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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY .24, 1007. 0 Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses s PCIOXjOCOCAX wltboot Mac mv not say hcrw honty In pobtt office la to eUoaUlr so, and sMlaJlstkt with- b secured, nor iot It tell how political owt bvtng perniciously ' mioh. bosses ara to b circumvented when they This la tha atata of ttaa plays ttat have mada up their minds to pull oft a bars mad tba moat of tha furors coup. Tt does tell how the public la be- on tha Amertoan sta durtn the last, trayed by those who axe trusted, but thla two seasons. After Ion period of boot. ia hardly a- novelty. Aa an Hluitratk.ii of leaa and a time almost aauaewUnt le- applied politics It may be effective, but not cuealon of lbs sx question, the dea.ma.Uat nors ao .than the columns of b11v dally are turning to the taduetrlai and social re- newspaper. latlone for theme. No matter what the "TT" . , j . . pioneer, may think they have aehlsred. bttt nothing that U abaolutely vital haa aa yet thl" th T0"' been a-oompUehed by any. Th. attack has Moody . "Great Divide' taekka i a more been tentative, or. at least, perfunctory.' lt and abstruse phase of the topic The play, that are typical of the class and ''fat a pity he couldn t trust hla play to the one that are moat talked of to preea New York public under lu original and and in conversation, have evolved nothlna r descriptive title of "The Sabtae but what mlht nave been discovered In Woman. Surely ther enough people an hour', peruaal of the daily paper., and ,n Nw Tork famJllar Romn-" hltry have faUen a. .hort of propoeln an ade- to hva " th appUoatlon fclaln to the qaate remedy aa did their predecessors that rost the Oothamltee. But Prof. Moody dealt soWy with the .ex qweetion. Even "'vote, hla time to trying to prove that the dlacusMon aa carried on ao far ha. woman may learn to love the man who been of little uee. for it ha. not been en- n" v1.hed her. Just why thla queation tered Into vlgoroualy at any point, nor haa hould hv obtruded la hardly ap- the attack on any of the abuae. com- Evn were It an.wered decisively, plained of been directed with sufficient no matter which way, It would not serve force to entitle It to respect aa . being any purpoee. The affirmative would greater than a mere protest. not rndr th crime more popular, nor j. would the negative make It more abhorent. When Mr. Charlee Klein'. 'The Lion and " "" to Pntd for much the the Mouse" wu offered to the public last "ame P""-PH aa wo. the famous debate season. It was hailed a. a eoathlng arraign- f th German monk. a. to the exact num- ment of the money power a. represented r of souls that could find standing room in the person of one of tte leading char- on tn Plnt ot " needle. It la not actera. The personality of a prominent Ju,t now recalled what figure the monks American of wealth was thinly veiled bo- ""ally arrived at as being the correct hind Mr. Klein', loosely drawn caricature total- but ,l morally certain that If the of a man of commanding wealth, and as he test were made nowadays, and a aelectlon waa mercilessly pilloried by the heroine of made, the record could be Increased. Prof, the drama, its aucoess waa Immediate and Moody'a excursion Into savagery for a Its popularity widespread. It la atlll an theme la not likely to add anything to the immensely popular play, and nightly wlna m total of human wisdom. .Some tribes the plaudits of excited audience In one there atlll be where courtship la carried on or the other of the cltlee of the land. This by meana of a bludgeon, and among these can only be accounted for on the baste that the husband la seldom' bothered by any we dearly love to see pummeled, orally or consideration, for hla spouse born of finer manually, the person to whom we have feelings. It la Just barely possible that an aversion, no matter on what ground In the case of his Sabine woman there was It may be founded. In this case the rich a reversion to type, but even this Is in man who 1. thought to have been taken conformity to accented teaching. As a aa a model for the Klein plutocrat ha. but contribution to sociology, the play is no little favor among hi. fellow countrymen, more Important than either of the Klein and they generally rejoice to see him pun- or the Broadhurst productions, no matter Ished, If only In a play. Mr. Klein ha. how much It may excel