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TITT3 ( VMAITA DATLT REE : STTXDAT , 12 , 181)0. io * AMUSEMENTS. t * < The last week In Intal theatrical circles ' brought two events of moro than ordinary I Importance In HIP engngpments of the JcfI I fprson Mo Angells Opera company nml that I of Sol Smith tluncll. The theatrical patroni j showed tliclr npprcclatlon of both In n most i substantial way Mr. Do Angclls played to tlin largest one night's business that hns been experienced nt Ilnyd's theater thin winter , whllo Mr. Russell took nwny muro money as n result of his three performances than has nny other nctor this season. \Vhelt the. ealo of seats opened for the Huasoll engagement there vvns an almost unprecedented demand for them til the bo * olllco. Nearly 300 line checks were Riven out bcforo 11 o'clock , which was more by 100 ihnn has boon given out at any Omaha thonlor during the last five joars IJy Fil- day , the day of the opening performance , there was scarcely u scat of nny kind to bo had for any ono of the thrco perform ances. This was In marked contrast , as Mr. Hitflsell said In n delightful little cur tain speech after the first act Friday night , to the first engagement ho filled In this city some twenly-llvo > enra ago , when there was not 1CO people In the theater , and the receipts were something like $10. The extraordinary attendance accorded thu theaters last week Is added proof to tbo fnct often stated In this department that if the proper kind of attractions are olforod , Omaha people will pntroulro them liberally , regardless of the cost. Hut , as Managers Pnxton and Burgees say , It Is voiy hard to get thrso attractions nt nil limps , nnd particularly so this jear on nc- ci tint of tin- number of now plays that are belnt ; produced nnd that nro having big Now York inns. However , their eyes have been opened nnd extra cffoits nro being mndo to got some of the eastern successes to prolong their seasons nnd visit the west during thu Intp spring ami oatly summer months. Yet to como mo DeU'olf Hopper , Melba , Modjpskn , Nat Goodwin , John Drew and Mansfield , nnd there arc hopes of get ting Annie Russell In "Catheilno , " Maud Adams In "Tho Little Minister , " "A Ladv of Quality , " Francis Wilson , Viola Allen In "Tho Christian" and others. DoU'olf Hopper comes tomorrow night with "Tho Chinl.itnn , " which Is said by eastern critics to bo Sousa's best effort , nnd nlso to give this funny elongated comedian the best opportunity ho has yet had to dis play his talent. Of the "Jolly Musketeer" nnd Mr. Do Angolls It la necessary to add but little to the lev lew published Wednesday morning. That Do Aii'els ! Is a ccmedlan of moro than ordluniy ability Is admitted , 'but ' the "Jolly Musketeer" ns an opera suffers somewhat In comparison to the two that preceded It hoio this season , these two being "The Idol's Eye" of Frank Daniels nnd "The For tune Teller , " In which Alice Niels n's talents - onts were exploited. While compailsons are olloiiq and nil that , yet audiences nro wont to draw parallels , nnd naturally the score and book of "Tho Jolly Musketeer" was subjected to u comparison with "Tho For tune Teller , " the result both suffering True , there are n number of ballads Intro duced ) In Mr Di > Angells' piece that are pretty enough to become popular nnd the Btory preserves Its Interest to the last , as docs the tuneful Jlnsley music , yet there Is n something lacking. If "Tho Jolly Muskoteei" had preceded "Tho Fortune Toller" doubtless those who saw It would have loft the theater satisfied and pleased It must bo frankly admitted that there were not n few disappointed In "Tho Jollj Mubkctccr. " In the "Hon. John Grlgsby" Sol Smltb Russell has ono of the best plays of his career. This Is not sajlng by any means that It Is n perfect play , for It Is not. Yet taking Into consideration the fnct that it was liurrledly written nnd has not under- gino a bit of reconstruction ai yet , It Is excellent. In the first net ntmosphero is cioatcd almost immediately after the rise of the curtain and the spectator can easily Imaglno himself in the law oflicc , which , by the way , Is said to bo an exact counterpart of Abraham Lincoln's first offlce of this kind , and feel that It Is the middle rather than the end of the nineteenth eonturj' . In fact the first net is so strong and good nnd raises the spectators' expectations to such a pitch that the second and last actn , which mo weaker , nro quite disappointing The second act Is especially weak and , as Mr llua- Ecll says , no ono realizes it moro fully than hlmsolf , jot no changes are to bo made In It nt the present iA point strongly In favor cf the play coming to bo a standard comedy Is that It treats of the tlmo which has been but Ilttlo used by plaj"wrights , a period In our history which Is teeming with Interest nnd dramatic possibilities. In the role of "Grlgsbj" Mr. Russell could not bavo been vrovldpd with n moro suitable ono and his tinnsltlon from the Impofslblo Undo Dick of Martha Morton , his play that failed this Fcnsrn , to the sj mpathetlc part of the poor ounn'a lawjor must bo a matter of personal delight to him. Mr. Klein has been very lucky In suiting Mr. Russell with n part , If not a play , that ( Us him peifectly. It Is o easy matter to write a play for an nctor whoso nor- bonnllly Is BO mniKcd and whoso favorite line of work Is so sharply dcllnod. People who throng to see Russell want his de lightful blending of humor and pathos , not heroics , or