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and twenty-eight as actresses, In a ma2
jorityot allot which cases "the offenses
charged were venial."
Without reinstating upon the fact that
man persons who are not actors de
scribe themselves us actors, and with
out going into detail, it is cany to see
that the 21,000 odd of other persons in
durance must have included many more
persons of other walks of life whose re
epectivo members are usually recog
nized as law-abiding.
When cold figures like these aro put
forth in official reports one is apt to
wonder where the sensational press
finds even imaginative material for its
stories involving theatrical persons in
social disorder. But as sensational
ournalism has come to bo placed on a
pluno with the stuff that formerly was
confined to the industry of confessedly
fictional publication, wonder would per
haps bo wasted in a pursuit of the
matter bejond betraying headlines.
E. S Willard is visiting Hall dine
id Tho Isle of Man.
Francois Coppee, Armand Silvester
and Ecnile Zola were judges at a recent
cat show in Paris.
Does virtue reside in the wet after all
in" spite of an ancestry of border rulfiar.
isai? A firm of managers who make a spe
cialty of realistic plajs of the blood-thunder-and
lightr.ing sort, and who go
generally into the walks of the notorious
for leading characters, recently endeav
ored to Eeduce a son of the late Jessa
James from the peaceful and law-abid
ing work of a cierk in a Kansas City
packing house, offering him a position
as an actor of the part of a train robber
at a salary larger than that attaching to
his clerkship. With a commen
place virtue that students of her
dity may wonder at, young James
declined, and is still a clerk. And
as his father, whose note as a triin
robber was universal, is dead, and the
holding up of trainR has degenerated
from the province of picturesque fellows
of the James order to the casual prac
tice of tramps in multitude, whose at
tacks on freight lines means nothing
more unlawful than a ride without
tickets, it would seem that the particu
lar melodrama meant in this case to be
realistic by consanguinity can be made
interesting only remim"6cently by the
work of some one who can act.
Lillian Russell, who comes to the
Funke on Friday, will play to a packed
houst. Her costumes, her beauty, her
talent, make a trip so far west unusual,
but Lincoln peoDle will show her they
know a good thing even before they
have Been it.
There never has been a moment since
the death, some seventy years ago of
the Man of Destiny at St. Helena, when
the public interest in his wonderful
career, has ben so great as today. Many
volumes have appeared and every maga
zine of any standing has contained,
during the past year, articles historical
or critical referring to the First Na
poleor . It is but natural, of course,
that a Frenchman should have written
the best play bearing upon his life.
Sardou's Napoleonic play, "Madame
Sans Gene," and not excepting "La
Tosca" or "Fedora," is said to be this
eminent playwright's biggest effort
If the subject of a play is historical
and the epoch one with which well in
formed people are more or less familiar,
its production, to satisfy the critical
taste of the day, must be absolutely
correct in every detail. It iB only within
the past twenty years that managers in
this country have realized the necessity
of this. What was accepted twenty
years ago in costuming, properties, fur
niture and general mise en-scene, would
not be tolerated today . Months of hard
labor must be spent in preparing a new
play for precentation, each different
department of the theatre attending to
that particular portion which comes
under its head. Mr. Augustus Pitou
has spent months in making the neces
sary arrangements for the production of
"Madame Sans Gene." Ho has succeeded
in having every property used in this
play historically accurate. The crown
of Queen Caroline and the coronet of
Princess Eliza have been copied from
the originals, and even in tho minor
matter of court decorations and orders,
absolute fidelity to the origluals has
been observed. Tho forty-Heven orders
were imported from Paris, among them
being tho decorations of the Legion of
lienor, the royal Bavarian and Austrian
orders, and Napoleon's personal badges.
Each ha. an appropriate ribbon, and
tho secretary of tho French legation at
Washington was called upon to assist in
properly arranging them. Mr. Augustus
Cook, who impersonates Napoleon, car
ries a handsome snuff box. a fa: simile
of the one which Napoleon carried at
his coronation, aud tho original of
which is now in the National Museum.
