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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 13. 1007. C Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses W 1 HAT shall we say of "Immortal ity" as applied to plays? What I In th subtle essence that wcurM "!iH for th successful drBma Its hold 11 1 ' on the people, and laves It from generation to areneratlon, an fresh and dustles In It texture If It had Just come from It maker' hand? Almost 144 years aito "Bhe Stoops to Conquer" w.is hailed as a success In Londnn. It was presented at L'ovent Oarden ani was an Instantaneous hit. That the managers of that time were no more perrplcaolous than they are today Is evinced by the history of the piece, which was bnndled about from one to another, each deciding that It lacked the qualities that would enlist public attention. It was too simple; It was deficient In Its dramatic effect, and It did not possess elements deemed to be Vitally essential by the quid huncs of th day. Finally David Oarrlck, touched by I ha condition of his friend, agreed to give the piece a trial. Its rehearsals promised little more than Its reading; but the first performance found it placed where It has ever since remained, in the front rank. It ta now cited as one of the finest ex amples of English comedy. Managers are no wiser nowadays than they were In th days of th third George and have made th aame mistakes. But th Question of Immortality Is still unsolved. 4 It la not all likely that the An old comedy ver had such loving treatment as that given it by the company which presented it at the Boyd on Friday and Baturday venlngs. Mr. William H. Crane has b en a, well-spring of delight to his American friends for so many years that a man less aensltlv than h would not car to have their number set down In print. Tet his bouyant spirits have kept him In that state of mellow ripeness for ao long a time that h cares no mors for the added tale of a few years than does the youngster who flrat essays Ills oyster knife upon the world. He haa those qualities of mind and heart that have singled him out from his fellows and distinguished him aa a man "kissed by the gods," and destined to shed the sunshine uf hla cheery nature over a world that la too much given to gloom. It la quit conceivable that Goldsmith had just auch a character in mind whan he wrote Hardcastle'a part. It la the character of a sunny, genially disposed man, who wouldn't spoil a good Joke for almost anything, and who could afford to occasionally pocket his dignity. To exactly embody the Idea of the author the actor Is required to know quit a bit of human nature. Hardcastle Couldn't quite understand at first the snubs of the young men from London, nor did he quite appreclnto the true condition until he learned of the part his graceless step son, Tony Lumpkin, had played In th mess. But he was a gentleman and full of the notions of a host duty, and natur ally hospitable. His discomfiture at the first encounter with the son of his old friend was more than compensated by the abjection of that young gentleman when he found out the deception that had ben practiced upon him. But Hardcastle is by no means th epitome of Crane. What a long list of names we have known Mm by during these yenrs of hla Jovial activity on the stage! What a Proteua he has been! And through It all, Just simply Billy Crane. A man without notions, without fads, but with a whole aomo and abiding faith in his kind and a t fund of common aense big enough to stock aeveral ordinary heads. He has brought to hla work this quality and haa endowed hla rolea with that savor of rugged good aense that haa made even the most trivial of them stand out strong and clear, and has brought them closer to the people aa men worth while. And through it all has shone the personality of Crane, the artist, the man, the sturdy fellow worker with others In the great effort to wake the mftrii better and life brighter aa we live. Mlsa EIHa Jeffrey came heralded as England's leading living actress. She Is the latest of the list who hnve come to ua ao announced. Mlsa Terry, Mre. Camp bell, Mrs. Langtry and other have visited the western world, each predicating her claim for recognition on the proposition that she waa foremost among the women on the atage across the drink. In many ways Mlsa Jeffreys Sustained the promise of the advance man. but she will have to come again and again if she dislodges the Impression made by Mrs. Campbell during her last visit to Omaha. ' It is, to be sure, unfair to compare Kate Hurdcastle to Eva Tan Tanqueray or any of the