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6 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AriUTj 4, 1900. "What is Going on in MAMA had a chance during th week to see two of the drama that have called moat tommmt during the last two srnons. "The Tt.lef" proved to he all that waa expected a 4e study o .1 n th psychology of omun, a little too flp, prrhap. for ropu'ar understanding, but of such dramatlo stiength and lnten altr aa to warrant (ha attention thnt haa bean given It. Bernstein la one of the re markabl men of the modern French school of dramatists, and thn other playa of hie wtlch ore being offered, and which may eventually reach bo far away from Broad way aa Omaha, will b awaited with In tereat. The. other play waa "Tha White Flster." In which Viola Allen la doing the beat work ah haa offered In a long time. The atmosphere In somewhat familiar to her because of her experience aa IVinna Roma tn "The Eternal City," and ahe had to change ery little In her aspect to don tha whit garb and character of the Slater Giovanni. Tt la always a delight to ace Mlaa Allen In a part that Intereeta her, and In thla aha aeemed to put all Iwr atrength. TJha announcement a of the summer stock seaon at the Boyd suggests the eHrly ap proach Of tha end of the big attraction, and yet aevpral more of moment are prom ised. John Draw In "Jack Straw" and Bthel Barry mora In "Lady Frederick" are among the. At the Burwood gome gen eral change tn the 'company ara an nounced. Mr. flrew begins hla last week with tha company today, and ao do Mr. afid Mr. Bacon. Thla latter couple will go Into vaudeville, and Mr. Grew haa not aa yet announced his plana. Thaddeua Gray, who will aucceed Mr Grew, la al ready known In Omaha, aa ho waa leading San for tha FerriB Stock company at thu jyd several aeaaona ago. I-ATK.XT DRAMA OF HAl'FTMA Otrmat Aatfcor M stifles F.ven Ber- lln wltk Ilia Modernity. Oerhardt Ilauptmann, the Gcrmun dramatlat, who promlaed ao much In hla earlier work, haa not kept hia light ahln Ing ao brightly aa to Illumine a clear ith through tha tnlsta of modern uncertainty. Or may bo, ha haa gone ao far ahead of tha rest of ua that we are' only able to dimly dlacover tha light through tha gloom that aeparatea ua from the distance haa achieved. At any rata, hla lateat !)ay, "Qrlaelda.4 which had Ha premier In Berlin on March 8 did not overjoy the critics who wrote . for the preaa of the German capital. This new work la a treat ment of the legend of patient feminine devotion that waa introduced Into literature by Petrarch. In manner It la distinctly of .that ultra-modernity which flourlahea so Irankly In Berlin. Its lova atory haa been developed from the aimple outlines of the old tradition Into an elaborate analysta of sex psychology, almost In th atyla of D'Annunzlo. A contributor to Continental Correspondence, a Berlin Journal, ' re views It aa followa: ,"In Hauptmann'a work the thema la treated In an entirely new manner. Ha de picts the Margrave Ulrlch von Baluizo aa being unbridled savagery, who givea way to follies of all aorta, but. only because till Ideal and tender nature la In revolt against tha commonplacea of every day Ufa. 'He knowa no half moods,' he la only attracted by that which la real and preg nant. For thla reaaon he la charmed by Grlselda, the peaaant maid, whose ac quaintance he haa made by chance whilst atopping at her father' hut during a hunt ing expedition to obtain a drink of water. "Grlselda atanda for the elemental woman In all her natural atrength, a hard, strong, beautiful peaaant girl, austere and obstinate as the very work that forms her dally life. Harsh and defiant la also her attitude to the Margrave, whom she nearly fella with a club when he ahowa signs of (becoming Importunate. He sees In her the 'nobility of Mother Eve,' and when hia family urges him to marry and beget an heir, he chooses the untutored feasant girl, "The courtship is depicted In a remark able scene. The whole of the brilliant court paya a visit to the farm, where they sneer at tha coarse peasant girl. When, however, the Margrave offers an estate to any one who will aeize a klsa from her, there la none daring enough to make the venture. It la only In hla arms that Griaclda'a atrength deserts her; like Is drawn to like and the fierce strength of the man flnda counterpart tn the woman. "She becomes hla wife, and it is beauti fully depicted how she. who hitherto had known but care and labor, for tlio first time sees tha world In all Ita beauty. Love becomes all In all to her, and the un tamable Margrave flnda In the peasant girl, who haa become his consort, hla Idol. But thla very exceae of love provea fatal to them both. He wlehes to keep her for hfmself alone, not to share her with the wbrld. He dealrea to aee her far removed from all that la the lot of the common herd. "Conaeo,uently. the thought that she la to become a mother la almost unbearable him, and he is consumed wltb a feeling Jealousy and hate for the child that la to be, for the reason that It will deprive him of a ahare of Griselda's love. When the Margrave, who has sent the baby way to the care of relations Immediately after Ita birth, In order that hia son may not come between htm and hla wife, once more meets her aft it weeka of 'sejwratlon Grlselda' a first words at their meeting are: 'Where la my child?' I'lrich turna On his heel, rushes from the castle and takea up hit abode In a mountain hut. Nothing can Induce him to return. 