Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY
30,
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Heart and ; Head Together Says Harry Lauder
ARRT LAVDF.K In m little talk
H
before an assemblage of Omaha
ec6ts, who were guests of Wil
liam Kennedy at' a luncheon on
Wednesday, sounded the key
not of th actor's art. He ssiri
It must be th heart working In unliion
wlih tha head; unless thla combination can
e perfectly achieved, he actor U a failure.
In thla simple statement la Bummed up tha
whole of the problem at the theater. The
heart and the head roust go together. The
question haa been debated from the time
the stag began to assume a serious place
In tha affairs of society, and haa found
many earnest champions on either side, but
the advocates Of th nitraltr lnaIUtiA1
element In acting; have Invariably been
a' " j iiiiaiiwiuAi
worsted by the success of tha men and
women who ax gifted with, tha rare quality
that enables them to (.unite Intellect and
oentlment and secure 'the 'team work"
essential to reach the audience. Only here
nd there haa the play that appeals aolely
to the deeper emotions, the purely Intel
lectual aspirations jf man, been a success.
Ona of the most notable modern incidents
of thla u the lata tour of Mrs. risks In
"Rosmeraholme." As an Intellectual treat,
thla haa seldom been equalled on the Amer
ican staffs, but aa a monetary success It
wu "-H but a failure. In Omaha, for
example, the first performance was wit
nessed by aa audlaoo of respectful wor
shipers of tha good in the drama, not very
large, but warmly appreciative, and thoaa
composed it will never forget tha
xoellence of the company and Us treat
ment of tha powerful Ibsen play. But the
succeeding: performances were given to
audiences that were ghostly In their tenu
oslty, and tha engagement was a failure
from the box office. view. When Mm, Flake
next played In Omaha, she gave us a drama
that depended chiefly on lis "heart Interest"
element, and "Salvation Nell" drew crowded
houses. Nt, one who knows Mrs. Flske
t would seriously think of basing her fame
on Nell; Kebecca Weet will always stand
as ne of her greatest creations. If not the
very greatest; and yet-she was unable to
-Interest the multitude In the personality of
the Ibsen woman. She Is not alone In this.
Mrs. Flske can combine the head and
tha heart In her work, as she has shown
in many a auccessful play. It la because
she can that she Is a great actress. Rich
ard Mansfield rose from obscurity to
fame In a very short time, simply because
he possessed the faculty. Hla first great
achievement was to humanise Baron
Chevrlal In "A Parisian Romance," giving-
to ' the old roue qualities that none
but an artist could discern in the fleah
lese creation of the manuscript, and only
a genius could visualise for the public.
And to the end of his days this was the
key of his undertakings. Otto, Karl
Jlelririch. Dick ludgeon. Beaucalre, Beau
Urummel, Don Carlos, Pere Uynt, Harry
of England all the long list of characters
he presented were big with the human cle
ment, and aa men they appealed to the
audiences who applauded them. Otis Skin
ner is winning for himself the most lasting
of laurels because he can take an. appar
ently commonplace role and endow It with
Ancnt the Stage-Struck Girl .
Eobert Edeson Gives Some Good Advioe to Young Women Who Are
Planning a Career on the Stage and Cites Some Personal Experiences
to Support Hit Conclusions and Suggestions to Aspirants for Honors.'
HE stage-struck girl, like the
poor, we have always with us.
No village Is too small to boast
Its wouM-be "Juliet." Show
me a city large enough
to support a business college,
T
and I will show you one that supporu
either a "dramatic school" or a teacher
of elocution whose pppts hope some day
to shine before a real audience.
There are styles In stage-struck girls,
as In art and In gowns. There was a day
when the stage-struck girl was a crea
ture of tears, emotion and wild schemes
for, eluding watchful parents. The stage
struck girl of a decade back thought she
simply must run away from home to court
success. Today all this has changed. The
stage Is regarded by girls as a serious
career. They prepare for It by more or
less study. They enter upon the csreer
with the full consent of their parents. The
average letter which 1 receive from a
stage-struck girl, today, reads something
like thla:
"I have been seriously considering the
stage as a profession. I feel the need of
a career and 1 think my talents are largely
dramatic. I am a graduate of col
lege, where I specialised In Kngllsh lit
erature and the drama, and I have done
some work aa a member of the
Dramatic club, which attracted attention.
1 would be glad to accept even the smallest
role In your company, etc."
