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THE OMAITA DAILY TIEE: SUNDAY,
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS
When th body of Marrua Brutus la tar-
rld off the Held at Tblllppl os Wednes- I
der .renin, amid tha hypocritical lamea- I
tatlooa of ona Marcus Antonlua. tha cur
tain will go down on tha moat successful
season for tha drama known In Omaha's
annala. It la cot tha purpose at thla time
ta Wa a review of the last year In the
theatrical world, but It la enough to aUt
that from every point of view the seatoa
has been most notable. ' Probably th best
result that emanates from this condition
is that all managers of companies ara
anxious to renew their bookings In Omaha,
tha support tha people har (Wen the
theater being such aa gives the city a high
standing In the list of "good show towns."
It Is too early to make any definite prom
ises for next season, but enough Is already
known to promise that It will not hold less
of merit than the one Just closing. Man
ager Burgess has preliminary contracts
with a number of the higher clasa attrac
tlona, and looks forward to visits from a
umber of tba stars thst did not get to
Omaha this season. In this list it Is known
that Mrs. Carter snJ her great "PuBarry"
production la included. During the week
It became known that another of tba post
season attractions was assured, the com
ing of Mr. and Mr. N. C. Goodwin, Jr.,
being dated for May 29 and 30. Others of
tha spring tours may ba extended to reach
Omaha, but deBnlte arrangements are Dot
yet made.
At the Crelghton-Orpheum tha season
yet has two weeks to run, closing on May
I. This house, too, has enjoyed prosperity
In a degree that la most gratifying to
tha management. So popular has vaudeville
become under the methods of the Orpheum
Circuit company no one longer doubts Its
permanency, and the circuit is to ba
strengthened by the addition of a new
theater at Denver, which will be opened In
September. Thla will be welcome news
to tha performers, who will be spared the
long unbroken Jump from San Francisco to
' Omaha or from Los Angeles to New Or
leans. Manager Relter. who has won a
large measure of local esteem by his busl-nass-lika
ways and bis faculty for mak
ing all who come to bis theater feel at
home, has no plans for his summer, save
his annual visit to his home at Ban Fran
cisco. After that he expects to return to
Omaha and busy hlmseif looking after the
Interests of the company In Omaha..
Mr. Ben Greet and bis company of play
ers who made such a very successful tour
of tha east with tba Elizabethan morality,
"Everyman," are to give al fresco per
formances of two and maybe more of the
Shakespearean plays at Columb.a univer
sity. This in itself Is no novelty, tor outdoor
performances of "The Tempest," "As Vou
Like It," "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
VTwelfth Night," and others of the list
have been frequent enough, but tha venture
serves to renew the discussion of Shakes
peare without scenery. Mr, John Corbin,
tha erudite and scholarly crUic of the New
York Times, argues ably and at soma
length for the presentation of Shakespeare
without scenery. He says among other
things:
Ona of the difficulties in tha way of re
producing the conditions of the Shake
spearean stag Is the Denlghted lgnora..c.
of It In which the hUtorUns of the drama
. have left ua. It has been their unvarying
custom tq treat the drama as pura litera
turesomething' to be lead not as an In
tegral part ot a theatric reprehension.
Yet nothing is clearer tnan that, as trot.
Brander Matthews has lately pointed out.
the very substance and form of the drama
are effected by the material aspects of the
theater for which It Is written. If tha
Attlo Drama lacks subtlety and fines a of
character di awing, Ugbt and shade, ana all
the Intimate variety of life, thu Is In ome
measure due to the fact ihat It waj wrltte.i
for a vast open-air amphitheater, In whl h
only the largest aitliude ana gtaiure werj
appreciable, in wh.ch the actors funa It
advisable to wear masks of- colossally sim
ple features and to speak througn a re
verberator concealed In the mufck, the
effect of whlcn must have been something
like that of a. modern megaphone. mBj In
evitable quality or play written f-r t.e
. Grecian theater Is singleness of idea and
statuesque simplicity ot torm.
The U.lsabethan theater, on the other
hand, tooa Its form from the Inn yard of
the time, which were of limited (lie, and
In which the actors were almost an arm's
length from their audlenoes. 8-iCh .on
tlgulty made It passible to project an la
finite variety of effects, to car. y tha audi
ence In Imagination trom g.ave to ga,
from court to country, from land to sea.
