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tion of his art as an actor. Up to the
present time Hopper has relied, to a GER
tain extent, on a ludicrous and often i'm
possible style of makeup, to aid in his
fun-getting efforts. In the present piece
Mr.. Hopper comes before his audience in
modern dress and with only enough
makeup to counterfeit the effect of the
stage lights. AS the audience sees Mr..
Hopper on the stage, so his friends and
admirers see him I'm private life. His
comedy effects are therefore the result
solely and entirely of his own art and if
the unanimous verdict of the Chicago
critics and a series Of packed audiences
can be relied upon, Mr.. Hopper has never
done anything half so funny as "A Matinee
Idol" Daniel V. Arthur. under whose
direction Mr.. Hopper is now starring, has
surrounded the comedian with a company
OF acknowledged artists, among whom are
the beautiful Miss Harriet Burt, Miss
Berta Mills, MIR. George Backus, Joseph
Santley, George Mack, Miss Elda Curry,
Miss Florence e. Courtney and forty of the
p~rettiest American girls on this continent.
.
FRITZ Scheff's new comic opera. The
Prima Donna" in which she comes to the
Boyd theater for two nights and a Satur-
day matinee, beginning Friday evening,
January is, requires a cast OF very ac-
complIshed actors, as well as singers, and
several Of the actors are not called upon
to sing a note. this being left TO those
especially trained for II. When one sees
In a light opera cast such names as John
r. Hazard. Vernon Davidson, William
K. Harcourt. Donald Hall, Martin Hay
don. Anna Pelham, Title Salimger. Grace
DelmaE Maxine Verande, La Noveta,
Marie Barry, Katherine Stewart and Vir-
ginia Reid, 1t is assured that the play
must have worth as well as musical value.
And hat is the case with The Prima
Donna for, strange to say, II has an In
terest In II that is at times really gripping
and the music is almost forgotten in the
skillful development OF the story. Henry
Blossoms witty. yet dramatic book, has
however. only spurred Victor Herbert on
to more ambitious efforts with his music
and the great composer is said to have
written as his very best for FRITZ Scheff
She has a waltz song that is maryelously
%tuneful and dainty. and an aria that en-.
ables her TO show that she Is easily the
greatest soprano who has ever sung In
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Palatial Train
for Mills Body
Most Expensive Funeral Cortege
from Coast to Coast for Mil
lionaire- Philanthronist.