aa mere literature presented no new fact, has offered no new , argumenta. He doea not even present fun- Rev. Thomas J. Dixon's treatment of damental conditions. Ills phrases are mi- the so-called race problem Is characteristic, perflclal, and his concluslona Inconsequen- He goes to a bygone day for hla theme! tlal, Just aa the diatribe, ha launche. an(J Djr indirection arguea that conditions through the poor glrl'a mouth at the rich that prevailed In the south during the lat- man'. head am platltodinoue and trite. Aa ter ,ixties are atlll dominant. His argu- has been pointed out in thla department ment lt unaound, for the reason that it Is at another time, the Nemesis in "The Lion palpably a defense, and, being such. Is not and the Mouse" 1. not actuated by a de- freo from partlgan blaa .j.ne CIanjlman.. ire to right any publlo wrong, but merely ta interesting as a play, but It Is not a seek, redress for private grievances. It ufUi contribution to the literature of the can not be forgotten that Bhlrley Rosmore modern sociological trend, was moved' by a sense of Injustice visited on her dear father. Judge Roemore, who yrom Holland coines a play which be- hnd been crushed by John Burkett Ryder. oauie u floeg gtt down to fUn(Jarnentai8 The .ame Judge had taken a tip from Mr la probably more vital than either of the Ryder and. relying on the disinterestedness American productions. "The Good Hope " of the head Money Devil, had placed hi. offered recently in New York by Ellen fortune In a certain .tuck. When the Judge Terry Is a tranalation from the Dutch rendered a decision that wa. unpalatable to of Herraan HelJermana. It la a pitiful the Ryder person, that Instant hi. stock taie of the sodden life of the flsherfolks was sent to nothing at all and he waa or Holland. Its nrlnclnal ihrrt.r i. nn wiped out Then awok. the latent power In oM W3man vho ,een her fath broth. Bhlrley'. virgin bosom, and forth .he went. rt mnd ni swallowed up by the sea. a Jean d'New York, to do Joust with the and now called upon t0 M nef gonB center of all evfla from which the business follow. Gne of the.e boys, a fine young nnu iuciii wurm .mier. "u feli0w, ha been dismissed from the navy father and married the son and hejr of ,n al,STtiCe because he struck an officer the man .he had humbled. But It I. not who had insulted the girl he hope, to recorded that at any time' or place John ,narlT. He return, from prison and ship. Burkett Ryder was Induced to abandon hi. cn the Hope to earn money that pursuit of other people'" money, save In ne marry hlB ,Weetheart. who la alao his that he allowed Judge Rosmore to continue ',,!, Tn. younger brother ha. a con-, to ornament the federal district bench. wnUai horror tor he . aea, but la driven And the thinking folk, who waited for the aboard the same" Vessel by his mother,' final curtain unanimously said "Ratal" " wno in,,,,, that he .hall take hla part " In life and aid In earning the living. The Thla aeason Mr. Klein haa offered n. Hope ta a nltea hulki a floatlng another and "deeper" study along th. and u overwhelmed In a storm, ame line In "Daughter, of Men." One DUrina; the etorm the women folks gather of thsse girl. t. a poor and presumably around a flre the hut of Knlertje honest working lassie. The other come. played by Mta, yrym Haten to the from the very top flake of the upper crust. roar of th. element, that .ounds the doom They both fall In love with the .ame man, of those on the Good Hope. Knlertje re and In th. course of their contact with calu that while she waa driving her ach other apout a great deal of nothing younger .on to sea ahe had neglected tn at all about the conditions and relations. Beep an appointment with the elder, which and the fundamental prlnclplea, and the waB t0 iignfy that she had forgiven him rights, and privileges, and all that tori for nli conduct and for a fiery speech In of thing. In the great climactic acene, which he declare, hla manhood and his where the poor girl thinks aha ha. her rirhta. The thought cornea to her that more fortunate rival In a corner and her two eons, the last ahe haa to offer, undertake, to expose her, the rich young are iUcked down by the bo a, the el0er woman merely accept, the .Ituatlon with thinking her hard and unforgiving, the that fin. moral courage that I. Inherent younger looking upon her a. having driven to every well trained and properly bal- him to hi. death. It Is a