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part of theater from the fly gallery TO the
cellar where the electric light is not found,
hardly a piece Of stage mechanism which
does not owe its working power to that
force. People said at its introduction, oh,
II is going to take away from the drama
all its mystery and all its allurement In
stead il has created mysteries never
dreamed of in the old days.
zone of the most practical inventions Of
this kind that I think of at the moment
would not seem, perhaps, to the average
theatergoer of any special Importance, but
1t adds much TO the safety and convenience
Of the people who spend the major part of
their lives behind the scenes. This is a
new light recently installed at the Criterion
theater in Frank Daniels play, The Tat
tooed Man which might, 1 suppose, be
termed bunch light.
1T consists of dozen lights whose COM
bined candle power is equal If not greater
than the average are. 1t is used for lighting
up the back drop between the set pieces
trees. houses, rocks, etc, the border lights
not being sufficient to destroy the dark
spaces left In the different entrances. This
bunch light is very simple and effective and
seems to do away with all the Objectionable
features Of the old system, fer the light
from the border is practically used for little
more than Frightening the upper portions
OF the scenery.
THE arc light gives a strong unnatural
white light 1t has not only revoluuonized
the question Of makeup but It has certain
well defined effects that have had to be
overcome by years Of study and expert
ments.
Left 10 itself. It makes the stage look
strealSed and this has to be guarded against
by the use of the films Of gelatlne which
are placed in front Of IL 70 reduce the
sharpness of line and shadow. Tho new
bunch light has softer light and an equal
amount OF illumination with the arc and
It does not cause this strealSed appearance,
there are no sharply defined lines ana
shadows.
THE old fashioned snowstorm," says Mr..
Mitchell. appearing to take longer mental
jump than he really does. was made by
tho use Of cut paper which was placed IN a
trough that ran across the stage from loft
70 right between the borders. ana when the
in the flies. by pulling ropes. shook tho
snow onto the stage.
The snow and rain OF the stage today
are painted on a bit Of gelatine that Id
placed in a disk attached in front OF lens
box. To this disk Is attached a set OF
olOckwOrk.. When it reyolves the light
throws the shadow Of the little marks on
gauze that is hung wherever circum-
stances require. sometimes behind the
proscenium arch, sometimes twenty OF
thirty feet back OF the footlights.
Il used beth snow and rain In the Wizard
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

