TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCIT 3, 1907.
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
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Lf I b the light woman In th right
I r.1 -m ThJi Mrfnrminn nf a
single character Is hardly luffl
dent bail (or a definite opinion
a to th capacities of the leading woman
of stock company, but thla clever lit
Ue kody during the wrek she haa
been at the head of the Woodward
Stock company nt the Burwood has given
unmistakable evidence of possession of the
right kind of ability. She la not devoid
of temperament, but, while It doe not pre
dominate In her makeup, ahe la plenteously
endowed with that other Indispensable
quality eo rarely found with mere "temper
ament," common sense. This gives her the
faculty of being able to see the human
kto In a character and to pitch her per
formance in a key that may be followed
by her auditors. The successful actor la
the one who can play directly to his
auditors, neither above nor beneath them.
This Miss Pettes can do. Nell Owynn U a
part that appeals to moat actresses with a
bent for lighter roles, and Is popular for the
reason that It offers several sides. It has
bean presented In many different ways.
Borne have sought merely to develop the
comedy element of the role, others have
delved Into Its deeper and more Involved
, aspect and have furnished a psychological
stud of moment only as such, and some
hate essayed a combination of the two.
Miss Pettes coacelved Nell Owynn as a
human being, and so sought to present
her. The suocess that greeted her effort
was more than a triumph for her. If aha
can hold herself at the point she haa
taken for a start, her popularity In Omaha
Is mora than certain.
The "show business" Is picking up In
these parts to the extent that numerous
enterprises are coming to the front to ask
for patronage. The BUou Is again open to
the publlo with a popular priced attrac
tion, the Lyrlo Is to "blow In" again, and
6ver the river the "Independents" are bid
ding for Omaha patronage at the New
Dohany.
Strain Orteaf Too Great.
Lena Ashwells breakdown and sudden
cancellation of her American tour do not
constitute the first time that players have
been stricken In the theater or on the stage
Itself and have suffered severe illness and
sometimes death itself as a consequence.
It was only a few weeks ago that Bertha
Kalloh, playing the older Frledlander girl
tn 'The Kreutier Sonata,'' resumed her
tour. For weeks she hsd lain in a hospital
convalescing from an attack of appendi
citis from which It was thought at first
that she would not recover.
John McCuIlough was stricken down as
he was playing "Vlrglnlus" on the stage
of McVlcker's theater In Chicago. In this
theater all the giants of the drama have
appeared. McCullpugh In his day was the
prime and especial favorite. For severr.l
days preceding his collapse he had been In
wretched health. The night that he went
' to pieces he was on the stage playing his
part
Henry Irving was, as every one knows,
struck down in a provincial town In Eng
land while he waa playing Thomasa
Beoket in Tennyson's play of the same
name. The details of his death Were sup
plied by several members of his company
who visited Chicago not long ago as mem
bers of the company of his son, H. B.
Irving. These actors, who had boen with
Sir .Henry the night that he was cut down,
aid that they had been most Impressed
by the loneliness of his last hours. Ha
waa to have supped alone after the theater,
to bave seen nobody, and to have gone
straight to bed. The men that were with
him said that they felt that with all his
greatness he had not been a completely
happy man.
, Ellen Terry, who is now acting in this
country In "Captain Braasbound'a Conver
sion," was Incapacitated for a long time
tat stage activity. She is not the most
robust woman In the world and the in
tense work she has done In her life has
made some Inroads upon her power of re
sistance. Therefore she Is particularly
susceptible to Influences that produce Ill
ness. Just after Blanche Walsh left Chicago at
the end of her last engagement there she
went to fit. Louis, there to produce her
ew play, "The Straight Road." While
she was In Chicago she has been acting "on
her nerve." She Is a notoriously bad
first nlghtep, even as Grace Oeorge and
some other experienced actresses are. In
St: Louis Miss Walsh went all to pieces.
She had to go without ' playing several
nights, although by the time ahe got to
New York she waa In good shape.
To look at the bouncing Fay Templeton
no. one would think that she had any
nerves of which she might by the prey.
Yet for more than a year she waa away
from the stage purely because of a nerv
ous trouble. Domestic grief brought It out
and with the failure of her health she
retired from the stage. Blnoe she has re
turned to it In "Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway" she haa been all right. This
haa not, however, been the case with
Victor Moore, the chubby man that plays
Kid Burns In her support. For five weeks
this season he was out of the cast because
of sickness, thereby showing that It la not
always the men or the women that look
as U they never got sick that succeed In
keeping their health.
When "The Social Whirl" waa being
played at the Casino In New York last
summer the leading part waa taken by
Adale Ritchie. The business of making
Her horse Jump the barred gate at every
performasce and the ever present dread
that' ahe might land out in the audience,
Instead of upon the stage ao worked upon
Mils Ritchie's nerves that she at one time
retired from the cast to recuperate.
