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6-D THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 23, 1912. Lew ,3 K1W Mr 1? IT H I or THE WNk Stertlaf Sun, Apr, 6 7arewcll Tour of Rose Sydell and Her London Belles We will have girl that are merry, girli ihat are pretty, girls that are gorgeous, girls with ' all sorts of attributes, but' never before has there been girls that are so dainty, so artistic,' so pleasing as the Rose Sydell girls, who are making their farewell tour, to be seen at the populir Oayety week of April 13. Along with them there are comedians that make (un and plenty of It, better and more fun than we have laughed at before. It s good fun and has a delightful fresh ness, a beauty and brilliancy even to sweetness and grace, and then these girls sad this company of "London Belles" possess an air of romance that Is as (be air of the hills. ' After sniffing and breathing the ordinary from the usual run of musical shows, New York and Paris must have Inspired Mr. Campbell a bis production, for the abandon, the dash, splendor and magnificence can be seen In no other metropolitan centers. Out splendor and magnificence we have had before, what we have not had be fore la the humorous poetry and romance, the glamour of art of the famous Lon don Belles. There are moments In the performance of this company when com poser and lyricist, painter, manufacturer and performers alt combine to take one right away from the encircling walls of the theater and drop us In the "Paris" jf our dreams, and we revel In the whirl. ,ng picture of splendor, music and loveli ness. Each scene, each dance and every romping, brilliant figure, produces scenes uf an ienvironment of ecstacy, bewilder ing enjoyment and pleasure. The en gagement of this company Is but , for one week; In point of merit-It could -stay a month. May all kinds of success follow the famous London Belles, and may Manager Johnson be so fortun&to as to dig up some more shows ' of this order for his patrons to enjoy, with W 3. Campbell and Johnny Weber, the fun niest comedians on the stage today. - " Arrangements have been completed to present a ladies dime matinee each week i.'ay, so that feminine Omaha may have Its farewell glances at magnlcent Rose Sydell and the gorgeous gowns she dls Plays. r t Wats 021 &is6er2 drawn together some exceedingly talented actors, such as Fred Wyckoff, Lon Has call, Vlo Casmore, Joe Barton and Jack Dempsey. Mr. Fred Wyckoff Is no stranger to local theater-goers, being re membered is late star of the "Honeymoon Trali" and alto with Ward Vokes. Wyckoff is a hard worker and he gets a laugh at almost every line, while his specialty monologue and singing go with roars. - - , Lon Hascall Is now In his fifth season with the Bchmnn show. Mr. Hascall can not receive enough credit for the capital work he Is doing with fhe show and for the show. Hascall is a whole cast In him self. An aggregation of pretty girls makes tip the large chorus which Tiaa been care fully solected for this attraction. Mr. Singer has given; much care and atten tion to the ' staging of his production, wh It'll Is under his personal supervision. ' It was under the, management of Jack Singer that the Behman show Inaugurated the present policy of extravaganza at the Oayety theater on Sunday, December S, 1909. The high grade of the entertainment as offered by Jack Slnsrer himself has not deteriorated as now presented by him. He Is one of our few great producers In this line .and Is .possessed of an un diminishing fount of novelties In atajln?, many of which will be noted In the new Behman thow. There will be the custo mary ladles' dime matinee every week day, the custom Inaugerated at the Gayety by Mr. Singer. XKJS'Snn. Apr 27 The Merry-Go-Rounders A really delightful extravaganza Is The Merry-Qo-Rounders," with George Murphy In the star role, which comes to the popular Oayety the entire week of next April 27. Everybody knows that the foundation of It Is the series of cartoons drawn by George McManus and made familiar all over. tho,. land by., leading newspapers. The fall guy, "George." is personated by George P. Murphy, who caricatures with masterful touches In the .mimic. art