Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-24
ADJUSTMENTS,

| ten by our local play -goers. The manage
ment has given ample assurance that the
spectacle will be given with the same gen
| erous attention to detail that witnessed its
memorable New York run of a year.
The attraction at Boyds theater tonight
| will be ]. X. Emmett, "Our Fritz" as he is
| familarly known to theater-goers, in his ever
| popular comedy, Fritz in a Mad House. "
| The play affords Mr. Emmett an excellent
vehicle for displaying his peculiar talent, ad-
| mitting of the introduction of the singing and
dancing for which "Our Fritz" Is famed.
| Mr.. Emmett comes this year surrounded by
| company Of unusual excellence. Miss
| Emylne Barr, Mr.. L.. p. Hicks, Miss Kate
Eckert, Willard Newell, Laura S. Howe, Mr..
Gilbert Braithwaite. George Hernandez and
little Baby Spencer Sinnot are among the
prominent names in the cast.
"Down In Dixie" Is a title that exactly hits
the play to which It belongs. This play will
soon be an attraction in this city, coming to
the Creighton for four nights, commencing
Sunday matinee, December l. 1t was writ
southern life to tell very sensational story
and to provide an opportunity for the intro
duction of pickaninny band and lot OF
darkey singers In addition to the regular
dramatic company of white people. The
manly son of proud, rich planter loves a
girl Of humble origin. His family close their
doors on her, but she wins their love by
the courage and cleyerness with which she
defeats the plots Of two villains against them
She saves two lives during the course of the
play and both In very exciting circumstances.
Perhaps the most stirring scene In the drama
is that where the huge cotton compress is
used. A number Of big bales OF real cot
ton are compressed by this machine, DEM
orstrating its enormous power of pressure.
Two villains knock young naval officer
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the machinery and set fire to the warehouse.
The heroine breaks from the office in which
she Is locked and drags the officer from the
compress Just as Its great jaws are about to
close. An earlier feature OF this warehouse
scene is the Zouave drill by the pickaninnies.
Emily Bancker and her company of play
ers will present the comedy, "Our Flat" at
the Boyd for three nights and Saturday matt
nee The engagement begins with Thanks
giving matinee 1t will be remembered that
there is a scene in "Cur Flat" which shows
remarkable ingenuity and originality Ennis
saries of an installment house enter the fiat
and strip 1t OF its furnishings TO satisfy an
unpaid claim. The young wife is left alone
I'm her best room with nothing but few pill
lows, scarfs and curtains. With the as
slstance OF maid she undertakes TO repro
duce the former effect OF the Interior with
boxes, tubs and baskets draped with the cur
tains and soarfs In five minutes the work
Is complete and the audience is left to ad-
mire the result and moralze on the many
pretty devices to which woman will resort in
order to preserve appearances.
George w. Parsons heads the support as
the impecunlous playwright and husband. Will
Vaudeville as the theater manager. Phillip
II. Ryey In the character Of the unsuccess-
full actor, and Charles Leonard Fletcher as
the father law, need no introduction to our
public, and Anita Verns is doing the servant
girl this year. replacing Les Jarvis.
An event Of more than passing importance
will be the appearance of William H. Crane.
the comedian, at Boyd's theater on Monday
night In His Wifes Father" This play
has had an overfowing measure OF success
In all of the cities in which 1t has been seen.
and 1t is described as being a very clever
work. The play Will be repeated on Tuesday
night. Mr.. Cranes engagement being for two
nights. The story of the play relates to
Buchanan Billings, wealthy merchant, and
Nell. his only child. The scene opens on
the morning Of Nell's marriage TO Frank
Hamilton. and shows Billings supervising
the details Of the wedding breakfast. To
his little girl Billings has devoted his life,