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ering and wide range Of topics re-
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Washington, D. c., May 14.-Again
the committee on finance was upheld
when the Senate today voted down an
amendment by Senator Cummins to
lower the duty on round iron, ETC., by
vote of 35 to AZ, and upheld the
House rate. which was recommended
by the Senate committee.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-19

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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-19

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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-19

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

play new TO Omaha, and the player
almost so, so long has it been since
he was here. George NJ. Conan will
be IN our midst for a few days, and
George Honey Boy Evans and his
minstrels, under the Conan manage
ment, are also or the list. THE Third
Degree is another Of the new plays,
and so is The Gentleman from Mis-
s~issippL" Job E.. Young will be seen
here in a new musical comedy, LIE"
for which Frank Adams furnished the
book, n which Is said 10 be better
tina anything George AIDE ever did.
The Golden Girl" "Dreamland" and
Commencement Days" AN Ameri-
"a Idea" and The Girl from Rec
tors are also new 10 Omaha, and
Victor Moor will be here with a new
one. Richard earle has a new piece
this season, and Omaha Is - have "a
early glance at It. Among the repeal
ers, who will be welcome are The
Alaskan" which begins It's stay on
next Sunday night; The Honeymoon
Trail, Polly Of the Circus The
Man OF the Hour The Red Mill"
"a Stubborn Cinderella" The Girl
at the Helm Paid IN Full" The
Thief and The Virginian." Chaun-
cey Olcott is listed but his play is not
named. Alice Nielsen. Nine. Sem
brich and Nine. Gadski are down for
concerts. This is a really attractive
list, n with the later bookings
means That Omaha is to have a brill
liant season.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

ported by a sufficient number Of dollars.
Thus the managers much prefer TO have
their offerings praised without stint, and
usually get at least something OF what
they long for. But they also know that
no amount Of newspaper putting will make
a bad play succeed. While, on the other
hand, a good play has often won its way
In spite Of adverse criticism from quite a
large element OF the public press. No
critic Is so concelted as to think tina his
judgment is final, but most Of them are
honest enough to write frankly and with
out compulsion Of the plays they witness.
1t is a rare event when they all agree,
which merely proves the general PROPOSE
ton of human fallibility. To insinuate
that criticism Is controlled by the man
ayers is absurd Some notable Instances
have been recorded in which certain critics
have incurred the displeasure Of the man
ayers and have been excluded from the
theaters. but in each instance it has been
established that the exclusion was justifi-
able. The critic has been found in some
regard unworthy Of his undertaking and
has deserved the ban. In all his forty
four years Of work as reviewer and critic
OF plays for the New York Tribune, VIII
liam Winter never once abated his honest
judgment because Of Interior consideration
ne mas written fearlessly and pointedly,
and no one could more scathingly damn
a poor play, a bad actor or a careless per-
formance than he has done, and yet he
has never found the door Of a theater
shut in his face. Nor is it likely that he
is now a belated sacrifice on the horns
OF the altar before which the newspapers
of New York bow In humble submission
to the theatrical trust" Such a sugges-
ton is a silly insult to the man and the
paper that employed him and to all the
Dapers. great and small. In Nav Ynrk
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
Early Bookings for the Boyd

BOOKINGS for the Boyd thea
A ter for the early part Of the
81 season show a line OF good
ME4f things that viii meet with
- much approval. Many of the
leaders among the American stars are
to come here for the first time in
several seasons n some will come
latter class the first TO appear WI
he Billie Burke who will be here
early in September, with her New
York play of last season, Love
Watches" Miss Burke made her
talent known as leading oma for
John Drew two seasons ago, and was
soon advanced to a place at the head
II a company, where she has literally
made good. She was one Of the most
"Ihea O. and written about OF Ameri-
can actresses last season. Blanche
Bates Is another star Omaha has not
had the opportunity OF seeing vet.
her presence this season at the Boyd
having been made possible by the set
Element OF differences between Klaw
q Erlanger and Dsvid Belasco. She
Mr., Belascos 'headliner," since the
detection Of Mrs, Leslie Carter. Hem
rietta Crosman is coming for the first
time in several seasons, with shan"
the comedy in which she scored so
heavily last season. Marie Cahm will
be here a~gain-big, bouncing, Jovial
Marie-who can sing and wink and do
other things that are delightful 20
watch or listen TO. Henry +. DiNey
viii be seen in Mary James Pa" the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

