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“emw=0rdon Wilde, the English shadow- Luluz \ ZConnell At bhe (Geor, Hamilton Green vt the Empress Dénman Thompson's remarkably euccessful, play, “The OIld Home-! stead,” contains all of the elements essential to make it not only a gool play, but a great play. Great, because | it hits the high mark of human na- ture; and tells a compelling story of urg). simplicity as it actually exists t leastin West Swanzey, N. H., where ! the ‘majority .of its inspiring scenes are laid. Its.splendidly drawn types of :New England charactetrs have been instrumentat in a large measura towards emphasizing that greatness, These same characters by their unigue expressiveness and quaint do- ings afford no end of laughable en- joyment. The contribution of old- fashioned and modern songs by af well-trainéd double quartet, the ap- pealing church choir, the comical an- tics/of the country.fiddlers who fur- nish the music for the funny Virginia reel, and all the other special features are: gttractive enough to keep an audience in the throes of hear!iepst en): Jjoyment. All jn all, “The Old Home stead” ought to receive a welcome at the prd,_opcnmg with matinee today for: §ix nights, with matinees Tues- ga ,’Wednesday, Thursday and Fri. ay. The d ¢ drama by Ralph T. Ketterlin “Which One Shall lpMarry?” will bge given at the Boyd, beginning next Suniday matinee.- “Which One Shall I Marry?” is a play built on unusual lines, with an intermingling of drama, comedy, tears and laughter. 4 P “Experience,” the modern morality Ela'y,_ will che presented by William lliott, F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest at the Boyd for three nights be- ginning Thursday, November 2, with matinee on Saturday. No American Flay of recent years has created-the rufc,und impression that “Experi- ence” has made. “Experience” will be followed by the biggest of Winter Garden suc- cesses, “The World of Pleasure,” on November 16,17, 18, and on Thanks- giving matinee and night Maud Allan the dancer of international fame. Miss Allan will be accompanied by an or- chestra. of forty pieces. =y The Orpheum antounces for the week, starting - matinee , today, Ivan Bankhoff" and Lola Girlie, with Maceieme Harrjson and a corps de ballet as the stellar feature of a pro- gram that_is.well varied and of Or- pheum class and standard. This dance featyrevis not only declared as pleasing “as, any: ever seen here in vaudeville, bitt one of the most. pre- tentious -a§ well, the suite of nine numbers " being invested’ with most tlaborate mountings. .One of the most ptguhr coriibinations to come to the Orpheum is McKay and Ar- dine, who will offer a singing and gnnclng skit called “On Broadway.” At Home," by Herbert Hall Wins: low, is to be the one-act comedy to Ye contributed by Lula McConnel! and’ Grant Simpson. Mr, and Mrs. Bankolt and Girlie Lucretra del Jalle Coming to the Brandels graphists from the Coliseum, Lon- don, are registered for a unique and pleasing act. Mary Melville, formerly of the sketch team, Melville and Hig- gins. returns doing a “single,” mn which she is said to be just as ex- hilirating and fupny as ever. Three brothers from Boston, the Du For Boys, are the originators of many dancing steps and they will endeavor to please with some of their own ideas in grace and novelty. Gym- nasty who perform hazardous feats are ‘the Leo Zarrell trio. Typical dances of Japan will be one of the motion (gicture features to be shown by the Orpheum Travel Weekly, and another subject will be the Zyuydcr Zee of Holland. Ty Elizabeth Brice and Charles King come to the Orpheum as the headline feature for the week of October 22. They are presenting musical comedy bits“in_what they call the vaudeville way. Pat Rooney and Marion Bent come as a feature act of the bill for the week of October 22. They will present a second edition of “At the News Stand.” The attraction at the Brandeis the- ater next Saturday, October 21, mat- inee and evening, will be Neil O'Brien’s minstrels, with an entirely new stage sctting and ne Martin W. Bush PIANO Studio 12-13 Baldrige Blk,, 20th and Farnam Sts. Phone Harney 863. Instructor at Sacred Heart , Academy. BRANDEIS Matinee THEATER and Night Sat. Oct. 21 Oscar F. Hodge Presents NEIL O’'BRIEN’S MINSTRELS The Foremost Organization of its Kind in America. Everything New This Season. Special Features. “The Jitney Joy Bus” Eddie Ross Prémier Monologist “The Ebony Yacht Club” “The Bold, Brave Black and Tans” Prices: Matince, 25¢ to $1.00. Night, 25¢ to $1.50 W:ek Beginning Monday, Oct. 23 Matinees Wednesday and Saturday THE MISSION PLAY By John Steve n McGroarty THE PAGEANT-DRAMA OF THE AGE California History and Romance 969 Performances in Its Own Theater at San Gabriel, California Prices: Matinees, 25¢ to $1.00. Nights, $25¢ to $1.50. Scats