Miss Ashwell's acting has been done In
the soul-stlrrlng emotional lines so long
that: her whole being has been strung up
to concert pitch. It was small wonder that
she broke down under the great burdens
plaeed upon her. When actresses like
Ethel Barrymore, who really do little act
ing that is a serious strain upon them,
break down. It would be strange If thoss
players like Miss Ashwell, who are always
exposed to the greatest dangers of physical
and mental fatigue, would not go to pieces.
The late Edward Morgan always had
trouble with his health. He was stricken
several times during Important engage
ments and was compelled to retire from
tbe stage temporarily. Ills last aeliure
was .followed by his incarceration In a re
treat for the Insane and this was followed
by his death.
That la the way that William Scanlan,
the predecessor (greater than all his fol
lowers) Of Olcott, Mack and the rest, went,
and other actors and actresses have trod
dea tbe same way.
There waa once a time when those play
era who were to play emotional roles got
themselves Into the fit condition by copious
potations of brandy, or whisky, or wine.
Abuut the old actors, it Is no unusual
thing to learn from their biographies that
they looked upon these means of stimula
tion aa all right in themselves, and wrong
only when they were can-led to such ex
cess that through their instrumentality It
became Impossible for the player to give a
performance at alt. Edmund Kean and
ntany of the old-tlraera let drink fasten
itself upon tbem with such a hold that
they never were able to break it off. It
downed some of the beat of them eventu
ally. One of Us lost victims was Barry
Sullivan, whose style of acting dominated
the English stage until it waa changed by
that of Irving.
But of late years the morale and good
sense of the people of the stare have Im
proved so much that those practices that
ones were accepted aa the usual thing are
now frowned Upon.
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Corniest Greats.
Beautiful Helen Byron and her company
will repeat their performance in "Sergeant
Kitty" at the Boyd theater tout evening.
The company Is a good one and the piece
Is one of the latest and best of comlo
operas.
On Monday and Tuesday, March 4 and I,
Miss Olga Nethersole, the famous English
artiste, will appear for the first time In
this city, supported by Frank Mills, and
her specially selected company of forty
people. The tour is tinder the direction of
Louis Nethersole. Miss Nethersole haa
achieved an undoubted triumph which she
deserves by virtue of the sincerity of her
acting and her faculty for touching the
right key cf passion In her production of
Clyde Fltche's adaption of Daudet's mas
terpiece, "Bapho." Miss Nethersole'S In
terpretation of the artist's model, who be
comes Infatuated with the young country
student and wins him. Is a strong and
vivid portrayal. Her powerful emotional
ability has no better medium than the
character of "Sapho." The production
from a scenic point of view Is a gorgeous
one. The first act shows the fancy drees
ball In Dechelette's studio In Paris and Is
staged moat lavishly. "Sapho" will be
presented at Boyd's theater by Miss Neth
ersole and company at both evening per
formances and at the special matinee on
Tuenlay. Miss Nethersole and company
will arrive here In a special train of five
ears. The great star travels altogether In
her special ear, "The Nethersole," on
which she carries a full retinue of serv
Music and Musical Notes
vn kttn th rmtlnna ram over
V I "Salome!" Em 11 Paur, the leader
Mm I of the Plttshurar orchestra, has
been making various violent
speeches In Boston In defense of
the opera. To him the production was
"transcendentally beautiful." He scores
relentlessly the utter idiocy of the ' New
Yorkers In making such a fuss. On the
other hand. Dr. Muck, the present con
ductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
has risen In excitement against the opera.
Ernest Newman, the very Well known
Englisn scholar and critic, whose words
have usually much weight, has an Article
In this week's Courier, "The Censored
Salome.' " The following extracts repre
sent bis trend of thought:
What Is it In "Salome" that shock these
good people Principally three things
hrst, the Dance of the Seven Veils; second,
the lonjj monologue in which Salome, hav
ing had John the Baptist (Joknnuan In the
opera) brought up from the cistern in which
he has been Imprisoned, conceives a mad
fiasalon for him; and third, the final scene,
n which she kisses his severed head. Tbe
chaste pen of Mr. Brisbane refused to
write down the words of this last scene In
English; only by a supreme tffort could
It bring Itself to reproduce them In Ger
man, The whole outcry comes from a
number of too excited people who are not
artists, and - who therefore cannot under
stand the attitude of the artist toward
works of this kind. Human nature breaks
out into a variety of forms of energy that
are not at all nice from the moral point
of view murder, for example, or forgery,
or the struggle of the ambitious politician
for power, or tbe desire to get rich quickly
at other people's expense. But beoauso
these things are objectionable In them
selves and dangerous to social well being
there la no reason why the artist should
not Interest us In them by the genius with
which he describes them. Stevenson's Dr.
