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Fat-Ohats Snlto «l. Grand Op«r« N«w Features of The Land of Nod— Music Publishers and Their Praduetions—Pastoral Play of OM Kimmliy Hm QuiUitiM That Uaktlar M ua tm a , THE Land of Nod has undergone mnmX changes durins the last week, wblck asmlD attota tk» aMaascrtal «e«li« to atm«th*B tbe Chleaso apdB btass^odaettia. May De Soma, who w«a at ftst aaca as the Qaeen ot Hearta, alnca the role of J«ck of HMrts and renders the tooaI numbers In a very pleastnc «nil Kjiupathetlc oMimat. Mlaa Oe Sooaa, atuactlve In new coa- cqpHiMji^ slsaaiff ^sst* OBva Viall feas aasBacded Htas Bmm as the daalilns cboraa sirl wbe Mi Ufe tts tlow ooBniadway. and takea a little Orer to the I«Bd of Sod. Tbe CDtUc ae con d act iu«.beeD tealacd ts giTe It iD«te dMmatle effect, witboot eilatMtlBK aar of the popniar apectel baae atttaeted laiae aadleneea. I 10 lUliala s his frienda In tiie deaa-cnt borleaiiae methoda, and hla ateln acvtt* with Oltre VaU dUpUys bis abUliy «s a iMiiiHia WilUan Uoirls has built the i-t» a WIT sBMlic chancier. BBBg^ 'ta wMeh he la aaalated by Alice DoTej- aod Uabel Barrlaon. he la qnlte at borne as an entertainer. Tbe cborua evnlu- Uoas have keca aBOOtbed dowa and the pcodu;- laMii' isa «hkk wW^^fectv tbe u p trs bouse hOiiy tUI late fall. Henry Pain's spectacle. The Fall of Port Arthur, during Ita two weeka' cnsagement at RlTerrlew Park, drew bigger crowda ttk-tn Ihe ptaeeAd, p iwlatla l acctiai ot - Ckkag* kwirn IS the awih we st ride ever ww wttUn Its border* before. It la ettlmated that 40,000 peo- ple Tlalted RlTerrlew Sunday. G, uud of that wuabw folljr 10.000 parchated tickets for tbe acne •("wsanntf mat «p*b mmn,- nd tbe tbioBgs were eaiilT and (omfortaMy eaied for. Tbe arenas of Tbe Fall are given on a stage 500 (aet laag aad are enacted tj a caat at 400 Alma Heam, wbose' talent has broocht pmaperltj to maar a dramatic enter- prise, la appearing In a new play. Honest Hearts, at tbe Bljon tbla week. It Is a eouttaeru roman- tic paatanl c a n dy frrai tbe pen of WllUam -Xhs. Baan'aaC'tieease'KnBt heva'ptayed with ; aa ccca a for several seasons. Tbe accnea ; He«rt are laid In Kentucky and chiefly •i' ttie old fann bomeMsd of a tj-pical rural hooest cbaiactrr. tanlWF daogbter, sad "dad's ool; gU," as he affcctlon- r oills her. la Jnat In that thsdaatiag transi- ttal period trHB TOOtb to yonni; womanliotxl «hn the t»tf wm. S&r is a braiitirul Klrl, untrained, wild luse. itetjrs X ymm «mi la seat, by tbe iroTrmment ti> la the CumberlnncI rlrer. ne.ir ■tea her and tbey fall In lore, ij^iwfc; sihii's anaa heface U la thfjr'are cnaaged. and goaalp beirlns Its deadly work.' A dliwppolntej woman plot!* rcTenge, and villainy reaches toward murder la tbe pile driver scene on the banks of the Cumberland. The aristocracy of the Of tbe engineer, abocked by the uii- .•(,.Ms jIaaMk.Mvia her lo into highly entertaining, refresbinp pastoml , without any BcnsatlonQllT orrciislve law Ceatares. Measn. KUntt and Cni- Ihe line ■Med « swpportlnR compnnv able to HH ont the quaint s<iiilhcm t.vpes fliul n;rtl;o tlie moat of the alnin- daat haawr. rndwbly no actress (oold be anrli ■a MM MMr M Vta ocanb ym ani Ij. Roberts, the gifted author •* "icar socceaafnl p1«.t8. nrrlred In Chicago re- enflp Hon hla borne In CaluesTllle. Via. Mr. < a beautiful home In (lie MHilh. and over tbe wooderful derrloproent ls;>apalttBa.