Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
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Anglomania is to some tastes one OF the
funniest things ever introduced in comedy.
NoNt To him In favor comes William Devere,
whose portrayal OF a jolly Arizona editor,
ready for anything from heading "lynching
bee" to making love, and at home with a
gun and "red ink" is a novel and quaint
character. jeanette st. Henry, who plays
the Queen OF Burlesque," will be seen
here for the first time In a Hoyt comedy.
II is claimed that she is entitled to rank with
the stage beauties 1t is one of Mr.. Hoyts
happy faculties to secure pretty girls in his
companies, and II is said "a Black Sheep"
Is no exception. Since last season Mr..
Hoyt has improved "a Black Sheep" by
adding three new characters The music
is all new, and the specially features that he
has introduced are said to he of a strictly
novel character. Since last seen here "a
Black Sheep" has completed an enormously
successful run in New York City of one hun,
dred and fifty nights at Hoyts theater. Seats
VIII be placed on sale tomorrow morning.
The last two performances OF "Hendrick
Hudson, jr" by the Corinne Extravaganza
company, VIII be given at Boyd's today, the
matinee at 2:30 and in the evening at S:l5.
The pretty little star, surrounded by fine
company of comedians and large chorus of
we'll favored women, with serviceable voices,
offers an entertainment that has been found
very pleasing The demand for seats for
these performances has been large, and no
doubt the popular Corinne will delight two
large houses today.
Commencing Tuesday night January &c.
at Boyd's Opera house, Marie Weleseys
players viii open for a seven-night engage
ment at popular prices. The company is
heralded by some glowing press notices OBJ
tained in the larger cities of Iowa and Illl-
noia, and has been on the road for an un-
broken period of ninety-eight weeks, having
played the summer stock theaters for two
years past. Having been associated together
for so long. the members of the company
are able to present large number OF plays.
They also carry number of clever specially
people.
Miss Wellesley, the star of the company,
made her first appearance on the stage in
Fords stock company She afterward APP
peared as Billy Piper in THE Danites." She
has played with Louis Morrison, Mary An
derson, Charles Fechter, Theodore Hamilton,
Charles Thorne and other well known
leaders of the profession. She Is supported
by an excellent company and has become
competent actress by sheer hard work
and association with some OF the most popu-
lar stars in the country. Richard Obee, her
leading man, also received much praise for
his clever acting and fine stage presence.
During the present season the Creighton
management with characteristic enterprise,
has offered the patrons of amusements a
selection of the years greatest successes.
The receptions accorded these productions
in Omaha has been but lukewarm at best,
evincing an apparent Indifference as to
the calibre OF the attraction presented. Ow-
ing to the lack of patronage extended high
priced productions Messrs Paxton & Bur-
CESS have decided to present for a limited
engagement Of two weeks a strictly low
priced attraction, having secured the Wood
ward Theater company for that period, com
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! appearing nightly, with the exception Of
Monday, February 1, when Nine. Nordica
will appear.
Thomas w Keene the eminent tragedian
has this season as support and manager
| Charles b. Hanford. He is young, hand
some and robust. He had the best kind
| of schooling, having played leading parts
with Booth, Barrett, Fanny Davenport
| Modjeska and other stars and has himself
| been a star Mr.. Hanford has had a varied
and successful experience in classic plays
and is regarded as Ia tragedian of sterling
merit. Among the characters in which he
| appears with Mr. Keene are Richmond. In
| Richard III" Iago in "Othello;' Due dc
Nemours, In Louis XI;' Bassanio, in THE
Merchant of Venice" and Marc Antony, in
| Julius Caesar" Booth and Barrett thought
well of him as Marc Antony.
| Manager Crawford announces Thomas w
I Keene for appearances on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, February and 3, with
a matinee on Wednesday.
Sousa's men are noted for their individ
| ual excellence. Their connection with hi:
| band is a guarantee of their quality. NJ
soloists in the country have had more eX
! tersive experience and have at their fng
| egs' ends larger and more varied repertoire
| than Stenger the leader of the Clarinets
| P1le of the comets, Mantia of the euphon
| iun.S, Pryor of the trombones. Messenger o
! the oboes Wadsworth of the flutes, Moere
mans OF the saXophones, tubas and Hall o
| the huegehorns. The equals OF these mer
| in their respective positions probably eXis
| in no similar organization. Bode, Stengler
| shannon, WadswOrth, Conrad and other;
| will be well remembered as occupants Of tn,
| same chairs in GimOre's band that they
now occupy with Sousa.
This popular band Is booked for two con
certs at Doyd's in the near future.
! Prof. John Reynolds will continue hi
| ENJOYABLE and instructive exhibitions of hyp
! notism at Creighton hall during the pres
ent week, appearing every night except Sun
| day with a special matinee on Saturday fol
| the school children. These entertainment.
! are well worth seeing. whether they are
| attended simply for purposes of amusement
or in spirit Of scientific investigation.
The Nebraska Music hall this week offers
| program consisting OF Andy Adams Ger,
| man dillect, and dancing comedian; MauC
! Dayton. song and dance performer; Ton
| Hardie. Irish character; Bertha King II
! living pictures; May Vernon, high kicker
Lew Mack blach-face COMEDIAN Lena Bond
| in lightning changes; May Dayton. siir
dancer; May Cameron. in songs, and Em.
! Norris in her late eastern success
! WASHINGTON Jan. 23.-Suit was entered
| here today against Richard Mansfield by
| Ethel Douglass. late Of his company. to re,
! cover $500 alleged to be due her for back
salary. The suit is similar to the one in
which Miss Mary Sanders was awarded
| judgment OF $3.50 against MansnelA In thi: