Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1902, Page 13

B et THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 190%. Amusements This alternoon at the Boyd the curtain will go up on the first play of the regular winter theatrical season. As is the prac- tice everywhere, the early offerings will be of the lighter variety, as managers do mot care to risk the expensive attractions until folks have recovered somewhat from the outdoor habits of the summer time and are willing to seek their amusement | indoors. During the greater part of Sep- tember, at least, it is reasonable to ex- pect in Omaha weather of a sort that will scarcely induce people to forsake band con- certs and the like for the thea But when the cool nights come the warmth and light of the theater are again gratetul, and people will seck the playhouse as the place to spend the evenfng. Beginning with October and running through the win- ter, Manager Burgess has arranged for & list of attractions that will compare even with those of last season, which was ad- mittedly the most brilliant In Omaha's theatrical history. All of the really high grade companies that are planning to tour the country during the coming winter have included Omaha in their route. Many of them will make Omaha the western limit of their journey. Within the last five years a change has come over the condi- tions which govern in the theatrical world and Omaha has been advanced from a posi- tion many points below par to a premium as & “show” town. 'In every respect the loeal situation has improved and managers mow reckon on liberal patronage here for everything meritorious. For this reason all the high class companies that tour at all are anxious to secure a date at Omahi Manager Burgess is fully alive to these conditions, and as a result is able to promise the people of Omaba a series of attractions for 1902-3 that ‘Will make the seazon memorable for its artistic bril- lancy. During his short but very appropriate and interesting speech at the opening of the new Willls Wood theater at Kansas C ty, Mayor Reed sald: “As the library ind cates the degree of culture and refinement of the family, so does the theater indicats the degree of refinement of a city.” It is easy to admit that Mayor Reed's conciu- sion is accurate, and it Is also easy to sup plement it with the suggestion that just as & neighborhood 1s refined and elevated by the presence of a family whose culture is sbove the level, so communities will in a measure at least be benefited by the ex- istence in any of their numbar of a thaater that is lifted In beauty above those that have existed. Wherever culture and re- finement exist, an Influenco for good abounds, and the effect can no more be evaded than can a city which is set upon a hill be hidden. In this light, Omaha, and, for that matter, all western cities are to be congratulated that Kansas City has now such a handsome and pertectly appointed theater. As the lack of such a bullding at the principal city of thé middle west Las in times past been a handicap on its nelghbor- ing cities, so in the future fts ex- istence must be & help and an inspiration. Omaha and Denver have problhly suffered more than any, for s both hav ers—the Broad way In Denver and the Boyd in Omaha— many excellent companies have declined to visit either for the reason that Kansas City could not be included. This excuse will no longer serve, for Kansas City now has one of the prettiest theaters in the world, and thus by removing this embargo the exist- ence of the Willls Wood theater in Kansas City will directly benefit at least two nelghboring cities. Incidental to the opening of the theater was the outpouring of the beauty and the chivalry of Kansas City, to the utmost ca- pacity of the auditorium, and these enjoyed an evening made memorable as much by the unaffected felicitations which were inter- changed on all hands as by the excellence of the performance. Not only did the Kan City people congratulate each otheron the fact that they are to be permitted the ple ure of assembling in the future at the Willis Wood theater, which will long stand as a measure for other theaters, but they show- ered verbal and manual bouquets on Colonel Wilils Wood, the enterprising and public- spirited gentleman who has given his fellow townsmen this pleasure, on Mr. Louts Cur- ties, whose genius created It in its perfec- tlon of artistic defall and luxury of ap- pointment and equipment, and finally on Messrs. Woodward & Burgess, under whose management It was opened to the public and who for the next twenty years will have eontrol of the theater. No prouder nor hap- pler quartet was ever seen than these gen- tlemen on the opening night, and each had lendid cause to feel