roimntlcs. Hut thcsu very char acters , which have made .Mr. Russell so popular , put limitations upon tho' play wright. He Is so natuial In ovorj thing ho does that the play must ho natural and logical throughout , otherwise Its arti ficiality would bo evident In the light of his simple and sincere woik. Tnko , for Instance , the climax of the second net , where John Origsby learns for the first tmo | that his nomination hns been bought for him by u woman. The stereotyped way would have been to throw In n lot of hair-pulling nnd elocution , In which the old-tlmu nctor would have fairly reveled Hut Russell Is not that kind of an actor , ho simply tears down the "Hon. " from the banner bearing his name , mid suggests the struggle nnd Bhnmo that are going on within him rather than disclaiming It. And then In the final of the last act where ho proposes to the fair jouns woman ho Ima befriended , there Is iirnbably not an actor upon the stage to day that would do It In the blunt way that Mr , Russell does , but as everyone knows RusEoll Is n failure nt stage love making , au the piny w light has simply to have " .Me , ; Roj nnlds" say that sha has no name and 4i 4 therefore cannot go out Into the world , nnd i Mr. Russell offers linr hla In the briefest pcbblblu way. Tl'o friends and admirers of Miss Jane Konnaik. late leading woman of the Wood ward Stock company , nnd they are legion hero , \\lll bo pleased to know that Miss Kennark will soon return to the companj She Ib at present the leading woman of the Lyceum Stock company at Baltimore , hut will bo with the Woodward company when H returns hero from Kansas City Miss Kenuark , slnco her retirement from the Woodward compunj , scored heavily In the cast. Thn dramatic press has been mo&i fuUonio In Us praise of her work. Last week's Dramatic Miiror devotes Its entire fiont page to photographic cuts of her In various positions. In addition to the cuts their paper pub llshed a moat coinnioiu ! itory article on he : purbonallty aud talents , MUa Keuuark i \vcirnmp to Omnhn will doubtless bo n mot offii'lvp nip Spvernl changes have been made In thp personnel of the Woodward c mpany recently. Frederick Montague , Frank Llndon. Hertha Crelghton , lending woman , nnd Miss Alien have retired. IHhlyn Harmer of the Salisbury Stock company suc ceeded Miss Crelghton. Zoo Hnlbcrt of Kninns City has also become a member of the company. That the drnmntlc season of ! S9S-99 Is one of the moat successful on record goes without sajlng , but It Is doubtful If nny- body realises , the largo sum total that Is bring paid by the public for Its theatrical amusements. When ono talks nbout $20,600,000 being taken In by the theaters during the current season , says the Chicago Tribune , It may seem llko drawing the long bow , but the sum total of the season's receipts through out the country will moro than equal that amount. The following figures nro given to roptespnt the sums paid to theaters In vari ous cities : The larger cltlps during the period from September 1 to May 1 next will have paid to Its theaters and for Its opera season nbout $ lfi'i30,000 , In the following proper tions. Now York. . . . J fi.CM.OrtDJSt. IjOUl * . . . . J 'SO.fKH hiton 2 OOJ.fiOO Han ! Ynncl co I'liiuiilelplila l/iOn.OXH Vow Orlonnn 3.V ) 000 WO 0 ) Provldcnm 401,1(50 Ililtlmorc TO 0 ( ) Vpwnrk , N J Sun ) i it\Hninl Xl Buffalo 300,000 I'lrtaliun ; C < Vl X > These fifteen cities alone nearly make up the 120,000,000 Cities and towns not given In the estimate would easily bring the figures tin to that. It will bo seen that Now York paj-s out moro for theatrical amusements than any other city That Is probably because It has n larger leisure class and moro theaters The business done by some of the success ful playi Is Interesting to examine Miss Miiudo Adams and "Tho Little Min ister" nro a case In point. Her manager , Mr. Charles Frohmnn , Ins given 201 per formances this season , the aggregate re ceipts being $410,000. The largest receipts at nnj onu performance were $2,403 , at the Saturday matinee. February 1 , In Phila delphia. j Up to last Wednesday Miss Viola Allen had given 1SG performances of "Tho Chris tian , " the total receipts of which were $220,076. In a single week nt the Knickerbocker theater tbo receipts reached the enormous sum of $15,039. The theatrical habltuo has paid to Mr. Mansfield for 133 performances $259,079 , the extraordinary average of $1,924 a perform ance. The fifty-six performances nt the Garden theater brought in nearly $100,000. Mrs Leslie Carter in "Zaza" Is another of the phenomenal successes of the season. Seventy-three performances at the Garrlck theater bnve taken In close on $90,000. For grand opera It Is estimated that $700- 000 have been paid. "The splendid reception accorded me upon my visit to OmUm this season , " said Sol Smith Russell , "brings vividly to mind my first visit to Omaha. It was just a quarter of a century ago nnd the name of our com pany was ttio Berger Concert Company and Sol Smith Russell. I was the comedian nnd vocalist of the company and had to furnish nbout half of the evening's entertainment mjself. My work consisted of horse piny comedy nnd the singing of comic songs. It wns at the old Academy of Music that wo nppeared , and our receipts were Just $10. Wo all toad a little money then , however , nnd did not mind small receipts , as wo were used to tint sort of thing. It was here that we said goodby to what wo thought would bo Kio Itibt wo would see of civiliza tion for