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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The perennial topic Of a national thea
ter was preached to Mr.. Crane, and drew
from him an expression to the effect that
while such a theater might prove a good
thing, the dificulties In its way we're such
as to be for the present at least insur-
mountable. Where will It be located?''
manage III II has been suggested that
Mr.. Belasco Is the man to have II In charge.
Can Mr.. Belasco. who is Just now very
much engaged in managing his own thea
ter. and who is Just reaping the harvest OF
his enterprise. give over his own afiairs 10
look after the management OF a national
theater? What is true Of Mr.. Belasco is
equally true of others who have been named
in connection with the enterprise" In a
somewhat ironieal tone the great comedian
reviewed the arguments that We have no
great actors because we have no national
theater. but closed his list OF objections,
Just as he was told the stage was waiting.
by saying; you see l speak Of this from
the standpoint OF a practical man. You
must be practical II you want to succeed
on the stage"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Out in front the audience was clamorins
for the star to come forth and make q
speech, and the stage manager was inform
ing them that Mr.. Crane would not make
a curtain speech. 'I have been criticized
to some extent for my attitude in this re-
gard" said MI. Crane, but l think / am
| right. II would not be fair to my perform
bance II I were to 90 before that audience
to whom l have introduced David Harum.
and who are interested in him. and inter-
ject William H. Crane. II there il any
thing In my performance at all, 1t is In
the fact that I successfully create and as
sumo the character Of In upstate banker
aud horse trader, and to successfully main
tain that character / feel that l must not
let the audience have a chance to COM
pare him with Crane the comedian. Such
a move would destroy the artistic effect
entirely, or at least to q great extent, by
removing the impression / have labored
through two acts to create. In some lines
II Is possible for the actor to go before
the audience in his OWE proper person and
not Interfere with his performance but the
conscientious character actor cannot do It,"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

