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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 20, 1908.
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses
NB the easily recognisable.
OB signs of the "social unrest" If
I the popularity of certain plays.
ow ana again an aumor
sounds a note at th opportune
moment and for the time ap
U
peals a prophet and a son of a prophet
Seldom (Joes one of these "timely" efforts
possess real merit, either a literature or
drama. It happens quite as often that they
even lack accuracy. But It Is their good
fortune to come at a time when the pub
lie does not care especially for didactic In
struction. It wants fuel for Its developing
sentiment, which, right or wrong, soon
crystallises Into action and assumes the
concrete form that gives It a place In his
tory. Suth a novel and such a play was
"Uncle Tom'l Cabin." Mrs. Stowe'a work
did more to fan the flame that heated
the north to a point where Its various ele
ments might fuse In opposition to slavery
than any other single agency. The potency
of her written word, and Its effect when
depicted on the stage, was beyond the elo
quence of her gifted brother or any of the
galaxy of orators whose tongues rang with
denunciations of tho Institution that
brought about the simple tale that moved
so many thousands to a common Impulse.
It may not be that any of the plays deal
ing with modern political conditions will
have a similar effect. But the application
Is similar and through Its operation "The
Lion and the Mouse" and "The Man of the
Hour" have their vogue.
H Is hardly fair to the American people
to sny that either of these Is the "great
American play." That term has been
loosely applied to a great many plays, and
nothing serious has come from it yet
Blngularly enough. It is usually given to a
play that deals Intimately with some com
mon phase of our social or political life.
When "The Henrietta" was written capa
ble critics were certain that Mr. Howard
had sounded a keynote. Something about
the family affairs of the Van Alstynes
seemed to so closely depict existing condl
tlons In American life that It seemed the
bell had rung. But, Belasco and DeMille,
taking their cue from this play, and with
a finer perception of stage craft, brought
out "The Charity Ball," with Us Inter
mingling of church and market place Its
Intertwining of business, religion, the home
I fe of the Van Burens, the contrast be
tween Ann Kruger and Phyllis Dare and
the tense tugging strain at the surface
rniotlons, with an occasional appeal to the
tcrper and nobler sentiments of man's nu
ll re. This was again hailed as the play
list was, to live as embodying the truth of
v.ir complex national life. But these plays
n-rnt their way, as did so many of the
Tramatlst's productions before them. Other
f lays have come and gone, but none have
been hailed as the Illuminator of American
:'fr until Charles Klein made his Incursion
11(0 frenzied finance and built a drama
f-orn material afforded by the muck
raking magazines and the hysterical news,
papers. It d!d not count that Mr. Klein's
play would not stand the test of analysis;
neither would the stories printed day after
day and month after month In Mr. Klein's
lource of Inspiration. The public mind had
been prepared and was ready for even
more than Mr, Klein had to offer. In this
regard "The Lion and the Mouse" Is but a
subdued reflection of pictures presented In
public print of the abject condition of the
ration beneath the domination of the
Money Devil. Happily for the nation,, the
pictures were not based on photographs,
but Mr. Klein Is entitled to one credit
tiiark. He offered a way out. Judge Dare
scarcely stands as typifying the groat pub
lic, but the course that would save him
trould save others, and. If John Burkett
Ttyder could' only be Induced to relax his
hold on one victim he might In time come
lo let up on others. This Is Mr. Klein's
(osson, and the chief excuse for the success
Of his drama. It is also the reason for
Whatever of suocess lias come to Mr.
JRroarthurst in his effort to portray mu
nicipal politics of the old and new school
(n "The Man of the Hour."
I One thing must beborne In mind when
Considering these plays The simple" mind
reasons along straight lines. The great
American public, for whose edification the
0rama under debate Is prepared, has neither
ytme nor Inclination to waste time pursuing
Jin ethical proposition through the laby
rinthine processes of a trust attorney's re
lined reasoning. Sophistical diversions con
sent it not; It simply sees the effect, traces
ft back to the cause and proposes, at least,
to directly apply the remedy. While the
bulging brows of the esoteric circle ' are
splitting hairs, the low brows, "wet with
honest sweat," are inclined to take the
Burnt direct course to the remedy sought.
