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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1909)
-A 6 TOE 0MAIIA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 5, 1009. , What is Going on in NCE again haa the worm turned; thla tlma an actor lady of much notoriety, and aom little note takea hrr pen In hand am' through the medium of a pop ular magaslns exacerbates the o 7Wh humble and possibly unnccraaary dramatic critic by telling him he la: (a) Incompe tent, often prejudiced, and never fair; (b) that he la venal, aubaervient, and afraid of hla job; (c) that he la employed by a press that I notoriously corrupt and whose standards of art are measured by the dollar mark; and so on through a long Hat of cateprorlral accusations. Cut moat of all, this offended actor lady Inslsta that the greatest of the dramatic critic's of fenses la that he will not allow the actor ladles or the actor gentlemen to have any privacy In their llvfs. lie persists In dragging them before tho public, espe cially aa to their doings or undoings that are not shown across the footllffhts. 8he says If the press wonM only deal with what takes place on tho stnjre and Ignored completely what takes place off the stage, all would be well, and If the critics would not waste time In looking Into tr.e moraia Of the drama, but would concern them selves alone with "the one grcnt dramatic purpose of the drama, which In to visual ise the conflicts of tho l:U in soul, and to eftablish the ultimate triumph of the Ideals which It haa pictured," everything would be Just as lovely. In tee course of her general Indictment and argument In support thereof she say;.: "1 -.vould only point out that unless actors and actresses are regarded by the Aineru an press with the same degree of attuntlon shown to their temporal frailties that Is shown them by their Immediate friends, there will be no clearer understanding In the public mind of the differences be tween an actreBs behind the footlights and an actress In her private life." In this latter sentence" dwells something Of occasion for due reflection. It la pain fully true that an Inordinate amount of attention Is paid by the public presa of America, and for that matter of some of the other countries, to the private lives of the folks of the theateis. And It Is equally true that the great majority of the actors and actresses of America suffer In public estimation because of the private lives of the few. The press Is not to blame for this; It may be and likely la true that a certain class of newspaper publications give too much publicity to the scandalous doings of those few members of the the atrical profession who bring the rest of the stage folks Into a bad light before the public; but this same class of newspapers also pursues anybody or anything that savors of scandal, because they cater to that element of the reading: puhllo that prefers to have the malodorous events of the day rather than the good. And, Just aa the off-color play gets the biggest j crowds, so do the off-color newspapers at tract the most readers. This leavea the conclusion on this point too obvious to re quire debate. The manager, ' looking for mere money, Is certain to point to his box office receipts as Justification for offering the play that decency condemns; and the publisher, actuated by the same motive, shields himself behind his enormous dally sales when accused of catering to low and vicious tastes. Some actors conduct them selves off the stage In a way to bring dis credit upon themselves, and there's the trilogy complete. Manager, publisher and actor aa a class condemned because of the wrong doing of a few over whom the many can exert but little if any control. Dramatic criticism Tn America Is open to the general objection, more or less hazily expressed by the lady actor-writer, that It Is free and easy, and often considered more from the aspect of generosity to the criti cised than from the standpoint of even and unalloyed Justice. This phase of the question Is not . always, nor even often, taken Into consideration by the offended player when he seeks revenge verbal or otherwise upon the offending writer. It may be said, and truthfully, that only a very few American actors Or American plays warrant serious attention from the critics. For the most part they are r viewed mainly with the ever present know! edge that they are men or women working for a living, and probably doing the beat they