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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1911)
10 AMI SKSIU.VTS. AMISKMEMJ. TONGHT AND MONDAY nnn n zm A. xxr '3Ca. UliX.SB ETJTEH3 X9T A RE2IAXIXABS.H PI.AY."- W. T. Tim A BIO Ft AY riTX.Zf OF BITIX3 X.XITXS TUESDAY y 25e, 0e, 70c ; $1 WEDNESDAY S3 F"4 m P5SBB Bl Hi ft il 1 Ti A A IVI lr i l I I " . fir I : . v i V ...- - v lii ! !fl - v x ' .A A - J N v v K . . ' '? V V . lilsivri il 3- K&HM L-H WEtt? ZniLER rm iur ujc -cuia tvcr KNRT MILLER'S n(aement kt th Drandeta on Sunday and Monday vtuiagt praitnta tha actor-manar tn ft bljt rol of '' tha typa which playtoara hava learned to asaoclata with hla hatno. II la Utaat aucoaaa, "The Ilavoc," which ran all last aaaaon t tha UUou theater la New Tork, t deaorlbed aa ft ten, rripplnx drama, built upon tha atory or ft duet of wlta between an Injured huaband and hla treacheroue curat. Tha biff rola of the Play, tha htmband, ta aold to offer one of the moat fascinating ohftraetara aeen on tha ataire durinir reoet.t yeara, and to be played by Mr. Miller with tha quiet power and Unite nrrvoua foroa ho ehowed In 'The Great Divide." Wa are told fur ther that ha domtnatea the powerful dra. toatlo altuatlona of "Tha Havoo" with perfect caae; durlnir aevoral acenea that ra aoftened by brilliant, Ironlo comedy, Mr. Miller tnakea the author'! aatlrto Unea anap and ap&rkla by hla quick, toervoua, but crlap and deolalve tonea. Xlla enrajrement tn "The MaToo" followa ftlmoat Immediately after the conoluston of hla New York run In this piece. Mr. Miller made the trip ncroaa the continent to open hla aecond kwod tn the Sheldon play. Ha will be aupported ly the name brilliant caat that appeared with him throughout tha New Tork run. Thera haa been abeolutely no chancre In the oast Inca tha play waa produced laat Decern ker. Muia Roaa Melville did Intend to retire from tha atafe, but conaented to make uother tour, and ahe la now making ber final appearance aa "Sla Hopklna," a character which he orlrtnated a doacn yeara wo, and which ahe haa been play. tag aver el nee. Mlaa Melvllle'a charao terlmlon of the country girl whoae aole Idea of the world and the life In It out aide the conflnea of the Utile village In which aba woa born, haa been ohtolnrd from tha almpla people among whom ahe lived, haa become one of the claaalca of V America aUge. Mlaa Melvllle'a de. UrmlnaUon to retire at the end of the preaent eeaaon la definite, and aha haa refuaed to consider aorae very nattering offera for a continuation of the charac ter presentation. The engagement, booked for Tueaday and Wednesday with ft Wednesday matinee, at the Urandcli, la the Ian time in which aha will be aeen Id tola city lu any character. 4 The engagement of "Tha Virginian" at Brandela theater for threa nlghta and Baturday mMluee, October ti, SI and 2S, wiu aoubtleaa afford much eetlntactlon io tne petrona of that theater. 'The Virginian" la delightfully rfrehlng In ita roughneaa and In the plcturesuueneaa of cowboy Ufa on tha western plain. with Ita romance. Ita real comedlea and tragedies, lis home Site at the renchvi. uie cattle stealing episode, etc. The cow boy hero of the book and play appeals to ail on account of his manliness. He Is not perfect as judged by the standard of perfection, but he lias lived the life common to the plainsman In tha early ", but he respect women, bis heart 1a big and he la honorable. The La Shelle Virginian company haa tha repu tatlon of selecting players who will por tray each character true to life, and thle season haa engaged aa exceptionally strong cast. Including George Kelly. II C. RuseU. Frank Conway, Harry Bates, John Bmlley. Mary Elisabeth Forbes, Ueanor Wilton and Marie Danles. Eddie Foy cornea to the Brandela the ftter for on engagement of four