Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1909, Page 14

T ————— What is Going on in the Stage World Briefly Told NCE again has the worm turned; ~ = = this time an actor lady of much 2 notorfety. and some little note takes her pen In hand an through the medium of a poy ular magagine exacerbates the humble and possibly unnecessary dramatic eritic by telling him he is: (a) Incompe- tent, often prejudiced, and never fair; (b) that he s venal, subservient, and afrald of his job; (c) that he is employed by a press that s notorfously ecorrupt and whose standards of art are measured by the dollar mark; and o on through a long st of categorical accusations: But most of all, this offended actor Iady insists that the greatest of the dramatic orftic's of- tenses Is that he will not allow the actor ladies or the actor gentlemen to have any privacy in their lives. He persists in Aragging them before the public, espe- clally as to thelr doings or undoings that are not shown across the footlights. She says If the press wouldl only deal with what takes place on the and Ignored completely what es place off the sta all would be well, and if the critlcs we not waste time In looking into the moi of the drama, but would concern them- selves alone with “the o purpose of the drama, which reat dramatic s to visual- fge the conflicts of the huran soul, and to establish the ultimate triumph of the ideals which It has plcturad,” everything would be just as lovely e course of her general indictm sument n support thereof she sa uld only point out that unless actors and actresses are regarded by the Amerlcan press with the same degree of attention shown to their temporal frailties that is shown them by their immediate friends, there will be no clearer understanding in the public mind of the differences botween an actress behind the footlights and an actress in her private life.,"” —riild In this latter sentenc dwells something of occasion for due reflection. It is pain- fully true that an inordinate amount of attention is pald by the public press of Amcrica, and for that matter of some of the other countries, to the private lives of the folks of the theaters. And it s equaily true that the great majority of the actors and actresses of America suffer in public estimation because of the private lives of the fow. The press is not to blame for this; it may be and likely is true that a certain class of ne paper publications glve too much publicity to the scandalous doings of those few members of the the- {Crosman has sgored one of the genuine atrical profession who bring the rest of |and most emphatic successes of the season the stage folks into a bad lght before the | {n New York. The first presentation of public; but this same class of newspapers | ., i also pursues anybody or anything that ‘SM"' ! i na Uit i il savors of scandal, because they cater to [%7 20d it has been performed at Wallack's that eloment of the reading public that|nearly fifty times. Its reception by the prefers to have the malodorous events of [ New York critics and the interest it has the day rather than the good. And, just | aroused among all classes of play-goers as the off-color play mets the biggest |indicates that it will be an tmportant fea- crowds, so do the off-color newspapers at- | ture of Broadway's amusement program tract the most readers. This leaves the [for many weeks. In “Sham” Miss Cros- conclusion on this point too obvious to re- | man appears as Katherine Van Riper, a quire debate. The manager, looking for | voung woman member of New York's mere money, Is certain to polnt to his box | exclusive soclal set. Upon the death of her office recelpts as justification for offering | father she is left with a finely assorted lot the play that decency condemns; and the | of luxurious tastes and an income of only $20 a month with which to gratify them. publisher, actuated by the same motive, shields himself behind his enormous daily | To support the exalted soclal position which belongs to one of her family she sales when accused of catering to low and viclous tastes. Some actors conduct them- | becomes a soclety grafter and her resource- selves off the stage In a way to bring dis- | fulness in obtaining the fineries which she eredlt upon themselves, and there's the HENRIETTA In her new play, “Sham, Henrletta DAY BEE: MAY CROSMAN, cannot afford without paying for them marks her as a genius. Eventually there comes into her life a man