.January 14, 1908.
THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
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A AT wMk u aaal! tha tnnat
LI prosperous of tha apRxon at tha
I Omaha theaters, for tha raaaon
that each houaa had a good at
traction each nlrht In the Week,
"Tha Virginian" brought out to tha Boyd the
beat attendance of the season for four per-
formancerf, while "Woodland" on Thure-
day night had a erowd that surpassed
any single performance In point of num-
bers. Never was such a Jam at the doors
noted as when the audience gathered that
evening. It was simply due to the desire
of all that they be seated when the curtains
Went nn. and aa a matter of 1 history It
ought to be set down that ail wera seated
and that thera was not a vacant chair In
tha theater when the performance began,
Tha Krug had two of Ita strongest attrae-
tlons. and did Its biggest week's business
for tha season. George Sidney, with "Busy
Iiky," got more money than he ever did be
fore, and the Hal Reed piece that finished
the week brought out the blood and thunder
devotees en masse. At the Orpheum the
big bill was well patronized, and the Bur
wood did Ita uaual capacity trade all week,
so that altogether the week was most en
couraging to the managers.
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Dust In Farnum Is very fortunate this
season In having for a leading woman one
who has a rational conception of the role,
and who can give It Intelligent Interpreta
tion. Molly Wood had soma very well de
veloped notions of her own when she went
out west; In fact, every woman has when
ha first comes Into contact with the world.
If aha had not been full of an abiding
faith In her own abilities, sha would hardly
have started from Bennington to take tha
position of school teacher at Bear Creek.
That aha found Wyoming different from
Vermont la also a natural sequence of con
ditions, and that she1 was unable to sea
things through the eyes of the people
around her follows Just aa logically. . But
Molly Wood learned her lesson In time, and
as tha ways of conventional aoclety dropped
from her. and she came mora Into sym-
nathv with tha nrimitlva manners of thou
about her aha learned to anoreelata tha
sterling qualities of those with whom her
lot waa cast. It was but reasonable that
he should coma to feel that under cer
tain conditions a man must either kill or
be killed;' that running away from a fight
waa an admission of cowardice, and that
th. law of meum et tuum In that country
,f th.t tl. ,..- . v.k mA
nothing mor.. A man "had hla free choice,
and when h. bad chosen, no other man
would Bay him nay. If ha went right, all
-well; If he didn't and was caught, he waa
hanged. All this Molly Wood came to
know, and she learned to lov. the country.,
Its ways, Its people, and th. Virginian.
Mis. Conw.il make. th. unfolding of th.
character of Molly, with Its varlatlona ln
mood, a delightful study, and seema to
u. y reaiu. th. possibilities of th. part.
...nn.., ncri i.u air.
ruinum, nr, vampcau or any 01 me otner.
whose splendid work make "Th. Virginian
so fine a play.
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W. hav. celebrated th. cowboy, th.
miner, th. engineer and the soldier. Th.
picturesque charms and peculiar languag.
of the man who wenr. Lath.- hre.rhe.
a larg alx-.hooter. whoa, outdoor lif.
and untrammeled way. hav. mad. him
. . v j,
hav. been duly celebrated in several mor.
or less accurst, stag, verslona of his ex.
Istence. That .educated gentlemen of
strenuous ways and poetlo imagination,
who linked a man's determination to a
woman's fancy, while he spanned gorges,
toppled mountains from their bases,
stretched long hlghwaya for commerce and
fought with man and beasts that civilisa
tion might enter the realm of savagery
has been sung and acted with approximate
propriety. Literature fairly teems with
the efforts made to nut the miner nronerlv
K.r,t-. ,k. ..kii. l. u ,
h. has run his way through a rang, of
drama almost as wide aa th. possibilities
... ,k. .
a 1 .1 1 , myymaur suiters no
diminution of interest aa a result of the
lavish uses made of him aa a central figure
In romance. More general than either of
these three has been th. celebration of the
soldier. Rich . of tha others partake ln
some degree of th. elemental qualities of
this one Individual, and hla impression is
on .very page of romance, while he lla-hta
literature of all sorts, even staid and sober
Clio devoting the best of her endeavors to
rhroilln hi. .-J r. .
ry u v . Q w -nu mmjinm. rVOll
have sung In heroic measure or lilting
melody th. deeds of daring and feats of
arms, and historians have followed, ex
hausting th. language to tell of his accom
plishments. Verily, the soldier .has no
.occasion to complain that he has not had
suracient space ln literatura. 1
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Now cornea a humbler claimant to atten-
tlon; on. who has waited patiently and long
for some sort of recognition. He has been
aung ln homely rhyme by th. humbler po-
eta. but hi. "deeds, though manifold," have
not yet attracted the serloua attention of
those who by their pens hav. deified the
' others. Who will hymn th. hymn to AktIc-
ols that shall put him alonslde the other.
