THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 5. 1DO?.
Gossip
VETt and inon ccmea
El
the cry
become
that the theater is
merely a matter cf commerce,
and that Therris ami T-rpsi-clwire
are the handmaidens of
Mercury and Mammon. Much
.nirg accompanies the statement that
Ait la neglected and tl:at the avaricious
managers a'l! have none of any effort but
ti lt which is sure to crowd their theaters
end "turn m away." Reasons are
. ascribed for this snd i!mwt unanimously
fio various commentators earee that it is I
ptiulir taste that is responsible. The people
da rot desire. the purely artistic; they want
the trass, and they are willing to fay for
It, therefore the managers serve It to them.
If this view of the case overlooks that
function of the theater which is supposed
to be educational it Is not to be wondered
at. The fact, lamentable though It may
I e, nevertheless remains that what the
ear public Is willing to aay for it will be
fumiilvd, but no manager Is longer willing
to assume any very serious risk In trying
to determine what Is wanted. It has Wn
well established that silly society plays.
Inane musical cor.it JSes, and "problem"
plays If not toj' Innocuous, will attract
multitudes to the theaters of the country,
and these are what the men who own and
control the theaters of the world are hand
ing forth. It la not alone in the lnltcd
States that this la true. In England anil
Europe the success of a play is quickly
determined by the number of paying
fcartona It attract to the box office. Meth
ods of advertising that would scarcely be
tolerated In America are resorted to there
that public attention may be attracted to
actor or play, and every subterfuge that
will bring an additional penny of revenue
la employed. Put we are told that In Eu
rope the artistic sense Is developed to a
point that may never be attained in
America.
Henrietta Crosman Is the latest to pay
the penalty of having faith In the public
demand for Art. She had made a success
aa a, comedienne, and In lighter roles was
admittedly peerless. From fans Gene to
Rosalind she had conquered all. and her
Sweet Kitty Bellalrs and Nell Gwyn will
be enshrined among the classics of the
American stage. Hut she was ambitious.
She had accumulated a large sum of money
ed was thought to be well established In
the world. It was her sole desire to be of
some distinct service to the stage, to gi.-e
to the public some genuine tribute of her
trt. She looked upon her achievements in
comedy rolea as light and airy things, soon
forgotten, no matter how greatly appre
jiated during the passing moment while the
fpell was cn. .To create a character that
would be Inseparably associated with her
nstue wis the aim of her endeavor. So she
undertook Christian In Hunan,s "Pilgrim's
Progress." With the assistance of her hus
band. Maurice Campbell, whose literary
skill and artistic Judgment may always
be relied upon, and one or two others, she
prepared an acting version of the famous
allegory and gave it sumptuous presenta
tion. It was not a hurriedly conceived and
hastily executed undertaking, but was In
preparation for years before being offered
to the public. And now Henrietta Crosman
has been adjudged a bankrupt. AH her
life's effort la summed up a failure that
has swept away her capital at least. If
she retains her ambition It Is because ahe
has the- fine courage of which hemes are
Qualified. Critics- of mature Judgment I
praised Mlsaj Crosman I play and her
. presentation t; persona. of artistic taste
admitted its value and It was In every way
'a success so far as Art goes, but -the dol
lars are pouring In at the theater where
Hatlie Williams Is disporlln la "The Lit
tle Cherub" What more- need be said
unless It be that MUs Crosman has the
courage to live down her disappointment
and again make an endeavor? She Is too
fine a woman to be spared from the Amer
ican atago and has too many staunch ad
mirers to despair of again achieving suc
cess. Just at the time when other magnates
of the amusement world are curtailing ac
tivity In all directions. Cleveland comes to
the front with
one who would attract at- j
tonfion even djrinc the busiest time. Max
Faetkenhauer walked Into Cleveland twelve
years ago with fringes on his trousers.
Other members of the musician's union
guyed hvm. and quietly responded. "Laugh
If you like, you'll all be working for me In
side of a year." He made good on his
promise, and now he has Jus; opened a
theater which for sis, at least, excels any
thing In the I'nlted Slates with the ex
ception of the Hippodrome in New York.
It has a seating capacity of 4. 560. and dur-Ina-
ths first week of lis career Mr. Faet-
krnhauer has entertained S.'.C'.i people as j
his guests at the new house. Its stage Is-j
enormous, being ISO feet wide and let feed
deep. From the bottom of the tank to the j
gridlron" or fly gallery, is 11a feet. The
tank holds nearly half a million gallons of
water and will be used fr evjuatic exhibi
tions. The stae Is In s-ctlons and can be
easily handled by means of electrically con
trolled hydraulic lifts. Forty-four private
dressing rooms are provided, beside the
usual big rooms for the chorus and minor
ALDERMEll
OflY WINDOWS-
Corporations and Other I'nslRtitly
Fktli IVM.it Standi ns in Their
Owb Way, ltlurl to le
rcnt and Comfortable
Projiositlon.
