TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY lfi. 1008.
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Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
OLANCK at the date book
'shrrs that Omaha folks hsre
till In prospect plenty thilt Is
of Interest. At the Hoyd thea
ter between now snd the fond
old wmiwr time some of the
A
best of American actors will be awn, while
tha Orpheum and the Kruf each offera for
tna remalnlnf weeks 6t the season some
cf tha bt thlnxs In thotr line. The last
wek was notable for nothing In particu
lar, unless tt waa the resolute manner In
which Omaha people refrained from going
to the Boyd. Mr. Carroll' work In comedy
did not lure out many, whllo Mlaa Rhaw,
In a round of unpleasant plays, got atlll
rawer. Miss Fettee. who waa with Mlaa
Bbaw, received much attention froni her
' Omaha friend a during lier atay In the city.
I Thla remlnda ua that another former
favorite, of Omaha folks, Mlaa Marie
Pavey, will be at the Krug the latter half
of tha week. Mlaa Carmontelle a In the
company with her. And atlll another.
I Mlaa Grace Cameron, la to begin the week
at the Knig. Mlaa Orrlce Obrr wrltea
from Chicago that ahe haa been engaged
as an inetructor at the Bush Temple
School of Acting.
Just why a woman of Miss Shawa ad
1 mltted ability and demonatrated talent
I should apply herself to the exposition of
(the drama of unhealthy toplca passes un
deratandlng. She might be apreadlng
' aweetness and light and laughter through
out the . world, Instead of gloom and the
omber dissatisfaction that needa follow
on auch exhibition aa "Mrs. Warren's Pro
fession'' or 'Ohoata." Ibsen waa a thought
ful man, but hla vlewa of lire were any
thing but cheerful, and he aaw little hope
for man savo In some aort of a moral re
volution or rejuvenation that ahould bring
him around to the Ibsen Idea of fltnesa of
things. "Ohoata" la but a alngle manlfea
tatlona of Ibaen'a general mood. He da-
rived a grim, aardonlo delight from hla
alilllty to drag unpleasant poaslbllltlea Into
the light, and parade them aa exemplifying
human existence. No gleam of kindly
I humor ever Illuminates the hopeless horror
j of Ibam'a mood, but, like aome wrathful
: master of the race, he goes tearing away to
Ita Innermost secrets to bare anything he
may find that la hideous or repugnant In
man's nature. And, having torn away the
covering and shown the foul sore, he
aneers and turns In search of aomethlng else
to expose. Oreat In literature, because his
writings are Juat now the shrine at which
the faddists worship; strong In drama, be
cause his ruthless realism makes us
, ahudder aa we gaae on the spectacle he has
prepared, he seems to utterly lack the note
of human sympathy. Compared to Bhake
epeare by the enthusiasts, he falls In the
measure of the man, for he lacka tha ele
ment of kindly love that binds him to man
kind. In his bitter Irony he cuts to the bone, '
and then, with a sarcasm that Is diabolic,
he rubs salt In tha open sore and leaves
it to fester. With Ibsen we sit always
under the Impending catastrophe, helpless
nd hopeless. But, and for this thought
I much thanks! we don't have to spend all
' our days In listening to the diatribes of the
gloomy. If great. Norwegian, nor must we
wear forever sackcloth and ashes because
we have sometimes committed an offense
' egalnat tha law
Mra, Alvlng may have her prototype; such
j things have happened and In all reasonable
I probability will happen again. But this
does not argue that all martiagea are un
happy, or that all families are muddled aa
I hers. In most American houaeholds tha
I eTood old relations of huaband and wife,
. and children and parents, sent down from
an ancestry that waa strong in Its adher
ence to a rigid code of morals and firm In
at realization of Individual responsibility,
atlll prevails. In Its normal aapect the hu
j man mind la clean. To bs sure, normal
people are uninteresting, and only the ab
normal ever get themselves prominently
before the public, Ibsen's types are ab
normal, and, unfortunately unhealthy. Not
I Infrequently there are out of perspective
. aa well mere carloaturea, purpoaely drawn
"to emphasise whatever Idea the good old
Joctor had In mind. "Ghosts" contains no
lessen for general application. Much sor
eow, perhaps. Is felt for Mrs. Alvlng; com
miseration for a woman so situated Is the
moat natural Impulse of a clean, warm
eart But reflection leads as naturally
Jo the conclusion that little loss was en
tailed to the world In general when the
others of the play were overtaken In the
general calamity. Its moral Is as old as
mankind.
