THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: . FEBRUARY 10, 1907.
Some Old Pictures of World Famous Singers
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. ENTIRE WEEK
COMMENCING MONDAY NIGHT
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
KLAW a ERLANGER'S
Colossal Production of
General Low Wallace's
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OMB of the plctur hcw th
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movt popular InfWi ot mo ay
' as they flrt appeared to their
New Tork admirer, -while other
' were take at even an earlier
period. 1
The photogTaph of Mint. Bembrleh wm
the lint picture of the Polish eoprano takn
' In thl country and ehowa hrr oa he looked
on her visit to NeW Tork. Then her earwr
had Juat bedtatt and "ha occupied the aame
poaltlon In the company of Abbey & Orau
that ehe now does In the troupe at th
Metropolitan. Like her predecessor, Afloilna
Pattl, ahe served no tone; apprcl.tlceehlp,
but waa famous from the df flrat aang
on tha atage.
1 remember well that pictur," Mme.
Hembrlch aalfi, "for of all the hundred
that have bat a taken of me In my career It
poaaeaae n especial hitereeU I had on
the first gown ever made for me by Worth.
lie made me many afterward, but that
waa the beginning;. Ha aJwaya dreaaed ma
In ft. faahlon entirely too old. .
"1 am certainly older than I waa whan
that picture In the Worth dreaa waa taken.
I alio Incline to the belief thM I am ket
ter looking1.? -
Mme. Eamea picture was made In
parla when she waa studying with Mar
chest In the year before her debut at the
opera aa Juliette. It waa at this time
thai there occurred an incident In ber
artlitlo career whlcb was destined to have ;
.Important results later.
"I waa studying In Paris Just at the
time this picture was taken," aha told
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
A LOME" Is stlU receiving atten
tion through . the columns , pre
sided over by the commentators.
A few, a very few, have pre
tended te regret the withdrawal
of the opera, and one or two raise their
Hands In protest at the "prudery" of the
public. Generally, the chorus of approval
of the action of the directors of the Metro
politan opera house in suppressing what
was undeniably an abomination Is un
broken. W. J., Henderson, the muslca)
critic at whose feet the American publlo
sits, In retrospect denounces the opera un
sparingly. 'Two souls with but a nssty
thought two pens that drool ss one," Is
th way be couples Strauss and Wilde, and.
the verdict will stand undisputed. It Is
not at all likely that the opera will be
revived, as Is threatened. In an expurgated
form for consumption In the smaller cities
of the United States when the Metropolitan
Opera company goes on tour. It would be
Impossible to expunge the great central
theme of the opera and leave It sweet and
free from objection. One feels oomfortable
In the belief that the promise or, was It
a threatT made by Mr. Strlne while In
Omaha during the week that Salome"
would be sung at the Auditorium In April
Is not Intended to be fulfilled. "La Boheme"
will be welcomed, and almost anything
else, but not "Salome.
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Omaha folks who take their pleasure at
the theater have been quite fortunate
lately, and th future holds much of tempt-
Ing promise. Florence Roberts came with-
a play that, while It lacked strength and
finish aa a whole, had seme high points
and afforded her a fine chance for good
work, all of which was furnished' In a
liberal supply. And then came Mr. Hackett
with hla "The Walls of Jericho," a fine
play of Its kind, and Miss Bingham to
finish th week with her new comedy of
English life. This makes a very enjoyable
combination and one that was thoroughly
appreciated by those who took the trouble
to go to the Boyd, ...
Coming; Greats.
As a drama and spectacle, Klaw A Kr
anger's Imposing production of General
Lew Wallace's 'The Prince of India."
which . is the great attraction at Boyd's
opera house February 11 week, la beyond
conception. Not since the visit of "Barf
Hur" has such a colossal production been
placed on our local stage. Special matinees
will be given during the week on Wednes
day and Saturday. Chief among the many
spectacular effects of "The Prince of India"
may be mentioned the storm at sea, the re
ception of the Emperor Co'nstantine at
White Castle by Princess Irene and ber
maidens, the council chamber In the im
perial palace, the interior of the cathedral
of Sancta Sophia and the battle scene when
the walls of Constantinople fall before the
cannon of Sultan Mahommed. The latter
Is perhaps the most reallstlo hand-to-hand
encounter ever depleted in drama. The
atage is covered with fighting men In armor
and the clash of arms Is spirited. Falling
walls and ths cannon smoke add to the
Illusion.. In the prologue the Wanderer
tells the story of his sin and hi sentence,
He hope for the blessed relief of death.
when all men shall have come to subscribe
to one creed and to recognise the Jehovah
of the Hebrews, Allah of the Moslems and
the God of the Christian as one supreme
being. He preachea the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man. His audience
with Cchstantlne Is turned Into a riot when
his plea for universal religion having been
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spurn ea, n propowN me oesrnicuoa or
the Eastern Empire.