That Is the sort of letter which makes
an actor or a manager sit up and tako no
tice. It la the sort of letter which should
niHka the mothers of daughters do like
wise. And that is why I have accepted
the editor'a Invitation to talk through the
columns of his paper to the girls of this
city who are thinking Of "adopting the
Btage as a career." You see, I quote lit
erally from a letter now at hand. s
To begin with, let ua understand each
other thoroughly. It Is not my Intention
to poke fun at the irt age-struck girl. A
lot of us have learned to take her seri
ously. I am only asking the mother and
tha girl to consider the matter as seri
ously as we who stand In the nerU of cap
able fading women for our support must
consider It. Mary Anderson was what we
toilsy would term a stage-struck girl.
Julia Arthur was stage-struck. Belle
Archer, who, n her prime, was one of the
cleverest light comediennes the American
stage haa ever known, ran away from
school to Join the orlglnul proikction of
"II. hi. 8. Plnaforo" in Philadelphia.
To got right down to a great basic
truth. It Is not what a girl Is before she
Joins the profession, but what she does
afterward that counts. Generally her
chief offense la youth, but she will out
grow that, particularly it behind youth
lie ambition and good aenae. All belief to
the contrary notwithstanding, the Ameri
can atage today la sadly In need of girls
with brains and common-sense, A pretty
face Is an added asset, but it will not
carry a glri to real success unless sup
ported by grey matter, ambition and common-sense.
Given ordinarily good fea
tures, good carriage, the ability to carry
smart clothes, which comes largely from
good carriage, and quantities of grey-mat
ter, and I'll back any American girl for ;
success, against tha merely pretty face
which last a season or two In musical
comedy choruses.
I speak now from the heart. When we
were ready to cast "A Man's a Man," the
problem of securing a leading woman to
play tha rols of "Peggy Hewitt" grew
. from a mere still hunt for ability Into a
tragedy. In four days we tried out three
(leading women, each capable of looking
" pert, each capable of portraying cer
n phases of "Peggy Hewitt's" many
sided oharaoter, but not One possessing
he grey-matter to give a satisfying per
formance. .
Basis for Success on the Stage as Indicatcdby the Great
Among Actors How Harry Lauder Sung His Way to
Sunlight from the Darkness of a Deep Scottish Coal Pit
life that touches on the life of all man
kind. Thla fs the thins; thst has made
every are at actor great. It Is charitable,
perhaps, not to Include In this a lint of the
near-great who hare Just missed the msrk
because they are unable to unite head
and heart In their work; who can not un
derstand or live the lives of the people
they create. These actors, and they are a
most numerous company, unfortunately,
have the capacity for analysis; they can
dissect the soul of the Individual they are
to represent, ran give ample reason for all
the several moods and tenses of the part,
but they can not and do not give It the
sentient touch that makes It live, home
how, they fall short of the Promethean
fire. No amount of study Is sufficient to
develop the faculty If It be lacking. The
actor without It may become a good actor,
supplanting hla deficiency with artifice,
but he will never be a great actor, even
though he achieve the "art that conceals
artifice." v
But when an actor Joe possess the rare
trait, even though he be but a "comic, " as
Gossip from
Scarcity of Competent Leading Women Moves Henry B. Harris, to Send
Oat a Scout to Locate Promising Actresses John Drew's Views of the
Proposed - School for Dramatic Critics Some Personal Comment.
N A recent number of his weekly
bulletin, Lee Kugel. of the
Henry B. Harris office, printed
the following article, calling at
tention to the scarcity of good
leading women. It seemed so
Improbable that a note was sent to Mr.
Kugel, asking him if it was ' on the level
or merely a press agent's Jolly. The re
turn mall 'from Mr. Kugel brought the most
HOlemn assurance that the article Is based
on actual experience and Indicates the In
tention of Mr. Harris very accurately. The
article Is:
At last the theatrical producing manag
ers In New York are realizing that al
though the Rlalto is thronged with actors
of all sorts and descriptions, there
Is a dearth of leading women. This
fact wss brought home forcibly to Mr.
Henry B. Harris only recently. It came
about through the extreme difficulty en
countered by him in trying to secure a
trading woman for Robert Kdeson, who is
touring In "A Man's a Man," and for
Frai.k Keenan, who began his tour in
"The Heights" on January 12. Seven young
women were given trial rehearsals before
A Satisfactory leading woman could be pro
cured for Mr. Edeson, and had It not been
for an accident which permitted Mr. Harris
to secure the services of Miss Josephine
Lovett, Mr. Kdeson's tour might have been
postponed until ho had been able to pro
cure the right woman.