sermon and a anced mind, and thus defeat, her. Just picture of life among the lowly that might what triumph for. aoclety la concealed In be softened by very -alight changea. How this altuatlqn can scarcely be divined. It utterly dull and hopeless the existence of I. axiomatic that a well nurtured and it. leading characters is made plain, while educated Individual haa a psychic advent- the careless selfishness and avarice of aae over one not ao favored, and there I. thoae who' are to a large degree charge nothing remarkable ta a rich girl wanting . able with the conditions la vigorously por to marry a poor man. Mr. Klein has only trayed. The greed of the ahlpowner I. emphasised the handicap the poor girl has responsible for the tribute of Uvea, to accept when she enters Into competition . with a rich one. whether the contest be All this agitation suggests that the for love or for something else. He of altruistic movement Is taking on a con course uses aa a background the disparity crete form. While the case Is presented In the physical surroundings of the rich In a tentative and not especially convlnc and poor. But he offers no new thought, lng way. enough la offered to start thought and proves no new point. along line, that must eventually converge i , somewhere rear the truth. Thua the ap- Another of the playe of the season, parently useless play becomes useful, and heralded as dealing with probiema vital Klein and Broadhurst, Moody and Heljer to the American people, to "The Man of mana may De but the forerunnera of a the Hour," In which Mr. George Broad- BChoo! of dramatists who are to aid other buret haa broadly outlined a couple of agncles In bringing about reforma that New York', local bosses and the sort of are needed. Economists are agreed that mayor Mr. McClelland might be If he were the problem of production la .olved; that not another aort. Thta. too, has merrly the neede of mankind may be daily satis transferred from the newspaper columns fled, and that the accumulation of wealth to the spotlight conditlona that have been aa represented by the surplusage of labor familiar to th. public by dint of persist- Is assured. The question of distribution Is ant publication. Mr. Broadhurst play, one now the point of attack. The discussion of bos. against the other, and makes his the various and varying aspects ot life at mayor act like an honest man at a time the theater help to direct ua to a con when It la expedient for htm to do ao. It elusion Just aa certainly as do the academlo la all very nice as a play, but It proposes disquisitions of the schools. More virile nothing beyond th. world-old proposition and effective debate Is likely to follow that "honesty la the beat policy." It does these pluneer efforts and from the stage some pertinent lessons may yet he taught The part the merry Mttle eernedy oeen, This Is the real hope that has been aroused Nellie Gwyn, played In the affalra of etate by the playa mentioned and othera of their Is shown. Mlas Pettee will be Nell Gwyn and Miaa Ober will be the Duchees or Portsmouth, the French woman ent by Ilk. Not In vain the future beckon.. Forward.' forward let us range! Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of change. The Wind Alkan Marie 81oss. Toreador Bong PI set Mr. Movlua. Legende Wlenlawskl Hungarian Dance No. ....Prahma-Joachlm Mr. oersii Louis to captivate the king and win bim Three Song, from "Sohllohte for Franoe. Mr. Morrison will be King Charles and' Mr. Hartford will be Lord Jeffreys,, the bloody chief Justice of Eng land, who was also a scheming politician. The entire company Is represented In the cast, which Is a long one. The produc tion will be up to the standard. "Nell Gwyn" will be offered first at a matinee on Sunday and wiW -run. the. entire week, Welsen" Reger Mr. Frank Bemlsh, "comedian extraor dinary,'' will make hia debut at the Krug Ceimlna- Bveata. The original company and production of "The Clansman" will be seen at the Boyd theater Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, " and a matinee on Wednesday. This Is the Ku Klux Klan play that turned the country upside down last year with Its audacious handling of with tire regular matinees. the race problem. The hero of the "Clans man" Is a young and gallant leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Opposed to him are an ambitious mulatto and a white abolitionist from Pennsylvania,' . whose daughter