Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1895, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ISUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST Cody Will Leunch Out Into New Forms of Entertainment for the Masses, EXPOSITION OF THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY Attractions Which Will Hold the Hoards Luring the Next Duys—Empire Theater Will 130 Dark Until Next sunday—Chat of the Mummers. Soven Buffalo Bill has returned from scout or reconnal his recent ance in York City and is the busiest man in Lincoln count Ho is eng at the present time in per- fecting plans for spring work on his beauti- ful homestead, “Sccut’s Rest” ranche, adjacent to North | whie prises 3,000 broad acres of the riile valley land in the state. Colonel Cody is an enthus tie irriga- and views with considerable pride the on 1 seven miles in length and thirty-five miles of laterals which will this year convey (he wat of the Platte over every foot of this vast farm. One hundred and sixty head of pedigreed horses, Clydes- dales, Cleveland Bays and Hackneys, will be tivation of this tract, and they arc all fat and slick and rezdy for spring work The commodious ranch stab! con: tain immense stores of hay and the excellent alfalfa, whilo the granaries bulge with last yoars' crop of sod corn, attesting the utility o! irrigation in Nebraska. Being requested to outline his individual plans for the summer, Colonel Cody said: “T Wwill take the road ut the middle of April and will open in Philadelphia on April 22, with the lurgest show that has ever been transportel through tho country on wheels. My company will consist of 600 people and 600 head of animals. At the present time I am having constructed tho largest grand stand that was ever buiit. It will seat comfortably 18,000 people. To transport the company, aninials and paraphernalia, T will require forty-six sixty-loot cars. Buffalo Bill's Wild West and_Congress of Rough Riders of the World is Nebraska's own W, for the original performance of the entertain. ment, which has unquestionably, during the Jast eleven years, played to more people than any other show, was given in Omaha May 17, 1883. It is a pleasure to me to feel that this show, the peculiar product of fron- tier life in Nebr: has attainel to such popularity, having traveled more miles, per- formed in more different countries and before more royalty than any show ever organized. During the summer of 1895 1 will, with this combination, tour the New England, Middle and southern statcs, closing the season in November at the great Atlanta, Ga., exposi- tion. I consider the of the Wild West was in its originality and the interest that pertained to border life and warfare, which it so graphically portrays. I am now organizing for Ambrose Park, my permament grounds In_greater New York, another exhi- Ditlon equally o inal in conception, which I am confident will commend itself to the pleasure-secking world as an entertalnment ©of surpassing interest. A great many, who always fear venturing into new fields, have licted for this enterprise the same dis- Mfiting failure that _was so freely ophesied for the Wild West. Mr. Sulisbury and myself atisfied that a grand ecxposition of the history of African slivery will merit and attract the attention that will make it a financial success. This is the contemplated object of our great Ambrose Park entertainment for the ensning scason, We are sparing no ex- pense to make this tae greatest show the world has =cen. To fittingly portray the thrilling history of slavery In America, in a manner paralleling in its unlque features the story of frontier life which the Wild West 80 realistically presente, will require a great company. This show will be called Afric- America, or Black America, and will be composed of 1,000 negroes. These sable sons of Ham. will enact this wonderful drama in human_history, graphically and humorously describing the remarkable evolution of the negro race during tue last Lalf of the nine teenth century. Thrilling tableaux represent- ing the negro as a savage, a slave, a soldier and a citizen will intersperse the enactment of this historical drama. The progress of the race through a hopeless bondage from bar- barism to clyilization, will be replete with fnterest, as the pages of history narate the story of no more strange or wonderful vicis- situdes in human life. The American Indian has been a great attraction in the line of public entertainments, perhaps a greater drawing card {han any other specles of ani- mal, but the Indian ranks more as a curiosit as the animal that has been most destructiv to the American frontiersman. The negro, in point of ability as an entertainer, casily di tances competition. Like Artemus Ward monkey, he is an ‘amoosin cuss,’ and is, at the same time, the possessor of marked mu- sical abillty. Every capability of the best negro talent In America will be fully utilized in the Ambrose Park exposition. Negro hu- mor and negro melody will there reach the very acme of proficiency. We have engaged a large company of the most celebrated col- ored opera and jubilee singers, and each and every member of the entire aggregation will possess musical talent, 5o that the grand cho. of 1,000 volces will be a thrilling perform- ance. ‘Imagine,” sald the colonel, dramatically, 1,000 negroes in varied costume, parading and singing in one grand wave of melody one of those old plantation songs. “Scenes descriptive of the ante-war perlod, representing a cotton plantation, with cotton pickers at work, and the varlous occupations carried on by slaves in the ‘good old timesy the slave driver, the auction block, the whip- ping post and other features of the old pa- ternalism of the southern plantation, will be an interesting part of tue entertainment Emancipation day will, also, be appropriately represented. But It is impossible to indicate all the varied attractions that (e Ambrose Park show will present. It is, however, 1o foresee that in a very few months there will be many Imitators scouring the country in every direction, humbugging the peopl: as the ‘only originals.’ But ‘imitation is the sincerest flatte and we will be content in the knowledge that the Ambrose Park will be the greatest as well as the ‘only original® show portraying the negro as a savage, a slave, a soldler and a citizen." Colonel Cody anticipates a very profitable season for both of fais great shows, and, inci- dentally, will ot forget, in the bustle of his personal business, to advertise Nebraska and his home city, North Platte, F. M. 8. New atte, most 11 rs employed fn the c success are OLD WAYS AND NEW, Mannger Augustin Daly Chats Differon Heiween Stock « “The term stock company,” Augustin Daly the other evening, “‘has come to mean something quite different from what it 2id when I became a manager in 1869, At that time a stock company was composed of men and women engaged for a season of thirty-fivs weeks and capable of playing auy and all kinds of parts. It was usually the custom then to post on the call board, at th DLeginning of each season, the casts of all the standard plays, and the members of the com- pany so cast were expected to play any of the parts for which they were named at very short notice—-usually two days. The bill was changed repeatedly, and the character of the plays presented varied widely. For instance, if ‘“Kiug Lear' was produced tonight, in all tikellhood ‘The Inconstant' would be done to- morrows The actor who wore tights tonight would probably be called upon to wear trous- ers tomorrow “Roucicault—and, by the way, that is a fac: not generally known—Boucicault introduced the system Low in YOgu® of engaging peopie only for the run of the play. He did it when ke first produced ‘Colleen Bawn' in London, and it proved so satisfactory that it has boen kept up ever since. Nowadays even so promis nent a manager as Mr. Irving frequently en. gAKes an actor or actress for only the pro duction of a certain play. He has, of course his own company, but for important roles or roles requiring a pecullar talent ho goes outslde. “My company.” added Mr. Daly, “I founded in 1868, and three of the origindl members, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Clarke, are still with me. Of course when I began the old mothods of which I fiave spoken were the fashion, aud I have always (ried to maintala the same pian—I doubt if any other manager Las succonded o5 well.” Mr. Daly Is just now presentiug a play of modern life, called “The Orient Express.” On the 21st Just. the very same actors will be seen in & revival of Shakespeare's “Two About the DAnies. ald Manager portable | Gentlemen of Verona.” This play has boen‘uuc-)lhbunfla kingdom on the upper Zam- seen on the stage very seldom. It was first [ besi. He was then no longer unknown, and produced in London in 1768, and its longest | in 1883 set out with his bride and a mag- run was when Kemble presented it in 1821 | nificent equipment. He was not dest'ned, for twenty-one nights. It has not been seen | however, to a peaceful journey. No ex- in London since the '40s. Here it has never | plorer in Africa has ever had more thrill- been seerf but once, and that was when |ing experiences than theee of Dr, and Mrs. Charles Kean produced it in 1836, Mr. Daly | Holub among the wildest of savages, has prepared his own version of the comedy | Mashhukulumbe. The party stood the rav- and in it he has introduced a 1ot of SONES | agos of feyer and the hostility of the and music from other Shakespearean dramas. | natives, holding the flercest in awe of the e white man’s weapons. All along the route every slight object was of interest and re- X ceived its due attention. Indeed, it may Ofter Patrons ot said that Dr. Holub's explorations are Near Future. greater and more lasting benefit to A laugh with Eddie Foy—that is the pleas- | geographers and naturalists than are the Ing announcement made by the management | researches of Stanley or other of the great of Boyd's theater, who declare that the new | explorers because of bis ‘:gl"“‘r“:h“:‘jfl':;:‘,:‘“ " and the exact data in the way of photographs, extravaganza In which Mr. Foy I8 starring—| yo1ches and measurements, which has since Oft the Earth,” is one of the funniest, as| hjs return enabled him to construct life-like well of the most gorgeously and life-sized models of the natives of four- ented entertainments ever witnessed teen tribes which he studled. = They are Wi Moy ol ths ¥ cesty | represented as engaging in characteristic s what Mr. Foy and the American Travesty | (CRULIVL 04O Dr. Holub's exhibit I company will appear in at Boyd's theater | vionna and Prague they were shown among this (Sunday) evening, and the three follow- | {noir’ huts and villages, which were repro- ing_evenings, with matines Wednesday. In | qucey "from the most. minute and exact “Of the Barth" appears as Cluster, | gocoriptions and measurements. The collec- chief clerk to Stag Party, a role which was | {jong occupled 150,000 square feet of floor especially written for bim, and in which he | gnace, They were shown in the Crystal fairly delights. ~ Everybody knows what a | pajace in Vienna and the largest exhibition quaint and odd personality Koy possesses, | pall of Prague, and attracted wide attention and an evening with him is always to be|among Africanists, naturalists, ethinologlsts remembered. The story deals with the ad- | and soientific men generally. Aside from his ventures of a pair of lovers, one of whom Is | great achievements he attracts people by his hypnotized, and, while in the mesmeric state, | ganial, cordial and courteous manner, and finds a magic diadem, by means of which | eyerywhere he would stand as a leader of Luna, Queen of the Moon, is called to earth. | men, Luna falls in love with the hypnotized lady men. ven years of peril and hardship in the wilds of Africa seem to have left no tracc swain, and carrles all the people in the play | upon him, and he is still in the prime of away with her to the moon, where adventurcs | of all sorts befall them. Cluster, while out hunting in a forest of lunar mushrooms, Kills a sacred white buffalo and is condemned imprisonment for 100 years. IHe escapes by stealing the queen’s diadem and thereby | tasma." Mr. Fletcher