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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1900. 3 Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses kUI Mini BlUW lL . u.Ll lb . I brief refill of th theatrical ss- I inn r9 KWfi-S la n.orW rmaA-m - ro out. Nxt Baturdajr llirht th Woodward Stock oompany will ntmln for Kanaaa City, whem for a brief Um it will add to tha Joy of living at the mouth of tha Kaw. Bornethlns la need! to make Ufa worth living whlla down thera, and the baae ball team doan t furnlah It. A wk later the Krug will cloaa lta doora, and the season will b over. Not quite, for on week atlll later, and a couple of day, to uae a Weber- a.141.. .-,.i . . , ... w" nri wrmi 10 me vy nm popularity fleliian aprMlon. Nat Ooodwln will come 0f Ml.. Maude Adam, but. gradually be an Indication of an Improving pirWta In tlllnc a monlfesKNl In the theatr. By the nature of thing tha drama can be no better. Intellectually, than the potl who auppnrt It. Unlike It sister arte It exist In response to an Immedlnt cell. The special plea, for better plays may be 'iunded until doomsday; but they wiu rvt Improve until the majority of thoae who auppnrt the theater demand them. The general public tame for the drama la law, and that, thia year, play of artlstlo merit have been moat successlul is an noour aging algn. The greatest genuine enjoyment by th freateat number, probably, wu derived rom "Peter Pan." tha delicate and de lightful fantaay by J. M. Parrie, which waa flret warmed to life by th popularity ha- aim pected they were by the sam Drama t;ad rrom novel etif he IJchrd Harding Pavla furnished a farce. "The Galloper," Inferior to "The rtctator of two year ago. William C. Ie Mllla, whoae "Ptrongheart" had given conaiaer- floating along, on a eometary. rather than a atarrlng, tour, and will furnlih th laat park, after which the theater will be turned over to th renovator and tha people to th park and the ball game. Manager Burgeaa ha already let contracts for putting In the new chair at th Boyd naxt aeaaon, and for th trios who want to match up with tha color schema and like to be notified In ad vane, he vouchsafes th Information that th aforeaald chair sr to be don In leather of a (lark maroon color. Mr. Bur. geu I dealing with coupl of Omaha Arms now for th carpet and draperies that ar to grt th patrcnr when th Boyd open next September for th new eaaon, and expect to alao let hortly a contract for th redecorating of th In coming better understood, umphant coure on ubetantlal merlta. and refining element In the nJoym th (tag. In ita union of fancy an1 sentl- ment and it cryitalllaatlon ot the deepest and trueat human feeling, It bark back to no model In the drama of recent year. No one unfamiliar with It ahould make Information of "j rnistaits that its fairy story ot rniia It appeal la directed rather to the mot aerlnua and thoughtful Interests. It etanda aa tha aeaaon' one pur example of crea tive, poetic Imagination. Scarcely leea popular has been "Th Lion and the Mouae," which, following on the heel of hi other great aucce, ' Tha Music Maater," ha given Charlee Klein distinction, not only aa th moit success fill natlv dramattat of the pant year, but alao aa th one writer from whom really Important work may be expected In tha Immediate future. Th play reached Ntw Tork at a nsvcholoslcal moment, lta analyaia of the mean of a atory of really vital oramatio interest. earned to galvania tha public protest agalnat bllllonalrlam and financial chl- enle promts, had nothing 'new to orrer. C. M. P. McLellan, author of tha brilliantly successful melodrama, "Leah Kleachna, Produced hla only new play, "The Little tranger," In London, where It la aald to have had a narrow nri from failure, William Gillette did not get Into New York with hla "Clarice1 According to report from London end Boetnn hla abeence need not he deplored. Toung Henry nioeeom, another promlelng beginner, occupied hlm elf principally with comio opera llbrettoe. Hi one comedy, " A Fair Exchange," waa parrot vocabulary or summer-resori nai lauur. little play, "Th n py i nanning of alneerlty the Total NATIONALITY OF AUTHORS. By native author By foreign authors 'puraued a tri- Persiflage and a the baala of Its own .Among new authors, a lit It has become a new Little Gray Ladv. written i- . t.- t Pollock told with a rlna 01 . .a 1. .... ... ------ - - 1 . t v.1. 