Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1909, Page 14

i | entlation in treatment, 3 —— > nadir of the soclal scale, ‘lcan stage has in many ways followed the RE. FIBKE'S coming will still] stand as the brightest spot in the year of the theater, so far | as Omaha Is concerned. This wonderful woman has | fairly won the crown of supremacy in her art, and wears it with a grace so be- coming that Amerfcans must all feel proud that one of thelr countrywomen has come to be recognized as the foremost Actress of the world, regardiess of nationality. And this Is sald with all due reverence for Madame Bernhardt, Signora Duse and the other great women of the stage. Minnie Maddern Fiske is not only their peer, but thelr superfor in all that makes for great- ness as an actress. This may seem ex- travagant, but it Is put forth as the sane Judgment of a critic whose enthusiasm Is normally under good control. It will stand the tes. of anal; and is supported by reason. No other living actress has ever essayed s0 wide a range of parts as has Mrs. Fiske, and with unvarying success. It 18 true, she has shaded some of her characters with finer lines and more strik- ing effects than others, for the parts she has played have varfed widely In 'their intrinsic nature and required this dlffer- but as to success, the word applies cqually to all. Last spring she gave us Rebecca West, & woman in whom the inteltect dominated to the entire exclusion of the surface emo- tlons. Nothing In the characterization ap- pealed to anything but the deeper nature of man, that which is not moved by senti- ment and can only be reached by the cold processcs, of reasoning., And in this she stood on a pinnacle she never before at- tained, and which 1s still out of reach of any other lving actress. Then, this year she comes with a Nell Sand at the s Rebecea West was at the zenith. And yet she makes this woman of the slums live and move and have her being with all the impressive reality that clothed the character of the Ibser woman. This in itself is an achleve- ment that would be detmed a triumph by any but one of losatiable ambition, and Mrs. Fiske appears to be such an one. Not content with showing forth the human aspect of the woman who rose from the position of scrub woman In a tough New York saloon to that of captain in the Salvation Army—which latter position is no mean attalnment—she pays equally forceful attention to the spiritual side of the char- acter, and gives us a psychological as well as a gociological study that may well ha our attention for some time. And it is this that entitles Mrs. Fiske to the undis- puted crown in her profession. WV er, What other actress has undertaken this ort of work? Mme. Bernhardt is great— in Bardou roles, and loves to make ex- cursions Into the realm of experiment, whereln she is tolerated because of th very earnestness of her the poor little duke in * ter nor worse, perhaps, than ams, or some others who have tackled the Maude Ad- part, which is no especlally meritorious te for the true eapacity of the actress, She has also done a number of other things that partake of the nature of novelty, but she has néver achleved the deep and last- ing effects that have come as a reward to Mrs. Fiske. Bernhardt's fame is secure, and her greatness admitted, but she belongs to a different school of acting. The Amer- French and the German, but has not de veloped the actors along that line, so that in the man our actors in the plays of the school mostly affected by Bernhardt are imitators and not creators. Otls Skinner is perhaps the sole exceptton to this. His Harvester and Colonel Brideaux are great figures that deserve the name of creations and stamp him as an actor who thinks. The women Bernhardt has given us, those of the most force, have been human enough in thelr way, but thelr way Is not our way. Floria Tosca 1s a wonder to contemplate, but she Is forelgn to American ideas; so Is Gismonda, and down the ltst they all ring forelgn, because thoy are forelgn, and in thelr delineation the actress, whoever she be, must depart from Anglo-Saxon stand- ards, for the proper portrayal of the role demands it. These women lack the great human note. We may weep with Camille Gautler, but when we try to reason with her we get out of patience—she touches our sympathies, but she does not convince ys. B0 with all the Bernhardt women. The Duse women are much the same, and (he{' other women, to a greater or lesser d gree, But the Fiske women convince. They appeal to the reason as well as to the sym- pathy, and apparently deserve the atten- tion they have received from the woman whose wonderful genius has visualized them for us. s It is a pleasure to contemplate in retro- spect the work of Mrs. Fiske in “Salvation Nell.” One hesitates to say wherein she most excelled. So many places along the way are )it by the light of her wonderful mind that it is dificult to determine which is the brightest spot among the multitude. Maybe the most