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TITE OMAIIA SUNDAY BKK: MARCIT 1, 1903. Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses IfATETBR last we imr have trl Wn, the rmnlng urm 3r are ' I aura to be busy onrs at the no 1am than four irmat attrac-. tlons are booked, any one of them enough for a week by itself.. It Is a aorry fpmmpntary on tha "scientific" bank 'tg metlfods'of tha theatrical syndicate that k plitf of Omaha's general Importance should ; remain tinted as a water tank or whlstllna; post, and be kept perpetually In 'he Umbo of oae-nlght stands. It la Impos llble ft)all who want to see either of com ing sltnis to get there In one night. Rut kicking-' won't help; so the folks who like to -o ii the' theater will be kept on the Jump $n week. First comes a rattling good comedy, with a good star May Robson In "The Ilnjuvenatlon of Aunt Mary." After we haVe.lHflghed for four performances at Aunt M.lry and her queer ways of doing things' :ie Win have a chance to drink In Puccini' sweet music and weep with poor little Hii-Cho-8an. for "Madame Butter fly" wll fe pbiyed twice In one day. Hhurs rtay will lie fe day of rest, and then comes . Wilton' liackaye for a single performance of one of Mall Calne's melodramas, and the Amr-rlcm political picture follows In "The of the Hour." Which was greatly I enjoyed at Its former appearance here. If the folks' are not ready to rest by the time Sunday oms around. It will be queer. And right ot top of that comes Mrs. Pat Camp i bell f'i lier delayed appearance. If you ' will betfln to reckon from last Monday, ',when ttm Italian Opera company opened at the Boyd, you will see that two very busy weeks Will- scored for the Boyd. But It Is not alone at the Boyd that things have been moving. At the Burwood Manager Johnson did an unexpectedly big week wlth- "most ambitious production of "Old Heidelberg," In which his stock com pany actor acquitted themselves most tredltably, af-d Is looking forward to a Similar experience with a revival of. "Ala bama" this week. At the Knig. Manager Breed and- Treasurer Phelps had the satis faction of seeing their own company and play do-a? Whacking big business for four performances, and at the Orpheum, 'Man ager Relter smiled over one of the best bills and besl box office records of the season, and for the coming week he looks' at all the world with sweet content, for he has the "Road .Show,", Martin Beck's pride, to fill hlsfhouse at each performance. Verily, business i may be had somewhere, but It Isn't at" the Omaha theaters. ' Mr. Kdeeon and his company accumulated another story while In Omaha, for It la not at all likely that during the whole of their career they ever did or ever will encounter Just such another experience wUh lights as marked their . opening performance." Vbout the only redeeming, feature of the affair was that President Nash of the light company was In the audience. But evory poJy seemed to be imbued with a spirit of good-natured tolerance, and' the trouble was passed In patience. It must have been a bit dlMc6ncertlng to Mr. Edeson to have the lights go out Just as he cut his way through, the Jungle to a view of the audi ence. Ho admitted afterwards that he felt like propounding tho query as torthe where abouts of Motes when the light failed him. Again, Just, as he was preparing to make his v heroic and spectacular ascent of the palm tree, darkr-ess supervened, and Mr. Kdeson waited, Joining In the general laugh hon a. rescue party In the form of a stage hand with' to candle, made Its appearance. But the jicrformance was much enjoyed. Friday andiSuturday evenings saw tho play ' presented with all its proper effects. On Friday ' Mr. : Edeson received from George H. Kroadhurst the first two acts of the new play ,hn Is to put on next season. It Is based o,a.Edward Stewart White's story, "Tho ConJUrer'a House," with Its scenes In the Hudson bay country. Mr. Edeson Is well pienwrd wlfh the plan of the play, although he admits it Is-a great Jump from the Jungles of the Amaxon to the muskegs of the north and the snows of the long traverse, The atory Is followed closely enough In tlit drama, although Mr. Broad hurst has 'lra4hef made a new play than a ramatisation of the book. Mr.' Edeson ex pects to, .opart the next season with It. AEW COMIC OPERAS COMING FAST KasllKb ("ftra posers Hare Several In der War Now. LONtkON. Feb. l.