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THE OMAHA SUNDAY SEE" MARCH 23, 1919. OPERA WEEK v SAN CARLO THE San Carlo Grand Opera company, well known here from past performances, has ' had its metropolitan triumphs. It ' has stood tht test of critical New York in a series of 32 consecutive " productions, every one of which was sold out long in advance. It is "and always has been musically , strong, but this season is entirely alone in the field of touring opera ,. companies. Many of the leading ?, singers of this aggregation are young and at the height of their ca reers, Impresario Fortune Gallo having gathered about him an excel " lent personnel, which he has en " dowed with commendable enthusi- asm,- No principal surpasses the others to a serious degree except as X a particular roje permits of greater f display of the talents with which . each seems so abundantly endowed. ; Many of the leaders are known ' from the high, quality of their per , formances here in the .past from the glory, sweetness and beauty of ' their voices. Salazar, admittedly one of the greatest of dramatic ten " ors, is of such pre-eminence that an- nouncement of his appearance is , usually the forerunner of a capacity house. Antola is a baritone of ad " mirable vocal and dramatic equip- ; tnent and one of the most popular -1 singers of the lyric stage.' Miss ' Elizabeth Amsden, leading dramatic soprano, possesses a voice and art " that place her in the front rank of present-day opera singers. Stella DeMette, contralto, is one of the " best of the younger singers, distin- guished for her beauty and viva ciousness, no less than for her his trionic skill. Mons Royer is one of the best and most satisfying bari tones who has come to American shores in a long time. With all these, and many others, both new and old in the San Carlo ranks, theH engagement at the Boyd this week indeed adds a bright hue' to the wan ing musical season. VNo other operatic organization has so successfully brought grand opera within the reach of modest finances and done it so commend ably and legitimately. The San Carlo company's visit to the Boyd t this week will outshine any previous attempt by its managers to produce the big song works here at regular !; theater prices.. . ,The personnel of the organization lias already been given and much has been said and written about the first artists of the com pany. There is special interest, of course, in the newcomers with the aggregation, such as Haru Onuki, the new Japanese soprano; Queena ; Mario, said to possess one of the gorgeous coloratura voices of the world; Estelle Wentworth, the Amer ican soprano, former Century Opera star; Sofia Charlebois, lyric so prano; Signor Romeo Boscacci," the new Italian tenor; Signor Rodolfo ,F ornari, the baritone from 'the Chi cago opera, and in Miss Doria Fer nanda, contralto, who comes to " Omaha for the first time. Attention now very generally turns to the casts for the seven productions and these, in detail, are as follows: Tumday Evening, "Madams Butterfly." Cho Cho San.... Hara Onukl v 8uukl Dor Fernanda Lieutenant Plnkrton...Glu9app Agoatlnl Sharpleas r.". Rudolfa Fornarl Kate Plnkerton ..Alice Homer Qoro L,uclano Rossini Yamadoro. Natalie Cervl The Bonze Pletro DeBlaai Trouble (the child) ' Wednesday Matinee, "Secret of Snianne." Count Oil Joseph Royer Counteis Suzanne Elizabeth Amsden Btltte (a dumb servant) Natale Cervl .. ; ITajrUaccl. N.dda ' ...Estelle Wentworth Canto .Manuel Salazar Tonto. ...... Ans-elo Antola felhlo ...Rodolfe Fornarl B-jppe (Harlequin). Luciano Rossini Wednesday Evening-, "Rlgoletto." tuke of Mantua.. '..Romeo Boscacci Gilda ..Queena Marie : Kigoletto , Angelo Antola JV addalena .Stella DeMette " 8 Mrafuclle Pletro OeBlast C iynt Ceprano Lucanlo Rossini P mntJca f ' anr.nn Vranna. Mnpn.Jnl Ccunt Montencrone. ........ .Natale CervI A Page Bettlna Delmo Thursday Evening, "AJUa." -A Ida Elizabeth Amsden Amonasro Joseph Royer v Aranerls Stella DeMette i Kailanies Manuel Salazar Ramfls Pletro DeBiast King of Egypt Natale Cervl j Friday Evening, "Carmen." :; Don Jose ....Romeo Boscacci Kscamillo Joseph Royer ' . Mlcaela Estelle Wentworth Fraaqutta Frances Moroslnt I Mercedes Altce Homer ( ; Morale ,. . .Rlccardo Barduccl ; Dancalro Natale Cervl ; Rememdado Luciano Rossini zuniea Pletro DeBlasI v Carmen t. . .Stella DeMette ' '. , Saturday Matinee, "Martha." iady Harriet.. Queena Mario ; Nancy Stella DeMetto Lionel Romeo Boscacci Plunkett. Anselo Antola "''tan ; Natale Cervi ShsrUf Pletro Canova Saturday Evening, "n Trovatore." Leonora Estelle Wentworth Count PI Luna Joseph Royer Wellington Cafe C. F. RETMF.R. Proprietor. 