Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1902, Page 16

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, Amusements ““The play's the thing ‘Wherein I'R catch the consclence of the king.” Shakespears may have intended Hamlet to be mad, or merely felgning madness, but into his moments of solitude he gave him speeches of sollloquy which embody In preg- mant sentences the fruit of not only long experience in the affairs of the world but of deep philosophic rumination as well. Ham- let is not alone in scattering thess gems of wisdom, bright and radiant in their setting of chaste English, but the king, old Polo- nius, the grave digger, and others, each from Bis sphere In life, presents us with diamonds of counsel and pearls of thought, so that one may seemingly never exhaust the store contained within the play which tells of those tragic events at Elsinore. Even after repeatedly having seen the play produced by some of the best and some of the worst actors the American stage has known, and after having read and reread the text of the play as accepted by the highest autborities on Shakespeare, one finds each time on turning to the well known lines a new light fiashed back, as though the ray had caught another facet of the gem, and thus {llumed & hitherto unseen beauty. Lovers of good English, of deep philosophy and of homely wisdom clearly set forth will never tire of reading “Hamlet.” But to get back to the text: DId Shakespeare know anything of what Is called in modern police parlance “the third degree?’ It is known that at least once in his life Singer Will of Stratford came within the purview of the law, and It is not improbable that during the days when he strolled the country in company with other players he was again and may be again in contact with the powers that were in those 4 and he may even have come within the knowledge of the Elizabethan prototype of the twentleth century “front office.”” At all events, at the latter end of the sixteenth century he enunciated a propo- sition which 18 still potent and effectual in the awakening of consclence. To be sure, thero s a/possibility that the thief-takers of the world have profited by the experience of four centuries that stretch between the now and the time when the tragedy of “Hamlet” was first enacted by ‘“his majesty's servants.”” -Charity for the Bard of Avon naturally inclines us to this view of the case, for it not only exonerates him of being suspected of a more Intimate ac- quaintance with the methods pursued by the authorities of his time in overtaking crim- inals and unearthing crime than is mly or bscoming {n one so wise and gentl, it lends #dded luster to his brilllant halo by suggesting that he had already con- cefved 400 years ago a plan which is scarcely Improved upon though still practiced. For example, the police of Cleveland during the week solved a murder mystery In almost exactly the same way that Hamlet verified the story told him by bis father's ghost and tened on his uncle the gullt of his fratri- al orime. It appears that an honest burgher of the Ohio metropolls was done to feath by an unidentified man while walking slong a shady byway in the outskirts of t! tity, accompanied by his wife. ‘‘Cherch la femme” is also a maxim handed down from a past era which has been incorpo- fated into the lexicon of up-to-date police practice, the receptivity of which is not con- fined to tangible articles alone. After the irdinary methods of obtaining Information bad been exhausted, the police sought out the wol nd th 12 On a dark and gloomy evening, ccompanied by two officers the widow went dlong the route over which she and the mur- y. At the point in the journey where mupder was :fl.uua another officer from the idow and discharged a el . .Consclence leaped into life, and the. widow sbrieked the name of her para- hgur, who now occupies a ceil with a charge # murder against his name. Here, indeed, 'he play was the thing 1n which the gullty tonsclence was entrapped. What would some of the rest of us do did we not have better control over our nerves, or were our consclences not under the sedative and soporific influence of some powerful moral amodyne? Isn't it in a| sense at least a blessing that we are all In & measure capable of raising our ha in Pharasaical self-congratulation and ren- dering to God thanks that we are not like other men and women? Those beams within our eyes are of some service, at least, for if they should be plucked out, it 18 ‘quite probable that few of us would care to bother about the motes that ob- seure our nelghbor’s vision, much less visit | the theater where the mirror is held up ! to nature. Not to make the application | too personal, the play is continually point- | mg out to us the weakness and foibles of human kind, showing us the fruits of wrongdoing and the rewards of right, and | ever marking the path along which lies the ' $6,000. y to earthly happiness, and. yet how does the pley entrap the consclence? Hardly a phase of human life but has been exploited with dreadful reallsm on the modern stage, and while it is undoubtedly saylng too much to charge that no good has tome out of all this teaching, there is | certainly me manifestation of any general | reform having Its origin in the presenta- tiod of any picture of real life