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HIE OMAHA DAILY HEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 30. 1903.
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS
On tomorrow evening tne new Krug the
ater will be opened to the public with cere
monies quite In keeping with the unosten
tatious manner In which Its owneri came
to Omaha and arranged for a place of pub
lic amuBement. If Mayor Moores Is well
enough to attend and speak, he will say a
few words concerning Omnha and Omaha
theaters; Hon. John Lee Webster will re
spond on behalf of Mesers. Hudaon A
Judah, and Mr. Otis ThHyer of the company
Will apeak for the people back of the cur
tain. Thla la the formal program aa ar
ranged. On Thursday night the season be
gins at the Poyd. and early In the month
the Cretghton-Orpheum, will wheel Into
line, and the bualcat season ever known at
Omaha theater will be In full awing before
the middle of the month. Ita brilliance la
Insured from the beginning.
Once more haa the billboard Moaaomed, and
from Its broad expanse beam forth In radi
ance inexpressible In cold type the an
nouncements of attractions at the theaters.
All the horrors of colored Inks and broadax
rt so familiar for years to the public are
gain spread In riotous array before the
people who go tip and down the city, thor
oughfares, offending the eye and outraging
very sense of the artistic, for the sole pur
pose of directing the public attention to
the performance that. If It were no better
than the bills that proclaim Its coming,
were wretched Indeed. One familiar with
the theater wonders at times why the man
ager still deema It essential to success to
periodically display these elaborate night
mares of reds and yellows and greens, with
their wonderfully distorted and fearfully
executed designs, supposed to depict actual
scenes taken from the action of the plays.
Periodically la used advisedly, but in a rlty
like Omaha, where the procession at the
theater runs, for ten months of the year,
the parade of the billboard never ends dur
ing that time. It merely shifts from one of
fense against good taste, to another, and
there Is no Interruption in Its Insistency.
Now, this must not be construed Into an
attack on the billboard. It Is merely a pro
test against Its present form of Inartistic
obtrusion. A manager who would under
take to give a show with tho scenery and
accessories In vogue even a decade ago
would be hastily relegated to the Umbo of
the "tall and uncut," If indeed, be were not
precipitately retired from active circulation
nl the show world. But ha knows too much
to try this. He keeps up to the minute with
his play, his people, and his methods of
'executing every detail of his business but
the one, that of advertising. In this alone
ha has made no progress. It Is not that the
art or printing nas not advanced, for we
have on all sides the evidence of the adop
tion of Improvements necessary to keep the
art abreast the times. Therefore, the charge
Is easily substantiated that the manager Is
responsible for the archaic effects displayed
on tha billboard. Only a little while ago,
the matter of posters agitated the art
world aa nothing has done since, and for a
time we were given the privilege bf gaxlng
on tha bottle-green maiden, who lifted her
lissome length to unite a chrome-yellow sea
with a royal-purple sky, while around about
her, In' tha chaste and clrcumacrlbed man
ner of a wild grape v1d In a virgin foreat,
was traced a legend, whoa colors would
hams tha rainbow. Thla delirium tremena
atyle soon had ita useless run, and the re
turn to the good old block letters, with the
garish garnishment of simple reds and yel
Iowa and blacks and greens, dona In tha
most startling contrasts and willfully vio
lating every known law of harmony, was
Ilka the descent to tha Infernal regions.
Why, In tho name or all that la reason-
Ma atku ....'. k. . , .
w,wi wu i uiw itiHiiuavrs wuo proviae
capable companies with everything that
money can buy or human Ingenuity devise
to give artlstlo effects to their stage pro
ductions exercise a little of their taste In
preparing tha announcements that are to
. be blasoned before the publlo on the bill
board? It can be done, and If the powers
that preside over the destinies of show
printing could but be convinced that people
will spend as much time In gating at a
tastily contrived and artistically executed
poster as they do In trying to avoid the un
restricted orgy of primary colors that Is
now flaunted by daylight and aggravated
by the glare of the electric iamp at night,
they would no doubt quickly avail them
selves of the printer's skill and cease to
torture people ' between the time when
their show Is announced and the time of
Its appearance. Please, good Mr. Manager,
let us have some art on the billboard as
well as on tha sage, and If we can't
hava art,, let us at least have something
that Isn't In the nature of a publlo dis
turbance. It's a little early for tha regular season,
and tha "silly" season has waned, so the
debate again turns on the "dirt" drama
and the discussion of lingerie and the I ke
as displayed on the stage Is for the mo
ment ocoupying attention. Here Is sn edi
torial from the Kansas City Star, a Journal
of unquestioned sobriety of thought and
sedatenesa of carriage:
The flrat thine Mis. Lang-try did on her
arrival In New York the oilier day was to
gel the ear of a reporter, and through him,
and thenoe through the newspapers, to as
sure the American publlo that there srua
nothing sensational or even Immodest In
the dlxroblng scene In her new play, ' Mrs.
peering s Divorce." which she will present
In America for tha first time this season.
