Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26
Coming

Madam ModJeSka returns to Omaha the
latter half OF the week to fill her usual en-
gagement, which is always looked forward
to with pleasure by those who attend the
theater. She will be at the Boyd for five
performances, commencing with a matinee
Thursday afternoon.
Her engagement on this occasion wi |
serve to introduce her in three new charac-
terizations. On the Thanksgiving mat nee
she will appear as Beatrice in Shakespeare's
comedy, Much Ado About Nothing" The
play Is perhaps the most modern OF any OF
Shakespeare's and it would be hard to Sc
lect a more appropriate bill for a holiday
matinee. On Friday night she will present
her new play about which so much has been
heard, Marie Antoinette," a new historical
tragedy by Clinton Stuart, based on the ca
reer OF the famous French queen, and the
most thrilling events OF the revolution.
At the matinee on Saturday Modjcska will
"a in be seen in comedy, presenting che of
the greatest plays from the French stage,
entitled The Ladies' Battle" 1t is in
three acts and describes the struggles CT two
women to save the life of an army refugee,
with whom they both fall in love. 1t will
be preceded by a one-act French comedy,
"Grlngoire," in which Mr.. John E.. Kellerd
will play the title role. This double bill q
an entirely new addition to Modjeska's re-
~pertoire and should prove a most attractive
matinee offering.
OF Modjeska's work in Mary Stuart"
which will be seen on Thanksgiving even
ing, and in Macbeth" with which the en-
gagement will close Saturday night, it is
useless to comment upon, for they are mas
t%erpieces of acting with which Omaha play
gocrs are very familiar. Each Of the plays
mentiOnad will hp prpEente6 rOmDloto in do
tail.
Those who attend the Creighton orpheum
this week are sure of a good entertainment,
as an extra strong bill has been prepared.
Beginning at the matinee today Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Milton Royle will present their new
comedy entitled THE High Ball Family
which is said to be full of fun from start to
finish. In this play Mre. Royle. who was
formerly Miss Selena Fetter, wears a stun
ming gown, which cost $500 and which elici.s
great admiration. especially from the women.
Mile. Lofty, a French woman who has
recently been brought from the Folies Ber-
gere, Paris, by the Orpheum circuit, will
doubtless be one of the sensations of the
week, since her posing act has been pro-
nounced the mcst startling thing Of the kind
yet put on the stage. That there Is much
merit in 1t Is shown by the fact that it has
been largely Initiated, some performers hav-
ing gone so far as to initiate Lotty's name.
Miss Maude Courtney 10 said to be one OF
the most artistic and simple singers on the
vaudeville stage. and she chooses the ballads
which have a meaning to all.
Among the others to appear this week are
Mason and Forbes, European eccentriques
from the Hippodrome, Paris: Tom Brown,
the colored arlstocrat; John and Nellie Nc
Carthy In THE Wall Street Broker" and
the Rachetta brothers, barrel jumpers and
acrobats. There will be matipees on
Wednesday. on Thursday Thanksgiving day.
and on Saturday.
1.-Two Jolly Rovers" is the title OF the
o~persltic farce comedy which serves to in
troduce John +. Leonard, late of "Hogan's
Alley" fame, to theatergoers. The piece will
be presented at Boyd'5 this afternoon and
evening and also Monday night. The fun
in the Two. Jolly Rovers' is said TO be
clean-cut. fast and furious from rise to fall
of the curtain. Unlike most farce comedies
this one Is more on the operate order and
is said TO effervesce with new and original
music that is catchy. The stage pictures
also promise TO be beautiful. The company
NUMBERS twenty-five people. John T.. Leon
ard Is seen as Darby O'Rourke and Sherman
Wade. his new partner. is the other Jolly
Rover"
"A Yenuine Yentleman" is the title OF
Ben Hendricks new play. which will be
seen at the Boyd theater Tuesday night and
Wednesday afternoon and evening. An
evenly balanced company is promised for
Its INTERPRETATION The nOmnany will Of
course. be headed by Mr.. Hendricks. who