'I am lone and am resolved to remain alone.' That la hla anawer to all entretlea. "When Grlselda la Informed of thla her resolution la flulckly taken. Deprived of her child, there remains nothing more for her to do In the castle; the Margrave wlahea to be left In solitude, so she re turns once more to her father's cottage, and to a life of care and travail. She feels that ahe never abould have left tt; alia ahould never have allowed her stern peas ant's heart to be touched. All her past luxury aeeml to her to have been nothing but a charity doled out to her, and ahe determines to wash tha atepa of the castle, and ao by her work to pay for all slie haa enjoyed. Thua aha la depicted In the last acetie.' "In the middle Of her work a strange nurse passes carrying the child In her arms. The Margrave, who la beside him self and who no longer knoa hia own will, la to b shown his son in the hopes of thua bringing him back to a more ra tional frame of mind. The nurse stumbles, Urtselda is about tt take the child, bat. overcome by the ml ry of her heart, alia totters, and. with a cry falla down upon the aters. Her cry attracts the Margrave to the si Kit. and in the moment when they land eye to eye. a I tr.cir sorrows are forgotten. They (all Into una anolher'a arma and cannot understand why they have caused each other ao much rain and Borrow. , "They cannot understand It and neither ran the audience. U la trne that love t the ruling passion, chat it ta vtrooger than dee.Uk itself, but have truss two attained tw UUa lova which la airooger than death? Haa the Margrave recognized that his love' ts not the true one. Inasmuch aa It la merely filled with egotistical dcslrea and aa H prevents him from honoring the mother In th loved one? "Haa- not Orleelda alao regretted having sicriflccd her wild strength to the tender passion and sworn never again to renounce her peasant Independence. Th dramatlat ha not auccceded In convincing ua of thla Inner change In hla hero and heroine, con sequently their final reunion aeeme but a pausing emotion, but an episode; It may be that the Margrave, in fact It aeema probable that he will begin again on the morrow to torment her that he lovea. "From the portrayal of woman' unshak able fidelity, of her unending power of endurance, which la the main substance of the original legend, a drama haa boen woven, the purport of which 1s to depict the aelf-torture of love; a torture which springs from no base motives, but from a wild desire to rfhare the beloved object with none. Grlselda Is no longer the lead ing character In tha piece; It la the wild Margrave. Compared with thoee two char acters, .nenrly ell the other roles sink into the background. "The action of the rlay developa Itself In a more rapid and certain manner than waa the case In Hauptmann'a last drama until toward the end, where the real weakneea of Um fable and the character makes Itself felt. I have already drawn attention to the fact that different parts and Bcenea In the drama are distinguished by great beauty. It ahould bo added that specially worthy of note la the Been de pleting the nuptial. "The piece Interesta and holds one, but It la a painful feeling with which one fol lowa It, and the pain increases with the progress of the play, the climax of which fails to aolve the problem et. Consequently, It can be readily understood that the play failed to meet with unqualified success. Nevertheless, generally apeaklng, criticisms have been too severe. In any case It stands on a much higher level than Hauptmann's pervious work, 'Kaiser Karla Gelsscl.' " COMING TO OMAHA THEATERS Attractions Promised forth Week Are A'amerona and Varied. Now that Thomas Dixon, Jr., has com pleted hla trilogy f the reconstruction period that began with "The Leopard's Spots," was continued with "The Clans man," and reached Ita climax In "The Traitors" he will write no more novels or plays ot the south. Mr. Dixon feela that hla aim has been accomplished now that "The Traitor" ia on the boards. "The Traitor" will be seen in thla city for the first time thla evening, and will also be played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and at Wednesday matinee, at the Boyd. On Sunday afternoon and evening, April 11, Al O. Field's Greater minstrels come to the Boyd theater. Thla year he haa many new features and a company of alxty artist, among whom the following are but a few of the many well known people: Doc Qulgley, Billy Clark, Tommy Donnelly, Bun Granville, Pat Hughe. Herbert