Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
Coming Events.


Louis Morrison will present his famous
characterization Of Mephisto in Faust"
for the last time here tonight. His en-
gagement opens at the Boyd this afternoon.
For over thirty years Mr.. Morrison has
been identified with the role of Mephisto.
He has enacted It over 5000 times during
that period. His production is the best he
ever had, he making IL SO because he wishes
to retire from the role and the stage, leav-
ing behind him a memory that will be last
ing. All Of the scenery of the production
was new at the outset Of the season. Espe-
cially pretty and effective scenes are: The
electric garden, the Broken scene, Nurem-
burg scene, the illuminated cross, the cleo
trio duel and the apotheosis. Probably
no attraction on the road carries such COM
plete stage electrical devices to aid in the
making Of the required effort in the weird
scenes Of this play.
James Nell and his company Of players
will visit Omaha for the first time, open
ing at Boyd's Monday for a two nights
engagement. Throughout the west and
southwest the company is the favorite
Of theater-g oers. Their popularity also ex-
tends to the Orient. which they visited
several times. The company will be seen
here in two plays. On Monday night a
dramatization OF Stanley Weyman's ro-
mantle novel under the Red Robe" will
be given with Mr.. Nell in the role Of Gil
de Berault, the swashbuckling adventurer,
and on Tuesday night the last comedy sue
cess, in which Sol Smith Russell was seen
in THE Honorable John Grlgsby" will be
the Offering.
Mark Twain's quaint story of "Pudd'n-
head Wilson" in its dramatic form is the
Wednesday and Thursday offering at the
Boyd. The play has been seen in Omaha
with the late Frank Mayo in the role OF
Pudd'nhead and with Theodore Hamilton
in the title role. This time w. S. Gill,
who understudied Mr.. Mayo, will be seen
in the part. Mr.. Gill has been with the
play since it's initial presentation. The
Selman brothers enact the roles of the
twins. The role Of Patsy, Pudd'nhead's
sister, is in the hands OF Miss Lola Swal-
low and the part OF Roxy is enacted by
Miss Suzanne Halpren. The play is prom
Used with adequate scenic settings and Co.'S
tunes in keeping with the period in which
the scenes Of the play are laid-1SS6.
Gertrude Coghlan comes to the Boyd for
three performances Friday night in a new
vehicle for the display Of her talents as a
star. This will be her third visit to Omaha.
Her first was as leading woman in the
support of her talented father, the late
Charles Coghlan, and the second as the
star of Vanity Fair" On both visits
she demonstrated that she possessed the
Coghlan talent. This season she will be
seen in an entirely different role from
any she las yet been seen in-that of the
hoydenish Alice in the historical drama,
Alice of Old Vincennes." 1t would appear
from the tone of the press of the various
cities she has visited hat she has achieved
som degree Of success.
The orphenm bill for the week
ing matinee, today has on it's roster a list
OF new names ~outnumbering the old favor
ties who will appear and the variety ex-
tends to the range of the eight acts. The
Athos family Of acrobats, eight in number,
will make their first local appearance in
the feats of daring and agility in which
they have entertained with success the low
ers Of the athletic in both Europe and
America. Eccentric comedy, singing and
dancing, are the salient features of a
stunt" to be contributed by Misses Carver
and Pollard, Kelly and Violette have been
seen here on several occasions and always
under pleasing circumstances. They are
called the fashion plates Of vaudeville"
Miss Violette is a decided and handsome
blonde, we'll equipped for the display of
her beautiful costumes. Mr.. Kelly's robust
baritone makes a good impression. Berol
and Berol style their turn" cart in a
Rag Bag" It consists of making with great
rapidity a number OF pictures of different
designs from rags. apparently Of just such
odds and ends of chaotic makeup as are
found in the housekeeper's receptacle for
CASTOR material. Baby Lund, the petite
and popular Juvenile, returns with some
new songs and limitations, with her dainty
and graceful dancing. Club swinging and
cornet playing principally constitute the Of
fering Of Alburtus and Miller. The kino-
drome pictures will be entirely new.
The students of Creighton university are
now engaged in final preparations for their
annual play which will occur on Wednes-
day, December 10. This years play is For
the House OF st. Quentin" It is a drama
t~ization of Bertha Runkle's novel, The Hell
met Of Navarro" by Prof. Daniel Johnson,
formerly of the Creighton university fac
ulty, now professor OF English literature at
st. Louis university. The play is under
the direction OF Prof. ~Brockman, who is
well versed in stage lore. The time Of the
! play is 1898, and the sword play Of the
period Is taught by DR.. Despicher, we'll
known as an expert swordsman. Will three
lessons a week he has taught the young
dramatists to handle the foil, rapier and
broadsword with a readiness and ease that
will surely produce an effect on the event.
full night. The cast is a large one, In
Guiding between thirty and forty students.
Among the more prominent are: Daniel
Hurley, as Etienne Comte de Mar; William
Schall, as Poul de Lorraine; Maurice Dug
gan, as Felix Bronx; Frank Montgomery,
as duke Of st. Quentin; George Martin, as
Mayenne; Edward McGovern, as Yervais
Graniment; Joseph Sullivan as Peyrot. The
play Is given for the benefit OF the students
library and from the Interest manifested
in a mass meeting Of students Friday aft
ernoon the Creighton people expect to
make the play a big success.
Plays and Players.
Harry Langdon will soon become one of
the guests at the Actors Fund home.
Herbert Cawthorn. so long successful in
the title role of THE will
be seen this season in Blue Beard"
Emilio de march,, the leading italian
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