Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 24, 1916, Page 15

is to Be Presented in the Role She Has Made Her Own. : Geraldine Farrar will sing the role of Carmen in Bizet's undying opera of that name when the C. A. Ell Opera company opens its Omaha en- gement on Monday evening, Octo ) er 23. | This is the first of the series of the Associated Retailers’ concert course d deserves the emphasis laid upon t by the promoters. s had many notable success career and some roles in the modern repertoire of opera must be he forth indissolubly connected with | pame, but in the end her grea triumph so far has been her Carme for she in this not only shows h wonted skill in action and i but is able fairly to hynotize dience into the belief that s tually a Spanish gypsy. In many respec Miss Farrar Carmen difiers radically from the tra ditions of the past, yet her cha ation is one of absolute arti symmetry, following consisten from beginning to end the golden rule of “Nothing too much.” Carmen, perhaps more than that of gdny of her most distinguished prede- is filled with a certain ele- poesy and fantasy that bri it very close to the dark-eyed girl ‘about whom DProsper Mer wound his celebrated romance. rar's Carmen is neither a s drab nor a meticulous prude. She 1 a child of nature, absolutely without sense of moral regponsibility, wlhe sole aim in life is pleasure and s gratification. She finds it first in the excitement of winnng Jose away from *Some Bits of Humor that Brzglzten 7 Greatest of American Sopranos | [T T Her |- arvar Will Sing Carmen on the | Opening Opera Night in Omaha GERALDINE F duties as a soldier and turning him into a deserter and a smugg That_done, she loses interest in hi and finds her next gratification in the his fine clothes sl ered on her by the popular toreador, Escamillo. ~ She reads fate in the cards—is de- pressed for a minute—and then ac- cepts it as all in a day's work. In other words, the Carmen of Miss Far- rar is one which holds the sympathy of the audience from beginning to end. This, in the end is the great- est achievement of any actres British Soldier Life on Dull Days ! (Correspondence of Tha Associated P'ress.) ‘ London, Aug. 30.—Nothwithstand- k ing the well-nigh total darkness o the nights and the number o wound en upon the streets, Lon- don life is not without its lighter shades even in these crucial days of the great war. One reason for this ig that the wounded soldiers are about 'r'ke most cheerful lot London has ever known. Most of those countered along the Strand, in Pi- cadilly and other promenades of the 8 or New Zealand. The wounded Eng- in the suburbs, in the neighborhood of his old home. It would seem decidedly out of place to sympathize with these often- time permanently crippled men in hodpital togs, for that is apparently | the last thing they desire.. As a mat- ter of fact' they deeply resent it as a rule. In crowded tram or tube cars women often arise and offer seats to wounded soldiers only to have them politely but very firmly refused. Nor will the men ordinarily talk U[;ago; “I9 ‘be back in s fow hinttes” where they “got it.” “Oh, somewhere out in no-man's land,” they’ll say. One chatterbox of a Tommie went so far as to add: “I was ‘opping along from one dug- out to another when I ups and stum- bles over something ’ard. I guess it must 'a been a bomb. Anyway it blew me bloomin’ foot off.” A popular young Canadian officer, fn mufti and on crutches, recently swung his way with no little difficulty into the lounge room of a hotel in the Strand. His left leg was shattered from the knee down and hung stiff and helpless in steel braces. “Have something, Livvy?” asked ¥ ofie of his fellows in khaki, Sorry, but I can't tonight, old ‘man,” replied “Livvy;” “you see I mve got a crippled friend to look after.” In came the friend, an even younger officer with right leg gone at the knee. “We tossed a . coin,” explained “Livvy,” “to see which one of us oul'd look after the other, and I st.” In this same hotel, which is a sort of headquarters for the officers from | across the seas, a report was cir- culated one night of the death of a young flying corps captain. He had often been in the “club” and only a \ few days before had “swanked” quite a bit about the easy life he was living All he had to do was to take new machines across the channel and turn them over to the aviators at the front. In this way he spent about every other day in London, much to the were longing for the sights of town. But now * was gone and a com- any of his friends drank a silent oast to his memory. sternation at the club by appearing very much alive and as hale and hearty as ever. =Why, you old cheater,” one of his friends, “go back where you belong or pay us for that very ex- pensive ‘round’ we had the other night. What right have you got to Ye living anyway?” “Gil” admitted the obligation en tailed by his return from the grave, ¢ paid it handsomely, and is still fly- ing new machines 'cross channel for the “wingers” at the front. Another young Canadian of the fly- Ing corps told of a “joke” he had played on the folks at home. not written for nearly a month when qlong came a cablegram: “No letters for wee wrong with the boy?” Promptly he had cabled back “col- Is anything lect:” y “Very serious matter. Boy abso- lutely broke 1 much money.” “That,” explained “Boy,” “ought to stop them worrying for a while.” Instances of the lightness of heart with which the soldiers go into the war are many. In embarking for active service the Canadians are iven pay books, in which their al- jowances are entered from time to time. The book also serves for iden- tification poses and the last page set a.ide for the making of,a will. me of those that have turned up e proved grimly humorous. everything 1 have to the|rer Homc Stray Cats, London, pro en- | £ west end, are from Canada, Australia | lish “Tommie” is more often found | envy of the fellows “over there” who | shouted | He had | | | { | | | vided | pened at a | | they don't take in any more black cats.” Another read: “In case 1 should die—(cheers)- will everything to my mother— oud and prolonged cheers).” Both were held to be valid. I (1 At a reinforcement camp “some- where in France” the Australian con- tingents have a fine brass band they brought with them from home. The band has become famous in the vicin- ity, for whenever an Australian group is called up, no matter how small it is, the band always is there to give the men a musical send-off. Usually this occurs at 4 a. m, a fact which adds materially to the renown of the band. Part of the line of march lies be- side a general field hospital and in- variably the nurses, or “sisters,” as the soldiers call them, turn out to wave a parting salute. “Save me a nice bed, Sister,” called out one of the Tommies a day or two Oddly enough, he was. The London theaters reflect the spirit of the times. Serious plays are all but forgotten, “revues” and mu- sical comedies holding the boards at all the better houses. Of course there are no chorus men in the pro- ductions- a new evidence that cruel | war has its alleviating circumstances. Some of the London papers have recently complained that the British hen has taken on a holiday mood and is distinctly not “doing her bit.” The price of eggs accordingly has risen to an equivalent of 66 cents a dozen. Colonials are again to be called upon to help out and it is admitted now that much depends upon the Cana- dian chicken. lined the banks of the Blue river here There is a rule in London that ex- cept in emergency cases military am- bulances must not exceed five miles an hour. This slow pace, designed for the comfort of the wounded, sometimes proves irksome to them. One badly shattered Tommie lifted his sead from the stretcher a few days ago and hailed the chauffeur: "l say, would you mind driving a bit faster; this ain’t no bally funeral.” There is also the story of To;nmy Dodd, the most cheerful and indomit- able little fellow in his command. Tommy was badly laid out a day or two ago with four or five nasty shrapnel wounds. He was arranging some barbed wire standards along to- ward evening and in the enthusiasm of his work got a bit nearer “Whizz Bang Corner” than he should. A shell burst low overhead and Tommy Dodd went down in a cloud of dust. “Lopks almost like a blighty for me, sir, don’t it,” he said to an of- ficer who ran to his rescue. Then Three days later “Gil” created con- | the stretcher men