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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1905)
December 3, IDOX THE OMAITA ILLUSTRATED BEE. Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses IktI lOTHINQ at the theaters cf Omiha during the week excited any par ticular comment. At the Bur wood the customary liberal pa trnnac-e vu hlrhlv nrtalni4 by a eplendld production of "The Banker! Daughter.- In which Miss Hill filled the leadlnc role, that of Lillian Westbrook, with rreat success. At the Krug two mu sical playa drew capacity business and pleased everybody. The Orpheum had a bill above the average, and had g-ood houaea for the moat part, and the Boyd housed four troupes, none of which received the patron age deaerved. One of the greatest things achieved by Sarah Bernhardt during her recent engage ment In "Chicago waa the fact that ah played ten performance! In six days. Every night and four matlneea. Tbla exhibition of energy la thua referred to by Burn a Mantle In the Inter-Oceant On the artistic aide. It waa the first time that an artist of Mme. Bernhardt's stand ing has crowded aa comprehensive a reper toire Into aa ahort a apace of time. In the eight playa presented ahe practically repre sented tiie greatest work of her entire career. And pause to think what thla week must nave meant to her! Every morning at 10 o'clock ahe rehearsed her company In the bill for that evening on the aUge of He Vlcker'a theater. She played a matinee each afternoon excepting Monday and Tu a day, having her dinner aerved In the theater on these occasions, and gave a new charac terisation each evening. Ana aha la a wo man of 61 years of aae, who upon her ar rival In Chicago completed a Journey of ,0f mllea by ship and by train to get herel Think of one of our pampered atara doing as much, or even attempting aa much! My lady of the Incandescent fame In Amer ica la prone to hurl the bitterness of her anger at any (Tending manager who might suggest that ahe put In one extra matinee, when the publlo la clamoring for an op portunity to aee the play ahe la presenting. And the very Idea of a rehearsal every mot nlng heaven forfend ua from being ever railed upon to mention euch a necesalty In the presence of an American atar. And yet the marvelous Bernhardt not alone accomplishes these extraordinary tasks, but does so willingly and graciously. After the first three acts of "La Sorciere" Thursday afternoon ahe eat In her dressing room and pleasantly received several of her frlenda. She waa enthuslastio over ' the manner In which the audience waa rising to the Rardou play, and gratified to find that French waa much more generally un derstood In America than It had ever been before on her tours of thla country. There waa no complaining, no regrets, no boast ing. Bhe seemed to rest content In the success of her work and happy In the tribute of her foreign admirers. - Here la food for at least a moment' thought. Do the actor of America ap preciate tha fact that they owe the pub lic something? At timee one Is almoat Inclined to the belief that the public exista aolely for the actor, and that without th latter the former would soon tall Into the darkness of barbarism. Not all actor are thua Imbued with an exaggerated Idea of their own Importance; happily the best of them are not, for those to whom the divine light of genius haa really been given are usually only too glad to share It with the world, and, like Bernhardt, will even undergo some personal inconvenience that they may be of service to their less gifted fellow citizens. But many, and among them those who have had but little of gen uine claim to attention, have given to themselves such Importance a no merit of their ever deaerved and disport there selves toward th publlo on whose favor they depend with a eapriciousnes that would he amusing If It were not annoying and sometimes exasperating. - Again and again haa eoma actrea de clined to appear at a matinee, aolely be cause she felt Inclined to something else. Anyone who can't get around to so her on the tag In th evening, or at such time a please her high and mightiness to appear, may go on through Ufa without seeing her. Actor .have also Indulged themaelve In Just such folderoU and th public baa patiently born It Prima donnaa, blessed with the rarest of Gods gifta, th ability to sing, have withheld themaelve from th ken of their brother and sister in the world till they have had paid down to them th price demanded for the service of song. Merely because the adulation of a public, eager to show Its appreciation of th uncommon ability of these' persona who are atyled star, haa turned their head and given them an Idea of their own personal Importance and necessity to the affairs of life thit la en tirely out