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i ' Stage Suggests Drama and Other Things
C7 nTZyZ'Creat Novel and a Great Play but Not Alike-
HE difficult! that stand in the
way of dramatizing h rucce
ful novel were never more viv
idly Illustrated than In tha cme
of -The Right rf -VVay." Boon
after the novel nai published
T
lit tremendous possibilities were debated
Ht considerable length by manager, but
It finally concluded that dramatiza
tion was Impossible, because the atmos
phere of the novel could not be repro
duced on the stage. fh life of Charley
Hleele, first an the brilliant leader of the
Quebec bar, then as the Incompetent man.
bereft of memory and capable only of
the simplest mental efforts, and. finally,
again the man of tremendous Intellectual
force, chastened by f xperlence and direct
ing his power for good, In a figure ao
vast In Ita acope aa to defy presentation on
tha atage. No play could posfibty give
more than a meager outline of the course
traveled by this man In his spiritual de
velopment. This la aaid with no Intention to disparage
the. labora of Mr. Presbey, who realised
fully the futility of undertaking to make
a drama from the book alone, and who,
therefore, availed himself of the expedient
of writing a play Independent of the novel,
yet Tetalnlng Ita character In their relative
poaltlon and adopting ns a background a
portion of the locale of the novel. The
drain achieved by Mr. Presbey li a really
atrotig and In every vway a satlsfactoi y
piece of work. Ita chlefcst handicap lien
In the fact that people who have read the
Parker novel are disappointed by th" open
ing scenes of the Presbey play. After the
prefatory Incident are cleared awayj
and the real action of the drama com
mences, It moves awlftly and atralghtly to
Ita culmination, and shows the virile
strength that holds the public Interest. The.
company that presented this piece at the
Hoyd theater for a week-end engiigement
owes nothing to the original caat, unless
It be. the credit given to Mr. Roberta for
ay hi efforts In staging the play for Us
present tour. Mr. Hallett Thompson Is In
every way much better suited to the part
of Charley Hteele than was Guy Standing,
and makes much more of his opportuni
ties. Mr. Anderson la quite aa well quali
fied to visualise Joe Portugal aa was
Mr. Roberta, and h'm efforia are meeting
W ith deserved success. The supporting
company la made up of capable actors
and the whole Is most pleasing.
$,
"What do the people want?" was asked
one day recently by an unusually thought
ful man engaged In the theatrical business.
He Is not an actor, but all his life has
been connected with the buslr.es depart
4 ment of the theater. Hia service has been
largely with the " better theaters of New
York, with an occasional venture on the
road such a he Is now making at the
head or one of the flrat clasa traveling
companies. And then he answered the
f question: "Look at 'The Girl from Rec
tor's.' The No. I ' company which went
through Omaha, recently la organized on a
basis that merely aervea to emphasise the
vulgarity of the piece. The men and
women In It are not sufficiently clever to
abate In any Jot the offenetveness of the
dialogue or situations, and occasionally
seem to take pleasure in making it as
broad as possible.' Thla piece universally
has been denounced by the newspapers,, and
even from the pulpit, yet I. know that the
company had at the time it left Omah
accumulated a profit of more than HO, 000
on the season. The Moulin Rouge.' an
other piece of the same kind, with a sim
ilar company, and The Blue Mouse,' ditto,
re both big moneymakers, while well con
structed dramas, carefully staged and
capably enacted by competent and con
scientious actors- are failing every day for
the want of public patronage. What en
couragement does thla situation offer to
the producing manager?"
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4a Comment on thla statement teems entirely
out of place. For many, many years man
ogovs have been blamed for the low stand
aid set at the theaters, and yet has this
cenrure been Justly visited upon the man
ageilal head? Why, in Omaha we have fre.
ntietitly had the spectacle of the discrim
inating public passing- by a play of pur
pose, carefully written and Intelligently
. presented, to crowd the theater where was
being offered an exhibition whose chief
calm to attention was the fact that It
vaa risque to an extreme. It has been this
support of the meretricious to the disadvan
tage of the. meritorious that has driven the
producing manager to despair. Managers
are b t human; no matter how artistic In
temperament, how ambition In design,
nor to what high Ideal they pay devotion,
they are still subject to the Immutable law
ot supply and demand. Unless their ven
tures be profitable they continue In busi
ness. The most they can do Is to st their
wares before the public to permit a free
choice and then If the public, showers its
favors on the salacious, the manager,
while partlcepa crlmlnls. Is only partly to
blume. The public must accept its share
oi tho responsibility.
A I last we have emerged from the uloum.
CXui' lior
ksja"
iV'vilope
lioilaon is no longer bounded by that
darkness which surrounds the un-
uped intelligence. We have bui-nreoncil
4 and bloasometl, and me coinlna: into the
full fruitage of our national life st the
theater. And just to show how this is
true, all we have to do is to point out the
fact that His Gracious MlKhtlncss. the ciar
of all the Russlas, in lending us the
' premiere danscuse of the St rviersburg
lmiM'lUI opt'ra. Member of his household,
recipient of the highest favor from
the hands of the autocrat of alt
the Russian. Pavlova of the Twlnli
lli Toes Is boIhk to shine upon us
for thirty nights. Fifteen of these nights
will be devoted to the Metropolitan opera
of New York City, for which Pavlova will
rce'.e 91.01)0 per. The othr fifteen nlRhts
are being wildly scrambled for, and will
undoubtedly be the occasions of such
demonstration and outpouring of American
populace and dollars, as will excel even
the storied days of Jenny Unit, Nclllson
or Puttl.
"Who Is PavlovaT Why. biers your Ignor
ance. Pavlova is the Ust word, the cap
sheaf. the very topmost brick, the final
letter in the world terptichorean, and we
Americana have finally reached the point
where we can appreciate Pavlova. We have
no dance of our own because we were too
busy, or too Ignorant, or too something
else, to adopt, or adapt, the green corn,
hunting or other ceremonial dances of the
Indians, f or, en ineae many years, we
have wandered along In the twilight shade
of artistic development, contenting our sim
ple souls with the lllfthland flin. the
Irancashire clog, the t.lsh Jin and the
darkey breakdown. We stood for the
"buck and wing." and some of u were
even sufficiently lost to applaud the "stiver
ahnwer." And then I .a Ttelle Fatlma came
amongst us. with tha wriggle In her midst,
and we paid our American gold, oh, so
gladly, to see her do It. But now we are
no longer content with thla. The scales
have fallen from our eyea, and with con
cioua sha.ne do we look back upon the
gaucherles of the past I .a Lle showed
us some things, and then came Isadora
trcan, and Maude Allan, and Ruth St.
fenia. of whom It haa been written that
the first ncmed wore a breastplate, the
aeooud a cincture, and the third was clad
only In a dark brown ataln, but the ataln
wm veal applied. Gertrude Hoffman
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Public Responsibility for Dad Plays Dramatic
Interpretation Through Means of High Kicking
danced until the authorities Intervened and
the strong arm of the law hampered our
growth In the art terpslchorean. Uut Geiiee
came, and we grew again until now we
are silting on the dock, looking out at the
ad sea waves. Impatl-ntiy brooking the
restraint that must be ours until that
windy evening In March when i'avlova
will burst upon us.
Pavlova, we are told, interprets the drama
and opera with her toes and her finger tips.
When, with her great toes, she designates
half past IS upon the clock, she I not
meiely Indulging In an acrobatic feat, but
Is conveying to our Impressionable minds
a great moral truth, whose significance
had been clouded until Pavlova of the
Twinkling Toes kicked the cover off. In
other ways does this most gifted woman
show us the way and lead us out of the
Cimmerian darkness Into the great and
glorious sunlight of art. Those of us who
have heard the sonorous English language
spoken trippingly off the tongue, who have
been wont to listen with delight to the
Law's Delay n the Stage
Klein Fighting for a Cause in "Ihe Next of Kin" Took His Text,
He Says, from President Taft's Address Some Actual Cases Which
Outdo His Theatrical Fiction Question of Unjust Commitments.
F,W- TORK, Jan. 8 Whatever
may be the final verdict as to
"The Next of Kin." Charles
Klein, Its author. Insists that
It Ib based on the subject which
should engage the attention
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of every thoughtful man and woman
In the country the law's delay. To
his library at Rowayton, Conn., Mr. Klein'
has added, while his play has been in
process of construction, a great many
lejal hooka, typewritten copies of famous
cases and decisions of the various courts.
The result of his reading Is crystallized
In the statement made by the lawyer for
the young heiress whose property Is
quarreled over by . relative and lawyers.
In the piny Mr. Klcabor says:
"I don't think I quite understand my
profession as It Is practised. There are
so many laws,, so many loopholes through
which to evade these laws, so many ram
ifications, so many interpretations, so
many delays, lt'a all law, law, law delay,
delay, delay the question of equity and
Justice Is completely lost sight of In the
chaos of procfdure. The letter of the law
la there, but the spirit is sadly wanting."
"President Taft's speech delivered in
September, before the Bar association in
Chicago," say Mr. Klein, "gave the final
Impetus to something which had been
slowly gaining ground in my mind. No
man could be blind to the fact that the
work of the law courts la one needing
most strenuous attention and tremendous
changes. President Taft did not hesitate
to condemn tho law's delay. In a word,
he declared that 'our method of criminal
procedure Is a dlrgrace to the country and
our much vaunted civilization. The pre
valence of crime and fraud,' said the
president, 'which-1 here is greatly In excess
of that In the European countries, Is due
largely to the failure of the law and its
administrators to bring criminals to Justice
It la chiefly due to the system aKain.it
which it h impossible for an earnest prose
cutor and an efficient Judge to struggle.
We have inherited our. system of criminal
prosecutions from England, yet A murder
case in England will be disposed of in a
day or two days that here will take three
weeks or a month and no one can say
after an examination of tha records thero
that the rights of the defendant have not
been preserved and that Justice has not
been done. Counsel are not permitted
to mouse through the record to find errors
that In the trial .'seemed of little account,
but that are developed Into great Injus
tices In the court of appeal. This la an-
I other defect of our procedure! No criminal
Is content with a Judgment of the court
below, and well he may not be, because
the record of reversals is so great aa to
encourage it in every case and to hang
important Judgments Iti appellate proceedings-
sometimes for years.
" 'I don't know when the reforms are to
be brought about in thla country. Until
our people shall become fully aware and
In some concrete way be made to suffer
from the escape of criminals from Just
Judgment the system may continue.
" 'I am a lawyer and admire my profes
sion, but I must admit that we have had
too many lawyers In legislating on legal
procedure, and they have been prone to
think that litigants were made for tht
purpose of furnishing business to court,
and lawyers and -not court and lawyei
for the benefit of tho people and litigants.
" 'Of all the questions that are before
the American people I regard none as
more Important than thla, towit, the
Improvement of the administration of
Justice. We must make It ao that the
poor man will have as nearly aa possible
aa much opportunity in litigation as the
rich man, and under present conditions,
ashamed as we may be of It, this la not
the fact.'
After reuding this aloud with other
pertinent extracts here and there, Mr.
Klein calls attention to the declaration
of Justice Brewer of the supreme court
of the United Statea, matching in earnest
ness that of the president, and that "the
reversal of a Judgment of an appellate
court on the ground of a mere techni
cality when subdUntUI Juntleo haa been
administered is an outrage."
A newspaper editorlul commenting on
this quotes In justification of the ataud
token by Justice Brewer the cane of Byers
against the Territory of Oklahoma, In
which the Oklahoma court of criminal ap
peals gives an example to the whole legal
force of the country by s-iying. "This
court accepts the verdict In the caae at
bar aa a fair, honest. Impartial and humane
finding ujHMi the facts In the case, and
again announces that this court will not
reverse a case when the record before it
shows that the accused had a fair trial,
by a fair and Impartial Jury and trial
Judge, simply because some harmless
technical error may have occurred at the
trial."
"This same edifoTiul urged me," con
tinues Mr. Klein, "to look up and verify the
repoited speech of Prof. Rostoe Pound,
who has declared that the near future Is
to sec a complete change of Judicial prac
tice along simpler lines, those more In
accord with the advanced civilization of
this rapidly growing coutftry. Ills words
are: t)ur etiquette of Justice in thla coun
try Is the most rigid, the most subversive
of the ends for w hich it exists, to be found
In any business or industrial communities
or tne modern world; a very large part of
our adjective law la as out of place In a
twentieth centur court as gold lace and
red coats upon a modern skirmish line.'
