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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

ner, but not until he cautioned the youth
that ell the goods were marked and that
he must not let any one take goods with
hin unless they were pad for.
"Well, sam" he asked, upon his return,
did you have any customersP'
'YOu bet,' said sam gleefully. And ]
got his money, tool | sold one man all
those brass rings you had that were
marked iSc on the inside, and here's the
money-a dollar and niety-sight cents
Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
At the Omaha Theaters

THE Virginian" and "The Talk of New York at the Boyd-Two
Well Tried helodramas at the Krug-Burlesque at the Gsyety and
Vaudeville at the orpheum Make Up the List of Offerings.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
Gossip From Stageland

Helen Grsntley to Have a New Play Under Management Of
Martin Beck and Billy Brady-Frank Bacon Makes a Hit in
New York-Chat About Well Known Actors and Actorines
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

--HE VIRGlNIAN' comes to the
" Boyd theater this evening to
remain four days. William L.
- Gibson will be seen in the title
lNEN4HH role. Mr.. Gibson has earned for
- himself a reputation that he
may well be proud OF and is sure 10 make
q good virSinlan. Marshal Faruum and
Mabel Wright are with the company, and
under the management OF the Kirke La
Shelle company a first-class performance
is warranted.
Victor Moore. who scored such a tren!-
endous success in George NJ. Cohan's musi-
cal play, The Talk of New York" az the
Knickerbocker theater. New York City,
last season, is announced 10 appear In
this highly entertaining play at the Boyd
theater on Friday evening, as well as
Christmas matinee and night, II is per-
haps not too much TO say that Of all the
plays with musical trimmings given over
the American stage by Mi. Cohan during
his career. The Talk Of New York" is
one OF the best Originally Graded in Chi
esgo At the Colonial thester, The Talk Of
New York ran half a year at that play
house, after which &, was sent to the
Knickerbocker theatsr on Broadway,
where It duplicated In length OF run the
Chicago ;ime. II becams a fad in New
York, where kid Burns sayings arc
now popular slang Of the day. The story
OF The Talk Of New York has to dc
with KID Burns a follower Of the race
track, who has successfully parlayed
nve-dOllsr bill and by pyrSmiding his bets
run Il up into a fortune. He falls in low,
with the daughter Of a millionaire and en-,
counters all sorts Of difficulties befor,
finally winning the young lady's hand
II abOunds in bright and catchy lines and
COhsnisms, and is presented by a COMPANY
Of s~eyenty-five.
Henry w. sayage's production OF tn,
Franz Lehar gem. The Merry Widow,
which comes to the Boyd theater for
week, commencing Sunday evening. De
cember %, including m~atinees on Wednes
DAY. Thursday and saturday, not onl
holds the record Tor receipts In New Yorl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

quartet, composed Of well known singers,
will furnish melody and comedy for this
weeks entertainment Luna Land" a
new mechanical and musical novelty, will
be offered by the Hopkins Sisters. The
trapeze performance OF spaldlng and Riego
win afford some sensational feats, com
blned with the fun which these comedians
are bound 90 furnish. THIS weeks mono
logist is the clever and entertaining VIII
liam Flemen, The kinodrOme will project
some fine motion pictures and the Or
pheum orchestra will delight with a good
program OF concert selections.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

When John Mason closes his engagement
with the shuberts in The Witching Hour
on January l. he is to return to the man
agement Of Harrison Grey Ffske. TO be
presented in a new play that has not yet
been named.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Nearly three decades ago the modern
growth Of the theater in America COM
menced. Prior 10 1850 the theater had
not a. yet achieved the Importance
OF its present standing, and the
players Of that day we're fight
ing against a slowly receding public
prejudice for a recognition Of their art.
No sudden breaking down Of the prejudice
can be noted, and yet within a very shorl
time after the date mentioned the theater
stood In the new light Of a recognized in
sutution, part and parcel Of the social
life OF the American people. There were
giants In those days. Booth. Mccullough,
Warde. Barrett, Keene, Dillon, Raymond,
McCauley and others whose names stand
out with equal luminosity in the annals
OF the stage were among US. These men
by their dramatic qualities, their intens-
devotion 20 their art, their wonderful sue
Is,es in their Interpretation won for the
SyaEe the recognition il long had struggled
to obtain. Following close on the heels OF
these great men came a horde Of lesser,
and the theater was, In a way, popular
lied. In the very nature Of things il was
not TO be desired that so potent a factor
should be devoted entirely to the more Sc
rious aspects Of life. and plays Of all sorts
were given.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Valerie BergeTe retHrns TO the Orpheum
next week. starting Sunday, December 3,
with her latest success, 'The Sultan's Pa
vorite." a one-act comedy b. Edgar Al
len Vote
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Grace George appeared as Lady Teazle
at the New theater in New York on Thurs
day night, and reports from Gotham are
to the effect that ner success was even
greater than that achieved in 'Divorcons. %
Miss George ought to make an ideal Lady
Teazle and might do much worse than TO
tour the country in the part. Her tour
In a Woman's Way." which was inter-
Fupted al St Louis. viii be resumed jan
uarv 5.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

