TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 13, 1000
!Mout Plays, Players and Playhouses
AST ifiIi In Omaha WO
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i AST week in Omaha u notable
for nothing, unless It wu the
fact that Nail Burgoas proved
that he (till wanU the money,
whether be needs It or net, by
B;oantig In a revival ot hl "County
t'Hlr." It wa the general belief that JTr.
Biirgrss wus drawing auch royalties from
the use of his treadmill for stage horse
races Unit he did not need to work. But
JT -tie hu ia, playing Aunt Abigail Prue with
j!ie same vim and austo as tve did when
enpagTTient la for Bunflaj,
Tuesday evenings only.
Monday and
-ph
th
Exra Kendall in a new play, "Swan Ele
gant Jones," la to come to the Byd for
the latter half of the wefk, beginning with
Thursday evening. "Swell Kleant Jones"
Is an American comedy, written by Herbert
Hall Wlnslow, author of "The Vinegar
Buyer." Mr. Kendall has a typical Kendnll
part, that of a millionaire philanthropist,
!io same vim and gusto as he did when w""- vr lu"" l" "rr.
be was accumulating the fortune he is himself Into all kinds of difficulties. Of
accredited with having laid aside. The course, jum now ne extricates nimen iron,
play Itself Is no especial credit to either a" ' trouble formi the plot of the play
the author or the actor, and aside from n1 told ,n tfuw ehnrdeni. with the aid
the performance of Cold Molasses ha noth- of a m"st capable cast ai.d the most clab-
B of especial Interest. The other attrac- rate production ne nas ever naa. me case
tlona at the Boyd were ordinary, and the
other theaters offered little in the way ot
novelty. The coming week promises bet
ter and will get more attention from the
public.
Includes Etera Kendall, Harry Drlscole,
Charles Mylott, Harmon MacCSregor, Doug
las Joss, William McKey, Heorge Neville,
George T. Welch, Genevieve Bllnn, Gr-ice
Gibbons, Caroline Kckert, Mai Wells, Mar
garet Shaw and others.
The Chicago Tribune boiled over on Mon
day morning with a great story about the
organization of a glgaatlc theater trust,
which Is to control &0 playhouses In the
principal cities, and Is to hold art In Iron
bonds. Perusal brought forth the Informa
tion that Al Hayman Is to be the chief
tentacle of this octopus, and that Klaw,
Krlanger, Frohman and. other well known
managers are to be the other testacies, and
the beaa la to be in New York. All of
which la mighty Interesting, but not half
o entrancing as the statement that tailed
up th article, to the effect that the
Bhubcrta would remain "Independent." As
the story simply tells over the same old
tale that has been recited again and again
for the last half dozen years, It didn't ex
cite a riot of any sort. The theater "trust"
ha been more or less abused and cussed
by the "independeats" all tliis time, and
every evil that has befallen the stage In
any way has been laid at the door of the
combination. In the meantime the so
called Independents have been busily striv
ing to build up a combination that shall
rival the "trust," the sole Idea being to
Director Harry Long has presided over
some notablo revivals at the Burwood the
ater, but none more notable than that pro
vided for the present week. "Captain
Swift" id one of the most charming of
dramas, with an atmosphere that Is sur
charged with romantic and dramatic Inter
est and action that is full of tense situa
tions that fairly nrlp the watcher and hold
him fast. Mr. Morrison will find In the
leading role a chance for his best work, for
Captain Hwlft Is a young man of extraor
dinary accomplishments, nmonir them the
fame of the most dashing highwayman
thnt ever dominated the Australian "bush,"
now sunk In the character of Mr. Wilding,
who Is seeking to charm Indcn society
as he once terrorized Australian travejors.
Miss Elliott I cart for the mother of this
most charming youth, she having been the
victim of a greit misfortune before she be
came the wife of an English country pen
tleman. The young man was the Issue of
that misfortune and was abandoned by his
mother. This Is Interesting In Itself, and Is
further complicated by the effort of a
put the latter out of business. The query Vluecrwland detective to run down the hlph-
naturally arises, what difference can H cayman and the fact that the latter allows
possibly mike to the public which of the himself to fall In love and so brings about
warring faction control the stage? By his own undoing. The first performance
the by, Jaaoe K. Hackett has packed up un" given this afternoon and It will run
his things and gone over from the "trust-' " wk, with the usual matinees. Photos
to the "independents" again, and has taken of Mlss Martin given away Thursday after
Mary Mannering along with him. This noon-
would be Important If James K. were not
auch an uncertain quantity. He Is quite
as likely to move back before spring. The
most significant feature of the move Is
that It give the Bhubert another theater
In New York, the Hnekett
Richard Mansfield a.-is met such success
!n "Peer Gynt" that he has announced his
Intention of continuing It through the en
tire time of hlB Chlcaco engagement. This
was given out aurlng the week, and the
fact seamed to be appreciated In Chicago,
a f(r no diminution of the seat sftle was
f noted. "Peer Gynt" will run unlnterrupt
Cole and Johnson, the well-known
comedians and composers of negro mel
odies. In their latest offering, "The Shoo
Fly Regiment," have boldly entered the
arena of legitimate musical farce comedy.