Jekyl-Mr. Hyde was a dangerous - person
whom. In real life, we should want the
police to lay bv the heels; but sensible
people who read the story do not bristle
with indignation at Stevenson for creating
such a character; tbey simply enjoy the art
of It. The writing of. the story did not
turn Stevenson Into a monster of decep
tion and cruelty, nor does the reading oil,
it have tua,t effect on us. Things are differ-',
ent In art from what the same things
would be In real life; and an artist's Joy
In the depletion of some dreadful phase
of human nature docs not necessarily mean
that, as a privte Individual, he is depraved,
or that the spectacle of hla art will make
for depravity in the audience.
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The man with an artistic soul reads
Wilde's play, and sees nothing In it but a
very poetical representation, In beautiful
languugu, of the emotions that human na
ture must feel when It happens to be so
nourolto and so perverse as Maloine was.
In Strauss' opera he sees these emotions
raised by a consummate artist to a thou
sand times their original power; there- Is no
musio since "Tristan" so gorgeous as that
of Salomes long impassioned appeal to
Jokanaan to kiss ber. It' Is quite possible
that tnere are people who are not artlHtlo
enough to see the beauty of It all, and who,
listening to the opera, bave no room for
any thought except that Strauss is a very
wicked man with whom It is not good fur
them to associate. They have a simple
remedy in their own hands to stay away
from the theater when "Salome" la on.
But they have no right to prevent more
sensible people from enjoying what,, atrange
aa It may seem, they teaily can enjoy with
out being straightway tempted to embark
on a career of crime. New York haa merely
made Itself ridiculous, as It will realise
when, in a few years, "Salome" becomes
part of the ordinary operatic repertory
without any one s morals being a penny
the worse. All that is now said of Btrauss
was said at one time of Wagner. . Good
Journalists used to shriek themselves hoarse
over the garden scene la "Tristan." and
wildly denounced what they called the Im
morality of the plot of "The Valkyrie," In
which Slegmund love his sister Slegllnde.
Nowadays no one, as he listens to the
music of "The Valkyrie." eares two straws
whtther the lovers were or were not within
the forbidden degree of consanguinity;
while "Tristan" is an opera to which tbe
youngest modern girl may safely take ber
mother. These works live in virtue purely
and simply of ttulr art; and If the art In
"Salome ' Is good enough to endure, all the
objections in the world to Its subject, from
people who are not artists, will not be
able to kill It.
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The uninitiated of us have been brought
up to recognise battle, murder and audden
death. These things are not pleasant, but
they do pot unduly shock or nauseate us.
Thank heaven, familiarity with moral per
version and sympathy with it have not
yet come to most of us. All we can think
Is that there Is a strata of society, bigger
than we ever dreamed could be possible,
that feeds on the symbols of Oscar Wilde
and will listen to and applaud a mon
strosity of a woman like Salome.
Personally I agree absolutely with
Mr. Krehblel, who sold, the morning after
the performance at the Metropolitan: "A
reviewer ought to be equipped with a dual
nature, both Intellectual and moral, tn
order to pronounce fully and fairly upon
the qualities of the drama by Oscar Wilde
and Richard Strauss. He should be as
embodied eonsclence stung Into righteous
fury by ths moral stench with which
'Salome' nils the noetrlia of humanity,
but though It make him retch, be should
be sufficiently Judicial In his temperament
calmly to look at the drama In all Its as
pects and determine whether or not, as a
whole. It is an Instructive note on the life
and culture of the times and whether or
not the exudation from the diseased and
polluted will and Imagination of the au
thors marks a real advance in dramatic
expression. Irrespective of its contents or
their fltnecs tor dramatic representation."
In speaking of the lust and crowning in
cident Mr. Krehblel says: "In all the
centuries in wh'ch the story of the dance
before Herod has fascinated sculptors,
painters and poets, in spite of the accre
tion of lustful incident upon the simple
Biblical story. It remained for a poet of
our day to conceive this horror and a
musician of our day to put forth his big h-
ants, a private secretary and quite an ex
tenalva library..
When Henry B. Harris piveents his com
pany here In "The Lion and the Mouse"
next Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
with a special Thursday matinee at the
Boyd theater, playgoers will be given their
second opportunity of seeing the play.
Charles Klein Is the author and the play
has reoorded a succers. Treating with
high finance and the evils of money Influ
ence, Mr. Klein followed an original Idea
and worked his story out with marvellously
well-planned detail. Mr. Harris did the
rest by selecting a oompany of ability and
the American playgoers are testifying their
appreciation by crowding the theater
Wherever "The Lion and the Mouse" Is
Offered.