where it drew the enormous sum Of sl,OOo.-
COO and played TO over 7O8,e0 people, but
its takings in Boston and Chicago far ex-
coed those Of any other entertainment In
the three years since its initial presenta.
ton in Vienna. The Merry Widow has
been produced In more than thirty eoun-
tries and in 30 cities, No country in
Europe has failed to greet this work with
enthusiasm, while in Japan it is today all
the rage, companies playing IL I'm Yoke,
homa, Kobe and Toxic at the present writ.
ing. \ touring company has presented the
work in various East indian cities. Cal.
eutta having, Il is said. a particularly cX-
ceilent production, while the coast cities
Of Africa have likewise added their fun
need OF approval. Though the famous
waltz is more talked Of. perhaps. than any
other single feature OF The Merry
Widow It is hy no means the most I'M
poTtant, this with all due appreciation Of
its peryadinG charm. The beautiful
Villa" the rollicking Cavalier" duo. the
appealing "Dutiful Wife" the rouslng
male chorus and solo for sonia, entitled
In Marsovia," the uproariously comic
septet, Women" the second act duet be-
tween Sonia and ~Danilo-these. and as
many more, are 10 be ranked musically as
well as popularity as fully the equal Of the
much discussed music-terpsichorean sen.
sa..on.
The musical melodrama, The Candy
Kid will be the offering at the Krug
theater for two days commencing sunday
This is the third appearance OF this play
here and this time II comes with a new
production, new songs and a new star. Ray,
mond Paine is the star Of his season,
production, and he Is said to have a Tin,
singing voice and ability as a comedian
The company 10 larger than ever and in
cludes the famous Bon Bon" Girls, I
chorus who dance and sing and charm tn
audiences with many changes OF costumes
-
Jackson & Manlsys. The Eye Witness"
q sensational melodrama In five acts VIII
BE- presented al the Krug theater Tor hyl
days starting Tuesday. December n Tn
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Joseph Brooks has engaged Digby Bell
to play the principal comedy part In George
v. Hobart's new farce. "The First Night"
in which Lillian Russell is to appear in
Philadelphia at the Broad street theater on
Christmas night. Mr.. Hobarts latest effort
il an adaptation from the German, Der
Halbe Dichter.' by Rosen. Miss Russell
has had Il In mind for future use. but the
demand is so strong for farce that IL was
decided TO bring II out al this line In
addition 10 Dlgby Bell the following people
viii appear In support OF Miss Russell in
The first Night" Julius Mcvicker.
! sydney Booth. Albert Andruss, George Z.
Mack. Ben Turbstt. susanna westford
! Mnicent Evans, LsoLors oaktord AM
sadie Williams.
wtnsor MeCay. the eartoonist went bach
TO the city Of his youth. Cincinnati, th'
other day to see the performance Of Little
Memo Klaw g. ErlangeTs big musiea
comedy. Mr.. McCay is the creator o.
Little Memo" as well as 81 The Rarebi
Fiend" and Dull Care" Montgomerl
Phister. the veteran m critic q th'
Cincinnati Commereial-Tribun tells tn
following story OF Mr.. Mccay's early strus
giles. Mr., MeCsy's rise 10 tame and for
tune is t~ypicaily American and Is a Wori
Of encouragement to every, young struggle
at the foot Of the ladder;
"WinsOr MoCay was born i a smaI
lumber town. a city they call Il now, u
In the pine regions o. Aiehigan. Mad
after he had mastered the double rule Q
three and made q triting aequaintane
with the spelling book. was put TO wor
In a sawmnL Dissatisfied, he made hi
way 20 Chicago, where he worked for
concern that made a specially VI big WOO
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
A nnddInr Merehnnt.

