Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-09
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Coming Attractions For This and
other Weeks at the Two Theaters.
Omaha has been RECALLED with operas rep
resenting nearly all nations on the globe ex-
cept Turkey, and tomorrow night this type
as illustrated in "Said Pasha," will be pre-
sented at Boyds by a company of singers,
| including such well known and recognized
artists as Francis Gailard, John T.. McWade,
| Harry L. Rattenbury, Fred Lennox, Stanley
| Felch, Joseph S. Greensfelder, Harry Cas-
| sdy, William JONES' Richard Garrick, Miss
| Ida Mule, Miss Ada Somers, Miss Alice
| Gaillard Miss jessie Woods, Miss Alice
| Brewster and strong chorus. Where it
| has been given, press and public have pro-
| nounced this opera an immense, entire, un-
| euuivocal, artistic, brilliant and ringing sue
cess. In stage settings and costumes
than either sr'a the "nkadon "Little fyooon,S %
"Nanon," or any of the other comic produc-
| tion. Everything about it is new and mag
| nlficent. Miss Ida Mule is the petite lady
| who was here during fair week two years
ago with the Frederick Opera company.
| Throughout "Said Pasha" there runs vein
| of lively, catchy and frequently brilliant
| music, while the duets, quartettes and other
| arranged music are very pleasing. The argu-
| ment is well conceived, and contains both
wit and humor. The story of the "Said
Pasha, a Turkish diplomat, to make trip
around the world, and take with him Hassan
Bey his first officer. Serena, his daughter,
who loves Hassan, wants to go, too. Hadad,
| tramp sailor, and Nockey manage to DIS
guise Serena as sailor boy Terano, rich
| young Mexican. also goes round the world
looking for an ideal wife. He. is willing to
| pay dearly for her. Hadad offers, for a re-
ward, to get the ideal wife, both for the
Pasha and Terano. She is found at Box
hara, India, aud Terano falls in love with
her. The receipts of tomorrow nights per-
| formance will be donated to the Johnstown
fund.
ssThe Paymastern is an Irish play in every
| sense of the word. The stirring incidents
are laid on Emerald soil, the characters are
manly natives of the Isle, and the brogue is
prevalent. The dialogue is the embodiment
| Of melodious utterauces, which touch the
well.spring of human feeling, while the more
humorous side is expressed in well chosen
Irish wit. The paymaster is Robert Emmett
OConnor, an Irish lieutenant in an English
who is Infatuated with O'Connor's sweet
heart, Miss Ethel Miley. Actuated by
spirit of revenge, the colonel steals the cash
box of the paymaster just as the latter is
about to pay on the regiment. Being unable
to produce the money, he is arrested, after
wards escapes through the connivance of an
Irish servant by plunging into the river
running close to the prison. Act fourth pre-
the RESCUE. :, of Miss ,Miley. from
a watefy grave into which she
has oeen thrown by the colonel. In the fifth
and last act, yirtue is it's own reward, good
ness is triumphant over vice, the hero is re-
warded by the hand, heart and fortune of
the heroine, and avarice is duly punished
The play will be seen for the first time in
this city at Boyd's opera house the last three
nights of this week. With it the season at
Boyd's comes to close. "a!',
Sotheru had a very successful engagement
l hor Hic tardo
noon and evening, were large ones and they
| enjoyed his performances of "fhe Highest
Bidder" and Lord Chumley'' immensely.
Sothern is undoubtedly the cleverest young
actor of the present age.
sour Boys" H. J. Byron's delightful
comedy, which was produced for the first
. time at the Vaudeville theatre, London, jan
uary IS, 1871. running for over 1.5O0 nights,
will be performed by a number OF we'll,
known am atuers at Washington hall, June
| IL, for the Johnstown sufferers. The per-
formanc will be given under the auspices OF
Mrs. G; II: Gardner. Mrs: Herman kountze,
, | Mrs. H. w. Yates, Mrs Caldwell and Mrs
, Nick enna The play, which Is one of the
most delightful of all the English comedies,
) will be cast as follows:
| Talbot Champneys Mr.. Charles A. Howe
! Perkyn Middlewick. Mr.. Archibald Powell
l Charles Middlewick. -. Lieutenant Wright
kempster "a butler) ......Mr Charles Deuel.
RGdes Rea msrsse sssvan Miss Mabel ssoom
a Clarrissa Champneys miss Anna Millard
D Belinda Ia maid of all work. -. Miss Shears
: The Eden Musee will offer double bill
Y the coming week. Every department will
I undergo a complete change and new and in
! teresting features will be placed. The Fifth
: | Avenue Theatre company, composed of six
= teen people, with Neil Florence, lately will
= = the twelve Temptations" will present
= ''Ten Nights in Bar Room" on Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after
u noon and evenings, and "Josh Whitcomb
y on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons
and evenings. Despite the fact of the in
crease in attractions the price still remains
! at one dune to all.
: H. w. Bishop. the jolly old man with
r SOthern, went starring a few years ago in {
d piece called ''Strictly Business" but To-
o want of proper management. he was com
s PEELED to get back into the ranks.
s Prof Young and the gentlemen associated
" with him are preparing to give another tw'
}, or three nights season of their comic opera
Q "Mr. Sampson, of Omaha" 1t takes plac
= IL Q 24th of this month, at the Grand.
J, July 10 and II, the Bostonians, on their re
a turn from the coast, will fill an engagement
: at the Grand opera house.
$ Injured by a Horse.
q q Mrs. Sims, lady living on Twenty-fourtl
i. and Webster stseets was badly injured las
4 nba lad, of ha