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TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBEB 22, 1007.
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Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
mmkIIRISTMAS Is not bringing good
I I cheer to the actor man or the
I I actor lady this time. On the
mummer la much . less than
cheering. Caught In the under
tow of the late panic and dragged out to
deeper water, the play acting folka have
been toned again on the Indifference of
the public that always seta in about the
time Santa Clau makei hla annual de
mand! on the family exchequer, and fin
ally they ere atranded on the ahoala of
cloned theatera and are waiting for the
coming again of "good tlmea" after the
holidays are over. It I a alngular fact,
that Just about Christmas time each year
the publlo neglect the theater at a rate
that te depreasing Indeed to those whose
livelihood depends on It. But such It In;
the dollar that are ordinarily epent for
eat are now epent for gift and little
remembrance, and the play U neglected.
Thl baa always been true, and probably
always will be. The west has seen lees of
It this season than the rest. Down New
Tork way things are extremely dull. Dur
ing three weeks preceding the last, 120
companies closed, and either were dis
banded or laid off until after the holiday
season, These were not ell "fly-by-night"
companies, either, but many of them
'headed by real stars, Margaret Anglin. for
example. This means that many compe
tent actors are added to the list of unem
ployed, swelling the host whose numbers
r always formidable, of those looking
lor aa engagoment Another thing that
added to this was the sudden termination
Hi th vaudrrflle war that opened so trier
!!y, Dosens and dosens of "aots" are laid
off. a the managers have no place to put
them. Many of the best money-getter
ars Bated among those who are "resting,"
while Lb manager close out existing con
tracts made with less meritorious playera
This does net mean that the show busl
tisn Is all going to ruin, but that it Is be
ing readjusted, and that with a revival In
other line, new venture will be sent forth
C a court publlo favor, and soma better
thing win b on the r ad after the first
at to year.
Th vaodevflls situation I moat unset-'
ftted. When XOaw sV EManger entered the
jjr&m tier bid for the best acts, and sala
ries began to go up at one. Not only the
wood anil but ail act were advanced in
price It not In merit, until "advanced"
vaudeville meant to the manager that
alarle) had gone out of sight Double the
pay f former year wa a low figure to
offer an attraction, and a genuine "head
liner might "right It own ticket" When
la aw Brlanger got ready to quit the
Tama, they turned their contracts over to
the firms that stayed In, and these are now
Oiling them a far a possible. Not enough
bouse are available for all, and the result
la that all alone the Una are tam being
laid off. Aa outcome will be that double
pay will result In half time for the current
aeasen, and next season a readjustment
that will bo hard to get down to. Salaries
are not likely to remain at their present
"war" altitude.
I .. . .
Closing their theater in Omaha doe not
tndloat that Messrs. BulUvan as Considln
are going out of the vaudeville business,
for they are thl week dedicating In Denver
a brand new theater, said to bo on of the
handsomest in the west It 1 te be the
homo of the sama brand of vaudeville a
offend here, and ths firm expects It to
pay.. Thl give Denver six theaters be
side the ueual number of "picture" show
and the Ilka. Mr. Qeurtey announcement
that ho ha concluded a lease with Messrs.
Sullivan Considln for the Burwood
theater, and that b wilt Install there a
took ootnpany, la of Interest Stock oom
fanles have always been popular in Omaha,
and the further statement of the new man
ager that be will bring as many of the
established favorites of the Woodward
Btock company tanX to Omaha as possible
how that he fuUy appreciates the ad
vantago of . having a good came, tot hi bill.
Tb date of opening has been fixed for
January S. ...
Granville Barker Bays he is coming to
America to look over the land, and thinks
that with a little of the English political
discussion cut out of his "Waste" he can
tnako the play a suooess here. This is
the play that the British censor refused
to permit te bo publloly performed In
Lonaon. Mr, Barker Hatters our taste
When, be suggests omitting a little of the
political discussion local to London and
the retention of the other phases of his
argument that a man wastes his talent
when be squanders It and that a woman
Wastes her life when she thrown It
away. Ho doesn't need to Impress Us
with this fact It will be admitted with
out the necessity of his projecting it at
US from ovor the footlights. It has al
ways been understood in America that a
man destroy- himself for publlo good
When he commits an offense against good
manners and common decency; if he Is
brainy enough to be of any publlo con
sequence, he I also brainy enough to
know that our notion of decency and
personal oonduot require adherence to a
rather narrow Interpretation of the dec
alogue. A woman also knows that she
U wasting herself when ah seeks safety
from her sin In a crime. If politics are
In any wise essential to Mr. Barker' play,
he can find quit as much of Interest in
tho United Bute aa In England. We
tiavo no disestablishment question over
toero. but w have' other questions quite
aa plotureaque and as susceptible of use
for stag purposes. If he doesn't think
. let him attend a performance of "The
Hon and the Mouse" or "The Man of
the Hour" and ses what our politics, na
tional or local, really Is like. In the
meantime Mr. Barker may be sure bis
play wUl have a hearing on this side.
