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-THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 8, 1914.
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.N unuaiJnl activity permeates
the theater In Omaha Just
now. and tor a fortnight
at least wo will bo deluged
with good things. This week
the Brandels often two of
the strongest attractions It will havo dur
lntf Its entire season,. "Peg o' My Heart,"
snd Harry Lauder, and for next wcok It
will have the biggest dramatic produc
tion ever sent on tour, the Llcblcr & Co. s
"Garden of Allah," a combination ot
spcctaclo and drama on a scalo nevor be
fore Undertalten. At the Orphcum well
Itnown stars are to appear In dramatic
offering, while two performances of
Arahd opera by the Canadian company
aro boohed for tho Auditorium for next
woelt, and this week Mme. Ottllle MeU
ger will nmko her second American np
pearancc at tho Brandels. An exhibition
ot photographic art of unquestioned merit
will bo open at the Auditorium all week,
while- tho moving picture hqutcs aro all
laying In extra reels of special topics tor
tho. scas.itv And Manngor' Johnson "says
ho doesn't caro how much of opposition
uprlngs up, the Gayety will ho thero with
Its hlch standard attractions, and that Its
host of patrons w'lll be. served 'as. I hey
Invariably aro, wltli Just what they rc
qulre for. their amusement and entertain
ment, i
nent English pantomimlsts, Bllle Ritchie
(the original "drunk") and nich Mc
Allister, will bo seen to exceptionally
good advantage In the novelty, "A
Night In an English Music Hall," this
calling for the ermtlon on tho Gaycty s
stage of a complete theater proscenium,
ncludlng botes, curtains and tho com
plete equipment of a theater In which
there will bo Introduced a vaudeville pro
gram of seven acts. Thursday Lincoln's
birthday thtrc will be a grand patriotic
matinee Starting tomorrow there will
be a ladles' matinee daily.
Jack Bcsscy and company will head
the attractions at tho Empress for tho
week beginning today. They aro offer
ing a comey sketch, "Tho Morning
After," and It Is said to be ono of tho most
laughable hits seen In vaudeville this
year. Laurie Ordway, the merry English
comedienne, is a brilliant vaudeville star
n England and has been tourlnn the
states with great success. Carson Li-others,
a pair of remarkably strong men,
will present a number of gravity defying
feats, gracefully and with apparent ease.
Brown and Jackson will complete th4
vaudeville offering In a laughter provok
er dancing novelty. Empress quality
pictures. Including comedies, dramas and
educational productions are a part ot
every performance. Four complete shows
are given dally and It Is now possible to
wait for the beginning ot tho vaudeville
hours in tho Empress gardens. Reserved
scats can bo had in advance and a bell
will ring In the garden five minutes in
advance ot the beginning of each show.
Tho Paul J. rtalncy African hunt, tho
most marvelous motion pictures ever
taken, graphically described by an In
teresting lecture, will bo shown for four
days at the Krug theater commencing nt
It a. in. today and continuing through
Wednesday night. This feature film pro
duction Is In six reels and wns secured
by the management of tho Krug theater'
for an exclusive showing in Omaha and
Is part of the policy of the theater to
present all ot the biggest photo play
features at the popular Fourteenth street
playhouse. The Paul J. Rnlney African
hunt pictures were taken at a cost of
more than $250,090 and more than a year
was necessary to secure tho pictures. It
required the work of an expedition of
more than 350 men who spent ,an entire
year In the Jungles ot Africa to secure
all of the negatives In tho 6,000 feet of
thrilling film. THe Ralney expedition con-
elstod of thirty-five white men, 325 black
men, 133 camels, forty horses, sixty dogs,
fifty-four oxen and 150 sheep on the hoof.
By a special arrangement 'with the Jungle
Film company, the owner of the film,
tho Krug theater Is enabled, In view ot
the largo seating capacity, to present this
groat feature for the nominal sums of C
and 10 cents. The showB will bo run
continuously from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m.
ASIUSKMI3NTS.
AMfSRMGSTS.
RRANDEIS THEATER
CRAWFORD. PHILLEY & ZEHRUNG. Mgrg.