can do to earn It. To these the critic la ever generous; he may not be doing his full duty to the public in thus tempering his critical character towards common place or even mediocre efforta on the stage, and yet he Is supported by considerations of juatlce that after all are the real basis for worthy criticism. And with the highest possible regard for the talents of the lady actor In question and the hope that she will endeavor so to conduct her private life that It will occupy leas of space In the public prints In the future than It haa In the past, the subject will be laid over as unfinished business. WOODWARD STOCK SKASOX PLANS Eva Lang and Albert Horrltos to Lead t'ontaay at Boyd. Manager O. D. Woodward of the Boyd theater announces a special summer season of stock Derforinancea bv the Woodward Stork company, which long ago established Itself with Omaha theatergoers. The open ing bill will be "The Rose of the Rancho." This play will be given for the first time In Omaha at the opening performance at the Boyd Sunday matinee, May 16. The piece has just closed a specially successful en ! gagement at the Auditorium theater in j Kansas City, where It was the greatest ! production of a long season made notable by many of the best productions which j Manager Woodward has ever made. Sev I eral of these productions have - been se j lected for the Omaha engagement, among ' them being "My Wife." "Sunday," "Merely i Mary Ann," "The College Widow," "Brown ' of Harvard" and "The Marriage of William ! Ashe." These playa won notable exprea 1 alons of approval from the patrons of the ' Auditorium theater. ; Mr. Woodward announces that Miss Eva i Lang, who Is a general favorite In Omaha, will be the leading woman, and Mr. Albert ' Morrison, another favorite, will be the leading man. Other members of a specially competent company will be Frank Denl thorne. Will Davla, Miss Marls Hudson, Miss Henrietta Vadere, Mr. Frank Dudley. Mr. Ervllle Alderson, Mr. George C. Pearce, ! Miss Cora Belle Bonnie and Mr. Charles l L. IJndholm. almost all of whom have ap peared In Omaha on numerous occasions, I and most of whom have established them j selves aa general favorites here. I "The Rose of the Rancho" Is a powerful ' emotional and pictorial drama of ecuthm I California by David Belaaco, telling an Interesting story and enlivened with some I of the most exquisite humor which Mr, j Belaaco haa contributed to the literature of the stage. The play is in three acts, each strikingly different from the other I and constituting a trio of beautiful stage I pictures The play Is founded on incidents ; which occurred at the time California waa cdd to the United States as a result of tho Mexican war. It Is baaed on historical , events and persona who actually lived and i took part la them have been transferred to ' the stage by Mr. Belaaco. The keynote ' of the story Is the bitter prejudice of the ' fpan'sh cttlsens of Lower California, who ! had lived so long under the Mexican flag, for the "gringoos," or Americana, who had . S i n nrisT ins I, 1 -: ?'... J :M w at, 7 J5 HENRIETTA In her new play, "Sham,". Henrietta Crosman has scored one of the genuine and most emphatic successes of (he season In New York. The first presentation of 'Sham" In Manhattan was made March 27 and It haa been performed at Wallace's nearly fifty times. Its reception by the New York critics and the it.terest It has aroused among all classes of play-goers Indicates that it will be an Important fea ture of Broadway's amusement program for many weeks. In "Sham" Miss Cros man appears aa Katherlne Van Riper, a young' woman member of New . York's exclusive social set. Upon the death of her father she Is left with a finely assorted lot of luxurious tastes and an Income of only $J00 a month with which to gratify them. To support the exalted social position which belongs to one of her family she becomes a society grafter and her resource fulness tn obtaining the fineries which she Just defeated them In a bloody war shortly before the period of the plsy. The gov ernment passed a law requiring the new citizens to register their lands with this government, but before peace waa finally brought to the dreamy "land of tomorrow"' a groat many regrettable crimes and op pressions were committed by unscrupulous Americans. A series of these spoliations furniahes the basis fot the more dramatic episodes of "The Roe of the Rancho." Tho ftrct act takes place In the garden