THE OMATIA DAILY REE: SUNDAY, FEUHUAUY 2S, 1001.
Ing prince and his Inamorlta. Later, things
are straightened out and everything ends
merrily. Miss Mannerlrg, It Is ssld, has
a role In which her talenta are splendidly
shown.
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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
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Announcements from the theater In1l
cats that the monngirs know what thoy
wert talking about when they promised
that Omaha would hnve mni.y mere cooj
thing before the r.mis rloseil for the
jmmer. On the bll!lna:d row are ap
pearing the ramrs of well known stars,
and on the datebonks are those of other
who wlU follow In thrlr turn, and It Id
hut prsctlr,)ly cefumd that Orraha will
See the beat there 1 tj I seen In tre way
of musics! and dnmstlo attrictlor rturlnt
what is left of the season. New York and
Chicago sadly disarrsnRnl t! InRs for the
theaters tMa season, hut th trouble ems
to have passed and the nffrlra c the
amuaement world are once more moving
In an orderly way. so that, while the nlina
re not ao eomplrt aa thoae lnld early In
tha season, thry rractlcll comprise every
thing, and if thtlr re-illzatloii Is post
poned for a little. It will rertnlr.ly roue,
and will be aa wrlonne to the public.
Omaha fared rather hirdly for aevernl
weeks after the Chl-ney fire, but the
movements of the pood nttractlona In
this direction haa now aet In stcad'ly,
and when tha last one haa pome ar.d rone,
which will not be for at least three month,
the Omnha patrona of the theater will be
enabled to alt bark and aiy. "We nro
satisfied; we have aeen all that la worth
aelng."
trt week was nofahle for nothing In
particular in Omaha, unless It wna the
very cordial welcome given to the comrany
playing "The Isle of Poles." Many conv
panlea go away from Omnhn, complaining
of the coldness of the people here, but
tMa organliatlon will surrly have no
raaaon to aay It did not get a eordlnl
greeting. It came here without any es
pecial flourish of trumpets, and with no
vary famous or attendance-compelling
names on Its list of principals, but It
turned out to be a hard-working corps of
competent entertalnera, alt with the one
idea, that of making the show "go," and
each working with a heart single to thla
end. And the show "went" aa very few
shows do, so the people quickly cnuprht the
spirit and the efforts of comedians and
vocalists were rewarded with such en
thusiastic applause as la rarely bestowed
on a company. The utmost harmony pre
vails among the members of the company
and from the principals down to the young
est chorus girl they are all anxious to
give a satisfying performance. It Is a
genuine pleasure to reward such earnest
entertainers by the tokens of appreciation
usual at the theater, and the several audi
ences gave without atlnt In the matter of
applause As a matter of fact, Omaha
audiences axe not unappreclatlve, although
they can hardly he classed among the
demonstrative. Rarely does It happen that
anything dtservlng falls of recognition,
but a poor show, or a poor company, or
a performer who la not thoroughly and
genuinely In earnest, cannot arouse an
Omaha audience to a pitch of enthusiasm,
and this Is why some Insist that the peo
ple here are cold. "The Isle of Spice"
deserved all it got in Omaha.
Borne two weeks ago announcement was
made of the combination of Interests be
tween Messrs. Klaw A Erlanger and
Messrs. Btalr A Havlln. whereby one of tha
most powerful of theatrical booking agen
cies ever known waa formed. Klnw & Er
langer practically control all the high
grade attractions In America and Stair A
Havlln are In the same position aa to the
popular-price plays, This does not indi
cate ownership or any direct financial In
terest in the companies, but that' all the
first-class thesters In the country hook
through one or the other of these agencies,
and that the new combination la to so work
together that In tha future the first-class
theaters will not be asked to take care of
popular-priced attractions, and that the
hlgh-prlcod companies will not be com
pelled to make occasional Incursions into
tha popular-price field to find a house
wherein to pjay. Some dozen or so fine
theaters In the country are outside of the
fold, and probably aa many of the cheaper
class. This new combination has made an
unfavorable Impression on ' the so-called
"Independents," and these hava started on
a campaign whose only object can be to
make local managers dissatisfied with the
conditions. Here la an extract from an
anonymous clroulnr sent out frdm New
York during the week:
It now transnlres that Stair Havlln are
having difficulty In whipping their theaters
Into line because the local managers do not
aee why they ahould be asked to give up
such great money-makfrs as Henrietta
Crosman. Mrs. I,eslle Carter, Tllnnohe
Bates, Mrs. THske. Jemes K. Hackett,
David Warflelrt. Isabel Irving and others.
