M&rrti 11. 1808.
TTTE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
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Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
k ITQTII'PII w u n a I .
D ths local theft tors wers well f'-
iviiitmj uuiiiih kilo Ifutl wrri
and chiefly for ths reon that
they afforded entertainment
worthy th nams. At the Roj-d "Mies Hob
AMilts" went to ths bad. Nvauee it de-
served to; tha rleoe has little to commend
It ana ih. ... i- . "J
it ana the company sent out In It proved
wholly Incompetent. It would be well for
Msetra. Nixon A Zimmerman If thay value
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their reputations In this part of the west,
to send no more such aggregations under'
their banner. They and other manasv-s
ti.hi .n P. i... .v . , . v
i IT 1 V ow nrt as last that Omaha
r-eople will hot be gulled by such deception
and It IS a waste of both time and mnner to
send such tho. ihi. . Tk. ........ -
Sena such shows this way. The reception
glren to Miss Olassr In "Dolly Dollars'
and to Lew Fields Jn "It Happened In
Nordland" Is ample evidence of the willing-
neas Kf the looal ptibllo to patronise that
Which Is meritorious. Ths attendance at
the theater during these engagements .a "
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ttotewortny not alone for iha rnnk nf
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people present, but for the presence of
.hrYe driV'n PerfOK!' t0 ,MK
the theater for amusement. At the Krug
the west and Vokss aggregation In "A
Talr of Pinks" proved that frothy non
sense Is still acceptable If attractively pre
sented. Their business was better than
satisfactory because the show Itself Is
good. The week at the Krug wound up
with A melodrama of the type against
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which most of the force of the recent let
ter of Bishop Scannell was directed. At
the Burwood the same steady good work
by the Woodward Btock company wag con
tinued, and the patronage was of th,e kind
that has marked the progress of that
house since tle opening. The Orpheum
gave Its customary good bill and was re
warded by excellent patronage all week. It
has been noticed that the class of enter
tainment at this house during the present
season has b"on of the highest order, in
dicating an appreciation by the manage
ment of the Omaha patronage.
Two distinct types of comedy were offted
at the Boyd during the week, each by one
who Is probably Its best representative.
Lulu Qlaser stands pre-eminent In her line
of work today, a comedienne of the truest
Stamp, with ability proven and future un
questioned. It Is not a long glance Into the
ruture to say that she win be found In the
ranks of the "legitimate." holding her own
In which eh. would fit are so many that
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It would be a waste of time to enumerate
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them Mow mnnv of h. rmaAorm enn r-all
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her In connection with "Efmtnier Bhe
was understudy for Marie Jansen In those
days, and a few people got a glimpse of
her. But while Pauline Hall. Miss Jansen.
Broderlck and Wilson are well remembered,
not many can tell what Miss Qlaser looked
like In that day, and It Isn't so very long
ago, either. For some reason Miss Olaser
conceals the date of her birth; but It la not
likely that she will be sensitive on this
score a great while longer. Omaha people
. date their knowledge of her personality
from tha night she tripped on the stage In
"Half a King," whloh Is now some ten
year agon. Bhe was then a slim slip of a
girl, and looked aa If a strong draft would
if wmiM
remedied
blow her off th stag. Tim has
this feature, and her alenderness of waist
is now accompanied with something of a
train on ber stay. It is not a matronly
plumpness that Mis Qlaser ha assumed,
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that come with maturity and a right
course of living. It has In nowise detracted
from her sprlghtliness, nor ha It affected
her Jollity. On oannot avoid a suspicion
that it I In some way a resultant of her
very humor, for if. laughing induoes adi
posity, aha has reason to have attained the
girth of a Faistaff. Bhe has surely laughed
knnliK nA Vim iWintvlktiitlAn k . -Ha m!a.
of the world ha. been e-urh a. to have
earned her the gratitude of all her country- M"nance.
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Boston Is much agitated over the de
Mlsa Glaser's art has grown until It Is Irture of Mr. Gcricke from the leadership
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no longer me mere irivouiy oi tne l.gni-
hearted soubrette. who caper, about the
stage in sheer exuberance of spirit; she
is now the finished product of carefully
studied effort, and does the things she does
with a deliberate intention. Bhe ha th art
of concealing her art, and gives the effect
of naturalness and genuineness to her
quirks and quiddities. Her Dorothy Gay 1
as wme .pari irom ner i-oi.y varaen as
two character, could posBlbly be, and yet
each t. perfect In Itself. It would seem
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tultous Slander; she Is sufficient of an artist
to adapt herself to any role that presents
A comedy side It may be that she could
do a serious role. If It were not
placed be-
yond her physical range. One can hardly
think of her as a Lady Macbeth or a Mary
Stuart, 'but she can easily be conceived a
a Perdita or Hermlone, a Viola, a Juliet
or even Rosalind. And outside the classic
a field of wondrous range open for her.