other women Mrs. Campbell made live for ua. and for that reaaon Mlsa Jeffreys should be Y'Ven full credit for her excellent work in a pert that scarcely calls for stellar talent. Bhe haa charma of person and voice that Indicate her possibilities in a role that would give her scope for the exercise of her undoubted ability. Gracious and charming, with a vivacity that la at no time forced, and a gift of fun that aeema to ba but the effervescence of her natural spirits, she ia all that could be wished- for in the little part, and enough to make one long to aee her In something more nearly her alae. Fannie Addlaon Rtt one of the llnka that bind the new to the old In the atage world, la a most illustrious example cf the art that Is passing on the rtage, ard an ll u- mlnatlng instance of the adaptability of the actor who haa been thoroughly schooled In the waya of the theater. 8h- belongs in a measure to another day at the theater, but WHY BESO THIN? Mom to Qt a Superb Figure Without' f ajlng Slngl Penny 3111 you aT ta to ta to rr1f. ftylnr, "Bend m ynur FHES I REATMEN f and Illustrated Booklet." Via and you, absnhitcty without Jnnr of erst, a sutni-lt-nt quantity of I)K. WllITNET'8 NERVB AND FLESH liUILTKK to oonvlnr you that, by Its .is, you may quickly aecur a firm, beautifully lvetopd bust, shrlr neck and shoulders, hndoniily inolUsd arms and properly drveloped limbs. It muLua no diilvrcnc whether your Homes la c iust-d by sick,nesa or Inher itance. r. N hltney'a Nt-rv and 'lelx lliullJor acta directly oa th fat prolu cln cells and Oils out ALL, Ui hollow IpUcea. At any rat, th trial Coats you nothing; w take all the risk you are not a cent 'out of pocket, whether benefited or not. Thla la a purely vet-eta hie preparation, rwbli'h fives a better tint to the com plexion and a finer texture to th akin, ty more perfect blood making. Th ample provn thla If th liberal adrertlslna- of this free ,tnl overcrowds ua. It will b withdrawn. ao don't delay write NOW. TUB C. I. urNk.8 Co., M4.ieait. BuUdia, a Utkira. N..Y, has survived only her contemporaries and not her capac ty for gxd work. IUr M s. Hardcastle la one that will be remembered aa la the Mrs. Mal.ipnp of Mrs. Drew. A fine old woman. After all. "the play th thing." "Bh Btoops to Conquer" haa been enacted many a time alnce that first night when Davy Oarrlck and his company mad London roar with delight at Its quilntness. When analyzed, it In neither better nor wors ftn,j an accomplished Actress. Miss Pitt will than many another play that hn had a reach Omaha this morning, and begins re moment and then dropred out of sight. It hearsal at one for her opening Mil, "t'n la simple In lie conception, simple In Its foreseen." In snylng good-bye to Miss conatructlon. and even simpler In its enact- ment. But It la this very element of elm- pllclty that gives It, vogue. It Is so easy to make your point too subtle. Oscar Wilde, as an Illustration, waa a mnster of epigram. His playa are polished, and fairly scintillate with wit of high degree. but how many can recall the Incidents of one of themT All their brilliance Is for gotten, simply because it ia cold, hard, cynical brilliance, with the lustre cf the diamond and with its unyielding surface. And this is true to a greater or lesser degree of a vast majority of the moderns, who spend their time In devising new ways for siylng old things, and who conceive a surprise and thenulld a drama around It. - y w . . n . . It la no reflection on publ c Intellect or taste to aay that the bumptious humor of Tony Lumpkin appeala more to the lls- tener than do the epigrammatic flashes of aome one of the heroes of the society drama of the day. Nothing elevating lurks concealed In any part of the Goldsmith comedy, nor does It undertake to teach any neeaea usson. n merely ioiiow. ui to Its logical conclusion a rather coarse and certainly embarrassing Joke played by a heedlesa wight on hla atepfather. Mis taken Identity haa served to bolster up many a comedy; In fact, It Is a never fail ing expedient for the authors and alway. serves Its purpose. Tony Lumpkin discov ered the Identity of Marlowe and Hastings and bethought himself to give them wrong directions for the malicious purpose of an noying his atepathcr and hi daughter. The daughter discovered the mistake of the young men and determined to humor them In it for a time at least. Out of this simple material Is constructed the comedy that has endured for a century and a half, and is likely to go on as long aa the English language In spoken. Why? For the very reason that it Is simple; it ap peal, directly