Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-11

"
ronised during the last week
and chiefly for the reason that
they Afforded entertainment
worthy the name. At the Boyd Mics Bob
White" went TO the bad. because Il de-
served to; the piece has little TO commend
Il ana the company sent out In II proved
wholly incompetent. II would be we'll for
Messrs. Nixon Zimmerman. n they value
their regulations In this part OF the west.
to send no more such agEregations under
their banner They and other managers
might as we'll know first as last that Omaha
people will not be gulled by such deception
and II Is a waste OF both time and money 20
send such shows this way. The reception
given 70 Miss CHASER in Dolly Dollars"
and to Lew Fields In ut Happened IN
Nordland" Is ample evidence OF the willing
ness OF the local public TO patronize that
which IL rneritorious. The attendance at
the theater during these engagements was
noteworthy not alone for the number Of
people present but for the presence OF
those who are not driven perforce TO seek
the theater for Amusement At the Krug
the West and Vokes aggregation in "a
Pair OF Pinks" proved that frothy non
sense is still acceptable II attractvely pre-
sented Their business was better than
satisfactory because the show itself Is
good The week at the Krug wound up
with n meiodrama OF the type against
which most Of the force Of the recent let
ter Of Bishop scannell was directed. At
the Burwood the same steady good work
by the woodward Stock company was con-
tinued and the patronage was of the kind
that has marked the progress Of that
house since the opening. The Orpheum
gave its customary good bill and was re-
warded by excellent patronage all week. 1t
has been noticed that the class OF enter
talnment at this house during the present
season has been Of the highest order, in
dicating an appreciation by the manage
mont Of the Omaha patronage.
.
Two distinct types OF comedy were one -ed
at the Boyd during the week. each by one
who is probably its best representative.
Lulu Chaser stands pre-eminent in her line
OF work today, a comedienne of the truest
stamp, with ability proven and future I'M
questioned. 1t is not a long glance into the
future to say that she will be found in the
ranks OF the legitimate" holding her own
with as much ease she Is now The roles
In which she would At are so many that
II would be q waste of time to enumerate
them. How many Of the readers can recall
her In connection with "Erminie7' She
was understudy for Marie Jansen in those
days, and few people got a glimpse of
her. But while Pauline Hall, Miss Jansen,
Broderick and Wilson are well remembered,
not many can tell what Miss CHASER looked
like in that day and 1t isn't so very long
ago, either. For some reason Miss CHASER
conoeals the date of her birth; but 1t is not
likely that she will be sensitive on this
score a great while longer. Omaha people
date their knowledge OF her personality
from the night she tripped on the stage in
Half a King" which is now some ten
years agone. She was then slim slip Of a
girl, and looked as II a strong draft would
blow her on the stage. Time has remedied
this feature, and her slenderness OF waist
Is now accompanied with something OF a
strain on her stays. It is not a matronly
plumpness that Miss CHASER has assumed,
but rather that certain roundness Of figure
that comes with maturity and a right
course OF living. It has In nowise detracted
from her sprightliness, nor has II affected
her jollity. One cannot avoid a suspicion
that II is in some way a resultant of her
very humor. for II laughing induces adj
posity, she has reason TO have attained the
girth of a Faistaff. She has surely laughed
enough, and her contribution to the galety
OF the world has been such as to have
earned her the gratitude Of all her country
men.