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6 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AVRTL' 26, 1903. Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses ERE Alexander the Great-alive today, and In the business of writing playa, he would have no occaalon to utter hla lamenta tion that no other world were in reach of hla conquering w hand. For here la a very vista of worlds, almost aa Mmltleaa aa that the Imaginative astronomer discover in the empyrean vault, stretching out before him In uch tempting array that Ma only quandary would be In deciding which to essay first. Cometh the president of the National Ile tall Drug association and suggests to dram atists or builders of eomlo operas that tho woes of the pill venders be embalmed In living language, and that the- same be played upon the stage.' Could anything be more tempting or more bulglngly dilated with Ideas that are fairly rampant for elo quent expression? How shall It be treated? Con over the list of manners of dramatic endeavor furnished by the prolix Polonius In commending to Hamlet the players at Elstnore, and add to it the myriad of di verse ' and Indefinable methods adopted alnce the day of the Melancholy Prince, and determine which of the wondrous assort ment test fits the case. Having made your choice, toko stock of the material that cornea to hand Immediately you enter the drug store. Do you determine on a comic opera, as the term has come to be understood? ,What better background could be desired than the soda fountain; think of .its possibilities. with Its syrups and Its fining streams of surcharged water, Its gewgaws and glm- cracks In way of ornamentation. Enter the chorus, chanting a slight modification of a merry roundelay so popular not a great many years ago, and even yet occasionally heard as some sport of the vintage of '9S (quite a back number, too) gives tongue to the thoughts that rise within him: Oh, mix us the Ice cream soda, yes the soda, Let us have it cold and sweet Or a dash of cherry phosphate, yes the phosphate, Or a nut sundae so neat. And while the merry merry s swish their liken skirts about, the rlsz of the praatlcal fountain Is heard mingling with the dulcet train of the hero, who Is the tender of course, and who sings in a barber shop tenor; Oh. ;wlll ye quaff with me, my girls? Oh, will ye quaff with me? It is a glass of sliver fits I offer unto thee. AH fining in the glass so small 'Twill make you jump for Joy And drinking it you'll surely call On me, your soda boy. This much has been built In about four minutes by the postoffice clock. It Is merely , offered to show how easily these things can be done when properly Inspired, and to prove that the drug store certainly affords the right sort of dope for building a comle opera. ' Do you fancy a society drama? It's as easy as th comic opera, if you go to the right drug store. Its greatest difficulty Will artse from the necessity of discarding ma terial . In order to reduce the possible scenario to acting proportions. Let us see: First and second' acta are used to Introduce characters and to explain the motive that leads .to .the substitution of a poisoned postage stamp for the one the doctor ordered. Curtain goes up on the third act. It Is night. The drug store lights shine out through the darkness, making the place look like a convocation of Omaha street cars In the days before the trolley came to town. . Discovered, the heavy, paring his finger nails or engaged in some other simi larly genteel occupation, meantime won dering If be had better wear the pink four, ln-hand or the pale blue,. Teck . when, he goes on parade the next day. Enter tho heroine, dishevelled, suppressed emotion oozing from her every pore. Ensueth con versation something like this: t Blie Harold Mortimer, vou have did your worst ; but, ah, thank God, there may yet he time. - . , He In God's name, woman, what do you mean? She You know only too well what I mrnn. He I know what you mean? Bhe Yes, you know what I mean. . He Well, what do you mean? She That pontage stamp He What, that postage stamp? . Phe Yes. that postage stamp. i iie iinen ue uray, wnatever I am. you have made me. I Ion? have loved you, and you know it. Oh. Helen, let my love for you excuse me. let your heart plead for me. Tell me there is yet hope, and for you I W 1 1 1" Bhe How dar you. Harold Mnftlmer when you know I am the fiancee of Archer wiimoannT xour love for me should have had power to sava my happlnesss. You