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THE OMAHA DAILY nEE: SUNDAY, MATMTT C. 1001.
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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS
Onc nioro th prnpie cf Omaha wh
patronise the thotitT ngret the econom
ical strrak that led .Mr. llanlson Gry
Fik to limit l.h tnlcnlod wife's I ran in
Omaha to a !npiln erfornvnre; '0 would
have enjoyed h'rlnn tnnr i f hfr. Ore per
formance, given under th clllTicul'Us that
naturally attend the hundlinx of mpnTy
and acreanorli'8 so heavy and elaborato
that with whlrh Mrs. I'lsk'i production Is
equipped, la a poor n.ifls on whlrh to fix
the Judgment of a play so deep, In which
such a wide wep of hiiman' emotlms Is
Involved, as "Mary of Mugdala." Still, ihi
single, presentation, with Its manifest In
conveniences, Is sufficient to warrant the
conclusion that ths praise bestowM upon
the play has not been lightly given and
that the laurels won by the star have been
fairly won. From first to laM It Is an ad
mirable example of modern methrds In
play making. It deals with Indlvlriua.ltie
rather than with m&seea, and with sharp
contrasts rather than with harmonies, but
It presents a theme as deep and as wide ns
human life, and returns the only anWfr
ever given to the quesjlon propounded.
Paul Heyse Is undoubtedly an annlyst, but
he la subtle In his methods, and develop, s
rather than dissects his characters, thus !
raining .his point as directly aa do thoso
who prefer to skillfully pick to pieces a
character drawn to Illuminate some ona
pet theory or hypothesis.
In "Mary of Magduia" Heyse has given
as complete an exposition of the text,
"Vanltas. vanltatum." aa la afforded' by
any modern playwrlter. He proves, to his
own satisfaction at least, the futility of
seeking perfect Joy In earthly things and
shows the mutability of pleasure In .any of
Its phases. Each of the three leading
characters of the piece, the courtesan, the
Roman and the Jew, is drawn to emphasize
this postulate of the play. Aulus Flavlus
Is not one whit less patriotic than Judas
of Kerloth, but Is more fortunate In be
longing to the dominant race, and in bring
able, through the security of his position,
to devote himself with more confidence to
the pursuit of .pleasure. lie possesses the
manly, virtues In equal proportions with
the Jew, but Is not goaded to any des
perate act by the exigencies of his situa
tion. Ills final appeo.rnnce at the side of
Mary must be set down as a sort of sop
to modern notions of chivalry, or, per
haps, to heighten the attractiveness of the
Magdalene, for fidelity in love was not one
of the strong points of Roman character,
and it Is a little hard to believe that even
In Jerusalem women ef attraction were so
scarce that the nephew of the procurator
found It necessary to devote his attention 1
solely t6 .ope. Jt Js nulte contrary to the
general notion of the Roman nature that
he should. Otherwise Flavlus Is a very
natural sort of a fellow. Just the one to
make the racial characteristics of Judaa
stand out In bolder relief. Ills Is the part
of youth and gaiety, with a certain gravity
bom .of a genuine appreciation of his Im
portance as a part of the Roman govern
ment, and without fixed purpose beyond
making his hours of leisure in Jerusalem
pass aa lightly as possible.
Judas Is a man with a purpose, definite
and all-absorbing. II la willing to make
any sacrifice to the end that he might aid
his people in throwing off the Roman yoke
and again assuming a place among the na
tions of the earth. Caesar . crushed the
Jews, but did not conquer them, and In the
breasts of such men as Judas the patriotic
fire always burned the fiercer because It
seemed unavailing. His connection with
Mary Is like that of the Roman, merely in
cidental, a dramatic subterfuge for the pur
pose (of. affording a solvent In which to
hold the incidents of the play. Ills treach
ery to Jesus Christ Is made to appear the
sudden Impulse of Jealousy and disappoint
ment at the weakness of a temporal leader
on whom he had fixed high hopes. It Is
easily understood that the Jews, who took
nine siock in me religious teacntngs or
Jesus, found it. easy to believe that one
possessed of his supernatural powers and
his faculty for leadership, might be the
man who would aid them in throwing off
the Roman yoke and again asserting po
litical independence. To a senlot, such as
Judas Is made to appear In the play, this
appears to be the only object In the com
ing of a Messiah, and when the words
were pronounced, "Render unto Caesar
whatsoever is Caesar's," the whole fabric
of his dream fell and he found In his Mas
ter only a man of such meeknen as had
no part in his makeup, and teaching a doc
trine strange to him. Disappointed, de
jected In the loss of his mistress, goaded
by the taunts and sneers of the Roman,
and tempted by the high priest, he agreed
to betray tho Master, believing that he was
doing his country a service. HU subse
quent remorse Is the natural elaboration
of the simple statement that "Judas went
out and hanged himself." It Is a theatrlo
tlnlah to a career of disappointment, and
may as easily be ascribed to one motive as
another, : although It is conventionally
charged to his having been a party to the
shedding of Innocent blood.