At any rate, 1t is one more solution of
the always momentous question, What
shall l give him for Christmas?" The
young woman who has been in the habit nj
giving him" a pair OF Respondent sus-
~penders, the work of her own fair fingers.
can give him a lovely pair OF embroidered
corsets. Think Of i'll How sweet he would
look in white satin ones embroidered with
forget-me-nots-or pale pink ones with a
wild rose or a sweet pea designer one in
pale lavender embroidered with violets.
There is no end to the embroidery posi-
bilities Of ones best young mans corsets.
College eolors, the family coat OF arms.
secret society symbols. any tender. pulSat-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The return OF Eastertide suggests the
thought of music in its relation to religion,
What would the Easter celebration be
were 1t not for the musicians? The church
has begun to realize the necessity OF good
music, and, having lone so, the church
Will march on to greater ~conquests. Occa-
sionally one will meet with people In and
out OF the church who raise a loud but
Ineffective voice against the introduction
or development Of good music. As well
might they raise objection to the planets
or the return of spring.
Music is the choice gift OF God to man.
Music is said by some to be religion. ]
do not think 1t is. But It certainly Is the
direct means of expression for religion.
Musicians whose lives are not all that
they might be are no more an argument
against music than clergymen who are I'M
christian or Inconsistent are an argument
against religion. There is an immortality
about inspired music which unmusical
people r~idicule, deny and pooh-pooh, lust
as a religious life is said to be a non
existent ideal thing, by those who have
no experience thereof.
Music will be suns today in hundreds Of
churches which was written over $50 years
ago.
What music today will surpass Handel's
grand old "Hallelujah Chorus" and 'I
Know That Ny Redeemer Liveth?"
Will the theology OF $50 years ago be
preached today2
Music will lift many a weary soul today
up, up. on the wings of song, up to the
secret places Of the Most High, up to the
glorious company OF those who have gone
before.
And as the winged seraphs chant from
aisle to chancel Of heavens own temple,
methinks that the waves of music will
meet, and for q moment It may be, there
will be the communion Of soul with It's
Creator.
Such is the power Of ,musicl In this
materialistic age let us be careful lest
we forget this great gift, this blessing
which is the next to the sunshinel
oh! imagine. II you can, the spring with
no songbirds. nothing but twittering spar
rows, no music anywhere! But, no! let us
not imagine that. Let US rather imagine
the world filled with beautiful music!
What will some people do If by any
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Worth. the great and only Worth, the
maker Of fashions whose name c~onjures
up visions OF frocks and frills, and milli-
ners' bills, Of creations" and "confec-
tions,' for which the term dress" is
totally inadequate. Worth, the long time
caterer to feminine %frivolity, has opened a
new department which caters exclusively
to masculine vanity. OF course. the world
at large knows that such an article lie nom
existent. But Worth, poor, deluded Worth,
expects to make money on It. He believes
not only In its existence, but In its COM
mercial value. He has opened-whisper It
not In Gath!--a mems corset department.
He has visions OF foot ball and golf heroes
in minated discussion Of the At Of their
stays.
II has come straight from Paris and has
only just arrived. reports the Brooklyn
Eagle. Three scions OF swelldom were dis
cussing It the other day in a very exclu-
sive mems Quitting shop on Fifth avenue.
One OF them had a pair Of 'em on and
his mates, after poking him incredulously
to make sure he was not joking. were
filled with envy and made an appointment
for a private view. This fortunate wearer
who had actually found something new
under the sun assured them that the
corset was growing in popularity in both
Paris and London, and that not merely
among the handles mad theatrical folk, but
among athletes, military men and men OF
affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Mr.. Crane never gave q better perform
ance in Omaha than his David Harum.
/ When a friend congratulated him on the
snlendid Characterization he had achieved,
Mr.. Crane said: II like this part better
than any ever had. I do not know how
soon 1 shall part with II, but when / do It
will be with keen regret. The only OBJ
lection to It is the fact that the rural
drama is ~overdone. There's such a host OF
this kind Of plays on the road, and the pee
pie do not like them for a diet. It is not
go bad out west, but in the east the jam
is something remarkable. In one OF the
one-night towns up in New Hampshire the
hotel keeper told me our company was the
eighteenth playing q rural drama to stop
Mt his house within ten. months. That gives
you an idea OF how the business is being
overdone.
at like the play because It is such a sim
pie, quiet thing. 1 have always had some
thing different. the play-writers insisting
on fitting me out with a fussy part, like
The Senator or His wife's Father or
something Of that sort. Now this 10 so quiet
that many are really deceived by It. DO
you know, I try to play the part so as not
TO arouse any enthusiasm among the au-
dience; not that ! do not like applause,
for every actor likes that, but II l can
keep them from applauding I feel that /
have scored q triumph. Take that little
speech to my boys picture in the third act;
worked six months on that one thing to
get It Just right, to give the effect l
wanted, and / believe I got It. / want to
show that David Harum had q deep-lying
vein Of sentiment in his heart, and at the
same time didn't want to make him soft
hearted or allow the people to get the no
tion that he was going to allow his feelings
to interfere with business. / believe have
worked harder to make the part what l
Il thought It ought to be than l did on any
Mother 1 ever played, ard 1 certainly like It
better"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
IMMENSE COAL TRACT FOUND
Twenty New Veins in Coal Region
but Never Before knows
20 Exist.

