Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
GOSSIP About Plays, Players and PlayhOuses

the prophet and decides on a middle
Act V, Scene 1-solveig is disclosed,
waiting and ever waiting for Peer.
SS vessel b6uRS for his On Old hSme Ss Is
shipwrecked He has grown old and
worn and soured, and for the first
time meets the dread messenger.
Scene S-A fair or auction mart is IN
progress near the OLD homestead and
thither Peer .Gynt comes. after the
shipwreck, feeble and almost de-
mented All his dreams and aspira-
items are now threadbare. He en-
counters Satan and his old friend the
In vain searches everywhere for rest
and fer salvation. From the old hut
comes S0lysig to him, and in her love
he finally finds refuge.
This phantasma gorla, or comedy Of hui
man life, embraces all the elements OF
grotesaue, the real and the. unreal, the
actuahties and the dreams, the facts and
the consequences, the ambitions and The
lusiOns, and the dread and terrier, and the
resurrection in love Of the human seuL
A fault Of the memory led this depart
ment Of The Bee into the blunder OF con-
fusins Max Flgnan with his brother, oscar
Figman. It was Oscar who played here Ia
1.-THE Burgomaster'' and later in THE Ten
derfoOt." Max F1gman was seen here In
Cousin Kate" and last season with Miss
Florence Roberts In Ann Lamont" He
has not been connected with any musical
comedy, but has devoted himself to the pur-
suit Of his art along higher lines. 1t Is
apparent TO these who had the privilege Of
seeing him in The Man ION the Box" that
he has used his time to good advantage
and is winning his way to the front rank
Of comedians,
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COming Events.
In such play as "A Texas Steer" "Old
Innocence, "A Capital Comedy" THE
Carpet Bagger." and SO many others Of
interest, Mar. Tim Murphy has in past
seasons won mis- way straight to the hearts
of theater goers until he is now recognized
as one of the greatest legitimate come
dams Oh the American stage. Mr.. Muir
phys little hesrt-to-heart talks with his
audience before the curtain are pleasantly
acceptable at all times and are never more
than refined social meetings with them
outside Of the character he may. be por-
trsying. He never stoops 10 anything
bordering on the commonplace, and his
well known limitations of famous people
havS been delightfully."- original and artis-
tic. He possesses g magnetism that is
wonderful ami an ability to portray GER
tain types Of character that places him
high up among the best of legitimate play
ers. AS the saying goes, He has come
and come TO stay" and as long as high
class comedy hSlds its place in the liking
Of the theater going public, that leng will
Tim Murphy shine as a star Of the great
est magnitude Mr.. Murphy and his com
pany viii begin an engagement Of four
performances OF "old Innocence" at the
Rovd thaater this evenfnR
On Wednesday afternoon and evening at
the Boyd Mr.. Robert Edeson and his
splendid supporting company will be seen
in "Strongheart." 1t Is impossible to ex-
aggerate the sucoesa this piece has had and
nowhere has It been more popular than in
Omaha. Last season 1t was witnessed by
crowded houses at each performance, and
this is likely to be the story this year, al,
though It is here for only two performances
Mr.. Edeson Is still playing Soangataha. the
foot ball player with the red skin and the
white heart. end is supported by the same
fine lot Of actors who were with him last
season
On Thursday night of the coming week,
Comm Thro' the Rye will be repeated
at the Boyd. This splendid company and
engagement In Omaha, and will be more
than welcome on its return.
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Maxine Elliott In Her Great Match
will be the attraction al the Boyd on
Friday and Saturday evenings, supported
by the same fine organization that made
the play the success Of the last New York
season. In this comedy Of Clyde Fitch's
best vSiE, Miss Elliott plays the role OF
an American hsiress whO is sought In
marriage by a German princelet. sordid
motives are made to play a part In the
courtship, and the bark of the girls happi-
ness Is very nearly wrecked on the dis
closures made OF the interested and sinister
motives Of the prince, He turns out to be
q man, though. and the situation is saved.
The complications are quite natural and
the comedy is UP to the Fitch standard.
Miss Elliott has increased steadily in pop
ularity and acting ability. and ought to
be as welcome in Omaha as she Is else
where She will be seen At q matinee on
Saturday.
At the BurwoOd thsater during the COM
ing week the bill will be enc that will
appeal To the lovers Of comedy. 'The
White Horse Inn" is one OF the most anus
ing Of plays. being adapted from the Ger
man by sidney ROsenfeld. who has ad-
mirably preserved the original flavor Of the
famous play by Blumenthsl and Heidelberg.
Mr. Morrison will have the role Of the head
walter At the White Horse and Miss Elliott
will be the hostesA- The others in the long
cast are well located, and Mr.. Long has
provided an unusually pretsntious setting
for each Of the three acts, SO that q splen-
did performance is promised, The bill viii
begin its run at Z matinee this afternoon
and will continue through the week, with
other matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
sunday viii be produced at the Krus
for four nights. starting with a matiase TO-
day. The cast surrounding Sunday (the
part. by the way, that proved Miss Ethel
BaFrymores greatest sucess) is a metro
poltsn one Of great ability, each one care
fully selected for the requirements Of their
respective roles-each one an aAtor Of note
Their names mean assurance Of the SPLEEN
did Interpretation Of the different charac-
ters. viz; Miss Minna Phillips Miss Ellie
GermOu. Miss Eva Nontford. Frank Gheen.
Elmer K Grandin, Joseph Whiting, H.
Ogden Crane, Thomas Kendriok and others
The plot chiefly concerns an orphaned
child called Sunday, who derives that title