April 2.1, 1903.
THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED REE.
Gossip
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About Plays, Players and Playhouses
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H I' ii rtiliiiRn iii New Yurk
In lh mlt of I livid Helarco
iiKnliift llif firm of KIhw At
K. KrlstiRrr. trrtiixirarily diverted
the attention of thi- tr.in buster
from Htstirtard Oil Hnd i-lmilnr combination
Ions: viimiKh to 1rr Kfvi'rul terrific broad
side inii tlir hated "tlu atrlcal trunl."
hout all iho oOJotlvr.i nnd expletives
that Iihvo hroi, working ovrrtime In tin
liKlit on th 'sjatrm - mix the rxpowltlnn
of it frrnzlcd way of tosrtn(r million, about
hh hnya do marblrs, irc prrc-od Into srr
vite ami Klvli.g uvw life In tho onsliiugiu
Balnst Ihr theatrical syndicate And,
what's nmr. with about a llttlo purpuf
a they have bn uiied In th exploitation
of views opposed to Tfie Ptandard Oil nnd
Its kliidrod biiBlnrsa romblnations. Only
enough of tha truth has bwn told to make
ono side of the case clear, and not enough
to give tho public a real good idea of what
tha conditions are. The Bee la no lover
of the trust, and least of all of the
theatrical truflt. But The Bee does love
to boo fnlr play. In time pant, and iome
not so far paat. It lias found occasion to
ciitlclro methods of tho New York
managers, and enpeclally the methods of
Klaw & Krlangor, and It will probably
have to do so again. It han also referred
In terms of regretted, but merited rebuka
to Mr. David Belasco. At tl.o time tho
low as llrst taking on Its serious phase,
The Hen called attention to the fact that
Mr. Hulasco had not discovered the
enormity of the syndicate until he become
dissatin;d with his position In it, and
that bin suit now Is not for the disruption
of tho syndicate, but to obtain an account
ing with Klaw & Erlanger, so that he may
find where he stands on the matter of
profits.
That's all. Art Is David's greatest ob
ject of worship, but Art can take a
vacation until he bus settled his financial
rrlutluns with his enemies. Mr. Belasco
bus made some very sensational statements
In his published and spoken references,
and these have been denied with more or
lens emphasis and elegance by Mr.
Kt latiger, who Is tho spokesman for himself
and partner. Neither has undertaken as
yet to put any of the 'mutters referred to
to the proof, and so about the only thing
that has been etitablishod is that each of
the gentlemen la possessed of a vocabulary
that should rouse the envy of & Billings
gate fishwife. Also that they are adepts
at its use. Persons who hava bad oc
casion to visit New York since the breaking
out of the war, tell some funny stories of
tha sights up on shorty-second street, near
Broadway about the time the gentlemen
repair to. their offices each morning. But
that has little or nothing to do with either
ult or syndicate.
In order that the matter may bo better
licHX nl Duw & llayinan was unsulidated
with that of C. B. Jefferson, Klaw A
ErlatKter. and Nixon Zimmerman of
I'hlladelphla entered the company. Various
house managers throughout the country
were won over to the plan, because It
offered advantages that were too apparent
to be mistaken, and now there Is hardly
a flrst-class theater In the whole country
that has not a contract with the booking
company called the "syndicate."
Producing manngers were as quirk in
take advantage of the plan as were the
managers of the theaters. It offers an
opportunity to arrange a season's business
at a very little expense, and In such a wny
as to give the best opportunity for suc
cess. The house manager has the advan
tage of knowing that he is practically cer
tain of getting the attractions promised,
and the company manager knows that he
will get the "time" arranged for. Mem
bers of companies going out on syndicate
bookings know that they will get their pay,
and, If the company breaks on the road,
that they will be taken back to the point
of starting. The expense of maintaining
this bureau, which 1m not small, Is de
frayed by an agreed percentage of receipts
of each performance. It is so small that
no manager has ever yet been heard to
complain of It. Syndicate, In thla Instance.
Is simply business management. It Is nec
essary for the sucres of the theatrical
business. Where the "trust" feature
comes In is In the regulation of routes, so
that there will be no unnecessary competi
tion. Everybody cannot have the best
"time" In the best cltlet, and here the
nynxHcate management operates as a re
straint to competition, but Its restraint Is
welcome to the managers and not a serious
menace for the public.