In the case of Mr. Keenan, fully twenty
Here was a gHrl with adorable dimples
and gentle, flinging ways who could play
the pleading wife but she could not un
derstand the mental anguish of the wife
who thought herself forgotten and who
yet determined to show, the world a brave
and smiling face. There was a statuesque
creature who looked the typical New
Yorker, who delivered the cynical speeches
with a verve .that was delectable but
when It came to moments of despair, of
home sickness and desolation she Was
hard as tacks.
Finally, thank to the failure of another
play. Miss JosepMne Lovett, my present
leading woman, waa "at liberty," and Mr.
Harris engaged her on the Instant. Our
troubles were over, but day after day, my
thoughts have traveled back to the three
young women who had the opportunity to
play "Peggy" and who could not do W
simply because they lacked, not beauty,
carriage, distinction, enunciation and per
sonal charm, but the ability to concentrate.
One girl In particular gave a most flip
pant reading of some very tender lines.
She raced through a fine speech as If th
Judge's stand were JUBt ahead. After cor
recting her repeatedly, I sat down patiently
to explain Just where she was wrong.
And what do you suppose waa her answer?
"My dear man. don't expect me to take
a rehearnal seriously. I always give a
corking performance before an audience
but here before a few actors you can't ex
pect me to be emotional, or to show what
I can do."
But that was Just what I did expect and
Just what every star and manager expect
of a player. In rehearsal, there Is no put
ting off till tomorrow what must be shown
today.
Another young woman argued over the
meaning of almost every line she rd.
Presuinahly the playwrights, the producer
in charge of the rehearsals, and myself,
had given months to study out the real
Interpretation of those lines, but this voting
pei won of strong opinions and an exalted
Idea of her own cleverness wssted precious
time, delayed rehearsals and drove us all
to distraction by refusing to adopt our In
terpretation and to work on lines suggested
for her by more experienced minds.
These memories of trying days for the
manager and the star should carry their
message to every girl in this city who
thinks she would like to Join our profes
sion. (Success on the stage Is won not
through nny one characteristic, but
through a curious combination of many.
The "staifo-struck girl" should have good
health to withstand the strain of 'ong
hours, constant traveling, poorly cooked
food: She should be above all things
adaptable. No stenographer or department
store clerk would think of defying her
chlff. without expecting Immediate dis
missal. But many a stage-struck cM
thinks she could do this and escape on the
score of the "artistic temperament."
The stare-struck girl must possess enor
mous capacity for work. It Is not enough
to study your lines and go through the
part as the stage director requires. If you
aio to advance you must grow mentally.
You must learn to expand your part, not
In words or what la well known as stage
business, but In characterisation, the mental
strength which you put Into your Interpre
tation, the personal magnetism which you
exert over your audience, which can all be
summed up In th word "sincerity.' The
playwright can give you th moat charming
of line, the stage director can give you
the most carefully thought out business,
and th manager th most beautiful of
Parisian raiment, but unless you give forth
sincerity, you cannot succeed as an actress.
And sincerity Is built on brains, th gray
matter, which I consider Inflnitelr more
Important aa an asset than a Cupid' bow
mouth, eyes Ilk velvet pool and a dim
pled chin, 4 -
m
Lauder modestly calls himself, he if" boon
to the world. Under his touch the hidden
springs ef human nature respond and vi
brate with the keenest of delight. It was
at his bidding that
Love took up the harp of life, and smote on
all its chords with might
Smote the chord of Helf, that, trembling,
passed in music out of sight.
I Adder disclaims the appellation of gen
ius, and deprecates the laudation of his ad
mirers who hail him as a paragon of talent
"I'm not an actor," he says, "and I do not
act on the stage. I'm Just Harry Lander,
a comic, and when you see me on the stage
you see nothing more than when you see
me off. But I sing because I love to sing.
Just as the lark loves to sing. If I can en
tertain and amuse people, I am doing my
work. I try to, and I believe I do."
No boasting In this, merely the modest
claim of a man who haa achieved something
to the distinction due his accomplishment.
Lauder is an example of what may be
dime by persistence. As a boy ha worked
Stageland
young women were given an apportunlty to
try out for the part, until finally Miss Wll
lette Kershaw satisfied Mr. Harris and
Mr. Keenan of her ability to play th role
of Georgia Warren.
While seated in his office at the Hudson
theater. In course of conversation with Mr.
