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niK omaha sunday bke: January
tf. Tnytrj which iirroun1 m. fllatnonrt
robbrjr, erurlnf In hli own Iioiim, n1
which thrpitnii to rlollly dlAtnrh the
hkfptnrM of hi bolovM Vlrwtnliu TmeiH
Hfron, nthw, arrlvpa at night Ith a
rough atnno of fahnlnua valu, which he
hat imHH all the war from the dla-
Three Days Beginning
TOMORROW
Matineo IVodncsday
j mond tnlnea of Routh Africa, and in to
, deliver to hla firm In Ionlon. Shortly
; after hla arrival he la aanaulte,! In a
I darkened library and Iowa the diamond.
I All of the old Inatlnrta nt the leaal aleuth
, are arouncd. and althouah the only chic
jto the thief la a ramella, wrapped with
ia hair, and Riven to Brnrt by one of
th aervanta, previntia to tho crime.
I "Orumpy" by aatute deduction fnetena
jthe nu'lt upon the rtltht party. Aa ran
be Inferred frbm the foreitolna. Urunipy"
i haa a detectlvf-llke plot, but It Is one of
a new twlat and la built upon humorous
; Mnea and deeplte lomi thrilling eitua
tln never drawa a tear.
! Mr. Maude brinjta ha entire Kmplro
I theater eaat and production to dmnha.
Hla aiipnorttnir raat Includes M'as Klale
Mackav, Herbert Marshall. John Hnr
jwood. Alexander Onalaw, Leonard Trol-
los Aleaander Calvert. Julian d'Alble.
trYank J. Oreaoty. Mlaa Maiirie Andrew
i and Mlaa Ixule Van Waaenen.
' rn" inm IWtuoduces the quN of
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.188 GERTRUDE IIOFTMAN'S
wordleai. tut not nolaeleaa
arrangement of the aepoUcla,
"Sumurun." provea that vau
deUla haa Ha llmltatlona.
aa wall Ita limlta .1.4 1.
Sumurun" aha haa nearly. If not quit
-l-'" ona wiiue real lain th other.
Tha art of Interpretive danclnr. of which
Mlaa Hoffman la a dlatlngulahed exponent,
a on of th moat difficult. It require
ment extending far beyond th mer
Phjalcal Into that.twIIHht aon of erpree
alon. wherein subtlety lurka. and eonoeaU
ment aerr to pique the imagination Into
qulekneaa and at Ira the thought to aupply
what la not fully revealed. And this
ouallty la dlatlnctly laoklna; In "Bumurun"
aa produced by Mlaa Hoffman, tattle. If
nythlne;. la . for the ln.a4rlna.U0n to
"PPly; all the paaalon of the tale la ex.
hiblted In It croaaneaa. none , of the
acene, tettinc beyond the mere sensual.
iy of th yarn that la subject of the
Illustration. Mlaa Hoffman, haa unquea
tlonably given much patient and aome
well directed effort to tha end of dolna
an unique thins for vaudeville, and has
aucceeded so far as mere novelty la con
cerned. But as contribution to tb art
of the theater her effort has bean wasted
Her rreateat failure has been In the mat
ter ef aus e;eUon; it may be the oristnal
FUinhardt production of "Bumurun"
In It tb essential quality of appeal to
wwmna; mat lies back ef mer vision.
inw wouia d poasihl with plenty ef
time, but It la dented to on who must
" ory m th brief apace allotted
to an "act" . In a vaudeville theater.
"n.n on recans tn "atmosphere'' of
I'Wamet." or even th cruder effects of
"Omar, the Tent-Maker," one may real.
It just how far short of verisimilitude
th Hoffman effort falls, as to the mere
point of creatine; the Illusion essential
aa a background on which to project tha
details of her pictures. Her own ehare
or tn aancins; la don with charming
oanaon, ana giving herelf over without
rrve to tha characterisation of a Us.
some." ' but wanton temptation. Thj
outer aiaJk or trip,
rants. through the
ir ever reaching the pitch at which It
ahould be taken. Much of thla failure Is
directly due te th hast with which It
must all be ahlbltd. under the condU
tlons that are Inexorable In vaudeville.
A fairly safe prophecy will be that Miss
Hoffmana next venture will Inolud
aometning leaa Unwieldy and
aponsiv than 'Sumurun."
