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OMAHA SUNDAY
DECEMBER ' 3,
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kOMINQ llrect from lta long run
of the. entire Rummer at .the
Olot theater In Now . York,
"The Echo" Is annaunced t
appear at the Hrandelfl, open
tnr at a matinee Sunday. The
enaament ' laeta till- after Wednesday,
with a eecond matinee on Wednesday, .
The caet i headed by Blanche Deyo
and Franker Woods, two of the clevereat
of our younger generation of entertainer.
Miaa .Deyo 1 conceded, to be one of the
wort graceful and artlvtlo dancer In thli
country, aa well a a moet charming
actrasa of no mean ability. Last season
ha appeared aa Tauletta bevlne, the
prtnctpal character In "The Blue Mouse."
Prior to which she was Identified with
moat of the Daly theater musical suc
cesses. . Franker Woods Is an eccentric
young comedian whose singing and danc
ing earned for him a leading role in The
Bed Mill" during Its first road tour.
noa that ' time he has appeared In a
Dumber of recent metropolitan, attrac
tions. "The Echo" Is of the effervescent
pop-and-go kind, full to the brim with
hearty laughter. It Is fined with sweet
catchy airs, sung by pretty girls and a
succession at novel dancing feat urea exe
cuted ' by clever dancers, that serve to
give the auditors breathing tlire for some
new burst of nonsensical frivolity. Sup
porting Miss " Deyo and Mr. . Woods. Is a
oaat of metropolitan players and the pro
duction aa given her will be the same In
lis entirety as seen during the long en-gageoMtnt-M
tb Olob theater la New
York. : ,
The Coburn Flayers will begin an en
gagement of one week, with Wednesday
and Saturday matinee, at Boyd' theater
tonight. Tlie company and -the produc
tion will be the same as seen at the
Hudson theater. New Tork, and lovers
of the drama will find a.number of highly
Interesting performance availing them.
The jepFtolr for the week 1 as fol
low. Sunday night, "Temlng of the
Bbrow"; Monday night, Macbeth"; Tues
day night, "Merchant of Venice" ; mati
nee Wednesday, "Taming of the Klirew";
Wednesday nlf ht, "Komeo and Juliet";
Thursday night, "Much Ado About Noth
ing": Friday night, "Klectra"; Saturday
raattnea,- "Komeo and Juliet"; Saturday
night. "Macbeth". Among those who will
be seen In the various cants are: Leopold
Lane, Charles Fleming, Ueorge Oaul,
Oeorg Currle, Henry Uuckler, Helen Van
S loose, Beatrice liarron, Charlotte Glad
stone and Mr. and Mrs. Coburn.
All of the plays have been presented In
other large cities snd It Is promised that
the different productions will be seen
here with' the same scenlo environment
and effects. Prices for the matinees will
range from . cents to $U and for the
evening, S cent to fl.MlL Special conces
sions are made for students and teachers.
Ixuis Mann, America's greatest charac
ter actor, In a new play by Clara Llpman
and Samuel fchlpman. entitled "Elevating
a Husband." his engagement starting on
Hunday night, December 10. for four
Slight.
Mr. Mann' latest play is a comedy,
with an undercurrent of intense dramatic
feeling. The role of Charles ttemple, the
husband. Is played by Mr. Mann, and It
has enabled him to add another to his
long list of remarkable (tage creations,
tiample I a money-getter, lie knows how
to buy and sell at a profit. He Is an ad
vocate of fatr-deallng. He can be chari
table when occasion off era But from
the standpoint of his wife he lacks "pol-
Inn." Mrs. Sample aspires to "culture.
fcl.e Is ambitious to shine among the "in
tellectuals." The "elevation" and "polish.
I tig" of her husband become a hobby.
fche succeeds In arousing the Interest of
tier good-natured, easy-going husband.
but while the process is an amusing one
acd creates unlimited laughter. It also
unfuld a twmeudously effective dra-
luatl story. The scenes of the play are
Uid In New Tor City at the present
time, and several very effective stage
picture bar been provided. The coin
pauy In support of Mr. Mans contains
fcuiily Ann- Well man, Charles Halton,
Man llowe. Jessie Cartes. Edward Kee
Edward E. Norton. Sterling Cheaeldlne,
Marlon Holcombe and William L. Gibson.