on the stage Books have set people to thinking, and thus. have wrought great chang ana srought about aoclal reforms of much mos tnent in the worl, but somehow the influence of the stage has as yet had no buch triumph. It may be that the pletures Vhown are too evanescent, their settings t00; nebulous and their endurance too briet to leAve a lasting impress. It may be that the failure is due to the application of Pope's well known postulate regarding Vice and famillarity therewith. What- | sver_the reason, the fact is lamentably ap. parent “that only in rare instances does, the play really entrap the consclence of the auditor, and even rarer are the r forms that may trace their genesis to the wtor's art. That this is so should not be tharged against the actor, for ff bis art not have its effect immediately, i must in time do good, if only in that for s moment it Qiverts thé mind of some e futo a channel of thought along which | It might not otherw!se have wandered Nor should the actor despair, because he s before him the example of teachers | md preachers for ages, who have dinned loctrine and dogma, eupported by threats | M the direst damnation and most condign of temporal and eternal punishment into the ears of a heedless world, which still wpins merrily along ‘‘the primrose path of falllance.” Verily, then, while we may \dmit the play's the thing, it is forced upon (hat conscience is indeed a most. elusive | Ding. | When G. V. Brooke was playing Vir- ginius one night, dur the forum scene, \mong the lictors lined up on either side Wf the stage was a tall, lank fellow who vas 0 thin that actually the welght of e battleax bore upon his sboulders | oade him appear bowlegged, says the Chi- | go Tribuse. He bhad eaten nothing all lay, and was weak and dizzy. Just as Tirginius plunged the dagger into the heart M Bis beloved daughter the lean bu Yy lictor toppled over and fell to the loor with a sbarp thud. The curtain im- oediately was rung down, amid great ex- diement. . My Drooks stalked may 1y © his dressing foom and summoned the wptain of the “supers” to his presence. “‘Captain, do you know which one of your Aen 50 disgracetully disturbed the most im. pressive scene in the play?” demanded Mr Brooke, In tones that made the “‘super’ bos tremble. “Yes, sir; 1 do. He Is John ——. “Well, never mind his cognomen,’” inter- rupted the angry tragedian. “Send him to me at once” In a few minutes the lank looking lictor, ftully recovered from his swoon and braced up by a stimulant which the ancient Romans, wot not of, stood be- fore the virile Virginiua, who sald ‘Sirrah, what made you swoon & few moments ago? it from the effects of strong drink? Shaking like a lenf and fearful of losing his remuneration of 25 cents & performanc lctor suddenly was smitten with a brilliant thought. “If you please, Mr. Brooke, It was your splendid acting that overcame me. 1 hope you won't be gry with me when {1 tell you that you played the part of Vir- gin'us In such a natural manner I thought it was real. Then, as I fancled I eaw blood flow when you stabbed your daughter, sir, 1 fainted.” “Young man,” sald Brooke, his maseive chest heaving with pardonable pride, I have had many compliments for my acting, but that is the best:and moat genuine tribute I ever received. Here, take this and enjoy yoursel.” Then Brooke handed the emiling “‘super’” a $10 bill and towed him out of his dressing room with the air of a diplomat who “‘crooks the preg- nant hinges of the knee, that thrift may tollow ning.” The following ’ night Brooke played the part of the unhappy Roman father with greater force than ever. Just as his dagger descended upon the fair bosom of his lovely daughter he was startled by a terrific crash that made the stag tremble and caused the footlights to flare around. Turning quickly, he was horrified to behold the forms of twenty-five lictors prone upon the floor! Today and for the ensuing week summer entertainment will be varied and Krug park having a number of speclal events scheduled to attract the pleasure secker. At 6:45 this afternoon the neational double balloon ascension by the noted aeronauts, Prof. J. Waldorf Hall and Howard Hall, which was post- poned from last Sunday on account of the burning of the crown of the balloon, will be given. The men will gi' a doubl trapeze performance as they eoar skyward. When a great elevation has been reached H. Hall will cut away with his parachute and leave J. W. Hall, the claimant to the record for high ascensions, to make an attempt to establish a new mark for him- self. “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a pretty moving-picture production of the favorite fairy tale, will be one of the interesting features especially calculated to please the children. Much s added to its at- tractiveness by it being in colors. It will be presented every evening just before the 'assion Play,” which continues to enlist a roverend Interest. Am entirely new program, carefully selected from the most popular compositions of the well known dard authors, will be rendered by Huster's cornet band, afternoom and evening. Included will be a selected solo by Huster on the trombone. The regular weekly ragtime concert will be given ‘Wednesday and on Friday Huster's band will play a program embracing selections from the successful