G. B. 8. doesn't take himself seriously.
Or, if he does, he credits the general public
with little discernment. His "Candida"
puts forth a question that scarcely needs
answer. It Is merely the analylst G. B. 8.
turning to the light another angle of what
ha conceives to be the sex question. His
views of life In general are quite out of
harmony with most of his fellow men, and
in no respect mqre so than his handling of
woman. He has pictured her in almost
very conceivable aspect but that of man's
helpmeet and companion. She has been his
good genius and his evil, but she Is tho
one to blame at all times. Shaw is a
worthy son of Adam and recalls all too
readily, the excuse behind which his first
. father sought refuge. Candida Morrell had
some reason for exasperation at tha action
of her husband; she was not altogether
without fault herself In tha matter; the
resentment of Morrell for tha action of
young Marchbanke waa but the traditional
attitude of man from the very beginning.
It la a little bit beyond belief that a full
blooded . man will calmly watch another
making love to hla wife. It la also a Httls
hard to believe that a woman will give her
body to a man with aa little thought as
she would her shawl to a beggar. Such a
woman might find that the greater value
would attach to tha ahawl. But G. B. S.
deals with a peculiar aort of woman a kind
that haan't yet made Ita appearance on
earth. It may come when the atata of
society he thinks he dreams about Is
realised.
It la In "Mrs. Warren'a Profession" that
Bhaw shows his most Impudent attitude
toward tha woman question. Without a
suggestion of reason lie has marshaled a'l
tha sophistical apologies and excuses of
fered for a woman of Mrs. Warren's pe
culiar calling, and parades the array with
cheap gusto through tha action of tils
drama, finally reaching the Inevitable con
clusion that no one who makea even no
slight a pretense to decency ss did youn
Gsrdner can touch money known to have
beenderlved.by means of her "profession."
It Is aot moral sijucsmlshness that makes
this so; It Is merely the operation of ft
heaUhy sentiment latent In the minds of
ally Shaw does not undertake to handle the
question deftly or skillfully; ho parades It
boldly and aa If It were of moment, and
trasenly pollutes the ears of unio 1 litlcaU'd
hearers with the flimsiest of excuses fur
tha strumpet. Mra. Warren could not re
alise hr cravings for luxuries by honest
means, so she took to dishonest. In the
end shs Indulges In some maudlin tears
and cheap regrets because her daughter de
clines to accept her proffer and returns to
her "botel" on the continent. A New Tork
judge, after listening to argument, held the
play not to be Immoral, because It presents
nothing that Is obscene and In Its main
argument Is opposed to the "profession" of
Mra Warren; but J.t la unmoral, and It la
also Indecent.
i
that these thins do exist snd therefore 1
are fit toplca far debate. But In the
Clinic; the college professor mny lecture on
them to his claasea and scientists msy dis
cuss them In all their aspects, but they
hsve no business on the stage. If only
selected audiences were allowed to witness
the presentation of these plays little harm
might result, but It Is certsln no good
could come 'of It. Offering them to mixed
audiences, snd publicly, so that tha cynlc
lama of experience fall, flippantly utterej,
on the eara of Innocence, and the sophis
tries of the sinful sre set with spparent
alneerlty before the Inexperienced, no good
can possibly be done, and great harm may
ensue. Miss Shsw might serve herself, as
well as the cause of the American stage,
a great deal better If she would devote her
self to the drama of light and goodness,
rather than the gloom and rottennesa of
Ibsen and 8haw.
At a meeting of hm Omaha Woman's
club during the week aome of the apeakers
touched on the evil influence of the so
called "thriller" drama and demanded Its
suppression. One woman expressed her
gratification that the press Is taking an
Interest in the matter and Is using Its
power to do- away with the meretricious
plays that now give offense to good taste
and good public morals. If this woman
had been an observing reader of the news
papera for many years she would have
noted that goodly section of the American
press. The Bee among It, haa tern hammer
ing away at this class of drama for a long
time, and with apparent little effect. It
haa almost driven the dirt drsma from the
better class of theaters, but the thriller
still holds sway at the cheaper theaters.