Sensible people don't carry a large sur
plus of fat If they know of any way to
lose It I it appeals to them. The ' sun- t
pie life" for fat folks doesn't Include the j
unrb.nll, nor ttirvftllrtn n.il l.1n r Rlrnu. I
K.r.h. an vet nru,-M marvelous
results In taking away fat deposits from
where they ought not to be. without lead
ing a trace of wrinkle, furrow, or fold.
If It's fully to be fat. It's wisdom to be
comfortable.
H w would you like to draw In your
waist-line about S. 10 or even IS tnehea.
and accomplish It w ithout taking any vio
lent exercise, going hungry or doing any
stunt that imposes hardship? You can
have plenty to eat, plenty to drink, plen-.y
to work ard plenty to think, yet the fat
melts away. It becomes, not only In name,
but actually superfluous, superabundant;
It Is rendered, so to say, melts swjiy, or
.. changed Into useful muscle, fler and
fi.isue This makes fat peopls not only
exceedingly comfortable, but more highly
attractive. All this Is done gwntly and
natuxhliy y taking after meals and bef-Jre
bodiiaie one teaspoonful of the following
prescription which can bs had at any good
drug store and coats but a trifle: S ounce
M i.-ruoia, H ounce Fluid Extract Cu art
Aromatic and It oubcm by nip fclmplex.
la theso day w hen there is so much
substitution going on. It is well to sos
that yoj oet Marmola In the original pack-?,-,
and then you Lave ample guarantee
l.'at for sheer merit of goodness there Is
hotllinx to esjcal It. Don't confound the
Marmola Preaciiplloo with anflhlus for
which slailULT claims are put forth. It ts
In mo sense a patent oudUiue. It is a
doctor's prescription,
About Pl.ys, Players and Playhouses
character. It has a steel drop curtain thjt )
weighs thirteen tons and con be lowerfl in
twelve seconds The theatrr has I s .mn
hotel- and stables, lta own power plant for
ail purposes and Its own water supply.
Girls In uniform seat the patrons. Two
rx-rformanct s daily ir given, the first pro
duction costing t;''(j before the curtain
went up. One hundred and fifty perfurru
ers are enraged in the spen;ng production.
"Coaching I'ays," a spectacular perform
ance Uiat show a fox hunt and coaching
party. Vaudeville acts are Interspersed.
and a second spec tat le. "The Cloudburst."
closes the show. Admission is f.xed at
3. V and 75 cents. The theater cost t2..-.-&'
and Mr. Faetkenhauer Is certain It will
pay. Such faith deserves Its reward.
It is easy to understand after seeing the
perf omancc, that Mr. Brcnnan is sincere
In saying this is the farewell uwtr of the
Lixon play, "The Clansman." Mr. BrennaJi
assures us we wUl not likely have a chance
to see it again until 1511. Probe oly he
thinks by that time we will have forgotten
and be ready to take another chance on the
piece. Those whose- memories still recall
the performance given by the company
tht was at ti.e Boyd on Wednesday and
Thuisday evenings will not be caught again,
even as iate aa three years from now.
Mrs. Fifcke and Madame Nanmova are
both In Nei Turk, winning sent prais?
from the critics and even scanler support
fruui the public Ly presenting one losen
play and one play said to be a modern
Imilathm of lostu. Mrs. Fisae offered
"Rosmcrsholm" on Monday n.gut for thu
first lime in New York and failed to s-ore.
The weakness of the drama iLseif and tier
failure to bring out the character of Re
becca in its fulness are said to be the
main faults of the performance. Mme.
Naaimova appeared on the same evening
in "The Comet," by Owen Johnson, said to
be on Ibsenesviue lines. A synopsis of the
play suggests that Mr. Jo.mson was at
least familiar with "The Strength of the
Weak," for the central thought of that
play dominates his, and although it is han
dled somewhat differently, it produces the
aame effect. In Mr. Johnson's play le Is
the unhappy son who commits suicide.
Mme. Naaimova Is given creilit for a fin
ished performance. In the meantime the
Belasco melodrama, "The Rose of the
Ranch," is merrily Jogging along to Its
four hundredth consecutive performance,
and the good old musical comed'es are
still drawing large crowds. Why will the
writers whose brows bulge from the weight
of brain behind them insist that Ihe dear
public Is pining for the purely intellectual
at the theater? It is a sad confession,
and a sorry condition that compels It, but
the intellectual is at a discount Just now,
at least the deeply intellectual. The play
that succeeds is the one that doesn't go
very far beneath the surface.
Word from Marie Pavey Is to the effect
that she and the other members of the
Music and Musical Notes
ERE ts a toast to the Absent
(Hi
Ones sf the Omaha musical
days- sons by. Let (t be drunk
in the wine of Memory, out of
the Cup of Good Fellowship,
and let s song ring forth.
B83
Here's to Butler! Do you remember dear
old quiet faithful Butler, whose nearest
and dearest friend never got any closer In
familiar converse than to call him "J. E."
Now he ts married and living In Seattle
as J. Edmonds Butler. And a friend tells
me that he has token up singing and is
encouraged by his progress. May his
shadow never grow less.
