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THE OtfATIA DAILY HEE: SUNDAY, RErTEMBEIt 20. 1903.
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Chauncey Oloott afforded the only rift In
the "popular prl-e" cloud that lowered
ver Omaha stsg.lsnd last week. Ha wm
warmly welcomed, but he didn't afford
the only relief offered from th. deadly
monqo of tha dolugs of melodrama and
cheap comedy that swept through the
local theaters. Thoa who attended tha
Krug during the tint half of tha week ware
treated to a departure In the way of a
rural play that la really worth while.
lAwrenee Russell has given us a eat of
characters and a series of picture drawn
from Ufa on tha farm In which no ex
aggeration may be detected and In which
no. fa Ice note la sounded. Each la set
forth, clear cut as a cameo, and as close
to Ufa as a mirror's reflection. Not only
does tha story deviate In a considerable
degree from tha commonplace and ac
cepted basis for a "rural" play, but Its
working out is along llnea sufficiently
novel and original to increase the Internet
felt tn the main theme. Handicapped by
th. unsttrscClv. title of "The Punkln
Hunker," the piece did not draw so well
as It deserved, for many were deterred
from attending by the apprehension, quite
natural, that they were to be regaled
with tha banality and coarse vulgarity
that passes for wit and humor In the aver
age "rural" drama. Those who did go
listened to a homely tale, but cleanly told,
without rant, without bluster. Its speeches
being easy and modest, Its situations free
and natural, and Its whole construction
excellent from both dramatic and literary
standpoints. Before leaving .Omaha Mr.
Russell announced his Intention of re
chrlstenlng the play, and It Is to be hoped
ha will succeed In giving it a more at
tractive title, for It la too good to be hidden
under such a name.
With the opening of the Orpheum today
the winter season In Omaha has fully
begun. Business has been good at both the
Boyd and tha Krug, though neither bouse
has aa yet presented any really strong at
traction. The day of the "time fillers" Is
nearly over, though, and the good things
will soon be given their Innings.
system la aa essential to aucceas In tha
how business as in any other; In the case
of a large organisation, suoh aa those which
present the musical comedies or other flrst
clssj attractions, system Is so necessary
that without It the company could not exist
aa an organization a fortnight. Some of the
featurea of the management of one of these
big traveling companlea have been touched
on, but mainly In a general way, and little
of tha detail Is known about them outside 01
the circle of those actively engaged In the
business. It may be questioned If many
of the members of one of the companies Is
In any degree familiar with tha operation of
tha machinery of which he or she Is a part,
ava where it touches them. One of the
most Interesting of the separate functions
of a large show company la that which
has to do with Its wardrobe. In the modern
production no pains or expense Is spared
to make everything look real. The time
when tha sham In material things could be
made to "go" on the stage has vanished
before the penetrating raya of the electric
and calcium lights, and under tha glare
that ia nowadaya turned onto a stage "pic
ture" tha jackdaw who undertakea to atrut
In peacock's feathers' is quickly exposed.
And tha "people down In front" have coma
to be educated to a point where they ex
pect nothing but the best of the real article,
and tha manager who succeeds must fur
nish It In his productions.. Naturally, this
naa added a large Item to tha bill of ex
penaa for equipping and maintaining a com
pany, but the competition for publio sup
port la so keen that the manager looks more
carefully to costuming of his company than
he does to any other single point. In the
' matter of caring for these costumes, which
- are so expensive and often ao fragile, much
Ingenuity and many labor-saving as well as
: cloth and fabric-saving devices have been
adopted, and the handling of these Is one
ef the principal factors In the routine of
company Ufa behind the scene.
, Principals in the cast take care of their
' own costumes; that la, they have their
dressera and other aaalatanta who ate that
. the delicate and coatly fabrics are carefully
packed and unpacked, and are given only
the tendereat treatment while not in actual
use on the stage. But the "chorus," which
Includes all that part of the company, male
and female, that Isn't assigned to Individual
dressing rooms at the theater, la frequently
more elegantly dressed In more costly ma
terlala than fall to the uses of the prlncl
pals, and Ita members have no maids or
valets on whom they can depend In the
hurry and scurry of quick changea In
crowded dressing rooms. In the wisdom of
' the modern manager, the mistress of th
wardrobe becomes both maid and valet to
theae young persons, and with what aa'
latance tney are able to furnish, manages
vary well to take care of the thousands of
dollars' worth of dresses and furnishings
that go to make up the equipment of
Baodera chorus. ,
will go wrong. To begin with, I am held
responsible by the management for the
care and condition of each garment, and
In turn. I hold each' of the choTua girls
and men for the care and condition of
the costumes they use. It Is simple
enough, and only suffers through the
carelessness of some of the Individuals,
but we have a way of making the careless
Individual settle for any damage or neglect
of the coatly articles handed out, and so
the costumes sre finally pretty well looked
after. When the company Is finally made
up and the day for dress rehearsal cornea,
each Individual la furnished with a com
plete outfit of all that will be worn by
him or her during the production. This Is
handed out In a bundle bag, and from that
time on each must look after that bag and
its contents during the time of the run.
