Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-28
Coming Events.

1.-THE New Dazzler," new in everything
but name and a few of the most welcome
of the old faces, will open a weeks engage
ment at Boyd's theater this afternoon. The
piece has been rewritten, and now possesses
quite a pretentious story. A German brewer,
who has acquired a competency and retired
from active business. Is besought by his
ambitious daughter to go to Europe and
purchase a title. The only good thing that
he can see in this scheme is that 1t will
enable him, incidentally. to change his name
"Ratz," which has become a burden to him
through the jokes of his friends. a little
while before leaving the country he spends
an evening at Roster & Balls, and, having
taken a little too much, he becomes ac-
q~uainted with Kitty Starlight, a concert
hall singer, and in a spirit of bibulous gen
ercslty, offers to give her 5000 to put a
troupe on the road" The next day he re-
penis of all this, but a shrewd tramp, who
learns the story, proceeds to blackmail him
upon the strength of it, and when the
brewer and his daughter sail for Europe
they are followed by the concert hall singer
and the tramp, the former to get her prom
ised 500, 900, and the latter to secure every
thing he can lay mis- hands on. This, In
brief, is the story of the new Dazzler.
The company, headed by Will West ae the
tramp, and Ida Rogers as Kitty Starlight
is said to be a good one, including Max
Miller, as the breweri James Cowper, as
Hicky; Captain Quarterback, the jolly sea
dog; Minnie Cline. the brewers daughter.
and a bunch of charming girls, representing
the Cooking School, who not only have
pretty faces, but good voices and nimble
heels as well.
"Chimmie Fadden" comes to Boyd's for
three nights in the near future. This play
enjoyed the novel distinction of going into
New York early last winter without osten-
tation and packing the theater for nearly
five months.
The announcement that Mrs. Jennie Wertz,
whose success In organizing and carrying
out children's entertainments on a large
scale has given her more than a local reputa-
ton, is arranging another performance of
this kind which has already attracted much
attention. AS heretofore stated, the spec
tacle, "Elma in Fairyland," will be pre-
scented for the benefit of the Children's home
in Omaha, a most worthy charity and one
in behalf of which it is eminently fitting
that little children of a more prosperous
walk in life should expend their efforts. The
date and place of the performance have now
been fixed and the fairy spectacle will be
put on at Boyd's theater on the night of
Saturday, March 10.
The cast of characters is as follows and
will be seen to include children of many
prominent families:
Elma (mortal child. ...... .Katheryn Hobbie
Elma dairy hild).......... Dorothy Squires
luck RANGES riley
MOOTDedll MCINClIld
Leaders of Fairies.
....Marion Hughes and Natalie Merriam
Leader of Violet Drill.....,.La Drummer
Fairies, sprites and elves.
The story Of the play Is a pretty one and
will be interpreted by seventy-five children.
There will be many attractive specialties and
plenty of those drills and dances for the
arrangement of which Mrs. Wertz has a well
deserved celebrity.
The bill at the Nebraska Music hall this
week will include Fanny Nash, the SOU
brette; Leo La Reno, the strong man, and
Billy Blank, negro delineator, besides Emery
and Russell, who pleased last week in cornet
solos, and May Cameron, Maud Dayton, Mae
Dayton, Dollie Bishop, Joe Osborne and Mons
Zreuyi.