impressive moments were | those of the second act. That ls tense from one end to the other. Even with the rising of the curtain one feels Instinctively that some catastrophe impends. The very peace of the scene—the mother with her 1dolized son in her arms, reading from the Scriptures, her mind far away from her past, her future bright with hope for her boy and her present secure, and yet over ft all the suggestion of uneasiness from some cause undefined, is a situation that compels attention. The receptive audi- ence stiffens in apprehension, and the an- nouncement of Jim Platt's possible pres- ence in the city does mot come as a sur- prise. Then the terror of the moment, and | the dread of the meeting that must come, and the meeting Itself, with the efforts to rouse an appreciative, unselfish feeling in the sodden brute of a man-mnone of this simulated. it is lived, in all its polgnant reality. No finer bit of realistic acting was ever shown on the stage than the scene in the second act of “Salvation Nell between Nell Sanders, as played by Mrs, Fiske, and Jim Platt, as played by Mr. | Blinn. It is so absolutely real that even | the dullest of spectators forgets that he is | Jooking at mimicry and not at reality. It | is this capacity for verisimilitude that| marks the genfus of Mrs, Fiske for ex- pression. Her pecullarities of manner, speech and bearing are lost sight of In| the carnestness with which she presents | her conception of whatever role she as- sumes, The same effect is maintained through the first and third acts, and the ending of the play, which might become theatric and anti-climactic in less able’ con- trol, comes through her efforts as merely & continuation of the story that has never flagged, but has gone on, gathering in in- terest, untfl her simple word: “Jim, wait for me; I want you fo take me hom seems the real climax of the drama, after 8ll. And it is. But it is made so by Mrs. Fiske and her power for perfect dramatic expression. | Y | The opening”week of the stock company st the Boyd theater gave ample proof that | the popularity of the Woodward organiza- | tion has not in any wise diminished. Onm Sunday the reception given the established favorites in the company surpassed the or- dluary welcome, and partook very largely of personal greetings. Miss Lang and Mr. Morvison were the ones who got the most ] structure of chords and tones and tempers marked attentlon, but others In the eom- pany were made to feol they were among friends, and all through the the weleome extended. Then, too, Miss Lang delighted ber friends by giving ample proof week of her development as an actor. She dé- |elght years has sought to win his heart. |true dramatic import To prevent their marriage this woman pre- | greater success served the applayse given her. The appar- THE OMAHA What is Going on in the Stage World Briefly Told| 8ir Marcus Ordeyne, Who takes her to his Burwood company will terminate its s home and ministers unte her, and falls in Is a dramatization by Grace Living- c h her in a few months. Tho fact Furnlss of the excellent novel by of Mareus' love for the stray woman is [ Harold McGrath and embraces every sort discovered by another woman, who, for |of Interest from light comedy to scenes of It has enjoyed a than any of the dramatised ent Intent of Manager Woodward to please | valls upon a villlanous man to run away | povels. The engagement will open with a was shown by the excellent staging of the , with Carlotta. Five months later Carlotta | matinee today and continue as per the play,. No better mounted plece was ever . returns to Sir Marcus, almost crushed In ' usual plan, with the exeeption of Tues- shown at the theater. of the week is a etrong Indication of the favor which the efforts of the manager and company are regarded. What a clever press agent can do for a play is shown In the case of “The Blue Mouse,” When Manager Burnam gave out hiw interview in New York last fall, de- nouncing five plays then running at Gotham thexters as being indecent, he named none. But the Shubert publicity de- partment eagerly grasped the insinuation that “The Blue Mouse™” was one of the five, aand proceeded to deny the assertion In such a way as seemed to confirm the alle- gation, never dircctly made. A company was sent on the road, and press and clergy, city officials, and others were deluged with statements to the effect that in “The Blue Mouse,’ was nothing upon which ob- jection could be lodged on the score of morality. And much of this talk got into print, and soon a question was extant as to whether the play was really wicked. Public curfosity once aroused, Is never to be satisfied, short of an Investigation, and 80 the Shuberts have reaped a golden re- ward by sending the plece about from town to town, merely to demonstate that the as- sertions are correct. The play is not wicked, it is not tmmoral, it is not indecent; it is merely stupid, and in some ways vulgar. But its press agent Is a wizard. And Omaha bit