mense tract Of coal has Just been d ssov-
cred in Hanover township. south OF this
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Tuesday. April 21. Mr.. Carl F. steekel-
berg. the we'll known and highly popular
violinist. will give his last concert (for a
long time) In this city. He will sail for
Europe early in June. where he will study
some years. Mr.. steckelberg has been very
generous In his work hereabouts and | be-
speak for him a splendid "send-on."
THOMAS ]. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Eight acts are embraced in the big vaude-
Vile bill at the Orpheum for q week,
commencing matinee today, and 1t should
prove a laughing show. York and Adams
will make their first visit to the Orpheum
and do the first stunt" in Hebrew dialect
dialogue that has been seen there. They
present character delineations Of the sort
made famous by Dave WAKEFIELD and Joe
Welch. The musical feature will be con-
tributed by Musical Dale, who was we'll re-
ceived here on his former visits. He
ELECTS sweet tinkling harmony from a set
Of silver bells. He is OF an original turn
Of mind and is credited as the inventor of
the electrical chime-ringing system used in
Grace church, New York. Fisher and
Carroll, after several years absence, return
to add their grimaces and fun making to
the abundance Of the facetious. while Julia
Ring, the charming Coincidence, will be one
Of the initial bidders for favor. "Bumpty
Bump" will serve as the vehicle for the
we'll known acrobats, who, as the title of
their act would imply, intermix their daring
and dihicult feats Of acrobatics with laugh
provoking business. Kennedy and Rooney
are a unique pair OF humorists and lively
dancers. Dave Nowlin, the mimic, is one OF
the most versatile artists In his line and
he initiates all kinds Of birds and animals,
as we'll as singing in voice ranging from
contralto to bass. Entirely new and timely
pictures will be projected by the kinodrome.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

He described II as a stin broad belt OF
webbing, stiffened at the sides with steel
bones and worn under the waistcoAt.
He assured an interested audience that
athletes and soldiers found 1t particularly
useful.
ut preserves, you know, the elegant
slimness Of the figure" These fellows that
go in for athletics get 50 coarse and thick.
and. er-really. beefy. you know. And. er.
the soldiers hnd a corset q splendid sup
port. They insist Il quite rests them.
Such a preventive OF fatigue. you know.
Good as a cocktail. and dom leave any
trace on & fellows breath"
A valiant effort has been made TO ind out
whether the young Vanderbilts and Goulds
have sbouEht theirs yet but only their
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

ing sentiment that seems to at the case
may be wrought thereon without fear that
one is placing ones heart on his sleeve for
to pick at. 1t would be such an in
innate, confidential sort Of a disclosure.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Travellers returning from the other side
are bringing them over In every vessel.
Customs house officers are filed with woe
and amusement. because the gay young
blades returning from the other side are
loath to declare six pair OF Worth COR
sets'-loath with the natural holiness to
pay customs duties anyhow. and with the
additional loathness OF shy young things
forced to discuss with a rude ofhcial so
intimate and personal an affair as corsets.
Elisha Dyer and Harry Lehr. and similar
heroes Of a hundred teas. will Of course
have a large and varied assortment-one to
match each of their numerous costumes,
and one for each Of various occupations,
one for golf, for instance. which allows
free play for the arms and torso; one for
dancing, quite a different one for graceful
lounging; one for billiards which will not
interfere with a fellows stretching him
self half over the table, and one for driv-
ing and riding which will keep him grace
fully erect on the box or in the saddle.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

One can fancy the beau Of a season hence
anxiously consulting bis tailor about what
particular make Of corset will best show
the beauties or hide the defects Of his hg-
ure. One can fancy the tailor in his turn
tearing his hair and exclaiming reproach-
fully:
But. / didn't make that coat over those
stays, sir. You can't expect a garment
fitted over one pair OF corsets to look
equally we'll over another!"
On the whole. It would seem as II this
new speciality OF Worth's were going to
add considerably TO the gayety OF nations.
II certainly will to the gayety Of the mems
haberdashers' windows, II they follow the
example Of the department stores and ex-
hibit beautiful lay figures with lovely curl
ing mustaches and sweet pink and white
compilations. Think Of the damsels lined
up before such a window feasting their
eyes IN the masculine thus displayed
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The program for Mr.. Cuscaden's third
recital on Tuesday evening. April IA.
Kountze Memorial church. will be as fol-
lows: Sonata" in B nat Uandsberg);
"AlIemanda" and Perpetual Motion
(Ries), two Etudes by Paganini, Nor
wegian Legend Troy Smith) and the
Butterfly" (Hubay). Those are Mr.. Gus
caden's numbers. Mrs. Hypes OF Council
Bluffs will sing a group OF songs and an
aria from Ts~chaikowsky's Maid OF
Orleans"
Mr.. Landsberg at the plano.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Friday will be Omaha Composers" day
at the Woman's club musical department.
DR.. Baetens. Joseph Calm, sigmund Lands
berg. Daisy Higgins, Mrs. Day, Mrs. Whit
more. Mrs. Lighton and Mrs. H.. d. Andrews
will be the composers to be heard on that
occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