"If you want fictional examph-a." states
Mr. Klein, "how about the case In 'Bleak
House' which hung on and on. an Incident
founded on fact which Dickens with his
majestic meaxurr of Shakespeare's poems
and who have sat enraptured while listen
ing to I lie sublime passages of the great
composer, now see full well how far away
from truth we were, and lift up our voices
with one accord and praise the day which
promises us I'avlova. Hut ho v.- sail It Is
to think that only a few. oh. sovery few,
of all the millions who arc ii iucm up
ward will receive the Inspiration of her
wonderfully gifted great toe. on which
ahe can stand for six consecutive minutes.
But we will have to rest content in the
reflection that the favored few who can
see and admire and appreciate Pavlova will
not be entirely selfish. I They will allow us
to read In the newspapers and the maga
ilnes of the gorgeous glitter "and glorious
radiance of the "diamond horseshoe" on
this occasion when this treasure of Russia
devotes a few minutes of her life to Inesti
mable value to delightful- high kick that
will complete our disillusionment from the
wiggle, end the Jiggle of the hooche-koochc
and the board-spllnterlng whack of the
breakdown.
about some social or economic abuse made
use of, and' so immortalized the famous
Jarndyce case. I saw in one of the papers
last week that a case was now before the
supreme court which began some forty
years ago. Do you know what that signi
fies, that the people whose rights are to be
wronged by an appeal to justice are long
since dead and burled and a newer genera
tion in their place; that conditions and
feelings and all have changed, that the or
iginal witnesses have disappeared and that
the lawyers themselves have given place
to others? What a farce! what injustice!
"In the Iowa state records there is the
famous 'Cow and Calf case which was
twenty-four years in adjudication. The
case, Involving In the beginning the owner
ship of a cow, was complicated by the ap
pearance of legitimate offspring, which,
of course, gave an entirely new aspect to
the. suit oagerly seized upon by the law
yers fur plaintiff and defendant, and other
calves coming upon the scene of action
from time to time, naturally, or so it
would appear from the records, the case
could not, be decided without these delays.
"A rather sensational article In a dally
paper headed 'Worth 3,00U,WW. Can't Pay
Gas BUI,' relates the experiences of one
of the heiresses to the Plnckney estate,
whose experiences In having property
worth several millions and yet being un
able to get any ready cash from the two
men appointed by the court as conserva
tors. Is illustrates one point brought up in
'The Next of Kin.' Anuther is the grue
some incarceration in a so-called sanitar
ium, where commissions are called to
prove a patient out of her mind, and liar
rlid, nervous, fearful of everybody and
everything, tne slightest flapse from con
trol or commonplace speech is used for iter
undoing.
'"that I have kept well within the lines
of the probable Is proved by a paper read
not long since by Dr. Robert B. Lamb,
medical superintendent ot the Matteawan
State hospital, before the Bar association
of New York. In this paper he reviews the
laws bearing upon the commitment and
discharge of the criminal Insane and pro
poses certain changes suggested by the
actual operation of these laws. It Is stated
by the Medical Record that some years
ago fourteen persons were commuted to
one small hospital by juries in a single
year, and every one of them was found
to be sane and had to be discharged. Dr.
Lamb concludes from a study of the Record
In this and other Instances quoted that
there should be some modification of the
present law whereby lunatics accused of
serious crimes against the person, and
especially those committing murder, should
be dealt with by a tribunal having fixed
continuous responsibility and that a Jury
of laymen should not be allowed to decide
regarding the montal condition of any per-
At the Omaha Theaters
Boyd Offers Robert Mantell in Shakespearean Repertory, De
Wolf -Hopper and Fritzi Scheff; Kru? Has Two Standard Melo
dramas, the Gayety Presents Extravaganza and Promises Billy
Grew Again, While the Orpheum Has a Fine Vaudeville Bill.
1TH a matinee today and a per-1
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formance tonight, "The Right
of Way" will close its very suc
cessful engagement at the Boyd
theater, it has made a decided
impression upon the public In
Omaha who have seen It during Its stay,
and the two performances today should
prove a great drawing card. The matinee
will start at 2:30 and the performance to
night at the regular time, 8:15.