As Hoyt satirized the short-comings and
absurdities of our white militia In "The
Milk White Flag," etc., so the authors ex
hibit the Inside workings of a colored mil
itary company. The opiwrtunltles for fun
making are unlimited and have been taken
full advantage of. Cole will be seen In a
"built up" edition of his famous tramp
creation and Johnson will be a dandy
dly to the close of the engagement at the nm officer of the regiment. Tom Brown
Grand, making five weeks, ending on De
cember L The Mansfield dates for Omaha
are Tuesday and Wednesday, December
11 and 11
letters from New STork bring word that
Mr. Cecil Owen and his charming wifa.
ss Dollie Davis, ore both with the Robert
Alan tell company now. Mr. Owen opened
the season with Mr. Mantel), but Miss
Davis went out with the "Dairy Farm"
company. Tho lutter came to grief some
weeks ago, and Miss Davis joined the
Mantel! company In Montreal. The New
York papers have spoken very highly of
will have a congenial part, and Sam Lucus,
Bob Kelly and Andrew Triable are well
cast. Foremost In the female contingent
la Siren Navaro, the greatest ballet dancer
of her race and the only Afro-American
toe dancer In the world; Anna Cook, Inci
Clough, Molli Dill, El'lzabeth Williams,
etc., with a chorus of forty. The engage
ment opens for three days at the Krug
theater tomorrow night.
Lawrence Kvart wlTl appear at the Krug
Thursday, Friday and Saturday In Mr.
Walker Whiteside's greatest comedy suc
cess, "We Are King." This comedy not
Mr. Owen's work in such parts as Catesby onIy a,'1ed to Mr' Whiteside's reputation'
In "Richard III," Edgar In "King Lear"- 88 an rtlst' but haa "ecured for 1,self
and Laertes In "Hamlet." In the forth- P'aC ,n th heartS 0f aU ,overB of B00d
coming production of "Julius Caesar" Mr ent8rtal"mpnt- tTP"n the announcement
Owen Is cast for Ciusslus that Mr whlteslde would appear In a new
play, "The Magic Melody," the requests
Mr. William Archor ot London, tlie doyen or "Wtl Are Kln8" were numerous and
Of the British grulU of dramatic critics urgent that the management decided to
J
haa this to say in regard to his profession
and its followers:
Wherever thoro Is a theater there are
dramatic critics, und wherever theaters
and tiewspuper co-exist the dramatic crit
ics hnd in t he newspapers their natural
medium of utterance. Such a universal
phoiumionon must have a deep-seated rea
son in liutuun nnturo. If all the dramatic
critics in tho world, convinced of the nox
iousness of their profession, were tomor
row to enter Trapplut monasteries thu
committing a sort of "race suicide" tin
day alter tomorrow a new race of dra
matic critics wouid Imve sprung into ex
istence. Criticism, In a word, U an In
evitable rcuctlon set up by the stimulus
of the work of art.
"Granted," it may perhaps be said, "that
dramatic criticism is Inevitable, the ques
tion re.nalns whether it should be regarded
S as a t-ood thing or as a necessary evil."
No rionrt thrtre I a p-reut rionl nf lirnrtran
and foolish wiling about the drama, as
there l.-i. 1 understand, about art and about
music .u there certainly Is about litera
ture, ll Is possible that the fascination of
Uie theater and th apparent possibility
ot dispensing with all technical knowledge
nay lure Into dramatic criticism more
,...! .a u V " .. r- I ira nnwtiir, tf nnntnnAtan.
ut that dramatic criticism may ba. and
If tit ofen beam, of creat value to dramatic
n mune 1 entertain no manner of doubt.
Its Dtactical helDfuIness to actors is ner-
liai-. ii jie dubious. An uctor Is v. hut he is
and docs what he can do; he cannot change
.Ids. J er.ionallty. und he can seldom uniearn
vhut bo may have learned amiss. Thus,
except in rare Instances and In points of de
tail, his art can bent-lit but little by even
tiie uculest criticism. Yet what actor who
la capable of sincerely examining his own
mind will assert that he would willingly
tiir i"" with the encouragement (not to
mi tit ion the possible business value) cf a
"Kood notice?" Perhaps there are some ac
tors (and 1 am the lust to blame them) who
hav
end It en tour with Mr. Lawrence Hvart
as Oustavu Venner. Many of th original
cast have been secured to support Mr.
Evart, and the production will be com
plete In every detail.