The Inevitable quality of plays wrl.tea
tor tha Ktlsabethan theater Is variety ot
character and of Incident. This Influence
of the theater on the drama extendi Into
many, perhaps most, of the details of rep
resentation. A knowledge of what teener
. and what properties were used Is- of len es
sential to an understanding of tha drama
tist's Intention, but what have the com-
. mentatnrs and historians told us of all
, ihese things? - Less than nothing. In read
ing the quartos and folios It Is posslblj to
' form a pretty clear Idea of tha main tffecti
of the representation. But almost to a ma.i
the editors ot bhakejpeare, while respect
ing scrupulously the least word of the text,
have not hesitated to Ind cut scenic si
rangements which were manliestly Impoa
slblu on the tliaabethan ataje. Archejlo
glsts of the archaeologists in matters of
language, they print the plays as It they
were written to be acted by Hir Hen.y
.Irving or KIchard Mansfield. It Is to e
hoped that the labors of the German Shake
speare sacley, to which the lovers of
Shakespeare are already so deeply .ndeb.ed.
. will arouse the wor.d of schol rs to tea
Importance of studying the Eltaaiethan
drama In Its relation to the EtUabetlua
theater.
Mr. Corbin then proceeds to speculate to
; some extent as to what sort ot scenio en
vlronment tha playara of Shakespeare's
time were aeeustomcd to. It Is admitted
without dispute that tba Inn .yards In
which the strollers were wont to give their
productions absolutely precluded tba use
ot soenery, and the auditors were required
by the very conditions to supply tbs scene
through imagination, or to do what . so
many of the moderns do. "let It go at
that." But the Globe theater, as JudgeJ
from such representations ot It as ara ex
tant, gives external avidenoe of a stags
adapted for the handling ot scenery; from
this Mr. Corbin deduces the conclusion that
some sort ot a scenic adjunct was familiar
to the players of that day. Hit conclud
ing aentsnces are:
The first step In advance Is to reconstruct
a true picture ot the Eilxabethan theater,
and of the production on It of ih- mas tr
pieces of the literature of the world. Per.
haps It is to be taken by the Germ in
Bnaaespereans, nut wny not oy the cor re
spondent whose letter ta auutedf Ta
studious mind the undertaking can only be
VI ku.ui ui UK niivrvBi,
In Eiial&nd the exDerlment of nnrutun
Ing the effect of the Klliabc'han stage hai
been well tried. Mr. ben Greet has lonf
been giving optn-alr performance!, ot
course without scenery. H has giver a
series of scenelesa per.ormances of 'Henry
V" indoors. The text 1 glvtn m l a n
the "two hours' traffic on the ia" r
which Shakespeare himself speaks and tha
effect upon the audience, se Mr. Greet an I
the members of h.s company relate, h a
proved more Immediate and more Powerful
than Is po slbly wl h scenery. No doubt
tte scene thlfter will loni rontlnue to n
terrupt Shakespeare's narrative. No doubt
the scene painter will long continue Im
pertinently to represent vt-ith bit oar a
brush the poetical Images which Shake
speare a verse nu painted in images of lire
But the tune la not fur oft when publlg
anowieage ana taaie win rrru-e to acmot
productions that dlst u-t Shakespeare's
most finely calculated t Recta for the eakj
vc trumpery trapping.
With all due raapect to Mr. Corbin as-1
the eminently artistic people who bold
with him. the bumble admirer of the mod
ern Shakeapereaa production la moved to
wonder what might ba the result ef turning
back to tha Ellsabethan era for Inspiration
tor tba scenic investiture of a Shakeaperaan
play. Would it not be as sensible to take
the language of the same day for tha teat
AND PLAYHOUSES
If we are to hare tha drama of Elisabeth
la part, why oot ta whole? Wbtla wa are
much In the dark at t. tba manner of
sceaery used by Shakespeare, we are not
left to gsess at earthing as regards the
words ha used; that Is to ssy, wa know
what the words are, although not infre
quently their meaning puxsles ns. AH
readers of Shakespeare ara not so deli
cately attuned aa Mr. Maurice Maeterlinck
professes himself to be; tha great Belgian
poet complains that the sight of a Shake
spearean character on tha stage, the part
being played by a famous English actor
(Mr. Maeterlinck does not .name him) so
completely destroyed his preconceived no.
tlen of the character that alnca he has not
been able to open the volume, but Is left to
mourn the destruction of a cherished Ideal.
