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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 21, 100ft. . 1 - t 1 ( X ! i ) Gossip About Plays Players and Playhouses ILUAM Vaufhan Moody's Ths ureat Divide, with Marriiet AillB una nnry Millor in the " -"' "" oi tne eeaeon in is aw Tork, and bida to be the financial success, aa wn. , . . This with due ..-rnce to fw hoi: a. ' lf0UM rat" and The .OpajrltM.1 prof. Mo -dy, wno " aiso roei moo.iv, sr.L m a miasui. Politician Molr-:.)r he tva itelved into soclolocy to 'he tttetu ihnt ha is it rrsft tnatle If not a practical soclalist-hus touched In a brosJer ut,d a drtfp.r mean ing on the sex vision than ary or the o hers who have atiproaohsd It fur a dii- cussion. Ms has none to fun.l,. . and ha dtvata1 K.tk K. m . . . i. - - - - -v.,.a iriiu - i iu 'irrmr.e of ths surroundings of artificiality and oon- ventlon In which .hir authire -rno htve handled ths -Js ne hsva seen fit to ..n,eh their thougnt Orlgl iMIr mllrl Tne la- bin Woman, a name mt.n ppr9rlstely uggestlve of Ms subject matter (ths title was probaoly thing! in def-renct lu Ihs tnaoagsrlal desire o In is full adiuntsgs 2f 'hat Us. s,t strongly .n tra dlrecUon of ftl-r.i thenise imd lmmr t ia- turs), ths drama atUcks ths question of fe!'lr,'n,.,r,,f,,,art''kH',u, Ruth Jordon la alone in a shack on ths Arl- sona desert, rhrss Uniak.n rols:-rrs cr.- tar and dahmi . , . L a-J?! t-.nesla . hr. Oi.s, sji American Milled QiviM, ot.1caliat stronger than his corns vum-. kills ons . wvVu7, m Mier isbiis 10 w v s-e)-s. uisji.il W mm iiriBsi ma i nmrm tosr are msrtsX Ths rt ot ths aUon f tha play ra d,.d to working nt ,t ths aquation, Mr. Corh'n. In ths Sun, an- aiyass tha proposl'lon 1.1 Mh wt.y: "Ks-m 01 fores U thgrandTeepeprn'e.'; WM For, 3w-En.t! tVeP.",.rn0revl.w as V: , nV - ,r ana ,n- n'hter 'Zrw .."T7 " vuivuia, iny were one at kll'tWV the wsat to rsapond in spirit to Its ampler llto.d.,"? ln hsr heart to become part ?A.lt- An1 th ,y of drn"n deslrs which Ghent oasts upon her beoomes from ths first ths sys of a trus aspiration. Kach has need of ths other to evoks ths latent pom- r of his soul. boul TheC. with whlcWr fiWaJ. their anguish Is the eye of poetic vl.lnn w & jt fall Md-n'.?.W?,t,eWnh P,rtrf J ' ' in" ZtocFtS llXlwXS&tt aware of his depravity, and ln ths months ' that fnllnar hla aanaa h.. .11 1. A that follow his sense of humiliatinn Aun. n -w11 o""" him and brings to light all the patience, the devotion, the nobility of hla rugged heart; and so, all ths time. his heart tells blm that he Is right. Ruth aJap . from the first feels ln the deeper rthr ?LSe:himr'M ZLnZ opportunity to shoot him, or herself. She tries to do eaoh in turn and does neither. In the months of her life with him In the Catalina mountains she feels happiness knocking at hsr door, but, victim aa aha is of tha conventions and tha proprieties of her people, aha bars tha way to ft. The price i Ghent paid for her was a chain of Buffets. She learna ta maJca Indian bas kets and sells them at a neighboring hotel unui one Dy one ens has bought oacK every nugget ln the chain from its Greaser owner. There is dsep womanhood in ths tlsrceness of her pride, as well aa deep feeling for the puritanical character. When the last nugget Is bought shs throws the completed chain at the fset of her husband and leaves him to go back to her New Kngland home. But Instead of being free) of him his shadow only falls acre, her Ufa the mors blackly. The final scene of reconciliation is one of masterly divination. It is the man who has per petuated tha ostensible aln; but he has got only good out of It. He has grown to tlie full stature of spiritual strength. Tne woman has Buffered violence luvd outrage, and. out of it has got only blight and death. Her prlds and her scruples spell spiritual extinction. It would be hard to overestimate tha originality of the value of such treatment cnT such s theme. The wagea of sin, our garemohers and playwrights are accustomed to tell us. Is death. Here la a man in Wboss vision tha waxes of sin la life. ' Ruth's brother, when bs learn, ot the manner In which Ghent won her. has ths impulse, tbe world old and world approved impulse, to kill him. Her mother, a model of con- VenUonai goodness, gays: "You should have killed yourself!" In her heart Ruth knows that either event would have meant spiritual death. In the end she accepts ths wages of her sin and Ghent's, which is the fulness of life and happiness. Of any attempt to proclaim what wa have 'coma to call manifest destiny Mr. Moody is no doubt unconscious. Except for his antl-lmperlallst ode the Idea would have no pertinence. But of the nearer significance. of hla play he Is unmistakably aware. There has been much question of the "propriety" of the Initial scsns of vlo- ln her heart Kutn liif rlnnn. rnntnivpnM mil mnawt r hssrlshsifi beliefs. Bernard Shaw at hla moat ir- reverent never tkuglit anything more loono- clastic. And