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THE OMAIIA DAILY DEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1903.
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Out of th dreary moioiony of th before-holiday
theater cff.'rl.in. the Clyd
Fitch play ht nne to Omaha for th
flnit time on Friday night llfu lt head
Ilk landmark rising from the ea. It
la a piece that would aland well among
Ita paara, and when It la compared with
the Bhnala of mediocrity w have lately
been visited with, It looms up o bin that
It proportion appear almost Titanic. It
presence win Sufficient to arouse the fash
ionables from their ante-Chrltmaa leth
argy and the three performance " were
graced by th presence of audiences that
ny player or author might feel pleased
to have. Of th Inst eeaon"a output of
the Fitch dramatic mill "The Girl With
th Green Eyes" I the sole survivor. HI
Other plse went tho easy way to the
Umbo of failure, but In thla Is the germ
of ucce. It marks n great Htep forward
In hi career a a writer. Indeed, Mr.
Fitch haa gotten away from himself al
most entirely, and appears aa a new and
different man, both In conception and ex
ecution. . In other of hi, long Hat of
play he haa occasionally ahown a glint,
an Inkling, of what mlpht be expected
Whan he "arrived," but In none doea he
approach even remolely the virility of pas
sion and dramatic value, both in unity
and potentiality, he ha reiched In this
piece.
Clyde Fitch ha long been a source of won
der. HI play have had a vogu entirely out
His play have hid a vojue entirely out
ef proportion to their merit; but entirely
within keeping of the general spirit mani
fested by the American people towrrl tho
theater during recent years. He has fur
nished the charlotte russe, the creim pufT.
th soda water of the fee Ft. so to rprak.
' His few attempt at being serious hay
been failures, almost dismal In their way,
mainly' because he ha found It difficult
to approach his theme seriously. When
dealing (n persiflage he la at homc.-Mk''
th blase reporter of th story, he coull
go to a funeral and make fun of th?
corpse,, He ha very nearly done so In
two of hi play. In "The Moth and th
Flam," when he certainly r.ltslr.ed a pitch
of ueh 'degree that peop'.e wondered at
It, but held It for a slnple act only, he
blend lite and death si Intimately that the
auditor doesn't know whether to laugh or
cry, .and usually doe neither, being un
able to more ' than gasp at the daring
thought and the skill with which It is
treated. In "The Climber" he again
parade ihe "death In tho fam lyN situa
tion, but tn,s ,lm leave- no room for
doubt a to h'a Intention. It I traited
a a mere Incident to a h-ige Joke, that
being hi conception of society, or rather
that phase of social existence generally
denominated a "oclety." It Is satlrs, not
particularly deep, In which the funereal
trapping take the pine of the customary
whlt wall of th operating room, while
Mr. Fitch make t. few shallow Inrlslom
In the cuticle of' the pat'ent, disturbing
none but the capillary circulation. - He
doesn't exactly rr."!e fn of tho er-
but he ha th corpse hanging around ths
edge while he make fun of the living.
These are two excellent examplo of the
Fitch style, and in neither of them doe
tie enow any evidence of stability . of
thought or deslru for depth. The first act
ef "The Moth and the Flame" 1 fol
lowed by. three other which fall so far
behind the mark of the first that one il
tnost doubt that It 1 th work" of the
am man. "The Climber" Is superficial
from first to last
aid. but little will do. It exemplifies
what ha been accepted a axiomatic from
the beginning. Th grn-yed monter
till mock th meat h feed on, and
"trlfl light aa air" stilt "are to the Jealous
mind confirmation trong a proof of holy
writ." Jealousy la in lUelf a confession of
weaknes. It I a practical admission that
the claim on th object Is weak or uncer
tain. In "Jinny" Austin we hav a woman
who I weak In other regards, and who
lack tht all-consuming faith true 'love
entries with It. She love, but doubt her
ability to hold the object of hr love. Jack
Austin 1 simply a normal man, with only
good Impute, and unable to reconcile per
fect love with th continual doubt lmp.lid
by his wife' perltent outburst of Jeal
ousy. -His position' 1 unpleasant, for he
cannot explain, and his wife doe not trust
him. Hla patience under her persistent at
tacks I normal, too, for he ha warned
her that there l an end and begs her to
stop before sh reaches It. Bhe persists in
her course, going even beyoid the limit,
and when she finds out what he ha done
It I too late to undo It, In the natural
order of things. It I conceivable that
Jack's love for Jinny I of such character
that It can withstand the terrible trial to
which It Is put, and that he can come back
the nt morr.lng In time to save her from
self-Inflicted asphyxiation, but It is hardly
probable. At best, one cannot help think
ing that th cracks in the mended vessel
wherein their' love wa enshrined will al
ways be visible and that their way through
Ufa will always be shadowed by thought
of what Is and what might hav been. The
lerron of "The Olrl With the Green Eyes
ends with the third act. Th fourth act
should not have been written.