some time , as we wore going to Cal ifornia fcr a tiy at amusing and entertain ing tbo Callfornlans. "In those dajs eating bouses wore rather few and far botwren along the newly built Union Pacific railway and I remember that our company provided Itself with the largest coffee pot It could find in town and other culinary articles which proved very useful before wo returned , nut , going back to the subject of Omaha , I continued to visit it regularly with the Berger company until 1SSO , when I made my first appearance here as n star In 'Edgowood Folks' This play was fairly successful and with It I made a little money My frlonds thought , bow over , that when 'Edgewood Folks' wore out my theatrical career would bo nt an end nnd 1 was a little Inclined to think that way mjself , but after nbout four jears cf 'Edge- wood Folks' I tried 'Philip McCuslck. ' With it I made enough money to keep going I remained about on the same level until I tried 'Poor Relation' and It was then that my stock advanced with a bound I made $10.000 or $15,000 the first joar nnd doubled this the next. 'Peaceful Valley' came nc\t and it was oven more successful than the others. I think slnco ttien I have advanced some each jear , until now I flatter mjself that I hold a position falily well up In the theatrical world. I bavo alwajs been conscientious In my efforts to plenso the public nnd I think that It will agree with mo that I have never deceived it and have nlwajs given It tbo best I could. I have plnjs offered mo now that not many jears ngo I would liavo been glad to have accepted , but I bavo established a standard , nnd n play that I accept must bo above or on a level with that standard. "It Is a pleasure for mo to grow reminis cent now since 1 have , after years of per sistent effort , fraught with reverses nnd troubles of all kinds , arisen to n position cf moro or less prominence among the tl eatrlcal folk. I llko to look back to tho'o dajs and , as I said bcfoio , n visit to Omaha always takes mo back to ttiom , ns Omaha IB 0110 of the places that siw the beginning of my career. Yes , I have made consider able money In the theatrical business , but my , what n lot of It 1 lost before I mndo any ! "What do I consider my best play ? Woll. I tlilnk the present ono Is. Anyway , 1 like the character bettor than nny of thp thcrs I have plnjed. I shall give Omaha poplo n new ono each jcnr , nnd shall nl- ays try to have cadi better than Its prede cessor. " Do Wolf Hopper comes to Ilojd's theater , for two nights , Monday and Tuesday , and I uill present "Tho Charlatan , " his now opera , cess , by John Philip Sousa nnd Charles Klein. It is declared to bo not only Help ' er's funniest creation , but the most mag nificent nnd artistic comic opera of mcdrrn 1 hues , abounding In some of the best musical 1 gems that Sousa hns jet produced. Tlu tory of "The Charlatan" Is laid In Russia i nd its thrpo acts nro said to bo embellished ] ith characteristic scenery , superb In con- ' ptlon and finish. Mr. Hopper Unperson- , es a wandering astrologer , or fakir , named licmldoff. ulnae most valuable possession \ H beautiful daughter The action begins at ' - > fair In n market town , where a silly jounp ? .1 blcman , by Imperial decree , Is commanded ' o wed a woman of his rank or forfeit his 3 estate. His rascally uncle , tha deputy gov ernor , In order to beciire his property , con- rives to marry him to the fakir's daughter , n which DemUlcif renders able assistance , \ftcr the nuptials the undo Is about to claln : . 'ho estates , when the grand duke nrrlvcs ' ' bringing with him the princess , whoso iiami * has bein b-irowed for the bride On ex > insure of the deception Detnldntt Is tmpris ; ned and tortured until In self-defense hi dlsclc.bes to thu grand duke the wi.'Ueduesi t/f the young n > Airman s urn IP whereupon dov.l pmtnts tn uc that bring the st .ry tea a h.ippy ending Hopper Is said to be nt his very best In the character of Demldofr and to outshine the Hopper of "Wang" nnd " 121 Cnpltnn " All of the old fn\orltes of his company are with him and many new ones. Alfred Klein Is said to ha\e a capital part , the handsome daughter Is Impersonated by Miss Nella Uergen , little Alice Judsnn plajs a saucy boj , Mark Price hns deserted the legitimate stage to play n character part , and other prominent roles nro sustained by IMniund Stanley , the tenor , Katborlnc Carlisle , George W. llarntim , AJlno liouvler , Arthur Cunningham , Hnrrj 1' . Stone nnd Charles Arthur. The chorus Is larger than last season. The scenery nnd costumes nro pro nounced to bo % cry handsome and costly. A perusal of Ihu names ghen below In Ibis week's bill will show a most e\cnly balanced array of talent and ono of about uniform strength Watson , Hmchlna nnd Udnnrds nnd the Schiodo Urothcrs enl Hilly Van head the list of top liners. The first named will bo seen In n comedy originality called "Tho Dramatic Agent" It Is said to bo n most humorous skit , nvoryono who saw Hanlons' production of "Superba" re members Pierrot , the clown pnntonilmlsl , and the hearty laughs ho produced bj his mimicry and the expressions of ndmlra- tlon for his ncrolntlc work This Plenot , who was W. C. Schrode , is now doing a turn In vaudeville with his brother. They do a pantomime and acrobatic act In which W. C. Schrode does some of his SuperiM work. Hilly Van Is another vaudeville per former who Is well known to thcnter-gocra the country over. He was seen In Omaha last summer and was a big hit. Vn'i come3 