Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-08
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Bookings at the Opera Houses For the
Coming Week.

Bookings at the Opera Houses For the
Coming Week.
All who would behold the nobest typo OF
womanhood should go to the New Grand
opera house on Monday evening and see
Miss Charlotte Thompson in her wonderfully
life-like impersonation of "Jane Eyre" We
first see her as the sighted, uucared for and
hated girl-heart broken, and yet with pride
and courage sufficient to resent in stinging
answer the taunts of her tormeptors and the
insults heaped upon her. She has one friend,
an uncle, the only one who spoke kind words
to her, and on the anniversary of his birth
day she paid sobbing tribute to his memory
by falling on her knees and beseeching his
portrait on the wall She is surprised in the
library by her tyrauical aunt, who sends her
to an orphan asylum in charge of cruel,
hypocritlcal, sanctimoniOus looking iDdivid
ual named Brocklehurst, "a verltable wolf in
shcep's clothing. Afterward we tind her
talented teacher as a govcrness in noble
mans family, where she is model of pro-
priety, never overstepping the most rigid
tests. Lord Robertson sees her worth from
the beginning. and tries her by the most
rigid tests. Her baleful aunt and cousin
appear upon the scene, and invidiously strive
to drive the poor orphan away from the on ly
home where she had ever found happiness
She determined to go and again throw her
self upon the tender mercies of n cold world :,
but Lord Rochester at last declared his pent-
up love aud her troubles are thus ended. All
these phases are portrayed with the most
beautiful grace and that unaffected natural
ness which gives Charlotte Thompson such
electric power over the crowds that nightly
throng to Witness her truly great and
artistic impersonatonS. The reserved seat
sale commenced yesterday, and will be re-
sumed at o'clock tomorrow morning
The Eden Musee during the past week has
been the scene of some remarkable sights.
AT each show every afternoon and evening
every department has been crowded, and IN
many instances people were turned away
This was the opening week OF the fall season
but the attendace has not only been greatly
IN excess of that of any previous week, but
the receipts have been larger than ever
taken in Mt "a similar resort outside of Chi
cago upon any occasion. More than 10000
people attended the Musee, and during the
week the receipts aggregated S9,6l130. Mana
ger Sackett is justly delighted with his sue
cess. and for the coming week has
arranged an unusually good show.
In the large theatre Cam and Macks
Lonuon company will present the popular
play, "Shadows of a Great City" In theatre
No. ., sam Lucas, the famous negro actor,
with Mrs Lucas, will present the same pro-
gramme they gave at the Bijou theatre in
Boston for 2O0 nights Manager Sackctt
pays the Lucases $3.50 per week. One of the
most interesting attractions Will be that en-
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and very clever decention. 1t consists of u
living woman being burned to death in the
presence OF the audience and then restored
to life. Among other attractions will be the
Climax quGrtette, che sweetest of all sweet
singers: Rawson, the great clup swinger;
DeVer, the famous French majicien; the
Wilmer sisters, three bright children, in
song and dance; Hindoo and his serDents,
representing living Ophidians, acting and
obeying their masters instructions. No less
,,.t, rtty;ll fhn Ia ciofn I,n
long haired wonders. These girls are aged
ten and twelve years. The length of their
hair is five feet and seven inches.
its first appearance in Omaha ut Boyd's
opera house, Thursday, September IL, three
nights and Saturday matinee.
The piece is satire on the one thousand
and one popular superstitlons OF the day, ana
lots of trouble is brought about by a brass
monkey. 1t causes divorces, breaking up of
engagements and failures in business, and is
a severe hooioo to whoever owns it,
The scene is an auction room, is very
amusing one, and serves as Il vehicle for the
introduction of many specially actoTs OF un-
usual merit.
The leading part is done by Miss Flora
Walsh, who Is pretty has good voice and
is good actress.
Mr.. Charles Drew, who was seen here as
the leading comedian with the Carleton
Opera company, PLAYS Jonah, the victim of
superstition
Pretty girls, pretty dancers, catchy songs
and a spice of new slang make the "Mohk''
a winner
The Razzle-Dazzle of the three toughs and
their musical information that there are
some flies on the audience, which is rather
personal, but not on the actors, Is funnier
than all else.
the entire production will be under the
personal direction of Mr.. Hoyt
Hermann. the worlds greatest magician
and prestidigitateur, commences an engage
meut of three nights and matinee at the New
Grand opera house Thursday evening next.
September 12. Hermann is an enchanter
with seemingly incxhaustiDle resources, He
is always devising some new mystery or lit
ting new clothes on an old mystery. There is
as much pleasure for the spectator in Her
maun's manner of doing things as in the
thing he does. His skill is amazing. He
manipulates live rabbits and ducks and other
unwIeldly material with as much easy grace
as he palms off the coin of the republic or
makes vanish an egg An especially inter
esting division of his programme comprises
a series of dissolving views, pretty works OF
art handled with singular effectiveness, and
his "I3lack Art" aud latest wonder "Crema-
tion." cever fail to excite amazement. The
pretty figure and agreeable face of Nine
Hermann, supplemented by IA charming man
ner and refined taste in dress, add sensibly
to the evenings enjoyment