"Brother Officers," a drama In which, as Pucdna has. had raany discount gementa
suggested by the title, ths military at- His first appearance was very shabbily
mosphere prevails, haa been chosea for the r'l lo Nw Y,?r,t at Wallack s theater,
bill at the Burwood during the coming hst Royal Italtan opera company pro
week. The action of the play calls Into duoed "La Hoheme" and "Manon Lescauf
eommlseto Mia Pitt. Mr. Morriaoa and tor the first time.' From the Italian per
il r. Hartford, as well as all th other formane. no. on could exactly formulate
members of the company. It affords some his Ideas of what the opera was redly
very striking contrasts In personality, and H"-' It remained for the production given
with Its humor aa developed by ths sttua- "La Boheme" at the Metropolitan in 1&0,
tlons. makes a most attractive combination, with Melb as. Muni to give the opera
Mr. Hartford Is msklng much of a name goers a fair opportunity to see the real
for hlmslf by the effecUv way In whuh fluency and polish of th music. Even then
he stagss the plays st this theater, and It was not understood, and little was It
he promtiws that this will be ne exception dreair.ed thai It would grow la favor as It
to the rule. It will be offered with all the has. Then came "Toaua" In laul. which
detail essentia) to its proper enactment,
the Sun reporter, "and was Invite by
spme friends to go to see the first per
formance of Tosca' at the Porte St.
Martin theater.
'That was In 1887. Now, nearly twenty
years later, I am doing that same scene
In the ppera that I love above all others
that I havs ever appeared In. Who would
ever have thought that I should have
done such a thing? ,
"I remember when he made my costumes .
for "La Travlata' when I went first to Rus
sia. In the first act he had me wearing a
most elaborate brocade velvet and In the
ballroom scene I was upholstered In the
same, material and covered with fringes.
I often wonder If the Impression made
on me that night so many years ago has
lingered somewViere in my memory and
made ma so devoted to thla role which I
never knew would even be In an opera
when I saw It first."
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Ths portrait of Man. Mslba show her
with the young man who was recently
married In London. It .was taken In Paris
In 188H, Just after Mme. Melba 'had made
her first appearance In Paris and London,
and the young man was then a kid of 6.
Mme. Melba made her first appearance
as a singer In Melbourne when she was
only a little older than her son In the
picture, and she has often told with great
delight the story of her first concert. It
was in the school where she waa the prise
and Its presentation should prove very
popular. The first performance will be
given at a matinee Sunday afternoon, and
then It will be presented each evening
during the week,, with -other ..matinees on
Tuesday, Thursday and, Saturday.
Wright Huntington comes' to the Krug
theater for two days, starting with a
matinee today, as Curtis Jadwln In Wil
liam A, Brady's production of "The Pit,"
a dramatisation of Frank Norrls' novel.
' While the chief value of the play will be
found In its pictures of the business world
of today. It embodies also a romance of
tender Interest, original In motive, wrought
out with charming suggestions of the evo
lution of character under the Influence of
prevailing fashions in marital affairs, of
fortune and of misfortune and finally of
real true love.
"When the World Sleeps," the new Lang-
Music and Musical Notes
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IT SEEMS aa if at last Omaha Is
going to have a permanent or
ganisation for the giving of musl-
CJl cal festivals such as are given
In most of the large cities of the
United States. A meeting of the board of
directors of the May Festival association
was held at Mr, Borglum's studio, last
Monday morning at which plans were fur-
ther dlsoussed and the reports from th
various committees heard. Th board and
the public at large are to be congratulated
on the success with which the finance com
mittee is meetfng. While the festival proper
will not be held until early summer, al
ready nearly one-third of the IS season
tickets have been disposed of. There is an
interest in this festival association which
has seldom U ever been shown In any
musical event heretofore contemplated In
Omaha. All Omaha has needed for years
to make an organisation of this sort pos-
slble la a fsw leaders ready and willing to
put the necessary work behind such an
effort Omaha stands ready to back up
projects of good to the city and the success
of a permanent organisation for the giving
of musical festivals la no longer a matter
of doubt.. ...
One by one the distinguished European
composers have visited our country this
season to make, each lri his turn, a few
ripples in ths sea of New Tork muslo.
