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3en Welch and His Burlesquers
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I Ben 'Welch and hit burleiquen will
' make their winutJ .vlilt to Omaha durlnf
,Thankslv1n week this year. Mr. Welch
hai gure apent time enough on hie at
traction to stake It the leader of all at
traction on the Columbia circuit ee he
1 out to lead them all borne on the grosa
buslneea of the aeaaon and money ha.
Iboen no object to make his show the best
dressed company on the circuit
Two new sets of handsome scenery, all
.new and elaborate costumes and even
went as far as to have Leon Errol of
the Winter Garden, New York, "to put
,on all the musical number a Mr. Errol
is the leading; producer of the day, and
he can be seen this season with Zetgfeld's
; "Follies," as he Is also the one responsi
ble for all Ha treat musical numbers.
; Messrs. Qtoram and McCarthy of the
Leon Feist Muilo company are the two
i who wrote all the songs and music used
in the production and today are recog
nised aa the two leading song publishers
of America. All the costumes are from
Orange k Co., the firm that supplies all
the Klaw & Erianger productions, so you
can easily see with what you are going
to be entertained when Mr. Welch and
his company pays Omaha a visit
The piece is in two acts, written by
Mr. Welch himself, which is enough to
make you laugh far in advance. He has
jtmrrounded himself with a very strong
; array of well known entertainers, such
' 4-1.11.. ir.l. AL. - . IAIIm.
gale, her first appearance in extrava-
gansa; Frank and Kate Carlton, the best
Irish act in the country (yon all know
them well, as they have played the
Orpheum many times); Nelson and Mil-
tfege, who have been the household word
for many years, and known as the
famous "GIsjs Put In" team; Pat
Kearney of Cohan and Harris fame, who
played the drunk in "Iillla Johnny
j Jones;'" Helena Delaney, the girl who
jwaa the leading dancer in "The Follies
of 1911," and Mr, Welch himself, Who,
as you all know, la worth the admission
alone. The chorus Is composed of the
best that money could Induce to travel
and you oan Judge them for yourself.
i Don't forget Ben Welch when he plays
;hla engagement at the popular Oayety.
There will be a holiday matinee Thanks
giving day; & ladlea dime matinee every
i week day.
en are several others equally well known
Thirty young women of exceptional
beauty who will show their bewitching
faces to greatest advantage in the score
or more of musical and dancing ense'mblea
will form an Important feature In the
offering of the "Social Maids." Ooorge
etone will be remembered as the dancing
tramp with) "The Olnger Girls" company
season before last in company with Ed
Lee Wrothe.
Concerning the "Social Maids" a most
peculiar fact exists, In that this company
Is looked upon as the sister show to the
"Taxi Girls," also a Hurtlg and Seamon
production. In putting together these two
organisations the proprietors played one
show against the other in the matter of
scento embellishment and wardrobe. The
natural result could not be other than
two superbly supreme organizations. A
ladles' dime matinee will be a dally fea
ture when the "Social Maids" visit
Omaha.
Week Start lag Sun. Deo. 15
Twit. Dally
Week taxiing
Sun. Deo. 1
Queens of Paris
I December 1 will find the popular
jQueent of Paris" opening at the Oayety
I for a run of a week. This company un
doubtedly ranks among the topnotoh
burlesque troupes of the country. For sev
eral seasons many of its leading people
have been identified with the stage, being
la burlesque and high class vaudeville,
i Charles Howard, the diminutive Jaw-
Ssh comedian, la a member of this com
pany. The clever, work of this stage
favorite la such that one Who has seen
him once is sure to wish to go back again.
In some of the eastern cities where he
appeared last spring patrons of the show
i hearing and seeing him for the first time
jwent to the box office Immediately after
.the first act and engaged set seats for the
jnext night
- Clam Hendrlx, unrestrained in her clean
it unmaking and in her beatulful antics, is
almost as popular as Charles Howard.
(This pair "win be certain to entertaln
and entertain very much all who go to
the Gayety during the week of this show.
The details of the acenerjr and costum
ing of the "Queens of Paris" have been
exacting and nothing that could be done
at legitimate expense to make the show
a good one, haa been left undone. The
chorus U composed ' of twenty-five
maidens, all of whom possess beauty of
face and form. The dancing at the
chorus ia a feature of the show. Everyone
will be delighted with the manner- In
which the girlies trip about the stage of
the Gayety.
