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The Courier has reprinted Miss
Cather's and Mr. Smith's opinion of
Olga Nethersolc's acting. Here Is the
Playgoer, a .New York critic's say:
A violent assault on a Work of art
wa? committed at the Garden Theatre
on Monday evening. And to add to the
Infamy of the offense, when Mtss Neth
ensoli! and her company had finished
ruining the beautiful "Trlstl Amorl" of
Gulseppe Giacosa, the audience "mere
ly snickered and left In silence without
any riotous show of wrath. "Where
there should have been hisses thers
was only hurried ex t; yawns and
emlles of weariness ended took the
place of deserved catcalls. It was a
sorry exhibition of Indifference, or, at
best, of patience extended beyond the
point of virtue.
that, whatever may be her merits in ting embellishment of Sousa'a delight-
the matter of temperament or physical ful music, and for a perfect -intsrpreta-
charm, she is wofully deficient in the t:oa cf author Klein's Btory. Mr.
art of her occupation I w II not term it Hopper has a grand chorus of fifty
Maduiga, the recently appointed Vice
roy of JPeru The ponj from "El
Capilan," tSo Tpyieeal fane of Zin
zibar, tbo win to " The G id of Wine,"
unci a dainty wl z number which
calling. Her wanton abuse of Glasco- voices as well as a complete military II pper eiasnnd dbnees with his wife
sa's play would convince me of the Jus- brass bund, not only to add to the 3iage are famous. O'her members of the
., ,...., .,.,...,, fffect, bat also logive tone and volume company are Alfred Klpin.John Parr,
tlce of that opinion even If other indl- t the two grpat march tinsl-sat the Hbrry . Store. Louis Shrader. Robert
cations were lacking. condition of the second and third actF. Pnlard, May Wber und others, ll of
But every fault, every violation of tha Mr. Hopper his been invested with tbo whom are happily a. A superb
elemental regulations of convincing best tart he has ever appeared in since Fcenic investuro. a bewilderin? array of
uib Huveiu, a pari uni in entirely suueu luiigiuiicieui proper ifu unu un me ex-
to his leculiar abilities. Mies Alice pfnive aFSfss;rieB eruilojed in the
Hpsmer, aid Mr. Thts. S. Guise, an ex- oiigmal production of the opera at the
cellent baritone, have been entrusted Broadway theatre, New York city, wi! 1
with a more ambitious music of th- combine to insure an csc-llententertain-
wo:e. E'fna Wallace Hopner has the ment. The pric- will be, parquet and 4
leading ff-ma'o role in 'El-Capitan," rows die s circle 81J30 balancd of dress
that of Eotrelda, a hero worshiping ciicle SL25 tir.-tfour rows balcony 81.00
coquo'te. Of courre Mi. Hopper wi 1 bo bilaLC of balcony 75c and the gallery
seen and beard in the title role of the 25c. SeatB wII be on sale Monday
opera, that of "El-Captain," a blustering morning at 10 sharp. Secure your
cowardly insurgent who is in reality Don teats early.
scenic symbol sm that I noted in her
earliest performances In this country
were present, aggravated and exagger
ated, in her impersonation of Emma
Scarll. She Is now as she was when
she first appeared before us garish,
explosive, obstreperous. And she has
taken on a queer affectation in pronun
ciation that makes her utterances often
incomprehensible. The extravagant
favor with wh'ch Miss Nethersole has
been received by the generality of crit
ics and audiences throughout the TJnlt-
In "Trlstl Amorl" the Italian Dlav-
. . . , ., . , ,., , , ed States Is doubtless to blame, in gooi
wrlght fashioned a Consistent, logcal.
Impressive love tragedy; In "The Wife
of Scarll," under which title- this work
was presented as an adaptation by
Miss Nethersole and her associated
accessorles-before-the-act, we ware
shown a weak, purposeless, ridiculous
counterfeit. In the orginal, the trick
ed, abused husband denies forgiveness
to the treacherous, lustful wife. "You
part, for the notable aggravation of her
inherent failings. She has come to as
sume a self-confidence, an excessive In
dependence, that dulls whatever sense
of artistic proportion and symmetry
she may posstoly have originally pos
sessed. To the other personages of the
drama in which she happens to be play
ing she gives not the si ghtest notice.
understand." Scarll says to her, "that I
can never pardon your fifthy sin-that The Woodward theatre company is
th mnrv of it win torment me for made up of good players. It has 1h-
the rest of my life; that, the tragedy best tepertoire company I have jet seen
into which you have turned our love
will continue a tragedy until the crack
of doom. This sort of thing never ends.
But for the sake of the child I allow
jj2KrigE OESS H2SM
FRANK C. ZEHKUNG Manager.
ONE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY APJIIL 26.
Woodward Theatre Co.
Special attractions Edison's famous majpiiscope Illus
trated pictures,- and the celebrated lion queen . --
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Adgie and the lion erj positively
-thrilling. Unless the lious are un
usually gocd actors thry are very tierce
and will soma time kill Adgi? whea she
to remain here In the house that s'umbles or removes her commanding
you
your lechery has polluted. Our -ways
never meet aga n save as they both
-lead us to the peace and welfare of that
"helpless Innocent."