Kvery one of these stars Is able to olav to
capacity bunlre's on the road, and the man
agers areuei that It Is not lust to ask them
to give up these attractions.
More in the same strain follows, but this
is enough. For the last three years news
paper offices throughout the country hnve
been flooded with Just such stuff as this,
and a- few paper have been misled Into
making a fight on the "syndicate," Tlm
has shown mora conclusively than anything
lae. the utter groundlessness, so far ns the
'public Is concerned, at least, of the allega
tions of the "Independents" against the
truat." It may be that some of the man
agers are dissatisfied, but with their
troublea tha public has nothing to do. In
New York, 'for example, ono manager de
serted the trust a year or so ago because
the "trust" declined to book Broadway at
tractions at his theater, which was well
out of the way and Included In the "family"
class. His revolt was heralded with great
glee by tha "Independents," but up to date
no announcement has been made of Mrs.
Flske or Miss Crosman or any of the other
tars of the "Independent" list going out
there Jo play. Also, that manager has gona
Out of the show bualneaa, and the "trust"
till wsves. So long as It Is a matter be
tween tha managtr the public haa no real
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Romas lie Origin of W. r. Powell's Inspiration for tho Benotlfal
MhbIo In Ik luternaeaao Two-l, "TH B GOXDULJCH.n
Tha romantic circumstances attending thla composition would commend It to
attention fina iu great merits. W. C. Powell, the student goniVo-ller,
thought I. Iu Venice, timplrrd by lovely music, on a delightful evening In
that wo), (It. ul illy
Tho arrangement of "The Gondolier" Is novel and varied, the melody Is
ratchy. und i e coirtix'Sltioti has tx-nn taken up by orchestra leaders all over
the country. Frn the tudgea of good ruoKlo It ha received high praise, and
th tune haa becuma fanaillaf tvryh. it ts certainly great.
loi'.rrtn in It, and If the imnagers Hie con
tent witk the conditions, why anyone elsr
should complain doesn't appear on the sur
face.
Take the case of Omaha. When the Btalr
A HiV.ln theater was opened here last fall
the "Independents" Informed us that ws
were to be congratulated on our enuncia
tion from the blighting domination of the
octopus that had tulned the American
rtage. and was responsible for all the evil
that had befallen the American theater In
history. We wore to have the Ineffable
pleasure of gi:rg on the faces of such
lurrlnarles as the "Independents" Invarlibly
Include In their broadsides, anJ wou'.d no
longer be In the limbo of Harrison Grey
Flake's displeasure. That was six months
ago, and we are now to have the first of
the "independent" attractions. Mrs. Flake's
coming this week, which Is the first venture
of that beneficent organisation toward the
relief of our conditions. Tuppose we had
acceded to the behest of the press ngent
of the Flake-Campbell-Hackett trlu-nvlrato,
and run the "syndicate" out of town last
fail when the Kiug opened, where would
we have been so far ns the theater la con- j
crmcd? We wnu;d have staid at home nnd
spent our evenings In Intellectual occupa
tions, such us progressive raxzlc-ihxj'e or
flinch, waiting patiently six months for the
appearance of Mrs. Harrison Grey Fliks
for one consecutive night at the theater.