Lillian Russell. In her new play, which
Is to be produced at the Boyd Friday and
Saturday, has one of the comedy hits of
the year. Kelett Chamhbera. the young
playwright, has utilised a subject In which
the public Is deeply Interested, that Is, In
ternational marriages and dtvoroe laws. In
k clever satirical vein he has told a laugh
able and Interesting story In The Butter
fly." The action of the play treats of a
young widow of a millionaire who made his
money In railroads and soothes his con
science by giving It to the church. Joseph
Brooks has surrounded Lillian Russell
with one of the best company of come
dians that haa ever been assembled. In
the cast ars Eugene Ormonds, John Flood,
Fred L. Tlden. Fred Tyler. Roland H. Hill,
Grant Mitchell, Isabel Rlahards De Vaux
and Kate Griffith.
At the Burwood during the coming week
one of the comedy treats of the season
will be offered. Director Hartford haa
prepared Charles A. Hoyt's famous com
edy, "A Texas Steer," for the bill. This
will give each of the members of the
est powers In Its celebration." The reading
of these different criticisms is an Interest
ing study In the quality of minds. It Is
amasing to note the muddlness which per
vades many. Like calls to like, and art
the same as charity. Is made to cover a
multitude of sins. Perhaps "Salome" will
live, but If, as Mr. Newman contends, we
become used and blunted to such things,
how can we end aa anything but degen
erates f
"Vice see
Seen too oft, famllar with her face," etc.
W. J. Henderson of the New York Sun
Is one of the most rabid enemies of "Sa
lome." The theme Is to him unspeakable.
He remarks: "If this be art. then let the
rausto of the future find her mission In
sewer, pest house and brothel." His atti
tude has been considerably ridiculed, be
cause, before the production of the opera,
he gave several lectures upon It, for which
he presumably' received money. When he
saw the finished performance he. shifted
his ground completely. He accuses the
Metropolitan management of Ignoring cer
tain stage directions as to the lighting,
which made the last scene unbearable.
The additions to their vocabularies which
ths staid arid scholarly critics of New York
have burned into the columns of their
various Journals Is fairly startling. For
onae they were stirred out of their calm
and let loose hurricanes of spontaneous
(word painting.
The end Is not yet!
Mr. Landpw began last Thursday even
ing hla series of six piano recltnl In his
toric, form at the Matthews Piano com
pany's rooms. The first recital represented
muglo front the time of Conpernl, 3668, to
Mosart. 1791. The second evening will be
devoted to Beethoven.
One program (Chopin) will be given at
the First Congregational church. An ad
mission fee will be charged. The other re
citals are free. Tickets may be obtained
at the Matthews store.
The first program to be given by the
Omaha May Festival association will be at
Boyd's theater on the evening of March
11. Omaha people should be very deeply
Interested In this orchestral concert. Mr.
Cuscaden has put a great deal of time and
energy Into Its development. It means an
other step toward the goal of a permanent
orchestra. Mr. Cuscaden will have the as
sistance of a prominent Chicago singer.
The Instrumentation of the orchestra Is:
Bight first violins, eight second violins,
six violas, four bassos, four celll, two
flutes, two clarinets, one oboe, one bas
soon, two cornets, two horns, three trom
bones, one tuba, traps and drums, tympanl
and harp.
March 4, for the benefit of the City Mis
sion, a concert will be given at the Lyrlo
theater. Mrs. Welpton, Mr. Duffleld and
Mr. Bchersel are the artists who will take
part.
On account of conflicting with the Con
lied dates at the Auditorium, the Boyd
management was obliged to give up the
Ban Carlo Opera company. We shall not
hear Nordlca and Ncllson, nor yet Florto
Constantino. Too bad.
Th musical department of the Woman's
olub had Ha regular meeting on Friday
afternoon.
The second evening of the historic re
citals by Max Landow will be given Tues
day, March 11- This evening will be de
voted entirely to Beethoven (1770-1837), In
cluding the wonderful "Kreutxer Sonata,"
for piano and violin, by Mr. Robert Cusca
den and Mr. Landow. These musical even
ings arc given in the salesroom of the
Matthews Piano company, where tickets
caq be obtained. On account of the limited
seating capacity of the room, only about
WO can be accommodated, therefore, to In
sure a seat It Is necessary to secure a
ticket In advance Tickets are free.
The Tuesday Morning Musical club will
meet next week at the residence of Mrs.
L. F. Crofoot. Mrs. R. B. Howell has
Charge of the program, which will consist
of numbers by puplta of seven or eight of
the leading teachers of ths city.
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The morning of March 11 the Tuesday
Morning Musical club will give Its an
nual artists' recital at the residence of
Mrs. E. W. Kash. Carrie Jacobs Bond
has been engaged. .This will delight all
music lovers, and particularly singers.
Mrs. Bond's songs and poems are well
known and much loved. This season her
work hss caused ths greatest enthusiasm.
