The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, December 25, 1897, Page 9, Image 9

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    THE COURIER.
Or
McClure's
Lippincott's
Munsey's
and Any Dollar
One Year With THE COURIER
For Two Dollars
One Year With THE COURIER
For TwoDoI'a's
ft
Magazine,
THE THEATRE
"A Bunch of Keys" company played
to a good housa at the Oliver last Satur
day night. The p'ay is one of Hoyfa
earliest and is comedy without the
flavoring which pervades his later pro
ductions ad nauseam. The fun in "A
Bunch of KejB''isoneof misunderstand
irg and of quaint characterization; it is
not Fronchy or what is worse Hoyty.
The audience thoroughly enjoyed it
The Bos'on Continuous Co., a vaude
ville company, ha3 been playing to very
good business at the Funke tbh week.
Oae of the noteworthy features of the
dramatic season in Lincoln is the high
class repertoire shows that have appear
ed at the Funke. The present large
oupany puts on high class plays very
creditably. The specialists in aerialism,
slack wireo!ogy and tumblingtery are
the brst ever seen. The only Hibbard the
Del Sabos, the Great Rnjan, the im
mense Eldoas, the large Lester?, the
prodigious Vicorellis and tha monster
Among the orchestral numbers are the
'Bohemian Girl.' 'Carmen' and by spsc
lal request the charroiDg" Idylle "An
hour in a bird store." Popular pr!c:s
have been made 25, 33 and 50c, so all
may avail themselves of tha opportunity
and hear a good conceit. Seats will be
on saleTues Jay morning, Do:ember23th .
Concert will be on Wednesday, Decem
ber 29th, at the Funke.
I fill
F.C. ZEHRUNG.Mgr.
Corirr O and Twelfth streeti
Mr. Ogden Bennett, the celebrated
Alaskan traveler and newspaper cor
respondent, who will deliver
ing HH&trated lecture on
gold fields, entitled -'Kloadik
at the Funke, Tuesday December 28:h,
was one of the first newspaper corres
pondents to roach the Klondike gold
fields early lust summer, and his ex
pe:iences have given him material for a
lecture, which in combination with Mr.
LaRoche's beautiful stereoptteon viewp,
will form a rare and intircsting entertainment.
The views were taken by Mr. LaRche
PHIL4MR;mNI
(DKHESXRA iM?ER:T
SPECIAIv
rihe8AiaTan For Visiting Teachers ard Friends
ndike As It la."
Wednesday Evening, December 2'), M)7.
SLISTS
HARRIET DEMENT PACKARD,
Soprar.0, from ('hi ajo.
MAS I Eli KARL SMITH.
The Wotd-rful Boy 'Cellist.
especially for his Iectu-p, and show-
Rice & Deluiar would makethe repula- eveT? F0,nt of interest on the route,
tion of any show. " ovcr tho Ti'ea traiI and Chilkoot pass,
e Skaquay trail and White pass, Lake Lin-
A real dramatic treat is in store for daman and Burnett, the go.'d iel If, Daw
the theatre-goers of this city in Daciel son City and on the Yukon river.
Frohman's superb company, selected Mr. Bennett's lecture is high'y in
specially for this play, will shortly pro- teresting, he tells his story in cle.r and
sent Anthony Hope's romantic story of" concise ianeuage, and his descriptive
"The Psisontr of Zenda" in its-mest ap- power is raj ely excelled. In addition to
proved dramatic form. It is sid that being a keen observer of men and things.
the sentiment of honor expressed in the Mr. Bennett possesses a rare sense of ""
lines of the play has had much to do humor, wh'ch is constantly cropping out v
with its wonderful success. In most of uurmg nis discourse, and gains thg new
hjl Dorado than in any other way, ex
cjpt by actual travel
A feature of the evening's entertain
ment will be the singing of Mr. Will Ho!
brook, the lyric tenor, wl o will app&ar
in the latest illustrated topical songs.
Prices 25. 35 ar.d 50c Seats on sa'e
Mo-day 10 a. m.
JCW--t f
. . . UNDER THE VWECTIOS OF . .
AUGUST HAGEXOW.
Popular Prices: 2So, i3c oncISOo
Seats on Sale Tuesday, December 27, '07.
KLONDIKE
h
the modern plays we are accustomed to
listen to wonderfully to!d love stories,
but stories in which honor does not al
ways play a pait, and if it does, the part
is apt to be a secondary one. "The Prie
oner of Zenda' is different from other
attractions in many respects. At the
Oliver New Years evening. Seats on
sale Thursday morning at 10 at box of
fice. Secure your seats early.
Theatregoers will have an opportunity
of witnessing the joint effect of the three
greitest comic opera luminaries in tho
musical world Lillian Russell, Delia
Fox and Jeff De Angelis, who will pre
sent Siange & Edward's latest success,
"Tin Wedding Day.'' The organiz.
tion comes diiect from triumphs in New
York whero for fi'ty nights it prove 1 the
most successful venture of the season.
All the New York scenery and equip
ments will be brought here. 1 ha com
pany numbers saventy five people includ
ing such prominent artists as Lucille
Tuesday Eve. Dec. 28.