Here's to Jules Lumbard' TTie grand old
man whose mighty voice and majestic pres
ence contributed so much to the musical
services at Trinity. May he live for ever.
Her's to Homer Moore! The last I heard
ef mm he was in Norfolk. W. Vs., where
he was farming (the most of the tltne) and
teaching. He was enthusiastic about na-
,ure and exuDerantly healthy. I should im-
i agine. That was last June. May he always
' have the Money, for ho will never kep It
out of circulation.
Here's to Martin Cahn; and to his most
delightful wife. Many a musical event was
enriched by the presence of the Cahns
when they were here. Mrs. Cahn and her
fine voice, and Martin's teaching and play
ing have not been forgotten. May their
children be great.
Here's to TorrensI The fine old head of
silver hair and the kind, twinkling, mis
chievous eyes, they look at me from the
fjr(lt rafte of the Musical Leader this week,
Mr T lf(g wp affectionately called
nim) (l Chicago and married. His wife
WAJt jiiss Liddell. who was his secretsry
when he
out well.
was here. May his voices turn
Here's to Tabor' Saeet William, whose
organ music has made us have inspirations
and Impulses upwards, and , has made us
gentle and lovers of besuty. I hear he Is
back in Atlanta, where he was before foi
some time. The change this time is to be
permanent. May he always have a good
organ to play and a good price for doing It.
Here's to Gareisuen: He is now in Wash
ington, D. C. and I am told that he is
meeting with success. 1 s-e his advertise
ment in the Musical Courier. May l.is voice
never so back on him.
Hires to Lillian Terry! No. w? have not
forgotten her. She is now Mrs. Starr, and
I heard cf a pupil of her s last summer
May she always shine.
Here's to Pennell! You all remember the
popular pi-gidenl of the late lamented
Apollo club. I saw 3e-rge Hollroc-k (its
former secretary) on the street the other
day. Last news of Pennell came from
Walla Walla. i'aih. May he never lack
an engagement.
Here's to Adelir.ann! The little wlxard
! wl' ,uI ' '' ' P1" nd filing
from
him.
his Molin. We have not forgotten
May he never be poor.
litre's to Al!-rt! Little Hans with the
gifts and the griefs, the talent and the
temptations. May his soul win out!
Here's to Steckelberg! Down in Lincoln
they call hliu CmjI and Mr. Steckelbeig and
professor, but here we all know 'Ste-ck'"
and sucn he will always be. May his Joys
Increase!
Here a to Joseph Gahrsi! Over In Berlin
you may be sure that the Gahms are
thinking of the Omaha musical colony ard
their tieaxts are with us at this opening of
the year. Joseph will leave his piano and
Mlna her harp and will write a postal or
two telling us that they will WTlte a long
letter later. And they won't. May they
always prosper!
Hire's to Herbert Butler! How many
times he has delighted the audiences st
the Royd theter now one of the first
violinists of Chicago. I saw him at lun
cheon one day last summer, snd he was ths
same old quiet, serious, studious fellow.
May he be happy!
Here's to Mrs. Ford! Who does rot re
member that wonderful human engine of
ability, energy, untiring enthusiasm. Can
not you see her now with her famous bon
net developing something' shout "Women
Composers,1" or "Why Srould NM Wimen
I Play 11. 0raj?' Ws vflea 'A-i-k of tier
company were the r-sts of Manager Rich
at a banquet on Christmas eve at Nashville,
where the company was playing. Hatti;
Carmontelle had the seat of honor at the
right hand of the host, and the affair was
made very pleasant by the spirit of the
cciaslon. After the feast a Christmas tree
was lighted In Miss Paver's room, where
all members of the company were handed
out their presents. After this the company
stter.ded S o'clock mass at one of the local
churches and then got ready for the
Christmas matinee. Miss Parey says the
day reminded her of Fourth of July rather
than Christmas, because of the attendant
fireworks and the condition of the weather.
SEW STORY OF J.
B tRRIF.
Hew He Gate ft2.no to Hels Seedy
Victims of Railroad Aecldeat.
LONDON. rvc. 3R -(Special Corre
spondence "If It Is true that the Scotch
are closefisted as a ration, then J. M
Barrie is no true Scotchman." Thus spoke
a close personal friend of the dramatist's
In discussing Btrrle with the writer fhe
other day, apropos of the recent revival In
I London (for the fourth ttmsy of the ever
1 delightful "Peter Pan."
i "Rarrle'a pwiprrnitv Is slmolv bound
less." the speaker continued. "He helps
lots of people, and contributes to no end of
charities, but he believes firmly In not
letting his right hand know what" his left
hand does. The latest Instance of open
handedness on his part to come to my
ears was In connection with a railway ac
cident In the north of England a couple of
months ago. Onel-'f Frohman's road com
panies started on tour with "The Admir
able Crichton." and Barrie went along to
ovrisee the opening performance. N"t far
from Newcastle the train carrying the
company was wrecked and several third
class passengers severely injured, though
not. luckily, any of the performers.