will celebrate his usurping her power. The scenic environ- | birthday her and his many Omaha friends ment of the production s said to be of the|are already anticipating a joyous occa- most novel description. The first act, which sion. is very farcical, occurs in a big wl-vp’n:m‘m‘ ATTRACTIONS FOR THE WEEK, What the Thoeaters W the Drama in th as one Mr. Samuel Fletcher, one of the best known rical agents on the road, will arrive today in advance of Hanlon's “Fan e, which Is fitted up like an under- ground grotto, and is provided with a mu- seum attachment for the purpose of attract- “Pawn Ticket 210" comes to the Empire for a_four nights' engagement, commencing with Sunday matinee, February 24, It was in DR. EMIL HOLUB. ing custom. The scene changes to the sky. The whole stage is a mass of clouds, and the principal characters in the play are observed passing through cloudland on their way to the moon. Cluster makes the trip cn an aerial bicycle with an electric pinwheel for its motive power. This scen= is heightened by the use of electric calclums which give a rainbow effect. The second act represents a forest of immense mushrooms on the moon. Original and startling electrical effects are said to be used in this scene. The first scene of the third act shows the gates of the moon by earth light, and after that a full stage effect represents the interior of Luna's palace of silver and ivory. The cos- tuming of the production Is, it is claimed, of the richest possible description. Musical numbers of a bright and popular order abound, among them some with the following titles: “Still His Whiskers Grew,” “La Favorita,” “The Rainbow,” “Truscalina Brown,” “I Spy, Little Girl,” “Can't Change It,” “Physical Culture Girls” and ‘‘They're Walting for M Three dancing divertise- ments are introduced, interpreted by a corps of dancers from the Alhambra and Empire theaters, London, and led by the premiere danseuse, Madeline Mcrando. Fol- lowing is the cast of principals: Prince Charles .Miss Louise Montague Dimples........ Miss Sadie McDonald Gayotte,.........." Miss Lilllan Hawthorne Luna, Queen of the Moon..Miss Kate Uart Queen Dowager........Miss Lola Hawthorne Patiencs Waite .. Miss ‘Hel How. ... this production that Lotta achleved one of the suceasses of her career, supported by a num- ber of the present company. P. Augustus An- derson, whose interpretation cf the Jewlsh pawn broker . was one of the notable features of Lotta’s production. The company includes Miss Amy Lee, Frank Doane, J. F. Sherry and others equally prominent. IRIDESCENT DREAM IN TIGHTS. Kitchens of Kens'ngton Belng Robbod of Cooks to Supply a Spectacte, In a recent London letter the correspond- ent devoted several sticks to the spectacle of “Constantinople,” now on at the Olympia, Kensington, and spoke of the array of girls in this wise: “Where on earth do they get the army of girls from?” I asked a Kensing- ton friend the other night at Olympla, where the gigantic spectacular picce of *“Constanti- nople” is going on. Talk abuut & garden of girls! There were groves of them—one might almost say ranches, for they came and left tho stage in droves, and what with the dazzling scintillations of their costumes, the Borgeousness of the stage setting, the bril- liancy of the limelight effects, and the glit- tering reflections in the water of the lake, where every girl doubled herself, so to speak, and iridescent legs seemed to multiply In a truly miraculous manner, one found it dif- fleult to make anything like a tabulated state- ment as to kind or number; but it is safe to.say there were more than a thousand on tho stage at one time; the program (and why question the veracity of a program?) eaid 2,000. Even a novice could see that these girls were not worn out coryphees and ballet dancers, who had blown Kkisses from thelr finger tips to other generations, but healthy, Vigorous young women, who appar- ently enjoyed the stupendous performance as much as the spectators, and but for strict discipline, would now and then have broken into something like a romp. My friend was just recovering from a rather violent transition from the shadow of the Sphinx to the court of Henry VIIL, In which an Indlan snake dance was in- volved; o 1 repeated my question. “If you lived in Kensington you would know,” he answered darkly. Stil I did not comprehend. But just then seventy Arebs on horseback thundered across the stage in pursuit of the French ambassador, who had mada love to ‘“the wrong girl;" the curtain fell with a crash from the band, and eny friend aroused himself. “Since this preclous show has become so popular it is impossible to retain a decent looking servant of any kind. Housemaids and ladies' malds especially are (hings of the past—the kitchens of Kensington have been emptied to ornament the stage of Olympia. The cook who's only “plain” in name, And a good face or form posse Can as a “Peri" In scant though iridescent dresses, he housemaid, quitting caps and strings, fay take the name of Wilhelmina, And ‘wear a gauzy pair of wings, And caper as a ballerina. WRITES P Miner 1 Hart Burns, the Jailer...Mr. Joseph Doner Pepperal and Prime Minister Toadstool. . ...Mr. IHenry Carter "..Mr. George (. Cheeney Mr. Charles Johnson ‘Mr. Willlam Morgan o Mr. George All Mr. C! Beni Mr. Eddie Foy 3 DOt eess Phillip Tanik... A Lion. A Pan Cluster. theater for two February 22 Tho attraction at Boyd's nights,» commencing Friday with a Saturday matinee, ~ will' be thy American tragelian, Walker White- side, supported by his own selected company of legitimate players. The plays decided o are “Hamlet,” Friday evening, “Richelicu,” Saturday evening, and “The Merchant of Venlco” for the Saturday matinee. Walker Whitesido has been making large strides since last seen in Omaba, and has had the rious consideration of eminent critics throughout the country. He is endowed by nature with a strong and marvelously e pressive face and deep, musical volce. Mr. Whiteside, while young in years, being only 23, is well versed in stago craft, haying de- yoted most of his time to the completion of his education for his chosen profession. His company