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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1912)
A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 26. 1911 the EVER In tn history of the N EnglUh-apeeJUng stage have so many famous farceurs, and musical oomedy atara. been I VJ atlrd together under on ItSaJ minaeemeny a la the .case of um Weber and Fields Jubilee com pear Thick is to be eoen here at the Boyd, on June 4. " Weber- and Field themselves are the highest priced team at entertainers ia the world today without exception. Ensr - moua sums have, been offered" them to appear in vaudeville, which they have refused, and'wbea ft Is considered that they have surrounded themselves for this luuileo tour 'with exactl yth same oast a was with them for over Me perform ance at the Broadway theater. New York, and that this list of Bamee In cludes' Lillian Russell, Fay Templetoa. William Collier, George Beban. Bessie Clayton,- Ada Lewis, Helena Collier Gar rick, John T. Kelly, rookie Bailey,' and three-score of the highestniriced show, and "smart part" girls In the profession, one may. gather an Idea of the enormous salary list Entailed In such a venture as the enrollment of them all under one banner. In the old deya of Weber and . Fields some enormous salaries were paid, but the last dour of that organixaUoa was undertakes: eight years ago,, and since that time the earning, capacity of such Piayera as Miss .Russell. Miss Tern pJetdb, Mr. Collier, Miss Clayton. Mr. Beban.. Bias Lewis, Miss Gamck and Mr.Kelty have more than trebled. The expenses oh this . whirlwind tour are the greatest ever assumed by. any man agement.. Tha cost of transportation alone la. almost appalmg. The train win constat of tea cars, .three of which are private cars de luxe for the accommo dation of the principals, a few Invited guests, Mr. and Mrs. Weber, and Mr. Fields, his. Wife, four children, and serv ants. ' Mtss Russell will nave ' with her her sister, Mrs. Ross and Miss Tempi e ton her aunt, Mrs. Adams. ' Mr. Collier win be accompanied' by his wife, Paula Man-, and his son. William Collier, jr. One dining ear, and often times two, will be always with the train, and no hotels win be Visited except for the purpose of a change, as there will be no time for doing more than reaching a city, playing the engagement, and getting away to the rail again. . The . chorus girls Wilt live In three drawing-room Pullmans aa will the musicians and stage mechanic. -No city (n the itinerary of five weeks will have more than two performances and only four cities will be thus favored. Thirty-six cities and twenty states will be visited. Altogether, It I Borne' tour. Two nights of fun and muslo are ahead of Omaha theater goers before th sea son closes and Wis doors shut until Sep tember. They are provided by the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben - Operatic society, which gave "The Jolly Musketeers" last winter and will present "The Mikado Monday and Tuesday nights f this week at the Orpheum. ' ' These artists sing far the benefit of the Elks' permanent charity fund. Largely the Elks themselves are buying the tickets, but In so large a theater aa the Orpheum there it room -also for msoy ef'the general public. V ' Y -. "That's! th oast: ' -TM Mikado ef Japan.'.: -Henry W, Dun Menkt-Poo Oua eon, disguised as ., wandering minstrel nd, In i love 'with Turn-Turn i...... Ros B. Johnson Ko-Ko (lord high executioner ef KltlpuV ................ Oarer O. Lieben Foot-Bash (lord high everything eisel , ........8. 