Mr. Moody has this supreme advantage, that whereas the brilliant lush- man when he haa Hashed m Daradox or two has spent hla powder he infuses his piay witn tne eartniy nres or primal pas sion and nourishes the flame with all ths richness of the deepest spiritual life of men and women, finero has never been, keener tn psychology end never half as deep. Henry Arthur Jones has the heait of passion and the head of right thinking; but oompared to this plsy all his outor.es against the deathly hypocrisy of Puritan Ism seem pale. Tliore, It Is true, are all great playwrights, each with his niche In the hall of the Kngllsh drama, while Mr. Moody la a bare novice. One swallow does liot make a drink. And yet It la all tha wine tauter needs to saver ths rarest Vint- Jesse Lynch Williams' play, which was supposed to taks the lid off journalism, Aidln't make aa much ot a stp',ash ln New Tork as In Chicago, and vacated ths Gar den theater for Mr. Clay Clement and his play, "Sam Houston." Tbs Indifferent re ception accorded to the newcomer la quite as disheartening In Its way as the scornful hoot with which the first wss received. Aa a matter of fact, ths Alamo has been for gotten, and it proof of this wrt wanted", it l to bs found tn ths fact that the only New York paper of Wednesday morning that deigned to notice tha opening at tha Garden of Mr. Clement's engagement on Tueeniay evening has headed It. "Remember mr, kiimi. it is painruuy apparent inai the printer at least had never heard Of tha Alamo, and that tha sroofreader had forth. wTa ..-?J.a 1 1 -.1 IhilH nonce forgotten the glorioua snd to which navy Crockett and hla gallant band wsis devoted in that struggle. But. In days ta come, wnsn autnors ana actors ang. puono have dstermlnsd finally that under oar tain conditions men and women will do aertain things, and havo ceased to discuss and an- alyse tha obvious, maybe ths itorjr of Tesas and Ita hsross. Bam Houston. Davy Crockett, Pandy Ellis. Big root Wallacs and tna rssi, win appeal aumclantly string to get a hearing at least. At present ths war cries of thesis stirring days fall on ears that are attunsd to tha rabbis of ths drawing room and ths Jargon ot ths mart. In tha meantime a certain sort of savasa aatlafactlon axlsts In ths reflection that Mr. Williams has not auccsedsd In making folks bellsv. that "Tha Stolen Btory" give. an aoouraie picture 01 me in a aajiy news- paper offloe. Cesalag Kveate. X, asw "rdlllon ds Iaiss," ths big Na One oompany of "Ths Wlsard of Os" will be at tha Boyd theater Sunday. Mon day and Tuesday svsnings and a spsoUl matinee oa Tuesday. This famous ax trataca&aa has Uken oa a new leas, ot life. New songs, nsw scenic Illusions and a battalion ot nsw rheru. beauties whl snllvsa tha production, which will in polrt mt aaaxnlflosnoa and spectacular splendor axoei all past presentations of "The Wnsrd oa- Ths inlmltsols charactsrlMfon f ths Tin Wood ram and ths Sears nw till bead ths army or merry-makers en- Bated In tha production. Thla year -Tbs . . a a a.-..- .- I vviaara oc ui iwwui. ucw ii l a ii kallra waioh la dsciaiMd to be eonv usivsijr AfenAm i r in. uiiu rniuna r ,na nnnirAriimin - ........ w w.. .. Attniiia . . v. ..... . . . . i,.w ,. ..a. . ,l,. vminv aieia turni is tha .,h,. . ones I know and have met in nrt far a raver ,,fY.i,.va In tha inat a. I 1. v ...a a- With WhOe thoughts, and V-T. ...k.iI ..T. T:.. "-o."'"-. w iiuuic. Mnw cumiucu iu feelings, and hopes, and Ideals I A i rt.ri)i nuri id rvruv, suuuc. uuitl. uut a. v a . s a. l. . . m a. a. at ,,, . , . -1 . . a funnr. The Bcsrcr. who. perhaps, hat no llvlnv muiI an umitiK nnmw will delist the admirers of hie terpsi- cnor-an ability with a new Indian dan,:, in which tha v,n.,.. ne ....r,nir, aina ..i wwcta uuotdoyb ii ii i ii ii ik ii BuuiAWB. - wwwa anu luviiH """"i will participate. The Tin Man also ha- a Mw comi "r "Would Tou Like to Go Halvee On Thatr which Is quite the funnleet song he has yet perpetrated. Halt a hundred girls lend the charm of their graves to this season's presentation of "The Wlsard of Oa." The Will J. Block Ainufement company's presentation of Oeorae V. Hobsrt's song nlav. 'Tominr Thru' the five win he at tha ti,A . v. ... a ... rk.... t. I - a ' uii vii ,nuiiufi 1 1 u j a,,.- Saturday evsnlngs and a mstlnee on Bat- rday, Ths score, which was compo-ied r A. Baldwin Bloans, Is exceptionally tuneful, snd possesses an originality which Is quits unknown nowadays. Kvsry num- a succession of dainty mrlo1les which insist upon being whistled. Mr. Hobart has supplied a cUverly nrllten comy, sontalning what most mu.ir.l com- do not, a plot. Ths story trsals ot uanturss of a tailor, who is cont,U' Vn' ,nt T!.4 WhI! searching for his runawey daughter, who "vlnf become dissatisfl) with bir horns ,. ,A ,A . ... ... oes to Newport to mske her own ta- rear. Ths many complications which ai Its ars tunny snough to keep fis iiudl.rcs In wiiw irnr iiiua si uuutr vi vw v sumn, ' " P tn her own inimitable styls, and sue- "All orsatlng enough l.uh'..r to set- Mt tha most pelmltlc plnygosr. 