Of or and the same effect In the production
Of Omar Khayyam.' At the end of one
scene in the Wizard of or the house was
in total darkness and while so lowered the
gauze drop back of that 1 lowered the
Opaque drop painted a sort of indefinite
blue. The light could not pepetrate through
1t and did not show what the people were
doing back of Il.
1.-THE disk was started and the light in
the lens box turned on. Immediately the
rain or snow was thrown upon the gauze.
While this was going on the other scene
was being set up. Later 1 raised the opaque
drop, turned on the red border lights and
showed an enormous poppy field. AS the
lights became brighter and brighter, nat
uraIly the effect was to do away with the
rain effect, which seemed to stop naturally,
as a shower would pass.
Another improvement which adds much
to the smoothness of stage equipment Is
the newest method of lifting drops, A drop
is a strip Of canvas reaching across the
stage with a batting about four inches
wide at top and bottom. This is always
the backing to your scene.
ITO get these drops out of sight quickly
and quietly has always been matter Of
great Importance in stage management,
and at present with the counterweight
system the difficulties seem to be over
come. BY pressing a button in the prompt
entrance eight or ten Of these drops rise
out Of sight without hitch. This counter
weight and electrical system are In use
at the Amsterdam theater and the Metro
politan and Manhattan opera houses, as
well as many others that 1 do not happen
to know about except by general in
formation.
THE enormous popularity OF the dying
ballet in The Sleeping Beauty and Peter
PAN has brought TO the attention Of thou
sands Of people this device. and it is not
unusual 70 credit the invention TO one OF
the other Of the productions named. The
truth is that the flying device is one Of the
old timers in equipment matters.
personally I saw II twenty-five or more
years ago at Wallack's theater which was
then at Thirteenth street and Broadway
so far as I know the representation there
was the first given in this country. II
was done by a man named Conquest.
He made a great hit by flying right
through a kitchen ceiling. / use the word
hit advisedly, for on that first appearance
through some fault Of the wiring when he
attempted TO return along the same original
pathway ne fell and broke his leg.
This dying device. known for years 70
stage patrons, Is not so easy as It looks,
One has 10 have careful training and q
cautious eye for disaster TO employ H.
But It is 10 my mind one OF the prettiest
ana most effective OF all stage operations
There were two girls recently al thu
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news We expected a larger prooessio,,
than we saw, but our disappoin tment wa,
more than alleviated by the splendor OF the
procession and the populace. Greens, veil
lows pinks and blues, all in striking con-
trast and likely to be bizarre, formed them
selves into truly delicate harmony.
Inc procession passed up the big street At
about o'clock. The first to come were a
number Of female servants OF the bride.
They were mostly old women and their
march was something to be seen. Follow
ing them came number of palace "Rf-
sang" each one clad gorgeously and every
one carrying a pink parasol. Later came
the state chairs OF the bride; there VIC two
OF them and the bride was in the second
one. Meanwhile squads Of soldiers were
marching up either side of the streets, ana
as the chair of the future empress OF Corea
passed through the crowd stood back to
make room.
Following the chair Of the bride were
many officials all on horseback.
The colors were glorious but the process
sion could not have been more than q
quarter of a mile long, which Is a disap-
pointment when we remember the inter-
minability of funeral procession.
At o'clock the foreign representatives
were received in audience. The Belgian
| consul general, NJ. Vincart, the Doyen OF
the consular corps. delivered a congratu-
latory speech. General Hasegawa stood
near the emperor and looked fierce. Subse-
quently there was a soiree at the smaller
palace at which all the foreign representa-
tives and their foreign subordinates AID
I general Hasegawas Goodman attended,
Neither the emperor nor tho crown prince
was present.
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Hippodrome who were most graceful and
attractive in it. When they put on their
gauzy skirts over their regular acrobatic
costumes and few about the stage they
were exactly like two great birds They
held the wires in their teeth, but usually
the flyer wears a harness made like a
corset with a number of straps, and to this
the wires are fastened.
1.-THE opera of the Damnaton of Faust,
as recently given here had, l think, the
most beautiful and most complete equip
ment of novel stage effects that have ever
seen. They began with a rainstorm, which
developed rapidly into regular cyclone.
There were wonderful cloud combinations.
AFTER It was over you saw through the
gray eyed dawn tops Of quaint old houses
and flying over them the ballet, who finally
disappeared. OF course" concludes Mr..
Mitchell, with a professional sigh, they
had to spoil It all by bringing them back.
Just at present the interest in traps
Is at a very low temperature, and know
OF no big spectacle where they are en-
ployed. There is no reason for this except
that the public is always looking for
novelty. Perhaps the device has been over
done and II no longer has the mystery
about it that It used 70 possess. But 1t is
safe TO say that it will never disappear
from the equipment. and at any time play
may be produced that will call for them.
'In the Babes in Toyland' I employed
more than thirty different electrical effects
and the whole production cost over So, 900,
including costumes. Many OF the devices,
I am sure, were absolutely lost on the
public.
I'VE had lightning bolts playing around
the ship in which the children embarked
and a special bolt which broke the ship in
two. Then we had several aurora borealis
effects, TO produce which a number Of men
lay fiat on their hacks behind set sheets
OF water. using disks in the same way that
they are used for the snow and rain storms.
'"The expense OF running this electrical
equipment was enormous. Personally
however, believe that there ls nothing too
good for the public. II takes a long time
TO get your money back ip such a produc-
ton but Il comes; II II does not, then you
know that you have failed but, like writing
a play, you cannot tell until the expert
ment has been made and then the expense
has been incurred.
Irving was the greatest man in the line
OF stage management Beerbom Tree is
following in his footsteps; in fact, we are
all trying to carry out the task that he laid
down In New York-well II Belasco Is not
the greatest he comes pretty near to being.
should have 20 think hard 10 md an un-
derstudy at a moments notice"
Mr. Mitchell speaks OF himself as a pro-
Queer
1.-The old term stage manager Is not really
az elastic as It sens 10 be, for the stage
msHsger at Dreseat y one who runs the
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ELECTRIC STAGE EFFECTS
Julian Mitchell Tells Of an Art Still
in It's Infancy.
ALL THEATERs NOW ARE PERvADED BY IT
Electricity Supplies All Kinds OF
Weather, Besides Light and
POwer-Large Sums spent
for Novel Effects.