At the Orpheum today, matinee and
night, and for the ensuing week, an excel
lent bill Is promised. The Italian Trio, op
eratic vocalists, come from a land cele
brated for Its fine voices. The Mnrco Twins
ore down to deliver a skit called "Things
to Laugh At." They are a unique pair,
one standing nearly four feet taller than
the other, and are said to be funny with
out even an effort. Miss Norton and lul
Nicholson will come out with a new sketch
entitled. "Ella' All Right," styled a
study from life by Miss Norton, and de
clared just about the best thing these fa
vorites have done. Argyro Kaston, the
distinguished young Greek vlollnlste, who
was brought to this country to appear in
solo work with the Calve concert company,
Is the other musical feature. Mills. Kastron
Is not only said to be an artist of foremost
rank, but a woman of unusual beauty.
The Les Arlbos are European novelty ac
robats. Hennlngs, Lewis and Hennlngs will
have a comedy sketch called "Mixed
Drinks." "Marriage Is Sublime," also a
comedy sketch, will be offered by Hayward,
Conroy and Haywnrd. New pictures will
be projected by the klnodrome.
At the "No Name" theater on Douglas
street a new bill, which, according to the
management, will be exceptionally strong.
Is scheduled for this week. Manager
Stoeeker Is alive to the fact that the pa
tronage of the theater Increases In propor
tion to the quality of the vaudeville per
formances offered, and he Is billing his
house accordingly.
This week will be seen Leonard and Ful
ton In an Irish comedy, "Mtilll'mn's Mas
querade." Other acts will be Christopher,
the magician and necromantic entertainer;
the Rlnglers, In a musical act; Slover's
manikins, a clever marionette set; Bertha
Lauraine Heller, the Omaha girl, In Illus
trated songs,' and the new klnodrome pio-
turea,
At the Ken York ' Theater.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17. In presenting the
play, "Nurse Marjorle" Miss Kleaiior Rob
son at the U'oerty theater is gratifying one
of her childish ambitions, for In her salad
days she was prone to consider a woman
who did not at least try to do somethlug
In the world of utilitarian vulue a dead loss
to tho community In which she lived. Her
first idea was tlii'.t she would like to be a
nurse herself.
"it always seemed so noble," she said
recently, "when I considered the trained
nurses, for them to go out Into the world
and minister to the pangs and sufferings
of humanity and to smooth the pillow of
those racked with anguish. In time, how
ever, while my view did not change 1 began
to consider whether 1 was quite fitted for
the role of my Imagination, fur you see I
could never bear to look upon even a kitten
which had been hurt, and even then I
would run crying with sympathy and fear
to my mother. Vou see that would hardly
be one of the best qualifications for a
trained nurse, and so quite siowly I was
brought to see that perhaps I might take
my part In the work of the world in some
other way which would not be quite so
dangerous to the patient.
"1 have never quite gotten the Idea of
tho nobility of nursing out of my head,
though, and I rather think I have main
tained a sort of affection for the young
women who follow that occupation. Then,
tou, one hears so much about the romance
ot nursing. Vou know, If we are to be
lieve all the stories we find' In fiction and
In fact, the wealthy and handsome patient
always marries the beautiful girl In the
cap and apron who has brought him
through the painful valley. When Mr. Zang
wiil came to me nearly a year ago and
asktd me to suggest a theme for a new
play he wented to write me I said at once,
'Oli, let her be a nurse. I've always wanted
to be a nurse, and If I cannot be one In
roal life I can at least be one on the stage.'
And there you are. You see even the wild
est of our childish dreams sometimes come
true, though usually they are cloWied In
garments that are slightly different from
those In which we imagined them."
Oscar Wilde's "SaTome" was given its
first dramatic production in America at
the New Astor on lost Thursday after
noon by Mercedes Leigh, famous in Ens
land as an entertainer to the king, and the
creator of the part "Mercedes" In Thomas
lialiey Aldrlch play of that nume. Miss
Leigh Is a realist In the broauest sense
of in word. She 1 giving Broadway an
(.rrlentMl production such as It bus not
seen in years. She fought In vu.n lor
some months with England s censor for
the privilege of producing ' Salome'' pub
licly in London. Bringing such Influence
as she might, however, she could m t
move that oostlimte gentleman, lie stood
pat upon the tact that the piay was
"bibltcui" in character and eolif eueutiy
religious, and that to produce 11 would be
sacrilege. A pertormauce was finally given
in private at the house of Mrs. John
Ma nay in Buckingham palace In the
presence of the king und a distinguished
audience.. The play practically culminates
when Salome dances betore Herod for the
head ot John the Baptist. For three weeks
Alls Leign arid" the dancing chorus have
been rehearsing before one of the mo.it
prominent teaclieis of Oriental dancing,
and tiie results became apparent from the
moment they made their ilrst appearance
on the stage oi the New Astor theater.
John the Baptist, who does not appear
In "Salome,'' is being Introduced in a
separate play, "The Prophet,'' which Is
scarcely leas remarkable than the Wild
play.
AMrKMFT.