One Of the most expensive eorteges that
ever wended It's way is now headed toward
bearing the body OF d. ogden Mills
from San Francisco to New York. The
funeral party is travelling in a luxurious
special train which viii cost thousands Of
dollars TO operate on It's journey from coast
to coast.
The train left Frisco Friday night over
the Southern Pacific for ogden and will
reach Omaha Monday morning over the
Union Pacific. 1t is made up Of one bag
gage car, a diner and two private Pull
mans.
ID. ogden Mills died Tuesday at Mill
brae," his famous castle home, eighteen
miles from the Golden Gate. lie was
known as one OF the builders Of the Pacific
coast where he was closely affiliated with
big banking and mining enterprises. He
went 10 California in 1s4S, just before the
great rush TO the gold fields. In New
York he had been Identified also with big
banking houses and was the builder OF the
Mills block on Broad street, and was the
proprietor Of the famous Mills hotels.
which offer meals and lodging TO work
ingmen at reasonable figures.
1t was his dying wish to be buried I'm
New York, his birthplace. lie was 81
years Of age.
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danced until the authorities interviewed and
the strong arm Of the law hampered our
growth In the art terpsichoresn. But Genee
came, and we grew again until now we
are sitting on the dock, looking out at the
sad sea waves. impatientiy brooking the
restraint that must be ours until that
windy evening in March when Pavlova
will burst upon US.
Pavlova. we are told, interprets the drama
and opera with her toes and her finger tips.
When. with her great toes, she designates
half past i2 upon the clock, she Is not
merely INDUCING in an acrobatic feat, but
is conveying to our impressionable minds
a great moral truth, whose significance
had been clouded until Pavlova Of the
Twinkling Toes kicked the cover off. In
other ways does this most gifted woman
show us the way and lead us out of the
Cimmerian darkness into the great and
glorious sunlight Of art. Those OF us who
have heard the sonorous English language
spoken trippingly off the tongue, who have
been wont to listen with delight to the
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wonderful ability of focusing a romance
about some social or economic abuse made
use OF, and SO immortalized the famous
Jarndyce case. l saw in one of the papers
last week that a case was now before the
supreme court which began some forty
years ago. DO you know what that signi-
flies, that the people whose rights are to be
wronged by an appeal to justice are long
since dead and buried and a newer genera
ton in their place; that conditions and
feelings and all have changed, that the or
iginal witnesses have disappeared and that
the lawyers themselves have given place
to others? What a farce! what injustice!
I'm the Iowa state records there is the
famous Cow and Calf case which was
twenty-four years in adjudication. The
case, involving in the beginning the owper-
ship of a COW, was complicated by the APP
pearance of legitimate offspring, which,
Of course, gave an entirely new aspect to
the suit eagerly seized upon by the law
yers for plaintiff and defendant, and other
calves coming upon the scene of action
from time to time, naturally, or 50 it
would appear from the records, the case
could not be decided without these delays.
"A rather sensational article in a daily
paper headed Worth $3,OO0,O0O. Can't Pay
Gas Bill relates the experiences Of one
Of the heiresses to the Pinckney estate,
whose experiences In having property.
worth several millions and yet being I'M
able to get any ready cash from the two
men appointed by the court as conserva-
tors.
This illustrates one point brought up in
The Next of Kin Another is the grue-
| some incarceration in a so-cahed sanitar-
ium, where commissions are called to
prove a patient out of her mind, and har-
ried, nervous, fearful of everybody ana
everything, the slightest lapse from con-
troll or commonplace speech is used for her
undoing.
THAT 1 nave kept well within the lines
of the probable is proved by a paper read
not long since by DR.. Robert b. Lamb,
medical superintendent of the Matteawan
State hospital, before the Bar association
of New York. In this paper he reviews the
laws bearing upon the commitment and
discharge Of the criminal insane and pro-
poses certain changes suggested by the
actual operation OF these laws. 1t is stated
by the Medical Record that some years
ago fourteen persons were committed to
one small hospital by juries in a single
year, and every one OF them was found
to be sane and had to be discharged. DR..
Lamb concludes from a study of the Record
in this and other Instances quoted that
there should be some modification Of the
present law whereby lunatics accused Of
serious crimes against the person, and
especially those committing murder, should
be dealt with by a tribunal having fixed
continuous responsibility and that a jury
of laymen should not be allowed to decide
regarding the mental condition of any per-
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new type of woman on the stage; the
woman who fights for the rights of others
and for her won, and yet with the militant
spirit preserves the charm and grace Of
femininity.
Tina is true" he murmurs, as IL that
fact had been lost sight Of in the larger
issues engaging his attention. II arm glad
you spoke of 1t. Let me see, in The Lion
and the Mouse she fought for her father,
in TIL Third Degree for her husband and
in The Third Degree for her husband n
her own liberty. The woman facing the
questions of today must be militant"
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son with a view to his commitment to an
asylum for the insane or to his discharge
therefrom.
With such a responsible body of ex-
perts such an incident as that portrayed
IN The Next of Kin would be impossible,
while under the present system it is not
only possible, but it is extremely probable
1t is only too prevalent a way of getting
rid Of people by those too tender hearted
to kill them outright, or perhaps too fear
some"
Mr.. Klein's attention is called to the
fact that he has practically introduced the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