"What In a nu.; - Is an oft quoted
&ur Ul tn pauuus of (lie Kxug inea
C
ter may have an opportulty to make re
ply to this week, upon th occasion of
the engagement of "The Qlrl From Mis
souri" at that popular playhouse. Mis
souri Is noted as th only original, Simon
pure, name-blown-ln-the-bottle "show
in" state, and the ,many pretty chorus
girls announced as members of this com
pany will hav ampls chance to demon
strate whether they are entitled to rank
as tru Mlesourlans or hot. The manage
ment of tha company are quite forceful
in their declarations that they hav se
lected their wardrobe with the true
"show-me" spirit, and are equally tin
phatlo in stating that the girls they have
engaged ar. capable of meeting all rea
sonable requirements In that respect. .
A cast of well and favorably known
principals sustain the brunt of lines, etc.,
In th musical piece presented, but to
tb girl of th chorus lies the duty of
upholding th "show me" standard.' As
an extra attraction Princes Zuellka will
dance th dance of th seven veil.
Among th clever people comprising th
company may be mentioned Miss Eva
Mull, - a bright and winsome little sou-
brette; Margaret Clemen, a prima donna
new to burlesque late of the "Naughty
Marietta" company; Mis Mildred Cecil,
also a newcomer on the burlesque wheel,
nd heralded ' aa : "the most perfectly
formed woman on the American 'atage."
Fred Russell, . quaint but compelling
comedian; J. Ks Cogian, another raiser
of risibilities; Bobby' Harrington, late
star in George Cohan's "Governor's Son"
production, and Herbert Terry, an artist
of unusual vaudeville attainments.
'Th Son of Solomon," a playlet pre
sented by Hugh Herbert and company,
wll be the principal attraction at the
Orpheum hia week. It Is written by the
well known playwright. Aaron Hoffman,
who has taken for his them a father's
love for hi son. knowing ths strength and
weakness of that love. For his setting
Mr. Hoffman has gone down Into New
York's Eaal Side and has chosen for his
characters Jews of the Ghetto type. Mr.
Hugh Herbert play the orthodox He
brew father, stein yet tender, and In the
part shows himself to be an actor of
extraordinary ability.
The Six American Dancers, a sextet of
stylish steppers, will give a beautiful dan
cing act whtcb:' is one of the greatest suc
cesses on the Orpheum circuit. Four
numbers will be given the American
Vivandieres, the Dancing Adonises, the
incrrot and th Ensemble. Con I In, Steel
and Carr will present "Freah from Col
lege," a oue-act sketch that Is full of
life and fun. The Three Dolghtons will
Introduce a new version of "A On Night
Stand In Minstrelsy." the action of the
playlet - centering about "A One1 Night
Stand Hotel." The two minstrel and
th quaint colored porter sing a number
of their own compositions,' Including
"Casey Jones," "Harry Tracy" and
"Steamboat Bill." Henry Cllve, assisted
by Miss Mat Bturgis, will provide a sat re
on different vaudeville performers. Cum
mlngs and Gladylngs, eocentrlo fun
makeis, will give a singing and dancing
act Pretty gown and Special scenery
add much to the performance. . La Aren
tra and Victor, both from sunny Spain,
will give a charming musical .sketch eu-
tltled "Lov of th Hose," replete with
song and dance typical of their native
country. , .
For th coming wetk at th American
th Woodward player will put on an
other c earning comedy, on that Is new
to Omaha, but I full of JoyouV merri
ment. "A Stranger In a Strang Land"
tell of how a young Englishman went
horn to London fiom New York, where
he bad been having a good time on the
money he wa aent to enable him U
establish himself on a raucu.. He tu
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great gtory of how he ha a cattle 'ranch
on th Tonawanda road. Just outside of
Buffalo, and of th trouble he ha with
the Indians, on of whom ha brought
along to back up his yarn. But he Iobo
the Indian, who get drunk, and has to
substitute a pal, and the pal. has never
seen an Indian; and then along comes a
girl from Omaha, who know a thing or
two about th wet. and th young hero
I required to do aom wonderful lying
under her questioning. The whole Is one
of the most delicious farce ever offered.