Edeson Just before the latter left for his
tarring tour. In "A Man's a Man," Mr.
Harris apeke of this condition, and ha and
Mr. LMeeon both agreed that no doubt th
lack of such lending women aa we had on
the American atage during the days when
the famous Empire, Lyceum and Daly
stock companies were In their senlth, Is
due entirely to our present star system.
In this system the plays are written
around a star, and no effort Is made to
provide strong parts for the other members
of the company, unless It is some unusual
play. In order to secure leading women
for next season, Mr. Harris has engaged
a man on whose- Judgment he absolutely
relies, and sent him out to visit cities In
which stock companies are now playing,
to see whether or not there is on their
roster leading women of a character worth
while for him to employ. In consequence
of the large number of productions he will
make next season. It Is necessary for him
to procure the services of young women
talented and experienced, having the ad
vantage of lessons taught In stock com
panies, where versatility is absolutely es
sential, as much so as their ability to read
and memoriae lines.
The report that an unnamed New York
millionaire. Interested In th drama, Is to
give 11,500,000 to endow schools of dramatic
criticism at Harvard, Yale and Columbia
Is calculated to cause talk In theatrical cir
cles. Several prominent actors are said to
have bean asked by h-lra to constitute an
advisory committee. John Drew, who has
recovered from his accident and has re
joined hla company In "Inconstant George,"
when asked for his opinion on the subject,
said: "If this endowment la a fact I
have not been taken Into th confidence
of the donor, but It 1 doubtful In my opin
ion whether th schem Is especially neces
sary or desirable. Critics, Ilk poets, are
born, not made. A man must have eyes
that see and a mind that know th sig
nificance of what Is seen, but a . little
erudition except In rare cases Is apt to
make a young critic pompous and cocksure.
Earnest, sincere, fair criticism the actor
welcomes, for In som ways it Is a truer
guide tp development In his art than the
response that he gets from his audience.
He haa a right to complain, however, of
the flippant critic who sacrifices facts to
scoring points. Thla critic Is now gone out
of rashion and in his place la the man who
tries honestly to report what he sees from
the Judicial standpoint. One of the best
critics I ever knew once told me that If
hs could tell th fads about a bad piece
h never needed either satire or words of
condemnation to make his criticism strong
and stinging. And actors would rather take
blame from such a critic than praise from
a 'gusher.' A school of criticism 'might
teach young men a great deal about the
history and traditions of the stage and
about the historical Interpretation of classi
cal roles which It would be well for them
to know, but the great danger Is that of
'a little learning.' What Is most needed is
a' right feeling, a right Instinct that will
guide the man when new situations con
front him."
Miss Dollle Spencer trekked Into town
during the week, after a very successful
season leading her own troupe around be
tween Snowdrift In northern Iowa, Minne
sota and Wisconsin. She will remain with
Omaha for a time at least, although she
has same very tempting offers to work In
stock and to go on the road.
"The Fourth Estate,1""" the great news
paper play by Joseph Medlll Patterson
and Harriet Ford, authors, Incidentally,
of the attraction at the Studcbaker the
ater. "A Little Brother of. the Rloh," has
completed Its fourth week at the Grand
Opera house, Chicago, and, despite the
enormous crowds who have witnessed It
during that time, tts last two weeks will
see equally large audiences. Llebler &.
Co. Is making every effort to extend the
triumphant run at the Grand Indefinitely,'
but when "The Fourth Estate" Is forced
to leave Chicago It will begin an unprece
dented tour of the bigger cities of the
middle west. The cast will remain abso
lutely Intact, and It Includes Pauline Fred
erick. Charles Waldron, Alice Pitcher,
Charle A. Stevenson, Tom Flndlav, Rob
ert McWade, Mary Marshall, Tom Had
away, Jr., Nell Moran and a dozen others.
"Cameo Klrby" having failed In New
York, Dusttn Famam is now among the
unemployed.
Miss Amy P.lcard, who once was In
"Babes In Toyland," has taken unto her
seir a husband by name Lester Lonergarf.
I
I'lck Ferris made such a success out ef
"aviation week" at Los Angeles that h
may glv up th theater for th flying ma
chine. Something might be said In this
connection about hot air.
James K. Hackett, looking gloomily'' ath
wart th years, sends this out as his "phil
osophy of life":
"If you aev money, you're a grouch;
If you spend It, you're a loafer;
It you get it, you're a grafter;
If you can t get It. you're a burn
Bo what the hell's th use."