This bag Is so made as to exactly hold the
costumes for each with the exception of
the hats and ahoes. For these separate
bags are given out. Each bag Is marked
with the name of the Individual to whom
It le Issued, and Is thus easily identified.
When the show moves each ia returned
to me, carefully folded, showing the name
on the outside. I am allowed one hour
from the time the curtain goes down on
the last act In which to get tha trunks
readv for the train. So far this seaaon I
have found forty mlnutea long enough
When we come to the next stand the girls
are notified to be at the theater at a cer
tain hour, when the bags are again handed
out, giving them ample time to prepare
for dressing for the opening chorus. Hats
and ahoes are taken care of in the same
way. If a girl becomes careless and leaves
any part of her coatume outside of her
bag she Is fined. The men are 'treated tha
same way. All the costumes have proper
hangers, so that coats, jackets, skirts, and
tho like are not allowed to get out of
shape for want of correct treatment. Very
few of the girls are careless, although
careless girl Is not made much the better
by being fined. The fines range up to a
dollar. One of the men was fined a dollar
this morning for leaving a pair of trousers
on a settee In the dressing room."
Mrs. Katharine Keels Is a modest little
black-eyed woman with a soft voice and
quiet manner that little betokena hr bust
ness methods and experience. She Is mis
tress of wardrobe for "The Prince of Pll
sen" company, arid as such haa aa much
to do, probably, as any other woman con
naoted with any show on the road. One
morning during the time when the com
pany waa In Omaha she wss found down
under the stage at the Boyd, busily plying
a sewing machine, while aha altered a pair
of jockey trousers so they would fit
new girl. Then ahe had to fix over an
"Artie" dress for anothsr girl, and finally
he had to reconstruct a "city" dress, this
time a considerable feat, for the girl that
had worn It rejoiced in a thlrty-two-lnch
bust, and the one who waa falling heir to
It measured forty-two around what la
ealled the cheat In men's slaes. For girls
come and girls go In comic opera com
panics the same aa elsewhere, and the dlf
ferent costumes are known by the names
of the scen In which they are worn.
"Watching after tha wardrobe keepa me
pretty busy," she aald, talking as she
worked, "but the system for handling the
garments Is so nesrly perfect thst It re
duces the work to a minimum. But every
- body must work together, or the system
' Mrs. Keele stopped her machine long
enough to go with a tall girl who had juat
joined the company, to see if the rebuilt
breeches would fit. On her return she took
time to show the special trunks In which
the costumes are' packed, explaining the
conveniences, and how it Is possible to
stow away the, whole lot and get every
trunk locked and strapped In forty mln
ntes. The bags the girls use are made of
tout canvas, each furnished with loops at
the mouth for hanging to the wall, and
each so made as to contain the several
costumes Intended, with their hangers.
Other features of her work were explained.
such as the constant vigilance required to
keep everything in perfect condition, the
mending and the tike. From the tlma'the
girls dress until the curtain goes down
there It a constant demand for the service
of a seamstress, for not a loose button or
strained seam or anything of that sort
Is to be trusted to hold during an act,
From time to time costumes are thoroughly
gone over to see that each Is in perfect
condition. Dresses last fairly well, for they
can be better taken care of, but the gloves
and hats and stockings and tights well.
they don't last so long. Everything bought
la of the beet; experience has proven that
It doesn't pay to buy 'cheap stuff. 'About
once In six weeks all the stockings have to
be replaced, and ribbons, and gloves and
the like not quite so often, although Mrs.
