Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1906)
THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED REE. Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses April ft, lfXW. - 1 IOIaA ALLEN B visit to th. RnvH wae the event of the wfk locally, and w a very popular altalr, tor each of the three performance aw the theater filled. From n ajusuo standpoint the .ucce.. I. somewhat dubious, for the piece In which Ml.. Allen 1. playing thia eesson eeema h.rdly worth Ue effort she la puttln. on It. At the Bur- ZZi I!"' th Wlnd" w" v.b with much effect In marxy way. it proved the moat Important undertaking of the aeaeon. A. Rosamond MIm Lang uncovered a new phase of her talent, and really touched a Wh point In her characterisation of the tfrl who wa truggling against .ocial prejudice and the atlsma of her birth. She discloses unsuspected power, of emotional eapreaslon, the ability to put Intense mean in and genuine passion Into a .Ituatlon without descending to mere rant, and a ca pacity for holding herself well in check throughout powerful and exacting passage.. In this part .he ha. shown .omethlng of the advance .he ha. made In her art during tha seanon and give, new evidence for the faith of her friend, in her talent. The y. did a big business at the Krug with ' their last season', offering somewhat fur bished up, and the bill at the Orpheum re ceived the support that hasVcome habitual a that house. TThlle nothing definite on the point hs been expressed, It Is popularly believed that Miss Viola Allen is making a genuine farewell trip. Several things conspire to fore this conclusion, chief of which is her marriage, announced lino . k her eeason In her present play. It Is In ferred from this, and from the fact that HO' plan, for her next season have been advanced that she 1. contemplating at lea.t a season of retirement to the quiet Joy. of home life. Miss Allen has now tasted about all the theater can offer an ambitious woman. She has been an ad mired and petted member of its galaxy for many years. She has worked her way up from the very bottom, starting in a minor role in her fathers company when she M ohool girl; she has now her father In her own company, and Is far from feeing an aged woman at that. Hrr rise ha. not been sudden, but her success ha. been the more certain because of the solid foundation on which It was based A thorough training In the technique of the theater, with the gradual development of her natural powers, have combined to settle her most firmly In the estimation of tha public as a clever exponent of her art, while her healthy ambition to excel hft. led her Into many ventures the less qualified avoid. She was well settled under a contract a few years ago that paid her a salary that even a life Insurance official might not disdain, but she was asked to create a line of character, that did not ap peal to her a. worthy of her capabilities. She gave over the position and boldly un dertook the starring career that now seems coming to It. close at Its very senith. Many prediction, of disaster were heard MS some of the wise ones went so far a. to ay that .he could not succeed because of; her Inability to produce the part, .he ayed Mia, Allen', answer to thia was 1.2 10 o ahead with the program sh frS k "pecUtlon f h do.e.t friends. She ahowed sha could play Shake.- h! " r? bY 60lng 8he rounded herself with an expenslv. company, pro- v. vtt laviRii inn a lea" comprise, the dashing "Peanut Bal let" and the dainty "Geisha Olrla." Chauncey Olcotf. engagement at the Boyd Include. Tuesday and Wednesday and a special matinee on Wednesday after noon In this new play. "Edmund Burke," written expressly for him by Theodore Burt Sayre. In "Edmund Burke" he ha. mad. rapid progress. The lovs of Burke for Mary Nugent; his affair, with the prince of Wales; hi. rise as a statesman and the ultimate winning of the girl he love, form the chief Incident.. In the telling of the tory there are laughter and tears, muslo and Intrigue. The period of the play being In the eighteenth century afford, oppor tunity for beautiful costume., and the scenlo production has been given great care as to correct detail. Mr. Olcotf. four new songs have caught the favor of th. public Their title, are: "You Can Sail In My Boat," "Miss Mary," "The Little Bird'. Story" and "Tour Heart Alone Must Tell." Ills supporting company Include. Edna Phillip., Elisabeth .Wa.hburne, Eleanor Browning. Mace Greenleaf, Verner Clarges, Daniel Jarrett, Macy Harlan and other.. "Dr. Bill." another of the rollicking light comedies In which the Woodward Stock company haa been so successful, will be the bill at the Burwood for the coming week, being offered first at