both pride and joy. Mr. Burgess had as much if not more reason for feeling good as any of the resident Kan- sas Cityans. Seven years ago he went to the Missouri town and took hold of the old ‘Warder Grand. Manager after manager had falled with the house, and the new venture ‘was laughed at by the wise ones and nothing Sent Free 1o Men.: Free Trial M of this New Dis. .on l-u.d to Bwry Ma; -fl e and Address— Qlllc y lm flnnluln , but defeat was predicted. Out of the cam- l paign then begun In a perlod of depression and in face of the most discouraging prece- dents has grown the theater of which Kan- tas City ls so proud. Mr. Burgess' pluck and judgment has its triumph in the build- | ing of the Willls Wood. wonder he felt {gcod Monday night. Roman in design throughout, the austere simplicity of the exterior of the bullding hardly prepares one for the warmth of the interfor. Passing a colonnade of Roman Doric columns, the visitor enters a lobby of white and gold, with celling arched and groined in most effective manner. Its bril- liance is somewhat startiing, but the effect 1s soon over, when the foyer Is attained and the first glimpses of the sumptuous auditorium are caught. On the first floor & row of loges extends around the seated area, separated from the foyer by a colonnade of beautifully modeled caryatids, whose out- strotched hands, uphold the draperies. On the second or salon floor the stalls are ar- ranged in front of the chairs. This isa dis- tinetive feature of the theater, for back of the seats Is a large salon, intended for promenading and soclal intercourse between acts. It 1 luxuriously furnished and dec- orated, and, if the experience of the open- ing night s a criterion, will certainly be a popular place with the patrons of the theater. On the third floor is the family circle—the theater has no gallery—fitted in keeping with the other parts of the house In general the Interior decoration is ala- baster white and a dull tone of lake, though the hangings are of green plush lined with pink silk. This may seem an incongruous cambination of colors, but it is 0 worked out as to be not only most har- monfous but highly effective. Roman arme and Roman eagles form the basis of the designs, and the famillar “S. P. Q. R.” with the fasces set many a man whose schoolboy Latin had not entirely vanished under the attrition of more assertive facts in the strenuous life of Kansas City to ex- plaining to his neighbor that the cabalistic design had nothing whatever to do with local affairs. On the drop curtain s a scene depleting the sacrificial procession of a vietorious Roman to the temple of Juno. Lavish in all its equipment for the con- venience and comfort of playgoer and player alike, the Willls Wood theater well merits all that has been sald of it, and it may be vouched for as a fct that for once at least in praising a local institu- tion the Kansas City press has not over- stepped the limite of truth. Sober words can glve no idea of the place. It is as great a provocative of extravangant utter- ance as champagne or strong drink. As to the play, Omaha people will see that later and may form their own opin- fons. It is a “problem” single advantage that it has eliminated the personal equation by putting the problem into the hands of a lot of impossible peo- ple. At no® time is the broad straight pathway of the story from inception to de- nouement obscured by any subtleties of the writer's craft, but the auditor finds much satisfaction in the interpretation given the soiew tions b; by several ladies and gentlemen who have earned their right to e type in the an- nouncements, and their performance Iis one that will surely be enjoyed by any who has the good fortune to hear and see them. One of the really noticeable changes in the things offered at the theater for the amusement of the people is the gradual disappearance of the female form divine the arrayed in the tightest of tights, scantiest of skirts, or the most diaphanous of draperies. school mi And the change is & wel come one, too, for if it doesn't do any- thing else it allows some room for specula~ tion, and that is more than th® old cos- tume dld. Descanting on this topic, the press agent of the Herald Square theater says: An altogether new type of chorus girl his’ sprung up in New York in the la two seasons. And, strange to ufi she art and jarcel of the Casino, Wl lcn was cca’ of the old- chorus girl play, with the the excellent actors who luvl the parts in hamd. Miss Bingham {s aseisted Instead, we are now asked to look upon fresh young things clothed as modestly as the most prim of boarding The sale of seats for the play was opened Thursday morning, and judging from the demand for seats the company will do & record-breaking