Mr. Cook has filled it with some of
Edwin Booth's snuff, which, together
with tho box, was presented to him by
Kirkpatrick, tho famoua New York
curio gatherer.
The stage pictures will bo very hand
some. Tho gowns worn by the clever
star, Miss Kathryu Kidder, are probably
tho most elaborate and costlj of any
that have been seen in this city. They
aro the creations of Pequin, who is in
the first rank of Parisian milliners. In
one act of the play. Miss Kidder wears
an exquisite deshabille. When "Madame
Sans Gene" appears as the duchess of
Dantzig, wife of "Marshall Lfevhre,"
surrounded by court milliners, wig aud
boot makers, she beginB to try on the
magnificent dre&ses sent for her ap
proval. The deshabille consists of a
long chemise of India mull and delicate
Valenciennes lace of alternate stripes,
finished at the bottom with innumera
ble Hounces of tho lace. The upper
partisan orange satin Empire corset,
edged with a wide lace bertha, and fast
ened up over the shoulders with wide
orange satin ribbon 4. Over this is worn
a peculiarly shaped dressing sacque of
the period, made of orange colored
satin, with wide ruflles of point d Alen
con lace. Miss Kidder searched hUiory
and France to have tho smaller details
of "Madame Sans Gene's" wearing ap
parel chronologically correct.
Seats on sale Mo ad ay morning, Octo
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office.
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JOHN DOWDEN. Jr., Manager.
One Night Only
Wednesday,
First; Time Here
English version of Sardou's Great Napoleonic Play,
MADAME
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THE SUCCESS OF TWO CONTINENTS-
Manager Augustus Pitou takes pleasure in announcing
KATHRYN KIDDER.
Irx ttxe Title Role. .
Supported by tho principal members of the original cast.with
all tho magnificent scenery, properties, costumes aud Em
pire furniture and decorations which contributed to the
great success of the play in tho cities of the east.
Prices $1.50, $l.O0, 75c, 50c and 25c
Scats on sale Monday Morning, October 26. 10 a. m. at Lansing Theatre box office.
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Fifth publication October 21.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
by virtue of an order of sale Issued by
the clerk of the district court of the
third Judicial district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, in an
action wherein National Life Insurance
companv of Montpelier. Vermont, is
plaintiff, and Carlos C. Burr defendant.
I will, at 2 o'clo.k p. m.. on the'JSth day
of October, A D. lt96, at the east door
or the court houe, in the city of
Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebraska,
offer for sale at public auction, the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
Lot F Crop-ey County Clerk sub
division of lot one (i). two (2), three (3),
four (1). in block titty-tbree (53) in the
citv of Lincoln, the west half il)ot the
Boiith half (M) of lot twelve (12). in the
southwest quarter (J) of section thirty
six (3G). town ten (10), range six (6) east
of the 6th P. M..also three hundred and
twentv-five (3-i5) feet off the north end
of the'west halt (K)'of the w,t ha,f
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October 28,
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feet off the south end of the east half
of lot two 2 in block one hundred and
eighty 180 in the city of Lincoln, also
lot eight 8. block eighty-tive33, in the
city of Lincoln, all in Lancaster county,
Nebraska.
Given under mvhand this 25th day of
August, A. D., 1S96.
John Trompen,
Sheriff.
Oct 21.
Fifth pub. Oct. 21.
SHERIFF SALE.
Notice is hereby given. That by virtue
o! an order of sale issue1 by tho clerk of
the district court of the Third Judicial
Diutrict of Nebraska, within and
for Lancaster county, in an
action wherein Jane E. Chamberlain, et
al., is Plaintiff, and Milberry H. Linci
come et al.. Defendant. I will, at 2
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tober, A. D.,189?, at the East door of tho
Court House.in tneCity of Lincoln, Lan
caster County, Nebraska, offer for sale
at public auction the followingdescribed
real estate to-wit:
Southeast quarter s e c' section
thirty-two 32. town eleven 11. range
five 5. east of the 6th p. m. all ia
Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 23rd day of
September, A. D 1896.
John J. Trompen.
Sheriff
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