Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

In the element OF FUN that permentes the
piece. The old adage, Never make love
through an ink bottle" has a great deal to
do with the story of Dear Old Charley"
A bundle of love letters, together with the
"reminiscences OF two old cronies OF his
bachelor days, are the means of getting the
hero into numerous scrapes that provide
the laugh-compelling situations in the new
comedy. Besides Boniface and ODER the
members OF the organization are Kathryn
Osterman, John Hyams, Helen Harcourt.
stephen Maley, Eta Gilroy, John w. Bur-
ton, Florence Turner and Maybelle Rother.
Bertha Waltsinger, well known as a comic
opera prlma donna, is also an important
member Of the organization.
Now in full swing Of its third tour OF
success, the splendid play of the south AT
Piney RIDGE with its author-actor, Mr..
David Higgins, at the head of a strong
company, appear at Boyd's theater for three
nights and a matinee, commencing Thurs
day, September 2S. While its success has
called out many limitations and lured from
a deserved obscurity many so-called south
ern dramas or pictures Of southern life
truthful only in the fact that they show
the south as 1t isn't, the beautiful story
still stands alone and far aloft, easily the
most consistent dramatic story yet given
from the stage of the real south as It is to-
day. There never has been nor never will
be too many good American plays, and the
only regret is that there are not more like
"A Piney Ridge"-clean, crisp and whole
some. TIL work of the company is up to
the standard, and the carload of scenery car
ried by the organization is by the best New
York artists.
At the Creighton Orpheum this week, be-
ginning with the matinee today, probably
the most interesting event will be the de-
but in vaudeville of the famous come
dienne, Minnie Palmer, who was recently
starring in my Sweetheart" company. Miss
Palmer will appear in a one-act play en-
titled Rose Porn-Pom." She will be sup
ported by Francis Gerard and company.
What promises to be another feature of the
week is the appearance of the Cardownie
troupe of dancers. The troupe consists Of
three women and two men, who execute
what is said to be some of the most novel
and refined dances ever seen on the stage.
The American b~iograph is another attrac-
ton that will doubtless prove popular. 1t
shows an entirely new series of war pic
lures and other views. Among the pic
lures to be shown this week is admiral
DeNGy HeCtlNluS HIS Mali. Inc dulLlTdl
seats himself, the mailcarrier hands him
the mail, and while reading Bob" the
dog, jumps up on the chair beside him.
TIL admiral stops reading, pets the dog and
takes his cap off. Another fine picture is
that of the United States ship Oregon in
the naval parade at New York City. Pole
vaulting by Columbia college athletes, show
ing five jumps, is a very catching picture,
and when given in ravnrca r1ootipn &c yarv
amusing and somewhat mystifying. A very
timely picture is Rounding the Stake Boat
Before the Finish This shows the race
between the Columbia and Defender, with
the former in the lead. Other pictures are
THE Schoolmaster's Surprise How
Tommy Played a (W)ringing Good Joke on
His Dad"
The rest CT the bill is made up of Frank
Hall and Cass Staley in the Twentieth
Century Burglar" Irene Franklin, singing
coincidence; Powers and Pearl, rag-time
dancers and singers, and Chevriel, a charm
ing entertainer.
That splendid light opera stock company
which is now eight weeks along in an in
definite run at the Trocadero theater, which
is gaining an exceptionally large following
in select musical circles and the fashionable
contingent, will this week sing Charles Lee
cocq's three-act comic opera "Girofle-
Girofa," which achieved such universal IA
vor some years ago and was at that time
voted one of the musical hits of the cen
fury. Lecocq's insistent and sparkling
music has been exemplifed in several operas
here before. This particular opera, how
ever, exploits the entire strength of the or
ganization and presents as strong an en-.
| sambla as anyr cOmDOSitiOO thew have In
their repertoire. 1t is brimful of melody
and contains more than fifteen popular solo
numbers, distributed among the chief artists