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TIIE OMAITA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4. 100.1.
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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS
' Iaat week was another of unbroken pros
perlty at the local playhouses, with noth
Inc. on which to base the patronage nve
the desire of the peorle to be amused. '
liy this la meant that neither of the
theaters presented an attraction In ItscK
trong enough to draw the public to their
floors. This Is said In all duo deference
to vBen-irur," which came for a return en
gagement at the Boyd, and drer within
few thousand dollars of the record-breaking
amount taken In last winter, when It
made Its Jrt appearance here. The fact
that -this attraction, supposed to be the
leader of them all, did such excellent busi
ness, and still both the other theaters
fared well, Is an argument that three
theaters are not on theater too many for
Omaha.
It may easily be doubted If playgoers as '
K rule pay any great attention to the .ele
ments that enter Into the construction of
the pleqe they are watching. They realize
that It either pleases. them or It does not, '
nd that Is as far ss most of them care to
go. Olven a play built In accordance with
the canons of the craft (and that word
"built" Is used advisedly In this Instance),
and enacted by a company of pluyers
brought together under rules but little
trior elastic than those laid down for the
making of plays, and the result Is that In
nine out of every ten Instances more or
less of success Is attained, and the object
of writer, manager and player alike Is
achieved. . The auditor has been furnished
given amount of varying emotions in
exchange for a certain sum of coin current
la the market places, and all are satisfied
for the. time being. Now and then some
play writer has in his mind the occasional
visitor to the theater who thinks, and pre
pares for him a surprise. It Is hardly neces
sary to depart from the canons of the art
to a degree that would exlte comment In
order to provide now and then a character
whose analysis will repay the trouble, and,
with that singular perversity that domi
nates humanity, this character la almost
Invariably the villain of the piece. It may
be that the hero Is essentially of such stuff
tin does not warrant the pains of close
i examination. lie Is usually simple, stralght
; torward, animated only by lofty Impulses
i and the purest of motives. In the working
;.out he Is either mnde of such neutral value
, as to 1)6 all but colorless, or he Is elevated
so. far above the level -of humanity that
, the observer despairs of ottalnlng his side
and wearily gives him up as being too
' good to be true. But the villain who Is
worthy attention Is the type of man you
meet every day, and In whom you feel a
more than passing Interest. He really gives
the life to the piece, for without him and
his machinations there could be no story.
In the villain we get the real keynote
of the human Interest In the play; not the
'heart Interest," for that Is of the emo
tions, and only too frequently is excited
by the maudlin, at which wo laugh In our
soberer moments. Put the villain who Is
worth , while . challenges . attention If not
admiration, and offers to , test his wits
against ours. He affords a pleasure that Is
purely Intellectual; never exciting nn emo
tion of any sort, but calling into requisi
tion the faculties of the mind that are
most remote from emotion, and which are
generally grouped In the one Inclusive
rord "Judgment." Much has been written
,to show why men should be good, and
'ery llttlo. 'to show why they are .good.