business. One of the new features on the varied program at Krug park today will be a mov- ing picture, in colors, of the famous fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” It is espe- cially calculated for the entertainment of women and children, the latter of whom have attended in such large numbers during the summer that the management has made it a policy to present at least one feature on the bill of free shows each week that appeals strongly to the little ones. At 6:45 p. m. Profs. J. Waldort Hall and How- ard will make an ascension on a single mon- ster balloon, giving as they sail upward a daring trapeze performance. The latter will cut away with his parachute first, leaving the former to attempt an unusually high as- cension. An entirely new program of twelve Bumbers, ranging from popular to classic composition, will be rendered afternoon and evening by Huster's band. Aubers' “Crown Diamonds,” Suppe’s “L'ght Cavallerie” and Miserere from “Il Trovatore,” by Verd, constitute three of the more pretentious numbers, while a selection from “King Dodo” and Dalby's fantasie on “My Old Kentucky Home” are among the well-known popular numbers. For a solo Huster will play a selected number. The “Passion Play” will continue every evening. In the after- noon at 3:30 is the hour set for Bugene V. Debs to talk upon the labor problem. On next Tuesday night a number of sing ng so- cletios will hold a sangerfest commemor: Ing the battle of Sedan. A choir of fifty male voices selected from the Omaha .Or- pheus, the Omaha Plattdeutcher Verein and the South Side Mannerchor under the direc- tion of Prof. Charles Pettersen and Mr. Sigmund Landsberg will render a repartoire of light numbers, in several of which Hus- ter's entire band will accompany them. Plays and Playe Claude L. Goodwin has jolned Amella Bingham's business staff. George C, Tyler will most llkely take Madam Duse on an Australian tour after she finishes her season in this country. At last the play In which Joseph Dodson and Annle Irish are ta star has been ramed. It will be called ““The American Invasion.' Sullivan, Harris & Woods have engaged Gertrude Haynes and her Choir Celestial as a special feature of the “Fatal Wed- ding” for twelve wee! Richard Golden revived ‘Jed Prouty” the other night in Bangor, Me., and will keep the play for about two or {hree weeks be- fore going out in “Foxy Quiller.” James K. Hackett, who returned from abroad last Wednesday, started to work _to prepare his two “‘Crisis’ compa- nies with the assistance. of Walter N. Law- rence, Isidore Witmark, composer of the musio of Frank L. Perley's spectacular operatic comedy, “The Chaperons,” has written sev- eral new songs which will be introduced in the plece the coming season. “The Sultan of Sulu’ is soon to take the road in all his Chicago magnificence, under direction of Henry Savage, who man- aged "King Dodo” and “Prince of Pilsen.” Omaha 18 on the route of his Maylasian mnlenu’ re. ‘Pt Campbell is among the late mrlv-l- from Lone Up to date’she hus not broached the subject of “Monna Gita' for an American production. She will play & tour of twenty weeks, and will put on nv new plays. Alice E. Ives ls busy at her country home on her New Englaud play called “A Bay State Spinster.”” Thomas W. Broadhurst ae this placa for Sadle Stringham. 1 production will be made in the course of month or two. Maude Adams ls hereafter to have the Empire theater as her home for her pro- ductions in New_York. Ties means that Jchn Drew, the Em ?lr. ‘Theater company and Miss Adim' will hereafter play regu- ncess’ i, 8 now loadin ‘The Sultan of Sulu.” 4 The Acting club of Philadelphia fs goin to take up the question of bullding & ‘amal private theater at its meeting to be held garly in September. ‘The plan is to bulld a $100,000 house for the club's own use, where its own plays can have a production. Miss Elen Terry is again leading woman for Sir Henry Irving, and Mrs. Kendall has Iejolned her husband, leaving Beerbohm Tree to rustle for a leading woman, Cecilla Loftus, who was with Irving while Terry was playing “The Merry Wives of Wind- wer,” has gone back to I, H. Sothern, Frank C, Payne, who is the business manager of “The Sultan of Bulu” company the present season, is an old newspaper man. He was on the desk of the Chicago News when George Ade first came on that newspaper, and now he s advancing the Interests of Mr. Ade's merry satire. Faversham has returned from England. Mr. Frohman has not determined what play ture than the he will present this favorite in, owing to the \lnunl.ln!