"No sooner did Barrie hear that the folk
Injured were poor than he went to one of
the railway officials and said: "See here.
I am Mr. Barrie. and I want 0 (HOT"
spent on the sufferers by this accident
The money will be sent you st once, but
the people must not know who it comes
from, and under ' no circumstances must
anything regarding my having given this
assistance get Into the papers.' That,"
added my acquaintance, "la only one of a
long list of similar actions on Barrle's
part."
At the Puke, of York's this yesr Pauline
Chase again plays the part of "The Boy
Who Wouldn't Grow Up." but there Is a
new Captain James Hook In the person of
Robb Harwood, Gerald du Maurier being
unavailable on account of the continued
popularity of "Brewster's Milllona." in
which l.e plays the name part. This Amer
ican farce passed its three hundredth night
a month or so ago and looks like reaching
Its five hundredth. It has been played at
three different theaters and has lasted out
half a doien or so of "curtain raisers."
. I am told, by the Vay, that the chief
with tenderness: Just last year I received
an anthem from her which she considered
very rare, and which she wanted to paas
on to some one elese. May her personality
always be prevalent!
Here's to Ezra David! Now, I know you
don't know who I am talking about. You
always were accustomed to see E. D. Keck,
and so you did not connect the two. I
wonder where he Is; seems to me some one
told me that he was raising chickens and
composing music. Anyhow. I understand
he is now practically in the attitude of
layman, and while the hen doth lay. he
pens his lay. May his hens never stop
laying!
Here's to Higginsf Where Is Charlie?
I Just called his sister. Daisy, to find
out his whereabouts, but could get no re
sponse. May his wtrk always be harmo
nious! And so. In the smoke from the blaalng
log which Is in front of me (as I imagine)
these faces come to me. and there are
others who have been here who are not
forgotten, but whose tenure of residence
was not very long.- And If I have for
gotten someone It will In alt probability
be someone whom I cherish. It Is al
ways so. The name you forget to ut
on the list of those whom you want to in
vite to your party Is always the name
of someone whom you especially detslred
to hsve. Isn't It so?
4
Goethe gives us this good thought. It
is appropriate at the New Year: "A
man should hear a little music, read a
little poetry and see a fine picture every
day of his life, in order that worldly
cares may not obliterate the sense of
the beautiful which God has Implanted
in the human soul"
I am Indebted to Mrs. Bush of Wahoo
for information in regard to the verses on
"Opportunity" in last Sunday's music col
umn. I am also indebted to Mrs. H. T.
Coe for a complete copy of the verses.
To both of these kind women I sent my
sincere thanks.
I regret to note that Mrs. Coe suffere-d
bereavement during the week, her ht:s
band. who was an invalid, having passed
away. Mrs. Rene Hamilton Coe has been
identified with the best musical things In
Omaha for many years, and her charming
personality aad high Intellectual attain
ments make her a great acquisition to any
musical organization.
If is with great pleasure that I record a
very finished presentation of a Christmas
eantsta: It took place last Sunday at All
Saints' church in the afternoon. Mr. Simms
and his faithful choir did beautiful work
and some of the younger singers (who are
to be the leaders of U. next generation .
sang solos snd duets and gave good ac
count of themselves. There were other
good musical programs given In connection
with the Christmas season, but the only
one which It was possible for The Bee
scribe of music to attend was the one
which was given In the afternoon. '
The ne-t of the Mra Turner concert
series will be the song recital on February
JO by Corinne Rlder-Kelsey. soprano. This
will be February S TfvWt Bispham, Ger
ardy and MacMillen. with his company,
and possibly Herbert Wltherspoon snd the
great organist, I-raare, will follow.
a
To return to Butler. Some months ago
when they were launching the battleship
Nebraska, you remember, out there, Butler
sent me naner called the fte.tti- Church-
man. whic h contained a program of his ! aa a "Koraedy Kackle in t a o Ua s." E D.
thirty-eighth recital. Amongst other ttams j Stair, who manages the organization, prc.m
ther appeared. "Duet The ljori Is a Man ises an excellent production from the
cf War.' Handel." to which Butler had ! scenic standpoint and an invesiture of rich
penciled the annotation. "Apropos of i ardrobe. The musical program is said to
launching ths battleship Nebraska." (be full of rood numbers that are new
This snecdote was also told. Presbyter- and not to be heard In sr.y oll.ar offering.
Ian minister talking on "Missions" to a i Borne of the song hits are: "Dolly From
Tacoma Sunday school. He holds up a I IuMin Town." "I Got Next." "innocent
Bible and says:
Children, whst book Is thisT
(With energy Ths Bible!
Wist do we call people who hsve no
B.b!s?
(With vehemencei Heathen'
Now. where do heathen he?
With increased Vehemence i In Seattle"
A happy New Year to you!