. We are told that "virtue Is Its own re
ward," and we eje promised a great many
things' In the way of a more substantial
recompense In another life, If we are only
good In this oi;o; the Inference being nat
ural and easy that the reward Is In direct
ratio to the degree of goodness attained
while here. On the other hand, equal
pains have been taken to point out why
men . should not be bad, and penalties
stretching from the beginning of time to
the uttermost limits of eternity are at
tached to the state of being bad. And yet
an Infinitude of pains has been taken to
Investigate and determine why men are
bad,
As a 'general proposition, the matter of
badness Is relative; what is recognised as
reprehensible or heinous by one people
being given equal recognition among the
things listed as proper by another, so that
aside from a few universally admitted
facts, the essential qualities of good or
evil depend upon environment and the
(nates and bounds are elastic rather than
fixed. This phase of the question may be
passed as .having nothing to do with the
present discussion. It Is enough to know
that we recognise 'Certain moral obliquities
and deficiencies, and list them as manifes
tation of evil.' Every, now and then some
of the authors who write for the dramatic
stage select some of the subtler and" more
sjetnples. of the Impulses that are classified
as being of evil, or tending thereto, and
endow one of their characters with these
as a motive, and set him before the public,
And Immediately a delight is furnished for
the met physicians In the audience. They
like to take up the various motives of the
marplot of the piece, to follow out his
sophistries, and to combat his arguments
with luglo.of Jthslr own, ,nnd not Infre
quently they are surprised. If not pleased,
to find bow much force of real logic the
villain has to support his position. He Is
not and cannot be popular, for he must
place himself In the opposition to the popu
lar end of the play, but he Is often right in
a part at least of his position, and not in
frequently entitled to more sympathy and
consideration than he gets. This, of course,
does not refer to the plain, unmistakable
villain of ithe melodrama, who finds his
delight In breaking all law, moral or statu
tory. Proceeding on the line that the end
Justifies the means, this villain eklms the
i. boundary between recognized good and
actual evil with a skill that challenges
A admirntlon, and while he persists in work
ing solely fox, his own ends, ha contributes
the element of evil that is essential as a
background agiinat which to projoct the
moral of the piece. To fully understand
h! In this relation It is necessary to re
verse the positions and conxlder the hero
from the bad man's standpoint. .
'Most commonly, the. villain of the play
finds the currents of his otherwise genial
and lovable nature warped by reason of
the tact that be. cannot cheerfully forego
the -object of his perfectly legitimate de
sire and rest content while contemplating
he hero In possession of that on which he
has set his heart. Generally the heroine
Is this object. In fhls Instance the villain
pays her a more genuine compliment than
does the hero; for the one Is only willing
to be good for her, risking nothing here
and Insuring for himself much ln the here
after., while the other to gain her favor
dares- net only the punlshn-.erit provided
tar such as he on etrth. but risks his
etersal welfare as well It win be argued
that be motive that leads one to the tu
fraotlon of law, moral or otherwise. Is
Inherently bad. and should not be given
even tentative support. One must always
Walt for the outcome to determine if the
uprising be a rebellion or a revolution, and
Sf tart he other venture, if we admK of
the time-debated doctrine that the end
Justifies the mesas, one must await the
4Utcone before . determining tha verdict;
for auouess is almost always a sufficient
exanee. Evading any and all of the de
vious way Into which a sophistical con-
AND PLAYHOUSES
le:nplat!on of this situation may lead. It I
must be granted that at the outset the I
villain's claim to the heroine's love (In the j
event that she Is fancy free at the be- I
ginning) Is always equal to that of the
hero's, and therefore he would be un
worthy of even the name of villain If he
tamely accepted the election of the maiden
In the matter as final and luletly cast
about to hook one of the many other fish I
with which the waters of the sea are said
to abound. As In love, so In other mat-
ters. It Is not always revenge or other
low and unworthy motive that Denas tne
course of the villain of the play Into his
mays of apparent wickedness. Meekness I
Is not an element of his makeup, and he
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that on which he has set his heart. Con-
Iderlnff this nhnse nf the nuestlon. one la I
often driven to Innuire whether the hero
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would submit to apparent discomfiture, as
he often does, were he not cognizant of the
fact that In the next act the turn of the
play would set him right? It Is not In the
nature of man to give up without making
some show of a fight for what he wants.
It will be argued that the villain Is essen
tially selfish : but Is he more so than his
opponent? Each Is seeking the same ob
ject, and If the one mistakes the path and
finds himself wandering from rather than
towara tne goal or r.is aesire, is ne noi i
a a iinfnrtiinota as hlnmiwnrthvt Thu list
of Mays furnishes many Instances that
would serve to illustrate this point.
