Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
MAHA Isn't landing very hard on
I J I th ' "nft Just now, but li tet-
"naro or me minor
things In the way of offerings at
the theater. Those of the local
rltitenxhlp who are renlly attached to the
stage and enjoy artistic performances have
congratulated themselves many time dur
ing the winter that the Burwood Is In
Istence; for the standard at the stock house
has been kept hlch. and the performances
have been of uniformly excellent grade,
with only the best of plays offered. The
February bookings for tho Boyd promise
much better than recent experience, and
will probably redeem the season at this
house for much of the dullness noted so
far. At the Krug the attractions run along
about the same, with a steady patronage,
while the Orpheum Is deservedly pros
perous. Conditions surrounding the business
management of the theaters of the' United
(110:108 are taking on a phase that sug
gests a recasting of control. A great
chanjte has been wrought In the relations
of managers during the lust two years, and
It Is not a wild guess that a greater may
be looked for within even a shorter time.
The opposition to the so-called "syndi
cate" has grown since the defection of the
"Bhuherta" at a rate that is making the
big bosses sit up and take notice, and the
experience of the present season has given
some of the smaller ones reason to take a
look about and see Just where they are at.
The "Shuberts" have developed unexpectej
financial strength and have backed their
words with, deeds to an extent that was
not thought possible. It Is this that Is mak
ing the other fellows think. Working with
a persistence that is suggestive of un
limited capital the "Shuberts" are now In
all but actual control of a chain of thea
ters across the continent. At Kansas City
and Denver new theaters are being built
to close two of the gaps. These theaters
are not called for by the actual business
requirements of these cities, for at Kansas
City six theaters are open every evening
during the season and at Denver five
houses invite the public to come in and be
shown. Hold on; these figures are not ex
actly correct. In both Denver and Kansas
City is a tlrst-class theater that It In much
the same fix as the first-class theater In
Omaha. Their doors are open when an at
traction may be obtained. This season has
proved that a great many nights are dark
and often when the doors are open the at
tractions are far from being first-class.
But the "Shuberts" could not get Into
Kansas City unless they hired Convention
Hall, and at Denver they were shut out
completely. When they talked of building a
theater In these town the wise ones shook
their heads and said, "Show me." Well,
they have "showed," for work Is already
under way on the Kansas City house and
It In to be the finest theater In the west,
and at Denver a site has been secured at
Eighteenth and Broadway, Just a step
from the present location of the Broadway
theater, the first-clasB "trust" house of
the town, and the plans for the new bouse
have been decided upon. This Is the answer
to the "trust," and Is a most significant
move in the game that Is being played.
Omaha la yet on the outside, but Sarah
Bernhardt la to play here under Shubert di
rection, taking the Auditorium for a thea
ter one night, and this is undoubtedly but
an opening. It Is known that the "Shu
berts" are willing to come to Omaha If In
ducements are offered and It Is also known
that some tentative steps towards making
It an object for them to come have been
made.
This campaign is but Indicative of what
has been going on In all the larger cities
of the country, and it surely spell disaster
for somebody. Even the "Shuberts" will not
InalHt that a city of Omaha's present size
can support two first-class theaters, with
three running at popular prices. The men
who are putting up the money must see
where It Is coming back, and thus Is ex
cited some wonderment on part of those
who are engaged In the show business. It
Is surmised that Klaw & Erlunger, who
are tho visible head of the "syndicate,"
are Involved to about as great an extent
as they care to be Just at present. They
own two theaters In New York, built most
extravagantly, representing an investment
of nearly three millions, and are Into the
Colonial In Chicago, which was so disas
trously launched as the Iroquois, to the
tune of nearly a million more. This, with
ventures In the way of costly productions,
hut tied up a lot of money for them, and
practically ends their activity along the
line of building. In the meantime, they and
tliolr associates have contracts which give
thum un extensive prestige among the
"attractions" of the country and, with the
arrangement with local managers, what
wa.s all but full control of the theaters in
the larger cltleB, Chicago, Cincinnati and
St. Ixiuls in the middle west, and San
Francisco and Lot Angeles on the coast,
afforded the only "Independent" theaters.
Now, the "Shulerts" are breaking Into
the preserves of the "syndicate," and It
looks to the outsider as If settlement
would have to be made.