TiiUMAS J. KELLY.
novelty of the present revival of "Peter I
Pan" in London was planned by the author
for London only, and does not f gure In j
Maude Adams' revival of the piece st
home. It takes the form of a drop cur
tain, especially designed by Barrie. and
representing what In England Is known as
a "sampler," worked by "Wendy Molra
Angela Darling, aged ." On it are em
broidered various figures and scenes from
the play, with this legend In the center:
"When the first baby laughed for the first
time, the laugh broke Into a thousand
pieces and they all went skipping about,
and that was the beginning of Fairies."
At the top of the sampler, moreover.
Wendy pays tribute to four poets of the
nursery:
Dear Hans Anderson.
Dear Charles Lamb.
Tear Lewis CtToll.
Dear Robert Louis Stevenson.
This decidedly Barrie-ish effect has been !
received with delight by audiences here. 1
presume the reason the dramatist didn t
send a duplicate of It over to Maude
Adams lies In the fact that at home
Peter Is the star part, while over here
Wendy, the "little mother." is perhaps
first favorite in the affections of Batrie
lovers. The "reception" of the fairy pliey
at the Duke of Tork's this week wss
rapturous, the principals being called over
thirty times In the course of the evening.
Mesnwhlle there sre no signs of a new
piece by the author of "Peter Pan" being
forthcoming. True, It recently was an
nounced that Mr. Barrie was engaged on
a play, but then Mr. Barrie has been "en
gaged on a new play" for two years or
more, and the "new play" never comes to
light. This is extremely significant when
you consider the rapidity with which Iar
rie's string of stage successes followed one
another. Three of them, one remembers,
actually were running in London at the
same time "Quality Street." "The Ad
mirable Crichton" and "Little Mary." after
which, with the shortest of Intervals, came
"Alice-6lt-by-the-Fire." And ' then the
dramatist's friend and representative, Ad
dison Bright, died, since when we have
had no new success from Mr. Barrle's pen.
Nothing but "Josephine." that hopeless
attempt at political satire which struggled
on for two weary weeks at the Comedy
theater and then expired.
The story goes, of course, that Barrie
supplied the raw material of his stage
successes and that Bright whipped it Into
shape, and the fate of "Josephine." which
was quite without dramatic form or void,
gave considerable color to the assertion.
Mr. Frohman's London representative de
nied its truth In the most vigorous manner
when I questioned him on the subject re
cently, but the fact remains that Barrie is
silent. His friends say that he took the
fiasco of "Josephine" gTeatly to heart, bu:
disappointment does net last forever, and
It Is unthinkable, likewise, that Barrie's
ideas have given out. Nor is the fact tha:
he is rich and doesn't need to wr.te new
plays an acceptable explanation. Barrie
was wealthy before he wrote "Quality
Street." It appears to be up to him to
prove that he can win a new stage suc
cess all by himself.
Just as there is no end to the making of
books, so there Is none to the making of
stage adaptations of them. London Is to
have a half dozen or more of the latter
during the next few weeks, mosfimpcir
tant cf these, perhaps, being the version
of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" made
by Comyns Carr for Beerbohm Tree. It
already has been produced with success in
the provinces and If London endorses the
out-of-town verdict you are pretty sure to
have the piece In America ere long.
After "Drood" has finished lis career at
His Majesty's Tree will present another
adaptation namely, that which W. J.
Locke has made of hhi "Beloved Vaga
bond." Like the Carr piece, the new one
by the author of "The Morals of Marcus"
has proved a big hit on tour, and London
ers are looking forward to It with Interest.
Later on Oscar Asche Is to produce a
stage version of Stanley Weyman's novel.
"Count Hannibal." while the other adapta
tions that are coming Include ones of
"Princess Prlsdilla's Fortnight" (by the
author of "Eliabeth and Her German Gar
den"). "The Explorer." Somerset Mau
ghan's novel; "Stlngaree." by E. W.
Hornung, author of "Raffles." snd last,
but by no means least, the version of "The
Marriage of William Ashe." which its au
thoress herself Is making for Arthur Bour
chler. HATDEN CHURCH.
Con las; Errata.
On Sunday eTening at the Boyd theater
Mabel MrCane and her company of forty
five artists will be seen In Harry Sheldon
White's latest offering. "The Girl Over
There," a three-set rlay depicting life on
the frontier. There Is something going on
and a delightful western breeze blowing
all the time, with catchy music, new songs
end all that is good. One of the features
Is the diamond chorus. It will appear for
five performances, with a matinee on
Wednesday.
Scientists say there are but two passions,
love and hate. Ibson. the great Norwegian
dramatist, recognized this doctrine when
he wrote "A Doll's House," In which Miss
Jane Ccrcersn will appear at the Boyd
theater on Friday and Saturday evenings
"A Doll's House" taxes all the ).owers of
the player. In that it reqjlres the portrayal
of the character of a wvried. heart torn
girl, a girl frightened di wn with liie ele
mental pastions. love and l ate. Miss Cor
coran is support -d by Mr. Ja".:es M.
Brophy. a csjarle actor. Trc other pjrts
i ore In capable hanJs also, wnich Insures
j a Wf.n balanced production.
j .
