THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 24, 1916.
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:
arrar Will Sing
Opening Opera Night in Omaha
Greatest of American Sopranos
is to Be Presented in the
. Solo She Has Made
Her Own.
Geraldine Farrar will sing the role
of Carmen in Bizet's undving opera
of that name when Vthe C. A. Ellis
Opera company opens its Omaha en
gagement on Monday evening, Octo
ber 23.
This is the first of the series of the
Associated Retailers' concert course
Iind deserves the emphasis laid upon
t by the promoters. Miss Farrar has
bad many notable successes in her
career and some roles in the modern
repertoire of opera must be hem e
forth indissolubiy connected with her
name, but in the end her greatest
triumph so far has been her Carmen,
for she in this not only shows her j
woniea skih in action ana in song,
but is able fairly to hynotize her au
dience into the belief that she is ac
tually a Spanish gypsy.
In many respects Miss Fanar's
Carmen differs radically from the tra
ditions of the past, yet her character-
Symmetry, following consistently
from beginning to end the golden
rule of "Nothing too much." Her
Carmen, perhaps more than that of
cessors. is filled ith a certain ele
ment of poesy and fantasy that brings'
it very close to the dark-eyed gypsy
girl about whom Trosper Mcrimee
wound his celebrated romance. Far
rar's Carmen is neither a slatternly
drab nor a meticulous prude. She is
a child of nature, absolutely without
sense of moral responsibility, whose
sole aim in life is pleasure and self
gratification. She finds it first in the
excitement of winnng Jose away from
Some Bits of Humor that Brighten
British Soldier
(Com spondenr e of The Associated l'ress.)
London, Aug. 30. Nothwithstand
tog the well-nigh total darkness of
the nights and the number of
wounded seen upon the streets, Lon
don life is not without its lighter
shades even in these crucial days of
the. great war. One reason for this
is. that the wounded soldiers are about
y'ie most cheerful lot London has
ever known. Most ot tnose en
countered along the Strand, in I'i
cadilly and other promenades of the
west end, are from Canada, Australia
or New Zealand. The wounded Eng
lish "Tommie" is more often found
in the suburbs, in the neighborhood
of his old home.
It would seem decidedly out of
place to sympathize with these often
time permanently crippled men in
hospital togs, for that is apparently
the last thing they desire. v As a mat
ter of fact' they deeply resent it as a
rule. In crowded tram or tube cars
women often arise and offer seats to
wounded soldiers only to have them
politely but very firmly refused.
Nor will the men ordinarily talk of
where they "got it"
"Oh, somewhere out in no-man's
land," they'll say. One chatterbox of
a Tommie went so far as to add:
"I was 'opping along from one dug
out to another when I ups and stum
bles over something 'ard. I guess it
must 'a been a bomb. Anyway it
blew me bloomin' foot off."
A popular young Canadian officer,
. in mufti and on crutches, recently
Swung his way with no little difficulty
Into the lounge room ot a hotel in the
Strand. His left leg was shattered
. from the knee down and hung stiff
and heloless in steel braces.
Have something, Livvyr asked
of his fellows in khaki.
"Sorry, but I can't tonight, old
man," replied "Livvy;" "you see I
cave got a crippled friend to look
after."
In came the friend, an even younger
officer with right leg gone at the
knee.
"We tossed a coin," explained
"Livvy," "to see which one of us
would look after the other, and 1
font"
' In this same hotel, which is a sort
of headquarters for the officers from
cross the seas, a report was cir
culated one night of the death of a
young flying corps captain. He had
often been in the "club" and only a
few days before had "swanked" quite
a bit about the easy life he was living
All he had to do was to take new
machines across the channel and turn
them over to the aviators at the front.
In this way he spent about every
other day in London, much to the
envy of the fellows "over there" who
were longing for the sights of town.
But now "Gil" was gone and a com
pany of his friends drank a silent
toast to his memory.
Three days later "Gil" created con
sternation at the club by appearing
erv much alive and as hale and
hearty as ever.