of an old Spanish miaelon in San Juan. Keamey, a young Amoiican official, has been In the vicinity for a coupue of weeks trying to suppress the lawless American adventurers and to prevent crimes against the stubborn and proud Mexican cltisens of the country. Juanlta, the daughter of Senora Ktnton, whose father was an Amer ican, la betrothed by her mother to Don Luis, a fop from Monterey, but Juanlta has ftillen tn love with Kearney. Tho good priest. Padre Antonio, takes the girl gently to teak for opposing her mother's wishes and both Don Lula and Kearney presa tholr ault for the girl's hand. The whole first act Is full of delightful comedy, clos ing wtlh Juanlta throwing a geranium, a symbol of love, to Kearney, and rejecting the suit or Don Luis. The second act opens with a fete In honor of the bethrothal of Juanlta and Don Louis. This stage picture Is beautiful In the extreme and Is typical of the gor geous kvnd of Mexico. Juanlta, however, at a solemn moment of the ceremonies, refuses to become bethrothed to Don LuIh and declares her love for Kearney. At this time Klncaid, an American adventurer who seeks to get possession of the Kenton ranch, appears to oust the people who own It. Kearney comes with him to pro tect Juanlta and her family, but the girl believes he Is In league with the plunderers and he Is unable to undeceive her while Klncaid Is j resent. There Is a tremen dously powc-' il scene, closing with Juanlta being forcfi pianatlon, v. measengcr 10 i listen to Kearney's ex i Is ' that he has sent a lister the lands and save them to the -that Keaim.y nf.r.s. Klncaid, believing on his side,, agrees to !ng before drwlng the e third act takes place wait until n owners out. on the housetop of the rancho, where the membera of the family have taken refugo from the drunken gang of Klncaid. Kear ney Is anxiously awaiting the return of his messenger with the register documents. He appears at the critical moment and the situation Is saved. Klncaid la outwitted and Kearney and Juanlta are united, Don Luis gracefully yielding to his rival. Miss Eva Lung will be seen In the role of Juanlta, Mr. Morrison will be the Kear ney, Mr. Denlthorne will be Don Luis, Mr. Davis will be Klncaid, Miss Hudson will be the Benora Kenton, Mr. Llndholm the priest, Mr. Dudley the Lieutenant Harklns and Miss Vader the venerable donna patrona. COMING TO THE till A II A TIIEATRKS Attractions of Note to Be Ibtns at Local Playhoases. "The Red Mill." by Charles Dillingham's company, will be seen at Boyd's tonight and Monday night, "The Red Mill" marks the nineteenth compute music ul piny by Victor Herbert, every one of . which has scored an undeniable success and have proved the vehicles for most of the dis tinguished musical stars of the present dsy. Henry Blossom, the author of the book and lyrics, has already come to the ont place as the American Gilbert, each of his writings having, like Herbert, proved Immensely successful. Messrs. Blossom and Herbert have worked with such intelligence that the former has suc ceeded In telling the adventures of a frisky pair of young Americana who are "doing" Europe tor the first time, but who atrike a snag In cne of the small villages of Hol land ahen their money gives out, and ths the Stage , . f A CROSMAN. cannot afford without paying for them marks her as a genius. Eventually there comes Into her life a man who makes her practices seem despicable, but by that time her debts have grown Into a tidal wave of responsibilities which threatens to engulf her. Her victory over the conditions thus created Is the climax to as Interesting a story as haa been told on 'the stage In a long while. Miss Crewman's perform ance of Katherlne Van Riper Is unques tlonably one of tho most notable triumphs of her professional career. Her portrayal emphasizes her right to be called the pre mier of American comediennes. . Miss Crosman la very well remembered In Omaha, her father, Major Crosman, having been atatloned here In connection with the headquarters staff of the Depart ment of the Missouri. She attended the Omaha public schools, and many of her former schoolmates still have their homes here. moat amusing complications follow, which lead them to assume all klnda of dlBgulaes. The muslo of Herbert is of 'the whlstleablc kind, and satisfied not only mulo lovers alone, but the masses to whom song Is one of the greatest delights. The Royal Vendes Artillery band, which will appear here next