On first thoUCtlt It Would h nil r II...
an actress of Mra. Langtry-'a reputation and
proieasiunai methods would have been the
yrmuii to correct an Impression that a
new piny In which ahe waa Interested wna
riot entirely Innocent. It would have been
, believed, for example, that alia would have
taken ixilus to liav th rtiil.hf iif.H..ra.un
she would remove all the raiment that the
nw sun ins auaience would allow. But
lrs. Langtry haa had hr experiences with
f" "if "" uui"'. ana It la not lnipoal
Die that all nm i ir. rt I... Al'k.
is more encouragement In this theory of the
case thun In her bold assurances that ths
play haa "nothing out of the way." The
euHia particular discredit en
p' uniirx a anvanco notice of "Mra
'-ri(i; a Divorce" la that sh sterna to
placs considerable rrllance on ths fact that
iit I.UMUUI1 censor permuteu us presents
tlon.
. 'nis same London censor also passed
J J h" Degenerates." an atrocious thing
V 77" " ,,ue implies. it-
also said go ahead to "The Croaawava" In
the authorship of which Mrs. Langtry her
self had a hand, itul the American public
waa not nnarlv so (nirnui isri .hL. ..
these worka aa waa tha profealona1 censor
of Iantlon. Both plrcea were found rather
disgusting, even in New York, and did not
outlive In prosperity the period eueiuial to
gratify a certain but limited curiosity and
it la true, aa Mrs. Langtry says, that
unueraarmenis frequently make a mucr
iMi.ro proper costume man ball dreasea
Thia. presumably, meur.s that the "nla-htte.
aa it was called In "The DogeneraUa," la
more modest than decollete gowns. IXe
that as It miv, convention iltty l(ia made
"v" i-umpiaceni aooui pom rurms of
"r wnn usea in tneir proper Places
Mrs. Langtry made the real point In the
csa when she sMd that disrobing scenes
, on me mit were always sugeeative. But
they may be mad almost wholly free from
wren inia oujci un ir ine autnur anil act
reaa ilDSlre to free them from It. Zerllnaa
nave pamnjiy aisroimd In rra IMavolV
since tha first production ef Auber'a oners
in 1M0. but no one has rexarded the wor
as object lonable. much tu uniati.tmii
Indeed this scene, which Is wholly Innocent
In fact and Includes 7.er!ln a praver, one
of the prettiest numbera of the opera, bar
always leen regarded aa beautiful rather
than aiige-estive. but Mra. Langtry does
noi piay r.eruna, ana ine women she v
sonatea are not even remotely kin to the
innHeepers innocent dauahter.
And as for Mrs. Lsna-try hsraelf. no on
Is lively to hope tht she would or rould
refine a scene of this character. In the
matter of ball dreasea Mra. langtry cap
lunllv hope to ro further than she ni
alrealy done, and sgursnilsh theater-goer
anouia ful ix wlltiuul avenues of escapr
wnen ana roaa.es ner appearanc m tin
AND PLAYHOUSES
gerie. Oi course, 1:1 lii-w of past ex
periences, It may be the "Jersey Lily s''
purpose to "tone down" this scene for tha
oenetlt of American audiences.
The Bee does not abate In any degree Its
championship of a high atandard of
morality for ths theater, but in thla matter
It may be pardoned for suggesting that,
aa a mers novelty, Mra. Langtry be al
lowed to make the , strlglng departure
and display her under Instead of her outer
garments. It Is certain that the feminine
portion of her audiences will take quite as
great Interest In the dainty things that are
generally hidden heneath the skirt waist and
Jacket as they do In the envelope that con
ceals so much of what they know must exist.
Married men will be only slightly en
lightened, and the unmarried males of the
udlence may gain soma detailed Infor
mation that will be of value to them In the
future. And, Anally, to quote from what
Colonel Wilbur P. Story's paper onoe aald
of Lydla Thompson under somewhat
similar circumstances, "we can hardly see
too much of her."
Mr. "Dick" Ferris will probably become
known next season aa Mr. Richard Ferrte.