But, here comes the Philadelphia North
American, and shouts at the top of Its
editorial voice that the American people
will stand for tampering with their politi
cal liberties, and with their religious
rights, but, woe betide the man or set of
men. who undertake to trifle with their
amusements. And then tho editor goes
on to Inquire what has become of the
art of Forrest, and Kean and Louisa
Drew. Tt has been trampled Into tho
mire beneath the hoofs of this beast of
commercialism, fostered by the trust, and
he calls for an uprising of the people to
restore those glorious days. Well, while
we are restoring things, why not restore
somo other social elements that were con
temporaneous with the actors mentioned?
Ixst us put our railways back to those
days, let us abandon telephones, and elec
tric lights, and heat our theaters with
stoves, and light them with yellow gus
lights, and ride to them in horse cars,
or walk over streets to which asphalt
paving has not yet been Introduced. And
understood. The Bee will try to explain, let us have the newspaper of those good
tho syndicate. It Is merely a booking ar
rangement, entered Into by the managers
of various theaters throughout tho coun
try and the managers of tha companies
that go on the road. It is a sort of clear
ing bouse for theatrical business, and the
central office is at the headquarters of
Klaw St Erlanger, who, with Al Hayman
and Charles Frohman, constitute the book
ing company. It was named the "syndi
cate" In the early days of its existence,
and the name stuck. Its enemies, who
axe not so very many, call It the "trust"
Home ten years ago the idea originated
with Will J. Davis, then doing well In
Chloago, who, with Al Hayman, tried to
get control of a string of theaters reaching
front New York to Ban Francisco. He un
dertook to lease the Boyd theater in
Omaha, but Boyd A Haynes, who then
had the house, declined to give way, but
did arrange to have him do the booking
for the theater. About the same time C
B. Jefferson, Klaw A Erlanger saw the
usefulness of the plan and started a similar
booking agency. Fazton ft Burgess, then
managing the Crelghton In Omaha, want
Into the second scheme. Later the bust-
old days, too, when the yellow journal
would be promptly suppressed. Quite a
lot of things might as well be restored
as the art of that bygone time. It Is as
reasonable to ask It for one branch of
human activity as for another, and If the
theater Is to be turned back fifty years,
why should not everything else receive a
similar setback?
Has, art really suffered under the direc
tion of the syndicate? Omaha's experience
will serve as an illustration. Up till last
spring David Belasco was in harmony with
the syndicate methods. Three seasons ago
he had three stars out, and Ave seasons
ago he had two, Blanche Bates and Leslie
Carter. In those five years one of his
stars appeared in Omaha, Mrs. Carter.
Neither Planche Bates nor David War
field did he send here. For six years the
Orpheum theater might have been rented
by Harrison Grey Fiske for Mrs. Flske's
uses, but he did not send her here. Last
winter, when he was trying to prevent
Stair & Havlin from coming to an agree
ment with Klaw & Erlanger, he sent his
star on a tour of tha Stair & Havlin
popular priced theaters, and she appeared
fur one consecutive night lu Omaha. In
five years, then, Omaha has had two at
tractions, offered by these persistent cham
pions of the art. Suppose the Onisha
managers had Joined In the clamor agalnf-t
the syndicate, how would the theaters
have prospered here? Look on the other
side of the picture. At the theater that
Is "controlled by the syndicate" we have
seen during this time, not one or two,
but practically all the great actors and
actresses of the English speaking stage,
and some of the great foreigners. Irving,
Mansfield. Wlllard. Sothern, Drew, Skin
ner, Kenan. Terry, Bernhardt, Marlowe,
Adams. Why should space be taken to
name them? They have been here and
have given us the best of tho playwrights"
works. Does It appear from this that the
cause of art has locally suffered because
the contracts for the Boyd theater are
made through the booking agency di
rected by Klaw & Erlanger? Hardly. As
to the charge, that concerns the managers
alone, not the public, for Mr. Flske con
vinced us that art doesn't come any less
per seat because It Is "Independent."
Coming Kveots.
