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LORDS tJli.ii GO ON STAGE
Flay
Bills at the
Omaha Theaters
II iippcaranee of tb- New York
II .; podrome for a Tick's en
gagement at the Audit Tlum
tomorrow night will murk a
new epoch In theatricals. Xfvfr
before In the history of Omaha
T
lias such a grand amusement combination '
tieen seen. Very few cities In the country
will enjoy the privilege of seeing the New
York Hippodrome on tour, and It is only
by nason of the fact that Omaha !ii ai
mrueture with ao great a stagu and
capacity as the Auditorium that it i I
fortunate enough to see this woiuierI.il !
how. j
More than 600 people take part ' In the j
Ulppodromo entertainment and the Messrs. j
Shubert, under who.se direction It I n;-
pearlng, promise that It Is being brought
here intact and unchanged from the Ilip-
pedrome In New York. Tho entertainment I
; la divided Into three parts. The first Is j
"Pioneer Days," a diama dealing with l.'e
j on the western Irontier In the early days i
j of the settlement or that territory. It tells
a- dramatic and Interesting story and Is i
! enlivened by the appearance of a baud of i
i Sioux Indiana, who do the famous "sun I
dance;" by a realistic hold-up of a stnse
t coach, and by other views of our early
f western pioneer days.
The second spectacle Is "The Ballet of
Jewels," In which over 400 youns women
will participate, led by Mile. Albtrtina
Kasch, premium danscuse. 'Mils ballet was
the sensation of the Hippodrome In New ;
York lust year and 1h the acme of ,
terpslchoi ean art. The thousands of Jewel3
worn by tho members of the ballet, set
against tint vari-colored costumes, make
the apeclaoln a display of exceptional bril
liancy nnd power wnlch has neei- uL-fi.e
be n seen and which could ne. cr again bo
equalled.
The third pai t of the. entertainment Is
called "A Trip lo Japan." This tolls the
story of an effort to stcui the plans of an
American submai Ins boat. TI.e of Torts are
frustrated, however, uud n i usual iljj.u ;
Is vx-torloua. Imei wovou In tho story Is
a pretty little love sentiment. "A Trip to
Japan' furnishes opportunity for supe.b
seenio Investltute. Geraun's famous mid
get circus Is also Introduced. This band
of forty Ulllputliins Is made up of acroba:s.
Jugglers, bareback rldcc. v.iio v. a.'.;er?.
eiiiull jrisu, conlortlonlaio. ttarsc per
formers, and ...her features usually (.con
under tho familiar "white tnps."
In this spectacle will also bo Introduced
the Great Aluus. ths human spider, who
Blldea on his head across the yawning
chasm of uteiniiy on the thread of d. alb."
: The actsnlc equipment of "A Trip to Ja.i.i"
Is large and moat magnificent. One scene
shows a view of' New York harbor with
a great ocean liner leaving the dock, and
another view showing the American bat
tleship fleet which sailed around the world.
In mid-ocean. All In all, It can bo said to
be the greatest entertainment ever orfered
to the stage. There will be dally mailnee.t
with the exception of Monday afternoon.
',: This evening at the Brandels theater a
special performance of "he Fortune
Hunter" will be given. It Is a fine op
portunity for the regular Sunday evening
f patron of the Elrandels to seo the splendid
play and the company that has won such
; favor In Its presentation. Last Sunday
,v evening- waa almost a shut-out, on account
'y of the billiard, but the open data permits
I the company an extra performance here,
',! and It Is given for the benefit of those
! who like to see a fine play perfectly pre
'. (tented. '
I Lillian Russell, In a comedy of moods
Ind manners, will be the attraction at the
j Brandela on Tuesday evening for one night
i, only. The offering Miss Russell will have
'. ta Joseph Brooks' production Of "In
Search of a Pinner," a oomedy In
' three acts by Charlotte Thompson.
v Miss Kuaaell presents the character
of a widow who admits that for
; ten years she lived In boredom because
i her husband was such an exemplary man.
She says that If she marries again, rather
' than risk such boredom, she'd want a sln-
ner. She meets the eligible purtl, but to
i her horror she discovers that he is a good
': man also. Believing In the force of mcn
t tal suggestions, she sets about to Instill
In his mind ideas that conform to her
f wants, or rather. Imaginary wants. Then,
Womanlike, when she finds that she Is hav
; Ing her way and succeeding beyond her
dreams, she makes up her mind that what
he really wants Is a good man. Of
, course, she gets him and things end hnp
plly. The supporting company Includes
Harry C. Browne, Joseph Tuohy, Hattle
Russell, Jessie Ralph. Howard Glnn, Lynn
I Pratt. John C. Brammall. Kdward War
ren, Victor Benolt. Daniel Fitzgerald,
Olive Harper and Viola Leach.