In the category? Is he not an heroic figure,
as' he stands in his manly strength, full
muscled, deep cheated, with bronsed face
and wavy hair, an ey. aa clear as his heart
Is clean, living near to nature, a part of
the Divine Symphony of Life? Why should
he be Ignored, when o hers less worthy hav.
been aiven such full recognition? If no cat-
tie had ever been herded on the prairies of
th. west, still would th. farmer hav. fur-
nlshed mankind from his herds and flocks;
If no gold had e'er been dug, still would tbo
farmer have fed us from his fields, and had
"grlm-vlaaged War" never shown hi.
wrinkled front "till mankind would hav.
turned to tn. farmer, for his labor is
needed that man may live. And, were it
not for the farmer the engineer would never
have been called upon to achieve those trl-
tiinphs of his art which stand ao proudly
tribute, to man's mastery of nature.
Without th. farmer neither cowboy, nor
mlner, nor engineer, nor soldier, nor any
of th. figure, that fill tha pages of Utera-
tur. could exist. From th. soil comes all
wealth, and constant communion with na-
tur. ean not rail to impress a sensitive
soul with an abiding respect for th. Cre-
.tor's majesty.
I. not th. pioneer, who goes forth bravely
into a new land to bring the wilderness Into
subjection an Interesting figure? Is not the
story of his endeavor, hia struggles and hla
triumphs of Interest? Does h. not deserve
to be embalmed in song and story as much
as any of th. other.? He does even a ful-
ler share of th. work of th. world than
either, and patiently bear. th. burden In
th. heat of the day, while th. others gain
the glory which Is only possible because h.
makes It possible. All oowboya ar. not
Vlrginlans, glory be. and all miner, are not
Tenneae.es. Neither are alt engineer. Clay,
and all aoldlers are not commissioned offl-
cars, although on. might gain aa Impres-
slon that they wer. through seeing a mod
ern military drama, in which th. propor
tion Is usually six generals to one private.
And by that aame token, all farmer, are
not men with boea, nor are they th. stolid
clodhopper who bows his head In meek sub
mission to something he doesn't understand
" '" iiiiuict-iiiwi wuuiu can luurieen nominy tnat iney ao 10 virtue ana nonori iorm or iace. ine ueiiuimui cueium ui f. inndel were too much for th. 1. . . j T. t ! . vy
colors and a tint" Beginning with Bret Has not the play of "Camille" by present- poiyanary. as pracucea in cenain pans 01 - -- v-, 7k - r " "I1"11" "X
Harta and .nnln. with p .1 Tm.-t Ing, In Its English guise, a specious, ex- Tibet, would, perhapa. auit Mr. Bernard doughty general. His senses wer. charmed ita author, Augustus Thomas, sine. It was
nans ana ending witn faul Armstrong-, "Vinnoi .a.aa i..n th. nh. .. an his "riou. minrtpit women." or .innna and noetial nreaenta first played and found wanting.
whfn ha hurl tha Anmlua. Dull. Inaanaata.
"spouse of tha worm and brother of tha
clar." acDllea to ona aa well aa to tha
other. Types are ehosn, or rather, ideals,
and no rery food reason .lists why the
clamour of romance should not be thrown
around some of the fifaret who loom so
large In those western states that are now
holding the attention of the world by tha
atorlea of train and other foodstuffs they
nd out each year to provide for hungry
mankind.
"
Of tha bucolic drama we hava a great
plenty. Rural dramas have beld the boards
for many years, but It Is not of them we
talking now. What Is wanted Is tha
real drama In which the Farmer shall be
hown in his truly herolo proportions,
Comedy laughs at him in the form of a
-jtuoe ana in me muany piajra am aimer
wears whlsksra and talka through his nose
or he dresses In overalls and a torn straw
hat and regrets that he la not ,"a Una aa
them city fellers." In reality, he is a clean
minded, hard-headed man, not Infrequently
unlverslty-bred, but always well educated,
with the fear of Ood In his heart and an
abiding faith in woman's goodness, respect
ing her because sha la his mother and his
latKr hla wife and the mother of Ma r.hll-
dren. He doesn't lead charges on battle-
fields, nor save the old flag In time of d-.n-
t-erj he rarely attends a lynching bee,''
doesn't risk his Ufa to prevent a dynamite
explosion, and his engineering operations
are nowadays confined almost exclusively
to working out hla poll tax on tha country
lanes and keeping In repair the fences and
bridges on his own place. But every day of
his Ufa Is a practical hymn of thanksgiving
tn a kralt find tnr the manlfnM hlMllnvi
m - ...w - . r.
rnsn enlnva In llvlne-. and hla mind and
muscle work alike to the end that humanity
is that much better oft each time tha sun.