-(Rpeclal Correspond ence.) Put on their 1 rpettle, 1 perhaps. by the triumphs of their confreres In Vienna, the English composers of musical Comedy are getting exceedingly "busy.". The '.'king pin" of the lot, Leslie Stuart of "Floro dora" fame, has no less than three sepa rate scores under way at present, while the composer of "The Orchid" and "The Run away Girl." Ivan Caryl!, has Just finished one new musical piece.' and- started work on another, and Lionel Monckton and Paul Rubens both are to be heard from again shortly. Meanwhile' an old acquaintance In this line Is "about . Jo make another bid for favor In the; person of Sidney Jones, who gave us "The OelBha" and "The Greek Slave," but who-has put forth "only' one new work since the production of .those two memorable pieces.. ' This -ws "My Lady Molly." which was not given on the otVej- side of the Atlantic,' If one remem bers correctly, though It scored; a record tf something like 300 performances when j-layed at Terry's. , i . The "book" of Jones' new " opera Is by Xedham Bantock (whose "White" Chrys anthemum" made a hit In the I'nlteU States), whits the lyrics have been supplied iy another Veteran, Percy Greenbank, who was responsible for some of the most popu lar ditties In "The Geisha." Unnamed as yet, the piece Is In two acta and its scene Is laid In Persia, the first act being placed "outside )ie Tortolsshell palace," the sec ond act Inside It. There also are to be scenes n the desert with "real" camels grossing the stage, pictures of the slave Fat All My Life, imd How - I (Jot Rid of It. First a captavating plumpness begins to steal upon a woman in her twenties, IMumpnesa Is followed by oh, horrors fat Itesa and shortness of breath and heart flutters.' TTien, alas, comes the chin that Is double and the comical, lumbering wad dle of the everfat. Fine sarcasm to tell such a woman to exercise. Why not coun sel flying? She Is as able to do the one as the other. It's another keen cut to sug gest dieting. " When ladles are Just so fat they havea'l an ounce of will power or energy to spar for extras Just living Is bard enough for them. What then?, Are then unfortunates con. dimmed to be fat for life? No, believe it or not; a simple home receipt, easy to get at a drug store, will take that fat off and ket'P It, off. Llstenl ounce Marmola, H ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic and J' ounces Syrup Simplex mixed at ome anit taken in teaspoonful doava after Ineals and at bed time, will take off as kiuch aa a pound a day In some caaea Oet the Marmola la the sealed package you are sura it 'la freak that way take the mixture month and you'U , The fat seems to Sroo off and leave nice, smooth, firm flesh, while the health aud complex Ion luiryv wunJerfuU dhows and slave markets, and nil the warm color of the' orient. The author of thla opera, with whom f had a chat yesterdny. Is er.thuslsstle about his collaborator's work. "Jones really has aurpassed himself," Bantock declared. "He has been working on this score for six months and nothing he has done previously, not even 'The Geisha,' can compare with It." , If that la the case the new musical play should be worth waiting for. It Is to be produced at the Criterion theater as soon as Charles Wyndham'e season there closes, or about the beginning of April, and If a success Is scored a special company will be sent out forthwith, first to the United States and later to Australia. That theatrical tastes vary In England and America has been demonstrated often enough, so perhaps success may attend an Interesting little experiment which Is about to be tried by CTlarles Frohman. This will consist of the production In London of Austin Strong's playlet, "The Toymaker of Nuremberg," with Albert Chevalier In the name part. Mr. Frohman was enthusiastic over this piece when It was submitted to him In manuscript, but apparently It got a chilly reception on your side of the water. What London's verdict will be It will be Instructive to see. Chevalier, by the way, haa made a great hit In a two-act play called "The House," which Is now being done at the Court theater, the former "Temple of Shaw." The scene Is laid In a "model" workhouse and the thing Is a piquant little tract ' against "municipal socialism" as It frequently turns out. As a pampered Inmate of this Institution Cheva lier Is Inimitable and his performance should be seen by playgoers at home. In the case of Lena Ashwell, "dogged" appears to have "done It." Three times did this actress attempt to set up as a London manageress wtlh a theater1 of her own, an as many times did ill-chosen p'.ayi work her undoing. Evidently, however. It was "three times and out" (of trouble), for her first offering "Irene Wycherley," scored so hard that It since haa been produced in America and 'TJlana of Dobson's," whose author, like Anthony Wharton, Is a new oomer, got an enthusiastic reception at the Klngsway this week and la pretty certain to cross the water In Us turn. Either the actress has learned how to "pick winners" or has found somebody capable of picking them for her at all events she now Is on