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TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER- 8, 1007. About Plays, Players and Playhouses UMAN rrnfTH Id slow, and Ik HI UFtially ttridd by much of I (runulns pain. Just how slow It la can bo In a meaaur un- derstood by the attltudo as sumed by some of tho well mranlnt pfwple In re;ard tn tha thr-ater. During tha last wk It waa announced from Kannaa City that tha theaters of that city had ben turned over to tha triercy of a Judge who la bent on cloalna; them on Sunday not for any purpnsa of good morals, but because the aala of liquor waa atopped on Sunday In Kansaa City, and tha liquor dealers sought In retaliation to atop all other dealer on tha fi st day of tha week. To ba aura, the liquor deal ers deny that they are In any way Inter ested In the matter, but the opinion to tha contrary Is well grounded In fact. Iu New York a little band of clergymen, actuated, doubtless, by the highest of mo tives, have brought about a condition slitillar to that In Kanras City. Thus we find two elements aa wide npart as the poles bending their energies to close the theaters on Sunday, and to cut off from a very large numbor of people an oppor tunity for spending tn a desirable way a few of the hours of a day that la gener ally conceded to be one for rest and qulat recreation. Buch a situation must give pause to the thought of the moral philoso pher and cause him In wonder and pain to ponder upon the perversity of man's nature. Humanity In general haa made such progress that only a smail minority of the religiously inclined will content that the theater la tn Itself a force for evil; to the opinion of these some deferenoe la due, but the mere fact that they hold such Views la not enough to warrant the whole sale oondemnatlon of the theater. If It la proper to go to the theater on Saturday night, or on Monday night, why not one with equal propriety go on Sun day nlghtT In New York the queatleri la even more narrowly defined. Under a law that la generally enforced And more or less respected, ordinary performances at the theater on Sunday night are prohibited, but "sacred" concerts were permitted Even these are to be prevented now. Just how the cauae of good morale ia to be as sisted by turning away from the Sunday night oonoert the thousands who have been In the habit of attending, and bid ding them to find entertainment elsewhere doesn't appear on the aurface. One thing Is certain; not a vary large number of these people will turn to the church aa a substitute, and if they did, the church la hardy In position to accommodate them. Borne may go to ohuroh, others may re main at home, but the great majority wilt look for amusement some place else, and will find It. It Is not lkely to be either aa wholesome or aa desirable- as that found at the prohibited Sunday con cert, but this fact will hardly concern the ealoua clergymen who have brought about the oeasatlon of the concerts at the thea ters. -4i- In Kansas City the liquor dealer have achieved the same end a that accomplished by the New York clergymen, and in Omaha we are threatened with a similar move. Under present orders from the mayor, Omajia I to be closed up next Sunday, and while the theater rely on a decision of th supreme court of the state enneclallv exempting them from the operations of the . archaic, Sunday observance law, the cham pion who propose to have all laws rigidly enforced say he will find a way to close the theaters. He may succeed in reducing thl enterprising and prosperous western city to the condition of a country grave yard on a Sunday. It Is possible throuch a rlgldenforoement of law on the statute book; but will he gain any more adherents to the cause ef Qambrlnus by se doing than th New York kealot have won for Christ by their course) Both the saloon men and the clergy seem now to be In the wrong In" their attack on th theater. Neither Is likely to gain strength, and both are likely to lost It, for the publlo will exclaim with Mercutlo, "O plague on both your houses," and will find some way to get around the situation without conceding to either a point. One wonder at thl time why any man should seek to make religion gloomy and terrible. For a long time the best thought of the church has been directed to the di vesting of religion of Its terror. As a rule th church sacks to attraot men and wemen by offering them something better, than they will find outside. Right living Is held out, not essentially as a step toward a great reward In th world to come, but aa. a condition precedent to the full and proper enjoyment of the present life. A Ood of Love haa