11 .a chorua Is composed of sn array of beamy mat wouiu ns niireun to mp c e. tC,t' ftU" et th "e ,n ,rU- Blht a'1'1 ""V,"- ,,vh0 mpoe m BBiiei, r- -jm-i..uui.,.t un. onncers ana tneir wonarnui wniriwina vo.ut.on. prov. a p.oang d.v.r.lon. Th. ra,t "1,J contains Frank Ialor, Alma You- lln, Besss Gibson, Wllllivn Blley Mston iind ...i. others. ' otn'fs. -. rr ,n4 Horse show week St ths Bur- wood thsater another charming farce com- f?" r"nie"!r-J" tnree-aci piay wnicn wuue comer maae known to u- na" ben eIectea ana P- pft"d1W"h "UCh C"' tV7rTi, and wl" b Klven wlth mucn ttentlon Ajitall A UnrfliAn arltl ha aaan a tr detail. Mr. Morrison will be seen ss Mr. Smooth, the young man who lies himself A, . . ut of cn tfln' na ,nt0 another throughout the whole proceedings, and finally wins by his grest gall. Miss Elliott l ChllW.h. Who isn't quit. what tha name suggests, and the others of the company will be well located. The piece itself Is of a quieter order than the de scription Suggests, but is full of Snap and action. It will be offered first at a matlnae this afternoon and each evening during, the week, with other matlnets on Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday. a ..... i k. i. -. i. . ..ia - llWE,li;a, LUi H.U J LI I I IIHB 1 1 1 IIIC11V V a - . . I fl A. , , , , a tangible plot I. "Gay New York." which the marvelous soprano to Join the Metro- VUiA V'SPr oomes to the Krug for two days, starting polltan Opera company, a distinction sought m a new piay 0f western life, "The Three matinee today. It Is a show with plenty of by all grtat singers In America. Helena is of Us." by Rachel Crothers. Ths play rc- action, intensified by some pretty music Said to nave the greatest rang, of any &ndJ,' ft" 'iJi.Vh" r Vh'ar and a cast that contains some of the best singer ln the. world. O. T. Flske and ters jn the play they are easterners by Notes and Comment on Musical Matters OUNT CREIQHTON, who cele- c mi b rated his seventy-fifth birthday several Amvm un. In tha nnuru of his benefactions .has dono a. nea.t . Seel fnr amhltlnm tniialrt . - students. Naturally wo all think ' first ot Mary MunchoiT, who has made such a phe- nomenal success a. a concert singer In Europe,. Her talent has come to full fruit- age and her work and ths position shs haa fof) h.-M,f ,.. h. , , maae lor nersslf must bs a very rtvu ' &w UJV wug mtui iucu success possible. Often I meat Count Creighton on the atraal n-r t !... ... i,Wh, tne atreac oar. I always say. here la Miss Munchoff this week?" Invariably he pulls an itinerary from his pocket and In a raw mini.tA. t w. .. ... ,. a few minutes I know just where shs Is and how faet she Is traveling to fill her recital dates. Shs Is a great favorite and goes many times to ths same places. Once, when on mr way east, Count tor the piano and he was going to ses that she had line Instruction, and svery vantage. No doubt there are dosens of w. ,K , . similar case. Which no one knows of. They are all helping to make many lives finer and better. Bach wields Its circle of Influence: Isn't it great to do these deeds of kindness, while llfs and health glvs the benefactor power to enjoy results ? If Count Creighton ever has Insomnia, he ought to bo able to put In a good many comfortable nights Just thinking about all ths good things he has set afloat. -4 When Leoncavallo, the great composer of "I Pagllaccl," appears at the Auditorium in Omaha on November 13, be will offer Omaha several new compositions. For In- atanre. wa shall listen hers for tha first time to hi. "Av. Maria," composed for th. a,u ul nH'a ofc i. Also a new march, "Vive l'Amorlque,'" which he has dedicated to President Root, veil. It Is built on th. two melodies. "Yankee Doodi." and "pixie." Othor numbers will bs excerpts from "Roland of B-rii-.- ana frnm hla nnara -Kuaa .hirh Is now playing In the Teatro Lyrico In Milan. Leoncavallo is now working on his "Jusnesse da Figaro," ths first production of Which ha hopes to' make in this coun try. Among ths artists coming ovsr with Leoncavallo, beeldea the solo singers and the L Bcala orchestra, la llgnor Msrsn- gonl, ths famous double baas player of the inaututa nf Mnale at Florence 01 Mu'' at Florence. Blgnor Marangoni is coming over not only as a member ot tha La Bcala orchestra, but also as a psrsonal frisnd of JJeonoa- valid. Bignor Marangoni is oonsiaered in Italy ths second Bottesinl. Among the membera of tha La Bcala orchestra are soms of ths bsst profsssors ot ths string and wind Instruments In Milan, who have nsver visited Amtrloa, and are taking this little) trip mora aa a vacatloa than any- tning eise. ine enure orcnesirw win re- turn to Milan ea December t, reaching Milan on Deotmber U, In time for ths rehearsal for ths Bcala season, which opens " Dscembsr M. .. . Following la a specimen Leoncsvalla pro- rm: (t . EES ."irtbehlnd ths scenes Zasa, Duo. Zass snd Mllto Mme, Perrablnl. Mr. Barbalnl. Zasa, CantlbUa dl Cassart. Mr. Bslisttl Eata, Dslolamato de Zsea. Mme. Forreblnl. fasa. Arioso de Mlllo. Mr. Barbalnl. Medtcl. Bepturr. Mesdames Rlaslnl. Farrablnl; Messieurs Psrhstnl, Perya, Bslisttl, Ds ferran, Maechl. Rolando dl Berllno. Overture. Orahestra. Ave Maria (first tlms). . Vms. Cslvt and Artists (ReepectfiMiv dedicated to Pope Plus X.l p..i,i7-i. Proloso. sr. BellattL StVTu?.' Barblinl. viva rAmeriqus. March (first tiros). orcneetrsA. (Baspeotfully ! neusi ieu. to President a This cupping from ths Courier Cannes in ma. uitfj u. uiem nia m STeai iRinni 1am.1iH.rr j nar, im ine in ins snt-rtainsra In the country. Besid-s all thi. ik... . . k.... n.,. ..a tfrls, who danes end einf and do their part toward a pleaslnf thre hours' entertain- m tk. a- k. .a.-...! .v. . ... ii nil. 1 1 j uffrma.li ana inaunui in unui ni 1 ' alt It- kn eituatione. The cast la rsallr a alar one. principal member bains; such well- nown people as Hurry Emerson, Union Hoerleln. Edward B. Adams, OUle Omen, Edward Brennan, Florence Clements, Mm- da H. Foy, Bessie BartelL, Richard Bartlett nd Nick Brown. Ths new "Mcradden s Row of Flats," with Its fund of reel humor, Its olever SDeclaltles. Its slds-soUttlna- cllmaxM and situations will na a f ha tf-tiv tHaata ' - . . Tuesdsy and Wednesday, October B and K filncs Its Isst preeentatlon here It has been extravagantly resupplled with eoensry. oos- tumee, etc., and comes this time new from tart Hnlsh. The compsny Is a strong ne and contains many funny comsdlans. h appear In ths numerous roles as well presenUng their Specialties. There Is . rg. ohoru. of pretty .nd shapely lr'"' wno n. opines, disport themselves wlth ,Pflt nd ,n very fstohlng manner, Commenom. Th"u77 night and con- .. fo, ,he e.miiee r Hi.L i. h.i, Williams and Vralkor In their latest and M COm.d? "Abyislnla." will bs th attraction at the Krua- theater These I, ih jje ntw "Abyssinia" an Intsrpretatloa that - e4 Ale. ia A AMa.M .i...s n-i. pla (, Ufg, coriglom4H.fttltm of lun,fut hiuBo 4aial ,,-,, funny rttuatlons and eubora,a ienery. which, sdded to ths ecCentroltls ot the stars, makes a combl- fcaUOll lh.t ,.Bl.in, th. f ,he Premier colored" stag. y of Bert Williams . favorltes. The ubil- and Oeorpe Walker In the flel(j of ay ,. wen known to the theater-going public of New York, and their fame as comedians does not suffer by the parts they take In "Abyselnla." Of the music of the piece, It can be said to be above anything ever heard tn a similar en tertainment. One of the very best bills of the season Is promised at the Orpheum for the week starting matinee today. A variety, In cluding novelty and some very unusual eluding novelty and some very Unusual ,ettture- """'" th. program. Mile, Thereea Rens, the world-famed equestrl- ... enne, and her two celebrated white stal lions, corns at the top of the roster. May Boley and "The Pollv Girls." oresentlns "The Village Cut Up,", a merry melange of everything pertaining to musical comedy, burlesque and comlo opera. Is another one ot the big features. This little conceit Is an Idea of Rich Carles, In whose "The Maid and ths Mummy" Miss Boley was leading woman. Among the "Polly Girls" Is Jennie Praeger, the noted eccentrto dancer. Edith Helena, who recently re turned from engagements lasting two years In Europe, I In vaudeville for but a short narlnd now. for Tterr Cnnrled has encas-ed the great Italian's position In tha modern muslo world: It IS (pnerallv Conoeded that his "I PaS " J""'" """ "u'y' which acoompllahtd the recent revolution ln Italian cnera. and save It new life by iu a kCLt.au wiioia, aiiu ka-vv it iiavr mi wj seeking to combine the ancient heritage ' .Ti IifLifcXf J,0i.I?"1, . "TL tiVLiS V?? . ft lowers. Leoncavallo was not a mere lmlta- tor however, and while he was Intelligent enough to adopt the manner of the Neo- Qermans, he was original enough to break away irom ineir suuject manor anu w ""' ul Pola!y aireotion or nia own. Spt-sklng birds, megaphone dragons, flying horses, and mystical, mythological and soologlcal figures of the distant past aid not appeal to Leoncavallo as ths best texts around which to write the full blooded, rlchly eorpusoled music with which he felt himself Inspired. He looked Into the life around him, and found there the material he sought. "Where there srs human beings thers Is drama," said Leon cavallo; "and why not write the story and round me, tne the flesh. motives, and am most main what Leoncavallo did. and his success is now a matter of musical hlatory. a 1 " Miss Louise Ornisby of Central City, Neb., sang ths soprano role of Verdi's "Requiem" at the Worcester (Mss) testl- val a week or two ago. Leonard Liebling hd the fallowing comment In the Counsr upon the performance generally avnd Mia. Ormsby's singing ln particular: The peitorniance of the "itequiem" was ai dent, impuasioned, vital, anu the singers Sct.aed not