Music and Musical Notes HY was not the Italian Opera company which appeared here last week well patronized? Thla question has been asked several times .lately and va rious answers .have baa W given. Is It due to the fact that there was Hot a big star In the organization? This has been suggested again and again, but It does not hoid, for ttfe "Madame Butter fly" company will play tq, crowded houses as the sale of seats plainly Indicates, and there la no big star In that organization which Mr. Henry W. Savage sends forth. Waa it because the operas were all done In Italian? Perhaps. It la not unlikely that the singing In English of the Savage productions has a good deal to do with their success. ; But the screw loose seems to be In the advertising department. The "Madame Butterfly" opera has been advertised in the most modern, up-to-the-hour manner. Neat Utile booklets artlstlcaly fashioned and containing the story of the plot and the Incidents, together with a detailed ac count of the players (or singers, rather), whence they came,' etc., and a description of the scenes and scenery, have been dis tributed very freely. Everything that could be done has been done to exploit the affair, and It will be a great success, when the money Is counted. The Italian Opera, company had nothing of this kind, although presenting four dif ferent operas in foreign tongue, whereas. "Madame Butterfly" is sung in our own. The reason for asserting that old-fashioned ' and Inefficient methods of adver tising the opera must have been largely the cause of the poor, audiences Is that the same trouble has occurred elsewhere with another company. The Chicago Musical Leader, in com menting editorially upon the poor patron age for the San Carlo opera, says: "The chief cause for non-recognltlon Is undoubt edly attributed to the quality of press work done." Continuing, It says: "Cen sure has been meted out to the publicity department, which is controlled by a for eigner of possibly limited experience and with erroneous Ideas as to the power of the press." This gentleman, however, assigns sev eral other causes, none of which are very weighty. But the fact remains that, "despite slim audiences, ' the enthusiasm of the singers was maintained and every one worked j royally towards a superbly balanced per- I 1 formance, aud it was not until the Tliurs- ' day evening when 'Cavalleria' and 'Pagll- aixT were played to the smallest house on record In the Auditorium that despair really overtook the management and daunted the hitherto unbroken spirit of the organiser. But the number In attendance had gone from bad to worse and the fifth perform ance of the week was really pitiful from all points of view." Think of it! So much for advertising well. But this condition will probably not occuragain In either place. And Chicago's experience is not quoted here In order to gloat over It, or to say with scornful voice, pointing the finger eastward, "We are not so bad; look at Chicago." It does, however, afford some balm to realise that the neglect ot the re cent very meritorious low-prlccd opera In Omaha waa attributed to things other than apathy. The Bee had another clever editorial para graph last Wednesday. It ran like this: The' Buffalo Express wants to know Why these noted Vpera singers do not learn our language and sing It, Instead of smlng In Italian or French. Probably because they known Americans wuulj not pay fancy prices to hear them warble lu English. This Is good philosophy. Familiarity breeds contempt. And It the artists should condescend to sing in a language that could be understood they would not be "worth the Disney." There is a story told of the eminent Scottish divine. Dr. Chalmers, and the old woman who waa taken to hear him preach. 8he listened to lilm Intently throughout his eloquent discourse and after "meetln' " she was asked what she thought of it. To the astonishment of her friends who had given her this supposedly great treat, she replied: "Ay. mon. but yon man Is no a great preacher; he surely canna be, for I understood every word be said!" Maybe the old woman waa right. And yet, of course, this does not apply entirely to tha singing of opera In the Eng lish language,1 for sometimes the English J not very intelligible. The anecdote Is re lated of twa friends coming from a per formance, of "Lohengrin," in English: One, on leaving the houso, said to the other, "I am disappointed; I understood that they were to slug In EngUsU." "Why," said bis the crest of the ways of success, after many years of waiting and hard work. ' "Diana of Dobson's" Is the story of a girl In a shop who Inherits a bit of money and proceeds to make ducks and drakes of it, with a result that la easily foreseen. In cidentally the first act of the