T. P. Adams wrUeofMlss Maud Allen:
I like Miss Maud Allen,
H or danne is so warm.
And If I don't see hsr
till II do me no harm.
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"tt.veral generations ago," says Oeorg
M. Cohan, "my family nam was Cohan.
That waa whsn my forefather lived In
In a flax mill. "It was dark at 6 In the
morning, when I went to work," ha said,
"and It was dark at In the evening,- when
I came out of the mill. If the sun shone
through the day, I did not see It, for I was
too busy watching the machine I had to
tend. From the dark mill, I went Into the
coal mine, 200 fathoms below the ground,
and It was dark there. So in the darkness
1 sang, because I liked to sing. Men about
me cried, 'Cease your bletherln' you make
us sick.' But the .song would out. They
said I'd never amount to anything, but I
kept on singing. And now, when I go by
that mine and see the toll-spent miners
trudging wearily home from work, bent
and listless, I hall them: 'Hameward bound,
lads?' I'll say, and they'll answer back:
'Ou, aye, Harry, lad; It's wearisome. But
you're a'rlght.' I only took my chance."
Another of Lauder's traits that must en
dear him to Americans Is his rigid ad
herence to what is clean. "When I began
on the stage as a comlo," he said, "I did
not get on very fast. The older ones told
me my humor was dull and my songs were '
Ireland. Through some oversight th. final
'e' was lost, and to this day It has never
been found. My middle name la Mike, or
Michael, I should say, and hot Marvelous,
as has been said."
A th Lombard! Opera company will
visit our city during the coming week,
presenting - the following repertoire:
Gounod's "Faust," Puccini's "La Boheme,"
Donizetti's "Lucia dl Lammermoor," and
Verdi's "U Trovatore," the public library
takes this opportune moment of calling the
attention of its many music-loving patrons
to the numberless good things to b had
for tha asking. On the shelve lb th cir
culation department may be found the
scorn of each opera, and a real trettt
awaits those who would become familiar
with the Uvea of the great corn posers and
avail themselves of the biographical sec
tion. In the reference department will be
found the libretto of each opera, Upton's
"Stories of the Standard Opera," th new
"American Encyclopedia of Music," which
is rich In general information, and tnaga
slne articles both critical and explanatory
whose names "are legion," Invito the
perusal of those most Interested.
At the Omaha Theaters
Hose Stahl Will Show Us that It's Always a Good Season for a Good
Show Lambardi's Opera Company Coming Kmg Has "Classmates"
and Young Buffalo Orpheum and Gayety Both Have Good Bills.
OSS 8TAHL returns to Omaha
In "The Chorus Lady" tonight,
opening a four days' engage
ment at the Boyd In this clever
comedy of stag life by James
Forbes, author of "Tha Travel
R
ing Salesman." Star and play are but new
from a successful season In London, hav
ing played 100 performances at the Vaude
ville theater tn I he British metropolis
where both scored the greatest triumph
ever reaped by an American star of play
in that city. Miflf Stahl's personal triumph
wail remarkable and the usually staid and
conservative London critics let themselves
go for one and united In acclaiming her
as the legitimate successor to Rcjan and
Bernhardt. Hor return to Omaha will be
like that of an old friend as her remark
able engagement here before will be re
membered with pleasure by all who tak
an Interest In things theatrical. "The
Chorus Lady," which la conceded to hav
been the first play to reveal the life of
the chorus queen, as It really exists and
to shear It of all the tinsel and trappings
accorded these ladies by the newspapers
and popular belief, tells the story of
Patricia O'Brien, a bright-eyed, whole
souled Irish lassie who ha taken to th
stage because of Its mystlo beckonings, but
who ebon found the falseness of Jt'a pre
tense. All who have seen the play will
recall the famous dressing room scene of
the second act, showing the chorus of a
New York theater during a performance.
This has always been one of the big fea
tures of the play and retains the same In
terest as of yore. Manager Henry B.
Harris has retained nearly the entire
original supporting cast. Including Wilfred
Lucas. Alice Leigh, Giles Shine, Isabel
Goodwin, Claire Lane, Walter Penlngton,
Kenyon BlBhop, Lillian O'Neill, Beatrice
Brown. Annie Ives, Helen DahJL Amy
Lessor and Florence Grant. There will be
a matinee on Wednesday.
Grand opera for a brief season will Open
at Boyd's theater Thursday evening for
three nights and Saturday matlnes. The
Lambardl Grand Opera company will be
the purveyor. Each opera will be given
with a complete change of cast so that in
order to see and hear every artist It will
be necessary to go to every performance.