Mr. Mantell will draw loveis of the better
things in the drama to the Boyd this
week, when with his company of excellent
players he will present four great Shakes
pearean plays as follgws: Monday, "Mac
beth;" Tuesday, "Hamlet;" Wednesday
matinee, "Romeo and Juliet;" Wednesday
night, "King Lear." Trie repertoire chosen
for his engagement here affords wide scope
for the expression of his genius. At the
close of the present season it is arranged
that Mr. Mantell will proceed upon a tour
around the world, Including Australia and
Siuth Africa, and terminating with an en
gagement In London, England. In Lon
don he will appear at His Majesty theater,
by special arrangements perfected by Mr.
William A. Brady, under whone direction
Mr. Mantell has been for a number oi
years past. Mr. Mantell has been at great
pains to provide the best possible equip
ment for the presentation of the best plays.
The scenic environment Is complete and
elaborate and historically precise. The
company with Mr. Mantell is of a high
order. Miss Marie Booth Tussell, who will
impersonate the chief feminine roles. Is
an actress of skill, besides being a woman
of much beauty. Other leading memlei
of the company are Mr. Frits l.rlhrr, Mi.
Alfred Hastings, Mr. Uuy Llndsley, Mr.
Henry Fearing, Mr. Ueoige Stlllwell, Mr.
Casson Ferguson, Mr. Edward lowers,
Miss Oenevieve Reynolds, Miss Agnes Scott
and Miss Doris Kelly. During the Man
tell engagement the curtain will rise
piomptly at s o'clock evenings and at 2
p. m. at the matinee on Wednesday.
At the Boyd theater on Thursday night
De Wolf Hgpper will be seen In his latest
and greatest success, "A Matinee Idol,"
which has just concluded a record breaking
run at the Olympic theater In Chicago.
That Mr. Hopper is funnier In "A Matinee
Idol" than In any of his previous offer
ings Is the greatest possible demonstra
Ml KMKT.
BOYD'S -MAT. TODAYTONIGHT
XVAST SEASON'S GREATEST SUCCESS
THE RIGHT OF WAY
OBJOHTAX rKODTTCTIOV 0EAT OAST
Four Performances Starting Tomorrow Curtain at 8 o'clock
MATINEE WXSKISDiT CORTAHf AT 9 O CIOCI
ENGAGEMENT EXTRAOSDiN ARY
' "Mantell is a rrtste actor: be is now the leader of our atage." William
Winter. Dean of Anient an Critli In New York Times.
MB. WILLI M A. BRADY, A-NNOUHCXS
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XW FOVB MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTIONS OP BHAICSPERE'B MASTER PLATS
Monday, "MACBETH" Tuesday, "HAMLET"
Wednesday Matinee, "ROMEO AND JULIET"
Wednesday Night, "KING LEAR"
Mr. Mantell played 100 nights of Shakespearean and romantio plays at
tha Hew Amsterdam Theater and the Academy of Muaio, New Tork, last sea
son a record nnequaled since the days of Edwin Booth.
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PRICES 600 to $3.00. MAIXi ORDERS NOW
Beat Sale Opens Tuesday, January 11, 9 A. M. f
ONE ENTIRE WEEK BEGINNING NEXT SUNDAY Mats. Wed. and Sat.
TREDERICK THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE ENTIRE N. Y. PRODUCTION OP
Ezaotly as presented for one year In New Tork City
Greatest Ship Scene and Storm Effeot ever presented on any stagre.
son with a view to his commitment to an
asylum for the Insane or to his discharge
therefrom.
"With such a responsible body of ex
perts such an Incident as tlLat portrayed
in 'The Next of Kin' would be Impossible,
while under the present system it is not
only possible, but It Is extremely probable.
It is only too prevalent a way of getting
rid of people by those too tender hearted
to kill them outright, or perhaps too fear
some." Mr. Klein's attention Is called to the
fact that he has practically introduced the
tion of his art as an actor, Up to the
present time Hopper has relied, to a cer
tain extent, on jt ludicrous and often im
possible style of make-up, to aid in his
fun-getting efforts. In the present piece
Mr. Hopper comes before his audience in
modern dress and with only enough
make-up to counteract the effect of the
stage lights. As the audience sees Mr.
