Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1903, Page 12

L3 LF1] sinos fHE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1903. ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES On tomorrow evening tne new Krug the- | ater will be opened to the public with cere- | monles quite In keeping with the unosten- | tatious manner in which its owners came to Omaha and arranged for a place of pub- lle amusement. If Mayor Moores Is well enough to attend and speak, he will say a few words concerning Omaha and Omaha theaters; Hon. John Lee Webster will re- spond on behalf of Messrs. Hudson & Judah, and Mr. Otis Thayer of the company will speak for the people back of the cur- tain. This s the tortnal program as ar- ranged. On Thursday night the season be- gins at the Boyd, and early in the month the Creighton-Orpheum will wheel Into line, and the buslest season ever known at Omaha theaters will be in full swing before the middle of the month. Its brilliance is insured from the beginning. gerfe. Ou course, I view of past ex- periences, it may be the ‘“Jersey Lily's" purpose to "tone down'' this scene for the venefit_of American audiences. The Bee does not abate in any degree its champlonship of a high standard of morality for the theater, but in this matter it may be pardoned for suggesting that, as a mere novelty, Mrs. Langtry be al- lowed to make the striging departufe and display her under Instead of her outer garments. great interest in the dainty things that are @enerally hidden beneath the skirt walst agd jacket as they do in the envelope that o ceals #0 much of what they know must exist. Married men will be only slightly en- lightened, and the unmarried males of the audience may gain some detalled Infor- mation that will be of value to them in the future. And, finally, to quote from what Once more has the billboard blossomed, and | Colonel Wilbuf F. Story’s paper once sald from its broad expanse beam forth In radi- |0f Lydla Thompson under somewhat ance Inexpressible In cold type the an-|similar circumstances, “we can hardly see nouncements of attractions at the theaters. | t00 much of her.” All the horrors of colored inks and broadax art so familiar for years to the public are agnin spread in riotous array before the people who go up and down the city thor- oughtares, offending the eye and outraging every sense of the artlstic, for the sole pur- pose of directing the public attention to the performance that, it it were no better than the bills that proclaim its coming, were wretched indeed. One famillar with the theater wonders at times why the man- ager still deems it essential to success to periodically display these elaborate night- mares of reds and yellows and greens, with their wonderfully distorted and fearfully executed designs, supposed to depict actual #scenes taken from the action of the plays. Periodically is used advisedly, but in a city like Omaha, where the procession at the theater runs, for ten months of the year, the parade of the billboard never ends dur- ing that time. It merely shifts from one of- fense against good taste to another, and there Is no Interruption in its Insistency. Now, this must not be construed Into an attack on the billboard. It is merely a pro- test against its present form of inartistic obtrusion. A manager who would under- take to give a show with the scenery and accessories In vogue even & decade ago would be hastily relegated to the limbo of the “tall and uncut,” If indeed, he were not precipitately retired from active circulation ni the show world. But he knows too much to try this, He keeps up to the minute with his play, his people, and his methods of executing every detall of his business but the one, that of advertising. In this alone he has made no progress. It is not that the art of printing has not advanced, for we have on all sides the evidence of the adop- tion of improvements necessary to keep the art abreast the times, Therefore, the charge 18 caslly substantiated that the manager is responsible for the archaic effects displayed on the billboard. Only a little while ago, the matter of posters agitated the art world as nothing has done since, and for a time we were given the privilege 0f gazing on the bottle-green maiden, who lifted her lissome length to unite a chrome-yellow sea ‘with a royal-purple sky, while