TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SPNDAY. MAY 1, 1004.
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ABOUT PLAYS, PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Omaha' theetrlcal year Is dwindling i tnents are furnished during the heated
term. None of these place will te opened
to the public before the end of the month,
but ell are being- furnished up. ready for
the season. About the most Important
change that will be made la at Mintwi,
where an Omaha, company will talis hold
of the management, and endeavor to make
the place even more attractive thaa It
has ever been. T. J. O'Brien will be the
caterer and W. J. Byrne, the well-known
treasurer of the Orpheum, will have the
direction of the amusement feature. It
la the plan to give open-air vaudeville a.
thorough trial.
down toward 11 end, but still holds a num
ber of good things for the people who
like to go to the theater. Bom of the most
Important engagements of the eeaaon are
yet to be filled, anl It Is quite likely that
several atara will appear at the Boyd after
, the summer stock company hae opened It
tnaenient. Net Saturday night will e
'' the end of the vaudeville season, for the
Orpheum doen:t like to take chances on
the good old summer time, and believes
that the first week In May la a good time
; to quit. It will make thirty-three week
f Of steady work at that house, during which
,' time not a performance ha been missed.
. Manager. Relter will go to Ran Francisco
. to spend the summer, and will be occu
pied with aome of the varloua Interests'
of the Orpheum company In the Coast
metropolis. It was announced In Chicago
last week that a big combination of west
ern vaudeville houses had been formed,
to Include the Orpheum circuit, the Kohl
-Castle house, the Cincinnati, Louisville
and St. Louis houses, and others, so that
the western vaudeville circuit will prac-
- ftcally be one newt wesson . The object Is
the same as that of all combinations, to
do more business at lose expense. Martin
Beck, secretary for the Orpheum company,
k will be the European agent for the new
combine, and will open a hooking office
In London. This ought to give the com
bination first call on Ruropean novelties.
5 Mr. Myerfeld hae hitherto looked after
that end of the Orphenm's work, his an-
. nual trips to Kurope always resulting In
n Influx to Amerlra of acrobats and. Jug
glers who were well worth the expense
of Importing. With Mr. Beck located In
London and having the additional pres
tige of the great western combination. It
,1s probable that still more of the big set
will be brought over for Yankee Inspec
tion. " The end of the season was forcibly
brought to mind during the week when the
Boyd wss closed for five night and the
Krug for three, and for two days not even
an advance agent wna In town. This Is
.- the first breathing spell the "house" forces
- have had since last August, and It was a
. rathor welcome rest for them. During the
daya when the bookings were ripped up
by the Chicago disaster, Omaha was get
ting aa many aa alx and aeven show a
week, the local pre agent and treas
. urers were all kept busy, and they got
. so used to the strenuous life of that time
that they hardly knew what to do with
the leisure afforded them during the last
week.
' Still another gentle reminder that one
season Is ending hn the promise from the
eastern managers of productions for next
I season. In this the west hag some interest.
Aa a rule the eastern success of the pres
ent season Is given to the west next, and
sometimes It Is even two years before we
-can get It on this side of the Mississippi.
.Now, the present season Is almost barren
- of successes In the theatrical line. Cros
, man's "Sweet Kitty Bellalr's Is one.
but It will not get out west unless
"Belasco make up with the "syndicate"
.'gain. By the way nothing has been
heard from the eruptive David of late,
. en this or any other topic. Kirk LaShelle
has ccored a big winner with "The Vlr
ginian." and will bring the whole piece
west next season; Willie Collier has been
"oted a winner In the new Dicky Col
play, . 'The Dictator," and xlght there the
lists ends. The Sothsrn-Marlowe combina
tion iiini next tail, ana ror Bve years
these noted star will appear together In
classic role. What the others will pro-
duo is not even hinted at, even by their
managers. Mr. Frobman says he Is look
Ing for stuff; all the other say the same
thing . and -the chances are that most of
,th old plays will go on again, People
out west hare learned that it la a Ion
.way from spring to fall, and that promises
made when the grass Is first coming up
are likely to wither with h fierce heat of
summer.
