Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1892, Page 13

THE_OM. HICH PRICED STAGE STARS Getting Big Salaries Not Dreamed of a Few Years Ago. AMERICANS HAVE DISPLACED FOREIGNERS Fignres Showing What a “Snap’ It 18 to cessful Star, Especially a Come- diwn or w Prima Donnn— News Notes, Ono of the notable things in the theatrical business is the enorimous increase in the sal- aries of tho lending stars within the past few years. The figures aro onough to take one's breath avay and fill the vacancy with envy. For some time past thero has boen an ad- vance cach seasob. Tne law of supply and demand no doubt holds gond in this case as {n others, and as stars are getting salaries they aid not dream of a few yoars ago the presumption is that tho domand hus in- creased: It is one consolation to know that nearly all these people who are doing so much bovter are Americuns, and the general inorease may W81ty be ascouated for oy the fact that the 1gh priced people even five or six years ago were uearly all foreigners, particularly I er, of coufse, But year by year attractions have been falling off; in . thero s nothing left in Kngland today, excopting, porhaps, Henry Irving, that would sure to draw big monoy here. These missing foreign companies have boen re- placed by stars of our ovn_making. They are boiug created vearly. The Wilsons, the Hoppors, the Seabrookes, are all creations of the Inst three or four venrs, Nothini is mors notienble than the sudden riso of the operatic comoaian _in value, and the figures given by a New York exchange are startling in their magoitude. When Francis Wilson went to the Casino in Now York he was paid $150 a woek, which was gradunlly mcreasea year after yoar to $500. He started outon his own account_and in one season mado nearly $100,000. De Wolf Hopper, whose larzest salary with McCaull was $:00 a week, wont over to Locke & Davis for $400, and 'the company which he headed was called after him, It was the greatest pleco of good fortuno for Hovper that Locke & Davis ‘went broke.” “Then he and Hen Stevens took hold of tha company themselves. Though they Bad a bie tussle paving off the indebtedness of Locke & Davis, they pulled through, and Au.the second year of Fiopper's starriug tour s profits must have been from 50,000 to 60.000—perhaps more. As 1t is, Hopper puts bimself down for a weekly salary of §00, the sua that he would have gotten in any event, and he doesn’t begin dividing profits until that salary 1s vaid, and also large salary for his partuer, Ben Stevens, as his man- er. “Tho same system is adopted by Thomas Q. Beabrooke in “The Isle of Champagne.” He does not pay profits until his own salary, whicn any otber manager would have paid bim, is put down as a part of the exvenses. Digby Bell is paid $230 a week before b maneeer cun begin to divido u profit. Now, all these are salarios fully threo times as largo as they ever received before as comed- inns. Itis only a little over a year ago that Lilllan Russell left the Cusino because thay would not _increase her salary from $500 to $700 & week. She was engagoa by T. Henry F'rench, in fact, beforo she haa left, and her average personsl receipts from thie Lillian Rnsseil Opera company last season wero #1,300, and Mr. F'rench, her manager, mado 460,000 or $70.000. Prima_donnas were never so rare. They can command almost any prico—that of u woman of only average “ability, such as Marion Manola, being §400 a week, Camille @Arville is said to receive $300; Minnio Landes. who had only been on the stage two weeks n her life, gots $230 a week from Sea- brooke, and all round saluries run on in that ratio. "arce comedy comedians, many of whom ~Ware either minstrels or varioty men a few years ago, had sataries running from $30 to #70 per weok, whero now many of them got over §100. Take Russell's comedians in *Tho ICity Directorv,” for instance. When the plece was first produced the expense of run- Iming it was vot ball what1t is now. Thero 1s such a demand for talonted peoplo of the stylo that Russell employs that it is an abso- 1uto necessity to iucrense their saluries year by year. It probably costs John Russell 82,100 & woek to run *“Tho City Directory," when threo years ago it cost him $1,000. This wonderful incronse of satary is the bane in the hifo of suchu manas Edwara Harrigan, He covld run a big company of {rish and nogro commediuns when he was on |Broadway at one-tnird of what it costs him mow. Hardly an uctor oractress makes a hit beforo up goes the salory. Ho paid “the tough girl,” in “O'Reilly,” 815 a week at #first, and increasnd her to §25, and she made & bit. Within a month she had a dozen offers from other munagers, running all the way from §50 10 §75, Harrigan was obliged 0 ‘pay her $75 to keep her tho following enr. g But, on the other hand, the managers are compansated in a sense. ' Suoh theatricol re- ceipts as are now frequently known excited the greatest wonder ten years ago, Why, if ® cowpany played anywhere near $7,000'in a week the news went all over America: it was something unparallelea; 1t was advertised in the dramatic papers; it was made much of in every way. AL present receipts of $7,000 a week are so comwmon s to excite not the slighlest comment. 