nave wrecKea He Nay. It shall not be. I am a de. perate man. That postage stamp will be the means of clearing away the way for my grrai mve Bhe Oh, Harold, do you love me so? He Surest tllng you know. And so on. until he finally provides her with the antidote and relinquishes forever his hopes of winning her. She rushes madly out of the drug store and the cur - tain falls, leaving him contemplating the row of bottles and wondering If the spirits frumenti Is still kept In the one'' marked corrosive sublimate. The fourth act shows the fair girl administering the potent drug that overcomes the spell of the poisoned postage stamp,, and th curtain goes down, leaving the impression that, all Is well. This takes a little longer than the comic opera, but tt Is Just as effective and comes from th same old drug store. Maybe your thought turns to tragedy. Here again comes th drug store with Its wealth of ready made elements of humsn sorrow and faith triumphant. Think of the shipwreck of hopes due to the mis placing of a pill, or the terrible catastrophe that follows in the wak of a mistake that serves Senna when aloes Is prescribed. Ltvea have been torn asunder by loss than this, and, oh, the dreariness of an ex istence Involved In the meshes of the pre scription reglsterl The. guilty secret. of the man who mixed the dose could scarcely be lee than that which ha served to engrave the nam of Eugene Aram or some other equally notorious personage on the page Of literature. One trembles in contempla tlon of the tragedy that may attach te the drug store. If the mood ts for a do mestic drama, the boitle of household am monia holds forth pleasing prospects, and. properly manipulated, will easily furnish the necessary action and most of the In cidents for four act of Intimate expos! tlon of th affair of a household equal at least to se feral that hav lately been sprung upon the pubjlc. For farqe com edy, did you ever hear the tale of the fair ' young thing who asked the gallant drug . gist If he knew of any way of administer ' Ing castor oil .tastelessly? In reply, he asked her if she would like a drink of some fancy sort, and, she assenting, he placed the draught before - her and she quaffed It. ' Waiting a little, she again asked for; the castor oil, and he smilingly said; "You took It In that drink," where upon she gaspV-d It was Intended for her aunt. This might properly be listed under the head of th tragic, but It Is only one of the Illimitable themes available for dra matic treatment afforded by the dryg store. The field Is yet virgin and should readily attract those dramaturgists who are looking for material close to the earth. . Two of the . most successful of recent plays, at least so far as the verdict of New York goes, deal directly and Intimately with some factor of social life. '"Paid In Full" Is an American drama. It begins with the affairs of a young couple who are domiciled In Harlem. The husband I em ployed as .collector for a ship owner at a salary that does not serve to gratify his social ambitions. Many a clerk or mecnanlo is living on less and rearing hi boys and girls to become good cltlsens. But this young chap fs trying to stretch hi $1,600 a year pay to cover a $15,000 ambition. He does It by stealing from his employer. Naturally he gets caught. The employer Is a hard-headed and, so far as exterior appearance goes, a hard-hearted, old chap, who lives alone. To him the young thief sends his wife, telling her to work the old man Into forgiving him. It Is "Monna Vanna" reversed. In that here the husband acqulrtoces In the sacrifice the wife Is called upon to make. In the big act of the piece the wife Interview the employer and Intercede for th unworthy husband. Bhe declines to pay the extreme price, but it develop that the old man ha made the suggestion merely to test her, and he agree to forgive her husband. But she has had enough. of the husband and the curtain goes down leaving her freed through Operation of the divorce court and about to wed with a ort of American edition of William Dobbins, who ha followed her through the play, taking up some time to explain to her that his mother was a dance hall fairy In a western town and his father a gambler who hadn't troubled himself to any great extent about getting married. And so the debt Is paid In full. Tha lesson Is a trifle obscure.' but .as Captain . Cuttle so aptly said, "The moral of this here ob- scrwatlon lies In tha application on It." It means, probably, that