It may be that Mrs. Flake 1.4 worth while,
but we doubt It. Site is tha greatest among
American actresses, and her performances
nre always sure to attract as many people
as the theater will contain, but she len't
worth giving up all other stars for. Anil,
then, consider the magnanimity of her
husband-manager In making tho arrange
ment he did to have her appear here for a
single performance. Instead of taking Into
consideration the Importance of the city
from a theatrical point of view a city
where such stars ns Henry Irving and
Richard Mansfield and Sara Bernhardt find
It profitable to glvo three and four perform
ancesMr. Fluke limits his wife's stay here
to one performance. Each week of the
theater year at least 20.000 people pay their
way Into the Omaha theaters; of these at
least half would be willing to patronize
Mrs. Flske's great play, "Mary of Majj
dala;" but, for argument's sake, cut this
In two, and we still have 5,000 prospective
patrons of this play, and the theater will
hold less than 2,000. Thla means that Mr.
Flske's arrangement of his wife's booking
for Omaha enforces on the prospective
patrons of her play a scramble for the seats,
with the certainty of more than three out
of every five being disappointed. If he had
had the Interest of the people at heart to
the extent one would Imagine from his
tearful appeals for support in his assault
on the "trust," he would hnve given every,
body a chance to see her, and he wouldn't
have lost any money by It. Mrs. Flake can
fill tho Krug theater for three nights at
leost; but If her husband thinks one night
is all he can give to Omaha, why those of
us who are fortunate enough to secure a
seat will have the pleasure of seeing a
great actress In a great play, and thoss
who do not will have to nursa their disap
pointment aa best they can; for Mrs. Flske
will ba here but one night. Isabel Irving
will also be here one night, and thla will
end the list of "Independents" booked in
Omaha for the current season. And, as the
Stair A Havlln house goes back into tha
"syndicate," It will doubtless be the last
of the "independents" for many years.
In the meantime, so long as the "syndi
cate" continues to send to Omaha thb Cass
of attractions it has for the last few years,
the people will try to be content, and will
continue to crowd the theaters without any
thought as to whether the affairs of the
house or the company are controlled, by a
truat, or are controlled at all.
Coming Rvenra.
"Tha Isle of Spice," which haa been
pleasing large audiences at the Boyd dur
ing the latter part of the week Just
closed, will be the matinee attraction at
the Boyd this afternoon.
Tonight and Monday night "Alphonse
and Gaston" will bo the offering at the
Boyd. "Alphonse and Gaston" is a broadly
farcical comedy put together by Allen
Lowe. A chorus of pretty girls and a
sextette of show girls are prominent fea
tures of the piece. The production Is said
to be given with the elaborate prodigality
which marks all tha Qua Hill offerings.
Mary Mannerlng, in her new modern
comedy, "Harrlett'a Honeymoon," will be
the attraction at the Boyd Friday and
Saturday matinee and night. Leo Dlet
rlchson. who has written and adapted
many clever things Is the author of the
new piece. Miss Mannerlng is especially
well liked In Omaha. A splendid com
pany supports the star. Arthur Byron,
the handsome and talented actor, is the
leading man. Others are: Thomas Wise,
Louis Masaon, Henry Kolter, Kate Lester,
Emma Janvier. The story of the play In
brief Is as follows: Elliott Balrd and
his wife reach a small German watering
place while doln Europe on their honey,
moon trip. Boon after their arrival they
discover that their family pocketbooh.