goes down because the Farmer lived that
day. Let us have a drama of purpose with
a real farmer In It. Between the Alleghenlet
an1 th Rockle "tretches a sweep of coun-
tr more than l-m mlle ln each direction
nd "omewhere In that wonderful expanse
hero worthy of the most serious at-
o' h brightest of our writers and
the most talented of our actors. Who will
give him to the public In his proper formt
Dear old Willie Winter returns to the
tUck w,th u the -duous vigor of youth,
M th wVrtI" W"
perlence, and sails Into th. "dirt' drama
a"r thu '"hlon:
rtf$nVfZtu!SnX
on dramatlo subjects, but It has been forced
"Pon such reviewers of the acted drama
J on.icl!; ".t..0nlt..?f ine.u5lalm
sponslbllity of writers to the public, for
It Is the duty of Intellectual men to oppose
rot?. a. Vr'alV"
the dominance of spiritual isplration ln
human life. Within the last twelve months
.hunted on th." local 'publK and
wunm me last ten yeara me asgregaie
stuff haa been in the thousands. Persons
' "l. "-'"-'' i um
b taught by auch plays must proceed on
th. strange presumption that the whole
community is in need of enlightenment
as to the difference between right and
w,!"?n7 presumpUon which Is aa Insult
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X jiV-i i!.V V..7 .VTr
-m iiuiu uininius -i"" r a...,
of "Drink?" Ha. anybody ever heard of
t J"! i.Stt SnS3IIk!
v ,
IniW
VCZ. r . i W w V 1 it '" J;
the same crime? Or has It ever made
any dissolute young man from forming
SS-ilSld?. Ve?Urontribut.dHto
aeVure a more tolerant recogniUon of
women wno nave chosen a lire or snamer
srery miseraDie sinner
If possible, to be helped,
reason why necent people
servanc. of moral law, by exciting pity
for a transgressor, and by practically de-
clarlnc that she Is ouite as Kood as any
gooi woman, and quite as worthy to be-
come a wire ana motneri All mat tnese
"teachers" really have to say la that "the
way of th. transgressor la hard," and
vuu.KrM.u iu. . w.., w.-a.B- that these movements have receivea, on Amencu "u ui. ,, . ,," ."IT ' ' . , f.;""1, "
his mind on seeing the play of "Th. 8econd the stare of our country, practical help k .hmuahout the world alongside th. "ortes of matinees In the London St.
Mrs. TanquerayT7 -Has a prospect of "Re- from women of Influent la position. The home" tn"unoul ,..""...,, .o. James' theater, promises to be rather a
hellions Susan" ever kent a man . from f .w J" n.l i?u Bn""i,"i" " !L , Rlhla re st a a COPT of Ben Hur, ItiW peo- notable Derformance Hnrv llnl.vl. b
Music and Musical Notes
Mslo Calendar for th. Week.
MONDAY-:15 p. m., Lyric Francis Rog-
HB .vent of th. week, musically
speaking, will be th. appearance
of Mr. Francis Rogers, th. great
and popular baritone, at th. Lyrlo
theater, tomorrow night, under
the management of Mr. Chase. Mr. Rogers
Is a Bostonlan and after graduating at Har-
vard received his musical education In
Emgland. France, Italy and Oermany.
Three years ago h. established himself in
New Tork, and since that tlm. hla reputa-
tlon has steadily increased. Ha has ap-
peared repeatedly with all the prominent
orchestras of th. country and Invariably
pleased his audiences. Even Mr. Krehvlel
haa found it advisable to praise his work,
Admirers of Madame Borglum will be glad
to hear that ah. Is th. accompanist for th.
Rogers recital.
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A week ago last night a very beautiful
memorial program was given ln Chl-
cago by Mr. Stack and his orchestra
In recognition of th. first anniversary
of Theodore ' Thomas' death. Orches-
tra hall waa filled with ' a reverent
memory-laden audience. The program
waa Impressive In .very way, begin-
nlng with the C minor "Paaaacaglla" of
Bach for organ and followed by th. Abert
"Chorale." blown by the brass choir. Then
came the "Erolca" symphony by Beethoren.
After the Intermission Wagners' manner-
chor, "At Weber's Grave:" "Siegfried's
Death Music," from "Gotterdammerung."
and Richard Strauss' "Death and Transflg-
uratlon."
Special Interest attached to the number
"At Weber's Grave." Th. unpublished
manuscript for male chorus, and written
by Wagner for th. ceremonies when
Weber's body was brought to Germany
from England for reburuU, was given to
Mr. Stack by Coslma Wagner. The work
had never bees' scored for orchestra and
It waa a labor of devotion and lov. which
Mr. Stack performed In arranging this
number for wind Instruments, harp and '
drums. During this trying year Mr. Stack
has proved th. kind of stuff he I. mad. of.
At last h. Is acknowledged a. a worthy
successor to Mr. Thomaa. From th. chaos
of dismay, unbelief and Imminent disaster
he ha. brought tb. Thomas orchestra to a
thorough and solid footing again. Artistic-
ally and financially th. body Is assured.
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Th. following Is th. program for th.
fourth concert of th. Musical Art society,
to be given la tha auditorium of the High
school. South Omaha, on Thursday next
January U. under the dlrecUon of J. 1L
Slmms: '
Folk Songs arish).. rynMrh
(a) Kathleen Mavournan-
b "A Lament" (Irish Melody).