we mustn't steal, even to get money to gratify a desire to live smartly; and It probably, also, Illus trates the general belief that only a cad sunk to the uttermost depth of caddlshnes Music and Musical Notes OW that th rush of the Easter Nl season I practically over, the I music critic of The Bee will wn wcr ma correspondence somewhat and try to make amends . for apparent negll gence, In the first place, In answer to a few re quests about a poem which appeared re cently In thl column, and which was un fortunately printed in a manner somewhat mixed, the poem Is given below In Its origi nal shape. It Is the verse on "Lov of the World" by the English writer of some cen turies ago, Flavel, by nam. Judge In thyself! O Christian, is it meet To set thine heart on what beasts set their feet? 'TIs no hyperbote If thou be told You dig for dross with mattock made of gold: Affections are too ' costly to bestow i Upon the fair-faced nothings here below; Tn9"?le scorns to. fall down from on High The proverb salth To pounce a llly fly: And can the Christian leave the face of Qod 1o -embrace the earth, and dote upon a otodT . A correspondent want to know why Madame Sembrlch was not criticised, In The Bee' account of her recent recital, and suggests that possibly it was due to the reason that she has a reputation. The gentle Insinuation Is made that had ah been an amateur she might not have re ceived such unqualified praise. Now, both of these point are -worthy of consideration. The question of reputation surely doe not enter into the discussion, for Mr. Zadora, her pianist, was given .the moat liberal, spontaneous and unstinted quota of appre ciation which the writer had the power to put Into print, and yet Mr. Zadora came to us practically unknown. And a to the reputation of Mme. Sem brich. What ha given thl artist her rep utation? Nothing but excellent work. Now, oa an actual fact, when Mme. 6em brich opened the aria "Ah, for e lui," she did some very unwelcome and Inelegant "scooping" or "sliding" i up to th tone In tha word "Estrano" which occurs In the recitative. But, you who noticed this, did you not also notice that shs did not make the lime mistake at any other time during th evening? And the scales, runs, caden sas and other displays of vocalisation in that self-same aria were nigh to perfection. ana perrectlon Is a very big word. It Is true that she did not quite giv some of her upper tones In the duet, when leaving the stage (Vou remember), the Ade quate support to keep them strictly where their should have been; aod It Is equally,. true mat sne trilled a good dal "with her chlh.' But th greater number of her tone wer perfectly produced and the trill was mighty good In spite of the chin manifesto, and did' you notice th wonderful legate he used at all time? .. I How many linger can go from one tone to another in a descending scale paaaags with such absolute surenesa and clarity of delivery, so that It seems to be utterly unconscious and unpremeditated? And how many singers are there who put such genuine musicianship Into the work of slngtng? Or did you fall to see that? Now, nltlcs are Judges," not "detec tives." Our business Is to Weigh all the evidence. andrender fair .and. equitable Judgment. In law the "record" of the one to b Judged w sentenoed Is always taken Into consideration. So with criticism. The critic's business, like the Judge's. Is to ar rive at a fair conclusion; the detective's business, as I understand It, is to find traces of guilt, to look for th bad points, a a rule. . . When - Mme. Marcella Sembrlch sings there are so many great thing done, so many very rich beauties of tone and nuance brought out, there ts so much fine must- claniihlp displayed, that these must neces sarily be In preponderance In the critic's mind and the criticism written accordingly. , When amateurs are criticised t Is be cause the amateurishness I co constantly In evidence; when mediocre singer Vr player are criticised unfavorably. It Is because the mediocrity is the preponderant suggestion. When the great artist Is heard, the on emphatic point of eminence la the gnat art, and the peccadillo and besetting sins are so Infrequent In the tnuMpllcity of good deeds done, that the Inte'llgent critic Is swayed by th excellence of the general result. I will confess "Judgment oi". this one point, namely, that tb aforesaid deviations from th straight and narrow path of art should I-eihup be pointed out by th critic, so that the student