TITC OMATTA SUNDAY DEE: OCTOBTCTt 13, 1007.
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
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J Tf 1 alrnpi prospers la Indicated toy
th success of "Brewster" Mlt-
wlth do complication what
ver In Ita development or
enfolding. It haa no villain, no wronged
maiden, no vlfa strolling1 In forbid
den, ways, no problem of any kind
whatever. It la merely entertaining" fun.
and aa auch It haa had the warm endoree
ment of aoma million of our fellow coun
trymen, and la likely to have that of more
before Ita Joyoua career la Anally checked
by old age. Reference la made to thle
play merely aa an example; othera, not
many, but enough to prove th rule, hare
been given u and each haa been a uc
pee. It aupporta th contention that a)l
th oeea of th atag are not to be devoted
to th education of th publlo-that every
body doea not go to the theater to be In
structed. It la admitted that th atage haa
Ita eertoua aid, and that under proper
conditions It exert a powerful and direct
Influence on th ethical growth of the
people. It preeenta Ita arguments for or
against certain propositions with more
fore and In a more Impressive way than
any educational agahcy. Th preacher ap
peal only to thoee who happen to alt
under him, and It la doubtful If he very
often ucceede In riveting th attention of
many to his central them. The press
reaches ' more Individuals than doea th
pulpit, but Its Influence la too ftes dis
sipated among a diversity of topics, so
that tt seldom attains Ita full weight In
its sphere.
The actor carries his messsg to ncre
people than doea th preacher, and la sac
ended m his efforts by the press. Jiit
more than all this, he presents Ms aigu
ments personally, and Illustrated by an
exposition of the motives and passions that
actuate men and women under certain
conditions and In certain situations, and
Illuminates the central thought of the play
In a way that forces It hone to th auditor
10 Impressively that It Is likely to remain
vivid long after th minor details of th
play are forgotten. ,
It la not the fault of th preachers, the
publishers and the playera that the world
baa not been reformed these many years.
Enough effort ias been expended to have
transformed thla vale of tears Into a bower
of perfect bliss long ago. If only th les
sons were heeded snd the precepts carefully
observed. The difficulty Is not that folks
,tn general are not thoughtful, either. Every
lay th old world la given new evidence
that some on haa the good of mankind at
heart, and In hla own way Is trying to do
lomethlng that shall add to th aum total
X human advancement and consequent
happiness. People do think, but too often
'.hey And themselves so thoroughly occupied ,
11 taking car of themselves and their
iwn they have no time to think of helping
ithers. If matters could only be read
lusted, ever so slightly, and men and
women could be brofsrht to act In accord
ince with their thoughts of others. It
wouldn't be a great while until th prob
lem "would be aolved and the playwrights
and dramatists would have nothing but
comedies to deal with, for there would be
no more tragedies In life, and ao none for
Ihe atage.
But people do not want to be preaohed at
ll the time, nor are they continually look
ing; for Instruction. The generality of man
kind likes to. evnde now' and then the moral
(uldopost that s'ernly points the way to
right living, and lose himself somewhere
along the wny where he ran forget for a
little wlillo that trouble 1 the common her
itage of th race. When In thla mood he
hies himself to that place of airfusement
which promises solely to amuse without any
ffort to Instrvct. This naturally brings him
'Brewster's Millions." or something of
lhat sort. It Is this Impulse that has given
raudevlllo its vogue, and which will keep It
popular for a good many years. And what
a One thing It Is that weary mankind may
ro to a theater and be regaled with such
harmless nonsense as that of McCutch
son's. It Is neither preposterous nor ab
surd, merely Improbable, but It Is put to
gether with a degree of deftness that Is
enticing, and U amuses. It comes to us at
th time when we realize that we do not
car to hear "from thr grand old masters,
not from th barda sublime "
For. like strains of martial music,
Their m'ghty thoughta suggest
Life' endloxs toil and endeavor,
And tonlnht I long for rent.
Comedy of th character of "Brewster'
Millions" has a place In the economy of the
atage, and It la well that It has.
Henry Arthur Jones' latest preachment
haa been presented In New York, under
the direction of the author, and while It
Is faintly praised for Its literary merits, It
Is more than audibly damned for Its singu
lar sentiments and Ita attitude toward re
ligion, ' In "Th Hypocrites.' whkh Mr.