light operas. On Sat- urday next the different lodges of the Catholic Foresters of the city will hold their annual outing. The W. R. Bennett and Hayden Bros. teams will cross bate on the new Krug park ball fleld today. Plays and Players. Allss Cralg is a recent addition to The Liberty Belles onkpasy; £ Duniel, Bully wil a ryral drama, catied “rhe. Did" Ml N A0 Btream.” Johnston Bennett says she is tired of vaudevilie and io open for an engagement in_the legitima: les Frohman will have twelve cofn. ly in England y Drew have been a at the opera house in Hughey Dougherty is featured with the Dumont Minstrels, which began its season in Pittsburg last week. ‘The Market Street theater In Ottuma, L will be reopened on October l‘bJ Ef?. as in 4 Elisler in “When Knighthood Flower." Cissle Loftus, who made a splendid hit in London as Marguerite in “Faust,'' will play Ophella in E. H. Sothern's revival of “Hamlet. Fred Hallen and Molly Fuller have a new vaudeville sketch, entitled “His Wife's Hero,” which Is sald to turn on an amusing case of mistaken identity. The call has been issued by Otis Skinner for the rehearsals of ‘Lazarre,” whici wil begiu at the Grand opera house, Chi- cago, the end of this month. Julla Dean has been engaged to play the ingenue part in “The Altar of Friendship," which Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott will produce the coming season. J. Cheever Goodwin, the librettist, who went into bankruptcy some months ago, was discharged in a New York court | Tuesday. His llabilities amounted to about James O'Nell's play for the comin; son was only finished last week by Ford and deals with scenes In Rus: Years ago. upon. “Damon and Pythi: a_ revival at the Frisco the other ni Warde and Charles fifty A title has not yet been decided was scheduled for ‘alifornia with Frederick erman in the title Klaw & Erlanger's “‘Slee) the Beast' company will leave New York for Chicago the 2d Inst.. opening its season at the Illinols theater Saturday evening, the 30th Inst. Nat C. Goodwin celebrated his 45tu birth- day last week by giving a banquet to his friends In London. Many congratulatory telegrams were received and replied to by the merry comedian. The play that Herbert Hall Winslow has written for Ezra Kendall is called ‘“The Vinegar Buyer.” It is sald to bs very bright. Lottle Altar, Marion Abbott and Waiter Thomas will'be in Kendall's sup- port. As a dramatist Ethel Knight Mollison made something of a hit duri ng the past | week, for her littie play calles “Swords and Tea' proved to be entertalning and bleared "the Montreal ~theater-goers: very much. The prize fighters, James Jeffries and Robert Fitssimmons, have received an offer of §1.000 each per week to appear in the vaudeville houses and go through a light sparring act. Nothing definite has been decided upon as yet. The trouble between Grace Livingston Furnlss and Manager Harris over the play | “Mra. Jack" has been settled through the Intervention of Alice Fisher, who expects to star in the plece, and rehéarsals started in New York last Monday. Wilton Lackaye had a chance to once more play the part of Svengall in “Trilby." for the Frawley company revived that plece last week, and It was demonstrated that Mr. iy time cunning in the role “Mice and Men," the plece which it was thought Adams would use next & . has been turned over to Annfe Rus- he latter will not appear in it until the first of the year, when ghe makes ber Orst New York appearance. Ethel Barrymore and her brother Lionel arrived in New York from London last Sat- urday and went immediately | uncie’s, John Drew, on Long Island Barrymore will play a boy's part in 4 rots,” a curtain ralser, next season. It Is now reported In New York that Ros: Coghlan has taken up a residence in South Dakcta for the special obtal; V' Bull oppose the application when made. The Troubadour Four—Nat Nixon, Harr: hornton, Bert Eaton and Willlam Fuller— dve sizned with Charles H. Yale and Sidne i, Ellis for “The Evil Eye' to do thelr Speclalty and play principal parts. Mr. Fuller is 10 pla. he Evil ‘FY' and Mr. Thornton the part of Bertran Charles Frohman last Tuesday received a rnhle':rlm from Maude Adams, who is in Switzerland. saying that she would not be able n her Season until late in No- . biiss Aduwis has overworked her- elf, and it will be quite a while before she s in condition to resume her acting. Robert Downing, the actor, in Egn Fran- clsco, Thursday, “obtained a div from | 1 ng Beauty and | | original. | which has to be allayed by persistent in- ackave has lost none of his old- | | Edna Lueille Marshall of P Eugents Blair. The petitioner swore that bis “wife deserted him in November, 1595, and the divorce was granted on the testi: mony of the actor and his dgughter. The answer to the question wil) be made after lanche Walsh has produced '* t Wiii People Bayr' a new play by Rupert Hughes which Wagenhals & Kemper have t purchased. 