of proportion with th truth. People were amused, probably not with delicate titilatlon of the Intellect, perhaps, before ever an actor or singer had shone before the footlights, and if all the race or actors were of a sudden obliterated it Is quite likely that common folk would manage to get along somehow. This Is not set down to be ill-natured or cross, but by way of emphasising the statement that when anyone, in any walk of life, gets bumptious, something la already 'com ing In the direction of such an one. No one will deny to the man or woman who has achieved success in any of the various departments of the stage the right to enjoy the deserved fruit of that success. What ever of wealth and honor, of publlo praise and private flattery are showered upon the successful star is bestowed ungrudgingly and without envy. In return, th tar might show by way of appreciation a little more of consideration for the public' rights in the matter and be willing some times to play at an extra matinee in order that people who are otherwise debarred from getting to the theater may have a chance to see and enjoy what all are ao eager for. If Sara Bernhardt can do it, surely any of the rest of the long line of names that stretch down after hera might. A friend, who Is working earnestly, in telligently and successfully In his profes , slon (music), said during the week, when this matter was broached: "The news papers are much to be blamed for the existing state of affairs. When a great singer or a great actor cornea to town, the reporters and the photographers are sent hurrying and ccurrylng about, and the idlest words of the great one are snapped up and laid before the public with a flourish. Thla gives the great one a wrong impression. Instead of appreciating the courtesy from the newspaper, which has sbandoned the publication of other In formation to which the public is entitled In order to give publicity to the personal views of the star, the star takes it aa a great piece of condescension that he or he has deigned to address the people through the columns of one of the dallies. If the newspapers would treat these con oelted Individuals with the consideration that Is due them, and no more, tha publlo would hear less of the Incomings and out goings of Mme. 8o-and-8o, or Herr Long Hair and their kind, and the world would be Just as well off. In time, maybe, the folks who are now offenders might get around to a rational way of looking at these matters, and a reul service would have been done the world, for It would have reduced the ego In the cosmos of a lot of people who are all but Insuf ferable in their present attitude to their fellowmen." In "Th Lion and the Mouse" Charles Klein has undertaken to show what might be done If the multimillionaire would give over his scheming for his own good and plan for th publlo good a little. His cen tral figures are a young woman who ha been inveighing ln public prints against the sin of enormous riches, and a billion aire who has devoted his life to the amassing of wealth at th expense of others. Tfce rlca man take the poor girl IN GS3 Into his home as one of his family, and she ao worka on him aa to turn th current of his nature and he becomes a bleaaing Instead of a curse to humanity. Of course the rich man doesn't know that she I the girl who 1ms been holding him up to acorn and contumely at the time he Invite her to his home, but he find It out In good season. Incidentally the son and heir of th rich man weda th poor girt, and they all live happily ever after. Th thought Is being welcomed In New Tork, and th play, despite Its manifest weaknesses, I becoming much of a success. It I quite within the province of the stag to ttach sociology ; In fact. If the stage teaches anything it la sociology, but It seem a rather weak weapon to be burling at a monstrous evil. Tet the reception of th play la a hopeful algn, Just a th dis closure of the various x graft Investiga tions are a hopeful sign. It la Indicative of an awakening of publlo thought on the topic, and" th beginning of an agita tion that muat Inevitably end in a better adjustment of social relation. It Is not at all probable that either great Indi vidual wealth or wretched poverty will be banlahed from th world aa the result of th change which now seem to b work ing, but a better distribution of wealth Is likely to be brought about. Mr. Klein has attacked the problem at Only, one of th many point It present to th In vestigator. Other will follow, and exposl tiona of the evil In other of tta diverse aspects will coma in the form of play. In this I the most Inviting field for dramatic exploitation that now offers. It 1 not at all likely that any play that may be written with a present altruistic motive will yield th palm of