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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

The Amateur Musical club of Y X
met at the usual time and place Monday
afternoon. After an interesting lesson
In musical history led by Mrs. r. Nc.
Conaughv. and short sketch Of Italian
opera by Mrs. Sedgwick. the following
program ives given:
La Sonambula.. Levbacb
... Mrs. Sedgwick.
Ave Maria. ................... Mascagni
Bertha Allen.
La Iraviata. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Verdi
Mrs. McConaughy.
Drinking Song ................M ascagni
Bertha Allen.
Don Giovanni. two pianos. Mozart
Mrs. Sedgwick, Blanche Roberts.
Loves Embrace. Bohm
Maud RAIDER.
The Swallows Song. BONN
Amy Haggard.'
Invitation la Valse, two pianos.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

to listening to most excellent parlor
lecture by Or. Freda Lankton OF
Omaha. DR.. Lankton has spoken before
the child study department before ard
always meets with warm welcome
from the young mothers who are en-.
deavoring to rear their little children in
the right way and according to the most
approved method.
DR.. Lankton spoke OF dress reform.
the Importance Of preparing food for
children, being careful to eliminate from
the daily bill Of fare all stimulating
food and condiments. and furnishing
things nourishing rather than stimulat.
ing to our boys and girls. The lecture
was excellent throughout and furnished
subjects for careful consideration to
those having the care and culture of the
young. The clubs have taken under
their auspices PROF. fuckers musical
class and are rendering such assistance
as they can toward interesting the chill
dren Of club members to lay the founda.
ton for musical education. Prot.
Tucker is a competent instructor and
the class promises we'll.
Next Friday evening the ever popular
current topic department will furnish
the program and hope to report an inter.
esting and profitable evening"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

"Jim Clancyis Waterloo,"a rtory Of
life on the plains Of Nebraska, brought
the name OF Ella w. Peattie suddenly
into the minds and mouths OF mauy
people. 1t was such story as only az.
pears when the heart of some writer
PUSHES out through her pen and forces
the latter to sudden and unwonted clio.
quence. 1t was followed by a number
OF other and equally clever stories, and
was reprinted, together with some 9th.
ers. in Mrs. Peattie's first book, "A
Mountain Woman, and Other Stories"
Since then have followed "Pippins and
Cheese" and later "The Shape of ear"
collection Of tales, some of them
weird. some Of them tender, dealing with
the supernatural. A short romantic
opera, 1.-THE Love Of a Caliban," was
also published little while ago, az we'll
as labor story, "Witch's Gold" Very
shortly, 1t is rumored. q larger work
than any yet published will appear.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

The Woman's Literary club OF Stan
ton met with Mrs. A. A. Kearney,
Thursday afternoon. The club is Just
starting in it's third year OF work and
will have the following departments:
American Literature, Study OF Shaks.
pere, Household Economics and Cur.
rent Events. The club limit ia fifteen,
and has fifteen members. The new
officers are as follows: Mrs. A. A.
Kearney, president; Mrs. Edith Under.
burg, secretary. The program was
opened with roll call response. Cur.
rent Events followed by a general dis
cussion Of the Question Of Expansion
led by Mrs. Huntly. Mrs. Kearney re-
viewed the Current number OF Leslie's
Monthly. Mrs. Young read Character
Sketch Of Benz. Franklin. The pro-
gram closed with piano solo by Mrs.
Underburg for which she received a
hearty encore. A daintily served lunch
con was part OF the afternoons enter.
tainment.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

In the Paris exposition of 1900 women
will be placed on par with men. there
will be no special woman's building.
This shows how quickly exposition com.
missionels absorb the good example set
by the Omaha exposition. Ferdinand
w. Peck, United States commissioner to
the Paris exposition, at a recent meeting
OF the New York board Of Paris commits
sioners said: women will participate
in the Paris exposition exactly on par
with men, and each article exhibited,
whether by man or woman, will be in
stalled 10 its proper group and class in
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

The regular program Of the Woman's
club next Monday, January 30, will be
under tho auspices Of the civics depart
ment. 1t will be conducted as debate.
The subject is Expansion" and each
side will be presented by two mem bers,
when the question will be thrown open
for general discussion. The subject is
timely, as there is no question before the
people today that 10 more talked about.
The meeting Monday afternoon will no
doubt result in spirited debate.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

Blanche Roberts, Phila Sedgwick.
The Amateur Musical club has en-
gagged Mr.. Henry Eames, of the Univer.
sity Conservatory Of Music, Lincoln, to
give a lecture recital February 3. Mr..
Eames has met with great success
throughout the state in these recitals,
and is an artist of more than usual
ability.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

