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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1916)
TllK 1U:K: OMAHA, SA'ITKPAY, .1ANHAKY 1. IDIfi. mm T s r -w Drama Music v wnmnn si Work-. Household Topics J ATTBACTTOirS XH OK1XA. Boy'i Photoplay. feracdaiei Ornrapy." Xmprtn TaadeTtu end photoplay, ayatyi "Th aiobe Trotter." Klppi ' Photoplay. JCrug-i Th pnJ thrift." Orpbenmt Ttsttrlll, Strand i Photoplay. "Grimur" at the Braadela. Mr. Cyril Maude and romrany. In "Grumpy," a comedy In four acta: by clothes a voice of remarkable range and rlchneae. containing aome of the loveliest, warmeat and scem'nuly lowest tonea th.it one ever hears even in true contralto such aa she. Tier voice la beautifully even throughout Ha vide range, the high tonea containing; th same opulent full neaa that la ao delightful in the lower portlona of th toalc. She seems to trana mlt a maximum of expression with a minimum -of effort, presenting her dra- ...u,.,,,, m ivmnij ill ivur Kill. I . Horace Hodges and T. Wygney Percy- matlc numbers with fervor and Intensity (Mr. Anarew Uulllvant, "Otumny" Cyril Maude Ruddock, hia valet John Hardwood Mr. Jarvls Alexander Onslow Mr. Isaac Wolfe Alexander t'alvert Dr. Maclaren Leonard Trollope Merrldew Frank J. Gregory Kebla .' Julian d'Aloie Dawson Bailey Hick 7 i I I Y . . 1 1 1 . V O ..111 HKIIIIA n'liiltBlll, iii. inmiToiu r & I i 11 T.' . 1I..I,.,, J " " ra. Maclaren.. Mli's Ixiuise Van Waiconen nuaan..... Aims mauae Anurvw Mr. Ernst. Heron, hie nephew Herbert Mnrshall And now H'a food old Grumpy who la to be framed In the gallery of cherished delights. . Will Play Role of Hera in "Ball of the Gods" Normal Man Will Fight for What is, Right yet without sacrificing beauty of tone In ao doing. The two ailns from the nper "Samson and Delilah," "My Heart at Thy Sweet Volet 1 and the one. I think, called "Samson Vlens Alder." which is sung In the thirJ act and whlrh Mine. Homer sang as tin extra number, were Interpreted In n most masterful and sat isfying manner, and will long be remem bered by the listeners. The program opened with an aria, "Che faro Penxa KuriiMoe," from the opera , "Orpheus and Eurldico." by (Jluck. This i tiuaint nlil rial, sio hera th teat nf lime I Mr. Maude's visit, coming in the midst " rnm. . grou,, 1ST of a season singularly barren in artistic effort, la doubly welcome for the break it haa brought In the monotony of noth ing worth while, and for the splendid presentation of 'an actor'i power. "Grumpy" telle a very simple taJe, In a very almple way. Nothing- especially in volved In the plot, although It is rather an improvement on the thieves and de tectives we have been made familiar with by Messrs. Doyle and Hornung, and vastly beyond the aordtd sort of crook ahown ua by certain American author, who mistake photographic reproduction for artistic realism. While the tale In terests, its working out concerning the future of two charming young persons, and one who is not quite so engaging. It could even be dull and still be fas cinating when its lines shine in the luminosity of art as provided by Mr. Maude and the excellent actors who ac company him on his present tour of I America.' Of course Grumpy overshadows all the others, and rightly, too. Mr. Maude has refully studied and with infinite pa tience pat together a characterisation liiglily acceptable both for se'.ettl n. lor contrast and content. Mme. Homer's legato work la a delight, and In the sus tained numbers some of the finest bits of Interpretation are found. "Botachart," by Brahms, waa one of these, and "Mlt Delnen Blauen Augen," by Strauss, which the singer graciously repeated. "Kl ten lied." by Wolf, which cloned the group, waa a fairylike gem. A group of aongs by Sidney Homer, full of meat, waa presented a wide va riety of music and sentiment. Mr. Homer is well known aa a composer of the high eat rank, both for the character and beauty of hla aongs, and those preaented last night, exquisitely sung by his wife, are among ' hla choiceat compositions. Mme. Homer's program proved that two groupa of English songs are not too much upon any program. In fact, it ia one of the few programs where they have been so greatly In the