In Nathan Male" Ml". Fitch sought an
other field of dramatic effort and the sin
gle experiment Indicates that hi forte doe
not 11 In that direction. Hi "Barbara
FreUchl' i no more worthy. His one
western piece, "Th Cowboy and the Lady,"
while excellent as an example of careful
dramatta construction! la so plainly con
ceived On Broadway lines that It too must
be listed among the failures. He has
proven a master In depicting certain types,
drawing apparently from life and with a
skill that challencea both attention and ad-
ComUi Events. '
Tm Wnlter Jones Comic Opera company,
presenting th very latest In musical com
edy, 'The Sleepy King," wilt be seen at I
th Boyd for vn performance. tart
Ing thl afternoon. The usual matinee
will be given Wednesday. Populnr Kick
Ferrl Is on of the promoters and backer
of the production. "The Sleepy King" I
tho Joint wcrk.of George V. Hobart, who
1 also the author of "Bally In Our Alley,"
and G. E. Conterno, the celebrated band
leador. Th mulo of th piece Is said
to b remarkably sweet, melodious and
catchy. Scenlcally It might be termed
gorgeous. In the matter of costuming It
Is said to be most elaborate. The book
of th piece Is aald to be very humorous
and the bet thing Mr. Hobart ever did.
That unctlou comedian, Walter Jones,
heads the cast of eighty people. The part
1-of the sleepy King Oso wa written es
pecially for him and It Is said to fit his
unique personality to a dot. Mr. Jones
selected hi upporting company and he
made no mistake In his seleotlons, as
the following names will show: Ed Red
wy, George K. Hnry.'Dvld Abraham
George Flslte, Jam 8tvn Frank Far
ring ton, Taylor Cronln, Harry C. Baylor,
Catherine 1,1 n gar d, acrobat i Nellie O'Nell,
Harriet Packard, Elllah Harris, Katheryn
I'eart Had way, AUy Stewart. Catherine
Llngard la the prima donna of the com
pany and she Is said to possess a splendid
voice. The plot of the piece Is on about
the same order of the majority of th
"King" opera. It 1 In two- acts. The
first shows th gardens of th palace at
Ruralanla, the second th land of Arcadia
(Id the forest' of the fir worshipper.
V. H. Crane, In hi new comedy drama,
"Th Bpendars." will be the Christmas at
traction at th Boyd.. His engagement
opens at th special matinee to be given
Christmas day and Includes the regular
matinee Saturday and' the night perform
ance. - Mr. Crane, Is said to have In Peter
Bines, the mining magnate, a part which
fits htm if anything better than David
Karutn. The play opens at the "Ope Girl'
mine, owned by Bines, with Mr. Bines ad
vising his grandson to stay In Montana
and do things of a practical kind. Thl
grai.daon ha had an experience In a visit
to New York, before tho play opens, He
has saved a young woman in an accident
portrayal of th leading role of "Aria,"
but that Mis Kathnin Wlllard possesses J
this ability la firmly believed by the leading
dramatic critic of th country. Th sup
porting company number twenty-five peo
ple, and I headed by Edwin Caldwell, the
well known actor; as Baron Ronald. Among
the others In her support are W. H. Pen
dergaat, J. R. Furlong, Carter Weaver,
Byron Allerton,, Misses Maude Durand,
Ruth.Oadsby, Alice Holiday, Florence
Ruthven and others. The same complete
and elaborate scenic production has been
provided. This is the first time this at
traction haa ever played at the Krug's
popular prices.