But little business was transacted
Friday evening by the Plattsmoutb
Woman's club, the time being devoted
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

The program Of the Matinee Musical lie
Monday afternoon was devoted to Folk
songs OF all nations. Mrs. E. H. Bar.
bour read a very interesting paper on
the subject, illustrating some Of the
earliest airs on the piano and reading
some foundations. The musical part OF
the program was the early music Of the
different nations; French. German, old
English. Swiss and N orwee ian. America
has no folk music except what is found
in Mexico and among the indians. Miss
Ida Cooler played group Of Norwegian
folk songs by Grieg. Old English,
French and German songs were sung by
Miss Turner, Mrs. Jansen and Miss
Louisa Miller. and quartet com posed
OF Mrs. Holyoke, Miss Oakley, Miss
Reynolds and Mrs. Campbell sang
Swiss air and an American Folk Song"
which proved to be The Old Folks at
Home" Norwegian airs we're repre-.
sented.
A number Of new names were added
to the chorus membership. which is now
practicing for the May festival. The
next meeting on the evening of February
Q, will be lecture recital by Henry
Eames. Active, associate and chorus
members will be admitted on member.
ship tickets.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

Last Friday evening the Hall in the
Grove held its regular meeting with DR..
and Mrs. Stein. This club is studying
Holland. Mrs. Garten read an inter.
esting paper on Dutch Painters OF the
Sixteenth and Seventeen Centuries
mentioning in particular Jan Steen,
Rembrandt and Rubens. Mrs. Adams
read q paper on Delft and told of it's pot
teries and how the genuine deli may be
recognized. Mr.. Hedges reported Amer.
lean current events. and Mr.. Bancroft
epitomized European current events,
which were followed by general dis.
cussion. just before the circle broke
up Mrs. Stein read an interesting letter
from her soldier boy" who is with the
army in Cuba.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-28

The board Of Temple trustees. which
has taken up the work Of paying for the
temple dropped by the ". G. T. U. held
its first quarterly meeting this week.
Mrs. Carse, Mrs. Marion H. Durham,
Burlington, a.; Mrs. Lucie B. lying.
Peoria. ILL.,; Mrs L. A. Hagans. Elm
hurst, ILL.,, and Mrs. e. N. Graham,
Newark, O., decided to continue the
work Of raising funds by the organize.
ton Of Willard memorial circles. The
temple stockholders elected those direc.
tors: Matilda B. Carse, Henry Dibblee,
George Manierre. William E. Kelley,
Robert Crane. D. H. Burnham and
Frank y. Lowden. The trustees chose
Mrs. Carse az president.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24

the pair In the vehicle as Howard Gould
ana mis- wife. once Katherine Glenn
mons. once another stage beauty Of
renown-and then remembered thar IN
the long ago 1t was Odette and NOT
Katherine. who commanded the ardent
Gould affections.
The greatest disadvantage that q
vaudeville performer labors under is tbe
shameless appropriation of any new
tests or taking business he may invent.
Dy his rivals in the profession. MANY
clever team is now content to go on
year after year in the same old rut.
realizing that 1t would do them LITTLE
good to formulate anything new, as in
a weeks time the novelty would be
common property throughout the cir
cult. Several times the Park theatre
audiences have grown impatient at
hearing a performer repeat jests that
have crown stale to their ears through
much reiteration. when in fact the last
user was the originator and rightful
owner of the lines. And the same rule
applies to songs. The great bass song,
ASLEEP In the deep" was written for
Max Eugene by the popular composer
H. w. Petrie; vet in a single fortnight
20 heavy-voiced vocalsts were night
ly laundering forth the same melody
The mitators' taste Is unimpeachable
for 1t is superb song and one of the
gems in Its class; but 1t Is tough on
Max.
Both Francis Wilson's "Cyrano" and
Stuart Robsons Gladly" are practical
failures, and the public have again ex-
emplifled that they do not care for the
serious work Of recognized comedians.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24

great has been the patronage that the
management of the Herald Square are
trying to buy off the time of Gang
willis play, THE children of the
ghetto" which itself is a big success in
Washington.
New York theatres this week-Em-
pire, John Drew; Herald Square, Hen
ry Miller; Garrick "Zaza"; Criterion
The girl from Maxim's"; Madison
Square, why Smith left home; Gar
den, J. K Hackett; New York, THE
man in the moon; Fifth Avenue, Mrs.
Fiske; Victoria, the Rogers brothers;
Knickerbockar, Francis Wilson; Bijou,
I'm Paradise; Lyceum, Annie Russell;
Days, E. H. sothern; Broadway, THE
ghetto; Manhattan, "A stranger in a
strange land; Star, "Courted into
court; American, I'VE 'uns of Tonnes
see; Casino, 1.-THE rounders"; Acad-
envy, Andrew Mack; Wallacks, 1.-THE
ga1fiy'; Grand opera house, Kellar.
Boston theatres this week-Tremont,
Way down east; Hollis, "On and
off,; Museum, Kelley Shannon; Bos-
ton, Sporting life; Castle Square
Sue; Park, Mile. Fiji" Grand OPP
era house, IS bells"
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WILLIE ON KENTUCKY.

