TIIE OMAHA.' SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 21, 1007.
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Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
1 NfAHA la to b well cared for In
( J I the way of iummer armisirnenl
rTii I tn down town theaters. Man-
pent Ttnreraig s.nyyvjnc?s thAt thS
""'S "' Woodward Stock compony will
continue Indefinitely at the Burwood,
tarnishing- Ita patron! with the umi ex
tellent character of entertainment that hai
made that house a favorite place with so
many Omaha people. He says the length
ef the season depend! entirely on the
wither. At the Boyd the summer opera
company will be Installed for a run that
will carry Ita activity well up Into August,
with a program of "two a week." And
how Manager Breed of the Krug announce!
that he, too, will have a eummer itcick com
pany and will offer lome of the better
known playi with a company of good
playen at hi! theater. The duration of the
engagement will be Indefinite, but It w,lll
tart Immediately after the close of the
regular season, which has some time yet to
run. Plans for Installing summer vaude
ville at the Bijou are under way. and the
amusement seeker la assured that he will
not need to go to the parks In the early
part of the summer at any rate. And, by
that same token, the park! are going to
hold out even greater attractions during
the summer. Manager Cole of Krug's park
is In the east making contract!, and Man-
gar Byrne of Lake Manawa Is outlining
Mi campaign, so that there will be much
doing ail season at these popular resorts.
Annie Russell was th "bright spot of the
week In Omaha. Her presentation of Puck
In "A Midsummer Nlghfs Dream" very
nearly realised the popular notion of the
merry sprite. Robin Qoodfellow has long
been a familiar figure In English folk lore
and fairy tales. To him Is ascribed all
sorts of pranks, with a more or less
friendly Interest In the affair! of mortals.
In addition to his mischief, he has been
Credited with doing mnny favors tpr folks
who were difficultly situated, and at odd
times his accommodating spirit has led
to undertake tasks that would not have
been possible to a mortal. Shakespeare
found him quite ready material for thla
delightful comedy of hli. It wai in the
Spirit of the play that Puck should ap
pear. The comedy Is among the lighter
Works of the great poet, and contains no
distinctly "star" part, save that of Nick
Bottom, and he is possible alone to a low
eomedlan. Miss Russell determined,
though, to make Puck a role for her own
talent, and, while not a pioneer In the ad
Venture, she has set a mark that will
keep others working for a long time. It la
doubtful If another of our stage women,
unless It might be Lulu Qlnser, could have
approached the role with the same de
gree of understanding as did the fair and
lender . Annie. She has fairly caught
Puck In hie merriest and most mis
chievous moment, and depicts him as
Without malice, but bent on having all
the fun to be extracted from a situation.
In her zeal she does not overstep at any
point the line between good comedy and
buffoonery, hut plays the role with rare
discrimination and excellent taste. Bully
Bottom Is the clown of the comedy, and
elicits the hearty guffaws of laughter, but
Puck delicately Ululates the senses, and
brings smiles and quiet chuckles of mirth
that are Irresistible; It is really a con
trast between wt and humor, between
merriment and fun, between comedy and
downing. Miss Russell's triumph. Is . de
Served, for she did much In directing her
efforts to the undertaking, and her breadth
of conception and grasp of details mark
her more and more as the true artist.
Tuesday will be the 443d anniversary
of the birth of William Shakespeare, one
ef the immortals. No tribute that could
be paid to bis name would be more effective
than the simple statement that nt no time
In history has his work been more popular
than today. No writer of any tlnn has
been more studied, more discussed and de
bated, more misunderstood or more highly
appreciated than Bhakespeare. Libraries
have been written In comment on his
Works; the language has been exhausted
In praise of his potry, and the centuries
that have passed since his day have been
occupied with debates as to the value of
this, that or the other phase of his sev
eral characters. Even the Interminable
wrangle as to whether he really wrote his
wn plays has had Its advantage In here
and there shedding a little light on the man
and his times. And through It all he has
Slumbered sweetly. At the outset It must
be admitted that Shakespeare was in a
large measure a creature of circumstances.
Bis early habits were not such as com
mended him to the people of the village
In which he was born, and he drifted very
easily into a life of vagabondage that led
him to the stage, just then at a discount
In England. The life of a strolling player
In the early Elizabethan days was not such
as would commend Itself to any seeking
ase and luxury, ahd yet It had Its ad
vantages. Then, as now, a community of
Intellect at least held the players together,
and In this empire of brains talent Is sura
cf recognition. It was fortunate for
Shakespeare that wit aiid learning were
coming to something like supremacy. Eng
land was drifting away from the brutal
and gross, and the Intellectual was grad
UKlly rising above the material. In (his
atmosphere- Bhaktspearo's genius unfolded.
