Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-09
ADJUSTMENTS.


The necromancer, Hermann. assisted by
Nine. Hermann. the ebony Boomski, the
plump little person who helps in the bag
trick and the artists dream, and the clever
fellow who plays Barney, opened a short
engagement at Boyd's last night. The bill
is substantially the same which by the repe-
titiOn Of years has endeared itself to our
theater goers as an old and valued friend,
and one joins cordially with a multitude of
the wizards admirers here and elsewhere in
the hope that he may be spared long to turn
the familiar tricks in his cheerful Mephisto-
phelian way. species of novelty this year
is an experiment" called "Trilby," which
would appear to be display Of the phenom
enon of levitation. Nine. Herrmann's dance
is, as usual, an iridescent dream, rainbow
of shifting color, with the effect of many
tinted flame. The lime light man was at
times little tardy in his cooperation, but
the general effect was one of rare beauty,
marred only by the unseemly lantern-slide
exhibit of blackberrias and black babies, ad
vertisements and portraits. The orchestra,
under the direction of Mr.. Eddie Fox, fol-
lowed the example of the star in showing
all natures laws set aside" A rehearsal
or two in private with this gifted leader
would go far to take the curse away. Bust
ness was large last night and the audience
apparently enjoyed the entertainment. There
are two performances today, afternoon and
night.
The Pay Train" makes two runs for pop
ular favor at the Creighton today, the usual
matinee being given at 2:30 the engagement
closing with performance tonight The
story of the play is an interesting one, and,
presented with a competent company and
realistic and elaborate scenic effects, fur
nishes an enjoyable performance.
Every season since their organization the
Primrose & West Mnstrels have visited
Omaha and found always substantial well
come. a potent factor in their success and
reason of recurring welcome lay in the fact
that their announcements were always real
lied by the public, whose confidence they
nave thus won and retained. Their enter
tainment this season is said to be especially
attractive. The organization of whites and
blacks, headed by Primrose G. West, is
said to be the grandest aggregation ever got
ten together They include the highest min
strel talent available, comedians, musicians.
vocalists and specially artists. The local en-
gagement opens at the Creighton with mat
inee tomorrow. Two big cake walks will be
among the features of Monday and Tuesday
nights performances, the contestants being
among Omaha's colored 400 Entries are re-
ceived free at the theater box office. Nu-
merous valuable prizes will be awarded.
"The Colonels Wives" which will receive
its first Omaha production at Boyd's theater
on tomorrow Sunday evening, is said to be
the greatest hit of any comedy recently put
forward by the Frohmans. The San Fran
cisco press speaks in the most lattering
terms OF the company and play, and even
goes so far as to pronounce The Colonels
Wives" better in every respect than Char
lies Aunt" Too Much Johnson or Jane"
Gustave Frohman personally directs the tour
and performance of merit may be antici-
pated The sale of seats will open tomorrow
morning at . o'clock, for both Sunday and
Monday nights
Today Hermann, the Great, will close his
engagement at Boyd's theater by giving two
performances, matinee at 2:30 this after
noon and the regular evening performance
at o'clock.
On account Of wreck on the Burlington
road early Thursday morning which oh
structed the track two miles west Of Gales
burg, Herrmann's train was DELAYED so long
that he was unable to fill his date in Lincoln
The attraction at Creighton hall next week
commencing Monday, November II, will be
Miss Anna Eva Fay the Fair Mahatma"
Miss Fay, since last making a tour of this
country, has Travelled extensively through Eu-
rope, Asia and India. She spared no time or
expense in her studies and research
while among the priests Of theos-
ophy, and a result familarizad herself
with many of their customs and most secret
laws controlling the wonderful powers they
are known to possess, enabling her to ac-
complish that which to many has the appear-
ance of the supernatural Miss FAY in pre-
senting to the public a most wonderful and
bewldering exhibition of her powers dis
claims aught but the result of natural laws
Among her most mysterious phenomena and
one pronounced inexplicable by scientists is
''Somnolency," which will be presented to
the public during the engagement