Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-26

Here she tried 10 shoot the bridegroom, but
missing him and killing a male conted.
crate OF hers the guilty girl swallowed cold
nelson and died in the next hospital bed TO
her mother, who had a few moments before
died raving mad from drink. There's a
no special comment. but the play Is enough
to make your good Gawain have night
mares nightly until further notice.
Coming events.
ION the suwanee River" a southern
Of the old style, will be the Of
fering at the Boyd this afternoon and night.
The piece has been touring the theatrical
circuits for some years past. Its plot is a
very strong one and is most dramatically
worked out. The plot hinges on an at
tempt to defraud a blind girl OF her estate.
her relatives undertaking to marry her to
an old miser. The scheme II frustrated by
the girls old negro nanny" who sticks
to her and not only saves her from her
relatives, but has her sight restored. Miss
Stella Mayhem enacts the role OF the old
eolored nanny, which is made the princi-
pal one Of the play. The scenery OF the
piece is new and was especially painted
from photographs taken at the village OF
Suwanee, on the river Of that name In
Georgia. Miss Mayhew's company is the
best ever engaged for her.
De Wolf Hopper and his company will APP
pear at the Boyd Monday and Tuesday
night, with a special matinee Tuesday, in
his new play entitled Mr.. Pickwick." The
company which surrounds Mr.. Hopper con-
tains Digby Bell, Grant Stewart, Henry
Norman, Louis Payne. Louise Cunning,
Laura Joyce Bell. Marguerite Clark, J. X.
Adams, Guy Bartlett and Grace Fisher.
There will be a chorus Of fifty voices. A
sumptuous production will be given, in
GLIDING new and appropriate scenery and
costumes of the period.
The opening scene Of Mr.. Pickwick"
takes place at the Dingley Dell Arms at
the time Mr.. Plckwick, Samuel Weller, old
Tony Weller and the various members Of
the Pickwick club arrive at the beginning
Of their tour for the purpose Of investigat-
ing the worlds troubles. 1t is here that
they meet Alfred Jingle, who Is on the
point OF clipping with Miss wardle. Jingle
inculcates himself into Mr.. Pickwick's good
graces and succeeds in hoodwinking him
| and everybody else so completely that the
entire odium OF the elopement is thrown on
Pickwick's shoulders. Other scenes In the
play include the visit Of the members OF
the Pickwick club, including Mr.. Pickwick,
Mr.. Tupman. Mr.. Snodgrass and Mr..
Wrinkle, to Miss Tompkins' seminary for the
intent of investigating the purposes of
women as evidenced by the school girls.
with the result that the club falls In love
with half Of the girls. Sam Weller, with
the help Of his father, the old Weller, frus-
trates Jingle's schemes and Just as they
succeed Mrs. Bardell. her nieces and law
yers arrive from London, much to Pick
wick's CONSERVATION. How the Pickwickians
emerged from their troubles, how they &C
cept Squire Wardle's notwithstanding,
fishing, driving, 1stc.-how the fat boy is
the cause Of the champagne lunch being
stolen by the school girls and Polly, the
maid of the Dlngley Dell Arms, how Wrinkle
falls in love with Arabelia and Jingle car
ries off Mrs. Bardell and Pickwick is taken
home in the hay wagon must be seen tC
be appreciated. "Mr. Pickwick'' was dram.
atiEed by Charles Klein.
The Joint appearance OF Mr.. Louis James
and Frederick Warde next Wednesday ant
Thursday evenings and Thursday matinee
at Boyd's theater once more, calls atten.
ton to the shakespearean productions o.
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper. The
play on this occasion will be The TEN.
pest" which will be a delight to all, be,
cause this exquisite comedy has only beer
presented twice during the last twent!
years and will be, therefore, more or les
a novelty. In the character Of Prospero
assumed by Frederick Warde, is show
how easy It is to extract happiness from
adversely, how silly 1t is to be revengefu
and in spite of ingratitude, how gran'
It is to always consider the happiness o
others. Louis James will be seen in tn
role of Caliban, a character which, by tn
way Of contrast, in his ugliness, his venge
full nature and ignoble condition show
) the inevitable penalty of l~aziness, un
kindness and discomfort. The tnnocen
, loves of Miranda and Ferdinand, with thei
: delightful wooing, the loyalty, truth an
faith Of the fairy spirit Ariel, and tn
final conversion Of Prospero's enemies (
l the religion Of brotherly love and friend
, ship all impart an absorbing f~ascinatio
I which In reading leaves but one regre
. and that is the seeming impossibility Q
I being able to reproduce these poetic fairy
. like scenes on the stage. The action of tn
. play is supposed to take place on an en-
chanted island, inhabited by gnomeI
: sprites and fairies of all kinds and eondI
d tions, and where Prospero has become
voluntary exile with his daughter MirandI
II therefore necessitates a spectacula
oNhBo pTOuuCblon' mT. norman hackel
will be seen as Prince Ferdinand, just tn
style Of character his admirers would hay
9 him assume. Miss Edith Fassett will
seen as Ariel, Mr.. Wadsworth Harris
3 Antonio and Miss Teresa Maxwell will
: the beautiful l~ovelorn Miranda.
The nautical comedy drama "Dow
h by the Sea-" will be the attractio
at the Boyd Friday and Saturday nigh
and Saturday matinee this week.
The drama is OF English origin and WI
for several seasons the comedy dram
success Of the larger cities Of the Unite
Kingdom. 1t had its premier America
production in Boston last season, whei
l. 1t won approval. 1t has been great
changed since its hrst presentation he
70 to Mt the tastes Of American audience
~ It's action instead Of taking place on Il
te English coast has been transferred
Long Island. The story deals with II
customary love, intrigue and revenge, wi
Is the hero triumphing in the last act. II
IN big sensational scene Of the play is the shil
a. wreck, with the heroine in a frail bo
N struggling TO mak her way to a wreckt