He aaya it a either a trip to Europe or
back to work with him next spring. Not
content with the theatrical ventures that
hava been so successfully carried forward
In his name, Mr. Ferris has gone In for a
much more ambitious program. In addition
to 'the regular Ferris No. 1 and No. 1 com
panies, tha Ferris Comedians and the Qrace
Hayward company, he will manage a
permanent stock company at Minneapolis
and put a musical comedy on tha road, be
sides owning a controlling Interest In
another. His musical comedy will be
headed by Walter Jones, the well known
singing comedian, and will shortly open Its
tour at Minneapolis, In "The Bleepy King,"
a piece written for Mr. Jones. For several
weeks Mr. Ferris has been husy assembling
the company at Minneapolis, directing the
rehearsals and overlooking tha work of
the scenic artists who are constructing
the stage settings for the play. Omaha will
have an opportunity of judging the merits
of tha piece early In the season. Mr. Ferris
owns half of "Checkers," the Kirk LaShelle
production that was tried out In St. Louis
last spring and then taken to New York,
where It made a hit. This piece Is booked
for the wrinter In ths larger cities of tho
east, and Is expected to "make good."
Oeorge Winters, who looked after Mr.
Ferris' Interests in Omaha during tha sum
mer. Is now in Lincoln, In charge of the
Ferris No. 1 company, rehearsing for the
season's work, which opens there on next
Monday. He says his route Is a good one,
and he looks for success. Miss Pavey is
leading lady of the company, and four
pieces, Including "Oraustark," will be
played.
Cosalagr ?.
On Thursday evening ths regular winter
season at tha Boyd theater will open with
ona of tha atrongest attractions of the
whole list of bookings "The Prince of
Pilsen," probably the best of the long list
of good things by the popular composers,
Messrs. Plxley and Luders. Thia really
delightful musical comedy made an Im
mense hit In Omaha, as it did elsewhere
last season, and Mr. Henry W. Savage.
ownei of the piece, haa determined that
tha good impression made during its first
season shall not be lost. He has accord
ingly furnished It with an entirely new
scanlo dressing, and all ths costumes, which
are many and varied, are fresh from the
costumers. But beautiful scenery and at
tractive costumes are not enough to make
the show alone, and if It were not for the
muslo and the aongs 'Tha Prince of Pilsen'
might fall fiat. But it haa the muslo, light
and airy, but tunaful snd pleasing. Of the
songs the people like there are "The Stein
Song," "Heldleberg," "The Tale of the Sea
Shell," "Ths Song of tha Cities" and others
are still well remembered here. The com
pany which has been .presenting the piece
It) Chicago, closing a long engagement there
last night, Is a splendid one and contains
among the principals a number of pecple
well known In Omaha. Arthur Donaldson
la still singing the part of the Prince of
Pllaen, Jess Dandy Is Hans Wagner, Ruth
Peebles Is Nellie Wagner, Idalene Cotton
is 8idonia, Trlxey Ftigansa ia the widow
and Nick Long la Francois. The chorua
is big and up to tha Savage standard In
appearance,, with a bunch of show girls
and a sextette to alng the city song that
is said to be, In the language of .Hans
Wagner, "the best alter." The sale of
seats la to open on Mpnday morning. Tha
engagement will be for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings and a matlnea on
Saturday.
"Sweet Clover," the opening play at the
new Krug theater, is said to be not only
meritorious In its theme and literary con
struction, but to be one of tha most splen
didly staged productions among the comedy
dramas, Tha story permits of artlstlo and
reallatlo stage settings and the manage
ment of the company has not lost any of
its opportunities In this line, it tha news
papers of tha eastern cities where tha pro.
ductlon haa been aean can be relied upon.
Aside from the soanlo equipment there la
an elaboration In costuming, one act repre
sentlng a tableaux party, in which men
na women of history are characterised
and the women of the company are given
the proper place for the display of hand
some gowns. Tha company presenting
"Sweet Clover" Is said to be composed of
moat capable people. Mr. Otis B. Thayer,
who assumes the leading role, ia a well
known actor of quaint New England char-
actera, and the leading woman. Miss Elna
Kobb, Is among the few who have come to
the front with rapidity. Although the snle
for the opening night haa boen heavy, thers
ire strtl many good seats to be had at the
box office, which is open every day from
1 In the morning until In the evening.
Tha "Sweet Clover engagement ia for the
entire week and matinees will be given
Wednesday and Baturdiy. The manage
tient of the Krug theater, with tha Idea of
making tha matinees popular with woman
and children, has made a uniform price of
centa for all seats, reservations to be
nsde without extra charge.