11,. r,,,. aiorr 01 a runiaiiis in iiuiii.'iw in.. terlor. It la n K. .11 .. ... .k.tch plan. ar. being prepared now. Thl, 0?neIt '.1. ....uur. m ii.w orop curiam. in IV rug and th Orpheum will alao be given a summer1 renovation and will be bright a new when the curtalna go up again. At the Burwood not much will be needed, but whatever is required will be attended to, for th managers all look for a buy eaaon next winter, even If th Shubert have lgned all the star and engaged all th play writer of the world. Speaking of the Shubert, that enter priaing combination ha recently made an other Ineffectual attempt to Induce local capital to rect another theater In Omaha, but without ucc. Omaha men with. man to build theaters sre willing that the Shuberts and the syndicate" should the rrirtinn nf antaa-ontstlc theatrical man ager snuffed It out in lta Infancy. John Luther Long cam In at th season's tail end with at) effective one-act comedy. "Dolce," acted by Mrs. Flake at a aeries of matlneea. but It waa an Insignificant ef fort on the part of th writer, who had collaborated with David Belsco In "Tha Darling of the Gods." Of ths actor people, after advertising to the wonderful sucoaa of Mme. Bernhardt'! engagement, Mr. DeFoe taya: Almost equally prosperous was th annual season of Richard Mansfield at the New Amsterdam theater which yielded, be Me hla familiar reoertnlre. the first pro duction In English of Schiller' tragedy, "Don Carlos" and a revival of "The Scar- Total 70 NATIONALITY OF MUSICAL COMEDY COMPOSERS. Py native compperrs 17 By foreign compoaer 6 Total 13 STARS OF VARYING MAONITUPES. Native atara M Foreign aura ( Total 70 GENERAL SUMMARY OF SEASON. Total weeka new playa CIS Total weeka revived playa 1" Total weeka new musical comedies.... H71 Total weeka revived musical comedies. 40 to the circuit of burlesque houses controlled by the Columbia Amusement company. Ellis Jeffreys, th English actress who was brought over to this country by Lie ti ler A company for a second trial the pres ent season, has closed her American tour aad aalis this week for her horn on th other lrte. Mis Jeffrey la lookel upon as an accomplished comedienne and a tal ented actrees, but so far she haa been hand icapped by unsuitable playa and her tours In this country hav suffer! on this ac count. The Grand Opera house, New York. I to break away from the tradltlona. which In clude changing She attraction every week, and Indulge Itself In quite a run. "Tha C'lansman'T haa been booked for a fort night. Aa an xtra feature a troop of United 'State cavalry horsea will gallop, four abreast, from one aide acene to an other on their way to wreak vengeance on the Ethiopian villain. George Ade la home again and soon win Iking crops with his Indiana neian- bora. He brought with him one of th most be talking crops with his Indiana neigh bora. He brought with him one of th mosi ferocious lookina- bulldogs ever aeen on the Western hemisphere. There Is a sus picion that Ade Intenda to use th dog In th new play which he I to writ this sum mer for Frohman. He la silent In all the continental languagea he has learned dur ing tils trip abroad as to th subject of th new play, however. Henry B. Harria ha taken Rose Stahl under nls managerial wing and is to mftka This has been set down as the closing hr a starln ths No. t theataj-s nxt seas.in. by James Forbes called "Ths Chorus Total weeka of open producing the aters Number of producing theaters IS Season reckoned from opening of the theaters In' autumn of 1905 to May 19, 190. Dramas In German and Russian not in cluded in the computations. Coming; Eveate. weak of th engagement of th Woodward Stock company at th Burwood theater, and th bill selected for th event I "Th Little Minister," a play that waa mot uo- raaafully produced earlier In the aeaaon. Lady." Th tnuplratlnn for thia la found In Mr. Forbes s one-act play of th sam title. In which Miss Stahl has been singularly successful for th past two easons In vaudeville. It la said, however, that aside a revival ot "Tn Bear- . ... . .v. . .i,.,, . -iri tn 1.. let Letter." "Don Carloa" proved to be Miaa ing win rp- ."T":' "thV ;w' "pi;: "wl 1 be omewhat out of d.te for th present wonderfully Interesting characterisation of nVtand follow! m nUrily dlf- tastes, but M the somber Spanish prlnc Babble, the sweetest and most allur- J". 