The eight features, beginning the week
with a matinee today, at th Orpheum.
being the attraction for matinee and even
ing performances Christmas, are calculated
to constitute a lively and merry ahow In
keeping with the happy holiday mo?d. A
new headllnor will top the bill. The Bte.ln
Erctto troupe of acrobats, three men and
a women, Is making Its first round of th
circuit. They present a number of equll
Ibristlo feats of their own and much of
their work Is distinguished from that seen
horn hy the tricks accomplished on and by
their hands. J. C Nugent and his com
pany will present the only sketch on the
program, a little comedy entitled. "The
Absent-Minded Beggar." That unique and
comical looking Individual, Irving Jones,
styled "th man who rttes and sings his
own songs," will bo a contributor to the
funmaklng and the music. Ringing will be
the specialty of MeCue and Cahlll,
both of whom have carefully cultivate
voices, while the monologue feature will
be furnished by a woman, "the talkative"
Mlrs Norton, who may be recalled -as th
sctress who advised the women how to get
rid of freckle and husbands. Trask and
Rogers, in I'lfick fare guise, dispense
comedy, Bong and dance. Among the Initial
bidder with an effort to Ingratiate thein
selven will be Lark Ins and Patterson, re
fined colored entertainers. The klnodrorne
I pictures will be entirely new. Including one
of the Sixty-ninth reclment of New Tork.
Gossip (rem Stssreland.
EMffiheth Kennedy, who presented "Can-
tsln Jinks' In Oinha last B"non. Is get
ting much prnlse for her t"rformsneo of
PoiHnd In "A Tou Like It" through the
south.
Our New Minister." which played a
short engwrement In Omaha, last- season.
and wa voted a success here, has caught
on In New York, and la making a great
tear mere.
Charles Kent be given up hi part of
ucm
In any biography, no matter how unpreten
tious. Ferris, one- of the , Handel writers,
tells us that Handel, senior, looked upon
muslo a an occupation with very croaa
turned eye. Hear him on th matter:
"Determined that hi young;, son should
becom a doctor. Ilk himself, and leave the
divine art to Italian fiddlers and French
buffoons, he did not allow him to go to a
publics school even for fear he should learn
the gamuts"
Of Handel personality thr has been
much written, and It la all interesting.
Many stories of him are told that are quit
authentic Nqt the least Interesting I
that of the occasion upon which be en
tered a coffee house, or restaurant, and
ordered a dinner for three. The attendant
after waiting for quite a while wa walk
ing up nd down rather nervously, when
Handel, who had been busily engaged In
meditation, suddenly awoke to the fact
that the meal wa an unconsclousably long
time In making Its appearance and de
manded of the attendant a reason for th
delay. When he was Informed that the
meal was ready, but that the other two
guests had not arrived, Mr. Handel as
tonished the already puzzled walt?r still
more by sternly advising him that be him
self was the company and that the trlplo
dinner should be servid forthwith,, as he
was hungry and had ordered the three por
tions for himself.
Still, he was not a selfish gourmand, a
thl might lead one to oellve.
He I painted and described as bating
the face of a noble nature, a finely shaped
mouth, which beamed bene vol onie. und s
calm . and unruffled dignity.
The December number of th magnxlne,
"Masters In Music," which Is given over to
Handel and his works, ha the following
Interesting excerpt from nn essay by Mr.
H. Heathcote Btatham
"In the days when The Spectator
flanked the chocolate on tho breakfast ta
ble, when ladles spotted their fuce and
sYrrounded themselves with clrcumvallu-
tlon of hoops, when silk -stockinged, and
htgh-heeled gentlemen went ubout (as th
nun In St. Clement's Eve' would have
said) . 'with rapier at th'ir sides, Ilk
leopards, prancing up and down the walks,'
and when Sir Plume would emphasise his
fore gad' with a rap on hla snut box and
was conscious of the nice conduct of his
cane In those days there wa well known
In London a large, tall, heavy man, with
clumsy hands and feet, sauntering about
with an awkward, rocking motion, talk
ing English In the most fcrotesauely un
couth of German accents, nnd with the
subllmeat contempt for grammir and con
struction and swearing heartily 'a good
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Juds In Mrs. Flske'a nroductlon of "Mary
of Magdala," and Hobart Bosworth will
assume the role. This I one of the book
ings for the Krug thl season.
Mr. nbarlmi trrnhmn fa nut with a most
optimistic Interview, saying that he I not mouth-filling oath' at anyone or anything
at an discouraged py tne season o rar, that did not please him. Thl was Mr.
and giving an outline of plans for nw
productions oeiore ine close or tne season.
Th opening of the new Nixon theater
In Pittaburg wa the event of the week.
