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10-B TJIK OMAHA SI XDAV JJKK: DIH KM BUR 2i, 1912. AMI Sinil'.NXS. MtSl.MKTS SHiCIAL CHRISTMAS ENGAGEMENT w?aRS holiday mat. wed. OEO. 2i Ccntlcninr the Remainder of the Week With Saturday MAtlaes SOUKt PSK23'3 QUAINT COitEDr THE L1EBLER CO., Managers 1 1 HnBMAtlA will now begin to fuliy ""k 1 re-illxo tlio advantage of tho I mow arrangements between HWffTVM the- malingers and producers imUUn which will permit the pres VOtmMf tntatlrm of nil thn flmt.cln. attractions In the one theater. At tl o Hrundcls lhl. week will Imj offered the, first of the Y'nlly biff Iehler & Co. at tractions that. has beeti neon In Omuha for several ytini Mcnrs. I.lebler & Co. Joined wtli tho Hhubcrts enrly. In the con flict between Unit orruplxatlon und the Klaw & Krlangcr syndicate, and It hai bren a tons time since Omaha has wit nessed tho performance of one of their tra.ly big companies, excepting only the engagement of Mr. Warner In "Alhs Jimmy Valentine," wh:;h was to hav appeared at the Iloyd early In Septem ber of 1911, nnd wus transferred to the Brandcls becouso the Iloyd eould not b Rotten ready In time, fjome oplendld at tractions have none by Omaha during thlu time ib a result of this condition, but no? they are headed thin way a-juln. In nddl tion to the Uublcrs, oil or producing i manager nro looking to Omaha, and i Manager Turner of tho Hrnndels now ria n list of bookings that will cirry his neason well up into next-May, all first ilass, nnd among thenj some of the great est of Amerlca'n actors. A 'more brilliant list was never offered Omaha folks, and )1 that Is now needrd to mike tho sea son tho greatest success Is sufficient in terest on the part of the public. Monv of Omaha folic havo gotten out of tno habit of regularly attending the theater but the coming attraction ought to as slst In re-establishing this city as one of tlie very best "show towns" In the coum try Imagine an arched row of five little brick houses lit the right of the stage, :i river nt the loft, half hidden, hedge-surrounded nonh tar liivm nml n t -.... wHl, seat around It In the center, of the stage. I ci and you have the setting for the entlro ! inrea acts or iouis .N. Parker's "Pom ander Walk." which vlll begin Its Initial engagement of four days at the Brandch theater with a matinee on Christmas afternoon. A matinee will nlso be glvtn on Saturday. t ' "Pomander Walk" Is one of the newest of the Greater Hew York successes, and Is presented by. the No, 1 company. The I.lebler company long ago established the rule that ths rest of the country was en titled to a good players and productions as" they presented In Now York. In the Ipfay are worked, out four love, stories ana with such faithfulness to th atmv .sphere of the England of 1S0G, when the mames of Bhorldan, Fox and Napoleon werts on the lips of all, that the recital of Ithe lives of a score of people In llili aecluded section of London Is 111; tha opertW of an old chest In which lingers the perfume, of the roses of long ago. There Is the retired admiral, Blr Peter Autrobus, wh presides In a rough but jffallant way over the destines of the Walk, and who Is not nearly so graceful (when he lifts his mug of ale In a toast to the king as Is tls neighbor, tho re. tired butler, masquerading undrr the Im posing name of Jerome nrooke-IIoskyu, esq, Tlterc Is the French lailv. M,r T.llM T ).. . 