Leoncavello came and went and created
but a few vlalbla signs; Colerldg Taylor
(whom we Omahans know best by hla
"Wedding Feast of Hiawatha," sung at
ths May festival a fsw years since) came,
and neither left aor carried away the vis
ible signs of a visit to America. Dr. Ca
milla Salnt-Saena, who is c6nceded to be
the earnest, soundest and meat vermatlla of
the French composers, came, and It Is as-
sorted that no musical visitor since Ischal-
kownky, not aven Dvorak or Richard
Btrauas, ao strongly moved popular Interest.
And now we have Puccini! who has at
least tbs satisfaction of knowing that hla
works have attained lasting favor here and
are likely to grow In the Interest of ths
public. He is the most Interesting ss well
aa the moat successful of the Italian com
posers; of th .present day; not satisfied Ilk
Mascagnl with his one really good opera
and sitting at htsveaaa expecting a de-
Pt anything from his
pen. Inasmuch aa VCavallerla. Ruiiloint1'
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, uch Pn"d success.
aroused such dissent, wblcb secs , the
singer, and she could even then do the
trill which is the wonderful feature of
her singing as easily as she can today.
"All that summer I studied ihe muslo
at Vallombrosa and I live In 'Tosca.' I
was like, a woman In love, for I involun
tarily started when anyone mentioned
Tosca' as if I had been aurprlsed In a se
cret. 1 '.'.
"It fulfills every condition of a role that
can Interest an artist. The muslo Is Ital
ian to the highest degree and is la that
way appropriate to the text, for th utn
Ject I, typically Italian. Then there i
everything In the character pf Tosca' to
inspire an artist.
"Nellie, make that funny noise In your
throat," used to be a popular request to
her, and the prima donna to be would trill
away to the delight of her companions.
She could sing, too, and It was when
she was only 8 that she appeared at a
school concert.
The most Interesting circumstances about
the picture of Mme. Nordica, taken when
she was singing with the Mapleson com
pany at the Academy of Muslo In 1883, after
her seasons In Russia, is the fact that she
does not play the piano and never did
touch the Instrument until this season.
Now it Is the style for prima donnas to
accompany themselves on the piano when
they ' give an encore. Mme, Bembrjch
does it, so. does Mme." Melba, and this year
don MoCormlck play which the Mlttenthal
brothers, have given an elaborate produc
tion, will be the offering at the Krug
theater two days, commenolng Tuesday,
February 12. - The play Is far above the
ordinary in point of ' Interest and scenic
Investiture, and the ' characters embrace
many that may be found in the small
villages, also others who may be found
where vice and crime run free. ......
A. H. Woods' "Queenofthe Highbinders,"
a sensational melodrama, will be the at
traction at ' the Krug theater for ' three
days, starting Thursday, February 14. It
contains many sensational features; It has
beautiful scenery and Its musical features
are noteworthy.
A bill In keeping with the Orpheum
standard will be supplied during the week
at that cosy theater by a roster of play
ers who come to register their Initial bid
usual experience of works of great origin
ality. Carl Bergmann's classic prescription for
the publlo of the Philharmonic society that
did hot like Wagner "Den dey must hear
him till dey do" is appreciable to any
operatlo work that gives forth a new ut
terance. And then "Madame Butterfly,"
which Is the ripest as well as the most
recent production of Puccini's genius.
This opera has won much admiration which
speaks well for Its future success. It is
interesting to learn that Puccini Is of a
really distinguished musical, family; one
Qlacomo Puccini an organist in 1712;
Antonio, his son, born in 1717, a church
-composer whose requiem mass was per.
formed at the funeral of Emperor Joseph
U of Austria. His son, Domenlco, wrote
operas. Fourth In the line came Mlchele;
th father of the present Qlacomo, who
studied under Mercadante and Donlxettl at
Naples, wrote masses and an opera, and
became a teacher; among his pupils being
Vlanesl, who was conductor at the Paris
opera for a time and -for a time at the
Metropolitan. Qlacomo was the fifth of
sevsn children, whom the father, dying,
left at tender agea for the mother to
rear. Privations without number followed
one upon another and yet thla musician
kept on undaunted, writing operas, some
of which never "arrived," but little by
little they have crept to the front till now
.the tOP 0t Ub ?L
I sa " sa At nilAf AS fle nf siAn a n m a r
Is not a conductor in any sense and makes
little Impression on the performances of his
compositions. His influence will probably
be felt, however. In the first performance
In Italian of "Madame Butterfly" which is
put down for February 11.
Miss Arnold, the eupeprisor or music in
the publlo schools, gave a lecture before
the cadets and kindergarten training; elans.