In 'the final analysis, "good" and "evil"
are relative conditions, and aside from a
few, very few, universally admitted Items,
the determination of the condition rests
with the Individual. Convention Is a pow
erful influence In establishing the conclu
sion, but now and then some individuals
are rtrong enough to break away from con
ventionalities and set up a standard for
themselves. Usually they fall to convince
others of the Justice or correctness of their
position, and are straightway set down us
offenders. This Is exactly what happens
to the villain In the play. When he Is
not of the well established and easily
recognized type of evildoer, he Is still
lacking in force to establish the correct-1
ness of Tils attitude towards the others In
volved in the
i play and must suffer because dramatic writer, has begun the publica
I i.j JV, . tion of a newspaper, weekly, which he
lie. And. worse than all. In wll devoto to the discussion of politics.
of this failut
the moment of his sorest trial comes the I
triumph of the hero and the sympathy he
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up kiiu vanmneo in mo wave 01 rejoicing
mat goes oui 10 me winner, sometimes I manager l owie or tne Hon-Hur com
the afterthought reverts to the defeated Pny speaking of the Goodwin revival of
one; but afterthoughts are always too late
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Coming Events,
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x-ur tawnvm h. ung ana vaneu
program has been prepared at the Boyd,
It opens with Richard Carle In "The Tender.
foot," with a Sunday matinee; on Tuesday
evening Gideon's Minstrels, and organ
ization that doesn't need burnt cork to
make up for "black face," for three
performances, including Wednesday ma-
tinee; on Thursday evening "Along the
Mohawk," for one night only; and on
! ridny evening and Saturday matinee and
evening. Walker Whiteside in his new
comedy, "We Are King."
Richard Carle is responsible for the book
ar.d lyrics of "The Tenderfoot." He Is
well known here as the author of "The
Storks," and a comedian of much ability,
Mr. H. L. Hcartz, also an American, I
furnishes the music' Mr. Hearts is best
know here as the composer of "1432," "Miss 1
Simplicity," "The Showgirl," and "Jack I
and. the Beanstalk." There are twenty
numbers In the sore of "The Tenderfoot"
and every single one of them get one orl
mote encores, and five of them win six, I
seven and eight encores at every rendition,)
especially "My Alamo Love" which seems
to be even more popular than "The Tale of I
the Kangaroo." The company, numbering I
seventy-five players is one of the best evr
organized In the west, and comprises in I
addition to Richard Carle, Edmund Stanley, I
Henry Norman Charles Wayne, Thomas I
Cameson, William B. Rock, Edward Beck, I
Daniel Moyles, Grace Cameron, Bertha I
Haydn, Agnes Paul, Louise Gardiner, Ana
Conley, Lucille Adams, Hortense Mazurette
and their much heralded choral galaxy I
which Includes the famous "Dolly Girls'
and said to be as pretty as brand new
dolls.
Gideon's Minstrels, which follow 'The
Tenderfoot" coming on Tuesday evening,
are said to be a superior organization.
made up of the ablest performers, comed
ians and acrobats among the colored race,
and giving a clover and satisfying enter
tainment.
"Along the Mohawk" was seen here last
season. It has been but little changed, and
tells a pretty story of love and politics In
a small interior New York community.
Julia Kingsley snd Nelson Lewis are the
co-stars of the piece. '
Walker Whiteside's new comedy, written
for him by Lieutenant Gordon Kean of
the BrltlBh army, la of a romantic turn,
and gives this well known actor splendid
opportunity in a dual role. Mr. White-
sides is supported by an excellent com
pany, and has won a decided triumph In
his new play already.
Lincoln J. Carter's "The Two Little
Walrfa" will be seen at the Krug for the
first half of the week br;lnn!n thi.
noon. The play Is filled with dramatic
sltuatlons. Including a kidnapping and
plenty of opportunity Is afforded for
comedy surplses. pathos and passion
The play Is staged In an up-to-date manner
The first Is a garden and river scene, the
moon riBing slowly and naturally over the
hills, electrical devices producing the ef-
feet of movlno- .ilm.H. with .ioi .k..i..
colors. The mid-week matinee at the Krug ln mBny caIlt,e8- but, th machine oyer
this week will be on Tuesday. Instead of cam9 eVery d'fflcuIty ,n'mf
Wednesday,
iier uniy Bin." LJncom J. Carter's most
succcssiui production, comes in tn. Kmv
theater for the last half of the week, be
ginning Thursday night. In "Her Only
i Sin" no automobiles crash over embank-
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blown up. ths heroine fall, to be abducted.