It may not be the right course; it Is ad
mitted now that the conflict that broke
eut In bloody war in 18til might have been
settled in another way, but the simple
gulnd that was Influenced by "Uncle Tom's
t'abln" caught its Inspiration and acted on
us impulse. Bo. too. are the almole-mlnded
jpf today pressing to a solution of some of
Ue great prehlema that are being dealt
fvith by play wright and actor. It Is not at
Oil likely that resort to the arbitrament
if arms will follow, but It Is reasonable
lo believe that a readjustment of rommer
(lal and political pruetlces will be had.
pn this point all parties are united, and.
tin one mart has done more to make the
Sucre of the Klein or the Broadhurat
tilttye possible than Theodore Roosevelt.
1 What form shall the great American
(.ami take? We have had It In comedy,
(n farce. In society drama, ln musical com
dy and In about every form known to the
tasre, but tragedy that la, high tragedy.
p'w Mr. Robtrl Mantell, having exhausted
he possibilities of Shakespeare and other
tlssslrtsts, yearns fcr the "great American
tragedy." One Is halted between two
thoughts either Mr. Mantell Is already. In
possession of Something he Is going to
spring on us, and is making his talk as
(prefatory preparation for the more tm
ortant announcement, o he Is moved by
desire to stlmulste the dramatlats along
g hitherto unbeaten path. Some poetic
gramas have been based on episodes In
Imirlfin tilatnrv tint lion that tnl.ht
ven by stretch of courtesy be called great.
Most of them have been forgotten by all
save the bibliophiles. The American, as
f,he term Is commonly understood, does not
eadlly lend himself to tragedy. Only aa
Changing conditions bring about readjust
ment of methods of living Is any note of
tho tragic sounded for hlru. And In thla
the modifications have been so slight and
' so easily accomplished that the realign
ment has been attended by little that even
Suggests . the tragic. America la not. free
from thoae great problems of life that ex
Wt with humanity; nor have these been
Slighted In any way by the soVer thinkers
of the country. But it is a new people,
reveling in the glorioua liberty of a new
day for humanity, a realization of tlie
dream of equality, and in Ita usty strength
Of. vigorous youth It has no song save of
rejoicing. Its sorrows have ben few, and
aally forgotten In its greater triumphs.
Its life l still In full tide, and in Its futurs
only invitation to greater glories and wider
Conquests Is seen. Tragedy means disap
pointment; the saerifice of life, or of Ideal,
nd this has no counterpart In American
Ufa. A great American drama may be
written for Mr. Mantell. and he may art
successfully In It. but no great American
lu.l)', unless it be that some instance
of individual misfortune be singled out and
made to serve. And that would be a
mockery.
Another player of note has been asked to
elaborate into a thesis his expressed be
lief that the American people are not a
happy people. He gave It as his reason
for the popularity of the lighter forms of
amusement. The thesis, if ever written.
will be read with much interest by stu
dents. In many ways the assertion of the
actor is supported by the facts. If happi
ness depends on light-hearted carelessness
the American people are not happy. Life
Is still a serious business for them. They
are sprung from men and women who
grew discontented with conditions that
surrounded them In their life In Europe.
The Pilgrim Fathers did not come to
America In search of happiness, but to
find a place where their opinions could
expand. For something of the same reason
came the Cavaliers, and after them came
the restless, discontented, active men who
found their lives constrained by conven
tionalities and restrictions of government
and society In the old world. And from
the day that first European foot was set
on American soil this continent has invited
the energetic of all nations. In the Amer
ican of today Is fused the spirit of many
Music and Musical Notes
HEN I was writing on Thursday
W
last I happened to glance at a
little musics' calendar lying
upon the desk and discovered,
that Just eighty-one years ago
in that Hn v there caseed away
from this earth one of the great beacon
lights of musical history, the Immortal
Beethoven. Ludwlg Van Beethoven died
on March 28, 1827.