For an engagement of five performances,
beginning Wednesday night at the Bran-
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n uiiwivr, an aiirae'iive seiecr.on OI Of
ferings has been made by the management
of theAborn English Grand Op-ra com
pany. This organisation has found its
preat success In avoiding those grand
operas which only the advanced musician
can appreciate, and by Including In Its
repertoire only luch works as appeal, by
their great wealth of melodies and other
, easily' distinguished and njoyed musical
beauties, to the average mualc lover.
I Qluseppo Verdi's familiar work, "II Tro
vatore," one of the more richly melodious
compositions In the grand opera category,
will be given Wedensdny night. For the
Jhursdav night performance, "Carmen."
e masterpiece of Ueorges Illzet, will he
resented. Uaetano Ionlzettla long-lived
favorite, "Lucia dl Lammermoor," will b'i
.'he Friday night offering. ".Martha."
Kriedrlch von Flotow's most famous com
position, will be given Saturday afternoon.
Charles Francla Gounod's "Faust" haa
been scheduled for the closing performance
; Saturday night.
Tho Aborn Ktiglish Grand Opera com
lny includes, instead of one or two par
tlcular stars, an array of evenly distributed
utlent. and what Us sponsors claim lo be
the best assembly of American ar'.lsts
available. It embraces the noted Amer
ican coloratura soprano, Miss lCdlth Hel
J ena, w ho has won a high reputation In
1 boih grand opera and concert on both
V'les of the Atlantic; Miss Hertha Davis,
y. young lyrlo soprano who formerly alter
iii.ted with Alice Nellsen in lighter operas,
slice which time both Miss Davis and
Miss Nielsen have graduated to grand
o.Hra; Mr. Domenlco lUisso, 'tenor, for
it erly w ith the San Carlo, Lombardl, Ham
ntrateln and other I ke organisations; Mr.
H.nry Taylor, who was one cf the alter
nating tenors In the first Kngllsh produc
tion of "Madam Butterfly;" Mr. George
I'ckerlng, baritone, who . sa.-.g leading
roles at the Boston opera house last win
ter; Mr. William Schuster, baritone, a
familiar figure In the best of Kngllsh
grand opera companies for a number cf
years, Mr. George Shields, basso, w ho sang
the Savage, Castle Square. Hammer-
fin and other noted organisations; Miss
ule I.e Baron, formerly leading con-
Ito w th the Bostonlans and with Mme.
xi-Sclurf; Miss Hatlie Belle Idd, who
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held the same position Willi tho Sava;e
and similar companies; Mr. Ca io Nicosia,
who was one of Hammersteln's prominent
conductors last w. titer; Mr Frank lian
ney, the former Castle Fqunrn stage di
rector; with Miss K'.lzabeth Harris, eo
prano; Mr. l'hillp Fein, baritone-buffo;
Miss Irene Ward, m-;z;:o soprano; Mr. John
PrlUhiirri, tenor, and others In the utility
liRt of artists, and with u l.irg chorus
and orchestra, forming an enscinlile- of 100
singers and muB.ciu.na.
Another new play is to be presentee! at
the Boyd this week by Miss Lang nnd her
company, "Tho Barrier," a melodrama of
the Y'ukon country, by Eugene Pi est ey,
based on Hex Beach's novel of the same
name. It was played in the east last
season by Theodore Roberts with great
success,' but did not get west of Chicago.
It Is a story of life In the open, with the
background of the great cold north, an.l
the atmosphere of summer on tho Y'ukon.
Its characters are thoso strong, vigorous
men who sought out the burled treasure
In. the frozen bars of the Klondike, and It
thrills the hearer always with an Intense
Interest that can not be shaken off. Miss
Lan:, will have the role of Necla. the girl
whoFe life Is enveloped In a mystery, a
charming part; Mr. Lynch will have the
role of an officer of the I'nlted States
army, come to bring order Into the wilder
ness; Mr. McCabe will play John Gale,
the old Alaskan trader, and Mr. Selman
will njay Dan Stark, the gambler and gun
fighter on whose head two government
have set a price. A special production 1 a
been prepared for the play, which wiil b
first presented at a matinee this afternoon.
