actor who intelligently speaks the lines. In this way alone does the written character take on life, and the- physical as well as the psychical receive the embodiment neces sary to an intelligent grasp for purppses of comparison. Tbe assistance thus af forded the student Is beyond estimation. Nor Is the student the only one who would gain in this way. Every reader has more or less acquaintance with the great poet. and to all such the presentation of a Shakespearean play ought to be looked upon In the light of a great opportunity. In no other way can a full sense of the noble language be obtained, and surely in no other way can the magnificent Imagery of the poet's thought be realized. What a pleasure It Is to listen to well known lines as they are uttered by a trained elocutionist, catching the familiar words and phrases as they are spoken "trippingly on the tongue," and gaining a newer or a fuller notion of the meaning of each quo tation we have used so patly by hearing It In Its proper relation to the whole, .Its real value being thus enforced by any pre conceived idea of Its intrinsic worth. This is not the least of the. rewards one has In listening to the player of a Shakespearean piece. The majesty of the English lan guage In Its purity is another considera tion that should draw the lovers of our noble tongue to the theater on these oc casions, ' These are only a few of the many rea sons that might be cited in support of the proposition that no performance of a Shakesperean or other classic play by a competent company should ever be missed by a genuine lover of the drama. It mat ters not how many times the piece has been given, nor by whom; its beautlea are Inexhaustible, and Its merits grow with familiarity. Even a mediocre company may give you a new light on some phrase or passage. At all events the experiment Is always worth the while. i ' Coming ETtalt, , ."The Montana vOutlaW.V . a Irrleio-drama sufficiently thrilling to please the most ex acting of lovers of that form of entertain ment, wllf be tbe attraction at tho Boyd this afternoon, tonight and Monday and Tuesday nights. "Jack the Buster" I the name of the berd of the piece, ha deriving hi name from the fact of his being a champion broncho "buster." ' The scene of the play I laid in Montana, and the tory tells of the efforts of a band of des perados to steal from an' old ranchman bis property and daughter, In love with the "buster." Tbe latter always dashes up on his broncho with his "trusty rifle" and saves the, old man. There are hangings, murders and all sorts of hair-raising epi sodes In tbe play. One of the most realis tic Is the hold-up of a stage, to which are hitched two real horses. Tim Murphy, one of the mosti popular comedians who visit Omaha, will be seen in "The Carpet Baggar" at the Boyd Wednesday and Thursday nights. Mr. Mur phy presented this play hore two years ago, ana he was given credit then' of bay ing In the character of Governor Cranes tho best rolo he has had since Maverick Brandcn in "A Texas 8tcer." Mr. Murphy occupies a Unique place in the Held of comedy. He stands out distinct and alone Ho Is quiet.' quaint and natural and has no mannerisms. ' "The Carpet Bagger" omancted from the pen of Ople Read and Frank Pixley. It tells the story of an auctioneer who, on tbe close of the -civil war, wit made governor of, Mississippi, WEAK SPOT The back is the weak spot. The many aches and pains of the back are the early ymp-, toins of kidney ills. 'Backache comes in many form; quick twinges,- sharp shooting pains, slow, exhaust ive aches. Plasters and liniments may relieve the "bad back" for a time, but if you would rid yourself of backache trouble, you must reach the cause the kidneys. Keep t. the kidneys working properly, keep them in w9.j J.. i.i...n.. jjui PROOF drag store, corner Fifteenth and me a world of good, or I never procure the remedy and take a He was an unscrupulous man, but gifted with ability to command and mould others usually to his own selfish ends. He looted the public treasury and committed many otber offenses, which brought the wrath of the people down on his head.