The wisdom of the original plan of the
"syndicate" has never been disputed. The
arrangement whereby managers of the
theaters throughout the country and the
managers of the different companies that
went on the road could be protected, and
by which tlie business of routing a tour
and booking attractions for a local theater
could be dispatched with expedition and
little friction, was admirable. The plan
worked like a churiu till a disposition to
dominate the whole business, to dictate
terms that were distasteful to rivals, and
to rule with autocratic power the business
of the umueemvnf world beta mo appareHt,
Since that time mora or less of ruuelllun
hat existed. It broke out strong two years
aga when David DeUseo disagreed with
his partner, fciessn. Kluw A tirlangrr,
witl) regard t (he division of munles
glntie then the "Shuberts'' have Joined the
recalcitrants, and with Colunu) Harrison
Grey ptske, who was already outside (ha
"syndicate" fold, have formed the new
crowd that Is su successfully assailing the
Intrencumeim of the "truat." Another
thing that hat been noticed. Within the
lost two pr three years the "trust'' hat In
creased the number of playhouses In New
York and ottir eastern centers, In which
tit leading spirit are more or leas di
rectly Interested, until It Is no longer pos
sible to ltd them with first class attractions
and have enough left to give the outlying
world anything like a regular and reason
able vupply, Hr another of the avowed
objects of the organisation bat gone glim
mering. The "tclentino" booking that wt
to be a result of the alliance of manage
ment 'bat dwindled to the veriest farce.
It It only necessary to look over the rout
ing of any one of the compantea to de
termine that the old days of "wlldcattlug"
were a reliable at th present time of
"sclenting" booking.
.
Other countt might be added tQ the In
dlctment, but these are sufficient to Indi
cate that the business affairs of the theat
rical world have gotten Into an unpleasant
tnarl and all who have money Invested In
amusement ventures of any tort are mort
than eager for an adjustment Whether It
will com with an early settlement of the
differences between the "syndicate" on the
one hand and the "Shuberts" on the other,
or whether It will be when, both tides have
lost a lot rf . money remains for
those who are Interested to decide. The
logical end of the present war meant that
somebody will lose a lot of money, that
many unnecessary theaters will be built
throughout the country In the smaller
cities and In the end a readjustment of dif
ferences along rational lines, when all
theaters will be open to all comers. In
the meantime the owners of the theatert
In towns outside the larger eastern cities
are devoutly saying, "A plague on both
your houses."
Rev. "Tommy" Dlxon'a "The Clansman"
Is the most talked about play before the
publlo today and la getting about as many
hard raps as could well be expected. It Is
doing the business, for one company la
playing It In New York and two on the
road, while a third Is being organized to
meet the demand of "the provinces" for
the thriller. Here is what Arthur Ruhl
says of It In Colliers Weekly:
Mr. Thomas Dixon, Jr.. doubtless did not
have the author of "The Clansman'' In
mind when he made one of his characters
remark that Providence moves In a mys
terious way his plunders to perform. There
are, however, mysteries. Why, In these
kindly days any American should feel im
pelled to bring back, by means of the stage
raw and unrelieved the most cruel and
brutal aspects of the long-burled and al
most forotten days of reconstruction Is,
for Instance, a mysterv. To write a play
requires, among other things, the art of re
pression deftness, illumined suggestion, In
telligent restraint. And yet Mr. Dixon has
undertaken to write one.
One sidesteps any too specific comment
on this production with proper respect for
the laws of Beif-preservatlon. Mr. Dixon
Is a fiery man. He belongs to the Halr
Trlgger school. Bo do the gentlemen of the
play. They are full of vehemence and
verve of the Bunny southland. Insults are
received end hurled continuously. As the
curtain falls on the first act the'hero tears
up a government proclamation and hurls it
In the sub-villain's face Into his teeth,
perhaps, one should say, that being the
traditional goal of Biich retorts.
"I'll see you in hell first!" he roars.
There Is much of this spirited dialogue.
People say what they think.
Act II. Massa's plantation Is to be told
at auction. In the middle of the stage
stands the auctioneer, to the right Gentle
man and Heroes, to the left Niggers and
Villains. The only one of the black men
who successfully breaks Into the Hero Set
and stands on the rlghthand side is old
Nelse, who, in the first act, has already
emltted the following bit of self-analysis:
1 Be Jet' a nln-fashloned all-wool an' a
yahd-wide nlggah, an' ah lubs ma old
massa! (lxud applause from the Cava
lier section of the audience.) The auction
commences. The Chief Villain is a mul
latto whom the Carpetbag Government has
made lieutenant governor. He's goin' to
buy the house. How can it be prevented?