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THEATER
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MATINEE TODAY
10-25-50
The first burlesque of the Lou Fields
company was presented Thursday evening
at the Herald Square theater. The subject
of the burlesque is the Miss Lillian Vaughn
Moody drama. "The Little Divide," in
which Margaret Anglln and Henry Miller
have scored a success at the Princess thea
ter. The action of the drama and its
burlesque possibilities suggested an ap
propriate title, and the travesty Is called
"The Little Divide." The cast contains,
besides Lou Fields' great strength, Buch
stars as Louise Dresser, Alice Angiln. Peter
E. Dulley, Harry Fisher, George Lehau
and Lawrence Goldsmith. Juilus Mitchell
has staged the production.
"About Town," the musical melange with
which Mr. Field inaugurated the season
bas been condemned. As a basis for the
new version ot the original production tne
more catchy bits of coined have b en
retained and around tiiese haabeen written
piacucully a new story.
Robert Munteil as lago is the novelty
of the second week at the Academy
of Music. 1 he week has been divided be
tween "Othello'' und "Hamlet," save lor u
slngie performance of 'Richelieu" on
Tliursday night, the only performance of
Bulwer's meiourama in the engagement.
"Otheilo" was the ottering lust Monday
nigtit and was coiuiiiiud Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Manull appeared In the title roie, in
w hich he made a marked fcui cess. At a
later performance of tne ti o y he will
aguln be seen in lago. He io said to
have been very successful In it in Mon
treal, where he first acted it ludt Septem
ber, and afterwards ut Toronto.
KRUG
Matinee and Night TODAY ONLY
ELMER WALTER'S COMEDY DRAMA
SAM
WINDY
FROM
A Detective Slory of the Golden West.
A DIG PRODUCTION EXCELLENT CAST MAGNIFICENT SCENERY.
3 NIGHTS STARTl N GtTO M O R R O WN1GHT NOV. 19
THE BEST EVER
THE MANHATTAN AMUSEMENT COMPANY PRESENTS
The Greatest of all Colored Performers in the
LAUGHABLE MUSICAL FARCE COMEDY
The Shoo-Fly
Meg
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Mme. Alia Naslmovu, the Russian actress,
made her debut as an Knglish-speaklng
player at the Brincess theater on Tuesday
afternoon, when she presented Ibsen's
"Hedria. Oabler. Other members of the
company are John Balrl, Dodson Mitchell,
John Findlay, laura Hope Crews and Mia
WhlfTin. The performance was repeated
Thursday and Friday afternoons, and, be
ginning next Monday, four performances
will be given.
last winter Mme. Naslmova, as leading
woman with Paul Orlonoff and the Russian
players at the Criterion theater, and on the i
Kust Side, proved herself one of the most I
powerful and gifted, as well as one or tne
most beautiful, actresses of the day. Her
work In a series of big roles was a revela
tion In emotional Intensity. Intellectual
grasp and passional iweep. "Hedda Gab- F'HfiTfflf
ler Is certainly one of her greatest roles
and her quick mastery of the English lan
guage Is a surety that her performance in
the vernacular will be as brilliant as It wus
when she used her native tongue.
Robert Browning's "Blppa Passes," with
Mrs. Sarah Coseli Le Moyne playlns the
role of Ottiem and Monseigneur and Mable
Taliaferro that of Pippa was produced for
the first time professionally In America at
the Majestic theater last Monday afternoon.
The play will be repeated on Tuesday and
Friday afternoons and on the same three
days next week. This Is the first time a
Browning play has ever been staged with
the Idea that It would bo successful com
mercially. Previously managers In f'?ar of
the pecuniary outcome have resorted to In
expensive makeshift In this direction. But
Mr. Miller and Mrs. Le Moyne have spent
months nf time and a great den! of money
to Rive "Pippa Passes," a presentation such
as they feel Its poetic beauty and dramatic
strength demand.
Positively the Most Elaborately Equipped Colored Organization la the United States.
A CARLOAD OF SCENERY
60 PEOPLE 60
3 NIGHTS and Saturday Matinee. Starting Thursday Night. NOV. 22
A. W. C R O S S Presents
Mr. Lawrence Evart
In MR. WALKER WHUESIDE'S GREAT COMEDY SUCCESS
WE ARE KING
A Complete Scenic Equipment.
A Company of Superior Excellence.
NEXT SUNDAY; BUSTER BROWN.
Music and Musical Notes
T
HE following appeal, which will
ba published In uiuiiy newspapers
throughout tiie United States to
day. Is the final great effort to
arouse musical people to show
......i....iiauy their appreciation of their
gi em countryman:
In Idward MaoDowell America was just
bCKiunins lo hud a new voice in music
nooie and vlrlie music, nuluier acaueinlo
and imitative, nor crude and barbarous,
but fuil of that freedom wlilcii comes iroin
true knowleufco and mat inymicai pjuiry
winch hides in the heart of a strong, reso
lute i.uture. Trained in the best schools
of Europe, maater of the old world intui
tions, lie came home lo his native counliy
Kobert W. DcForest Seth Low
iiai ry H t lag.er Howard Mansfield
Henry T. Finck
Artnur Foote
Hamlin Garland
toigene Heffley
W. J. Henderson
Victor Herbert
Henry L. Higglnson
james u. Huneker
J. Plerpont Morgan
Itoburt C. Osden
Wm. Church unborn
Horatio Parker
Kmll Paur
Henry C. Potter
B. Aymar Sands
James bpeyer
tvm. 1 ravers .leromn i.v.ii.firii a cai
Henry E. Krehblel Jacob H. Schlff
B. J Lang Louis C. Tiffany
Charles M. Loeffler Henry Van Dyke
Nicholas Longworth
The Plan.