Immortality to It author; that would be expecting too much, but all that seriously approach and serenely debate the question at Issue will aid In bringing about th desired read justment, and In that way will ba doing much good for humanity. The distribution of wealth Is th sub ject of most earnest consideration now before mankind. The problem of produc tion has been solved. All the agitation that engages the attention of economist and demagogue alike Is directed to a solution of the problem of dividing the output of Industry so that each Individual wilt de rive a nearly as possible a fair share of th great wealth that la dally being pro duced in th world. A th discussion progresses attention Is being more and nor called to the more crying of th evil oomplalned of. Child labor, th sweat shop system, th dissemination of disease through unhealthy factory conditions, all of these and similar phases of the on great question must be treated before the main problem can be properly approached. The German and English dramatist have advanced beyond the American In their handling of these topics. In those coun tries, with their congested population and sharper contrasts between the rich and the poor, the Issue presses more closely than It does here, but this fact doea not avoid the propoaltlon that the same causes will produce the same effects In America. While the public views the matter with more of patient forbearance and with a greater confidence In the ultimate oSit com the struggle la none the less keen and strenuous. Warfare between wealth, entrenched behind privilege, and the peo ple, battling In the open for their rights, I already under way In America. Th president Is leading the fight for the people. His efforts in congress and "through th courts to curb the power of corporations and to secure a square deal for each In dividual Is but a part of the general move ment towards a readjustment. On all hands evidences of the conflict are to be found, and apparent conclusion I that the people are aroused a they have not been In many years. It 1 not a fight against Music and Musical Notes TUESDAV-10 a. m. Tuesday morning pray Bhe wl" ba '""P'red to give us of her dalf1CaJ 1Ub' resldence ot Mrs- Klrken- besb-not to cut her program, have a frog THURSDAY-: p. m., Lyric, song re- i" VT1 r otherwlsa "PIlnt an cltal, Mabelle Crawford1 Welpton! eaer "enc. ,HB outlook In a musical way this ween is most encouraging. Th torlum. Bhe has developed Into a most ln three concerts to be given ar teresting and delightful singer, Judging local and presupposes enthusiasm, from th accounts of her opera season ln EES and enlightenment right here In our rou- $ b.J!' UZ. ? Momla' evening Mr. I am moved to write a little homily on fhTim , Z , w MubIc' Art ocety make discouragement, having recently .tumbled t J,i,. nZV , W f the ea8 the upon a musical friend's unhappy humor. In vee Z .1 ,UTa" Very Buccesfu t truth, it is a dreadful thing when the fh! ief . . Programs should show murky shades of "what's the use" close LT r' httvln worked ion suddenly down upon one's work 'and efforts, togeiner. Following is th program: In aplte of all the cheerfulness and courage Two Folk Son. PivRTm which make up many people's characters. a. Drink to Me Only with Thins Eves th'" moment" nd day wanting to get b. Tell Her 1 11 Love Her 7 Shield Wav Pacefu,ly Into some nice, dark hols Piano So- Mu8lcal Art Society. " and Just giv It all up, will come. Also a. Praeludlum from Suit Op 10 McDowell WUh V"?. wretched- miserable time. come. b. Poem Op ai. No. z McDowell PPrtunlues-chance. to show what you ' i2,r-.Nft!ltJnalort ln. My Nelh- ar mada of-,xt doesn't make any differ- br' 0Wr7"3cip6 Gahm " hW M 'trUg,e' "u hav " Contralto Solo can land on top in the end. One's Inner h' Th. Burleigh ,,f belongs to God and one's self. Th b. The LutePla..... tff upper Up fof fh- Part Song-Away to the Woodlands The mls,ak ""st people maka la to take MonoYoiii"iV:--"";.-H' Valdo Warner out their ill humor on the world Instead of "7:f.U!mp.ert0n themselves; then when they "said thing," Mr. Good wail" Dickerman. Morlon and "done things" there's the devil to pay PART II. afterward and a new start to b made not Two Folk Songs (Irish) only with themselves, but With a lot of b The 1,e.t',,,..?Uvou,'neen Crouch other souls and forces. piani,,8olSlU""e,n 1"tW" ld Melod' Moral-When you feel like taking a few a. Mttiiuttto, from sonata in A major. pieces out of the universe keep your amile b. BeVceuse.''op."ja a J"St the 8am' and flnt lt out alon c. Cantltjue d'AmourV.V.V.V.'. Lisit OF hunt 1u,cklJr for the friend who cares d. a M.r' Joe'Ph Gahm. for you and blow bis or her back hair off Part Song-Moonlight Fanlna If necesaarvl Character Study-Selected ... r"nln" " necessary! ( c Mr. Goodwall Dlekerman! ': ' PartHunfuTgV:.t.?..A.'