Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

will be comfortable amid the fruits Of
successful career in a profession that re-
wards but few Of its devotees with COM
petence. What American actress could
command the public demonstration that
honored Miss Terry
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At the New YO Theaters.
NEW YORK, June ls.-This week the
chief occurrence OF interest at the theaters
has been the farewell appearances Of
Sarah Bernhard at the Lyric theater on
Tuesday and Wednesday. She gave
composite bill on those two evenings and
a performance Of Camille" at the Wednes-
day matinee. On the two evenings she pre-
scented three characters which she did not
assume during her two weeks engagement
at the Lyric last winter and which nave
They are those Of the Melancholy Dane In
Hamlet" the little duke OF Reichstadt in
Il Aglon," and Gilberto IN ''Frou Frou.
Nine. Bernhard appeared in the second
act of each of these plays, completing the
evenings entertainment with her portrayal
ciere." Although her "Frou Frou" is well
known In New York, Bernhard has played
once, and that during her. visit TO this
country some years ago. In L Aiglon,
Mr.. krauss plays Flambeau: Ophelia In
the matinee Of Camille" Mr.. De Neu-
bourg played Armand Duval.
Henry y. Dixey was seen In The Man
week with the exception Of Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and Wednesday matinee
when the theater was occupied by Mime.
Bernhard. For this reason Mr.. Dixey
has played only one matinee this week,
on saturday His engagement In this
this year is proving more successful than
was anticipated. 1t has still another week
TO run.
and Julia Marlowe have continued their
third week of Shakespearlan productions.
It has been many years since Shakespeare
now filling the academy The popular
prices are said to have had much to do
with IT, The week has been given to
two plays. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day gifts and Wednesday matinee Mr..
Sothern and Miss Marlowe appeared in
THE Tanning of the Shrew." On Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday nights and Sat
uTday matinee the bill presented was The
Merchant of Venice" Next week, which
Night" and "Hamiet."
A revival of RIP Van Wrinkle" at the
West End theater this week was the sec
ond Offering of the stock season at that
house. George Ober is interpreting the
title role, Adeline Dunlap is down as
first appearance. with the stock company
as Meenie. Special attention has been given
to the staging Of the play with new scenic
environment The daily matinees have
found great favor and will be continued
THE Social Whirl'' is In the twelfth week
OF It's run at the Casino. On Tuesday even
ing last the body of the Casino was occu-
pied by cadets from West Point, the annual
theater party OF the graduating class. The
boxes were gay With bunting. stacks of
arms adjoining the foyer, the visiting solr
diers wearing their dress uniforms. Special
songs and numbers were introduced to 1T
the occasion.
At the New York theater His Honor, the
Mayor" has caught the popular fancy and
is filling the house.
The Alhambra theater has departed from
its regular form Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Yllle-giving operetta for few weeks. The
change occurred on Monday of this week
when the Alhambra Opera company pre-.
scented a revival OF Smith and DeKoven's
robin Hood" Other modern and standard
musical compositions are being given, the
offering changing weekly. OF the cast seen
the first week Harold Blake, Campbell