Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13

learned that the company has met with bad
business for the past month, and that 1t was
forced to abandon its tour and return to
Chicago. Just what Manager Henderson will
do is not known, but one rumor has 1t that
he will endeavor to placate the managers
whom he has disappointed with "Ali Baba"
with "Sinbad" a little later on.
"Charley's Aunt which comes to the
Creighton Thursday evening, when it begins
a three-night engagement, is a phenomenon
among modern farces. 1t was written by
Brandon Thomas. whose acting in 1.-THE PAN
tomime Rehearsal when he appeared In
America with Rosina Vokes, was so enthusiasts
ticaliy approved. Mr.. Brandon Thomas is act
ing still In London, where he is a great favor
lite, though there Is no necessity for him to
do any more work. ."Charley's Aunt" has
made him Independently rich, In the past
three years 1t must have netted him over
$500 600 In profits alone. Charles Frohman,
who owns the American rights Of the farce
and under whose direction it will be produced
at the Creighton, has cleared over 5000 900 by
the run of the piece in New York, the five
months run In Boston, the four months run
In Chicago and 100 nights In Philadelphia.
An idea Of the hold which "Charley's Aunt"
had on the New York folks will be obtained
when the fact is stated that many persons
went half a dozen times to see 1t, and there
were some people who sat it out and laughed
through 1t twelve to fourteen different times.
The action begins with two college chums
inviting their sweethearts to a luncheon, to
meet the millionaire aunt OF one of them, a
widow, who halls from Brazil, where the
nuts come from" The aunt does not arrive,
but the young girls do, and in order that they
may with propriety be kept to lunch the
chums get another college chum to personate
the Brazilian aunt. Then the fun begins.
The bogus aunt hugs and kisses the girls, to
the deep chagrin of their lovers. She gets
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and secures proposals of marriage from them.
There is a great whirl Of merriment through
three acts, when the deception is finally eX-
planned in the presence Of the real aunt, who
has arrived, and everything ends happily.
The next attraction after son the Bowery'
at Boyd's theater will be Tim Murphy in
Hoyt's great political satire, "a Texas Steer"
This year Mr.. Murphy has the rights of "a
Texas Steer" and an almost new cast will
bo presented. AS is we'll remembered, Mr..
Murphy created the part of Hon. Maverick
Brander. and it has always stood as his
unique creation. Mr. Walter Turner, Mr..
Murphy's manager, was in the city during the
last two days, visiting with the people in "a
Contented Womani company.
The same excellent cast that has presented
the homely, pastoral play. "The Old Home
stead" here for a humber OF years past will
present 1t again atBoyd's theater on Wednes,
day and Thursday Of, next week.
On Friday and Saturday of next week De
Wolf Hopper and his company of merry
makers will present the comic opera, ID
syntax' at BoydS thester.
THE Defaulter. Lincoln j. Carter's latest
production. comes ITO che Creighton for four
nights, commencing N Sunday, October 20.
THE Defaulter." which is a dramatization
Of George Manville sFenn's we'll known book,
This Mans WifeIai has met with a favorable
reception In the many cities In which 1t has
been presented. and promises to become an
even greater favorite than Mr.. Carter's other
productions.
Among the many good things in store
for Creighton patrons in the near future
are Richard Mansield's clever company from
his Garrick theater. New York City, pre-
senting Thrifty" a burlesque on the novel
and play 'Trilby," Hanlon's "Superba, .
Ward & vokes in "A Run on the Bank"
Tomkin's BLACK Crook and Rice's Orig
inal company in "l492." which company APP
pears in the city for the first time on that
occasion.