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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1907)
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses T IS naught. It It naught. eaith the buyer." He has at the theater, and ha wit nsseed a play In which author and actor, produoer, stage bum afar and oenlo artist, hare ax- art!! themselves to bring about tuob combination at will truly "hold the mirror up to Datura," and will t forth aoroa seg ment of truth, framed " artistically to appaal not alona to tha Imagination, but to tha material sense aa wall, and whlla affording pleasure and entertainment, carry with It a modicum of Instruction. It may bo that tha lesson lllumtnatad by tha sf forta of thoaa wheaa forces oomblna to maka tha thaatar a placo that appaal to publlo taata la not worthy of tha unar taking, or that It la not vital to any of tha really groat factor of mankind' prog ress. Admit that, but If It haa entertained, and ven ao slightly Inatructad, It haa not been In vain. But tha buyar la tlU cheap enlng hi bargain. Ha parttat In tha moat marked prooanalty of human nature that of withholding approbation for fear of ex citing uhdua pride or endangering a feeling of falsa Importance. Under tha apell of el oquence or moved by the patho of th lt uatlon, th buyer may Indulge In a mora br leaa enthusiasts exhibition of hie amo tion, by applauding at th time, but for tha moat part ho Inatet that hi bargain b no apodal attraction. "Put when ho hath gona hi way b ra Joiooth." Hero, too, la seen the further ex hibition of human nature's queer perversity. After all, the play waa net ao bad. nor war tha actora utterly Inferior, and, whlla It mlseed something of perfection, and lacked In element of true greatness. It waa quit aa good aa had been looked for, and maybe It left a thought that eemstlme i will bloom Into action. This much apropos of nothing at alL Just think It over. In another part of this paper will be found an article of some length, to which attention I directed. It sets forth the ideas , of Mr. Gordon Craig In -connection with his plans for, reforming the stage. It will be noted that Mr. Craig atopa at n half-way measures; his reform is to bo sweeping and general. He would not only do away with all the actors of tha present, but with all tha drama as well, and 'for tho uses of the stage would provide pup pets, the same to be grouped In the several positions essential to the Illustration of tha new drama, and the Imagination of tho beholder to provide tha rest. Mr, Craig's argument Is that our actors are essentially bad; none of them are good, and the plays are worse than the actors. The stage is fallen Into tha hands of tha money changers, and la a mere machine for the production of Income. It haa lost lta vital ity, Ita mission la ended, and It must be expunged. Only a limited round of emo tions are permitted, say Mr. Craig, and thee are poorly Interpreted. When a real genius appears, he Is not allowed to how forth hi divine light, but la re strained by such condition a the author creates for him. Consequently the stage know no mora of real art than cherubim do of coma. To set this condition right, ho will eliminate actor and author, doing away with drama as we understand It. and et tho acene painter to outlining figures on wooden blocks, to be used on the si ago of tha future. Throe figures will be grouped so as to Illustrate tha thought, and the beholder will supply text and theme and action by hi Imagination. For example, to use his own Illustration, Mo Duff's army will no longer cross and re cross tho stage, palpable men, moving as other men, but a fine perspective effect will be possible with his puppets. Differ ent sixes may be used, so that tho approach of the army from tha distance may bo tilcely simulated, and the artlstlo ens of the spectator will not be offended by botng asked to Imagine that tha men he saw walk across tho stage Just before the foot lights are half a mile nearer Dunstnane on their next appearance. All that will b required is that the spectator Imagine' that the puppets are marching men, and that as one slxe Is taken away and another set up, the body has com that much closer, till at last tha final elevation of the row of wooden figures Indicates the martial array in front of Macbeth' stronghold. Mr. Craig doesn't explain In which In- -' atance tho Imagination will bo taxed the , harder, but simply states his position with tho posltlvenes of conviction. . 