and Rogers, all comedians and dancers of the highest order. Paul La Londe, Charles Relnhart, George T. Martin, Norman Stanley, John C. Dickens, Walter S. Sherwood, Edward K. Armstrong, Walter E. Paine, Cal Martelle, Solon De Miller and Billy Argall, all of whom are About Music, I IK management of Boyd theater deserves tho thanks of those members of the community who are Interested In music, for the attempt made to observe Filenco durmg the long overture to "A T Midsummer Nighfa Dream" win tlm Shakespearean play waa produced by L!" Ben Greet players. It waa a real treat to be able to listen to that beautiful music, with the house darkened, and with a mini mum amount of noise. One officious usher at the afternoon ner- formance insisted on seating, during the music, some of those people who take espe cial delight In disturbing hundreds of peo ple who have paid their good money and taken the trouble to arrive In time In or der to enjoy the Work In course of presen tation. , Of course, Manager Monaghan cannot act aa policeman to see thHt every order la carried out to the letter; and of course all ushers will mot at all tlmea obey orders; and of course people will ignore the com fort or rights of other people in theaters and concert room, but there ia encourage ment in the fact that the mualn of tiio Russian Symphony orchestra of New York Was listened to throughout with consider able quietness. it waa Interesting to notice uleo that when any movement, so ever alight, was going on pn the stage, the audience was perfectly still; It was only when the stage was unoccupied that there was a rustling of whispers which a few discreet "hush" suggestions from a few music lovers served to quiet. After the true wild west fashion some one did assert his right to be obnoxious by boorishly exclaiming, "Who's runnin' this house anyhow?" But as he received no answer he probably thought that he was, for the time, and so subsided into self satisfaction. Did you ever utopto think how utterly Inconsistent Is this spirit of wild west Jingo lam which Is so lirevale.nl hereabouts? It is a risky think nowadays for a man to wear a silk hat down town on Sunday; chances art, that he will be railed to, with friendly advice, to "pipe the hat." If he speak the English language ho ts "putting It on." If a young woman comes home from an eastern school she Is "terribly affected," because she has been associated with peo ple ho have not abandoned the language of the educated Kngliah-speaking world for the current conversational lingo of the "farce" and the "atunt." Is it not strangely Inconsistent that when one suggests the adoption of eastern stand ards along certain lines, eepeclally thoae of beauty, art, r music, he ia treated with more or letta acorn, and with the Im plied suggestion that he Is forcing a stand ard which la unwelcome. Inconsistent? Yes. Where did all these waste-basket hats, these mllllnered flower-pots which you aee In th windows come from? Were they de signed In Omaha or thought of in Council Bluffs? Where did th se gowna come from, which Craba'a radii; at r mua have b-sn wearing this last season? la It the Sarpy County model, or were they created by th dress makers of the aandhilla? There la the Inconsistency.. Omaha does not want, and will not have, th wild west Idea tn He habiliments. Ita millinery or Ita gowns. Omaha patronizes thoae establish ments who advertise like thla: "Mr. Dree, the buyer for Meaere' Merchant Co., left the Stage singing with more sweetness thla aeaaon than ever, If that be possible. On April 15, 16 and IT George H. Bren nan announces the engagement of "The Clansman." npv. Dixon's story ot tha re construction period in the south. A strong company and an excellent scenic production will be presented at the Boyd on that date. The Woodward Stock company opena Its summer season at thnt play house on Sunday, May 18. Many Inquiries aa to Roles NK hears many stories of the methods adopted by authors and novelists to obtain "at mosphere" for their plays or novels and their study of types In real life which re- sults In accurate character drawing. But only the Initiated know that an equal or greater amount of work Is done by conscientious actors who are asalgned to character parts. Every suc cessful character actor makes real life th model for his portrait when the play Is ot the present. Frank Keenan spent several weeka Iri Virginia preparing for "The Warrena of Virginia," and hi triumph In tha role of the old confederate general wa ma terially aided by hla close-range study of thu Virginia country gentleman, lie followed the same method when as signed to the role of Jack Fiance in "The Girl of the Golden Weat," and hla performance of that part has been re peatedly pronounced a faithful repro duction by men who knew and were as sociated with the western gamblers of the last generation. Another actor who has made it a rule to build hia characterisations on real typea la Theodore Roberta, now playing Joe Portugals