And now, after four and a half centuries,
he stands alone at the apex of the column,
the one poet of all ugoa. Ills plays are
acted annually to the delight of more people
than England contained as Inhabitants In
his day; they enlist the most serious
thought of the greatest and bust equipped
of actors and managers, and absorb the
attention of the most earnest students of
the language and Its literature. In his
day, Shakespeare tasted the sweets of suc
cess. He was a welcome member of the
brilliant circle that gllHteneu about the
throne of Elizabeth, and numbered as his
friends men whose names stand out as truly
great in England's history. On his ears fell
plaudits as s'noere as any uttered since, and
In his pockets he Jingled gold that rang as
merrily as any that has since tinkled 'Us
music to delight the ear of man. In this
reduction some comfort Is found. It has
been too often the fate of genius that man
kind gave hed only after the spirit had
flown. Shakespeare attained eminence In his
wn duy, and still holds It.
Amelia Bingham reminds one In a way
t Jake Gold of Santa . N. M. In the
"j-are old, fair old golden days" Jake ran
a blacksmith shop, a restaurant and a
faro bank. He was wont to say he made
his money blacksmlthlug and lost It play
ing faro bank. Amelia Bingham goes on
the road on seml-cccaslonal tours and
earns large sums of money with her plays.
Then she goes back to New York, rents a
theater and loses everything she earned
while abroad. She has just come her ac
customed cropper with "The Lilac Kootn," .
the r'ay wMcu Omaha folks laughed so
heartily. In It the New Yorkers profess
to see only absurdity, and refuse to take
Miss Bingham seriously. More tgtn that,
and worse, they refuse to part with their
Coin for the privilege of seeing hr in her
nightie. Is It possible that New Yorkers
know more than any of the rest of us, or
Is It the other way toT When one thinks
cf the capabls actors who are. Idle Just
because New York will have none of their
offerings It seems aa If the managers and
star alike would lira of trying to force
their waxes on the Qothasnlta an4 would.
come away to the people who are willing
to spend money to see them. It may be
stated In passing that Eddie Foy Is as
popular ae ever, and it Is solemnly set
down that he Is saying something be
sides "The river Is very dusty today." To
get back to Jake Oold: He, finally quit
blnrknmlthlng, dealing fait) bank and
cooking, and began to sell Indian wares
to tenderfeet, and became both wealthy
and famoua
Coming Events.
In the plsy of "Allce-8lt-by-the-F1re"
Mies Resells Knott has a part that la
best suited to her exceptionally clever style
of acting. As the mother returned home
to find her babies grown up to a miss of
17 and a boy of IS she Is the embodiment
of perfection In her efforts to win back- the
love of these children, whose attentions
ara given more to the father than to the
mother. Aa a mother Ml Knott Is en
dowed with those feelings of motherly love
for her children which an actress of ten
derer years could not be possessed of. Her
conception of the part, ai designed by the
famous English author, Is that of a mother
who would naturally feel the pangs of a
love desire denied her by her own chil
dren. Her work, therefore, can readily be
seen to be of the personal kind and her
work In the three acts of the piece Is most
efficient and charming. Miss Knott has
made an especial study of the part and
gives to It a portrayal that Is most ' ac
ceptable. She is ably supported by a com
pany of ability, the part of Colonel Grey
being taken by Brio Blind, the noted
English actor, who for several seasons was
the main support of the great Irving.
Among the other members of, the company
ars Miss Viola Knott, Robinson Newbold,
Miss Orace Gibbons, Mrs. Codrlngton
Webber, Ernest Truex and Miss Molly
Dlskln. The play will be at the Boyd for
Music and Musical Notes
OMORROW afternoon and evening
at the Auditorium occurs the
greatest musical event of the sea
son In Omaha, viz., the appear
ance of the Conried grand opera
company from the Metropolitan opera
house, New York. Three performances will
be given. For the matinee a double bill,
"Haensel and Oretel," the fairy opera by
Humperdlnck, which all the children who
. can should hear, and "Pagliacci." Of all
the operas so far by the composers of
what is known as the "Young Italian
school," the most tense, the most exciting,
the most thrilling, is unquestionably the
remarkable little work entitled "Pagliacci"
(otherwise "Mountebanks")- Leoncavallo,
the man who composed "Pagliacci," has
given us several other works, among thorn
an opera called "Zaza," and the "Rolando
dl Borllno," which he wrote at the bidding
of the Oerman emperor. But not one has
been even nearly aa successful as his first
achievement.
