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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Planning Magic Theatre
Houdin; Arranging for a Permanent
Home of the Black Art in Ne.u York
Where Only Mysteries Will Be Shown

Since in the last few years ever,
ather dramatic cult in New York has
managed to launch its own theatre
from the disciples Of Gordon Craig ia
the ultra-impressionistic school tt
David Belasco and the rcalists whose
every al" is painstakingly dotted, the
magicians, who represent probably the
Oldest school Of dramatic art, have de
cided that it is time they, too, had
their temple.
Harry Houdini, recognized king OF
mystihcrs, VINO is at present appear
INC at uippodrome in two battling
fasts OF mystiiication, is the leader in
+. tho movement. Associated with him is
the American Society of Magicians,
which has 600 members recruited from
al parts OF the country, with w. ].
Hiliar designated as their special agent
in this matter. The third man behind
the movement is q prominent theatrical
manager who is interested in creating
a uermanent national institution of the
magic arts.
For that is what the new theatre
will be. In it Will be assembled all
tho favorite devices of famous magi-
cisns since the early days of legerde-
main. a very interesting feature is
promised liz the wonderful collection
Of curios and magic apparatus belong
ing to Houdini, collection which now
fills an entire warehouse and is con-
coded to be Of the greatest historical
value.
The theatre which the promoters
have in mind is a small one, at present
unoccupied, which seats about 500
people. 1t would be entirely remodelled,
the exterior being made to look like
an ancient Egyptian temple, with mas
siye pillars and reproductions of the
SPHINX, somewhat on the lines of the
Egyptian Hall in London, operated by
Naskylene and Cook at ST. Georges.
This will be a true temple of mys-
terry. From the minute one enters the
portals everything will smack of the
black arts. The hand which reaches
out for the money at the ticket office
will have no apparent connection with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
AS You Like 1t" Next
Shakespeare Production

Edith Wynne Matthison will appear a
Rosalind in GAS You Like 1t" next Fri
day afternoon and Saturday morning
at the Cort Theatre, under the man
agement of the Shakespeare Playhouse.
She will be supported by Pedro de
Cordoba as Orlando, Howard Kyle as
jacques, Adrienne Morrison as Celia.
and others in the company will include
Frank McEntee, Charles Webster, c. H.
Meredith, Elna Larrimore, Margaret
Gage and Jane Stuart. Gas You Like
1t" will be repeated the following Fri
day afternoon and Saturday morning,
and will be followed by other Shakes
pearian pIavs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

"Chu Chin Chow" the present sue
cess of the new Century, will celebrate
Its Tooth performance at His Majesty's
Theatre in London on February 9.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

straight drama. After she took Julia
Sanderson's place in "The Siren" on the
road, she came back to New York in
the Marriage Market" in which Eng
iish musical piece she was again given
an opportunity to whistle. After leav-
ing the Frohman plays Miss McComas
appeared in "What Happened at o."
The Salamander" and Inside the
Lines" until joining Mr.. Belasco's COM
pany to create the role of the level
headed Anne Windsor in Mr.. Megrue's
delightful comedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

CARROLL McComas. who plays ono Of
the leading roles Of "Oh Ladyi Lady"
the new Bolton w odeh ousc-Kern musi-
cal comedy which opened at the Prin-
cess Theatre under the management Of
William Elliott and E. Ray Comstock
last Friday. is the daughter Of a long
line OF ministers, college professors
and lawyers. Her father, Judge C. C.
McComas, has done more for woman's
entranchisement than any member of
the bench in Los Angeles, and her
mother, Mrs Alice Moore McComas. has
made quite a name for herself as the
author OF "Travel Sketches" and of
many short stories along the lines Of
woman's progressiveness. She is
member Of almost every woman's prcss
club In California, and also of the New
York Woman's Press Club. Small won
der, then, that Carroll should have in
her1ted good mind and strong will
Of her own.
AS child Miss McComas DEVELOPED
a remarkable talent for whistlin: and
decided that she did that better than
anything else in the world and saw no
reason why she should not 20 on the
vaudeville stage in "whistling spe
cialty."
Her parents were not exactly in favor
OF such project, but being both of
the type who are inclined to let others
work out their own salvation oven
though they did, not approve they gave
their consent and helped her in every
way. BY degrees Miss McComas added
little singing and then a monologue,
and finally folk and classic dancing.
After long tour over the "big time"
in the United States she went to Paris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Miss Major Began
Her Stage Career
In Londoy, Nursery