It will run all week, with th customary
matinees. "
Just as Chanticleerproclalms tha morn
ing, so will th rumble of the many
wagons used to haul the scenery of ."The
World of Pleasure." which comes to the
popular Gaiety theater this afternoon
for a' week'' run. proclaim that a real
live extra vaganra. organisation ha come
to town. The cast is headed by two clever
comedian, "Will Fox and Harry Mark
Stewart, who make It a. point not to
offend cither in make-up or action;
I'hyrennt Ogden, 'who until recently wa
Identified with inoat of Chicago big
musical hit at the La Salle theater; Ed
die Foley, of the original Foley Boy with
George Primrose many reasons; Charles
Raymond, who originated the part of
"Proctor Keith" In "Wine, Women and
Song;" Tommy .rfeade, the famous Ameri
can Jockey; Dora Andrea and Georgette
Armstrong. 'Th World of Pleasure" is
a musical comedy In two act. The book
I by Don Koto, the lyric by Ed Ray
and the music by Leo Edwar'ds. Among
the numbers the big hit are "The
Guerilla Grab," and . American Apache.
"Th Rio Grande Qilnd ' and "The Land
of Don't Care,." Manager Johnson has had
all th empty seats removed from the
Gayety In anticipation of a tremendous
week's business, as the fame of "The
World of Pleasure" . ha . preceded It
Ladle' dim matinee dally, starting to
morrow. . .
What la a Golliwog and why doe it
cakewalkT Omaha muslo lover might
hav been, enlightened by Maud Powell,
th renowned violinist, who is to give a
recital at the First Methodist church
next Tuesday evening, had, not circum
stance interfered. This musical oddity
by th French composer, Debussy, was
on of the numbers Mies Powell had
planned to use on her recital programs
this season. Just before her' opening re
cital In New York, however, she received
a letter from th Society of Authors
and Publishers, demanding an exorbitant
fee for using, th piece. . As It wa only
put on th program in a humorous vein,
Miss Powell did not deem It worth pay
ing royalty for and promptly omitted It,
leaving the American public in th dark
as to th nature of th Oolllwog and hi
Cakewalk.
lienors 4 re Kits,
"I'm wrltln' a letter to Llllle Smith,
mother." ,'
"But my dear, you don't know how to
write." '
"That duevn't matter. . Sue doean't
kuow bow la rV
Why .
Business is
Bad at Theaters
ROM every point come news of
poor business at th theater,
and manager are now busier
concerned with looking for th
cause ' thereof than In any
other direction. Many reasons
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are given for the existing depression,
which Is . nation wide In It extent, and
each contributing cause la getting It due
consideration.
Th first and greatest trouble Is that
we hate too many theaters and not
enough attractions. This condition Is due
to th greed of th big producing man
agers, who, eager to secure all the profit
possible, hav brought about a situation
that will not easily be remedied. New
York, which" Is th principal amusement
center of th country, ha In dally opera
tion mora first-clan theater than Lon
don and Pari combined, and these
are a.11 operated at a. high cost to the
management. It Is essentially desirable
that they be provided with attraction
sufficiently potent to mak them profit
able. . It 1 but natural that a producer
should want to hav his company located
In New York If possible, for ther th ex
pens t lea and th chance for Income
are greater. But the condition require
the preaence In New York at all time of
by far th greater number of thoae people
or combination who ar rightfully
classed under th heading of "attrac
tions." This leave little for thejtheatera
outside the great metropolis, save those
actor who hav established themselves In
the smaller center and ar not rated as
strong enough for Broadway, '
Still another factor la th failure of the
managera to produce play, no matter of ,
SUNDAY
Table d'Hole Diane."
40c and 50c.
11 A. M. to 8 P. M.
8oup
Chicken Okra Creole
'"omm with Egg
Belleue celery
Vlralnla Melon Mango .
Baked Ftlet of Sole .