Around Mary of Magdala most of the In
terest centers. In the actual aspect of the
character as drawn by the author, Mary
Is rather a colorless creation, her promi
nence being due to the fact thut she
figured largely In one of the episodes of tho
public career of Jesus. Bhe was a queen of
courtesans, but she had done more to In
cur the wrath of the populace of Jerusa
lem than roerWy to violate her marr.uge
vows; the had entertained the Romana,
and that drew dewn on her more thmi any
thing else the displeasure of the people
which eventually led to her being taken
forth to be stoned under the I.evltlcal
statute. .Her rescue through the Interven
tion of Jesus and His remarks on that
occasion are given full force In the play,
as Indicating the turning point In the
career -of the woman. Mrs. Flske lift
the part out of the uomnonplaces In which
the author has plunged It, and by the force
of her Interpretation invests It with an
Interest that la rot entirely lost when
the curtain goes down on the last act. It
Is another Illumination of-the simple prop
osition, that repentance must precede resto
ration. Mary of Mngdala Is typical of her
kind; a weak, sensuous woman, devoid of
noral courage, relflah and without con
sideration for anything but her own whims;
now raised to height by the mirth of dis
sipation, and then plunged to the depth
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AND PLAYHOUSES
by the nwlroirg hark nf the pendjlum of
her life; dissatisfied In all things, and be- j
llovlng In'nothliig, eave that she has been
a much abUM-1 creature. Her curiosity
leads her to serkfout the Natarene and
hear Him prejch and hero she Is given
the tlrst hope, that has ever entered lier
life. She Is promised forgiveness if she
abandons sin, and from that time on she
moves In an ecstacy of religious fervor
until the final scene of the play. It Is In
the fourth act that Mrs. Flske shows tho
strength of tho new woman who has been
Imrn of repentance and hope. She hears
of the condemnation of the Bavlor and of
Ills Impending execution; and while she
does not then look upon Him as the
Messiah, Fho does regard Him Ss a h ly
man, ono who was kind to her, and one
for whom sho ought to be willing to
give tip much. The Roman offers her to
go to his undo and endeavor to secure the
release of Jesus If Mary will admit him to
her apartment at midnight. Her struggle
is whether nhl shall plunge herself, even
for an Instant, Into the shame from which
she has Just emerged, and by doing so ssvo
the life of the man she adores, or whether
to persist lit her new course, and allow
Him to perish miserably. Her decision Is
to sacrifice herself; she will gratify the
Roman and then take her own life, but It
will be the means of opening the prison
door and allowing Jesus to go free. In
this situation Mrs. Fluke reaches a sublime
passage, and fairly lifts the character of
Mary above the ordinary conception of
the part. Bhe Is courage and resignation
personified, end, even while she shudders
at the fate that awaits her, she moves for
ward to the sacrifice, sustained by the
belief that she Is serving Him who has
lifted her from tho lowest depth of misery
and given her a new lease of life. A vision
Interposes another of tho Heyse melodra
matic expedients and Mary sees tho face
of Jesus and hears Him speaking to her,
forbidding that she should do what she
has In mind. It would have been much
finer, and fairer to Flavins, If at this
point Heyse hod Inspired him with some
of the terfder regard he shows for Mary
In the last act; but the vision is more
spectacular. Mary's grief at the end is
the outpouring of a bruised and broken
heart, seeking consolation In the promise
of the redemption. As she was one of
those to whom the angel spoke on that
glorious Easter morning so long ago, her
faith was amply rewarded.
It Is not so much what Mrs. FlBke does
In the way of giving life to the part, as
her manner of doing It that attracts one.
