THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AFRIL
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Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
.FPAFlENTLY the i.atronti of rrand
Z I opera who wnt to tha Conriwd
, -
henr the first cne had jn).
thing of the experience of those
who habitually to to the theater early
enough to see the curtxln rise on the first
act Late comer, with little or no regard
for the right of others, crowd Into aeata
oyer people who are In on time, disturbing
everybody near and dlatractlng attention
from paesages frequently e.-wentlal for a
correct undemanding of what la to com
and destroying much of the evening's en
tertainment for all. It I uselee to scold
these people, for If reproof were effective
they would have been cured long ago.
Nor ta It eaay to ascribe a reason for thla
tat. of affair. It la partly due tn negll-
gence. partly to Indifference, but It la none
the lee. annoying, no matter from what
cause It springs. All managerial 'rule
have ao far been of no avail aa to curing
the condition. Threata and entreaties have
alike failed to get some folks to come to
the theater on time. About the only sola-
tlon that will ever exactly fit the cam will
be to writ play without a first act. but
even then aome of the negligent would
troll In juat when folk who had been on
time were trying to get the thread of the
tory through watching the eerond act
It aeem aa if the caae wer hopeless, aa
long aa men and women are con.tltuted aa
they are.
Another complaint la that the price
aked at the door were onreaaonnbly high.
Thl la likely to remain a matter of opin-
Ion. It I. crtal" ht Mr. Ooerleta. who
manages the tours of the Metropolitan
company for Herr Conrled. think, that
la low enough for the cholce.t eeata. and
that tl la little enough for the pooreet.
Orand opera, while not a novelty In Omaha.
la not ll-ted among the actual neceeearlea,
and the tour of the company la not under-
taken from any feeling of philanthropy.
Herr Conried expecta to And a balance In
hia favor at the end of the trip or be will
abandon It. One may easily doubt If the
seats at the Auditorium would have been
any better filled If the price had been
fixed at one-fourth what waa asked. Grand
opera la not popular; It may not soothe oir
artlstlo souls to1 contemplate the fact, but
the truth Is more .people are interested In
a ball game or something of that sort. If
the count turned In by the box office on the
Dlght of the performance here Is accurate,
and little reason exists to question It.
7.000 people heard the Conrled song- birds
during tha afternoon and evening. It is
submitted that not a theater In the United
Statea will accommodate thla number of
people at two performances. If Signor
Caruso really said h never sang to so
small an audience aa applauded him on
Monday evening, he was evidently under
tha impression that the Auditorium Is no
bigger than the Metropolitan Opera house,
As a matter of fact, very few of the
audiences that greet Caruso were so large,
and none were more appreciative. Wouldn't
It be Juat aa well to quit grumbling that
the Auditorium waa not filled on that even-
Ing, and rejoice that ao many people In
and around Omaha are Interested In muBlo
In Its higher forms? It haa been, demon-
strated that you can t have the top notchers
at popular prices, either In base ball, muaio
or the drama. And if you want the best
you must expect to pay for It, at least aur-
tng these day of great prosperity.
Ennllah Actors In America.
When Amelia Bingham announced that
In her new play, "The Lilac Room," she
would be supported entirely by an English
MAMnttnw X ar. war, monv itnarifan Til n V -
era who had no he.ltatlon In declaring that
the fair and buxom Amelia. was making a
mistake. They said that the English In-
Yaslon of the American theater already had
gone so far that English actors had no
trouble securing engagements when Amer
ican actors of Just as good skill went with
out work. And o when "The Lilac Room"
was found to be a flat failure there was
more or less rejoicing along Broadway'.
At the same time E. H. Sothern and Julia artistic Pari to It very depths on its
Marlowe were Just beginning their Amerl- original production at the Comedle Fran
can Invasion of England. calse a year ago, duplicated this same suc-
The recent theatrical history of the cess In New York last season, when Otis
United States as related to England and of Rklnner appeared In the leading role, the
England as concerned In relation to the Abbe Daniel. The first act opens with
United States has not held more than the rr, Morey having an Interview with the
law allows of that hands across the sea Duchess de Challles In the private office
feeling of which there Is so much said at of his sanitarium. The duches wa un-
banriuets. hnpnlly married In her youth. The Due
Charles Frohman has been more sue- d Challles is a menta! and physical wreck
ceasful than any other American manager through alcoholism, morphine, and de-
In giving the English what the Americans praved dissipation. The wlf. young, of
have wanted. Even now he is launching noble blood, beautiful. In a word, a typ-
"Brewster's Millions." a play made from ca grand dame of the fineat Parisian
the Chicago made novel of George Barr tyvfi flnds hersrlf a prisoner tn matri-
MeCutcheon. and Maxlne Elliott with mot1Ti chBned to this brute, whom she
Harry Davis of Chicago as one of her bust- oannot but dPSpise, and yet prevented by
ness staff will bogln at the Lyric in Lon- all hpr ugioug PrUples and conscience
don In September a season of her own. from liberating herself. The dnrtor is
Just so that the Invaaion may have at least tniP to h, dutv toward tn8 dllc as a b
aome litUe representation of the Cohanee- but hla ponat,, d,.sre for tn8
que lnfluencea that are making for ao much ducneal at laat tonB.ue ana he vlr.