LILLIAN WINTER. who has sat
VAT at the head Of the table for
\" more than a generation, so far
80 as dramatic criticism in Amer
ISllEGSI lea Is concerned. has resigned
49, his desk on the New York Tri-
Aune and ended forty-four years Of con-
Y hectlon with that paper. 1t is not to be ex-
pected hat Mr.. Winter will cease his liter
airy activity entirely, for he still has a
message tor'the thoughtful reader. and 1t
VIII be delivered in that graceful. virilc
style that has made him beloved by all.
even those on whom his structures have
pressed most severely. No other writer Of
late years has approached Mr.. Winter I'M
the matter Of style. His ideas are vigor.
ously and fOrcefully expressed. with a re-
markable clarity, his scuru is whitening.
his contempt for the unworthy Is blighting.
aud his stand for the good that ought to
be done by the theater is unwavering and
steadfastly courageous. lie takes the dig
nifty OF his calling seriously and deals with
the stage from the standpoint Of one who
reverences its traditions and its possibiIi-
ties. 1t has been said Of him that he is
inflexible and unprogressive. II this be true.
IL is all In his favor. for nowhere in his
writings can he be found apologizing for
the unworthy or the meretricious in the
dramai never has he failed to give his ap-
proval to the deserving, nor has he ever
hestitated to commend efforts to present
the pure anG desirable. His pen has always
been against the vulgar, the vicious and
the unworthy things that have flooded the
stage under the guise Of modernism" For
this he has been dubbed opinionated and
q fogy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

Just now Omaha Is about TO enter on
the enjoyment of it's share Of what bids
tair to be the most remarkable season i'm
the history Of the stage in America. Never
we're such elaborate preparations made by
SO many producing managers: never were
so many attractions being held forth to
allur the public to the theater, and never
was such a promise Of actual competition
for popular favor made. The rivalry be-
tween two great agencies i'm the man
agerial world makes it certain that the
enterprises controlled and directed by each
Will have their best foot forward at all
times. In this Omaha is fortunate. The
klaw & Erlanger forces on the one side
and the Shubert forces on the other will
bid against each other for favor, and this
makes it reasonably certain that only the
best will be seen at the theaters here.
The Boyd theater will start its season next
Sunday and two weeks later the Burwoo
VIII blow in and the contest will be on.
rivalry will be keen, IL it lives up to
the promises made by the publicity depart
ment of either side. 1t is one of those
contests the public can well afford to en-
courage, for it means good for the patron
Of the theater for a little while, at least.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

comedy juggler, beginT ing where others
leave off. Another fine contribution to
the long bill will be the subtle work Of
Pearl De Voire, whose male Representations
are most fetching. MISS De Voire in all
candor says she is "a better boy than she
is a girl" Daisy Higgins has secured still
another summertime song with appropriate
Illustrations. AS to the moving pictures,
it is not necessary to assure patrons that
as usual, the latest and best products Of
the leading independent makers win be
shown. An entire change Of program will
be given Thursday.
A week of unalloyed fun is in store for
Burwoodites starting Sunday, August y.
the week following the final week Of sum-
mertime vaudeville. The JOY will be fur
nished by Dr. Curtis, the hypnotist whose
entertainments Of mesmerism are guaran-
teed to be quite the most ludicrous per-
formances ever seen on any stage.
.
The Charles Breckenridge Stock company
will start its second week at the Air Dome
tonight. producing For Humanity's Sake
Charles Breckenridge will be seen in one
OF his funniest parts, an Irish mill hand
whose fun name is Patrick Henry O'Don-
nell Parnell Burns Malone. Mr.. Beaumont
Claxton will be the heroic president Of the
labor union, and also a skilled workma
in the steel mills. where the strike occurs.
Miss Agnes Archer as Lillian Harrison,
tile daughter OF one OF the large stockhold-
ers in the mills. who gives a reception TO
the workmen in her palatial residence. has
a part well suited to her, and also gives
an opportunity to wear some handsome
gowns. Miss Her. Miss Caufman, MI. Pat
terson, Mr.. Gilmore, and Mr.. Eastridge
also have good, strong psstE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

Mr.. Winters retirement from daily jour
nalistic work is undoubtedly due to the
weight Of his more than three score years
and ten and the fact that his health is
none too robust A railroad wreck in Cal
fornia last winter very nearly removed
him entirely. Let us hope that he viii
stu give us to drink from his wonderful
fountain Of pure language, sweetened with
his kindly humor, and made delicious by
the flavor Of his wisdom and unbending
allegiance to an ideal Of such lofty purity
that all might emulate with advantage his
devotion to It.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