1t s said that Mr. Hughes discovered a new type of societ woman which Clyde Fitch has overlooked, and Miss Walsh will play her late in the season, for her tour begins with the Stange play founded on “Salambo.” ““There have been storles in the news {anaugcheks con a lot of sensational pers concerning Mme. tion,” says the New All of them have gerated. The aged actreas ed on one side for weveral d, while she is able to get about, feeble, but her condition is articularly alarm _her . Janauschek 1s resting in Saratoga_at a ‘cottage owned by some {riends, who are offering her every com- Augustus Thomas, the playwright, author of "On the Quist. " Arisonac Aldbama etc., has designated Thomas W. Ross the " lo successor to Willlam Collte signed with Weber & Fis h 0 selected him to play Rol way of Yale in “On the Qulet,” f of the principal cities next sea hesgreen and doin B, v age the tour and i equipment, one of the scenes of which shows a sloop yacht under full sail, the Jeck and cabin being accurately ple- ured. ‘The Only Way' has been produced many times, but never had such a strong cast as offered by Henry Miller in San foraacisco last week, and the « t Anglin_ was plaved Lucle Manette, leigh “was the Ernest De Farge, Uharles Gootthold played Darnay, Arthur Eiliott was Dr. Manette, Charles Wal in the cast also were Ethel Hornick, Law- rence D'Orsay and Walter Allen." ““The third act of ‘Quincy A Bawyer' has a kick and a kiss and a smudge of rnm the New York Sun in review- ng t est book play which gives us ew England, set in a framing of farm scenery. And this third act made an unroarious hit with the attendance at the New York Academy of Music on the occasion of its first presentation. Other papers vote it a hit, and (n course of time, lkely, Omaha people will have an opportunity to judge of its merits as in- leryreled by the McUmpty company, which will have the rights weat of the Missis- pyllfivn. The play follows the book very osely. It becomes pitiful to see the ca out with i crushe News. flocked s’ of gagement, com elr fondest dreams somewhat says the New York Dramatic he average number who have to Charles “Frohman's offices is I3 . A. Brady, Kirke Shelle and David Belasco the list Pllc‘nll amounts to dver 100 a day. There s not a position open for one out of fifty and what many of the players will do this fall is much of a mystery. The cause of all this is hard to determine. There are Just as many companies g out as ever, and the engagements, while a little be- hind. are not sufficlently In the rear to cause so many disengaged people. One actor _who had been turned m ten offices In one day was so disgusted that he h 1ded to joint the ranks of the of ap- Music The most important event in local musi- «cal circles Is the approaching series of can- certs by the Ellery Royal Itallan band, which will begin Thursday night of this week. I bespeak for the band a generous patronage and for the auditorium commit- tan a loyal suppert. Tha hand fs antitlad to an unprejudiced hearing, and if the men do in Omaha what they have been doing in other places the people of Omaha will be entertalned beyond doubt. Mr. Camp- bell, a member of the auditorfum commit- tee, told me, unofficially, the other day that he had recently heard the band and that he was immensely pleased. It speaks well for Omaba that with two or three 8ood musical organizations playing en- sagements local summer resorts, there 18, nevertheless, a demand for stralght con- cert programs, as is evidenced by the fact that the business men who represent the musical festival and the auditorfum com- mittee, deem it a wise venture to back up once more an annual series of band con- certs. I wish them a brilliant success and 1 appeal to the music lovers to assist in this educational enterprise T bave been reading most complimentary accounts of Homer Moore's opera, In the musical papers, and I am inclined to the bellef that Homer Moore has done some- thing for American music which will out- last the lifetime of the ma: From a close personal knowledge of Mr. Moore I have always considered him a man of large abil- ity. As musical critic of The Bee he was & dignified, forceful, fearless writer, with mse vooabulary and an originality As a singer, he was a decided artist. As a conductor, he had a positive and authoritative style. As a manager, he ad an executive brain. ’An individual manner, which was often misunderstood, made enemies for him—but that is merely & proof of ability, He sang and played a part of his opera for me before he left here in 1898, and_I was greatly impressed by what I heard. Not having seen the complete work I am not able to pass any personal opinion upon it as a whole, but let me quote a portion of a letter which I have just recelved from Mr. Joseph Gahm, who has been with Ho- mer Moore for the t few weeks. He says: ‘You would be surprised at the mu- sic. It is really very wonderful and quite He wrote the libretto and also invented the story. He Is now at work on his third opera, ‘The Pilgrim Mr. Gahm adds incidentally that he did mot recognize Moore when he first saw him, be welghs 168 pounds. I am glad to record this of a former Omaba musician, and I feel sure that all local musicians, irrespective of former dis- agreements, will unite with me in wishing him good luck and abounding success in ratic venture. Here's to the “Pur- The following item is clipped from the | New York Evening Post: “Gentlemen,” sald a German professor, | who was showing to his students the pa- | tients in the asylum, “this man suffers from delirium tremens. He s a musician. It is well known that blowing a brass instru- ment affects the lun, d the throst in such a way as to create a great thirst, dulgence in strong drink. Hence, In course :ol time, the disease you bave before you.' | Turning to the patient, the professor asked: “What instrument do you blow?' and the answer was: “The violoncello.” 