Keele cited the Instance of the long white
gauntlet gloves worn by the Heidelberg
students here. They had been bought In
Chicago but ten days before, yet an en
tirely new set was to be given out at Den
ver because the one In use had not proven
serviceable. Stockings are bought In sets,
and must be of the shades to match the
costumes, and aa all are silk, they become
quite an item in the expense bill, for the
delicate colors come high In price at least.
These are given out to the girls with the
understanding that they must be made to
last a certain length of time. If one of the
girls wears hers out too soon, she is charged
with a portion of the cost of a new pair,
usually half. Bo It Is all along the Hat,
and the rules that apply to the girls are
made for the men also. It Isn't that the
managenment la penurious, but gloves at
li.BO a pair and silk stockings at top
prices, and lace at 13.75 to 130 a yard
and ribbons from 88 cents a yard up, and
hats with feathers at milliner's prices, and
"all that sort of thing," as Artie says, are
not Intended for playthings, and if the
young persons to whom they are entrusted
for show purposes are given a practical
notion of the expense attached to the co
turning of a company, they are more apt to
aid a little in keeping down that expense
by being careful. Mr. .Savage is a most
liberal provider, never stinting any of hit
productions In costumes or accessories..
He maintains large warehouses In both
Boston and Chicago, wherein are stored
the goods that are retired for the time
from active etrvlce. He hasn't just yet
determined what to do with them, but he
Is prepared to equip a number of musical
comedy . companlea at short notice if he
fit.
nate with smiles and the sensational Inci
dents and scenes follow each other In such
rapid succession that a person has no time
to get wtary.
The Storks" glories in the possession of
bright wit, popular music, pretty scenic
displays, beautiful costumes and hand
some and youthful chorus girls. Its wit.
beauty and song Is presented In such suc
cession that the auditor at times la fas
cinated and the average theater goer wit
nesses "The Storks" many tlmea and en
joys It ss much each succeeding time as on
bis initio! visit.
"The Princess Chic" will be the attrac
tion at the Krug theater for four days,
opening this afternoon. It will be Ita first
appearance In this city at popular prices,
but the possible Inference that the cast
and production has suffered by this change
of policy should be immediately dispelled.
The production this year surpasses all pre
vious ones In the matter of cast, scenic
equipment and general pretentiousness.
The prima donna Is Vers, Mlchelena,
daughter of Fernando Michelena, who was
leading tenor for the Emma Abbott Opera
company for many years. She joined "ThS
Princess Chic" to play a minor part last
fall, but she never sang In It for the reason
that the first rehearsal the company had,
her remarkable talent, voice and hlstrlonlo
ability were Immediately demonstrated and
she was given an important part in. the cast
In a short time Manager Blocura arranged
for her to assums the title role, which she
sang in Omaha last Season, and her sue
cess was Immediate and pronounced, "The
Princess Chic" souslo Is tuneful, catching
and pretty, affording an opportunity for
some excellent ensemble numbers, aa well
aa those given to pr.nclpala. The support
Ing company is composed of many well
known people, such aa Forest Huff, Thomas
C. Leery. Beatrix Bronte, Elfreda Bussing,
George Thomas, Fred Bally and N. K.
Dalgnalt. The chorus consists of a bevy
of pretty girls, who are also excellent
singers. The production scenlcally Is en
tirely new, giving a rich, new frame to an
old picture. The engagenmet is but for
four days, with the usual matinee on Wed
nesday. "The Bcout Revenge," which will appear at
the Krug theater the last half of the week,
beginning Thursday night, is a romance
of Texaa life. The hero, Buck Hanshawe,
Is a young government scout and Olive
Benton, the heroine, is a southern girl.
They fall In love, Olive's father favora the
suit of Wilfred Castro's, a blackguard, in
reality head of abend of robbers, and In the
end Buck succeeds In landing them In state's
prison, and Castro is killed. The comedy
characters are not dragged in without rhyme
or reason, but each and every one has direct
bearing on the play Itself.
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At the Boyd this week the offerings will
Include two melodramas and one musical
comedy, occupying six nights and three
matinees.
On Sunday matinee and evening comes
'"The Village Parson;" on Monday "The
Deserted Bride" begins an engagement of
three nlghta and a matinee, and on Friday
evening "The Storks" will be here for two
nights and a matinee.
t'The Village Parson" Is a play of high
moral character and sterling worth. Much
one much pralae has been bestowed by
press and public upon the piece wherever
presented. The scenery Is new and beauti
ful, with complete settings for each act,
and the cast Is a strong one In every de
tail. "A Deserted Bride" has made an un
equivocal hit in other cltlea. It waa writ
ten by Fitzgerald Murphy, who has written
several very successful plays. The leading
role la assumed by Rosabel Morriaon, well
remembered for her clever work In "Faust"
stid "Carmen," and she Is supported by a
clever company of players. . The play is an
American comedy drama with touches of
pathos and a lot of comedy. Tears alter-
With matinee and evening performances
today the Orpheum will launch the sixth
season of high-class vaudeville in Omaha.