The jeweler left his new boz In charge Of
the store while he went home ~ his din
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

The promoters Of The Gay Masqueraders,
which will be at the Giyety for seven
starting this afternoon dnciuding
Christmas day,) were determined aot to
sacrifice the dramatic status OF their at
traction, by neglection TO supply a story
Of reasonable intelligence, around which to
shape the infusion Of song and fun material
In a wholly consistent manner hence a
plot, Was secured then came the string
ing together Of such features as should
lend dignity and tone as well as afford the
keenest possible enjoyment OF the whole.
The Gay Masqueraders" is handsomely
blessed with pretty girls who becomingIy
wear the gowns especially designed for this
inviting musical comedy. The vaudeville
section Of the entertainment will be sup
piled by beautiful Mile. Ami, society gym
mast; the three Melvin Brothers. acrobats.
and omaha's fayoHte chatter box. Jimmie
Leonard. Seats are selling for the entire
fourteen performances. The customary
ladies' dime matinees. which have Jumped
into such great popularity. WIN be given
daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

The Christmas number of Variety, which
was out last week. is a model in every
way. The special articles contained in the
number arc Of much importance TO its
clientele, while its advertising columns
show remarkable prosperity. Variety has
two characteristic TO recommend it. It is
fair and ii is independent, and on these it
has built up a successful business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Bernard Shaw is stu stating his reasons
for not visiting America. In the meantime
nothing on this side has occurred to con-
vince US that his absence is an unsup-
portable condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

A program with 10 numbers OF head
line Importance Is billed for the Orpheum
thsater this week and altogether u is one
Of the offerings OF the season.
Bert Leslie and his company Of comedians
will Be seen as one Of the leading num-
bers in . new skit, Hogan in Society.
The other Is the famous whip manipulation.
Fred Lindsay. This Australian bushman
introduces some marvellous feats OF the
lash. "A Billiken Freshman" Is a clever
combination Of funny talk and catchy col.
lege songs which uulizes the Billlken In
a vaudeville act This number Is preAnted
by Ia Wynn and Al Lee. The Big Cts
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Jackson & Manisys, The Eye Witness;
a sensational melodrama In five acts will
BE- presented al the Krug theater for five
days starting Tuesday. December n The
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

IRON coast 10 coast, from north
T to south from New ork 70 san
Francisco, from New Orleans
- TO Butte. Mont. comes the
chorus Of managerial outcry
~ that business al the theaters is
bad while ever and mon the air is rent
"a he sound Of another company going
W. or another theater closing down. And
the managers sit together iu uneasy con-
clave and ask each other WHY Il
would be a wise man, not TO say d ven
turesome One, who would undertake TO de-
fine the causes that have led up to the
season OF the managers discomfort. and
vet. without pretense TO wisdom or aspira-
tiou 70 courage, one may tlmidly venture
10 suggest the origin. and a possible rem
edy. for the apparent Indifference Of the
people to the offerings at the play houses.
II win be admitted, perhaps. that the
American people are az vain, as shall
low and as th%oughtless a. ever. and there
fore a. much In need Of being amused,
so. in the first place, the thester will be
considered from it, aspect as a place OF
Amusement
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

MAHA folks will be interested 10
know that Martin Beck is about
to equip Helen Grsntley with a
new play. Mr.. Beck will he as
ISOLATED with William A. Brady
in the undertaking. The play is
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02
Humor of The Law

Speaking of collections" said
an old timer reminds me of the
case of Sam Williams, a niger
who use to loaf around my town.
Sam was a good deal of a pan
handler, but he would strike his
acquaintance for contributions
about so often. One day he
came to Markets store and asked
if there were any odd jobs fo'
him that mo'nin. Markle said
no, but just then he happened to
think of bad account, and said:
Sam, here is an account for
500 against Bill Samuels, the
lawyer. He has been owing it
for ten years, and | cant get any
thing out of him. If you will
collect it you can have half of
it.
Sam took the account and
started out to find the lawyer.
He found him at the court house
talking to a lot of visiting law
yeas, and walking up to him
said: Mistah Samuels, Mr..
Markle say dat you all been OWN
him $40 TO- ten yeas and that he
can't get nuthin' out of YOU
It is a lie,' said Samuels,
but I'm busy now and can't be
bothered with any black niggers
at this time. Here, take this and
clear out He thereupon handed
Sam a ten-dollar bill. Sam went
back to the store"
" WE'LL said Markle, how
did you come on?' 4"
I" Well, Mr.. Markle, I done
collected my half, but yo' better
be on yo' guard wnen yo' goes to
get yo' half TO- he did shorely
seem considerable mad about it
when | spoke to him. '"-M er-
chants Journal.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02
OBSERVATIONS