What more charming 8ana Gene would
ort want to see. or a Kitty Bellalrs, or
any one of a host of characters which offer
scope for her talent as a laughing laugh-
maker? Indeed, the decadence of musical
comedy can be faced by Miss Glasor with as
much equanimity as she now looks for
ward to payday. Her trade Is not confined
to that single branch of activity.
Lew Field Is a different type. He Is
far from having reached the limit of his
capacity to amuse, but It Is doubtful if he
could well adapt himself to a line of work
different from that he Is now doing, lie
1. a thoughtful. Inventive man; his com
edy Is not the result of brilliant Inspira
tion, but Is deliberately calculated, care
fully rehearsed and perfectly executed. In
this regard he doesn't differ from other
comedians who have made their names
ynonymour -;.h success. Now and then
an actor aoL.eves a triumph as the result
of a single luminou. thought, but as a
rule they ar th best exponents of th oft
quoted maxim that genius Is a capacity
for hard work. Therefore Mr. Field's
success has earn, ta him n. -.it .
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........... am, per.,...ni snort along tn
Una n-a. w m w r v-4 Ant kl.
line be marked out for his career. HI.
natural gift, have been directed into this
channel and have expanded with hi.
thought to th and that he has won for
himself a foremost place among th low
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kbandoned th mere clowning, although In
hi famou. partnership with Joe Weber
certain amount of carefully planned buf-
toonery accompanied their dual appearance
n th atage. But hi comedy la several
meriU UV' rTh..' rJnhhVU'n"
menia in rewara mat na. been his. It
may be that publlo tast will some time
atitt away from th Ovrrnah Mr. Fields
ba made familiar, but such an unlikely
vent will not find him stranded, for he
ha proved himself fecund tn Invention and
baa managed to keep Interest alrv In his
ne line of part by advancing it from on
X'SlUon to another, to that It present,
tack succeeding timt oin of th ele
ment ot novelty. In this established oa-
aoity rlj tb bUef that Mr. Field.
1U not be lost to th American stage.
nay relegate th dialect comedian to the
ai"b vhr BOW repOM the slapstick
tad th hatchet to familiar and uproarl
ualy popular mlj a UtU while ago.
Mr. Bernard has a few word, to
se.y to the amateur player and proceeds
to do It In tha accepted Shuwvlan monmr,
thus-
I hava a ntronir a-nidffe against club of
amateur actor, becaupe they habitually In
tuit the art they dabble In by axiumtny
that It In a sti ahlrh can only be covered
by charity. It I quite a common thin for
organisers of amateur performances to an-
Peal to the author t.i forego his fees on tha
ground that the proceeds are to be given
lo some charitable Institution. Teftt Is to
popular author Is asked to hand
ovtr some hundreds a year to amateur so-
cletles to give to thlr pet charities, and
that, too, without the slightest guarantee
that h management of tha performance
will be bunlneesllke enough to realise for
th(, charities the whole value of his con-
tributlon, or, Indeed, any part of It at all.
more unreasonable, demand can hardly
Imagined within tha limits of practicable
human audacity. Even professional mil-
llonalre philanthropists line Mr. Carnegie
RniS l"niore Edwards reserve the right
l.,Zhr"!J"L,tI,em''lva lh obJ" oU 0t
Peebles, the charity of amateurs Is
hardly ever really charitable In Its motive.
.' " mere coat of whitewash lor an in-
(,lllKinc(, wnlch rgHr,,,,,, aa queetlon-
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n inn, 1 1 1 1 1 1 l ri,ni ki vri y IIIPirpuiBUI. A in
also adulterated by a desire for the ao-
&rof'ch,.
nit of the performance, when the ex-
pen-.es leave any surplus, Is simply to re
llnve the ratepayers of their sociiu obliga
tions by helping to keep hospitals out of
public hanrls and In private ones. Why on
earth should a playwright be expeoted to
contribute to the rates uf places hs never
dss uvea inT
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Almost all amateurs desire to Imitate the
theater rather than to act a. play. They
Music and Musical Notes
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T must be that "the moods have
drawn their fingers" over Omaha,
for the proverbial Lenten gloom
vr tvl has permeated the musical as well
iVV if as the social world. Might not
tins be Just the time for some philanthropic
organist to give a series of recitals and
bring us up on some of the new muslo of
which there Is so much that never reaches
us? ,
. Great Interest Is shown over the oomlng
engagement of the Savage English Opera
company In a season of grand opera. It
promises to be a brilliant season, even
though we are limited to three perform-
anoes only.
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A ,Rrro numW of requegts for ,eaU
'nt It DaVldBUoham h! SZ
engaaoment or uavia lilspnam, the famous
barltona who. a. nnt., , nnHuv..
hav b,.,,, ,ent , ajreaoy for the coming
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musical column, will give a song recital
at the LyrC Monday. April 23, under the
Iocal management of A. M. Borglum and
0 Ellls Mr pispham will be as-
,l8ted only by h accompanist, and no song
cycles or dramatlo readings will be Intro-
duced during the program.