And It occurred to me that a lesson or
two from the life of the great master might
profitably be drawn in this column, to
gether with a short sketch of some of the
lesser known things in connection with his
existence and perhaps a bit of encourage
ment from his own words, for we have
several beautiful sentiments on record.
Away back in tne sixteenth century near
theclty of Louvaln in Belgium the records
show that there was a family of Van Bee
thovens. who were simple Flemish peas
ants: (Van net being a algn of nobility In
Dutch); and that theae peasants were not
richly endowed with this world's good Is
evidenced by the fact that they enjoyed
On Sundays the rare treat of a piece of
fried or boiled bacon with their meals,
subsisting on beans during the week.
Whether, after the Boston tradition, this
had anything to do with the mentality of
the great-great-great-grandson who made
the name famous, history sayeth not.
But about the year 1660, so Philip Hale
tella us In a very comprehensive sketch of
the great composer's llfe, one of these
farmer neonle left the farm and the old
folks and went to Antwerp to try his for
tune. He married, and his son Ouillaume, or
Wllhelm, grew in stature and esteem and
became a wine merchant.
In turn, Wllhelm married and had eignt
children, a complete octave, as it were,
and one of them, named Henri, became a
tailor, and amongst many other suits which
he made was the suit which he paid to a
most estimable and charming person who
did not' believe in race' suicide and whose
name was Catherine de Herdt. She Justl.
tiA her unbelief by bringing Into the
world no less than twelve children; not a
baker's dozen, but a tailor's Cozen.
rnH of the sons of this marriage, whose
name was Louis, was brought up In the
Antwerp choirs and received a good musi
cal education. In 1733 he was appointed a
musician of the court of the elector or
Cologne at Bonn.
He must have lived a terribly luxurious
lira anil It annals one to think what he
could possibly have done with his money.
for he drew the princely ana munmceni
salary of 1160 per annum.
This, you will notice, gave him thirteen
dollars and thirty-three cents a month!
After deducting household expenses, you
can, easily see that he still had a fine and
large allowance for personal expenditures
and for those delicacies and frlvolltlca
which a man on that income might natur
allye be expected to Indulge in.
H then married and prospered, becoming
"Herr Kapellmeister."
But, alas, his wife. Maria, could not
stand the pressure of success (he had also
added a wineshop to his studio) and she
took. I9 imbibing with too great regularity,
and died.
Their son, Johann, born about 1740, in
herited the family name and the maternal
thirst and, to make matters worse, became
a tenor, a court singer, and married a
charming, attractive, soft-hearted, 19-year-old
daughter of the head cook! (
Louis, oV Ludwig, the elder, objected, of
course, to the match and blamed the poor
boy, not being acquainted with the adage
that "the way to a man's heart Is through
his stomach."
Th voim couDle. however, were not dis
suaded In their determination to bring Into
the world a great genius, and on December
is. 1770. Ludwic the Great came Into this
sphere, with the themes and emotions of the
"nine great symphonies" Incubating In his
infantile brain.
From his own father, Ludwlg Van Bee
thoven received - his first lesson, and as
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children did not then have a branch at
Bonn, the child was obliged to practice for
hours at a time when he had attained the
age of 4.
He later studied with a certain Prof.
Pfelffer, who, with Johann, the boy's
father, would spend much time, thirst
quenching, at tavern and, returning conscience-smitten
because the boy hsd missed
a lesson, would drsg him from his bed snd
keep him at his Instrument till daybreak.
Young Ludwig also practiced the violin,
and learned the three "Rs," reading, 'rlting
and 'rlthmetlc, but not very successfully,
for It Is shown that the fact of his with
drawal from school at (he age of 13 caused
hint much aubsrquent grief and embarass
ment. His "laundry lady" gave 'him se
vere criticism upon his addition and aub.
traction. While father drank and "sat
around all day," everybody but him busy
at work, mother the dear, patlunt mother
sewd and minded and kept the buker's
bills paid.