Joseph SanlKy. at the head of His own
company, to present r's new play,
"B lly the K1J." at the Krv.g for tv.o days.
sterling with a matinee today. "Hillv the
Kid' Is stated to be logi.al in us story, a
well as extremely tnitrtMing. arid there are
moments when there is strength enough
In the situations sufficient to phase tne
most captious lover of nielodraii'.a.
Mi-Cabe and Ma. k. .n a new f un Ir.cj- I
bator, "The Irish Senator." will l-e the at
traction at the Krug theater for two days.
I
starting Tuesday. January 7, ' It ts not
necessary to dw.il on the merits of this ;
clever team of cvtmdians. ss they sre too I
well known to the ih.au-r going public of j
this city. Their vehicle this s-a"n Is up '
to high water mark and is premised a
lively, jelly i ntertalr.meni.
Hap Ward, will be seen at the Krug for
three days starting Thursjay, January
. 'Not Yet But Soi.n." Is stiil the ti'.u'.ar
i hsndle of the offering, and it Is descrtoc-d
Amelia." "Mr Oal. Texas." 'Think of the
Girl iKiwn Home." "As Long as the World
lioes 'Round," "I Could take a Chance
With You." "Hello. Mahnda." "A Trip
to Opera Land." and oirtera. The ent:.-
program contains taenty musical numbers
Master Gabriel and cair.pany will
revive
memories ot the popular idol, the fun
creating "Buster." at the Orpheum for
the week Iwrinnlng today. Gabriel, the
diminutive comedian ptays the mischievous
prank creating "Tommy" and "Spike"
the Hg bull dog Is played by George All
In the one-act farce "Auntie's Visit" by
Al Lamar. Another important headline
offering will be the distinguishes! actress
Hope Booth and Co., in George M. Co
han's musical comedy In one act. "The
Utile Blonde Lady." Violet Dale will be
there with Impersonations of stage cele
brities and several sones. The list of
new comers Includes the three Ernesto
Sisters described as shapely sprites
of fhe bounding wire' with some original
stunts. Sydner Grant, a roonologlst will
offer his best funny stories snd mimicry.
Fun making is the objective goal of "When
Caesar Seea Her." a hysterical Roman
t travesty that will be presented by James
and Sadie leonard and Richard Anderson.
Bimm. Bomm and Brer promise a musical
novelty, and the kinodrome will show new
motion pictures. " i
HOW RUM IS HIDDEN IN MAINE
Iaaewwlty I srd in Cooreallna 'applies
of Llaoor im a Prokibl
tloa State.
Odd devices that have been adopted to foil
the officers of the law by liquor dealers in
prohibition Maine were told of tile other
day by a man who had recently spent
some time in the dry state.
"I have often wondered what they were j
most afraid of: letting the officers or the
customers see It before It's sold," he said, i
'There's an especial brand of cops up there .
to enforce the lieiuor law The ladies of .
the Woman's Chr'st;an Temperance I'nlon i
thought the di puty sheriffs were larP'n' :
up booze too hard to attend to business, i
and they had ti e legislature surply the '
state with special booze p-jlii-e; they call
them Sturgls deputies.
"From the start the Sturgls deputies
have had a hard time. Bad as Maine
liquor Is. the folks like lt They've been
brought up on It and the children cry for
it. When they found the officers of the
law taking it away and locking up the tonic
pedlers they started inventing hiding places
for liquor.
"In a restaurant I patronised in Port
landI went there for food and not to
drink the officers came nosing around
quite often, but did not find anything until
one day one of them spied a wire hanging
from the refrigerator door. He opened the
door and pulled the wire.
"The door jarled. and there inside, where
sawdust or charcoal is packed to keep the
cold air in the ice box, was a neat row- of
shelves filled with bottles of whiskey. The i
shelves had been covered with soft cloth
to keep the bottles from rattling.
"They took the Ice box door off its hinges
and carted it away for evidence. The
evidence cost the boss of the ptace tl-Xi and
costs.
"The temperance folk have organized a
civic league up there to see that the cops
attend to business. They have their own
force of detectives, and every little while i
the amateur cops land on one of these hid
ing places. j
"They barked up the wrong tree a little I
wnue ago. incugn, in SI act) las. There s a
great big husky ex-wood chopper there
who sells liquor and isn't the least bit
afhamed of it. But when the cops began
to make things unpleasant for him he
rigged up a hiding place In his cellar.
"He had a false partition built, standing
about twelve inches away from the founda
tion walls. By stepping on a loose plank
under one of the tables In the middle of
the room he would release the lock that
held a panel. After the panel was un
locked, though, he had to pry It open with
a knife.
"Between the partition and the wall h
had a lot of liquor of all kinds and he
didn't want to lose it. One day while one
of these amateur cops was around he saw
the proprietor Jimmy open the panel and
haul out some of the goods. He didn't ob
serve the fact that the proprietor had
pressed his foot on the loose plar.k first,
and, full of his discovery', he scooted off
to the sheriffs office to tell about It.
"The sheriff came back with the sleuth
and together they tried to pry open the
panel Just as the proprietor had done.
