THE COURIER.
THE THEATRES.
Frank Zehrung went to Omaha a few
da 8 ago to witness a performance of
Iloyt's "A Black Sheep" at Boyd's.
This new comedy bears a close re
semblance to the earliest Hoyt pro
ductions, and is, apparently, in a fair
way to equal them in money-making
power. It is no secret that "A Temper
ance Town,' from which Mr. Hoyt ex
pected so much, was a failure. Boston
was about the only place in the country
where it was produced with profit. The
playwright was ofThis beat in handling
the temperanco question. Then the
name of the play was enough to kill it.
It was to counteract the effect or "A
Temperance Town' that "A Black
Sheep' was brought forth.
When ono knows something of the
disappointment and loss Mr. Hoyt sus
tained in "A Temperance Town' one
can appreciate the story Mr. Zehrung
brought back with him from Omaha.
"Hoyt, McKee and Julian Mitchell, the
stag! manager, were sipping lemonade
or 'the same' not far from the Rialto in
New York"' remarked Mr. Zehrung, "and
they were discussing the different Hoyt
companies then on the road. McKee
was estimating the week's business. 'A
Trip to Chinatown is in such and such
a place this week,' he said, 'and it ought
to take in S , A Holo in the
Ground' ought to do 8 ; and 'A
Texas Steer' 8 ; and 'A Temper
ance Town' ought to make tome money
too this week." 'Is the 'Temperance
Town" company laying off?' Mr. Hoyt
asked in his most laconic manner." Mr.
Zehrung didn't 6ay, but the presumption
is that they all had another then.
Few readers of 1'he Courier have not
paid tribute to the wily Mrs. Jennie
Kimball, and spent an evening, or a part
6f an evening, witnessing the per
formance of that "queen of the bur
lesque stage" Corinne. It might be said
of Corinne, that she cannot act, sing or
dance; that she is not even pretty, and
that her feet do not track properly. I will
be a little more conservative and say,
simply, that she is wofyJly deficient in
the qualities that usually distinguish a
burlesqub artist orsoubrette. But en
vironment in the ponderous personality
of Mrs. Kimball and certain theatrical
managers over whom this clever woman
exerts or has exerted an influence, plays
a part. Money Hows freely and the
peculiar soi disant actress known as
Corinne, is launched forth in all the
panoply of stage refulgence. Set off
.with diamonds and the general glitter
' of the modern extravaganza, Corinne is
boldly heralded as an artist; and so
great is the iniluence of these things
that people Hock to see the young
woman who is accused of being pigeon-toed.
There are a thousand struggling girls
and women on the stage in the same
field with Corinne who have infinitely
more ability. But their environment is
different. They are not backed and
pushed by Jennie Kimballs. Among
this thousand is Cecil Spooner, who
played a two nights' engagement at the
Funke Friday and Saturday of last
week. Miss Cecil Spooner is the
daughter of B. S. Spooner and every
body knows Spooner. She is said to be
seventeen years old. She appears in
loosely put together plays with more or
less sensational names. I do not know
anything about the plays. I never saw
one; but I have on several occasions
dropped in at the theatre when Cecil
was doing some of her specialties, and it
is doing but 6cant justice to this ener
getic young girl to say that she is the
equal of some of the best known
soubrettes in the country. Corinne, of
course, is immeasurably inferior; and
Nellie McHenry and Mattie Vickers and
Vernona Jarboau and all the rest of
their class are many of them far less
able than this modest girl who seems to
be content within the prescribed limits
of "10, 20 and 30." Miss Spooner is
graceful, and she can dance and sing.
She is altogether a very entertaining
little person. If Mr. Spooner would
properly fit her out with an up to date
burlesque or vaudeville company she
would make an emphatic success. If
Manager Dave Henderson offered Miss
Spooner 85,000 a year, as it is said he
did, he did not underestimate the value
of this most popular of the Spooners.