The auctioneer Is adamant. I'p goes the
building one two three thousand. Thirty
five hundred! The Villain smiles triumph
antly. The sub-villalns throw up their hats
and yell; the heroes glare and gnash their
teeth. Thirty-five hundred once! Thirty
five hundred twice! Thirty-five hundred
third and last But who Is this burst
ing through the villains' ranks? No! Yee!
It cannot be! What ah but it la! None
other! Our little Northern heroine and
the hero's Southern rose, Miss Elsie Stone
man! "Four thousand!" she cries (wild
shrieks and cheers from the house). Old
Massa's house is saved.
Act III. The Ku-Klux Klan gathers at
the back of the stage and receives In
structions from the hero to saddle horses
and run the block criminal down. "Armed
to the teeth! ' says he. The KuKluxes,
stamping on the ground somewhat after
the manner of "Down-tn-the-coaJ-bln-shov-eling-up-smokel
Br-r-rum! Br-r-rum-Buml
Brum-Brum!" reeat In hoarse
chorus: "Armed to the teeth!" The black
man Is caught, and, surrounded by masked
Ku-Kluxes In a dark cave illuminated only
by one shaft of ghostly light, which biases
Into hit face, he Is mesmerised into con
fessing. "Hang him to the court house
until dead," suggests the hero; "cut the
body down and drag it at the horse's heels
through the camp of the nlggnr militia.
Then tha-r-row it on the steps of the lieu
tenant governor's house!" (Wild applause
from the Cavaliers and band playing "Way
Down Vpon the Suwanea River')
Act IV. Villain gags the heroine, casts
her Into an adjoining room, and asks her
Abolitionist father for her hand.
A. F. "How dar-r-a youl How dy-ar-r-re
you I My family baa an honorable
record in this country and In Europe of
more than a thousand years! I have no de
sire that It shall end In a brood of mulatto
brats! (Moans from an adjoining room).
"What Is that? My daughterl" (Draws a
shooting Iron, but villain geta tht drop on
him.)
Villain (calling In two black tub-villains)
"Take this pistol. It Is loaded, Stand
guard over the girl, and If there is a sound
of disturbance In this room, shoot her
dead!" All are In the Villains power.
Outside the hero has Just been tried by a
drumhead court-martial, and is about to
be shot. Hoofbeatt In the distance nearer
nearer.)
Villain (gloating) "Listen! do you heart
My cavalry, the black militia! The whole
Btate Is under martial law! Nearer nearer
they are here they ar-r-rh!" (Doors
and windows smash in, hooded figures
crowd upon the stage, hero throws off his
mask and grabs fainting heroine, sub-hero
grabs smiling sub-heroine) the JCu-Klux
Klan I
4 .
Coming Events.
A singularly Impressive spectacle teen,
among several others, in the production
of "Parsifal," which Is to be presented at
the Doyd theater for three nights, begin
ning on Sunday evening, Is the Temple of
the Holy Grail In the last act. It la Into
this gorgeous temple that Parsifal la es
corted by the faithful Gurnumant and ac
companied by the reformed and penitent
Kundry, The aasembled knights proclaim
and crown Mm king of the Holy Grail.
Parsifal ascends the marble throne upon
which the Holy Orall Is placed. The assem
bled knights and all present sink to the
floor upon their bended knees aa Parsifal,
throwing back, the kingly mantle from hit
shoulders, uncovers and raises the Holy
Grail In adoration. At he raises it aloft
it glows with a radiant light that illumines
all present with Hi rays of restored grace,
a beautiful white dove descends from above,
hovering over the head of Parsifal, and
the curtain slowly falls upon the grand
and final tableau of Wagner'a glorious
masterpiece. The opera hat been prepared
as a drama for the use of the company
sent out by Messrs. Martin and Emery,
who are directing the tour. Owing to the
length of tht performance, the curtain will
rise each evening at 7:48 o'clock, sharp,
A play In which true love pursue the
stormiest and most adventurous of .courses
Music and Musical Notes
The. Musical Calendar.
TUESDAY Tuesday Morning Musical club.
residence Mre. Cudahy, 10:$0 a. m.
WEDNESDAY-Phtlharmonlo Orchestra.
Boyd's theater, 8:1a p. m.