who makes her practices secm despicable, but by that time her debts have grown Into a tidal wave of responsibilities which threatens to engulf her. Her victory over the conditions thus created s the climax to as Interesting a story as has been told on’the stage in a long while. Miss Crosman's perform- ance of Katherine Van Riper Is unques- tionably one of the most notable triumphs of her professional career. Her portrayal emphasizes her right to be called the pre- mier of American comediennes. . Miss Crosman s very well remembered in Omaha, her father, Major Crosman, having been stationed here in connection with the headquarters staff of the Depart- ment of the Missourl. She attended the Omaha public schools, and many of her former schoolmates still have their homes here. trilogy complete. Manager, publisher and actor as a class condemned because of the wrong doing of a few over whom the many can exert but little if any control. just defcated them in a bloody war shortly before the period of the play. The gov- ernment passed a law requiring the new citizehs (o register thelr lands with this government, but before peace was finally brought to the dreamy “land of tomorrow" @ great many regrettable crimes and op- pressions were committed by unscrupulous Americans. A serles of theso spoliations turnishes the basis for the more dramatic episodes of “The Roe of the Rancho.” The first act takes place In the garden of an old Spanish mission In San Juan. Kearney, & young American officlal, has been in the vicinity for a couple of weeks trying to suppress the lawless American adventurers and to prevent crimes against the stubborn and proud Mexican citizens of Dramatic criticlsm in America s open to the general objection, more or less hazily expressed by the lady actor-writer, that it s free and easy, and often considered more from the aspect of generosity to the criti- clzed than from the standpoint of even and unalloyed justice. This phase of the question 13 not always, nor even often, taken into consideration by the offended player when he seeks revenge verbal or otherwise upon the offending writer. It | may be sald, and truthfully, that only & very fow Amerioan actors or American plays warrant serious attention from the critics. For the 5 vm‘"d m“l“my‘tm:"!"h': :\',’;‘;‘p::gm“;:a:‘_ the country. Juanita, the daughter of dge that they are men or momen working | Senora Kenton, whose father was an Amer- Tor a living. and’ prabanly daine the bees | lcan, is betrothed by her mother to Don they can do to earn It. To these the eritic | [4!% & fob from Monterey, but Juanita 18 ever Gonerous: he may not be dojng his | B8 fallen in love with Kearney. The good full duty to the public 1n thus tempering | PFiest. Padre Antonio, takes the girl gently his critical character towards common- | '© ta¥k for opposing her mother's wishes Dlace or even medlocre efforts on the stage, | 200 both Don Luls and Kearney press Snd vet he s mupported by conaiderations | thelr suit for the girls hand. The wholo BF Justice that afeer all are the real basts | fiFSt act 18 full of delightful comedy, clos for worthy criticlsm. And with the highest | "8 WU Juanita throwing a geranium, a possible Tegard for the talents of the iay | "YmbOl of love, to Kearney, and rejecting actor in question and the hope that she| th¢ Sult or Don Lule. The second act opens with a fete in will endeavor so to conduct her private life honor of the bethrothal of Juanita and that It will occupy less of space in the | pe of space in the| ;. 'y ouls. This stage ploture is beautiful public prints in the future than it has in the past, the subject will be lald over as unfinished business. in the extreme and is typical of the gor- geous land of Mexico. Juanita, however, e at a solemn moment of the ceremonies, OCK SEASON PLANS | refuses to become bethrothed to Don Luls | ana declares her love for Kearney. At this Morrison to | time Kincaid, an American adventurer who WOODWARD & Eva Lang and Albert Lead Company at Boyd. seeks to get possession of the Kenton Manager O. D, Woodward of the Boyd | ranch, appears to oust the people who theater announces a speclal summer season | own it. Kearney comes with him to pro- of stock performances by the Woodward | tect Juanita and her family, but the girl Stock company, which long ago established | believes he is in league with the plunderers itself with Omaha theatergoers. The open- | and he s unable to undeceive her while | ing