new pleee la rather daring showing us the girl's dor mitory at Dobson's, a 'big drapery shop, with the fair "assistants" preparing to re tire. Diana Masslngbred (Miss Ashwell) Is among, them and her spirit Is In rebellion against the wearing sordldness of her life and the vulgar petty tyranny that sur-' rounds It. She has been better educated than her fellows and has all the healthy young woman's longing for luxury, ease and admiration. As if In answer to her craving, a letter comes for Diana announcing that she has come Into a small legacy of $1,600 and she determines to have, for once In her life, a real good time. She will have everything that she haa wanted pretty,frocks and fun, and for one whole month she will forget all about Dobson's. In the second and third acts, Diana, In her fine feathers, is staying at an hotel In the Engadlne, and posing as a widow. She Is popular and ad mired by the Hon. Victor Bretherton, an Impecunious aristocrat with W0 a year. Her scale of expenditure naturally causes her ,to be taken for a woman of means, and Bretherton's aunt Is very anxious that he should propose to her. He does, and the girl tells him the exact state of affairs. The man Is considerably disturbed and charges her with having deceived him,' and this brings down on his head a very torrent of plain speaking. He Is a useless .'Idler, ready enough to sponge on a rich wife, but entirely unable to fight his own way In the worl, or to earn his own living. This Is the end of the third act, the dramatist Ingeniously Bhowlng thst, despite every thing Diana and Bretherton really are in love with each other. The fourth act is again strikingly orig inal. If almost entirely theatrical. The scene Is the Thames Embankment at Sam. Bretherton has determined to prove that Diana Is wrong and he can earn his living. He has for a time given up his Income and has started out to make his own way. This attempt has landed him, after three months, ragged and penniless, to -sleep on an Embankment bench. Here again he meeta Diana, also "broke to the wide,' as she puts It,' and in the gray morning ha again proposes to her friend, surprised, "they did!" We cannot expect 'a. great revolution In the matter of singing grand opera In Eng Ush, with the exception of the Savage pre sentations. , As long as we banish the English lan guage from our banquet halls and our din ing places we need not surely ask for it In our opera houses. As long as we Insist on having "Potage Julienne,"1 Instead of "Vegetable Soup", we can stand for "Salve dlmora;" as long as we demand "Pommes de terre en robe de chambre.", instead of "Potatoes In their Jackets," we should not look askance at "Ah, fors e lui; while We revel In "Fole de Veau, Sauce a la Becha mel," Instead of "Calf's liver with cream sauce," we surely need not close our dis criminating ears to "Rlotoma Vlncor." i We oftn hear that good translations are not available. I don't believe It Men will yet arise with the musloal instinct, the po etical gifts and the general knack of doing the thing, when publishers will ' make it worth while. At present translations are largely In the hands of people who work them' from the literary side alone. Some day when we have time we will look over some of the translations of operatic texts and be merry. Several times lately I have heard this: "Are you going to see 'Madame Butterfly' (or 'Aida,' or 'Faust,' Or anything else)?" "No, I think not; I heard it before." When your friend invites you to visit her do you reply: "No, thank you, dear, you know I visited you once before." (There . would possibly be a reflection here.) Imagine one saying that he did not care to look at once! sunset .because he saw - That is one reason why we are so super ficial In our musical taste. When students get rid of this erroneous Impression they will be taking steps higher In the well-nigh lost faculty, musicianship. We have too many mere singers, and mere pianists, and mere violinists, and not enough musicians. The knowledge of any opera can not be gained by one hearing. It Is wise to study. It is still wiser to. add to your study the hearing of what others are doing. It is with great pleasure that the an nouncemnt Is made that the Henry W. Savage Opera company will present Puccini's beautiful work, "Madame But terfly," on Wednesday of this week, mat- lnee and evening. And on Thursday evening of this week David Blspham, Vho is already a first favorite ' in Omaha, will give one of his unique and artlstlo song recitals at the First Baptist ' church. Mr. Blspham is an Interpreter whom to study is a de light. His Intellect, coupled with his dramatic ability, makes his work shine with luster In these days of commonplace singing technical skill or vocalization. Add to those