'ythimi uu "'"'"'Mf;"" H 'of all th. Barrta' heroine., and Mr. 1 .1, bein. laid for next aguln be Gavin Dlshart, season. The most interesting event planned mains the fashion In aome quarters to be- ill canary wnicn resuitea, in actual me, in in 1 ttl tni great acior s iinmnn, n nam mnA revered pastor Of th Auld "T " "r 1 . ji. i. insuranc Inveatlgation. succeeded through the death of Sir Henry reverend ana reyerea P"lr " Z ,' B. Irving, son of the great Sir Henry. As Artistically considered, however, the Irving to the foremost place on the English Llcht Presbyterian church of Thrums. a ruie, Bong of great actors are over drama waa built on a flimsy basts. The speaking stage. No other contemporary c- Their tale of love will be told, and the soul- shudowed by the fame of their fathers, ana occurrences It set forth could not have tor possesses his Intellectuality, versatility wrpgte of rlm old Tammas Whammand, tu" t0 k,e'.p.up the tradlllon" .f "'h ?,m Uken place In the real life It claimed to and seriousness of purpose; no other nctor, wrestle of grim 01a . mm"s " " " na' nanica. but there are exceptions and from . i.t nlara J. A-l. a a w..r-t hi. olaa d i-lnir whn WOllld do IU8 dlit V. tlO matter II t" what I hflttT from I h Uthfr Ride I H1 III- .iM .iHiin rmiriloil with the Dlay a Irn- nerfect first act and lta singular lack of literary dignifying influence over tag. the art of II. the finish, made It fall far behind Julia Marlowe and Edward 11. sotnern th "great American drama" that we have were given cordial attention in tnmr never ceased to look for, but that still Shakespearean repertoire, although their' seems far away. ' production of "The Taming of the Shrew" was a rahot beside the mark and Mr. Of th American playwrights other than Sot hern's Shylock missed a fiasco by a nar- Tt.u.nr, Hovle and Klein. Mr. DFo row margin. In "Twelfth Night" Mr. Belasco, Koyl ana luein, ar. to Bothern acted an admirable Malvollo to writ: viias Marlowe charming Viola, and in Nearly all th other American play- "Romeo and Juliet" her Juliet, the finest wrluhti mat with indifferent ucce. Clyde now to be found on the stage, more- than cllned to believe that young Irving Will prove one of the exceptions. Current ru mor has It thiu Miss EJthel Barrymore Is to appear with Mr. Irving. It wouia pe a great combination should this report prov to have foundation. Nell Burgess, the old original "Widow Bedott," may be seen once again In his portrayoltf the practical, prudish and prim blow crushed his own heart as It must those of others. Rab Dow, and Mlcah, and th others of the community will b een again, and th whol piece In all Its beauty will be presented as It should be. Harry Lpng is directing tha production, and looks for even erreater success than he made -,,k.. t ani nerfnrmnnce will ba 'd maid Aunt Abby, which he assumes in last October. Th Prst performance will t.e .,Th Country ,'1, whch wlll navo a at a matinee this afternoon, and th ptece magnificent revival in the Murray Hill will run all week, with the usual matinees, theater next week. Mr. Burgess has iKr- AMtSEMEHTl.- A M V J M E H T n.K v....... : . 1 annum . ureal Match," written to dis- compensated for Mr. Pothern's melodra- Mnnv .h, tha performance of trayed this quaint character role for seven fight 10 their heart's content, but do not piy t beat advantage th attractive per- matic and Hamlt-llk Romeo. n Monday night the 60tn perrormanco ot (een year he lg a popular tQdav tt, feel Ilk furnishing any of the sinews to tonality but limited abilities of Miss Mix- Robert Mantnll's engagement In Shakes- the company will be signalised by the wnen this famoua New England play wai Omaha ran well lne Elliott, merely mad us In a graceful, rearean tragedies aad other classical plays, l"n 7" sentimental way of fraysd material. In which he acted with unvarying melo. be used In tha warfare. support ona first-class playhous. but two "".E" U...rfiv nulaV for a few or pina umv j ldad. but without would b a ruination to both. Further, on th 8hubrt line: It Isn't Impossible that New Yorker will get some of their amusa ment a little cheaper In the future. Mr. Charlee Frohmnp Is to "present" at the Academy of Music, beginning on Monday evening, Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe in a round of Shakespearean plays at "pop ular" prices, and at the same time the weeks, it was a thin periume, ucdl.i., iuuuuvu. m V 1 . npine. Mr. Fitch's other contribution, "The Toast of the Town," In which Mia Viola Allen acted at Daly's, had been resurrected from the ragbag. 