Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-04
THE THEITERS.

Frank Daniels, In his ever interesting
comedy, Little Puck ~ will close his present
Omaha engagement at Boyd's new theater
this evening. Never since Mr.. Daniels went
into comedy, has he played to poor business
in Omaha, and it is a well known fact that he
is one of the greatest of our favori ties. He is
certainly the masterspirit Of modern farce,
and is responsible for the development OF a
higher grade of farce comedy in this country.
He has always been associated with the best
of this style of plays, and he has always been
surrounded by a lot of clever and attractive
people.
The new society play by Benjamin F.
Roeder and Walter G. Bello WIS, 1.-THE Old,
Old Story" which will be presented this
afternoon and the balance of the week
at tho Farnam Street theater by West
s. Sabel's company of New York play
ers, takes rank with the most notable dramas
of American life. The play will be found to
be healthy in tone and brilliant and forcible
in expression. 1t is purely American. and
one of genuine human interest.
The story is one of struggle in a
woman's heart between love and duty, a
common human experience which is always
an interesting spectacle. A young woman,
whose thoughtful, honest nature is at least
refreshing to the spectator. feels herself in
duty bound to marry u man whom she does
not love and to sacrifice a man whom she
does love. The motive which impels her to
this course is comprehensible; more than
that, 1t awakens sympathy. She consents to
marry the man whom she does not love, not
merely because he is the son of her guardian,
her closest friend since childhood, TO whom
she has been tacitly betrothed, but chiefly
because this man, his fathers partner in
business, has betrayed his trust, has men,
aced her family and its good name with dis
grace and dishonor, and can only avoid it
with the aid of her fortune. Her confession
to the man she loves and whom she puts
aside from a sense of justice has, therefore,, a
true, spontaneous ring of passion in it. The
play will be interpreted by the following
cast:
Nathaniel Beekman firm Of Beekman &
Son. bankers Broad street, New York;
Sidney Beekman his son and junior part
Philip HarieiEh "a young EnsI!sGnany 1'''
cyrui; bliss, Nj. D. "a iphysic'ign q the old /"
Arc iSeoG Sherwood private ,i ssG E Wbls9n to Deal
Hickman 4 son)..,... Mr.. Daniel snbel
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Edith Hiss daughter Of pr: Bliss
Mrs, Ross Sherwood with . pencheat for
antiques. NM. Miss Isabelle Martin
Mrs, Beekman...,..., Mrs. Margaret Stillman
Carmencita's engagement of three nights
and Wednesday matinee begins at Boyd's
thcater tomorrow night. This girl has been
more written about in the last two years
than any woman in the country She is only
a dancer. She never speaks q word. And
yet she filled Roster Il Balls in New York
City for seventeen consecutive months, dan
cing every evening and only retiring when
the stage rules allowed no more encores.
Carmencita is a Spaniard. She was born
at Seville twenty-three years ago, Her
father is au olive dealer who lives near that
town with his family. Her name is Carmen
Daucat. When a child she was noted for
her love or dancing and her father and rela-
ugcs Joined In raising q purse to have her
taught the art. She first appeared ON tho
stage ut Malaga in 1880 and for four years
she danced throughoutSpain, winning the
highest praise from her conntrymen, who
christened her the Pearl OF Seville. Then she
went to Paris and from there to New York
ana commenced the season at Roster &
Balls which closed last July.
In appearance, she is small, with strong.
plump figure, IA very pretty face, thick black
hair, large black eyes, very red lips and very
white teeth. Her dancing Is unlike anything
ever seen in America, She has certainly
been the phenomenon in amusement circles
IN the last i've years. In order to ill out an
evenings entertainment a strong support
ing company mas been engaged, First comes
Won Suppe's one act operetta THE Lovely
Galatea." Then comes Carmencita In her
canoes, supported by tho Spanish students,
and the performance closes with the presen-
tauon of Ohenbach's one act comic opera,
Lave by Lantern Light Carmencita will
be seen in the Bolera, the CRchuca, the Man
ola and other Spanish dances, some of which
were never given during her New York en-
gagement,
The series Of lectures on siberia by Mr.,