Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-13
...AMUSEMENTS...

Seldom If at all during the present the
atrical season has a larger or more repre-
sentative audience assembled at Boyd's
theater than Friday night when the strains
of AUD Lang Syne" loated up from the
orchestra pit as an opening ode to the Elks'
benefit performance of Tommy Getz's "a
Night in Bohemia" Every available seat
on the first floor was occupied, in fact
there were few vacant seats anywhere in
the theater. Tho lower boxes, which
had been Hastily decorated with red, green
and yellow ribbons and colored incandescent
lights. were occupied by the board of gov
ernors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben and
their ladies. The unusually large audi
ence was patronizing the entertainment
primarily because it was being given for
sweet charity's sake and by one of the
most popular secret societies in the coun-
try. "A Night in Bohemia" was given it's
first production in Omaha last season by
Mr.. GetZ, under the same auspices. 1t is
a bright little farce comedy with touches
of pathos intermingled here and there in
its plot, and it is redolent with bright
specialties and catchy songs. There have
been few changes made in it since last sea-
son save as to GoeCialties.
George p. Cronk, as last year, plays the
part of Edmund Keene, the old Bohemian,
and in his Interpretation of the part shows
decided histrionic ability. Among the others
of last years favorites who have leading
parts in the cast are Ed Cogley, as Duty
Rhodes; Gig" Edwards, as George
Thatcher; Ed P. Mullen, as Of
fcer Callihan, and Lillian Emsley
as Dollie Mobiles, The parts in
their hands are each given praiseworthy
Interpretation. C. Y. Lamb as Tommy
Jiggs helped the fun along in a lively way
and his clever specialties added to the en-
tertainment.
One of the hits OF the performance was
made by Annie Brinn, a vivacious little
black-eyed beauty whose rendition of a
number of popular coon songs captivated
the audience. Her work in this line is
above that Of the average professional and
that there are opportunities for her upon
the stage II she cared to embrace them no
one who saw her Friday evening can doubt,
Another feature was Harry Cockrells
clever piano playing. After rendering a
number OF popular selections Mr.. Cockrell
played MeQdelssohn's wedding march with
true artistic skill, afterwards Transporting
and playing this difficult piece in rag time,
Miss Esther Fried's pretty soprano voice
was heard in The Hoo boo Doo-Doo Man.
A half dozen little boys and girls Joined In
the chorus and interpolated a graceful Bit
VI ANU W - A'N'l iJ
sang Charity" while a dczen little fell
lows clothed in the habiliments of choir
boys Joined in the chorus.
w. e. Shipley burlesqued Lillian Russell
in an operate selection and made a hit.
Ed Mullen, C. Y. Lamb and Ed Cogley
sang "a High Old Time" and enacted a
drunken scene to perfection.
Clara Thomas sang I'm Sunny Tennes-
see" Judge Shields did a cake-walk and
sang a coon song, Little Misses Marie
Snowden and Lorna Hake did a neat littlC
dancing speciality, Ed Cogley sang THE
kissing Bug" a new comic song; George
p. Cronk recited Little Blue Jeans" Gig
Edwards sang a coon song, C, Y, Lamb
did some soft-shoe dancing, and there
were several other clever specialties, in
Guiding the Broadway Soubrettes, the Sal
walton Army, cake walks, etc.
The minor principals in the cast included
the Misses Fried, Austin, Brinn, Thomas,
Sturges, Hake. Condor, Linn and Snow
den and Messrs. Arnut, Wheeler, Haaker
Parrish, Briggs. Cockrell, Purvis, Clarkscu
Mcconnell, Murphy and Shipley, Another
performance will be given tonight,