It offers a bill of eight acts, varied and
garnished with some novelty, for half the
performers have never played here, while
the remaining promise nw acts. The
announcement of the opening has brought
sbout an abnormally large advance sale of
tickets for the week. The play-house Itself
having been retouched and renovated, shows
the efforts of the management In added
comfort and elegance. One of the features
of the head line class depended upon to
win favor will be the Kaufman troupe of
fancy and trick bicyclists. At their last
appearance here there were six of them
and now there are seven. Their "stunt"
will Include a number of new tricks and
daring: feats. - James 3. Morton will . be
among those to come for the first time.
He will contribute a monologue and other
than to say It will be aimed at the rislbles
description Is Impossible as he differs much
from his guild, it befng said his work Is
largely of the impromptu kind and fitted to
occasion. Heeley and Meeley styled "the
most peculiar couple before the public, are
also Initial bidders here. Their "turn" con
sists of acrobatics intermixed with fun-
making. Rosle Rendle, the . European
eccentric transformation dancer, with a
pretty costume for every change of step,
will be the chief Importation. Tom Brown
will give Imitations of a variety of beasts.
birds and characteristics and give one of
those exhibitions of whistling that have
established him In vaudeville. Lavender
and Tomson, sketch artists, return with
an entirely new act. A new vocal feature
will be offered In the Golden Date Quartette
and Miss Fannie Wlnfred. Some timely
motion pictures will be shown by ths
klnodrome. As heretofore, the doors will
be opened at 1:30 for the matinees and 7:30
at evening performancea. The dates of
performances and prices remain as en
former seasons.
Klaw ft Erlanger's magnificent produe
tlon of "Ben Hur" will occupy the stage
of the Boyd theater for the entire week
of September 2S, with matinees on Wed
nesday and Saturday. Coming so close to
Its great engagement of laat season It will
no doubt be welcomed by the thousand
who were unable to secure seats on that
occasion. The advance sale commences on
Thursday morning, September 24. There
are so many scenes of abaorblng Interest
tn this great play that It Is almost lm
possible to select those which are by almoat
universal consent called the most prominent
Erom the theatrical point of view the
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AMUSEMENTS.
Gossip from Stecelaad.
Blanch Ring- mads a hit In har nsw
musical comedy, 'Ths Jersey IJly," ly
liousrt and DeKoven. Incldeutally, aha Is
said to be ths whole show: without her
1 hs Jersey Lily" becomes h withered
flower.
"Drink." a clay mads by Charles Reads
from Zola'a "lVAaaommolr," was given Its
firm performance at ths Academy of Music
In New Tork Monday evening. Charts
Warnsr. an English actor, played the lead-
Inf role and waa very warmly welcomed.
James K. Hackett opened the new
Weber Ss Fields theater In Boston on
Monday night in "John Ermine of the
Yellowstone," a drama based on the Rem
ington novel. The star and the company
are clven credit for a smooth performance.
but the play la pronounced Inferior.
Mrs. Flake's appearance at the Man
hattan theater. New York, on Monday
evening; In "Mary of Magdala" was notable
for lliu warmtn or ner reception and for
the announcement that William Winter,
the critic of the Tribune, la the author of
the book based on the Paul Heyse drama.
On Thursday night at Puluth was given
the first performance of "The Sleepy
King." the musical comedy which Ulrk
Ferns has equipped for the road this
season. Waller Jones Is the star. Ad.
vices from Duluth are to the effect that
the piece Is a auocesa. Manager Burgees
of the Boyd went up to attend the opening.
"A Olrl from Dixie" was used to open the
Garrlck theater In Chicago recently tha
le.rborn on Monday night. Mr. Hubbard
of the Tribune In writing of the piece says
the book "la by C. Hodgln. and H. B.
Smith and the music by nearly aU living
American composers, one or two living
Europeans and several dead ones.'" And
at that the piece bids fair to be a aucceas.
