Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-19

Omaha there has been considerable inter-
est manifested to know just what was in
store for them during the summer months.
The stock company at the Creighton. of
course. is a fixture. and the opening Of the
Trocadero has filled another field, but Just
what was to be offered at the Boyd has
been left to the realm Of speculation. 1t
has not been the intention Of Messrs. Pax
ton and Burgess to leave this house dark
II anything suitable could be secured. an,
STOCK company at the Creighton octupied
That field thoroughly and the fact that prac-
tically oil the good companies had disbanlel
LOT the sumner rendered the securing of n
sufloieht number of attractions of biab
sraue 10 Keep the house open a difficult
TASK IL was an impossibillty to fiji the
""'es win the usual program of three-nigbt
ana onc-week stands, but a solution of the
difficulty is in sight which is likely to prove
entirely satisfactory to amusement 10 yer3.
the proprietors are now in correspond
ence with the manager OF an opera company
which has visited the city within the past
year and which gave good satisfaction dur
ing It's engagement. 1t is the intention of
the management 10 pay a visit to tho
company and If its present makeup is sat
i~sfactory a contract will be closed for its
appearance here in July for q three weeks
engagement, which will occupy the time un-
til the regular season opens.
The event of the past week was the open
Ing OF the Trocadero, the new amusement
place devoted to high class vaudeville. The
formal opening was Monday evening, and
an audience which taxed the capacity of the
house graced the occasion. The projectors
OF this enterprise have faith that there is
a field here for this class of amusement
winch VIII warrant them in presenting the
best OF attractions in that line and catering
10 the patronage OF the best class of peo-
pie For the opening week the manage
hent presented a varied and attractive bill
ana II they will but keep up to that stand
ara 1t is to be hoped that they will meet
with Guccess in their venture.
catering to the spirit of the times the
creighton during the past week presented
a val urahna, William GillCtte's Held nv
.ne enemy Ihat it was to the liking OF the
- was eVloehced by the attendance
sn;to inc week, which was good, in
spi.e OF me other attractive amus.,nont
features which claimed n sbnro ~ tha
attention, and the miser,hI, u,oo, '"oe
"hich everything has had tn co,tona WIN
D. ieNas steer was presented NJ +ho
BDvn lDrir~ ~ at the
Ivy" uurlhS the entire week 70 ra.L
.'ee, audiences. The company g,ya =
a-' satisfactory performance and sro
4, 49, Z" amusing those who attended--.,d
o"e ever goes to hear one of Hovt.,
p'ouuctiohs with any other ohioot -
oeihs amused in view he is doomod 70 AZ"
appo'htiheht and 1t is more than noss,hIo
no might be disappointed in that m
.oinpahy closed its season with last niybt,s
performance and will return to New yorr
Aoh mere and disband for the summer
week at the Creighton, commencing
. matinee this afternoon, the stock
company viii switch from war r." "A
comedy. presenting '%Incog." In addition ~
the usual specialties, the btogronh NIX
the ever-popular war pictures. will no oaaaa
TO the attractions.
Inc attraction at Boyd's will be Honkins,
"hs-oceah Star Specially companv
~ s'ar feature or the attraction Is Frank
"ai'her and his wonderful trained riding
papoon Jessie in a marvellous act of horse
hanshlp, somersaults and funny tricks tbo
only act of its kind in the world. q nove,tv
which alone is worth the price of adris-
SION Also Little Lulu, queen of the air
III 4 sensational trapeze act. Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Sidman present a delightful COMEDY
sketch' "A Bit of True Life" in which Mr..
, Siuinan gives a portrayal OF an old country
Squ'le On u WISH to New York, which Is n
must arl'stic piece of work. and deserves
TO rank with Denman Thompson.s cb,,-
acter in THE Old Homestead"
The company also includes Juno SALINE
T. the Partisan equilibrist and contortionist
Morton and Revelle, the eccentric comady
quo, in "Pickings from Puck" as their
sketch Is called, fairly revel in new Jokes
1unny songs and absurd comedy, which nro-
duce laughter galore. Vinie Dewitt. vocal
ISL ana cornet soloist, who has had a very
raplu rise in the profession and has won
popularity and recognition for her remark
apie talent; FOLK and Rollins. who surprise
those who understand the difficulties n,
playing classical music upon the banjo
Henry Kessler, tenor singer, which is a
rare article in this rage OF vaudeville. There
are numberless people who claim this dis
JUNCTION of voice, but few that the musical
world viii pass as such, and John and
Louisa THIS marionettes, presenting Blue
beard and "Humpty- Dumpty."
Beginning tomorrow evening the new
Trocadero will lnaugurate its second week!
performances. which have established sucl
~ hlSh liS NdultNlllH per
formances that to reiterate it here seems
superhuoUs. 1t is q fact, however. tina
Omaha has in this especially erected yaude
vile theater something of which
no other city in the central
west can boast OF, not exceptin,
Chicago, The bill for the coming week 4
in every instance equally rs strong as tn,
opening bill and embraces the leading vaude
vile talent of the United States and Eu
rope, Some OF whom will appear and ar,
particularly notable are Sam, Kittle am
Clara Louis Morton, who enjoy the distinc
tlon II being Americas vaudeville premier
Their original and Irresistible sketches hay,
Kept them in demand constantly. and tn,
management Of this theater feels highl,
elated to be able TO offer the Mortons to II
patrons The Wilson family in a move
ana np-to-date specially entitled, "A Coo,
soiree'' Introducing original novelties, in
terspersed with meloeies, cake walks an,
coon dances, and closing with an origina
conception OF the coon cherub and the it'll
chnee, introducing the phenomenal bah
p tenor, Master Ormondie. Johnnie Carroll
assisted by Miss Adelaide Crawford. wit
their inimitahle singing and dancing crea
lions. La Petite Ada1ai1a ,r.r,yo. -.