Nebraska Newspapers

    DfccmWt 10, 1905.
TlIE OMAlIA ILLUSTIIATED BEE.
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
T- 1WO standard attractions, crowded
together at the end of the week,
one for a single performance and
U.i'y tn" other for two, make up the
' " ' story of Omaha theatrical hls
tory for last week. The patronage en
joyed by these Indicate the desire of
Omaha people for aomethlng first-class to
draw them to the theater. Jane Kennark's
stay waa a mistake. With all due con
sideration for her advance In art, and she
surely haa made much headway. It waa a
tactical blunder to send her Into Omaha
for a long atay. In a play which haa been
produced here twlca before by a much bet
ter company than she has with her, and
which waa not -even a success then. Her
fou nights and a matinee were a time of
much ennui In the box office. Mis Ken
nark la a clever woman, arltu unquestioned
capacity aa an actress, but she Is too
thoroughly Identified with the "popular"
priced attractions In Omaha to ever draw
the hlghor figure here. At the Burwood
tho Woodward Stock company met lta
usual success, while the onb good show at
the Krug got the business and the two
had onea didn't. The Orpheum bill waa a
cood one, and bad good houses all week.
Mrs. Flske has been singled out for an
other distinguished attention. She has been
invited by the Harvard Society of Ethics
to deliver an adJress on "Tha Ethlce of the
Stage" before that body on Tuesday of
this week. It will be admitted In advance
of publication that whatever Mrs. Flske
has to say on this topic will be of Interest,
and It will also be admitted that she can
tell a very interesting tale, and she wlIL
No actor of modern times has had more
opportunity to observe at close range the
purely ethical side of the profession than
Mrs. Flske, and none has exhibited a
higher conception of what la due to both
the publlo and her fellow professionals
than she. The general Interest that exists
In this phase of dramatic endeavor may be
understood after a porusal of the following
expressiona, which are from letters to the
Publio ledger of Philadelphia, published In
a recent Issue:
Mr. Mansfield writes on the topic as fol
lows: I certainly think a serious purpose Is
very desirable if the play la a serious
Play, and even under the guise of humor,
and especially satire, a serious purpose may
be served. It would be a pity Indeed If
.?..,,l"f wer" 'ven over entirely to
skittles, but even skittles serve a serious
purpose, being excellent for the arms and
the legs and the lungs. A very serious
ylay-a great Craaedy carries a man away
from his own troubles Into the coniempla
Uon of a greater sorrow than his own, and
7h ,the work of a P"' benefits
,iffhr. 'rehum.a,n ace- 11 Inculcates the
L a . nd "ollost sentiments, stirs man
Kind to worthy and heroic deeds, and often
!Z?kSV 'V. "ter"e h'art ontlments
K-hU'5 .hav.e nltherto been dormant. Of Its
benellclal Influence on literature I need not
speak. In these days, when the Alpha and
Omega of human endeavors seems to be
the acquisition of wealth by the ton, poetry
and Imagination receive very little encour
UKement. and yet without poetry and Im
agination this Is going to be a very ugly
-rlf .I.;,ould ,lk l the young
rTeTrJ 0,wh'S coun,ry devote more time t!
Jh L Wf have llousn multl-mllllonairea
lt flnler"nd ra'road kings, but no
tL Yhhen Z.eus divided the world, he
forgot the poet and the artist, but when
he discovered his mistake, hav ng nothing
hisVde. ' b ffer'1 them Vace by
Kyrle Bellcw, whose seriousness of pur
pos is admitted, haa this to say:
wrle.nqUwui01Wh.,Lhe,; Pay hou, be
th P-mJ an eth,caI Purpose opens up
theater ? ft h. " . th P'"on of the
w "oclal economy lot today.
cent the theater as a pub'io educator an
play? pu-rpoiw 1 be necessary In every
As long as the theater Is regarded merely
t!n,2?"lntV- i?norc1 by the state1 and
nTTi nrdi.on by. th.?, c,hurct. the commerce
of the drama Is likely to foster a purely
WticS"' tha u"tto nd
v.AV.J,,ft,er of f.ac4- 1 am ncllned to
think that every play teaches & lesson of
some sort, if one looks into it deeply
enough, though the so-called plays of cer
tain soclalls-lo writers of our time delib
erately teach the wrong pne, and are ab
horrent and dangerous.
.-I'L' Pl,b'10 yur P'av meant to
teAch them a lesson, and It Is wonderful
With whut linanfmflw .m .
I heir tronage to some meretricious
""""" l music nan, ana leave
in end vmir Huv. i ,i.n . 1. 1
ou
subject Is a deep one too deep for con
le
.-...v . .iv.it in rj nuui 1 H spate.