at ail tne same body that uad performed so listlessly anu li.efltciively ti.e evening before. ioin tne meieat plnls ulnio la the "Agnus Del" to Hie inikhuest tuite In tlie "Lies irae' the chorus showed Itself capable of every dynamic sliaue. The entrances were socurate to a hair and were aooumpiiahud when necessary With tlie foroe ana Imprcaeaveiiess of a thunderbolt, "1Jrf' Y' '! ' rnytnm were tne otlier pieuomlnatiiig ele- ments ln this remarkable performance, for wnlcn the credit shou.d be appoit.omd JJj choru, sua the oon- ihe soloists were fired with the enthual- sm of the singers behind them and gave their parte in a manner which Worofeler had not heard In ail the six Derformaiicci of ths "Requiem." The volcee of the quar tet cou.d not have been better matched, and the "blend" that bugbear of all sulo ensembles was smooth enough to satlsiy even the most finical ear. Mlse Louise rmby put her soul In her voice snd the result wss a pteoe of singing wtvoss sincer ity no one could doubt. The soprano tart of the "Requiem" la a task that requires highest order Of vocallsm and Interpre- tatlve powers of ths most versatile kind, llfm Ormsby's resources contain all tne emotional regleters, and she lavisned thsin ,lb.rilllj, on duet wUh oontraUo, ..A,. nus tel," and on the final solo, "Libeie, me." Particularly th. latter was as fln- l!hldlJ?1,.llf.toJimn V co.ul!d highest pralss g) Master Earl Victor Prahl, ths hoy ao- prano of tha Blakeslse Concert company, will sing Ollder's "Blng My Boul His Wondrous Love'' at the Young Men's christian association msn's meeting la tbs Lyrlo Theater Sunday afternoon, October a at 4 p. m. On Friday afternoon Mra It B. Uowel) gave an informal musicals. Miss Luten who hss juat returned from several years study of ths piano ln Oermaay, gave several numbers. a . ,. . . . . Ths recital glvsn last Thursday night by Mrs. Turnsr, Mr. Bills, Mr. Cuscadsn and enjoyable affair. Tha program was dlgnl- fled and Instructive, and was listened to with quiet atleution and Itnerest Though ths audience was not large. It was represen tative. 4, . . .. . Church muslo of more than ordinary In- tsrest to tboaa who love tha beat will be nraaantad todav at at Marv'a Avae.ua rr prsaentea today at at. Msrys Avsnui Ccn- gregatlonal church at the morning service, Mr. Kelly, assisted by full rtiolr and solo- i... .,, ,. . lets, will present excerpts from tha era- torio, "The Last Judgment," by Spohr, the rr-at vlnlinla a nA umno-A, mkm k .. . been conceded by critic, to b. .na of ,h. Very greatest masters of composition, lis was born In 17. and he died on October 8. Nellie MeDonoufh i - w. rill offer a nnvrt ld Flsks, ' called "Qnod New." Bedninl and hie educated do will be among the newcomers. Ferry, th contortionist, with his weird, mystsrious and elaborately stared turn called "In Fairyland;" Kate brothers, eccentric acro bats, and new klnodrome pictures All out the program. A the New York Theater. NEW TORK. Oct. .0,-Tunls F. Dean, who ss manager of Mrs. Llle Carter un der David Belasco had a hand In making that actress one of the most famous on the American stare, handling the hun dreds of thousand of dollars of cash netted In connection with the production of "T)U Pr) 7 Zasa" and "The He.rt of Mary- lfin cemed until there cams "the parting of the waye" between the great mnaiter and the Wltrnhsn'crfeV. 10' thVamp'" the roppofJ)t,on .. Thli (jppi.io,, 0f Mr, Dean s to remain with the Belsaco companies has trr;nd,i,nirpr f.', with'Mr "Bcutco'I ,,,w payi ..Th Ro,, ot (n. R,ncho." when It Is presented for ths tlrst time In Boston j, iOMt Thi Oort,n w.it... jnr. tnn Is widely known in ths theatrical rrofelon and since ths MrT CUrtdsrWhs"'hAT cation season at his old horns at Baltlmors "0 sxt Atlavntio City. as for Blanche Rate herself at ths Belasco theater, slthough she ha been rlsving "Ths Oirl of the Oolden West" In bivid Belascos drama of the wet for "ormsnce ox -ids uiti wiu os xuenoay, vu New Tork bad a chanc of witnessing William Oillette's latet play at ths Gr rlck tlwater last Monday evening. London and lioeton. and several other American cities for that matter, have slresrfy son It. The author appear In the star part. I'nlike moit of Mr. Gillette' recent suc- ceypee It I a love story, pure and simple. Mr. ollli-tte's part I Dr. Carrinffton. whose ward. Clarlre. whom he loves. Uvea with him. He seek to give her up In favor of a younger eultor, but she rebols. That they are happily united 1 to be expected, but thnf doe hot occur until after several dra matic scenes. The name part goes to Marie Ioro, who has won much success tn the part. Others ln the cast are Adelntcle Prince, Lucille Ta Verne, F"rnncls Carlyln, Frank Burbeck and Btokes Sullivan. On Tuesday night, at the Garden theater. New York witnessed the advent of a new star, Clay Clement, who has not acted ln New York since 1898. HI play now Is "Sam Houston," and the title role Is Mr. Clement's. The piny Is