Olad tidings come from Boyd's In the
announcement that Henrietta Crosman is
to be the attraction at that theater next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This will
be Miss Crosman's first visit to Omaha
as a star,a and ought to awaken decided
interest even among the most apathetic
and occasional play-goers. She will pre
sent two plays which have never been
seen here. Her first offering will be
"Mistress Nell." This is the comedy by
George C. Haielton In which she scored
a run of two years in New York. The
central character Is Nell Qwyn, and the
comedy begins with her meeting with
Charles It, whose favorite she became.
There are merry adventures and gay
pranks, for no part of Nell Gwyn's char
acter could be depicted without the le
nunts of rogulsimcss, daring and mls
chievousness, combined with tenderness
and loyalty. There are mad escapades
and adventurous larks, which are nono
the less gay from the fact that a plot
against the state Is spoiled during the
merry-making. As In "Mistress Nell" MIbs
Crosman has delighted all who have seen
her In the comedy, io she will please her
audiences In Omaha. "Mistress Nell" will
be the bill for Thursday and Friday nights
and for the Saturday matinee. On Satur
day night Miss Crosman will appear in
her celebrated double bill, "Nance Old
field" and "Madeline." In this program
he reveals the versatility for which .she
is famous. "Nance Oldfleld" Is a comedy,
while "Madeline" touches the deeper and
more powerful emotions. This play was
written by Mrs. W. K. Clifford, and Miss
Crosman has the sole American right. It
is the story of a woman scorned, who,
after planning to kill the man who had
rejected her to wed another, spares him
and takes her own life., Miss Crosman
will be supported by an excellent company,
which was especially engaged for her pres
ent tour. It Includes if. Reeves Smith,
Addison Pitt, William Herbert, Edwin
Fowler, J. R. Furlong, John Steppllng,
John J. Burke, Alfred Cahill, Augustiu
MacHugh, Emily Rlgl, Victoria Addison,
Fanchon Campbell and Bertha Carlisle.
Way" was postponed until Tuesday of this
week.
While tho Shrlners are holding their
meeting at the temple on Wednesday,
April they have arranged to entertain
their ladles and children with an extra
matinee at the Orpheum. Seats for the
party have been reserved in a body on
the first floor of the theater. The public
will not be excluded ani regular patrons
can purchase tickets al the box office.
Members Of the Bovd School of Acting
. "J- . , . . win give four one-act plays on Monday
At the Krug theater for four nights and night at the the.ter-'Judlth," "The
two matinees, starting Sunday matinee.' Dummy," "A Fair Equestrienne' and "In
'Heart Of iv( ny, oy rwioeri irowiniii' n
Ftory. The stage embodiment of this
story should prove even more attractive.
It Is said that Dustln Karnum, who Is
playing the title rnle. Is In his manner
and appearance the Virginian himself, and,
Manager Klrke Le Shelle asserts that he
Ideallxes the character of this cowboy
hero. Helen Holmes Is the cowboy's
sweetheart.
To Show Gift
Owing to the recent general clamor made against
medicines containing large quantities of alcohol, Doctor
Pierce has decided to prove to the public that his
"Favorite Prescription" for the diseases and weaknesses
. of women is not a patent medicine in the full accept
ance of that term. Hereafter the ingredients of his
'Favorite Prescription" will be printed on the wrapper
of every bottle that leaves the laboratory.
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third of a century that has cured thousands of women
of those diseases peculiar to the sex and in which the
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knowledge of its ingredients.
-EVERY WOMAN
Who takes this " Favorite Prescription of Dr. Pierce,
will know just what she is taking.
This medicine contains the non-alcoholic extracts of
the following native plants:
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BLACK COHOSH (Cimiciuga Kacemosa).
UNICORN ROOT Chamxlirium. Luteum).
BLUE COHOSH (Caulcphyllum Thalictroides).
GOLDEN SEAL Hydrastis Canadensis).
NATURE'S OWN QURE '
For those distressing complaints so common to women.
During an extended practice, in which Dr. Pierce
' made the diseases of women a specialty, he found that
n rare combination of American medicinal plants would
almost invariably cure all the debilitating wastes and
drains, all the acnes and pains incident to womanhood.
Consequently he put up tnis favorite remedy in a form
that could be easily procured at every drug ktore.
