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formance unnecessarily, but the audience
was sufficiently pleased to remain intact un-
til the final curtain. Miss Nielsen has added
an excellent role to her repertory.
The score OF Mr.. Victor Herbert Is OF most
excellent quality. tuneful. catchy" and well
suited to the popular ear, and yet having
numbers that are of high order that show
the thorough musician. The orchestral work
is ably done; in short, The Singing Girl is
a credit to the composer.
The lyrics by MIR. Harry b. Smith are
graceful and pretty, but the book, by MT
Stanislaus Strange, does not exactly scintil-
late with wit. 1t is passably fair, however
Zangwill's Hebrew play, THE Children OF
the Ghetto" did not fare as well as come
OF the other new ones. 1t was quite severely
criticised. especially by Clement Scott, the
English critic imported by one OF the New
York papers. Mr.. Scott pronounced 1t "a
worthless lot of trash, without single re-
deeming feature" The piece was produced
in Washington. Baltimore and several other
places before It's presentation in New York,
and received favorable consideration at the
hands of the critics in each of these cities.
Mr.. Zangwill Is out with a letter to the pub
lie denouncing the critics who do not Ike
his plays. He says they are incompetent to
judge works OF literary merit.
Coming Events.
Five years ago the romantic drama was,
to all appearances, dead past all hope OF re-
suscitation, but with the coming of Anthony
Hope, Conan Doyle and Stanley j. Weyman
II was given new lease of life. The sue
cess of The Prisoner of Zenda" and Under
the Red Robe" caused a revival of some Of
the masters OF the past. Alexander Dumas
immortal story, The Three Musketeers,"
ticking the lead, and surely no more enticing
figure can be found in fiction than the gal
liant, impetuous, handsome, fearless Gascon
youth, D'Artagnan. To realize this charac-
ter perfectly demands most of natures good
gifts to man-youth, fine physique, grace, a
musical voice, strength and above all, great
natural ability, supplemented with thor
ough hstrionic training. All these require
ments, Paul Gilmore, tho young romantic
actor who is to appear as D'Artagnan in the
"Musketeers' at Boyd's starting with NATL
nee today, is said to possess in a marked
| degree
Mr.. Gilmore has won the right to his
! present position by hard work and a thor
| ough schooling. Gifted by nature with un-
! common qualifications for his chosen profess
sion, he has applied himself 50 earnestly
| to reach stellar position that now at the
| age Of 2S he is recognized as a player OF
ability. Mr.. Gimore's version OF the play
preserves all the principal incidents OF
Dumas novel with praiseworthy fidelity, and
they are arranged in a remarkably skilful
stage form.
The stage settings are said to be elaborate
and historically correct and the supporting
company has been selected with care.
This weeks bill at the Creighton.
hour hau ppip
is made up OF the choicest material
The bill will be headed by Frederick Haller
and Mollie Fuller in a comedletta entitled
His Wifes Hero" Those who used tC
enjoy the musical comedy productions pu
forward by those clever comedians HalleI
and Hart, at one time the leaders in thei
line, will probably be glad to renew thei
acquaintance with Frederick Hallen. Mis-
Fuller, who has accompanied him ever sine
he went into vaudeville has been prominen
in many big comedy productions.
If reports are true Arnold Grazer AM
La Petite Hazel, who are on the bill, ar
as highly accomplished dancers as any tw
children on the stage.
Another promised feature Is Marie Heath
who until recently was starring in the fare
comedy, "a Turkish Bath" It Is elaine
: that she has very clever lot OF soubrett
speciaties, consisting OF songs and dance
and monologue.
. Then comes the famous Jennie Yeaman!
whose fame as a character comedienne
probably known to nearly every theater
goer. She has the reputation OF being
, talented woman and will no doubt add muc
1 to the pleasure of the performance. Th
balance OF the bill is made up OF tn
Bright brothers. English athletes; Fran
e Cushman, minstrel; Alice Montague and
q Roger West, musical instrumentalists.
s An opera Of more than ordinary prefer
: sione will inaugurate the twelfth week of IL
k Trocadero Opera companys engagement
Omaha with tonght's performance. 1t is
be Jakobowskis picturesque musical RI
8 nance Robert Macaire." The cast probab
" gives the principals Of this organizatic
e more scope to determine their especial ind
# vidual ability than any production given |
- the company so far. For the title role Il
4" management has engaged Marie Greenwoo
quite we'll known as an operate star in tn
section Of the country. The increase
= patronage accorded the Trocadero compal
e lately seems good indication that the o
g. ganization Is appreciated and there Is eve
h reason to believe that it will remain.
ia Pln-s and Players.
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