N EVENT of great Importance, lo
cally speaking, Is the first real
appearapce of the Philharmonic
orchestra, which will occur on
Thursday evening at Rnvd' th.
ater. Mr. Cuscaden has put much time and
energy Into the formation and training of
his body of men, . and townspeople are
alert to see the quality of work which he
uas qone ana wnether the organisation
bids fair to be a permanent feature of our
musical life. The program, which has al
ready appeared In this column, is of much
attractiveness. Most of the numbers are
familiar. With the assistance of Mr.
Gahm, who is doing good public work thit
season, the concert should be most en
joyable. On February 12 the Musicians' Attoclation
of Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs will give a concert and ball at the
Auditorium. Two hundred musicians will
participate In the orchestra, Thlt is rather
following the Idea conceived In 8t. Louts
during the exposition several hundred
bands from vnrioua states competed for a
prize. On one memorable evening the en
tire array got together and gave a pro
gram, which was distinctly heard In
Texas and drew a crowd of mammoth and
smothering proportions. The largest or
chestra up to date Is the one Richard
Strauss used in his presentation of "Sa
lonio" In Dresden. One hundred and
twenty men took part and effects were
gotten the like of which had not been
dreamed of before. For instance, the place
where John the Baptist Is losing his head,
Instead of pressing the strings of the
cellos, they were simply held with the two
lingers. The tone that came out, or rather
the lack of tone, baffles all description.
The program at the Auditorium will last
till 9 o'clock. After that th dancing will
begin. The whole affair should be Interesting
Yesterday morning a most enjoyable
musicale was given at the residence of
Mrs. E. P. peck. Miss Anna Bishop tang a
group of songs and her pupil, Miss Laura
Goetx, made her first appearance; her work
showing the thoroughness of Miss Bishop's
teaching. Mr, Cuscaden and Mist Shattuck
also added to the program.
On Friday night Miss Mackln repeated the
folk song program, which was given re
cently before the Woman's club. It aroused
much Interest, and was given this time be
fore the high tchpal pupils at the city 'hull.
No admission fee was charged. The songs
comprised groups from all land and were
tung by varluut well-known musicians.
Miss Mackln prefaced the number with a
few words of Mplunution,
Mr, and Mr. Kelly re hard at work on
the program of their annual song recital,
whieh. will be given tome time In the near
future at St. Mary Avenue Congregational
church, These recital have come to mean
tolid enjoyment to niusie lover. Tht pro.
gram are always unique and charming In
make-up, and th Interpreter also do them
much Justice.
Mra. Myron miuTthT contralto, w
guest In th elty last week, On Monday
evening Judge and Mr. Howard Kennedy
entertained Informally In her honor. Mr.
Smith tang several songs In a most delight
ful way.
Th Tuesday Morning Musical olub meet
this week with Mrs. Cudahy. Th pro
gram will be one of th moat delightful
cf th season. Mr. Welpton. Mr. and
Mr. ahm and Mr. Ellis are to take part
Owing to th death of Ml Robinson'
father, th will be unable to appear. Thlt
U a disappointment to her many warm
admirer.
Ml Robinson ha th tine re sympathy
of th community In her sorrow. Tha
Robinsons have been a singularly united
family death eomet at particularly hard
blow. For tha future Miss Robinson will
make her home on this side of the river.
University Conservatory of Music, Univer
sity Place, Lincoln, will give its first an
nual complimentary faculty concert in the
First Methodist church. Five members of
the faculty will appear and render an ex
cellent and interesting program. The fol
lowing members of the faculty will give
the recital: Mr. A. J. Vernon Spencer,
director and pianlst Mr. Edwin Charles
Rowdon, head of the vocal department,
baritone; Mr. Ivor A. Thomas, organist;
Mr. Edmund Foerstel, head of the vioMn
department; Mr. Illff C. Garrison, pianist,
and Miss Ethel T. Rivitt, accompanlBt.
Th following attractive program was
given In Memorial hall. University School
of Music, Lincoln, by Miss Ethel Syfofd,
who graduated this year from the class of
Henry Karnes. The critics dwelt with kind
ness and pleasure upon Miss Byford's
work. In March this talented young
woman will play before the Tuesday Morn
ing Musical club of Omaha. She will re
peat the Ravel and Saint-Saens numbers.