Glare Tree Major, whose acting in
Suppressed Desires" and "Habit' on
the all comedy bill of The Washington
Square Players, has called forth favor
able comment, comes by her drsmstie
ability naturally.
Ellen Tree, afterward Mrs. Charles
Keene, one Of England's most famous
actresses, was her great-aunt. She dieo
when Mrs. Major was little girl and
she left her what is still one Of he
most cherished possessions rare ole
edition Of Shakespeare, quantity illus
trated.
Before she was ten years old, the
little girl had not only read all the
comedies and historical plays, but sh.
knew many of them by heart Of course
there were some words Of whose mean
ing she had no idea and there were
more to which she gave d pronouncia-
ton which would have baffled Shakes
peare or any other English speaking
person, but such minor matters did no.
deter her from acting, for her own
amusement, all the big characters
Rosalind, Falstaff, Brutus or Viola-is
made no difference to her which one
she impersonated.
So it was that in a London nursery
she decided that she would be an
actress. When she had finished school,
she fulfilled her childish promise to
herself by entering the Academy Of
Dramatic Art and when she had fin
ished the course, she went upon the
stage.
peculiar thing in connection wit.
her professional life is that she had
never played outside of London unit
she made her American debut, week
before last, at the Comedy. When the
outbreak of the war made many the
aires in London dark, Mrs. Major came
to this country and has been, since its
organization, the director of the Wash
ington Square Players School of the
Theatre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Fighters Tell Exploits

The experiences Of some of the fore
most fighters Of the day-all of them
Americans who have served in the
Allied armies--will be told by the men
themselves in a series of six lectures
to be given under the management Of
Lee Keedick at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre. The series will begin this
evening.
To-night's lecture will be given by
Corporal r. Derby Holmes, who was
buried alive for seventeen hours. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Hirsch an ENSIGN

Lawrence J. Hirsch, brother Of
Louis A. Hirsch, composer Of the
musical comedy, "Going Up" has been
commissioned AN ensign in the United
States navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
In BROOKLYN

BUSHWiCK-Bessie Clayton, Laura
nope Crews, Frank Carter. Florence
tempest, Swor and Alvey, Flanagan and
towards, Dorothy Bremen, the Mystic
nahson Trio and De Witt Young and
Sister.
oKPHEUM-Lady Duff Gordon, Ryan
""a Lee, Dorothy Toye, Austin Webb
~ saa company, Bert and Harry Gordon,
s'aSie King, the Three Chums and
farish and Peru.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
Bramhall Players Give
difference in Cods''

The Bramhall Players will present
Difference in Gods" by Butler Daven-
port, on Wednesday evening, February
6, at Bramhall Playhouse.
This play shows the psychology of a
family in four decades Of selfish, hard
New England life, and the disastrous
influence of God of Fear" upon the
mental and physical natures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
First Frolic Concert

p. Inc first Sunday concert ut the
'esleld Midnight Frolic, atop the New
amsterdam Theatre, will be given to-
"sAt at 8 o'clock. All the Frolic stars
quo girls are to appear. The week
"kas performances continue to be
given at 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

The next play to be produced by
Ethel barrymore at the Empire The
atre is by r. c. Carton and is entitled
The Off Chance" In this play Miss
Barrymore will appear in a sprightly
comedy character part, as far removed
as possible from the emotional role she
IS now playing in Dumas's "Thc Lady
of the Camellias."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

ant Bert Hall. of the Lafayetto Escn-
Grille; Lieutenant Bob McClintock.
formerly of the Canadian army: Lieu
tenant Lester Collier, who was in the
French Ambulance Corps; CAPTAIN
Malcolm c. Grow, formerly a lieuten-
aant-colonel in the Russian army, and
Lieutenant L. NJ. Roberts, of the Royal
Flying Corps.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Wife Alleges Husband J.
Kissed Another Two
Months After Wedding

