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Show illH THE M0RRIS ART COLLECTION. 111' m 0ur old friend William Morris, the art collector i'H? H is nore aSain displaying a new collection of ifl' 1 pictures. Mr. Morris lost everything he had in it!!?' 1 tlie San FrancIsC0 disaster, but artists like Nor- t "' re ton and dealers Hazeltine, many of whom had Hl f' m pictures .with him which were destroyed, offered '''''m m immediate assistance until now with a fresh start Hl :rW 1 h is rea(iy to seo llIs ol(1 friends osain with some ' new stlldies for their inspection, which he is dis- j playing at the Ladies' Literary Club. H litf' H Perhaps the most striking thing in the col- Hl -.IT it Jection is "A Scene In Holland, on the River' It!' if Maus." It is by J. van Couver. There are artists BwB ')! ' i who flil a lr ge picture with a small subject, but IB i! the beauty of lIs artlst's accomplishment is HE y if; shown in his ability to bring out the fulness of his Hp j,tiIl idea in a very small space, giving the' impression IB i t..; W of something many times as large. HH Wm " ne of tIle most beautfully drawn pictures he HK B has is called "Rustic Friends." It is the picture H ' " f'f ft of a child with -some pets, and is so full of life BH r' it that "you feel as tnouSu yu knew the child." Hi Tne nIcture of a Mtfh'k by Baldancoli, and "DIs- Hfft J Kb cussing the Grape," by TamburinI are remarkable Hfff I H Mi studies. The texture, the pose, everything about HQ ' 4'ffl'f them is unusual. ffi a Dutch interior, wonderful in its coloring and HB 'r'V transparent shadows, is another attractive pic- HH Mr. Morris lias some splendid marines. Some HH V. i by Norton, a most distinguished marine painter, HB f one by Hallberg, "A Breezy Day Off Shore," a HR ' iiyv j picture full of poetry, and Stacquet's "A Gray Bn . Jj, There is a wealth of quality in "The Glory of vM , 'fil ,Autumn," a landscape by Greenwood, a pastel by Hffi k 1 ;H tlie younger Millet, some beautiful low tone land- HH scapes by Richet, and some purple Fleur de Lis VI : '? tB . and -white lilacs by R. De Longpre, add a refresh- VI 'fwif -e touch of coIor- HH ' ''lil l Then Jh erja is a. ?plcture called "At Rest,", by IK , M! RosabnlLeur. It is that of a bored loolhng buffalo Hi ' .i I; t tired rof.lffennd dfBgustj&d with civilization, for he HHI fijl fa apparsnly in a zdo-hdbbled, because the -picture 'j jljj 'aw& the ..environment- weirdly, wonder- Mr. Morris will remain in the city a few days JBj ! j I'1 onser, and will bejjjglad to see all of his friends. H f THE TEARS TURNED ON. H jjjfjfc !'! I; For Her Childrin's Sake" is aavoTd" story, -In. HB 1 which, as the title would indicate, the. heroine HI ' II f weeps, her way through most' of the acts.' The HI " ? i Isl 'story begins with.' a' misunderstanding; brought Bs i ' $ 1 P -t about through the machinations of a silken mus- i.iitf m ftached rascal, and then follows a career in a VflB -'o .' bleak tenement, visits of a bullying landlord, an VAW I m f' attempt to kidnap 'the childron, the arrival of the HH i jr. jbeneflcent stranger, and finally a reconciliation and Hfif ultimate bliss in an English palace which the H ',' ' globe-trotting husband has acquired during his HH fj ! absence. Jane Kelton did the sorrowful heroine Ktf ; 'l i with considerable skill, and Mr. Bittner imperson- HH '. .1 1 ji'' atGCl tllG llistronic caPtalist in his usual robust style. ' All the other characters, were unusually well cast In this week's performance. "SHENANDOAH." . The Orpheum Stock company will next week produce Bronson Howard's play of "Shen-. "Shen-. andoah." "Shenandoah" is one of the most famous of all war dramas, and a familiar story to all playgoers play-goers to whom it is always interesting. A company of soldiers from Douglas will make things realistic in the battle scene, and the Orpheum Or-pheum company will be augmented in. other ways for the occasion. , Mr. Mayall, who made such a good impression in "The Girl I Left Behind Me," will again fascinate fasci-nate the feminine eye in a uniform. Miss Stuart will of course be his sweetheart. This, little lady adds every week to her brilliant reputation as a fine actress. Father MacLean, the boy wonder, H will gain step into the limelight in the great part H of Gen. Haverlll. Mabel Florence, who made uch H a hit with a broom last week will have moi to I do in "Shenandoah." Miss Gresham, who has I been rather in the background during the last few H presentations, comes forward with the strong ,mrt H of Gen. Haverill's wife. Mrs. West, the new char H acter woman of the company will make her flrst H appearance next week. H |