a well-handled voice and a scholarly musicianship and behind all a temperamental personality and you have a combination which challenges the re spect and admiration of every serious student. Mr. Blsphani is an artist to be proud of, and the fact that he haa climbed the heights in fsce of obstacles, and with little encouragement in his earlier days of study, makes htm all the more near to us. The glad newa haa Just come that Madame Sembrlch will give a song -recital at the Boyd April 1. THOMAS "J. KELLT. Maaleal Nates. Mr. Bispham's program: "Planjrero Mia Sorts Rla" ("Glullo Cewre") lUndtl "Pur Dtceall" A. Lout "Che Flero Costume"...' Q. Legrensl Mr. HlRpham. "In Waldeselnaamkeit," "Staendchen," Von Ewlger Llebe.? "Wlr Wan delten," "O, Lleblichs Wangen!"... J. Brahms Mr. Blspham. s "Caprice Espatcnol" Moskowski Mr. Smith. "Legendo de la Bauge" ("Jongleur de Notre Dame") J. MaEsenet '."Chevaux de Bois" ("Paysages Beiges") j. lxbutsy Finale, Act II, "Son Go, Mv Chil dren." "The Mad Dog' (The Vicar of Wakefield ) .lza Lehman Mr. Blspham. "Drake's Drum'' Arthur Far ell "When Hi Br s Are In the Quiet tikles".. Clarence Lucas "Down Among the Dad Men" Old English "The Stuttering Lovers" (arranged by Herbert Hutchus) old Irish air. Blspham. A recital waa given at Blair, Neb., on Tuesday evening last by Mlsa Kmlly Cleve. violinist; Miss Margaret Uc Menemy, contralto," and Miss Ingrld Pe derscn, f lanlsb and she accepts htm. Bo much for the story of the play, whloh is acted to per fection at the Klngsway. With artlstlo conscientiousness rare In a star, moreover. Miss Ashwell haa taken care that every character, however small, should be put Into the hands of a competent player for example we have Norman McKlnnell, whom you saw as the old Boer In "The ShulamKe," as a policeman with a few lines to eayv In the Embankment scene. The author of "Diana of Dobson's," Miss Cecily Hamilton, is a young woman whose previous record of succes as a dramatist Six Short Stage Stories When Augustus Thomas was with Wash ington Irving Bishop, the thought reader, years ago in Minneapolis, he found that there was to be a double hanging the morn ing of the day Bishop was to do stunts. Thomas saw that the only chance he had to get publicity was to. tall along after tha hanging, so he went to a city editor and said the hanging ought to be postponed.. He had a letter, he said, from his star to the governor of the state asking permission to ' read the minds of the murderers and find out whether or 'not they were really guilty. He framed up a letter, got the condemned to say they were willing to wait and had the pleasure of seeing the papers full of the story.' The men were hanged on 'time. George M. Cohan and his birds returned lost week from a short visit to Paris and London on the American liner St. Louis. Cohan announces that his new play, 'The Maid Servant," will open the Goyoty the ater, at Broadway, and Forty-sixth street. In about eight weeks. He spent most of his time, he says, contrasting American and London Ideas of humor and declares that the happiest thing of the whole trip was the gang plank which landed him less than forty-five minuses from Broadway. Edna Wallace Hopper created more trouble for the Pennsylvania railroad at Youngs town, O., on New Year's day than a woman of her size ever made for the company be fore. She was coming from Zanesvllle, O., with the "Fifty Miles frorrt Boston" com pany. The railroad officials Intended to attach the car In which she was riding to the Pittsburg train and did not want to take it to the station. Miss Hopper locked herself in the stateroom and refused to budge. The Pittsburg train waited for twenty minutes. Finally the railroad men consisted of the production of one curtain raiser. Like the writer of "Irene Wycher ley,". Miss Hamilton sent another short piece to Miss Ashwell, who did not care for It. but invited her to submit a full-sized play. This she did at once, and acceptance was as prompt as In the case of the Whar ton drama. If the actress Is not deluged forthwith with the manuscript of the un acted It will be . rather surprising, but if she finds among . the lot another "Irene Wycherley" or a second "Diana of Dob son's" the time she spends over them will not have been wasted. HAYDEN CHURCH. Coming Events'. Fresh from the triumph at the Etude baker theater in Chicago, May Robson, the foremost character actress In America, will be seen at the Boyd theater on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings and a spe cial matinee Tuesday In the -new American comedy, "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," by Anne Warner. In dramatizing her own novel (which haa made Miss Warner fa mous) she has left out none of the comedy found in that popular