Helnrlch Conreld, who says If his life Is
spared he will open his National theater In
New York on October 1, 1908. Insists on the
I'thlcal side of the drama, thus:
It Is. I believe, almost needless to say
that the direct aim of plays should be es
t helical, while the indirect aim should be
V 'i''t olh"r words, art-shown In the
truthful and artistic suggestions of the es
sentials of life, character and human mo
tives should be the flrst consideration. But
it will follow, "as the night the day," that
molality. In the broad (and sometimes nar
row! sense of the word, will be benefited,
even by the sincere and artistic portrayal
of evil. ' Macbeth" is an example.
As to the "serious purpose" of plays, art
is of Itself sufficiently serious. To thrust
u "moral theme" or moral thesis on an
audience so plainly that It disturbs It in
the eujoyment of the plot and tho por
trayal of character Is u mistake and an
offense against dramatic art. The stage
la not a pulpit, although, thanks to the
Indirect lessons which it might inculcate,
It could he, and in some splendid cases has
proved Itself to be, even more powerful for
good than the pulpit.
$,
Hlsnche Bates, whose position In the
stellar world Is hardly such as to give her
words undue weight, must still b credited
with Intentions that exceed her perform
ance. She has not as yet undertaken any
serious work In the dramatlo line, but
undoubtedly aspires to be enrolled at some
time among the great ones. She writes:
M. Eugene Prieux has aptly said that if
j. lays hait no purpose other than to "enter
lain." w miant as well close ail the nrst
theattcrs. bum tne dramatic lierature
.f the past, and leave the muslo halls and
vaudevliUt theaters In undisputed possession
of tho Held.
Every gvd play has more or less a seri
ous etnlcal purpose. It leaches a moral
by example, wnnout saving "this is my
text and tnis Is my morul." if a play
makes us tiiink, it helps us: if it excites
us to laughter, it haa nmde our burden in
lite a little lighter; If it draws tears, it
lias stirred up the stagnant depths ot our
souls; in any event, it lias released the
Imagination and made ua know Its iiiftnua
pleasures.
When these conditions are present, the
dram. U fulitlling Us mission without.tiie
need of piuucnuig a sermon wilU nasal
sanctimony. How a serious motif should
be treated so aa to create the indispen
sable sennaiions of sattiactlon and deliuht,
Wl.icn eery play suould itispue, depends
upon th skill of the dramatist provided,
or course, lie is not misinterpreted by the
players.
Novel combination of effects, daxxluig
decorations, tricks of the stage, are em
ployed by the truly great dramatist merely
aa accessories, a means to end. as the
painter, lio can Just as well cxprcKS Lis
ideas iu charcoal, employs colors. If tin
,.rc mad the tust confederation, or the
motions exploited are trivial or common
place, the dramatist lias mistaken his
mission, and tne audieuce will feel liistiuc.
lively his want of sincerity.
Tina ethical purH..-e is always apparent
In the plas produced by geniuses like the
lute bir Henry Irving and Mr. Ueiasoo.
lel us Illustrate and the reason I cila
- the following plays is iecauaa Ihey embouy
in the highest degree that command which
the modern dramatist exercises over the
taclltiiiua resources ot the stage.
In tha sorrows of "lu baity" we are
tiot only entertained, but tranxiiorted out
of our narrow sphere of personal selfish
ness. We feel fur a fellow creature and
loam th lesson that all human glory is
transitory: that pride will come before a
all, and that, love can glorify tne lite even
of a wouiaji who haa sinned. And for n.
few hours we share th spirit of one of
tha most impressive historic epoch of ad
tunes
In "the Darling of the Gods" you thrill
to th pom of an Idealised lov, and you
ar upluted by this epic, of which every
seen is a canto. As the power of th
dramatist goes out over tha footlights,
luNtrls ax sutuued or exalted, lu "bwrtt
Kitty Bollalrs," under the spell of laughter,
you are taught not to Judge too hastily of
human motives and actions, but to temper
your views and opinions in a woman's case
with the tolerance of chivalrous benevo
lence. "Adrea - Impresses us with the se
rious moral that ambition which would
sacrifice honor and stoop to periidy must
end in del oat. disgrace and repentance.
Finally, does not "The Oirl of the Golden
West ' impress us most tenderly with the
lesson of the refining and uplifting power
of simple love 7 lo not you In front feel
your pulses quicken under the enchant
ment of the process that reveals the pure
soul of the girl an the purification of the
stranger? Don't you feel the lesson It
teaches, that the lowly may rise through
the effort of a moral Impulse? Are not
the whole four acts like a chapter out of
tiie history of our country, and at the same
time a leaf out of the book of human na
ture? These plays are all based upon the primi
tive passions. They may be called come
dies of manners or plays of character, yet
tholr true value rests on serious ethical
grounds, on motives and Impulses which
are never obscured by tha enchantments
of the stage magician.