1 have recelved coples of the Salt Lake papers in which very flattering sccounts of @ young Nebraska singer appear. Miss smouth Is th reciplent of the homors. She sang at the Elks' convention at Salt Lake Oity, in the famous Tabernacle, which was crowded with many thousands of people. She has & mag. nificent meszo-sopranc voice, and she Is born to eing. The song of the occasion was the product of a Plattsmouth writer's brain, and is eotitied, “Dear Promised Land.” It is & song which ranks above the average sacred or semi-sacred publication. 1t will make a good addition to the list of desirable church musie. THOMAS J. KELLY. hmun Defeats American. LONDON, Aug. 16.—At the Cliftonvala Athletic sports today the 100-yard handicap was of Dublis, with tws yards handicap. He defeated A. F. Dufty (American), who was at scratch, and Wes pey (American), who had three yards handi his wife, who s koown on the stage as|cap. Murray's tme was ten seconds. GAME OF HIGH DIPLOMACY How Played by the United Btates Ambassa- dor at the Oourt of Bt. James. HIS HOUR OF COFFEE AND CIGARS (Copyright, 102, by Marshall Lord.) LONDON, Aug. 1.—When some enterpris- ing American university starts a special course in diplomacy for youths who want to become ambassadors, the chief item will have to be Instruction in the fine art of dining. International law and history and all that sort of thing doubtless would be advantageous enough, too, but you might as well omit anatomy from the study of medi- cine as to teach European diplomacy with- out dining. His excellency the American ambassador to the court of St. James would be the 1deal professor in this branch of instruction when the time comes for him to leave Lon- don and get back home. He would testify that his work at the broad, flat-topped desk in the dingy office of the embassy in Vic- little ac- count, that his oficlal communication with the marquis of Salisbury, Lord Lansdown and the other Downing street folk had been mostly formal after all, and that his occa #lonal audiences with the king had little political significance. But when it came to the hour of coffee and cigars—that was when the real business of the nation was done, sometimes In neat, artful speeches, reported in full in the papers, and read by everybody, sometimes in comfortable, un- official, informal talk with the men who govern England, in fact, while the king governs in name. Those are the private talks in which the prejudices, ambitions and friendships of the nations are weighed and measured—in which it is determined what is the lease that one will accept and the most that the other will give—in which are shaped the International policies that are afterward the subject of formal, dignified negotiations to a predetermined end. Fancy an insignificant looking, shy, nerv- ous, awkward man representing a great na- tion at one of these behind-the-scenes spreads. He might know all there was to know about international law and such matters, but in th intimate confabs the personal impression counts for so much it sometimes outweighs everything That {8 where Joseph Hodges Choatc comes out strong. You can't lose him, either in a crowd or in a group of states- men. He may be inwardly nervous—in fact, I suspect he was pretty uncomfortable when he first came over here—but he wears all the outward and visible signs of easy satisfaction. When he rises, with a be- nign smile, to respond to the toast the chairman has given, everybody settles back comfortable, sharing the ambassador's con- fidence that his forthcoming speech is going to be a rattling good one. The only other man in England who creates quite the same impression is Lord Rosebery. Choate's Delicate In; Opinions differ, of course, about Mr. Choate's success in the formal side of di- plomacy, but he has done someth:ng more than make a personal hit with his after- diner address: 1 have heard a dozen or 80 of them in London and I have never missed from ome of them a note that at first rather startled placid John Bull; in one form or another, his excellency always contrives to say deftly and insinuatingly what, If put bluntly, would be something like thi; “Brother Bull, you are in most respects a 800d fellow, but you have shown a little tendency to e superior in times past. The occaslon for it has gone by, if it ever ex- isted, and you will kindly take notice that Brother Jonathan {sn't playing the role of younger broths The ambassador has kept up such a steady pounding on that note and commercial events have given him such strong backing that the effect has become moticeable. Brother Bull has been getting the idea firmly fixed in his head. The American ambassador lives at No. 1 Carlton House Terrace, just back of the Prince of Wales' Marlborough house, in the great mansion bought by L. Z.. Lelter for his daughter, wife of the viceroy of Indla, where she is therst lady among three times as many people as there are in the United States. The Curzons rented the place at a big price to John Hay when he represented the American government here, and Mr. Choate, after three or four weeks ot house