The Edward MacDowell fun k nf....
delseohn Ulee club will be administered
In the flower of his youth and lor ei(tiin..n nrimarUy for the support of Edward Mac-
ye.irs devoted his genius and his vigor to
the service of his great art, witn the
single purpose of doing work that should
iiKicaae his country joy and add to ills
country s gloiy. And he did mucli toward
the accomplishment of Ills aim; sympnoniea
and sonatas, concertos and iuyis, songs and
uluuies. iu which the old poetic truaiuons
that belong to all humanity are treated
with a new lyrical breauin and Intensity
of passion, and novel aboriginal themes
are woven together In form of beautiful
and coherent art. MacUoweils work in
music, ilka Hawthorne s worn In litera
ture, Is distinctly and unmUlaKahly Amer
ican. Vet it is also vitally related lo the
lest of the worlds good work. It presup
poses a Ions past, Juki as our civilization la
the work of many centuries, while it de
velops lu liberty toward a new future.
It in fin humir fo m. cnllntrv to limilune
reuuy tno strengtn oi nuno. 10 susuuu such an artist. America was proud of
lto;ether frcm reading criticisms. Per
haps, too, there are some old actors so sated
with praise (which they feel to be often
ik'iiomni) as to take no more pleasure In it.
Hut 'he vast majority of the profession In
stltx lively realize that criticism, like ap
plause. Is. as 1 have said, a natural reaction
set up by the stimulus of the work of nit,
and would sadly miss that reaction If It
failed th?in.
As for the business value of criticism,
what sane manager, author or actor would
reallv desire it to cease altogether? Certain':-
there is a (treat deal ef harmful bab
ble about the theater, but the greater part
nf ii Is not -and does not pretend to be criti
cism Kli illy, d-amatie criticism may have an
Inherent value of Its own as a substantive,
even If parasitic, art. And as an art It
flourishes In almost exact proportion to the
theatrical life with which It has to deal.
Where tlist 111" Is vivid and Internum?, so
Is dramatic criticism; v hen the authers are
dull doint. they have dull doits to criticise
them. Several shelves In my little library
are occupied with the collected crltlc'sms
of the French Journalists of the last half
rentury. and I can always reread them wlih
pleasure. In our own literature some of the
best pni,'e written by Huzlttt. Leleh Vunt.
Charles Lamb and Oeorse Henry Lewes
took the form of dramatic criticism.
Co nil Kffnti.
All the atmosphere of a bl racing event
will he noticed around the Boyd theater
this evrnlns; when the "irasoline" comedy
drama, "The VanderMH Cup." is put on.
I Is said to he not only a very pood play,
as Its Iwf runs In New York and ClUcvgo
testify, but Is slio a spectacle heightened
by mechanical Imrenulty and embellished
bv beautiful costuming and bright music.
The honk-honk of the horn, the odor of
gasoline, the chugging of powerful ma
chines, the auto detmiations. the amarlng
costumes of the automoblllsts. the tech
nical and slangy expressions of the auto
world and th furious speedlntr of dare
devil Fildie B-tld's raclna- machines across
the staife, ull :tve an air of reills.si to the
production. The story, and It Is said to be
a highly diverting one, is built upon the
endeavors of motor enthusiasts to capture
the Vunderbllt cup, a prim annually com
peted for on the smooth mads of ljong
Island. The pLt to defeat a good car U
jvertlirown by a clever little country nils,
who substitutes her sweetheart as the
Invtr and so brings ham th cup. Th
MacDowell and paid liiiu In praise abun
dantlybut not much In money. Serious
ami lofty work like his is rarely if ever
profitable In music, at least In the present
day. It would have been easy for him,
In all probability, to take his talent into
the marketplace and frive hn.ise.f to the
production of light, frivolous, perishable
Hurt, which would have brought In plenty
of money. But this he would not do, be
cause he wanted to do better.
So he gave himself to tho hard, honor
able, tiresome task of teaching for his
llvinir, and lie did It well, with Infinite
eagerness and zeal, strenuous, faithful,
persistent, until the fatal, secret Hash of
lightning struck in the dark. Some
thing knapped In his overwrought, over
burdened brain. The fountain of pure
iiiuajc sank suddenly and forever out if
sight. The lights went out in the palace of
poetic oleum and ull the garden of genius
was desolate.
lie still lives, this devoted artist, and la
likely to live for years Hut art and work
have become impossible for him. What a
life Is that! At the age of ". that mind
which teemed with splendid thought and
images, has beceme like the mind of a little
child, feeble. Innocent, helpless, pleased
with a plaything, Inilnltely pathetic In its
peaceful ruin and qulul, slow decay. So he
must live on until the end comes, unable
to do anything for those who are dependent
upon him and needing constant care.
