THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 24, 1907.
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About Plays Players and Playhouses
LORBNCB ROBERTA had Just
F
picked herself up from th
floor of the room In Lady Con
stance Clavertng's town nous
In Mayfalr. From her eyes the
tears were still streaming, and
her voice was yet husky from emotion, but
she extended her hand In a welcome that
was cordiality Itself, and In a moment had
recovered from the effects of the strong
scene sufficiently to smile In support of the
hearty handshake. "Thank heaven, there's
none of this In It," she laughed, when
asked of her new play, rehearsals on which
began on Wednesday. When reminded that
Blanche Walsh had made almost Identi
cally the same remark when speaking of
her escape from Tolstoi Into Fltch, In the
same dressing room, she laughed merrily,
and suggested that "The Woman In the
Cane" and "TheBtralgnt Road" weren't so
much different 'from "Resurrection." Of
her own play she said: "It Is pure comedy,
without a weep In It, with the formidably
title of 'Sham.' It Is In three acts, and is
written by Mies Elma P. Harris and Miss
Oeraldlne Bonner. Miss Bonner was for a
long time literary editor of the Argonaut.
I expect much from It, and hope the pub
lic will like It as well as I do. If the tour
can be arranged we will stop In Omaha on
ur way back from the coast and show the
new play to the Omaha people."
Locally, where Miss Roberts Is known
only as associated with serious roles, the
thought of her In comedy may seem
rather queer, but aha has had plenty of
experience In comedy. Indeed, her ex
perience has taken In practically the whole
gamut of stage work. As leading woman
In the Frawley stock In Us palmy days and
later In the O'Nell stock, on the coast, she
waa called upon to do about all that can
be done on the stage except to sing In
grand opera. It Is this training that has
made her consummate mistress of her art.
Not confined to one part, but given the
chance of doing many; not expected to
make auoh a deep study of any that ahe
became thoroughly Identified with It, but
till having to absorb something of each,
she has stored her mind with the experience
of emotions of all grades and Impulses of
very conceivable kind. Thus It Is that
now. In the fullness of her power, site Is
able to quickly grasp and easily differen
tiate the expressions needed to portray
Characters similar In general outline, yet
varying widely In detail. So she made a
convincing Tess, a Marta of sodden
strength, and a Magda of compelling force.
Indeed, she says she likes Madga better
than any of the whole lot of her char
acters. Miss Roberts Is Inclined to take
her work seriously, looking on the stage
as having 'a great part In the general so
cial movement of the world. Bhe Is In
clined to question the expediency of pre
senting always the serious plays, though,
for the reason that the people are not al
ways eager to listen to the debate, even
when It la most attractively presented.
"Yet," she concludes, "the question seems
to be to get the public; the play can be
easily obtained." Of "The Btrugglo Ever
lasting," In which she opened In New York,
ana which play waa abandoned after an
unsuccessful fortnight, she spoke with re
gret It la a play of atrength, dramatloaliy
ound, and waa much praised by the New
York critics, and the work of Miss Roberta
and Mr. Byron was very favorably com
mented on,' but the public would not at
tend, and so the production was shelved.
As partial consolation the failure of Miss
Crosman In "The Christian Pilgrim" was
mentioned, and Miss Roberts smiled In sym
pathy and offered no explanation.
During her chat Miss Roberts spoke of
the difficulty of presenting a new Idea
through the medium of the drama. She
commented to some extent and started a
thought One of the latest exemplifications
Vf how the public that goes to the theater
rennts the Intrusion of anything that ap
proaches a novelty was furnished by the
experience of "The Belle of Mayfalr." Mr.
Stuart's music was admittedly good; Mr.
Hamilton and Mr. Brookfleld contributed
a book In which genuine wit and broad
humor abounded and provided situations
sufficiently ludicrous to warrant many a
hearty laugh. ' Indeed, such greeted them In
London, but out here nothing doing In the
laugh line. WhyT Because the people
are not familiar with the English joke.
What Is required Is a jest that can be
een coming a long way off, so that the
expectant auditor may prepare himself
and bejsomfortably settled for Its recep
tion. On Its arrival It la given the greet
ing accorded a long absent friend. "Ha, ha,
old boy I I knew it was you," gasps the
delighted listener. "I saw you coming and
recognised you long before you got here.
Let's see, 'I met you first In the almanao
In ISM. didn't IT Well, It was somewhere
a long time ago, and I have learned to
love you. Just try a Jest of recent
mintage on that man. He will stare st
, you and wonder what It Is about. Or, put
I "The Burgomaster" or "The Bultan of
8ulu" or "Prince of Pllsen" In front of
the audience that received the latest Eng
lish success with polite silence and notice
the difference.