to the surface emotions, and asks for no other deep thought. Its sntl ments are wholesome. Its humor Is broad and its action Is free from any mysterious complications. If you are going to write a play for the great public, keep this in mind, and follow Goldsmith rather than Wilde. Omaha waa Introduced to another near atar during the week, Miss Maud Fealy. She Is a very attractive little person, with a certain air about her that appeals to the; iuai me measure ot regroi auditor, but she did not evince her posses- 61 her nearing retirement and the measure alon. even prospective, of those qualities of eagerness to see her ln her final ap essentlal to stellar eminence. She is young. Prances. ModJeska retire, while at the though, and may develop to the point where nPlght of ner Pwer' Bhe never acted wltn she can Imprese and hold an audience, m0T "Incerlty. charm, conviction and in something she cannot do now. Miss Ffcaly Is deeply versed in stag technique and ex hibits her slender possessions to the very best advantage, but she lack, breadth aa well aa depth. A n si Via. aatuaa wri-. .l .(., A.k. 1... Ing th week was Miss Marie Pavey. who waa given the moat delightful evidence of the fact that she had not been forgotten by her friend..' Mlsa Pavey was kept ao busy while In the city that ahe hardly had tlme to attend to her dutlea at the theater, She showed, though, that ahe had made the advance ejected nf h.r tn h.r .rt and. while playing a part In a wild and wlerd melodrama of the Impossible type. ahe endowed the role with unusual Inter- eat by her splendid Interpretation of It. It offered aome excellent opportunity for emotional work, and these were fully taken advantage of. It ahowed more clearly than ever that Miss Pavey la possessed of un- common ability as an actress. She has per- sonal beauty, a fine voice and an analytical mind which cloely values the requlrementa of a part, and the physical strength to en- dure much. It la not a wild prediction to Music and Musical Notes HURSDAY evening of thla week the several timea poatponed bene fit concert for the fund of Ed- ward MacDowell will come off at the First Congregational churcn. Mlaa Borenaon ta in chaige. it is 10 u hoped that muslo lovera will all make an effort to be present and lend their aid to this most worthy cause. Th following pro gram will be given: I. Annabel Lee Van de Water Elks' quartet of Council Bluffs: J. K. lierke. W. B. Rlgdon. Ir. C. P. Lewis and C. CJ. Haverstock. 2. a. Auf Lielnem Augen SllefTen Melne IJeber ... ieis h r, Mnaa Waa U'uniiarhirM Rain..Kiea Miss Alio. J. Wlnspear a. fYr.An:!;,WJuMMlH,WU l I" r,hLS.?"n"n" "ut"-'"- b. The brook. Op. 3D MacKowell c. Concert btudies, op s aiaejjoweu fc&'rLftwDa Madame MtienterferlnK. 4. a. Midsummer Lullaby MacDowell ii fc-.iiiiH.m Mhi-IxiwHI c! Tl. H Ja" . .' : :::: : M-clS! Mr. Frank Oscar Kiewlean. 6. a. The Gloaming Hliadowa. .MacDowell b. A Maid blnga light MacDowell C. Thy Beaming Kyes MacDowell Mrs. A. L. Sheets. (. a. Arabeaqu Lesohetliky b. Oallnde, a flat Chopin Miss Mary Justlna L.upen. 7. Baas bolo Selected Mr. Jo P. Barton. I. Concerto In minor Mendelssohn a. Andante b. Unale Mr. Hubert Cuscaden, violin; Mis Cat Inn Paulson, piano. . Contralto Solo Selected Misa Anna Bishop. 10. Tenor Solo delected Mr. Frederick B. Pater. 11. a. Etude in d fiat major Lisxt b. If I Were a Bird Henselt c. Novelette Schumann Miss Lupen. Mr. SImnii announces th first concert of th. Musical Art society, which will taka place January 'ii at th Flrat Congre gational church. Th solos will be aung by local musicians. Mrs. Jennlaon. aorrano; Misa Grace 11a rr, meaao-acprano; Mr. George Mclntyr. and Charles r. Haverstotk. bari tones; Mr. Martin Hush, the organUt of th. church and a lutll of Mrs. Slmnu, will p'.ay aeveral numlxrs. There will be on or two choruses with piano and organ ac companiment. January SI the choir af All Saint church will give a concert at th Calvary Baptist church. The Cuscaden school for stringed Instm- menta has begun Its second term of work. $ Last week at the home of Mrs. E. W. Nash the Tutwday Morning Musical club haa a very successful meeting In spit of ths Icy weather. The chler reature or in morning waa th Schumann concerto for two planoa played by Mre. U F. Crofoot and Mlaa Francla zs'aah. Ths evening of Baturday. January IX Madam Muenteering still give a pupils reultal at th home ef Mrs. Charlee r. Waller, tlul WUt txb TU tuUowmg say she will not alwaya be wasted on heroines of th sort she is now playing. The experience she Is gntherlng now Is merely th development of her talent. which la bound to be recognized and put to its proper use. $ Miss Constance Adama beglna her fare- -Pt week at yie Burwood this afternoon. Rhe will be succeeded by Miss Margaret put, a daughter of Fannie Addison Pitt, Adams Omaha folks regret very much the fart that she found It necesmry to leave 0 anon. pne proved a most chirmln troman. both on and off the st.ige. and won her way to local popularity quite readily, f Com In a: Kvent". "The Olngerbread Mun" rvlll be given at the Boyd for three nights, beginning Sun day. The author Is the late Frederick Ranken and the musical composer Is A. Baldwin Ploane. The two acta and four scenes of "The Gingerbread Man" are laid In places long exploited In nursery rhymes, such aa Santa Claus Land, Pastry Land HnH tha AaHol flunraf. Tataa T.lttla .TnrW Hnrnor. thanks to the wicked Machlavellu. Fudpe, sees his fiancee, th- Princess Sugar p eff f( of hg mWv. Klna- Bmn. In an airshio. an i. .b.. .11 h. kin nt ih rary Carme1,u f ro,. niA to .utalried fn ,n nlmltabi. manner by Bosi gnQW) , efTect a r.unlon M1.. Gertrude ZImmer ,a.t h(lrd here ag tne rrma donm cf .Th- Bogtonmn,,- i, to m ike dnntv Maile Fon Bon and to aing with great effect her new musical "hits." There are many of merit, notably "Queen of My Dreams." aung by Homer Llnd, end "Bon Bon Ind." aung by Mae Phelpa and Qor trude ZImmer. . The cast la a big one, Including Mae Phelps, Gertrude ZImmer. Nellie Lynch, Nellie Miller, Mario Barry, Homer Llnd, Rosa Snow, Qua Welnbjrg, Kddle Redway, W. H. Mack and Will Don nelly. The farwell appearance of Mme Helena Modjeska at the Boyd theater on Wednes- day Is an event. To sit under the spell of the art and peraonallty of thla splendid actress, even under ordinary condition, Is a delight and a privilege. But here- tofore, when there waa fair certainty that she would return again, there waa nine of the concern, not to aay anxiety and sorrow, which her present coming her last here bring, with It. Modjeska ia one of those grand flgurea of the stage, like Ed- win Booth, Charlotte Cu.hman, Ellen Terry, Mary Anderson and Henry Irving, whoso Intellect, purpose, achievement and life raised acting Into the realm of the fine arts and established the theater as one of the permanent and powerful Institu tions of modern life. The measure of her telligence won sue is uoing mis year. The Little Joker," a new musical comedy by Herbert Hall Wln.low. Is the title of the play chosen a. a Marring vehicle for the clever comedi.n. Arthur Dunn, to supplant hla former auccea. "The Runaways" ln which he was last seen here. "The Little Joker" is different from "" comedy seen ln recent yeare and af- tori Mr- Dunn the most remarkable poa- -Ibilltlee for hla artistic fun making ever devised. Pnch Swift (Arthur Dunn) falls lvo wl,h charming girl whose father. now dead. ha. bequeathed her a lea-acv H.OOO.OOO with the provision, curious aa It may be, that she marry a man at least alx feet In height. This is a serious draw- back for Punch, who is really but three feet four Inchea tall, but he overcomea thla difficulty by the aid of a quack doctor, who has discovered a chemical, which will bring about the desired height. He sud- denly grows to the required height and la murrled at once. Act second at the summer home of Punch, where aeveral people have Installed themselves thinking that Punch and hla bride have gone to vnnnr ncnni win 1.1. . , TT , J.0"" ple w'" Pt: "e'en Buck, Miss Ruth Fisher. Miss Katherlne Clark. Miss Jenny TJndeland. Mlsa a I'ndeJand, Master Eddy Undeland nd. Master Eddv tTndoianH ui. Zaddle Smith, Mlsa Ftankle Paradiae. Miss . Carol Kuene. Mi.. irm.i , V. . ... xuiss tmuy neve, vollnlst, will annear aa .nlnl.t . . . , . U COnert to b "lven ln emont January jo. r .v.- .... . . . hM twno, TrLak l.TtZ V. ?..'".,PiIOM- thuslasm ln th Mmmimiiv ,,i. ar.t.,ra u. t, i . . votoe, , ; Several nrofZ.nl! irvOo?n4 ItT. to Jrlhlt l "r,. , ' t?,' v." !e?, .d. th"t..t9 forthcoming . The first performanc. In America of Richard Rim...' -a,, .. . w- , x- -,. siven "i n at me metropolitan Opera house on the evening of January B. Olive Fremxtad will h.v. ,k. ,1,1. who heurd .n M k.. u-..-' . .u- " - " av vimJi j in mo carder, icena of ''PflmlCaJ" ran Ka Va. tittu doubt of her success In portraying this new and decadent operatic character. "Salome" will be on of th greatest "first nights" that New Tork has ever wltneaaed. When th. opera wa. given In Dresden last year , musicians, scholars and crltica came from every part of Europe to hear it ' ond pasa Judgment. Not alnce th. early 2aya of Wagner has any musical produc tion caused ao much Interest and comment. It la safe to aay that the Metropolitan on the M will harbor among Ita guesta trinui intra i um pvri wui ntsr VI I II I iff COUI1 try. -S- Melha and Eamea have lately Joined th operatic forcea In New York, th latter with Conreld and th former with Ham mcrsteln. New Interest haa thereby been awakened. Hammerateln's star aeema to ba In the aacendant this season. Three new singers have been aent hack to Europe after on. nlght'a trial at th. Metropolitan. Caruso la no longer a novelty. Boucl la the Idol of th. hour. Thousands flock to bear him. Hla voice la exquisite and his uae of It thoroughly legitimate. Also he haa high Da to throw recklesaly to 'the birds not Just once ln a while, but any old time. The on thing of which an au dience never tlrea ia "a top note." Boucl haa almost precipitated a riot on aeveral occasions. Mr. Henderson deacrlbea the prima donnas of both houses as "fair, fat and forty," and with tears ln his Ink barks back to Pattl tu her youthful splendor of voles and charm. He mourns for even another youthrul Eame and a radiant, fresh Melba. Mr. Hendron la a strenuous chaser of Ideals, with a terrible contempt for the preaent numea, ostentatious man- ner of doing aertoua things. He has lately bean lecturing on "Salome." trying to get. people ready to appreciate Its subtleties and beauties, ana not just spin over tne sensatluual toy, MART IEARNC1. Paris. The cos includes: Marie Olailer. Kilty Nolson. Jean Salsbury, Ann Dale, Bcas-le Franklin. Henry Ieone. H:rry Burire-. Bert Merket, Oliver Hold, Loula Christie and a host of others. "Lord and Lady Algy," which Is to be presented at the Burwood during the com- Ing weak is not exactly a play of manners, but Is a smnrt comedy of life In the "upner circles' of London. A difference between husband and wife, both of aporty pro clivities, over which norse to back or which brand of cigarettes to smoke, leads to an estrangement that becomes serious. A series of Interesting and at timet laugh- able complications Intervene, and the distress of the famllv of the 'young folks seems genuine. Finally. Just when thing, company since last year, ana insteaa or look the blackest, the good sense of Lord fterioratlnpr - most pay, of this char end Lady Algy come, to the fore, he prove. do. th. new edition Is more spicy that he la a gentleman after all. and she show that she I. a sensible enough girl at the bntom. and they agree to smoke the . . .' else back the ponies. The comedy flows quite naturally from the situations, al though the Introduction of a bone boiler with coclal aspirations very nearly afford a farcical turn to the affair. Mr. Morrison will have one of his favorite roles aa 1-ord Algy. and Miss Adama la delightfully igy. i i.e re oi mo long CBW w. dtrlbuted ,mong the company. Mr. Morrison who ha. directed the production. In the absence of Mr. Long, has provided a lavish stage Betting, and Promises a fine performance of a fine comedy. "Lord and Lady Algy" will be presented first at a matinee on Sunday afternoon, and on each evening during the w,'k- w'th matinees on Tuei-day, Thursday '! Baturday. For two nlsrnta and one matinee, starting with a matlne today, "Lost In New York" will be the ntractlon at the Krug theater. Thls will be this company's second appear- ance here this season, having played a thre-Uay engagement here two weeks ago. "Lot in Now York" Is too well known here to need any detailed description. Euf- floe to say that It is a metropolitan melo- drama of the more than ordinary clase, depicting both high and low life in a Bfeat city. . Lottie Williams will be the attraction at tne Krug for two nights, starting Tues- day, January 15, appearing in her new play bv Charles E. Blaney. entitled "My Tom- k0' Girl." The story of the play la beautl- fully woven and the scenlo effects novel anJ attractive. In the role of Josle and Captain Charlie she haa Ingratiated herself In the Field Rlectrleal Industries .In lOOfl. REVIEW of the growth of elec trical Industries for 1906, written for the New York Herald by Charles H. Cochrane, shows a marked advance over previous A years and a much wider range of activity. Mr. Cochrane says more motors, dynamos and transformers were built than ever be- Insulated wire and cable, have been laid nd more telephone apparatua Inatalled than In any other of the prosperous year. of the new century. The electrical Indus- tries are chiefly responsible for forcing the Pce of copper up to nearly 23 cents a Pound, and they contributed their share toward the prosperity of the greatest of American industries-iron and steel produo- It Is difficult to give accurate figures of he production of electrical machinery, be- cause '3 distributed among so many VRBt'y different trades and manufactures, The railways, telegraphs and telephones, "ht and Power' a" Pay tholr to" to elec- trlclty, and a heavy toll It Is. The most "curate figures are those gathered by npma martin, eaitor or tne r.iecincai World and Engineer, for the I'nitcd Statea census of manufactures. Ills estimates are given below In the column for lfKKj, and Mr. Cochrane'a estimate for ir06 adjolnai 1916. l!m. pynamosnunibr 15 o5 Ts.noo Dynamoe value 11.0X4, 2 12.5oO.OiiO Dynamos horse power.. 