Weak parting
Sun. Dec. 8
Hurtig & Seaman's Social
Maids
Those fond of the highest type of ex
travaganza will thoroughly, enjoy Hur
tlg and Searaon'a latest production, "So
cial Malda." which will be seen at the
popular Gayety the week opening Sun
day matinee, December As amusement
purveyors Hurtlg and Seamon have se
cured a front place in the rank of Amer
ican producers, but in the building of
extravaganzas they take the leading posi
tion. George Stone heads the long list
of prominent merrymakers. His principal
support rests : with Jennie Austin, the
magnetic and enchanting comedienne. As
auciated with these most estimable play-
The Taxi Girls
An entertainment of exceptional beauty
and hilarity Is expected with the arrival
of "Taxi Girls" which will make merry
at the popular Gayety theater during the
week starting Sunday matinee, Decem
ber 16. The stellar honors are given
to that best known vaudeville triplet the
Farrell-Taylor Trio, who, after a star
ring tour of several years through the
leading vaudeville houses of ' America
and Europe, have been induced to re
enter extravaganza, the field In which
they were missed so many years. The
two-act musical mix-up and a vaude
ville carnival which will be presented,
Is equal to the best attraction ever seen
In any variety theater. The thirty chorus
girls will be a feature, each one "having
been aelected with care as to her abil
ity to sing and to look pretty. There
will be a ladles' matinee daily all week.
Hurtlg St Seamon are particularly proud
of the organization they built when they
engaged the two score and ten comprising
the Taxi Girls. So tremendous was the
success of this company last season that
no thought was given to discarding it
for the present season, but instead the
equipment haa been Increased and the
salary list added to materially, assuring
an even more satlfactory performance
than over.
UfiSJ8un.Ded.22.
The Winning Widow ,
Musical comedy la fast taking the place
of burlesque, and one has but to see
Max Spiegel's "Winning Widow" com
pany Christmas week at the popular
Gayety to sub
stantiate this re
mark. , , Spiegel
seems to go all
other producers
one better when
perfecting his or
ganlzations. "The
Winning Widow
boasts of a good
cast, picked to
play the book as it
should be. Every
character assigned
to their respective
parts haa by pre
v 1 o u a experience
been thoroughly
qualified for the role assigned to them.
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CHARLES P.
BURKHARDT.
Thus harmony prevails and the patron
la assured of a pleasant evenlng a enter
tainment.
This year's book describes the trlbula
tlons of two rich Hebrews who are anx
lous to wed the Winning Widow; they
are opposed In this matter by the at
tentions of a French count. Both
Hebrews have a son and daughter who
have been secretly married and they
have a child. The colored valet also haa
a child, and the two babies are the cause
of all the troubles and the means of
bringing out much comedy.
Charles Burkhardt and Irving Gear are
the principal fun makers, with Deep
Stuff McKee a close second. Miss Alta
Phlpps Impersonates the rich widow,
while Mr. Irving Gear is the son. Miss
Daisy Davenport is the daughter and
Miss Mae Rose the 'French maid, who is
in love with the bogus baron, as por
trayed by Mr. Lew Christy.
The book Is done in two sets; the first
shows the drawing room of the widow,
the second the board walk at Atlantic
City. A stunning chorus of girls are
used in various ensembles throughout the
entire two acts. There will be a holiday
matinee Christmas day; a ladles' dime
matinee the other days of the week.
Week Starting- Sun. Jan. 5
Ed Lee Wroth and the Ginger
Girls .
The "Ginger Girls," the attraction at
the Gayety the week of January 5, will
unfold the most pleasing entertainment
ever brought to Omaha under this title
and which will keep the blood of the
spectators boiling with laughter for 100
minutes In a stretch. Ed Lee Wroth,
an Omaha boy and star of hte "Ginger
Girls," offers a new and elaborate ver
sion of his screaming farce, "Janitor
Htgglns." There are in all sixty people
engaged In the exploitation of this attrac
tion, certainly the largest cast ever seen
on the Gayety's atage. Among the most
principal ones are Jane La Beau, Amer
ica's foremost prima donna in extrava
ganza land, and Frank Wakefield, "dope"
comedian, and othera A gallery of beau
ties will encircle the stage1 whenever the
charms of the chorus women are required
ta animate the various ensembles and
lend fascination to the many enchanting
scenes of this bewildering spectacle.
Unusual Interest is Invariably attached
to the "Ginger Girls," as lta sponsors,
Hurtlg and Seamon, would not deem the
organization complete without Omaha's
own comedian, Ed Lee Wroth, who years
ago attended achool at the old building
on Dodge street, when he had time to
spare from practicing dance atepa and
flip-flops. The dance steps won and Ed
waa developed Into the topmost drawing
card on the Columbia circuit His coming
to Omaha next January will result In the
usual series 01 capacity houses. For, the
ladlea each day a dime matinee. Inci
dentally It may be said that when Mr.
Wroth visited Omaha last February he
had the honor of attracting the largest
number of ladles to a single matinee in
the history of the theater. The number
was US and It Is doubtful If any theater
In Omaha ever played to an equal num
ber of ladles at single matinee. There
will be a ladles' dime matinee daily all
week.