the young white man seeks In marriage. TIN. first act shows the young leader defying the powers that ruled by tearing down a proclamation that promised bayonets te protect marriages between whites and blacks, and the second act showa the aale of hla ancestral home to aatlsfy taxes levied by the negroes and carpetbaggers. In the third act the Ku Klux Klan vote the death of a black ruffian who ha. frightened a young girl to leaping to her death over a precipice. The last act show, the mulatto Lieutenant Governor of Bouth Carolina confronting the abolitionist, hi. friend and protector, with a demand for the (new) ta) Hiding t"ast. b) In Snowy Weather. (c) My Led. Mis. Helms. Minuet E-mnJor Campbell-Tipton In tha rMn FYireat MacDoWell Wedding Uay at Troldhaugsn Grieg Mr. Spencer. Orchestral parts on pipe organ. $ Gossip from atageland. The company which la to support Law rence D'Orsny In his new play. ' Lord l" caster," Includes Josephine Drake, Helen Robertson, Ida M Darling, Margaret Dale. TT T,.,- Thnr,am Wulfllv ffvtlnPV for two night., .tartlng matinee today. MatnePi Harry Dodd, Emerscn Mack, Lys under the direction of that able manager ter Chambers and Harold Heaton. Mr. - u. x f .i.... D'Orsav s cart Is .aid to be somewhat ' "more heroic." "Tlfcr- j ,,., ahn The announcement that Marie Dero la to The elnglest danclest and glrllest .how ,.,tarred.. In ..Xn. Morals of Marcus" re of all la Williams' "Ideal Extravaganaa." n.n k tt that ih was the olav tro- nA th. mtrnm nf tha Krus- Tuaadav and duced by Mr. Bourchler at the Uarrlck AMCIRMEXTI. Wednesday Mil have th. plea.ur. of ..- de'o lng the company In a new two-act comedy wlll be remembered by those familiar with called "The Other Fellow." the controversy that followed. Mr. Bour- chler subsequently wrote an apology for IT., ,nl i... hre7rilhtB of the week at hl action, asking that the play be re- For the last tnree nignta or weweeit at vowei ju.Uoe to the author, actors and the Krug, with a matinees on Saturday, actresses." The play Is a dramatization by the Shaw-Gallagher Amusement company W. i. Lock, of file novel, "The Morals of offer. Miss Marie Young In "Th. Burglar Marc? eyne" nd ,h" "J0"1 a ion l London run. ' and the Walt Omaha people wlll regret very much the change In the Woodward Stock company A well varied assortment of bright and that take. Mis. Mary Hill to Kansus City. hand of the latter', daughter. The effect snappy acta la promlent at the Orpheum Mlsa Hill ha. been one of the mocst oa re ts electrical. The old man spurna the pre- for the week atartlng matinee today. At "."1!? ha7 been with" Tt sumptuous suitor, forbida him ever to ap- the head ot the roater come. Merrl Ob- and haa well established herself In local proach his home again, and goads the borne, who Is said to be faaclnatlng and popularity. She was well knwn here al mulatto to auch a fury that only the arrival charming and knows how to sing a song In ,fc,athJheBoydr an" .lnce sheMen" of the Ku Klux Klan save, the old man a catchy French style and I. also accom- at the Burwood slie ha. greatly Increased and hi. daughter. "Sergeant Kitty" Is recalled a. one of the most delightful of recent light operas. It Is the story of a young woman who be come. Involved at the barracks, and la com pelled to don male attire for her own pro tection. She deceive the commandant and even her own affianced lover, and leads pl Ished on the piano. Miss Osborne and company wlll present a sketch entitled "Taming an Actress." Among those who have a large circle of admirers to wel come them wlll be Charley Case, the pop ular story teller, who will dispense his latest laugh provokers. Raymond Flnley and Lottie Burke, who are a versatile pair, being equally at ease In song, comedy or the tidier, a merry chase, hut Anally burlesque, have a skit called "Stageland her circle of friends. Bhe goee to the Wood ward slock company at the Aulltorium In Kansas City, where her husband, Harry Long, la atage Ol.ec tor. Concerning the announcement that D'An nunxlo will soon visit America, It has been said that Sothern and Marlowe wlll be the first to produce an English version of any of the Italian dramatist playa. While the production may be the first New York will see, the fact haa been overlooked that Flor ence Roberts appeared In an English ver sion of D'Annunslo's "Glasconda" at the extricates herself and the othera Involved and all end. merrily. The music Is of the