bill will be “The Rose of the Rancho.” | Kincaid is present. There is a tremen- This play will be given for the first time In | dously powe il scene, closing with Juanita Omaha at the opening performance At the | being forc listen to Kearney's Boyd Sunday matinee, May 16. The plece | planation. is that he has sent a ex- has just closed a speclally successtul en- | messenger ster the lands and save f(nxouxmu“‘u} ml‘-AAu’dum A]me:r | Mmoo 5 Kineald, belleving REREA. CIOY WOAES Ii2WAR the STeptest |k Kharnay n his side,. agrees to production of a long season made notable | wait until ng before driving the | by many of the best productions which owners out ¢ third act takes place Manager Woodward has ever made. Sev- [oF' 18 PO ot TG G eral of these productions have: been se o » of the rancho, : members of the family have taken refuge lected for the Omaha engagement, among |y ins Avasts e Riaeala them belng “My Wife,” “Sunday,” *Me PO, Ao GIRRKID EARE O 4 s ney is anxlously awaiting the return of | his messenger with the register documents { He appears at the critical moment and the situation is saved, Kincald Is outwitted and Kearney and Juanita are united, Don Luls Mr. Woodward announces that Miss Eva | 8¥acefully ylelding to his rival Lang, who is a general favorite in Omaha, | Miss Eva Lang will be seen In the will be the leading woman, and Mr. Albert | of Juanita, Mr. Morrison will be the Kear- Mary Ann,” “The College Wido “Brow of Harvard” and “The Marriage of Wifliam Ashe.” These plays won notable expres- slons of approval from the patrons of the Auditorium theater. role Morrison, another favorite, will be the | Pe¥. Mr. Denithorne will be Don Lauls, leading man. Other members of & specially Mr. Davis will be Kincald, Miss Hudson competent company will be Frank Deni- | Will be the Benora Kenton, Mr. Lindholm thorne, Wil Davis, Miss Marie Hudson, | the priest, Mr. Dudley t Lieutenant Miss Henrletta Vaders, Mr. Frank Dudley, | Harkins and Miss Vaders the venerable Mr. Erville Alderson, Mr. George C. Pearce Miss Cora Belle Bonnle and Mr. Charles L. Lindholm, almost all of whom have ap- peared in Omaha on numerous occasions, and most of whom have established them- selves as general favorites here. “The Rose of the Rancho" is a powerful | “The Red Mill," by Charles Dillingham's emotional and pictorial drama of southern | COMpAny, will be scen at Boyd's tonight California by David Belasco, telling an |8nd Monday night, “The Red Mill" marks Interesting story and enlivened with some | the nineteenth compl musical play by of the most exquisite humor which Mr, | Victor Herbert, every one of.which has Belasco has contributed to the literature | 5cored an undenlable success and have of the stage. The play is In three acts, | Proved the vehicles for most of the dis each strikingly different from the other | tingulshed musical stars of the present and éonstituting a trio of beautiful stage | day. Henry Blossom, the author of the pictures. The play is founded on incidents | book and lyrics, has already come to th whieh occurred at the time Californis was [ 7ont place as the Am cedod o the United States as o result of |of his writigs having, ke the Mexican war, It is based on historical | proved immensely successful. Messrs. events and persons who actually lived and | Blossom and Herbert have worked with took part in them have been transferred to | such intelligence that the former has suc- the stage by Mr. Belasco. The keynote |ceeded in telling the adventures of a frisky of the story is the bitter prejudice of the | palr of young Americans who are “doing” Epantsh citizens of Lower California, who | Europe for the first time, but who strike a had lived so long under the Moxican flag, [ snag In cne of the small villages of Hol- donna patrona. COMING TO THE 0 A THEATERS Attractions of Note to Be Shown at Local Playhouses. _ for the “gringoes,” or Americans, who had | land when their money gives out, and the | ’ ican Glibert, each | most amusing complications follow, which lead them to assume all kinds of disguises. The music of Herbert is of/the whistleable kind, and satisfied not only mulc lovers alone, but the masses to whom song s one of the greatest delights. i) St The Royal Vendes Artillery band, which will appear here next Tuesday, May 4, at Boyd's theater, is an organization twenty- six strong, under the able leadership of Director John Ekblad. Tt 1s an exceptional favor for a regimental band of the