In "The Right of Way." Mr. Roberts spent an entire summer in Canada before the stage production of the Gilbert Parker atory, and hia Por tugals Is ai true picture of the Canadian rlverman who still holds forth In the present-day Cote Dorlons of Montreal. Mr. Roberts also passed a summer on the western Indian reservatlona while preparing for his role In "The Squaw Man." He not only studied the char acteristics of the modern redman, but mastered the Ute dialect. Tho result what company It would be have been re ceived at the box office, and Mr. Wood ward wishes to announce that he will send the entire company now playing at the Auditorium at Kansas City to Omaha, giv ing the friends of this popular organiza tion the finest, stock company they have ver hod, and will present the best plays of the season at popular prices. The open ing bill will be announced In a few dlys, and. In the meantime, the admirer of this company can rest assured that the man agement will give a series of great plays during it indefinite run here, and that they will be put on In the usual Wood ward style. For the coming week, starting this after noon, the Burwood company will offer to tts patron a comedy drama christened "The Fortune Hunter," and It will be o Eli Musicians and Musical Events for Paris last night.' Or this: "Miss Mod iste, buyer for Messrs' Bonnethat & Co., has gone to New York to Inspect the east ern models." But beware lest any eastern or foreign Mra aa to the proper way to listen to a concert cr play be Introduced! Yes, be ware of .that. We .are In the wild west now, and If you want to come In late, and trample over a woman's best gown, or talk so loudly that you disturb those who want to listen and enjoy, you have a perfect right ao to do. You are In this glorious wild west, where every one Is aa good as any one alas, and you can do aa you please. You've paid your money, and you can rather guesa that you can do pretty much what you wont to do. The wild west! What has been responsi ble for this idea that because one wants the better things in Omaha, he la neceasar lly out of sorts with the weat? It ia ab surd. If one did not love the real West, and the real western people with their naturalness) and their self-reliance, he would not be likely to live tn It. But the "wild" west la a different thing. "The Round Up'" waa a convincing play, to a degree; the spirit of thorough Inde pendence (of yourself and everyone else) was strongly depicted in that wonderfully original and tremendously brilliant line which tha lover "Cal" gave utterance to, when his sweetheart waa restored to him, after many years, and the suggestion was made that the lovers settle down on the ranch in Arizona, wasn't it? Do you re member the line, "Like hell we will?" But do you want to live In a "wild west" such aa was depicted there? Omaha councllincn go to eastern cities and to cities larger than Omaha In order to find Idea for street Gleaning, and they bring home plans for improving Omaha's appearance. Committees on buildings go east and look over some of the finest buildings In order to get pointers and apply them here. Doctor go to Kurope And vialt hospitals !n order to bring to Oitiv.hu thu latest thoughts In caring for the aick, In order that Omaha may be more healthy or, at least, that their patients may have the best attention and the benefit of the latest research. But let some one put up a statue In Omaha and you dare to suggest eastern or European standards and ae what you will get. Ask J. Iturie Wallace, Tell visiting singers In song recitals that they are doing work which is nut up to the standard of the best critic in the best cities ot the world, and see what you will get. People who do not know the things sung, or what are the require ments thereof, will denounce you 'who do know them, you who have given those things the closest study, and you ore rxpecled ' to Bay, "Dear me, quite so," when you ore told that some one sang "charmingly," by people who do not know the flrat principle of the real art of singing, and mho have never given a week's study to the presentation of a song tin milve. Get up a sermon tn Omaha wltb the germ of a thought in It, develop It by alow, pa tient watching, nurture It and let the dark ness of midnight wltneaa your brain labor, present It to tha hungry hundreds who want it and you will get your full quota In columns of distorted quotation and abuse. Urlag together a body vf people and try World Briefly Told found to be very well named. It Is one of those plays containing Just a few tears, yet brimful of laughter, the comedy elo menta predominating, of course. The story has to do with an American chap who goes to London to sell a mine located In golden California. He meets a beautiful Kngllsh widow, who happens to be the alster of the capitalist who robbed him Of his right and title to the mine. Aa is to be expected, they marry and leave for America, aa they say, "to work th mine together." In the character of the