a rhatlnee this afternoon. Director Sedley Brown has made a careful preparation for the production of this piece, and the prospects are for a very successful engagement. It affords Mr. Mor rison a splendid opportunity for his un questioned ability as a light comedian, and also affords Miss Lang a role In which she can do good work. Other member, of the company are well situated In the bill, and the strength of the company, with the ex ception of Mr. Owen, Is exhibited in the cast. "Dr. Bill" will be played each even ing during the week and at matinee, on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. New York this .eaaon. Mr. Will, produce, hi. Inimitable parodle. of popular songs, and for hi. leading effort thl. .eaaon he I. singing on entitled "O. O. P." Ha also produce, a lot of other good number, dur ing the action of th. piece, and Max Witt, the composer, ha. furnished some very catchy number, for the other principals and chorus. this complications come too fast to be described. The company Includes Herbert Slath, Herbert Carr, Fred Tyler, Master I'lncns. Oeorge Adams, Charles Mason, Charles Dowd, Maud Hosford. May Fabor, Louise Closser and Caroline Lee. The famou. Piccolo Midget, will be th. headline attraction at th. Orpheum for the week, starting matinee today. Their tour of America Include, only th. larger cltle., they being booked to return to Europe to fill contract, lasting five year.. They are .aid to be the four smallest and most perfectly formed of midgets. Their "stunts," Including .Inglng. dancing, com edy and athletic work, .hows them to be versatile little fellow.. In age they range from , to SO year.. The Six Salvaggl., another European product, here for the first time, are exponent, of terpslchore. Three of their number are described as very attractive girls. The Avon Comedy Four. In a skit called "The New Teacher." will keep the fun-making going at a rapid pace and render their latest songs. Fos ter and Foster, one a pianist, both vocal ists, will contribute melody and work In a little of their own unique Idea of com edy. Rawson and June do a rarely-seen act, one exclusively their own In vaudeville. They sre adept archers and boomerang throwers, two methods of warfare em ployed by medieval warriors. Ferguson and Pttssmore show two pair of lively heels and sing. With difficult athletics, Rose and Ellis Intermix comedy, while to complete the program new motion pic ture, will be projected by the KInodrome. "The Social Whirl" Is the musical con coction which Is being served up at the Casino theater. Its production made by the Phuberts is elaborate. The bonk Is by Charles F. Doty and Joseph Herbert and the score la by Gustave Kerker. The cast Includes a number of well known plavers among whom are Adole Ritchie, Joseph Coyne. Charles J. Ross. Mahle Fenton, Ada Lowls. Frederick Bond, Maude Ray mond and Blanche Doye, together with the Usual chorus. The story snd there really seem, to be one deals with the Social Whirl, a sort of a Town Topics periodical, which print, spicy paragraphs, supplied largely by a reporter who receives his tip. through his weetheart the proprietress of a mani curing establishment. One of the Items concerns a man who I. referred to a. "J. RT" and as there are three characters In the piece who possess those Initials, some complication, naturally ensue. Mr. Kerker has supplied twenty-one musical numbers, among which are "The Girl I Nearly Love," "The Over-trained Soubrette," "The Profession of a Manicure," "A Rainy Day," Rusticate Kate," and "She Only Had a Dollar In Her Purse." Bronson Howard, the veteran of the theater, the dean of American playwrights, has come forward aa the champion of Benjamin Chapln and "Lincoln." Mr. How ard does not hesitate to say that there Is not In England or America a dramatist who could have written a play of equal merit upon the theme Chapin ha. chosen. ) underlying principle, of technique Deen louowea witn marvellous ci- "The Factory Girl," Charles E. Blaneys greatest success, which will be seen .at the Krug theater four nights, starting with a matinee today, is calculated to please everybody. It tells an Interesting story in a popular way, and, while there are many powerful and strenuous scenes, with gigan tic mechanical effects and many sensa tional features, there are many ludicrous situation, and comedy hits. The large company Is supplemented by a host of pretty girls. The factory Is shown In full operation, showing over 100 people actively engaged. This scene Is run by the com pany's own electric plant, specially carried for the production. Caroline May In the title role Is supported by a capable company. Nat, Wills, who has scored such a big success the past two seasons In "The Son of Rest," will be seen at the Krug, four nights and two matinees, starting Sunday, April 15. On this occasion Mr. Wills will appear in his latest successful musical farce, "The Duke of Duluth." The com. pany supporting Mr. Wills is a large and capable one, . consisting of fifty people. Messrs. Broadhurst & Currie, Nat M. Wills' ' manager., have surrounded him with a cenlc environment which Is unsurpassed by any company that has been showing In At the New York Theaters. NEW YORK. April 7.