8. Hamilton Ptsh-Tuah (a noble fordl...A. W. Ks-oeger Nee-Ban (mikado's umbrella beerert -,. .... ,.Bd Thompson Wsrds of Ko-Ko- ' '.' Tum-Yum M1M Inst liter PltU-8lng airs. C- H.Boylee Peep-Bo Miss Doris Olson JCatlshe (ah elderly lady, in love with Nenkl-Poo)...,......Miss Elnori truss Chor'j of men J. W. Johnson. M. J. Cleh. Marshall Dillon, Bernard Jobneort, W. W. Harman. D. F. Melcher, L. B. floods, L. T. Hll dum. B. J. Drummond, E. N. Bevel! A. J. Van Kuran. A. W. Duffy, F. U Hlnk ley, Ralph Hamh, W. E. Cady, Bert Miner and 'Ed Btermaa. Chorus of ladle Mis Bess Latsy, ris Gladys Jones. Ml as a. Blst, Mrs. Chapman, Mis W. Helneiicksnn. Miss Csssle Blerman, Mrs. W. E. Oady. Miss Orso Shatter. Mis Ruth Coolldge. Mln Andrea. Smith, Mis Kelt Merklln, Ml Doris .Olsen, Miss Harlett McCarroa. Mis Laura Kuhlman, Mis Beatrice Houghton. Mtss H. Martin, Mia Delia Helnertckaon, Mies Flflre M'lchotr. Mia Erm Fitch, Mis E. Kslloe--. Mrs. Oscar O. Lieben, Miss Bertha Smith, Mrs. Rouch and Miss Marl Bchofleld. - Vaudeville ,of the kind and variety bound to please is being offered at the popular Gayety. Starting this afternoon . another program 'of' unusual merit will be seen, consisting as it will. la four of th cleverest acta ever ansa a a Vasde- What Sailor's to Lauirich Miniature '.- Tb Navy dub Intend to fellow this year th, course it has billowed oa pre vious decoration day aad will launea a nlnator kattleshlp la memery of the sailor b lost their lives oa the sea, -The battleship wtll be mounted on a four-wheel vehicle and a floral float made, which will Join the Decoration day erad. At th conclusion of th parade he float wtll be taken to the foot of Douglas street bridge and formally launched lot tha atlasourt river. ... ' The Navy, dub.' constituted ef mea who hav bad senrlcs In the United State nary, win be aaslated by ladles of the Women' Relief Corp and member of .each -society wdl attend the float In the parade. - While the vessel - Is betng Jaanched tb women wBl sprinkle Dowers from th bridge onto the water tmder-Heath-ln memory or the sailor dead a program followed .each year 'at- aaval station along th Coast. ' r " The shtp which, was planned and "con stmetad of F.'"R. Geisner. aa attach of the naval recruiting Station, Is of the bat tleship' Oregon type and I, named the V. S. 8. Omaha. ' ' Tha dlmenalons from stem te stem ars etitren feet, 1U beam (our feet aad from track to keel., or from the mast to the bottom of the boat, eight feet Ths ship Is equipped with suns tb represent bat teries of four twelve-inch flftr-calibre gone, atz ssvea-inon, eroadelde guse. a mrpede defense of six three-inch gone and a-ealating battery of two one-pound rifle. It I painted a buff color with wbit trtmsslnsTS. The vessels deck's will be banked with fteweve when It Is launched from Its way. The launching exerciees ' will be' held Immediately- after the ezertcse at the auditorium, about 4 o'clock m the c'ternoonv ' - . Summer J v I) i'" .' ... f i luln ' 4 BROWN AND HODOES, At the Gayety. Title stage In Omaha. Among thss acts will be Brown and Hodges, the Indian singing cartoonists, who bar a splendll selection of vocal numbers. . Another act is Earl Qardalle and his dog, on of the most .tnureaUng,. as well aa ens of th most highly, trained dog act ever seen. Tony Lewis, .will .also. roffr his black face mocking .bird act during the first half of. the week. .... ... , Of tours, the picture will be all new each -day. ..'