chiefly concerned with Houston's defeat of Snnta Ana and his career as president of Texas and sen ator from that state. Mr. Clement, with two collaborators, has written the play. A setting both picturesque and historically accurate le promised. Kathleen Kerrigan hu the leading woman's part For his third week In New York H. R Irving l presenting at the New Amster dam theater two plays with which hla father's name was associated. One is "Ths Lyons Mall," given on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, and at the Wednesday matinee. The other play given on Thursday and Friday evenings and at Saturday matinee Is "King Charles I." With "The Lyons Mall" Mies Doro thea Balrd appears In a new one-act play, "King Rene's Daughtsr." In "King Charles I" she has the part of Queen Henrietta Maria. 1859, thus tomorrow will bs ths forty- seventh anniversary ot hla death. A i . on nsxt Thursday eve at the Bonmouer - ..,,.,. .. -.,,, Muller auditorium ths following pro - gram will be given by the Robert Cuscaden 'P0' tor trd lnstrumsnta aaslated by Miss Maud Peterson, soprano and Miss Myrtle Moses, contralto; pupils Of Mr. mils. Admission will be free. No one amtted after :16. Program: r' ' War March of the Priests from "At- halla" Mendelesolm School Oreilestra. (a) Madrigal glmonettl (h) Mazurka DeMuth Agnes Undsland and Orchestra. Nymphs and Fauns Bemberg Miss Pstsreen. Legends , Bohm Kilxabeth Becker and Orchestra. (a) Norwegian Melody Ols Bull b Intermexso from "Cavallsiia Rustl- cana" Mascagnl School Orchestra. (a) Slave Song Del Diego (b) The Promised Lsjid....Joaai L. f'ense (o) Little Boy Blue.... Joyce .. .. . Miss Moses. "Hajri Rati" Hungarian cxardas....HUDay , Charles Havlicek and Orchestra. Value Melodlqua "Sweet Caresses" , Langey Orchestra, A quaint and attractive advertisement from Henry W. Savage consists of a dozen Postal rds "i5;"8111. "f "? Madame Butterfly," the .tragic Japanese opera. Mme. Nordics will be the (tar attrac. tlon of ths San Carlo Opera company. What a treat to hear her In "Tosca," "Adrlenne Lecouvreur," "II Trovatore" and "Travlata," One gets so used to think ing of her as a Wagnerian singer that her exquisite mastery of ths coloratura phase of her art Is sometimes lost sight of. She will be ten week. In New Orleans and th. other fifteen will be used ln various large cities. s Mr. and Mrs. Borglum have rsturned from their summer In Europe and are now set tled In their new residence-studio on Capi tol avenue. MARY LEARNED. as. Moris Rosenthal, ths Austrian wlsard of the keyboard, may not appear in America again for many years sfter his forthcom ing tour. Rosenthal has told his Intimate friends that at the end of the next two years he exnex'ta It. an into retirement tor an Indefinite period and devote himself to study and composition. It will be reinem- berd Y aganinl hid himself away in sn Italian monastery for two years und emerged a more marvelous violinist than ever before, and while away from 1 tim world he wrote music that has pluced his rShf.i"10" ih lmm..r.t,t'. ,l.l,'it"uhal " Tuesday, October S, Canillle Salnt-Saens, ths distinguished composer, plsnlst and nr- Sanist, ceinuraled ms seventy-nrst Dirin y. Giuseppe Verdi was Just 22 years old on the day wlien KaJnt-Sans was born at I'arls, in the year 1X. The Illustrious Italian, whose memory will be "especially honored in New York this week by the Unveiling of ths new Verdi monument, made his advent at Ronsole, October y, Dili, tn the same year and about four months and a half after Wagner. Verdi Passed away January 27. ltejl. surviving Wegner by nearly eighteen years. Salnt Saens has lived nearly his whols llfs in the gay city where lie nrst opened his eye. The perennial youthfulnesa of this distin guished Frenchman is as remarkable aa his Versatility as u composer and virtuoso. ' Tito Rlcordl, general stage manager for all Puccini oparas that have been pro- duced In Europe, arrived In New York last wcH to superintend the stage direction of this country until after the rtrst American performance ot the new opera st Wash ington, October IS, a..i th-n return to atuge the Paris production. Hlcordl gave the opera lis first staging at Ia Bcalu In Milan two years sgo, and also produced it far ine uoyai opera at t-ovent uarden. pur- Ing ths winter he will superintend the staging of -Madam HutterQy'" both tn Vienna and Berlin. Kicordl takes mors tban profeaelonai Interest In th Amr- oan ,UCua. of Puc.lnl s lutest work, for the resson that he It was who supgented convening Into grand opera John I-uthcr Iorig story and lvld belasco'. Amer- inmu, f -Madam Butterfly." He assisted the lets Olusco, Puccini's librettist, In outlining three acts of the ouera and ti rtiWork" "X sensational masterpiece. This Is Rlrordl's &vby CJrnlr hlmsSlt IwUowe birth, dropped down In a Nevsda mining camp. The role affords Miss Mtllson op portunities for some effective snd emo tional acting. Ths cast Includes Frederick Truesdsll. Hsnry Kolker. John Westley. Stanley Dark, Jane Peyton and Eva Yin Weber's thsater reopensd on Thursday with Cora Maynard s play. "The Measure of a Man," which was presented by ama teur last spring. The theme of the play Is ths conflict betwsen ambition and man hood and between an illicit and a pure love. Incidentally, modern business rneth ode are seen from a muckraker's viewpoint. Ths excellent oompany which is presenting the play Includes El. M. and Oeorgs Hol land, Psrcy Haawslland Mary Hail. A new rural play. 