hunting, concluded that -he couldn’t do better than step into his chief's shoes, 50 to speak. The old yellow Georglan bouses of which No. 1 stands at the upper end are not gorgeous as seen from the out- side, but they have a stateliness and dignity within that makes them exactly suited for ambassadorfal residences. The German am- bassy does occupy one of them, but the dif- ference is that Germany pays the rent, and the ambassador's home and his offices are in me bullding, whereas the American sador pays the house rent out of his own pocket, devoting the larger part of his salary to the purpose. The curve of the terrace makes it {mpos- sible to get a good photograph of the front of the house, but from St. James' park in the rear you get an fmpressive view of this famous row of residences, where Mr. Gla stone once lived, and where Mrs. John W. Mackay and Willlam Waldorf Astor ha their town houses now. Gilbert Parker, who “married money,” as they say, and has made a lot more out of his novels, also lives in this elect territory. All good Americans in London swarm from adjacent Pall Mall into Carlton House Terrace on each Fourth of July to climb the fine curv- ing stairway at No. 1, hear their names called out by the liveried footman, shake the hand of his excellency at the head pf the stairs, bow low to Mrs. Choate and then squeeze on through the crowd that fills the long succession of lofty rooms, back to the temporary buffet, where portly waiters deal out good things to eat and drink. Mr. Choate’s Dingy Ofice. It is only & short walk around by West. minster abbey to No. 121 Victoria street, where the United States goveroment bas and a dingy, grimy, stufty, dark, depressing place It ls, too. It is & wonder that the ambassador and the balf dozen members of his staff do mot suffer perpetually from the blues. No other diplomat of ambassadorial rank in London bas such mean quarters, and some of the ministers from little South American re- publics are far better provided for. The only comforting reflection to Americans who visit the place is that it gives the lle to the British notlon that Americans have a taste for garish display. Although the ambassador represents in person the president and the- whole 70,000, 000 people of the United States, there are B0 fuss and feathers at the smbassy. If you have any good excuse for it, or If you are merely a distinguished citizen who bas no other excuse for calling thau a de- sire to shake his excellency’s hand, all you bave to do is to go in and ait your turn in & gloomy anteroom, walled about with roports of the proceedings of com- gress and other diverting and popular vol- umes of a similar pature. Once ushered fote the in room where James Russell Lowell and so many eother famous repre- 1902, sentatives of the American people have sat, you conclude from his manner that his ex- cellency doesn't resent the intrusion, that he is glad to see you—and that he would you up and get rid of you In about seconds If you proceeded to be a bore who didn't know when to go. Formerly one of the great drawbacks to the fun of being ambassador was the dead- broke American who came of such good family and brought such strong letters of introduction that there was nothing to do except guarantee his hotel bill or provide money to pay his passage to America. Half of the time at the embassy was taken up in lstening to hard-luck storles, but Mr. with his usual good fortune, has escaped most of that, thanks to the or- ganization of a rellef department by the American soclety in London. Politicians' wives who want to be pre- sented at court take up a lot of time, too, and in the summer season folk who want tickets to Parliament, letters to officials, and all sorts of personal privileges, keep two embassy secretaries in a rush. Varioua folk who have called and asked to see Mr. Choate have been found to have the inten- tion of asking him to write out for them a little list of cheap boarding hous others, it appeared, cherished the idea tha & personal heart-to-heart talk with the ambassador could reasonably be expected to result In the loan of a dollar until the next American mail arrived. Americans Kick on the Imcome Tax. One of the most urgent of these per- sonal matters lald before the embassy Is the income tay which Americans living in London have to pay to the British gov- ernment, although most of them get their incomes in America. Each new victim usually heads stralght for the embassy and wants to know what in something or other the British goverament means by demand- ing a percentage of hia receipts from, say, real estate on which he already pays taxes in America. It does seem like an outrage, but there is nothing the embassy can do about it. Unlike every other ambassador in Lon- don, Mr. Choate has no court costume. The distinguished Americans who go with him to & levee to be presented to the king bave to scurry around for knee breeches and buckled shoes, but the official repre- sentative of Jeffersonian simplicity goes in ordinary swallow-tail and becomes. mor- bldly conspicuous in the gorgeous throng. When Mr. and Mre. Choate entertained the king and queen at dinner early in June Plerpont Morgan was also one of the guests. He rushed over from the continent on pur- pose to be present, arriving only a few hours before the