11 was wnouy wuuuui consequence. Augustus Thomas' generally successful endeavors also experienced a setback. His comedy, "De Lancey," tailored to fit the curves of John Drew, was brightly but sunrrflclal v written. It lntroaucea mreo dramatic robustlousness, was Important chiefly for his revival of "King Lear," th first in about twenty yare. presentation of souvenir photographs ot Miss Mary Hill. . as was first produced. The scenery and effects are tne sam which characterised tne original f production, and the great race acene, with Im Xivm huriu. rilimfnir At tArrtftn IUIHI. in "Th Moonhlners," which I to b at the fun view of the audience, atlll remain on Krug four days, starting today. Is from the of the features. Th title lmme- l" long expected nas com 10 pana. u. hl'n. this itatUcal epitome ot dla-telv conjure in th imagination fights h' ri. i ih.ir vn . in..,. unri all the metropolitan houses formerly con trolled by them, together with Mr. Keith s For tha benefit of th man who like pen of Joseph Shepherd figure in th esson Is given: ' between the manufacturer of llltct whisky SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN PRODUCING and 'tha reveuue officer, which 1 correct, THEATERS. Number of new play jvumDar 01 new musical comedies. Shuberts put on one of their big musical or four characters drawn with photographic Dramatic ravlvsls.. productions In a Broadway theater at which tl will buy the b-st feat In the house. Th dollar vaudeville house Is already doing business In New York, and this seems to suggest that maybe nxt season one may see a good show on nroadway and not havo to give tip rr.ore than the price of a accuracy from present-day life, but as a filay It was formless and of no sustained ntvrest or humor. His Other play, "The Embassy Ball," as New yora saw it, nua been built up from a failure. It fell far beneath the atandard of "The Earl of Pawtucket," which It had been written to supplant as a atarrlng vehicle for Law rence D'Orsay. George Ade likewiae prougni out a Draco Musical comedy revivals. Shakespearean revival , week's board for the ticket. Whatever th t ''rV dl.uous to hi. me- Uht'm5fi . result, the present undertaking seems to Indicate that some sort of an agreement will be reached brtween the warring fac tions. Th surest Indication of the end Is when the rivals begin to cut prices. And, In the end,! the public or the "angel" will have to foot the bills. When you read the following slander, which has been told In a number of east ern newspapers during the . winter, and latest in th New York Times, recall .the fact that 6,000 people paid to see the di vine Sarah die of consumption at the Audi torium last winter, and you will under stand bow little It Utiles to make a good story sometimes: Irt the deatn scene of "Camllle," Mar guerite, with her eyes already rartlally glused and staring, la supposed to declare, "I see a face!" referring to Armand's. Bunlness was all to the bad in Omaha once, when the divine one, gaclng Into the imkn..wn reprt sented by empty benches with a wonderfully realistic, woeful vole cried: "1 se faces faces but not many faces!" Mr. Louis V. De Foe, writing for the New York World, reviews the scaann In New York at some length and to some purpose: He says In the course of a page article: Ask any manager what has been the re flight aa a humorous playwright. Tragedies Total 17 CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PLAYS. Serious, sentimental and - problem dramas t4 Melodramas 10 Romantic oomedle 4 15 t th play dealing materially with these two 70 important factors of the moonshine busi- H neis, th on working aa hard to thwart aa th other is to protect th interests U of th government Naturally these two warring factors must meet during th ac tion of th play, which occurs in the fourth act, when the Illicit still i raided by th revenue officers. The love story which teorlc "Th, 1 Involved a first-rate farclal idea which the playwright seemed unable to develop. ''Just Out of College" contained evidences nt hia rinse observation of the small hu mors of lire, but it fell so far short of Original plays "The College Widow" that no one would Adapted from foreign plays. recently acquired playhouse, the llljou, wlll lu the tuture be marshaled under th wide-spreading banner of "The Keith A Proctor Theater." The initial movement towards what seems to be an ultimate merger of eastern, central and western properties Includes the affiliation of Keith's L nion Bquare tneater, proctors .rum Ave nue theater. Proctor's Twenty-third Street, Proctors Fifty-eighth Street, Proctor's One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street and Mr. Keith's latest acquisition, the Bijou, In airecuy to ma I Crystal park theatre 1 COW. 18T1I AND DOUGLAS 8T8. Strictly Rflnrd. Properl Conducted. A RESORT FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN Kvery Alight at Tt45 and DtlB. Orphean Company, Owners. Harry B. Noyes, Manager. ! OPENS SUNDAY NIGHT. MAY 20TH POLITE VAUDEVILLE SEVEN BIG ACTS-SEVEN TuraAu I alaii twilnla vvi axy w atF a s ipvr uuiiiiai runs throughout th play is on or great erection of a arreat vaudeville theater in beauty and deep heart interest, true to this city In th near future to be governed Total . 