'Captain Velvet," the one-act romance,
which will be presented at the Orpheum
for the we.ek starting this afternoon. by-
Edwin Arden and associate players. Is a
tense and startling dramatic story of Ills'
voltage and sustained Interest. Mr. Arden
gives a new portrayal of the gentlemaul
bandit,' a road agent who lias killed an
American ranch owner, who betrayed the
robber's sister. This rancher was en
gaged at the same time to Concha of the
San Jacinto ranch and Concha Inveigles the
captain of her room to- avengetlie death
of her betrothed. But upon heating of
the perfidy. of the dead man from the lips
of the captain, Concha's vengeful spirit Is
changed to the extent that she, repentant,
gives herself to the daiing, dashing des
perado himself. Miss Olive Tems.leton and
Edwin Fowler are In suppjtt of Mr. Arden.
The six original Kaufiuanns, with Frank
Kaufmann "at the wheel,'' will offer their
famous cycling act. Louise Meyers, Mil
dred Warren and Bert Lyon are a com
bination of clever singers and daheera
ho offer "A Little of Everything." CUT-
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ford and Buike ate coming with new and
original Ideas for their black face. Lee
Lloyd, character singer,, comes with Jay
Roberta at the piano. "Buseballltis." a
skit based on the national game, has to do
with a lawer who Is "bugs." over base
ball. His pal Is also obsessed over the
game. . ne ..wer car, es o,s oase ...
,..-..... cam -!...- .... .tii thoughtful kindness of Benjamin Bar
grows desperate In her efforts to get her
husband to a rational basis. She advertises
for a boarder and the pal takes the room,
with the knowledge and consent of the hus
band. The following scene Is mirth-pro-voklng.
Klo Is a gymnast quite out of the
ordinary. His muscular prowess Is better
seen than described. He was a member of
the famous Rlos. which suffices for an In
troduction. There will be new kiuodrome
views as usual and Director Huster of the
Orpheum concert orchestra will be "on the
Job." Dally matinees.
A departure from theregular style of
vaudeville usually offered at the American
theater w ill be Introduced this week In the
engagement of Anna Eva Fay, known the
world over and In almost every hamlet in
the I'nlted s-tates, as giving the most re-
niarkabio exhibition of psychic power the
twentieth century has produced. She is the
originator of her own peculiar line ot work
that has been copied by scores of Inferior
exhibitions. Miss Fay does ii"t lay claim
to the supernatui al, but says all her work
is brought by natutat results, which will
lit time, oe utoioufciuy uuucimoou vy lue
masses of the people.
Appearing this week at the New Amer-
Iran Is an act that has been the feature
of vaudeville theater everywhere. U la
Madame Jenny's performing cats. By
yeais of patience teaching. Madame Jen
ney has secuicd a troupe of trained cats
whose antics are leally wonderful. The
Burkharut-Kelly company will present a
-fie Jilt
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sketch entitled, "Alaska or Bust." Special
scenery Is necessary lor this, and the elec
trical ' effects aro a soured of amiratior:.
Billy Broad, tho minslrel man,' will appear
with a new line of Jokes and songs. Robert
son and Gourdon, two clever actors, pre
sent the "Booking Office." Zeno. and
Mur.del, a very entertaining pair, return
direet fiom a triumriml European tour.
Matinees daily. Evening performances af
1Ai and i.'ih.
The extraordinary success achieved by th
"Rector Girls Burlesqucrs" as a musical
offering of progressive Ideas which Is billed
(Continued on IMgo Seven.)
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HE ftnuouncement o' tlio 1 ujh
Ing away of Benjamin II. Bur
lows came as a shock-to the
writer of this column; and In
losing him, the musical life of
Omaha has lost a most Inter
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ested supporter and observer, while this
particular column is deprived of one of
Its most sympathetic und enthusiastic
readers.
Those who knew Benjamin Barrows In
his home knew one of the most ungual
souls. Mentally equipped far beyond the
aveiage man. he was ever' on the alert
for the opportunity of sharing his gems
of Intellect with others, and many a ti;no
uunnsr ire :ist r n-nii v -u.
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ipiesent i.riur (.leaned valuable slie.ives
of inobghi f.om the fields which he haa
explored.
