Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-05
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Mrs. Soak Jones. who was born May Ir-
win, needs no introduction to an Omaha
audience, ana no passport to Omaha favor
beyond that furnished by her joyous per-
sonality. The sun always shines brighter
by day and the moon and stars by night
when she appears-whcther from motives of
envy or of generous emulation is yet a
mooted point among astronomers-and
everything blue except the sky is driven
away by her infectious mirth.
a large audience welcomed Miss Irwin last
night at the Creighton, and renewed a pleas
ant acquaintance with "Thc Widow Jones q"
The action of this cheerful play is not felt
| TO drag when she is of the stage; but when
she is on the rejoicing Is continuous and
| extreme; and as she is on most of the time
| from her first entrance through the waving
| corn to her final pretty compliment to the
! audience from behind the descending cur
| tain, 1t will be readily believed that JOY
| and not sorrow is the destined end and way
of the entertainment. The company is iden-
| tical, as to principals, with that OF last year.
John Rice still plays John Rice. Sparks
| continues to be one OF the cleverest Irish
men on the stage. Ada LOWS blooms out
as heretofore from rags and squalor in the
| first act to her own Comely self in the sec
! ond, and Barnum and Kruger and Sally
| Cohen are there and as good as ever. Miss
| Irwin sang "The New Bully" last night
and several rafting new songs, including
| Ma Onliest One and THE Hoodoo." and
little thing of her own called Hot Tomale
| Alley" She says she was not at her best,
| being on the verge of nervous prostraton:
but it is doubtful ii any falling off was no
| ticed by the people in front: most of whom
| consider Miss Irwin good enough for them
! in ANY old shape"
In a speech before the curtain last night
very flattering to Omaha's growing reputa-
tion as foster-mother of the arts Manager
! Harris announced the first production on
any stage of Mr.. McNallys new play
"Courted Into Court for tonight. Mr.. Nc
Nallys fame as a writer of successful farce
| comedies being of wide extent and excel
lent quality, has all but oyCrShadOwCd his
laurels gained by quarter of a century OF
distinguished service as dramatic critic of
the Boston Herald He has come on from
Boston expressly to look after the first pres
entation of the new piece, which he con
siders his best, as 1t is his most ambitious
effort.
"Courted Into Court" is similar in struc-
ture to his other plays. but 1t has a bit of
serious work in ii which gives Miss Irwin
a chance for the display of more versatility
than she Is sometimes credited with pos
sessng. Her character in general is in her
old familiar and er-welCome manner, and
she has, among others, one song, "Crappy
Dan" which, unless all signs fail, will du-
plicate the success of "The New Bully"
The other members Of the company are con-
genially cast, and are provided with new
songs and specialties. An overlooking house
is already assured.
At the matinee this afternoon "The Widow
Jones" will make her last appearance on
any stage, and will go down with CoOrs
flying to make room for the new play. Miss
Irwin will be heard once more to sing The |
New Bully" and in response to a general |
request Mr.. Sparks will sing "Be Good Be |
Good. My Father Said" with which. and |
the shift" which accompanies it, he made |
a hit of great magnitude last season, but |
which has been dropped of late in favor of |
newer material
The American Travesty company. headed
by Eddie Foy, in the fantastic opera trave9ty,
entitled "Off the Earth" will be at Boyd's
for three performances, commencing with a
matinee tomorrow.
The company this season, to judge from
the cast, will probably please, embracing, as
il does. such well and favorably known ar
lists as Adele harrington, Mary Marble,
Louise Archer, Adlyn Estee, Josie winters,
Gertrude Saye, Agnes Saye, Sadie Miner,
Rhoda Rivers, Edith Shaw, Mildred Carroll,
Marie La Gieg, Rose Brown, James T.. Sulli-
van. Arthur X. Deacon, Oscar Hall, II. Stew
art Putnam, Bernard Allen, Thomas Clifford
Master Mason, and others.
"Town Topics which is said to have scored
one of the pronounced comedy hits OF the
season will open a two-nights' engagement
at the Creighton with popular priced mat
inee tomorrow. The company is composed
of players many of whom are well known
to local thcater-goers The action of the play
is said to be enlivened with bright and catchy !
specalties.
Godowsky will be at the Creighton the
ator next Tuesday evening, December s. The
coming OF this famous pianist has aroused
the utmost interest in musical circles,
whore his name is we'll known one OF the
greatest exponents OF modern piano play
ing. In 1884 this artist made tour OF
the United States in conjunction with the
violin virtucso Ovide Musin, and created a
furore wherever he appeared. In fact his
success was so pronounced that Musin was
forced to change his advertisements from
Tho Musln concerts" to THE Musin-Go-
dowsky concerts" Although but 26 years
of age Godowsky is a master among masters
and technically is head and shoulders above
his contemporaries not excepting Paderew-
ski D'Albort or Sauer, pianiSts OF world
wide reputation. This artist, whose mem
ory is prodigious, for he has twelve recital
at his fingers ends, not to speak
OF as many concertOs will no doubt create
a sensation upon his appearance next Tues
day evening with his matchless playing. a
concert grand has been shipped
specially for the concert, to enable the ar
tist to do his very best upon his favorite
instrument The musical department OF the
Womans club is to give a reception IN
his honor Tuesday afternoon from to .
o'cock, when 1t is expected that all musical
people of the city viii call to meet Mr..
Golowsky Mr. Calm, who has charge OF
tho concert feels confident that there will
be a large audience present on Tuesday
to greet the renowned pianist and he fur
thermore assures the public of a genuine
musical treat, such is but seldom offered
outside a metropolitan city.
Fires of Day.
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