‘v of the dramatizati; orf of ‘The Rlfi\l of 'Way,” on which 8ir Gilbert If this is ready in o (rl .?db mulk:l‘l wnl:’l{ll ring eyes ng of brazen face, ly starin, and “columnar Hmi e Jrhich she is fond of jowing to the publ gaze, &8 were 50 any tha bygone dlyl of Casino suc- cesses. is 1‘ winsome, girlish rl, ren¥ because she comes from the I dunly and sweet and modest hl- mes m nnn-mem and | culture l wnr which she pes fame and fortune. “ to enter r In the lhlr dlvl chorus irls were mrulud ?l'om the ‘slume and the very classes whose home Il ot -duu— tion and nflnlmtn'. The absence of ts and bizarre - tumes and smut (jusgestivenees from the lines of recent ‘ musical comedy lucc.u- lN responsible for the new girl. A girl 'llh v‘l ), looks ot §00¢ ppearances Broadw: pmdlle!lonl I bitious. Kirls know this very well and no h‘»ln(er obiect strenuousiy to permitting tights i iy T ese . Honeymoon B T b2 wosen—15 tasnt: Toily and gecently ciad ‘and there are no lines {o bring the Biueh of shame The reaull. s that wit player or auditor. a very witty book, catchy music, elegant costuming and d a ‘compan an of talanted "and popular princl Chinese Honeymoon™ has found the t- est favor of many years with all £:.‘.. of theatergoers, That is one reason why such girls as Minola Nada Hurst, Ior King, Ita De Gertrue girls o mong the ost Tamilion of New York and. surre ing citles hlva ’oln.d tho ranks of “A CM n Hond llwo Dc um".t urst's htfm hll dnlh & writer on Press. Latten’ [ 'aqlthy ‘wholesale ntrl:l nl Bolmars relatives in France be- In:’ to Ih‘ nobilit I“ll Wallace's fl(ifl' n& 000 estate in Philadel P, m— s Kemph's father was an e 'my. There are many other 'lm in the same company whose parents were just as wulthy and promi- nent. That is the 1y Of chorus sl -lwt" popular ule no wonder IM is lh. 18 lh‘h W) The Boyd theater will be opened for the regular season this afternoon with the farce comedy success “Hello Bill.” The plece will be seen for four performanc ‘which include the special Labor day matinee to- morrow afternoon. Harry Corson Clarke, the unctious comedian, who will be remem- bered as the bogus parson in “What Hap- pened to Jones” last season, will be seen in the title role. Mr. Clarke has surrounded himself with an excel t company of play- ers and the play is sald to be very band- somely mounted. “Hello BIll" was written by Willis Maxwell Goodbue, & newspaper man of New York, and has been before the publie three years; during which time it has been accorded more than the usual rum of success that farce comedies of its kind enjoy. It is sald to be broadly fercieal and absurdly humorous. Some critics have given it the credit of being on & par with some of the plays of the late Charles Hoyt. The company which supports Mr. Clarke includes such people as Frank Glens, 8. 8. Wiltsle, Gideon Burtonp, Margaret Dale Owen, Mildred Claire and Marion Kirby. Tie Jov. va .“.lm will present Bun': Next month will see active pre 1o e el £ B2t PEsPertons worl ~Pesgy trom Par hich Henry w s-v to produce. made uch i success with B . ppi muterte wilh e Buha ¢ work. It is understood t! hm s more the flavor of the famous * P ln thl.l wol‘k than there is l.nb Th. Bllmfn o D‘ls.m.nt for the “Pri Pll.en Il Helen Bertram, who fllne:‘:l?l: Henry W. Bavage for the fln of dashing American widow. has jull returned from Euro lrnm not been v last engagement went after her lilness. She ;:I::‘hll"{gl’ll Syki .I Fe erry Sykes ll “Foxy Quille: Miss Bertrama will B Sein open In her new part The Kyrle Bellew eonp-nh season eanor il include; Kyrip Bellew, - son, Frank 'Lander 1o, Frederick Boo Sontiy, Fior- bert Fortier, Henry wok Walter Hitchcock, Bdward Powell, Arthur Norris, Baldwin d-.rcn Janet For Sareh. J ‘:“ ra, l'ullnao Bug terfield, ri ?;i""'"u..n'.""“' cnux;- Crawford, Bar- e re Beebe, Laura Constance, " Vikles Among the biggest of m season's musioal giferings will be Frank L Perl 5 sing: ln‘ comedians in "'rh- ‘hapero; The guly will number about seventy-five and the scenic equipment and prop- Crtios will require two. bagsage cars. for thelr transportation. It will make a com- prehensive tour of the eastern and middie ll.lltl, b\lt will not Fn further west than Omaha, Mr. Pebley fs reserving the south and far west for another season. Miss Sorenson will. reopen her vocal studio September 8. LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Negro roustabouts on the Ohlo river ate on strike, and white men filled their Shacst. "2 Slaht river mon ‘have mot pvn Bince long before the civil War. Indian fishermen at Neah Bay, near Tort Townsend, to the number of 18 struck -flunn a reduction of 2 cents per fish, causing the cannerles to close. Members of tl United Mine Workers of America in Alabama are now contflbulln‘f [0 -munfl. miners in the anthracite a elds more than $44,000 per month. Ta! "in “operation and L& ope tives are at work under five Japanese over- seers. There are serious labor diffculties at Johannesburg, South Africa, and the at- tempt of influential English mining houses to remedy the scarcity of labor by the in- troduction into the colony of Chinese is meeting with strong opposition. Never Too Old to Insur Few persons who take out life insurance postpone that action eo long us did an old English sallor who recently applied for & policy. When he presented himself at ti insurance office he was naturally asked his age. His reply was “Ninety-four.” “Why, my good man, we cannot insure you,” said the agent of the company. “Why not?" de- manded the applicant. 