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TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 23. 1908.
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Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
WO Oma.fi f avor1te, ' on of
e"J" I thorn an Omaha girl and the
.' I I other almost, wnre at the Kmc
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II U ' 111)1 I fill WI7tK MlU mjiuo-
thing: of Interest to tha annals
of the atajre locally. Orac
Cameron, at the head of her own company,
i ihnwwt her friends that her voloe, 1 not
t Rn, and that aha la the aame dainty and
1 demure little woman who won favor many
seasons ago by her singing and aoting. Her
' , engagement waa broken Into by the storm,
' but' waa aucceanful from every point at
that. The latter half of the week at the
' Krug waa an QvatlonN for Mlsa Pavey, her
popularity having outlaated the time that
hna elapsed elhce ahe cloaed her laat sum
nr engagement at the Boyd theater three
artisans ago. Minn Pavey haa. made good
une of her time, too, even though her laat
two wlntera have been apent on the road
wlt) "thriller." She haa worked hard,
and haa studied with leal, and even In the
mock herolra Bet down for the heroine of
the. Owen Davla play. In which ahe la lead
ing. a capable company, ahe ahowa that her
tnlqnt la growing. , Miaa Pavey eaya thla la
her laat era (ion In melodrama, but makes
no 'definite announcement aa to her future
plana. She la considering aome offera that
will take her Into a higher grade of work,
and it la quite likely that her fine ability
. will get the recognition It ao well deaervea,
Mlsa- Carmontelle la still with her, and
tluHr stay In Omaha waa a busy round of
, aoclal entertainments and vlsita. At the
Boyd' "The Girl Question" did two nights
' of gpod business and ran Into the big snow
storm for the closing night. Ear Kendall
had his annual chance at the Boyd during,
tho .closing days of the. week, and ahowed
himself to be the aame Kara Kendall he
haa Always been, and probably always will
be except that he la fatter than he ever
was,' nn Indication of panalng years and
comfortablo living. Mr. Kendall will close
his engagement with a performance thla
venlnK. At the Orplieum the bill was
one of the best of the seas in and the
patronngo was heavy.
Flriwly, but surely, tho managers 1n New
Yorlc are backing the critics off the earth,
an.-ljlt will not be very long until the race
will jhe ns extinct as the dodo. Walter P.
TOiton of the Bun Is the latest to fall under
n-'an'ngerlar displeasure, and the patronage
of the Klaw & Erlanger theaters haa been
withheld from the Sun's advertising col
umn. . As an outcome of thla condition It
la announced that the Evening. World and
one or two other afternoon papera will dia
contlnue criticism, and will content them
selves with merely outlining the playa pre
sented." It Is also said the Morning World
will Jnln In this. The Herald has done it
for years. It la simply -a business proposi
tion; unsatisfactory notices bring a with
drawal of advertising patronage, and the
newspapers would rather have the business
than the critics. It la a logical outcome
tho New York situation, though. No-i
where on eRrth has ."criticism" been
tarried to the unreasonable extreme that
- has prevailed In New York for the laat
seen or eight years, and nowhere haa
criticism been on a lower plane. It la to be
regretted that ao capable and competent
critic as Mr. Eaton should be the one to
fall under the managerial displeasure at
this time. Alan Dale, or Acton Davies, or
any of several habitual fault finders, might
much better have served to set the blaxe
that Is fo consume the art In New York.
If' the policy holda good the public will
always have the recourse It haa had, that
of paying no attention to the newspapers
and going to see for Itself. But the condi
tion Is a deplorable one, for it will deprive
the public of something to which It haa
right, that of unprejudiced judgment on the
merit of the offerings of the theaters.
.
The stock company at the Burwood had
j good week, and made a very gcod Im
pression among' the patrona of that theater.
A stock company can scarcely be Judged
by a single performance, but the Indications
are that the organization haa made hit.