8OUKCE8 OF NEW PLAYS. 70 nature, original In conception and artkulo In treatment. "Buater Brown," ifelvllle B. Raymond' lively aklt, founded on the famous cartoons bv the new Hrm. All attractions for the seven Proctor theaters In and out of New York wlll, of courBe, be booked, as are the twenty-eight Keltn theaters now, inrougu the B. V. Keith booking office. Managers Waaenhals and Kemper hav decided that the play with which Annie Music and Musical Notes 80 of tha same name, wlll return to the Krug RUgSeil will inaugurate the opening of their next Thuraday. Friday and Saturday. It new Astor theater early in eepieniDen win "... 'L .'I.,.. .. be Paul Keater latest work. "Friend Han- wiu not p exacny u.w, nah. Tna new pi tmiy not prov, the waa produced here before, when the verdict principal feature of nr Astor theater en was moat favorable. It has been thor- gagement after all, as during her atay HE past season, musically, missed the brilliancy which Mr.. Con rled's company lent .t in 104-6, and there were not so many fine orchestral concerts. However, w.u .. ...ier wss distinctly encouraging. The May festival was a revival of paat glory and something that which seemed to have passed into oblivion. Mr. Pennlman de serves much commendation. Mr. Cuscadea also brought to fruition hla idea of a symphony orchestra. The vsntur proved so expensive that no second appearance as an organisation apart was made. The orchestra appeared many times in con junction with other societies, and Mr. Pennlman had an orchestra to his hand for his productions of "The Messiah." personal work much may be aald la 00m mendatlon. Their greatest sign of recog nition thus far la their engagement at Chicago university next August, when they will give the Irish program "Sham rocks." No mualcal season can be passed ovr without a word about Madame Borglum and her charming accompaniments. We are indeed fortunate to have such a person ality to enjoy. One thing Omaha has done it has waked 10 miss Junst Mccune I wish to extend suit of the last nine months of play-going UD t0 tn fact tnat m Mabelle Welpton it my heartfelt thanks. Without her sterling and he wlll answer that It has been a glit- . , . . . ,.. ,.. aiit it wnnlrf v imiuu.ihi. , i. terlng success. 80 it has-from his point s a Jewel of great worth. Her recital It would be impossible for me to keep at tne nrst 01 tne season was a treat in- M "i""' reaujr hi deed, and her work in the contralto role the cause of good music, but my body is of "The Messiah" put her on a pedestal often useless. She is always ready to help, all her own.- Her scholarly mind and keen appreciation Mr. Chase continued the work of the make it a pleasure, V) read her criticisms, concert promoters and his series of re- Th season had a fitting ending citals was artistic and successful, starting with Kubellk's recital at Boyd's theater, ... . ... .u. .,iMimn this Jnes.rs. w agennais ana xvemper win pre- ougWjr proven that the publlo want this Bent her for"tn, flrt tlm, ln Bhakespekre. class; of - amusement, something to please The nm of the oomedv selected la with- people-tho kind needed to promote tha tn ty M(j 4aT altuatlon that are held for the present, although the produc Steady, endurln quallU Ot a town' ..i.tablr funny As a novel, laugh-pro- tlon J" already under way. Miss Kussell musical lir. jrresistaoty runny, as a no" "' "r" ana ner managera ar ot th opinion that w - "-- , t , aucing musical potpourri, win iuia i our playgoers will discover that mere are Mr. T. J. Kelly a choir haa aocotopllahcd ki-,.-. i.m. rhorm lrla. "Buater dellirhta in at least one of the Bhakespear- baautlful results. Th Sunday afternoon TJ.,' !.k.tn. an. h htn much better n oomediea that hav not even yet been veaper service at Saint UarVa la always Brown PrhP fllu th wu mu "r realised ln general treatment or stage ef-LViI.r"!