It has been advertised sufficiently to at
tract a great many of what Cervantes
cce called the "unwisely curious."
CbrUtmaa numbers of the theater pa-
Prs are coming to band. . The good old
Dramatic Mirror has a much less am
bitious issue this time, but whatever it
may lack In quantity it has lost nothing
In quality. Mr. Flake's paper is edited
with to greatest of care at all times
and appeal te the discriminating and
conservative readers as a publication of
substauoa and reapeotablilty. Warren T.
Patrick's new paper, the Bhow World!
ha put out 1 first Christmas number,
beicg the twenty-sixth of Ita publication.
It advertising columns reflect its pros
perity, while It contain matter euough
to supply reading fer a month, and all
f It worth reading. It 1 well illustrated.
too. jar. rairiua shewed a good deal of
courage In starting his paper when he
did. but results seem to have justified
hi eonftdimo. Variety ha a handsome
number, full of Interesting matter and
1 of especial Interest to the performer
In whose Interest It 1 published.
WMDOX WAITS THE DREAM WALTZ
Aawether of the Tom el Wonder Corn
iest fresa Vleaasw
LONDON. Deo. 1L -(Special Correspond
ence.) Of all the new productions that are
promised In the near future, perhaps the
on that la arousing most anticipation
among Londoner is "The' Droam Welt."
Oeoar Strauss' piece on the line of "The
Merry Widow," which seem to be almost,
if net quite, a big a hit In Vienna a was
Lehar' now famous operetta. "The Dream
Walt-' will be produced by George Fd
wardes and diaries FTohman In conjunc
tion on both sides of the Atlantic, but Lon
don is to have It first, and Kdwarden is
novr in Vienna arranging for the produc
tion of the play here. Incidentally he is
negotiating for the exclusive rights In Eng
lish of 'Teter snd Tsui In Dreamland," the
new piece by the author of "The Merry
Widow," which deals with a children's
Utopia, and which the Austrian critics de
scribe as "delightfully tuneful," though
none of them seems to think It likely to
prove another international erase.
"The Dream Walts," however, appear
fairly certain to be such, for the dance
melody which is its lelt motif Is said to
run the waits in the "Widow" very close.
The plot of the later place, moreover, Is
not less Ingenious than that of the earlier
one, though some of the situations will
need "editing" for Anglo-Saxon audience.
In the first act we have a certain arch
ducheea engaged to a prince, and the
scene, which 1 laid in an anteroom, shows
us the couple on their wedding eve. sur
rounded by their friends, rejoicing In the
new union. Suddenly the prince Is missed.
Tempted by a lively companion, he has
slipped off to a big fete.
There he is bewitched by the strains of
the "dream waltz," which Is being played
by fascinating member of the ladles'
orchestra, and the prince pursues his new
charmer. He Is sought high and low by
his friends, but fn the final act he returns
to his bride, thalr happiness being brought
about by the fair musician herself, who
manages to convince him that the wait
which captivated him was played by his
own fiancee. In Vienna they have named
It "Balsirenen II." It has made the con
quest of Germany and Italy already, not
to mention the country of its origin, so
like enough we ail shall be humming It
before long.
It Is fairly safe to prophesy that another
fortnight will witness the revival of
an American play at the London "Comedy."
This Is Clyde Pitch's "Truth." in which
Marie Tempest scored as ' perhaps she
never had scored before, and which had
not outworn it popularity when It wa
withdrawn a couple of month ago, to' en
able the star to appear in Sutro's latest
"The Barrier." Unfortunately, tho latter
place Justified It name by keeping people
out of the theater, and . "ran" only for
about a month.