The plot of that opera, or "music drama,"
had done service, with various modifica
tions, In several fine plays before it was
used aa a libretto. The action centers
about Canlo, the hero, a jealous strolling
player, and his wife, Nedda. In a certain
village where they stop Nedda falls in
love with a rich farmer. Silvio. The In
trigue Is betrayed to Canlo by Tonlo, whose
attentions have been rudely repulsed by
Nedda. Canlo discovers Silvio and Nedda
just as their little' play-actor performance
Is about to begin for the country people.
Very strangely the plot Of the performance
tallies exactly with what has just hap
pened; jealous husband, faithless wife and
ardent lover. Canlo becomes so infuriated
In accusing Nedda In the play that he'
draws his knife and kills her. When Silvio
rushes from the audience to defend her, he
also is stabbed., "Pagliacci" Is a play
within a play. Vastly exciting all the way
through.
Geraldlne Farrar, the young American
girl who has created such a sensation this
season, will sing the role of Nedda, To
M. Bars will be entrusted the part of
Carlo. Scottl will sing the clown's part,
Tonlo. To him will fall the interpreting
of the familiar and famous "prologue."
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They tell a funny story on Caruso this
season. The tenor, as is well known. Is
very fond of the opera "Pagliacci," which
has two tenor roles, the second part being
taken by Mr. Relss, who appears as Harle
quin to steal Columbine, and as the signal
of his eproach he sings a serenade behind
tha scenes.
Caruso likes to sing this serenade occa
sionally, and at the Baltimore performance
he Indulged In this fancy. But nobody
knew that It was Caruso .that was singing
and there was no applause.
"There," said Minettl, as he finished,
"you see that your voice amounts to noth.
lng. Your face Is what the people applaud,
and nobody raises a hand unless he sees
your face." 1
But the face that Caruso then made
would never have been applauded by any
body. At the evening performance the attrac
tion will be that most sparkling, yet most
pathetic, of Puccini's operas, "La Bo
herne." And in this case comes not only
the opportunity of sleeping our souls In
the most ravishing music,' but also of
hearing and seeing that most' talked of
and glorious of tenors, M. Caruso, as Ro
dolfo, the Latin-quarter poet, besides M.
Strticclarl, a new and Interesting baritone,
as Marcello, and M. Journet, the favorite
basso, as Colllne. The part of the sprightly
and wayward Musetta will be sung by Miss
Bella Alten, and Mme. Ciaparellt, a new
soprano, sold to be a very charming ar
tist,, will make her first bow to Omaha as
the unfortunate Mlml, whose sorrows have
brought tears to so many eyes.
The story of "La iJoheme" turns, as all
who have read the original sketches by
Henri Muerger are aware, on the loves of
two pairs of sweethearts, one serious and
one gay. The serious and romantic couple
are Rodolfo, the poet, and the winsome
Mlml, a grlsette, wno dies In the last act,
like Canillle, of consumption. The gay
couple are Maicellu and Musetta. They
jangle, become reconciled, kiss, part and
come together again, forming most excel
lent foils to Mlml and Rodolfo, The mu
sto to whlhh Puccini lias set this tale of
Bohemian Parts Is worthy of his genius
and well fitted to display the marvelous
voice of Caruso. "La Boheme" will be
performed under the direction of- Mr. Ar
turo Vlgns, who has had the advantage of
the composer's own counsel and Inspira
tion. For the benefit of mualo lovers, who are
also students and wish to get the moat
out of their opportunities, I would say that
Mr. Pryor at Hospe'i take pslns to keep
the scores of operas and 'mportant works
performed In Omaha. You can't thor
oughly appreciate and enjoy a performance
unless you are familiar with the music
and the action. Great performances In
Omaha are too rare tot us too become
acquainted by repetition. As In a good
many other directions, ws must dig oar
treasures out for ourselves.
Tuesday evening, April 21, Mr. Landow
will give the fifth of his piano recitals In
hlstorla form. Tha ompoe wUl be
two performances, Sunday and Monday
evenings.