1 Let us suppose such an array, set befer a gathering auoh a asstmblee at a mod ern theater. The figures are grouped on tha atage to Illustrate, for example, the trial scene In "The Merchant of Venloe." What will prevent one from deciding that It la the ecena at tha wedding of Kather Ino and Petruohlo, or In, the ball at tha Capulet home on the night on which young Romeo Montague lost his heart to ' the fulr JulletT Or, another might con ceive it to be a representation of honored and trusting Lear, dividing his realm be tween his daughters. A third, with Im agination equally artlstlo and active, oould easily decide that the court scene In "Qlamenda" was offered, while some one, not yet an esthetic adept, would think It a gathering of figures familiar In the drama of th mere modem school which does not Include the "advanced" modern at whose fountain Mr. Craig haa drank ae deeply. Hia army of MoDuff might squall be mistaken for the foot bell he reea of "Strongheart,, and ao on through all the Hat ef undertaktnga. To be sure It would be a delightful test of the Imag inative faculties of the assemblage, but It la quite likely that the result attained would vary In direct ratio to the number preaent. A yarn that oomea to mln hero may Illustrate tho predicament In which Mr. Craig would doubtless find himself. An old darkey waa going along quietly chuckling to himself, and on being asked why he felt so satisfied with conditions, answered that tho superiority of tho negro ever the white had been established be yond perad venture. On further question ing ho explained that at the school house th evening before the leeuo had been squarely drawn between the races, a young negro pitting himself against sis of tho ableat white men In tho vicinity, propos ing to establish tho faot that tho mind of GQHSTiPATI V." ",mf ! tea tot Boat Par Th Caweig " . I '',, km. A,if .J la i k. T.4 !!-. ttLi HunT Ollft ilturuMM S fcf rmi kwif Bw4. Sterlla Rey Cn... M .y. fa jtr.r.msALE, to uiuzi tnti t".r ' -p -wi mrf m IMF kfM Icy 4 . kla. Btir I ri4 (, fJ 1 mm a .Ti rint iu fr kiir 1 4 Cwwu 1 fu uwii lHl4k lMraJ pit., 'ffc-flk. 1M S4a ! aSrti Bjlmuiu i.i'.)iW, iu.mA tho black was mora than superior to the mind of tho white. "Y-e-ae-um," oald aged darkey, "dat boy wa up dar on dat tag, wlf all dam whit men 'roun' hint, an' ho asked 'am, bo ays, 'Abra Uilnkln' of a word a word dat' In my mln' right now.' An' nary a ono of dem white men oould tell dat young ntggah what word he wa thlnkln' of." It will surely puss! Mr. Craig to determine what any of hi spectator are thinking at ono of hia pup. pet shows, whll he would have nearly aa hard a task to oonvlno ono of bis own thought Imagination 1 a prim requisite for uccesa on tho stag. It cannot b dis pensed with by either author, actor or auditor. First, tho author must ooncolvs a situation, create It out of hi brain by a prooee of Imagination. Ho may adapt something that haa really happened, or group a aerie of event for hi main purpose, but vn thl adaptation coll for more or lea of Imagination. Then tho actor la aaked to divest himself of hi personality and assume for th time that of another being, aotlng undor ab normal emotional pressure, and to oo re ceive a set of verbal, faolal and bodily expressions that will convsy an adequate and satisfying Impression of his under standing of tho Intent of the author. Tho cone painter and tho stags manager may bo devoid of Imagination; they may only bo asked to reproduco physical condition that really exist. But th auditor la asked to surrender himself to tho use of author and actor for tha time being, and to place himself, mora or loos pas sive, under th spell prepared. His Im agination, or mayb hi reasoning fao ultles, must supply certain unexpressed events In order that tho continuity of tha action may bo preserved, and so by hi mood, receptlv or repollant, ho make or mar th success of th play. Thu Imagination still ha Its part In the life of the theater, and, while realism may bo carried too far, as It frequently Is, It haa not yet succeeded In banishing all that appeals to something beyond tho Imme diate exercise of tho five senses. But a word may b aald for realism. If Art haa any mission at all, It Is to Instruct by riveting the attention, and to do this It must wear an attractive guise. In music th message la carried by sound; In paint ing by sight, and each of these appeal first to a material sense and touches on tho artlstlo after. Tha material come flrat, even In Mr. Craig' proposed puppet how, for light precede understanding. By appealing to th senses th soul Is reached; If this be true, then a stag ttlng that approach th real sets a standard for ex cellence that 1 worthy, for It provide an atmosphere for th action of th drama. If th tag I "over-dressed," a Mr. Craig and other of his habit of thought contend. Is not a perfectly drawn and exquisitely colored picture over-palntedT Why not banish the mastere, ancient and modern, and give us blank canvases Instead, allow ing each to fill In the picture that ocours to him while gaclng on tha unpalnted cloth T Or rip th wires out of tho piano