The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, December 25, 1897, Page 9, Image 9
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 Nl D I K E H BENNETT Tr his Intensely lulorebUiig Illustrated -O- LEGTURE Kill El -0- 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. 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