light opera in this country. The story of
The Prina onna" concerns Mile. Athenee,
the reigning prlma donna of Paris, who
becomes stalled by an automobile accident
at a cafe chantant in a small barracks
town. She goes into the cafe chatant
while her chauffeur is endeavoring to re-
pair the machine, and there she hears old
pop" Gundelfinger, the musical director
of the place, scolding a sick singer. The
sympathetic Athenee helps the struggling
singer and in a moment of daring says
she will sing herself. She sings a song
written by Lieutenant Armand, Count de
Fontenne, an officer of the neighboring
barracks, and makes a great hit with it.
This is the waltz theme referred to above.
The prina donna and the officer fall in
love with each other and another officer
intervenes and insults her grossly. The
opera is mounted in the usual lavish Dill
bingham manner and the costuming is
rich and varicolored. The orchestra will
be largely augmented for the engagement
here.
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Omaha VINO nave seen IL during It's stay
and the two performances today should
prove a great drawing card. The matinee
will start at ESQ and the performance to-
night at the regular time, s:15.
Mr.. Mantell will draw lovers of the better
things in the drama to the Boyd this
week, when with his company OF excellent
players he will present four great Shakes
peSrean plays as follows: Monday, Mac
BETH Tuesday. Hamlet Wednesday
matinee, Romeo and Juliet Wednesday
night, King Lear" Tine repertoire chosen
for his engagement here affords wide scope
for the expression of his genius. At the
close Of the present season 1t is arranged
that Mr.. Mantell will proceed upon a tour
around the world, including Australia and
X nth Africa, and terminating with an en-
gagement in London, England. In Lon
don he will appear at His Majesty theater,
by special arrangements perfected by Mr..
William A. Brady, under whose direction
Mr.. Mantell has been for a number OF
years past. Mr.. Mantell has been at great
pains to provide the best possible equip
ment for the presentation Of the best plays,
The scenic environment is complete and
elaborate and historically precise. The
company with Mr.. Mantell is of a high
order. Miss Marie Booth Tussell, who will
impersonate the chief eminin roles, Is
an actress OF skill, besides being a woman
of much beauty. Other leading members
of the company are Mr., Fritz Lelber, Mr..
Alfred Hastings, MIR. Guy Lindsey, Mr..
Henry Fearing, Mr.. George Stillwen, Mr.,
Casson Ferguson, Mr.. Edward Levers,
Miss Genevieve Reynolds, Miss Agnes Scott
and Miss Doris Kelly. During the Man.
tell engagement the curtain will rise
pI ompuy at s o'clock evenings and at
.. m. at the matinee on Wednesday,
At the Boyd theater on Thursday might
De Wolf Hopper will be seen in his latest
and greatest success. "A Matinee Idol,
which has just concluded a record breaking
run at the Olympic theater in Chicago
That MT. Hopper is unnier in "A Matine,
ldor' than Ia any OF his previous offer
ings Is the greatest possible demonstra
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
At the Omaha TheaterS

Boyd Offers Robert Mantel in Shakespearean RepertOry De
Wolf Hopper and FRITZ Scheff; Krug Has Two Standard MeO-
dramas, the Gayety Presents Extravaganza and Promises Billy
Grew Again, While the 0rpheum Has a Fine Vaudeville Bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Laws Delay on the Stage

Klein Fighting for a Cause in The Next of Kin"-Took His Text,
He Says, from President Tafts A~ddress-Some Actual Cases Which
Guido His Theatrical Naturalization of Unjust Commitments.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

TIL a matinee today and a per.
Torrance tonight, The Right
OF Way" will close it's very sue
cessful engagement at the Boyd
theater. 1t has made a decided
impression upon the public in
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

CIV YORK, Jan. S.-Whatever
may be the final verdict as to
THE Next of Kin Charles
Klein. it's author, insists that
1t is based on the subject which
engage the attention
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

noon and evening the GayetS theater viii
offer the William Grew company, which
will come up from st. Joseph, where it IS
permanently located, to present the de-
lightful comedy drama, The Invader"
In the organization are the Omaha favor
ties, Mr.. Grew, Lloyd Ingraham, George
Fitch, Anna Cleveland, Maude Monroe In
graham, etc. The play tells a most inter-
esting story of q westerner who went east
and invaded the stock market, much to the
discomfort of the designing brokers who
had planned to make a financial killing"
at the expense Of the invader from the
west. The comedy element of the play is
very pronounced and the heart story of
great interest. Mr.. Grew will bring special
scenery for the play. A popular scale of
prices viii prevail for the engagement next
Saturday afternoon and evening.
That remarkable organization of colored
singers, dancers and comedians, the
Smart Set" will be the attraction at
Krug theater beginning today for four
days, with the usual matinees. S. II. Dud-
ley, one of the best known and withal
cleverest negro fun-makers before the
public, still heads the company. Supported
by sixty capable people he will appear in
the stellar role of Raspberry Snow in a
brand new three act musical comedy en-
titled His Honor the Barber" Raspberry
Snow, who is a soldier of fortune, has any
amount of humorous and exciting adven-
lures. He aspires to shave the president
of the United States, but his ambition is
only realized in a dream, which forms the
basis Of the second act. Raspberry is a
confiding, sood-natured person who gets
into all sorts of trouble, especially with
his sweetheart. He finally regains her af-
lection by winning a horse race. The
comedy has been staged In lavish style by
Messrs. Barton and Wisewell, the owners.
Others who contribute towards the fun are
Chris Smith, James Burris, Irving Allen,
Andrew Tripler, Matt Johnson, Jennie
Pearl and Alene Cassel.
o
The Convict's Sweetheart" a new melo-
dramatic offering under the management
Of A. II. Woods, more than maintains the
standard Of attractions espoused by this
producer. The plot involves the adventures
Of a young mining engineer who has the
misfortune Of being thrown into Jail TO
serve a term of life Imprisonment for a
crime which he did not commit He is sent
to his fate through the evidence Of his
own sweetheart. The girl, to atone her
tAAAoAAhGf haAHa hfA sam AA9 RoA1RNi
wi ich is only secured at the price Of ex-
citing perils, h~sirbreadth escapes and death
defying rescues. Genuine heart interest
comedy and pathos predominant. -Four acts
and nine scenes are used to mount the play,
which requires a cast OF twenty people
This latest of 'thrillers' will be seen al
the Krug theater three days, starting
Thursday.
This week the Orphcum theater presents
as a headline attraction q powerful play
The Drums Of Doom" dealing with stir
ring events in the life of a politician. Mis-,
Minnie Seligman has created a sensation
everywhere by the portrayal of her part
Mr.. William Bramwell's is also a vigorous
and distinguished performance. He is pri
vately known as VIII Downing, ana wa.
formerly a resident Of Omaha, and prom
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