Nothing Is resented so sternly as un
familiar humor. Jokes must be well ac
quainted with us before we will take them
into our full confidence and allow them
to share with us In the full privileges of
our lives. Americana are not peculiar In
this; our British cousins resent the In
trusion Of a strange American Jest into
the privacy of their well ordered existence,
ind the Germans meet the Jests of other
nations wtth a stolid Indifference that soon
lulls the edge of any desire to get on
50m fort able terms with them. But, let
the Joke from abroad stay around long
enough to get acclimated, or naturalized,
and like vice, "seen to oft, familiar with
Its face, we first abhor, then pity, then
embrace." Some Jests belong to no clime
or time; the Joke about the man and
his wife, the Joke about the mother-in-law,
and some others of the fundamentals that
have come down to us from the "days
of old Rameaes." and maybe known be
fore then, are welcomed wherever they
show their faces. But Jests that convulse
I.ndnn lose their savor when offered In
Omaha, and a local gag that seems of
Immense value here, such as a reference to
Council Bluffs or to Judge Cooley, would
probably be met In London by a raising of
the eyebrows and the noncommittal
"Really." No nation has a patent on
laughter: it Is the common heritage of
mankind; but each of the world's peoples
hows a disinclination to laugh at what
another thinks Is funny.
One wonders what sort of taste prevails
la Kansas City among the patrons of the
vaudeville theatera It Is reported that
during the week MMIe Fougere was hissed
off the stage at the Orpheum In the fine
eld town for doing Just what she had dona
II week In the Orpheum In Omaha Borne
little complaint was made here that some
of the lady's actions were not what they
should have been. This department con
fesses to a knowledge of French so lim
ited that the songs of Miss Fougere were
not understood, but no sign or movement
that accompanied anything she sung could
by ordinary means be construed Into sug
gesllveneaa Indeed, It was commented on
at the time that her pantomime, while
piquant and vivacious, was lacking In the
element of "spice" made familiar to us
by othc?r French women who have Intro
duced the chanteuse and her manners to
the American stage. It may be that the
Kansas City Idea of what Is right and
wrong Is governed In Its public expression
by the Kansas City habit of thought
Friends of Mary Hill have received
poet cards from London and Parla which
Indicate that she Is thoroughly enjoying
her visit abroad.
AMERICA! OX 105D05 STAGE)
Impressive l.tst. and More An C(i
lag Paris, Too', Has Feldemlo.
(Special Correspondence.)
LONDON, Nov. 13. All that an American
In London who Is homesick has to d at
present Is to go to the theater. At least,
that Is all he would have to do If "stags
Americans" In this country were anything
like real ones, for there Is an altogether
exceptional number of the former on view
In the metropolis. One would be Justified
In concluding that our countrymen had be
come a it obesston with British dramatists,
for scarcely a single new piece produced
here of late has failed to contain at least
one character from the land of the "Dol
lar." The cry, moreover, la still they come,
for I tiote that one of the people In
"Simple Simon," the new play by Murray
Carson to be given at the Oarrlck shortly
Is "Martin B. Chance," (note the "B'O
who Is not too definitely described as
"from America." It Is stated, also, that
the plot of this piece, which Is said to have
scored quite definitely In the provinces.
Is partly founded on an Incident In which
a real American figured prominently. Here
possibly may be detected the fine hand of
the press agent, but the story goes that
while Carson was thinking out his last
act a crisis In the "City" supplied him
with certain facts In a very keen contest
between speculators one nn Englishmen,
the other an American. In the authentic
story lis said, both speculators turned to
the same firm for help, and . the firm
Music and Musical Notes
N a musical line very little has
been doing in tho past week.
Only a concert by a brass band
at the Auditorium, which was
sparsely filled even In the most
economical sections. To bo
sure, the band was Sousa's, but why does
he persist In Buch a cheap method of ad
vertising as that of playing his own muslo
(I speak of his encores), one of his players
meanwhile holding up a placard display
ing the 'name of the march In progress
we'll say it's a march when the world is
full of muslo written by masters In com
position, for either orchestra or band that
people out here In the middle west get bo
little chance to hear and some of It would
be very acceptable? Then, too, It would be
more than appreciated If this undoubtedly
fine leader would add to his organization
a few Instruments of wood. Just soften up
the piercing brasses even a little bit more.
Not that I criticise the band, for It Is
fine this Is Just by the way.
An Interesting program has been ar
ranged by Miss Blanche Borenson for the
next meeting of tho musical departmeut
of the Woman's olub, which will occur
Friday, November 29, at 2:15., The after
noon will be devoted to MendelBSohn, the
program Including a short sketch of his
life, some of his best songs and an excerpt
from a concerto. Those participating will
be Miss Marlon Ward, Miss Gladys Lo
beck. Miss Irene Cole, Mrs. A. I. Root and
Miss Etta Crelghton, who will sing solos;
a vocal duet by Miss Borenson end Mrs.
