Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-23

new comic opera. The Girl and the Ban
dit" will be seen at the Boyd for four
performances, commencing Thursday night.
with a matinee on Saturday This company
IL newly organised and may be considered
as the successor of the famous Bostonians,
as the managers claim they have the
greatest singing organization that has ever
asked for the favor of the American
amusement-loving public. The book and
lyrics of this opera were written by Mrs.
A. c. Tyler, better known as Cornelia
Tyler. n prominent society woman OF New
York City, and ]. Cheever Goodwin. The
music Is by Frederick Coit-wright. The
Principessa di Villamonte. a poverty
stricken noblewoman. has founded 1t as a
tribute to her knowledge Of the world and
has made much money from American mil
lionaires who desire their daughters TO
marry italian noblemen OF ancient lineage.
She has a beautiful granddaughter. Vio-
lette by name. and about her the exquisite
love story of the piece centers The prirna
donna role is In the hands of Miss Viola
Gillette, a charming young and handsome
woman, possessing superb contralto
voice.
At Boyd's theater on next Thursday
morning the sale of seats will open for
the biggest comedy hit of the last season.
Fay Templeton. in George NJ. Cohan's
music play, 'Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway" will be the attraction for tho
entire week, beginning Monday evening.
October 1. Miss Templeton is a woman's
Coincidence, always refined in all that she
does. and never resortipg to the slightest
suggestion of coarseness to make her
comic points. Victor Moore. who plays the
opposite role. Kid Burns. has made a
hit second only to that OF the star. The
play is a very effective conglomeration of
different schools of theatrical entertain
ment into powerful story Of human in
terest staged with novelty, variety and
snap. The original cast includes Victor
Moore. Charles Prince, Donald Brian,
James H. Manning, Louis r. Grisel, Maui
rice Elliott, Floyd e. Francis, Julia Ralph.
Emma Littlefeld. Marion Singer, Lillian
Leroy, Clara Dollard, Evelyn Francis,
Madeline lie Boeuf and a chorus OF pretty
girls. Matinees will be given on wednes-
day and Saturday.
THE Lady of Lyons" will be the bill at
the Burwood this week, beginning with a
matinee this afternoon. Miss Elliott will
have the role of Pauline and MI. Nor
rison will be seen as Claude Melnotte. The
fine old classic will be given a sumptuous
production, and a splendid performance is
looked for, as Director Long has drilled
the company with much zeal at rehearsal
during The week. 1t will be pleasure to
hearN the poetical periods of Lytton after
three weeks of Clyde Fitch and the other
moderns The first performance will be
given this afternoon and the piece will
be repeated each evening during the week.
with a matinee on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday afternoons For carnival week
the bill will be Nat Goodwin's famous
farce comedy, Turned Up"
For two nights and one matinee. starting
with a matinee today, Arizona" will be
the attraction at the Krus theater. Arr
zona" has love story as tender and al
most as tragic as that Of Romeo and
Juliet" and II has relief work of hu,nor
as ripe as that which Mr.. Thomas las
shown us In Alabama" and I'm Mis-