light order, but i. not exclusively Jingles, while the songs are such as one delight to listen to. Helen Byron, stately and shapely, with a splendid voice and approved ability as comedienne 1. leading the company thla season. The company wlll be at the Boyd on Saturday afternoon and evening. At the Burwood theater during the com ing week the chief Interest will be In the personality of Miss Marie Pettes, the new leading woman, who will make her first appearance with the company on Sunday afternoon. Ml. Pette. Is no stranger to Omaha. She wa. seen here last season as leading woman for Paul Gllmore, when he played "Captain Debonnalre" at the Boyd. She has been leading woman for Aubrey Bouclcnult, and has had sufficient experi ence to render a valuable acquisition to the company. Personally .he Is graciously charming little body, with a delightful per sonality. Another newcomer 1. Miss Orris Ober, who takes the place made vacant Satire." Charles Barry; son of th. late .tar Alcasar theater, San Francisco, on Thurs' of Barry and Fay and Hulda Hulvers, who as comedian and soubrette were prin cipals with "Babe, in Toyland," wlll Intro duce their eccentric singing and dancing. The Otura Japanese troupe ta declared among the cleverest balancer, and Juggler, ever brought ftom Japan. ' Lavlnla De Witts, the cornet vlrtoso; the Rotaires, said version to be and day, September 10, 19(8, and subsequently gave several matinees performances In Be etle and Portland. It la now announced that Mlsa Roberts wlll present "Glasconda" at special matinees during her forthcom ing New York engagement In "Maria Rosa." It haa become known that Edwin Mliton Royle eubmitted his first revision of "Cleo" to Charles Dillingham last week. If this is not accepted it is understoou s exceptionally good on the alack wire tt all negotiation, w 1 be at an end and . .L... ' . . . that Mr. Dillingham will have to find either as acrobats, and new klnodrome pic- another dramatlaatlon of "Article Forty- turea complete a bill calculated to create a nice Orpheum standard of entertainment Five" or an entirely new play for Mil. Leslie Carter to make her debut under bis management Mr. Dillingham recently as serted that though he had ordered no other version of "Article Forty-Five," he had received no lesa than five plays based on the ola drama, all written purely on spec ulation after the differences of himself and Royle came Into court Mr. Royle obtained an Injunction restraining the presentation on the ground that his manuscript had been altered to its detriment. At Mr. Royle a house the fact that he had submitted his final manuscript was confirmed. "The mat ter atanda about the aame aa it has always stood," said Mrs. Royle. "If Mr. Dillingham does not wish to present the manuscript aa Mr. Royle haa now revised tt my hus band 1. ready to return the advance pay- ...... mnt. Wa exriect tha matter to ha aml- by Miss Mary Hill, who goe. to Kansas uon "' econa concert The program Cabiy settled.' will be as follow. During an Incidental talk with a party of Allegro Vivace ('Concerto Op, 2L F" dlnera at the Lambs' club a few nights ago, On Friday, March L the following mem bers of the Nebraska Wesleyan university conservatory of music faculty wlll give their second annual recital at th. First Methodist Episcopal church Messrs. Ver non Spencer, Clemens Movlus, Edmund Foerstel and Mrs. Lilllam Dobb. Helms, assisted by Marie Sloss. It will be re membered on the occasion of their recital last year the largest church was not able to accommodate the audience, and a great number are looking, forward in antlclpa- CHy. The bill for the week will be "Nell Gwyn," In whch some scene, from the life of Charles II will be offered. This I. a historic comedy, and one of great In terest, besides ita value as a drama. It Introduces the leading personages of ' th. court of , England, at a time when Charles wa. all but a vassal of Franca, and . waa .till trying to. break off his 'relation, with Louis and become a real king of England. minor) Chopin Mis. BIOS.. Cavatlna (from "the Jewess") Halevy Mr, Clemens Movfus. Allegro de Concert ..Baulnl Mr. Edmund Foerstel. Sonata Herolo (new; In one movement)., Campbell-Tipton Mr. Vernon Bpencen Polonaise (from "Mignon")' Thomaa Mrs., Lillian Dobb. Helms. a layman, who wa. deferentially drifting Into the "shop talk" of his actor-comrades, asked Mr. William Lack aye his opinion of present stage