DR. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION
Keeps women looking young by keeping disease away
from those marvelously delicate organs which dis
tinguish the female sex. It quiets the nerves, and
stops those bearing-down sensations. It fits the wife
for the task of child-bearing, making the period of
gestation one of comfort, shortening labor ana making
Ft almost painless. It fortifies the whole system, so
that recovery after confinement is quick, and there are
' no dangerous after-effects. The babe of the woman
who takes "Favorite Prescription" is sure to be health-
. ier than the babe of the mother who does not take it
The dramatization of Owen Vv'lster's
widely read novel, "The Virginian," is to
be seen at Boyd's for four nights, begin
ning next Sunday, with matinees Monday
and Wednesday. Mr. Wlster's Virginian is
a man. He lives the life of his kind and
one may not like all he does; but he acts
the way such a man would act, and that
ts what gives life and strength to his
April 23, Lincoln J. Carter's
Chloago" will be seen. This play has been
before the public for ten years and has
been played In every town and most of the
theaters of Importance In the United States
and Canada. The story Is familiar to
every theater patron and needs no ex
planation. An excellent cast Is said to
be with the attractions this year and In
cludes Mr. John T. Nicholson, whose play
ing of John Ames Is a finished study. Oth
ers In the company are Miss Mina Marley,
Clydo Hess, Emily Leasing, Charles Wells,
Blanche Boyer and others. Wells and
Boyer give a neat specialty during the
action of the piece. There are also several
other specialties introduced.
At the Krug theater? for three nights and
Saturday matinee, starting Thursday night,
April 27, the thrilling melodrama, "Escaped
from Sing Sing," will be the attraction.
This play Is one of the oldest productions
now before the puClic, but each season
many new features have been added In
order to keep the play, thoroughly up to
date In every respect. The story deals
with a husband whoforges a check on the
bank of his wife's father In order to provide
cash to assist a paramour. After his re-,
lease from prison the husband becomes a
notorious character. During the action of
the play many sensational scenes are pre
sented In an elaborate manner, with com
plete electrical and mechanical effects.
The place of distinction on the roster of
new acts that start the week with a mat
inee today at the Orpheum Is allotted to
tho popular and dainty comlo opera star,
Dolla Fox, who opened her tour of the
Orpheum circuit at Kansas City last week.
Miss Fox will sing selections from comic
operas. Another exploitation Is Paul
Powell's electrlo marionettes, from the
Empire Music Hall, London. It Is prom
ised to surpass any manikin "stunt" seen
here. The little figures perform an amus
ing assortment of feats, at the finish of
which Is shown a beautifully illuminated
electrlo grotto. Inhabited by fairies.
Oeorge W. Day, in cork, will be
entrusted wtlh the task of the single
handed dispensation of funmaklng. He
will have a budget of his own puns, Jokes
and parodies to play on the rlslbles with.
Mae Sailor, who may be Identified as "My
Pink Pajama Girl," and Burrell, Barbar
etto, the baritone, will offer a new musical
skit called "The Man and the Maid with
the Changeable Eyes." A comedy sketch
entitled, "Between 7 and 9," that has for
a theme a domestic complication that pro
vides the basis for funny situations and
lines, will be presentod by Mabel Bardine,
while In the sensational lines the De Onza
brothers, the reputed originators of the
clever barrel jumping turn, will be the
feature. The Ascot and Eddy troupe will
furnish comedy of their own unique brand
Intermixed with gymnastics. A series of
timely new motion pictures will be pro
Jeoted by the kinodrome.
Gossip front Mageland.
Willie Collier has gono to London with
"The Dictator," and the English, are due
for a few new sensations.
Maxine Elliott reached London all right,
only to find that her scenery had been left
in America. Her opening In "Her Own
and their recitals have all been attended
by throngs, who genuinely relished the ef
forts of the young folks.
Wednesday evening, April M, "The Tu
tor," a comedy In three acts, will be
presented at the Crelghton University
hall. Twenty-fifth and California streets,
by a cast composed chiefly of former uni
versity students. Rehearsals under a ca
pable director have been going on for
some weeks. Due attention has been
given to costumes, and all the minor de
tails of staging, action and proper deplet
ing .of the various characters have re
elvM studious consideration. The piece
Itself, teeming with rare good humor and
lively comedy, entertains and amuses con
stantly from the rise of the curtain on
the first act. Nearly all the members of
the company have during their college
course shown marked proficiency In elocu
tion, oratory and the drama. The cast
Is made up of the following members, who
are bv no means new to Omaha audiences:
Messrs. William A. Schall; John A. Benne
wlts, E. F. Leary, Daniel B. Butler, John
A. ijfiitleman, W. J. Donahue and J. F.
Kelley. The fomalo characters will be
layed by Miss Phllomena Clentlcman ana
Mary Neu. whose Known ntstronio
ability is sufficient guarantee that the
roles assumed by each will be ably por
trayed. The play Is given as a benefit
lor the ureignton university Ainieuc
sedation.