Thl house 1 the costliert In the United
State aside from the New Amsterdam at
New York, and is described as being all
but perfection aa a home for th art.
On Monday, December 28, Mildred Holland
will give the flrst presentation of "Tri
umph of an Emprear' at Bridgeport, Conn.
Tina play hna been elaborately prepared
for a Broadway production and Ita suc
cess Is confidently expected. Manager
Whlt has tent out handsome Invitations
asking th presence of th critlo at th
first performance.
For It twenty-fifth anniversary the Dra
matlo Mirror celebrate with a handsome
holiday number. Too much space would
be required to merely Indicate the good
thing It contains, but it may easily be
understood that th word "good" 1 used
dvlavdly. That ha been th story of the
Mirror from the firat - It haa done nothing
Dut wnat is good and will nave to do wltn
nothing that is not of the best. Its great
success ha been built on this foundation
nd its present prosperity 1 certainly proof
mat it pay to ao right because it is rlgnt.
The 'Mirror enjoys as no other paper does
the respect and confidence of the peonle In
Whose Interests It Is published.
Omaha Is to suffer because of Mr. Leslie
Carter's determination not to play here
again. She haa absolutely refused to hd-
pear In Omaha, although her route to the
Pacific coast called for three night at the
Boyd. Dr. Clarke Gapen, once city phy
Iclan of Omaha, performed certain pro
fessional service for Mrs. Carter on th
occasion of one of her visits to the city,
miration. But hi drawing and grouping
. ha the effect of poae and not of nature.
For hi character he ha usually taken
colorless peoplo and has animated them
with little motives, giving them tongues
that babble of the commonplace and en
duing them with life on the surface only.
Such parades of Indifferent as we are
shown In "The Stubbornness of Geraldlne"
are quite common In the Fitch gr.laxy of
people. But Mr. Fitch has shown that he
can and he would, for every now and then
among the pretty little nothings he asks
his characters t say he Injects a speech
that Is barbed. with stinging satire. But
Mr, Fitch has progressed.
In "Thw. Girl With the Green Eyea" we
have WQa may be really termed the first
erloustT.y from the Fitch ren. It doesn't
offer such, a deep problem, but he Jius ap
proached it with an apparent honesty of
purpose and ha treated It with a con
sideration that aliow he la capable of bet
ter things than be haa yet produced. HI
first twii act are full of banter und light
repartee that ha marked all hi work, with
Just, euoueh ct his real purpose disclosed
to warn the auditor that he 1 leading Up
to a situation. It doesn't suffice to prepare
one Tor that situation when it doe arrtv.
In th third act we ere ahown a new Fitch,
Pitch of thought and action, a Fitch who
eaa oonoeve- and produce dramatlo situa
tion of real power. No play recently shown
In Omaha ha anything that can b reason
ably compared with that third act It '
alone, both In- conception and execution,
and U so complete that It might easily be
taken out of the play and called a play In
lteir. In -it every detail it seems perfect,
Hil It strength s a whole la lurprlslng.
It Is a matter to be regretted that Mr.
' Fitch could not withhold hi hand and let
th atory end right' there. His common
place ending of the story Is too much of a
descent from the iielght he ha attained.
The picture of Jinny beating at the closed
door a nd.. crying out in anguish of soul for
th love she has slain 1 tl, one that will
live.
6hali wa dare hope that Mr, Fitch haa
"arrived." a th French ay, and that w
tnay;kpeet from him plays fit to rank
wlih those of writers who think? With h.'
capacity for dramatic construction, hla skill
aud. admirable last In preparing picture
for tb tag, and hi Instinctive apprecia
tion, of dramatic possibilities, h haa lacked
hut the one essontlal of greatness, that of
purpose. With hit purpose fixed, hi
thought awakened, there U nothing be
tween Clyde Fitch and a hlsb place In th
World of writer but hi incllnutlgn.