Jones produced on this side last season,
something of a contrast was offered as
to the course of conduct of a smugly am
bitious man when dealing with the ques
tion of "morality" In the abstract and In "
the concrete. Ha undertakes to fore a
boy Into marriage with a woman of bad
character In order that they may thus
give their "sin" th character of legality;
but when his own son Is found In a similar
tlx with a young woman of good charac
ter, he seeks to hid It from th world
thst his social ambitions may not be
marred. But th aon breaka down at the
end and confesses. In "The Evengellst."
his latest play, Mr. Jones assails th old
problem from th original uigle. In this
case th wtf la secretly a sinner, and Is
convicted through hearing tha confession
of a waif of th streets who has been
"saved" by th Salvation army. The wife
confesses. She finis forgiveness, and per
fect peace. Th play has been called a
"dramatised revival meeting," and appears
to hav the fault common to all the Joixa
Jtaya, It doesn't convlnue. Its claims
rests on Its efforts to contrast th religion
of the Established Church with that of
th Galyatloa Army, to th glory of the
latter, In that it "converted" the erring
wife of th elderly husband, while th for
mer did not.
It seem that the Edward Milton Boyle
"morality" play, "Tha Everlasting Strug
gle," Is to hav some measure of success
after all. Florence Roberta and Arthur
Byron are much praised for their share
In It, It I possible that th piece may
survive until Mis Robert comes to Omaha
for her annual engagement. For thla
reasen K may fee Interesting to know of
what It treats and how It is treated. Her
la what Fred Schafer writes of It:
Th author haa simply gone about h'a
process of rehabilitating a Cumlle type In
a new y. The term should give offense
to pobodv In this sse of mystery and
miracle. From aa allegorical first act, laid
In u. e midst of a wilderness, where Body is
revealed to Mli:d In the form of a beauti
ful hamadryad, who sweara a life-long at
tainment, the auditor la transposed into the
prarlUal realities of modern life. First, a
college eluo: nest, the gorgeous boudoir of
the alien, and last. Mind's studio at night
ujKH the church, with a religious chant
busking oa the scene to the strains of a
sonorous organ, filly accompanying the
deith of liixiy.
oi ly the first act haa the touch of th
old moral ty I lay. The next three are as
modern a scene from "Zeaa" or "Frou
ibu. tvi u in the deep morality atmoa
pl.ne of th 0 rat act the characters are
modern, and they appear under conditions
that make this allenoiVal Introduction se-n
a aort of dream, or stale of subconscious
rfi tn w '' the relat'nns of Hdv aid
Mind are alw under the spoil of an In
r
tangible predestination, or, let us say, fa-
lain..
In her reincarnation aa pert of the after
events which form the real drama Body ta
first Introduced as the housemaid of Prof.
Wordly Wee, sustaining an Interesting
liaison to Mind, the leader of th graduate
class. Thence on their lives are linked.
But not In the y most of us Imesrlne.
Body deserts Mind and acta up a fashion
able nouee of her own, wrier all kinda of
distinguished people meet a specie of
salon on fsmous In France with fre
quenters all wooing for th favor of th
a ren'a smile.
Ther is real tragedy In th act and th
author depicts life with a master touch
Llviag wrecks pass before the view In
strange procession. First ther Is th fallen
pugilist, who once basked In the sunshine
of her favor, but Is cast aside now that th
championship haa been wrested from him
through his overdevotlon to her. Next
comes the famoua actor, upon whose bril
liant faculties paresis has laid Its withering
hand. He la led away. Th aoft strain of
a violin are wafted up from th street and
th fiddler la led in to amuse the queen of
sin. In th shsbby wreck of genius t' e
audience la msde to recognise th first
victim of her wile. He cast th alms at
her feet and sweeps out of her presence
with a last flicker of pride.
Then comes the banker, the great man of
affairs, who deaerts wife and horn for her
and starts upon his career of ruin.
And In all this t-ang array of Implacable
eventf, Mind maintains the easy at.uude of
a cynical philosopher, th prospective writer
of a great work on psychology, for which
ah furnishes opportunity for study, a sort
Of chorus of tha Greek drama.