Less than two months of welded
life were sufficient for Eva L. Hold
son, who Friday brought suit for
divorce from Samuel Allen Hodson
to whom she was married October
l0. 1918.
Mrs. Hodson charges that her hus-
baud kissed another woman in her
presence and that he openly be-
slowed his affections ON other wom-
en-; that he ragged, scolded and
found fault with her and generally
acted like "a boor and an
ignoramous."
The plaintiff asks the restoration
OF her maiden name, Eva L. Griffith
$500 alimony and that the defendant
be enjoined from interfering with
her at her place of employment.
Violet Blair filed a petition for di-
vorce from Edwin Blair. Bessie
Norton asks the court for a divorce
from John f. Norton.
Two men were. Friday granted di-
vorccs from their wives. Frank 6.
Mauer was given a decree of divorce
from Idell Mauer. Harvey Lee
Foran received a decree from Eliza
beth w. Foran. .+S
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
OBITUARY..

MRS. CATHERINE CONDERS.
% years of age, residing at 1915
Davenport street, died Thursday
night.
GEORGE F. sToDDARD, infant
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stod-
dard, 1926 North Twenty-third
street. died Friday morning Of in
fluenza.
HARRY ]. FLEMING, 6-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Fleming,
AIS South Twenty-fifth avenue, died
Thursday morning Of influenza. Fu-
neral services were held Friday
morning in the Dodder chapel In
terment was in Forest Lawn ceme-
terry.
EDGER NJ. BREWER, 81 years
of age. died Friday of influenza. He
is survived by his widow, residing at
90S North Twenty-fourth street. Flu
neral services will be in the Dodder
chapel this morning at. 10
O'Clock. Interment will be in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
MRS. AMANDA ELLEN EPLEY.
73 years Of age, widow of Henry B.
Epley, 4644 Douglas street. died
Thursday. She is survived by two
daughters. The funeral will be to-
day at 2 O'Clock in the Swanson
chapel. Interment. will be in For
est Lawn cemetery.
MRS. CATHERINE BEAVERS. So
years of age, died Thursday morning
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
O. L. Oceanbeam. Funeral services
were held Friday morning in the
stack & Falconer chapel. Inter-
meut was in Forest Lawn cemetery.
she is survived only by her daughter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Butter Company asked
for Accounting of Stock

IT,. Nebraska State Railway conf
mission Friday brought suit in dis
trict court against the Alfalfa But
ter company, asking the court for an
accounting of all stock sold by the
defendant. The common stock of
the butter company is mention
ed as 100000, and the preferred
stock at $265,700.
w. w. Richardson. president OF
the Alfalfa Butter company, states
that the commission has no juris-
diction over their corporation, bas-
ing the statement on the blue sky
law which specifies that this act shall
not include Nebraska corporations
that have been in existence one year
or more. He further states that any
salaries or commissions paid in
placing stock have been on lower
basis than those approved by the
commission.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Tact GUEST OF
OMAHA CLUB ON
NEXT THURSDAY
Accepts Invitation to Dinner
When He is Expected to !
Make Short Talk to
Assembled Diners.

Ex-President Taft, who comes to
Omaha January 2 as one of the
chairmen of the War Labor board
to hear both sides of the controversy
between the employees OF the street
car company and the officials of the
company has accepted an invitation
to be the guest of the Omaha club
next Thursday evening.
Mr.. Taft wires that he will arrive
here Thursday afternoon at l:3O
o'clock.
While plans for the dinner to be
given Mr.. Taft at the club have not
been perfected it is probable that
they win include the members OF
the club and women guests.
Mr.. Taft is expected to talk on
some subject to be selected by him
ee1f
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Dahlrnan Finds There
is No Such Job as He
Was Appointed To

Where is the federal Job that en-
Mayor Dahiman's friends were con-
graduating him on having secured
only few weeks ago?
1t is stated that there "ain't no
such job"
EA-Mayor Jim's commission has
not arrived and some of his former
retainers who were to have cuts OF
the pie have either secured pastry
elsewhere or are out looking for
some. ' g.
"McAdoo's heart was in the right
place but he. didn't have the legal
authority to create this Office" said
one OF the faithful. The attorney
general decided there wasn't any
possible way that the Office could be
created" ... 49,
And, of course. no office--no jobs.
= The phantom Office paid $4,000 a
year and was supposed to have au.
thority. ovsR revenue collectors in
hive states 4 "a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
To Prepare Legislation
for Good Roads in State