Well, time Is long snd spare is short, and
altor having studied with other, and per
haps more gentle, teachers we find the
young musician on his way to see Mozart.
Mozart listened at first impatiently to thu
playing of Beethoven, but later when he
produced a fanta.la on a theme, Mozart
said to the people who were present: "Pay
attention to this youngster, he will make
a noise In the world one of these days."
Then came the friendship of the Count
Waldsteln and the Bruening family, per
haps especially the sweet daughter Eleo
nore. Beethoven was not blind to the
charms of the fair sex. He loved well.
And then hurrying along we find him
studying with Haydn at Vienna, of whom
lie once said: "It is true he gave me les
sons, but ho tau-til roe nothing." Haydn,
peoples, the restless, nervous activity of
all the world, and it would bo strange. In
deed, If such a race of men and women
could be happy In the general sense of
that term. They have too much to do
and are too busy Oolng It.
And. again, such people cannot lightly
look on human suffering, even that of the
mimic world of the stage. Sorrow and
shame, anguish of mind or pain of body,
are not attractive to the American In any
form. He is generously sympathetic and
quick to respond, as has been attested
many a time, but he cannot Idly look upon
misery even In a play. The light-hearted
European, volatile and easily moved, may
weep with the suffering hero or heroine
and laugh a moment later over his drink
at a cafe, but not tho American. No, we
are not a happy nation. If by happiness
we are to understand Indifference to hu
man suffering or a capacity for easily
shaking off the depressing effect of va
tragedy of any kind. We prefer the light
and frivolous at our theaters, for the rea
son that they do not make us think, much
less weep. Life Itself has too much of
genuine woe, and the American does not
require the effort of the actor to remind
him of this. Some day, when the Amer
ican nation has redeemed its promise and
In turn, spoke of him sarcastically as 'the
great Mogul."
After having had lie adulation of the
Viennese, who easily forgave what they
called his "fascinating rudeness," and
smiled indulgently at his using the "snuf
fers" for a toothpick, and after changing
his lodgings from the bare-walled desert of
a room. In which Czerny met mm. ior
more comfortable quarters, and after many
love affairs, In the year 1801 his deafness
began to grow upon him more and more.
He tried every possible and probable cure
of every nature, hygienic, local and gen
eral, and It Is at this time that we find
him writing "I will, as far as possible,
defy my fate, though there must be mo
ments when I shall be the most miserable
of God's creatures. I will grapple with
fate: it shall never drag mo down!"
We will not here cuter Into the many
Interesting facts concerning the works of
the great master, nor will we touch upon
the many peculiarities and asperities of his
manner, which estranged friends, physi
cians and others who did not understand
the man or hla malady.
The sad affliction which his genial soul
suffered was enough to turn the motions
of his spirit Into the darkness of Erebus;
so let those things pass, as being mere
symptoms of the distressing thorn in his
flesh.
Those who want to follow up the sub
ject will find it easily In any musical
library and the biography Is fascinating
reading, but what the present writer has
tried to do, so far, has been to bring the
matchless Beethoven into close human
touch with those who love him, and those
who know him not. For there are only
two classes, those who love him, and those
who know him not for to "know him was
to love him."
But, what has he left to those who are
discouraged in their musical progress, who
feel the lack of sympathy, who are work
ing against handicaps, who are longing for
opportunity, who seem to meet with noth
ing but obstacles in the pursuit of the
"vision splendid?"
Listen! Tou who could do so much better
It you had not been prevented by circum
stances; you who have not the facilities
for study and progress; you who are work
ing away with might and main, seeing only
misunderstanding and not appreciation; you
who feel the call and see nothing but "Hons
In tho way."
