Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-22
Coming Events.

In writing his new and successful NAV
Home Folks" Charles T. Dazev has
chosen TO depict the people and events
OF one OF the small southern Illinois vii.
lages some forty years ago. II Is said IN
require the services of seventy-fve peopla
TO present the play, which the author
rounded upon the theme of the famous
poem by the same name. by James Whit
coHp riley Fully score of the members
OF the organization are children, who are
presented in most attractively developed
situations. In the apple peelin' " scene.
the incident of the swimming hole. where
a number OF boys are shown bathing in
mimic river of real water, and in the
picnic scene in the last act, II is said that
the best juvenile work seen on the stage
IN many a day is shown. Home Folks"
Is reported to be a great play for both
young and old, and it is freely predicted
that It will live for many years, for the
people 1t depicts are real people and its
scenes are real scenes. The company is
an exceptionally strong one headed by
Edwin Arden, who plays the principal
male part and Archie Boyd. who is the
principal comedian. The remainder OF
the large organization is said to be made
UP in it's entirety Of players of reputation
and repute Home Folks" is presented un-
der the management of Joseph Brooks and
will be given at Boyd's theater for three
nights beginning next Sunday. October %,
g. a.
Comedy will reign supreme at the Boyd
on Wednesday and Thursday nights and
special matinee on Thursday afternoon,
when May Irwin and her company come
again to Omaha with Mrs. Black 10 Back"
The one night performance last August
gave Omaha people a taste of the flavor
Of this latest OF jolly Mays successes, and
the announcement that she is coming
again is about as welcome as any that
could be made.
The plot Of Augustus Thomas latest
comedy. Mrs Lefingwell's Boots" which
comes to the Boyd theater beginning next
Friday evening, directly concerns a pair
of betrothed lovers, who are alienated
because of a passing scandal sequent on
an awkward hotel incident, involving the
names of the enamoured swain and the
boots of the matronly, but fascinating
Mrs. Leffingwell, whose husband is chroni-
cally Jealous of anybody and everybody.
The lovers and the matron Unexpectedly
meet at the home of a mutual friend, where
dinner party has been arranged for some
special guests. A blizzard storm binders
the presence of these particular guests, but
the assembled few are enabled to compare
notes and become reconciled. The belated
arrival Of Mr.. Leffingwell. however, stirs
up fresh trouble owing to his discovery
of his wife and the lover together in the
house, as unlimited guests. The girls
brother-the mentally irresponsible youth,
who mixed up the matron's boots with
his sisters admirers name-next comes
upon the scene and entangles the situation
still more Not until the wild youth is
forcibly subjected to an osteopathic treat
ment is the general misunderstanding made
clear and the domestic storms dispelled.
The most artistic musical arrangement
that has ever been perfected with
musical organization will be found with
Haverly's MINISTRIES, which open at the
Krug theater with matinee today. The
engagement is for two days only and in
order TO supply the increased demand for
seats Manager Breed has decided to hold
special matinee on Monday afternoon at the
usual matinee prices. Fred Russell, whose
quaint and wholesome comedy methods
have created for him the title OF the "droll
, comedian" will once more be commander
in-chlef OF this army of fun makers. Rus
sell is a maker OF mirth by the wholesale
and constantly keeps his auditors in roars
. of laughter by his merry sayings and funny
, songs and parodies In conjunction with
> him are a bunch of funny comedians who
ably assist in making the Haverly show
one of the best laughing shows on the
: road.
1.-THE Rajah OF Bhong." a comedy opera
book by w L. Roberts, music by Ha
4 Campbell, will be presented at the Krus
theater for two nights and Wednesday
matinee, starting Tuesday night, october
a. The piece is in two acts and is gor'
geously staged. the first act showing th'
gardens Of the Rajah's palace in the trop