In the contemporary drama In thla country. tuav mBVM known to her that he la
George Cohan's slater. Josephine, and her drawn by eymp,,thy toWfird h(r. He trlp,
husband. Fred Nlblo. and their baby are In t0 extract a vow of reciprocal sentiment
London, where the two older members of from h,r but ,,Tnng ,n rurlty of
the family are engaged In vaudeville. womanhood. ihe refuses to reveal to him
The most decisive failure that London tent of ttlf nffeotIon whloh he
haa handed out to an American production hal awaVened in hPr brpagt. The doctor
lately waa the dose that was given to Louts t(.fk9 to per(,uade her with the false logic
jwnn. ne went ovrr ...rre ..... aea.on in
"Julie Bon Bon." which had been written'
for him by hla wife. Julia Llpman. The
Londoners wouiu nave none oi u at any
price.
A little earlier In the seaaon they had
reiu-eu .o iioiii any m.rj. ur iramc wun me for h,m prom,p(l hlm, "Yes!" Monslg
box office man. whoae Job It waa to aell neur Bolom,. a beautiful old blahop, who
tlcketa to "The Lion and the Mouse." For ha, done Bignlll mMlonarv ,Prvlca ln
that piece Daniel Frohman sent over one , Chlna and who back , Parl.
of the beat companlea be could (rather, but fr,.h Btrength. enters the doctor s office.
It waa no use. The English people simply u turn. out , the bl.hop., talk wlth the
would not go to the play. Still at the time ducheM that n. had .ufrerpd terrible tor
that It waa playing to empty benchea there ,ure for , ,nke of nU falth at th. hand.
It waa being played by three companies of ,ha chines, ona of his former tor
ln th,. country to big business. turer. havlng. bppn the very Ch,naman
Dallas Welford. he who plays In "Mr. who a, ,ervanti now affectionately waits
Hopklnaon." la about aa funny an English- upon hlm. The bishop tella thla terrible
man as ha been sent over here In some experience of his with sincere reluctance
time, but when he discussed the English and In the most simple and modest man
actor on the American stage he was serious ner, deprecating any sensational and
because he said that an English actor of theatrical slorlrtcatlon of himself. The
average ability to get a chance in the duchesa is, however, profoundly touched
T'nlted Statea waa for him to open the by the genuine and lmprealve piety and
door to more prosperity than he ever could goodnesa of thla true servant of Christ
hope to get at home. Welford ought to and, yielding to a womanly impulse, ahe
know. Bo had 'that large unemotional kneels reverently before him and kisses
person, Lawrenra D'Orsay. who until he his hand. The bishop would escape this
ras brought to this country had never mark of worship, but notices at th same
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One of tha Englishmen who ha gone,
farthest In thla country of late haa been
one who has succeeded In doing It without
ring a word. Thla la Fred Walton, the
pantomimic Chicago nt him Brat In
"The Rabo and the Baron." In which
jue McCre nd other diluted them-
aelve at the Oarrlck. Walton after a
surcearfful aeaaon In Yauderllle haa been
rut ,nt0 .-n,.. Bhow Man.. to what h
could do with It.
Before be waa given that alignment is-
otnPr Englishman had had a crack at It
Thla waa Wlllki Edoutn. It waa twenty-
five year ago that he first came over
ner, and ,,, wUn hl. on, cufr , a
plfrl call(N, .IFun , , photograph Cal-
rry - Bnc- fh,t timt) nB h In
nobody know how many piece. The
Bhubert brought him over thla laat time,
Hs 6o of runnBg up m mght
cf ,tatr that la almost aa unctuous tn Ita
rtch comedy mm OMd to rTcg wil-
on.s flna old tumi)Iwi Mownstalru.
Cecilia Loftua la an English Importation
who of ,aU. ye.rs has Bp,nt mon of hBr
tlm. and m.dB momt h monr on tnta
.,dB of the waUr Bhe MinMgvu that
wnat Bhe ,8 pln,n(t for a M, pUr and
uhm nn tht untl, that mn alon( ,na
w, contwlt to if th, tet ahe can.
either In the Joe Weber a how or wherever
elw her jot ,g
lt., about th, jeadinK
man Her8 te KUen whn brtng, to
tMf p)Untry eom tha, ,h.