The complete repertoire for Omaha is as
Oollows: Thursday night, Puccini's "La
Boheme." Friday evening Gounod's
Kaust." .Saturday matinee "Lucia," and
..., tmnn -ii -rrovatore." with
Msdam Enter -Adabei to. for the last two
seasons dramatic, soprano of the Metro
politan Grand Opera company, in the role
of "Leanora." "La Boheme" will Introduce
Attlllo Murlnl, , hailed as one f (1,.
worlds great tenors. In the character of
Rodolfo." Marina Calvl. an Incomparable
Mlml. Giuseppe Maggl. baritone from
the Covent garden and Vincenao Viola,
basso, will complete the cast of principal
arttau who will be supported by a chorus
'f sixty voices and an orchestra of fifty
Instruments under the personal direction
of Mamstro t'av. Pulgenzio Ouerrlert.
raiiat". will mark the first appearance
In America of Impresario Lunhardl's new
basso, i Habelllco. who will .ppe,r here
as Meflstofole," Mr. Kabellcco will ar
rive here Wednesday from Italv and will
r0nt'!!U!,r0"1 her' on tour "th the
Lambard. coinpany. "Lucia" will intro
duce Blgnorlta Isabelle de Frat. colo.a
r,.rV0P,lnO and olovnnl Nadal. tenor.
mf.? th youn-' 1lat of 4h
Lambardl company. I "j Trovatore" will
appear Madam Ester Adaberto, tho Metro
politan ,,ar. Alessardro Scalabrlna, dra-
T1" " ""'"". -nd Mme.
Dolores Frau. as "Asucena." The list of
Principal artist, w, be supported by I
of V.nv ,CCf nd"ry "! the orchestra
or fifty and chorus of sixty. The lambardl
company travels by a special train of four
leen cars, six Pullman, five baggage car,
tZ JWT' S." a"d
tlon csr. The, company will come direct
rem Kansas city here and g ,rom
to Denver and the Pacific coast.
Denman ThomptTTmlllar play. 'The
Old Homestesd." with Edward Sn.der .,
IT .cl. Joah. Charles Clark a. Pe,h Perkins.
Ous Kammerlee as Henry Hopkins. Frank
K..pp as th Gantey boy. George Patch
as th country fiddler. Maggl. Breyer as
Aunt Matilda. Ault rowler a Klck.ty
not spicy. 'Put In a hroail line here and
there." they'd tell me. 'You'll have to to
get on." But I wouldn't; 'I can wait,' 1
said, and I did wait. And now It has come
to me, my time has. and it was worth wait
ing for." And those who laughed with
Iaiider at the Auditorium on Wednesday
night, did It all the more heartily because
no tinge of, bitterness lingered after the
laugh. His humor Is clean and wholesome,
and even the ones who are caricatured by
him In his work enjoy It, for It lias no
taint of malice In It. Harry Lauder, comic,
will be welcome whenever he turns his
smile loose across the footlights in Omaha.
Business at the Omaha theaters con
tinues encouragingly good, and the man
agers feel very well satisfied by their
experience so fsr this season. Wednesday
night, when the Lauder company was at
the Auditorium, a fair test of the city'
capacity as a "show town" Was afforded,
and the fact that each of the five open
that evening had good audiences Is evi
dence that the people want the entertain
ment afforded. When the two new houses
will be opened cannot as yet be positively!
stated, although the date for opening the
Brandeis is tentatively set at March 7. It
Is hoped that the Morris will be ready at
about the same time, but In both cases
much depends on weather conditions, which
have been very much against building oper
ations Vo far this winter. At the Brandeis
the work of Interior decoration Is being
pushed, and the contractors say they will
M n "ncom.
Dieted, Omaha will stand in the front rank
with two first-class houses, two high-grade
vaudeville houses, a theater devoted to
popular-priced attractions and a burlesque
house. By the way, the evasion of that
word "burlesque" ha been violated so fre
quently of late that one wonders why It is
persisted in. Tho tppellatlon defines the
character of the entertainment much better
than does "extravaganza," and so long as
th performances are properly censored and
kept within reasonable limits, no very good
reason for not calling them by their popu
lar title seems to exist. It Is not th name,
but the performance that gives offense,
and the management of the Gayety has
o far shown commendable Intention to
keep the entertainment clean and whole
some, and It his prospered because of this.
The new policy at the Krug, whether it
be because of chang in public taste or not.