- He finally through sympsthy for a woman, gives up all his Ill-gotten gains, and turns over a new leaf, being conscience smltteu. Mr. Murphy Is supported by Miss Dorothy Sberrad and a picked company, which In cludes J. R. Armstrong, C. T. Griffin, Louise Whitfield and Aubrey Powell. One of the most attractive offerings of the' present, theatrical season Is promise 1 at the Boyd Friday, where Mary Manner Ing begins her engagement In "The Stub borness of Oeraldine." The engagement includes Saturday matinee and night. The play, a comedy of American social life, written especially for Miss Mannerlng by Clyde Fitch, was one of the most em phatic hits of the year In the east. The story of the play Is simple. Oeraldine Is an American heiress who 1 returning from a long stay In Europe. A poor Hungarian nobleman has fallen In love with her at first sight In Buda Pesth and baa followed her on a steamer, traveling second class. A white rose which he leaves on her steamer chair leads to the Introduction that he seeks, and love on both sides begins with a song he sings to her on the prom enade deck In the moonlight. The plot turns on mistaken Identity. The count I so proud that he poses as a commoner In order to escape the suspicion of fortune bunting, but he has an elder brother who has an International reputation as a blackguard. Matters are complicated by a confusion of the two, but In the end all Is straightened out, the stubborness of Oeraldine Is Justi fied and the curtain falls on happiness. The womanly charm of Miss Mannering's portrayal of tbe high-spirited girl who clings to ber faith in the man of her choice through good and 111 report, is said to be provided with an admirable back ground by tbe efforts of a supporting com pany of exceptional excellence. Leading these Is Arthur Byron, whose work in tbe trying role of the hero with the dialect has received tbe heartiest praise on all sides. The cast includes Amy Ricard, Mrs. Thorns Whiff en, Anita Rothe, Rosa Cooke, John O. Savllle and H. Hassard-Short. For the week, commencing matinee to day, the Orpheum bill promises a well bal anced adjustment of variety, embracing much that is new to the local patron. Ono of the chief offerings will be a sketch writ ten by Will M. Cressey, entitled "The Spring of Youth," In which the two rollick ing funmakers, Foy and Clark, will ap pear. Tbe scene Is laid at a fashionable watering place, the theme la the quest of love, generosity, youth, etc., by one of tbe principles, which Is said to be treated wittily and originally. A skit called "A Strang Boy" is the new vehicle In which Howard and Bland will be seen. Mr. How ard was the first to show Orpbeumltes some good piano playing, made laughable with a garnishment of comedy, and many opined that he was even cleverer at this than Will M. Fox. Miss Bland won favor with Imitation and is a dainty little actress. Freydo brothers are acrobatic equilibrists, the latest European importation of the Orpheum company in thl line. Whitney brothers are a team of versatile musicians, being accomplished on a number of differ ent Instruments, while another turn In harmony will be contributed by Bernard Dyllyn, tbe well known character singer, who ha a number of songs specially ar ranged for him. A taost unusual feature will be t'ntban, the arxpiass wonder. . This man was born .without arms,. a,nd, ha adapted his lower extremities to work In their-atekd. Not enlyiof he perform with hi feet - what tbe ordinary person doe with the hands,, but succeeds In doing things that only the specially accom plished achieve, such as .playing the. .violin, shooting ashes from a cigar held in hts attendant's mouth and a varied lot of others. Entirely new motion pictures ' will be projected by the klnodrome. Gossip from Staajrland. Dan Sully is arranging to take his "Old Mill Stream" into New York. George H. Broadhuiat Is to dramatize