Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-02
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The creirhton-orpheun vaudeville thester
closed It's doors last night for the eun-
mer season, a tribute 70 ole Sol and bis
heat bearing influence. which is concealed.
however, under the general pretext o. re-
decoration and other speclous pleas not al
all necessary. No one needs an excuse for
closing q regular theatrical season when
the public is gasping FOR breath and sizzling
II the summer heat. Plenty Of vaudeville
sntertainmeslt remains. however, the
Troesdsro is open and next week the Wood
ward company will open Boyd's thestsr for
9 summer run The plays OF this COM
pany are to be chosen from among last
seasons eastern successes and as they have
played each one a week IN Kansas City.
Omaha people may expect 10 see them ex-
ceptionally well presented.
According to Camille DArville's way Of
thinking the lie OF a high salaried operate
singer is not the bed Of roses that the gen
eral public is led to believe II is and SO
disgusted has she become with it that she
prefers the less exalted position Of vaude-
willie "headline-" to that OF q comic opera
yrima donna. The differences In the two
positions are many" said Miss D'Arvills in
the course Of an interview last week. In
The hrst place, in comic opera you are made
Clittering promises OF large salaries, by
irresponsible managers, which usually turn
out to be merely air bubbles, so TO speak.
There are very few reputable managers in
this country now and a prims donna cannot
successfully be manager and star both, espe-
cially II she is carrying a large and ex-
pensive production around the country with
her Why, have over $50 600 due me from
oneratic managers Of which / never ex-
pect to get one cent. So you can hardly
blame me for going into vaudeville. where
] can have my money in advance II wish
At Ny friends all tell me that il will be
the death of me as theatrical celebrity,
but II it is ! am ready to face it The
vaudeville Of today is being patronized by
the very best classes OF people. All the
audiences l have played to in Omaha are
aPpreciative. well bred and well dressed
qualities which meet every requirement
when the footlights curve between the en-
tertainer and the entertained The work in
vaudeville is not half so hard as in operas
where one has to sing long parts each note
and word Of which must be committed to
memory, thus requiring constant practice
study and rehearsing. The FIVE songs
sing each evening now are merely practice
Cor me and not work. Why don't / sing IN
tights as some OF the other leading prna
donnas who have gone into vaudeville DO
Well ! should then be lowering rzyself to
the level OF a music hall singer and. an
other thing don't believe the people want
TO see me in tights. There may be few
but very few, men who would, hut the
better class comes to hear me sing and not
To nee nv figure ! think they all admire
my gowns much more than they would the
tights ] enjoy wearing beautiful gowns
Ii is a sort Of a fad with me. Have yor
seen nv friends"
Then came an unfolding OF some mar
yelous gowns, black embroidered with mar
ruerftes in shaded yellow topszes ant
pearls; a wonderful diRphanous dress o
pink and white over mermaid founds
1iou OF rose-colored liberty satin; rare oil
lace in biIlows over the train, and The
bodice embroidered with jewels. All th'
gowns are from the great modistes o
France.
u make a trip TO France each year fo'
the purpose Of getting new gowns, and l
the women who se- the ones wear onl!
knew the time spend being fitted, having
them tried on changed, and tried OF
asain, they would realize the trouble the!
cost as well as money. ] give up a month
TO this task each season. But ! think the!
are enjoyed enough by the women who SCI
them to pay me for the trouble.
Il shall probably remain in vaudeville
until retire from the stage entirely, whici
will be in a few years now, for / am no
q school girl any more, as you know.
have been Eoon the stage long time an
want TO leave 1t, having the people remem
Der me- not as q faded old woman, but q
one in her prime
Miss D'Arvlle is very pleasant, unas
Stunning woman, and impresses one rs bein
exceptionally well bred and highly educated
She is a HoIlander by birth, her rea
name being Neetye Dijkstra. She made he
debut in Amsterdam at the age Of Is. no
in opera, but in the drama She soon dis
covered, however, that she had good voice
and Immediately went 10 Paris TO study
She made her first tour Of tnis country wit
tbe BostoniaIs, and soon won a plac
among the best singers OF America, whic
she now calls her home. In regard to IN
high salary she is advertised as receivinE
she admitted that this was managers
idea that she did not like
what does it matter 10 the public whs
get. so long as ! am satisfied ! don
think ! shall ever die in the poor house, nc
do ] expect 10 opel up a bank soon, but
shall always have about everything ! war
and DO as nearly as please. as any on
can in this world
AS near as can be learned, Miss DArvill
actually receives $3.50 per week besides raj
road fares for herself and maid
Manager Burgess of Boyd's theater leave
early this week for New York City, wheI
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