around about her, in the chaste and circumscribed man- ner of a wild grape vine In a virgin forest, ‘was traced a legend, whose colors would shame the rainbow. This delirfum tremens style soon had its useless ruh, and the re- turn to the good old block letters, with the garfsh garnishment of simple reds and yel- lows and blacks and gre done in the most startiing contrasts and wilifully vio- lating every known law of harmony, was like the descent to the Infernal regions. Mr. “Diek” Ferrls will probably become known next season as Mr. Richard Ferris. He says it's elther a trip to Hurope or back to work with him next spring. Not content with the théatrical ventures that have been so successtully oarried forward in his name, Mr. Ferris has gone in for a much more ambitious program. In addition to-the regular Ferris No. 1 and No. 2 com- panies, the Ferris Comedians and the Grace Hayward company, he will manage a permanent stock company at Minneapolls and put a musical comedy on the road, be- sides owning a controlling interest In another, His musioal comedy will be headed by Walter Jones, the well known singing comedian, and will shortly open its tour at Minneapolis, in “The Sleepy King," a plece written for Mr. Jones. For several weeks Mr. Ferris has been husy assembling the company at Minneapolis, directing the rehearsals and overlooking the work of the scenic artists who are constructing the stage settings for the play. Omaha will have an opportunity of judging the merits of the plece early In the season. Mr. Ferris owns half of “ChecRers,” the Kirk LaShelle production that was tried out in St. Louls last spring and then taken to New York, where it made a hit. This plece is booked for the winter In the larger citles of tho east, and I8 expected to “make good." George Winters, who looked after Mr. Ferrls' interests in Omaha during the sum- mer, 1s now fn Lincoln, in charge of the Ferrls No. 1 company, rehearsing for the season's work, which opens there on next Monday. He says his route is a good one, and he looks for success, Miss Pavey is leading lady of the company, and four pleces, including “Graustark,” will be played. On Thursday evening the regular winter season at the Boyd theater will open with one of the strongest attractions of the whole list of bookings—'The Prince of Plisen,” probably the best of the long list of good things by the popular composers, Messrs, Pixiey and Luders. This really delightful musical comedy made an im- mense hit in Omaha, as it did elsewhere last season, and Mr, Henry W. Bavage, ownet of the plece, has determined that the good impression made during its first season shall not be lost. He has accord- ingly furnished it with an entirely new scenic dressing, and all the costumes, which are many and varied, are fresh from the costumers. But beautiful scenery and at- tractive costumes are not enough to make the show alone, and If it were not for the musie and the songs “The Prince of Pilsen" might fall fiat. But it has the music, light and alry, but tuneful gnd pleasing. Of the songs the people llke there are “The Steln Song,"” ‘‘Heldleberg,” ““The ale of the Sea 8hell,” “The Bong of the Citles" and others are still well remembered here. The com- pany which has been presenting the plece in Chicago, closing a long engagement there last night, is a splendid one and contains among the principals & number of people well known In Omaha. Arthur Donaldson is still singing the part of the Prince of Plisen, Jess Dandy is Hans Wagner, Ruth Peebles is Nellle Wagner, Idalene Cotton is Sidonie, Trixey Friganza is the widow and Nick Long is Francols. The chorus is blg and up to the Savage standard In appearance, with & bunch of show girls and a sextette to sing the city song that is sald to be, in the language of Hans Wagner, ‘“the best effer.”” The sale of seats Is to open on Mopnday morning. The ‘Why, In the name of all that ls reason- able, why don’t the managers who provide capable companies with everything that money can buy or human ingenuity devise to give artistic effects to their stage pro- ductions exercise a little of thelr taste in preparing the announcements that are to be blazoned before the public on the bill- board? It can be done, and if the powers that preside over the destinies of show printing could but be convinced that people will spend