.. ,. . i Starting Thursday matinee playlet ef IrlsbJIte, "The. Banks of the Kl Harney, ' will he presented by Emmet and Em met, two - well... known exponent of comedy and,, song. and. th famous Haas brothers ia a .kllarleu presentation ef wlaards of th air la their eomedy bar act Baritone Burton will don the regu lation kilts aad Tarn and put over an aJI-8cotch eerie ef ballads, having se lected Harry Lauder' "She's Ma Daisy'' and "Annie Laurie" for the first half ef the week 'and Lauder's "I Lore, a Lassie" and "Comln" Thrb' the Ry" fer the last half,' starting ThuHIay. '.'With. McOrath and PaSe. ragUm banjo player, who hav toured the world with their musical Instruments and Mile. Millie La Greets,. a Curopeaa novelty aerlallst as.th heed liners, th Alrdome, Omaha's big open air. theater, promises to present a highly pleasing vaudeville bill to Its large clientele. There, will be In addition to tha vaudeylll a popular vocalist and th three shangaa.ot picture dally. The Alrdome situated at Twenty-fifth and Farnam streets has In the week Just passed demonstrated the fact that Ka opening has filled a void In the amuse ment Held of Omaha. As the season progresses arrangements have been made TO BE PLACED ON THE . ' : . .. ; ' . . I - ' ' an I tui -a i t awawaaamwTa Shows Are Offering - t f K"L i e' 2i - 1'-.- 1, Cf, i to bring tome of the biggest headllners In the -vaudeville world of this country Vu the Alrdome. Ths policy of changing the vaudeville bill twice each was It and the picture every night ha proven satis factory and will be continued. The change are on Sundays and Thursdsys. Th Rom' Summer garden 'will offer during th coming week two high class vaudevlll acts In addltloa to linger of Illustrated and spot light song.. Four Of th largest, newest and most distinct photo play will b shown at each per formance, the subjects being changed dally. Th Rom orchestra has been In creased to seven piece and Include must dsns of not who will be beard In solos nightly. They will gladly respond to any special requests. Ths gardsa I on th east side of th Hotel Roma, where It I completely ahaded during th afternoon and o I always cool In th evening. There are three entrance, On through th Hotel Rome vineyard, one on Jack ton street. Just east of Sixteenth and the third on Fifteenth street between Howard and Jack son. In case of rain th entire program will be carried out In the Hotel Rome audi torium without delay. Refinement will b to keynote of every program as nothing will aver be presented that could possibly displease the most fastidious. Woman and children will always receive speclsl at tention. Special feature will be put on the progress, almost dally. Refreshment are served and smoking is allowed. Two performances daily starting at 1M and :! p. m. . . i ey-y Battleship on Memorial Day WATERS Of THS lUSflOTHI BT SAILORS OW DECORATION DAT. - . ' t e t Mir . MISS PAGE. - -At th Alrdome.' if y ... , u 9 nf ' ' w ,' v&J 'WJuV?' S A )a-'.,.tSr-., f ''I 'l'''1'''"' '' ' fvt ' v (U.-vulfii V , Vt ft i v J I iV k 4v rf If V - "Sam . V - fM tl Music Oa Thursday evening. May s the vocal department of the Omaha School of Music will present m recital at the school audi torium, anoer the direction of Frederic C. Freemantei. the following puptlv Mlsees Leetm Heldrege, Florence Kw Ollie Fergueoo. Bernire Beverly. Mary Johnson, Marie Srofieid. Catherine Devey, riadle Barrett. I-ena Bellm;.a, KHs C Thompson, Bertha Smith, Mary Kelly. Bertha Chapmaa and Oearge K erman. Oeorge II. Ore ham. Roy Panmeacli and Oleoa Fratt. Tickets of alnuaK may he obtained from pvpils a Ike office of the Omaha School t Music. On Tuesday :"velng, May S. at tha Brandels theater. Mia Marl Mlkova wHI gtvew, (ftano recital. She will be assisted by Mae. Louies Onnaby. sopano, and Una Berglum will Pay the ceo si pent aients. This wUl be Mies Mlkova first aPpearaore m Omaha, bar borne town: she' oa studied (or two rears, under Wager elwayae m Parts, and feme home with guide praise won tat the French AMtlEMbHTS. ONE fKEFOEMANCE ONLY FRIDAY NIGHT, FMY 31 Prices 50c to $L00. Boxes $1.50 and $1.00. ThV Junior Class of the Omalia High School present .' " 'Robert "Marshall Laughing Comedy Success "A ROYAL FAMILY" Elaborate production. Caste of forty, including Vernon Schlpbin the role of Louis VII as created by that sterling English actor, Lawrence D'Orsay. Seats on sale at Brtvndois Box Office Wednesday, May 29. 