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Bhall w keep in touch just a wee bit
with the last weeks of opera In New fork
at the Metropolitan? Well, then, "Car
men" was added last week, with Olive
EVem.tnrit In tha tltlA rol. Xtvl what
an elemental force that woman has within
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part wag by Mr journet. Isn't this
a .nKation to make your heart falny
leap within youT Two of Wagnei'
Nlbelungen dramas were given, "Die
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MICI ..ckl.tlH Willi Ui.BB VV..kCt .U U'O UO.I
of BrunnhUd.; Mr. Burg.taller taking the
Rl.krmim XI r Vnnlo th. RletrfHei, ah.l
Mr. Van Rooy th Wotan and . Wanderer.
"Martha" was given once, and "Lucia dl
Lammertnoor," with Caruso and Mm.
Bembrlch had one performance. (It Is to
be recalled It was "Lucia" that was given engagement' of Henry W. Savage' oom
at th Auditorium last spring. "II Trova- bined "Parsifal" and English Grand
tore" and Die Metsterslgner," with Berg- Opera company in Omaha will b filled be-
"rta,ler M Walther. ended the week', per-
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'nd of thl ".on. What that orchestra
,s today, Mr. TJerlcke has made It. "A
passion for perfection" has been at the
foundation of his success as a conductor,
nce before he resigned this place after
flve T"' work n1 returned to Vienna
wlth hnttered nerves. He came back In
I898. -ftor years absence and went
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chestra to the place It had when he left
"Oreater technical perfection In the
playing of an orchestra It Is vain to seek."
to sav naualit of the Deflect tone balance
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act Phrasing, "so that there .hail
bo Ju8t o much of one Instrumental color,
J""- n"ch of another and ths resultant
mixture shall be the precise one hat be-
tongs to the harmony of th whole."
Th Valkyrie" Is the .econd opera In
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tetralogy of the Ring of the Nlbelung
which has been drawn from the Scandina-
n uiuii iiruk uwi. uian li ..vfiik ki.j Hi,aiiutiwv
vian Eddas. and tn old epic of the Nlbe-
luna.nl.ed: but considerably remodeled.
modified and amplified by th. marvelou.
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rt of Wagner mighty genius. In the first
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cene wo are Introduced Into the dwelling
scene
of a ' mighty warrior, Hundlng, In whose
house Slegmund, the son of Wotan and a
mortal woman, has sought refuge, not
knowing that it is the home of an enemy.
Biegltnda, Hundlng's wife, had been alone
and abandoned in the world, and had been
forced into this hateful union against her
will. Bhe attracts the guest's interest and
wins his love. When Hundlng returns
from pursuing tils enemy, who had routed
him and departed, he finds him a guest.
Biegmund Is protected from his wrath by
the laws of hospitality until the morning,
when Hundlng warns him he will slay him.
Hundlng then retires with his wife, who
secretly puts a sleeping powder Into his
evening potion. After ber husband falls to
sleep Bit'gllnda returns lo Slegmund. Then
she hows him the hilt of a sword, thrust
deep Into th trunk of a mighty ash tree,
which fills the middle space of the hut.
Tt had been put there by Wotan and until
now no hero has been able to loose the
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wonnrous sieei. Piegmuna reveais m meg-
n(U that h, a ,on of Wotan. and they
recognise that they are twin brother and
ml.htv fT -irt Hlnrmund
mignty err.tn niegmuna
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then remove th sword and Bleglinda
lope with him, Hundlng pursuing.
th. nd .TwoTan I. sn giving
alr.Uon, to th, valkrle Brunnhilde. who 1
tn ,hii ai..A in .k- -nonn.
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, with Hundlng. Brunnhilde U th. daugh-'
, of Wota an(, Erda ,nJ h,r fath,,
fRVOrll chn1 But rrlck. Wotan' wlf,
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to withdraw hl. protection from Slegmund
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and to remove the maglo power of Bleg-
mund's .word. Wotan recall. Brunnhilde,
changes his orders with a heavy heart and
sends her forth, to tell Biegmund of bis
doom. 6 he obtys, but Biegmund scorn, alt
i. promise, of Walhall. on hn,
egllnda. who ha. boon rendered pro.-
her fine
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trate by grief and terror on hearing of
tnegmuna rate, must go down to Hel, set
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uiiai,. and to halo Bieamur.d airaln.t
his toe. The combat now ensues, Brunn
hilde standing on Biegmund'. side. But
Wotan Interfere, breaking Biegmund'.