1t takes $10,000 or $1 000 now of n weok’s receipts to arouse any thing like goneral talk. Wilson plaved to nearly $50,000 in four weeks in Chicago. Ten_years ago no one could have been mnde to believe that such a thing was ever possible, and yet that record has been equalod by othor combina- tions. Yet iz was only threo ycars ago that J. K. Emmet first pasicd tho 812,000 mark in Pittsburg, and the wholo profession dis- cusscd the matter for a month, There is no question that high priced poople meaz hizh priced receipts. People aro willhng to pay, but they want the very beat for their money. As @ result, the whole world looks on with admiration and envy to the prosperous condition of the theatrical profession in Amorica. They have no con- coption of it abroad, where a man with talent 1s ablo to earn §15 to $25, whilo here be gets $100 & week. Goslp of the Stuge, Now York had sixteen theators open last week. Josepliine Florence Shopherd, daughter of Mrs, J. Florence, is to star in s new comedy, **The Colonel. Roiand Read’s company has a debutante in the verson of Irens Everett, u granddaugbter of General Moade of Gettysburg fame, Davia Coristie Murray, the English novel- Ast, aramatist, lecturer, aud actor, is coming to Americn in November, to star in bis own pioce, “Nod's Chum." Siduey Drow and his wife have abandoned their sturring ambition and will be 1n the cast_of “Tho Kontuoky Colonel,” in which McKeo Runkin wiil bave the leading role. Miss May North, daughter of Juage J. E. North of "Columbus, Neb., who has beon 10 Clicago studying for the' stage, hus se- cured uu encagoment witn Miss Elsio De Wol. Dixoy will play Bunthorne in Gilvert and Bullivan's“Pationce,” which is 10 be revived in New York this week. Ho svems to have regaiovd some of his lost popularity as Lor enzo 1 *'Mascot," Mattio Vickers, who has been a soubrette star sinco tho death of her husband, Charles 8. Rogers, willavandon that field this season. Jolin T\ Kolly has eugaged bor to piay ia “Mekee of Dublin, A notable incident 1 *The Ensig appearance of an actor wade up o mbie Abratum Lincolu, Tt is an excellent likeness #nd is dono by Logau aul, who also takus e rolo of Furragut in the'sawe play. Resina Vokes and Cocll Olay, her busband, will leave tweir Dovonsbire tiome and. sail back lo New York early next month. The season will bo important to Miss Vokes, for sho has uew plays Lo produce and now play- rs 10 tradn, No Wagneran operas wiil bo performed next year at Bayrouth, owing to the fact that thero are 1100 loss members of the Richard Wagner vereln than lust year. I'nis decreass is ettributed by many Lo the result of Frau Cosima Wagner's polloy, George Dixou, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Cor- bews wnd John ' L. Sullivan will uli ead Aramutic companics this season. Both Sulli- Ivnhlth'hulnll‘i.m managers. The plays have in been written to suit the pugilists, Suliivan's boaring the somewhat aristoeratic title of ‘e=TTain Harcourt,” while Corpett's play is called “‘Gentleman Joek.' Fay Templeton has gone and done it aeain, She went 1o Chicago to act as bridesmaid at the wedding of her mother, Miss Alice Vane, Wwho married Aif Whelan, one of thy “New Wing’ company. Fay had a yoat's contract with Hoyt & Thomas to play in ““A Trip to ChinatdWn, " but while in Chicago deter- mined to go to Paris, and she went, regara- less of the contract. The foreiwn stars who will visitus this year are Mrs, Bernard-Boers, an Enclish Actress who comes hero well recommended ; two season: nd Wilson Barret, who 1s well known' tiore, It was expooted that Charles Wyndham would come over, but as he was somowhat afraid of the eloction ex- citement and could not get the bookings he dosired he concluded to wait another season. Mrs. Bernard-Beere is at present in Austrana. Froderick Warde and Louis James aco nearly ready to start out on their Shakos- pearian tour. Thomas W. Keeno will ba more or less n rival of the Warde-James cowbination. His reportory will sonsist of “Riohard 111" “Hamlet,” “Othello,” **Shy- lock,” “Louis XI” &na ‘“‘Richelien.” The women who will be prominent in Shakes- pearian roles are Minna Gale, Julia Marlowe, Modjuska and Janauschek. Itis likely that Wilson Barrett wiil attompt *“Hamiet" in this country, and it Is certain that Willara will also play Shakespeare, so that tho great- est of piaywrights will not be ignored, despite the fact that there is no conspicuous genius before the public just now to inter. pret him. ‘“I'he Operator is a now melodrama, and, according to its managers, it will be chock full of startling things. In the first place it will introduce, for the first time on tho American stage, twin stars, Willard and William Newsll, who are to_essay the lead- 1ng roles, are twins, and each is the perfect counterpart of the othor. As the play hingas on tho strong resomblance of the two broth- ors 1t should offer a striking effect. Among the olaborate scenic effects are a full-rigged steamship in midocean, a tropical scono on & South sea islana, adepot scene and telsgraph instrumonts at work, the operation of siznals at night, the passing of a “limited express,” followed by a storm and a special locomotive breaking through a trestle, a horseback ride against time, and a few othor more or less weird and startling happenings. A surfeit of labor-and-capital plays was predicted earlier in the summer, but only one hias as yet been put to the