R. J. Scanncll; Miss Anna Iriesman and
Mr. LandMborg will Klve a piuno duo.
Mrs. Carrio Jacobs Hond has been In
vited by the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
to give a program of her songs and poems
at the White House and will appear there
on Monday next.
The season at the Metropolitan Opera
house opened Monday night with all of
the splendor and display that habitually
attends this annual event. The opera pre
sented was Francisca Celia's musical set
ting to the famous play, "Adrlenne Lecou
ver," with Una Cavallerl the moving
cause of the opera In the title role and
the golden-voiced Caruso as Maurice of
Saxony.
This opera, which was to have been pre
sented last season, but for one reason and
another was selected for the opening of
the present season. Is scored unmercifully
by the New York critics. "Mr. Cl'.ea dot s
not disclose himself as the bearer of great
musical Ideas." "He Is fluent, often
Piquant, writing with great facility for tho
orchestra, but the result Is for the greater
part only a sort of spectacle recalling
familiar things to the eye, with an un
dercurrent of music, occasionally break
ing Into melody, and buoying up long
stretches of conversation out of which It
would be difficult under the best of cir
cumstances to construct a drama." How
poor a vehicle the opera Is for exhibiting
Mr. Caruso's marvelous vocal sifts may
be guessed from the fact that his own set
solo passed off without a hand; not a
sound to testify ven Interest In the
singer who Is the wonder of the world.
The new French tenor, Lucas, was well
received. The greatest ai la'.ine was
given to tho bullet In the third act, which
would have been stranger hud there been
anything In the dramatic music to en
thuse over.
Thus commenced the fifth year of Con
retd's relfm at this temple of music, and
that an artistic trlumrh cannot be rec
orded must he set down to the discredit
of the novelty selected for the opening.
Apropos cf the bullet, "The Judgment of
Paris" In the 'opera, the following account
of how much better it was done In Alexan
dria soma seventeen hundred years ajjo was
told by Appulelus:
Then there va a practicable Mount'Ida
with trees growing; up to the very top,
where a fountain rlayed and sent lis very
spray over the real Koats that cropped real
gratis on the mountain s side; and (r tha
Phrygian shepherd Paris had given the
golden appln to Venus and she had testi
fied her Kladneas by dancing with all her
choir, "wine, mixed with saiTnm. hur.it
f i"' on I'lirh from s pine t.t Ihjt eon
rea'ed. and, flowing In scat'ered streams,
besprinkled as It fell, with an nderifenous
si n er the goats that fed around, and
chsnned their native whiteness for a more
yellow tint. And, now, the whole theater
exhaling a sweet odor, a chasm of the
earth absorbed the wooded mountain." In
this old ballet appeared the fanillar people
of the modern pantomime Parts. Mv ury,
Juno, Minerva and Venus. Kach l a.) at
tendants. Juno had Castor and Pollux; M n
erva. armed youths. Terror and Fear;
Venus, a "throng of merry little boys, such
plump, round limbed, fair skinned little
fellows you would have sworn," cays Ap
ro !! v'hey were real cunlds who had Just
blown from heaven or from the sea 'or
i a i t itle in. and arrows, and other
ccountremer.ts conformable, anil th-v car
ried gleaming torches before their mistress,
as If to liKht her way to a nuptial banquet.
She had also In her train a lively choir of
virgin, tha charming Graces and Hours,
who strewed the path of their goddess
wtth loose flowers and bouquets, and propi
tiated the queen of pleasure with Hie pleas
ant offering of the spring."
The "Merry Widow" which has won d)
11
propped up the man who would otherwise
have been cornered; (the Englishman, no
doubt). Anyhow, the episode forms a part
of Carson's play.
As for the "American" characters on the
London stage already, their name Is pos
itively legion. To begin with, there are all
those In "The Earl of Pawtucket." which
still Is crowding the playhouse, and "Mrs.
Wlggs," which Is performing a like ser
vice for the Adelphl after having been
transferred there from Terry's; but, of
course, they scarcely count. American
heiresses and their fathers are especially
popular, for we have these In no less
than three pieces, "The Oay Oordons," at
the Aldych, "The Bins of Society" at
Drury Lane, and "Mrs. Ellison's Answer"
at the New theater. The first two of
these couples, by the way, are well played,
(or at least not burlesqued) ; of the last
the less said the better. They are enough
to make any real American want to bite
nails, but they will not be there to offend
long, for this piece by "Rowan Orme" la
a hopeless flzxle, despite the much adver
tised fact that its author Is the nephew of
a marquis. .