or the hero to be Imprisoned on false
charges, and, strange to say, the comedian
refuses to do a song and dance Just be
fore the murder is committed possibly be
cause there is no murder In the play,
for a week, commencing with a matinee
today, the Orpheum presents eight acts cal-
dilated to be timely for the Ak-Sar-Ben
period. Notable among these will be Mary
Hampton and company. Miss Hampton will
f be remembered In such prominent produc-
lions aa "Lnder the Red Robe," "Sowing
the Wind and "Shenandoah." In her sup,
port will be Included Will Davis, who for
two seasons was a member of the Wood
ward Stock company and won many Omaha
friends and admirers. Her vehicle will be
a satirical eomed y sketch by Edmund Day
called "The Melo Drama." Nearly the en-
tire program comes In the class of inltlil
bidders. - Julian Rose will deliver a mono
logue arranged to create , fun. Juggling,
eqolllLrtsm, shadowgraphy and spiritual
tatio tests constitute Olivette's specialties.
He will have assisting him Mme. Cllvette.
Comedy. dance and acrobatiea are the ac-
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compllshmonts of the La Mne ameron
Trio and to exploit them they will pre-
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far la promised In Marguerite and Ilan'.py.
They accomplish the most remarkable feats
with much grace and arruracy. Marguerite
Is styled the female Samson and Is looked
upon as the strongest womnn on the atape.
George Sohindler has the reputation of be
ing a consummate artist on the harmonica.
.-hlla the vocal bidders for favor will be the
standard Quartet. Entirely new motion
pictures will be projected by the kino
drome.
Gossip of StagelanA.
Virginia Harned scored an immense hit
In "Iris" at Cincinnati. ,
Willie Collier's "I'ersonal" has proven a
frost, and Willie has a new pluy under
rehearsal.
William II. Crane begins his New Tork
engagement at the Savoy on Monday night
1 V "B;., , v., Tnrlt
Tlm , written a book called . "The
First Loves of Ferula."
"Monna Vanna" had Its first American
presentation at Milwaukee last week The
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Omaha this season
Maurice Maeterlinck's new piny, "The
Miracle of fit. Anlhonv. with Mrs. Maet
erlin. K n the le ding role, will soon ue
nrodiipprt At I4fneva.
Monday evening Mrs. Flske will lay
sslde "Marv of Mamiula." and put on
Hedda Oabler" for a short run at the
Manhattan, New York.
May Naudain. who Is with "The Bahes
In Toyland" company, now touring the
cast, has had a promotion. She is now
Jack In the Jack and Jill duo,
Sir Henry Irving will roach New Tork
about Octolier 20, and will begin his Amer
ican engagement about October ib. Warn
Blotter will be his active manager
Zeffle Tllburv. who was Nat Oooilwln's
Icainir 1 'i .i t h. vma la., In Omaha rl M
nol co to KuroDe a, announced, but will
do in tne company supporting v 101a Alien
in 1 Welfth MKllt.
Ma.xlne F-Ulott opened
In "Her Own
Way" in New York last Montlav nlicht.
The kindest notices of the critics do not
Indicate that she has made or is likely
to make a great tear In the Fitch play.
Robert E. Hell's tirolect for a sanatorium
for actors In Colorado la taking on d fi
nite ana tangiDie form, it nns Deen in
corporated at Denver, and Mr. Beil Is
secretary of the company. Actors generally
re giving tne move tneir support.
For the benefit of a number of rtenrtln
who asked during the week. The Bee is
able to state that William Farnum, who
had the role of Judah in the Ben-Hur"
cast last January, l.s npw In the cast of
a Midsummer jMgiu s Dream, support-
ln Nat Goodwin.