With admirable skill tha playwright
makes these scene as real aa any In th
Music and Musical Notes
F I WEtB a poet I would cer
tainly write something today
which would make my name Im
mortal. Anything more heav
enly, more perfect than th
sky j tha valley with th river
winding, and shining In th sunlight, and
th blue misty hills In th distance I hav
never seen. Th air la Ilk cryatal, and
th yellow and green of th fields and
tha varied colorings of 'th trees aa they
are turning, with her and there a splash
of scarlet sumach they are beyond my
pen to describe. I only know that I am
Kind to he alive and take all this rare
beauty Into my soul. Indian summer w
call thla season In Nebraska. At no other
ttrn during th year are ther such rich
eye-atlafylng day. Th knowledge that
they will ao soon pasa add a touch of
heart-ache to their beauty. Almoat In a
breath they will be gone. Th leave will
fall, th light fade aud winter will be upon
us.
Bom people think our dear old Missouri
river la muddy. I wish they ct'ild stand
about It today where I am and look mllea
up and down Ita fertile valley. It la a blu
and glimmering aa th Avon, and aa pic
turesque. Not one bit of yellow does it
exhale. Many artists have looked at the
river from this hilltop and have tn despair
given up trying to paint It. It would tak
soma very great spirit Indeed to Imprison
on canvaa all Ita loveliness.
A cobweb, pearled with morning dew,
A certain shining star and you.
Tou see Carolyn Wells doesn't aeem to
think God has much to do with making
winter, either. Every November seems to
me like a fureral month. Th life and
gentler.ee ar stripped from everything.
These last glorious days ar like th few
precious hour left with some beloved
friend, who Is aoon to Journey away Into
the great beyond.
Th Bessie Abott prograrj promises to
be a most Interesting one. Miss Abott will
sing "Queen of th Night," Moxart from
"Th Maglo Flut" and th ver popular
soprano tour de fore th "Mad Scenes"
from "Lucie." With Mi Castellan, th
tenor, she will give th grand uet from
"Rlgoletto." Mine Sassolt will hav two
Interesting groups. The following comment
of Madam Melba la apropos this artist;
"I am very much Interested In a little
harpist, Ada Sassoll. She Is an Italian
girl, and when a child of only 7 year took
to harp playing. She went to tha con
servatory at Bologne, where at II yeara
of age ah waa graduated with all th
prises and honors. Then ah went to th
Paris conservatory and graduated when
14 years old, with all the prises, besides
winning the harp she has brought with
her. I discovered her several yeara ago
In Faria. A friend asked me to go out In
front and listen to th Iltl girl who was
playing th harp. I waa enraptured and
got hold of her at one. She gav a eon
cert In London and I sang for her. I alao
took her to Australia with me and every
where she haa been coloaaally successful
she has been called the Kulbellk of th
harp, and, I believe Justly so."
Signer Caatellano will sing two .aria,
one from "La Groconda," and on from
"L'ElesIr d'Amore," Tba strong quartette
haa two numbers.
Th following squib will Interest musi
cian, who heard Savage'a. "Paralfal"
company and later his "Madam Butterfly"
production. Maclennan waa tha American
"Parsifal:"
American singers scored another distinct
foreign success the past week when Puc
cini s Madame Butterfly" wss produced
on September ' 27 at the Royal opera In
Berlin. Th three principal roles were
sung by American artists. Frsncls
Maclennan had the role of Plnkerton, Put
nam Oris wold waa th 8harplesa and Geral
dln Karrar waa the Madame Butterfly.
Mr. Maclennan for three yeara has been
on of Henry W. Savage'a English grand
f.Pfr tenors and sang the tenor role in
Madame Butterfly" last season. Mr. Orls
wold was a member of Mr. Savage'a "Par
sifal" company and Miss Farrar snng the
title role In "Madame Butterfly" in last
yeara Conried production. Both Maclen
P,n ."'?. Orwol have been engaged for
the Berlin Royal opera under a five years'
contract Mr. Maclennan sang his rols In
English by special permission of the di
rectors of the German Royal opera and la
further honored In his contract by blna;
permitted to alng all hla roles In English
for one year, until he can master the Ger
man tongue. He remembered his former
associates in the "Madame Butterfly'1 com
pany with a cablexram to Mr. Savage that
was received Saturday during the rehesrsal
at the Onrden theater. The English Grand
opera Impresario takea special prlds In the
success of his former sinners, many of
whom are now slrglng In Kurope. Maclen
nan waa one of the most popular members
of last year'a "Madame Butterfly" com
pany, and the news of his success tn Ger
many will be read with much interest by
all Who have been following the work of
the tnslihh Grand opera singers.
