The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-26

threatened to incapacitate him for any
future work in his profession. A man
must be agile and nimble To be OF much
use on the stage. He knew, however.
that ii would not mend matters to
worry, 30 he turned his thoughts on
pleasanter things. The tortured actor
let his thoughts take him to that far
away New Hampshire homestead. where
four generations OF his ancestors had
lived, and where he had seen so many
happy days as a boy. He brought to
his bed OF pain. the shaded lanes, the
dusty roads. the billy pastures, the
peaked roof school house, the meeting
house and the familiar faces at Swan
zey. and in spite of his pain, he lived
again amid the scenes Of boyhood. He
thought SO much OF the little New
Hampshire village and OF the home
stead where his father and mother still
lived. and when he became well again.
he could not drive them from his mind,
and the impulse grew strong within
him to weave into a story the incidents
guiled him as he lay on his bed, wrapped
in pain.
The actor was Denman Thompson and
the play was "rhe Old Homestead.
This afternoon and evening The Old
Homestead" will lie presented by an ex-
cellent company at the Lansing.
Manager Church will present to his
patrons one OF the most successful and
gorgeous productions, the famous spec
tacle THE Black Crook" Wednesday
and Thursday evenings II next week,
October 30 and 81. The popular favor
accorded spectacles in this country has
resulted in placing this grand old play
before the public in such a noteworthy
and costly manner, SURPRISING all the
most famous European productions:
this may justly be claimed by The
Black Crook" which was revived at the
New York Academy or Music two years
ago; and throughout the principal cities
last year and up to the present time it
has been most successful. owing to the
lavish manner in which the promoters
have mounted the spectacle. 1t sur
passes anything in it's line ever seen at a
popular price theatre in this country,
and is now, for the first time in this
city, and at popular prices. The COM
pany which will appear at the Lansing
next week is exceptionally strong. num-
bering 200 people. Among the principal
European novelties may be mentioned
Rexo and Memo, the contortion marvels;
Oporto, the great, in his Aladdin
changes; the Brothers Rixford. the Gel
ebrated Russian acrobats; Mile. Leon
tine, Mile Craske and Sarocco, three OF
the most celebrated premieres ever
brought to this country, an army OF
beautiful and lithesome coryphees, will
be seen bedecked with exquisite cos
tunes Of the rareet and most expensive
fabrics; gorgeous oriental ballots, elab-
crate scenery, and bright and catchy
music This production will positively
eclipse any previous attempts to place
before the public perfect show.
Theatre goers are preparing to la ugh
at "Old Hoss' William Hoey, who will
be seen in his new comic play, THE
Globe Trotter," at the Lansing on Mon
day and Tuesday nights, October 1919.
"Old Hoss," like wine. improves with
each successive year; we look at him
and laugh. hear him ard roar, then
wonder what we were laughing at, and
while we are wondering we go of again.
There is something SO solemnly unctu-
GUS about Hoey, 80 indefinably anus
ing, that it disarms criticism and defies
analysis. Hoey's new play gives him
much wider range Of opportunity than
he has ever had before OF course we
are to have him as "Old Hoss." What
play with Hoey in it would be complete
without the character he has made so
popular? But in addition to this Hoey
mas4uarades as woman, deaf and,
dumb woman. bewigged, powdered and
gowned in the most approved fashion :,
Hoey's ardent admirers can hardly i'm,
agine what kind of a woman he vii
make. That she will be funny, we arg
assured. For forty minutes it is said hs.
does not say word, but his newl..-
acquired ability as pantomimist pro.
duces even more laughter and enjoy
ment than ever before. Hoey wears Il