Wherever she goes she leave a fund of
charming impressions.
4 program of twelve numbers was played
and a short sketch of each composer rep
resented ' was given by pupils pf Miss
Margaret Boulter at her studio Saturday
afternoon.
VI las Alice M. Fawcett announces a
pupils' recital In ber studio at Boyd's the
ater on Tuesday evening, March i, at I
o'clock.
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Last Friday evening, at the First Meth
odist church, the musical faculty of the
Nebraska Weeieyan university gave their
annual Omaha recital.
MARY LEARNED.
company a chance at a good role and will
afford a welcome break In tbe eertoua
work that has been so long in sway at
that popular playhouse. Miss Pettes, who
has proven so great a favorite In so short
a time, wtll be seen aa Bossy Brander, the
dear little girl from Texas. Mr. Morrison
Is down for the part of Maverick Brander,
the role made famous by Tim Murphy. It
will bo well rendered, for the come!" of
the character Is right In Mr. Morrison's
line. Mr. Hartford will di-gutee his hand
some countenance under burnt cork and
will take the part of Qeonre Washington
Jefferson Flehhack, "the minister to Da
homey." Mr. Schofleld ought to be tm
me .bp In the role of H. Brassy Gall, the
Washington lobbyist. John Davlea will
lead the Texas contingent as Major Yell,
and will be supported by Mr. Bis y lock and
Mr. Thompson. Miss Hudson will be "Ma"
Brander. Miss Maycllffe will be Mrs.
Campbell and Miss Martin .will be Dixie
John Todd wilt be Captain Falrlelgh
Bryghte and ought to do well with the
rale. The rest of the long cast Is well
placed. The production has been care
fully worked out and the scenic arrange
ments made eo that nothing will be lack
ing In this regard. The rehearsals prom
ise a delightful performance. The play
will be presented first at a matinee per
formance on Sunday and each evening
drulng the week, with other matlneea on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Barney Gilmore, the clever singing Irish
actor, wil make his first appearance In the
comedy-drama success. "A Rocky Road to
Dublin," at the Krug theater for three
performances, starting matinee today.
Barney Gilmore, as "Bob" Daley, will
sing new ballads and be heard In his harp
solos.
"The Warning Bell," a paetoral drama.
Is booked at the attraction at the Krug
next Tuesday and Wednesday. The play
tells a story of the life of the quaint old
folks of Cape Cod.
"Rufus Rastus," the musical extrava-a-anxa.
Is scheduled for presentation at the
Krug for three nights and Saturday mati
nee, starting Thursday night, March 7.
Ernett Hogan Is still the bright, particular
star of this attraction. All of the very
latest song hits arc used to stimulate ths
comedy Indulgence.
At the Orpheum for the week, starting
with a matinee today, the Fadelle Women's
orchestra of Boston, whose popularity kept
this theater crowded for an entire week
last season, returns. Caroline B. Nichols,
the talented and handsome conductor, and
the numerous soloists that were heard
last season are still with the famous or
chestra. Dan Burke and his rollicking,
rosy school girls, who are the saucy lassies
making on Impression with their barefoot
dance In pretty chemise and skirt effect
costume, come here for the first time.
Jtmmle Lucas will . be on hand with his
Imitation of George M. Cohan, and the
society debutsntc and her Dutch and negro
sketches. La Veola, Parisian danseuse and
chauteuse. Is described as very beautiful
and fascinating. The La Mate brothers,
knockabout c6ncedlans, are slated for a
funny turn. Leonard and Louie arc re
markably clever head-and-hond balancers.
Fay and Loa Denbyelle, the ' shadow
graphlsts, and the klnodrome pictures com
plete the program.
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Henry E. Dlxey, In "The Man on the
Box." will be the attraction at the New
theater. Council Bluffs, Tuesday . night,
March 6. Omaha theater-goers who wish
to see the play may reserve seats by tele-,
phoning the box office of tbe New theater,
Council Bluffs. . .
Ruth Craven, supported by a large com
pany, comes to the Bijou theater for four
nights, starting Sunday, March 8, with
matinees 8unday and Wednesday. Miss
Craven Is well known to the theatergoers
of the west, although this Is her first visit
to Omaha. Her play this season is a
comedy drama In four acts, a story of
e very-day life. -Miss Craven's portrayal of
the role of Bonodlne is said to be perfect.
The press throughout the west speaks very
highly of this clever young actress. "Her
Fatal Error" promises to be the very best
attraction at popular prices to visit Omaha
this season.
No one should falT to visit the Lyric
theater this week and witness the per
formance to be given by Annie Abbott, the
human magnet, who is undoubtedly the
greatest attraction of her kind In the
world. Miss Abbott weighs less than 100
pounds, yet, when she wills It, the strongest
man, or force of men, cannot lift her from
the floor. She stands upon one foot and
ten men cannot push her from her balance.