'Caps Cod ryl." bsing put on at the Academy of Muaio. It is a dramatisation by Karl W. Mayo of Sarah McLean Greene's novel or ths sum nam, published nearly thirty ysars ago. Llsblsr at Co., the produoers. are indulging In soms ftsw and startling scenic effects, the chief of them being a ship wreck off Long Point, with ths hsroins pulling out in a smsll bost to rescus her sailor lover. In the cast srs Karls Breaii. Charles Mackay, George Richards, E. J. RetolllTe, John D. O Hara. Harry Mont gomery. W. H. St. Jarre, Sarah Perry. Resale Barrlscals. Anna Whsaton and Lla sis Conway. . , , The Irlving Place thsater opened last Monday night with "Der Heifer." by Fe lls Phllllppl. a ploture of smart Osrman life. Six new members of tha t-onnwi , companv are being seen for the . rlret time. The chief parts art blnf P'sr-d by Adolph Winds, carl Maehold, Jo tleggt and Mllly Relmann. To aucceed "Popularity." at Wallack's. Charles Frohman will brssent San Bernard In a new mueleal play, "lhs Rich Mr. Hoggenhelmer," by Harry Smith and Ludwlg Englander. The first per formancs will bs glvsn on Monday, Oo- t0Ahnls' Russell began last Monday night and, of course, closes tonight ths last week, of her engagement as Puck In A Midsummer Night s Dream" at ths Astor. Monday next Viola Allan Will bs sssn in "Cymbsllne." Gossip from Stastelaad. When Annie Russell concludes her mar velonsly successful engagement ns Puck ln "A Midsummer Night s Dream" at ths Astor theater, late this month Managers Wagenhals & Kemper will send her. w.th all the sumptuous details 01 me s,wu -duct Ion, on a brief tour of the chief cities of the country. She will be seen ln some of the big eastern cities and will make a Jump to New Orleans, playing a few Inter mediate points, taking In St. Louis on the return and ending up at New York, where her Interrupted run at the Astor theater will be resumed. Richard Mansfield will leave New Tork for Chicago with his company on Fri day morning next and will arrive Saturday afternoon. On Monday evening at 7:46 he will act "Peer Gynt" at the Grand Opera house for the first tlms on sny stoge. This week is devoted by Mr. Mansfield to dress rehearsals of "Peer Gynt" In New. York. Complete performances are to be given each day in the New York theater, begin ning at noon, with scenery, costumes, light effects, dancers and full orchestra. Ths four carloads of scenery for the plays In Mr. Mansfield's repertoire will arrive ln Chicago on Wednesday and a store house has been secured, where it will be kept until after the "Peer Gynt" performances. In ths Mansfield special train will be four Sleepers, a day coach, a dining car. five scenery and baggage cars And Mr. Mans field's ptivats car. Ths performance of "Peer Oynt" on Monday, October 29, will foous on Chicago ths artistlo Interest of both Europs and America. Mr. Mansfield's enterprise reveels lbaen'a poetlo comedy to Amertoa before England has seen It. Ths rols Is ons whloli Sir Henry Irving wanted much to act, but he felt his phys ical limitations too much to undertake to play a swaggering young mountaineer overflowing with animal spirits, or Oven ths cynical plutocrat (as In set four), fine though he undoubtedly would hsvs been In the last act as ths aged homecomsr, who finds his real self and final peace In the heart of the pure woman who haa waited a lifetime for her wanderer. Ibsen made many cuts in "Peer Gynt" from his orig inal writing, and It is often acted at ths Theater Royal, Chrlstlsnla. Ths court thsatsrs of Berlin and Muntoh have each acted th comedy and In Parle it haa been given at the Theater de L'Oeurre. It Is ths last plsy Ibsen wrote which might b seen by the "young person." But Its beau- IUU4 siory ana main niuiai. diversions and panoramic delight mak it a piav with an appeal even to ennaren- Owing to a totally unexpected popularity In the remarkable tour of Yrett Uullbert and Albert Chevalier, tha two famous European artists, who are ' now touring the country In one of the most stupendous tours svery arranged In this country, i-ieo-ler A Co., the managers ot the ,.. 