How long it will I), tills silent, hopolcs
wilting for the Inevitable no one c;in tell.
But it will be strange Indeed if those who
love music, those who care for the honor
of art do not gratefully ami generously
provide for the comfort of tins noble mu
sician and true artist while his mental life
continue, and for a fitting memorial to
his name when he passes into the bright
ness of our country's history. This. It
Seems lo niH, is the strong and clear appeal
of the MacDowell fund. Its success will be
a matter of prlue and a source of encour
agement to all the men and women who
are working In the suuie spirit of lofty
hoH and devotion for the development of
the noble arts In America.
HENHV VAN DYKE.
Avalon. October U. lsoo.
The Appeal.
To til musicians, to all lovers of music,
to nil patrons of art, to the American pe -pic,
we, the underpinned, apeul for con
tributions to tlt Edward MacDowell fund
of the Mendelssohn Glee club.
Contributions to this fund may 1 sent
to E. C Benedict, treasurer. No. W) Wall
treet, New York City.
Iticliurd Aldrich Joseph II Choate
John W. Alexjiider Urover Cleveland
Charles T. 1-trnry WIHUm N Conen
E. C. Benedict F 8. Convene
Andrew Carnegie Oeorge B. Cortelyou
Ueurge W. CitaUwlckFta-i Damivscb
Dowell, and, secondarily, to perpetuate his
naoie hi some inline manner. In consider
ing plans for the latter purpose the com
mittee has decided to adhere, so far as
possible, lo Mr. MacDowell's own plan for
devoting the proeriy which has for years
been the homo of Mr. and Mrs. MacDowell
at Peterboro, N. H., to the purposes whicil
he had most at heart.
In this manner it will be possible to
realize tho hope of Edward MacDowell to
make of this place a resting spot for stu
dents In all the arts, where quiet work and
close com'Kinlonshlp could be had, a mod
est sum leing paid during residence in
order to clear It of a possible accusation
of Its belnu a charitable Institution.
The title to this property 1ih been offered
to the MacDowell club of New York Clt,
and the cordial co-operation of that club
In this plan lias tieen secured.
The committee will be glad to receive
contributions from any one who may be
Interested In this matter, and, while wo
hope that those who are able to do so will
contribute large amounts, We wish to as
sure others wno may feel that they can
give only small sums that every contribu
tion, of whatever size, will be gratefully
received.
BENJAMIN PRINCE.
ALIAN ROBINSON,
FREDERICK O. HOt'RNE,
ISAAC N. SELIC.MAN,
HERBERT L. SATTERLER,
The Committee.
The local fund la growing. If you have
not sent in your subscription, may I have
It soon?
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Notes and Personals.
A song lecaai was given in Lincoln on
November 16 by Madame Lou.se Homer.
From Leipzig conns a post card with the
best wishes and regards of Joseph (iuhm,
Mina Uulini, Edith Thoinus and Mis.
Thomas. They were evidently having a
very pleutant outing together.
The very newest and best thing in Omaha
In Die musical held is the lmle daughter
of the Eiiises, w ho arrived severnl duys
ago. She was we'coined with much Joy.
Her car-er will be watched by many In
terested friends.
Miss Fawcett announces that on Decem
ber 1 she will give Haul s "Holy City" in
the Presbyterian church In Bellevue. Mrs.
Wllhelni. soprano; Miss Fawcett, con
tralto; Mr. llaz.lton, tenor, and Mr. Man
chester, basso.
Miss Ju'let MiCune reaped a gratifying
success with her ladles' quartet, whicu
gave three lecitals ut the Kingman l.n.
pi. -Lieut hall during the recent convention,
ire quartet sug well anJ was extremely
popular. It wlil appear next Thursday a't
tne Womans Club.
The im'.Mcal department of the Woman's
Club Will meet Tltursuuy sfuinoon at 2...j
o'clock ll'. tiie parlors of the First Congre
gational church, when a program of se
lections from the Herman composers will
be given under the direction of Miss
Blanche Sor.-nson, leader. All Interested
In muaic and those who Intend to jo.n
the d partineut ure invited to attend. Ihlis
fsorennoii expects lo Introduce some choral
work inui.ediateiy after th- hoi! lays and
Is anxious to bave many Vucal sluueala and
siugers Join.
Total..
Gossip from Stnsreland.
Nanette Pomstock will plav the leading
feminine role In "Caught In the Rain," the
new comedy in which William Collier Is to
stnr.
Complete failure Is said to have ben the
verdict with regard to D'Annunzlo's new
play, Just produced In Rome. It la called
'More Than Love."
i ne proposed memorial to be erected for
Sir Henry Irving In London haa not yet
assumed tangible form, although the first
anniversary of his death has Just passed.
The newest pl.iy from the pen of Charle.
Klein. ''The Daughters of Men," which
opened successfully In Boston, will be taken
to the Astor theater In New York on
Monday.