and re move Its keys, and sitting down befer It fill your mil with th melody of Men delssohn, Schubert or Chopin, or something equally as goodT (What a perfect substi tute for rag-time and the ltko!) Instead of Bhakcspoare'a play, let u have a scratch pad In It virginity, and fill In th blank page with 1 such sublime - thought and biting epigram as may scour to lis while Music and Musical Notes ,N assuming once more th duties of muaioal critic ef Tho Bee, after a alienee of three yeara, the writer fools a great deal of responsibility, and not a little trepidation. But tlio call has come, and woe to him who hear ing the call, anawereth not. I plead for but one thing, and that la, an honest read ing of what may be said, without misun derstanding or misrepresentation. A critic must be kind, but he must also be Just. Truth hurts no one who Is sincere in the right Let us, at least love one another "aa much aa possible." Before saying anything further It would be' ungrateful Indeed If he wore to let pas this opportunity of paying a little trib ute to the one who for three year ha conducted thl column of tho paper. The atgnalur "Mary Learned," Which ha been so familiar to the reader, meant more than many people knew. Mrs. Learned .never signed her nam to anything whloh had not been carefully thought out. 8 he , wrote many time when other would have been wringing their hand In sheer pain; ' many of her brightest thoughts came from a . oouch of suffering, but no one ever heard Mr. Learned utter a complaint She had plenty of tlm to listen to, think over and is lk about th trouble of other peopU who really had none, but she had not a minute to waste aa ah would con sider It talking of her own annoyanoea. (No, gentle reader, thla I not an obituary. Mra. Learned ta vary much alive and en joying excellent health, after a hospital siege). Those who, having eye, saw th subtle gleam of wit and ths hidden gems of philosophy, which so reatedly appeared over her algnature. In the course of com ment upon musical matters, will miss her work, but Mrs. Learned haa promised that she will be heard from occasionally, and. knowing her ability, her talent, and her leve of the work, readers of Th Be my be assured that she will speak to them at times, through the medium of tbl col umn. I would recommend the work of Mra learned, a musical critic of Th Bee, an example for atudent of music who fel like giving up at times; never was thsre such devotion to duty of such unselfish Interest; the smaller musical events were always attended to with more care than the present ecrthe can ever hope to give them; hours which the present writer oould not possibly give at present were given by her unstlntlngly. and with no possibility of gain to herself. Storms, ralna. floods or billiards had no terror for her. and shs braved them all for what aha always termed most affectionately "the oolumn." I am glad to be able to ay these few word whll ah has th health to enjoy them, and for doing ao. I know that ah will not Invlt m to hernext "party," but aha will reoover by the tune the "seoond next party" oomea off and I will tell you Just what she said. Would you mind If I were to take up the ubjot w war talking about whan I stepped writing th other day, or waa It th ether day? Btees me. It was three years ago; my scrap-book Indicates De cember Is. ISO. Here are the wards: And to you who are talented, who have fet Biustual gift but whe are not using hem. IM me quote a eenUno wblon la full of Impart In a few days, the one whe write thee lines will have given up the field of musical writing and erltlolmv, and there I surely nothing mere awrtmia that I would like to leave with my reader than thla. In the words ef Ralph YVsid iLfcneraon: "For every benefit which you receive, a tax I levied." Resuming th discourse, which had been Inspired by Emerson' essay, Compensa tion,'' let u consider for a moment what thla line mean In regard to muaioal work and the atudy of U.e great art. our Imagination I excited by tho Inspira tional effect of th whit paper. While wo are about It, let u go th whole route, and deatroy everything theaters, Ubrarlea. mu seums, galleries and such Ilk and, taxing fondly on tho vacant lot whar ono these building offended th artlstlo taata by thatr concrete and stubborn reality, let ua uplift our soul In rapt oontomplatton Of tho wonderfully puro and inspiring orea tlona of our Imagination, spurred by th stimulus of th comforting thought that w had obliterated realism and that only ART existed. Then tho Craig of tho werld would be happy. Thank th Lord, they ar yt In th minority, and that men and women can still go to tho theater, to tho opera, to tho art gallery and to th library, enjoy themselves fully and retain their reason, savored by common no. TAOn I!f LOffDON AND PARIS "aaooa" Makes Great Perore la tbo Preach Capital. LONDON, Nov. to. (Special Correspond no.) Henry Bernstein Is ths man of th moment on both sides of th English chan nel. All Paris is flocking to tho Theatre Renaissance to be thrilled by bla new play, "Samson," and hia suooess ef last season, "Th Thief" (which you already have bad In th United States) aoord heavily at th St Jama thl week when produoed for th first time by Qeorge Alexander. Not since Sardou's "Sorctere," probably, ha a nw production In Pari aroused so much Interest hero as did that ef "Sam sen," and I should not ltko to say ho many London critic and represent at! tea of British and Amerloan management t recognised on th Dover-Calais boat last Tuesday. They wero well rewarded for their Journey, th successor t "Th Thief" proving almost great dremai but that It can be translated successfully Into Kngllsh la doubtful. Th Frenoh crltloa ar laud ing It to tho skies, and It deserve their adjective considered frm th Trench standpoint American and English play goers, however, do not care for sheer bru tality and "Bamaon" I sheerly brutal. If any transatlantic or British management, daisied by th uooess of Bernstein's last play, acqulrss hi new on and hands It over to an adapter for pruning, then I fear that management will make a bad Invest ment In th third act of "Sampson" for ex ample, there 1 en speech whloh simply could not bo rendered Into English. This speech, uttered by ths hero as he almost choke th llf nut of a false friend's body I a veritable torrent of Invective. "Foul a th aolled water of a Rawer," a French ctitlo call It, and If It 1 so In French on can Imagine what It would be In English! To remove It groasne, however, would bo to rob th speech of Its undeniable' foroefulneea, (and naturalness, too, as com ing from a man of the hero's type that Is a former docker turned millionaire.) The story as you may have seen It out lined In ths cable dispatches doubtless sounded powerful enough to stand any amount ef "adaption." It Is of course, that of a money-king who ruins himself In order that hs may ruin the treachoua friend who has stolsn his wife's affection. But this modern Samson, as drawn by Bernstein, is such a coarse bruto as to be "sympa thetic" only by Contrast with more repel lent characters, of whom there are several tn tho play. Ono of these I Jerome Le Oovln th false friend who betrays tho trust of millionaire Brachftrd. Lo Oovin Musloal gifts are too often considered aa purchases or birthrights. But they ar not In the word of the grammarian Gifts I gifts." , And hew little we speak of tho one Whe receives but never gives. If you have the gift of music, treasure It but not by hoarding it Put It out at interest, so that it may create more and at the same time enrloh you. If you don't be aura there la a tax levied, and that tax will bo collected. Suppose you should lose the capacity to enjoy? Would that be sat isfactory T If one ha a talent for singing, for play ing, for composing, for teaching, let It b developed; go to a master and learn from him what the school hv taught htm, and what h ha taught himself, and what h ha learned from oountless other stu dents. You will never regret th small amount of money and time which you put Into the work now, and remember, that If you neg lect it there will come something out of your Ufa which you will miss when It la gone, and that tlm of depart ur la not far off. And If there are om In the musical field who stem to feel that all they can notice is ths "tax levy," let not that be a discomfort ing thought, but listen further to the Bag of Concord: "There Is a third silent party to all our bargains. Ths nature and soul of things takes on Itself the guaranty of the fulfill ment of every contraot, ao that honest service oannot come to loss. If you serve an ungrateful master, serve him the more. Put Ood In your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment Is with holden the better for you; for compound In terest on compound Interest la the rate and usage of this exchequer." Note that about the serving of an un grateful master: He may be a school, or a superintendent or a school board, or a church, or a newspaper, or a publlo Itself, or even a musical master, but It will pay to meet the tax-levy, for the benefits will be received. Many men tn Omaha have be come rich In ths last few years and have had their property double In value (ays, quadrupls In value), when for tho previous ten years they had been simply "paying taxes." Ask them does It pay? And let ua all take a lesson from the busineea man. Don't "give up" your music. Hang on. Pay the taxes, and wait "Th longer th payment 1 withholden, th better for you; for compound Interest on oompound Interest Is the rate and usage of this exohequer." These are the