Francis A. Brogan, Omaha at
torney. who was appointed chair
man of the legal committee of the
Good Roads association, was asked
Fridy if any form of legislation was
being prepared for representation to
the Nebraska legislature during the
coming session. He said: mo, |
am not preparing any bill, as l be-
lieve it can best be presented by
some attorney or legislator from out
over the state who is more familiar
with the road proposition and who
has made a study of what is best
along those lines. We are in the
attitude of aiding and encouraging
the proposed amendments that l un-
derstand are being worked out by
mliar with it."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Jobs Are Secured for
All Returning Soldiers

"We received seven phone calls
yesterday from business houses in
the city offering employment to re-
turning soldiers" said Mrs. Mabel
Walker. who has charge of the EN-
ployment bureau of the Chamber
Of Commerce, Friday morning.
Mrs. Walker said further that up
to date they had been able to take
care of every soldier that has asked
for employment. except in a ] few
cases Of high-grade office men. 1t
is expected by the department that
after the first of the year there will
be a great many more soldiers re-
turning, and on the other hand many
firms after the readjustment Of
their customary frst-of-the-year
changes will also have many more
positions to offer, so it is hoped the
supply and demand will stay as well
balanced in the future as it has up to
date.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
MASSIVE PUMP
FOR FLORENCE
WATER STATION
After Two Years Pump Arrives
With Capacity Of Thirty
Million Gallons Water
a Day.

The new pump for the Omaha
water works arrived Friday morn
ing and work OF unloading and in
stalling it has already started.
1T has a capacity of 100000
gallons day and is OF a type dis-
ferent and much more advanced
than any of the other big pumps
in the Florence station" said Act
ing Manager Larmon OF the Metro
politsn Water district.
1T is centrifugal pump driven
by steam. The other bumps are
reciprocating pumps and work on
the principle of hand pump. This
one does the pumping by rapidly
revolving wheel, which revolves
continuously in the same direction
and sucks the water up in a con-
tinuous stream"
The pump was ordered nearly
two years ago, but delivery was de-
layed because of the war. 1t was
built in Trenton, N. J., and cost
about $4,000.
Something of the tremendous ca
pacity of the pump can be realized
by reducing the figures to barrels.
Thirty million gallons capacity i'll
"a hours equals l,250,000 gallons
per hour.
This is equivalent to 23,l50 bar
res per hour or 400 barrels per
minute, or about 7 barrels per sec,
ond.
1t will take about six weeks to
install the pump" says Manager
Larmon. .....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Christmas Celebration 4
Held at Detention Home

The girls at the detention home
were given a real Christmas enter
tainment on Christmas day at the
home, 221l St. Mary's avenue, by a
number of Omaha people and or
ganizatiens that are interested in
their welfarA
At 5 o'cIJek Christmas afternoon
we'll planned dinner was served.
Turkey, cranberries, mince pie. ice
cream, candy, nuts, and everything
that goes to make a sumptuous din
ner was served. In the evening,
aided by Miss Burge: AND Mrs. Rey-
nolds, the girls enoyed~he homelike
air, by popping corn, filling bags with
candy and nuts, eating apples and
playing games.
1t was through the good Offices of
DR.. Jennie Calls. Miss Burger. DR..
Lanyon, the welfare board and the
city commission, that the entertain
ment was made possible, for which
the girls of the home voiced a gen.
erous vote of thanks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Father Alleges That
Divorced Wife Will
: Not Let Him See Child


That his former wife "maiiciously
spitefully and in contempt of curt"
refuses to permit him to see their
S-year-old child, Arthur, once a
week as ordered by the curt When
their divorce was granted Nov ,iu-
Der 8. 1918. is the charge made
against Helen NJ. Hall by Ray H,
Hall. o..
/. Since the divorce dat, she has
permitted him to have the child but
once, when he took the boy at 1880
and returned him at p. m. thou h
he called for the child on numci' 9
occasions he says.
Last summer, Hall petitioned the
court to be relieved from paying
81 per week for the support of the
child, stating that he was i'll in St,
GATHERINGS hospital and vas himself
being suLporte ! by his mother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Mother Of Naval Hero
Returns to Labor in
Naval Hut in France

Mrs. Flora Stanton Kalk, mother
of 1t. Stanton Kalk. who gave
his life in the sinking of the
Jacob Jones, left Thursday
evening to return to her post in
a Y. M. c. A. naval hut in
Brest, France. after passing the
Christmas in Omaha it'll her sister.
Mrs. T. F. Kennedy. Mrs. Kalk
returned to the United States on a
l4-day furlough to christen the u.
S. destroyer Kalk, the first ship to
be named after all American naval
hero in the present war.
Mrs. Kalk wears one gold chevron
for six months overseas service
and expects to- earn another.
Il wish to stay until the last
American soldier has returned from
Europe" said Mrs. Kalk. Trans
ports will continue to load at Brcst
for at least six months"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
DR.. MANNING TO
REMOVE skip ROW
RULE ON monday
Health Commissioner Says the
Situation in Omaha is Best
1t Has Been for Three
Months.

