Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-28
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both quantity and Variety to their patrons
during the past week, and theater-goars who
could not find sport to their liking in the
, assortment provided must have been hard tc
please. Uncle Toms Cabin" and Mr.
: O'Neills "virginius' certainly represent a
range great enough to satisfy the most ex-
acting and the unbridled license of "My
Friend from India" is not further from the
quaint characterization Of THE Jucklns
than the wild hiarity of TOO Much John
SON. is from the delicate comedy, moving
pathos and stirring incident of "For Fair
. | Virginia" 1t has been week of decided
interest and unusual activity and will serve
| In great measure TO reconcile amusement
lovers to the comparative dsarth promised by
, the week to come, when another of the cheap
repertory companies will occupy the stage
at Boyd's and the Creighton, with the eX-
ception OF this evening. will hold out nothing
but darkness until the last of the week,
when that benighted condition will be fur
ther continued by a couple of performances
by Primrose & West in black face. MIR.
West, it is said, has just suffered the loss
Of a goGdly share Of his hard earned wealth
by the depredations of Iickpockets in Kansas
City. where he and his partner and their
various accomplices have been playing an
engagement If this shall prove to be true
tale and not another case of diamond rob
berry, the sympathy of Omaha will doubtless
visit; and this, Joined to the popularity which
i always attends the original methods and eX-
; celent entertainment of these clever. fun
makers, will doubtless result in the recovery
of at least portion of the lost treasure here.
An incident of the performance of For
. Fair Virginia" on Tuesday night which was
touched with commendatory words in
these columns next morning was the unpar-
dOnable disturbance caused by the late ar
rival of party of men and women said to
be residents of Council Bluffs The annoy
ance caused to the rest of the audience by
| this incursion was extreme, for the scene
| on the stage quiet one. the seats re-
| served for the party were well to the front
| and the crowd was so large that it reached
half way down the aisle. 1t was equally
| impossible for the actors to continue and for
| the seated audience to hear what was said
| Mr.. Whytal did what it would be well If
| more actors did under like circumstances
| stopped the performance short off until the
| disturbance had ceased and then went on
| after complete break of two or three min
| utes.
Now the remedy for this sort of thing
| is so simple and so readily within the hands
| of theater managers, and it has been so
| often pointed out and its adoption urged by
| The Bee that the responsibility for occur
| rences like the one described cannot be
| escaped. 1t does not rest with the tardy
| theatergoers People have always gone late
to the play, and some will always do so
| while the world stands. In most eastern
| theaters, however, and in very many in the
| west, they may arrive late as they please:
| that is their undoubted privilege; but it is
| the perogative of the management to see that
| the prompt part of the audience it not dis
| turbed, and to that end a rule is adopted
and enforced. that the dilatory ones shall not
| be ushered to their seats while the curtain
is up. They may quietly occupy seats in the
rear, meanwhile, If they can do so without
| causing annoyance to others A few Wig
orous applications OF this rule would have a
strong tendency to reform all but the un-
| avodably and occasionally late, who consti-
| tnte class not very numerous and a rule.
are willing to take the consequences Of their
shortcomings / tt'.
The very pretty chldren's entertainment
| called "Elma in Fairyland" which was
| given week ago under the direction Of Mrs
Wertz, will be repeated-at a matinee next
| Thursday, April 1. for the same charitable
| object as before, in aid of the Child's Home
| This is certainly the most elaborate and en-
joyable performance ever given in Omaha, and
| the fact that the schools are closed next
| week will make it possible for scores of
children to spend a'pieasant afternoon.
Coming Events.
Vaudeville will be the attraction at the
Creighton today, two performances being
| given, a matinee at 2:30 and the regular
| evening performance at S:15. The list of
popular vaudeville favorites who will assist
| in the amusement today include Adgie, who
| will be seen for the last time in her sensa-
| tonal performance in cage of lions; Spar
| row, the clown juggler in his amusing bal
| ancing feats; Pauline Mayhem, the popular
| vocalist; the Carmen sisters; Plymondon,
| champion slack wire performer; Maude Day
| ton, serlo-comic; Beach and Vincent, song
| and dance artists; Master Arthur Goff, cor
! net soloist; Frank G. Hall, musical clown;
| Ada Melrose and Prof. HamptOn's dog and
| cat circus. Popular prices will be charged.
| Angel" the baby lion, which is said to be
| the finest specimen in captivity, may be
seen in the theater lobby. During the week
the vaudeville bill will be presented in
| Creighton music hall.
| Boyd's theater will begin peoples
| week" with a matinee today, presenting as
the attraction the Graham Earle company in
| a repertory of comedy successes The draw
| ing card this afternoon will be Oliver DOud
| Byron's comedy "The Inside Track" a
| drama telling a story of everyday life. show
| ing the good evil that may be accom-
| plished by a woman's love, and unrayeling
| an interesting plot, frightened by comedy
and interspersed with specialties. A novel
| and thrilling fire scene is promised for the
| third act. "The Evil Genius" a comedy in
| four acts, in course of which number of
| specialties are introduced, will be presented
| this evening. The prices are as low ever
| we're offered at Boyd's and large audiences
| are anticipated.
| Ward and Vokes, in their laughabe alb
| surdity, "a Run On the Bank" are an
nounced for four nights, commencing Sun
| day matinee, April 4. The company sup
porting these we'll known comedians includes
Lucy DAILY Gilberti Learock Margaret Daily
Vokes Eleanor. Charles Guyer, Tony Will
liams, Joe Kelly, Charles H. Mason and
| others.
popular attraction is announced for the
| Creighton for two performances, opening
Friday night. April 2, and closing with
matinee Saturday, in the annual engage
| ment of Primrose & Vests Big Minstrels.
| The names of Primrose and West have be-
| come familiar ones. For many years they
| have been among the leaders in their line
| OF amusement. Last season they made what
| was considered a very reckless experiment
| in taking two complete minstrel shows, one
| given by an organization of eolored men
| numbering thirty people, and the other CON
sisting of forty whites, and rolling ttrm
| into one big company. Managers argued
| that it was foolhardlness on the part of pro-
| prietons, in view of the discOuraging out
! look that confronted the theatrical specu-
| lator, but these progressive producers failed
| to see it in the same light. Their juig-
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