This clipping touches upon our local life
a bit. Inasmuch aa Madennau was and still
is a pupil of Ftana Emerlch, a teacher In
Berlin who haa had an Immense success.
If you look In th Courier you will find
a long Hat of hla famous pupils. I par
ticularly remember Frana Ejenleft, the
Am fort as of the Bevsg Parsifal companyt
Sam Marco, who mad auch a hit at tha
Manhattan Opera house last seaaon, la also
a pupil of Kmerich'a. To get back aa far
aa Omaha, Mr. Kelly had an hour a day
with thla famoua man for six weeks this
summer. While ther be met and chatted
with Maclennan. who waa studying with
Emerich for Xtia German appearances.
4)
It la a great pity that Kubellk's man
ager could not make arrangementa for his
sppeai ano her this seaaon- He had one
open date, December &). but no suitable
place could b found unengaged on that
evening.
Henry Russell, dilator of th San Carlo
Opera company, waa in Paris, en route to
America, where th company will present
sixteen or more opera in Italian, Fie nth
and German. The tour will embrace Baa-
ton. Philadelphia. Washington. Baltimore, '
Chicago, imubuig, St. Louie. Denver andj
contemporary drama, and If the caballeMa
formula In which he envelope his events
wer dispensed with, s well It might, no
one would suspect thst a deeper purpose
than the mere amusement of a miscellane
ous audience had Inspired him to. write this
lay. Thla act and wrist follows holds on
i a steady grip of Interest.
Like Madame Bovarv Body has an awak
ening of conscience when eh has tired of
every other experience, and she standa
transfigured with rsllgloua ardor in the
presence of the young evangelist Boul, who
Invadea her salon In pursuit of his labors.
Mind, th cynical, diagnose It as a new
sensation, but w In front shall never know
the truth. Weonly see her swept away by
thla new feeling, and sacrificing herself to
Its sincerity by a dose of poison, when
Bout's congregation of world wis oeopl
threaten violently to divest him of hla min
istry for stretching out his handa to aav
th reoentant sinner.
LATEST 1TLYD I PI CLEVERNESS
Gals worthy 'a "Joy" Is Via Drama
with Drama Left Oat.
LONDON, Oct . Speclai.)-John Gale
worthy ha com to be looked upon In
literary London a on of th comparatively
new men who count for much, and who
may be expected to flg-ur In th group
that will presently suoceed Barrle, Ptnero,
Anthony Hope, Doyle, Weyman, Kipling
and other chlefe among wrltera of novels
and playa. 80 It was a keen audience that
gathered at th Savoy theater on Tuesday
afternoon to see th first performance of
tha Paclflo coast. Foremost among Mr.
Russell's artists are Madam Nordlca and
Victor Maurel. Th prima donna will not,
however. Jo'n th company until com weeks
after. It opening, as was th casa also
last season. Th engagement of M. Maurel
Is considered on of tha most Interesting
made by Mr. Russell, who I very hopeful
of the result. Madam Calve has promised
to sing In soma performancea of "Carmen"
when the date ar approved by her mana
ger. Alice Nielsen will again b with th
company and will be heard In "Martha,"
"La, Bohme." "II Barbiere" and "Lucia."
A new artist engaged by Mr. Russell for
the San Carlo Opera company' tour In
the United State in Jane Norla, a dramatic
soprano and member of th Paria grand
opera. Madam Norla la American by
birth, gifted with an excellent vote of
great compass; sh baa fine dramatic in
stinct and la a woman of personal charm
bnd much beauty. She I to be heard In
"Alda," "Lohengrin" and "Trovatore."