And now Mr. Lawrence D'Orsav. whoio
sayings and doings filled the columns of the
New York papers last spring, is being
told that he ten't such a much, and th.it
to win a success In a simple farce doesn't
entitle him to the wholo bikeshop. (juery:
Which manager is trying to get D umay
at a low price?
Leander Richardson, the well known
drama and kindred topics. It is called
ne ew om inquirer "a smart paper
.'",ml yuiBuim. us ursL numoer,
whlfh ilvt- a a, ,rt f U i. . . It. I ..... ..
nun, is a very readable one,
w?.l be the ' most n.nTprodYc.lo,!
ever sent on me roau. rtio scenery has
been built specially, so that It may be
handled, and all the effects that will daz-
zlfl the ftneet.ltnra nl thn Annnlnv nf iha
piay win oe seen on tne road this season,
ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM
Omaha tent No. 75, Knights of the Mac
cabces, met In regular review on Thursday
evening, with a large number of sir knights
In attendance. Six candidates were inltl
ated into membership and' seventeen ap
plications were read and the applicants
were elected to membership and will be
initiated with a class of over sixty on the
meeting, to be held on the 15th. Under the
good of the order Sir Knight Betts from
Pennsylvania and Sir Knight Haynes, com-
rr.ander of Acme tent of St. Louis, ad
dressed the lodge and the remarks of both
were well received and highly appreciated.
At the last meeting of the Omaha Eaglea
at their aerie, 107 South Fourteenth street,
on Thursday evening a very peasant time
was enjoyed by a large attendance. The
Hawaiian villagers, now entertaining at the
carnival, were present and refreshments
were served
Eagle night at the Midway will be
Wednesday. The Omaha, Council Bluffs
and South Omaha lodges will unite In the
celebration. The different lodges will as
sembla at Eagle hall. No. 107 South Four-
teenth street, promptly at 8 p. m. and will
march to the carnival grounds in full re.
calla.
Grant post. Grand Army of the Republic,
will meet next Tuesday evening at Its new
Quarters in Patterson block, corner Seven
teenth and Farnam. A very Interesting
meeting is promised and all members are
urged to be present.
The Woman's Relief corps, auxiliary to
Grant post, 'will meet ftt tne new ha" ,n
the Patterson block Tuesday afternoon. A,
number of Important matters are to come
I before the corps and a large attendance Is
1 requested
I A military carnival and grand ball in
the interest of the Woman s eteran Mon-
ument association win ue neia ai me tu
seura shortly after the close of the Ak-8ar-
Ben festivities. The purpose la to raise
additional funds for tne monument 10 De
erected In Forest Lawn.
A New Venture.
Because of the increased demand for the
"Horseless Carriage" the Anderson-Millard
Co.. which Is one or Omalia s largest
carriage houses, have recently added to
thelr gtock a flne 1,ne of automob"e9' con"
"""ting or tne caaiuac ivurmuum.. mo
car' tne 'ackara touring car ana me
whlte "team tourln r- 41 r- larne
Powell, the manager of the -company, made
trP through Nebraska with the Cadillac,
wh,ch ave the n1"01'"6 thorough test.
ana Mr' 'owe we, '"'
trip. He encountered mud. sand and water
lory manner, i " ...
pleted the trip across the continent, the
severest trial ever successfully met by sn
utomobile. The Autocar has made sn
enviable record. There are more Autocars
in Chicago than any other two makes of
. .... .AmhlnAH T I a nula run.
Et. c and ,U sd have
popular car of Its class,
wh1t. Tourln c wa. re-
eently brought to the notice of Omaha
people through the fact that the famous
Creeccus, whose trotting performance at
our driving park a few weeks ago eatab
llshed a new world's record, was paced by
a White Bteazn Touring car. which Is con'
ceded to be one of the fastest automobile
rain Information and states that business
roadsters made. Mr. Powell took a trip
through the' east this summer in order to
in this line Is very encouraging at present
and Omaha compares favorably with east.
ern cities.
fS.OO. Only Five Dollars.
Omaha to Bonesteel, 8. D., and back
Via the Northwestern Line.