As many strong men cannot force a a com
mon billiard cue to the floor while her
hand Is slightly resting upon It. When she
stands upon the scales no one can weigh
her. At times she will weigh fifty pounds,
at others 350. No one can place an open
umbrella over her head. Miss Abbott con
trlbutee 50 per cent of her entire salary to
the support of two orphan homos, which
are entirely kept up by her earnings.
These homes are In Georgia. Her company
of entertainers consists of ten people.
Gossip from Btageland.
Frank Daniel opened to New York In
his new comic opera, '"The Tattoed Man,"
last Monday ana was given a cordial re
ception. Eleanor Robson will revive "Merely Mary
Ann" for a aeries of mid-week matinee
performances during her run of "balomy
Jane In" New York.
A new play which Mine. Rejane will pro
duce slioiuy at her 1'mla theater Is called
'LiOndon-Parls-New York," and will deal
with phases of lite in each of tbe three
cities.
Uerhart Hauptmann, author of "The
Sunken Dell, ' is to be preaoiit at the first
performance of Charles Henry Moltser's
English translation of the play, which
Sothern and Marlowe are to give at the
Waldorf.
Charles Frohman has secured the Eng
lish rights to "Brewster s Million," and
will produce the play tu London tnia sprii.g
in connection wlin Gurrera's "Muriu
Hua." MIms Roberts flrat played It in ban
c'ranclaco four yeuia ago.
"Genesee of the HilU" did not score tre
mendously in iw York and was dropped
last night. "The Coward." a new play, in
which several of the members of the
Genesee coat will appear, vvlii follow at
the Aator theater, among tnem Robert
DroueU
Edith Decker, who sang the role of the
designing Clarinda. with ElBle Jon Is in
"The Vunderbilt Cup," will join the ranks
of the operatic stais next September. At
f -resent she is appearing with Anna Held
1 "The Parisian Model."
During her engagoinrnt at the Empire
theater, New York, where she now is play
ing "Captain Jinks," iihtl Burrymore will
be seen in a present London succesa, "The
AMISEIENT.
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Given by THE OMAHA AlTTOMORILE ASSOCIATION'
And the OMAHA AIDITOKIIM COMi'ANY at the
OMAHA AUDITORIUM MARCH 13,14, 15 AND 16,1907
AU the Leading Style of Automobiles on the Market Will He Exhibited.
The mammoth new airship, "Nebraska," built by H. E. Fredrick
son of Omaha, the moat wonderful and scientific ship of the atmosphere
ever eonstracted, will he on eihibitlon at this great show.
THE 8HOW WILL BE OPEN HOTU AFTEKNOON ANU EVENING
Orchestral Music. Admission 143 Cents.
Silver Box." by John Galsworthy. Later
she will present revivals of "Cousin Kate "
and "His Exeelency the Governor."
. Mry Irwin Is offering as a curtain riser
to the Hobart farce, "Mrs. Wilson-Andreas,"
a one-net piece called "Mrs. Pfck
ham's Carouse," which wan written ex
pressly for ber by George Ade. The playlet
is en Id to be uproariously funny aa given
by Miss Irwin and is written in the humor
ist's cleverest vein.
David Proctor, who has been most suc
cessful during the last two seasons In "A
Meaeage from Mars," Is about to produce
a new comedy by Avery liopwood, railed
ine i'ower that ue. in his support
will aipear the following well known play
ers: j-.uwin noil. Anne Sutherland, Kam
erlne Mtilkins, Einniett C. King and Sidney
iuansneia.
Marshal P. Wilder has aiven ud vaurle
ville for the present, at least, and lias
taken to the plutform. He tuts prepared a
lecture called "Smiles and a Laugh or
Two," and soon will start on a tour of
the smaller cities. The talk will be a story
or nis travels in Japan, and several mov
ing pictures will be used that were taken
especially for Mr. Wilder.
Interest In the great fair to be given at
the Metropolitan opera house, New York.
May to 11, In aid of the Actors fund. Is
attaining national growth. Contributions
ana suggestions are being received from
all over America. The fair will be - the
most colossal event of Its kind ever at
tempted and will appeal not merely to
i'iw i oncers, Dut to tnousanus ot oui-oi-town
visitors.
Ermete Novelll, the famous Italian actor,
Is about to make his fourth visit to
America, coming under the banner of the
Shuberts this time. He will appear for
the first time In Boston, on March 4. His
' repertoire will Include "Louis XI," "Papa
ioonnard," "The Merchant of Venice,
"King Lear," "Hamlet, ' "Othello," "Kean,"
"Monte Civile" and 'Poverta Oente," a
play by the young Italian, Llberatl. His
leading woman will be Olga Jinlnnl.