And it is not comforting to think so, but
the conclusion Is almost Inevitable' that
the evil vlll persist until the managera
.can Invent aomo other form of amusement
for which those In humble circumstances
and with taste for the tawdry will be will
ing to spend their money aa liberally aa
they do for the modem thriller.
LEHAR'S LATEST OPERA A FROST
"Merry Wldow'i" Author Composes
Piece for London Mamie Hall.
LONDON, Feb. 5. (Special Correspond-ence.)-i-Just
about the most painful "Jar"
that Londoners have had' lately was the
announcement from Vienna a few days ago
that Fram Lehar's new opera, "The Man
with Three Wives," had failed to prove
another "Merry Widow." George Edwarda
bought It "unslght unseen" and will, of
course, produce the piece In London, but
ha admits that both tha book and the score
practically will have to be rewritten, and
London Is not looking forward to the pro
duction with any great enthusiasm. A bit
of consolation has come along, however, In
the shape of an announcement on the part
of Alfred Butt who Is acting the part of
the proverbial new broom at the Palace
Music Hall, that he has secured a one-act
musical comedy the score of which Is by
Lehar and the libretto by a new author,
and will produce It within a few weeks.
Butt denied further details when I pressed
for them today, but gave the Impression
of being quietly confident that he has a
"hit" In his possession. If only he has
caught the composer In hla "Merry Widow"
mood we are In for some enjoyable half
hours at tha Palace, and you on the other
side of the Atlantic will be In for a sim
ilar treat, for the American rights will be
placed at once If a success Is scored here.
The bill at thePaface by the war, will
have been strengthened before thesj lines
are In print by tha reappearance of Marie
Dressier, who got such a reception upon
ner first appearance at this house as sel
dom has fallen to the lot of a foreign fun
maker. She will return In her American
sketch, "The Bonnet Shop," but she tells
me that she doesn't Intend to remain "on
the halls" long,' but Is Intent on carrying
out her original Idea and "presenting'' her
self here in a musical comedy. Mean
while there is plentiful evidence of the ex
tent to which Miss Dressier has scored
here In the theatrical columns of the Lon
don papers, the writers of which are sug
gesting her for about every fat (I use the
word In Its technical aenae) part for a
comedienne there la going. George Ed
wardea has been advised to star her In
l"Th Dollar Princess" "(nor la the advtoe
bad conaldering that Ita heroine la an
American); Frank Curxon haa had her
pointed, out as the Ideal Interpreter of a
leading part In "The Worm," which he Is
producing shortly, and the latest suggestion
I have seen Is that she should play the
match-making widow jn the Angllclxed ver
alon of "The Manhattan Belles," which we
are to have shortly at the Shaftesbury,
where the famous "Belle of New Tork"
made her hit. It is all very flattering to
the American comedienne.
Novelists eontlnueobe "the people" In
the stage world of London and the most
prominent of them Is W. J. Locke. Jn my
next letter I will be able to tell you what
manner of stage piece he has contrived
to make of his story, "The Beloved Vaga
bond," which Americana liked so much, for
Tree produces It at His Majeaty'a next
Saturday evening. Dublin, the canine upon
which tt waa tried, liked It a lot, and other
provincial cltica ditto, but "The Mystery
of Edwin Drood" which haa expired after
a three week's London run. also hit the
provinces hard, ao that la not criterion. It
la aurprlalng to Londoners that Locke's
"Morals of Marcus" failed to score In the
United States, but I am told that the play
used aa a starring vehicle for Marie Doro
.was a totally different affair from that
which ran 360 night at the London
"Garrlck." Perhaps managers at home
will take warning and not try experlmenta
with "The Beloved Vagabond" should It
succeed here.
Locke; meanwhile, has had a lesson, too,
or at least what seemed like one. His
"Palace of Puck" which was not an adap
tation of any of hla novela failed to
acore a little bit when tried at the
London Haymarket recently, and evi
dently the author drew hla own con
cluslons. At all events, on hears that
his next-stage piece will be a dramatic ver
sion of his early novel. "Idola" and an
uncommonly good play It ahould make.