My opinion la that no plny-goer should
ever walk out of a theater without ex
periencing the Indefinable satisfaction that
Is derived from tha exercise ofiall the ra
tional faculties. In other words, the heart
and mind should be gently stimulated as
well as the eyes and ears should be grati
fied, tiot by the feeble worries of the
boudoir, but by the vigorous passions
which belong to the men and women In
whom nature has Implanted, as in virgin
snl the seeds of potentiality for good and
Olga Nethersole Is an uctreso who be
lieves In her work, and who haa most
earnesUy striven to teach a lesson. She
has more often shown what not to do,
rather than a positive teaching, but her
sincerity Is beyond question. Her opinion
Is briefly expressed, thus:
Th 5UMon Is of the utmost Interest to
hUh..." ml.nd. tne "'lous drama is the
highest form of dramatlo art, and I have
2 a,y" . . that tne P'"-P"se of the serious
drama is to teach, and. therefore, to ele
vate mankind. Those dramatic authors who
ure numbered among and accepted by the
public as writers of serious plays-l e
plays dealing with an ethical purpose are
the reatet dramatists of the time and
they will live and go down to posterity by
reason of their great and noble purpose. I
S?.IL"id.Pr i',,at no eubJect too serious or
vital to discuss upon the stage, provided
It is treated seriously, and 1 consider that
p w.1Lh an ot,'lcal purpose must do
good to the community at large.
Henrietta Crosmanhas a right to speak
with authority on fhe topic. She says:
in?0"'1 .thl,nk there anv ru'e for the
i techn.i.'l' coni"-'tlon that will make
W . ""I?4"!', correct play, but it does not
necessarily follow that a play that , ls
technically correct will be interesting ' A
nv'V muy wrlte a reat uccess and a
great playwright may make, a failure An
unknown person may pick a great success
anKre'U nd well-schooled actor or
manager may pick a failure for produc-'
tion. How can we make rules for such
fae8Hthe? here ,no rea Public is
the Judge, they alone can tell what they
like or will like, and the taste in plays may
change as does the cut of your coat
, His opponents hardly credit Maro Klaw
with any knowledge or thought of the
drama beyond th box offico. yet he very
clearly expresses a forcibls thought. He
says:
It does not seem to me that there ahnuM
Possibility of a division of sen U men t
""' Option of serious purposes li play.,
unless you are catering purely and slmnlv
for entertainment only, as in T t he cisl? of
wild farces and musical comedies, herl
is no doubt that there should be a serioSS
purpose, object or motive in every play"
and plays without It are rarely guice&ful.'
Lawrenc D'Orsay is true to "The Earl
of Pawtucket" and others of his creations
for he objects to thought In connection
with the theater. His word is thiaj
Ethical, purpose in the drama is an ex
cellent thing, the sine qua non? In fact
the s age is to have a miss on other than
to entertain or amuse, but the ethics and
the purpose should ,,'ot be Yo deep that
the audiences cannot discover them, nor Z5
extensive that they can disoovnSthl'2
else. Pur, clean comedy Is. to mv mind
the surest ni mo- i7r ,ny mind.
form of amusemen , and ma7"bV inuc?
tlve a. well to the pure wZhTblllir'
David Warfleld has clear notions on the
quest on, together with a proper regard
for his own importance, as this expression
Indicates:
diL0 "pur,e'lnandU illttyf' f" come-
"erhVaPlUrpur.de."8l,noylewha';ouId a
without amoTa, or lossJno'r sermon'fl
norWhan,?,0l1 Will? But lf th PlcTd?es
&T& .oKr?oveyh1 "h'iSer
tbm actor, so mustactor aid the author!
Orac George modestly sot forth her
views as follows:
taUtho,nwyrilt'mUpd.!tas,,ejtPerit'n':e I hesl-
1 believe ihU. thie "ulj-,t)tt ln auestlon.
i-.i 6 twt a drama should have a
memoSr1,Uth8B,hbUt We "houTiIlways'r
'saif !neTwS S
Tog &SWo
the stage and those who Drovld
tiur material huve email ouoortunitv iS
K2d ya "U,',,t'W- 0r0abmon.yare
lettered, to a great extent, for unless w
osteHeS
atw ot today is not thoducuNoKouid
James K. HackeTTdmlts his own coJ
vlction of th esscntUl ethical element In
the drama, but presents the further fact
that many others do not thluk as be doe.
He write.:
U'lirriin hopjiu v. i
tc , me. on u,. qu'esUon o7
and value of a serioas etlilcal theme m i
InbT-ndHH
rare y anything to do with It. artiste Zona
or Its serious purpose. The chroi icle? of
theatrical aim,,, cannot account for thi
ucoess of a g.d play on the ground if
serious purpose and human interest but
his argument may bo tho very next instant
a W ""''"'J'ly suJcawarded
r..P hV "Mvt either. There is Justice
UL8 i'a?' huwever. that no play eve
has a lasting success witnout an under-
hu'::fa.rcmteurrr HnJ lhe t .
