Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1900, Page 12

GRBBERGEC LRV RHRNGHROD BDGO AMUSEMENTS. W HEAVBRAVE BB ERAVBRANBHED RN B The city had a refreshing visitation last week from Willle Coliler, a % man who 18 taking the public goodwill with him a8 he goes upward in his profession. he hus a natural “way with him,” Mr. Col- ller has come upon the secret of acting like & nan, and wot like an actor. His mission to those who need to laugh is plainly dis cloged and he is carrying 4 out in a more scrious and worthy way than formerly ollfer's first star plece aspiring to® the aLity of comedy fs the least worthy thing which Augustus Thomas, faithful painter of times and pleces, has so far presented. | There gonuine of these much in the dialogue which is d mirth-provoking, «nd the words assages arc spoken by Colller and bis men friends In a way that wins. As to the women, they make no bright utter ances; they are colorless products meant to ba deceived, aggrioved and placated. Humor must have its foll, and they are to be commended as very willing and faith- tul sacrifices « A8 to the stcry and plot construction are far from the standard one migh for from the pen that wrote “In Miz and “Arizona The third act is little less than a collapse depending upon the vivid reulism of a slcop under full sail to keep it on its legs All dash and vigor find death with the second ac L h performance to the tune of contin- uous appla Iu the third Jectionable references to t who have no sympathy bright vulgarity. The unforiunate mot only made once, but Is reiterated in an unpleasant way and mars what artistic merit the act possesses Collier's support throughout, the sccond part being handled with all due fervor and a little mor» by anley Douglas as the duko of Carbondale. orge 1. Robinson Is glven an impossible role in the newspaper reporter, but makes every effort to make it appear a thing of life Colller intends H. M. Blossom, jr.s, “Checkers,” drama- tized probably by the author himself. The fact may be easily deducted, therefare, that “On the Quiet” is going down to a silent and undecorated grave. is however the 1o suri act also ocenrred several ob- which e offe with even peech is to star next season While the story of Collier's humble re- Iationship with Augustin Daly is not a new recital, it is valuable stll as a reminis- cenco of the departed master of his profes- ston. Collier was callboy at the manager's New York theater for many a year, with very little ambition to be anything else. On one day set apart in Collier's history Daly noted the youth's beardless chin and put him temporarily in the part of the page in “The Taming of he Shrew.” As page 18 palmed off on Christophor Sly as his wife, Collier had a chance to do some clever impersonating. He made an instant hit, although without the slightest training for the part, and Daly gave him the role permanently. When “The Shrew” had ended its long run the young actor who had won general applauso as the page was relegated to hrs old position of callboy. Then that hitherto unknown thing, rebellion, broke out behind the dignified curtain at Daly’s. Willle Col- ler entered the awful presence. “Please, Mr. Daly,” he ventured, “I don't want to be callboy any more. 1 want to act.” Augustin Daly looked at him terribly. “I allow no one to want anything in my theater except what I want,"” he sald. “Well, I know, but, Mr. Daly,"” the young- ster gasped, “‘after my success as the page 1 think—" “I allow no one to think in my theater,” sald Mr. Daly. “You will return to your dutles as callboy. Willie Collfer rushed out of the theater, crylng: ““I won't be ca'lboy any more!" After that appalling and unprecented eplsode the name of Collier and its memory were wiped from the pay roll and archives of Daly's | The callboy was officlally dead and buriea. | However, he was presently resurrectey by John Russell, the farce-comedy manager, and put into the Bijou theater, just a block from Daly's, where he defled fate by an amusing but Infidel caricature of Augustin Daly. Now Daly s gone. His company 1s scattered over the land and Willie Collier 1s » star. With regard to the misslon and artistic merit of so-called religlous dramas it may be conceded that the best products along this line: perform an advanced, twentieth century sort of misslonary work in a feld reached neither by the church nor any of its auxiliary branches. When such an ambitious and delicate theme {5 assayed by those low in the professton, nowever, the