Rank
Hunier
fame, t
r. In 1690. giving us "Bam- th- P""11" 10 c"r
Mnrta Civile." .t tha r.M I ahoea along with th co
On of the Item of news that came
with Id w Tear was tb announce
ment t,t the death of Tomano HaMnl on
Jsnujry.l at Florence, Italy, aged 4
years. rni tt.i, at the hciiflit of his
piae! tn Omah
son'' 1 nd "I-a
rwva ineater. Thos who were present
will ver.y readily rcu th magnificent
preeence. th commanding carriage and
the wondert.'l voice of thla man. who
aa then hailed e.si th foremost living
actor. Uki Bernhardt. Balvlnl never
trouDled to learn to apeak Kngllsh, but.
unlike her. he waa supported on hla tour
by an English speaking company, which
lave to hla performance something of a
bilingual quality that might have become
grotesque, had It not been for th aheer
fore with which th great actor domi
nated th situation. Salvinl had retired
from th stage, hi latest communica
tion with th publte being the publication
of his memoirs a few years ago. Ha had
eA jb SkOtor since he u U. following
his father's profession, but forbidding It
to hla younger son. Alexander, whom he
destined for tb Ufe of a coffee broker.
Young 6alvtnl could not resist the call
ef the blood and was fast winning nls
ray aa a romanc actor when he
tvertaken by death back In the 'a.
Musketeers," and Turrldu In the acting
version of "Cavelleria Hustlcana."
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Tb Omaha section of the Drama
league Is fulfilling its function, so far
aa pertains to notifying Its members of
the LPproech of worthy plays and cap
able eotora at th local theater la con
qerned. Notli waa sent out during th
week calling attention to the approach
ing engagement of Mr. Cyril Maude at
the Brandeia, and Blr Johnston Forbes
Robertson at Boyd' a. Both playera and
playa have the hearty commendation of
the Drama league.
Keg-ret was felt by at least two genera
tion of playgoers when word came of
the death of "Joe" Murphy, at the rip
age of S3, at his home In Brooklyn last
week. His; active life extended over a
long span, and he made "The Kerry
Uow" and "The Crulakeen Lawn" well
known throughout the longth and breadth
aa the action wr-;0f the land, and to th children and
pantomime, seldom ' arandchlldren of thos who first laughed
and cried with him, and rose up and ap
plauded him to the echo when he sang
"A Handful of Earth." Mr. Murphy was
eccentric In some ways, but he never lost
a friend. Many yeara ago the presiding
genius of this department waa th proud
owner of a horseshoe that was handed
hlin, fresh from the "alack tub" of th
kerry guw, and It was cherished aa a
precious memento of the handiwork of
an actor who actually added to hla hts
trlonlo ability the mechanical akill neces
sary to "turning" a horseshoe. The lllu-
aion was dispelled In later yeara when the
possessor of the rello learned that It waa !
atock of horse- 1
company, and thus 1
the atar had little trouble In producing
on each time the play waa put on. Mr.
Murphy and hla victim had a hearty
laugh together over the Incident on the
00c anion of the last visit of the aged actor
to Omaha, when he played "Tne Kerry
Oow" at the Krug theater.
Everywhere th characterisation has
served to firmly establish Mr. Maude as
a prime favorite with our playhouse
patrons.
Practically all of Mr. Maude's notable
career abroad haa been confined to ap
pearances In London, where through his
exceptional versatility he has been able
to create a wide range of parte that have
found great popular favor. For fifteen'
yeara he haa controlled his own theaters
and made hla own productions, many of
which were afterward done in this ooun
try by stars under the Prohman man
agement. "Orumpy" was written . by Horace
Hodges and T. Wlgney Percyval. both
being well known to the Kngllsh stage,
and la a novel offering of the comedy
melodrama classification. Mr. Maude la
Introduced aa Andrew Bulllvatit, a re
tired British K. C one whe la very old,
very lethargic, and, above all, on who Is
very anxloua to be left to his own de
vices. He cornea upon the scene as a man
of u, with a crusty, Irritable and explo
sive exterior, very exacting regarding; the
little details of his household, and show
ing the many physical evidences ef ex
treme age. But underneath his gruffneea
one discovers a very tender and lovable
human, who could be no more aptly
described than by the nickname of en-
dearment, "Grumpy," which has been
given him by h's great-granddaughter,
Virginia Bulllvant. who ia a member of
more re-
will b well recalled locally for hie per
formance of Don Caesar In "Ion t'aeear
fit e.sn," d'Artagnan In "The Three
What promises to be the largest and
most brilliant audience of many seasons
will easeinble at the Krandeis theater
Thursday night to welcome the noted
English actor, Mr. Cyril Maude, upon the
occasion of hia first visit to thla city.
