Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15

The Black Patti TroubrdourS. headed by
the acknowledged greatest sonEster Of her
race, Black Patti. viii be seen III the Boyd
this afternoon and tonight. The REEreEn-
tiun is said TO be better this season than
ever before. There are forty people IN
the company, which includes Ht least q
score Of specially performers.
The stage scheme OF the TroUbBduurs
consists Of q medley Of comedy, vaudeville
and opera bouns. The opening skit Is
called "DarktOVn's Circus Day" In which
the entire compauy'E forces are Ehurdsu
full scope for their talents. The vBuds-
vile which follows is Of high STANDARD and
all the performers take part. The Fest
val Of Partisan Melody" which occupies
The Anal half hour Of the performance.
serves TO introduce Black Patti and the
singing forces in a most attractive stage
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No announcement Of q coming theatrical
event has carried with II no much interest
Rs that pertains TO the visit Of William
Gillette in Sherlock Holmes" n Boyd's.
which opens Thursday for three nights and
4 matinee. This visit viii be Mr.. Gillette's
FIRST and last appearance in Omaha In this
play. II ran at Henry Irving's Lycsum
theBter, London, for m entire season,
where Il made q tremendous success. II
ran for an entire season IN New York and
for an entire season In FIVE OF the biggest
cities OF the east. The play was prepared
for the stage by Mr.. Gillette himself from
Conan Doyls's great story. While Mr.. Gil
letue'E drRmRtizatiun follows closely M.
Duyle's novel. the main incidents Of the
play centers about q hitherto unpublished
episode in the career Of the great detec-
tive. Holmes. The FIRST act shows q draw
ing room at the LHrRbes home. The second
act is in two scenes. the first being Prof.
MoriErity'E underground ONCE and thss sec
Und Sherlock Holmes apartments. Act
three shows the stspney gas chEmber The
piece closes IN Or. wBtsun's pthce and
laboratory. Because Of the necessity for
absolute darkness throughout the action OF
the play in order TO make the many shifts
Of scenery and the weird transitions Of
situations. Every window, door and
trnnsum IN the theBter will be heavily
masked The windows Of the front foyer
viii be masked and the main entrance door
win not be opened during the action Of
the piece. The curtain viii be raised NJ 5
O'Clock promptly and NJ 2 81 the matinee.
Mr.. Gillette has I'D excellent supporting
company. II includes IDA Conquest, the
leading WOMAN, well remembered here with
the John Drew company; Ralph De1mOre,
Herbert Percy, Quinton McPherson. Harry
McArdle, Miss Aida Oortslyou, a cousin
Of the presidents secretRry, and Miss
Margaret Gordon.
Next week III the Boyd VII be notable
for the number OF female stars II viii
present Each Of the three companies tc
appear is headed by a star OF tried reputs-
ton. OF the three shows two are vehicles
in which Miss julia MRrlowe at one TINS
appeared. For the first four night Eliza
beth Forbes in Barbara Frsitchie" viii
be the Offering. Thursday night Ross
CoghlHn viii be seen IN The Second Mrs
TEnquerHy," and Friday and Saturday nigh
Efhe EIlslsr viii be seen in ''whsI
Knighthood Was in Flower"
AT the orpbeum this afternoon and even
ing and for the ensuing week patrons o.
vaudeville win be entertained by some o.
the best known artists IN this branch Of
theHtricRlE and a numbsr who make theil
initial appearance here. among them foul
from abroad. VIII M. Crsssey and bIanchs
Dsyne return with a new sketch entitled
'BTl Bifhn's BHby," from Mr.. Cressey'I
pen. which wiz be staged with speciR.
scenery. Like nearly everything he hal
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Miss Edith Helena is a young woman whit
has created quite n sensation by her ex-
trAordinEry range Of vuice, II being as.
sorted. She reaches q note higher on tn.
gHuut than Ellen Beach YBw and twI
notes higher than either Alkaline Patti OF
Christine Nelson. Her repertoire IN.
cludes that old fHvorite, The Last Ross
Of Summer" and the humming Of the inter
mezzo OF Cavaliers RusticRnE" in imi-
tRtion Of u violin. ZEzsI and Vernon
specially viii be on the horizontal bars
intermixed with fun making. An tnstru'
mental music feature, with q touch q
comedy win be contributed by Wood ant
Bates. The LivingstonH are styled high
class society AcrobRts- There are three o
them. i've women and q man, who Rmonl
their Daring and difhcult feHts intrnduua
hose Of their own origin. while Lizzie VII
son. the coincidence, win make the fDurti
Of the initial bidders for local favor and u
the elemeu anxious for q change Of face
the program win AFFORD q liberal quantity
Ths kinodrums returns with entirely new
moving pictures
OEsip GRbrilOwitsch. one OF the creates
8 rising pianiEts Of the gifted SlHv race. VII
make ms only appearance in OmAhE Tues
5 dny evening, February Il, 81 the Kountz
Memorial church. sale Of seats al MAnoei
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