On Monday evening the Frohman produo
tlun of "L'lysees" was mads In New 'ork,
with Tyrone Power In the title role, de
spite the threut of Harrison Grey t'Uke
to proceed against Mr. power for breach
of contract In leaving the Mrs. Kloke com
pany. He played Judaa In "Mary of
Magdala" latt seaaon. Huie Coghlao has
the part of Penelope In "l'lysa-a." Her
matronly figure will fit thla role much
belter than that of Paula Tanquary.
About this time laat year. The Bee, after
much research and diligent collection, pub
lished for reveral consecutive Sundays,
some "Poems one ought to forget." Jt was
remarked that some of She poems were so
Interesting that they were manufactured
for the occasion. But, this season it Is the
Intention of the musical crltto of The Bee
to write short articles under the head of
this column on such things as will be of
Interest to students of music with occa
sional lapses Into the style alluded to
above, and a revival of some of the "Medi
tations" which were to be found In Th.
Sunday Bee during the last summer. Here
then. Is a beauty. The last song received
at The Bee office:
When voir hear of Teddy Roosevelt. '
It makes, you think of bear, .?.
And of a man who has the name, .
Of always (retting there:
' Forrlches he's not greedy, - " ' "!
And for no one cares a clam, , I
For It's "Teddy, are you readyT"
' And the answer Is, "1 am."
Ke Is versed in ancient history,
And is not afraid of work,
. He can mingle with "Bilk Stockings,"
Or can shovel with a "Turk,"
He never gets excited, but ls
Strenuous, firm and calm;
Then It's "Teddy, are you ready?"
And the answer la, "I am."
He has some good ideas,
Now with this we must agree,
He never swerves from duty.
Or accepts a little fee;
And he will tight If he Is right.
With any living man.
For It's "Teddy, are you readyT'
And ths answer Is. "I am."
If we keep him In the White House,
He will protect our lights;
And then when you snd I retire
On dark and gloomy nights.
And dream about some mighty trust.
Just call up Uncle Sam,
And say. "Teddy, are you readyT"
He will answer you, "I am."
Now, for a piece of really soul-stlrrlng,
patriotism-inciting, blood-curdling, hair
raising epics, what do you think of ItT
And, mind you, that stuff found a pub
lisher. Which latter fact has Induced me
to hitch my word-wagon to the winged
steed, and see what I could do In the way
of writing a song, up-to-the-moraent, and
as realistic as this. I
I thought first, what thought or person,
or circumstance Is uppermost now In the
minds of people? ' And I thought of the
yacht races, and Llpton, bat my better
nature prevailed and I did not do the act
And now I am right glad of It, because
when I think of Sir Thomas lying there
In Chicago, upon a sick bed, I know that
my conscience Is clear!
Then I thought of local affairs, and on
discussing my Idea with that sinner of
sinners In the punning kingdom, Blgmund
Landsberg, h said, "Why don't you write
about Omaha?" My reply was an Indlffer
ent remark that J could not get a suitable
title. Whereupon he said to me, he did,
"What, the matter with the 'Holey
City?' "
Yes, brethren, I know how you feel. It
Is a shame. It is awful. To think of a
leading musician, a teacher of ths divine
art, being guilty of such a crime as that!
It makes me angry to think that I did not
think of that joke myself, first.
Well, the result la here. Be patient.
Learn the words carefully and then try
It with the music. It Is for the use of
the Ak-Sar-Ben hustling committee, the
city council, the street fair barkers and
all those who wish to use It. The name
of the tune will be Bt. Asphalt, and ths
muslo by Wont B. MacAdum:
Last night I lay a-sleeping
There came a dream so fair,
I stood In distant Omaha,
Upon the pavement there.
I heard the people singing.
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Prices 10c, 2So, SOo.
Frank Oscar Newlean,
Baritone
Teacher of Tone Production and
Art of Slnzlng;.
Studio, 0?-5IO Karbach Block
The Regent Baths
205 Ramg. Bids;. Op. Orpheum Theatre
Telephone 2079
Turkish Baths for ladies. Expert at
tendants. Hair Drosbing. Manicuring;
and Massages. Annex for gentlemen.
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Seat Sals Opens Thursday, Sept. 24, at 9:00 a. n.
Prices, 50c 75c $1.00 $150 and $2. CO
Excursion Rates on all railroad lines for "Ben-Hur" patron a.
Mall orders accompanied by remittance filled In order received.