8 till another sign pf coming summer Is
the activity of the men who control the
several resorts at which open air amuse-
Coaslaat Events.
What promises to be one of the most
delightful entertainments of the aeason,
will be the appearance here of Viola Allen
aa Viola In "Twelfth Night" at the Boyd
on Tuesday evening, May a. Of -Shakespeare's
comedies there is not one the peer of
"Twelfth Night," of which William Winter
wrote: "There is as much interesting
human nature In Twelfth Night' aa there
Is In sny comedy that was1 ever written."
Halllwell, the fsmous Shakespearian
scholar, was equally enthusiastic, saying
of this delightful play, that It Is the "per
fection of English comedy, and the most
fascinating In the language." The produc
tion and company to present "Twelfth
Night," promises to be one of the very
best that has been seen In recent time.
It requires no lively stretch of the
Imagination to conjure up Miss Allen as a
most charming Viola and one long to
linger In the memory of the theatre-goer.
Miss Allen's supporting companies and
productions have, since becoming a "star,"
been of the first order of excellence.
In sn otherwise barren season, Richard
Minefield, whose only monotony Is success,
has made two of the greatest triumphs of
his career. Any other artist would have
been gratified with Mansfield's great suc
cess as Prince Karl H el n rich In "Old
Heidelberg," and would have continued
to play uninterruptedly for several seasons.
Not so Mansfield. Success is a spur to
him. He has the restless energy of genius.
He at once set about preparing another
massive production and composing a new
character. His creation cf "Ivan the
Terrible" was first revealed on March I at
the New Amsterdam theater and again
his work was crowned with a triumph.
This role has been critically classified as
the most superb characterisation, not only
of this season or of a decade, but of
Mansfield's career, and many enthusi
astically hailed Ivan the only dramatic
masterpiece on an epic plane our atage has
seen In a generation. Then Mansfield
comes tls week to the Boyd theater. He
will bring his entire company of 106 artists
and will be seen In his complete production
of "Ivan the Terrible." On Friday evening,
May , be will present "Ivan the Terrible,"
en Saturday at the matinee he will play
"Beau Brummell," and on Saturday evening
he will present "Old Heidelberg." Seats
for the entire engagement go on sale Mon
day morning.
"Over Niagara Falls," Rowland Cllf
ford's big melo-dramatlc production, will
be the attraction at the Krug the first half
of the week, opening with the matinee
today. In this play several scenes and
Ideas new to the stage will be presented
Lake Chautauqua la e'aborutely pictured,
also the Interior of the Pan-American
Indian congress, and the world famous
cataract, Niagara, la depicted- Eleotriolty
Is an important factor, and without its
aid a picture that Is so perfect a to be
startling could never have been produced.
The ingenuity of the scenic artist and
carpenter has also been taxed, and several
Inventions new to the stage are the result.
The scenes of Louis N. Parker's greatest
play, "The Cardinal," which will be seen
it the Krug- theater the laat half of the
week, opening Thursday night, are laid
in Rome In the fifteenth century, and In
everything that pertains to staging and
costuming there Is magnificence without
lavish display and good taste and an In
timate knowledge of the period Is displayed.
The Interest of ths play centers about the
confession of murder made by Strossl to
Cardinal de Medici. The oardlnal's brother,
Gulllano, Is accused, tried and convicted
of the crime, while the prince of the church
la rendered powerless in his behalf through
the secrecy the church Imposes upon those
who hear the confessions of penitents. The
daughter of the murdered men Is betrothed
to Gulllano, and desired as a wife by the
real murderer. The first three acts are de
voted to the full development of this situa
tion and to the efforts of the cardinal to
Induce Stroszl to reveal his culpability.
Falling In this the cardinal has recourse
to strategy, and assuming madness leads
Strossl to mske an admission of his crime
In the presence St the Roman minister of
Justice. The last act Is given up to the
direct development of this denoument.