and whose grotesque performances evoke general admiration. If we add to the comedy effects the story of tho amusing George, as Interpreted by Mr. Murphy. we shall come to an adequate estimate of what tho management hnvo successfully attempted In their efforts to make their Twice Dally Week Starting Sun, Apr 13 The Behman Show Jack Singer, manager of the great Beh man allow, which will be one of the sea son's bl; events, Is to appear at the Oayety theater week of April 13, 1913, Is given credit for having "discovered" more performers who have attracted the at tention of important producing managers than any man who Is identified with ex travaganza In this country. This means something, ilnco It Is' gen' erally admitted that a large percentge of the present-day comedy stars graduated from the ranks of extravaganza. In the new Behman show Mr. Singer has "discovered" five great stars headed by Lew Kelly (Prof. Dope). This Is Mr, Kelly's third year In musical ex travaganza, but he ; already' has I following second to none. He came from the legitimate. . bringing with him 'a tine of comedy that Is artistic, clean and finished and always compels hearty laughter. He never for gets that he has a mother and sister and always makes his performance such as they would not be ashamed to see. His make-up Is perfect, even to the exact shade of his ashen face; his movements and gestures are typical of those of an habitual drug user and his talk could not be beaten for Irratlp nallty by the real article. And there Is just where lie Is about the funniest comedian you ever raw. He keeps his houe in tho qul-vive of xclttment all the time, wondering what ;raiy joke Is coming next. Not only his talk clever, but It is-screamingly funr.y. His o-tars, the Watson Sisters, who have been seen In extravaganza be fore, are an example of the kind of per formers whlcft are bringing distinction to - tli!s form of entertainment . Kittle and Fannie Watson are both talented and ac c-omplUhed. their natural vocal gifts have been carefully cultivated and they have studied dllllgentiy to acquire the art of acting lu order that they may g before the people who attend the 'theater i wmcn iney piay wun every necessary qualification to entertatl them. ' : lae male equipment of principals has production the laughing success of the theatrical reason to come. The music Is of the fetching kind, the padding stunts are shrewdly choten, the chorus Is super latively active, the dancing girls aro among the most accomplished In their line and the spirit that animates the per formance as a. whole Is tho lea?t of this comedy's recommendations to a self-respecting public. Catchy music, clever dancing, good comedy and one round of ' nonsense throughout the two ac!s will , cause patrons to leave the theater well pleased with the presentation of "The-Merry-Go-Rounders." The performance Is a con-. glomeratlon of absurdities, Interspersed with laugh-provoking situations and re partee from start to finish. For the most part, ths Htage settings nnd costumes of the large chorus are features of the play. The millinery creations prove to be as arled In designs almost as the number cf perrons In the cast George P. Murphy will be best remembered as the German waiter In "The Newlyweds," and whore work In that play was so good at all times. It Is the latest addition to the class of "cartoon comoiles." The s'how Is In two acts nnd four scenes, the finals of the first act proving a distinct departure from the musical comedy. There are six teen musical numbers, counting the finale of the second act. Tha chorus Is dresed up most of the time In swagger fashion and Is pleasing to look upon. The scenic environments of both acts are entirely adequate and the costuming of the com I'Ony Is worthy of special mention. Kdna Remlng, Doyle and Dixon, Bessie Carette, Wllllan Singer and others, to gether with a big beauty chorus, lend efficient support. Tho piece will be pre sented Identically as It was given during the entire summer at the Columbia theater, Broadwsy; New York City. During the week's run In Omaha at the popular Gayety there will be a ladles' dime matinee dally. Hit to Resone Pa. Edmund Lamy. the skating champion, said the other day at Saranae lake: "Skating on thin ice Is very dangerous. t heard two sisters-daughters of an aged millionaire widower talking tha other day about It. " "Did you hear about poor pa's hero ism?" the first sister said: "That beau tiful young chorus girl. Tottle Tights, broke through the Ice this morning, ana pa plunged in and 'rescued her.' "The second sister., bit her lip. , '"'Well!' she said. 