Caesar Franck and d'Indy will also be rep
tented, the program being dovoted to mod
ern French composers:
Organ Prelude and Fugue A minor
(transcribed for piano by Liszt). ..Bach
Rondo Capi iccio Op. 129, (Posth)
Beethoven
Etude D flat major Liszt
Melodle B major, Op. 8 Paderewskl
Love 8ong Op. 10 Paderewskl
Cracovlenne Fantistiqi)- Op. 14. Paderewskl
Tone Picture Play of ftie Waters.... Havel
Paraphrase on Fledermaua Waltz. .Schuett
Allegro Appassionata Op. 70....Sulnt-Saena
For piano and orchestra.
(Orchestra parts on second piano.)
Now comet "Parsifal" as a kind of a
Ben Hurlsh drama. Shades of Wagner!
Wouldn't he turn in his grave if he knew
that his precious, holy masterpiece had
fallen a victim to American popularity.
For by rights It is his. Hit wonderful
music made it. Welfram von Eschenbach
would never have come but a little
way forth fro t hit hole had it
not been- for Wagner. Certainly he
would not have "toured the states." Let
us hope Richard is where he cannot look
down upon the desecration, by which tame
token may he not repose where he would
have to look up! MARY LEARNED.
On Friday, February i, th Wasleyan
Xotea and Personals.
The musical world has been celebrating
Mozart's Uoth anniversary.
Madame Eames has signed with Conrled
for the transcontinental tour of the Metro
politan Opera company.
Friday February 23. is the date of the
next Chase concert. Elsa Ruegger, celloisl;
Marie Nichulls, violinist.
The Savage people are advertising explan
atory Wagnerian lectures by Elliott Sheuck.
The season here is March 22-24.
Coeser Franck 's symphonic poem "Le
Chasseur Mandlb'' was played last week
by the Thomas orchestra, under Mr.
Stock s direction.
On Friday, February i, five members of
the faculty of the Nebraska Wesleyan
riilversily Conservatory of Music will give
a complimentary concert, presenting muslo
itf the highest class, in the First Methodist
kpiSiional church. This will be the first
eunuert tq be given by the Wesleyan con
servatory in Omaha and It will be th
first uf a eyries of annual concerts. The
prograin Is of such excellence as to warrant
considerable expectation. Mr. A. J. Vernon
Spencer, the director of the conservatory,
Iihs played in England and Germany (re
dding in the latter country as student,
teacher and musle critic soma eight years),
WM musio critic in Chicago and ha in th
last two years built up at the Wesleyan
the strongest piano department to be found
in any western school of music. Mr. Spen
cer will play Listt's great Ballad in H
Minor, a work rarely heard. Such Wurk
a this, coupled with the Othello Fantasia.
Archibald Douglas, the Erlklng. etc., make
the program very valuable. If somewhat
heavy. Free tickets to the concert are ob
tainable at th music store. These tickets
entitle to reserved teats until 11 p. m .
after whieh lime the building wll be thrown
open to the general nubile, which may
nter without tickets. Children will not be
admitted. Appended la the program 1
PART ONE.
Caprte. 0 Minor ,, ..Grlson
Mr. Thomas.
Archibald Pougjk , Low
,. Mr. Rowdon.
Othello rntal, On 11 Brnst
Mr. Foeretet
Second Ballad, h Minor ...Lisa
Mr. Spencer.
FART TWO,
Air, for 0 tiring stupe ..........Bach
lir. roorcUL
-kln Vi ; Bchubrt
. . Mr. Rowdon,
Vale, p Flat Major..... Chonln-Joseffy
X? WieP taiy... ilacUjwefl
Fifteenth Rhapsodic Liszt
Mr. Garrison.
'rcUM Gullmant
Gvoua ii - W ahoinaa
Mr. Thomaa.
Is Taul Gllmore't new spectacular comedy
romance, "Cnptflln Dehonnnlre." which will
be at the Boyd theater on Friday and Sat
urday of this week, with a matinee Sat
urday. The beauteous heroine and the
handsome hero pass through many exciting
and dangerous episodes before those who
oppose them are overcome and they have
prospect of a life of uninterrupted bliss.
Debonnaire was the most reckless and irre
sistible gallant ever sent to Canada by a
king of France, and lU-nee de Cadillac the
prettiest and most spirited maiden of which
the new world could boast in the latter half
of th seventeenth century. That they
should meet and love was inevitable Just
at it wat a matter of oourse that she
should have a host of other suitors, some
of hem unscrupulous enough to oppose
her choice by intrigue and open warfare.