The Colby family Is among the prominent
features that will contribute to the vaude
ville bill at the Orpheum for the week be
ginning with a matinee today. There are
four of them, father, mother and two chil
dren. Mr. and Mra. Colby, besides playing
a number of Instruments, are vocally ac
complished. The work of the youngsters
la reported aa remarkable. Master Frsnk
has a tenor voice with the freshness of
youth with whleh he renders popular bal
lad. Another feature of his turn is an
Imitation of Creatore, the Italian band
master. Little Miss Byrle sings a number
of comic songs and performs some difllcult
dancing. A comedy sketch entitled "The
Blfurceted Qlrl," will be presented by
W. H. Murphy and Blanch Nichols In
hich they Introduce a lot of specialty
business. The Nichols sisters, styled the
"Kentucky Belles," are a pair of mirth
makers who black up and In darky fashion
sing, dance and spring funny dialogue. A
novelty from the Olympla, PhHs, Is prom
ised In Qlllo's Artesta, a mechanical figure
that sits at an easel and draws pictures and
does things in a manner that places the
audience In a quandary as to whether It
Is an automaton or a human being. T. W.
Eckert and Emma Berg will sing "The
Land of Two Moons," an operatic sketch.
Mr. Eckert will also give some musical
Imitations on the piano. Al Lawrence Is a
versatile mimic. He sings and tells com
ical stories. Aronson and Ashton are
equilibrists. An entire change of klno
drome pictures will be shown. This will be
the last vaudeville program of the season,
the closing date being Saturday night. May
7, when In conjunction with the regular
bill an amateur show Is scheduled.
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Gossip from fftagreland.
PonV Moore Is now out nf the hnanttnl
and is figuring on a vacation at Denver in
nopes or repairing a busted lung.
-ter F. Dalley has signed a contract to
appear next season In "The Billionaire."
tnklng the part created by the late Jerome
Sykes.
Vlrainla. ITsrneri la nM to liv Vioatan
Margaret Anglln In the "Camtlle" compe
tition In New York, but at that nearly
everybody agrees that both were bad.
On Monday. Mav 13. David FSelnnpo and
Maurice Campbell will give a srala perform
ance, celebrating the 1,5th performance of
Bweet Kitty uellalrs" at the Helasco.
"Big Bill" Devere. well known In con
nection with the Hoyt farce comedies, s
peclally a black sheep SH DETAO CMFW
peciaiiy A mack Bheei. died last week.
He was 68 years old, and had been sick
several weeks from a complication of
diseases.
Jane Kennark was eiven a creat receD
tlon at Kansas City when she opened there
In the closing week of '-Under Two Flags.'
On tomorrow night the Woodward A Uur
gess stock oompany begins a short season
at the auditorium, with Miss Kennark at
the head of the company.
Blanche Walsh ia to have her wish, if
the early spring announcement from Wag
enhals Kemper Is of sny service. It Is
given out that Clyde Kltcn will write a
"society melodrama" for her usee next sea
son, and she will not be required to die or
go into seclusion in the last act.
George Winters is back In Omaha, having
completed final plans for the coming of the
Ferris Stock company which begins Its
season at the Boyd on May 22. Idost of the
last year's company will be here again, but
lJn. mon will w,lr. hi. Kn, - n .1
a more modern repertory of plays will be
produced.
Last night Mr. James K. Hackett opened
at Daly's theater, New York, under a con
tract with Mr. Daniel Frohman. And,
strange to say, the "Independents" have
said nothing about Dan Frohman deserting
the "syndicate." It won't be lone till Col
onel Harrison Orev Flake will ha llahtins
all by his lonesome again.
Klrke LaShelle last week sent out a hand
somely printed and bound volume of Owen
w later s story, -me Virginian, as sou
venir of the success the play has scored In
New York this season. The book Is illus
trated from photographs made on the stage,
showing the members of the compsny in
me pictures. exi season ins virgin
Ian" will be at the Boyd for three nlghis.
WRITING DRAMA FOR EMPEROR
Is to Deal with the Period Bad
Characters of the Franco
Prussia War.
(Copyright, 104, by Press Publishing Co.)
BERLIN, April 80.-(New York World
Cablegram?-Special Telegram.) Emperor
William has given another commission to
Captain Joseph Lauff, the dramatist of the
HohenaolleRis.
The drama Is to be modern and will em
brace a no less eventful time than the
years 1870 and 1871, the time of the Franco-
Prussian war, with William I as the hero.