Mr. Maude will be seen Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday nights and Saturday
matinee In hla earned y drama auoceaa,
"Orumpy." Mr. Maud comes her direct
from his seeond New York success ia
"Orumpy," having returned to that city
and played thla fall to a seiie of audi
ences that taxed tho capacity of th
Empire theater. His first Broadway run
with this delltihtful comedy covered a full
wa . thoatrlcal year. Then came a highly ei'-
fle ceasful
presentation of the piece at the
New theater, London, cloarly followed by
a return o America, and a season spent
in Boston, Chicago ' and I'hiladelpiiia.
Today rfKEWATonlto
2:30 URUU 8:20
For Tea rerformaaoes.
TASTSABD stock: DSA1UI
at moth rauoaa
THE
NORTH
BROS.
The play this
week is for men
and women. It ia a
3ond one and deal a
irectly with Die
frenaled expendi
ture of money. It
haa turned the ca
reer of many fam
ilies from failure
to auoceaa. It is a
bargain at any.
price.
raariTVAi.
STOCK
THE
"SPEflDTIiniFT"
ia play With a
New York Herah
xamauarrrjiU nxamm
af afla -tee-n-ved ateate Sao.
B Iff. ra-ully KaUnee 1 II
w Tha -a ul Mat-
"sTlobe.1
Tbara. aa Bat.
HIT Wixg
1 "The Olrl la Walt.'
his family clrcle',d6mlclled In an" Eng
lish country house, where pass. the main
Incidents of the- absorbing! .story.
"Ortimpys" -' octogenarian- infirmities
prove no obstaole to his. efforts to solve
At Boyd's theater "for three nlshts and
matinee on Wednesday, commencing
Mondny, January 10. Joe Weber, he of
the firm of Weber Fields, will offer
the . new . musical comedy, "The Only
Oirl," which enjoyed an all-season's run
last year In New York City. "The Only
Oirl," is the Joint composition of Henry
Blotsom. who provided the book and
lyrics, and Victor Herbert, who sup
plied the score. Its success waa no doubt
due to the fact that the play was really
and truly a comedy, and might hnvc
stood alone on Its merits even If Herbert
had not written that which all agreed
was a most mualclanly and tuneful col
lection of musical numbera. The story
concerns principally a young writer of
llnrettoe, a bachelor by Inclination, who
la seeking a composer for his new oper
etta, and flnda the needed collaborateur
In a charmlns; young woman who lives
Just over his own apartment and
whose music haunts him. Added to this,
three old pals, who have deserted his
bachelor quartet, a eoubrette, who l
seeking an engagement In hla new oper
etta, and who brings her girl friends
to call on him, and there la the be
ginning of the plot. Th end la in eight,
of course, but It la aald that Henry
Blossom most cleverly leada up to the
denouement in which th librettist falls
In love with hla composer.
Th promise Is given that Manager
Weber has provided a splendid cast for
the exploitation of the new musical com
ery, which includes among it mem
bers. Edna , Munsey, Cecilia Novaslo,
Elale Balrd, Oenevieve Houghton. Reglna
Richards, Ann Walker, FTanklln Farnum,
Tom Burton. Frank Coomba. Rusaell
Lennon and Alfred Fisher. There will
be a chorus of pretty girls gorgeously
ooetumed and an augmented orchestra.
"The Winning of Barbara Worth" holds
over at the Brandels theater for the
performance tonight. The story of the
play deals with the reclaiming of the
desert and the winning of girl; being a
tale of life and love among the stalwart
and farseelng pioneers who have turned
vast stretches of waste land in the far
west into smiling gardens.
The annual Joy of three daya with
Thurston Is ours. This greatest of all
famous maciclans and president of the
Republic of Childhood will be the at
traction at the Brandels tor three days
and Wednesday matinee, atartlng tomor
row night. This season Thurston brings
an entir new program of interesting
features, all of which are presented in a
fashion at once mystifying entertaining
1
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Nights . . . 25c to $2.U0
Popular Mat. Wed. 25c to $1.50
SUNDAY, B ,1G
MONDAY, -UAH 17
TUESDAY yafi" 18
Prices Lower Floor - J1.C0-J1.50
Balcony 50c and 75c
Gallery, 25c
400 Good Lower Floor Seats at
151. OO
' Seat Sale Opens January 13th
H. H. FRAZEE, Present
THE LAUGHING FESTIVAL
Kate Onyon, Geo. tefflngwell. Jack
Baffael, B-ita Carlyla, Ethel Wilson,
Klchard Eerie, Hilda Chraham and
other, brilliant f aronrB.