Why, you old cheater, snouted
one 01 nis irienas, go uacK wnere
you belong or pay us for that very ex
pensive 'round' we had the other
night. What right have you got to
e living anyway r
"Gil" admitted the obligation en
tailed by his return from the grave,
paid it handsomely, and is still fly
ing new machines 'cross channel for
the "wingers" at the front.
Another young Canadian of the fly
ing corps told of a "joke" he had
played on the folks at home. He had
not written for nearly a month when
Jong came a cablegram:
"No letters for weeks. Is anything
wrong with the boy?"
Promptly he had cabled back "col
lect:" "Very serious matter. Boy abso
lutely broke. Send much money."
"That," explained "Boy," "ought to
atop them worrying for a while."
Instances of the lightness of heart
with which the soldiers go into the
war are many. In embarking for
active service the Canadians are
iv
ov
tirr
tifi
riven pay books, in which their al
owances are entered from time to
time. The book also serves for iden
tification purposes and the last page
set a;ide lor the making of, a will,
me of those that have turned up
atelv have proved grimly humorous.
One said:
"I give everything I have to the
Home for Stray Cats, London, pro
Carmen on the
GERALDINE FARRAR.
his duties as a soldier and turning
him into a deserter and a smuggler.
That done, she loses interest in him
and finds her next gratification in the
fine clothes showered on her by the
popular toreador, Escamillo. She
reads her fate in the cards is de
pressed for a minute and then ac
cepts it as all in a day's work. In
other words, the Carmen of Miss Far
rar is one which holds the sympathy
of the audience from beginning to
end. 1 his, m the end is the great
est achievement ot any actress.
Life on Dull Days
vided they don't take in any more
DiacK cats.
Another read:
"In case 1 should die (cheers)
I will everything to my mother
(loud and prolonged cheers)."
Both were held to be valid.
i a reinrorcement camp some
where in France" the Australian con
tingents have a fine brass band they
orougnt witn tnem trom Home, J h
band has become famous in the vicin
ity, for whenever an Australian group
is called up, no matter how small it
is, the band always is there to give
the men a musical send-off. Usually
mis occurs at 4 a. m a tact which
adds materially to the renown of the
band.
Part of the line of march lies be.
side a general field hospital and in
vanaDiy tne nurses, or sisters, as
the soldiers call them, turn out
wave a parting salute.
to
"Save me a nice bed. Sister." called
out one of the Tommies a day or two
ago; t it be back m a tew minutes.
Oddly enough; he was.
The London theaters reflect the
spirit of the times. Serious plays are
an Dut torgotten, revues and mu
sical comedies holding the boards at
all the better houses. Of course
there are no chorus men in the productions-
a new evidence that rme
war has its alleviating circumstances.
Some' of the London papers have
recently complained that the British
hen has taken on a holiday mood and
is distinctly not "doing her bit." The
price of eggs accordingly has risen
to an equivalent of 66 cents a dozen.
Colonials are again to be called upon
to help out and it is admitted now
mat much depends upon the Cana
dian chicken.
lined the banks of the Blue river here
I
There is a rule in London that ex
cept in emergency cases mi itarv am.
bulances must not exceed five miles
an hour. This slow pace, designed
ror ine comiort ot the wounded,
sometimes proves irksome to them.
One badly shattered Tommie lifted
nis sead trom the stretcher a fev
days ago and hailed the chauffeur:
"I say, would you mind driving i
bit faster; this ain't no bally funeral.1
There is also the story of Tommy
Loaa, tne most cneertut and indomit
able little fellow in his command.
Tommy Was badly laid out a day or
two ago with four or five nasty
shrapnel wounds. He was arranging
some oaroea wire standards along to
ward evening and in the mthusiasm
of his work got a bit nearer "Whizz
Bang Corner'T than he should. A shell
burst low overhead and Tommy Dodd
went down in a cloud of dust.
"Looks almost like a blighty for
me, sir, aon t it. he said to an of
ticer who ran to his rescue. Then
the stretcher men came along to bear
lommy away to tne dressing station
lommy gave a grim little smile as
tney straightened up.
"Home, James," he sighed.
Soldier stories of amusing happen
mgs at the tront are many.. . There
is considerable rivalry among the
Canadians and the Anzacs the men
from Australian and New Zealand.