Us ten! Listen! Here are the worda of
the great Beethoven. Memorize them:
"Let the child of affliction take comfort
in finding one like himself, who. In spite
of all the impediments of nature, yet did
all that lay in his power to obtain admit
tance Into the rank of worthy artists and
men. 1
Great master, we thank you for
these words of rebuke and encouragement.
Wc will think of you, and be thankful.
We will strive, and we will not be despond
ent. We will learn of you, and take heart.
Gratia tlbl! THOMAS J. KELLY.
Mnalcat Motes.
For the first time the music lovers of
Omaha will have the treat of hearing the
great singer Marcella Sembrlch In song
recital on Thursday evening of this week.
Mine. Sembrlch has been heard here twice
before, once in "Don Pasquale" and once
in "Lucia," but never before in a straight
song recital.
I PART I.
Ballade Chopin
Elude Liupounow
Mr. Zadora.
Aria from Travluta, "Ah fros e lul". .Verdi
Mrr.e. Setuijrieh.
Romance Flus Blanche (Huguenots)
Meyerbeer
Mr. Van Hoose.
Bongs (a) Forelle F. Schubert
(b) Wldmug Schumann
(c) 81 mes vers avaienl des ailes Ilahn
td) Love Has Wings Kigcis
(e) Tiie Lass With the Delicate Air..
Dr. A rue
Mnin Sembricli.
PART II.
Valse caprice 011 two motives from
Lucia Liszt
Mr. Zadora.
Grand duo from La Bolieme Puccini
Mine. Sembrlch snd Mr. Van Hoose.
SongM (a) How Much I lxive You La Forge
tb) When the Hoses Bloom (17,4)
Louise Helrhardt
Cc) Autumn Salter
Mr. Van Hoose.
Valse Voce di Primavera J. Strauss
Mine. Sembrich.
Mr. Ellison Van Hoose is considered one
of the foremost American tenors, and Mr.
Zadora has a splendid reputation anl has
been studying Intimately v.uii the B. rln
idol of the piano, Husoni.
Here follnweth the program of the re
cital to be given by Mr. Hlmry of Ooii a,
soprano, and Mr. August Molzer tif l.'n
coin, violinist, tonioi row evening at tne
Lyric theater:
PART I.
Concerto D major ,...I'aanial
Mr. Molzer.
(a) Aria Flauto Magico Mozart
(b) Immer Lelatr ird Mein Schlumnier. .
Hratnm
(c) Komm Wlr Wandeln Corn! ius
Mrs. Shary.
(a) Ave Maria Schubert-Willielmy
(b) Slavonic Lances Dovorak
Mr. Molzer.
PART 11.
Songs (a) Aria Depuls le Jour (I.niihe)
Charpentier
(b) My Heart Sings Cliamlnade
(C) Soreliadu (violin oMigato). ...... .Gounod
Mra. Bliary.
Bohemian Airs Molzer
Mr. Molzer.
Songs (a) The Spring Has Come White
(hi Bohemian Folk Song
(i ) Nymphs et Svivains BemLerg
, Mrs. Shary.
Accompanists, Mrs. Kdlth Wagoner and
Mr. Vernon Spenee of Lincoln.
The Robert C'uscaden school will give its
ninth public recital on Tuesday tvenlng,
April 7, at Bchmuller & Mueller auditorium.
An unusually attractive program haa betn
pit pared for the concert. The school or
chestra will be assisted by Mrs. J. A. C.
Kennedy, pupil of Fred Ellis. Following
this concert Mr. Cuscaden will give vio
lin recital, with orchestra accompaniment,
Fuur of the principal works of violin lit
erature will be presented: The A inajjr;
concerto by Mozart, the 1 major; con
certo by Boetlioven, the D minor; concerto
by Wtenawski. the B minor: concerto by
Saint Saena. Mr. CuBcadert will plav two
movements from each work. The orchestra
will be directed by Afr. Max I.sml
achieved Its destiny for mankind. It may
be happy, but not now. It's too busy.
t'onilBs Kveats.
laughter will run riot at the Boyd theater
tonight and Monday night when Max Fig
man will return In the Harold MrGrath
story "The Man on the Box." Beth play
and player were here for a brief visit last
season and made a host of friends. Mr.