Ehe prefaced bar remarks with a sketch
of th life, trials, and final triumph ef
Waner- flowing with an outlina of
"Lohengrin." of which it was said by
Wagner, at a time during his exile, "that
he would soon be tbs only German, who had
never heard It." It being due to the ail
powerful Influence of Llsst that Wagner
finally came into such prominence. The
motifs accompanying the talk were very
beautifully brought on by Miss Helen Hltte
at the pUno,
A musical and luncheon waa given at
the Her Grand on Wednesday of this week,
to the wives of the visiting hardware mer
chants, who held a convention here.' The
musical program was furnished by a
quartst composed of Miss ' Mty Weaver,
Mise Jessie MoCune, Miss Myrtle Moses and
Mr. Sheet. JULIET M CUNSJ-
Dickerman IS0.!
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Th scheol's reel 4 -wth demands more
Miss Farrar Is doing th same. Bo Mme.
Nordica decided that It was up to her to
play an accompanlament to a song at th
piano.
She ha learned one from the proficient
Romayn Simmons, who has for years
been accompanist and has taught her to
play with comparative virtuosity th ac
companlament to an encore. Juat wby
Mme. Nordica elected, to have herself
photographed so many years ago sitting at
a piano Is on of th mysteries of th
prima donna character.
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Th soft eyed, wal faced girl with . th
hair pafted In the middle and with th
placid expression of a nun Is Emma Calv
as ah looked In 1882, before sh had be
come th fiery Carmen of later years. Eh
had mad her debut at Brussels th season
before and had com to Parts , to sing In
the Theater des' Itallens, conducted by Vic
tor Maurel.
Sh appeared there In "Herodlas" and
she had sung such Ingenuous roles as Mar
guerlte and Chervblno. It was at this
time that Mme. Calv waa engaged to
marry Edouard d Resska, but sh went
to Italy and sang there for several years,
while h remained In Paris. Bo th engage
ment waa broken off, and while the basso
married on of his countrywomen, the
soprano remained single In spit of blind
Americans living on yachts and th other
men to whom rumor has betrothed ber.
Mme. Calve last winter talked very In-
for favor with an Omaha audience. May
Tully, lata leading woman at the Madison
Square theater, New Tork, and her com
pany will be seen in a one-aot comedy in-.
titled "Stop, Look and Listen.". It Is front
the pen of Matbew White, Jr., who Is the
editor of Argosy and dramatis editor of
th Munsey publications. Another comedy
sketch will be contributed by John Hyam
and Leila Molntyre, who are said to crest
an excellent entertalntftent In.. 'Two
Hundred Wives," by Herbert Hall Wlns
low, - Bert , Levy, who has a wide ac
quaintance through his illustrations In
metropolitan dallies and books, promises, an
Inviting novelty. As he draws his pictures
on a small piece of glass In front of the
audience they are reflected on a screen,
magnified about 800 times. An admixture
of music and comedy will be the offering
of Qulgg, Mackey and . Nickerson. Mr.
Nlckerson enjoys a big reputation as a
cornetlst. Fox and Foxle. a funny clown
and his dng, give a bit of circus amuse
mnt Hedrlx and Prescott, singers and
dancers; Mr, and Mrs. Bacon, banjolsts,
and the klnodrome pictures complete the
program.
Miss Ruth Grey, who has been demon
strating her marvelous powers at the
Lyrio theater the last week has, owing
to the great Interest manifest, arranged to
continue at the Lyric for one more week.
The thousands of people who have wit
nessed Miss Grey's performances during
the last week freely acknowledge her the
most wonderful woman ever entertained
within th borders of Omaha." A most
charming feature about the whole business
Is that Miss Grey does not lay any great
AMUSEMENTS,
Third Annual Ball
Given By
Omaha-
Musicians' Association
Auditorium
Monday,. Feb. lit
200"Orchestra200
Cars On All Lines After The Ball
TICKETS FOR SALE AT
Deaton Drug Co. ' Myers-Dillon Drug Co.
AUDITORIUM -SSliK
Die Wrcstlinc Match
OSCAR WASSEMaW. A. SIMMER
leservee! tests, lie, tie bjU 11
LADIES
ee4 sal begins MeneUy Morning
terestlngly to a Sun reporter of this period
of her artlstlo career.
"I began Just as every French lyric so
prano begins," she said, "and was Just as
conventional aa every one of them la,
aoted Marguerite and all my other roles
Just Ilk th rest of them, and so long as I
remained In France I don't think I ever
thought of departing In the least from what
I had been taught and what I had always
seen at the Opera or the Opera Comlquai
"When I went to Italy, however, there
was already a new artirtlc Influence In the
air. Duse had begun to be talked about and
I saw her. 'She made a wonderful impres
sion on ma.