As a student of literature, he was per
sistent und penetrating, as a connolssour,
he had a most d sci iiuinatlug gift of se
lecilon. Many a sentence has coiue to the
wtiurs ciipplng-f.les which would never
h)lVe BITlvei, Ule. e. had it not been for
lows. To his friends, he waa devotion It-
self, and he loved to call them by names
of his own. Sometimes an envelope would
come to The Bee niusiual department con
taining Interesting papers, reminiscences
of old times, priceless in value, and a
cote like this: ".My dear Kelllnl, I was
rummaging on Sunday, rainy wheather.
and dug down among thirty yearn debris.
I found-ah me! what did 1 not find! Past
days, memories, jlere are a few scraps
from a note book I kept, circa W7ii, Dublin,
not worth much, but I give them to you
for such use as you may. desire to make
of them should an occasion arise."
Colonel Barrows lived at Dublin. Ireland,
as United Suites Consul, from lt.76 to 1K-6,
and, while there, he came Into very dose
con. act with the biiglitest lights of the
iiteiary and musical Hi inament. Often
! lum he trgaled his friends with the most
i glowing accounts, as he alone could relate
j them, ior he was a prince of raconteurs,
' accounts of those days In Dublin, of the
j famous people in music. In lltetatuie, In
. ecclesiastical ci cles. In slage life, In court
. ..u nigii political lire. Aim i.e roirae.i
such close association with the real cul-
ture of Ireland that, he has ever s.n
j looked back upon his Irish days as among
, the choicest experience of his moat ln-
teresllng career.
it wus during this period that lie 1 te
cum Interested in tne beautiful folk-song
huiature of Ireland, of wtuch he was a
j passionate lwvcr, and lu whose piaise his
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tongue and pen were over eloquent.
When the writer was making his first re
searches Into that prolific field which has
uiiiacieu ine ULcenwoii oi no muiiy n,.-
adays. since Sir Chat les Stanford and
other leading musical lights have Just seen
Its wealth- the words of encouragement
from Benjamin II. Barrows were a source
of much inspiration. The Irish folk-songs
,-, u VHt ,,.h neclected but they are
coming Into their own, und lovers of good
things will always find themselves repaid
for their research study and investigation
of this field. Legend, myth, tradition, fair
ies, heroes, war, love, humor, with senti
ment, what a wealth there is in the an
cient souks of Erin!
Mi. Burrows knew how to discriminate
between a so-called Irish song In an
"lilsh" play, and a real genuine frith
song: he knew full well the difference be
tween a "Come-all-ye," and a classic gem.
He alludes to one evening spent with
some of the great singers of the former
days, when the old songs were sung as
they should he sung, as "an archangel
nlght of song." These songs he describes
as the "plaintive croon of a saddened na
tion, not the howling of bacchanals."
But it was not only in the realm or
Irish songs of the highest nature that Ben
jamin Barrows was at home. He loved the
old operas, and many a time has he sung
with a fine resonant bass voice the op
eratic gems of a quarter of a century ago,
after which he would pound his chest, und
witli the merriest twinkle of his eyes, he
would look over his hixx taeles and whisper
I to his accompanist (the writer), "Think
what t.ie oiHrutic stage has lost"!
As a lover of SluUtespeare, Mr. Barrows
wus a marvel; his devotion, to the Great
Genius of Siratford-on-Avon-and-tlie
World, was unusual, and he could inter-
pret and deliver the most remarkaMe
lengths of dialogue from various plays. In
fact, when In Just the right mood, and "-
rounded by Just the right ft lends, he has
given from memory the greater pan of un j
eniire play. Seldom does one meet witlii
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. of delir.eatl .n
and interpretation, apart
fioia the d.amaiic stage Itself and from
those who make the study of such work
the object of their lives.
At one time Benjamin Barrows had
charge of the Omaha Public library, and
devoted his great abilities to that institu
tion with results which are felt tn this mo
ment: he haJ, at one time, a wonderful
private library, huge In volume, and
chosen Willi great cafe and th most chur.
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J libraries was after nil that w hich was j
1 stored In his great brain. Here was the
j storehouse from which In later years he;
reud to his friends. Hero was his working
library.
And now he has gone from the sufferings
nnd the shadows and the spectres of this
earthly existence, out into the Joy and tho
gladness and the light and the true Life.