Millionaire May Serve for
Perjury" is a headline, and for
robbery too, if he got his just de-
serts.
We suppose the reason the
army officers want a larger stand
ing army there are not enough
officers in the army for the 9TH
ers to have a real 400" set all
among themselves.
All of the creatures who go
out on midnight rides may not
get smashed up, but a good many
of them do and quite enough to
warn others from doing it.
Most of the transcontinental
roads are making great efforts to
run through trains to Seattle
which is conclusive evidence
that, Seattle is the mecca of the
United States just now.
In convention the woman suf-
fragists at Seattle scrapped over
matter of no vital Importance.
That's a poor way, sisters, to
get the right of ballot given you
by men naturally prejudiced to
giving it to you at all.
D. 3. Frederick has shown his
good sense and declined the hon.
or of being the president of the
Seattle chamber of commerce
Frederick could always see inst
as far in a milestone as the most
far sighted man.
Frank Ingersoll, formerly q
justice of peace in Seattle. has
struck pay streak in great shane
in the PHILIPPINE Islands. If f.
it really true Franks head is H.
able to burst open in less than
three days.
R. F. Parkhurst got ten wears
in the penetentiary at hard labor
He got the ten years all right,
but if he ever gets a day at hard
labor we will be surprised.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02
o N p IA. WA

4 M. S. Daniels, New York.
5 Rev. G. L. Nye, Woodbine,
Iowa.
Prof. E. H. McKissack, Holly
Springs, Miss.
Z Rev. Paul C. Curnick, D.
D., South Bend, Ind.
8 United States Senator 10,
seph L. Bristow.
8 Rev. Edwin M. Randall,
Chicago, general secretary.
10 I. Garland Penn, Atlanta,
Ga, assistant secretary colored
conference.
IL Bishop W. A. Quayle, D.
D., president.
II Stephen J. Herben, editor
Epworth Herald, Chicago.
Is Rev. Frederick NUM-, Gin
cinnati, German assistant secre-
rary.
IA ]. Wellington Frizzelle,
Kankakee. Ill.
Is Franklin Hamilton, D. D.
16 Rev. Luther S. RAIDER, Mi
ami, Fla.
II Oran F. Hypes, Spring
field, Ohio.
18 J. w. Efaw, Seattle
10 Rev. Henry S. France,
Washington, D. c..
20 Joseph S. INLAND, Fergus
Falls, MINI.
81 Rev. William F. Burris,
Brookfield, Mo.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02
Wilson is the Man

The voters of King county are
going to see strange things hap
pen before year has passed into
the limbo of things that were.
The old ring which has sucked
the public teat for these many
years and fattened off the tax
payer, is making ready to make
a grand flip flop, which proves
again that you cannot change
laws nor parties so quickly, but
che old pie eaters cannot change
quicker, and be Johnnie on the
spot when the plums in the pud-
ding are ready for distribution.
A year ago the old liners hated
the Pr and John L. Wilson with
a hatred which was undying.
Now it looks as though they were
getting ready to eat out of the
hand of John L. 1t looks as
though Sam piles was to be turn
ed down fist by the politicians of
this county. The men who were
ho]lering off their heads last year
for Piles are now as mum as oys-
tiers when Piles really needs their
boiler. The vote of Jones over
Ankeny was the sun which burst
on their visions and showed
them a new light. They were,
stunned for a time but are get
ting under cover now. All of
which must be very pleasing to
the man who once made good in
the seat of the senator from this
state. The voter must be pre-
pared to see strange sights be-
fore the primaries are held a year
hence. White River Journal.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02
Constitutional COnven-
ton Reunion

After the lapse of a quar-
ter of a century, the men
who framed the constitution
of the state of Washinton,
which has withstood the at
tack of both good and bad
attorneys without any very
serious impairments, again
assembled last Monday, or
as many thereof as are still
living, to talk over the old
days. Slowly but surely
the number is growing
smaller almost yearly, and
before another quarter of a
century will have elapsed
there will hardly be one to
tell the tale. The president
of that august assembly,
Judge Hoyt, is still active
in the practice of law and
though he has met many f.
nancial reverses since that
time, yet he is fairly pros
porous and looks the picture
of health, good perhaps for
a number of years. The
last of the number to die
was Gov. Sam. G. Cosgrove,
who died in California a few
months ago after a linger-
ing illness. The most of
the men have become infu-
entail personages in the af-
fairs of the state.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02