test. This was “Underground,” which was acted a fow nights agn in Tyrone, Pa. Its author 1s Danfel L. Hart, a newspap:r writer in Wilkesbarre, The play was in the nature of 8 surprise, too, as the genoral oxpoctation was a melodramatio story of a labor struggle. Instoad it proved to Lo of a pastoral nature, with a quiet dramatic strength. A pretiy love story permeates 1t and the comedy is of ahigh class. A coal shaft was a marked picce of realism. As the curtain rose coal cars were baing louded on the carriazes and hoisted to the surface, the miners, with lighted lamps in their hats, looking quite picturesque and lifelike. The explosion, which concluded the act, was a very thrill- 102 effect. Tne last act, devoted 10 the sup- pression of & strike by military, proved the most graphic of all. Franc Murry, business manager for Frank Daniels and “‘Littie Puck,” is an old news- paper man and puh in 'many years on the Rochester, N. Y., New York and Chicago papers. He broke down while assistant city editor of the Chicago Daily News and was sent toa hospital. The physician in charge became interested and jinquired into his carcer. Murry had Lo confess that he had nothing saved up for kis family as the resuit of his yeurs of toil becauss salaries were altogethor too modost. ““Then,” concludea tne doctor, *‘you have gotten about as ruch as a borse car ariver, food and clotbing, and the driver has tho healthier oocupation of the two.” Murry had to admit that that was about the size of it. The physician advised him to get into other business, proferably to go on the road, and as a result of that advice he has been in the theatrical busincss several years, is robust and doing well financially, C. Frohman, the New York manager, has made a departuro that is exciting mucn com- mont in the profession. He announces that hereafter he will not give free admission to “the profession” on first nights. Whenever a new picce is put on in New York the box offics is be- sieged by ladies and gentlemon who claim to be “leading people” In “Tne Singed Cat Farce Comedy Company,” or to have been received with great approval in the provinces in the successful operelta, ‘“The P; Suaten [sland, or the Beach Comber's Bride.” These eminent spacialists and their kind overwhelm the box office man with their ‘“‘professional cards,” and all expect free aisle seats or a box. .They crowd the lobbies after each act of the new piece, pitch into it without reserve, oriticising every- thing savagely from the tenor to the lime light man. The ‘‘courtesy to the profession” has been so groatly abused by this class of Actors that most managers have tried to keep them out of their theaters on first nignts so far as practicable, but Frohman is the first who hos had the courago to adver- vertise it. Moreover, ‘‘deadheads' of this class always embarrass & manager who wants to know on a first night how the new play is taking. They applaud wildly all the time the curtain is up, reserviog their harsh criticisms for the loobles in the entr’actes. ‘Poo much upplause in @& theater is worse than none at all, On all the circuits during the past fortnight there havo been tests of fresh material from the dramatists’ peus, and the pleasant, fea- ture of the thing is that native authorship domitates in the new pieces. The newest of our female dramatists, Mrs. Romualdo cco, nas been huard from again, and it scams likely thut she has almost, if ot quite, duplicated “the popular success of her first farce, ‘“Incog.” Mrs. Pacheco sttracts special autention because sho is the only American woman who has gained success purely as a writer of farce. Her now pieco is called “Nothing but Money.” It was first acted in Detroit by the Loderer come- dians, who include most of the clever actors in last season’s “Incog.” cast. The themo of *Nothing but Money" is light and ugroesvle, and tae comic complications are about as nuwerous as those of “Incoz.” The latter piece, it 1 well to note, as illustrating an un- common achicvement for a farce bv an American womau, has been sold to Charles H. Hawtrey for production at the London Comedy this fall, and to “Handsome Jack' Baroes for the English provinces. In con- juniction with ‘“Nothing but Money,” the Lederer troupe has also christened a one- act plece, “Victims of Science,” and that. too, i3 by a woman, Mrs. D. F. Verdonel, who. like Mrs. Pacheco, is lifornian, and is, besides, & World's fair commissioner. Theatrical Note Miss Clary has returned from a trip over tho state, where she has been doiug per- sonal wori in securing tickets for the oper- atic festival, “Everywhere I ot the most cordial welcome,” sho says, “aud the plan to locate a permanent season of opera in Omaha was received with the most decidea ap [roval. 