11 haira orranaart a four Weeks' ak- tendon, which will take the twin stars Into ths western territory from Duluth, Minn. The weet is somewhat Inclined to look askanoe at an artistlo event, which the rst of the country Is to see and which Is not to bs given them, and some clamoring has been beard, which hod for Its tons a certain unfairness ln the arrangement. Feeling the Justice ot the complaint Mr. Oeorgs O. Tyler, the executive head of Liebler Co., has ar ranged ths extension referred to above, and so, when the organisation strikes Duluth. Instead Of turning eastward again, and finishing ths tour at Urooeklyn, November 17 as originally planned, the organisation will prooeed to Omaiia, and thence to Salt Lake City, taking in after that all the principal oltiee of the Paclfio seaboard. Nothing but one night will bs played any where, and Uiis is in Itself a remarkable state of affairs. So far even New York City was allotted but one day In the tour, and this is the best that any municipality can hope for. The theatrical term, "one night stand" is sufficiently well known to the lay public to be understood, and when it is considered that the enormous distances of ths west are to be cut up Into a series of these, wins idea of the magnitude of tlie railway arrangements may be gathered. As an Instance to show the speed at which this tour Is being carried forward, Madame Gullbert and Mr. Chevalier were In Quebec, Canada, October 10. Nine days later they reached New Orleans and had visited nlno of the largest cities In the union. The itinerary comprises a total railroad mileage of over 35,000, and It Is the most stupendous task the railroads of this country, or any other, have ever been called upon to com plete. As an artistic event It has been re ceived with a favor that la little short of marvellous. AMIIEMKNTB. CREIGHTON 'Phonn Douglas 494. Week Commencing Sunday Matinee, Oct. 21 To-day 2:15 To-night 8:15 Modern Vaudeville MLLEs THERESE RENZ Mart Famous Kquestrlenne in World. TiAYBOLEY -Jid "The Polly Glrla" EDITH HELENA The Marvelous Soprano. O.T.FIskeiNellie McDonough In "Good News." lEDNINI and HIS DOG The Coinodlun and Hi. Intelligent Canine. FERRY In Fairyland. KATES BROS. liecentrio Acrobats. Kinodrome IaXcIusIvs New Motion Pictures. nio loo, gso, too. AMTSKMBST. OYD'S TONIGHT, Mon., Tues. Tues. Matinee llAmUa Mitchell Prwsrdt Uto Moiuunch ot Them All The Wizard of Oz TUB BIO ORIGINAL NEW YOIIK PnODl'CTIOX. A BtPKRB CHOIUB OP FIFTY- T1IK Ht'BSIAN PONY BALLET. Curtain at Sharp. , Thurs.. Fri., Saturday, Oct.. 25-26-27 "'si" Tho Season's Most Drllliant Attraction ! Th Will J. Block Amuiament Company's Buptrb Production Coming Thro" the Wsrdiky Gta. V. Bebirl 0 ln tha Company Comr-tllans, Klngers, Dancer. STELLA MAYHEYV FRANK LALOR Bess Gibson, Flortnoa Townsend, Alma Youlia. John Park, Prank Doann, Wm. Hilar Hatch, Parclval Jennings and all tha others ot lita nrle-tnal enmnanv. The Old with tha Whits Horsa." Tha Ponjr UaUet tha Newport Dellea Th Itrauty Chorus of Blxtf Bcenery, Costumes and Other Effects ot the Utmost Grandeur. The Whole Compassing a Veritable Festival ot Drllliant Wit. Charming Mualc, Delightful Terpsichore and Chromatic Splendor. IT IS THE QUINTESSENCE OF PRISMATIC MAGNIFICENCE I Concededlr the Distinguishing Musical Comedy Buccess ot Last Season In tha United flutes. It is tha Cap-Sheaf ot Present Day Achievement In RUge Wonder Work. BURWOOD : DlgNlw Matinee and Night. Tuss., Thurs., Skt. Matinset Woodward Stock Co. Xa tha acre " MR. SMOOTH WUlie Collier's areas aacoess. PRICKH Night and Bun. Matinee, lOc-Zec; Tues, Thurs, Sat. Mats., lOo. NEXT WKEK "sUlos KRUG 2DAVS AND ONE MATINEE. TaT-T A V STARTING MATINEE 1 JUjt I THE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY WITH A STORY GAY NEW YORK WITH LILLIAN HOERLEIX AND HARRY EMERSON AND CHORUS OF 80 GORGEOUSLY GOWNED BEAUTIES 2 NIGHTS. STARTING TUESDAY. aT-afT X MATINEE WEDNESDAY VW 1 a J THE -TOLLIE8T, GAYEST mXTURE OF MIRTH AND MUSIC Mc'FADDEN'S a a e a . wt r iivervininH ixew ' This Season 50 - PEOPLE - 50 3 NIGHTS AND SATURDAY STARTING THURSDAY WILLIAMS LAND: WALKER IN THEIR LATEST MUSICAL CREATION ABYSSINIA COMINOIIHUMAN HEARTS. THIRD n October 22, 23, QmaSia B Evenings at 8 Saturday Matinee at 2 POPULAR PRICEO With Promenade Privilege. The World's Best HarneB8 Horiws. Kentucky's Best Saddle Horses. SEATS ON BALE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1906. Grand Opening Sunday! Oatobar tl -AT THE NO -NAME THEATER 140 Douglaa 9U Diy and Evening Classes French, German! Spanish Ghatelain School D vld e Block. l YD THEHltR . SCHOOL u. ACTING Frofssstonal sipsrlsnos whlla studylnf. fclXHaw riTCX, Blraalor. MATIHEB8. ENOAOEM ENTB. 101-111 Boyd Tbealsr. W. J. Bursess, H$i. rrfuMnrs Rye Maito ky A tlMwla Siest The FIJI Girls, tha Of0 GlrU I ami ng rarce 9 of Old lnosnnss. mmlkm aetsaa THEATER . 15c-25c-50c-75c FLATS MATINEE. -OlT'T " C NIGHT VSw 1 ,J WITH 100 PLAYERS 100 And a LARGELY AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA il ess "aa. ANNUAL 24. 25, 2G and 27 1 THE PLAZA mo oarrroz. Ara. EVERTHING NEW QVXOX SaBTIOsl. BBBT OOOXZaTOw OlTS Va A Call. TABLE D'HOTE DINNER Soadajr 1 1 130 a. m. ta 8 p. aa. " 40c and 50o At the CHESAPEAKE II 1 0 Howard Strest. TADLE D'UOTC DINNER SUKDAT .l Gie CALUMET r 6 i- IT