1 SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER $1 Oyster Cocktail Green Olives . ' SOUP Consomme An Kits Fillet of Trout, Hollandaise Sauce Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing, Giblet Sauce Bout Capon, Celery Dressing Boast Goose, Apple Dressing Potatoes Parisienne Creemsi Cauliflower. Wax Beans Waldorf Salad ' English Plum Pudding, Hard Sane lee Cream, Apple, Pumpkin or Mince . Pie. - ; - " Coffee or Milk. Opra All Night. NEW SHOW TODAY I LOTS AND LOTS OF IT FISHER & CILMORE - MORLIN RECKLESS DUO Photoplay - Attraction Edith Storey -At the) Sam Wot 1 ! oDWB aaHaSa CharBo Chaylm is ' . Tho Do chant Deaigaar. 1 'J - h 1 y -sl? i - k.. . . . . . mJ.x ..ri 'tlizahetk flpSv f r S f &51' dC xKr-. Pi3;A' Stella Mayheio, Actress and Farmeress AMONG the , many strange "changes in humanity that the war has made, none is stranger than the metamorphosis of Stella Mayhew into a farmeress I Before the war came home to us, the comedienne neither knew nor cared to know the magic of the soil and the planted seed. All she knew aboufthe vegetable kingdom was what she learned at the dining table. And then the war came. The call went forth for men andNBillie Tay lor, her partner and husband, laid down the makeup box and donned the uniform of a lieutenant. The call went out for money and Stella Mayhew gave all she had. Then it occurred to Miss Mayhew that she should do more. And that thought has crystallized into a farm which she owns down near Scarsdale, N. Y; . "n 'the beginning Miss Mayhew knew nothing of farming. But where there's a ' will there's a way, she found, and she read up until she had a working knowledge of the subject. "Farming is the most interesting work in the world," said Miss May hew. "And when I. complete my con tracts I'i going to take personal charge of my farm." . Aiucena Dorla Fernanda Manrlco ...1 Manuel Salasar Ferrando Natale Cervl Ruiz Luciano Rossini Inez Alice Homer Signor Gaetano Merola, late of the Hammerstein Opera, London, is the new leading maestro 6f the San Carlo and will direct Tuesday eve ning's production of "Madame But terfly." Harry Lauder, en route to Aus tralia, with ' a repertoire of new songs, and plenty of old and familiar ones for good measure, and with a company of well-known entertainers, comes to Boyd's theater for two , Phone Douglas 494. N : Supremo Vaudeville. WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, MARCH 23 Welcome Return of Our Favorite and Vaudeville's Cheeriest Comedienne STELLA MAYHEW "I AIN'T GONNO BOTHER WITH AT" EDDIE BORDEN Supported by "Sir" Frederick Courtney. ELSA RUEGGER i One of the World's Greatest 'Cellists Assisted by GRACE MARCIA LEWIS, Soprano ' EDMUND LICHTENSTEIN, Conductor. Orville , "Ruben" WHITLEDGE "and BECKW1TH j in "Pianojams" I LEE SOIILMAR & COMPANY in TWO SWEETHEARTS." A One-Act Playlet by Samuel Shipman and Clara Lipman Staged by Mr. Louis Mann " KINOCRAMS Serosa News of AU the World Matinees, 10c, 15c and 8 Oct Boxes and Stalls, 60c and 75c Nights, 10c, 25e, 50c, 75c and $1.00 Popular Music and Rag Time Piano Playing , CHRISTENS EN SYSTEM WE ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE TO TEACH YOU IN 2D LESSONS OMAHA STUDIO, Telephone Walnut 3379, 4225 Cuming Stroot ' rVItW ZJSCCi' I ? I jr m& ,.. . ' Zee ZfioiZaisis days, commencing Monday, March 31. There will be a matinee each day. The American tour of the famous Scotch comedian and singer has been limited to 16 weeks, and four weeks of this time were devot ed to Canada. Immediately after the conclusion of. his Omaha engagement he will go to San Francisco, where he is due to sail for Australia, opening in Melbourne for the first week in May. Popular demand has induced Lau der, it is announced, to retain a few of the droll song characterizations that are identified with his success ful tours of other years, but much of his program is entirely new. Lauder is, above all things, a cre ator of healthy and wholesome laughter, and there is said to be a world of merriment in "When I was Twenty-one," "The Waggle O the Kilt," "There is Somebody Waiting for Me,' 'and other songs included in this season's budget. A company of capable entertainers a special orchestra and Lauder's own band of Scotch bagpipers will con tribute to the performance. Star of many musical comedies, and hilarious headliner of innumer able vaudeville shows, Stella May hew comes to ,the Orpheum this week as the chief attraction, Dur ing her engagement she is to sing songs such as "Mammy's Little Chocolate Soldier," "That Devilin' Tune," "Those Doggone Blues," and "Feet, Do Your Duty." Recognized as one of the world's most distin guished 'cellists, Elsa Ruegger will be an artistic feature of the bill. She is assisted by the operatic soprano Grace Marcia Lewis, and by Ed mund Lichtenstein, conductor. Lee iKohlmar will be seen in the one-act play, "Two Sweethearts," written by Samuel Shipmanvand Clara Lipman. and staged by Louis Mann. Eddie HARRY JOLSON Operatic Blackface Comedian . SANSON E A DELILA in Something Original. ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY . Florence Fusses Around Machinery FLORENCE HOPE, who sings about the demure girl who was "very good on Sundays," in "Miss Springtime," is a Boston girl. She spends her spare time studying applied mechanics, a trade decidedly opposite in character to the one she follows in "Miss Springtime," hut just as interesting. Miss Hope feels that every woman should be able to do Something practical, a man's v?ork, in these times. She is quite content to equip herself to become a practical machinist and leave the showy effulgent accomplishments to her stage career. Borden will be seen in the skit, 'The Law Breaker."' He has Frederick Courtney, as his fun-making partner. Harry Jolson, a brother of Al Jolson, is tobe a feature of the bill. Or ville Whitledge and Ruben Beck with are among the very popular teams in vaudeville. Their offering called "Pianojass" will much enliven the bill on which they are to appear. Sansome and Delila, a man and woman, ape, to present a striking gymnastic and cycling performance. He balances a poi on his-chin, while she, on a bicycle, is perched at the end of the pole. News events of thi world will be filmed by Kinograms, and the Orpheum Travel Weekly is (R ffR TODAY and Monday. l5 Uiy Matinee Today THE NEW YORK COMEDY "THE HAUGHTY BRIDE" By JULIE HERNE Best Laughing Comedy in Twenty-Five Years. LAUGH WITH ONE EYE. CRY WITH THE OTHERA Prices Nights: 50c, 75e, $1.00. Mats.t 25c and 50c. SHII S rfiRAUD OFERA e! BEGINNING TUESDAY EVENING Six Complete, Different and Elaborate Productions by the CAM ll lam a mm . a m mm sTummm mmm m mm mm IMERICA'S GREATEST TOURING ORGANIZATION. jNE HONORED PEOPLE DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN STARS 3YMPH0NY ORCHESTRA, BRILLIANT CHORUS. . SUPERB STAGE SETTINGS. THE REPERTOIRE t Tues. MADAME BUT TERFLY. Wed. Mat SECRET OF SUZANNE (In English) and l'Pagliacci. PRICESi Nights $2, $1.50, $1, 75c, 50c. Box Seats $2.50 and $2. ( Matinees, $1.50, $1, 75c, 50c; Box Seats, $2 and $1.50. SEATS FOR ALL PERFORMANCES READY NOW, BOX OFFICE Western Tour Mgral. Ellison-White Musical Bureau, Portland, Ore. 2 DAYS ONLY STARTING Monday Afternoon. March 31 dai" Tr r,,r NT OF THE YEAR THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMEDIAN IN A PROGRAm Or Wty boNGS AND OLD FAVORITES. COMPANY OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. Prices $2 to 50c. Sale Opens T. Lew Kelly and the "Dora" CHARGED with a violation of that ponderous "defense of the ra1m" act T w k'ellv the American comedian, who was. fea tured in the fall revue at the Em pire theater in London, barely es caped a prison sentence. And it was all because he wanted to send his sister in New York, a very English Christmas present. A plum pudding and two very small mince pies caused all the trou ble. Mr. Kelly had them made es pecially for his relatives at home at considerable expense and gave time and attention. to having them pack- Jed so that they would cross, the wa ter in something approaching tneir original form. Then he sat down and wrote explicit directions as to the treatment that the pudding would j require before going to the table and just what should be done to the pies to bring out the best in them. The pudding had already been boiled 14 hours, the work having been done by an Englishwoman famed for her knack at concocting the rich dessert. She had ajso made the pies. Instructions were that the pudding should bo, boiled for an additional four hours before being served. All of this Mr. Kelly committed on paper and then to make sure to show Isthmian native life and a Sunday Indian market in Peru. The sacrifice of a little wife who left the quiet of a home among friends in the Canadian northwest to minister to the wants of homeless and orphaned children during the days when the flaming torch of Prussian ruthlessness was being carried v by war-maddened hordes over the once beautiful valleys and hills of France and Belgium is the dominating theme of "The Heart of Humanity." This feature will con tinue its run at the Brandeis thea ter all week, with two shows daily