Impersonation-How Rubinstein Played
GoodwaJ Dtrkennaa.
Soprano Solo Th. Throstle
........... jiava vaiene vvmi.
Mra, J. H. Jennison.
Part Bongs - ,
that It Is a pity that society Is not mora "Confusion' of proaony," said the sage, young women whose nlmbleness la surprU
charltable beraua. really, there Is no dIN "constitute, the essence of the crime in
ference between the saint and the sinner. Fir. It I so far from belna; natural for a
except that the sinner has been found out. man and a woman to live In a state of mar- ., ,
The question of "the social evil" and of rtaare that we find all the motives which A feature of more than ordinary merit is
Ita regulation are, no doubt. Important they have for remaining In that connection, announced at tha Orpheum for the week
subject but the theater la not the proper and the restraints which civilised society w. ,,in tnrfnv Tha Fsdette or-
place for the discussion of them, the Impose to prevent s-pa ration, are hardly banning matinee today. Tn. '"'"" "
theater la chiefly supported by the young, sufficient to keep them together." chestra comes from Boston and 1 com-
and the presentation of these, matters te
an averare audience only resulta In turning
it. in. cXntmn Ainr T of which caJiX
the minds of young people to vile eub-
do good to them, but may do Incalculable from tha following list of well known actors whom Is given much of tha credit of es
harm. The Invariable theme of these plays .nli actresaea who anneanul In tha theaters ..mi.m.,. h.,i,.. na.mt.l. work from
la the Illicit amour, what la to be ex-
pected, aa a result of discussion of such
topics, carried on between young men and
women r
Some of the persona who are honestly op
posed to these bad Influences have only
added to the confusion by Ill-considered or
Ill-expressed views. For example. Dr. Fella
Adler's recently published statement as to
u to keep tne "name or numan lire miming.
and that, this done, a successful marriaire
has been found." shows (if the doctor has
been correctly quoted) a stranrely errone-
ous views of an Institution which la tha cor-
nerstone of civilised human society. The
continuity of the human raoe. which, ao-
was proviaea lor Dy nature.
le for anxiety on that subject
. become visible. Marrlaga was
with a view to population, but
ana no cause
has, thus far,
with a view to Justice, decencv and order.
Manias, la a legalised compact, established
Jft,, femal'and, generally othe oom-
munity. Maternity, under the legal ar-
rangement made by society, la not only at-
innO wtth freaVwaTtothemother
but It entails endless labor and responsl-
blllty upon the father. If the Institution of
JJuii'nJJj'l Te
suit would be Indiscriminate ' license, fol-
lowed. In a great number of eaaea, by the
0Mcot responsibility and trouble"
. . .v. i . i, v. . i
KUI illtrr I r,UJ I nuuiU in k 1 1 BvvuiuiiinuvH
of additional burdens UDon those consclen-
'OJJJ d1rt"" 'other a'nd'to'theTr'chll-
dren; for those persons would have to as-
sume the care of deserted women and help-
e",bprin"ipiVlrhalca,uses 'infldellt? to be
declared a crime rests on the assumption
that a man should not be subjected to the
huwltiV
own. The tendency of false teaohlng on
this subject as It Is set forth not only In
Heists, but In some of the "advanced
dramas" now so numerous (plays by Mr.
ner M5l M?eter"n3F' ."fl trT""
between Jtt .
hlM!.n .,--1 for the nrotectlon of the com-
mjinltyi restraints lmpoaed, not narrow-
principles recognized by broad-minded
thinkers as the essential aareguaras or vir-
tue. honor and decenoy. and, in fact, eociat
existence.
Tha usual conseauenoe of marrlag. la par-
entage. and the usual results of rarentaje.
denial and self-sacrifice; and the result of
self-denial and self-sacrifice Is development
ThriatJ andramaUsU wVSetho
institution of marriage strike not only at
"conventions of aoclety," but at the welfare
Satined VcSocl ofVoraT'balanc.
nn(1 tneir moBt eager votaries and disciples
supporting the "movements" Instigated by
among women, onen young women, wno, in
visionary, aoaie-neaaea or ucenuuiu wiiki b
not oniJ;,ehlblt a peculiarly base Ideal of
their own sex (alleging, ln effect, that It Is
r,gnt for a WOman, even though she may
become a mother, to cast away all moral
restraint, because some men do), but they
uilimato conclusion, wouio. inevimoiy
their own sex. ln very many cases, no Dei-
t2r Slibs and beggara, to rear in
and mlaery:..th. children brought
rortn in aname. Btiu more sirango in 11
was-'begun In our' theater b? the utTful
romanuo actress, Mme. BioajesKa, ana 11
,.. ,eivea .non.inurem.nt from Mrs.
m'."' "Ln":.J"" Zu,'."X'l
talntSd tra-'h "of tfft orStto Norwegn
Pundit or ln Playaofaklndred order.