hotipstly to the title of being America's lep- rcsentalhe black face monologlst. He Is the black ! > ra Kendall Lew Hose Is i brother of Malinger lloaenthal of the Orphei-n. lie obtained the stage name of Rose by drop ping the last Iho letters of his name He Is a joung man who Is rapidly galn'ng ' high distinction \audovllle Ho sings | .iro- dlcs nnd docs Swiss warbling nnd jodullng. Ho Is also a clever mimic. John mil Nul- llo McCarthy como well recommended by the eastern press as comedy sketch ai lists. They will be seen In n one-act comedy , en titled , "Tho Wall Street Broker and His Tjpewrltor. " Thu Asbojs pose on a peclcs- i tnl in fae simlllo of the greatest of ancient ] i ' and modern statuarj- . The Wlnslow sisters , colored , me called the season's singing aen- sntlon and nro said to be the most talented colored people In vaudeville. The Derby Trio presents a comedy called "A College Chum. " Johnny and Emma Ray come to Boyd's theater Wednesday and Thursday next , pro- i sentlug their farce comedy , "A Hot Old Time. " The pleco is said to be full of mmi i senslcal fun and It has been brightened by i George M. Cohan's addition of new features nnd songs. The company Is entirely now , I outside of the Hnjs , who appear In their . I original charactcis of Larry Mooney and Mrs General Blazer Mr. Raj Is credited with being an c\emplnr of dialect comedy and facial contortions. The company In- | eludes Dolph and Susie Lovlno , Da\o | Gen.iro , Ray Itallej , Frank Lalor , Harry llnjes , Martin Healey , Hairy Dull , William Flnley , Robert S , Cone , Fanny Mora , Ver- nlo Lalor , Minerva Adams and Helen Bren ner. Numerous specialties are piomlsetl , In cluding n cake walk flnnio. Introducing the cake walking champions , Gennro and Uallej" . Among the now songs Introduced nro "I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Babj- , " "Are You Done , Mr. Dunn , " "Tnko My Uniform to Mother , " "Tho Wild and WooUy West , " "The Hero of the Foot Hall Game" and others heretofore not heard In Omaha. Some pretty and tasty costumes will bo worn by the women and the piece Is said to bo put on with all the richness nnd nicety of first-class farce comedy. This afternoon and evening Bobby Qaylor , surrounded by a clover company of vaude ville artists , -will present at Boyd's theater Wllmer < t Vincent's revised version of that humorous political satire , "McSorloy's TV , Ins. " This farce Is constructed ex clusively for laughing purposes and Is quite familiar to theatergoers of Omaha. Rev. K. Warren Clark , a celebrated trav eler and noted lecturer , will lecture In All Saints' church tomorrow and Tuesday even ing , on the "Far East and Our Now Pos- scbslons , Hawaii and the Philippines. " Mr. Clark is a magnetic speaker and thoroughly versed in the situation. Ho prepares his own vlows , which are unrivaled , each lec ture being illustrated by over 100 splendid pictures. Ian Maclaren Is undoubtedly the greatest attraction on the lecture pHtform today. His lectures take the form of familiar com mentary upon his stories and abound with mirth nnd pathos of the highest qualltj. Ho will bo In Omaha March 2S. Alfred A. Farland , the renowned banjo virtuoso of New York , will appear In a I 'banjo ' recital nt Crolghton hall Saturday ! ' evening , March IS It would bo a risky 'thing for most plajers to present n pro gram mndo up entiioly of music for n hln- glo Instrument nnd In the hands of an ordinnrj plajcr the losult would bo monotonous onous If not something of a bore. But Mr , Fnrland Is not nn ordinary plajer. Ho ' Ins a most remarkable technique and plays with the skill nnd taste of a finl&hed artist and can certainly do wonders with the slm- j pie American Instrument. Lovers of music I who fall to hear Furland mlas a treat sel dom offered .them , lie will appear hero ' under the management of Gcorgo F. Gel- lenbeck , the local teacher. Tickets on sale nt the music stores. JMlljcrs. Agnes Herndon threatens to invade the vaudovlllo stage. ' David HondoiBon hns revived "Aladdin Jr. , " in Philadelphia Viola Allen's long season In Now York ended on Saturday night of last week. Lillian Russell is being lionized through I Now York state with 'Li 1K | < i i n. i "Tho King's .Musketeer , " with Mr. Sothorn In the litlo lolo , lildj liiir to i tipcat In iS'ow 1 York its London success. Marie Jansen has iccovered from her se vere lIlneE.i nud will resume the stage to- monow In Broukljti In n vaudovlllo sketch Mttscngni , tbo composer of "Cavnllorla Ruatlcnna , " has n passion for collecting watches nnd alvvnjs carries three of them In h.ls pockets. Charles Dalton of "Tho Sign of the Cross" fame hiib received an offer from n well kiiin.n manager to lomaln in this countiy for a starring tour. Maude Adams rents a furnished house In oveij city she visits for any length of time , prefeiring domestic llfo to the bert of cx- Ibtenie ono encounters in hotels. William T. Terrlbs , a c < n of the Into Wll- Ham Torrlbs of London , came to this coun- try shortly nfter the fatality to his father. Ho Is now the juvenile lending man of "Thu Telephone Girl. " Papiuta , the lira daucor , who has waxed vvoalthv within the last few years , has jmi- chased a ranch in Califoinla , which she Iris stocked with horeca and cattle. To ths | totreat sbo will i elite whtn stage life lottj ltd atti action to her. Maurlco Darrymoro will star next season In a play founded upon the history of thu Netherlands during the Spnnlhh occupation It Is to bo called the "Double Cipher , " and ono