of this season s one worthy to support tho star, and Is composed of the fol- lowing people: John M. Sturgeon, Friderick Vroom, Herbert Pattee, J. L. Saphore, Cor ou De Anton, D, Baker, aner, Ashley Miller F. F. Qeorge MeCulla, Leila Wolstan, Grace Atchin: son, Mrs. Robert Mantell, Louiso Linton and Fanny Mathias, gather fame The noted African explorer, Dr. Emil Holub, a Bohemian of Austria-Hungary, will deliver one of his remarkable lectures on South African life at the Young Men's Chris- tion association hall Monday evening, Feb- ruary 2. Dr. Holub's lectures cover many years of exploration In south Africa, eouth central Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope more than 1,000 miles north, beyond the Zambes!, in the habitats of fourteen dif- ferent tribes. In his work of exploration he jent mcre than seven years and has collected many thousands of specimens of great value and intzrest to the sclentific world, It is & remarkable fact In this man's carcer that he began it an unknown young man, without wealth or influence, and that be has always refused o accept any remuner- ation for the eplendid material which he has treely bestowed upon the museums. During the time of preparation and mounting his apecimens he lectured continually and earned over $80,000, all of which was abscrbed in the work. He began his life of explorat'on in 1872, when he went to south Africa with scarcely any resources except thorough train- ing in medicino and natural history. As a plysician he at once obtalned a lucrative practice among the diamond diggers of Kimberly, and, sav ng every dollar he could, e was ready Ina year to take the fleld with wodest equipment. Six years later he re- turned home with his first splendid ccl- lections aud a great store of information HOW SBARLOU LAYN, Ioteresting Talk with the French Dram- Attt on the Way He Evolves Plots, A French paper recently eaid “nothing pays big profits in Paris nowadays but music halls and Sardou, and no manager remains on good terms with his shareholders unless ho can promise them a new play by this gifted author.” The great French dramatist viewed not long since on *How to write a successful play.” He took the public into confidence, and told the secret of his meth- ods, although it gives but scanty encourage- ment to the budding playwright. His first conception of a plot is purely abstract, deal- ing more with emotions and forces than with persons and things. Having evolved the cen- tral idea of the play to be written, he then opens a sort of ledger, and for months, and often years, he collects incidents and' sug- gestlons bearing on the problem which he has set for himself. ‘‘Theodora,” for exam- ple, was sketched fwenty-five years, and the plot of “Gismonda” formulated six years be- fore those jlays were written, and then they were pigeon-holed until the necessary data wais collected. The selection of place, period and persons comes next to the constructive process. When was inter- this Is once decided, however, Sardou searches about uuexplored Matebeland and the Mar-|eVery volume bearing on’ the time and incidents of his piece, and surrounds himselt with maps and photographs until he becomes impregnated with the very spirit and atmos- phere of the choseh period. So great was his enthusiasm_after ;his research of Athenian history while collecting _Information for “Gismonda” that ho penned for the Parisian papers a_scathing, denunciation of Lord El- | gin's robberies of the marbles now in the | British museum. No one can form any notion,” he Is quoted as saying, “‘of the ex- |tent of my investfimtions respecting the architecture of the church of Santa Maria, and as for the conyent of Daphni, 1 had spe- cial photographs faken of the mosaics still to bs found amonk the ruins of this spot.” It is thus that Satdow establishes the out- side of his plays before he writes them, This was not Shakespeare's way. He did not trouble himselt about wmos: and mot very much about geography. He gave Behemia a coast, and settled there a colony of the most delightful creations that ever proceeded from i(hn brain of man Between these two ex- mples the aspirant to dramatic authorship | may become somewhat puzzled. o | Sardou acknowledg:s that such legendary personages as Theseus, duke of Athens, gested the chofce of this particular dark p. of mediaeval history for illustration in monda although he has always been haunted by a desire to write a play, the scenes of which should be laid in Athehs, ‘yprus or Byzantium. he actual writing of “Gismonda” occupied only about three monthe, as it was begun the last of June and finished early in September, the work bing done at Marly-le-Roi, his country villa Sardou suggests that the growing taste for ornament on the stage increases the diffi- culties of the young playwright, for, If the environment of his play is simple, tha man ager says: “The public likes sumptuous sur- roundings,” and if the play is d:corative h often declines the hazard, as the nuthor" reputation does not justify the investment. sossip of the Stage, “The Fatal Card” will go on the road at the conclusion of its engagement at Palmer" theater, and next season it will go to the Boston museum for a long run. It looks as It the tall hat of the theater will have to go. It has been a howling nu s many years that the wonder is legls has not been invoked before thi “Rob Roy" will terminate its run at the Herald Square theater on Mareh 16 and on March 18 Mr. Frank Mayo's dramatization ot Mark Twain's “Pudd'nhead Wilson"” will be produced there. Kuehne Beveridge, the one-time wife of Charles Coghlan, the actor, returned on the steamship Paris last week from an extended visit abroad, where she went with her mother after being granted a divorce. When Edward Harrigan and his company go to London in the spring they will pro- duco “Old Lavender” and “The Leather Patch,” and, possibly, if the English public nows a liking for the works, one or two moro of tho Harrigan play: Denman Thompson, who is now playing in “The Old Homestead” at the Star theater, has veceived a very tempting offer from a London manager to present his play in that city. He is considering the advisability of sending over a company headed by Odell Willlams. The latest report that A. M. Palmer's stock company 18 soon to disband has been denica by Mr. Palmer. The company will produce {lby,” which Paul M. Potter has dra- matized, In Boston, March 4. A name has been found for the new play by Oscar Wilde, which will b> the next at- traction at the St. James theater, in the punuing title, “Phe Importance of Being Earne: Ernest is the name of the chief character in the play, which will present Mr. Wilde in a very ‘merry humor, and also George Alexander once more as a light come- dlan.