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
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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
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SATURDAY
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A Story ol Rreaent Day Condition
BY OKORQB BROADHURST
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THAT PLAYHD'
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NOW IN ITS
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PRICED: "nAVffrfV
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Th John L. (Stoddard Travel laeturaa
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THE STODDARD LECTURES. P.O. DotlM.Omaha
V i
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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.
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It In the For Exchange Columna of Tito
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That ths number which Is to be found at
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that the country ta finding out Its reality
as a national library. Men who are
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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
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LAUM JEAN UOSET'S
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Parted on lor
Bridal Tour
A Beautiful Story c4 Lor and Horn.
Magnificent Prodaotloa Complete.
A Cmt of lrn.urpaM4 Exofllflac,
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til tier) Dij 2:15. Eur) Might 1:11
V'eek Siirtinj Mai. TeJiy
the :uim scutii
A Bong Btory of Dill.
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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,
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Pictorial Lecture ra th Bouthwo.
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