About the play i'.sclf, mjch eight be
and lost hi heart. Of course, "she" Is
In that party of New Yorkers In the moun
tains, and young Bine sees her, makes
love to her, and madly dashes off to New
York In her wake. Once there, he becomes
a "spender," lives at a high pace In order
to win out against the man who has been
selected for the girl by her father. Old
Peter Blnea, In Ignorance of the real reason
of his grandson's bolting off to New Tork
after he had' promised to stay In Montana,
comes east Once here he Imagines that
hi grandson I only In lov with a fast
life, and In order to cur him, eater Into
a conspiracy with the boy's rival to break
him In Wall street, The game succeeds,
but Just at the time when he Is overjoyed
to think, that hi gralrtlson ha coma to
hi senses, old Peter discover that the
two men are really playing for the hand
of the girl, and that he has helped the
rival drive his boy from th race. Then,
In one of tho favorite Crane cene. In
which pathos and comedy -mingle so hap
pily, th old man, after racing off to New
York In the rival automobile, brings th
two young peoplo together and th curtain
falls on a happy party ready to start back
to Montana the next day.
Th attraction at the Krug theater for
th first half ef th week, beginning with
th matinee today, will be Phil Hunt'
production of "Down by the Bea," a com
edy drama of life on the sea coast. Thl
play ha been one of the popular suc
cesses In England for the pant eight years
and for it presentation In this country
the story ha been slightly changed and
th action now takea place on the Long
Island shore Instead of on the English
coast. The story Is about the love of a
good man for a woman whom he believes
Is false to her marriage vows, and It
gives opportunity for many strong dramatlo
situations. There Is said to be a fin vein
of -comedy in the play. Mr. Hunt's com
pany is a large one, beaded by Miss Fan
nle Curtis, and th soenla and electrical
effects are reported aa being novel as well
a adequate. The company haa been rest
ing In Chicago during th paat week, and
with Its appearanc In Oroaha today open
a trip to tb Pacific coast
On Christmas , December ti, for three
night and two matinee. Christmas and
Saturday, the Krug theater will offer as
IU holiday attraction. Kathertn Wlllard
In "Th Power Behind the Throne," which
ha played her twice before and Is well
remember! by tb local theatergoers. It I
a romantle play of lov and Intrlgu.
play filled with strong situations and start
ling climaxes. No woman, unless of eon
spicuous ability, could give an adequate
Handol," etc
Lest any one of ultra-rellslous tendencies
should be conscientiously opposed to hear
ing the music of a man -who had a good
rspertolre of naughty "weor word," I
will ouote the following from another
biographer:
'He had often wished he might breathe
his last on Good Friday, In hope of meet
Ing hi good God, hla sweet Lord and
Saviour, on the day of hla resurrection."
And again, Handel Is quoted aa saying
In connection with hla "Hallelujah Chorus,
which ho bean an Inspiration to thousands
upon thousands of souls, .that whn he was
composing It, he saw th heavens opened
and folt that he had a vision of th great
God himself.
Time and spac would not posmlt of th
narration her of 'the many., witty thing
told about Handel In hla professional life,
He was a master of plainness of speech,
as Is shown In his remark to his frlond. Dr.
Arne, .when h asked .him to remember
that "she-devil' Gunonl, andt .dat other
bredous ' daughter of lnlaulty. Beelsebub'g
spoiled child, Faustina." The research for
these anecdote and other thing la oon
nectlon with the life of Handel, a a per-
for which be wa not paid. She went I sonallty. will well repay the search of any
through pankruptcy, but did not Include 1 one musically inclined.
she was laat here he sued out an attach
ment against her, and was successful In
effecting a settlement. Bat she was so
chagrined at what Bhe 'ailed the persecu
tion of the Omaha attorney who went
after her that she vowed never to vtalt
Omaha again. And she insists that ' she
will keep her vow.
M'JSIC AM MUSICIANS
The project for the preservation Intact
of Beethoven's death' chamber and other
rooms of his homo, which 1 about to b
abo'.lshed, ha had to be abandoned, owing
to Insuperable structural difficulties. Th
Beethoven committee, the duchesa of Marl
borough, Lord Napier nd others, proposed
to Incorporate the rooms into a museum
to be erected on the site of Beethoven's
residence.
Miss Flora Donaldson, th Scottish prima
donna,-who appear Monday evening- at
Kountxe Memorial church, wa leading so.
prano In the celebrated Glasgow select
I choir, composed of twenty- Tour of th best
At thl tlm of the year musical Interest
universally turns to the composers . and
compositions concerning the Chrlatmastlde.
And of these the most conspicuous mu
sician Is George Frederick Handel (or, to I voices In th country. Bhe has appeared
be more accurate, Haende!, th "a" repre- I befor tha royal family at Balmoral. Mr.
sentlng the German "umlaut," or two dots I Gavin Bpence, who sings on the same pro-
over the "a").