"Angela," which Frohman put on at the
Comedy this week, and In which Mario
Tempest also play the leading part, look
Ilka having an oven prompter finish. It
was adapted from th French by the ac-
tress- husband. Cesmas Gordon Lennox,
who also has been playing In indifferent
luck of late, hi version of "MlquetU,"
which Frohman tried at the Duke of
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Music and Musical Notes
way station for a bite during the "ten ' booked for the Boyd on Thursday, Frl
ND . it earn to pass ta thos (to put It very bluntly) Instead of trying minutes top." But a cattl train runs day and Saturday, with a Saturday matl-
I da? that there went out a
I decree from Caesar Augustus
"m e me worm snouia n
t1."
Wben wo think of the nrob-
tan which ha confronted each and every
one of u during th last fsw weeks, and
especially th last few days, wo feel a
new significance In the words which pre-
ceded tho old., old story of th shepherds
watching their flock by night on old
Judaea' plain. For surely thl "Christ-
maa-present" problem, which tho ineor-
rlglble Elbert Hubbard used to term the
"annual swap." doe tax one to the utter.
most, in Ingenuity, in finance and in tact
nere is a cheerful optimism in the
thought that the Christmastldo has ono
treat and commanding point of excellence.
in that the motto, for the time being
seems to be, "What shall I give?" and not'
"What shall I getr Ws are getting
around to the idea of thinking more of
other people. We do not so often, or so
constantly., say, "What will Santa Clan.
bring me?" but, rather, we are beginning
to. ask.' "What can I send to Santa Claus
to give to someone else?" Be it so.
Musicians are accused of being at vari
ance one with another. But Is it untrue of
lawyers? Do all business men live to-
gether in amity and unity? Do the doctors
of medicine, of various schools, fall on each
other s necks and rave about one another's
excellences! Do all the clergy of the vari-
ous denominations but that
is another
matter. The only ones who
really do
agree on fundamentals are the dentists. ' Th Christmas season brings us to a "Polyernr" In which it was hinted that In th history of the violin to absolute
for each of them Is giving his entire time time to think upon the progress of truth th' PrlTte of certain well-known supremacy on his chosen Instrument At
to getting at the "root" of the thing. Why, in the various lines of music; teacher of marrla8 reformer would not bear In- XI. when most men are beginners at their
then, should musicians be constantly the knowledge of Instruments and of the Pct,on- Bhaw says that the reference 1 life work, he stands master. Americans
quoted as though they never agreed upon greatest and most intricate mechanism, to k"1' and he ,mP,ore Baleeby to prove were among the first to recognise his talent
anything? Why, will yeu believe me, I th voice; Interpreters, those who dream lt hl erllet convenience. m its Immaturity, and Kubellk la glad to be
have heard half a doxen musicians agree- dreams In chords, and see visions in strains m lmo,t ruined," declared Bhaw, able to return to the new world and give
Ing at one time about the good work of melody, are coming closer and closer "br tne Pr",tenc with which th critic them th benefit of his perfected art Mr.
another, and I have heard a whole army lo tbe truth, in their discoveries of ways 5eclr that I am a bloodless, passionless, Frohman has arranged for htm the most
of musical people agree that some ono ar'(l means to get the best results. By Intellectual machine. Incapable of realls- extensive tour he has yet made, beginning
thing was wrong. training tho Inner sight to the utmost ,n the 'Plondld delights of dramatic In New Tork City at the mammoth Hlp-
S ' they will see the gleam and lt will lead alulterV- A scandal would rehabilitate podrome on November 10 and embracing all
Musicians are in sweh of truth; in their thera ever Into the light. The text books me' 1 court It; I will not say a word In tbe principal cities of the United States
search they are obliged to cross the burn- of twenty years ago are almost entirely my own defense." Up to the moment of and Canada, from coast to coast, and ln-
ing sands of indifference, (most pupils dlscared now, but the great Masters, who writing Mr. Shaw's desire for "vlndlca- eluding a detour into Mexico and Cuba,
being opposed to serious work or continued iolloved the gleam, are still to be heard tlon" w tnla 'Pect ha not been gratl-
thinking. They become sensitive, porhap In our home; their message, which they R "The Clansman" I booked tor the Boyd
Impatient, but touch one under the surface received on the hillsides by night are on Wednesday and Thursday, January I-
and you will instantly find a faithful tored In our hearts, their words have' been Qranvll, Barker wa to have gone over and S.
friend. They are not, strictly speaking, written and are preserved on our book- t0 tn u,l,ted States this autumn to "oy .