1.331,243 Transformers 4 4HK.5U7 Switchboards, eto S.77S.044 Electric motors 22.370,(Brt Electric batteries 4.H3.S93 i.rmo.ooo B.MO.OOO 4,500,000 M OiiO.OrtO 6.000,000 5.2;i0,ooo Carbons and arc lamps. 4.2vo.3u7 Incandescent lamps 6.063.& Incandescent lamps 6."M,aiK 8.ixn,tj r.lectr)0 nKht fixtures... 6.305.406 .0o0.ono Telephone anparatus.::! lslwiifiSS laW.fMO Telegraph apparatus.... 1.111.194 1.126,000 Electric measuring ln- Crteult fitting S 44rt 4 ono 000 All other products 70,3. 56 83.1S.O0O The total of $184,000,000 given for the year . . jusi ciosea mu.i nui 110 lni no lim productlon of electrical Industries, because concern. that do not report nnd others thnt mak reports to the census bureau under th. title of some other In- dustry. Takln,r both of these facts Into account, the total of manufactured articles for the electrical Industries of th VnltBd Btates for 1901 probably equals M.. I" tho 1ret year that any cornnlete statistic, of our production of electrical manufactures and supplies waa attempted the total was figured at J.S3.000,- In ali years It has more than doubled, A ainai. romnanv. the General Klectrlc. . f tut.ur.rmn. nnd lci"" " " " ' " fl-res for V will probably foot over tM.000.000. as It had more than that total of nrder. booked month nno. - - - & Too Mark Eipan.to.. In connection with th. acUvltla of promoters of electrical railwaya and their encn-moua capltalliatlon. the Sprinfield (Mas..) Republican editorially caila att.n- tlon 10 tne unminiaaauie iiiuiuauuna inu. th. electric railway business of Massa chusetts haa been expanding tco rapidly for the satisfaction of Investors, whatever may be the feelings of promoters. This ap- pears to be snown Dy me conunuea tan- e of tn. Massachusetts electric com panies combination to pay dividends on its .tPp lt down Wthtn the city llnlts where preferred stock.- It la shown In the con- eVer the law so requires, tlnued failure of so strongly situated a It is a matter of common rumor that the company as the Springfield to earn the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western and the full I per. cent dividend. It la further In- Erie railways are considering electric trac dlcated in the following earnings statement tlon, and announcement of their plans dur of ninety-two atreet railwaya operating In Ing the present year would surprise no one. Massachusetts for the year ended Sep- What the five great trunk line railwaya tembor 30, compared with the previous named have done and will do must Bet year's result: Oroaa earnings Net earnings Dividends Capital stock Number passenger carried Car mile run Mile, ooerated 1906. I S3.W.5 447 . 8.1W.6t!l . i2.U7.) . B73.ia.7 , U3.;"n 1(16 J.9'7 1 W6. t 27.041, 1 8,772,o:CJ S1174.w6 70.&6.&6 612.731. 013 2.tX5 Peraons employed 17.134 16. 471 No fault can certainly be found with tl.a volume of business offend, for that con tinues to Increase In noteworthy meas ure. The trouble obviously lie on the aide of increasing expenses and a reduced margin of profit. Net earnings. In spits xPre.sdUml-ee. the noi.y. tootlnir. dirty of a large expansion In groea revenue. . How locomotive, which thereafter w 11 be reie an actual anT considerable- decrease-and gated to hauling coal, oree and the like. tnt.re i. a reduction In the aggregate amount distributed on a larger volume of ,1 capital and not all of the dividends ad been earned." Develapaaeat la Telephoay. Th Pell Telephone company haa ei pended the' saormous sum cf iM,m in deep In the hearts of her audiences and stamped her beautiful personality on every one who has seen here. The cast requires over fifty people There Is a chorus cf many pretty girls, making the production musical as well as dramatic. Several hiKh class vaudeville acts are Introduced during the action of the play. In Its entirety "My Tomboy Girl" will prove a most enjoyable entertainment A Billy B. Van will be at the Krug Thurs day, Friday and Saturday of this week in "Patsy In