Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-29
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young Mrs. Winthrop" which will be
presented at the Creighton theater all this
week, beginning with two performances to-
day. Is the very clever and interesting work
of that leader OF American playwrights,
Bronson Howard. 1t is a society play of the
class represented by "The Wife, "The Char
ity Ball. and the like, and the action cen
ters round the domestic infelicity OF a hus-
band and wife, who have insensibly drifted
apart, who are momentarily brought to-
gether by the death Of the child which bad
come to be the only remaining tie between
them, who drift apart again, and who are
permanently reconciled by the means of a
kind and wise old lawyer, who moves them
with "reminiscences Of their courtship and
marriage and of their dead child. 1t is a
delightful play, full Of that mysterious and
elusive element called heart interest"
Among the tributary characters are a giddy
society woman, with a rooted habit OF mar
riage and divorce, and a very well contrived
pair of juvenile lovers, of whom the girl is
blind and wholly without experience of the
raptures of love until her heart is stirred by
unfamiliar emotions. Mr.. smith and Miss
Remark will be Mr.. and Mrs. winthrop,
Mr.. Enos the lawyer, Miss Berkeley the
frivolous Mrs. Dick and Mr.. Davis and n
new and very capable ingenue, the young
lovers. The specialties include the Blon-
dells and Gus Williams. A special matinee
will be given Monday afternoon, and the reg
ular Wednesday matinee will be omitted
this week.
Tim Murphy's engagement at Boyd's,
which opens tonight and continues
throughout the week, will be devoted en-
tirely to the presentation of his p%ropular
double bill consisting of "Old Innocence"
and Sir Henry Hypnotized.' This en-
tertainment has been seen here before, and
has been very kindly received by our
theater-goers. "Old Innocence it will be
remembered, is a bright comedy, adapted
from the French drama In Petits
oiseaux,'' which also supplied the material
for John Hare's well known "a Pair
of Spectacles." In the character of the
trusting old man into whose soul suspicion
so comically enters, Mr.. Murphy has
abundant opportunity to exploit his I'M
usual gifts of eccentric comedy. He is sup
ported, as heretofore, by Dorothy Sherrod
and a carefully selected company, and it is
said that he has prepared a brand new
curtain speech, which must be heard to be
appreciated. In "Sir Henry Hypnotized,"
Mr.. Murphy is seen in a number of those
character representations in which he stands
at present without a rival on the stage.
These performances, as q whole, are decid-
edly entertaining, and can be cordially
recommended, not only to the inhabitants of
Omaha, but also to the multitudinous
stranger within our gates.
A strong bill is promised for the inaugural
week of the exposition at the Bijou thea
ter. This cool summer theater is increasing
its patronage daily. The excellence of its
entertainments, the minimum admission fee
charged and the cool temperature of the
place are a few of its commendatory ad-
vantages.
The Omaha museum is fast taking a place
in the front ranks of Omaha's pleasure re-
sorts and increase in the number of patrons
OF the better class is a good indication OF
the increasing popularity Of the new en-
%terprise. Manager Troost has just returned
from New York and has secured some OF
the strongest features of companies thai
have Just closed their season in the east.
Musical Notes.
F. S. Rawclif gave a successful concert
last Wednesday evening at Patterson hall,
assisted by Mrs. Merges, Miss Clark, Mrs.
Challis and Verginia Merges. A good sized
audience was present and encores were fire.
quent. Mr.. Rawclif is a pupil of Hans AL.
bert.
Mrs. Cotton's pupils will give a recital tc
invited friends Tuesday evening at the First
Congregations church. An attractive pro-
gram has been prepared with the followins
well known vocalists and musicians par
ticipating: Miss Genevieve Snodgrass, Miss
Jessie Lobman, Mrs. ]. w. Thomas, Miss