at 2:30 and 8:20 p. m. It tells the-story of Nanette, ward of Father Michael, the parish priest, and wife of John Patricia, eldest and handsomest of the five sons of the widow Patricia, in the Canadian expeditionary forces, who is so mov ed by John's descriptions of misery and suffering he has found among the children of France and Belgium that she decides to go abroad as a Red Cross nurse. She leaves her own baby at home and enlists. In a convent in Flanders that has been converted into a refuge for orphan ed and homeless children the little wife works night and day to allay their sufferings and bring cheer into their hearts. While engaged in this work she is captured by the XJermans and brought before Eric von Strang, a Prussian officer, who had once been her husband's college friend and who had tried to make love to her in the little Canadian village. Strang's old desire for her returns and he tries to force his attentions upon her. There is a terrific fight. She escape into another room and plunges a knife into Jier bosom just as John, her .husband, rushes in. She recovers, however, and weeks later, in a hospital, she is decorated by the French government for val orous service with the Red Cross and is persuaded to go home. Later there is a happy reunion in Lanada. "Miss Springtime" will be present ed by Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger at the Brandeis for three nights and a Saturday matinee, beginning Thursday, April 3. The following cast will interpret "Miss Spring time"; Edith Allan, Hagrison Brock- bank, Wayne Nunn, Florence Hope. Charles Meakins, Margaret Duval, Daily Mats, 16-25-SOc Ev'nge., 23-50-7BC, SI America's Inlmit LEW KELLY able Comedian, Presenting His Own Show Burlesque Vic Casmore, Lucille Manion, Chas. Ray mond, Leona Earl, Freda Florence, Chas Faran : Big Cast, Dancing Beauty Chora: LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS. Wed. Eve RIGOLETTO Thursday AIDA. Friday CARMEN. Sat. Mat MARTHA., Sat Eve IL TROVA TORE. ON HIS WAY TO AUSTRALIA Tomorrow. Mail Orders Filled. that the directions were at hand when the package arrived in New Yrk he mailed them the day the pudding was started on its way. A fevv days later a formidable looking document arrived for Mr. Kelly at the Empire theater in Leicester Square. He had committed an offense against the kingdom and was in ser ious trouble. Technically he had vio lated the d. o. r. a., as the act is gen erally called in England, and was asked to explain. Sending food abroad is looked upon in a serious light there, and Mr. Kelly had to put a few tears in his voice as he explained about his sister at home, who would miss him from her Christmas table,- and how he had thought of the pudding as a great treat for her, before he was permit ted to escape from the clutches of the law. Of course the pudding and pies were confiscated but the loss of them was nothing compared to thejelief it was to the actor to find that he was not to be obliged to cancel his London engagement and spend some time in prison. "At least," says Mr. Kelly, "if I stay in my own country I can give my sister a Christmas present when I want to, providing of course, I do not steal it." Jimmie Hunter. Will H. Sloan, Billy Nunn, Elaine Vance, Harry McCoy and William eart- Standing out also will be a quartet of beautiful dancers, Dorothy Blaine, Rose Pre vost, Katherine Mackenzie and Helen Jackson. The attraction at the Br&ndeis for one day only, matinee and evening, Saturday, April 12, will be the Neil O'Brien great American minstrels. Among them are Neil O'Brien, Johnnie King, Vaughn Comfort, J. G. Brown, Lea Laird, F. W. Branen, Grover Schepps, Barton Isbell, Charles R. Wright; Ted Farnum, George Milner, Walter Lynch, Jen kin Jones, Nyle Verne, William Caw ley, A. B. Rains, Dixon and Miller, Louis Tracy, Charles Strong, Wil litm Doran, Billy Van Allen, "Sugarfesi" Gaffney, Charles Lar rivee, and Majof Nowak. Cohan and Harris will offer their fascinating mystery play of the se cret service, "Three Faces East," at the Brandeis theater for three days, beginning "Wednesday, April 9. "The Naughty Bride" will appear at the Boyd today and tomorrow. It refers to a young girl, a manicur ist, who has fallen in love with a wealthy New York club man, whom she meets in a small western town and who marries her, only after the doctors had assured1 him that he had not long to live. The New Yorker, however, recuperates, and returns home to New York, followed by his bride, who starts the merry play on Trinity Cathedral WANTED Boys with good voices, as 9 to 14, for Boy Choir. Apply to BEN