Henry Miller and Miss Margaret Anglln
have arranged to give a single perform
ance of "The Great Divide" at the Belasco
theater, Washington, on Monday, March 4.
Thla performance will be complimentary to
the representatives of the American people
and the envoys of foreign countries. De
Wolf Hopper is at the Belasoo, Washing
ton, the week of March I. He has con
sented to let Miss Anglln and Mr. Miller
have Monday night.
Harrison Grey Flake has signed a con
tract with Peroy Mackaye for k new play,
which Is intended for the use of Bertha
Kalloh. The work Is a poetlo tragedy,
differing In form.- however, from Mr.
Mackaye's "Jeanne d'Aro," which Mr.
Sothern and Miss Marlowe are presenting
this season. Acoordlng to the agreement
the manuscript Is to be completed by May
1, and Mr. Mackaye has gone to his ooun
try place In New Hampshire to devote
himself to the task.
Ex H. Sothern has acquired the American
right to Catulle Mendea' drama, "La Vlerge
d'Avtla," in which Bernhardt Is now ap
pearing at ber Paris theater. The play is
founded on the story of St Theresa. It
was first produced in Paris on November
10 snd It looks as If Its run would be in
definite. The role of St. Theresa la one
that would suit Julia Marlowe admirably.
It Is believed, and the play will soon be
added to the Sothern-Marlowe repertoire.
The American rights to "Miss Hook of
Holland" have been secured by Charles
Frohman and It will be produced in New
York next autumn with an all American
cost. The author, Paul Rubens, haa con
tracted to supply Mr. Frohman with two
other musical pieces for both English and
American use and the first to be ready In
March. In addition, Mr. Frohman haa ob
tained the Amerloan rights to "When
Knights Were Bold," a three-act farce
which has made a great laughing success
at Wyndbam's.
It Is an odd coincidence that In the ma
jority of the plays with which James K.
Hackett has been associated successfully
the title has been composed of four words,
generally with the preposition "of" as the
third word, as evidenced by the following
Hat: "The Tree of Knowledge," "The Pris
oner of Zenda," "The Courtship of
Leonle," "The Pride of Jennlco," "Fortunes
of the King," "John Ermine of the Yel
lowstone," "Mr. Barnes of New York,"
"The House of Silence," "Rupert of Hent
iau," "The First Gentleman of Europe"
and "The Walls of Jericho."
The announcement that Marie Doro Is to
be "starred" in "The .Morals of Marcus"
recalls the fact that this was the play
proluced by Mr. Bourchler at the Garrlck
theater In London from which the critics
were debarred on the opening night. As
will be remembered by those familiar with
the controversy that followed, Mr. Bour
chler subsequently wrote an apology for
his action, asking that the play be re
viewed, "in Justice to the author, actors
and actresses." The play Is a dramatiza
tion by W. J. Locke of his novel, "The
Morals of Marcus Ordeyne," and has en
Joyed a long London run.
Lawrence d'Orsay has closed hla season In
"The Embassay Ball" and on Monday,
March 11, will appear In a new comedy, en
titled "Lord Doncaster." written for him bv
Cecil Raleigh. The scene of the play Is
located In Madrid, during the recent wed
ding festivities of the young Spanish king,
and the role of Doncaster gives Mr.
d'Orsay a more herolo though no less
humorous character than he haa been
essaying. Augustus Thomas at present Is
at work on a new western play which Mr.
d'Orsay will use next season. In "Lord
Doncaster" his support will Include Jose
phine Drake, Helen Robertson, Ida M.
Darling. Margaret Dale, Sydney Mather,
Harold Heaton, Emerson Mack and Lyster
Chambers.
Dubious Diagnosis.
The late Ambrose L. Thomas of Chicago
once told a story about two doctors.
"To Illustrate my point," he said, apropos
of an advertising error, "I'll tell you about
my friend Bones.
"Bones was taken 111, and, his family
physician being out of town, a specialist
was called In.
"But the family physician unexpectedly
returned, and he and the specialist entered
Bones' chamber together. They found the
man In a high fever and partially uncon
scious. Each put his hand under tbe bed
clothes to feel Bones' pulse, and each ac
cidentally goth hold of the other's hand.
" 'He haa typhoid,' said the first physi
cian. " 'Nothing of the kind,' said the other.
'He's only drunk.' "-New York Tribune.
Belgium and Y. M. 0. A.
(Continued trom Page One.) '
personally the great Hungarian patriot,
Louis Koasuth, and that I had such a fond
remembrance of him, helped me much to
get the hearts of the Hungarian people. I
need scarcely add that the crying needa of
the young men of that great city appealed
very strongly to me. I would bave stayed
longer If I could.
ROBERT WEIDENSALL.
Paris, France, Jan. , 1M7.
AMI SEME.1T.