Studied From Real waa hla much discussed Tabywana, the Indian chief, in Edwin Milton Roy lea western play. It frequently happens, however, that the actor In search of a model finds It exceedingly difficult to locate the exact type required. For proper stage effects It Is often necessary to shade a type strongly. A perfectly natural United States senator, for Instance, would never do as the original of a stage solon. He might be recognised In Washington, but would atrongly disap point playgoers far removed from the national capital. Tradition also seems to demand that a stage banker boast snow whit vslde whisker and that wronged heroine carefully remove every suggestion of color from their cheeks. It la obvious, therefore, that the studious actor must exercise his reasoning powers as well aa his faculty for close analytical observation. A case In point wa the creation of an Important role In "Tho Man On the Box." John Westley, recently seen aa the mad poet In "The Vampire," and now playing an Important rolo In "The Family," was engaged as a member of the original company assembled to pre sent the dramatisation of the Harold MacGrath novel. Westley waa assigned to the role of the Russian diplomat, who la the villain of "Th Man On the Box." He waa given absolute discre tion aa to the details of the role. Had he made a close study of the members of the Russian embassy In Washington the result would have certainly proved disastrous. A characterisation based on the average embassy or legation sec retary might have been applauded for its cleverness In Washington, but it would have aeemed utterly colorless to American, Mr. Grew will be seen in his farewell week with the company. Miss Leon will play the English widow. Mr. and Mrs. Beacon also part company with the Burwood at the end of the week. Matinees will be given today, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On next Wednesday evening Miss Maud Powell and her company will give a con cert at' the Star theater, Council Bluffa. This was formerly the New theater. Miss Powell has been receiving some very fine notices throughout the weat, thla being one from a Tacoma paper: The privilege of enjoying the musical treat of the season waa accorded thoae who attended the con cert at the Taaoma theater loot evening. Maud Powell la undoubtedly a great vlolin lnt and thoae who heard her lant season greeted her with enthusiasm whan she ap- to Inspire them with a love for the great ness of the great things? and people will say you have a power of "hypnotizing" peo ple. Write In the simplest way possible for the people to aee what music Is for, spend the few hours of your leisure In connect ing your throbbing brain with a typewrit ing machine, and bring out words of en couragement for the atudent, and perhaps for the profession, and you are becoming "pedantic." Refuse to lend your beat efforts to the promotion of music In the unprollflc and Impossible atmosphere of an Improvised auditorium at a Corn show (a some of the best musician In Omaha refused to do last fall) and you will be quite sure to reap your reward of abuse In the public press (as some of the best musicians did reap last full). Try to get a line on th thoughts of the world outside on the possibilities for mu sical development In Omaha, and you will meet with your reward In the shape of statements that "one ahould not ask the lawyers about music, nor th doctora, nor the business men, but music should be for the musician." Sing a program of your own ong, pub lished for revenue only, and give the audi ence a little "Jolly" don't elng a number by any great master make It your own business enterprise, and you will get a house full to overflowing; Omaha will work for you, and you will get good ravenue from the royalties after you leave. But beware: let a David Blspham come and do really great work Blspham, the matter alnger, known her and abroad, and there will be no notable Increase in the song trade, while hla local manager will be 160 "to th bad." You send your buyers to the east and to Europe that you may be well dressed. You send your caterers to the east that you may be well and properly served while dining and properly dined when hungry. You send cast for your draperies, for your furniture, for your rujfa, (yea, even to the orient the farthest eaat): you send ' your families to Kurope. you go yourself, surely not to impress Europe (though aome try to), but rather to be Impressed thereby. In the name of common Justice, support thoae who are trying to make Omaha blossom aa a rose, to make the artistic life of Omaha a thing to be proud of, not to be Jeered ati aa it Is now, and quit that provincial, tnaular, wild west idea that art and music and beauty, and self respect, and respect for others, and poll to nes, and culture and education and mu sical growth are for the "effete" east and for the hothouses of Europe, but not tor the weat. It is not the wild west feature of Omaha that commends it far business or for