-Humor Is the key .1ofT,tne Jwo nPW plays being presented at the Broadway theater this week. These with the return of three attractions tlm have already been seen here, comprise the offerings of the theatrical managers. One of the novelties Is a light farce Rnd the other a musical comedy that has been whipped Into form on the road and now comes to New York for a spring run. The farce Is entitled "It s all Your Fault" and Is at the Savey. Indications point to a successful career for the production. The Piece is by Mr. Edgar Belwyn. The story i? to J50 ,wUh Howard Beasley and his wife, who have been promised a very sub stantial Income from Caxton Coulter, an uncle, as an heir is born and named after him. The stork, however, lights shy of the Beasley home, but anticipating develop ments which do not develop. Howard notlnes his uncle that an heir has made tils appearance. The Income Immediately arrives and the young couple are enjoving the good things of life when Coulter writes that he will visit the family. It Is now up to Beasley to provide a psuedo heir at least and he calls on Jack Dobbins, his pal, to help him out and also explain that he has been In Jack's company the night be fore to allay certain suspicions on the part of his wife. Just as Beasley has left a small boy dives through the window. He has escaped from an orphan asylum and begs Jack to hide him from the police. Ho Is scarcely under the bed before Flora, Beasley'. wife, arrives on the scene in quest of her husband and dodges Into a closet on hearing Beasley arriving with his uncle. In escaping by th way of the flro ladder she is caught by the policeman who Is after the boy and brought In Just as the lad has been hauled from his hiding place and Introduced to Coulter as his nephew. The rich uncle hereupon adopts the boy, engage. Jack as his tutor and has settled down to a life of bliss, when the tutor and his daughter try to elope. About this time It developes that the uncle's housekeeper Is the real mother of the boy and after "The underlying nave feet.' .aid Mr. Howard, "and never have 1 seen audiences respond with more en thusiasm than at the close of tho third act, when Mr. Chapln, in the role of President Lincoln, reads the news of the victory of Gettysburg. The point, to be adversely criticised are so slight as to be hardly worth the mentioning. 'Lincoln' Is not a series of disconnected scenes, but a re markable drama, unlike anything else yet produced In American dramatic literature. "Mr. Chapln has a formidable task to perform when he made the interpretation of Lincoln', character the main Issue of his drama. In doing this he has not broken the laws of any technique, so far as thro are any. Instead he has In a masterful manner made his plot help to delineate the great central character. To make Lincoln predominate and still to keep unbroken any Important law of drama la what Mr. Chapln has accomplished with complete success. I cannot see how 'technique.' so called, could be carried further without injury to the play. A true Interpretation of Lincoln transcends the playwright's art. And it la for this reason that I believe Mr. Chapln has performed a task which no experienced dramatist in the English .peaking world could accomplish. "It has, therefore, been truly said that he has attempted the impossible and ac complished It triumphantly. His Impersona tion of Lincoln is not a caricature, but a living study. All of the beautiful traits of Lincoln', charnrter are admirably por trayed. His gentleness and tenderness have been misunderstood by some critics as weakness, JuHt ns they were misunderstood during Lincoln', lifetime. Lincoln mastered men with that same quiet sternness which Mr. Chapln so faithfully exemplifies. This Is well Illustrated In the scene when Lin coln orders Secretary Stanton to indorse n list of officers. Mr. Chapln's acting hns all the simplicity and naturalness of Sol Smith Russell's. He measures up to the dignity of Lincoln's character, and one comes awnv from the play with his conception of Lin coln magnified, rather than diminished." for name that Is not likely to Vtoia Allen a th- aZ . " " 10 the credit of 1P80PU that "he ha "ed nZLS. Pet b reMon of hM iTh . . UCCeM ount to "courage other actor, to .Imllar undertaking.. Thl. inoVtSiT th.a" ne" a. the k ssr iuti Mis. Allen1, present play 1. a disappoint- m ev. lmany r""- " conventional In every a.pect. and after her recent pattTv"" T'1" " Mms paltry. She ha. done all that could be done to redeem t. giving the part. Into the keep ing of actor, of established ability, and mounting the piece l the most lavish man- furnished her by Mr. Fitch. Accustomed to emartnes. of the smartest from Mr. Fitch. 