word, u fall, but Wotan, consumed
urtuallv cell their performances "theatri
cal" and are aa proud of that Illiterate In
sult a any genuine dramatlo artist would
be putraaed by It. They loss all their or
dinary decent Instincts the moment they
five themselves up to what they privately
think la the sin of acting. Too see gentle-
men who are morbidly particular about
the cut and fit of their coate and troueera
walking on the stags In ludicrously mle-
fitting tunics from tho eoatumer't amateur
ragbag. You see the amateur carrying
tinsel topped pantomime spear for tha hire
of which he has paid more than the looal
blackmlth would have charged him for a
real spear. Women who would die rather
than be dowdy in church or at a carden
party face the footlights In ceetumes and
makeups which no self-respecting figure In
a penny waiworka would tolerate. Reach
me down dresses, reach me down scenery,
reach me- down equipments are considered
good enough for dramatlo masterpieces
are positively preferred to decent and beau-
tlful things because they are so much mors
theatrical.
w A". to 'V' l1? mu,t MTn1:
want to brim: v"or to a correct and mov-
Ing representation for the sake of the life
tney represent; tney want to oo nawirey s
pari In this or KUen Terry's part In that,
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i v ..ill jiihuiit iwi i m i nr v,i,tii, i,i
mention the amateur Halvlnls and Duses -
m!LBarnT?v
sensed by amateurs-the advnntage of
being free from commerclsl pressure and
having unlimited time for rehearsal Is the
last one they think of using.
The commercial plnys. which are the de
spair of actors, but whloh they must pro
duce or starve, are the favorites of our
amareurs. iney oo oui or sneer Tony ana
vulgarity what our real dramatlo artists
do of necessity and give some saving
with grief, kills Hundlng, too, by one
wrathful glance. Then he turns his anger
against his rebellious daughter and Brunn
hilde flics before him, taking Blegllnda on
her swift horse, Orane, which bears both
through the clouds.
In the third act we find the Valkyries
arriving through the clouds on horseback,
one after another. Every on baa a hero
lying before her on the saddls. It is their
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to aid tha unhnnnv woman, but thav m.
fuse, fearing Wotan's anger. Then she
resolves to save Siegllnaa and bear the
result, of her rhno. .,on Rh. directs
Slegllnda to the part of the forest where
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Tafner. changed into a dragon, guard
th PhlneoM .nit th. Ill.f.tert rlnir. and
wher Wotan U frald to 00m'- 8'ellnla
deParti on th Valkyrle'a steed, Orane,
carrVln tn P'c of the magic sword,
wnioh h told t0 carefully, as
they must D aTlven to a son which will be
DOrn to and who will be the greatest
hero In the world. Wotan arrives tn thun-
der and lightning, and in spite of th In
tercessions of the other Valkyries, he de
prive Brunnhilde of her immortality,
changing her to a mortal. He doom her
to a long magio sleep, out of whloh any
man who PPn P m
awaken her and claim her a hi property.
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v.i- v.-. li. k.
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encrcle. ber with a fiery wall, through
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and cover her with hleid, par and hel-
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Th season ticket sal of seats for th
ginning today. These ar. to b mall order.
only. The opportunity to hear Wagner's
great Nlbelungen ring drama of "Th
Valkyrie" has awakened th most eager
interest among all classes of muslo lovers.
For th last ten day mall order with
cneckg or op,ra partlM hay, b,avlor
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than they were for "Parsifal" lost season
Mr. Savage's plan to translate to the
American stage the first of the Nlbelungen
ring dramas was the natural outgrowth of
his notable success last year with "Parsi
fal," and there can be no doubt but that
It. presentation In an .English form will be
up to the standard established with the
production of Wagner', sacred fesUval
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Mr- Svage this season will Introduce a
prim donnas. Including
M-d. Claude Albright of the
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-arsiioi company, Mme. Martha Miner
nd notably. Miss Florence Boston, the
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whose Minil In "La Bohenie" has made
Jer ona !' e mo"t 'alked-about !-
donna, with the company.
The
brilliant soprano.
Mme. Martha
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A.merlCa .and Wh ln" MarguorlU In
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natlva nrlma donna force.. Th. if1Hlrlnn
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of Francis Maclennan, Ottley Cranston and
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Petr and Elsa Vandervoort, all of the
x-araiiui company, nas greatly strengtn- are even In these days triumphs o: nie
ened the Wagnerian forces. Of last year chanical skill, and Parker's response i to
favorite artist, there will still be heard the Invisible current of argument that Is
vjiniuur. XBtriiujr.on, nu nawnian, jowpn
8heehan, William Wegener, Wlnfred Goff,
Arthur p, anJ ,IarrUon Bennett. The
same magnificent choral and scenic effects
will be In evidence In all of the operas that
distinguished the "Parsifal" production last
year"
The engagement opens. Friday night,
March 23, with "La Boheme," with
rauai at me eaiuruay matinee and "The
Valkyrie" on Saturday night.
JULIET M'CUNE.
lfote aad Personals.