""The above, however, only begins the list
of the American characters In London
plays. There Is the man from Colorado,
for example. In "The Mollusc," Hubert
Henry Davles' new piece. And In "The
Whlphand," at the County, we have an
American widow; In "The Education of
Elisabeth," at the Apollo a particularly
objectionable American financier, and In
"The Barrier," Sutro's new play, a so
ciety woman from "The States." This Is
by no means all, however, for there Is
still Mrs. Ryley's play, "The Sugar Bowl,"
which seems to have caught on at the
Queen's though the critics roasted It This
piece by an American authoress contains
two portrayals of her countrymen, If one
remembers rightly, and there still remains
to be mentioned Bernard 8haw' piece,
"The Devil's Disciple," Just revived at
the Snvoy In which the majority of the
people are Americans.
Perhaps there may be more. Yes, there
hearts of Its heureres In America came here
with almost a surety of success. During
three years it has thrived so exceedingly In
Vienna, its birthplace, Berlin, Paris, and
London, that not a scrap of doubt was
felt of Its equal vogue In New York. The
oddest thing in "The Merry Widow" Is a
sentimental dramatic waits. The merry
widow Is not as merry as she pretends to
be. She Is a Transylvanian million heir
ess, and she goes to Paris for fun and gets
erlous with the estrangement of her sweet
heart. Theie la no need to tell the story
of this lover's quarrel, but only to note that
at Its worst, the man vows he'll never say
"I love you" and ahe vows he shall. That
Is the fond feud between them when, at a
ball given by her, they are coupled a
dancers. She Is bent on enchanting him,
while he Is determined to resist her allure
ment. At first they whirl and stamp In a
sort of Hungarian mazourka; but soon they
walta to the tune that Is most effectual In
all the Frans Lehar music that has been
the making of "The Merry Widow" In
Europe.
The love affair, mind you, Is not a trl
vlalty of song and dance, but one of acute
heart aches and in the waits the real lovers
and pretended haters enact a deeply
emotional scene. The music Is a sensuous
circling melody, and Xo It the Widow Sonla
and the Prince Danllo simultaneously talk
like high tragedy and dance like low com
edy. The composer of this most successful
twentieth century operetta has served a
varied apprenticeship at the shrine of
music; a military bandmaster In Vienna
when for lack of time, his band being so
steadily employed at court festivities funer
als, balls, concerts, and private parties, he
could not finish his first operetta, "Arabella,
the Cuban," then a conductor, which posi
tion he gave up to devote himself to his
citnposltions. He sold his rights to the
music of "Rastelbulder"' for $400 to the
publisher, Weinberger, who afterwards ad
mitted having made $30,000 by that bargain.
After many such experiences Lehar became
cautious and Is now a rich man since the
"arrival" of "The Merry Widow."
While Offenbach preferred to be a musi
cal clown the greater part of his life, he
wrote, toward the end of It, a serious
opera which Is considered his best work
"Ls ontes d'Hoffman." To it he devoted
unusual care, tiling the score until death
arrested his hand. The orchestration of a
few numbers was completed by his friend,
Guiraud. The first performance was given
at tho Opera Comlque, Paris, on Febiuary
10, 1881. The libretto, resembles that of the
"Coppelia" of Dellbes, both being based on
Hoffmann's story, "Der Sandniunn." It
was during the second performance of this
opera that the Ring theater In Vienna was
destroyed. It has lately come much Into
vogue again, and New York had an oppor
tunity to hear it at the Manhattan Opera
huuae last Friday evening, with a cast In
cluding Dalmoies, Henaud, Gilbert, CrabLe,
Jumellt, de Clsneros.
Walter Pjnirusvh in urousing much In
terest among the conductors of leadlrg
orchestras of the country by the announce
ment of an experiment which ho will try
In the neur future. Jle will have the New
York Symphony aock-ty give a concert at
Carnegie hall, with the inuslclutrs and
leader Invisible, applying the Wasuerlan
theory of Invisible orchestra to rum-crts as
It has been applied to opera. Alfred Herts
of the Metropolitan Oix-ra house, suid In
Fpeaklng of the plan, that the feeling which
he had on hearing u concert in He'd, lberg
under slnitlur eono.ltions was t.ne of depres
sion. Many persons like to see tlis con
ductor In action, und when th'-y cannot
Bee where tho music comes from feel thr.t
the whole thing lb a piece of unintelligent
mechanism.
Frederic Stock of the Thomas orchestra
does not see how It will be poKslblo for
tho experiment to turn but successfully.
Likewise t'ampanarl of the Manhattan
Opera House orchestra. In the face of ull
this doubt Mr. Damrosch Is un itrtaklng
the difficult puth of a pioneer as far as
this country is concerned and the fecccetj
cf the venture will be watched keenly.
Mr. George Hamlin will make his Omaha
debut In a song recital at the First Bap
tist church next Thursday evening, No
vember 28, under the direction of Mrs. W.