'Why, you say you “What of that?" the old man cried. Look at statistics aasd they will tell you that fewer men die at 94 Mhan at any other age” Musical ON THE LAKE, Aug. 26, and by “a Lake,” Aug. 25.—With the sun dancing on waves and the vast expanse of sun and sky meeting, as it were, all around the circumference, one cannot realize that he is not on the ocean. We have been staying at the Hotel Del Prado, out on that beautiful boulevard which runs through the old historic Midway of World's falr memory. The hotel is full of south- ern people. It is well managed and is a regular summer resort hotel, not like any of the down town omes. The courtesies extended by Mr. McGaun—who Is always to be seen, but is mot the proprietor—are uxtended in such a way as to make one feel that the place is being kept open for his special benefit. I strongly recommend Omaha people in search of a quiet but comfortable place, abeolutely first-clai to try it. The rates are exceedingly rea- sonable by the week. (I paid full price. This is not a paid advertisement.) 1 overheard a conversation at a certain summer resort hotel last night—no matter where the resort was, I do not wish to be- come personal—and that conversation was too funny for even a comic opera. She, party of the first part, was & full-blown furnace, driving hot alr into every room, even the attic, and he was not so slow on the “underfeed furnace” himeelf. She was driving tandem with her imagination and he was a good second. She was begging him to come and see her when he was in Florida, as she knew everyone of impor- tance in the southern cities, while he, well, he was the confidential adviser of a the big omes from J. Plerpont Morgan to King Ak-Sar-Ben. But why dilate? The incident impressed me so that I was com- pelled to break away from my usual habit of prose and inflict a few verses on an un- suspecting but forgiving public. It s a long time now since I perpetrated any verse, and 8o I beg the indulgence of tho readers and ask them to drop a tear with me. Of course all the small resort hotels have funny episodes and I may have more of them later. Here's the “potry: Oh! she was an helress of high degree, And was bored to death, you know, With servants and malds and societee, 8o she traveled incognito. And he was a nobleman's youngest son, Who was traveling for his health, And he languldly talked to the other one Of the burden of ample weaith. She was so of ‘dins " bl past, nners and balls and réceptions Of the operas and pink teas. ad to be free at last He was 80 bored with his club and such; He was sick of valets and grooms, And bothered to death with ever so much, The soclety man assumes. They lingered and loltered and chattered so rough the length of the tedious day; Hc hm ‘ennul” from his head to his toe, And she was ‘““oh! so blah-zay.' 8he ho; d he would come to the south of rance, When the summer had ceased to be, Where lhe) (] nduxh and they'd sing and an A beside the sea. He must insist on a winter cruise On_his beautiful private yacht, Where they'd listen to music and see the views, With never a lonesome thought. But alas! stop, And the summer be no more, Bo she has gone back to the.hair-dressing And he—the department store. Flirtations must sometimes There was an interesting eplsode at the Edelw Garden one night last week. ‘The music {8 furnished by members ol the Thomas orchestra, as usual. There are about thirty-five men under the leader- ship of Mr. Albert Ulrich. On the occasion in question Prince Borls, the Russian, whose name is so famillar to readers of the papers, was present with a party of about a dozen. The orchestra played one number in the program in which was heard the Russian Natlonal Hymn. The party, which was seated on one of the balconies, immediately stood to salute, and did the same when, later on in the evening, the “Star-Spangled Banner” was played. I am hamed to have to report that the Rus- slan party and your correspondent's party were the only ones In the whole place (and there were about 2,000 present) to stand up for our own beloved nationmal air. I take off my hat to Mr. Boris, for he showed Chicago people an examp That could mot oceur fn Omaha. The Omaha people learned how to express their re. spect for America and its national music years ago. I saw Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cahn at the Edelwetss, and Mr. Harry Cockrell, for- merly of Omaba, also Mr. Godso. 