Later on, moreover. Locke means to take
his story "Where Love Is" In hand for
the stage, though about the results of that
experiment one la not quite ao hopeful.
Until hla "adaptable" book a are used up.
however, tt la not likely that he will try
his luck with another orlslnal play.
HAYDEN CHURCH.
Cosslna; Brtsta.
One of the most certain tests of the
popularity of a musical play is the number
of copies of Its songs which are sold to
the audience as It leaves the theater after
the performance, and taking this as a basis
for figures. Joseph E. Howard's music sale
of "The Girl Question" is unequalled In
the history of musical comedies. During
Its first six months' run at tho LaSalle
thester In Chicago Charlea K. Harris, pub
lisher of Its music, sold more copies than
of any other play whose muslo ho hss ever
published, and since it has been on tour
the sales In ths theater after the perform.
ance have averaged nearly a copy of one
song or another to every person In the
audience. Although the LaSalle theater
company will continue "Tha Girl Question1
at that playhouse in Chicago until lata In
June, tha Askln-Blnger company haa as
sembled aa all-star caat for ita road tour
snd It will be seen here at the Boyd for
three nights and a special Tuesday matinee,
commencing Sunday.
Ezra Kendall cornea to (he Boyd theater
February in, 21, 22 and S3 In GeorrV Ade'a
rich comedy, "The Land of Dollars," a
hank of laughter, guaranteed to withstand
the demands of all the spectators. His
managers, the Harry Askln company, have
furnished Mm with a company of excel
lence and three beautiful sets of acenery.
Prominent In his company are Eleanor
Barry, Charles Crosby, Horace Newman
and a doxen others whose work deserves
much applause. The caat Includca over
twenty players.
Wednesday. March 4, the flowery Japa
nese grand opera, "Madam Butterfly," that
took Nebraska music lovera by atorm laat
year. Is to return for a matlnes and night
performance at the Boyd theater. This
will be the last visit to the state of Henry
W. Savage's celebrated English grand
opera company, especially organized to pro
duce this masterpiece. It brings Its own
symphony orchestra of fifty musicians and
all the new artists Imported for this season.
"Madam Butterfly" Is the grand opera
masterpiece by Olaeomo Puccini and the
work has now been the reigning sensation
of two contlnenta for the laat three seasons.
For this yesr's organization Mr. Savage
haa Imported six prima donnas and even
Increased his orchestral forces. An Inter
esting feature of the Omaha engagement
will be the first appearance In the state
of Miss Phoebe Strakosch, the gifted niece
of the great Patti, whose American debut
In New York made her an Instant favorite
In thla country. Mlsa Strnkosch Is one of
four prima donnas who sing the title role
in the opera and she will be heard at the
night performance. Miss Betty Wolff, the
pretty German prima donna, whose photos
have appeared in all the American maga
sines since she sang "Madam Butterfly"
In New York, will sing at the matinee.
Mall orders of "Madam Butterfly" will be
accepted now and Manager Monaghan of
the Boyd theater will fill them In order of
receipt. The box office sale opens Saturday,
February 29. No gallery seats reserved by
mall. In ordering seats remember that the
Music and Musical Notes
HE difference of opinion over the
T
singing of Tetrazzlnl, one of the
stars of Mr. Oscar Hammerstetn
at the Manhattan Opera House,
New York, is adding a volume
to the already plethoric set de
voted to the gaiety of newspaper readers.
Humorous It would be. If It did not have
quite a serious phase to It. But It affords
a reason for the policy of the New York
Mualcal Courier, which, from time to time,
print In parallel columna the criticisms
from the various metropolitan dallies re
garding aome special opera or concert.
Theae are so often at complet variance
that one must wonder and wonder.
And the serious phase, as alluded to, above.
Is this: When critics hear exactly the op
posite effects from one given production at
one given time, what shall eventually be
come of criticism? Is there really any
necessity for It? Is It ever absolutely un
influenced? This Is not Insinuating that the criticisms
of our famous critics are paid for. In cash
or equivalent. It does not suggest that
they are open to tho charge of unfairness.