Ona can only feel sorry for Mr. Maeter
linck, but It would seem .that either ona
of two courses Is open to bin; ha can
abstain from reading Shakespeare, or' ha
can remain away from the theater where
the Shakespeare play Is being presented.
Incidentally, Mr. Maeterlinck has a kindred
complaint to make concerning his . own
plays in English hsnds; the Ideal Is de
stroyed. He flnds time In tha midst of his
complaints to defend the. acting of his
wife, who is presenting "Monna Vanna,"
an unspeakable' play, with much success in
Germany, aaying that she not only realises
his conception ot tha part, but that she
Is the original; that from her he got
his Inspiration for tha play. Judged from
his published works, Mr. Maeterlinck's con
ception of a Shakespearean character were
better imagined than printed.
Conlag Events.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights Richard
Mansfield will preseat at the Boyd his mas
live and magnificent production ot Shakes
peare's glorious tragedy, "Julius Caesar.
It Is said that the tragedy has never been
given with as equal pomp and finer cir
cumstancea and that Mr. Mansfield has
never before done anything so One, either
as actor or producer ot ' plays. Neither
Richard III, Shylock, Brummel or Cyrano
have given meat for his dramatic genius to
feed upon aa has Brutua. Tba fact is all
the more startling because, until Mansfield
defined the character In his own way, It
was not supposed that the rola contained
suoh elaborate opportunities. Mansfield's
Brutus Is a patriot and a patrician whose
Imagination becomes Imbued with the
monomania for liberty. It possesses him
and converts him Into a fatalist first and
then a fanatlo, who works out tba tragic
inevitable through murder, hallucinations
and suicide. Great aa is his scene with
the conspirators In bis orchard at night. In
the senate on the occasion ot the assassina
tion, and In the hereculean oration to the
mob la the Forum, It is nevertheless in
tha quarrel scene, la tha encounter with
Caesar's ghost and In tha death of Brutua
that Mansfield rises to the apex of his
achievement.
Ot course the mobs play an Important
part, and Mansfield has provided 20 peo
ple for tba feast ot Lupercal procession,
the Forum scene and the battle scenes at
Phlllipt. The costumes for "Julius
Caesar" ara said to surpass any ever be
fore provided by this artist. There are
nine massive and sumptuous pictures ot the
Rome of the Caesars in Mansfield's revival,
and they were all designed by Sir, Alma
Tadema, R. A. The following la the' order
of 'scenes:" A -public place In Roma on
the least of the Lupercal; -tba orchard of
Marcua Brutus at nlgh; In .the bouse lot
Julius Caesar next morning;' a market
place; the Roman senate on tba occasion
of the assassination ot Julius Caesar; tha
Forum; within the tent of Marcus Brutus
In camp near Sardls; the wooded plains of
Phllllpl; the death of Marcus "Brutus. A
special train ot ten cars brings Mansfield,
bis company and bis great production,
"Julius Caesar."
The attraction tor thla afternoon, to
night and Monday night nt tba Boyd will
be Fred Raymond' "The Missouri Girl." n
comedy drama bordering on the melo
dramatic. The scenes of the play are laid
in tha state of Missouri and the Missouri
girl is the central figure about whom the
various episodes and strenuous action ot
the piece revolve. 8adle Raymond, long
known aa a favorite in comedy, melo-drama
and the repertoire, enacts the rola of tha
Missouri girl, and bar' husband, no less
known, will be seen In tba leading mala
roles. Tba scenery Is said to have been
painted from actual scenes In Missouri.