Kentucky is staff. Sum people say
it is a staff of intoksikashun, but don't
no. 1t is sumthin the shaip of long
blot of ink an is sed 2 be full of good
women an good wisky an fast bosses
an fast men, the men is sumtimes fuller
Of the wisky than the staff is. kentuk-
ky is olso full ov muskeetos & polly
Tx. 1t is estimated that thare is moar
moskeetos the bed rune & moar polly
tichuns the SCARE inch in kentucky
than in emmy uther plais on urth. but
the muskeetos di an the pollytisnuns
don't Sum ov them r goin Q, di tho if
tina don't LUX out if bill Gable gifts emmy
madden at EN-.
bill Gabel he is the man who wants 2
be gunner of Kentucky the furst thing
he duz wuz git up lekshun law that
wud lect him no matter how the foxes
voted. Then he sed will enjekt little
fun in 2 this kampane.
so he got 10 Blackburn help him run
fer gunner. 10 Blackburn has had inoar
offises than a rele estait man wot wont
pay his rent, paw SEE.
So 10 he tawks fer Gabel an Gabel he
gose up on the platform & Lays his cote
on q chare an let's a durk an a boss
pistle fall on the fore an then u bel
them kentukkians lissen ole 10 tawk
Well, thare wuz uther demmykrats In
kentucky. U sea the trubble thare is
thare isn't enuff offises Q go aroun. So
jon young Brown he wuz mad bekuz
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ment an opportunity to exhibit the
most lavish stage settings and access
cries that have ever been given to a
comic opera in this country.
There are four march movements, the
first at the opening of the opera, en-
titled with clanking sword" and
"Glistening gun" At the close of the
first act. there is another, 1.-THE watch
mans patrol" which is handled with
great originality. The great march of
the piece is "Unchain the dogs of war;"
which closes the second act. The scene
is laid in the ruined castle on the Island
of Capri. The march movement is first
heard at a distance, coming nearer and
nearer, until 1t ceases right under the
walls of the palace. A command is
given: open in the name of the queen"
an instant later there is an explosion
which skaters the wall and causes the
great pillars to tumble and crash to the
ground, the soldiers climb over the
ruins, and with the full company, come
to the front of the stage singing the
march accompanied by military band
and enlarged orchestra 1t is a superb,
dramatic, as well as a musical effect,
and another strong and stirring march,
Hands across the sea-" has been added
and creates a veritable furore' at the
finale of the last act. Another piece of
particularly strong vocal writing is
"The bright star of love-" and accom-
panied invocation sung by the cast and
chorus A dainty lullaby THE snow
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
SAID ON THE STAGE.