Francis Potter's mandolin orchestra of
fifty players is rehearsing every Friday
.wiling, i fLWftkurjr jor m uuuceri lo lie
given In May
w? J. Menderson
writing for the New
Tork Hun on
'Keglsters of tb,e Voice,"
1VB. -uuh . thorouw. and com'nr.h.n.i0.
artlo.; hat It would be wellf or all asplr-
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ng vocai siuaenia lo get mis article and
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could recover from the 1br.aks" in th.lr
vouiu recover irom in - Dream in ineir
voices, left ther by ill-oqulpped vocal
teachers.
The Musical Art society, under th. rilrro-
I'rthS'hfgh1 wlfoSSollult. XhSrS
dV next. March 14. being on of th turn-
r of the Teachers' Lecture course. Tne
Lcn.'cT".
m.. ConnJ Parson; ilSMSSiK
"d Cbrl Haversttck baritone. It is
JU5S. W rW
.mm Th. .nriBi. .iii uZm
Ifi,", f,ci ' . nnnJn' "Moonlight" and some
smaller compositions, and the male eectlon
0f lhe society will present, with Mr. Haver-
etock as soloist, two settings of caviller
on V"11" inforil, for barlton
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Th following informal program will be
f.V" btudt , Tt.?t w jL .Zl
'V "V Wdnday vnlng.
ItaUa clnci0 ...
Bach
Mrs. Walter PuroeU Olds.
r0llurtCh
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Album Lmt
'Hf-wV 5 IV
.Bohuett
Adagio (O Minor Concerto!..,
Mendelssohn
C Minor Ftude
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Chopin
,. Rubinstein
Chopin
Staccato Etude
Freak Btrawa.
Ballade In Q Minor
Cecil Berrj man,
rare and chnrm to In the dolntt. Richard
Waa-ner ald that the murlc or the grent
maeiers Is Kept nllve not by profenetoiial
concerts and opera apecul:ttlniia, but on
the cottage piano of the amateur. 1 wish
I could say a much for the amateur
theatei. As I cannot, I shall only ben your
amateur clubs to let my play alone and to
assure them that as long ss they persist In
their rresent ways tho only part I shall
play In the matter erf fees Is the swrt of
fehylock.
Coming; Kvents.
Heglnnlng with a matinee this afternoon
and continuing this evening and Monday
evening, B. C. Whitney's company will
offer "The Isls of Bplce" at tho Rovd
theater. This merry message from King
Nloobar has lost none of Its snap during
the last three seasons, but has been keot
bright and fresh by the continual addl-
tlon of new songs and new chorus move-
ments. It has twenty of the best songs
In the world, with Tcggy Brady and
"the "Ooo-Ooo Man" leading. The comical
Mior are lust as much of a hit as aver,
""""" , " . '. ,.", " Nloobar
and tha wives and widows of King Nlcobar
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are as numerous and beautiful. The com-
'fiw
has ever sent on the road and is iu.iv
quipped with scenery and costumes.
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Thomas Jefferson, whose biographers will
note as Jefferson the Fifth, and who will
be at the Boyd on Tuesday and Wednesday
i. -nA tnatlnee
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Wednesday
afternoon, playing the role or mat jony
.i J ..kn4 Din In "Ttln Van Winkle."
old vagabond, nip. in kip van
eighteenth century, when his grsat name-
nake. Thomas Jefferson tha First, was a
friend of David Derrick, the greatest actor
01 I11B time. JUS ibuhi whbibwu v
and two sons. Tha youngest became a
minlstsr, and the elder, Joseph Jefferson
the Beeond. an actor. He was born in 1774.
Having some difficulty with his father's
second wife he left England and came to
America, arriving In 1797. His second son,
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josepn
1804. He Inherited his fathers talent ror
' . t--k T,ffnfi
drawing and painting. Joseph Jefferson
the Fourth hardly needs an Introduction.
a. he has become known all over the
.k of hi. tin,. r.w artists
r:::"::" .d ;on; .vr
,"M . u.,- ,k. .hHn heart with so
. it hnm tn Phll&dnl.
. . m 0rw MrtM aa fiv
tihla February 1B2. and At tne MU
age of years made his debut. One might
fill many pages wltn an anaisis 01
Jefferson's Impersonations. Bight years
Mr. Jefferson was taken
rirth Awmnum that r. New
Fifth Avenue theiw New
111 at ma
York. He
COnceiveo. me K l"v .
would give hi
on Thomas an opportunity to display his
talents and allotted him the part of Rio
Van Winkle. On the night of his first
performance all were eager to see this
young actor In th part hi father had
made famous throughout the world. They
came, saw, and young Jefferson conquered.,
Th mantle of his father had fallen on
htm and dear old Rip would live In the
son and be handed down to generation a
It ha been for over forty years. Thomas,
w will not a Jefferson ins nun. in
early boyhood he was sent to London and gnm M th, 0rph,um a propotu calou
afterwards to Paris to be educated. After ,ald to attraot th lover of fun I an
adopting th stage h mad his first nounMa at th cosy vaudsvlll theater for
iar nroressionai amearenc at mainour,
. . .
and continued in mngiana, pwying in a
numb.r ot parts, while In Paris he played
W. French, on ni return to in unnea
niaies n was engagso. oy ies.er
,0 i0in nia company, xni young man
has tlayed no less than sixty Part and
" - .