th" story, Tho Garae.i or. Lilies." lit which thJ Bhuberts will etar Aubrey B.iuctcauli. - Elisabeth Kennedy, who played 'Csptala Jinks'' here this eeason. Is negotiating lor a hew play, bused on one of the popular novels, the name of which has not been an nounced.. By a cur'oui coincidence Mies Amelia Binghtm and her cumpany, who opentd the Willis Wood theater at Kansas Oty lat August, will close the teason at that house, beginning tha week of June tj. The work of plastering the new Krug tneater in umana is unoer way, ana tne further work of furnishing the Interior of Hits cosy 11 ' tic hoii'-e will soon be under taken. It will be ready' to open early Inthj fail. "The Doom of King Alcohol" Is a piny recently copyrighted at Washington by ihi Woman s Christian Tempe.auce union, wh.ch gives promise that shortly there will be something doing in a new field oi theat ricals. Hattte Russell, a sister of Ada Rchan, who has been playing In "Resurrection, ' is, according to in Dramatic Mirror, to to placed on the road no lit fall by Wagenhal at Kemper to star tn tne ttnakespeareati roles made famous by her s'.sier. It Is doubtful If MIhi Mary Mannerlng will have a new play next teison. In th first piace there la tne dlfttcul.y of finding on, and then again "The Stubbornness oi Oeraldine" has bten doing very well, with a very great part of the courtry still un touched. Mr. Hackett wills It this way. Fred Hallen and Mollle Fuller will start for San Francisco to play a short eng. inent. From there they go to Australia for a six months' tour under the managemen: of the big vaudeville man out thert one Klckards. Ta two w!P. appear in the sketches that have beqome familiar her.!. Grorge Fleming, which Is th; mm de plume of MMs Constance Fletch.r, u clever witter in London, wi.l make th drama Is i tl in of 'Lauy Itosu's Da ugh e. ' M Fletcher has bten uci esstul as a dramai s with ber version of Kipling's "I ha L ght T'nat Vailed,''' now a blg success In London ' I letro Miecagnl's prrival in Parl4 w th) signal for the uutbreuK of his pentup indig nation against America and American. It was discounted on tliia side, unci It Is to laugh at the young inai who proposes to again visit America and p.ay only Han Francisco, having b'a baggage crieckeil from inure direct u ihat "dear old Paris." The contract was bigned last woek be tween Lietler & Co. and Ned Harr.gan, whereby the latter's new play Is to l3 given an indefinite run In lh( cliy. In th) cast, beside Mr. Hurrluan, Who will, of Course, pluy the leading role, will be seen M.e Jenny Yeamans, Mrs. Annie Ye muns, Dau Collier and John O. Sparks. 'J h company, all told, will number nearly 1-jO, but there are all of the old Harrlgan play ers who will Le zeen. Hilary Bill, the well knewn dramatic critic of th New York - Prete, dleu very suddenly on April I. He had gone with a friend to the barge office to attend to a business engagement, and tank while en tering the door. Valvular disease of ihi heart 1 assigned as the cau&e. Mr. Tiell was one i the 'it known of American dramatic critic. Ills work on th tress sttracted wide attention, and during the last year or two liU circle of readers was greatly widened b-' the publication of a syndicate letter on dramatic topics wtekly. He will be much mlskt.d. Hsrry Houdlnl writes to the Dramatic Mirror from Berlin as follows: "M Mever. leldt of 'Frloco, is being waited fur by one niuuwuiy i-u m-snv mure urusi, lor ail have heard such glorious tales about the Orpheum circuit, that Mr. Mryerfeldt will have to go about In dUguise If he wants to be left alone. Every week you (ail read about the "bud contracts" In America. an1 German performers are very careiul about going there until this scare is over. Uut Mr. Mryerfeldt Is known, and If he arrive In Berlin, I'll wg? he will move out of hit hotel unless he keeps h s arrival secret." While playing In Kansas C.ty last week. Mr. Tim Murphy rii-elved the dishearten. lni; news that the new country house which he haa been a year In