1 have fallen from grace! I am playing ping-pong! Don't judge too bharshly. I may get over it. 1 wish I could elt under this willow tree, by this small but beautiful lake, where no one knows me and I know no one, and write music and prose forever. T am at & place where no mail can reach me and the world is almost shut out. THOMAS J. KELLY. NOVELS FOR THE MUSICAL Books in Public Library Which Have Romances Built on the Mu With the musical festival on publie in- terest s more or less centered upon things musical and as this is the season tor movels rather than biographies and the Iike, the following list of musical novels, all of which may be found in the public library, has been prepared for those who would post themselves. It includes many old books and many new ones, but all will be found instructive as well Allen—"Flute and Violin" A 1601 “Improvisatore’ A% A 166 A 4Ti3 B 30 A 38 A 50 AT A 6 Bourdillon—'"Nephele'" A s Chesney—""Operatic Tales" 1Q 2087 Crawford—"“Roman Singer’ A 1870 —“Violin Obli A 1881 Dawsen—'‘Music of the A 2014 Dudevant—*Consuelo’ JA 2210 Dudevant—*'Countess of Ruaol-mm A 2208 Da Maurter—Trilby A 2260 P ‘A 210 A 219 A 2o A 3490 Guerber—“Storles of the Wagner ‘A 3486 A Korolenko—"Blind Musiclan’ A 4871 Hlnhlll—-"ln the Cholr of 'Wer A 5002 A 5083 B Richards—“Melody" . B 34 Roberts—"Fiddler of Lugua’ A 6764 8heppard—“Counterparts A 1309 Eb i—*'Charles Auehuur A 7868 Sheppard—"Rumor—Beethov. A 7367 Bhorthouse— Teacher of the Violin" A 1377 Slenklewlcs—*Yank the Musician™.. A 7376 Bousa—"'Fifth String” . A 7850 Van Dyke—''Ruling Passion" A 8302 Viewed It Sciemtifically. * Wasn't it a terrifylng asked his frieno, “when you l.u your foothold and weni sliding down mountain side?” t was exciting, but extremely Interest- ing,” said the college professor. “I could not help notieing all the way down with what absolute accuracy I was following aiong the Line of least resistance.” CHARITY BEGGING A BU f— Two Young Men Fare Well Rai titutions. Funds for Two of the most energetic and success- ful young men of Philadelphia follow the 0dd business of petitioning money for chari- tles, reports the Record of that city. You, for instance, are Interested in an orphan asylum that has a defieit this year of $5,000. You go to the young men and tell them you want the money “Leave us,” they make answer, “all your literature—your catalogues, reports, an- nouncements—everything you have ever published.” And they master that literature and then they visit the asylum and inspect it thor- oughly. By this time they acquaint them- selves with the character of the institution in question, learning whether or not the benevolent rich would be likely to help It if its case were lald before them. Accordng to that likelihood, they set the price, saying they will ““beg” for the place if they are given 10, 20 or 30 per cent of all the money they sollcit. They make, it is estimated, $3,600 a year aplece. He Walted. Montreal Herald: “What were you doing at the time of your arrest?’ asked the magistrate of the prisoner. “I was waiting.” “Walting for whom?" “Just walting.” “What were you waiting for?" “To get my money."” “Who from? “The man I was waiting for.” “What did he owe it to you for?" or walting." “I don't know what you mean. youreelt." “I thought you knew I was a walter in a restaurant.” “Oh!" gasped the magistrate. Explain Ping Pong Has Struck Omaha. “Guess that isn't so worse," sald Fred A. Nash, 2nd, yesterday afternoon, as he helped Ross Towle carry onme of the first ping-pong tables Into the new parlor of pastime, on the ground floor of The Bee building. Then he wiped some greem paint off his face and said: ‘‘Gee, fellows, we'll have to hustle. Twenty people have stopped me in the last hour to know how soon they could get busy. I tell you, the people want to play ping-pong, and it's my opin- fon that we'll soon have to order half a dozen tables.” The rooms on the Seventeenth street tront of The Bee bullding are rapidly ap- proaching the last of the work that has been in progress for a week past. The walls have beem prettily painted in light and dark green, barmonizing with the green-colored tables. The latter have been especlally bullt for The Bee building par- lors, and some of them have already been delivered. Stationary wash stands and hat and coat racks have been put in, and in- candescent lights arranged for each table. Mr. J. 8. Phillips of Parker Bros'. ping- pong factory, Connecticut, has been in town several days, helping