Swed- ish army to obtain a leave of absence long enough to insure for it an American tour. The Swedish government is also very care- ful to secure In advance every possible guarantee that the tour, when decided on, will be successful in every detall. The regimental musiclans are soldiers of the | regular army, and anything to injure their prestige or success is by the government considered as incompatible with the dignity of the army. But the music that such an organization as the Royal Vendes Artillery band renders is well worth going to hear, even if a double amount of restrictions and precautions than those actually taken were to be enforced. The military musle of Bweden s world famous for its excel- lency, and the Vendes band has also won much glory for its string band music. 'l s John Drew, who will be seen at the Boyd theater on Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee, brings with him this time one of the best comedies that has | been presented this season. ‘‘Jack Straws’ —that's the title of the new plece—was de- scribed by a London eritie as “light as a feather and saucy as & sparrow,” and that | fite it exactly. Because its hero assumes {a title to woo the glrl he loves, some per- lsons have noted its resemblance to “The Lady of Lyons,” but the resemblance ends right there, and for up-to-date theater- goers. Mr. Maugham has | treated his theme | | in a far more entertaining way than Bul- wer did. This is the first of Mr. Maugham's | plays that was presented in America, and | everyone who has scen it Is anxious to see more of them. His plot in this plece is extremely simple, but he presents it so whimsically that the audience quite loses | sight of the fact that it lsn't a much | deeper and more involved story. The dla- | logue 1s always witty and clever and at | the same time it is entirely natural. The situations are most amusing and there is a vein of kindly satire that adds greatly to| its interest. Above all, it is a splendid | evening's entertalnment, and that is what most people go to the theater for. The role of the hero, an eccentric Pomperanian prince who is discove first as a walter in a swagger London hotel disgulsed in a | false beard and who afterward assumes his own rightful name and title to woo | the. young woman he has fallen in love with, is one that might have been written WNell," | he In strongly | | ly for Mr. Drew, so well does it suit { here 18 a fine part, too, for Miss | | Rose Coghlan, a sort of modern Mrs. Malaprop, and she makes the most of her | opportunities In it. Miss Mary Boland, Miss Adelalde Prince, Miss Grace Hender- | son, Frank Goldsmith, Bdgar L. Daven- | | port, Mario Majeroni, E. Soldence Powell |and Edwin Nicander go to complete one of the best casts seen here in a long time. { The announcement that Mme Kennyl Lipzin, the great Yiddish actress, would play & return date at Boyd's May 9 and 10 | should be Welcome news to her great num- | ber of admirers in this city. She has| since seen here last December engaged an ! entirely new company, which is muech | stronger than her former cast. She will present two plays on this visit. On Sun- day evening, May 9 “Her Past,” by Z Libin, will be the bill, and on Monday evening, May 10, “The Power of Love" by L. Cobrin. Both of these plays were | written especially for this great artist, and scored o tremendous success when pre- sented by her for bearly a year at the Thalla theater in New York City. Seats for this engagement will go on sale on Thursday, May 6 . When the dramatic editor of the N@ | #.ces the verdict is favorable, Mr. Wilson | York Herald wrote, over twenty years a o, the line, “Blue Jeans will never wear out, be was applying it to Joseph Arthur's fa- mous pastoral drema, “Blue Jeans,” which 18 to open a week's engagement at the Bur- wood theater starting this afternoon. That he wrote truly is shown by the continued interest in this drama, which was the first to Introduce a real sawmill on the stage. The plot is laid back In Indiana in the little village of Rising Sun. Much of the action has to do with the local political strife between Perry Bascom (to be played by Mr. Gray) and Ben Boone (Mr. Todd). The play introduces many typleal Indiana characters, also the Rising Sun Roarers, & rural brass band of campaign times. The return from the barbecue with the steam- ing, roasted carcass of June's pet bullock, Is also a novel sceme. Matinees will be glven today, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day. To follow “Blue Jeans" the Burwood com- pany will present “The Girl From Out Yonder,” which will be found to be of absorbing interest from the first line spoken to the final curtain. It is touchingly full of homely pathos and effective climaxes. The Manhattan company in support of Mrs. Fiske, who comes to the Burwood theater May 17, 18 and 19 In “Salvation numbers more than fifty people, in- cluded among whom are Holbrook Biinm, Mary Madison, Hope Latham, Gilda Vares! ~in fact, the original company direct from the Hackett theater, New York City. On May 0, 21 and 22 “The Blue Mouse" will be presented by SBam 8. and Lee Shu- bert's company. Just now it is enjoying an exceedingly prosperous two weeks' en- gagement at the Shubert theater In Kan- sas City. [ “The Patriot,” a one-act opera founded on an incident ‘n the life of George Wash- ington, will be one of the features of the bill which opens at the Orpheum this aft- ernoon. It is the joint work of Meesrs. Stange and Edwards, who colaborated on “Dolly Varden,” and will serve to intro- duce Miss Helena Frederick, a singer who has been associated with the foremost com- panies and who Is said to likewise possess historanic talents. The company carried 18 a iarge one and the production complete n every detall. “At the Sound of the Gong,” with its realistic match, has proven one of the biggest acts ever seen in the vaudeville houses. Tom Wilson ap- pears in the role of the hero, a gentle- man pugilist. Seldom's “Venus" repre- sents the highest development in the art of “living statuary.” Among the groups posed are “Sampson Bound” and ‘“The Fountain." Agnes Mahr, the dancer, is as- sisted In her specialty, called “The Amer- lean Tommy Atkins,” by her sister Flora. ““The Mississippi Mock Bird,” as John Ki ler is called, will render the whistling spe- clalty which has won him no little success. The Sisters Milch were formerly with Chevaller Emanuel's Symphony orchestra and later with the Thomas orchestra of Chicago. gMiss Arma is a violinist and Miss Margaret a planist and vocallst. Ven- triloquism is the act of Vernon, who ma- nipulates & whole family of dummies, by Far out of the ordinary will be the organ recital of Mr, Archey Gibson at the First Baptist church Tuesday evening, May 11. Mr. Gibson kindly cons nted, upon request of Mr. George A. Joslyn, to tender this re- cltal, the entire proceeds of which will go to the bullding fund of the Child Saving Institute. Mr. Gibson Is a fellow of the American Guild of Organists &nd organist and cholrmaster of the Fifth Avenue Brick church of New York City. He s regarded as the most brilllant of organists, having great facllity of expression. His hands are wonderful, capable of the most extraordi- nary digital expansion, covering an octave and a fifth. He produces most marvelous effects and is regarded by competent critics 48 & master of his art. LATE GOSSIPF FROM STAGELAND Intimate Chat Aboat. Well Known Actors amd Authors. “The Servant in the House," in 1sh Version, translated by siiss ke o glund, achieved its first Buropean produc. ton at the Svenska theater, Stockiolm, & yee 0. The cast included the noted wedlsh actor, Bvenberg, who is credited With & great success In the part of Robert the drain man, played here by ‘Threns Power. Thirty curtain call approval of the audience. © *Euifled the LE:‘;%«A Erlanger on his return from I visited about twent theaters while 1 was away and witanns oot ception every popular song in the piays I witnessed was by an American. gln at {empt was made o change even the tunes ords and language were different. of course, but nothing else was forgotten, ex- cept o put the real authors' e ‘Dr?::l’l names on the progr e musical plays themselve: mainly those “for - which - we™ hawg Deea paying royalties for several years past to George Cohan, Harry B, Smith and ohn J. McNally. Our managers over here buy forelgn musical plays, protect them and pay royalty on !