The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-12-30
THEATRICAL.
THE OLIVER.

~ Will 10 piooodut HOW'D w q 6oON
many Of our theater. goers to learn that
that exceediy spirited musical comedy,
1.-THE Telephone Girl will return to
the Oliver theater next Saturday night.
At the request OF numberless patrons OF
the house, Manager Zehrung made 1t an
object to the proprietors OF the attraction.
undou btedly one OF the very bes! we
have had this season, to cancel else.
where and put in one more night in Lin.
coin. For real fun, pretty yong women,
elegant scenic effects, dainty musical
gems and fetching gowns, to say
nothing Of the excessively comical dia-
logue and the puzzling dialect Of Hans
Nix, "The Telephone Girl" is indeed an
enjoyable play. No doubt 1t will be
even better appreciated on it's return
than it was before, and it did make
decided hit.
Frohman will present ono Of his best
companies here on New Years day,
matinee and evening, introducing the
brilliant romantic actor, Howard Gould,
in the great New York Lyceum theater
success OF year ago. entitled "A Co.
lonial Girl. Mr.. Gould has been play
ing the star part in the prisoner Of
Zenda," and his success in his new play
is likely to eclipse that Of "Zends." "A
Colonial Girl had long and prosperous
ruL at the Lyceum theater, New York,
in the fall OF 1893 and since then it has
been given IN many Of the principal
cities, and always with unvsrying sue.
cess. The authoresses are two clever
American women, Grace L. Furniss and
Abby Sage Richardson. The latter was
the adapter OF Mark Twain's "Prince
and Pauper. Her collaborateur, Miss
Furniss, has written "A Box Of Mon
keys" "Smouldering Fires and 1.-THE
Fly in the Web" The story is laid in
1776 among the stirring events Of the
Revolutionary war. There is q flavor
Of the military about it. which is sug-
gested by the scarlet uniforms of the
English soldiery, but the story is purely
one Of love and romance.
For years American theater. goers
have associated rip Van Wrinkle" with
Joseph Jefferson. Now the public has
the opportunity OF seeing thoroughly
American stage production by the JET
ferson Comedy Company. The three
sons OF Joseph Jefferson, who are 90
we'll recommended by their father and
by ex-President Cleveland, make up
most interesting company. Thomas
Jefferson, who takes the part Of Rip. has
evidently taken his father a. his model.
tu. where could he fnd another 90 per-
feet? When he comes on the stage it
seems az il it we're the elder Jefferson
himself His voice Is that Of his father
and his laugh recalls old associations
with dear old Rip. The other sons,
Joseph, jr., as Derrick Won Beekmsn,
and William. as Cookies, are excellent.
The play is given with elaborate scenic
effect. This clever company will pre-
sent rip Van Wrinkle ir Lincoln Jan.
uary I'd. at the Oliver.
The dainty French farce, mile Fiji"
which plays here at the Oliver on Thurs.
day evening, January 4th. is often mis-
taken for vulgar and racy performance.
This is very grave error. True. this
comedy did make q sensation ut the
Manhattan theater in New York city,
where it ran for nearly two hundred
nights. It's success did not consist OF its
not being fit to be seen, but because it
was the daintiest and brightest Of