the Omaha boys to start, and start right. He says the game |s the great fad of all principal east- ern cities, and he predicts a great suc- cess for it in Omab: The New York hotels. charge 75 cents an hour for ping- pong tables and rackets. The Bee bullding parlors will charge but 50 cents, and will make a rate of 30 cents for thirty minutes. The Hollander house in Cleveland is run- ning twenty tables, and finds that it will have to get more. The opening is scheduled for Thursday evening of this week, though a few games may be played before that. Sousa's band, through a graphophone, and Paderewski, via a planola, will furnish the music for the opening. RELIGIOUS, Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes of New York roposes to make a tour of Switzerland on oot. He has always been noted as an en- thuslastic pedestrian, seldom using a ‘car- riage, although he owns several Rev. Daniel J. O'Sullivan, a Catholic riest of St. Albans, Vt., s the regular emocratio candidate for the legislature from that city. He was educated at Mon- treal and ordained to the priesthood in 1576. Rev, W. Burdof of Belle Center, O., tra eled 30 miles to get home to vote at the Beal law election recently. Of the distance he went 146 miles by rail, seventeen miles by carriage, 1% miles on & bicycle and afoot. He led the prayer meet- ing jollitying over the result. Cardinal Ledochowski, prefect of seven miles ago, expre: the wish that his heart should be sent to his native town of Gorkl, in Poland, but that his remains should interred in Rome. His wish granted, the heart being forwarded in a crystal urn. The widow of the late Bishop Henry B. Whipple of Minnesota has had a chime of ten bells cast in Baltimore which are to be &lcod in the tower of the Cathedral of Our erciful Savior at Faribault, Minn. Each bell bears a suitable inscription and 18 sald o be of wuperior tone, One hundred tunes can be played upon the chime. Max Halpern, cantor of Beth the mol urch of orthodox in is reported to have T Yt the trus old He thousands of yi One of the young dcmmen in Wiliman- vufgeats o match game of base city in September between the resident ministers and lawyefrs, nearly ail of both profe sions being Lovsy man, the proceeds of the game to iven to re- of the local branch of lan assoclation. - The new archbishop of the Cathollc dio- cese of Glasgow, land, Rev. Dr. guire, has been the mainstay of tho arch- locese for several years, havin s lmea auxiliary bishop to the e gre ahop in 18M, when Dr. Byre became en- eebled through old age. aguire is superior ldmlnl'lrluv- nbllll "Tho largest prelats in all Christendom is the Catholic bishop of Armidah, Australla. His name is Dr. Terregianni and he was the head of the Capuchian monastery at Peckham Rye when promoted to this dio- cese twenty years ago. He is a man of enormous physical bulk and is sald to welgh nearly %0 pounds. Once when offi ng in his cathedral he was fired at by S unstic. "He escaped uninjured. the bul- let_passing through his vestments. Great expectations are entertained of the baldachino, or canopy over the high altar, which is soon to be in place in the new Westminster cathedral in London, and ar- chitects have pronounced it the best (hu about the bullding. It is to be su on elght, eolumns of onyx andon: Bage nften feet. in length, and ° the dlmeuh? in finding these was &c great that it was feared the design must be given u| The marble merchants of London, Pa and Brussels could offer nothin than five feet or so, Finally a firm discovered what was wanted in some African quarries and supplied them at a cost of §1,200 & column, Down in Roanoke, Va., tne Methodists and Lutherans made an exchauge unusual, if_not unprecedented, in church history. When they were at 'the helght of their prosperity the Lutherans bullt a handsome Stone house of worship, which cost them $80,00, and which seats 700 persons. They ot & fine organ and everything of the best Ind costliest style, and In their enthusiasm expended more than they Intended and had to borrow $i8,000. Then came & squabble about the pastor and the cholr. the ai- tendance fell off and the congregation was sadly divided, until, having lost its best men, the soclety found it difficult to raise the money to pay the interest on the debt n adaltion to the regular running expenses. In the meantime the Mothodists ha .- red and needed & new And larger church. Fhe Lutherans heard of it and offered 1o trade. The offer was nocepted. The Meth- odists took the church off their hands, assumed the mortgage of 318,000, paid them §20,000 cash and gave them in exchange their old house of worship. Voleano Again Active. MANAGUA NICARAGUA, Aug. 30.