book, but has added more, and in the role of Aunt Mary, which Miss Robson plays, she has given the theater going public a character absolutely unique and original. L. S. Sire, under whose management Miss Robson Is star ring, has surrounded her with a strong com pany. In the staging of the production nothing has been overlooked by Mr. Sire and under the skilful handling of E. F. Bostwick "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" will be found to be one of the best comedies ever offered to a theater going .public in Omaha. t Two brilliant caats have been named by Mr. Henry W. Savage for the two perform- ancea of Puccini's Japanese opera, "Madam Butterfly," which comes to the Boyd thea ter Wednesday matinee and evening, on March 4. Among the array of English singing prima donnas coming here are all the favorite artists that appeared in New York this season and scored such deserved success. Two charming prima donnas will be heard here in the dainty title role of thla Widely heralded grand opera, "Madam But terfly," and two now dramatlo tenors will alternate In the part of the handsome United States nayy lieutenant, the role which Caruso declares Is one of his favor ites. The singers to be heard In Omaha In the title role will Include the talented Phoebe Strakosch, the beautiful niece of Adellna Pattl, and a woman whoso re pen tolre during the last seven years abroad Includes all of the dramatlo roles taken by leading artists In the various European opera houses. Miss Strakosch will sing In the evening, while at the matinee the dainty Betty Wolff, the German, prima donna, whose release from tho grand opera at Mains Is said to have cost Mr. Savage a tidy sum. For the leading contralto role, that of the pathetic Suzuki, the Japanese maid, we are to have Miss Harriett Behnce, from the Royal opera in Berlin, and Miss Ethel DuFre Houston, from Paris, both of whom sang the same role here last season. The coming to the Boyd opera house on the night of Friday next of Mr. Wilton Lackaye In Calne's own dramatisation of "The Bondman" shows anew the vitality of thla story. When the play waa produced last season In London It scored a tremen dous hit, and Mr. Vckaye,. from all ac counts, has been very . successful In it elsewhere. Yet, "The Bondman" Is ten years older than the. more sensational story of The Christian," which is already half forgotten. "The Man of the Hour" will be the at traction at Boyd's theater on next Satur day matinee and night, when It will again be splendidly acted by William A. Brady's and Joseph R. Grismer's company, the same that was seen here last December. Mrs. Patrick Campbell will present 'The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" at the Boyd thea ter on Monday and. Tuesday evenings, March I and 10, to- which she is limiting her present American tour. Each role Is a recognized masterpiece. For the benefit of out of town theatergoers who may wish to avail themselves of the opportunity of wit nessing the. CsmpU-ll performances, the mall order system will be in effect. A post office meney or express order or check with an enclosed stamped envelope for rsply will receive prompt attention, and will be filled in the order of their receipt. "Cupid at Vassar" will be seen at the Krug theater four days, starting with matinee today. The play Is the Joint work of Owen Davis, George Totten Smith and A. Baldwin Bloane, and the costumes and sooner y are lavish. Florence Gear plays I the leading part of Kate Newton, and the other Vassar girls are as fascinating as could bo corraled with an entire summer to work In. -$s t A big revival of Sapho will take place at the Krug for three days starting Thursday, March 6, with May Hosmer as the star. Her play was written by Clyde Fitch from the novel by Alphonae Daudet, and was given Its first performance at Wallack's in New York, February 18. 1S00. That another big week Is In prospect at the Burwood Is evidenced by the demand hauled the car up to the station platform, where the actress alighted. The Pittsburg train then departed almost half an hour late. While leading man at both Hooley's and McVlcker'a theaters In Chlcagn James O'Neill played Romeo to the Juliet of Ade laide Netlson. On her return to England she was asked- to name the best Romeo she had ever appeared with and she promptly replied: "An Irishman lit Chi cago named Jimmy O'Neill." At that time tit. O'Neill was 22 years old. The,othcr night, when "Fifty Miles from Boston" waa the attraction at Bridgeport, Conn., Edna Wallace Hopper, the star, stepped before the curtain In response to vigorous demands for a speech. In her thin, piping voice she expressed her thanks as best she could. Standing In the first entrance was a tough stage hand, whose expression