Week Starting Sun. Jan, 12
Al Rich's Jolly Follies
The unprecedented success of Mr. Al
Rich, presenting 'The Jolly Follies,"
proves that the theater-going public rec
ognizes real merit and will liberally
patronize an offering that gives value re
ceived. Ever since the Initial perform
ance packed houses have greeted this at
traction and "The Jolly Follies" has
been marked by a succession of triumphs,
both frum an artistic and monetary
standpoint. Nor has It been the name of
"The Jolly Follies" alone that has been
instrumental In bringing this about.
While It is true the name is a big asset,
gained only by advertising, the keen busi
ness perspicuity has taught him that the
public wants more than a name. The
theater patrons are too hypercritical and
the dramatic reviewers too censorious;
they want results, amusement and enter
tainment and they know, when they get
it. Mr. Al Rich has given this and more,
too, this season. He has been lavish in
expenditures and has secured the best
producing and acting talent that money
could buy. No expense was spared in
equipping and staging the piece. The
electrical embellishments are elaborate
In all the word implies. Nothing that
would add to the success or beauty of
the production was slighted, let alone
overlooked. The company itself Is one
of rare merit, selected only after care
ful study. Each Individual member Is
admirably fitted to the part he or she
portrays, and herein Ilea much of the
success of the play. It Is a maxim, both
old and true, that a good part may be
spoiled by a bad actor, and this was care
fully borne in mind when the selections
were made. With a chorus of beauties
r.nd with the best stage producer known
to the theatrical world at the helm, the
lecal production of "The Jolly Follies" a:
the pdpular Gayety week of January 12
ehould prove an enjoyable and mem
orable one. As usual, there will be a
dime matinee for ladies each week day
of the engagement '
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"The ZiovzzusJhLcrs "
WEEK OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1
JACOBS & JERMON'S
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WEEK OF SUN., DEC. 22
Holiday Mat. Christmas Day
SPIEGEL & GOLDBERG PRESENT THE
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ALTA PHIPPS.
Explicating a Fantasy of Mirth and Melody
Introducing the Following Clever Artists
Miss Alta Phipps as "The Widow Wise"
Mr. Chas. J. Burkhardt, "the Man With the Funny Slide"
Kerr & Davenport, (Recruits from Vaudeville.)
Deep Stuff McKee v LEW CHRISTY
The Comicaf Coon The French Beau Brunune!
Miss Mae Rose, the French Chantesque, and
20 Sweet Singers of Extravaganza, 20
tr A Spierel orffaniiation always possesses an Individuality that dis
tinguishes It from all others and makes its coming one of the events of
the year.
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Biggest and Best Extravaganza
Ever Organized
SIZZLING HOT COMEDY
DAZZLING, PRETTY COSTUMES
WHIZZING, SNAPPY DANCES
All Diroct From Paris
This is the Real Extravaganza Be Luxe
WEEK OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
JACOBS & JERMON'S FAMOUS
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In "FLORIDA ENCHANTMENT"
Will S.ee the Old Year Out and the
New One in This Year
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A Great Show and a Great Company Featuring
AUGUSTA LANS
As Leading Woman
Grand Holiday Matinee Hew Year's Day, 1913
WEEK OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
Hurtlg & Seamon's Big Success
Dlngrnrefal Conduct
of liver and bowels, tn refusing to act,
Is quickly remedied with Dr. King's New
Ilfe Pills. Easy, safe, sure. Zlo. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
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with George Stone
(Of "Wizard of Oz" Fame) and Petite
Jennie Austin
And a Big Coterie of Entertainers
America's Prize Beauty
Chorus
Of 20 Sedate Girlkins
WEEK OF SUNDAY, JANUARY 5
This Is Home-Comlng
Week at f ho Gayoty
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THE CI!
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IS HERE AGAIN
the Great Show That Scored Such
a Tremendous Hit Last Year
NUFF SED
Everybody in Omaha is Proud of
Our Own Boy's Success
"Hs's tha Greatest Hit In the World of Extravaganza"
WEEK OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15
HONKIlHONKb'.
Here They Are Again!
Kurtig & Seamon's RemarkaUs Produstion
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It's a Merry Joy Ride Through
Laughland
Cast Includes the Famous Farrell-Taylor Trio
A Buzz of Genuine Fun From Start Until
the Funaline Tank is Empty
WEEK OF SUNDAY. JAN. 12
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IN A NONSENSICAL 2-ACT MUSICAL MIXTURE
A MEXICAN FLIRTATION
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With the Biggest and Bst Cast Ever Presented ia
Musical Extravaganza.
ED. BEGLEY ALICE LAZAR PHIL OTT
MAUEICE WOOD BILLY BETTS
NETTIE NELSON MAX BURKHARDT
VIRGINIA WARE and
BIG BEAUTY CHORUS
A Laugh, Surprise, or a Song" Kit Every Minute.