The English think they are both such
good soldiers there is little to choose
between them. This incident hap
pened at a canteen some time ago
when the Australians first came to
the western front. Several Canadians
were within wtten they espied the
wide-brimmed campaign hats that
distinguish the Anzacs from all the
other soldiers. The Canadians gave
their fellow colonials a hearty
welcome ana an equally Hearty in
vitation to "have something." These
fraternal details having been attended
to a Canadian turned to one of the
Australians.
"When did you fellows come over?"
he asked.
"Just got in this morning."
"Well, what you going to do?"
This was too good an opening for
the Anzac.
"Oh," he said in a "sanky" tone,
"we came over to finish what you fel
lows started."
"Hump," replied the Canadian, "it's
a wonder you didn't first finish what
you started yourself down at Gal
lipoli." Then the trouble began. It was a
Donnybrook affair for a time, but
eventually peace was declared with
renewed and mutual respect for
colonial fighting ability.
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Anna Wheaton and Harry Car
roll offer a concert number as one
of the three feature acts this week at
the Orpheum theater. Bert Levy, the
artist-entertainer, is another, and
Miss Edna Brothers in a one-act
comedy, "The Might Have Beens," is
a third. Formerly Miss Vheaton has
appeared in the support of Sam Bern
ard and De Wolf Hopper in musical
comedy. On the dramtic stage she
has been with Maude Adams and
Margaret Anglin. Mr. Carroll is a
pianist and a composer of such popu
lar songs as "By the Sea" and "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine." Car
toonist Levy has an invention of his
own for stage work. He draws on
smoicea glass, tne sKetcnes being pro
jected upon a screen as he makes
them. He whistles and talks enter
tainingly while he works. "The
Might Have Beens," in which Miss
Brothers is appearing, is a fantastic
comedy, in which a childless couple,
suuiig uy me nre, nave a revery in
which thev see their drr.am rhilrlrn
"Odd Nonsense" is the offering of
iviuuen anu oogan. An eminent ar
tist from the concert staee is thf
Italian pianist. G. Alrln RatuWu,.r
Masculine strength and graceful mo
tion are combined by two expert
gymnasts who term themselves the
Gladiators. The act is also admir
ably staged. Pictures put together by
rags and odd ends nf rlnth ar tli
feature of the entertaining activities
of the Brightons, who call themselves
"artistic rag nickers." MatWasrat-
and life within the Arctic circle nf
Siberia are to be shown in the mo
tion picture scenes projected this
week by the Orpheum Travel
Weekly.
"The Little Ladv from I
Town, a story of the woman who
paid, comes to Boyd's, commencing
today, for an engagement of one
week, with matinees Sundav. WpHna-a-
aay, inursaay and Saturday. In this
play of the golden west, the author
takes us first to the mountains of
California, among rough and ready
miners, and then into the home of a
United States senator. He shows us
the depths of a woman's devotion and
a man's unrelenting and honest pur
pose in the fulfillment of his duty as
he sees it. The title role fits Nancy
Boyer and her methods admirablv. A
strong organization, including as
leading man, Ferdinand Tidmarsh,
Richard I. Scott, Jane Stuart, Julia
Earle. Corda Daw. Ida F.llintr H.nr,,
Testa, Jimmie Brown, Thaddeus Wil
ber. Daniel J. Lawler, W. J. Don
nelly, William McCarthy and Bert
Hall.
Omaha will be one of the firm
to be visited by Lew Fields and com
pany in "Step This Way," which
plays at the Bovd Fndav and Satur
day, October 6 and 7, with a matinee
on Saturday. This delightful musi
cal revue, which ran in New York all
last winter, finishes its long engage
ment of the summer in Chicago, Sat
urday, September 30. and after four
days in Milwaukee, jumps to Omaha,
making an unusual attraction for the
last part of Ak-Sar-Ben week.
Marie Pettes will make her next
local appearance in "The Woman He
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,siucu ai uuju a iiicaicr, siariing
next Sunday, for five nights, with bar
gain matinees every day. Miss Pettes
won popular lavor here as a stock
star and her present work is marked
with the same degree of success. Last
season she was here with Walker
Whitcsides in "The Ragged Messen
ger. Associated with Miss Pettes
are Walter Scott Weeks, John W.