But is even the best musical criticism
entirely without prejudice, for or against,
uirougn personal acquaintance, or aoctal
relations?
Tha case of Tetrazzlnl Is, however, a very
Interesting one and not altogether unamus
ing. Hence this musing
Here beglnneth the tender tale
Of strange conditions which now prevail.
When tha "AlBF," ahlr- m.t , , ,
OWS pale.
In the Hamraerstelnesque Manhattan,
- tUb. C.UU U1H miHU-
Cometh a singer from o'er the sea,
(Sing "Ho" for the singer and "H
the fee):
igh" for
And what will tho critics do to me?
jnusea me Junoesque Tetrazzlnl.
Now, ahe ahaketh the vocal frills.
And now she taketh the treacherous trills.
And now the dear public thrills and thrills,
ua unuajesque excitement:
Then the critics begin to write,
And contradictory thinga Indite,
Can It be they refer to the self-same night
au wivir auierence ox opinion :
Comes the "Star" with a ray of light
- til. VII1D 1U1VII IliaHV,
Perhaps to sing but she missed it quite.
Ana me money snouia be refunded.
Comes the "Forum" with vords like these:
Dinging iixe mat is sure to please;
Mualc-lovera are on their knees,
ai ma looisiooi or Tetrasslnl."
Now tha "Cosmos" doth sing aloud:
in ever was singer so unendowed
As the one who warbled to laat nlght'a
crowa
From the stage of the new Manhattan."
Thus the "Letterbox:" "Yesternight,
Gladsome we were with a new dvlight.
Artist, Indeed, and by heaven's own right,
in me magical xeirazzini.
Quoth the "Tides:" There Is naught o aay,
Tetrazzlnl will pass away.
Scales and trills will not come to stay,
f or me aay or mat scnooi is over.
Then the unmusical man spoke out.
And feeling a sense of the vaguest doubt.
He asked what the trouble was all about
This fuss about Tetrazzlnl?
When he heard the tale f have told to you,
Of the various points of a point of view.
How one seas a "rd" and another a "blue,"
When tha shade is a royal purple-
Quoth he: "Your 'Manhattan' la very rare.
For myaelf, I ever ao much prefer
The vaudeville girl with the yellow hair,
To your wonderful Tetrazzlnl.
You take your 'Manhattan' and 'Tetra,'
too.
(And the critics take also their point of
view)
But with all due respect to the rest of you,
I will stick to a 'dry Martini.' "
The life of a critic ia never a merry one.
He la alwaya doing the thinga he ought
not to have done, and leaving undone the
thinga he ought to have done, and there
la no wealth In him, you may be assured
of that.
He who pleases people. In his duties as a
critic, is an unknown quantity. He who
tries to please people, pleases nobody
ill.. and does not himself escape criticism.
The critic who tries to point out in a
general way what should be taken seriously
and what ahould be avoided will alwaya
find many people to agree with him, and
that la also well. But better than all else
he will feel the approval of hla own con
acience In that he haa tried to say and do
what was nearest right, regardless of who
waa pleased or displeased.
Very often The bee musical critic re
ceives a letter containing kind words of
encouragement, usually coupled with a re
quest that a certain Item be printed In
"next Sunday's paper!" But there are a
few who ssy the thing out of sheer impulse
of the moment, and such words of cheer
are like a slice of watermelon on a mid
aummer afternoon!
Sometlmea he Is asked why he does not
attend recitals of students of tha various
teachers, his reply la aver and always tha
same That a pupil's recital Is not the
place for a musical critic of a metropoll
tan daily newspaper. If ha ia a crltlo, lis
must view things from all aldsa and write
lagaI
ire removed for the grand
JP
At tha Krug theater for four nights, com
mencing Sunday matinee, and with the
usual matinee Wednesday, Grace Cameron
will be seen In "Little Dollle Dimples."
Miss Cameron (Dollle Dimples) has had
a most remarkable theatrical career for n
young artist. Joining the famous old
singing organisation. "The Bostonlans," as
a mere novice and Inside of six weeks
appearing In the many famous roles that
had Junt been played by Alice Nlelaon, and
making a tremendoua aucceaa of them all,
from thla to the Savage Grand Opera com
pany, to "Foxy yulller," "The Tender
foot." "When Johnnie Comes Marching
Home." "Nancy Brown." "The Telephone
Girl," "The French Maid," "The Nor
mandy Wedding," "Plff Paff Toutf." etc.