1 , . . . ' TT "o " iolaln .,,1,. ' , w"r" par problem-only from u different view joialne. Is the heroine of t ils ll real Inn I ... ,JI ... ,nt-Hiilln n.. ; -...v Miiumt. i jiere In T.nil Otford. l. n,,M w... it.. , .,... .. and who comes by happy cvnnc to con , , ,u-ir9UUJB, ,sult with her; nnd there Is hi son, Jack, lof course, for all the Knfilsli hsroen are name4 Jack, who rows down from Itioh rnond and discover the captivating Mar. joialne. There are others, too. including vne cyesoro-a worpegone tort of tre passer, who spends his time fkhlmr fmm me emuankment, and who rejoices 1m imensely at the. end when at latt he lands a flounder. In order to get the psrfect effeet that is attalnetl in this comedy of Kngland of ntn er ago, thn Llrl.Ur cnn.irtv em Ployed none but the most skilled JSngllsh Players. Prartlcnlly tli some 11-Bngllsh sUr cast Ibt acted in "Pomander Walk" for a whole reason In Now York two years ago will bo been hero. Among the artists who are prominent are T. Gideon Warren. Albert (Iran. Heijlnald Dane. Xeonard Craske. T. Wlgney PercyvaW .Stanley Lathbury. Marc Uur:e Finney, Winifred Frarer and JloIIoway FHher. Mn Rile 'The Deep Purple," a powerful play t Xew York life by Paul Armstrong and WlUnn 1 1 1 . .. ... . 'Wilson Mlsner. will be me VMugiutn uiaeer pigyers offering at the Iloyd v9 selections from various grand theater for this week, commencing to- operas. The prima donna, Mile. Cealla nlgbt The-tory is founded on the elope- I Zawasohl. was for many year oolora ment or a. young girl with, n ruan s'je ! tura mprano with the I.ombanJi and the .oe not know for what-he is-a cheap Chicago Oiand Opera companies. Fred order of crook. A youn mining engineer and Adele Astalre. Omajia children, will II the victim selected by the. "badger I elve an enjoyable singing and dancing and forewarned and prepared by j act. They sing duets and solos and both FrUco Kate, a reformed thief, he of them are excellent pianists. The finish turn the tables on his would-be black- of their act Is 'The Tango." a dance snaJton and takes the young girl home which has many novel features. Hilda With Mat to find out the truth tnr .... ... . 'J&rATEIFFS AhhheGayely various tests he Is finally convinced that sho Is acting In a plot unbeknown to her nnd alio Is soon shown the character of tho man whom she. lim eloped with nnd Is mudo to realize that shelias pinned her faith In a cilmtnal of the low est order. She Is tho witness to the final unmasking of tho villain, Ueland, and his death at thu hands of the man he has "sold" to tho pallco. Mrs. Fallon ("Frisco Kuto") Is an cxcolleut diameter study In the hands of Miss Kimble and Charles Mnckay as Gordon l.nylock, the western holdup man, who Is sold to the police, la sur to please. Will D. Corbett will bo seen as Harry Iceland, the croolt. There will be tho usual matinees and a special tr'atlnee will bo given Christmas day. . : . - - For four days ut the Iiraudele theater, commencing next ftuuday, Mr. Marshall amum will bo seen In "The' Littlest lotof A. 11. Uebel," under the dlrectloi Woods. "Tho Mttlest Uebel" Is a tlrrlhg war play In four acts, written by Kd ward Peple, author of "The Prince Chap." - and !s to constructed that Mtf pleases all tastes, front the lover of the romantic and sympathetic to tho fancier of things stirring and spectacular. The rewly loundod special Aborn Opera campuny. an organization recently established by the Aborn Opera company I to preheat opera com'.que on extraordi nary spectacular linos,- will make Its first uppearatico here at the nrandeis theater on Junuary 2, 3. i. "Tha Chimes of Nprmandy," Plan quouu'n beautiful romantic opera, Is promised, with an exceptional cast and a stage environment of unusual mag nificence, -i All this week u special Christmas bill will bo given at tho Orpheum. The two head liners are William II. Thompson and Charlc? Kellogg. Mr. Thompson Is well known In Omaha, as he has appeared here a number of seasons. Lost year his presentation of "The WJsp Rabbi" made a decided hit. This week ho will Introduce t his new sketch, "An Object Lesson." This one-act play deals with the trlangu- ; V""' wwii uaum. i was wroi prouueeu . .. ....... . . . " nymarKct uieator. i-onaon, as a curtain raiser, Mr. Thompson witnessed & performance there and at once brought the American rights. The famous actor has a role well suited to his talent and one that Is as keen a characterisation as the ono he pretented last year, Charles Kellogg, the nature singer, born ! ,w ' "d" of Ca'm!. 200 miles from a railroad, has never eatvn meat, fish or fowl, lie has lived In close contact with nature and declares that no living thing will harm him. Hears In the Bltna moun tains have come close to him and dis played only a friendly feeling. Uy means of thin Intimate association with animals he lias learned to communicate with them und lie can sing the' conga of all birds. He does this In his act. using not his vocal cords, but rings In nls throat simi lar to those of birds. He also extinguishes flrtt by the sound of his voice. A gas flame, four feet high. Is placed upon the stage. Mr. Kellogg goes Into distant ! Pari of the houre nnd extinguishes the (lame.uy maxing slight sounds. He lights fir by the friction of two sticks and give other wonderful exhibitions of woodcraft. The Ofedos Muiton Opera company will w ' . 4 - f - r f w-w afjaew sstM entertaining sketch Alth Johnny, her dummy. Qruy und Qraham, both ut Council. Dluffti, will give a combination of musla and comedy. The two Alfreds will offer a balancing act. Tho Amerlcnn Hippodrome will give a program of hytone -vaudeville that should do much toward making the Christmas week still merrier. Tho big program has been arranged as a scries of Christmas packages, present No. 1 being "Venus on Wheels." the oUglnal Jossle Keller, most beautiful' to look upon and whose gruce and skill as a irldcr are beyond compare Olft-No. 3 will be the Iteadlck-Freeman players In tho comedy dramatic sketch, "Marked Money." Token No. 3 Is Edyth Haney, known as , the Pocket Edition Comedienne, limjuest No. 4 Is labelled as containing Mlhte & Palmer, who will present tho laughable skit, "The Other Half." Ilemembrance No. 5 will be found to be Courtney, the comedy Juggler. No. 0, the Illpposcope, will offer moving pic tures. Four1 complete performances will bo gjven Christmas day, seats now being reuuy. ino usual numoer or perform ances will be given throughout the week. Musical comedy Is fast taking the place of extravaganza and one has but to e) I Max Splegel'a "Wnnlng Widows" com pony Jioljday week qt the Oayety thenter to substantiate thta remark. Lou Powers and Sam Mcat - are the principal fun makers, with Mlka Dowd a close second, Miss Alta Phlpps Impersonates the rich widow, while, Kd Ke..rr ,1s the sop. Ddlth Powers Is the daughter and Mao I lose the French maid,, who Is in love with tho bbgus baron, aa portrayed by Lew Christy, The book Is done In two acts, I The first shows the drawing-room of tho widow, the. second tha boartl walk at At tuutlo City. A stunning chorus of girls Is used In various ensembles throughout the entire two acts, The engagement opens with today's matinee. There will be a grand hnllday matinee Christmas day and a ladles' dime matinee each aft ernoon all week except Christmas day. Otnaha theater goers are to have a Christmas present thta week at the' Krux theater In the shape of the Moulin Rouge, n two-act musical comedy entitled "The Toast of Farts," with Just enough bur letquo play to It to make It a sure-fire burltBque show, "Joe" Ttose, known as the original "Mutt." heads the cast and Is suprortnd by that funniest of all comedians. Patsy llarrett. as Mlohael Sullivan, a New York contractor; Miss Corlne DeForest. who ha made a. care ful tudy of French character; tho Lee sisters, Alice and Lille, who sing and dance In a way that has won for them a hlgli placet Margie Dsnnott, Charts Dunn, Jacobs and Bertram! and a chorus of twenty dashing girls. Friday night, as Usual, will be Country Store night. on Christmas day there .will be a big holiday matinee. ' .