7 ?au f the Town" come dig! tlnct shock, for It contain, little or nothing f.ye, Vl"Uthr couM '"entitled; In fact. It might a. easily be aacrlbed to Theo dore Kremer or Hal Reld a. to the leader among American wit.. It Is made up of ll tL .T"0 ,:u"tlon' "'rung together To b, , 7 fBupeola"y "-'l .equence. and , ? a h,ch character, are forced to conduct themselves quite at variance with a rational bent. It. comedy Is sustained by two of the minor emale roles and one of railure by the personality of Mis. Allen's ra sV, ,V" " ,0V'n a"'n and raise. It to real prominence In the progress of the piece. Otherwise the men are dull and uncertain and show no real reason for existing Frankly, as a drama. "The Toast m . .Wn" " falIure- U Provide, a little .lmple amusement for an evening, but were It not for the character of the star and her splendid company It would hardly have lasted It. first week out. Mia. Allen Identified herself with a num ber Of worthy characters In the past; he ha. more than established her right to prominence on the stage and ha. proven again and again her creative power.. Her recent season. In classic role, have been veritable triumph., and Just why he h.ia taken what seem, to be a backward step Is not eaally undemtood. She had conquered Viola and the dual role of Hermlone and Ferdlta. and there remained for her Rosa llnd. Beatrice and others of the glqrlou. -"."l"-.,c i women, and a round of other part. In which great actre.se have delighted the public, and each of which I. worthy of her utmost endeavor She had not by any means exhausted the possibilities, and It 1. beyond belief that her ambition had been satisfied. She once ex pressed herself as being tired of the namby panjby heroines of the modern drama, and yet here we find her lavishing her art on one of the mo.t insignificant of all the Fitch creation., and by very dint of her power, forcing It Into public approval, it must have been her mood. At any rate Clyde Fitch can this time thank the actor that his play haa attained any vogue whatever. Music and Musical Notes ,HE great and shining feature laat week from a musical and gen erally unllfting standpoint (be sides the Kelly recital) wa. the appearance at the Lyric theater of Henrt Marteau, the great French vio linist. HI. playing la of the kind that count, and to have listened to him la to have stored away one more flaming mem ory to cheer less vital hours. What must Marteau think of Omahal An arid waste surely.- Almost all of those who hoard him Thursday night already carried lin- Messlah" beforo an Omaha audience. ' Mr. Mare Lagen, the' tenor, is a stranger to Omaha audiences, but he come, with good credential, and there are those, who ay hla singing will be a mo.t delightful surprise. The basso, la Gustav Holmqulst. The baaa part of the Messiah la a very Im portant one. The management is fortunate In having secured the aervtcea of such an artist aa Mr. Gustav Holmqulst to sing the Intensely difficult bass role. Mr. Holm qulst 1. no stranger to Omaha, having ap peared here In both recital and in oratorin presston. of his work, gained In foreign capitals. They knew the sort of audienco. in connection with the Chicago Symphony ho was used to and blushed even mora orchestra, than we to whom his career was less fa miliar. However, be that as It may, Mar teau showed his worship of his Art, by playing his best to the little handful of people In front of him and doing it with grace. Mr. Cusaden will conduct the Philhar monic muslo orchestra, which will accom pany the singer. For further information see Lucua Fryor, 1313 Douglas atreet. It may be new. to many, but It 1. never theless true that Mr. Chapin has spent al most a lifetime and a small fortune In re search and the collection of data and docu ments relating to the life and death of Lincoln; he has also spent seven years of labor upon the play Itself rewriting It nearly a dozen times, and during that period of literary reconstruction submitted It for criticism and suggestion to almost every authority on playwrltlng and the technique of the drama In the United States, finally giving to - the public the finished product that now seems