Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-16
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Close OF a Very Successful Theatri-
cal Season-Next ears Outlook.

Close of a Very Successful Theatri-
cal Season-Next ears Outlook.
Omaha is the best show town between
Chicago and San Francisco.
This assertion is very frequently made by
advance agents and travelling managers.
They tell you that she simply knocks
Kansas City silly, while Lincoln, st. Joe
Leavenworth, Topeka and Des MONIES are
not in the same catalogue. Denver comes
nearer keeping up with the procession than
any other rival point. Kansas City has been
dead so long that she Is no longer included
in the routes laid out by big, expensive COM
panies. but they all clamor to get dates here.
Players like this town. That Is because
they find audiences capable of appreciating
good acting. One time last winter there
were five combinations spending Sunday at
the Millard, Barker and Cozzen's hotels.
1t would probably surprise people who
have not kept posted to know
the number of performances attended
by theater patrons since Gillmore's "Twelve
temptations were revealed to public view,
the middle of last August. Between Boyds
and the Grand, more than four-tifths of the
time has been filled.
Manager Boyd says he is very well salts
fled with the seasons work. Financially
and artIsticslly it has been flattering sue
cess. This assertion, however, may be quail
flied by another to the effect that, with
probably four or five exceptions, everything
the public has been called on to patronIze
was of the very highest class: consequently
any other result could hardly be expected
After the "Twelve Temptations" came
that famous Lyceum Theater company in
THE Wife, play that was intensely in
teresting Then came the very clever young
comedian, Nat g. Goodwin, who distn-
guished his engagement by appearing for the
first time in new play, Royal Revenge"
Goodwin was followed by Palmer's superb
cast, which gave such an excellent presenta-
tion of Jim the Penmann and Saints and
Sinners" Following them were Marie Pres
cott, Maggie Mitchell Jarbeau in starlight" !"
then Robson and Crane with their exceed
ingly entertaining comedy, 'The Henrietta" "
All these were here three nights each and
did a splendid business. They drew the
Enemy" Rose Coghlan, Carleton Opera
company, the Bostonians, Mr.. and Mrs.
Florence, Robert Downing, Harry Lacy and
hls still Alarm "The Stowaway," Jim
Colonel Sims, "Fascination, ), "King's Fool'
opera, Little Tycoon;" ''Said Pasha," e.
II. Sothern as Lord 0Chumley," which
made strong hot weather hit; Nine. Al
bani; Thatcher, PRIMROSE. 81 West. Dock
stader, Johnson & Slayin, German and vari
GUS other minstrel shows In addition to
these there were many others, not to men.
ton Booth and Barrett, Rosina Vokes, Sol
Smith Russell and Henry e. Dlxey.
All those named above and several en-
tirely new ones are booked for next season
1t may be said that the list now holding dates
includes ''The Wife" company, which
opens August 10 for three nights
''Sweet Lavender, will then be
given for the first time in Omaha Dick
Golden and his new piece, "Jed Prouty;''
Gillette and his Legal WFeck - Robert Man
tell, Hoyt's "Brass Monkey and "Midnigh,
Bell" Joe Polk and mis- ''Silent Partner;''
| the American Opera company, Patti Rosa
Little Lord Fauntleroy," Aronson and Me
! Call opera companies, and ''rhe Pearl OF
| Pekin,n are coming. IL may also bo men
| toned incidentally that Emma Abbott has q
| full week; "A Possible Case" three nights
| Booth and Modieska, an equal engagement,
| and Barrett half a week Mary Anderson
| Rosina and Victoria Vokes, Rose Coghlan
| w. III. Crane, Stuart Robson. the "Corsair;'
| Fanny Davenport and Hermann.who has sci
| New York wild, are in the bookings Man
| ager Boyd left for Gotham, Thursday even
| ing, and while there will secure other choice
| attractions.
During the vacation force OF PAINTERS
| yarnishers and decorators will bt
! at work in the house Frightening
! IL up; scenic artist has beer
| engaged, and everything belonging to
| the Interior arrangement wlll be made beau
| tful with an entirely new appearance
| There will be no changes la the stan.
The season at the Grand was also the mos
! successful in the history OF that house
Every one remembers the brilliant opening
made there by Mrs. Langtry; The great en-