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One of the encouraging signs In Ameri
can drama Is that the plays that are mak
ing anything like a success are those that
are sincere In their dominant not. The
merely flippant, no matter If the flippancy
be ever ao deftly concealed beneath a
veneer of smartness, are getting but a
scant hearing. Playa that are thoughtful,
and well worked out, touching on human
experience, and Bounding a broad note of
genuine Interest are not many,xbut they
uro getting for their producers the aorld
Kol-.l that counts ao much for success In
these times. It may be that some day eoon
artlstjc success will outweigh the other end
of the combination, and that managers
will count It money well apent 1f they have
done something to better mankind. Just
jj at present the real measure of success Is
the volume of receipts. The most success
ful of modern plays In thla regard, per
haps, Is one that waa rejecd by several
vtry astyto managers when flrat proffered
iu inem ior consideration. They were
looking Just then for smartness, and failed
to detect the element of sincerity that dom
inated tho action of the drama. It matters
not thaUt falls abort of truth In Its effort at
realism; It moves true to the mark aimed
at by the author, and haa In it a certain
quality that enllsta the sympahy of even
tho most casual of listeners. The "Lion
and the Mouse contains little that Is not
exaggerated save its one redeeming quality
of sincerity, but that note haa held public
attention to a greater extent than haa been
tho experience of any oner play of late
years. 11 is inartistic, cruse 'n many ways,
gives a false notion of certain sociological
conditions, yei u cornea very near to
great truth, and It voices the protest that
Is felt by so many against certain prevail
ing conditions. This has given it lta vogue,
Another play of the type, only less success
ful because It came later. Is "The Man of
the Hour." Neither of. these more than
approximates actual truth, but , each deala
Intimately with a phase of pur social. exis
tence that , haa been forced strongly Into
popular notice by events of the last few
yenr; and each, embodies the general senti
ment of the people. It la the sincerity with
which ' the author In each ' Instance haa
approached the aubject that has given these
plays their vogue.
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Disclosure of business, social and political'
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years have been of a nature that could not
help but fhake people think. These dis
closures showed the result of the national
habit of thoughtlessness. People had
ceased to consider very cloaely meana and
were looking more at result. Anything
that waa emart got a hearing, and tha
flippancy of Fitch waa the model on which
all the drama waa built. It la not alleged
that any great moral regeneration la, likely
to occur aa a result of the exposures and
the eteps taken to correct some, of the
abuaea brought to light by the Investiga
tion made of recent tlmea. But It la cer
tain that a marked change In the trend of
the drama haa come about, whether as an
outgrowth or merely coincidental. It mat
ters not. The failure of one "smart" play
after another indicates surely that taste
in the drama has altered. It may be that
the dramatic palate haa been Jaded by a
steady diet of superficialities, and that the
revulsion la the natilral one. Healthy
people normally prefer substantial food,
and aoon weary of the fancy diet. What
la true of bodily nourishment Is s equally
true of the mental pabulum.
Prom the light and airy fancies of the
clever writers, who dealt In epigrams and
wit that cheapened honor and good morals,
the publlo haa turned to the more homely
but also more wholesome wit of the so
berer plodders with pen and ink, and not a
genuinely successful play la now on the
boards that la not earnest In its treatment
of the topic with which It deals. This doea
not mean that comedy la to be abandoned,
but that even In comedy aomthlng that haa
heretofore been overlooked will for a little
while at least be required, unless the
comedy Is to frankly declare Itsef farce.
Additional evidence Is furnished by the
auccess which has attended Augustus H.
Thomaa' first serious attempt' In aeveral
years. Mr. Thomaa, with the example of
Clyde Fitch before him, had given over
his time to the drama of cleverness, and
had secured one or two questionable suc
cesses, but had alHO added to his score a
Music and "Musical Notes
FTER several months of , wait-
lng, a letter haa come from
my friend and colleague,
Joseph Oahm, a letter full of
news, of Interest and of en
quiry for old friends. After
A
telling of the many concerts which only a
Berliner can have, he breaks Into a
philosophical statement after this manner:
"The more concerts I listen to nowadays,
the more I realize that the artist that
will make an Impression on an audience,
and -critics especially, Is he with refined
musical nature, with temperament. He
must have something new to say, he must
interpret.' individualize. Without that.
there la no art. Simply to 'play down' the
'appassionata' like won't go. (Here Mr
Oahm refers to a well known pianist who
played recently in Berlin and was severely
scored by the critics) ' A small voice
beautifully trained, with heart and head
back of It, will win out In the long run.
Temperament la a gift of God, ar those
having It, cannot-value It r too highly."
And whar la temperament? Here la a
word Which we hear tossed carelessly
from mouth to ear, until It has now be
come almost meaningless. If a njan
playa the violin with hla eyea closed In
ecstasy. If a pianist paralyzes the strings
with titanlu. onslaughts on the keys, if
a singer aings with fiery vehemence and
emits strenuous tones we aay "Oh, what
temperament. Wonderful temperament.
Ah, . me. Oh, dear. ' Help. Help. - I
faint with delight."
That Isn't temperament.
Temperament la a hard thing to define.
It la like love. It defies analysts. Paul,
"an apostle," aa he calls himself, analysed
love aa nearly as It could be analysed.
Henry Drumond showed us that. But
who will analyse temperament. Perhaps
the nearest definition would be "consti
tution." But who will define us that?