~-NNES' Orchestral band of New
ARSk York has been secured for two
performances at the Boyd thea
- ter next Saturday. The lines
I&SWS2I band is the result of many
years of effort, Of unceasing
watchfulness to secure the best musicians
in the world, OF constant and tedious re-
hearsing, of tlreless efforts on the part of
lines himself and by the determination of
each individual member of the organiza-
ton to give the best that Is In him Each
player is selected with as much care and
consideration as are the several ~soloists
who accompany the band, and every man
must pass a rigid examination before he
Is accepted as a member. lines appoint
ment as director-in-chief of the depart
ment of music at the Worlds fair now
being held at Seattle, Wash. throughout
the six months beginning June /, 1909. will
add additional interest to his coming en-
gagement. This, and the fact that several
vocal and Instrumental artists Of interna-
tional fame will take part in the per-
Torrance, promises to make the occasion
a memorable one.
At Boyd's theater Sunday night, August
%, The Alaskan" will open it's engage
ment of three nights. Since its last
appearance in Omaha The Alaskan" has
been literally revamped, a new infusion
Of ginger having been supplied by Richard
F.. Carroll and Gus c. Weinberg, who
also carved out two strong comedy parts
for themselves in the operation. The
new Alaskan has one speciality which ad-
vertised it widely at the start Of its
five months run in Chicago. This is
the number called "Snowballing." Mr..
Carroll has also advanced a singing and
dancing number called Hi, Hi, HI" This
Is good for as many encores as he has
resourcefulness in encores, while Snow
balling' lasts as long as the muscles and
the humor of the audience demand it,.
In connection with the latter speciality the
Chicago Tribune observed: This is one
OF those rare numbers in which the audi
ence helps to entertain itself"
Mr.. Cullen will present In his company
Detmar Poppen as Totem Pole Pete. Mr..
Poppen has played the west several
times In such good capacities as in the
title role In the "Sho-Gun' and with
DeWolf Hopper in "Happyland." Law
renee Coever has the important role of
the mining prospector, Dick Atwater and
has been heard to splendid advantage in
the part Of the hero in Richard Carries
The Tenderfoot." Miss Jessie Stoner has
never Travelled in the west, but for the
last five OF six years has been an import
ant figure in the Nixon & Zimmerman pro-
auctions. Miss Eta Lockhart, identified
with Mr.. Cullen's other production of The
BuTgomaster," will play an Eskimo girl
named Kuko, who has two of the import
ant specialties of the piece. one of which
is ~"Snowballing."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
AT the Omaha Theaters

Boyd Will Start Season with a Band Concert Saturday and a Mus-
cal Comedy ~Sunday-0rpheum Opens on Sunday with a Strong Bill
-Krug Has Two Good Offerings-Burwood Holds to Mixed Program
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

the program: The comedians,
a company Of over twenty players presenting
"A Night at the Circus, one Of those old
time circuses our fathers used 10 see. Miss
Lulu Mcconnell and Grant Simpson in the
one-act play The Stormy Hour" Mr..
simpson was formerly a member Of the
Woodward Stock company. Miss Edwina
Barry, supported by Mr.. William richards
and company in The Home Hunter. {"
Fiddler and Shelton. styled the boys who
sing play and impersonate. Shassina the
pedal and digital shadowgraphist. Milt
Wood known as the dancer with the
chair, and the Ranks-Braazes Duo. a pair
Of comedy girl instTumentalists
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

Sunday, August %, the Orpheum will be
opened with its merry advanced vaudeville
70 entertain the immense clientele it has
putt up in Omaha. Tickets will be placed
on sale Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. and
the numerous applications to book setting
during the last week indicates a setting in
of the old rush from the start. The closed
period of the summer months has been
utilized to install improvements that are
calculated to make the coy theater more
commodious. comfortable and beautiful and
a very large lump of Orpheum money has
been used in the effort. The boxes were
rebuilt and the view from them is de-
olared much improved. The new boxes
have been made much more
than the old ones in an effort to make
them a thing of beauty. Pretentious oil
paintings have been put on the lobby walls
and throughout the ~treater; ambitious eff
Tort to create beauty is manifest. Eight
new sets of scenery from the scenic studio
OF Seaman and Lands has been installed
and all the other scenery has been re-
painted by Charles Gore. The lighting has
been Improved by the addition of about
800 i~ncandescent lamps. The most decided
change is in the seating. All of the old
seats were disposed of and handsome. new
leather upholstered opera chairs installed
throughout on the lower floor and in the
balcony. The installation of these i'm
provements and the raising of the orches-
ira from nine TO fifteen men shows enter
prise by General Manager Beck and ap-
probation of the growing popularity and
prosperity of his Omaha theater.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

The twelfth and final week of the Bur
woods highly successful season of pocket
edition vaudeville will start this afternoon.
To top the bill there has been secured the
Tambo Duo. expert skatorial artists and
tamborine spinners. Aside from this thew
are said to be excellent vocaIJsts and their
dance on roller skates ia both difficult
and dangerous. Careless" Brlscoe is a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
Orpheum Opening

Or the opening Of the vaudeville
season at the Orpheum next
Sunday, August 20, nearly all
the acts on the bill will come
TO Omaha for the first time.
Following are the features on
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