Tuesday, May 4, at Boyd's theater, Is an organization twenty- six strong, under the able leadership of Director John Ekblad. It Is on exceptional favor for a regimental band of the Swed lull army to obtain a leave of absence long enough to Insure for it an American tour. The SwedlBh government Is also very care ful to secure in advance every possible guarantee that the tour, when decided on. will be successful In every detail. The regimental musicians are soldiers of the regular army, and anything to Injure their prestige or success Is by the government considered as Incompatible with the dignity of the army. But the music that such an organization as the Royal Vendes Artillery band renders Is well worth going to hear, even If a double amount of restrictions and precautions than those actually taken were to be enforced. The military music of Sweden Is world famous for Its excel lency, and the Vendee band has also won much glory for its string band music- John Drew, who will be seen at the Boyd theater on Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee, brings with him this time one of the best comedies that haa been presented this season. "Jack Straws" that's the title of the new piece was de scribed by a London critic as "light as a feather and saucy as a sparrow," and that fits it exactly. Because Its hero assumes a title to woo the girl he loves, some per sons have noted Its resemblance to "The Lady of Lyons," but the resemblance ends right there, and for up-to-date theater goers. Mr. Maugham has treated his theme In a far more entertaining way than Bui wer did. This Is tr.e flist of Mr. Maugham's plays that was presented In America, and j everyone who has seen It Is anxious to ! see more of them. His plot In this piece Is extremely simple, but he presents It so whimsically that the audience quite loses sight of the fact that It isn't a much deeper and more Involved story. The dia logue Is always witty and clever and at the same time It Is entirely natural. The situations are most amusing and there Is a vein of kindly satire that adds greatly to Its Interest. Above all. It Is a splendid evening's entertainment, and that Is what most people go to the theater for. The role of the hero, an eccentric Poraperanlan prince who ia discovered first as a waiter in a swagger London hotel disguised in a false beard and who afterward assumes his own, rightful name and title to woo the. young woman he has fallen In love with. Is one that might have been written expressly for Mr. Drew, so well does it suit htm. There Is a fine part, too. for Miss Rose Coghlan. a sort of modern Mrs. Mulaprop, and she makes ths most of her opportunities In It. Miss Mary Boland, Miss Adelaide Prince, MUs Grace Hender son. Frank Goldsmith. Edgar L Daven port, Mario Majuronl, E. Boldence Powell and Edwin Nlcander go to complete one of the best casta seen here in a long time. The snnouneement that Mme. Kenny Llpsin, the great Yiddish actress, would play a return date at Boyd's May and 10 should be welcome news to her great num ber of admirers In this city. She has since seen here last December engaged an ei.tlrcly nw company, which Is much stronger than her former cast. She will present two plays on this visit On Sun day evening. May I. "Her Past." by Z. Llbln, will be the bill, and on Monday evening, Msy 10, "Ths Power of Love," by L. Coorin. Both of these plays were written especially for this great artut, and scored a tremendous success when pre sented by ber for nearly a year at the World Briefly Told Thalia theater tn New York City. Beats for thla engagement will go on sale on Thursday, May C When the dramatlo editor of the N I York Herald wrote, over twenty years aji, the line, "Blue Jeans will never wear out,' he was applying It to Joseph Arthur's fa mous pastoral drama, "Blue Jeans," which Is to open a week's engagement at the Bur- wood theater starting this afternoon. That he wrote truly la shown by the continued interest In this drama, which was the first to Introduce a real sawmill on the stage. The plot Is laid back In Indiana In the little village of Rising Sun. Much of the action haa to do with the local political strife between Perry Bascom (to be played by Mr. Gray) and Ben Boone (Mr. Todd). The play Introduces many typical Indiana characters, also the Rising Bun Roarers, a rural brass band of campaign times. The return from the barbecue with the steam ing, roasted carcass fit June's pet bullock, is also