Tomorrow Bske Ofora Coming b the Brandeis THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER_15, 1916. ers in"The Ok Womestead” | 44 Boyds | throughout, and without a single ol feature. Mr. O'Brien is a good part of the show, but he has surrounded him- self with a lot of other good enter- POPULAR CONCERT e BY e Omaha Letter Carriers’ Band T TRe tainers, dancers, singers and comedi- ans. Among these are Eddic - Ross, 'Lasses White, Steve Wehrer, James Barrardi, Earl Holmes, Major Nowak and George Peduzzi. The first part this year has a particularly pretty sct ting, composed entirely ué a preity {shade of cretone and the scene bears a remarkable resemblance to an clab- orate bonbon box. After the first part, the new features are “The Jitney Bus,” a screaming one-act sketc written by O'Brien himself, in whict he plays the principal part; “The “bouy Yacht Club,” a big dancing wumber, staged by James Gorman and a one-act playlet called *‘The Jold, Brave, Black and Tans,”" writ- ten by George M. Cohan for the fa- mous “Friar's Frolic,” and it was through the courtesy of the Yankee Doodle comedian that it was secured for the minstrels. It deals with the present Mexican flare-up and is said to be a most humorous concoction Taking the 1 story of Cali- fornia days to the millions of Amer icans who may never hope to come themselves to California, the world famed “Mission Play” left its home in San Gabriel early in September for a tour of the principal cities of the United States t?m( will last for more than two years. “The Mission Play” goes upon its tour with all the sumptuous settings which have marked its production at San Gabrie! —the productions which have drawn thousands and which have spread the fame of the play around the world, It carries nearly one hun dred people, making it the largest traveling troupe an the road. These people, most of them, grew up around San Gabriel, where the play v and while they are not professional actors, neither are they amateurs. They have grown into the play as the nlay has grown, a part of their lives. ihey are Californans—real Califor- nians. Some of them are descendants of the first Spanish famiiles that set- tled in the province of California. The Indians in the play are California mis- |3 sion Indians, with Indians of many other tribes, but all Indians. Their paint is Indian paint. not grease paint. The first act is laid on the shores of the bay Diego, “the Harbor of the Sun,” in the year 1769—the fateful year when California has its begin- ning. Here, in the golden land of the far west, men's minds turned .rather to the conquests of love and peace. and with the fitting out of the expe- dition “sent to gather the California Indians to the fold of God, the good priest, Padre Junipero Serra. and the Spanish visitador, General Galyes, in fitting out their expedition to Califor, nia, thought much of the winning of he heathen—little of the an Old Title 'ton, ins Jack Conway %7 2 Beauty Choral Char See nd laugh yourself weak ny] Performance Frid Nite Lodiss” Dime Matinss Every Woek i’?’;_ “our, *unko, Florence Basler-Palmer VOICE CULTURE Pupll ¢f Freytag-Frey~—Berlin Pupils prepared for ilmnh and concert work. STUDIO, 1807 FARNAM ST. Phone Doug. 8634, Omaha. For the Benefit of THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES “AUDITORIUM Sunday, October 15, at3P. M. |: 10¢ Acmission to All Parts of the House Borglum Piano School 2661 Douglas Street M. Borgls Madame Beorglum A“""(Pupu-.:' ‘\I:I.u'nr S::n.) 'fege-Schvartz Method, Paris. sl:n'r.goly—-'?llb?l‘ ;"'-'-llu. 6 Nights 5 Matinees BARGAIN NATIN The Double Male Quartette* BOYD'S THEATER Commencing SUNDAY poees Sun.-Tues.-Wed, -Thurs.-Fri. 10-25¢ Nights--10c-25¢-35¢-50c and 75¢ 30th Annual Tour of the Greatest Rural Comedy Ever Written _ Denman Thompson’s Everlasting Play With All its Original Excellence Dear to the Hearts of Millions. It Teaches a Lesson of Geodwill to All Mankind. Oct. 15 The Famous Grace Church Choir AND VICIN Comstock and Morris Gest to brin of “Experience,” the most wonder day and generation. confronting Youth—the average / the world for Fame and Fortune. “Experience” is properly called America.” a sensation elsewhere, here. I am sure i I am proud and happy to be able theatergoers of this city. Mail or (Signed) T0 THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA This is the most important theatrical announcement I have ever made during my long career as a manager in this city. I have just contracted with Messrs. William Elliott, F. Ray at the Boyd theater for three nig.ats, commencing Thursday, No- vember 2, with a-bargain matinee Saturday. “Experience” is, ‘without doubt, the It ran nine mont! months in C.icago and five months in Boston. munity where it is presented, it invariably receives the enthusi- astic indorsement of the