much time In gasing at a tastily contrived and artistically executed pogter as they do In trying to avoldethe un- restricted orgy of primary colors that is now flaunted by daylight and aggravated by the glare of the electric lamp at night, they would no doubt quickly avall them- #olves of the printer's skill and cease to torture people between the time when their show Is announced and the time of 1ts appearance. Please, good Mr. Manager, It 1s certain that the feminine | portion of her audiences will take quite as let us have some art on the billboard as well as on the sage, and if we can't have art, let us at ieast have something that fsn't in the nature of a public dis- turbance, engagement will be for Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and a matinee on Saturday. "* the opening play at the or, Is 8ald to be not only meritorious In its theme and literary con- struction, but to be one of the most splen- iy staged produgtions among the comedy- dramas, The story permits of artistic and realistic stage settings and the manage- ment of the company has not lost any of its opportunities in this line, if the news- papers of the eastern cities where the pro- Auction has been seen can be relled upon Aside from the moenlo equipment there is an elaboration in costuming, one act repre- senting a tableaux party, in which men and women of history are characterized, and the women of the company are given It's @ little early for the regular season, and the “silly” season has waned, so the debate again turns on the “dirt” drama and the discussion of lingerie and the l'ke as displayed on the stage is for the mo- ment ocoupying attention. Here ls an edi- torial from the Kansas City Star, a journal of unquestioned sobriety of thought and sedateness of carriag The first thing Mrs. Langtry di arriyal in New &ork the mlfl"’ dl‘?’ "’:‘l‘h:z et the ear of rter, and through him, and thence through the newspapers, to as- sure the American public that thsre gas Otha” sensational or even immodesf in rohlnr"'lcenu In her new play, “Mrs. ‘@ Divorce,” which she will' present » in America for the firal 'ime this JESEIS | T Druper Juste Sor (he Gipier o Rans n Brat thought It would be supposed that | 10me Eowna. Fhe . compasy . presenting an sotress ot Mra. Langirs's reputation and | “Sweet Clover” 18 sald to be composed of 0ds wor ' a8t pérsdn to correct nnul npres 'Io:'m-:hfi [ROSE SRPRBL Puopld. . M, DIN. B Thopen who assumes the leading role, is a well known actor of quaint New England char- \oters, and the leading woman, Miss Eina Robb, is among the few who have come to the front with rapldity. Although the sale for the opening night has boen heavy, thers are stfll many good seats to be had at the box office, which Is open every day from i in the morning until 9 in the evening The “Sweet Clover' engagement is for the entire week and matinees will be given Wednesday and Baturdiy. The manage- ment of the Krug theater, with the ides of making (he matidees popular with women and children, has made & uniform price of % cents for all seats, reservations to be made without extra charge. The Inclement weather of the past week has considerably reacted Against the pa- tronage of the pleasure resorts. Krug park is stll high and dry and the man- agement I8 now more than ever alert to new play in which she was interosted o1 entibely innocent, © Tv would have beca eved, for example, that she would have taken pains to have the public understand she would remove all the raiment that the law and the audlence would allow. But Mrs. Langtry has had her experiences with American audiences, and it {8 not impossi- le that she may profit by them. There more encouragement In this theory of the came than In her bald assurances (hat {he play has “nothing out of the way.” The hing that casts particular diseredit o Mra " Langtry's advance notice of “Mrs Deering's Divorce™ s that she seems tc placs considerablo reliance on the fact th ‘l)::“ ondon censor permitted its presenta Now this same London censor al on ‘The Degenerates,’ roclo that was all that lts title tmplies :"m IAII: l'nmuh-?d l'\;! “The Crossways, @ authorship of which Mrs. L. selt had & hand. But the American public was not nearly 8o generoas toward either of these works us was the professional censor sI.Lomloh Both pleces were found rather sting, even In