?V1
ijooin. LwinM u.rTBii. ixcu.ui., , mi-
,acg. jjavsnpori. airs, urtw, v. . .or-
no. John Gilbert. Viola Allen and many
othrs. With all this xperiene and hit
,or for hl Profession, h hope to keep
p in. imm. "i.u- .tku.uu.
trio us father and anoestor. HI. "R'p
Van Winkle" 1. on of th gem. of th
American stage. It I. a grand old play
and ha. become th classic of th Ameri
can stage, thanks to the Jefferson, who
have always kept It up to a high standard
In the way of production a well as acting.
Almost every man, woman and child la
familiar with this delightful fable of the
Catsklll and romance of the village of
Falling Water, once situated on the lordly
shore of the Hudson river.
David Proctor and the original London
company In "A Message From Mars" Is
th Boyd announcement for next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings and a matt
ness on Baturduy. It Is the story of the
change wrought In an extremely self-
centered man of leisure, whose disregard
of the desires of others Is illustrated in
many wcldent,. when the victims of his
,.v. , . ..... ... . t.
.. .
selfishness depart to a ball, he is taught
a number Gf iess0ns by a messenger from
the pianet 0f Mars and his complete cure
!"' Th" messenger from
mars aeiaii me superior virtues or tne
Mar.lan. .nd hi. nwn nuni.hn,Dni rnr th
crime of selfishness for which a judg. on
hl. nlanet ..ntenced him to Mnn .h-
most selfish man on tha denlsed earth
. . . .
- -
b6,r a"We1' t0 retUrn- Ha n" lHarned
Parker is that man. Th effect, by which
th P0W" f tbe Man"n" u "hiblted.
v. - u , , . -
"u .v...o.. t.mnses - x scene,
the unrannv conversion of Park. from .
conveision oi i-arne rom a
wen aresnea man into a raaired trajno.
the electric dunces of t?bles ani chairs
applied to his nerVes from a charming:
piece of fantastic acting.
"A Contented Woman," unquestionably
the beBt In all the list ut th. n i.vt filuviki
for lhe rtak)ou thut lu , lhe keen.
est, lis wit the brightest and lu humor the
most unctuous and Infectious, will be tho
bill at the Burwood for the coming week.
The prospect of a wife running for msyor
on a ticket against her husband la some
thing that appeals irresistibly to the funny
stop In everybody's makeup. The scene of
the play, as Is well known. Is laid In Den
ver, at a time when woman suffrage was
new even to Colorado.
Benton Holmes Is
a rising young man ot the city and his
wife, Grace Holmes, fairly idolises him.
Their lov is perfect, their home is haupy
" 1 " 'V-'
" ,naeeU conieniea woman. Just
stViAnr.--nl. r.ktet...t-. a..-.
- 'rj.""a i p.y auiii jim comes
iiui. tioiilics inio me Wile S
, . . . . .
he.i ki,. ,. v,,,. ., , ,j ,
"ead- blia ,ct, busy- n1 U nominated on
on ticket, while her husband Is put up to
head the other. Cutting Hint. hn I. il,
bnd "d Aunt Jim ,on
huv h "u" Py well split up. Th
second act takes' the characters through
th and th, cllma, I. reached
,n the ,hlr1 ct on ay. What hap-
pens to Grace at the polls Is enough to
TZT"' 2 " h "
her husband attend to the r,o itir. Th.
v hole strength of the company Is repre-
mntA in h. ., , ,,, . .
en,1 ,n the ca,t MlB Lang will be in
th b"1 a Grace Holmes, while Mr. Moni-
son will be Benton Holmes. Mr. Owen Is
, n rilntf r'littln III,. . A .( I 1 T 1 1 : I a
Tl
"- - '.'". nnv wing Itill WU.
m. "A Contented Woman" will
Presented each evening during th.
and at m,t,n. on Bun(,UVi TlJ(
week
Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday,
Tl' ,0ry unrlded ' "Bhadsw. on th
Hearth," to be presented by Arthur C. Als
ton's company at the Krug ths tor for
four nights and two malineea, starting
with a matinee today, has tb distinctive
quality of originality. Th two daughter.
of George Be rrlck, a miller In tiie village
ot "rencbtown, N. J., ar th belle of
that region. Kate is loved by Torn Katon,
the mlller'a assistant. Nell la loved by
both the new minister and FYed Vaughan.
a supposed ne'er-do-well. Ths love of the
latter shs return, the affair resulting In
the birth of a child. Kate la made a sharer
In her sister's fullty secret Fred and Nell
are secretly married. Mr. Perrlck, how-
ever, overhears a oonveratlon between the
two girls from which he learns that one of
them la the mother. Kate frsctlcally as
sumes the guilt and with the child Is east
from the house. Tom rescues her from
starvation and takes her and the child to
his mother. Relieving the minister, the
Rer. Arthur Irving, to be the seducer, he
at the point of killing him when the
r-astor takes oath not only that he Is not
the child's father, but also that Kate Is not
its mother. Eetha Williams will be seen as
Kate Perrlok and James M. Prophy aa Tom
Eaton.