de.tlned to win for him high distinction as well a rich emolument. With one week of his metropolitan season still in the future Richard Mansfield'. New Amsterdam theater engagement al ready takes rank In point of attendance, popular and critical acclaim, the extraor dinary variety of characters acted and the high plane on which they are pitched, among the few noteworthy ones that hav. made for the recent history of the New York stage. During the last week Mr. Mansfield has been appearing In "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Alceste in Mollere's com edy, "The Misanthrope;" Baron Chevrial In "A Parisian Romance," the Tsar Ivan In Tolstoi's Russian historical tragedy, "Ivan the Terrible;" "Don Carlos." "Beau Brum- mel," and Shylock In Shakespeare's "The , Merohant of Venice." During his last week Mr. Mansfield will repeat his Arthur Dlmmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter," and "King Richard III," while tonight Mr. Mansfield Is glvtng one act from each of his five most popular plays. started rehearsals of the new mni..l comedy In which Charles Frohman will present her st the Vaudeville theater. The L-ieco is canca - ine Helle of Mavfalr." Mr, Frt.hman haa Just produced at his Aldwych tneater in jonrton a musical comedy, "The Deauty of Bath" In which Pevmour Hicks and Ellallne Terrlsa have the principal 1 wir, Maude Adam, will .oon reach the 200th performance of "Peter Pan" at the Empire theater. New York. Crowded houses are still the rule and Miss Adams and the charming Barrle play never fall to delight. All of Miss Adams road time for this sea son has been cancelled and she will remain in rew xom until summer. Next sea son "Peter Pan" will go out for a brief tour, returning to the Empire for another run. Richard Mansfield', wit led him the other evening Into a Joke at the expense of a man for whom he ha. - the highest regard. A number of men were discussing Henry Watterson'. present relation to Kentucky politics. One man contended that Colonel Watterson was a back number In Ken tucky. "I tell you." he said, "Watterson haa received his coupe de grace." To which Man.fleld retorted: ''In thia Instance I pre sume It ws. a coup de blue grass." Rousseliere, the premier opera singer of Paris, will aoon atart on a tour of the United State, at a guaranteed .alary of S1.600 a night. It la but a few years ago that thl. singer now commanding princely aums, was working In a factory at 60 cent, a day. He was a blacksmith at Algler. at tH time M. Gothard of the Parte opera happened to go there for a vacation. In visiting the factory M. Gothard came to a standstill, fascinated by the voice of one of the workmen, who sang as he piled hla hammer at the anvil. The result of that visit was that M. Rousaellere went to Psrls. was educated and now commands a larger income man any omer opera singer in France. "Sanga," a lyrlo drama by Isldor de lara, has just been produced at Nice, and Is declared by the critics, many of whom were down from Paris for the opening nigni, to De superior to u Annumlo "Daughter of Jorio," which It somewhat resembles In theme. "Sanga" Is a pastoral drama, dealing with the love of a farmer son for a young girl who works on the farm. This girl, Sanga, Is an outcast who nas been sheltered by the family. The boy' tatner wishes mm to marry someon else and drive, the girl from the house. She takes refuge In the mountains. A storm breaks over the valley, which is flooded, and Sanga's lover, with his father and fiancee, take refuge on the roof of the farm house . Sanga comes with a boat and drags her lover to safety, leaving the two others to perish. The young man, however, Is In dignant, and. In a sudden burst of hatred against the girl, whom he had ao passion ately loved, he fling, her Into the water, and in so doing 1. himself drowned. "Circus English" has In nowise beecome a lost or neglected feature of the language. Here Is an excerpt from the New York ad vertising of the Barnum A Bailey show, now exhibiting at the Madison Square Garden arena: "The limit! Le Tourblllon de la Mortl Where chuckling and expectant death meets dlsappolnment and chagrin. Another, awful, appalling, appulslve, aerial somersault automobile act. An amaslng de scent, ascent, flight, somersault. Impact and ride by a young and fearless French lady. a turning, twisting, twirling, tossing, tilt ing transposition; the thrilling, terrifying tremendous, tantalizing triumph of all time Absolutely the extreme limit of human dar ing and Intrepidity. The highest priced sen sational xpioit ever presentea. ine two twirls of terror. Duplex, double, dual, des perate, death-defying deeds, deftlyidone by two nervy artists; strangely