“rm. but they take ours piratically and resent the fact that we recognize and prot. e recognize protest against their ap- Miss May de Sousa, who has been a ular musical comedy ' perfor oth London and Paris since she togk her g parture from her native shores ago, will sall from England ser month to spend the sum: 4 vents In Chicago. — o e vin her pa- Once again Orrin Johnson thre: dramatic for the operatle field :‘::.wll?; that end o view he has been coaxing his singing volce for some years. Evidently determined” to follow in_the ?llu«k Nielsen coury for when a New ork manager offered him the lea in an important production. scheduien oo next season he was firm in hi could not even ba tempted. bust,” he is said to havi ‘s opera or declared. Miss Bertha Kalich has seve: - nection with Harrison Grey "l'%-ll:: ‘und Dext season, under the management of the Bhuberts, will ‘appear in an emotional role in an American 1 drama by an unnsmed Mrs. Fiske, then playing in Boston, ai Miss' Lotta Crabtres went out to Marverd university one day last week and had aft- ernoon tea with the editors of the Harvard Advacate. It all happened quietly and only the finner circles at college were honored with invitations to the reception. W. G. Tinckom-Fernandez, a ted by Edward g!\eldun. the 18 gr ate who wrote ‘Salvation Nell," received the guests. Fred G. Latham, stage director Charles Dillingham, in testing applicants for chorus positions in “The Candy Shop,” @lscovered & young man possessed of a phenomenally high temor volce. As just uch & voice was needed in the new pro- uction, Latham was all eagerness to cap- the prize. and, reaching for a oon- he began to fill out the document “What is your name?’ was the first question. “P. MeCarthy,” the man repled “McCarthy' seemed to Indicate what the P, od “for, snd Tatham filled In the name “Patrick’ McCarthy, ™ When the tenor exam'ned the contract a puszied look averspread his countenance BrA then Yo mald: “You've made ~ mistake, is Plantagenet McCarthy." Francis Wilson made his bow as actor and playwright during his Baltimore en- gagement last week, when he “tried out" for #ir, My name at a inee performance a little thing of bhis own called “The Bachelor's Baby.' The_role fashioned for himself is that of Tom Beach a grouchy bachelor, who has come to belleve that children In household are a source of tremendous cheduled for | | treras recentlv. | [ noyance. This view keeps him from mar- | riage. In the midst of his perplexitios he | tinds himself the sole guardian of a b-year id nlece, who mistakes him for her father, | ©'s twin brother. If, after further perform- At use the plece next season. The theaters have a great attraction for the present princess of Wales, and once she Was referred to by King Edward as “our musical and dramatic critic.” It is largely upon her report that other members of the royal family decide whether to visit a the case with the king and queem: Joe Weber's faith in “The Climax" has been rewarded, for this new play by Bd- ward Locke, produced as a matinee offer- ing at the Weber theater, has succeeded to such an extent that it will become a | full grown evening attraction at the New York Majectic, beginning tomorrow night. After the Immense success achieved dur- ing the last two seasons by “Pald In Full” | that play is to be given a brief rest. It not | only made Bugene Walter, the author, famous, but it also established some in- teresting records. Five companies have been playing it, a couple of them for two years and the other three since last sum- mer. Seventy-eight consecutive weeks I | the record of the orlginal New York com- | pany. Sixty-one weeks have gone to_the | gredit of the company which started in | Chicago, and the three other organizations | have played over forty weeks apiece. In- | oldding holidays, the total number of per- formances is 212 and, at a modest esti- | mate 2,600,000 peopie have seen the play. In New York and Chicago it enjoys the dis- | tinction of having been played longer than | any drama in the whole history of the American stage. Beginning early in July, | the five Paid In Full companies will start out again to cover the country from coast to coast and from Canada to the gulf. Anna Laughlin, the dainty comedienne, who has been appearing in vaudeville with Joseph Howard, is to appear in a sketch of her own accord shortly It is a new playet, written by Harry Willlams, with n}: scene lain in a fashionable millinery shop. Peter Pan,” J, M. Barrie's delightful | fantasy, is to find its way into the stock | houses, ‘and 18 to be given its first produc- tion under these auspices at Milwaukee next month. Ever since Mr. Frobman has signified his willingness to part with the rights the stock managers have been an- xious to secure the play. But the royalty for a single week is almost prohibitive, and | the scenlc production and light effects also unusually expensive. The newly formed stock