In the first scene she is the capricious
woman of the world, who Is sulking be
cause her favorite has slackened in his
attentions; from this point up to the grlcf
strlcken woman, who' turns her back to
the audienoe, while she gazes at the sum
mit of Calvary, and murmurs, "He will
come again!" she developes the character
by such gentle art that the auditor hardly
notes the gradations, but goes with her
from point to point, always Interested,
sometimes fascinated, and finally over
whelmed with the culmination of the
tragedy of the woman's life. It Is a study
on which Mrs. Flske can easily rest her
claim to distinction, if all her other achieve
ments are forgotten,
i r
Another cf the treats of the week was
the visit of the Weberfieldlan gloom
chasers, to whom much is due from the
many who laughed with them. This famous
organization Is Just now having the time
of Its life, wildcattlng in the "tall and un
cut," end If Broadway doesn't resound with
stories of their experiences in the wild and
woolly 'when they get home, it will be
funny.
Mary Mannering's annual visit to Omaha
was the occasion of much real pleasure,
too, for she came with a better piece than
she has had In several seasons, one that
gave her more of an opportunity, and which
was therefore all they more enjoyable to
her Omaha admirers, who are growing in
number yearly.
Mr. Richard Mansfield produced a number
of the Tolstoi trilogy in New York last
week, "Ivan the Terrible," and won a new
triumph. All the New York critics Join in
praise of the production end of Mr. Mans
field's Interpretation of the role of the
Russian tyrant, the following from VII
Ham winter of the Tribune being a good
example, as well as a worthy expression
of an opinion that Is entitled to weight:
Mr. Mansfield chose wisely in choosing
this part for himself, and his nerformance
of it is, unmistakably, a great achievement
me greatest, indeed, on Its tragic side,
except Richard III., of his whole brilliant
career. The abrupt transitions from ab
ject numiiuy to nery, vocirnrous self-assertion
were made with thrilling impetuosity
and splendid effect. The regnant aspect of
Imperial dominion was perfectly assumed
and admirable maintained. The state of
Htenlthy vigilance, furtive suspicion and
sinister purpose sometimes subtly Implied,
sometimes openly expressed was at all
times clearly imparted aa the atmosphere
of the character. The essential condition
of settled, Inexpressible, irremediable mis
ery was expressed In every lineament of
the countenance; In the wasted frame and
In the hollow A-olce; and, against this pall
of amnilsh. the struggle of the flerv spirit
and the Indomitable will, reanimating a
ravaged body and reinforcing Infernal in
stincts of cruelty and revenge, were set In
a hold relief of almost lurid light so dis
tinctly were they slmwn and with such a
re.-illtv of pain were thev Invested. The
audacity of egotism and tho calm convlc.
tlon of predestined nrevalence. b..
which, perhnpa, there is an Insane, defiant
ras-e sa when the csar, on hearing of his
military defeat, commands a choral rite
to celebrate his victory were conveyed
with a felicitous authority almost humorous
in Its Mand assurance and yet terrible In
its grim- unreason.
Comlnsr 1'Trnli,
This afternoon and tonight "Peck's Bad
Roy" will tie the offering at tho Boyd. It
Is the I-roy French dramatic version of
former Governor Peck's series of humorous
stories of that title snd the version Is said
to be the only one authorized by the author.
Mr. French some years ago stuck close to
the original story, but he now keeps the
piece In pace with the times by constantly
adding new nnd up-to-date stuff both as to
dialogue, scenes and situations. The purt
of the boy is In the hands of diminutive
Zelda, an actress who has won a splendid
reputation In Juvenile parts. The piece is
In three sots, the famous grocery story
being the first. Act J shows the Boniface
hotel and the third Is tho picnic at ths
waterworks. Specialties are Introduced
throughout the piece by Billy Williams,
money. wjHta.o.1 tiaek or this guarantee
"I
Fred Weltzcl, Cog:in and Hacon, Dave Clif
ford nmi several others.
Mr. N. C. Goodwin will be seen at th'
Itoyd Monday and Tuesday nights and i
special nritlnee Tuesday, In a revival '
the comedy, "A Ollded Fool." The piece Is
from the pen of Henry Ouy Carleton and
probably Is the one play that firmly estab
lished Mr. Goodwin In his present high
place as a comedian. The piece will be pro
duced with tht? lnvlshtii ss that has marl;ed
all the Goodwin productions. The com
pany Is above the average, ns Its names
will attest. Pome of th mot prominent
are: Nell O'Brien, Frank Tiden, Frank
Mclntyre. V. H. Ft. William Rurress.
Hugo Tnlnnd, Est--Hp Mortimer, Rosette
Jackson, Crys'nl Heme, daoghter of the
late James A. Heme, and Helen Pavidge.