fascinating, skillfully executed semi-aerial exploits, ab solutely new and never before seen In this country. The dip of death. A lady loop ing the gap In automobile. The Intrepid young Am rican chauffeuse receiving a grand opera prima donna's salary for a reckless ride and topsy turvy somersault In an automobile. Nearly $5,000 cash for forty five seconds' head over heels spin. Think of It. $100 every clock tick while in midair." That d luge of words ought to hold them. AMI SKMEIT. AMVHEME5TS. PI ifS f 17 1 C$ Woodward & Durgoss UJ U Managers. TONIGHT AND MONDAY Richard Carle Tresenta IHmswlf in His Latest Farcical Opera Triumph The Mayor of Tokio Supported by a Superb Company of 9o Players Including THE DASHING PEANUT BALLET THE DAINTY GEISHA GIRLS, Enttra New York Caet and Production. Tuesday and Wednesday Alatinco Wednesday HEAR OLCBTT'S NEW SOKGS In file ' New Play CHAUNCY LTT "Edmund Burke1 By Theodore Burt Sayre. BURWOOD D E A U T IF U L Tho Woodward Stock Co. THIS AFTERNONN-TONIGHT-ALL WEEK Profeatien&l M,tiie Tuesday DOCTOR BILL Prlces-Nlghts.Sun. Mats. 10-25 Toes. Than. Sat. Mats. 10-20. Next Week MOTHS. SSSSSI Musings of a Cynic All flesh may be as grass, but some of us are not as green aa we look. Don't Judge by appearances. Many a warm heart beats beneath a sealskin coat. The world Is largnly made up of people who think they could do some other fel low's Job better. A young man marvela the flrat time he makes a fool of himself, but he soon geta used to it. The girl who seta her heart on a Regi nald or an Archibald generally enda by marrying a Bill or a Tom. There has been talk of a Oerardy recital at the Lyric. It behooves his managers to do aome lively advertising and tell the people here whether be Is an educated horse or a musician of international fame. It la sad but true that Omaha baa yet to form Ita aesthetic circle as apart from "gingerbread" circles. Here and there are little groups of people who love to know about and study the things that are worth while. These moonlit ones do not yet con stitute a substantial patronage for Art. We've got to have more students, mora poets, more' dreamers. In this age of all around competency it is becoming the fashion for well bred, well educated people to cultivate a taste for the beautiful. Heaven forbid that appreciation of beuuty should ever fall to the depths of being "good form" 'but "good form" may rise to the heights and put apart a niche of Us brains for cultivation of the Hpirlt. 'Nuff said, I reckon: reaala Ereat. The majority of musical attractions aufflce with one or two comedians for their "fun department." but not so with Kichard Carle, who presents himself in the farcical opera triumph. "The Mayor of Tokio." at the Boyd this evening and Monday even ing, aa hla cast contains the names of nine high-class comedian. In addition to Hich rd Carle there Is Fred Frear. J. A Waller BUdt. William Rock. Sylvaln La.ulois. Joo Smith Marba; Edwin Baker. William I'm.t. n octette of high-class and high-priced rtleta seldom. If ever, seen In any one play; instead of one prima donna. Mr. Carle haa two. Ada Mitchell and Adcle Rawland; Instead of one comedian. Mr. Carle haa two. Emma Janvier and Minerva Countney; Instead of one soubrette, Mr. Carle haa four. Madge Vincent, t"lore:ico Wlllard. Ethel Lloyd and Constance tint man, and In the way of chorus novelty sir. Carle's "lilua Kibbva Chorua of Amw- Mr. Lucius Pryor, who Is managing the May festival for the Choral Society of the People's Institute, the dates being Wednes day and Thursday evening. April 25 and 2(5, is much pleased over the interest evinced in the rendition of "The Messiah. " Al ready 2(W tickets have been sold. The regular sale has not yet begun. Letters have been sent to all the ministers of Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluff 3 asking that their mid-week meetings t given up, so as not to Interfere with the attendance. The Idea Is tn make the festival a pari of the rehgious life of the community. The soloists, several of them hold church positions and must be In their places on Sunday therefore the mid-week rngugement. On the afternoon of the ISth a matinee musical will be given by the Messiah quartet. Mr. Ira B. Pennlman Is the director In 'Charge. Mrs. Jessica De Wolf Is the soprano soloist. In all musical literature there are scarcely to be found more beautiful solos than fall to the so prano In "The Messiah." They require great flexibility of voire, a wide musical perception aid above all. a beautiful voire quality. Omahn people know thnt Mrs. De Wolf fill". thes requirements. ' Everybody remembers lhe packed house of enthusiastic music lovers that greeted Mrs. D"Wolf nt her recital