'How dreadful! Now we'll have to rescue pa.' " Toronto Mall and Empire. - With the "Jolly Follies" 7?t 7; - vV'l v7 V- 1 "- r.... f lmmr, , A 1 i,v fTjll.Al'PWll'''' 11 lliilil i Hi 1MJ MISSES NELSON. LAZAR. WOOD AND WARE. CAN HAILSTORM BE STOPPED? French Government Testing Simple Method of Preventing Fall of Hatlstonea. A new type of hall destroyer Is being tested In France on a large scale, re ports Consular Assistant Lucien Mem minger at Paris to the Department jf Commerce and Labor. The device Is essentially a very large lightning rod of pure copper grounded by means of a copper conductor. According to the the ory of the inventors, these Instruments, by their effect upon, currents of atmos pheric electricity, are capable of pre venting the formation and fall of hall stones. The French government, through a special commission of senators and deputies, is studying the process and has encouraged experiments to be undertaken. A chain of v hail destroyers of the new type will be established In Important vlne gowing districts which heretofore have suffered heavily from hailstorms, notably In the Departments of the Oironde, the Beaujolals, the Loire Inferieure, and the 'Charente. In Paris an "electric Niagara" will be Installed In the Eiffel tower and supplementary posts will very likely be established on, the dome of the Pantheon and on an edifice In the northern part of the city. The great damage wrought by hail and lightning In France each year, with losses estimated at approximately $20,000, 000 to 130,000,000, will cause the experi ments now under way to be ' followed with close attention. Many of the posts have been completed and the results obtained will be carefully rioted and studied. In order to determine the efficacy of the new. device with any de gree of accuracy It is realized that sys tematic tests during a period of year will be necessary, and to supervise the work a committee of defense Mas been formed, some of whose members are representatives of the French government. The belief that electricity la largely re sponsible for tho formation of and pre cipitation to the earth of hailstones, has long been held by fomc French savants, and efforts to utilize, lightning rods for purposes of protection have been previ ously made, but It Is now belived that the Instruments heretofore employed were of 'an imperfect type. It Is claimed that the new "paragrele," with Its mul tiple points and perfected apparatus,' is capable of drawing down such great quantities of electricity from the clouds as to render them lnocuous as to hall and lightning. Although this may not be a generally accepted theory as to hall. It can at least be said that experi ments along the lines Indicated will be of Interest for scientific purposes. The new device is " apparently Inexpen sive to construct. In a general way It may . be described as a rod of copper at least 130 feet high, terminating in a crown or alrgrcite, of copper blades. The base terminates In a large pool of water, preferably flowing water. Church steeple, factory chimneys or structures specially built may. be utilized ,for ob taining sufficient elevation, but .care Is necessary In fulfilling all tho require ments as to conductivity. According to the plan now followed, the rods are erected at intervals of about a mile along a line transverse to the usual path of hailstorms. . It is stated that encourag ing results have been obtained thus far wherever the Instruments have been placed. WEEK OF SUNDAY, MARCH 30 4th Successful Season, 4th With a New Story of College Life, Mr. Max Spiegel Presents Abe Reynolds and -Rlay F lor ine Linden AND ALL STAR SUPPORTING CAST INCLUDING DAN COLEMAN and ALMA BAUEE. THE DANCING DEMONS, HARRIS and DALE WALTER JOHNSON JENNIE BOSS BEATRICE, The, Rag-Time