The inclement wen'her of the past week
has considerably reacted against tha pa
tronase of the pleasure resorts. Krug
park Is sUH high and dry and ths man
ngement is now more than ever alert ta
maintain Its h'gh standard of excellence
with their offerings of special features.
and today'a and the week's arrangements
to please the thousands of patrons will be
no exceptions to past plana Tne great
?ornet soloist. Mr. A. H. Knoll, haa been
retained aa a special attraction with
Huater's Concert band. Mr. Knoll will ap
pear afternoon and evening and render
fitting aoloa with Huatsr's band from his
large repertoire, amongat which are many
of his own works. All of the resort's per
munent novelties are iutact and will remain
to until the final closing day the latter
iort of September, and to satisfy the con
tant demanda for sensattoralUm Prof. J
Taldorf H.tll. ths aeronaut eupreme, will
-cpest at S o'clock sharp his thrilling stunt
t being shot from a cannon. Tha street
;ir company has received Its new rare
nd have Installed cam and assurances
re given of perfect service.
Gossip frosa ftagelaad.
"Captain Barralnrlon" has been selected
:s the piece In which Charles KlcUman la
to star under tha management of Webber ,
at Fields. !
Virginia Karl will begin the season In
Philadelphia In "The Mocking Bird." '
Sarah Hoyd. a dauahter of the famous
Belle Boyd, haa gone upon the stage.
Gertrude Coahlnn Is to produce a piny of
her father's calleU "The Last of the Uols-
aacs.
Charles Frohman has secured the Ameri
can rights of the Parisian success, Busi
ness la Business."
A party of Kansna City newspaper men
plan to make a trip to Omnha Monday to
attend the opening of the Krug.
Among the arrivals from 1ondon lust
week was Mrs. Langtry, who will open her
season at the Savoy theater, New lork, In
Mrs. Deerlng s Divorce.
Jessie Busley is to be seen this season Irs
a new play by Clyde Fitch, entitled "Ulad
of It." It will have a score of speaking
parts and. as a distinct novelty, a full
chorus.
"Vivlsn's Papas." a new one lust sprung
In New York, is snld to have "The Olrl
from Maxim's" beaten several city blocks.
If that Is true nothing but a fireproof the
ater will hold It.
While Virginia Hnrned will produce "The
Light that Lies In Womnn's Eyes' the play
written for her by her husband, E. H. Soth
ern, at Wsshlngton on September 21. It will
not be substituted for "Iris" until after her
tour of the west.
Kyrle Bellew has deserted his houseboat
on the Thames and sails from London
this week for America to take up re
hearsals of "The Cracksman," with which
he opens his new season In tills country at
Philadelphia next month.
Eddie Monaahan has been busy himself
lately, getting ready for the winter's cam
palRn. lie scents the ooenlna anle tomor
row with the eagerness of the warhorse, and
win ie glad to resume the sale oi standing
room, "two together, please."
Robert Edeson will begin his second star
ring venture this week In Boston, where
he Is to bring out "The Rector's Garden,"
new comedy which Is expectea to prove
worthy successor to his first successful
starring vehicle, "Soldiers of Fortune.''
Jessie Mlllward. who arrived from
Europe the other day, brought with her a
precious portfolio of costume plates from
which she will have made here the gowna
she Is to wear in C. B. Dillingham's pro
duction of the new Carton comedy, "A
Clear Slate."
Carl Better will return from San Fran
cisco on Tuesday or Wednesday of this
week and on Wednesday of next week will
be married to Miss Julia Lang, a charming
young woman who has been tne light of a
large circle of Omaha friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Belter will make Omaha their home.
David Uelasco will not let tha season s-o
by without producing a new play. It will
oe alter roew lear s that the piece win be
put on at his house. It Is now being pre
pared, and is en Id to surpass in many ways
any previous effort of this master of stage
craft. "The Truthseekers" Is its title.
Arthur Donaldson, the gallant prince In
"The Prince of Pilsen," waa born In Nor
way. He received his early training under
Ibsen and acted in nearly all of the Ibsen
dramas, but It became so hard to pro
nounce the names of the characters after a
while that he fled to this country und
went In for musical plays.
A little glimmer of satisfaction Is due the
Omaha people who go to the theater on
reacting in tne Cincinnati Knquirer a long
and Interesting article pointing out the
beauties promised by the shows for the
coming season, and finding that tho attrac
tions over which the Enquirer man gloats
moat delightfully are among those listed for
the Boyd.
No fewer than five Ladv Macbeths
threaten to walk In their sleep this sea
son. Mrs. Leslie Carter Is already at work
on her production of Shakespeare's trag
edy, Mrs. Flake Is seriously considering
one, Mary Shaw Is awaiting an opportunity,
Nance O'Neill has hers already rehearsed
and Mrs. Patrick Campbell announced It
some uma ago.