New York, and did not ot‘v‘:t.l‘r; n brosperity the period essential 1o & certaln but limit #nsational taste, ikl It is lrue. us Mrs. Langtry says, that in its high standard of excellence “undergarments frequently. make & muen | Daintatn its h fmore proper costume than ball aromuh | with their offerings of speclal features, 5, presumably, means that the “nightie,” | and today's and the week's arrangements as it was called In “The Degenerates, to pl the thourands of patrons will be more modest than decoll 0 please the tho That an it may toneentiien Soyns | Be | 1o exceptions to past plans. The great Recple complacent wbout ‘both forma o | cornet soloist, Mr. A, H. Knoll. has been n their prope cen. Mrs. Langtry made the real naint 1":.‘"‘0 retained as a special attraction with Huster's Concert band. Mr. Knoll will ap- pear afternoon and evening and render fitting solos with Huster's band from his large repertoire, amongst which are many of his own works. All of the resort's per- manent novelties are intact and will remain 50 untll the final closing day the latter art of Beptember, and to satisty the con- stant demands for sensationall:m Prof. J. Mdorf Hall, the aeronaut supreme, will ‘epeat at 6 o'clock sharp his thrilling stunt 't belng shot from a cannon. The street ar company has recelved its new care nd Rave Installed same and assurances re glven of perfect service. - 't:en she nldllhll d|lmhlnll scenes were always suggestive. Bt they may m-fl llmolyl wholly free Ile even this objection if the author and act- foes desire to free them trom it. Zerlinas ve rart.hll)‘ disrobed In “Fra Diavolo" he first production of Auber's opera in but no one has rexurded the work less sensational fldfifiunub“' which 1s wh scene. which 1s wholly {nnoow in and iIncludes Zerlina's 3.@.{"’;‘,;‘1 regarded as besutiful rather than sugeestive. But Mrs. Lan y does ROt piay Berting, and the women: she par, Aare not even remotaly kin to the innkeeper's ingncent dauehier. A8 for Mrs. Langtry herself, no one 18 Mkely to hope that she would or could refine a scens of this charseter. In the of ball dresses Mrs. Langtry car pe to mo further than she ns« e. and squeamish theater-goers ‘:l be wii it avenues of escape ‘makes appearance in Ui Gosslp from Stageland. ‘Captain Barraington' selected 10 S e N et b WL mas' to star under the management of Webber & Fielas. Virginia Farle will begin the season in Philadelphia in “The Mocking Bird." Sarah Boyd, a daughter of the famous Belle Boyd, has gone upon the stage. Gertrude Coghlan 18 to produce a play of her father's called “The Last of the Hols- sacs.” Charles Frohman has secured the Ameri- can rights of the Parisian success, “‘Busi- ness s Business.” A party of Kansas City newspaper men plan to make a trip to Omaha Monday to attend the opening of the Krug. Among the arrivals from London last week was Mrs, Langtry, who will open her season at the Bavoy theater, New York, in “'Mrs, Deering's Divorce.” Jessfe Busley is to be seen this season in play by Clyde Fitch, entitled “Glad 1t will have a score of speaking parts and, as a distinct noveity, a full chorus, “Vivian's Papas,”” a new one just sprung in New York, I8 said to have “The Girl from Maxim's” beaten several city blocks. If that is true nothing but a fireproof the- ater will hoid it. While Virginia Harned will produce “The Light that Lies in Woman's Eyes,” the play written for her by her husband, K. H. Soth- ern, at Washington on September 21, it will not’ be_substituted for “Iris” until after her tour of the west Kyrle Bellew has deserted his houseboat on ‘the Thames and sails from London this week for America to take up re- hearsals of “The Cracksman,” with which he opens his new season in this country at Philadelphia next month. Bddle Monaghan has been busy himself lately, getting ready for the winter's cam- palgn. He scents the opening sale tomor- row with the eagerness of the warhorse, and will be glad to resume the sale of standing room, “two together, please.” Robert Edeson will begin his second star- ring venturs this week in Boston, whe! he is to bring out “The Rector's Garden a new comedy which is expected 10 prove A worthy successor to his first successful starring vehicle, “Soldlers of Fortupe." Jessle Millward, who arrived from Europe the other day, brought with her a precious portfolio of