Violinist And- I 20 Fair Graduates SUMPTUOUSLY GOWNED 20 ' 'J " c ABE REYNOLDS. "A special rganization always possesses an individuality that distinguishes it from all others, and makes its coming one of the events of the year." fc -a um a ..u,...., I H . , ftmjm ' IJ-lFHi WEEK OF gtJIV.; APR. 6 THE FAREWELL TOUR OF ROSE SYDELL and her famous The .Nebraska Brand. A Nebraska noch Arden came home the other day after an absence and dis appearance of fourteen years, and found his wife wedded to one of his old friends. Did he shrink bock with strange chok ing sounds nnd hide away and die? Nothing of the sort. He strode Into the house and threw th new husbanf out, and took his old place at the fire side. . He must have been a masterful min Nobody objected to his summary per formance. Ke Just went in and took pos session. - When he gets tired of his revived as sociations he says he will bo away agnlr and the otheri husband can come back. We don't like the Nebraska type of Enoch Arden. It seems lacking in ten derness and refinement. The good old Tennyson brand suits us far better Cleveland Plain Dealer. i A Humorous Thrust. "How " , The savage chief held a glittering spear near the captive missionary. " do you like this?" His tone was not facetious, but the captive was undismayed. 'Wpll If vrtii nnlf mn " i He glanced at the weapon, the pro- plnlqulty of which was not comfort ir.s. ' It goes against my stomach!" Unfortunately, however, the captive was in a locality where there is no mar ket for humor, and the end came soon. Milwaukee Sentinel. WEEK OF SUNDAY, MARCH 16 Gordon-North Amusement Company -PRESENTS FRANK F. THOMAS F. Moore; and Smith AND THEIR OlVfl CQF.IPUIY Direct From Its Ron at the Columbia Theaters, flew York and Chicago r.nMaaniJg.l.Kf'- .,..,- ,-, .1 LJJ.LWIUI ...i.tj: ' - - 1 i "!"" ul. .. " 1 1 1 1 ,,i .. .,Jijjl..is,,,Miiijwii!n.j..j4J-p,ip, I.,, ; , ,.,:.,,! 1 1,. I., ,'!, 1 .- e , ... . H WEEK OF SUNDAY, MARCH 23 The Hew Girlie Show! S3 1 dOLUMBl pRLESQUERS Brilliantly Garbed and Girled in a Two-Act Musical Farce ' tion ansian i empta An Offering of Color, Exquisite Tune fulness and Merriment 'FUNNY'SNEEZES MUSICAL NOVELTIES GIRLS WHO SING And the Prettiest Chorus This Season Sal Mil ..)IEIL.,j,jS THE VZW acVSZOAL AXD FASCIAL SZTXATAdASTZA A. FEAST OF FUN The Big-?st Laughing1 Elt In Extravagania Up-to-tie-ltlanta 40 - A COMPANY OF - 40 HEADED BY THE KINGS 07 TVV W. S. CAMPBELL and JOHNNY WEBER "The Two runniest Comedians In tat World," with MISS SOSE STDBLJi, The ramous Bsautj Whom tha Critics Style "the Acknowledged Queen, of Extravaffansa" ana tne 4 ELLSWOBTXS. Beal Beauty Congress in tha be witch Chorus. A Score of Kirth Provoking Comedians. Wonderful Creations In Brilliant Costumlnj. THE OIBLIES WITH THE EOSE STDELL COM7AITT Blanch Bchwarts E. Chrysanthomum Tlorsnea Hleolla Kittle Bess Susie Sheridan Emma Kalian Mftry Hsnry . " Beg-ina O'Brien May Bayan M(iy caruthera Billla Marston Oracs EUaworth Julia Newel Una Ellsworth Viola Whit Ollle Bland Ella Taylor . , Margie Martin Myrtle Becker Dollie Clayton A Mafnificent Boonlo and Elaatvto Equipment. Georgous Gowns, Bwest and Trti ty Girls, Tuneful Mailo, Aumsntsd Taudeville. Buth Templston Eleanor Jackson Edna Allen Isabel Gresq lotorla LaCardo Ellen Gllroy Eva Treait Susie Boblnaon jfyrtle Howard SOME GTBLS DO TOU KNOW AST 07 TSEMT THE BIG FUN SHOW CF THE YEAR WEEK OF SUNDAY. APRIL 13 JACK SINGER TAKES PLEASURE IN PRESENTING LEW KELLY (pf Dope) AND THE NEW t Show WITH THE . v WATSON SISTERS ALL STAR CAST Including Such Well Known Players As LON HASCALL VIC CASMORE JACK DEMPSEY FRED WYCKOFF JOE BARTON FREDA FLORENCE AND AMELIA PYNES With the 20 - BROADWAY GIRLS - 20 In Two One-Act Musical Satires, Entitled "Counting Out a . Count in Newport" and "Life in Chinatown" A Laugh in Every Line, and the Lines Are Close Together LsC WEEK OF SUN. A PRI L 27 The Leffler-Bratton Producing Co. presents the New : '' Two-Act Extravaganza v . t v ill h&&i&- The Jerry Go Rounders Willi lliirnhtf IUIUI1J Hon D UuUi I i III And a Company That Wll' Make You ''Sit Up and Take Notice" All Summer, 1912, at tha Columbia Theater, N.Y. OUR MOTTO If you expect a square deal give one.