,
they might approve the variety of the aame
institution that prevails in certain parts of
Africa (according to travelers th
iraveiera mere;,
whereby marriage Is degraded Into mlscel-
inneous rjesTiamy. ur. jonnson, noioing
forth on this subject , threw, perhaps, the
needed explanatory light upon the mystery,
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(a) "Eventide" .' (Abt)
(b) "O Hush Thee, My Babie". (Sullivan)
vionn B010 fTans wucsea
Mala Quartet Suhset Van de Water
The Elks' Quartet of Council Bluffs
Messrs. Oerke, Rigdon, Lewis and Haver
stock. Part Song Robin Adair
Caroline KeDnel. 1750
Violin Solo Trans Wilcsek
Character Sketches. ...Ooodwal Dickermaa
Part Bong The Long Day Closes
Sullivan
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Th. Tuesday Mornins; Musical club had
a moat successful meeting at Mra. L. F.
Crofoot's last week. Nearly all th. mem-
hers wer. present and th. program (Rua-
lan), arranged by Mra, Sheets, went off
well. Mrs. Thomas Rogers - particularly
pleased her audience with a group of Rus-
alan songs. Mr. Cuscaden braved th. ter
rors of a woman'a club and made a very
good speech about his orchestra, leaving a
paper on the piano for enthusiast, to sign.
Th. first performance comes on January 29.
Liberal support from music lover, is much
hoped for.
On January 26 Walter Damrosch. with an
orchestra of eighty, will play at th. Audi
torium. Two soloists will assist tenor and
violinist
When Drj Hyde, th. president of th.
Oaellc league, comes to Omaha, whomever
U manalntf ht lect"re ount to persuade
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly to give some of their
0birtP. that"" munL the' earileeVform of . Bethlehem to the wise men of th. dert Qeorl?."ciark;: and ' W. a Hltchccka
should be ex- rlage among organized societies, was tne baa Deen wniien oeiore una iu muni im piayers engaged 10 support iu-
respect to ig- dawning of taste, as applied to particular QUaintanca. The arguments and claims of - Vy t-mDassy, wmcn
Inimitable Irish folk songs. Also, Mr. mother for her stolen child and her ex
81mms has In his chorus repertoire some periences grip th. attention of th. audi
gems. Who can forget "Th. Crulskeen enc. from .tart to finish. Th. scenery la
Lawn" ("Love of My Heart. My LltU.
Jug!")? It Is to be hoped that many peo-
ple ,n tM CKy ar ntrete this effort
a Uttla rouD of nthuslaats in Ireland
lo rvlv th. legend, and language of their
countrv- 80 thorough and genuine has
a lnelr worK lnal tnelr Pnucal P
nas spread through th. continental coun-
tries and even to America.
iLKRY LEARNED.
Kotea a4 Persoaals.
NewYMlfouridLr"" WUh '
Mr. Gahm will be th. aolot.t at th. first
Phllharmonlo orchestra concert and Mlsa
Louise Jansen at the second.
Th. mUSlO deoartment Of tha Woman'a
SornrnV UPwSTnderfthdlTcUof
Mlas Mackln.
Mr. Fred PHI Is pleased a good-alsed audi-
nc. at Trinity Parish house with hie slog-
a bStifahtVlad.
Kennedy played some sympathetic aocom-
panlments.
Through the eourteer of Mr. Wessels Mr.
bearing" a rehearaaJ of th.Pr Thiodor.
Thomaa memorial orosram. Thev wara nu.
tlcuUrly Impressed with th. beauty of th.
number. At VT. bar's Orava,"
Mr. Ls O. Knits haa organised a chorus
ot twenty called th. Oraana-Seymour Camp
Glee dub. Among its members ar. many
prominent church muslclana, and it la
""f . mw urfuiuuuii
will b. a uatul facUtt la th. musical Uto
of tha city.
How New Tork la affectinc the rest of the
country In the show line may be Jud.ed
- ., . . ' . .
of tha metropolis last week:
Blanche Bates,
Henrietta Crosman,
Margaret Anglln,
Maude Adams,
Ethel Barrymora,
Virginia Earls,
Alice Fischer.
Beatrice Herford.
Amelia Bingham,
Isabella Kvesson,
Mary Mannerlng,
Frits! Soheff.
David Warfleld.
Frank Worthing;,
Louis Mann,
William Faversham,
Rudolf Christiana,
Robert Lorain.,
J. K. Hackett.
James Breese,
Henri de Vrles,
Ferd. Gotta chalk.
Ueorge M. Cohan,
Henry E. Dlxey,
Joseph Wheelock,
Frank Keenan,
Ouy Standing,
Boyd Putnam,
William Courtlelfh,
?,T.mu !
fipiri loiii.lon
ifjra n.Inn
Beatrice Morgan,
n,.trina Airnew Jninh li
tu.rita stohn Jo"el' W
runta St, John,
' w
uruce MCH8,
eoer.
Casalagr Eveats.