.ttn.,lRU'i! u,ep a'n aM tb' WOrd" 0f Th8oaoM ear8a" Thomas, spoken to one Of hia beloved and Tuesday morning at Mrs. Kirkendall's 'althful friends during his long struggle the second of the Tuesday morning must- to educate the publlo to appreciate beautl- cales will be held. Mrs. Hagenow of Lin- ful niuslc- I call this picture of hi mood ooln ia luader. The program will consist discouragement glorified by pathos: "I wholly of Straus numbers, ending with hav n without food longer than I the beatuiful Strauss aett'ng of "Enoch ah0"'1!: I have walked when I could not Arden." The recital wai to have been afford to ride; I bav even played when my given at the residence of Mrs. Hermau bands were cold, but I shall suaoeed, for I Kountxe, but the place baa been changed. aha1' never give up my belief that at last Mrs. Klrkendall very kindly offered her the people will come to me and my con- music room. certs will be crowded. I hav undying .... . , ' faith ln the latent musical appreciation of At the Lyrlo on tne evening of December the American public." 7, Mabelle Crawford Welpton will appear ' th.flrBt tlme befor nn Omaha audience. Who among us who ar trying to help Mr, elptons press notices are enthuslas- along the cause of muslo In Omaha suffers tie. She held an enviable place ln Chicago bodily neglect .and pain, who haa not 6 musical circle, before she married and cents for a street car rtdeT W suffer In l dt!'. H pro,rara u ur prida- ur rm " w. Ru J- f . V:o , ar not waa th tuff that make Ust'-Braiei! """""in, ..orifice, gladly for th. ,ov - Massenet n1 ,ory ot feat (Oh. for a tittle "m "cht ..Wagner, more poetry and not so many porcelain im USSl 'Vi batn ,ub-:) MART learned. Penae d' Automne Massenet Ich bin Dem Meyer-Helinund ots aad Persoaals. KurawiM-viuands a te lieta tKaust) Gounod . ... , . , l ue Lass with the Delicate Alr....Dr Arne t Kubellk carries U 00O Insurance, covering Reolt Then Hhall the te. Aria-He both t1'8 bands. Shall Feed His Flock (Messiah). Handel. Opera seats at th Metropolitan ar sell In Ulosaointime Needham ,n as high aa V6. April Chaminado Madame Schumann-Hetnk Is having a Village Noon Goring-Thuinas very serious trouble with her throat. ltoaes in June Ldwaid German This is the twentieth v,, r w,;,., 111 K?, ' vTfl?Un1 "-v nlmrosch fa tivTtle. aV .SrchestrY con As I Roamed the Hills Max Stange ductor in America. " Hn'g .!.V.er.::.V.V Hft& , Tb. following remark is repeated a. cm- Cornea Umm aad Lads. Old Etiaiiah 17th ,n" fro.m Bf." Evit'a. the great English CenturyV .. tMliHtl- itn tenor. In talking with a number of aingera Madame Borgium. aocoropani'.t.' h 1 Vf. T trying to alng t $ If V. ah All itar Hearts, and il Is only Calve I iwatrfxiAT pianty f applause and ir 1 hJJl to eaUfy wealth aa each, but against th encroach ment of wealth centralised In th hand of th few and used to thwart th opera tion of trade and commerce, so aa to Inure to th benefit and profit of th few against th good of th many. Th day I com ing In America when flesh and blood will not be the cheapest commodity In th market; when sacoor and sustenance will be given th unfortunate as a right and not a charity, and whan th accumula tion of dollar as such will not be th noblest pursuit of man. It may not be that th conditions call for another Harriet Beecher Stow and another "Unci Tom' Cabin," but a play as Intensely drama t!a and a book as thoroughly sympathetic and powerful might be written our of th ma terials at hand. Cam las; Great. Hall Cains' great play, "Th Eternal City," will be the attraction at th Boyd on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day evenings and a matinee on Wednesday of this week. Miss Jans Kennark Is star ling In th play snd her associate will In clude William E. Bonney. Emmet C. King, W. V. Ranous and more than thirty other. Plctorlally th play should be r great In terest. Rom give ample room for lavish and Imposing display, a chance which haa not been permitted to pas ungraaped. The lght tableaux represent, among other famoua places, such historic objects as th Coliseum, Bt, Peters, the Castle of St. Angelo and the Gardens of th Vatican. Th scene representing the latter I an en larged production of the moealo given to President Roosevelt by Leo XIII a year or mors before he died. Th Mascagnl muslo tncludea a new Intermezso which is eald to be aa beautiful as that In "Cavalleiia Rustlcana." The other numbers are an overture, two marches, several inter-acts and a quantity of jylnfcfrclng incidental muslo, which helps in the creation of mood and atmosphere. "The Land of Nod," a musical fantasy In a prologue and two acta, by Adam and Hough, with muslo by Joseph Howard, ha scored the greatest success of any musical show