a novel scene. Matinees will be given today, Tuesday, Thursday alnd Satur day, To follow "Blue Jeans" the Burwood com pany will present "The Girl From Out Yonder," which will be found to be of absorbing Interest from the first line spoken to the final curtain. It Is touchlngly full of homely pathos and effective climaxes. The Manhattan company In support of Mrs. Flske, who comes to the Burwood theater May 17, Is and 19 tn "Salvation Nell," numbers more than fifty people. In cluded among whom are Ho brook Bllnn, Mary Madison, Hope Latham, Qllda Vareal In fact, the original company direct from the Hackett theater. New York City. ' On May SO, a and It "The Blue Mouse" will be presented by Sam 8. and Lee Shu bert'a company. Just now tt Is enlnvlnr an exceedingly prosperous two weeks' en gagement at the Shubert theater in Kan sas City. "The Patriot," a one-aot opera founded on an Incident 'n the Ufa of George Wash ington, will be one of the features of the bill which opens at the Orpheum this aft ernoon. It is the Joint work of Messrs. Stange and Edwards, who colaborated on "Dolly Varden," and will serve to Intro duce Miss Helena Frederick, a singer who has been associated with the foremost com panies and who is said to likewise possess hlstoranio talents. The company carried Is a large one and the production complete In every detail. "At the Sound of the Gong." with Us realistic match, has proven one of the biggest acts ever seen In the vaudeville houses. Tom Wilson ap pears in the role of the hero, a gentle man pugilist Seldom's "Venus" repre sents the highest development In the art oX "living statuary." Among the groups posed are "Sampson Bound" and "The Fountain." Agnes Mahr, the dancer. Is as sisted in her specialty, called "The Amer ican Tommy Atkins," by her sister Flora. "The Mississippi Mock Bird," as John Kel ler Is called, will render the whistling spe cially which has won him no little suocesa The Sisters Milch were formerly with Chevalier Emanuel's Symphony orchestra and later with the Thomas orchestra of Chicago. Miss Arma is a violinist and Mies Margaret a pianist and vocalist. Ven triloquism Is the act of Vernon, who ma nipulates a whole family of dummies. Far out of the ordinary will be the organ recital of Mr. Archey Olbson at the First Baptist church Tuesday evening. May 11. Mr. Gibson kindly consented, upon request of Mr. George A. JoBlyn, to tender thla re cital, the entire proceeds of which will go to the building fund of the Child Saving Institute. Mr. Gibson Is a fellow of the American Guild of Organists and organist and choirmaster of the Fifth Avenue Brick church of New York City. He is regarded as the most brilliant of organlete, having great facility of expression. His bands are wonderful, capable of the most extraordi nary digital expanalon, covering an octave and a fifth. He produces most marvelous effect and is regarded by competent critics as a master of hi art. Lath gossip from stageland Intimate Chat Aboet . Well Know. Actors ass Authors. "The Servant in the House." In Its Swed Li?.V.er,,on' tr'"'Jfi by Miss Htlda hm uon atChhieRed U! roPM Produc. wSSk s" VhnBka Ueifr, Stockholm, a H?Hi ' . Th, c,,t '"eluded the noted Swedish actor, Bvenberg. who Is credited ,hih t re,t uce" n tno part of Robert valce0"11" U,f"1 Said A. L. Erlanger on hla return from th.aUts J !",1W atK'ut twenty differed tneaters while I was away and without ex. ceptlon every popular song i the plaja i r''"6,"?. TL- " American' Cat'- wJr?. j i . c lu c"ange even the tunes. XuT2!. 'ff' 5 different," cept to put the real authors' and I com posers' names on the programs. As for these musical plays themselves? they we?I mainly those for which we havo bee paying royalties for several years peat to Jonn J. McNally. Our niiuirari buy foreign musical plays, protect them and pay royalty on them ' hot hL ours piratically and resent the fact that propriauon." " rUl'" mmn thelr Miss May de Souaa. who has bsen a pon tilar musical comedy performer In both London and Paris since she took her de parture from her native shores three years ago, w II sail from England early ne" to iMnd the summer with her pi rents In Chicago. rfr(2lC?,i,",n ?rln 3onn threatens the dramatic for the operatio field, end with if.fi. tnd l1 vle-w n" ha be coaxing his singing voice for some years. Evidently a. 1?lrlr O'rmined 9 Mlow In thi Alloc Nielsen course, fo, when a New York manager offered him the leading role In an Important