STANLEY, in Chapel, to B, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Telephone Douglas 6822. II "T.I I Mil! Ml 1 in 1 HIM 1 1 1 B Featuring RECKLESS-FEARLESS WM&MM in the ; romantic mystery serial PICTURE in your mind a luxurious New York Club, where wealth and lavishness run riot. Picture a game of cards for tremendous stakes with the young bloods playing recklessly. Imagine one of these men cheating ana then visualize, if you can, the tremendous sensation of BEING CAUGHT IN THE ACT b)r a young society debutante. Here's a punch, just one punch in this drilling serial photo-play, "THE RED GLOVE, that will make you tingle to your nerves enoa, noia you spell bound, make you so eager and anxious for each succeeding install ment you'll hardly be able to wait. Dashing, beautiful, fearless MARIE WALCAMP, idol of millions of photo-play fans, plays the leading part in this wonderful story of wealth and love, adventure and romance. It's easily the finest serial photo-play of the year. Bigger, newer, more thrilling, more entertaining than any serial you've seen, in many month. Don't miss even one single episode. See it all Now playing at Rex 14th and Douglas. QUEEN 6th and Pierce. MAGIC 24th and N. FRANKLIN 24th and Franklin. ' DIAMOND 24th and Lake. PARK 16th and Cass. GEM 13th and Hickory. HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton. Suburban, 24th and Ame. its way of romance, thrills, laughter and tears. . Lew Kelly's company plays the Gayety twice daily this week. In this offering he has to place numer ous novelties of entertainment and construction and at the same time keep his entertainment of the sort known as "typically burlesque." Mr. Kelly recently .said: "The time when any sort of skit could be thrown together and be called a burlesque show, so long as it had a few poorly costumed girls and a lot of vulgarity is past. Now adays your burlesque patron is one of the most exacting of theater-go-" ers and he demands, and in most cases gets, an entertainment that costs money to produce and involves the use of talent in every depart ment, from the author of the book, or story, down to the humblest of the chorus girls. "As for myself, I leave things in the hands of the highest priced em ployes I can engage, supervising the whole -undertaking, of course, but in the end, leaving the final decision in the hands of men expert in their respective lines." "Lots and Lots of It," headline at traction at the Empress for the first half of the week, is a comedy sketch offered by Joseph Greenwald and a competent cast of actors. Fisher and Gilmore come with a singing and talking novelty,' Morlin is an ac cordionist of resourcefulness. Com pleting the show for the first half of the week is a sensational hand-bal- JOIV SHOWING "THE HEART of HUMANITY" TWICE 2:15 and 8:20 P. M. nmiV PriceM 25c, 35c, 50c. HAIL I Evening 25c, 35c, 50e, 75c. Boaes, $1.00. orSSBSffiS AFTERnoOfl, APR. 3 'THE s PAULEY-OUKRAINSKY BALLET AND The Little Symphony A Ballet'Entire and a Miniature Orchestra. Founder, George Barre're, Conductor. Prices: soc, 25c, $1.00, $1.50 nd $2.00. sg THDRS. Three Days, Starting Thursday Pifr'tlfW A H Matinee Saturday llg Mfjl II O KLAW & ERLANGER Present x The Supreme Musical Comedy Success. Tinkling Melodies MISS SPRINGTIME With a nobable Cast. Chorus of Broadway Beauties And a Wonderful Production. Pricest 50c to $2.00. SEAT SALE NEXT THURSDAY. Dorothy Says She Did Tells Good Story, Anyway Combined with her natural wo man's wit, Dorothy Dalton, Ince etar, is also possessed of a good sense of mechanics. She proved this a few days ago while scenes for her next picture were being taken aboard Thomas H. Ince's yacht moored off the coast of San Pedro. While some scenes were being taken the yacht t broke from mooring and drift ed out to sea. There was no mechanic aboard and none of the actors or directors could get the engine started. Becoming impa tient, Miss Dalton slipped into a pair of overalls and went down to the engine room. She plung ed into a tool box, pushed men out of the way and took charge of the engine. In fifteen minutes bhe had it going. ancing act by the Reckless Duo. On the last half of the week the head line attraction will be offered by Ralph Dunbar's "Tennessee Ten." There are buck and wing dancers , and a real jazz band with a dancing director, folk songs, a quantity ot comedy and a real handsome pro duction. The jazz band is the latest musical development.. Margaret Marsh, a sister of Mae, is reported as under contract to ap pear in several features to be made by the Oliver Film company. U.E Scenery By Urban