Prescntaticn it carrles with It is nothing but distress to the auditor, The company which offered “Quo Vadis* during the early evenlngs of the weck might have been falrly acceptable in something | less ‘Dretentious, but the requirements ot the play-novel were beyond tho interpreta- tion of those entrusted with the task. It the pictorial sermon reaches those who mever tread church alsles it must be pre- sented by men and women who realize the diMculty of their undertaking and are quali- fled to carry it out. The New York Sun of recent lssue said “D. W. Haynes, business manager of the Lulu Glaser Opera company, to appear in “Sweet Anne Page” at the Manhattan Mon- day week, was commenting at Bridgeport the other evening upon I Ziegfeld, ir.'s., offer to enguge ex-Presidential Candidate Bryan #s advance agent of Anna Held in “Papa's Wite." Mr. Haynes was for several years manager of Boyd's opera house, Omaha, and knew Bryan very intimately. “I suppose some peoplo question the sincerity of Ziegfeld's offer,” sald he, “or the fact that Bryan ever sought to get into the show business. But I have personal knowledge of the candidate’s anxiety in that direction a few years ago. He came to Omaha as editor of the World and was not particularly successtul, and was really quite anxlous to go ahead of some theatrical company. Ho used to come around to Boyd's almost every night and became quite chummy with many visiting professionals. “Hls desire to be a theatrical agent at that time was o secret, and he frequently asked my advice as to how he should go about It to secure an opening. It was just about then that he wrote to Will J. Block, of the Herald Square theater, the almost forgotten letter that Inspired Ziegfeld to telograph bis recent $20,000 a year offer to Mr. Bryan. 1 have no notlon that he any longer entertains any such ambition but if Ziegfeld really wants a good man ahead 1 can find him plenty who would be willlng to accept the offer ata much more reasonable sum." The current lssue of the New York Dra- matic News gives ita front page this week to a portrait of Miss Jane Kennark, who won the goodwill of Omaha playgoers as leading lady of the Woodward Stock com- pany. It was observed at that time tha Miss Kennark was an actress of much mor than the usual ability and her consclentious work during the last two years has brought In the part of Bstrella Miss Kennark has come into prominence in New York this season, and in iving so excellent an impersonation of the @iMcult character sheybas fulfilled the hopes Either | through unremitting lite studies or because | which closed | is up to the standard | in | the | | the outstde. wroused by Omaha. | Miss Kennark, during ner earller appearance in he seven years pre ling her engagement In “Arizona’ berself entirely to stock co | has played steadily both appearing In a new leading role each week and, besides winning & favor among | theater-goers in the various citfes fn which she played, sfio made a reputation among | Players tor never-ceasing energy and abso- lute rellability in her art. | Miss Kennark will continue in “Arizona” | through this scason, and next autumn wiil tark upon her first atarring tour. All of | the prelimi arrangements have been | made for the ¢ rigo except the selection of a play. Miss Kennark is searching eagerly for a euitable drama, and when one is found | the plans for her tour will be immediately | completed npany work. Sha mmef and winter, Julla Marlowe, who we as Barbara Frelteble, scored | triumph last week at St. Loul | tization of “Whan Knighthood Was | Flower.” In tbe character of Mary Tudor ! her brilliant career. The play was superbly staged. Bruce McRae s less worthy as Henry VIII Coming Events. The Woman's club of the Hanscom Park | Methodist Episcopal church, which galned n cnviable reputation through the | certs given in different parts of the two years ago, is preparing amother and ‘\uvnn more elaborate entertainment in an old-fasbloned concert, to be given at early candlelight at the church on December 13 he costumes will be unique in their sin- fcity and several special solos and quar- will be rendered side horuses by the entire club memberstip of Aty women “The Orpheum Show" comes to the Creighton-Orpheum for ope week, com- nencing with a matinee today. This com- pany is owned and conducted by Omaha Orpheum in conjunction with its reult of vaudeville theaters. For sev- cral years past it was a cherished desire of President Meyerfeld and General Repr