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

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Coming Events.
Beginning with a matinee this afternoon
and continuing this evening and Monday
evening b. c. whitney's company will
offer 1.-THE Isle OF Spice" at the Bovd
theater. This merry message from King
Nioobar has lost none Of its snap during
The last three seasons, but has been keot
bright and fresh by the continual add
ton OF new songs and new chorus move
ments It has twenty Of the best songs
in the world. with Peggy Brady" and
the 100000 Man" leading. The oomioal
sailors are just as much Of hit as ever
and the wives and widows of King Nicobar
are as numerous and beautiful. The COM
pany is really the largest Mr.. whitney
has ever sent on the road and lie fully
equipped with scenery and costumes.
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Thomas Jefferson, whose biographers will
note as Jefferson the Fifth, and who will
be at the Boyd on Tuesday and wednesday
evenings and a matinee on "Wednesday
afternoon, playing the role OF that jolly
old vagabond. Rip. in RIP Van winkle."
traces his lineage far back into tho
eighteenth century when his great name
sake. Thomas Jefferson the First was
friend OF David Garrick, the greatest actor
OF his time. His family consisted OF villa
and two sons. The youngest became a
minister and the elder, Joseph JEFFERSON
the Second, ar actor. He was born in INA
Having some dihioulty with his fathers
second wife he left England and came to
America, arriving In 1877. His second son,
Joseph Jefferson the Third, was born IN
1904 He inherited his fathers talent for
drawing and painting. Joseph Jefferson
the Fourth hardly needs an Introduction,
as he has become known all over the
world as the actor Of his time. Few artists
have played as many parts and none ever
lived who held the public heart with 30
Arm a grasp. He. was born in Philadel-
phia February 20, 1922 and at the early
age of 8 years made his debut. One might
All many pages with an analysis of Mr..
Jefferson's representations. Eight years
ago Mr.. Jefferson was taken Ill at the
Fifth Avenue theater, New York. He
conceived the idea that he would give his
son Thomas an opportunity to display his
talents and allotted him the part OF Rip
Van Wrinkle. on the night OF his hrst
performance ali were eager to see this
young actor in the part his father had
made famous throughout the world. They
came, saw. and young Jefferson conquered
The mantle Of his father had fallen on
him and dear old Rip would live In the
son and be handed down to generations as
II has been for over forty years. Thomas
we will note as Jefferson the Fifth. In
~ 90 ana
afterwards 70 Paris to be educated. After
adopting the stage he made his FIRST reSu-
lar professional appearance at Bdinburg
and continued in England, playing In
number Of parts, while In Paris he played
in French On his return to the United
States he was engaged by Lester Wallaek
to join his company This young man
has played no less than sixty parts and
has played with Joseph Jefferson, Edwin
Booth, Lawrence Barrett, Nelson, Wal
lack, Davenport, Mrs, Drew, w. J. Flor
enee, John Gilbert, Viola Allen and many
others. With all this experience and his
love for his profession, he hopes to keep
up the name made famous by his illus
trious father and ancestors. His Trip
Van Wrinkle" is one OF the gems Of the
American stage. II is a grand old play
and has become the classic OF the AEneri-
can stage. thanks to the Jeffersons, who
have always kept II up to a high standard
In the way Of production as we'll as acting.
Almost every man, woman and child Is
familiar with this delightful fable of the
Catskill and romance OF the village OF
Failing Water, once situated on the lardly
shore Of the Hudson river.
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David Proctor and the original London
company in "a Message From Mars" is
the Boyd announcement for next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings and matt
ness on Saturday. 1t is the story of the
change wrought in an extremely self
centered man of leisure, whose disregard
of the desires of others is illustrated in
many Incidents When the victims of his
selfshness depart to a ball. he is taught
a number OF lessons by a messenger from
the planet Of Mars and his complete cure
gradually effected. This messenger from
Mars details the superior virtues of the
Marsians and his own punishment for the
crime Of selfshness for which a Judge on
his planet sentenced him to convert the
most selfish man on the despised earth
before allowed to return. He has learned
Parker is that man. The effects by which
the power of the Marsians is exhibited,
the rapid and invisible changes e scene,
the uncanny conversion of Parke from a
well dressed man into a ragged tramp,
the electric dances Of tables and chairs
are even in these days triumphs OF me-
chanical skill, and Parker's responseI to
the invisible current of argument that is
applied to his nerves from a charming
piece Of fantastic acting.
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"A Contented Woman" unquestionably
the best in all the list of the Hoyt plays
for the reason that Its satire is the keen
est, It's wit the brightest and its humor the
most unctuous and infectious, will be tho
bill at the Burwood for the coming week
The prospect OF a wife running for mayor
on ticket against her husband is some
thing that appeals irresistibly to the funny
stop in everybody's makeup. The scene of
the play, as is we'll known. is laid in Dem
Yer, at a time when woman suffrage was
new even to Colorado. Benton Holmes is
rising young man OF the city and his
wife, Grace Holmes, fairly idolizes him.
Their love is perfect, their home is happy
and she is indeed contented woman. Just
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