Your doctor tells you you have a good
constitution, but you are Buffering from
some physical ailments such as a broken
leg. You are In bed, your physician Is
In attendance, and yet you are healthy
you have a good "constitution." Your
real inner condition, your constitution, la
good notwithstanding.
Temperament possibly means that In
dividual youraelfnesB of you, -which stamps
what you do, aat youra. y
It can not mean feeling, or fire, or ex
pression, or those other things which we
hear It connected with," because the doctor
aaya that George haa a nervous tempera
ment, and James haa a lymrhatlc tem
perament, and John haa a bilious tempera
ment. Now wouldn't It be nice to hear a
conversation something like thla: Oh,
you placed ao beautifully, so much
temperament, you know." "Yea thank you
madam, I feel quite lymphatic this even
ing." Or how nice It would be to interview a
great singer like this: "You are said to
have a wonderful temperament; which Is It,
bilious, lymphatic or nervous?"
But, seriously. Is It not possible that we
Just leave out the adjective "artistic?"
He has the "artistic" temperament. That
la, he la In hla very constitution and make
up artistic. The word temperament as used
by Mr. Gahm means this. But It means
more. It means that he is in love with
his work.
And Love "is the fulfilling of the law."
It this Is strange doctrine, will you hear
me to the end Before you pass Judgment?
Here Is a concert. Here is a performer.
It matters not whether he sings or plays.
The first number begins. It ends. The
people applaud and every one says "How
wonderful." Now, that Is the proper thing
to say. If you would watch the people,
though, during the progress of that num
ber you would not find any great evidence
of Intense interest, at least In genera?. (I
have studied It often). The second number
comes. It Is equally wonderful. And ao cn.
Perhaps a number or two will be played
"con a mo re." aa the Italians aay with
Love and then what a change! The ap
plause is - earnest, genuine, spontaneous.
And an encore la demanded.
Now, setting aside the students, profes
sionals and persons who really know the
music Itself that Is being performed, the
majority of the audience Is present because
it la the proper caper or because they
bought the tickets to help the-cause, or
they were Invited by some one who knows
that the patronage of the art of music la
"the thing" abroad and therefore should be
started at home. Not for any real, deep,
abiding "love" of the art. And small
blame to them. For, aa a rule, the artists
do not "love" the art or the people well
enough to try to Introduce them to each
other.
Now you contradict me. You aay "Look
at the subscription concerts we are attend
ing. Yea, Indeed; very true. And . the
answer la In the word "subscription." Let
on of those eventa come (except perhaps
Bispham) without "subscription" and wher
would you, be, O Subscriber?
Wfctr were you when Henri Marteau
number of undoubted failures. Thla aeason
he haa produced the aenaatlon of the stage
In "The Witching Hour." It la the aln
cerlty with which Mr. Thomaa has placed
hla aubject before the world that haa won
for him the attention it haa received, and
it haa been the undoubted leader In New
York and Chicago, tha only cltlea that
have yet seen It. He haa chosen an
abstruse topic for hi debate, but he doea
not deal In abstractions. His charactera
are real men and women, and, if they act a
little singularly at times, they are In the
main guided by human Impulse. It haa
an element of mystery, for not all of us
are quite ao familiar with telepathy and
the other psychological manifestations that
control the action of thia drama, yet thla
mystery Is made clear enough when one
admits that certain phenomena of dally
life, common enough In experience, are not
yet explained fully. That thought transfer
ence and mind control are poaslble haa long
been admitted. Mr. Thomaa has merely en
larged on his own experlencea and Inveati
gatlona, and given them In a concrete form,
applying to a suppositious case force that
are known to exist, although not yet de
fined with satisfactory clarity. Convinced
In his own mind, he haa set about to con
vince othera. and In the simplest and moat
direct manner. He furnishes an Illustration
of his theory and gives to his Ideas the
sentience of simulated life, thus permitting
the visualization of his thought. He has
abandoned for the time at least mere
cleverness and contends with force and ef
fect for the correctness of his own con
clusions; and, even If the subject be
abstruse and not capable at present of
generalization, he convinces because he Is
sincere.
Another fine example Is "The Great Di
vide," whose author haa shown himself to
be one of the most earnest of American
investigators. His topic la a purely
psychological one, dealing not only with
the relatione of man to woman, but with
the mental aspect of the sexes under given
conditions, and propounding a question as
to the course of action that would most
naturally flow from these conditions.
Prof. Moody has met much opposition In
played at the Lyric theater to twenty-one
people or waa it nineteen? Henri Marteau,
that prince! of violinists who waa selected
to succeed the great master, Joseph
Joachim, at the Hochschule in Berlin!