producUon scheduled for next sesson ke was firm In his refusal Hs could not even be tempted. "It s opera or bust." he is said to have declared. Miss Bertha Kallch has severed her con nection with Harrison Grey Flske and next season under ths management of tht BhuberU, will appesr in an emotlonsl role " amarlcan drama by an unnamed author, Mra Flske. then playing In Boston, and Miss Lotta Crabtree went out to Harvard university one dsy last week and had aft ernoon tea with the editors of the Harvard Advocate. It all happened quietly and only the Inner circles at college were honored with Invitations to the reception. W. O Tlnckom-Kernandes. assisted bv Edward Sheldon, the Itu graduate who wrote f'3alvallon Nell," received the guests. - Fred O Latham, atage director for Charles Dillingham, la tstlng applicants for chorus positions In "The Candy 8hop," dlsoovered a young man possessed of s phenomsnslly high tenor voire. As just such a voire wss needed In the new pro. ductlon, Latham was all eagerness to csp ture the prize, snd. reaching for a con tract, he began to fill eot the document, "What Is your nams?" was the first Question. "P Mcrsrthy." the mn replied. "McCarthy" seemed tn indies' whit the "P." stood for, serf T.tham filled In the na-e "Patrick McCarthy." When the tenor exam'nerl the contract a pussled look nverapresd his rmintensncs i-a tvn sils: "You've made mistake, sir. My name Is Plantagenet McCarthy." Francis Wilson made Ms how as actor and plavwrigtit during his Bsltlmore en gagement laat wwek. when he "tried out" at a matinee performance a little thin of Ma own called "The Bachelor's Babv." The role he fashioned for himself Is that of Tom Beaeh. grouehv bachelor, who has come to believe that children In a household are a source of tremendous an noyance. This view keeps him from mar riage. In the midst of his perplexities be finds himself the sole guardian of a 6year .id niece, who mistakes him for her father, . i twin brother. If. after further pe-rform- .cea, the verdict is favorable, Mr. Wilson ... use the piece next season. ' The theaters hsve a great attraction for the present princess of Wales, and once she Was referred to by King Edward aa "our musical and dramatic critic." It Is largely upon her report that other membera of the royal family decide whether to vlalt a certain" play or not and particularly la thla the case with the king and queen. Joe Weber's faith In "Th Climax" has been rewarded, for thla new play by Ed ward Locke, produced as a matinee offer ing at the Weber theater, has succeeded to such an extent that It will become a full grown evening attraction at the New Yprk Majectlc, beginning tomorrow night. After the Immense success achieved dur ing the laat two seanona by "Paid In Full" that play Is to be given a brief ret. It not only made Eugene Walter, the author, famous, but It also established some In teresting records. Five companies have been playing it, a couple of thorn for two years and the other three since last sum mer. Seventy-eight consecutive weeks Is the record of the original New York com pany. Sixty-one weeka have gone to the credit of the company which atarted in Chicago, and the thrqc other organisations have played over forty weeks apiece. In cluding holidays, the total number of per formances Is 2,121, and. at a mod pet esti mate 1,800,000 people have seen the play. In New York and Chicago It enjoys the dis tinction of having been played longer than any drama in the whole history of the American stage. Beglnnlna, early in July, the five Paid In Full companies will start out again to cover the country from coast to coast and from Canada to the gulf, Anna Laughlin, the dainty comedienne, who haa been appearing in vaudeville with Joeeph Howard, Is to appear In a sketch of her own accord shortly. It Is a new playet, written by Harry Williams, with Its scon lain in a fashionable millinery shop, "Peter Pan," J. M. Barrle's delightful fantasy. Is to find its way Into the stock houses, and is to be given its first produc tion under theee auspices at Milwaukee next month. Ever since Mr. Frohman has signified his willingness to part with the rights the stock managers have been an xious to secure the play. But the royalty for a single week Is almost prohibitive, and the scenic production and light effects also unusually expensive. The newly formed stock managers' association, It Is reported, will secure the Frohman setting, and then send it around