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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Mn.icnI Notes.

"uSlcHA NOteSs
At their recital next Sunday afternoon,
February Is, First Congregational church,
o'clock, Martin w. Bush will play: Aria
q. 8. Bach) Gavotte (Romean), Minuet
(BoccherinD, Overture TO Occasional Ora
torio (HandeD, Fantasia ,(Sjogren), Inter
mezzo (Rheinberger), Choral Song and
Fugue CWesley), Scherzo (Bairstow) ORR
entail Sketch CBird). Chand Sans Paroles
CTschaikowsky) Chanson d'Ete (Lemare),
Fanfare (Shelley). Mr.. Fred J. Ellis will sing
aria from The Passion" My Father
Look Upon My Anguish Cdandep; Sun
rise and Sunset" q. Cross) REQUIEM
(HomeD and Morning Hymn" Henschel).
A recital by the orcnesura and pupils of
Miss Emily Cleve will be given in the aud
itorium of the Schneider & Mueller build
ing on February 2S. when Miss Martha
Grym, soprano, wifi assist.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

the victim Of demoniacal possession Pyth-
agoras wrought wonderful cures through
the systematic ministry Of melody. Many
physicians prescribed music for the recov-
cry from madness. The great Galen rec
ommended melodious strains as an antidote
for the bite of a viper or scorpion.
Books enough to make a vast library
have been written upon the influence OF
sweet sounds in disease, and many of them
are filled with the details of remarkable
cases and cures. The disorders treated
were In no wise limited to those of a nervous
character - - HARMONIC compositions, and
also sentimental, artistic and immateria
means and methods were utilized to change
the current Of the human mind and thereby
take the man out of himself An intelligent
and persistent effort in this direction would
largely provide for the dlsuse of our mod.
ern asylums" THOMAS ]. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Maclyn Arbucle rejoined the Round Up
company in Dallas Texas, last Monday
night. playing the role of slim" Hoover,
the fat sheriff whom nobody loves, after
having spent a week with his parents in
st, Louis, Rapley Holmes, who has been
playing the part, has been cast for a
new role in another Klaw & Erlanger pro-
duction.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Devoted to Plays of No Moment

musical comedy; then comes Louis Mann,
william " Crane and Lillian Russell. and
tho end OF the month on March 3, the
Brandels will open. and TO that date the
people are looking forward, The new
theater is almost ready to move into now,
ayers can Just what is needed to provide
for the comfort and safety OF all hands at
an inaugural performance. In the choice
of opening play they are fortunate; AR
sene Lupin" Is really strong drama, full
OF intense moments and abounding In ac-
tion. It's characters are OF the kind that
interest all and its story is one OF COM
pellinR force while the company will be the
one that Mr.. Charles Frohman has been
presenting in New York since he first pro-
dueed the play in America 1t Is headed
by William Courtenay and Doris keane
and will have the original settings. Further
details in connection with the first night
will be given out later II is the intention
to make II a really memorable affair.
8
Opening on March 8, the Woodward
stock company will begin its season at the
Boyd theater This announcement Is
enough. for the popularity OF this organl-
zation is so well established here that its
name is all that is needed. The personnel
of the company is not yet ready TO be
made public but 1t is certain that a num-
Der OF old fsvorites will he on the roll Mr.,
Woodward will give his personal attention
to the staging Of the plays, and during the
spring will present college Widow
when Knighthood was In Flower
County Chairman" Prisoner OF zenda," ="
Mrs. Temples Telegram, At Piney
Ridge" "The Sporting Duchess, "Divor-
cons" "Girl OF the Golden West" DOR
othey Vernon" and Rose OF the Rancho" :"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

EDESON is one Of
Omaha's real theatrical favor
ties. His successive visits have
served to entrench him more
and more effectively in popular
favor, so that he finds a larger
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