Where were you, beloved, when Godowsky
played to about thirty people at tho Crelgh
ton theater Godowsky, who Is now the Idol
of the musical center of the world! And
there are other Instances.
But the public must not be blamed "too
severely. The performers are the onea who
ahould confess Judgment; but they won't
(and they will send me a basket of Ameri
can Beauties for saying this).
Love la the fulfilling of the law. Not
Technique. Love of a work, which has
been written by a man who loved It, will
appeal every time.
Love vaunteth not Itself. In other words
love does not "ahow off." When a man
presents a thing and shows that his very
heart, and soul are back of It, he will
generate that love for it which he says
he is anxious to create. But If he shows
off, people only admire, and wonder, and
say "How wonderful.."
The pianists are. giving us delectable
Illustrations Just now of stranRo things
on' concert programs, left-handed presen
tations of transcriptions written by people
who evidently found time hanging very
heavily on their right hands. Imagine the
sincere earnest "love" for the beautiful
art, which one must ' expend In writing,
or memorising or playing an arrangement
of a composition (which should be played
by two hands) for or with the left hand
"tone. It la the old idea of trying to
make something, from something nofT In
tended for it, like Jerome K. Jerome's
chapter In hla 'Second Thougnta" on how
to make flower-pots out of meat-cans,
butter-tubs into music-stools, umbrella
stands out of old gasplplng, etc. (Read J
It, If you haven't done so; It is as funny
aa George Ade.)
Violinists are also beginning to play
orchestral ensembles on the violin, with
acrobatlo agility, and aoon we will have
a singer of prominence singing a quartette,
with the lower Jaw and the left lung
alone. Why not?
Laat week a few of us went to the
Orpheum. We heard Zelie De Lussan sing.
She sang. She sang an aria. An aria! (We
Americans are ao patriotic, and yet we
talk about our music, in Italian, and eat
our meals, in French.) Well the aria
ended somehow. But De Lussan was not
"In" the thing. Her technique was there,
and her notes were all delivered as per
contract, and the audience simply talked
right along about the heavy fall of snow,
and the discord lit the democratic party,
and the silk sale the next day, and he
delightful De Lussan might aa well have
been giving a lecture on Ibsen at the Ak-Sar-Ben
carnival grounds.
But mark! Then when "It" waa over,
the real De Lussan came out, not Mme,
of the Metropolitan, but Nellie DeLussan
and she sang one, two, three beautiful
songs In English and that aame audience
waa thrilled, thrilled to the heart, and they
loved her and applauded her, and brought
her back again and again. And mark you,
ahe did not sing a so-called popular ballad;
ahe did not sing a thing which was not
refined, artistic, elegant but, ahe aang
"con a more" and ahe got the hcjoi.
In the last analysis, the t'it's" of prodi
gious technique or the com;vK:ated aria
la the "show-off affair. It ii not given
"con amore" and it doea not reach. Love
fulfllleth the law!
The Woman'a club musical department
haa been doing aome wonderful thlnga thla
winter under the very able leadership of
Miss Blanche Sorenaon. Miss Sorenaon
haa a very winning way of getting people
to do thlnga for the love of the cause and
ahe has certainly 'a number of excellent
programs to her credit. The Grieg pro
gram given last Thursday week was a
notable event and would have done credit
to any musical organization anywhere.
The next program will be a MaeDowell
one, and tha great "Erolca" sonata will
be played by Mra. Wagner, of whom I
have heard nothing but the nost enthusi
astic praise. She was. I Relieve, a Mac
Dowell pupil. THOMAS J. KELLY.
MuslealSTtes.
David Blsnham after that. Thursday.
March 6. He singe "Con Amore!"
And after the Italian grand opera will
come Madame Butterfly with a very fine
caat at each performance, March 4, Wednea
day matineo and evening.
The Melody club of Omaha gave a con
cert Thursday night In Dea Moinea. The
memhera are Mlsa Vera Allen, aonrano;
Miss Myrtle Moses, contralto; Miss Henri
etta Hees and Miss Linn Carpenter, pian
lstes: Mr. George Barker, violinist; Mr.
Chauncey Jessen, tenor; and Mr. Leelie
Dick, basso.
