Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-28
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five nights, beginning with today's matinee.
"The Nabobs" is advertised as farce com.
edy, but might properly be called semi.
Legitimate The term farcical, however, is
not out OF place, rs the piece furnishes, and
most consistently, too, unusual opportunity
for graceful dances by pretty girls, grotcsque
dances by clever men, comic songs and Jolly
choruses by variety of versatile people In
the first act there is female seminary with
pupils who care less for classics than jolly
good time and can kick higher than first
class in mental philosophy and give skirt
dances that could scarcely be learned from
books. Indeed, the work done by the female
portion OF the company would be creditable
show in itself In the second act of this
musical absurdity q lesson in mythology is
taught by means of the seminary girls ar
rayed as Venus, Diana and other classical
beauties. In the last act there is an almost
constant stream of fun, interrupted only by
some charming musical numbers and spe-
cialty features. "The Nabob" Is one of the
prominent and cleverest farces ever seen in
Omaha.
DIR. Herbert L. Flint, the renowned mes
merist, will open weeks engagement at
Boyd's theater tomorrow Monday evening.
Dr. Flint has been playing in the towns and
cities of the Missouri valley and has made
for himself great reputation. Here is a
Nebraska City:
HE had dozen or more subjects upon
the stage, not single one of whom he
failed TO hypnotic. The first tests given by
the doctor were physical in which the oper.
ator showed the control Of the muscular sys-
tenn. Subjects were made to forget their
names, laugh, cry, dance and many other
amusing things. The most sensational act
performed was that entitled Catalepsy,'
during which the doctors daughter was put
hnr hnn "A pn
one chair and her feet upon another, and a
rock which required the strength of four
men to lift it was shattered on her sus-
pended body with large sledge hammer.
There is something wonderful and truly sur
prising in all of the acts performed by the
doctor.
The closing attraction at Boyd's theater
for the season will be Hallen & Hart in their
new comedy, "The Idea" Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 9 and e The play is built
somewhat upon the same lines as Later
On" their old comedy, but is more modern
and is brimfull of music In fact, under the
direction of John E. McWade, the old opera
singer, the Hallen g. Hart company has be-
come the strongest singing company OF all
The farce comedy companies ON the road
This company is just returning from sue.
cessful tour of the Pacific coast.
"O'Dowd's Neighbor. will be seen again
at the Farnam Street theater for three
nights, commencing next Friday night.
This will be the 1,0OOth performance
of this funny farce, and every lady
or child occupying seat on the lower floor
on Friday evening will be presented with
box of the finest French mixed candy.
"O'Dowd's Neighbors" is justly spoken Of
as an operatic farce comedy, the music of
which that smart bit of man, Mr. Mark
Murphy has put in the play justIfying its
title. In the course of the excitement the
following are among the selections: An
opening chorus by the O'Dowd quartet,
Messrs. Rogers, Reynolds, Erhard and
Riggs which is received with great en-
thusiasm nightly, the voices being spoken of
by New York papers as fairly rivaling the
celebrated Clipper quartet. Probably the
song Papa Wouldn't Buy Me Bow-Wow,
by Mr.. Murphy, me keS the hit Of the per-
formance. Judging from the old saying
make extremes meet" it strikes one as
being peculiar that the celebrated sextet
from Lucia di Lammermore," should fol-
low "on the Bowery;." still this is the
nature of things with "O'Dowds Neigh
bors.' Nothing has been thought of or said
in New York in five years which was funny
that cannot be discovered in "O'Dowds
Neighbors.'
Next Monday evening the Calhoun Opera
company comes back to Omaha, this time to
the Farnam Street theater. The company is
known in this city as one of the best, If not
the very best, of its class ever heard Dur.
tire repertoire of the company will be sung,
and it will probably be augmented by q
splendid presentation of "H. NJ S. Pima
fore" though this as yet is not absolutely
decided upon. The patrons of the farnam
Street theater will no doubt show their ap-
probation of Manager Burgess enterprise
in securing this very expensive organization
by an unusually large attendance, as aside
from the novelty of such an engagement at
this theater the intrinsic value of the enter
tainment offered is far in advance of the
prices charged.
Wonderland and Bijou theater continues
to present excellent entertainment, the
plays produced during the last few weeks
being among the best and most successful
dramas ever written. Next weeks produc-
ton will be no exception. A great perform
ance Is promised of "The Private Secre-
tary," which everybody knows as one of the
most popular comedies ever presented upon
any stage, and the Biiou stock company is
capable Of putting up good performance of
it. Manager Day has spared no expense to
make it success. The stage settings and
costumes of the lady members of the COM
pany will be very elaborate.
Preceding or concluding the drama an ex-
cellent specially program, containing some
of the best known performers in the profes-
sion, will be given.
At Exposition hall on Monday, May 80. at
3 and 8 p. m. Prof Loisette will deliver his
entertaining ana instructive lecture on
"Memory," or his new art of Never For
getting A good memory is one of the
things all desire and many lack. The pro-
fessors method. which he has taught for
over twenty years and which has net with
the app roval of some of the best
known men Of letters and teachers,
both in this country andabroad, as his tes-
timonials will show, enables a person with
good memory to very much improve it, and
as for Il bad memory why he makes that
a bsolutely good-so he benefits all He has
been very successful in the cure of mind
wandering. On May 81 the professor will
co mmence a course of class instruction, CON
tinuing the same Thursday and Friday, June
and 2, in the hall OF the Young Mems Chris
ii an association. His Monday lectures will
be free to all and tickets can be obtained on
application at Ford & Charton's music
rooms, 1908 Dodge street, and the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian association,
where tickets for the instruction class can