conditions, and if, in the actor's belief, there waa hope for the fu ture of the American dramat "Hope," an swered Mr. Lackaye. "Indeed, I do believe there are great hopes. The National the ater, now building on Central Park West, Is ' purposed to present sociological atudiea of American conditions; "The Lion and the Mouse,' ' which expounds a moral lesson from an exposition of American frcnsled finance -and the concentration of wealth, ' has passed lta Ave hundredth night ami is a vivid portrayal of corruption and graft in American polltloa 'The Man of the Hour im nnA n.f thn mmt nnnular rlava ever nro- Of all the new singer, at the Metropolitan duced In New York. The director of the Geraldlne Farrar Is the favorite, apparently American National theater, Herr Oonried, the best drawing card. She 1. young (only nVt SX0tBr 24), and has within herself the making of hurst, who wrote "The Man of- the Hour,' a very great artist. Just at present she Is two typically American conditions, are Eng- , . . .... . lishmen. Yes." he concluded, "It look, to i,j. x,.:A :;:;: ;: .k: r";: u",u"u" "m ou rememoer me ag ,f th.re is a fine outlook for the -""""". ww " how Bloomneld Zelsler played before .he American drama, so long as we maintain Music and Musical Notes 1113 winter the country aeema to have gone opera mad. In New York the Metropolitan and the Manhattan are. crowded to the roofs for every performance. Now In Chicago at the Auditorium Nerdica and lsh tenor,' are delighting large audiences. We are to have a very minute season here In Omaha, on April 21 A matinee and evening performance wlll be given, (Coureid company) "La Boheme" with Caruso and Sembrlch, and another opera yet be be chosen. A good deal has been said about a production of "Salome," but unless I am vastly mistaken this work will not be put on again In this country until a few changes have been made In Its vivid color ing. The real hard-pan truth of the matter la that Olive Fremstad out-Salomes Salome. The people who heard and saw her would gladly, Ilk. Herod, have hung themselves over the backs of their chalra, with their cloaka about their heada. One can read the Oscar Wilde text without undue ex citement; neither would the muslo of Strauss be overdlatressing, but the two together, with the volcanic temperament, and the physical beauty of Fremstad to Illumine the whole, form a sensation not often vouchsafed to weary mortals. It la good to have gone through once. That Is enough. Fremstad soys, "I play the part without compromise," and she does Indeed. The only wonder In my mind la how either "found herself" and became the finished genius she now IsT All the elements are there In this girl, but they need toning down and educating. Farrar simply ex hales vitality and temperament. She has no Idea of saving herself. She give. It all. She can't even sit atlll when she', singing In concert. Her Marguerite tn "The Dam nation of Faust" was most lovely. While ahe was singing ahe seemed to be another being, but when she sat down her dignity absolutely fled. She nudged Russellere with her fan, giggled at Vlgua (he 1. a funny our friendly relation, with England and Germany." The following U a llat of Richard Man fleld's roles, prepared by the press repre sentative to prove the actor's "oosmopoll tanizatlon:" Of Frenchmen there have been flve-flaccid Baron Chevrlal, quaint Utile Monsieur, eloquent Cyrano de Bergerao, exquisite Benucalre tnd altruistic Al ceste; of German, three masquerading Prince Karl, muslclanly Courvosler, naive Karl Helnrich, and Bhaw's Swiss near German, Captain Bluntschle; of Romans, poetlo Brutus and brutal Nero; of Eng lishmen, five enigmatic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. blRse Beau Brummel, bloody King Richard III, climbing Tittlebat Tltmouae, her ran, giggled at Vlgua (he la a funny Richard III, climbing Tittlebat Tltmouae, little fat man. who direct, moet .violently). mlndcynlc and smiled and shrugged her shoulders at Plancon until he deliberately turned hi. back on her. To cap the climax, when ahe finished her work, she left the stage, came back" through the mile, of orchestra, bowed, then deliberately stuck out .her hand to Mr. Vlgua, who could do no less than take It A. tils back was turned to the house, no one knew but the. congratu lations were of his doing. Naturally, staid Pick Dudceon: of Russians, two the senlU Tzar Ivan the Terrible, and anarchistic Rodlon the Student; of Spaniards, two amorous Don Juan and martyred Don Carlos; of Jews, one revengeful Shylock. The boys In this list are Prince Karl Tit tlebat Titmouse. Don Juan, Dudgeon, Cour votsler, Karl, Helnrich, King Henry and Don Carlos. The middle-aged men are Jekvll and Hyde, Henu Brummel. Nero, Bluntschle, Monsieur. Dlmmeadale, Brutus, Cyrano, Hodlon, Beaucalre and Alceste The old men Chevrlal, BnyiocK ana Tzar. I BO YD'S WOODWARD & BURGESS TONIGHT. Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday Special Matlnei Wednesday Second Triumphal George II. Crcnnan Presents Five distant and successful engage ments in New York City. An ail summer run In Chicago. Record breaking visit to Philadel phia, AVasliington, Baltimore, Pitta burg, St. Louis, New Orleans, Kansas City, H E C L A N S M A N Mars 1 .Season. The moat talked of play In the last fifty years. A specially selected company of forty Principals. Carloads of scenery, mechanical and lighting effects and a troop of cavalry Horse. I By THOMAS DIXON. Jr. SATURDAY and SUNDAY, MARCH 2 and 3 Th Dainty Musical Comedy liar mi Kim. With Wlnsoma HELEN BYRON. MONDAY and TUESDAY, MARGH 4 and 5 raCXAX TUESDAY HATIVBS First baagemeal la Omaha M Ike Blsttngabhed Artiste OLGA NETHEftSOLE Presenting Clyde Pitch's Dramatisation of ....S A P H O.... TOCES BO cents to S3. 00. BURWOOD Matineo To-Day TONIGHT ALL WEEK NELL WYWRI- Matinees Tueaday. Thursday, Saturday. Sunday. Heat Wee A TBXAS STEER. .JIM. . JIJIS1-.."' " ..m.'Wm . 11 '! WJ'. LIU r jl'Hf ! .. 1j--'iimiiiMiM Willi' AUBITOKIUM Elaborate Historical Story of TiElffiFiK Under the Auspices of-'V Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church 400 0rmaha'!.BeT8t,Mtisic an,d 400 1VV Dramatic Talent ii Cast 1UV Thrilling Dramatic Scenes, including Luther's Trials at Worms Brilliant descriptive story of Mrs. Delia E. Meyers. Monday and Tuesday Evenings February 25, 26, at 8:00 O'clock Seats, $1.50, $1.00, 50c, 25c and 15c. Chart at Box Office now open. old New York, with lta Idea of convention, Ivan. Both 'Kiha; Kirhard III and Peer reaenta the frivolity of thla very young person. Plancon haa been tearing; hla hair Parsifal or John The Baptist ever escaped and aImoBt reriisinr to s'.ng with. her. He Old Dutch Cleanser la sold lnarge convenient sifting top cans. At All Grocers. zr ft) I Irresistible I Enemy of Dirt rrdSJ CLEANS, SCOURS, SCRUBS, OMm ?X f POL1SDKS. . yL CaP" sifc I SiM Free a reouest a handsome lllus. trated booklet. "Hlnta for Housewives. containing anuoh useful Information and many valuable and Umely suggestions AJlrest: THE CU0AHT PACKING CO., 0. D. C. DEPT., SOUTH OMAHA, NIB. aays she "doea all the things she ought r.at to do, and none of thu things she ought to do." Farrar take n fiendish delight In boring him. She will grow older after a while. Then we shall see. The directors of the May Festival have elected Mr. Edward Porter Peck their president. They are Indeed to be congratu lated. Mr. Peck Is well known for his push and energy. Whatever be fakes hold Many good things develop of moves steadily toward success. The Strauss Is yet a young man. money for the festival is fast being raised. His genius twmi to be seething. Ugliness Three thousand dollars la tha aum desired. Is not Immortal. Through all this tern- In this great city with ita many atudenta pestuousness he may at last come to his own. nd muslo lovers It should not be dlfflcult He la now at work on another, opera, for which the musical world la waiting, with bated breath. Will It be a monstrosity or a work of genuine beauty? Gynt bepin as boys and follow the course of the character's carerr to maturity, ex hfbitlnjr in one evening the artist's powers ot protean transition. , with their moral scalp locks. The muslo of VBalome" Is like a great Impressionist picture; the paint laid on in splashes with a palate. Viewed cloeely many parts are ugly, but at a distance, with the whole blended together, the ef fect Is acutely interesting and In spots very beautiful. At any rate, thla decadent phase of our modern life is one to be reckoned with. through evil. to find a host of subscribers. The price of the tickets Is very reasonable. It la an opportunity to be grasped, both for the purpose of a broader knowledge and edu cation, and for the pleasure which It wlll bring. . ' The next meeting of the musical depart ment of the Woman's club will be held Friday afternoon, March 1, at 