- Potatoes Duchea
Roaat Young Turkey Muffed
Cranberry Sauce
Prim Rib of Beef, au Jus
Strlngles Beans Whipped Potatoes
Waldorf Salad
Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake
New England Plum Pudding
Caf Nolr
Eelmoht Restaurant
Dodge St, Open All Vlghft.
Waffle served from a.iu. to II a.m.
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what variety, that-will draw attention.
The last week in Omaha ' ha . afforded
something of an Illustration of this. Corn
master," or 'The Girl In the Taxi" with
"Th Prince of Pllsen" and you will get
th Idea.. When the manager. put out
the quality of amusement that I worthy,
th people' will agtn fill th theater.
American do patron is th playhouse.
AMUSEMENTS.
Phone, Doug. 404. Ind. A-1404
Matinee) Kvery Day, -2: 15.
Kvery Night, .8:15.
Advanced Vaudeville
Week Starting Matinea Today
Hugh Herbert & Co,
In a Semitic Classic,
"The Son of Solomon"
Six American Dancers
A Sextette of Stylish Steppers.
Conlin, Steele & Carr
"Fresh From College"
Presenting. Bits of Musical
Comedy.
The Three Leightons
Presenting
,' A . One Night Stand in
Minstrelsy"
That Kmart Entertainer
Henry Clive
Assisted by
Miss Mai Sturgis Walker.
ROY HELEN
Gummings & Gladyings
Eccentric Funsters.
Direct from the Folies Bergere
La Arcnera & Victor
Presenting
'"Love of the Rose."
x ttinetassjpe
Projecting the Latest in Ani
mated Photography.
OrpSisum Concert Orchestra
IS ''Talented Artists 15
Prices Night, lOc, 25c, fiOc, 75c
Matinee 10c, Iteat Boats 25c,
Kxcept Saturday and Sunday.
ante of art In any aspect, but to secure
a greater share of the profits of the
theater, led them Into the ruinous policy,
the I.uit of which Is now turning to
ashes on their Hps.
Some part of the. falling off In the
patron.: R of the first-class theaters is
due to the existence of the picture . hows.
These aie giving to the masses a nriety
of amusement that Is platabte and en
tertaining and at a minimum c st. an i
their effect has been tci depopulate th-
galle: ies In the big theaters. And the
automcblle lias had some effect on thu
sale of the higher p. Iced seats down
stair, for the owner of a muchln
pare "The Soul Kiss" with "The Burgo
Thls has been demonstrated beyond
question. It Is responsible for the over
built condition of the cities of the coun
try so far as theaters are concerned.
Not a city of any Importance In the
United States Is without a theater that
could well be closed up. If the necessities
of the public and the welfare of the man
agers were concerned. But the rivalry
between the managers, not for the ad
vancement of the stie, nor the further
would rather spend two or three dollars
to ride outdoors on a pleasant evening.
nd tt rails for something out of the or
dinary to get him to give over this
pleasure and spend this money for the
AMUSEMENTS.
' Bargain Matinee Today
(rn FEW SEATS at 50c Tonight Until Wednesday.
udL Bargain Mat. Wed. Nights 25c to $1; Few $1.50.
Charles Dillingham's Most Pronounced N. Y. Globe Xheuter Success.
THE GEM OF ALL MUSICAL FKOLICS
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WITH
BLANCHE DEYO and FRANKER WOODS
SOr-WHIULlNG, SWIRLING, DAXCING G1KL1ES 50
A CARNIVAL OP PUN, MUSICAL HITS AND CLEVER CONCEITS
4 DAYS, SUrting SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10-r-Matinee Wednesday.
WESBA and Z.VXSCKEB rrn
MR. LOUIS MANN
in his LattEievating a HusbandB,f narf "ymaB ana
bucccs.Th Dr,mllUo o.a, Kit of tb T.r, Samuel Shlpman.
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g BOYD'S cotfuEKcila T O ft! I G H T
FIRST APPEARANCE IN OMAHA
THE 8MEffl P
IN CLASSIC REPERTOIRE
Bun. Ev. Taming of Tb shrew. . Wed. Mat Taming of Th Bhrew.
Man. Eve. Macbeth. I Wd. Ev. Borneo and Juliet.