1o Fromont the list 1s hended vy Mr. Ray Nve, Mr. Beckman, Mr. Fowler (the latter having returned from the Bay- routh festival this summer), Mr. Milier, Mr, Keon, Mr, Willlams and others, The sub- scription list is managed by Mr. Elick of tho opera house. In Columbus Mrs. Coandier, resident of the Ladies Musical association, heads tho List, aud Mrs. Page, one of the leadiug musicians of the city, has the list in chirge. At Grand Island, Messrs, Bentley and Raynard nead the subscription list, whioh is left in the managemont of Miss Eva MuroLy, one'of the leading musiciaus of the In Kearney Mrs. bwinson, formerly of the Laaies Swedish quartet,and a graduato of the Swedish Conservatory of Music, will organize a subscription list.” Mrs. Swinson and Mres. Downing bead the list, and will be assisted bv Colonel Howell of Hub' and Lawyer Brown." THE THEATERS, The next attraction at Boyd's New theator will be the bruliant actor and able dramatist, Milton Nobles and his charming youog wife. This time they will present two new blays that have never oeen seen here,and both from the peun of Mr. Nobles. ‘The repertolre will be as follows: Friday evening and Saturday matiwee, “A Son of Thespis"; Saturday eveoiog, “For Revenue Oualy," and Sunday eveniog, “Frowm Sire to Soa The following is the story of 1ho new play : “A Son of Thespis,” briefly told: The story deals with the fortunes of a young man wio, o 1861, was the leadiug actor of & New York theater. Ho is seeretly warriod 10 8 youug soclety girl, the daughter of & banker. Toe of shrowd | caan | who has tem porarily taft ! filling the position of | assumied namo. | Nobles has made famous. A | born to the actor just after his departure for E. 8, Willard, who has beou_ here the pasy | L0 seat of war. baok beeomes involved throush the sehem- Ing of the junior partner, whose suit has been rejected by his seaior's daigater. Taé fors gerios that wreck the bing ary skillfully conteived to apvear the work of the tno sta secretary to canker. So direct does tne ~evidence of nis guilt appear that for a moment his young wife seems to doubt him. Crushed and humiliated ho onters the army andor an Eightoon years olapse be- tween the first and the subsequent acts. We noxt meet the actor as tha “Palmy Day Tragedian,” an old-timo actor. The charac- ter 18 of that serio-comic kind which Mr. dnughter is The wifo and mother re- mains troe to the memory of tor husband. A meeting and reconciliacion 18 finally brought about through the oMces of Colonel Tom Alchostra of Texns, The colonel is an ex-confederato soldier, who met the actor- soldier on the battle fleld, and botween the old fedoral and confederate warm friend- ship oxists, Dolllo Nobles will play the old actor's daughtor. Mr. Nobles has orzan- iz0d his company with an speotal view to the production of his new comedy, which he confidently believos will prove his groatest succoss. “All of the scenory for the proauc- tion will bo carried by the company. Mr. Nobles' other new play, entitled ‘“‘For Rovenue Ouly,” which wiil be playod here on Saturday evening, was seon for the first time on any stage in Chicago last week and prove successful beyond aatioipation. George C. Staley, who has won for himself A permanent }zlncu as a dialecy comedian, swoot singer of ballads and a yodler, appears in his drama, “A Royal Pass,” at the Far- nam Street thoater four nights, commencing today (matinee). Mr. Staley is sald to be equal to any of our best comedians, and his role s arranged to give him full scopo for his varied talents. His new songs, **Watching the Children Play,” and “Bye-bye to Baby, are becowming ereat favorites, In the third act ot A Royal Pass” nocurs the novel and highly exciting raco between two genuine working locomotives, escaping prisoners on a train being pursued by a soecond train, tho latter drawn by the swiftest engine to bo had “in the name of the czar.” To bafile their pursuors the men on the leading ongine pause long enough to piace a log across the track. Asthe second locomotive nears the obstruction the guide slips from the tender, removes the log, and the fleeing ones ure at the mercy of tho pursuers. Both engines thunder along at & high rate of speed. Steam streums from their whistles, bells clang, headlights elave, the wheels whirl and rum- ble as they go bounding over the track. This Is undoubtedly one of the reatest son- sational scenes of the age. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week Iobert Downing and Eugenie Blair, supported by a fine company, will Fresont us a season of heavy tragedy, in- cluding such plays as *Virginius” and “Tho Glagiator.”’ These stars aro under the man- agement of William A. McConnell, tho well known dramatist and humorous writer. The attraction the last of this woek at the Farnam Street theater commencing Thurs- day evening, is the latest comedy sucoess, a laughable absurdity, entitled “Tanglea Up.” The cast includes as tho stellar lights of the company new stars but old fa- vorites. Louls DeLarge noeds no introduc- tion, his work with Aronson’s Casino com- pany in comic opera has made him a prime favorite with Omaha audiences, and he Is. sureof a warm welcome. He is a conscien- tious performer and has worked hard to at- tain his presont position in the profession. ‘The critics rank him in his work in “Tangled Up" with Nat Goodwin and Stuart Robsou. Will S. Rising, who 1s associated with Mr. DeLange as joint_star, is also an artist, an exceedingly graceful actor, and possessed of a voico of uncommon sweetness and sympa- thouie quality. He has for several seasons past been connected with leading comic opera companies, and will bo pleasantly remem- bered for his successes in “Little Tycoon,” “Starlight” (With Jarbeau), with the Me- Caull, Duff and Aronson’s Casino companie: and two seasons ago for his excellent wo! as leading support to the peerless Lotta, “Taugled Up” Is