Great things are expected of her. Madam
Olitska, formerly of th Metropolitan
opera, and Madam Claessen of Buenos
Ayrea, will share In th meixo soprano
role. Among th men singers ar Florenclo
Constantino, th Spanish tenor; MM. Dani
and D'Aubigny, and Slgnorl Opeizo, G lac
cone and Adornl a list of six tenors. In
addition to M. MaurqJ there will be aa
barltonea MM. Blanchart, Angellnl-For-nari,
Galperin, Zara and PulclnL Th
baaso will Include Blgnorl Perello d
Eegurola, Rossi, Vlllanl and Tavecchia.
Enrico Toselll. tha young Italian pianist,
who married tha divorced and deposed
crown princess of Saxony last week in
London, I th sam Toselll who appeared
publicly tn America aa a 17-year-old boy
during th aeaaon 1900-1901. HI New York
debut waa inada at Carnegie hall. Jaunary
Is, 1901. and hla second recital was at
Mendelssohn hall. January M, 190L On
January 23, of th sam year, he played
the Martuccl concerto with th Pittsburg
orchestra.
Ther will ba no grand opera In Chicago
thla year owing to th new us to which
the Auditorium haa keen put. This is likely
to affect th Conreld western tour,- a Chi
cago contribute somewhere In th neigh
borhood of 130,000 to th opera fund.
)
Mr. Delmor Cheney ha been appointed
director of muslo at th KounUe Memorial
church.
Mrs. Douglas Welpton la at horn again
after four weeks spent In Chicago and th
east.
After four year of study In New York
Miss Evelyn Hopper haa returned to
Omaha and ha opened a studio for th
teaching of singing at itSS Spalding street.
Mis Anna Bishop haa reopened her
studio at Eighteenth and Chicago streets
after a vacation during the hot month.
Last Monday Mrs. W. 8. Poppleton gav
a very pretty luncheon for Mrs. Carrie
Jacobs-Bond at th Country club. Lunch
eon was served at large table tn th
library tn front of th big fireplace.
Mr. Poole I planning a concert to tak
place very aoon, when he will have th as
slstancs of Miss Cor'.r.ne Paulson and Mr.
Lucius Pryor.
Mr. Carrla Jacobs-Pond gave a recital
on Tuesday afternoon at th horn of Mr.
Hanchett In Council Bluffs. On hundred
guest wer present and the afternoon was
a moat pronounced auccesa.
4)
Thomaa J. Kelly Is In receipt of a letter
from Joseph Gahm, th Omaha musician
In Europe, aaylng he and Mrs. Gahm will
not be back In Omaha this year as they
had planned, but hav mad arrangement
to prolong their European stay one more
year.
The Chamber Muslcsociety, whose active
members are Mr. Reginald Coke, cellist;
Mr. Alvln Pool, violinist; Miss Fmliy Cleve,
viola; Mr. Max Landow, pianist, and Mr.
Robert Cuscaden, violinist, will give three
chamber muBlc recitals this seaaon. The
first one will be given November U at the
Firet Congregatlonfil, when the following
work will b performed: Trio In B minor,
Beethoven, Mr. Cucaden, Mr. Coke. Mr.
Indow; "The Dream Music" from "Haen
sel and Gretel," by Humperdlnk; string
quartet ond piano, and the great Schu
man quintet In E major. Any information
as to thess concerts, which promise to be
the most artistic affairs to be given lo
cally, will be gladly furnished by the'
members of the society.
Th Robert Cuscaden school will glv a
free publto recital on Wednesday next at
th school auditorium tn th SchmcUer at
Mueller building. Miss Minna Meyer, so
prano, pupil of Mr. Fred G. Ellis, and
Charlea Havllcek, violinist, will be th
soloists. Miss Meyer will sing th cava
Una from the "Queen of Slieba," by Oou
nod; "SunrUe." Metcalf; "A Red, Red
Rose." Hastings, and "Happy Song," Del
Rlego, and Master Havllcek, whoa playing
never fatla to srous enthusiasm, will play
the Mendelssohn concerto in E minor with
orchestra accompaniment, and th Inci
dental aolo tn th beautiful symphonic pre
lude. 'Th Deluge." by Saint 8aene Other
numbera will be th latest "intermesso"
hit by Fred A, Cuscaden, a solo by Mr.
Reginald Coke, 'cello Instructor, and the
wedding march of Mendelssohn, eto. Every
body la Invited. Bring your friend.