along with the othe puinds ity COMING TO THE OMAHA THEATERS M. e Doro to Interrupt Stock Com- pany Run at the Boyd. A brillilant plece of comedy writing is ‘The Morals ef Marcus which will be given at the Boyd Friday and Saturday and Saturday matinee. The book was an epi- tome of the present day opinion that all wisdom is folly save only that which has germination In trials and suffering and the play carries the same theme of philosophy. The author of the book is W. J. Locks, and the resultant dramatic production is a soper demonstration of the idiosyncrasies of the vagrant heart and the futllity of at- tempting an explanation of the cause or reason of love in any of Its manifold forms. Marie Doro 1s the star of the play. She is the little girl who escapes from a Turk- ish harem and falls under the protection of | gloom. | "Mr. Dawin Arden as Sir Marcus s the stald scholar until the little harem girl wakes him from his slumber of research and truly arouses the passionate nature of a man. Among other well-known artists who will be scen here with Miss Doro are Marle Wainwright, Marion Abbott, Willlam Postance, Marle Taylor, Anne Meredith and Alice Cobourn Erfe. ——tm For the second week of the summer sea- son of the Woodward Stock company at the Boyd Manager Woodward has selected George Ade's merry college comedy, “The College Widow.” The atmosphere of this play is pecullarly approrfate at this time, when schools are about to close for the season and attentfon Is again brought to the boys and girls who attend, and es- eclally to the “widows" who are left be- hind when the students go away for the summer vacation. In the role of Jane Witherspoon Miss Lang will have a part that will enable her to repeat her triumph of the opening week, while Mr. Morrison as Billy Bolton, the halfback, will get his better oportunity of the two. It fs & role that gives him a fine chance for his capa- city as a lght comedian, and does not de- tract from his ability to be a hero, The others ara well situated n the long cast, for the entife strength of the company Is represented, over thirty people appearing. Mr. Woodward is giving the roduction his personal attention, and will present another triumph equal to that of “The Rose of the Rancho,” which was one of the best staged dramas ever seen at the Boyd. The first performance of “The College Widow" will be given on Sunday afternoon, and it\will be presented each evening during the week, with other matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The third week of the Woodward Stock summer seacon at Boyd's the bill will be that successful farce comedy “My Wite," played with great success by John Drew and Billle Burke, but which Omaha never has had the chance to see until now. This play will be the first to give the company a chance to wear splendid gowns and this opportunity will be fully used. e ‘The Man on the Box, with which the The crowded houses ! spirit, but the ending of the tale 18 not In | day, on which date a Yiddish company ls | to appear at the Burwood. Wednesday evening will be “Ad club" night, all the membets of this live organization having engaged seats for themselves and ladies. Some unique stunts are promised as a side issue to the regular performance. Week day matinees will be given only on Thurs- day and Baturday. The stook season will close next Saturday evening. Few English-speaking compantes on the American stage today can compare with the visitle art and dramatic expression of the players comprising the People’s Theater Stock company direct from the People's theater, New York City, and headed by the eminent cctor manager of the above theater, Mr. Bores Thomashefsky and his actress wife, Mme. Bessis Thomashefsky, will appear at the Burwood theater Tues- day evening, May 2, playing In Yiddish the most interesting comedy drama of so- clety lite, love and Intrigue, “The Devi by the famous Hungarlan playwright, Mr. Franz Molnar. Mary Mannering will be seen at the Bur- Wwood theater June 8, 4 and 5 and on Sun- day, June 6, the Burwood will regular summer campalgn with a display of moving pictures. In addition to the plc- tures the management will offer an ex- clusive feature, the nature of which Is a rigidly guarded state secret. Suffice it to say that this one feature will be installed at an expense of $5,000. i Mary Mannering comes to the Burwood, June 3 4 and 5, In Emma Beatrice Brun- ner's new three-act comedy drama, *“The Independent Miss Gower.” The play Is built on original lines, bubbling over with merriment and acted by a splendid com- pany of prominent players. Miss Manner- Ing has found in the role of Theodosia Gower, the impetuous, head-strong girl, who governs her family and her host of admirers with equal case, but who dis- cavers to her sorrow that she cannot dety conventions without suffering ' the con- sequences, a role ‘that is sald to be by far the best she has had In recent years. The scene Is laid in the Berkshires amid the fashionable mmer