And tho words nf n of his favorite
authors seem appropriate. Thomas Do
Qulneey, who wrote In "Richard Uentley":
"An Indian summer crept stealthily over
his closing duys: a summer less gaudy
than the mighty summer of the solstice,
but sweet, golden, silent; happy, though
Had; the fairv echo of a mighty music
, that has departed as frail and transitory
aa it Is solemn, quiet, and lovely."
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Musical .Notes,
Mr. Thomas Stubbs, director of the First
Presbyterian choir in Beatrice. Neb., has
sent an Interesting program of a sacred
concert which was given Christmas rilnht
and includes the following: Anthems -"While
All Things Were In Ijuiet Silence,''
Macfarren; "Lo God Our God Has Come,"
Haynea; "My Soul Doth Mugnlfy," Stainer;
"Glory Be to God on High." Eyre, and
"Th Deuin in F," Dykes, organ solos
(Miss Elizabeth Helmer, organist ) "The
Sheperds In the Field," "Three Wise Men
from the East ' und "lie thh hem." all by
iMaillng: soprano solo by Ml.-s Full. "O
Holy Night," Adams; aito solo be Miss
l lldervcoiui. .Nazareth. Gounoel: tenor
,,lo by Mr. W. C. Humes. "Star of Bi th -
'eiiein. Aciaina; ceuo solo ny e-i nest
mule iuartette. "Silent Night. Holy
Night
Grubir.
Miss Blanche Sc,,-nsi.n will present Mrs.
songs 'ut the Young Women's Christian
association auditorium on the evening of
ebruary 2.
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Mme. K Irkby-Li.nn. the popular English
rIUlaltu w11 b,. ,.ie .fourth regular artist
of the It II W. concert serin. Mme.
:viikby-l.unn Is wluely recognlxed as tK-
, lund a foremost contralto, in opera she
hu- ,, H ,llai,. among the Mime favorites
i of the Cuvcnt Garden stage, while on the
continent her successes have been no less
striking. Mine. Lunn s title to operatic
recognition in this country rests upon two
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higlilv successful sasons at th Metro- ' l''ac d in tne rower. n is sum ir.c.i ine
iirMii.n ..i,.. holism ut., I on.. iiellh tl.!dll.e had the do. k to strike the un-
M....f V.'. Savaue eomoanv In "P1.1.IM "
Mme. LinnV loci appearance ut the
Brandela theater, January It), will take
rank among tne gouauu's Important fcu.-
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Ann3Ev3.Ey--Ak' America n
Mendelssohn Choir
Finally Completes
Its Organization
Major Lord for Executive and Other
Oi'ficers and Committees Chosen
Its Future Plans.
The Mendelssohn Choir of Omaha,
Thomas J. Kelly, conductor, has com
pleted its permanent orBanlratlon, with
choice of the following officers, all of
whom nre active memburs of the? choir:
President, Major H. M. Lord; vie presi
dents, Mrs. Myron L. Learned und Miss
Louiso -Mcpherson; secretary, Afiieit A.
Wedemeyer; treasurer. FranK BujVhmoro.
Executive committee: Major H. M Lord,
John McCreary. Walter H. Dale. Sigmund
Landaberg, Jean P. Duffield, Arthur V.
Jensen, John S. Helgren, Frank B. Burch
more, Lucius Pryor, John Mellen.
Chorus committee: Walter 11. Dale, Jean
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Duff tid and Miss Mullora Uutterfield.
Membership secretary, Mrs. luna B.
Lewis.
Librarian. Harrv H. Cockrell. .
Accompanist, Miss Grace Hancoc k.
Next Monday the choir will resume
work on T. Coleridge Taylor's "Death of
Minnehaha." and those who contemplate
i identify. ng themselves with the organixu-
' 'Ion should hand their names to the chorus
committee at once. New members will be
accepted through Janunry, nnd nil good
' voices will be welcomed.
Mr. Albert A. Wedemeyer, the si cretary
of the choir, Is well known to our musi
cal people us the leader of the Second
I'nitcd States Infantry band, which wuh
stationed so long at old Fort Omaha. Mr.