W. Turner. Program:
In Thee I Bear Bo Dear a Part Haydn
J'hlUls Has Buch Cnariiiing Grace.. Young
The 6ound of the Trumpet Handel
An Eine (Quelle Schubert
Auftraege Schumann
l'le LI tide tin Thai (old German)
Llndenleub told German)
In Kahne Grieg
Betschaft Brahms
Aria Le Rol d'Ys Ijtlo
Reparation HUlemacuer
Across the Hill (new)... .Walter Hummel!
Twilight (new) Walter Rumoiell
Olden Time of Youth and Lve
My Ships that Went a-s-atl'n?
You Love the Time of Violets I,oehr
Day is Gone Latg
O. Bounteous May Branoconib
JULIET MCL'NIO.
Is also Shaw's "Captain Brassbound's
Conversation," with Us Yankee naval
officer, which la being given by Ellen Terry
at the Coronet this week. You will agree,
, I think, that we bulk rather largely In
British drama, Just now. It only remains
to wish that all British dramatists would
pattern after Mr. Bhaw and Seymour Hicks
and not Impose on their players the Im
possible task of trying to reproduce what
Is known as the "American accent"
Of the concerted onslaught upon the
British stage censor American readers will
have heard enough and to spare, bo Mr.
Redford and his troubles need not be dealt
. with here. At the Savoy, however, where
the forbidden play, "Waste," was to have
been given at matinees they have put on
the "Medea" of Euripides Instead, and
although this play Is less attractive than
the other works of the Greek dramatist
given by the Vedrenne-Barker manage
ment, it has provel well worth while. It
affords fresh evidence, moveovor, that
Euripides as translated by Gilbert Murray
Is far less behind the times than many
a modern playrlght. Perhaps no one short
Of Bernhardt could reach to the full heights
and depths of the enchantress's passions
of hatred and despair, but the performance
of Miss Edith Olive In tkls difficult role
was unmistakably effective. The play In
creased steadily In Interest to the end. Of
t course there would have been a howl from
all manner of superior folk If the chorus
had been condensed into a single person
and some of Its "editorials" on the play
cut down, but It is conceivable that the
performance thua would have given more
pleasure to a majority of the audience. As
it was, much of the magnificence of the
lines generously allotted to the chorus was
lost because of the difficulty In distinguish
ing the words as Intoned by nine young
women all speaking at once.
While In London an epldemlo of stage
Americans prevails, Paris has one of col
laboration. No less than fifteen plays now
being given on the stage there are signed
with two names apiece. Of these collabora
tions, perhaps the mose successful Is that
of Flers and De Calllavet, who are respon
sible for two charming comedies at the
Comedie and the Gymnaso, respectively.
Of the flrBt of these, "The Old Love," de
tails, already have been given In this cor
respondence. Of the second, "The Fan,"
there are also glowing accounts. Truth to
tell, the fan mentioned In the title appears
to play little part in the piece (not nearly
so much as did that in Oscar Wilde's ptay),
but the lady who wields It Is very promi
nent. Bhe Is a terrible coquette, but like
other coquettes, we have met (on the
stago) she has a big heart and In the end
she hands back all her married victims to
their respective spouses. It is reported
that Frohman will have "The Fan,
adapted, and the opinion la added that this
will be as great a mistake as was made In
the case of "Mlquette," which is to be
withdrawn after a week's run at the Duke
of York's, London. HAYDEN CHURCH.
Com Ins; Events.
B. C. Whitney's musical comedy, the
"Isle of Spice," ' comes to the Boyd on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenlncs and for
a bargain matinee cn Wednesday. There
are no less than twenty songs of the most
catchy variety, and as an example of mod
ern stage management It is full of all
kinds of pleasant surprises. This is par
ticularly noticeable In the work of the
chorus. The comedians are headed by
John Mylie, who succeeds In keeping the
audience convulsed in laughter whenever
on the stage. For those to whom the muslo
element appeals more than the genuine
article of comedy, will be found "The Goo
Goo Man," "Peggy Brady," "The Broom
stick Witches," "Uncle Sam's Marines,"
"You and I," "Little Maid of Nlcobar,"
"Take Me Home," "How Can You Tell
Till You Try," and others, all rendered
In a very capable and pleasing manner.
"Little Johnny Jones," the musical play
by Goortce M. Cohan which Is booked for
five performances at the Boyd this week.
Is described as one of the fastest and
swiftest comedies ever set to mualc by this
distinguished young author. It Is so dif
ferent from the majority of Its kind and so
original In its construction that all New
York last season poured cn masse to see
it. Its phenomenal run In that city for
twenty-lx weeks and all summer In Chi
cago, has given It great prestige. The en
gngeinent commence.- with a si eclal Thanks
giving matinee.