Falling this, the sheriff sent fur sn axe
and the proprietor sent for nis lawyer.
Both got in the collar together.
The lawyer, putting on a stern look, said
to the Civic league man:
" 'Tou know, don't you. that if you can
not find liquor there you'll be responsible
for the damage? The moment you break
the first board there I'm going to ask the
sheriff to arrest you."
"The fellow wavered and the lawyer
came at him with another suggestion
" Go pet a carpenter who can take down
the partition properly and put It In place
again.'
"The sheriff and the Civic learue cop
started, and as they did so the rrcpri.-tor
opened the panel and transferred the liquor
to another place. He never uaed the hide,
as they called It In Maine, again.
"While a deputy sheriff was searching- a
house for liquor one day he folt the
threshold of a door connecting two rooms
give under the pressure of his foot. Ha
found that by Inserting a nal or piece of
I w.r a spring holding the threshold in
I flace would be moved. In the recess thus
I d'sclosed there re several bottles of
whisky.
" T.e time In making a raid the officers
i smashed a heavy, door between rooms.
r e door was replaced and the carp nter
Y.i n ru'tir.g it in extended the Jim This
xter.tion was left hollow and by means
-f a panel held In place by a spring it
cojld be opened. Forty quart Lotties of
whisky were kej.t tht-re. "
"One time a deputy sheriff 1n Portland
was st arching a kitchen bar. While doins
so 1 !: head struck against a cloihesp'.n bag.
The ?.s rattied In a funny s.rt of way
and the deputy searched . He found ten
lsiks. teside a ljt of clothesp ns.
"".',. yru can't tat then They're baund
t have tlo r booze, law or no law."
JAP COOLIES FLOCKING IN
Method of the Goirrnmrat fa ("week
the laraah Pratt IneSJrr-
ttT .
A Washington rrresi nd.-nt of the New
York Trih.ne quote frnm a gvfrnment
official the statement that Japanese la
borers are pouring into the 1'nitd States
from Mexico by thousands, n spite f the
vigilance of immiFrawm cfT''.Vs With n
the lart three or four mnnthi If
irate.1 that nearly twentv thr.uaon J '...
ee laborers have 1 ppr 1 into Texas. New
Mexico and Arinra. ard althous'i the
n-ot strenuous effort are betrg mad- to
stop the steady inflow, they continue to
ccm A.
r-cre:ary Straus, the Japanese laborers
According to tre advices received by
now pouring into the 1'nitetd States from
M.xico sre. for the most part, men who
have been Imported ostensibly to wn-k on
the Meiicon railways. The Japanese
government Is scrupulous')- adheriig to
the agreement made with the I'nlttel
States, end It is not granting passports to
any of Its subjects of the laboring class
that will sllow them to go to the main-
1 land of ths T'nited Statea. but apparently
j passuorU are Issued freely to Mexico. The
AHCDEVE5TI.
2 DAYS Startlna MATINEE TODAY
Towag America's Farorlte Actor
JOSEPH SANTLEY
la tks Big Mslo-B-rainstie TrlsunpB
I
66'
SILLY
A TIUI ITOBT Or WtlTEBI LITI
Presented la aa Aatqnato Muir. Accurate aad X-lfe X.lke Boenle Effects
Tks Aczas of Stags Realism. Freeested by a Cast of Sotabl Flayers
2 DAYS Starting Tuesday, Jan. 7
MATIIXE WEDHE8DAT
JOE W. SPEARS
Frestcts tks Famsas Comsdlaas
McCABE and MACK
IK A IXW COMEDY
THE SEISM SEIMTOR
MIBTH A1TP MBtODT
3 DAYS Thursday, Jan. O
OET IM X.I1TE. CASEY," THS BAFIB FXBE COMED1AW
MIP WARD
And His Sif Company of Kosical Comedy Experts Flaying
NOT YET. BUT SOON
T . n. nllx I'D THE ClIlirtT STWQTWQ
a-iUty -- YOU WIX.I. HE AH THIS YEAH
The Entire Weak. Starting Next Sunday Matinee
HANLON'S NEW
0 1
HJIPEIRIB A.
I J3
A BEWIXDEHIHO F AHTO MIMIC SPECTACLE Jj
fROYP"5 THEATRE!
Tonight Monday Tuesday and Wed.-
WALTER O. LINDSAY Presents
.MABEL McCANE
IN THX WESTEXH MUSICAL BBEESH
The Girl Over There
DIAMOND BEAUTY CHORUS
FRIDAY. SATURDAY and SUNDAY-THy Jan. 10-11-12
Arthur C. A late a Frsssats THAT TiXEHTED ACTHESS
JANE CORCORAN
Supports by JAMES M. BBOFHY and Spsclal Cast, la Ktr Orsatest Saccsss
A DOLL'S HOUSE
By HEHHIX ZBSEH
SEATS OH SAXZ WXDHEBDAY.
Sunday Night By Special Request
MISS JANE CORCORAN in "HEDDA GABLER"
Jaa. 13. 14, IS ISA-BEL IHVIHQ.