the various companies within Its fold. In this way the expense of the production could be prorated and the outlay considerably reduced. DAnmin1o'B new tragedy, "Phedra," haa Just been produced at Lirlco theater, Milan, Italy, and pronounced a failure. The Bhuberts announce tht one of their final tmrlng dramatic productions will be "The Revellers," a new comedy of modern city life, by Charles Rlchman. The piece will open out of town, and will then go to New York for a metropolitan engagement. The Illinois child labor law will be re snonslble for the whimsical picture of Do fWolfo Hopper singing a cradle song to seven girls between the ogres ot 16 no s. in me production, as It has been given In other cities, children have been used In theso parts. The song Indicates that the Pled Piper Is sending the children away to bed and that ho will Join them there. Louis James will make a big production of "The School For Scandal" next season. Mr. James playing Sir Peter Teazle and Ajhle James Lady Teazle. Frank Keenan, who has been appearing under the Belasco banner for some seasons and who was to have been atarred under their direction next season, has left the fold. The end came rather suddenly and unexpectedly, though me severence of their relationship was said to have been mutual and very amicable. One of the chief reasons assigned was that It did not permit him to assume any outside 'engage ments when not acting in one of the Belasco companies. Rose Stahl has Just produced "The Chorus Lady" In London and has made an emphatic hit. Several years ago ahe wae alao very well received In the vaudeville sketch upon which her successful play was built. When Hattle Williams makes her debut next season ss a comedienne without munlc she will have the assistance of such ele gant players as Frederick Perry, W. J. Ferguson, Thomaa Holding, a young Eng lish actor who Is to be her leading man; J. J. Horwltz. Anne Sutherland, Marian Abbott and Josephine Drake, The cast of "The Midnight Sons," the new Shubert summer musical production by Raymond Hubbel and Glen McDonough, which Is to be the warm weather offering at the Broadway theater under the man agement of Lew Fields, la now complete and the company will aoon be ready for the out-of-town opening. Prominent In the cast are George Schiller, Harry Fisher, Denman Maley, Frits Williams, Joseph Ratllff, Lotta Faust, Msrian Stanley. Lin den Beckwlth, George Monroe, Lillian Lee, Taylor Holmes, Vernon Castle, Msrtln Brown. Carrie Bowman and Gladys Moore. The piece is In two acta and seven scenes and will be poduced by Ned Waytmrn. Mr. E. H. Sothern, now playing In Bal timore, haa denied to Messrs. Shubert that there waa any truth whatsoever In the story printed In the New York World In timating that he would appear next sea son under the management of the firm of Klaw aV Erlanser. thua breaking his pres ent relatione with Messrs. Shubert. This statement waa not Incorporated Into the Interview with Mr. Sothern, but appeared as another of the famoua aeries of World theatrical predictions. In his Interview ss printed In the World Mr. Sothern said that he would manage hla own affairs next season. Messrs. Shu bert beg to call attention to the fact that Mr. Sothern has managed his own sffalrs for the last two vears: mat Ms relations with Messrs. Shubert haa been that Mr. Le Bhuhert has acted as business man ager for Mr. Sothern's sffalrs snd Mr. Rnthern has played exclusively In Shubert thesters throughout the country. This ar rangement will continue In force. David Belasco seored a rolnt on Ms ron frers rerentlv. The nera1nn wss th" f rt performance In A-r!es of a new Pernnan rnmertv ent'Hd. "Die Thur Ins Frele," t the In-'ng Place theater. New York, ftt iirnsuellv favornhle were the reviews the followlnr mrn1nr that nearlv every men. eger In the r.ltv hustled riout endeavoring tn seeur th HhM to the nleo. Not so Mr. Tarly Bird puen. for h had been mmlr of tv f'rt 'ht B"dl""re. and ten mnut efter th fs' f he final rur ta'n he h been 'n nent'st'on with the rTNr.ntt1v ef the ai'tvora. Oscar Blu-r-entv-sl sni Outsv Ksdelhurg sre respon sible f"r the new rnrnfoV snd they will be renmbr,fl f th uthors of "At the White Horse Tavern." An actress In RelsTarle sccepterl the lesd. leg purt In new sentimental T!av. "The Flirt." Her htishnd. Toss Premwltch whn vm nt In th plsv. killed her end then Mmself. He left s lMr savin thst he hsd slreadv warned her asa1nt anv lrn realistic Performance whleh woulil goad hit 1 to a desperate act. So much for realism. Song Recital of Christine Brooks Mezzo Soprano at the FIRST DAP1IST CHURCH Tuesday Evening, Ma'7 4. Reserved Rents on Salt at Host's, 1818 Douglas Htreot. Prices 7.V- and fl.