gradually supplanted an angry Ood, and mankind has been trying to re-establish the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth by doing th things that are good to do, and leaving undone the things that are not good to do, and generally bringing about a condition of health. Most of th churches have aided in thla movement. Oreat hole have been made in the wall of orthodoxy that once hedged in thought, and through the gaps the stream of love has poured, reviving the life that was withering under the blight of a dour be lief. Faith ha not been shaken; man may atlll pin his hope to the future, and look with unwavering trust to a paradise beyond th river. Instead of having hla reward all In the future, though, man has been al lowed to experience a little of It here and tf feel In the satisfaction that comes through rational and reasonable enjoyment of life as he lives It This must not b taken a an unquali fied endorsement of all that Is offered on th stage. The Be haa at various times raised lto voice against the meretricious drama, and has not hesitated to denounce plays that ar Inherently bad because from their nature they cannot produce good. American manager hav and do persist ant affront good taste and outrage good manner by presenting play that ought never to be permitted. Drama that glorl flea crime, that offers for Ita central Idea or crucial situation Immorality or scene baaed on Immorality, does no good and its presentation Is the chiefest point tn the ln dlctmeut that ha been laid kgalnst the theater. To prevent the publlo-display of thes unworthy plays, almost any mean I Justifiable, even to closing the theater permanently. It Is no defense for the manager to say that thes plays draw large aasembUge. and lhaL-f the people do not want thara thsy will not be offered. People will patronise prise fights, and do a good many other things that ar prohlb'ttd by law being aiainst publlo policy, because opposed to good morals. If the blood and thunder thriller that have been substituted for the old tiro mslodramk were not per mitted, a great step would b taken In favor of a )cent theater. It Is a part ot th function of th atage to educate, and no ether single at eacy 1 as patent In the matter of Inculcating muntn as the stage. It I to be regretted for thla reason that so much of what I not only unworthy, but la really bad Is offered to the public If the managers will take a little more pain and exclude from their offering the data of play that show bow easy It Is to be bad, v4 how hard to be good, they will do a freat ervloe for the theater sad will also ata BiuUt U aluvr the daioor that Is being waged agtlnst Its being- open on a Sunday. Mr. David TelaFco has sent out what U one of the most artistic and desirable of Souvenirs In connection With the opening Of his new Stuyveoant theater In New York. It Is a nently bound volume, containing a dencrlption of the theater and Ita dec orations, and a program of the opening performance there by David Warfleld In "A Grand Army Man." Whatever else may be said of David Relaaro, there Is no gain saying his Importance to the theater In tha United Stales. He la one manager wltn whom art actually outweigh dollar Miss Hortense Allerf, daughter of Captain Charles W. Allen, crW of the federal courta for Omaha, la given a very compli mentary mention In the Dramatic Mirror In connection with her appearance at the student' performance of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York recently. Miss Allen Is a graduate of the Omaha High school, and haa been devot ing much time to the study of dramatic and musical art. OLD TOriO AT A SEW ANGUS Sea-Prehlem to Ba Theme ( Neve Play by Hall Caia. LONDON, Nov. 17. (Special Correspond ence.) Hall Calne Says he la going- to start work on a new play shortly, and no wonder, considering the outcome of his last experi ment In that direction. When k completely rewrote his stags version of "The Chris tian." a few month ago, for revival by the new management of th Londan "Lyceum," most people expected It to prov th chilli est of frost a, but both author and producers have been Justified by what U unquestion ably ne of the biggest successes ever cored In the metropolis. It Is stated that since It production In September, 850,000 persons have seen the transmogrified "Christian" and there I no reason to doubt tho assertion. Moreover, when Irving' old theater revert to pantomime at Chrltma, the Calne play will be transferred to the Shaftesbury, and there If present Indica tions are worth anything. It probably will run till the robins start nesting. An of which must give something lass than pleasure