managers'_assoclation, It is reported, | will secure the Frohman setting, and then send it around the various companies within its fold. In this way the expense of the production could be prorated and the outlay considerably reduced. D'Annunsio’s new iragedy, "Phedra,” has ust been produced at Lirico theater, Milan, taly, and pronounced a failure. The Shuberts announce that one of their final spring dramatic productions will be *“The Revellers,” a new comedy of modern city life, by Charles Richman. The plece will Dgen out of town, and will then go to New York for a metropolitan engagement. The Illinols child labor law will be re- sponsible for the whimsieal picture of De | Wolfe Hopper singing a cradle song to seven | girls between the ages of 16 and 22. In the production. as it has been given in other citles, children have been used in these parts. The song indicates that the Pied Piper is sending the children away to bed and that he will join them there. Louts James will make a big production of “The School For Scandal” next season. My, James playing Sir Peter Teazle and Aphie James Lady Teazle. Frank Keenan, who has been appearing under the Belasco bznner for some seasons and who was to have been starred under their direction next season, has left the fold. The end came rather suddenly and unexpectedly, though tne severence of their relationship was said to have been mutual and very amicable. One of the chief reasons assigned was that It did not permit him to assume any outside fengage- ments when not acting in one of the Belasco companies, Rose Stahl has Jjust produced ‘“The Chorus Lady” in London and has made an emphatic hit. Several years ago she was also very well received in the vaudevill sketch upon which her successful play wa butlt. When Hattle Willlams makes her debut next season as a comedienne without music she will have the assistance of such ele- gent players as Frederick Perry, W. J. Ferguson, Thomas Holding, a young Eng- lish_actor who Is to be her leading man; J. J. Horwitz, Anne Sutherland, Marian ‘Abbott and Josephine Drake. The cast of “The Midnight Bons' the new Shubert summer musical production by Raymond Hubbel and Glen McDonough, which is to be the warm weather offering at the Broadway theater under the man- agement of Lew Flelds, s now complete and the company will soon be ready for the out-of-town opening. Prominent in the cast are George Bchiller, Harry Fisher, Denman_ Maley, Fritz Williams, Joseph Ratliff, Lotta Faust, Marian Stanley, Lin- den Beckwith, George Monroe, Lillian Lee, Taylor Holmes, Vernon Castle, Martin Brown, Carrle Bowman and Gladys Moore. The plece is in two acts and seven scenes and will be poduced by Ned Wayburn. Mr. E. H. Sothern, now playing in Bal- timore, has denied to Messrs. Bhubert that there 'was any truth whatsoever in the story printed in the New York World in- timating that he would appear next sea son under the management of the firm of Klaw & Erlanger, thus breaking his pres. ent relations with Messrs. Shubert. This statement was not Incorporated Into the interview with Mr. Sothern, but appeared | as another of the famous series of World theatrical predictions. In his interview as printed In the World Mr. Sothern said that he would manage nis own affairs next season. Messrs. Shu- bert beg to call attention to the fact that Mr. Sothern has managed his own affairs | for the last two vears: tmat his relations with Messrs. Shubert has been that Mr. Lee Shubert has acted as business man- ager for Mr. Sothern's affales and Mr. Rathern has plaved exclusively in Shubert | theaters thronghout the country. This ar- rangement will continu in force. David Belasco acored a nofnt on his ¢on- The neeasion was the frst performance in Ameries of a new comedy entitled, “Die Thur ins Frel the Irving Place theater, New York wrnsuslly favorable were the reviews followine m~rnine that nearlv every m-'\-i ager In the city hustied shout endeavoring | tn secure the rizhts to the nlecs. Not s0 | Mr. Warly Bird Re for he had been a | mamher of the firet jance. and | the | ten minutas sfter the fall af the final cur- ta'n ha hed been in neeat'stion with the renresentative of the anthars. Osear Blu- menthal and Gustav Kadelburg are resnon- rible for the new comedv and they will be rememhered ae the thors of “At the ‘White Horse Tavern An actress in Belgrade accented the land. fne part In a new sentimental nlav. “The Wirt.” Her hushand. Tosha Premwitch wha was not in