materialists, and so they view things from "helves, and their faces look down to us out the land" nd what the Prospect Oeorge Sidney and his big company of
standpoints which are not always either fron our walls. May we always be able wa" of !U belnT wortn ,or Um t0 comedlan"' aan0r and lingers Is an-
orthodox or politic. But get to the heart to lo them in the face! accept the offer to go over and manage nounced for an appearance at the Krug.
and you will find that when they see the ' f the ca,le1 millionaire's theater on a big for touT aW starting matinee today,
star they are always ready to coma and ' And the child grew, and waxed strong "alry' H" "wments here, however. "Th Masuma Man" will serve as the ve-
worshlp. and spent a life in leaching ministering re lag to maka lt impossible for him hlol ' this merry little oomadian's tour
$ and educating, feeding physically men t0 lMlve bfore n,xt Irtn' Th Plan thl" ,on- 711 year the cast embraces
The Wise Men of all times and ages have tally and spiritually the people with whom by M mean" dead ,n Pt ot tha sulcld ,oma of th leading artist of musical com
brougiit their gold and frankincense and He came in contact. He passed through 0f CnaTle" Barney, who was one of its The chorus Is a marvel of beauty
myrrh to lay at the feet of truth. The dreary days and lonely nights, despised moving spirits. Barker's own play, and, training, the costumes expensive, new
sckools and the great conswrvatorK-s and and rejected of men; He was face to face "Waat"'" which was auppreesej by tbe snd novel In design and the scenery ap
Ule Inner circles of musical scribes and with that penetrating question, "What Is censor Produced privately by the propriete and artistic. In fact, "Busy Ixxy,
Pharisees may shrug their shoulders and Truth" that question Which Pilate asked. Bta oclet)r m' be seen in America ef- th Masuma Man," can readily be classed
speculate, until a higher power demands nineteen hundred years ago, and which the ter a11' tOT Barker, who at first vowed musical production equal to any of
"where the young child Is." Such has been world has been asking ever since and thftt not ,ln ot " hou,1 be cut, 1 now recent date,
the case with a great n.. ny of our great during all these times the star was still ctn,1Jerins the unanimous advice of his f -men.
Ist summer, i , I Btood wlth'thou- shining. And when He was about to go crlt,c- likely to consent to take "Tn w" the Transgressor." which
sands of other musical mourners watching He "ve a promise, namely, that the Com- out m9 or the political discussions that w,u the attraction at the Krug for three
the procesion whkh bore the mortal re- 'orter, the Spirit of Truth would surely woul11 make portions of the play tedious ,ay starting, next Thursday night, is a
mains of the great Joachim to their last conie. And that was the Holy Ghost. And t0 American hearers. novelty In every way. It has many corn
resting place In a Berlin cemetery, the one the worIl affufd of that ghost today as HATDEN CHURCH. features and entertaining vaudeville
note that sounded discordant In the strain of 0,d But the Faith-motif of the angel's specialties. On of the features of the pro
of sweet and sincere sympathy was this- "Fr not." nd the Hope-motif of tho .. Co",,m . ductlon is ths Introduction of a group ot
"Is lt not too bad that he withstood all choru ' "Olory, Peace and Good Will" wullam Collier will be at the Boyd thea- highly developed canine, who perform
pressure to have Richard Btrauss recog- makea eternal music for the waiting ones. n 8und'r' Monday, Tuesday. Wednes- part In the play in a manner that will
nixed!" The same wss true of Richard nd 11 ta for u" to "com with haste" and day' Chrt"tme" matinee. In "Caught in convince anyone that they are almost
Wagner. We think back through the list follow the star while we bear the angels 'h Rin" ,arc m threa ct by Mr. human. Important parts havs been as
of the great ones of Music and If we are "in"' Collier and Grant Stewart The scenes of signed them In the play and the way they
at all conversant with musical hlstorv we And they will sing if we will but listen fh. pUy ,ald ,n CoIorado. Dick Craw- obey cue and assist In tho development
know that ever and anon the learned
..i.ii" .i ....
v...?. uiu me conservsuvs pnarlsees havs
withheld recognition until tha clamcr grew
so strong; that even tho king (the Herod)
ws troubled and "all Jerusalem with
him." Hut the wise men knew, and ths
wise men always know, and they see the
star because they are watching for It!