reader nUjft be able to profit by them. And yet. awl yet. for some in fcctutable reason thy student render al ways manages to betble to pick out 'the flaw In the great "artist anl remember will offer hla wife a a sacrifice In atone ment for hi own wretched thievery or sim ilar shortcoming. As to the vslue of the recital of th man who ha risen In the world to that point where he Is able to win the love of the heroine, it may serve to how our American contempt for ancestry, but tt Is a direct contradiction to accepted and wcTl established Idea concerning the value of breeding. On the doctrine that like produce like.' the man from th west wouldn't very strongly attract th woman In the case, but he may be the exception that proves the rule. Yet "Paid In Full" ha brought Its author from obscurity to fame and. Instead of sleeping In the park?, as he was a few months ago, he Is busy writing new plays to order, while clerks count hls cash for him and lawyer are wrangling over which of the numerous New York "manager" owns him. The other drama come from England, and bears on another angle of the per aonal equation. "The Servant In the House" uncovers two at least of the many sides of applied Christianity In England. One of the three brothers has sunk to the condition of a laborer, digging in the ditch; another is rector of a church that Is built over a crypt that turn out to be a oesnpool, and the third has but lately come back from India, where he has risen In the church to be at least a bishop, and, In the play. It seems that he comes mighty near being the reincarnation of Christ. The worldly station of the three afford the theme, and the mighty good brother has the effect of bringing the mighty bad brother up from the ditch, and helping the middling good brother to be even better. The antagonist In the case Is a very worlAly-mlnded bishop, whose thoughts are bent on securing for the church as much of this world's good, as he can. In the meantime taking precious good care of him self. At the close of the play he is turned out and sent about hi business. "The Servant n the House" is the religious apex of the triangle of which ''The Man of the Hour" is at the political and "The Lion and the Mouse" at tha financial, each operjy preaching the necessity of reform and promulgating doctrines that have suf fered the contempt that comes with famil iarity. Just why New York should have refused to listen to Henrietta Crosman In "The Christian Pilgrim" and flock to hear Henry Miller' player In "The Servant In them, and be utterlv nhllvlmia in tha things done, because they are so artistically aone mat tny seem a simple and un avoidable act on the part of the artist, whereas they, are the very points, possi bly, on which the said artist haa done the most industrious work. ' . How remarkable itis that student will hear a great artist In any line of musia and will overemphasize their weak points and strive to copy those, while the "ar tist" may do really great things, worthy of the Imitation of all student, and these will be nonchalantly overlooked. Again, let an artist accomplish some "tour de force" (I believe that Is the name, but we are always open to correction), and straightway every amateur begins to Imi tate. Let Caruso, for example, sing a high C and hold It for two 1 minutes, for the delectation, of. those who are not educated In musical taste, and behold every, tenor trying to hold his highest tones, regard leu of quality!'' Let Nordica give the "yell" of the Valkyr, and hearken Atr-the young sopranos who forsake their teacher, home and kindred, to "make a tone like that." Let Schumann-Heink pierce the boundary line between contralto and soprano, and emit a high-pitched tone of unnecessary safeness, and listen to the contraltos try to follow the eagle In Its flight, when they might better, be emulating tho flexibility of the canary. A to the question of the amateur In criticism, I know not what other' critics may say, or write, or do; but this one thing I do know, and can prove It by the files of The Bee at the Bee office or th publlo library, that when an amateur has been crltlolsed in these columns, if the bad has been mentioned, it was because it was In overwhelming evidence; and It has never, never" been brought to light without a corresponding setting forth of the good points displayed. Think it over and investigate. It only cost you a little time. The trouble hereabout I that In most cases everything Is praised; nothing Is