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ht' Career,
Wn7" rmta lire ,n ChlcB,fo 'gR N'th-
rom"' thI country, and her lead-
l Mllla. who uaed to live
,n stroll. One of Lena Aahwell a leading
nion ram" frn' Lansing. Mich. The Eng-
llsh 'J'ns" man doea not ault all the Eiig-
""h lHng actresses. Those who have
hnA rlpn"re of seeing ITedorlok Kerr
"1 wonder how lt Is posalble for any
that line of business to surpass
th English leading man who Is at his
"t-
Mrs. Carter haa long been supported by
Charles A. Btevenson. who Is English. For
the matter of that, Julia Marlowe herself
wsa born In England, and Bot hern's father
waa English, and Kyrle Bellew Is an Eng-
llshman, and Guy Standing and plenty of
others. But they act so much tn this
country and so little tn England, and they
spend so much of their time here and so
little abroad that they commonly and per-
haps correctly are known a American
actors rather than English.
When an English actor comes to this
country he Is put up at the clubs, and
the American actors go out of their way
to make things nice for him. That Is, all
the American actors do except Wilton
Lackaye, who would rather twist the lion's
tall than make a curtain speech, and that
Is saying a great deal. But when the
American actor goes to London he haa
to get along with a great deal less atten-
tlon, as a rule, than he has helped to give
the visitor to theae shores from the white
cliffs of Albion. '
The conviction that Is growing among
American actors that many of the bluffs
cm, from England as well as the cliffs
haa not sded any cement to the entente
cordlale. The manager who succeed with
American pieces In England are warm In
their praise of the blood Is thicker than
water thing, while those American man
agers who get failures In London cannot
be convinced that the result Is not the re-
uIt ot British conspiracy In re. ralnt of
the comlty of natlons nJ the flrBt
thln th varmre Briton does Is to find
whether a play Is from America, so that
h mttv 5amn 11 completely.
Comtnar Events.
Otl Blclnner will he seen tiere tn "The
Tul" next Tuesday and Wedneeday. This
new plav. which stirred all literary, and
of a de,p,rate iOVer. He declares that. In
spite of herself, ahe will yield to hla en-
treaties, and when he finally Insists upon
a rendesvous for the mprrow. the love-
distracted and yet conscience-stricken
duchess, conquered by her own feeling
mauy oter Pmfiil and serious
ailments from which most mothers
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time that H sorely displeases the doctor.
In fact, the doctor discloses his Jealousy
to the keen eye of the prelate. The duel is
between them for the puawsslon of the
duchess.
The Straight Road," In which Blanche
Walsh will be seen at the Boyd Saturday
matinee and night. May , Is tha latest
play from thai pen of Clyde Fitch. It' a
series of striking pictures and picturesque
dialogue, which tell tha story of the re
demption of a typical girl of the slums.
Moll O'Hara, Impersonated by Miss Walaht
hs not at heart an evil woman, but there
are few depths of wickedness to which
she hss not sunk. In a spirit of careless'
nesa and cynicism. The plot deals with
the efforts of Mlas Thompson, a young
woman of wealth who haa volunteered
for frettlement work, to raise to a higher
moral level the poor Inhabitants of the
section of New York lying near Houston
street. Bhe becomes particularly Intor
eated In one Moll O'Hara. whose strong
personality appeals to her benefactress.
By dint of a severe struggle: she is ablo
to make a better woman of Moll. In her
turn, the outcast wotnnn sacrifices her
whole life to save Miss Thompson from
what would have been an unfortunate
marriage. In a masterful manner the cli
max Is approached In the third act when
Moll haa lured the worthless and unfaith
ful suitor for the hand of M's Thompson
Into her rdom. In order to test and prove
hi real character. She aucceeda in her
endeavor and when the door la thrown
open Moll Is compromised by being found
In the arms of this man. The play, of
courso. Is given a happy finale. Miss
Walsh will be surrounded here by identi
cally the same specially selected cast of
actors and actrafaes adapted to the por
trayal of types which supported the star
during her successful run at the Astor
theater In New York. Her leading man.
Is Charles Dalton. the celebrated English
actor, who Is well known throughout
America, through his splendid work for
six seasons In "The Blgrt of the Cross.
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper have
given the play a superb scenic environ
ment. "Wny Bmlth Left Home" will be the bill
at the Burwood for the coming week, with
Mr. Morrison In the role of' Bmlth and Miss
Pettes set down aa Mrs. Bmlth. Mr. Davles
will have his former part of General
BUletdoux, and Miss Hudson will play Mrs.
General. To Miss Bpencer will fall the de-
Music ond Musical Notes
vrvrwrcn Hiindav haa rolled
f I around. Tha grand opera people
" aV I , mina annir unit rii'tuu-tnd for
other fields. The general opinion
seems to be that the double bill
of "Pagllaccl" and "Haensel and Gretel" and Sir Edward Elgar. His appearances
was splendid In every way and all that an as a soloist with these orchestras and dur
xactlng public could aak for. Farrar, Ing the spring festival tour of the Chicago
Belle Alten, Scottl and Gorlti, did wonder- Symphony orchestra. 1906k were marked
fully good work. Alas for "La Boheme" with splendid success.
