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HIE OMUIA Rl'NDAY KKK: DECEMBER 2S, 1013. 3-B s-;i-.iB id 1 1 i wiit 1 1 ii. a hi i nil pi i e t.. 5 -SJtlvl, II W Wm snu STr Henv-2Wlei in. 'The mfKKW M.V1IA folks aro now look- ins Into a moro Interest InK turn of tho locul theatrical kaleidoscope than has been presented for some time. At least, the present announce ments from tho managers show a moro Important series ot cntraKementB than has been offered since early In tho sea son. Just how much dependence may bj placed on the latter end of the season cannot oven be guessed at, but with tho tarly restoration of public confidence, duo to the adjustment of commercial and Tlnanclal affairs, it is certain the produc ing managers will resumo their activity, ind in this vent 'the life of the theater will begin to pulsate normally. All this Is anticipation; for tho present the Bran dies offers a most attractive list for the cholco of the patrons of that house, whllo the other theaters have their -standard attractions on display, and the coming ivcck Is sure to bo an Interesting one. Miss Nanette Flack, who will be scon In rolo of Myrlanne In the French operetta "Adcle" which opciib at the Brundels to night, has the distinction of having sang to moro people in tho last flvo years .han any other singer in the world. Many people, will doubt this, but It Is nevertheless a fact that can easily be figured out, and you know figures don't lie, Kor three years prior to her starring tour In "Alma," Miss Flack was the, prima donna at the Hippodrome In New Vork City, where overv one knows it is next to lmposs.b:e to set a seat at any performance. The seating capacity of that world fa mous niavnoUHc in u.wjo wit lout standinc room. Thero are. twelve performances a week which would mean playing to C7, 200 people. Thero aro forty weeks to the season; this totaled up figures the num ber of patrons, 2,6S8,Ci), making tho total number of Isitors In three years, S.0G4, 000. During tho tour of "Alma' ' ca pacity houses greeted that well known Miceexs troin coast to coast, so it Is con ceded that In tlie forty weeks tho com pany was on tour,- 600,000 people saw it, bringing the total up to 8,561,000. Slnco the opening of "Adele" more than 3GO.O00 people have witnessed this really excel lent production, making, the grand total lit tho neighborhood of 8,914,000 people whom Miss Flack has sang to. This Is surely a record for any singer to be proud of. When Henry Miller's engagement in "The Rainbow" opens at the Urandcls New Year's afternoon this brillant.com edy, which attracted so much attention during Its long runs In New York, Chi cago and Boston will be seen with In terest, for It is heralded as the best vehicle continuing the best role that Mr. Miller has had slnco his memorable production of "Tho Great Divide." "The Huinbow," written by A. K. Thomas, Is described as a comedy of sentiment, built upon a story of a father's love for his daughter. In brief, tho story- Is ns follows: Nell Sumner Is a vlch club man. estranged from his wife for many eare. As the guiding spirit of a fast Hvlrg sot ho has almost forgotten Ills daughter, whom the wife took abroad when the child was a mere baby. On a morning after a wild night Sumner Is startled by the arrival In his npartments of the beautiful young daughter, who has returned from New York on a visit. The coming of this innocent girl awakens now thoughts and affections In his heart and furnishes tho dash of drama which nakes the play pulsate with real life. Tho development of the story deals with the father's efforts to protect the girl from the influences of his own dissipated life while she gradually draws him to wards a reconciliation with the mother, Mr. Miller has always made the pic torial side of his productions one for artistic accomplishment and has found In the three acts of "The Rainbow" ample opportunity fo beautiful stage