Tha marvellous anantanJ.. -The MMntnv
BeutJr n th Beast," now touring Amer-
ioa after its remarkable run of an entire
season at tha Broadway theater, New
Tork at'r' and announced to appear at tha
Boyd theater on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday evenings and a matinee on Bun-
&T. continues to meet with phenomenal
suocesa. It Is strictly a beauty show, hav-
ng- about 100 pretty and chlo maidens and
ho,t of Popular comedians. With a
wmIIIi nrnin nMi.nr mnA fAimrt
nw.,.,. v. Vv.Vwvhb '-''"
nums It la a ihnw nf MaHllnar anlendor.
n th sTrouplngs at the finish of the acts
are wonderful for their beauty, It Is said,
rhe costumes, the grace of tha young
and the originality of the maneuvers
have won the most enthusiastic praise, and
th spectacle ends with a fascinating; ar-
"stlo tableau. It la not strange that one
has to see "Tha Sleeplnr Beauty and the
Beast" again and again before beginning
to really appreciate Its perfections,
1
Andrew Mack, the popular Irish come-
ilmn. will appear at the Boyd theater on
ti-,' Thursdav evenlnai ln "The
Kenmare." In which ha haa been
successful both m this country and Aus-
tral'ia. from whence he has Just returned.
r-.r,tion In "The
after a most cordial reception, in n
Way to Kenmar." Mr. Mack appears as
. vnn Trishman who haa "struck It
... .. n.urnt.i .a a traditional Irish
roguish, round face and
effervescent deviltry and aa the delightful
h . to earldom who Is the glass of
modern fashion and the mould of form,
ne goes to Ireland front New Tork to es-
taD,Bn n8 rights to an Irish earldom and
succeeds not alone In that, but in winning
the hand of the gin ne iovea.
,v. rciaw A Brlanger-a massive and
munificent "Pectacular producUon of Oen-
maf.,l' ..irrlna religious romance
eral Wallaces stirring u"u " '
-Ben Hur" was presented In Omaha two
the publlo flocked to witness It
v -- - ,wto .
fact in. ouipuurma u.
'towing tribute to th. high esteem that
0'1" . contrlbutlon to tha
. . ,
pl. know that it wthe
Robert C. Insersoll. who inspirea me wnuu
" T .. . .1 .. .
became th. .ubject of their talk. General
Wallace had always been a man of atrong
religious inclinations. Indeed his splendid
description or in. appearance 01 um ouu
t, . (h .. agnosticism but h.
uon -lne causes 01 s""1 " '
w ujr i.v icm.b .
he discussion made him deeply reflective
, . . . . t mu- r.PefUi nd exhaua-
ana lea nim 10 maKe a, careiui """u.(
tlve study of th. nr. of ennst. ine result
of this research and General Wallace's
answer to Ingeraoll was "Ben Hur." This
k.. mnr. wirielv read than
work has been mor. widely read tnan
any printed volume sav. th. sacred book
r,r .nrininm. "Rn Hur" la to hold th.
. - . n rn.nA
"tag. of th. Boyd on January a. a and
24. Sine. th. announcement of th. present
booking a few days ago Interest in th.
play has been stimulated and if mall orders
i; .
for seats can b. taken aa an indication
th. out OZ town paimnage mis visn prura-
isea to be heavier than on th. former en-
gagement
&
. . . t ,
At th. Burwood theater, beginning with
a matlne. this afternoon, "What Happened
to Jonee" will be offered for th. woek. In
aelecUn thla Broadhurst comedy Director
Sedley Brown is adhearlng to his policy
of alternating- the light and heavy at th.
house, believing that by so doing be geta
th. best results from th. company, and
gives th. publlo better satisfaction. In thla
piece Mr. Morrison will play Jones, a rol.
that 1v h,m cope rr nU Pnchant for
comedy, and Miss Lang will have the part
of Clssle, ln which she participates ln the
complications and troubles offered by the
action of the play. Mr. Schofleld will be
on. Goodly and Mr. Owen another, and
the rest of the company will be well fitted
with Darta. "What Hannened to Jones"
wllI D preMnted each evening during th.
week, and a matlne. on Sunday, xuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
For two nights and one matinee, starting
with a matinee today, "On th. Bridge at
Midnight" will be the attraction at the
Krujf theater. Th. .tory Is the narration
in play form of the search of a blind
remarkable and of course reaches a climax
in the setting that gives th. play ita name.
showing- with faithfulness in detail a Uft-
bridge over the Chicago river, scenes along
that city's hidden stream and a steamer
passing through th. draw.
Th. .motional melodrama, "Why Girls
Leav. Home," will be presented at tha
Krug theater on Tuesday and Wednesday.
por genuine excluslveness la musical com-
edy 'n"-tlon"v "Th Errand Boy." which
,U br,n chf'n? ''ur t0 th. Krug
theater neat Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, la said to easily carry off th. palm, as
Ita nlnt mnA xhararttara In unnliinpllnn with
BOV1 ,c,n, tartllngly
original costuming, ar. feature, of special
Interest to the lover, of thla form of popu-
lar entertainment who hav. had a surfeit
th commonplace Ideas. It Is due to
th. uniquely funny character of Pat.y Bol-
jyar, as exemplified by clever Billy B. Van,
that auch aa out-of-the-rut setting was
PO"Dle' Jld the liberality of th. P.