In the evening. The first sight of Miml $
gave the audience a shock from which It Wednesday evening will be devoted to
has not yet recovered. There Is no word ol. orchestral and choral work. Thurs
ln the English language to fitly express day afternoon, artists' program; Thurs
tho utter and complota banality of her &y evening Mendelaaohn's "Elijah" will
Impersonation. Tha clothes she wore were be 8lven wlth orchestra, chorus and solo
desperately ugly; the makeup of her face '""t8-
and hair was equally bad. The whole fall- One other short choral work will be
ure in attractive makeup was absolutely B"ng. "Fair Ellen," by Max Bruch (Wed-
unnecessary. All Mlmls wear the same nesday evening).
clothsa and dress their hair with the three Th' directors and managers of the festl-
llttle curls, but there are ways and ways have all worked tremendously. It Is
of doing the self-exact thing. Mine. Cla- """red that Boyd's theater will be
perelll would probably take a heavenly Packed. A most interesting two days la
doxen of beautiful rosea and pin them on promised.
her ample bosom, upside down, with tha
stems, sticking over her shoulder. They
would look like the d L
It Is little wonder that Caruso found lt
hard to poke his feelings Into flame for
this burlesque sweetheart. His voice, how-
.on viavap ia n a. T Tu rvnir-A.1 It Attt
In the same open, prodigal way to the great
Joy of his listeners. -
Bella Atlen did the most faithful work.
A Musetta, she was a continual delight
The opera as a whole was pretty tame.
Whew! How they ruahed It! Two acta soclatlon of leachers of Singing ts the
h... a A..i,i i ,., , title of the organization having the project
before 9 o clock I In one way It was a ,n ,lund Tha,,,, or thlll new society is to
relief. We could get the sooner off those encourage co-operation among teachers for
double back action, aea-golng chairs. I the protection of their interests and to
have arrived at tha nolnt now where f maintain a standard in the development
nae arrived at the point now where l anJ placlng ot voices. The society hopea
shamelessly carry two cushions to the in the course of time to establish a school
auditorium bearing with Joyfulness the for tiie training of singing teacher and
hoots of my friends. This time knowing contemplates the establishment of a stand-
.... ,. . , . , . " ard examination with an accompanying
that I would sit for some six hours, I had diploma. Doubtless the examination and
a canvas chair lugged as far aa the gate, the diploma will come into existence before
when I was discovered and aat sternly tlle school, but when the latter ia cstab-
,, K ., , ,v, ., ...... lished the former will become part of it.
upon by my family, who are all built after TnHt 8UCh a movement la on foot will
a much prouder and more conventional doubtless be a surprise to those who are
pattern than I am. Being one against many familiar with the continual bickerings of
and the weaker member I rot the worat lnKin teachers. But lt 1h Just the open
ana me weaner memDer, i got tne worst auarrelin that naa brought thla organ
or it; my nice comfortable chair remained Nation into life. Hinging teachera them
on the porch To It my spirit made aelvea are beginning to Nee that tliey can
various excursions. While I'm about lt. I not hope to be taken seriously by the gen-
. . . . ,. . eral public as long as they parade tliem-
speak not to die on an unfeeling, sprlnglees aeivea In the guise of backbiters. Tney
bed Ilk Mlmls in the studio. What lack cannot take the dlgnllled attitude of
of poetry, romance and every exalted feel-
I .l . .tAiith n ,
s (t is essential to their welfare that they
The Conrled "La Boheme," didn't com- have some definite method ot convincing
pare In any way with the Savage produc- tn Public that they are not what they
1,.- . ,t ii j Z J. . call each other, and there la probably no
tlon. As Caruso walked through hla part ,,, ter way than the organization of a body
Monday night. I would much rather hear of reapcctable and competent members ot
Joseph Sheean's Rudolphos. Tha whole th8 profession who shall agree as to the
iimnmhpr. ,,. K. .,,,, fundamental principles of vocal lnstruc-
atmosphere of the Savage production was tlo and piace themselves in a position to
artlstlo and fanciful. The settings were ask others to do likewise,
much finer. Gertrude Rennpore waa an Naturally those who hear of this organ
Ideal Mlml. beautiful, fragile, like some llttUon 'or the "rst time will wish to know
., ' , wj10 ijeiong to it. Such a movement as
rare, exotic flower; her voice waa exquisite, this must be received with questions, and
Well, there's no use repining, only these questions must be frankly answered.