pictures. The first act shows the Interior of Sumner's apartments on Fifth avenue, the second a charming Interior of a Long Island country home. The third setting is on artistic gem the terrace of an Italian villa on the Ilivlera, overlooking tho Mediterranean sea. Each Is a nota ble example of the stage director's art and the wenlc artist's ability. Nearly all of the players In Mr. Miller's tupport durln the extended run of 'The Itu'nlov, ' !n New York w.ll surround I ? ; i . Watson Sisters -MM (?aye(y ' ff: I i rrpppppppppppKpppppw i -v rxrxzn? I MHNLO Moonrc Of tho Empress. I) i in during tho coming engagement, among them being Ruth Chatterton, who created the role of the daughter; Loulso Closser, Alice Baxter, Muriel Hope, Kthel Martnl, Charles Hammond, Robert Stowe GUI, M. Conway Wingfleld, Warren Sturgls, Daniel Pennell, B. F. Powell and others. The engagement Is for Thurs day, and Saturday evenings and New Year's and Saturday matinees. If favorable press criticism and large audiences are uny criterion, Manager Qua Hill evidently has cornered tho en tire laughter market In his latest offer ing, "Mutt and Jeff in Panama," and the tecoml of tho "Mutt and Jeff" stage series. The offering, which Is In the nature of a melodrama, with musical trimmings, will be seen at the Rrandels theater for four daye,N commencing Hun day January 4. "To one who has never scon Pavlowa, the art of dancing Is as a closed book. Whatever emotions the composer had In mind, this almost superhuman Interpreter lays bare. Pavlowa Is the world's dancer. In one afternoon or evening, so skil fully Is her program arranged, her audi ence must perforce run the whole gamut of human emotions. Pavlowa Is the silent Bernhardt." Strong words these, but strong words are necessary In describ ing the art of the divinity of the dance. who, with her great company, comes to the Branded for one performance on tho i stories and laughable parodies. Charac evening of January S. Anybody who likes ter parodists ate the comedians, Hoey music, bright, livoly music of the danco; and I.ee, who offer breezy and laugh anybody who likes the kind of driimu lafclo ratlres on timwly tonics Their nones that grips; anybody who likes bodily beauty nnd airy grate, .mnipti'ous cos - turning and br'lliant scrnirv will he lighted by the l'avlowa coinpuci) Kor! Mi S3 Nellie Kennedy a.4 thHnug- thosc who have soon Pavlowa and her Muscovites boforo It may bo said that the leading critics of tha biggest cities of the country New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia havo all Joined in ono pean of pralso for the "now Pavlowa." With a far bigger company and a much more varied and Interesting repertoire, Pavlowa has new thrills for all those who were delighted by hor threo seasons ago. Of course, the Pavlowa engagement here will be a society event, comparable only to a grand opera season. Yet, un like grand opera, n Pavlowa performance delights e'verybody. You don't have to be a student of music or opera to bo wonderfully entertained by the Incom parable Mile. Anna and her cohorts. Mclntyre and Heath, who have no su periors In the delineation of quaint negro characters, and who are appearing this season under John Cort's management In un elaborate revival of their greatest musical comedy success, "The Ham Tree," will be tho attraction at the Bran dels theater for two days, January 9 and 10, with a Saturday matinee, with a large company of singers and comedians, and their wonderful dancing chorus. A company of clever Juveniles will be the headline attraction at the Orphcum theater this week. There are ten In the organization, which Includes William J. Dooley. They present a musical comedy In review form, entitled "The Lawn Party." Another feature for this week will be the well known monologlst, James Thornton, In a new budget of mirthful are raid to be extremely amusing. Notti - 'lng on the bill is likely to be more pleas - .in? thai ihe simple sketch culled "Drift - ins" that la lu bo presented by Agnes Co min o JAe 3rj n tef Scott and Henry Keane. Adam and Kve, two small monkeys, are a prominent Tea ture In tho diverting act to bo offered by Gillette's animals. That pair of comic creatures play a game of ten pins and do a number of other tricks equally unusual. Two beautiful voices combined In tho intricate vocal numbers of famous opera will bo the pleasing quality of tho act to be contributed by Delia Hose and Signor Marcello. Tlyi Jungman family, aerial performers from Clermany, aro a troup composed of threo pretty girls and two men. Balanced on a tight wire eight feet above the stage, the girls klp tha rope, leap, dance and whirl, doing an act that requires unusual sureness of eye and muscle. As usual the entertainment this week will be concluded by a special mo tion picture, one of those photo-plays Laving u first and exclusive showing at the Orplieum. Tho subject this week will bo "A Snakevllle Courtship." "Morocco Bound" Is tno tltlo of the new production In which "Those Two Girls," Kitty and Panny Watson, will bo seen at the popular Oayety this week. The show, managed and produced by Max Spiegel, represents u novelty fan tasia with a strong oriental flavor, and possessing a light and novel plot which tells of the adventures of Jack Allien, a young man with great expectations, but little ready cash. Tho Watson sisters, Kunny and Kitty, Interpret the charac ters of daughter and mother, while other characters aro portrayed by Frank M, Christy, Fred C, Collins, Frank Damiel, Joe Stanley, Misses Lols nice, Frances Star and Ed Smalley and others. Many novel scenes and features are promised, with a number of vaudevlllo specialties and a wonderful chorus of picked Broad way beauties. There will be the custom ary ladles' matinee each day throughout the week with the exception of the grand holiday matinee on New Yenr's day at 3 p. m. Wednesday (New Year's eve) two complete complete performances, starting iat 8:&) and 11:30 p. in., will be staged, lAt the midnight show a novel burprtsfl l planned to oci iir at precisely ii o'clock. It tyylfytng the death of 1913 and the birth ot 1?H. The seat sale Indicates ca pacity crowds at both performances. Mr. Truman delUiamo will appear tor I three days In repertoire at the Krug theater, commencing Sunday matinee. Mr. Deltoame Is heading his own company of players and will present threo of tho strongest royalty plays of the season. Tho offering for Sunday afternoon and night will be the four-act society drama, The Builder of Bridges," In which Mr. Deltoame will be seen as Robert Arm strong. Monday Mr. DoRoamo will pre- I sent "The Invaders," a drama that deals with Walt street and the adventures ot western man. Tuesday, at both per formances, n dramallratlon ot Kudynra Kipling's masterpiece, "The Light That Failed." will bo given. In this production Mr. DeRoamo will portray the part of Dick Ilclde r, claimed to be tho longest part ever written for on actor. Tho bill at the Kmpress theater be- flnnlg today will be headlined by Menlo Moore's scenlo production called a - Bachelor's Dream." Pretty girls galore, and several eccentrlo comedy chnraotsrs serve to produce a mlhlaturc- musical comedy In excellent fashion. The Musi cal Vynos will present an eccentric com edy musical net. and Marcou, the grant thadowgraph artist, will offer his talking shadows. Stone nnd Hayes will com plete tho vaudevlllo bill with their own original singing novelty. A number of feature photo-plays and an educational picture wll be shown In connection with every performance. A Happy New Year Is gunnantccd. "A Slave Glrl"oTNew York." a 'play that grips with a story that Is amaxlng and scenes that are sensational, a modern melodrama In four acts, will bo the New Year's eve and New Year's day offering at the Krug theater. The play Is by John W, Gorman and Miss Nellie Ken