H. Sullivan Amusement company managa-
ment I. responsible for th. securing of so
mnch M t t0 ta th, noli.nrm bom-
v. , ,..
br(1mnt of vigorous fun and s (fervescent
muslo. In addition to th. chorus, which
contains a remarkable array of girlish
. . vs-rmnA nH v . . i.
beut r' Erruna r" ha. among- It.
dancing contingent an octet of pretty, petit.
poscd entirely of women. The roster em-
braces twenty-two musicians, under the
dlrecUon of Mm. Caroline B. Nichols, to
.. ..... .1 . . . ..
the Individual talent at her command. Tha
seven other feature! are promised to be up
to tha Orpheum standard. Tha dashing
dancer, Mlgonette Kokln, will be welcomed
by her host of local admirers. Harry and
Kate Jackson, two conscientious and pop
ular players, will present their brisk comedy
sketch, entitled "Between 8even and Nina."
Oalettla' monkeys are a lively bunch of
grimacing simians that may be recalled In
particular by their musical "stunts," and
ona funny little fellow who doffs his coat
And poses for an encounter with an animal
several times hla own sis. Klekko and
Fravoll, operatio singers, are among those
who come for tha first time here, while Al
Lawrence, tbe versatile mimic, will give all
kinds of Imitations. Nellie Florede, a sing-
Ins- comedienne, described aa var nrettv.
and new klnodrome pictures round out the
program.
For tha muslo lovers of this city, a great
treat la in store, for on January 25, Mr.
Walter Damrosch and hla New Tork Bym-
phony orohestra of eighty artists will 'give
a grand Wagner concert at tha Auditorium.
Unlike a great many aymphony orchestras
this splendid body of men Is a permanent 1
one. ha.vfn tien Amnluwl hv TiXr flam. '
' ' - v.vv...w - -
roaoh manv veara man and since which
time ha haa been Ha director; and making j
as few changes, In tha personnel aa possible. I
Aside from the regular season of Symphony
concerts at Carnegie hall. New Tork, and
around which events the whole musical
atmosphere centers, the demands made on
tha time of the orcheatra are so great that
it Is most unusual, especially during the
winter season, to undertake a tour even of
a lew weeks, ana tnat umana is to be fav
ored on this trip la most fortunate. The
Wagner program, which haa been prepared.
consist, of selcelton. from
tha greatest
operas
on mis laonoua composer
and
are selections of the widest range,
chosen with a vl.w to pleasing th. J
layman aa well aa th. greatest student.
Mr. David Mannea, violinist, who Is to
be th. Instrumental soloist for thla con- !
cert, la a thorough artist and musician,
and will no doubt receive the aame flatter-
ing reception that has been accorded him
ln the other cities wher. h. haa appeared.
Jean Dlmltresco, tha vocal solist, Is a
tenor and ha. a ,srg. following In Mo.-
cow, Russia. Th. various troubles which
ar. now Involving that unhappy country
are in. cau se or u .m.tre.co canceung n.s
engagement at the Imperial Opera, Mos
cow, and upon his arrival In New Tork
looked up Mr. Damrosch. who. after hear-
"n n m sing, engaged him Immediately
or this tour. He wlU undoubtedly create
ai fTeit an impreion ln thli dt- M h,
prcaiou ia mis ci.jr as n.
nM "where.
Ooaslp from Staaelaad.
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tlLTJ tZZ.7
feras'nlahL. t th. Prlnc. thea-
.- -
Orlando Mr Moll..ofl acqu... JUl.ian
"u. , "
Touchstone.
N.w Tork dur-
mad. arrange-.
some of this
. MfllAn'. imMAaaAa a. T ) J
-. "1 .,.,.,.,r X"'Jt- .TiT.t
ad supVrmin." wITlch has Juit closed iu
engag enient on Broadway, and "Th. Lion
rharintt w
Klaw A Brlanger's great spectaole, "Th.
Prlnca of India," will be presented at th.
vuionim cneaier, vnicago, lor in. nrsi 11m.
on any stage, on Monday, February 6. This
aramaiiaauon or Lew Wallace s novel,
aona Dy j. It c eiu-rke. Oreat preparations
have been made for its production and the
management hopes to equal th. record of
"UVL . . MT..P. y;
Ernest Denny's piece, "All of a Sudden,
Vegsyr , wnlch jy DavU wiu t seen
before long, seems to have derived some
Inspiration from "Man and Superman." At
aii 11 events, 11 snows now a winy ana
wttu, ymxag p,ckg QUt a nu'gband
f0r herself and forces the poor man to
marry bar ln spit, of ail hla efforts to ..-
It la not unlikely that a comedy by Hart-
jey Mannerai ,nU'tiea "a Marriage of Rea
son.
will be seen befor. the end of the
season. It deals with th. eourtehlD and
marrlag. of an American girl by an English
nobleman, but Is said to be written along
very different lines from, those ordinarily
observed ln the treatment of this some
what trite them.