- J TT,. !yw. ?,?Z than the average of this class. Th faith- feot here ,n"New YOrk, Messra Wagenhals .. -"--- 7 ui presentation of Buater and Tlge upon and Kemper had decided on una departure of view. There Is no longer question that the thenter Is organized and maintained on a Strictly commercial basis. I he specula tors who control It measure Ita auccesa by the box office returns In dollars and rents and Die business advantages that accrue from complete command of Its product. Matters of art no longer enter. This year the public has spent Its money freely, balances are on th right side of the ledger snd the profits are greater than oven the most sanguine managers had reason to ex pect. But ask any person who patronises th theater' regularly and regards th drama aa something higher and better than a commodity in trade and he wlll anawer that the season haa been uncompromisingly dull. With only one or two exceptions native playwrights have failed to come up to their own standards. The reigning Kng llah dramutlsts have scarcely been heard from at all. No translated drama of con spicuous value has been produced. Out of the list of sixty-eight new works less than a dosen wlll sea the light of unnthei year snd only two or three have exhibited qual ities that will Insure their permanence on the stage. The general plane of this season hns been below that of last. It ha furnished no ' enmedy aa sympathetic and true as "The Music Master," no melodrama aa absorbing and effective as "Ia Kleschna," no trag edy aa dignified and pure ns "Adrea." These plays. Indeed, have continued to com mand greater interest than the best of the productions that came after them. Glancing over the list of productions at he twenty-eight theaters that take the initiative ln the dramatic affairs of Amer ica, only four playa stand out in de servedly bold relief. They are J. M. Par Tie' "Peter Pan." Charles Klein's "The I.lon and the Mouse." Iavld Belaaco'a "Tha Olil of tha Golden Weat," and lil wln Milton RoyU'a "The Squaw Man." Four other plays are only a short pace be hind them. They are Oeorg Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman." Edward penl "Th Princ Chap." Alfred Sutro'a h wana or jencno, ana tenn wvi the stag has caused the greatest merri ment among the children throughout the country and In consequence the matrnees re invariably large. While Buster Brown 1 a child character, he Is by no means uninteresting to grown people. Manager Raymond has .surrounded the two central figures, Buster and Tlge, with a large and efficient chorus In addition to the princi pals and, comedians. The costuming arid stage settings are said to be elaborate and many musical numbers cleverly exe cuted. The usual matinees will be given during the week. , for her when contracts were signed, but waited until laat week before apprising MIbs Russell of their plans. She is said to be delighted at the prospect of at last olavlns- something besides an "Annie Rus sell part," as her most successful portray als have come to be called. During her Astor theater encasement Miss Kussell will annexe in new nlavs bv J. K. Jerome and Israel Zangwlll and wlll give special at Eighteenth and Douglas theater will open this evening with polite vaudeville and the management wishes to say to the public that this place will be n,n r.n a atrlntlv r.flniht nlnn. A noltce- with the popular "Shakespearean Song Now wlll come the long stretch with only man wlu De on duty at an performances Cycle" in November, and Including Harold Bauer, Marie Nlcholls, Elsa Ruegger and Francis Rogers. Mr. Borglum and Mr. Ellis went Into the managerial field long enough to make a neat little sum on a Blspham recital. Great Interest centered around the Sav age Opera company. They gave two splen did performances, ons of "The Valkyrie" and also "La Boheme." "Faust" was poor, and now that Mr. Frank Maclennan has gone on his vscatlon, I may venture to state that he looked exactly Ilk a stuffed sausage- I nearly fell Into th aisle when h emerged from behind th creen ready to meet hla Marguerite. He was a great Parsifal, but Faust la not ln hla blood. His voice waa stuffy, too. I do not suppose It is possible to "let out" tights. He ought to take something for his figure. In parts he did beautiful work. Madame Eamea' concert at the Audi torium, for those who know her, waa a larce. She twisted her program until it waa unrecognized and sang persistently oft the key. band concerts to divert us. The Cincinnati, May festival was m tre mendous success. Sir Edward Elgar was the Hon of the hour. He Is the greatest oratorio composer that England has pro duced since the old halcyon days. His great work, 'The Apostles, was given in its entirety. matinee performances of Bernard Shaw's "Major llarDara, , in wnicn sne niaoe sucn a brilliant- succrss in London. Oswald Vnrke will annear at the head of her sup nortins- comuanv. Miss Russell wlll spend the summer In her beautiful retreat among the Maine woods. Wlltpn Lackaye has finally reached the point where his long deferred dramatic version of "Les Mlaerables" will be pro? A new place of amusement opens tonight duced this week In Waterbury, Conn. The T ,r. ......Iin I a, in V, Ifnnwn na T n Crystal Park - , . . 