sentative Beck of the Orpheum company to have a traveling vaudeville show in keep ing with the position of the name “Or- vheum” in the vaudeville branch of the histrionic tree, so it was decided to put one on the road this scason. This has been done with the most satisfactory re- sults. It s the only company of the kind that represents western enterprise. There are nine acts on the bill that runs neariy three hours. Severus Shaifer, one of the best known equilibrists on the road Ll r of (he Viennese Shaffer fam- tly of athletes, comes first on the list of acts that were brought from abroad. The Newsky troupe fs a novelty that was brought from Russia. The leading American feature s Will M Cressey, for several seasons star of “The 0ld Homestead" and the author of a score of sketches that are big successes in vaude- ville, and Blanche Dayne, in their latest success, “The Key of C."" Johnson, Daven- port and Lorello are a trio of daring acro- bats, who perform on three sets of parallel bars. Marle Dresser, with her comical little pickaninnies, will return with some stunning new Parlsian gowns and some new songs written by her brother, Paul Dresser. Jack Norworth, “the fallbird coon,” a mem- ber of the younger school of monologists, will present an entirely now act. Bertie Fowler, the winsome littie comedienne, viill make her vaudeville debut. William Weston and Miss Ella Herberts, the instrumental- tsts, will appear in an original musical skit and the cosmograph, a moving picture ma- chine, will project a series of new photo- graphs. The Shriners will have thelr annual Christmas charity fund benefit at the Creighton-Orpheum on next Thursday night. The performance will be the regular Or- pheum company. Seats enough to Il the house from pit to dome have been sold on These tickets may be ex- changed for reserved seats at the box office tter 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. ! The public has looked forward with pleased expectation to the appearance of Miss Coghlan as Becky Sharp in J. H. Nevin's dramatization of Thackeray's “Vanity Falr.” Theatergoers may reason- ably expect to find something of unusual dramatic value in Miss Coghlan's play, taken as it {s from a novel that after Afty years is still read and enjoyed as widely as ever. This expectation no doubt is en- hanced by the playing of Becky Sharp by Miss Coghlan, who seems to be as fit for this remarkable character as though it had been originally written for her. Becky Sharp opens at Cheswick hall, Miss Pinker- ton's academy, where Becky is teaching school. Act second takes place at Queen's Crawleys; thence moves to Brussels; sub- sequent scenes are at the Curzon street house of Becky, and the last act takes place at Pumpernickle, “Vapity Fair is produced with great care, and scenically and in costumes it is described as striking. The company Is composed of fifty-one actors, several of whom are notably able. Among these 13 and bred. That the principals have been selected for individual fitpess may be seen from the cast appearing on the pro- gram. Migs Coghlan and her supporting com- pany will be secn at the Boyd theater next Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee, There is something splendidly encourag- ing to optimists in the success of that beautiful play of stmple home life, “Shoro Acres,” which opens at the matinee thls afternoon at Boyd's theater. The engage- ment s for three nights, with two matl- nees. The present season {s the ninth for this prose 14yl that tells of lives sweet and self-sacrificing. The simplicity of “Shore Acres” s Its strongest appeal. We are on the Maine shore, the meadows be- hind us, the waters in front. Everyone can see in Mr. Herne's play such a farm life at its best, faithfully portrayed by a company that leaves nothing to be de- sired For the present production entire new scenery has been prepared. Among the players are Messrs. James T. Galloway, Atkins Lawrenco, James Burrows, Charles B. Fisher, Willlam H. Burton, Bert Flans wirgh, Charley Stevens, H. P. Whittemore, Willlam P. Sheldon, Thomas Conly, T. Tommy Clifton, Leon Fernandez and Misses Belle Théodore, Marfon Cullen, Marle Glover, Mattio 8t. John, Sadie Cullen, Lit tle Emily Clifton, Gladys Crollus and Eva Clifton, The matinees will be given today Tuesday at bargain prices. and Bogirning with a matinee this afternoon Sam Scribuer's “Gay Morning Glories'- billed as the premler burlesque extra wanza company of the world—opens a week's engagement at Miaco's