passed upon; and the average so-called criticism Is a report - that "a perfectly lovely time was had by all.'' ' - And again, people flo not want a criti cism, an analysis, a consideration of Judg ment, because they are afraid of It. What Is wanted Is a treatment of vaseline and honey. ' Another correspondent wants to know if there is no legal bourse of Injunction to prevent musicians and prominent muslo lovers (supposed) from, talking aloud and whispering vociferously at concert. Name have been given and Instance (with dates) quoted, but The Bee, with It usual "un charltableneaa," will refrain from men tioning them. However, there ahould be a heart-aearchlng In thl and a resolve to do better In future. Another correspondent wants to know about membership In the Tuesday Morning Musicale . club. Answer Send your appli cation to Mrs. Charles Martin, secretary, who will furnish you with all desired In formation. You may telephone if you choose. It 1 a great pleasure to me to suggest that you will make no mistake In hearing Mr. Welptun song recital tomorrow night. Mrs. Welpton has always something to say and sing In th true spirit. Mabelle Craw ford Vfelpton has been a great favorite with the writer for many year, that la, lnce sh was a mere child, and he would walk a mile any time to hear her sing. Do not miss her recital at th First Metho. dlst church tomorrow night. If you are disappointed I will refund your money and lose my jood opinion of you. To add to the pleasure of the evening she will have as ao.oinpanlat Mme. Borglum, whose ac companiments are always a delight to those nho can relish an artistic piece of work. THOMAS J. KELLY. Mas leal Note. Miss Evelyn Hopper, soprano," announces a recital to whkh th musical people have Lh en invited for next Thursday evening at bchmoller Ac Mueller's uudltorlurn. She will he asaiinted by Mr.. Havhcek, violinist, and Miss Corinne Paulbon,. accompanist The last meeting of the muslo department ot the Woman's club was held lust Thurs day, the program "tihakespeare In Music," the result a ii.ont pronounced success. Miss Sorenson will bu the leader again next year. Mrs. Wagoner, auitint leader; Mis Marlon Ward, secretary.., Mr. Max Landow announces hla last re cital of th season for May 7, Thursday evening at First Baptist church. Tickets at Hotpe's- Mr. Landow will play a great program contesting of the Beethoven U major Concerto, lirahin'a wonderful varia tions on an original theme.. "Chopin's Op. ti and I. last's maaicr piece, th E flat Con certo. The orclieatral part will be played by Karl in .Bush pmil o Mr.. Lauiow. , the Hour's" cannot be understood. It sim ply proves the wisdom ot the old lady' re mark a she kissed the cow. DTIJIO TO 1KB TUB FAR WBIt" Elinor Glyn Coming Back Beeisi She Had Aarh a, Oood Time Here. LONDON, April IS. (Special Correspond ence.) Mr. Elinor Olynn sail for Amer ica today and instead of stopping In New York, will hurry straight across the con tinent to Santa Barbara, where she Is to stay for a little time with friends. Bhe snatched a few momenta thl morning from her final preparation for departure to give the latest new about the play "Three Week," which she ha dramatised from her much discussed novel of that name. She has closed arrangements for It pro duction In America In the autumn, and ha put off until then also the English pro duction. Henry Smith of the Lyceum theater, one of the most active and success ful of the new managers, had contracted with her for the English right of th play for Instant production, but he and Mrs. Glyn were both especially desirous of getting Mme. Slmone Le Bargy from Part to play the part of the fascinating Rus sian princess In the play. The Parisian actress telegraphed, however, that she would be unable to come until later on, and stay for only a few weeks, whereas Mr. Smith, who was planning to put the play on at the Waldorf theater wa counting on a run ot many months. So It seemed best to let the production rest until Mrs. Olyn can come back from America and give it the benefit of her personal super vision. If by that time Le Bargy 1 un able to come, doubtless some other Parisian actress will be engaged. It haa been re ported that the censor ha declined to license the play, but, ' apparently, the only truth In the report waa that he had made some suggestions regarding It which were quite reasonable and considerate and which Mrs. Olyn will probably be able to adopt without any difficulty. '-$. - No," said