The understudy for little Raymond
Hackett, aged Z who plays David in The
Awakening Of Helena Richie" is Miss
Ethel Downie, a young lady over q years
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Billie Burke, it is announced, has aban-
doned her intended visit to Parts where
she was to have met the playwrights. Ar
mand Caillavet and Robert de Flers, the
author of Love Watches" Instead of a
trip abroad Miss Burke will appear in
Mrs, Dot for solid years engagement
without interruption. Her present New
York season will be followed by an ex-
tended tour over the country
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

problem plays which followed the rise of
the Ibsen cult"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Everyone concerned in the production Of
"Eiektra" described II as terrible" COM
ments the New York press and Mile.
Gerville- Reache. who is the American
Clytemnestra, exclaims, "C'est Internal"
Madame Mazarin further says:-"One
goes mad oneself in singing it. 1t is not
easy to make such emotions carry across
the fOotlights. To make ones face mere
mask OF terror is simple enough. That is
nothing. But to communicate your terror
to every individual in those dim rows be-
yond the foOtlights one must have some
thing more than facial contortion; one
must put ones soul into ones eyes and
believe me. it is not always so easy TO
manage ones soul"
Such is the trend of some Of our modern
music. Is music to depict the terrible?
An interesting question which will pro-
yoke countless arguments.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13


William Faversham has wise super
captain and It may we'll be said that his
name is Edward Fieldings. This person
Fieldngs should open a school of acting.
for he has delved down into the very heart
of histrionics. Unknown to his employer,
Fieldings drew up set OF rules for the
guidance of the 15O odd supernumeraries
which appear with Mr.. Faversham in
"Herod," which he will present at the
Garrick theater at Chicago
These "dont's are as follows:
Don't allow your eyes to wander across
the 'foots." The man in the box office will
count the house without your assistance
Don't forget at all times to suit the
action to the word"
Don't move your eyes like a mechanical
image that works when some one pulls
the string. What would you do If the string
Don't forget that "Herods" delirium and
flights of fancy mean something. How
would you feel If he were your father?
Don't forget that each must play his part,
and do It.
Don't tell the other fellow how or what
he shall do The stage manager will do
that. That is what he is paid for. Attend to
your own business.
Don't forget that costumes cost money.
How woud you use them If you paid for
them yourself?
Don't forget that there are ladies around
YOU and govern your conversation accor-
dinghy Remember that your mother and
sisters are ladies.
Don't forget that "IIerod's" lines about
ings of a sick man, and should hold you
spellbound. for IL he does go mad, then you
ire going to starVe TO death OF come under
the tyranny of Ceesar.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

RHE ways of the modern com
poser are winding and tortuous
enough, and In the labyrinths
#sEs7sz Of modern harmonies 1T is some
lNikggS4l times difficult to say whether
wrong notes are being uninten-
tlonally played and sung, or whether the
composers ideas are being carried out.
Jt remains for Mr., Richard Strauss to
write music which is freely spoken of as
terrible" Suffering MUSES., think of ter
rible muscl
One has remarked perhaps in a beautiful
garden that it was lawfully pretty" and,
in fact. one has heard the remark made
OF an Easter bonnet that 1t was terribly
cute" but these uses of the words are
simply exaggerations which one employs
to express complete admiration.
But with the opera "Elektra" of Richard
Strauss, there is no such qualifying mean
ing connected with the word. 1t is not
terribly good OF anything ike that: 1t is
just terrible"
Madame Mazarin, who was quoted re-
Gently in this column. is said to have
caused her landlady great anxiety while
she was preparing the role in New York
for the Manhattan. Nine. Mazarln is of
the slender type and temperamental bit
OF French femininity, VINO STUDIES con-
stantly and who, during the preparation
OF this role, could neither eat nor sleep
but "for hours each day put herself in
the place of a mad woman"
Speaking of the production in Germany
Madame Schumann- -Heink, who sang the
part of Clytemnestra is quoted as saying
1--WE were set of mad women
We became beside ourselves. Never do 1
forget the look OF that woman Elektra as
she came for me, those eat-like eyes glow
ing fire. We were acting, but we
had forgotten that. l watch her: she
creeps slowly about me: I avoid, stealing
as the victim OF beast which is ready to
spring at a sign of fear. We are beasts
both. She comes toward me like a hag-
gard fury: her hands are claws: she springs
10 clutch my throat! Ach! Ach! 1t
was well that had no knife in my hands
then! l should have gone about to kill"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

States in one of the firms big spectacular
productions.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