MART LEARNED.
AMUSEMENTS.
STUDENTS' RECITALS
LUELLA IttLEll
VIOLINIST
Studio. 101 Boyd Theater
Piapll of Henry Bchradleck.
I.EIPSIC NEW TORK Tel. Har. 1041
Mondays and Thursdays, Bt'lletu Collrg.
Oslsworthy's latest play, "Joy," by th
Vedrenne-Barker company, newly moved
down from th Court theater.
Th seen of th play waa th same
for all three act th lawn of a nous
on th Thamea abov Oxford and th
action took place In a single day. After
tt waa all ever the audience departed In
an apparently thoughtful tram of mind,
wondering whether It had really enjoyed
Itself much. Well, ther ar some play
over which tha playgoer chuckle at first,
and resent In afterthought: and othera
that glv mor aatlafactloa on subsequent
reflection than at th tlm of performance.
"Joy" belong to th latter class, and
la th work of a man who had something
to say that waa worth saying but which
aeem to hav been too philosophical and
psychological and too fragmentary to b
aald suitably In a theater.
In the first act wa make th acquaintance
of a retired colonel, muddle-headed, I r as
citis and lovable, hla shrewish, capable
wife, and their grandnlece "Joy," aged
perhapa 17, an emotional, high-strung, In
experienced and admirably girlish aort
of a girl. Ther 1 much "atmoe
pher" (not neceaearlly a synonym ' tor
"hot air") a little comedy, thanks to a
soft-hearted and adorably amlabl eld
governess; and practically no drama. All
w hav to th good at tha fall of th
curtain I a general idea that "Joy's"
mother I coming to e her, that her
father and mother have been long sepa
rated, and that a man whom "Joy"
doesn't like Is coming along with her
mother; alao that the author, has some
how created th Impression that he haa
been clever," and la going to be much mor
clever later on in the play. In th second
act th general Impression of cleverness
and that presently something really and
truly la going to happen ia strengthened.
In th final act, the third, th Indication
lhat something la about to occur well-nigh
reachea achievement, when th curtain
come down and It appeara that the play
la over. All that haa happened 1 that
"Joy" and her mother, Mia. Gwyn, hav
undergon a kind of "braln-etorm," with
out any shooting. Mrs. Gwyn' companion,
who la an "honorable" and likewise ap
parently a rather ahlfty promoter of doubt
ful mining- stock. Is, it seems, her lover,
and ah haa brought him along to try him
on her daughter, whom ah hope to keep
In Innocenc whll he keep th lovsr In
guilt. But th young girl somehow divines
th situation, and demands the whole of
th mother' love. The on strong ltua
tlon I th interview between th two. In
which the mother defend herself and
pleada for herself. The outcom ia that th
mother turn to th lover, who la tvl
dently growing rather tired of hr, and
th young girl finds some consolation
In the boyish love-making of a youth of
20. It Is all done with the nicest care to
present life as It actually Is, with It
problems never really aolved, and with
fin acorn of "tag tricka," but It leaves
on with th Impression that real lit
is not necessarily good drama.
A man, whose business it Is to read playa,
call th writer attention to an Interesting
phenomenon. "I hav this day," he aald,
"ploughed through aeven play by Inex
perienced wrltera I read them conscien
tiously, not because It was not apparent
from th first three pages that th playa
war Impossible, but hoping against hop
lhat aome on of them would show suf
ficient promts to mak It worth whll to
tak th author In hand, and mak som
suggestions regarding th first principle
of stag requirement. Non of th vn
showed much promt, but ther wa
nothing new In that Tha point I that
flv of th seven had a clergyman of aom
ort for on of th principal characters,
and that four of th seven dealt with a
burglar. Moreover, thl la about th
avercg dally production of rectora and
curates and burglara In play of new
author; moat of them ar women. I don't
know how to acount for thla outbreak
of parson and thieves, and hav con
tented myself with roughly tabulating th
situations to which they ar placed. It
work out aa follows: Rector or curat
shields burglar at temporary cost of repu
tation, 3f per cent; paraon discovered to
be burglar, 10 per cent; parson accidentally
encounters burglar and shows him error
of his ways, 20 per cant; parson and bur
glar competitors in affaire of the heart.
