The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-07

very fortunate in having secured heI
| services. This will be the first public
appearance of Mir. Edgar 3. Gordon
the violinist, since his arrival from Chi
caga. Mrs. Hays will play Romero,
Mr.. Bruce Priddy's latest composition
lit is useless no say anything of Mr.
Dunbar, as he is recognized as an ar
fist by every one who has heard him
Remember the place and date, Sedg-
wick Music hall, second floor Of the
Sedgwick block, Tuesday, Dec. 10
Tickets on sale at Shaws music store
and GOldsmith's book store. Admis
sion 10 cents.
THE UNITARIAN FAIR.
The Unitarian fair continues Friday
and Saturday, day and evening, at va
can't store on North Main street, next
door north of Shaw's music store. Free
admission throughout the day. Even
ing 10 cents, which includes an attrac-
tive program. Our fine Christmas pres
ents ait low prices are going fast. Pou
cannot afford to lose sight of the muse
UNI of 'Curios," from the old countries.
Come all.
EFFIE ELSLER.
Dainty Effie Elsler will be at the
Crawford Grand on Next Saturday,
presenting Slakespeare's LAS You Like
1t" Miss ETsler carries a large Shakes
pearian company this season, which of
course includes her father, John A. Ell
sler and Mr. Frank Weston. The plays
will be mounted in metropolitan style
and the cOstuming will be magnificent
and historically correct. The Shake
spearian music, which is seldom heard
on the road, viii be sung by Miss Elsler
and a seXtette OF capable singers. This
engagement VIII surely be appreciated
by the elite theatregoers- To room
mend the stars is unnecessary. she is
known to be one of the most refined and
able actresses of the American stage.
HAMLET'S GRAVE.
Appropriate to the coming visit Of
Keene, the minent tragedian, it will be
Of Interest To refer to an incident of his
travel in hast summers vacation. While
Keene was rumaging through the old
bOoka nd bric-a-brac shops Of Paris,
somebody told him of Hamlet's grave
and he determined visit 1t. although IL
was some five hundred miles out of the
way Of his intended route. Marielyst
is a village a mile and half from the
ancient fortress Of Helsingore the
Elisnore of Shakespeare's tragedy IT
is directly on THE Baltic, and but few
miles from Copenhagen. In a small
pine woods skirting the village Keene
came upon fheo bject of his duest-a
truncated cone made of rude stones.
nine feet at base and about four al the
top. from Which springs a monolith of
granite on which is cut in quaint Dan
iSh old time letters: "Hamlet's Grave"
The vinager who acted as guide SEEM
ed to have no knowledge Of the dead
Hamlet. except that he was a great war
rior. 1t was a wild wierd spot. lone
and ghostly enough, as the wind from
OF the Baltic howied and shriekesi
through the frs. keeping their sentinel
watch over the lonely mound. Just such
a spot as Shakespeare res melancholy
Dane would have chosen for his final
sleep. At the grave side Keene could
not divest himself the Shakespearfan
sentiment which seemed - pervade all
about him. Nothing could have more
powerfully illustrated the impress
which Shakespeare has left upon the
world. said Mr.. Keene. than this visit
u Hamlet's grave and the old castle
T LarIoTTn. Hamlet Is rather common
name in Denmark. and the grave under
the pines may or may not have been
rhat OF the Hamlet Of our Shakaspear-
ian love and reverence. TIE belief that
L IS really 80 is certainly encouraged
by many people Of repute.' Be that as
i may, i did not interfere with Mr..
keene's belief He had Travelled five
hundred miles 70 find Hamlar's grave
ana You could no more shake his belief
that the yeritable Ham,es's dust hy
there Tslau YOU could destroy his faith
IN the authorship OF Shakespeare's
plays