Trocadero. Such big burlesque shows are sald to ap- pear seldom but outside of New York or Chicago, and this attraction is offered by way of a speclal ante-hollday entertain- ment The Gay Morning Glories company con siets of thirty-two people. The “pational congress of beautles” {s one of the big features of the show, there being a repre- sentative beauty from each matlon of the Miss Helen Grantley, an Omaha girl boru | devoted | a recently fn Omaha | a genutne | in a drama- | n| ehe Is enid to have dome the best work of | described as an | excellent Brandon and Charles Harbury no | city | | | i the Or- | | pheum Circuit company, which conducts the | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1900, civilized world. The comedians are real comediuns and are, therefore, funny The program consists of two laughable burlesques entitled: “The Blue Birds of [ way on the Beach," and “A Gay Re- | ception or M ye's Visit.”" The ollo Is | an all-star ageregation, including such art- Ists as Gertrude Darrell and the visible Dryden and Leslie, the limber girl the tad; Juize and Smith, eccentric ats; Khrens and German comedy stars; the McCabes in a funny skit | entitled: “An Irish Contractor and His | Typowriter;” rge Wills and Grace Bar- ron in a povelty act, and scveral others of equal merit Sam Scribne had m 18 new worn cholr; and acr Cole, the head of thi 1y years’ experiouce, Ever and good, and nothing (h or bad s sald to find plgce on Seribaer's program. The advance sale of | soats thus far is the greatest in the his- tory of the house, show, has thing that is time Notea of the Green Roo Count Tolstol has completed . e Corpse, Ma | rietehie | nhattan th Aster, Cayvan, Della Fox will star th management of Jack I cal comedy, “A"Good Fellow,” by Rolert Smith and ‘Wil McConnell i H. Sothern wis so much improvad in health last week that his physicians told him he might count upon reopening in “Hamlet" in St. Louts on December 24 na May, accompanied by her sister, Jane May. and Mabel Pow has arrived hear season under the y. in @ new musi- pe, and Miss May 18 now ng for her stellar debit In “The Girl om Up There Lulu Glaser has seor her new comlc ope at the Manhattar roilicking, tom-boy disgulses,’ that pe roguish. personality Richard Mansfield's Acting Edition of Shakespeare's Kine Honry v ©wiil soon e ed by McClire, Phillips & Co that Mr. ' Mansfield's arrange. the play is based chiefly upon e's edition of Shakespearc ‘Way Down East," played b continues to do the largest busi- to a drama of rustic ¥ to be glven in Lon with an American cast. made an excellent impression at Omaha appearance, Ross, whose hands sewed the first 15 to be a central figure in ice of the revolution by H. A author of “My Friend from Wil be produced in Philadel- phia before the close of the s with o Ape t, including Phoebe and ams of “Way Down fame. Corelll _writes to American that his g0 sa d her Master Christian.” that o I be absolutely i d t 1t shafl ! althe srrows of Satan” has proved 1ccesafal fn dra- matic form that Willlam A. Brady has just sent out a s play it Ever since the great Victor Hugo pro- music the most exact of all the sclences the thinking portion of the world has become gradually more interested in the development of musical tendencies. Our public cchools today have thelr musical hours, and while many teachers know little about music either as an art or a science, | still there is an art movement on foot | among those educators of Amerlcan youth | teward a better knowledge of music and a | more thorough understanding of the rules | which govern musical composition. ~The theory of musle is an absorbing study and 18 tounded on ecientific lines, and musiclans | are Indebted to the late German sclentist Helmholtz for many wonderful elucidations of what wero previous to his time consld- ered mysteries. Students in the schools today are pressed into the study of geometry, trigonometry, algebra and kindred subjects which are ex- a personal hit in Sweet Arne Page, New York. She has 'a part, with “Incidental llarly ' fits her romping, three cori- lite, Tt 18 quite don next seasor The play ita rocent Jetsy Marie an triend Th Feprose S MUSIC. Rl b ot Gt v ol R o o ot o Lol dBn T g & It iy | |5 | The one who makes your music so com plete So. following his strange, mysterious gulde, He soared through many a cloud of starry light Unttl he missed the Spirit from his side |~ When passing through a ray of splendor | bright, | And vainly' aid he bend his anxious gaze | mAAnd