Hopper on the stage, so his friends and
admirers see him In private life. His
comedy effects are therefore the result
solely and entirely of his own art and if
the unanimous verdict of the Chicago
critics and a serie of packed audiences
can be relied up,n, Mr. Hopper has never
done anything half so funny as "A Matinee
Idol." 1'anlel V. Arthur, under whose
direction Mr. Hopper is now starring, has
surrounded the comedian with a company
of acknowledged artists, among whom are
the beautiful Miss Harriet Hurt, Mis
Herta Mills, Mr. George Backus, Joseph
Santley, lieorgie Mack, Miss Elda Curry,
Miss Florence E. Courtney and forty of tiie
prettiest American girls on this continent.
Fritsi Pcheff's new comic opera. "The
Prima Donna," in which she comes to the
Boyd theater for two nights und a Satur
day matinee, beginning Frldjy evening,
January i3. requires a cast of very ac
complished actors, as well as singers, and
several of the actors are not called upon
to sing a not), this being left to those
especially trained for It. When one sees
In a light opera cast such names u John
E. Hazzaid, Vernon Davidson. William
K. Harcourt. Donald Hall, Martin I lay-
dun, Anna I'elham, Tillle Sallnitier. Grace
Oclinat, Maxime V ramie, l.a Xiveta
Marie Barry, Katheiine Stewart und Vlr
ginla Held, it is assured that the play
must have worth as well as musical value.
And that is the case with "The Prima
Donna" fur, strange to say, it has an In
terest In It that la at times really gripping
and the music Is almost foiKotlen In the
skillful development, of the story. Henry
Blossom's witty, yet dramatic book, has
however, only 'spurred Victor Herbert on
to more ambitious efforts with his music
and the great composer is said to have
written as his very best for Frltil Kcheff.
tine, has a waits song that Is marvelously
tuneful and dainty, and an sr I a that en
abji-s her to show that she Is easily the
greatest soprano who has ever sung In
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new type of woman on the stage; the
woman who fights for the rights of others
and for her won, and yet with the militant
spirit preserves the charm and grace of
femininity.
"That is true," he murmurs, as if that
fact had been lost sight of In the larger
Issues engaging his attention. "I am glad
you spoke of it. Let me see, In "The Lion
and the Mouse' she fought for her father,
In 'The Third Degree' for her husband and
in 'The Third Degree for her husband and
her own liberty. The woman facing the
questions of today must be militant."
light opera In this country. The story of
"The Prina Donna" concerns Mile, Athenee,
the reigning prima donna of Paris, who
becomes stalled by an automobile accident
at a cafe chantant In & small barracks
town. She goes luto the cafe chatant
while her chauffeur Is endeavoring to re
pair the machine, and there she hears old
"pop" Gundelflnger, the musical director
of the place, scolding a sick singer. The
sympathetic Athenee helps the struggling;
singer and In a moment of daring says
she will sing herself. She sings a song
written by Lieutenant Armand, Count de
Fonteiine, an officer of the neighboring
barracks, and makes a great hit with It.
This Is the waits theme referred to above.
The prlna donna and the officer fall In
love with each other and another officer
intervenes and Insults her grossly. The
opera Is mounted in the usual lavish Dil
lingham manner and the costuming Is
rich and varicolored. The orchestra will
be largely augmented for the engagement
here.
Beginning next Sunday night, for one
week, with a regular matinee on Wednes
day and Friday, Frederick: Thompson will
present Robert Ober In the New Yoi k pro
duction of "Brewster's' Millions." ?hls
company carries the original ahlp and
storm effects which were used for one
year In New York. The cast Is said te be
above the average.
Al Reeves' "Big Beauty Show" comes to
tiie Gayety for six days, commencing this
afternoon. Mr. Reeves has spared no ex
pense In making this one big. grand trav
eling organization, fully equlpcd with
beautiful, scenery, gorgeous costumes an
a grand display of electrical effects. Mr.
Charles H. Burke and company will Intro
duce his funny sketch, "The Silver Moon,"
assited by a company of clever actors.