showed his disapproval of her remarks. That stuff's no good," he said to the stage carpenter. "Why don't she learn 'Casey at the Bat' from her father?" "Poor Ouida!" writer Acton ravles. "Un fortunately for her, her fame and her works reached their senlth before the days of 'all rights reserved.' If even one hundreth part of the profits which the atrical managers made out of dramatiza tions of her novels had gone to her, her last days might have been relieved of some thing of their poverty and bitterness. At one time in London, thirty years ago, no less than three distinct dramatizations of her "Under Two Flags" were running at one time, and yet she never received one penny of royalty from any of these produc tions." And the same is true of "Moths," the stock company standby. for seats for "Alabama," which opens to morrow evening. The love story running through the play is most absorbing and It will be found that not only Mr. Ingram and Miss Lessing, but the entire compapy, have been finely fitted with excellent roles. Mr. Bacon will play Colonel Moberly, the ubiquitous old southerner. Elaborate scen ery has been prepared In order to give a proper mounting, one of the features be ' Ing the decorating of the stage and lobby with genuine southern tree-moss purposely procurred for this production. Matinees will be given on Tuesday, Thursday, Satur day and Sunday. With the Orpheum Road Show, under the direction of General Manager Martin Beck, as the attraction-extraordinary, the man agement of the Orpheum theater1 is figuring on doing a little record-breaking in the at tendance this week and report an advance sale that Is very assuring. The roster of the Road Show embraces all new features this season In fact. It is the first western trip for all the acts save one. The first and only one-act play written by George Ade adorns the place at the top of the bill. It will be enacted by Mr. Edward Connelly, the distinguished character actor, assisted by ah adequate company. Something posi tively new Is promised In Roslna Casselle's "Midget Wonders," carefully trained Chi huahua canines from Mexico, the smallest specimens of their species. La Gardenia, a voluptuous and seductive Spanish beauty, and six troubadours, with the dances of Spain In costume, will constitute the daz zling show feature. Astonishment and fun are mixed by Coram, the noted English ventriloquist, who carries on a witty dia logue with his funny automaton. Kelly and Kent are a versatile comedy team, who do a variety of rmfhlcry, fun-making of the lively order and dance. The Tom Jack trio, European musicians, have a positive novelty, being accomplished on a number of Instruments never before seen here. Rockaway and Conway, whom Mr. Beck re cently engaged, are down for a smart, up-to-date talking comedy and singing act. Gossip from Stageland. Miss Marie Pavey suffered severely dur ing the week at Kansas City from ton sllltla She was under the care of a doc tor most of the time, but did not miss a performance. Henry Miller haa declared himself on the topic of a national theater and, like most actor-managers. Is against the proposition. Mr. Miller will find himself In the ma jority this time. If never before. Vera Mlchelena Is coming Into her own In New York. She has been engaged to sing the leading soprano role In "The Dream Waltz." which is now running "The Merry Widow" an even race In New York. Stair & Havlln announce that Ward and Vokes will be reunited next seaaon and sent on the road In a play built like one of their-, old-time successes. The reunion of Harold and Percy will be Joyful newa to a lot of folks In this country. No matter what Miss Anglln's success In "The Awakening of Helena Rlchey," Mr. Miller aays she Is coming back to the cast of "The Great Divide." and Edith Wynee Mathlson, who is now playing Miss An glln's part In the Moody play, Is to create a new role In a new comedy that will shortly be produced. Walker Whiteside made a good Imprea slon during the week at Cincinnati, where he presented "Tho Beloved Vagabond" for the first time in America. Ida Cunqueat Is supporting him with an excellent com pany, under the direction of Liebier & Co. Mr. Whiteside haa many friends In these parts who will rejoice that he is on the way to deserved success. , Margaret Fealy, mother of Maud Fealy, gives assurance that the announced termi nation of her daughter's tour in "The Stronger Sex" is not due either to the star's histrionic shortcomings or the pub lic's Indifference. Mrs. Fealy adds that her daughter has been offered a large guar antee to make a spring tour through Mexico. If she accepts she will present a repertoire of plays In which she haa been Identified as a stock star. Mra Beerbohm Tree, who is In this coun try to play