I'm glad I didn't get my first Impression of B'"ln teachers of repute will assuredly
- . not care to connect themxelves with the
It waa too bad the house waa not packed,
ao we could count on a brief season of
grand opera every spring. If we turned
out better audiences w could count on
more seriousness and respect from some cf
the great singer. I hear that Caruso waa
deeply Incensed because the newspapers
did not interview him to his usual column
. . ...... ,
extent At first he declared be would not
sing at all this was In the morning after
a local sheet had referred briefly to him
as "Caruso of monkey-house fam!" On
top of everything else Mr. Goelitx lost a
roll of bills amounting to I2CO from his
Docket Bometlmfta lt la a hurt! wnrldi
pOCKei. BOmellmaa 11 la a hard WOrldl
Anyway, we sing the Doxology and give
thanks for th magnltlcent afternoon per
formances.
The next big thlngon the musical slate
la the May music festival. Three concerts
will be given May i and at Royd's thea
ter. Robert Cuscaden (a In charae of the
orchestra of fifty. Mr. Ira B. Pennlman
Is conductor and leadr of the chorus of
, ,. . . . . ,,
16a Tha soloists from away are all well
known. Clsude Cunningham, baritone, wh
will sing In the 'Elijah." haa ai.lendld
preaa notices from all over the country.
He la in the height of his career aa an
artist and will be th big card of the festi
val in Omaha.
Lillian French Reed, soprano, baa sung
with many of th musical organisation of
the country. Her work Is said to be very
good. .
I'lUs Wirthlln andldr. John B. Miller
also coma with fine notices. Carlo Fischer'
first three yeara after returning to this
country wer apent at th first desk of
tha Pittsburg Symphony oroheelra with at th First Congregational church, con
Victor Herbert aa th director. Thla was aUtlng of violin solos and recitations by
followed bf Uirse yeara aa th "Hrat
lighful character stunt of Lavlnla taly,
president of tha cook lady's union, and the
others In the company will be well situated.
Mr. Hartford has prepared the farce with
especial care, and an unroarlously funny
time Impends. Tha first performance will
be at a matinee on Sunday, and the piece
will be presented each evening during tha
wwek with other matinees en Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
The top line attraction at tha Orpheura
thla week will be Joseph Hart's Danotng
Daisies, a bery of sprightly and pretty
girls. Including the Mlssos Dorothy Padget,
Ivy Padget. Pauline Morlheaw, Grace Folk,
Kitty Hawkins and Gertrude Hawkins ac
companying . Mlsa Louise Mink tn a tab
Mold musical extravaganxa created and re
hearsed by Ned Weyburn. In the Ueasems,
two European lads still In their teens, are
promised the most ' wonderful equlllbursts
ever offered here. Bert Howard, comedian
and piano player, and Leona Bland, sou
brette and Imitator, will be seen In a
sketch called "The Stage Manager."
Cameron and Flanagan In "On and Off"
are declared to have an act bubbling with
fun and showing a quarrel scene in a dress
ing room climaxed In a touching way.
Davs Nowltn. the man with the flexible
voice, will have character songa, stories,
a burlesque opera and recitation. Tha
original Bootblack quartet, Brouilette,
Adams, Weber and Hayes, will entertain
with songs, danoea and comedy. It will be
the first trip her for WUIIe Weaton. Im
personator and Imitator, while entirely
new kinodrome pictures will be shown,
at
Ruth Grey, "The. Woman of Mystery,"
will continue at the Lyrio for one more
week, starting with a matinee today. Other
matinees will be given Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Some Actor Stories.
Most of the good stories that are tolj
about actors are attributed to Wilton Lack
aye, Maurice Barrymore, James Thornton,
Crtmmlna of tha old team of Crimmins and
Doyle, J. Bernard Dyllyn, Pete Dallcy,
Willie Collier. Nat Goodwin, Eara Kendall
and a few others.
The generality of actors do not get much
of this genuine fame among their acquaint
ances. The good rough and tumble wits
are the ones that most of the actors like,
and aome of the things these rough and
tumble chaps have said and done have been
great.
They have been like the line that Frank
cellist" of the Cincinnati Symphony or-
chestra, of which Frank Van der Stucken
la the conductor: also aolo cellist of the
great orchestra of the Cincinnati May
festival (1906) under Mr. Van der Stucken
Thursday evening Mr. Fred Ellis gave
a very successful pupils' recital at the
Schmoller and Mueller auditorium. Those
taking part were: Miss Grym, Mr. Denton,
Miss Meyer, Mrs. Kennedy and Miss
Moses. Miss Meek, one of Mr. Borglum's
Pu"ls' and Mlsa Meyer' pUp" 0f Mr' Cu9"
caden.
Mr. Henderson has the following Inter
esting comment in the New York Bun:
A movement Is on foot to standardize
the teaching of singing. The Nationul Aa-
learned professors as long as they Indulge
ill me uiayiu. nauii ui culling outs nnuiner
play
frauds and charlatan. At the name time
body unless they are certain that they
are going to And men and women of their
own class there.