came along to bear Tommy away to the dressing station. Tommy gave a grim little smile as they straightened up. “Home, James,” he sighed. . Soldier stories of amusing happen- ings at the front are many. There is considerable rivalry among the Canadians and the Anzacs—the men from Australian and New Zealand, The English think they are both such good soldiers there is little to choose between them. This incident hap- anteen some time ago when the Australians first came to the western front. Several Canadians were within when they espied the wide-brimmed campaign hats that listinguish the Anzacs from all the other soldiers. The Canadians gave their fellow colonials a hearty welcome and an equally hearty in- vitation to “have something.” These ‘raternal details having been attended to a Canadian turned to one of the Australians. “When did you fellows come over?” he asked. “Just got in this morning.” “Well, what you going to do?"” This was too good an opening for the Anzac. “Oh,” he said in a “sanky” tone, "‘we came over to finish what you fel- lows started.” “Hump,” replied the Canadian, “it’s a wonder you didn't first finish what you started yourself down at Gal- ipoli.” Then the trouble began. It was a Donnybroek affair for a time, but eventually peace was declared with wed and mutual respect for nial fighting ability, THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 24, 1916. Miss Edna Brotkers Aé the Orpheum Auna Wheaton and Harry Car- roll offer a concert number as one of the three feature acts this week at the Orpheum theater. Bert Levy, the artist-entertainer, is another, and Miss Edna Brothers in a one-act comedy, “The Might Have Beens,” i a third. Formerly Miss Wheaton has appeared in the support of Sam Bern ard and De Wolf Hopper in musical comedy. On the dramtic stage she has been with Maude Adams and Margaret Anglin. Mr. Carroll is a pianist and a composer of such popu- lar songs as “By the Sea” and “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.” toonist Levy has an invention of his | own for stage work. He draws on smoked glass, the sketches being pro- Car- | is | jected upon a screen as he makes them. He whistles and talks tainingly while he works. he | Might Have Beens,” in which Miss | Brothers is appearing, is a fantastic comedy, in which a childless couple, | sitting by the fire, have a revery in which they see their dream children. | “Odd Nonsense” is the offering of Mullen and Coogan. An eminent ar- tist from the concert stage is the Italian pianist, G. Aldo Randegger. Maauhne strength and graceful mo- tion are combined by two expert %ynn.msts who term themselves the ladiators. The act is also admir- ably staged. Pictures put together by rags and odd ends oF cloth are the feature of the entertaining activities of the Brightons, who call themselves “artistic rag pickers.” Madegascar and life within the Arctic circle of Siberia are to be shown in the mo- tion picture scenes projected this week by the Orpheum Travel Weekly. w : ¢ The Little Lady from Lonesome Town,” a story of the woman who paid, comes to Boyd’s, commencing today, for an engagement of one week, with matinees Sunday, Wednes- day, Thursday and Saturday. In this play of the golden west, the author takes us first to the mountains of California, among rough and ready miners, and then into the home of a United States senator. He shows us the depths of a woman’s devotion and a may)'s unrelenting and honest pur- ose in the fulfillment of his duty as e sees it. The title role fits Nancy Boyer and her methods admirably, A strong organization, including as leading man, Ferdinand Tidmarsh, Richard I. Scott, Jane Stuart, Julia Earle, Corda Davy, Ida Elliott, Henr; Testa, Jimmie Brown, Thaddeus Wii- ber, Daniel J. Lawler, W. J. Don- r;{cll]{ William McCarthy and Bert all. Omaha will be one of the first cities to be visited by Lew Fields and com- pany in “Step This Way,” which plays at the Boyd Friday and Satur- day, October 6 and 7, with a matinee on Saturday. This delightful musi- cal revue, which ran in New York all last winter, finishes its long engage- ment of the summer in Chicago, Sat- urday, September 30, and after four days in Milwaukee, jumps to Omaha, making an unusual attraction