Burton, Burton and Jordan are a clever
mueiral trio; the greatest soprano ever
heard in extravagansa houses Is Miss
.lea ne Lansford; Miss Almeda Fowler, a
soubrette who will make you sit up n
take notice; Miss Alice Jordan, a coon
sinner; Kdwln Morris, surnamed a cu.-e
for the blues; Max Gordon, a basso; lot
Manne, little, but a comedian In size. Miss
May Powers, the winner of the diamond
studded medal In tha beauty form contest,
and twenty of the prettiest, daintiest
Squab girls ever seen In extravagansa; Ihe
new first part entitled "The Merry-G'-Round,"
and the after-piece entitled
"Conology" makes it the biggest and best
entei tulnmeiit of the kind. Al Reeves and
his banjo solos and new parodies, Intro
ducing his new and original sensational
song lilt, "Give Me Credit, Boys," starling
tomorrow, there will be a ladies' dime
matinee dally.
For Us attractlorTiext Saturday after-
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THREE DAYS Starting Thursday
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Starting Sunday.'
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Matinee Every Day, 0:15 Nigrht, 8:19
WEEK STARTING TODAY
Minnia
William
Selipan and Bramwell
a New 1'lKvb t tiv ,prnld illers
THE DRUMS OF DOOM"
MARY NORftlAti
An Established Favorite in Some
Typos of Women.
FELIX and BARRY"
Including Miss Harry's Sinters
(limllv nnd Clara) In
"THE BOY MEXT DOOM"
raenry &nve
That Smart Entertainer.
Assisted by Alal Sturgls Walker.
Paul IlleSci
In a Spectacular, Mystifying Offering
"THE LAND OF DREAMS" -
CAiUI.1 and CLARK
The Two German Comedians
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Monkey Comedians
KINODROME
Always the Newest in Motion Pictures
New Musical Feature Kxtraordlnary
ORPHEUM CONCERT ORCHESTRA
15 Talented Artists 15
Prices 10c, 25c, 60c and 75c.
noon and evening the Gayety theater win
offer the William Grew company, which
will come up from SL Joseph, where It is
permanently located, to present the de
lightful comedy drama, "The Invader."
In the organization are the Omaha favor
ites, Mr. Grew, Lloyd Ingraham, George
Fitch, Anna Cleveland, Maude Monroe In
graham, etc. The play tells a moSt Inter
esting story of a westerner who went east
and Invaded the stock market, much to the
discomfort of the designing brokers who
had planned to make a financial "killing"
at the expense of the invader from the
west. The comedy element of the piay Is
very pronouueed and the heart story of
great Interest. Mr. Grew will bring special
scenery for the play. A popular scale of
prices will prevail for the engagement next
Saturday afternoon and evening.
That remarkable organization of colored
singers, dancers and comedians, the
"Smart Set," will be the attraction at
Krug theater beginning today for four
days, with the usual matinees. K. 11. Dud
ley, one of the best known and withal
cleverest negro fun-makers before the
public, still heads the company. Supported
by Blxty capable people he will appear 1h
the stellar role of Raspberry Know In a
brand new three act musical comedy en
titled "His Honor the Barber." Raspberry
Hnow, who Is a soldier of fortune, has any
amount of humorous and exciting adven
tures. He aspires to shave the president
of the United States, but his ambition Is
01 ly realized In a dream, which forms the
basis of the second act. Raspberry Is a
confiding, good-natured person who gett
Into all sorts of trouble, especially with
his sweetheart. He finally regains her af
fection by winning a horse race. The
comedy has been staged In lavish style by
Messrs. Barton and Wisewell, the owners.
Others who contribute towards the fun are
Chris Smith, James Burrls, Irving Allen,
A I'd re w Trlpler, Matt Johnson, .leniire
1'earl t.nd Alene Cassel.
The Convict's Sweetheart," a new nielo-
dramatic offering under the manager
of A. H. Woods, more than maintains
ment
s the
standard of attractions espoused by this
producer. The plot involves the adventures
of a young mining engineer who has the
irisfortune of being thrown into Jail to
serve a term of life imprisonment for a
crime which he did not commit. He is sent
to his fate through the evidence of his
own sweetheart. ' The girl, to atone her
mistake, helps her lover gain his escape,
wl ich Is only secured at the price of ex
citing perils, hairbreadth escapes and death-
defying rescuers. Genuine heart Interest,
comedy and pathos predominate. Four acts
and nine scenes fire used to mount the play,
which requires a cast of twenty people.