"I saw hr first in Rome and then It hap
pened .that we were together In Milan and
other cities. After I had seen her In many
part and begun to realize that there wa
mora In acting than I had ever dreamed of
be for I fell 111 and was sick for a long
time.
"During the weary days of convalescence
X had much time to think of what I had
seen and to ponder over Its applicability to
my own art. When I was strong again and
began to sing I did try to put Into my own
performances my conception of the new ar.
"It was from that time that I became an
actress as well as a singer. If I had re
mained In France I might never have been
different from the majority of the French
; singers."
;, The picture was,' of course, taken long
before Mme. Calve'a smooth and girlish
brow had been ..troubled by any such art
problem. .. '
claims for her powers in reading people's
minds. She does not claim to be in touch
with the supernatural. " In fact she dis
claims anything Of th .sort. The matinees
for women only on' Tuesdays and Thurs
days ar creating unusual Interest. Those
who want to see something out of the ordl
nary should not fail, to see Miss Grey dur
ing her Omaha engagement.
Gossip from Stasrelaad.
' Ellen Terry Is doing very well In. New
Tork- with "Captain Brassbound's Con
version." In this play George Bernard
Shaw doesn't ride any particular hobby,
and the result is that It is at least amusing.
The indictment of the alleged theatrical
trust has been welcomed with more or less
amusement throughout the land. The gen
eral opinion is that the bill was returned
about three years late to be of any serv
ice to the publlo.
The Sot hern-Marlowe production of "John
the- Baptist" did not last much longer in
New York than the Strauss "Sulome."
"Joan of Arc" is now being played by the
Stars, and Is receiving much warm com
mendation, something they did not get with
the Sudermann play.
Efforts at erection of a Shubert theater
In Omaha occupied the attention of local
dreamers during the week. One of the
enthusiasts went so far as to Insist that
both the Shuberts and ths "syndicate" were
after one location. As Omaha has four
"syndicate" theaters now, not to mention
two into which "independent" shoWs may
go, the foundation for the yarn seems plain.
Miss Lorna Elliott, who has been resting
quietly in Omaha sinoe leaving the Wood
ward Stock company at the Burwood the
week before Christmas, left Thursday night
for New York, where she has gone to take
a part in "The Girl in White. one of the
new plays James K. Hackett Is preparing
for spring production. Miss Elliott was
accompanied to the train by a number of
Omaha friends, who bade her an affection
ate farewell and godspeed In her new
employment.
AMI'S EM ENTfl.
M. CeaersJ Adaksstaa, tie.
FREE.' '
at the Auditorium s4 10 o'clock.
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PRICES 52.00 to 50 Cents
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SUNDAY MATINEE
SHUBERT BROTHERS'
Original Production of the Merry Musical Cocktail
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BURWOOD
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Matinos Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday. Sunday,
Next Week "THE CLIMBERS"
TWO DAYS ONLY-Starting Matinee Today
WM. A. BRADY'S
MasslTS Production of tha.Oreat Sensational Succesa
TP -HUD
. Introducing The Popular Actor
WRIGHT HUNTINGTON
. And a 6uperb Company of 60 Players- '
inn IN THE GREAT. Y irifl
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TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY MATINKH WEDNESDAY. .
A Wonderful Production of the Great Scenic Trlumpa
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THURSDAY, FIUDAY and SATURDAY SATURDAY MATINEE.
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Week Commenolng
Sunday Matinee, Feb. Id
To day 2:15 To-night 8:15
Special Matinee '-'""o'g.W'
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
May Tully & Company
Presenting "Stop. Look and Listen
John Hyams& Leila Mclntyre
In "TWO HUNDRED WIVES"
BERT LEVY
Sketching Famous Men and Famous
Kvsnts
Qulgg, Mackey & Nlckerson
. e Comedy Musical Aet
Fox and Foxie Circus
Like Barnum Bailey's. Wly so
different
HEDRIX & PRESC0JT
. Singers and Dancers
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bacon
Expert on ths Banjos
KINODROME
Timely New Motion Vloiures.
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The Great Orpheum Road Show
I1rf-tlon Martin B-v-k
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THE GREAT "BED HUR"
Matinee To-Day
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Matinee Today
10 25 50
nay or Modern Times.
LYRIC THEATER
One More Week
Starting Matlneo
Sunday, Feb. 10
Ruth Grey
She Dvlna
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