Special Excursion leaves Omaha
Webster St. Station, Oct. 14, 3 p. m.
An exceptional chance to visit and view
I the great Rosebud reservation.
Full information at City, Offices
lttu-ltoa Farnam St.
Bryan May Abandon Trln,
LINCOLN. Oect. 1-WIUiani J. Bryan an-
nounced today that he might be cornpeiua
to abnndon his plans fur a trip to Kurone
cn ,p,unt of bualnes affairs. However,
he hopes to be able to leave for England
this mnr.th and.- In t Kt event, will ntuv
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
In the course of a
politician the other
conversation with a
night he remarked
about a certain candidate, "What has he
ever done for the community in a public
spirited way, looking toward the develop
ment upward of the community T"
And instantly, before the words were ut
tered which came In response, a thought,
tense, terse and forcible flashed Into my
mind, "Is not that the kind of person who Is
honored In Omaha?"
Which leads me to think, over and over
again, of the- many instances of people In
politics. In newspaper work. In music. In
art, in almost everything, who have tolled
their hardest for the upbuilding of Omaha
and who have received therefor In return
the worst abuse, the unklndest criticisms,
the lowest form of knlfe-ln-the-baek perse
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cution. They have been called knockers,
and kickers, and what not.
Brethren, let us reflect. The man who
uses that weapon, "He Is a knocker," Is the
vilest, veriest knocker of them all. When a
man is working for his own glory, and for
his own self, little and cheap, and he comes
within the rays of a truth searchlight, he
looks up Impertinently ln the face of the
truth-light and says, "Knocker."
Now. mind you, the truth did not go after
him. But he obtruded himself and pushed
himself Into the rays, and then he blames
the light, because his smallness was shown
up.
I read once In a while of some person who
has suddenly sprung or Jumped, as the esse
may be, Into public notice. He Is exalting
himself. He Is what a well known and dls.
tingulshed Omaha gentleman calls one of
tho "climbers."
That Is where the troublo Is the climbers.
Be it In politics, ln music or ln anything
else, there Is always the climber, and when
he climbs he makes a loud noise, and he
eares nothing for his town or his com
munity, all he wants Is to climb. And If
one comes to him and says, "You had bet
ter go around the other way, and come In
honestly at the front door," he calls you a
"knocker."
" Thank heaven, the "knockers," as they
are colled, are, as they always have been.
the moral, mental, political and musical
guardians of the time. What a knocker
was George Washington, and Lincoln, and
Gladstone, and Luther, and Wesley, and
Emerson, and Wagner, and Paul, and Isaiah
and so on back as far as you go, even to
Noah, the Father of Knockers.
Self, that Is the trouble at the base of It
alt.
What is there in it for Me?
Where do "I" come In?
Self-seeking, eelf-chnsing, how much can
I get out of this? Why I heard of a man
yesterday who accepted t5() as a managing
fee for a "benefit" concert ln Omaha a few
years ago. Self!
Then when one has made a little bank
account grow to a bigger one, representing
a few piles of gold In a bank, he must
needs be a climber, and he Joins this and
that and the other, and, he says, behold
me, I am getting on In the world. And he
never stops to think that he Is doing
absolutely nothing, absolutely nothing, ex
cept laying up some breakfast food for
moth and rust, and building safes for
thieves to crack open, break through and
steal.
We talk a great deal about our city, we
praise It, and paint it and picture It, and
build auditoriums to bring conventions to,
and we pat ourselves on the back and ay,
"We are the stuff; we are the chosen peo
ple; we are They." And when someone says
to us, "Go take a reef in your sails. Pack
ing houses, and slaughtered animals, and
gore, and smell, and grass on the streets,
and holes In the pavement, and even big
bank clearings do not make a city," then
watch the climbers! They stand up and
say to this honest one, who has his coat
off ready to work, and his arms bared ready
to dig, "Away! Away! KnoCTter." And
they, having delivered themselves of this
profound wisdom, go back to their com
fortable let-well-enough-alone condition and
languidly order another two-for-a-nlckel
cigar.