Thia opposition In the fourth scene of the
play takes th form of a fight against
Debonnaire by a dozen men, all of whom
he overcomes. This melee it one of the
most difficult and exciting aver staged.
Next Sunday evening at tha Boyd th
original "Wizard of Ot" company, with
Montgomery and 'stone In the roles of the
Tin Woodman and th Scarecrow, will be
gin an engagement of four nights and a
matinee on Wednesday afternoon.
At th Burwood for the coming week tha
bill will be the Jolly old farcical comedy
by Brandon Thomas, "Charley's Aunt." In
this the fun depend on the assumption of
the character of a missing chaperons by
one of a bunoh of harum-scarum young
sters. Just aa things are getting to the
really Interesting point the real aunt
shows up In her proper person. The cem
edy Is Ugltimate and delicious. In the cast
as prepared by Director Sedley Brown of
the Woodward Stock company, Mr. Morri
son will have the role of Jack Chesney,
tha mischievous young collegian who
adopts the expedient of disguise to save
the party. It is a part In which Mr. Mor
rison finds delight, and he will play it with
rare test. Miss iAng has the role of Kitty
Verdun, a . fine fun-loving girl, and the
others are well placed. "Charley's Aunt"
will be played each evening during the
coming week and at matinees on Sunday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
At the Krug theater this afternoon, to
night and Monday night Manager Fred
Falkner will present his Swedish dialect
comedy drama, "The Girl from Sweden."
The story Is worked out on the simple lines
of everday life and the Introduction of nu
merous specialties serves to give a sest to
the enjoyment of the quieter scenes. Tha
company provided, It Is said, will be found
Wholly adequate, and the engagement will
provide a most enjoyable entertainment.
Vance and Sullivan's sensational melo
drama "Lighthouse by the Sea," which
will be presented at the Krug theater on
Tuesday and Wednesday, matinee and
night, contains a story that Is Interesting
and presents several features of a striking
novelty and strong climaxes. Notable
among the scenes Is one In which is de
picted a terrlflo electric storm at sea off
"Devil's Rock" lighthouse, and the rescue
of a floundering ship by a young girl at
the peril of her life. A carefully selected
company of players are said to Interpret
the several characters.
For three nights and Saturday matinee,
starting Thursday night, February 8,
"Sherlock Holmes" will hold the boards
at the Krug theater. The acquaintance
with those deductive methods of reasoning
by which "Sherlock Holmes" la made to .
achieve such remarkable results, has un
questionably created a desire to see and
hear the play which William Gillette has
so Ingeniously constructed out of the ma
terial furnished by Sir A. Conan Doyle.
For the average spectator, the scene In
tho play showing the under-ground den
used for desperate deeds by a man who is
the leader of a band of desperate crim
inals Is more than startling. It is there
that Sherlock Holmes, suddenly attacked
on all sides by his enemies out-wits them
and escapes by unexpectedly throwing the
rendezvous into darkness and drawing tho
fire of his enemies by placing a glowing
cigar at one point while he himself quickly
flees to another. The real dramatic Inter
est of the play, however, rests rather In
the Intellectual duel between the chief of
the criminal band and Sherlock Holmes.
Taken all In all It Is one of the most In
teresting stories ever put upon the stage.
The Orpheum bill for the week beginning
with a matinee today is well balanced.
Thorne & Carleton, who style themselves
"The American Jesters," promise a series
of new and mirth-provoking nonsense.
Thorne is probably as odd a character as
graces the vaudeville stage. This only
serves the better to set off Miss Carleton's
dainty personality, and to make their ex
change of dialogue the more humorous.
Agnes Mahr dues the toe dance, executes
the most classic steps and finishes with
a cake-walk that is said to bring round
after round of applause. Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Kelcey have a new sketch called
"A Tale of a Turkey." It is said to
furnish a good lesson In contentment, kind
ness and optimism, as well as to make
people laugh. The Kelseys are probably
as popular a sketch team as has appeared
here this season. Harry LeCialr, the prince
of fimale Impersonators, has an entirely
new act this year. Terlo and Diamant are
a dance team. Their specialty Is Spanish
dances. Flo Adler, accompanied by her
boy vocalist, will make a new bid for
popularity. Miss Adler is good-looking as
well as good-natured, and her young as
sistant aids her cleverly in a singing turn
that is unusual and attractive. Mills and
Morris are a pair of minstrel girls. They
do a black-face turn that Is reported to
be something out of the ordinary, even In
these days of vaudeville. The klnodrome
will show the latest moving pictures, com
pleting a bill that promises much good en
tertainment. Gossip from Staaeland.