Wedemeyer won for i.nis if un enviable
position in musical ciules by his success
as a bandmaster, and tin Second Infantry
band In his day was regarded as the finest
organlzal.on of the kind in the I'nlted
States army. Mr. W'eJtneyer was retired
as chief .musician, I". S. A., several years
ago at his own request, and now resides In
Omaha, being on duty at tiie army head
iirartcr. A little pleasunt Incident is recalled In
this connection. At the time the Second In
fantry waa ordered awav fiom Omaha,
after several years' stay, during which
time it had beronie very popular with the
citizens, the band, which had served the
public on many occasions with conceits
at the post uud in the parks, came clown
totvn to say farewell. It pluved at several
of the hote ls anil other pluc s, and the n
icaine to the
Bee bu Idlng. und in the
court played several selections, closing Its
! concert and saying goodby to Omaha with
"Then Y'ouil Remember Me," from "The
I Bohemian Girl." The court was ciowded.
,-ttI,d th(. balld d , lU,.r w,re greeted
w',n cheers and applause-, und the slgnl-
i flcance of the closing piece was more tliun
I appreciated by the assemblage.
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I Clu.-V. Hint Mrlke thirteen.
Among t.ie mo't rll"oiis clocks n the
' '""'" ale CncaVl re Fnglaiid'
'are two in vwisic. liiic.iiiii -. r-iisianu,
, '.t never strike one. Ins:. ad thee sir ke
1 thirteen ut 1 a. m. and i n. m. une or
I t'lem is oer uie eari vi cueainrre v
euneu vc orsiev riau. a.iu i. hi. uiii
l.,ek which the duke of Pr.d.'cwy'c.- hail
im li" number so as to warn his work
tn. n that It was t nif to return unr iiin
nir: some of them having excused them
selves for being lute en tne ground that
they could uol hear It strike one.
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'Abolition ci SntiHi opcr chamber
i i..if,ht llbl.l lueaitli.
.LvDY I-iATvY 1Al-vS I0scai,iLITIZ3
M-, ;.l.-.eu niMl l.K.'l Uomri.
Knul.Hd l.tii.c llecldrd ntsposl-
I Milti- In tUr- l.ht
tlult Dnle.
UT LADY -MARY MANWAJIlNQ
U)XDOS, Jan. 7 -(Special to The Hot..
--S.ir.uM wnrft come tn woi-Ft, the House
of ;.oru be abolished and the peers and
pecrrhses compelled to nrn their living
I by the r own efforts, the stage tinnouoiea.y
I would bo enriched by n-.nny noble names
i A, u Is inure than mn Hume which may
I he found in Burke may also be seen on
j pia' bills ui. ricuibets of professional com
panies. Aaiu.'g the-o known In America
line tho e-iil of Yarmouth, Lord Rosslyn,
I Lady lonrtjnco MacKenile and Lady An
J golu Fo; bps.
; T.m u- hr. of SuJie'iland has contrib
uted un ik ib r one play to tho ionaou
stage, dome . f whlc'i have beon produced
and gaineJ ii fair m a-Hire ut suooesa.
Sovorul members of our rwysvl family
have tc.Uon part In c matour thsatrloals,
and i'rtncso I.ouis.', duoiics of Argyll, I
an amateur uctres of also considerable
ab.iiii. I r.nuo'.s Henry ot Battenbergi
po;"c:-s: no mean hi-iri inlc talent. Nat
urally, with the court In mourning Tin
theatricals are iiuJuigcU in at Windsor or
Sa.id.'.r.gham; Imt- tr nunio years after
iiiiiv Edward cann to C e throns a weolc
used to be set s'.ort rvery January for
tliise entcttalnmontii. 'i'hoy were quite
;reo I'ruin coremony. and ware always a
time of fun and brlgnuieea. Lady Pon
sonby usually nctod as siaga manager.
Diitcbess Ki'fn for 'I hesrtrpI.
In ndditlon to liming written and pro
duct pia 'the tiucim ss of Sutherland,
takci an uninilng cielitil't In all matters
pertaining to the stage. On several oc
casini s she lias orgniilfd clever amateur
dramatic 1 erformnnc.es in nld of charity.