Walter Damrosch telegraphed from
Augusta Me., a few days ago to the New
York 5km that it was absurd and
malicious to question the fact that Frau
Klafsky or Fraulien Ternina would
sing under his management. Frau
Ratherine Klafsky within the past week
has written to him in reference to her
tour in America with his companv and
accepted the deposit on her contract,
which was made, Mr. Damrosch tele
graphs, "long ago.' She is under en
gagement to Pollini of Hamburg, and
ho has given her "urlaub."' as the
Germans have it, or permission to come
for five months this country. She
will reach hero in October and remain
until the end of the season.
Fraulein Ternina, on the other hand is
not to join the company until January
10th, during its engagement in Chicago.
She is to sing the leading dramatic roles
in Munich during September and
August and fulfil otherengagemenls in
Trieste. Vienna and Berlin. Then she
joins the Damrosch company.
There will be a third prima donna in
the Damrosch company, bu't it is not
yet decided who she will be. Mme.
Emma Fames is not to return with
Abbey &. Gruu, and it is understood
that she is not anxious to sing with the
Damrosch company. But her Wagner
ian repertoire is small with only Eva in
"Die Meistersinger" and "Elm in
"Lohengrin." Iu both of these roles
Fraulein Godski, who is to return next
season with Mr Damrosch. made a
great success in the cities visited by the
company while on tour. So th" "roles
which Mme. Fames might sing are few.
She was paid 8700 a performance last
season, and this year she wants a small
sum in advance of that figure. It is not
impossible that Mme. Zordica may be
the third prima donna. She has" not
yet signed with Abbey it Grau. Mme.
Nordica, who last year got the same
salary that Miie. Eames did, would also
liko the saiwe advance. Whether or not
Herr RoUftnuhl will return to sing in the
DamnL'h company is not certain.
He nas very successful on the road, but
berore ho came to this country he
f.igued a contract with the opera in
Stuttgart. If he cannot be released
from that, Andreas Dippel, who sang
the last of the German opera may be
engaged. He is now a member of the
company at Vienna. Since he sang in
this country he has been doveloped into
Wagnerian sinner, and does all the
heavy roles in Vienna when Winkleman
and Van Dyck do not sing them. The
Damrosch company will sing this year
in San Francisco, making the long trip
to that city at the close of their New
Orleans engagement. They will carry
this season three times as much scenery
as they did last year. Leon Margulies
is still" in Europe, waiting to arrange the
engagement of the third prima donna
and the other tenor. The Wagner
Society has indicated its willingness to
abide by Mr. Damrosch's judgment in
the selection of a theatre for his
company in New York city.
It has been announced that Georgine
Von Januschowsky would share with
Marie Brema in leading Wagnerian
roles when the Abbey & Grau company
gives its German performance in New
York, but the fact has been denied by
the singer's agent in New York. She
has been singing for two years in
Vienna, where she was engaged for the
leading dramatic roles. She has beon
known in New York, first as a com
edienne, when Adolph Nuendorf con
ducted the old Germania theatre in
Tammany Hall, later as a singer in
operetta, and shortly before she left
this country as strikingly powerful
Santuzza in a German production of
"Cavalleria." The Abbey & Grau
company is so well supplied with
singers that it is difficult to 6ee how
they could employ more prima donnas
if they engaged them. Emma Calve is
to sing 6ixty-five times, Sembrich fifty,
and Melba.'who joins the company in
December, is guaranteed twenty-five
performances, in October she com
mences a concert tour, which will extend
as far west as Omaha. Mme. Scalchi
and Lionel Daubij-ne will be her com
pany, and Timothy Adamowsky, the
violinist, will accompany her as solo
instrumentalist.
The Courier's representative in
Omaha sends the following concerning
the new Creighton theatre, now being
completed in that city: "The summer
monotonv will be broKen to some extent
Aug. 22d", when Henry Miller's and Mr.