plven here under the suspires of the concert promoters Inst winter. They remember her faultless tone production. W pleasing oersonslltv and the unstinted arnlnuse nt that rerltal. T contralto soloist Is Mrs. Mabel Craw-ford-We!"top. frs. Welnton Is too well known thmurbout the United States to r-ert an Introduction to Omaha people. I'ee bountiful voice and gracloua manner exrtrar her to the henrta of her ..l.wr( yy, "mnwwnt does not fl t--t thev overstate when they say that M-. Wetnton Is one of the greatest or f"'n co-trHns In the country. Her v(h at ar(J ra Bur,vrt of prMe anion her many, many friends, who look forward with pleased antlclna tlon to her first appearance In "Tha The Taeaday Morning Musical club held Its last meeting of the year at the resi dence of Mis. George Barker. Mr. Cudahy'a illness making It impossible to meet with Mrs. Cudahy, the retiring president. A most enjoyable program was given. The special features of the morning were the accompaniments of Miss Ketclle Brown, and the violin solos of Mrs. Barker. After the music a business meeting waa held, and officers for' the ensuing year elected. When the votes were counted the following women found themselves In the managerial shoes. Mra. Guy Howard, president; Mrs. Howell, vice president, and Mrs. Charles Martin, secretary and treasurer. A vote of good will was sent to the retiring officers, none of whom were able to be present on account of Illness. An expression of sympathy was unanimously tendered Mrs. L. F. Crofoot In the death of her sister. Miss Esther Nash. Three members were appointed as a music committee: Mrs. Douglas Welpton, Mrs. W. W. Turner and Mra. Clement Chase. The associate fee was raised to $2.5i. Mr. Simms and his chorus, the Musical Art society, will make their laat appear ance at the first Christian church taber nacle (the new church on upper Farnam street) on Thursday evening, April 19. The concert will be under the auspices of the F-irlsh Aid society and the object Is the starting of an organ fund. For the la. -it eight or nine years Mr. Simms has been doing splendid choir work at All Saints. I wonder how many people know that his organ is only half as large as the one at Trinity. Now that there Is to be a new church and a new parish house. Mr. Stmms feels us if the organ should be at least enlarged. He does not hojie for a new one at the present time. The chorus will give the proceeds of its next concert work to the forming of a nest egg. Thia chorus, by the way, music' lovers. Is doing charming work fine work and de serves all the encouragement possible. Mr. Slmma is very anxloua to make it per manent. Why not go and hear It on the ith? You will be repaid. Do not forget that David Blspham sings at the Lyric on the 23d of April. It la too good a chance to lose of hearing one of the most famous singers of the day. Mr. Bisp ham's program is varied and will interest all muslo lovers.' Mr. Borglum and Mr. Ellis are managing the venture and hope for a full appreciative house. The Long recital of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly on Thursday night was a most delightful treat. They use their voices so well, and seldom Indeed does one hear such Interpre tation. A real pianissimo la almost never met. They have gained the secret of color. Mr. Kelly's choir acquitted Itself nobly. Mr. Jensen sang his part In the duet with Mrs. Kelly In a clear, true tenor, used with much Intelligence. To Miss Haneock belongs much credit. Here accompaniments were finished and added greatly to the artistic atmosphere of the evening. MART LEARNED. Almost half a year has flown by since Mrs. Flske and her Manhattan 1 company whose brilliant season last year showed us what an art theater might really be, left New York. The desire of other cities to see this eminent actress and her note worthy group of associates has kept them on tour In "Leah Kleschna" prolonged beyond first expectations. As the seanon advanced and announcements of Mrs. Flake's plans for future productions were made It seemed unlikely that this city would again see "Leah Kleschna" and the players who made It a success. Happily an arrangement has been made for the appearance of Mrs. Flske at the Academy of Music for a limited engagement with the same cast that acted at the Manhat tan. This is Mrs. Flske's first visit to the famous old playhouse, and the performance of "Leah Kleschna" there will be the last sn will give of that play In New York. Bhe has acted it nearly 500 times, and It has been the most popular offering of her career. John Mason appears as Svlvalne, George Arllss as Raoul, Frederick de Belle- vine as Kleschna and William B. Mack as Hcnrau, while Clause Rogel, John Em