costume plates from Which she will have made here the gowns she Is to wear in C. B. Dillingham's pro- duction of the new Carton comedy, "A Clear Slate." Carl Reiter will return from San Fran- claco on Tucsday or Wednesday of this week and on Wednesday of next week will be married to Miss Julla Lang, a charming Jouns woman ‘who has been the light of a arge circle of Omaha riends. Mr. and Mrs. Relter will make Omaha their home. David Belasco will not let the season go by without producing a new play. It will be after New Year's that the plece will be put on at his house. It is now being pre- pared, and is said to surpass in many ways ous effort of this master of stage- “The Truthseekers' Is its title Arthur Donaldson, the gallant prince in “The Prince of Plisen," was born in Nor- way. He received his early training under Ibsen and acted in nearly all of the Ibsen dramas, but it became so hard to pr nounce 'the names of the characters after a while that he fled to this .country and went in for musical plays. b A little glimmer of satisfaction Is due the Omaha people who go to_the theater on reading in the Cincinnati Enquirer a long gna_interesting _article pointing ‘out ~the beauties promised by the shows for the coming season, and finding that the attrac- tions over which the Enquirer man gloats most delightfully are among those listed for the Boyd, No fewer than five Lady Macbeths threaten to walk in their sleep this sea- son. Mrs. Leslie Carter is already at work on her production of Shakespeare's trag- edy, Mrs. Fiske is seriously considering one, Mary 8haw s awaiting an opportunity, Nance O'Nefll has hers already rehearse and Mrs. Patrick Campbell announced it some time ago. Maclyn Arbuckle, who is to play the title role in George Ade's pictorial comedy, “The County Chairman,” which is to bé produced by Henry W. Bavage in Chicago next week, was a practicing lawyer in Bowle county, Texas, once upon a time. He transacted most of his business in front of the Texarkana postoffice and never missed a barbecue, Willilam H. Crane's new plece will be “The Spenders,” based on the book, of course. It's too bad that Mr. Crane can't be given something better than a book play. George Loomis, who is ahead of "The Prince of ‘Pilsen,” is a brother of Bugene Loomis who gets out the theater programs for Omaha, hile in the city last week he visited a number of friends. Richard Golden, the merry monarch of “King Dodo,” recelves a great many letters asking for fils photograph, but he received one the other day which was rather unigue. Itereads: "I see you urx“m play at the opera house here next month and I make #0 bold as to ask for your photograph, cabinet size, velox finish,” 1 am making a collection of all the notorious persons that act in this citv and it would net be com- plete without vours, The special “Every, an" company which Charles Frohman will send on tour this season arrived from London Baturday of last week and was immediately sent to Ban Francisco, where the new Greek theater s to be opened with the old moral- ity play. After the engagement on, the coast the company jumps back to Pitts- burg to begin Its regular season, in all making a series of remarkable jumps—Lon- don to San Francisco, then to Plttsburg and then on tour. Charles Frohman has decided to have John Drew open two of his remodeled New York theaters. As the New Empire will not be ready until October, it has been arranged to have Mr. Drew inaugurate Mr, Frohman's management of the Herald Bquare theater, opening there on Septem- ber 15 in “Capfain Dieppe.” After playing at this house for four weeks Mr. Drew will move to the Bmpire and open that theater. Miss Margaret Dale will be Mr. Drew'’s leading woman, Wallack's theater, In New York, where “Pej from Paris” will open the season September 10, has had a thorough over- haull durii the summer months. A new lobby has been bullt, the entire ground floor the wide Pesaated and recar center alsle has been fille two sids les have taken its place. Back of the scenes the changes have been quite as important. New scene rooms for the “‘Peggy from Paris”’ scenery and new dress- Ing rooms for the “Peggy from Paris" people have been constructed. Anpa Held and her husband, Manager F. Ziegteld, jr., have returned after spending the summer at their home in Paris. Mile. Held brings back to