ever produced In Chicago, having played to a succession of crowded houaea for the last five monthe. The prologue how a garden filled with flower. Her children are at play, but they soon with draw, all but on of them, Bonnie, who sinks to sleep beneath a rosebush, and the change to th first act discloses her In "Th Land of Nod." In this mysterious sleep land, with Its many strange features, a river of peppermint, a house of cards, a candy bridge, balloon tree and mushroom palace, Bonnie starts various adventures. She encounters the Jack of Hearts and his card relatives, the Weather Man and his assistants, who make all kinds of good, bad and horrible weather while you-walt. The April Fool and hi sweetheart, th Barber Pole, the Welch Rarebit, the Sand man and his pal. Knockout Drops, who are always causing trouble, and th Man In th Moon, who Is th merriest of all th queer people. All of thes and many other trange folk contribute to her amusement and entertainment. In the sec ond act the "Nightmare Palace" of th land of dreams Is entered, and the plot be gun In th preceding act I carried to a conclusion a logical a ever should be In th realm of sleep. Tha production Is on of, if not the most, elaborate ever given a musical extravaganxa, and the company, which number over 100 people, contains an uncommonly large number of popular en tertainers, Including William Norris as the Man In the Moon, Knox Wilson, Tom Armstrong, Hamilton Coleman, Walter Stanton. Sidney Deane, J. C. Mendlll, George Fox, James Smith, Beatrice Mo Kenzle, Olive Vail, Alice Dovey, Elsie Buerlein, Ella Vern and many other favor ites. "Th Land of Nod" will be at th Alice Nellsen appears soon at the Audi- Boyd on Thursday and Friday evenings t the present week, for th two performances only. Th Boyd theater will become on Satur day th horn of mirth and music when Bam Bernard makes his bow as SchhialU In "Th Rollicking Girl," the musical play that captured New Tork City In the spring and ran for nearly seven months there. Th engagement Is for one night only. With Mr. Bernard are nearly four score fun-making associates, chief of them being HatU William, whose songs "Tricks," "My Cabin Door," "Frlenda that are Good and Tru" and "Th Girl from My Own Town" are delightful musical features of th production. But Bernard, too, has hi music to which It 'must be admitted he contribute more mirth than melody. Two of th most Important of thes are "Lovey Dovy" and th sensational hit "Indians on Broadway," In which h la assisted by Miss Williams, Wlllard Slmhie and Vlnle Daly, Th play I magnificently mounted and cos tumed with th good taste that mark all Chart Frohman' production, and there are ao many charming musical number and pleasing scenes that It Is necessary to ring up th curtain promptly at I o'clock for th evening performance. "Under th Red Robe," th Intensely In teresting and powerfully drama tlo story by Stanley Weyman, don Into a splendid play by Edward Rose, will b th ottering at th Burwood theater this week. The lead ing role, that of Rene de Cooheforet, will be resumed by Miss Lang, who has suffi ciently recovered from her late serious In Jury to take up her work again. Mr. Mor rison will have the part of Gil de Berault, the duelist and gambler, who finally wins back hla manhood through a woman'a love, and Mr. Owen will be aeen aa Richelieu, th great cardinal who dominate the action of the play a Its' directing fate. Special scenery haa been prepared and the produc tion la promised to be above even the stand ard aet by the Woodward Stock company. "Under the Red Robe" will be presented each evening this week and at matinees on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. t For two nights and on matinee, tarting with a maUne today, "After Midnight" will be the attraction at the Krug theater. Th play, true to Its name, is a vivid pic ture of the dark side of life after the hour of midnight In a big city. The most Im portant scenes are laid In New Tork. The story of "After Midnight" la said to be an Interesting one, taken from life, with many exciting developments and thrilling cli maxes, picturing events that have figured prominently ln newspaper paragraphs and police records. The caat la large and the production complete In every detail Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Wednes day matinee, "The Gypsy Girl" will be tho attraction at th Krug theater. Th play is full of heart interest powerful love, pathos, passion and tells a beautiful story ln a clean and wholesome way. There 1 laughter and tears. Intermingled with sen sational and exciting scenes. As a special feature of the program the Gypsy girl will Introduce Albert von Tilzer's latest song, "Swinging Under An Old Oak Tree." For three nights, beginning on Thursday