containing all their money, passports and
valuables, has been lost. Driven to des
peration by dunning creditors, the young
husband, knowing his wife has a splendid
volet, suggests that they give a concert
to raise money. She falls Into tha scheme
and assumes the role of an Italian prima
donna. About tha time tha concert is to
bs given the news reaches the little town
that tha crown prince of the principality
haa eloped with an Italian alnger. The
wise chief of police and the commandant
of the militia Immediately arrest the dla
gulsed, singer and her husband aa tha elop-
Jsmes A. Heme's ever popular domestic
play. "Herrts of Oak," opens at the Krug
this sfter.-.oon for an engagement of three
diys. The play la a clear, wholesome
picture rf the rugged, simple life, made
popular with the American public through
this great play and his other latter diy
successen. "Shore Acres" and "Sag Har
bor." The effectiveness of the play Is
enhanced by the clever company engaged
to Interpret the same, which embraces
Mr. James Home. Mr. J. Leonard Clarke,
Mr. J. C. Mulvihlll, Miss Bernadlne Rlssle,
Miss Mabel Ler.llc, Br by Kirby and others
equally well known. Particular attention
has been paid this season to the stage pie
Mrs. Flnku's enjrafremcnt In "Mary of
Magdnla" at the Krug next Wednesday
night Is attracting the greatest Interest
among local theatergoers, who are anxious
to see this distinguished . actress In the
most notable production of her career. The
sale for the engagement is very large.
'Mary of M.igdaln" Is the work of Paul
Heyae. the der.n of German playwrights,
and has been adnpted Into English by
William Winter. The etory of the Mag
dalen, rich In dramatic qualities, has bern
sot forth by Htyse with Impressive power.
Th? strcrath rf the plot Increases from
net to act, and tlie fourth act Is said
to be among the strongest known to th
etng?. The last act Is also a powerful
one, and In It occurs the famous stcr n
scene that was the wonder of New Tork
at the time of the play's production. The
staging Is said to be a revelation In pic
torial display, and to have tho merit of
absolute ncrurucy In every detail. The
company has. too, the strength that comes
from numbers, for nearly a hundred peo
ple are employed In some of the scenes.
The cast of "Mary of Magdala" will be
the samo thnt appeared In New Tork.
Th coming engagement of the Weber & 1
Fields' All Star Stock company at tb
Krug theater next Thursday and Filday
will be fraught with peculiar Interest to
playgoers of this city. The Weboifieldlans
are coming here direct from their remark
able engagement of two weeks In San
Francisco, where they shadowed all thev-
trlcal records on the Pacific const by
playing to receipts exceeding $65,000 la
eighteen performances. The company
comes to Omaha In the same special train
that whirled them from New Tork to 8an
Francisco without stop. The organization
is due In this city Thursday afternoon, the
only otop between this city and, Los An
geles being at Albuquerque, N. M., where
tomorrow (Mondsy) night they open the
new Elks theater, where seats have been
selling for R'f, $C6 and $20 on the orchestrt
floor, with the balcony seats at J'S and
$10, and at Denver. These trifling statis
tics are interesting In showing the esteem
In which the Weberfleldlans are held In
the west. The production at the Krug
will be identically the same as waa given
for six months at the Music hall In Ne"V
York, with the exception thnt the burlasnue
of "Catherine" will be the offering here, as
It was In San Francisco. It Is by Tiny
regarded ns the best burlesque of the
Weber A Fields repertoire. Inasmuch as It
gives all the principals. Including Miss
Lillian Russsell, ample opportunity for the
display of thet rtalents aa travesty artists.
These principals include Lillian Russell,
Mabel Fenton, and Louis Mann, Charles
J. Ross, John T. Kelly, Peter F. Dalley
and Weber and Fields themselves. Al
together, there are over one hundred per
sons In the company mostly pretty girls.
The musical offering la called "Whoop-Dee-Doo,"
and was written by Edgar
Smith, with music by William T. Francis,
with two Interpolated numbers by Cole
A Johnson, the composers of "Under the
Bamboo Tree," and other songs.
The attraction at the Krug next Satur
day matinee and night will be Jule Wal
ter's comedy, "Sidetracked." . This piece
la now In Its fourteenth year, and the
fact that It continues to do a paying busi
ness is the best evidence ef Its popularity
with the theatergoing masses. This year
Mr. Walters has given the comedy a set
ting that more than equals any of Its
previous productions. The company Is
said to be one of unusual merit.