TrSjU Monday, Tuesday & Wednesdiy
1 Onignl Wednesday Mat.
OLIVER MOROSCO
offers
Mllant Production of
"Peg o My Heart,'' Oliver Morosco's
production ot J. Hartley .Manners'
comedy, which will be the attraction at
the Brandels tor four days, beginning to
night, is one ot the vory few dramatic
offerings nowadays that can .boast of
over a year's continuous run In New
a one, but Laurctte Taylor Is now ploy
ing ner second vtar at the Cort theater.
The author had hard time to- convince
producing managers that It was tv good
juay, ana It wan left toe Mr. Morosoo to
prove mat ho had the courage of his con
vlctlons. thai n, pjay, can be free of moral
iessons, ana discussion of- either opltol
and lubor, or sexusl sins, and still be a
good play; and It proved that this play
had the breath of relief for which
audiences everywhere had long been
waiting. It Is brimful of clever wltrand
humor .arid comic situations, and It Is not
without an Abundance of. heart Interest
The scenes aro laid in a provincial town
In England, where resides an" aristocratic
family consisting ot u widow and her
son and daughter. They have met with
reverses and arc at theie wits end where
to secure money with which to maintain
the household and meet other expenses.
The lady's wealthy brother had died, be
lieving his sister to be amply blessed
with worldly goods, and left his fortuno
to the child ot another sister, who has
married a no'er-do-welt Irishman and
gone to America with him, tor which a,ct
be Is disinherited. A certain yearly, sum
Is set aside to secure her education, and
Iter relatives decide 'to -bring her Up for
this consideration. When Peg arrives
with .her do, "Michael.", the family Is
much shocked, by her appearanc'o and
manners, and she. In turn, does "ho take
kindly to their mode of life. Her wn
familiarity with the customs ot the smart
set, and her curious antics and ready
Irish wit brings about a succession of
humorous complications throughout tho
play. Peg, of course, has her love
romance, and Uie lov"e Interest combined
Willi tVe comedy Is sold to be a rare and
pleasing blend. Mr Morosco has mounted
the play larlshly, and In the cast will bo
found a number of well known names,
headed by the talented Peggy O'Ncll.
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Harry Lauder, the great Scotch com
edian, will come to tho BrandeU for two
performances, matlneo atd-, night.. Fob-
uary it, under, tho direction ot William
Morris. Mr. Lauder Is encaged on tils
sixth American tour In the united States
and will remain In this coMnlry rilno
weeks' only, going to the'Pttclflo coast,
hrid ay 111 vail from San. ' Francisco oh
March w for a six months' tour .through
Australia to tullfll a Bcrlct;rif. contracts.
Lauder- will present a now song rapor
Jplre, typically Laudcresquo and ot tho
eamo tlmo numbers that havo' gained 'him
greater popularity lri England' ttla1 ho
1ms ever 'enjoyed before. Ills now reper
toire will Include "It's Nlre.to.Qet tip In
tha Mornln. ilut Nicer, tq Wo ,ln . Wed,"
Tn, To. My Bonnie Darlln'" undTIv
ioBer, wmi a numrer of nis cuwavor
ites, among them tlelrtg.''J "Cq,o a
Lassie," "She - Is My taWtN "A iVe
Deoch and Doris." "ShoV'tho Lass, for
Me," "The Saftost o' the
"Kilty l-aus," "The Same
Was Before Him," "Itoamln! . In ,(Ke
Gloamlrt'," etc. Mr. Morris Jas aiaiiCd
to accompany Lauder on hU-presenttour
Mona - Garrlck, an Encllsli pvdranmt!
actress, In a bo r lea ot lrrJrxrsonat(bns;
Irene Itersceny, the Hun'curian pypsy
cymbalist; "-Alfred "Latell ahU'Wia Yokes,
In "A Bog ot. Fantasy;" Miss Etliel
Bourne, an English contrJltof vErnb
Itapee. the Hungarian court pliUat,' unit
Jack Ark. - the Australian, nthlptW Ip a
unique dlabolo exhibition. " '
many pf.oUr theatergoers -saw It during
Its remarkable run at the Auditorium n
.Ptlyti '.h, C'l'ww a-lltttlp,moro'tho,n,.a year
as-Hls Fullmer J and c4n attest to Its'morlC Tho fc
unique dlobolo exhibition".
William A. Brady's production-. vt
"Bought and Puld For," tfie.-Bfoadhurst
play, will bo the offering at-JLho,BritndeU
for two days, Friday and Soturay.