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For the coming weec at the Burwood
theater the bill will be "Richard Carvel,"
based on Winston Churchill's novel of the
same name. It Is a drama of great Interest,
dealing Intimately with affairs and men of
the revolutionary period, and telling how
the heart of a young Marylander waa won
from England for his natlvs country. It
also has a love story as powerful and as
Interesting as any ever told, with a further
complication of an estate. Richard Carvel
will be played by Mr. Morrison and Dorothy
Manners, the heroine of the drama, by Miss
Pettes. Mr. Hartford will have the role
cf Carvel's cousin, who tries to defraud
htm of both his love and his property, and
the rest of the long cast will be capably
filed. The setting requires scenery espe
cially built for each of the four acts. The
first performance will be given at a matinee
on Sunday afternoon, and It will be re
peated each evening during the week with
matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday. The "Prids of Virginia?' which Is to corns
to the Krug theater for four days starting
matinee today. Is a southern war drama,
and Is said to resemble the clever dramatis
ation of a pleasing novel full of unexpected
delights and thrilling surprises. The plot
contains material of real dramatic value
and the action Is laid In Virginia during
the civil war. Miss Paulina Courtney, who
Is starring as Virginia In the play, has
surrounded herself with a strong company,
most of whom have previously been seen
here In leading roles.
C. P. Collier will present at Krug theater
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, "The
James Boys." This Is said to be an en
tirely new version, Interesting In stirring
scenes, and dramatlo situations. The
Brahma (1838-1897). Mr. Landow will play
two sonatas In their entirety Op. I F sharp
minor and Op. 6 F minor. Also two Brahma
arrangements of variations. Mr. Ellis will
sing several Brahms songs. The concert,
as usual, will occur in the Matthews Piano
company's ware rooms,
Mr. Slmms Is one of the most conscien
tious workers in the musical colony of
Omaha. The singing of his chorus and
choir' Is very exceptionally artistio and
good. The Musloal Art society has for
several years been growing and Improving
every way but financially. Support has
been great enough to keep It running, but
there has been no balance In the treasury.
On May 17 Mr. Simms will make his great
est venture thus far. The society will
give Cade's "Crusaders." Mr. Mackay has
very generously tendered Mr. Slmms the
use of the beautiful new All Saints' church
for his concert. Two good soloists from
Chicago have been engaged, Mrs. Lillian
Tuexbury, soprano, and Mr. Qarnett Hedge,
tenor. The pipe organ and piano will be
used for accompaniments.
It has been said by musicians that All
Saints' church Is a marvel, acoustically
considered. All Mr. Slmms' efforts will
tell at Its true value. Can't wa turn out
for this very worth while program and put
a few dollars into Mr. Slmms' strong box
to begin next season's work?
Mr. Kelly is rejoicing in the possession of
a very attraotlvs new studio In the Boyd
theater building.
Dr. William Henry Jrummond's death at
Cobalt, Ont, on Saturday, Is universally
mourned by all nature lovera In ten years
he had come to be known as the foremost
Canadian writer. He made himself the
spokesman of the northern wilderness, the
artist of a simple life, the poet, in double
measure, of the two Canadian peoples.
Dr. Drummond was born in County Lang
ford and spent his youth among the hills
of Donegal. Many people In Omaha have
Mr. Horace O. Burt to thank most cor
dially for their first Introduction to "John
nie Courteau." "The Habitant" and many
other of the delightful French-Canadian
poems. Mr. Burt read them Inimitably.
One couldn't help but go home and follow
out the trail so charmingly discovered.
This poem was written to recite at a ban
quet and the most famous of Dr. Drum
mond's verse composed for a special oc
casion. WHEN ALBANI SANG.
Was workin' away on de farm dere, wan
morning not long ago,
Feexln' de fence for winter 'cos dat's we ro
we got de snow!
Wen Jeremle Plouffe, ma neighbor, come
over an' splk wit' me,
"Antolne, you will come on de city, for
hear Ma-dam AU-ba-nee?
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"She's Jus' comln' over from Englan', on
steamboat arrive Kebeck,
Slngln' on Lunnon an' Paree. an' havln'
beeg tarn, I expec".
But. no matter de moohe she enjoy It, for
travel all run" de world',
Something on de heart bring her back here,
for she was de Chambly girl."
Correo' So we're startln' next morning, an'
arrive Montreal all right.