Cissie Lotus has again changed her
mind AS soon as she RECEIVERS from
her current attack of nervous pros
tration. she is going to play Roxane in
| Richard Mansfield's Cyrano de Berger
&C. 1t is a puzzler which to admire
more-Cissie's nerve or Richards blind
confidence.
| Norma Whalley, the beauty of 1.-THE
week from the cast for talking across
| the footlights to masculine friends in
| the audience. Norma afterwards
apologized, and will be restored to ia
vor and the part Of Spirit of Mischief
in a fortnight
The sad death of r. A. McGIannin re-
moved from earth another of that brill
liant circle which adorned the Boston
Museum in its palmy days-when the
roster bore such names as Annie
Clarke, Charles Barron, George w
Wilson. James Nolan, William Warren
and Mrs. Vincent. And they say Nc
Glannin was as good as the best of
them, too, in his line.
1t is sometimes fortunate, in cases
of adversely, to have a beautiful wife.
Charles Van Studdiford, husband of
Gracia Quive, has Joined the chorus of
the Jeff D'Angelis Opera Company Of
which his better half is prima donna.
Harmony clearly has it's claims on that
couple.
Bessie Tyree is seriously ill with ner-
vous prostration, and will not be able
to act again for a year. That is why
she was absent from the Lyceum COM
pany when they played "Trelawney of
| the Wells" in Worcester. But Olive
May fully made her place good
| There will be a second Mile. Fifi''
company out next week, with Maude
| Granger as the Boston widow
| The Boston Castle Square theatre is
preparing to surprise its patrons with
an elaborate production of 1.-The Hear
of Maryland" A round of Shakespe-
rian dramas is also on the books for the
near future.
Eugene ORourke the rotund Iricf
comedian, is quite i'll with peritonitis
in q Philadelphia hospital.
The new plays exploited the past
week included May Twins latest, isis
| ter Mary" by Glen McDonough, which
| IS said to be "all Irwin; 1.-THE Children
of the Ghetto" Zangwill's much talked
Of Hebrew drama. which saw the light
in Washington, and appears to be pow
srful. intense and original; and Otis
Harlan's starring vehicle. His limo
cent Boy" which highly tickled the ma
tives of Poughkeepsle.
Jacob Lift has engaged Isabelle Ur-
auhSrdt to play Ada Rehans old role
in THE Great Ruby
/ Alice Nielsen is to begin her tour in
''The Singing Girl tomorrow night in
Montreal, opening one week later at
| the New York Casino. Montreal, by
| the way. has been favorite dog this
season. a large number of leading at
| fractions having selected the Royal City
| to inaugurate their fortunes.
| The whirligig of time brings around
queer happenings, especially in the
theatrical armament. Last week Odette
Tyler, the pretty woman whom Charles
Frohman has selected to head his
| ''Phroso' company, was crossing Fifth
avenue. when she was nearly run into
| by stylish-looking automobile in
which were seated lady and gentle
man. The gentleman bowed grace
| fully lifting his hat, while the lady's
glance at the fair actress was decided
ly venomous Passersby recognized
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24

1t is said that Robson really rose to the
level of high tragedy when he read the
comments on his play in New York
Tuesday morning.
Lola Morrisse, the talented soubrette
of the Park summer stock company, is
now doing great work with the Elroy
repertoire combination.
Henry Miller has made a big success
in New York with THE only way" a
characterization of "a tale of two cities, !"
in which he is supported by a magnifi-
cent company including Edward j.
Morgan, D. H. Harkins, Byron Doug
las, j. H. Stoddart, H. A. Weaver, Mar
garet Dale and Margaret Anglin. SO
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24

cary all sold out for the two nights of
s'The Christian four hours after the
sale opened, shows the public needs
very little information regarding the
merits of this play. The capacity of the
Worcester theater will be taxed to its
utmost, and so it should, for the en-
gagement of Hall Gaines great drama
will be the most important dramatic
offering of the season. A pleasing fea-
ture of the performance will be the APP
pearance of that charming actress, Miss
Ef1ie Ellsler, as GLORY Quayle. This
fact in itself is source of qualification
to those who enjoy purely legitimate
effort-and where among the stars is
there a woman with marked ability
that has worked harder than Miss els
Ter?
There are many reasons why Miss
Ellsler should make an ideal Glory
Quayle. OF course there is always a
local sentiment behind Fife Elisler
here, but stripping the situation Of all
its sentimental phases, Miss Ellsler is
strong as player, and stands very
higa in the estimation of people IN
general. Her success, her standing in
the affections of hundreds of thousands,
are vivid Illustrations of the fact that
cheap tawdry advertising. pays only for
day. and cannot compare with the re-
suits that honest effort, backed by tall
ent, brings to an actress.
James M Colville q brilliant young
actor, will play John Storm, and Frank
Weston, Horatio Drake. Others in the
cast are Edward Emery, Frank A
Lyon, James A. Leahy, w. j. Cody
Sue Van Duser, Mildred Burnham, Jane
Wheatley AMI Lenore Lockwood.
"Under the Red Robe,'' the Wednes-
day attraction, is another well known
play, familiar not only through the
novel from which it is dramatized, but
from two previous performances in this
city. Two distinguished actors, VIII
liari Faversham and William Morris,
have appeared here as the romantic
hero, Gil de Berault with complete sue
cess. Paul Cazeneuve, who essays the
x role this time, is less famous because
younger than either, but he has all the
strong magnetism of one, and the mas
eive virility of the Other besides being
~ q handsofner man than both, if one
may judge from his photographs. The
play is so interesting and well drawn
that even it's old patrons will want to
see it again, and incidentally to COM
pare the work of the new aspirant for
stellar honors in the hero character.
In "A Heightened Burglar" which is
the latest farcical travesty hit, there
are introduced some of the brightest of
specialties by artists of established
& reputation as well as grand Amazon
marches, and ensemble and solo singing
worthy of the more expensive artists
who will be vocalizing at the same time
few blocks away. The cast is a most
Excellent one, comprising some 20 good
Farce comedy people, and is headed by
The team Of Dolan and Lenharr, the OIL
o.. a
pearance Of the evening will be the ap-
Dearsnce of the Prince of monologu-
ists,' George Fuller Golden. The pros
pectus reads very much like that of
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Sutton Vane, which three years ago
played here to such mammoth business
that Manager Wilton narrowly escaped
transgressing the law by overcrowding
his house. The play has a record of six
years in America and of as many en-
gagements in Worcester, all of which
have been highly satisfactory, both to
managers and spectators. The piece gets
its title from human bridge made by
three acrobats across a chasm, over
which woman and her child climb and
escape from a troop of relentless and
villainous pursuers. The Donazetta
brothers, who form this novel but effl-
cient pathway, are the owners of the
show, and the cast of actors is much the
same as when the play was last here.
There are a number of thrilling Incl
dents, which are made highly realistic
by elaborate scenery.
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The MIMIC WORLD.
The Stage Matters of
the Present and
Future.
A BRILLIANT WEEK.
Music at the Theatre, as
Well as at the
Festival.