of the characters will bo the notorious Spanish governor. Aha. , i : S Wlllard , bj latest advices , has not . jet recovered his health and hns canceled , his tlmo In Amoiica next $ abon A recent letter of his from the Riviera expressed hope of keeping hit. autumn engagements here , but later cabins are less oncout aging Joti 1 In ) den , the vaudovlllo performer , who " wrote "Theru'll Ho a Hot Tlmo In the Old Town Tonight , " who was reported to have s died vuibutti to tbo 1'actlU coast ftom Omaha la alive TLp rp ( . rt emanated from 1 > H < llai P while musing the Kooky moun tains duo to the rnrpfkrt air A now stjlc of Hamlet ' Is being ghen throughout England with "magnificent seen- pry , dresses , ghost Illusions nnd tip-to * date offwls" The fate of the king's satellites on the voyage to England Is shown In tibknu'c. Hamlet , "In order to show the youthfillness of the character , " Is plnjcd by a joung woman. John Ccrdray hns a IIOVP ! schpme nt his theater In Portland , Ore. After the orchestra has finished the overture n neat sign rises to the \lew of the audience from the floor of the singe. It shows these mnglc words "This Is the proper tlmo for ladles to remove their hats " And It they nro not already oft the sign works wonders. Manager Jake Rosenthnl of the Orphcum during the lust three months hns shown his liberality In n charitable way on many dif ferent occasions. Twice this week ho donated the amounts necessary to defraj the expense * of cabling money to Manila to the local soldier bojs The Thurston Rllles was ono of his. beneficiaries nnd Company 1. , Fifty-first Iowa volunteers , of Council Bluffs , was another Christmas ho paid the cable charges on the Chilstmns fund for the l'\rst Nebraska volunteers Two former residents of Omaha met ono dnj on the corner of what used to bo Six teenth and Farnnm streets. There was nothing specially Interesting nbout the particular day , but the appearance of those two very old men right In the midst of the wholesale district attracted much attention. There had been exciting times Just a few weeks before , owing to the presidential election , for the year of our Lord 1S1G4 was n terrible year In many ways. Readers will remember that In that year the tfrrlfic storms disabled many of the Transcon tinental Air Lines , and traffic was almost entirely nbnudoned The Dally Mall & Kxpress , running between New York nnd London , was several hours overdue each day , ships leaving Now York not arriving In London until Into the next morning. But that is foreign to the story. Those octogenarians were In a reminiscent mood. The enterpilslng reporter of The Omaha Bee was passing nnd heard the following con- versa tlon "Woll , I remember Itvery distinctly. I 'cast my first vote that jear ; let me see , It was Just sixty-six jears ngo when I voted for McKlnlcy. in the great MsKlnley- Brjan campaign. Oh , 1 toll jou , these weip the good old days. Of course wo didn't have these silent street trains with atmospheric power , nor these artificial rain clouds nor nny of these new-fangled In- volitions. Hut we had noise nnd plenty of It. The 'kids' In those days did not make speeches on the Fourth of July as they do now. but Instead of that they shot oft fire crackers nnd made all kinds of racket , and there were bands In those dnjs , not the kind of bands -we have now , but the real thing " "Yea , " said the other , "I have beard my father tell nbout the old dajs and ho used to sing In a thing called a choir and ho sajs the music used to sound grand. I have heard him tell about the times they used to sing the 'Hallelujah' chorus and 'The Messiah' and 'The Elijah' and others , which \vero called oratorios. You cannot bear nny of thorn now nnd they say that the only oratorio book In the town Is to bo found In the Omaha Public llbrarjin the Bjron Reed collection Of course , -I was too joung to remember these dajs mjself , I was Just in jears old when McKluley was elected " "Well , I was n singer myself In those dajs I sang in a boj- choir at St. Barna bas , n little church that was then on Nine teenth street. I remember well how tbo processional was sung on Easter Sundajs and the anthems and tbo te deums and the But let us talk of something else. U breaks mo all up to think of these days when the churches Ufaed to bo filled wltti people and the music was so inspiring , not llko things are now , when you 'hear ' noth ing but a scientific lecture on the 'Devel opment of the proofs contradicting the gen erally accepted Idea that Slnnl was a moun tain ' No music. No music. Everything talk " "Yes , " responded the friend , "oven nt the theaters jou hoar no more fine over tures These electric orchestra boxes and automatic figures are not the real music wo used to dave , even In my life. They say that men uted to sit down at the big church organs and play them. I wonder if that was so. " "Yes , Indeed it was. I remember well the crowds that used to go out Sunday afternoons to hear them played , but now compressed air has done away with that. Thoio are no organists hjro nowadajs You see the younger generations have grov.n up without any taste for music \\tiy , I can remember when they used to teach all nbout music in the schools. But now there Is nothing but rag tlmo , rag time , until we eat and walk and talk In rug time , nnd I declnie I cannot settle down ' without thn evil to n good night's rest splilts of bad dreams running over my bed nnd dancing In rag time The man that Invented tills awful rag time lived about