Is in the right direction. It la a pleasure
to note that the clientele of the house
takes kindly to the new conditions, too,
and that wholesome drama and high-class
musical comedy receives patronage form
erly bestowed on the cheap "thriller."
Ann, and Maud Pleasants as Anna Maria
Murdock, plays Boyd's fvur days, com
mencing next Sunday.
iTh enthusiasm wlthwhlch "Classmates"
la reoelved everywhere this season Is not
at all Irrational If all reports of Jules
Murry's production are verified when the
play Is presented, with Norman Hackett
at the head of a large company, at the
Krug theater for four days starting Sun
day. D Mile's play appeals to th lev
of the military In th first act, a West
Point scene, to th love of American horn
life in th south In th second, to th love
of adventure In th thrilling Jungle seen
In th third and In the culmination of Jus
tice In the last, and first, last and all the
time It appeals to the love of America by
Americans and to the love of right and
honor and truth. Norman Hackett, play
ing the chief part In th piece. Is' peculiarly
well adapted to make much of the heroism
of Duncan Irvln.
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Young Buffalo, who achieved a notable
success the last several seasons In Charles
E. Blaney' "King of the Wild West," will
be seen In another stirring western drama
by the same famous author at the Krug
for three days, starting Thursday evening,
entitled "Young Buffalo in New York."
The play is divided Into four acts and four
scenes laid la the proverbial wild west
and the great city of New York, and each
has its stirring famous Blaney soenlo cli
max, with, of course, an explosive but
happy climax that brings down the final
curtain. Assisting Young Buffalo are an
exceptionally capable and large company
of players. Including Miss Caroline May
and many others.
At the Orpheum theater this week "The
Agltatyr," written by Mrs. Oscar Berlnger,
will be produoed by Miss Helen Orantley
and her excellent company. This playlet
was secured by Charles Krohman to be
used in his theater as a curtain raiser and
by special ariaugement with him Miss
Grantley obtained It for vaudeville pro
duction. Howard and Howard, in "The
Messenger Boy and the Thespian" have a
musical number combined with comedy.
"The Patent Fakir and th Lady," a com
edy skit by T. Roy Barnes and Miss Bes
sie Crawford, Is another tuneful act. A
novelty in acrobatics, "An Attempt at Sui
cide," is given by Marttnettle and Sylves
ter. Those who hav seen these great
comedy bump artists declare that their act
is properly named. Howard's Musical
Shctlands and Comedy Dogs present a re
markable exhibition of what patience and
pains will accomplish In animal training.
A combination act of songs, trained
pigeons and quaint humor furnished by a
little dog that does impersonations is of
fered by Katchen Lolsset, the petite and
charming chanteuse. An ensemble of song
and fun is presented by th Bootblack
Quartet, Elliott, Abbott, Weber and Hayes.
The Orpheum orchestra of fifteen will ren
der concert selections at each performance.
Th klnodrome project always th newest
In motion pictures.
Anticipating a shortage of seats to sup
ply the great . demand for all the night
performances of the week starting Sunday,
February , as well as for the Saturday
matlne of that wek, Manager Byrne of
the Orpheum this early requests all who
can conveniently attend one of th dally
matinees early In the week to do so and
lurlp lessen the numerous disappointments
that threaten. "Charle the First." the fa
mous chlmpanese, will be here that week
and is the., causu of the extraordinary, de
mand for reats.
The "Jersey Lllla''ls a name long well
known upon the eastern circuit of which
the Gayety now Is a part. The two skits
this season are entitled "A Merry Frolic,"
dealing with a complication of love af
fairs during the summer season at At
lantic City, and a travesty on "A Love
Potion," being a bunch of nonsense, dan
cing and muslo. Between th comedies
will be vaudeville specialties by Leon Kr
rol, the Uerman comedian; James and
Lucia Cooper, In a singing and talking act;
Mackey and Croix, travesty artists; three
Alvarettas In their latest aorobatio sketch
entitle! "ud, i can t tsnui aty Mutb
Jama and Prior, Uobrt Jaoksoa, the
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50 ORCHESTRA
60 CHORUS
REPERTOIRE::
THURS. EVENifiG, "LA B0UET.1E"
FRI. EVE., "FAUST" -- SAT, MAT., "LUCIA"
SAT. EVE., "IL TROVATORE"
SEAT SALE OPEMS TOMORROW.-CURTAINS AT 8 AND 2 P.M.
THE ONE BIO MUSICAL EVENT OP THE SEASON.