nlghta and ft matinee, beginning next Sunday evening, October 29. In his new musical comedy offering. "Over the River." The piece said to t ft great big mualral vinedy with ft four alary, ft gorgeous production, a strong east and ft bunch of Uttuties enthusiastically descrlttd "the prettlet chorus that ever left New Turk." iir. Foy is now under the man. element of Charles Dllliotftiaa) and F A 'Sisnamms" , - .. v . A WZZ Jt32Z2 Ztegfeld. Jr., and tha association of these two well known and successful producer of musical comedy has resulted In turn ing out one of lb most entertaining of ferings of the year, Mr. Foy appears aa man about town who la sentenced to thirty duys on the Island, "over the river," at the penitentiary In New York, for Indulging too freely In stimulants. The aecuiid act shows him on the Island, and tha third shows a fete to celebrate his return after thirty days. The com pany supporting him tncludr Maude Imbert, Kdna Hunter, Beatrice Uildell, the Reed alstera (Genevieve and Klolae, who were with Montgomery and Stone), the three Methven eisters, and forty Zleir- feld show girls, in addition to the eight Berlin madcaps, dancers and choristers, Ther will be Wednesday matinee on November L At the American this week Mtsa Lang and th Woodward players will ba aeen In ft play that lias never been offered in the west, "The Mills Of the Gods," a powerfully appealing drama In four acts. Its story Is that of ft brother who vacrl Deed all for hla alster and of ber un availing struggle. The end la one that la overwhelming In Ita Intensity, and yet th whul la logical and conclusive In Its directness. The author haa provided against tha somber ton of Its move ment by furnishing It with a quality of humor that relieves and at the same time heightens th effectiveness of Us more serious aapecta. Miss Long will have the leading role, and" Mr. Austin, Webb, tha new leading man, who make hia first appearanc today, will b seen In ft fitting part. Othera of the company will be well placed In tha long cast Malineea will be played on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. "The Darling of Paris." a French pantomime which tell th story of lov anu pasalon, will be presented at th Orpheum ihaater thla week. A company of twenty will enact the ailent dram with Mile. W. Corlo at th head of the organlsstlon. Th production will be un uaally spectacular, aa th costumes are gorgeous, tha lighting brilliant and th cenlo effects pronounced. Mile. Corlo is said to execute better than any other dancer on th American stage the famous Aiacli dance. Special muele ha bean written for the act by M. ciaivatU who conducts th orchestra. Will Holt Wakefield, th beautiful aristocratic southern bell, will glv HAsrrj.mzzzi "77i Virvti fti3LH ' 'I Li r a .-Je-' number of her unique song readings. Misa Wakefield la known throughout America as one of the most delightful entertainers. Ucrald Orlffln and com pany will present one-act play called "Other People's Money," a tabloid ver sion of Edward Owing Towne's comedy of th sam nam. Bob I'ender'a Qiania In "The Long and Bhort of It" will make mora happen In fifteen minute than Is frequently aeen In ft two-hour show. The gtauta, who rang la height from four to twenty feet, ar comedians ' and pontomlmtst In every aens of th word, Kellcy and Wcntworth will pre sent th novel sketch, entitled, "Th Vil lage Lock-up." Both ar well known aa clever vaudeville actors, Lelpslg, "the royal conjuror" will perform ft large number of coin and card tricks, whloh mystify tha most Intelligent audiences. An artistic Juggling performance will be given by th Mabell Fonda company, familiarly known aa "the Juggling boy and girls." Billy Watson, th Original and only; real Oerman burlesque comedian, whoa com pany will appear at th Krug all