America with her the completed manuscript of Jean Riohpin's new musical comedy, ‘‘Mademoiselle Na- poleon,” in which she is to be seen as a star the present season. Joseph Herber the principal comedian in the Held fore will make the adaptation for the Amerlcan stage. Qustave Luders has just éompleted the acore. “The plece promises to be the biggest hit the little Parisienne has yet introdyced to this country. One of the real stories that Is being told of the new combination in “The Prince of Plisen” cast 18 too good to emanate from the press agent /hen Trixle Friganza jolned the company at Chicago to take the widow part, Jess Dandy, a little new him- gelf to the role of Hans Wagner, sidled up to her durlug the first act of the plece and sald in that beseeching tone, ‘Haf you effer been to Teintcinnattee?" Trixie looked at him a moment, and, turning on the lower register, responded: “Git out! 1 was born there,” 'It's easy to say who got the laugh Manager Burgess has spent his last few daysdoing all sorts of violenceto stage tradi- tions. He has walked under ladders and did & number of things that would brand him s a hoodoo only equal to Jinks of “Little uck’ fame. But there's nothing to it. for Burgess has worn a cheery smlile all the time, the ladders and other things that have blocked the way to his office being abso- lutely necessary to the development of the changes under way in the Boyd lobby. And another thing—he celebrated a birthday during the week and was the reciplent of & very prelty vemembrunce of the same from his wife. No matter how old he is; he docan't look ft, ‘and certainly doesn't e Julla Marlowe's custom of the past se: eral years of presenting a new play every made it & profitable enterprise gers 1o secure the rights to give iscarded plays in territory where sho not appea Frank L. Perley wa very successful with “When Knight Was in Flower" last season and will put if,Qut aquin witn Roselle Knott as Mary dor. Wallace Munro has secured from €. B. Dillingham “The Cavaller” and Charlotte 'n;é.n will_be starred in it “Colinette,”” "“Barbara Frietchie and *The Countess Valbska,” other Marlowe play are being played constantly and Mr. Di lingham has already rogeived several offers for future rights to ‘“Fools of the Bemond comedy which Miss 18 to present the coming season. The Dramatic Mirror, the representative journal of the theater of America, and the most widely circulaied dramatic news) in the world, will attain the age of tw five years iff December. ‘The event will be signaled by the publication of a holiday number of exceptional interest and value. It Is & fact not generally known that the Mirror some twenty Ts ngo fssued the first illustrated hollday number pubilshel this country and vearly since it has publighed holiday numbers of striking in- rost and besuty. The iwenty-fifth anni- versary number ¢ the Mirror will be rich in contributions (rom distinguished write, on the theater wnd its fllustrations inciude the work >f many promi, The Mirr: fecognized every: dramatic newspaper of notable will achieve- ment and m‘h.xrlmmc and its success bas been deserv: MUSIC AND MUSICIANS Resuming the Chicago chatter of last week, it may not be amiss to tell of a very pleasant afternoon spent at the studio of that great and superb artist, Max Hein- rich. Mr. Heinrich wase kind enough to invite me there to look over the advance sheets of a book on singing which he will give to the ‘world in a little while. The book might well be called the “Gospel of Sing- ing,” for it sointillates with gems of truth, set in brilllant verblage. To say that the book will be of great value to all students (and teachers) of singing, 18 to tell the bare truth about it. Max Helnrich Is, of course, a past master in the art of “singing a song," and he has been accorded the first place In his pro- sentation of the notable German ‘lieder.” But I must confess that I was not quite prepared for such a colossal display of musiclanship and skill and art, as that to which Mr. Heinrich treated us on that afternoon in the handsome studio on the lake front, when he sang the wondrous “Farewell” of Wotan to Brunnhilde, from the “Walkuere" of Richard Wagner. My! how the man sang! What a study! It was worth six months hard labor, such a treat as that. . How he depicted that music I will never forget. And mark you, he played the ac- companiment, difficult in the extreme, and played it so that you could hear the vari- ous instruments, as it were, interludes that were masterpleces, and will you be- lieve it?