and Saturday matlneo, "Sis Hopkins," with Rose Melville as "Sis," will be the attrac tion at the Krug theater. This favorite little play Is, without a doubt, the most charming, cleanest and most brilliant com edy drama of rural type that has been seen In many a year. Miss Melville, who cre ated the name part of the play, will again be seen, and probably for the last time, as th quaint little country- girl - of Posey county, Indiana, who wears gingham pina fores, prunella gaiter and striped stock ings; who wears her hair ln pigtails and toea-ln when she walks; homely, honest and simple, and full of quaint philosophy. The story of the play Is clean and full of heart Interest and teaches a moral without depressing one with the heaviness of man ufactured virtue. The comedy is spontane ous and fresh and the situations are natural and wholly possible. New special ties have been added and everything raised to the highest standard to make this, the final tour of MUs Melville, one of unusual brilliancy. At the Orpheum lt will be a varied bill that begins the week with a matinee today. Miss Nina Morris and company will pre sent a farclal sketch by Brandon Hurst en titled, "A Friend's Advice," which has to bring into play the misunderstandings of a man and wife, with the Introduction Inci dentally of an emotional bit that gives the star an opportunity to show her versatility. Krelle's European novelty, an animal act exploited aa different from any other and a top-not cher, -will be among those that come as Initial bidders. The three Ne varoa, equilibrists, with an assortment of feats, daring and difficult, come from the Hippodrome, London. Powell, the noted Illusionist and conjuror, and company will offer an exhibition to puzzle the wise acres, especially prominent a trunk mys tery. To please lovers of music, those pic turesque Italian street aingera and mu slcians, the Melanl Trio, ,who for two seasons were th musical feature of the Orpheum Road Show, will be on hand Joseph Newman, the Denver song humor ist, will' contribute his latest In song and story to forward the comedy end of the program. Zlmmer, the novelty Juggler, and entirely new klnodroms pictures, round out th offering. i Gossip from Staarelaad. The Shuberts su1dn1v decide taut week to abandon their Intention of oferlna; Ada Rehan In "Contain Brsbound's Conver sion." ,Mss Rehan will be preented In st end as the herolr.e of a new nlav bv an American si-thor. The production will not be made until snrtng. Ernest Lamson, who la playing Dave In "The Heir to the Hoorahr" and la known to fame as the original "Tobie Hoxle,'' has written a western play with the scenes laid in Arlsona. It will be produced in New York City next fall with Mr. Lamson as th star, supported by a Broadway cast. Thre stars, Lawrence D'Orsay, Thomas Ross and Raymond Hitchcock, have failed to find successors for "The Earl of Paw tucket," "Checker" and "The Yankee Consul." respectively, and In consequence "The Embassy Ball" and "Easy Dawson" have been burled and "A Fair Exchange" Is undergoing stringent medical treatment. Manager Henry W. Savage's next pro duction will be the new comedy by Richard Harding Davis, called "The War Corre spondent," ln which Raymond Hitchcock will be the atar. Miss May Buckley, who of late has been playing with the Shop herd King company, will be Mr. Hitch cock's principal support. Mrs. Langtry and her company ar ap pearing in a repertoire of her former suc cesses in th theaters of South Africa this winter. She is booked to remain there un til late In the spring, which means that the runiois of her vaudeville engagements in this country ar a bit premature to say the least. A. E. Anson, tha English actor, who cam over at Clyde Fitch's Instigation to play the loading rule in Viola Allen com pany this season in tha new Fitch play, "The Toast of the Town." haa returned to England, where he will be aeen in a re vival of "Othello" shortly. Robert Drouet has succeeded Anson aa Miss Allen's lead ing man. John J. McGraw, the directing genius behind the base ball champion Glania of New Tork, haa been offered a berth in vaudeville for the winter. It ia reported that McGraw haa been offered ll.uuO a week for a few appearanoea over the circuit of continuous houses In the eastern territory. He has not accepted, and it is not thought likely that be wUl. Boston haa not taken te N. C Ooodwln and "WaLfviLU'' wlia Lb (error U-t WS expected and as a result Goodwin is casting about for a new play. It is said that F. F. Proctor has made the actor an offer of K.Oitt a week to appear in several revivals of his former successes, "A Gilded Fool," "In Mlszoura" and "The Cowboy and the Lady." Goodwin Is reported to have the mutter Under advisement. Edna Aug has abandoned her starring