The Alaskan Traveler and
Ne.vspap;r Correspondent
On Friday and Saturday nights and
New Years matinee, December .list and
Janua'ry 1st, the patrons of the Funke
will be given something new and out of
the oadinary of the amusement line.
The ylay is a Yankee comedy, entit'ed
"Si Piunkard," with the young Yankee
character comedian, Mr. J. C. Lewis, in
the title role, supported by America's
favorite soubrette, Sadie Hasson, and a
strong company of clever comedians.
The comedy is in four acts, depicting
New England farm life and some of the
more vicious aspects of city life. The
first and 6econd acts take place on S
farm and contain many of those pleasan
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AS IT IS
150-LaRoche's VieWs-150
Copjriirlitctl
EZTFriday anrf Sn'urdiy Xighti
and New Years Matinee. De
cember .'1st and January 1.
Jhe young Character Comedian
0. C. UEVIS
and h's strong and eflL-ient
COMEDY COMPANY
In an EnMrily Nw Ke-written Version
of tho U,-ToDt Rural
Fart-i Comedy,
S PUUNKMU)
A truthful and realist e picture
ofCouct y Lifoio.vn eatt .
m
Assisted by t e Lyric Tenor
NI. WiH Holbrook.
PRICES: 2S,a5,SOo
SeatSa'e Begins 3Iondy, 10 a. m.
A Roaring Routing Rally of
From Start fo Finish New
in Eiery Feature.
Watch for 1 In Burlesque Farmer Parade!
Acim ss on -r. liT, 30 Scab on
sale Thursday 10 a. m.
THE
OLIVER THEATRE
JOHN DOWDEN, Manager.
Saunders, Wm. Pruett", C. V. AU.son,
Albert McGui.kin, Thcs. Green and Ada
Bernard. At the Olive-, January ith.
one nghtonly.
The young man's board of tralo have
arranged for a tine entertainment by the
Phi.harmonic Orchestra during the
S ate teachers' association meeting next
week. There is an excellent p.oram of
orchestral numbers prepared and we'l
known soloists will assist. Harriet De
ment Packard, soprano of Chicago, will
appear several times during the evening,
in operatic selections with orchestral ac
' companiment, and also in Emal.'er num
bers. Ooe song which is on the pro
g-am, was composed especially for Mrr.
Packard by Ko ehbeckero! Chicago, and
-will be sung in public for the first time
oi tins occasion, jiasur nan omun,
the talented young 'cellist, who created
such a favor at tho last Philharmonic
concert, will play the Sc. renir de Spa, Do not fail to see the Hayi'on Art
by Scrvai?, a mest brilliant composition, club exhibit at the Univers'ty today.
rural pictures tnat are so pleasing and
attrac'ivo to a city audience. In the
third act a perfect woikiDg threshirg
machine is introJuceJ, the banging and
buzzing of the machine and the tiding of
straw is so realistic that it carries tl e
mind of the auditorback to scenes and
incidents of days gone by. Mr. Lewis
has surrounded himself with a number
of clever spjcialty people, among whom
can be found W. J. Millikan, the gre.t
German comedian and dancer in his
njw specialty; Sadie Hasson, Amcr" a3
representative soubrett. well knewn
throughout the country starring in "No
body s Clain," etc; Otey Shattuck, Frank
Farre!l, Gra:e Whitney, Minnia Ber
nard, Frank Camp, V. H. Snyder and
others. The company carries its own
orchestra, which will render some very
pleasirg overtc r s tetween a:t-. P. ices
'2o, 33 and 50c
10 a. m.
2 New YTcaFs Attraction
Daniel F'orolntux'is
pwsoSer of zehm
(First pub icatinn December 11 )
NOTICE.
21 143. Yates vs. Folden
To David B. Alexander and Samuel W
Little, non resident defendants:
You and each of jou are hereby noti
h d lhat on Augmt 4 h. 181)7, Charles
b. Yites, as p'ai tiff, begin an action
against you and other defendan s in the
district court of Lincastr countv, Ne
braska, the object of which istof.."-
Seataonsale Th..rH- S-""" .' "jor.gaze on t fo' ow-
j lBZ Janu Q gald
Hghland. datnl Januarv S h lSS to
secure the pa3 ,ent of a pro.i..or nL
or eaid Ju u E. Keib-g nU W F Kb"
fl fir'w ?.whlch i- now due
vIOIb..i, with interest from Julv 13th,
1S9, at t-n per cent per annum. '
J I.nntitr prays tor decree or fo ecloure
an,l s,,. or aid Ian.l t , sati.f v sa,dTien
generS'f:0rdeHC,'e3CyJudenta
Yoj are reiiuire 1 to ass rr nitrr.
pen i in on or befare th itik .i..." ,
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COlntv. tnif T.nio
SSStf i.iSi.fe0 .1r. f Janua ia
plat thereor, made by Julia E. Kelloge uaiujj E. Yates,
and W. F. Kellogg to one Edward 1? By S. L. Gelsthardt, Attorn v""