The play "Dolly Dlmplea" offers ample op
portunity to th large and Important com
pany presenting. It, and Miss Cameron
fairly revels In tier present role and Is mak
ing with It tho hit of her entire theatrical
carear.
A. H. Wooda' elaborate scenic produc
tion, "The Gambler of the West," will open
a three-night engagement. - commencing
Thuraday, with matinee Saturday, at the
Krug theater. It la said that "The Gambler
of the West" is the most sensational of
this season's vintage of melodramas.
While the circus people the , past
summer have been raising the limit
In daring performances of the arena,
Mr. Woods haa devoted himself to
raising the limit In the sensationalism of
melodramatic productions. Owen Davis,
the author of the play, has put to the
blush all the authors of thrilling literature.
The time and place selected for the scenes
and situations the west when It was wild
and woolly could not have been Improved
upon. One thrilling adventure of the
heroine and hero follows another In rapid
succession and with constant Increase In
their hair-raising effectiveness, until near
the finish of the final net the villain laughs
In death's agony at the throwing of bowle
knives at the heroine lashed to a tree by
an Indian. Miss Marie Pavey and Miss
Hattle Carmantelle, whose Omaha friends
are numbered by hundreds, are with this
accordingly. If he la a reporter of musical
events and wishes to administer a sugar
coating to all concerned, there he belongs.
Pupils' recitals will always receive ad
vance mention In this column, and that
III alwaya be cheerfully given, If the
notices are sent In In time, according to
what The Bee thinks Is the proper time,
not according to what the musicians may
think should be The Bee'a time. Last
week I received a program from one of
Omaha's leading teachers, and the stamp
on the envelope showed that the letter
was mailed after the musical part of The
Sunday Bee waa actually In print! I drew
the attention of the managing editor to
this, because the musical critic Is usually
blamed for the omission!
But to get away from the local side of
the question and return to the general side
of criticism, what Is the value of a press
notice?
Time was, when a press notice was some
thing worth while, when a man worked
for a press notice as he did for a dlploma.
Etxcept In very, very few cases, this is
so no longer. For two reasons: First, on
account of the fact that press notices can
very generally be bought. And this Is
true In Europe just as much as It Is In
America! Mark that. If it Is not true
perhaps you will explain to me the state
ment occasionally heard, "lie can not be
bought." Why should such a statement
be necessary? If the "majority" of critics
could not be bought, would that statement
be made?
Another reason, and If anything; a worse
one. Is that of Indiscriminate praise, for
'expedience" sake. What value has a good
'criticism" or to be more correct "write-
up," to a sincere singer or player If the
same paper or critic gives the same praise
next week to a mediocrity, a fraud, or a
charlatan?
I am not much In defense of slang, but
once In a while we Americans do originate
sentence which means something terse
and definite In a slang phrase, one of
these Is, "Can he deliver the goods?"
That is the question now asked by those
who have the current coin to offer In ex
change for musical service of any kind.
We do not hear people ask "What press
notices have you?" but we do hear over
and over again, "Can you deliver the
goods?" He or she who ,"can deliver the
goods" will never lack a customer. While
the other one Is getting out his album of
press notices and his pages of what the
critics say, the other one comes In, gives
a sample of the goods he can deliver and
gets the contract. Thla Is getting to be
more and more the case. Watch It
and see.
Apd In the meantime let us get our goods
ready for delivery, and when the time
comes, the customer will.
Mr. David Blsphman. for instance hi com
ing, March tth. I believe. Now, his local
manager, Mrs. Turner, keepa me supplied
with press notices of what he Is doing.
Have I printed one? No. Why? Becauso
you all know that David Bispham has
been here before, and has shown whether
or not he can deliver the goods. Can he?
His audience will fill tha church he sings
In. even In the beginning of Lent. Why,
the sale Is actually rushing now. I take
thla aa, a good example. By some un
written law, a master always attracts his
audience regardless of press notices, and
by some equally Interesting law the real
reputation of a man travela quicker and
further than hla press notices do. It Is
strange, but It Is true.