ambitions lor tne time being and Is re hearsing with Peter F. Daiiey's company In "The Press Agent," which is to be pro duced In New York next week. The pie is a newly arranged version of "Tha Fllll buater," which the Shuberts put out earlier in the season. Th book has been entirely made over and is said to have been laid out to fit Dailey'a peculiar style of humor. A pretty compliment haa been paid Mar garet Anglln and David Warfield by Sarah Bernharat. Bince her arrival in thia coun try Bernhardt haa requested that during her New York engagement special matinees be arranged by Miss Anglln and Mr. War field In order that the famous French acuees may aee what ahe haa been In formed are performancea by two of the best Known and most capable players on the American stage. Charlea B. Hanford contemplates the pro duction of a new play next season and has examined a number ot manuscripts with that purpose In view. Hla manager, F. Iawrence Walker, haa been ln negotiation for dramaa from several sources, but la confronted by aerloua dlmculiy because Mr. Hanford haa been ao long and ao closely Identified with the masterpieces of th Eng lish speaking theater that be would b accepted only ln a play of poetic power as well as dramatic strength. Ana Mr. Hanford will testify that poets a re scare. Henry Arthur Jones, the English dra, ma list, after a stay of several weeka ln thla country. Bailed for hia home last week. Before leaving the dramatist is reported to have said that be Anas the hope for a national theater in thia country very eu-ong, and that ita establishment means a revival of interest In Uie legitimate drama He also expressed th opinion that we ar further advanced in thia reaped than th Lngllsh people are. England, he thinks, is ruled by temfoolery when It comes to ita stage. Nat Goodwin's second play of the season, "Wulfvliie," a dramatization of Alfred Henry Lewis's story by Clyde Fitch, seems to be a failure In his hands. It Is cur rently reported that Goodwin wants to throw up the piece and try anotner pro duction. Miller Kent, who was so success ful with "The Cowboy and the Lady," in which Goodwin was a half failure, has been oflered "Wolfville." and may be the atar of the piece. Regarding ' Goodwin s future It would not be surprising to see him ln a big musical production in a short time. Vjult the newest proposition In theatri cals is the proposed establishment of a school of vaudeville, where recruits will be put through the paces of early study In order to prepare them for apecioitlus un tne stage. Joseph Hart, Carrio De Mar, Ned Way burn and Will M. Cress y are reported to favor the deal, and are thinking of es tablishing the school ln New York City. Hart will be the general director. His wife, Carrie De Mar, will have a prominent chair ln th faculty, while Wayburn will teach the dancing and grouping of acts, and Creasy will look over the sketch de partment. Eldna May said farewell to the metropolis last night and after a brief tour of the Erinclpal cities will sail ln the soring for ondon, where she doubtless will remain for a long time. Miss May la much more popular in London than ahe is In her na tive country and Manager Charles Froh man has planned a long engagement for her In different musical comedies to be produced at the Vaudeville theater there. Her flrat effort there under thia new ar rangement will be a musical comedy by "Leslie Stuart, with libretto by Captain Hood, In which Miss May will be seen aa a modern Juliet. 8he la this season ap pearing In the musical comedy, "The Catch of the Season." At the Saturday matinee of "The Vir ginian" ln Philadelphia last week the audi ence was not aware of an extra touch of naturalneas In the baby changing acene. The nurse ln charge of one of the atage Infants wandered away to get a drink of water, and when the actress who wanted that particular child dashed off the stage lt waa not ln sight. It happened that the atage carpenters wife was standing In the wings with her own unprofessional In fant, which was hastily appropriated, de spite the protests of its mother. The indig nant woman paced the stage until the scene was over, when she recovered her child and marched angrily from the theater, declaring that the Infant should never enter It again. New York Is busy discussing the probabil ity of Sunday theaters Just at present. Re cently a comic opera performance was given tl ere which was so conducted that it did not come under the ban of the law against Sunday performances. This evasion of the strict letter of the law haa given rise to the discussion, and some think it Is not a matter of many season before the New York theatera will be open on Sunday. In the meantime, Ohioana are wondering what will be done In the matter of Sunday theaters in that