Mr. Glyn. -emphatically. "I am not going to lecture In ' the United States pas du tout. I am going over to enjoy myself thl time, and keep a num ber of delightful social engagements that I had to postpone last winter. I am going solely ' for' pleasure and' because I love America and want to see more of It than I could iaat time. Some of your newspapers did no,t .treat. me .very well and a few of them reported me as saying things I never said,- but that didn't put me off America In the least, for the people are, delightful even if some' of the 'newspapers are not altogether truthful. "I shall, of course, ' gather material on thl trip for my new book about the 'Visits of Elizabeth to America,' but I am not going over to spy out unpleasant things far from it. I am dying to e the far west, especially, where the country .gets. Ha sinews, and so much of its brains and energy. And I want to see all those mlnee and thing. Bo good-bye till Jtlne." ' It seems strange that Beerbohm Tree has never, adventured the role of Shylock before, but his first publlo appearance In the part was in his elaborate production ot "The Merchant of Venice" at hi majesty's theater last Saturday evening. He gave us a more Hebralo Shylock than has been seen by the present generation of theater goersa Shylock more in accordance with Shakespeare' evident Intention than with Henry Irving' dignified and herolo Ideal of the character. Tree himself explain hla view by quoting Heine thus: "Shakespeare intended for the amusement ot the general public to represent a tor mented wehr-wolf, a hatefut, fabuloua oreature that thirst for blood, and, ot course, loses hi daughter and hi ducal and Is ridiculed Into the bargain. But the genlua of the poet, the genlu of humanity that reigned In him, stood Wer above his private will, and so It happened that in Shylock, In spite of all his uncouth grlm aclngs, the poet vindicates an unfortunate sect, which fo." mysterious purpose ha been burden&u by Providence with the hate of th rabbi both Mgh and low, and ha teclprocated thl hate not always by love."' Hesketh Prlchard returned from his American tour a captain of the M. C. C. team of English cricketer in such good form that he set to work on a play and a novel at the same time, and now the play of which his famous bandit, Don Q. Is the hero, I finished all but the last word or two, and has been approved by one of the most successful of the West End managers. Meanwhile Prlchard, while serving in gilt laden uniform at Dublin castle as alde-de-camp to th. lord lieutenant of Ireland, ba been so lucky as to win the hand of the lovely Lady Elisabeth Grlmsten, daughter of the earl and countess of Verulam, and niece of the duchess of Montrose. The wedding wilt probably take place before summer. The bride-elect Is maternally a greatgranddaughter of the celebrated "Queen of Beauty" at the Egllnton tourna ment, born Georglna Brinsley Sheridan, and wife of the twelfth duke of Somerset. Lord Verulam is one of the few peers pos sessing both Scotch and Irish peerages, In addition to his English honors, being baron forrester in th peerage of Scot land, and Baron Dunboyne and Viscount Qrlmston In that of Ireland. The marriage may Interfere with Prlchard's cricket, but Instead of Interfering with hi play, nov el and book of travel. It will give him a new Inspiration. There Is especial American Interest In the Delia Sedle school of singing which has Just been established here, a three of the four director come from the United State. Mme. Eleanor Cleaver-Simon, a contralto, whose name is as familiar to American concert-goers ss to those In England, used to live in Jackson, Mich.; Miss Gertrude Orlswold comes from New York and Is a niece of Bret Harte, and Mrs. J. Edgar Rudge. the managing director, comes from Ohio. Commendatore . Enrico Delle Bedie, the famous Parisian singing master, why died a few weeks ago, was keenly Inter ested in the success of this undertaking, and was th honorary president of the school. Mr. and Mrs. Simon gave another of their song racltals here last week with a program made 'up almost entirely of choice old French,' German and Italian songs that are practically new to London audiences, and the American colony turned out la force to enjoy It. C. B. , fenlsg Events. For the second week of the Woodward Stock company at the Boyd theater ' Di rector Livingstone has selected Channtng Pollock's play, built on Miriam Mlchelsou'a novel, "In the Bishop- Carriage." Thl ia a most dramatic