Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23

king Dodo" was presented here the pretty
Pixley g. Luders' opera has enjoyed q run OF
two months at Days theater, New York. The
company which will present the work here
again comes intact from Days theater. and
Of It's seventy-hve people, Raymond Hitch
cock, Cheridah Simpson, Greta Rlsley, Flora
Zabelle, Margaret Mckinney, Arthur
wooley, william Corliss and Arthur DEACON
comprise the principals. The large chorus
OF show girls has been provided more as to
voice and ability in order that the many en-
semble numbers will be rendered effectively.
An augmented orchestra enhances the
symphonic value Of the presentment.
For a Thanksgiving attraction the Boyd
will have Primrose and Dockstader's min
strels. The company opens Wednesday night.
a special matinee will be given Thanks
giving day. Last season this company was
the Thanksgiving offering at this theater
and its drawing power was attested by the
immense audience. This season Mr.. Prim-
rose promises a show IN every way SUI
perior to any he ever had. The scenery
Of the first part is said to be a marvel.
Mr.. Dockstader will deliver a new mono
logue and sing a number Of new songs,
while Mr.. Primrose will present his new
singing and dancing act, which he calls
the Sunny South" He is assisted in 1t
by two dancing pickaninnies and a quintet
who make their appearance as the seeds OF
a mammoth watermelon which is rolled
upon the stage. The act is a pleasing one.
In the clio that follows the first part the
Young brothers will be seen in their clever
hoop rolling act. Acts will also be given
by Eddie Leonard, Neil O'Brien, William
Hallett, Marvel Roman. and a number Of
others. At noon Wednesday and Thursday
a street parade will be given.
Ezra Kendall is coming to the Boyd Fri
day night for an engagement Of three per-
formances in a comedy creation written
especially for him by Herbert Hall Wins
low, called THE Vinegar Buyer The
Vinegar Buyer" is in three acts. The first
act shows the main street of a small In
diana town called Bascomb's Corners, the
second is the exterior and grounds OF the
sanitarium and the third act the drawing
room Of a beautiful residence in Indianap-
oils. The story OF the comedy concerns the
adventures OF Joe Miller, which is taken
from the James Whitcomb Riley poem Of
Jap Miller. Joe is a sort Of a Jack-of-all-
trades and does nothing except make fun.
He is a happy-go-lucky fellow who peddles
musical attachments for sewing machines
and his idea is to make everybody happy.
He lands in the Indiana town and soon
becomes one Of its mainstays, and his
various vicissitudes furnish the plot.
Kendall plays the part Of Joe Miller, the
man who always has a speech at his COM
mand, and besides having himself elected
mayor Of the town, straightens out some
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rival candidate. There is so much local
color that 1t falls to the clever comedians
lot to keep his audience in roars. In the
company that supports Mr.. Kendall are
Charles Bowser. Marion Abbott, Lottie
Alter, Ed Chapman, Walter Thomas, Ida
Darling, John d. Garrick and Rose Norris.
One Of the features OF the new bill open
ing the week at the Orpheum matinee to-
day will be Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thorne and
company presenting A Uptown Flat" a
lively comedietta. For its theme 1t has two
husbands, each supposing they are lord of
the same Preside, from which arises do
nestle entanglements and fun. Klein, OFT
brothers and Nickerson come for the first
time, described as refined and finished in
strumental musicians. Galetti's monkeys
promise another amman performance Win
something out OF the ordinary to claim at
~tention. They perform many amusing and
clever tricks which interest and entertain
adults, while to the little ones they are a
treat. Comedy of their own unique brand
will serve for the efforts of Weston and
Allen, who are among those to make their
initial appearance here. Hand balancing of
the dificult sort and acrobatics will
be presented by the Millettes, a
European trio brought to this country
by the orpheum company. The vocal
portion will be contributed to by Leah
Russell. a young and pretty soubrette. Way
and Maitland, coon singers and cake walk
ers, and the Kinodrome will complete the
bill. On Thursday, November 81, a special
Thanksgiving day matinee will be given,
for which reserved seats are now on sale
at the box ONCE.
The public has been accustomed TO see
Eugene Cowles in all kinds Of opera cos
tunes, but for the first. time in his pro-
fessional career he will appear before
It in the conventional evening dress. He
looks even manlier In the conventional
than he has appeared in any garb hitherto
worn on the stage, even admitting that in
several roles the picturesque costumes
! have shown off to splendid advantage this
idol Of the stage. His company consists