And ths people, the untutored
will always "follow tbe gleam'1 If they musical people very where, and those who MoU" to r,1 of hvr' but 1t ta Vfcry mylm Aani'" "Good Bye, Jiinj Take Keer o'
hear tha truth In music. V.' talk s, good wu'i musical, may, at this season, dent tnt " l" 10 ,ov Unfortunately tor Yourself," and others, each being plctorl
deal about ths nonapprecuuloa of th thS sngel sing, and find surcoase th moothnes f love course Dick Is ally llustrated. The Whltcomb lllley quar
maaaes: that tue people cannot appreciate fram th discords of human existence. mistaken a to th Identity of th girl, tet will be heard In several numbers. Jug
good music; that the only muslo they can OJl YiW Mariner. Down to the haven,' wnom h llve U be Nellie Gardiner, glery and xylophone playing are th ape.
understand Is the music of the moat .ui.u Call our companions. When later he has an opportunity to win claltie of Charlen and Charlene. Th
type. ItUgrossamonthelnTeuInc. r.vMSrUr "owd your; rortun by marrying Mia. Muriel M,n Ron. D. Haven cestet. a bevy of dancing
of the peopto. Th people wlU Ilk vhat And ,r vshe Over the margin, ne rJcU ott" on th ground of hi and lnglng girl, will display a fin ward
they understand, and they will understand JUW uUuw f'oUa the Oiem. lv for another girL The "other girl" is. rob pi several changes. Miss De Haven
If th mlcUu. d not try to -.how off Moxrjta 7 tr"vJ"J ' 'f" th Murte, M,n' Mur,l wU1 P'" "t. and In
TOOMAS J. XJ.UT. evefLers th. rtjeotlon e( ber hand and male atUrs 1 said to make a dandy Soy.
The
Ideal Version
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through
tbe house -
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
Tbe stockings were bung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
TKn AhtMran w.ra nA.tlnil All anil CT In thfllP hedfl.
While Tislons of sugar-plums danced
heads-
And Mamma 'in her' kerchief, and I in
Had Just settled our brains for a long winter s nap,
When out on the lawn arose such a clatter,
I sprang out' of bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the, window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters, and threw np the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave a luster of midday to objects below;
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
t knew in a moment it must be St Nick!
More rapid than eagles Mb coursers they came,
And he whUtled, and shouted, and called them by
' name;
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancerl now.
Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Dunner and Blltzen!
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall.
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So np to the housetop the coursers they flew,
With his eleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas, too.
And then In a twinkling I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all In fur from his head to his foot,
And bis clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler Just opening his pack.
His eyes how they twinkled; his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;
His little droll mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth.
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly.
That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of Jelly.
He was chubby and plump a right Jolly old elf
And I laughed when I saw him In spite of myself.
York recently, having . run Just a week.
Almort anyone could have prophesied it.
Almost anyone, too, you would think,
could have told the producers that "An-
gela" would not do.
In French It wa called "Dix Minute
' .
to Interest the people In the beauties of the
great consoler and gladsome comforter,
Music
When the angels first sang that Gloria In
nr!ii v k o. ,. i.
good muslo, music of the highest class.
It was to the point! When tho message
had been given, the musician stopped!
If you remember, th shepherds were ter-
rlMy frightened when they saw the glory
nd all that, but when the angel uttered
the first words Of that Immortal song which
ha been rlnalnk and neanne- and soarlns-
!i fw. P!r :5 . '"'
sa,iiu i vswuiiuiiijx. turuuKM LiiH HEfM.' inr nina
invm, wiguiu uid qui, lor UIW
teen hnndred year,, the fright wa. over! ,
bomt ialnt)A , tha ..
Irtt, cJ? ,1 L V , P ,1'
, H1ne8t nl on ertn
', toward men. what did
"mple shepherds doT They did not
f Inke or to assert that
Ins,o was "above them" and yet It
"wnuiy. oui xney am jusi wnat tne
dear public will do today. If they are given
mo dbsi music, oeauuruiiy done, with In-
'te,,lent of th subject,' and without
monumental displays of technics; they will
follow the gleam; they will say on to an-
Other, "Let US DOW ro and Bee this thlnr
which t come to pass."
An the shepherds followed the gleam,
n,l they made no delay In doing so; they
"came with haste." Wise shepherds.
And the people who are of simple heart.
and of simple faith, and of simnle can-
dor will usually find what they go for.
8V" th"gh th cloven skies they come.
w mga umunea;
r,d.tl!1ii,lr h,,"v,,"1S' n""o floats
Abote U. sad arlony"..