1. 1. HrrnnirnH In flv acts and a prologue and follows the vital point In Victor Hugo s grest novel, sr. Lackaye wlll be seen ln the powerful ro! of Jean Valjean. The fact that he ha been atudvlns; this character for year and Is looked upon as the one actor ln America who can do Justice to the part makes the Initial performance tomorrow night an event of importance. The play opens at This park Is booked ln conjunction with an inn on the outskirts of Paris, where Other park, and houses, making It one of f -nun- -'nn'--ea'ry"07 Yhe birth of CoU the largest Independent circuits In the ,.tte Famine's daughter. Valjean la In rniinirr TherA will be two shows every traduced in the following acene. which night. All new people every Sunday and Jur -nS" 5dw7th Vale.tt'f? an entire cnange 01 program eveiy j.nui- tne mhop s silver plate and hla eaca and it will cater to and wlshea to make ladies and children It a ladles' resort. UVi: "If la -n The Damrosoh orchestral concert waa the alder me bound to the cast. I believe ihor. only foreign one of Its kind which reached, cughly ln the future of muslo." He cer- our shores Mr Damroach seamed ril. tamly can be classed ,aa a musician and our anorea. Mr. uamroscn med dis- composr ln whom th clement of th old eouraged, but did mot beautiful work. and th new ar happily blended. Ha has Henri Marteau and hi recaption In written In the classical forma and lie has "M,. rnl The rat nf tha vaap'a n v. ... . . also ahOWn a romantic anirlt in his mum wl-: I. v"""" " u i .uin. recent works: ha h.. .tr.in. ii; Richard nlavs. save lion of the German classic Mansfield's produe Don carloa" blur of inartistic inoonse- tnerga Into Cuenc. These eight play, generously patronised through th several months of their runs, bear testimony to the Increasing cfttho liclty of taat on th part of New York theatargoera. Similarity in subject and treatment exists between only two "The , Olrl of the Golden West" and "The Sqjjaw Man." The othera have no points In cc-m-nion. Jn fct they cover almost the entire range of what now passes under the nam . of stage literature. And In thia new evidence of catholic taate 'and the loyal patronage of these play a at . th expense of nearly all the othera Ilea ....... . . . . . . u . , no. HLiamvii 1 no aiirniiy It eeems the great vlollnlat la not aa ad- of the old Hallenlo tragedy in hla "Oedlpua vertlaer. To get along theae days a t rum- pat blare of publicity seems to be neces sary. One local musician has returned to the fold. Mr. Hans Albert, and his playing at the Gahm farewell concert showed that the fire of his genius still burns. Of th Gahroa w shall, alas, gee no more for three year. It Is to be hoped the Amerloaa "Hereto" symphony, upon a day night. The seat are raised in such a manner that each and every person gets a full view of the stage seats with backs and foot rest a Performances last one hour and a half. Gossip from Stageland. Joe Weber celebrated the tenth anniver sary of the establishment of his muslo hall Monday night. The entire Hippodrome force Joined with the tribe ef Weber after the show and such a time as there waa can better be Imagined than described. Hope Booth, a popular actress, who haa been In retlr-ment for the past three years, returned to vaudeville lust week in a neat sketch called "The Utile JJIonde I-ady." which was given a trial at Proctor's Twenty-third street theater last week anil scored such a hit that Miss Booth wlll continue in vaudeville for an indefinite period. Milton Royle also Is at work on a new play, which he is confident will duplicate the success of "The 8uaw Man." It Is to be a modernized miracle play under the title of "StruKle Everlasting." I shall be curious to see how the author of "The Squaw Man" hundles so difficult a proposi tion, and I am by no means alone In my curiosity. The Washington Theater company has nd In the oen incorpornieu in tew xora wun nam It