Among the present member may be
with many well known professional singers
round Isidore iurKstone, whose success
is a matter of record; Oscar Haenger,
whoae pupil, Marie Rappold, is a member
and who is a teacher of long experience;
Mrs. Theodore Toedt, who was one hi the
b"Bt conwrt singers in the country a doxen.
years ago and whose still fresh voice and
delightful style are eulheient testimony to
her knowledge of her art; Mrs. Clara Poole
King, long well known ln both opera and
vrtiunu neiiiB; mine, vuu A.vnner, rq ia
an accredited exponent of the Viardot-
Garcia molhod of teaching; Herman Klein
a PUP" ' the famous Manuel Garcia;
Mme. Anna Zlogler. at present the presl-
d of .. . nraanlaatlon. a n.mll nt Rn;irk
in the Royal Hufsohule. Berlin; Dr. Carl
DulTt, one, of the beat oratorio singers
Americans have had the pleasure of know
ing; George Sweet, whose smooth, sonor
ous and magnificent baritone voice will be
remembered by old-time lover of light
opera; William Nelon liurrltt. a pupil of
Henaehet and a professor at the Institute
of Musical Art; Herbert Wilbur Grei ne, a
teacher of thirty-five years' experience, and
others of similar standing.
Of course the success of such a move-
inent depends entirely on the readiness of
the teaching profession to abandon Its
present attitude of individualism. It la in
,laln. Engllah not true and singing teach
era know lt la not, that earn one haa
method of his own. There la only one
method of alnglng. and there ia no royal
road to the ucuuialiton of a properly de
veloped Voice and method. The funda
mental laws of the art are well rit-tprmlne.1
and If this organization can prevail upon
the majority of teachers to lk into Its
fold and admit that they all Hgree In re
gard to these laws, the teaching of vocal
art will be eatablished oa a new and better
basis than tl.at which It now occupies, and
tt.la asbociation will amply Justify Us ex
istence. Miaa Luella Allen and Mlaa Fitch will
give an entertainment on Tueaday evening
their pupils. MARY LEJUtKKD.
Daniels used to speak In his curtain
speech:
"You like what I toll you so well that I
wish It wa In th how."
Somebody one afternoon asked Fled Len
nox what he was going to do with himself
the rest ot tha day.
"Well." aald Lennox, "I have to taka my
cornet lesson at 4, and at K I'va got to read
my route sheet to the hotel clerk."
Jim Thornton could not get bis laundry
out one week because be had forgotten hi
laundry ticket.
"I cannot find my Harding and Ah Bid."
he said, naming a vaudeville team of which
one of the members made up aa a Chinese.
Lewi and Ryan played a park In Lead
vlllo, Colo., onco. The park was run by a
Gorman, who sold beer during the show.
Ryan and Lewis made such a hit that the
audience kept them on the stage for fif
teen minutes longer than their turn was
expected to run. The German discharged
them because they bad made such a big
hit that he had sold no beer. ,
When '"Tha I.and of Nod" wm produced
at the Grand opera house, a friend of
Charles Guyer. thd latter being the acro
batic comedian, who did a wild dance ln
the show, aat ln the gallery to applaud hia
friend.
Next to him sat a man who did not ap
plaud. "Give Guyer a hand, friend," said Ouyer's
clacquer. "He's a good fellow."
"I'd like to," said the other man, regret
fully, "but I'm up here for Billy Norrls."
A downhearted actor once told Jim
Thornton that ha thought ha would com
mit suicide.
Thornton pleaded with him.
"Don't do lt put," he begged, "but If
you're really going to do It, gimme those
Bloe new shoes you've got before you go."
"I will answer any question that you aak
me," said the mind reader to his audience;
A man lu one of the front rows got up.
"Why do they call you a Gibson girl?"
he asked.
Somebody asked an actor where his wife
was.
"I don't know." said the truthful man.
"I haven't seen the Clipper this week."
When Gilbert Gregory Invited a newly
made, friend In a one night stand to look
him up when he came to Chlcugo, he aald:
"Wire me, old chuu, and I'll meet you
at the station with a trap."
"Yes," cut In Richard Carle, "and there'll
be a nice piece of cheese In lt."
Another actor described a hotel as one ln
which you could get a good inoal for J10.UOO,
but that cream ln the coffee cost X,000
more.
"It's better." he said, "than the last one
night stand hotel that I stopped at. There
they nailed the celery to the table."
Gossip from "tag-eland.
It Is likely that Harrison Grey Flsko
will g.ve "The New York Idea" a London
production.
Daniel Frohman has commissioned Mrs.
Rirta Johnson luung who haa turned out
several successes uurlng the last year, to
write a comedy lor htm to be produced
next season.
E. 8. Willard sailed for London lat
week. He does not expect to return to
America tor several suuaons. He will de
vote the coming year entirely to rest and
recreation.
"The Three of L's," Rachel Orother'a
story of western life, concludes its success
ful run at the Madison Square theater this
week, lt baa been the most successful play
produced at that house ln ten years.
