Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23

Odell. John Fenton. Allen Bennett and
Ernest Anderson.
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The Mountain Climber" which will be
presented at the Boyd theater Monday.
Tuesday and wednesday, with a matinee
on Tuesday by Frances Wilson, is the
laughing comedy Of the season. Large
audiences were kept I'm a constant uproar
at every performance OF this delightful
play at the Criterion theater New York,
where It enjoyed an unusually successful
run last spring. Not i'm years has Mr..
Wilson had a role that has given him one
half the chance as does the character OF
Montague Sbsey, and as the dramatist
has provided a most interesting and novel
theme for his story, the comedian Is en-
abled to appear in a series Of complica-
lions and situations that create no end OF
merriment during the action Of the COM
edy. Mr.. Charles Frohman has provided
the star with a very capable company
and has mounted the comedy lavishly, sew
eral OF the scenes being especially beau
tiful in their representation Of English vii
lagos and the Swiss Alps. Among the
prominent members Of the supporting cast
are Miss May Robson, Miss Ellen Morti-
mer Mr.. Joseph Brennan and Mr.. George
Irving, together with many other players
Of equal prominence and ability
.
The chorus of Klaw & Erlangers pro.
duction Of 1.-THE Ham Tree" I'm which Nc
Intyre and Heath are the stars. booked
for presentation in this city at the Boyd
on Friday and Saturday evenings and a
matinee Saturday, is a remarkable one.
It consists Of sixty young girls ranging
from is to p years of age, and twenty
young men. not one Of whom is over p.
They were carefully selected for their
ability as singers and dancers. They in
troduce their songs and dances through
out the performance. The beauty OF the
girls and the attractiveness Of the boys
adds a great interest to this production,
which is recognized by all critics as the
funniest now on the stage. Mcintyre and
Heath appear as minstres in the first
and second acts and as an Indian rajah
and rance in the third. They, with Belle
Gold, the coincidence, who plays the role
OF Desdemona, are the three black-face char
acters in the piece. All the other parts
are white, and are played by notable
actors and actresses, among them A. c.
Fields, the tramp juggler; Frederick V.
Bowers, the popular tenor and song writer;
Jeanne fowler, Carolyn Gordon and Alfred
Fisher.
On Thursday night at the Boyd, Miss
Lillian Fitch will present the pupils of
the Boyd Theater School of Acting in four
little one-act plays. Friends of the school
and students are expected to fill the house.
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Miss Constance Adams, the new leading
woman at the Burwood theater will make
her bow this afternoon as Catherine Hubs
cher in the delightful comedy of Madame
Sans Gene" more attractive play than
this could hardly have been selected for the
introduction of the new star of the Wood
ward Stock company. Miss Adams is es-
pecially adapted to light comedy and mod
erately emotional roles, and will find a
splendid opportunity for her talents in
the part. The play, which is by SardOu
and Morreau, tells a story of an episode
in the life of Napoleon, with a field marshal
who was married when he was only a
sergeant to the young woman who runs the
laundry where Napoleon had his shirts
Numbered when he was but lieutenant
in the artillery. The comedy is delicious
and a deeper interest is added from the
picture it gives of the little emperor. Mr.
Morrison will play Sergeant Lefebre, after
wards, the duke of Dantzig, Mr. Long
will be Napoleon, and Mr. Blay-
lock will be Fouche. AS the cast is very
long, the full strength of the company will
be represented and number of extra peo-