described as a delightful absurdity, for laughing purposes only, and Dnas an ingenious and amusingly complicated plot that naturally suggests the title, [t is not a farce comedy but a legitimate play of the order of “All the Comforts of a Home," “Wilkinson’s Widows'" and other of the pop- ular laughing successes of the day which appeal to tho very best eloment of theater- goers. Prominentin the cast are Alexander Clork, Agnes Stoue, sister of Marie Stone of the Bostonians, a charming comedieune and the possessor of 4 hna Mezzosoprano ° voice. Lottie Mortimer, the patite soubrotte snd dansouse, who will introduce in tho comedy the much talkod of serpentine dance, Qil- bert Gregory, formerly of Henry Dixey's “*Adonis company. Miss Jerrie Allaire, a charming ingenue; Lillian Cumings, a hand- some young debutante. G. R. Pollara and Albert Brown. ——— SAYINGS UF THE KIDS, When an acoldent In the yard of the Grand Central station a short time ago blocked the tracks for an hour or more, says the New York Times, there were many trains stalled in the Park avenue tunnel, among them being an express with several sleeping cars attached. lu one of the sleep- ers was a young lady of 6 or 7 years. Sne bore tue first fiftoon minutes of ‘standing in the dark very woll, and then something scomed sudaenly to trouble her mind. Evi- dently the intention of the party she was with had been to breakfust at homo in the city, but the breakfast hour had been passed, and the little miss began to feei uneasy lost the meal should escape her altogether. After a few heroic efforts to couceal her fears she turned to the gontleman wwo sat beside her and asked: *'How much longer s we goin’ to stay here, Uncle Tomi" “Mayboa year,” was the unswer. “But what is we goin’ to eat!’ “I guess we'll have to eat the porter, Flossie,” Unole Tom roplied, as seriously us he' could. *“Oh, ‘thaw,” said Fiossie,” as her face clouded over more than ever, *I never did like black meat, anyway.” ! A little Horlem girl who has four small brothers of a larger growth than herseif, all of whom are more or loss addicted to a pro- fane turn of speech, says the New York Ad- vortiser, was asked by her mother the other day what she wanted to do on her 6th birth- day. whioh was fast approaching. ‘The child thought for 4 moment and then replied, her eyes meanwhile dancing av the alluring prospect: “Levs all go to Conoy Islaud and make sand pies, and then come homoe and have waflies for tea and ico cream, and after that, just before I go to bed, let mo say ‘D-a-m, dam it’ frao tumes without get- ting spanks o A Cass aveaus man has a 13-year-old boy, says tho Letroit Froe Pross, who hasn’t bad winws for the past ton or & dozen years, his father says, and the unanimousopinion or the neighbors 13 with the father. The other day he approached bis sire. “Pop,” he said, *will you get mo & bloy- clof: “Yes, aud be glad to, 1f yow'll bo a good boy.” Was the prompt Fesponse, The youngster seemed to be overcome by the paternal generosity, and was silent for a moment, but that wasn't it. **Ihanks, pop,” be saia, *buc I guess biey- cles come too high for n boy like me, . Children unconselolisly come noarer zreat truths than they think, says the New York Tribune, Warren was tho owaer of a can Hanuel elephant, the one 1dul of bis ey From old age and the effacts of constant handling it bad bexun to shed its sawdust. Early ou Sunday moraing Warcon's mothor found bim ou the floor of bis room with a needle and long thread, quietly sewing up a eip in the bind log of tho unimal, In rathor @ sharp toue of volee she said: “Why, War- rou, 1 am ashamed of you. Sowing on Sun. day! You might have waited for that until tomorrow, I should think.” While continu- ing Lo draw tho throad through he looked up and 1o tho most revereut niannor and with the calmest voice remarked, “Mamma, dido't Christ heal of the Savbathy”’ T'raly, of the mouths of babes” shall como wi o'e Mr. C. was partioularly deliberate in the matter of invoking the diviae blessing upon ily weals, ana when the repast was unusually good this was a trying ordeal to tho three youne sons. On one occasion there wero siraugers—and chicken—at diu- ner, and this function was longer than ever. AL 1ls wonclusion the S.year-old son drow & long breath. and fervently but sudibly re- warked, “That's a good job done." *'I have a notion to break your face,” said the boy 1o bis watel “You way even do that, bravely, sald the watch UL you can'tuover wake me rup,’’ { Pythian Displag in HA_DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SAt LSCHO-S RO ANTE ROOMS sas Oity the Talk of the Past Week. PICNICS IN STORE FOR SECRET SOCIETIES ofal What the Odd Fellows Are Doing to In- erease the Membership of the Order -Masonic News for the The eyes of Pythians all over tho world were turned Kansas Cityward last woesk on account of the moeting of the supreme lodes and the grand encampment of the Uniform Rank fn the oity by the Kaw. Conservative estimates fix the crowds at 50,000 people in attendance during the great days of the meoting, and it is thought safe in saying that 25,000 knights were inline on Tuesday during the parade. taxea to entortain the vast numbers of poople who went to the eneampmont, Kansas City was turned into one vast recoption commit- tee on Monday of last week when the crowds commenced