nedy takes tho leading part. It Is a play with n moral and Is unchanged from Its four months' run In New York City with Its strong cast and special settings. There Is sufficient comedy In the play to relieve the high tension throughout the four acts. Miss Kennedy ns tho slave girl handles a very difficult part ad mirably. David Baker taken tho part ot her suitor. Tho show opens New Year's eve and remains over Now Years day and night, playing a special New Year' nuitlneo. Congressman Has $100,000 Worth of Radium in Shoulder HAITIMOnE, Md., Dec. 27 It wns learned today that Conuressman Hobert O. lircmncr of Now Jersey upent hla Christmas in Haltlmoro with 100,000 worth of radium temporarily Imbedded In his left nhoulder In tho hope that It would destroy a cancerous growth. The radium was Imbedded In the growth In Mr. llromncr'n shoulder by Dr. How ard A, Kelly ot Johns Hopkins uni versity and was left thero long enough to send ItH properties Into every part of the cancer. Dr. Kelly placed the radium In eloven tubes coated with a covering of rubber and these tubes, measuring about two and a half Inches In length and about one-third of nn Inch In diameter, were, planted In an many Incisions that wcro made In tho cancer on tho congressman'! shoulder. Tho tubes wcro Inserted at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, soveral hours after tho arrival of Mr. llrcmner In Hal tlmoro and wcro removed twelve hours later. The result was carefully observed and It Is understood tho tubes will again bo Imbedded In Mr. Urcmncr's shoulder tomorrow. Tho operation Is said to bo 6na of tho most Important Uiat has been performed In this country and If successful In pro ducing cither an Improvement or a euro will mark a decisive step In the advance ment of the treatmont of cancer by radio- actlvo therapeutic methods. Would Hang Men Who Destroy Food WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-flccretary of the Department of Agrlculturo Houston told a group of congressmen tho other day that he believed thero should bo something done to pconlo who destroy food products to boost prices. "Mr. Hecretary. asked Representative Taylor of New York, "Is there any way of hanging n man or group ot men who throw a boat load of fish overboard to maintain prices." "Something ought to be done to them," replied tho secretary. "That Is a common practice," Mr. Taylor added. "The fish men up around New York have to throw the fish over- hoard because the market men to main tain prices will not buy them." "I havo heard of corn being burned and of cotton being burned," said Mr, Houston. "Yes," said Mr. Taylor, "and you ought to do something with that group of men, whoever they are." CHISAM SAYS MANY SEE SOME BETTER DAYS AHEAD Assistant General Freight Agent Chisam of the Great Western Is home from Peorln, 111., where he and Mrs. Chisam went to spend Christmas. Mr. Chisam was surprised when he awoke and found such delightful weather in this locality, When be left Illinois Friday, the ground was covered with snow to a depth of several Inches and slolghlnx was excel lent. ' In Peoria and In St, louls where Mr, Chisam spent considerable time, he found business men looking forward to an era of great prosperity, which they predict wilt set In scion after the beginning of the year and continue for a long period This feeling, he says, Is pretty general in all circles. SOUTH OMAHA COUNCILMAN HELD UP BY NEGRO FOOTPADS Councilman John III ha of South Omaha was held up Friday night near his homo by two negro footpads and relieved of XS In cash. Bill a had Just closed his plumb ing shop near Twenty-sixth and N streets and was only a few steps from his front gate when accosted, At first he thought It was a Joke, as It was only about 7 o'clock, but the seriousness of the affair dawned on him when a for midable six-shooter was pressed against his head. HEARING FOR RETRIAL OF TAYLOR.BEE CASE TUESDAY IlearliiK of the motion for a new trial filed by attorneys for Cadet Taylor, plain tiff In a recent suit against The Bee, was postponed until next Tuesday morning hy DUtrict Judge Sears BRANDEIS AJBBOLUTEX.T 1-X)ril MOUTH HK(31VMX(J TT THE NEW ERA PRODUCING CO., Inc., Jos. P. Bickerton, Jr., Managing Director, ProsentH THK MI'HlCAIi Tim'Ml'll OK THK OKNTUIIV "ADELE" A FRENCH OPHRKrr.V IN T1IRKK ACTS. Hook and Lyrics by Music by PAUL 1IBRVH J BAN BRIQUET, AS PUYYKI) SIX .MONTHS AT IX)NACRK THEATER, N. Y. THE GREATEST SINOINfl ORGANIZATION SINCE THE FAMOUS ROSTONIANS. 