vainly to each paseing spirit apoke, {i] dizzy with this strange celestial maze He from his transitory dream awoke looking at the windows, he behe The heaven-illumined counte Of a’l the Salnts who had on ¢ In faith and works, in fasting and prayer. And to his ‘Be of go cast e Toll on in patience and thou shalt some day Thine inspiration see, and, seelng—die. eary soul they seemed to say 1 cheer, sad heart, nor down- The musical department of the Woman's club announces the following program for December 14. The numbers are all taken from the works of Mendelssohn Wedding March (Four Hands) Misses " Tieach ' and ' “Muelier Blufts, Mrs. Lilllan Bookmeyer Ewin Op. 6 Mr. Max Baurmelster p. ;N of "Counett Fantaste, Op, 28 Vioiin Concert Preluds and Fiigie Vocal 1 Miss Hawley Song of ephine Jentck Rondo Capriceol, Op. oeae Charl ¥ Keeter Boater 1o 1 Yt Concerto, Oy A ulson. Secorul unisty Keck win, Miss' Pa Accom Mrs, Charles Hawley r. and’Mr. Kee The musical critic of The Bee has been asked many times recently as to the ar- rangements for the operatic season of the Metropolitan Grau Grand Opera company, at Clocoln, and has ascertained that all detalls can bo explained and arranged for | by the manazer of the A. D. T. company, | who Is haudling the Omaba end of the en- | gagement | Mr. E. M. Jones has proven a friend In | need to the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church, having aspumed the responaibility of providing good musie for that church, with no possibility of pecuniary reward. It is a missionary work which deserves recoguition here and Mr. Jones, who never seeks newspaper notoriety, who does not | advertise the fact that he Is about to sneeze | or has sneezed, is hereby dragged into pub- lelty because he saw a chance to do a “good Samaritan” act and he did it. Dut | he has been discovered, and now 1 shdll look for great things from the Lowe Ave- | nue church choir. The members, whom | Mr. Jones has secured chiefly through per- | sonal magnetism, are, most of them, well | known i local musical circles, as will be seen by the following names: Miss Kel- lokg, Miss Jensen and Miss Allen, sopranos; the Misses Fawcett and Mason, contraltos Mr. Ostrom, Dr. Jones, Dr. Bailey, Mr, Fos ter and Mr. Jo F. Barton. THOMAS J. KELLY.. Adell Layer, mandoline, 301 Sheely block. Hoe and Natls Are Paild For. At & noon meeting of the county commis- stoners there was presented a bill befors the commissioners from n Magic City hard- ware man for 100 and a keg of nails. When the clerk read the item one of the commissioners observed that there ought to be no ob tion to allowing the bill, as it furnished information the public has been looking for. “We can see now where the outh Omaha democratic vote came from, he sald. ““The democratic boases went over the ground with the grub hoe and after they had unearthed the voters they tacked up the holes with the nalls RO they couldn’'t get back. ‘Il let that bill pas: Among other the commissioners voted to {ssue WArrants to pay the interest on the county's bonded indebtedness du next January. The total of the indebtedness 18 $24,000. agren Arrive. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. £.—The transport fan King arrived here today, fifty-five days from Manila, via Hong Kong and Nagasakl. Among {ts passengers were Licu- 1anis Gabanni and Parker, Dr. Robert Calturan, Mrs. Calturan and six children, The latter were Pekin refugees and boarded the vessel at Nagasak!. j Ante Room Echoes. The grand chapter of the Royal Arch cellent branches of study for mental de- Fifteen car loads of instruments, vearly 200 Pianos in all, direct from the manu- facturers. Some Sample Pianos, too costly to manufacture regular. Odds and ends in discontinued styles of 1900 patterns. Beautifully cased in French. English and Circassian Walnut, Butternut, Mahogany and Oak, handsomely carved Gems. In fact, the highest types of the manufacturers’ art. FULLY WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS. NEW PIANOS $38.00, 115,00, 118.00, 185.00, 225,00, 238,00 and up, IVERS & POND VOSE & SON PACKARD, STEGER, A. B. CHASE, STRAUBE, SINGER, MARTIN BROS. PLASE, “STECIK. We have in the above purchase made one of our master strokes in buying. These odd patterns and discontinued styles were spoken for by us in July. Bought at our own price, we can sell them at a much less price than the same high grade Pianos can be manufactured for. ANY PRICE, ANY TERMS. $5.00' DOWN, $10.00 DOWN, $25.00 DOWN, OR CASH. $5.00 TO $10.00 PER MONTH PAYMENTS. A number of Square Pianos, $15.00 up. Also used Upright Pianos, 35.00 up. Sale Commences 10 a. m., Monday, December 10, And purchases will be held to Xmas if so desired. Mail inquiries promptly answered. kotas, Wyoming and Colorado. YOUR CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITY, SGHMOLLER & MUELLER | The Old Reliable Steinway & Sons’ Piano House. Representatives. 