' e.1.? ".t" " "worked as ours no one
can Justly complain-in view of the liberal
suprt the theater receives-because the
2nifiUlK to "'verted tirstf all!
wut all woo believe seriously in the theater
regret it, and none more profoundly than
1 drSmi'f Ve7 'eW f W,'um are without
!.J raJ ",a of "rlous purpose m their poket
which they dream of one day being alile to
produce, and there have been of lata many
txa,,,,, ea t0 j)rove lha, ,ne auto h
irt se;rlo,uily"1'OW h'" ud'ncut. tako
iS T.1 know- and 1 soma
pride, pardouable. i hope, in feeling that
since I went into management 1 have lived
up to my belief that a play, to be well
worth producing, should possess a serious
purpose, or deep human leeling, or deolct
a moving period. "The Crisis" pictured
honestly a critical time in our national his
tory, and mirrored faithfully the passion
that stirred the whole country at that time.
John Ermine" presented a serious problem
In our development not yet solved but
urely well worth reflection. "The Secret
of Folichinelle" was a story so human and
o universal ln its appeal that it haa
triumphed in every capital la Europe. As
for my latest production, in which Mary
Man ot ring (Mrs. Hsckett) and I ar ap
pearing, and which ha. established th
fame of lis author, Alfred butro. in tills
country, it teaches a great lesson under lis
clever picture of modern life and teaches
II a play, to be a good play, ought so
subtly that the audience is only conscious
of an Interesting play, and takes in the
serious pan pose unconsciously.
I would like to believe for th sake of
my art that th serious ethical purpose of
a play was an absolute necessity to it
success, but though you listed me an even
larger number of plays of that nature that
have succeeded than waa named in your
dramatic critic' artlcl in the Public
. Ldger ot October Ja, I am afraid I oouij
cap It with as long a one of plays that
have been aa successful without serious
purpose not to mention taking exceptions
to some of those he names.
Henry Miller, ane and thoughtful al
ways, says th pill must be sugar-coated.
He writes:
Thre Is undoubtedly an Increasing ap
preciation of ethical purpose and Its con
vincing and cohesive value In the drama
todar. Still, "a round unvarnished tale"
of tills, serious purpose would prov un
profltabl. Tha confection of more or less
superficial entertainment must be Applied,
and then, like a sugar-coated plU, may be
successfully administered.
Cealsg Kvents.
'The American Lord." a new and pre
tentious comedy written ln collaboration
by Georg IL Broadhurst and Charles T.
Dasey will be presented at th Boyd thea
ter next Friday night by th well known
actor, William H. Crane, who bag found
In It a character that la certain to delight
all of his admirers throughout th eounlry.
Built upon an extremely comic idea th
comedy la a sourc of hearty laughter. A
deep down, j dyed-ln-the-wool westerner
awakes on morning to learn that h is
heir to a title and enormous estates In
England. H doesn't car a rap for th
title, but Its acceptance is forced upon
him. He goes abroad and the humor Is
developed by his breexy manner of revolu
tionizing things according to his American
ideas on an old estate where the felling of
a single tree would be considered a crlnio.
Incidentally h runs foul of an olr? family
feud that began, no one knows when, and
other troubles, the straightening out of
which furnishes a story that Is decidedly
interesting as well as entertaining. The
main character Is one of t!o best that Mr.
Crane has had to portray In years, a ptoco
of pleasant news as the actor is always
delightful In the right kind of a play. The
authors of the comedy r.re well known,
both having turned out some big successes.
"The American Lord" s their flrst Jr.int
effort. Into four acts the comedv Is di
vided. The settings are up to th usual
Proham standard of tasto and excellence.
In all of the title In whicn the play has
been given It has been hailed as one of the
chief successes of the the season.
"In Old Kentucky," the ever welcome
and universally popular biu3-gras drama
will be the attraction nt the. Krug theater
for four nights and two matinees, starting
with a matinee today. Tl Is season an ex
ceptionally fine company oas teen secured.
To add novelty and charm to the picka
ninny scene, the country has been thor
oughly ransacked for the funniest" and
' cleverist little pickantnljs obtainable, and
this feature of the oerCormance will be
presented upon a biggr scale thac ever
before. The story of ' In Old Kentucky"
Is too well known to requ,r any lenirthv
notice here. It is a harp and Intcnso
story, with ons.'stn charvr.ers and a
clean plot, marked contrasts and a strone
racing feature, comedy und pathos deftly
Interwoven and an abundance of dramatlo
episodes and stirring climaxes. The char
acters are admirably Introduced and double
interest Is created Involving the conten
tion between the hero and the man who
thinks himself wronged on on hand and
the hero and the villian on the other. In
the third act Is the great rac scene. To
Music and Musical Notes
lHasle Calendar for th.
"nIumI-815 P" m" Auditorlum. -Alica
AST week brought forth three un
usually good local concerts, Mrs.
Welpton topping off the series
with her charming song recital on
Thursdav .v,n,n t. 1. .
- - 11 ii very sel
dom that such work as Mrs. Welpton s Is
heard, even among the greatest song birds.