Around him ar his mghty paladins, Bis
marck, Von Moltke, Von Roon and the
"Red Prince," Frederick Charles. It Is
believed the play will assume rather the
form of living pictures, with a suitable
text for each picture leading up to Its
successor.
For example, one picture will be the pro
claiming of King William as emperor of
Versailles. He will be shown In the his
toric room of the, palace with all his gen
erals around him. Lauff will write a po
etic accompaniment to this scene.
The intervals between the ten scenes will
be filled In with music, in part based on
patriotic airs and in part written by Em
peror William on wholly new themes.
It Is not the emperor's Intention to give
the work to the public, but to reserve It
for state and military festal occasslons.
Years sgo the writer of this column
wrote a number of articles urging the
necessity of an Auditorium where musical
events could be given and where teachers
could rent studios, and where recltsls
could be placed, as well as all of those
things of that nature which are planned
throughout the season.
Now that Omaha's new Auditorium le
practically finished, a building to which
one can point with pride, we must not let
the thought of that other building go by
default.
The Auditorium, aS built, has been sr-
ranged to do the greatest good to ths gfeat-
est number; the men whose efforts have
made ths big building evolve from the
dream of man's brain, Into the great struc.
ture of stone, steel. Iron snd enduring
fabric which we rejoice to behold, have
planned according to the general welfare.
Perhaps we musical workers were wrong
In trying to advance tho Idea of a com
posite building. It might have been a
species of "class legislation."
But now the Auditorium is, we may say.
completed. The best, most energetic, most
successful business men of Omaha have
turned out their pockets and paid up.
But, thanks be to Ood, the Omaha bus!
ness men often turn out their pocket
and as a natural result they get filled us
quick as they get empty. Such a thing
commercial poverty Is unknown In
Omaha. (Kansas City papers Dleaxe copy.)
He that fllleth his pocket, salth the
philosopher, shall have it robbed, and he
that emptleth his pocket shall not be able
to keep it empty.
But. you say, this Is false doctrine; for.
verily you would make men spendthrifts.
How freely we use that word and how
little we think of Its meaning. It Is a word
whose meaning we can scarcely guess at
because It seems to come to us from Ice
land, and we are not posted In the details
of that dialect.
Take it to pieces and what do you find?
"One who spends thrift," not one who
spends money. One who dissipates the
thrift or the thriving of oneself. One who
throws away his opportunities. Mr. Car
negie is not a spendthrift, although he
does empty his pockets freely. Locally
speaking, Count Crelghton Is not a spend
thrift, although his money has been freely
"let go of," and so It goes. But the lasy
musician who wastes his time continually
Is a spendthrift. The artistic person who
squanders his gifts, he Indeed is a spend
thrift. The student who is so anxious to
"do things," and so utterly Indifferent about
"knowing how" to do them. Is a spendthrift.
And they will live and cle !n a mental and
spiritual poor-house.
"THE -GONDOLIER-
Appropriate Word Fitted to ths
Charming lotermerro Two Step.
I. The manner In which a musical composi
tion has crept Into the popular heart snd
achieved universal popularity In so short
a Urns la especially noteworthy. It Is but
were at once recognised by the best crltira
and It certainly is the musical hit of the
century. Appropriute words have been
tilted to the melodv. snd now "Th nui.
doller" song bids fair to become a positive
rage. The history of Its Inception is por
trayed In the beautiful song For It was In
Ventre, the Bride of the Adriatic, amid the
roaisntto surroundings of Italian story,
that the musical Inspiration rams to Its
young com power. The niublc loving public
owe e debt of gratitude to the publishers
of "The OondolTer" for the many musical
hits published by them during the past
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QUEER CRAFT TO WORLD'S FAIR
Norwegian Sailor Betiding On Whleh
Has Oaly Opeolng la Small
Taurret.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 29.-(New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A Norwe
gian sailor named Brude, who holda
mate's certificate. Intends to travel from
Norway to St. Louis for the World's fair,
In a queer boat of his own dexlgnlng. It
Is made of iron, is egg-shaped and has no
aperature except in the small turret, which
has four windows, to snable the craft to
be steered.