February 13 and H. Tho play is- lh. four
acts, the jseenes ot whl:h aro-laid In
New York City at the present tttne.Th
story, briefly, concerns themarrlageiof.
Virginia Blaine, a flO-a-weok telephone
operator, to Robert SiaftorarriillllbHUlre
and man about town, thelc subqufu't
seuaration as the result of the husband's
over-indulgence In drink, and thlr X ihdl :
reunion through the power, of loye.-iinil,
a little side aid from a scheming brother-in-law.
Beats will be oh sale Monday,!
February 9. Mall orders may.be sent. In
wow. . ,
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"The Garden of Allah." stage entertain
ment par excellence, will be the attrac
tion at the; Brandels theater for a whbU
week. Tills wilt be the flrlCttme for Uie
great drama In Omaha, although a (rent
ago,
forth
coming engngemerit. at tho Brandels
theater will begin at S,o'ptoek on Sunday
evening,. Fearliary: U.. There will be
nlne .performances , In all, including
matinees on 'Wednesday and Saturdy
Tlie matinee performance will begin
prflnjplly.at 2 o'clock.
The -Garden of Allah" la accounted
IheivtryibltKest and most, costly enter
tainment now "before the American nubile.
Its stauc. settlors. Its tremendous Illu
sions,, .quHb as, much oh its dramatlo
comminution ottlnanlmate objects and a
thrilling story, all combine to make
"The Garden 9,f Allah" a milestone In
stage' history. The story .has to do with
aTrtPp!sl mbrdc, vyhp. tiring ot life In a
monastery,. rims, away andvme'.ts another
wanderer llko Imsolf. but this time a
woman, young and attractive The love
affair that develops from this meeting,
tlrtlfrdarrtafcT-, the discovery " of the
monk's Identity, the renunciation by the
wife,' and flrally''tKe"reXurnvbt' the monk
ta the monastery, from the story, which
ha tor Jts.ltfciUe the nbrth of Africa and
its-e"fVlrpns thVdeserU'The" very first
scene Is a 'reflection Qt the -spirit ot the
desert, .showjdg a sunrise. The next Is
the TUppUt i6isteryi' then' comes the
Hotel dwPcaet). the stieet ot the Ouled
NaHf s,. tlQ dnce .hall. Count Anteonfu
JCSJ-dcA the sandstorm, an the desert an.d
the defect Ipt Vie early morning
The olkht sctnea supersede In ambi
tious1 effort and far-reaching staging any
thing tRat liaft evfr'beih' presented. The
IqhoblUTits o tfe&t portlcn ot Africa
with which tho play deas Arabs, French
souiiers, Armenians. Turks, Africans
nre IntrodUCoU,' not 'by imitation by
Americnrr players, but by tho very In
habitants of that country Itself. Real
Arabs of tho desert nrfd. all that motley
crowd have, to do ..wjth ,the atmosphere
that envelopes play anil 'players.
Promlnont In tho cast 'of players that
tho Lobler company Jia6 provided are
Sarah Truax, Lawso'n iSUtC John Blair,
Frank Klngdon,. Antonio Salerno, Wil
liam Jeffrey and Grace-Noble. Tho ad
vance salp of seats wyi open on Tues
day, February 10. nrt l&O. m: Mall orders
are abelng-received" now' from patrons
from out ot town.
Mile, Daiie.'the mbaVribtod ot Ameri
can pantomime and"c1aBslo dancers, Is
coming this week In the quaint fantasy,
Pantaloon." by J, M. Barrle. She ap
pears as tlio headllho'kattra:tion nt the
Orphcum. In "Pantaloon" there are six
characters. It portrays the life of
actors ot tho Harl&mlriado, the kind ot
amusement that was-ln vogue years ago
m England. Those .whh tako part In the
action are tho clojvn. Harlequin, Colum
bine and her futfler, .Pantaloon. Tho
sweetheart df Harlequin.. Columbine, is
being forced, by. her Zither Into, a mar
riage with Clown. Her father, fearing
to loso his position lh" the mlmjc world,
should he . Incur the displeasure of
Clown, will not' permit her to marry
Harlequin. By the uso of .a magic wand.