Maclyn Arbuckle. who is to play the
title role In Qeora-e Ade's pictorial comedy.
"The County Chairman," which is to be
produced by Henry W. Savage In Chicago
next week, waa a practicing lawyer in
Bowie county. Texas, once upon a time.
He transacted most of his business In
front of the Texarkana postoffloa and never
missed a barbecue.
William H. Crane's new piece will be
'The Spenders," based on the book, of
course. It a too bad that Mr. Crane can t
be given something better than a book play.
Prince of Pilsen, ' Is a brother of Eugene
Loomls who gets out the theater programs
for Omaha. While in the city last week he
visited a number or friends.
Richard Golden, the merry monarch of
"King Dodo," receives a great many letters
asking tor nis photograph, but lie received
one the other day which was rather unique
iu reacts: - see you are to play at tne
epera house here next month and I make
So bold as to ask for your photograph
collection oi all the notorious persons that
act In this cltv and It would not be com
plete without yours.".
The scecial "Everyman" company which
Charles Frohman will send on tour this
season arrived from London Saturday of
last week and was immediately sent to
Ban Francisco, where the new" Greek
theater Is to be opened with the old moral
ity play. After the engagement on the
coast the company Jumps back to Pitta
burg to begin Ita regular season, In all
making a series of remarkable Jumps Lon
don to San Francisco, then to Pittsburg
and then on tour.
Charles Frohman haa decided to hava
John Drew open two of his remodeled
New York theaters. As the New Empire
will not be ready until October, It has been
arranged to have Mr. Drew Inaugurate Mr,
Frohman s manaaement of tne Herald
Square theater, opening there on Septem
ber 15 in "Captain Dieppe. After playing
at this house for four weeks Mr. Drew
will move to the Empire and open that
theater. Mlas Margaret Dale will be Mr.
Drew's leading woman.
Wallack's theater. In New York, where
"Peggy from Purls" will open the season
September iu, has nad a tnorougn over
hauling during tha summer months. A
new lobby has Been built, the entire ground
floor reseated and recarpeted, the wide
center alale baa been tilled with aeats and
two side aisles have taken its place. Back
of the scenes the changes have been quite
as Important. New scene rooms for the
"Peggy from Paris" scenery and new dress
mg rooms roe me - reggy irom mris
people have been constructed.
Anna Held and her husband. Manager F.
Zlegfeld. Jr., have returned after spending
the summer at their home in Parts. Mile.
Held brings back to America with her the
completed manuscript of Jean Rlohpln's
new musical comeay, - Mademoiselle xv a
poleon." in which she la to be sen as t
tar the present season. Joseph Herbert
the principal comedian in the Held forces
will make the adaptation for the American
stage. Gustave Luders has Just completed
tne score. rne piece promises 10 oe ine
biggest hit the little Parlslenne has yet
introduced to tms country.
One of the real stories that Is being told
of the new combination In The rrlnce
Pilsen cast -Is too good to emanate from
the press agent. When Trlxle Frlgansa
Joined the company at Chicago to Hike the
widow part, Jess uandy, a little new mm-
self to the role of Hans Wagner, sidled
Up to her during ths first act of the Piece
and said In that beseeching tone, 'Hat you
effer been to Tclntcinnattee?" Trlxle looked
at him a moment, and. turning on the lows
regiater, responded: "Git out! I was born
there." It's easy to say who got the laugh
Manager Burgess has spent his last few
daysdolng all sort a of vlnlenceto stage tradi
tions. He haa wnlked under ludders and did
a number of thlnga that would brand rim
as a hoodoo only equal to Jinks of "Little
Puck fame. Hut there a nothing to It. for
hnrvaiu K. a Knrn a i-hiwrv smll all tha
time, the ladders and other things that have
blocked the way to nis omce being abso
lutelv necessary to the development of the
changes under way in the Boyd lobby. And
another thing he celebrated a birthday
during the week and was the recipient of
a very pretty remembrance of the same
from his wife. No matter how old he Is
he doesn't look It, and certainly doesn
feel It.
Julia Marlowe's custom of tha past sev
eral years of presenting a new play every
aeon haa made it a urontable enterprise
for managers to secure the ritchts to give
her discarded plays in territory where sn
has not appeared. Frank L. Perley wa
very successful with "when Knlghtho.l
Was In Mower last seaaon and win pu
It out again with Koselle Knott as Mar
Tudor. Wallace Munro haa secure-l from
C. B. Dl llngham "The Cavs er" an
Charlotte Tlttell will be starred In it
"Collnette " "Barbara Frletchie" and "The
Countesa Vareska. other Marlowe play
are being played constantly and Mr. I Ml
llngham has already rocelved Severn I offers
for ruture rnruts to r oois or .Nature.
tha Esmond comedy which Mlas Mario
is to present the coming sea son.