The Italian Grand Opera company which
appeared o sucessfully here a few weeks
ugo, will T-eoen here tomorrow night at
the Bovd wKu "Alda." "Travlata" will be
th ffert- Tuesday night, and "Car
men ami "rausi - on vveunenuny uiauuro
anil xvenlnir Der forma nee
respectively,
-tiu biAarH hr mi the last enaaae-
j ment wUl appear la these pcrfurwautea.
rhls deductions, but he argues with much
reaaon and great persistency for his con
clusions. It Is not so very difficult to un
derstand the trend of the professor's argu
ment, Once hia viewpoint la appreciated. It
la merely that under the pressure of cer
tain Influences habits of thought will
change, and that minds that focussed on a
common point will sooner or later con
verge at that point. In thla case the man
broke away from a low plane of thought
and the woman from an artificially high
plane and they finally reached a point on
which they could meet. It Is conceivable
that the woman waa as far from right aa
the man at the atart, but each was the
product of environment and at oppoalte
poles of thought. The circumstances that
brought them together and the aubaequent
development of their Uvea until they were
united In common thought and Impulse
form the basis of the argument engendered
by the drama and have beenJJie aubject
of many divergent oplnlona, but none haa
questioned the sincerity of the drama. It
deals also with a aubject that la not vital
to human advancement and yet one that
haa much Interest aa showing certain col
lateral propensities of mankind and woman
kind considered separately. But the fact
that It Is thoughtful in lta conception and
honest In Its treatment Is the explanation
of Its success.
It has been a long time since the Amer
ican people went to the theater to think,
but evidence la plenty and multiplying fast
that tlmea are changing. - The drama of
the Immediate future will be purposeful
and sincere in Its treatment of whatever
toplo it essays and It will be dominated by
its humanity, too. The merely artificial
and the sophistical superficial haa had their
day, and abstractions will not be accepted
aa convincing arguments. The atage waa
never nearer Its true function aa an educa
tional factor than It Is today.
Coming Eventa.
The return of the Italian Grand Opera
company is causing great Interest In musi
cal and other circles. It will be heard on
Monday, Tuesday .and Wednesday evenings
and a special matinee on Wednesday, sing
ing "Alda," "La Travlata," "Faust" and
"Carmen," The company In all respects
will be the aame aa when last heard here
and the operas will be given the same at
tention In musical detail as those which
mark all the operatic productions of these
proficient artists. The repertoire haa been
selected with Bpeclal care to bring out the
best qualities and at the same time please
the largest number. For the benefit of not
.only music loverB, but students of music
a well, for the work of this company cer
tainly provides a great achool for ail those
Interested In the study of music. In every
city, visited music professors and musfc
students have made up a great part of the
audiences, which In many Instances have
been so great aa to test the capacity of the
theaters. The company always travels In
a special train and la always safre to arrive
on schedule time.
Robert Kdeaon will appear at Boyd's
theater for three evening and one matinee
performance commencing Thursday, Feb
ruary Z7, In "Classmates," the play of West
Point life by William C. de Mllle and Mar
garet Turnbull, In which he is being pre
Bented this season by Henry B. Harris.
"Classmates" Is an exceedingly appro
priate title for the play, for It depicts the
events In the life of four cadete at the Weat
Point Military academy. Theae men are
Duncan Irving, played by Mr. Edeson; Bert
Stafford, played by., Wallace Eddinger;
Bobby Duble, played by Frank Mclntyre,
and "BUent" Clay, played by Sidney Alns-
worth. The play has been sumptuously"
ataged and is beautifully mounted, great
care being taken to all details. The role
of Sylvia Randolph Is enacted by Paulina
Anthony. Others In the cast are Marjorle
Wood, Maud Granger and Lawrence Ed
dinger. The seat Bale for the engagement
of "Classmates" opens Monday, Febru
ary 2.
L. S. Sire will present for the first time
here at Boyd's theater Sunday, March 1,
for four performances, including a special
matinee Tuesday, the new ' comedy, "Tiiu
Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary,'' with May
Robson in the title role. Indorsed by all
the Chicago critlca as one' of the best
comedies ever seen In . that city, the en
tire cast and production comes dliect from
the Studebaker theater, Chicago, whero it
scored a big hit and played to crowded
houses nightly. In selecting the company
Mr. Sire has given Miss Robson able sup
port and the cast contains the following
well-known people: David Proctor, Jose
phine Drake, Nina Savllle, Grace Parks
Flske, Lillian Westner, H, M. Crowley,
George A. Stevenson, Jack Story and
Francis Herblln. The production is' pro
duced under the personal aupervlslou of
E. F. Bostwlck, under whose skillful hands
many novel stage effects will be seen. The
production Is complete In every detail and
the stage settings most elaborate.