Lott, Marie Louise Benton, Kate
Pryor, Alfred P. lames and Emmett
U Keilly.
The upward trend of burlesque is
well illustrated by the production
which'is being given this week at the
popular Gayety theater by The Hip,
Hid. rloorav oiris. A tew years
ago it would nave Deen deemed im
possible to give, in connection with
burlesque, an olio ot such high class
vaudeville, with such a feature as that
presented bv "the Six Diving Belles."
Jessie Southerland and Trixic Norris,
the two chiet divers, have won na
tional fame for their remarkable
water feats, and there is nothing in
the diving line which is not included
their act. I he woodland pool
scene, which furnishes the setting tor
the act is one of great beauty with its
mammoth water-fall of real water. To
those who are interested in the me-
hamcal detail of stagecraft, it may
be said that the tank used in this act
is the largest tank of water ever used
on any stage, and practically requires
the rebuilding of the stage to make
place for it. Thursday night there
will be a diving contest tor local
men and boys, and on Friday night.
Omaha's feminine swimmers will
compete. Handsome silver trophy
-&r:0 .: r. r o o ii il
The Six T)inn Beffes-MMe Qaycty
Lew
imprest
Suih WrenV
cups will be awarded the winners of
each contest. Today's matinee starts
at 3 o'clock. Ladies' matinee daily
all week.
Prelles' Miniature Circus headlines
the Empress vaudeville bill for the
four first days of this week. This act
stands supreme in animal acts of its
kind and introduce some feats in
training undreamed of in the past.
"The Robbery of the Overland
Mail," a dramatic sketch entirely
played by, the animals on the stage
alone, is absolutely original. "Serving
a Musical Menu,' in a mystifying
manner, P. George, the musical chef,
also has a noveltv worth while. Ralph
and Whitehead and Pauline Haggard,
favorites of musical comedy, and
Roth and Roberts, who bill them
selves as "The Wop and the Cop,"
comedians, appear on the same bill,
and from all reports on hand are giv
ing everywhere a good account ,of
themselves.
"The Rosary" has been selected by
the Williams Select Players for this
week's play at the Krug theater, be
ginning Sunday matinee and contin
uing for eleven performances, every
evening, with the Sunday matinee and
the usual matinees on luesday,
Thursday and Saturday. It serves as
a vehicle to' carry a story of love to
its just reward and is unusually con
sistent in action, the truth is made
plain. It offers a titular character in
Rev. Brian Kelly, bi.: the. character
does not detract from all the others,
it being one of thoie modern plays
that will assist Mr. Williams to carry
into effect his "no star" policy. Every
act of the play will be a reproduction
of the original production, which had
one of the largest and most success
ful runs in New York City some few
seasons since.
Amelia Stone and Armand Kalisz
will be the stellar feature at the
Orpheum for the week of October 1,
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Allan Woolf and the lyrics by Mr.
Kalisz. Another feature on the same
bill will be George Howell in Agnes
Scott's sketch, "The Red Fox Trot."
"Husband and Wife" Feature
Of Grand Program Today
The feature of the program at. the
Grand today will be Gail Kane and
Holbrook Blinn in "Husband and
Wife," a five-reel feature of intense
heart interest. A comedy will also be
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Direction C. A. ELLIS
Chorus of 60
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1916
"CARMEN"
Geraldine Farrar Luclen Muratore
Helen Stanley Clarence Whitehill
Rita Fornie. Leon Rothler
AND COMPLETE CAST
LIST OF ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS, SEASON 1916-1917
Fritz Kreisler, Dec. 4th. John McCormack, Jan. 23d
Mendelssohn Choir, with nationally known orchestra, date to be announced later.
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Reopens September 11, 1916.
Course in Harmony, History, Ear Training and Sight Reading. Also
branch Sherwood Music School, Room 4, Wead Bldg., 18th and Farnam,
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Bellevue College,
Tuesday and Friday.
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Ballet of 16
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1916
"IL TROVATORE"
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Louise Homer Giovanni Poles
Alma Peterson Constantin Nicolay
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