Work? For the Good of the Community?
For any Art? For any Culture? For any
Upward tendency, in the things which do
last? For any Mind development? For
Music? For These Tilings? Did you ever
see a "climber" work for any of these
things? Never, on your life.
Members of Ak-Sar-Ben, don't you re
member when the cry of "knocker" came
from all parts of the Den, in last year's
rituals, because one member dared to speak
a word of criticism of the method. Don't
you remember? Where did the cries of
"knocker" come from? Was it from the
workers? Never, indeed. It was from the
people who had come in for the first time!
Sir Knights. It was funny, wasn't it? I
never laughed so heartily ln my life as at
that very cleverly planned little act. It
was rich.- It was delicious.
But, Just a minute. Didn't it have a
lesson, too? Did it not carry with it a
direct proof of what I have Just said?
You are not knocking when you are talk
ing "for the good of the order."
Will the climbers not work? They will
say, yes, we will. Look at what we did
here and there and thus and so. Quiet, my
friend, was it "for the good of the town?"
Was It for the upbuilding of the higher
element of the community? Was it not
for the bringing ln of a few dollars for
something or someone? Was it not for
trade reasons, pure and simple? Was It
not for fun, pure and simple
What did you do for art? For culture?
For the real thing?
I may aa well give an answer here to a
question which has been asked me many
times.
Question Aren't you going to put on an
other May festival?
Answer When some of the musical peo
ple went to some of the governors of Ak-
Sar-Ben last May and asked why It was
that there were no committees out selling
the tickets, the answer which wae always
given was this: "We want to see how the
people take to this. We cannot ask the
people to do too much, and we are going
after them hard for the fall festivities."
Are you a climber?
Or are you a knocker?
Puzzle Find local illustrations of esch
class. The person finding the greatest num
ber may send the list to Tho Bee office
and find 15 (If he can. The search la
worth the result In any case.
I received a letter this week from a
friend in Chicago, who spoke very, highly
of Mr. Heath, who recently won the Chi
cago scholarship I alluded to a few weeks
ago. The nicest part of the letter Is that
in which he speaks of. the fact that Mr,
Heath attributes his success to his teacher,
Mr. ' August Mothe-Borglum. This is re
freshing. Loyalty to one's teacher la tar
rarer than it ought to be. Mr. Heath will
not lose anything by speaking good words
for his past teacher, and I congratulate
them both.
Mr. Barradell, a Chicago tenor who is
coming to the front, and who used to be
a choir boy of Mr. Stmms', O. A. 8. C. (that
means, organiBt of All Saints' church, dear
reader). Is visiting ln the city. Hs gives
a song recital ln Council Bluffs Tuesday
night.. ;
Mme. Muentefertng haa told me - that
she will make a departure la her work
fhls year and will be available for concert
accompanying. This field Is almost bare
In Omaha, and Mm'. Muonteferlng's ex
perience, deep education ard scholarly at
tainments will have full play.
Miss Joy Keck,' a very talented young
pianist, has gono to Chicago for further
study. ,
Mr. Miller, the xltherlst, has returned
from his vacation.
This letter may Interest some of those
people who were kind enough to notice
The Bee's bumble defense of the National
Anthem ln a recent article:
NO. K.C4 Q PTPEET, WASHINGTON,
D. C Sept. 28. My Iar Mr. Keif, . meuse
to accept my tlmnks for your article on
"The Star-SpanHled Banner," which some
friend clipped from The Bee and sent me.
As a grundson of the author I feel a per
sonal as well as a patriotic interest in
your toplo. V
I enclose a clipping from a recent copy
of the Post, or Star, showing that the
Navy department anil yourself are In ac
cord on this subject. Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) JOHN R. KEY.
The Navy department has Issued an or
der declaring "The Star-SpanKlert Banner"
the national anthem, and directing when
ever that composition Is played that all
officers and men shall stand at attention,
unless they are engaged in duty that will
not permit them to do so.