4 JTIQHTB Starting 8T7VDAY, FEB. 6th Statin Wednesday.
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9 NIOBVS Starting THUHSDAT, TEB. 10th Matinee Saturday
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By W. O. JB Mllli an atAKGARST TTrKVBTOX.
3 DAYS Starting Thursday, Feb. 3
CHAS. 2. BTiAsTET Offer
THE AMERICAN QCOUT (
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Bztraraganta and Vaudeville
TWICE DAILY DV, MAT. TODAY
In TuXL Bloom of Ooodness and
Beauty, III
JERSEY LILIES
la Two Masloal Satires
"TWISTFD vIXUPjB"and
"A LOVE POTION"
VUled' with bright, oleanly gotten
langhs, gorgeous costumes, show girls
and "ponies."
And aa to th
VAUDEVILLE,
Well, that's where the Jersey Llllss
are particularly fragrant.
3 ALVARETTAS
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JAS. & LUCIA COOPER
Evenings and Sunday Mat., 150, 850,
80s and 75o
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LADIES' lX At any week
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bear Jteadsri
More like a great big masloal
oomedy, such a the ladles enjoy la
mj opinion of the Jersey Ull.s.
This will be a grtat week for bump
er crowds at the Indies' matinees.
B. JOHNSON,
Mgr. Oayety Theater
SAT., (Mat. and Bight) Only, T.b. 6.
LLOYD IKGRAHAM tXlJVS-
la a B.vlval of rrau Molnar s
"THE DEVIL"
Mr. iDgraham la th Title Bole.
Boyulav Vrtoes. Seats Selling.
funny Frenchman; r'annle Vedder and the
National Four in eccentric singing and
dancing, and 8tella Chatelaine, the Uttie
Magnet, and a ohorus of handsomely
gowned . ponies and show girls. The en
gagement will open with a matinee today
and will continue twice daily. Inclusive of
next Friday. Starting tomorrow, there
will be a Indus' dime matinee dally.
Next Pfttuiduy afternoon and evening
the William Grew company will be- nea
at the Gayety In 4 revival of "Ths Devil."
Th Burwood IS Cock company achieved
phenomenal success last season with this
weird play, as over 36,000 people attended
the forty-one consecutive performances
given at the Uurwood. I.loyd Ingraham
will again Interpret the title role aa of
yore, and bis scholarly portiayal Is too
tMHEMRITs.
WEDNESDAY
DIRECT FROM IIEEl
LCIID0I1 TRIUMPH
HENRY B. HARRIS PRESENTS
IN'
THE RHORUS LADY
COMPANY
Company of 78. If
THEATER
PRICES: 15c25e50c75c
MATINKIS
Wed. and st
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ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
Matla.a Kvsry Bay, 8:15 Bight, Stl
WEEK STARTING TODAY
frliss Helen Grantley
and Her Company Presenting, by Ar
rangement with Mr. Charles Frohmao,
"THE AOITATOB"
By Mrs. Oscar Berlnger.
Bugsne Willi
HOWARD and HOWARD
"Ths Massenger Boy and th
Thespian."
T. Hoy Bessl
Barnes And Cranford
"The Patent raklr and tbAjbady.
The Poya with the Chair
Martin ette and Silvester
"An Attempt at Suicide."
Howard's Musical Shetlands
and Comedy Caninea
Katchen Loisssi
Chanteuse
With Her Trained Pigeons and Fam
ous Mimic Dog, "Honey."
Kxponents of Harmony and Fun
THE BOOTBLACK QUARTETTE
Elliott Abbott Weber Uaye
f KINODROME
Always the Newest In Motion Pictures
New Musical Feature Extraordinary
ORPHEUM CONCERT ORCHESTRA
15 Talented ArtlsL 16
Price 10c, 25c 50c and 75c.
DIGKERMAN
School of
Acting.
XX A TBIFX.S BIZ.Ii
Y. W. C. A. AUDITORIUM
TUIIDAT, BTXlTWa, Th. 1.
Tree ticket of Admission and also re
served seats at lOe eaoh, may b had at
the Bohool, U114 Podge St.
well known to need further comment. Mr.
Oiew will be seen In his old part, that of
Karl, the artist. Olga will be played by
Miss Cleveland, who played the part for a
week In the Halt 1-aks City Stock com
pany, when 'The Uevll" was In the height
of Its vogue, Heats for these two r.
tormanees are already on sale and th de
mand for them Indicate that th revival
I well time