In th.-" many d stuiguished names havti
fliiturd on the play bill. On one very spe
c!rl iu-i.is.on the cast Included the count
ess of .".Mhom, tho Hon. Miss Stuart Bou
verlo. thn lion. Rosanond Tufton, and tha
Hon. W illiam Goshen. Lady Lathom has
lived In the musical world all her life, and
when a mere girl took part of first violin
In n iatllrs' orchestra of eljhty performers
organized by her mother, the Dowager
Lailv r.adnor. Bhe sings charmingly, but
seldom displays her gift except In the
1 cau.-e o charity.
j The Chatsworth theatricals always mnrk
an epoch In society stagecraft. Princess
I Henry of plcso, who has boon so seriously
! il!. created a great sensation by her acting.
dancing and singing in "The Lotus F1ow"?r"
nt ono of these gatherings. The princess,
who was formerly Miss Daisy Cornwalhs
West. Is a sister of the duchess of West
m nster. She has taken very kindly to
acting, and has frequently appeared In
musical pieces with Lady Maud Wtrrendnr
nnd Miss Muriel Wilson. The latter, who.
by the way. Is the daughter of Mrs. Arthur
Wilson of Tranby Croft, has mora than
once been the heroine of th Chatsworth
theatricals, and has aotod a good deal In
London. Indeed, Sir Beerbohm Tree haa
warmly applauded her aoting.
The late marquis of Anglesey's theatrical
proclivities are, of course, well known. He
had a beautiful bijou theater at Anglesey
castle, where he produced an1 annual pan
tomime. x
Lady Mary Corbally. the charming sinter
of Lord Cottenhom, often appears in pri
vate theatricals at her mother's town
house and Is seen to great advantage in
French plays, to which she Is specially-devoted.
Lady. Mgr. and Kellltt Is another
distinguished actress, and so are Lady
Islington, who often appears on the boards
for charity's sake, and Lady Fltswllllam,
while beautiful Mrs. Cecil Powney Is gen
erally In request when society theatricals
are going.
Klnsjr George's Kxpen.se Heavy.
Those who imagine that King George,
like the monarchs one reads of In fairy
stories, has only to dip his hands Into n.
brig of gold whenever he desires to possess
himself of anything, would be sadly dis
illusioned If they could but enter the offiro
of the keeper of his majesty's privy purRe,
the old-fashioned title of the king's chief
accountant.
The office of the keeper of the privy
purse Is no light one. The duties . art
many and varied. The royal estates' are
numerous and of considerable extent, and
a whole army of workpeople of various
grades are employed. At Sandrtngham,
Windsor and Balmoral there are gardeners,
coachmen, footmen, farm hands, gam
keepers, beaters, motor and electrlo light
mechanics, blacksmiths, carpenters, dairy
maids, locksmiths., tullors, grooms, wagon
ers, forest rangers, veterinary surgeons,
hydraulic engineers and a veritable army
of miscellaneous workers, who may he con
veniently Included In the all-embraclnsj
term, "odd men." No account Is taker)
here of the purely domestic, servants, who
alone form a miniature army. The wage
and pensions cf this line body occupy the
attention of several clerks.
Then there Is the purchase if live slock,
seeds, roots, agricultural and farm ma
chinery, dairy fittings, electrical supplies,
uniforms and liveries, farm iui.1 garden
reiUiremcnl s, and n thousand and one
things. Building op. rations, the palntlngl
and decorting of Saiidiingham house and
the cottages on the estute. the glasshouses,
stables, drains, and other mutters asoclated
therewith, are complicated Items which
necessitate much clerical labor. The sup
ply of provisions, coal, fuel, oil, rat tin
foods und medicines, Is another department
and then there are the innumerable pri
vate (xpenses, of which the school fee
and taxes of the royul children, the pur
chase of books, newspapers, clothing, seats
at the theater, und traveling expenses may
be quoted as representative items. Con
tributions to charitable institutions, money
gifts to deserving persons, and presents
to foreign royalties have to be reckoned
with, and In ad'Mtlon there are, of course,
nmny outgoings of a purely personal
character.
Bates, taxes and gas and water have to
be paid, and the king pays rent for mora
than one portion of his estates In the
north.
Mnrllioruugb's Wife Not Ktlnaiy.
The duchess of Marlboiough has been en
tertuinlng a whole stiles of parties some
followed by Informal dunces, and others
by visits to the latest of the musical
conn dies In honor of her aunt, Mrs. Tif
fany of New York. At one of these Lady
D flnii M iimeis, who Is to marry Mr. Hug')
Charterls future Ionl EleliO and furl
of Wtmyss was one of the guests of
honor: 11 n. I at the dance afterwards most
of the office! s of the American fleet
turned up, ufter dining with the American
fltnb:isador at Dorchester house. The
duchess spent Christinas with her aunt In
Paris, and will proceed 10 Valescure with
her sons, who geneially spend the festive
season whh their father at Blenheim Pal
me, which their American mother's and
American grandmother's dollars have made
habitable.
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