ITO kill em dead" is the ambition of
every actor whoever stood in the footlights'
glare, but 1t comes to the lot of very few
TO literally realize on. it. Wright Lorlmer
is perhaps the only one whoever did At
Denver where he played "The Shepherd
King last week, just as he completed his
recital OF the XXIII Psalm which con-
cludes the performance, Mrs. Mary Kelly,
a seamstress. arose in her seat and most
fervently responded. "Amenw She sank
back into the chair, gave sigh as of rest
and expired. Her heart was weak, and
the excitement of the play was too much
for her, she was of a deeply religious turn
of mind and was greatly impressed by the
performance. But it's a good bet that Mr..
I.orimer will play the part many. many
hines more in Denver before he again has
fsuch an effect on an auditor
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

The Actors society of America over
year ago established a committee of well
know naetors. and playwrights TO read
manuscripts OF plays 10 be submitted by
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

The success OF Montgomery and Stone in
the new George Ade-Gustav Luders' must
cal piece. "The Old Town" is so great at
Charles Dillingham's Globe theater, New
York, that plans are under way to keep
the funny men at the new play house all
through the spring and part of next sum-
mer' The road tour of the production
opens at the Star theater, Buffalo, next
Labor day September s. The comedians
tour viii be confined for the season to
engagements In the following cities, to be
visited in the order named Buffalo, To-
ronto, Detroit Cleveland. Plttsburg. Roch-
ester, ithaca, Syracuse. Utica, Albany,
Newark, Bridgeport, New Haven. Spring
field. Hartford, Boston. Brooklyn. Balt-
more Washington. Philadelphia. Cincin-
natl Louisville, Indianapolis St Louis.
Kansas city II. Joseph Mo; Omaha
Lincoln, Sioux city Des Moines. ST. Paul.
Minneapolis, Duluth, Milwaukee and Chi
cagO.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

when / made my stage debut under
Lester Wallack." says II. NJ Holland, my
father had me billed as Edmund Milton.
which are my first two names. He wanted
TO find out whether | would be credit
to the family before he permitted me to
use the family name After a few per-
formances he told MIR. Wanack that he
could put me on the program as r. Milton
Holland, but Mr., Wallaok evidently
thought that was too long and made It
le NJ. Holland, II I had had my way. it
would have been Milton Holland from that
day TO this"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

In part. the critic of the Topeka Daily
Capital sped The Soul Kiss" on its way
TO Omaha thusly:
THE Soul Kiss should have been ac-
companied by a diagram. In the absence
of one the writer ls unable to say just
what 1t Is about, and why The program
announced that the production was made
by ''The Soul kiss company, Incorporated.
That was a good deal of trouble to take,
considering. The writer has long con-
tended that New York falls for more fool
things than any other community in the
country. THE Soul Kiss ran In New York
for more than year and we are willing
20 rest our case on the testimony SUBJ
mitted For a more ineNcusabie lot Of
twaddle was never fosted on credulous
public.
In one respect "The Soul Kiss" had some
claim to pre-eminence. 1t had more seen
cry than anything since Ben Hur." and
IL was pretty good scenery. a lot OF seem
cry Is all right, too, in localities where the
people can neither read nor write. But
In Topeka the theater goers have been edu-
Gated beyond e. If II is Just the same to
klaw g. Erlanger, they needn't send MS
any more New York successes this winter.
The New York successes are not getting
by" Let them instead, send us some
thing that has made good In Valparaiso,
Ind, or Great harrington, Mass
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13


Nine. Bernhardt has produced at the
Theatcr de Arts, In Paris, a new play
written by herself during her last sum
mer vacation. She calls it "A Mans Heart. "
and Ia the course OF its story OF masculine
marital infdelity Il tends 70 show that the
male heart Is Just of capricious as the
female. Anyway, Ii deals with a succession
OF eonjugal side slips which eliminate In
the mans return to fidelity and his wife s
sfTectlon--and the suicide OF the despair
ing woman for whom he left his sprouse.
-
That there has been a great change in
the public attitude toward the theater may
be inferred from the fate OF the first and
tho fate OF the last OF Plncros series OF
serious plays" says London critic. III
weltocall the tremendous success Of The
Sc va Mrs Tanqueray and contrast II
with the admitted fallute Of AIid-Channel.
the Obvious inference is that the playgoei
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

lie ways of the modern COM
poser are winding and tortuous
enough, and in the labyrinths
OF modern harmonies it is some
times difficult to say whether
- .,.Aoo 49, Aat,,o. ,,,t,ta,,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

p. s.-Thsrs are still some good
seats left; the early birds VIII
get them, To the disappointed
ones, my oommiseration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Stomach TroubIes