Hi per cent. HAYD1SN CHURCH.
Coming Events.
Giving his followers their money' worth
haa long been an axiom of George M.
Cohan, whose "Forty-five Minute from
Broadiy," with Miss Emma Carua In tha
leading part, la to be presented at Boyd'
Theatre for one week beginning Sunday,
October 13, with matinee on Wednesday
and Saturday, by (Claw and Erlanger. It
la filled with delicious comedy moments
and one characterisation In particular that
haa been ao extraordinarily successful that
,'t has been msde the basis for another
play with this part the dominant feature,
iii.s is ins ex-prlae fighter, "Kid" Burns,
whose naive viewpoint and quaint alang
hav been the talk of the theater-going
world ever sine he waa given to the stage
two year ago. It I a part that would
mak the reputation of any actor of even
moderate ability.
Mm. Emma Calv. tn greatest of
dramatic sopranos, haa been secured for
a concert at Boyd's theater Thursday
evening, November 7. The seat sale, will
open at Boyd's theater Monday morning.
October 28. Mme. Calve la making a c in
ce rt tour of this country during the fall
and early winter and will give Just forty
concerts, Omaha being the only place In
Nebraska where sh will sing. The tour
opened at Bangor, Me..' October 6, and
will extend clear acriss the country. John
Cort and J. Saunders Gordon are directing
tha tour. At th conclusion of tha tour
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through th United States Mme. Calve will
make a trip to Cuba and to Mexico, singing
In Mexico City at the Invitation of Presi
dent Dlaa, whose guest sh will he. Th
program of songs for th Omaha concert
haa not been announced yet, but It Is
promised that Mme. Calve will alng her
moat famoua songs, "Kabanero," from
plset'a "Cermen," and perhaps a few
other songs from that opera, as welt aa
selections from her other famoua roles.
It Is In "Carmen" that Mm. Calv haa
mad her greatest reputation and her sing
ing In that opera la mor popular than In
any other role. Th rot seems fitted to
the nature of th great singer, for she Is
half French and half Spanish by birth, and
haa th wild, free hearted nature which
characterises th people who live In the
Cever.ne In the southern part of France.
When ah cam to alng Carmen for the
first tlm she made many Innovations, de
parted almost entirely from tradition In
brief, ah appropriated the role as If by
dlvin right and tha result was that the
next morning after first appring In the
role, all Paris waa raving over th new
Carmen; she may be, said to hav created
th part, and the fame which she won tn
.Paris haa followed wherever ah haa sung
th part.
Melting charity toward th erring- and
helpless; sympathy that teain with a
kindly greeting and end with an insist
ence upon th aeeeptanc of substantial
hatp, ar dominant qualities' of "Our New
Minister," the last successful drama of
Denman Thompson and George W. Ryer,
which comes to the Krug for two days,
starting matinee today.
Burlesque of k refined kind will be given
a hearing this week at the Krus; theater,
when Roger Imhof's Empire Burlesquers
appear at that theater for two days, com
mencing Tuesdsy night, October 15. Two
burlesques, "The Slav Mart" and "Casey,
the Piper." with an olio of eight specialties
and a pony ballet comprise what ta ex
pected to be the best offering; of th pres
ent burlesque season.
Hollls E. Coolejr'a great production of
"Arliona," which will be presented at the
Krug theater next Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, I so well known V1 " oms
superfluous to recite the story again, auTlr
to y that thla charming comedy drama,
which has received such an enormous
amount of praise tn America, comes to this
city this season, with a fresh scalp at its
belt, having recently returned from a
triumphant tour of all the principal cltlea
of England and having received th per
sonal endorsement of King Edward VIL
The eight feature typifying "advanced
vaudeville" at the Orpheum today and
for the ensuing week, matinee and night
every day. will be headed by the popular
operatic atar, Grace Van Studlford, whose
xceltent work as prima donna soprano of
"Th Bohemiana" and In "Th Red
Feather," may be pleasantly recalled
' Mary Dupont will be seen In a dainty on
act comedy entitled. "A Leap Tear Leap."