Harlequin ' paralyzes ' Clown and Panta
loon and flees with Columbine In his
arms. Years later the fouple return to
beg forgiveness, butt Pantaloon remains
obdurate until he nceo their child, a little
clown. Then Is nllymade right. With
Mile. .Ualo to Interpret delicately the
part of Columbine, the, pantomime fan
tasy promises to be altogether charrnlng,
A one-act Jilay . from ,a recent short
story by Richard Harding Davis, "The
Naked Man." Is the vehicle used by Miss
Helen GratoUcj,,,w.hovJss,u.rroundcd .by a
capable, supporting company. Tho etago
story has to do with. a rich couplo and
a curious situation involving a-man clad
only in a portion oft a, qanvate awning.
With a cast ot five' people the play Is
presented wfth telling-effect Billed as
"Princess of Ragtime," Ruth Hoye hu
a wide repertory'. jjouulor .ballads. Ec
centric dancing ts the feature' of tho act
to be offered by Jaejt Ward and Eddie
Weber. Comedy pantomime Is to be con
tributed by the La Toy brothers. A
piano "skit Is to M offered by Hytnan
Meyer. Ills act Is described as a melango
of monologue, impersonation, hurleque
and Imitation. Supported by the thread
of a Wire, Kartelll la" to contribute a
curious act Other feature nhoto dIsvu.
exclusively to bo projected nt the Or
pheum this wFek".-are" "Her 8idcshow
Sweetheart" and "Pat's Revenge."
My J. Hartley Manners
The Creates! Comedy of Youth In the English Lanouag
(Laurette Taylor's Perpetual Metreaellian Sueeeaa)
WITH THIS IU5MAKKA11LE OAST OF PLAYERS:
PEGGY 0'NEIL MARTIN SABINE 0LIN FIELD
JANE MEREDITH FRASER COULTER A. T. HENNN
ROLAND KOGUE KARRA KENWYN JOSEPH YANNER
Prices: Night 50c to $1.50, Wod. Mat. SOc to $1-
Feb. 12-mlum Dmm Feb. II
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Two Nights, Feb. 13-14 Saturday Matinee
WILLIAM A. BRADY, Ltd., offers
THE BIGGEST PLAY OF OUR TIME
Suicides in Europe
Falsely Galled
American Duels
BERLIN, Feb. 7. Sixty-seven suicides
In Europe during tlio last three years
which had been expressly characterized
as "duo to American Uue'a" havo dl
rected attention to this mode of self-dc'
structlon falsely regarded as an lmporta
tlon from tho United States. It Is such
a strange institution to Americans visit
ing Germany that they usually require tho
explanation that an American duel Is a
gamblo for life. Two persons Involved In
a quarrel draw lota to decide which of
them shall destroy htihself before a given
date. For years cases of suicides have
been described as due .to such games of
chanco and it has been a widespread be
lief In Europe that quarreling parties
often resorted to this "American dueV"
There Is no such thing, according to
psychologists who havo been studying
tha circumstances of numerous suicides
so' described. ' It appears that tho popu.
larity of the term "American duel" is
due to tho fact that dueling is an honor
able affair In Germany and persons who
for one reason or another decide upon
self-destruction make It a point to dlo
Ipnorably" by ascribing their act to this
strange gamble for life. Prof. Hans
Gross, who has studied the subject, be
lieves that the American duel Is alto
gether a romantic invention and doubts
that anyone In Germany ever Indulges
in it.
Othqr forms of dueling also falsely de
scribed as American Institutions are oc
casionally neard of In Germany. In one
tho combatants tako hold of the opposite I
corners ot a handkerchief and while thus 1
holding themselves within range hack at ,
cacti other-wlth knives until one or both
falls. Another form is that in which tho I
rivals draw from a pill box containing
Us'O Pills., of Identical appearance, ona of
them harmless nnd the other containing a
deadly poison, but it is doubtful that
theso methods are ever really practiced
in Germany.
ought l Paid For
by GEORGE BROADHURST
"Only a Woman Knows What It Is to Come
Down In the World.9'
Prices: Night 25c to $1.50; Mat. 25c te $1
One of the blgges. best and brightest
musical extravaganzas that will .be seen
hero this- season" w'lir 'appear at the
popular Gayety .theater the week start-
Ing this afternoon, when tho new "Vanity
fair" mnxes its first nppeorance this
season. The cast contains tho names
of Dtlllo nitchte. njctf McAllister, Wll
llam Gro Kuby Xaisby, Anha Lord,
v Inured Francis, Frank Ha. Lena La
Couvier, Dell Benn. Qeorga Gpuld and a
beauty chorus i of thirty girls. A large
amount ot special scenery is carried,
with many new and novel light effcrtj
and will bo shown for 'the first time
with this company. Two ravestles will
oe oneroi v ixigui on uroouway
anu -seeing new xorK- -dqw navinr a
decidedly metropolitan flavor Hie eral-
1
I MME. 0TTILIE METZGER
ft
Leading .Contralto, Hamburg Opera.
