Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-13
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E7HILE none Of the parties con-
NV cerned is willing to admit the
fact, blind man can see that
RQRN the Balesco-F iske-shubert combi-
nation has occasioned not a little
perturbation in the theatrical puddle. II
begins to look as II the Klaw & Granger
combination we're about 20 reap at least a
portion Of the crop OF whirlwind for which
It has been 50 assiduously sowing the wind.
Many Of the houses throughout the country
and many OF the company managers, es-
pecially those who have had to deal with
the minor attractions, have sedulously
nursed grievances in quiet, bidlng their
time until an opportunity to strike back
should come. And now they have a chance.
While the red flag OF revolt has not as
yet been run up in any quarter, the man
ager with a rebellious inclination Is In
position to secure attention such as he
never had before. No repetition Of some
Of last seasons moves Is likely during the
present season, and while the public may
not note any difference, Il is altogether
probable that house managers will be able
TO see some. and that road managers will
md their routes laid out with much greater
care and adhered to with more fidelity
than they have experienced for some sea-
sons past. The announcement that the
pendent Of the Klaw q Erlanger agency is
the latest bit oil news, but It is an indica-
ton Of the growth Of sentiment Such an
announcement last season would have re-
suited I'm putting the La Shelle attractions
on the shelf II will probably secure for
them some choice time during the coming
season. At any rate, the next few weeks
in the history Of the American stage are
likely to be the most interesting, from
one view point Of its career for many
years
The opening Of the Krug this afternoon
Will start what looks like the busiest sea-
son In the theatrical line Omaha has ever
known. II no calculations fail, within four
weeks Omaha Wal have five theaters In
full blast, each catering to its own partlcu-
lar class Of patrons, and each Offering a
line of attractions that might interest any
II may be that this fierce competition will
prove too much for the prosperity OF some
of the competitors. but each of the man
ayers feels or processes to feel the utmost
confidence in the outcome so far as his
end Of the business is concerned. Next
spring will determine how far this con
ndence has been well placed.
d
The date for the opening of the Orpheum
fixed at Sunday, September 10, when the
first of the seasons matinees win be given.
There will be no change in the policy OF
this house, beyond that announced last
spring, when Manager Reiter declared mis-
Intention Of abandoning the intermission
ana running the performance through with
out any wait. This plan is being generally
adopted and has proven most satisfactory.
Otherwise the policy Of the Orpheum could
hardly be improved on. II furnishes the
best there is to be had in it's line, and Its
weekly bills are uniformly good and always
clean. Some Of the attractions listed for
the coming season are those that will APP
peal strongly to the local public for they
promise the return of old favorites and
also present the names OF a few who arc
not unknown, but who have never been
seen here in vaudeville. One Of the most
welcome announcements lie that OF Lillian
Burkhardt and company. 1t has been two
seasons since Miss Burkhardt visited
Omaha, but her friends have not forgotten
her, and viii gladly welcome her return.
Another strong local favorite booked is
Valerie Bergre. who will come with a com
pany OF seven, presenting a tabloid version
of Carmen" Mrs. Stuart Robson is
booked, with a supporting company in a
sketch, and also are Rose Stahl and
brilliancy over the '1egit." and are now
shining for the first time In the vaudeville
world. Zelie de Lussan. the great singer
is booked. and Edna Wallace Hopper will
do her little stunt Amelia Somerville and
Marshall p. Wilder are among the others
whose names carry weight at the box office.
Sophie Brandt and the city Girls" from
The Prince OF Pilsen" is one Of the fea-
ture acts, and here are some Of the others:
Mime. de Serbs living statuary; Colonel
Bordeverry, who was the sensation at the
New York Hippodrome; THE Globe -
Death" a great hazardous act; the Fa-
dette orchestra OF twenty-five women; the
Yankee Doodle Boys, a spectacle; Rossis
musical horse; the Patty-Frank troupe,
Europe's leading athletes and aorobats;
Hermann the Great; Tortojada, the Span
ish dancer; salerno; Captain Blom with a
wireless telegraphy demonstration. This is
only few Of the acts booked for the sea-
son.
What effect has the tendency OF the age
toward the concrete fad on literature, and
especially the literature OF the stage? Has
not the general demand for facts, the polite
sccpticism with which any departure from
experience is received, the unwillingness 10
accept as possible anything not fully dem
onstrated, been an active agency In the
placing Of stin and formal bonds on the
drama, and prescribing for it certain