This will be one of the biggest weeks
OF the season, from an amusement
standpoint. Realizing that the music
festival is a formidable competitor, the
theatrical forces have striven their
hardest, and the consequence is such
glittering array of attractions that
even those who hold season tickets to
Mechanics hall may be tempted to give
them up and go, elsewhere, The long
anticipated christian" comes TO the
Worcester theater Monday and Tuesday
evenings; Wednesday signalizes the re-
turn of Under the Red Robe; Thurs
day is farce comedy night, with "A
High toned Burglar" and Friday will
be the best Of all, for Manager Wendell
schaefer's Bride Elect company, in all
its splendor, appears for the benefit of
the Elks. Saturday is the annual visit
of the Bostonians.
The fact that the house was practi-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24

& jon yung Brown he SEE is this the
man the honnust mownteneers of ken
tukky want fer guvner-a man wot etes
like a bloted oktopuss? But Gable he
SEE u bet gentlemen | am fer silvur an
wen di i shell refuse to cline emmy
goalden stares. if tina haven't got a sill
vur stares will go 2 the luther plais
an soshyate with mi wurthy Supporters.
Wen billy brine herd that, he jumps
up an SEE that's the tawk, that's the
man want fer gunner of kentucky.
Thare is a man wot is so loyel 2 the
COZ that he'll hav oil the goalden rod
in Kentucky silvur plated. So brine
sed i will go the reskew. will du
this jus as sumo as hav finished taw-
kin at the kownty fares ware the hon
must farmers has got tired lukin at
the luther punkins an willin 2 Civ me
$50 dollers tawk fer tellin EN- that
tina r downtroddun. So chere up Gable
will maik 40 speeches in 20 daze an
save an Kentucky, savin twicet a
day fer $50 dollers a save.
Gabel sed he. didn't think he wuz lost
so numerusly as oil that, but brine SEQ
LUX at me in &c. | thot / wuz oil rite
& had saved the nushun but didn't gel
the COB of president, an now hav
urn a prekaryous livin as an attrak-
shun at COUNTY fares. Sum wekes
don't clere over $50 dollers.
so brine is goin down thare save
Gabel an Kentucky. & henry Voter
sun, wot runs the Loosvil Kurrier Jur-
mel he don't no jus witch way the litenir
is cumin frum fer oil of them hay
promised 2 talk a shot at him. But
henry he seems be diggin the graiN
fer the demmykrats 2 walk in 2 after
tina hav maid thare own slotterhous.
in the menetime mister Taylor is get
tin hisself masured fer the guvners
chare. He is a Republican.
Wen i git a little older ! xpec 2 be a
pollytishun. but not a kentucky polly
tishun. That wud be rich fer the
blud of yures trolley Willie.
Josh Wink in the Baltimore Ameri-
can.
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gable had nokked him gable end ways
at the convenshun an he ups an runs
fer gunner on anuther demmykratic
tll1lIat. u see tina kin hav as menny Tx
kets in kentucky as tina hav DENNY
krats. & jon yung Brown-not the jon
Brown wot is bein berried so offen-he
SEE Gable duZzent bleeve in silvur. &
Gable he seq ure lire jon yung Brown
an l will shute u so full of holes wont
holed karpet rags if u don't take that
bak.
an Gabel SEE "Y'iuk at mi hous in
Kuvingtun its full of silvur. 1 etc off
silvur plates with silvur hives oil the
time"