2:30 o'clock, at the First Congregational church. Instead of Thursday, owing to the meeting of the district federation on that day. Miss Marlon singers are very fine, but the venture has Ward ha arranged the program. otfJTli!T' ?r? PO What Arthur H.rt- of th. Metropolitan not one lota. It sail. mann wlu Rlve a reclu, ,n along its conservative way. a blue-blooded BcnmolIer & Mueller hall on his way east, aristocrat. In no need or aensatlonal ad- . . .... . verUslng. The atmosphere of tha two h. hoiMM, tht .hi. !.., -in It Is laughable to read In the papers and muslo journals what a great big man Ham- merstein la and how he and his opera house are the howling success of the New ' Tork season. It Is true they have been successful. The operas at the Manhattan are beautifully put on, and several of the houses la most airasingly different. Tho Manhattan la a gaudy, overdecorated place, filled with strange, fat be-dlamoned women, fresh from tha marcele-wava ar tlats; and also many dark, foreign looking men. However, one forgets them all when Bond comes out. Here Is an artist, su-. preme, almost without flaw. I heard a special presentation of "Blgoletto." In this role he did the most exquisite woik. Melba was the Qildu. but "Madame Butterfly" is alao In store for us later In the aeason. Thla opera Is full of rich and exquisite muslo. The first Italian presentation was given In New Tork ten daya ago Farrar aa Butterfly, Caruso aa Plnkerton. and Scotts aa Sharp less Puccini managed and directed the re. hearsais, and waa on hand for laurel wreaths at the performance. John Luther her atar paled Long and Belasco watched the opera with beside thla tenor. Bhe is the same old much interest from a coup's of good front Melba. She cut tha last act because she seat a The house was packed and Jammed. wouldn't be carried on the stage in a bag Poor Com. Id ta atlll flat on bis back or to be discovered and mourned over by her barely about cas not been able to work father. Poor Ancona sang bis lament to for three months merltla. A hideous getu a viry palpable eack of straw at the front eral came for a good nervous smash up. of the stage. Nellia had gone homa-waa One's" memory Involuntarily harks back to not present to receive any recalls. On that Graves evening, however, too carriages radiated fur It Is borne In upon me that Omaha Is a blocks about the Manhattan. Her draw-' very good plaos. lag (war la still potenU . MART LEARNED. AMl'SEMESTs. St ft CRCIOHTOM Mm 'Prion Douglas 494. Week Commencing Sunday Matinee, Feb. 24 To-day 2:15 To-night 8:15 MODERN VAUDEVILLE MERRI OSBORHE & CO. Presenting "Taming aa Actress." CHARLEY CASE Tba Man Woo Talks About Hla Father. FlliLAY & BURKE In "Stageland Battre." BARRY & HALVERS Late of "Babes In Toyland." OTURA JAPANESE TROUPE - In "Pastimes of the Orient." LAVIKIA BEWITT Vocalist and Cornet Soloist. ' THE ROSAIRES Refined Novelty Artiata. K1II0DR0ME Animated Photography. PKXCES 10c, 25c and 50c Wesleyan Conservatory of Music University Place (Lincoln), Nebraska. ' VERNON SPENCER, Director. t Second Annual Faculty Concert by MESSRS. VERNON SPENCER, Pianist; CLARENCE MOVINO, Itasso; EDA.ML .M) FOERSTEL, Violinist, and MRS. LILLIAN DORHS HELMS, Soprano, assisted by MARIE SLON, Pianist. First M. E. Church, Friday, March 1, at 8:15 P. M. Uniform Price of Seats, 50c. Student's Tickets, 25c. On sale at all music stores and music departments. . NOTE On the occasion of the last concert In 1906, which waa complimentary, a great difficulty was experienced In effecting a fair distribution of tickets and for that reason several hundred people had to be turned away and aa many were contented with standing room. The above charges for admission to this concert are nominal and made to enable everyone interested to gain admission. fr. B KRUG TUEATRE IS? le-z3c-SOe-7ic lfe-uc-so 3 Xights, starting Mstinee TixLny FRANK BEAMISH In The Breezy Comedy with Music A STRANGER. IN TOWN 2 MgitU, starting Tuesday, Feb. SW Matinee Wednesday Williams' Idea! Extravaganza Co. The Slngiest, Danclest, Glrllest Show of AIL 3 Nights, starting Thurs., Feb. 28 Matinee Saturday. MARIE YOUNO In THE BURGLAR, filg WAIF " Coming BARSEir GILMORE Jean P. Duffield ..PIANIST.. 10SCPH CAWM'S SUCCESSOR Studio, Suite 512, W.O.W. Building BOYD THEATER SCHOOL OFACTIHG Professional axperienca while studying. LILLIAN FITCH, Director. MATINEES. ENGAGEMENTS. XI-M Boyd Tfceatar. W. I. fcurcsaw. Mgr.