Henry W. Savage announces the "But
terfly" prlnclpaia for the Omaha engage
ment of the English Grand Oiera com
pany at the Boyd theater, Wednesday
matinee and evening, March 4. Much In
terest at present la centered in the new
artiste that will be heard here. Chief
among them are the two prima donnas
that will aing the title role, both of whom
are new to us. Miss Phobe Strakosch, the
distinguished niece of the Idolized Adellna
Pattl, and Mlsa Elizabeth Wolff, the little
German prima donna. Miss Strakosch waa
the "Madam Butterfly" aelected for the
opening performance In New York and her
auccess on that great occasion Is well
known. Miss Wolff has been received with
equal cordiality everywhere and we are
Indeed very fortunate In having two such
famous prima donnaa to sing here. The
two well known contraltoa, Misses Harriett
Behnee and Ethel Du Fro Houston, both
of whom were heard here last season, will
sing the important role of Suzuki, the
faithful maid of "Madam Butterfly." The
two new tenors are Messrs. Vernon Stllea
and Kurt Donath, both of whom have
made a host of friends tmong the music
lovers of America. The large orcheatra of
fifty musicians will be conducted by two
very famous dlrectora, Messrs. Walter
Rothwell of Vienna and , Mr. Cornelius
Dopper ot Amsterdam. The sale of stats
tor this distinguished organization will open
on Saturday. February 29, but mail orders,
accomnled by remlttancea, will be filled
In order of receipt, aa near aa possible to
location desired.
Ben Hendricks, who for so many years
has been identified with Swede charactera,
and who In that particular style of comedy
ranks with America's repreaentatlve come
dians, will be aeen at the Krug for two
daya. starting with matinee today in a
grand production of that ever popular
comedy-drama, "Yon Yonson."
Mediocrities are lacking in the college
play, "At Yale," which Julea Murray brings
to the Krug for two daya, atartlng Tues
day night, February ii. Everyone In It
la either "good" or "bad." There la "some
thing doing" during the entire three acta
Either the boya are cramming for ex
amination, one of the funniest scenes In the
play, or they are getting ready for their
great boat race, or they are celebrating
their victory, and always wltb an enthus
iasm that la catching from the other aide
of the footlights.
"A Texas Ranger"! acheduled to appear
at the Krug three daya, starting next
Thursday night. The story dwells Trtl'u
the life on th frontier In the early daya
of strife on the western border of Texas,
the scenes and Incidents being laid around
an army camp. There are many exciting
and reallstlo Incidents, thrilling climaxes
and scenea of touching pathoa character
istic of life under all similar circumstances.
The play -has been pronounced by critlca
as the best and most true to life and
nature of any like production since the
time of "Arizona." The producing playera
have been aelected from among the ranka
of the beat actors In the country. Tho
acenlo equipment la of an elaborate nature,
being beautiful beyond description, and the
patrona of the Krug can rely upon witness
ing one of the very highest grade perform
ancea ever preaented In thla city.
The most pretentfous productions ever
offered by a stock company in Omaha la
"Old Heidelberg," Richard Mansfield's
version of which ia to be ataged at the
Burwood the week starting tomorrow even
ing. The required cast Is a lengthy one to
say nothing of the extra people necessary.
The piece is an interesting one and un
folds a tale regarding Karl Helnrlcn,
crown prince of Saxon-Karlsbera; wno,
having finished his education under the
tutelage of old Dr. Juttner la sent, after
the custom of royalty, to the university
at Heidelberg. He had known no woman
but his mother. Upon his arrival in Heldol
berg he falls in love with Kathle, a wait
rcss at the inn. Their love story Is Inter
rupted after a scant three months by a
call to the throne. Kathle remalna at
Heidelberg lonely and broken-hearted. A
marriage Is arranged for Karl with a prin
cess ot the blood, but before its consum
mation he returns to Heidelberg for a fare
well to its familiar scenes. The students
greet him with speeches and hymns in
stead of the rollcklng" drinking songs as of
yore. Kathle remains unchanged. The
Btudent songs will be rendered by the Elk'
male quartet of Council Bluffs, agu
mented by a quartet of Omaha's most ac
complished male vocalists. Indications
point to unusually large crowds aa 'Oil
Heidelberg" la one of those playa that
every one wanta to 8ee, and lri the handa of
the Burwood Stock company lta portrayal
can be only superb. There will be matinees
on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sun
day, i -
A well varied bill, in which comedy is
the predominating clement, Is promised ot
the Orpheum today and for the ensuing
week. At the head comes Charles E.
Evans, who as co-star with "Old Hoss"
Hoey in ''The Parlor ' Match," the' most
popular combination in farce comedy in
its palmiest days. Mr. Evans will present
George Arliss' brisk and snappy one-act
farce comedy, "It's Up to You, William,"
with a company including Charles H. Hop
per, who was principle comedian in the
production of "Chimmle Fadden"; Elizabeth
Barry, Helena Philips and Louts Skillman.