Clytemnestra In Mrs. Camp bell's production of "Electra," is coming again. "Although this Is the first time I have been In the United Htates since I came hero with my husband thirteen years ago, you will not escape me again for any such length of time," she said. "Mr. Tre? Is coming here the year after next wlt.i 'Nero' and some of his other recent pro ductions, and with me, too." The American prima donna. Marguerite Sylva. now of the Opera Comlque. Paris, has so many offers to give her pvrtormand of "Carmen" out Bid of Paris tha she has obtained l-nve of absence from the Orera Comlque fur the months of March and Apr I', next, and will make an extended 'our to the nvnt Important clues of France, Switz erland. HelKium and Italy, with a prob ability of singing six or eight perforri ancea of "Carman" at Algiers before her return to Pans. Elsie Ferguson, Wilton Ickaye's leading woman In "The Bondman," was but a few vears ago plavlng a minor part In support of I.ulu Olaser In "Dolly Dollars. In the Hull Calne drama, she plays the part ed in ot Oreeha. the ruH. orlKinally pla London by Mra Patrick CaroiUlr Previous to her preaent enirfeinent she played wltn Iuis Miuin In 'The Bcuond Fiddle" and "Julie Boll lion." Miss Ferguaon la an American girl. oiug aud awbiUous. AMTSFMEXT". EBYggS THEATRE TO-NIGHT. MONDAY AND TUESDAY . Special Tuesday Matinoo MISS CimY'KOEISOKI IN The Rejuveaatioin of Aunt Ma.ry A COMEDY OY ANNE WARNER THE BIGGEST COMEDY SUCCESS IN YEARS Wednesday Matinee and IMlotit MB. ZINBT W. BAVAOB OFT EMI XII HEW ENGLISH GRAHD OPERA CO. IW PVCCXZm mm 1 0 OKCKX8TBA 60 . OtAND OTEKA CHOBUS 3 OBEAT CASTS 3 FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY WILLIAM A. BRADT ANNOUNCES A SINaiJB TKB70BMANCB IM1 OT VHB DISTINGUISHED AMEBIOAN PXO.TEB IVEIR. WUL.TOM LACRAYE a kaxiXj caine's poub-act flat ' ' THE OONJOIVIA.1M Next Saturday. Matinee and Night, March 7 I "III BEST FLAT Z HAVE EVEB SEEN." FBESIDXNT BOOSE VELT. I v ' BETUBN ENOAGEMNET VTM. A. BBADT AND JOSEPH CBXSMEB'S PBODUCTIOW M By GEOBOB BBOADKUBBT ' TEE SAME COMPART THAT APPEASED AT THIS TXEATXE LAST DECEMBER. BEAT SALE TOMORROW MORNING MARCH MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL MONDAY THE SECOND MBS. TANQUEBAT. TUESDAY THE NOTORIOUS MBS. EBBBMTTH. Frlocs BOo to 82.00. Ssat Sal .,uMiwi.!Pi..ainisiM.mj,nu . w.JUiinHMBJiJJBmaa BELL 'PHONE, DOUGLAS 1SOO SEASON. , ND. 'PHUNi: A. 1500 , WEEK Starting IVION. EVG., MAR. 2 ADMITTEDLY THE GBEATEST AMERICAN FLAT ALABAMA By AUGUSTUS THOMAS PERMEATED BY THE INTOXICATING FBAGRANCB OF MAGNOLIAS SSSTXt 10c-20c-25c s.?.-.,F5r..' TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MATINEES, 100 and 30c. TO-DAY Last two times ot OLD HEIDELBERG. DAVID BISP.HAM IN SOIMG FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 5. 1908. Sale B-SCBMOLLER & MUELLER EOX OFFICE Seali, SUP snd tl-OB. . Phon Do arias 494. PERFECT VAUDEVILLE THE GREAT ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW MiUierj Dai 2:15, Ererf Might 8:15 Week Starting Mat. j Today ED. C0H.!ELLY'&C0. Flavin George Ao's Masterpiece "MAKSt: COVINGTON." ROSINA CASSELLPs" MIDGET WQHDERS The Most Wonderful Exhibition of Trained Midgut Mexican Dogs Ever Been. LA GARDENIA Assisted fcy Her Spanish Troubsdours Presenting Her Repertoire of Bpanltih u rices. CORAM The Great European Ventriloquist. KELLY & KENT The Reputable Comedy Couple. "TW.UACK TRIO European Novelty Musical Act ROCRWAY & CONWAY Bmart Talking Comedy and Singing- Act. ritlCEfl IOC. 25C AX1 00C. BK&s The Boyd Theater School of Acting (A practical 'training school for dramatic and operatic stage) Fourth Season Now Open BtuAenU aiatloea LoiagaaMaU LILLIAN FITCH, Director W. J. BURGESS. Managar MAITZBPXXCa iiierly O and lO Thursday. Mall Ordsra Now. PHONE YOUR SEAT ORDER FOR ENTIRE RECITAL I (Dlin THEATRE II1UU 15.25.50.75c Matinee Today, 10-86-60 4Jara.BS.. MATIKEE TODAY JIXKH MUKRY Presents FLORENCE GEAR CUPID AT VASSAR A. Muttieal Flay in Four Acta Deal ing with OOLLKGE GIRLS' LIFE. CATCHY MUSIC DELICIOUS DANCES PRETTY GIRLS. 3 SIPESEiA THURS. UCU. 5. ROWLAND & CLIFFORD AMUSEMENT COMPANY. Presents THE DISTINGUISHED ARTISTE MAY HOSMER Supported by a Notable Company. In a Magnificent CoHtuinn and Scenic Revival of Dnuilet's Famous Story full Iroduced on a Scale of Grandeur Never Kef ore Attempted. THE PLAY OF PASSION, COMEDY AND TEARS. It teaches the Greatest Moral Les son Yet given on the Stage. TALK OF THE TOWN. THE "SAPHO" KISS GRAND BALL A. O. U. W. WASHINGTON HALL MCH. 3. ADMISSIOW, rn union WUrLE JVC MUSIC Marvnerchor Concert Owlnr to the fire st Fraternity hail, tba roacert of Uie Omaha Uannercliur will be METROPOLITAN HALL troty cos a ao4 Xaraey a laves, es truiily evtoiug. Majxn 1. 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