II quiet contemplation Of the proneness
of mankind to err, and beauty OF doing
good so unobtrusively that the left hand
shall not be cognizant Of the right hands
actions; II II be a pleasure to see the
bitter bitten, and to see the grasping over
reach himself, and to see the fruition OF a
kindly act in a great deed OF goodness,
then the time spent at the Crane per-
Torrance was we'll spent. David Harum"
isn't a Sermon" In the accepted theatrical
sense, but is only a simple story Of people
now in the world. with the element Of
good uppermost, and as Il comes nearer to
actual nature, with no stilted passages, no
flights OF fancy, and no hysterical out
bursts of either gratitude or remorse, SO
II comes nearer being a real sermon than
any Of the long list Of similar plays now
bidding for public patronage. David Harum
is only a man; he is not abnormal in any
respect, and does Just what a full-blooded,
healtby-minded man would do under sim
liar circumstances. He got the better OF
Deacon Perkins In a horse-trade, but It
was the deacon's fault and not David's;
but he more than Offset this by releasing
the widow Cullum from the avsricious
+, grasp OF Zeke swinney. His intermeddling
AIN the affairs OF the lovers only served to
Ehow how much a man Of affairs may take
an interest In affairs that are not his, and
the assistance he rendered is only an evil
dence that he was looking out for the
main chance and was doing a good turn
for David at the same time. The moral
to the play is as plain as way to parish
church"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

chance they find when they get there that
music Is the language Of heaven, and alb
solute silence reigns in hell! Purgatory
being a place to purge away the evil ef-
fects Of trashy coon songs and driveling
hymnody!
Let us all be musical anyway. in case
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

Holy week wasn't exactly a holy terror
for the local managers Of theaters. but It
came mighty near being so. At the, Boyd
the early days we're taken by W. II. Crane
with his David Harum" company, and the
patronage was surprisingly liberal, consid-
ering the season. For the rest Of the week
Ihe offerings we're such as would hardly
draw large audiences at any season OF the
\ year. { the Creighton-Orpheum the bill
was good, but except on Sunday night the
attendance was light. though not less than
the management had looked for. AS a rule
managers regard Holy week" as one when
little or nothing may be done at the
theaters, and they are very seldom disap-
pointed. In fact. most companies are or
ganlzed with the distinct understanding
that salaries may be reduced or suspended
entirely during the week at the option OF
the manager, 1t is merely a concession to
the fact that during the week Just preced-
ing Easter people do not care to attend the
theater.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

The advanced pupils of Mr.. August Mothe-
Borglum will give a recital at his studio
in the Davidge block on Wednesday evening.
Miss Norma Harvey, Miss Pearl Riley and
Mr.. John s. Heath will appear in solo work
and Mr.. and Mrs. Borglum will give a
sonata 1.-TWO pianos). Mrs. Borglum assist
ing further by giving a couple Of solos.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

What will some people do If by any
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