And the most conspicuous work Is th
oratorio of "The Messiah.
Productions, or rather, presentations of
this work ar annual affair In most cities
of any else at Christmas time, and It Is
pleasing to be able to record that Omaha
Is In line this year with two of them. Un
der Mr. Ben Stanley's direction the choir of
the First Methodist Episcopal church, aug.
mented. will present tho choruses, local so
loists doing the solo parts, and Mr. ffimma
of All Saint' playing the organ, on Tues
day evening of thla week. On next Sunday
gram, la a tenor and entertainer of merit
Thla) I bav on th "good word an' honor"
of me fren", Lindsay of th Lindsay.
A merry Christmas to all musicians, and
those who are trying to be, and those who
would like to be. THOMAS J. KELLY,
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Europ ha four and a half miles of rail
way for every 10.000 people: the United
State ha twenty-five mile. . . .
More than suO comoetltors hav announced
,i, f p. -n ..,, . . , ' their Intention to participate In the airship
evening Mr. E. D. Keck, the choirmaster race for tha jioo.000 prise at St Loul.
o- &uuniH memorial cnurcn. will give u Th original tock of th J, 000 reindeer
the pleasure of hearing hi large choir in I now in Alaska cost the government 113 60
the same work, and he will be assisted in
the solo work by some of his pupils. Mr.
Keek's announcement was the prior one.
These two events ar noteworthy and
ehould be attended largely for purposes of
friendly comparison, as valuable lesson
will be available from aach of them.
Tt may be Interesting, therefore, to some
each In Siberia r cost fit per head to date
aua are worm, to sen, ju i wa eacn,
Now York s racetracks will turn In S200.-
000 for the agricultural Interests of the
slate this year, under the new law which
requires a per cent tax tor nor racing.
The coffee tree reaches Its maximum of
production in atout twelve years, and
should continue In full bearing for fifty
years, though some trees are known to be
old as ti years.
The payment for the transportation of
wa a acore of
reader who are not poated aa to Mr. Han- I mall 1 at practically the ame rate a it
del to read In abbreviated form som thing
relating to th great master' personality.
The theme Is such a large one that The
Bee cannot of course offer anything very
elaborat or comprehensive thereupon, but
It 1 hoped that the few paragraph herein
contained may stimulate the choir singer
and others to further atudy of th matter,
and I can promts them valuable and gra
cious assistance from th ever obliging
young women of th Omaha Public library,
who hav much Handel data at their com
mand.
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George Frederick Handel la a pretty good
Illustration of th oft-told tale that work
seldom kill anyona, aa be lived to the good
old ag of 76, and passed away, according
to hi own wish, on Oood Friday In th
year 1759, 146 year ago, on th anniversary
of th first prod action of "Th Messiah,
And that ho kept up hi mthty work untQ
th laat. although, blind; In hi later year
la proven by the fact that he conducted hi
great work Just en week before he died.
Mr. Handel Is aleo a good Illustration of
he fact that'a musician who ha to over
eome obstacles I by those very obstacle
Ceveloped and. mad "meet for the Ma.
tor' un." How often one hear th tu-
flent of today wlh that be had the ad
vantages of someone els. And how often
('.oca It occur that the relative and friends
of a student dlscourag blm or ber from
adopting th profession ef muslo.
I.t Ilandal b an Inspiration to su.'h
;ron.
Th old story of the opposition ef Han
(iel'a father to hi musical development, re
sulting In the rauggllng Into th paternal d-r painted persoi
garret of aa old umb "piano" for th. a"fW
year ao. while the coat of
transporting other clasae of matter
Iimd reduced one-tnira to one-nair.
Mra. "Jack" Gardner of Boston haa lust
received a valuable consignment of art
treasure for her oalace. anions' them an
old Roman altar of tha second century and
two gates from an old convent in uiiun,
Mrs. Jane E. Offlen. one of the earliest
settlers of Milwaukee, having gone there
a bride In 1&J6, ha Just celebrated her
ninety-fourth birthday. She ha resided
continuously In the Cream City for etity
even year.
It hae been found by the United State
Geological survey that Mount Wransul I
not a solitary mountain, but I In th midst
of a vast array of summits covered with
now and glaciers, and spreading over an
area oi no lesa man s.aoo square mil,
Th gun which Captain Koberta, son of
the commander-in-chief of the British
army, lust hi Ufa in rescuing (rem th
Hoers at the battle of Colenso. Bout I
Africa, lis arrived in England, ana when
It is properly engraved It will be presented
to K.ari itoberia a a lamny neinoom.