words of Cmsrson. And they ar great because -they are true. And they are true because they have been veri fied over and over again. And they have been verified over and over again, because men have reoognlaed the "gift" and have developed It so that they tn turn could give to other. A word to tho who llv In towns outside of Omaha and who have been readers of these oolumn. Many time ha th writer been cheered and encouraged by some word Of suggestion, of appreciation, or personal experience. Prom you auoh "apples of gold" are aJway welcome, and are care fully stored away where th frost of mis understanding oaa never nip them. The musicej orluo of The Be will be glad to publish netJees of musical event when sent In condensed form and mailed to Th Bee office (note The Bee office) so aa to reach there by Thuraday afternoon. Tho musical oolumn Is printed each week Fri day afternoon. Letter Involving personal resile must be accompanied by a stamped envelope. THOMAS J. KELLT, TITfi OMAHA SUNDAY BTTEi DTXJEMBTTR 1, 1007. 1 - ' - -" 1 ' 1 1 ! " i ' " im Is a thoroughly bad lot who Is not even faithful , to Madame Branchard after tt ha won her, and It I th woman' die- covary of thl which lead her to confess her own fault to her husband. Then It Is that Branchard rem era bars lampion's death, and thinks such a man aa h I might sacrifice his own happiness and wealth If only he oould bury L Oovln bo- neelh th ruin. Accordingly h work a panlo on th Bouraa, and whllo th share whloh eonstltut hi own fort tin drop point after point, b keeps Lo Oovln with htm until that coundrr ruin I accomplished, too. After whloh b force him to marry a woman with a multi-colored past to whom, for some reason unknown, th au- thor give an English nam. An unlovely builness, as you se. from beginning t ond. Bern.uin vidntly doe not write with an eye to royalties from th An.lol.xon countrl... BuT h. know, how to hit rrneh audi. noes "bang In th. .y.." On th. first nigh, .t tth. Ren.l.s.no. th. iS:n,Br drr?vr 2S .a. e .Ii. SIT d n ov,tt' ,i J. r.w aflV. 'I"""' ,P,h by th wlf of th aelf-rulnd millionaire Whn her aristocrats relatives urge br lo dlvoroe him after her fall, the woman re- pile, "No. I waa not rented to Branohard, I wa. .old to hlra," and shs remains by hi. IJ. A. a matter of faot, .ho ha. begun t' lore him. Oultry a. Bracnard misses none of th opportunities given htm by the author, and, Madame Btmone Le Bargy (who keeps that name despite her dlvoroed husband' pro- testa), dee fin work as th millionaire' wife, Ann. Karl. But "Samson" I. em phatically for "tho continent" It JJng llsh adapter will b a latter day Dlllah, robbing th giant of hi. .trongth. "Son Pr" Is quit another matter. "Her Father," a the new comedy at the ager, M. Antotn. took in r 49.TTO, an aver- Odeqn will be called In English, should age of over KM a performance, being pleas English and American audience' a. an Improvement on the previous year of much a "My Wlf" ha done, and will b. tlBC- Thl. Improvement was chiefly due dons Into English by th. .am. Yanke to "Julius Caesar," whloh drew an average dramatist Michael Morton. house of 1796, Like "My Wife" again, howvr. "Her ; Pathsr" ha. been acquired by th manage- romtae; Event. mart of th London Haymarket and Will Favrham' career In America be tried thr before It I played it horn. l7n,0,n "V 'h''t,r ,n.N'w Incidentally, thl London playhus nxd T?c ,n iKr ,n ,u1 p,n na Ink" a wlnnsr badly. Belaaco'. "Bwest Kitty whUh w" u,5a t0 "Io,t M En"" - BallalM" having expired after a- .hort mM M ,u'' nd wh,oh "''" career. To begin with. "Th Education of run of tw0 wks. Daniel Ffohwan vleit Eaisabth" I to be transferred there, but on cf th Preformaneea and was attraoted no doubt "Her Father" wilt b put on tn" oun " Pronallty and work, Jut a. soon as Mortoncan finish hi. work and nMa him for th. LyouM Thtr of adaptation. company. - For a tlm h wa leal'ng man Novelty of .ItuaUon I. absent from tbi. ,or Minnie Maddern Flak., and tl n wsnt French oomedy, It is true, but !t Is t0 tn EttP"a Theater Stock comoany .. "pretty," Just a. "My Wtfs" was, and will loading man under Charle. Frohmat.'a man be running at th Pari "Od'on" for amnt, and whll. with thl. organisation month, to com. Judging by th rush for h croatoci leading part in "Lord an J Lady seats. Ths "unspicd" play, by th way. Algy," "Under th. Red Robe." "lirother seems to bo gaining popularity steadily In Officers," "The Conquerors," "Sowing tho the French crpltal. where, a few years Wind," "Phroso," "Lotty," "The Malquer- ago, there would have been no public for a aders," "Bohemian' and other playi. He trifle like "Her Father." was still under contract to Charles Froh- . a -- man when Liebler Co., were seeking an Ths father mentioned in the title Is miss- aotor of ability and prominence, to liiumt log