Heglnnlng wltn a matinee this afternoon
1 " "k hi-".
.ik-i. ,nl iinmnfi a nm nrJInv
the Lyric theater, at Nineteenth and Far-
i ' "fc. i . . . . ... ..... - - m .
by Introducing the II Walter Van Dyke
com' ,n the melodrama .uoc...
,ntiu,a -Across ths Desert." Mr. Van
Dyke comes direct from Bt. Joseph, where
he and his company have been playing the
lagt ,wo y,,. H- drr.,, a carload of
.,. tor hl. own xh, 0Dnlng bill
will be "Across the Desert," a sterling
four-act attraction, with every equipment
to give a first-class perform
." - . . . . ..
Vaudeville of a very high class will
Htm I nrTV-irliincwt ht wtMtn t hst srta Tha itnrV
of th- ,B of human ,nterest.
Dlek Lewis, the vllllun, Is deelrous of se-
eyiting o R ,uooeeds
In abduotlng her and places her In a cave
with the tramp, Oeorga Hampton, to guard
her. After many years of wandering In
search of Ms long lost sister, he discovers
her by a locket given to her when a baby
by their mother. Then, with the aid of
the half breed Indian, Waumego, they are
successful In frustrating the plans of the
. ,klu ,
Tlllaltt and restore the Child to her home
.. ...
" " ,'" ' MU. r.er.1- Van
Indian, Miss Bertie Van
W wl" "-na r reaenca Jim
uiton m b. n m hame.. a
h tTmp, Oeorge Hampton. The prices
wiU Sunday, matinee and night, 10
oents ana 20 centi i other matineet, every
ay. M cents; boxes, a cents
"Bight Bells." pantomimto comedy which
the brothers Byrne are responsible for, be
gins a three days' engagement at the Krug
theater starting Thursday night, March 16.
it is go from beginning to end and so
humorous are some of th situations that
th audlsnc show a disposition to resent
th excellence of the performance. In th
production this season ther I a great Im
provement, showing A desire on th part of
th brother Byrne to keep th comedy up
to Its original attractiveness. And they
succeed In giving a very entertaining and
catohy performance.
eom-a. in ,v.rr act on th pro-
.v. . l. ok. - ..,).. . w
"" .vk'i -
Th- Barowsky troupe from Europe, which
MmM fof th flr,t tlm, ht down t0
,how iom,thpg unusual In th acrobatlo
n( nt,rmud with om funny panto.
, w n t u.r-
DUCKIS-. U1V rVO(lHVUal Ul UklilUU.VI .kl
reoept.ok. U.t ..an. ar v.r.aUl. mu-
... .. i.,,-K nPAvnkars ara even
mor .pt,,., Beslds th addlUon of
Mw .tUnt" by th dogs and cat. Goal-
.w. r.r. feature of
trfUne4 flovefc Th, partlolpaUon of oat
.nA Anm. in a narfarmanea tor.ther to al
most A paradoxical harmony. Jimmy Wall,
merry blaok-fao minstrel, will oontrtbut
song, dance and comedy. Mis Artl Hail,
styled "th genuine Georgia girl," 1 said
to be so correct In simulations of th "yel
low girl" that It la somutlmes necessary
for her to dlsoard some makeup to prove
th counterfeit. In th Cakewalk, coon
songs and peculiar mannerisms she I right
ai home. Comedy Juggling is the specialty
of the Pelots for their first local effort to
Ingratiate themselves here, while the new
klnodrome pictures will depict a Pinker
ton detective story called "Th Great Jewel
Mystery."
Gossip from atageland
haV juVt giVen a' representation of Ibsen's
"Kru lnger of Ostrat."
The late lamented Joseph Arthur left two
r8t,nl.iPyi,i.SnA,fJ,1.W.l1.lCit "in"
in collaboration with Augustus Pltou, en-
In col labor.
tltled -The lrl,h Thrush." probably will
be played next season.
Clyde Fitch sailed last week for his villa
Tner. he 'wll, journey" London, by way'
of Pans, and remain abroad until rehears-
.1. of several new Dlavs are to be taken up
e"'y VrJini? 1. following a. cloaely as
. B. Irving Is following as c logely a.
i fan in in. Tooi..n. or nib .iiu.ir.uu.
ru,h-r Air rlv h. h.. .ei-nrcd an Invlla
......... . - - r - .