the plav. killed her and | then himeelf. He loft » lotter saving that he had already warned her against any tno gealistic merformance which would goad him to a desperate act. 8o much for realism. “Sohrg ‘Re'cilral of Christine Brooks | Mezzo Soprano at the | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Tuesday Evening, May 4. Reserved Seats on Sale at Hospe 1518 Douglas Street, Prices 75¢ and $1.00 certalrt play or not and particularly is this | AMUSEMENTS. Complete Book by Henry Blossom. JOHN In His Latest Comedy Succe with MME. SU BOYD’S CHARLES DILLINGHAM'S FRIDAY, SATURDAY EVENINGS, SAT. MAT. CHARLES FROHMAN Presents Jack Straw SUNDAY AND MONDAY, MAY OTH AND 10TH. EDWIN A. RELKIN'S NEW YORK ALL-STAR YIDDISH COMPANY, Tonight and Monday Night Production Music by Vietor Herbert. Company of Sixty—Including “THE FAMOUS SIX DUTCH KIDDIES,” And the Handsomest Array of Pretty Girls Ever Seen in a Musical Play. Seat Sale Tomorrow DREW By W. Somerset Maugham, Author of **Lady Frederick' KENNY-LIPZIN. DAY, MAY 9TH—"HER PAST. MONDAY, MAY 10TH—'THE POWER OF LOVE.” MAY 11TH AND 127i--CEARLES FROEMAN Offers ETHEL BARRYMORE i~ <LADY FrEDERICK' A COMEDY IN THREE AOTS. S, B, CON D AUDIT Beautiful of the age. noon and evening. singer of Cincinnati, Adulre .00 T IO » GRS ¢ CAPSIEED © SNARINS § GYOWED FINST T CURRRZ o GRRmD o SPum o ELECTRICAL SHOW May 6th to 15th at the Tlumination, and all modern electrical machinery and devices Exceptionally fine musical program every after- Mise Blanche B. Mehaffey, the charming soprano and evening, accompanied by Green’s Band. This will be a show that will furnish both entertainment and instruction for everybody. Shows opens Thursday evening, May 6th, at 7.30, by wireless message from President Taft throug Signal Station at Fort Omaha. ADMISSION: CRUBFAN o Gay | b5 pmaony S s s S ANNUAL ORIUM Wireless Telegraphy, will sing every afternoon 25 cents 15 cents | PHONES — Bell Today jif Week Matinees Today, Tues., Thurs, and Sat. Political Barbecue— Rising Sun Roger's Bra: Ghrcutar Suw, Bto. Bie —————————————————————— EVGS, and SUN. MATS, 15¢, 26c, 35c and 50c Next Week: “The Girl Prom It Yonder” May 17, 18, 19—Mrs. Fiske and May 20, 31, 88—Sam S, and Lee Sh never wear out” —N. Y. Herald, ,Douse 1506 Ind. A-1508* Joseph Arthur's Pastoral Drama, “BLUE JEANS” Man! tan compan; e o1L.” ubert's company 15 “Ehe Bine Monser (JOHN Y. M. C. A, SUNDAY, 4:00 P. M, The Sultan of Turkey “THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD", AN ADDRESS BY Dr. Cheeneegaozyaan BAPTIST) ADMISSION TO MEN ONLY. ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE DAILY MATINEES 2106 EVERY NIGHT . ..8118 ‘Week Starting Matine .Im.uy. Helena Frederick and & Tuneful Eusemble in the One- Act Opera, *The Patrlot” By Julian Bdwards and Stanislaus Stange. “At the Sound of the Gong”’ A Dramatic Episode of the Prize Ring with Tom Wilson and Cast of Twenty Five Introducing An Actual and Realigtic Boxing Exhibition. First Amorican Appearance of Seldom’s Venus Repre tation of the Plastic Statuary. Agnes Mahr ‘The American ‘!‘M Atkine.” John Keller Tfu Mississippt !oezhi l?rfl‘ THE Amfl VIRTUOSOS Anna Senkrah Margaret B, The Misses Miich Violin, Piano and Vooal. The Celebrated Ventriloguist Vernon With “Eis m"!“ Animated KINODROME ALWAYS THN NEWEST IN MO- TION FICTURES. PIANO gi;cfim. AUGUST M. BORGLUM Assisted by puplls of Mrs. Mabelle Crawford-Welpton and Miss Anna Bishop SCHMOLLER & MUELLER'S Wednesday Evening, May & Admission by lnvitation. Chicago Film Exchamge America’s Foremost Film Renters Omaha Office 14th and Douglas St Our Exclugive Film Service can be seen st the KRUG Theater every afternoon and evening, dally change of program, thousand feet of films each day. BOYD’S TUESDAY, MAY 4 AMERICAN TOUR, April and May, By special permission of H. M., King Gustat V. of the ROYAL Vendes Artillery Regiment BAND The Great Swedish Artillery Band John EKBLAD usical Director. ~——Miss Hilma Matsson, Soprano. SOLOX May Music Festival BOYD'S THE, i—May 14 AND 15 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ORATORIO BOCIETY OF OMANA 100 VOIUBS Sololsts, soprane, tenor, con In the Messiah and Hiawatha’ Feast, Carlo Richard ©: An Artists Recital a full symphony program noon. Seats now on Address—Secretary Oratorio Soclety, 672 Brandels Bldg, afternoon— ‘z"t"hv after- PIANO :ECI‘I"AI. JOSEPH GAHM at Mfl:‘&. Under the Auspices of ‘the Annuity and Ald A by Tiokels $1.00—For s - Drvng ORUROR 3 " - |