build n on hi.s Lmn Island place waa dtst-oyod by ft re Ktister Monday morning. The los Is estimated at nearly Slo.duu. exclusive of iiuijro.ii'i'. Mr, Murphy had last month sent down to his house a carload of fur niture, rugs, dishes and ward rots, best ei a valuibia collection of thtaincal prints programs and pbuluarapha. These had not been unpacked, but were all destroyed caretaker u In charge uf Ui Ujus. Ni envme ha been as'lgncd for th? sourei of the fire. Here Is a neat little bouquet which th Ornmatfr Mirror hand to Mnnrnrer Carl Relter: "Mnn.iger Kelter rf the Orpheum. Omaha, recently showed what a good all round manager must be in these strenuous clays, In order that his patrons may not suffer from ennui. It happened Ihnt Flor ence Wndley, who was one of the stars of the bill. ? so III that ehe could not ap- fear. Mr. Heiter went on In her place, and n addition to giving an initiation of Jini.ei Thornton told some stories that were funny and not In the 'chestnut' class". He did thU for two nights nnd a an example to toe vaudevllllans told a different set of stories each night. It Is needier to say that he made a pronounced hit." Arthur Deagon, who plays the part of thi tough boy in "Peggy troni Paris." was at one period of his rareer Hentltled with a precarious dramatic organ at Ion which was doing time in the one-nlht rtanda. On evening after a performance In a particu larly small and unproductive town Dtagon wan silting In .the otttce of a local hotel when the manager of the opera house brought around the editor of the town rupen and Introduced him to the young 1 heaplan. The editor wta reserved, ami aner the customary salutation remarked: "Voung man, 1 like you personally, but I tntnk you have a very bad show, and I'm sorry to tell you that I will have to rnast you In the next issue of my paper." "Pon't lei that worry you." rt piled Ueagon. "The whole company can walk outside of your circu stion In ten minutes." Robert Orau advertised on Sunday last that seats and boxes for the concerts to be given by Madame Pattl In New York may now be reserved by letter. He has almost completed the plans for the tour, which 11 so far arranged as follows: The diva w:ll sail on October 24, and will make her tirst appearance In New York City on Novembsr 2. She will also give a matinee on November 4. After that thee dates will be played: Pittsburg. Duquesne Uardens, November 6; Philadelphia, Academy of Music, November 10; Montreal. Arena, November 13; Brook lyn, Academy of Mutle, November 17; Bos ton, Symphony hall, November 19: Scran ton. Pa., Armory, NoveniDer 24 (sold out right); Washington, D. C, Convention hall, November 2ti- Baltimore, Armory. Novem ber 28; Buffalo, Convention hall. November 80; Toronto, Massey hall, December 3; De troit, Armory. December 7; Chicago, Audi torium. December 9, and matinee December 12. After that date Cincinnati, St, Louts, KamaCity, Mlnnenpoiis, St. Paul, Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake City will be vid ei. San Francisco will have three concerts, Loi Angeles one and Houston and Da la one each. It has not been decided whether a visit to Mexico will be made, but Madame Pattl will not appear in New Orleans or Havana. Two concerts will be given in New York in February, 1904, prior to Madame Pattl's return to her home in Wales, with somethiog between $.10u,000 and $500,000 in her pocketWok ns the result of her sixty farewell appearances. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS As the time draw near Interest In tho May Festival is Increasing more and mora and those who have said that Omaha la not a musical city are bound to be con tradicted. Many time the musical crttlo of The Bee has entered vigorous protest against brass band concerts as a musical festival with promenade, peanut selling, refreshment booth and places where the latest coon songs were sold after they had been played by the band, and when "The Bee music man," as the New York Musical Courier calls him, dared to do this, he was called a "knocker." He was assailed in al most every paper, dally and weekly. In Omaha; be was sneered at when he at tended the concerts. ' Did the Woman' club music department or the "Tuesday Morning Muslcale" people or any professional musician write one not of encouragement and support? If they did It went astray in th mail. However, The Bee stood solidly In sup port of It musical critic, and when some of tbe business men who ran the tand con cert business one year tried to show The Bee that's change of musical critics would be a good thing for Omaha, The Be thought not. This year Omaha Is being advertised all over and has- been lifted "clear up" among the cities of the United States as a city which has a population that la educated, cultured and Intelligent,' appreciative of the finer things of life. Compare these announcements: OMAHA MUSIC FESTIVAL (1900-01). At the Pavilion, Fifteenth and Capitol Avenue. BKLLSTKDT 8 BAND. Friday Tonight Ragtime ! ! ! 1 MAY MUSICAL' FESTIVAL (1908). Chicago Symphony Orchestra (50t., (Adolph Rosenbecker, Oondurtor). New York Metropolitan Orchestra (55). (J. 8. Dues. Conductor). May Festival Choir. (150 Carefully Selected Voices). LILLIAN NORDICA. Soprano. Genevieve Clark Wilson, Soprano. Sue Harrington Farbeck, Contralto. George Hamlin. Tenor. Arthur Berresford. Basso. EDOUARD DE RERZKE. Basso. W. C. K. Bocbeck, Plonlst. Comulete works to be given: Hiawatha's Wedding Feast.CoIerldge-Taylor Swan and Skylark...'. Gorlng-Thomas Stabat Mater Rossini Now I will leave It to the fair-minded ceople to determine who was the "knocker!" Was it The Bee musical critic? ' The May Festival of 1903 had Its origin In thia column, and tbe May Festival choir ha been constantly at work for eight months under the directorship of The Bee musical critic. I im reminded here of a debt of grati tude which I owe to a gentleman. The gentleman is Edward Frederick Trefx, who, I regret to say, left Omaha 'last week to reside In Blngbamton, N. Y. The reason of the debt I the masterly way in which be made tbe speech before the Ak-Sar-Ben board of governors, which practically se cured the backing of that influential body and Ak-Rar-Ben haa put Omaha ten years ahead In art and culture by the clever way in which it is managing this festival. Mr. Trefi was warmly Interested In the scheme from the very beginning, and I am sure he regret that be cannot be here to see and bear the success to which be, In no small degree, ministered. While on this aubject let me quote what I consider a real compliment to Mr. Trefz. Two or three of us choirmasters oh! I forgot I should have said, two or three of us choirmasters and "x-cholrmasters" were discussing choirs and music and otber things, one day last week, when Choirmas ter Keck, (Mr. Trefz' musical director), said: "I tell you now that E. F. Trefx had great ideas on church music; he knows what good 'church' music is and he always appreciated any effort which was made toward carrying out bla ideas." In answer to several out-of-town writers I wish to state tbat a letter addressed to H. J. Penfold Co.. Omaha, will call forth Information desired as to seats, boxes or otherwise. Subscription seats sra still on sale and will be for some days. Tbe (Ingle admissions will not bo put on for some time. Season tickets (for the entire season) admitting to everything -mentioned In con nection with the festival, are selling rap Idly at (3.50. The admissions on the nights of May ?, S and 9 will be 11.00 and probably the mat inee on the 10th, (Sunday) when Rusalnt "Stabat Mater" will be sung in Latin. Note: This is the only "matinee" at which the big May Festival rbolr will sing. Tbe other matlDees will be 75c. Seats for tbe concert on th 15th (even Irg) will cost 12, tl and 14. according to location. Nordlca, DeReaxke and th Fes tival choir will sing. In order to protect It out-of-town frlen: from ticket speculators tad to enur them good seals. Ak-Sar-Ben haa reserved every fifth row, clear across, back to tbe twenty