The Dramatic Mirror, the representative
Journal or the ineaier or America, and th
most widely circulated drama uc newspaper
in the won 1. will attain ine ago or twenty
five years In December, the event will be
signaled by the publication of a holida
number or exceptional uuereai ana vtuue.
it is a tact not gtnersny Known mat th
Mirror rome twenty years kii lsaued the
first Illustrated holiday number publlshe
in this country and yearly ainoe it has
published holiday numbers of striking In
terest and beauty. Tf-e twenty-fifth anul-
veraary numher or the Mirror will be ru
in contributions Irom distinguished writer
on the theater und in 1 11 u -tr Minus, will
inc.ude the work if n.anv pr-iniloent artlat
The Mirror la recognised everywhere as
dramatic newspaper of notable achieve
nienl ana lugii principle and lla suuceaa
baa 1U Oeawrved.
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Resuming the Chicago chatter of last
week, it may not be amiss to tell of a very
pleasant afternoon spent at the studio of
that great and superb artist, Mat Heln-
rich.
Mr. Helnrlch was kind enough to Invite
me there to look ovef the advance sheets
i book on singing which he will give
to the "world In a little while. The book
might well be called the "Gospel of Sing
ing," for It scintillates with gems of truth,
set In brilliant verbiage. To say that the
book will be of great value to all students
(and teachers) of singing, Is to tell tha bare
truth about It.
Max Helnrlch Is, of course, a post master
In tha art of "singing a song," and he has
been accorded the first place In his pre
sentation of the notable German "lleder."
But I must confess that I was not quite
prepared for such a colossal display of
musicianship and skill and art, as that to
which Mr.. Helnrlch treated us on that
afternoon In the handsome studio on the
lake front, when he sang the wondrous
Farewell" of Wotan to Brunnhllde, from
the "Walkuere" of Richard Wagner. My!
how the man sang! What a study! It was
worth six months hard labor, such a treat
as that.
How he depicted that music I will never
forget. And mark you, he played the ac
companiment, difficult In the extreme, and
played It so that you could hear the vari
ous instruments, as It were. Interludes
that were masterpieces, aral will you be
lieve it? without one single note Of muslo
In front of him! Ach, Gott! what a mem
ory I
It thrilled me; it Inspired me; it over-
welmed me.
Mr. Helnrlch withal, has the unaffected
grace- and lovely simplicity of the genuine
artist. And I still marvel over the lavish
generosity with which he gave to ua, that
fternoon, his very choicest treasures, and
acted as though it were a mere bagatelle.
He Is a poet, a singer, an actor, a pianist,
musician, an intellectual as well as
musical giant, and I worship at his shrine.
May ha live long to give such benedictions
to earnest pilgrims, and Incidentally, to
play thousands of games of billiards at his
favorite club.
Many times have I taken the Chicago
Musical Leader In my hands and wondered
at the genius, the ability and the general
ship of Florence French, who Is Us pro
prietor, editor and manager.
Her personality is most attractive, she
hits from the shoulder and if she Is hitting
a sham or a fraud, well funeral obsequies
are In order. Her glance ia searching and
demands a truthful response to her ques
tions.
Everybody does not lova Florence French
Just as everybody does not love those peo
ple called critics, who try to tell tha truth
and be honest.
She gets anonymous letters, Just like
other people, and she laughs at the little
farce of It all. and thinks of her thousands
of subscribers.
The column of the Musical Leader de
voted to literary reviews, criticism, chat
and comment, signed by A. Non haa al
ways attracted me Immensely and I waa
glad to maet its perpetrator, Mr. French.
Ha Is a fine specimen of physical makeup.
He Is the fortunate possessor of a keen
and catholic intellect, and socially, be la
a prince. An hour with him makes ona
forget his troubles. Here'a to our next
meeting.
Last Sunday morning I went to hear
Eleanor Fisher play tha organ, a fine
three-manual Votay. at tha First Church
of ChrlBt (Scientist), on Drexel boulevard.
The ehurch, or tample, 4a beautiful in
design and construction, the most restful,
artistic, harmonious place I have ever seen.
It seats, I should Imagine, 1,600 people. I
was pleased. Indeed, to meet there, Mr. and
Mrs. V. N. Babcock, formerly well known
In Omaha circles, and Mr. and Mrs. Millar,
also, who Inquired for many mutual friends.
Mr. Millar was one of the best known
newspaper men here.