Politic." which Is an elabora- ,1"n of tne m""'! comedy that made a nlt ,er Ut year ,."e e ,n J1" ""' no ""?" ln the P'"" of.th"; . ' a V T..lltl" la a i.nmnniini1 fpnm the npn OF Politics" la a compound from the pen of George Totten Smith In two acts, and is ,..., .V ..i V nV.i , Illustrated by the prettiest collection of t IlUrUS M in Vitciru nrir it. iimuy v. j ... Billy B. Van Is a whole show In himself. Aa to hla company, Miss Rose Beaumont might be mentioned as his strongest sup port. She Ij a handsome woman, gra ciously gowned In a variety of costumes, all of which fit her perfectly and are work. dreMrnnker'e art. Nlck Long and Idalene Cotton wilt SIS the headline riosttlon In a bill calculated to delight the Orpheum clientele for the week starting with a matinee today. Since seen at thla theater with the Orpheum rond show these two popular players have been playing In the legitimate, and now return to vaudeville with a new act, a protean playet by Edgar Allen Woolf, In which tho charming and versatile Miss Cotton ap- pears aa a society woman, a German girl, a French maid and an Italian girl, while Mr. Iong also has a plurality of charac- ters, Including, of course, a bit of hla fine Italian mimicry. Eight Bedouin Arabs, styled "The Whirlwinds of the Sahara," will contribute a whirling sensation in acrobatics. Another comely and wlnesome little actress to return after a long ab- eence will be Patrice, who, with her com- pany. will present her latest success, a one-act comedy called "Gloria." The four Hlanoa from the New York Hippodrome will offer a gymnastic pantomimic turn styled "In Africa." "Minnie from Mlnne- sota" will serve' Mr. and Mrs. Allison, Among the newcomers will be Anna Chandler, with song, and Imitations, and Shields and Rodger., performing feat, with the lns.o declared wonderful. Entirely new Klnodrome pictures complete the program, of Electricity the last seven years m enlarging; Its busi ness and has increased its .annual calls from two billion to more than five billion ln that period. Ita exchanges now average more than fifteen million calls dally. It has In use 350,000,000 pounds of copper wire In Its tinea and buye more every year. The output of new telephone Instruments for the last year was about 10,800.000, and there are now nearly 8,000,000 Instruments - foi th year tTtalled ,lg000000 figured at mMUtactwlng C08t. A installed with wiring, etc. it represents a VBjua of moro tnan .ooo.OuO. Electrical Earnings., The earnings of the electrical industries far exceed the total of manufacturers and supplies. The following figures have been compiled from the various electrical trade papers: 190o- omniea ... . ! .$ 45.(o.OOO Telephone companies. 136,000,000 K1il llfc"ht com" Ef"re rauw"ay c: 1'50'wo'ouu panies 320,000,000 1906. 47,0OO,oro 165,(00,0J0 146,000,000 355,00000 80,009,000 isolated electric planta 70,000.000 Totals $700,01 0,X)O $7K!,000,000 If to the above be added the earnings of electroplaters, electrotypers, electrolytic Droducera of Conner and some scores of mInor '"duatrles of that sort, classified un der other Industries, the full total of America's bill for electricity in 19o6 will probably reach a round billion ot dollars. Electrification of Railways. The year 1906 marks the beginning of a movement that will not end until every great trunk line railway In the United States is equipped for electric haulage on main passenger lines. 1 ue cusi 01 eiec- trio operation has been reduced until it nearly meets that of locomotlce haulage, and conveniences of travel on electric - --- trains will sooner or later force all roads to adopt the new Bystem for passenger traffic.. Already the Pennsylvania railroad has equipped the western section of the Ing Island railway and the Camden and At' lantlo City section of Ha West Jersey dlvl- -Ion. In another two year. It will have established traffic, between Newark and New York City over the electric line now building between the Hudson river lun-i nels and Harrison. N. J. Only electric train will be run into the, new terminal station at Seventh and klghth avenues. The New York Central and Hudson River ., . , ., railroad has recently put Its electric lo- comouves to me lew ana Deror. me year IWl closes ahould be able to dispense altogether with steam locomotives within ftn e,ectr)c ZQM be,ow 8outn Croton and whlt, maintt hauling all tralna by elec- tH(J locomotve,. Tho Pennsylvania, how- ,ver use. mo(or carB on t newly a,,,,!!,,. ,ne. the,e belng somcwhat Bimllar to those on the "L." roads, only larger and heavier. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company Is expending many mll- ong tQ egtabllim a of electllc opera ,on Qn the New Yorlt en(, of llrie,. Thev use a current of meat voltatte and the pace for all the trunk line railway sys tems of the country, and thla Is why elec tric traction seem aa'ured for passenger traffic ln the near future. The smoke an1 dust nulaance on rail waya will be abated when all are operated electrically. The publlo has been educated to clean traveling by the trolley roads and the demand for freedom from annoy- " ln ,hl" reard na beeome ereat tnat me railway ieei lunru tu nii-ei 11. The expenae Incident to the change will be enormous, probably running well up Into the millions before the lust pas.-enger Traetloa ( oupniiri. In ths same number of th Hurald. Thomas C. Martin, editor of the Electrical World and Enquirer, Bays that stre. t tall ways continue the moat extensive field of electrical work. "The capitalisation at th beginning of UU6," h a.ya. "rwacli4 AMI HKMKM'J. IlilHI III. BOYD'S w.DMgrs This Afternoon Tonight Monday Tuesday RICK A YKAVi:tt rilKSKNTS THE GOKGKOVSLV 8TAGK1) FAJKYKSQUE THE GHRBREA! 02 COMPANY 02 WITH Original All Star Cast SPECIAL ORCHESTRA OF TWENTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT ONLY FAREWELL TESTIMONIAL TO MADAME O HcLENA BW IN SHAKESPEARE'S MACHETH Thursday Friday, Saturday. Saturday Matinee The Vest Pocket Comedian I LITTLE IN THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY THE LITTLE JOKER I WITH A LARGE CHOIR'S OF PRETTY" GIRLS NEXT SUNDAY JAN. 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 KIRKE LA SHELLE OFFERS The Virginians WITH DUSTIN FARNURfl TONIGHT ALL WEEK LORD AND LADY ALGY MATINEES Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Next Week, The Unforeseen ? n IT T THEATER i IV U U I5c.15c.50c 75c MATOrEB TOPAT 10Qi 8Qi M0 2 a Mntinee Today The Great Metropolitan Melodrama Lost In New York Ask th. box office man for particulars. 2 Toei. W Jan- 15 Chaa. E. Blaney Preaents America's rarorlte tittle Comedienne LOTTIE WILLIAMS In the Spectacular Musical Comedy Drama MY TOMBOY GIRL 3NlaMs and Saturday Matlaee, JAM 17 Martini Thursaay Night a I Che P. XX. BolUTan Amuaement Co. Offera the Notable Laugh Provoker I Billy B. Van A8 Patsy in Politics The Season's Beat Laughing rvent. ITT XT B WO AT When Knighthood Was In Flower. Let Us Send You This Superb 1 .rA Lyon & Healy hfSi) OWN-MAKE &S nnnriPT VWltlShs I On SIX DAYS' FREE TRIAL Also a special offer in regard to easy monthly payment. Bandmasters and Teachers particularly requested to write. Tbey will learn somethinK new greatly to their advantage. Address, Dept. B. LYON cV HEALY, Chicago BOYD THEATER SCHGGL OF ACTING Profess'jnal experience while atudylns. X.UIXAV riTCBC Director. MATINEES, ENGAGEMENTS. 101-302 Itoyd Theater. W. 3. Buriesa. Mir. th enormous total of $3.370,WO,(A and the Increase during the last year haa been about $'JSVA.u0, making a round total of neurly H.WMiW.OU) for the electric rai. waya of the country. "The present atreet railway syatema of the United Slates comprise mor than l.l'O rouds. with SS.OfO miles of track, and not far short of Ho.OuO car. When It Is con sidered that tt.ia whole business Is an elec trical creation of barely twenty-flv years the rapidity of electrical tranaformatlon In the I'nited Statea can be realised, but th resulting financial, economical and sociological changea due to the auperceeBlon of other methods by electricity 1 not yet realised, even by th rot prophetic minds." u AWVSrSIKST.. l.lMIuaaLM-.aU D J E S K A H MATINEE TODAY Phone Douglas 494. . Week Commencing Sunday Matinee, Jan. 13 To-day 2:13 To-night 8:15 MODERN VAUDEVILLE NICK LONG and ID ALINE COTTON Presenting; "My Wlfo's Diamonds" 8-BEBOUIN ARABS--8 "Whirlwinds t the Sahara" PATRICE & CO. Offering His Latest Success "Gloria" FOUR RIANOS Playing; "In Africa" MR.and MRS. ALLISON In "Mlnne From Minnesota" " ANNA CIIANDLER" Bongs and Imitations SHIELDS & ROGERS Wonderful Ihsho Keats KINODROME Exclusive New M"tln Pli tures. niOXM 10c. 36c, 500, BIJOU THEATER 19th and Harney Street. Week Commencing; Sun. Mat. Jan. 13. 19OT. X.OtmAXHE'8 KIHSTBIIi MAIDS and MTBTEXIOUS CEA3AK It OOMFAST Matinees, Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30. Every evenlnir at S : 1 0. Prices 10-0-30c. All septs reserved. Seats on aula Saturday, Jan, 12, 1007. Jean P. Duffield ..PIANIST.. JOSEPH GAHU'S SUCCESSOR Studio, Suite 512, W. O.W. Building The Borglum Studios Piano Instruction Asgust M. Borglun Mcdame Borglum Pupils ot Wager Svvayne ....PAKIS..M LESCIIETIZKY METHOD 1810 Capitol Avenue H-Hl a 0 CREICHTON