majority. The last group contained "A Ballad of the Trees and the Master." by Chadwlck; "When I Bring You Colored Toys," by John A. arpenier, me words By Tagore. an un lh,l aH 1 1 tmm I nliM amnnv tVtm hat I creations traditionally cheriahed by thoae ! u"lal mr full of charm and which who keep alive the sagas of the stage. It ia a perfect conception of an old man, Irascible, testy, domineering, but lender, courteous, full of kindly interest in those who are close to him, and In whose buay brain stIH lurks tb fire that had made him a great man in hla time. All the little . crochets and . fancies, whims and queer notions of the octogenarian are Intermingled by wonderful akill with the ahrewdness and fire of a clever lawyer in his prime, and to no violence of the verities. And though it all runs a stream of humor so clear and unrestrained as to challenge admiration, completing a char acterisation as well rounded and aa finely played as ever waa witnessed. Consum mate in his artistry, sure In his skill, and perfect in hia effects, Mr. Maude Is properly - Hated ameng the truly- cremt actors of his time. The company is worthy of the star. Its several members quietly and effectively playing their roles with a tinlah even to the smallest detail that renders the whole one of the most remarkable performances ever witnessed here. It Is extremely rare that this happy condition exists, and It Is therefor the greater pleaaure to be able to testify to It on this occasion. An audience scarcely so large aa the Importance of the event warranted gave a welcome whose warmth must have banished from the actor's thoughts any notion of the lingering' effect of the storm. "Grumpy" remalna for the week end, with matinee on Saturday. ' By DR. CIlAKLKs n. r.VnRUUIlST. IVopl are born with a fighting pro penalty. It la part of our nature, aa It Is with the lower animals, to gather our selves Into an attitude of resistance. We know It Is part of our nature because It Ja discoverable In a very little child. jThe possession of such an Instinct In , dlcntea the kind of world that we are born Into, for we come her with an equipment fitted to what we are going to find her on arriving. Pugnacity la a conatltutlonal adjust ment of environment. Hostilities are the order of the day. In thla la no Implication of enmity In the sense of bitterness or animosity. Envenomed hoalllltlea belong only to th brute, and the fighting we do when we are mnd degradea ua to the levrl of the brute. Thla article haa to do only with fighting that Is human, and the product of Impluavs auch that wn can stand up with them before Ood and not be ashamed primd rather than ashamed. 8t. James said: "Fight the devil." That gives an Idea of the hltih grado of pugil ism that we are Just now contemplating. Another apostlo wrote: "I have fought a good fight." Taul wrote that. 1 Imag ine he waa rather given to combative athletic while a little boy trotting around Tarsus. What we know of his I'fe farther on Indicates that It was nnlta n accord with Ms Ingrained Impulses to gather himself together and project himself against whatever he felt had no right to exist. He waa the man who said that there waa nothing In the world ao fine aa love, and yet he waa a warrior from the ground up. I say It advisedly that it Is a hopeful symptom In a boy that he shows a dis position to fight: not that there la any thing beautiful In the art of mauling hla oomrade. but anmethlng very prom'slng In hla possession of surplus nergy that he wants to exercise In producing outside effect. And not only outside effects, but Inside ones aa well, for the toughest enemy w any of us have to contend with Is the one we carry within u in the If any reader of thla article douM It let Mm single out some evil tendency, if he haa one, In his own character, that h haa cherished for years past till It has thrust Its root down Into the very substance, of his being, and let him fllne; agalnat It the surplus energy that It. would be comparative play for' him' to expend In firing lntx the ranka of the enemy, and then let htm discover fr.r himself whether It la Inside or out"ildn battlefields that make the henvlest dmft on chivalry. Jlravea In