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money. He must reach town ahead OF the
train in order TO save the day. rhe race
is one Of the most thrilling ever offered
on the stage. The big automobile is seen
dashfne, rolling, bouncing, jumping along
the road at top speed, the express train
In the background, the whole scene being
triumph OF mechanical genius as applied
TO stage uses. It is the one great specta-
Gle of the week At the Burwood a good
farce comedy has been put into commits
sion for the week. Turned Up" in which
Nat Goodwin won fame, and in which
the Woodward Stock company will try
TO please. The Orpheum offers a vaude-
Vile program that will more than delight
all 1t is surely good layout for the
week.
Coming Events.
Manager Burgess OF the Boyd has ar
ranged with Manager Harry r. Raver of
the Parker shows for the appearance Of his
combined attractions at the Boyd theater
for Sunday matinee and night perform
ances. Sunday being an of day at the Ak
sar-Ben carnival all the Parker shows will
remain closed and such features as may be
moved to the theater will be transferred
late Saturday night. The Parker company
will present the Royal Italian band Of
twenty-five members in "A Half Hour
with the Classics" the Malvern family OF
acrobats, five in number; Romeo" the $780,
900 talking horse; Chief Mouse Trail and
his band OF Arapahoe squaws and war
riors In their peculiar songs and dances;
Vane and De Clairville. aerialists; the Del
more trio. in a laughable gymnastic skit,
Fun in the Foolish House." Carmo and
Carmont. human flies; Carrier the Great,
novelty foot eouilibrist and Juggler; Davis
and Davis expert rife shooting; the Park
erscope. presenting moving pictures; and
such acts from the Johnstowu flood, cleo
trio theater. over Land and Sea, Hales
tours Of the world North America, the
animal circus and KatzenJammer Kastle
az can be produced on the Boyd stage.
.
After a three months run at the New
Amsterdam theater. New York, and like
asuccessful season at the Colonial theater
in Chicago. Fay Templeton will begin an
engagement OF one week at Boyds theater
Monday night In Kiaw q Erlanger's pro-
duction Of George M. Cohan's new music
play. ''Forty-Five Minutes from Broad
way" The piece is really a novelty and
consists Of comedy. drama, burlesque, mel
odrama and musical comedy. In the con-
ception OF the play. selection OF char
.aatefs and originality of situations, Conan
has shown the same genius for getting to-
gether novelty and surprises that was
noticeable in his Little Johnny Jones'"
The book. lyrics and music are his own,
and in addition to this he cast the piece
and rehearsed the company personally. All
remember the Unknown in Little Johnny
Jones'" In "Forty-Five Minutes from
Broadway" Mr. Cohan has another type In
the role OF Kid Burns, played by Victor
Moore Miss Templeton plays the part OF
Plain Mary. a servant girl in New Rochelle.
This suburb Is Just forty-five minutes from
y Broadway by rail. and this circumstance
gives the piece its title. Matinees will be
given on wednesday and Saturday.
At the Burwood theater during the COM
ing week the bill will be Turned Up" a
farce comedy Of the most ludicrous type.
II mixes UP the characters in the most
inextricable messes and offers nothing but
fun for the consumption of the audience,
Miss Elliott, for example. will play the
BART OF Mr. Morrison's mother. and so on.
Director Long has staged the AFFAIR with
his usual care. and promises lot OF hearty
laughs to all who come to see the play.
The matinee schedule has been. changed,
owing to the daylight parades. The regu-
lar professional matinee will be given on
Wednesday afternoon, and the shoppers
matinee on Friday. The regular matinees
on Sunday and Saturday will be given, and
the piece will be presented each night dur
ing the week.
Peggy from Paris" is coming to the
Rrug for matinee and night today Much
OF its humor and comedy has been quoted
widely, which is proof OF its brilliancy and
eleverness. The characters In the play are
especially drol and of interesting types
The music has earned reputation for It's
bright. spirited and catchy qualities. II
was written by William Lorraine and j. A
Reynes.
Among the newest dramatic productions
Is "Bedford's Hope" under the manage
ment OF Messrs. Stair and Havlin, which
will be the attraction at the Krug theatei
next Monday evening and the balance OF
the week. The play was produced at the
Fourteenth street theater in New York
where It remained for ten weeks. The en-
tire press was unanimous in its praise The
Herald. In reviewing the production OF
January IL, says;
When a papier mache locomotive attached
10 cardboard train OF cars races biz
red automobile across a stage so realistic
ally that the audience stood up in theil
and cries OF bravo" were heard during tbs
excitement. II Is time for makers OF melo
drama 10 up ana take nDllce-
This Is what happened at the Fourteenth
street theater last night when the bis
scene in Lincoln ]. Carters latest thriller
"Bedford's Hope" came as climax Ii
the third act The villain had got an ordei
for the stock OF an apparently WORTHLESS,
mine for 10 cents on the dollar and haS
started for the Bad Lands 10 cash in. wei
knowing that pay dirt had been struck
when the daughter OF the owner and tn,
horo set out In a big red touring moto
90 beat him. The villain was on the over
land Limited, the assistant villain had Gu
the telegraph wires and the sub-assistan
bad attempted 10 puncture the tires o
the auto with a rife ball.
This was all thrilling but IL wasn't
circumstance to what happened a momen
later The drop curtain rose and the trail
and the auto were seen scudding across tn
rolling canvas prairie at something lik
two miles a minute Nothing just Xix
this race has ever been witnessed In New
York. The auto heaved, honked. hitche
and sWayed; the locomotive spouted nam
and clnders the odor OF coal gas filled tn
theater, the Dit and gallery became tips
with excitement and went hoarse from
yelling. II was the best melodramati
eject OF . dozen years and when the hero
auto crept ahead OF the train By the al
OF several dying panoramas and swift
revolving belts, the audience shouted 10
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