Arizona republican., 1901-04-11
A BREEZY LETTER
Tells of the Easter Season ill the
 Windy City.

Chicago, April 6.-(Special cores pondence of The Republican)-A journey over the great santa Fe railway system is always the same. one of continuous pleasure and comfort and arrival was had in the Windy City" without delay, accident or incon- Venience All along the route Coliging conductors and accommodating porters ministered to our comfort and 1t would seem that this great traffic system, as in all things else, had ordered their em- ployes made on a new and improved plan.
 About the first thing to greet a stran- ger in this vast metropolis is the lake wind" It found our checks and "toyed with our curls" as soon as We were out of the station.
 It rained, too; but it always does that in Chicago; and then it showed a little just to remind us that Easter is near by. Instead of purchasing hat and gown suitable to the holy season, we invested in an umbrella, pair of storm rubbers and a macintosh. It has been fully proven to our satisfac- ton that the statement made by Mark Twain that there is thirty-siX different kinds of weather in Chicago in one day is absolutely correct. We paid excess on baggage in trying to provide the necessary number of changes of cloth ing to meet the conditions. Bus even so, We failed
 The fun-loVinr, amusement seeking stranger can find plenty to entertain hlm in this great city, Just now there is "Herne" in | charming nttle melO- drama called Sag Harbor' It is de- lightful in it's simplicity; one of those good old fashioned New England plays which have made Herne famous, and taught the masses that strength lies in genuine simplicity. James O'Neill is running "The Count of Monte Crsto" with great success. There are many minor plays being produced every night but the coming If Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott next month is looked forward to as the theatrical event of the season. Goodwin has her tofore insisted upon doing the pretty parts" always eXacting that his makeup add to his personal appearance. This time he comes before us as "Shylock." He has
 
 and the makeup is quite hideous enough to satisfy the most strenuous hater of Shakespeare's famous Jew.
 There is one particularly interesting performance in the spectacular line to be seen at the Coliseum. The battle of Manila is shown with striklnely real istic effects 1t IS all there even the typhoon. and is well worth the twen- ty-five cents admission, for the electri- cal effect alone.
 To the music lover the season Is pro- pitious. All over the city in most of the churches may be heard selections appropriate Co the Passion Week. The Thomas concerts are held tri-weekly, with Middleschultz at the wonderful organ in the Auditorium. But the event ahead is the grand opera, when we shall listen to Melba, Nordica and the De RitZes.
 Hoffman is giving piano recitais at the Studebaker, and he is truly won derful Young and gifted, he has glo- rious future. On April 15, the Apollo club, composed of 400 of the best voices in the city, assisted by 300 choir boys. taken from the various churches. with the Chicago orchestra, numbering 100, making a grand total of 800 performers, will he heard in Berloz's Tedeum, and