to come, ana by ‘) uesday every- body was tired out with the constant vigil that had been kept up. The peopto laid aside all business and de- voted thomselves to the single task of an- swering questions asked and of givitg all in- formation possible. There was more button- holing done on the streets of Kansas City Monday than if the oity had secured boti the democratic and republican national con- ventions together. But thovisitors wore not after votas. They simply wanted to be di- rected to the various quarters to which they had been assigned, and to otner points in which they were Interested. Tho various bureaus of information wore throngod all day, and disposed of the crowds in excellont shape. There was no vexatious waiting, und the wisdom of estavlishing so many bureaus was domonstrated by the rapidity with which the crowds were disposed of and places made for succeeding arrivals. O! the purade only the most glowlng praise is heard, Those who have seen many national parades say that the parade of tha knights on Tuesdny was far and away superior to auy similar demonstration by this reprosentativo secret society. It was long and finely marshated, so that nouwith- stauding the length people did not grow ured of seeing brilliant uniforms and Land- some men, Omuhu No. Twelve, you ses, Nebrasku's vory bast boys aro we. Always in it, out of sight. Bl of furh, Doty dny ARd night. Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-aye. T'his and much more in the same jovial strain sang perhaps a hundred of the merri- est of men thav eher turnea out on a parade, says the Kansas City Journal of Thursday, Aund such & parade! Soizing an hour well calculated to the aeed, 11 o'clock at night, they bore down on the Journal office from the'south with the din of an escaped mad- bouss, nursery, a_fire or two and s school- house at recess. This was long before there was anything or anybody in sight but a policeman heading off & crowd. Then came the causa of the effect, 100 men from Omaha, Lincoln and other Nebraska points, dressed in whilo stockings, knee recchies, red decollet shirts and whito skull caps. That was thecrowd. Ahead of these came twelve men clad in the flowing robes of hovgoblins, trimmed with ears of corn, and wearing a hat built of cora cobs, and ahead of the entire prooession came the very old Nick himself, one man having clad bimself in a black jersey suit, tight-fitting and aecoratea with thé lines of a skeleton. He wore, nlso, a papier mache skull. Every man was ariied with a bullfrog- volced trumoet, with . the exception or one man, and ho struggled with a drum, which he boat with more energy than good time. The foliowing extract from Supreme Chanosllor Shaw’s port will show how wonderful the growthlof.the order has been : ‘‘At the time our Pyvhian congross was last in session, July, 1890, the numerical strength of tho membershin, as ‘shown by the official reports for the year ending De- cember 31, 1889, shows as follows: Number of grand lodges.. .. Number of subordinate lodges. Membership of the order L2637 The ofticial reports for the vear ending De- cember 81, 1890, show, viz.: Number of grand lodges. Nuwber of subordinate lod Menibership of the order For the year ending December 31 Numper of grand lodges.. ... Number of subordinate lodges . Membership ofithe orde And ofticial reports as of J Number of grand lodges *Number of subordinate *Membership of the ordor ...... *Theso figures, thoush Appre based upon reports so far received. *‘E'rom the foregoing is made the following computation : Mombership of the order July 1, 18%0.... 283,500 Memborship of the oraer July 1, 1802, 506,000 or au inorease 1a the two years ending July 1, 1892, of 112,000, being at the rate of nearly 45 per cent for Lhe time. “'At the prosent rate of progress it will be safo to say that the mombershup is now fuily 400,000. *F'rom the foregoiug it may be seen that the increase of membership during the pres- ent administration is approximately 1i2,000, being @ greater numver of Knights of Pythias than composed the eatire membor- ship of the order at tho end of tha first cighteen years of its existence. *When we refloct that & greater number of Knights of Pythias have been added to our rosters during the past twenty-six months than during tho first eighteen yoars of our existence, the increasing importance of the order becomes more sad more ap. parent.” Major General James R. Carnahan of the Uniform Rank 1 makig his report to the national encampment, said: “Never in the lustory of fraternal organizations has any soclety prosvorod and grown fn numbers us has tio Koights of Pythias during the past wo years, and to the Uniform Rank, in a very great measure, ls due this remarkable prosperity, This rank has been the great medium through which the outside world has been able to gain some idea of the so'idity and streugth of our society. The uniform rank, too, has touched the higher and better instincts of the people of the American continent; it has awakened a pat. riotism, a pride, a lofty and noble ambition 10 make this fratornity of the new world not simply as great as those ancient and honora- able bodies that have come to us from the old world, and the years of long ago, but even greator than any or all of them, and in its rapidly increasing ranks to gather all