AMUSEMENTS.
cnciahTON
Tksst 4A4.
WEEK COMMENCING
Sunday Matinee, Jan. 14
Today 2:15 Tonight 8:15
Modern Vaudeville
Vaudevllle'a Greatest Musical Offering.
22-Fidetfe Woman's Orches tra-2 2
OF BOSTON MASS.
MIGNONETTE KOKIN
Dainty Trrpsichorean Artist.
HARRY &' KATE JACKSON
"BETWEEN T AND "
GAIETTI'S MONKEYS
Th. Cleverest of all Simians
KLEKKO & FflAVOU
Grand Opera Duo
AL LAWRENCE
Popular Mimic
NELLIE FLOREDE
Vocalist
Klnodron
Always Something n.w
PRICE8-10. tSo, 60o
a A
TABLE D'HOTE DINNER
SUNDAY-tvl
ctfe CALUMET
AMI gEJWRXT.
BOYD'S
This Afternoon Tonight Monday Tuosday
Olgantle, Oetgeeua Praduatlan ef the Psmeas Lee don Drary Lane Vpeetaela
SLEEPING BEAUTY" BEAST
Ai preaenteK. aa entlra teason at th Broadway Theatra, N. Y. City.
100 People in the Brilliant Eosem.les 3 Carloads of Scenery
Deseat af lajayabla M.sleal fesluree laeladlng tha Werld Pained
LOUVRE SEMINARY GIRLS' BAND
(Direct from France.)
TWO NIGHTS-Wednesday ind Thursday JANUARY 17 and 18
THE EMINENT COMEDIAN
a&hdirew .IRSack
DIRECT FROM Hit TRIUMPHANT TOUR OP AUSTRALIA
Presenting; HIS CHEAT SUCCESS,
THE WAY TO KEN MARE
Played by Him Upwards of 1,000 Times in America
A SUPERB COMPANY A COMPLETE PRODUCTION
JAN. 22,
Matinee ea Wednesday, Jaa, 34.
KLAW ERLANQBR CO. (INC.)
,e-J i&
u -- 11 1 1 -i 1111 a a
i n if f n
14
SEAT SALE OPENS JANUARY 18TH.
' First 1 Raw. Lower Floor $1.00, Remainder 91,10.
rriCCSS p,r 4 .any Sl.tO, Hemslader I.OO.
w w Mr Bi00B y 7-. 'Oallery SOa.
No 8ato Laid Asldo. No Tolophono Ordora' Takan.
Mailorders for seats promptly filled hi order of receipt If accompaalad by re
mlttano. and self-addressed, stamped .nvnlope after regular sal. op ;n.
EXCURSION RATES ALL RAILROADS.
13 I I ID mf f
U V HI WU VV Bal BEAUTIFUL
The Woodward Stock Co.
THIS AFtERNOON TONIGHT ALL WEEK
What Happened to Jones
18th
Big
Week
Professional Tuesday
Price-Nifhts, Sunday MaU, 102Sc. Tuei., Thur., Sat. flats. 10-20c
llext Week-THE GIRL WITH THE GREEII EYES.
fill
2 Nights and One Matinee, Starting Matinee Today
KLIN'T A GAZZOLO'S FAMOUS SUCCESS
On the Bridge at Midnight
A SCENIC MASTERPIECE. A GREAT STOKY OF CITY LIFE.
Four" 'Acta Splendidly Staged.
INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED JACK-KNIFE BRIDGE SCENE.
'2 Nights and Wednesday Matinee. Starting Tuesday Night, Jan. 16
, DRAMA OF INTENSE EMOTION.
Why Girls Leave Home
Or, A DANGER SIGNAL ON TUE PATH OF FOLLY .
The Emotions that Everyone Has Felt and Feels Set Before Ton ln
the Simplicity of Truth and Forcef ulness.
3 Nights and Saturday Matinee, Starting Thursday, Jaauary 18
THE NOTABLE LAUGH PROVOKER
BILLY B. VAN
AND 60 DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN
The
A FEAST OF WHOLESOME FUN. THE ACME OF TUNEFUL
SURPRISES. THE LIMIT OF COSTUME MAGNIFICENCE.
The Chorus Is the
AUDI TOR I UM
THURSDAY EVENING JAN. 25th
ONE CONCERT ONLY
Waiter BeLmrosch
And Ui. NEW YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
; Eighty Artists
GRAND WAGNERIAN PROGRAM
POPULAR PRICES 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50
Bests on tale tt Auditorium, Thursday morning, January 18. Mall
orders 011 ed ln order of their receipt.
AMUSKMBXTS.
Woodward & Dureess
managers.
23 AND 24
STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION OP 1
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Mstlne.-DOUBL ORCHKaTRA.
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THEATER
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Grand Boy
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