tale, with a deep psycho logical study, and i told In such a way a holds the Interest from thq, very be ginning. It is an account of hew a young woman who has been always an associate of thieves and who ha come to look on thievery as a perfectly Justifiable proceed ing, Is accidentally thrown into aa atmos phere of refinement and made an Inmate of a home quit ahov anything she has ever seen. There she meets a man wh" Influence change her whole aspect of life. He talks to her as no one else ever haa and succeeds In bringing her back to a true way of thinking and living. Mr. Mor rison, as William Latimer, will have a role that might have beem written for aim, calling for quiet, undemonstrative, but forceful work and giving him, an oppor tunity for hi very best work. Miss Flem ing Is cast for the part of Nance Olden, the girl who didn't think It wrong to steal and who waa loyal to Tom Dorgan, the thief who had been her "pal" from her earliest memories and who had always treated her as a woman deserving his con sideration beyond the fact that he believed In stealing rather than In working. The others In the company re well placed In the long cast and Mr. Livingstone haa prepared a fine scenlo production for the play, which he will offer with much at tention to detail. Edna Earlle Llndon is announced in Row land eV Clifford's production ot Lem Par ker' successful drama, "Thorns and Orange Blossoms," at the Krug theater for four nights, starting with matinee today, with the original cast and production aa first een at the Academy theater, Chicago. For three night and Saturday matinee, starting Thursday night, the Frank Bros. Yiddish Opera company will be the attrac tion at the Krug theater. This Is the first western tour, of this company and Is something out of the usual for a western city and great credit must be given the management of the Krug for obtaining a production of such note. On Thursday night the offering will be "Ben Shomron," an operetta in four acts; Friday night "Kol Nedra" and Saturday matinee "Shu lamls" will be the attraction. The company will close on Saturday night with a massive production of "Bar Kochba." The com pany comes here direct from a record breaking run at the Willis. Wood theater in Kansas City and comes very highly recom mended. The usual Krug price jwlll pre vail. The management wishes It made plain that anyone having a knowledge of the German language can thoroughly un derstand everything that takes place on th stage. i "The Three Musketeer," a dramatic ar rangement of, Dumas' great romantic story of the Intriguing-court of Louis XIII, will be seen at thp Burwood the coming week. The management Is particularly fortunate In having the services of Lloyd Ingrahsm, who was not only with the younger Sal vinl In. this play, but who also staged it during two successive seasons with Harry Glasler, who followed Salvlnl In the role. Mr. Ingraham will personally supervise the production, This version of "The Three Musketeers!' follows d'Artagnan from his humble home in the province, which he leave with only his sword and his father's Injunction, "Honor the king and never re fuse to fight." To the court ot Louis XIII he goes, where he becomes one ot the king's guards and the loyal friend of gentle. Queen Anne of Austria. Wilfrid Roger will play d'Artagnan. This play will also Introduce two members ot the com pany. Miss King, who makes her Initial bow In the role of Constance, the faithful maid to Queen Aone and beloved of d'Ar tagnan and Mr. Tellsh, who. Is to play th duke of Buckingham. Matinees will be given on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Immediately after the Tuesday matinee, a stage reception will be tendered Ml King and Mr. Bellalr. The closing performances of "Secret Service", will be given this afternoon and evening. At the Orpheum for the new week, start ing with tho matlneo today, Willie Pantser with hi company ot funmaker and gym nasts, Including a small chap declared a real wonder, promise something novel In gymnastic and a mixture of pantomimic conredy.; Howard Kyle, the well known leading man, seen here In "Nathan Hale" and -"Rosemary" and an adequate com pany, Including Iona Everette, will present a comedetta entitled "The Joke." by S. G. Genung, who took the theme from an old poem by Will Carleton; Charles Prelle' BIJou circus Is a unique simulation of va rious animals in makeup end action by dogs. The Permane brothers, English ec centric clowns, a recent European