1313 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA, NES, 337 BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, I, TELEPHONE 1625, 1 ! Organs, $8.00 up. fmerson, Crown, Pease, Vose & Sons and others, ¢ We sell in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, the Da- AMUSEMENTS, Rvre] < Te Boyd's g WOODWARD & BURGESS, Mgrs. Two Nights ‘Woodward & | Te Burgess, Mgrs. The Show that set all New York to Talking TEL. 2255, Miaco’s Trocadero The New Palace of Burleaque, S—r Matinee Today, 10c and 20c. BOYD'S AHREE NIGHTS AND MATINEB Commencing TO-DAY 2:30 TRE PLAY BEAUTIFUL 14 velopment, but whose ultimate practical ap- | Masons of the staté of Nebraska will con- plication is open to conjecture. Why not |vene In Freemason hall, Omaha, at 4 then establish a department for tne study of | ©'¢lock p. m., Wednesday, December 12, in simple harmony or theory of music? Much (8nnual session. This meeting will be one good might be accomplished and some stu- [©Of the largest in the history of the order JAMES A. HERNE’S Famous Comedy-Drama, Saturday Matinse Night | Sam Scribner’s "**| 6ay Morning dents would derive many benefits from & | course in the fundamental principles of music, while the rising generation would learn to look upon music as a real sclence, | and upon musicians as students, masters or | sclentists, according to grade, instead of cataloguing them as “a fuzzy bunch,” to| use the words of a recent fable In slang by the well known and brilllant writer, George Ade. The advantages mccrulng to the many music lovers of the higher grades would be tremendous, for it would give them an equip- ment that would stand them in good stead when they visit the studios of teachers in #pecial lines which after school life so many of them pursue. Locally speaking, therd s no fault to be found in this column with the work of Miss Arnold, the supervisor of public school music. 1 merely plead for an enlurgement of her sphere and a strong staff of assist- | ants. I have not mentioned this matter to her, so that I'need not be accused of for- warding an idea of hers. velopment of the musical side of education. Let us all become musical expansionlsts. The readers of this column will perhaps pardon me for printing, by courtesy of the publishers of ““The Interpolitan,” lowing lines jotted down by e in & moment of trenzy and dedicated to Mr, Hans Jessen, | one of the editors of the aforesall magazine THE ORGANIST'S DREAM. his benediction had outpoured, (insed " the drowsy world e’ reast recelved her sovereign Good nil And Ocean's Lord, Descending from his Chariot of light. Then softer than the soft midsummer rain And sweeter than the sweetly shining star Arose the moon, from nebu'ous divan And gproad hei mellow efiuence near and ar, But one falr beam, fairer than all the rest, Was sent unto an abbey far away To cheer the soul of one who was distressed With melancholy—one who dreaming lay Upon a cashion, stretched at his tull length he organist, worn out, fatigued with toll, Had prayed strength To keep him-—then his beam with tehder col Had wound ftself around his pallid face, Whose features #howed a scarcity of years. Enlightened to Heaven to send rencwed now by Heaven's beauteous presented moved the saints to Who on the stained glass window constant 8tooc Looking with saintly gaze upon the youth Who in this sanctuary holy, good, Bought refuge from the outside world un- couth No pillo As weary {ro| A'prayer book d And” white-w away the Organ silent now came & spirit-whisper soft had he to rest his head his work he sleeping lay the plilow's task instead od angels kept 1l dreams and sl low and , O peaceful dreamer, what you For 1 will bear It to an Angel's feet An Ange! who with loving, tender care Doth gutde each subtic movement of your h Producing harmonles so strango That you, Involuntary, can cc Th' atfention hear The volces from these pipes of earthly make And oft they feal the presence of a tear And breathe a soulful prayer for your sweel Bk Then spoke th 1 Now nd rare mand of thosé worshippers who amer thus “O spirit falr, pray thee