Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-02
Coming Events.

Jolly may lrWln, the most popular come
dienne in her line on the American stage
and whom every lover of fun waits for in an.
ticipation of an evenings rollckng fun,
comes to the Creighton for four nights, COM
mencing with a matinee today. She will be
seen in her new farce comedy, "The Widow
Jones'" and there will be one of the largest
audiences of the season to welcome her, II
the large advance sale may be taken as an
indication.
Miss Irwin in her first season as star has
met with success as remarkable as 1t is un-
doubted. Her tour has been confined mainly
to long engagements in a few of the larger
cities, including run of seyenty-fye con-
secutive performances at the Bijou theater
New York. She Is now on her way ea9t
from triumphal tour Of California, and 1t
is safe to predict that she will duplicate in
this city the success which has greeted her
elsewhere, for the reason that she Is very
popular with local theater goers. Her bril-
liant comedy talent, her rare, delightful
humor and her magnetic personal charm are
well known everywhere, as is also her fac
ulty for extracting plenty of clean and
wholesome fun from any role she may under
take. Her methods are her own and her In
imitable and potent individuality makes itself
felt In all her stage work. Clever ana
mirth provoking as she has always been,
she will show to even better advantage in
"The Widow Jones'" inasmuch as its author
has evolved a character closely fitted to
Miss Irwin's methods and personality. She
is said never to have appeared to greater ad-
vantage than in the role Of the up-to-date
widow, whose serenity is continually dis
turbed by the protestations of lovers, new
and old. and whose pungent speeches, verbal
quirks and witty sallies are guaranteed 10
keep her auditors constantly between smiles
and laughter. The story of McNally's latest
effort is based on the experience OF wealthy
heiress, whose life is made miserable by
couple Of, presumably. fcrtune-hunting
suitors. To rid herself Of Their attentions
she takes refuge In small village In Maine
and conceves the idea of passing herself on
as the widow OF one Jones, who Is supposed
10 have been drowned In the immediate
nelghborhood year before, and as result
Of this deception she Is flooded with unpaid
bills of every description which ne ieft be-
hind. and 17-year-old daughter Is also
saddled upon her. Having pad the bills, AMI
accepted the daughter as her child the sup
posed dead man suddenly appears and dis
plays tendency to make things lively for
his so-called widow. lnterspersed through
dances and specialties. Miss Irwin. in par
tlcular, has two fresh negro melodies, "The
New Bully" and II Want Yer Ma, Honey"
which have already outdistanced Mamie
Come Kiss Your Honey Boy" made popular
by her last season. In the cast are John G.
Rice. Jacques Kruger. Joseph M. Sparks;
George w. Barnum, Ivan Gamble, Roland
Carter Ada Lewis, Anne Sutherland Sally
Cohen, Kathleen Warren, Lillian Heckler,
Agnes Milton. Mabel Power and Margery
Teal.
Henry e. Dixey Of "Adonis'' fame will
appear at Bcyd's theater three nights and at
a SPECIAL Wednesday matinee, commencing
tomorrow monday evening. He is the
same magnetic Dixey, but the amusement
loving public will now have an opportunity
TO Judge of his acting In line of comedy
work somewhat different from anything in
which he has been seen here in the past.
During his absence of several years from
this city he has aimed to become a star In
the Straight" or legitimate school OF comedy,
and how we'll he has succeeded may be
CLEANED from the fact that he has been NEST
iavcrably compared with Coquelin, the IA
nous French comedian, who created the
leading male role in "The Lottery of Love-"
the amusing comedy In which Dixey will
appear In this city on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. Al the Wednesday
matinee the comedian will present his novel
and amusing performance entitled IAN After
noon With Dlxey." 1t is by special request
that Mr. Dixey will give, ON that occasion
his famous limitations of Hermann, the mo-
glcan; Paderewskl, the pianist; Sir Henry
Irving and also the last act OF the "Seyen
Ages" fHd the funny barber shop scene
from "a .onis." His impersonation Of the
simple Little Country Maid" and his great