Mlltnn rtlauvnlt. the distlmrnlshed Amer
ican soprano who is to sing at the lloyd
Wednesday nlrht, enjoys the dls'lnetlon
of heln the only womun who has ever been
presented with the fntnons decoration of
the Order of St. Cecelia by the Bryel
Academy of Italy, the oldest musical so
ciety In the world. It wns founded in
irv. In Its entire history nf 310 years tt
has conferred only seven other decorations.
Mrulum TUauvalt also enjoys the distinc
tion of having sung the great Mauzonl
Tleoulni mass at Verdi's funeral service
In Rome In IPol. Queen Mnrphcrlta of Italy
hear! her and commanded her to sing nt
the Qulrln.il palice. Th queen was de
lighted and presented her with nn auto
graph photograph and a Jeweled medal
lion. For an American singer to win such
rrestlge In the Holy City, the home of
song. Is evidence of the splendid voice she
possesses. Madam Blauvnlt has sung be
fore almost all the crowned beids of Eur
ope, the last being King Kdward and
Queen Alexandra of England, three months
ago, or Just before she sailed for America.
The Wobf rfleldlan season at the Krug
thenter Is not over, for during the first
half of this week, opening with the mat
inee todny, ono of Weber A Fields' most
successful travesties, "Holty Tolty," will
be presented. The "Holty Tolty" chorus
shows a galaxy. of girlish beauty that
would be hard to equal. Thero Is a little
plot not a great deal, but the scenery of
"Holty Tolty" Is beautiful and It Is said
that tho dazzling loveliness and fabulous
glory of the costumes will be a revelation,
even In these days of utter disregard of
money in the staging of musical comedies.
The original costumes and scenery used
by"Veher & Fields during their New York
engagement will be employed. Regular
Kmg theater prices will prevail.
A star quite new to this part of the
country Is announced for the Krug next
Thursday night, when Isabel Irving, long
known ns ono of the cleverest of Ameri
can comediennes, will be seen here for
tho first time as Virginia Carvel In Win
ston Churchill's dramatization of his fam
ous novel, "The Crisis." So far this sea
son Miss Irving has played In New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pitts
burg, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis and
other cities almost aa large. Her success
has been something extraordinary. She
will shortly take "The Crisis" to the Pa
cific coast for the first time.
The attractions at the Krug next Friday
and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee
will be Jules Walter's successful comedy
drama, "Just Struck Town." The com
pany is said to be a very good one and is
headed by Margaret Drew Robinson, who
plays the character of a Swedish servant
girl.
Myles McCarthy and Alda Woolcott will
make their Int'.lal bow to an Omaha audi
ence at the matinee this afternoon at the
Orpheum, where the entire roster of vaude
vllllans for the coming week are new
comers. Mr. McCarthy and Miss Woolcott
and company will present a sketch entitled
"The Race Tout's Dream," In which Is
exemplified the everyday dream of the
average tout, namely, a desire to win a
fortune from a mere trifle. The sketch Is
cast in a comedy vein, with a smattering
of slang. Another prominent feature will
be the Welson troupe, four European acro
bats who perform a number of daring and
difficult feats of their own origination. The
Bilvas do equilibrium of tho out-of-tho-ordi-nary
kind. The oldtlme minstrel favorites,
White and Simmons, will appear in a skit
called "Get in de Band Wagon." Wesson,
Walters and Wesson appear in a lively and
snappy little comedy, "Hotel ReDose.
Happy Jack Gardner will contribute song
and story. Cordua and Maud do an un
usual head balancing act on a pair of slack
wires and the klnodrome pictures will be
entirely new.
Gossip from Stag-eland.
Wilson Knos, well remembered In Omaha
for his connection with the Woodward
Htnrlt comnnnv .1 1 ,1 ......., i . . n . i . .
--- , ' v v. . . v. . nil. at jriavtMl-
bllrMt Paim.iu Xlf Pnn. V , I 1 1
health for many months and his death was
Pete Dailey Charles J. Ross. Thomas H
t ullen and Creorgo Kearney sat around s
table at a. enf n WMau i i
1 o clock, as liiaconsoliito a quartet as one
would wish to see. "We're not drinking
-p . : --" J ,m rat it Ul lilt? OIO-
ers echoed it In turn. That was the night
tuu umrr went lortn.
Miss Viola Allen has so far recoveret
from the effects of the opertitlon she re
contly underwent as to be able to
her tour In "Twelfth Night." She will
iiix-ar in innaiiH in mis comedy on May 3
One of the new bookings of the week al
the Boyd was that of Fay Davis, the Kng.
a,'tress. In Henry Arthur Jones
Whitewashing of Julia. ' She will be hert
March Zl and 23.