eighty years ago nnd , sad to relate , ho died n natural death. "In these days men would state publicly that they hated music. They wanted no orchestras , no choral societies , no pianists , no soloists , vocal or Instrumental all they wintpd was rng time They got It , nnd the worst of It was they have handi-d It down to us. You know that old building that Is on HIP corner of nighteonth and Douglas" Well , it looks pretty bad now , but I can remember when that was a fine building , That was the Auditorium. It was built In the jear 1900. I remember well when the foundation was laid. Rag time killed that , nnd now It stands a ruin , and no ono knows what to do with it. " "But why , " asked the other , "did music dlo In that way ? Didn't the people llko music ? " "Yes , " was the answer , "some of them did , But most of them said they did not want to hear music. They wanted to make money. They did not want symphonies. They wanted real estate. Concertos were not In It with corner lots. They were ap pealed to again nnd again , but In vnln. Then they were asked to help the cause along for the sake of the city , nnd their children , and art. Hut they said , 'Nay , nay. what Rood H music to a city , and wnera Is the monev In art. nnd as for our children , wo will send thorn to our dancing acidomles ami have them taught rag time. ' An 1 thuy did. "Woll , It was not long before they had no musicians to support. They wont away and every ono said , 'It Is a good thing. ' But after a whllo. In the eourso of a few years , the people grow lonely They wanted to hear something oUo boslden rag tlmo. And they scut awny nnd tried to get musicians 1 to como In nnd nettle , nut the musicians said , 'Nny , nay , our brothels , and fathers , | nnd c < uslns were there , and they wore driven out , nnd now they will stay away. ' Then the people sent all through the country to got musicians to como here. But the musicians were all drlng very well In other lines. They were making money themselves i and they could not come Then the people said 'Who will deliver us from this rag time , for our asylums are filling up rapidly because our people are actually beginning to think In rag time. ' There Is no order In anj thing "Did yr.u bear of the disgraceful1 thing that occurred at the major's funeral the other day ? The horces had been used EC mo months for processions , etc. , and the mlnuta the funeral college started these hort.es . pranced around In rag time anil bpcllcd the whole affair "So tiow wo have no music and we are not likely to gpt nny and surely this isIMt - Ing the slus of the fathers upon the children \Vho Is that ovpr ( hero listening to us' " . And The Uco reporter , hearing the last ' I sentence , walked quietly away. ! i I Hoyd's theater Is fortunate In having secured the great pianist , Godowsky , for a concert on March 22 That he Is one of the \ery 1 ' greatest living artists Is nn undisputed , i fact. That ho will have n bouse worthy of him will depend on Omaha people as well ns those of South Om.iha and Council Bluffs. Ho plajed to capacity the last tlmo he was 1 here , and It Is hoped that the same thing twill occur again. Godowsky comes with n j j rcputntlon of European nnd American en dorsement nnd his technical ability has been charnctorl/cd by critics as appalling. Mrs. Cotton will gho nn evening with Rubinstein tomorrow. It will bo nn In- vltatlou affair strlctlj' . j On Tuesday evening , March 14 , Joseph Gahm wilt gho his recital nt the Plrst Con gregational church , being apslsted by Charles Hlgglns. violinist , ntid Master Carl Smith , vtolcclllst Among other selections the progrnm will Include the entire A Major Sonata of Moart , Romance of Schumann , i tin eo etudes of Chopin , LIsM's transcription 1 of the Schubert setting of Shakespeare's 1m- ! mon'al fcong "Hark , Hark , the Lark , " the Magic Tire scone from "Dlo Wnlkuro. " I transcribed bj HrnRSin , Raff's "Caprice , ' " nnd ns n conclusion , the Mendelssohn Trio. The New York mtislclnns nnd critics nro quoted as sajlng that with the advent of Rosenthal , the great Polish pianist , Pnderowskl must look to his laurels. Art , stjlp , technique nnd Interpretation char acterize the plajlng of this newest Idol of the eastern musical world. Ho will play In Omaha In the latter part of April , and will also nppcar In Lincoln and Kansas City under the management of au enterprising Omaha man , Joseph Gnhn , In tbo Mirror , published In St. Louis , the musical column of a rt > ccnf isa'13 ' contains n very Haltering nccouut of fie proceedings of the 'ov.n ' musically , and espuLluily slnco the advent of Homer Moore The article Is clcvoiiy written , nnd Mr Moore Is given generous praise. As theio Is notu'ug ' which should bo moro pleasing to musicians than the endorsement of their art and Its dKcl- plca or apostles , the following Hues are reproduced : "His cateer In St. Louis hns been meteoric. Ho Is toJaj the most conspicuous bguic In the music llfo of this community. Ho has given In his reviews in the Globp-Demoorat a mnsiclanly stjlo of criticism , and com mands attention by reason of his musical | I ' knowledge and literary experience and the fearlessness with which he expresses his1 I opinion on musical events " My hat off to j i this gentleman whoso name Is a combltn- j | tlon of Greek Intellect and Irish heart , both i of which qualities are to bo found in his w ork. Who will be the next to leave Omaha and bo re-cehed thus' Mr. Moore adds ono miore to a long list of brainy and artistic