His Crowning Effort
fereeas Comes J not Before Death ta a
Hrllllaat Yftang Composer.
Just previous to his death W. We.tv
Wells, the composer, wrote the song. "My
beautiful, and ch Is so varied In char
acter si tn make one wish to hear all, a
rare finding In a watts, the principal strain
being sit one usually rarrs to hear. The
exceptional n.t tract Iveneae of "Indian Sum
mer'' may be attributed largely to the
composer having taken tho best strains
from several of his unpublished waiters.
His greatest success before death was the
song "I Walt Alone For Tou." which Is
still being sung throughout the country.
The J. W. Jenkins' Sons Mualo Co., of
"INDIAN SUMMER"-WALTZ8.
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BY W. WXtUST WSLUt
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Wereedes," and a set of walties entitled
"Indian Summer," of whieh a fer bars of
The latter la given herewith. The walties
have Just been published.
"My Mercedes" was published a few
mouths ago and Is probably the most pop
ular ballad in the United States today. It
Is being sung In many of the big musical
productions performers with great success.
Every strain of the "Indian Summer" Is
Kansas City, Mo., th publishers of the
"Indian Summer" waits, have Issued In
the lat few years some or the biggest mu
sical lilts. The most popular of these are
"A Whispered Thought." novelette, "South
ern Smiles" and "The Fraternity Belle,"
two-step, also the songs, "My Mercedes,"
and "I Walt Alone For Tou," all of which
are sold In large quantities by the mualo
dealers throughout the country.
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NIGHTS AND TWO MATINEES
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Music and Musical Notes
Music Calendar for the Week.
WEDNESDAY "The Mikado," given by
the Omaha Guards, Boyd's theater, 8:15
p. m.
THURSDAY Phllharmonlo club concert.
Crelghton university auditorium, 8:15
p. m.
HIS Is the day that Christ rose,
from the dead and proved to a
world full of sad people that there
Is something beyond death and
the grave; that we are not tucked
away In the brown earth forever, but
simply rest In Its kind bosom until the
loving Father shall call His children to a
new and happier existence. Perhaps we
shall live again In this same world. But
for the sin which stains It nothing could
be more beautiful. The old idea of streets
of gold and a stiff, unbending God on a
dazzling throne somewhere up In the sky
Is far in the past. He Is not In the sky;
He is not in the churches any more than
He Is In the crowded streets or the silent
woods. His spirit Ms everywhere. We
shall not have to go to any strange, new
place to come Into His presence.
Easter day Is full of sunshine and Joy to
those who still retain their earthly happi
ness, whose lives have suffered no breaks
and whose hearts harbor no empty places;
and yet to them the reality of the promise
must come but faintly and distantly. It
Is to those who have tone through the
ocean of sorrow, that the risen Christ
comes In all His radiant glory, to know
that death has an end and that some day,
away off through the years, the spirits so
much lovtd will be vitalized again.
Paderewskl was very 111 while in Omaha,
which accounts for the lack of a real,
magnetic demonstration on the evening of
his appearance at the Boyd's. A physician
attended him during the day. It was with
many misgivings that he started In on
his recital. Ho said afterward that It was
the worst concert, artistically speaking, that
) had given on Ills American tour, and
seemed to feel depressed over It. I supixjse
It Is hardly fair to expect a great artist
to be always In absolute trim. There must
of necessity be a few "off night." Never
theleH it was disappointing not to hava
Paderewskl establish his electric current
In Omaha. He played superbly, but said
he felt too ill to get into real touch with
his audience.
Much has beeij written this winter of
Paderewskl'a Interpretations of Chopin,
the admirers of De Pachnian censuring his
manner of playing, and the worshippers
at the gifted Pole's shrine, declaring that
he gives Chopin, a clever, sane, Intelligent
reading far beyond any living pianist.