for the last part of Ak-Sar-Ben week. e Marie Pettes will make her next local appearance in “The Woman He Married” at Boyd's theater, starting next Sunday, for five nights, with bar- gain matinees every day. Miss Pettes won popular favor here as a stock star and her. present work is marked with the same degree of success. Last season she was here with Walker Whitesides in “The Ragged Messen- ger.” Associated with Miss Pettes are Walter Scott Weeks, John W. Lott, Marie Louise Benton, Kate Pryor, Alfred P. James and Emmett O'Reilly. The upward trend of burlesque is well illustrated by the production which'is being given this week at the popular Gayety theater by “The Hip, Hip, Hooray Girls.” A few years ago it would have been deemed im- possible to give, in connection with burlesque, an olio of such high class vaudeville, with such a feature as that presented by “the Six Diving Belles.” Jessie Southerland and Trixie Norris, the two chief divers, have won na- tional fame for their remarkable water feats, and there is nothing in the diving line which is not included in their act. The woodland pool scene, which furnishes the setting for the act is one of great beauty with its mammoth water-fall of real water. To those who are interested in the me- chanical detail of stagecraft, it may be said that the tank used in this act is the largest tank of water ever used on any stage, and practically requires the rebuilding of the stage to make place for it. Thursday night there will be a diving contest for local men and boys, and on Friday night, Omaha's feminine swimmers will compete, Handsome silver trophy " The Six Diving Belles 2 Lew Fields n"Step This Way* Coming to Boyds ) At the tmpress ¢ ‘J?u.‘/z Wren*e® cups will be awarded the winners of each contest. Today's matinee starts at 3 o'clock. Ladies’ matinee daily all week. Prelles’ Miniature Circus headlines the Empress vaudeville bill for the four first days of this week. This act stands supreme in animal acts of its kind and introduce some feats in training undreamed of in the past. “The Robbery of the Overland Mail,” a dramatic sketch entirely played by, the animals on the stage alone, is absolutely original. “Serving a Musical Menu,” in a m i manner, P. George, the mus also has a novelty worth while. Ralph and Whitehead and Pauline Haggard, favorites of musical comedy, and Roth and Roberts, who bill them- selves as “The Wop and the Cop,” comedians, appear on the same bill, and from all reports on hand are giv- ing everywhere a good account of themselves. . “The Rosary” has been selected by the Williams Select Players for this week's play at the Krug theater, be- ginning Sunday matinee and contin- uing for eleven performances, every evening, with the Sunday matinee and the usual matinees on T Thursday and Saturday. a vehicle to' carry a story of love to its just reward and is unusually con- | FUIEIENINEEAINERINAIIIININDG sistent in action, the truth is made | plain. It offers a titular character in | Rev. Brian Kelly, bu. the character | does not detract from all the others, | it being one of those modern plays | that will assist Mr. Williams to carry | into effect his “no star” policy. Every | act of the play will be a reproduction of the original production, which had | one of the largest and most success- | ful runs in New York City some few | seasons since. i . Amelia Stone and Armand Kalisz will be the stellar feature at the Orpheum for the week of October 1, | NEW TONITE RU 8:20 Onahas Latest and Best Stock Co. THE WILLIAMS’ SELECT PLAYERS E. E. Rose's Powerful Play “THE ROSARY” Next Woek—"Polly of the Cireus” TOoDAY 2:30 Wholesome Play Ever Written An Emblem of Purity “OMAHA'S FUN ;YENTEH Lally Mats., | Even'gs, 15 That Brand New Enthusiastic Show Munfen HIP, HIP HOORAY GIRLS jiuwie PIE nd a great vaudeville ollo, Suatamalian MRrimba players: res d, song bird, and the DIVING BELLES. Amateur diving contests Thursday and Friday Nites. Trophy cups to winners. Ladies’ Dime Matinee Week Days. - Florence Basler - Palmer VOICE CULTURE Pupll of Freytag-Frey—Berlin. Pupils prpeared for church and concert STUDIO, 1807 FARNAM ST, Phone Doug. 8634, Omaha, present: “Ma’'mzelle.” Allan Woolf and the lyrics by Mr. Kalisz, bill wil Scott's | “Husband and Wife” Feature 0f Grand Program Today The Grand Holbrook Blinn Wife,” heart in part of Week Starting By Harry THE Prices: Matinee, KA 0.0 THE E. Aldrid Berce | At the lfrug | branch Sherwood an operatta called The book is by Edgar Saturday, October 7, Beginners Monda; ceived in Mond made for private Another feature on the same I be George Howell in Agnes sketch, “The Red Fox Trot." Phone Douglas 494. THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE Mat., Daily, 2:15; Every Night, 8:15. TODAY ANNA WHEATON James—MULLEN & COOGAN-—Alan n “ODD NONSENSE.” The Leading Italian Pianist G. ALDO RANDEGGER In an International Repertoire. BERT LEVY The Famous Artist-Entertainer. THE GLADIATORS A Combination of Prod’;ious Strength and Graceful Motion. BRIGHTONS Artistic Ragpickers. Edna Brothers & Co. in “THE MIGHT HAVE BEENS." By Robert W Orpheum Travel Weekly The World at Work and Play seats (except s.nm!.y and Sunday), 28c. Nights, 10¢, 25¢, 50c and 75¢c. OYD'S Yot b THEATER WINSOME “THE LITTLE LADY FROM LONESOME TOWN" Matiness, 10c-25¢ NEXT WEEK--“THE WOMAN HE MARRIED.” Friday and Saturday, Lew Fields In “Step This Way.” Course in Harmony, History, Ear Trainin, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tuesday and Friday. High School Class 80 Phene Harney 5 Opening today for four days PRELLE’S CIRCUS Most Original Dog Act In audeville NOVELTY TRIO Comedy Singing, Musical ' Ralph Whitehead and | Pauline Haggard I-nchl and and | Musical Comedy Favorites “A“l !:'fif““ '] ROTH & ROBERTS Carroll. | of the Wop and the Top. Photoplays—Best and latest always. Borglum Piano School 2661 Douglas Street. (Pupils of Wager Swayne) Solfege-Schvarts Method, Sneddon, dancing for adults and children BllsEy, i et For information call Red 8002 306 Lyric Bldg. 11lll.‘.flfl{l!lfilllflNm\lli!ww_\wfll!fiififl Sunday Mat. warns OEP 1 . 24 MATS. WED., THURS., SAT. NANCY BOYER~ Story of the Woman Who Paid Nights, M. JONES—PIANO STUDIO Reopens September 11, 1916. Music School, Room 4, Wea \ TURPIN’S SCHOOL OF DANCING ~— First Children's Class Now open, Adull . No more pupils re- rrangements may be ins Saturday, September 30, 8 p. ~—Applications should be mac Adult Advanced Tuesday, y classes after October 10th. A A 26th and Farnam Stréets. ly. feature of the program at. the today will be Gail Kane and in “Husband and a five-reel feature of intense nterest. A comedy will also be the bill, LRI Martin W. Bush Studio, Instructor at Sacred Heart PIANO « 12-13 Baldrige Block 20th and Farnam St. Phone Harney 863. Academy. SEE THE World’s Smallest Mother DOLLETTA On the King’s Highway ASSOCIATED RETAILERS GRAND.. OPERA AND CONCERT COURSE AUDITORIUM 1916- 1917 OMAHA The Ellis Opera Co. Direction C. A. ELLIS General and Musical Director, CLEOFONTE CAMPANINI Chorus of 60 Ballet MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1916 “CARMEN” Geraldine Farrar Lucien Muratore Helen Stanley Clarence Whitehill Rita Fornia Leon Rothier AND COMPLETE CAST of 16 Orchestra of 60 TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1916 “IL TROVATORE” Emmy Destinn Morgan Kingston Louise Homer Giovanni Polese Alma Peterson Constantin Nicolay AND COMPLETE CAST LIST OF ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS, SEASON 1916-1917 Fritz Kreisler, Dec. 4th. John McCormack, Jan. 23d Mendelssohn Choir, with nationally known orchestra, date to be announced later. Owing to the great demand for seats it will be necessary Important: that subscriptions which have not been remitted for be- fore October 1st be replaced on sale. Mail or phone orders for season tickets, accompanied by check or money order to Miss Mc- Namara, treasurer. Phone Douglas 1614, Brandeis Stores, or Information Bureau, Burgess-Nash Co., Phone Douglas 137, Omaha, will be filled immediately. Subscription cards may be exchanged at any time at the box office of the Auditorium for the seat tickets for the season. GEORGE BRANDEIS, C. C. BELDEN, LOUIS C. NASH Telephone Douglas 137. }(Jommittce in Charge. A. L. GREEN, Local Manager. Care of Burgess-Nash Co., Omaha. August M. Borglum, Madame Borglum Paris Harmony-—Public Performance. Classes in artistic and ball-room and Sight Reading. Also Bldg., 18th and Farnam, Bellevue College,