to Charles Frohman, who eriglnally produced "The Christian" In London Just after Its big success In Amer ica, and lost a lot of money on It. The play then ran for about a fortnight. If one re members correctly, but perhaps the fault lay with Herbert Waring and Evelyn Mil lard, who did not approach Edward Mor gan and Viola Allen In the. parts of John Storm and Glory Quayle. Or perhaps It was because the place didn't convey and "great moral lesson" that the British public didn't take to It. The "B. P." la strong on moral lessens, though you might not think so from some of the musical nUri that succeed here. And the new "Christian" 1 mostly morality of the Hall Calne brand. Music and Musical Notes RITICISM is the Soul of Art, its I " 1 natural corollary, It living I j I force. Suppress It, and Art nwuiu ut'Sfliei HIV ll(iu pun commercialism, and aa there would be no standard, so there would be no value." The above sentence, quoted from a writer In the London Observer of July 28th last year, la enough to make peopl stop and think. . Criticism is evidently a necessity. Criti cism should be a careful discerning between what Is, and what Is not, according to a certain standard. We are liable today to suffer from a too generous consideration of the person under criticism, and we are not unliable to degenerate Into "reporting," in stead of writing critic-Isms; of praising In discriminately, for the sake of one' own peace, rather than passing Judgment, seri ous Judgment, "for the good of the cause." It is all very well to "pat on another on the 'grateful back," but such la not the case In the business world, or In th other professions. A business man of my acquaintance se verely censured a local critic some month ago for not "giving every on the glad hand," a he expressed It, because "they were doing the best they could." I Im mediately put th matter before him In re gard to his own business, asking him If, In th course of hi affair he failed to discharge, or find fault with. Incompetent men who, although "doing th best they could," did not begin to measure up to hi standard ef what should be don at that particular desk or counter.' After soma de murring, he admitted that perhaps I was right, when It cam to hi business, but he thought muslo was different. Now, see th absurdity of th proposi tion.' What make Mr. Businessman dis charge a man who la earnestly trying his best, but who fails through sheer lack of ability to comply with th standard T Simply th fact that there Is a standard. The man could probably do very wall In some other place where th standard was not so high. ' Th more one thinks upon thl question of "standard" th mora it grow In Impor tance. Why I It that th medical profession ha a stat board, and refuses to allow certain men and women to practice? Ia It not that these people are not up to a cer tain standard? And the standard Is not the result of the whim or caprice of any few doctors who might get together and devise a standard, but it Is fixed accord ing to tha, best opinions of the best men In the profession everywhere, and la older than the state In which It I being applied.' Why do they not allow anyone and every one to practice "medicine" because they are "doing the beet they can?" Because there Is a standard! Does the Court recognise everyone who come before It and wishes to defend or prosecute a caee? Or doea It not Insist that before coming Into court a man of law shall' have a certain right there, be cause he haa conformed to the standard .which gives him "standing" In court? If this standard should be suppressed In court, where would the Justice come? Sup pose, for Instance, the Judgea did not have to come up to a certain atandard? Would not the Irts degtiuerate Into pure com mercialism, and would there be any equity or Judgment? Aa a rule. I think, you will find men on the bench who do the work of Judges faith fully and well, and not "as well as they know how." A very unlearned and Intol erant Judge might preside aa well as he knew how. and yet be a very poor Judge Indeed and make much trouble for other courts In thp case of appeals. t One more case: Would you tolerate the work of a base ball umpire who deliber ately gave ultra-favorable decisions to a man or team. In violation of all the stan dards concerning "strikes," "balla." fouls," "catches," "bases," so well known to the "funs? How long would you allow him to remain on the field without re minding him that be waa already "beyond th time of full rtpenese?" Have" I not heard on sume such oocaslon, such gentle It must have put a small fortune Into the Maniman'a pockets, so it Is not surprising to learn