impor tation, will extract laughs with their bur lesque, "The Nightingale's Courtship," and some original "stunts" with a huge in flated rubber pig. Pope Leo XIII, King Edward of England, President Kooseveit, William Jennings Brysn. General U. S. Grant and General Robert Lee are among the noted ' character Impersonations that will be shown by Harry Alllster. Some thing entirely new and unique Is promised by Mr. and Mrs. Colby In an electrical musical comedy black art turn. In which thty Introduce a' number of musical Instru ments of a patttrn never seen here. James F. McDonald with his very latest aaylnga and songs, and a new series of motion pictures shown with the kinodrome com plete the list. Like' other pronounced successes, "The Merry Widow" has created a vogue, and not to be outdone In the "waltx music" crate, vaudeville comes to the front with a Viennese oper&tia called 'The Love Welti," which will be seen here before the close of the season at the Oraheum. The well known producer, Jesse L. La iky, who sends out this musical spectacle, will take It to New York for a long run this summer. - The company includes twenty one people and the scenery and costumes are said to b the most elaborate ever designed tor a vaudeville production. Gossip from 8tao;eland. It was at the close of some function re cently held at tne Army and Navy club, W asnliigton, that John Drew turned things on a would-be Joker, who had offered him a John Drew cigar, by suavely accepting the otter with tne remark that "one can't well look a gift cigar In the mouth." The first 'Napoleon In 1802 wrote In this way to the prelect of Lyons: "Government wishes the theater to be at once useful and moral and an entertaining establishment. You are. therefore, to refrain from bringing forward such pieces as are only remarkable for their obscenity or the Indecent wit they contain." I "I would as lief face the devil as sit through an Ibsen play," declared Kyrle Bellew In New York. "Only once In my life have I seen a single sctress who had the talent to make them possible at-ail-but more than that? No thank you. Do liver me from Ibsen." . , . Eugene Walter, author of "Paid In Full." has arranged with Liebler & Co. to write a play for Viola Allen's use next season. Toxen Worm was telling about his boss, Lee Bhubert, st a complimentary dinner In New York. "Mr. Bhubert began to 'show them' In the capacity of usher at the Grand opera house in Syracuse, " he explained. "He then had the knack of showing people to their seats with such neatrwess and dis patch that when the house lights were low ered and the curtain was up on the first set he could find seats even for people that had no coupons. (Laughter). When the manager of the theater finally began to learn that more people occupied seats than the rack In the box-office showed that tickets were sold (or he turned over the theater to Lee ami reserved for himself the coat room privilege and the candy stand." At the Broad street theater. Philadelphia, last week a new play. "The Impostor," had Its premier. The dramatist la the wife of Gustave Frohman, brother of Charles and Daniel. The players will be recruited from Marie Doro's company, as Miss Doro will not play hply week. "F. C. Harriott, husband of Clara Morris. has frequently business occasion to pome te New York from their home at Rtvsr. dale-oik-t h-Hud u," writes Hie Matinee Girl In the Mirror . ''Returning one evening from hi second interurban trip, he wsa greeted by Miss Morris with: 'l-ed.' yeu spend so much time In th subway tint It will be bo iearure to bury you.' " AMCiKMKWTS. THE ELECTRICAL SUOUJ THE MOST CEAUTIFUL AIID INTER ESTING EXPOSITION EVER SEEN III OMAHA K " , - . i . ... " j"fip; t-" a rTfCtAi MAY 4 TO 9 AT THE AUDITORIUM FINE MUSIC, SENSATIONAL VAUDEVILLE AND . WONDERFUL ELECTRICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADMISSION 25c. BO Y D'S I Woodward Stock Co. THI8 AFTERNOON TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK B20 PSOSVCTIOK OT IA6T SEABOXTB BUCCESS IN TOE BISHOP'S CARRIAGE A Dramatisation of Miriam Klchaelaon'a Novel, by Ohanning Pollock. ' Prices, lOo and SSo. Beats on sale one week In advanoe. Xn ordering1 seats oall Donglas 1919, Independent A8919. . Next Week "stAPPtES." PHONES Bell, TOMORROW AX.1 AND ALL WEEK AXXXAVDEB DUMAS' THE TS1HE r . . . JT7ST AS PI.ATED BT TKB TOUVOIB SAX.VXNI. ITHaT ITU, AT 8:16. MATS. TUESDAT, THURSDAY, SATUBDAT, SXTWDAT. 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