Henry W. Savugo has announced his in
tention of producing "Parsifal" in Kngllsl
early In April, ami Heir Conreld has dis
covered thut It will be a sacrilege to iv
agner in anything but German. .As Hen
vonreij was able to convince the court
mm it wan not sacrilege to produce "Par
sifal ' in New York, he o.ixht to be regardei
n authority, but the prospects are tha
he Is wrong this time.
Just to show that they havon't loat In
vnrni in rain ouier, aunuUKU playing
senarate eniiiimriiMH Kir ft...-
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i, iu,e iu tut? wor
an ROlTilrnli e ovuuw.l.. ..f t .,
Id
ltst night Maxlne Klllott dosed her en
gugemeiit in "Hen Own Way" at Mllwau
i e..tl"?,M,.'"-.a.'.M"lwl" """"J Ul his weel
In A IIIIiIh.I l....,l" a li. T T.. .
rial train was chartered at Milwaukee an
..e rtiio was nurrien as fast as steam coul
ild
",.a" ":r ecnuizvllle to SL Louis
'7 t,K,l,y enjoying herself at tht
Worlds Fair grounds with her husband
Mr. uoodwlns company will reach tnnahi
from St. LouU today uiid lie will get Ir
Monday.
Another Omaha girl who Is looking for
. ... . - i mi viviun nee
tor, daughter of Mr. and Mis. W S Rec
tor. he has been preparing ut the Conwaj
School of Acting, tiih-ago, and the Satur
day evening Herald has this to hhv of hei
appearance In the cast of Moliere's "Tin
Hypochondriac" fLe Malade imagliialre"
m thA KruH.-ttal.-Ap ru. ....
... .. . . . ir. rmij, Anoiner
thoroughly admirable performance, marked
f '"" !"-uiKniii-e. appropriate at too
phere, a gentle dignity und a happy b!,o
of repose, was Miss Vivian Rector's Ai
rlll1Ue & RTllrlt 111 1 A Cn. I iifa
. V Will, RfPI
atfntu1 t ( ,1,. 1,1 n 1-1.. .
: . ' - ' rim in in
lMHt ai-r n'irA a t..at A......U ..... ,
he
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for her father was made, was canltalir In
terpreted by this young girl, with a direct
neas and a gentle show of emotion ihu
won the tribute of rapt attention and i
te:tr.
Duitont Powder Company liny Rivals.
SAX FRANCISCO. March 5-Th. r i
Dupont luniiany is completing its absorp
tion of the California itjorlt company at
a cost oi $:U'.to. and the three manufac
turing fuse (ouip.inies on this r- aat. li has
already ansoiueti ttie (.Mliforula Powder
works and the Hudson Powder coinpun.
To complete an absolute monopoly on the
coast, the Dupont people need the buna
Powder company and are now tiuitliy seek
ing US poK"MMon.
The three fuse companies lust taken nv.r
by the l'up.uu company axe said to have
cost, a nign price.
Pkllipplae Catholics to Meet
RALT1MORK. March t Archlblshop
Ouldl. sposlollc delegate In tne Phil pplnes
has informed the Vatican that ha intei.ds
to convoke, on Ht. lvie"-' d ly. Jjr e un
(-cl.-fliisUcal rational Kt.lp'no council to
establish rules f .r ths Csibollo hierarchy
la tht aJchiyelagUi . .
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
In pursuance of the theme tinder dis-
cusnlon last w( ek In this column, as to the j
possibility of great muslcsl achievements
undertake by the musical women cf
Omaha. I was more than delighted to find
that a number of enthusiastic musical
women had already contemplated such a
Inn for next season. One young woman
who has worked untiringly for Omaha
musically. Miss Corlnne Taulson, told me
that a very prominent society woman nnd
musician had spoken to her of the possl-
le union of two existing musical organiza
tions. She also spoke of the hall In which
he meetings would take place.
I do not think that a union of two ex- 1
Istlng organizations would be an altogether
successful arrangement. I don't believe
much in those things. However, If they
should unite, I will say that I do believe lit'
it, and so far as The Ree is concerned, If
will cheerfully "publish the banns" and Its
critic will Joyfully pipe at the wedding.
The formation of an entirely new orgnn
zatlon wtihnut sny social or unsocial obli
gations, meeting, say at Chambers or
Kountze Memorial church, would be what
the musical department of The Bee woul 1
ple.id for. Musical sffalrs at private
houses aro not a success, In Interesting the
musical people. People who are not known
by Mrs. De Puyster socially, can scarcely
feel at home at Mrs. De Puyster's beauti
ful residence, musically.