colon, Thero About Music, Musicians and Musical Events OW that Omah Festlval” nas passed Into his- tory, as far as the year 1909 is concerned, it may not be amiss to sit quletly In the afterglow B and reflect upon its image in memory. attempt a comparison with other local May Festivals would be to incur some di pleasure on the part of those who have never heard the festivals of past days. To criticize this latter offering, from the stand- polnt of one who share of the burden of other days, other times, In Omaha's musical history, will be likely to cause some to remark that the present writer s “prejudiced,” or to sug- gest that one who conducted other previ- ous musical affairs might not bring to the consideration of this last May Festival a judgment true, and just, and without blas, You can readily see the dlffidulty of the position. T —— But, the musical editor of The Bee must sometimes speak the unpleasant and un- varnished truth, when it would be to his personal interest to maintain a diplomatic sllence: the latter course would be per- haps expedient, but It would be none the less cowardly. The musical editor of The Bee tries to ap- proach each and every musical event which he Is called upon to review with equity and fairness. This means equity to the composer, equity to the student, equity to the sincere person who wants to be gulded, as well as to the artlst or organization un- der review. This means being “fair’ to the person who wrote the composition, to the standard of work as adopted by the musical centers and musical critics else- where, to the audience which pays its way at the entrance, and to the Inquiring stu- dent or music lover, as well as to the per- son or organization presenting the sald composition. —_—— Let us therefore, In the subdued mood of the afterglow, as before stated, take a calm, comparative and sober judgment of the events which occurred during the Omaha May Music Festival of this year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Nine. First of all, will you be kind enough to admit that a man who has spent almost twenty years in Omaha, ldentified, almost all of that time, with the musical growth of Omaha In some degree, has a very warm Interest In the reputation of Omaha as a musical center? Then, will you go further, and admit, for the sake of argument, that The Omaha Bee 1s a well edited paper, and one which would not for a moment tolerate, in its musical department, a man who allowed his personal likes and dislikes, his own pro- fessional advancement, advertisement and exploitation to dominate the music column? If you will admit these two fundamental propositions, there 18 hope for a mutual understanding. 1f not, you had better read no further. —— In looking over the memories of this last festival of music, there stands out su- premely the Minneapolis Symphony orches- tra. And towering over te harmonious ment stands the commanding figure of one man, Emil Oberhoffer. In ten years the name of this conductor will be linked with the greatest ones. He is already great. - But it will take time for the musical world to find it out. Then it will say: “We always thought so!" When one thinks of the work of this or- chestra under Mr. Oberhoffer, in the one realm of “accompanying,” one must stand “with hat off" and acknowledge superior- ity. The fact that Mr. Oberhoffer studied singing under a famous Paris teacher, and | the fact that he has been a church or- ganist, and the fact that he has been, and s, a most successful choral conductor— these three faots—combine to account for the beautiful work, along the ilne of ac- companiment, which this orchestra and Mr. Oberhoffer do In all of thelr programs. But this side of the work Is only alluded to, because it is not always observable in the Symphony Orchestras. This orchestra can play the great works, and they carry out faithfully the studied Interpretation the condugtor. Of course Omaha does not’get the full strength of the orchestra as it plays in Minneapolls. But there is a possibility that the fuller strength of the organization may be heard here in the mid- part of the season—and that is another story! il The soloists engaged for the Festival were ot of the class which Omaba should 's “May Musicaly have. has perhaps borne his | They did fair work, with one ex- ception—Mr, Arthur Middleton, who did ex- 'eellent work, indeed unusually excellent work In the ‘“Messiah.”” Here he was at his best. His nobllity of tone and dignity of presentment were a pleasure to notice. In the recital work he was also heard to fine advantage. In short, when he sang i music sulted to the “basso cantante” voice | he was absolutely “'at home." | Miss Ormaby was sutfering from a cold. Mr. Jones was more the “teacher” than the “artist;" he Is & capable man and s di- rector of music at the University of @hl- cago. Miss Plumb was not conspicuous fn her art—just *“on the level,"” as her cog- nomen would imply. As to the choral works presented there ls not much to be