when tho curtain rise. Jn fact, It I th part of Jim Carston. cowboy, to "Ths generally supposed that ha I. dead, for Squaw Man." whloh Bdwln Milton Royle although he has th right to have hi had written, and Meblsr & Co.. hid ar- daughter, Jeann Oraler, for one month In ranged to produce. The t6ry of "The every year, he never has exerolaed that Squaw Man" begin Its action In El gland right. Yu will gather that there has t a regimental fete, and change for It been a divorce, and In th beginning w se following act to th arid, desert lard of Mia Joan with her mother and witnesa Wyoming. Tho young English , soldier of her woolhg by a young man ewho Is Just th nrBt, act, played by Mr. FavershaTi, to starting off to maks his fortune in tha Bavt from dlsgrao hi oous'n' wlf. ha Soudan. The latter 1 aooepted by the girl. left England under the tacit oharge of th who agree to wait for him. and at thl er(m4 f mblement-the crime having point her missing father turns up. He has be, commtted by his oousln-and hides become rich In Russia, it seems, and now ntmMlf , the Wyoming cow country. There olalms tho month of his daughter' odety he ,ncur, the tnmiiy of local bad man. to which he I .ntttled. who trie to kill him. but who I killed So Jeanne, muoh against her will. rs J n)mf!,f fcy M Ina)an rli Katuritch. In to live with Orsler pere, whom she at tit,, tD- Enbllshman vntuvlly mar first dotests. and practically all th rest rta8 tn tnd1an girl, and thus besomes In of the play Is devoted to the parent's ef- th eye, f hu fanowi . iqu.w mn. Ths forts to overcome this dislike. He finally -t ,f 0,v,,OIMMi Bins the lines of succeeds, and In a really fine scene tells mlnfWi comedy and patho. and It endtng the girl, who is seated on his knee, hew g noy)1 Mr FmY6r,nsm , this play will mucn no nas lost oy never naving Known tl,. Un. hi. KI1J "Th. hll- the leve ef his child. "The leve of chil dren," he says, "Is rooted In parents' kindness, but the lovo of parents In sacri fice." Hs has never sacrificed anything to Jeanne, and so he almost fiercely claims the risht to make up for the ancient elgh- teen yeara he haa lost ..""" . . . Than the mother come in to take Jenne back. She declares that Charles shall not see th girt till next year, but he protest that now h haa ono got to know and lov hr, he cannot llv without her. Both of them argu th oaae bitterly and pa- innately, but th man win. In th. end by calling In Jeann to decide. Sh ad mit that sh would wish to oontlnue to live ln oontact with her father, and then when her mother reproaches her with set ting th petting of three week, on a level with th devotion of a llfttme, the girl Is sorely perplexed. Th crowning argument Is brought by Charles Orsler, who asks bis divorced wlfs what will become of both of them when Jeanne marrloe. Let them, he suggests, make the most of their daughter while shs Is yet with them, and as he waits for her answer to this last ap- peat, Jeanne steals up behind them, and, taking a hand of sach, silently Joins thsm as the curtsln fslla "Son Pere" la ths work of Albert Oulvou and Alfred Bouohlnet In Paris the Jeanne la Mil. Porel, ln London the part will bs nlnved bv Marie Lohr. who lunined Into fame as "My Wife.' HATDEN OirURCH. CHEAP OPRRA TO BF! If AD IX PARIS Low Snlertes Paid to ginger Gall W.ffji Dnlla l lh Pmfll Af !2A PARIS. Dec. !t-Jntercsting facis con- cemlng the Orand Opera. Opera Comlque. Odeon and Comedle Franca'se have Juat boen oubllshed in the annual renort of the Fine Arte Department Budget presented to Parliament, three being theaters sun- M. Gallhard ceases to be manager of the Grand Opera on December SI next. Up to the end of una th. net profit, of hi. man- atement for th many years he has held the post amount to less tnsn $"0. The subscriptions to the Grand Opera for the last season amounted to Iffl n while the total receipts for ths 1K7 performances realised $t27.7Bl. an averire of nesrlv 3.3F7. The operas which drew the largest hnuae wer in th order named "Arian," "Faust." 'Salammbo." "Samson et Dalila," and the "Melsterslngera." Those riving the poorest returns were 'TE1 ranger," "Sigurd," "Freyschutx." "Armlde" and "Paillasae." Tha report gives ths salaries paid. Among ths leading singers Mile. Rreval receives 61.500 a month; Mile, Grandjean. 612 000 a year; Mme. Heglo. 66.(40 a year; Miles, Lindsay, Hstto. Demougeot and Verlet I 'rU': rr."1, W,0M year: Mile. Borgo, 62.000 a year. Among the men Alvares receive. fl.OOO mnnlh- ruilmll Anil A np SIS Ortft - . ' Sternberg. H.000 a year; Note, fll.OuO a year; Oreuse, 1 OX a year; Muratore and Bartet 6tt00 a year. The ballet Is an Important part of the .,. . , opera in Paris and we find salariea of P3.400, 6720. 