Omaha May Festival Association
riBST COHCBBT BOTD'I TKBATXB,
Wednesday Bvealag, March IS, lt07.
Omaha Philharmonic Orchestra
Bobert Cascades, Cond actor.
Ernest Hot&la, Oosoertxaaste
Assisted by Prominent Chicago Vocallat.
Season tickets, good for two reserved
seats, for each of 4 concerts, $5.00. Thrue
other concerts in May, closing with Eli
jah." by well-trained Chorus and Orches
tra, with prominent soloiats from the east.
Subscription tickets may be had of
Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., A. Hospa
Co., A. M. Borglum, secretary. 110 Capi
tol ave., or any of the directors.
if
AMt KMKT".
BOYD'S
TONIGHT LAST TIME
HBLENBYRON SERGEANT KITTY
MONDAY AND TUESDAY SPECIAL TUESDAY MATINEE
Firet Engagement In Omaha of the Distinguished English Artiste,
OLGA
WETH
Supported by FRANK MILLS and Her London Company, Prtwentlng
Clde Fitch' Dramatization of Alfonae Daudet's Great Work
SAPHO
With the Same Adequate and Artistic ltoduetlon Used by MUi Nether
sole In flew York and London.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
rxOXAZ. THTjmaSAT MATIHBH
THE DRAMATIC Sl'CCEHS OF THE CENTURY
By
Charles
KHen
AN AMERICAN PLA1
FRIDAY AND
MATUfEB
1
THE BUTTERFLY
A Comedy in Three Acts
BUR WOOD
TONIGHT ALL WEEK
& TEXAS STEELE
MATINEES TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. SUNDAY
NEXT WEEK
EiRUG
THEATER
15-25-50-75
2 DAYS - STARTING MATINEE TODAY
THS WsVTVmAZ, raxxa Acrom
MR. BARNEY GILMORE
ur a xiw ntisa
& Rocky Road io Dublin
2 NIGHTS Starting Tuesday. Mch. 5,
OOBSOH and BEXXZTT rKXSXJTT
MISS WANDA LUDLOW
AA Or.r Soors of Clsr.r Psopls In ths Bolllckl&r, Jlngllsg Coxaady Smua
The Waraiif Bell
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oond aooMsful l...oa of Ui.
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Plr.otton of Bmttf U mon
NEXT SUNDAY NAT. M.
'Phon Douglas 484.
Week Commenolna
Sunday Matinee, Mar. 3
To-day 2:15 To-night 8:15
MODERN VAUDEVILLE
THE FADETTES
WOMAN'S ORCHESTRA
DAII BURKE
And his rosy, rollicking School Girls.
JIMMIE LUCAS
"The Boy with tilt Dlalscts.
LA VEOLA
Chanteusa Parisian, Pansauss Acro
batlqija. 3 LA MAZE BROS. 3
Knockabout Comedians
LEONARD & LOUIE
FAY & LOA BURBYELLE
Shadowgraph Artists.
KIHODROME
Novelty In Motion photography,
r BICES XOc 85c, SOo
DIJOU THEATER
Btfnts, Com. ., Maiob Mats. Sua.
and
RUTH CRAVEN
nr
"Her Fatal Error'?
Nights, Ho-l6c-60c-7o. Mat, lto-lio-lla.
Iff7 - ft CrttlOHTOM I
AMI fEMK.MTI.
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INSOLE
THE LION AND
THE MOUSE
OF INTENSE INTEREST
SATURDAY
BATUSVDAT i
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Matinee To-Day
THE CRISIS
Matinee Today
to 25 50
rur or today
Thursday. Mch. 7,
n.s
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WILLS in A LUCKY DOG.
LYRIC THEATER
GOOmvAL DICKEKMAX, Mgr.
OWE WEEK
Comtnencfng Mcndaj Evening, March 4
MISS ANNIE ABBOTT
Tbe Utile Georgli Magnet
And Hr Own Company
Matlneea Wednesday and Saturday.
Night Prices, 23c and 35c.
Matinees 25c
Beats Now on Sale at Bos Office,
10th and Far nam. Doug. 12J49
Jean P. Duffield
..pMsr..
I0SEPH 0AHWS SUCCESSOR
Studio, Suite J12, W. O.W.
Building
DICKEHMAN-i K"Ku OF
OOODWAL. UICKERMAN, til&BCTOR.
(Acting taught by an actor)
Ths only school in ths west having Its
own ttitater.
Now located In Its new quarters in tha
LYRIC THEATER
11 h and Karnam St. 'I'hon Doug. 637L
BOYO THEATER SCHOOL
OF ACTING
Profssslnnal experience while studying.
LI1I.IA FITCH, Director.
MATINEES. ENGAGEMENTS.
a-au3 iioyd Theater. W. J. burgess, Mgr.
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