week commencing with th usual Sunday mat inee, is making a farewell tour of Krousemeyr'a Alley.". New face and artist In all th old part, new, big, handsome girls have been Joined to tha Beef Trust chorus, dressed In new, beautiful costumes and thought th best and most catchy of th popular aonga and dances. The entire venture that en velopes thl good old ahow la new and up-to-date. You will know your old fa vorlt because Billy la th aejne old "I'hlllp Krouaemeyer," but you will ba tickled and pleased to see how new and up-to-dat th old situations and laughs uuv been brought out. No mold, d rt or rust on any ahow produced by Billy Wat son, the feature of the Beef Trust. There la besides all of this, ft splendid olio. Nothing Is omitted that will mak good burlesqu show. fpetd," a problem comedy. If such a thing be poesthle, will be th attraction at th Boyd theater for four night atari- lug next Sunday night. Th atory of th play deala with a msyrled. couple of om (even or eight yea- atandlng. Mr. and Mr. Edwin Wis Jessup. They have Just established themselves In ft home on th north shore of Long Island. They find that their neighbor ar all motor car owners, and although they ar at first resolved not to Indulge In this form of enjoyment, they ax finally dragged 7 v , wxi 1 1 X Into It and purchas first ft small car and then later a larger one. Jessup also speculates and he mortgages hia house whether to pay for hi cars or support his stock deala 1 part of th problem, HI wit upbraid him for speculating on th ground that It la Immoral. Then accuses her of extravagance. Finally be recoups himself In the market by a lucky turn, pays off the mortgage and buys her a new car. Hla partner become en gaged to her beat friend and all la well. Orln Johnaon ha th role of Jessup and Oza Woldrop that of his wife. There will be ft Wednesday matinee. No better equipped organisation ha been aent upon the road tn recant yeara than Charlea IL Woldron'i 'Trocadero' company, which will be in attraction at th popular Oayety theater for th week starting this afternoon at 1:30. This company, which Is headed by Frank Finney, Includes In Ita roster no less than eight competent comedians. ameng whom ar tiara Adams. Frank Roes, George Brennan, John Griffith, Jack Clifford, Harry Mantall and Thomas F. Bulloefc; whil uch accomplished or. tlstea aa Minn! Burke, Jeannett Young, Frankle Bailey, Cortnne Ford and Pearl Wade have th principal roles, supported OYD'S TOM IP PI ibili'il mi' - 11 V LAST PERFORMANCE NEXT SUMDAY-"SPEED" SUSS AT If . by a, score of pretty and talented chor isters. "Sweeney's Vacutlon." ft hldhly amusing" comedy In two nclii I the nW play this year. Frank Finney' Imper sonation of Harry Lauder, th famous Scotch artist, la ald to he exceedingly clever, and th tons ball final of th entertainment will quite surpass anything of a similar nature yet stoned, Mlnnlo Burk will pitch for Omaha. Indies' dim matinee dally, starting tomorrow. Unreliable Tommy. When the head of the household bam to dinner hi wife confronted him, 'Oeorge. she said. I don t know what we are gains; to do with Tommy. Is haa been downtown all the after noon watching the fill v base ball score board, and I've told him over and over. attain to keep out of the street." 'Why. ma," cried the Indignant Tommy, "1 wnan't off th' sidewalk at all. Ta an' I'ncle Jim was In the mld tllo of th1 street all th' time. I Been em an they was yellln like mad." It certnlnly Is hard to bring up a child that you can't depend on In an emergency. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ileatored Courage. Tha southern lover was Impetuous, aya the author of a recent book of reminis cences of eaatmn Virginia, entitled "Mem ory Days," and the maiden was timid and unused to passionate proposals of marriage. "Oh, don't I" aha Interrupted In a whisper. "You frighten me dread fully." Overcome Dy contrition, in young man hunvbly apologised for bis fervor, and a painful Blleric ensued. Th girl broke It at last. Robert." she besan. Wltn a nooerul smile, "I don't think I hall be so frightened this time." AMUSEMENTS. Ar.iEnsoAi ifi THEATRE l O. X. WOOSWABS, Manager. Commencing matinee today and all week with matinee Tuea., TSurt, gat, Mate.! BilS and XTeuiag Silo. MISS EVA LAIIG AID TIB WOODWARD STOCK GO. tn th rowcrfal rour-Aet Drama, "The Mills of the Gods" 7rodaod Vndsr th Personal Itag Slreotlon of O. D. Woodward. Bpeclal Boenery. Prices always the same 10c and 25o NEXT WEEKV'THE WOLF" THEATRE era THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER U u n XV THE EYZaifASTIira casifi4 mtfamnnme'! BIG BARGAIN MATINEE SATURDAY 25c 3 DAY; LAGHELLE VIRGINIAN COMPANY ..PRESENTS- 1 25c to $1 11 k n 3 y By oweit wrtTSTXR t TED THOP.OUQHLT 0 NEXT SUNDAY FOR 4 KISHTS-Wed. Matinee CHARLES DILLIFfGHAPfl and F. ZIEGFELO, Jr., Present IW A MUSICAL rAECE IK Tna.EE ACTS "OVER THE RIVER" PKETTITIT CJTORTTS WITH JOY 3 roTmtzoiee 1 TliXRSDAY EVENING, OCTOBBB 26th, 1911. TIRST BAPTIST CHUIICU. PIANO ItECITAIi BY tVSAX: LAN D O W Iu commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of . FKAIMZ LISZT Reserved Sent, $1.00; on solo at Myers & Dillon' 10th and Farnam, and Hayden Uros. Piano Department. hon. Sour. 494. Znd. A 144 Hat. Try day 8:15. Wight ails, Adranced Vaudeville Week Starting Matinee Today Europe' fewest Sensation The Darling of Paris Fk-esented by 20 Pantomlmlat&, r"eluring-MUe. M. Corio Villa Holt WakBfie KnterUlner to New York'a "400. in "Bong Headings." Gerald Griffin & Go, In a Tabloid Version of Edward Owing Towne'a Comedy, "Other People s Money." Bob Pender's Giants Comedians and Fa ntnmlmlsts, tn "The L.ong and th bhort of It." Recently featured at the Thea ter Royal, Prury Iane, London, th olympia, Paris, and tha t'ollea Uargere. New York. Sal no Kelly & Ventworth In a Unique unaracier eiuuy, "The Village Loikup." TT Th Roal Conjuror Mabelle Fonda Go. "Juggling Boy and Girls" Kinshscops Projecting th Latest la Animated Photography Orphsura Concert Orchestra IS Talented Artists 11 Mo sTlght, loo. too, too, T5. acatta. 10oi Bat Beat S3. Zx apt Baturday and gnndsy. kTraa Ufa w u m t t...n PASTOR al. OXAMA START- JURSDAY Bargain SAT. MAT 25c and 50c rn n rn hnj u yj xrazB jua sheikh AMfiXICAN PLAY FOY THAT MPT DEW YORK mwmm liomoFFxwYdumm-cxtm wmirt Mimas Commencing Today Matin and All Week. Matin 3130, Klglit 8:30. Ho seats hlghsr than 60 cent. WORLD FAMOUS il.y Watson ana sis BEEF TRUST CHORUS In th wheealngly fanny ahow UROUSEHEYER'S ALLEY 30 GIRLS WITH SHAPELY SHAPES 30 Ther' m riot of fan you Just hav to laugh. Th Watsan Show Is th Clrll Show Barlsq.us's bigfest atow In many way. Seroted to Stxlotly High Ohrad Etrvagansa and VaudsTUle TWICE DAILY WsMAT. TODAY nnday Matin Onrtoln at 8i30 IHB SXVTTK OF TRAVESTY AVIATIOV Th All-Kw-Thi-Tar TROCADEROS cZrL LAND SHOW WEEK so -""oaffiV-so FRANK FINNEY In tha Epeed-Llmlt Comedy. "SWEENEY'S VACATION" Company Includt M1XNIE BURKE JXZi'' 1ID Th Toast of B'way, K-Y-CrsnW. Dsltss Weber ruids' lia-gtar lUIIMB OailCJ Orat Caat of Pun Maker and Th SWEET IS BONNIE SCOTCH LASSIES LKAR RKADER: I say here a bully good ahow with emphasis on the second act. Tha base ball finish is the great et ever and every "fan" In town will In lorae It. Minnie Burk will pit-li for omaha; "Pa" Rourk i lease write. ' B. Z JOHHSOsT, aigT. Oayoty. Sao. 17 and Vk The BUly Wataoa whom yoa KKOW 1 KSAX. Evenings and Sunday Matins ISO, 33c, COo and 76. Mats. 15c & 25c ViE Chaw rum It yon lis but no smoking LADIES' 4 AAAI Any. Week TICKETS I WW Day Matinee). HE HAS COME FERULLO and His Fanous Band at Land Show Today and All Week