Tues. Eve Merchant of Tenioe. " I Thurs. Eve Muoh Ado About JTothlng.
Trlday Evening Eleotr.
Saturday Matinee lomto and Jnllet.
Saturday. Evening Macbeth,
for Special Student and Teacher' Bates, Inqulr at Box Offlo.
COMINQ'
THE RED MILL
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mMtirillMS9V'fflR1IIST9fOUTlAUD!lMCfy
BEGINNING MATINEE TODAY
A Show of Action and Beauty.
The Girls from Missouri
Headed by Dainty Eva Mull
and forty others In th Troth? Two Aot Musical
Vonn, "Models a la Cart."
The Famous "Show Re" Chorus.
Eeautiful Women Beutifullj Gowned
Foanj Comedians in Funny Si ustmi
Frtra! Princess Zuleika PrtraT
L.AII Ul to- pane of th Seven TU.
M4MMHaieaaMOBMaMiAj
Devoted to Striotly High Or3
Extravagansa aud VaudsviU
TWICE DAILY .MAr. -TOBAT
Sunday Matisse Car tain at 8:30
nSi GORDON &TN0RTH
Offer Their raln-ChUd,
THE WORLD
OF PLEASURE
Now appearing for the first time over
the Columnia Circuit and establishing
new box office records in every city.
THE EPITOME Or FKOOmEBSITE
EXTBATAOAIIa.
Ceraeeea rsscaatry
el the
S.T. BIesieTyt
Uul Expetillea
el
Ba -ty teat
-Show Follfs-J!)
" Including w J
Those Sapper XVltu Punsters,
Will Fox and Harrf Marks Stewart
and th ! Sail Theatre, Chicago,
Favorite,
PHRYMETTE OCOEN
FOR YOUR EYES: E:VymShorAv2:
Dear Header: Webater MAY
contain some word to aptly ex
press my ardor over thia great
ahow, but I doubt its being coined
yet. Shows like tnla raise the
i.'ayety'e already high aiandard.
Have taken . out all the empty
seats: won't need 'em this week.
K. U JOHNSON, Mgr. Gayety.
Evenings and Sunday Matla
Ito, Sao, 60 aad TSc
JMats. 15c & 25c
Chew gnm If yoa like, bat ao smoking
LAD1KH' rf. M Any Week
TICKETS C J)r Matinee,
liaby Carriage Garage In th Lobby;
Certified Milk for th Asking.
privilege of sitting In a luxuriously ap
pointed theater.
All of which means that the problem
for the managers today is to revive th
interest of the public In the theater.
This can be done In only one way by
offering such attractions a will com
mand attention; star that have ability
to comend them, and not mere eccentrici
ties or the evanescent charm of soma
personal pecularlty, presented In play
which bear on their faco the slamp of
merit, and to reduce the number of
(pen and operated playhouses to a basis
that w II provide ample profit without
levying too hlKh a tax on the community
that Is expected to support 'them.
This Is easier said than done, but the
managers are Just now consulting their
own Interest as they have not In many
years, and with the facts plainly before
them. It 1s not too much to assume that
they will be guided by wisdom rntruer
than self-conceit, and maybe out of the
catastrophe that seems to Impend will
come real good for te cause of the slag
In America.
None at Other Time.
Mother Tommy always eats more pl
when we have friends at dinner.
Visitor Why Is that, Tomry?
Tommy 'Co we don't have no pi no
other time.
AMI SliJlliM'J.
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MATINEE
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THEATER
O. S. WOODWAJUD Manage
Commencing Mntlnoo today and
n.11 week, lnatinerts Tuesday,
TJiui"1.ix uind Siil unlay,
fVIISS
EVA LANG
aad th
Woodward Stock; Co.
"A STRANGER III A
STRANGE LAUD,"
That Laughable Comedy,
rrices Never Changing
NEXT WEEK
"HcrGreat Match"
Ily Clyde Fitch.
Maud Powell
VIOLINIST
.Tuesday Eve., Dec. 5
( 1 First Methodist Churci
1 Seat 11.00, $1.50. 2 00.
Oa sal at A. Hosp Co.
Management of Miss Blanch Borenson.
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