one; cowards In the other. i But It la the outside battlegrounds that are the moat ajlurlng. bloodless fields.' but full of collision. All-the men that th world calls great have fought on them. Fighters are the agents of' progress. shape of bad habits, evil pasalona. Ugly i Christmas Eve opened to tne world a hum or selfish' disposition. Those are all of them o many ninepins that are set tip for ua to bowl down. It takea more heroism, more pugilism of the chivalrous kind to hatter down an Ingrowing disposition than It does for a Frenchman to hide behind a .tree and aharpshoot a Teuton. Indeed, there am men by the score and hundreds that will faea without a tremor the guns of the enemy that have not the courage to challenge to mortal combat a foe that exists nowhere but in their own bosoms. whom w call thePrfnce of peace- anil yet who said to- himself: "I come not to nring peace dui a aworu. . . War that la -fbndueted without' tlooil shed la none th less war, and the iu erala In auch war, and the contain and privatea, are those who have In thent Just that overflowing excesa 'of militant: vitality that' "the -boy has- when hw thrashes his rhuai, and yet with that aame exceaa thrust forth not in the pas sion of destruction but In the enthusiasm of saving, enlarging and upbuilding. was repeated: "Don't Care." olo bv Carpenter, a llnlcct aong, in which much of the life and characters In the song were portrayed; " I Know a Maiden." by Blanche Qoode; "Bendemeer'a Stream." always acceptable when sung with the repose espresaad by Mme. Homer, and "The Milkmaid Hong," by Horatio lamer, also unusual and attractive. NEW YORK, Jan. H. Preparation (or Mine, nomer repeated many or the aongs the gorgeoti "Ball of the Gods." which and the enthujl latic applause of the au-j to b held at the Hotel Astor on the dlence won encores after each group ' evening of February 11, under the and a double oncore at the cloae. auspices of the New York aoriety of Mrs. Kdwin Lafhem, who accompanied, 1 Beaux Art Architects, are rapidly pro fs also ao artist and wove the accom- greasing- and very great Interest Is being panlmcnts deftly Into her songs, to the taken by a large number of prominent added enjoyment of the listener. . people In the artltlc and social world. H. M. 11, Th Invitations are now out, and it is r expected that this would be even more Promises of the Press Agents. ! beautiful than the wonderful Venetian - Murlal Worth the dainty little tern- I fo,e held two y"lr" go' A Iarr8 numb,'r I f" h I Tt 11 n orllut anr1 I . ! Af -aikvilns-t attfinli af neaa VtclvtlAaw. VM-e. Homer la Keeltal. Tho Tuesday Morning Musical club, In presenting Mme. Louise Homer, con tralto, as on ' of Its visiting artist this season, save local music lovers the privilege of attending- a rarely beautiful song recital last evening. - Those who were brave enough to face th cold ar rived at the Boyd theater ometlm be tween and o' clock, and It was grat ifying after they all were finally seated to see but few empty seats In spite of tb weather. The late comers caused more than their usual Interruption iaat evening; in fact, they almoat asaumed a tar role, such a It was. causing Mme. Homer pot only. to wait several minutes after reaching the stage, but also to break oft after the first few measures of her opening number, and after an other pause to finally ask the usher (since no one else seemed to have done It) to please not seat the rest until after th first song, when she would again wait and give tham an opportunity. After it was 'safely launched, however, the vealng was one of unalloyed delight. Mme. Homer' absolute refinement of interpretation and consummate art -Mcnurean artist, and Lw Brlce. her nimble partner, and Genevieve Cliff and her company In tho absorbing romance, A Breath of Old Virginia. ' and the other current featurea of the current bill at the Orpheum will be eoen only four more times, matinee and night today and "fi-V?," Saturday. The succeeding vaude ville bill that nuena Sunday will be top lined by Dorothy Jardon. tne singer, and handnome Julie King, who waa leading woman in "Uet Kith Quick Walling ford. ni.'111'. In'u,lr,.com,n back to the Brandela, "Chick" Hcwca