Flgman la one of those artists who win
by sincerity of purpose as well as talent.
Tho play Is one of the few adaptations
from a popular novel that has not disap
pointed the public. Grace, Livingston Fur
niss, who made the dramatization, adhered
closely to the story and set It In an at
tractive dramatic frame, with lots of clever
dialogue and a number of convincing dra
matic situations. Mr. Flgman is under
the management of Mr. John Cort, who
has supplied lilm with a complete produc
tion and a superior company. Including
Misses Fannie Marinoff, Bertha Krleghoff,
Madeline Dallas, Berenice Bucklln, and
Messrs. Cameron Clemens, John Charles
Brownell, Douglas A. Flint, Frank M.
Ralnger, George Centre, Herbert E. Den
ton, Ernest Orr, Marshall Franklin and
John Plerson.
The flavor of merry Christmas pervades
every line of the dialogue and every stage
picture of "Tho Gingerbread Man." Kris
Kringle and his reindeers. Jack Horner
and his plum, Margery Daw, Simple Simon
and his nursery rhymes and Jingles, Won
drous Wise, Sallic Lunn and many others
of the mythical land of Santa Claus are
friends with whom we feel acquainted and
with whose adventures we have always
been Interested. "The Gingerbread Man"
Is a succession of beautiful pictures, song
hits, pretty girls and wonderful mechan
ical and electrical effects. It will be pre
sented with a big cast, chorus and scenic
equipment at the Boyd on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, with a matinee on
Wednesday.
Intense interest is shown In the appear
ance of Mme. Sembrlch, who is to be beard
at the Boyd Thursday evening under the
direction of Loudon Charlton. No greater
singer is to be found In the world today.
Ernst Meyer, the Russian critic, wrote an
exceedingly interesting feuilleton about
Sembrlch during the occasion of her last
visit In St. Petersburg. He recalled the
playing of Paganini, the Blnging of Cata
lanl, Sonntag, Sehroeder-Devrlent and
Pattl, but no one surpassed the Impression
made by Sembrich. He asks, "Wherein
lies the strength of her song? It Is In the
native beauty of her voice, the lovely
cantilena, the prenomenal colorature, not
exceeded even by Pattl or lima dl Murska,
her flawless intonation and the bell-like
quality of her top tones. In her style she
combines all that Is good In the Italian
and German schools."
,
Put two men in full armor, give the
taller of the two, who Is nearly twice
the height of the other and who is the
"bad man," a sword, one of those big,
two-handed affairs of knightly days,
which is as nearly as tall aa the hero,
and let these two plumed knights ilght
a duel to the death, supposedly; sur
rounded by a crowd of twelfth century
ladles and gents, and one has the prin
cipal ingredients Charles Marlowe has
utilized in his duel scene at the end of
.the second act of "When Knights Were
Bold," In which Francis Wilson Is mak
ing so great a success this season. Mr.
Wilson Is Sir Guy De Vere, and the other
knight is Sir Brian Ballymote. In a
dream Sir Guy Is his own ancestor and
the duel Is fought more than 700 years
before he Is born. After a series of
thrusts and parries, which are most mirth
provoking, Sir Guy becomes tired of the
weight of his armor and, getting out of
it as best he can, goes after Sir Brian
In the most approved up-to-date style
with his fists, putting the redoubtable
Irish knight "down and out," unable to
take the count. It Is said that there isn't
a single dull moment from the start to
the finish of the comedy, and that in Sir
Guy De Vere Mr. Wilson has a role of
fering him more and better opportunities
than any he has played since the days
he headed his own comic opera company.
"When Knights Were Bold" has proved
to be the big laughing success of the
year. Earlier In. the season the comedy
ran for five months at the Garrlck thea
ter. New York, and since that time Is said
to have been exceptionally successful In
every city In which It has been produced.
Mr. Wilson's drolleries are Inimitable;
there is no other comedian before the
public who Is apparently able to extract
ao much humor out of situations. Charles
Fro h man has given Mr. Wilson a most ex
cellent supporting company. His leading
woman la Mary Boland, and others in the
long cast are all well-known players.
Charles Frohman will preaent Francis
WiUon at the Boyd opera house-for two
nights, beginning next Friday, wltn a Sat
urday matinee.
A noteworthy attraction comes to the
Krug for two days, starting matinee today.
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Admission 60c; Both TravHogu.a. 75c. lXKirs open at T p. m.. No seats reserved.
Titkrts on Male at t'oombs' Jewelry Hiore.
when James Kyrle MacCurdy, a prominent
New York character actor, will present
"The Old Clothes Man." The production,
under management of the Rowland Clif
ford Amusement company. Is said to be one
of the best equipped companies ever sent
from Chicago. Mr. MacCurdy la now In
his fourth season with "The Old Clothes
Man," and the interest evinced by theater
patrons seems unabated.
At the Krug theater for three days,
starting Tuesday night. "The Shoemaker,"
with Mr. Lew Welch as the star, will he
offered. As Morris Goldlx-rg, a poor, mis
guided mender and maker of shoes, Mr.
Welch Is Invested with a role that reflects
his capability aa an actor and comedian to
a remarkable degree. In all of the four
acts there Is not a monotonous period. The
action is rife throughout and interest Is
held from the rise to the fall of the final
curtain.
"The Slave Girl" will be the attraction
at the Krug theater for two nights and
Saturday matinee, starting Friday night.
April 3. The piece Is well cast and carries
a magnificent production.
This week's offerii.g sj. the Bur
wood, "The Butterflies," a modern society
comedy by Henry Guy Carleton, was
originally used as a starring vehicle for
John Drew with great success. One will
not fall asleep at "The Butterflies," as It
Is a charming play, thoroughly delightful
from beginning to end. Mr. Ingram will
be seen In the part originated by Mr. Drew
that of a society man, who only buckles
down to life's stern problems when his
money Is gone. Miss Lesslng will play
Miriam Stuart Dodge, daughter of a match
making mamma. She should be at her
best as tho Ingenious society girl. Miss
De Trace has her first opportunity In the
soubrette role, Susanne Green, a rolllcky.
good natured girl, with an eye for busi
ness. Excellent roles are given the bal
ance of the company. Today will witness
the last two performances of the gorgeous
spectacle, "Quo Vadis," which has been
attracting large houses throughout the
week. The Burwood's new leading man,
Wilfrid L. Roger, comes direct from the
Shubert Theater Stock company, Kansas
City. He will open Monday, April 6, in
"The Only Way," a dramatization of
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities."
A well varied, bright, snappy and alto
gether excellent bill, headlined by Mar
cel's reproductions, with living models from
the Latin Quartler, Paris, of famous mas
terpieces in statuary and painting. Is prom
ised at the Orpheum for the week, starting
with a matinee today. Some of the sub
jects to be shown in this beautiful ex
hibition. In color and plastic art, are: "The
Fishermen of Galilee," "Cupid and
Psyche," "The Fife and the Drum," "The
Combat of Hector and Achilles," "Aux
Armes," "Washington and Lafayette at
Valley Forge," "The Volunteers," "An
gelus" and "Evangeline." Among those to
come here for the first time will be Agela
Dolores, who, with her company, will
present a lively, satirical farce, entitled
"Cupid at Home." Nine Bedouin Arabs do
the gymnastic pastimes 'of tholr native
desert. A mixture of clowning and ath
letics will be contributed by the eccentrics,
Caron and Farmer. In a sketch cajled
"Hints In Soldiery." Noblett and Marshall
make their Initial local bid for favor.
Jacob and his three pet assistants will do
a variety of gymnastic and other stunts.