They bend on hovering wing,
A"'? Yer o'er its abel sounds
J It IlLKsU'fl U It Ut- hi a no
B. H. Sears.
The musical critic of The Bee sincerely
and earnestly houea that w.i-v mk..
the musical fraternity hereahairt. .11
Night. Before Christmas
A wink of his eye and a twist of bis head.
Soon gara me to know I bad nothing to dread;
He spake not a word, but went straight to bis werk.
And filled all tbe stocking;; then turned with a Jerk,
And laying bis finger aside of bis nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to bis sleigh, to his team gave a whistle.
And away they all
through their Aud I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight,
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
my cap Clement C. Moore.
x Revised Version
Twas the night before Christmas, and both of us
glum, .
For the wagon from Chargem A Co.'s hadn't come.
The stockings were hung by the chimney all five -iBut
the things to put In them, had failed to arrive.
Tbe children were sleeping as soundly as tops
And dreaming of toys they had seen in the shops.
And mamma in kimono and I In pyjams
Were drowsy as dormice and silent as clams
When out in the street there arose such a clatter,
I threw up the sash to see what was the matter,
And observed, on the breast of the new-fallen snow.
The delivery wagon of Chargem ft Co.
"Whoa. Tom!" and "Whoa, Jerry!" a voice that was
gruff
Exclaimed, and "Quick, Bill, with this last bnach of
stuff!"
As a man who climbing the face of Mont Blanc,
Or a river that's rising to cover Its bank,
So rose to our flat, bundle-burdened and slow.
The tired-out driver from 'Chargem ft Co.
His trousers were tattered, bis Jumper was torn,
His countenance grimy, his manner forlorn.
A cigarette stump he held tight in his face,
And its odor unpleasant affected the place.
He spoke not a word when I opened the door,
But an armful of packages flung on the floor,
Then presented a book of receipt for the same,
With a stub of pencil to scribble my name.
I was moved to invite him to pour out a drink,
But the Scotch was all out, as I happened to think;
So I gave him instead a large five-cent seegar
Whoso aroma long after I smelled from afar.
I remarked when he left, and mamma she agreed,
That his was a cheerless existence, Indeed;
For be failed to observe, as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"
. Puck.
d'Arret," (Ten Minutes for Refreshments).
and In French It probably was quite
"pretty" and belleveable, too. But In
Kngland country folk do not hold their
wedding supper In railway dining rooms
and so what mut have been a delightful
act ha become wholly unconvincing.
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The situation Is this: The hero and
heroine have met In a train (quit in the
"Bames of Nsw Tork" fashion) and re-
pair to th dining room of a wayside rail-
,nto theirs and a wait of several hours Is
necessitated. In tbe next room a wedding
supper is going on, wrcn a very young nnae
nd groom and other swains and their
lassies. CuDtd relms aunreme there are
klsse In every corner, as the heroine re-
mark" nd tnl" rneral amorousness proves
" lnfect that beforo the curtain falls
wa havs th hero n heroine billing and
cooln likewise. ' . . ...
H ,"n't blt real ta Bn1,Bn' A"
th rU"t,C "typ8" beoom Impossible
n We ra BkaA t0 beIlev ourselves in
Torkshtre. And as. the first, act of , "An-
. ...
I. ..,.11 l 1 1 .. ... -
V. " 3 'T! Z , "
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votea 10 u" consequences, the failure of
tnta t0 conv,nce u -o"1" tl8
of the piece. Mario Tempest, piquant a
ever, an wonders with scant material:
Allen Aynesworth, as her lover, was badly
handicapped by lines written for delivery
by a Frenchman. (Big beefy Englishmen
do not talk about "mv kiss whloh flutters
over your fingers like a butterfly.") Ev-
eryone else worked hard to little nurnose.
So. unless Charles Frohman Is under con-
tract te "present" Miss Tempest In some
other new nlay I think Clvde Fitch mav
nnnt n rurthar ITnirllah nsvillUa milts
shortly.
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George Bernard Bhaw says that If It
can be proved that he Is carrying on what
is commonly known as a liaison, he will
1,8 ceiightofl. He makes this character
istlc assertion In replying to a paper by'
Dr. C. W. Saleeby on the subject of
mm,n enHeer, who thinks
" - uw hid iv mv en in-
Jured workman, but who runs away at th
B,ht of P1" face. driven by a ter-
r,n storm under the shelter of a protect-
Ing awning. There, to hi. dlm. h. And.