Nat Goodwin has arranged to present "A
Gilded Fool" at the Shaftsbury theater,
London, in about two weeks.
"The Crossing" came to a sudden end at
Daly's theater. New York. The Post says:
"The truth Is it was a pour play and poorly
acted." This Is likely to end tho Churchill
rubbish drama for some time.
"Grlerson's Way" Is not proving the suc
cess expected and Henry Miller is preiar
Ing another play for early production. The
number of failures scored in New York this
season is slowly mounting to a high water
mark.
Hall Calne complains bltterlv of the re
sult of the short season of "The Prodlpal
Son" and says it cost him personally IS. 00
to produce the most successful play of the
season. What do you thlpk he would call
a failure?
Mannger William Harris, manager of
numerous theatrical enterprises, has de
cided to retire from the active Held. He is
financially interested In many concerns
and will still draw royalties. He has been
In the profession for forty years.
A new title has been selected for the
musical comedy in which Hattie WlllUms
will make her stellar debut this spring It
I to be called "The Masquerading Girl."
As already told Miss Williams will have
for her principal comedians Joe Coyne and
Harold Kelly.
Edward Harrigan Is to have one more try
for success by giving a two weeks' cycle of
his old play which so delighted New York
ple-ygoers of a generation ago. beginning
with "Old lavender." The revival will be
at tha Yorkville theater, and a special com
pany is being organized to support him.
In Baltimore last Monday night Charles
Frohmau produced Ella Weeler Wilcox s
poeUoal play, 'UUpdi." It has a musical
(is well a dramntlc side and the poetess
has written It In collaboration with Lus
comlie Seanile. The play is based on the
scriptural story of Esther and Is In blank
vere.
Otis Skinner Ony Standing. Eben Plvmp
ton and Kav Davis am to be In the cast of
"The Duel" when that play Is produced
under the management of Charles Froh
nian. Richard Mansfield has been playing "The
Rcarlet letter" during his engagement In
Philadelphia and the critics have been
hearty in their commendation of his tmr
t ray a I of the character of Dlmmesdale.
Mls Rockwell was the Hester. It Is to be
Imped we may have one or two perform
ances of ti e play during the actor's en
gagement at the Grand In May.
Joseph Cawthorn will be the star of the
new opera, "The Free Lance," bv John
Philip Sousa, with book and lyrics by
Harry H. Smith, which Klaw St Krlanger
will produce this spring. The production
will first be seen In the Chestnut Street
opera house, Philadelphia, and will be
taken to New York on Easter Monday.
By arrangements recently completed be
tween David Melasco and Beerbohm Tree
Mrs. Jeslle Carter will secure the American
lights to "Joan D'Arc," the play based
upon the life of the French heroine, which
was made for Mra. Tree's use by Ixnila N.
Parker, the well-known English dramatist.
The new play will most likely be Mrs. Car
ter's mainstay for next season.
The unknown playwright Is to have a
chance in England. The birth of the Re r
tolre Theater association was annou ad
some time ago. Now it lias secured a thea
ter at Canterbury, and there the ambitious
dramatist may test, by practical experi
ment, the actual value of unappreciated
works. The first experiment Is to be made
with a piece which Arthur Law has written
for Weedon Grossmlth.
Helen Orantly Is coming Into her own.
Unless something unforeseen ocours she
will appear on tomorrow evening at the
Madison Square theater. New York, In
The I.uckv Miss Dean." In the company
supporting Miss Grantly Is William Court
lelgh, who was with Virginia Harned
earlier in the season, and Ferdinand Uotts
chalk.. The premier was to have been a
couple of weeks ago, but was postponed on
account of Mr. Courtlelgh's Illness.
Stanislaus Stange, the librettist, who has
taken up the posthumous work of "The
Student King." by Frederic Rnnken In col
laboration with Reginald de Koven, to be
produced by Henry W. Savage Easter week,
received by the Coronla, from Herr Rudo
witz of the Hungarian Diet, a parchment
scroll signed by the king, with the royal
arms attached, authorizing the establish
ment of the University of Budapest, near
which the scenes of this opera are laid.