that the new piece which he Is getting ready to write will be very "seri ous" Indeed. "It will be a problem play," he said to me, "a great "Woman' question' a funda mental problem, one of those obstinate questionings which have existed between the setea for all time. If t told you," he added, where my scene will be laid, I should be telling you my story." You must make what you can out of that, for Hall Calne would not say nothing more. A a fart, I had only a momnt with him between th act of "Th Christian," which h had com to town especially to see for th first time since It production. At the finish he made a speech a very moral speech to th audience which he assured me numbered over 4. W0 peopl. I am mistaken, however, for Hall Calne did tell hi one other rather Interesting thing In connection with hi next play and on which constitute a new departure for "him. Thl 1 that th plec will have ho connection with any book, past of future. Heretofore, of course, h ha told hi storle In novel form t begin with and put them on th board afterward, but this time th play WUI com first at any rat. At present he I busy With hi revised "Lit of Rossettl' (which promise to de velop Into a "Life of Hall Calne"), but he expect to eomplet this, shortly, after which he will tackle th great "woman' question" above referred to. tt sounds Ilk a them after th London public's own heart or at least a big section of th afore said public. But what American audience will think of it 1 quit anothsr matter. MeanwhU, as if to compensate play goer here for having to wait quite a while tor th Manxman' next play they are to hav en by his on, Ralph Hall Calne. Thl young man, though hly U, haa been heard ef already aa a promising recruit to th rank of London publishers, and It ap pear that in hi spare time he had writ ten a musical comedy. What la more, it ha been accepted by a West End manage ment and I to be put on, with music by a youthful composer who also is regarded a a "oomer" soon after Christmas. The nam of this musical piece has yet to be dlBclosed, but la la in two acts and the plot centers about a Parliamentary' election, a rather new idea, for which re lief much thanks! This Is not the only novelty In connection with the piece, how ever, for the management, though express ing untold faith In the attractiveness of the young composer score, haa determined to "brighten" It to the limit, if the thing can be done. Not a number will bo left In that 1 not an out-and-out "winner," and to this end new melodies will be added weekly, replacing those that have failed to set the audience humming. A goodly prise is td be offered, moreover, for the best wait song submitted, the Idea being to disagreement (from the grand stand) aa "Kill him," "Take him eft." "Where did you get him," "Mob him?" Strange, la it not! And yet, he was only doing It all to enceurag soma poor first baseman who waa "doing th beat he could," or to pat, on the thankful back, som team which waa "doing all they knew bow." See how we refuse to permit th suppression of criticism In our national game, but yet w want It suppressed In Music And Muaio I older than base ball. And it will llva longer. And, really, a very great many people, In a very great many places, consider it a very serious and very Intellectual and most fascinating study, and th greatest name of earth have been names of men who did It homage, With here and there exceptions Just to show that all great men are not entirely great, and therefore some few exceptions hav not cared much for the Art. W ar perhaps prone to Consider that we are not in a musical center that may be, and again It may not be. But we are net yet setting th standard for th world w ar young yet. And meanwhile there 1 a great standard which haa been set, and Is being set, and will b set, and It wr better to try to com to It than to try to bring It to us. Really, In all serious ness, don't you think soT Hadn't wo better try to measure up to th great general standard ot muslo a It 1 than to try to bring It down to the local standard by the benevolent but unprolltlo work ot the sup pression f criticism T Crttlolsm Implies analysis and compari son. It doe not auggtst compliance and complacency. When on ohoose a teacher In muslo he choose one who by analysis and comparison Is up to th atandard. Abolish th standard and any teacher 1 a good a any other. "A ther would be no atandard, so ther would b no valu." In conclusion let m repeat once more th word from th London Observer of July t, im: "Criticism is th soul of Art, it natural corollary, ita living fore. Sup press It and Art would degenerate Into pur commercialism, and