One feature of the stow, it the Ozark
quartet, a singing, organization said to
possess pleasing volcag. The company num
bers twenty people, t ".- -
Tbe bill opening for a week at the
Orpheum with a matinee this afternoon wl'l
ba. varied, no two. act .belug east In a
similar vein and for the most part in the
matter of artists-will meet tha clamor ot
tha blasa in presenting tbttee that have not
appeared bar before. Prominent among
tbes Initial bidders for favor will be Ray
mond and Caverly, - German dialect come
dians who have essayed the roles taken
by Weber and Fields In their burlesques
at their New York. theater, when tba plecre
wera sent entour. Their efforts in vaude
villa bav been rewarded with recognl tan
for headline positions throughout the coun
try and In their endeavors ta- eschew the
beaten path of their guild. It fs 'said they
are t be commended. Julia Klngsley, tha
chiming comedienne, and Nelson ' Lewis
return In another new sketch from the pen
of the latter, entitled "After tha Honey
moon." Mr. Lewis is tbe author of tba
three-act comedy "Along the Mohawk," In
which these two players stsrred. Hayes
and Healy, aa the rlngmas er and the rlreue
rider, will have a fun-making "stunt out
of tba ordinary for their ludlcrlous con
traat; one being vary tall, the other short
makes It possible for them to ba In
Imltsble in their . laugh-provoking bust
bees. Montrell's manipulation ot various
objects ranging In slzs from a pin to large
tables, evidenced bis claim to the title of
Europe's foremost Juggler. Another sen
sational act will be contributed by tha
brothers French, expert trick cyclists, who
perform a number ot hazardous and dif
ficult feats, soma of their own origin. Com
edy, alagtag and dancing constl u'es tbs
speciality of the Bailey's, which with en
tirely new motion picture projected by tha
Klnodrome, completes the program.
Tbe regular season at tbe Boyd closes
with Richard Mansfield's engagement
Wednesday ntght: - It has been,' both -from
an artlstlo and financial standpoint, tbe
most notable In the history ot tbe theater.
During the thirty-four weeks of tha season
over 100 attractions were presented. One
week stand. was played Ben Hur to most
gratifying results. While the regular eea
son will be at an end Wednesday, two
of the regular season's bookings sre yet
to be seen. May ts and 10 Mr. Nat Good
win will ba seen la "Tbe Altar of Friend
ship," and on June It and I) Amelia Blag
ham will give "The Climbers.'' Ths sum
mer season will be inaugurated with the
Ferrla slack compaay next Sunday after
noon. As last season two plays will be
give weekly, opening Sundays and Thurs
days. For the opening event Walker White
aide's "Heart and 8word" and De Mill
"The Young Wife" will be given, the" former
the first half ot the week. Mr. Ferrla wlU
arrive la Omaha about Tuesday to beg I
rehearsals. He will toand tbe greater part
of his time here. Marie Perry will he th
' company's leading tomig. In every way
the company, It it said, will be superior
I to last tuion'i company. Tbe chrctT
of plays offered will be better. Last lura-
tner's low-price will prevail.
Gossip from gtaselaad.
Amelia Bingham has commenced her sum
mer tour.
Sarah Remhardt la hr.nked for an early
appearanoa In Parts In the role of Circe. In
a new dramatisation of Homer's "Odys
sey." tuart Robson had his first automobile
ride In Omaha about a year ago, going out
for a spin with a couple of Bee men. He
Is now an enthusiast and Is building up a
reputation as a scorcher.
V-A-mmT-A ll,l.n hn la tn he tnrre.d
under Llebler A Co.'s management next
season, has named his new play "Under
Cover,'' and under this title the- play has
been copyrighted at Washington.
Frank Daniels will have a new piece next
season, having derided to lay aside "Miss
Simplicity aiter his prese
shortly. The new piece wl
sent season ends
will likely be K.
XJIaea tliimrtitar " 1
A. Harriet's latest output, "Miss Humbug.
Preparatory to her ' departure for thla
country Adellna Paul, In company with
ner nusnand, Haron t exlerstrom, ta ma Kins;
a tour of Italy. They will arrive In, New
York City In October, and the singer will
give her first concert on November 2.