Beginning next Sunday night, for one
week, with a regular matinee on Wednes-
day and Friday, Frederick Thompson will
present Robert ODER in the New York pro-
duction of "Brewsters Millions" This
company carries the original ship and
storm effects which were used for one
year in New York. The cast is said to be
above the average.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09


Al Reeves Big Beauty. Show" comes to
the Gayety for six days. commencing this
afternoon. Mr.. Reeves has spared no ex-
peRse In making this one big, grand trav.
cling organization, fully equipped with
beautiful. scenery, gorgeous costumes and
a grand display Of electrical effects. Mr..
Charles Fl. Burke and company will intro
duce his funny sketch. The Silver Moon"
assisted by a company of clever actors.
Burton, Burton and Jordan are a clever
musical trio; the greatest soprano ever
heard in extravaganza houses is Miss
Jeane LansfOrd; Miss Almeda Fowler, a
soubrette who will make you sit up AMI
take notice; Miss Alice Jordan, a coon
singer; Edwin Morris, surnamed a cure
for the blues; Max Gordon, a basso; Joe
Name, little, but a comedian in size. Miss
May Powers, the winner OF the diamond
studded medal In the beauty form contest.
and twenty Of the prettiest, dainties,
SQUAD girls ever seen in extravaganza; the
new first part entitled THE Merry-Go-
Round and the after-piece entitled
"Conology" makes Il the biggest and best
entertainment OF the kind. Al Reeves and
his banjo solos and new PAROLES, intro
ducing his new and original sensational
song hit, give Me Credit, Boys" starting
tomorrow, there viii be a ladies' lime
matinee daily.
n a. So
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

For its attraction next Saturday after
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

difficulties that stand in the
way OF dramatlzing a success
ful novel YER never more WV
idly illustrated than In the case
Of The Right cf-Way.' Soon
after the novel was published
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09

-
Who is Pavloya? Why, bless your ignor-
ance. Pavlova Is the last word. the cap
sheaf, the very topmost brick. the final
letter in the world terpsichorean, and we
Americans IA finally reached the point
where we can appreciate Pavlova. We have
no dance OF our own because we were too
busy. or too ignorant. or too something
else. TO adopt. or adapt, the green corn.
hunting or other ceremonial dances OF the
Indians. For, oh these many years. we
have wandered along In the twilight shade
OF artistic development, contenting our SIM
pie souls with the Highland fling. the
lancashire clog. the Irish jlg and the
dRrkey breakdown. Nc stood for the
buck aud wing" and some of as were
even sufficiently lost 10 applaud the silver
hower." And Their La Belle Fatima came
amongst us, with the wriggle In her midst,
and We paid our American gold. oh. so
gladly, to see her do Il. But now Ne are
no longer content with this. The scales
have fallen from our eyes. and with con-
seious shame do we look back upon the
saueheries OF the past La Loie showed
as some things, and then came Isadora
~gncan. and Maude Allan. and Ruth ST.
Denis. OF whom Il has been written that
the first named wore a breastplate. the
second a c~ineture. and the third was clad
only In a dark brown stain. but the stain
was overly applied. Gertrude Honma
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-20
TIE GAME
At THE BEACH
p. II. S. AND ATHLETICS PUT
UP GOOD AND INTERESTING
CONTEST, BUT NEITHER TEAM
COULD SCORE.