Quito lately It has been proven that opera
stars do not necessarily meet with success
In the entirely different field of concert
singing. Apropos this subject, it is al
ways pleasant when one has risen up and
criticised a world-famous person and been
censured for the same, to find that soma
other crIUo with a name that Is widely
known also aims a few caustlo shafts.
This from the Musical Leaders: "Honors
went to Mme. Eames for her beauty,
her hat and th delicious way she smiled
each time she tumbled off th key (Sh
retained the smll nearly all the after-
TnTJe k Sha WM Plntly neither
In her best voice nor her best mood, there
fore her contributions to her own program
ned not be commented upon. If her per.
formance was up to her usual standard,
then ther Is very little, to be .aid for th
autndard." "Muff said! Mr. de Gogorsa
U using The Be, criticism lu th. varies
musical journals.
A?,H ppearanc Alio Naiisen at th.
Auditorium on December 16 seems to b
fraught with some uncertainty. Th city
is hardly large enough to warrant two
prima donnas upon succeeding dates. Calv
sings at the Boyd on December it She
will rather overshadow Neilscn. Th Au
ditorium management is very desirous of
changing the Neiiwn date. At ,
writing (Friday) no denni, plan tag ,
made.
?Ivr" nttm8 opeM a lon- vista of
delightful memories. Her career has been
a series of triumphs. She Is original, crea
, "eVer don a"yting i the
tradlUonal prlma-donna fashion Instead
of having knowledge and lessons pounded
Into her by outside agents she has all her
life been endeavoring to glv expression to
th glory which God put within her.
Eleanora Duse has been a great Influence
in her work, though Calv. never could
carry her method to finality becaus the
singing voice was her first thought. Her
Santuxsa was undoubtedly patterned after
Duae. Huneker in hi. "Iconoclasts" de
scribes the Italian actress In the role, "the
miserable, deserted girl. In a lowly Sicilian
village, wjth her qualms of conscience, her
nausea, her hunted looks-here was Verga's
heroin stripped of aU Mascagnl's rustling
music, the soul showing clear and naked
against the sordid background of Cava
lerla Ruaticana.' " Realism run rampant.
Isn't It? Mme. Calv has two distinct
phases ln her art. Carmen represent
the sensuous animal realistic side of her
genius. Th cigarette girl is her greatest
creation and brought her enduring fain.
When ah was rehearsing for her first ap
pearance In "Carmen" at th Opera Com
Iqu In Paris sh cheerfully smashed every
tradition. Th director and th stage man
ager held their heads over her. and finally
exclaimed: "Oh, let her go ahead, sh
knows nothing about th role and wlU find
It out to her grief at th flrst performanc.
Jt will b a good lesson for h.r." Bo much
for French foresight Of course her fir.t
night wa. aa ovation.
.
Strang that th woman who ha. In her
soul th tempests and passions of Carmen
should also give the most delicate and
beautiful Interpretation of the pathetie
character of Ophelia ln Ambrots Thomas"
setting of Hamit." Who can forget her
Marguerite? Time worn, convention ridden
"FauU" Bh mad of it a nw thing and
save the fortune of the man she loves,
Madge rides Queen Bess ln the great stake
race, when at tha last moment no Jockey
can be obtained. Queen lies wins the race
and saves tho fortune ot the owner. A
short fourth act bring, everything to a
satl.factory conclusion. As a special fea
ture, ther will be a grand prise dancing
contest on Wednesday evening between the
"In Old Kentucky" pickaninnies and a
number of our local dancers. Those wish
ing to compete will leave their names at
tha box office.
For three nlghta and Saturday matinee,
starting Thursday night, December 14, "A
Son of Rest? will be th attraction at the
Krug theater. Th costumes are entirely
new, some of the gowns worn by th
women being of th latest models from th
Parisian plates. The electrical effects are
on a grander scale than ever and some
thing new in the way of color display will
be shown. Fifty people ar carried come
dians, singers and dancers and th famous
beauty chorus of thirty. Special attention
was given to the musical numbers and th
very latest Broadway hits will be heard.
The cast Is tha best this comedy has ever
had, containing a list of names well and
favorably known aa farceurs of the best
caliber. Mr. Billy Swor will be the "Hunt
ing Grub," he of th rags and patches. He
Is a comedian who does not beg his laughs
by slap-stick method., but gives an ar
tistic representation of this oft-abused
character, the tramp, making him funny at
all times, but never coarse. Besides the
parodies that he will sing his wonderful
eccentric dancing will be Introduced.