serfously commented upon, as they had both been done before, on several occaslons, The first evening “Hia- watha's Wedding Feast” was heard by an audience which was somewhat small, owing to the protestations and preventive measures of one Jupiter Pluvius. In other words, It ralned ‘“cats and dogs" that night, Hitherto, in musical presentations by Omaha choral socleties, the choral body was seated on the stage throughout the performance. (Let us think back and re- member the days ‘of B. B. Young, L. A. Torrens, Thomas J. Pennell, Homer Moore, and at the exposition of 1808; Mr. Arthur Mees, Willlam L. Tomlins, Willard Patten, W. H. Pontlus, Willard Kimball, and one who may modestly acknowledge his name therewith—if you wish to know, it is digned Lat the end of this column. Think back further and we have a chorus under Anton Seidl, under Theodore Thomas, under ‘Walter Damrosch, and under the famous old bandmaster, Patrick Sarsfield Gil- more.) Later, Rosenbecker and Franko. But hence with ill-remembered old his- tory. Only it is queer to think that it is of Omaha we are writing—in view of recent events, Somehow, it seemed unprogressive, if not rétrogressive, the other night, to have to note that the choral members of the festi- val, who had been sitting in the audience, left their places during the playing of one of Mr. Carlo Fischer's beautiful volloncello encore numbers, and assembling in the rear of the theater walked out through & side entrance to appear on the stage for the last offering on the program, It has always seemed that the chorus and the local conductor should assemble “back of the scenes. But haply this latest in- novation is to teach us that we were wrong. Perchance the objection now raised is simply the murmur of the memory of musi- cal days gone by, and should not for a moment be given thought. But as we are harking back to olden days in Omaha—mind you, In Omaha—we are reminded that the men of that time used to “climb into” a dress suit for the occaslon of & musical festival. That was probably a mistake, too, for a dress suit does not make one more musical! ishs el The chorus numbered between sixty and seventy voices. While the singers worked hard and earnestly, there was an absence of Inspiration. In the “Hiawatha's Wed- ding Feast' there was an entire absence of color effects, of shading and of contrast; in short, of those features which are the dis- tinguishing characteristics of that rich modern work. The pace at which the choruses were glven was very much slower than that irdicated clearly by the com- poser. There Is excuse for a conductor not having genius or temperament or force, but there is uo excuse for taking a work “out of time," wWhen metronomes awe cheap The presentation of this work showed lack of thorough rehearsal, notwithstanding the vallant efforts of some members of the chorus who tricd nobly to brin§ the other singers into line. In the “Messlah,” the prchestra saved the performance. If you don't belleve it, ask a member of the orchestra. It s ut- terly useless for a chorus of gbout five voices to attempt even the abbreviated version of the “Messiah,” Handel's great and enduring masterplece, which the Ora- torlo soclety attempted to present on Sat- urday night. This is one of the greatest pf oratorios and it should be presented only on & big scale. The choruses demand breadth and they must have It, or dle. Much better tion to have given some good part-songs, or some smaller work. The Oratorio soclety has some very good [would it have been for the choral organiza- | volces, and some Indefatigable and persist- | | ent workers, but it seems to miss the mark { When it strives to attain the Omaha Stand- | iard of a May Music Festival. et S Without under-estimating, In any way, the serfous intentions and the sincere mo- tives of the meémbers of the Oratople, so- clety In attempting to glve to Omaha a May Music Festival, and with full dppre- clatfon of their ambition to bring here a splendid orchestra to delight the music- loving people of Omaha, the musical editor of The Bee must remind them that when they take the name of Omaha into their May festival scheme they should be care- ful to remember that Omaha has certain standards which have been maintained in the past, and which, sub-consclously, are ever preseat; that Omaha has several choirs which present choral ‘music Sunday after Sunday, of a character that has at- tracted considerable favorable comment from eastern musical visitors; that Omaha will not stand for progression backwards; that Omaha is loyal to those who, have built up musical standards for Omaha, for lo! these many years; that Omaha has @iscernment; that Omaha makes mistakes, like any other city, once In a while, but that Omaha is at heart, sincere, honest, i\square, loyal to Its frtends, and just ito all. There is a fleld In Omaha for every hon- ie.l, earnest musiclan, who does the work for which he is fitted. There is a fleld for every serlous student. But, let the