—without one single note of music In front of him! Ach, Gott! what a mem- ory! It thrilled me; it inspired me; it over- welmed me. Mr. Heinrich withal, has the unaffected grace and lovely simplicity of the genuine artist. And I still marvel over the lavish generosity with which he ‘gave to us, that afternoon, his very choicest treasures, and acted as though it were a mere bagatelle. He Is a poet, a singer, an actor, a planist, a musician, an intellectual as well as musical glant, and I worship at his shrine. May he live long to give such benedictions to earnest pilgrims, and incidentally, to play thousands of games of billlards at his favorite club. Many times have I taken the Chicago Musical Leader in my hands and wondered at the genius, the ability and the general- ship of Florence French, who is its pro- prietor, editor and manager. Her personality Is most attractive, she hits from the shoulder and if she 1s hitting a sham or a fraud, well—funeral obsequies are in order. Her glance is searching and demands & truthful response to her ques- tions. 0 RAIN AT MISSOURI VALLEY The Valley Park Grounds Were Never Better ATTEND THE OMAHA AND SOUTH OMAHA GROCERY AND BUTCHERS PICNIC THURSDAY, SEPT. 3. Special Trains 7:30 a. m. South Omaha—8:00 a. m., 8:30 a. m., 9:00 a. m. from Omaha. THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE SEASON Everybody Invited Games, Races, Speeches, Refreshments Spend a day under the trees—Take the family. Tickets, $1.00. P. S.—All groceries and meat markets will close all day Thursday D N Everybody does not love Florence French just as everybody does not love those peo- ple called critics, who try to tell the truth and be honest. She gets anonymous letters, just like other people, and she laughs at the little farce of it all, and thinks of her thousands of subscribers. The column of the Musical Leader de- voted to literary reviews, criticism, chat and comment, signed by A. Non has al- ways attracted me immensely and 1 was glad to meet its perpetrator, Mr. French. He is a fine specimen of physical makeup. He is the fortunate possessor of a keen and catholic intellect, and socially, he Is a prince. An hour with him makes one forget his troubles. Here's to our next meeting. AMUSEMENTS, Grand Op;ning Monday ‘Night, Aug. 3i ENTIRE WEEK An Elaborate Production of the Beauti- ful Comedy-Drama SWEET . CLOVER With OTIS B. THAYER and EDNA ROBB. PRICES Last Sunday morning I went to hear Bleanor Fisher play the organ, a fine three-manual Votey, at the First Church of Christ (Sclentist), on Drexel boulevard. The ehurch, or temple, {s beautiful in design and construction, the most restful, artistic, harmonious place I have ever seen. It seats, I should jmagine, 1,500 people. ' I was pleased, indeed, to meet there, Mr. and | [ IATINEES, Mrs. W. N. Babcock, formerly well known | [ Wed. & Sat. in Omaha circles, and Mr. and Mrs. Millar, | [ Al Seats also, who inquired for many mutual friends. 25 Cents Always the Same Mr. Millar was one of the best known newspaper men here. But to return. When I heard Mrs, Fisher play, I was Irresistibly brought back to Omaha, in thought, and I could not help thinking of the similarity between Eleanor Fisher of Chicago and Anna B. Andrews of Omaha. These two women have vgrasped’’ the organ idea, and my linger- ing prejudice against women organists is woefully emaciated. Mrs. Fisher is an accompanist, par ex- cellence, a musician to the finger tips and beyond them, and for years has been as- soclated with the very best artists of Chi- cago in studio and concert work, At pres- ent she s accompanist for Mr. George Hamlin. Box office open from 8 a, m. to 9 p. m, every fay, including Sunday. Mr. Rosenbecker asked very earnestly for the musical interests of Omaha, and re- called the May Festival with pleasure, so he said. He looked well and prosperous, as usual, and was delighted when I told him how the musiclans of Omaha valued his excellent work with his orchestra, and especially when the absurd Duss came along. Mr. Emil Liebling, the well known plan- i8t, gave me a most cordlal greeting and sald some mighty good things about Miss Corinne Paulson of Omaha, a pupil of his, which T may repeat to the lady in person some time when she feels discouraged. 