Produces healthy activity OF weak and
disordered stomachs. An unexcelled
strength builder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
llltown's attractions have become

shalltown's attractions have become
diminished to a certain class.
In the second place we are informed
by those who are in position to know.
that since the saloons closed their
doors only one intoxicated man has
come to the grounds, only one who was
under the influence of liquor, and he
had just returned from Des Moines, and
brought the odor of the capital city on
his breath. No drunken old soldiers
have been. seen on the street cars or
streets. No telephone messages have
come to Commandant Horton from the
city police, informing him that there
is one of his men on the streets, drunk,
and to come and get him. This change
in affairs brings a great relief TO the
of the home and counts
largely in favor OF improved morals, in
creased decency and cash.
JESSE COLE,
Chaplain Iowa Soldiers Home"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Cole Secs Results.

Editor Times Republican: - Eight
days ago the saloons closed their doors
-Four days ago the drug stores followed
the saloons example. not the first time
that they have done that. and for four
days we have had a dry town, and a
thirsty town. Four days is a very
short time in which to expect results,
but results are visible to the naked eye.
Results are in evidence at the soldiers
home.
TN the first place there are not near
~ so many members of the home seen
on the streets of MarsfnaIltown, not in
sinuating for a moment that an Amer
lean volunteer soiuier mas Iro Tisiit
visit the city, for he has, and an un-
trameled right to see and enjoy the
best that can be found: but the facts
are that for the last eight days Mar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
NEW HACK SCHEDULE.
Country Club Buys Second Team and
Puts on Summer Service.

The directors Of the Country Club
Friday purchased a team of black
horses TO replace the team sold early
in the spring. Now that the club has
sufficient horses the full summer hack
schedule will be PIT into effect, begin
ming Monday
The following Will be the hack scled-
ule which goes into effect that day:
On week days the hack will leave the
corner of Center and Main streets at
1:S0, 8, $50 and p. M. returning from
the club house al 1916. 2:15, 3:45, SIS
and 5 p m.
Sundays the hack will leave uptown
al $50 a. m. 1870 and p. m, re-
turning from the club at 11:45 a. m,
and lis. 6 and s .. m.
On dance evenings an additional hack
leaves from up town at 1:45 p. m. and
from the club house at 1870 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
COUNTY PIONEER DEAD.
E. A. Raft, Early Settler Here, Dead
at Clarion

Word to the Times-Republican from
Clarion tells of the death there Friday
afternoon of z. A Raft, an early set
tier Of this county. Mr.. Ran's death
was quite sudden, due 10 heart failure,
and occurred al the home of his son-in-
law, W. A. stark The attack of heart
failure followed a severe attack of the
grip, with which Mr.. Raft had been suf-
fering for a few weeks.
Mr.. Raft was one Of the pioneers of
this county, having settled here in the
early days. prior 70 the county seat war
Of more than fifty years ago. He took
an active part in the first attempt to
move the county seat from Marietta to
Marshalltown.
Mr.. Rats body will be buried at
Clarion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
MRS. VALENTINE RELEASED.
Mrs. Anselsberg, Who Filed Complaint
Declines to Prosecute

Mrs. Myrtle Valentine. who was ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Michael
Clark at the DIR. A. Angelsberg home.
10 North Third avenue. late Thursday
afternoon, was discharged in Justice
Peeks court Friday evening and the
case against her was dismissed Mrs.
Catherine Angelsberg. who filed a COM
plant af assault and battery against the
woman, declined to prosecute her when
the case was called for trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Township Caucus Results.