Frohman's company will open the new
Crei"hton theatre in 'The Masquer
aders.' Omaha's new theatre is rapidly
nearing completion and promises to be
one of the handsomest auditoriums of
the west, its chief attractions being
three in number. First, that ihis build
ing cannot be surpassed in its ventilat
ing facilities and exits. The theatre
has a larger stage and seating capacity
than Boyd's, so what with two such Bhow
houses Omaha's theatrical season should
be of the best. At tho Creighton popu
lar prices are to prevail throughout
tho year. In my next letter I will give
ou tho list of the attractions booked
for tho season of "93 and 1M5. Tho open
ing night society will turn out in full
force, already several lox parties being
gotten up."
BURMNGTON PLAYING CARDS
Thoso elegant cards of tho very
best quality, only 15 cents per deck.
For sale at B. & M. depot or city ticket
ofilce.eornerTenth and O streets.
For California take the Missouri Pacific
route, via southern route.
For St. Louis tako the Missouri Pacific
route. City ticket office 1201 O street.
BURR & BURR.
Att'ys at law.
NOTICE.
In the District Court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
Alexander Lederer, et al
vs
Sarah A. Latta, et al.
The President and Directors of the
Insurance Company of North America,
defendants; will take notice that on the
27th day of June 1S93, Alexander Led
erer and Moses Stinuss, partners doing
busines as Lederer & Strauss, plaintiffs
herein, filed their petition in the Dis
trict Court of Lancaster county, Ne
braska, against said defendants, tho
object and prayer of which are to fore
close a certain mortgage executed by
the defendants, Sarah A and William
S. Latta to the defendant, the Clark t
Leonard Investment Company upon
lots nine 19 and ten 10 in block eighty
eight 88, in the city of Lincoln, Nebras
ka, to securo tho payment of one prom
issory noto or bond in tho sum or 80,500;
dated July 10, 18S3, and duo and pay
able in five years rrom date thereof
which note or bond after date and be,
fore maturity thereof was sold and en
dorsed by tho defendant tho Clark it
Leonard Investment Company to theso
plaintiffs and the mortgage securing the
same assigued to them, and these
plaintiffs afterwards and on or about
tho 1st day of July 1893, agreed to ex
tend time of payment of said liond or
note for a period of two years from date
thereof upon the fulfillment of certain
conditions but which conditions have
been broken and forfeited and by reason
thereof tho whole sum of 80,500, and in
terest from January 1st 1895, at eight
per cent per annum is now due and pay
able uj.on said note or bond and mort
gage. The plaintiffs herein pray that said
premises may be decreed to be sold to
satisfy the amount due thereon and
that the defendants and each of them
be forclosed of all right, title and equity
of redemption in and to said premises
and forgeneral relief.
You are required to answer said peti
tion on or before the 5th day of August
1S93. Burnt it Bum:,
Attorneys for the Plaintiffs.
Inpy 27.
S. L. GEISTHARDT
ATTY AT LAW
Burr Block.
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT DEFENDANTS
First Publication Juno 29
To Benjamin A. Gibson, John W.
Mitchell, Adaline M. Swan, Alexander
S. Porter, non-resident defendents:
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied that on June 13, 1895, Francis C.
Faulkner as an assignee of the Connecti
cut River Savings Bank of Charlestown,
New Hampshire, as plaintiff, began an
action against you and other defend
ants in the district court of Lancaster
county, Nebraska, the object of which is
to foreclose a certain mortgage on the
following land in said county, to-wit:
All of block four (4) in Lincoln view
addition to the city of Lincoln made
by Thomas Hanlon, dated July 7, 1891,
to secure the payment of a promissory
note of sail Thomas Hanlon to said
Benjamin A. Gibson for 80,500 on which
there is now due 86,95300 with interest
from July 1, 1894, at ten per cent per
cent per annum pursuant to coupons;
Plaintiff prays for decree of foreclosure
and sale of said land to satisfy said
liens as aforesaid, for deficiency judg
ment and general relief.
You are required to answer plaintiff's
petition on or before the 5th day of
August, 1895.
Francis C. Faulkner, assignee.
Plaintiff.
By S. L. Geisthardt, Attorney.