CLARA THURSTO
Harpist
.Bramleis Theater, Monday, Feb. 9, 4 P. M.
TICKETS NOW SOc TO $2,00.
Buckingham Palace
Date Books Closed
For This Season
LONDON, Feb. 7. The gates are closed '
against any more applicants for presenta
tions to their majesties at Buckingham
palace this year. The lord chamberlain
has announced that the lists are full,
which will doubtless mean a lot of k'dlsap
pointed social debutantes from America
in London this season,
Four courts are ordlna'rlly held each
year, two early in February Just after
the opening ot parliament nnd two in lato
May or early June- Last year, owing to
tha Urge number entitled to presentation,
a fifth was held, but at such great Incon
venience that it is hoped to avoid a repe
tition this year. To these courts all tho
official and diplomatic world receive the
command to .attend and English ladies.
who themreives havo been presented,
have tho privilege of asking for-a com
mand for some debutante friend.
Formerly these commands could be
asked for for a lady no a British sub.
Ject and In this way many Americans
were presented by Hnfllsh friends. During-
King Edward's reign, however, It was
decided that a'J foreign ladles should be
presented through their embassies, As
the embassies have only four Invitations,
outside the diplomatic circle, to which
only ladles of the embassies and legations
and their near relatives are admitted.
It Is easy to realize the demand that has
been made on the embassies for the priv
ilege of being presented. Strictly speak
ing, the four extra Invitations are per
sonal to the ambassador or minister, but
In some cases requests for presentations
have been made through the authorities
of tho country which the ambassador represents.
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Week Starting Sun. Matinee, Feb. 8.
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"PANTALOON" by J. M. BARRIE
Author of "Peter Pan," "The Llttlo Minister,"
"The Twelve Pound Look," Etc.
- WILLIAMf A. BUADY RUTH R0YE
"THE HAKED ;MAH" "Princess of Ragtime."
A Dramatic Playct by Richard Hard- n m wu nnATpnk
t mg psvifcr LA TOY BROTHERS
- The Terpslchorean Entertainers PantomlmlsU.
JACK EDDIE 1
WARD & WEBER KARTELL!
introducing- Supported by a Wire.
'A Minstrel Boy'a Conception of Art' XIJR smESEOW SWBETXEAXT"
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IB I fflflll m,n Shown Exclusively and for the First
l "Tho Man at the. Piano." Time.
Prices: Matlneo, aatfery' ioo; Best Beats (except Batttrday and Sunday)
" 850 -Klffhts, 100. 35c, 60o and 7Bo.
WEEK OE SOHOAV, FEBRUARY 8ih
Jack Besiey & Oo.
Presenting a Comedy BXstcn,
'THE KOaWCfa AI'TES,
CAKUDH UKUB.
Modem Atblstes
LAtfBIE QRIWAY
The Mrry English, comiaienno
In Ktr Humorous Creations
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Tour Shows' DiUy. at
8, 3(30, 7:30 and 8 P, .
He Adwisslw 10c
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lluckleu'a Arnica Salve.
For a cut, bruise, sora and skin trouble
a box should be In every household, All
drugglsta, c, Advertisement.
KRUG
4 lays Oily,
Com. Feb. ItH
ii
a. m. to 11 p.
Continuous
m.
The Paul J. Rainey
African Hunt
IN SIX It K ELS
Graphically Uescrlletl by an
Interesting Lecture.
Prices Be and 10c; Xo Higher.
"OUAXA'S 7UD CBHTXX.''
t&4Tt7 n"y Mat, 15-85-500
qvb xaii and "nrrr- ctulux.-b
SSSSU VANITY FAIR
The eminent Hnglish pantomimlsts,
Billie Ritchie (the Original 'Drunk' )
and Rich McAllister In A Night in an
English Music Hall." Big Beauty Chorus,
Patriotic Matinee Thursday. Lincoln's
Birthday
ZaDISS Sim MAT, WEEK SATS,