—Westminster Budget. Neill Burgess says that he has been away from the stage o long that he does not be- lieve he could play the cld maid in “The Country Fair” again to the satisfaction of an audience. “I could no more get my voice back to the part than I could fly,” he says. He has no idea ¢f retiring permanently from the stage, hewever, “Some day,” M. Burgess said the other day in Cleveland, I will find a play fhat, suits me, and come back.” . # Ono must visit soubrette row in New York to get an icea of what actresses do for a living, says the correspondent to the Dramatic Times. Some are dressmakers, others paint- ers of china, others milliners, while sgme have addressing envelopes as their vocation. One actress is satisfied to make $10 a week at making hats, when $50 was refused by her mo less than a season ago. It has been a pretty hard season, and the industriousness of some professionals at other trades show how energetio they can be. Miss Nethersole has been seen in four parts during her Chicago engagement of a forts night, and in her playgoers have found a new actress of high gifts‘and of uncerlain art says the Chicago Tribune. That her art Is still in the bud makes one repeat the wish which Juliet breathed in the garden to her fover, feeling that the auspices are happier in the present instance for its fulfillment, “Thig bud ‘of love by summers ripening hreath May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet,” American interviewers and tuft hunters had better cut the following paragraph out and keep it in their scrap books, for Sarah is coming this way presently: ‘“Mme. Bern- hardt’s latest freak is to have one of her reception rooms fitted up with ‘surprise’ fur- niture. For instance, a very cozy looking armchair, which is placed invitingly in a prominent position, has arms which close up on the occupant, who is powerless to stir until released, while another gives the un- wary lounger who sits in it a sharp tap cn the head, causing him ‘to jump up with rather more force than elegance.” It may be of interest to state that there are seven dist'met companies of actors at the czar's disposal, and seven orchestras, of which two have 100 musicians each, two sixty- five each, and the other three together are 100 strong. One of the great costume stores alone holds 135,000 costumes and 20,000 pieces of armor. There is a dramatic library of 65,000 volumes, and an opera library with nearly 3,000 operas complete in every detail, The dramatic college is practically a boarding schocl, with some 125 pup'ls, and the stables ation 25 of the department have a complement of 100 horses, The resources are simply enormous, and the staff is literally an army. Miss' Maud Adams is the leading lady of John Drew’s company. A good story Is going the rounds concerning her quick wit. Whils in Philadelphia attending a select luncheon she met, among others, a young man recently married, who is noted for his bold manners and who has won the name of being the big- gest bore in socicty, He asked Miss Adams a number of persopal questions, and the hostess was about (o speak to him when he received his just punishment from the young lady he had been bathering. ““Miss Adams,” he asked, “will you.tell me if you are mar- ried?” “I am not.x"Do you contemplate such a step?” “IMave no thought.” ‘“And why not, pray?’ heopersisted, ‘“‘Because I am not £0 easily pleased as your wife was. “The Heart of Matyland,” David Belasco's much talked about! fiily, will, it is now an- nounced, b: produded’at the Herald Square theater, New York, 'in October next, under the management of %, C. Whitney and Max Dleiman. Mr. Bléiifian, who is one of the associate managers "of the Herald Square theater, says that 'Mfs, Leslie Carter would play the lcading role in the plece, and that the rema'nder of the, eapt would be as _strong as ble. This is the play about wh'ch Manag:r . Palmer and Mg. Belasco recently fell Mr. Palmer--had agreed to produce piece nct latepiithan January 15 last. Then “The Fatal CWid” was put on at his theater, and ho asked Mr. Belasco to post pone the productigmwntil some time this month. This Mr. Belasco declined to do, and he declared further tbat if Mr. Palmer could not carry out his contract he would make arrangements with other managers Mr. Palmer says that he has already spent $3,600 on scenery for the play, and that he does mot propose to let it go without a struggle. Mr. Belasco has never even shown bim the manuscript and refused to let him bave it when he wished to put the plece in rehearsal e e Cannot Agreo on the Drapery. CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—Chalrman Richardson and secretary, Mrs. Cora Weed, of the Iowa Monument commission, returned to Des Moines this morning. It hed been expected that the other members of the committee would be present today and a mecting would be held regarding the statue of Iowa on the monument. The members of the commission are divided on the amount of drapery to be used. A compromise is pending whereby the statue will be modestly draped. | Musient | ehantcal! EPISODE IN REMENYL'S LIFE Dramatio Scene with the Famons Violinist on Board an Towa Train, OPENING OF THE GERMAN OPERA SEASON Events Past as Well as Present— Advice to Those Who Have Aspl- rations to,Become Singoers— Note of Musician: Several years ago T heard Remenyl, one of the most gifted who ever lived, play under extremely pecullar o'reumstanc never to be forgotten. Of the two great mas- ters of the violin, Remenyl have ever preferred