- ''i . in impress theater, now neurlng com pletion, represents the concentrated ef. tons or owner, lejiee, designer and builder, t6 produce a theater that Is com piei? in every uetail. both from a me- cnanlcal and artistic viewpoint. The theater Is on Douglas street, Just east of Slxtenth, and will bo opened to the public shortly after New Years, If pres. ent plans do not miscarry. Every possl ble .effort to complete Die structure Is being mtde, and the contractors promise It will soon be roady. The theater Is especially constructed with a view to safety, and Is so arranged that It can be emptied In JWea minutes. The exits ccnslst of Inclined planes leading to the street- An elevator service has been pro vided for the patrons, the only one of the kind In the west. The policy of the Empress will be excellent vaudeville and "starlight" motion picture. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. Wi B "IThmjje mi -TVToc v il Air tlxe KTutf FRED AND ADELE ASTAIKE. Hummel's New Bear is Finnicky Eater! "Uttle Joe," Park Commissioner Hum- J ; mel's new cinnamon bear, It a f&'itldlous little brute. The cub arrived from Onawa, la., this morning, comfortably cratea and well pro- I vlded with food. Hummel's park manager ' at Blvervlew hustled the new arrival :nto I a cage and threw him a hunk of costly steak. "Little Joe"snlffed the flesh and turned it down. He wua tried with bread and butter and a dozen delicacies and con- . slstently refused them all. j In consternation over the bear's dlges- j tlve condition tho caretaker proffered tho j cub a bowl of milk. It was cold and none too fresh. The animal showed his In-1 cllnatlon to drink the milk, but hesitated ' after a few preliminary sniffs. , This gave the caretaker a clue and he brought forth a bowl of warm, certified mill:. The cub wagged Ills tall and the ' milk began to disappear. A second bowl disappeared. ( Now the park commissioner is under the Impression that hl new xoological ac quisition will be an expensive proposition If he refuses to eat everything except certified milk. COMPENSATION COMMISSION HAS ITS REPORT PRINTED The preliminary report of the Nebraska Employers' I!ab lity and Workmen' Compensation eomnn'.aslon has Just 'been Issued In plrntod form The booklet con tains both the majority and minority re ports of th commission. The majority report la signed by C. V. Traphagen. chairman; Victor Hosewater. Krank M Coffey and FSyJ. UIHck. The minority re port la offered by Arthur I Weatherly, I D. EA-an and A C Wcltxell The mlporlty mwubtrji fa-or a atate la- surance fund, while tho niajorltyare op posed to tills partly because they be lieve an insuranco would not lnsplro safe guarding employes ns a more direct com pensation between employer and employe would. Orermnn Una A iiin-ndlclt WASHINGTON, Dec, 21. Senator Lee S. Overman of North Carolina, suffering from appendicitis, will bo operated on hero this afternoon at Oeorgo Washing ton university hospital. His condition Is sad not to bo serious, the physician's characterizing the attack aH mild, but deeming an operation as essential to a speedy recovery. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising? The Chesapeake 1508-10 Howoi d Street Sunday 1 able D'Hote Dinner From 11 A. M. to 8 P. M. SOc and 60c December 22, 1912 JACK DENNIS, Manager The proof of A TEXAS STEER. Is In the eating. An expert chef and modern scientific appliances make the Ox palatable at tho WOODMAN CAFETERIA AJU SDMiJNTS OKAttil'S JHWrsT ONE- SECURITY VENTILATIt COMFORT iCXCELLENT VAUPIVILLE STARLIGHT PICTURES COAlTrNUOUJ HO rwnrinr. 4SSf ID . MMDIM CHRISTMAS WEEK ! AT TUX DOUGLAS AUD1TORIUJ1 TonlRht Sixteen Dancing- Club Monday Park. Tues.day M. V. A Dancing Society C'lirUtn-as Uve. Ball Wednesday Illeo Xuias Ball. Thursday Pastime Pleasure and Dane lnir Club Xmas Prise Hall. . 