work be serfous, sincere, noble, genuine, Let not ambition wing one's flight far- ther than the wings will carry, P, Let the rame of Omaha, its reputation, and its possibllities be taken into consldera- tion, and we will not have to apologize for our May music festival. The orchestra and soloists engaged at the last festival will not have many good things to say about Omaha, as a possible musical cen- ter. Whose fault ig it? The Oratorio soclety did its best, as a choral body. The orchestra redeemed the performances; they are without blame. The audlences were not representative of the music-loving people of Omaha, as a rule, especlally the evening audiences. The sololsts were not enthuslastic. The local musicians who attended were chagrined— most of them. The works performed were not open to criticism, as works. Whose fault is it? Someone 1s to blame, Who? These are the reflections which the musical editor of The Bee has been and knows, full well, that If readers of this column attended the last Omaha May Music festival they are asking themselves questions as to Omaha's musical possibili- ties—n fact some of them have already asked the writer—and he is obliged to add by way of explanation, that some of the patronesses and patrons of the recent fe tival are asking themselves whether they ald wisely In lending thelr names to the support of “Omaha's May Music festival of the vear of our Lord, nineteen-hundred- and nine." And the question: Is being looked into. THOMAS J. KELLY “Whose fault is 1t?" Musical Notes. Miss Elolse Wood gave a pupils' recital on Baturday afternoon. Those participat- ing were Adelyn Wood, Margaret Willlams, Margaret Warner, Ruth McCoy, Phyllis Hunter and Marie O'Connor. An_orchestra and pupils’ recital under the dfrection of Miss Emily Cleve will be glven on Thursday evening, May 2, in the auditorium of the Schmoller-Mudller bullding, 1313 Farnam strect. Besides or- chestra numbers will he violin solos by Miss Ada Morris and David Brodkey; 'cello solo, by Alfred Morris. Miss Mable Whit- more, pupll of Fred G. Ellls, will assist These recitals are free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Beatens gave a recital Thursday | evening. “Thase taking vart were: Mildred Scott, llene Brod ey, Mollle Wolf, Lucllle Schiler, Rose Brodkey, Marguerite Garmen, Marle Carmody, Emma Kelly, Minnie Rob- inson, Lena Fike, Charlotte Fike, Ida Kulukopky, Hannah Kulukopky, Pauline Neckels, Fannle Simons, Althea Fuller, Regina Beatens, Bdith Miller, Gladys Prenica, Edna Levi, Mrs. B. E. Larkins, Bertha Shelamy, Ray Donahey, Silvian Burkenroad, Lucy Miller and the Anicitia Vielin quartet indulging in for the last few hours. He feels | SUNDAY BEE: MAY 23, 1909. are eleven women In the cast, and as most of them belong to the “Smart Bet” the feminine portion of our theater-goers will |pe wiven some valuable hints in the very fw-n things In Paris fashions, as well 1s an evening's entertainment of exceptional Interest. —— The Alr Dome theater at the eorner of Elghteenth and Douglax streets opens to- night. The theater has been remodeled, repainted inside and out and equipped with all new scenery; a heavy duck roofing has been provided over the auditorium part sc arranged as to roll to the top during warm pleasant evenings and let down when weather inclement. The opening play tonight will be “Just Plain Folks,” a rural comedy drama in three acts, The cast of characters includes F. P. Hillman, Frank Manning, R. D. Sacr Earl C Hicks, Frank Dale, D. McDermid, M. D. Newton, Lucy Hayes, Mona Lee, Eva Miller and Rena Bihlmaer, and others. There will be vaudeville specialitics be- tween each act, the play continues throughout the week. MAUDE ADAMS AS JOAN OF ARC Play in Great Outdoor Pro- Harvard Stadinm. She W duction nt | en tnousana persons will have an op- portunity of witnessing Maude Adams' first appearance as Joan of Arc in the stadium km Harvard university on the evening of June 22 The “bowl” of the stadium will be used for seating purposes and will glve the capacity mentioned above. At this rate open "*-] Miss Adams will more than maintain her record for playing to large audiences. All that portion of the field and a large see- tlon of the gridiron that faces the “bowl” will be used for the “stage.” The actors will tread upon turf. A speclal scenic set- ting, adaptable to the stadium Is being built under the direction of Ernest Gros. In the matter of costumes Miss Adams has the co-operation of John Alexander, the artist. Under the critical eyes of thes two there was held a review at the Empire theater, New York, last Sunday of more than 1,300 costumes, armor, ete. One thou- sand supernumeraries will be employed by Miss Adams. These will be in charge of fifty super captains, and to dress them there will be a small host of armorers, costume masters and wardrobe mistresses, Every essentlal necessary for the cos- tuming of this horde will be transplanted to the stadium. In addition, Miss Adams’ master electrician