NEW YORK, March 3O-Aocordtng to
Julian Mitchell, standing in the spot light
is not all that fevered fancy sometimes
paints 1t.
TT has its drawbacks" says he, al
though he does not deny that It would
be too much labor of Hercules TO con-
vince the average star Of that fact.
Julian Mitchell is a recognized authority
on all sorts and kinds of stage devices.
He knows whether the wings Of chorus
girl are upside down and whether a
would-be comedian has a head level enough
to stand on He can make anything dis
appear on a stage or dinner table with
a wave OF his hand.
When he begins TO talk about the spot
light he is perfectly at homo. He admits
that he has stood in It several times him
self. not for publication purposes but just
as a guarantee Of good faith, and that he
was very glad to run to cover.
II have heard" says he, that Joe Jeffer-
son attributed the failing eyesight Of his
later life to the great concentration Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

spot light in which he stood for so many
years, and 1t is no unusual thing for an
actor TO complain of trouble of that kind
Immediately after a prolonged tarry with
the rays falling upon him during repeated
encores.
Notwithstanding the fact that the spot
light never gets any vacation. summer or
winter, and that thousands Of men are
patenting all sorts of improvements for
stage equipment there is still a certain
artless crudity displayed when the electric
light expert desires to get the spot down
to the smallest possible compass in order
to pick out a black eye or a cupid's bow
mouth. In order to do that he resorts
to a piece of cardboard in which he cuts
hole and placing that before the light
as shield, the entire power may be con-
centrated on pinpoint of space.
'"rhe greatest recent Improvement in
stage setting and In everything pertaining
to the theater," he goes on, lis, Of course,
the electrical equipment, a fact which is
so evident that It hardly needs emphasiz-
ing; but when you think how few years
It is since its introduction. 1t does one good
to stop and take breath while you wonder
just how far and into what fairyland
science and art are going hand in hand.
Twenty years ago, at little town in
Texas, remember the theater was lighted
by kerosene lamps and when the stage
had to be darkened man in the orchestra
leaned over and turned down the footights.
TT was in the early eighties that. as
recall, / was first introduced to electric
lighting in the theater. That was at the
Gaiety in Boston, which stood as pioneer
in those matters.
Prom that day to this what enormous
advances have been madel There is no
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
Linen Inducements
for Thrifty Housekeeper:

25 pieces of high grade German Table
Damask, heavy and very durable, silver
bleached, and worth 65c, Monday, per
YARD ............ ........ .... 4s1C
$50 yards Fancy and Turkey Red Damask,
60-in. wide, absolutely fast cOlOrs, inn
ported Scotch material, worth 75c, Mon
day Observation-Disclosures.
$50 dozen high grade double mercerized
Napkins, good size, fine satin finish, fast
edges and beautiful range Of patterns, a
snap for the restaurant keeper, a crack
ing good value at $1.45, but Monday, per
Latest Wash Goods Fancies at prices way
below the market value.
15c Swisses and Dimities, 0c-1 900 yards
of Swisses in all size dots, fancy waistings,
striped Dimities and open Madras effects,
that never sold for less than 15c a yard,
Monday, per yard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. &c
$50 yards choice white mercerized Waist
ing Novelties, checked and striped Main
socks, 36-in. English Longcloths and 40
in Victoria Lawns, regular 25c quality, at
under manufacturers cost, yard. .. 15G
25c yard-At twenty-five cents we shall
place on sale an elaborate assortment of
White Goods, Fancy Figured Swisses
Sheer Cross Bar Muslins and other high
grade fabrics, regular 39c to 45c values,
per yard Pho
Trimming Braids-Special Bargain Table
filled with a magnificent collection of
fancy Silk Braids Persian Bands, Pulley
Braids and Fancy AppliQues, that sell
regularly from 25c to Use, at this great
offer, Monday, per yard. ......15c
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

stage at night, crudely speaking. A pro-
Queer. on the contrary, has charge Of a
number Of productions and whenever he
gets them In running order he turns them
over 70 the stage manager. so-called.
For instance, tonight" ends Mr..
Mitchell, taking out his watch, II shall
begin my rounds at the Casino; from there
drop over to The Partisan Model then
to The White Hen and am making plans
to get out of town TO superintend the com
ing summer production OF Mr.. Fields, The
Girl Behind the Counter, which will open
on the road soon"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

A magnificent blaze OF color was the i'm
preston which we first received of the pro-
oesslon of the bride-elect Of the crown
prince to the palace relates the Corea
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
Wall Paper

This new department in our Daylight Base
ment is attracting more than ordinary at
tention. The grand display of new ideas
and colorings and designs are almost be-
wildering, everything though is right up
to the times and the values cannot be
duplicated
15c and zoe Bed Room patterns, roll 1OG
Morie Ceiling, ali shades, per roll. Sc
Parlor and Dining Room papers in beauti-
full styles and colors, per roll, from 1Oc
TO .............. ....... zoe
Fancy Kitchen and Bath Room blocks in
white, green, blue, brown and yellow, spe-
cial for Monday, per roll Sc
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