Health Commissioner Manning
announced Friday morning that the
"skip-row" order on theaters and
moving picture houses will be re.
moved, beginning next Monday
morning. He made this order after
receiving reports from hospitals
and physicians which show that the
"hu" is on the wane.
The situation Is now, | believe
the best it has been, since the cpl.
demic started nearly three months
ago." he said.
DR.. Manning emphasized the fac,
that the ban OH dancing will not be
raised for some time.
1T is the general opinion of doc.
tors that dancing is the most poten:
means OF spreading the disease he
said. The >ban on dancing will
stand indefinitely. That is some
thing the public can easily do with
out, anyway
Urges Precaution.
DIR. Manning urges the public to
continue individual precaution. u
Everybody, he says, should observe
tie laws of health strictly and also
keep away from crowds as much as
possible.
absolute quarantine of houses
where there is any influenza will
continue. in accordance with the or
der of the state health board" he
said, land we hope, by this means,
to reduce the number of cases.
THE public must not imagine that
the epidemic is over. Surgeon Gen
eral Blue warns that there will, I'M
doubtedly, be another 'hare-up' of
the disease. We don't know when
it will come, and we believe it will
not be so vir,1ent a form of the
disease as we have had"
Says Bans Useless.
The health commissioner received
a letter from DR.. w. J. McCrann.
who stated that he believed quar-
antines and bans were useless. He
points to a tribe of Indians living
on a mountain top in Arizona and
never coming in contact with the
rest of the world. These Indians
have suffered fearfully from the
flu" The doctor believes that the
disease is due to something in the
air, caused by the four years of
shooting in Europe.
A doctor from out in the state
wrote in to say he has used the
anti-pneumonia serum prepared by
Omaha doctors under direction Of
DR.. Manning and that not a single
case of pneumonia developed in Is
cases of FLU" ip which he gave the
serum treatment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Ffty-Two Children at
"Grandma' McArdle's
For Christmas Dinner

The usual Christmas homecoming
of the sons, daughters, grandchii-
dren and great grandchildren OF
Grandma" McArdle on Yves,
Dodge street was even a greater oC-
casion this year than ever before.
Mrs. McArdlc on Christmas day eft
tertained at her home her five sons
their wives and children; five
daughters, their husbands Ind Chi
dren, and one unmarried daughte~.
There were also eight great gran!-
children present.
Three large tables were required
OH which to serve the &unptuous
Christmas dinner to the party which
was composed of q grown people
and 81 children, making 81 guests in
all.
Those present we're Mr.. and Mis-.
Robert McArdle Of Cheyenne, Wyo
and one child; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
McArdle and seven children; Mr.
and Mrs. James McArdlc and three
children; Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Ardle and four children; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McArdle and one
child; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin
and one child: DR.. and Mrs. Van
Camp; Mr.. and Mrs. George Bulls
and four children of Platte Center,
Neb.; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Daget-
man and two children. and MISS
Katherine McArdle. Mrs. Near
dies sister, Mrs. Hattie Allen, was
one of the party, also the eight
great grandchildren.
Mrs. McArdle is Is years of age.
and it goes without saying that her
Christmas was a Merry" one. One
of her sons in speaking of the family
gathering said that his mother was
the liveliest one of the whole party.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-28
Widow of Fire Captain
Applies for a Pension

eMrs. Patrick F. Connolley. widow
of Captain Patrick Connolley of the
fire department, who died December
9 of the Spanish influenza, has APP
piled fora widows pension. Cap
tain Connoliey had served just l9
years, 4 mouths and rs days. The
regulations provide that a pension
cannot be given until a man has
served Fl years. Fire Commissioner
Zimman says her application must
be denied for this reason.