as there would b no atandard, so ther would b no valu." Next Thursday vening a reoltal will be given at St. Mary's Avenue Congrega tional church by Mr. and Mrs. Frfenk J. Resler. assisted by Mr. CuBcaden. This re cital will be the Introduction ot Mr. and Mrs. Resler to the muslcsl publlo. A cor dial Invitation Is.extstidad to the musical publlo to be present there will bo no ad mission fee. Mr. Krsler will sing a group of songs by. Robert Frana, Robert Schu mann and Frana Schubert, and also a group, not very well known here. Including "Soldier's Departure" (Gilchrist), "It Is Not Always May" (dounod) and "Song of the Bow" (Aylward), cloning with the old fa vorite, "Alia Stella Confidents." Mrs. Res ler (organist) will play -a Lemurs transcrip tion of Moaskowski's "From Foreign Parts" (Russia) and a Qullmant transcrip tion of an "Andantino" by Chauvet. Mr. Cuaoadan will play tha favorite "Reverie" by Vleiixteinpa and Naohos' "Gypsy Dance." The time, S o'clock. Of all the short cantatas for Christmas that have come to my notice I have seldom Seen one so effective, ao interesting or ao suitable for the average choir of any pre tension as "Christmas Tidings,'' by W. Berwald (Oliver Dllson company). Mrs. Josephine He if man will gtvs a free pupils' piano recital, assisted by Charles Havtlcek. violinist, at the Schmoller & Mueller auditorium next Friday evening, December IS, at I o'clock. I have Just heard, with deep regret, that the Musical Art society Is contemplating a discontinuance of publlo work. Mr. 81mm and hla aociety have achieved beautiful, artistic success and the results of the work hav been great. Must this sooluty give up. because we have no atandard? Or will Mr. 81m ma receive encouragement to keep It together? Cannot aemething yet be done to show Mr. Blrum and the Musical Art aociety that they have not worked la VaiAf ' THOMAS J. KELLY. secure. If possible, another melody aa se ductive as the famous "Palsldenen" which helped to make the fortune of "The Merry Widow." flo the younger Calne's mu-lcal romedy effort Is likely to be a success If pleasing melodies can make It one. It la not, by the way, exactly his maiden ef fort, that having taken the form of an operetta called "The Isle of Boy" (not man), in which he collaborated with no less a person than his father, and which waa produced by amateurs for a charity. HAYDEN CHURCH. Coming; Events. A novel means of answering a Curtain cll Is used In the musical comedy, "Fasci nating Flora," which come to tho Boyd Sunday evening for four nlghta and a Wednesday matinee. After the finale of the first act the auditorium Is darkened and a White screen take the place of the customary act drop. The various per former appear In shadow, apparently coming from a great distance, and grad ually growing larger until, In heroic else, they seemingly disappear by leaping up ward toward th proscenium arch. It la oulte amusing, aa well a unique, and la accomplished without that prdlglu aoro batlo skill which, to all appearances, 1 re quired. Near the baok drop on th stage and clos to the floor la a powerful eleo trio light. When the player appear they ar close to th screen, and when they ap parently approach the audienoe they ar really moving away from the spectator. A they como near th light of course their shadow increase In alie, and th normou leap upward I merely stepping on to a platform about a foot high. When they reappear, ostensibly from a great height, and then move away from the Spectators, the process I simply reversed. They step down from th little platform and approach the curtain, which gives them the semblance of moving away from tt. 'Checker' Is offered by th Boyd for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night and a matinee on Saturday, with It com pany practically the came a It was last season. Han Robert 1 still "Checkers" and Dave Braham repeat hla success as the inimitable "Push" Miller. Lydia Dick son play Cynthy, the chore girl, and Clare Armstrong 1 Sadie, the spirited chum of the heroine. Pert, th lovable heroine, Is played by Stephanie .Longfel low, the grand niece of the poet. MIh Longfellow, though a very young girl, Is desorlbed as possessing considerable skill and a very great deal of personal charm. The genial Judge, sterling gentleman of the old southern school, I a character which ha been entrusted to George Hlller, who haa played Colonel Moberly In "Ala bama" more than 900 time. "Texas," a comedy drama, will again be presented at the Krug theater for two days, beginning with a matinee today. The play has been a success In New York and In tha larger cities of this country the last two