It Is wMth pleasure that I note a return
engagement of the Italian Opera company.
me exact date will come later.
Madame Butterfly, the Savage produc
tion, ia scheduled for March 4 for two per
formances, and a very Interesting cast
Is promised. THOMAS J. KELLY.
IH astral Notes.
A concert will he iivn ,t '..i,.k.,.
Neb next Monday evening, February if.
urn,,,,, BuirKiiii Aivin rj. I'OOlt.
violinist; Miss Alice Fawcett, contralto
and Mrs. J. C. Garlow. pianist.
Miss Fawcett introduced tha TjoMoimi.,
College Male quartette and the following
pupils In addition: Misses Kerr, Maude
Cloud. Katherlne Gamble. Corliss White.
Ktta If untsberser. flwenriolvn r:nrlAv h
Messrs. Hartwell HaVblln, Newton Itice
and W. A. Kearna. Mra. William Race.
Mlsa Osborne. Mrs. George bpangler, Miss
Uarlow, Miss Johnson, Miss t'loud, Allen
Ruggles, Mr. Hanibiln. C. C. Browne and
Mr. Kearna appeared also In eiiacmMu
worn. Mlsa Helen Badilek gavo an In
terestlng piano solo.
Two recltala or especial merit were
given recently which the musical critic
of The ties could not attend, ana yet tiicv
were wen wormy or notice. roe m t -:
wss the recital by four pupils of Mi'
Borslum l piano) and the second was t
song recital by the pupils of Miss Alice
Fswoett. The former was given by Wua
Marin Meek, Miss Alice Duvis, Mlsj Doro
thy Morton and ( eel I rlerrynmn. asslbied
by Mrs. Robert B. bell and Miss 1-aJH
Goeta. Mr. Horglum's recitals aie always
Interesting and this one di parlicului ly
so. because his best advanced pupils ap
peared. In fact, with the exception .if
Mlsa Morton, luey are all la tha pruics
alonaJ dual
first four rows
opera orchestra.
company, Mlsa Pavey playing tha leading
role.
In brilliance and importance the prima
donna, Mlle Zells de Luasan, who became
famoua as a principal of the New York
Metropolitan Grand Opera company and at
Covent Garden In London, la calculated to
eclipse any musical star tha Orptieum has
ever offered. Mile, de Lussan will alng at
each matinee and evening performance dur
ing the week, beginning with a matinee
today. Another artist will be Willy Zim
merman with his Impersonations of his old
patron, Oscar Hammersteln, Llts. Wsgnsr
and other composers and directors. Fred
erick brothers and Miss Burns, newcomers,
promise a versatile and pleasing turn In
music and comedy. A sketch entitled
"A Woman's Way," said to narrate an
Interesting and wholesome little atory, will
serve to Introduce George A. Beane and
company. Howard brothers are down to
provide a unique turn In harmony with
their flying banjos. Daisy Harcourt, the
comedienne will render her coster- songs
and other English character songs. Ferrell
brothers wNl contribute a bicycle aot that
Is an admixture of skill and comedy, and
new motion pictures will be shown by the
kinodrome.
A series of laughs, a period of pathos,
many phrases of philosophic reasoning and
then some more laughs In plenty that's
"Young Mrs. Wlnthrop," which Is now run
ning at the Burwood. Its story is a delight
ful ono, well calculated to Interest and In
atruct, and, unlike many playa, It doea not
depend on but one or two .characters to
unfold a charming narrative. When he
wrote "Young Mrs. Wlnthrop" Bronson
Howard was at the height of his career as
an American dramatist. Tha piece was ac
cepted for very extended, runs In all of the
larger cities, and at the time for one not
to have witnessed the comedy two or three
times was Indeed an exception among those
appreciative of this typo of dramatlo effort.
The Burwood management has given the
piece a most fitting mounting, particularly
so In tho library set used In the first two
acts, it being the most realistic scene of the
kind ever shown In OmahaIn' fact, there
seems to bo a well-founded doubt that the
vast library shown Is anything else than
Just what It represents. "Young Mrs.