will install a complete electrical plant in the stadium, sufficient to furnish every requisite of lighting knowa to the modern theater, only on a scale vastly larger than any hitherto con- templated in America. | The qualities of simplicity and native grandeur that mark the passion play at | Oberammergau will_characterize the per- { formance of “Joan of Arc” by Miss Adams land her company. An Engiish version of | Schiller's 1 Jongfrau von Orleans” will be used The incidental music will be taken in most part from Beethoven's famous ! symphony, the “Erolca.” To marshal and direct the large force of auxiliaries and to direct the performance there will be employed ten stage man- agers, one chlef manager and over all these a stage director. The auxilaries have been separated in groups sufficiently small for Individual coaching and drilling, yet large enough to emphasize thelr relation to the whole. The actors will get thelr en- trance cues by means of signals on vari- colored incandescent lamps, and the mov ments of the supernumeraries will be gov- erned in the same way. The performance will be for the benefit of the Germanic museum and will be given under the auspices of the German depart- ment of the university. Miss Adams voted the use of tae stadium by the presi- i dent and fellows of the university last December, and since that time Charles Fronman's forces have been at work on the details under her personal direction, After the performance on June 22 the whole production will be dismantled and its varl- ous parts dispersed. AR LATE GOSSIPF FROM STAGELAND Some Intimate Information About the Folks of the Theater. Grace Hayward is heading her own stock company at Lincoln, her season there, ning at the Oliver tomorrow night in Phe Girl of the Golden West." ’ “On his way from Boston the other day | James Forbes occupled a seat In a Pullman i directly benind two blond young women who in police court would be sure to admit that they were ‘actre writes Rennold | Wolt in the Morning Telegraph, ‘“Their onversation led to a discussion of ‘The l siest Way * ‘What does | \ | 1 | “The Easlest Way' mean?" asked one of the blond young women of the other who had witnessed a perform- ance of the Walter play. ‘Well,' sald the s d blondine, ‘it just means to get all from a guy that you kin.' ‘But what's It about?’ “0, It's about sporting life of today.' Thus does Willlam Winter pay a de- served tribute: “Miss Ada Rehan will sail shortly for England, purposing to pass the summer at her seaside cottage near Drigg, in Cumberland. The honored actress and noble woman, wherever she goes, will be attended by the good wishes of affectionate triends and of an admiring public, which she is npt forgotten. As an actress of comedy, Miss Rehan was peerless and the American stage of this period nowhere presents her equal. Guy Bates Post has been promoted to the place left vacant by the defection of Mme. Bertha Kalish, and as the third member of the Fiske steliar trinity he produced *“The Bridge,” a new play by Rupert Hughes, in Providence, R. I, last Monday night. The story concerns a young eclvil engineer en- | 8aged in the bullding of a big bridge. He is in love with the daughter of a rallroad mugnate for whose corporation the bridge is being built. Labor troubles Interfere, a strike ensues, and (he course of true love runs far from smoothly during the four acts of the play. Mr. Post's company i cludes Willlam Riley Hateh, Shelley Hull Fred Loomis, Katherine Emmeot and Jo sephine Sherwood. Little attempt ls ma at scenic effects, save in the second o when the bridge scene presents a view the atructure sald to be startlingly realistic. | Because of the perso s scored by George Fawe in o Great John Ganton” at the New York Lyric the actor y has been elevated to stardom. The Shu- _ | berts claim they have been unable to find |a suitable understudy for Mr. Fawcett, |wm| accordingly they have taken out an | Insurance policy for £25,000. This is the first | time that such a precaution has been taken | sinee Mme. Bernhardt was insured for $100,000 during her last Ame the event of Mr. Fawcott tated during his New York engagement Shuberts would receive #,000 for four we or the entire face of the poliey for perma- nent disability The latest st of al progeny concerns the eld son and heir of the house of Faversham. The boy Is a kinde gartner at present, and recently he was forced to submit to the indignity of a pub- e vaceination A few days later b rushed home in a highly perturbed stat and, flinging himself into his father rms, he began: "I say, daddy, teacner ays 1 am going to be promoted tomorrow. WIIL they do it on n ar or my leg? A British journalist’ visited Miss Rose Btahl, who I8 now playing The Chorus Lady” with success in London, for the purpose of having her translate the Amer- ican slang of that comedy. His report of the Interview culled from the London Mall, follows “T visited Miss Stahl in order to ask her to translate for the benefit of English peo- plo a few of the most remarkable of the expressions in “The Chorus Lady.' She was very obliging, but, to use a word or two .,' Marold MoGrath WED, BVENING WILL and EVENINGS and -mu'“ng—g. TWICE TODAY and ALL WEEK, Except Tuesday The Dramatio Version of the Widely Read Novel MAN ON THE _BOX NIGHT, w-u Porformance Bat. Even. 850, 180. 