season. "TW Merry Tramp" musical comedy by Bessie Bennett and Jerome Traver will be played at the Krug theater two day, start ing Tuesday, December 10. John Caylor as Artie Voevllne, alios Prlnc Newfoundland, who I mistaken for a real live prince, and who Is on a lark retain hi humorous Im personation ably assisted by Fred Fifert a Clarence Banjori. t Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday th new comedy drama, with muslo, "Anita, the Singing girl," which opened It career this season', come to the Krug theater. Tho title role 1 assumed by dainty Era Westcott, of vaudeville and London music hall fame, who 1 surrounded by an organi zation f twenty-five people, inoludlng a chorus of show girl. Th too liner of th new bill that starts the week at the Orpheum with a matinee today la Btlenne Olrardot, who created the title role In "Charlie' Aunt," and an ade quate company in th ene-aot comedy "A Oame of Cards." Among the new comers are Le Amatl feur comely German girls, said to be fine vocalist and accomplished pianist. Another turn In harmony will b contributed by Dumond's Minstrels, pic turesque Italian street singers and musi cian who oord ' heavily hr several year ago. Th three Yorcarys, also from Italy ar nat, graceful and finished gym nast. Aorobatlo of th fast, difficult, and daring order Is th specialty f th four Parros. Adolph Zlnk tha dlmunltlv come dian of th original Lilliputian oompany, who later shared honor with Jsrorne K. Bykts In "Foxy Qulller," will present Im personation ot Fay Templeton, Sarah Bern hard and other notables. While doing hi trlckary, th talkative Juggler La Tosca unravel a budget of hi witticism. Th klnodrome will project som of th newest motion picture. The Burwood Will present a bill headed by Wright Huntington and company In "A Stolen Kiss." Another aot ot not I that of Lillian Berry Raid and company who will present a musical sketoh. The D Oraw trio will present a comedy acrobatic turn. "Mysterious," billed as the English Human . Cameleon" will boon hand with a bunch of surprises. Donovan A Arnold, comedy sketch artist, do and say things that ar remem bered and talked about. It will be the first appearance In Omaha of Kathleen Vole, a waet linger. Th new Illustrated song by Earl O. Hicks, and the new moving plo ture contribute to the Interest of the new bill which commences tomorrow matinee. Those who will be seen for the last time thla afternoon and evening are the Trans formation Trio, Harvey & Clork, Von Hoff, the Caatanos, Sleepy Tom, B'ng Fong Lee, illustrated song and moving pictures. School teachers, ministers and the public In general will be deeply Interested In the announcement that the Jewel theater has secured the films for the great Pasnlon play exhibition, depicting the sacred' play held at Obcramergou every five years, to which thousands Journey from all corners of the globe. This is the only set of films In the world that shows all of the play from beginning to end and were obtained at great expense. All over the country, wherever exhibited, this reproduction has elicited most favorable comment from the clergy and aducatlonal Institutions, and Om all a ns are afforded an opportunity to witness for a small admission fee what others have spent thousands of dollars to see. All thla week the pictures will be shown several times dally at the Jewel theater. On Monday evening, Decepiber 16, the Creighton I'nlversitv Dramatic association Is to give Its annual play. This year the association will present "The Man from India," or "The Yellow Robe." a comedy In three acts. Tha success with which this play haa been enacted by university stu dents In such cities as St. Louis, Milwau kee, Boston, Now York and Philadelphia, has prompted th student body to desire Ita' presentation at Creighton. The mem bers of the class have been hard at work for the last month and a half. In a care ful study of their parts, with the result that the frtonda of the university may look forward to a preaentatlon that will compare favorably with an of th noted AMl'SEMKT9. . '."J PI fl r 'K3t n ICth and Douglas Ctrccts Presents, Beginning MONDAY, DEGEM3ER tn n nan n rr liiytiaiiwii The Only Original Reproduction of Qbcrammergau, All Beautifully Hand Colored 314 Feet In Length -40,024 Plctures-39 Sots 5 Differont Ports-Lasts One and One-Half Hours. Of apodal Interest to All Christian Thinking People A Mother's Duty to Drlng Her Children. 