Robert Kdeson wilr4lose his third season
In "Strongheart". the latter part of this
month, preparatory to his London appear
ance ln tha De Mllle play, which event is
to be accomplished at tlio Aldwych theater
ln May. . i
"An American Geisha," a play made from
the late A. C Gunter's novel, "My Jaiu
nuse. Prince," waa given its first produc
tion at Worcester, Mass., last Wednesday
evening, i'iorence llued played the title
role. The dramatization waa made by Will
A. 1'age.
Mrs. Frederic Ranken will sail for Eu
rope this month In order to sign contracts
for the production In German of her late,
husband s works. The musical pieces under
consideration are: "liappyland."
Ameer," "The Student King" and Ihe
Smugglers."
Autraph letter from Charle Reade
and Histori, a bracelet worn' by Lura
Keene, rings that once belonged to Char
lotte Cushiuan and Adelaide NeUson, and
Sir Henry Irving' watcli are among the
artioles to be aold at the Actors fair ln
New York next month.
F Anstey, the English humorist, whose
comedy, "The Man From Blankley," was
given by Charles Hawtrey during one of his
American tours, has JuHt completed the
dramatization of lus story, "'i he Brass
Bottle." A performance for copyright pur
poses was given at the Loudon llaymarket
theater recently.
Joseph hi Howard and Mabel Harrison
(Mrs. Howard) have been engaged by
Hairy Aakln to star in a new musical
comedy, entitled "Tho Flower of the
Ranch," which will be produced in Kan
sas City next September. Later Mr. How
ard and Miss Harrison will appear at the
head of the company.
Margaret llllngton, (Mrs. Daniel Froh
man), now playing the leading role with
John Drew ln "Hia House in Order, will
bo placed at the head of her own com
pany next season and is to appear ln tiie
autumn at the Lyceum theater, New York,
ln a new play. Later she ia also to appear
In a new drama by Plnero, which is now
being written.
Victor Moors, the inimitable Kid Burns
ln "Forty-rive Minutes from Broadway, is
to be a star on his own account next sea
son. He will appear In a new comedy now
being prepared for hiin by George M.
I'nh.i. to be ca ed "Tne J aiK oi ine
Town
As
lt Is unnounced that It will
deal with the life of an actor around New
York, lt may be a revanipea euiuoii ui
."Popularity."
"Noah's Ark," a musical extravaganza,
of which both book and music are the work
-of Claire Kuinmer, composer of "Dearie,"
Is scheduled for production this month.
Harry Bulger will play the leading comedy
role and bailie Fisher will be the prima
donna. Others In the cast will be: liattie
Arnold, Malda Snyder, William Murphy and
Kdwln Lawrence.
Katherlne Grey, who earty in trie season
appeared as leading woman of the slock
company at the Chicago opera house, haa
met with well deserved success In Arthur
Bchnltzler'a "The Reckoning," In which
she has been playing at the Herkely Ly
ceum, New York, bhe has already passed
her fiftieth performance and will under
take a starring tour in the piece next
season.
Harrison Grey Flske has signed a con
tract with Lertha ivallch to continue under
his management tor several seaauna Their
original agreement, which covered a po
rt d ui two years, terminates ln May. He
sides Percy MacKaye'a "Kapho and
Phaon," the poetic tragedy In, which Mme.
Kallch will appear next autumn, Mr. Flske
haa selM-ted two other new playa for her
future use.
Adrlenne Augarde, a favorite at the
Gaiety theater, Loudon, has been "loaned"
by George Edwards to Charles Frohman,
and will appear in "The Dairymaids,'' a
musical '-play which Is to be produced ln
New York ln August. Mis Augarde has
been seen In America before, aa she whs a
member of the Kdwardes company which
presented "Mme. Bans-Gene" at Duly's two
years ago,
11. Reives-Smlth, tiie 'English actor who
has appealed ill support of Grace (ieoiau,
Cecilia lx.fius and other stars, will pro
duce "The Redskin" under the title, "The
Last of His Race," at the Shakespeare
theater, 1-lverpool, on April IS. As given
ln New York under William A. Rrady's di
rection, with a capable company and an
elatiurate setting, the play was a failure,
Mr. Reeves-Smith has taken over tha Amer
ican production.
"The Great Conspiracy," ln which John
Hare has met Willi approval in London, ia
an adaptation by Madeline Lucetla iiyk-y
from Pierre Berton's 'Xa Relle Marseilles,''
in which Virginia Hurried failed in America
last seaaon. liare plays the part of
Napoleon and Irene Van lirugh, who is still
reinemtiered here tweause of her brilliant
performance ot Sophie Fullgarney in "The
Gay Lord Qutx," ia once again leading
woman.