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the prettiest girl he has ever seen. Muriel
Mason. He Is compelled to entertain her
during their enforced stay under the awn-
nd b ul"" to believe that he 1 an-
flew like the down ef a thistle;
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n 'snorance of Dick s mistake as to hei
entity accept the offer of marriage of
ally partner. The marriage b
PPna ' from time to time, and a yeai
later- when Bn ar"l Ick meet at a huntlnt
club ,n the Rockies, all Is explained and
the bashful youngman wins the girl of hla
choice.
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Ee Wolf Hopper, in a new comic opera,
Produced by the Shuberts, from the pens of
Reginald De Koven and Frederlo Ranken,
nee. In "Happyland," his new vehicle,
Mr. Hopper Is even better suited than
usual, xne scenes or the opera, which Is
In two act, show a court yard of the lm-
Derial ralace of Rlvata mannvlnnrik
the Elysian fields. Mr. Hopper's role Is
that of a sad old monarch, Ecstatlcus.
king of Elysia, whose woes are mostly
imaginary, due to a surfeit Of happiness,
but who has. notwithstanding, some real
enamle plotting against him ami hi king-
dom. . Associated with De Wolf Hopper In
tl cast are Marguerite Clark. Ada Deaves,
William Wolff. Josenh PhilllM. Julian
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. . . . . .
m" rPp n mU?a "w!
renco. ina company numoers aooun juu
people, including a large contingent of
New Tork Casino girls,
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On Sunday night, December 29, at the
Boyd. Kubellk. the wUard of the violin,
will be heard. He Is meeting with great
. suoces on hi third American tour of the
United States and will be In this cltv
next. Not the least Important Items In
Jan Kubelik's traveling materials are his
three violins. One of these is the nerfect
"Strad," a gift from Mrs. Palmer, wife of
Walter Palmer. M. P.. the multl-mllllonalre.
and who la emnnar tha s-reat mnalral n.
thustasts of London, Count Brosche of
Vienna presented the splendid Guernorlus,
and for an almost similar model Kubellk
himself paid 16,600. In the seven years
which have elapsed since his first visit to
America Kubellk. according to the Joint
acclaims of musical nations, has risen from
the position of tho most astonishing prodigy
of the plot I astounding. ,
An original and beautiful Idea, called "A
Nlg-ht With the Poet," heads the new bill
that starts the week at the Orpheum with
matinee today. A dosen performers as-
st In the production, principal of whom
Is James B. Reeves. Who reads such of
James Whltoomb Riley's selections as "An
Old Sweetheart of Mine," "Little. Orphan
AMVSKMElfTS.
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BOYD'S
Tonight, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Xmas Matinee 2:30
CHARLES FROHMAN rreert
19 la
Am
IN THE FARCE COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
ehtt in the C3ain
ny WILLIAM COLLIER n1 GRANT STEWART
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY - Saturday Matinee
SAM S. AND LEE SHUDERT Presenl
Beli!fSf IrOopper
Supported by tha DK WOLF HOPPER OPERA CO. ;
Which Includes Miss MARQUERITE CLARK snd 79 Othsr Plsysr
Frasntlna DE KOVEN fc RAN KEN'S COMIC OPERA
HAPPY LAND
SUNDAY NIGHT, DEC. 29
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON
DANIEL FROHMAN Present-
JAW '
THE WORLD'S RENOWNED VIOLINIST
DECEMBER 30 AND 31 , T"VVO
TIM MURPHY Plays
Jan. 1 and 2 HEW YEAR'S MATINEE
Positively Last Timet of the Most Popular Dram,
in the History I the American Static
the r.
By THOMAS DIXON JR.-DIRECTION: CEO. H. BRENNAN
S3 Companies Consolidated Into 6ns, 8vnty-flv People, s Troop
of Horses snd s Magnificent New Scnlo Production
00 NOT MISS THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL PLAY PRIOR
TO ITS THREE YEARS' TOUR AROUND THE WORLD
COMING I COMING f COMINGS "
FRED M ACE i-- Circus Man
TV"""""1"
KTTh tt f jfK Matloee Today Special Matlnre Xmas
IKUQjI io aa no ,o ... a ..
Night Frlcs IB - BB - BO . TB
Today, Tomorrow, Tuesday and Cnrlstmaa
-THAT rVNNY LITTLE FELLOW-
GEORGE SIDNEY, Hirn..i
BUSY IZZY, (She '-Mazum. Man
IN HIS NEW rOOLEHY-
Best. Biggest and Funniest He Has Had Yet ,
SO PEOPLE -:- a O SONG HITS
3 SKKSJEK" Thursday. Dec. 26
CHARLES H. YALE'S Melodramatic Sensation
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THIS WAY OF THE
TRANSGRESS O R.