The Rays, Johr.ny and Emma, are the
feature attraction exploited at the Orpheum
for the week beginning with the matinee
today. They were last seen here In "A
Hat Old Time." Johnny Ray Is the
originator of Inimitable characteristics of
the stage Irishman that have received
greater attention from Imitators than any
thing In this line for years. "Casey, the
Fireman," expressly written to fit the
needs of the players, will be their vehicle.
In n skit callled "The Brakeman and the
Tramp," Masui and Mazett will contribute
nother of the fun-making efforts. They
Intermix their comedy with acrobatics.
Adellna Roattlna. a prima donna, and Clara
Stevens, a toe dancer, promise a dainty
and original turn In song and terpsichore.
James H. Cullen, the well known come
dian, returns with a fresh crop of paro
dies and storlesj .Among the newoomers
will be Carrie Scott and her pickaninny.
Their specialty Is singing and dancing.
C'onkley and McBrlde, a pair of come
dians, will also make their first local ef
fort to Ingratiate themselves, while the
kinodroma will show entirely new motion
pictures.
Gossip from fftsgettnd.
Edna Wallace Hooper will star next .
son, backed by a San Francisco angel.
Among the contracts received during the
week at the Boyd were those for the ap
pearance of William Kaversham and
Charles Hawtrey.
Nat Goodwin's datea for Omaha have
been changed, belna- moved un to Msrch
T and 8. Monday and Tuesday nights of
nexi weea. instead or r naay ana Saturday
of the same week.
Among tha spring souvenirs sent out none
ere prettier than those of Viola Allen in
"Twelfth Night." an l lumlnated bill of the
play, and of Orace George In "Pretty
1'fHy " a calendar with a line profile of
Mm George s handsome head.
Dick Ferris is to clve "Parsifal" for a
week at the Lyceum theater In .Winne-
snolis. beginning today. Now. what will
rau uosima and the lieriln Wagnerveretn
or gebunde or geaellnchafte. or whatever
It is, doT This oosht to be about the finish
of poor old Parsifal.
John Drew and company are to dupllcato
iuw iiruviiiciuiiin ifai ana win jump irom
J'hlladelphla to San Francisco without stop,
starting tomorrow. It Is a safe $ to 1 bet
that he won't try "Isecond in Command '
with the comrany he had here on the
coast people: for if he does, he may have
iu wain iiume.
On March H "The Chinese Honeymoon'
will revert Its l.tu-ih performance at the
Strand theater, London. Who will now
dare say anytuing about the Inatatililty o
Irrklfih tnstltuUuns? lVooie who couli
stand for l.UUO consecutive performances of
that dreary bit of nan tit niualc and doleful
ditties, not to speak of Its funereal fun, are
not eusily moved to anything rash.
The Weber A Fields Invasion of 8an
Francisco waa the most succaful thing of
ina Kiciu ever unaermnen. every perform,
snoe was of the overflow sort, and the
receipts were the largest ever noted In the
California metropolis. 'Omaha la to ba
favored with the tint .regular stand of the
company on Its return tilp, the stop at
Albuquereque being a special arrangement
with the E ks' louMe of that buatlina httla
frontier town.
Members of the "Isle of flplee" company
found their stay In Omaha made the mure
f feasant by the fact that peraonil friends
ookel after their comfort while here. Dhvb
O'Brien of the Butlnsky club Is an old
friend of Toby Lyons, autd he and the club
members made things Interesting fur Mr
Lyons, Mr. Matey Mr. Kelly, Mr. Arm
strong aod some of the others. Mrs. Blood
gool, too. Is well known hire, and found
that her friends had not forgotten her.
This, with the excellent business the com
pany has enl'iyeU. tu .end tlum on their
way to Des Moines tomorrow morning glad
they are living.
Susanna E. Graham, voice culture,
Davtdga block, third Coos
Without wishing In any way to appear
Impertinent In the matter, I would like to
have a word this morning with the musical
women of Omaha.
Not In the nature of a criticism. In any
sense; not In the nature of an Intrusion, In
any sense, but with the best motives and
with the single Idea of having a pleasant
and quiet talk.