A new play called "The Duchess of Dev
onshire" was brought out recently with
Adelaide Fltsallen as the star. The hero
ine Is Georgians Bpencer. who subsequently
became the duchess of Devonshire and was
the model for the famous Gainsborough por
trait, Edith Elllg Baker also scored a failure a
Mrs. Osborne's playhouse In upper New
York. She wss the sixth manaaer to try
that champion hoodoo house. Maybe the
next one will hot take the location so seri
ously and by putting on something "the
people want'r will win.
The Clara Morris benefit was not an en
thusiastic success, yet over 6 0X was real
ised. The chief point of the affair was the
failure of volunteera to appear on the stage.
Kven Pete Dally excused himself, saying
he was afraid to go out In the awful
weather for fear of injuring his voice.
Maude Adams, who was a short time ago
In London perfecting her arrangements for
her next season, the exact details of which,
however, have not yet trartplred, has gone
to Egypt and the Holy Land, where she
will stay until the middle of May, there
after returning to London prior to starting
for America,
It Is pretty well settled that the theater
in whlcn r.ira Kendall Is to open in New
York in "The Vinegar Buyer" will be the
Garrlck. After his run there Mr. Kendall
will go to the Paclllc coast, where he is
to play all summer. It la felt that before
attempting that extensive trip a bit of a
I ew xora reputation would do no harm.
It Is by no means settled, at the last de
termination, that David Warlleld will after'
all appear In a new play next season. lne
Auctioneer' has been doing sucn a Dig
business the whole ot the season now com
ing to an end, and the demand for Ita repe
tition Is so widespread, that It undoubtedly
will be Indefinitely continued. He favora
this plan himself.
In Boston at a benefit performance for the
Animal Rescue league Mrs. Flake brought
out a new one-act play which whs written
for' her by John Luther Iong. the author
of "Madame Butterfly." The piece is called
"Dolce" and In It Mrs. FUke assumes the
role Of a young Italian girl who Is raised In
the Italian colony of New York City. It la
said to be one of the best short pieces of
(he klud that Mrs. Fike has ever used and
will likely be made a part of her repertoire.
On tbe Invitation ot Mr. Luther Kountze,
ona of the Board of Governors ot the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, I went to the
'Den," formerly known as tbe Collscci,
one day last week, to' Inspect the IriLf
formatlon scene which was being unfolded
by the large staff of carpenters, electri
cians, stage builders, decorators, etc.,
which follows individually, and collectively
the guidance of that master-artist and
originator, Mr. Gus Rente.
To say that the Board of Governors, ot
Ak-Bar-Ben Is putting forth its' it ef
forts to make the May Festival a siKcenn,
musically, and acoustically, would be put
ting it very mildly. Everything thst can be
done tq make it comfortable for soloists,
chorus and orchestra is being dole, and
more, too. In fact, compared v-lth most
festival arrangements, tbe qui nt Omaha,
will be almost luxurious. AnJ why not
The May Festival Choir baa ba'in hard at
work for over eight months, ant! shoul 1 tha
members not bava everything made com
fortable for them, inasmuch as they rre not
Indiscriminately brought together, in a
short period of time, to do certain work,
but they are the representatives of the
very best that vocal music affords here
abouts, permanently organized.
The orchestras have come from a great
distance and there Is not a member who
Is not true and tried In his wor't. Won't
It be a pleasant thiug tor tbem all to look
back to this festival and say that they were
well treated In Omnna.
Ak-8ar-Ben always doog things right.
The "Den" has bean arranged In such
shape that when tbe May Festival Is over,
both artists, orchestras and soloists will
unite In saying that the acoustics wees
everything that could be desired.
Tha audience will also be gratified, be
cause the-sounding board Is so arranged
that there will not be one spot In the whole
vast area, to which the tone-volume will
not ba always accessible. In fact, speaking
trom a purely outside point ot criticism,
thara will not be one flaw or one disad
vantageous seat In the entire auditorium.
This, consider, is a triumph of acous
tical skill.
A "shell," as we call It, in professional
language, has been erected at great ex
pense, and with wonderful Ingenuity, to
throw back the sounds of both orchestra
and chorus, and everything has been fig
ured out to a mathematical nicety. Such
la the success ot the scheme that when a
local soprano tried tbe acoustics last week
every tone and every word which she ut
tered could be beard distinctly at tbe end
of tha building. Those who attended the
concerts on the grand plaza of the Trans-
misslsslppl exposition will remember the
magnificent effects ot the bandstand
erected there; the same results, multiplied
a bupdred-fold, and minus the noise, will
b experienced at the May festival.'