Llebler & Co, will present at the Boyd
theater Tuesday and Wednesday, December
3 and 4, William Faversham In Edwin Mil
ton Royle's comedy drama, "The Squaw
Man." The play scored such a success
when originally produced at Wallack's
theater, New York, that It stayed there the
entire season. One of the realistic touches
of the production Is the use of the L'te
language by Indian characters. Tahy
wana, I lie Indian chief, speaks entirely In
L'te, and his words are translated for the
benefit of the audience by a real Inter
preter. George Ade's comedy, "Just Out of Col
lege," which will have its first local pre
sentation at the Krutr, for four days start
ing matinee today. Is in three acts, and
abounds In the quaint and Interesting
types that Mr. Ade has been so succeiiHful
In Introducing to tlie public through his
plays and hooks. A capable company and
an admirable setting l.im been furnished
for Mr. Ade's latent satire and tho success
of the lonp run In New York and Boston Is
positive proof of the excellence of the pro
duction. A show with plenty of action. Intensified
by some pretty music, Is "Gay New York, '
which will be the offering at the Krug for
three dnys, starting next Thursday, mat
inee. It Is a muslcul comedy thut ha3 the
merit of a tangible plot, erd Its ensemble
contains a bevy of lliho und winsome girls,
who dance ur.d slrg ar.d do their rait
toward u pleuslr.fr three hours' entertain
ment. The raMt in really a star one. Its
principal members beln0- such well known
people tis Jack Klo llle, .Vila Henry, .MaM
Tames, Richard Kartlett, Frances Rice, AI
Nebur, Will i'. Conley, Rebert c'uii::lnxham,
Violet lUo, Charles Trunin find Hilda Haw
thorne. A diversified and dlvr rtlng hill Is prom
ised at the On beu n l'" Jay mntinee and
nfljl.t and for the ensuing week Joseph
II:rrt': Crickets, a lxvy cf fl apely and
prttty s'pk'i.JT and dnrcinT nirU, heude-1
by Kn'herine Hunn ard Wl'l N i'r!rr. the
tenor, presenting an extravagansa, show
in)? two elaborntely ptce ccneB, ard
well Biippred with lyrics and ffertive. en-fmbl'-s,
will le the headline attraction.
The merry minstrel, Corje Wilson, will
offer his latest assortment of stories and
onu. A remarkable exhibition of physical
development will be seen In the rielleclaire
brothers. Vaul Barnes, monolojist; Mak
murl, violinist; Daisy Dumont, vocalist, and
a banjo playing, slngln und darning turn
by the Iloldsworths, and new Kinodrome
pictures complete the bill.
The secret cf dramatic work in vaude
ville is tersely expressed by Porter J.
White, who Impersonates "The Visitor" in
the playlet of the same name at the Bur
wood, the week starting tomorrow after
noon. La Velio and Grant have to offer
display of physical culture and acrobatics.
musical act will be that of the thr
AMUSEMENTS.
YPgTHEATRE
SVi-Bargain Matinee Wednesday, 25'50c
H. H. FKAZEE Presents
THE MUSICAL MIXTURE
TUB iSLEoESPDeS
Starting With Matinee
Hoy. 28th, and Matinee
Groat r.luoical Play
Little Johnny Jones
m PEOPLE
(Q)
The Largest and Bast Musical Attraction on tho Road
PRICES: Eve. 25c to $1.50; Mats. 25 to $1.
SEATS ON SALE.
Tuesday, Wed., Mat. and Night - DEC. 3-4
William Faversham
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH CHARLEft FROHMAN
THE SQUAW ill A N
I UJIiBU lim BHHI.SMHfl IIUSESMUISMWJUWMII WIUW.HII ....!.. kimmiUUM
Boyd's Theatre
Sunday Afternoon, Nov. 24, S o'clock.
Young Women's Christian Ass'n.
laying of cornerstone of new associa
tion building.
Special muslo by Trinity Cathedral
vested choir. Program followed by
laying of cornerstone at 17th and St.
Mary's avenue.
PUBLIC INVITED
No charges or collections will be
taken.
Lloyds. Bmith & Walton will entertain
by singing, and Bradley and Davis will
dance. A comedienne is Daisy Gordon, and
the Gagnoux announce themselves as adroit
manipulators of divers objects. Earl J.
Hicks will submit two more Illustrated
Gossip About
The Gaaaeohelm Family.