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The Morals JENSON vs. TEDDY BROTHERS NOW"ON saLE 75¢, $1 and G BOYD’S THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT 2N° WEEK MATINEES TURSDAY AND THURSDAY. The Woodward Stock Co. Offering George Ade's Famous Varsity Comedy Success, The COLLEGE WIDOW EVA LANG, ALBERT MORRISON, AND CAST OF THIRTY On accaunt of the contract with Charles Frohman, Manager of Maris Doro, there will be no performances of stock Friday and Saturday. This will positively be the only intermission during the season. —— e FRIDAY and SATURDAY-—-SAT. MATINEE, CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS Marie Doro In Wm. J. Locke's Brilliant Four-Act Drama As Given at the Oriterion Theater, New York Oity. AUDITORIUM Monday Night, May 24th GOTCH vs. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH CHAPMAN in Preliminaries of Marcus OL.SON AND FINE MUSIC $1.50. Are Seats $1.00 eneral Admission to Balcoey 50¢ The Borglum Studios PIANO—LESCHETIZXY METHOD August Borglum, Madame Borglum, Pupils of Wager Swayne, Paris, ‘Will Teach During the Summer, 1810 Capitel Avenue from the American language, I am afraid she was ‘stringing’ me—'all ‘the time, 1 asked her what the chorus lady meant when she sald, ‘the financial party that was backing the ‘‘Moonlight Maids" got the chilblains.’ ‘‘Got frosted feet, of course,’ replied Miss Stahl. sald, ‘Oh!" ‘Then I asked her the meaning of ‘When I think of the men I see other women stacked up against, you win easy.' ‘' ‘It means he's no four-flusher, Stahl explained, “‘Thank you,' I sald. ‘And would you mind telling’ me what s the explanation of “Getting along on twenty per?"’ ' ‘Twenty bucks a week, ‘twenty simo- leons,’ said Miss Stahl. “ I see,' 1 sald. “Then that “Nix ‘with the wealth water? * ‘Afrald champagne would put her out of business,’ Miss Stahl sald. ““This was more intelligible. I trled an- other. ' “Handing out the icy eye to the man behind the bank roll.”” That means?" ‘' ‘Glving_the rich guy the frozen face, sald Miss Stahl, Miss mark about “‘Thank you very much, I sald. ‘And then. what “about “‘the show's on the pazaz?’ ‘“The ‘“Moonlight Malds" were on the blink and got it in the neck,' explained the chorus lady. "1 gasped | meaning of | of morgues’ | A couple of dead ones,’ replied Miss Stahl, ‘a couple of has beens.' " 'Yes, I sald, ‘that but continued. ‘What is the lhe comedians were a couple makes it quite plat Janis kad the stage fright of her young life the other night” writes Miie. Manhattan in the Morning Telegraph “Just as she was finishing her imitation of Anna Held she glanced towards a lady who was applauding her vigorously in a stage bax and recognized the original of her imitation. Miss Janis was—well, to use her own expression, she was so ‘flabber- gasted’ at the sight of the actress, with | whom she was taking complimentary lib- | “Ems {erties, that she simply flopped off tk | stage, and when enthuslasile encores re- called her she id Ler blushing checks be- or hands and turned her flushed fea- % quite away from Miss Held's box. And It was lucky 1 ald, too,' she gasped, ‘for I had it fixed up in_my mind to do an {mpromptu imitation of Blanche Ring, and, goodness, there sat Miss Ring herself in the box across from Miss Held's." ** | hind tu In Los Angeles all the stock company records have been smashed by “The Doi- lar Mark,” a play by George Broadhurst Originally the plece was destined for a week's run at the Belasco theater, but so immediate was its success that it was retained as the offering fo Meantime the interest continued unabated, and now the tenth consecutive week has passed, and the end is not yet in sight. The producing rights are owned by Willlam A. Brady and Frank McKee, and the plece will be introduced on Broadway at the be- ginning of next season. It would be some- thing of a folt to the Brady-McKee part- nership If the Los Angeles verdict should be reversed, a second week Theater AIR 'UME 181th & Doug. Opens Tonight Hillman's Stock Company P JUST PLAIN FOLKS ADMISSION 10c and 20e. Next Week—The Miller's Daughter. Circus Day OMAHA Monday, May 24 CAMPBELL BROS. Circus & Menagerie Grand Street Parade Show Grounds——21st & Paul Sts, Chicago Film Exchamge America’s Foremost Film Renters Omaha_Office 14th and Douglas St Our Exclusive Film Service be scen at the KRUG Theater every afternoon and evening, dally change of program, two thousand feet of fllms each day. BASE BALL OMAHA vs. DENVER MAY 20, 21, 22 and 23 FRIDAY, MAY 21, LADI DAY GAMES CALLED 3:45. “OPPORTUNITY ” AN ADDRES Y JOHN DALE Y. M. C. A. Sunday 4 P. 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