Buy dollar tlquette on de bureau, an' pass
on de hall dat night.
Beeg crowd, wall! I bet you was dere,
too, all dress on some fancy dress,
De lady, I don't say not' lng, but man's all
w'it shirt an' no ves'.
Dat song I will never forget me, 'twas song
of de leetle bird.
Wen he's fly from its nes on de tree top,
'fore res' of de worl' get stirred.
Ma-dam she was tole us about it, den
start off so quiet an' low?
An' sing lak de bird cn de morning, de
poor leetle small olseau.
Cos how could she sing dat nice chanson,
de sam' as de bird I hear,
Till I see it de maple an' pine tree an'
Richelieu ronnln' near.
Again I'm de leetle feller, lak young colt
upon de spring.
Dat a jus' on de way I was feeltme w'en
Ma-dam AU-ba-nee Is sing I
An' alter de song it Is finish, an' crowd is
mak' noise wit' Its han',
X s'pose dey be t'inkln' I'm crazy, dat
mebbe I don't onderstan',
Cos I'm set on de chair very quiet, mese'f
an' poor Jeremle,
An' I see dat hens eye Is waa cry, too, jus'
sam' way It go wit' me.
We're not de beeg place on our canton,
mebbe cole on de winter, too.
But de heart's "Canayen" on our body, an'
dat's warm enough for true!
An" w en AU-ba-nee was got lonesome for
travel all roun" de worl',
, I hope she'll come home, Ink de bluebird,
an' again be de Chambly girl.
The last meeting of the season of the
musical department of the Woman's club
will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:80
o'clock sharp In the parlors of the First
Congregational church, when officers will
be elected for next season and an Interest
ing program will be given under the di
rection of Miss Blanche Sorsenson. Follow
ing the program an Informal tea will be
t given for the club members and the musi
cians who have assisted.
A most successful concert was given In
Blair, A phi la, by Emily Clevs, violinist,
Margaret McMenemy, contralto, and Ingrid
Pedersnn, pianist, before a large and ap
preciative audience.
Miss Lucy Miller gave a very successful
violin recital at Mlnden on the evening of
April 1 She has had a class out there, and
her work la very favorably commented
upon by the local papers.
MART LEARNED.
presenting cast Includes Walter Harrflan, Ed
Felt, Harvey Bryant, Edward Ferns,
Wtlierd Reward, Thomas Boone, Alice B.
Hawley, Ethel Jordon, Laura Love and
Harry Grove. V
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On the program starting tha week with
a matinee today at the Orpheum, tha artists
that come here fjr the firs time and older
favorites are about equally divided numeri
cally. James J. Morton will be the chief
fun-maker. Those who heard his stories
and unique way of telling them on his one
visit here know Jua what a success he
was. The Four Fords last seen here with
the Orpheum road show, season befor
last, are just about aa clever clog dancers
as are In vaudeville. The two girls are as
shaptly and pretty as they are nimble.
Frank Mostyn Kelly, assisted by E. H.
Colvert, will present a sketch entitled
"Tom and Jerry," which relates a story of
the love of two college chums for the same
girl. Les Klners-Moulln are sensational
balancers from Europe. . The Sutcllffe
Troupe, seven In number, Scotch pipers and
singers, offer something rarely seen on a
vaudeville stags. Among the favorites to
return will be Werden and Oladdlsh with
their beautifully Illustrated ballads. Dele
phone, styled "The Human Telephone,"
promises a curious novelty. Then there
will be the noted whistler, Robert Nown.
while a series of new klnodrome pictures
completes a program calculated to make a
bright and Indulging entertainment.
"The Girl of the Golden West." David
Belaaco's great drama of California In
the days of '49, which eomea to the New
theater, Council Bluffs, tomorrow evening,
Monday, April 22, is a play of distinct and
emphatlo character and of situations that
are impressive because of their originality
and unexpectedness. Ranee, the sheriff,
appears In time to prevent untimely Injury
to a card sharp who has Just been de
tected In the act of holding an extra ace.
The miner! with whom he has been play
ing are In favor of attaching the luckless
gambler to one end of a rope and dangling
him from a tree, but Ranee decides that
the man shall be given another chance.