Ono lady writes to me at length upon the .
question of Omaha musical women giving
public concerts. In which they themselves i
should take part, and in reply to that, i
would say that such a thing Is done
every season, tho Woman's club musical
department making it possible for out
siders to attend the muslcales by the pay
ment of a very trifling fee.
Tho following letter from a former well
known Omaha singer will surely interest
a great many of the musical people who
remember the days of ten or fifteen years
ago. The writer is Mrs. Frances Moeller,
who was for years the contralto soloist
at Trinity cathedral. Mrs. Moeller had a
faculty of making friends, and they are
all life-long ones:
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. 27. 1904. I read
with Interest all your musical letters In
The Ree nnd today I saw where you were
nit certain, but thought "Joan of Arc" was
given under Mr. Torrens. You were right,
as I sang the alto part, Mrs. Torrens the
soprano, Mr. Wllklns the tenor and Mr.
Pennell the bass, with Mr. Taber at the
organ and Mr. Marshall at the piano. It
was given by the choral society of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, in that
building, or rather church, on May 29, 1891.
I find In my scrap book two notices by
The Ree and World-Herald, which I read
over, and It brought back to me very
forcibly the good old times. I long often
to visit dear old Omaha, nnd regret the
necessity fof ever leaving there.
Mrs. Moeller proceeds then to talk about
the musical club to which she belongs,
and advises me that she did me the gra
cious honor of reading an article from this
column on "Interpretation" before the
board, and the board still lives. And she
spelt it "board," too, not "bored."
When Suzanne Adams and her concert
company appeared at the Boyd last Decem
ber, The Bee. In Its critique upon the con
cert, spoke most enthusiastically about the
work of Mr. George Crampton, who was
advertised aa an English basso. But Mr.
Crampton's art Is true art, and he is no
more English than he Is Italian or German
or French. He is cosmopolitan. Ha
aroused great enthusiasm that night by
his excellent work, and the fact that he
has been engaged to give a recital next
Saturday afternoon in Omaha will be a
welcome bit of Information to those dis
cerning ones who heard him hers at that
time.
He will sing at 2:39 In the afternoon, at
tho new place on Farnam and Twenty-fifth
streets, called Chambers', where so many
social affairs have been placed during the
season Just over.
This will bo the first musical event to
take place there, and it will be the pre
cursor of many others, for the hall, wherein
the Christian Scientists hold their meet
ings, Is a very good place to sing In: the
surroundings are cheerful and artistic, and
the "long-felt want," as It were, has been
in a measure filled.
Mr. Crampton will sing a program which
will consist of the songs of Schubert, Schu
mann, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Richard
Strauss, folk songs a group of about seven
in various languages, and a song cycle,
probably the one by William Wallace, en
titled "The Freebooters." English songs
and American songs, in the English as we
use If, will be a feature of the program
also. But why enlarge? A good artist does
good work, and the program will be pub
lished later. Let the announcement of the
fact Itself, namely, a good song recital,
Saturday matinee, be sufficient. Madame
Mothe-BTglum will be the accompanist.
Mr. Keck tells me that he will give the
Kountze Memorial people a taste of
Gounod's "Gallia," and will sing parts of
the work during each Sunday from now
until after Easter. "Gallia" Is a beautiful
work, and Mr. Keck was the first one to
introduce It to Omaha. He has given it
several times, and twice Mr. Keck and
the present writer joined choral forces and
gave It together.
A good thing will not wear out by much
repetition.
Mme. Blauvclt sings a return engagement
at the Boyd on Wednesday night, March
9. She will give a group of four Italian,
another of four French and another of four
German songs, together with the "Romeo
et Juliette" waits song, and a few songs
In the English language.
Teople In Omaha who find their feelings
hurt under the criticism of The Bee will
pi.ibably be Interested in reading the fol
lowing criticism which Mr. Henderson of
the New York Sun delivered f. o. b. to
an unsuspecting pair recently: "Miss C'leri
hew has a good soprano voice, and ought
to be able to sing acceptably. But she
must first learn how. She appears to have
misspent considerable time In learning how
not to sing. It does not make any differ
ence who has been her teacher; what she
needs now is an unteacher. When she
learns how to let her poor throat alone
and to eject her tones freely she may be
a subject for further discussion. Mr. Wark
should not accompany. He should play
solo and In solitude."
THOMAS J. KELLY.
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