Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-29
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BOOB ings at the Various Theaters fo
the Coming Week.

Book ings at the Various Theaters for
the COMING Week..
Amusement lovers will have an opportun-
iy to witness Charles Hoyt's latest success,
"a Midnight Bel, ~ at Boyd's, the first three
nights of this week. 1t is the custom of Mr..
Hoyt's friends to refer to him as Il very
lucky young man. MIR. Hoyt is a very keen
and careful student of our present dramatic
stage. He has n most sagacious comprehen-
sion of the amusement tastes and de-
mands of what can be called the multitude,
and to them he caters. In "A Midnight
Belr' MIR. Hoyt seems to have struck the
keynote of the public fancy. He recognizes
the demand for plays OF the 'Old Home
stead" order and has written "a Midnight
Bell" to take a vantage of the public taste
and the dollars that always follow from IT'S
qualification. The enormous run the piece
had of nearly five months in New York il
pretty good evidence that Mr.. Hoyt had
caught the theatrical public.
New York critics are unanimous IL their
verdict that "a Midnight Bell' is by far the
best work OF this clever author. 1t is said to
be absolutely different from his former Of
forts. The piece has a distinct plot. The
scene is laid in New England, and introduces
the country school. the village church choir
rehearsal, the sewing circle and chatting So
ciety, the coasting slide, and every character
that is included in country pleasure, even the
city dude and the school marin, and it Is
needless to say that MIR. Hoyt makes every
character prominent enough TO be u necessity
IN The story. which tells OF q bank robbery
and the various undertakings in capturing
the thief, who, as in real career, turns out TO
be the cashier. and who is caught by the in.
nocent efforts of a country deacon to extri-
cate himself from a church beltry, in which
he had been accidentally imprisoned.
The piece is in four acts aud the entire
scenery for the production is carried by the
company. which is said TO be not only very
intricate and novel in construction, but won
derfully realistic. That there is great
curiosity among Mr.. Hoyt's many admirers
to see what his new effort is, is evinced by
the very large demand for seats.
Commencing next Thursday evening,
Thomas w. Keene, the eminent trogedian,
will appear at Boyd's In a comprehensive
and brilliant repertoire, presenting on Thurs,
day, the opening night, Bulwer Lytton's
masterpiece, 'Rlchelieu" On Friday night,
for the first time here. he will be seen in his
latest grand successful creation of Louis
XII" AT the matinee Saturday as "Shy-
lock" and on Saturday night in his famous
Interpretation OF "Richard Ill" MIR. Keene
never was in more robust health than at the
present time, aud he comes supported by a
most praiseworthy company, included among
which are such names as George Learock,
Miss Lavina Shannon, Miss Henrietta
Vaders, Frank Henning, William Humphries,
Edmund Lawrence, James Mitchell, Willard
NeWali ana Mrs. ,. Is. Bahn, who Tor nifty
two seasons has been one Of the shining
lights OF the American stage, as well as
others OF equal merit. Every work as
presented will be accorded magnificent sur.
roundIngs, and particular pans will be given
to the perfection of every detail as regards
costuming, which will be historically cor
rect, OF Mr.. Keeue's acting nothing need
he sad. Few interpreters of the works of
the great masters of the English drama are
better known here, and but few are more
popular. The repertoire which he presents
will afford him every opportunity for the
display OF his wolf recognized histrIoLic
powers.
Thespatrons of the Eden Musee are to be
enlightened this week in o very novel way.