Kathryn Ostermnn's tour of Ohio In "The
Girl Who Looks Like Me" Is a big success.
The comedy has caught on and managers
are demanding Its return for a second en
gagement. Wilton I-aekaye Is to go Into New York
with his "The Law and the Man" Christ
mas week. By the way, Mr. Lackaye has
just been elected the new shepherd of the
Lamb's club.
Oscar Wilde's "Salome," which bas been
employed by Richard Strauss as the text
for his opera of the same name, will be
fiven some matinee performances in New
ora this week.
Louis Mann and Clara Llpman are to
miiRe their London debut at the Waldorf
theater the latter part of this month. Tney
will be seen in Miss Llpinan's original com
edy, "Julie Bonbon."
...aiiiico iriaeierlinck's drama, "Monna
Vannu," will be made Into un opera fo.
productlon at the Opera Comlque In Pans.
Henry Fevrler, who wrote "Tliu Bond
King." will supply the music.
A new musical farce by Olcn Mc
Donough, bearing the title, "Too Near
Home," shortly will be produced by the
Will J. Black company, with liTTlma Carus
a" the f--attired member of the cast.
Henri de Vries, the Dutch actor who cre
i ... hid totem drama, "A
Case of Arson," will shortly produce an
American play called "'1 lie Doufiie Life."
ri.nah Truux nas been engaged as his load
ing woman.
i 'ciiiuaii Thompson of "The Old Home
stead' fame, who has been ubsent from tiie
bi aids for several years, has made ar
rangements to return to his old part of
Josh Whitcomb for a tour of the larger
cities next season.
Camilla D'Arville will reappear shortly
In the new Stunge-Edwards comedy wiin
music, "The Belle of ixinaon town. sue
will enlist In her support Edmund Stanley,
Ruth Peebles. Hilda llollins, Kathleen Clif
ford and Carl Stahl.
Charles Frohman has added temporarily
another theater to his London list by se
curing Wyndham's. He will shortly trans
fer "Toddles," with Cyril Maud, from tile
Duke of York's to this theater. The former
Is required for the revival of "Peter 1'ann,"
with Pauline Chase in the title role.
Tho tine of the play adopted from the
stoiy of Marah Ellis Ryan, "Told In the
Hills," which has been produced with Ed
win Arden as the principal member of the
cast, has been changed to "Genesee of tiie
Hills." It is a western pluy and Is sched
uled for a New York production this week
Joseph Whee'.ock, Jr., who has been tour
ing as the star In George Ado's play. "Just
Out of College," hus been compelled to
withdraw from the stage In order lo un
dergo an operation on his throat. Mr.
W heelock has been suffering from this af
fection for some time. The play will not
be continued until he Is able again to tuke
his place.
Everytiody knows that Francis Wilson,
the comedian, is a man of ll.ernry inclina
tions, but it Is not so generallly known that
he is an art collector, too. At any rale, tu
Is suing a picture dealer named Cilllns foi
working off on him an imitation Mauve
Wilson claims he paid the denier f.. 37i fo:
It, and thut It Is not worth anything. H
wants the money back.
. ii. boii.rru and Julia Marlowe will not
pl.iy Baltimore this season, as the inde
pendent house is run as a vaudeville theater
at present, and the efforts made to obtain
a church for one performance of John the
Baptist' were not successful. Arrange
ments have, therefore, been made to bring
Baltimore theatergoers to Washington
the two stars are playing there.
Eleanor Rohson Is to do ten new play.
thls season. The lirst was Zangwlll "Nur
Marjorle." not a brilllunt -ui ess. This sin
will follow next week with "Susan In Searcl
of a Husbanil," made from Jerome's storv
by Eugene W. Preebrey. It was tried last
season in Chicago bnd did not score nn
overwhelming succeas. It is to be precede
bv a short play called "A Tenement
Trrgcdy."
Ti e Bavoy theater In New York la havlm
a series of failures tiiat Is becoming ap
falling. First Lillian Russell, In "Barbara'
Millions." went awry; Ihen followed "Tie
lioUMt ut Mirth," with a Davis, wblcU
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Week Commencing
Sunday Matinee, Nov. 18
To-day 2:15 To-night 8:15
Modern Vaudeville
ITALIAN TRIO
Operatlo Vocollsts
MARCO TWINS
'Things to Laugh at"
MISS NORTON & PAUL
NICHOLSON
Presenting "ELLA' 3 ALL RIGHT-
AKGYRA KASTRON
Tho Eminent Greek Violinist
LES ARIBOS
European Novelty Acrobat
HEIIHIUGS, LEWIS
HEtlfllNGS
A Musical Comedy, "Mlxtd Drinks.-
HAYWARD, CONROY &
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Playing, "VAKRIAGE 18 SUBLIME"
Kinodrome
Exclusive New Motion Pictures
prices 100, aso, BOO.
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was a sad affair, and now It is announced
I , i- m and his new play,
"Hrlmdl?r Gerard," Is not impressing a
It was expected, and will end its present
run with tills week. A new play, "Sir An.
tliony," Is to tollow.