time. He had been so busy buying up odds and ends of steamship lines, railroads and old masters that he bad forgotten all about knee breeches. He was badly rattled when he was reminded of them at the last moment. None of his friends had anything of the sort that would fit him, and all the Morgan millions couldn’t move a London tailor to turn out a palr of court knee breeches in three hours. It began to look to Mr. Morgan as it he would have to be taken suddenly ill for the sake of a good excuse for absenting himself from the dinner, when somebody suggested that a theatrical costume might help him out. Hurried search in the shops around Covent Garden resulted in finding a palr of nether garments that made a fairly good fit, and in consequence Mr. Morgan was presented to thefr majesties in breeches that had previously seen serv- ice on the stage. It is sald that Lord Curzon has had enough of India and will be returning early in the autumn to take a place in the cab- Inet if the present government remains in office throughout the year—as it is almost certain to do. In that case Mr. Choate will have to move out, and as it s such a diicult matter to get a suitable house, and as he has had about all there is to get in the way of ambassadorial fun and glory, I think it 1s more than probable that he will retire from office. Although he made a fine fortune out of his law practice, he proba- bly finds it rather a bore on some accoun! to fill a position that calls for the expendi- ture of from two to three times his salary. e e Ante Room Echoes Nt ——— Omaha 18 to be the center of activity of several pational secret societies this year, at least three having looked to this city for executive officers. The first “0 be chosen was Henry C. Akin, imperial potentate of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; the second, George P. Cronk, who this week was elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks, and then from San Francisco came news of the se- lection of Mrs. W. A. Dilworth as head of the Pythlan Sisterhood. There i{s much in this to make Omaha proud. The orders, without exception, con- taln among their members much of the best citizenship of the country. The head of the society being located here turns the attention of every member to Omaha. They will come here to visit the supreme oficers, AMUSEMENTS. Omaha’s Mu AT Pavillian I5th and Capitol BECURE YOUR TIOKETS sical Festival 64 GRAND CONCERTS, Beginning Aug. 2ist, Ending Sept. ITth GIVEN BY ELLERY'S ROYAL ITALIAN BAND THE Avenue, for the Benefit of the Auditorium Fund. The Royal Italian Band is one of the largest and greatest organizations of its kind in the world. ship of Cavalier Emilio Rivela, the most noted band leader in the country, and under his direction the band has created a sensation wherever it has appeared. DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND OPENING NIGHT Coupon Book Tickets 20 Admissions, $5.00. Transferable and good for any concert. REGULAR ADMISSION, 35 CENTS, Under the director- BEFORE NEXT WEDNES- DAY NIGHT. KRUG PARK Omaha's Polite Summer Resort. and in coming may be attracted to the city for other purposes. There was little of the sensational or dramatic in the selection of any of the offi- cers, and for this reason the citizens out- side of the orders affected have Dot appr clated the importance of the selections as they will later. The real election of Colonel Akin to the office of imperial potentate took place several years ago, when he was chosen assistant rabban of the order. After that his promotion followed as a matter of course and he came to his own at San Francisco, when those who had preceded him in the lowest elective office had retired from the chiet office. The election of Mr. Cronk, while not on the program for years, as was the case with Colonel Akin, was so well assured for months before the national meeting that D0 campalgn was necessary. Mr. Cronk has been an Elk for many years and has for several years been closely identified with the national organization, having served on many of the important comumittees and been tried ong the best men in the order. His nomigation came not only from his own lodge, but from Kentucky, whose favorite son died just before the nomination of Mr. Cronk, and against whom Mr. Cronk h said he would mot run. The impetus gt the candidacy vy the lodges of Omaha and Louisville was such as to destroy opposition —it any had been Intended—and but one name was presented in the grand lodge. The election of Mrs. Dilworth as su- preme chancellor of the Pythlan sisterhood is a compliment to a Nebraska woman, who bas devoted much time and attention to the order. While not a secret soclety, it will hardly be out of place to mention the election of Mrs. F. A. Kennedy as president and Mrs. Herman Matthes as chaplain of the Wom- an's suxiliary of the International Typo- graphical union, thus bringing four ofcers of national organisations to Omaha dur- ing the week. The society is soclal and beneficial in its nature, and Omaba was the second city in the United States to form & local assoclation, the one at Atlanta, Ga., being the first organized. The organization of the uniform teams the Woodmen of the World is progress- rapidly, and st the next meeting of the suversign camp it is d that the men with