<haaa;.a halg a dozen erery year. In this month's installment of F. aoTcl. Fair Margaret, I * *" J t*t**|f ci Miu e i^t a d I heOeee it Is a try and excite Interest before tbe event. What la aald beforehand la rarely aald afterward." Ta»ea O'Oonnell Baanett aaya: "Am Mr. Craw- tari Is tbe author ot thite ot tour plays, at leaat one of which la snccesafnl^ be oogbt to know. But In that event what la to Ijccome of the press sgeats? speaklsg of that aeemed the p »> «p « U a finr upward trend. The aalarlea ot the drat rate men engaged for the coming aeaaoo are coo- alderaldy larger than for seTcnl aaaaoaa paat. Tbe MO^-wcek aetata are e o ai awa . the f7S-a- week ncn aot rare, sad tbcte sre a lew who will draw glOO erery Satardsy s fle i aiiuu after the matinee. That tbe experts are worth that la nnqneatloned by all who appreciate the difli- cultlea of a peculiarly tbankless and wearisome kind o< work. But there la a boat of du^y lUlti apace being alvady farced ont of the boaiaaM lip ha%hl^ well-read, obaeryant men who cMttMia'tirfET;i»^ teresting paiagraidia la tbe Cameronl has made a tranendons hit hi talB ariWac sUir far life at White City. " act mayht Rones^s Boys, of Chicago, who have for years rankeil amonf; the very first of the standard concert attractions of tlie country, clos- ed a thirty-one weeks' winter aeaaon on May SO. and win daae tbeir at SoMh HaTca. Uich,. ot MlsB poli Stantoanc is creating an enviable repntntlon on ttic vjiudevllle statre through the l»reiMMitatIon of her musical act. Miss Stan- tonne ts endowed with conalderable Tocal power as well as beinK an iMtis»aBI«llal at JerMtd mrrtt. A feature ot bet act li a VtriMl «Mliato with picture effects. class music with the artistic flniab of adult profeaalaoala. la wblch Ibey prabably rarpaaa any jorenlle or^nfentloB In tbe world, the elegance of the <N:«tuming and the leflned and beantlfiil behavior of the boys themselves. Their drawing powers are almost witbowt precedent V ** ' Jt!t taoqna, conalatlng only ot the highest class of atrletly aacred mnaie. wttbont ooatmaea, tbe Bock laland, roads ran Missouri^ Kansas and Nebraska points, bring- Inc 7.000 out-of-lown people to tbe Boys' con- cert, and the sate iccelpti were VfiOO. Jlr. sale elsewhere In this Isane), which baa pit>Ted sucli a magnetic attraction for the past two years, and which delighted Pnaident and Mra. Baaae«itt.Mi..-tlNtr SOO goests at the Chrlatmas lUBUtl gIvcB ly 3lT. BoQcy and the Boya at the White Hoose. The Rockford Opera House has been sold to the CItamberUlD & Sarrlngton Glk« Of Bnrllngton, Is., preseat leawcs of tbe. ^sase. " r . i > i tri B it September 1. Joaeph Flanner, Milwaukee's repre- aentstlTe mnale pnldlaher. spent two daya In Chicago laat week la the Intereata of bis hoose. Mr. Fhumer has two aew ■amhtia whlcfe look eery promlalng: The AawHeaa JoAcy March, by Hoist, and Circe Waltaes. by E. H. Lambert. Albert Gamble baa severed his eeaatttlun with tbe PlUaboiy-Dwina Cow, ;.sC MtaMapaUa, and * OtC. of KHr TM 'City;' The Pilla- bnry-Danna Co. hare given np their profesalonal parlors in the Sherman Hooae. and the otM-niue at their Chkago oOces has been postponed In- Joe Harris. Chicago mansger for tUs honae, con- Sdently aaserta It wtQ he the Ugseot thing the booae has pobllshed for aerccal years, and thla 1b aiaring a big estimate whan ooe ooosldera tbe lanaease popularity of Alwaya. la The Way, I'm Wearing My Hiait Awar^ Shs-.Tsa, and kindred nombera. B.- P. KSHsMC'ttfll CDauncr- elal aicaoe^ Chkagit icpocta scv aMsaraglng aalta.-«»-lfc maiih. The WeOdtaK Ghke. The Albright Mnsic Co., 195 Wabash aveaoe, are doing a rcty large band and or- chestra b a ilnen this moath with their new namhers, Ben Bey, Dixie Belles and Panama Bag. W. I. Leggett Co., 832 S. Sawyer arenne. hare ]ast issued a gong entitled The Other Man. wlilcb looks decidedly promising. Just For Fun. By Tbe Dear Delaware. Trailing The Ttall and St. iMOta Tickle are the mala gtar* in tbe ricHr riiMf aaialwM. :«ani.,MtHi ta.lheir new qasil e is at 9i'Il«iaVarii"sfKet."tke'Ktmer Co. hare been farored with a rery Oattering business. The Windsor Music Co., 266-8 Wabash Hveane. have Jnat laaoeo a medley orertitre by Mta rhorbe Saow of BdMsi iBt ie a sU ag Woold Yon. by Nye and I.loyd; When Tbe Summer Ilreezes Blow, by Manley: Flo, Flo, Flo, by Brady, and Say, Uan. Xo' Got No Home, Iv with Braofee aad h Wonid Von, When Summer Br e e a ea Blow and Sometime, the latter number by Tfaoxlow Uenr- ance. I.ee B. Grabbe, of Davenport, la., has dispoced of bla catalogne to Emmett and Johns, roostc pobltabeis, Cbtcag