the always the artist, p and with th violinists former, Wilhelmy ng correctly, me most brilliant artistic effect. Remenyl was ever the true genius, in- spired, playing according to no et rules, pro- ducing melodies never before heard from any violin, and he could make his speak the brililant musical in was sprang from his heart. him that through his veins coursed the blocd of the Romanies, and that, on a street corner of the gypsy quarter of Parls he could gather togethier instantly ever gypsy within the sound of his v lin, all of whom recognized the master hand from the first noles on tho instrument. He plaved music that they loved, improvised on the instant. No one clse had such a musical power over them. He was their King of the violin, Several years Burlington, Ia, It has been said of standing ago business call}d me to Thence my business took me to Peoria, 11l My train left Burlington at b ock in the morning. It was a bitter c:ld winter morning, and 1 was not feel ng in the best of humor for the journey. There was cnly one passenger coach on the train, and the passengers were very few. They con- sisted of Remenyl, Mme. Rive-King, and the three or four memxbers of their concert com- pany, an old gentleman sitting by the stove in the corner of the ccach, and mysell Remenyi was furious. Aroused at such an unseemly hour of the morning, starting on the Journey without his breakfast, being chilled through on h's way from the hotel to the depot, he allowed all the evil expressions within him to get the temporary mastery. He wouldn't sit down in the car. He walked up and down the aisle, like a caged lion snarling in his broken English at the coun- try, at the accommedations offered on the raiiroad, at his management for routing him u such a disagreeable way as to compzl him to take that train, and, in fact, at everybody in sight and cut of sight, and at everything that he could possibly think of. No one of his company paid the slightest at- tention to him. Mme. King, with her head against her husband's ghoulder, was endeavoring to woo back the sleep 80 rudely interrupted by the carly morning start for Peoria. After we had been on the r nearly an hour one of the company remarked that he was going ahead to tha baggage car to smoke. Remenyi was even then charging and down the aisle of the coach, and while the wild storm of his wrath had measbreably abated he was muttering to himself the words of his still apparent discontent. 'he man who had gone ahead to the smoki car was ab- sent for a brief moment only. He came rushing back into the coach, his face white with fright, and shout “There's a corpse in the baggage car.”” Remenyl replied: “My God,” and instantly reaching for the I rcpe over his head rang the beil. The nductor burried in from the bagzage car, and in the meantime the train lowed down until finally it came to a standstill. Remenyi broke out afresh. He swore he would not ride on the train. The conductor, talking at first persuasively, finally lost his tem- per, and told Remenyi he could either get out and walk or he cculd keep still and g0 to Peoria on that train. At this point in the controversy the old gentleman who had been sitting quietly by the stove in the corner stood up, and in the most courteous and pathetic way possible, in simple but most effective words, told us all that the dead boby on the train was that of his dearly beloved wife, with whom he had lived for nearly half a century, that he had been compelled to take that particular train, and how much he regretted the in- cident that had so evidently disturbed them all. The personal effect produced by this gray-haired, mild-mannered old gentleman, and the mournful words of his heart-broken story, produced an instant cffect on the velatile spirits of the great musician. With tears streaming from his eyes he ran up the car aisle, threw his arms around the old gentleman's neck, wept on his shoulder, and Kissed him, the words of apology and con- solation (as I afterward learned) pouring forth from his lips.in a torrent in a foreign tongue. Hastening back to the center cf tho car he impatiently tore open his violin case, put the instrument to his shoulder, and standing in the aisle bhe gave utterance to is thoughts through his beloved violin. They were indescribable. The members of the concert company, the conducter and myself, listened in rapt attention. The old gentleman sat in the corner quietly weep- ing. Remenyi's violin wept and sang, and sang and wept, In the most heart-stirring manner. Mme. King afterward told me that she bad never before seen the 0ld gentleman so thoroughly inspired as on that occaslon. When Remenyi at last replaced his violiu in its case the storm of his demper had passed, his better nature was in full con- trol, and going forward to the seat occupied by the old gentleman he sat talking with him during the remainder of the journey to Peoria, L W. M. MUSICAL ATIRACTIONS IN SIGHT. An Omahn Pastor Leaves His Church to Engago in Concert Work. That a musician is not withaut save In his own city was never strikingly illustrated than in the instance of Rev. J. A. Hultman of Omaha. Mr Hultman is pastor of the Swedish church at Twenty-third and Davenport streets, where be 1s not only pastor, but organist and perecentor for a congregation averaging 900 on Sunday and 600 at the midweek servic He did not come to this magnificent struc- ture with its seating capacity of 1,200, its pipe organ, and fine equipments at a mag- nificent salary as pastor, nor does he re- ceive an extra compensation of §1,000 for organist and an extra $500 as chorister, but came to a churchless, pastorless people but a few years ago. He has raised for their chureh home end benevolent purposes more than $00,000, contributed by laboring men and working girls; bullt up a congregation which might be the envy of most of the ministers of Omaha, In numbers and fait fulness. The principal donation to this mag- nificent monument of Mr. Hultman's work in Omaha has been the pips organ, given by one of Omaha's wealthy citizens, but the mysterious device by which this is operated by a small instrument in front of