The vessel Is being made at the Aalesun
Mechanical works. It will have a center
board keel and will be rigged with maa
and lateen sail.
Brude Is looking for three Norsemen to
go with him. He expects the journey will
take two months and a half.
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?. few weeks that "The Gondolier" has been
published, snd now one hears It everywhere.
The composition unites all the neceovsry
. elements which go to mske a popular fa
vorite. Th Gondolier has brought fame
- aa4 fortune to Us cumveer. lis merits
year. Among these are the HO. SO Inter-
mcsso, "Hiawatha;" the Irish rxn song
erenaae. oaiia, mi nuonin inter,
luessu, "Boko; ' the Indian sons hit, "Nav
ajo." the march two-step, "Dlsle Girl;'
and the negro mclodj, "peaceful Usury,"
ETHEL BRET HARTE IN CONCERT
the
Great Fwtare Preglrted for
Daaghter et Asserleaat
Navellst.
(Copyright, 1904, by Press Publishing Co.
LONDON, April .-New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Ethel Bret
Harts, the younger daughter of the
distinguished novelist, will devote herself
to the concert stage In London. Olfted
with a soprano voice of excellent range
and sympathetic quality, Mlxs Harts brings
to her work a stage experience which adds
the charm of esse of bearing.
Mies Harte served her stage apprer.tic
shlp as a member of d'Oyle Carte's and
George Edwards' companies.
great future la predicted tut ber,
Orchard & Wilhelm Garget Go.
R Reduction in earpets Z7:?Z
ceptional carpet offerings. Those poods are the highest grade of their kind, the newest pat
terns bought for our wholesale trade in larger quantities, but not sampled through the
wholesale department. This being a much larger lot than we could dispone of regularly
in our retail department we have decided to give carpet buyers hii opportunity thnt they
seldom have offered them when yon consider these goods are the newest and best makes,
the latest color effects, being sacrificed in price fur quick selling.
1 MM. hi
But as usual,- that Is a dlsgresslon.
What we want Is to keep hold of the
thought of that building which you and I
have talked about so often. Auditorium
Annex, if you wish; but above all, a place
where twenty or thirty teachers can have
studios and thus get In closer touch with
each other, and I feel convinced that there
are at least a dosen teachers who are now
teaching at home who would gladly seek
attractive rooms in such a building. Why,
bless your heart, they would have to, In
sheer self-defense. If they did not, they
would be left out in the cold.
And then a recital hall. Chamber's Is
now filling a "long-felt." But, In winter,
It will scarcely be available, for evening
concerts, as Mr. Chambers would be
obliged to close the upper hall in the case
of any musical event. This would entail
a loss which would, of course, have to
be atoned for in the price of the rental,
making it a high priced luxury.
Here1 are some of the places used, In
the last few seasons, and to be used yet
this season, for such events aa should
have been scheduled at a recital hall, seat
ing say 600 or 600, and artistically appointed:
Kountse Memorial church.
First Congregational church.
First Presbyterian church.
Unity church. j
First Methodist church.
City hall, sixth floor.
Chambers'.
Crelghton College auditorium.
Keep your eye on "Central Music hall
Omaha." (For application as to studio
rates, rentals, etc., apply to manager, at
the box office, between the hours of 10
and 12.)
Buch a building la coming, sure aa fate.
You can not stop It. The demand Is here,
and Is. almost fully ripe, and Nature has
a little way of keeping that old rule, older
than Omaha, "Supply and Demand" bob
bing up all the time.
The construction of the Auditorium has
paved the way for It.
Let us therefore give thanks for the new
Auditorium. And in the shuffling of the
pack of down town buildings, going on just
now, may we not hope to ses a "trump1
card drop In the way of a Lyceum hall,
Central Music hall or something elss
on that orderT
Soms weeks ago I had ths pleasure of
listening to one of the cleverest papers
on the subject of "Music" that I have
ever heard. It was from the pen of Mr.
W. R. Llghton, the well known author
of "Sons of Strength" and other bonks,
and I take great pleasure In reproducing
here a few of the good things he said:
Milton Insists that a knowledge of mu
sic Is an essential part of a liberal education."