The reason? I will tell you.
Last Sunday I picked up The Bee, aa my
first religious duty of the day, and glanc
ing through the Illustrated part I came
across the pictures of two Lincoln women,
Mrs. Campbell fnow ex-Lincoln) snd Mrs. j
Ross Curtis. And this Is how the article
underneath the pictures began:
"Lincoln, Nebraska's city beautiful, whose
people talk of Its schools nnd churches and
elegant homes, ond whose visitors talk of
Its refinement and culture and hospitality.
etc., etc. Mark that. That la more to a !
city than the brag about the dally tragedies
of the slaughter houss. etc., which, how
ever necessary, are never beautiful..
And the writer of the article mentioned
eays thrt for Lincoln's advancement along
thee llns It "owes much to Its women."
Tien roTes a description of the Matinee
Muslcale, an organization composed of
wo-ten exclusively. I have heard time and
ognln of the workings of this organisation,
and It has an enviable reputation far out
fide of Omaha.
We hnve a mu!cl department In con
nection with the Woman's club; we have n
Tuesday Morning Muslcale i.fTnlr; we have
had a Lenten muslcale orranlzatlon. nnd
we hnve no strong orrr-inizr 'Ion which com
pares fo- a moment with the Matinee Mu
slcale. Now. let us be hoi est In the mut
te. Is not this so?
If pi, bow loin; shall It be so? Why
should It be so?
I al l hs'i r-'in; lu say on this uliet
ncxt Eunday and would like to hear from
others.
"e fc'""re nny wonen Interested enough
to write to The Bee, for tli's column, n
short article unswerlrj these curatlons? If
so, do not hesitate to do It. It Is so herd
to hold up tho a.t t'.a::3ard oil the tlmo
wllbr ;t much support. A wcrd or two
would mean so much, for we lire ro con
stantly miscontrued and It Is so hard to
draw tho attention cf Elf-satlsfl'd people
to their lack cf what they lack.
Mrs. Samuel Katz kindly opened her
bcnutl.'ul home last Friday morning to the
entire membership of the musical depart
ment of the Woman's c lub. Mrs. Katz was
hostess musically as r-"ll ai socially, and
In the former cp-clty Interested the mem
bership by playing a well arranged. Inter
estingly varied program. Mrs. Katz plays
with a feat aiount cf po--'!o Insight and
thoughtful, meditative feeling. Mrs. Sheets
nsslstod by singing several songs In her
usual convincing runner. Miss Grace Han
cock accompanied we!'.
An exclusive coterie of "Treble Clef Sing
e's" meets once a week In a certain studio
in Omaha for the purpose of studying care
fully, without any view to puc perform
ance at all, the muslo arranged for women's
voices. They are at present engaged in the
study of a beautiful work by Wilbur Ben
dall, entitled "The Lady of Shalott," poem
by Tennyson. I hnve been very much In
terested In receiving from Grand Island a
program given there by the St. Cecilia so
ciety on the last Monday evening In Jan
uary. After a Very attractive miscellaneous
part. In which I notice the name of Miss
Finder, formerly a very talented Omaha
violinist and a born musician (congratula
tions to Grand Island), I notice that tha
second part is given up to this same work.
The muslo Is beautiful and not easy, and
my hearty congratulations are hereby most
sincerely tendered to the musical women of
Grand Island.
I see that Mme. Blauvelt will give another
recital in Omaha on March 9. It will take
place at Boyd's theater.
Speaking of Mme. Blauvelt and her
Omaha program, which The Bee musical
critic had the rashness to comment upon.
The Bea musical crltiq refusing absolutely
to say that a singer does a thing well when.
with the music In front of him, he sees the
art violated In that criticism the writer
drew attention to tho ridiculous number of
foreign songs, without one word of English
translation. In a recital audience a number
of students are sure to be present. In fact
they make up the majority of the audience,
and they are certainly entitled to be able to
follow with some degreo of Intelligence the
songs and tha singer. '
Just to hear the voice Is absolutely no
education.