Tbe doors will not be open, any night,
until I o'clock, as there will be rehearsals
for a couple of -hours previous to opening,
each night. ' '
The concerts wiI be scheduled to begin
at 8: IS or 1:30, as tha directors may recom
mend. But it would be advisable for
ticket holders to be 'In place at the hour
first mentioned.
Mr. Penfold advises me that the season
tickets are going rapidly, and, inasmuch as
these tickets will soon be taken off tbe
market, I Would strongly advise musical
patrons to hurry up and secure the sesson
tickets, la order to avoid speculators, who
are sure to grssp the opportunity to corner
the remaining season seats.
Of course, single seata will be sold. But
they will be few In number, Judging trom
the demand tor the others.
The season ticket costs $3. SO, tor every
thing, Nordtca and De Reszke Included, an I
the admission for the night on which theso
two great artists slog, will be 12. S3 sad Si.
Some people have become possessed of
the idea that tbe concert of the ISth, when
Nordlca and De Reazke appear, will be the
only attraction of the series. This is not
correct.
Each ot tba concerts has been arranged
so there will be a splendid program for
every evening performance of tba festi
val, and llkewiso tbe Bundsy afternoon.
While ' It ie true that Nordica and
Edouard De Reazke will be tba climax of
the festival. It must not ba forgotten that
there will be no complete work presented
st thst concert, and It must be borne In
mind that tba nights of Thursday, May 7,
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SatuMay, May , and Sunday artrrnoon,
May in, will be very conspicuous dates, be
catse on each of Jhese dates a. complete
work will be presented by artiste ot na-
tional repute, a splendid ihorus, and a i
magnificent orchestra.
Each artist engaged for these ronccrts
Is a nationally acknowledged leader.
Let us not lorget this.
I am not st all surprised to besr that the
friends of Madame Muenteferlng have ten
dered her a benefit concert, for Madame
Muenteferlng Is one of , those sweet
souled, poetic lovers of the beautiful, who
Impress every ona witb whom they come
In contact. Hers ts a lite of work, and It V
has ha enough minor chords In Its con
struction to make it most attractive.
Madams Muenteferlng. as a teacher, baa
had the distinction of forming tbe musical
tastes and Ideals ot many of our well
known young pianists and musical people
in society. As an artist she is classic, In-
tellectual, and, to my mind, what I should
call "Handcllan." I presume .pianists will
think this ,an Incongruous term, at first,
but after consideration, it has a meaning. .
Yet with all her ability and experience,
Madame Muenteferlng shrinks from tha
public gaze and Is very sensitive. I re
marked to her the other day that she did
not have an enemy In the profession. And
aha said, with her characteristic modesty:
"Oh, do you think so? I can't believe that."
I can think of no one more entitled to a
benefit concert than Madame Muenteferlng,
and 1 earnestly hope that she will be glveu
a rousing reception at the First Congrega
tional church on May 5. The program will
be announced later.
I bava beard pianos and pianos, but of all
the wretched music boxes that ever Insulted
a local audience that of tbe Stockelberg
concert was a little the worst. With the
name of the agent In black type on vulgar
cardboard to catch the eye. It was a little
the worst violation of good taste that has
occurred recently. Had one-half the gold
used In printing the name ot the maker in
letters which could be read a block away
been represented In labor of tuning, etc.,
It would hnvo been well. I complained to
Mr. Steckelberg about It, and it seems
that but, no matter, there was no excuse.
Miss Hoover was apparently much dis
tressed by a piano stool, also, one of whose
legs wss shorter than it really ought to be.
I cannot be accused of partiality In this
matter of criticising pianos In public con
cert work, for my friends, Mr. Hospe and
Mr. William Schmoller. will remember that
other makes have been spoken of when
things went wrong.
A city of the size of Omaha should be
strictly up-to-the-moment In concert pianos.
The makers should furnish them, and they
should be taken care of by local dealers.
