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"Shore Acre" wis phyed to large
audiences at the Funke last Friday and
Saturday nights and Saturday matinee.
Familiarity with this play increases its
drawing power. People who have seen
it once want to see it again and take a
friend to double the pleasure. It will
lire as long as "Uncle Tom's Cabin'' and
there is no probability of vulgarizing it
by doubling the caste as in the latter
play. The "Shore Acre's' company was
practically the same that has played here
several times before with the exception
of Archie Boyd, whose Uncle Nat could
not be done any better by Jos JeSerson.
Indeed bis work is Jeffen onian in sim
plicity, truthfulness -and in a certain
literary quality, which deprives it of all
vulgarity.
Cook's Comedians, as the company
is called who presented "Our Flat" at
the Oliver on March 24, are a group of
very clever actors The play is a laugh-
from the experiments that visitors
who insist upon bitting on the chairs
and leaning upon the tables try. The
leading lady was vivaciou?, exquisitely
gowned, and did not have nor affect the
stride Bowery.
Roland Reed in the "Wrong Mr.
Wright'' played to a large and affection
ate audience at the Oliver Monday night.
Mr. Reed has many demonutrative friends
here who have never missed greeting him
since he first began to chow in Lincoln
which waa many years before the over
valued Mies Rush became his leading
lady. Miss Rush's swagger is unfemi
nine and she depends too much upon her
clothes, which to be sure, fit her. But
there have bee- seventy-five leading
ladies here whose gowns fit them just as
well snd who have worn them without
expecting them tjdo the principle part
of the acting. The man or woman who
cannot conceal his self satisfaction with
his costumes from an audience is in
tolerable. Mr. Reed k easy, graceful
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F. C. ZEHRUNG, Mgr.
Corner O and Twelfth streets
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AUGUST HAGBXOW, Conductor
FIFTH AND LAST CONCERT FOR THIS SEASON.
Tuesday Eterirg, April 12th.
8:15 SHARP.
MRS. OLA B. CAMPBELL, Contralto.
"MR. HOLMES COWPKR,
the Eminent Lyric Tenor from Chicago.
PRICES, &1, S43, 0 and 75o.
Seats on Sale Monday, April 11, at Box Office.
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LINCOLN J. CARTER'S faster Piece of Stsge Realism
UNDER THE DOME
The greatest success of the age. A sumptuous scenic spectacle. A con
tinuous series of dramatic surprises, startling situations, novel effects,
thrilling climaxes. A powerful company. See the marvelous storm scene;
the great ferry boat scene. Seats on sale Thursday at 10 a. m.
25c. 50c and 75c.
THE OLIVER .THEATRE
JN. 9WBEN. Jr., Manage
Next, AttraettidJiHi April 9o
Saturday Matirvee ard Nigkt.
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8CKKE FROM "CNDEK THE DOME.
able short story and contains one tcene
resaarkably comic. A struggling, play
wright whose tragedies are never accept
ed has married the daughter ot a rick
sh whose father has disowned her for
carrying a poor man; they are living ia
iat furnished with articles they have
agreed to pay for in installments. They
do sot pay and the owner sends three
bm in overalls to remove the furnitu.e.
They carry the furniture out with the
Irish maid clinging to it and protesting
metferoaely and the mistress snatching
"drapes,"' portieres and sofa cushions,
which hektrg to her, from the men.
After the room is deauded of everything
hat the wall paper, drapes and cushions,
the mistress orders the maid to bring in
the bo ee, wash board and kitchen chairs
sad round bath tub. From the litter
the lady constructs in five minutes a
handsomely famished room so far as
appearances go. But her chairs will not
bear sitting on, nor will the tables bear
ay weight. The rest of the fun develops
and whimsical. He has a full, rich voice
I wish be had the singing part instead
ot Miss Rcah and be reads his lines
with the deliberation and selection of a
good actor. The atmosphere of the
-Wrong .Mr. Wright" like all of Mr.
Reed's plajs, iefree from the Frenchy
fumes which asphixiate anything but a
New York audience oo this side of the
ocean. Mr. Reed'a refinement is not in
sisted upon, it is more an absence of. in
tention, but it is tone the less apparent.
Hie support was excellent.
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The fifth end last concert for this sea
son by the Philharmonic orchestra, will
be given at the Funke Tuesday evening,
April 12. The orchestra will be assisted
by Mrs. Ola B. Campbell, the favorite
contralto of this city, and Mr. Holmes
Cooper, the eminent lyric tenor, from
Chicago. The orchestra selections are
all request numbers, some of which have
not been played before, and this concert
will be a titticg finale to a successful
season.
UNDER THE DOME.
Miss Francis of Yale company played
to fair business at the Oliver, Tuesday
March 2. The play was not very funny
but was redeemed from stupidity by an
old maid and a very young and very
pretty girl.
Lawrence Holmes repertoir company
have been playing to the usual business
at the Funke.
"Under the Dome," Lincoln J. Car
ter'a new sensational comedy drama,
will be seen for the first time in this city
at the Funke Thursday, April 8. It is
a naval play, the main incidents ot which
were suggested by the attempted seizure
of the Samoan islands by the German
government in 1888 and 1889. Several
scenes of the play are worthy of more
than passing notice. Prices 25,50 and
75c Seats on sale Thursday at 10 a. m.
WJe (reading letter)-Wbo do you
thic k is coming to pay us a visit J
Husband Who?
Wife My mother.
Husband-That will be a visitation.
Jnvens-I see that in the official ad
vertisements for ajmy nurses "no woman
under thirty need apply," and "all are
required to be plai i looking'
Senex-Tnen we shall have to send
abroad for our nurses, sir, as we do our
ships. There are no such women in this
country, sir!
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