Taking one of the aces from the pack of
cards thrown carelessly on the tabfe, he
pins It upon the sharper's Jacket, just
over the heart. Then, warning the much
frightened crook that if he -Is caught again
at the card table, he (Ranee) will perforate
the spot on the card with a bullet, he turns
him loose. From that tlsne forward until
given permission by the sheriff the card
sharp is forced to wear the chosen card
pinned to his coat as a sign of his Infamy
and fiance f.nds no occasion to use his
revolver on him.
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Next Friday and Saturday, at the Audi
torium, D. Hope Leonard's superb spec
tacular operetta, "Alice In Wonderland,"
will be presented in two evening perform
ances and a matinee on Saturday. This
beautiful extravaganza, with Its charming
muslo, gorgeous costumes and marvelous
scenic effects, will be put on by a com
pany of high class artists, assisted by 260
of Omaha's best local talent, assuring a
presentation of tha ever popular produc
tion far surpassing anything of the kind
ever seen In thli city. This production li
given under the auspices of the Woodmen
of the World of Omaha and that is a
sufficient guarantee that It will be carried
out In a thoroughly first-class manner In
every particular. The sale of reserved
seats will begin on Wednesday morning,
April 24, at the Auditorium and the de
mand Is sure to be - very heavy, as the
Woodmen lodges have sold thousands of
tickets, which can be exchanged at tha box
office for reserved seats.
Ruth Grey, ;'The Woman Mystio," will
return to us for on week Sunday, April
21, at tha Lyric. Omaha people are still
talking about this wonderful woman's
mysterious power. No one can afford to
miss this rare chance to see or hear Miss
Grey, as this will be her last engagement
before her long European trip. Miss Grey
will open her engagement with a Sunday
matinee, so all those wishing to see her
can secure seats In advance, as the
prospects look as If the LyVlc will be packed
during the entire engagement.
Gossip of Stag-eland.
Gertrude Hoffman, the wife of Max Hoff
man, the orchestra leader with the Rogers
brothers' company, Is to he George Cohan'!
leading woman during his summer season
on the New York Roof garden.
Wilson Barrett's memory Is to be perpe
tuated by a stained glass window in a
church near Glasgow, Scotland, which Is
.to bear the Inst words from his play, "The
Sign of the Cross," "O, come to the light
beyond."
It has been decided that the title of the
new play by Charles Klein, which Charles
IMlllngham Is to produce, will be "The
Stepchild." Among the playvrs already
engaged are Chrystal Herne, John Finley,
Grace Fllklns and William Sampson.
"The Lily of France" In to be the title
of Louis N. Parker's new play relating to
Joan of Arc, which Beerbohm Tree will
Produce at His Majesty's theater on his re
urn from Berlin. The character of the
heroine will be sustained by Viola Tree.
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WeidensalTs Letter
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assassinated. Space forbids mention of
more. "
I reached London first November 13, 1908,
and stayed until the 23d. During this time
I met with W. M. Mills, national secre
tary of the British association, and John
Hy. Putterlll, general secretary of the Cen
tral association, Exeter hall, and had fre
quent Interviews with them. I called with
Mr.' Mills to see the Sir George Williams
mansion, being changed into a headquar
ters for thhe national council cf the Young
Men's Christian association. I attended the
meeting of the subcommittee on religious
work of the board of directors of the
Exeter Hall branch, and afterwards the
meeting of the whole board. At their re
quest I addresssed them, first presenting
the greetings I had with me and after
wards spoke of the association work, Its
great Importance and their part In It
What I had to say was well received and
a letter of appreciation and greeting was
handed me afterwards. With Mr.
Putterlll I called upon his president,
Mr. F. A. Bevan, Bradshaw Howard Wil
liams and others. By request of National
Secretary Mills I attended the meeting of
his committee on foreign work. At their
requeat I addressed them, presenting the
greetings of many associations, then spoke
of the foreign work as I had seen It In my
world tour and emphasized the great Im
portance of putting a first-class secretary
In the Jerusalem association. I had fre
quent visits with Messrs. Mills and Put
terlll and Interviews upon association work
and spent several evenings at the home
of Mr. Mills. I consulted with him and
his committee about the association work
In the British Isles and planned with him
for visits In England, Scotland and Ire
land. My vlnltntlnn was to lr.dudu I3u
mlngham and Newcastle-on-Tyne In Eng
land,1 Edinburgh and Glasgow In Scotland,
and Belfast and Dublin in Ireland. I ar
rived at Birmingham, England, November
S3; went to the Young Men's Christian As
sociation building, met ths general secre
tary, Mr. Henry Whitwell, and his as
sistants. Pierce J. Preston, C. E. A. Hey
wood, E. Holmes and C. N. Leonard. I
went to the home of Secretary Whitwell
and lodged there while In the city. Tho
next morning I had .a conference with ths
general secretary and his assistants on
the association work and the secretaryship.
