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be the doctor man and Mr.. Robertson,
who has just joined the company, will make
his first appearance in the role of the
soldier man. Mary Hin will be the Firehy.
Miss Gerald will be Mrs Erickson and
Mr. owen will be Jacob Hrsch. Special
scenery and settings have been provided
for the play. when We Were Twenty
One" will be presented each evening this
week and at matinees on Sunday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Francis Wilson will be at the Boyd Friday
and Saturday evening and a matinee on
Saturday. There will be a novelty in the
fact that the comedian will then be seen for
the first time in Omaha in plays without
musical background The play selected for
him is a new Clyde Fitch comedy called
cousin Billy" in which the central char
acter is that Of William jerks a former
alderman of Allentown, Pa, who is on
tour of continental Europe The complica-
lions which are unraveled in the course of
the play are caused by his infatuation for
charming widow who has a marriageable
daughter on her hands The scenes Of the
play are laid in Paris and the Swiss Alps
In addition to Cousin Billy" Mr.. Wilson
will also be seen In 1.-THE Little Father of
the Wilderness" one-act comedy by Aus
tin Strong and Lloyd Osborne. The action
Of this play takes place during the reign
of Louis XIV of France and its scenes are
laid In an ante-room Of the palace Of Yer
sailles. Mr.. Wilson's company comprises
many we'll known people. among them
being May Robson, Edith Barker. William
Levers, Rosa Cooke, Elsa Garrett, Charles
J. Greene, George S. Spencer, Sydney Rice
and Eva Bingham.
away Down East" opens a four-day en-
gagement at the Krug theater this after
noon. 1t will be presented upon a more
elaborate scale than last season. The play
itself is too we'll known to need any lengthy
description. There is deft combining Of
humor and pathos, with incisive dramatic
incident and a tremendous amount OF
human interest. The passions and emotions
which sway these simple people of the New
Hampshire farm are the same that have
governed all people of all ages since the
world began. Human nature is pretty much
alike regardless of environment The play
has been seen in this city before, but the
attendance that it plays to each season
seems to increase instead Of diminish. There
will be the usual matinee on Wednesday.
o
1.-THE Smart Set" described as the maxi
mum Of song and action crowded into two
hours and forty minutes of entertainment
space, and with just sufficient funny dia-
logue to season the musical comedy broth
will be seen at the Krug theater for three
nights and Saturday matinee, starting
Thursday night, November 16. The com.
pany is large and contains such we'll known
performers as s. II. Dudley, known as the
prince Of colored comedians; Jerry Mills
Ella Anderson, Marion Smart and other!
too numerous to mention. Friday nigh
there will be a dancing contest between the
members OF the company and a large mum
Der of our local dancers. Prizes in golC
will be awarded to the winners, and as the
contest is open to all corners there will b,
some pretty strong competition, as Omaha
can boast of some very good dancers
Those wishing to compete will please leav,
their names at the box office.
1t will be a lively entertainment tina
starts the week with a matinee today a
the Orpheum Arthur Prince, who is saiC
to be the wonder of his guild and who wa