—The volcano at Mesays, Nicaragua, is again ao- tive. Heavy detonations are heard and the mountain s expelling high columns of cin- | ders ana tragments of rock. o e THE BIGGEST AND BEST. LARGE LIST OF FREE shows, their annual plenic tomorrow at Courtland Beach. dreses. AMUSEMENTS, AMUSEMENT! All New and Greater Than Ever This Yea RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS FREE ADMISSION T0 ALL. UP-TO- A A MODERN 53re BIG SHOW Presenting all the Latest European, Orie tal and American Arenic Sensations o & scale of Magnificent Completeness never Efi;'c'v‘r;"ruw? led' n'nd"})wtrfll;’l all 3&" ons into fnsignificance . whelming Magnitude. " Hundreds of Sensational Ne John O'Brien’'s Latest and Greatest Successy The Equine Ballet lllnm A Beautiful, Original Crea 40 FAMOUS FUN-MAKING CLOWNS ———— More than Half of All the Elephants i America Trained in an Aot Never See Until This Year. 50 FAMOUS MUSICIANS a 60 Aeriglistgintroaucing the Wori ous high-wire Ormoasts, thy Ihllmflrl( And the Greatest of all Buropean Aerialistsy THE_OUNBARS AND THE mvnnng 60 ACROBATS Comgrar’™ ™™ Congress,, Headed by the Great Nelson l“-“,‘ Presenting the, 30 GREAT RIDERS Greson- pany of Famous Horsemen and Horsewomer Ever Organized. MANAWA ROUND TRIP 25¢ AS USUAL / TWO CONCERTS COVALT’S BAND Begins at 2:30 this afternoon Ends at 10:30 tonight Fill your baskets and pionic at Manawa any day during September. CourtlandBeach TODAY ok s o R SR - BT 7 0 12 Menage Riders Honametional Renown. ROYAL ROMAN_ HIPPODROME Biggest Menagerie on Earth, including tha Only Giraffe Known to Exist DAY MORNING, SEPT. 15, At 10 o'clock, the Longest, Richest, Mosts Resplendent Frree irect Farade ever seen Usual route over the princie pal down-town streets. DON'T MISS 1T, Two Complete Performances Afternoon at 3 p. m.~Night at 8 p, m, Doors open 1 hour earller, leral Admission 50c, Children under 1 years 2c. Reserved numbered seats a admissions show day at Kuhn & DON'T MISS IT! both afternoon and evening. TOMORROW, Q Drug Store, corner = 1th and Douglas streets. a Unlike other shows, prices at downtow: office are actly the same as charged reguiar tckel wagons on show mum‘il > The biggest picnlo yet. Under the au- spices of the Omaha Central Labor Union. 0"‘"‘ Mu"fl‘v SEH' |% DIIIDIII n Grounds, 30th RUG PARK Omaha's Polite Summer Resort, REFINED TonAv HIGH CLASS EXTRA AT 8:30 P. M, Eugene V. Dehs Tomorrow Picnic 48 Omaha Labor Organizations will hold FIll your baskets and go early in the day. Prominent labor speakers will make ad- Speaklng at 2 oclock. MUSICAL the propaganda, who died in Rome several days EVERY AFTER:OON and EVENING 10c extra. Matinee, Will talk on the Labor Problems, Workmen and friends of United Labory should attend and hear their Champlon, ROYAL ITALIAN FESTIVAL CAVALIERE "\ EMILIO A New Production. RIVELA, BAND . ge ‘ Director. lfl'!_ a I I“ n“ i Fifty-five Musioluns. Twenty Soloists. B \ 8:15 o'clock. Beautitully :nlm::l the Famous AT AUDITORIUM PAVILION, ) iry e. 4 Special Matinee Labor Day Goodhue and Kellogg Present Harry MORAND'S, ANGING Shtil will ruun—uum, Tuesday, Sept. 2,8 p.m. “‘nduu good for a 1o uatna "o, 00 ‘Beason, "thres vormna; 430, "Crouiare sent at your req throug) October 4th, § d Capitol Ave. 1 o Amision, $c. Reserv Double Balloon Ascension | 1 eral lflmllllon . 4 seats, At 6:45 p. m. by Prot. J. 'W. Hall and Hall, America’s Noted Aeronauts. | Huster's -Concert Band Entirely New Program. PASSION PLAY Telling the Story of the Life of Chfllk‘ And many other Fine FREE SHOWS. SPECIAL Tuesday Night, Sept. Sangerfest Commemorating The BATTLE OF SEllqu 50 male volces selected from m Orpheus, Omaha Plattsdeutcher Verl South Sjde Mannercho Direction otl Prof. Chas. Petersen and Sigmund hnd-. berg. Admission to Park 10c. BOYD'S! ™"iilian™ PERFORMANCES— STARTING THIS AFTERNOON Corson Clarke ~ inthe Jolly Comedy Success, “HELLO, BILL” Prices, 25¢, 60¢, 75¢—Mat. 28¢, 50¢c West's Minstrels Sept. 7.8, ot I.AIO‘IH“ .-““I ‘?I, G VR g T request. ighton hall has been enlarged and renovated oMENOUL—bOKINES aTe BOW ACCepLad-—alwazs open Myrtle hall, begins Saturda: $10 or 33 monthly, High school class, Children m.‘ A COLD BOTTLE like champagne—ia the way they de- scribe “Krug's Select.”” It 1s an ex- quisite and delightful table beverage #pd unsurpassed for ladies’ delecta- tion. You should order a case, for no well appointed household oan at- ford to do without this matchless product. ‘Phone us—it's no treuble. FRED KRUG BREWING CO. 1007 Jackson St, 'Phone 430 Mr. Kelly's Studio CLOSED Season Opens Sept. 8th Students entered Sept. 5-6 BRAS BAND HOTELS, The MILLARDY, gs aisiag = Omaha's Leading Hotel x.unc%% Y CiNra, SUNDAY ’i"fl », n'bB‘mll. o, BASE BALL VINTON STREET PARK. Des Moines vs. Omaha Aug. 81, Pt 1.3, Sunday game called at 3:45 p. m. Monday two games, 1030 a. m.,