Had special Interviews with ths different
secretaries on their particular work and
quite a social visit with Secretary Hey-
wood, a graduate of ths Springfield (Mass.)
Association Training school. In the even
ing I met with members of the board of
directors and other representative associa
tion men, together with the secretaries, and
had a most profitable conference with them
on the association work and their relation
to It Tha following day, Sunday, I at
tended and mads the gospel address to tha
regular afternoon meeting, afterwards at
tended the Bible class of Assistant Secre
tary Preston and spoke to them of the
importance of Bible knowledge, especially
for service. In the evening, after tea in the
association room, I presented them letters
of greeting and emphasised the great Im
portance of association work and urged
them strongly to persevere In It. My visit
In Birmingham was very pleasant and
profitable. My stay at Mr. Whitwell'!
home was simply delightful.
I went to Newcastle-on-Tyne Novem
ber 2 and was met at the train by Gen
eral Seoretary Mr. H. Armstrong, who
welcomed me heartily, took ms to the
association building and showed me all
through It. I had good conferenoes with
the general secretary and other assocla'
tlon folks, to the advantage of the associa
tion. As no meeting could be arranged
for the next day, Tuesday, I spent muoh of
the day with Secretary Armstrong, visit
ing the old castle and several other local
Institutions. I took a trip with him down
the Tyne to see th great works along its
banks, particularly the shipbuilding docks.
I. saw the great new Cunarder steamer
recently launched, "The Mauritania." I
took lunch at his house, where I had a
delightful visit with Mr. and Mrs. Arm
strong, and then started for Edinburgh,
Scotland. Was met at the train by Mr.
Robert Darling, general secretly, and
went with him directly to the association
building. In the evening there was a pub
lic reception given to the new members of
the association, a very pleasant affair. At
its close I spoke to them by request, ti
tending the association greetings with me
and emphasizing the exceeding Importance
of the-association work. It was a good
opportunity to Impress the new members
with the importance and extent of the
work and urge them to take an active
Part In It. I spent some time with General
Secretary Darling seeing the many Inter
estlng and beautiful sights of the city.
Thursday evening, November 29. at the as
sociation rooms, I had a most profitable
conference with members of the board of
directors of the association and the secre
tary, besides several very helpful personal
,,c,vo. x was wun esecretary Darling
aDout all the time I was in Edinburgh
and afforded him all the knowledge
I could. He was most thankful for it. On
Wednesday, November 28, I made a, trip
to Glasgow, spoke to the students of the
Bible Institute by arrangement of my old
friend, W. M. Oattsv and addressed two
other meetings In other parts of the great
building. In the evening I attended a
large meeting of young women In the
Young Women's Christian association
building with Mr. Oatta ar.d addressed
them. We were heartily received and well
treated. Friday November 80, I returned to
Glasgow. I attended and addressed a quite
full meeting of the board of directors of
the association and spoke to them on the
vital points of the association work. Many
questions were asked, which I answered
the best I could. The board expressed Its
appreciation of my visit and conference.
In the afternoon I attended with Mr. Oatts
the jubilee meeting of the church of the
celebrated Rev. Dr. Horatio Boner. The
hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Oatts was
royal and much appreciated by me. I took
the night train and boat for Belfast, Ire
land, where I arrived the next morning,
Saturday, December L and was met at
the boat by a representative of the Young
Men's Christian association and taken di
rectly to the hotel. I met at the associa
tion rooms D. A. Black, general secretary,
one of the oldest and most vigorous asso
ciation workers In the British Isles. I
spent most of the day. with Secretary
Black. In the evening I addressed two
very characteristic meetings, one a social
meeting of ' men, women and children,
which filled the large association hall to
overflowing, numbering several thousands.