This latest of "thrillers" will b fcen at
the Krug theater three days, starling
Thursday.
This week the Orpheum theater presents
as a headline attraction a powerful play.
"The Drums of Doom," dealing with stir
ring events In the life of a politician. Mi.-
Minnie heliaman has created a S'-ii.-utl"ii
everywhere by the portrayal of hi r part.
Mr. William Bramwell's Is also a vigorous
and distinguished performance. He Is pri
vately known as Will Downing, and was
formerly a resident of Omaha, and piom-
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Zxtuiva.suza and Vaudeville
TWICE DAILY MAT. TODAY
"WEIJOMB TO OMAHA"
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BEAUTY SHOW
in Two
"All Laughs" Comedies
Eniltxe'.
"A ftlerry-Go-R und"
and "CoiioJogy"
Bia EXTJEA TilATXTBES:
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All Kow Scenery, Coitamoi and
Eleotrlcai Effects.
Evenings and Sunday Mat., ISO, 36a,
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TICKETS
Matinee,
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Al. Reeves bent all records at
the Kansas City Gftyety lust week.
I sow the show Wednesday und It
Is certuinly "there" with bells on.
E. X.. JOHNSON,
Met. Guyety Theater
SATURDAY EftKefr JAM. 15
i THE WM. GREW CO. lna:hZr
"THE INVADER"
Mat. All Beat 95o. Evg. ISoSSo, SOe.
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The Lumberjack
The College Man
An Address for Men, by
GEO. L McNUTT
"THE SQUIB FAXb MAJf "
Y. M. C. A.
SUNDAY, 4:00 P. M.
lnent in niusicalcircles heiv Miss Mai y ,
Norman In her refjned monologU", "Sum.
Types of Women," presents character
studies from the lives of Beverul actresses.
Felix and Burry will appear In a new
farce which they describe as "a little bit
of foolishness." Henry Clive, the clever
sllght-of-hand comedian Is Just returning
from a leng engagement In the London
music halls, with entirely new material.
Paul Klclst, In his pantomime novelty,
"The Land of Dreams," will whistle words
and phrases to his audience und do many
other startling tilings. The Uermn.. come
dians. Carlln and Clark, have arranged
an entirely new act with clever songs
written by themselves, and a collection
dialect chatter that Is delicious. The Si
mian comedians ' presented by J. W. Clark
are a demonstration of newly discovered
possibilities In developing the monkey as a
public performer. The Orpheum concert
orchestra will render at the beginning of
each pi i formance a fine program, and at
the close tho klnodrome will project the
newest in motion pictures).
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Palatial Train
for Mills' Body
Most Expensive Funeral Cortege
from Coast to Coast for Millionaire-Philanthropist.
One of the most expensive corteges that
ever wended Its way Is now headed towurA
Oinulia Leudng the body of D. Otfden Mills
from San Francisco to New York. The
funeral party Is traveling in a luxurious
special train which will cost thousands of
dollars to operate on its journey from coast
to coast.
Tho train left Frisco Friday night over
the Southern Pacific for Ogden and will
reach Omaha Monday morning over tbe
Union Pacific. It Is made up of one bug
gage car, a diner and two private Pull
mans. D. Ogden Mills died Tuesday at "M 111
lirae," his famous castle home, eighteen
miles from the Golden Gate. He was
known as one of the builders of the Pacific
coast where he was closely affiliated with
hK banking and mining enterprises. H
went to California in 1M8, Just before tha
(treat rush to the gold f i Ids. In New
York he hail been Ideiitlfh d l ino with big
bunking Iioiim's und was the builder of the
Mills block on I'road street, and was the
pi opi leu.:- of thu famous Mills' hotels,
which offer iiuals ami li.il,;'ny to v.ork
liiginen at lea hoi. able figures.
It wan bis dylni; wUii to be burled III
New Voik, Ills billliplace. lie was 1
years of age.
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