The flrst sketch written for presentation
In vaudeville by George Ade and a demon
stration of the Marconi system of wireless
telegraphy are among th features an
nounced for the entertainment of Orpheum
Ites for the week beginning matinee to
day. Mr. Fred Lenox, who purchased th
rights to "On His Uppers" from Ade, and
his company will present It. It is described
as a little Idyl ln slang, and while not
resting It worth on pretentiousness of
plots, Is said to be brimful of bright and
crisp dialogue. The Plrlscoffls come from
Russia with gymnastic feats, some of which
are claimed to be as strange to us as their
nativity. "The Queen's Fan," a dainty
operatic conceit, to which Is ascribed such
popular components as pretty girls, sweet
voices, Jingling music, beautiful scenery
and a fairy-like legend, will be the offering
of the Misses Oriska Worden and Adele
Archer, assisted by Lucille Georgia. Cap
tain Bloom, who has devoted time and ex
periments to wireless telegraphy, will give
demonstrations of the Marconi system,
which he is claimed to do with surprising
clearness and comprehensiveness of so little
understood a science. In point of Interest it
promises to be a most salient feature.
Vinie DeWitt, accomplished Instrumentally
as well as vocally In' music, will be an
other number calculated for the lover of
sweet harmony. The Wartenberg brothers,
heralded as double foot experts, do a rarely
seen "stunt." While lying on their backs
they Juggle and manipulate different things
with their feet with surprising dexterity.
Simmons and Harris, comedians, will de
vote their efforts to agitating the rislbles
with their ownxidoa of fun-making, while
put a suffering soul into the fated girl's
body. Tha wearing of a dark wig was a
significant symbol of what she intended to
do with the whole part. When Madame
Calv comes to Omaha next Saturday
night we will have a chance to see whether
she Is versatile enough to reap success ln
concert work, without the accessories which
have meant so much to her in her art
Following is the program:
PART L
Violin, flute and piano Bach
ArYa!lmXI1,'iMer:.8r'-,FleurT and Icreus
I. Aria O Mlo Piccolo Tavalo," Zasa
"JL'-iy v; - Leoncavallo
, v, ,. r- Von Norden.
. violin Mlo Zlgeunerweiscn Sarasat
' Mile Vermorel.
4. Slanas-"8upho" Gounod
a. 1. , M"le-,. Emma Calve.
I. Arla-"L Cor" riegler
Mr. Bouxmann.
. INTERMISSION.
L Songs
fhti '2 n.1 10'-," Old English
(W "Ich Rief lm Wald" Boehm
7. Aria- Perl de Brazil,, (Flute Obll-
ygato by Mon. Fleury)...... ...David
J t ii Mme. Emma Calve.
s. Violin Bolo-"Romance" D'Ambrosio
. ' . MIIe Vermorel.
i. Chant Hurdon" Bemberg
, Mr. Bouxmann.
10. Habanera from "Carmen" Biset
Mm. Emma Calve.
Alice Nellsen, who Is booked to sing at
th Auditorium on December 16, come back
to America with tbe stamp of European
approval, her opera work ln London being
especially well spoken of. Sh has risen
to an enviable place, and we who admired
her when she was with Th Bostonians
and saw greater things for her than light
opera, will find much Interest tn her pro
fessional reappearance. ' I
Harold Bauer, who plays a recital at th
Lyric December 19, has been steadily grow
ing In th solid affection of tha American
publlo since his sensational debut "at th
Worcester fesUval In September. In Europe
and South America his namo is already a
magic one. The criticisms lay particular
stress upon his Chopin and Schumann.
Happy augury for our delight!
This clipping from the Chicago Leader
shows in what affection our veteran towns
man, Jules Lumbard and his still beautiful
voice, are held in the city of winds. How
many of us carry the strains of "Are Ye
Sleepln', Maggie?" affectionately ln our
memories? Who of us would not walk a
considerable way to hear the soiig again?
The venerable basso, Jules a. Lumbard,
f r..TrT;,,r' " n lowa convention
Mlti-5",UUr iyt;ttr" "Are Ve Bleep,.,'.
Maggie? and au agricultural editor; la
the speculative vein common to his profes-
liSaor v e .that, .M' "-" of tne se
ii r i-U'Wbaj-d'. voicu was as reaon
aud sweet as wiin he first sang th
song as a luilahy to his sweeheait ou
Mount Ararat. That may have been cor
rect as to the voice, but tha truth about
the song was that Mr. Lumbard has been
singing it for only half a century. When
the veteran singer rendered the same se
lection in the testimonial concert given
him by 111 j. Davis in th Illinois theater"
Chicago, November 24. fifty-four years ami
six days had elupsed since his ftrst publio
appearance in Chicago. Jdr. Lumbard
caiud tu tnls city in I.vkj and sang th next
year In a testimonial concert to his brother,
rank Lumbard, thon teacher of singing
In,ili'B, Publio schools. The concert was
btliud for November 13, 1S61, but on account
of a storm was postponed and given No
vember 17. The concert given last week
In tha Illinois theater enlisted th services
of much agreeable talent and waa most
Interesting through Air. Lumbard s own
participation. 11 sang Pinsutls "I Fear
No Foe," and In a duet with th fine tenor,
Wallace M..ody, "Tha Larboard Watch.'1
by T. llilams; also the late George F.