When Chicago put forth aa a claim to dl
tinctlon that it ha th greatest number of
widow or any city in in umiea eiaie
New York promptly called th bluff by
presenting statistics which showed IuS.OjO
former married woman in th metropolis
a against only about o.Ouv lnNtne prospec
tive metropolis- Both clllea in proportion to
their population seem to DO inordinately
well supplied with widow a fact that
should warn ambitious young men to stay
tway from tfceee cities leat. It marnea, mey
die: if unmarried they fall victim to the
widow.
On of the Iowa Indians, ac cowling to aa
uaianoma paper, is maaing a a ouu living
Dy selling aocanea love uiwotri. i.iui.
oecullar shells found In th creek, and th
root of a certain kind of morning glories,
furnlah th vols Ingredients or tne lov
compelling powder. The sbrlls and roots
are dried ana ground to powaer
then
eftsr making a sort of teste of lb mix
luro. the lovesick swain or squaw smears
It over his or hur face; then the love pow
rson goes close to me on.
U te be captured. It 1
. IjeMin,. r,i i.ri .,ii 1 al,
youih "t ly bout of .racuoitig ctn x luuua i vUtunuu.
foiJi pays More
Ai)tl Christmas Will Pa ller.
Are you prepared for it? Bee our beautiful line
of Writing Cases, Portfolios, Desk Sets, Calen
dars, Card Cases, Address Books, Visiting Lists,
Toker Bets, Whist Bets, Stamp Boxes, Christy
rictures.
OPEN EVENINGS.
The Moyer Stationery Co.
220 and 222 So, 16th St.
Ar& Consult tho new Philadelphia
Professor Free.
Work will be examined and everything
done flrst class under this noted specialist.
We iu hro to stay. It wa a COMPLETE VICTORY FOR THE
UNION. Set of teeth from . Bridge teeth from S3. Crowns from
$1.60. . Teeth extracted, free. Work guaranteed 10 years. No students to
experiment. .. ..
UNION DENTAL COLLEGE,
Open daily till 8. Sunday. te 4. ,. . ,1528 POUO LAS ST.
HOLIDAY
li sol usually Increased by tij(y!i "neit-satrlVfifif ' TV. ' '
Sensible people can, find substantial and uiseTal preiOta lfl' !,
Haviland China. Royal -Austrian 'Dm: icr Sets-. ? .
, English. Semi-Porcelain Sets, Fancy Cups and Saucers
. Lemonade Sits, Children's Dinner Sets
'T Pull Assortment jf Lamps). ..v v. . . -.
M. H. BLISS, 1417 Douglas St.
AMUSEMENTS.
AMUSEMENT!.
N16HTS
5c 2dc
50c and 75c
6 WHET
I
MATINEES
Test Seats
25 S:Bts
BEGINNING
MatinooToday
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and WednesJ
day Nights Sunday and Wednes
day Matinees.
Tha Season's Greatest Saeeess,
Th Romaatle Marltlnse Melodrama,
THE SEA
A Homaae of Two Heart,
Interpreted by a Specially Selected Com
pany, inciuaing -
Miss Fannie Curtis
MsLgniSeeat Seeaie Effect,
Startllaa; Meehanleal Effects,
Elaborate Electrical Efteet.
STARTING
Thursday Night
; 8 Right a Matlaee.
Big
Christmas
Attraction
SPECIAL
MATINEE
CHRISTMAS
DAY
Last Season' Great Saeeess,
Annual Return of th Popular Toung Star,
In
Edward
C. ' Whlt' Successful
mantlo Drama.
Writtt ay THEODORE MEMEt.
Rc-
TIII3
Power Behind
The Throne
A Magulftoent Soenlo Production,' Pre
sented with Elaborate Opium.
Supported by Edwlai Oaldwell and aa
Excellent Com p amy ef 20 Artist
Woodward &
Burgess, Managers
THIS AFTERNOON AND UNTIL THURSDAY
Atatlnea Wdnday.
DICK FERRIS PRESENTS
THE WALTER JONES COMIC OPERA COMPANY
In a Oorreous Production of
Book by Oeo V. Hobart, Muslo by Q. E. C onterne.