But to return. When I heard Mrs. Fisher
play, I was irresistibly brought back to
Omaha, In thought, and I could not help
thinking of tha similarity between Eleanor
Flatter of Chicago and Anna B. Andrews
of Omaha. These two women have
grasped'' the organ Idea, and my linger
ing prejudice against women organists is
woefully emaciated.
Mrs. Flaner is an accompanist, par ex
cellence, a musician to the finger tips and
beyond them, and for years has been as
sociated with tho very beat artists of Chi
cago In studio and concert work. At pres
ent she is accompanist for Mr. Oeorge
Hamlin.
Mr. Rosenbecker asked very earnestly for
the musical interests of Omaha, and re
called the May Festival with pleasure, so
be said. He looked well and prosperous,
(is usual, and was delighted when I told
him how the musicians of Omaha valued
his excellent work with his orchestra, and
especially when ths absurd Duss came
along.
Mr. Emil Liebllng, the well known pian
ist, gave me a most cordial greeting and
said some mighty good things about Miss
Corlnne Paulson of Omaha, a pupil of his,
which I may repeat to the lady In person
some time when she feels discouraged.
I remarked to Mr.' Liebllng that I had In
tended to call on him some days before,
but I had always heard the pianos going.
In his usual facetious manner he said:
'Oh, never mind that, you know. You sea
we always keep the pianos going whether
there is a student there or not. Then, you
see, they will think we are busy."
Tha Joke will ba enjoyed by those who
know Mr. Liebllng's very busy life.
Holmes Cowper has things coming his
way for next season, and he is waxing fat
and prosperous. Mrs. Cowper, who Is a flno
organlat. Is re-engaged at the South Con
gregational church, I have never heard
ner play, but when I do I expect to have an
other name to register in the Hat of those
women who have "grasped" the organ
idea.
Sue Harrington Furbeck, contralto, sang
soma songs delightfully at the Hamlin
studio one afternoon. She had Just run over
for the day from her summer habitat, and
she was in splendid voles.
I deeply regretted missing the opportun
ity to see Genevieve Clark Wilson, who
was out of town.
To return to Omaha. Many-of ths studios
will begin active work this week. Mr. and
Mra. Joseph Oahm have returned from a
delightful western trip, during which Mr,
Guhm gave soma recitals.
Miss Ella Ethel Free writes me from Ban
Franclsqp that ahe will resume her work
on September 10.
Mr. Landaborg has returned from a pleas
ant outing In Colorado.
Mr. Kelly's studio opens tomerrow.
Miss Margaret Boulter resumes teaching
September L
Mlas Paulson also begins on September 1.
The others I hava not heard from.
Answers to Correspondents: Bloom Held.
Neb. The sddreas you reguest Is not in
my possekdlon, but I think Seattle, Wash.,
will do the bunlness If you sperlfy "Organ
ist" on ths envelope.
Questions oddresard about such matters
are answered only In this column.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Miss Boulur, iilano, McCague building.
NO PiAliH AT MISSOURI VALLEY
i 1 ' i
The Valley Park Grounds Were Never Better
ATTEND Till: Or.lAOA AND SOUTH OMAHA
IERS
'
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3.
Special Trains 7:30 a. m. South Omaha 8:00 a. m 8:30
a. m., 9:00 a. m. from Omaha.
THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE SEASON
Everybody Invite
Games, Races, Speeches, Refreshments
Spend a day under the trees Take the family.
Tickets, $1.00.
P. S. All groceries
AMl'SEMKSTI. '
Krug Theatre
'Phone GOO.
Grand Opening
Monday -Nif lit, Aug:. 31
ENTIRE WEEK
Aa Elaborate Production of the Beauti
ful Comedy-Drama
SWEET
CLOVER
With OTIS B. THAYER and
EDNA ROBB.
PRICES
15c, 25c, SOc and' 75c
Always the Same
flATlNEES,
Wed. & Sat.
All Seats
25 Cents
Box office onen from 8 a. m. to I D. en.
every lay, including Sunday,
SEASONABLE FASHIONS
4473 Shirred Waist, 12 to 40 bust
444B Shirred skirt, 22 to 30 Waist
A Fashionable Gown Shirred Waist, 44B ;
Skirt, 4445 Shirred costumes retain all
their fuvor and may be looked for In all
the pliable materials of autumn. Thla
ona Is peculiarly graceful and Is adapted
to wool and to silk, as well as to the thin
ner fabrics of summer wear. As shown
however, the material Is white eollenne,
with trimming- of cluny lace. The waist
la mads over a fitted foundation and Is
closed invisibly beneath thee dge of
the left front. When preferred It can be
cut with a narrow, square neck at the
front and a "V" back, and with elbow
sleeves, as shown In the small sketch.