Several changes have been made in the
casl of "The Tattooed Man," in whl. li
Frank Daniels Is appearing at the Cri
terion ln New Y'ork. William pruette and
Kdnu Faspett have Jollied the company,
owing to "Mile. Modiste" having closed ita
aeaM.n, nad Miss Fuaxette haa replaced
bailie Fisher tn the prima donna role. John
LujuJ, fwruierl dliatlvr ut lii Friui
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Bcjieff company, hns ' succeeded Arthur
Weld ln the conductor's chair.
John Cort has secured the American
rlghta to "The Stronger Sex," a new play
by John Valentine, now being given at
the Apollo theater, Ixmdon. The produc
tion will be made early next fall and it la
not unlikely that Maude Fealy will be the
star, although her success In "The Illu
sions of Beatrice" has been such this sea
aon that ahe may continue In It for another
year, ln which event Mr. Cort will en
gage another actress to interpret the lead
lug role ln the new play.
As an Illustration of the thoroughness
with which Arthur Wing Plnero works out
the technique of his plays, Cairns James
tolls tliat during a tliia! rehearsal in a
London theater one of the actors com
plained that he could not get round the
stage In the time allowed him. "Oh, yes,
you can," said Mr. Plnero; "try again."
The actor tried again and failed. "Then,"
said Mr. Plnero, "your scenery must be
out of place." The manager protested It
waa not, but the dramatist produced a foot
rule and found it was.
John Daly Murphy, who for some time
was a member of one of the local atock
companies, recently became a leading
comedian of the Relasco theater In Los
Angeles. He made his debut there In "He
cause She Loved Him So," and Is accredited
with a pronounced hit. The critic of one
of the papers writes: "Mr. Murphy is what
the Ueliuico has needed for a long time.
He Is rattling good comedian, the kind one
wants to hear to make them laugh, and
from the welcome he received last night
he can stay at the Belasco Just as long as
he wants to, so far as the public is con
cerned." Ruth Vincent has been secured for the
role of the heroine of "Torn Jones," the
musical comedy bnsed on Fielding's novel,
which is to be produced ln London thla
month. The book is by A. M. Thompson,
the lyrics by Onirics Taylor and the music
by Edward German. Miss Vincent is a
charming English singer, who waa brought
to this side on two different occasions to
sing her original roles In the American
production of English musical playa. Her
first Rmudway appearnnce waa ln "The
Medal and the Maid," which did not sur
vive long enough to be heard elsewhere.
Later she sang the title role ln "Veronluue"
during tho New York engagement.-
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haa the effect of silk hangings, has been
very popular for the last year or two. It
Is made In Switzerland by a secret process
that no one has yet been ablo to Imitate
with any success. The paper Is all In
monotones, with satinlike stripes or scrolls
and designs. It can be scrubbed with soap
and water wtihout in the least damaging
the paper. One paper dealer heightens the
efTect of silk hangings with this paper by
binding the edges of the paper close to
the wood work with a silk guimp or tape
and using It at the corners of the room.
This papefing la specially good for halls
and libraries.
There Is a lacquered, metallic paper with
an overprint of fine hair lines that Is very
much ln demand. It usually has an ap
plied border ln good conventional designs
ln neutral tones. The effect of this paper
Is practically Identical with Japanese grass
hangings, and the cost Is very much less.
The stencil effect, which Is so much . ln
favor in various kinds of decorative art at
' present, Is seen occasionally In the newer
paper designs. There Is a one-print stencil
Introducing a column Idea in faint white
on a dull green background, with a borJjr
overhead showing greens and reds.
There Is a wall paper offered rather gen
erally ln thla country at 60 cents a yard
which was copied from the papering usd
by one of the German emperors for a
room In hia palace. The sale of the paper
was restricted In Germany, but the design
waa copied by a Frenchman and America
got lt from France. The paper is net a
very conspicuous nor especially artistic one.
It has a design ot pink rosebuds on a gray
background.
There was a Jaspe velvet paper ln
ecru color with a crown border ln white
that was manufactured especially for a
room In the John Jacob Astor home, to
be combined with ecru lace furnishings.
It has been copied tn various soft tint
and Is one of the patterns much In vogue.
The present tendency ln wall paper ia
all toward natural, simple, graceful ef
fects and soft, neutral tones Instead of
the crowded, heavy effects that used to
be seen and the bright, loud colors. Thar
is a tendency, even In the 'cheaper papers,
to designs that are really good artistically.
The old figured patterns In various com
binations of colors are almoat entirely dis
appearing In the better grades of papera
The one-toped paper are used more and
more, which give a better background for
a room and especially for the small rooms
of flats and apartments such a th
majority of people in the large cltlt ar
driven to.
Moat of the bast paper In u In thl
country are Imported from France, soma
from Switzerland and a great Quantity of
th popular paper from Germany. About
two-third of th wall paper o)d In this
country are Imported and the rest I mad
In American factories. The designs ar
usually originated by artists regularly as
sociated with the factories. Many outside
artist submit designs for papers, but un
less they have som knowledge of the
mechanical end of the business tbelr de
lgn are apt to be Impractical and value
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