o. Semite la leapaaawe fkr'a mental pieces that have lieen ftelrly successfnl, amonf; the most prominent oelog Peanut FroUca, cbataeterlatlc marcb; Kentocky Kocn Kracker, .March: hot MS »aar f H eada. la aad oat ot the musical world, are strong In the belief that bis latest. Jangle Time, Is his beat effort. Pub- llabed by E. P. Sererla MnsIc Co.. 112* Foartb Dearborn street, hare a aew aaalMI aoog In press by Branen and Sawyer, Tbey also have ready for new issue Pleaae Save Tbe Last Dance For Me. by pugallat Jack O'Keefe. Lovlgg Cup and Rnstling Silks are tlie leading Instrumental numbers, and My Lady Bird la the principal ibHtaK aMnM«ir~ ■BriRac '»iiii>?diL.''^^ Clark street. Chlcam. has tbe foOowIng to say resardlner their new publloatloos: A Soldier's Wife—"Tbla la what I describe aa a aoldler PoaT. at the Uam 'af Ct^w»*i and Past. Mr. Post Is well and favorably known as a per- former and composer. The song has a swing- ing march cboms which la reiy. cat^y and is tbe 'soag that I espeet tor mafcie' BV liq^^ on. It la a coon eoog wnlcb reaUy tells a story and a ehoma tliat carries yoa away. Tbe gaUerleit wlU whistle this ehoma tbe flrst Ume they bear It. The wosda : and moale are by Brans Uayd, tbe ama wbo wrote ^oold Too and Lady Bird. I haae la prcaa SDortng, a character coon aong. and Ciia'Xfe. a atralgbt aoldler march song, aitd my aoanner aong which I expect to be a bit. entitled Ont For a Good Old Time, by Morris Manley, composer of Jnat For Ftin. The Stemad and Brown booking com- \']U-n..M.\€fH*-pMk.]Umf stjlha-lsiliii managers and perfornicni alike, and -a tremen- doua Inflow of maU and crowded ante-rooms A pastor in Spolcane. W'asii.. lias In- trodneed lUnatrated sermons and brnms la his charch aeiriee. Tlie pictures have been a coat siMceaa, bec a tis e tbey appeal to tbe rye and aalnd and point the theme admirably. .\ double stereopticoo with dlaeolTlng view eftecta Is used. If the Spokane example were foUowed by ministers of the Kospel generally tbe morlng picture boalneaa woald iccdre a derided- lia- peraa. ., f::^-; •■ ,■ Robert G. Bacbmann, eastern man- ager for Eugene Cllne ft Co., ibe well-known SMtrlng pletare flrm. waa in Chicago a few Mys Igst week hi confttrate with Mr, EagCD* Gnae at the hoaie oiUce. Mr. Bacbmann ftT«cc4 FRANK M. CHRISTIE 1 'i^ Frank IL comedian. 1 esteem of will act as mood's oC well-known as a versatile eajeytng the acnnalniance and tteatrleal proresaloo at large. Biaoager for Mrlrllle B. Ba>> - Co- which opeoa - tta -- tt, at Eiie, Pa- Us a^ her ot the general atalf, Mr. Raymond has Aowa excellent Judgment. ua with a call and declared that when the new CUne oOlcea are opened to tbe Flat Iroo Balld- lai^;j6a>r;.X« Sam Haller. who haa been Identified with tbe Raver Ic Damaby Kew Parker Amuae^ fent Co., resigned bis paaltlao la the ad« of that otganlzstloo. aad left CUcaga <br neapolls Saturday. IS. ta aasBBe dw 1 of the Idrccna ahaattrJi ttat cUjr. is certaia to ai self In whatever aranaement enterprises be may undertake. Tbe extraordinary showlnp In Ihe Chicago newapapers for tbe Ferarl Brothers' CarBliai...\«Bik| cia.]K General Agent T. J. Cannpir r-ome railroad c«Dtra<rts for tlie Fecsst Showa ia Chicago last week.. % ... -. '■•■sr-T^ '-. After having raised $4,000 for a carni- val to be held In Chicaco uext month Ihe mer- chants foand It Impossible to secore a lease oa the pr o p er l y planned for tbe ereBt.,-aai the- Chicago carnival propoaltiaa is off. J. Allen Damaby, of the Barer *;-Ha»aah fent Oo_ made a tytair laat week. He reported general manager | Kew Parker .\rause- trip to Chicago ""S the bicsesi arstday's i business In the history of his shows at Clintoo, Ia„ Monday. 7. \V.\RIIEX .V. P.\TR1CK. Madame Sarab Bernhardt's extrava- gance is well known, aod her bouse In . ahowB it In every way. Her bedroom la with purple, embroidered with the 6old.*a f Of Prance. Tbe ceiling la painted, tlie wiadasm are draped with white lace eortalna " ~ wm^gnuock phmes sad the hsnd w ane