(X) PIANO RECITAL Pupils of AL'OCST M. BORGLVM Assisted by pupils of Mrs. Mabelle Crawford-Welpton and Mlsa Anna Bishop BCHMOLLER MUELLER'S Wednesdsy Evening, May k. Admission by Invitation. AMFSEMKNTf. BOYD'S CHARLES DILLINGHAM'S Complete Book bj Henry Blossom. Music by Victor Herbert. Company of Sixty Including "THE FAMOUS SIX DUTCH KIDDIES," And the Handsomest Array of Pretty Girls Ever Seen In a Musical Flay. FRIDAY, SATURDAY EVENINGS. SAT. MAT. Seat Sale Tomorriw CHARLES FROHMAN Presents jiHiK3 In His Latest Comedy Succ as Jack Straw I!;"- SUNDAY AND MONDAY, MAY OTH AND IOTH. EDWIN A. RELKIN'S NEW YORK ALL-STAR YIDDISH COMPANY, with MME. KENNY-LirZlN. SUNDAY, MAY OTH "HER- TAST." MONDAY, MAY 1 OTH "THE POWER OF LOVE." MAY 11TH AND 12TH--CXASI.B8 raOKBtAJT Offsra ETHEL DARRYMCRE i-adv Frederick- A COICXST EST TXKXS ACTS. SE COND ANNUAL. : I ! ELECTRICAL SHOW I ) May 6th to 15th I at the ! AUDITORIUM j am Beautiful Illumination, Wireless Telegraphy, and all modern electrical machinery and devices of the age. Exceptionally fine musical program every after noon and evening. Miss Blanche B. Mehaffey, the charming soprano Blnger of Cincinnati, will sing every afternoon and evening, accompanied by Green's Band. This will be a show that will furnish both entertainment and instruction for everybody. Shows opens Thursday evening. May 6th, at 7.30, by wireless message from President Taft through . Signal Station at Fort Omaha. ADMISSION: Adults 25 cents Children . . . 1 . eQ PHONES- Pell,Do". I506'.lnd. a-sq6 Todays Weak "Blue Jeans will sever wear est" N. Y. Herald. Katinssa Today, Tu.s., Thurs. ana Sat. SEE Ths Political Barbsons Blslne Ban Borer's Brass aisim b a kuutt a Jurass ths Circular Saw, Eto Etc EVGS. snd SUN. MATS. lie. tic lie and Sfle Msxt W.skl "Ths Girl Prom Ont Toadar" May 17, 18, 19 Mrs. Ptsks and ths Manhattan company in Salvation KsU." May 30, 81, SS Sam S. and X.M Shub.rt's company ui "Ths Bin. Mousi Tiie Sultan of Turkey "THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WOULD", AN ADDRESS BY Dr. Cheeneegaozyaan (JOHN BAPTIST) Y. M. C. A., SUNDAY, 4:00 P. M. ADMISSION TO MEN ONLY. XAnav PHONEA DOU(i.44 INUAMS4 ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE DAZXiT MATHTXXS 8(15 ITEBT MXOKT 8:15 Was Starting Matins Today. Helena Frederick and a Tunaful Bassmbl. la tn Oca Aot Opsra, "The Pitrlot" By Julian Bdwards and Stanislaus tana:. "At tho Sound of tho Gong" A Dramatlo Episode of ths Prlss SUng with Ton Wilson and Cast of Twenty flu Introducing' An Actual and Bsallstle BoslntT Exhibition. First Amsrlcan Appsarano of Seldom's Venus Znoouparatil Bsprsssntatlon of tn World's Plastlo Statuary. Agnes Mahr Ths Amsrlcan "Tommy Atkins." John Kellar Ths Mississippi Mocllnr Bird. THI AMXaUCAJT TZBTVOSOS Anna Ssnkrah Margar.t B. Tho Misses Milch Ylolltt, Piano and Tooal, Taa Clsbiatsd TsatrUoalst Vernon Wits HBUs Family of AalmaUd DununUs." KINODROME AXWATS THS STB WIST UK MO TIOB PIOTUBES. pbioxs toe. aso. Me Chicago Film Exchange America's Foremost Film Renters Omaha Offlcs 14th n4 Uouglas St. Our Exolualv. Film S.rvlc. can b. aocn at th. KKL'D Theater .very sftornouo and .v.nlnc, dally chans of program, two luousaud (Mt of films aacb. day. IiTnN'ioi.t Production mm Stisartit UiGgfim, lad Fridirlck" I I I i . ; . . 15 cents aaSsaMsjl fifi Jessph Arthur's Pastoral Drama, J TUESDAY, MAY 4 AMERICAN TOUR, April and May, By special permission of H. M., King Gustaf V. of the ROYAL s Artillery Regiment The Great Swedish Artillery Band Jol-in EKBLAD Musical Director. SOLOIST MUs Hilms MaUson, Soprano. May Muslo Festival BOYD'S THKATKK May 14 AND IS Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra so AkTISTS OBATO&IO SOCIETY OP OMASA 100 VOICXS 8ololsts, soprsno, t.nor, contralto, hnaa, In ths Messiah and Hiawatha's M'stfJlD Fcat, Carlo Visitor CWHsl Richard CssrwouSy Violinist. An Artists Kecltal Friday sfturnoon a full symphony prosraui Saturday aftr noon. Ssata now on sale. Address Sscrstary Oratorio Society. 671 Brandtls Bids, PIANO RECITAL. JOSEPH GAHM TOW OOBOBBOATlOVAIi CXVBOM Thursday Bs.alar, Msy S. Under th. Auaplu.s of th. Tsarhra An,',.1,i; "nd AM Association, Tiokats 1.00 Pot Siala s Myaa-s-Billas Dr4 om. Wemxdle