TOm-Mamma. let's move.
Mamma-What for dear2
Tom-Oh, I've licked every kid in the
block. an there's no more fun here"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
Great Reductions in Laces
and Embroideries

and Embroideries
Monday will find our counters and tables
filled with marvellous values, one great lot
of Embroideries, Deep Flouncings, Corset
Covers, Wide and Narrow Edges, Wide
Bands, insertions and Beading sold
everywhere at 39c, soc and 75c per
yard, Monday, per yard. ..........2 5G
Monday, 10 a. m. to IL m.-39 and SOC
Allover Embroideries, per yard. ...15G
Big Lot fine wash Laces, neat trimming
laces for fine spring dresses in Oriental
Net Top, Narrow Maltese, Torchons and
pretty Normandy Val Edges and Inser-
tons, worth to 25c, divided into two lots.
Lot 1, SC to 15c values, Monday. ....41kc
Lot 2, 15c to 25c values, Monday. sc
Great Bargain Square heaped with fine Ger
man Walls, Laces and insertions to match,
big assortment, 10c and zoe values, all
go at only, per yard. Sc
Monday, 2 to D. m.-5Oc Allover Laces,
per yard ....... .......... .lSG
AlloVer Enbroideries
Al1overs in neat waist patterns, eyelet and
button hole embroidery, worth $1.00 and
$3.50 per yard, to be sold at less than
cost, Monday CSC and soc
Big Bargain Table filled with exceptionally
fine Nainsook and Cambria Embroidery
Edges and insertions to match, and worth
zoe to soc per yard, Monday. ..l2H d
Hosiery for Ladies-Ask to see our No. 7o1
Ladies' Hose, finest cotton, mecca fast
black stockings with elastic tops and
double solos, splendid 25c stocking, we
are going to sell for, pair. .....106
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

2oc - Tremendous Cut Price
Sale Dress Goods Monday-29c
seasonabIe Dress Goods, worth Coo and 75c,
Monday for only 20c.
75c Mohairs, all shades, 54-in. wide.
75c English Mohairs, 40-in. wide.
75c Cream Brilliantines, 40-ln wide.
csc Fancy suitings Ss-in. wide.
All go Monday at only 29c yard.
500 and S1.25 Dress Goods, soc.
so pieces of this seasons prettiest Suitings,
in all the fashionable shades and com
binations, worth every yard $1.00 and
$1.25, for Monday, only, yard 69C
Black Goods Greatly Reduced.
Here are some Black Dress Goods values
that should be very interesting Monday
only.
800 quality of all wool Poplins, yd. 5S6
S1.00 quality of our English Mohairs, 52G
$1.25 quality of our Crepe de Paris, per
yard ................... 67C
$500 Waterproof Suitings for S1.21.
Every piece of our imported Waterproof
Suitings 54-in. wide, in all the new spring
shades, ali very practical for pretty suits,
and every yard worth $500, on sale Mon
day for, per yard. .H.......S1. 21
Pretty Silks at BARGAIN Prices
Monday we place on special sale so pieces
of the seasons latest styles Of beautiful
silks in the popular plaids, stripes and
check effects. The best one dollar quail
ity obtainable for, yard .75G
A Great Black Taffeta Offer-You have
never been offered such a superb quality
of Black Dress Taffeta as we place be-
fore you Monday. A fine, soft finished,
27-in. Black Taffeta that is our best 85c
quality for only ............,...5 $50
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

Garden RakeS,
35c, 25c
and -. ..15G
Steel Hoes at 3Sc
and -. ..15G
Poultry Netting,
per square
foot ...... No
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
Great Basement Bargains
Monday

Silk Remnants, 23c-Big lot Silk Rem
nants, Chinas, Taffetas and Fancies, and
qualities that are worth up to $100.
MONDAY ............. ........ &sBC
Challies, 416c-New arrivals of KimOnO
and Comfort Challies, Monday. .41RH
zoe, 500 and 81. 20 Dress Goods Rem
nants Monday, 28c yard; these are the
seasons newest fabrics Panamas, Suit
ings, etc, in plads and plain and fancy,
good lengths, to 6 yards, 75c, 81 and
$l25 values for, per yard. 2SG
Doc White Waistings, 15c-A great snap,
short pieces, but long enough for waists,
Per ydIu 49,. NJ
Laces, 21sc-Ecru and White Applique
Laces worth up to Csc, Monday, per
Jeiu '''''''' .'.s..... ~ ,
loo Hose, 81 c-Ladies' loo Hose or plain
II 1ac Stockings Monday. .SkG
Toe Ginghams, 5c-OuF great Bingham sale
of Saturday will continue Monday Hum
dreds OF beautiful patterns of Zephyr
Ginghams, per yard.
values to be
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found i'm Our
New III gu s e.
keeping Depart
ment Basement.
0-inch Decorated
Salad Bowl, 25c
value at..1Oc
100 piece Dinner
Sets, thin semi
porcelain with
gold d decoration
per set $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

