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    THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED REE.
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
April ft, lfXW.
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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.
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Henrietta Crosman will appear as Chris
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'The Bonnie Brier Bush," and. It Is said,
will contain seventy speaking parts and en
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costumes and properties are already being
prepared.
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