Inlroduclnu tit Wonderful Aolino
LANDS EER DOGS
NOTHINQ LIKE IT IN THIS COUNTRY
NtXT SUNDAY, ROSE MELVILLE, IX SIS HilPKIMS
Oeorge Austin Moor will sing his favorite
songs. Louis A. Simon and Qraee Gard
ner will give a one-act farce-comedy,
"Th New Coachman." Madame Bart
hold' trained cockatoo; th Christie duo,
with English muslo hall acrobatic danc
ing and comedy and grotesque Russian
steps, and new kinodrome pictures com
plete th bill.
The Simple Life In Cairo
The native Ufa seen in Cairo is of never
ending Interest. During the middle of th.
closed for two hours', and It was during this
lull in business that a young porter brought
out a small Slna tub to the sidewalk tn
front of a jewelry store and proceeded un
concernedly to wash his feet. Native bar
ber may be seen plying their tt jdi every,
where on the street, like bootblacks, each
one carrying his own little outfit with him
and squatting down wherever It Is th. most
convenient to the customer. Coffee-makers,
with tiny charcoal burners, a long-handled
brass cup for boiling, and small drinking,
cups, add their share to the strangs scsne.
But tb oddest sight of all I to watch
th moving of a family by native movers.
There are no vans, no tedious packing, no
fuss about delicate china or brlc-a-brao.
Ons man contracts to do the moving, and
when he arrives upon the scene a 'smell
army of natives accompny him. Th
first on takes two or three chairs, locks
their legs together, and, lifting tbeni to hi
head, balance them and starts off on 6
Jog-trot. Another follows with a sofa
perched upon his head; two or three go
In group with the various sections of
beds, others with tables and rugs and sofa
pillows and bedding, until every one has
a load and has joined the procession on
its way to th nsw place.
Seated In an easy chair, with 'a cup of
fragrant tea and a plat, of thin buttered
bread before him, th tourist has only to
lean back and watch tha interesting natlvei
pictures which ars unrolled as from a
kaleidoscope until be feel th. very pulsa
tion of Cairo life. Camels, donkeys, slectrlo
'buses, bicycles, cabs, quaint native
wagons, smart-looking Enfllsh dog-carts,
groups of tourists on horseback, then
more camels and donkeys and natives on
foot In endless procession follows each
other past. Cairo Is a center for native
manifestations of hilarity, and these man
ifestations are usually . accompanied ' by
street parades, whether'they be weddings,
the welcoming of pilgrims from Mecca, or
just every -day prtles. A parade Is always
headed by a band consisting of a huge
kettle-drum on the back of a camel, with
a man pounding lt hard, and a couple of
bagpipers who play for heurs without
stopping.
The peddlers are not the least interest
ing of the characters which make the
streets picturesque. With everything, from
live alligators to gold-embroidered belts,
these peddlers Infest the district of the
fashionable hotels. Harriet Qulntey, In
Leslie's Weekly.
AMUSEMENTS.
THEATER
n n ptfv.
L3 U UYV
- By
CHARLES H. FLEMING
Vuons Douglas 494.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
A Merry Xmas Pleasure Offering
Week Starting Mat. Today
M.t.Eurr Dl 2:15, Etery Wight 8:15
A NIGHT WITH THE POETS
Told In Story, Song and Picture,
CHARLENE & CHARLEHE
Drawing Room Entertainers.
ROSE DE HAVEN SEXTETTE
Jingling Song and Dance In
"The Understudy."
GEO. AUSTIN MOORE
A jOood Singer of Good Songs,
LOUIS A. GRACE
SIMON m GARDNER
Presenting "The New Coachman."
BARTHOLDI'S COCKATOOS
Wonderful Trained Bird.
CHRISTIE DUO
Anglo-Russian Dancers.
KINODROME
Always the Newest in Motion
Pictures.
PRICES: 10c, 26o. (00.
Seats for Xmas Matinee and Night
on Sale.
COLUEK
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The Boyd Theater '
School o! Acting
(A praetical trainUg school
for dramatfc amd piratic
" tag)
Fourth Season Now Open
Student' Matins Eoeaf oatg.
LILLIAN riTCH. Director
W. J. BURGESS. Msjm,
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