10c CREI0HT6W 'Vaoa Douglas 494, ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Uit.Eui! Oij 2:15, Enrj Nljhl8:15 Week Starting Mai. Today ETIENHE GIRARDOT & CO. Presenting "A Oame of Card" ' 4--LES AMATIS-4 Piano Virtuoso and Vocalist OUUOHD'S UIHSTRELS Italian Street Singer and Musicians 3 -YOSCAItYS -3 ' Italy Premier Athlete 4--PARRYS--4 Novelty Athlete' ADOLPH ZlflK Let Star Lilliputian Company LA TO! K A . The Talkative Juggler KlilGORQME Uway la new la motion plorate. PRICES: 10c, Bo, Wo. The Boyd Theater School of Acting (A practical training tohool for d ram at I o and operatic stage) , ' Fourth Season Now Open Student' Matlo Enrag-ania LILLIAN FITCH, Director W. J. BURGESS. Manager II D lill , U X. successes of the dramatlo association In former year. "Th Man from India" 1 a modern play, full of th most huhiorou situations. Th ludicrous Incidents of the flay are drawn from th unsuccessful attempts of a cer tain rich pork packer of Kansas City, Fecklngharrt by name, to get Into society. With this explicit Intention; he has moved his family to New York City, where dur ing three years, despite a lavish display of wealth and his noted Qualities as a finan cial genius, every effort to scale the mighty barriers of the exclusive set has proved a dismal failure. Just at this stage of the proceedings Charlie Packlngham, his son, a Harvard senior, returna home after a rather noisy demonstration down town, following a Harvard foot ball vic tory. He brings along with him, "aa a joke on the governor," a man whom his crowd had run across on Brooklyn bridge. Real izing tho next morning the extremely awk ward position he is In, In Introducing such a total stranger under the paternal roof, Charlie retolvea to proclaim him to Pack lngham as a genuine Indian pundit, with all the theosopnic lore of the east, a man who haa attained Nervana. Packlngham sees In this new persons je, one Shaver by name, a fad such as all aocKty haa been craving tor. The comical situations that follow are a result of the pork pack er's determination to make use of Shaver In promoting his social aspirations, and th latter' manifold but unavailing ef fort 4o make his escape. The cast Is aa follows: Ebenexer Packlngliam, from Kansas City Charles i. Melon Chartts Packingham, Harvard, 'OS CiiaiL-s J. MUrath Percy Packingham, youthful but poo tic Gerald O'Dunahoe Jim Packlngham, his fatlur a boy Francis Matthews A. Keene Shaver, a theoBriphlc barber. William Donahue Archibald Van Bluer, of the "4u0" Tlionms 1'. Lanigan Rev. James Tweedlea, an Afrlran mis sionary Willlum Peters Tom Valentine, an old friend ., Ralph C'ead lieinie Lrinklcapiel, generally In th way Michael Stagno Bill llnnerty, "ope of the finest' Oils Morgenthaler AMrHRMRNTS. E TRAOilD NARY t""&9 ft ANY SEAT iOYD'S TONIGHT Mondiy -Tuesday Wednesday - Mat. WidReids- The Whirlwind Musical Comedy Success DIRECT FROM 6 MONTHS' RUN AT THE N. Y. CASINO THEATER FASCINATING FLOW WITH ADELE RITCHIE axoBos scxxiaXiiijs jausb xl sinxrrAsT ADA MWrt SAM EDWASDI) mAWK KTSHWOSTX AX.TCB JTCTTsVAT r. W. SH2A VAOIB JAHSBU CM AS. aCMSUTT Airs THoea TtjaTKisra oacxito ozkls. Thursday Friday Gaturday Saturday Marines Return of Kirk La Shell' Production of Henry M. Blossom, Jr.' . GREAT RACING PLAY C1ECKEK With th Bam Oreat Cast, Inoludlng KAXTS BOBnT KOBEKT CKAIO STEPBAITIB lO WCJTT,TX'r BATH BB1SUI, Jtt. OXO. VLTXAVU OXtAJta AKMSTKOKO JOSEPH WILKES HOWARD SMJCTK t,YIB DICUOST OEOKOB MEKRITT OEO. SEYBOI.T . TMXTtm ESERXARS. This Is th Only Oompany Presenting This Character Comedy, NEXT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY CBARI.ES B. BU,X.I2tasTAK VRXSXBTTS 7P m IN VHIS NEW COMIC OPERA SUCCESS THE TATTOOED El AH FRIDAY SATURDAY. DEC. 20-21 ' THE GRAND MOGUL An Ideal Christmas Gift I TUm John I- Sloddard Travel Lecture I t l I Will Nvtr KaUl to Rlett t I For Information Address THE STODDARD LECTURES. P.O. Bo 555. Omaha THEATRE 1S-JS-50-I5 Matinee roaay 10-25-50 2 DAYS, Starling MAT. TODAY BROADHI RST A CIRRI E PRKSEST THE GREAT AMERICAN ILAY By J. MACXDIN FEIGL Twice HuccrsHful at this Popular House With All the Favorites ot Last Hraaon two aniss tubs. dsc. 10 THOSE PirE DREAMERS WOOD and WARD Presenting Their Tuttl-Fruittl Musical Farce TWO MERRY TRWS 3 KVr.? Thursday, Dec. 12 k. J. Spencer's Newest Diversion ANITA, th; Sinking Girl with EVA WESTCOTT A Delightful Corned Draaua with Mualo JWg and Well Balanced Caat mm AMCSKWKT. .at- 9, and All Week iOc THEATRE Jill BDBWOOD FAMILY THEATRE REFINED VAUDEVILLE roa iasixn, carrxnmu axd ttXTUiaaJr. TOMORROW week WEIGHT HUNTINOTON Lata star of Th Fit and hi buperb Company, irtneaua "A rsTOU&J !, Lillian Berry Reid & Oo. COMEPT HrPfKOAIi OTTCK. "MYSTIOUS" Th lagltsh Hamas! Ofcainloa, Th av&c rf JUaAm, linfluia. DONOVAN & ARNOLD Tb Opot ll-oi of Ya-nAsrlllo Oxltflaators. 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