Root celebrated "Kally Round Ilia Flag,"
which waa sung here by Mr. Lumbard
on the eveuing of its composition, following
the defeat of the L'nlou army at Bull Run
ln Ism. Mr. Lumbard s tour score years of
ag and his nity-four years' experience
as a singer are comparatively fruitless of
ear and tear, for his form is hrn, and
erect, and his vote 1 pleasing to hear.
On knows that th vole must hav been
a very tine one In it prim, though only
th lowest toues show theiuaelvas less r-Si-onslv
now.
MARY LEARNED.
entirely new motion picture, will be
projected by th klnodrome.
v 1 1
Beginning with a matlne this afternoon, I
the Woodward Stock company will start
Its new week at th Burwood theater with
"Why Smith Left Home," a comedy ln
three acts by George H. Broadhurst. In
making this selection for tho coming week
Director J. Sedley Brown haa been actuated
by a desire to break In on the run ot ro
mantic drama for a week, to add variety
to tha season. H has chosen this play as
one of th brightest and snappiest of come
dies, and haa drilled th company until h
feels sure of a smooth performance. Th
story Is a brief on, but Is sufficient to
hold together th complications that flow
naturally from a misunderstanding, and tbe
comedy Is never strained. Mr. Morrison
will hav th character ot th persecuted
John Smith, and Miss Lang will b Mrs.
John Smith. Why Smith left horn will
be explained by the conduct of the other
In th cast. The piece will be presented
each evening this week, and at matinees on
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Variations in Domestic Bliss
Th grav and th gay ar closely allied
In married life and ar cropping out con
stantly. A gleam ot humor often pierces
the Jarring elements.
Take th case of th Bchultses, man and
wife, of Buffalo. Joseph Schults and his
better half dwell together in peace and con
cord save when Mr. Schults goes to sleep.
Then Mrs. Schults for th life of her can't
keep her hands out of th capacious
trousers pockets of her husband to learn
what she can find.
Mr. Schults resolved to end this once and
for all. So' he took the family mousetrap
and, carefully adjusting the business por
tion thereof, he put it in his change pocket
and calmly fell asleep to pleasant dreams.
Snapl "Oo-oe-ee-eel"
Mr. Schults awoke. Then he smiled
grimly. There waa the woman he had
sworn to lov and cherish dancing about
the room with the mousetrap clinging to
her finger. It hurt. too.
When the morning cam Mrs. Schults
marched promptly to th court and ther
swore out a warrant for th arrest ot her
husband. He waa haled to court,
"I was only putting my fingers In his
pocket aa I do every night to get some
change," protested Mrs. Schults. showing
her reddened finger.
"Doesn't he support you?" demanded the
court.
"Oh, yes, Judge," replied the wife,
but "
"He can keep a mousetrap in every one
of his pockets If he wishes," retorted the
court, "to protect his money. Case dis
missed." Schults smiled grimly once more and then
gallantly escorted his wife home. Their
little tilt is ended and husband and wife
are living In peace and contentment and the
Schults small change is safe, thanks to
the mousetrap that did its duty.
The woes of the Rucksuhls of Brooklyn,
now before the suprem court, are not too
much mother-in-law, but too much
mothers-in-law. Neither side baa anything
more than this to charge.
"My mother says that if I live with you
any longer she will disown me, and I would
rather stick to my own people than to you,
so I am going to take my things and go
to my mother's," said the husband, accord
ing to the wife's affidavit. '
"My wife has been away from home most
of the time and has been at her mother's
house morning, afternoon ' and evening,"
swore the husband.
What is the court to doT
Just a coat of tan led to the tragedy ot
the Oranges, man and wife, of Des
Moines, and now they live apart.
"I insisted on his using a complexion
powder, but he wouldn't do it," sobbed
Mrs. Orange, "and h laughed when I
asked him to use lemon juice. I never
could stand dark-skinned men, and I Just
grew to hate hlirO When I married him
he was whit, but now he's nearly red,
and I won't -live with hlin!" -
Dr. Aaron L. Newton of Northfleld.
Mass., asked Ms wife to bant and sh took
th waters at Saratoga in a vain attempt
to get thin until her health broke down.
When she came home she began to grow
plumper than ever, and as she did, so sh
asserted in her legal papers. Dr. Newton's
lov grew chillier and chillier. And so
they had their little tragedy, which finally
got Into court.
Blaok art waa th undoing of Mr.
Nathaniel Glbbs Ingraham, whose littl
domestio tragedy was aired In the courts
only recently. She Is' an heiress. Her
husband and she fell out two yeara after
marriage. He wanted 15.500 a year on ante
nuptial contracts and she struck back with
th sworn statement that bcr husband
"Induced her by various Insidious devices,
such as fortun telling," to divorce her
former husband, and that she signed the
papers when he coaxed without reading
them. Mr. Ingraham promptly reported
that his wife proposed to him, but he de
clined, afterward consenting "to marry
tier, she being '.n poor health."