men who value their personal houor above gold or place, and whose purity of life shall make them it associates of the best of God's orea- tion. Itis no exagwerated statement to say that, through the prominent part the Uni- form Rank is now taking before the world, we are securing for tho order of Kuights of Pythias a class of mon. superior in social qnalities, superior in intelligence, superior in citizenship, superior 10 all that goes to make tho true man and citizon, than ever before in the history of the order.” Tnis statement is made with ail due respect to the men who iaid tho foundations on which has been buily the maguiticent Pythian temple of today. Tho time hias passed, nover to return, we be- liove, when our doov's ire to be thrown open to every passor-by, and for the future the quality of the man shalk be the test that wiil pormit him to stavd beside our sitars or within the double trisngle of Pythian bon- ors. Iu speaking of the necessity of the Uniform Rank keeping pace with tho goneral spirit of progress, General Carnaban says: ‘“'ne Uniform Rank bas now grown into proportions, 8o far as numbers are concerned that we, as members of tle Knights of Pythias, may very {ullly feel proud and when you see the milltary pride of its mem- bers and the great desire that is manifested by tho great mass of officers and sir knights L0 make 1t more thoroughly efficlont as a £roaL army corps, most cortainly the supremo lodge abould give it every possible encourage- ment, both fu word and act. This undoubt- odly s the desire of every loyal Knlght of Pyibias, whbether in the supreme lodge or outofit. The thought and wish of the 40,000 members of this brauch of the order today i3 to bring it up 1o the bighest possible sition as @ body of free citizen soldiors, oyal to the flag under which they live, be that flag the stars aud stripes of the great ropublic or the uuion jack of Merry Eoglaud. As the means Lo bring about tbls much desirod end, we shouid use those meaus nat impress the importauve of woble living Nover has Kansas City been so and workingon all; should strive In every honorablo way to place the rank in as high a position, froin a military point of view, as is possible for the national ruard, or the revular army of any country, to attmn. Where ad- vances aro made by the army or national guard, lot the Uniform Rank of kaights bo abreast with the van and in touct aud step with all that is best.” He also gives the following fizures as to the total stroagth of the Pythisn army : AL tho close of tho fiscal year, March 81, 1803, the organization and membe rship of the Uniform Rank stood as follows Totnl divistons. o7 Menbership V. 888 “I'rom March 81 to July 1 fifty (50) addi tional divisions have been anlluléd. inoreas- ing the mombership to the grand total, on Julv 1,1802, 10,880, *“The Uniform Rank is now organized into twenty.one brigades, composed of eighty- nne regiments: fourteen separate regiments ; fifty-oight separate divisions. "By separato regimonts I niean rogimonts in states whero thore is as yet no vrigade or- gauization, and by soparate divisions, those divisions in states where there is no brigado or rezimental organization,” Modern Woodn onle. On Thursday, August 25, the first annual plonic of the Modera Woodmen of America Log Rolling association of tho First con- grossional distriot of Novraska was hold at Lincol park, Lincoln. This association covers the territory formerly occupied by the old First congressional district of.this state. An enormous excursion train carrying 560 persons loft Omaha at 8 o'clock over the Rock Islana, accompanied by the Sevonth Ward band. Upon thoir arrival i Lincoln tho grand parade took place, over 1,500 Woodmea participating, which was reviewed 1n front of tho Hotel Lincoln by the Head ofticers of the order. Tho streets of Linooln were gaily decorated in honor of tho Woodmen “and the oity was turned over to them. All the head officors of tho order ware present. in the city in attendance at the monthly meeting of the board of directors. At this woeting over $70,000 in death claims were allowod. After the procession the enormous crowd was quickly transportod by a long line of stroct cars to Lincoln park, whero the picnic partof tho program was carriod out. Dur- ng the afternoon the following program was carrloa out: Introductory remaris by the chairman, Hon. A. R. Talbot, Lincoln, Neb. Address of welcome by Hon. A. H. Weir, muyor of the city of Lincoln, Response by W. A. Northeatt, head consul M, W. A. Greenville, Iil. Music by the band. Address of woelcome in behalf of M. W. A. Log Roilin: ssociation of the First congres nh}lml(llnu t, Hon. Thomas Darnell of Lin- coin Response, Hon. J. G. Johnson, Kan. afrector head ca np. Music by the band, “Our Present und Future.” Hon. 0. W, head clerk M. W. A.. Fulton, 111 of the Order,” Hon. Allen W. Field, Incoln, Neb, “The Hluok Pebble. director head eamp, W A “Our Beneficiarles. Dr. ank Swallow, head physician, Valley Falls, Kan. Muslo by the band. “Our Troasurs Box," Hon, D. O; Zink, head bunker, Grand Island. Neb, “Our’ Uniform Runk,” General J. R. Recse, ad direetor, Springfieid, 111 “Our Work." Hon. J. W. White, chalrman head directors, Tampico, 111, Music by the band. “Brotherhood of Man," Mr. Fred Woodward, Lincoln, Neb. After those exercises races of