IT'S PACKED WITH LAUGHS
I
RRANDEIS THEATRE
CRAWFORD. PH1LLEY & ZEHRUNG. Managers
TH M I P M T KXTKA AND LAST riiltFOlOLVNCK
" ll I M II I The ltook That Thrilled the World.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Hy HAROLD I1KLL WRK.HT
Dramatized by Mark E. Swan
New Yrk Cast lrlrst 2.c, rOo, 75c and $1.00.
3 DAYS: Jan. 10, 11, 12-f.lalinee Wednesday
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LitUlbw every lady attending the Wednesday Matinee a Mystic
Horosoope of her life free.
Prjre Matinee, 25c, 50c, 75c. Evenings, 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00.
laluriel Uorili
-and
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la a.Berles ef Their newest and
. Ortclaal Saaoea. -
Genevieve Cliff
la the IdeelUHe Oomedy,
ABrsathofQIdVirglnIa"
A Sotoaao of TeaWrflay.
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Btraetloa ef Joseph Xari,
Tho Olson City 4
, Messrs. aOlo, CKrard, BTojrhes
. aad Bosoo.
Skuas U ; T- ! i , , ' . Blaache
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' "Boar aThetehea at the S-iaae"
nichard Kean
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raBtomlmls
OIIPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY
Th World at Work aad may
Around the World with the Orpheum
. Circuit's Motion Picture
Photographer.
raUCXSi Btatlaee OaUery, loo.
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Best Beats (except Saturday and Buaday)
-loo, too. soe aad Tee.
ISrfTllURS. JAN. 13
Matinee Saturday
The Distinguished English Actor
C3r. eyril Ulaude
In the Internationally Suc
cessful Comedy Melodrama
Ry E3PY
ONE YEAR AT WALLACK'S. N. Y.
Prices) Evenings, 50c to $2. Saturday
Mat. 50c to $1.50. Seats now on sale.
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4 DAYS STARTING SUNDAY. JAN. 9th
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JOE WHITEHEAD
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Muuiaa Beluca.
The Tide of Batribntloa
XI a Wife Knew About It
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3 DAYS STARTING THURS., JAN. 13th
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OMAHA GRAND OPERA SEASON
liturti Engagement of tlie
SAII CARLO GRAND OPERA COMPANY
Auhtice TAXtilER TEMI'LF Mannftement Arab Tatrol
AUDITORIUM
lua'HHOiliK: "
A!IA - - - - Thursday Evening, January 27th
J.KiOLETTO - - - - - Friday Evening, January 28 Ui
l.fdA ill LAMMKUMOOK ... Saturday Mat., January SOth
'"".Sa j 20th
SEASON TICKETS $1.00
Bot a money maklasT scheme, bat a movement for drlo aad maaloal uplift.
Additional charge for reserve eeata from 10 to 7t centa (for each opera)
aiTor-llna: to tlie location of aeata.
Tlcketa may be hart from any member of the Arab Patrol. Sheet Mualo
l-pt.. Hayrten Broa; Information leek, Burceas-N&sh Co., Sheet Muslo
lxpt., A. lloep Co.. or from Lucius 'ryor, local manager, care of Plo
ture ln)artment,-Brandels Store.
OMAHA'S TVm CBaTIIB"
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1TI Seuflss.
SUNDAY, JANUARY STII
turjiin's. School of Dancing ggg
Frank Hunwr's Bl-rH"'-ni : rT.nki. Kir. im
p.r.on.iu.1... !- a IVHjr in th. Neutral
mala Br!ton; Vr 4k I-rfll Wir fium its
N.a York Hiwodroms. BIS Beut rknruk.
Iitdiea' Dime Matlaee Week Say.
a p. tn. Ad-
Ke term bt lii JTaa.' lota. Befinnera' elaaa. Monday and Friday.
vaneed rlaaa.. Tuaaday, S p. m. uleaon a orchestra. Beginners rrotnoled to ad.
vaneed 6aee 1'ilvat lee suns any tune. I.lat your naine now. tipectal rate ticket
te pup I la Joining cUai Mor.day and Tuesday, Jan. 1 and 11. Telepboue liar. 611.
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