Four weeks was the brief spell of Mrs.
Martha Bradford'a happiness at Fountain,
Colo, Then her husband, she alleges, belled
th name of the town by selling her at
public auction for a bottle of beer. H
actually tried to turn her over to the pur
chaser, she says, and then the tragedy.
Mush and milk ended the wedded dream
of Mrs. Jennie, Stotter. She had nothing
else to eat from the day of her marriage
ln 1894, sh swore, until she grew tired
after nine years of breakfast food thre
times a day. Then she went home to her
mother.
There is no humor in the little tragedy of
Charles Rogers and his wife, Mrs. Daisy
B. Rogers. Though deeply ln love, they
have lived apart since 19u2 and the husband
has not contributed to his wife's support.
Her love for her husband was so deep
that Mrs. Rogers sacrificed herself to en
rich her husband. Ills father cut him oft
without a cent, though he died a million
aire, for such a period as Rogers remained
married to his wife.
A milliner's bill brought woe to Georg
K. Davis and his wife, formerly Miss
Helen Gallatin of this city. It amounted
to 11243.50 and Mr. Davis objected. His
wife at once brought suit for divorce.
Davis didn't defend it, but his sad part of
the story wss that he had to pay th
milliner's bill and lose hi. wife to boot.
Is this comic or tragic? Dr. Wylle Wyatt
Campbell of Pittsburg sued Mrs. Rose A.
Breitenrelter of McKecsport tha other day
for breach of promise and $26,000 damages.
In her answer Mrs. Breltenrelter alleged
that Dr. Campbell couldn't support her,
that he was of violent temper, had cursed
her, had threatened her llf, had disso
lut habits, had deserted a former wife,
was a heavy drinker and a general all
round loafer. Yet while th case was on
the docket for trial the two evaded th
sharp eyes of th lawyers, kissed and
made up, ran away and wer married.
Now they ar th happiest pair ln Mo
Keesport. Their tragedy, perhaps, was
befof and not after their marriage.
! iaort of It.
Lorenso Schmidt, a Seventh Day Adven
tlst now carrying on a mission In Cleve
land, has figured It out to bis owm satisfac
tion that Adam was Just fourteen feet tall,
that Eve was two feet shorter and that
ach weighed 100 pounds pr foot of statur.
AMtSEMERTfl.
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4 Nights and Two Matinees rarr
Beginning with a Matineo OUdy
19th Annual Tour of Jacob Lltt's Incomparable Company In
Iwlll tho Moat Popular American Play ovar writ on.
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STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT MCCi' I
Broadhurst & Currle present THE AMERICAN BEAUTY SHOW
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NEXT SUNDAY: UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES.
BOYD'S
ONE NIGHT ONLY F ID AY, DECEMBER 15
CHARLES FROHMAN Praaanta
WILLIAM II . CRANE
In th Nw American Cmdy
TIIE AMERICAN LORD
By G. H. Broadhurat and C. T. Daiay.
ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY Saturday Eve. Dec 16
J3me. Emma alve
And Har Company In
T.I0T
MISS ARQYRA KASTRON. Vlellnl.t. MMC VSASKL BARNARD, Pianist
MR. BERRiCK VON NORDEN, Tner.
MONS. M. BOUXMANN, Bssse. MONS. LOUIS PLEURY, Flutist
. PRICES $3.00, $2.50, $2.00. $1.50. Gallery $1.00.
All Seats on Sale Monday 9 a. m.
BURWOOD
THE WOODWARD
THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT ALL WEEK
131 H
BIG
WEEK
WHY SMITH LEFT HOME
Professional Matinee Tuesday Grand Double Orchestra All Week.
PRICES) Nights and Sunday Mats., 10. ISo. Tu., Thur., Sat. Mats. 10, 10
NEXT WEEKi THE MAN PROM MEXICO.
HARLEY DAVIDSON,
CHAMPION SKATER QF
THE WORLD
At Auditorium
EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THIS WEEK '
...EXHIBITIONS IN...
Fancy and Trick
Skatinc
Admission, lOc
Lyric Theater. IVIT.
TUESDAY EVE DEC. 10
Second ot tbe Chase Concerta.
HAROLD BAUER
The Great Pianist
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STOCK COMPANY
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WEEK COMMENCING
Sunday Matinee, Dec.10
Today 2:15 Tonight 8:15
. Modern Vaudeville
FRED LENOX & CO.
Presenting; Geo. Ade'a only sketch,
"On Ilia Uppers,"
THE PIR1SC0FFIS .
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TIIE QUEEN'S FAD
Vaudeville's Daintiest Operatio
Conceit
MARCONI'S WIRELESS
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Demonstrated by Captain F.-oom.
VINIE DEWITT
Refined Singer and Instrumentalist
WARTENBERG BROS.
Novel Double Foot Expert
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