The skirt consists of a plaited front gore,
which (Ives the long lines which mean
height, and the shirred portion, which is
attached to it, and the hip yoke.
The quantity of material required for the
medium size is, for walat, 4M yards 31, (
yards CT or Vi yards 44 inches wide; fur
skirt. UH yards Zl, 10 yards 27 or 74. yards
41 Inches wide.
The walat pattern. 4473, is rut in sts for
a Zl, 34. 36, 28 and 40-lnch bust measure.
Tha skirt pattern, 4416. Is cut in sizes for
a SI, 'U. i6, IS and SO-in-h waUat measure.
For ths accommodation of Tbe Bee
readers thess patterns, w hich usually retail
at from ti to 60 tents, will be furnished at
a nominal price. 10 rents, which covers all
expense. In ordT to get a pattern enrnao
10 cents, glvs number and name ft pattern.
Corrlnne Caulsn, piano studio, tin Mc-Cagua.
AID BUTCHERS' PICKIC
Including Admission to the Grounds.
and meat markets will close all day Thursday
AMUSEMENTS.
:YD'S
THURSDAY ETO Ik FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
EVENING... Sir. 5 SATURDAY MATINEE..
Henry W. Savage
ANNOUNCES
S Months in Boston!
S Months In New York!
S Months In Chicasrol
The Merriest Musical Comedy Success
o.
ri
OF
Br FRANK P1XI.KV and GL'STAV
COSMOPOLITAN CAST! CAPITAL
THIS PRE-EMINENT CAST:
JKSS DANDY,
AHTHIII DOXALDSOK,
KICK LOMG,
WALTER CLIFFORD,
HEXUY TAYLOR,
A STUNNING ARRAY
Prices, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. $1.50. MAT. 25c, 00c, 75c, I.OO.
' Hale lipitins Monday, Aognut HI, at Bos Office.
FOR 6 PERFORMANCES BEGINNING SUNDAY
MATINEE. SEP. 6TH, FLOROPO RA.
FATHER
A&KRTT
ORPHEUS
TUESDAY
EVENING
SOCIALISM
Prices 10c, 15c, 25c
Brinj: Your Wife, Mother, Sis
ter or Sweetheart. She will
Like It.
Bos omce open Toesday from
13 noon. Tickets dated June
jt llh an wood.
"THE REGENT"
Ladies' Toilet Parlor and Ladlea
BATHS
FOR LAUieS ONLY.
2 OS Kami Blar.
Oppotilt l Orpaaisi Tauter.
TURKISH BATHS
Steam. Vapor. Hot Air Klectrln Shower
Ni-ertle Spray. Bea P;ilt Rathe, only etab
lMiment wwtt of New York adiiiliilHWrliT
-The Internal Hath." flushing prucea In
vrHiKrute, for your health a sake), il ur
Prewamg. Manicuring. Ilody und t ucl..l
Masaaifp, Hair, 8-alp and CompW'iii'ii
TELKHIONE 2070 FOB APPOINTMENTS.
a M.NIcbol and Dr. D, Rhode Props.
Grand Reopening. Mr.
and Mrs. Morand's school
Tuesday. Sept. 1, 8 p. m.
Assembly, Wednesday,
Sept. 2, b p. m.
, Creighton HalL Tel. 10 41.
Sepi. i
d
Children, 50c.
AMl'SEMEJITS.
OPENING
OF SEASON
WOODWARD
& BLROESS.
Manager.
MOST HltlM.IASTI
MOST TIXEFIM
MOST roPlLAR!
LIDERS, Authors of "KING DODO."
CH0RISI OPERA ORCHESTRA!
TRIXIB FRIGANZA,
HITH PEEBLES,
ELMIRA FORREST,
IDALKE COTTO,
ADA ST. ALBANS.
OF GORGEOUS GOWNS.
OMAHA'S POLITE RESORT
u
Another Clorious Week
of the World's Greatest
CORNEVIRTUSO
A.E. KNOLL
Entire new Repertory of
5olos with
HUSTER S CONCERT BAND
SPECIAL TODAY
At 6 O'clock Sharp
J. WALDORF HALL
Eeronaut Supreme
Shot From a Cannon
LADIES OF THE 6.A.R. PICNIC SEPT. 4
South Omaha Emergency Hospital Picnic
Saturday, Sept. 5.
Special Labor Day Celebration Sept. 7,
Mr. Kelly's Studio
will ba
REOPENED '
for active work on
SEPTEMBER 1
Students will kindly register .on
AuguHt Slst.
VOICE CULTURE