attempt Of a local evening paper to place
the Board of Ak-Sar-Ben Governors In an
absurd position relative to music Of the
May Festival defeated itself by it's too
evident attempt to prosecute the musical
director.
An imaginative reporter stated that Mr..
Kelly, director OF the May Festival choir,
had been dictated to by the Board of Gov
errors as to who should and who should
not be members.
This is absolutely untrue.
have known Mr.. Kelly slightly for some
years and 1 am inclined to think that In
matters pertaining to discipline he has we'll
defined ideas which brook no interference.
Their the Board Of Governors Of Ak-Sar-
Ben consists OF men of judgment, tact and
ability and / know that they have never
dictated, directed or limited. on1cially or
unorncially, collectively or individually, one
suggestion to Mr.. Kelly about his end OF
the May Festival. President Fry told me
so, and he said also that the board was
enthusiastically supporting Mr.. Kelly and
would do so to the end.
He also told me that there had been, he
understood. a trining difference of opinion
In the chorus about a matter and that Mr..
Kelly himself Strengthened 1t out inside Of
twenty minutes after the matter was hrst
brought up. Ak-sar-Ben had nothing to
do with IL.
Little children, that IL the way some
newspapers stand up for Omaha" They
abuse a man who has given cheerfully Of
his time and energy for eight months to
build up a musical festival for you, OF
which you need not ever be ashamed. Let
US all thank the evening paperl
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES

in Arkansas. John De ormond enacts the
role OF the hero.
h Herman-wlrde company, IN a roper
tory Of legitimate dramas. will be at the
Boyd's Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday mat
inee and night. Monday night, "Othello;"
Tuesday night. "The Lions Mouth and
Wednesday night, Macbeth" At the
Wednesday matinee Romeo and Ju-
liet" will be given. Mr.. Herman.
who heads the company. was last
here az the opposite to Frederick warde
in almost the same line of plays he is now
giving. He has been in the support Of Nc
Cullough. the younger Salvini, Keene, Mod
jeska and Warde and James. The Warde OF
the company is the eldest son Of Frederick
Warde. Every one OF the plays mentioned
will be given the promised scenic envir-
onment and costuming needed. Mr.. Her
mans company is made up OF many people
who were with the Frederick warde COM
pany Of last season. Miss Anna Roberts
Is his leading woman.
'spud" Farish's benefit occurs Friday.
A very large program Of acts has been
arranged. The best local and professional
talent has been secured. Manager Carl
Reiter OF the Orpheum and Mr.. Dunlop
and several others are to be on the bill
In point Of excellence the bill will probably
be the best ever given at a benefit perform
ance in this city. The sale Of tickets Is
going along in a most gratifying way,
with the proceeds Of the benefit "Spud'
will be sent to his old home in the south
for special treatment.
Next week at the Boyd three attractions
are scheduled. They are: Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday, "A Montana Outlaw
Wednesday and Thursday, Tim Murphy, IN
THE Carpetbagger.'' and Friday and Satur-
day Mary Mannering in The Stubborness
Of Geraldine" Sunday and Monday Of the
following week comes "a Missouri Girl
and the season closes Tuesday and Wednes-
day with Richard Mansfield in Julius
Caesar"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
IT IS THE WATER
And Not the Climate That Sets Back
 Panama.

kAuQ NOG the Vlllu6to 4AaI SSSS ooSh> Panama.
 New York Special to New Orleans Times Democrat.
 My company dug what there is of the Panama Canal" said Henry B. Slaven of this city tonight. Mir Slaven was mem ber Of the former firm of Kueine, siaven & O., which had the first contract for dredging-a contract to dig seventeen and half miles from Colon to Bahia Soi-
 We received s9o.oOo,OOo for the work he continued, ''and it was well done. As 1t stands today the Oceanic can get through 1t without any trouble. The cause of the revolution, briefly, was that the people upon the isthmus would not permit themselves to be browbeaten by a cheap lot of Colombian scoundrels. There are plenty of broad guage men natives of form a good and stable government.
 We are under no legal or even moral obligation to pay $10,000,0l0 after what we are doing for the new government. but I think we should pay 1t, because the Uni since it bought Alaska.
 When the canal Is completed there will be no trouble about sanitary conditions. The trouble now Is with the water, not the climate. I had $500 men working for fever simply because would not let them drink the water. imported mineral wa ter from Germany. I used to fill a sailing vessel full of 1t and bring it over.
 With ten millions in it's treasury the new republic of Panama could at once virtually on a par with Cuba in its rela- tions to the United States, and as to fu- ture annexation, sure as fate 1t will only be question of time, and short time do as did Hawaii, ask the United States to annex"