grant what I may ask of thee to the presence My ry soul 1f_only for a mame Of her whom T'ha Angel bear ainly see, form o worshipped all my ife, Who is to me a star in every storm, An Inspiration In the world of strife." The Spirit whispered softly. “Follow me And 1 wil! bring thee to her very feet, Where you, In perfect happ pess, can see Let us have a de- | the fol- | in the state, and several important matters of especial interest to the craft will come up for consideration. On the evening of the first day the order of High Priesthood wlill be conferred upon all elect high priests who are present. At 10 o'clock on the morning of Decem- ber 12 the annual state council of the Royal and Select Masters will bo held. This branch of Masonry is not well known in | the state, as there are but thirteen councils in this juiediction. It consists of three de- grees which, previous to 1 were the higher degrees in the chapter of Royal Arch Masonry. In that year they were dropped from the chapter and made an | independent hzanch of the order. At the prescut time it 15 Dot necessary {to hold membership In the council to be eligible to membership in the Knights Templhr, and for this reason the growth of the order has been slow. Efforts are belng made to have membership in the branch made a necessary preliminary to membership in the consistory, and when this is done the York 1ite will approact nearer the Scottish rite, as degrees similar to the council are required in the latter rite before the member is admitted to tho cousistory of the Knights of Kadosh. On January 23, 1901, the annual meeting | of the veteran Free Masons will be held in Omaha. Woodmen of the World, All interest centers In the coming meet- ing of the head camp of jurisdiction A, which includes the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma and the Indlan territory, which will be held at Beatrice in February. Delegates have been elected by soveral of the Omaha lodges, and before the last of the month all will be chosen. This camp leglslates for the camps in the jurisdiction, but its most important work is the recommendations it will make to the supremo camp for changes in the fundamental laws of the order. Thes changes may be sweeping, but at present everything s in the formative change. Officers clected by Seymour camp Wednes- day night were: P. B. Harm, councll com- mander; Dr, Gish, advisor; Alfred Peter- banker; E. L. Lowrey, clerk; C. F. | Bmock, escort; Drs, Fensch, Gish, Smith and Powell, physiclans; George Harmon, sentry; H. M. Burstall, T. J. Foley, Albert Fensch, trustees. John T. Yates grove, Woodmen's circ elected officers Thursday night, choosing Mrs. Blanche McKelvey, guardian; Mrs, Theressa Kerr, advisor; Mrs. Anna Rou- zer, maglelan; Mrs. Winifred Harm, banker; Miss Gertrude Fisher, clerk; Miss Mar- guret Foley, inside sentry, Dr. Fensch, physiclan; E. T, Lowrey, Miss Ella Kent and Mrs. Elizabeth Rudolph. managers; Mrs. Mary Fensch, delegate to the head camp. son, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Unifon Pacific lodge is preparing to give its annual children's entertalnment, which will protably be held on the evening of the last Friday of the month. There Is a united actlon to Increase the membership of this lodge, which has resulted in the addition of forty-five members tn ten days. Officers were elected for the epsuing term as follows: P, M. W, R. C. Rowley; M. W, Edward 8wan; F., H. D. Pligrim; 0, . C. Anthony; G., A. L. Hildinger; R., Phil MeMillan; F., A. D. Emall; R, E. L. Dodder; I W, E. B. Egan; O. W., M. A. Schaab; T., Frank Broadfield; members central com- mittee, R. C. Rowley, H. Yingling, Willlam Turner, The following officers were elected by North Omaha lodge Monday night: P. M. W., Willlam Gordon; M. W, B. P. Knowl- DELCHER and HENNESSY ICOGHLAN Who will Empersonate Becky Sharp In Thackeray's Vanflyhfah o —PRIC! Zvening—25c, 80c, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50, Matinee—28¢, Soc, 78c. i s Bale for seats and boxes opens Wed. a. m, | Present vou | Blorigs, 20c The Premicr Burlesque Or- 3°c ganization the World. Beautles from All Nations! Funny Men Who Are Really Funny! Gorgeous Scenery Smoke if you like. Shore Acres Presented with entire new scenery and a fine first-class company of players. POPULAR PRICE — SUNDAY MATINEE 25c and 50c—no higher and Costumes! Two Big Burlesqus, “The Blue Birds of Broadway on the Beach, “A Gay Reception, or Mul- Kaye's Visit. BUPERB OLIO—Gertrude Darrell and the Visible