Xow, mark you. what Miss Nether
cole has done with this sombre, hope
less, tragic story of real life. "With the
ruthless egotism of a "star" with the
vulgar purpose of vantaglngthe "star's"
popularity and cozening the "sym
pathy Interest" Miss Nethersole has
added to the play a scene -that destroys
utterly 'the Italian author's intent, and
that makes his splendid work a th ng
for mocks and Jeers. When the hus
ejefrom them.
The hoes and Adgie that are with the
Wood war J theatre company are posit i
vely thrdlirg. Their dep throated
roars are curdlirg and when that Jittlt
carmeneeque Adgie, half Mex'can, hall
French, orders Prince to "jomp"' and
s'ashes him with her cruel b'uck snake,
and glaros b ick into his dignified ejee
with Ler own m niture glare tie quiet
of the audirnce is breathless She
s ems to bo quite unappreciative of the
r oAe dignity of the beasts u ho obej
her because they have never yet
ihougLt it worth while t) rebel pgiinet
The li:ns are
Car oaiinif itntaitinantA
hand stlnulatea tho terms on which she ul'" Muw ""j'- ""
nne specimens, iu ry grown, ana at
s"e?k tnd healthy as th-jir jungle father
and mothers. They have not the caged
fatigue and met knees oftha mecaaerie
animal3. They are cuperb ia siz,
etreogtb, and dijnity. To jaded theatre
goers they are a sensation.
may continue to live under his roof,
she threatens to leave forthwith it Is
dollars to doughnuts she would join her
lover the next day and to take the
child with her. The little one, when put
to the test effects to go with her mamma
blood will tell! but finally cries out
that she "wants them bath." and leads
them together to Join hands over her The Woodward Theatre Company
dark-tressed head. Then the servant openel a two weeks' orgjgement at the
enters en the scene, carry ng a dish of Funke Monday, April 9lh. to the capac
bolled bettf. which she sets on the table ty of the theatre. This organization is
for the evening meal. "Come now." one of the strongest repertarie corn
she urges, with a probable Innocent paniesno in the west, and consists of
double entendre, "take it before It gets eighteen people, each and everjoce a
cold." and tha curtain falls on such a star in bis particular line, an J it is
scene of domestic harmony as we ofien wondered how this company xan
haven't witnessed since the days of the afford to show at popular prices. In
Mallory regime at the little theatre in connecti n with tvo above a tracti n
Twenty-fourth street. Ldttla wonder they have procured, for thisecgdgement
that the audience laughed contemp- only, the greatest of lion trainers, Adgie.
tuously at the denouement which in This lady will apr ear at each perform
the or'glnal Is significant,! Intensely nce loik-d in a s'esl cage, with three
impressive and haunting. ferocious Hods. This company will re
"I would not convey that Trlstl main all of next week, with a change of
Amori," of which "The Wife of Scarll" bill nightly with a ladies matinee en
is a silly perversion, is a play of the Saturday, at which 10 cents il admit
highest skill, or that even in Its orig- to any part of the house. Evening
inal form. It could hope for general ap
proval from American audiences; but I
do assert that, in tagging on that crude
piece of cheap, mawkish sentimentality
prices 10 and 25 cents.
On next Wednesday evening De Wolf
Hopper in El Capitan wi 1 fill the Lan-
at the end. Miss Nethersole who, be- sing to "the standing loimonly" point,
yond all reasonable doubt, is responsl- Do Wo"f Hooper is an especial favorite
ble for the bungling device has been in Lincoln. A good hiuee, a good play
guilty of an atrocious discovery of bad DeWolf Hoprer, Sojea's mu6ic, and
taste. Klein's libretio ia a combination that
The. event, however, does not sur- hB not beea worked ia Lincoln for
prise me. From the very beginning of several seasons and ' Tne Courisr"' is
Miss Nethersole's highly prosperous ca- willing to guarantee a crush, barring
reer in this country I have maintained storms, tires or epidemic. For the fit-
and her troupe of 3 trained lions will appear
performances. TI12 moat wonderful act ever
an' stage in Lincoln.
at first four
presented on
Matinees Wednesda- and Saturday afternoon. Seats now
on sale. Prices only 10 and 25 cents, box seats 50 cents,
matinee prices 10c.
THE
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THEATRE,
JOHN DOWDEN, Ju, Manager.
One Night Only.
WEDNESDAY APEEL 28
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And his famous oqera company, pre
senting on a scale of unrximplci
splendor John Phillip Sousa's brilliant
musical sensation ot t , ,)t jl
EbGAPITAN
Eook by Charles Klein.
A succession of sumptuous surprises.
Entire original cast of principals; a splen
did chorus of 50 voices; magnificent
costumes; a superb scenic spectacle; an
'augmented orchestra; Sousa's delicious
melodic.
Parquet and four rows dress circle $1.50; last six
rows dress circle $125; four rows balcony $J;
balance of balcony 75c; gallery 25c Seats on sale
Mcnday morning at 10 sharp. Free lis1, suspended.
Royal Prussian professor Court pianist to the Emperor
of Austria. .
XAVER SCHARWENKA
His only appearance in a recital of romanticpianofortc music.
TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 27.
Parquet ''except first four rows) and first four rows of dress
circle SI; balance of dress circle, iirst four rows of parquet and
xuui iuvi ui uiULuny j;; uaiunceoi oaioMry ovz; g,aiier3 40c.
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