Investment: It Is the thing which Omaha holds In common with the ulder and more eastern cities, which does com mend It. The spirit of optimism can not be downed. The artistic life of Omaha 1 growing In many quarters. It will break forth. Nothing can permanently stay It. The pI 'n 'leen sown. it w.'l brli.g forth fruit. Let i work, and water, and wait THOMAS J. KELLY. M astral Ifafes, Miss Alice M. Fawcelt gave a recital for her pupil. Mr. Hartwell Hamblln. baritone. In the Flrat Preabyterlan church Lt Bellavu. Tueadav evening. March ii. Ir. Hamblln was aastated by M.ss Uweu dolyu Oerlow, soprano, of Oinoho. prarcd Uon the stage. Through the dlf ful allegro movement of the Wlentswskl concerto Into the gliding romance and fin ishing with the dashing and brilliant " a 'a ST.Ingnra" the number whs played With superb musicianship and flawless technique. For an encore Mmr. Powell played a charming vnlse chromatic, which dis played her wonderful execution of feathery staccato passages. Following "The Fortune Hunter." the Burwood theater will offer a revival of the famous war-lime story, "Shenandoah." An Life theatergoers of other cities. Wcatley developed a better plan. He discovered In New York City a Russian gentleman, formerly ft wealthy aristocrat, who presided over a crafts and fine art establishment. In him Westley saw a perfect model for the Russian diplomat which audiences would accept. Under the pretext of great Interest In Russian fine arts the young actor managed to associate him self with the establishment for six weeks. During that time he studied the expatriated subject of the csar as anx iously as a professional beauty exam ines her reflection In a mirror. He mas tered his every gesture and mannerism, every Inflection of his voice and every suggestion of accent to be traced In hi pronunciation of the English language. At the end of six weeks Westley quietly disappeared. Ills selection had proved a most happy one, and the work, was done. At rehearsal of "The Man On the Box" he amazed the stage di rector and his fellow actors by his re markable characterisation. When the play was produced hla work waa singled out by the critics for special considera tion. It was called a clever piece of acting and an exceptionally Intelligent Interpretation. Which, of course. It was. But Westley did not receive recognition for hla greatest display of Intelligence hia selection of a modol. The drift of the American drama to ward absolute realism Is growing more apparent each Bcason. As this tendency increases aotors will be forced to the . realization that the study of types In real life Is a much more Important de tail of their profession than memorising the author's lines and the stage direc tor' "business." extra added Interest will be Injected Into the action of the play by the pretence of the Omaha guards, who will appear In the famous battle scene In the fourth act. The Bon-Bon Glrls.wlth the new musical melodrama, "The Candy Kid," are a big hla In thla delightfully different production, which will be teen for the flrat time at the Krug theater for four days, atartlng matinee today. Unusual scenio devices of a sensational nature play an Important part tn Thomas Morris' new melodrama, "In the Nick of Time." The production, with Us twenty four players, headed by Delia Clarke, the clever emotional., actress, comes under the management of John F. Sullivan Amusement company to th Krug theater for three daya, beginning Thursday, April 8. Lily 'Lena, a singer from the ' London music halls, cornea to tho Orpheum for the week commencing with a matinee today. While here, ahe will alng, among others, "Swing Me a Little Bit Higher" and "Have You Another at Home Like Mary?" Richard Crollus, who played here last aoa son with William Courtlelgh In "Peachea," haa a little sketch of the race track with a vein of pathos. Manikins, cleverly ma nipulated, will go through a little revue, finishing with a enow dance. The little figures are operated by Mme. Jewel, and the act is billed aa Jewel's Manikins. Simon and Buckly, two well known musical comedians, are presenting a little comedy skit entitled "No Smoking Al lowed." "For Bale Wigging s Farm" per mits the Ohadwiek trio to appear with ad vantage. The striking prison scene from' Faust, the immortal opera of Gounod, will be rendered by the Iuls Schmidt trio, which numbers Madam Schmidt, Ellis H. Rhodes and Gage Christopher. Mualo Is likewise the offering of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Colby. Mr. Colby, dressed as a clown, orovldes a measure of pantomime and comedy, while Mra. Colby provldaa th musical numbers. Misa Julie Ring and a capable company win appear ai me urpneum aoon In a little farce, "The Wrong Room. Elizabeth Murray, the well known singer of character songs, comes to the Orpheum next week. LATE fiOSSIP prom STAGELAKD I-t""''lBr Personal Notea About Folks Who Write or Play. Jessie Mae Hall, a bright little soubrette who used to be a favorite on the