6tt0. two of 60 and many from $w to 63ti0. Tie report states that "tha artists of th opera ar perhaps too highly paid for the services they rendor," and gives as examples that Affre aang farty-ulns times for hi Ht.iuO, Mile. Breval forty-nine times. Mile, Borgo only nine time for riA Mile. Verlet twenty-two times for n.fttt. Mil. Mrent1 lven time for fl.W and Ml), Hatto Isteea time for W,00. Th suocesg of th Opera Comtqu last season far exceeded that of any previous rr; In faot th figure show practically full house for vry performance. This Brilliant reoord is not merely du to In- "ad taking by old favorite, but th n work produoed hav attracted high v'' rolpt. Thu "Louis" avsraged n M "P" Mallsand" fi.dO and th o'"' pwork. "Orph." tXTUj "Iph1gnl n Taurld." p.wi; "Manon" proved th t attraction.. It was played twenty- MmM t9 'n ' Th monthly axpense for th linger L"!, 'nd HW?Jor iH r.0?; ,th .bVUV I "1. Z'li '"' " cm'ntA V" ?JJ Mf 'JLi? hS,T" Womn aX.TX ."S.t. Mm. s Ess zzrjss W for a performance, Mm Raunay. m4 Georgette Leblanoe. im Th profit, for th Mason, aft.r deduct- ing expenses for scenery, to. (about 34,- 00), amount to approximately $36,000. At th Comedl Franoalt aotor. and actresses rtcelv llttl In atary a oom- pared with othr theater, but t th end of tho year a bonus I. granted, whloh de- bend, on th. success of the season. If It were not for this actors like Mounet- Sully or Mme. Bartet would only receive $3 WO a year. Th Comedl produced tn 1906 111 play. thirty-four of which were claaslca, fifty eight In rsrs and fifty-four in pros. Only on distinct failure was produced, "La Courtesans," written by a aryer-old dramatist.1 Tho Odaen theater, under It new man hf t tn B a the.t(.r on Tuesday and . . Wednesday evenings and a Wednesday matinca thla week. "Th Man of the Hour." George H. Bmadhurst'a play of city polttlos, will be at the Boyd theater for the Utter half of the week, commencing with Thursday night. A matlrse will be played on Saturday. Tn pI,y ti 0ftr6d under the management of wnl,am a, jjrady and Joseph H. Orls- mr fcn nM na)J a gr.at vogu In Nw Tork an4 otntr eastern cities, wher marin,tive people affect to believe they can fina ln jt prototype, of vry political boss" and hero of modern day.. It 1 now on It. first tour of the west At the Krug for four nights, starting matins, today. Charles El. Blaney presents for ths first tlms hsre the comedy drama "Parted on Her Bridal Tour,' a play In four acts, drataatlaed from Laura Jean Llbbey'. great novel, "Miss Middleton's Lovers, P "Buster Brown'.' will be the attraction at the Krug for three days, .tartlng Thurs- day, December 6. Special matinee Friday, About ths only feature that remains of last season's version is the msrch and gun drill of ths "Bobby Burns Brigade." This mads such an unequivocal hit everywhere that th. managers of "Buster Brown" de- elded to retain It and despite the fact that ths costumes worn In that number had ttnn ln US nut a snorx ume. w.cy discarded and new ones ordered that have helped to make this number a bigger hit than ever. In the pnsetitlng company Is Master Rice, the littlest oomrd'an; "Jack" Bell. Nellie V. Nlchola, dainty Leila Cantna, Feat rice Flint, Liaxte Goods, B- Colt Albertson. Roger Gray. Percy Walling. George Yeoman and a chorus ot torty. The HUKhes musical ino, .m.u,,..,, , added feature this sesson. Y-M sEtlm cadob At ths Orpheum, every day, matinee and niaht for the coming week, atarting this ariernoon. .... 6" 8outh' " 8on'f Ot Dixie." It relate, a little romance of he southern darkey and Is enlivened with the song, dsnce anl humor of thee folks ren- dered by a dosen of the ebony-eklnned en- tertalnere. Another big act la the Mat- weef-Hugoaton troupe of Ruaalan novelty dancer. Chief among the laugh movers will be Carlln and Otto, th Inlmatibl Oep- man comedian. Fostsr and Foster's happy mixture will be vocal melody, piano playing and bits of comsdy. In addition to ability to sing and dance, Beth Stone la declared aa pretty enough to create a real visual treat. Berry and Berry are veraatile musicians, bema accomplished on a num- -t different Instruments. Mil. Toona . .v.e h.r beautifully lluatrated lec- ture of "Ths Great Southwest" In a way taking the audlenoe for a trip across ths RnckiM.