the plat- form was the invention of Mr. Hultman, But not a minister, mor yet as an organist, but as a singer does Mr. Hultman excel. While the “400" on Sun- day morning are condemning and picking to pleces the high-priced caoir in the fashionable churches of Omaha the servant girl has been getting their dinner at home. In the evening she can hear singing than which ne other baritone in Omaha can equal—the Ira D. Sankey of tne Swedish church, whoso volce has charmed audiences (nall the large cities of the United States from Boston fu San Francisco, at places, notably in Minne. apolls, reaching to 8,000 znd 9,000 people; and it remains for a Boston lady, well known in Omaha, to call the attention of his neigh- bors (o the character of Mr. Hultman's volce, which 80 recently delighted a Boston audi- ence. Mr. Hultman is unknown here as a composer, but the sale of one of his sona books, in’ which both muslc and words were composed by him, has reached into the hun- dred thousands. ‘“This brought me $1,000," he said, showing the book, “‘and on my re- cent trip to Boston, New York aud Brook- lyn, lasting about two weeks, I cleared $345. This stack of letters is from citles In a dozen different states urging me to come and sing. They give me $30 ' night. Tuesday 1 go tu Chicago to sing for the North Park college, and on my return will give a concert i Peoria and Springfield, N1 Mr. Hultman has resigned the pastorate of his church and will remove to Chicago, making music his honor more as and Wilhelmy, 1| instrument | irations that | on the instant flashed through h's brain, and | | vocatio BOYD’S--TO-NIGHT i s MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, And Wednesday Matince. THE AMERICAN TRAVESTRY COMPANY and In the Fantastic, Specta THE TH NNTEST COMEDIAD NNIEST SONGS FUNNIEST THIN IVER HAPPENE DON'T MISS EDDI ail good. Bewildering Raltel Charming Chorus, ling Dancers, EDDIE FOY| ular, Operatic Travesty, ST His Whiskers Grew,” “Waiting for Me,” “1 Spy Litile Girl," “Truscaling Brown," “The Rainbow Bride.” Elaborate I My Marches, Soul-Atirrin Triumphant Transormations! i He is still a_young man, but litt more than 30 years old. Before coming Omuha he receiver a two years' course of | vocal training at the Chicagd Athencum, and | has been instructed in vocal culture by Mrs, | Cotton and on the plano by Mr. Cahn. His voico s a rich baritone of great power and sympathy, and to hear him sing one of his own compositions in his library, playing hiy own accompaniment, is an education in true expression. One of the leading undertakers of Omaha heard to remark the other du “When that man Hultman sings at a func 1 cry. No one else can affect me.”” Whic was~ unconsclously a great tribute to his voice. Mr. Hultman will sing in the St Mary's Avenue Congregational church on Tuesday evening, February 26, and the people of Omaha will have an opportunity to realizs that the great reputation Mr. Hultman has made as a singer throughout the United States s well meritéd. This afterncon Nr. Taber will give his fourth free organ reeital in Trinity cathedral at 4:15 sharp. Considerable interest is being manifested in this series of recitals, last | Sunday there being double the attendance of any previou y, and as there will be but one more recital in this series after to- day, it is hoped that those interested will | prove the opportunity of hearing the last The following program will be given this afterncon: nd March votte, Lament ndante, Violin' ¢ PART 1. from ¥ cctions’ from: Cavalleria certo, Op. oftértorie, Larghetto, Coronation” M: An exceedingly interesting program of clas- sical music was given at the opera house, Au- burn, February 11, in aid of the Catholie church of that place, Rev. D. Fitzpatrick being largely instrumental in the success of the concert. Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick has a voice of much resonance and should the whirligig of time remove him from connec- tion with the church in that town the priest proposes to devote his attention to musie, being ably fitted for the new field should he decide to enter it. Mr. Ralph E. Sunderland, the second tenor of the Mozart Male quartet, has com- posed a serenade for the volce and dedicated it to Mr. Fred §. Abel, the first tenor of the same organization. Mrs. J. W. Cotton returned last week from a visit to the south much benefited by her trip. Mrs. Cotton w'll resume her classes the middle cf the ALOUT THE GERMAN OPERA. “Pristan und Tsolde'” Will Open February 25 at the Metropolitan, When the curtain goes up at the Metro- politan, New York, on the 25th inst. it will disclose the ship that is bearing Isolde to Cornwall, this being the first time in many years that Wagner's famous love drama has been given here. The work Lias been fittingly selected by Mr. Walter Damrosch to Inaugur- ate the season of German opera to be given here under his direction. Isolde is said to be Frau Rosa Sucher’s greatest role, and Herr Max Alvary, who will make his reappearance before a New York public as Tristan, is also said to be an ad- mirable exponent of the character. The members of the troupe that will be heard have already been announced. They include Miss Marle Brema, a young Scottish contralto, who has reccived her musical edu- cation in Germany, and was selected to ap pear as Ortrud in the Bayreuth “Lohengrin’ performances; Fraulein Johanna Gadski, a young soprano, who made her debut as Jlsa, and who will be seen here in that role and in the role of Eva in “Die Meistersinger;” Herr Nicolaus Rothmulil, who I8 (o sing the music of “Lohengrin,” in which he is reputed to be very remarkable; Herr Franz Schwarz, the leading baritone of the company, who came from the Grand Ducal Opera at is also a_court singer to the grand duke of Saxony; Herr Emil Fischer and Herr Conrad Behrens, The works to be performed this scason con- sist of “'Die Walkure,” “Siegfried,” “Goetter- daemmerung,” “Lolengrin, ristan and Isolde,” “Tannhauser” and “Die Melster singer.” For the music dramas In the Nibelungen Tetralogy and “Tristan” special scenery has been designed by Kautski Bros. of Vienna, and special costumes have been