.orl Ule'Roval'Tn. HutTon' 'rli.'sub ect U
..'".VhlTh urT"' U
the stage of the eighteenth century
Women playwrights have contributed
their full share to the number of Broad
way successes this season. "Brown of
Harvard" and "Julie Bonbon" and "Mex
loanna." all enjoying successful runs at
Broadway theaters, are the work of women.
AMl'lEMGHTI,
rt emioMTOH
Plione DouRlaa 494.
WEEK COMMENCING
Sunday Matinee, Mar. 11
Today, 2il5; Tonight, S: 15
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
BAROWSKY TROUPE
European Comedy Athelete.
CEO. B. HARRY .
SNYDER & BUCKLEY
Musical Comedian
GOOLMAN'S DOGS
Assisted by Educated Cat and Dove
JIMMY WALL
That Party in Black
MISS ARTIE HALL
"Th Genuine Georgia Girl-
THE PELOTS .
Tb Oddest of All Humorous Juggtwr
LAMBERT & FIERCE
Tb Two IJ.n In Black
Kinsdrcms
Th Latest la Moving Picture Novelties
Prices 1 Cc. 25c. 5Cc.
A WrSF.M
BOYD'S WiKn.f.r.Ur'0"
Bargain Matinee Today
25c and 50e
Tonlirlit nhel Monday
B. C. Whitney's Spnrkllr.fr Aluslcnl
"The Isle
American Beauty
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Mat. Wed. 25c-50c
Direct from Boston, New York, Philadelphia And th
Lotm Eastern Cities,
THOMAS JEFFERSON as
RipVanUtflnEtle
Night Price 85c, 00c, TSc and
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Saturday Matlaea
DAVID PROCTOR
and the Original London and New York Company in
A MESSAGE
FROM MARS
THE FAMOUS UNIVERSAL SUCCESS
COMPLETE SCENIC AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION
4 Nights, Commencing Next Sunday Special Mat. Wed.
The Gorgeous Staged Fairyesque,
THE GINGERBREAD IW
BIO AND BRILLIANT OAST. CHORUS OF FIFTY
AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA.
OPERA SEASON
HENRY V. SAVAGE'S COMUINED
PARSIFAL
AND
ENGLISH GRAND OPERA COMPANY
200 EXSK.MHLE fX)ItCE8 200. 50 ORCHESTRA 60
THIRTY ART1STH THHEK CONDUCTORS
Friday, March 23, Curtain 8: IB, LA BOHEME.
Saturday Matinee, Overture J: 15, FAt'BT.
Saturday Evening, Prelude 7:30, VALKYRIE
Season Ticket mall orders received March 13. Box Office sale
March 20. Prices $2.60, $2.00. $1.60 and $1.00; Qallcry 60c.
B U & W OOP THdIt?ful
Tho Woodward Stock Co.
THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK,
Hoyt'S A CONTENTED WOMAN
PROFESSIONAL MATINEE TUESDAY.
REGULAR MATINEES THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.
PRICES Night and Sunday Matinees, lOo and 25c. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday Matinees, lOo and 20c.
NEXT WEEK "The Second in Command."
us
GLEE AND MANDOLIN CLUBS
Will strike Omaha with a LAUGH that
will ttiako you LAUGH the LAUGH of
LAUGHTERS, Just prior to their big
trip to the Pacific Coast. :-t :-: :-$
AT BOYD THEATER
THURSDAY EVEUIUG, MARCH 22
U-u-u-n-i Yer-ver-versity
K R UG THE
4 NIGHTS AND TWO MATINKCS TOnAV
ITARTINQ WITH MATIN II TODAY
The Real Dramatic Event.
ARTHVR C. AISTON'S COMPANY In the Mafmlflcent Productloa
shadows m
With E8TUA WILLIAMS, JAMtCfl M. BROPIIT and a Cast of &
Q HlOHTS AND SATURD T MA2VVNtTMa TMURSOAV MIOMT ItlafChlB
Th Inlmltsbls Acrohntlo Comedians. Pantomitnlsts and acknowladred UigTrn
MIRTH MAKERS OF THE VVOHLU-Tlw Famous HROTHKKg IuhnI la tivs
IJvsrlastlnf laughing Buocess that Rollicking, llllarluus, WhJinsloal Jantomlmla
NEW 8 DELLS 1HWSSSKO.
Brimful of Nw nd Btartllnir TriokB,
.w. ....... ' S '
COMINQ-WHIN
t.l.4o..LYRC
ta...:, . :iv.iisaszaasssa---- 1 ' 1 "Laj . -y
OPENING MATINEE TODAY AND ALL WEEK "
EVAn DYItE STOOU CO.
MATINEES SPECIAL SCENERY Sunday mat.
VAUDEVILLE BETWEEN ACTS
1 ff MATINIl EVERY DAY innOHft
THE BEST NEI0HB0WH00D I UC'cUC
BEE WANT ADS
PRODUCE RESULTS
AJUKKHMTJ.
of Spice
55
Choru 60 People
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