The second meeting was a large devotional
meeting for everybody in another large
room of the building. This meeting was
similar to a meeting conducted by D. L
Moody In the early days of the Chicago
association, on Saturday evenings, for
everybody. I enjoyed the meetings very
much, though they were not strictly
association meetings. Sunday morn
ing I attended Secretary Black's
large Bible class. After the formal
opening he requested me to address them
on Bible study and Its value In Christian
work. It was a good service. In the after
noon at 8 o'clock there was another Im
mense meeting of men, women and children
which crowded the great hall to overflow
ing. After a short appeal by Sir James
Henderson for a Special benevolent con
tribution the meeting was turned over to
me. I gave them a gospel address. Moo
day morning I had a good conference with
members of the board of directors. Includ
ing tha president of the association, Sir
Robert Anderson, and his secretaries. I
spoke to them on the fundamental princi
ples of the association, Its great Importance
and nnparalelled success. All I had to say
waa well received. I particularly enjoyed
my trip to Belfast, since this was the
place from which my mother's ancestors
came, to America. I was royally enter
tained by Secretary Black and the associa
tion. I took the train for Dublin and ar
rived there at 5 p. m. I met the general
secretary, Mr. Henry O'Connor, and after
wards went to the association rooms and
met members of the association board of
directors, who were In waiting for me. I
had a long and helpful conference with
them on the association work, calling spe
cial attention to its vita) points. They
seemed highly pleased. This was the only
opportunity I had to meet the representa
tive workers of ths association other than
the secretaries. . I put In much time with
General Secretary O'Connor and assistant.
The next day, Tuesday, December 4, after
considerable sightseeing in the beautiful
city of Dublin, I took the boat for London.
I reached London Wednesday morning, De
cember B. At once I arranged to visit
France, Portugal and Spain. I returned to
London January , 1907, to be present at
the opening of the mansion of the late Sir
George Williams on' January 11 as the head
quarters of the national council of the
British Young Men's Christian association
work. I was personally Invited by
National Secretary Mills and Mr.
Howard Williams to be present on
this occasion, and In addition received
a formal invitation from Lord Klnnalrd to
be present. It was my good' fortune to be
able to attend this notable meeting, where
the Williams mansion was transferred to
the national council by Mr. Howard Will
lams and his brother and received by Lord
Klnnalrd the chairman of the national
council and Its dedication to the national
work of tha Young Men's Christian associ
ation. At ths banquet, which followed In
the Rusttell hotel near by, among others I
made a short address by request. In the
afternoon I attended the meeting of the
National oounoll. After Its business waa
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transacted, Mr. Mills, national seoretary,
called the attention of tha council to .my
world trip and especially to my visitation
of tha associations In England, Scotland
and Ireland and requested the council to
send a letter of thanks to the international
committee of North America for my help
ful services. This was promptly and unani
mously agreed to by tb council. This
was a most fitting oecaslon to finish up my
world tour of Young Men's Christian as
sociations. Afterwards I spent a most In
teresting and profitable evening with Lord
Klnnalrd at hl home. I held frequent per
sonal Interviews with other leading associ
ation men, aa Howard Williams, W. Hind
Smith, M. IL Hodder, Secretaries Mills
and Putterlll and their assistants. I at
tended the Aidergate street and German
branches of the association. Mr. Putterlll
took me to the site for the new building
of the Central branch of the London as
sociation, on square from the crossing of
the Oxford and streets, the very
center of the city. The dimensions of the
new site are 108 feet at one end and 140
feet at the other end. The two sides are.
respectively, 235 feet and S feet The
whole site Is surrounded by streets on the
four sides. Mr. Putterlll claims that It Is
the fineiit site for a Y. M. C. A. building
In the world, both In else and location. I
amJnclined to agree with his statement,
for I know no other that is equat to It.
The Lontlcn secretaries, including the sec
retaries of the National council, did all
they could to make my stay pleasant and
profitable. I shall never forget it.
I am compelled by the facts to say that
there Is too much difference in the work
of the Young Men's Christian association
in the British Isles for its own good. In
fact, there Is much mors pronounced differ
ence between the work in England, Scot
land and Ireland than betweeen any of
ilia states or provinces of North America.
This must work to a great disadvantage
in all association effort.
Th national council, representing the
whole United Kingdom, and the leaders of
the London association are aiming to bring
about a closer unity among th associa
tions, a wsll as a closer adherence to the
Paris basis, involving a high standard In
the fourfold work, but with the spiritual
work pre-eminently In the lead, as It ought
to be. Such a stand on the part of theee
association representative would mean
much, not only to the association cause tc
th British Islua but to the- association
movement In the whole world.
ROBERT WEIDCN&aXL,
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Ocean, February T, IM.
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