made. The Bayreuth model will not be-followed in as- signing “‘Lohengrin” 1o the tenth century instead of to the thirteenth, as is custom- ary. As the customs of the thirteenth cen- tury are decidedly more elaborate, and have recelved the sanction of Wagner, custom, rather than rigid historical accuracy, will govern in this one instance, and ‘‘Lolcn- grin" is expected to rank as one of the best productions of the season. The principal artists have s now enroute. Max Alvary comes from Genoa. Nicolaus Rothmuhl, Fraulein Gadsk), Paul Lange and Rudolph Oberhauser are on the Saale, of the North German Lloyd line, and Marie Brema and Frau Rosa Sucher will ve cn the 12th inst iled, and are MAX AEINRICH ON SINGERS. Recommendations to Those Who Are Con- templating Vocal Art, Mr. Max Hecinrich, the veteran operatic di- rector, in an interview regarding singers, gave the following timely advice: “Song singing Is & special art, follow that one with a beautiful voice can sing. To sing a slmple song Is the most difficult thing of all. The fullnezs of its meaning comes through the expression. In Schumann and Brahms every word means something. As to the English translations from the German, I have frequently been criticised for sioging them. There are bad translations, but those need not be sung. There are also sowe good ones. 1 cannot see why, if the translation is good, it should not be sung, for to know the meaning of a song one must know the words. What we nced is poetic trauslations into English of the words of Schumann, Brahms and Schubert songs. Particularly would this be appreciatsd in America; In England not so much, for there they are given to ballads. Wagner suys shuply speak the words as they are meant and as you mean them Each and every poem has two sides to It. For in- | stance, Introduction, the description and the | It does not pathetic. The words should be declaimed by | | ple, and with will and (he requisite & Holiday Eugage- tient Washington's Birthday. Bineay.! FEB. 22 and 23 SATURDAY MATINIE THE AMERICAN TRAGEDIAN Walker Whiteside Supported BOYD'S Fridayand by his o Tegltin Friday Eve.~‘“Hamlet" Sat. Mat. Merchant of Venice” Saturday Eve.—“Richelien’” advanee in prices. Teeted company ate pl Lt 211 PIENOMENAL WONDER, —JAGGA (— Come and get a t of his power. A site ting with the professor brings good iuck, success and healt: MIND READER HAS THI PROPHET ARRIVED particulars at office, advises you on all the w AND and convinel fafl o call. He tells you gives you and sce him. 1ls power will help you— over vour troubles. attain your heart's d 1208 DOUGLAS 7 Further Don't amairs e and of ir all your valuable present ¢ dvicd cumstances on - all matters i It will not mecd a very clever woman to realize the possibilities of this Low Cabls net. Remember that it stands only 60 ‘nches from the floor and is a totally differs ent plece of furniture from the crdinary parlor cabinet These Low Cabinets have just come fnto fashion. They are very effective. The en- tire back is made of bevel plate glass, and the effect of such @ large reflective su faco can scarecly be appreclated until it is seen, The shelves are admirably planned, each one being located with a view to its position in the general scheme or cffect. | There ls the new curved guard on the outer end of cach shelf. The side galleries are of brass—a classio pattern of festooned pillars. To avail of a very light construction extra care is taken - with the joiner work of these cabinets, which is all of solid mahogany, mortised and tens oned. CHAS SHIVERICK & CO* FURNITURE AND DRAPERIES, Twelfth aud Donglas, the singer and conslderad the music until their value Every singer should study ¢ to declaim beforo he attempts Lo sing. A good teacher of elocution is worth a good many teachers of singing. The stuly of the plano or violin i3 2lso necessary. Of course the violin is the best, but the plano is the most useful, and it gives the harmony a fuller eff 1f a young man begins to study nging late in his teens I place such Ims portance upon instrumental training that L would adyise five times the amount of pracs tice given 1o it as to the voice. 1 speak now of the course to be pursued by the gifted ones. The day fs past when a singer could travel around the world on three arlas. We have plenty of beautiful voices in our couns try. We want sincere teachers, not flatterers, whose solo desire Is to make money out of the undertaking, There are thousands of ins compotent eachiers, as well as Incompetent puplls.” separately {rom is comprehended, ution and learn Chatter of Muslelans. Smith and De Koven's new opera, now bes ing written for Migs Lilllan Russell, and which will be brought out Lbey's theater, New York, next May, has Russia for its scena of action. A tableau will bring Napoleon upon the stage. ugeno Ysaye, the violinist, s engaged for a special appearance at the Audilorium, o= gother with the Chicago orchestra, Tuesday evening, February 19, Mr. Thomas will dis rect. M. Ysaye will play five numbers, M, Lachaume, pianist, will assist. An intercsting event last week in New York was the appearance of Mr. and Mrs. De Konschin, two Russlan vocallsts of consid- crable note in Kurope, who were heard in & concert in Madison Square garden concert hall on Thursday evening. Mr. De Konschin 6 o tenor and his wife Las a high soprang volce. They were assisted by Mr. Theodore Salmon, who s quite well known in Omahi having given one or two concerts here ens route east. Mme. Lillian Nordica, speaking of success in opera, In answer Lo a question as to what one quaiity more than another was required 1o be a great sloger, said, “Will, will, will." She says that strong and unswerving will power can overthrow all ordinary obstacles and place the possessor In a position which great gifts or even positive genlus would not win for her without that indomitable energy, which must characterize a successtul singer, “It would be useless Lo discourage such peo- nt success is sure to be met with. 1 advise all girls who are desirous of following operatio carcers to study hard and Lo be observant of everything connected with the operatig stage."