The game yesterday c; p.-.4etto
Beach between the P. l.. s. and
Athletics was fast and interesting
throughout. The High School boys
showed much Improvement since
their last game.
The game was marked with quick
plays on both sides, though the Ath-
letics back field bore the hardest part
of the work for the team. The
High School teams incesant practice
had put confidence in them, and this,
together with their quick work, help
ed them out Of difficult positions
Their forward passes We're brilliant,
being about their only ground gain
ers, while the Athletic back field
made gains of over ten yards fire.
quently, only to lose the ball on a
tumble. They were within ten yards
Of the High School goal when the
whistle sounded.
The lineup of the two teams
were:
Athletics-Line, Kennedy, Muller,
Brown, Gilmore, Gingles and Gibson
backs, Barrow, Watson, Smith and
Gilmore
High School-Line, Quina, Watson,
Lybrand, Williams, Watson and Mars.
ton, backs, Brand, Williams, Walton
and Marston.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-20
THE Y. N. c. A
CIRCUS TO BE
AN A1.THR|LLER
EVENTS TO BE HELD AT THE AS
ISOLATION BUILDING ON TUES
DAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS,
NOVEMBER % AND %, TO BE
EcORD-BREAkERS

Tuesday and Wednesday, Novem-
Der 22nd and 23d, will be circus
nights at the Y. NJ. c. A: regular
live, sure-enough, bang-up circus,
mind you, with the greatest show On
earth" racket worked to a frazzle,
and then some.
The most sumptuous, novel, large,
enthusiastic, unique and altogether
bewildering indoor spectacle ever wit
messed on earth,-a world Of fun, in
short, for old and young!
After the first blare of the several
bands which will herald the approach
of the actors and SO on, the grand en-
try will be made, a striking and most
transcendent Introduction of the regu-
lar performers, too beautiful and too
startling (the entry, not the perform
ers) for comparison or description.
Among the Stars.
The world-famous Saw Dust Broth
ers will be a regular constellation of
stars, which will make your eyes wa
ter with their unheard Of brilliancy.
They do a highly diverting perform
anec on the horizontal bars.
Bazzisse, another pick Of the
worlds talent, will do acrobatic
thrills. and Susie's Band will play
dashing. exhilerating melodies, which
will make you sit up to see how it is
ever safely accomplished
A. Kink, a wonderful wire wizard.
will be on hand in the bargain, to
help you figure out why you spent
your money, and his performance
will be in the nature of a revelation
20 the unsuspecting.
The Two Varos, in a wild and wooiy
revolving ladder act. and some hot
hippodrome races will complete the
sumptuous layout.
For thrills, see the Y. NJ. c. A. cir.
Gus. Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
November 22nd and 23d.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-20

years. He was in the judges stand at
st. Louis during six seasons and was
also the general manager Of the St..
Louis Fair Grounds in 1894. He was
then appointed steward Of the New
York Club tracks. For IA years he
was the chief Judge at Hamilton, Can
ada, and Is now serving there and at
Montreal and Toronto. For a period
he was Judge at Brighton Beach and
has also served at various times as
Judge at the Hudson County Jockey
Club, also at st. Paul, Nashville.
Niagara Falls, Bennings, Ivy City and
Newport, Ky. In addition to Judge at
these tracks Mr.. Burke has also at
times acted in the capacity of secre
tary and Handicapped.
Secretary and Associate Judge E.
c. Smith Is best known to the east,
having acted on the pretentious
courses in that section of the country
In omcial capacities and is at presen:
the racing secretary Of the magnifl-
cent Sheepshead Bay track. He also
served In q similar position at Ascot
Park, Los Angeles. He Is universally
liked by horsemen and like Judge
Burke is conversant with every angle
of the sport His last official position
was in the Judges stand at the recent
Pimlico meeting. Mr.. Smith, like
Judg &c Burke. is an able newspaper
man and has been identified with
some Of the leading dailies in the
country
Starter William Murray ranks well
with the top notchers in the profess
sion and has served with credit on
many Of the leading tracks. He was