Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

york State Folks" a pastoral DRAMA,
said to be out Of the conventional rut, will
be the attraction at the Boyd this after
noon and tonight. 1t is claimed for the
play that 1t is not on the Reub order and
that it does not rely on the bu%rlesquing
Of country types OF characters to make 1t
go. There are no mortgaged homes,
wronged heroines or ~villsins in 1t. 1t tells
a story OF a fight between two leading
citizens OF a small hamlet In New York.
One Of the men is an organ builder, always
bubbling over with good humor-a veritable
~altruist whom everyone In the village loves
and respects. The other old man is Just
the reverse. He and the organ builder
were brought together years before the
story opens by reason Of the ~latter's be-
trothal to his sister and who died on the
eve OF her wedding day. The play opens
with a rupture between the two old friends
because Of the organ builders activity in
getting a railroad to build into the sleepy
old town. His friend not only cuts his
friendship, but carries the feud into family
relations. With the close OF the last act,
however, everything ends happily and the
two are reunited. Roy L. Royce. who on
Sol Smith Russell's death succeeded to his
roles, enacts the part Of the organ builder,
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LOckoge. that Of the friend. The play is
handsomely staged and the supporting
company is said to be excellent. A feature
Of the performance is the singing Of a
vested choir of twelve boys.
w. Fl. Crane will be seen at the Boyd
tomorrow night in David Harum," the
play In which he has received 80 much
favorable mme during the last two
seasons. His engagement at the Boyd in
cludes Tuesday and wednesday matinee
and night. In David Harum" Mr.. Crane
is said to have the best part he has en-
acted during his long career. 1t is said
that Mr.. Crane has made Of David Harum
a character as distinct as Joshua Whit
comb and others which last by reason OF
their naturalness. In making the dramatic
story the dramatist took a few liberties
with the original story, adding much to
its dramatic effectiveness. This will be
Mr.. Cranes first visit to Omaha In seven
years. The opening scene Of the play IL
an exterior. On one side Is Aunt Polly's
house, with its rellis-eovered veranda and
old fashioned garden. on the other IL
David's bank and in the background is the
big barn. In this act Harum sells the
balky horse to Deacon Perkins. the horse
that would stand without hitchin'." The
second act shows Harum in the once bach
Of the counting room Of the bank. and tn,
third act is laid In the sitting room Of
Aunt Polly's house. The kindly side Of
Harum's character is shown in this act and
In Il he tells the story OF his visit TO tbs
circus with Billy p. Cullom. Among thos,
In Mr.. Cranes support who are we'll known
to theater-goers are: Perdita Hudspeth
Kate Meek. Lois Frances Clark, Perez
Brooke, Charles Jackson. Frank Burbeck
Sheridan Upper and George Devore.
Zig Tag Alley" Is the peculiar title o
a peculiar farce comedy to be seen at tn,
Boyd Thursday and Friday nights. Thii
piece is called a trick, pantomime fare
comedy. because Il is a mixture OF tricl
work with scenery and mechanical effect
pantomime and comedy OF the rougher sort
Zeb and Zarrow. the trick bicycle rider
and pantomimists, head the company giyinI
the performance. The piece Is In tire
acts. the hrst being . reproduction Of ~