1 remarked to Mr. Liebling that I had in- tended to call on him some days before, but 1 had always heard the pianos going. In his usual facetious manner he sald: “Oh, never mind that, you know. You see we always keep the planos going whether there Is a student there or not. Thep, you see, they will think we are busy." The joke will be enjoyed by those who know Mr. Liebling's very busy life, Holmes Cowper has things coming his way for next season, and he is waxing fat and prosperous. Mrs, Cowper, who is a fine organist, is re-engaged at the South Con- gregationgl church, I have never heard ner play, but when I do I expeot to have an- 4473 Shirred Waist, 32 to 40 bust. 4446 Shirred Skirt, 22 to 30 Walst. other name to register in the list of those women who have “grasped” the organ| A Fashionable Gown—Shirred Walst, 4%; idea. Skirt, 4445—Shirred costumes retain all their favor and may be looked for In all the pliable materials of autumn. This one is peculiarly graceful and Is adapted to wool and to silk, as well as to the thin- ner fabrics of summer wear. As shown, however, the material is white eollenne, with trimming of cluny lace. The walst is made over a fitted foundation and fs closed invisibly beneath thee dge of the left front. When preferred it can be cut with a narro square neck at the front and a “V" back, and with elbow sleeves, as shown In the small sketch The skirt consists of « plaited front gore, which gives the long lines which mean helght, and the shirred portl which is attached to It, and the hip yoke. | The quantity of material required for the medium size is, for waist, 5% yards 21, 6§ yards 27 or 23 yards # Inches wide; for skirt, 1134 yards 21, 104 yards or T, yards 44 inches wide. The walst pattern, 4473, is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and ®-inch bust measure The skirt pattern, 44, Is cut in sizes for & 2, 24, %, 28 and 0-lnzh welst measure. | Sue Harrington Furbeck, contralto, sang some songs delightfully at the Hamlin studio one afternoon. She had just run over for the day from her summer habitat, and she was in splendid volce. 1 deeply regretted missing the opportun- ity to see Genevieve Clark Wilson, who was out of town. To return to Omaha. Many of the studios will begin active work this week. Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Gahm have returned from a delightful western trip, during which Mr, Gabm gave some recitals. Miss Ella Ethel Free writes me from San Francisee that she will resume her work on Beptember 10. Mr. Landsberg has returned from a pleas ant outing in Colorado. Mr. Kelly's studio opens tomerrow. Miss Margaret Boulter resumes teaching September 1. Miss Paulson also begins on September 1. The others 1 have not heard from. Answers to Correspondents: Bloomfield, Neb. The address you request is not in my possession, but I think Seattle, Wash., will do the business if you specify “Organ- ist” on the envelope. Questions addressed about such matters are answered only in this column. THOMAS J. KELLY readers these patterns, which usually retall at from 2 to 60 cents, will be furnished at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all expense. In order to get a pattern enclose 10 gents, give number and name of pattern. r - Corrinne Caulsqn, plano Miss Boulter, plano, McCague buliding. Cague. udlo, 416 Me- l Krug Theatre| BOYD’S °P*"6¥%eason THURSDAY EVENING... |5 Months in Bostont | 5 Months in New York! 5 Months in Ch ! Children, 50c. Including Admission to the Grounds. b ' 4 4 AMUSEMENTS. % ‘WOODWARD & BURGESS, Managers. . v FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SEP- 3 SATURDAY MATINEE.. Henry W. Savage ANNOUNCES MOST TUNEFUL! MOST POPULAR! MOST BRILLIANT! l The Merriest Musical Comedy Success | PRINCE | o PILSEN By FRANK PIXLEY and GUSTAV LUDERS, Authors of “KING DODO.” 15¢, 25c, 50c and 75c | COSMOPOLITAN CAST! JES! ARTHUR DONALDSON, NICK LON WALTER CLIFFORD, HENRY TAYLOR, CAPITAL CHORUS! OPERA ORCHESTRA! THIS PRE-EMINENT CAST: 3 S DANDY, TRIXIE FRIGANZA, RUTH PEEBLES, ELMIRA FORREST, IDALENE COTTON, 1 ADA ST, ALBANS. [ A STUNNING ARRAY OF GORGEOUS GOWNS, Prices, 25¢, 50c, 756c¢, $1.00. $1.60, MAT, 25¢, 60c, 75c, 1.00. 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