It is required that the same respect shall
be observed toward the national nir of any
other country when played In the presence
of official representatives of such country.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Miss Boulter, piano, McCague building.
WATER SUPPLY T0(T CHEAP
Validity nf Act Creating; Chicago
Drainage Canal is to Da
Questioned.
CHICAGO, Oct. J Chicago's city council
la preparing to attack the validity of the
act creating Chicago's 40,000,000 drainage
canal.
The finance committee of the council has
formally advised Corporation Counsel Tol
man to bring an action In tho supreme
court of the state next week. A threat
ened depletion of the city's . water fund,
with a possible deficit. Is the moving force
behind the aldermen and the act of the last
legislature, by which the suburb of Cicero
was added to the sanitary district, has
caused the trouble.
By the provisions of that act Chicago will
be required to furnish the residents of
Cicero water at 4 cents per 1,000 gallons,
while Its own citizens pay 10 cents. The
aldermen saw it would mean the expendi
ture of $350,000 to extend" the mains and
$100,000 to erect a new pumping station and
that water would be supplied at less than
cost.
Should the city comply with this act It Is
said other country towns would demand
the same concessions awarded to Cicero.
This, the aldermen say, would bo ruinous.
FATALLY STABBED ON TRAIN
Murderer First Hobs Victim and Then
Fiances Knife Into
' Abdomen.
PUEBLO, Colo., Oct. S. II. E. Williams a
young man on the way from Denver to
Kansas, was stabbed fatally last night on
the Santa Fe train before its arrival here
by a stranger, who Jumped, off when the
train was two miles from the city.
The man had beaten Williams out of
some money and when the latter tried to
compel him to give it up the man stabbed
him In the abdomen with a knife, which was
plunged to the hilt ln his body. Williams
Is in a hospital In a dying condition.
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BOYD'S To Tomorrow Night.
The Brightest "5TAR" of Them All, -
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THE
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ONE GLORIOUS, VIVID SPLASH OF
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""Tho. Cameron
lienry Norman v
Daniel Moyles
ye
Anna Conley
Chas. Wayne
. I,. AuMln
Ilortenne Masurette
Uraca Cameron
The Famous Choral Galaxy. Including; tho
Popular "DOLLY" Girls.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY npf 0.10
And Saturday Matinee ' KXJ
Mr. Walker Whiteside
Presenting Hla New Comedy Success
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Spacial Matinee Tuesday.
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A Play
to please
A Way
Yon will
A REVELATION IN STORY, PLOT,
(trr Tne Hudson River by MocmllgJit.
rr The illuminated Toy Store. ,
Th tTnrtprirround Dive.
The Little Church Around the Corner.
Handsome souvenirs presented to the la
dles at every performance.
GRKIQHTOM
TELEPHONE 1531.
Festive Ak-Sar-Ben
Week Show.
COMMT2Ci:a SIXDAY, OCT.
TOD AT, 2:15.
TONIGHT. S:15,
Modern Vaudeville
Mary Hampton and Co.
Presenting "ine meio urama,-
Julian Rose
Our Hebrew Friend.
Clivette
Equilibrist, EhadownTtirhiBt nd Necro
mancer.
Marguerite &. Hauley
Marvelous Athletes.
La Vine Cameron Trio
In "My Demented Friend."
George Schindler
Instrumentalist.
Standard Quartette
Eminent Singers 67 Good Songs.
Kinodrome
New Motion Pictures.
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An "Arizona" Set
To Music
SPARKLING AMERICAN WIT AND SONG
FIVE EMINENT PLAYERS
Fthel Johnson
Lucille Adams
Agnex l'aul
1 .1'iilne Uardner, etc,
And
matinees
Best Seats
25 Cents.
Starting HOT 0
Thursday, UUli 0
3 Nights and Saturday Hatlnee
Owing to Ak-Sar-Hen Electrical Pa
rade, curtain will not rise until :30
Thursday night. .
The Season's Most Em
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Strong Heart Interest.
Startling Dramatic Situations.
MIps Julia Gray and supporting cast of
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