state after January 1 Gov, ernor-elect Pattlson Is reported to be op posed to Bunday theaters on general prin ciples, but whether or pot he will Insist upon the closing of the playhouses on un day Is a question that managers and others are asking themselves Just at present. AJIISEMEXTS. CRKIOHTOM 'Phone 404. WEEK COMMENCING Sunday Matinee, Dec, 3 Today, 2:15 Tonight 8:15 Modern Vaudeville Nina Morris & Go, presenting "X Friend's Advice. " Prelle's European Novelty The Only Act of the Kind ln the World. The Three Nevaros EqulbilibriHts Tar Excellence. Di rect from the London Hippodrome POWELL Distinguished llluslonlut and Con Juror, and his Excellent Ooiuimuy! f'elcoi Trio Famous Street lingers and Musi ' , clans. Joseph Newman The Denver Song Humorist. ZIMMER Novelty Juggler. KINODROME New rictures. PRICES 10c, 26c, 60e THIRD CONCERT The Musical Art Society AT THE LYRIC lfth and Famaiu 8 1 reel a, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 ' i. H. BIMMS. President and Director. MISS PORT EUPI ELI I, Contralto. Mil. JOSEPH GAHM. Pianist. Mil. fXKWWAL DICKERMAX, Popular Entertainer. Tickets must be obtained from Hosne'g Music Store, from any member of the society or at tha box office. Prices $1.00 and 60 ceuta. All eats reserved. I a XI AWCSEMEHTS, EH H i 2 NIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE STARTING WITH A MATINEE SPENCER A A HORN'S Splendid Production of the Melodramatic Sensation IV M BIGGEST AND MOST ELABORATE SCENIC INVESTITURH SEEIC IN MELODRAMA IN YEARS. A Charming Story of Lore and Adventure, Teeming with Heart In terest and Spiced with Comedy, Interpreted by a Carefully Selected 25 CAST OF 25 SECOND DIG SEASON No One Should Miss Seeing The Grand Central Station. The Audacious Kidnaping. The Daring Burglary in Fifth Avenue, The "School for Crooks" ln the Slums. Housetops by the East Hirer, The Escape. . The Chase. The Thrilling- Rescue, The Interior of the Notorious "Geisha" ln the Tenderloin. 2 Nights and Wednesday Matlneo nCP C Starting Tuesday Night ..... UU. U WM. T. KEOGH'S BIO SCENIC PRODUCTION TLH1E DY HAL REID. A HEART STORY OF TEARS THE MELODRAMATIC IMPORTANT CAST 3 Nights and Saturday Matinee, rtCP Starting Thursdav Nitrht .... ULU. v "Tnere ain't do sense in never done nuthin' for you." J. R. STIRLING 7:r;::l:n Th; Artistic Comsdienne ROSE GIQE In tha Characteristic Play Sis MopEtins THE ORIGINAL WHO HAS MANY D1ITATORS. A Play of Purpose. A Plot of Sense. A Happy Blending of Fun and Earnest. Full of Laughs. The Pastoral Comedy Hit. Beat Company Yet, New and Special Scenery. New Music. New Specialties. Last Time. Last Chance to See the Famous "Snakentine Dance." NEXT SUIiDAY-.lll OLD KENTUCKY DC TONIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY - MAT. WEDNESDAY JANE KENNARK in Hall Caine'a Masterpiece, The llfteir imai Ity The original Missive Production and Great Cast, Including WM. BONNEY, EMMETT C. KING, W. V. HANOI'S, JEFFERSON LLOYD, AND THIRTY OTHERS. MUSI0 BY TWO NIGHTS ONLY-THURSDAY AND FRIDAY F. C. WHITNEY PRESENTS i ONE NIGHT ONLY-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9th. CURTAIN Charles Frohman Presents In the Landslide THE ROLLICKING GIRL With Eighty Other Fun Makers, including Hattie Williams. As Presented for Six Months in Herald Square Theatre, New York. BURWOOD imSXr TBSL THE WOODWARD STOCK COMPANY" iotu I ajjIj wriiiii, DIG WEEK Under A Play In Four Acts Adopted By Edward Rose from Stanley Weyman's Novel. Professional Matinee Tuesday with Double Orchestra. Regular Thursday Matinee and Double Orchestra. PRICES Nights anct Bun. Mats., 19c. 25c; Tues., Thurs., Bat. Mats., lOo 30o. Next Week WHY School of ' Illustrated Music Chambers' Academy, 2424 ftnm St, Omana. INSTRUCTORS. Piano Department, Miss Effa Ellis; Bturilo, ft Merrlum block. Council Bluff., la. Telephone fxfl. Violin Do. i.aitnient, Miss Mary Cahlll, 2772 Cull fornla street, Omaha, Neb. Telephoue Red S-'7U. CLASSES: Wednesday, 4 to t p. m. Saturday, I a. tu. to 12 m. VISITORS WELCOME. AStjrF.JF.KT. THEATER lOc, f2Go, 50c, 7Go TODAY mm Y OLftL AND LAUGHTER SENSATION OP THE SEASON SPECIAL SCENERY v doin' no thin' for nobody whit LBLLI Woodward & Durgess Managers. MASCAGNI. With the Cleverest Comediana WILLIAM NORRIS and the original cast. Including , KNOX WILSON, ALICE DOVEY, and the famoua Madcap Ballet and ONE HUNDRED OTHER8 PRINCIPALLY PRETTY GIRLS. The Entire Production Intsct Direct From a Run of Five Solid Months in Chicago Bn Koute to Broadway, Mew York. AT 8:OU P. M. rxfll of Mirth and Melody, uommencmg xma Aiiemoon. the Red Robe! SMITH LEFT HOME." uaaa as a ts w w aa aa TABLE D'HOTE DMT SUNDAT--i GAe CALUMET PEPUTT STATE VETERINARIAN, H. L tJAMACCIOTTI. D. V. S CITI TCTCRtaaRIAM. Office and Innrmary, fata aad Mason tta, OMAHA, NEB. Valapfeoaa tit.