peuplu whu have gone bcforo and have not been lost. THOMAS J. KELLY. Mnnlcal > < > ti-n. The concert Riven for the .benefit of Rescue - cue homo nt the Younjj iMcn's Christian As sociation hall last week was n great suc cess. Miss A. Zastrow , the violinist , played n Do Utrlot concerto and a romauza of her own competition. Slgnor Vails ! , who came hero last jear from Chicago , was the pianist and mandolin soloist. He claims the dis tinction of having been a protege of Pattl and Arditl. iMr. Angela , who Is also a now arrival and a teacher of mandolin and gui tar , assisted. Miss iMartln gave n pupils' recital at her residence last week , a number of young tnlentPd ppoplo contributing to the even- Ing's entertainment. In commemoration of the feast of Saint Patrick there will bo sung nt St. Patrick's church , Fifteenth nnd Cnstcllar , on St. Patrick's day , the fourth mass of Lejeal. The celebration will begin at 10.30 a. in The following soloists have been secured- 'Mrs. ' Morlarty , Miss Rush , iMIss Susanne Graham , Mr. Brennan , Miss O'Rork will otnclate as organist. Local musicians have been interested in the playing of the young violinist , GInclnl Delia Rocca , who has appeared at the Or- phoum during the last week. This young artUt has much talent. She Is accompanied bj her mother , wlio has always acted as her pianist , whllo her teacher was her father. Her talent , therefore , Is to a largo degree Inherited. The piogram for Mrs. Cotton's Rubinstein | evening will Include \ocal gems from the j pen of the great composer Illustrated by Misses Nellie Pails , Cora Cbaffee , Anna Hungate , Mosdnmea Sunderland , Learned , jMlss Parthenln Bo.vman , Mrs. Morlaity. ( Miss Bishop , .Mr. Manchester and aim. Cot ton Mesdames Hitchcock , Whltmore and J. H. .Mclntosh will contribute Instrumental Illustrations nnd Mrs. Peck will give a brief skptob of Rubinstein to Introduce tbo pro gram. | It Is not nn easy thins to get a song which Is suited to the compass of all bass voices and the now emanation fiom the pen of a i local musician entitled "Como to the Cro s 1 of Calvary" is a departure from the beaten paths , In that it contains a melody of simple , i attractiveness , and the haimouic progres sions are not difficult. It Is carefully I written and decidedly singable , If the words I may bo used. The composer Is Leo G. ' Kratz , director of Kountzo Memorial choir. . I The article on the orchestras of Omaha which was to bavo nppcared today has boon postponed a week In order to accommodate i Julius Thlele , who Is writing n sketch of Omaha thirty j-ears ago and who hns some programs In his possession which will bo of . great Interest. i I ' The musicians nro congratulating Her man Rohrs , the gunlar secretary of the Omaha Musical union , on his speedy recov- cry from his recent stroke of paralysis , ( ' Thursday evening of next week Mrs. Cot ton will present for tbo members of Trinity cathedral Stolnor's "Crucifixion " The ad mission will bo by invitation only and will bo confined to the members of the parish. A public prp cntntlon will VP plvpn how ovpr on the night of Oool Friday nnd also on the night of Palm Sundaj Mr. Krntz announces a pupils' recital for j Tuesday night of this week. | Mr * Ford announces n recital lecture Jiv Ulcknell Young of Chicago , formerly 11 H Young of Omaha , on the evening of Mirch 21 nt the First Congrogitlonal church Ml s Kstello Rose will bo the attraction on the nftprnocn of April S Mr Young Is BO well known hero that ho nepds no Introduction I nnd It Is hoped that the people will turn , out to greet him In honor of the uphill work which ho did In Omaha without much rec ognition. I tendon Govv Chnrlton , formerly of Omaha Is now managing Clarence Eddj- . . The usual recital wilt bp given nt the First Methodist church this afternoon at 3 10 o'clock. Roy Moorewlll slng"Israel"nnd Mr Kelly will glvo the first of the series of tnlk.s on "Ixjhengrln. " Illustrating his con versations by alii of the organ. The quar tet will sing nn adaptation of I'nuro's "Crucifix. " Miss Julln Olllcer , nlano. Karbach block. STATE OFFICIALS AT BANQUET of St. l.otiln 1'nlr Kntrrtittii r mill lrultu < tir < - > \lth nn ninltitrnto Sprcail. ST. LOUIS , March 11 At the Mercantile club tonight Governor Stephens , tntc offi cials , members of the Missouri legislature and others will sit down to a sumptuous banquet , to 'which ' they have been Invited by the local management of the World's fair , to be held here In 1003 In commemora tion of the centennial anniversary of the Louisiana purchase. i A special train bearing the state officials and members of the legislature will leave Jefferson City nt 3 o'clock nnd arrive hero at C 30 p. m It Is expected there will bo 300 persons In all present. Mayor Zlegen- heln will make the nddress of welcome , which will bp responded to by Governor Stephens. Following these addresses will , ccmo thu toasts. ] CIVIL WAR PREFERMENT .ludUP CllilioiiN DcrltlcN ( lint Act of II- llitctlN Ii-ilHln < uro ON ( n Vct < * ratin 1 * I'ncotiNtHutlniiiil. J CHICAGO , March 11 Judge Gibbons to- day declared that the act sf the legislature ! of Illinois , passed In 1S07 , giving veterans ] of the civil war preferment over other candl- dates in civil service examinations , Is void , because It gives a special or exclusive prlvl- lego and because It Is Inconsistent with the basic principles underlying the nature of our | Institutions. I John Maloney , a candidate for the office I of superintendent of thp water , meter