fifth, for those who do not lit In Omaha. As this Include a great many of the choicest seats In the bouse, out-of-town patrons will confer a favor upon Ak-Sar-Ben as well as themselves by securing their seats at once. Band concerta? Yes, we will have band onncert Just the same, and perhaps the same men will manage them who man aged them before, but they will not call them the "Omaha Musical Festival." Those men managed the concert splendidly from a business standpoint. It was the nomen clature we objected to. It meant a bad standard for our young music students. Isn't there one In your family? Now when these band concerta come you and I will go to them, and enjoy them, and "whoop It up for them," because we have already had our "May Festival." As a proof of the Interest with which the singer have continued the work, I may mention that I have already been asked many time It the work would be resumed next year. That cannot be an swered now. But the musical director of the Festival choir will either Increase that next year to 200 voices, and conduct that, (If agreeable, of course, to those Inter ested), or elae he will conduct a very ex clusive musical society limited to fifty voices, for the pure study of the various styles of choral music. On Tuesday evening the friends of. Mr. Carl F. Steckelberg will have an opportun ity to express their appreciation of him and of his work in a tangible way. He will give his farewell concert at the Kountie Memorial church, and he will very shortly Ball for Europe, where he will spend sev eral years In study. He will be assisted at this concert by Mis Marie Hoover, a distinguished Lincoln planiste, and by his father, Mr. Henry Steckelberg, 'cellist. The program will open with the Grieg sonata No. II, Op. 18, the "Russian Airs" of Wlenlawskl, "Klavlerstuck," Richard Strauss, "La Campanella," "Paganinl-Llszt, and a group consisting of the Q-strlng air (Bach), "Hungarian Dances," (Brahms Joachim), "Adagio," (Frank Rles), "Seren ade," (Plerne), and "Zlgeunerwelsen," (Sarasate). The trio, by Arthur Foot, for violin, piano and 'cello, will be played by Carl Steckel berg, Miss Hoover and Henry Steckelberg. The Omaha Composers' day at the Woman's Club was a brilliant success. The composer represented were, in the order of the program: Slgmund Landsberg, Rosalia Whltraore, PatBy Hlgglns, Dr. Baetens, William Llgbton, Mra. Ralph Henry Day, Mrs. Andrews, Joseph Gahm. Those who did the interpreting of tbe works were Robert Cuscaden, Mra. Urqu hart, Mr.' McCreary, Miss Thatcher, Mrs. Edwards, Mr. Han Jessen, Mis Ballman, Mrs. C. C. Cope, Jr., Miss Anne Bishop, Mme. Baetena, Mrs. Lena Dale, Miss Marion Hall, Miss Paulson and some of the composer already mentioned. r THOMAS J. KELLY. UOSPE'S PIANO CLUBS. The Firit Three Clubs A, B and C Were Successfully Formed and Closed. Many Pianos , Taken, As the Club Prices- and Club Terms Were the Most Favorable . . Ever Offered. - u Clubs D, H and F now forming. No waiting" for "the delivery of Instrument; no co-operative scheme. You select . your piano, make tbe small payment down and small weekly or monthly payments until paid for, you have tbe instrument In your own house at all time. CLUB D. Secure a $226 to $275 piano for only $157, $168, $178 an exceedingly small payment, $5 to $6 down and $125 per week. CLL'B E. 0 Secure a find $300 to $350 piano for' $217, $227 to $248 on a aroall payment down of $10, then $1.75 to $2 per week. CLUB F. Here again you get the high grade pianos, the kind you have bought for from $376 to $425 at the club price of, $278 to $338 on very small payments. These club sales are tbe most popular a there Is no game of chance, no watting, no disappointment. The saving Is close to $100. The term are nearly halt a easy, giving you double the length of time to pay for the piano, and you get brand new, choice instrument. Every piano get a One scarf and stool. Every piano is fully warranted by manu facturers and this house. This Club Sale Includes some of the finest