Mr. SImms, organist and musical director
of All Saints' church, has again placed the
Omaha music-lovers and church-goers under
obligation to him by his announcement that
this afternoon he will give a program com
posed largely of the works of Coleridge
Taylor,' that wonderful African composer,
whose career in London has been meteoric.
Mr. ColeridRe-Taylor Is yet a very young
man, and bis photograph shows blm to be
a veritable negro; In fact, he looks like a
Zulu.
But his music ah, there Is where be
catches the people. There Is a wlldness, a
daring originality, a spice, a zest to It that
is charming. It is wonderfully unique In
construction.
Mr. 8!mms has been gracious enough to
present this program of bis musto at this
particular time, because he believes it will
interest people in the "Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast" by this composer, which will form
one of the chief attractions of the May fes
tival. A very good idea of the style of the
composer will be had trom listening to the
music of this afternoon. These will be the
numbers presented: "Jubilate" in F. "Tha
Lord la My Strength," "Elegy" (organ solo),
By tne waters of Babylon," "Te Deum"
In F.
Musical brethren will be so kind as to
IRaTfcXF&'G: LAST TWO SHOWS
SKJ I -U 3 OF REGULAR SEASON.
THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
SSr.T. "The Missouri Girl"
A strong cast Including SADIE RAYMOND and FRED RAYMOND.
Prices flat. 2Sc SOc; night, 29c. 80c, 7 Sc. Don't miss the Ozsrk Quartet. - -
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
MR.
RICHARD
.sh.k.,p..-. jijuus CAESAR
Prices SOc. 75c, SI.OO. $1.50. $2.00. 52.50. '
Positively free list suspended. Curtain rlsea at 8 o'clock sharp. The man
agement requests all to be seated at that hour.
THE FERRIS STOCK COMPANY OPENS NEXT SUNDAY
SECURE
Reserved Seat Tickets
...FOR
lisica
May 7, 8, 9 and 15
AND TWO MATINEES MAY 9 AND 10
PERFOiWNGES 3.5
May 7 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
g and Chicago's Leading Quartette
9 May Festival Choir Chorus of
Two Mtinie 150 Voices. T. J. Kelly, Director
May 10-
., i- Full N Y Metropolitan Orchestra
iU ay I J T. 5. DU53, Director.
one Lillian Nordica ) SninUta
Performance Edouard DeReszke ololsIS
TICKETS AT
H. J. Penfold Co.'o, 1408 Farnam.
send rhurch notices to the city eduor of
The Bee. not the musical critic, except In
such cases as the above where a special
feature ot some kind Is to be presented,
"
The Schwarser xltber orchestra will give a
concert at the Kountie Memorial church on
I -Mnnriav ,n1ni Ms 4. Mr. A. O. Muller.
conductor. Miss Carlr.on and Miss Lehmann
will slog.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
AMIHKMKKTS.
A Woaderfol Show." Jf. Y. Herald.
OMAHA
ONE DAY ONLY
MAY 16
Saturday
THE GREAT
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SELLS BROTHERS
ENORMOUS SHOWS UNITED
1,000 People, The 100 Greatest Acts
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With an all star program of
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Including the world-famous and original
Whose
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Looping tho Loop
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The Aurora Zouaves
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EDDY FAMILY
World's Greatest Acrobats.
4 HERDS OF ELEPHANTS-4
"Starr" the Shooting Star
The 24 Champion Bareback Riders
The 7 Gaynells Cycle Whirl
MINTIVt;, INICYCLK WONDER.
AN ARMY OF FOXY CLOWNS.
During the forenoon ot exhibition day
A Grand, New, Free Street Parade
TWO PERFORMANCES UAIY AT It AND
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Years 80c.
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may be secured on the day of exhibition at
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Week Commencing Sunday
Matinee April 25
Today 2:15 TOnliht . 8:15
cifss Vaudeville
Raymond and Caverly
German Character Comedians.
Julia Nelson
Kingsley and Lewis
Predentin- "After the Honeymoon."
Hayes and Healy
The Rlnmaster and Circus der.
Montrell
Europe's Foremost Juggler.
Bros French
Expert Trick Cyclists.
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