The following are the results of re-
publican township caucuses:
Logan No. 2-Delegates to the county
convention, L. J. Mason and H. E.
Worden. Committeeman, L. J. Mason.
LeGrand-Delegat to the county
convention. c. 3. Adair, n. o. Keen,
Corwin O'Neal and w H. Bickel. Com
mitteeman, Cor"in Q'Neal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
PRELIMINAR' FINISHED.
Boys Of Ward Schools Complete Prae'

The last of the ward school trials, or
practice events preparatory TO the in
terscholastic field and track meet next
Friday. was held Friday afternoon at
the fair grounds. when The Arson
school squad turned out. b early next
week it is expected that the list Of
entries from each school will be COM
pleted All Of the schools Of the city,
excepting possibly the First ward, will
probably enter contestants in ali the
events Of the program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Local Weather Record.

Fridays maximum temperature was
Sc, compared with So for Thursday. The
minimum for the night was 80, one de-
gree colder than the night before. At
o'clock this morning the temperature
was 46, five degrees warmer than at the
same hour Friday morning. There was
a light frost Friday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Y. M. c. A. SECRETARY COMING
A. G. Knebel. of Railroad Department,
To Be Here Monady.

International Secretary A G. Knebel,
of the railroad department OF the Z NJ
C. A, and al the head of the depart
ment Of the middle west. will be in the
city Monday. State Secretary W. NJ
Parsons, Of Des Moines, will also be
here on that day. The secretaries are
coming TO go over the local work with
General Secretary H E Wilson. and TO
meet with the directors Of the associa-
ton for a conference on association
business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
CLUB HELPS NURSE FUND.
Women's Club Donates SIS a Month I
Cause il Promoted

The Women's Club has come forward
with donation Of So month for the
visiting nurse fund. The movement
to supply a professional nurse for sick
poor was started by members of the
club
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
DR.. MILLER ADMINISTRATOR.
Is Appointed to Have Charge Of Es
tate of DR. Nv Law

s vi ~. e w. Jay.
DR.. G. w. Miller, the brother of Mrs
Jay, was Friday afternoon appointed
the administrator of The estate Of DR..
E. ". jay. Mrs. Jay and her children
petitfoned that DR.. Miller be appointed
His bond was fixed at $4,000. DR.. Jay
did not leave a will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
n. 4h. poiiea,can.4

Roy Merchneack and Phin Jones, ar
rested by Constable Reed for vagrancy,
were ordered out of town this morning
by Justice s. E. Peek.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14

ceipts from the undertaking will de-
fray the expenses. which We're heavier
than most school productions. owing 20
the fact that resident talent was
required
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11

before competent engineers of wide ex-
perience in water power development
and officers and managers of hydro
electric power companies. who have
criticised it and approved it.
The basis of the plan is development
without delay, waste or the sacrifice OF
other and higher uses Of flowing water
For this. the plan holds, private capl-
tai must be aided by the state or ma
tion through corporate franchises, con,
demnation of private property anu
licenses to use public lands and %
struct public waters, etc.
Under the plan the power companies
are to have certainty Of tenure for a
erous profits on their actual invest
ment. For the public the plan prom
ises. good service. fair prices, full pub
licity, as to cost. honest capltanza-
tion and fair rentals for public prop
erty used by the companies.
1t is conceded in the plan that the
federal government has no Jurisdlc-
ton unless It's land Is to be occupied
or navigable rivers affected. Even In
such cases the regulation of service
and prices is to be the function OF the
state, leaving to the national govern
ment the duty of securing prompt, full
and orderly development. a reasonable
time limit for the leases, publicity as
to financing and fair rentals for fed
era1 property used. perhaps paying a
part of the proceeds TO the state.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
new Water POWER
Plan IS ADVANCED
Advocates of Federal and State
Regulation May Be Brought
Together

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-A plan to
bring together the opposing advocates
Of federal regulation of water power
and those who stand for state regu1a-
tion, on a water power policy on which
both can agree, is being considered by
the executive committee of the Nation
al Conservative association, of which
Clifford Pinchot is president.
The object Of the plan, which was
drafted by Philip p Wells, counsel for
the accusation, who. as former law ofi
Ger of the forest service had a large
share in devising the system of water
power regulation in national forests.
is to afford a water power platform.
on which both sides of the water power
controversy may unite to protect the
public interest and at the same time
encourage the development of the MANY
millions of horsepower now going To
waste in the mountain streams of the
far west and the great rivers of the
central and eastern parts of the coun-
try.
The proposed plan, which is the re-
suit of long and careful study of the
water power question, has been laid