ENATOR Blmon Guggenheim Is
s
only one of seven money-making
brothers, the assembled fortunes
of whom run anywhere from
$100,000,000 to J500,000,000. The
GuKgenhelmB, says the Wash
ington Herald, do not deal in oil, but In
gold, silver, copper, and lead principally,
and they have not been content to follow
In tha wake of one member of the family
and profit by his genius, as was the case
with the Rockefellers. They are the great
est, producers of sliver and lead In the
world; they rival the Amalgamated In pro
ducing copper, and within a few years,
when certain Aluakan plans mature, it is
predicted that they will also excel in the
production of gold. The seven brothers are
modest enough to bury tholr own Identity
by calling themselves M. Guggenheim's
Sons, and allow that what they are and
have accomplished is due to their father,
Meyer Guggenheim. On the same sailing
ship which brought the father to this coun
try, where he landed in 1848, was a young
girl passenger named Barbara Myers, who,
in 1802, became Mrs. Guggenheim. He ped
dled all sorts of things around Philadelphia
to get a living, always traveling on foot,
and It was during thque rambllngs that he
ran across a man who had for sale a reelp
fur stove polish. Guggenheim purchased it.
Starting the manufactuie of stove polish on
a small busts in 1859, and combining frugal
ity with prodigious work, he soon branched
Into the Importation of lye for making soft
soap. This helped to swell his Income, and
enabled him to go Into the lace business.
At first he imported laces, but ere long
he was dealing In all kinds of embroideries,
was on - a firm financial basis, and had
money to lend. ' L'nrier a foreclosure he re
luctantly became the possessor of mines
In Lcudvllle. One of tho sons was sent to
loo!; after tho property. GraJually the
mine holdinKs were augmented, and wilh
the attendant auccets all other business In
terests were inevitably relinquished. Meyer
U'igjjenheim was one of the first to utilize
American capital In developing the mineral
wealth of Mexico. He died In lino. Six of
tliu seven brothers declare that Daniel Gug
genheim is the genius of the family, but tiie
rov eniii Daniel says thut Is ull nonsense
and stuff. The UUKgenlielms and their cioso
associutcs own the Guggenheim Explorution
company, the American Smelting and lie
fining company, and the American Smelters'
fcci'Uiilica company. The OKgtegate. ca,.lial
of thesu three concerns is over JJiO.Ooij.oou.
They also control various companies de
voted to the production and rufinlng of gold,
.silver, opper, lead and ruubcr. The offices
of tho fa.nily, located In New York, Beem
to cxtmpllly the HXiom, "t'nlud, we Mand;
divided, we fall," for heie the desks of the
brothers are ranged In ona big room and
separated from each other only few feet.
I-au of Federal senate.
Not only is Senator William B. Allison
of Iowa the present dean of toe federal
tenate, but he also holds the record since
the bcglnmr.g of the nstlon for length of
service in thut body. After an experience
of eight years In the house of representa
tives, says Leslies Weeitly, Mr. Allison
was In bVi elected to the senate and has
been kept there by his admiring constit
uents ever since. He has thus been senator
for thirty-four years, a longer time than
and other man In our history remained a
member of tin upper house of congress.
His sixth term will expire March 4. lUt,
and it Is said that, although he will then,
if alive, be 80 years old, he will seek and
probably secure a re-election. The senator
AMl'SEMBTS.
Thursday, Q Hinhic
Saturday"" Miyllla
Mrs. W. W. Turner
Prnts
Mr. George Hamlin
In Song Recital
Thanksgiving Evening, Nov. 28
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sent $1.00 and $1.50, Schmollcr
& Mueller Box Office
Wednesday and Thursday, Nov.
27th and 2Hth
onga, and a new series of films will be
displayed by the Burwood's own machine.
In addition to the regular dally matinee,
there will be an extra performance Thanks
giving morning, starting at 10:30. Per
formances today at 2:30 and 8:16.
Noted People
has another and less generally known dis
tinction; he has refused offers of cabinet
portfolios from more presidents than any
other American statesman. Presidents Gar
field, Arthur, Harrison and McKlnley each
In vain invited Mr. Allison to become a
member of his official family. To all of
these executives the senator's ability, wis-;
dom, and integrity commended him as a
safe and. sane adviser. The same qualities
have given him a high standing and great
Influence In the senate and have created a
devotion to him among the people of his
state unprecedented in senatorial annals.
Speaker Ctaiu'i Quaint Parallel
Speaker Cannon sometimes goes far
afield to Illustrate points, but the result
Is clarifying to his auditors. Some months
ago he was preaching the doctrine of op
timism and belaboring those persons who
predicted that the country was on the
way to destruction.
"I was born down In North Carolina,
where the battle of Guilford court house
occurred," said the speaker. "I went back
to the home place last April. My father
helped found a Quaker college down there
before I was born and In 1840 he moved
out west, taking the family. I had no re
collection of that country, but I went back
at the commencement of the little Quaker
college. I saw In the little cemetery the
great oak still living under which Corn
wallls burled his dead that fell In thut
battle. I went around and saw where my
father taught school. I went to find the
grave of my maternal grandfather. I got
the Quaker records and began the search.