Hearing what Is being done with the
voice, what la being dona with the Interpre
tation, what la he nature of the song, and
so forth this Is education.
And how can one follow a singer without
either a knowledge of the songs or a trans
lation In hand at tha recital?
Personally, I may be accused of mere
fault-finding, but such Is not the case; for
previous to Mme. Blauvelt'a recital I posted
a notice In my own studio that on the
Saturday afternoon, preceding the Monday
of the recital, I would run through for tha
benefit of students the program aa outlined
by Mme. Blauvelt. Not, of course, with
any further object than simply to hava my
pupils know what was, the general con
struction and nature of the songs.
I cite this simply to show that for my
own part I did what I could to' make the
recital mors Interesting to some. But Mr.
Stephens, who always directs these affairs,
should hava seen to It that his programs
were properly presented- I find now that
the fault Is not with Mme. Blauvelt, ap
parently, because I hava In my hand a
copy of a program of the very same recital
given at Rockford, III., under the auspices
of tha Mendelssohn club, and nine of the
songs were printed on the program.
Tha Bee haa Just received from the John
Church Company of Cincinnati, a remark- .
ably fine edition of tha operaa embraced '
in the "Ring" by Richard Wagner. The !
"Ring of tha Nlbelungen" or the ring of j
the dwarfs. Is the unlucky elrolet of gold 1
which brings with it grief and troubles !
galore, to its possessors. It forms the j
basts for tha lengthy story which Wagner i
found too long fur any ona opera, and
which runa through the four operas or
rather muslc-dramaa of "Das Rhelngold."
'"Die WaJkuerre," "Sletrfrled" and "Gotter
daemmerung," and whether you axe a
musician or not, you will find the reading
of the stories themselves, or rather tho
story (witb its "ssquels" as It were, a most
fascinating employment.
Thti-e four operua form what la called a
tetralogy, and their presentation is usually
spoken of as "The Ring."
Tha work, as put out by tha company
above mentioned Is a work of which Ameri
can music lovers may ba proud, and tha
company haa given to the profession a very
valuable work In concise and convenient
form.
I hava also received a number of songs
from Carrie Jacobs Bond of Chicago, beau
tiful, refreshing, heart-songs, aa the com
poser Intimates they are sprays of wild
muslo-roses. She has certainly a fund of
originality, and her songs should be better
known. For singers who desire effective
and short encore songs, there are many In
her song albums which would bo highly ap
propriate, and which bava tha merit of
being unlquo. Mrs .Bond haa shown rara
discrimination la tha selection of her words.
THOMAS J. KF.L1.Y.
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McCord-Brady company's wholesale grocery, living at 2G27
Charles street, says: "I hud a weak back for nearly three years.
Sometimes it ached continually, particularly so if I stooped or
lifted. I used medicines said to be good for the kidneys, but
the trouble still continued. An announcement about Doan's
Kidney Tills in our daily papers led me to procure a box at
Kuhn & Co's drug store, corner of 16th and Douglas streets. The
treatment cured me."
WOMAN PUZZLES SCIENTISTS
Does Some Strmitte Tlilnua While
In'Jer the Influence of
i Hypnotism.
(Copyright, loot, by Press Pul I'Vilng C.)
MUNICH. Feb. 27. (New Yorl: WorlJ Ca
blegramSpecial TeVinr"., Doc'o 8, sci
entist! nnd phyrlologlnts thrnuchtut Ger
many havo fceen eroat'iy perplexed by th
mysterious performances In Munich of n
French woman who goes by the name o.
"Mme. Madeklne O ," her .-.urntrrt
having been kept a profound recret. She
htis been appearing hero beforo smsll pri
vate gatherings, doing the mot nstonih
Ing things while in a somnambulistic
trance.