various kinds and a base ball'game were indulged in by tha neighoors present, followed by & spo- clal reception to the head offivers at Burling- ton beach. In the early evening the Sev- enth Ward bana of Omaha serenadod the hoad ofticers and the ladies at the Lincoln hotel. Their charming concert music called forth enthusiastic praiso ana the assoctution tendered to the Omaha neighbors a special vote of thanks forthe band that accompanied them. At the business session of the Log Rolling association Beatrice was selected aftor a sharp competition with Omaha_as the loca- tion for the next log rolling, whick will ve held some time during the month of Au- gust next year. Tho name of the association was changed to thut.of the Modern Wood- men of America Log Rolling Association of Eastern Nebraska. - The following officers ware olected for the onsuing year: T, E. Wilson, Beatrice, president: J. R. Craig, Beatrice, secretarv; E. F. Wilt, Bo- atrico, treasurer; H. M.” Morrow, Omana, first vice president; A. R. Talbot, Lincoln; second vice president; W. E. Cady, Omaha, third vice president; Mrs. Van Gilder, Omaha, fourth vice president. § Tho following persons were recommended as delogatos and alternates : D. I. Thornton, Omaha, delogate; H. M. Morrow, Omaha, alternate; Marshal, Doug- las, delegato; Nuland, Wabash, alternate. A. R. Talbot of Lincoln was endorsed for reelection as one of the directors of the order. On Friday evening Beach camp No. 1454 had with 1t the following head officers of the order: C. W. Hawes, head clerk; J. G. Johnson, Kansas, director; A. R. Talbot, Lincoln; J. W. White, Illinois, director, and D. C. Zink, head banker, of Grand Island. Aftor a carriave ride around the city in the early evening the head ofticers were escorted to the hall of Beach camp, where the gonera meeting of the camp was held. After the business had been disposed of speechmaking, feasting and a general jollification was 1 dulged in until nearly mianight. The head ofticers all expressed themselvos as enthusi- astic over tho order 1 Omaha and antici- pated a rousing meeting in Omaha next No- vember, when the bead camp meets here. The ordor now contains 1,750 camps and & membership of 70,000. Peabody, T. Hoydecker, il Oad Fellow Links. The Ladependent Order of Odd Fellows 1n this state has increased its membership won- derfully during the last six months, having averaged over 100 initiations per month. Grand Master Georgo Loomis and Grand Secretary 1. P. Gage have proved themselves to be great ‘rustlers” and made themselves very popular wmong the different lodges throughout the state. There are to be uow lodges iustituted at Hartington, Haigler and Newman's Grove, also a Kebekal lodge at Curtis within a short time, Tho boys anticipate the most enthusiastio meeting ever held at the annual grand lodge meoting to bo held in Omala commencing October 1. The grand loage of Iswa meets av Council Bluffs on the same date. Both hold & week's session. The two lodges will unite iu a grand parade on one of the days. The Blair lodge, No. 14, has new brick building completed held its first meeting in it Rust 25 at which time three new ones were injtiated and tho first dogree conforred on the fourth one. This lodge is growing very rapidly and expects to dedicate the now hall about September 15, at which time sey- oral visitors ero expoctad from Omaba, Fro- mont, Arlington and other lodges. Mombers of the degree of “Canotn’ with uniform will be present from somo_of the lodges and take partin the parade. A grand timo is antioi- pated. Unton Facitic Council Will Piente, Union Pacific Council of the Royal Ar- canum is arranging for its tirst anuual pienic on September 10, which, from preseut inai- cations, will ba the leading affwir of the sea- son. ‘The place selected 1s the Union Pacitic pleuic grounds at Waterloo. Pioneer council of Omaha, Knoxall couveil of South Omaha and Fidelity council of Council Bluffs have been invited to join in the excursion. A spe- cial train on the Union Pacific bas beon se- cured, which will bave the treck aneud of tne fast mail, leaving Council Blufls at 12:80, Omaha at 1:00 and South Omabu at 1:30, and returning in the evening. Numerous gamos and contests ure veing arranged and Lo the successful participants in these many of the leading business houses of tho city are offor- ing prizes. An orchestra will atiend and dancing be in progress during the whole afternoon and eveniug, & moonlight night naving beon selected. Iv will be s basket picaic and the invitation is weneral, so that rivate parties can avail tbemssives of the ow rate. Tne fare “+ill be 75 conts for adults and 50 cents for children, Masonic Notes A Masonic journal was published ln i'rance u 1773, ‘Phera wore 1,548 mombess rais »d in Canada last year. " Puo estimated anuual income of the frater- ity is $25,500,000, Ponusylvania bas nearly 43,000 members, still ivis far bebind New York. Every person who bas been constituted as @822 A A 5. R, Mason ina regular and constitutional munuer, armed with & cerlain states dolegates to the are Instructed to oppose any such mensure. INTERNATIONAL SANITARIUM DR. W. C. MAXWELL, Prest. Graduate of Bellevue Hospital Medleal Coilege, New York Olty, 16th and Howard Streets, Class of 1874 Omaha, Nebraska. 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