The notable east Inolude MR. WALTER JONES, Edd Rod way, Oeo. Hennery,
Oeo, Flake. Frank Farrtngton. Jamea (Stevens, David Abrahams, Cetherlne Linyard,
NeUl O'Nell, Harriett i'acaard, Kathsrtn Parl lied way, Laura Witt aad sv outers,
2Nlffhts I Prlday
Matinees I Saturday
Cha
17.11.
(pp An
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
MATINEE.
Charles Frohman Prnt
in "THE
SPENDERS"
Presented as produced
Chicago,
In New Tork and
Christmas Matloca Prks. 256 to $1.00. Night, 25c to 11.80
S AT5 OM SALB TUESDAY.
WESTERN DOVLIHG
ALLEYS
Everything new and up-to-date.
Special attention to private parties.
TEL. LiC. Ui HOWARD 6TRKET.
BOYD'S
COMIINO
Header TaeaJay. Dae. M
Hinry W. Bavage's Original Company In
ut'J. AUK. ) latest musicai comedy mi.
Peggy from Paris
How cn ttie first tr diiw from IU lopg
run iu ficw xuik.
PIANO
PLAYER
AND
MUSIC
SAL!
Guaranteed High Grade Stand
ard Make llano Player at Irk
100, $160.
Muslo for all Players, EQ per
cent off catalogue price. Call
and see us while It last.
Th Cec:iian and Lyraphov
Piano Fitt er ore the beet In
all respect, but especially and
exclusively In the following!
Their touch rival that of th
most export pianist.
Separate control of baa and
treble.
Positively the easiest to pedal
and operate.
The arrangement of their
rnualo Is conceded by !( musi
cians to be the rrom iM -r.x.
Note This Imperial ! Is
We furnish the musie at a
discount of 0 per rent off cata
logue price just half of what Is
charged for the muslo of other
makes of Piano Players.
We conduct a circulating
Muslo Library for the Ceotllan
and Lyraphone. 24 rolls of
music csch month of your own
selection; 2$8 rolls in the year.
We are the only houae In the
west conducting such a library.
We shall be pleased to prove
these claims if you call Rt our
parlors.
Piano Player
iiiiCo,,,,
- OTuray & McArdle, Owners)
Arlington Block, 1511-1513 Podg
Street.
31L
CALUMET
COFFEE HOUSE
Table dHote Dinner.
Sunday, Dec. M, 190f. '
TOLF HANSON. Prop.
Blue point oyster cocktail.
Newport flake.
Olive. Celery.
Soup.
Chicken a la Rein.
Fried amelta a la Tartar.
Roaat domestic duck.
Mashed potatoes.
Green peas. . Fried sweet potatoes. .
Eacalloped oysters. , r
Water cress salad.
Baked apple with whipped cream,.
Ice cream. Coffee.
Cake.
aeajejejejjj
PARKER'8
Hair J
. Balsam
frumout tii growth of tha hair and
gives It the lustr and illtlnwiw of youth.
When tha hair la gray or faded it
BRING BACK THE YOUTHFUL COLOR.
It prevent Dandruff and hair falling1
and keeps th scalp dean and healthy.
AMUSEMENTS.
TELEPHOXH 1531.
WEEK COMMENCING
SUNDAY UATIXEE, DEC 20.
Today 2:15. Tonight 8:15
Modern
Vaudeville
Stcin-Eretfo Troupo
Acrobats Supreme.
J. G. .iugent a Co
'resenting "Th Absent-Minded Beggnr.
Irving Jcnos
Th Man who Write and Sing Cool
eong.
McCufj 6 Oahill
Th Sweet Singer. .
Talkativo Hiss licrjen
Trask & Rogers
Singers and Dancer.
Larkins & Patterson
Colored Entertainer.
KINODROME
Nw Motion Picture. ' - i
PRICES, 10c. 25c, 60c.
VOICE
teacher'
1802 PARNAM STREET.
KXeO0OOeQ &
MUM'S '
Xmas and New Year '
.. . AssanybUe, ' ' . '
Dancing. 1 to p m., admlaaloo Kc.
Orand Xma hull. , ' '
CKfUOHTON HA1JU ' ' .
Admission, fcuo per ooupl.
We teach people how to Bowl
AT
Gate City Bowling Alleys
L D. ftttDleECKEa, rpr
Tel. 2376 IIU Hrmm Si