"Mrs. Dane's Defense" Is to be revived
under uniiHual oil eums'anees at the Lyric
theater. New York. Margaret Ant-Hn, who
created the title rule in America, and Lena
Ashwell, Its lirst exronerit Iti KiiKland, will
alternate in Uie roles of Mrs. Dane and
I-idy lOistney. Miss Ashwell will assnnii
the part of Mrs. Dane tomorrow afternoon
Miss Anidln playing the comedy part of
lJidv Kai.tney lor the lirst time, and lalei
in the week conditions will be reversed.
Guy SiandlnK will play Sir Daniel Carteret
at each performance.
OlBa Nethersole, the brilliant E"nKltsl
emotional actress, Is on her way to tho
country with her company. She will open
tier season nere at r-msuurg. i ne pi u i
pal play lu her repertoire it ill be her own
new version of "Adrlenne 1evouvre.ur."
l"h she recently irave ror tne nrsi uin.'
In Kris-land, and which made a very pro-
ni'iiiHfi nnpre.ssion. one it crenuea mi
,.i -f t! f bU'-'wl yeiEonal achievement.
In her entire career. A number of Slmko-s-pearean
revivals are to be Included in he!
repertoire next season.
,i,avi at r.iianers production of "The
Prince of India'' will clone a most suceena
ful ten weeks' run at the liruadway
theater Saturday, November 24. and will
le followed on Tuesday, November 27, by
Anna Held In "The Parisian Model. '
booked before the opening of the season.
"The Prince of India" la obliged by the
Held contract to leave the liroadway at
the height of Its succeav ana ockiii a tour
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1207 Douglas St.
Open 11 a. m. daily. Performances
hourly after 1 p. m. Highly Instructive
and entertaining. Spotted pony "lleauty"
given away January 1st. Admission 10
cents. One price to all.
NO NAME THEATER
1408 Douglas St.
Every afternoon and Evening.
POLITE VAUDEVILLE
WEKK BEGINNING NOV. 18
Christopher, necrouiantlque enter
tainer and magician; The Rlnglers,
high class musical sketch; Slover's Lit
tle Manikins, clever marionette act;
Leonard and Pulton, Irish comedy,
"Mulligan's Marsquerade"; Lauraine,
Illustrated songs, and the Klnodrome
pictures.
Matinee daily at 2:30; Evenings,
Sunday 7:30, other days 8:00 p. m.
Prices 10c aud 15c.
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Highest graue of Wines, Liquors
and Cigars, imported Ale and Porlar.
Schlilzs Kainous Milwaukee Heer aud
liall-aud-lialf on draught.
ley Manners' "Marriage of Reason," Eu
gar Selwyn s ' The Kiiergetlc Mr. West,
' (Joggles and Uaat.leiie,' a comudy fro
the Uerman, and new plays by Henry Ai
thur Jones and Charles Klein.
Klaw & tirlanger'a production of Pram
Plxley und Liutlave Luders' new music,
comedy, "The Grand Mogul," will be pre
sented on th stage for like first time al
the Lyceum theater in Rochester Monduy
evening, November IK. Brief engagements
In Syiacune, Columbus and MilwauKee will
fulluw, aud Sunday evening, December i,
it will beg-In a run at the Colonial theater
In Chicago. The company presenting thl
niece iil be a very large one. Frank
Alou
tun t.luu ...-I....I . . i ... ...
of the principal cities, when It could have (,tner leading palls will be played by
remained many weeks longer In New xoi'k, , luude Lillian Berrt. Carrie Reynold.. Ldlth
playing to capacity. I hi. Clair, Phoebe Coyne, Piullne Thorne,
Lulu Glaser will soon begin renearsals or John Uuiwinulr, Ueoige L. Moore, v. II.
Paul M. Potter's comedy, The Beauty
Shop." In which she will appear lute in
December under the direction of Klaw &
Krlanger. This firm will also make tarly
productions of Francis Wilson's "iiim
Dolly Waters; R. A. Baroet's extrava
Kama. "Pocahontas;" Edmund Day's "The
Roundup: CJeonre V. Hobart's "I'eachffs."
John J. McNally's "Apartments to Let."
Vvo Bctumlhau's "NwUdy's fault," Uaxl-
Macart, Sager Mldgeicy, Seymour Brown
i. K. Adams and Kugeiie Mudlan. The
new piece will be staged lu three acts,
with scenes preRentlna tiie royal palace In
Honolulu, the throne room ot the moul s
palace on the Island of Hide, aoutnern
group of the Philippines, and a fortiiied
court yard surrounding the palace. Twenty-one
music! numbers will be lulrbduued
ia Ul telling bX lb, story.
VERNON G. BENNETT
Piano and Organ Instruction
Mr. Bennett may be seen each day from
3 to 5. Also Tuesday evenings from t to 10.
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113X3 Farnam St.
BOYD THEATER SCHOOL
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