-amongth.MoqulIndl.ns.th.cHff dwellers of Arisona. and Into Death al ley, while the usual conoludlng feature WIU n,w ""0m Pictures, The bill at the Burwood for the current , . " V V. , , . K . from start to finish, beaded by The Trans- formation Trio Of European Danoera. who bv ta ,h,,r "P11" h beautiful In tV- art of tag mechanism and effect. Another attraction la that a educated horse, Sleepy Tom, trained U a point where It I able, seemingly, to ua Its own reasoning power In picking out eolers, oeuntlng, telling the time and, ln fact answering any simple question. A IMI'IEM E1TTS, TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY, ,MSo Wl.J, Dy arrancomont with' Chat. Prohmah Tho Wostorn Drama The Scpsj EflaoD Dy Edwin Milton Roylo. LIEDLER & CO. t: :: :: MANAGERO THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY DFf! U" WM. A. BRADY and JOS. R. E-3 I PJI? At A Story ol Rreaent Day Condition BY OKORQB BROADHURST CAMS COMPANY THAT PLAYHD' ALL BUMMER IN NEW YORK NOW IN ITS ECONO YKAR SAVOY TMtATiH NEW YOMK PRICED: "nAVffrfV An Ideal Christmas Gift Th John L. (Stoddard Travel laeturaa I t I Will Nvar or Infermatlon Address THE STODDARD LECTURES. P.O. DotlM.Omaha V i fa Family Theater Refined Vaudeville UCIES, CH'.LD.Slnd GENTLEMEN Tomorrow vmitk Tha Traaslarnution Trio In a Spectacular Dancing Novelty. Hon Koff Mltnio and Impersonator. . Hanvoy and Clark ' Ths Boys VTho Can Sing. Oloepy Tom Th. Horse with thu Human brain 66,000 for His Iiual. Tho Cattanos Novelty Danoera Gins Fon; Lee Tlie Chlnet vTollnlst. Loula Chevalier & Co. Presenting "A Luoky Liar" Earl Q. Hloka Omaha' ravorlt Balladlst. AND THE DURWOOD'G OWN MOTlOTi PICTUHES Dally at 8:60 and l:U p. m. TODAY Porter J. White Co., LaValle A Orant, the 6 Lloyds, Bmlth A WaJ one, Daisy Gordon, the Oagnoux, Bradley & Davis. IDarl a. Hicks and Motion Picture. Special attention given to Ladles and Children. oomedy sketch preetnted by Louis Chevalier and company, entitled "A Lucky Liar," aa)d to be one of the best laugh producers ln vaudeville, will b followed by Herr Von Huff ln mlmlory and Impersonation Haney and Clark, ths tenor and baritone of the original Empire quartet, ar down for a singing act which will b. a revela tion to local theatergoers. The musical end of the bill will be taken care of by Blng Fong Lee, a full-blooded Chinese, who aa a violinist of merit has a national reputation This bill will be rounded out by the Cas tanos, a dancing act, Earl O. Hicks ln his song Illustrations and ths latest motion pictures. If you have anything to trade advertise It In the For Exchange Columna of Tito Bee 'Want Ad Pae. Growth of National Library (Contlnuud from Page One.) almost 1,000 subscribe! (or these catalogue cards and ths number I. con stantly Increasing. About a million persons visit th. library every year. A thousand readers can be accommodated at one tlms. That ths number which Is to be found at ths desks Is growing every year Is proof that the country ta finding out Its reality as a national library. Men who are working ln special lines, writing histories, preparing booka. pajnphlets, newspaper and magaslne artlclea, are learning to look to ward th. superb building at Washington as a treasurs house of material for their us. Before many year It will be almost ths greatest library In ths world, not merely as It I now, almost th biggest. re Big He else for Washer. When an old sailboat was being broken up In Huntington, L. I., a few day agof It waa found that old-fashlonsd ooppr pennies had bsen used as washers ln ths construction of th craft. Inquiry among local historian developed the fact that th boat was built many year ago by Captain Henry Ketch am for his own us. II wanted ' ' built good and strong and seaworthy, and wnea It canoe to putting In the rivet and bolts he supplied a quantity of copper pennies as wash ere. Not baring ecougn of them, b. bought up the entire stock of pennies held by the local nierchanta, and finally made a tr'p to New York City to get more ta finish out the work. Altc.ether seve-al IiuumiwI pmmuta were uatxL JNeW Yoetfc Wei 14. Mil iilliji J..1 . J AMVIEMElfTl. MATII1EE MID III5IIT TT A Di S-fi-7 SATURDAY U U 1 Sl.7Se.60c.256 CRISMER'8 PRODUCTION I p 111 jj THE ' roun month's1 ILDNwl YH EATEN CHrOAOO ur. I ' ' ' I Fall to n.aa. ii i i ., .i . , THEATRE 10-15-S0-7S Mat ne feeey 4 M MAT. TODAY CHAS. E. BLANEY. Presents) LAUM JEAN UOSET'S Great Play of Heart Throb and Yean Parted on lor Bridal Tour A Beautiful Story c4 Lor and Horn. Magnificent Prodaotloa Complete. A Cmt of lrn.urpaM4 Exofllflac, 3 SS Thurs. Dec. 5 HERE'S THE RECORD SHOW BUSTER BROWN TICK, MARY J AXE AND ALL ' THE FAMILY NKW MUSIC IIOHT8 OF PRETTY GIRLSSO BONO HITS. YOU MVST BRE IT SO MUST THE CUILbREX. A CKCtSMTOH 'aitwae Douglas 44. DVAii:E3 VAUDEVILLE til tier) Dij 2:15. Eur) Might 1:11 V'eek Siirtinj Mai. TeJiy the :uim scutii A Bong Btory of Dill. Uitwef-Hoziston Trovpa Russia' WorlJ-Fsnved Novelty Danoers. ZhllKi & OTTO Eiceedlngly runny Comedian. "FOSTER & FO: TER With Melody and Mirth. BETH STONE A Fascination In Bony and Daago, tEHuY & BERRY , Versatile Instrumeolallsts, I..LLE. TOOilA Pictorial Lecture ra th Bouthwo. KiilCDROME aUway tag aeweai ta asr&oe) putat . PBJCIl XOo, Ko, (Oo. mm Tlic Coyd Theater School ol Aclina (A praetlc&l trtloing chol for dramtvto aid y ratle tage) Fcartb Stzziw Kzvi C;?a StudeaU' ilatloeo Eogaraaaau. LILLIAN riTCII. EH rooter W. J. fiUKOCSS. Manator A A hi v r