made and best known piano In the world. You have sixteen different makes to select from, over four styles of each make and four different woods In each style, making in all two hundred aud fifty six pianos to choose from. Now we do not put two hundred and fifty six pianos In these club sales. They In clude but one hundred pianos. Pleas re member that the first series included but one hundred piano. This second series of club sales, which repretents Club D. Club E.' Club F., covers but one hundred pianos. To avail yourself of these club prices and club terms you must hurry, so a to. get first selection. Investigate and you will be our cus tomer. Don't put this off, but come at once.. RECOLLECT we ate the sole agents for Knabe, Knnich Bach. KlmbtU, Hallet ft Davis, Hospe, Sterling. Llndtman, Whitney, Hlnxe, Krell, Royal and many other piano. Pianos tuned, repaired, moved, polished and rented. A. HOSPE CO. 1313-1515 Douglas St Omaba, Neb. No beverage gives suck satisfaction an Omaha's Favorite Beer It lias no equal for table or family use. Let us send you a case. METZBROS. BREWING CO, Telephon-j 119. Omaha. Or Jiib Neumaycr, agent rare Ktumayer Hotel, Council Bluffs, iowa. Ait Il?WEPJG Lost Two Weeks U LJ W Regular Season Thl afternoon, tonight. Monday and Tuesday nights. The sensational SSS. "A MONTANA OUTLAW" '?'c.3.oc..,c WEDNESDAY rlR. TIM sulURPEW The Carpetbagger A Political, Romantic Comedy The Product of Two Great Hind OPIE READ and FRANK S. PIXLEY Spcclr.i Scenery, 5trong Cast. Including MISS DOROTHY SHERROD Prices $1.5U, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c. Seats are now on sale. FRIDAY, SATURDAY' AND SATURDAY flATINEE t'ndor the management of Frank McKee in THE STUODOntltlESS OF GERALDINE The brilliant comedy of present-day social life by CLYDE FITCH With the original cast and production unchanged In every detail. , ' Seats on sale Tuesday. , SPECIAL Tuesday and'wed. mr. DQ A pn RICHARD UVUfciUY Pre.utin, ShatWar. S jyufjg QAESAR SEAT SALE beglning Thursday, April 25 at 9 a. ra. PRICES 60 cents to $2.60 MAIL ORDERS--Accompanied by remittance and addressed stamped envelopo NOW received will be filled on day of sale. EfflHIII Jfuv '" -m M JiHI if ""'" is MORE RESERVED OOG NOW ON SALE FOR THE May Musical May 7, 8, AND TWO MATINEES. Performances May 7 8 f Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago's Leading Quartette May Festival Choir-Chorus of iso voices. T. J. KELLY, Director. t Matinees v. Full N. Y. Metropolitan Orchestra T. S. DUSS. Director. Lillian Nordica Edward DeReszke, . Soloists. May 15 One Performance TICXETS AT H. J. PENFOLO CO.'S, 1408 FARNAM. bRRIQHTON iim 1531. Week Commencing Sunday Matinee April 19. Today 2:15 Tonight 8:15 SK,' Vaudeville Foy and Clark Presenting "The Sprint of Youth." Howard and Bland la "A Strange Boy." Freydo Bros Europe's Marrelous Equilihriettc AcrobatH. Whitney Bros Musical Entertainers. Bernard Dyllyn Character Singer. Unthan The Armless WondVr. Klnodrome New Motion Pictures. PRICKS 10'cents, 15 rents and 50 cents. Ztoputy JtaU Veterinarian, food Inspector. H. L. RAUACCIOTTI, D. V. S. C1TT vxtbrinaria:.'. Offln and lanrnjarx1athn4 Maaoa SLa, Omaha, Nb. Tclvpuuuv to. AMI "ENKTr". AND THURSDAY evenings APRIL 28-29. Jiauii j i i SEASON TICKETS 9 and IS FAREWELL CONCERT OP CARL F. STECKELBERG Assisted by Mlaa Marie Hoover, Pianist, and Henry Rlerkelher. PrlllM. Tuesday evenliiK. April 21, at Kountxe Memorial church. Tickets on aale at A. Hospe Co., Music Department. Mr. Kelly .... TEACHER OF Singing, Tone Production Interpretation DaviJRc Block. , 18th and Farnant WESTERN BOWLING ALLEYS. Everything new and up-to-date. Special attention to private parties. BENGKI.E & GIBBS. Props., Tel. L2626. 1510 Howard. OMAHA. Hriutf the ladies over a f tiT-tln-t heater. They're Bure to be delighted with the LOBBY CAFE 118 8. 17th St., lle UIdtf. Your theater jtarry will he delighted with our chef, who 1m an artist in his line. Soft Shell Crab, ppr pair Mo r reh Ixibater Halad age Festva