popular priced circuit, has made such a hit as VVendy In "Peter Pan" at the Burbank thenter Loa Angrlea. that she haa been engaged to play the same role when the Barrle piny Is produced by the stock com pany at the Valencia. In San Francisco. Marie Dressier has found that to be manager of a London theater la "n"t all beer and skittles." Commenting on the recent failure of her season at th Aldwych un,J comPlf,t' collnpso of "Phlltpoena" and 'The Collegettes." she said: "Perhaps a syndicate would have told me what tak ing a theater in Ixmdon means. I pay rent, but I find that I am not. allowed to handl one penny of the revenue from the bars, the sal of programs, or from the clonk rooms. To add to the Joys of manaeement. there are proprietary aats for which the lessee docs not receive the money paid In at the box office. I suppose I shall even be expected to pay taxes on my losses." After the sudden closing of the theater the members bore themselves bravely. The stage hands and the actor were not aa badly off aa the man who had been en gaged to look after the carriage folk. He had to buy his own uniform to qualify for the berth at 16 a Week. The bright blue uniform, with Its gilt lettering and but tons, locked sadly out of place In til crowd at the singe door waiting for money that did not arrive. According to present plans, Chicago will Bee Henrietta Crosmnn In her newest com edy, "Sham," before New York, for the comedienne Is bnnred to begin an en gagement on Easter Monday. "Bham" Is ft modern eociuty play and Is in the nature of a satire on New York's "100." Ita plot pita th westerner airalnt the New A'orker and tha westerner wlna out. At any rate, he gets the girl. And sttll the Wilton I.ackaye atnrlea come! The property man approached the atar of "The Battle" with a ph'tngrnph of Mr Lackae in ills present character and addressed him with the ease and demo cracy of some nf the members cf his orf "Will." ho mid, "1 with you'd put your name to tills picture. My wile wants it." The actor drew his fountain pen from his pocket, Inscribed, and handed the picture back. He waved away the reluctant thanks "Not at all." he said. "But why so for mal? Why Will? Why not Wilt?" Charles Rann Kennedy's play. "Th ervant In the House." has been translated Into Swedich by Hilda Kaglund, the Swed- AMt'MCMRXT. BOYD'S FOUR NIGHTS Beginning vur A-rnr TONIGHT, APRIL 4TH TnllATrtU matine Wednesday 1 B THE STAGE B 2 CARLOADS Of SCENERY AND HORSES I Sunday Afternoon and INIqIiI, April 11 AL. G. FIELD'S Ifn"ei. GO Merry Minstrel Men, Comedians, Singers and Dancers Oldest and Best Minstrel Organization. THE SHOW N -a phones - Bell. IT Mr. & Mrs. Baeon'a and Mr. Qrow'o Parowoll Wook "THE ORTIM HIM Bargain Matinees Tuesday, Thurartay, Saturday rRV mf nr nr a en. NEXT yrrsHK Elaborate rerlral of th arif I hP 25C 35C ' 5DC war-ttm drama, H X ft A H D O A T E VO., lUIsi 4.JU, WUU d OUt Th, Omaha Guard la th big- battl oa. THEATER! ISo-aSo-ftOO-TB latin Toaoy 10c-D6o-60o 4 R:,T,.,d,n'::,;.y Matinee Todsy The Kllrojr and Hrltton Nvt Molo drama, with Music Tho Candy Kid 30 COMPANY 80 Chic Chorus lion Ron Girls Seven Song Hits. Thuri. April 8 The John V. Sullivan Amusement Company, r resent The Melodramatic Success of the! Season, li Tho Nick of , JKf clement, . pathos, Comedy, Tears, and Laughter Magnificent reduction- I Unexcelled Cast. ALL SUIV1IVIEF! I Opening Kaster Sunday Matinee I LATEST MOTION PICTURES and ILLUSTRATED SONGS 1.00O Seat, 10c l.OOO Keats, 5c. Ish actress, and will be produced In Stock holm in April by Albert Ranft. Mlsa Maxima Elliott, afiar having; wlt nosspd a successful opening at her own theater m New York, aailvd for Ixmdon laat week. She haa (rone abroad to play a season aa co-star with lwla Waller, th romantic nctnr who has ben called "the James K. Hackett of the Bnglleh atag-e." Miss HI Hot t and Mr. Waller will make their first appearanca together In a new drama entitled "101." Louisa Closaer Hale, shortly to be aeen In "Th Bins of Society." haa written a clever and charming; love atory, which has Just been published and boars the title of "Tha Actress." The story Is a atrone; plea for the domestio life, and th plot takea tho heroine to Iyondon as a member of an American cast enRag-ed to present an American play In th Bnarllah metropolis. Bcenea behind th footlights and Incidents connected with atage life are reproduced with photographic reality. Mra. Hale writes whereof ahe knowa, for ahe plnvpd Mis' Haiy during the year of mora that, "Mrs. Wig-RS of the Cabbage Patch" ran in Indon. Aa Ixmlae dosser she will be remembered for her Inimitable Frosay, tho "typist" In "Candida." On of Charles Frohman' early produc tions In Ixmdnn will be an adaptation of MM. de Flera and Cailavet's "l.'Ana du Burldan" ("Burldan'a Donkey"). The piece Is said to b one of the most laughable comedloa preaented on th Parisian slug in a long time. The "donkey" of the title la the elder Burldan'a sun. a young man, who constantly finds himself In