22 -SONG HITS -22 ORCHESTRA OF 20 PRICES K1QHT 2.00. $1.50. I.OO. 78c. 50c. rrtlWK-q MATINEE 31. BO, 91.00, 76c, 80c. 30c. NEW YEAR'S ATTRACTION 'SSS1JANUARY 1ST HENRY Mr. MUlsr's Third Successful Season in This Flay. "THE A Sparkling Comedy by A. I FOUR DAYS DBOINNINO Sunday, Jnn. 4th, Mattsso wodnasday. 1 Mutt J A, Musical ONE Mi 5 1 T PAVLOWA Box Office Snlo January z. "Tho Divinity of the Danco" ns tho N. Y. Sun culls hor, will npfonr hero la two now sonsatlonal danco dramas, "The Magic Kluto" nnd "Tho Invitation to tho Danco." Also 8 dlvortlaomonts, including1 tho latest sbclul dancing crazo, Tho Gavotto Pavlown. CO.M1WNV OP 80, INtfM'DINO M. XOVIKOKK. HritKKIi HY.M1MIOKY OltrHKSTHA OF TH1HTY. THKODOm: HTJKIt, CON'DUCTOH. JAN. 9 and 18 1 Mclntyre Cn Malmnn 1 TUB U vui. iiiamiuu I iil Km ssnlwl I nbb B KRUG THEATRE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT 3 Bays Com. Mil Today 2:31 Night 8:30 MR. TRUMAN DeROAME AND PLAYERS IN REPERTOIRE Today "THE BUILDER of BRIDGES" Monday - - - - "THE INVADER" Tuesday "THE LIGHT THAT FAILED" PRICES 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c EXTRA Wed. and Thurs. Nights New Year's Matinee B. O. BTOUT XTREHENTS TKE BBASOZT'B GREATEST SUCCESS A SLAVE GIRL OF NEW YORK POPUXAR, TOXOB. BEAT SAXB NOW OK. Plions, Douglas 494. ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Weok Starting Sun. Mat. Uoc. 2 8; WILLIAM J. DOOLEY And Company or Versatile Juveniles In "THE LAW PARTY." jamesThqrntok une wen Known Mnnolouist in u New Budget of Htorles and I1nrodlM HJEY & LEE Character 1'arodUtis. AGNES SCOTT & HENRY KEANE in "DRimwa." EDWARD GILLETT TrnKents tho Original Comedy Scene 'TUN IN A BOWLIKO ALLEY." Introducing Atlum and live, the only Monkey Bowlers on Karth, assisted hy a Troup of Monkey Comedians, DELLA ROSE & MARCELLO Itenowncd Continental Duettlsta. THE JUNGMANN FAMILY Aerial Artists from derniauy, Bpeclal notion Picture reatnre. "A Snakevllle Courtship." A Photo-play Clioaen hy the Orplieum for a first-time and exclusive show Inc. Prices Matinee, Gallery 10c: Best Beats (except Saturday and Sunday) 35oi Nights, ioc. 35c. 60o and 75c, "OMAXA'S rUX CBHTEB," 'Jy&Qg En-i I8-a5-BO-7be Watson Sisters cTil nuriVsau. "MOROCCO BOUND" An Edition DeLuxe in Two Volumes, Xtra Mldnlrht Show, at 11:30 New Year' Etc. Holiday Mat, New Year's Eay 3:00. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK SAYS Everybody Reads (lie day's happenings eTcry day. If folks don't tad your store iotts every dur, it's your fault. THEATER riSBFSOOr. -n 1VT gZ M TT KATXKBSS New Year's and Saturday MILLER IN RAINBOW" Thomas, New York Cast and Htiberb Production and Jeff in Panama Comedy Dlffsrsnt from All Others. ONLY--J AN. 8th Mall Order Now Prices. Box Seats, $3.00, Orchestra. 1.1.00. Balcony. J2.M), 2.00 nnd J1.K0, Second Balcony, llcserved. J 1.00, & Heath inf A M TDCC "1 . Tho World's fircntcHt I Dancing Chorus. WEEK OF DEO. 28TH The "Bachelor's Dream" The Most Elaborate Qlrl Act in vauaevme. MARCOU That TakaUve Shadowgraph! at. STONE & HAYES In "Song's and Talks," THE MUSICAL VYNOS and Their Musical Farmyard. The Best of Muslo Always THE BABICK ORCHESTRA, Pour Shows Dally at 3, 3)30. 7i30 and 9 P. X. ADMISSION :: 10c Two Clean Papers FOR THE HOME The Youth's Companion AND The Evening Bee INCLUDING SUNDAY Both for 55c a Month Payable Monthly at THE BEE OFFICE