T. Is mysterious "Mme. Madeleine O "
Is a.ipposed to be the rime womnn who
was mystifying artists and literal "urs a
few weeks ego in Firi with weird per
formtnees while under hypnotic influence.
There she was hilled ns a Trilby In real
life. Not that she sang entrancing songs
while under the hypnotic; rell of a Sven
gall, but tlratyihe followed with her body In
strange rhythm strains of rnunh and In per
fect harmony with its spirit mood. Sev
eral rehearsals were given In private and
scientists had to admit that the woman
undoubtedly waa swayed by some mys
terious Influence, and that It was not possi
ble for her to simulate the emotion she
passed through while In the hypnotic spell.
After the rehearsals In Parts nothing was
heard of the wman, and It Is believed
that she Is the one who Is now puzxllng
the? scientists of Germany. She Is a woman
of much grace, but on no account could
she be regarded as attractive In person.
Under the hypnotic Influence, however, she
appears to undergo a complete physical
transformation. She becomes strangely
composed and moves with a grace that
seems almost supernatural. At these pri
vate rehearsals the woman Is Introduced
by Dr. von Bchrenck. Then Dr. Magnln of
Paris places her under a hypnotic spell
with a few passes In front of her eyes and
a little hard staring. Within a few min
utes she appears to fall Into a soft sleep In
an easy chair.
Then some one begins to play on a piano
and tha aubject forthwith shows she has
some somnambulistic knowledge of music.
6ha rises from her chair slowly, her eyes
wide and staring, and follows every note
with the most graceful and rhythmic mo
tions of the hands and arms.
When a waits by Chopin is played the
woman follows the voluptuous strains with
the most graceful, sinuous motions of the
hands, arms and body. While sho was
deep In this performance the pianist sud
denly began to play a funeral march.
Mme. Madeleine stopped, stalked across
the little stage, sadly solemn, her faca
downcast end pale as death. Oounod'a
Impressive "Ave Maria" was played next
and tha woman's face lighted up ecstat
ically. Tha transformation seemed In
stantaneous. A chapter was read from a romance.
In It waa an Interview between a woman
character and the man she loved. Mme.
Madeleine followed In pantomime every
motion brought out In reading with tha
most remarkable accuracy. In her face was
clearly depicted all the feelings aroused In
the heart of the woman in the romance.
Scientists have taken the deepest Inter
est in the performancea given by Mma.
Madeleine, but do not venture to offer an
explanation of them. They agree that the
simulation of all the emotions of the music
is out of the question. Dr. von Scbrenck
and the noted Prof. Angerer say they are
convinced that the woman Is in a hypnotlo
trance during the rehearsals.
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STEE TODAY
Also Tonight and Mind ay and
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JAMES A. HERNE'S
Great Success
A play strong and rugged as the
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SPECIAL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAR. 2
Mrs,
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In
Mary of
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By Paul Heyse
Prices, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50
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UNUSUAL .
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
MARCH 3 and 4
Two Nights Only.
Weber & Fields
AND ALL, STAR COMPANY
IN .
" Whoop-Dee- Doo"
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100 Persons, Mostly Pretty Olrls,
with V
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CHAS. J. ROSS
JOHN T. KELLY
PETER fTdAILEY
AM)
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MABEL
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Prices, 50c, $1.00. $1.50, $2.
$2.50 and $3.
Seat Sale Opens 8:30 A. M. Monday
Good Parquet Seals
MRS. FISKE.
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We teach people now to Bowl
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TONIGHT and Monday Nights-
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FRIDAYand SATURDAY
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Mary Mannering
In av New Modern Comedy. -
"Harriett's
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Direct from its snceeasfnt ran at the
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Prices Mat.. 28c to tl.00. Night, Co tj
$1.60. Beats on sale Tuesday.
Monday and Tuesday, Marcb 7th and 8th
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Sun. Mat, Feb. 28
Today 2: 1 5. Tonight 8:15.
Modern
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John'RayvEmma
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The UraU.maii and the Tramp.
Adelina Roattina
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Kinodrome
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