Th Bag-gcsems, recent Orpheum European
Importations, ar flown to provide a bit
of good lively comedy. Th Bess! Va!
dar troupe, alx ahapely girls, described aa
very good to look upon and an athletic
young man, will contribute a big fancy and
trick bicycle act. Another new European
Importation ,wlll be Prof. Bregnk't sym
metrical model from th leading; German
theater, th Golden Gracea, whose poses
Include reproduction of "Amor and
Psych," "Venu' Dream." "Vnu After
th Rath," "Thre Graces," "Fortun,"
"Adoration" and "Liberty." , Jack Reldy
and Elsie Currier, both declared to hav
excellent voice, will render songs of th
ort that touch th heart. A th tltl of
thlr aklt, "Going Into Vaudeville." tm
pllea, Arnold and Esther Grasler will Intro
due a variety of specialties, v including
toe-dancing, rendition on th piano and
French horn solos, while, aa usual, th
concluding number, will be a new aerie of
kinodrom pictures.
Last week's vaudeville bill at the Bur
wood will be duplicated without difficulty
by th list of engagement mad for th
week starting tomorrow afternoon. Of
special Interest Is the appearance of Law
rence Harvey In a refined one-act comedy,
by Aaron Hoffman, entitled, "His Father's
Son." It is a pretentious conceit and
said to be extremely funny. John and
Bertha Gleason and Fred Houlihan are
alated for their potpourri of danca and
music. A weird spectacle will be that of
fered by Zed a, the Fiery Dragon, formerly
of "Gingerbread Man" company. Dancing
la the special forte of the Four Shannons,
who will aubmit a symposium of lerpal
chorean and vocal effort. John arrd Mae
Burka will entertain with a comical aklt
aald to contain wholesale opportunities for
th heartiest of flesh-producing laughter.
"Keep dn Smiling" and "Th Town at
the End of the Line" are tha Illustrated
songs to be presented this week by Omaha's
own baritone. Earl G. Hicks, and th Bur
wood' own action scenes will complete
this bill of Twentieth Century vaudeville.
Tlie usual three performances will be
given today at 8:30, 7:45 and, 9:15 p. m.
Sousa and his band will glv two grand
concerta at the Auditorium November 17.
Popular prices.
Pointed Pnraaraphs.
Even a kleptomaniac may take the eako
In a bakery.
When a toper sees things double hi
glaeses are a little too strong.
Although the average man may know
when to atop, he doesn't do It.
He who hesitates about proposing to a
woman may win by losing.
Th average man dopnn't care if the truth
does hurt the other fellow.
Open the door to a I'ttle vice and a big
one will craw) In at the window.
"He waa the hero of two ware," read the
Inscruptlon on a' tombstone. It sems he
ha1 been married twice. Chicago News.
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Tribute from Atlanta. Oa., May Festival, to Miss Bessie Abott.
A DELIGHTFUL GRAND OPERA EVENING BY
Miss Bessie AfooM
Prima Donna Soprano, Metropolitan Opera House, New York)
Grand Opera House, Paria Assisted bj
SiQ. Hid. Castellano
Tenor, La Bcala. Milan
IVflle. Ada Sassoll
Harpist, raris
Instrumental Sextet
From the Philharmonic Society, New York; Mr. Felix Frank,
First Violin; Mr. Herman Glaser, Second Violin; Mr. George
Glaszman, Viola; Mr. William See, 'Cello; Sir. F. W. Daehne,
Bass; Mr. Loais P. Frltzi, Flote. ,
IVIr. Arthur Rosensteln
At the Piano
Under the Management of Mrs. W. W. Turner, at the
AUDITORIUM
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GRACE VAN STUDDIFORD
America's Favorite Comic Opera
Prima Lonns-
MARY DUPONT & CO.
Presenting "A Leap Yr bap."
DIXON & ANGER .
"Th Baron and His Friend."
BESSIE VALDARE-TR3UPE
Bicycle Marvsla.
GOLDEN GRACES
Artlstlo Entertainers.
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Refined Vocalists.
Arno'd - GRAZERS-E:hsl
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The Boyd Theater
School ol Acting
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Foarth Season Opens Sept. 15
Student' Matinee Eaffafament.
LILLIAN FITCH, Director
W J- BUflGESS. Manager
THE GORGLUM STUDIOS
mo Caplto! Avenue
PIANO INSTRUCTION
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