erson, Charles Terry, Henry Hudson, James Morley, Fernanda Ellson, Emily Btevens, Beble Behn, Mary Maddem and Martha Roberts also continue in the cast. "Mexicans, " one of the few genuine opera productions of the metropolitan sea son, ends its long run at the Lyric theater tonight. After u short tour the play with a big east Including Christie MacDonald, liouia HarlKon. Edmund Stanley and Jo seph Herbert will go to the Uarrick theater, Chicago, for an extended season. "Mexleana" Is duplicating the success of "Fantana," the music for both of which was written by Raymond Hubbell. Arnold Daly, the hls-h priest of Bernard Shaw In Amerlcn. will make an elaborate revival of the brilliant Irish dramatist's play, "Arms snd the Man." at the Lvrlo theater on April lfi. This will be Mr. Daly's first production In the home theater of the Messrs. Bhubert and It will be one of the most pretentious he has ever made. "Arms and the Man" was one of the most Kipular comedies In the repertoire of ichsrd Mansfield seven years ago, but It has not seen the light of the calcium since. Gossip from Stasjeland. Henrietta Crosman will appear as Chris tian In a dramatization of "Pilgrim's Prog ress" next season. The play has been pre pared by James MacArthur. who adapted 'The Bonnie Brier Bush," and. It Is said, will contain seventy speaking parts and en list the services of 3i0 people. The scenery, costumes and properties are already being prepared. Edna May has arrived In London and KRUG THEATRE 15-25-50 75. 4 NIGHTS AND TWO MATINKES Xs r-w a 'T7 STARTING WITH A MATINEE V IJ J Y CHAS. E. DLANEY Presents CAROLINE MAY la Her Great Sucoess "THE FACTORY GIRL" nonsanq Heart Throbs and a Smile for Eerv Te.r By CHAS. E. BLANKY. Nxt Sunday Return of Tha Favorita NAT M. WILLS In an all New One The Duke of Duluth CATS NOW ON SALE. or la DERMA VIVA whitens the skin at once money back. your used in powder; has reot place of same ef- but does not show. Eruptions, Freckles or Liver Spots cured In 10 days. Derma Viva does not peel the skin. Red, Brown or Dark face, neck or hands mads whiter at once. Sent prepaid for 90c. DERMA VIVA CO., Chlcaaro, III. Huston Store. Drug Dept., Omaha. COMINQ MoriM The areat Austrian Pianist eber Piano. Direction: Henry WoltsoB SCRIES Of SUCCESSES j HEN we declare that our record In treating Male Pelvlo Diseases la simply a series of splendid successes, we are not boasting or making any false pretenses we are merely stating facts which are known to be true by many men whom we hare recently cured and made hannv. What we have done for others we will do for you. Come to our office and let us explain to you our strictly modern methods of treat ment. You will then not wonder why our cures are safe, rapid and permanent, and why we are successful in so many cases that have resisted the treatment of other doctors. FOf? ' 7 O ft CR El OH TOM rhone Douglas 494. WEEK COMMENCING Sunday Matinee April 8 Today 3il5 Tonight . 81IS MODERN VAUDEVILLE 4-PICCOLO MlDGETS-4 ins smallest and Greatest Act In the World. Midget SIX SALVAGGIS European Danolns; Act. THE AVOH COMEDY FOUR In their Inug-hlns; Farce. "THE NEW TEACHER" FOSTER & FOSTER , In "The Volunteer Flanlst." ..: RAWSON & JUNE Australian Boomerang: Throwers. FERGUSON & PASSMORE Sirgers and Dancers. ROSE & ELLIS Comedy Athletes. Our well-known and long-established Institution la equipped with every modern appliance for the treatment of men. ""'' Remember our charges are reasonable and in reach of any work Ingman. The best is none too good for any man who is a sufferer from any of the diseases below mentioned, which we hare deyoted exclu aively the best years of our life. We cure all forms of Blood and 8kln Diseases, Bores, Ulcere, Knot ted Veins. Nervous Decline, Piles, Fistula. Rupture. Kidney, Bladder and all Urinary Diseases due to weakness, inheritance and exhaustion and the result of specific diseases. Consultation free, confidential and invited, m. to 8 p. m.; Sundays. 9 to IS aoon. Office bouse, S:S0 fJoflhwestero Medical & Surgical Institute IN.rthwe.t Cor. Uth and Farnam St. Omaha. Nab. I Kinodrome New and Novel Moving Pictures. Prices 10c. 25c. 50c. TABLE D'HOTE DINNER SUNDAT a.t BAe CALUMET TABLE D'HOTE DINNER Sunday 11:30 a. m. to 8 p. m. 40c and SOc At tho CHESAPEAKE 1510 Howard Street. TABLE d'HOTE SUNDAY DIMMER 35o AT THE ROCKAWAY RESTAUR AN f 13l Daaslaa t. Vu Muit Buy The Bee ir tod "wa jit to Read the Brytn Letters He J..PENFOLD CO. OLDEST OPTICAL HOUSE IN OMAHA. IF YOU HAVE EYE TROUBLE CONSULT OUR OPTICIAN. HIS SERVICES ARE YOURS. EVERY APPLIANCE CICNCC HAS DCVISCD IS AT OUR COMMAND. Wi Grind Our Own Lcntit. Importers and Manufacturers of Optical Goods. PHONE 1357 1408 FARNAM ST. I