There were two acres and more of graves
covered by grass. Finally, I found a little
stone that was crumbly und moldy, and I
found his name and the date of his deuth
by looking through a magnifying glass.
"On the north and east there had been
new additions to the cemetery und you
could almost trace the progress of thut
country by the monuments. Little stones
at first, the next year a little hither, a
costing from tcju to tl,&ty0 are common."
Why He Hliacd the ltace.
The late Colonel Will S. Hays hud un
ample store of humor with him. Some two
years ue'o, says a writer In Our Country, 1
was waiKlng down the street with hiiii und
the conversation turned to horse racing.
"The iiorso racing o today don't compuie
wit), the old days," said Colonel Hays. "1
renumber one gieat race here between Red
Cloud and War Eugle. I was a boy, and
with severut others l aj. gotten a good knot
hole in the fence, and 1 was glued to that
hole. The horses were trying to get started
and everything waa excitement. I pressed
closer to my knothole, when suddenly I
felt a terrible kitk from behind, and I
went up that fence so fast that it peeled
the akin off of my nose, and I heard a
familiar voice say, 'Dam you, give me that
knothole!' I looked and saw that It was
my father who had my knothole I didn't
wait to see the race."
A Hallroaa Man's Knock.
"That famous railruad man, the late
Samuel Sloan," said a New York banker,
"loved fast trains and hated slow ones.
They tell a story about a trick he once
played on a railroad whose service was
notoriously alow.
"Having several times to use this rail
roads afternoon's accommodation, he
caused a sign to be painted which he took
from his pocket and hung in the front of
one of the cars when nobody was looking.
The sign said: 'Passengers are requested
not to pluck lowers while the train is lu
motion.' "New York Ttpie
AMI FMF3XT.
BURWOOQ
VrnVWi" VAUDEVILLE
TOMORROW $?Z elk
PORTER J.
White & Co.
Ia the axon's Sensation, "TICK
VISITOR,"
LaVBLLE
& GRANT
Kx port rta of Phys
ical Culture.
Morn ing
Matinee
ThanksgYng Cij
At 10:30 Cmt
tett Perton iaot 1 1
SMITH & WALTOUE
Singing- the fcongs Yon Like to Hear.
DAISY GORDON
Comedienne
..THE..
CfiGNOUX
Adroit Manipulators
of Pivcrs Objrrt.
Whcra Yob Going
Thcnkoglv.n g
Morning T
Extra Matin
Sfsrts10:30s.m.
Bradley & Davis
Dexterous Torpk'horoana.
The 3 Lloyds
Music I'eddicrs.
EARL. G.
HICKS
And III" lMcturesquo
Warbles.
Here's The
THAHKSGIV iHO
tCH.DUUl
Mora I . Skew, Mr.M
lternea " 1
tvrnlns " 1:1
Nine Big Acts
K very Show -
BURWOOD'S OWN
PROGRESSIVE DEPICTIONS
There's No Contradiction of Their
, Superiority.
DAILY at 2:30 and 8:15 p. m.
Tnrlau1' 8:30 ano 8:18 P' m- rior-
UUtty sec Modena as Oo-j paulns and
His Fsts; Hart arloi Tom Brantfordi
Cavana; Graoe Orra Tarloa k Z.aIiOnda
Earl a. Micks Pictures.
'Fhone Douglas 494.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Mat, Eisry 0i)2:15, Eiarj Night 8:15
Week StartiiiJ Mat. Today
JOSEPH HART'S
CRICKETS
A Ballet of the Geisha Land
GEORGE WILSON
The Merry Minstrel
BELLECLAIHE BROTHERS
Marvelous Gymnasts
PAUL BARNES
Witty and Diverting Monologlst
O'BRIEN & HAVEL
Comedians
DAISY DUPQNT
Comedienne
THE HOLDSWORTHS
Banjo Experts Who Sing and Dance
KINODROME
always the newest la motion pictures.
PRICES: 10c, 25c, 60o.
KROGSBK
Matinee
Today,
10-36-60
4DAV.TJ.V MATINEE TODAY
FHIST TIME AT I'OPULAR
PHICIOS
Just Out of College
Dy Ceo. Ade
The Original Production ls'd Dur
ing tho Six Months Kun at the
Lyceum Theater, New
Vork
3 DT:.?r..V naaksfifflig Mat.
THE UNEQUALLED MUSICAL
COMEDV
Gay Mi York
A Furiously Funny and Magnifi
cently Mounted Musical
Comedy
The Boyd Theater
School ot Acting
(A practical training chool
for dramat'c and cperatio
stage)
Fourth Season Now Open
Students' Matin Eo?agiBnts.
LILLIAN FITCH. Director
W, J. BURGESS. Manager
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