this time to be plajed by Norman Hackett. The engage ment in this city starts Sunday. January and ia for four days, with a popular priced maUnte Wednesday. -.rf r TJF!irrna..n'., the . featured member or A Pair of Sixes" company, which opens at the Boyd next Sunday was a Imimhr of th original productions of Madame Sherry" and "A l'air of Sixea," both under the management of H. H. fraxee. and participated In the remark ably successful runs in New York and Chicago. In the film version of "Excuse Me." the situations are unuaually well done and the transcintinental trip upon the lim ited train "that doesn't stop until noon to morrow'' is told In the most pleasing fashion. Direction and photography are of the usual Pathe standard. r'Kxcuse Me" is showing at the Boyd from 1 to 11 p. in. continuously today and tomor row. Favorably comparing him to the high eat salaried black face artlat. A I Jolaon, Is as groat a oompllment aa can be paid to Frank Hunter, whoae "6am" In the aecond act of "The Globe Trottera" at the popular Uayety thia week la one of that ehow'e many big hits. Mr. Hunter's methods are not only absolutely clean which la more than can be aald of nlne tentha of the performers who draw the topnotch aalarlea. The finale of his acro batic specialty la nothing short of a laughing riot. Ladles' matinee today and Saturday. Emily Stevens will be seen at Strand today and Saturday In "The House of Tears. another wonderful five-part pho todrama produced by Ilolfe Photo Plays Inc., for release In the Metro program. ' w, Peace Gray and as f- High as Milady Can r -tr tun r ; wear, mor spring Wouldst know the first word of early spring millinery modes, milady? In shape, th spring hat are small, close-fitting and reach skyward a high aa milady can tnd, th higher tha better. As to color, no longer Is the war note ounded in such terms as "battleship" gray, but "peace" is the word, "peace gray" being the color for spring millinery. African' brown Is a close second. . Th distinctive feature of the coming season's style will be the Clr or glased effect given to spring bonnets, a very mw not. Indeed, and the straw orna ment, flowers, foliage and bands used to enhance the beauty of the spring toques. Wpper, a Rusaian straw, will be moat copula. On of tha smartest chapeaux shown by Don Am ad en of the Brandela stores, who has Just' returned from th east, la a ehto Uttle atraw hat with a band of fur vuiiin ma 'mi ww-m , . 1 - - ' .n.iiv'i tmir trua l in anvthinr more fetching be conjured up a climax to th vogue of fur trimming? . Large flat sailors In Georgette ere pea are to be worn for mor formal occasions than street wear. Fur Buyers from All Over World at St. Louis Auction of prominent architectures, painters and sculptors are in charge of all the arrange ments for the pageant, and 100 society women will take part In the pageant and act as patronesses. The cast of characters la now being filled. Mrs. John Jacob Astor will be B. Pratt will Grand Prize, Pntm-Picific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 Grand Prize, Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915 Baker's Breakfast Cocoa The Food Drink Without a Fault Made of high-grade cocoa beans, skilfully blended and manufactured by a perfect mechanical process, without the use of chemicals; it is absolutely pure and whole some, and its flavor is delicious, the natural flavor of the cocoa bean. . ' . The genuine bears this trade-mart and is made only ly .. . . Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. - aio, u. a. pat. ors. Established 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS. Hera, Mr. Alexander D. be the Goddess Isls. The pageant will repreaent 1 an aban doncd temple on the Island of Cyprus, to which the Sibyl will summon by Incanta tion. In their turn the Gods of Kgypt, Hindustan and. finally, Greece. As the Egyptian gods disappear the great Triad of Brahma will appear, and before . them will be ' played an episode from the Ttamayna. Then th Spirits of the Night will waft the Hindu gods from the ata, and, heralded by Aurora, th nine Muses will then appear, eeoort'nf Apollo; the twelve Olympic gods will fol low, each one escorted by It attribute and votaries, the peacock maiden . of Hern, tho huntresses of Art ems, the sea nymphs of Posedion and ail th long list of Pagan mythology. . 