Decorated Tin Bread Boxes, like, cut, 13 u
x9h inches, special Monday at. .40C
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31

Drinking TuTnblers
Drinking Tumblers-Nice clear glass, 9
49c Granite Stew Kettles, Preserving Ket-
ties, Pudding Pans, white lined, Monday
at only .......,.'....''.. 1SC
Cardan
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
NANCY LEAGUE MAY
HAVE SIX
CLUBS
Glass Says Grand Forks and
Fargo Are Knocking at
the Door.

Duluth Herald: That there is some
chance of the local fans of Dakota
backing teams in the Northern-Copper
Country league from Grand Forks and
Fargo again this year is stated by a
copper country paper. A. w. Keuh-
now says he does not know anything
that Lamb, last years Winnipeg man
ager. was to be sent to the Dakota
towns to try to work up enough base
ball enthusiasm to make the fans want
something better than mi-profession-
al ball can offer. If Glass made the
statement quoted, however, it is proba-
bly, so.
The report also states that there will
be schedule committee meeting here
next Sunday, which Mr. Keuhnow says
is doubtful, as he already has copies
of Mr.. Glass preliminary schedule at
hand for consideration. The article is
as follows:
President Glass of the Northern
Copper Country Baseball league made
it known yesterday that the Grand
Forks and Fargo clubs had applied for
readmission. He will put the matter
up to the executive committee. The
schedule committee will meet at the
Spalding hotel in Duluth March "a.
DIR. Glass says that the rumor re-
garding Duluth's intended detection to
the Wisconsin State league is false
He has thoroughly investigated and
finds that none of the Duluth magnates
ever made such a statement. Manager
Keuhnow emphatically denies starting
the rumor. Duluth is loyal to the
Northern-Copper Country, and is in the
league this season to win.
THE Houghton club yesterday re-
ceived the purchase money for both
Shortstop Wares and Outfielder How
ell, the former drafted by Columbus
and the latter by St. Paul"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
r y X
WINNERS IN FORMER NATION.
AL BOWLING TOURNAMENTS.

Chicago, 19O1-Five.men, Stand :
= ards, Chicago. 2,72O; two.men,
. Vorheis'Star, New York, 1908;
= singles, Brill, Chicago, 64s.
Buffalo, 19O2-Five.men. Fideli-
= as, New York, 2,79s; two.men,
y Steers. MCLEAN, Chicago, 1887;
singles, Strong, Chicago, 649.
indianapolis. 1908 -Five.men, :
= O'Learys, Chicago. 2,S19; two.men,
Collins Selbacll, Columbus, 1,227;
= singles, Jones, Milwaukee, 6S3.
. Cleveland, 19O4-Fiye.men An. !
= sons, Chicago, 2,737; two.men,
= kraus.Spfes, Washington, 1854;
= singles, Kern, st. Louis, 647.
Milwaukee. 1895 - Five. men,
= Gunthers H., Chicago. 2,795; two.
men, Stretch. Rolfe, Chicago, 1918;
. singles, Anderson, st. Paul, 651.
Louisville, 19O6-Five. men. Cen
= turys L, Chicago. 1894; two.men,
Reed.Desbach, Columbus, 1,247;
= singles, F. T. Favor, Oshkosh, $50.
4 $50 80 i Il i 4 +
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
BACK A CH|CAG0AN
Cans Said to Be Ready to Put
Up Cash For John Krone
Trip to Nevada.

Chicago, March 21.-"As soon as my
exhibition season is over" said Joe
Cans, 81 am going to Chicago and put
in six weeks solid work with Dr. John
Krone. the big pharmacist, who yearns
to be heavyweight champion.
"That Is. of course, conditional on
my arrangements for bout with Bat
ting Nelson. If match with Nelson
can be had at an early date. will
have to go to Nevada for the greater
part of my training; if there is moth
ing doing with Bat. will have more
time to put in developing the big
physician.
IF l go to Nevada. think DR..
Krone, just for the love of the game,
will go there with me. and establish
the fanciest training quarters ever
seen in any community. He will learn
the fine joints of the ring from me till
such time as he gets too husky for a
little man to box with. after which he
can work with heavier people.
Right now I am ready to risk any,
where from $1,000 to $4,000 on the
doc against any of the big fellows
outside of Jeffries."