Justice Davis In the New York supreme
court last week denied the writ of Meyer
Livingston, the confidential bookkeeper of
Klaw & Etinnger, from prohibiting the
further prosecution of the Joe Doe pro
ceedings brought against the Klaw A Er
lunger syndicate by District Attorney
Jerome of New York. Livingston had se
cured a temporary writ of prohibition. The
final decision of Justice Davis makes it
possible for a continuance of the examina
tion into the private affairs of tha syndicate.
Maude Fealy has been engaged as lead
ing woman for William Collier. She will
Join the company this week, assuming the
part of Agnes in Augustus Thomas' com
edy, "On the Quiet." Later on she will ap
pear with him in a new play which he is
to produce in the spring In New York and
In whatever new play Mr. Collier will pro
duce In London. The engagement with Miss
Fealy was made with the idea of her play
ing witn nun in ionnon, wnore she met
with success during Mr. Gillette's season
at the Lyceum theater and during Sir
Henry living s season at tha Drury Lane
ineater.
It has been announced that Mr. Sothern
and Miss Marlowe will leave the manage
ment of the Frohmans and cast their lot
with the "Shuberts." The time of the
change is not stated, but w 11 not be until
after next season very likely, for the ar
rangements were made two years ago for a
turee-year Joint starring engagement of
Sothern and Marlowe, the second season
now being under way. So at least one year
remains ot tne r ronman arrangement,
which will not naturally expire until June
of 1K07. The Shubert management proposes
to continue these stars In Shakespearean
productions.
Will Richard Mansfield do It? He Is
booked for a week of one-night stands
through Pennsylvania this week, and,
among other places, will visit Wllkesbarre.
The local manager there has announced
that Mr. Mansfield will play any piece the
public most desires, meaning, of course,
any piece In the Mansfield repertoire of
this season. One sturdy admirer, how
ever, writes In requesting that as he heard
Mansfield was a pretty good actor he would
like to see him put on "A Servant Girl's
Wrongs." Mr. Mansfield has not been heard
from on this particular request up to the
time of going to press.
Chicago will be the scene Monday of the
premier at the beautiful Colonial theater of
Klaw & Erlanger's production of General
Lew Wallaces "The Prince of India." a
romance brimming with great dramatic
and picturesque material and strength. The
work of rehearsals hits been conducted In
cessantly with such talented people as J.
E. Dodson, William Farnum, Gerald Uw
rence, William Bench, Sydney Herbert,
Sarah Truax. Julie Heme and a number of
other players In a ca.st of exceptional
strength and prominence. The auxiliary
forces embrace several hundred trained
soldiers, chorus nnd representatives of the
people of the Greek. Turkish and Roman
empires of the fifteenth century. It Is an
nounced that it will be given every even
ing except Sunday, with a matinee each
ednesday and Saturday, and that the
curtain will rise promptly at 8 o'clock
evenings and at 2 o'clock at matinees.
An English writer says: "M. Sardou has
Just completed a new play a comedy-,
which Is as yet only In manuscript, but
which will shortly lie produced in Paris,
nnd later In an English dress, with, M.
Sardou hopes. .Miss Ellis Jeffreys In the
character of the heroine. The new work
Is a reversal of the Idea of the same au
thor's masterpiece. 'A Scrap of Paper,'
which he wrote forty years ago. Once
again there Is a missing 'scrap,' but this
time the heroine In search of It seeks it in
order to prove herself guilty long ago of a
love affair. She wishes to prove the exist
ence of tills that she may demonstrate the
loyalty of a later love. The world thinks
her Innocent every circumstance attests it.
Hut she is determined to prove her guilt.
80 adroitly has the veteran playwright
woven his maze of threads that we become
quite dramatically concerned lest the poor
heroine should eventually be Incapable of
establishing the indiscretion of her youth!"
AMtEME!TS.
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Sunday Matinee Feb, 4
Today 2:15 Tonight 8:15
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
Thome & Carleton
The American Jester.
Agnes Mahr
Dainty yueen of Terpslchor.
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Kelcy
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I Harry Lellair
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Pearl & Diamond
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Flo Adler
Singer of Popular Bongs.
Mills & Morris
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2 NigUt& WJEZ7. Feb. 6
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SHERLOCK HOLMES
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All the original scenic and electrical environments as presented dur
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TONIGHT, MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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PERFORMANCE AT 7:45 SHARP.
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PAUL BLEUgOiE
AND A RIO COMPANY" IN
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FOUR NIGHTS, COMMENCING SUNDAY EVE., FEB. 11
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