1 Extravagance in Ordinary Things is W idespread By DOROTHY DLX. There are two kinds of thievery. One Is the open and above board dishonesty of the robber, and the other Is the dis honesty of the dead beat. And of the two the dishonesty of the dead beat is the more contemptible. The porch climber and the burglar risk their liberty and their necks in their profession, also they are avowed enemies to society and give you a chance to pro test yourself against their depredations. And they do not prey upon their friends. The dead beat, on the other hand, ia a neakthief who trade on the fact that hla thievery 1 ao smoothly done that he cannot be punished for It, and that ho keeps always within th law. He la an Inside worker agalnat whom you cannot defend youraelf, and hla victims are hia friends and his family and qualntnce. thoae who trust him. The dead beat does not use a Jimmy and a dark lantern when he starts out to rob. Nor does he put a pistol to the head of the Individual he proposes hold ing up. His methods are much more subtle. He get your money by borrow ing snd by means of bills that he makes without any means or the remotest in tention of ever paying. When It comes down to a matter of i real honesty no man or woman convicted of thievery and serving their term in a penitentiary 1 on whit mor guilty than thoae men and women who are al ways "touching' us for a little loan, or who buy thing that they cannot afford and for which they never pay. . What la the difference between the "dip" who lifta a ten-dollar bill out of our pocket on a crowded car when we not looking and the friend who rushes hurriedly in and says, "Old man. won't you let me have flv or ten dol- thal way and who would be furiously atiKry if anybody told them th truth and that their photograph and finger print ought to be adorning the rogue gallery. - To many of us It is a perpetual won der how certain people can llv In th style they do. IV know t'.ie man make a moderate salary, yet he and hia wife live a if they were rich. Th answer to the puzsle la that they are practicing thievery a a side line. The difference between their Income and their expendi ture they pilfer from the various mer chants with whom they deal. The woman has atolen her clothe from dressmaker and milliner. Th man haa robbed the tailor of hia, and they've held up the butcher and grocer for their food. it' not a petty thought, 1 It? And to on with old-fashioned Ideal of ac- i honor and honeaty It seem a pity that 1 tiiey cannot be made to pay th penalty of their crime. Certainly there Is no dishonesty that haa so little excuse aa th dishonesty of extravagance, and there Is none so common. OT. LOUIS, Mo.. Jan. 14.-Three hun drcd thousand muskrat furs were to be ' re sold here today at th fur auction, which has attracted buyers from all over the .ar, untn pay day?" well knowing that world. (Seventy thouaand oppoaum kln there will never be and py day for and CtOhO akunk akin alao were to be auctioned off. Six thousand akin were sold for a you. What Is the difference between the shoplifter who sneak a lace scarf or a In-Shoots total of about $300,000 here yesterday at ; pair of glovea off of a counter and the the second session of the fur auction, at woman who buys the lace scarf snd the Whtch approximately WiO.000 pelts, Includ- gloves, knowing that the merchant will ing every known variety and coming never get hla money for them? from eevry part of the globe, are to be : Yet there are thousanda of auppoaedly disposed of. Wednesday about S00.00Q reputable people who live by their wits j smaller and Inferior skin brought ap proximately tCM.W). Testerday'a aalea were at varying ad vances over last year' prices, with the aingle exception of silver fox furs, which sold at a decline of from 10 to S5 per cent over the record prices of last October. On pair of sliver fox brought tt.KO. while the highest price for these skin in October was 2.0O a pair. In all, V silver fox pelts were sold, soma as low aa T8 a pair. 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