Another Is Cliff Gordon, known as "The
Genman Politician." The biggest Juggll:ig
feature In vaudeville will be offered by
the six Normans In their manipulations
of Indian clubs. Hoey and Lee "The Song
Manufacturers," will bring their latest
parodiea and unique Yiddish witticism.
Humorous peculiarities intermixed with
parlor gymnastics, outlines a funny turn
to be. offered by George'Mullen and Edward
Correllt. Among the initial bidders for favor
will be Marie . Florence, a colorature so
prano.. Athletic fiats of great strength
and skill are the specialties of Marguerite
and Hanley, the former a woman who
does the "heavier" and has won note for
her "Herculean" accomplishments. En
tirely new motion picturee will be pro
jected with the kinodrome.
Seats for the entire week of the Or
pheum road ahow, which comes a week
hence, Sunday, March 1, will be placed on
sale today. To create what he la pleased
to call his perfect vaudeville this season
General Manager Beck presents George
Ade's playette, "Marse Covington," en
acted by Edward Connelly and company;
Roxlna CasselU's midget wonders; Lar
Gardenia, Spanish Mancer, and her six
troubadours; Coram, the European ven
triloquist; Kelly and Kent with mirthful
AMCSEMEMS.
KRUG !50.75c
Matins
Today,
10-95-50
Two Says, Starting llatlnt Today.
The aame, the refreshing, the merry
Swedish boy from the hills of
the Old Country.
von vonson
A favorite, with the girls; a treat for
the old folka; beloved by the child
ren a source of pure fun. New
Lumberman Quartette. Log Jam
and Luxurloua Appolntmenta.
Tacaday and Wednesday, Feb. 85-38.
Usual Wednesday Matlna
The Beat of AU Collsg Play
A Distinct Wovlty. .
Be the Big Boat Race Between Twe
College Bight.
Thar., pri Bat., Peb. 87, 88 and 89.
Uaml Saturday Mitlnee.
Children 10c.
Messrs. Breed k Fhslpa present
The Atmospheric Drama of Texas
Frontier Life of the Past Decade
TEXAS RMIGER
Book by Mr. Ernest Stout.
Stupendous Production, Sterling Cost.
rwfHigag.P.UL'JW
AUDITORIUM
MARCH. 9. 1908
Grand Annual Ball
- or
O'lAllA MUSICIANS'
ASSOCIATION
200 Musician in Grand
Orchestra
ADMISSION. . 50 CENTS
comedy trifles, tha Tom Jack trio, a
European musical novelty and Keno and
D'Arville, singing cnmedlana and gymnaallo
dancera.
Frank R. Roberson, a noted frVmth
American traveler, will deliver his series
of four Illustrated travelogues at the Flrtt
Methodist Eplsripal church beginning Feb
ruary 27 and continuing at weekly Inter
vale. His subject and accompanying fea
turea will be South America and Norway.
Mr. Roberson will attempt to show llvs
beauty and progress pf the territory des
AMISKMF.NTS.
B O TP'S THEATRE
TONIGHT AT 8:143 "
EZRA KENDALL
IN GEO. ADK'8 COMEDY
THE LAiyP OF DOLLARS
MONDAY. TUESDAY, AYEDNESDAY .MATINEE WEDNESDAY
ITALIAN GRAND OPERA CO.
MONDAY AIDA
TUESDAY TUAV1ATA.
WEDNESDAY MATINEF CARMEN.
WEDNESDAY NGT FAUST.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY MATINEE SATURDAY
ROBERT EDESON
In CLASSMATES
A PLAY OK WEST POINT LIFE
By WILLIAM 6. DeMILLE and RURGARET TURNBULL, direct from
the HUDSON THEATRE.
Special Thursday Night "ARMY NIGHT."
gWJgMm'M....;j..,l.lU....inj1..
FRANK ft.