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LOOK!
LOOK!
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Bori have
orrRtiged ia feast of fun, frolic, pleas
ure and instruction for tori days
October
1 to 10
, inclusive, and have secured re
duced rates on all railroads from
points within 200 miles of
OMAHA
Carnival, every day and evening
Flower Parade, Wednesday, Oct. 7
Grand Electrical Pageant, Oct. 8
Court Ball at the Den, Oct. 9
Everybody is Coming to
AK-SAR-BEN
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omlasT Tills Season
JACQIKS
THIBAUD
Tb. Ureal French Vlollalst.
Twm nut a. mitrrv aona.
Methought ths folk exiTtsd seemed
About some grlsvous wrong.
Chorus:
Te counchmen! Ys councilman!
Fill up those holes we pray,
With axphalt or with concrete,
till up those bolus today.
And then methought ths scene was changed
New earth there seemed to be,
I saw the "Holey City,"
And 'twas a sight to see.
Green grass was growing on some streets.
On some were chunks of wood.
The people drove not on the streets.
No living mortal could.
Chorus, etc., etc
I think that that is about all of the song
that it Is safe to print today.
The teachers are now all back at work
and Omaha Is as busy musically as ever,
and Juat as badly In need of a studio build
ing snd recital hall. This project should be
talked up continually by the musics 1 people,
not with any Intention or hope of getting
the people of Omaha to buUd such a place
for art', sake, but for tb. simply cold busi
ness fact that here la a crying need for
such a place. Perhaps the beautiful new
market-house, which we read so much
about, could be moved to a better location
and used.
Seriously, there is a good investment open
there. The real estate exchange and other
association are continually talking about
good Investments here. Iset them look up
this idea snd ses whether a good, three
story building, suitable for studio, with a
hall for concerts and a small hall for In
formal receptions, would nut pay. I say It
would. ' I know It would. All oni needs to
do Is to investigate. Find out how many
teachers would ba willing to take studios.
Ascertain from aay fifteen of our best
known studlo-rentlng teachers how much
rent they have actually paid and can show
reoelpt for In the last five years, and it
would astonish you.
Miss Marie Bwanson, ths well known
harpist and pianist, has returned from Chi
cago and haa resumed teaching.
Mm. Muenteferlng has begun her sea '
son's work with encouraging prospects.
Otto Beindorff has also oined"a plHno
studio In town. He has Just returned from
a five-year course at the Royal conserva
tory at Llepilg.
Mr. Heath, who had a studio st Omsha
laat season, haa gone to. CMcag where hs
has secured a free scholarship tn ons of the
musical conservator': there.
Mr. Lee O. Krats has once more returned
to the downtown churches, having been en
gaged at the First Presbyterian eiurch as'
choirmaster for the coming year.
THOMAS J. KELLY
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South Omaha A. 0.
...CARNIVAL...
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GOOD ATTRACTIONS CLEAN SHOWS.
jolly, bright midway where there will be a jood time,
Strict, order maintained.
FINNEY .
Without an equal
Pedestal Work.
HERRLEY JENNINGS
In Th. Greatest Parallel Aji Acrobst of unexcelled
Bar Performer. Merit.
LOOP THE LOOP
A very Attractive Illusion Something
New and Interesting.
A NEW VARIETY SHOW
With a Blpct Lot of Performers A
High-Class Show.
THE OLD PLANTATION
A Review of the South Before the
War Plcaninnles, etc.
THE RAGTIME BAND
Do not Fall to see and hear thetn
They're It. t
THE GLASS WORKERS .
A Wonderful Show Will stop over on
their way re California.
C0YLES SHOWS
A Museum of LJve Curiosities Also a
Cliff-Dweller Collection.
NEW MOVING PICTURES
With an Excellent, New and Attrac
tlve Production.
THE GREAT MORTIMER
A Wonderful Aerial Performer of
Real Merit.
ONE WEEK CARNIVAL,
SEPTEMBER 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 AND 2G.
Admission, 10 Cents.
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I Thomas J. Kelly,
VOICE
TEACHER
1802 FARNAM STREET.
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ALLEYS
Everything new and up-to-date. - -gpeclal
attention to private parties.
TEL. L2C. 1S10 HOWARD STREET.
AUGUST l-OTHE D0RGLUI1,
Piano Toachorv
LESCHETIZKY METHOD.
Studio. Davidge Bl'k. 1802 Farnam
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