Choir~Dryden and Leslle, the Lit- ber Girl and the Tud-—-Judge and Smith, Ec. centric Acrobats—Khrens and Cole, Ger- man Comedy Stars—Sabine and Vera Me- Cabe, in a funny skit entitled, “The Irish (Phtractar und” His Typewriter'—Geo d Grace that {s Bure to Pll'a:lr:"l RS STty 5 YOU KNOW OUR BIG RUSH_ON SUN- DAYS! THEN BUY SEATS BARLY! Evening prices—25¢, 50¢, 75¢, $1.00. SPECIAL — Bargain Matineo Tuesday. Grand Gpera AT THE Auditorium, Lincoln, Dec. 12th. Muurice Grau’s great company of people, including Edouarde de Reszke, Melba, Adams, Cam- panari and others, in ‘‘Romeo and Jullette' matinee—""Lucia’” evening. Speclal rates and accommodations for Omaha people. Inquire at Hospe’s for particulars. Ma‘i“ee CREIGHTON Today. “THE ORPHEUM SHIW, SEVERUS SHAFFER The World Renowned. 8--NEWSKY TROUPE--8 From the Court of the Czar, Tonight 8:15. 99 THE ZENITH oOF ELFGANT V, DIRECTION MARTIN BECK. ' L& Johnson, Davenport & Lor ~The Farmer and Players, o The Football Loulse Dresser, A Jewel In Pickaninny Betting, Jack Norworth, The “Jallbird Coon, win M. Blanche CRESSEY & DAYNE Presenting “The Key of €, Instrumentalist The COSMOGRAPH, Pric Matinee—V and Sunday, Gallery, 1 never changing—Evening, res nesday, any part of hous front rows reserved, b0c erved meats, Zc e children, 10c; € all balanc Gallery, 10e. ) 10c. Saturday children, 10c Sawhill. Mondamin lodge No. 11 elected oficers Monday evening Lodge ‘400 Bankers' Unfon World, will give a grand entertainment and ! all Friday, December 14, In Patterson hall, fn_which the following talent will ap- pear: Miss Fitch, elocution; Mrs. Merges plano; Miss Kellog, . foreman, §. L. Cunningham; over- seer, Seth L. Peterson; recorder, 8. M. Mo- Cullough; financier, John Innis; recorder, . Farrell; gulde, John Palm; D. W., Louis H. Scroute; 0. W., George W. Miles; trus- Lee, Charles W. Johnson; captain of degree crew, J. C. Dauble. This lodge 18 in & very prosperous condition, having 500 members in good standing and one of the best drilled degree crew's in the state. al Achates, night the degree Omaha lodge, No. 1, gave a theatrical per- formance, entitled ‘At Cross Purposes, under the auspices of the K. O. B, C. club. Omaha lodge No. 1 has changed its place of | At la hursday 044 Fellows' temple, 114 North Fourteenth | ensuing term: J. W. Vesey, street, where 1t will meet every Wednesday | Gish, L. C. orge Ostrom, I, K . e C. Hartwy, T, K { J. P, Hansen, C.; evening, ins! m! of Monday, a§ formerly. | lam Hines, F. J. Ogle, M. of A% Ray |son, T.: John French, C.; James C. Lindsey | Loua, ‘first of G Lawrence Sorcnsen, |8, William HBritton, F. 8.; Andi 9 2 A L goeeessccccsscsscse :MR. KELLY ... 2 A b4 Makes a speclalty of * $ Correct Breathing, $ Tone Building, ¢ Ease in Singing. 2 Resident Studio: $ Davidge Block, 1702 Farnam 0000000000000000000 of the vocal; ' Miss' Carlson vocal] Prof. Miller, zither! Prof. Steckel: berg, ' violin; ‘Mr. 'Stevenson, vocal, Mr. Roher, cornet; Mr. Gellenbeck, banjo, Court AK-Sar-Ben No. 238, of the In- dependent Order of Forresters, has elected | the following officers for 1901: A, C. Hartry, C. R J. T, Alton, V. C.'R.; T. R. Huston, F. 851" A, Hansen,' T.! A, 'E. Grifin, team of | C. D.i P.' W, Breck, R. 8. A. Kline, 0. | 3 R Dennison, § W. 1. % ituston, J. W, | A, G. Henping, 8 B.; Tony Johanson, J. B | Dra.” A, E. Mack” and "W. 0. Henry, physicians. | At last Thursday night's meoting of Gate R On Monday * * 0000000000000 . 1 8. M of G Lodges in Paragraphs | gecona M. of H.'Wernlcke, 8., W. F. | cq I Dr. W. 'R. Hobbs, Mecca court, Tribe of Ben Hur. held an | McKinney Hurry Fosteor raon, 8. H.; W Chapman. J. oaaeCe eting In 1ts hall In The' Hee bulld: | thres years. Dr 1 b Gieh s Patcopen Jru B S S a0nS ing Friday night mended to the supreme tent for medical | W . Robert Kerr, 8 ; Banner lodge No. 11, Fraternal Union of | examiner. Installation of oficers will be |8 1. John C. Buchanan, America. gave o mask ball Thursday even- | held the fAirst meeting night in January James Bowle, W. R ing, which was largely attended. The | Clan Gordon No. 63, Order of Scottish | The clan is ulnm]{ n-lranT gentleman's prize for the best sult was | Clans. elected officers’ at their mueting | celabration dn Crelghton hal W P.; John Frenci Adats, trustee for a_ gran on January the birth ¢ 4, N awarded to Mr, Btriker and the prige for | Tueaday for 1) us follawe, W 1 A% 2, belng the anniversary of the best woman's sult was awarded to Miss | C.; George Anderson, P. C.; Adam Jamie- | Robert Burns.