wlll ba a matter Bcrioner, liua mil ana iwrence Weber Of much Interest to the readers 0 the t" pr'nv11'81 no T'r u or ,ne ,1-6 W)0 ,SMU0 Etude to know that Prof. Pain la at prea- of Eto?k' ,bI? ,h.f. n?w cnPany ant at work on a large eymohonlo tLm to huim a h"Rt"r ,n Washington on the upon an American u '-Ahkm j " " flr Oayety theater In Bal- coln. W can all hop that when w have timore and that it will be added next season the pleasure of hearing this work ner- formed w a hall be Justified ln calling It Mr. Krehbled, the famoua New 'York critic, has heard seventeen May festivals at Cincinnati; in fact, all since their start In 1873. Concerning the nesfor of American com posers, John K. Paine, whose death oc curred last week, the following remarks of Louis C. Eelson ln a recent Issue of the Etude are timely: An active musical life that covers the period from lMW to the present embraces every Important event that has oocurred In the higner realms of American music, and Prof. Paine not only has lived through this period, but haa been a prominent leader in the advance from first to last. In a recent letter to the present writer rroi. rains says: "it Tyrannus," and he has given most modern toucnes in om part of hi opera "Asara, numoir in in urientai dances peauurui lorest soenes. pe throusrh the kindness of the prelate. The first act shifts to th city of Meme, where Valjean has bedome the mayor and Is known as M. Madeleine. The trial of the allesred Valjean. the approaching death of Fantlne and the declaration of M. Made leine that he Is the real culprit form th dramatic essentials of this act. Then fol lows through the Immediate acts th as csne of Valjean from Javert ln th ho nltal: scenes at the Inn ef the Thenadlers the engagement of Marlu and Cosntte, the great barricade in tne streets of Paris, where Marlus is wounded and carried throusrh the sewer by Valjean, which Is made the crowning dramatic element of the entire play. 1 he last act discloses the weddins of Cosette and Marlus and the death of Valjean. Manager W. Bradv hns mad a great production of tha play for Mr. Lcknye and a strong company has been engaged to support the star in this great undertaking. With a Change of Victims At laat tha woman policeman or the policewoman had arrived A cry of relief went up from the owners ot the fruit stands. The new guardians of the peace did not swipe a banana or a handful of peanut In passing them But a wall of anguish arose from th dealer In soft drinks, Th" copper on th beat sternly tnalatad on ice cream sodas as her official and right ful perquisil Chicago Tribune. O Dr. Lyon' PERFECT Tgo.Ii Powdor Cleansosi and1 tantlfles ths teeth axxd purines the breath. Seed !bj people of refinement r ore a quarter of a century, CcaTenient for tourists. that they, will come back to Omaha at some future day. The Tuesday club starts nxt season with an entirely new set of officers. The work will be along a little different lines, choral singing being mad mor of a feature and several ntw ideas are talked ot for keeping; th Interest, which th retiring officers e carefully and uoceaafully fostered. The Musical Art society, under Mr. Slmma' able leadership, will go on lta ar tistic and 'delightful way next fall, aa struck m very favorably. The musicians Mrs. Kats's work and enthusiasm have 0f the city ought to meet more frequently, piloted the music department of th w gat "c!iquy" and rutty. I know there Woman's club through another year of greater man than Napoleon, whom Bee- inoven nonorea in music. Lincoln Is so pre eminently a man of the American people that American characteristics must come to th for in such a work. Several musician hav spoken to me of my idea of a musician's dub, thinking It would be an attractive and pleasant thing. Next fall I (hall at least look about and what th xpne would be. One en thusiast suggested that no piano b in stalled, th room to be used purely for reading and social meeting purposes. This educational benefit. to be no remedy for It. The "little Room- Trinity cathedral now claim Mr. and which I hav In mind would be a dropping Mr, Stanley. Their effort ther have ma. fB place for all interested In music. We Urially raised the standard of the mualcal could talk things ever and very likely get services. Mr. Stanley chorus has ap- wholly different impression of many peo- peared often tn conjunction with other at- pi. Any way, it 1 worth trying, tractions, mainly at th Auditorium. 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