Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06

entertainment at the thester has outrun
the capacity Of the stage TO supply, but
express the hope that the natural develop
ment Of the art Of acting will In time
remedy what is now as much of q mis-
fortune as a fault.
Locally tho summer amusement season
has practically been 90 far confined to the
efforts Of the Ferris stock company, for,
thanks to the rainy and cold weather, the
outdoor parks might as well have re-
manned shut. This condition Of affairs has
made the six weeks very profitable ones at
the Boyd, where every seat has been sold
each night up till Thursday. when the hot
spell began in earnest, and there was a
noticeable falling of in attendance. Now
that good weather for outdoor amusements
has come. it is likely that the open-air
vaudeville at Krug's park, Coutrland beach
and Manawa will get more attention from
the public. Either one OF these places could
be made immensely attractive by the addi-
ton Of some more ambitious offerings than
have yet been held OUT People must spend
the hot evenings somewhere, but It is soon
coming to the pass when It will take more
than a balloon ascension, a band concert or
a moving picture show to get them to ven
ture on the street car expedition necessary
to reach one OF the three parks. One thing
may be said in favor OF each. the band con-
certs are above the average and afford ex-
cellent Advertisement to those who love to
listen to good music while they sip their
beer and chat with friends. The manager
who can c~ontrive to add an opera company
or something Of that sort to his established
attractions will soon have the advantage OF
the others. In the meantime for the next
six weeks Dick Ferris and his stock com
pany will continue to afford standard dra-
matte entertainment to those who are will.
ing to spend an evening at the Boyd. Mr.
Ferris has surrounded his star, Miss Hay.
ward, with much better company this
summer than was here last year and the
productions are given with great care bott
as to detail and accuracy.
, The coming American tour Of Eleanors
Duse, for which Mr.. George c. Tyler o.
Liebler & Co. has arranged all the details
during his recent visit to Florence, Italy
will be the most important theatrical even
Of the season. Mr.. Tyler has secured al
the concessions from the distinguishes
artistic that he desired and with his return
he will complete his bookings and inaugu'
rate his preparations for what he conf
IDENTIFY believes will prove the most success
full tour ever undertaken by a foreigl
artist. Madame Duse will sail from Genoi
for America on September 20, bringing
with her twenty-seven people, the mos
capable artists that her country can boast
She brings with her all scenery. costumes
etc, which she used In her productions II
the great Italian cities. Her first appear
ance in America on this tour will be at tn
fremont theater, Boston, on October 20
when she will open In the D'Annunzio pla.
OF L Giaconda." This she will folloy
with a presentation of "Citta Morta," an
then Will come her grea { lmpersonation o
francesca da Rimini, a character in whicI
she is beyond compare. The extension o
the distinguished a~rtiste's tour, which MI
Tyler secured while at Florence, makes al
attempts to present a list Of dates, outsid
Of the Boston dates, speculative and vain
The precise route will be concluded upo'
soon after Mr.. Tyler's return from Europe