'rlday Pastime Pleasure and Dancl. s Club. Saturday Sixteen I'lub. Geo. Itohan's famous S-pie.e orcho.-tra will furnlsli the mnalc for t"ese wia slons, tncludlng; Kro'i & 8 huf r mus ical uoveJU and BIihh saxo oils trio. AdmiMlW SSo. "Where Is If.' I'titlci-Maiid Out Chlswlck Way, Half Way (o I'nlr.vland. Xisaa a;atlne and nights, auo to SI. 50. Saturday Matinee, 35c to $1.00. 4 DAYS tiOMjHEHeiHB SySMfTEcTi? MATINEE NEW YEAR'S DAY WEDNESDAY.) A. H. WOODS PRESENTS TJIK TIIKIMiINC WAH l'LAY THE LITTL MARSHALL FARNUM axd company ok r.o a DAYS, CO.M.MKXCIXO TIiriWDAY, .IANUAKY til), Mai, Satimluy EHOAOKMENT EITEAOEDINAKY The ABQsRN OPERA CO. In the SPECTACULAR CMIIVIES of rrTnriTrsnTsTTWWTMiwswTisasMTr rriss im is mis i Devoted to Strictly High Orade iixirayaganza ana vauaavllle TWICE DAILY AT.T. MAT. TODAY Wow Cornea Th rirst of the MAX Aitractions W! ""S&rui, ALTA PHIPPS A Chief Mourner (7) One Continuous Blot of UISTH, COEOB. AITP MELODY , Drllllunt Musical Cam" including Harry Iamont, Sam Mlcals. Mao none. Jack Burnett, Low Christy, Edith Powers, Ed Kerr, Daisy Daven port and a Beauty Chorus of HOHEST-TO-QOOD- HESS WIDOWS. 3 ID (Grass ts Otherwise.) DEAR READER: I csn't Innglne any ot these "Widows" being oterlPoVM by Sints Claut. Bptak tnt ef St. Nick, atrlfcrt me that a seaiion ticket to the 0y;ty would make an ac ceptable Chrlatmaa present for any ono you know, E. U JOHNSON. Mgr. Oayety, OBAND HOEIDAY MAT. XMAS DAY Evgs. ft Sun. Mat., IDe, 35o, SOo, 7Cc. 2aVk Mats. 15c and 25c Chew Gum If you like, but no Smoking LADIES' t rb- AT A NTT WEEK TICKETS DAY KATIWEE Baby Carriage Garage In the Lobby. Certified Milk for tho Asking. Mntlnco every day, 2:15 Kvery night, 8:15 All Week ADVANCED The Distinguished Amer ican Character Actor, WILLIAM H. THOMPSON With His Company in "AN OBJECT LESSON" Ofedos Manon Opera Company In Excerpts from var ious Grand Operas. i jjMjBajjy,jM,SjA -tawS!essssBstn jjjjl BCBB9BC WIBBESIB t I rred & Adele Astalre Presenting "A Halny Saturday," By Ned Wayburn Gray and Oraluun Playing a Potpourri of Comedy nnd Music "The Musical Bellboy" Two Alfreds Head to Head Musicians. TRICKS Matinee, Gallery 10c; anil Sunday NIGHT BOYD'S ENTIRE WEEK COMMENCING swioial xxas matinee Bat" VAUGHAN G LASER. PLAYERS WILI. 2'KESEKT Xtie DEEP PURPLE BIT PATTK ASMSTRORO and WXbSOH 3CTZKEK The I'lay Is extremely novel In that It gives a faithful picture of a phase of New York life known to n.xist people by hearsay only 1000 SEATS mr 25c NEXT, WEEK I "OXttZJl,'' by CIiTDE PITOK.--' rr you woum swell iit THE IiAITIl Or HAPPI1TE3S BEE THIB BEAUTITUIf FLAY Music Worth While, Goi-geouj Bconory, Startling Novelty, Extreme Realism NORMANDY On Douglas St at 18th. TODAV AT 1, 3, ' ond 0 P. M, TOMORROW and WEEK Fn'jM 2 to 6; At t and 0 P. M, Bally. HYT ONES; YULETIPE OFFERINGS PKEffBHT NO. L VENUS on WHEELS Tho original Jessie Keller Endowed MoHt Graciously by Nature. READICK-FREEMAN PXtAYEKB OIFT NO. 3. In the Comedy Dramatic Sketch, "33 ASKED MONEY." TOKEN NO. 3. EDYTH H A N V Picket Eiilim Ctniiitcj-. MINTZ & PALMER Presontlnir tho Laughable Skit. "Tho other Half.' REMEMBRANCE! COURTNEY - 'Almost a Juggler DrS HIPPOSCOPE Omaha's Best Movies. I NO. 6. 4 shows Zmai Day 1, 3, 7 & 0 p. m. EVO. & SUN. C l7 O oTTI. MATINEE Ot CUU DIME MATINEE DAIZ.Y jtariteierTe coupon .tickets cue) are soil for th orchestra chain for the erenlns per formance starting at 7 o'clock. Such tickets wlM be reserved for ticket holilera until 8 P. II. After that tlmo they will be recognized only as admission tickets to any unoccupied 20c aeats. WEEK STARTING TODAY UDEVILL.E First Appearance Here CHARLES KELLOGG THE NATURE SINGER Tho Foremost Female Ventriloquist Hilda Hawthorne and "Johnny." Patho's Weokly Review. best seat, 25c, except Saturday 10c, 23c, 50c, 75c. TONIGHT Mats. Tues., Wed., Thurs., (Aborn'a Crownlne Effort) m