WILL APPEAR IN A COURSE OF FOUR
ILLUSTRATED TRAVELOGUES
At the FIRST El. E. CHURCH
Four Thursdays, Feb. 27, March 5, 12, 19
ESaofti!e incas. South America and Norway
March 12 EAST CX)AT '
SLSit Subsrbly Illustrated
UNDER AUSPICES LADIES' AID SOCIETY
1000 SUPERB PICTURE ILLUSTRATIONS 1000
Season Tickets, 1.00; Reserved Season Tickets, $1.50; Single Admission
50c. Reserved Seats on sale at Owl Drug Co., Myors-Dllion Drug; Co. and
Ij. T. Combs, Jeweler.
ai
BELL, 'PHONE, DOUGLAS 1800 I
WEEK Starting 1VION. EVG., FEB. 24
Th Lata Rlohard Mansfield Version of th German Romano
OLD HEIDELBERG
COM LETE SCENIC PRODUCTION
EXTRA AT EVERY PERFORMANCE ELKS' MALE QUARTET
OF COUNCIL, BLUFFS . " ' f1
EVENING'S mmJ'- fr QP A lew Front'
anaSunsayslatlaee M.VJ9 ZJ9 0w asas Row9J B( 3SC
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Matinees, lOo-SOc. Box Seat 60o at aU Performance.
MRS. W. W. TURNER ANNOUNCES T
DAVID BISPHAM
...SONG RECITAL...
, March 5lli, First Copiis! Church
Reservations are now being made on receipt of remittances.
Price $1.50 and $1.00.
2961 Farnam Street. Telephone, Harney 1283.
firtA 0 CftOOMTOM
'Phone Sougla 494.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Mat. Eery Dij 2:15, Ewj Night 8:15
Week Starting Mat. Today
CKAS. E. EVANS & CO.
LATE OP EVANS & HOKY OK
'PARLOR MATCH" FA.VUO PRE
SENTING "IT'S UP TO YOU
WILLIAM." '
CLIFF GORDON
THE GERMAN POLITICIAN
JUGGLING NORMANS
DEXTEROUS MANIPULATIONS
HOEY & LEA
BONO MANUFACTURERS
MULLEN & CORELLI
HUMOROUS PECULIARITIES
MARIE FLORENCE
THE AMERICAN ' 8EMORIC
MARGUERITES HANLEY
GERMAN ATHLETIC WONDERS
KINODROME
NEW MOTION SCENES
PP. ICES 100-23C-50C
CPECIAI. BEIT WEEK -
PERFECT VAUDEVILLE
THE GREAT ORPHEUM
ROAD SHOW
BEATS
NOW ON BALE
Mora rid w .11 teach you the
Merry Widutr'a waltz and
tho Ham Dnnoo far two dol
lars. The original of tries
djtucea C0U only be had from
him. Tel. Iotig. 1041. '
cribed. Its commerce, conditions, possibili
ties and curlmis entertaining and educative
observed In a ai.on-mi!o travel of the smith
em continent. The course covera all of
South America from the Caribbean a-
through the scenic mugnlftccnce of tho
Magellan strnlt inllon-lng the ' American
fleet from port to port on Its long Journev,
faithfully depicting the canal and the
canala owned ami 'covering the Intcrlir.
tho Andea mountain;!, nnd that land t.f
gold and mystery. Pern, the land of the
Incfts. The series Includes more than 1,001
colored vlewa and tf lephntlc pictures.
AMfa-EMENTS.
COMPANY 110.
ORCHESTRA 30.
PRICES, EOc to $2.00.
'PHONE YOUR
SEAT ORDER
FOR ENTIRE
eeAcn
AX
BOYD'S:
MATINEE
AND NIGHT
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
4
The management takes pleasurs In
announcing to society and opera-loving
circles tho long-expected return
vlnlt of Mr. Henry W. Savage
famous .
ENGLISH GRAND OPERA CO.
With .
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRl OF 5)
In the World-famed Japaneae Grand
Opera by Puccini,
J MADAM I
BUTTEHFLY
Thia remarkabln work of gorgeous
harmonies, noul-stlrrlng romance ami
truly magnificent scenio beauty Is
Ihe musical annsntlon of two contl
it ntn. and Omaha Is to have an op
portunity to hear the shihh aupt'tb
cast of artists that recently capti
vated New York.
SEAT SALE
SATURDAY
FEB. 29
PRICES! Matinee and Iflfbti
Box Beata 93 60 and S1.00
lower floor $a.G0 and i 3.00
Velooay, 8 rows 1 J
B.-vlcony, next 4 rows 1 l,63
Bear atalcor.y I
Oaliery, uiue served .
HOTS The first three rowa of
parquet are not for sale, being re
moved for the grand opera orcluetra.
Mall orders with remittance pay
able E. J. Munaghan, wlil bo filled In
older of receipt aa near as poaslble
to 1'jcatloa ileslreii.
The Boyd Theater
School ol Acting
(A practical traiuiug school
for dramatic and operatic
stage)
Fourth Season Now Open
Students' Matineo Engagements.
LILLIAN FITCH. Director
W. J. BURGESS. Manager
GRAND OPERA
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