distressing predicament. Plana are being arranged to Btar Ger trude Hoffman, the dancer, next settson In a musical comedy. The details have not. yet been given out, but the niuaic will b written by Max Hoffman, the dancer's husband Tha Lamba club la arranging another big minstrel show similar to th one given by (this organization ten yera ago. One performance la to be given In the big cltlea from New York to ChlcHaro, the tour to laat one week. DeWolf Hopper la to be Interlocutor, and In ordrr to qualify for the first row the actor must have attained the dignity of stardom. "The Whirlpool" la the lateat addition to tho "twenty-four-hour" series of plays. Written by Maximilian Foster, It wa sub mitted to th producing firm of Wagenhai & Ktmpi-r a week ago last Monday. Mr. Wugenliula read It that evening and Mr. Kemper gave it hla attention on Tuesday. On Wednesday thy wont over It together and by Thursday had begun to orfcaiilaa the company which will produiw the pliiy at the Columbia theater, Washlntn. April -M. The direct opposite of 'The Easiest Way," the theme of "The Whirl pool'' la "tit! good and you'll be lunuly." 'I he heroine Is a young and, of course, leautiful department store saleswoman, who reslats manifold temptatti ns, fights the good fight, and keeps the faith only to find herself without money, friends and position when tho final curtain falls. Again, virtue is Its own reward. One of l he recent new plays brought out at the ortcon. In Parla, under the direction of M. Antoine. la founded cn the life, and strife of Beethoven, the famous composer. It la written In vera by Kene Fauchola. a rising young authoi, who was at one time a member of Sarah Bernhsrdt'e company. Tha scenes are luid In Vienna, after the siige of that city by tha French. Catherine Grry haa slsned with Wagon l ain & K, tr.per for theli n.'W production hv Max Foster, "The Whirlpool. " Blie will i tha leading woman of the plwe and will take the part of Hilda, the heroins of the pl. The title of the new Paul Armstrong IRex Beach comedy, to be produced at the Helasoo theater oa April U, Is to be, "Mr. feed." The cast will Include Lswronon Wheat. Oaa Walarop, Muriel Kiarr, Laura Lemroers, Mar; Sarfth, Ccorg le&ch. 4MI EMB1T. FIRST TIME IN OMAHA THE mum 8Jg!THLg CLANSMAN" DRAMATIZED BY Cbanning Pollock and Thomas Dixon Jr. Prom Mr. Dixon' Fmou Novtl Direction George H. Orennan YOU KNOW Doud. 1506 :ind. A-l AND llfCCIf ALL I1LLK AY THE COMEDY DRAMA. CKSIOHTOir ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE MATXHTBB SAIX.T, 8:16. STIBT NIGHT, BllB. Week Starting Matinee Today Magnetic a a Battery Pretty as a Picture. Lily Lena The Lovely, Fascinating, Lively Eng lish Comedienne. Dick Crollus And Hla Company, Presenting SOBTT" A Brief Race Track Incident, by Mr. Crollus, the Original "Biff," In "Peaches." Those Wondrous Playthings "Jewell's Manikins" The Skillful Miniature Rovue, Pre senting "Toyland Vaudeville." Thoae Kccentrlo Musical Comedians Gorg- D. Horry Snyder & Buckley In Their Newest Offering, "No Smoking Allowed." The Chadwick Trio In a Short Farce Comedy ros a ax a wxoaxars tabbc" With Miss Ida May Chadwick, "The Hee-Haw Clirl," Champion Lady Buck Dancer of the World. Louise Schmidt Operatic Trio In a Rendition of the Popular Prison Bcene from "Faust." Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Colby Mystical, Electrical, Musical "Klmo." KINODROME Always th newsst la motion pictures rICBB XOc, 850 and BOo. Star Theater Phones 556. Council Bluff, la. Wednesday Eve., April 7 R. OODTXZY TUBlTim, lrnt Maud Powell Trio, Maud Powell. Violin, May Mukle, Cello, Anne Ford, Piano. Will Not Appear in Omaha Beats at A. Hoepa Co., Omaha. , Beats at Htar Theater, Council Dluffs. Prices 50c to $1.50 First Baptist Church Thursday, April 15th. '09 PIANO RECITAL BY MAX LAND0W raooBAJti CHOPIN & LISZT Tickets fl.OO and 78c j oa Bol at Hospe'i OMAHA MAY MVKIO FKSTIVAL fay 14 aaa IS, Matlnaee and EvenlDfs Minneapolis - Symphony Orchestra, Basil Oberhofler, Conductor. OtlTOKlO SOCIETY Miss Louise Ormahy, Soprano. Miss KsUier May pliunh. Contralto. Mr. Arthur Mhidlcton. Haeso. Mr. Ira B. IVnniniHn. Conductor of th Festival. Thomas J. Carrigan, Oeorga K. HVrvry, Kacomilo Fernaniles. Augustus Oum er, Hugh Cameron, Charles West. WlllUm HairlRun, W. Tajnmuuy Young and ior olhy Truas. t'nder an entirely amloable arrangement tha business relations between Annie Rus sell and Wagenhsls A Kemper have coma tn an end. Miss itusts ll's season la "Th Stronger Hi-:;" terminated lat Saturday tiiKiit. She will Mill xt Wednesday for Kurope. to he away the crrcater part of the summer. I p her r "irti aha will an i.ouoce Iut ph us fot the svaaon. It ia generally admitted that Mr, 111 Carter eapenalve and elaborate production of John Luther Umg'a play, "Kaaan," in which she haa Just closed her New York engagement, haa pot lon a very pn fit able venture thua far. Th road tour, which has now been started, a designed to re Uiev tha foriau euuk la taa prvductlua.