Julv20
Nrfc of prcbatiof mill.
In the county court of Lancaster
county, Nebraska, to Harriet A. Guild,
Geddie Guild and to any others inter
ested in said matter: You are hereby
notified that an instrument perporting
to be the last will and testament of
Henry A. Guild deceased, is on filo in
said court, and also a petition praying
for the probate of said instrument, and
for tho appointment of John S. Hewitt
as administrator C. T. A. That on tho
1st day of August 1S95. at 10 o'clock a.
m., said petition and the proof of tho
execution of said instrument will bo
heard, and that if you do lot then
appear and contest, said court may
then probate and record the same, and
grant odministrntinn of the estato to
John S. Hewitt.
This notico shall bo published for
three weoks successively in The Courier
prior to said heating.
Witness my hand and otlicial seal this
11th day of July 1893.
Joseph Wurzburg.
July 27 Ac't County Judge.
SHERIFF SALE
(FirBt Publication June 29)
Notico is he-eby given that by virtue
of an order of sale issued by the clerk
of tho district court of the third judicial
district of Nebraska, within and for
Lancaster county in an action wherein
Chanes W. Oaken is plaintiff, and Joseph
W. Winger et nl are defendants.
,1 will at two o'clock P. M .on the 30th
diy of July, A. D. 1S93, at the East door
of tho court house in the city of
Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebraska,
offer for sale at public" auction the
following described real estate to wit:
Lots number two (2) and seventeen
'17) in Orr Sang's Sub-division of a part
of the Southeast quarter (J4) of section
twenty-five (23), township ten (10),
range six G, East of the 0th principal
meridian in Lincoln, Lancaster county
Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 29th day
of June A. D. 1S95.
Fred A.
July !
Miller
Sheriff.
C. C. Flansburg
Attv at law.
Brownell Blk.
First publication June 22
In tho District court of Lancaster
county, Nebraska.
Joseph H.Sniffen, Plaintiff,
vs.
Annie Morrill, et al.. defendants.
Annie Morrill, Romaine L. Bogardus,
Wesley Young, Mrs. Wesley Young (hiB
wife, first real name unknown) Joseph
N. Dowden. Benjamin M. Gibson. Dewit
Wheeler and Orin Y. Wheeler, defend
ants will take notice that on tho first
day of May, 1893, Joseph N. Sniffen. tho
plaintiff herein, filed his petition in
tho district court of Lancaster county,
Nebraska, against said defendants, the
object anil prayer of which are to
foreclose a certain mortgago executed
by Annie Morril (widow) to Joseph N.
Sniffen, Plaintiff, upon the following
described premises to-wit: Beginning
at the south west corner of the south
west quarter of the south west quarter
of section no. eleven (11) in township
No. ten ('0), range No. six (0) east and
running thence north along the section
line eighty rods (80) to the north west
quarter of said south west quarter of
south west quarter, thence east thirty
one and 55 100 (31.53) rods along the
north line of saiu forty acre tract, thence
south parallel with the west lino of said
section to the south lino of said section,
thence west along said section line to
place of beginning, enclosing and in
cluding a tract of land off the West side
of siid forty acre tract eighty rodB long,
north and south, and thirty one and
fifty five hundreths (31.55) rod1 wide
from east to west, Lancaster county,
to secure the payment of one certain
promissory note, dated February 1st,
1893, for the sum of 81000., due and
payable two years from date thereof;
said mortgage provided that in case
said note, or interest thereon, was not
paid when due, or within ten days
thereafter, the whole sum secured
thereby might be declared to bo due
and payable; there is now due on said
note and mortgage, the sum of 81000.,
with interest at the rate of seven per
cent per annum from the first day of
February, 1893, for which sum, with
interest from this date, plaintiff prays
for a decree that defendants be required
to pay the same, or that said premises
may be sold to sa'isfy the amount found
due.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before Monday, the 29th dav of July
1895.
Dated June 15th 1S93. C. C. Flansburg,
Atty. for Plaintiff.
July 20.
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