Wlnthrop" will continue with two perform
ances today and throughout the coming
week. There will be matinees on Tuesday,
Thuraday, Saturday and Sunday.
Goaalp from Staaeland.
Art note: Shakespeare's "Antony and
Cleopatra" haa been produced with moving
picture effects.
Mra. Helen Cohen, wife of Jerry and
mother of George, ia at St. Elizabeth s hos
pital. New York, where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis last week.
When the emperor of Gerniany Is at the
theater he alwaya leads In the applause.
Russia's czar never thinks of such a thing,
and Edward of England only wants to be
left undisturbed.
Observes Franklin Adams: "Musical ad
vertising," says one of the trade Journals,
'Is always dignified." Surely. Think of
billing Mine. Carreno. for instance, as "The
Girl Behind the Counterpart."
Lillian Russell was once refused a posi
tion as a chorus girl by a manager who
later chartered a special train of eight
cars to carry her from ono city to anotner
at the head of an opera company.
Frederick de Bellvllle and Ida Jeffries
have formed a vaudeville partnership and
plan to present "Mrs. Van Vechten's 11
vorse Dance," In which Mrs. George Gouid
appeared in New York recently.
Sardou is said to be writing a play for
Beerbohm Tree, which will deal with the
French Revolution, the principal role being
one of the leaders of men In those times.
It will likely be brought out next autumn.
"Driven from Home" Is a drama that
nm Murphy Is equipped by experience to
write. Six years ago he bought a lot in
Roslyn, Long Island, and the next spring
it was condemned to put a boulevard
through. Then he bought at Great Neck,
but In a year fire wiped out Ills home.
Last week he was notified that his latest
acquisition was to be seized by an Inter
urban traction company for right-of-way.
Mabel Hlte, who left the cast of "A
Knight For a Day" in Chicago because she
was overlooked when the New York com
pany wis organized, has gone into vaude
ville. Miss Hite began her short tour In
the east In a new act wrtttea for her by
Vincent Bryan. Iater In the season she
will likely Join the company that Is belt.;;
formed to give musical shows at the Circle
theater In New York.
Maxlne Elliott brought out another new
play In Baltimore when she presented there
a comedy called "Myself Bettina." The
new play was favorably received by tlui
Baltimore first-nighters. A significant faH
in connection with the production was the
absence from the cast of Charles Chetry,
wno nas ocen Miss fjlllott s leading man
since she launched herself as an Inde
pendent star. Robert Drouet has the lead
ing male part In the new play, and it Is
said Mr. Cherry was not utilized because
there a! no part In the piece to suit him.
In "Under the Greenwood Tree " Mnvin..
Elliott appeared In a bathing auit. In "My
self Itetttna" she gives an imitation of
the Salome dance. In the second act to
the play a acene represents the rehearsul
of a part of an act from "Salome.
Throughout the rehearsal music from
Strauss' opera of the same name Is played
on me piano and at the proper time Miss
Elliott executes some of the movements
from the dance of the seven veils. She Is
gorgeously covered with yellow satin gar-
msneii witn brilliant spangles or gold. Tno
dance was Introduced to plctore life behind
the footlights and gay Parla, where Bettina
haa been atudying art. aa a contrast to life
In a typical New England village, where the
drama, to show that a woman may be both
wise and good. Is worked out.
Walter Eaton concludes a half-column
review In the New York Sun thus: "Such
a piece of work as "Fifty Miles from Bos
ton." considered as a play and that, In
spite of Mr. Cohan's excuses Is exactly
what it aims to be is so silly, false and In
effective, and so ridiculously played by Its
heroine into the bargain, that one is hard
put not to get serious about It, seriously
angry. Hucn a play is a kind or insult to
our intelligence. And the attitude of Its
author, this I hope you will not take mo
seriously" pose as If any artist that
Isn't worth taking seriously Is worth taking
at all! 4s a greater innult still, for it In
sults his fellow playwrlghta and his brother
actors as well as us. llowaver, mere is a
retribution so certainly foreordained that
wo can afford to keep our tempers and
pass on to more important matters. Mr.
Cohan's play will fail of its own dullness
and falsity. The truth Is mighty and shall
prevail. Even Mr. (Jonas cannot siop u.
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