All arrangements for the big
international convention of the
Epworth League which meets in
Seattle July 7th to the 18th, have
been completed by the local COM
mittee headed by J. w. Efaw
and the prospects are that-Seat-
tie will entertain the most sue
cessful convention in it's history
next week.
The attendance promises to
reach 10000 from outside Seat
tie and arrangements have been
made to house that number in
hotels and private houses.
Twelve special trains from Can
ada, the far East and the South
are now en- route to Seattle and
others will start later from Den
yer, Spokane and Portland.
Bishop Quayle president Of
the Epworth League arrived
Thursday and the members of
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02
Epworth League Conven-
ton


Already the advance guard of
the International Epworth Lea
que Convention is on the grounds
and will tomorrow Saturday
begin the routine work of the
order preparatory to the real
convention, which will convene
July 7th. While the League is
not exactly Methodistism united,
nevertheless 1t is a long step in
that direction, and for that rea-
son Methodistism all over the
world is more or less interested.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02

While the attendance at the Lea
que this year may not be as
large as it was last year owing
to the fact that it is being held
in the Northwest SO remote from
the more populous sections of the
country, yet an immense con-
course is expected. The officers
of the League, who form the
executive board are:
1 Rev. Ruluf A. Chase, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado.
2 Col. Eugene E. Beach,
Weedsport, N. Y.
3 Rev. John W. Huber, Louis
vile, KY.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02

the Board of Control will arrive
Friday night on the Princess
Charlotte, having come from
p. Chicago via the Canadian Pacific
line. They will be accompanied
by theirs.wives and will be quar-
tered at the Butler Annex. The
annual meeting of the board will
be held Monday and Tuesday at
the First Methodist church.
Local registration for all who
wish to attend the sessions of
the convention, in which fifty of
the best speakers in the Metho-
dist church will take part, is now
going on. The fee is 81, entitl-
ing those registering to badge
which will admit them to the
convention session in advance
of general admission, to a souve-
mir programme and the conven-
ton song book. Registration
headquarters are in the Rest
Room of the Bon Marche, on the
third floor, and at the conven-
ton headquarters, 419 New York
block.
Reserved seats for the Ora
trio Elijah, which will be rem
dered by competent soloist, ac-
companied by a GLORIOUS of 400
voices and the Seattle Symphony
orchestra, will be on sale at the
music store of Sherman Clay &
Co., next Monday morning. The
oratorio will be given Wednes-
day night and the seats are rs
cents, 81 and SIPS
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02

Elder j. M. Webb will lecture
on his famous subject Jesus,
Solomon and Queen of Sheba
were Negroes by Blood" at Ia
coma, July, Monday the 9Th, at
8 p. M, at the A. M. E. Church,
Yakima avenue. Also in Seattle
at the A. M. E. Church, 18th
and Madison streets, Tuesday,
evening, July 9th.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02

The bark of the dog is an &C
quired habit In his wild state
he never banks but whines and
bowls.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-07-02

A heavy speech doesn't always
have the most weight with it's
hearers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-30

sreatsst wssEnsss Carly sariy in the session and at one time the price of that de- livery was 1 Is below the best mark of the day. The range for December was between 105 1-4 and fo6 3-S. and for the May delivery 105 i-2 to 5-s. and 10s to Toe 1-s Final quotations c6 pecembeg were io6 7-s and on May
 News of the day was beaz<sh: Ca bles were weak owing largely to Ia vorebfe crop news from Argentine. worlds shipments were liberal and the amount. on passage showed moder- ate increase. Selling of the. December weakness in the corn market. The selling was based mainly on fncreas- ed receipts and on prospects of stiii larger arrivals. Slack demand for the cash grain by eastern shippers was also q weakening influence:
 The market closed at the lowest point. with prices 3-8 to 1-2 to I-s 70 lc below the final figures of the prev
 Oats displayed moderate firmness early in the day, but fairly yielded to the weakness of wheat and corn ana closed shade to 1-4 lower than Sat. urday final quotations. Fair demand by cash interests was responsible for
 Provisions were strong throughout the entire day. owing to active oover- ing by shorts and to buying invest ment account. Light receipts of live hogs were again the leading factor fn the situation. Demand centered main ly in lard. Prices at close were to 72 i-2 higher.