In referring to the resignation Of Mr..
Winter some papers have gratuitously in
suited both him and the paper he served
so long, and by indirection, at least, every
man and woman now engaged in writing
on the drama for the public press. 1t has
been set forth in innuendo at least that
Mr.. Winter was forced to resign because
Of his persistent hostility to the theatrical
trust" Such a thought is unworthy ex-
Npression. Mr.. Winter did not hesitate to
Nonounce the offerings Of the managers
who are referred TO as the trust" but he
gave his commentator quite as freely, de-
pending altogether on whether he thought
the piece good or bad. His opinion was re-
spected, his praise desired and his con-
demnation feared. and for this reason he
was far more serviceable and of real value
to the theatrical managers than a writer
whose opinions might be controlled. But
1t is too bad that any paper would lend
itself to the circulation OF a story that
gives the impression that the press of this
country is so venal and so weak IL may be
controlled by the advertising patronage Of
a combination Of theaters, 1t Is true that
the management of the newspaper appre-
ciates the patronage that is given him by
che management of the theaters; II is also
true that the newspapers could live with
out the theaters. but 1t is not true that
the theaters could live without the news
papers. The theatrical manager is hu-
man and naturally prefers his venture TO
be profitable; some Of him may put art
above dollars, but even these understand
the DIFFICULTY art encounters when not sup
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

There is something different in the play.
The Cowboy and the Thief" which opens
at the Krug this afternoon, and continues
until Wednesday evening, with the usual
Wednesday matinee. j. Wendell Davis, a
newspaper man at Laramie, Wyo., wrote
this play of western life in a simple and
direct manner. He drew his Characters
from persons he met in Wyoming and most
of the situations are from everyday west
ern life. He put the soft pedal on the
ordinary methods of melodrama writing
and built a play with plenty Of human
interest, a lively vein Of comedy and a
neat love interest.
The author appears in the cast. A quartet
and other musical numbers serve to enliven
the play. The chaps. saddles and other
ranch accountrements were bought from
cowboys In Wyoming. A refreshing type
of tenderfoot is presented in this piece. 1t
is the form Of tenderfoot that gains the
respect and even admiration Of the west
erners. The scenery was painted from
photographs and drawings taken in aud
around Laramie for Mr.. Davis.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
In the World of Plays and Players

Of William Winter, Dean of American Dramatic Critics, the Occasion of Much Regret
and of Some Unwanared Speculation on Part of Thoughtess Writers for the Public Press
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

1t is possibly true that Mr.. Winter has
not attuned himself to some Of the phases
or modern life; that he does not realize
fully the difference in the relations between
man and woman thai have come with
woman's emancipation" He has failed.
perhaps, to understand that woman is no
longer treated with that delicate consider
alton prompted by the chivalrIc courtesy
Of a day now gone, but with which he was
so familiar. Much Of the gentleness has
gone from life. more's the pity. and for
that, ~ for no other reason, much of the
fineness that once marked the intercourse
OF mankind and w%omankind no longer ex-
lists, The bloom has been rubbed from the
peach, in a way, but the peach has not
been nurt. Woman is now mans companion
in a measure far beyond what she was A
generation ago; she knows of life and the
things that were hidden from her then; CO.
education, contact in the workshop, the Of
flee, the counting room and other places
once held by man alone. has given woman
a taste of the fruit Of the tree Of knowl-
edge unknown to her In the days when
William Winter was forming his mental at
titude towards what was then the softer
sex. For this and other reasons, plays that
were impossible In that gone-by day are
now looked upon as permissible, IL not AL
together proper. IT may not be well that
this is SO; Mr.. Winter is not alone in re-
GREETING that such a condition has come
afout, but 1t is 80, and the younger men
of the profession so eminently adorned by
the great writer who is giving up his daily
stunt after a lifetime of Illuminating eff
fort, know 1t. They do him honor. but dis
agree with many Of his conclusions and re,
ject many Of his cherished beliefs. This
does not mean that they do not stand for
the good the stage may do, or that they
endorse what is really-evl in it's life. 1t
simply means that the angle Of vision has
shifted, as it will shift again.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

"Graustark,' George Barr McCutcheon's
story of a love behind a throne, will be the
offering at the Krug next Thursday. FRIDAY
and Saturday. with matinee on closing day
The Castle and Baker company presenting
this attraction contains Atkins Lawrence.
one Of the veterans Of the American stage.
He has the role of Dangloss. Mr.. Lawrence
has supported many of the great theatrical
stars, Miss Eda Van Luke plays Princess
Yetive, This dramatized version Of "Grau-
stark follows the romance closely. The
production is given with a car Of special
scenery, some splendid electrical effects
and gorgeous court costumes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

.NE.S' Orchestral band of New
York has been secured for two
performances at the Boyd thea
ter next SATURDAY. The lines
band is the result Of many
wears of effort. Of nnceasinP
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
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