clergy of all creeds and denominatinns. “Experience” is a modern moralit; bart, telling in ten vivid and powerful scenes of the temntat os I know of my own knowledge that this play has been It is tie biggest show I have booked in ten years. believe another one as big will come along in the next ten years. October 30. Best secure your seats early. ImY { their magnificent production ul play in America, to Omaha eatest success of this in New York, seven In every com- drama by George V. Ho- young man—going forth into “The Most Wonderful Play in t will arouse enormous interest I don’t to bring “Experience” to the ders now. Seat sale, Monday, W. J. BURGESS, Manager Boyd Theater. rew up: ville Ferture:; Three Bu'lowa | E53 irls on :M'Silvel Wire and Thl‘ll.":f;hy 3 physical conquest of the land for|the Mexican government, and Spam. | driving away of the padres and the The second act is lah at the mis-| Indian neophytes. A sion of Carmelo, Padre Junipero's' The Mission Play will hold the own mission near Monterey, and the boards at the Brandeis theater for settings of the act are sumptuous the entire week beginning Monday, with all the pomp and beauty of the October 23. Regular matinees will time, In this act is s"own the color-| be given. A ful peageant of the Indian arts and Sengy crafts, marking their progress in Fiske O'Hara, the Irish actor- civilization; and in comes the great ‘ficsta” scene, with its wonderful portrayal of Spanish folk songs and dances. such as no is act likewise singer, will present his new comedy, stage has witnessed before the com | M s ! 0 atinee ing of the Mission Play. The tim«| Daily, 2:15 is the year 1784 [v’.ry. The third act, laid in the ruins of the old mission of San Juan Capis- trano, in its day the most glorious of the missions, tells the story of the ruin of the work of Padre Junipero showing what followed upon”the con- fiscation of the mission properties by | Night, 8:18 IVAN EMPRESS Lula Grant McCONNELL & SIMPSON Present a One-Act Comedy, “AT HOME" MARY MELVILLE (Late of Melville and Higgins) COffering Herself Alone Royal Ital'an Sextet’e Vecalists ~=4 “=-t-umentalists Supreme. Leffingwell and Gale Present'ng “A Night at the Lodge” Entertainers of Merit GEORGE Lordons Casting Act. Special Comedy Photoplay Program. Vesue's’ Latest Laugh Produser “A Touch of High Life" PRICES-—Matinee, '.“"NI W““Wk‘ T T R T e AR O ‘ of Omah Present " Direction J C. A.ELLIS | at the AT “Carmen” | GERALDINE FARRAR HELEN STANLEY, RITA FORNIA AND COMPLETE CAST MARIE RAPPOLD LOUISE HOMER ALMA PETERSON SR e e W T A T i T A T AND COMPLETE CAST & here at prices unheard of in other ci.ies. First 2 Rows, Balcony........ E 5th, 6th and 7th Rows, Balcony. .. g 86th to 45th Rows, Arena. . ... 8th and 9th Rows, Balcony...... GEORGE BRANDEIS, C. C. BELDEN, LOUIS C. NASH. Committee In Charge the’ THE BEST OF VAUDEVILL! WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15. BANKOFF &GIRLIE MADELEINE HARRISON and Corps de Ballet PRk Mk s SN LEO ZARRELL & COMPANY McKAY & ARDINE “ON BROADWAY"” Toe Bass serts fexce-t S-turdiy and Sunday) 8e. GHTS =106, 256, 50¢ and T8, huuumnpsl»m:rmn|:tuu1nlnwmmlmmmummmmnmmmmlmm Associated Retailers || TheEllisOperaC General and Musical Director | CLEOFONTE CAMPANINI CHORUS OF 60—BALLET OF 16—ORCHESTRA OF 60 Auditorium MONDAY EVENING,. OCTOBER 23,. 1916. LUCIEN MURATORE CLARENCE WHITEHILL LEON ROTHIER TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1916. “Il Trovatore” MORGAN KINGSTON GIOVANNI POLESE CONSTANTIN NICOLAY There Are Good Seats ‘Left é On Sale at Box Office, Auditorium : Below will be found a table show'ng the prices of single tickets for each of the attractions; published to show what the Associated Retailers are do- | ing for the cause of good music in Omaha, by bringing these attractions § Prices for Single Performance First 15 Rows, Arena........coovveeeennnnn, 16th to 25th Rows, Arena...............cou.us 8d and 4th Rows, Balecony.................... 26th to 35th Rows, Arena.................... “ee . 10th Row, BalcOny. iucsiiceiiesieveinisoies s | | Associated Retailers of Omaha I Care of Burgess-Nash Co. § 6—B “His Heart's Desire,” for the approval of our playgoers for four days, be- | ginning October 29, at the Brandeis. %‘hr play is the work of Anna Nichols |and Adelaide Matthews. | i —_— | The attraction at the _popuhr Gay- lety theater this week is pte\y and Campbell's new “Liberty Girls,” with (Continued on Page Seven, Column Three. ily . 2:18 n::d 8:18 E Ph. Doug. 494. LOLA Mr. & Mrs. GORDON WILDE The Famous English Shadow- graphists From the London Co'iseum 3 DU FOR BOYS Avistocrats of Dancing kst ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY Around the Wor'd with the Or~heum Cir- cuit's Mot'on Picture Photographers. OTTIE a .$6.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 200 1.00