They even go so far as to call his inter
pretations, "the new Chopin," as If no one
before had so illumined Ills writings.
Apropos the long pauses which have
caused so much comment, Paderewskl
stated that they were simply and solely
to allow the reverberation of the piano to
subside. Perhaps his ears are painfully
acute, and distinguish resonance long after
tlie audience has ceased to. lie pushes
the Stelnway to Its last ounce. There are
times when he might almost be accused
of pounding. lie is after effects, which
are lieyond the capacity of the pl.mo to
express. A volume might be written about
Paderewskl's use of the pedal. It ts
nothing short of miraculous1 and the de
spair of letiser men.
A rather amusing siory Is told of Mine.
Paderewskl. She has been with her hus
band on this Journey. She is extremely
sympathetic. When thev went down south
she discovered oil the r veiling of her hus
band's first concert that all the colored
people were together In a gallery a ay
up high. Her heart was Immediately
touched. Vtithout saving anything to any
body she climbed up and took her seat
In the midst of the negToes. What was
Paderewskl's amazement on coming out
to begin his recital, to see hla wife sit
ting In the top gallery, amid a perfect
sea of darkles, but smiling and contented.
"Love's Lottery" must be Just a lark
for Mine. Schumann-Heink, after singing
Wagner for so many years. Her greatest
success was in the role of Ortrud, that
sinister, gloom-ridden woman who tempts
Elsa to her ruin. In her present part
there Is no trace of that somber-hued
creature. Who would ever have dreamed
of Ortrud's changing Into such a Jolly,
fun-bubbling person? At first Bchumann
Heink's admirers were horrified , at the
thought of light opera.- It seemed to mean
that she was going down hill. That theory
soon' exploded. Now her friends would
rather regret to lose ' her from the ranks
of true comedy. Her voice Is all that it
used to be. She does light opera with the
same conscientiousness that she did more
exacting music. The serious songs which
she interpolates are exquisite, Tho fa
mous contralto has a hUBband and eight
children. The last baby, little George
Washington, was all but born on the Met
ropolitan Opera house stage. He seemed
to make no difference at all In his mother's
professional engagements. He was a great
pet and source of amusement to tho other
members of the company after his ar
rival. The concert promoters may well be proud
of their first season. Five ilrst-class con
certs huve been given with tho following
attractions: The Suuret Trio, Jessica de
Wolf, Rudolph Ganz, Ysaye and David
Blapham, a pretty strong and interesting
list. No money has been lost, and surely
thorough satisfaction has prevailed among
the subscribers,. Next year, with the repu
tation which the promoters have made
this season, It should nnt be difficult ' to
get a much larger list of members. Mr.
Borglum has shown himself a conservative,
hard-headed president. More paid mem
bers would lighten his responsibility
greatly. The Bl.spham concert on Monday
was a delight in every way and made a
fitting finale to the season of 1904-5.
Mr. Robert Cuscaden will give the third
concert of the Philharmonic club on
Thursday, April 27. at Crelghton Univer
sity hall. The orchestra numbers will
include the prelude to "Lohengrin," "Love
Long," by Henselt, and a composition by
Fred A. Cuscaden, (an Intermezzo, In waits
movement.) The soloists have been chosen
from members of the club. Misses Cleve,
Shadduck, Miller, Mrs. Lena Dale and Mr.
Franz. They will be accompanied by the
full orchestra. Tickets fur sale at Hospe's
music store.
On May 11 "Pinafore" will be repeated
at Boyd s theuter for the benefit of the
Uood Shepherd s Home and the St. James
Orphanage at Benson. The local com
pany which performed this opera earlier
In the season made a genuine success.
The Omaha Guards, for their annual en
tertainment nnd Ix nelit of their armory
fund, will give "The Mikado" at Boyd a
theater Wednesday night of this week.
It promises to in: a most interesting per-
lormume. MARY LEARNED.
olrs and Personals.
M. and Mine. Paderewskl entertained at
dinner In their private car after the re
cital. 1 heir guests wire Mr. and Mrs
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STARTING WITH MATINEE
THE GREAT METROPOLITAN MELO-DRAMA
HeaLii -of Chicago
A Story of LIU In a Great City.
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NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MAT.. A -rr.5 1 "T
STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT V H 1 1 sf
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Sunday Matinee, April 23
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THE MIKADO
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irs THE
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