me chanical department , brought suit to review the acts of the civil service board In giving the place to Aaron L. Brown , a veteran of the Seventy-first New York , whoso examina tion average was thirteen points below that , of MalonejAn appeal was allowed to se cure a final adjudication In the supreme court. I APPOINTMENT FOR DR. SEE YOIHIK AiHtroiKilupr of ClilniRO Se lected 1 > y I'runlileiit to Tnlcv ofiuilicnl ! Aliuniinc. CHICAGO , March 11. Dr. T. J. J. See , tbo eminent joung astronomer of the Unl- versltj" of Chicago nnd vvldelj- known ns the | discoverer of double stars , has been ap pointed bj- President McKlnlcy to succeed Simon Newcomb , In charge of the Nautical Almanac , a government astronomical pub lication. Dr. See will bear the relative rank of senior lieutenant of the line nnd the tltlo of professor. He Is perhaps the j-oungcst man ever appointed to this Important post and he Is not jet 33 years of age. He was born In 1SGO , near Montgomery , Mo. FARMER KILLS HIS WIFE Ilnnlinnd Sanpcotn Her of lutrlgrnrn mill 1'nts a Hnllrt Tlironuh Her Ilrulll mill 'I'llen in Ills Own. MANSFIELD. O. , March 11. Marlon Cozus , aged 45 , a farmer residing near Lu cas , a village six miles south of here , shot and killed his wlfo today as eho lay sleep ing on a lounge In their sitting room. She died Instantly. Cozus then shot himself and , though still living , ivlll probably dlo. Suspicion regarding the woman and other famllj trouble Is supposed to be the cause of the deed. deed.'N 'N CcMiinlcscciu'r IN Slow. NEW YORK. March 11 All the informa tion regarding the condition of Rudyard Kipling that Mr. Doubledaj- , his friend , would communicate to the icportern today was that the sick man felt better todiir than ho did for several days. Mr Doubleday - day would give no direct reply to oiies- tlons as to how the night was passed by Mr. Kipling , nor would he * either confirm o , ' deny the statement that the fact of little Josephine's death had been made known to her father Mr Doubledaj's reticence and an appearance of anxiety that was ob served In his demeanor has aroused the fear that Mr. Kipling's progress toward convalescence - valescence is not altogether batlsfactory. I Cham tie rid I II'H Couuli Itoiiu-ily In ClilciiKii. ' Hlsgen Ilros. , the popular South Side druggists - gists , corner C9th st nnd Wentworth ave , say "Wo sell a great deal of Chambjr- laln'B Cough Remedy , nnd find that It gives the mcst satisfactory results , especially among children for severe colds and croup. " For sale by nil diugglsts , ( 'nnfnNliiii of TOIIHTIIOH Ainiinif Ilnkcrn. CHICAGO , Match 11. A lively tilt oc- cuircd today between the Engllish nnd Gorman-speaking delegates nt the convention of the Journeymen Hakern' and Confection ers' International union over Iho icsolutlon to make both English and Gorman-speaking bakers eligible to international oftlces. i Heretofore no ono was eligible unless ho could speak and rend both the Gorman nnd English languagen. The English-speaking bakers contended that the rule made the organization of the English-speaking bakers Impossible. The resolution providing that both classes must bo represented in the general olllcos prevailed. AMI sminvr.s. . 's New Theatre Next Monday nnd Tuesday Evening , March 13-14. "The unchallenged prlnre of opera burlesque Joys " Anile Leslie , Chicago News. IN A NEW SOl'SA COMIC OPEIIA. "The great cut of nil Hopper Successes" Musk bj John Philip Sousa Hook by Charles Klein. AN ENORMOUS HIT EVERYWHERE , Sousi's best music1 Kl In B best book' II upper's funniest role ! A production of unexampled Hjdendar and dazzling beaut ) I MR. HOPPER'S SUPPORT INCLUDES : Nelln liergen , All. a Judeon , Adno ! liouvler , Edmund Stanley , Alfred Klein. Oeo W Uarnum , 1'rltf , Kutherlnb C'arlyle , Arthur Cunningham , AND A CHORUS OF 8O PEOPLE. AMI initt. MATINEE TODAY Any Seat Week Commencing Sunday , March 12th A Brilliant Array of Vaudeville Talent. WATSON IIUTCIIINUS EDWARDS 'ho Dramatic The TraiuAtlniitle Star LEW ROSE Mimic Parodist nnd Yotllor. A Genuine Novelts THE ASBEYS IllustrntorH of Llv IHR Stntuarj' . lie r.imous Htirnt Cork Entertainer. The Season's Singing Sensations SISTERS W1NSLOW Refined Vp-to-dnto Speclaltj- . 'Tho ' Broksr and the TV pew rlter. " THE DERBY TRIO In a Lauslnblc Comedy , "A COLLEGE CHUM. " SPECIAL MATINEE St. Patrick's Day , March 17. PIUCES NEVER C EvenlnRS 2 , > c nnd Me , gallery. lOc , Matinees Any sent l5c ! , children lOc MATI.M2C A D MGIIT hLMlAV , MARCH 12. BOBBY CAYLOR And His Company of Talented Vnudovlllo Artists , Presenting Wllmer & Vincent's Revised Vorblon of the Humoious Political Satire , IWcSORLEY'S TWINS SPARKLING COMEDY , NEW SONGS AND CLEVER SPECIALTIES. Night Prices Lower Iloor , ? 1 00 , 7Cc nnd COe , balcony , DOc nnd : ! 3c , gullery 2uc. Matlnco Prices 25c , 35c and COc. _ J-AXTON& BURGESS. TWO MO1ITS VVISOiVRSIl AM ) TIIIHISDAY , Mlliril IT.M ) 1(1. ( Opening with Bargain Matinee Wednesday. Any Seat In the House 2"i Cents. Limited Engagement of JOHN f\nd Their Now York Company , In Their Howling Success , A HOI' OLD ITVIE / The Show with a Million Liughs. Night Prices Lower Floor , $1 00 , 75c and SOc , balcony. 35c and KOc , gallery. 25c. _ II OTIS I. . THE MILLARD 13th and Douglas Stt > . , Omaha. AM ) ICIJUOI'KAN 1'liA.t- * CENTHAL.L.Y LOCATED. J. IS. JMAUKni , .t SON. I'riio * . A PINK LINE Ol Baby Carriages and Go-Carts JUST RECEIVED. Ruby Rubies htf.50 up Go-Carts , ' 5.00 up DEWEY & STONE , FURNITURE CO. , 1115-1117 KAKNAM STUHIJI ,