Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09
Ginning EXcnts.

pany is inadequate for Shakespearean roles
The stage settings could be better.
| Coming Events.
| With the coming Of the popular Polish
| actress Madame Modjeska to Boyds theatef
on next Friday night Omaha playgoers Will
! have the rare opportunity Of witnessing the
presentation of the classical drama in a
manner that can hardly fail to win the com
mendation OF the most exactng student OF
| the classics as we'll as the masses. The
rarity of tragedy in recent years is certainly
| much to be lamented, for after all is SAID
and done it is tragedy and the intense drama
| that Is the backbone of the theater as an IN
stitution. 1t is not the clowns but those of
stern and thoughtful mien that rule the
world People would not laugh unless there
was something to cry about and the drama
is or should be a reflex of society.
1t is a palpable mistake, however to say
that the scarcity of tragedy nowadays is IN
any way the fault Of the public. The public
has not tired of the tragic stage, nor or the
higher drama generally, but rather the
temple of Thespis has failed Of late to send
out graduates in this very and in fact most
| important of it's departments. There Is a
public for comedy, for farce, for opera, Tor
melodrama, and likewise for tragedy. 1t is
tragedy's own fault if it has failed to keep
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in their own particular spheres.
The Importance of the Modjeska engage
ment has been enhanced by the announce
ment of her appearance in Antony and
Cleopatra" As might be expected OF Moo
jeska she has selected Shakespeare's YER
sion of the play instead of Sardous. 1t VIII
consequently be as big a novelty as the
legitimate stage has presented here in many
a year. for Shakespeare's Cleopatra is prac-
tically unknown to the present generation
The oriental glitter and splendor which are
always associated with the serpent OF the
old Nile" will not be lacking, as the Mod
jeska production is said to be one Of the
most, If not the mcst, complete that thi;
version has yet had in America, every care
having been taken to have all the acces-
sorles IN keeping with historical fidelity
She will open her short season on Friday
night with Cleopatra" at the Saturdaj
matinee Mary Stuart will be presented, {
play she is too closely Unidentified with l
need comment, and on Saturday night she
, will be seen as Lady Macbeth.
Cora Tanner will be the foremos
feature at the Creighton Orpheum this weei
and will present Floyd Grants latest tr:
umrh MY Husbands Model" This LITTLE
comedy deals with the adventures Cf a wiz
who Is eager to find out just why her hus
band is so much interested in the weliar
of a certain model She impersonates th'
model in order to accomplish her purpos
and this leads to various funny and inter
esting complications which in the end ar
> unravelled satisfactorily Associated will
5 Miss Tanner is the talented actor Lou
Massen, formerly husband and leading ma
Of Marie Burroughs.
This week the acrobats will be repre-
han tho fn,
= Eddys-two women and two men, The
have the reputation OF being one Of tn
mcst notable attractions in this line eve
presented Several of their acts are dc
scribed as marvellous OF a different orde
= but equally celebrated are the Hulines d
= rect from the Foies Bergere in Par
where they were quoted as sensations b
Q the journals of that capital. They are mus
g cal eccentrics and pantomimists
4 Those who are interested in marvels
I the wheel will have their taste satisfied
t the utmost by the talented experts, New
I house and Woodworth, who are very skill
t full trick bicycle riders, The Fremonts
a Bowery turn that has been pronounced e.
a tremey diverting. 1t is typical CT tn
y great East side in New York, where the
e do such things and they say such things
1 as are rarely heard on Broadway, but al
!
e American when reproduced on the stag
L Tim Farron is comedian of varied talent
His powers as a story teller are especial
effective and his humorous sallies are sa
Il to be keenly pointed Billy Ahern al
e Annabelle Patrick appear in clever sketc
= entitled The Cooper and the Kid
Il For the bill at the Orpheum this week a
u additional speciality has been secured in III
h canine circus OF Prof. Doherty, who has Il
l. only troupe of trained poodles in the worl
Il He has nothing but poodles in his lit
: company ana they perform; many surprisin
o and wonderful tricks. This spe-!alty wi
II doubtless prove especially interesting TO Il
81 women and children.
lie The date of the production OF THE Roul
e MIR. Ryder by local talent for the benefit
oi the Associated Charities has been change
from April 10 to April 20 and 2l, This W
give Mr.. Getz more time TO drill his con
rs pany and therefore insure a much bett
IS presentation of the farce
ID Otis skinner, who has always been
IS fayorite with Omaha theater goers, COM
y. 10 Boyd's theateT on Monday and Tuesia
by April II and IS, and will present for Il
Of first time in this city Rosemary wi