the swords will make a fine show- ing. in 1 TODAY A Buperior Array of Refined, Novel Attractions A GREAT SENSATIONAL DOUBLE Balloon Ascension And trial for world's high record by Prof. J. W. Hall and H. Hall, the famous aero- nauts. JACK i< BEANSTALK Bomething to Please the Children. Huster's Concert Band Entirely New Program. PASSION PLAY Deplcting the Life of Christ. AND OTHER FINE FREE SHOWS. High-Class Bowling Alleys, Burro Excursions, 8hoot- ing Courte, Merry-Go-Round, See-Saws, Swings, Children’'s Play Grounds and all the pastimes of & modern resort. Ragtime Concert Wednesday, Aug. %0. Admission to park, 10c; Cold Glass Krugs' Bottled Beer—absolutely pure and healthful—an ald to digestion and a system builder—a cold glass several times & day will take you through this hot weather and leave you in a vigorous condition. Send for a trial case. A ‘phone call will bring it Remember, there is only one beer— that's Kru FRED KRUG BREWING CO. 1007 Jackson St, 'Phone 420 CLOSED Season Opens Sept. 8th Students entered Sept. 5-6 Another Big Show Ton AY and all week. FREE Performances Gourtland anager, 218 Ist National Bank Bldg. The greatest variety of high-class open alr free performances ever attempted at a summer watering resort in the west. NOVEL LADDER AOTS :3.ici" isco and_Faust, the world renowned aeriallsts. One of 'the most amusingly en- tertaining combinations known. Free, twice a day. every lrhy during the season SLACK WIRE ancing at ore twice each day. in constant at- | TWO ORCHESTRAS i.soaeieterts concerts every afternoon and evening. \PENDULATING PERCH 7, = iances. Une Of the” moat interesiing 2 mos and novel of free entertainments o o "8 gglgnin QUARTET in.repaosn: eo_cond geat hit of the season, * O°7: The bis- Aug. 19th Courtland Beach’ Mérry-Go- l& Rova, 0 c—————— Among the speakers will be Governor Patterson of Colorado, Governor Btone of Missour! and Hon. W. J. Bryan. with para- chute leap Free, Performances. distinct me. Free Thres kinds of bai- performances In new south- S ke JACKSONIAN OLUB PICNIG s AT COURTLAND BEAGH BREEZY AND PICTURESQUE J. A Griffiths, Manager, 218 Ist National Bank Bidg. = |LAKE MANAWA ° THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEW THAT i LOVERS OF FINE SCENERY CAN WELI, IMAGINE. HUNDREDS OF BAUTIFUL YACHTS AND SAILING CRAFTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Tr Thi: coapon good or ONE RIDE MONBAY BRASS BAND 3 al e rations, mailed /yee, 1t 155, hong Moo £ Toirriips for ments just redac o o pi ": P " HEALY, 87 Adam; " Cz!‘t ik e practically filled its second class of initi- ates, consisting of about sixty members. Quite & number of the class aré residents of adjacent cities, and in order to factli- tate thelr coming to Omaha the ceremony of initiating the class has been set for Sunday, September 28, the beginning of Omaha's fall festivities. The ceremony of initiation will be conducted by ranking knights from Chicago. On Sunday, September 21, a large delega~ tion of the councll members will go to Des Moines to participate in initiatory cere- monies there, and enjoy the hospitality of the Des Moines council. Omaha tent, No. 75, Knights of the Mac- cabees, held their regular review Thursday evening. Much business was transacted, after which & splendid athletic program was carried out, the feature of which was the wrestling contest between Sir Knights Houston and Holden. Among the visitors present were John G. H. Scott of the uni- form rank and Supreme Deputy State Com- mander Dopkins. A large class of candi- dates were initiated, and at the close of the ular meeting refreshments were served. Petition for Imjunction Denled. CLEVELAND, 0., Aug. 16—The petition of the Philadelphia National league base ball ‘club for ap injunciion against Lajole and Bernhard, the ball players, was denied by Judge Strimple in common’ pleas court today. The Philadelphia club sought to en- join these two players from playing with any other than the Philadelphia club. An injunction had been granted In Pennsyl- venia and It was Sought to have it ex- tended to Ohfo, but the court denied this on the ground that i 1 the internal pol case settles ¢ AUG, 18 ONLY on the LakeManawa Merry-Go-Roued Tiokt 230 from Omaha good any day. Be sure to buy round trip tickel before entering the cars. On sale at the usual places. Admissi Free Almision, BAND Round Balloon ascensions with parachute jumpe every day. ti 150 Tickets from Co. Bluffs BUVALT’S Concort The greatest musical organization ever heard in the west. A band second to none. Composed of the bighest class musicians and soloists under the directorehip of the ever popular leader, Mr. A. A. Covalt. Finest bathing in the west. Vieit the Kursaal, Round trip tickets on Electric Launches 15 cents, Fill your baskets and plenio Manawi. MORAND’S 24ycite Reopens for Adults Tuesday, Sept, 2, 8p. m- 12 lesson ticke: entlemen 38, ladies 88 Two dollars less if you join the opening night. Call for circulars and ticdlars open day and evening. Manawa at Lake HOTELS, sPEGAL ‘PhATURES 1 LUNCHEON, FIFTY CENTS, i 12:% to 2 p. m, |__SUNDAY 5:% » med for the bal [east, a8 no further hearing or appeal can be had untll after the close of the base Umala couucl Kuwlis ol Col sesson. p, ;. DINNER, e, I Sicpdlly lncreasing Lusiness has necess tated an enlargement of @ i ;& ubling