SECOND GREAT WRESTLING MATCH
BETWEEN
FARMER BURNS
AJTD
Prof. H. DVVYER
AUDITORIUM
THURSDAY NIGHT, JAN. 9TH. 1808
ASMX8SIOK SSe, SOe AID T5o.
AUDITORIUM
ROLLER SKATING
EYXBY AFTEHHOOH AHD EYEHTHO
ALX THIS WEEK SHCEFTZHO
TinruDiT
BZO HACE TUESDAY HIOHT
laborers shipped to Mexico no mow thsn
j take up thWr shovels and picks on the
railroad Jobs before they drop them,
when the contractor's back Is turned, and
i make for the Rio Grande. The I'nlted
States bureau of immigration has as many
Inspectors along the border line as the
appropriation given by congress will allow,
but it Is, of course. Impossible to guard
hundreds of miles of river bank anj
desert. The Japanese seem to be gener
ally provided with accurate road mar of
Texss. and are so Intelligently coached as
to their movements that when they reach
i the United States they proceed directly to
' Ttointa where lhev are f ared f.,r hv their i
i countrymen. Once Inside the
boundary
' they ar- safe to all intents and purposes.
I fr there Is r.o way of identifying them.
I " there U the Chinese, and they can
I snap their fingers In the faces of the Im-
' miration Insrx-ctors.
From fea:t!e comes the story
other kind of trick
by which
r'.m-f.am I'ncle
le Sam. The Immigration I
that any Japanese caught I
, law . provides
trying to enter the Vnlted Slates unlaw
fully shall be tieported on the first boat.
The Japanese of both the I'nlted States I
' and British Columbia are taking advan-
: tage of this to "work" this governm.-n
for a free passage home
When the subiet of the mikaio ha
, mavif aim mur yiiv jir Kt-)ia fiiuuKU Iir j
... v.. li, , i n. i. . . m
immediate expenses, sends the rest to
i japan vy a ran. ana men allows ninueir
, to tx caught In the act of crossing the
, line. He has no passoorts. ctnnot give a
' satisfactory explanation of his presence in !
I this country, so the immigration official j
; ord. r him de:orted.
j It Is dmlared by those familiar with the!
' situation that at hast one-half of the i
! Japanese caught In the last year had
: adopted this ilan. As from fight to ten '
week sre captured arid the cost of pas
sage to Japan Is about ti. the mulcting
t ol I'ncle Sam Is 1 corning exi-ensivr. i
How it llappeaes.
certain men. her of the f ashionoh'e
i Metropolitan and Chevy Chase ciu's at the
national capital has all h'.s life borne many
culpa by reas. n of his exceedingly diminu
r"e stature
Las: sprirg the diminutive clubman took
. ur.to himself s wife. tV- slaughter of s
well known federal 'filial, who ls ssld to
be as m":y as her father
i "Mrs Blank.' sail a friend one day re
! cently. ' I have Jji seen your lushsnd
for the first time since his msrriage. ik
you know, he nemi shorter than ever."
I "Why not?'' asked the w fe, with
I sm le; "he's marrk-d and sett
j Harp, r s Weekly.
d dn -
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Bea Wsnt'Ad Pages you get quick returns
at a small cipenss.
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me KID"
CHORUS
8FECTACX.E
Matinee
Wsdnssdsy
18. 17 MBS. LESLIE CAHTEH.
TV ensioMTON
'Fhons Dong-las 4M.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Mit.Eierj 01)2:15. Ever) Night 8:15
Week Starting Mat. Today
MASTER GABRIEL & CO.
Presenting "AuntU-'s Vicit"
HOPE BOOTH & GO.
In "The Little Blonde Ludy"
VIOLET DALE
Americas Most Versatile Artists
ERNESTO SISTERS
Europt-an Novelty ArtUts
Sydney Grant. Comedian
James and
Sadia
LEONARD
RICHARD ANDERSON
ssa-
Playing
when Cue, r S es Her"
BIMM, B3MM
oma
THE HEW WAXTS TXOt
::: "The Merry VVidov'i
i
I li w ,
MUSIC, I LOVC I0U S3, Df FraflZ LhSI
;
will be introduced and taught
at
Morand's Assembly
Wed. Jan. 8
fur let daniem
earn this rhtrn:in
will be present t
waltz so will you,
rorsii. red up-(..-dai-
It you desire to I
The alts a t,i h ra
pturel .,1 Kurops
ai.ci .-sew rK. Ii nl
dam ers In Omaha
also CIlgi;t ou
The Boyd Theater
School o! Acting
(A practical training school
for dramat'C aad peratio
fctage)
,Focrlh Season Now Open
Students' Matinea Ecgageaisn'.a
& 6RRR 1
H Novelty Mukl.al Act H
H tfiMnnDnur h
' a iiisJuiiuiIit a
g ' ifre n. v est In motion pictures B
of an- .
the Japs i
LLU - IB
La u
LILLIAN FITCH. Director
W. J. BURGESS. Managar
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