Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-23

I Partisan Romance" Mr. Mansfield has beei
seen In this city in a variety Of roles. eacl
OF which In his hands was portrayed as wei
as any living actor could do. He oyerdoe
nothing. but impersonates his role with tha
! cXactness OF detail, that power OF concep
| ton, and minuteness Of execution, tha
| stamps finished actor. Nothing which car
| add 10 the vividness or realism Of his worl
Is overlooked, A gesture, trivial move
ment, glance Of the eye-each is turned
TO the best advantage. His histrionic ability
is by no means narrowed down TO any specia
line OF work. While some of his admirer.
may think he is better in some one character
than another, there is no question but that
ne Is distinct success In everything
The Vendetta" will be presented for the
first time in this city. opening week $
engagement at the Creighton with the usual
matinee this Afternoon. The production is
said to be exciting and OF absorbing in
eerest. the plot being replete with novel
situations, feature of the production will
De the elaborate stage and scenic effects
The company is headed by the well known
romantic actor, w. II. Ogden, and includes
Siarencs Bellatre. James X. koane. +. c..
Parry, Edwin Niconder, Fanny Argyle and a
number OF other prominent players The
usual matinees will be given during the week.
"A Milk White Flag" which comes to
Boyd's thcater for three nights, commence
uS SuHudS HlBnt next, is SAID TO DE the
most pretentious of all the Hoyt plays 1t
is big production. having a cast of fifty
people, and Is spectacular In its makeup.
The play being of a military nature, gives
opportunity for handsome dressing. The
gorgeous costumes of the officers OF tho
Ransome Guards, the SNOWY dressing of the
vivandieres. the dazzling costumes of the
ladies' drum corps and the gaudy appear
ance OF the band. all serve to please the
eye. The scenic effects which represent the
interior of the armory of the Guards, which,
by the way. Is more of a high class social
club than repository for guns and bayo-
nets. is said TO be a very gorgeous specimen
of she scenic painters art.
New, bright music. the latest songs and
clever sDecalties will be seen in the play
and there Is little doubt that it will draw
heavily in this city.
The Hinrichs' French and Italian Grand
Opera company fresh from successful sea-
son at the Academy of Music Philadelphia
will come to Boyd's theater early next
month and present a repertory selected from
its greatest successes in that city. The ad-
vance sale of seats will be opened shortly
and this city will undoubtedly be afforded
a rare musical treat. IL we may judge from
the f1attering notices the Philadelphia pa
pers have contained Of the company's art
istic performances.
The company which will be here is the
same Philadelphia had, and is made up of
four of the leading sopranos of the operate
stage, besides two great contraltos, three
tenors, three baritones, four bassos, chorus
OF fifty voices, an orchestra Of fifty musicians
and corps de ballet.
The PHILADELPHIA season has been q re-
one in many respects. 1t was
conducted under local patronage and sup
ported by number Of wealthy men of the
Quaker City, who subscribed a large guar
antee sund. The company has given COM
IAt~ ,r1.
operas since the beginning of the season, a
thing unprecedented in so short a period Of
time. This company began its tour of the
country In Pittsburg on February II and
will be heard in all the leading cities in the
country. Active efforts have already been |
started in Philadelphia to make winter |
season of grand opera permanent institu- |
ton in that city.
Frank Bush will make his first appearance |
in this city as a stellar attraction in the |
new comedy, Girl Wanted" which will be |
presented at the Creighton for four nights. |
Sunday, March 1. The company |
this popular player is large one
and includes a number we'll known to local
amusement seekers.
Faust" an adaptation OF Gcethes poem,
will be produced at Boyd's theater during
he last three nights of the present week. |
rhe version given by the Morrison company |
s the one dramatized by Bayle Bernard of
london, and the scenery, all Of which is
,arried on special cars. is very extensive.
he public square of Nuremburg Marguerite's
garden and the square of the fountains being
lot only historically correct but most beau
fully painted. However. the climax in
scenic effects is reached in the fourth act,
when the imps and goblns hold high carnival
IN Walpurgis night on the summit Of the
3rocken, In the Hartz mountains. 1t is i'm
possible to describe the weird and uncanny
which is here portrayed, as
dephlsto in his fiery redness, accompanied
~ Faust, stands on the peak of the noun
ain in the full glare of the mysterious light.
OWLS and bats and broomstick riding witches
lit across the stage. frogs croak among the
ocks. while from the shady hooks crawl
orrible shapes, half human, half fendish,
ortured souls cry out for release, aspiring
lemons climb the heights and seem to take
place beside the devil who stands on the
pex of the rock and hurls curses at them
H. Anon the shapes engage In a weird and
ideous dance, straining and listening be-
ines with harsh and dreadful sounds; then
bell Is heard to ring the angelus and in
tanty the stage Is clear till down the
teep descent come pouring the forms of lost
mes forced down to the neither regions.