Shields and Rogers, with a novel lurlat
turn, and new kinodrome pictures, com
plete the program.
Frank R. Roberson returns to Omaha for
two travelogues at the First Methodist
Episcopal church on April 6 and 9, when
he will give his illustrated travelogues on
Russia and Imperial India. Mr. Roberson
traveled through Russia with an armed es
cort, and the pictures he secured
at that time, while the country was In
flamed with the lust of war, are said to be
a remarkable display of the Russ in his
natural environment. Imperial India is a
tour through the southern part of that
wonderful country and the pictures of the
temples that Mr. Roberson shows are a
revelation In architecture, as that section
of the country is very little known and the
grandeur of Its temples and mausoleums,
which have been constructed on a hercu
lean scale, and ornaments of Brobdlgna
glan size. Tickets for the series are on sale
at Combs' Jewelry store.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd
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CONCERT
Prices $1.00 to $100 Gallery Seats on Sale
Friday and Saturday. April 3, 4
Matinee Saturday
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SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY
Tuesday Matinee, April S, 6, 7
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BLANCH WALSH in
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Wednesday and Thursday, Apr. S-0
SPECIAL, THURSDAY MATINEE
MB. JOSEPH BBOOBS FBESEBTS "
LILLIAN RUSSELL in "WILDFIRE "
Friday and Saturday. April lO-li. Sat. Matinee
MB. WILLIAM A. BBABY FBESEBTS
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SATURDAY EVE., APRIL, 18
Bast Play and Production Svsr Sssn In Omaha 1Ar anH
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Watch dally papers for opening bill. Many well known Omaha stock
favorites In company headed by
ALBERT MORRISON
Two carloads of scenery will arrive Tuesday for opening bill.
'Fhon Douglas 494.
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Mil. Dall) 2:15 -Em Kljht 8:15
Week Startin? Mai. Today
MARCEL'S PICTURES
Reproductions In Life of tho World s
Famous Statuary
ANGELA DOLORES & CO.
Presenting "Cupid at Home."
Hie bedouin arabs
Whirlwinds of the Dee ;i t.
CAROH & FAR
Gymnastic Eccentrics,
fiOBLETTE & MARSHALL
In "Mints In Soldiery. "
JACOB
And HU Clever Assistant.
"SHIELDS & ROGERS
Iassb Experts
KINODROME
Always ths Bsst In Motion Flctnrss.
PRICES-IOc. 25c and 50o
LECTURE
By
REV. NEWTON MANN
At VaiTY C7UBOH. lTtb and Cass Sts.
r&IDAY, APBIXt 3, 8:15
Subjsct I.oiker-I.ampkon An hour of
untiles Hlth a I'yuptptlc who left the
world smilinK.
Admission, BOo.
Evelyn B. Hopper
VOCAL INSTRUCTION
2380 Spauldlng Street
Telephone Webster 882
AMTItEMETS.
THEATRE
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THEATRE
Matins
Today,
10-85-60
.25-50-75.
2 DAYS, Starting MATINEE TODAY
KB. JAMXB BYBIiZ MAO CUBBY
In
THE OLD
CLOTHES MAN
E.s tb Orand Boxing" Exhibition.
A TUj That Crests Smiles, Thrills,
Tsars and Cbssrs.
3 aVtrn.VKi'd-.fTues., March 31
Tb Inimitable Hsbrsw Impersonator
LEW WELCH
(Tb Batumi Aotor)
In Bal. BsU's. Masterpiece
THE SHOEMAKER
2 SM-;..$. FRIDAY, APRIL 3
A Bcenlo Melo-drama of ths Bouth
TEE SLAVE
GIRL
A Flay of Beal Life mil of Beart
Interest, Tear and Laofbter.
The Doyd Theater .
School of Acting
(A practical training school,
for dramatic and perafio '
Fourth Season Now , Open
Student' Matioe EngagaaanU.
LILLIAN FITCH, Dlrtr
W. J. BURGESS. Mng)f