0RPIIEUr.lSSir.1AY 27 and 28 THE ELKS ' ' v ,' rRE8ET , THE AK--"H OMHATIC OCI1TY THE MIKADO ' for th Blwrrr or the permanent Cliarlty Fund , ' Or TKE OMAHA LOTKJR. ' "''' IsClOffls, ONE DOUaftB v Bo 4a bow am Tlciets on sale at Hraton'g Ig rttora, ISth aad rarseua, an4 KUea Mueer (Jtyar Htare, 18th and Farnam Bi. L AK EM AN AW A NOW OPEN More beautiful than ever before. A First Clasi Re&taurant Entirely En closed With Screen. '. Dancini, in the Grand Ball Room Fine Music. Many other attractions. ADMISSION TO PARK FREE DOYD'S-OKE WIGHT JUNE 4 Ucber & Fields Jubilee Co, LILLIAN RJtSELL, rY TEWPLETON, WILLIAM COLLIER, AEORQE BEBAN, BESSIE CLAYTON, JOHN T. KELLY, ADA LEWIS, HELENA COLLIER CARRICK, ,nd WEBER A FIELDS FRICES-S1, ANO $3. SEAT SALE TOMORROW THE AIRDOMF am raMTsUB AT9 rarwsrTT-rXTTal TlTa. OMAHA'S BIG OPEN AIR THEATER First half vast commencing inday night McOrath and Pegs. Rag Tim BenJo Play.', and Singing Comertton.; Mile MUM l Creols, F.uropean Nov. iAirlall.t; Illortrete Sonae and three new rnetloa feature film, dally. Beat Seat 10. ale Higher. ChtMrea e- we aUeee. Ton WEEKLY SUES. aeea anseu ' van Da ST ao BAS.T 0 OVB SUMMER SHOW mm ftttMrtUtf To&aj mi I F.M. fi.nv aiivltlillT ElEiiE inn I 0MAMBS WW S bbs a tOTVatSS Hytone Vsudeville ttjif FOVB BATS O" WlTEsT. SARDEUi'S DDES0"-. tndiaa CrtomtotagBfltll I Umil ateay Big A, TOH LEWIS surd.. ast nexza bats or witx FUUFTlFUsiFT Soonlo Offering Lglaltl St LSiaLlM Qf wjuarseye Trtple Kerlsevtal Bar gin Bone Oesaieai Air Wlaards. D"w" 'SCOnrBBRTOI-.. Win sWaar starry fcaauter Songs. mmMWt ,Jlta ANYJIOc";0.8 Deilvl8iTllP.aLrni;r riniw Ooiaeeay ttmeistay tet't tnLI re- I capital by her ability. The program: Sonata B minor Chopin "Pteures Me Teux" from "l IK! Maaame Ormsby. Three Etudes. lUllade, G minor. .Chopin lade, a mlmir Chopin Clair de Uine. GolUwogg's Cakewalk On Wings of Song-Mendelssohn. ..Usst I'nsTeduld Moeskowakl "Last night I berd the ntghtlnamle" Msry TMrner falter "From th t.ad i the Sky-Mue Waters" Indian tove-lvrte Cadman A Blfthdar owea Madame Ormaby. Knapsodv. No. i: u" Tha date for ths benefit organ recital to be iven at the North S'de Christian rhur.-h. ha seen . changed from June W- Jine , wlien Prof, reward K reiser of Krn.vts Oltv. easlstrd bv Uim klisabeth Hwntlng noprene. and Mrs. uwls 8had dwk ZabrlKkle, awmpnlst. will fce hr.-ra In the dedicatory opening of th Ktigen pipe organ. ' n . . i- - - wHkM aT rare ability. The Chk-ago Mvwtc Time eay or him. in eoaeeeiKOT m - First Conirratlon chureh of ihlraso. that -Prof. K reiser dtTlayed great uoh.iicjl ability end hnowleda of reghrsraimn tliat rendered hh. rrmce Uinfartoiy to the l.lcheat degree This te given under the direction of Mr. " J. Kirsohatetn and her choir- AH''KT, Courtland Beach NOW OPEN Lake in Excelleitt Condition. Dancing Every Evening. Lamp'i Orchestra. Big Roller Coaster, Roller Skating, Bowling, eta . Free Moving Pictures. CLUNE'S THEATER Twsnty-Uth aad raraass Street. PHOTOPLAY suroxe) ajtb arusio. Matinee Saturday and Sunday After noon. Open Every Evening. A Complete Change of Program . Every Dev. Admits, 10 Cents. Ohfldna. i Cents Base Ball OMAHA' VS. WICHITA ROURKE PARK May ts-ta-gT-ta Monday. May a?, I.aalss' Bey. '., Car leave lets and Farnata, t:tl Came called l:J. , . . only six larger in all America Dresner Bros. Cleaners Employe Force of Eighty Expert' People Daring AH Of the Year. ALWAYS BOOSTING OMAHA t Tra Rig UMi Auto Rrqairrd Make the IVtlTerie. TUliORIXO EXPERIEXCB HA.NDV 1400 Square Feet Jaat Added to Ra C1rnlng Depart rocnL ' rZ, ITKM9 ALL ISSURKD uu Breehere .Tew Xa sBdat of "Watta Bees." ta Irfngerte ml--, meat Oeaalag la aad ! Oat y Dreshsr Broe, the Dry Cleaner " Dyer, at It Ik ll Farnam BU. ampler eighty expert eoeraUvee aU the ye round and that la a larger force theo any maintained by any ether eJesathej aetabllahment In all America, excepttng only lx ooncerna W New Tork aad Pbl adalphta. v . , 1 : Quit a growth la aeoat a year aa half, ta aotT Th Dreahar oatabllah-. mant la aw. but If present symptom, are prolonged the "Dreaher" forca w soon exoeU Ta th force of thoes bl Kew Tork and Philadelphia eetAbUehv sisnta . . . . Dreaher have Je addd 1.10 souara feet of apace to ttety rug eleentag a aartment. which ha grown to almost un kellaveahly larae proportion la a Bar fw months.. Draehers, lncldntly. ar tha only Omaha cleaners able V clean ana. "Ise" a rug Jut aa" th factory does, j and thla, together wtta their method ef dlalnrectlen. and restorTng of oolora, etc, has brought thnv Bioet ef th frna rnajl eleanlrig work for hundred of nUat' around. . . " " Dreslier clean rugs with hlr Be and guaranteed harmless aroceaa. it e a mar yard. They clean carpet fb its a equar yard and duct and steam) 1 carpets and rugs at leo a square yard. A aether feature worthy of mention la Una: Dresner carry Inauranc oa every ' artlcl entering their eetabllnhmant: the mtaute your goods enter their door th good ar protected against I by flrss water ar burglary- la fact, tha good ar safer la Dreehars band than to year own. -.-r When Dreaher take and press is roan' salt at Tte or. coat and trousers for I Do, thy ar avea then giving pea, a better Job f claanlag thaa the mailer cosh. erne wha advertla a cent plot cleaning and pi sastug for tl. SucK mailer cenosraa operate with merely gj can f gasoline aad a flat iron, aad' hurried swab ever the garment wltlv b gasolln snaked cloth la th beet ta( can give It take KQUIPbUCNT te da dry cleaning properly and Dresner have equipment that eoet lioedw When a garment goes through Dresner' process It MUST b thoroughly cleaned When Dreaher deliver a cleaned salt ta you It 1 cleansed to appear Itkb new; missing buttons win be on a4 minor rip mended. ..rt In sleanlng ladles' aulta (tl.Tf) Dreaher sew ap any rips aad maaa sjl miner repairs at ao extra aharge. AM work of thla ktad ta den by men tail or and tne men ar therongfe. Dreaher themselve have bad f suit sea year C tailoring x eerie no and. tht oevnuOi th conduct ef a business like thla. !u Drrsher pay mora expire hills erety day on package arriving from out Jot town trade, thaa tha total dally bustnee of many a decent slxed cleaning eataV. Ilshment. Thl glv you an Idea at fS business don her and why eighty' po4 pi ar mployed. , . -j Dreehers ar atlll paying axpra charge en way where work ematmiaT to II or ever. Phone Tyler 10 Inc. A-li3. Branehee at Perapelaa Roera of Braadel store ar at DrMr, Th Taie or' Mtablhwmuit, lilt, rax scan Sfc ArrBisf3wr. PIANO RECITAL MARIE MaKOVA; Isesdiy Irinlnf, Hsy 21, MX BRANDELS THEATRE Aulited by . - - Mme. Loatse Orsaaby, Borraaa Mxe. Bers-lnsa, aoeeapestst. -; Ttlcb, 50c, 75c, $1.00 aj SI 39 seas Bow Oa Sal At Bex OCflaa ROME SUMMER GABOEN Entertainers & Photo Plays Dine Out Doors OBCXEITBA BTXBT BTBsTXBS Aajnlsslos io Cent For Those Who Ctrcl If It' quality food at a naeea able price that you are looking, for, jut try . . ' TBB BBLMOaTT BBSTAVmABT ' and you will certainly enjoy the delicious vianua, aenyed la the beat possible taste, promptly and In keeping with the exeelleqt . eervlce that snakes eur place se popular. , - Table d'Hnte Dinner, Sunday 11 A. at. to P. at., toe and sec. - 1N Bodge St- pea AS Blgw. ,0.1. BAUa Freav. - BoTghzm Piano School ) 061 Boagta Street V august M. Borglum, Madam Berglttial Pupil of er gwayne. . leehlaky Metked ' - IhibHe Performance bar Trainiag-4 Sight Reading. , S Win Teach Till August Jnrst