"Wa are growing accustomed nowadays
to consider a people's understanding and
use of the art of music, as one. of the most
certain standards for the measurement of
its advancement la civilisation."
'Music is not a thing of human Inven
tion, save In ths narrowest sense. Man
can Invent mualcal Instruments; In the
course of tlms. he has brought these to an
admirable state of perfection, but with all
this, he haa added not one Jot to music It
self. He has discovered, but he haa not
made."
'The same voice that commanded 'Let
there be Light,' commanded also sound.
nd established the Inviolable laws of har
mony."
"We may be very aure that the earlleet
use of music was religious, or st least.
ceremonial.' Not until a later period,
when what we call 'civilization' has
blunted his native sensibilities, dose he
learn to turn music to frivolous account."
Mark ye well these words, student of
music, for they are Indeed the words of
wisdom:
"No simple-hearted, natural man or raoe,
living close to the heart of the world, could
by any poaslbltlty adopt the abominations
of rag-time and such like. That comes
when the natural squl Is desensitised, per
verted."
"The Song of the Humsn Soul, at Its
truest and beet, la a passionate response
to the divine and deathless harmony."
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We are making a special display on golden curly birch
bed room furniture. Some very exquistively fashioned
patterns in Princaas dres3ers, Gibson dressers, dressing tables, chiffoniers and dress
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Princess J Gibson S'Zand Regular JM Dressing 150 TA
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Rockers, Chairs and Tables to match. 5ee window display.
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Opalite tile. This most satisfactory refrigerator we are selling at ?14 up.
5ee the Herrick before making; your refrigerator purchase.
sr ma Inour drapery department you will always find a most
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curtains and drapery materials. This week we will show a complete line of high art
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Next Sunday-BEN HENDRICKS IN "ERIK OF SWEDEN"
Mr. Keck will havs a musicals at his
residence on Thursday rlfht of next wek.
Miss Joy Keck is visiting at hnms, aftsr
a season's study its Chicago under ths
splendid tuition of Mr. Em 1 1 Uebllns;.
Borne of the members of Isst year's May
festival choir have been talking for months
of rsorcanlsstlon. The conductor of laat
year. Mr. Thomas J. Kelly, having de
clared his unwillingness to officiate this
past season, nothing; bag beta dons. In
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The Celebrated Operatic Artiste
: FRITZI SCHEFF
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DA OCT TP B Victor Herbert and
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Compsny of too includes Eugene C'nwles. Ixuls Harrison, Richie Una Ida
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Week Commencing
Sun Mat. May L
Today 2:15, Tonight 8:15
Modern
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The-Colby Family
In Their Novel Musical Entertainment.
W;H Murphy &
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Presenting "The Bifurcated UlrL"
Nichols Sisters
Kentucky Hclles.
Gillo's Artesta
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"" rf "it T ttf HUW' 'TH' fft .it
view of the recent organisation cf a msm
moth chorus for the openln gof the Audi
torium, tha matter has now been dropped.
On October I, however, Mr. Kelly hss de
cided to organise another "Study club'' as
before, limited to loo members, by Invita
tion only, for the study of the fine choral
works of modern composers, and a perma
nent nam will be chosen later. Just ss the
name "May . Festival Choir" wss the out
growth of the former "Study club."
Mr. Kelly's decision has bean arrived at
after much deliberation, snd upon the pres
sure of many musical students and friends.
Miss Corlnne Psuisen and Mrs. A. I
Sheets have decided to drop out of the
Woman's club musical work, neat year.
Their services hsvs been given cheerfully,
unstlntlngly and constantly, snd they have
the honor of being able to look back upon
a suceess.
I bear rumors of the organisation of
another musical club, to consist of the
sterner sex ss well as the fair cms. snd
upon the lines of the Tu onlay morning
muslcales.
From present indications Omaha will be a
stirring place musically next season.
I hear also of another plan of bringing
artists here, but I have no definite Informa
tion upon that matter. When The Hee is
given data it will gladly print It
For musical Omaha! First, last and sll
the time. THOMAS J. KELLY.
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